"We'll give you a fair trial, followed by a first-class hanging!"

[Wounded Bear]

--Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Cobb in "Silverado" (1985)

Those who have been railroaded by the "system" will recognize this quote, and the echoes of it down the years.

Spoken by a white Sheriff (played by Brian Dennehey) to a black man (played by Danny Glover) in the 1985 movie, it is a classic rendition of RW power brokers everywhere, and a caricature of small town sheriffs terrorizing black people all across American history, primarily but by no means exclusively in the south.

McConnell is setting it up for exactly this, in a nutshell.

[Bayard]

1. My all time favorite Western!

Yes--a very applicable quote.

Along with McConnell's use of the word, "Fair", by Inigo Montoya. "You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means”

[ChubbyStar]

2. Silverado is a masterful classic

"I don't want to kill you, and you don't want to be dead." Danny Glover was brilliant!

[TeamPooka]

4. "As you may tell, I'm not from these "parts"."

[ChubbyStar]

5. Fucking A John Cleese

I love that bar scene.

[TeamPooka]

6. "Today my jurisdiction ends right here. .... Pick up my hat."

[ChubbyStar]

7. The absolute star cast of Silverado is unprecedented

Such a fucking great movie. It is in my top ten of all time. I bought it back in 1987, VHS, and paid a shit ton for it. I love it. Kasdan made a masterpiece.

[Bayard]

3. "I'm a big believer in doing nothing"

Kevin Kline.

The current state of affairs in the rethuglican Senate.

[ChubbyStar]

9. But have faith in Stella

Stella:
Some people think because they're stronger or meaner, they can push you around. But it's only true if you let it be. The world is what you make of it.

Stella was such a badass!

[DEbluedude]

8. I was amused that you used the term "railroaded".

Being in the railroad industry for over 40 years, 30 of which involves representing members at disciplinary hearings, I've often used the term to describe the process as a "fair and impartial hanging".