US Army Veteran Reacts "Cassius Clay - The Most Gangster Politician Ever | The Fat Electrician"

[@jfu6413]

Cassius Marcellus Clay doesn’t need a movie, he needs trilogy and some statues.

[@rmartinson19]

What TFE didn't mention about the Russian involvement in the Civil War is that Tzar Alexander II (who was a big believer in social reform and abolition) actually sent the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet to San Francisco, and part of its Baltic Fleet to New York carrying sealed orders. Those orders said that if France or Britain involved themselves in the war in any way, the Russian Navy was to consider itself at war, and would proceed to hunt down and destroy any British or French shipping they came across. The Russian Imperial Navy sailing into New York harbor as a show of unconditional support from the Tzar is one of the coolest moments from American history that has been almost completely forgotten by mainstream society.

[@Gannet-S.4]

As cool as it was, we saw how the Russian imperial navy performed against the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese war, it would of been basically impossible for them to actually go against the British or French fleets its just that it was easier to get more cotton from other colonies than it is to start another war.

[@btdfightertheavali1848]

​This was when the imperial russian navy was an actual threat and not the joke of the russo-Japanese war​@Gannet-S.4

[@hoshinoutaite]

"In sending these ships to this country, there is something significant. What will be its effect on France, and French policy, we shall learn in due time. It may be moderate, it may exacerbate. God bless the Russians." Gideon Welles - US Secretary of the Navy

[@jamesgirard1090]

I think it’s ironic. Mohammad Ali ditched his slave name, Cassius clay, arguably the most anti-slave name you could have.

[@zdub93]

Oh the irony is greater than just that, as the historical figure muhammad ali both owned and used slaves. So he ditched the name of an abolitionist hero and instead took the name of a slave owner ( who had both black and white slave btw). There's more to the story of why he did it but honestly this seems like yet another side effect of white people are the single greatest evil ever and everyone else is good. So yeah, layers of irony

[@zdub93]

Sorry, meant to say "the IDEA that white people are the greatest evil ever and everyone else is good" rarely leave replies so of course I mess it up

[@rmartinson19]

That's because Mohammed Ali was just another racist who hated the idea that he and his father were named after a white man. The absolutely hilarious irony is that by choosing an Arab name to get away from his "slave name", he picked a name from a culture that exploited and enslaved Africans for far longer and far more brutally than Europeans ever did.

[@lokibrux]

Typical muslims f'ing up a good thing.

[@BlueTeam-John-Fred-Linda-Kelly]

Oof...I just lost a bit of respect for him. Imagine being that uneducated.🤣

[@arthurhucksake2665]

Cannon mounted at the top of his stairs? Just as the Founding Fathers intended

[@johnathon007]

Tally Ho, Lads!

[@gregsteele806]

But but but... Biden told me we weren't allowed to buy cannons back then!

[@dementedshadow23]

@@gregsteele806 You could buy a cannon but not a "large capacity ice cream" or whatever Joe Biden said.

[@hoshinoutaite]

One of the best copypastas of all time.

[@EyeOfTheWatcher]

Most of the founding fathers was enslavers and Clay would have called them out on it, just like he call Lincoln out his bull of not seeing black as equal. Radical Republicans was not only against slavery, but was for equality.

[@grondinolaf]

Mohammad Ali was named Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr as his Father was Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr and was named after the original Cassius Marcellus Clay.

[@imaginaryfriend9655]

Cassius Clay auditioned to be the main Character but was deemed too Aggressive 😂

[@aaroncoffman88]

Berea College is still open. I actually attended it in the early 1990's. If I remember it right Clay actually had the cannon loaded with glass and other objects this effectively making a shrapnel blast.

[@KharneSunar]

He was not "quietly" against slavery. He was loudly and vehemently against it, sometimes violently when challenged to a duel.

