Onion: Biden Washes Trans Am in White House Driveway

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Proving once again that they really are fair and balanced, the Onion takes a glorious shot at Joltin’ Joe: Shirtless Biden Washes Trans Am In White House Driveway.

WASHINGTON—Taking advantage of the warm spring weather Monday, Vice President Joe Biden parked his 1981 Trans Am in the White House driveway, removed his undershirt, and spent a leisurely afternoon washing the muscle car and drinking beer.

“This baby just needs a little scrub down,” said Biden, addressing a tour group as he tucked the sweat-covered top into the belt loop of his cutoff jean shorts. “Gotta get her looking good so I can impress the chicks when I’m cruising down Pennsylvania [Avenue].”

White House aides said that Biden pulled into the driveway shortly before noon, the chorus of Night Ranger’s “(You Can Still) Rock In America” blaring from his car’s stereo. According to witnesses, Biden spent several minutes maneuvering the Trans Am into the perfect spot, and was observed drumming his fingers on the steering wheel until the song came to a close.

The shirtless 66-year-old then entered the executive residence and greeted employees with a round of high fives and a variety of nicknames.

“Hey, hot stuff, looking good,” Biden told a passing aide. “Would you know where I could get a little bucket and sponge action? My mean machine needs to be cleaned.”

After acquiring the necessary washing materials, the bare-chested second-in-command returned to the driveway, where he spent several moments staring in apparent awe at the firebird decal on the hood of his car.

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279 comments

CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 3:02:10pm

Left bound and down!

Kosh's Shadow Thu, May 7, 2009 3:02:37pm

I hope that is a hybrid Trans Am, or Al Gore will be very disappointed.

Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:02:53pm

let's go frog...

Kragar Thu, May 7, 2009 3:03:07pm

I pictured Plugs as more of a Billy Squire fan

Youtube Video

Silvergirl Thu, May 7, 2009 3:03:50pm

The photos are hysterical!

File under Could Actually Be True.

Carl in Jerusalem Thu, May 7, 2009 3:03:52pm

What, no video?

vxbush Thu, May 7, 2009 3:04:25pm

Okay, as funny as this is, I did *not* need the mental image of Biden shirtless.

Mithrax Thu, May 7, 2009 3:04:52pm

Why do I have images in my head reminscient of the carwash scene in Cool Hand Luke?

Cognito Thu, May 7, 2009 3:05:10pm

Once again, Lorne, funnier than SNL.

Silvergirl Thu, May 7, 2009 3:06:11pm

"Back when Smokey And The Bandit came out, everyone wanted the black paint job, but looking back now, I'm thankful the dealership didn't have it in stock."

Hah! We were just talking about this in the last thread.

Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:06:15pm

I like the shoes and the tatoos! Plugzzzzz is the man!

freetoken Thu, May 7, 2009 3:06:46pm

Is this a paleontology thread?

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:07:01pm

Good satire always has an element of truth. You could almost imagine Biden doing this, but I see him blasting the Stones.

Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:07:52pm

re: #13 opnion

Good satire always has an element of truth. You could almost imagine Biden doing this, but I see him blasting the Stones.

On his bad ass Delco 8 track player.

vxbush Thu, May 7, 2009 3:08:03pm

re: #13 opnion

Good satire always has an element of truth. You could almost imagine Biden doing this, but I see him blasting the Stones.

Oh, I don't know, something makes me think of Johnny Cash.

simonml Thu, May 7, 2009 3:08:05pm

The daisy dukes are just too much

Macker Thu, May 7, 2009 3:08:38pm

Charles! If I could give you or The Onion 1,000 updings I would!

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:08:51pm

re: #14 Truck Monkey

On his bad ass Delco 8 track player.

Yeah baby! A whole shoe box full of 8 tracks.

Kragar Thu, May 7, 2009 3:09:00pm

re: #15 vxbush

Oh, I don't know, something makes me think of Johnny Cash.

Styx, definately Styx

Youtube Video

DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:09:19pm

I call foul, Biden would never drive a TA.
A VW buss is more his style
;)

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:10:04pm

re: #15 vxbush

Oh, I don't know, something makes me think of Johnny Cash.

Wait! He would split the difference, Credence Clearwater Revival.

vxbush Thu, May 7, 2009 3:10:18pm

re: #21 opnion

Wait! He would split the difference, Credence Clearwater Revival.

Now that makes sense.

Charles Johnson Thu, May 7, 2009 3:10:37pm

Guh.

I just read through the comments at Newsbusters and at Hot Air for their threads about Chris Matthews' shows on evolution with Pence and Tancredo, and all I can say is ...

Guh.

At Newsbusters the main post is all about denying that the GOP is anti-science.

But the comments tell a radically different story. Man, this party is in big trouble.

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:10:40pm

re: #20 DEZes

I call foul, Biden would never drive a TA.
A VW buss is more his style
;)

A Dead Head?

Racer X Thu, May 7, 2009 3:10:45pm

ROFLMAO!

irongrampa Thu, May 7, 2009 3:11:00pm

Little break here, my Road Runner sported an 8-track, installed by me. That was the way we rolled.

MandyManners Thu, May 7, 2009 3:11:01pm

My mean machine needs to be cleaned.

My brain might never recover from reading that.

DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:12:01pm

re: #24 opnion

A Dead Head?

Fits Biden to a T.
;)

Macker Thu, May 7, 2009 3:12:31pm

re: #26 irongrampa

Little break here, my Road Runner sported an 8-track, installed by me. That was the way we rolled.

My brother had a monster 8-track system in his '73 Gremlin. He told me it got him laid quite a lot!

Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:12:39pm

I still have my 8 tracks...ELO, Styx, Pink Floyd etc. No player though :(

Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:13:20pm

I wonder if Bubba ever washed and waxed his El Camino in the White House driveway? I bet that is how he caught the attention of a certain White House intern *cough*Monica*cough*.

Kosh's Shadow Thu, May 7, 2009 3:13:26pm

re: #15 vxbush

Oh, I don't know, something makes me think of Johnny Cash.

Johnny Cash drove a "psycho billy Cadillac" built one piece at a time.
/

Youtube Video

Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 3:13:29pm

re: #27 MandyManners

My brain might never recover from reading that.

How did Charles know we were chatting about Trans Am's earlier?
:) MM!

jcross1kirk Thu, May 7, 2009 3:13:45pm

You. Have. GOT. To. Be. Kidding.

Who or what did we put into the White House?

DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:05pm

re: #30 Sparmageddon

I still have my 8 tracks...ELO, Styx, Pink Floyd etc. No player though :(

Same here, out in the garage.

eon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:14pm

His looks better than my '75 Formula did when I got rid of it. Rust under the undercoat dissolved the metal over the rear shock towers, dropping the body onto the differential/rear axle. A body man buddy of mine recognized the condition as typical for the second-gen 'Bird and Camaro- he called it "congenital weak-a$$".

/Some people may miss Pontiac at GM- I'm not sure I'll be one of them, though.

cheers

eon

Mithrax Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:20pm

re: #34 jcross1kirk

You. Have. GOT. To. Be. Kidding.

Who or what did we put into the White House?

Pssst. It's The Onion.

irongrampa Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:25pm

re: #29 Macker

Heh. One of the great things in high school was cruisin main street in our parent's car, windows down and the radio up.

Mithrax Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:30pm

Two for one? Odd.

Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:31pm

re: #34 jcross1kirk

You. Have. GOT. To. Be. Kidding.

Who or what did we put into the White House?

We read it in the Onion so we know it's true.

MandyManners Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:46pm

re: #29 Macker

My brother had a monster 8-track system in his '73 Gremlin. He told me it got him laid quite a lot!

He drove a Gremlin AND got laid a lot? Musta' been some 8-track.

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:53pm

re: #26 irongrampa

Little break here, my Road Runner sported an 8-track, installed by me. That was the way we rolled.

I had an Olds Cutlass with the 8 track bolted to the floor.
I had one stolen out of my dash & three nights later I guy I knew tried to sell it to me. He didn't even know that he ripped me off.
Needless to say , I relieved him of my property & he swore that he wouldn't steal from me again. That was nice.

simonml Thu, May 7, 2009 3:14:55pm

re: #20 DEZes

I call foul, Biden would never drive a TA.
A VW buss is more his style
;)

The 2nd Generation Trans Am is arguably one of the coolest American cars ever. No way Biden would ever be that cool

Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 3:15:07pm

re: #35 DEZes

Same here, out in the garage.

