Transvestite Candidates and Gay Generals, Oh my.

[Kaiser Kronos]

God bless the Republikan Partah, yes siree! Dem Candidates done support these here troops a-fightin' and a-dyin'. Yes sirree Bob, they done support 'em so well that when one o'dese brave fightin' men asks a queztion, they done hem, haw, and whine! Yes, sirree, bob, that there Elleephant done support dese here troops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXdXzLMv-iA

They done support him so much that when he rake them fellas over the fahr, they ask him his ol' oreentashun. Then, their good ol' boys'n'girls raise a hootin' holler about his bein' affliated with the ebbiill librul Shrillary!

Here's the real kicker folks, yes-sir, this is a good'un, the ebbilll librul supporter was gay, 'n a member of them ol' time Cons the Log Cabin Republikans. Yes, sir, we can't have lil'facks lahk that get in the way of a good ol'time homophobic uprer over a gay genril askin' them Manly Man Conservatives to trust ter own damn Army!

^The above spoken in the dialect of the people those idiots think they represent. Irony is that Alexander the Great was gay, as were the Sacred Band of Thebes, who were undefeated for a solid 40 years, something that Manly Man Heterosexual armies like Persia and Rome couldn't manage without a helluva predominance. God bless the Crazies, and God bless those Demoquacks who fret about Guiliani's cross-dressing.

The Republicans can't stand gay soldiers, and their army can't either, due to fear their AWESOME MANLINESS OF SEXINESS OMG!!!() will cause gay men to treat them like they treat women, and they leave the soldiers in such bad shape that the homeless population is 1/4 veteran.

Now, the alternative....

more concerned with the color dress Guilani wears while calling the kettle black on Republican homophobia. Speaking of this, there's something a little off in the MSM constantly outing their political opponents and glorying in the hatred they get from so-called "normal Americans", while they themselves get a chance to spew the same bullshit, only since it's a Congresscritter with an "R" instead of a "D" it's all well and good.

The Democrats, in particular, seem to be doing everything possible to lose, and the Republicans could exploit every fumble and idiotic move the Dims make. That, is, if there was an actual leader. Democrats can preach the same racism and hate that the Republicans do, and the real injustice for gays and African-Americans and Latinos is that the MSM won't cover it, and some ignoramus like Hannity will.

A real Cheeseburger in Paradise, America is, thanks to Bushie Incompetence, and Democrat buffoonery.

Edit-Realized too much Elephant Bashing, not enough Donkey Bashing. How can a party of so-called alternatives to the current administration attempt to unite this country, when they can't even unite themselves? The Demoquacks are corrupt, and went in over a year ago with much handwaving and promise of "CHANGE!!!!" A year later, the same old **** keeps happening, problems are mounting, the Demoquacks miss every opportunity they have and a whole term for reform is wasted.

The Demoquacks like to talk a good game. The Republicans actually take action. Not always the best, not always the brightest, but Hells-be-gone, they actually do STUFF! I'll take the party that will take mistaken action in a dangerous situation over the one that will bury its head in the sand, as the dangerous situation advances ready to pounce.

[SuperXAsh]

*bows out and refrains from debating KK for the 8th time this year, and tags whoever wishes to* ^_^

[godofPH]

KK, my good friend Ike here will say all that needs to be said:

[Kaiser Kronos]

Read the edited post.

The Dims and Rethugs are both broken. But, come on, SXAsh, how can the Republicans look themselves in the mirror when they ignore little things like the general they call a plant was a Republican himself?

[Gorjirus]

Irony is that Alexander the Great was gay

I'm just going to ignore the rest.

But Alx was gay? What is this from?

Because he got laid wayyyy to many times to be gay. Bisexual? Maybe. But if he was gay, would he really have THAT much straight sex just to "keep up appearences"?

[Goji Son]

He was bisexual.

Also, many in the Roman Legion were bisexual as well. Hell, many of the greatest armies had a homosexual connection.

[Burkion]

Well, you travel in a troup of men for years on end without stopping and no women, and YOU keep straight.

[Morgoth]

Well, alot of histories rather back up the theory that Alexander was straight out *****, even in a time when it was common in Greek and Macedonian society to 'like both snails and oysters'. The brutal fact is that he never produced an heir, which is why his empire did not survive him. Everything he built was divided by three of his generals who pretty much immediately started trying to seize the regions claimed by the other two. And, of course, that gave plenty of opportunity for folks like the Persians to remember their national identity (and where they could find swords, spears and mercenaries). Bottom line - make sure you have a clear heir before running off to conquer India.

[Morgoth]

Originally Posted by Voorhees13th

Well, you travel in a troup of men for years on end without stopping and no women, and YOU keep straight.

