NBC News is reporting that, as expected, President Obama is going to nominate U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to serve as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court — an appointment that is oddly drawing more ire from the left than from the right, because even though Kagan’s a pretty solid liberal in most ways, the left doesn’t like her views on the treatment of terrorist detainees.
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jamesfirecat Sun, May 9, 2010 7:56:05pm |
Well lets see if the right managed to lay the groundwork for her destruction before Obama managed to name her as his pick, that’s what they had to do right?
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 7:56:07pm |
Heat from the left and right. Must be a centrist decision. hah.
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 7:58:20pm |
re: #1 jamesfirecat
Like a horse trade-If neither party thinks they got the right deal-It is the right deal.
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laZardo Sun, May 9, 2010 7:59:17pm |
And speaking of nominations, have to perform my (other?) patriotic duty.
BBL
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:00:35pm |
take away citizenship for traitors, give citizenship to terrorists….it all equals out somehow
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Cato the Elder Sun, May 9, 2010 8:02:18pm |
re: #5 albusteve
take away citizenship for traitors, give citizenship to terrorists…it all equals out somehow
Link?
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Cato the Elder Sun, May 9, 2010 8:03:57pm |
Is “Scrooster” still here?
Because there’s nothing like a troll roast to follow up a Mother’s Day roast.
Der Appetit kommt beim Essen.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:04:29pm |
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jamesfirecat Sun, May 9, 2010 8:04:35pm |
re: #7 Cato the Elder
Is “Scrooster” still here?
Because there’s nothing like a troll roast to follow up a Mother’s Day roast.
Der Appetit kommt beim Essen.
Yep he just started up again on the Tea Party tread, two more posts for you to down ding to oblivion if you’re so inclined….
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:05:39pm |
re: #7 Cato the Elder
Is “Scrooster” still here?
Because there’s nothing like a troll roast to follow up a Mother’s Day roast.
Der Appetit kommt beim Essen.
Scrooster?
burn him
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Cato the Elder Sun, May 9, 2010 8:05:56pm |
re: #9 jamesfirecat
Yep he just started up again on the Tea Party tread, two more posts for you to down ding to oblivion if you’re so inclined…
Heh. Downdings are to trolls as stuffing is to geese.
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:07:35pm |
re: #11 Cato the Elder
My grandfather does this great thing with a turkey and a beer can…
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:07:51pm |
re: #9 jamesfirecat
Yep he just started up again on the Tea Party tread, two more posts for you to down ding to oblivion if you’re so inclined…
I’ll kick the door. You take em high, I’ll take ‘em low.
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ausador Sun, May 9, 2010 8:08:04pm |
Don’t you mean the facist leaning, terrorist loving, Islamic apologist, bull dyke, Kagan in 4…3…2…1..
/sigh…
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:10:10pm |
re: #12 McSpiff
My grandfather does this great thing with a turkey and a beer can…
And …
That recipe is in VOLUME 1 of the cookbook!
Volume 2 continues the tradition with great recipes, great art, Cato’s poem featuring favorite lizards, and Killgore’s Very Own Gardening Section.
Help support LGF (and all of the wonderful features that Charles provides) - buy a copy of one or both of the LGF Readers Cookbooks!
(shameless promotion now “off”. Every time I do this, we get one more purchase. If, like, 10 or 15 of y’all would just go ahead and buy a copy NOW, I could quit this)
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:10:27pm |
re: #11 Cato the Elder
Heh. Downdings are to trolls as stuffing is to geese.
we used to say…
like poop through a goose
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Charles Johnson Sun, May 9, 2010 8:11:34pm |
Meanwhile, we still have flag fetishists showing up in the Cinco de Mayo thread.
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NJDhockeyfan Sun, May 9, 2010 8:11:40pm |
the left doesn’t like her views on the treatment of terrorist detainees.
I like her already.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:11:42pm |
re: #15 reine.de.tout
And …
That recipe is in VOLUME 1 of the cookbook!
Volume 2 continues the tradition with great recipes, great art, Cato’s poem featuring favorite lizards, and Killgore’s Very Own Gardening Section.Help support LGF (and all of the wonderful features that Charles provides) - buy a copy of one or both of the LGF Readers Cookbooks!