I wore my 8 tracks out..It was so much fun

MandyManners Thu, May 7, 2009 3:15:12pm

re: #33 HoosierHoops

How did Charles know we were chatting about Trans Am's earlier?
:) MM!

I got a giggle out of it, too.

Are you feeling better?

brent Thu, May 7, 2009 3:15:30pm

I heard he removed the restricter plate, give the old girl a little more power - but keep that on the down low.....

Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 3:15:42pm

"Oops, looks like I got a little brewha in the flavor-saver," added Biden, referring to his wispy, four-day-old mustache.

ROTFL!

jcross1kirk Thu, May 7, 2009 3:15:46pm

Oops. Sorry. The Onion.

Problem was, I wasn't surprised when I read the article....when I thought it was legitimate.

Long day at work. I apologize.

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:15:52pm

re: #28 DEZes

Fits Biden to a T.
;)

Ya know, i could see him kickin back in tie dyes.

DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:16:29pm

re: #44 HoosierHoops

I wore my 8 tracks out..It was so much fun

I wore out the back seat of my Trans Am.

jcross1kirk Thu, May 7, 2009 3:16:31pm

Yeah.....don't quite yet know how to delete my stupid comments.....

brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 3:16:33pm

re: #41 MandyManners

He drove a Gremlin AND got laid a lot? Musta' been some 8-track.

/I am sure it wasn't in the Gremlin.

Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:16:37pm

re: #41 MandyManners

He drove a Gremlin AND got laid a lot? Musta' been some 8-track.

something tells me that it wasn't the 8 track.... either that or the girls in question were very drunk.

Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 3:16:40pm

re: #45 MandyManners

I got a giggle out of it, too.

Are you feeling better?

Yes..Thank you.I'm going back to work tomorrow...

Shiplord Kirel Thu, May 7, 2009 3:16:53pm

Joe Biden, the Dan Quayle of Democrats.

Pray for President Obama's health, even if you're an atheist (hey, it couldn't hurt).

Silvergirl Thu, May 7, 2009 3:17:56pm

re: #41 MandyManners

He drove a Gremlin AND got laid a lot? Musta' been some 8-track.

Now that made me actually throw back my head and laugh!

Racer X Thu, May 7, 2009 3:18:18pm

Palin

DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:18:19pm

re: #49 opnion

Ya know, i could see him kickin back in tie dyes.

LOL, so can I.

Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:18:23pm

re: #35 DEZes

For the longest time I thought there was a ker-chunck in the middle of Mother on The Wall...

Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:18:31pm

re: #55 Shiplord Kirel

Joe Biden, the Dan Quayle of Democrats.

Pray for President Obama's health, even if you're an atheist (hey, it couldn't hurt).

I think that Slow Joe as President would be fun. What could go wrong?

eon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:18:56pm

re: #23 Charles

Guh.

I just read through the comments at Newsbusters and at Hot Air for their threads about Chris Matthews' shows on evolution with Pence and Tancredo, and all I can say is ...

Guh.

At Newsbusters the main post is all about denying that the GOP is anti-science.

But the comments tell a radically different story. Man, this party is in big trouble.

From what I can see, Sir, both parties leaders are anti-science- just in somewhat different directions, is all.

cheers

eon

brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 3:19:33pm

re: #55 Shiplord Kirel

Joe Biden, the Dan Quayle of Democrats.

Pray for President Obama's health, even if you're an atheist (hey, it couldn't hurt).

& now they want to tell us what to pray for too?

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:20:00pm

Dan Quayle! He couldn't even spell potatoe. Oh wait..............

Silvergirl Thu, May 7, 2009 3:21:16pm

re: #57 Racer X

Palin

What do you mean, Palin? Palin in Daisy Dukes washing a car? Now that would bring Cool Hand Luke to mind, and drive the guys insane.

Mithrax Thu, May 7, 2009 3:22:02pm

re: #64 Silvergirl

What do you mean, Palin? Palin in Daisy Dukes washing a car? Now that would bring Cool Hand Luke to mind, and drive the guys insane.

Depends. WHat kind of library does she have?

DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:22:51pm

Dollar says Biden has M. Jackson's "I'm Bad" in his 8 track this very moment.
;)

Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 3:22:55pm

re: #19 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Styx, definately Styx

I agree Grand Illusion aptly sums up this entire Administration.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, May 7, 2009 3:23:41pm

I would settle for more of the US population understanding science. You can't be pro-science until you know a few things.

[deleted] Thu, May 7, 2009 3:24:03pm

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:24:06pm

re: #66 DEZes

Dollar says Biden has M. Jackson's "I'm Bad" in his 8 track this very moment.
;)

He's groovin to Billy Jean. Heh ,heh ,heh.

Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:24:49pm

re: #68 EmmmieG

Ummm, would that possibly be a ref to 52% of the pop?

goddessoftheclassroom Thu, May 7, 2009 3:24:53pm

re: #67 Russkilitlover

I agree Grand Illusion aptly sums up this entire Administration.

HEY! I love Styx!

Good evening, Lizards.

Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 3:25:56pm

re: #56 Silvergirl

Now that made me actually throw back my head and laugh!

I got caught...With a young lady..In College at Goat's rock completely naked on the beach by the Sheriff's Dept..If we had been in a car..We could have found our clothes..As It was..It rates as my most embarrassing night ever..
And what do you say when the sheriff demands ID when you are completely naked?
/The laughing was only funny to the deputies...

brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 3:26:22pm

re: #70 opnion

He's groovin to Billy Jean. Heh ,heh ,heh.

But Edwards must HATE that song....

Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, May 7, 2009 3:27:24pm

re: #71 Sparmageddon

Ummm, would that possibly be a ref to 52% of the pop?

Sigh. I think it's more than 52%. I'll bet more people could list every winner of American Idol than could explain the cause of the Earth's seasons, or the reason we have magnetic poles, etc.

/Well, not here on LGF, but you know...

eon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:27:59pm

re: #55 Shiplord Kirel

Joe Biden, the Dan Quayle of Democrats.

Pray for President Obama's health, even if you're an atheist (hey, it couldn't hurt).

As I've said before, The One's pick of Joe the Mouth was carefully conceived. It reassured his supporters on the far left that he didn't really mean it when he tried to sound like a moderate, it reassured the DNC that he would toe the party line on everything... and it told the American people, "You'd all better pray I stay healthy, no matter how much you dislike what I do to you- how long do you think you'll last with this yutz in the center seat?"

cheers

eon

CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 3:28:05pm

With apologies to Jerry Reed.

Left bound and down, loaded up and changin'
a'we gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got more change to go and a short time to do it
I'm left bound just watch Obama run

Reach your hand deep in the Fed...son, never mind them regs
Spend fast as you can cause we've got change to make
The boys are failin' in ol' Detroit, there's cash left in the Fed
and we'll bail 'em out no matter what it takes

Left bound and down, loaded up and changin'
a'we gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got more change to go and a short time to do it
I'm left bound just watch Obama run

Old Limbaugh's got them ears on, blogs hot on your trail
they ain't gonna rest 'till you're rottin' in jail
So you gotta blame 'em.... you gotta flame 'em
You've gotta keep your country changin'....
just pick up that hammer and that sickle as well

Left bound and down, loaded up and changin'
a'we gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got more change to go and a short time to do it
I'm left bound just watch Obama run

Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:28:25pm

She blinded me with science.

DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:28:55pm

re: #67 Russkilitlover

I agree Grand Illusion aptly sums up this entire Administration.

You said it.

Youtube Video

Macker Thu, May 7, 2009 3:28:57pm

re: #41 MandyManners

Shit there was one time when I came home and found him and his latest conquest on the living room couch going at it. I turned around and left for about another 20 minutes, then went back in, and they were done.
Mom & Dad, of course, had no idea.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, May 7, 2009 3:28:58pm

re: #78 Sparmageddon

She blinded me with science.

She should have made you wear your safety goggles. ;)

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:29:07pm

re: #73 HoosierHoops

I got caught...With a young lady..In College at Goat's rock completely naked on the beach by the Sheriff's Dept..If we had been in a car..We could have found our clothes..As It was..It rates as my most embarrassing night ever..
And what do you say when the sheriff demands ID when you are completely naked?
/The laughing was only funny to the deputies...

