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An open thread for persiflage, badinage, and japery...
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Gonzolives Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:27:29pm |
Is anyone else NOW wondering if lookin' for those WMD's in Iraq, instead of just taking care of biz in the Afghan, was such a good idea?
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JammieWearingFool Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:27:54pm |
I'm Impress! Haven't seen anyone use badinage for some time.
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:28:04pm |
I read too fast and thought "badinage" was "bondage."
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:29:53pm |
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equable Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:30:29pm |
An open thread for persiflage, badinage, and japery...
And frippery! Gotta have the frippery!
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:30:40pm |
re: #4 arethusa
I read too fast and thought "badinage" was "bondage."
Yeah right. We know where your mind is! : )
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Cap'n DOC Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:30:45pm |
re: #2 Gonzolives
I'm sure the troops really enjoyed all the time they spent in Hazmat gear.
BarkaLounger quarterbacking that call from here, I can imagine the 'fallout' if the troops would have keeled over by the score for the not-looking routine.
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Bobibutu Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:30:58pm |
Good afternoon/evening all.
Lizard meet/party - Lizards and mates.
Sunday 26th of Oct. 11 am - 3 pm
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
25 miles East of San Francisco.
Locals and Nomads welcome.
BYOB and a pot luck if you wish.
Bring what ever food you wish to cook.
World class kitchen available. BBQ grills. Picnic area.
BBQ briquettes provided.
Heated swimming pool. Bring your suits. Changing rooms etc. available.
We have the ground floor of a 1930s Mansion/museum and outdoor patio reserved.
If it rains we have indoors - if not we have both.
My Halloween treat and thanks to LGF - so no cost to you.
Email for directions and location - secure, private, gated/guarded community.
Plenty of parking ... 100+.
For those that are paranoid & suspicious this is a leftist setup - 6 of us have already met once in SF.
RawMuse hosted that one.
We all like each other.
I volunteered to host the next meet.
This is it.
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Russkilitlover Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:31:16pm |
Hope this link works. In any case, looks like OPEC is feeling the pinch and wants to do something collaborative to bring oil prices back up.
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Gonzolives Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:32:36pm |
re: #9 Cap'n DOC
NO WAY was I pokin' fun at the groundpounders.
But who in hell thought we'd be in the economic mess we're now?
Damn.
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:33:30pm |
re: #11 Russkilitlover
Hope this link works. In any case, looks like OPEC is feeling the pinch and wants to do something collaborative to bring oil prices back up.
I saw gas for $2.72 a gallon yesterday.
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:34:05pm |
re: #10 Bobibutu
Wish I could, but that's a quite a hike for me. I do love that area, though.
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:35:35pm |
Claire McCaskill is possibly even more annoying than Nancy Pelosi. Thoughts?
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:35:56pm |
re: #2 Gonzolives
Who says they're gone? In fact, who says that they have not been found? We don't know what's really been found in the ground over there. /
heh heh.
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snowcrash Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:36:02pm |
The post numbers are different, bigger and gray.
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:36:06pm |
Some guy at a Joe Biden event introduced him as "the next Vice President of the United States, John McCain!". IDIOT.
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:37:14pm |
Charles -
Please advise - will you let me use Hebrew Script should I wish to post it? I am now fasting with regard to food/drink. I choose to FEAST in the world of the mind. Please advise.
-S-
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:37:24pm |
re: #16 arethusa
Neither are ladies I'd listen to for a long time. The junior senator from MO though, sounds like a party hack more than Pelosi does.
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:37:51pm |
re: #16 arethusa
Claire McCaskill is possibly even more annoying than Nancy Pelosi. Thoughts?
I cannot stand her.
I am in Missouri and cannot understand how she was elected.
Her husband is a BIG user of offshore accounts, they are as crooked as they come.
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yah Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:37:55pm |
persiflage, badinage, and japery....
At first I thought those were some new lizards and felt a little jealous.
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:38:03pm |
re: #16 arethusa
Completley agree. I wish Romney had decked her. To me, she always looks like she is trying to eat me through the TV screen. Especially in the pic in the link.
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:39:08pm |
re: #19 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
Some guy at a Joe Biden event introduced him as "the next Vice President of the United States, John McCain!". IDIOT.
"OMD" -
Make a Movie of it - Call it "Color Me Stu-Pid-Id-Did." That is all.
-S-
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Bobibutu Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:39:48pm |
re: #15 calcajun
Wish I could, but that's a quite a hike for me. I do love that area, though.
We really have it all. From drive-by shootings to the SF Ballet. Something for everyone in the Bay Area.
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:39:52pm |
re: #16 arethusa
Claire McCaskill is possibly even more annoying than Nancy Pelosi. Thoughts?
She's my sorry-ass Senator. I can't believe she beat Jim Talent in 2006. When I went to bed Talent had a 150,000 vote lead and I thought no problem, he'll be re-elected easily. I woke up and saw McCaskill had won by 100K votes, because votes from St. Louis and Kansas City were slow to be counted. I blamed ACORN then, and I haven't changed my mind.
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wolfie Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:39:54pm |
re: #16 arethusa
Claire McCaskill is possibly even more annoying than Nancy Pelosi. Thoughts?
Possibly. It depends on your geography. The whole country is subjected to repeated does of the Pelosi pill, which renders the verdict of maximum annoyance to be in her favor. I will admit that McCaskill can certainly compete in depth of obnoxiousness, if not in breadth.
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:40:17pm |
re: #20 Dr. Shalit
Is it already sundown for you, Doc? G'mar chatimah tovah.
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:40:21pm |
re: #22 Typicalwhitey
I cannot stand her.
I am in Missouri and cannot understand how she was elected.
Her husband is a BIG user of offshore accounts, they are as crooked as they come.
And yet she is everywhere. The Dems must be grooming her for something...are any of the Senate party leadership positions open after the election?
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JammieWearingFool Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:40:29pm |
re: #18 snowcrash
The post numbers are different, bigger and gray.
Every time I check in something looks different. At least I know it's not me.
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yah Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:41:17pm |
re: #24 NC State of Mind
[Link: www.nationalledger.com...]
Somebody said, You should see what she did to the chair.
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MandyManners Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:41:21pm |
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uncle_monkey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:41:22pm |
Has anybody played with the google 2001 index? They brought back their oldest index for their 10th birthday - just now had a chance to look at it.
I've been looking up all kinds of interesting stuff (O) that dropped off the radar, and seems to be going down the memory hole at this very moment.
Like this one where the One and Ayers are on a panel (crossing paths) for an event that Michelle organized regarding children that kill...
A lot of other ones on web.archive.org that used to be there and aren't anymore! Not much of an archive is it?
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:42:02pm |
re: #26 Bobibutu
Ah, but my hometown has that beat. New Orleans has better food and drive- through daiquiri shops!
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Intrepid Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:42:05pm |
re: #13 Typicalwhitey
How come the post number is grey now?
We're Charles' guinea pigs today, I think. Lots of experimenting with new looks and such.
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Russkilitlover Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:42:46pm |
re: #14 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
I saw gas for $2.72 a gallon yesterday.
Wow! I'm still seeing $3.57 here in So. California.
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Ojoe Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:43:02pm |
Another reason to add to the "Poll Hammer"
(At the bottom, No. 6)
Polls are BS because:
1. Polls are public; there are at least the pollster and the respondent & more may be listening in & influencing the respondent. The ballot is private.
2. Polls questions can be worded in tricky ways, the ballot is simple.
3. Polls can be used to manipulate & thus the motivation of the pollster may be suspect. The ballot has no similar motivation.
4. You can lie to a pollster, you cannot lie to the ballot.
5. Polls come to you, lazy or not; but you have to get up off your ass to go vote.
6. Only God knows the future.
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willowone Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:43:05pm |
re: #33 MandyManners
[Link: www.torontoffc.ca...]
more my type
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:43:13pm |
re: #22 Typicalwhitey
I cannot stand her.
I am in Missouri and cannot understand how she was elected.
Her husband is a BIG user of offshore accounts, they are as crooked as they come.
TW-
Her hubby is a big nursing home owner here in Missouri, and some of the homes he owned were indicted for Medicaid fraud and unsafe conditions and fined thousands of dollars.
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redc1c4 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:43:35pm |
re: #2 Gonzolives
Is anyone else NOW wondering if lookin' for those WMD's in Iraq, instead of just taking care of biz in the Afghan, was such a good idea?
if you spent more time on strategy and less on tactics, you'd know why that question is foolish.
(and if you were a pro, you'd stuydy logistics instead of either. %-)
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Intrepid Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:44:30pm |
re: #14 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
I saw gas for $2.72 a gallon yesterday.
T. Boone Pickens, in an interview with Glenn Beck a couple of months ago:
"The price of oil will steadily continue to rise, and by Christmas will hit $150 per barrel. We'll never see the days of $100 per barrel oil again."
Stick with the windmills, T.
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DisgustingOratory Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:44:37pm |
#2 Gonzolives
Yeah I wish Saddam was still around
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:44:43pm |
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redc1c4 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:45:01pm |
re: #12 Gonzolives
NO WAY was I pokin' fun at the groundpounders.
But who in hell thought we'd be in the economic mess we're now?
Damn.
they are not linked. HTH.
11B (used to be, anyway. %-)
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Cap'n DOC Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:45:17pm |
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:45:23pm |
re: #40 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
TW-
Her hubby is a big nursing home owner here in Missouri, and some of the homes he owned were indicted for Medicaid fraud and unsafe conditions and fined thousands of dollars.
Yeah I know
I am in Missouri too!
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rightymouse Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:45:24pm |
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:45:26pm |
re: #24 NC State of Mind
"NC-SoM" -
Actually, were she to get with the program, McCaskill could be the female Harry Truman. Unfortunately, she prefers to be Miss Farbissener (Sourpuss for all 'y'all that speak English,) a/la Austin Powers.
-S-
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uncle_monkey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:45:29pm |
re: #42 noshariaincanada
should I mention the markets?
Yes, I like whole foods, but just try to find a jar of mayonnaise there.
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spirochete Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:46:09pm |
Cannot fail to forget farrago! On that note, what kind of insane executive orders are we likely to see from thw Obamanaut on day one? I seem to remember gays rights was Clinton's first one?
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redc1c4 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:46:11pm |
re: #17 calcajun
Who says they're gone? In fact, who says that they have not been found? We don't know what's really been found in the ground over there. /
heh heh.
i'd look in Syria.....
(Zahal would help! %-)
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Bobibutu Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:46:28pm |
re: #35 calcajun
Ah, but my hometown has that beat. New Orleans has better food and drive- through daiquiri shops!
;-)
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:46:34pm |
This is just too, too funny.
And hopefully, not a sign of things to come.
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noshariaincanada Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:46:38pm |
re: #51 uncle_monkey
Yes, I like whole foods, but just try to find a jar of mayonnaise there.
in keeping w/ your non-sequitur, I should mention mayonnaise can be used to remove hard-to-remove adhesive labels....
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Racer X Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:46:58pm |
re: #37 Russkilitlover
Wow! I'm still seeing $3.57 here in So. California.
Here are gas prices around the country.
Zoom in to see prices by state, county, city, block.
