@jacobthelioneater The Idea behind being strong and not giving in to the U.S.S.R. was to prevent them from taking over more land. They were unlikely to attack America because of "Mutual assured destruction" but they were constantly going after weaker nations.
Copywriter here, this commercial is featured in the documentary Art & Copy. For all you America haters out there, I have nothing to say to you aside from the fact that you basically are the bear.
This commercial is a masterpiece. It jars you senses and makes you realize that there will always be uncertainty in the world no matter what country you are in or are talking about.
@schnauzerbro Look, I never said the world wasn't a dangerous place, or that America is "bad". My problem with this commercial is the implicit assumption that Americans are somehow more rational than Russians. Painting the Russians as "animals", they are seen as so evil they can never be dealt with. Was America not doing the same thing as them, proliferating arms and invading countries? Calling the Soviets animals make true diplomacy possible, and its why this damn war lasted so long.
@jacobthelioneater Where in this commercial are the Soviets even mentioned? It's called a METAPHOR!! Apparently you've never heard of it. What's the writer supposed to say is in the woods? THERE'S A MAN IN THE WOODS, SOME SAY HE'S TAME... give me a break. If anyone is calling the Soviets a literal ANIMAL, it's YOU.
@jacobthelioneater Where in this commercial are the Soviets even mentioned? It's called a METAPHOR!! Apparently you've never heard of it. What's the writer supposed to say is in the woods? THERE'S A MAN IN THE WOODS, SOME SAY HE'S TAME... give me a break. If anyone is calling the Soviets a literal ANIMAL, it's YOU.
@jacobthelioneater You are completely correct. But at the same time, their job was the win the election and to play on the inference here. This was a brilliant political ad.
@MIKESOWELL I completely agree. My problem was not with this ad for its purposes, but instead with Schnauzerbro's attempt to label anyone who disagreed with him as "a bear", and called all those who disliked it "America haters."
First off, I would like to apologize for not being aware of the bear being Russia's mascot. I've never heard that in my life and I've been exploring the world through the internet since I was 5 years old and I've never heard the term "Russian Bear".
Russians chose a bear, an animal, as their symbol and then get mad when someone uses it as an analogy for their nation and the threats it purposed on the United States? Get over it!
@schnauzerbro The Russian adoption of a bear as their mascot was an attempt at reappropriation. The earliest know uses of the "bear" metaphor came from the English "Muscovy Company" coat of arms in 1596, not the Russians themselves. Russians, as was seen at the Olympics, attempts to take the bear symbol and make it less threatening, as evidenced by Misha, their olympic mascot. The Russians never gave themselves the bear metaphor nor intended it to be used in this way.
@schnauzerbro Secondly, its about the way you use it. Even if the mascot was chosen by the Russians, it wasn't meant for this purpose. This was used as an excuse to DEMONIZE the russians and continue a long drawn-out cold war. These actions aren't really justified just because the Russians "chose" the bear as their mascot - they were not justified at all (THE COLD WAR WAS WRONG). Such is analogous to invading england because you thought the lions on their national crest were "threatening."
@jacobthelioneater It's not the symbol that's threatening, it what the symbol represents. And so what, Americans did feel threatened as they should have. I mean, look at Stalin and what he did to his own people, what do you think some tyrannical leader would have done to America? If there is a tyrannical leader...
@schnauzerbro Your argument is illogical. Ameirca feels threatened as they should have? Perhaps you haven't picked up a history book, but the conflict between the US and Russia was hardly a Russian attempt at warfare. NEITHER side wanted to release the bomb. In fact, the main point of contention was the US attempt at painting russia as a threat then demonizing communism.
@jacobthelioneater No its not. YOU LIKE the bear the communists and think to be prepared to stop them is wrong because once again you favor them over America because you think Communism is better.
You better be thankful for Reagan because if the Russians had "won" the first thing they would have done is liquidate "useful idiots" like you. They did it everywhere they took over.
You do KNOW the Commies murdered ten times more people than Hitler right?
@DalonCole I Like communism? Its hilarious that you claim to know me. I do not endorse Soviet Russia or their policies. Noone should "win" because having two countries pointing nuclear weapons at eachother is a dangerous situation for everyone - America included. The Russians were rational and knew that war was not beneficial. The only thing threat rhetoric did was escalate the war. The threats, then, were the main reasons that both nations that didn't want war were still ready to engage in it.
@MIKESOWELL I completely agree. My problem was not with this ad for its purposes, but instead with Schnauzerbro's attempt to label anyone who disagreed with him as "a bear", and called all those who disliked it "America haters."
@schnauzerbro Americans NOR Soviets are perfect. Recognition that BOTH are flawed in some respects is neccesary to move forward. Doesn't equating an entire nation with a wide variety of people to an irrational beast reverse EVERY diplomatic trend held dear?
I love how we spends the entire video saying how important defense is then calls himself "peaceful." BTW, Equating entire countries with complex political systems to animals is probs not a good way to ensure peace
I'm a democrat too so it's a tribute to how good a commercial it is that I still remember it. And to all of you idiots who feel the need to tell everyone that the bear=ussr
They didn't vote for Reagan because of this video, they voted for Regan because Walter Mondale was a stupid ass! Cool commercial I think. For the time period. I was 10 and was convinced the Russians were gonna try and invade any second!
@bulletstopper636 The US was just as bad as Russia. We started the arms race with, y'know, getting the arms. Is it really fair to call the Russians "bears" but keep ourselves entirely rational? Man is the most primitive animal of them all
@KentDirtbeard You betcha. I will say though what appealed to me about Ronald Reagan, how he captured my imagination was his charisma and of course the preceding president was so wishy-washy and indecicive when it came to national and foreign policy especially towards the Iran-Hostage Crisis. But there will always be political detractors and those on the Left who will say that Reagan was ruthless trigger-happy warmonger.
