July 15, 2011
— Ace A total, complete ban on cutesy suggestions that people should be killed. I've had this ban in effect forever but apparently some dumbasses just don't get it.
Any Secret Service agents monitoring this blog should check out this solid citizen, for example.
I'm serious, assholes. Take your assassination fantasies elsewhere.
You want to use my platform for your sick fantasies? Well, if you're going to make problems for me, I guess I'll just have to make problems for you.
Did that work out the way you thought, "Scenario Questioner"?
The old system of deleting these comments wasn't having the effect I wanted.
Now I'm going the other way.
You want to make a public death threat? Then be prepared to make a very public death threat.
Ready to stand behind your words, Chief? Ready to deal with some problems stemming from your comments?
Hope you are.
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Posted by: Canadian Dad at July 15, 2011 08:52 AM (YYTJ+)
Posted by: Spades at July 15, 2011 08:52 AM (7kz0l)
Posted by: Sukie Tawdry at July 15, 2011 08:52 AM (MPtFW)
Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at July 15, 2011 08:53 AM (2PTT7)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at July 15, 2011 08:53 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Dewey at July 15, 2011 08:54 AM (YTJQp)
Posted by: glowing blue meat at July 15, 2011 08:54 AM (K/USr)
Posted by: Spoily McSpoilerson at July 15, 2011 08:55 AM (Vqush)
Posted by: logprof at July 15, 2011 08:55 AM (BP6Z1)
And, I agree you should have a zero tolerance policy on this.. no mater what a jerk we think he is, he's the Prez and and that kind of talk should not be allowed/encouraged.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 15, 2011 08:55 AM (f9c2L)
What if I threaten to kill "it"?
Posted by: ASK-21 at July 15, 2011 08:56 AM (rgeOT)
Posted by: john1v6 at July 15, 2011 08:56 AM (KtgDI)
If he's impeached and half the politicians prosecuted for their felonies committed our rating would be in the 5A realm.
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at July 15, 2011 08:56 AM (j5CHE)
Posted by: cranky-d at July 15, 2011 08:56 AM (nRliU)
Well that was pretty stupid on his part...besides not being nearly as satisfying as watching him be a one term President forced to take a job as a political commentator only used during election times ala Jimmy Carter.
That is my preferred scenerio for our marxist fool in chief.
Posted by: Pierre at July 15, 2011 08:57 AM (52h7T)
Posted by: Xander Crews at July 15, 2011 08:57 AM (Uuon/)
Posted by: ace at July 15, 2011 08:57 AM (nj1bB)
He's tried that for at least the two (or is it 3? my how time flies) years I've been reading/posting here. He's right, there's always somebody. Maybe more severe penalties will convince the others that it's not worth it.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at July 15, 2011 08:57 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at July 15, 2011 08:59 AM (agD4m)
Posted by: Spoily McSpoilerson at July 15, 2011 08:59 AM (Vqush)
Posted by: Need to get out of town? at July 15, 2011 08:59 AM (2PTT7)
Posted by: Pierre at July 15, 2011 08:59 AM (52h7T)
...........
Just tell me this.. is it a happy or an unhappy ending? Ok?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 15, 2011 09:00 AM (f9c2L)
Where I come from (upper Midwest) "killin it" is synonymous with masturbation.
Posted by: ASK-21 at July 15, 2011 09:01 AM (rgeOT)
I have suffered sudden losses that have changed my world. My apologies for being a dumbass.
Posted by: Scenario Questioner at July 15, 2011 09:01 AM (wOaLi)
Posted by: GATOR at July 15, 2011 09:01 AM (1fB+3)
Get 'im Ace!!! Hope those idiots enjoy the dudes with the sunglasses that talk to their wrists.
Besides, I want JEF to live a long life of shame as he replaces Jimmuh as the worst President in history.
Posted by: The Schwalbe : © at July 15, 2011 09:03 AM (UU0OF)
Posted by: Hadji the Muslim Comic at July 15, 2011 09:03 AM (h6mPj)
Posted by: Michael Moore, Currently Menacing The Syosset Country Buffet at July 15, 2011 09:04 AM (2PTT7)
Posted by: Pat in Michigan at July 15, 2011 09:04 AM (Z9ZMs)
Lighten up Francis
Posted by: Sub-Tard at July 15, 2011 09:04 AM (0M3AQ)
Posted by: Errol at July 15, 2011 09:05 AM (d2AYO)
Posted by: ASK-21
So is that why people call you a professional hit man?
Posted by: Is there a problem agents, officers, lawyers, your Honor, warden (etc)? at July 15, 2011 09:05 AM (6rX0K)
23--I get the frustration that some people can't take a hint, but I don't think putting your biggest nitwits up on a billboard puts your blog and its regular readers in the best light. I mean, Ace doesn't go that route and neither do his regulars, and yet, one might draw that conclusion from a quick review of the comment headlines. just one dope's opinion.... On to the next thread.
Posted by: glowing blue meat at July 15, 2011 09:06 AM (K/USr)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 15, 2011 09:06 AM (GRGKo)
Yeah, that's a piss off. Not sure I'd be highlighting it, though.. Delete and ban might work out better for ya. anyways, your call obviously
Sadly, that hasn't worked in the past. Other people's kids, man.
Posted by: alexthechick at July 15, 2011 09:06 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: joeindc44 at July 15, 2011 09:06 AM (QxSug)
Anyone else imagining Lindsey Graham right now doing the pee pee dance?
I reckon he's mighty nervous.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 15, 2011 09:08 AM (sqkOB)
Posted by: ace at July 15, 2011 01:06 PM (nj1bB)
Who says that the Ewok are an unreasonable people?
Posted by: garrett at July 15, 2011 09:08 AM (QoILB)
Posted by: ace
His trail of carnage shows up under UV light. And kleenex
Posted by: Is there a problem agents, officers, lawyers, your Honor, warden (etc)? at July 15, 2011 09:09 AM (6rX0K)
I look forward to the antics Obama the ex-President. He will be a much higher profile silly bastard than Jimmy Carter ever was.
Posted by: Wm T Sherman at July 15, 2011 09:09 AM (w41GQ)
Posted by: oleg at July 15, 2011 09:09 AM (tazG1)
Posted by: WalrusRex at July 15, 2011 09:09 AM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: Ace's Prostrate at July 15, 2011 09:09 AM (h6mPj)
But, it's Ace's place, and you can't argue with the host about the scent of the Glade Plug-In he uses . . .
