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My New Favorite BlogLongtime commenters will agree: it's about g-darn time. Disclosure: This post was financed by Jewish bankers. And also a few Jewish dentists. And also one Jewish chiropodist, who I swear is the best foot-man in New York City. The best. posted by Ace at 11:32 PM
CommentsYou have definitely arrived now Ace. BTW, I thought you are Karol were awesome today. I can't listen to it live but Hoist the Black Flag has become a 'must listen to' radio show for me on Tuesdays. Posted by: midaz on July 12, 2005 11:43 PM
LOL Whatever the hell happened to Amish? Posted by: fa on July 12, 2005 11:45 PM
Oh. My. God. Awesome. Just awesome. Posted by: John from WuzzaDem on July 13, 2005 12:02 AM
Outstanding work. Very funny. Posted by: Slublog on July 13, 2005 12:03 AM
I got to post the first comment. That has to be the best named blog on the internet. Posted by: bullwinkle on July 13, 2005 12:07 AM
Make sure you check out the profile information and links, especially the digitalbrownshirt link, of course. Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on July 13, 2005 12:13 AM
"How Stella Got Her Groove Back?" I haven't laughed that hard since Ace's Bond script. Posted by: Slublog on July 13, 2005 12:16 AM
I don't like it. Spar with him face to face (keyboard to keyboard?) -- not this chickenshit grade school stuff. Posted by: on July 13, 2005 12:18 AM
awww, don't be a party pooper. Cedarford's such an anti-semite he actually cried when Laurence Olivier died in Marathon Man. Posted by: ace on July 13, 2005 12:25 AM
I don't like it. Spar with him face to face (keyboard to keyboard?) -- not this chickenshit grade school stuff. If Cedarford wants to answer, he's got plenty of options. Blogger is free, after all. Posted by: Slublog on July 13, 2005 12:32 AM
awww, don't be a party pooper. Sorry for pooping all over your party -- well, not really. Blogger is free, after all. So is ace's comments section. Posted by: on July 13, 2005 12:39 AM
Ace is such a child molester he actually cried when Duncan got the kids first. Posted by: Seedy on July 13, 2005 12:58 AM
Nothing like a child molesting/murder joke to make the pathetic tard in the room stand out... Dammit, Seedy, take that finger out your nose and hose off. Posted by: TheDude on July 13, 2005 01:02 AM
I have tears in my eyes. Doesn't Cedarford already have a blog though, Stormtrooper or shirt or shit or front or something? Posted by: HowardDevore on July 13, 2005 01:31 AM
OK..I'm pissed off now! My one major contribution to Cedarford bashing? I was the one who first started adding an "*" to Cedarford's name when referencing him in posts on Ace's site. The * of course standing for "Cedarford, who is, by the way, a cocksucker". I deserve a prominent mention, dammit! Or at least a cookie. Can I have a cookie? Posted by: Jack M. on July 13, 2005 01:57 AM
I don't recall ever seeing a troll "fan" site before. This has gotta be a first. Oh, and ace, I'll do you one better: Cedarford is such an anti-semite that he gets aroused by the "shower scene" in Schindler's List... ...and it ain't because of the nudity. Posted by: Sean M. on July 13, 2005 02:25 AM
Classic. Now link his anti-Jeff G 'zionist sperm' rants. Posted by: someone on July 13, 2005 03:59 AM
I would have gone to Cedarford's blog if I could have figured out where it is. He's welcome to comment all he wants at Cedarford Sucks. The name Cedarford is actually already taken at blogger, so I used Cedarford1 instead. That means somebody is already using the name out there. He's welcome to make a dbs sucks site if he wants. Only difference is that I'd think it was funny too. What really sucks is that the anti-Cedarford site gets more interest than my regular site. Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on July 13, 2005 06:49 AM
Very cool, but I have to know why the link to Stormfront Studios is there. Please let me in on the joke. Posted by: Sinner on July 13, 2005 08:06 AM
Absolutely hilarious. Posted by: brak on July 13, 2005 09:24 AM
Damn, that just made my morning. Maybe even my whole month. Dbs, the commenters at AoSHQ are in your debt. You deserve a hearty vote of thanks, and maybe even a muffin basket or something. That site is long overdue. Posted by: utron on July 13, 2005 12:05 PM
Liberal Jews are strongly pro-gay, and their tremendous clout in Hollywood, academia, the media makes those institutions reflect a pro-gay agenda. That is just a fact. Keeping ethnic clout unsaid makes both sides hide assumptions and assume the worst about the other side. And, yes, use oblique words to hide what they believe or know. I know this is not PC, but Cedarford sometimes tells truths that no one else seems willing to do. If we can't speak the truth no matter who becomes "offended" we are in even more trouble than it seems. I can remember when David Duke tried to stand up for the interests of white Americans and was branded a nazi because he disagreed with "affirmative action." It really was chilling to watch the media and politicians pile on; Liberals out of knee-jerk malice and conservatives out of fear. Except for the crazies, the whole country now knows he was right back then, but since Liberals have made race the third rail, no one has the guts to tell the truth about it in public for fear of being branded a nazi. But in the best Conservative/Libertarian tradition of real tolerance and honest, open discourse, ACE actually permits Cedarford to post and then flame. It is a good thing to see, and I congratulate you both. Posted by: 72 Iconoclasts on July 13, 2005 12:08 PM