Really cool!
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Intrepid Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:47:03pm |
re: #19 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
Some guy at a Joe Biden event introduced him as "the next Vice President of the United States, John McCain!". IDIOT.
Obama today at a rally in Indiana was talking about Evan Bayh, and he said something to the effect of "We know an ACORN doesn't fall far from the tree, because Senator Bayh's father, Birch Bayh, served your state well...."
Isn't that supposed to be "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"?
He's got ACORN on the mind....heh.
Nervous, is he?
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right_on_target Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:47:09pm |
re: #40 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
TW-
Her hubby is a big nursing home owner here in Missouri, and some of the homes he owned were indicted for Medicaid fraud and unsafe conditions and fined thousands of dollars.
________________________________
And can you imagine the fraud and waste that will result in the health industry if Obama mandates government health-nanny state policies.
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uncle_monkey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:47:25pm |
re: #57 noshariaincanada
in keeping w/ your non-sequitur, I should mention mayonnaise can be used to remove hard-to-remove adhesive labels....
And they taste so much better once they're off.
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rightymouse Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:47:40pm |
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Ojoe Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:47:45pm |
re: #41 redc1c4
We sure let Saddam know we were coming for months, man it does not take a genius to figure that he very probably sent the WMD out of the country.
Not only that, after we went into Iraq, Jordan foiled an attempted terror attack from Syria that the Jordanians claim would have killed 20,000.
One can draw some conclusions;
One might be that the "global test" takes way too long.
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:47:48pm |
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:47:59pm |
re: #35 calcajun
Ah, but my hometown has that beat. New Orleans has better food and drive- through daiquiri shops!
and william "cold cash" jefferson
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:48:07pm |
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Intrepid Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:48:18pm |
re: #23 yah
persiflage, badinage, and japery....
At first I thought those were some new lizards and felt a little jealous.
Michelle Obama has already started measuring the japeries in the White House, doncha know.
;-)
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wrenchwench Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:48:33pm |
Generally I hate change, but I do like the new, smaller default size of the comment-typing box. As for the rest of the changes, they always end up in the "good" column, but usually take some getting used to. Like about 5 minutes, then I can't remember what's different.
/was that persiflageous?
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Cap'n DOC Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:48:35pm |
re: #62 rightymouse
I wonder what happened to the gold sinks?
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gibsonz Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:48:36pm |
I am beginning to know how Hillary Clinton felt...Obama could run his car into ten bystanders in a drunken rage and it would be reported as...ten reckless racist collide with Obama motorcade in attempt to assasinate democratic hopeful!
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:48:38pm |
re: #64 NC State of Mind
He's gonna change it....and rearrange it....Obama's gonna change the world.
did you watch it?
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:49:40pm |
re: #66 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
Here's the video of Biden being introduced as the next VP of the USA John McCain
Well, Biden did want a Kerry-McCain ticket in 2004.
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:49:41pm |
re: #60 right_on_target
________________________________
And can you imagine the fraud and waste that will result in the health industry if Obama mandates government health-nanny state policies.
Look what govt oversight has done to our economy
Do you want them in charge of your HEALTHCARE?
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UrbanRevival Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:49:50pm |
What do Obama and Osama have in common?.....
They both have friends who bombed the Pentagon.
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Ojoe Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:50:01pm |
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rightymouse Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:50:25pm |
re: #71 Cap'n DOC
I wonder what happened to the gold sinks?
You mean the ones the Husseins had in their palaces while people rotted in the streets? Those gold sinks?
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:50:29pm |
re: #73 reine.de.tout
did you watch it?
Yes. Just joking that the video could be an example of the type of 'change' we get-since we don't have any specifics on what kind it'll be.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:51:17pm |
re: #57 noshariaincanada
in keeping w/ your non-sequitur, I should mention mayonnaise can be used to remove hard-to-remove adhesive labels....
Really? That's good to know. I seem to always end up with the thing that has the stickiest label. . .
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redc1c4 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:51:39pm |
re: #52 spirochete
Cannot fail to forget farrago! On that note, what kind of insane executive orders are we likely to see from thw Obamanaut on day one? I seem to remember gays rights was Clinton's first one?
they won't have any "o"s.... Bush's people will take them off all the keyboards...... %-)
/
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debutaunt Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:52:04pm |
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Intrepid Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:52:12pm |
re: #48 Typicalwhitey
Yeah I know
I am in Missouri too!
Ok, do you all pronounce it "MissourI" or "MissourA"?
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:52:18pm |
re: #37 Russkilitlover
Wow! I'm still seeing $3.57 here in So. California.
"R.K.L" -
All 'y'all live in the California Southland, your state requires a "Boutique Blend" of Gasoline - Purportedly to reduce emissions. Get rid of the "Boutique Blend" and your fuel costs go DOWN dramatically - mine go down marginally, and we ALL as fellow Americans benefit. That is all.
-S-
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wrenchwench Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:52:53pm |
re: #77 Ojoe
Perhaps you are part cat.
I've had my two cats, Presta and Schrader, for a year and a half now, and they seem to think I am some kind of a cat.
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:52:56pm |
re: #78 rightymouse
My nephew stayed in one of the palaces, I have a pic of him in a fedora and shoulder holster that belonged to Sadaam.
He found CASES of crystol champagne
I believe they were a grand a bottle
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:53:08pm |
re: #79 NC State of Mind
Yes. Just joking that the video could be an example of the type of 'change' we get-since we don't have any specifics on what kind it'll be.
ah, true. I'm dense.
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Intrepid Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:53:15pm |
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noshariaincanada Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:53:24pm |
re: #80 reine.de.tout
Really? That's good to know. I seem to always end up with the thing that has the stickiest label. . .
I never tried it myself, but I read about it - I'd love to know if it really works - the reason I don't know is there's almost never any mayo in our household, oddly enough.
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:53:25pm |
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Ojoe Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:53:36pm |
re: #13 Typicalwhitey
How come the post number is grey now?
Maybe, it is like a navy ship, haze grey.
And underway?
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MandyManners Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:53:57pm |
re: #39 willowone
[Link: www.torontoffc.ca...]
more my type
You could bounce an anvil off those abs.
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:54:16pm |
re: #84 Dr. Shalit
"R.K.L" -
All 'y'all live in the California Southland, your state requires a "Boutique Blend" of Gasoline - Purportedly to reduce emissions. Get rid of the "Boutique Blend" and your fuel costs go DOWN dramatically - mine go down marginally, and we ALL as fellow Americans benefit. That is all.
-S-
Glenn Beck was talking about a new Toyota plant that was scheduled to be constructed in California. It was either the plant itself of the cars it would produce did not meet California's environmental regulations and could not be built. And it was Toyota!
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MJ Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:54:20pm |
PBS is running a poll which asked the question is Sarah Palin qualified to serve as Vice-President.
Don't know if they ever ran one asking if Obama is qualified to serve as President but doubtful since it is PBS.
Please vote:
[Link: www.pbs.org...]
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realwest Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:54:31pm |
Hey all y'all - did Charles announce (formally) whether or not we HAVE gone over the 6 million mark in comments and who the commenter was with the 6 millionth comment?!
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:54:44pm |
re: #85 wrenchwench
I've had my two cats, Presta and Schrader, for a year and a half now, and they seem to think I am some kind of a cat.
That is a high compliment, from a cat. My cat refuses to acknowledge me as anything other than a being with opposable thumbs and hence the ability to feed her.
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:54:47pm |
re: #43 Intrepid
T. Boone Pickens, in an interview with Glenn Beck a couple of months ago:
"The price of oil will steadily continue to rise, and by Christmas will hit $150 per barrel. We'll never see the days of $100 per barrel oil again."
Stick with the windmills, T.
Yeah, and we don't hear the libs in DC or Bill O'Reilly screaming about price-fixing or oil speculators anymore, do we?
Let market forces work. Just leave it be, and it'll correct itself, which is what should have been done with the subprime mess, but notice it's always the ones who CAUSED the problem who tell us not to worry, they'll fix it!
Boortz said it best- That's like calling the arsonist to put the fire he set.
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TheMatrix31 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:54:50pm |
You guys will NOT believe what I just heard from my parents regarding my little brother, who's ten years old.
So he has this friend named Isaac, who's also ten. Isaac comes over to play, and as soon as he comes in, he notices my dad watching Fox News. He proclaims, "Oh, I have to say I'm disappointed, why are you all watching this Nazi channel?"
My Dad, obviously shocked, goes "What?" Mind you, we're Armenian, so my Dad's English isn't 100% perfect. My Dad was like, "Who brainwashed you with that trash, your parents? Or the TV?" The kid had no response.
I told my Dad I never want to see that kid in my house again, or around my little brother.
This, coupled with the "Bush's Last Day" widget that I found on my same little brother's Mac really piss me off. We were going to eat one night and I noticed that he had a "Bush's Last Day" countdown on his computer. I ask him, "Uh, what the hell is this?" and said that I never want to see that on his computer again, and if I did see it one more time, that the whole computer is going to trash. I told him to remove it IMMEDIATELY.
I asked him where he got it from and he said from his cousin, who is thirteen. This cousin's family is so entrenched in the posh LA, Probama bullshit, which is unbelievable considering my Uncle is a multi-millionaire "disenfranchised" Republican.
I swear, I don't even know what to say anymore.
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willowone Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:54:51pm |
re: #73 reine.de.tout
re: #64 NC State of Mind
from Odingas site : we are on the side of the future and ODM is the only agent of change and hope. ( sound familiar?)
[Link: www.raila07.com...]
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Ojoe Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:55:05pm |
re: #85 wrenchwench
You are outnumbered.
WE have 2 cats & 4 people in the family & the orange cat thinks he's human. His sister is just a weird cat though.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:55:39pm |
re: #95 realwest
Hey all y'all - did Charles announce (formally) whether or not we HAVE gone over the 6 million mark in comments and who the commenter was with the 6 millionth comment?!
Yep... had a thread on it, too.
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:55:44pm |
re: #59 Intrepid
Obama today at a rally in Indiana was talking about Evan Bayh, and he said something to the effect of "We know an ACORN doesn't fall far from the tree, because Senator Bayh's father, Birch Bayh, served your state well...."
Isn't that supposed to be "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"?
He's got ACORN on the mind....heh.
Nervous, is he?
LOL, hafta find video of that!
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realwest Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:56:03pm |
re: #94 MJ I just voted, but it's not a PBS website that I could tell it was instead a NOW website and a NOW poll.
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:56:08pm |
re: #95 realwest
Hey all y'all - did Charles announce (formally) whether or not we HAVE gone over the 6 million mark in comments and who the commenter was with the 6 millionth comment?!
Yeah, we did, it's on the front page, some threads down.
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rightymouse Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:56:10pm |
re: #86 Typicalwhitey
My nephew stayed in one of the palaces, I have a pic of him in a fedora and shoulder holster that belonged to Sadaam.
He found CASES of crystol champagne
I believe they were a grand a bottle
Those Hussein men sure knew how to live it up.
Cristal is ghastly expensive champagne. Not even sure it's worth it and not sure I want to buy any to know for sure.
