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Why American Sniper Is the Year’s First Must-See Film
Townhall.com ^ | January 16, 2015 | John Hanlon

Posted on 01/16/2015 3:04:02 PM PST by Kaslin

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To: Inyo-Mono

I do not like these Seal guys writing books.


61 posted on 01/16/2015 6:20:52 PM PST by mylife
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Very concerned about loose lips with these Seals.

And The Gov


62 posted on 01/16/2015 6:23:16 PM PST by mylife
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These are ongoing Ops.


63 posted on 01/16/2015 6:24:12 PM PST by mylife
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To: Inyo-Mono
Most of the pre-war black & white cowboy movies used black powder blanks for realistic effect. Seldom now.

One of my pet irritations with Hollywood war movies is the fire and flame associated with explosions. Kids have come to expect it without knowing that genuine military explosives produce practically no flash. Gasoline is cheap and it seems Hollywood has an abundance of it to jazz up explosions.

64 posted on 01/16/2015 6:34:07 PM PST by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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To: Kaslin

Hubby and I just came from seeing it. Sold out theater and when I was over you could hear a pin drop. I felt a little shell shocked. Clint Eastwood deserves an Oscar for this one. Bradley Cooper was fantastic but Michael Keaton will probably beat him out. Age factor probably. Loved the pictures and footage at the end, a fitting tribute. Plus a nice reminder that we are still fighting evil over there and in many other places around the world too.


65 posted on 01/16/2015 6:36:48 PM PST by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: Kaslin

BTTT


66 posted on 01/16/2015 6:55:12 PM PST by thesearethetimes... (Had I brought Christ with me, the outcome would have been different. Dr.Eric Cunningham)
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To: SVTCobra03

Well, now you know.


67 posted on 01/16/2015 7:44:39 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: HMS Surprise

My point is this:

If Protestants are going to insist that there’s no connection between the name “Rock” and the statement that “upon this Rock I will build my Church,” then it is incumbent on them to explain how Jesus could have been so stupid as to create an opening for the Catholic Church to drive a truck through.


68 posted on 01/16/2015 7:47:39 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan

What I know is that your tin foil is on too tight.


69 posted on 01/16/2015 8:12:44 PM PST by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: Arthur McGowan

Omg


70 posted on 01/16/2015 8:41:59 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: windcliff

You betchya.


71 posted on 01/16/2015 9:49:33 PM PST by onedoug
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To: Kaslin

seen it

agreed , absolutely must see


72 posted on 01/16/2015 9:53:59 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: windcliff

In this too, just as an aside, google or youtube Chuck Mawhinney, who had 103 confirmed and 216 “probables” across 16 months in Vietnam.


73 posted on 01/16/2015 9:58:51 PM PST by onedoug
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To: LeoWindhorse

what exactly did Kyle shoot ? was it mainly 300 WinMag , or other cals ? Greater than .308 no?


74 posted on 01/16/2015 10:00:34 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: Buffalo Head
My war was long ago.

Welcome home, Brother.

75 posted on 01/16/2015 10:02:06 PM PST by onedoug
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To: Kaslin

Haven’t seen the film yet, but in a tv advertisement for it, I noticed the wedding-reception scene was filmed on the north side of Amphibious Base in Coronado with Glorietta Bay in the background, which to me, seems authentic enough.


76 posted on 01/16/2015 10:27:16 PM PST by Vision Thing ("Community Organizer" is a shorter way of saying "Commie Unity Organizer".)
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To: Kaslin
This a good movie. Bradley Cooper does a wonderful acting job and Clint directed a realistic film that is both level and not over the top in presentation and yet keeps you glued to the story of Chris's life. In the theatre tonight there was stunned silence at the end while the credits rolled and narrated the end of his life, nobody got up, and than applause!!!

I read some blogs and some things from Chris Kyle before he was killed. I remember the posts and outrage at the news he was killed on Sniper Central and other web sites. There was a lot of talk about Ventura's libel lawsuit at the time over the book and even more after Chris death. There was some conspiracy stuff floating around as well concerning Obama and the where this nut came from that shot Chris. Many believe it was not just a nut case random shooting by the supposed Marine with PTSD.

It is a movie worth seeing and does a good job portraying the military people and families I know and why such families make choices to serve our great nation, because these are the ones who really do still believe there are something's worth fighting and dying for, even what is left of the good old USA.

77 posted on 01/16/2015 10:34:48 PM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: Arthur McGowan

78 posted on 01/17/2015 12:14:38 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

I don’t know how they depicted it in this movie, but in the book he prefers the .338 Lapua.


79 posted on 01/17/2015 3:05:34 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Vote fraud solution: Stake, Rope, Sugar and Bullet Ants.)
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To: Arthur McGowan

He killed Randy Weaver’s wife. He was charged with manslaughter but of course the case was dismissed because of Clinton and his cohorts. He was also involved in the Janet Reno-led Waco massacre.


80 posted on 01/17/2015 10:37:49 AM PST by NKP_Vet
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