You should have said 'Hey , this is a Druid ritual & you are infringing on my freedom of religion. Oh & by the way , that badge doesn't make you Wyatt Earp. " that would have gone real well.

freetoken Thu, May 7, 2009 3:29:30pm

re: #23 Charles

LGF was a popular target... which I thought not entirely strange but somehow illustrative of our society.

Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:29:49pm

re: #75 EmmmieG

Sad but true...

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:30:02pm

re: #74 brookly red

But Edwards must HATE that song....

Uh yeah, don't look good for Edwards.

Macker Thu, May 7, 2009 3:30:49pm

re: #55 Shiplord Kirel

Joe Biden, the ~~Dan Quayle~~ Spiro Agnew of Democrats.

Pray for President Obama's health, even if you're an atheist (hey, it couldn't hurt).

There, fixed that for ya!

MandyManners Thu, May 7, 2009 3:30:57pm

I was looking for "Take me out to the Ball Game" when I ran across this.

Youtube Video

Have a great afternoon, Lizards!

Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 3:32:05pm

re: #68 EmmmieG

I would settle for more of the US population understanding science. You can't be pro-science until you know a few things.

Upding for you! The reason these anti-science movements are growing is precisely because of little to no scientific understanding - it's just not taught. If the creationists make any headway, we'll sink further into scienceless darkness.

Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 3:32:50pm

re: #82 opnion

You should have said 'Hey , this is a Druid ritual & you are infringing on my freedom of religion. Oh & by the way , that badge doesn't make you Wyatt Earp. " that would have gone real well.

They call your mom and Dad when you are 19 in College..You know it's funny now..It was the worst day of my young life then...Stupid cops...:)

brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 3:33:30pm

no one liked to "CarWash" yet?... good.

pat Thu, May 7, 2009 3:33:31pm

I defy anyone to simply explain the earth's magnetic field. I don't think it is still fully understood. But at least it is real, unlike Obamanomics.

Kragar Thu, May 7, 2009 3:33:45pm

re: #82 opnion

You should have said 'Hey , this is a Druid ritual & you are infringing on my freedom of religion. Oh & by the way , that badge doesn't make you Wyatt Earp. " that would have gone real well.

Funny, they dont look Druish.

Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 3:35:17pm

Joe "The Plumber" leaving the Republican party.

Republicans in the Wilderness: Is the Party Over?

By MICHAEL GRUNWALD Thursday, May. 07, 2009

Well, more elections. Big Government is never popular in theory, but the disaster aid, school lunches and prescription drugs that make up Big Government have become wildly popular in practice, especially now that so many people are hurting. Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, tells TIME he's so outraged by GOP overspending, he's quitting the party — and he's the bull's-eye of its target audience.
...

Even Joe the Plumber — who opposes abortion and homosexuality and considers America a "Christian nation" — wants the party to drop its "holier than thou" attitude on divisive social issues.

DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:35:27pm

re: #82 opnion

You should have said 'Hey , this is a Druid ritual & you are infringing on my freedom of religion. Oh & by the way , that badge doesn't make you Wyatt Earp. " that would have gone real well.

And then the cop says, get your dagger away from the virgin sacrifice.

Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 3:35:34pm

re: #77 CyanSnowHawk

Old Limbaugh's got them ears on

LOLOL! Well done!

Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 3:36:07pm

re: #90 brookly red

no one liked to "CarWash" yet?... good.

If he was on roller skates, that would be perfect.

Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:36:29pm

Dam...now all I have going thru my head is that "she blinded me with science" song (self inflicted) can someone hum a Styx song or something?

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:36:52pm

re: #89 HoosierHoops

They call your mom and Dad when you are 19 in College..You know it's funny now..It was the worst day of my young life then...Stupid cops...:)

We have all got stories like that. I got caught back in the day with a sweet young thin in our natural states. The cop was a real yutz.
I told him go ahead arrest me, I'll Tell the judge that your a voyeur.
I had just enough college to know the term.
The cop ran back to his squad & took off. Yup , felt pretty damn good about myself that night.

Mithrax Thu, May 7, 2009 3:37:17pm

re: #97 Sparmageddon

Dam...now all I have going thru my head is that "she blinded me with science" song (self inflicted) can someone hum a Styx song or something?

Science!

100

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:37:31pm

re: #92 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Funny, they dont look Druish.

She's a Druish Princess.

101

simonml Thu, May 7, 2009 3:37:33pm

Obama seeks to double tax law enforcement budget

The Obama administration said it would use the funds to further expand its efforts to boost compliance ~~outside the U.S., "placing greater scrutiny on cross-border transactions and tax issues.~~ in the Democratic party"

What a joke!

102

Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, May 7, 2009 3:37:47pm

Reason you wear your safety goggles (i.e. stupidity)

We were doing a really cool experiment involving cutting open a penny (post-1984, I believe, I'm too lazy to look it up), and then dropping it in hydrochloric acid for a few hours inside a glass beaker. Stupid me, I wanted to get a better look, so I raised it up over my head to look through the glass bottom of the beaker. The hydrochloric acid at this point was reacting with the zinc and fizzing like soda pop.

"Ow. What's that stinging in my eyes?"

I am so glad I was doing it, and not the kids. The worse thing I have had a kid get in the eyes is black pepper. You would think I would have noticed it on my fingers first, but oh, well...

103

Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:38:28pm

re: #91 pat

I defy anyone to simply explain the earth's magnetic field. I don't think it is still fully understood. But at least it is real, unlike Obamanomics.

Well, 6000 years ago.....

104

Shiplord Kirel Thu, May 7, 2009 3:38:29pm

re: #86 Macker

Spiro Agnew from wikipedia:

In 1980, Agnew published a memoir in which he implied that Nixon and his Chief of Staff, Alexander Haig, had planned to assassinate him if he refused to resign the Vice-Presidency, and that Haig told him "to go quietly… or else." Also in 1980, he considered, then decided against, running for Congress from Maryland. (ref. ABC News) Agnew also wrote a novel, The Canfield Decision, about a vice president who was "destroyed by his own ambition." When John Ehrlichman, the President's counsel and assistant, asked Nixon why he kept Agnew on the ticket in the 1972 election, Nixon replied that "No assassin in his right mind would kill me."

105

callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 3:39:01pm

re: #73 HoosierHoops

I got caught...With a young lady..In College at Goat's rock completely naked on the beach by the Sheriff's Dept..If we had been in a car..We could have found our clothes..As It was..It rates as my most embarrassing night ever..
And what do you say when the sheriff demands ID when you are completely naked?
/The laughing was only funny to the deputies...

Location: Forrest close to Stuttgart/Stammheim (No.1- 70's Terror prison) Germany.
Spend a night in my van with my then girl friend. Early morning, windows misted over.
Knock, knock and I open the window, it is a policeman who asks for ID and drivers license. I turn around to fetch them in my pockets.
As I again turn around to hand the papers to the police man he holds his hand out to receive them while another police man holds a submachine gun into my face.
MAN WAS I AWAKE!

I was not aware of the location, it was her hometown. ;-8

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Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 3:39:30pm

re: #94 DEZes

And then the cop says, get your dagger away from the virgin sacrifice.

Trust me..When you get caught by the cops on the beach naked..There is no dagger..
I leave it up to our lizards..Description? A dead fish?

107

opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:39:33pm

re: #94 DEZes

And then the cop says, get your dagger away from the virgin sacrifice.

No, no officer that's not it. We are making Druid sex magic, for a good harvest.

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brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 3:40:40pm

re: #106 HoosierHoops

Trust me..When you get caught by the cops on the beach naked..There is no dagger..
I leave it up to our lizards..Description? A dead fish?

/guess your not the hand-cuffs type, huh?

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:41:15pm

re: #106 HoosierHoops

Trust me..When you get caught by the cops on the beach naked..There is no dagger..
I leave it up to our lizards..Description? A dead fish?

Was it cold out? That always explains *um* a certain condition.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:41:40pm

re: #106 HoosierHoops

Trust me..When you get caught by the cops on the beach naked..There is no dagger..
I leave it up to our lizards..Description? A dead fish?

Limp noodle.
Oh well, I miss being young sometimes.

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CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 3:41:58pm

re: #100 opnion

She's a Druish Princess.

Mmm! Daphne Zuniga.