Posted by: Adjoran at July 15, 2011 09:10 AM (VfmLu)
Posted by: JoeInMD at July 15, 2011 09:10 AM (PIahf)
Posted by: Nickie Goomba at July 15, 2011 09:10 AM (jeLTI)
Posted by: Fred at July 15, 2011 09:10 AM (xWGQr)
Where I come from (upper Midwest) "killin it" is synonymous with masturbation.
Posted by: ASK-21 at July 15, 2011 01:01 PM (rgeOT)
How does "kill it with fire" factor in? I'm not sure if I'm down with that kinky stuff.
Posted by: JoeInMD at July 15, 2011 09:11 AM (PIahf)
I didn't know the F word was discouraged around here, ostensibly for ad revenue reasons. Guilty as charged. It won't effing happen again.
Posted by: Breaker19 at July 15, 2011 09:11 AM (qdI7N)
In a way I feel sorry for Mitch McCoddle.
On one side he has the great Jim Demint holding the line, and on the other side he has Snowe, Brown, Collins, etc. nipping at his heels because they're so eager to work with the Democrats.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 15, 2011 09:11 AM (sqkOB)
Posted by: BumperStickerist at July 15, 2011 09:12 AM (h6mPj)
Posted by: Wm T Sherman at July 15, 2011 01:09 PM (w41GQ)
I've always imagined him on a dirty mattress in a crack house somewhere, thinking out loud, "how could Americans fail me so completely?"
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at July 15, 2011 09:12 AM (u3fg7)
Posted by: Dustin at July 15, 2011 09:12 AM (519+h)
Posted by: yinzer at July 15, 2011 09:13 AM (/Mla1)
Is there any possible reason we would want to join them at those depths of hatred and unreason?
Posted by: Fred at July 15, 2011 01:10 PM (xWGQr)
--Agreed. The Obamacare spectacle and the accompanying lies were telling, and I want things to stay that way.
Posted by: logprof at July 15, 2011 09:13 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at July 15, 2011 09:13 AM (2PTT7)
How does "kill it with fire" factor in? I'm not sure if I'm down with that kinky stuff.
Tabasco Brands owns the rights to that phrase.
Posted by: garrett at July 15, 2011 09:13 AM (QoILB)
You let a lot of stuff go that most other forums clamp down on, and I think that adds to the attraction of this blog and we regulars appreciate it, even if it means extra work on your part.
Posted by: Janir at July 15, 2011 09:13 AM (HOjYi)
My second thought was "I wonder how much Soros paid for that."
Sad that the second thought isn't totally completely batshit insanely improbably crazy, isn't it?
Of course, the two thoughts are not mutually exclusive.
Excuse me, I have to go check underneath my bed, now . . .
Posted by: filbert at July 15, 2011 09:14 AM (smvTK)
Yes it is, when one is doing it about the president.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 15, 2011 09:14 AM (Bul24)
Posted by: ace at July 15, 2011 09:14 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Brian at July 15, 2011 09:15 AM (5HIbd)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 15, 2011 09:15 AM (zgZzy)
Posted by: Hill Country Texan at July 15, 2011 09:16 AM (W9HiJ)
Posted by: Nickie Goomba at July 15, 2011 09:16 AM (jeLTI)
Posted by: Grover at July 15, 2011 09:17 AM (cwK4+)
Oh.
Dear.
God.
I can't get any healthier ... sob ...
I . can't. get. any. healthier.
- save me ....
The Top Ten Star Wars euphemisms for self abuse is one of my favorite posts ever.
Posted by: alexthechick at July 15, 2011 09:17 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: GMan at July 15, 2011 09:17 AM (sxq57)
Please no one take that from me.
The bitter tears wept for Obama will be like the sweet first snowflakes of Winter.
Please no one take in from me.
The shot of Michelle's booty sashaying up the ramp to the Air Force None will be like the rhythm of the planets.
Please no one take that from me.
Posted by: The Robot Devil at July 15, 2011 09:17 AM (lODoJ)
Posted by: Nickie Goomba at July 15, 2011 09:18 AM (jeLTI)
Posted by: Brian at July 15, 2011 01:15 PM (5HIbd)
--Yeah, and would we really want Joe Biden running the show?
Posted by: logprof at July 15, 2011 09:18 AM (BP6Z1)
--Yeah, and would we really want Joe Biden running the show?
Posted by: logprof
Dear God, no. Trust me on this.
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 09:19 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: Penfold at July 15, 2011 09:19 AM (1PeEC)
Actually, I wished or threatened nothing; my spouse died suddenly from a stroke, so sudden death scenarios enter my head...
... and I stupidly didn't think the comment through.
Posted by: Scenario Questioner at July 15, 2011 09:19 AM (wOaLi)
Posted by: Dustin at July 15, 2011 01:12 PM (519+h)
And at this point, if not Obama, then Joe "Choo Choo" Biden. I really really really think Obama chose that guy as his running mate as a life insurance policy. No other explanation makes any sense.
Posted by: JoeInMD at July 15, 2011 09:20 AM (PIahf)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 15, 2011 09:20 AM (DPM1U)
Posted by: Bosk at July 15, 2011 09:20 AM (n2K+4)
For example, let's say I was commenting about a hypothetical guy named "Ren Boethlisberger". And I expressed a wish that he would tear his scrotum on the jagged edge of a glory hole the night before the Super Bowl. Would something like that be OK, good for a warning, or an outright ban?
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at July 15, 2011 09:21 AM (+lsX1)
Posted by: cherry π at July 15, 2011 09:21 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: The Robot Devil at July 15, 2011 09:21 AM (136wp)
For example, let's say I was commenting about a hypothetical guy named "Ren Boethlisberger". And I expressed a wish that he would tear his scrotum on the jagged edge of a glory hole the night before the Super Bowl. Would something like that be OK, good for a warning, or an outright ban?
Mr. Harrison, is that you?
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 15, 2011 09:22 AM (zgZzy)
How do you know I'm not anyway? Could I bitch things up anymore than the current jagoff-in-chief, and Hey boss! Hey! I'm just....Tweeting my fan base on your awesome deficit talk success! You bet! Enjoy your golf game! Goddammit, how do I get this fricken' thing off of my thumbs??
Posted by: Sheriff Joe Biden, Kicking Wastebaskets and Taking Orders at July 15, 2011 09:22 AM (2PTT7)
Dear God, no. Trust me on this.
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 01:19 PM (6rX0K)
I'd say yes. Biden is merely incompetent, Obama is malicious.
Posted by: KG at July 15, 2011 09:22 AM (LD21B)
Yeah, I heard about it. And making death threats while in possession of child porn is pure genius.
Posted by: Breaker19 at July 15, 2011 09:23 AM (qdI7N)
Hey, can you report to the SS that the President is planning to kill the country?
