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triplepoint

(431 posts)
34. A GunNut Sphincter Says What?
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 01:33 AM
Jan 2013

Last edited Sun Jan 13, 2013, 05:27 PM - Edit history (1)




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Saw the movie, "Fail-Safe" again the other night.
(https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/failsafe). Groeteschele's (portrayed by the late great Walter Matthau) famous dialogue stopped me cold:

"How long would the Nazis have kept it up General, if every Jew they came after had met them with a gun in his hand?"

--Walter Matthau, as Groeteschele in "Fail Safe" (1964)

It is a stunner to actually watch and hear Matthau's character utter these words. This so reeks of gun nut illogic to me. They've yet to evolve past this base mentality, as we head into another phony assault weapons ban fight with them.

The remake (2000) of Fail-Safe may capture this as well. I'll post the original or a clip of Matthau's character uttering the above dialog when I find it.
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OMG..... call social services, someone! hlthe2b Jan 2013 #1
That one with the high-top mullet almost makes me want to get a gun. femmocrat Jan 2013 #2
lol! Whisp Jan 2013 #45
Well.... Only ONE of the babies has his finger on the trigger.... WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2013 #3
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #20
Good thing a baby's going to know the difference, huh? WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2013 #21
and what fucking difference does that make? CatWoman Jan 2013 #22
Enjoy your stay. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #24
nurturing. spanone Jan 2013 #4
those are not humans Mosaic Jan 2013 #43
my stomach clenched, literally, seeing these. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #5
Ditto. gateley Jan 2013 #13
AGREED. And, I'd agree to jail time for the parents. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #6
The gun culture - - Next generation. Hoyt Jan 2013 #7
Next generation??? Kalidurga Jan 2013 #32
It is scary. They'll be brought up steeped in guns. spreading that crud to others. Hoyt Jan 2013 #47
these are horrible images sad-cafe Jan 2013 #8
That is truly disgusting iwillalwayswonderwhy Jan 2013 #9
Nauseating... WillyT Jan 2013 #10
! krispos42 Jan 2013 #11
Move 'em in, Tote 'em out… MrScorpio Jan 2013 #12
OMG, that's horrible tavalon Jan 2013 #14
SUPER STUPID! TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #15
My dad had a couple of rifles for hunting. He always taught me from the time I was tiny that kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #53
Where are the gungeon regulars? orwell Jan 2013 #16
What Berserker Jan 2013 #44
Unless you work to purge these freaks from the rolls of gun owners, kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #54
Typical response Berserker Jan 2013 #55
Fuck! Larrymoe Curlyshemp Jan 2013 #17
In a world full of teabillies, Jack Sprat Jan 2013 #18
Kiddie-gun porn. Sick NBachers Jan 2013 #19
Good Lord, what is wrong with these people? TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #23
OMG! Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #25
No. And yes. freshwest Jan 2013 #26
Live by the gun libodem Jan 2013 #27
mullet + 2013 = loser lunasun Jan 2013 #28
"Why do all the bad gun owners always make the good gun owners look bad?" MightyMopar Jan 2013 #29
Disgusting! n/t hrmjustin Jan 2013 #30
Beyond words..... citizen blues Jan 2013 #31
Your dad knew what he was talking about! So many people have been shot with "unloaded" guns. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #33
My mom was also a hospital nurse..... citizen blues Jan 2013 #50
... SunSeeker Jan 2013 #52
A GunNut Sphincter Says What? triplepoint Jan 2013 #34
I have a lot of really awful things to say defacto7 Jan 2013 #35
good point lunasun Jan 2013 #37
Trailer Trash..... raidert05 Jan 2013 #36
Well that's child abuse, huh? Agschmid Jan 2013 #38
That certainly is abuse. defacto7 Jan 2013 #39
Yeah raidert05 Jan 2013 #41
The baby with the six shooter is holding a toy gun. It's a old school cap gun. Ashgrey77 Jan 2013 #40
The only answer to a bad baby with a gun is a good baby with a gun...Anyone can see that....right? Rowdyboy Jan 2013 #42
What's the big deal, people? 99Forever Jan 2013 #46
Add this fellow, please. Octafish Jan 2013 #48
Some people don't deserve to be parents. eom. nc4bo Jan 2013 #49
W T F ! In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #51
Died playing with a gun CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #56
This is so shocking, WHF is wrong with people!!! sasha031 Jan 2013 #57
that guy's Hair HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH JI7 Jan 2013 #58
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