[@brodee2002]

THIS

[@gregorysiegel1178]

If you want some American main character energy, check on his video on Samual Whittmore the man who took on 700 redcoats, Arthur whermouth the ghost of battan, or the limping lady the deadliest spy of ww2

[@Jon-sy3tx]

or the eager beavers 666, world war tree, & the limping lady

[@akilahcopeland559]

Concur. I think Whittemore is my favorite story, tied with this one.

[@leojamesclune1730]

Let's be real, every long form video he did has been people with main character energy.

[@delord1619]

Another good suggestion that is easy to agree with.

[@JamesRT1291]

This man is the Hellsing Abridged meme of “Hey guys how’s your health plan?… Apparently it’s Great!”

[@richardpierce7819]

You need to check out the video he does on Sgt Reckless a warhorse during the korean war. It is hillarious and shows the Marines love for one of their own.

[@The_Stranger1986]

I'd never heard of Sgt Reckless until I watched Fat Electrician's video. The marines determination to get that horse back to the states was amazing

[@delord1619]

I second this suggestion as strongly as possible, it's a fun and Amazing, ''feel good' kinda story.

[@aaronhenley4741]

I was so looking forward to seeing you two cover this one. I heard from another content creator that TFE was back in school to get a history teaching degree. I haven’t been in school in 20 years but I’d move to whatever district he teaches in so my future kids would have him.

[@alexblackman7640]

Hes spoken about it on the unsubscribe podcast

[@vagabondwastrel2361]

You wouldn't have to. He is getting his degree so he can fix the textbooks with some credibility behind changes.

[@danacarter4793]

Little town in Iowa,which one I forget he named it on( the unsubscribe podcast) I love that channel too it's like drink champs with vets and cops that were vets now national guard♥️🤍💙🪖🎖️

[@cecilybilbrey8024]

We learned about Clay in highschool freshman year BUT! My teacher told us, it was not in our books, sadly but our teacher said he was important and Clay should be in the history books but wasnt and our teacher said he had to supplement the book because Clay was AMAZING!

[@reba1030]

The biggest logistical flex: The Berlin Airlift is an incredible story of America and the UK kicking communism in the teeth. If anyone has ever wondered which was better, communism or capitalism, this answers that question.

[@teresa6034]

His canon is on a little balcony above the front door. It is pointed straight down the driveway/walk to the house. There are bullet holes in the walls and ceiling of the library, he would shoot at flies !

[@mamfzf]

Have to say, in order of hilarity to informative: 1) Winter Solder OD's on METH, Becomes Unkillable 2) Marines Outsmart DARPA's Advanced AI 3) USS Barb - The Submarine That Sank A Train + The Ship That Wouldn't Sink, USS Nevada (BB-36) + The Fat Electrician Reviews: Iowa Class Battleships ( USS Wisconsin ) + The flying Ginsu- Missile full of Swords [These 4 are short videos and go well together] 4) America Blew Up A Whale With 1000lbs. of TNT (Also shorter video) + America's Secret Cheese Reserves (longer but kind of out of left field) 5) America Stole A German Submarine and Stuck it in Chicago (aka: Grand theft U-Boat) 6) WW2 Veteran vs. HOA - Van T. Barfoot 7) American's Freedom Fighter - Lewis Millet - "Fix Bayonets" 8) Angry Old Veteran vs. 700 Redcoats - Samuel Whittemore 9) Wrecking & Trolling The Germans With A Wooden Plane - DH-98 Mosquito 10) World War Tree - Operation Paul Bunyan 11) The Real Tank Genius Of WW2 - Percy "Hobo" Hobart 12) RAF's Legless Antihero - Sir Douglas Bader 13) The Most Gangster Marine Of All Time - Dan Daly 14) America's War Horse Marine - Sergeant Reckless (THIS ONE IS PERSONAL FAVORITE- the laughs/jokes per minute are not as high though so it's definitely on the more serious side of the videos by The Fat Electrician) 15) America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching Their Boats - The Barbary Wars 16) The Limping Lady - Deadliest Spy Of WW2 - Virginia Hall 17) The Last War Chief - Joe Medicine Crow 18) The Infamous Eager Beavers & Their Custom B17 Bomber - Old 666

[@akilahcopeland559]

I have to say I nearly agree except I would put 8 to 1 and push everything else down a notch 😂

[@CaptainFrost32]

#4 should be the Ice Cream ships followed by DMI.