(shameless promotion now “off”. Every time I do this, we get one more purchase. If, like, 10 or 15 of y’all would just go ahead and buy a copy NOW, I could quit this)
I can’t quit you babe…pitch me
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NJDhockeyfan Sun, May 9, 2010 8:12:15pm |
re: #17 Charles
Meanwhile, we still have flag fetishists showing up in the Cinco de Mayo thread.
I have never read that thread. I don’t think I want to.
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jamesfirecat Sun, May 9, 2010 8:12:33pm |
re: #17 Charles
Meanwhile, we still have flag fetishists showing up in the Cinco de Mayo thread.
Wow… we really need to start a new thread on that just so we can keep the bastards coralled some place closer to hand…
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 8:13:10pm |
re: #7 Cato the Elder
Is “Scrooster” still here?
Because there’s nothing like a troll roast to follow up a Mother’s Day roast.
Der Appetit kommt beim Essen.
It ran away, to take a nap ( If you ask me) so that it can reappear at 2 am & post the most dramatic flounce, evah!
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:13:36pm |
re: #20 NJDhockeyfan
I have never read that thread. I don’t think I want to.
I was lost in space…sounds like a good one
did SO!
did NOT!
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:13:55pm |
re: #15 reine.de.tout
I wish you could have seen my Mom in laws face looking through the cookbook. Priceless.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:13:58pm |
re: #22 Floral Giraffe
It ran away, to take a nap ( If you ask me) so that it can reappear at 2 am & post the most dramatic flounce, evah!
(Crossing fingers. Please, please, please…)
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What, me worry? Sun, May 9, 2010 8:15:04pm |
re: #21 jamesfirecat
Wow… we really need to start a new thread on that just so we can keep the bastards coralled some place closer to hand…
That was a good thread. But when was it, like Thursday?
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:15:10pm |
re: #24 Rightwingconspirator
I wish you could have seen my Mom in laws face looking through the cookbook. Priceless.
I predict Numero Doo will be a blockbuster
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:16:34pm |
re: #27 albusteve
Good call. How are things in NM?
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:16:59pm |
re: #24 Rightwingconspirator
I wish you could have seen my Mom in laws face looking through the cookbook. Priceless.
*mom tears* My boy has fallen in with a strange crowd….
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:17:01pm |
Maybe a ‘recipe’ tag on Pages to start collecting recipes for the next version? Or just for the young men in the audience who need recipes…
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:17:38pm |
for the Cookbook…from the Beatles stash
Youtube Video
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:17:43pm |
GRRR…
So the most liberal SCOTUS justice is to be replaced. And Obama picks a centrist who favors extensions of Executive power over the likes of Harold Koh or Diane Wood. How does this make sense?
Where did you left your balls, Obama?
*sulks*
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:18:02pm |
re: #7 Cato the Elder
Is “Scrooster” still here?
Because there’s nothing like a troll roast to follow up a Mother’s Day roast.
Der Appetit kommt beim Essen.
scrooster is, unfortunately, kicking around the tea party thread, where he just posted a most vile screed toward Dark Falcon. That one was angry before he registered; apparently feels the need to show us a thing or two!
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 8:18:21pm |
re: #17 Charles
Meanwhile, we still have flag fetishists showing up in the Cinco de Mayo thread.
LOL!
I do love some of the “Dead thread” posters. Suitably downdinged them!
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:18:34pm |
re: #24 Rightwingconspirator
I wish you could have seen my Mom in laws face looking through the cookbook. Priceless.
Is that good or bad?
I hope she liked it!
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:18:46pm |
re: #28 Rightwingconspirator
Good call. How are things in NM?
been north for three weeks….man, I tell ya, the mountains look good to me….home sweet home
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 8:18:54pm |
re: #25 Cannadian Club Akbar
(Crossing fingers. Please, please, please…)
Yeah, hit it once for me, would you?
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:19:04pm |
re: #29 SteveC
*mom tears* My boy has fallen in with a strange crowd…
LOL.
That’s sorta what I’m picturing.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:19:21pm |
re: #7 Cato the Elder
Is “Scrooster” still here?
Because there’s nothing like a troll roast to follow up a Mother’s Day roast.
Der Appetit kommt beim Essen.
Sadly, the shitbird flew its coop before it could be grilled.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:19:22pm |
re: #32 Nimed
GRRR…
So the most liberal SCOTUS justice is to be replaced. And Obama picks a centrist who favors extensions of Executive power over the likes of Harold Koh or Diane Wood. How does this make sense?
