External ImageWeezer gets wacky in this song from the new album with one of the grooviest album covers ever, Raditude. (Here it is at the iTunes Store.)
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Charles Johnson Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:17:56pm |
Full size of the album cover. Great shot.
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jeremy0114 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:21:14pm |
Nice... What a hottie... Makes me want to pull out the '29 delivery for one more spin before winter...
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reine.de.tout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:21:21pm |
CHARLES - I tried to buy a book for my Kindle in your Amazon Store. The book has a Kindle version, but I could only get to the hard-cover version in the "LGF Store". To get the Kindle version, I had to just to to Amazon, not through LGF. Shouldn't I be able to make purchases through your link for anything that Amazon has? Or just the things that are in the "LGF" store?
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MandyManners Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:22:06pm |
If I didn't love my Calvin, that would make and excellent avatar.
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Charles Johnson Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:23:07pm |
re: #6 reine.de.tout
CHARLES - I tried to buy a book for my Kindle in your Amazon Store. The book has a Kindle version, but I could only get to the hard-cover version in the "LGF Store". To get the Kindle version, I had to just to to Amazon, not through LGF. Shouldn't I be able to make purchases through your link for anything that Amazon has? Or just the things that are in the "LGF" store?
Kindle books don't go through the associate program right now. When people buy Kindle books, there's no cut to the associate, e.g., me. I guess that's why they don't show up in the LGF associate store...
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Killgore Trout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:23:54pm |
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reine.de.tout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:24:08pm |
re: #9 Charles
Kindle books don't go through the associate program right now. When people buy Kindle books, there's no cut to the associate, e.g., me. I guess that's why they don't show up in the LGF associate store...
Oh.
Sorry 'bout that.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:24:33pm |
re: #10 Killgore Trout
Oops, wrong thread. Istink.
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Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:25:58pm |
re: #8 Mich-again
How'd they get the dog to float like that?
/
There was an alien anti-gravity ray involved...
/or maybe a strip of bacon. ;)
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SixDegrees Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:28:37pm |
In the good news column: Bardwell Resigns.
The Louisiana JoP who refused to marry interracial couples called it quits today. Took a bit longer than I had expected - and hoped - but good riddance.
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webevintage Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:29:15pm |
re: #9 Charles
Kindle books don't go through the associate program right now. When people buy Kindle books, there's no cut to the associate, e.g., me. I guess that's why they don't show up in the LGF associate store...
well that kinda sucks...
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Daniel Ballard Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:30:43pm |
re: #3 Charles
Great break in my afternoon there.
A humble attempt to return the favor. The lyrics work with the previous thread...
Say it ain't so.
[Link: www.youtube.com...]
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Killgore Trout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:31:49pm |
re: #16 Rightwingconspirator
They really are a great band.
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jhrhv Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:32:30pm |
I used to play that Buddy Holly happy days them video they did that was on I think the Win95 install cd all the time. Yes Weezer does rock.
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jhrhv Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:37:30pm |
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karmic_inquisitor Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:37:37pm |
Charles -
This video lacks warnings on sex and violence. You will never make it as a social conservative.
Thank goodness.
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wrenchwench Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:39:41pm |
The guy that introduced me to Weezer had his own band in Seattle, but it must not have been a great one, because he was a bike mechanic. He still shaved his legs, even though he had not raced in 10 years. He said it was because his wife liked it. Then she left him, but he kept on shavin'.
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Mich-again Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:41:51pm |
What will the Right Wing Purity Council make of this. Pagan Rites for Queens GOP Council Candidate
Forget the mayoral, comptroller and public advocate races. The best political show in town is taking place in Bayside, Queens where leaders are wrestling with the question of whether a strong Republican city council nominee should be forced from his race -- just because he's a card-carrying pagan.The candidate in question is GOP council nominee Dan Halloran who was revealed in a September 17 story in the Queens Tribune to be a member of a religious organization that is, well - heathen. Here's how the Tribune described it:
"Halloran is the 'First Atheling,' or King, of Normandy, a branch of the Theod faith of pre-Christian Heathen religions assembled in the Greater New York area. A group of dedicated fellow pagans swear their allegiance to him through oaths of fidelity, allowing luck from a series of ancient gods - specifically the 'Norse' or 'Germanic' gods Odin, Tyr and Freyr - to pass through the King to his kinsmen."
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Daniel Ballard Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:48:00pm |
re: #17 Killgore Trout
I'm old enough to be a classic rocker. Ever heard of the vast Cal Jam concert? But ya know fresh music is like fresh produce.
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Irenicum Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:49:52pm |
re: #3 Charles
When I first looked at the cover I wasn't sure if the dog was flying or humping. Thanks for the clarification!
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Irenicum Tue, Nov 3, 2009 3:52:11pm |
re: #14 SixDegrees
I just saw that on twitter too. It's about frikkin' time! Good riddance is right.
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Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:00:43pm |
I can't get over how bad George Hutchins campaign website is, he is running for GOP in the 4th district in North Carolina in 2010.
It has everything, bright red background, RANDOM capitalization OF words, multiple font colors, random quotes and slogans, banners for a dozen different far right groups, "Supports FOX News" banners featured prominently at the top and then scattered around elsewhere. The Alamo!, Windsor castle (wtf?), Teddy Roosevelt as a rough rider, and Ronald Reagan in Berlin.
It looks worse than most teenagers myspace pages that I have seen, or at least more busy. Maybe his grandson made the page for him or something?
[Link: www.georgehutchins.com...]
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Dionysus Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:01:24pm |
Not a bad song, but Weezer has been fading, they should have quit after Maladroit.
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Irenicum Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:02:00pm |
re: #28 Rightwingconspirator
Thanks. I just posted the same news to my FB page.
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freetoken Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:02:35pm |
re: #29 ausador
Perhaps he studied website design at The Shrieky Harpy Institute for Better Web Sites?
