Any of you guys heard of Joe Bethancourt

[LittleClarkie]

I used to like to go to his site. Interesting stuff over there, from SCA to myth busting and some fun lyrics etc.

But I hadn't been over there since the election (2000 or 2004)

He's a freeper. A freeper with Libertarian tendancies. But a freeper nontheless.

Le sigh.

Anyway, I know he's based out there in Arizona. So I thought I'd ask if any of youse guys have heard of him.

Thanks.

[Rosco T.]

1. That's sad to hear...

I used to listen to Joe at a lot of conventions, never thought him the Freeper type (Libertarian yes, but Freeper...)

*sigh*

[LittleClarkie]

4. What did he do, science fiction conventions

Yeah, I could picture him at those. He likes filking.

But check out this site of his in particular:
http://www.featherlessbiped.com/

[saracat]

2. Wow! I used to go listen to him play. He seemed a

peaceful hippie type. Did he support the Chimp? I can't believe he supports the war! Does he?

[LittleClarkie]

3. Here

It is sad. I love his essay on Halloween. But he does appear to be a damn freeper. Dang.

Witness:

http://www.featherlessbiped.com/

"2085 Days since Honor, Decency, and Integrity returned to the White House"

(Bush I presume)

"I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.
-- Grover Norquist

(Gee, our favorite)


His screed on Cindy Sheehan (this should endear him to the left):

ROSA PARKS AND CINDY SHEEHAN

The Left has been comparing Cindy Sheehan with Rosa Parks ..... let's look at the differences between them, shall we?

Rosa Parks... was the figurehead of a cause that fought to free an entire race who were being oppressed in their own country.
Cindy Sheehan... was the figurehead of a cause that fights to defeat one man.

Rosa Parks... fought the system to obtain constitutional rights.
Cindy Sheehan... says our constitution isn't worth fighting for.

Rosa Parks... was "tired of giving in."
Cindy Sheehan... wants for nothing more than for the United States to give in.

Rosa Parks... inspired freedom-loving people around the world.
Cindy Sheehan... inspires freedom-loathing people including neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and Islamic terrorists.

Rosa Parks... to fight against the bigots of the Democratic Party to achieve her agenda.
Cindy Sheehan... firmly supported from bigoted anti-Semitic elements within the Democratic Party.

Rosa Parks... When she was successful, the cause of freedom was advanced.
Cindy Sheehan... If successful tomorrow and U.S. troops were immediately withdrawn, the freedom of 56 million people would be jeopardized.

Rosa Parks... is nearly universally described as having a quiet dignity and grace, was proud to be an American.
Cindy Sheehan... has the mouth of a sailor, and calls America a "cancer."

Cindy Sheehan is a lot of things—a grieving survivor, an estranged wife and mother, wild-eyed conspiracy theorist, and the apologist for both the terrorists who killed her son and a convicted terrorist supporter—but of all the thing she is, Cindy Sheehan clearly isn’t anything like Rosa Parks.

Rosa Parks had (and has) class,


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Plus a banner that says he's "pro-victory"


Double sigh.

[saracat]

5. Too bad. He must be nuts. I have NO respect for this thinking.

He is now on MY blacklist, on the grounds he is too stupid to enjoy!

[LittleClarkie]

6. Understandable. I was disappointed too. I even found a pro-Bolton

cartoon he linked to, portraying Bolton as Yosemite Sam over a UN background with a caption "Works for me!"

[ThoughtCriminal]

7. Used to hear him occasionally at Fiddler's Dream

(North Phoenix) in the Early 90's.