And one of the reasons that I sold my Ruger Alaskan in .454 Casull to someone who actually appreciates pain.
Check the video. Then gird thy wrists and everything else.
This is nothing more than a gun of Extreme Circumstances. That is to say, if Cloverfield monsters or a Kodiak bear is invading your yurt and you’re left with no other recourse.
Because, as I realized then (why I sold the thing), sometimes handguns become dreadful to shoot. The .454 was such a revolver. There was no pleasure. There was only expense and shock and recoil. And then shock at the cost of .454 rounds. Holy crap. 20 rounds for +$25. Guess what? Only 20 rounds went through that Bad Boy.
But misunderstand me not. I used to hike around historical railroad tracks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Prime ground for bears and mountain lions. Saw the scat, saw the prints, heard the stories.
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A few of my choices, in no particular order save that which entered my Brainulus:
1. HANNIBAL LECTER:
Classic. Absolutely classic. From the Thomas Harris book, “Silence of the Lambs,” the 1991 movie of the same name exhibits the quintessential Lecter. Anthony Hopkins deserved his Oscar and then some. He wasn’t huge, he wasn’t muscular, he wasn’t physically ugly.
Hannibal Lecter: Now then, tell me. What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?
Hannibal Lecter: I see. I myself cannot. You use Evian skin cream, and sometimes you wear L’Air du Temps, but not today.
2. BRIG. GENERAL JACK D. RIPPER:
Sterling Hayden’s ultimate role. From the 1964 black & white movie “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb.” Directed by Stanley Kubrick in a semi-documentary style (and borrowing from the 1958 novel “Red Alert” by Peter George), Gen. Ripper sent his entire nuclear-armed B-52 wing beyond their fail-safe points and into Soviet airspace due to the pollution of our national precious bodily fluids.
General Jack D. Ripper: He said war was too important to be left to the generals. When he said that, 50 years ago, he might have been right. But today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
3. DET. NORMAN STANSFIELD
From the 1994 film “The Professional,” Stansfield is a drug-snorting, unkempt, over-the-top DEA operative responsible for numerous killings. Gary Oldman’s portrayal is simply superb.
Stansfield: It’s always the same thing. It’s when you start to become really afraid of death that you learn to appreciate life. Do you like life, sweetheart?
Stansfield: That’s good, because I take no pleasure in taking life if it’s from a person who doesn’t care about it.
4. TOMMY DeVITO:
Joe Pesci takes the Small Man Complex to its penultimate step. From the 1990 film “Goodfellas,” Pesci’s classic lines:
Tommy DeVito: You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me, I’m a little fucked up maybe, but I’m funny how, I mean funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?
Henry Hill: Just… you know, how you tell the story, what?
Tommy DeVito: No, no, I don’t know, you said it. How do I know? You said I’m funny. How the fuck am I funny, what the fuck is so funny about me? Tell me, tell me what’s funny!
Henry Hill: [long pause] Get the fuck out of here, Tommy!
Tommy DeVito: [everyone laughs] Ya motherfucker! I almost had him, I almost had him. Ya stuttering prick ya. Frankie, was he shaking? I wonder about you sometimes, Henry. You may fold under questioning.
5. BILLY SCORE
Henry Silva’s role as Score in 1981’s “Sharky’s Machine” just barely edges out his role of Kurt Zagon in the 1988 Steven Seagal movie “Above The Law.” It would appear that Oldman used the drug-addled Score as the basis for his role as Stansfield. Henry Silva was and still is one of the world’s finest bad guys. From “Above The Law“:
Kurt Zagon: [prepares a syringe] You know, I use these things to extract useful information. But for the first time, I’m going to use them just for fun. [Kurt’s guards hold Nico still and Kurt injects Nico in the leg with the syringe. Nico squirms even harder]
Kurt Zagon: Yeah. That’s it! That’s it. Race it through your system. [Nico stops squirming and slumps down in his chair]
Kurt Zagon: Toscani? Toscani! [Nico looks back up weakly]
Kurt Zagon: There you are, my friend. Man, you should have killed me when you had the chance to. You were too fucking dumb, you asshole!
6. TIM STRAWN:
Lee Marvin doubled in the 1965 film “Cat Ballou” as both Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn, he of the silver nosepiece — and won an Oscar for same. Some things you didn’t know about Marvin: He was a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson and twice a descendant of male line relatives of George Washington. He was Spielberg’s first choice for the role of Quint in Jaws (1975). He was named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, who was his second cousin three times removed. Marvin also turned down the lead role of Gen. George S. Patton Jr. in Patton (1970).