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Aye Pod Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:03:34pm |
The Indelicates "America" - Winner Of the Prestigious VPME best Video Award 2008
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wrenchwench Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:03:37pm |
re: #30 Dionysus
Not a bad song, but Weezer has been fading, they should have quit after Maladroit.
Welcome, hatchling.
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Cato the Elder Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:03:38pm |
That dog looks a lot like my dog. Only on meth...
Keep innocent dogs off drugs!
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SixDegrees Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:05:28pm |
re: #29 ausador
I can't get over how bad George Hutchins campaign website is, he is running for GOP in the 4th district in North Carolina in 2010.
It has everything, bright red background, RANDOM capitalization OF words, multiple font colors, random quotes and slogans, banners for a dozen different far right groups, "Supports FOX News" banners featured prominently at the top and then scattered around elsewhere. The Alamo!, Windsor castle (wtf?), Teddy Roosevelt as a rough rider, and Ronald Reagan in Berlin.
It looks worse than most teenagers myspace pages that I have seen, or at least more busy. Maybe his grandson made the page for him or something?
[Link: www.georgehutchins.com...]
Looks home made. It reminds me of the sort of "design" we used to see when desktop typesetting first became available to the masses. I was in the printing business at the time, and had done "real" typesetting for years, and...well, there's just something about a single page that uses every single typeface available on the user's machine, in every available primary color, that makes me cringe.
We used to call it "ransom note typography" and this web site has exactly the same look to it.
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Daniel Ballard Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:06:41pm |
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oh_dude Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:07:38pm |
Weezer is funny, but that dog is even funnier :-) HEE HEE!
BTW, if there are any Seinfeld fans out there, Amazon is having a sale on all of the complete season DVD sets for $15! each. Regularly $29.99-$35.00
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Digital Display Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:08:51pm |
My new favorite Album: Shaw-Blades Influences
911 may I help you?
Yes.. I think I'm having a heart attack
Why sir?
Charles just posted a track from Shaw-Blades
Sir?
Yes..He posted a track from Shaw-Blades..
Sir? I'm not seeing that on LGF
Send an ambulance stat...I'm not feeling so well
Sir? Is this a crank call?
No Shaw-blades on LGF?
No sir..
Is there Anybody at the Fire dept that knows CPR?
Yes sir..
Well ...What is taking so long?
/
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Aye Pod Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:09:47pm |
re: #29 ausador
I can't get over how bad George Hutchins campaign website is, he is running for GOP in the 4th district in North Carolina in 2010.
It has everything, bright red background, RANDOM capitalization OF words, multiple font colors, random quotes and slogans, banners for a dozen different far right groups, "Supports FOX News" banners featured prominently at the top and then scattered around elsewhere. The Alamo!, Windsor castle (wtf?), Teddy Roosevelt as a rough rider, and Ronald Reagan in Berlin.
It looks worse than most teenagers myspace pages that I have seen, or at least more busy. Maybe his grandson made the page for him or something?
[Link: www.georgehutchins.com...]
Looks like a cross between Pammy Gellers site and David Icke's site. Whoever designed it almost certainly has mental issues.
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The Left Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:10:48pm |
re: #32 freetoken
Perhaps he studied website design at The Shrieky Harpy Institute for Better Web Sites?
The Shrieking Harpy Insititute for Technology: S.H.I.T.
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Sheila Broflovski Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:15:09pm |
re: #29 ausador
I can't get over how bad George Hutchins campaign website is, he is running for GOP in the 4th district in North Carolina in 2010.
It has everything, bright red background, RANDOM capitalization OF words, multiple font colors, random quotes and slogans, banners for a dozen different far right groups, "Supports FOX News" banners featured prominently at the top and then scattered around elsewhere. The Alamo!, Windsor castle (wtf?), Teddy Roosevelt as a rough rider, and Ronald Reagan in Berlin.
It looks worse than most teenagers myspace pages that I have seen, or at least more busy. Maybe his grandson made the page for him or something?
[Link: www.georgehutchins.com...]
OMFG that is migraine-inducing.
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wrenchwench Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:18:22pm |
re: #41 HoosierHoops
My new favorite Album: Shaw-Blades Influences
911 may I help you?
Yes.. I think I'm having a heart attack
Why sir?
Charles just posted a track from Shaw-Blades
Sir?
Yes..He posted a track from Shaw-Blades..
Sir? I'm not seeing that on LGF
Send an ambulance stat...I'm not feeling so well
Sir? Is this a crank call?
No Shaw-blades on LGF?
No sir..
Is there Anybody at the Fire dept that knows CPR?
Yes sir..
Well ...What is taking so long?
/
FTFY. Not that I want to see you have a heart attack...
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reine.de.tout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:18:30pm |
Some interesting twitter items from Jake Tapper:
prelim exit poll data: 57% NJ voters, 51% VA voters approve Obama overall job performance
prelim exit poll data: 90% NJ voters + 85% VA voters worried about direction of the economy
prelim exit poll data, NJ: 19% say they cast their vote in part to express support for Obama, 20% in opposition, 60% not a factor
prelim exit poll data, VA: 18% say they cast their vote in part to express support for Obama, 24% in opposition, 55% not a factor
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Irenicum Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:18:56pm |
So apparently the reincarnated V enterprise is starting on ABC tonight and some on the left are saying that it's got anti Obama code in it. This should be fun. I wonder if orally taitz will "discover" pics of Barack eating hamsters! He's a space lizard after all!!! aaa!!!
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The Sanity Inspector Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:21:03pm |
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The Sanity Inspector Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:22:31pm |
It is indeed a groovy cover. However, the single most groovy album cover in the history of recorded music is Thelonious Monk's "Underground".
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austin_blue Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:23:13pm |
re: #3 Charles
Full size of the album cover. Great shot.
[Link: ecx.images-amazon.com...]