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:42:31pm

re: #110 DEZes

Limp noodle.
Oh well, I miss being young sometimes.

When a stiff breeze could produce the most remarkable condition. Who thought that it would ever come to an end?

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:42:32pm

re: #105 callahan23

Location: Forrest close to Stuttgart/Stammheim (No.1- 70's Terror prison) Germany.
Spend a night in my van with my then girl friend. Early morning, windows misted over.
Knock, knock and I open the window, it is a policeman who asks for ID and drivers license. I turn around to fetch them in my pockets.
As I again turn around to hand the papers to the police man he holds his hand out to receive them while another police man holds a submachine gun into my face.
MAN WAS I AWAKE!

I was not aware of the location, it was her hometown. ;-8

You just won the competition , hands down.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:43:27pm

re: #109 Truck Monkey

Was it cold out? That always explains *um* a certain condition.

Youtube Video

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wrenchwench Thu, May 7, 2009 3:43:39pm

re: #113 opnion

You just won the competition , hands ~~down~~ up.

FTFY

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:43:46pm

re: #111 CyanSnowHawk

Mmm! Daphne Zuniga.

I'll have that please.

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:44:28pm

re: #111 CyanSnowHawk

Mmm! Daphne Zuniga.

I'd hit that.

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:44:44pm

re: #115 wrenchwench

FTFY

Do ya get anything like Miranda warnings in Germany? I think not.

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goddessoftheclassroom Thu, May 7, 2009 3:45:00pm

re: #97 Sparmageddon

Dam...now all I have going thru my head is that "she blinded me with science" song (self inflicted) can someone hum a Styx song or something?

My favorite!

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Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 3:46:14pm

re: #110 DEZes

Limp noodle.
Oh well, I miss being young sometimes.

HAha..True enough..If that would have happened during the ESPN 24 hour news cycle in the 70's..I would have been ruined forever..

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:46:22pm

re: #117 Truck Monkey

I'd hit that.

Every damn day. ;)

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, May 7, 2009 3:46:59pm

re: #91 pat

I defy anyone to simply explain the earth's magnetic field. I don't think it is still fully understood. But at least it is real, unlike Obamanomics.

I'm not looking for fully understood, I would be happy with "molten iron in the outer core of the planet is in a convection current."

Yes, I know this a simplification, and as I am not a scientist, possibly off, but it's better than "I dunno."

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Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:47:50pm

re: #59 Sparmageddon

For the longest time I thought there was a ker-chunck in the middle of Mother on The Wall...

Thanks guys...I am a hatchling (was a lurker for a while due to missing 2-3 registers) and now I have karma! Wasn't fishing but it's there :)

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:48:03pm

re: #119 goddessoftheclassroom

My favorite!

Ok , back in the day some of my pals & me bumped into Dennis DeYoung's moter in a bar, a lounge really. Very respectable & a nice lady.

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eon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:48:18pm

re: #118 opnion

Do ya get anything like Miranda warnings in Germany? I think not.

You get a warning, all right. It's called "Hande hoch!"

/Except for Grenzschutzgruppe 9- they prefer a flashbang.

cheers

eon

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 3:48:22pm

re: #118 opnion

Do ya get anything like Miranda warnings in Germany? I think not.

Sorry, is a Miranda warning that phrase: "You have the right ..."?

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Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 3:48:43pm

re: #123 Sparmageddon

Thanks guys...I am a hatchling (was a lurker for a while due to missing 2-3 registers) and now I have karma! Wasn't fishing but it's there :)

Welcome fellow lizard

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brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 3:49:23pm

re: #125 eon

You get a warning, all right. It's called "Hande hoch!"

/Except for Grenzschutzgruppe 9- they prefer a flashbang.

cheers

eon

/and that is for littering...

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:50:26pm

re: #125 eon

re: #126 callahan23

I take it that Miranda warnings are out of the question in Germany?

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:50:38pm

re: #120 HoosierHoops

HAha..True enough..If that would have happened during the ESPN 24 hour news cycle in the 70's..I would have been ruined forever..

Two old men were sitting on a park bench.
One looks at the other and says, Ya know, when I was 20, I couldnt bend my dinger no matter how hard I tried.
When I was 40, I could bend it a little.
Now I am 70 and can bend it double.
So you know, I am wondering just how much stronger I'm gonna get.

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brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 3:52:08pm

re: #130 DEZes

Two old men were sitting on a park bench.
One looks at the other and says, Ya know, when I was 20, I couldnt bend my dinger no matter how hard I tried.
When I was 40, I could bend it a little.
Now I am 70 and can bend it double.
So you know, I am wondering just how much stronger I'm gonna get.

/were the young student from Kent?

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:52:45pm

re: #131 brookly red

/were the young student from Kent?

I thought it was Nantuckett.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:52:51pm

re: #131 brookly red

/were the young student from Kent?

Egad.

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, May 7, 2009 3:52:58pm

re: #126 callahan23

Sorry, is a Miranda warning that phrase: "You have the right ..."?

Yes. It's basically a reminder that you have a constitutional right not to incriminate yourself.

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Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 3:53:24pm

re: #119 goddessoftheclassroom

My favorite!

Here's my fav -

Boat on a River

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Silvergirl Thu, May 7, 2009 3:53:52pm

re: #93 Gus 802

OT

Joe "The Plumber" leaving the Republican party.

Republicans in the Wilderness: Is the Party Over?

By MICHAEL GRUNWALD Thursday, May. 07, 2009

Well that was an interesting read. Calling the Republicans "the new Donner party" is not too far off--all the the cannibalism going on within.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:54:39pm

re: #129 opnion

re: #126 callahan23

I take it that Miranda warnings are out of the question in Germany?

They fire 6 warning shots into the back of your head. ;)

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Killian Bundy Thu, May 7, 2009 3:54:45pm

ments/#cc7151081">Stamping Out Hunger on May 9

What:
Letter carriers nationwide will join forces to help stamp out hunger by collecting non-perishable food items and delivering them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters across the country.

Who:
U.S. Postal Service
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
Campbell Soup Company
Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest)

When:
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Where:
Nationwide

Background:
An estimated 35 million people are at risk of hunger in America, including 12 million children. Since 1993, the Postal Service and the NALC have partnered on this campaign to stamp out hunger. It has grown to become the world’s largest, single-day food drive, collecting more than three-quarters of a billion pounds of food since its inception. It’s easy to help: Put some non-perishable food items in a bag and place it by your mailbox. Your letter carrier will pick it up and deliver to local food banks. It’s that simple.

/don't forget to do your part this Saturday

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eon Thu, May 7, 2009 3:54:48pm

re: #126 callahan23

Sorry, is a Miranda warning that phrase: "You have the right ..."?

You have the right to remain silent. If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning.

If you so desire and cannot afford one, an attorney will be appointed to you without charge, before any questioning.

Do you understand these rights as I have explained them to you?

You always read it off the card.

In actual practice, we used to set them down in the back seat, and when they said "ain't you gonna read me my rights?", we'd say, "I don't even want to talk to you. You'll get the entire thing at booking. So please, sit back and be quiet."

/It reduced the chances of getting half your evidence thrown out in OH in the Seventies.

cheers

eon

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:55:33pm

re: #134 EmmmieG

Yes. It's basically a reminder that you have a constitutional right not to incriminate yourself.

Surprisingly enough the Miranda warnings are named after a perp named Miranda. Kind of odd, like Lou Gerhig contracted a disease named Lou Gerhig Disease.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 3:56:47pm

re: #123 Sparmageddon

Thanks guys...I am a hatchling (was a lurker for a while due to missing 2-3 registers) and now I have karma! Wasn't fishing but it's there :)

Your Karma needs a nudge.
Welcome.

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:57:03pm

re: #137 DEZes

They fire 6 warning shots into the back of your head. ;)

Then you have been duly warned.

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Killian Bundy Thu, May 7, 2009 3:57:37pm

Stamping Out Hunger on May 9

What:
Letter carriers nationwide will join forces to help stamp out hunger by collecting non-perishable food items and delivering them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters across the country.