[@oldgus01]

8:35 Minor note here: "mayhem" is the legal jargon for "holy fuck, we didn't even think we needed to specify this in law" and usually is a catchall that will include such things as "cannibalism." No, not really, it's actually a common law term for the intentional removal of a body part that will debilitate someone and/or intentional maiming. Yes, this still includes cannibalism, and yes, that is a normal use of this common law charge.

[@rg20322]

@5:27 - Someone is running for office just as you stated of course.

[@deathninja16]

As a Kentuckian I support the judge I also literally live a stone's throw from Henry Clay's estate it's a national park now it's very pretty out there.

[@robertkenney6752]

He was blessed with the anointing of Samson. The righteous warrior prophet..

[@xJamesLaughx]

One thing he did not mention with the whole Russia during the Civil War is that Russia took it even further. Cassius actually witnessed Tzar Alexander II give sealed orders to the commanders of both the Russian Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and sent them to the East and West Coasts of the US and that the sealed orders were only to be opened IF Britain and France sided with the South. The US Secretary of the Navy wrote in his diary, after watching the Russian fleet arrive in New York harbor: "In sending these ships to this country, there is something significant. What will be its effect on France, and French policy, we shall learn in due time. It may be moderate, it may exacerbate. God bless the Russians."

[@rg20322]

Damn good details.

[@gfwinn]

I will contradict TFE on one point. The best court defense of all time was when Porter Rockwell was accused of attempting to assassinate Gov Lylburn W Boggs of Missouri. Porter’s defense was “If I’d shot Governor Boggs he’d be dead.” (Cue thug life meme). He was found innocent.

[@dimitrijensk2845]

5:50 I don’t know how it is in other states but in Texas there is something called a mutual combat law. Basically, two people must tell the police that they are going to fight and that they both agree to it. They are then allowed to go at it and the police will only step in if it looks like someone is going to get a serious or fatal injury. However it must be a fistfight.

[@TheBulletTrain]

Washington State has the same law. I believe it is just called the Right to Combat up there, but its been years since I have looked into it, so it might have finally been revoked.

[@kaitlanparks8061]

0:27 ABSOLUTELY on par with MrBallen in his insane gift of making stories stick with you! ❤

[@GregPrice-ep2dk]

They don't talk about Clay because they don't want the story to inspire anyone to imitate him.

[@GaryWain]

I actually feel your pain that you can't binge these 😅

[@delord1619]

It's because of stories like this that Nick, (our fat electrician) dreams of going to college to become a teacher. He wants to teach the WHOLE story, not just the winner's version. ...can you imagine having him as a history teacher?

[@CaptainFrost32]

It is no dream. TFE is IN college pursuing his degree in History. He also is destroying the bell curve and dominating the class in historical debates.

[@lopezroilans.8384]

I would love to have him as a history teacher because seeing multiple angles of the event is very educating

[@richardpierce7819]

Fun Fact : the U S Navy name a nucleur submarine after Henry Clay , my father served on it back in the 70s.

[@GaryWain]

As a Brit his short video on the Gurkhas is cool.

[@Egonowhere]

I would love to be Fat Electrician's kid.. the bedtime stories must be great.

[@vagabondwastrel2361]

Dueling isn't always to the death. There were several end points. First blood, surrender, death. I am sure there are others I don't know about.