My favorite Marvin quote:
Tequila. Straight. There’s a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won’t go down. Then you know you’ve reached your limit.
7. MR. BLONDE
Michael Madsen’s portrayal of Mr. Blonde in 1992’s “Reservoir Dogs” was grisly and yet stellar. You absolutely dreaded the scene with Blonde and the police officer. This was Quentin Tarantino’s directorial and writing debut.
Mr. Blonde: Listen kid, I’m not gonna bullshit you, all right? I don’t give a good fuck what you know, or don’t know, but I’m gonna torture you anyway, regardless. Not to get information. It’s amusing, to me, to torture a cop. You can say anything you want cause I’ve heard it all before. All you can do is pray for a quick death, which you ain’t gonna get. [He removes his razor]
Mr. Blonde: You ever listen to K-Billy’s “Super Sounds of the Seventies” weekend? It’s my personal favorite.
8. EVELYN
The original crazy bitch stalker, Jessica Walter’s portrayal of Evelyn in Clint Eastwood’s 1971 film “Play Misty For Me” is the celluloid gold standard. Even 1987’s “Fatal Attraction” with Glenn Close as Alex Forrest pales in comparison.
Evelyn: Well neither do I, but that’s no reason we shouldn’t sleep together tonight if we feel like it.
9. BULLET TOOTH TONY
The 2001 movie “Snatch” features Vinnie Jones as BTT and, as we all know, England’s Jones makes a fabulous Bad Guy on any film at any time. A small bit of trivia: Jones is eternally banned from any flight on Virgin Atlantic Airlines for causing a fight on a flight to Tokyo. Another great “heavy” role: McStarley in 2007’s release of “The Condemned.”
Bullet Tooth Tony: So, you are obviously the big dick. The men on the side of ya are your balls. There are two types of balls. There are big brave balls, and there are little mincey faggot balls. Vinny: These are your last words, so make them a prayer.
Bullet Tooth Tony: Now, dicks have drive and clarity of vision, but they are not clever. They smell pussy and they want a piece of the action. And you thought you smelled some good old pussy, and have brought your two small mincey faggot balls along for a good old time. But you’ve got your parties mangled up. There’s no pussy here, just a dose that’ll make you wish you were born a woman. Like a prick, you are having second thoughts. You are shrinking, and your two little balls are shrinking with you. And the fact that you’ve got “Replica” written down the side of your gun… [Zoom in on the side of Sol’s gun, which indeed has “REPLICA” etched on the side; zoom out, as they sneak peeks at the sides of their guns]
Bullet Tooth Tony: And the fact that I’ve got “Desert Eagle point five O”… [Withdraws his gun and puts it on the table]
Bullet Tooth Tony: Written down the side of mine… [They look, zoom in on the side of his gun, which indeed has “DESERT EAGLE .50” etched on the side]
Bullet Tooth Tony: Should precipitate your balls into shrinking, along with your presence. Now… Fuck off!
10. DR. CHRISTIAN SZELL
Sir Laurence Olivier simply excelled in the 1976 film “Marathon Man.” I can recall watching this movie with my brother and absolutely cringing when the scene emerged displaying Dustin Hoffman sitting in the chair with Olivier hovering over him, dental tools in hand. The phrase “Is it safe?” still resonates in my brain housing group.
Babe: No. It’s not safe, it’s… very dangerous, be careful.
Massive Honorable Mention:
11. ANNIE WILKES
Kathy Bates in the movie “Misery” caused many an audience to cringe when she smacks and breaks both ankles of James Caan’s Paul Sheldon with a sledgehammer! Every bit of air in the audience was sucked into multiple lungs with that sequence.
Annie Wilkes: Anything else I can get for you while I am in town? How about a tiny tape recorder, or how about a homemade pair of writing slippers?
Annie Wilkes: What’s the matter? WHAT’S THE MATTER? I will tell you “what’s the matter!” I go out of my way for you! I do everything to try and make you happy. I feed you, I clean you, I dress you, and what thanks do I get? “Oh, you bought the wrong paper, Anne, I can’t write on this paper, Anne!” Well, I’ll get your stupid paper but you just better start showing me a little appreciation around here, Mr. MAN!
And so:
Who are your favorite celluloid bad guys?