Who:
U.S. Postal Service
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
Campbell Soup Company
Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest)

When:
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Where:
Nationwide

Background:
An estimated 35 million people are at risk of hunger in America, including 12 million children. Since 1993, the Postal Service and the NALC have partnered on this campaign to stamp out hunger. It has grown to become the world’s largest, single-day food drive, collecting more than three-quarters of a billion pounds of food since its inception. It’s easy to help: Put some non-perishable food items in a bag and place it by your mailbox. Your letter carrier will pick it up and deliver to local food banks. It’s that simple.

/don't forget to do your part this Saturday

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 3:57:50pm

re: #140 opnion

Surprisingly enough the Miranda warnings are named after a perp named Miranda. Kind of odd, like Lou Gerhig contracted a disease named Lou Gerhig Disease.

And Yogi Berra had the remarkable ability to have quotes that were attributed to him called Yogi isms.

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 3:57:56pm

re: #129 opnion

re: #126 callahan23

I take it that Miranda warnings are out of the question in Germany?

When you are getting arrested you also get a sort of a "Miranda warning". But these policemen only wanted to make sure that they wouldn't be shot at by possible terrorist.
Those terrorists of that time were ruthless particularly towards the police.
We were not arrested and it all came down to a sort of warning for unlawful parking in a forest.

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Eowyn2 Thu, May 7, 2009 3:58:54pm

re: #13 opnion

Good satire always has an element of truth. You could almost imagine Biden doing this, but I see him blasting the Stones.

The Village People

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:59:10pm

re: #144 Truck Monkey

And Yogi Berra had the remarkable ability to have quotes that were attributed to him called Yogi isms.

Right, "Nobody goes to Toots Shores anymore, it's too crowded."

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 3:59:59pm

re: #146 Eowyn2

The Village People

Standing on the front seat doing YMCA, cool.

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 4:00:00pm

re: #147 opnion

Right, "Nobody goes to Toots Shores anymore, it's too crowded."

Just remember when you come to the fork in the road, take it!

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 4:00:47pm

re: #145 callahan23

When you are getting arrested you also get a sort of a "Miranda warning". But these policemen only wanted to make sure that they wouldn't be shot at by possible terrorist.
Those terrorists of that time were ruthless particularly towards the police.
We were not arrested and it all came down to a sort of warning for unlawful parking in a forest.

A good outcome.

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opnion Thu, May 7, 2009 4:01:35pm

Good night all, thanks for the laughs.

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eon Thu, May 7, 2009 4:01:45pm

re: #140 opnion

Surprisingly enough the Miranda warnings are named after a perp named Miranda. Kind of odd, like Lou Gerhig contracted a disease named Lou Gerhig Disease.

Miranda vs. Arizona 384 U.S. 436 (1966)

His name was actually Ernesto Miranda.

/I had to pass tests on this stuff OUAT.

cheers

eon

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:01:59pm

re: #145 callahan23

"We were not arrested and it all came down to a sort of warning for unlawful ~~parking~~ porking in a forest."

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MandyManners Thu, May 7, 2009 4:02:01pm

Rock on, Joe!

Youtube Video

bbl

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:02:30pm

re: #150 opnion

A good outcome.

Yeah, lucky me 'n my girlfriend.
Still it raised all my bodily hairs.

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eon Thu, May 7, 2009 4:03:13pm

Time for me to go, too.

Good night, Lizards.

Sleep tight.

cheers

eon

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brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 4:03:19pm

re: #153 DEZes

"We were not arrested and it all came down to a sort of warning for unlawful ~~parking~~ porking in a forest."

here come the pig meat puns...

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Eowyn2 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:03:32pm

re: #148 opnion

Standing on the front seat doing YMCA, cool.

through the t-top

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:03:35pm

re: #153 DEZes

'xactly
;-)

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:03:53pm

re: #157 brookly red

here come the pig meat puns...

You can Bacon it.

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 4:04:11pm

re: #157 brookly red

here come the pig meat puns...

Busy Makin' Bacon it seems.

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, May 7, 2009 4:04:20pm

re: #157 brookly red

here come the pig meat puns...

I ham offended you would think we would start punning that easily.

163

Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 4:04:59pm

re: #162 EmmmieG

I ham offended you would think we would start punning that easily.

I don't think we ham it up that much.

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enigma3535 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:05:07pm

I recently read a blog that equated Michele Bachmann’s viral statements to Joe Biden’s.

The blog conjectured that both of them say comparatively dumb things.

IMHO, Joe Biden says things like my [probably approaching senile] grand uncle … someone with several synapses running together … harmless.

Michele Bachmann appears to say things like one of my [crazy] cousins that one hopes won’t start a fight during or after dinner.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:05:18pm

re: #162 EmmmieG

I ham offended you would think we would start punning that easily.

We start punnin around and get our chops busted.

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Silvergirl Thu, May 7, 2009 4:06:23pm

re: #157 brookly red

here come the pig meat puns...

Meat joke: The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 4:07:07pm

re: #166 Silvergirl

Meat joke: The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

That G-d he didn't run into it.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:07:22pm

re: #166 Silvergirl

Meat joke: The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

I think I'll pass on the rump roast.

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Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 4:07:46pm

re: #164 enigma3535

I recently read a blog that equated Michele Bachmann’s viral statements to Joe Biden’s.

The blog conjectured that both of them say comparatively dumb things.

IMHO, Joe Biden says things like my [probably approaching senile] grand uncle … someone with several synapses running together … harmless.

Michele Bachmann appears to say things like one of my [crazy] cousins that one hopes won’t start a fight during or after dinner.

The only problem with that view is that Biden is the 2nd most powerful man on the face of the earth..Other than that..He is harmless..

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Kenneth Thu, May 7, 2009 4:08:00pm

Breaking: Afghan Warlord Takes Anderson Cooper As 43rd Wife

I wish them all the happiness in the world.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:08:01pm

re: #167 Truck Monkey

That G-d he didn't run into it.

Saisage grinder at 6 oclock.

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Silvergirl Thu, May 7, 2009 4:08:05pm

re: #167 Truck Monkey

That G-d he didn't run into it.

Too true.

(Yes, I know you meant thank, not that.)

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:08:50pm

re: #171 DEZes

Saisage grinder at 6 oclock.

sausage, pimf.

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Truck Monkey Thu, May 7, 2009 4:09:13pm

re: #167 Truck Monkey

That G-d he didn't run into it.

Thank. PIMF

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:09:15pm

re: #136 Silvergirl

Well that was an interesting read. Calling the Republicans "the new Donner party" is not too far off--all the the cannibalism going on within.

Seems like that what's going on. Didn't have a chance to read it but glanced through it for the Joe portions -- I had some work to do. I like the image of the lonely elephant sitting with his back to the camera.

176

wiffersnapper Thu, May 7, 2009 4:09:25pm

I hope the rest of the Mass Media are paying attention. The ONION, of all newspapers, is being actually fair and balanced.

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brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 4:09:31pm

re: #170 Kenneth

Breaking: Afghan Warlord Takes Anderson Cooper As 43rd Wife

I wish them all the happiness in the world.

/he needs to cover his hair...

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:09:40pm

re: #171 DEZes

Saisage grinder at 6 oclock.

Is that French?

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Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 4:10:22pm

re: #166 Silvergirl

Meat joke: The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

Then someone walked in and asked "where's the beef...jerky!"

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:10:33pm

re: #178 callahan23

Is that French?

LOL, no its a typo. And I have not even cracked a beer yet.

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Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 4:10:53pm

re: #179 Sparmageddon

Then someone walked in and asked "where's the beef...jerky!"

Uh ohhh...There goes my karma...

182

Maui Girl Thu, May 7, 2009 4:11:17pm

Well, hey at least ol' Joe is doing something useful. Check out going down in Hawaii these days:
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

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enigma3535 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:11:49pm

What view, HoosierHoops? If Biden becomes pres. we are all in jeopardy.

IMHO, I think you missed my point [or not ... maybe you just felt the need to be snarky].

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:12:02pm

re: #181 Sparmageddon

Uh ohhh...There goes my karma...

Keep your karma away from the meat grinder.

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Maui Girl Thu, May 7, 2009 4:12:11pm

meant to say, "what's going down in Hawaii...."

I mean really!

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:12:31pm

re: #180 DEZes

LOL, no its a typo. And I have not even cracked a beer yet.

's what being tired makes with your concentration.

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Kenneth Thu, May 7, 2009 4:13:17pm

re: #134 EmmmieG

Yes. It's basically a reminder that you have a constitutional right not to incriminate yourself.