[@kevinotoole2285]

Funnily enough with Alaska, the other day Putin signed a decree stating the sale of Alaska was illegitimate and is here forth “occupied” with certain officials saying it is inevitable that there will be a war over the occupation.😂

[@wayneking5081]

The one about Dan Daly is another good one

[@leemartin3690]

They say cassius clay was quietly against slavery....if that's cassius being quiet... i don't want to know what loud is.

[@natediederich8979]

Love this. I completely agree with you guys opinion of the Lion of Whitehall and TFE in general. You gotta check out Samuel Whitmore next!

[@PBRatLord]

If yall dig Fat Electrician, you should scope out Count Dankula! He covers a more broad scope of crazy historical figures than just military through his Mad Lads series. Everything from bank robbers, to assassins, kings and nobility, to modern drug-fueled-rampages and some of the internets darkest corners... Can't really go wrong with his channel, there's some INSANE stories on there.

[@willemthijssen1082]

2:45 "quietly" opposed to slavery

[@aaronhenley4741]

My next TFE recommendation would be the most gangster Revolutionary soldier who might possibly be Clint Eastwood’s Gram Torino character if he was in the 18th century.

[@IlyaKokoev]

18:12 Between Russia's own interest to keep other major powers away from acknowledging Confederacy, in 1861 months before the start of the war their Tsar signed basically their own emancipation proclamation for the slaves in Russia. Given the timing and that it was a long-discussed and hard decision, I think Clay used his influence to escalate the end of slavery more than just in the US :)

[@saintcynicism2654]

Hilariously, the only thing that even approaches an inaccuracy in this is the part about the Emancipation Proclamation. Not that Clay didn't push for Lincoln to free the slaves, both privately and publicly (and loudly), but because the main thing Lincoln was waiting for was a major Union victory. The Emancipation Proclamation would never be honored by the Confederacy, but it was never meant to really accomplish anything in the South that winning the war wouldn't accomplish. What it *would* do is make it virtually impossible for France and Great Britain to ever support the Confederacy, as both countries had already outlawed slavery themselves and wouldn't really be able to justify supporting a "country" founded to continue it. But without a major Union victory to at least make Europe think the Union was going to come out on top, it would have been fairly toothless at accomplishing the goal of keeping them from possibly joining in or intervening to push for some sort of peace treaty. As soon as Lincoln got one, the Emancipation Proclamation was made, and Europe was effectively prevented from intervening for the Confederacy the rest of the war.

[@rafehr1378]

He was, Blessed. Nuff said.

[@Bryan-b8b]

Needs a HBO miniseries like Band of Brothers.

[@guittadabe5214]

And some people still think that the 2nd Amendment only was meant to apply to single shot pistols. WRONG! Private citizens could own freaking cannons! Private citizens could own war ships (they're called privateers if you like them, or "pirates" if you don't)!

[@rmweidner7596]

The 1820s...when _a hill you're willing to die on_ was NOT just a figure of speech.

[@susanwahl6322]

I can’t wait to see what his kid’s first word is.

[@pfrstreetgang7511]

I knew a guy in the late 80s who must be related to Clay somehow. Ex-LRRP in nam, federal gun dealer / customizer that had his house in old Englewood protected with a perimeter of claymores and foogass. Both cops and criminals were scared to go near the place. Quietest block next to Cinderella City for 20 years.

[@Rydog19]

Brilliant, the world needs people like this Today!

[@BobWithHat]

Bro is the embodiment of "Nuh uh!"

[@UndeadJohnGaming]

Mans in his 80s with a cannon that is the ultimate "Get off my lawn"

[@jonplukehughes2807]

Cassius Clay was one of life’s winners an amazing individual

[@sherrellelkins1976]

Love Mr. Ballen. You're so right.

[@redactedredacted4080]

13:23 you probably need to defend it with lawyers more than anything else. Because you’d be getting a lot of inspections to ensure that it it’s up to code.

