tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post3747491089545994115..comments2024-03-05T19:50:31.497-08:00Comments on World O' Crap: We Had Joy, We Had Fun, We Had Treason in the SunScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-51620170913639072542014-10-27T11:54:07.552-07:002014-10-27T11:54:07.552-07:00... and there would be endless dreary arguments ov...... and there would be endless dreary arguments over <i>which</i> Roosevelt we were named after, Theo or FDR, often ending in fisticuffs and then handshakes, beer, and agreeing-to-disagree. That's how we blue states handle disputers.<br /><br />Heh- and in actual fact, our country would be named after <i>Elinore</i> Roosevelt. Heh again.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-58099979967088516402014-10-27T11:51:20.095-07:002014-10-27T11:51:20.095-07:00Why can't the Blue states could secede, huh? W...Why can't the Blue states could secede, huh? Why do Texass and Floriduh get to have all the fun? I'd like to see CA, Oregon, Washington and West Nevada Secede. Buh-bye to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah and... Texass.<br /><br />We would call our new country "Roosevelt".Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-71235387138960328762014-10-27T10:09:11.577-07:002014-10-27T10:09:11.577-07:00I can't edit my comment, so let me just explai...I can't edit my comment, so let me just explain that the last two paragraphs of the above are the rest of the review of Doug's novel. So, enjoy the review of Doug's life-like dinner conversation. But I will note that other reviewer's didn't share the enthusiasm for anything about the book.Sherinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-7049913976705289272014-10-27T10:08:31.993-07:002014-10-27T10:08:31.993-07:00I say no deal unless they take Texas, too.
~I say no deal unless they take Texas, too.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-53184182500317912542014-10-27T10:03:44.491-07:002014-10-27T10:03:44.491-07:00It seems that Doug has explored the idea of secess...It seems that Doug has explored the idea of secession before. Here's part of a 4-star Amazon review (possibly written by one of Doug's fellow plotters) of Doug's novel "The Last Days of America."<br /><br />"This book is a great page-turner. I couldn't stop reading it. It's set in the near future and presents an incumbent conservative US President with a tremendous moral dilemma--how to prevent an elite group wanting secession from killing millions of US citizens. It's actually pretty scary stuff."<br /><br />Yes, Doug has thought of killing millions of US citizens are part of a secession plan. But, like Scott said, he was only fictioning, so it's not grounds to send him to Gitmo.<br /><br /><br />Strong, life-like liberal characters make the plot all the more real. I would compare the 'top' Democrat in the book with Barak Obama or even Hillary. He's someone who has strong convictions and stands up for what he believes in... in an eloquent and inspiring manner.<br /><br />Also, if you've ever visited DC you'll have a better appreciation for the book. You get an insiders view of DC: everything from the Secret Service to the people inside the Pentagon, the White House staff to the Hotel Washington dinner conversations.<br />Sherinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-20377502345283902172014-10-27T09:43:46.897-07:002014-10-27T09:43:46.897-07:00Imagine the depth of my disappointment when I saw ...Imagine the depth of my disappointment when I saw my home state of Tennessee didn't make the short list of prospective members of the U.S. of R. I mean, damn, it's not enough that we elect weasels like Bill Haslam and flamboyant goobers like Marsha Blackburn and Scott DesJarlais? What more do they want?grouchomarxistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-25610976172822945972014-10-27T09:10:20.217-07:002014-10-27T09:10:20.217-07:00I had no idea our third biggest crop was pot.
We...I had no idea our third biggest crop was pot. <br /><br />Well, Douggie IS the "Joint Commander"...Pere Ubuhttp://www.debraining.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-62316827167003337282014-10-27T08:03:03.463-07:002014-10-27T08:03:03.463-07:00A quick Google search revealed that Doug wants to ...A quick Google search revealed that Doug wants to name his new illegal nation . . . Reagan! I'm going to start working on their flag.Sherinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-38898953445994084242014-10-27T06:29:35.177-07:002014-10-27T06:29:35.177-07:00So, given the historical relationship of the USA t...So, given the historical relationship of the USA to smaller, less powerful countries in it's backyard, why does he think that his Confederacy II electric boogaloo, or 'continental Cuba' wouldn't be subject to the same foreign policy that makes the Americas jump every time the USA sneezes? Does he imagine the same river of cash and building supplies would stream south after every hurricane? Does he imagine that anti immigration congressmen wouldn't immediately demand a border wall? Even if he got his secessionist utopia unless they discover a new field of economics, that does not follow that the country would be any more prosperous than a 2nd rate baptist Bulgaria. <br /><br />Here's a short list of things this joker hasn't considered:<br /><br />The military, even a peaceful secession would have the US military in full repo mode. They wouldn't leave a jeep or a filing cabinet that's newer than the Korean war. Except maybe MRAPs. The military is selling those off like girl scout cookies because what are the odds any of our future opponents will use land mines?<br /><br />Nuclear power. Every nuke plant, every research reactor and every isotope that glows in the dark would be moved out or broken and badly disposed of in a hurry. There's no way the rest of the USA would let baptist Bulgaria be a nuclear power.<br /><br />Global warming. Get a contour map and find that first line ten feet above sea level. That's your new shoreline. Notice how many of your coastal cities and how much infrastructure that puts underwater? go another 5 or ten feet higher. That's the storm surge from a small hurricane. Go to 30 feet and that's the storm surge from a big hurricane. How does that bit of news affect your plans? Or do they hope to plant more pine groves in the ruins so that Florida can once again be known as the turpentine state?<br /><br />The 'fuck you' factor. How many of the people in your new confederacy will take their toys and go home? The advantages of living in a multicultural secular democracy are obvious to all but the most backward of 'Lost cause' fanboys. Everyone else will head for a less oppressive future in the remaining 47. At the same time, they will have to deal with an influx of their ideological brethren hoping to enjoy everything the new confederacy has to offer. How will they deal with the upheaval?<br /><br />Government. Since the neo confederates are implicitly rejecting democracy by seceding, What form of government will they adopt? Who gets to make the rules? Why? How are they going to deal with the mass of population that is shut out of the governing process?Helmut Monotremehttp://ihavestrongopinions.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com