72 Iconoclats ACE actually permits Cedarford to post and then flame. It is a good thing to see, and I congratulate you both. Yeah, especially since the ACE is a well known Zionist hebe from Massapequa whose cousin Yankel owns a shoe store in Queens and whose grammy is a yente. Posted by: shit from shinola on July 13, 2005 12:23 PM
72, David Duke has not been unfairly demonized. Have you read his autobiography, My Awakening, 1998? Posted by: lauraw on July 13, 2005 12:46 PM
Yeah, especially since the ACE is a well known Zionist hebe from Massapequa whose cousin Yankel owns a shoe store in Queens and whose grammy is a yente. Let's see, Ace is a lawerly type who wants to break out into Hollywood, and actually thinks Israel has a right to exist. You think Cedarfart would have clued into this fact and realized that Ace was selling his IP to Mossad. Posted by: HowardDevore on July 13, 2005 12:47 PM
"You think Cedarfart would have clued into this fact and realized that Ace was selling his IP to Mossad." Lol! Now thats the stuff from which paranoid dreams are made! Posted by: BrewFan on July 13, 2005 12:56 PM
That's just soooo fucking wrong! Posted by: Iblis on July 13, 2005 01:09 PM
LOL Howard! C's wallpapering his bunker with tinfoil as we type. Posted by: lauraw on July 13, 2005 01:28 PM
72 Icons. You have heard the saying that the devil mixes little bit of the truth in with his lies? Just saying. Posted by: Dman on July 13, 2005 02:15 PM
lauraw David Duke has not been unfairly demonized. Yes, I know. But when he ran for office way back when, before his biography had been written, his platform was based on sticking up for white people against affirative action, which no one else was doing at the time, or since, now that I think of it. His political assasination made sure of that. We have had Black Panther types and Klansman in Congress before, and with "sheets" Byrd there we still do. But the way Duke was piled on when he was telling truth that everyone else was afraid to say but secretly agreed with was a terrible spectacle to watch. Posted by: 72 Iconoclasts on July 13, 2005 02:28 PM
Byrd isn't selling neo-nazi literature while in office. Posted by: lauraw on July 13, 2005 02:46 PM
72 Icons. You have heard the saying that the devil mixes little bit of the truth in with his lies? Just saying. I prefer: he who tells lies merely hides the truth, To me, Cedarford's veracity is a lot less important than that he have a forum where it can be tested in the arena of ideas. And along with Orthodox Rabbi's and the Catholic priesthood, he is one of the very few genuine iconoclasts left who go against the prevailing views of the time. God knows we need those views challenged more than ever! Posted by: 72 Rabbis on July 13, 2005 02:48 PM
lauraw The point about Duke is that he was saying the truth about affirmative action. He didn't hide his past as a Klansman and what he had to say about government sponsored racism against white people was, and still is, true. Granted, he was not the best messenger (his past made it too easy to condemn him) but his message was the truth and that was the real reason why he was pilloried for it, as "Sheets" Byrd or George "schoolhouse" Wallace or legions of black racists in never were. Posted by: 72 Iconoclasts on July 13, 2005 03:01 PM
72, I would respond that only shows Democrats are not as hung up on matters of character, or morality. Obviously. I think the man deserves to be driven from the party. Posted by: lauraw on July 13, 2005 03:12 PM
lauraw This undermines him very seriously. Whether he had some good planks in his platform is irrelevant. Without getting into a long argument, I think we can reduce it down to this: Though his past did make him a very bad messenger, his message of opposing government sponsored racism against white people was revoloutionary at the time and I've always admired his guts to go against the prevailing trends and tell it like it is, something no one has had the guts to do since. Posted by: 72 Iconoclasts on July 13, 2005 03:15 PM
72, you are sucking the joy and color from my life, and crushing my very soul. Posted by: lauraw on July 13, 2005 03:19 PM
lauraw I think the man deserves to be driven from the party. Perhaps, he certainly didn't help us any. In fact I can remember thinking this was not the guy we needed for this message. But like another GOP disaster, Joe MaCarthy, he was right, and he did defy the convention of the times and that really took guts. And I agree to disagree, so you have the last word. No one but us is reading this. I think we've bored them all to death. Posted by: 72 Iconoclasts on July 13, 2005 03:24 PM