Where did you left your balls, Obama?
*sulks*
Well, now I like her!!
/
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lostlakehiker Sun, May 9, 2010 8:19:27pm |
Obama will survive the left’s disappointment. There’s no LeftTea party movement to oust him in favor of Kucinich.
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:19:31pm |
re: #30 McSpiff
Maybe a ‘recipe’ tag on Pages to start collecting recipes for the next version? Or just for the young men in the audience who need recipes…
If you e-mail them to me, I will keep them JUST IN CASE.
My addy is in my profile.
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:20:45pm |
re: #39 Dark_Falcon
Aw I was just going to jump over to the thread and have at it. Oh well.
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:21:11pm |
re: #43 Rightwingconspirator
She loved it!
Ah!
Good to hear!
Everybody, see that?
RWC’s mom loved the cookbook!
So will you!
Buy now!
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:21:45pm |
re: #36 albusteve
I am determined to get back. The mountains north of Las Cruces look like a perfect camping/photogrphy prospect to me.
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 8:21:56pm |
re: #17 Charles
Meanwhile, we still have flag fetishists showing up in the Cinco de Mayo thread.
You just gave me visions of an S&M chamber fiasco… with that all American Tea Partier (and disaster riddled coal company honcho) Don Blankenship getting the special treatment from that dominatrix, The Sarah.
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:22:08pm |
re: #32 Nimed
GRRR…
So the most liberal SCOTUS justice is to be replaced. And Obama picks a centrist who favors extensions of Executive power over the likes of Harold Koh or Diane Wood. How does this make sense?
Oh, this healthcare bill looks wonderful! And what is this? The government can use the Infernal Revenue Service to fine individuals and organizations that choose not to participate in the plan? What an interesting idea!
Let’s give it a whirl!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:22:09pm |
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Lidane Sun, May 9, 2010 8:22:26pm |
re: #18 NJDhockeyfan
I like her already.
So do Orrin Hatch and Lindsey Graham, which makes the far left wary. She even sent letters of recommendation for some of Bush’s nominees, which has some D’s concerned as well.
I don’t know anything about her so I can’t judge her, but if she’s drawing this kind of reaction, she sounds interesting to me.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:23:31pm |
Sometimes BO is so f-ing disappointing… What’s the point of having a liberal President if he doesn’t pick liberal justices?
It’s not like Bush was coy about his picks.
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erraticsphinx Sun, May 9, 2010 8:23:50pm |
re: #32 Nimed
She seems liberal enough to me, I think Obama knew what he was doing.
It’s going to be interesting to see what the GOP will spin out of this pick.
Pretty sure it will make them seem even more terrible than it did with Sotomayor.
They burned their bridges with Hispanics….so who’s next!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:25:05pm |
re: #51 Nimed
Sometimes BO is so f-ing disappointing… What’s the point of having a liberal President if he doesn’t pick liberal justices?
It’s not like Bush was coy about his picks.
And the President approved of the sniping of Somali pirates!!! OH NOES!!!
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jamesfirecat Sun, May 9, 2010 8:25:11pm |
re: #52 erraticsphinx
She seems liberal enough to me, I think Obama knew what he was doing.
It’s going to be interesting to see what the GOP will spin out of this pick.
Pretty sure it will make them seem even more terrible than it did with Sotomayor.They burned their bridges with Hispanics…so who’s next!
When they insult lesbians they anger insult entire horny male demographic and believe me that’s a pretty big demographic!
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The Bunny Sun, May 9, 2010 8:25:12pm |
re: #39 Dark_Falcon
Sadly, the shitbird flew its coop before it could be grilled.
The other place thinks “Scrooster” is our Charles. (thanks for the link to the place)
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:25:51pm |
re: #46 Rightwingconspirator
I am determined to get back. The mountains north of Las Cruces look like a perfect camping/photogrphy prospect to me.
the entire state rates zee bomb….no other place like it imo, a photographers heaven…I have hundreds of pics of dilapidated buildings and junk cars….I might do a book
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Walter L. Newton Sun, May 9, 2010 8:25:54pm |
re: #7 Cato the Elder
Is “Scrooster” still here?
Because there’s nothing like a troll roast to follow up a Mother’s Day roast.
Der Appetit kommt beim Essen.
I’m back.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:26:30pm |
re: #44 Rightwingconspirator
Aw I was just going to jump over to the thread and have at it. Oh well.