Dude, you might get that lonely but you ain't bringing it here. Actually, alot of ancient armies used to employ lengthy periods of lonely nights to increase the violence and determination of their warriors. Xerxes at the battle of Thermopolye slaughtered every harlot and camp follower in the Persian lines when his troops failed to dislodge the Spartans and their allies. The message: 'you want women, you kill your way through those damn Greeks to get to them.' Another example comes from the account of the Roman siege at Masada where the frustrated Roman general had all 'friendlies' expelled from the camp when the fortress failed to fall quickly. As far as he was concerned, the only women he wanted his legion thinking about were the Jewish ones dropping rocks on them from the walls of Masada.

A more recent and more deplorable example is the Kanto army and their career in China during WWII and before, where the pent up libidos of the soldiers was employed as an actual weapon of war by Japanese officers. The 'Rape of Shanghai' was more than a figurative term.

[Raptor]

Originally Posted by Morgoth

The brutal fact is that he never produced an heir, which is why his empire did not survive him. Everything he built was divided by three of his generals who pretty much immediately started trying to seize the regions claimed by the other two. And, of course, that gave plenty of opportunity for folks like the Persians to remember their national identity (and where they could find swords, spears and mercenaries). Bottom line - make sure you have a clear heir before running off to conquer India.

And where has a lack of a solid continuity left the two major American political parties? I think every four years they want to cater to EVERYONE and it just ain't possible. Can you REALLY tell the liberals from the conservatives over the years?
Individual candidates are the same way IMO, all too often waffling on too many major issues. Party solidarity at election time? I don't see it. Guess it's about time we make our check lists and start culling the herds...

[Morgoth]

I think the farce of American politics can be summed up by the brutal fact that there is one party - green. And it has zilch to do with the environment.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally Posted by Morgoth

I think the farce of American politics can be summed up by the brutal fact that there is one party - green. And it has zilch to do with the environment.

I always figured you as more of a Brownshirt, really.


Points for anyone else who gets the reference.

[Gorjirus]

And what would those points be worth?

[EternalMothra]

Wow....just wow...I did hear the thing about Alexander the Great before----ironic that one of the most infamous people in our time is gay or bi. Maybe that's why our country is so negative about it aside from the male/male attraction.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally Posted by Gorjirus

And what would those points be worth?

"Strangelove Historical Knowledge Respect" points.

To EM: we're positive he was Bi with a preference for guys, if not outright gay. Simply because, you know, he had that friend of his he carried along everywhere. Not to mention, during his time, if you were a well-respected warrior, odds are good you'd also be..gay. It's that simple.

[Morgoth]

If you were Greek/Macedonian. Egyptians and Persians had very different views of the matter. In fact, homsexuality was one of the qualities of Set in the Egyptian pantheon while Ra was straight as an arrow (and a late comer to the pantheon in any event).

Brown shirt? Nah, more like a Carlist or Black Shirt. Brown shirts had all kinds of stupid ideas about socialist hand outs and private ownership, not to mention the range of racialist policies. As a matter of fact, despite the NSDAP's rather brutal polices as per gays, Ernst Rohm, head of the SA (or Brown Shirts) was himself gay. Guess it's another instance of the corruption and hypocrasy of your heroes, just like Goering's 'I decide who is a Jew' comment.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally Posted by Morgoth

If you were Greek/Macedonian. Egyptians and Persians had very different views of the matter. In fact, homsexuality was one of the qualities of Set in the Egyptian pantheon while Ra was straight as an arrow (and a late comer to the pantheon in any event).

Brown shirt? Nah, more like a Carlist or Black Shirt. Brown shirts had all kinds of stupid ideas about socialist hand outs and private ownership, not to mention the range of racialist policies. As a matter of fact, despite the NSDAP's rather brutal polices as per gays, Ernst Rohm, head of the SA (or Brown Shirts) was himself gay. Guess it's another instance of the corruption and hypocrasy of your heroes, just like Goering's 'I decide who is a Jew' comment.

A Carlist? Oh come on, they're one of the most boring revolutionaries and paramilitary groups to ever exist. If you want to be Spanish, fine, be one of Franco's. But a Carlist?!

And Blackshirts are italian. I've always considered you a fascist, but not a wuss.

[Morgoth]

Well, what few decent soldiers the Italians fielded in WWII... were frogmen, Alpini and Fulgore paratroops. The Black Legion, Mussolini's all fascist units (sort of an Italian SS) were poorly disciplined thugs with the same penchant for retreat and surrender as the regular Italian army. The Decimas anti-partisan forces (sometimes erroneously referred to as 'commandoes') were fairly hard-core however, but that comes from being built up from those fascists too mad-dog stubborn to call it quits.

[Cole Deschain]

Oy.

The Carlists were bad news, SL.
Don't write them off just because they're royalists.

They were some of Franco's most disciplined partisans

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally Posted by Cole Deschain

Oy.

The Carlists were bad news, SL.
Don't write them off just because they're royalists.

They were some of Franco's most disciplined partisans

Wait. Which Carlists are we talking about? There's been several through out Spain's history.

[Cole Deschain]

The Requetes who fought on the Nationalist side in the Civil War.

The bad, hardcore, disciplined butt-kickers.

Unlike those Falange boy-scouts.