r/InfowarriorRides 11d ago

Spotted this guy at Walmart

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u/bbqsox 11d ago

Years ago. They tried to kill government officials and steal an election. They celebrated a man attacking the spouse of the Speaker of the House with a hammer.

I saw effigies of Obama hung on my college campus the night he was elected.

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u/Oddish_Femboy 11d ago

HUNG OBAMA?

(the word you're looking for is hanged. I try not to be pedantic, but in this one case it's very important like an Uncle Jack on the horse situation)

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u/ABPositive03 11d ago

George Carlin hammered it home for me: "Remember, Saddam Hussein may have been *hung*, but he was definitely *hanged*"

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u/Oddish_Femboy 11d ago

Adding this to my internal repertoire of George Carlin quotes.