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 15, 2011 09:23 AM (DPM1U)
Obama repeated his warning that the country is "running out of time" to avert a financial “Armageddon.”
"We should not even be this close on a deadline," Obama said. "This is something we should have accomplished earlier."
This calls for a new Campaign Slogan:
Obama 2012: Averting Armageddon One Deadline At A Time By Accomplishment
Too clunky?
Posted by: Fritz at July 15, 2011 09:23 AM (p2IBw)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:23 AM (GTbGH)
On the other hand, I'm wondering if there's any bets in Vegas on how long before he starts screaming incoherently in public, during an interview or something, punctuating it with "DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"
The way he's been acting recently I'd almost put money down on within two months.
Posted by: nnptcgrad at July 15, 2011 09:24 AM (Opyrm)
He needs to be quietly ushered off the stage like a failed comedian in the way the Founders intended. Which is the greatest insult anyone can give Barak.
It will show that the system he fought so hard to destroy is still larger than he or any petty tyrant.
Let the Founders cry out in the words of Papillon:
"I'm still here!"
Posted by: sifty at July 15, 2011 09:25 AM (ECjvn)
Guy must be tempted to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats or something. A normal man.
You're call on bringing the hammer down hard, Ace, and I respect that. I agree what the guy said is stupid and way over the line, and if by IP address you know he's a repeat offending sock, by all means ban. I also respectfully point out the quote at the header...which is a great quote. It's a pretty bad-ass, threating quote, though. Just not specifically directed at a specific person who's specific throat is tempting to slit.
Posted by: MostlyRight at July 15, 2011 09:25 AM (ZG8Ti)
From Ace's earlier posts, I think it's safe to follow the rule that "if you have to ask if it's o.k., it probably isn't".
Finding the boundaries so that you can go just up to them without stepping over is a kind of dumb game.
Posted by: RightWingProf at July 15, 2011 09:25 AM (UOcNk)
Posted by: Larry Dickman at July 15, 2011 09:26 AM (JpBHP)
Posted by: logprof at July 15, 2011 09:26 AM (BP6Z1)
Hey Ace ... I can tell you this - what that guy posted isn't going to get him in any kind of trouble other than maybe a knock at the door from Secret Service ... and I highly doubt even that.
Problem is - SS, even with their inflated budget, isn't prepared to handle all these random internet meanderings - and especially when they're cleverly posed in the form of a question. They have more significant leads to track down.
I mean - the guy who posted that is obviously bankrupt of mental faculties. It takes a special kind of mind to give up reasoned debate and make an insinuation of the type he made here.
But ... being stupid, and bankrupt of ideas and morality really isn't against the law in most cases.
Posted by: HondaV65 at July 15, 2011 09:27 AM (mJg2y)
Posted by: James Harrison at July 15, 2011 09:27 AM (/Mla1)
Posted by: Squeeze at July 15, 2011 09:27 AM (V0CWC)
speaking of stupid NFL players...
Who knew that NFL was the glue that held our society together!
"Do this research if we don't have a season -- watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game."
--Ray Lewis, Linebacker and Probably a Homocidal Maniac
Ray explains further: "There's too many people that live through us, people live through us. Yeah, walk in the streets, the way I walk the streets, and I'm not talking about the people you see all the time."
Why exactly would crime increase if we you don't play football games, Ray?
"There's nothing else to do."
I see.
Anything else, Ray?
"I don't get into words and all that other stuff, because it takes away from life ... itself. There's people who are really struggling for real. There's real struggles out there."
Thank you, Ray.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 15, 2011 09:28 AM (sqkOB)
Posted by: mastour at July 15, 2011 09:28 AM (efrly)
You call me Francis ... I kill you.
Posted by: Warden at July 15, 2011 01:26 PM (KulgD)
Lighten up, Francis
Posted by: Sgt. Hulka at July 15, 2011 09:29 AM (136wp)
Posted by: yinzer at July 15, 2011 09:29 AM (/Mla1)
Posted by: ace at July 15, 2011 09:29 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: yinzer at July 15, 2011 09:30 AM (/Mla1)
Posted by: ace at July 15, 2011 09:31 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Jean at July 15, 2011 09:31 AM (WkuV6)
Posted by: The Robot Devil at July 15, 2011 09:31 AM (136wp)
♪Walk in the streets
♪The way I walk the street
♪And I'm not talkin
♪And I'm not talkin
♪And I'm not talkin
♪ 'bout the people you see all the tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmme.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 15, 2011 09:32 AM (sqkOB)
Do you have to implicate all of us?
Posted by: cherry π at July 15, 2011 09:33 AM (OhYCU)
All I ever wanted was to feel pretty.
Posted by: Warden at July 15, 2011 09:33 AM (KulgD)
According to their contact information, the Secret Service prefers to be contacted at their nearest field office.
While you may want to avoid posting the commenter's IP address, a simple tracert and/or IP geolocation service (below) could give you a location (close enough to find a good field office to contact) that you could post for the morons to take over.
That is, assuming that the commenter did not use some sort of anonymizing platform like TOR. But then that would give you even more concern about the commenter's intentions. And it would give the SS at least some place to start.
Should not be much more effort than deleting/banning.
Posted by: Flounder at July 15, 2011 09:35 AM (Kkt/i)
What exactly are you proposing, #4?
Posted by: The Chap in the Deerstalker Cap at July 15, 2011 09:36 AM (qndXR)
Posted by: yinzer
I agree.
'I saw a Mencken quote and that obviously means that we should try pissing on a Federal law. Especially one which we know isn't being enforced evenly'.
"Your honor, the quote made me do it" - Bette Davis AND Casey Anthony
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 09:36 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 15, 2011 09:37 AM (DPM1U)
And I'm in agreement with HondaV65, being a Fed, they (SS) have more important issue to deal with than someone making a dumb ass comment on a blog. Granted, it's an important military blog, but still just a blog.
Posted by: mastour at July 15, 2011 09:37 AM (efrly)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:38 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: USA at July 15, 2011 09:38 AM (6Cjut)
Maybe you could modify it a little...like replace "slitting throats" with "shitting goats", or "sewing oats."
Posted by: Jay Carney at July 15, 2011 09:39 AM (5wsU9)
Posted by: Breaker19 at July 15, 2011 09:39 AM (qdI7N)
Posted by: Ray Lewis
This isn't some soft corn site ya know.
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 09:39 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: Peter at July 15, 2011 01:36 PM (cSlKk)
Some people don't seem to realize that. Ace & the co-bloggers make this space in the internet. If Ace wanted to chuck it in tomorrow, he could.
