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Skidmore

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64. How did you get that from the OP?

Mon Jan 19, 2015, 08:04 PM

Jan 2015

The whole post is quoting what others have tweeted or remarks made by others and, as far as I can tell, the OP is not stating these are her views.

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Teared up at end of American Sniper: "Great fucking movie & now I really want to kill some ragheads" [View all] kpete Jan 2015 OP

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