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:56:26pm |
re: #77 Ojoe
Perhaps you are part cat.
Ojoe -
In my life I have "kept" cats. As they are NOT dumb animals, seems they have an instinct to find comfort - HOW and When and Where they can.
-S-
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right_wing2 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:56:38pm |
(To the tune of 'Deutschland uber alles)
Hail Barack, all praise our Savior
If he wins all strife will cease!
All will hail him, love and serve him
Wars will end and peace will reign!
There will be no hate or anger
All our needs will be well met!
Hail Barack all praise our Savior
If he wins all strife will cease!
All you women, men and children
Worship Him and give Him praise!
Barack is so good & perfect
We must listen to his words
He is wise beyond all measure
He will save us from ourselves!
All you women, men & children
Worship Him & Give Him praise!
Change & hope, we trust in Barack
He'll watch over us all our lives
The earth will heal, no storms will strike
He'll find cures for all who ail
Schools will teach us to love and worship him
If you don't you're a racist pig!
Change & hope we trust in Barack
He'll watch over us all our lives
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yah Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:57:06pm |
91 Ojoe
10/08/08 4:53:36 pm reply quote 0re: #13 Typicalwhitey
How come the post number is grey now?
Maybe Charles is trying to save ink.
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SusanL Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:57:07pm |
Just and interesting observation I have made in recent days. I don't know who they are polling, but I am in Oregon, I work (not live, can't afford) in the richest city in Oregon. Lake Oswego for those not from here.
Every single person I talk to thinks Obama is dangerous and they are not voting for him.
Just who is?
Also, everybody, pray for Dean Barnett, he is in Intensive Care and it isn't looking good.
S
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:57:29pm |
re: #107 rightymouse
Those Hussein men sure knew how to live it up.
Cristal is ghastly expensive champagne. Not even sure it's worth it and not sure I want to buy any to know for sure.
Well he wasn't supposed to and since he can't get in any trouble for it anymore......him and his buddies did help themselves to one bottle LOL.
Damn near got caught by his CO!
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:57:59pm |
re: #108 Dr. Shalit
Ojoe -
In my life I have "kept" cats. As they are NOT dumb animals, seems they have an instinct to find comfort - HOW and When and Where they can.
-S-
True. My cat scaled a 5-story balconied building to get to my balcony on the fifth floor.
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snowcrash Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:58:14pm |
re: #55 reine.de.tout
Right into the favorites. I'll be emailing that tonight. Lots of day labor pools in TX.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:58:29pm |
re: #95 realwest
Hey all y'all - did Charles announce (formally) whether or not we HAVE gone over the 6 million mark in comments and who the commenter was with the 6 millionth comment?!
Had a whole thread.
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:59:05pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:59:14pm |
re: #80 reine.de.tout
Really? That's good to know. I seem to always end up with the thing that has the stickiest label. . .
Keep them away from Dirk Diggler.
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rightymouse Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:59:22pm |
re: #88 Intrepid
Those two wacky and fun-loving boys, Uday and Qusay.
/RIP NOT
Yeah - just a couple of normal, wholesome guys who enjoyed harmless larks like murdering and raping.
/
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 4:59:54pm |
Shepherd Smith just 'reported' that Sarah Palin is Princess Di's tenth cousin and also related to FDR.
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:00:01pm |
Here is the full text of a bill that missing in action Illinois State Senator Barack Obama wrote and sponsored while 'serving' the great state of Illinois.
read it and gnash teeth
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redc1c4 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:00:04pm |
re: #108 Dr. Shalit
Ojoe -
In my life I have "kept" cats. As they are NOT dumb animals, seems they have an instinct to find comfort - HOW and When and Where they can.
-S-
dogs have owners. cats have staff.
(and our house is run for the convenience of the cats. %-)
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:00:11pm |
Hey, Michelle Obama isn't offended by "that one."
/Doesn't she usually take offense at a simple "Good morning"?
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:00:17pm |
re: #117 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
I've noticed it's old people who usually pronounce it "Missour-a".
Lots of people came here from the south.
Most of my kinfold a few generations back came from Kentucky.
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Russkilitlover Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:00:21pm |
Oh, crap. Here we go again. North San Diego County - from my front yard, I can see plumes from what looks like 3 fires somewhere close-ish. Stinky smell of brush fire in the air. It's hot, dry, and although the winds are mild now, have been blowing all day. Deja vu!
bbl - going to find out where they are and the severity.
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wolfie Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:00:29pm |
re: #98 TheMatrix31
Sigh.
Too many useful idiots out there, I fear.
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rightymouse Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:00:35pm |
re: #113 Typicalwhitey
Well he wasn't supposed to and since he can't get in any trouble for it anymore......him and his buddies did help themselves to one bottle LOL.
Damn near got caught by his CO!
Was it any good? Inquiring minds wanna know.
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MandyManners Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:00:54pm |
re: #120 NC State of Mind
Shepherd Smith just 'reported' that Sarah Palin is Princess Di's tenth cousin and also related to FDR.
McCain and Laura Bush are sixth cousins.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:01:04pm |
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:01:16pm |
re: #128 MandyManners
McCain and Laura Bush are sixth cousins.
Aren't Obama and Bush somehow related too?
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debutaunt Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:01:19pm |
re: #59 Intrepid
Obama today at a rally in Indiana was talking about Evan Bayh, and he said something to the effect of "We know an ACORN doesn't fall far from the tree, because Senator Bayh's father, Birch Bayh, served your state well...."
Isn't that supposed to be "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"?
He's got ACORN on the mind....heh.
Nervous, is he?
He's green behind the ears!
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:01:32pm |
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Outrider Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:01:32pm |
re: #26 Bobibutu
We really have it all. From drive-by shootings to the SF Ballet. Something for everyone in the Bay Area.
So Zombie keeps telling us. lol
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Oldasdirt Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:01:36pm |
Just landed back at the EAW airfield,got here as quick as i could,,what did I miss?
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Typicalwhitey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:01:50pm |
re: #127 rightymouse
Was it any good? Inquiring minds wanna know.
Yes it was.
But hell, he was a 20 year old, in a war...I would imagine any kind of booze would have been tasty LOL
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BignJames Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:02:00pm |
re: #124 Typicalwhitey
No offense but, Kentucky ain't in the South.
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rightymouse Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:02:21pm |
re: #135 Typicalwhitey
Yes it was.
But hell, he was a 20 year old, in a war...I would imagine any kind of booze would have been tasty LOL
I can imagine. lol!
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:02:44pm |
re: #134 Oldasdirt
Just landed back at the EAW airfield,got here as quick as i could,,what did I miss?
What's the eww airfield?
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Intrepid Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:02:59pm |
re: #103 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
LOL, hafta find video of that!
My bad for neither posting the link nor giving a h/t to HA
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Lee Coller Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:03:18pm |
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stevieray Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:03:29pm |
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realwest Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:03:32pm |
re: #102 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Damn! By my rough count, I missed rolling 60K in comments at the same time LGF rolled 6 Million in comments by two crummy comments! LOL!
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MJ Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:03:32pm |
re: #105 realwest
I just voted, but it's not a PBS website that I could tell it was instead a NOW website and a NOW poll.
PBS.org is in the address. Don't know how this connected with National Organization of Women or if it is. Is NOW officially part of the PBS "family" and, if so, do they receive public funds for their show?
[Link: www.pbs.org...]
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:03:45pm |
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willowone Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:03:49pm |
re: #121 mama winger
or
[Link: obama.senate.gov...] needs to do more to help the 1.1 billion men, women and children throughout the world living on (less than $1 a day )by helping promote sustainable economic growth and development," said Senator Cantwell. "We need to do more to save lives in the poorest countries. The U.S. needs to implement a real plan to combat poverty on a global scale while also addressing the national security risks extreme poverty creates."
WE will help but he just doesn't seem willing to himself.
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:03:54pm |
Ya know, I'm looking at all the crap that came out of Biden's mouth and what would now be being said if Palin had said things as off the wall as him and I'm seeing that NEWS events aren't being reported by the media if they might give McCain some positive air or negative to the "O". It's almost like they're DARING us to try to DO something about it knowing we can't. It's like the intro to "Outer Limits" (you kiddies'll just have to google it. ok,ok. dont' whine here);
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOUR PICTURE. WE ARE CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION. WE WILL CONTRO THE HORIZONTAL. WE WILL CONTROL THE VERTICAL. WE CAN CHANGE THE FOCUS TO A SOFT BLUR OR SHARPEN IT TO CRYSTAL CLARITY.... SIT QUIETLY AND WE WILL CONTROL ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR.
I know, I know ya'll going to tell me about the blogs, the internet, youtube, blah,blah,blah. That's you and me. WHAT ABOUT JOE YOYO AND BABY'S MOMMA out there who;
a. don't have the internet connection
b. don't have the time even if they had the connection
c. don't understand what some of this stuff means. (thanks NEA for that super public school education)
d. don't care cause, hey if it was important it'd be on the news.
I am so freaked out about what the media is doing. If an individual was doing this, it would be cause for charges of treason and haven't they committed actual treason as far as "aid and comfor to the enemy"?
How could this lying moron and his sidekick be so far ahead in the polls?
AARRRGGGHHHHH !
/and now back to my normal state of sanity. (for those wondering; about 1 toy short of a happy meal)
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:04:27pm |
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:04:29pm |
re: #145 willowone
Linky no worky but it looks like it'd be interesting :)
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Oldasdirt Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:04:41pm |
re: #138 reine.de.tout
What's the eww airfield?
EAW is an online flight sim we play with good people from all over the world,and some guys from France to.
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:04:45pm |
re: #145 willowone
WE will help but he just doesn't seem willing to himself.
Did any money ever get to George Obama?
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rightymouse Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:04:47pm |
re: #141 stevieray
I bet that'll shock Kentucky...
No kidding. One of my gal pals will be interested to know this.
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:04:57pm |
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realwest Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:05:08pm |
Well y'all, I gotta go eat some supper hope I get the chance to see you all down the road!
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Outrider Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:05:32pm |
re: #63 Ojoe
We sure let Saddam know we were coming for months, man it does not take a genius to figure that he very probably sent the WMD out of the country.
Not only that, after we went into Iraq, Jordan foiled an attempted terror attack from Syria that the Jordanians claim would have killed 20,000.
One can draw some conclusions;
One might be that the "global test" takes way too long.
Or possibly buried in the sand such as he did with many aircraft in the first Gulf War. He also flew a lot of aircraft out of the country then also.
Buried in the sand WMD would make sense if an errant round detonated them and the surrounding area, thereby creating many of the undiagnosed medical problems found in military and Iraqi citizens. Many of the people with undiagnosed medical problems were not in areas where depleted uranium rounds were used or found. This could be a rational explanation perhaps.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:05:38pm |
re: #121 mama winger
Here is the full text of a bill that missing in action Illinois State Senator Barack Obama wrote and sponsored while 'serving' the great state of Illinois.
read it and gnash teeth
And he was the lone sponsor of this thing?
He sure has a lot of Muslim friends.
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Irene NYC Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:05:44pm |
Well, the new font looks great and the site has been friggin' turbo-charged. Refresh is almost instantaneous. Giving dem hamsters viTAMIN B-12 shots or something?