Funny. BTW, "Seedy" isn't me. The really amusing thing is that ACE and his Zionist cocksucking cohorts fail to speak to truth. 1. Criticism of any Muslim country, any European country, China, etc. is freely allowed, even America. But ACE and company believe it is taboo to criticize one country - Israel. a. Even though Israel's policies in defiance of the Geneva Convention and UN Resolutions that the US signed onto have embroiled the ME and cost American lives. b. Even though Israel maintains the 3rd largest military and industrial network in America next to Russia and China. And has passed on those secrets to China and the Soviet Union. c. Even though Israel is regarded as so untrustworthy after repeated illegal, covert sales of US weapons system technology to China that they are not permitted - unlike 20 other nations - anywhere near the Joint Strike Fighter Project or US satellite intel anymore. d. Even though Israel has managed to get 185-205 times more US taxpayer dollars in foreign aid for it's citizens per capita over the years than any other nation. And somehow gain an exemption for only powerful Jewish -American lobbyists to not have to register as foreign lobbyists as they bribe our politicians with millions to get billions. e. Even though Israel only grants Jews the right of citizenship and practices a form of discrimination against Christians and Muslims reminescent of Jim Crow. f. Even though Israel has a whole Ministry devoted to negotiating, suing for, and managing monetary Reparations from Europeans and many American companies for war losses suffered by Jews - they have yet to pay a shekel to the Palestinians whose homes and lands they grabbed after 1948. g. Even though Israel is a global center of credit fraud, drug trafficking, drug money laundering, safe haven for other country's financial scammers (as long as they are Jewish). h. Even though Israel - described as our "best ally" is absolutely useless as a economic, diplomatic, strategic, even military asset. No nation, not even the UK or Australia - will work with us in a conflict where Israel participates. The relationship is one-way. 2. I speak the truth. Examples? Yes, Zionist money bribes & corrupts Congress. At 2% of the population, Jews are a negligable democraphic mostly concentrated in solid Blue States. The votes are irrelevant. It's the money and control of certain American industries that is the power Zionist supporters exert. Yes, they hit us up for 3 billion in Gulf War "reparations" for Scud damages. Yes, they are asking the US to pay to enrich Settlers we opposed in the 1st place almost 1/2 million dollars each. ****************** ACE, Jack M, DigitalBrownAsshole, Howard Devore, SpewFan, Lauraw, etc...It's high time to grow a pair and spit the Zionist cock out of your mouths. Posted by: Cedarford on July 13, 2005 04:07 PM
Yikes Cedarford! That shut my mouth ... Posted by: 72 3-legged dogs on July 13, 2005 04:15 PM
Wow. Cedarford really does suck! Posted by: Joan of Argghh! on July 13, 2005 04:21 PM
Very cool, but I have to know why the link to Stormfront Studios is there. Please let me in on the joke. Funny. BTW, "Seedy" isn't me. You can criticize Israel all you want, as long as it makes sense, unfortunately, you never make any sense. That's why it's so much fun to mock you. Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on July 13, 2005 04:47 PM
"ACE, Jack M, DigitalBrownAsshole, Howard Devore, SpewFan, Lauraw, etc" I'm proud to be in such company! If you're not on the list, you're just not trying hard enough. Although I really, really thought Sue and Andrea should have made it. Posted by: BrewFan on July 13, 2005 05:21 PM
-And what ever happened to Julie? She and Brewfan made a wonderful team. Posted by: lauraw on July 13, 2005 05:25 PM
Hobgoblin (and some others I don't recall) and Julie had a big blow up and she's not commented since. Posted by: BrewFan on July 13, 2005 05:48 PM
bummer. Posted by: lauraw on July 13, 2005 05:57 PM
Julie also had a blow up at Wizbang, where they (Paul?) finally did a post bout her commenting. Stopped seeing her much of anywhere round that time. World's angriest human. So angry, I'm too scared to sign my name here. (She'll come get me, I know it!) And now that you mention it, where's Hob been? Posted by: scared on July 13, 2005 06:03 PM
Ah, Princess. As racist as ever, I see. Your bigotry does not faze me, however. Posted by: Grand Moff Tarkin on July 13, 2005 06:12 PM
"Whatever the hell happened to Amish? " Good question! WTF happened to that guy? I kind of always figured he was The Fat Kids alter ego, like Ace/ Hoke, or Oliver Willis/IowaHawk. Posted by: Nifty on July 13, 2005 07:33 PM
oh, and one other thing. Has anybody ever actually taken the tme to debate the the points that Cedarford makes? I mean without calling him an anti semite or a cocksucker? I would actually like to see someone give it a go.