Still, its worth the trip to downding him. Help drive down his karma to make clear what a ass he was.
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:26:47pm |
re: #56 albusteve
You probably should. Something about the desert and old stuff. It just works.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:27:16pm |
re: #51 Nimed
Sometimes BO is so f-ing disappointing… What’s the point of having a liberal President if he doesn’t pick liberal justices?
It’s not like Bush was coy about his picks.
the point is to get re-elected
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:27:26pm |
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:28:10pm |
re: #58 Dark_Falcon
Still, its worth the trip to downding him. Help drive down his karma to make clear what a ass he was.
He’s already #1 through 10 in the Bottom ten comments! That’s the pinnacle of LGF stupidity, what’s his goal this time?
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erraticsphinx Sun, May 9, 2010 8:28:13pm |
re: #60 albusteve
Or maybe he’s not as far-left as everyone thinks he is and is making what he feels to be the right pick.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:28:25pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:28:52pm |
re: #51 Nimed
Sometimes BO is so f-ing disappointing… What’s the point of having a liberal President if he doesn’t pick liberal justices?
It’s not like Bush was coy about his picks.
Obama picked someone who would support his policies. And on anti-terror measures, Obama has accepted some of the policies of the Bush Administration. The appointment of Kagan may therefore be seen as a ratification of those policies.
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:29:04pm |
re: #64 albusteve
I’m front…we’ll meet up bro
I can’t be the only one picturing one of those donkey costumes right now…
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lostlakehiker Sun, May 9, 2010 8:29:20pm |
re: #52 erraticsphinx
She seems liberal enough to me, I think Obama knew what he was doing.
It’s going to be interesting to see what the GOP will spin out of this pick.
Pretty sure it will make them seem even more terrible than it did with Sotomayor.They burned their bridges with Hispanics…so who’s next!
GOP would be wise to say nothing and just vote yes and save their ammo for some future pick they violently disagree with. If that happens.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:29:46pm |
re: #62 SteveC
He’s already #1 through 10 in the Bottom ten comments! That’s the pinnacle of LGF stupidity, what’s his goal this time?
To establish him as the all time one-thread negative karma leader.
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:30:00pm |
re: #66 McSpiff
I can’t be the only one picturing one of those donkey costumes right now…
Or the cow disguise from Top Secret…
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jamesfirecat Sun, May 9, 2010 8:30:04pm |
re: #67 lostlakehiker
GOP would be wise to say nothing and just vote yes and save their ammo for some future pick they violently disagree with. If that happens.
That would require self control the current GOP seems to lack in my opinion.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:30:13pm |
re: #66 McSpiff
I can’t be the only one picturing one of those donkey costumes right now…
“why I oughta…”
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:30:41pm |
re: #65 Dark_Falcon
Obama picked someone who would support his policies. And on anti-terror measures, Obama has accepted some of the policies of the Bush Administration. The appointment of Kagan may therefore be seen as a ratification of those policies.
As a liberal who supports waging the WoT without hesitation or restriction, I think this is a pretty nifty choice…
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 8:30:53pm |
re: #67 lostlakehiker
GOP would be wise to say nothing and just vote yes and save their ammo for some future pick they violently disagree with. If that happens.
They have yet to show the capacity to use the incredibly important tactic of “picking your battles.”
Sotomayor wasn’t worth the fight. They did it anyway.
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lostlakehiker Sun, May 9, 2010 8:31:51pm |
re: #73 Soap_Man
They have yet to show the capacity to use the incredibly important tactic of “picking your battles.”
Sotomayor wasn’t worth the fight. They did it anyway.
A lesson in there somewhere?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:32:23pm |
If I hear heads popping on the left and the right, you will hear this from me: Heh.
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:32:54pm |
re: #71 albusteve
“why I oughta…”
Truth be told, I’ve always pictured you and Walter as the two old dudes from the Muppets.
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jamesfirecat Sun, May 9, 2010 8:33:06pm |
re: #74 lostlakehiker
A lesson in there somewhere?
The Current GOP seems just like Seinfeld at the moment to me, no hugs, no lessons.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:33:52pm |
re: #74 lostlakehiker
A lesson in there somewhere?
no…all the lessons are about election…this triffling shit means nothing…the next lessons involve re-election
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Walter L. Newton Sun, May 9, 2010 8:34:03pm |
re: #76 McSpiff
Truth be told, I’ve always pictured you and Walter as the two old dudes from the Muppets.