I never met the poster who wrote the message about the dragon, but I am guessing that he or she did mean Communist China. That is what I thought when I first read it.
@Smartboy8877 The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union has been replaced by even more hostile wars and more hostile rogue states like Iran, North Korea, Libya and other Third World states. The violence and instability in the Third Wold could lead to a Third World War.
Although I am far from being an expert on war, I understand what you mean about all of the problems in these Third World countries. The thought of a Third World War is a rather scary thought indeed!
@67nairb not too sure on that one, Turkey will keep Iran in check if Israel doesn't. China will most certainly keep North Korea at bay, Libya is not even a contender. The Russia of today will more than likely be the catalyst for world war, with Poland taking them on, maybe China too.
@redyulan86 Poland is much too small a country to take on the Russian Goliath. Besides, Poland no longer shares a border with Russia on it's eastern frontier. Those countires are now the former Soviet republics of Belarus, the Ukraine, and Lithuania and so far those countries do not pose a threat to Poland.
@67nairb not by themselves no, with some of the former eastern bloc countries yes. Some of those countries don't want to return to being under Russia's umbrella, Poland will try to hold Russia at bay until they lose. But that whole scenario depends entirely on western Europe and how they will act on that.
@67nairb considering that the bear is the national symbol of Russia, it's still an effective ad. I wish political ads today were as motivating, instead of jumping out at you.
@Smartboy8877 The country I should've said in my last poat was the Soviet Union or the USSR because Russia wasn't really a country but one of the 15 Soviet republics within the former USSR.
I know this is not what the ad meant at all, but isn't it ironic he's talking about a bear in the woods and not knowing if it's dangerous or coming out or not, then during his second term, the bear market nearly sank our economy.
@67nairb Not really. He was average at best. The fact that he raised the debt to a level higher than all presidents before him combined had. Also the fact that he had one of the most crooked offices ever. Also I am a vet, and I see that he was responsible for selling weapons to Afghans that in turn killed Americans, but you won't admit it.
@battia01 So Reagan raised to a level than all the POTUSs combined. You know that for sure; huh? Where did you learn that? And while it's true that he sold weapons to the Afghans in the 1980s during their war with the Russians, how were we to know some 20 years later that those same Afghan rebels turn against and kill 3,000 Americans on September 11? Not all of whom were Afghans if I may say. We were helping the Afghans to halt the spread of Soviet Communism.
@67nairb Excuse me, I meant to say Reagan raised the national "debt" to a level higher than all the POTUSs combined. I forgot to add the word debt in my comment, sorry. For some reason I always forget to add important words in my comments on You Tube.
@battia01 Ya know? It's really easy to blame someone for the cause of a horrible event that happening in the present due to an event or events that happened in the past. In case you've forgotten the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in Dec. 1979 when Jimmy Carter was the POTUS and he sent them military aid, perhaps not as much as Reagan did. And President Clinton tried to kill Osama bin Laden and his terrorist base camps in Aghanistan and that was a failure.
@Smartboy8877 It's time for the political parties to stop blaming and finger pointing and working together for the benefit of our country. What happened on September 11, 2001 was not the fault of either a Republican and Democratic Administration.
@battia01: Sorry, but support for the Afghan fighters actually began under Carter and Brzezinski, not Reagan. None of the Stinger missiles later provided by the United States under Reagan have been used against US or allied forces and none ever will because the missiles have hard to replace components that expire after a few years.
@baraxor Youre an idiot. Of course Reagan supported the Right to Bear Arms. He was an American. He presided over the Constitution of the United Staes of America. Not a Scum-Bag lawyer.
religion. mmmmmmm that's odd but the bible never states treating ones mate that way. oh well must be why the bible is the real word of god and the Quran is not.
of the wife. Selective excerpts from the Koran are used to prove that men who beat their wives are following Gods commandments. These religious justifications, plus the importance of preserving the honour of the family, lead abusers, victims, police and health care professionals to join in a conspiracy of silence rather than disclosing these offences.
However, a fair reading of the Koran shows that wife abuse, like genital mutilation and honour killings are a result of culture rather than
Summary: In Arab and Islamic countries, domestic violence is not yet considered a major concern despite its increasing frequency and serious consequences. Surveys in Egypt, Palestine, Israel and Tunisia show that at least one out of three women is beaten by her husband.
The indifference to this type of violence stems from attitudes that domestic violence is a private matter and, usually, a justifiable response to misbehaviour on the part
Wife abuse has hurt many Muslim women, destroyed many Muslim families, and weakened the entire Muslim community. How much longer can Muslims afford to look the other way?
"And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquility with them, and he has put love and mercy between your (hearts)..." Qu'ran 30:21
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
God sent two angels to destroy Sodom for it had become a filth pit of every unclean act of sexual perversion possible (much like barneys bed room in his DC apartment ^_^)
see people like c0mbin (Satan is the old text word for liar) were also told of in the bible and how they would feed upon the flock of those good sheep seeking to serve Jehovah in the following Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
he told the GOP leaders during a discussion about his planned stimulus package. mmmmmm Hitler had the same view point of "its my way, no other way" that is the "earmark of a true dictator. One White House official sought to downplay the remark, claiming Obama was simply pointing to the fact that “there are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats.”
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell has condemned President Barack Obama’s comment about talk show host Rush Limbaugh, saying the “attack on conservative talk radio” has begun. At a meeting with Republican leaders on Friday, Obama told the lawmakers they shouldn’t be listening to Limbaugh if they plan on getting along with him. "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,"
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@phoenixbornagain Its true, but the problem is everyone is infected by corporations. Democrats perform a holding pattern while republicans regroup to come in and make shit worse. That's the difference. You voted for Bush when you vote for Obama and when you vote Republican you vote for even worse than what you had. Until America finally dies and becomes a true third world country.