Posted by: Nifty on July 13, 2005 07:46 PM
"Has anybody ever actually taken the tme to debate the the points that Cedarford makes" Posted by: BrewFan on July 13, 2005 07:57 PM
Go ahead and try it, it's like trying to teach a pig to sing. It annoys the pig, and wastes your own time. Besides, it's more fun to mock him. If I debated him, he'd think he held rational views that were worthy of discussion. Check out all of his comments, for every rational, insightful comment, he's got 10 "blame the jooos" comments cancelling them out. That's why nobody takes him seriously. I don't debate DU'ers either. Facts don't matter with them, only emotions. Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on July 13, 2005 07:59 PM
Re: Storm Front Studios... Thanks for the heads up, I was once an employee at the game company and still have friends there. They didn't seem to be JOOOOOOOOOOOOs or anything... One can never tell though! Hmm... actually we never worked from sundown Friday to sunrise Sunday... Man, Cedarford should look into that! Posted by: Sinner on July 13, 2005 08:09 PM
Has anybody ever actually taken the tme to debate the the points that Cedarford makes? I mean without calling him an anti semite or a cocksucker? I initally tried that and actually told him that he made a good point or two, once in a while. I also tried to tell him that he ought to moderate his comments about jewish people a little--he's always going off on "liberal jew lawyers" and seems oddly fixated on jewish girls dating black men--and his typical response was hostile, so I just figured I'd write him off. The guy's basically an anti-semitic crank who occasionally makes a cogent point. Posted by: Sean M. on July 14, 2005 12:28 AM
Wow, ace. Your post and parody website sure generated a lot of insightful comments. Cedarford is antisemetic? Gosh, golly, who would have guessed? Thank god we have the same 10 or so posters repeating it ad nauseum. Posted by: on July 14, 2005 12:43 AM
Ok nifty, Ill try to pretend the monkey is a human. If it makes you feel better. 1. Criticism of any Muslim country, any European country, China, etc. is freely allowed, even America. But ACE and company believe it is taboo to criticize one country - Israel. a. Even though Israel's policies in defiance of the Geneva Convention and UN Resolutions that the US signed onto have embroiled the ME and cost American lives. Really the Geneva Convention, that news, which parts? As far as UN go's, blow me. The UN General Assembly (which is what passed these resolutions) Is nothing more than cultural and geographic blocks voting for their dictators. So really this proves nothing more than most of the worlds facists & dictators hate Israel. Big whoop. b. Even though Israel maintains the 3rd largest military and industrial network in America next to Russia and China. And has passed on those secrets to China and the Soviet Union. I'm not even sure what this means. Is a military and industrial network some sort of lingo for trading partner? Is he claiming that Israel (and Russia and China) have set up military bases and factories on US soil? And notice that whatever it means, cedarford is more concerned anout the #3 spot than the #1 or #2 spot. And guess which spot contains the most Joooos.... c. Even though Israel is regarded as so untrustworthy after repeated illegal, covert sales of US weapons system technology to China that they are not permitted - unlike 20 other nations - anywhere near the Joint Strike Fighter Project or US satellite intel anymore. d. Even though Israel has managed to get 185-205 times more US taxpayer dollars in foreign aid for it's citizens per capita over the years than any other nation. And somehow gain an exemption for only powerful Jewish -American lobbyists to not have to register as foreign lobbyists as they bribe our politicians with millions to get billions. The problem with cedarford in a nutshell. We could have a serious discussion of campaign lobbying laws and the need to reform them or foreign aid, but with Cedarford it all revolves around the Jews. He doesn't mention the Saudi bribery, Russian, ect... He just is upset that the Joooos might get an advantage. e. Even though Israel only grants Jews the right of citizenship and practices a form of discrimination against Christians and Muslims reminescent of Jim Crow. f. Even though Israel has a whole Ministry devoted to negotiating, suing for, and managing monetary Reparations from Europeans and many American companies for war losses suffered by Jews - they have yet to pay a shekel to the