Comments on: Life Imitating Art http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 26 May 2012 13:33:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: floopmeister http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63178 floopmeister Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63178 Road to damascus? Hell, he'll throw in a strafing run as well on the way back and wipe out any bloody peaceniks wandering along, having second thoughts about the state of the world today. Road to damascus?

Hell, he’ll throw in a strafing run as well on the way back and wipe out any bloody peaceniks wandering along, having second thoughts about the state of the world today.

]]> By: fyreflye http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63180 fyreflye Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63180 You think Congressman Sam is gonna let any dam' Syrians mess with his Precious Bodily Fluids? You think Congressman Sam is gonna let any dam’ Syrians mess with his Precious Bodily Fluids?

]]> By: christopher ball http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63181 christopher ball Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63181 But Randy Newman was railing against our <i>allies</i>: <blockquote> Well, boom goes London And boom Paree More room for you And more room for me </blockquote> But Randy Newman was railing against our allies:

Well, boom goes London
And boom Paree
More room for you
And more room for me

]]> By: christopher ball http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63182 christopher ball Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63182 But Randy Newman was railing against our <i>allies</i>: <blockquote> Well, boom goes London And boom Paree More room for you And more room for me </blockquote> But Randy Newman was railing against our allies:

Well, boom goes London
And boom Paree
More room for you
And more room for me

]]> By: jet http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63183 jet Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63183 Any way we could get a little more than just that excerpt? Maybe a synopsis of the context? As this was a veteran's celebration, I'm thinking more is being made of this than it deserves. I mean he said <b>he</b> would fly and F-15 and drop the nuke personally. That might be the first clue he was just BS'ing with the veterans. Maybe some of these soldiers were wounded or fought against Syrian armed and trained Bathist in Iraq? They probably enjoyed the bravado quite a bit. Any way we could get a little more than just that excerpt? Maybe a synopsis of the context? As this was a veteran’s celebration, I’m thinking more is being made of this than it deserves. I mean he said he would fly and F-15 and drop the nuke personally. That might be the first clue he was just BS’ing with the veterans. Maybe some of these soldiers were wounded or fought against Syrian armed and trained Bathist in Iraq? They probably enjoyed the bravado quite a bit.

]]> By: Bob McGrew http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63184 Bob McGrew Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63184 Is he talking about wiping out Syria or wiping out the WMD stockpiles? Obviously, we don't know where the WMD stockpiles are, but then, I don't think two nukes can really wipe out Syria either. Is he talking about wiping out Syria or wiping out the WMD stockpiles?

Obviously, we don’t know where the WMD stockpiles are, but then, I don’t think two nukes can really wipe out Syria either.

]]> By: John Isbell http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63185 John Isbell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63185 Allegedly he was repeating a remark he made to GWB. I think Atrios has it. Allegedly he was repeating a remark he made to GWB. I think Atrios has it.

]]> By: Kieran http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63186 Kieran Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63186 He was relaying a conversation he had with the President, where he explained to Bush what he thought the situation in the Middle East called for. He was relaying a conversation he had with the President, where he explained to Bush what he thought the situation in the Middle East called for.

]]> By: luci phyrr http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63187 luci phyrr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63187 "Republicanism - it's a <i>guy</i> thing, you wouldn't understand." [bobs head, adjusts himself] “Republicanism – it’s a guy thing, you wouldn’t understand.” [bobs head, adjusts himself]

]]> By: DMF http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63188 DMF Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63188 I agree with Jet. If only I knew the context for calling on an unprovoked nuclear attack I'm sure I could justify it. A fun game: what possible context (sorry 'bravado' doesn't cut it) would make this kind of statement not repulsive/scary? I agree with Jet. If only I knew the context for calling on an unprovoked nuclear attack I’m sure I could justify it.

A fun game: what possible context (sorry ‘bravado’ doesn’t cut it) would make this kind of statement not repulsive/scary?

]]> By: floopmeister http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63189 floopmeister Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63189 <i>A fun game: what possible context (sorry ‘bravado’ doesn’t cut it) would make this kind of statement not repulsive/scary?</i> Too easy: it was made by one of the Good Guys, and he was talking about the Bad Guys. Therefore, if <i>you</i> think it's repulsive/scary, you're not one of the Good Guys and, in fact, you're probably one of the Bad Guys. Easy, huh? /sarcasm A fun game: what possible context (sorry ‘bravado’ doesn’t cut it) would make this kind of statement not repulsive/scary?

Too easy: it was made by one of the Good Guys, and he was talking about the Bad Guys. Therefore, if you think it’s repulsive/scary, you’re not one of the Good Guys and, in fact, you’re probably one of the Bad Guys.

Easy, huh?

/sarcasm

]]> By: New Yorker http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63190 New Yorker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63190 Thanks for pointing out Rep Sam Johnson's comments. I'd vote for him.... And I like the lyrics. Bombs away! Thanks for pointing out Rep Sam Johnson’s comments. I’d vote for him….

And I like the lyrics. Bombs away!

]]> By: Andrew Brown http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63191 Andrew Brown Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63191 whoever said two nukes would not wipe out Syria has not hoisted in what even one modern nuke could do. It looks as if someone, somewhere, is bound to give a demonstration within the next fifty years. Let's hope it's only one. whoever said two nukes would not wipe out Syria has not hoisted in what even one modern nuke could do. It looks as if someone, somewhere, is bound to give a demonstration within the next fifty years. Let’s hope it’s only one.

]]> By: Alan K. Henderson http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63192 Alan K. Henderson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63192 The updated Axis of Weasel version would replace London with Berlin. The updated Axis of Weasel version would replace London with Berlin.

]]> By: Brendan http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63193 Brendan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/2005/03/01/life-imitating-art/#comment-63193 In response to the poster who said that this might be 'just a joke': Walter Benjamin wrote about this long ago. He stated that there was a kind of 'trope' (apologies for jargon) which he called, if memory services, a 'blague'. This is when someone on the extreme right said something 'outrageous' and then when challenged looked aggrieved and said, 'well i was only joking!!! Don't you have a sense of humour?' Benjamin commented that various 'jokes' along the lines of 'Of course we're going to have to kill all the Jews' were of this sort. Later on we all found out just how funny these jokes turned out to be. In response to the poster who said that this might be ‘just a joke’: Walter Benjamin wrote about this long ago. He stated that there was a kind of ‘trope’ (apologies for jargon) which he called, if memory services, a ‘blague’. This is when someone on the extreme right said something ‘outrageous’ and then when challenged looked aggrieved and said, ‘well i was only joking Don’t you have a sense of humour?’ Benjamin commented that various ‘jokes’ along the lines of ‘Of course we’re going to have to kill all the Jews’ were of this sort.

Later on we all found out just how funny these jokes turned out to be.

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