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Sam Elliott FTW (Original Post) KS Toronado 22 hrs ago OP
Yep........................ Lovie777 21 hrs ago #1
Well...not Sam but somebody using his image Qutzupalotl 21 hrs ago #2
His image and the phase "special kind of stupid" dates back to 2016. John1956PA 21 hrs ago #4
Sam may not have written it, but Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #5
But it sounds more bad ass Dr. T 21 hrs ago #3
I agree completely, my dear Dr._T! CaliforniaPeggy 21 hrs ago #6
And... BurnDoubt 21 hrs ago #7
I don't care how old he is... slightlv 21 hrs ago #8
It has been said that the sweetest tunes come from the oldest violins. BattleRow 19 hrs ago #11
Have you watched him in Landman? Ilsa 15 hrs ago #13
Some.. but only because of him slightlv 12 hrs ago #16
Good one 👍👍 TommieMommy 20 hrs ago #9
The picture LilElf70 20 hrs ago #10
That sounds like something Sam Elliott would say. n/t aggiesal 19 hrs ago #12
There's a good chance Elliott never said that Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #14
Yeah, but it's still a great quote! calimary 12 hrs ago #15
K&R! Excellent, my favorite post of the day! Rhiannon12866 7 hrs ago #17
Why thank you Rhi KS Toronado 7 hrs ago #18
The fact about immigration in America is that each wave of migrants became anti-immigrant once they became established. Martin68 4 hrs ago #19

John1956PA

(5,160 posts)
4. His image and the phase "special kind of stupid" dates back to 2016.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 05:11 PM
21 hrs ago

The 2016 meme stated that we Hillary voters were "a special kind of stupid."

I do not care for these types of false attribution memes.

Wednesdays

(23,613 posts)
5. Sam may not have written it, but
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 05:18 PM
21 hrs ago

...he may very well agree with its sentiment. Sam Elliott is no MAGAt.

Dr. T

(876 posts)
3. But it sounds more bad ass
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 05:00 PM
21 hrs ago

with Sam as the backdrop. The perpetual good guy with a nasty attitude.

slightlv

(8,288 posts)
8. I don't care how old he is...
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 05:27 PM
21 hrs ago

I don't care that I'm a 70 year little old lady.... I ADORE this man. Love him to pieces. And his voice still makes me swoon. In fact, Sis and I were just mooning over him this past Thursday! (LOL)

BattleRow

(2,793 posts)
11. It has been said that the sweetest tunes come from the oldest violins.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:24 PM
19 hrs ago

No doubt that Sam is a Stradivarius!

Ilsa

(64,823 posts)
13. Have you watched him in Landman?
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:39 PM
15 hrs ago

He plays Billy Bob Thornton's father. Feisty character.

slightlv

(8,288 posts)
16. Some.. but only because of him
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 02:34 AM
12 hrs ago

Which my sis and i were discussing. That voice and those eyes....sigh...

LilElf70

(1,772 posts)
10. The picture
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 06:22 PM
20 hrs ago

appears to be from "The Big Lebowski". Was a great flick. "Donny, you're out of your element"

Nice meme

Fiendish Thingy

(24,749 posts)
14. There's a good chance Elliott never said that
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:44 PM
14 hrs ago

There are tons of memes using that photo and the “special kind of stupid” tagline floating around the internet, tailored to both liberal and MAGA audiences.

Rhiannon12866

(262,200 posts)
17. K&R! Excellent, my favorite post of the day!
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 06:54 AM
7 hrs ago

Who in this country didn't come from immigrants?! And that includes the felon-in-chief!

KS Toronado

(24,363 posts)
18. Why thank you Rhi
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 07:19 AM
7 hrs ago

Clicked on your post earlier thinking I would see a video, surprised Rs didn't try and keep his brain alive,
like ole Mitch.

Martin68

(28,425 posts)
19. The fact about immigration in America is that each wave of migrants became anti-immigrant once they became established.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:59 AM
4 hrs ago

Anti-Irish violence was particularly intense, and was often committed by Irish-Americans. Here's an interesting article on the topic:

https://www.history.com/articles/when-america-despised-the-irish-the-19th-centurys-refugee-crisis

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