Charles-
Very interesting article in the Science Times today on Creationism in the Islamic World. Note that a) we can't get a look at Kingdom textbooks, and b) Kingdom-funded schools in the West are much more likely to produce YECs (50% in Canada vs. 20% in Pakistan). Good stuff!
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:28:06pm |
The Weezer guitar tone is immense, I love it.
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austin_blue Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:29:39pm |
re: #49 The Sanity Inspector
It is indeed a groovy cover. However, the single most groovy album cover in the history of recorded music is Thelonious Monk's "Underground".
As opposed to this:
And that, my friends, was a *marketing decision*.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:30:22pm |
re: #29 ausador
That Hutchins site is BREATHTAKING. It reminds me of The Practice Internet my friend made. (warning, makes MIDI noise)
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Dionysus Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:32:18pm |
re: #34 wrenchwench
Catching the registration windows here is near impossible, it took months.
re: #37 Rightwingconspirator
Maybe, but it's not often bands late in their careers make a high quality album when their recent material hasn't been too hot, but we can hope. I got the red album right when it came out but only found a couple good tracks, so I won't be rushing out to get this one, maybe I'll borrow it.
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ArchangelMichael Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:32:45pm |
re: #53 WindUpBird
That Hutchins site is BREATHTAKING. It reminds me of The Practice Internet my friend made. (warning, makes MIDI noise)
Epic...
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:34:22pm |
re: #54 Dionysus
Catching the registration windows here is near impossible, it took months.
re: #37 Rightwingconspirator
Maybe, but it's not often bands late in their careers make a high quality album when their recent material hasn't been too hot, but we can hope. I got the red album right when it came out but only found a couple good tracks, so I won't be rushing out to get this one, maybe I'll borrow it.
Sample Sample
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Killgore Trout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:34:47pm |
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abbyadams Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:37:04pm |
re: #29 ausador
WOW. Just, wow.
We must use all of our resources NOW, to prevent ALL future U.S. Generations from suffering under the same bondage which were forced upon all of us, due to the so-called 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Whoa.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:37:27pm |
Good one from The Onion tonight:
[Link: www.theonion.com...]
The Glenn Beck video story is pretty funny, but I don't know it it's appropriate to post here.
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Wozza Matter? Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:37:39pm |
do any of you want to destroy my sweater?...
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Daniel Ballard Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:40:15pm |
Breaking News
TMOBILE is near totally down nationally. Your truly is stuck with out a ride home since I can not reach the wife... If you have Tmobile, plan on land lines for a bit until this is fixed. Geez after sidekick you would think they would lewarn...
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Ojoe Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:40:22pm |
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Taqyia2Me Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:41:33pm |
re: #63 Ojoe
Upding for the awesome beauty but not the burned out nature of same...
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:41:59pm |
re: #29 ausador
The editor apparently never made it past freshman comp.
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Ojoe Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:42:21pm |
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:42:33pm |
re: #29 ausador
I can't get over how bad George Hutchins campaign website is, he is running for GOP in the 4th district in North Carolina in 2010.
It has everything, bright red background, RANDOM capitalization OF words, multiple font colors, random quotes and slogans, banners for a dozen different far right groups, "Supports FOX News" banners featured prominently at the top and then scattered around elsewhere. The Alamo!, Windsor castle (wtf?), Teddy Roosevelt as a rough rider, and Ronald Reagan in Berlin.
It looks worse than most teenagers myspace pages that I have seen, or at least more busy. Maybe his grandson made the page for him or something?
[Link: www.georgehutchins.com...]
Wow! That is seriously messed up. He has a "Stop Marijuana Use" banner but says nothing about other hallucinogens. Maybe there's a reason.
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webevintage Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:42:59pm |
re: #47 Irenicum
So apparently the reincarnated V enterprise is starting on ABC tonight and some on the left are saying that it's got anti Obama code in it. This should be fun. I wonder if orally taitz will "discover" pics of Barack eating hamsters! He's a space lizard after all!!! aaa!!!
hahahahaha
We were watching the old show earlier and I had forgotten about the hamsters.
All I hope is that V is good.
The new shows this season have sucked and with LOST not on until next year and Battlestar gone (and Caprica? where is Caprica?) I've got my fingers crossed that I'll get a scifi fix from it.
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Irenicum Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:43:30pm |
re: #67 Shiplord Kirel
Yeah, he's obviously all methed up.
/?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:43:40pm |
re: #13 ausador
There was an alien anti-gravity ray involved...
/or maybe a strip of bacon. ;)
No, they just took the baby from that Nirvana album cover and photoshopped it.
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Irenicum Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:45:44pm |
re: #68 webevintage
Yeah, the new Prisoner is coming out very soon too. And it stars Jesus! OK, it's Jim Caviezel. I own the old show and still love it. I hope the new one isn't too bad.
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Gearhead Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:45:56pm |
re: #67 Shiplord Kirel
...other hallucinogens. Maybe there's a reason.
Those are required for the site's colors to appear calm and soothing.
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jhrhv Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:48:08pm |
re: #49 The Sanity Inspector
I've always liked this album cover. This one is from back in the days when they were actually albums.
King Crimson 21st Century Schizoid Man
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Irenicum Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:48:14pm |
re: #68 webevintage
Actually, the only show I really like right now is Better Off Ted. It's incredibly funny and has very smart writing.
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Irenicum Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:49:34pm |
re: #73 jhrhv
Some serious acid going on there. That was some great music though.
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Bloodnok Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:49:47pm |
For fans of chicken pickin' and rockabilly. James Burton, Albert Lee and Chet Atkins.
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Sharmuta Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:51:55pm |
Is albusteve here? I thought he might find this tasty.
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MandyManners Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:53:18pm |
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:53:43pm |
re: #68 webevintage
hahahahaha
We were watching the old show earlier and I had forgotten about the hamsters.All I hope is that V is good.
The new shows this season have sucked and with LOST not on until next year and Battlestar gone (and Caprica? where is Caprica?) I've got my fingers crossed that I'll get a scifi fix from it.
