Chickenhawk
Nojo’s last post brought back fond memories:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjQuJDjZar8
“The War of Ideas” … no IEDs in that one.
“I’m fighting the battle for ideas” = Me fight? I might get hurt. I’m too much of a man to actually risk life and limb for my convictions.
When I was younger and studying (!) to be an infantry officer, the one thing that struck me was that all the good leaders said “Follow Me” not “You first, I’ll cheer you on.”
The grunts in Nam had these guys labeled correctly.
Rear Echelon Motherfuckers or REMFs.
@ManchuCandidate: … bringing up the rear with the gear …
Not bringing any weapons to that battle for ideas, is he?
“You won’t see on college campuses as you did in the 1960s these rampant protests, these obstruction of classrooms…”
You would if we had the Draft.
Tweety should have punched his lights out.
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @JNOV: Does blockquote no longer work?Huh. Guess not.
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh shit. “ Cuban state media reported that 32 Cubans were killed in the U.S. attacks in…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 So…. Does blockquote no longer work? Am I 2026’s only loser? (see blurb)
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Welp Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, President Trump said that “Cuba looks like it is…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 My mood courtesy of Rhiannon Giddens: https://youtu.be/M7PvWw97Cq0
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 A man who has his family and lackeys deeply embedded in every facet of our government is trying to…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 THIS IS NOT OKAY! WE’VE RUN THESE WAR GAMES FOR **YEARS**. SPOILER ALERT: A TON OF PEOPLE DIE.…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! WHAT. THE FUCK?!!?!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @ManchuCandidate: Summer definitely disappeared.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 BTW, has your favorite fundies gone to Ratpure?