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The Wizard

(12,482 posts)
108. In 1968, in Dian, Vietnam
Tue Apr 29, 2014, 12:15 PM
Apr 2014

I was in a bunker and an 8 inch landed too close for comfort. I thought it was the end of the world.

Gun worshipers. Kingofalldems Apr 2014 #1
I know a few gun worshippers... JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #65
"Small Penis Brigade". Scuba Apr 2014 #123
That's a sexist comment used by those who have no interest in something. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #141
I agree; it's not the ownership of the gun, it's the shoot-out fantasy these guys are having. Scuba Apr 2014 #153
I wish it was a fantasy world they live in. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #168
I usually don't post links to my own posts but here I think it is appropriate. Let those asses Maraya1969 Apr 2014 #113
seditious terrorists heaven05 Apr 2014 #2
I don't want violence... Bigmack Apr 2014 #3
Violence is inevitable Kelvin Mace Apr 2014 #6
It'll be well over a hundred in a few months, they'll wilt like pansies on a hot griddle. mikekohr Apr 2014 #23
I think the hope now is that they get drunk and start shooting each other Warpy Apr 2014 #43
If only the world worked like that. You know, fairly. Unfortunately, in real life Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2014 #101
Let's hope Mrs. Bundy gets sick of cooking for the whole shebang Warpy Apr 2014 #103
Yep RobinA Apr 2014 #104
you're not kidding it gets hot out there in Americas remote Nevada desert public lands. Sunlei Apr 2014 #98
no doubt water availability hopemountain Apr 2014 #155
+1 LiberalLoner Apr 2014 #95
Sometimes I wonder... calimary Apr 2014 #119
It'll be the next... Saviolo Apr 2014 #142
They will do it again. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #42
Yea they can. It's called Predator Drones. Maraya1969 Apr 2014 #115
Why are you "curious" about what are unquestionably crimes and violations of criminal statutes? The Stranger Apr 2014 #127
Jail. If they can arrest peaceful protestors they can arrest these people. They are just lazy and glinda Apr 2014 #134
It is not just that. Ash_F Apr 2014 #146
They can if they are white. /nt Ash_F Apr 2014 #145
Hang on for a second here... jmowreader Apr 2014 #4
Thats what stood out to me too Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #10
Wonder how they would respond blaze Apr 2014 #14
With their stand-yer-ground sekond amendment rights Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #29
Ironically they cannot stand checkpoints of any type even at airports and borders 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #37
That would be the g'ubmit Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #38
Pretty sure Bartlet Apr 2014 #76
They also hated paying taxes imposed by a federal government. Ikonoklast Apr 2014 #162
Can you link that so I can read the full story on the NHP shutting the highway down? TIA. freshwest Apr 2014 #53
What I find astonishing is.....the people who claim govt is too intrusive.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #39
I agree, too much over reach by the anti-guberment bunch, they are setting up check Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #51
Yeah you cannot write this stuff...... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #92
That was my question too underpants Apr 2014 #128
So now gun nuts think they can set up armed checkpoints Bjorn Against Apr 2014 #5
If you refused to stop would they shoot ya? We're bound to find out. AAO Apr 2014 #36
Let's see... 2naSalit Apr 2014 #79
Borrow a tanker of low-level medical waste, kentauros Apr 2014 #124
If this was in the day of their beloved Founding Fathers, the govt would send in an army to fix bloomington-lib Apr 2014 #7
Armed checkpoints just like the pro-Russian militias in Ukraine. Next is Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #8
The MO is the same. Claim elected authority is illegitimate, intimidate those who don't agree. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #44
Right out of the Russian playbook. glinda Apr 2014 #135
It is very similar, aye? penultimate Apr 2014 #167
Brown Shirts jalan48 Apr 2014 #9
yes, exactly. :( n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #21
Yes, that's it. Itching to start something. Don't they have jobs or are they all on welfare? mountain grammy Apr 2014 #41
Yes, that's exactly what it is... It ain't aout 'Murika.' freshwest Apr 2014 #45
This is the crux eom deek Apr 2014 #49
Yep, pretty much cut from the same cloth IMO. And these are domestic terrorists! And RKP5637 Apr 2014 #78
They would not hesitate to shoot you Stargazer09 Apr 2014 #129
I have absolutely no doubt about that, and from what I've read, the local authorities would not RKP5637 Apr 2014 #148