V seems to be typical droll predictable TV fare... finding now, after about the 1st 6 minutes of the program, that I've wandered back to my keyboard, unconcerned with earth's fate, rather thinking it wouldn't be too bad in the clutches of Lizarddom.
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:54:28pm |
Also on Hutchens's site:
"Teddy Roosevelt...Roughrider...last US President in direct combat."
It depends on what one might mean by direct but I think JFK's encounters with the Japanese were pretty direct. Harry Truman commanded a WW1 artillery battery whose guns had a maximum range of just 7500 yards and were well within reach of German counter-battery fire, not to mention the odd sniper and fast-moving infantry advance. Bush 41's combat experience involved the rather direct process of bombing and strafing Japanese forces. Being shot down into the sea with the loss of your crewmates is certainly not a subtle gesture by the other side.
Perhaps Hutchens is under the impression that TR was already President when he led the Rough Riders up Kettle Hill in 1898?
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jhrhv Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:55:05pm |
re: #75 Irenicum
Back in the mid 80's I went to a Robert Fripp concert. It was Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists. It was 12 guys all playing guitars. No singing no other instruments. It was in an auditorium that could hold about 500. There were less then 100 people there. The power went out about halfway through the concert. They unplugged from their amps moved their chairs to the front of the stage and told everyone to move down closer to the stage liked it happened all the time. They played the rest of the show in emergency lighting. Great great show.
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ArchangelMichael Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:55:16pm |
re: #68 webevintage
Caprica is supposed to air its first post-pilot episode Jan 22, 2010.
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Achilles Tang Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:56:27pm |
A question about vaccination and swine flue in particular, please. This for a conversation where a family member needs education that is not from a family member; me.
I could google this and I know the answers, but does anyone have a good authoritative link, scientific, that best summarizes the reasons for getting vaccinated for Swine flu, particularly for the young?
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KingKenrod Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:57:36pm |
I love the Spike Jonze video to "Undone".
The music video for "Undone" was Weezer's first music video. According to Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story by John D. Luerssen, the band insisted that the video not have anything to do with a sweater. Yet Geffen received twenty five treatments for the video, all involving sweaters. The video marks one of the early directorial efforts of Spike Jonze, whose pitch was simply "A blue stage, a steadicam, a pack of wild dogs."[3] The $60,000 video was shot on a steadicam in one unbroken take, featuring the band playing to a sped up version of the song. When played at a slower speed, the illusion is created that the band is playing the song in the correct time, yet moving in slow motion. The one take was shot over twenty five times and the final version is somewhere between shot #15 and shot #20, in which the band had abandoned the idea of taking the video seriously at all. The humor was brought on by the frustration of shooting the same take over and over to a sped up version of the song as well as the fact that one of the dogs defecated on Patrick Wilson's bass drum pedal. The video became an instant hit on MTV.[4]
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jhrhv Tue, Nov 3, 2009 4:57:36pm |
re: #83 Naso Tang
Go to the CDC website. They lay it out in plain terms.
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Randall Gross Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:00:54pm |
So far people only think they've seen change. Wait until they start internalizing their computers...
[Link: www.popsci.com...]
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MandyManners Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:01:25pm |
re: #83 Naso Tang
A question about vaccination and swine flue in particular, please. This for a conversation where a family member needs education that is not from a family member; me.
I could google this and I know the answers, but does anyone have a good authoritative link, scientific, that best summarizes the reasons for getting vaccinated for Swine flu, particularly for the young?
[Link: www.cdc.gov...]
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:02:50pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:03:03pm |
re: #86 Thanos
So far people only think they've seen change. Wait until they start internalizing their computers...
[Link: www.popsci.com...]
Very cool! I was suprised at how big a pacemaker actually is!
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webevintage Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:04:36pm |
re: #82 ArchangelMichael
Caprica is supposed to air its first post-pilot episode Jan 22, 2010.
Thanks.
I know "google is your friend". I would wonder when it was coming on and then find something more interesting to google.
"The Plan" is at the top of Netflix, but it has the red VERY LONG WAIT next to it.
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HelloDare Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:08:19pm |
BREAKING NEWS: NBC calls Virginia governor's race for GOP's McDonnell
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:09:03pm |
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HelloDare Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:10:00pm |
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MandyManners Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:10:17pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:10:34pm |
Saw some election "shenanigans" today. Studied a bit, went and voted...
Got to the polls, there was a "sample" Republican ballot sitting on the registration table.
Maybe someone just left it there...
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freetoken Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:11:11pm |
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:11:28pm |
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:14:41pm |
re: #97 MandyManners
The guy with the most votes.
at least the margin is big enough that it's not the guy with the best lawyers this time.
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:15:28pm |
Yikes! I'm starting to wonder if the George Hutchins website isn't some kind of hoax. The guy not only has a batshit site design, he actually is batshit and only half literate besides:
"All major civilizations, since the beginning of recorded time, have fallen into DECLINE, and DECAY, once the majority citizens of each society, had ACCEPTED GAY MALE HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR, to be normal standards of conduct, in open public places."
He goes on to blame this gay male homosexual behavior (I guess he's ok with lesbians) for the decline and fall of Greece, Rome, the British Empire, Weimar Germany, and California. Oddly, he goes on to include a pic of himself posing in a public bathhouse, the Roman baths at the aptly named Bath, England to be exact.
He also states that "Open Persecution of GAY MALE HOMOSEXUALS is NOT Recommended..."
Not recommended? Is it only a suggestion? Are would-be persecutors still free to go against this recommendation?
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:19:34pm |
re: #102 Shiplord Kirel
Yikes! I'm starting to wonder if the George Hutchins website isn't some kind of hoax. The guy not only has a batshit site design, he actually is batshit and only half literate besides:
He goes on to blame this gay male homosexual behavior (I guess he's ok with lesbians) for the decline and fall of Greece, Rome, the British Empire, Weimar Germany, and California. Oddly, he goes on to include a pic of himself posing in a public bathhouse, the Roman baths at the aptly named Bath, England to be exact.He also states that "Open Persecution of GAY MALE HOMOSEXUALS is NOT Recommended..."