Posted by: The Robot Devil at July 15, 2011 09:39 AM (136wp)
Posted by: SamInVA at July 15, 2011 09:39 AM (rFiOs)
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at July 15, 2011 09:40 AM (OonVm)
Take your assassination fantasies elsewhere.
Yeah, go make a film about it...you'll probably do as well in the box office as the left assassination fantasy flick did, but if you go small budget you might be able to turn a profit.
Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at July 15, 2011 09:40 AM (1hM1d)
The SS is going to be bogged down by Obama's quest to accumulate $1 billion in campaign cash.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 15, 2011 09:41 AM (DPM1U)
Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at July 15, 2011 09:41 AM (cSU3r)
Just modify the quote.
"Every man or woman must be tempted at times to rub lotion on his hands, hoist the rainbow flag, and begin yanking scrotes". H.L. Smegma
Posted by: yinzer at July 15, 2011 09:41 AM (/Mla1)
"To get back to the warning that I received. You may take it with however many grains of salt that you wish. That the brown acid that is circulating around us isn't too good. It is suggested that you stay away from that. Of course it's your own trip. So be my guest, but please be advised that there is a warning on that one, ok?"
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:44 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 15, 2011 09:45 AM (DPM1U)
"We don't need no water, let the motherf**ker burn"
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:45 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: ace at July 15, 2011 09:46 AM (nj1bB)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 15, 2011 09:46 AM (GRGKo)
If you reach for the stars, you might not get one,
but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
Posted by: Warden at July 15, 2011 09:46 AM (KulgD)
Ace of Spades HQ: the intelligent military blog
Which are more beautiful; IDF chicks with guns or warthogs in action? How about IDF chicks flying warthogs?
I'll be in my bunk
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 09:47 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:47 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Killerdog at July 15, 2011 09:47 AM (+nAra)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:48 AM (GTbGH)
But then we won't be able to wear those pirate chick outfits while blogging anymore, and i just ordered a new one from trashy lingerie! Rum is gonna be devasted when she finds out.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 15, 2011 01:46 PM (GRGKo)
And "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is like September 19th! Just two more months....
Posted by: The Robot Devil at July 15, 2011 09:48 AM (136wp)
Posted by: gp at July 15, 2011 09:48 AM (B9rV2)
Posted by: GMan at July 15, 2011 09:49 AM (sxq57)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:49 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy
Ace of Spades HQ: the intelligent military blog
You'll pry that quote out of our cold dead fingers before you'll pry our cold dead fingers off of our.....our....I'll be in my bunk
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 09:49 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: John F'n Denver at July 15, 2011 09:49 AM (u2rWt)
The Robot Devil said: "Some people don't seem to realize that. Ace & the co-bloggers make this space in the internet. If Ace wanted to chuck it in tomorrow, he could."
No kidding. I, for one, am sick of these whiney asswads who, the instant Ace makes any rule, immediate start bitching about it. When it comes to this blog, Ace is the blog-god. If he says it, it's final. He doesn't owe anyone any reason for doing what he does.
That said, I'm glad he usually gives a reason. Otherwise he'd start resembling some lizard blog whose name ought never be mentioned ever again. But Ace could go full-retard like that and it would be well within his rights.
Posted by: Peter at July 15, 2011 09:50 AM (cSlKk)
Ace of Spades HQ
When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw a Lemon Party
Posted by: soothsayer at July 15, 2011 01:48 PM (sqkOB)
When Life Gives You Lemons, Keep Them, Cause, Hey! Free Lemons!
Posted by: The Robot Devil at July 15, 2011 09:50 AM (136wp)
Posted by: EM August at July 15, 2011 09:51 AM (zeBNm)
Posted by: John F'n Denver
"control, I have a target. Request permission to fire"
Posted by: IDF chick flying a warthog at July 15, 2011 09:51 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:51 AM (GTbGH)
"Where Dick Cheney's Cock Comes to Blog."
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 15, 2011 09:52 AM (DPM1U)
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at July 15, 2011 09:52 AM (OonVm)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger
Jealous much?
Posted by: Sebastian the crab at July 15, 2011 09:52 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: Space of AIDs at July 15, 2011 09:53 AM (1SiM+)
Gives us an embarrassing true confession, and a shrubbery.
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:54 AM (GTbGH)
The best defense is a good offense.
...why do all these adages advocate violence?
Posted by: JoeInMD at July 15, 2011 09:54 AM (PIahf)
I mentioned the bad-ass header, but don't in any way think you should take it down. As I said, I like it. I remember it being the first thing I saw the very first time I visited AoS, and thinking "my kinda place". Nor should you lose the bad-ass logo here or on Twitter. Even the name "Ace of Spades", is bad-ass. It's why many of us like the place. Just speaking for myself, but AoS is a place that seems a bit smarmy and dark...an internet age pub where intellectuals of a certain stripe gather to converse about things ranging from religion and politics to lesbians and hobo hunting.
Problem is, with the somewhat seedy, bad-ass decor and an open comment section in a blog being what it is, some idiots will always feel free to anonymously (in their own mind) cross the line. It's your pub...post the rules clearly and throw em out when they won't mind them. The quote is obviously metaphorical...don't feel you have to cater to the stupid.
Posted by: MostlyRight at July 15, 2011 09:54 AM (ZG8Ti)
You hear me talking, hillbilly boy? I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'm gonna get medieval on your ass.
Posted by: The Robot Devil at July 15, 2011 09:54 AM (136wp)
Posted by: Space of AIDs
Howz about: Do we believe that this impending ratings drop is due to the general economy, All of Washington, or the actions of this Congress or the President? Would there be a dramatic change if the House or Senate changed hands or direction again or this Administration folded?
Posted by: Sebastian the crab at July 15, 2011 09:56 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:56 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Johnnie Kochran at July 15, 2011 09:56 AM (RxKkR)
"It's Friday, Friday, Gotta get down on Friday"
Posted by: yinzer
If this doesn't incite violence, nothing will.
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 09:57 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 09:58 AM (GTbGH)
Ace of Spades HQ
A joint venture of Halliburton, the Koch Brothers, Exxon-Mobil, and the George W. Bush Foundation.
just to lure the moonbat trolls here for slaughter. Did I say slaughter? I meant wicked tongue-lashings.
Posted by: yinzer at July 15, 2011 09:59 AM (/Mla1)
If one were to *hypothetically* start posting on here after *hypothetically* being a long-time reader, what *hypothetically* would be the best way to go about this without incurring the wrath of MoroNation?