And a right to have a lawyer present.

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Silvergirl Thu, May 7, 2009 4:13:17pm

Gotta run. Hope to get back later tonight!

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capitalist piglet Thu, May 7, 2009 4:13:25pm

re: #182 Maui Girl

Well, hey at least ol' Joe is doing something useful. Check out going down in Hawaii these days:
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

And on the sidebar:

Irritated Obama 'Stares Down' Reporter During Press Corps Visit
When a reporter tried to quiz President Obama on Thursday about a lobbyist chosen for a top Defense Department job, the president quickly became agitated.

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Kenneth Thu, May 7, 2009 4:13:48pm

re: #177 brookly red

/he needs to cover his hair...

Anderson alway was a shameless whore.

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Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 4:14:03pm

re: #183 enigma3535

What view, HoosierHoops? If Biden becomes pres. we are all in jeopardy.

IMHO, I think you missed my point [or not ... maybe you just felt the need to be snarky].

Sorry..I wasn't being snarky..Just posting stuff..recovering from the Flu..Sorry....Just posting stuff

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CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 4:14:27pm

re: #163 Truck Monkey

I don't think we ham it up that much.

Who will claim the porcine throne?

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capitalist piglet Thu, May 7, 2009 4:14:43pm

re: #189 capitalist piglet

And on the sidebar:

Irritated Obama 'Stares Down' Reporter During Press Corps Visit
When a reporter tried to quiz President Obama on Thursday about a lobbyist chosen for a top Defense Department job, the president quickly became agitated.

Oh - old story. Disregard. Once I started in on it, it sounded very familiar.

194

Wasta Thu, May 7, 2009 4:16:03pm

Looks like there's at least one job opening in NYC.

NY Fed Chief Resigns

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

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Kenneth Thu, May 7, 2009 4:16:19pm

re: #193 capitalist piglet

Oh - old story. Disregard. Once I started in on it, it sounded very familiar.

Don't worry, it'll happen again... some hapless reporter will forget his place and ask an impertenant question, The One will be forced to glare at him imperiously.

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:16:47pm

re: #189 capitalist piglet

And on the sidebar:

Irritated Obama 'Stares Down' Reporter During Press Corps Visit
When a reporter tried to quiz President Obama on Thursday about a lobbyist chosen for a top Defense Department job, the president quickly became agitated.

Thou shall not question The One,
Least thine press credentials be revoke.

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CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 4:17:00pm

re: #169 HoosierHoops

The only problem with that view is that Biden is the 2nd most powerful man on the face of the earth..Other than that..He is harmless..

He's only the first in line to be the most powerful man in the World. He's harmless unless he gets there.

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Kenneth Thu, May 7, 2009 4:17:51pm

re: #196 jcm

Thou shall not question The One,
Least thine press credentials be revoke.

Guards... seize him!

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Killgore Trout Thu, May 7, 2009 4:18:43pm

re: #194 Wasta

Did they give a reason?

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Sheila Broflovski Thu, May 7, 2009 4:18:56pm

re: #198 Kenneth

Guards... seize him!

Fwow him to the fwoow!

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Sparmageddon Thu, May 7, 2009 4:19:14pm

Good nite all...Thanks again for the K bump. I feel special ;)

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CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 4:19:53pm

re: #189 capitalist piglet

And on the sidebar:

Irritated Obama 'Stares Down' Reporter During Press Corps Visit
When a reporter tried to quiz President Obama on Thursday about a lobbyist chosen for a top Defense Department job, the president quickly became agitated.

When the cycle was done, he was much cleaner than the average POTUS.
/

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Kenneth Thu, May 7, 2009 4:20:02pm

re: #200 Alouette

You owe me a new keyboard! I love that scene.

(giggle fit over here)

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enigma3535 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:20:14pm

HoosierHoops: No worries mon ... last night, I took Ambien [borrowed from my dad] for the first time after not sleeping more then 2 hours per night since last Saturday ... I then wrote one of the most insane posts in my life on Strata ... I am too ashamed to go back an see the responses. Shite happens.

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:20:43pm

re: #200 Alouette

Fwow him to the fwoow!

"Romanes eunt domus"

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CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 4:20:47pm

re: #183 enigma3535

What view, HoosierHoops? If Biden becomes pres. we are all in jeopardy.

I AM NOT ANSWERING EVERYTHING IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION!

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CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 4:21:22pm

re: #205 callahan23

"Romanes eunt domus"

Those that are Roman, they go the house?

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capitalist piglet Thu, May 7, 2009 4:22:22pm

re: #202 CyanSnowHawk

When the cycle was done, he was much cleaner than the average POTUS.
/

Laundry puns? I wish I could think of a deterrgent, but I suppose it's inevitable.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:22:43pm

re: #203 Kenneth

You owe me a new keyboard! I love that scene.

(giggle fit over here)

Ok, I dont get it.
:(

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:22:48pm

re: #205 callahan23

"Romanes eunt domus"

No. It's Romanus eunt domus........get it right.
/ Sheesh

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CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 4:22:52pm

re: #208 capitalist piglet

Laundry puns? I wish I could think of a deterrgent, but I suppose it's inevitable.

Just Surf with the Tide.

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:23:02pm

re: #207 CyanSnowHawk

Those that are Roman, they go the house?

Oops, sorry -> "Romani ite domum"
"Romani ite domum"
"Romani ite domum"
"Romani ite domum"
...

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:23:29pm

re: #208 capitalist piglet

Laundry puns? I wish I could think of a deterrgent, but I suppose it's inevitable.

We will Tide you over.

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Killgore Trout Thu, May 7, 2009 4:23:40pm

Obama budget cuts oil tax breaks to raise billions
Thu May 7, 2009

The Obama administration on Thursday proposed cutting billions of dollars in big tax breaks for oil and natural gas companies, while boosting government spending to promote alternative energy sources.

The budget proposal, which must be approved by Congress, includes ending "unjustified tax loopholes" for oil and gas companies that would raise $26 billion over the next 10 years.

The White House rejected as "unfounded" industry claims that ending the tax breaks would take a significant toll on U.S. oil and gas production. It said oil and, to a large extent, gas are internationally traded commodities whose prices are determined on the world market.

Oil rises to six-month high near $58 in Asia

Thu May 7

Oil prices jumped to near $58 a barrel Thursday in Asia, extending gains to near six-month highs on investor expectations global economic growth may begin to rebound by the end of the year.

Benchmark crude for June delivery was up $1.31 cents to $57.68 a barrel by late afternoon in Singapore, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract Wednesday rose 4.6 percent, or $2.50, to settle at $56.34, the highest level since mid-November.

Tanks, Obama.

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capitalist piglet Thu, May 7, 2009 4:23:53pm

re: #211 CyanSnowHawk

Just Surf with the Tide.

I usually do. Don't want to get Bounced, after all.

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:24:04pm

re: #208 capitalist piglet

Laundry puns? I wish I could think of a deterrgent, but I suppose it's inevitable.

Brings me Cheer.

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Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 4:24:31pm

re: #204 enigma3535

HoosierHoops: No worries mon ... last night, I took Ambien [borrowed from my dad] for the first time after not sleeping more then 2 hours per night since last Saturday ... I then wrote one of the most insane posts in my life on Strata ... I am too ashamed to go back an see the responses. Shite happens.

I know how you feel..I've been sick for several days with the flu eating ice cream..Lizards have been very kind to me..That's just the Hoopster posting dumb stuff while he is sick..so if i offended anyone..Well really..I was hoping for a neo-nazi to post so I can really insult him..But no such luck

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:24:56pm

re: #207 CyanSnowHawk

Those that are Roman, they go the house?

Youtube Video

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Killgore Trout Thu, May 7, 2009 4:25:09pm

Obama Not Backing Off On Gulf of Mexico Drilling Tax

The Obama administration is sticking with a plan to raise about $5 billion over 10 years through a new excise tax on oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico out of its proposed fiscal 2010 budget, a senior administration official said Thursday.

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Wasta Thu, May 7, 2009 4:25:11pm

re: #199 Killgore Trout

Did they give a reason?

Not much of one. Here's his resignation letter...

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

Although the WSJ ran a piece earlier stating some conflicts of interest. Apparently they thought his "waiver" of owning/advising GS was a little over the top as it were...