Not recommended? Is it only a suggestion? Are would-be persecutors still free to go against this recommendation?
That guy is so far gone and clueless- He's really the Slim Whitman of politics.
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jhrhv Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:20:03pm |
I thought Skeletor was the Master Of The Universe?
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:20:33pm |
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HelloDare Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:20:45pm |
re: #102 Shiplord Kirel
That website is scary. Looks like it was art directed by a psychotic clown. And then there are the actual words.
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freetoken Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:21:18pm |
re: #102 Shiplord Kirel
Seems to be a real person of that nature:
Member of the "Constitution Party", if that helps.
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:21:46pm |
re: #102 Shiplord Kirel
He also states that "Open Persecution of GAY MALE HOMOSEXUALS is NOT Recommended..."
Not recommended? Is it only a suggestion? Are would-be persecutors still free to go against this recommendation?
/ sounds like he want the persecutors to say in the closet
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HelloDare Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:21:52pm |
re: #104 Capitalist Tool
That guy is so far gone and clueless- He's really the Slim Whitman of politics.
No. Slim Whitman's jacket is only one color.
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~Fianna Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:21:52pm |
re: #102 Shiplord Kirel
Yikes! I'm starting to wonder if the George Hutchins website isn't some kind of hoax. The guy not only has a batshit site design, he actually is batshit and only half literate besides:
He goes on to blame this gay male homosexual behavior (I guess he's ok with lesbians) for the decline and fall of Greece, Rome, the British Empire, Weimar Germany, and California. Oddly, he goes on to include a pic of himself posing in a public bathhouse, the Roman baths at the aptly named Bath, England to be exact.He also states that "Open Persecution of GAY MALE HOMOSEXUALS is NOT Recommended..."
Not recommended? Is it only a suggestion? Are would-be persecutors still free to go against this recommendation?
Have you seen the Sanford and Son and Al Joelson minstrel makeup parts yet?
Wow. Just wow.
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Achilles Tang Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:22:04pm |
re: #104 Capitalist Tool
I clicked on that and couldn't find my sunglasses fast enough. Have I missed something, or are you giving airwaves to a nobody?
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jhrhv Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:22:14pm |
re: #106 Capitalist Tool
Please tell my wife. I've tried. She doesn't believe me for some reason.
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:22:57pm |
re: #108 freetoken
Seems to be a real person of that nature:
Member of the "Constitution Party", if that helps.
Yes, that explains it.
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Achilles Tang Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:23:44pm |
re: #113 jhrhv
Please tell my wife. I've tried. She doesn't believe me for some reason.
No bones in you know what could be the reason...
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reine.de.tout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:23:49pm |
re: #113 jhrhv
Please tell my wife. I've tried. She doesn't believe me for some reason.
It's because you're going about it the wrong way.
Tell your wife she is the mistress of the universe.
And treat her as such.
And then she will believe you.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:24:11pm |
I went to a vigil at Richmond High this afternoon for about half an hour.
On a more cheerful note, I have learned that one of the gym-class volleyball teams has named itself "We The People"
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jhrhv Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:24:47pm |
re: #116 reine.de.tout
That's a good idea. I think the reason she doesn't think I am is because she thinks she is.
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:25:32pm |
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:25:35pm |
re: #14 SixDegrees
In the good news column: Bardwell Resigns.
The Louisiana JoP who refused to marry interracial couples called it quits today. Took a bit longer than I had expected - and hoped - but good riddance.
Now he'll have more time to make his bathroom available to people of all races.
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webevintage Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:25:37pm |
Looks like VA has gone all the way for the GOP...
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avanti Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:25:40pm |
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:26:08pm |
re: #116 reine.de.tout
might be better to use the term queen than mistress, if ya know what I mean...
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:26:44pm |
re: #122 avanti
If he IS dreaming, at least its not this nightmare we live in every day.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:27:02pm |
re: #22 Mich-again
What will the Right Wing Purity Council make of this. Pagan Rites for Queens GOP Council Candidate
I don't know, but is there any particular reason why this man's religion should make him a bad candidate?
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:27:52pm |
re: #26 Irenicum
When I first looked at the cover I wasn't sure if the dog was flying or humping. Thanks for the clarification!
It looks happy, regardless. Happy-looking dogs always cheer me up.
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freetoken Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:28:17pm |
Hey, Mr. George Hutchins is a fan of Rush Limbaugh:
[Link: 74.125.95.132...]
Who would have guessed that one?
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Achilles Tang Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:29:23pm |
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:30:11pm |
re: #123 brookly red
might be better to use the term queen than mistress, if ya know what I mean...
the Queen said: if I had to, I'd be King.
the King laughed, because he had to.
two too
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:30:58pm |
re: #61 wozzablog
do any of you want to destroy my sweater?...
Does it have snowflakes, Santa, a reindeer, or bells with ribbons on it? If so, probably.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:31:18pm |
Christopher Walken covers a pop song:
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:31:30pm |
re: #111 ~Fianna
Have you seen the Sanford and Son and Al Joelson minstrel makeup parts yet?
Wow. Just wow.
Just saw it. He calls the NC Republican chairman a "cowardly rabbit" for taking exception to his comparison of Obama and his associates (real and alleged) to characters on Sanford and Son, so there is some hope for NC after all. It's unfortunate that this doofus was ever assocatied with Elizabeth Dole btw.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:32:58pm |
re: #68 webevintage
hahahahaha
We were watching the old show earlier and I had forgotten about the hamsters.All I hope is that V is good.
The new shows this season have sucked and with LOST not on until next year and Battlestar gone (and Caprica? where is Caprica?) I've got my fingers crossed that I'll get a scifi fix from it.
