Keyblade Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: Early contender for 'hottest take': Ah yes, the famous leftists Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted October 24, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2018 36 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Ah yes, the famous leftists Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Soros paid for the bombs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Early contender for 'hottest take': A positively sizzling pretender: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Expecting an announcement tomorrow from Trump that he received a bigger bomb, much bigger, he's got the biggest bomb. Aaaaand that he defused it himself. And this is why we need guns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 The whopper’s below the line at Breitbart are running with the predictable ‘false flag operation’ by the Democrats. Though one creative fellow thinks it could be a disgruntled ‘Bernie Bro’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 "Threats or acts of political violence have no place in the United States of America." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, snowychap said: "Threats or acts of political violence have no place in the United States of America." And they say the yanks don't do irony... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, peterms said: And they say the yanks don't do irony... Who determines? The author or the audience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 23 minutes ago, snowychap said: Who determines? The author or the audience? Both will have a view, surely? But as irony is an intentional act, the intent of the author is paramount. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, peterms said: Both will have a view, surely? But as irony is an intentional act, the intent of the author is paramount. I'm not sure I agree - with the paramount, that is. One can read irony into something said without any ironic intent - the crux of your previous point, surely? The effect of the irony is magnified by the observed lack of knowledge of the speaker/author, no? Edited October 24, 2018 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, snowychap said: One can read irony into something said without any ironic intent - the crux of your previous point, surely? Yes, agreed. And it adds to the amusement when that happens. 9 minutes ago, snowychap said: The effect of the irony is magnified by the observed lack of knowledge of the speaker/author, no? Definitely. All sorts of po-faced comments by yanks about freedom, being neutral and basically all of their foreign policy lend themselves to this criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, peterms said: Yes, agreed. And it adds to the amusement when that happens. Definitely. All sorts of po-faced comments by yanks about freedom, being neutral and basically all of their foreign policy lend themselves to this criticism. Mostly, I'm with you but Irony is not necessarily amusing. Edited October 24, 2018 by snowychap spelling again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, snowychap said: Irony is not necesarily amusing. True, but I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 35 minutes ago, snowychap said: Mostly, I'm with you but Irony is not necessarily amusing. The irony that can be found in the actions and words of our world leaders as a general rule is quite disheartening and disappointing, certainly not amusing. That's not to suggest that we should be downhearted and pessimistic about the world, rather that irony in this case is synonymous with hypocrisy and evokes concern before humour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted October 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2018 I'm just waiting for the FBI to catch the left-wing mobsters who sent bombs to Soros, Clinton, Obama and CNN just to help the Democrats win the mid-terms. Disgusting that those liberals would use fear and deceit for political purposes when the Republicans are so committed to fairness, honesty and the right of all citizens to vote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted October 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2018 1 hour ago, il_serpente said: I'm just waiting for the FBI to catch the left-wing mobsters who sent bombs to Soros, Clinton, Obama and CNN just to help the Democrats win the mid-terms. Disgusting that those liberals would use fear and deceit for political purposes when the Republicans are so committed to fairness, honesty and the right of all citizens to vote. Doubleplusgood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) A pretty sweet take down. Video in tweet. Edited October 25, 2018 by Seat68 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2018 Bomb sent to a restaurant owned by Robert DeNiro it seems. Nobody gives a **** that DeNiro criticises Trump. Probably lends credence to the (blindingly obvious) thought that it's a Trump fanatic behind it, rather than a 'false flag'. Also probably suggests there's more out there aimed at anti-Trump pop culture figures. John Oliver might want to screen his mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 25, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2018 45 minutes ago, Chindie said: Bomb sent to a restaurant owned by Robert DeNiro it seems. Nobody gives a **** that DeNiro criticises Trump. Probably lends credence to the (blindingly obvious) thought that it's a Trump fanatic behind it, rather than a 'false flag'. Also probably suggests there's more out there aimed at anti-Trump pop culture figures. John Oliver might want to screen his mail. As should every presenter on MSNBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 25, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2018 It would seem that one of the key identifiers here is that we're looking for someone who is prolific but not proficient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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