BZ
P.S.
Of course I left some out. It’s up to YOU to fill in the blanks.
Isn’t it odd how, when faced with their own mortality or perhaps something even more devious, various DSRs (Deep State Rats) and HRRs (High Ranking Rats) are leaving what they perceive to be the foundering ship/building they used to inhabit?
Please allow me to present a few cases in point. Because, after all, each one of these individuals and many more can hear what is termed “footsteps.”
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe steps down abruptly
by Mary Kay Mallonnee, Laura Jarrett, Shimon Prokupecz and Dan Merica, 1-30-2018
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has told FBI staff he is stepping down effective Monday — a move that surprised even those expecting his March retirement, sources tell CNN.
McCabe was a central target of President Donald Trump’s ire toward the FBI over its involvement in the investigation into potential collusion between his campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.
He was eligible to retire in March, but with his accumulated leave, he was able to step down earlier.
I should care to point out how CNN — though it knows full well — purposefully failed to mention a certain massive conflict of interest McCabe had involving the Demorats, Hillary Clinton, McCabe’s wife, the Demorat governor of Virginia and a particular investigation involving all the aforementioned elements save one.
It takes six paragraphs before CNN writes this:
Various sources described McCabe’s departure as a mutual decision, while others said it was the result of pressure to step down. One source briefed on the matter said McCabe announced his decision to senior executives and portrayed it as his choice. The source disputed the characterization that McCabe was removed.
But a source familiar with the matter said FBI Director Christopher Wray told McCabe he is bringing in his own team, which he would not be a part of, and that it was McCabe’s decision whether to stay at the FBI or leave.
Let us not forget the rancid involvement of Assistant Director Andrew McCabe, the number two man in the FBI, whose job it was to directly supervise and monitor the Hillary Clinton email investigation. From the WSJ.com:
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Mr. McCabe’s wife, Jill McCabe, received $467,500 in campaign funds in late 2015 from the political-action committee of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a longtime ally of the Clintons and, until he was elected governor in November 2013, a Clinton Foundation board member.
In February of this year, Mr. McCabe ascended from the No. 3 position at the FBI to the deputy director post. When he assumed that role, officials say, he started overseeing the probe into Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server for government work when she was secretary of state.
FBI officials have said Mr. McCabe had no role in the Clinton email probe until he became deputy director, and by then his wife’s campaign was over.
But other Clinton-related investigations were under way within the FBI, and they have been the subject of internal debate for months, according to people familiar with the matter.
Does the federal government purposely hire people, pay them large salaries and install them into positions of massive power, who are not only blind to ethics but tone deaf as well?
Others further down the FBI chain of command, however, said agents were given a much starker instruction on the case: “Stand down.” When agents questioned why they weren’t allowed to take more aggressive steps, they said they were told the order had come from the deputy director—Mr. McCabe.
From the microsecond McCabe had any linkage to an investigation with Clinton, Democrats or the Foundation, via his wife, he should have immediately recused himself and assigned supervision to others, making the conflict of interest apparent to the director himself verbally and on paper.
Neither thing occurred.
Further, James Comey should have insisted on it. To my way of thinking that told me everything I needed to know about both Andrew McCabe and James Comey. I submit that you have forgotten your oaths. And why I know mine and keep mine.
I [name] do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Let me bring this down to terms most will understand. Not as a law enforcement officer (though I was a Sergeant at the time) but simply as a county employee requesting a “sole source” purchase (as opposed to a bid process), I had to fill out five pages of questions designed to identify or unearth any sort of relationship I may possibly have with the source I requested due to scarcity or rareness of product. The county wanted to know if I was attempting to favor a provider in terms of a conflict of interest.
The FBI should be miles above that. They weren’t.
Tucker Carlson weighs in.
Then there was this input from liberal Alan Dershowitz.
Then came something of a “two-fer,” from Politico.com:
Two more officials cited in FBI texts step down
by Josh Gerstein
The FBI’s media chief and the head of the Justice Department’s anti-espionage section are both departing.
Two more senior government officials who were prominently discussed in text messages exchanged by FBI personnel formerly assigned to the Trump-Russia investigation are leaving their positions.
Mike Kortan, FBI assistant director for public affairs, is set to retire next week, an FBI spokeswoman confirmed. In addition, the chief of the Justice Department’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, David Laufman, resigned this week, a department spokesman said.
Curious perhaps, but what’s the linkage?