Thanks, Charles!
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Clutch Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:05:45pm |
Something that keeps bugging me is both 0bama and MCain focusing way too much in the debates on 'getting Osama bin Laden'. Sure, I want OBL the pig-f**ker to [redacted per the Big Man's rules about advocating violence, so use your most graphic imagination and then crank it up to eleven], but 'getting OBL' is NOT the end of the GWOT. Zero makes it seem like once OBL is room temperature, that's it, game over dudes, let's all go have ice cream because we won, yay! I want President McCain to focus on winning the GWOT and when we ice OBL (personally, I think he has been worm food for YEARS), well, that will be special, but it ain't the end of hostilities, not by a long shot. Reducing Islamofascism to holding a single individual responsible is not the way to go, Islamic fascism is MUCH larger than that.
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arethusa Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:06:49pm |
re: #157 Clutch
I want the world safe from terrorism and for freedom. Getting bin Laden is just a part of that.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:07:14pm |
re: #150 arethusa
Did any money ever get to George Obama?
I heard that George Obama was taking advantage of his notoriety, and charging for interviews. And charging a healthy sum, actually.
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:07:32pm |
re: #93 NC State of Mind
Glenn Beck was talking about a new Toyota plant that was scheduled to be constructed in California. It was either the plant itself of the cars it would produce did not meet California's environmental regulations and could not be built. And it was Toyota!
"NC-SoM" -
Are all 'y'all saying that the State of California is Stupid-Id-Did-Id? I do, AND go a step further - My State, NJ, has TWO (2) ready to build Automobile Assembly Plants that are closed. One in Linden, Union County (GM) and One in Edison, Middlesex County (Ford) - If we had a REAL GOVERNOR instead of former Goldman, Sachs Poobah Corzine, we would STEAL the business ASAP under the curent law of Emminent Domain. That is all, for now. Historic sidenote - the GM Plant License Produced Grumman NAVY Fighters during WW II.
-S-
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:07:38pm |
re: #155 capitalist piglet
And he was the lone sponsor of this thing?
He sure has a lot of Muslim friends.
That's what it says here:
[Link: web.archive.org...]
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:09:10pm |
re: #117 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
I've noticed it's old people who usually pronounce it "Missour-a".
"OMD" -
Thought it was "Missour-Uh."
-S-
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SurferDoc Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:09:25pm |
re: #146 jcw46
Ya know, I'm looking at all the crap that came out of Biden's mouth and what would now be being said if Palin had said things as off the wall as him and I'm seeing that NEWS events aren't being reported by the media if they might give McCain some positive air or negative to the "O". It's almost like they're DARING us to try to DO something about it knowing we can't. It's like the intro to "Outer Limits" (you kiddies'll just have to google it. ok,ok. dont' whine here);
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOUR PICTURE. WE ARE CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION. WE WILL CONTRO THE HORIZONTAL. WE WILL CONTROL THE VERTICAL. WE CAN CHANGE THE FOCUS TO A SOFT BLUR OR SHARPEN IT TO CRYSTAL CLARITY.... SIT QUIETLY AND WE WILL CONTROL ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR.
I know, I know ya'll going to tell me about the blogs, the internet, youtube, blah,blah,blah. That's you and me. WHAT ABOUT JOE YOYO AND BABY'S MOMMA out there who;
a. don't have the internet connection
b. don't have the time even if they had the connection
c. don't understand what some of this stuff means. (thanks NEA for that super public school education)
d. don't care cause, hey if it was important it'd be on the news.I am so freaked out about what the media is doing. If an individual was doing this, it would be cause for charges of treason and haven't they committed actual treason as far as "aid and comfor to the enemy"?
How could this lying moron and his sidekick be so far ahead in the polls?
AARRRGGGHHHHH !
/and now back to my normal state of sanity. (for those wondering; about 1 toy short of a happy meal)
Just the idea that anyone out there could think Obama and Biden were viable candidates is disturbing. And to then say Palin is not in their class is astounding. I've been hearing this sort of crapola from the MSM for the 40 years I have been paying attention and it still amazes me...
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willowone Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:09:44pm |
re: #148 mama winger[Link: aolsearcht7.search.aol.com...]
6th site down
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capitalist piglet Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:10:13pm |
re: #120 NC State of Mind
Shepherd Smith just 'reported' that Sarah Palin is Princess Di's tenth cousin and also related to FDR.
I think I just heard a loud explosion of melons coming from the direction of democraticunderground.com.
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Elcid Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:10:57pm |
An open thread for persiflage, badinage, and japery
HEY! That's the law firm I have on retainer. Didn't know they could advertise in Cali.
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Maximu§ Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:11:00pm |
Sheriff in Ill. county won't evict in foreclosures
I'm not sure if this is good or bad news, but how does a bank take back their forclosed property when the law walks away?
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:11:25pm |
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:12:15pm |
re: #161 Dr. Shalit
I'm pretty sure one of those two plants recently auctioned off a lot of their equipment. It's absolutley ridiculous to invest that much capital for nothing. God help us if cap and trade passes next year.
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SurferDoc Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:12:27pm |
re: #169 Maximu§
Sheriff in Ill. county won't evict in foreclosures
I'm not sure if this is good or bad news, but how does a bank take back their forclosed property when the law walks away?
They hire mercinaries?
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willowone Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:12:56pm |
re: #166 capitalist piglet
haha maybe Obama mentioning Cheney as a 8th cousin however removed[Link: www.msnbc.msn.com...]
/say no more bush CHENEY! laughing
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MandyManners Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:13:07pm |
re: #130 arethusa
Aren't Obama and Bush somehow related too?
It was on my ISP's homepage but checking it again is a PITA.
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Ozark Mountain Daredevil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:14:08pm |
Maybe someone help me with this problem. I'm using XP and FF, and youtube videos play a couple times, then I have to uninstall then reinstall Adobe Flash, and they'll play a couple times, again I have to uninstall and reinstall Flash, etc.
But in IE7 they play normally. Any ideas as to why this is? I cleared the cache, cookies, etc. but that didn't help.
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guzziguy Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:14:19pm |
re: #169 Maximu§
Sheriff in Ill. county won't evict in foreclosures
I'm not sure if this is good or bad news, but how does a bank take back their forclosed property when the law walks away?
That would be Cook County not just an "Ill. county." That's Obambi's playground. Isn't that already a utopia? Surely there can't be foreclosed houses where the O was an organizer?
Sheriff who refuses to do his job? I'd bet dollars to dimes that he's a democrat.
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Maximu§ Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:14:51pm |
re: #161 Dr. Shalit
"NC-SoM" -
Are all 'y'all saying that the State of California is Stupid-Id-Did-Id? I do, AND go a step further - My State, NJ, has TWO (2) ready to build Automobile Assembly Plants that are closed. One in Linden, Union County (GM) and One in Edison, Middlesex County (Ford) - If we had a REAL GOVERNOR instead of former Goldman, Sachs Poobah Corzine, we would STEAL the business ASAP under the curent law of Emminent Domain. That is all, for now. Historic sidenote - the GM Plant License Produced Grumman NAVY Fighters during WW II.
-S-
We had a GM plant here in Van Nuys, its now some sort of "MegaMall" that produces nothing.
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MandyManners Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:15:13pm |
re: #169 Maximu§
Sheriff in Ill. county won't evict in foreclosures
I'm not sure if this is good or bad news, but how does a bank take back their forclosed property when the law walks away?
Oh, I feel sorry for renters of property whose owners haven't been paying the mortgage.
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TheMatrix31 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:16:27pm |
I think I realized why there are so many Obama signs around where I live, which is an upscale neighborhood in LA.
Why would all these rich folk (my family is most certainly not rich) support Obama when all Obama wants to do is take their money and distribute it? Then it hit me---LA is a plastic society. By supporting Obama, these people think they'll look like they're such great humanitarians for helping the Democrats and this and that. It's a reputation thing, and it's so disgusting.
I freakin' hate this city.
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GeeWiz Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:16:29pm |
I just spent almost an hour on the phone with a close friend, he is an ardent admirer of Charles computer programing abilities, who was leaning towards voting for the "O". I missed 1 1/2 threads but it was worth it. He claimed he called me to get the "real deal" about just what is going on with the economy and the markets. He always leaned to the left and understood I came from the right. He was worried about his investments and the elections. I asked him if he was doing anything different during this fiscal crisis. He said no. I told him, welcome to the club. Most of America will continue to do what they do every day regardless of the market's swings.
I advised my friend to log on here to get the "real deal" on just what is going on. His response was "that's why I call you". I explained the whole Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac fiasco as well as the lack of congressional oversight thing. He asked me why he hadn't heard about that. He claimed that he watches the news and hadn't heard anything about the cause of this problem other than it was because of Bush's failed economic policies. ( at this point I reached for the clue-bat, but refrained, he was a friend after-all ).
I gave my friend some homework. I told him (an internet savvy guy) to look up the Sarbanes/Oxley Act and the Community Re-Investment Act to understand why I take the position I do. I made it clear to him that it has nothing to do whether I have a "D" or "R" after my name. I told him that my reasoning was based on me being an AMERICAN and proud of it!
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MandyManners Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:16:49pm |
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SurferDoc Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:17:16pm |
re: #175 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
Maybe someone help me with this problem. I'm using XP and FF, and youtube videos play a couple times, then I have to uninstall then reinstall Adobe Flash, and they'll play a couple times, again I have to uninstall and reinstall Flash, etc.
But in IE7 they play normally. Any ideas as to why this is? I cleared the cache, cookies, etc. but that didn't help.
I had similar problems with Firefox 3.0. This latest update seems to have fixed it.
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:17:49pm |
re: #166 capitalist piglet
I think I just heard a loud explosion of melons coming from the direction of democraticunderground.com.
Be on the lookout for blackholes expanding and detroying intelligent life. Damn, we conservatives are always suffering at the hands of libs.
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:18:16pm |
re: #182 MandyManners
Not if the law demands that law enforcement does it.
This is Cook County we are talking about. The law means nothing.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:19:03pm |
re: #181 GeeWiz
Progress is made one step at a time.
Good for you!
And it's good your friend has an open mind.
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:19:19pm |
re: #187 mama winger
This is Cook County we are talking about. The law means nothing.
I'm serious. The mayor tore up and dismantled an entire airport in the middle of the night against all law and got away with it.
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infidel4ever Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:19:37pm |
Here is another illegal donation to the Obama campaign by a foreigner, Dutch journalist Margriet Oostveen of NRC Handelsblad. I think she was in the States, though, when she made the donation. Maybe that is harder to check?
[Link: www.geenstijl.nl...]
According to the polls here 78% of the Dutch would vote for Obama. How sad.
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:20:12pm |
re: #190 infidel4ever
Here is another illegal donation to the Obama campaign by a foreigner, Dutch journalist Margriet Oostveen of NRC Handelsblad. I think she was in the States, though, when she made the donation. Maybe that is harder to check?
[Link: www.geenstijl.nl...]
According to the polls here 78% of the Dutch would vote for Obama. How sad.
Let them have him. I'll buy his ticket.
