My fellow fans of J-Horror know that Japan practically invented weirdness. What none of us knew is how far back they go with that mastery of entertaining madness.
Their view of American history is mind-boggling. This 1861 work of “J-History” if you will, features little-known events like JOHN ADAMS FACING A GIANT SNAKE (left) and George Washington hitting a tiger. It also corrects the mistaken assumption that Washington’s wife was named Martha when her real name was apparently “Carol.” (?)
Balladeer’s Blog’s Presidential Action and Horror Films bit only WISHES it could be this mind-bending. Credit Nick Kapur with drawing attention to this item from the Waseda University Library.
My favorite part: the illustration of Benjamin Franklin casually HOLDING A CANNON IN HIS ARMS while firing it at a squadron of Red Coats! Now that’s badass. And begs for a movie – “The Rock IS Benjamin Franklin!” And he’d have to follow up blowing away the Brits with an action hero quip like “A penny saved is a penny earned, you bastards!”
To see every page of this acid trip AND Continue reading
A large number of first-time readers have discovered Balladeer’s Blog recently and some of them have expressed confusion since I trash both Republicans and Democrats. Here’s one of my biggest hits – a tongue-in-cheek look at U.S. Presidents from Eisenhower to Trump so newbies can see that, yes, Virginia, I DO take shots at both major political parties. 
JOHN F KENNEDY 
Eric Metaxas has launched his new series of books about a heroic caveman named Donald who defies corrupt swamp creatures to save his people. 
It’s been awhile but here are some new suggested slogans for the totalitarian psychopaths who still call themselves Democrats. FOR ONE OF THE MANY RUNNING TALLIES ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE RECENTLY COMMITTED BY DEMOCRATS CLICK 
*** YOU PEASANTS ARE ALLOWED TO SAY, DO, WRITE OR POST ON THE INTERNET ONLY THOSE THINGS WHICH DON’T UPSET US DEMOCRATS. 
I’ll start with a reminder that it’s just one week til the start of the #WALKAWAY MARCH ON WASHINGTON. Many people from among the millions of former Democrats driven away by the Party’s fascism and intolerance will be there.
With Antifa (really KLAN-tifa) blocking traffic and beating up the elderly in Portland while the Democrat Mayor orders the police to stand down and with Democrats like Nancy Pelosi STILL refusing to denounce the violence (this week she actually referred to the victims of Democrat violence as “collateral damage”) here’s a look at the apparent 2018 Democrat Platform. 
*** THE POLICE ARE THE REAL CRIMINALS AND MUST BE HAMSTRUNG AT EVERY TURN! 
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