Comments on: 9/11 as Government Blowback Day http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/ Author James Bovard Tue, 22 May 2012 21:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kraut http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128464 Kraut Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:19:41 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128464 Why don Why don

]]> By: Lawrence http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128417 Lawrence Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:13:41 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128417 Jim, you're absolutely correct about the publicity value. Perhaps in San Diego we can use a favorite tactic of government -- using an agent provocateur. We'll have someone dress in a military uniform and grab some of our flyers and your books and burn them for effect. This of course will drive the local trog crowd wild with happiness, but when we post it to YouTube, your book sales will skyrocket. Jim, you’re absolutely correct about the publicity value. Perhaps in San Diego we can use a favorite tactic of government — using an agent provocateur. We’ll have someone dress in a military uniform and grab some of our flyers and your books and burn them for effect. This of course will drive the local trog crowd wild with happiness, but when we post it to YouTube, your book sales will skyrocket.

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128416 Jim Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:50:13 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128416 That's the best "Ich bin" joke I've heard all year. I always hoped that some pro-government group would hold a public burning of some of my books - with TV cameras filming away. That would provide far better PR than anything my publishers concocted. That’s the best “Ich bin” joke I’ve heard all year.

I always hoped that some pro-government group would hold a public burning of some of my books - with TV cameras filming away. That would provide far better PR than anything my publishers concocted.

]]> By: Dirk W. Sabin http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128415 Dirk W. Sabin Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:57:09 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128415 Nothing so cheers the hearts of the frustrated and obedient as a good old fashioned book burning. Maybe they can do a twofer and burn one of Dawkins anti-religious tracts at the same time. Bovard, don't kid yerself that you are insulated by being a few state lines north of forida. It seems that in this day, we can all be found within an arms length of some angry patriot screaming "Ich Bin Ein Floridian" and happily burning books. Nothing so cheers the hearts of the frustrated and obedient as a good old fashioned book burning. Maybe they can do a twofer and burn one of Dawkins anti-religious tracts at the same time.

Bovard, don’t kid yerself that you are insulated by being a few state lines north of forida. It seems that in this day, we can all be found within an arms length of some angry patriot screaming “Ich Bin Ein Floridian” and happily burning books.

]]> By: Lawrence http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128413 Lawrence Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:28:05 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128413 Of course, flag burning would be sacrilege for this Dove bunch. And even worse, they've even gone and sullied the good branding on those great ice-cream bars! Of course, flag burning would be sacrilege for this Dove bunch. And even worse, they’ve even gone and sullied the good branding on those great ice-cream bars!

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128412 Jim Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:36:27 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128412 Excellent! It's times like this that I'm glad I live many states away from FLA. Excellent!

It’s times like this that I’m glad I live many states away from FLA.

]]> By: Tom Blanton http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128411 Tom Blanton Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:02:12 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128411 I thought every day was blowback day in Amerika. But, there won't be any officially sanctioned book-burning in Florida because it is simply too dangerous to let citizens play with matches: GAINESVILLE, Fla. I thought every day was blowback day in Amerika.

But, there won’t be any officially sanctioned book-burning in Florida because it is simply too dangerous to let citizens play with matches:

GAINESVILLE, Fla.

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128410 Jim Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:37:31 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128410 Aurielle - thanks for the comment. It's great how you and Lawrence and the rest of the folks have the gumption to raise these issues. I hope y'all can get lots of folks thinking! Aurielle - thanks for the comment. It’s great how you and Lawrence and the rest of the folks have the gumption to raise these issues.

I hope y’all can get lots of folks thinking!

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128409 Jim Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:36:16 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128409 Lawrence, if you do this during Blue Angels shows, make sure to pay up the life insurance first. Sounds like y'all are doing first-class hell-raising! Lawrence, if you do this during Blue Angels shows, make sure to pay up the life insurance first.

Sounds like y’all are doing first-class hell-raising!

]]> By: Aurielle Whitmore http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128408 Aurielle Whitmore Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:07:14 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128408 Jim, thank you so much for posting our event on your blog. My name is Aurielle and I'm one of the few women in the San Diego Complete Liberty Meetup group. I think it's very important that events like these are shown for what they truly are. We want to encourage men and especially women to question and be curious about what is going on in our world today. Thanks again! Jim, thank you so much for posting our event on your blog. My name is Aurielle and I’m one of the few women in the San Diego Complete Liberty Meetup group. I think it’s very important that events like these are shown for what they truly are. We want to encourage men and especially women to question and be curious about what is going on in our world today. Thanks again!

]]> By: Lawrence http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/26/911-as-government-blowback-day/#comment-128407 Lawrence Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:00:31 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-128407 Hi, Jim. Thanks for posting our event. This may be a trial run for an event during the annual "worship machines of death and empire" event otherwise known as the Blue Angels etc. at the Miramar Marine Air Base. We'll see how this one goes before anyone gets suicidal enough to face huge mobs of drunken chicken-hawk mouth-breathing men with carloads of kids a-wantin' to see some kinda killin' goin' on in San Diego an' show once-and-fer-all that Vietnam and Dubya Dubya II was saintly work. Hi, Jim. Thanks for posting our event. This may be a trial run for an event during the annual “worship machines of death and empire” event otherwise known as the Blue Angels etc. at the Miramar Marine Air Base. We’ll see how this one goes before anyone gets suicidal enough to face huge mobs of drunken chicken-hawk mouth-breathing men with carloads of kids a-wantin’ to see some kinda killin’ goin’ on in San Diego an’ show once-and-fer-all that Vietnam and Dubya Dubya II was saintly work.

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