Both men are discussed in text messages sent by senior FBI Agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page. President Donald Trump and many Republican lawmakers have argued that the texts are evidence of anti-Trump bias at senior levels of the Justice Department and FBI.
Much is made of the “nothingness” of these two persons. But there are some important and purposeful omissions made specifically regarding David Laufman.
With a bit of digging, it turns out Laufman is Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division. Laufman would have been the direct supervisor over counter-intelligence work for that division.
More importantly and little-realized is that David Laufman would have had his fingerprints on the approval for the FISA affadavit sought for Carter Page. By the FBI. Where, yes, the “dossier” was utilized as part justification thereof.
Additionally, leaks of classified information would have come through his DOJ office. Think: the Hillary Clinton email “investigation” such as it was.
Further, remember this. The FBI offered immunity to persons in that investigation. The FBI can offer immunity — but it must first be requested of and then granted by the DOJ. The FBI lacks the power to grant immunity. The FBI investigates. It does not prosecute. (Conveniently, both James Comey and Loretta Lynch forgot this very salient point.)
Immunity to Huma Abedin? Cheryl Mills? Paul Combetta? Brian Pagliano?
The FBI can’t do that. The DOJ can. Under whose office would that be? David Laufman.
But wait. Not only did FBI Director refuse to recommend either an indictment or even a Grand Jury for Hillary Clinton back in July of 2016, the FBI destroyed evidence (the FBI agreement to destroy the laptops of Clinton aides Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson), the Clinton campaign destroyed evidence (the cell phones smashed by staffers with hammers as well as wiping of Hillary’s private servers with BleachBit), and the interview of Hillary Rodham Clinton was a sham: there were no subpoenas, no evidence collected.
Please recall that notes released from the FBI (pages can be viewed here) indicate Hillary Clinton could not recall much information and provided little detail in the 3.5 hours she was interviewed. Agents asked few direct and pointed questions and few follow-up questions (for example, regarding her health claims, documentation, doctors’ notes, etc). The takeaway was a weak interview consisting of softballs and puffy clouds. Even then, Hillary Clinton revealed her ignorance.
Angelina Jolie was interviewed for four hours regarding child abuse claims against Brad Pitt. The former Secretary of State and presidential candidate is taken less seriously than an actress in Hollywood.
The FBI and the DOJ would have had to be working hand-in-hand with each other during the Hillary Clinton investigation. Obama demanded to be kept in the loop. “Obama wants to know everything.” The Strzok-Page texts indicate so.
[As an aside for now — has anyone given some serious thought to FBI Agent Peter Strzok’s supervisor, Bill Preistap? Trust me. You will soon come to know his name and his involvement. Would it be something akin to “singing” and “canary“?]
Rachel Brand, No. 3 at Justice Department, Steps Down After Only Nine Months
by Benjamin Hart
The New York Timesreported that Rachel Brand, who is third in line at the Justice Department behind Jeff Sessions and Rod Rosenstein, announced on Friday afternoon that she would be resigning her post after only nine months to become the global governance director at Walmart.
Southern women with saggy teats and missing teeth suddenly look much more attractive to ol’ Rachel, given the current climate at DOJ. Wait. Isn’t it Walmart that’s closing stores now? Contracting, not expanding? Yeppers. Hell yeah that’s attractive.
Remember: if these people leave/resign/retire, they cannot be compelled to testify under their government contracts/agreements.
Unless they want to.
They don’t want to.
You need to know.
Perhaps the ultimate point is this. How odd that, when in the beginning the Demorats, the Clinton campaign, Leftists and the American Media Maggots all nodded in unison that it was all about Trump/Russia collusion, Trump/Russia collusion?
When in fact, a wee bit over a year, precisely the opposite is proving to be true?
Schadenfreude, meet said Demorats, DNC, Clinton campaign, Leftists and the American Media Maggots.
Shake hands and come out dissembling.
Are we truly a Constitutional Republic?
And can we keep it?
BZ
P.S.
I so enjoy sitting on the banks of the river and watching the bodies of my enemy float serenely by.
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I hadn’t spoken to Dan Butcher in about a week, so I texted him to ask if wished to appear on the show. Five seconds later came the reply. Sure. Dan and I have an agreement. I don’t pretend to tell him the topics to be discussed, and he doesn’t pretend to be shaken by not knowing the questions.
A few of my choices, in no particular order save that which entered my Brainulus:
Shake hands, then come out sinking.