That’s a bunch of bull pucky…
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 8:34:03pm |
re: #75 Cannadian Club Akbar
If I hear heads popping on the left and the right, you will hear this from me: Heh.
let us wait a few days and wait to see if there are any truffles to be found…
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The Bunny Sun, May 9, 2010 8:34:58pm |
re: #76 McSpiff
Truth be told, I’ve always pictured you and Walter as the two old dudes from the Muppets.
I pictured it as Cato and Walter, but I know what you mean!
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:35:07pm |
re: #76 McSpiff
Truth be told, I’ve always pictured you and Walter as the two old dudes from the Muppets.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:35:08pm |
re: #65 Dark_Falcon
Obama picked someone who would support his policies. And on anti-terror measures, Obama has accepted some of the policies of the Bush Administration. The appointment of Kagan may therefore be seen as a ratification of those policies.
Yeah, well, that’s part of my problems with this pick. I don’t like the way we’re happily trotting on the road toward His Majesty the President of the US.
I’m very pissed off now, it will pass. But I really expected Obama to be particularly strong on these matters, given his background. It’s just so disappointing…
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:35:37pm |
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:35:42pm |
re: #76 McSpiff
Truth be told, I’ve always pictured you and Walter as the two old dudes from the Muppets.
I’m a fitness stud in my 32 year old prime…Walter is a wreck and like, 68 years old
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dog philosopher Sun, May 9, 2010 8:36:03pm |
i can’t make out what’s horribly unacceptable to progressives about her except that she once gave some answers to lindsay graham that were favorable to the “patriot” act
on the other hand, she’s basically a law professor, not really a practicing lawyer much less a judge
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:36:12pm |
re: #73 Soap_Man
They have yet to show the capacity to use the incredibly important tactic of “picking your battles.”
Sotomayor wasn’t worth the fight. They did it anyway.
The rage of the GOP base does not allow for stepping back. Their ODS tends to impel them to Rush forward to confront Obama like a band of Knights Templar. Obama, by contrast, can use a nomination like the wily Sala-al-Din (Saladin); keeping his distance and letting their fury lead them to fight him on ground of his choosing.
/Note: I am not suggesting Obama is a Muslim.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, May 9, 2010 8:37:01pm |
re: #85 albusteve
I’m a fitness stud in my 32 year old prime…Walter is a wreck and like, 68 years old
No… I’m a 108 year old grocery store bagger…. you didn’t hear?
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Querent Sun, May 9, 2010 8:37:25pm |
re: #17 Charles
Meanwhile, we still have flag fetishists showing up in the Cinco de Mayo thread.
ay caramba!
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:37:49pm |
re: #86 engineer dog
i can’t make out what’s horribly unacceptable to progressives about her except that she once gave some answers to lindsay graham that were favorable to the “patriot” act
on the other hand, she’s basically a law professor, not really a practicing lawyer much less a judge
I can be a SCJ. You don’t have to be a practicing attorney.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:37:53pm |
re: #83 Nimed
Yeah, well, that’s part of my problems with this pick. I don’t like the way we’re happily trotting on the road toward His Majesty the President of the US.
I’m very pissed off now, it will pass. But I really expected Obama to be particularly strong on these matters, given his background. It’s just so disappointing…
Obama’s views have changed now that he is president. He’s come to understand the importance of Bush’s anti-terror policies.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:37:54pm |
re: #88 Walter L. Newton
No… I’m a 108 year old grocery store bagger… you didn’t hear?
I was trying to cover for you….whoops!…need a hand?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:39:12pm |
re: #91 Dark_Falcon
Obama’s views have changed now that he is president. He’s come to understand the importance of Bush’s anti-terror policies.
His views changed after he was elected, before being sworn in, at a National Security meeting.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 8:39:18pm |
re: #91 Dark_Falcon
Obama’s views have changed now that he is president. He’s come to understand the importance of Bush’s anti-terror policies.
I’m willing to bet every president changes a little bit (maybe a lot) that first day they head to the Situation Room and see those top secret docs for the first time.
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jamesfirecat Sun, May 9, 2010 8:39:38pm |
re: #87 Dark_Falcon
The rage of the GOP base does not allow for stepping back. Their ODS tends to impel them to Rush forward to confront Obama like a band of Knights Templar. Obama, by contrast, can use a nomination like the wily Sala-al-Din (Saladin); keeping his distance and letting their fury lead them to fight him on ground of his choosing.