Whatever you do, don't misspell their name. That makes them angry. You wouldn't like them angry.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 15, 2011 09:59 AM (XdlcF)
Ace of Spades HQ
Snorting huge rails of ground unicorn horn and washing it down with skittlequilla
Posted by: Crosseyed Rainbow Warrior at July 15, 2011 09:59 AM (gppu7)
Howz about: Do we believe that this impending ratings drop is due to the general economy, All of Washington, or the actions of this Congress or the President? Would there be a dramatic change if the House or Senate changed hands or direction again or this Administration folded?
Well I believe that our credit rating is important, what other currency is the world going to turn to? The "tooney"? Every other possible currency if FUBAR'd, so, I tend not to worry about that as much.
On your second point: nah. While I consider myself Conservative, the R's have soiled their pants enough to have me doubting their ability to do anything but be a infantescimile counterweight to the R's, save for the few freshman congressman that actually have the people's best interest in mind.
Also, Honey Badger.
Posted by: Space of AIDs at July 15, 2011 09:59 AM (1SiM+)
Skyrockets in flight. Afternoon delight.
Posted by: Warden
On second thought, the Rebecca Black one is sounding kinda okay.
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 10:00 AM (6rX0K)
Sometimes youÂ’re crazy
And you wonder why
IÂ’m such a baby
'Cause the dolphins make me cry
Posted by: Warden at July 15, 2011 10:01 AM (KulgD)
One man's junk is another man's treasure.
Posted by: JoeInMD at July 15, 2011 01:59 PM (PIahf)
One man's meat is another man's poison?
Posted by: yinzer at July 15, 2011 10:01 AM (/Mla1)
and that was just the right hand.
+1
Posted by: Space of AIDs at July 15, 2011 10:01 AM (1SiM+)
Posted by: BumperStickerist at July 15, 2011 10:02 AM (h6mPj)
Posted by: Andrew Brietbart at July 15, 2011 10:02 AM (/Mla1)
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 10:03 AM (6rX0K)
Ah, the upding. You are starting well my young friend. Your Delta Tau Chi name is ... Rasputin.
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 10:03 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Cindy in San Diego at July 15, 2011 10:03 AM (IB258)
Posted by: GMan at July 15, 2011 10:05 AM (sxq57)
Ace of Spades HQ
One man's junk is another man's treasure.
But enough about Marco Rubio's garbage.
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 15, 2011 10:06 AM (XdlcF)
I end all political discussions with my 22 year old son when he pulls that one.
This sums of all of my experience debating drunk co-eds on the superiority of conservatism over liberalism. Except it sounds more like, "Whatever, man...just love one another and everything will be alright..."
Posted by: Space of AIDs at July 15, 2011 10:07 AM (1SiM+)
ACE OF SPADES HQ
"Every normal man must at times be tempted to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats"
(Disclaimer: The above quote is obviously metaphorical and the blog in no way advocates any literal interpretation by any imbicule viewing this page)
I so did not wake up today wanting to be the guy who made a post nudging Ace to remove his badass Mencken quote.
Posted by: MostlyRight at July 15, 2011 10:07 AM (ZG8Ti)
Posted by: GMan
Good call. Being Irish, I have one line that stands out, and is a personal favorite. Leave it to Mel Brooks to do it.
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 10:07 AM (6rX0K)
Posted by: toby928™ rumor-monger at July 15, 2011 10:08 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 15, 2011 01:46 PM (GRGKo)
Pics or it didn't happen.
Posted by: buzzion
Feh. I demand a boarding party!
Posted by: Blue Hen at July 15, 2011 10:08 AM (6rX0K)
Substitute one Mencken quote for another:
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
Posted by: Space of AIDs at July 15, 2011 10:12 AM (1SiM+)
I do not want 0bama dead.
I do want him cleaning out county fair rest rooms.
But alive. Alive for a long, long time.
Posted by: HoundOfDoom at July 15, 2011 10:12 AM (KhioZ)
Posted by: Janir at July 15, 2011 01:13 PM (HOjYi)
This. Thanks Ace.
Posted by: NC Ref at July 15, 2011 10:12 AM (/izg2)
Posted by: gp at July 15, 2011 10:16 AM (B9rV2)
I bet it was that Dobermann down the street! He's one mean dog and has a thing for the well tanned.
As to Mrs. Obama, she is certainly one of the least lovable First Ladies but we should ignore her faults unless she tries to get in our face about food and such, like she should talk!
Besides, if Oswald gave us "Camelot" as the icon of the Kennedy Administration, what would the untimely passing of Obama give us?
"Hamelin" as in "Piped Piper of"?
Posted by: Whitehall at July 15, 2011 10:17 AM (FmPSC)
Posted by: Ghost of John Brown at July 15, 2011 10:18 AM (MDPuk)
I like rape.
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at July 15, 2011 10:19 AM (OonVm)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 15, 2011 10:20 AM (GRGKo)
This from a guy that was banned for 5 minutes for "DEATH THREATS!!!!!!" (fixed by an IP renewal) for simply predicting eventual violence.
Posted by: Jimma at July 15, 2011 10:23 AM (TfRqk)
Does this include hobos and hippies? Dear God, please say no!
Posted by: RoadRunner at July 15, 2011 10:23 AM (ZVuCn)
Posted by: toby928™ at July 15, 2011 10:28 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Post 104 at July 15, 2011 10:33 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Troll Feeder at July 15, 2011 10:45 AM (6oqVL)
Posted by: Average Joe at July 15, 2011 10:48 AM (bN5ZU)
Posted by: North VA joe at July 15, 2011 10:53 AM (S1sf0)
Posted by: Navy COP joe aka supercabbie!!! at July 15, 2011 10:56 AM (Vc5X7)
Little info for you, I have Feds in my family who lurk here and they got some of their friends to read AoS for teh funneh
Aka: they are reading and they will not be amused
Hmm, tell your fed buddies they can suck my left nut. I'll be waiting. 11PM is fine, no later please - email me at jsnape528@gmail.com for driving map.
Posted by: Jimma at July 15, 2011 11:04 AM (TfRqk)
Well, here is my nomination for new masthead. From P.J. O'Rourke:
"Giving money and power to the goverment is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys"
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life
This!
Or this:
"Badges? Badges? We don't need no steenkin' badges!"
-from "Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes.... at July 15, 2011 11:04 AM (oiG2m)
No, but it's also tiresome when the AoS comments section, which is ordinarily sometimes hypothetically intelligent and funny, gets over-run with people venting anger. It's boring and unpleasant to read.
