"The enemy has got a face. He's called Satan. He's in Fallujah and we're going to destroy him."
- Col. Gary Brandl, United States Marine Corps
[via A Tiny Revolution]
"The enemy has got a face. He's called Satan. He's in Fallujah and we're going to destroy him."
- Col. Gary Brandl, United States Marine Corps
I guess this makes it official: The Holy War has begun. Thanks, Bush administration. Nothing like self-fulfilling prophecy, I say.
The rest of the planets in the universe must be laughing their asses off...
Posted by: Dead Civilian at November 8, 2004 09:31 AMUm... in Fallujah? Now? Or has he already split for Iran?
Sorry, that's next year I'm thinking of...
Posted by: jeff at November 8, 2004 09:48 AMHey, i've seen that Satan before! He's on your logo now :)
I wonder how long it will be until there is a type of Handmaid's Tale-type holy war within the states itself....between us filthy atheists and the oh-so-holy rollers?
There was a totally creepy article in SFGATE today:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/08/MNG4K9NO9I1.DTL
ugh.
I don't want to slpit hairs, but you misspelled 'Haters'.
Posted by: inonthekilltaker at November 8, 2004 12:26 PMNo, inon, I mean "hatter". As in "mad as a". I didn't know if people would get the joke or not.
And you misspelled "split."
Posted by: Jake at November 8, 2004 12:44 PMOhhhhh, sorry.
Posted by: inonthekilltaker at November 8, 2004 01:00 PMI got it Jake. :-)
Posted by: Brian at November 8, 2004 01:15 PMi was watching this TV evangelist guy last sunday. sometime i do that just to see what they hell they tell people. there's always something.
well, this guy was telling his people that God and Jesus and that whole team want them to HATE evil. they're supposed to love everything else, but hate satan and all that is evil.
add that to the president of the US who went out and declared that there is an axis of evil (iran, iraq, n. korea)
scary. nothing like casting yourself as the hero, and denouncing "others" as evil.
Posted by: ryan a. at November 8, 2004 04:54 PMDamn that Satan. I keep losing track of him. Up until this minute I thought he was still stateside.
It just keeps getting better doesn't it? There's nothing like a holy war to warm the cockles of my heart.
My sister always says Earth is like the backwoods Alabama of the Universe. I think she's got something there.
He was stateside Princesws. He's been going insane since he won that election.
Posted by: Brian at November 8, 2004 10:13 PMGood old Col Brandl. Reminds me of Charles Durning in "North Dallas Forty." I kept waiting for him to end his pep talk with "and for God's sake, don't scratch your balls."
Posted by: Miss Authoritiva at November 9, 2004 07:49 PM'There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter'
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Dude! Ehat the FUCK is your problem?!?!?
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Posted by: Snow Crash at November 14, 2004 11:39 AMYes, I deleted those spam ads. The ones I can't keep out, I remove later.
Posted by: Jake at November 14, 2004 11:52 AMExplorer will always be the best browser. Don"t you dare install Firefox or we will sue you.
IE Team
Posted by: IE Team at November 14, 2004 12:28 PMWho do you think you are? Pushin my main man Jake around?
Jake, go for it, install Firefox.
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