Palestinians whose homes and lands they grabbed after 1948. g. Even though Israel is a global center of credit fraud, drug trafficking, drug money laundering, safe haven for other country's financial scammers (as long as they are Jewish). News to me. Cedarford must live in terror of the Jooooish mafia coming for him. Translation- "Everybody else hates the joooos, why can't we? The Furher commands it!" 2. I speak the truth. Examples? Yes, Zionist money bribes & corrupts Congress. At 2% of the population, Jews are a negligable democraphic mostly concentrated in solid Blue States. The votes are irrelevant. It's the money and control of certain American industries that is the power Zionist supporters exert. Yes, they hit us up for 3 billion in Gulf War "reparations" for Scud damages. Yes, they are asking the US to pay to enrich Settlers we opposed in the 1st place almost 1/2 million dollars each. As opposed to Saudi bribes and corruption. Or chinese bribes and corruption. While individual points or complaint might seem valid, with Cedarford the problem isn't the point perse (Lobbyists or Foreign aid or whatever), but that the JOOOS are doing it. We don't call him an anti-semite because he doesn't like Israel, but because his complaints boil down to "Da Jooooos are evil" Posted by: HowardDevore on July 14, 2005 02:00 AM
Wow, ace. Your post and parody website sure generated a lot of insightful comments. Cedarford is antisemetic? Gosh, golly, who would have guessed? Thank god we have the same 10 or so posters repeating it ad nauseum. Posted by at July 14, 2005 12:43 AM Posted by: on July 14, 2005 06:43 AM
I can't imagine cedarford ever not signing his name to his posts. Posted by: on July 14, 2005 07:45 AM
Howard, thanks for taking the time to write that. Bravo. Posted by: BrewFan on July 14, 2005 09:17 AM
Usually the one thing that drives me to post a comment is to smear Cedarford, and he didn't even remember me. I feel that I have failed. Posted by: Sortelli on July 15, 2005 11:17 PM
72 epater les bourgoises - See, the difference is, Duke actually was the head of the Klan. If we go down this road, Hitler had some points. That's why we don't go down it. ("We" excluding *, as of course it should). Posted by: Knemon on July 17, 2005 04:00 AM
Posted by: Knemon on July 17, 2005 04:49 AM
"oh, and one other thing. Has anybody ever actually taken the tme to debate the the points that Cedarford makes? I mean without calling him an anti semite or a cocksucker? I would actually like to see someone give it a go. " I *think* I have tried once or twice, specifically about the '67 war. I may be confusing him with some other Nazi on another board. Yes, I call it a board, instead of a blog, just to show that I was into that shit beFORE it was cool. Foolio. Posted by: Knemon on July 17, 2005 04:54 AM
Shit, I may be five days late finding out about this new blog, but damn if it isn't still hilarious. Posted by: CollegePundit on July 17, 2005 05:14 PM
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What? Skeleton of the most famous Musketeer, D'Artagnan, possibly discovered in Dutch church closet.
Dumas picked four names of real musketeers out of a history book, D'Artagnan, Athos, Aramis, and Porthos. So there was an actual D'Artagnan, though he made most of the story up. (Or, you know, all of it.)* Charles de Batz de Castelmore, known as d'Artagnan, the famous musketeer of Kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV, spent his life in the service of the French crown. A lot of Dumas's stories are based on bits of real history. The plot of the >Three Musketeers, about trying to recover lost diamonds from the queen's necklace, was cribbed from the then-almost-contemporaneous Affair of the Queen's Necklace. And the Man in the Iron Mask is based on real accounts of a prisoner forced to wear a mask (though I think it was a velvet mask). * Oh, I should mention, Dumas says all this, about finding the names in an old book, in the prologue to his novel. But authors lie a lot. They frequently present fictions as based on historic fact. The twist is, he was actually telling the truth here. At least about these four musketeers having actually existed and served under Louis XIV. Fun fact: You know the beginning of A Fistful of Dollars where the local gunslingers make fun of Clint Eastwood's donkey and Eastwood demands they apologize to the donkey? That's lifted from The Three Musketeers. Rochefort mocks D'Artagnan's old, brokedown farm horse and D'Artagnan is incensed.
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