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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInternet Hilariously Skewers Militia Leader's 'Daddy Swore An Oath' Video
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/daddy-swore-an-oath-jon-ritzheimerOh, so much win in one place!
Another day, another meme mocking the self-styled militiamen occupying a wildlife refuge in Oregon.
Jon Ritzheimer, the notorious anti-Muslim activist and one ringleader of the ongoing protest, posted a video Dec. 31 which he addressed to his children. Sitting behind the wheel of a car, Ritzheimer tearfully explained he couldnt be home for the holidays because your daddy swore an oath.
He swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, against all enemies foreign and domestic, Ritzheimer says in the video, while thrusting a pocket copy of the Constitution at the camera from the front seat of an apparently parked car.
After John Darnielle, frontman of The Mountain Goats and all-around good internet presence, posted a parody of the video, #DaddySworeAnOath was born.
Dads across the internet answered Darnielles challenge with videos of their own.
A few of the best entries:
Jon Ritzheimer, the notorious anti-Muslim activist and one ringleader of the ongoing protest, posted a video Dec. 31 which he addressed to his children. Sitting behind the wheel of a car, Ritzheimer tearfully explained he couldnt be home for the holidays because your daddy swore an oath.
He swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, against all enemies foreign and domestic, Ritzheimer says in the video, while thrusting a pocket copy of the Constitution at the camera from the front seat of an apparently parked car.
After John Darnielle, frontman of The Mountain Goats and all-around good internet presence, posted a parody of the video, #DaddySworeAnOath was born.
Dads across the internet answered Darnielles challenge with videos of their own.
A few of the best entries:
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Internet Hilariously Skewers Militia Leader's 'Daddy Swore An Oath' Video (Original Post)
opiate69
Jan 2016
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Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)1. I love the Mountain Goats!
The Backwoods Boyz? Eh, not so much
OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)2. This is fucking hysterical and it just goes on and on.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)3. K&R eom