Agreed Stargazer09 Apr 2014 #151
Ya think! Cha Apr 2014 #11
These images speak volumes... SummerSnow Apr 2014 #12
Meanwhile, in Colorado... SSDD... freshwest Apr 2014 #163
Those smiling pricks think their dicks are getting longer by strutting around with gunz. Martin Eden Apr 2014 #13
Yep, they are just itching to jerk off their guns in a confrontation. What a bunch of losers! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #80
Cliven, you lay down with the dogs, you get fleas! muntrv Apr 2014 #15
I'll say this once again and in the interest of peace cosmicone Apr 2014 #16
I hate to do this because it isn't the way I usually feel, but I agree with you. A Simple Game Apr 2014 #25
I disagree. Blocking some dirt roads will grow tiresome, and the locals will either kick them out Fred Sanders Apr 2014 #28
Nominate idea number 2 as as DUzy VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #40
Do these idiots have a FB page for their "cause"? Habibi Apr 2014 #68
Hand their names over to the justice dept for a fishing expedition? JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #73
Let's not make it a rumor Stargazer09 Apr 2014 #132
What specifically leads you to believe additional violence is the most effective and efficient means LanternWaste Apr 2014 #125
At what point would you consider an all out attack? cosmicone Apr 2014 #139
An overt, intimidating, and aggressive act of collective violence on their part... LanternWaste Apr 2014 #174
Don't these whackos have JOBS ?!? alittlelark Apr 2014 #17
*cough* Disability checks and EBT cards *cough* 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #77
Leave them there until it gets over 120 in the shade, until then the locals and the idiots can sort Fred Sanders Apr 2014 #18
We know they have a good supply of steaks out back. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #74
The longer this shit is allowed to happen...the more emboldened they become. Earth_First Apr 2014 #19
Exactly. And I don't understand why the neighbors Ilsa Apr 2014 #64
Actually I can't blame them for that I'd stay low too 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #82
On the other hand... JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #72
I agree with the idea of waiting them out but... 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #86
I know I wouldn't be happy. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #88
I am still trying to get my head around the fact that someone is actually named Cliven. geckosfeet Apr 2014 #20
Surround them with military armor The Wizard Apr 2014 #22
That's what they want to have happen. Obama won't give them that kind of show. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #47
No Show RobinA Apr 2014 #105
When jerks like this use the word patriot, I wonder what country they are patriots of, becasue RKP5637 Apr 2014 #81
All the M110 howitzers have been retired jmowreader Apr 2014 #94
Yikes! An 8" Round? ProfessorGAC Apr 2014 #106
In 1968, in Dian, Vietnam The Wizard Apr 2014 #108
Word is out in the Las Vegas press also: Fred Sanders Apr 2014 #24
this needs to be exposed far and wide greenman3610 Apr 2014 #26
Nailed it. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #107
Have they tried Viagra? nt onehandle Apr 2014 #27
eh Skittles Apr 2014 #164
How long before tom_kelly Apr 2014 #30
How long before their paranoia tells them it was all a trap.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #59
All of them are billh58 Apr 2014 #31
Looks like Ted Nugent back there Blue Owl Apr 2014 #32
Yeah where is the Motor Mouth Madman? Ahpook Apr 2014 #158
Hypothetically speaking of course: 1 MOAB would end the problem. AAO Apr 2014 #33
Or a spent rocket booster, landing "off course." kentauros Apr 2014 #93
Of course, this is all theoretical... AAO Apr 2014 #100
Trajectories were theoretical at one time, too. kentauros Apr 2014 #120
As long as the big boom is recorded and put on youtube I had nothing to do with it! AAO Apr 2014 #154
Disgusting. think4yourself Apr 2014 #34
Immature clowns. Owl Apr 2014 #35
What would these armed assholes do if... GReedDiamond Apr 2014 #46
Don't stop! Especially if one is female, who might be kidnapped for use as a human xhield! n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #52
The problem is you're talking about people who are a few fries short of a happy meal Major Nikon Apr 2014 #56
I hear ya, they probably would shoot a "checkpoint" runner, wouldn't they? GReedDiamond Apr 2014 #61
I'm not a lawyer, but... Jerry442 Apr 2014 #48
I'd lay even money that some of them *already* have SeattleVet Apr 2014 #62
Lots of El Shaman Apr 2014 #50