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Wishing Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:20:31pm |
re: #139 Intrepid
My bad for neither posting the link nor giving a h/t to HA
Another priceless gaffe...I just cannot stand this man
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:21:08pm |
Gee, the room looks different, up around the nics.
Must be all that persiflage, badinage, and japery going on.
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Wishing Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:21:46pm |
re: #155 capitalist piglet
And he was the lone sponsor of this thing?
He sure has a lot of Muslim friends.
Did you see the youtube film on *Gadaffi* talking about "our brother Obama, the Muslim"?
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:21:49pm |
re: #171 NC State of Mind
I'm pretty sure one of those two plants recently auctioned off a lot of their equipment. It's absolutley ridiculous to invest that much capital for nothing. God help us if cap and trade passes next year.
"NC-SoM" -
Doesn't matter to an extent - The BUILDINGS are there and DO NOT have to be cleared through an "Environmental Impact (B.S.) Statement." TOYOTA could bring in their own tools only and not have to build from scratch. Bet either Linden OR Edison would LOVE to be back in the Car Building Business, which either of them COULD BE within ONE YEAR. Other sidenote, the LINDEN GM Plant once produced Cadillacs - Does the name LEXUS mean anything to you. Disclaimer - I once worked for FORD EDISON.
-S-
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Wishing Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:23:01pm |
re: #187 mama winger
This is Cook County we are talking about. The law means nothing.
Question: Did Cook County put a halt on foreclosures today?
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:23:22pm |
re: #193 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Gee, the room looks different, up around the nics.
Must be all that persiflage, badinage, and japery going on.
Whew! I'm not the only slow one wandering around today!
;-P
Must be Charles and Stinky "tinkering."
I like the look.
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rustynail Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:23:35pm |
re: #122 redc1c4
dogs have owners. cats have staff.
(and our house is run for the convenience of the cats. %-)
Right on! From a dog owner.
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:23:35pm |
Hey Charles, did you see this; Is human evolution over?
I've wondered about what effect modern tech and our current mode of living might have on the evolution of Humans and the future viability of the species.
Who's maintaining "Endangered Species" regulations for us.
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:23:36pm |
re: #196 Wishing
Question: Did Cook County put a halt on foreclosures today?
I dunno. Haven't listened to the news.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:25:12pm |
re: #197 jcm
Yeah, I noticed Charles' comment just up-thread about reloading.
How are you this fine evening?
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NC State of Mind Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:25:25pm |
re: #196 Wishing
See #169-looks like it happened in Illinois.
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:25:50pm |
re: #199 jcw46
Hey Charles, did you see this; Is human evolution over?
I've wondered about what effect modern tech and our current mode of living might have on the evolution of Humans and the future viability of the species.
Who's maintaining "Endangered Species" regulations for us.
According the Simpsons top evolutionary development is a thumb and three fingers.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:25:59pm |
re: #194 Wishing
Did you see the youtube film on *Gadaffi* talking about "our brother Obama, the Muslim"?
Seriously? No, I haven't seen that. Wonderful.
Oy.
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greensoccer Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:26:03pm |
To Fellow Jewish Lizards:
Have a good fast! May you be inscribed for a good year and may your maldeeds be deleted from your record!
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:26:15pm |
My sister told me yesterday that my deadbeat nephew and his pregnant wife are getting foreclosed on. They took out a loan and then also one of those piggy back loans to make up the difference. No money down. Haven't paid the mortgage in months and months. Quit their jobs too because they said 'they were stupid jobs'. Their lights got turned off last week but they took their kid to Disney on Ice.
Go figure. Now you are going to bail them out. Thanks.
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ArmyWife Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:26:19pm |
So, this little gem is posted ALL OVER CNN, MSNBS and Kos right now:
The New Party was a radical left organization, established in 1992, to amalgamate far left groups and push the United States into socialism by forcing the Democratic Party to the left. It was an attempt to regroup the forces on the left in a new strategy to take power, burrowing from within. The party only lasted until 1998, when its strategy of “fusion” failed to withstand a Supreme Court ruling, but after, but the membership, including Barack Obama, continued to move the Democrats leftward with spectacular success.
- From Ace of Spades HQ,
More source checking here
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Russkilitlover Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:26:26pm |
Any Lizards in No San Diego county? Looks like there is a burner going on - maybe San Luis Rey Riverbed? Can't find any info.....
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:26:40pm |
re: #168 Elcid
HEY! That's the law firm I have on retainer. Didn't know they could advertise in Cali.
Mine's; Dewey, Cheetham and Howe.
They're located in Boston but you can find Associate firms ALL OVER.
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infidel4ever Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:26:59pm |
re: #191 mama winger
No thanks. I don't want him! We have enough leftist dummies here as it is!
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:27:38pm |
re: #201 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Yeah, I noticed Charles' comment just up-thread about reloading.
How are you this fine evening?
Still a bit under the weather, bug I can't kick completely. Busy at work, new product undergoing preliminary test. And of course family.
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willowone Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:28:03pm |
re: #150 arethusa
I know there was a collection site but i never knew where it was.
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PISSED Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:28:13pm |
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Wishing Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:28:21pm |
re: #176 guzziguy
That would be Cook County not just an "Ill. county." That's Obambi's playground. Isn't that already a utopia? Surely there can't be foreclosed houses where the O was an organizer?
Sheriff who refuses to do his job? I'd bet dollars to dimes that he's a democrat.
re: #202 NC State of Mind
See #169-looks like it happened in Illinois.
Ok..I thiought i caught that on FNC today. So in Obama's county, if you cant afford the house, it's ok, you can have it anyway?
Welcome to ....hell on earth.
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:28:28pm |
re: #207 ArmyWife
You mean it is getting noticed by the MSM ?
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:28:37pm |
re: #211 jcm
Still a bit under the weather, bug I can't kick completely. Busy at work, new product undergoing preliminary test. And of course family.
How many kids at the moment?
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:28:45pm |
re: #177 Maximu§
We had a GM plant here in Van Nuys, its now some sort of "MegaMall" that produces nothing.
Max -
Van Nuys used to make CAMAROS. Quality Control was "Under the Bus" - the reason Van Nuys was closed. Amazingly - Quality Control at FORD, Re: Rangers, was better at Edison, NJ than St. Paul, MN. Ford kept St. Paul open vs. Edison because of shorter/cheaper shipping of parts to plant, with a plan to improve Q.C. at St. Paul. Hope the succeeded, otherwise, closing Edison was a BIG MISTAKE.
-S-
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capitalist piglet Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:28:47pm |
re: #189 mama winger
I'm serious. The mayor tore up and dismantled an entire airport in the middle of the night against all law and got away with it.
Do you guys remember the Cook County prosecutor who jumped off a parking garage to her death? Did they ever determine why she did that?
What a county.
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flynmudd Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:29:43pm |
Everybody remember hearing about Obama's "Uncle Frank"? Well old Frank was a sexual pervert. Check out this link to the book he wrote
[Link: www.usasurvival.org...]
He was also an avowed COMMUNIST. But luckily for us he's six feet under and can't tell anybody about Obama.
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Wishing Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:29:46pm |
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:29:59pm |
re: #206 mama winger
My sister told me yesterday that my deadbeat nephew and his pregnant wife are getting foreclosed on. They took out a loan and then also one of those piggy back loans to make up the difference. No money down. Haven't paid the mortgage in months and months. Quit their jobs too because they said 'they were stupid jobs'. Their lights got turned off last week but they took their kid to Disney on Ice.
Go figure. Now you are going to bail them out. Thanks.
I always figured the safety net needed to catch folks on the bounce. Not keep 'em from doing the face plant. Folks never learn if we keep 'em from self inflicted pain.
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Outrider Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:30:20pm |
re: #192 Wishing
Another priceless gaffe...I just cannot stand this man
Freudian slip you think? ;-)>
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:30:55pm |
re: #220 flynmudd
Everybody remember hearing about Obama's "Uncle Frank"? Well old Frank was a sexual pervert. Check out this link to the book he wrote
[Link: www.usasurvival.org...]
He was also an avowed COMMUNIST. But luckily for us he's six feet under and can't tell anybody about Obama.
It seems as if everyone in Barack's life is either a communist, an anarchist, a terrorist, a racist, or dead.
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cygnus Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:31:24pm |
They did gyre and gimbel in the wabe. Are the borogroves still all mimsy?
re: #5 vxbush
And slimy toves. Don't forget those.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:31:50pm |
re: #226 mama winger
It seems as if everyone in Barack's life is either a communist, an anarchist, a terrorist, a racist, or dead.
I've noticed that myself. How many times will we be expected to believe that this is all just some grand coincidence?
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Pvt Bin Jammin Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:31:57pm |
re: #208 Russkilitlover
Any Lizards in No San Diego county? Looks like there is a burner going on - maybe San Luis Rey Riverbed? Can't find any info.....
I heard on LA Channel 9 (CBS affiliate) that it was at Camp Pendleton. Will look for a link.
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Maximu§ Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:32:32pm |
re: #172 SurferDoc
They hire mercinaries?
That could get real ugly if the armed owner is in no mood to see his family tossed out on the streets, but than again you can't have a house for free on the banks dime.
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:33:08pm |
re: #225 Outrider
Freudian slip you think? ;-)>
"Outrider" -
THE Freudian Slip was BHO to Stephanopolous. Take it from there.
-S-
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:33:25pm |
re: #217 pre-Boomer Marine brat
How many kids at the moment?
4, getting a six month old girl tomorrow. Her current foster home she's been in short term foster care. The 15 month old may be going back to mom soon, if mom gets into treatment.
One of the wonders of WA State, the states been increasing the budget like crazy, but cutting services on the ground to parents and kids.
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cygnus Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:33:39pm |
re: #13 Typicalwhitey
How come the post number is grey now?
Because the ink cartridges for color pixels are getting too expensive. :P
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SurferDoc Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:33:42pm |
re: #227 cygnus
They did gyre and gimbel in the wabe. Are the borogroves still all mimsy?
And the mome wraths outgrabe-ing?
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Floral Giraffe Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:34:04pm |
re: #125 Russkilitlover
Oh, dear. We're in South OC, and this is 2 weeks from the 15th Anniversary of the Laguna Fire. We didn't loose the folks home, but many, many neighbors did. It's 92 under the umbrella, outside at 5:30 PM.
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:34:13pm |
re: #229 capitalist piglet
I've noticed that myself. How many times will we be expected to believe that this is all just some grand coincidence?
it's because he didn't know .......
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:34:16pm |
re: #226 mama winger
It seems as if everyone in Barack's life is either a communist, an anarchist, a terrorist, a racist, or dead.
Don't forget BITTER.
/can't leave WAB out of this.
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Bos2112 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:34:23pm |
Am I the only one who thinks that McCain needs to start pointing fingers at the Dems for the economy? I think if the truth was brought out about Dodd, Frank, Pelosi, Schummer, the one, Waters, Raynes, Johnson, ACORN and the rest would swing the undecided. They would need to really stay on point and not let Dem spin their way out it, but I think it could be really effective.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:34:49pm |
re: #233 jcm
4, getting a six month old girl tomorrow. Her current foster home she's been in short term foster care. The 15 month old may be going back to mom soon, if mom gets into treatment.