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

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Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 4:26:02pm

re: #214 Killgore Trout

Obama budget cuts oil tax breaks to raise billions
Thu May 7, 2009

Tanks, Obama.

Well he said he would be happy with gas at $4.00/gal.

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pink freud Thu, May 7, 2009 4:26:33pm

Drew Peterson's been arrested in connection to death of third wife. Breaking banner up on fox.com.

Now there's an arrogant s.o.b.

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Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 4:27:02pm

re: #219 Killgore Trout

Obama Not Backing Off On Gulf of Mexico Drilling Tax

There is no tax on G of M drilling. All that gets passed along to consumers. It's a tax on us. Here they come!

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:27:59pm

re: #219 Killgore Trout

Obama Not Backing Off On Gulf of Mexico Drilling Tax

Tax it when they drill it.
Tax it when they pump it.
Tax it when they refine it.
Tax it when they ship it.
Tax it when the station gets it.
Tax it when the customer buys it.
Tax it when the customer uses it.
Tax it at the exhaust pipe.

Hello $10 gas.

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:28:55pm

re: #209 DEZes

Ok, I dont get it.
:(

It is the scene of 'Life of Brian' where Pilate tells his soldiers to throw Brian to the floor in his mangled sissy pronunciation: "Fwow him to the fwoow!"

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capitalist piglet Thu, May 7, 2009 4:29:09pm

re: #221 Russkilitlover

Well he said he would be happy with gas at $4.00/gal.

Yes, he did.

Interesting factoid in Liberty and Tyranny: Government makes more money on oil than Big Oil does. And how many times have you seen politicians draw horns and a tail on the oil companies?

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:29:47pm

re: #214 Killgore Trout

Typical. He'll cut the tax breaks which of course isn't "free money" to the oil companies. Obama will take the extra tax revenue to use the Federal gubernement to promote alternative fuel sources. Eventually they'll probably create an Alternative Fuels Subsidy not unlike farm subsidies.

The energy companies most likely already banked on those tax cuts and will need to keep revenue high enough to keep them afloat. End result, higher energy prices for the rest of us.

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enigma3535 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:30:05pm

Actually, after re-reading your original response, I was out of line ... your post was not snarky ... sorry ... get well ... and good night.

BTW, Larry Bird rules [eom].

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brookly red Thu, May 7, 2009 4:30:06pm

re: #224 jcm

Tax it when they drill it.
Tax it when they pump it.
Tax it when they refine it.
Tax it when they ship it.
Tax it when the station gets it.
Tax it when the customer buys it.
Tax it when the customer uses it.
Tax it at the exhaust pipe.

Hello $10 gas.

and of course the cost of anything that moves will go up... I guess the DOW will open down tomorrow.

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:30:10pm

re: #225 callahan23

It is the scene of 'Life of Brian' where Pilate tells his soldiers to throw Brian to the floor in his mangled sissy pronunciation: "Fwow him to the fwoow!"

I need to put that movie on my watch list.

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:31:01pm

re: #221 Russkilitlover

Well he said he would be happy with gas at $4.00/gal.

Does he even drive? I bet Obama can't use a manual transmission. Or if he does he a clutch dumper.

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Syrah Thu, May 7, 2009 4:31:05pm

re: #219 Killgore Trout

Obama Not Backing Off On Gulf of Mexico Drilling Tax

So the price of oil will go up and production will move to areas with a lower extraction cost (which includes taxes).

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:32:03pm

re: #221 Russkilitlover

Well he said he would be happy with gas at $4.00/gal.

If that happens we need to beat the shit out of him and the Democrats over it. $4.00 gas will hurt the little guy, the same one that democrats ostensibly support, more than anyone else.
Beat them relentlessly and point out every day that it's the Democrats fault, not the Arabs.

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:32:15pm

re: #226 capitalist piglet

Yes, he did.

Interesting factoid in Liberty and Tyranny: Government makes more money on oil than Big Oil does. And how many times have you seen politicians draw horns and a tail on the oil companies?

Since the first gas crisis in '73 there have been, IIRC, 36 congressional investigation into gouging / fixing. 36 time they've come up empty, deciding gas prices respond to... *gasp* ... market forces or OPEC policies.

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Sharmuta Thu, May 7, 2009 4:32:16pm

re: #232 Syrah

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Syrah Thu, May 7, 2009 4:32:50pm

re: #235 Sharmuta

Howdy.

Whats new?

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:33:38pm

re: #233 LGoPs

If that happens we need to beat the shit out of him and the Democrats over it. $4.00 gas will hurt the little guy, the same one that democrats ostensibly support, more than anyone else.

The little guy is supposed to use mass transit and enjoy it.

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Sharmuta Thu, May 7, 2009 4:33:38pm

re: #236 Syrah

Looking forward to our book chat tomorrow.

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:33:45pm

Obama Puts Entire NASA Space Program in Limbo
Thursday, May 07, 2009

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The White House has ordered a complete outside review of NASA's manned space program, including plans to return astronauts to the moon.

Officials want a report from an independent panel by August. White House science adviser John Holdren said Thursday that the new panel will look at the design of new spacecraft to replace the space shuttle and go to the moon, as well as consider possible alternatives to the current design.

More manure from the Obama camp.

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Syrah Thu, May 7, 2009 4:34:25pm

re: #238 Sharmuta

Looking forward to our book chat tomorrow.

I will be ready.

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Russkilitlover Thu, May 7, 2009 4:34:29pm

re: #233 LGoPs

If that happens we need to beat the shit out of him and the Democrats over it. $4.00 gas will hurt the little guy, the same one that democrats ostensibly support, more than anyone else.
Beat them relentlessly and point out every day that it's the Democrats fault, not the Arabs.

Obama's BS about 95% of Americans would get a tax break was an out and out lie from the get-go. Unfortunately 95% of Americans bought it lock, stock, and barrel.

Now come the taxes targeting "evil" businesses - he's got class envy frothing nicely right now, so any tax directed against business is cheered on. When it comes back in higher prices to us, we'll just beat on business even more.

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:35:16pm

re: #237 jcm

The little guy is supposed to use mass transit and enjoy it.

No kidding. But here in LA for example, there is no mass transit.

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CyanSnowHawk Thu, May 7, 2009 4:35:35pm

re: #239 Gus 802

Obama Puts Entire NASA Space Program in Limbo
Thursday, May 07, 2009

Associated Press

More manure from the Obama camp.

Can't allow it to happen. Bush would get credit for it.

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:35:42pm

re: #239 Gus 802

Obama Puts Entire NASA Space Program in Limbo
Thursday, May 07, 2009

Associated Press

More manure from the Obama camp.

Going to the Moon?

Unproven technology.

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:36:37pm

re: #241 Russkilitlover

Obama's BS about 95% of Americans would get a tax break was an out and out lie from the get-go. Unfortunately 95% of Americans bought it lock, stock, and barrel.

Now come the taxes targeting "evil" businesses - he's got class envy frothing nicely right now, so any tax directed against business is cheered on. When it comes back in higher prices to us, we'll just beat on business even more.

I really, really hate bastards that stir class envy. It's a very dangerous tool and only scoundrels use it.

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:36:43pm

re: #237 jcm

The little guy is supposed to use mass transit and enjoy it.

Yeah, which would make the other little guys get smaller. Mass transit around here is something like 5 MPH average.

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:37:20pm

re: #242 LGoPs

No kidding. But here in LA for example, there is no mass transit.

Only because all you SELFISH people refuse to USE IT for the GOOD OF THE ENVIRONMENT!

We'll tax you until you do!

///

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:37:37pm

re: #244 jcm

Going to the Moon?

Unproven technology.

Obama does not want us to go back to the moon,
They might find his moonbat nirth certificate.

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Syrah Thu, May 7, 2009 4:38:15pm

re: #247 jcm

Only because all you SELFISH people refuse to USE IT for the GOOD OF THE ENVIRONMENT!

We'll tax you until you do!

///

They will tax us till we can afford nothing else.

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:38:41pm

re: #244 jcm

Going to the Moon?

Unproven technology.

He'll find a way to bunk it up. Like I've said in the past. The return to the moon will probably be delayed and many of us won't be around to see it happen. He'll probably get some Google weirdos to come up with an alternative.

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:38:48pm

re: #247 jcm

Only because all you SELFISH people refuse to USE IT for the GOOD OF THE ENVIRONMENT!

