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kpete

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Mon Jan 19, 2015, 10:17 AM Jan 2015

Teared up at end of American Sniper: "Great fucking movie & now I really want to kill some ragheads" [View all]

Eastwood film ‘American Sniper’ sets box office record while setting off flurry of racist tweets

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TheRaganBrock, whose timeline is loaded with paeans to Kyle and who saw the film earlier, tweeted, “Ngl teared up at the end of American Sniper. Great fucking movie and now I really want to kill some fucking ragheads.”

Reece Filon, who has since made his tweets unavailable, wrote, “America sniper made me appreciate soldiers 100x more and hate Muslims 1000000x more.”

Harshnewyorker wrote, “Nice to see a movie where the Arabs are portrayed for who they really are – vermin scum intent on destroying us. #Deblasio #AmericanSniper”

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In another tweet, since deleted, Dex Harmon wrote, “American sniper makes me wanna go shoot some fuckin Arabs” which was followed by artwork of three handguns.


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/eastwood-film-american-sniper-sets-box-office-record-while-setting-off-flurry-of-racist-tweets/
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Amazing! What a horrible thing to say. yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #1
How many of these idiots even know an Arab newfie11 Jan 2015 #2
0! n/t wildbilln864 Jan 2015 #4
Ok, so they can all now go volunteer to go fight ISIS. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jan 2015 #3
Pshaw! Maybe, like Cheney, they simply have "other prioritities" :sarcasm: - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #10
curious if they portrayed the real last 10 years of the 'snipers' life in the movie. Sunlei Jan 2015 #5
They didn't. nt arthritisR_US Jan 2015 #66
Dumbasses. HappyMe Jan 2015 #6
Mission Accomplished Man from Pickens Jan 2015 #7
imo, I was embarrassed how our military pandered to that marksman eccentricities & made him into Sunlei Jan 2015 #8
Bingo! Scuba Jan 2015 #74
So a few of the viewers will leave the theatres looking to beat down a few Arabs on the street. n/t benz380 Jan 2015 #9
Why is it news that people hate the bad guys in a movie? Renew Deal Jan 2015 #11
I see your point, but given that these fictional bad guys sibelian Jan 2015 #17
Yes, it's not straight forward Renew Deal Jan 2015 #19
Vaguely... wasn't it that it was really grotesque? sibelian Jan 2015 #20
Besides the complaints about violence, the complaint was that it was anti-semitic Renew Deal Jan 2015 #21
Ah, I remember now. sibelian Jan 2015 #24
Because we are not allowed to view Islam as "bad guys" davidn3600 Jan 2015 #22
It is stupid to blame the whole religion for it JonLP24 Jan 2015 #36
But we blame all of Christianity when some nut blows up an abortion clinic davidn3600 Jan 2015 #42
No we don't, we don't even mention "Christianity." We blame mental illness or the government. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #44
I don't agree with that JonLP24 Jan 2015 #46
Wow, somebody actually knows the crap we arthritisR_US Jan 2015 #68
remember when everyone wanted to kill Germans after seeing 'Die Hard'? frylock Jan 2015 #61
I don't remember Die Hard but I do arthritisR_US Jan 2015 #67
Well. Jane Fonda and Rob Lowe come out for American Sniper. Ironic. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #12
Fascist propoganda. JEB Jan 2015 #13
from posts here this past week, I am quite confident those comments will be well-defended by DrDan Jan 2015 #14
Yes, sir, here I am to defend their right to say it. They CAN say it. sibelian Jan 2015 #16
not a fan of hate-speech myself DrDan Jan 2015 #23
Me neither. sibelian Jan 2015 #25
that would certainly be preferrable - "get them to stop thinking them" DrDan Jan 2015 #29
Well, are these comments any more horrible or frequent sibelian Jan 2015 #38
I agree JonLP24 Jan 2015 #37
and Chris Kyle died defending your right to say that! frylock Jan 2015 #62
Unjust war of aggression JEB Jan 2015 #15
Ah, the power of art to inspire and elevate humanity. Octafish Jan 2015 #18
...and some fret about violent video games. L0oniX Jan 2015 #27
Those are more about gameplay than anything else JonLP24 Jan 2015 #50
The subliminal stuff is another thing. Octafish Jan 2015 #56
+1 n/t whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #54
Boots on the ground ...next. L0oniX Jan 2015 #26
So, "The American Sniper" appeals to the lowest inside us and to racists. Wow. Good going there, BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #28
Zero Dark Thirty went the same route. Dawson Leery Jan 2015 #48
Let's hope they have that same epiphany on American Sniper. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #49
It will be sad Dawson Leery Jan 2015 #52
Or Stephen Hawking. calimary Jan 2015 #58
Indeed! nt arthritisR_US Jan 2015 #69
Did the sniper bring that empty chair with him? Politicalboi Jan 2015 #30
The far right is full of racist thugs. Dawson Leery Jan 2015 #31
These bums also say the same thing about "Birth Of A Nation." muntrv Jan 2015 #32
Wow. Sounds like that's one movie I don't need to see. stillwaiting Jan 2015 #33
Draft these guys to fight ISIS! muntrv Jan 2015 #34
AHEM!!! muntrv Jan 2015 #35
Sounds like he's still talking 2naSalit Jan 2015 #39
Talking and humping it... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #41
Snort! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #45
Touchdown! Octafish Jan 2015 #57
Ha! Ha! Ha! MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #65
Mr. Eastwood's agenda is to make hit movies . olddots Jan 2015 #40
Nothing but the latest Runningdawg Jan 2015 #43
They should join the miltary then glasshouses Jan 2015 #47
Wannabe Rambos. Initech Jan 2015 #51
Wholesome entertainment for the entire family. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2015 #53
Can't miss this review whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #55
Right wingers are so afraid... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #59
Gotta love keyboard warriors. Terra Alta Jan 2015 #60
Nailed it! TY. nt arthritisR_US Jan 2015 #71
This message was self-deleted by its author rbrnmw Jan 2015 #63
How did you get that from the OP? Skidmore Jan 2015 #64
Maybe Clint ought to make a follow up about the sniper "Juba". miyazaki Jan 2015 #70
What are you talking about? nt arthritisR_US Jan 2015 #72
Juba supposedly was an infamous Iraqi sniper miyazaki Jan 2015 #73
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