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The Famous Patton Speech
Patton ^
| June 5th, 1944
| PATTON
Posted on 12/22/2004 3:57:19 AM PST by Flavius
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Wish he had a twin today.
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posted on
12/22/2004 3:57:20 AM PST
by
Flavius
To: Flavius
My dad was a staff officer for Blood and Guts' son in the 70's...he was the same way....
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posted on
12/22/2004 3:59:21 AM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(19 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: Flavius
Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. Is this another post about Iraq?
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:04:04 AM PST
by
Moonman62
(Federal Creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it.)
To: MikeinIraq
Hey man hope they dont yank the thread out for words...
But donno what he said then still holds.
Sent this over to my buddy in the country.
Peace...
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:08:26 AM PST
by
Flavius
("... we should reconnoitre assiduosly... " Vegetius)
To: Flavius
"Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it. The quicker they are whipped, the quicker we can go home. The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo." Methinks Patton was a Jacksonian.
To: Flavius
As a former Marine I can swear with the best of 'em.
But the General makes me sound like an altar boy. Wow.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:10:55 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
To: Flavius
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:14:38 AM PST
by
JusPasenThru
(If you want to get it movin' you must learn to doof da bouven.)
To: Flavius
If he had a twin today he'd be courts martialed for being politically incorrect. Look what happened to Patton back then. That was in the middle of a war and before girlie-men were running the country & kowtowing to all the lunatice fringes. His modern counterpart wouldn't have a prayer and that saddens me. When & WHY did America's men decide to submit to gelding & how long are we going to tolerate that? I don't, I'm P un-f-in'C and damned proud of it.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:15:38 AM PST
by
dzzrtrock
("A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud)
To: Flavius
Interesting. When the movie came out, they used only part of the speech. I can understand that, but the writers left out the passage below in
red.All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. You are here today for three reasons. First, because you are here to defend your homes and your loved ones. Second, you are here for your own self-respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. Third, you are here because you are real men and all real men like to fight. When you, here, everyone of you, were kids, you all admired the champion marble player, the fastest runner, the toughest boxer, the big league ball players, and the All-American football players.
The movie was released during the Vietnam War, and I guess that passage from Patton's speech was too "pro-war" for Hollywood.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:23:03 AM PST
by
SkyPilot
To: Flavius
BUMP for Patton the man, the legend
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:24:09 AM PST
by
William of Orange
(Does anybody know what time it is? Time to bomb Saddam!)
To: MikeinIraq
My father was a tank commander in the 2nd armored division 3rd army he fought in north africa and through europe with Patton--he said that Patton could be crass and abrasive but his men would follow him into hell and kick Satans ass if he ordered it.We had a Patton but he retired Gen.Tommy Franks.
To: SkyPilot
Scott was a huge peacenik. Apparently it was a big character stretch for him to play Patton. But he was magnificent. It's my favorite movie and favorite performance of all time.
They had to tone down the profanity... things weren't like they are today. What they did was pushing the envelope as it was. And they certainly captured the General's habit of including some kind of profanity in almost every sentence he uttered.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:31:06 AM PST
by
johnb838
(To Hell They Will Go. Killmore.)
To: alchemist54
Man,I thought Tommy Franks looked like a hick from the sticks when he went into Afghanistan, but damn did he win me over. I'm a huge Rumsfeld backer, but if he ever left I'd sure love to see Gen'l Franks in there.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:32:44 AM PST
by
johnb838
(To Hell They Will Go. Killmore.)
To: johnb838
Apparently it was a big character stretch for him to play Patton.That must by why they call them "actors". ;-)
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:37:21 AM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(...and Freedom tastes of Reality)
To: Flavius
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:37:43 AM PST
by
KeyWest
To: Flavius
Whew -- put me in, coach. I feel like decking the next guy who looks at me cross-eyed. One of the all-time great speeches.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:39:10 AM PST
by
speedy
To: Flavius
We're not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we're going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.I just LOVE that sentence.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:48:10 AM PST
by
numberonepal
(Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
To: Flavius
"We don't want yellow cowards in this Army. They should be killed off like rats. If not, they will go home after this war and breed more cowards. The brave men will breed more brave men."
Political correctness has now run its course, and we can't have real men like that leading us any more.
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:50:57 AM PST
by
Preachin'
(Democrats know that they can never run on their real agenda.)
To: johnb838
Yes--it was a great performance. Not many people know that General Bradley was the technical advisor on the film. That was the film was so real and authentic on many points.
There was an A&E special on the making of the film 3 years ago. Had Bradley not been there on the set, the movie may have degenerated into "M.A.S.H Goes to Germany."
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posted on
12/22/2004 4:52:45 AM PST
by
SkyPilot
To: Flavius
"Americans will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards."
And THAT'S why the Dems will not get into the Whitehouse until they learn a little something about balls.
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