Posted by: sandy burger at July 15, 2011 11:15 AM (XyoGP)
Posted by: docweasel at July 15, 2011 11:20 AM (G92eR)
Posted by: Average Joe at July 15, 2011 11:24 AM (bN5ZU)
one bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, but...as lacyunderalls stated at 14
can't
have
nice
things
we do have nice things, and we're nice people who like to have fun and laugh and make jokes and stand up for what we believe to be the right thing and stand up against gvt corruption
bottom line: it's ace's place, so it's ace's rules
pay attention people...ace makes it clear...act like your mother's watching...ok, maybe not YOUR mother
Posted by: elspeth at July 15, 2011 11:33 AM (0AkWH)
298 It's boring and unpleasant to read
Precisely the reason we need to expend federal law resources to police blog comments -- boredom and unpleasantness are national security threats. And probably part of a conspiracy, unlike all those "isolated incidents" by lone wolves on airplanes and at army bases.
--
Volunteer thought police. Thats what blogs need.
Posted by: jimmah at July 15, 2011 11:34 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: Dustin at July 15, 2011 11:37 AM (519+h)
Well, I was just going off on a tangent; I was agreeing with ace's no-tolerance policy.
As for the government going after harmless idiots for posting threats on the internet, yes it does need to be done, to some extent. Because if you give an inch on this sort of thing, it will justify actual incitation to political violence. I'm not so much worried about somebody as well protected as the president, but I'd certainly worry about, say, lawmakers in Wisconsin. I can easily imagine leftist websites inciting people to the point that somebody gets hurt.
Posted by: sandy burger at July 15, 2011 11:38 AM (XyoGP)
I believe this guy made quite a few posts that no one took seriously.
Harris and Kleibold (sp ?) kept journals and videos, but it was 1999 so there was no facebook and not as many opportunities to post freely on the internet as a whole or I bet they would have been leaving crazy posts on websites too.
I know I remember a few other incidents recently where prior t an attack of full on crazy, people had been posting on blogs etc. and no one took them seriously.
Take that into consideration and then look at assassination attempts over the past 40 years. They have uniformly been psychotics. Given that I am sure that when the Secret Service comes across a threatening post they take it seriously and Ace has every right to be concerned about the impact on his blog.
Posted by: chad at July 15, 2011 11:40 AM (WNcvq)
It's not brain surgery; just don't post death threats or anything racist (including, especially, ebonics) and you should be fine.
But in general, here are my rules of thumb for joining a forum or group: post from day one as if you've been posting forever. Don't bother introducing yourself: nobody cares. Similarly, if you decide to leave, don't explain yourself, just go: nobody cares.
Posted by: Kensington at July 15, 2011 11:41 AM (uaEZS)
Posted by: J Dance at July 15, 2011 11:43 AM (RHPMH)
I'm going to take that [Mencken quote] down.
The swords, too? What about the skull and the card-of-death pip? Maybe crossed stalks of lily of the valley behind a hedgehog, then?
And you could replace the Mencken quote with "Knowing me, knowing you, there is nothing we can do."
Posted by: FireHorse at July 15, 2011 11:44 AM (DXbG2)
300
pay attention people...ace makes it clear...act like your mother's watching...ok, maybe not YOUR mother
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That is automatically stipulated. Nothing wrong with pointing out that Ace gets his panties in a bunch about stupid shit on a regular (but rare) basis. He knows it. I know it. And to deny it, is nothing more than group think. Just like the left.
Posted by: jimmah at July 15, 2011 11:46 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: joejm65 at July 15, 2011 11:58 AM (UZuc4)
Posted by: Holger at July 15, 2011 12:06 PM (YxGud)
where ValuRite® and Pudding
go together like Unicorns and Skittles
Posted by: political correctness czar at July 15, 2011 12:09 PM (UPNlB)
Change the masthead and I start assassinating puppies with love and clubs but mostly clubs.
You're a copycat of that guy over at the Ace of Clubs HQ who's doing in puppies with spades.
Posted by: FireHorse at July 15, 2011 12:11 PM (DXbG2)
Oh, and stay the hell away from Ace's strawberries the lot of ya! And by "strawberries" I mean cherries you morons. Everyone knows that!
I love Ace as much as the next guy but I am afraid he is starting to lose it a little. In fact I love Ace enough to tell him I think he is acting irrationally and I am more than a little worried about his state of mind.
He can and will do as he wishes with his blog and I am greatly appreciative of all of his efforts. I have and will faithfully follow all of the rules but when they make absolutely no sense I can't help but feel like I am walking on eggshells all of the time. If bears are apes and "what if's" are threats then no one is safe to speak here and there is no way to predict what will get you into trouble next.
It hurts Ace's credibility to reason in such a weak manner and to draw so much attention to things better handled by contacting, censoring or banning the offending party. He might find the guy who made the post worded it poorly and save himself a ton of trouble and embarrassment. Not to mention calling something a threat which clearly was not opens Ace up to being sued for defamation. Especially if he takes the advice of some here and publishes the guy's ip or if he really does call the SS etc... If it were me I would retract the claim that a death threat was made immediately but maybe Ace has some past history here with this person that makes him comfortable making this charge outside the comment he pointed to which does not support the accusation.
I also get the feeling that we are not wanted. Ace has made it clear that he considers the comment section a money loser for him and feels he has to have teams of people constantly scour the comments to keep us in line. He has taken to excoriating us as a whole sometimes when he is mad instead of just handling whoever made the problem for him off stage. So I think psychologically there is something going on there where the commentariat is just not valued as much by him as it is by the people who visit here.
As a small business owner all I can say is --- make a decision Ace. If you keep the comments then don't bitch about your customers to your customers. Don't complain about the comment section. Make people feel welcome and invited and handle the problems in a calm, non-ranting fashion. Or just close the comments or require registration. But don't under any circumstances make your clientele feel like I feel now. Oh, and don't try to argue with the customers that purple is blue instead of red. Just tell them not to post anything about the president dying or being missing from office because it makes you uncomfortable. That is understandable and supportable. Calling what is quite arguably a what-if scenario a death threat only makes it look like you are being vindictive over a difference of opinion and are willing to try to ruin some poor schmuck to prove yourself right.
And keep in mind that the distinctions you are making do not come naturally to everyone or even most people so every time you pick up a new commenter you will have some of this behavior you don't like while they are educated as to the rules of the establishment. The way you classify things is not intuitive at all so the acclimatization period will be extended a little. Nobody reads lists of rules so your regular commenters can help with that and keep you workload down some. I will be glad to do so myself.
I am sure I am in the minority but I am also sure that the people who feel like I do are less likely to speak up.