One of the wonders of WA State, the states been increasing the budget like crazy, but cutting services on the ground to parents and kids.
But I'm sure the State office buildings are being well taken care of.
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:34:50pm |
re: #234 cygnus
Because the ink cartridges for color pixels are getting too expensive. :P
Every one hit the tip jar, we need to buy Charles a color laser pixel printer!
/
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:34:53pm |
re: #226 mama winger
It seems as if everyone in Barack's life is either a communist, an anarchist, a terrorist, a racist, or dead.
"Mama" -
In the case of BHO - DEAD is Safer, for BHO.
-S-
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boogberg Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:35:14pm |
I got a co-worker registered to vote last Thursday. There was no way this fucker was going to go out of his way to register, so I printed out an application from the Supervisor of Elections website using our shop manager's computer. I placed it in front of him with a pen at lunchbreak. He filled it out - bitching and moaning the whole time (he read every word though). Knowing he wouldn't mail it himself, I did it for him.
So here's a 48 year-old hillbilly who will be voting for the first time in his life.
*pats self on back* :D
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:35:34pm |
re: #238 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Don't forget BITTER.
/can't leave WAB out of this.
Where is the whiny one anyway? They must have her hidden in a basement somewhere with duct tape on her mouth.
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Russkilitlover Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:35:36pm |
re: #230 Pvt Bin Jammin
I heard on LA Channel 9 (CBS affiliate) that it was at Camp Pendleton. Will look for a link.
That one is under control. There is one further east.
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right_on_target Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:35:47pm |
re: #226 mama winger
It seems as if everyone in Barack's life is either a communist, an anarchist, a terrorist, a racist, or dead.
_________________________
The ACORN doesn't fall far from the tree.
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Perplexed Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:36:04pm |
re: #222 jcm
I always figured the safety net needed to catch folks on the bounce. Not keep 'em from doing the face plant. Folks never learn if we keep 'em from self inflicted pain.
I had problems with the step daughter and her hubby (now divorced). Told them that 200 years ago if you partied when it was time to work that you starved, went cold, or even died. She finally pulled her head out and is now doing better.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:36:19pm |
re: #243 boogberg
I got a co-worker registered to vote last Thursday. There was no way this fucker was going to go out of his way to register, so I printed out an application from the Supervisor of Elections website using our shop manager's computer. I placed it in front of him with a pen at lunchbreak. He filled it out - bitching and moaning the whole time (he read every word though). Knowing he wouldn't mail it himself, I did it for him.
So here's a 48 year-old hillbilly who will be voting for the first time in his life.
*pats self on back* :D
You gonna drive him to the polls, too?
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Pvt Bin Jammin Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:36:20pm |
re: #208 Russkilitlover
Any Lizards in No San Diego county? Looks like there is a burner going on - maybe San Luis Rey Riverbed? Can't find any info.....
[Link: cbs2.com...]
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:36:59pm |
re: #244 mama winger
Where is the whiny one anyway? They must have her hidden in a basement somewhere with duct tape on her mouth.
She was at the debate last night.
Looked bitter and pissed off to me... but I'm biased.
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ArmyWife Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:00pm |
re: #215 mama winger
No, I am just more brain dead than normal. It was one of those days at work where I was hit coming and going, then I had a community outreach event where I watched older people from an area that used to be a proud blue collar neighbor look lost in the sea of what has moved in and taken over. We were giving out toothpaste and Oreo cookies as little trinkets because our product goes into them. Let me set the stage: older people: "Would you mind if I had one? Can you tell me about your company and why you are giving out toothpaste and cookies? Thank you so very much, I appreciate your time, you lady" Young taker-overs: "gimme one of those and 5 cookies" (as they grab them off the table) Me - "Do you have any questions about Company X?" Young taker- overs: blank stare - "Can I has more toothpaste?" Me - "why? You have no teeth, meth ho." (Not really, but man I wanted to so badly)
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BBev Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:12pm |
re: #231 Maximu§
That could get real ugly if the armed owner is in no mood to see his family tossed out on the streets, but than again you can't have a house for free on the banks dime.
I use to for close on property back in the late 80's early 90's. It was not fun but I did it all by my self, I did have a couple of friends with me, a Pit bull a German Shepard and a 9MM. I did not like it but that's the way it is.
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jwb7605 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:15pm |
re: #227 cygnus
They did gyre and gimbel in the wabe. Are the borogroves still all mimsy?
Couldn't look, was afraid of the mome's wrath outgrabe!
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:16pm |
re: #240 pre-Boomer Marine brat
But I'm sure the State office buildings are being well taken care of.
The incumbent gov. claims a $800 million surplus. That money is in the rainy day fund. The budget next year at current spending levels will be a $3.2 billion deficit. But in debates she claims a surplus. She just ordered cross the board 1% cuts in all departments. Pure campaign politics, across the board is band aid, not digging for waste.
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Pvt Bin Jammin Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:21pm |
re: #245 Russkilitlover
Oh no! Hadn't heard about that.
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FrogMarch Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:26pm |
Drudge headline: Obama has a smelly airplane.
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A Kiwi Infidel Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:46pm |
re: #213 PISSED
Hi all! : )
Have you guys seen this guy yet:
[Link: www.youtube.com...]
Heres his website:
[Link: www.whatbubbaknows.com...]
I like this guy. I notice the youtube out-take titled "busted" where Sarah tells Biden it is dangerous to be fraternising with the likes of dinnerjacket and Biden jumps in and says "Senator Obama DID NOT SAY he would sit down with the pres of Iran, only to have a vid of him saying that he would.
Now, my question is this. Why the F*** dont they now pin BHO on the ropes and with a re-question, then show the Biden tape and then ask BHO, does your veep always lie, or is he just ignorant of what you stand for?
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:47pm |
re: #234 cygnus
Because the ink cartridges for color pixels are getting too expensive. :P
I'm coloring them red on my screen with a magic marker. Looks fine.
hm ... Houston, I think I've got a problem
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snowcrash Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:37:53pm |
re: #243 boogberg
Are you turning into a community organizer by "getting out the vote"? LOL
Way to go!
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DesertSage Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:38:49pm |
re: #255 Pvt Bin Jammin
Hey PBJ, please check your e-mail.
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mama winger Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:39:02pm |
re: #250 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
I don't think they let her talk anymore.
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Wyatt Earp Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:39:30pm |
The morale of the story: If you try and take an officer's gun, you're gonna get hurt.
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:39:38pm |
re: #243 boogberg
I got a co-worker registered to vote last Thursday. There was no way this fucker was going to go out of his way to register, so I printed out an application from the Supervisor of Elections website using our shop manager's computer. I placed it in front of him with a pen at lunchbreak. He filled it out - bitching and moaning the whole time (he read every word though). Knowing he wouldn't mail it himself, I did it for him.
So here's a 48 year-old hillbilly who will be voting for the first time in his life.
*pats self on back* :D
"boogs" -
Old "Retail Trick" - You ask questions, write down (legibly!) answers, then get their "Approval/ Signature." Saves a lot of silly "poop."
-S-
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:40:10pm |
re: #262 mama winger
I don't think they let her talk anymore.
The one smart thing they've done.
Get used to it... ready for nails on the chalkboard?
First Lady Michelle Obama
/runs off screaming!
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:40:25pm |
re: #254 jcm
The incumbent gov. claims a $800 million surplus. That money is in the rainy day fund. The budget next year at current spending levels will be a $3.2 billion deficit. But in debates she claims a surplus. She just ordered cross the board 1% cuts in all departments. Pure campaign politics, across the board is band aid, not digging for waste.
"Across-the-board" is often an excuse for managerial incompetence/laziness.
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PISSED Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:41:06pm |
re: #257 A Kiwi Infidel
I CANT for the life of me understand how people can think that Obama should be president, forward clips, news stories, etc. and its like who cares I'm voting for him. Talk about lemmings... (with due respect to lemmings : ) )
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SummerSong Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:41:16pm |
Dennis Miller On O'Reilly. He makes me laugh like no one else.
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:41:54pm |
re: #247 Perplexed
I had problems with the step daughter and her hubby (now divorced). Told them that 200 years ago if you partied when it was time to work that you starved, went cold, or even died. She finally pulled her head out and is now doing better.
My dad was County Chaplin near Portland OR. The local churches figured out they were getting scammed by panhandlers asking for gas or food money so they set up a fund they all donated and since my dad didn't have church turf he administered the fund.
The deal was the crises would be dealt with, gas bought, food bought, rent paid flying people around for family emergencies. But no cash.
9 out of 10 people coming for help turned it down when they found there was no cash.
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:42:58pm |
re: #227 cygnus
They did gyre and gimbel in the wabe. Are the borogroves still all mimsy?
'Twas brillig, and the slithey toves did gyre and gimbel in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogroves and the mome raths outgrabe.
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A Kiwi Infidel Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:43:16pm |
re: #268 PISSED
Indeed, Lemmings actually have small brains, known to run off cliffs enmasse. Dems have large un-educated and under-utilised brains and, not surprisingly, are known to run off cliffs as well, enmasse.
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:43:26pm |
re: #267 pre-Boomer Marine brat
"Across-the-board" is often an excuse for managerial incompetence/laziness.
She's got a long history of that. As State AG she cost taxpayers $100 million or so in missed filing dates etc....
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A Kiwi Infidel Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:44:22pm |
re: #271 Dianna
Oh, no, not yea Olde Shakespeare, ark!
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USCMSNE Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:45:11pm |
re: #270 jcm
9 out of 10 people coming for help turned it down when they found there was no cash.
Makes you wonder about those Katrina credit cards...
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PISSED Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:45:16pm |
Great T-shirt to wear to a Dem's party... just be prepared to run
[Link: www.tshirthell.com...]
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SummerSong Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:45:28pm |
Brokaw repeatedly explaining the rules last right to everyone was like
Bob Barker explaining plinko to a crackhead.
Dennis Miller (paraphrased)
I just love him.
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:45:50pm |
re: #253 jwb7605
Couldn't look, was afraid of the mome's wrath outgrabe!
The mome raths outgrabe. No wrath is involved.
Yet.
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jcm Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:46:08pm |
re: #275 USCMSNE
Makes you wonder about those Katrina credit cards...
Makes me wonder about a lot of "welfare."
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:46:29pm |
re: #218 Dr. Shalit
Max -
Van Nuys used to make CAMAROS. Quality Control was "Under the Bus" - the reason Van Nuys was closed. Amazingly - Quality Control at FORD, Re: Rangers, was better at Edison, NJ than St. Paul, MN. Ford kept St. Paul open vs. Edison because of shorter/cheaper shipping of parts to plant, with a plan to improve Q.C. at St. Paul. Hope the succeeded, otherwise, closing Edison was a BIG MISTAKE.
-S-
WARNING "ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ALERT" WARNING
My '03 pos was built in nj. 2nd day of purchase wouldn't start (something with the anti-theft thingy so couldn't even get it jumped) missed work. next day started up.
