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Mr. T gets change from his two cents.

pointless and uncalled for

11:28 / 13.02.02

It's not real if Turner doesn't make some kind commentary.

Re-Set

12:19 / 13.02.02

It's kinda sickening to hear the shamefully rich rationalize the incident way simply because the terrorists come from an abjectly poor area. Ted has obviously not yet learned that money is inedible.
And of course they don't have any money Ted, Bastards like you keep it all locked away in massive Montana landholdings. Ugh, I need coffee.

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

12:51 / 13.02.02

[ 13-02-2002: Message edited by: The Haus of Deletia ]

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

12:54 / 13.02.02

In his defence, at least he isn't plughing that ever-popular "No, you see, they did it because they were EVIl. Like all the brown people. Kill the brown people. And if the international community gets in the way, kill it too" that seems to be popular elsewhere.

[ 13-02-2002: Message edited by: The Haus of Deletia ]

pointless and uncalled for

12:57 / 13.02.02

True, better ignorant than arrogant.

Ierne

13:06 / 13.02.02

Funny, I checked this thread thinking it was Mr T. from A-Team being discussed...

From the article:
He said the attacks were an act of desperation, and that Americans lack an understanding of a willingness to die for one's country.

Hmmm...how about an unwillingness to die for a country that has ceased to be "ours"–if it ever really was–and does not represent us in any way?

He (President Bush) is like another Julius Caesar...

Bring on Brutus, then...
(Are there any historians out there on Barbelith who can make sense of this comparison? I'm personally not feeling it, but don't have enough Roman History imbedded in my brain cells to argue the point effectively. Just curious...)

rizla mission

13:09 / 13.02.02

I had him down as more of a Nero.

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

13:11 / 13.02.02

Yes, I'm rather struggling with that one. I guess because he is in hock to various soeical interests, popular with the military and the people, and aiming to undermine the authority of the Senate?

Kit-Cat Club

13:13 / 13.02.02

Or making a brief sortie into a remote land and then leaving the inhabitants to their own devices...

pointless and uncalled for

13:16 / 13.02.02

Perhaps Bush is knocking off the Queen of Egypt.

Ganesh

17:17 / 13.02.02

Or perhaps he likes to dress as a woman to entertain the troops?

Yeah, Turner's view is a faintly queasy simplification of things, but it's least a smidgeon more self-examining than "they did it because they were jealous of us" or, as stated already "because they're evil".

pointless and uncalled for

17:37 / 13.02.02

Bush Thong Brass Rail, I may never sleep again.

Thanks for the mental.

Slim

02:49 / 14.02.02

I don't understand the Julius Ceasar-Bush connection, so I'll just assume Turner was on drugs at the time.

As for his comment about Americans not understanding what it's like to be willing to die for one's country, I hope a WWII veteran gets out of his wheelchair and kicks Ted's ass. The man is a loon.

Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero

06:27 / 14.02.02

quote:Originally posted by Ierne:
Funny, I checked this thread thinking it was Mr T. from A-Team being discussed...

I as well, and let me say that this is the last time I am tricked in regards to a fool smashing idol of mine. Shame on you.

Anyway, Turner's a crackhead, and nobody takes him seriously. Too bad he owns a broadcasting network, so he's got plenty of people to share his opinion with.

Whisky Priestess

11:27 / 14.02.02

Me three.

But let's turn that frown upside-down - what would BA Baracus do in this situation? And would he therefore make a better president than Mr. Bush?

w1rebaby

11:56 / 14.02.02

Obviously the A-Team would be a much more palatable solution. They would go into Afghanistan, fire off about the same amount of ammunition but nobody would have died. Eventually Osama Bin Laden would have come running out of a cave with his hands over his head, and the whole thing would only have taken half an hour.

The only trouble is, keeping BA sedated long enough to get there. It's a long plane journey. There'd have to be at least three "you ain't gettin me on no plane foo" scenes, which would use up a lot of time.

Re-Set

13:12 / 14.02.02

But can we draw a connection between BA Barracus and Juilus Ceaser?

Et tu, foo?

GreatForm

20:56 / 14.02.02

Mr. T gave a billion dollars to the UN to fight poverty and to help underdeveloped countries...Who here has done that!!

Mr. T is a genius

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Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero

04:48 / 15.02.02

Why, that was right decent of him. Doesn't mean he knows what the hell he's talking about, though.

Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo

01:31 / 19.02.02

quote:Originally posted by Johnny the zenarchist:

Anyway, Turner's a crackhead, and nobody takes him seriously. Too bad he owns a broadcasting network, so he's got plenty of people to share his opinion with.

No, he doesn't. He was taken out of power by AOL when they bought Time/Warner. And for my opinion, he may be a blowhard and full of himself, but he does support good things. He gave his OWN money to the UN to pay for peacekeeping missions the US wasn't willing to support and by all indications is one of the few people who wants to use his wealth to make the world a bit better.

He's a wanker, but at least he's a wanker on the right side.

Cop Killer

03:28 / 19.02.02

quote:Originally posted by w1rebaby:
Obviously the A-Team would be a much more palatable solution. They would go into Afghanistan, fire off about the same amount of ammunition but nobody would have died. Eventually Osama Bin Laden would have come running out of a cave with his hands over his head, and the whole thing would only have taken half an hour.

The A-Team was an hour long show.

gridley

17:42 / 19.02.02

quote:Originally posted by Cop Killer:

The A-Team was an hour long show.

Yeah, but they would have needed a good twenty-thirty mintues of set-up. The bit with George Bush, Jr. having to go to the grocery store and talk to an old lady butcher that gives him a hard time, but turns out to be Hannibal in disguise. Then They'd have to get Murdoch out of the insane asylum. And then they'd have to drug B.A. to get him on the plane.

Then they'd have to turn some conventional vehicle (like say, a UNICEF truck) into a tank.

So, a half hour to defeat the entire Al-Queda sounds about right....

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