Comments on: Number Of Pirates Killed By Each President

By: Duros62

Duros62 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:10:42 +0000

And before anyone says, ‘but those people were just crazy,’ well, what terrorist isn’t crazy?

Wasn’t there a sniper in DC not that long ago? Shooting people from his trunk?

I suppose that doesn’t count, somehow.

By: I'm a Hick

I'm a Hick — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:40:24 +0000

Brainz beat me to it.

And don’t forget TR:

http://www.capitalcentury.com/1904.html

By: Brainz

Brainz — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:52:45 +0000

“From the halls of Montezuma
to the shores of Tripoli …”

Thomas Jefferson took out a lot of pirates in his day. I suspect he’s still the preeminent pirate-hunter among American presidents.

By: Sean D. Martin

Sean D. Martin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:11:43 +0000

Jay Tea: On the other hand, August, I said “US territory.” Not “US-controlled territory.” Very important distinction.

Absolutely. Because without that distinction you might have to consider ALL the facts, and then it would be harder to support your argument.

By: Well, that pretty much settles it. « Terrace Agenda

Well, that pretty much settles it. « Terrace Agenda — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:28:37 +0000

[...] (via Oliver Willis) [...]

By: Boronx

Boronx — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:35:33 +0000

By my count there were at least 5 terrorist attacks on American soil that resulted in US civilian deaths during Bush’s presidency, with 9/11/01 being the first.

By: Jaim

Jaim — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:24:49 +0000

“But Bush and Clinton each had eight years. Obama? Not even three months.”

So Obama gets now credit for national security after only three months, but all of the blame for the Bush Recession?

Jay, I say this with love — you’re a complete fucking dumbass.

By: passerby

passerby — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:36:45 +0000

Now Obama needs to defeat some ninjas, to achieve new levels of greatness.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:12:08 +0000

A) to the best of my knowledge Obama hasn’t killed anyone
B) no president (except maybe Carter) would have done differently
c) why should anyone care even if Obama shot the guys himself?

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:07:20 +0000

August, that was inspired. I doff my hat. “Peg leg.” Brilliant line.

On the other hand, August, I said “US territory.” Not “US-controlled territory.” Very important distinction.

All these charts and hypothetical charts all reinforce the old saying: figures don’t lie, but liars can figure. There’s a way to spin any number any way.

Which was my point all along.

By: News Reference

News Reference — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:54:23 +0000

Jay Tea conveniently forgets* the antrhax attacks. Jim Adkisson's murder of Christians because they were 'liberals' was a politically motivated act of terrorism. And before anyone says, 'but those people were just crazy,' well, what terrorist isn't crazy? A lot of people also forget that at the time, the US snipings were considered acts of terrorism. All of the things above happened while Republican Bush was President. *war criminals like Jay Tea often have very convenient memories.

By: August J. Pollak

August J. Pollak — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:53:05 +0000

My only question is – how do you kill half-a-pirate?

He has a peg leg.

By: KC

KC — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:50:25 +0000

My only question is – how do you kill half-a-pirate?

I mean, it’s on your chart, so there must be a way…

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:39:54 +0000

Do you want a chart showing deaths via terrorists under U.S. presidents? Somehow I'm guessing "no".

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:23:16 +0000

True enough, News. But Bush and Clinton each had eight years. Obama? Not even three months.

Oh, and take your “war crimes” bullshit and shove them up your whiny ass, you free-speech-hating git.

I think someone needs to make the “gay marriage is just like interracial marriage” argument to President Obama. If anything might win his sympathies and sway his opinion, that oughta do it.

By: August J. Pollak

August J. Pollak — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:21:43 +0000

And maybe I’ll whip one showing terrorist attacks on US territory by presidential administrations. 43 will have one, 42 will have four... Oh, right, that. Nice chart, genius.

By: News Reference

News Reference — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:11:36 +0000

"terrorist attacks on US territory by presidential administrations" 44 (Obama) would have zero. Jay Tea, don't you have war crimes to excuse somewhere?

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:02:50 +0000

Feel free to whip one up, Socratic. And maybe I’ll whip one showing terrorist attacks on US territory by presidential administrations. 43 will have one, 42 will have four…

By: Socraticsilence

Socraticsilence — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:56:41 +0000

Jay-

Is that like how a chart showing attacks on American Soil that killed 500 or more civilians spikes at Bush and shows no other blips?

By: Matthew Hooper

Matthew Hooper — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:51:30 +0000

Oh, now isn’t that precious.

Not only does Jay Tea manage to hint, in a backhand sort of way, that Obama was somehow responsible for an American ship being attacked. He also phrases his question in such a fashion that it excludes, oh, say, Italian ships that we attempted to rescue from bad guys.

That would be the Achilli Lauro, Jay – a naval hijacking that the patron saint of conservatism, Ronald Reagan, completely bungled. Obama, unlike Reagan, did not let the bad guys get away. Funny how gung-ho Republican Presidents always manage to screw up things so badly…