Only 30,000 mi warranty? wtf?
scratched windshield
kick panels missing screws
fenders misaligned with hood
truck leans to left. (and not from weight of driver. this was from the start) went to dealer he said "it's not warranty if it's only 1-2 inches"
solid state coil assembly burn out (had bought extended warranty:::: guess what wasn't covered on the warranty. POW 300$ gone.)
wheel alignments won't hold
water leaves cooling system even tho no leaks --- they say it's NORMAL
clutch has always grabbed
engine stalls out at start unless throttle blipped.
engine stutters at 2k rpm
There's more but I'll stop boring you.
Most all the stuff above, Ford says; either "it's normal op" or "it's a common problem" but they won't replace it under warranty.
Ford is going out of business because of this kind of stuff. I am Ford man from a kid (got it from my Dad) and they've made me decide next car will be ANYTHING BUT FORD.
Had to laugh a few months ago at Ford Ad on tv: "Our quality is as good as Toyota's or Honda's." You're sh!t if you have to compare yourself as being AS GOOD AS your competitors.
What junk. hawwwk spittooee.
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:46:57pm |
re: #256 FrogMarch
Drudge headline: Obama has a smelly airplane.
Watch it. Linking smells to Obama might be called racist. I'm not kidding.
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right_on_target Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:47:00pm |
re: #256 FrogMarch
Drudge headline: Obama has a smelly airplane.
___________________________________
Obama stinks up the plane with his smoking? That bad?
That's why I like the smoking ban on commercial flights. Planes are too constrictive for smoking.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:47:03pm |
re: #273 jcm
She's got a long history of that. As State AG she cost taxpayers $100 million or so in missed filing dates etc....
In cases like this, I'd be in favor of some sort of sanction against the voters who keep putting people like her into office.
/don't ask for details ... I see Stinky in the corner, doing warmups
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boogberg Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:47:12pm |
re: #248 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
You gonna drive him to the polls, too?
No, but our boss lives in the same neighborhood so HE will be following him to the poll. :D
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jwb7605 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:47:20pm |
re: #278 Dianna
The mome raths outgrabe. No wrath is involved.
Yet.
Guess I shouldn't have been scared, then :)
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PISSED Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:48:07pm |
re: #279 jcm
IMHO if you are on welfare for more than a certain amount of given time
6 mos... 12 mos whatever.. MANDATORY drug testing!
I fail.. no more welfare....
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:48:14pm |
re: #227 cygnus
They did gyre and gimbel in the wabe. Are the borogroves still all mimsy?
Well the momeraths outgrabed.
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:48:28pm |
re: #274 A Kiwi Infidel
Oh, no, not yea Olde Shakespeare, ark!
I'll start sonneting at you if you're not careful!
Or I'll bring up the Hunting of the Snark (which remains a favorite poem).
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:49:15pm |
re: #278 Dianna
The mome raths outgrabe. No wrath is involved.
Yet.
Have you asked Wrath?
Maybe he would want to be involved.
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:50:00pm |
re: #282 right_on_target
___________________________________
Obama stinks up the plane with his smoking? That bad?
That's why I like the smoking ban on commercial flights. Planes are too constrictive for smoking.
There is no way I can picture him with a pack of Marlboro reds or a zippo.
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stevieray Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:50:05pm |
re: #175 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
Maybe someone help me with this problem. I'm using XP and FF, and youtube videos play a couple times, then I have to uninstall then reinstall Adobe Flash, and they'll play a couple times, again I have to uninstall and reinstall Flash, etc.
But in IE7 they play normally. Any ideas as to why this is? I cleared the cache, cookies, etc. but that didn't help.
You need to get the new beta version of Adobe Flash. I had the same issue -- I was uninstalling and reinstalling every stinkin' day! I've had no problems since I switched to the beta test version.
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willowone Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:50:10pm |
re: #213 PISSED
He's a pretty interesting guy from what i read of his site. I'm sending it on to a couple of friends.
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Cygnus Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:50:38pm |
re: #241 jcm
Every one hit the tip jar, we need to buy Charles a color laser pixel printer!
/
Don't server hamsters see only in shades of gray?
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Floral Giraffe Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:50:44pm |
re: #245 Russkilitlover
That one is under control. There is one further east.
This has, in the past been a good reference link for me...
[Link: www.signonsandiego.com...]
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:51:12pm |
re: #282 right_on_target
___________________________________
Obama stinks up the plane with his smoking? That bad?
That's why I like the smoking ban on commercial flights. Planes are too constrictive for smoking.
Agh!
People mentioning smoking is driving me mad!
I'm a bad person, weak, and I want a cigarette that I cannot have!
Yes, I'm still resisting. It's all psychological at this point. It's been over a month. But I still want one. I dream of that first drag.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:51:29pm |
re: #288 Dianna
I'll start sonneting at you if you're not careful!
Or I'll bring up the Hunting of the Snark (which remains a favorite poem).
You won't have to hunt one up.
I'll cast a snark in your direction.
/slithy snarks also available, but please give 3 days advanced notice
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SurferDoc Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:51:47pm |
re: #273 jcm
She's got a long history of that. As State AG she cost taxpayers $100 million or so in missed filing dates etc....
Lewis Carrol
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:51:54pm |
re: #290 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Have you asked Wrath?
Maybe he would want to be involved.
I'm pretty sure he'd love to be invited, too. Particularly once the vorpal sword has been taken in hand!
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:51:55pm |
re: #287 jcw46
New the razor from Gillette with vorpal blade technology!
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PISSED Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:52:20pm |
re: #294 willowone
I know he has alot of stuff going on... i perused it during work shhhhh
anyway I like his train of thought. Knowing that MOST mormal people feel this way.. if B.O. wins.. it might get ugly... although I dont see the conservatives burning down their neighbor hoods and looting each others houses...
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stevieray Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:52:32pm |
re: #292 calcajun
There is no way I can picture him with a pack of Marlboro reds or a zippo.
Virgina Slims, and a yellow mini-Bic.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:53:16pm |
re: #300 Dianna
I'm pretty sure he'd love to be invited, too. Particularly once the vorpal sword has been taken in hand!
GASP!
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Cygnus Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:53:27pm |
re: #271 Dianna
'Twas brillig, and the slithey toves did gyre and gimbel in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogroves and the mome raths outgrabe.
Just keep an eye out for the Jabberwocky and keep your vorpal blade handy.
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:54:58pm |
re: #297 Dianna
Agh!
People mentioning smoking is driving me mad!
I'm a bad person, weak, and I want a cigarette that I cannot have!
Yes, I'm still resisting. It's all psychological at this point. It's been over a month. But I still want one. I dream of that first drag.
Might I recommend a patch, or five?
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boogberg Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:55:15pm |
re: #259 snowcrash
Are you turning into a community organizer by "getting out the vote"? LOL
Way to go!
Thanks! :D
Me and the boss ganged up on his ass. He's got a lot of guns and talks a lot of shit so we called him on it! Lol
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willowone Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:56:07pm |
re: #302 PISSED
I like that he stands up firmly and un-afraid ,willing to argue back, some of me and mine are getting nervous, it's nice to get a nice kick to the shins to not whine but fight back, not giving up or backing down.
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:56:20pm |
re: #169 Maximu§
Sheriff in Ill. county won't evict in foreclosures
I'm not sure if this is good or bad news, but how does a bank take back their forclosed property when the law walks away?
There has been a problem with renters not knowing the home had been foreclosed, and being up to date with the rent. This is something the banks need to take into account, and I am sure the Sheriff was tired of dealing with that problem. This may just be a ploy to get the banks to do their job and get everything straight before sending out the Deputies.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:57:09pm |
I'm bailing out for the evening, gang.
Have a good one.
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:57:34pm |
re: #306 Cygnus
Just keep an eye out for the Jabberwocky and keep your vorpal blade handy.
He took his vorpal sword in hand, long time the manxome foe he sought.
So rested he by the tum-tum tree, and stood a while in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood, the Jabberwock, with eyes aflame,
Came whuffling through the turgy wood and burbled as it came!
One-two, one-two, and through and through the vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head, he went gallumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"
"Oh, frabjous day! Calloo! Callay!" He chortled in his joy.
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Florida Lady Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:58:06pm |
Sarah & McCain on Hannity & Skeletor in 2 minutes or so . . .
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 5:58:46pm |
re: #307 calcajun
Might I recommend a patch, or five?
[Link: www.youtube.com...]
Bad idea.
Why prolong the addiction?
I'm over the physical part of it. The problem is the desire.
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:02:46pm |
re: #297 Dianna
Agh!
People mentioning smoking is driving me mad!
I'm a bad person, weak, and I want a cigarette that I cannot have!
Yes, I'm still resisting. It's all psychological at this point. It's been over a month. But I still want one. I dream of that first drag.
Left you some advice/info the last time you mentioned this but I think you had left by then.
Here goes:
3 hrs first impulse to go have a cig "just a few puffs"
3 days it's starting to affect you physically and the urge won't go away
3 weeks you think about it but the urge is less. this is most dangerous time. this is when you think "i can have just one" NONONONO never.
3 months you actually go thru a day or 2 where you don't think about smoking (unless you work with smokers; get away from them)
but you have to say no EVERYDAY. take help from AA slogans.
you are not an ex-smoker just a smoker that isn't smoking right now.
I smoked regularly for 20 yrs first time I quit. went back after 2 yrs. (the old "hey I can smoke just one" bit)
next i quit in '98 when I started having heart rhythm (what a weird way to spell rhythm) problems.
Say to yourself "I won't smoke today". Let tomorrow take care of itself.
p.s. it's worth it. it took about 1-2 yrs to feel effects going away. AHHHH Fresh air. And the THINGS I CAN SMELL NOW. I can smell stuff in smaller amounts and from much farther away. (not always a good thing).
Good Luck!
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lobo91 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:04:32pm |
re: #280 jcw46
WARNING "ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ALERT" WARNING
My '03 pos was built in nj. 2nd day of purchase wouldn't start (something with the anti-theft thingy so couldn't even get it jumped) missed work. next day started up.
Only 30,000 mi warranty? wtf?
scratched windshield
kick panels missing screws
fenders misaligned with hood
truck leans to left. (and not from weight of driver. this was from the start) went to dealer he said "it's not warranty if it's only 1-2 inches"
solid state coil assembly burn out (had bought extended warranty:::: guess what wasn't covered on the warranty. POW 300$ gone.)
wheel alignments won't hold
water leaves cooling system even tho no leaks --- they say it's NORMAL
clutch has always grabbed
engine stalls out at start unless throttle blipped.
engine stutters at 2k rpmThere's more but I'll stop boring you.
Most all the stuff above, Ford says; either "it's normal op" or "it's a common problem" but they won't replace it under warranty.Ford is going out of business because of this kind of stuff. I am Ford man from a kid (got it from my Dad) and they've made me decide next car will be ANYTHING BUT FORD.
Had to laugh a few months ago at Ford Ad on tv: "Our quality is as good as Toyota's or Honda's." You're sh!t if you have to compare yourself as being AS GOOD AS your competitors.
What junk. hawwwk spittooee.
Wow. I guess the quality really does vary from one plant to another.
I drive an '07 Mustang GT, and haven't had a bit of trouble with it. It's been a great car, so far (about 19,000 miles so far).