And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.
thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. (meaning even though its not your property do the right thing and stop it from happening, yeah lib that is real whack ^_^)
Not as whack as the korans verse of Koran 2:193-”Fight against them (unbelievers) until there is no dissension, and the religion is for Allah.” Fight until no other religion exists but Islam. YEP that's big time peace brokering
See I know the bible and the koran and you dont even know either ^_^ sad little c0mbin
Deuteronomy 22 is text about 1- the laws of how conduct is to be done and 2- punishment for what those who break the laws would suffer (not surprising that liberals find any concept of law and order detestable but none the less laws du have consequences detestable but none the less laws du have consequences
Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them:
Liberals fate they can not escape: And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
"But if ... evidences of virginity are not found for the young woman, then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones..." (Deuteronomy 22:20,21)
@c0mbineelite mmmmm yet regardless your point was that Christianity was flawed but one tiny little snippet of text verses the Koran whose entire text is riddled with scripture of murder not in past tense but for current and future tense and yet no words about Muslims. mmmmmm anyway back to a detailed run down on what deuteronomy is all about (no need to thank me ^_*)
@phoenixbornagain One tiny snippet? There is plenty of crazy shit in the bible AND the Koran. Different times, different values. Back then, selling your daughter as a slave was socially acceptable. It shouldn't be used as a basis for our morals this day and age.
Wife abuse has hurt many Muslim women, destroyed many Muslim families, and weakened the entire Muslim community. How much longer can Muslims afford to look the other way?
"And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquility with them, and he has put love and mercy between your (hearts)..." Qu'ran 30:21
Yet google "Religion of Peace: 14 year old rape victim murdered using Sharia"
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
So soon no more liberals and their ungodly filth to have to clean off the earth. Wow cant wait.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
On March 1, 1999, a federal district court in Brooklyn sentenced one Ghazi Ibrahim Abu Maizar, late of Hebron, to life imprisonment. His crime: conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction, threatening to do so and carrying the device itself.
we have the Muslims in Egypt to thank for the next move for America in dealing with Obama and the repressive socialists of the DNC. if only a 150000 Muslims marching on the capital can effectively remove a tyrant from office then the 3 million proactive Americans of the tea party's will move on Washington this spring and effect the same change. contact your local tea party for details
Vid shows planned parenthood advising pretend pimp about underage sex slaves. The pro-life group Live Action, which is known for its undercover videos, has released new “sting”-style footage showing a Planned Parenthood office in New Jersey offering advice to a pretend pimp and his partner regarding their underage sex slaves. It’s video that is both revealing and shocking.
@smokin345 wouldn't it be a terrible if someone set off a bomb at the Oscars and 100's of liberal artists who are spokesmen and mouth pieces for the liberal socialist agenda were to...well you know...die. I sure hope it doesn't happen. or anything like it say at other large liberal gatherings.
I mean with so many Muslim underwear bombers getting through these days since a musli...I mean Obama has taken over anything is possible
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@phoenixbornagain wouldn't it be a terrible if someone set off a bomb at the Glenn Beck rally and 1000's of hicks who are spokesmen and mouth pieces for the fascist theocracy agenda were to...well you know...die. I sure hope it doesn't happen. or anything like it say at other large teabagger gatherings.
I mean with so many right wing assassins getting through these days since a democ...I mean Politician has taken in Arizona over anything is possible
@Revrant I heard obama has order a crack squadron of special trained american muslim acorn agents to fly magic carpets into libia to talk mean to omar kadafi!
^_^
PS all those thing and more liberals have already tried AND done, and that does not worry warriors for truth, soldiers for Christ (see we have a friend that brings us back from death you don't ^_^)
@Revrant LOL ^_^ no more unions soon... liberals losing congress... japans earthquake... wars in the middle east and rumors of war... soon... no more you either
Hard for us to imagine, but this was at a time when the Cold War was at a critical boiling point... 1983 was the first time in over twenty years that the US and USSR had not talked. Additionally, the Soviets were in Afghanistan with influences all over the world, from Europe and Africa to Central America. In so many words, the bear was dangerous, and it was in the Unites States and her allies best interest to be as strong - that meant an arms build-up we still pay for today: the federal deficit
The real damage caused by the Luv Gov Elliot Spitzer has little to do with his career, his wife or his children.
Sadly, but predictably, the real damage caused by Spitzer once again falls heavily on the shoulders of middle class working Americans. You know...the same people that liberal hypocrites like Spitzer and his wife are always pandering to...and vowing to protect.
In August 1987, two former Konnyu aides complained to the San Jose Mercury News that the freshman Republican had sexually harassed them.
GOP leaders were unhappy with Konnyu's temperament to begin with, so it took little effort to find candidates who would take him on in the primary. Stanford professor Tom Campbell ousted Konnyu the following June.
In the GOP we throw our sick out in the DNC they raise your rank
Crane's conservative district voted him out in 1984, while the voters in Studds's more liberal district were more forgiving. Studds won reelection in 1984 with 56 percent of the vote, and continued to win until he retired in 1996.
Both admitted the charges that same day, and Studds acknowledged he was gay. The committee voted to reprimand the two, but a back-bench Georgia Republican named Newt Gingrich argued that they should be expelled.
The full House voted on July 20 instead to censure the two, the first time that ever happened for sexual misconduct. Crane, married and the father of six, was tearful in his apology to the House, while Studds refused to apologize.
The House ethics committee on July 14, 1983, announced that Crane and Studds had sexual relationships with teenage congressional pages -- Crane with a 17-year-old female in 1980, Studds with a 17-year-old male in 1973.
Don't ask don't tell don't sexually harass other men..well 2 out of 3 isn't bad LOL
Thank you for reminding me sts we had not finished talking about famous gay liberals.
REP. ROBERT BAUMAN (D-Md.) On Oct. 3, 1980, Bauman, a leading "pro-family" conservative, pleaded innocent to a charge that he committed oral sodomy on a teenage boy in Washington. Married and the father of four, Bauman conceded that he had been an alcoholic but had been seeking treatment.