Investigate the militia as domestic terrorists, see if they have warrants, see if they are Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #54
Sounds like they are itching for a fight. Kablooie Apr 2014 #55
why are these people referred to as militia rather that terrorists? olddad56 Apr 2014 #57
Excellent point! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #83
The main concern,...don't these guys have a life? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #58
If they keep pushing it, they soon won't. n/t Efilroft Sul Apr 2014 #66
Must be nice to take a few weeks off to stop and smell the cow manure. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #87
Yes....possibly subsidized by the taxpayers. glinda Apr 2014 #137
Or their parents. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #156
Oh it's you again! lol! I totally agree. glinda Apr 2014 #165
This isn't correct for the check points and Rep. Steven Horsford was misinformed oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #60
Send in freshman22 Apr 2014 #63
Checkpoints? JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #67
Yup. Shadowflash Apr 2014 #69
At what point does this become an armed insurrection to which the national guard geek tragedy Apr 2014 #70
Waco (nt) SansACause Apr 2014 #71
Anybody remember the Freemen in Montana? truebluegreen Apr 2014 #75
The question the WH should be asking...What is the most effective response... HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #84
++ James48 Apr 2014 #97
sorry sweetapogee Apr 2014 #172
Poor neighbors! I'd sure hate it to have those terrorists in my community! Auntie Bush Apr 2014 #85
Imagine if these were Muslims or African Americans setting up check points w/guns? KittyWampus Apr 2014 #89
Homeland Security should send over a drone.... Historic NY Apr 2014 #90
These patriotic losers are living-out their greatest orgasmic fantasy...... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #91
He can let people camp on his 150 acre, hot, remote, desert scrub land forever if he wants. Sunlei Apr 2014 #96
Isn't this the kind of gathering of terrorists that drones are good for? GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #99
not until there's a wedding. KittyWampus Apr 2014 #131
Bound to be one sooner or later in Nevada jberryhill Apr 2014 #133
The feds had better get off their asses and do something about them. JoeyT Apr 2014 #102
WTF? Armed checkpoints? tammywammy Apr 2014 #109
Just like a third world nation. WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2014 #110
Sheriff urged to clamp down on armed militiamen around Bundy ranch mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2014 #111
Bundy Ranch Supporter Talks About Shooting "Deserters" in the Back, Refers to Ranch as a Battlefield 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #112
What is the local sheriff department doing about this? Catherine Vincent Apr 2014 #114
He's respecting their 28th amendment right 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #121
An Idea Oldtimeralso Apr 2014 #116
I was wondering what a MACH-1 or -2 low-level flyby kentauros Apr 2014 #122
Where's the 82nd Airborne when we need them? malthaussen Apr 2014 #117
You do peaceful protesting in the U.S. and they hit you with pepper spray, rubber bullets and tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #118
Mormon Militia and the Mountain Meadows Massacre maggies farm Apr 2014 #126
In other news - Rock Ridge needs a new Sheriff underpants Apr 2014 #130
I just want to slap the shit out of them lillypaddle Apr 2014 #136
Non-gunowners appear to have no rights in this country perdita9 Apr 2014 #138
Drop a drone on them KansDem Apr 2014 #140
If they weren't white, they'd be drone-bombed by now. /nt Ash_F Apr 2014 #143
I wouldn't want these fuckers anywhere near my community. CrispyQ Apr 2014 #144
Imagine these kooks on your street. toby jo Apr 2014 #147
Play this secondvariety Apr 2014 #149
Still waiting for Sarah cntrygrl Apr 2014 #150
They must be blind. Hoppy Apr 2014 #152
No, these are just law abiding citizens mikeysnot Apr 2014 #157
If these are public roads/highways...... Swede Atlanta Apr 2014 #159
They want another Waco to make Obama look bad Rocknrule Apr 2014 #160
Don't these guys have jobs? Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #161
Well that sounds highly illegal. Time to send in the cavalry to clean these morons up penultimate Apr 2014 #166
ANONYMOUS weighs in: freshwest Apr 2014 #169
Oh brother. StarryNite Apr 2014 #170
Yeah, script was biased. Didn't like the music or the Ayn Rand Aryan Superman type at the end. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #171
You mean that a bunch of violent, armed thugs are causing people distress? Arkana Apr 2014 #173
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