Posted by: Voluble at July 15, 2011 12:19 PM (JKX4x)
This fool reminds me of a conversation on LGF during the build-up tot he Iraq invasion. He thought it would be real cool and impressive to bomb the massive dam and kill outright hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians.
He actually needed to have it explained to him that massive civilian death was not a useful objective and was to be avoided whenever possible. It was a revelation to him that our enemy was a very tiny portion of the populace who were the cause of our ire, as is usually the case in war.
To his credit, he admitted he was taken with the shock and awe concept and hadn't considered the consequences.
Posted by: epobirs at July 15, 2011 12:27 PM (XgoW8)
I bet the Secret Service investigated all those folks at the Kos Kiddies or DU who called for Bush's demise. I bet they also investigated Baldwin and all those folks like Maher who call for an untimely end for our politicians of a certain stripe.
Posted by: Molon Labe at July 15, 2011 12:29 PM (g5MrG)
Ace,
Dude - thanks for pointing out the poseurs and the freaks. And for doing something about it.
I'm gonna hurt a hobo just for you. 
Posted by: Noa at July 15, 2011 12:33 PM (VxqUc)
Posted by: Kensington at July 15, 2011 12:44 PM (uaEZS)
I'll probably get mugged over this, but that's my opinion.
Posted by: Knightbrigade at July 15, 2011 12:47 PM (eRhz+)
Was hoping for an update on the threats e-mailed to Ace and Patterico.
Oh, well.
Does this mean I can't continue to wish the worst on Hugo Chavez?
'Cuz you know I do, right?
Posted by: Sam Adams at July 15, 2011 12:56 PM (dqCwN)
Posted by: Pat in Michigan at July 15, 2011 01:06 PM (Z9ZMs)
Posted by: daybrother at July 15, 2011 01:25 PM (mexsR)
Maybe you could modify it a little...like replace "slitting throats" with "shitting goats", or "sewing oats."
That was absolutely hysterical!
Posted by: Melissa In Texas at July 15, 2011 02:14 PM (c99bF)
Posted by: RapidRaccoon at July 15, 2011 02:14 PM (qrtNs)
@316
epobirs
"He actually needed to have it explained to him that massive civilian death was not a useful objective and was to be avoided whenever possible."
Uhhhh! For your information this was an extensive tactic of the U.S. Military that was directly responsible for complete victory in WWII.
"To be Avoided Whenever Possible"
Your kidding right? So.....avoid it whenever it makes sense to who?, and it's is o.k. to do so when who decides?
Posted by: Jimi at July 15, 2011 02:32 PM (JMsOK)
Denounce Yourself
Seriously, take a bunch of the winner suggestions in this thread and figure out how to put them into a rotation of some kind.
I'd put the Mencken quote together with -- "'This is why we can't have nice things' -- Ace" and make sure it's in that rotation.
Posted by: filbert at July 15, 2011 03:07 PM (smvTK)
Posted by: Cindy in San Diego at July 15, 2011 03:25 PM (IB258)
Posted by: A Mindful Webworker at July 15, 2011 03:44 PM (g9gb0)
"It's all fun till someone pokes an eye out"
I kinda like the idea of a rotating banner,
Sorta like a fresh coat of paint
Shiny and New
Posted by: political correctness czar at July 15, 2011 05:24 PM (UPNlB)
I, like most enjoy the blogging here and post comments as I see fit.
The comment in question (on this post) did not constitute a threat. Ace's response was no different than Shirley Jackson Lees race card. revival session. It had no bearing on the actual content of the comment.
I was viscarally attacked here the other evening for a mild criticism of late attention to an election post and some snark against a blogger who attacked a commentor for postulating a question on the success of the welfare state.
I would suggest that most of those who attacked me had no ideadwhat my comment was. Especially, Ace.
When reasonable discussion ends and attacks on the individual rules the day we wind up with the type of government we have today. And, a failed society.
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 05:39 PM (WPwt4)
Oh and the threat to have the SS look at this is particularly disturbing as it compares nicely to the KGB's system.
The blog is ceasing to move America to a freer society.
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 05:47 PM (WPwt4)
Posted by: tcbaz at July 15, 2011 05:53 PM (7WNzg)
Oh and the threat to have the SS look at this is particularly disturbing as it compares nicely to the KGB's system.
The blog is ceasing to move America to a freer society.
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 09:47 PM (WPwt4)
Ummmmm....wrong. Threats against the President's person, including death, are a felony. What Ace is trying to cease is giving some stupid asshole a platform to commit a crime. Considering the generally free-wheeling nature of this blog, not one of us has a complaint. Of course, if you think you are chafing at the very few restrictions Ace has in place, you are free to try your own hand at blogging.
Posted by: Bill H at July 15, 2011 05:59 PM (FKMW3)
Posted by: DngrMse at July 15, 2011 06:50 PM (T16Ab)
Posted by: Mark at July 15, 2011 07:11 PM (3N9iN)
Posted by: Mark Billingham Bloodline Audiobook at July 15, 2011 07:24 PM (UuWFL)
You are utterly, completely wrong. We never engaged in indiscriminate murder for its own sake as a strategy during WWIII or any other conflict. It doesn't take a military genius to understand that this has little value and can even backfire beyond the horrible PR consequences. If you inadvertantly eliminated the wrong civilians, that is, people above and below certain ages, you can be relieving your opponent of a resource drain and make them better enabled to support their fighters.
We targeted stuff that had civilians nearby and inevitable casualties. This is where the phrase collateral damage comes from.
If our goal was to simply annihilate the enemy wholesale, from infants to senior citizens, we would simply have deployed poison gas. This was the best means to achieve such a goal at the time, and we had ample stocks. The Germans did too but lacked the means to strike at the continental US. There was an understanding as far as the battlefield went that nobody wanted to be first to deploy gas. There were plenty of WWI veterans who knew how horrible that would be. (Including Hitler himself.) It says a lot about how poison gas was regarded that it went unused.
We could quite easily have depopulated large swaths of Germany, and created an escalation nobody wanted. The US may have been safe but kiss the UK goodbye.
Today we'd use neutron bombs if outright elimination of populations was intended. It remains a hypothetical.
And now that we're talking nuclear, no, the atom bombings of Japan were not wholesale slaughter for its own sake. Again, poison gas would have been far more cost effective, not to mention actually doable as we didn't have an A-bomb stockpile to keep applying until the island were uninhabitable.
This was a hostage drama. It was balancing an expected 500,000 US and Allied casualties to conquer the islands decisively the hard way vs. a substantially lesser number of Japanese citizens to convince the Japanese leadership there were worse things than defeat. And this is one of those cases where declaring, "They started it," carries validity. The victory had to be total since, again, those with decent memories of the previous war didn't want to have to do this again in a couple decades with better and deadlier technology on all sides.