My cousin and I watched it secretly--well, maybe not as secretly as we thought. We were in a camper trailer, and our grandparents were theoretically unaware that we were watching TV in the next room of the trailer. Our grandparents weren't deaf.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:33:38pm |
re: #71 Irenicum
Yeah, the new Prisoner is coming out very soon too. And it stars Jesus! OK, it's Jim Caviezel. I own the old show and still love it. I hope the new one isn't too bad.
Isn't he the one who was struck by lightning twice while playing Jesus?
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Mr. Crankypants Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:34:09pm |
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austin_blue Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:34:15pm |
re: #96 HelloDare
Healthcare bill go bye-bye.
Great! It's a healthcare lobbyists dream!
[Link: www.infoplease.com...]
Yep, let's not change *anything*!
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reine.de.tout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:35:35pm |
re: #123 brookly red
might be better to use the term queen than mistress, if ya know what I mean...
Well. . . .as you can see, it's the term I use!
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:35:53pm |
re: #134 SanFranciscoZionist
Isn't he the one who was struck by lightning twice while playing Jesus?
The SAME 1.
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:36:41pm |
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avanti Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:36:50pm |
re: #124 TheMatrix31
If he IS dreaming, at least its not this nightmare we live in every day.
Even if the Dems lose all the local elections, it changes little in the balance in power. The Virgina race was lost weeks ago, NY 23 was a Republican seat, NJ has a crappy Dem Governor. The scary thing might be if the conservatives sweep them all, the loony right well take it as a sign they are on the correct path nationally.
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reine.de.tout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:37:05pm |
re: #111 ~Fianna
Have you seen the Sanford and Son and Al Joelson minstrel makeup parts yet?
Wow. Just wow.
FIANNA -
Have you finished the proofing yet?
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Killgore Trout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:37:45pm |
re: #136 austin_blue
I think they'll pass something. Healthcare reform is far from dead.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:37:45pm |
re: #102 Shiplord Kirel
Yikes! I'm starting to wonder if the George Hutchins website isn't some kind of hoax. The guy not only has a batshit site design, he actually is batshit and only half literate besides:
He goes on to blame this gay male homosexual behavior (I guess he's ok with lesbians) for the decline and fall of Greece, Rome, the British Empire, Weimar Germany, and California. Oddly, he goes on to include a pic of himself posing in a public bathhouse, the Roman baths at the aptly named Bath, England to be exact.He also states that "Open Persecution of GAY MALE HOMOSEXUALS is NOT Recommended..."
Not recommended? Is it only a suggestion? Are would-be persecutors still free to go against this recommendation?
God have mercy.
Um, how does he feel about straight male homosexuals? Just a question...
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:38:08pm |
re: #134 SanFranciscoZionist
Isn't he the one who was struck by lightning twice while playing Jesus?
But lighting never strikes twic... oooh, never mind.
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:39:10pm |
re: #132 Shiplord Kirel
Just saw it. He calls the NC Republican chairman a "cowardly rabbit" for taking exception to his comparison of Obama and his associates (real and alleged) to characters on Sanford and Son, so there is some hope for NC after all. It's unfortunate that this doofus was ever assocatied with Elizabeth Dole btw.
Knew a guy like this fool in the Army; not only a full- time @$$, but exceedingly dim.
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Sharmuta Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:40:29pm |
Thanos-
Club For Growth Spent $1 Million in NY-23. Is This a Bad Omen for the GOP in 2010?
The Atlantic’s Chris Good has an interesting breakdown on who spent what on New York’s hotly-contested 23rd congressional district race. The big news: The Club for Growth spent more than $1 million in support of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. That’s slightly less than the $1.1 million the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chipped in behalf of Democrat Bill Owens. Meanwhile, the National Republican Congressional Committee spent roughly $897,000—most of that money spent on ads directly challenging Owens, as opposed to building up Dede Scozzafava, a moderate Republican who dropped out of the race over the weekend.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:40:29pm |
re: #138 Capitalist Tool
The SAME 1.
You'd think that might be taken as a sign. I mean, I'm not much for omens, but getting struck by lightning MORE THAN ONCE while engaged in such a project must mean something.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:40:49pm |
re: #140 avanti
I'm sorry, I'll take anything if it means that things like healthcare, Cap N' Trade, etc are drowned and put to sleep.
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reine.de.tout Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:41:21pm |
More interesting stuff from Jake Tapper:
more exit poll: in VA voters "very" worried about economy went for McDonnell 73-26 percent. In NJ, they went for Christie 59-36 percent.
in VA McDonnell won independents 62-37%. in NJ, Christie won them 58-33%. but indies in VA a much bigger factor.
In both states, sharp drop-off of voters under 30 from 2008. Bad news for Ds.
here's why NJ was competitive: 53% had unfavorable view of Corzine; 49% had unfavorable view of Christie.
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:41:24pm |
re: #147 SanFranciscoZionist
You need to move away from that big tree?
/
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:41:29pm |
re: #102 Shiplord Kirel
I saw the "recommended" thing on that site, and I laughed myself silly. It's like his entire site was translated from English to Japanese and back again through Babelfish. I'm emailing it to all my friends as we speak.
(Is anyone here on Boardgamegeek? Site reminds me of GROGnads posts)
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austin_blue Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:42:41pm |
re: #142 Killgore Trout
I think they'll pass something. Healthcare reform is far from dead.
Agreed. The status quo is unsustainable.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:42:57pm |
re: #148 TheMatrix31
I'm sorry, I'll take anything if it means that things like healthcare, Cap N' Trade, etc are drowned and put to sleep.
But you're still okay with public health care for the military like Tricare, right? ;-)
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:43:35pm |
re: #150 Floral Giraffe
You need to move away from that big tree?
/
but I really really want that apple..
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:44:23pm |
re: #153 WindUpBird
I've heard some horror stories about that program.