[@stangundam01]

the next ones to check out should be the limping lady & real tank genius of ww2

[@veynre2726]

We need more movies from history. The sad part is history tends to be "unbelievable" even though it actually happened.

[@madenglishman9822]

Fun fact, the British considered supporting the south as a back door to retake the colonial territories.

[@luk4s56]

3:10 i mean the way ford treated his son, i wouldnt be surprised if edsel hated cars xD

[@TheArkyCrew]

Yall did another sweet!

[@RocRolDis]

'Quietly' opposed to slavery

[@juliaalexander5788]

Mr Ballin and Fat Electrician both narrating a story 🎉

[@kirkdaniels7965]

You can visit his home White Hall outside Lexington

[@leechowning2712]

No, Netflix not rated for this. This needs to be Paramount or such... get it on the big screens. But his story is a little like Dan Daley, in that if you wrote a script EXACTLY based on his life, it would be considered too fictional to make a film of.

[@steveg5933]

Y'all need to binge his short videos. 😂

[@jaceywarren1528]

I agree with Sgt Reckless and Samuel Whitmore telling Britian to get off his lawn but I'm shocked that nobody mentioned Dan Daly, the most gangster marine. If you want US main character energy, this is your video. The man who answer the buddy bar question, do you think you could take out 300 Spartans with a machine gun?

[@bigludo22]

In defence of the UK during the American civil war, while it is true that we were more surportive of the south due to its industries, this was during the Empire's war on slavery and we had point blank told the south that we would only support them if they outlawed slavery. they refused so it would not have matered if russia was oppossed as well

[@XtreemAlan]

Clay is the one who owns a musket for home defense

[@2AForEver88]

Cassius Marcellus Clay coined the acronym F.A.F.O.

[@Walter_Sobchak_43]

9:13, was it luck or God ordained?

[@djj9675]

Fix bayonets- Lewis Millett, Winter soldier ODs on Meth, Sgt Reckless

[@THEBEASTRV]

Broad drops the name Mr. Freeman like we aren't all gonna all of a sudden, envision. Morgan Freeman, as this guy's history teacher?

[@adamskeans2515]

to quote Eddie Murphy, "His momma call him Clay, I'm gonna call him Clay"

[@kenjackben]

okay you need to put that baby scream through the heavy metal filter Babymetal

[@Pi_r8]

Spencer doing the irony thing.(UK pass) "We need someone to run for office, who's pissed half the people off" 😂😂😂

[@charlesbryson7443]

A movie about this would shoot the narrative in the ass.

[@ImezRuez]

9:40 that's a guy that guys from zero to righteous wrath with no transition at all. 18:31 if France AND England had recognized the south Russia wouldn't have been able to be particularly helpful but there was ZERO chance the Brits and the French work together against them so they'd probably tie up a lot of enemy military shipping. 24:51 Why don't they teach about him? Because the public school system is designed to eliminate people like him so holding him up as the CLEAR hero he was is counter to their goals of turning out cogs for the machine. That's not beef, society NEEDS cogs but not at the expense of Heroes which the bureaucrats seem to forget.

[@Ravensgale]

Considering what Netflix did to Cleopatra and Alexander the Great you don't want them at the helm of a movie about Cassius Clay.

[@KurtisMiel-ys1md]

There can be only one Highlander!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤😂😂😂😂😂😮❤❤❤

[@RensStoryteller]

Yeah, I feel like your analogy with vehicles is fitting. Looking at it from the perspective of the local slave owners, who saw slaves as property, it is a very similar comparison as many slaves would have been on parr with the wagon they drove or something akin to it with other trades. It sounds ridiculous to them because these aren't people, just objects that happen to be breathing but still belong to them.

[@damiadwalker8464]

Could you imagine being a slave and hearing that your slave master got shot to death in a duel against an abolishionist... must feel cathardic

[@mfee2079]

Next, you need to do World War Tree

[@janihensley5306]

I don’t know we have a politician right now being bashed everywhere.