Posted by: epobirs at July 15, 2011 07:55 PM (kcfmt)
Okay, let's look at the post.
14 So how would an unfortunate, sudden loss of the president affect our credit rating?The commentor is referring to Obama's effect on the debt crisis. He refers to his absense/ loss and what effect that would have on the situation. While one might surmise that the commentor wishes Obama was not president during such troubling fiscal negotiations. He has not threatened the President. (how many of you, are happy that he is the one presiding over these troubling times.) The commentor has not imagined his demise as a golf ball in the back of the head, getting beaten to death by Michelle with the last corn dog in the frezer, or being tried and hung by sidng with the Vichy Government ( which can be discussed later.). He has not. He merely asks, "what if?" I believe he thought he was being funny. which, a year ago would have been accepted here. (AoSHQ). There is no threat. I would also contend that id John Mcain, and I gag at that, or Clinton (still gaging) were president we would not be in this situation. So in effect, if I do not accuse the poster of threatening the president, and I do not. Then, I would have to say that basically, I agree with him. If you you don't agree with me, then we can/will argue this point again in 2013. Of coruse I will be in a reeducation camp, but of course if you have any balls, you'll be there also.
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 08:00 PM (WPwt4)
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 08:06 PM (WPwt4)
I am going to recap in shorter form.
Original post:
14 So how would an unfortunate, sudden loss of the president affect our credit rating?Please, tell me where he threatens the President.
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 08:09 PM (WPwt4)
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 08:12 PM (WPwt4)
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at July 15, 2011 08:16 PM (QTr+K)
But going to get the bottle opener truly blows ass.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at July 15, 2011 08:18 PM (hGdX1)
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 08:19 PM (WPwt4)
I kind of enjoying being able to post without someone imagining, what I am imagining, I am saying.
Liberating. Oh yea, and WINNING.
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 08:27 PM (WPwt4)
And now that we're talking nuclear, no, the atom bombings of Japan were not wholesale slaughter for its own sake. <br><br>
It was balancing an expected 500,000 US and Allied casualties to conquer the islands decisively the hard way vs. a substantially lesser number of Japanese citizens to convince the Japanese leadership there were worse things than defeat. <br><br>
Nonsense piled on top of more nonsense. <BR><BR>No, it is not murder to kill the enemy. But, indiscriminate killing of the enemy has been a strategy of the USA. For reference, check out the firebombing of Dresden. Or, your own words. Nuclear weapons are indiscriminate. They do not just kill the soldiers, leaving the children, the elderly and other non-combatants unharmed. Dropping nuclear bombs on Japan was part of a strategy to convince the leadership of Japan that we would inflict such massive damage on their population and infrastructure that it made no sense to continue to fight. <br><BR>And, it worked. Fighting a "humane" war just drags it out and usually ends up resulting in a higher level of carnage. The way that wars are won is convincing the enemy that it is too painful to continue to fight. A vicious, no-holds barred conflict results in a shorter war that lets all sides get to the resolution. And, that is what we should want in any war we are in.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 15, 2011 08:33 PM (6CBp1)
“It is the primary right of men to die and kill for the land they live in, and to punish with exceptional severity all members of their own race who have warmed their hands at the invader’s hearth.”
Winston Churchill
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 08:41 PM (WPwt4)
Posted by: mghorning at July 15, 2011 08:49 PM (WPwt4)
I don't like leftists in public office, but the way to deal with them is to speak up and tell the truth about the bankruptcy of their ideas, not by making idiotic death threats against them. Such antics only show weakness and the lack of good ideas with which to fight them.
I also think that many, if not most, of the retards making such threats here and on other sites for normal people are mobys.
Posted by: Lee Reynolds at July 15, 2011 09:01 PM (zkRoG)
Posted by: jimmah at July 16, 2011 05:00 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: Abiss at July 16, 2011 06:37 AM (+IPd1)
That was perfect. You ably capture the confusion regarding whats 'over the line' here. As an approximately 10 time (infrequent) commenter who got banned on the 10th for something similar, all I can say is THANK YOU for perfectly expressing the dismay I felt at both the banning, and Aces subsequent "fuck you" email to me. (no really. Thats all the email said: "Fuck you.") One questionable offense, no warning, no consideration, no defense. It's a jarring feeling to be sure and I was completely blind-sided by it myself. You go from being a fan of the work to standing 'guilty' of something - so far beyond anything you intended - before its author, in the space of a second. Now I just read, because face it - sometimes Ace is funny. Admittedly though, a bit less so knowing that this bastion of 'liberty' is in reality a self-righteous judgmental crank who believes the FIRST solution is to form his own Stasi styled neighborhood informant pogrom. To would be bloggers, let me suggest that there ARE better ways of handling these matters than completely alienating your readers as your primary go-to solution. If they really are psychotic, you'll figure it out pretty quickly. Once you do, banning and reporting them are appropriate remedies.
Posted by: Abiss at July 16, 2011 10:37 AM (+IPd1)
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Better ways? How about as a common carrier (in the law) ignoring them?
Last I checked "editing" posts is #1 way to open self to liability. Ace should check into the law, and liability precedence if thats what he's worried about. I like reading the headlines on the site on a daily basis, and have for years. And will not stop. Banned or not, because we all know the ban is a joke. ACE - do what you do best and fuck them all. Don't waste time on opinions you don't agree with because it takes less time to un-ban youself than it does to get banned.
Posted by: Jimma at July 16, 2011 09:28 AM (TfRqk)
While that's true, the official act of IP bannage puts the stamp of validity to the host's disinvitation to someone's participation. I mean really, what kind of a relationally retarded fuckstick keeps coming back to a social gathering where the host and other participants have made clear that he isn't wanted.
Posted by: toby928™ at July 16, 2011 10:04 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Jimma at July 16, 2011 10:25 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: Jimma at July 16, 2011 10:28 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: Abiss at July 16, 2011 11:54 AM (pCFIK)
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Posted by: Abiss at July 16, 2011 12:58 PM (+IPd1)
I spent too much of my career in other people's civil wars to want that shit here. If the other side starts it? Great. Fine. But no Fort Sumters and no manufacturing martyrs for the other side.
Posted by: SGT Dan at July 16, 2011 04:51 PM (vBud5)
LOL. Stay classy, Ace.
Abiss: It's just a stupid blog. You can live without it as millions of people do.
Posted by: schizoid at July 16, 2011 05:16 PM (GZlDP)
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