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Archae

(46,359 posts) Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:46 AM Jun 2015

Conservatives going batshit crazy over...what??!!??

Conservatives Rush To Buy 'Gone With The Wind' For Fear It Will Be Banned

A Lou Lumenick column in the New York Post made paranoid people even more paranoid with no justification whatsoever.

As of 9 a.m. Friday, "Gone With the Wind" was the overall best-selling Blu-ray feature film on Amazon's US website…

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/conservatives-rush-buy-gone-wind-fear-it

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2015/06/24/confederate-frenzy-film-critic-calls-for-banning-of-gone-with-the-wind/

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Conservatives going batshit crazy over...what??!!?? (Original Post) Archae Jun 2015 OP

Republicans are stupid. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2015 #1

Now that is too funny liberal N proud Jun 2015 #2

Delete "going," "over," and "what" from your thread head BeyondGeography Jun 2015 #3

I wonder if there's an anectdote for EHS? FlaGatorJD Jun 2015 #4

WTF? get the red out Jun 2015 #5

They think we are going to desecrate cemeteries also. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #6

I have it in Vhs and another older copy I'd sell them kimbutgar Jun 2015 #7

Consider the original source for the rumor. Archae Jun 2015 #8

VHS? Perfect! EL34x4 Jun 2015 #13

Meanwhile, of course, sales of the _book_ are flat. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #9

I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #10

My absolute favorite skit from the Carol Burnett Show... Spazito Jun 2015 #20

Ah'll nevuh be without my 238 minute movie again underpants Jun 2015 #11

Remind me again rock Jun 2015 #12

On the bright side this is like a poll on the level of American RW stupidity, measured by sales. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #14

Also... wcmagumba Jun 2015 #15

They can take all that Confederate crap (I don't have any), but Jamastiene Jun 2015 #18

How are these people allowed out of the institution without minders? nt procon Jun 2015 #16

Lol AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #17

It can sit on the shelf next to all those bullets they bought because Obama was coming for them Johonny Jun 2015 #19

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

1. Republicans are stupid.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:48 AM

Jun 2015

I agree with Paul Mooney's take on Gone With The Wind. Such a terrible book and film.

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/8erio6/chappelle-s-show-mooney-on-movies---uncensored

liberal N proud

(60,347 posts)

2. Now that is too funny

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:50 AM

Jun 2015

BeyondGeography

(39,386 posts)

3. Delete "going," "over," and "what" from your thread head

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:50 AM

Jun 2015

(sort of)

FlaGatorJD

(364 posts)

4. I wonder if there's an anectdote for EHS?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:51 AM

Jun 2015

Exploding Head Syndrome

get the red out

(13,468 posts)

5. WTF?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:53 AM

Jun 2015

Nuts! Simply nuts.

And the Confederate Flag isn't going to be "banned", it is just seen as representative of oppression and hate by more and more people.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

6. They think we are going to desecrate cemeteries also.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:56 AM

Jun 2015

Oh and they started #SouthernLivesMatter. Also since Friday we have been under attack by locusts.

kimbutgar

(21,224 posts)

7. I have it in Vhs and another older copy I'd sell them

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:58 AM

Jun 2015

I'm keeping my 60th anniversary Edition though.

This is the top 10 AFI movie,like they'd really ban it. conservatives are so stupid.

Archae

(46,359 posts)

8. Consider the original source for the rumor.

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:01 AM

Jun 2015

Breitbart.

They still haven't lived down the Loretta Lynch fiasco.

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)

13. VHS? Perfect!

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:16 AM

Jun 2015

Many of them still haven't upgraded to those newfangled DVD players.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)

9. Meanwhile, of course, sales of the _book_ are flat.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:05 AM

Jun 2015

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

10. I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:05 AM

Jun 2015

I'll think about that tomorrow.

Spazito

(50,514 posts)

20. My absolute favorite skit from the Carol Burnett Show...

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #10)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 12:01 PM

Jun 2015

Just seeing your pic made me laugh out loud!

underpants

(182,950 posts)

11. Ah'll nevuh be without my 238 minute movie again

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:06 AM

Jun 2015

rock

(13,218 posts)

12. Remind me again

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:07 AM

Jun 2015

Who won the war in that film that the South wants to perserve?

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

14. On the bright side this is like a poll on the level of American RW stupidity, measured by sales.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:23 AM

Jun 2015

Social scientists will write many dissertations on what happened in America these past two weeks.

wcmagumba

(2,892 posts)

15. Also...

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:26 AM

Jun 2015

No more grits or fried green tomatoes...

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)

18. They can take all that Confederate crap (I don't have any), but

Reply to wcmagumba (Reply #15)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:43 AM

Jun 2015

hands off my fried green tomatoes.

procon

(15,805 posts)

16. How are these people allowed out of the institution without minders? nt

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:38 AM

Jun 2015

AuntPatsy

(9,904 posts)

17. Lol

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:41 AM

Jun 2015

Johonny

(20,913 posts)

19. It can sit on the shelf next to all those bullets they bought because Obama was coming for them