Originally Posted By TomSawyer Ryan's come back to Obama's "bayonets and horses" comment was to say that he didn't understand why Obama compared bayonets to battleships. We don't have battleships any more. They went the way of horses and bayonets.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan LOL, the only battleships Ryan has seen were either skippered by Liam Neeson or had plastic pegs in it.
Originally Posted By Labuda 2oony, please stop. I don't like knowing that I have something in common with Paul Ryan.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper The Marines still use bayonets and they'd probably use horses too but for PETA. ;-)
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost <<<The Marines still use bayonets>>> Sure, but only for parades. Been awhile since hand to hand was a popular choice of combat.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Marines still get training on bayonets in Basic. Doubt that is what they would go after an attacker with but it is part of the issued equipment. It was a funny line by Obama, to be sure. Funnier if we knew he made it up himself on the fly but it was apparent he didn't.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Oh, I don't know that he couldn't have been winging it. If anyone caught him on the Daily Show last week, you can see that he is pretty quick with the one liner. Made him even more desirable as a President to me.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Obama didn't say that we didn't have bayonets and horses any more, just that we had more in 1916. I remember Obama on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" in 2005 and he was really funny.
Originally Posted By hopemax > Oh, I don't know that he couldn't have been winging it. < This popped up, almost immediately after he said it. The Obama campaign had it ready. <a href="http://cavalrymenforromney.com/" target="_blank">http://cavalrymenforromney.com/</a>
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 Last time I checked Texas still has a cavalry group that actually uses horses. Another Obama screw up I guess.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Last time I checked Texas still has a cavalry group that actually uses horses. Another Obama screw up I guess." Which kinda shows yet again just how stupid many Texans can be.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Last time I checked Texas still has a cavalry group that actually uses horses. Another Obama screw up I guess. >>> How was that a "screw up?" He said that "... we have fewer horses [in the military than we did in 1916]". Do you dispute that?
Originally Posted By Tikiduck I've been trying to think of what T.V. personality Ryan reminded me of, and it finally hit me...Eddie Munster!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I don't know about Eddie Munster, but every time I see Paul Ryan I think of Matthew Morrison from Glee. They look a lot a like in my opinion. Matthew Morrison: <a href="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTI3NDAxNTUxNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDE2MjMyMw@@._V1._SX214_CR0,0,214,314_.jpg" target="_blank">http://ia.media-imdb.com/image...314_.jpg</a> Paul Ryan: <a href="http://blogs-images.forbes.com/janetnovack/files/2012/08/300px-Paul_Ryan1.png" target="_blank">http://blogs-images.forbes.com...yan1.png</a>
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Just so everyone is tracking, the Cav unt in Texas is a ceremonial unit and not an actual unt that goes to war with horses. SPP was acting like it was a real unit and that's not the case.
