tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post2938203486780047126..comments2023-11-05T03:05:05.785-05:00Comments on MyRightWingDad.net: Fwd: What have we learned in 2,066 years?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-1362974700028067572014-01-06T06:31:44.813-05:002014-01-06T06:31:44.813-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.sabina moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181975310604054809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-36327460385857627652011-08-17T11:55:50.548-04:002011-08-17T11:55:50.548-04:00High five to gruaud! Albeit, it's really the I...High five to gruaud! Albeit, it's really the Iraqi's (and to a lesser extent, the Afghani's) who resemble Carthage in terms of USA imperialism.<br /><br />Rome wanted to conquer Carthage in order to steal the land for Roman citizens' food needs:<br /><br />"By the middle of the 2nd century BC, the population of the city of Rome was about 400,000 and rising. Feeding the ferschitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-50322540006531397172011-08-16T18:19:45.722-04:002011-08-16T18:19:45.722-04:00Anon is right; it was indeed Cato the Elder.
"...Anon is right; it was indeed Cato the Elder.<br />"Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam."<br /><br /><br /><br />Liberals are Carthaginians in a time of Romans.gruaudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-80315332304124044272011-08-16T17:34:19.858-04:002011-08-16T17:34:19.858-04:00Marc with a C said...
Also: Carthage must be ...Marc with a C said...<br /><br /> Also: Carthage must be destroyed.<br />_____________________________________<br />I believe that it was Cato the Elder, during the 3rd Punic War, who ended each peroration with "Carthago delenda est!" (Carthage must be destroyed). But Cicero probably felt the same way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-33754180743633822572011-01-18T17:00:04.632-05:002011-01-18T17:00:04.632-05:00Thanks, Bebe. I don't have to do the homework....Thanks, Bebe. I don't have to do the homework.<br /><br />That said, whether the quote is from Cicero (any bets that the vast majority of rightwingnuts who send these out have a clue who Cicero is???) or from Caldwell, it's NOT a bad idea.<br /><br />So: when are Republicans going to practice what they're preaching here? I pretty much agree with it. Too bad George Bush, Dick Cheney,ferschitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-13168950565727003462011-01-14T10:00:28.416-05:002011-01-14T10:00:28.416-05:00"Doctors and surgeons should wash their hands..."Doctors and surgeons should wash their hands every now and then."Hibrydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-85341663924674600902011-01-13T19:03:27.377-05:002011-01-13T19:03:27.377-05:00"Don't drink from lead pipes.""Don't drink from lead pipes."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-90724844140383652892011-01-13T17:05:13.979-05:002011-01-13T17:05:13.979-05:00Also: Carthage must be destroyed.Also: Carthage must be destroyed.Marc with a Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185217636530362867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-5392383760237086692011-01-13T15:09:43.774-05:002011-01-13T15:09:43.774-05:00According to a thread on Snopes this quote is from...According to a thread on Snopes this quote is from a work of ficiton, namely "A Pillar of Iron" (1965), Taylor Caldwell's fictionalized account of the life of Cicero. Why do they promote lies so casually (and stupidly)?Thx 4 Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07626498268837878537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-33476766881404753172011-01-13T11:52:26.537-05:002011-01-13T11:52:26.537-05:00Hey Republicans: maybe you should try electing peo...Hey Republicans: maybe you should try electing people who actually know who Cicero was. Cause I guarantee W and Palin have no clue what you're talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com