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xmasterfunk 1 week ago
... how did they get the bear to back away from a puny human?
HiddenFacedMatt 1 week ago
There was a bear. Bear was communism. Then the bear got stuck in a honey tree. So the bear was kind of a joke.
ledawg1138 1 month ago
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ledawg1138 1 month ago
It turned out there wasn't a bear.
oilybutthole 1 month ago
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@jacobthelioneater The Idea behind being strong and not giving in to the U.S.S.R. was to prevent them from taking over more land. They were unlikely to attack America because of "Mutual assured destruction" but they were constantly going after weaker nations.
rebornzealot 1 month ago
33 people found the bear.
punkybetty87 2 months ago
if there is a bear...? wth
abhishekisaloser 2 months ago 2
Republican Propaganda and fear 101!!
Mr40acresandamule 2 months ago
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rebornzealot 2 months ago
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witch the USA of course never did...
Ofir84 2 months ago
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I've got a good feeling about this Reagan guy
sickofgod69 3 months ago
Is that a ninja standing next to the bear?
SIUltimate 3 months ago
SEA BEARS!
BrookeeKesleyy 3 months ago
The bear has been the symbol for Russia in the popular mind for at least 200 years
baraxor 4 months ago
Copywriter here, this commercial is featured in the documentary Art & Copy. For all you America haters out there, I have nothing to say to you aside from the fact that you basically are the bear.
This commercial is a masterpiece. It jars you senses and makes you realize that there will always be uncertainty in the world no matter what country you are in or are talking about.
schnauzerbro 4 months ago
@schnauzerbro Look, I never said the world wasn't a dangerous place, or that America is "bad". My problem with this commercial is the implicit assumption that Americans are somehow more rational than Russians. Painting the Russians as "animals", they are seen as so evil they can never be dealt with. Was America not doing the same thing as them, proliferating arms and invading countries? Calling the Soviets animals make true diplomacy possible, and its why this damn war lasted so long.
jacobthelioneater 4 months ago
@jacobthelioneater Where in this commercial is Russia mentioned at all? If anyone is calling Russians "beast", it's you.
schnauzerbro 4 months ago
@jacobthelioneater Where in this commercial is Russia mentioned at all? If anyone is calling Russians "beast", it's you.
schnauzerbro 4 months ago
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@jacobthelioneater Where in this commercial is Russia mentioned at all? If anyone is calling Russians "beast", it's you.
schnauzerbro 4 months ago
@jacobthelioneater Where in this commercial are the Soviets even mentioned? It's called a METAPHOR!! Apparently you've never heard of it. What's the writer supposed to say is in the woods? THERE'S A MAN IN THE WOODS, SOME SAY HE'S TAME... give me a break. If anyone is calling the Soviets a literal ANIMAL, it's YOU.
schnauzerbro 4 months ago
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@jacobthelioneater Where in this commercial are the Soviets even mentioned? It's called a METAPHOR!! Apparently you've never heard of it. What's the writer supposed to say is in the woods? THERE'S A MAN IN THE WOODS, SOME SAY HE'S TAME... give me a break. If anyone is calling the Soviets a literal ANIMAL, it's YOU.
schnauzerbro 4 months ago
@jacobthelioneater You are completely correct. But at the same time, their job was the win the election and to play on the inference here. This was a brilliant political ad.
MIKESOWELL 4 months ago 2
@MIKESOWELL I completely agree. My problem was not with this ad for its purposes, but instead with Schnauzerbro's attempt to label anyone who disagreed with him as "a bear", and called all those who disliked it "America haters."
jacobthelioneater 4 months ago
@jacobthelioneater
First off, I would like to apologize for not being aware of the bear being Russia's mascot. I've never heard that in my life and I've been exploring the world through the internet since I was 5 years old and I've never heard the term "Russian Bear".
Russians chose a bear, an animal, as their symbol and then get mad when someone uses it as an analogy for their nation and the threats it purposed on the United States? Get over it!
schnauzerbro 3 months ago
@schnauzerbro The Russian adoption of a bear as their mascot was an attempt at reappropriation. The earliest know uses of the "bear" metaphor came from the English "Muscovy Company" coat of arms in 1596, not the Russians themselves. Russians, as was seen at the Olympics, attempts to take the bear symbol and make it less threatening, as evidenced by Misha, their olympic mascot. The Russians never gave themselves the bear metaphor nor intended it to be used in this way.
jacobthelioneater 3 months ago
@schnauzerbro Secondly, its about the way you use it. Even if the mascot was chosen by the Russians, it wasn't meant for this purpose. This was used as an excuse to DEMONIZE the russians and continue a long drawn-out cold war. These actions aren't really justified just because the Russians "chose" the bear as their mascot - they were not justified at all (THE COLD WAR WAS WRONG). Such is analogous to invading england because you thought the lions on their national crest were "threatening."
jacobthelioneater 3 months ago
@jacobthelioneater It's not the symbol that's threatening, it what the symbol represents. And so what, Americans did feel threatened as they should have. I mean, look at Stalin and what he did to his own people, what do you think some tyrannical leader would have done to America? If there is a tyrannical leader...
schnauzerbro 3 months ago
@schnauzerbro Your argument is illogical. Ameirca feels threatened as they should have? Perhaps you haven't picked up a history book, but the conflict between the US and Russia was hardly a Russian attempt at warfare. NEITHER side wanted to release the bomb. In fact, the main point of contention was the US attempt at painting russia as a threat then demonizing communism.
jacobthelioneater 3 months ago
@jacobthelioneater No its not. YOU LIKE the bear the communists and think to be prepared to stop them is wrong because once again you favor them over America because you think Communism is better.
You better be thankful for Reagan because if the Russians had "won" the first thing they would have done is liquidate "useful idiots" like you. They did it everywhere they took over.
You do KNOW the Commies murdered ten times more people than Hitler right?