We'll tax you until you do!

///

I'm addicted to oil. Or at least that's what the government tells me. Wonder if they have a halfway house program for it or something like that?
Bastards.

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:38:57pm

I promise, tomorrow I'll be on line looongtime.
Good night, y'all Lizards. ;-)

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:39:24pm

re: #252 callahan23

I promise, tomorrow I'll be on line looongtime.
Good night, y'all Lizards. ;-)

sleep well.

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:39:25pm

re: #246 Gus 802

Yeah, which would make the other little guys get smaller. Mass transit around here is something like 5 MPH average.

My commute is 12 minutes.
Using local transit? 74 minutes.

Not to mention the flexibility of having my own vehicle gives me. Run errands, pick up kids early, go to lunch, mass transit? Yeah, right.

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:39:29pm

re: #252 callahan23

I promise, tomorrow I'll be on line looongtime.
Good night, y'all Lizards. ;-)

Have a good one.

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Koyaanistaaqa Thu, May 7, 2009 4:39:39pm

"This baby needs [more than] just a little scrubdown":

Intelligence Report: Pelosi Briefed on Use of Interrogation Tactics in Sept. ’02
[Link: blogs.abcnews.com...]

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:39:46pm

re: #252 callahan23

I promise, tomorrow I'll be on line looongtime.
Good night, y'all Lizards. ;-)

G'nite Callahan.
:)

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:40:43pm

re: #254 jcm

My commute is 12 minutes.
Using local transit? 74 minutes.

Not to mention the flexibility of having my own vehicle gives me. Run errands, pick up kids early, go to lunch, mass transit? Yeah, right.

Wow. That's even slower. I did my 30 minute trip for two weeks once. It extended it into a 2 hour trip. Plus you have to ride the bus with the typical bus weirdos.

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Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 4:40:53pm

re: #228 enigma3535

Actually, after re-reading your original response, I was out of line ... your post was not snarky ... sorry ... get well ... and good night.

BTW, Larry Bird rules [eom].

You are very kind.. I have been very brave here throwing up only once an hour. I have said some dumb stuff the last 60 hours..But pretty much..Anybody could punch me out and My responses would be lame...
Thank you guys..It has been a journey...

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callahan23 Thu, May 7, 2009 4:41:28pm

{DEZes}
{Gus 802}
{LGoPs}

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:42:49pm

re: #259 HoosierHoops

You are very kind.. I have been very brave here throwing up only once an hour. I have said some dumb stuff the last 60 hours..But pretty much..Anybody could punch me out and My responses would be lame...
Thank you guys..It has been a journey...

Will up dings and chicken soup help?

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:43:20pm

re: #259 HoosierHoops

You are very kind.. I have been very brave here throwing up only once an hour. I have said some dumb stuff the last 60 hours..But pretty much..Anybody could punch me out and My responses would be lame...
Thank you guys..It has been a journey...

Hoops, do you have the flu?

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:45:51pm

re: #250 Gus 802

He'll find a way to bunk it up. Like I've said in the past. The return to the moon will probably be delayed and many of us won't be around to see it happen. He'll probably get some Google weirdos to come up with an alternative.

I would prefer going back to some of the early plans, the stepping stone plan.
We'd need a new shuttle or reusable earth to orbit system. Build a real space station, not the podunk ISS. A station that could assembly real space craft, not piddling little things that need to fit on a Delta V. Launch those larger craft not constrained by aerodynamic shrouds and lift restrictions on exploratory mission.

From there build another station at a Lagrange Point, defeats the gravity well and won't require fuel to stay in orbit. A moon base at that point for materials makes sense. The LP station means more fuel efficient mission launches also.

*Okay I read to much Sci-Fi*

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:48:29pm

re: #263 jcm

I would prefer going back to some of the early plans, the stepping stone plan.
We'd need a new shuttle or reusable earth to orbit system. Build a real space station, not the podunk ISS. A station that could assembly real space craft, not piddling little things that need to fit on a Delta V. Launch those larger craft not constrained by aerodynamic shrouds and lift restrictions on exploratory mission.

From there build another station at a Lagrange Point, defeats the gravity well and won't require fuel to stay in orbit. A moon base at that point for materials makes sense. The LP station means more fuel efficient mission launches also.

*Okay I read to much Sci-Fi*

I like the way you think, I love space exploration.
After this election, I may not get to see the U.S. return to the moon in my lifetime.
:(

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Digital Display Thu, May 7, 2009 4:49:05pm

re: #262 LGoPs

Hoops, do you have the flu?

I'm getting over it..I woke up Weds. morning throwing up..I have been here ever since..I feel good after a couple days.. I'm ready to kick any bodies ass right now..So you know ..I'm just being silly....

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DEZes Thu, May 7, 2009 4:49:09pm

Gonna bail, have a great one all.

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:49:52pm

re: #263 jcm

I would prefer going back to some of the early plans, the stepping stone plan.
We'd need a new shuttle or reusable earth to orbit system. Build a real space station, not the podunk ISS. A station that could assembly real space craft, not piddling little things that need to fit on a Delta V. Launch those larger craft not constrained by aerodynamic shrouds and lift restrictions on exploratory mission.

From there build another station at a Lagrange Point, defeats the gravity well and won't require fuel to stay in orbit. A moon base at that point for materials makes sense. The LP station means more fuel efficient mission launches also.

*Okay I read to much Sci-Fi*

The moon would make the perfect space station. There's a lot of pre-existing technology that can accomplish this but it seems as though a lot is going into RD. There have been too many starts and stops and I'm afraid we're looking at another stop. They should have never ended the Apollo project but it's too late to do anything about that.

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:50:13pm

re: #266 DEZes

Gonna bail, have a great one all.

Later.

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:51:10pm

re: #258 Gus 802

Wow. That's even slower. I did my 30 minute trip for two weeks once. It extended it into a 2 hour trip. Plus you have to ride the bus with the typical bus weirdos.

I'll use transit to go to downtown Seattle if I'm going by myself.
However due to the weirdos, I always carry my little friend.

Some woman with a couple kids was getting hassled on a bus in Seattle a few weeks back. When she got off he followed her and started getting abusive and making threats.

She shot his ass. She's not going to be charged either. Legal carry permit, and in WA a person only has to articulate a reasonable fear of serious injury or death.

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Gus Thu, May 7, 2009 4:54:21pm

re: #269 jcm

I'll use transit to go to downtown Seattle if I'm going by myself.
However due to the weirdos, I always carry my little friend.

Some woman with a couple kids was getting hassled on a bus in Seattle a few weeks back. When she got off he followed her and started getting abusive and making threats.

She shot his ass. She's not going to be charged either. Legal carry permit, and in WA a person only has to articulate a reasonable fear of serious injury or death.

Good for her. If that happened in Portland, Oregon she'd be in jail right now facing charges.

In the two weeks I took the bus and light rail I saw several violent acts including one guy getting seriously punched in the face. Then there was the typical crazy lady in the back of the bus harassing people and the loud mouthed drunk couples that would argue and go from hating each other one minute to loving each other the next.

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jcm Thu, May 7, 2009 4:55:04pm

re: #270 Gus 802

Good for her. If that happened in Portland, Oregon she'd be in jail right now facing charges.

In the two weeks I took the bus and light rail I saw several violent acts including one guy getting seriously punched in the face. Then there was the typical crazy lady in the back of the bus harassing people and the loud mouthed drunk couples that would argue and go from hating each other one minute to loving each other the next.

Gotta love the bus.......
NOT!

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LGoPs Thu, May 7, 2009 4:58:02pm

re: #265 HoosierHoops

I'm getting over it..I woke up Weds. morning throwing up..I have been here ever since..I feel good after a couple days.. I'm ready to kick any bodies ass right now..So you know ..I'm just being silly....

Glad you're starting to feel better.
:)

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Irenicum Thu, May 7, 2009 5:50:05pm

I facebooked the link, and already gotten my first "ew"!

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jcbunga Thu, May 7, 2009 7:05:42pm

Where I grew up we called Trans Ams "PLO Staff cars", but I'm sure Joe is unaware of that. I love The Onion.

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patb01 Thu, May 7, 2009 7:24:59pm

All he needs is Ted Nugent on the boom box....

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meh130 Thu, May 7, 2009 7:35:08pm