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:44:56pm |
re: #147 SanFranciscoZionist
You'd think that might be taken as a sign. I mean, I'm not much for omens, but getting struck by lightning MORE THAN ONCE while engaged in such a project must mean something.
You just know Caviezel was twisting knobs over it, trying to tune in on WTH is goin' on?
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:46:15pm |
re: #150 Floral Giraffe
You need to move away from that big tree?
/
"Let's put it this way, if trouble were lightning, he'd be standing on top of a mountain in a thunderstorm, wearing copper armor, and waving a staff and shouting "All gods are bastards."
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wee fury Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:46:47pm |
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MittDoesNotCompute Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:47:49pm |
re: #120 SanFranciscoZionist
Now he'll have more time to make his bathroom available to people of all races.
I hope a visitor drops a big log in the bowl at the ex-JOP's house...you know, the kind that take several flushes, a plunger, a plumber's snake, Drano, and some dynamite to get rid of.
///
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:48:13pm |
re: #142 Killgore Trout
I think they'll pass something. Healthcare reform is far from dead.
Yep. Sorry, Republicans. It's not going away. Something will pass. We can argue on what, and how, and who it covers, and what it covers, and whether Reid is a douchebag (yes) but some form of reform will pass. And it won't be Marxism, it won't have death panels or murder councils or vivisection politburos. It might be efficient, it might be inefficient, but it'll be at least the beginning of a solution to the titanic ball of utter bullshit that is health care in America now.
And Michelle Bachmann will weep and rend her garments and her makeup will run and Keyboard Cat will play her off and the world will keep spinning 'round the sun.
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:48:24pm |
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:50:28pm |
re: #159 talon_262
I hope a visitor drops a big log in the bowl at the ex-JOP's house...you know, the kind that take several flushes, a plunger, a plumber's snake, Drano, and some dynamite to get rid of.
///
more fiber dude...
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Capitalist Tool Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:50:30pm |
re: #161 brookly red
no shit, this vista crap is making me crazy.
Then you might want to consider Windows 7.
No wait... you might want to wait for Service Pack 1, at least- or better yet, SP3.
But it might be New Vista 3 by then...
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Racer X Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:50:37pm |
Health care change is coming, no doubt about it. Thats the good news.
Keeping the government as far away from it as possible will be the challenge.
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:50:39pm |
re: #157 SanFranciscoZionist
"Let's put it this way, if trouble were lightning, he'd be standing on top of a mountain in a thunderstorm, wearing copper armor, and waving a staff and shouting "All gods are bastards."
Holding a golf umbrella!
LOL!
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:51:19pm |
Tonight on NOVA: Becoming Human Pt. 1
Part 1 of 3. The evolutionary arc of humans is explored, beginning with what may have led to the split from the apes. The documentary details the discovery of Selam, a nearly complete child fossil.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:51:20pm |
re: #155 TheMatrix31
I've heard some horror stories about that program.
Yeah? I've heard some great things about it.
...from my buddies who are actually in the military. Yes, despite my appearance, I know guys who serve. My friends who grew up as the children of military parents who brag about their awesome military dental care. You can give me your horror stories, and I will respond in kind about private insurance considering being raped a "pre-existing condition."
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brookly red Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:51:38pm |
re: #163 Capitalist Tool
Then you might want to consider Windows 7.
No wait... you might want to wait for Service Pack 1, at least- or better yet, SP3.
But it might be New Vista 3 by then...
never again.
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Jetpilot1101 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:52:14pm |
OT: It appears that the Virginia races are total routes. The democrats are getting soundly defeated. I don't think these elections say anything about what will happen in 2010 but it is interesting that a state that went for Mr. Obama in 2008 has soundly rejected the democrat candidate one year later.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:52:48pm |
re: #168 brookly red
never again.
Obviously you are not a core computer gamer. 8-) Windows! The necessary evil.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:53:13pm |
re: #164 Racer X
Health care change is coming, no doubt about it. Thats the good news.
Keeping the government as far away from it as possible will be the challenge.
Quite Concur.
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Velvet Elvis Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:54:23pm |
re: #149 reine.de.tout
In both states, sharp drop-off of voters under 30 from 2008. Bad news for Ds.
.
Deeds ran by criticizing Obama. What did they expect?
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Velvet Elvis Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:55:14pm |
Things are looking good for the gay marriage referendum out of Maine.
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TheMatrix31 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:55:31pm |
re: #164 Racer X
Health care change is coming, no doubt about it. Thats the good news.
Keeping the government as far away from it as possible will be the challenge.
And THAT...will never happen.
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austin_blue Tue, Nov 3, 2009 5:58:11pm |
re: #164 Racer X
Health care change is coming, no doubt about it. Thats the good news.
Keeping the government as far away from it as possible will be the challenge.
Because Medicare has been such a Major Fail.
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Racer X Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:01:26pm |
re: #176 austin_blue
Because Medicare has been such a Major Fail.
Yep.
Which is why I wonder why so many Americans are in such a rush to let the government get more involved in health care. I want them to back the fuck away a bit.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:02:08pm |
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austin_blue Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:02:42pm |
re: #177 Racer X
Yep.
Which is why I wonder why so many Americans are in such a rush to let the government get more involved in health care. I want them to back the fuck away a bit.
Irony is lost on you.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:04:13pm |
re: #164 Racer X
Health care change is coming, no doubt about it. Thats the good news.
Keeping the government as far away from it as possible will be the challenge.
Hey, if private industry could somehow make it work, I'd be fine with it. Right now, private industry is failing utterly. Monumental, breathtaking fail. Why IS it that health care providers are exempt from anti-trust? A curious thing, no?
"Health economist James Robinson found in 2003 that three large firms controlled more than 50% of enrollment in almost every state." (source: James Robinson and LA Times
I am not for Government Health Care. I am not hell-bent on single payer. I am for health care that is affordable for average humans, does not rape entrepreneurs and discourage entrepreneurship, does not ruin people's lives, bankrupt them, and cut them off because their babies are too fat.
