Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?

Hat tip to Teapot Tantrums for this one:

Step one: go to Google.

Step two: enter the words french military victories.

Step three: press the "I'm feeling lucky" button.

Step four: wipe up the Mountain Dew off your keyboard.

Comments

[Dale]

Now THAT is funny!

[didjman]

Meanwhile, another former Bush administration official, former FDA Commisioner Lester Crawford, is under investigation. He is accused of "financial improprieties and making false statements to Congress."

Of course, lying to Congress is a good way to become a conservative hero. Just ask Oliver North.

[Gullyborg]

And this has what to do with Google and France?

Rant all you want about Neil Young lyrics in a thread about Neil Young. I don't care. But start blasting my blog with off-topic comment spam, and you'll be banned like Rick Hickey.

'mkay?

[didjman]

Oh, sorry.

It turns out the former FDA commissioner's troubles can be found on Google, and he has probably consumed things from France.

It's kind of interesting this France-bashing by conservatives. Do you realize that the U.S. owes its existence, in part, to help from the French? I guess conservatives think the American revolution was a military victory.

The French have also done terrible things. Like many colonial powers, they behaved atrociously when the colonies tired of their rule.

Just because the French were smart enough to realize that the latest war in Iraq was bound to be a mess, conservatives have been making them out to be cowards.

Well, how about all of the chicken-hawk conservatives who avidly support war, yet went to great lengths to keep themselves out of Vietnam? Aren't they just a bunch of cowards, eager to put others in harm's way, but couldn't find a way to serve themselves.

Conservatives of draft age during Vietnam who did not serve at all:

Dick "Five Deferment" Cheney
Rush "Pimple on his Butt" Limbaugh
Newt Gingrich
Pat Buchanan
George Will

Why is it that more Democrats in Congress are military veterans than Republicans?

And why was it patriotic when conservatives opposed the war in Kosovo, but it's not patriotic to oppose the war in Iraq?

Ah, but it's so much more fun to post about a bigoted little prank on the internet than to actually debate ideas.

[Gullyborg]

And France owes its contiued existence to the 250,000 AMERICAN soldiers and sailors who died in WWII.

You're really a hate filled little troll, aren't you?

I'm so glad that my humble little blog is so able to really get under your skin and drive you to rant. It must be good to inspire you so.

Just curious: did YOU serve in the military? You see, I did, for six years, so I think I am allowed to have an opinion on the subject, be it liberal or conservative.

[USMC Jake]

Hey, you know what's really cool about Google? You can Google words like "didjman" and learn that...

A fellow named Michael Hagmeier of Portland, OR, uses that as his handle, presumably because he makes his living playing didjeridu. And what does he do with the money he makes playing didjeridu? He uses it for the Tre Arrow legal defense fund.

Now, who is Tre Arrow, and why would Mr. Hagmeier want to defend him? Hmm... let's turn to Google again...

Why, it seems like Tre Arrow is an arsonist for the environmental terrorist organization, the Earth Liberation Front.

So... our new friend didjman supports terror, literally. And here he is telling us all about "evil Republicans" and our "evil military actions."

Isn't that interesting?

I wonder what else Google can turn up?

;-)

[didjman]

Gully,

What have I said that's "hate-filled"? I've pointed out numerous factual things that are contrary to your views. That really seems to get under your skin. You know, if you don't mind a little criticism, then perhaps you should only allow comments from people who agree with you.

Contrary to you and others who seem to agree with your political outlook, I have not posted speculation regarding your grooming habits

No, I haven't served in the military. I certainly don't think that serving in the military is a requirement for commenting on foreign policy, but it is notable that so many of those who advocate military force did not serve themselves.

Yes, I did do a performance to benefit Tre Arrow's defense fund. Remember the bit about "innocent until proven guilty"? If it's good enough for Scooter Libby, it's good enough for Tre.

If he did, in fact, participate in the firebombing, it was wrong and incredibly stupid. It's also not terrorism, it's vandalism. Unless, of course, you're prepared to call the Boston Tea Party terrorism.