[@codyhunt5916]

Cassius got that dawg in him

[@patrickoviatt2432]

As far as Ideas for the next Fat Electrician vid you guys do, the problem is that there are so many that are awesome, that it's tough to pick just one to recommend, so, in that vein: The Most Gangster Marine of all time The Last Warchief Bat Bombs America's Secret Underground Cheese Bunkers Toilet Sinks U-Boat (a bit short, but still hilarious) Wake Island Grand Theft U-Boat - WW2 Vet Vs. HOA , Van T. Barfoot - Lewis Millet and last but not least Samuel 'Get off my lawn' Whittemore These are just SOME of the best I think, others are probably gonna have some they would add, and ALSO, those are in no particular order, they're ALL Awesome. It's pretty much consensus that if Nic were our history teacher, we would have all aced that fuckin class. His delivery is just like the days of smokin & jokin outside the motor pool/conex. Also, he says it on his youtube profile, but while he was in he was Doc, just FYI -- edit - added FYI - -- Essayons

[@chadh7005]

Fat electrician and Mr. Ballin best story tellers.

[@pablo27]

Do NOT ask Netflix for a movie about Cassius Clay. He will be portrayed as a Black LBTQ badass woman. Or maybe Asian. But a woman... which is what Netflix does.

[@Boo1776x]

not wrong lol (south park) "put a CHIK IN IT and make her GHEEEY"

[@matthewlaird5235]

That is a great question. Why would Academia, and Hollywood not teach us about this guy?

[@aaronmadden7583]

More please! 😂

[@greggwilliamson]

Y'all won't ever see this, but I'm older, so F it. When I grew up two of my favorite shows were "Daniel Boone" & "Davy Crockett" (both played by Fess Parker), where was THIS Guy's TV show?

[@buckeyegirl16]

100% agree with TFE and and Mr. Ballen being the best storytellers ❤

[@samanthanichols1569]

I think there is a movie about him I think Hollywood named it Scarface

[@jasoncordial4730]

As far as California and Portland, they don't have the set of nuts it takes to be a Kentuckian. They'd try to tell us we can't do that, we'll tell them watch me do it.

[@Geo.ianmax]

The fat electrician: last war cheif is amazing

[@Pablo.B0208]

But what a true American hero!!

[@kevinb314]

I’m in the heart of Texas and there are LGBT safe places, that have never been attacked. Try walking through San Fransisco, or an Oregon with a MAGA hat though…

[@KatlynJShute]

Someone did. Blair White did a video several years ago doing that very thing…someone threw a frozen drink in her face, ripped her hat off, and caused her to f3ck up one of her fingers in the struggle over her hat. Thankfully there was nothing in the drink that could hurt her but when she first had it thrown in her face they didn’t know that. And of course the person who threw the drink ran away like a coward and they didn’t get their well deserved a$$ whoop in they rightly deserved. Blair has had multiple videos of trying to peacefully talk to those on the other side of the isle and every time they have either refused to speak to her, attacked her, or done nothing but scream insults at her. So you are correct, try wearing a MAGA hat in hippie dippy CA and your chances of making it 15 min without being verbally or physically attacked are 50/50.

[@jabreck1934]

These guys used San Francisco as an example of MAGA Country!!!!! They are clueless clowns!!!!

[@worldwidewells7452]

I believe Mr Ballen was also a seal

[@qwes56]

A Busch that doesn't drink alcohol

[@jasoncordial4730]

It's still to this day standard behavior for a Kentuckian. The law has caught up with us though by changing the rules.

[@bethboldman8314]

I love sgt reckless! Please!! Pretty please!!

[@jamesdaniels8007]

Just think, this is the man Muhammad Ali looked at and said “I don’t want this man’s name”

[@timrussell9869]

What happened to Blackadder?

[@Owlincoup]

Quentin Tarantino should make his movie. Make it three hours long.