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godfrey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:04:33pm |
OT
KFC cole slaw smells and tastes a bit like Elmer's glue.
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:05:17pm |
re: #301 calcajun
New the razor from Gillette with vorpal blade technology!
My most favorite poem and the only one I ever memorized.
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gregg Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:07:35pm |
Over the years I haven't got to work up over elections. I guess I always figured that things wouldn't be a bad as my conservative friends thought. This election is different. Obama, Pelosi, Dodd, Frank, oh my. I think McCain should be running ads from now to the election asking if people are willing to give those characters unchecked power (especially if they get 60 senate seats). Scares the heck out of me, but does anyone know if it would have an impact on undecided/Obama leaners?
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:07:58pm |
re: #314 Dianna
Hate to say this -- quit nine years ago--it never really goes away. You kinda have to learn to avoid situations where you would smoke. Yeah, the taste of that first drag is hard to beat. But, I don't miss the smell on my clothes and car.
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lobo91 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:08:28pm |
re: #318 godfrey
OT
KFC cole slaw smells and tastes a bit like Elmer's glue.
I'd suggest looking for a different KFC location...
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Scion9 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:08:33pm |
re: #226 mama winger
It seems as if everyone in Barack's life is either a communist, an anarchist, a terrorist, a racist, or dead.
He only associates with the dead to court their vote.
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calcajun Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:10:12pm |
re: #319 jcw46
My most favorite poem and the only one I ever memorized.
The only poems I ever memorized were "Jersualem" by Blake and Byron's:
When a man hath no freedom to fight for at home,
Let him combat for that of his neighbors;
Let him think of the glories of Greece and of Rome,
And get knocked on the head for his labors.
To do good to mankind is the chivalrous plan,
And is always as nobly requited;
Then battle for freedom wherever you can,
And, if not shot or hanged, you'll get knighted.
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BBev Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:12:26pm |
re: #310 CyanSnowHawk
There has been a problem with renters not knowing the home had been foreclosed, and being up to date with the rent. This is something the banks need to take into account, and I am sure the Sheriff was tired of dealing with that problem. This may just be a ploy to get the banks to do their job and get everything straight before sending out the Deputies.
I have been here before and everytime it was the tenants saying they paid last months rent but never did, I know first hand. If you want me to explain more I will.
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loflyer Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:12:34pm |
re: #297 Dianna
Agh!
People mentioning smoking is driving me mad!
I'm a bad person, weak, and I want a cigarette that I cannot have!
Yes, I'm still resisting. It's all psychological at this point. It's been over a month. But I still want one. I dream of that first drag.
'Me heart goes out to you mate! I smoke and would like to quit, but at this point in my life, I am under way too much stress to even consider it. Tough it out, and the best of luck matey!
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FishFearMe Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:12:37pm |
My Mom just sent this to me. All hail teh Messiah!
[Link: www.glennbeck.com...]
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:13:41pm |
(In case that bunch of lying liars at the NYT try to say there was no warning ahead of time about the Mortgage problems.)
From a Newsletter by Dick Morris:
FANNIE MAE EASES CREDIT TO AID MORTGAGE LENDING
By STEVEN A. HOLMES
Published in the New York Times on September 30, 1999.
Printer-Friendly Version
In a move that could help increase home ownership rates among minorities and low-income consumers, the Fannie Mae Corporation is easing the credit requirements on loans that it will purchase from banks and other lenders.
The action, which will begin as a pilot program involving 24 banks in 15 markets -- including the New York metropolitan region -- will encourage those banks to extend home mortgages to individuals whose credit is generally not good enough to qualify for conventional loans. Fannie Mae officials say they hope to make it a nationwide program by next spring.
Fannie Mae, the nation's biggest underwriter of home mortgages, has been under increasing pressure from the Clinton Administration to expand mortgage loans among low and moderate income people and felt pressure from stock holders to maintain its phenomenal growth in profits.
In addition, banks, thrift institutions and mortgage companies have been pressing Fannie Mae to help them make more loans to so-called subprime borrowers. These borrowers whose incomes, credit ratings and savings are not good enough to qualify for conventional loans, can only get loans from finance companies that charge much higher interest rates -- anywhere from three to four percentage points higher than conventional loans.
''Fannie Mae has expanded home ownership for millions of families in the 1990's by reducing down payment requirements,'' said Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae's chairman and chief executive officer. ''Yet there remain too many borrowers whose credit is just a notch below what our underwriting has required who have been relegated to paying significantly higher mortgage rates in the so-called subprime market.''
Demographic information on these borrowers is sketchy. But at least one study indicates that 18 percent of the loans in the subprime market went to black borrowers, compared to 5 per cent of loans in the conventional loan market.
In moving, even tentatively, into this new area of lending, Fannie Mae is taking on significantly more risk, which may not pose any difficulties during flush economic times. But the government-subsidized corporation may run into trouble in an economic downturn, prompting a government rescue similar to that of the savings and loan industry in the 1980's.
''From the perspective of many people, including me, this is another thrift industry growing up around us,'' said Peter Wallison a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. ''If they fail, the government will have to step up and bail them out the way it stepped up and bailed out the thrift industry.''
Under Fannie Mae's pilot program, consumers who qualify can secure a mortgage with an interest rate one percentage point above that of a conventional, 30-year fixed rate mortgage of less than $240,000 -- a rate that currently averages about 7.76 per cent. If the borrower makes his or her monthly payments on time for two years, the one percentage point premium is dropped.
Fannie Mae, the nation's biggest underwriter of home mortgages, does not lend money directly to consumers. Instead, it purchases loans that banks make on what is called the secondary market. By expanding the type of loans that it will buy, Fannie Mae is hoping to spur banks to make more loans to people with less-than-stellar credit ratings.
Fannie Mae officials stress that the new mortgages will be extended to all potential borrowers who can qualify for a mortgage. But they add that the move is intended in part to increase the number of minority and low income home owners who tend to have worse credit ratings than non-Hispanic whites.
part 2 follows
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:14:02pm |
Home ownership has, in fact, exploded among minorities during the economic boom of the 1990's. The number of mortgages extended to Hispanic applicants jumped by 87.2 per cent from 1993 to 1998, according to Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. During that same period the number of African Americans who got mortgages to buy a home increased by 71.9 per cent and the number of Asian Americans by 46.3 per cent.
In contrast, the number of non-Hispanic whites who received loans for homes increased by 31.2 per cent.
Despite these gains, home ownership rates for minorities continue to lag behind non-Hispanic whites, in part because blacks and Hispanics in particular tend to have on average worse credit ratings.
In July, the Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed that by the year 2001, 50 percent of Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's portfolio be made up of loans to low and moderate-income borrowers. Last year, 44 percent of the loans Fannie Mae purchased were from these groups.
The change in policy also comes at the same time that HUD is investigating allegations of racial discrimination in the automated underwriting systems used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to determine the credit-worthiness of credit applicants.
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lobo91 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:27:20pm |
re: #329 jcw46
The change in policy also comes at the same time that HUD is investigating allegations of racial discrimination in the automated underwriting systems used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to determine the credit-worthiness of credit applicants.
Damn, I hate racist software!
WTF?
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:31:26pm |
re: #316 jcw46
One thing I'm having a problem with: I have an intense sense of smell, and it's coming back.
I'm surprised by the number of smells that make me nauseous.
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Dianna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:36:26pm |
re: #325 BBev
I have been here before and everytime it was the tenants saying they paid last months rent but never did, I know first hand. If you want me to explain more I will.
Just watched some folks get a hell of a shock, here in my development. Three houses owned by one person, rented out. One tenant wasn't paying rent, and - well, it's along the lines of "If you see this person, get out of sight and call the cops! Quick!" - but the other two...one family has straightened it out with the bank; they have proof that they've been paying the "landlord". The second family decided that, given that their credit was shaky to start with, they weren't going to wait, and moved out before the notice was posted.
Scary stuff for them; the daughter told me that her parents were just exhausted by trying to figure out what was right and wrong with the situation; they're immigrants, and their English is adequate, but not great. They just don't want to find themselves in trouble, and they didn't keep the kind of records the other family did.
It's sad stuff.
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Clutch Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:39:29pm |
re: #280 jcw46
WARNING "ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ALERT" WARNING
My '03 pos was built in nj. 2nd day of purchase wouldn't start (something with the anti-theft thingy so couldn't even get it jumped) missed work. next day started up.
Only 30,000 mi warranty? wtf?
scratched windshield
kick panels missing screws
fenders misaligned with hood
truck leans to left. (and not from weight of driver. this was from the start) went to dealer he said "it's not warranty if it's only 1-2 inches"
solid state coil assembly burn out (had bought extended warranty:::: guess what wasn't covered on the warranty. POW 300$ gone.)
wheel alignments won't hold
water leaves cooling system even tho no leaks --- they say it's NORMAL
clutch has always grabbed
engine stalls out at start unless throttle blipped.
engine stutters at 2k rpmThere's more but I'll stop boring you.
Most all the stuff above, Ford says; either "it's normal op" or "it's a common problem" but they won't replace it under warranty.Ford is going out of business because of this kind of stuff. I am Ford man from a kid (got it from my Dad) and they've made me decide next car will be ANYTHING BUT FORD.
Had to laugh a few months ago at Ford Ad on tv: "Our quality is as good as Toyota's or Honda's." You're sh!t if you have to compare yourself as being AS GOOD AS your competitors.
What junk. hawwwk spittooee.
Bought a '04 Toyota Sienna new in 2003. The only thing that I can say is that it eats front brakes, but other than that, NO problems other than stuff that wears out (tires and brakes) and the battery had to be replaced after 4 years. 40K miles away from the first tune-up. This was my first Toyota (built in Indiana, NOT Japan) and it probably won't be my last. But the way that this one is holding up, it will be a long time before there is a new one in the plans. Oh did I mention that it gets 23 miles on average (mostly city), quite powerful (235HP) and can carry 8 passengers and the dog, plus stuff.
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jcw46 Wed, Oct 8, 2008 6:55:09pm |
re: #331 Dianna
One thing I'm having a problem with: I have an intense sense of smell, and it's coming back.
I'm surprised by the number of smells that make me nauseous.
Oh yeah. I am STILL amazed after 10 years how much stuff I missed all those years. Yeah some of it is yucky. I can drive past a gas station with the windows up at 40mph and still smell the gas! Bathrooms/restrooms are a real treat though. :(
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godfrey Wed, Oct 8, 2008 7:18:59pm |
Sarah Palin just quoted Plato during Greta's interview in the most comfortable, folksy way. It was in talking about her experience playing basketball.
I swear to God, she is the coolest politician I've ever seen.
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logboy Wed, Oct 8, 2008 10:08:52pm |
WMDs? Actually we have found them, over 500 so far. When I was there in 2006 we had to start carrying our MOPP gear with us out on patrol. Apparently some terrorists unknowingly made an IED out of bomb containing Sarin gas. The guys who were hit by it were all ok, but it gave them a scare. Saddams WMDs are a lot like Russia's nuclear bombs: they know they have them, they're just not sure where they put them.
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