Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. ~Thomas Jefferson

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

These days, even the boring Republicans are nuts.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

We can show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

The words do not have to be perfect.

She burned that motherfucker down, and I am so here for it. Thank you, Caroline Kennedy.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

You are here: Home / TV & Movies / Movies / Question

Question

by | 30 Comments

This post is in: ,

I wonder when will wingnuts will figure out the thematic parallels between Daniel Craig’s new film Defiance and the Greatest Moving Picture Ever Recorded By Man (TM), Red Dawn. When they inevitably do, who will be the first wingnut blogger to paint himself as a Jewish partisan fighting the Nazis? Whoever guesses Ace of Spades, if correct, only gets half credit.

Reader Interactions

30Comments

  1. 1.

    Zifnab

    Some would ask the question, "How could you possibly conflate American peacenik liberals with the German Nazi war machine?" I would ask the question, "How can you not?"

  3. 3.

    Bootlegger

    I’m waiting for the Hollywood East production of the Gazan’s stout defense of The Strip against impossible odds. Hey, that’s a great working title: The Strip.

  5. 5.

    Comrade Dread

    I think you overlook the obvious choice of those brave, persecuted souls, that band of brothers known as the Red State Strike Force.

  6. 6.

    The Other Steve

    Damn, I thought this was going to be one of John Cole’s questions about why his Mac sucks.

    WOLVERINES!

  7. 7.

    MikeJ

    What’s Yiddish for "wolverines"?

    I don’t know that one. How about, "cute little puppy"?

    הינטעלע

  8. 8.

    joe from Lowell

    Them peacnik liberals are more heavily armed than Hitler’s Panzer divisions.

    The American Friends Service Committe is the Waffen SS of liberal fascism.

  12. 12.

    Comrade Stuck

    I wonder when will wingnuts will figure out the thematic parallels between Daniel Craig’s new film Defiance and the Greatest Moving Picture Ever Recorded By Man™, Red Dawn.

    Can you really picture Jonah Doughy Pantload roughing it in the forest with no Cheeseburgers or Baby Powder? I think not.

  15. 15.

    Anton Sirius

    I love the Defiance ad with the voice-over saying "One man stood up to tyranny", with the heroically scruffy Daniel Craig on screen. It’s like they’re directly aiming for the RSSF demo, all of them fighting the good, lonely fight in front of their monitors.

    Of course Daniel Craig isn’t as ruggedly handsome as, say, Hugh Hewitt, but who could be?

  17. 17.

    canuckistani

    Given that the state of Israel didn’t exist at the time the movie is set, wouldn’t the, er, ethnic nature of the partisans make them less sympathetic in the eyes of the RSSF?

    And has anyone else noticed how easy it is to type Himmler’s title – RFSS (Reichsfuhrer SS) – when referring to the Red State clowns? Anyone wonder if the choice of letters was subconciously influenced?

  18. 18.

    The Moar You Know

    @cleek: Goddamn you for posting that. I read it and have lost some IQ points as a result.

    Jesus Fucking Christ, Doughy is one stupid human being.

  21. 21.

    RememberNovember

    in Chris Crocker voice Leave Patrick Swayze alone…I mean he’s going through cancer…and all of you…sob…sob…sob…wait you’re talking about Daniel Craig…omg he’s a hottie…..is he circumsized?

    rofl.

  24. 24.

    cleek

    Can you really picture Jonah Doughy Pantload roughing it in the forest with no Cheeseburgers or Baby Powder?

    "roughing it" with Erikkck’s rough men ?

    i don’t want to imagine that.

    oops, too late.

    Deliverance.

  25. 25.

    joe from Lowell

    Why is it that the people who are given to swooning over Red Dawn are the same people who write that beating up on the Palestinians in Gaza or the Shiites in Hezballebanon is going get them to give up the fight?

  29. 29.

    DFH no.6

    I’ve been pretty far left for a good long time, and I love Red Dawn. Die Hard, too (but not the sequels). Watch ’em as often as I can.

    (looks around furtively… ducks out quickly)

Comments are closed.