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Shug Wed, Apr 29, 2009 6:55:05pm |
Machetes and torches.
A considerable improvement over strongly worded letters
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brookly red Wed, Apr 29, 2009 6:56:32pm |
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Sharmuta Wed, Apr 29, 2009 6:56:58pm |
He could seek a position with more power- like the mayor of a small town or a little league coach.
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Ojoe Wed, Apr 29, 2009 6:59:19pm |
"... those troops could be deployed within 2 to 5 years."
LOL let's hide all our WMD, or put it in Canada.
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HelloDare Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:00:44pm |
Cut off their access to biscotti and lattes. The coup would crumble within hours.
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Steffan Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:02:45pm |
We can dream, right?
OT: If you haven't read this, go there and read it now. This one is a keeper.
Some Democrats, from the White House on down, are pushing the idea of a "truth commission," à la South Africa, to deal with the "harsh measures" used by the Bush administration in interrogating al Qaeda detainees. Good. Let's have lots of truthtelling. Please bring it on.
Let's tell the truth about Bush's conduct of the war on terror, which is that it's been a success. His ultimate legacy hasn't been written--Iraq is improved, but not out of danger--but the one thing that can be said without reservation is that the country was kept safe. He delivered on the main charge of his office in time of emergency, in a crisis without guidelines or precedent. Attacks took place in Spain, and in London, in Indonesia and India, but not on American soil, which was the obvious target of choice. Bush couldn't say this before he left office, for obvious reasons, and after he left, attention switched to the new president. This little fact dropped down the memory hole, but with all this discussion, it will rise to the surface. Let the hearings begin!
Go read the whole thing.
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freetoken Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:04:34pm |
re: #14 Sharmuta
Heh... but even Charles wouldn't post the video about children, pornography, and sex...
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swamprat Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:08:15pm |
But they will still be able to condemn Israel, turn a blind eye when any actual action is called for, and appoint dictators to oversee human right violations. (because said dictators have experience in that area)
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FrogMarch Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:10:21pm |
LOL.
Where does the Onion get those actors? They are amazing.
and yes - SNL sucks by comparison.
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:10:35pm |
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Gearhead Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:13:15pm |
Heh. From the headline crawl:
"Absolut introduces dolphin-safe vodka."
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rain of lead Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:14:24pm |
re: #25 MandyManners
Hey Mandy!
finally a comedy thread
have you seen this, funniest thing I've seen today
Reids specter deal stirs Dems anger
senior dems reply to herry reid "I don't think so mother fu#^er"
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Spare O'Lake Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:14:49pm |
re: #21 ArmyWife
Good night, guys. I'm going to do some reading.
Funny you should say that, because IIRC the "eighth grade level" usually involved some night reading as well - with a flashlight, a frayed old playboy annual centrefold edition and...a sock.
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:15:59pm |
re: #26 solomonpanting
"Coaching a Little League Team"
Heh
I'd rather have bamboo shoots shoved under my nails than coach a LLT. Or, be a spouse (a wife around here) of such a coach.
There ain't enough money in the world. I've decided that these folks do it because they love the game, they love the kids.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:16:09pm |
re: #28 buzzsawmonkey
That didn't suck at all. Upding!
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livefreeor die Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:17:05pm |
re: #28 buzzsawmonkey
Simply awesome!
Makes a heck of alot more sense than the original song too.
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solomonpanting Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:17:27pm |
re: #28 buzzsawmonkey
Is that the flip side of "Fool on The (Capitol) Hill"?
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:18:05pm |
re: #30 rain of lead
Hey Mandy!
finally a comedy thread
have you seen this, funniest thing I've seen today
Reids specter deal stirs Dems anger
senior dems reply to herry reid "I don't think so mother fu#^er"
THEY DESERVE EACH OTHER.
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:19:17pm |
re: #28 buzzsawmonkey
You're a fucking genius and why we don't have people of your caliber leading this nation depresses me.
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rain of lead Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:19:27pm |
re: #36 MandyManners
we can only hope specter screws the dems as much as he has screwed
the repubs
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solomonpanting Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:20:33pm |
re: #32 MandyManners
I'd rather have bamboo shoots shoved under my nails than coach a LLT. Or, be a spouse (a wife around here) of such a coach.
There ain't enough money in the world. I've decided that these folks do it because they love the game, they love the kids.
I played LL Baseball and don't remember the coaches or managers being subjected to the abuse and rigors that I've heard of over the years. It's a real pity.
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FrogMarch Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:23:10pm |
re: #28 buzzsawmonkey
You need to hire the Onion people and have them make that into a video.
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:23:57pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:24:52pm |
re: #38 rain of lead
we can only hope specter screws the dems as much as he has screwed
the repubs
How old is he?
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:25:40pm |
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rain of lead Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:26:18pm |
re: #45 MandyManners
specter? fairly old, 74 I think? somewhere in his 70's
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:27:14pm |
re: #39 solomonpanting
I played LL Baseball and don't remember the coaches or managers being subjected to the abuse and rigors that I've heard of over the years. It's a real pity.
The children of YUPPIES are invading the ball-parks.
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mashiki Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:28:09pm |
I'm not sure what's funnier. The fact that I know it's comedy, or the fact that I know that 98% of the time the UN actually works that way.
Well that, and there really are more powerful positions in the world. Speaking of which, I hear the call of a little league team now...
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:28:20pm |
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rain of lead Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:28:20pm |
Charles... step away from the coffee pot
just as we get a thread going good you hit us with another one
sheese
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Tarkus289 Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:28:35pm |
re: #47 rain of lead
80, I believe. Or he will be by election day.
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:29:11pm |
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calcajun Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:29:27pm |
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calcajun Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:30:14pm |
re: #48 MandyManners
OK--what does one call that particular brand of spawn?
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rain of lead Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:30:25pm |
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calcajun Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:31:11pm |
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rain of lead Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:32:36pm |
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rain of lead Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:34:06pm |
ok going up now
damn stairs are killing me
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MandyManners Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:35:13pm |
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calcajun Wed, Apr 29, 2009 7:38:15pm |
re: #62 MandyManners
OK--I'll bite. Why are yuppie kids called that?
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Silvergirl Wed, Apr 29, 2009 8:33:24pm |
I haven't watched the video or read the thread, but the still picture of the guy on The Onion clip looks like a cross between Lee Harvey Oswald and Romney's campaign manager Kevin Madden.
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Silvergirl Wed, Apr 29, 2009 8:39:56pm |
re: #28 buzzsawmonkey
You have reached perfection with this one.
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Hawaii69 Thu, Apr 30, 2009 11:06:34am |
re: #12 zombie
Brilliantly skewers the complete irrelevance of the UN.
I'm sure all the U.N. aid workers killed while trying
to bring people food, medicine, and relief would
disagree with their "irrelevance", if they could.
If anything, it's an important world forum with
many helpful programs. It's not a paramilitary
organization.
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