DalonCole 3 months ago
@DalonCole I Like communism? Its hilarious that you claim to know me. I do not endorse Soviet Russia or their policies. Noone should "win" because having two countries pointing nuclear weapons at eachother is a dangerous situation for everyone - America included. The Russians were rational and knew that war was not beneficial. The only thing threat rhetoric did was escalate the war. The threats, then, were the main reasons that both nations that didn't want war were still ready to engage in it.
jacobthelioneater 3 months ago
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@MIKESOWELL I completely agree. My problem was not with this ad for its purposes, but instead with Schnauzerbro's attempt to label anyone who disagreed with him as "a bear", and called all those who disliked it "America haters."
jacobthelioneater 4 months ago
Its certainly a smart political move becasue it targets the middle. Those who hate the ad wouldn't have voted for him anyway.
jacobthelioneater 4 months ago
@jacobthelioneater Bingo.
MIKESOWELL 4 months ago
@schnauzerbro Americans NOR Soviets are perfect. Recognition that BOTH are flawed in some respects is neccesary to move forward. Doesn't equating an entire nation with a wide variety of people to an irrational beast reverse EVERY diplomatic trend held dear?
jacobthelioneater 4 months ago
I love how we spends the entire video saying how important defense is then calls himself "peaceful." BTW, Equating entire countries with complex political systems to animals is probs not a good way to ensure peace
jacobthelioneater 4 months ago
@jacobthelioneater Thankyou!
youpon1000 4 months ago
What a creepy awesome commercial. All metaphor baby.
thejobloshow 4 months ago
Religion must die
4zion4life 4 months ago
@4zion4life You are my hero. You are one of the few people on YouTube that I pray to have kids and teach them those same ideas.
Jakobie1015 4 months ago
USA is the evil one
4zion4life 4 months ago
fuck reagan. the root of religious backwardness and economic clusterfuck
sayanroy36 5 months ago
Mondale sucked. I was a kid and the only weaker offering I can remember since then was Dukakis
bulletstopper636 5 months ago
I'm a democrat too so it's a tribute to how good a commercial it is that I still remember it. And to all of you idiots who feel the need to tell everyone that the bear=ussr
bulletstopper636 5 months ago
They didn't vote for Reagan because of this video, they voted for Regan because Walter Mondale was a stupid ass! Cool commercial I think. For the time period. I was 10 and was convinced the Russians were gonna try and invade any second!
bulletstopper636 5 months ago
@bulletstopper636 they voted because Reagan was good at presenting anything..
even when it was outrageoulsy stupid
WALTER MONDALE 1984
youpon1000 5 months ago
@bulletstopper636 The US was just as bad as Russia. We started the arms race with, y'know, getting the arms. Is it really fair to call the Russians "bears" but keep ourselves entirely rational? Man is the most primitive animal of them all
jacobthelioneater 4 months ago
Conservative Fear Mongering
youpon1000 5 months ago
It represents the USSR you dumbasses
TheMarvlogs 5 months ago 2
This video is ridiculous, without looking past the superficial meaning. I wonder who voted for him because of it.
LightxDevil 5 months ago
thank god his soul returned back to whence it came from (hell)
Ofir84 6 months ago
Camels
thermopylae85 6 months ago
and today...what animal represent the "arabs"?
bobblopes1 6 months ago
A smart commercial.
monexmeldrick 6 months ago
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emiaramburu 6 months ago
Bear = Russia
martianmister 6 months ago
Some people never see what's happening. May they rest in peace.
editorYRU 6 months ago
kill reagan
PercolatorFish 6 months ago
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Destinyman50 3 months ago
Oh Ronnie, where are you when we need you?
KSCrosby 7 months ago
BEARS!!! America's #1 enemy.
rfavro 7 months ago 23
Today, should the ad use a Komodo dragon or a CGI dragon?
baraxor 7 months ago
You now realize that the bear is allegory for the Soviet Union.
BLARGanot 7 months ago
@KentDirtbeard You betcha. I will say though what appealed to me about Ronald Reagan, how he captured my imagination was his charisma and of course the preceding president was so wishy-washy and indecicive when it came to national and foreign policy especially towards the Iran-Hostage Crisis. But there will always be political detractors and those on the Left who will say that Reagan was ruthless trigger-happy warmonger.
67nairb 7 months ago
@phoenixhammeroftruth Socotra Island, was that part of South Yemen, the only Communist country in the Persian Gulf at that time?
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb Actually South Yemen, who eventually united with North Yemen in 1990 and became just plain Yemen has a coastline with Gulf of Aden.
67nairb 7 months ago
Now there's a dragon in the woods.
durhay 7 months ago
@durhay Do you mean Communist China?
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb
I never met the poster who wrote the message about the dragon, but I am guessing that he or she did mean Communist China. That is what I thought when I first read it.
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
@Smartboy8877 The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union has been replaced by even more hostile wars and more hostile rogue states like Iran, North Korea, Libya and other Third World states. The violence and instability in the Third Wold could lead to a Third World War.
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb
Although I am far from being an expert on war, I understand what you mean about all of the problems in these Third World countries. The thought of a Third World War is a rather scary thought indeed!
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
@67nairb not too sure on that one, Turkey will keep Iran in check if Israel doesn't. China will most certainly keep North Korea at bay, Libya is not even a contender. The Russia of today will more than likely be the catalyst for world war, with Poland taking them on, maybe China too.
redyulan86 7 months ago
@redyulan86 Poland is much too small a country to take on the Russian Goliath. Besides, Poland no longer shares a border with Russia on it's eastern frontier. Those countires are now the former Soviet republics of Belarus, the Ukraine, and Lithuania and so far those countries do not pose a threat to Poland.
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb not by themselves no, with some of the former eastern bloc countries yes. Some of those countries don't want to return to being under Russia's umbrella, Poland will try to hold Russia at bay until they lose. But that whole scenario depends entirely on western Europe and how they will act on that.
redyulan86 7 months ago
@durhay But thankfully it's an Asian Lung Dragon from China and they don't breathe fire-lol.