I just want it to work. I am not an ideologue. Maybe you are. I don't care if private industry makes it work, if the government makes it work, if space aliens land in a flying freaking saucer and give everyone coverage.
Sometimes I think private industry is the solution, sometimes I think government is the solution. I guess that makes me EXTTREMIST LIBURALRLLHGBL!!!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:06:58pm |
re: #177 Racer X
Yep.
Which is why I wonder why so many Americans are in such a rush to let the government get more involved in health care. I want them to back the fuck away a bit.
How much experience do you have with Medicare? I worked with people who recieved medicare as part of my gig in mental health. For years and years and years. I dealt with medicare all the time. And it was magnificent. It's the reason I'm so pro-reform. I have actually experienced how smooth and efficient Medicare works.
Ideology is not the answer to this problem.
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Dona Quixote Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:08:07pm |
What is wrong with the public option, ie allowing people who can't find private insurance to buy into a Medicare like program? I know so many people who would love to find any kind of coverage at all. And I knew people who died because they didn't have health care. If I know of people like that, doesn't everyone? What is the solution? Just let people who can't find coverage die? Can we live with that any longer? I'm finding it hard as it hits closer and closer to home. I'm not kidding. I would really like to know what the alternatives are.
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The Sanity Inspector Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:14:10pm |
re: #73 jhrhv
I've always liked this album cover. This one is from back in the days when they were actually albums.
King Crimson 21st Century Schizoid Man
Yes indeed...There's something about a gatefold album cover that a cd booklet can never replace.
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austin_blue Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:15:13pm |
re: #181 WindUpBird
How much experience do you have with Medicare? I worked with people who recieved medicare as part of my gig in mental health. For years and years and years. I dealt with medicare all the time. And it was magnificent. It's the reason I'm so pro-reform. I have actually experienced how smooth and efficient Medicare works.
Ideology is not the answer to this problem.
Here is what Medicare did for the elderly:
"The poverty rate among the elderly, for example, declined dramatically from 35.2 percent in 1959 to 10.1 percent in 2005 and is now lower than for any other age group."
Link: [Link: www.econlib.org...]
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William Barnett-Lewis Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:21:08pm |
re: #151 WindUpBird
(Is anyone here on Boardgamegeek? Site reminds me of GROGnads posts)
Yikes! I knew there was a reason to avoid the site...
William
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Mr. Crankypants Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:22:07pm |
re: #184 austin_blue
/but see that means that the cost of care goes up because not enough of them are dying off from lack of it. That's why we'll need death panels or Jack Kavorkian will take over as Surgeon General!
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webevintage Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:24:04pm |
My parents luuuvvv Medicare...I can only hope to live so long.
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Achilles Tang Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:27:06pm |
re: #177 Racer X
Yep.
Which is why I wonder why so many Americans are in such a rush to let the government get more involved in health care. I want them to back the fuck away a bit.
There are people who brag how their employer provided health care, without requiring qualification tests, cover everything; people like those in congress for example.
Then there are those who have an understanding with their doctor that nothing falling under the deductible is ever documented or submitted so that the for profit won't have a case to double the yearly increase that will come anyway.
Why don't you back the fuck off a bit when you have nothing of value to add?
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wii42 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:35:02pm |
Loved the video, wonder how the song would stand on its own, audio only.
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Mr. Crankypants Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:38:15pm |
re: #189 wii42
Yeah..I wonder that about a lot of artists these days...would Brittany Spears even have a career if she had to depend on the radio only for exposure?
I miss the days when you could be one homely SOB and still end up with a great career just because you were talented and could either play or sing or both.
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Achilles Tang Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:41:09pm |
re: #184 austin_blue
I have contact with a lot of people who are people on Medicaid.
Guess what? In this country if you live from paycheck to paycheck, or don't even have a paycheck then medical costs are the least of your problems. The services are free and the only reason the medical statistics for the group are bad is because they don't take advantage of the services until late in the game.
And that is not Obama socialism. It has been that way for many years. Want to guess who pays for it (which is not to say I mean to let them die)?
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The Left Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:53:37pm |
re: #191 Naso Tang
I have contact with a lot of people who are people on Medicaid.
Guess what? In this country if you live from paycheck to paycheck, or don't even have a paycheck then medical costs are the least of your problems. The services are free and the only reason the medical statistics for the group are bad is because they don't take advantage of the services until late in the game.
According to a peer-reviewed study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Medicine, nearly 62 percent of all U.S. bankruptcies in 2007 were due to health care costs — and 78 percent of people who were driven into bankruptcy by their medical bills had insurance.
A lot of middleclass people live paycheck to paycheck. And even if you don't a lot of people are one medical emergency away from bankruptcy.
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Dona Quixote Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:53:44pm |
I think that access to free care is limited by the area you live in. In my state there is almost no access for working adults with low incomes. Most just pay cash for their doctors visits, use emergency rooms and pray. A Lot.
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Achilles Tang Tue, Nov 3, 2009 6:58:54pm |
re: #192 iceweasel
A lot of middleclass people live paycheck to paycheck. And even if you don't a lot of people are one medical emergency away from bankruptcy.
If you don't have any assets and work part time or are on assistance and typically don't have a credit card or even a bank account, then what meaning is bankruptcy? It is protection from what?
I don't think you realize how many Americans live like that. I didn't until a few years ago.
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John Vreeland Tue, Nov 3, 2009 7:03:21pm |
re: #30 I was playing a bunch of their old stuff and it hit me: It's all navel-gazing music.
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wii42 Tue, Nov 3, 2009 7:04:55pm |
re: #190 PT Barnum
...depend on the radio only ...
w00t - one of those flashbacks they warned us about. Somebody cue the Buggles.
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March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
William Lewis
Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
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Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