Terrorism is attacking people. I support neither vandalism nor terrorism. A friend of mine is accused of vandalism, and I think he deserves a fair trial. How about you, Jake, do you think he deserves a fair trial?

Remember, the FBI has a bad history with environmental activists. Judi Bari's estate won a $4.4 million judgement against the FBI for their actions in her case. They originally accused her of planting the bomb in her car that nearly killed her and Darryl Cherney, and never investigated any other suspects.

The firebombing of the trucks was wrong, and if Tre participated in that, he was wrong.

How about you--are you willing to say that conservatives who supported the Nicaraguan Contras, a terrorist group that deliberately targeted civilians, were wrong?

Ollie North became a hero to conservatives BECAUSE he supported a terrorist group.

[Rivrdog]

Hey, Gully, you shouldn't oughta get didjman fired up like that. Now he's not gonna need his meth hit for a while, which means that his dealer will not have enough bux to buy more from the distributor, who will probably be hit in a drive-by shooting when his protection collapses, which YOU are now responsible for.

You meanie.

[didjman]

Man,

What is it with conservatives and the personal attacks.

Riverdog, you know absolutely nothing about me as a person, although, unlike the conservative posters on this site, I am able to make a coherent argument. That argues against my being a drug abuser.

What a bunch of losers.

I actually love real debate with people with whom I disagree. It's an opportunity for everyone, including myself, to learn something.

But it's not possible to learn something from people who are incapable of any argument that isn't based on personal attack.

If you can't back up your positions any better than that, perhaps you should think about changing your positions, or at least investigate the issues. Here's a hint--look for independent sources of information.

And before you hit that "Post" button, you might want to consider if you would feel comfortable sharing it with your wife, girlfriend, minister, rabbi, employer, or professor.

Gully calls me "hate-filled", yet I have not posted a single personal attack. All of my posts have used reason and I've actually done the five minutes of research to back up what I've said. I hate to post something that turns out to be b.s. Beleive me, there have been times when I've almost done that, and then checked it out. It's so much better to say "oops" to myself then to put out something wrong.

If you have evidence that I'm a meth user or have bad grooming habits, or whatever, fine. But you don't, and you just look like an idiot when you post such things.

Maybe I'll check back on this site every few months, see if people have become adults. Until then, sayonarra.

[HMIL]

Blah ... blah ... blah ... such a long-winded rant for a small amusement.

Actually, though, he paid us a huge compliment. He called us "chickenhawks". According to the description posted at "Captain's Quarters":

"And why the chicken hawk? When we looked into it, it turns out that the chicken hawk is a pretty impressive predator. It's the largest of its family. This species vigorously defends its territory, getting even more aggressive when the conditions get harshest. It adapts to all climates. Most impressively, it feeds on chickens, mice, and rats.

Make of that what you will."

I, for one, am incredibly proud to be called a chickenhawk. After all, as pointed out by hubby yesterday, "have you *seen* what that little chickenhawk always did to Foghorn Leghorn? He was always persistent and always got his chicken! I wouldn't want to mess with one."

[Gullyborg]

didjman,

the reason no one wants to "argue" with you in the sense that you desire is simple:

we know you are a fool, and there is no way to win when you argue with a fool. as a great thinker once said, "it is dangerous to argue with a fool, because an outside observer might not be able to tell who is who."

it is not worth my time or energy to debate you. you will never agree with me. your leftist buddies will always be on your side. my right wing buddies will always be on mine. this isn't "Crossfire" or one of those boring Fox News shows where two sides yell at each other. I see no value in that format.

This blog exists for me to state my mind and nothing more. If you want more than that, start your own blog and reach out to people with opposing views, and see if you can engage them in the manner you seek.

I have to go now. I have a life to attend to. You know, two more finals this week, plus I have to drive to Salem to look at some houses. I don't have time to make you happy. Sorry.