67nairb 7 months ago
Every time I see this ad, it makes me think we should ask Dwight Schrute what to do if there is a bear.
gregblosser82 8 months ago
@gregblosser82 He'd say: Double post at it.
TheLackofattack 8 months ago
@TheLackofattack
Another great sense of You Tube humor!
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
@gregblosser82 bang a pot with a spoon and yell, hopefully it will go away.
67nairb 7 months ago
Every time I see this ad, it makes me think we should ask Dwight Schrute what to do if there is a bear.
gregblosser82 8 months ago
@67nairb considering that the bear is the national symbol of Russia, it's still an effective ad. I wish political ads today were as motivating, instead of jumping out at you.
Emigdiosback 8 months ago
Best political ad ever. It states the national concerns without mentioning Russia or the arms race.
Emigdiosback 8 months ago
@Emigdiosback Yeah but I knew the add was about Russia.
67nairb 8 months ago
@67nairb
I think most people figured that one out.
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
@Smartboy8877 The country I should've said in my last poat was the Soviet Union or the USSR because Russia wasn't really a country but one of the 15 Soviet republics within the former USSR.
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb
I see your point. However, I knew what you meant from the start and I am guessing that most other viewers did too.
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
@Smartboy8877 Of course you knew what I menat.
67nairb 7 months ago
I know this is not what the ad meant at all, but isn't it ironic he's talking about a bear in the woods and not knowing if it's dangerous or coming out or not, then during his second term, the bear market nearly sank our economy.
vaibanez17 8 months ago
Great ad, terrible president.
Also, the bear totally mauled that guy after the camera stopped rolling.
BUSean 9 months ago
@BUSean Whad'ye mean terrible president? Reagan was an excellent president.
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb Not really. He was average at best. The fact that he raised the debt to a level higher than all presidents before him combined had. Also the fact that he had one of the most crooked offices ever. Also I am a vet, and I see that he was responsible for selling weapons to Afghans that in turn killed Americans, but you won't admit it.
battia01 7 months ago
@battia01 So Reagan raised to a level than all the POTUSs combined. You know that for sure; huh? Where did you learn that? And while it's true that he sold weapons to the Afghans in the 1980s during their war with the Russians, how were we to know some 20 years later that those same Afghan rebels turn against and kill 3,000 Americans on September 11? Not all of whom were Afghans if I may say. We were helping the Afghans to halt the spread of Soviet Communism.
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb Excuse me, I meant to say Reagan raised the national "debt" to a level higher than all the POTUSs combined. I forgot to add the word debt in my comment, sorry. For some reason I always forget to add important words in my comments on You Tube.
67nairb 7 months ago
@battia01 Ya know? It's really easy to blame someone for the cause of a horrible event that happening in the present due to an event or events that happened in the past. In case you've forgotten the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in Dec. 1979 when Jimmy Carter was the POTUS and he sent them military aid, perhaps not as much as Reagan did. And President Clinton tried to kill Osama bin Laden and his terrorist base camps in Aghanistan and that was a failure.
67nairb 7 months ago
You can't blame Ronald Reagan for what happened on September 11, 2001.
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb
No you certainly cannot! He was long out of office and probably too old and frail to even understand what was going on!
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
@Smartboy8877 It's time for the political parties to stop blaming and finger pointing and working together for the benefit of our country. What happened on September 11, 2001 was not the fault of either a Republican and Democratic Administration.
67nairb 7 months ago 8
@67nairb
Very well put my friend!
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
@Smartboy8877 Thank you.
67nairb 7 months ago
@67nairb
You are entirely welcome!
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
@battia01: Sorry, but support for the Afghan fighters actually began under Carter and Brzezinski, not Reagan. None of the Stinger missiles later provided by the United States under Reagan have been used against US or allied forces and none ever will because the missiles have hard to replace components that expire after a few years.
tommy9922 5 months ago
@BUSean
The guy has a rifle slung behind his back (representing U.S. defense)
baraxor 7 months ago
@BUSean
Okay!
Smartboy8877 7 months ago
No one knows if the bear is "vicious and dangerous"... no ramping up of nuclear tensions there, then!
ambientuser 9 months ago
@phoenixbornagain @phoenixbornagain @phoenixbornagain @phoenixbornagain This is why all even remotely political videos should have commentaries disabled.
sounnikoura 9 months ago
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Eurhata 9 months ago
the bear= sovjet
sindre101 9 months ago
Why can't we have this high quality of adds anymore.
Lostwinddragon 9 months ago
Reagan didn't support the right to arm bears.
baraxor 9 months ago 25
@baraxor Youre an idiot. Of course Reagan supported the Right to Bear Arms. He was an American. He presided over the Constitution of the United Staes of America. Not a Scum-Bag lawyer.
curt8789 9 months ago
@curt8789
Um...please read the last five words again. Very. Slowly.
baraxor 9 months ago
Best politcal ad of all time. One of the best presidents of all time.
Destinyman50 9 months ago
religion. mmmmmmm that's odd but the bible never states treating ones mate that way. oh well must be why the bible is the real word of god and the Quran is not.
^_^
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
of the wife. Selective excerpts from the Koran are used to prove that men who beat their wives are following Gods commandments. These religious justifications, plus the importance of preserving the honour of the family, lead abusers, victims, police and health care professionals to join in a conspiracy of silence rather than disclosing these offences.
However, a fair reading of the Koran shows that wife abuse, like genital mutilation and honour killings are a result of culture rather than
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
Summary: In Arab and Islamic countries, domestic violence is not yet considered a major concern despite its increasing frequency and serious consequences. Surveys in Egypt, Palestine, Israel and Tunisia show that at least one out of three women is beaten by her husband.
