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"Bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran" -McCain That's what I remember him for. He later said he was just joking. As if joking about killing thousands of people is

by leolll 8y ago

"Bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran" -McCain That's what I remember him for. He later said he was just joking. As if joking about killing thousands of people is somehow better.

ericd 8y ago
I mean, that's pretty obviously a joke, even with no context. It's a riff on the lyrics to a Beach Boys song.
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- Jach 8y ago
  McCain himself points that out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zoPgv_nYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zoPgv_nYg I remember him for that one but also for advocating the permanent military presence, like South Korea, going forward in Iraq. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf7HYoh9YMM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf7HYoh9YMM I'm somewhat surprised that HN seems to have such a hardon for the man, and every negative comment is being downvoted / flagged. I remember pretty clearly how Obama-obsessed the tech world was in 2008, and even Family Guy did a "we're not saying he's a nazi but nazis support him" routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRHL5QlwA-g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRHL5QlwA-g What happened to make the HN crowd change their opinion (did McCain fight back against software patents at some point despite being a self-admitted computer illiterate?), or was it always glowing and the subject just didn't come up?
  - tntn 8y ago
    > What happened He died, and most people tend to talk only about good stuff out of respect immediately afterward. You don't see people getting up and criticizing the deceased at funerals.
    - Jach 8y ago
      If you didn't respect the person when they were alive, it makes no sense to respect them when they die. A lot of people are happy he's gone. Funerals are only typically attended by people who personally care, so of course you won't hear criticism there; this forum is not a funeral.
      - ericd 8y ago
        Many Democrats who voted against him and disagreed with his policies still respected him as a person. I count myself among them. It's sad that people let their political tribalism get so intense that they're happy that their opponent is dead.
  - ericd 8y ago
    I would hope that most HNers don't get their political views from Family Guy, so I don't see what that's evidence of.
hammock 8y ago
"We came, we saw, he died" Or "Two words for you (Jonas brothers): predator drones. You’ll never see it coming"
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by leolll 8y ago

"Bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran" -McCain That's what I remember him for. He later said he was just joking. As if joking about killing thousands of people is somehow better.

ericd 8y ago

I mean, that's pretty obviously a joke, even with no context. It's a riff on the lyrics to a Beach Boys song.

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Jach 8y ago
McCain himself points that out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zoPgv_nYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zoPgv_nYg I remember him for that one but also for advocating the permanent military presence, like South Korea, going forward in Iraq. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf7HYoh9YMM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf7HYoh9YMM I'm somewhat surprised that HN seems to have such a hardon for the man, and every negative comment is being downvoted / flagged. I remember pretty clearly how Obama-obsessed the tech world was in 2008, and even Family Guy did a "we're not saying he's a nazi but nazis support him" routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRHL5QlwA-g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRHL5QlwA-g What happened to make the HN crowd change their opinion (did McCain fight back against software patents at some point despite being a self-admitted computer illiterate?), or was it always glowing and the subject just didn't come up?
- tntn 8y ago
  > What happened He died, and most people tend to talk only about good stuff out of respect immediately afterward. You don't see people getting up and criticizing the deceased at funerals.
  - Jach 8y ago
    If you didn't respect the person when they were alive, it makes no sense to respect them when they die. A lot of people are happy he's gone. Funerals are only typically attended by people who personally care, so of course you won't hear criticism there; this forum is not a funeral.
    - ericd 8y ago
      Many Democrats who voted against him and disagreed with his policies still respected him as a person. I count myself among them. It's sad that people let their political tribalism get so intense that they're happy that their opponent is dead.
- ericd 8y ago
  I would hope that most HNers don't get their political views from Family Guy, so I don't see what that's evidence of.

hammock 8y ago

"We came, we saw, he died" Or "Two words for you (Jonas brothers): predator drones. You’ll never see it coming"

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