Topic: Nelson Mandela

[Glock32]

Nelson Mandela dead at 95.


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/5/mandela-south-africas-first-black-president-dies/

[Pandora]

Ding-dong, the commie's dead .......

[IronDioPriest]

Ding-dong, the commie's dead .......

That fact is so obscured to most people in the world because of our old friend, skin color. Because of the real racial discrimination of apartheid, the man has been auto-sainted because of his Blackness, while his communism has been swept under the rug.

Rest in peace, either way.

[Pablo de Fleurs]

Rest in peace, either way.

Comment retracted - I always thought Mandela was a Jehovah Witness - but after some research, he may not have been (many family members were/are).

[Libertas]

I was raised to not say anything if I have nothing nice to say...later amended following a short waiting period in the case of folks passing along.

[Glock32]

[Septugenarian]

Rumor has it that his ideology was a choice between apartheid and communism, he having lived under apartheid but not communism.  Still, not an excuse.

[oldcoastie6468]

I was raised to not say anything if I have nothing nice to say...later amended following a short waiting period in the case of folks passing along.

No waiting period necessary for communists.

[Glock32]

I'm just now getting around to listening to Rush's Friday show, and he reported that Obama has ordered US flags at half-mast for 10 days for Mandela. Rush further pointed out that there was no such honor for Lady Thatcher. But more to the point, shouldn't ordering the US flag to half-mast be limited to American events?

[warpmine]

I'm just now getting around to listening to Rush's Friday show, and he reported that Obama has ordered US flags at half-mast for 10 days for Mandela. Rush further pointed out that there was no such honor for Lady Thatcher. But more to the point, shouldn't ordering the US flag to half-mast be limited to American events?

Damn this Marxist to hell!

[oldcoastie6468]

I HAVE A US FLAG. No fu**ing way it'll be flown at half-staff for the communist and his communist followers.

Hey, Obastard! Phuck you!   

[Glock32]

South Carolina sheriff refuses to fly flags at half mast: http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/24158363/pickens-sheriff-refuses-fly-flag-at-half-staff-for-mandela

[Pablo de Fleurs]

I'm just now getting around to listening to Rush's Friday show, and he reported that Obama has ordered US flags at half-mast for 10 days for Mandela. Rush further pointed out that there was no such honor for Lady Thatcher. But more to the point, shouldn't ordering the US flag to half-mast be limited to American events?

Interesting...'cause I'd LOVE to see our flags flying @ half-mast...

...but for reasons that have nothing to do with Mandela.

[Libertas]

I was raised to not say anything if I have nothing nice to say...later amended following a short waiting period in the case of folks passing along.

No waiting period necessary for communists.

Thanks for the dispensation, but IMO enough time has now passed...

He was a COMMIE! 

Why should we feel better about this guy?  Because he was black?  Because he was imprisoned by white racists?  Because even though he was a Commie he wasn't as brutal or murderous than Stalin or Mao?

The non-stop "ohh, wasn't Mandela so awesome" media orgy is fricken really old now!  Put it to rest, bury the guy and be done with it!

And Obama once again proves what an utter selfish asshole he is by ordering flags lowered for this jackass when Lady Thatcher who was a much more important ally of the US than Mandela would ever hope to be got snubbed...but I would have at least been consistent and not ordered the lowering for Mandela...nut no, punk-ass Obama has to play favorites.

And yeah, Pab's...I'm right there with ya!  But you know what?  When that asshole has his ticket punched...the Mandela media orgy will pale in comparison to the first black national socialist's send off!

I'm already feeling the bile rise in my throat!

When that day comes though, I'll be partying Palestinian-style!

 machinegun

[oldcoastie6468]

Quotes from the beloved dictator and enemy of the USA:

7 Nelson Mandela Quotes You Probably Won’t See In The U.S. Media

The former South African president, who died Thursday, was a revolutionary and a deep skeptic of American power.
posted on December 6, 2013 at 10:08am EST
Andrew Kaczynski

7. On the U.S. war with Iraq:

“If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.”
Via cbsnews.com

6. On Israel:

“Israel should withdraw from all the areas which it won from the Arabs in 1967, and in particular Israel should withdraw completely from the Golan Heights, from south Lebanon and from the West Bank.”
Via jweekly.com

5. On the U.S. war with Iraq:

“All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.”
Via cbsnews.com

4. Mandela on Castro and the Cuban revolution:

“From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of the Cuban people in maintaining their independence and sovereignty in the face of the vicious imperialist-orquestrated campaign to destroy the impressive gain made in the Cuban Revolution. … Long live the Cuban Revolution. Long live comrade Fidel Castro.”
Via lanic.utexas.edu

3. Mandela on Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, his longtime supporter:

“It is our duty to give support to the brother leader … especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him, they are hitting the ordinary masses of the people … our African brothers and sisters.”
Via finalcall.com

2. On the U.S. preparing to invade Iraq in a 2002 interview with Newsweek:

“If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.”
Via newsweek.com

1. On a Palestinian state:

“The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”

Good riddance to a piece of the world's rubbish.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/7-nelson-mandela-quotes-you-probably-wont-see-in-the-us-medi

[Libertas]

Yeah, I recall several of those...my reaction is the same...

 

[LadyVirginia]

THAT'S why flags are lowered around here?

I thought someone in service had died because they will do that for someone from here.

 

Ok, now I need to see what places did and didn't. Because it wasn't universal here.

[Libertas]

Given the political, philosophical, social and religious polarization of the nation it isn't hard to guess who is or is not following the lead of Prez Selfie!

[oldcoastie6468]

THAT'S why flags are lowered around here?

I thought someone in service had died because they will do that for someone from here.

 

Ok, now I need to see what places did and didn't. Because it wasn't universal here.

My Legion post did NOT lower our flag for the scumbag commie! 

[ToddF]

Wife turned on the TV for morning weather/traffic.  It was SCoaMF leading a rally in South Africa.  All channels were in 24/7 mode for SCoaMF speechifying.  Since when did the funeral for a leader of a small, insignificant country become an excuse for our stuttering clusterf(ail) to co-opt all TV?