The indifference to this type of violence stems from attitudes that domestic violence is a private matter and, usually, a justifiable response to misbehaviour on the part
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
Wife abuse has hurt many Muslim women, destroyed many Muslim families, and weakened the entire Muslim community. How much longer can Muslims afford to look the other way?
"And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquility with them, and he has put love and mercy between your (hearts)..." Qu'ran 30:21
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
God sent two angels to destroy Sodom for it had become a filth pit of every unclean act of sexual perversion possible (much like barneys bed room in his DC apartment ^_^)
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
Oh we are on gay issues? ok
see people like c0mbin (Satan is the old text word for liar) were also told of in the bible and how they would feed upon the flock of those good sheep seeking to serve Jehovah in the following Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
he told the GOP leaders during a discussion about his planned stimulus package. mmmmmm Hitler had the same view point of "its my way, no other way" that is the "earmark of a true dictator. One White House official sought to downplay the remark, claiming Obama was simply pointing to the fact that “there are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats.”
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell has condemned President Barack Obama’s comment about talk show host Rush Limbaugh, saying the “attack on conservative talk radio” has begun. At a meeting with Republican leaders on Friday, Obama told the lawmakers they shouldn’t be listening to Limbaugh if they plan on getting along with him. "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,"
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
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@phoenixbornagain Its true, but the problem is everyone is infected by corporations. Democrats perform a holding pattern while republicans regroup to come in and make shit worse. That's the difference. You voted for Bush when you vote for Obama and when you vote Republican you vote for even worse than what you had. Until America finally dies and becomes a true third world country.
Makron5 10 months ago
Here we would say the fruit does not fall far from the tree, but in Islam its "the blood does not drip far from the fathers knife
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
Supposing that the bear exists the smart thing to do is play dead. Bears won't eat something they didn't kill themselves.
mustang6172 10 months ago
And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.
dont get excited cOmb he did not mean boys ass
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. (meaning even though its not your property do the right thing and stop it from happening, yeah lib that is real whack ^_^)
Not as whack as the korans verse of Koran 2:193-”Fight against them (unbelievers) until there is no dissension, and the religion is for Allah.” Fight until no other religion exists but Islam. YEP that's big time peace brokering
See I know the bible and the koran and you dont even know either ^_^ sad little c0mbin
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
Deuteronomy 22 is text about 1- the laws of how conduct is to be done and 2- punishment for what those who break the laws would suffer (not surprising that liberals find any concept of law and order detestable but none the less laws du have consequences detestable but none the less laws du have consequences
Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them:
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
God bless the great "Governor Snyder" and please grant your godly might in hellping him in his recommended budget efforts.
If it is not to much to ask please help destroy the unions there also.
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
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@phoenixbornagain "One of the most elemental human rights is the right to belong to a free trade union." --Ronald Reagan
mustang6172 10 months ago
Liberals fate they can not escape: And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
@phoenixbornagain
"But if ... evidences of virginity are not found for the young woman, then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones..." (Deuteronomy 22:20,21)
Fuck you and your bible.
c0mbineelite 10 months ago
@c0mbineelite I guess the proper responce is fuck you and your koran ^_^
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
@phoenixbornagain Considering I'm an atheist, there really isn't much you can say.
Sorry I don't believe in an invisible sky wizard who will take me to his magical kingdom if I believe in him.
c0mbineelite 10 months ago
@c0mbineelite mmmmm yet regardless your point was that Christianity was flawed but one tiny little snippet of text verses the Koran whose entire text is riddled with scripture of murder not in past tense but for current and future tense and yet no words about Muslims. mmmmmm anyway back to a detailed run down on what deuteronomy is all about (no need to thank me ^_*)
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
@phoenixbornagain One tiny snippet? There is plenty of crazy shit in the bible AND the Koran. Different times, different values. Back then, selling your daughter as a slave was socially acceptable. It shouldn't be used as a basis for our morals this day and age.
c0mbineelite 10 months ago
@c0mbineelite
Wife abuse has hurt many Muslim women, destroyed many Muslim families, and weakened the entire Muslim community. How much longer can Muslims afford to look the other way?
"And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquility with them, and he has put love and mercy between your (hearts)..." Qu'ran 30:21
Yet google "Religion of Peace: 14 year old rape victim murdered using Sharia"
Honor killings are so honorable
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
@phoenixbornagain
Why do you think that I support the crazy shit certain Muslim communities do? I'm not a Muslim.
c0mbineelite 10 months ago
@c0mbineelite
Wow, for a logical thinker there, that was an impressive use of Straw Man fallacy; you're better than that.
GambitFox79 10 months ago
@GambitFox79 I suppose I was straw manning there.
It frustrates me when people say "Gay marriage is a sin, the bible says so!" yet ignore all the other 'sins' that the bible has in it.
I'll agree that the bible's main focus is love, peace, and ACCEPTANCE. Jesus taught us to love all, so why do so many christians hate gays?
c0mbineelite 10 months ago
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So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
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So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
So soon no more liberals and their ungodly filth to have to clean off the earth. Wow cant wait.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
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"Liberals of the last of days"
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
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"Liberals of the last of days"
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
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"Liberals of the last of days"
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
On March 1, 1999, a federal district court in Brooklyn sentenced one Ghazi Ibrahim Abu Maizar, late of Hebron, to life imprisonment. His crime: conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction, threatening to do so and carrying the device itself.
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
we have the Muslims in Egypt to thank for the next move for America in dealing with Obama and the repressive socialists of the DNC. if only a 150000 Muslims marching on the capital can effectively remove a tyrant from office then the 3 million proactive Americans of the tea party's will move on Washington this spring and effect the same change. contact your local tea party for details
phoenixbornagain 11 months ago
@phoenixbornagain I "like" the use you make of the term "Muslim" to describe people of a nation instead of using their proper name.
I guess I am just old-fashioned for having lived in an era when people used to be called Egyptians, Moroccans, Arabs, Afghans or whatever.
Professicchio 11 months ago
Vid shows planned parenthood advising pretend pimp about underage sex slaves. The pro-life group Live Action, which is known for its undercover videos, has released new “sting”-style footage showing a Planned Parenthood office in New Jersey offering advice to a pretend pimp and his partner regarding their underage sex slaves. It’s video that is both revealing and shocking.
phoenixbornagain 11 months ago
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The very last line sounds as if they sped it up to fit it in a 30 second spot.. "If there isabear". Time is money, I guess.
There still is a bear--the GOP and the richest 1% that shits in our woods daily.
amygdala51 11 months ago
This should be made into a meme.
If there is a meme.
BoredGuyWithCamera 11 months ago
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Someone should make an ad like this for global warming.
smokin345 11 months ago
@smokin345 wouldn't it be a terrible if someone set off a bomb at the Oscars and 100's of liberal artists who are spokesmen and mouth pieces for the liberal socialist agenda were to...well you know...die. I sure hope it doesn't happen. or anything like it say at other large liberal gatherings.
I mean with so many Muslim underwear bombers getting through these days since a musli...I mean Obama has taken over anything is possible
phoenixbornagain 11 months ago
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@phoenixbornagain wouldn't it be a terrible if someone set off a bomb at the Glenn Beck rally and 1000's of hicks who are spokesmen and mouth pieces for the fascist theocracy agenda were to...well you know...die. I sure hope it doesn't happen. or anything like it say at other large teabagger gatherings.
I mean with so many right wing assassins getting through these days since a democ...I mean Politician has taken in Arizona over anything is possible
Revrant 11 months ago
@Revrant I heard obama has order a crack squadron of special trained american muslim acorn agents to fly magic carpets into libia to talk mean to omar kadafi!
^_^
PS all those thing and more liberals have already tried AND done, and that does not worry warriors for truth, soldiers for Christ (see we have a friend that brings us back from death you don't ^_^)
phoenixbornagain 11 months ago
@Revrant P.S. Sorry your unions are dying ^_^
phoenixbornagain 11 months ago
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@phoenixbornagain I'm more sorry Rick Snyder is now imposing a dictatorship in my state, thanks, I could give a crap about unions.
Enjoy slavery, faggot.
Revrant 10 months ago
@Revrant LOL ^_^ no more unions soon... liberals losing congress... japans earthquake... wars in the middle east and rumors of war... soon... no more you either
^_^ hehehe
phoenixbornagain 10 months ago
Hard for us to imagine, but this was at a time when the Cold War was at a critical boiling point... 1983 was the first time in over twenty years that the US and USSR had not talked. Additionally, the Soviets were in Afghanistan with influences all over the world, from Europe and Africa to Central America. In so many words, the bear was dangerous, and it was in the Unites States and her allies best interest to be as strong - that meant an arms build-up we still pay for today: the federal deficit
kenny7470 11 months ago
Happy Birthday Mr. President.
MrPeter821 1 year ago
In 25 years, the republican party went from this ad to Sarah Palin.
MooingChoir 1 year ago
What has she done ( or not done) in your eyes to say that she is somehow a downgrade from this ad?
thebrokenrattle 1 year ago
i love grizzly bear
shashadenis 1 year ago
We need Reagan more than ever. The Bear is now in the White House.
PalJoey1957 1 year ago
@PalJoey1957 you got that right
phoenixbornagain 11 months ago
ahhhh ha ha ha.
stoopidryan8 1 year ago
The real damage caused by the Luv Gov Elliot Spitzer has little to do with his career, his wife or his children.
Sadly, but predictably, the real damage caused by Spitzer once again falls heavily on the shoulders of middle class working Americans. You know...the same people that liberal hypocrites like Spitzer and his wife are always pandering to...and vowing to protect.
phoenixbornagain 1 year ago
Black people don't fuck around with bears..
iAWESOME23 1 year ago
Wow, this is sooo subtle and classy by today's standards.
young5ever 1 year ago
Best line: "If there is a bear"
benjammin62001 1 year ago 32
REP. ERNIE KONNYU (D-Calif.):
In August 1987, two former Konnyu aides complained to the San Jose Mercury News that the freshman Republican had sexually harassed them.
GOP leaders were unhappy with Konnyu's temperament to begin with, so it took little effort to find candidates who would take him on in the primary. Stanford professor Tom Campbell ousted Konnyu the following June.
In the GOP we throw our sick out in the DNC they raise your rank
phoenixbornagain 1 year ago
Crane's conservative district voted him out in 1984, while the voters in Studds's more liberal district were more forgiving. Studds won reelection in 1984 with 56 percent of the vote, and continued to win until he retired in 1996.
phoenixbornagain 1 year ago
Both admitted the charges that same day, and Studds acknowledged he was gay. The committee voted to reprimand the two, but a back-bench Georgia Republican named Newt Gingrich argued that they should be expelled.
The full House voted on July 20 instead to censure the two, the first time that ever happened for sexual misconduct. Crane, married and the father of six, was tearful in his apology to the House, while Studds refused to apologize.
phoenixbornagain 1 year ago
REP. GERRY STUDDS (D-Mass.):
The House ethics committee on July 14, 1983, announced that Crane and Studds had sexual relationships with teenage congressional pages -- Crane with a 17-year-old female in 1980, Studds with a 17-year-old male in 1973.
Don't ask don't tell don't sexually harass other men..well 2 out of 3 isn't bad LOL
phoenixbornagain 1 year ago
tst = yawnnnnnnnnnnn (plus he is a spammer)
phoenixbornagain 1 year ago
Thank you for reminding me sts we had not finished talking about famous gay liberals.
REP. ROBERT BAUMAN (D-Md.) On Oct. 3, 1980, Bauman, a leading "pro-family" conservative, pleaded innocent to a charge that he committed oral sodomy on a teenage boy in Washington. Married and the father of four, Bauman conceded that he had been an alcoholic but had been seeking treatment.
The news came as a shock to voters o