/Note: I am not suggesting Obama is a Muslim.
I would have no real idea who Saladin is if I hadn’t just watched a lets play of Dante’s Inferno….
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:39:58pm |
re: #88 Walter L. Newton
No… I’m a 108 year old grocery store bagger… you didn’t hear?
And a quite generous person, as well!
For everyone else -
Walter polished a piece of turquoise and set it as a pendant and sent it to me! A gift, and it came in yesterday. It’s lovely! And Walter, I appreciate it more than I can let you know, it was very sweet and very generous of you to send me this! It has quickly become one of my fave pieces!
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Walter L. Newton Sun, May 9, 2010 8:40:16pm |
Night all… I’m too old to stay up this late.
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NJDhockeyfan Sun, May 9, 2010 8:40:17pm |
The Times Square bomb failed. What will we do when the next bomb works?
On Christmas Day, a 23-year-old Nigerian engineering student allegedly tried to destroy an airplane flying into Detroit. One week ago, an American citizen of Pakistani origin allegedly attempted to detonate a car bomb in New York’s Times Square. Neither effort succeeded — not because U.S. authorities intercepted the attackers, but because the bombmaking skills of the wannabe terrorists were lacking.
In both instances, much of the subsequent debate has centered on how the attacks were able to get as far as they did. The unfortunate fact is that such cases represent a kind of terrorism that is virtually impossible to disrupt. These attempts will continue, and from time to time one of them will succeed, with many dead and injured. The more relevant question, therefore, is: How will we respond when that car bomb does go off?
The reason such attacks are hard to stop is rooted in the identity of the attackers. They often seem to be successful or well-educated members of society, uninvolved in any form of radicalism. But then, the drip-drip of terrorist propaganda — either on the Internet or circulated through friends — has its effect. They quietly make contact with radical groups overseas, perhaps even traveling abroad for training and indoctrination. They throw away the life they have made in the West and agree to stage an attack. Faisal Shahzad, the alleged Times Square terrorist, fits that profile, as have others in the United States and Europe.
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Mentis Fugit Sun, May 9, 2010 8:40:27pm |
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Walter L. Newton Sun, May 9, 2010 8:40:40pm |
re: #97 reine.de.tout
And a quite generous person, as well!
For everyone else -
Walter polished a piece of turquoise and set it as a pendant and sent it to me! A gift, and it came in yesterday. It’s lovely! And Walter, I appreciate it more than I can let you know, it was very sweet and very generous of you to send me this! It has quickly become one of my fave pieces!
Thanks.
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pingjockey Sun, May 9, 2010 8:40:40pm |
Is there some place that lists all the Scotus’ colleges? Are they all frickin’ Ivy Leaguers?
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:40:46pm |
re: #95 Soap_Man
I’m willing to bet every president changes a little bit (maybe a lot) that first day they head to the Situation Room and see those top secret docs for the first time.
I would bet on that, too.
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:41:01pm |
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:41:10pm |
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:41:18pm |
To the left of center people who’re saying “I don’t see what’s the big deal with Kagan”, you can always go read the love letters Marty Peretz and William A. Jacobson have written in support of the Kagan pick. I won’t link them.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:41:20pm |
re: #95 Soap_Man
I’m willing to bet every president changes a little bit (maybe a lot) that first day they head to the Situation Room and see those top secret docs for the first time.
especially those that walk out of Uno’s into the presidency
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:41:28pm |
Actually to Albusteve, Walter and Brookly red,
The three of you stand out in my mind as the three people I’ve been nasty with on several occasion. Usually when I ran out of valid points. But I watched someone really dig into Walter with the personal attacks today. I think they might have bothered me more than him to be honest.
So, just to clear my own conscience, if I’ve ever attacked you instead of your argument I’d like to apologize. You’re all good guys, even if you and your politics can be frustrating as hell. I hope we’re all around here for years to come, having the same stupid arguments.
If anyone feels I’ve left them out, feel free to let me know.
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 8:41:58pm |
I don’t like the lifetime appointee thing, too much like monarchy if you ask me… I think Congress should revisit all supremes ever 8 or 10 years…
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:42:25pm |
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 8:42:27pm |
re: #94 Cannadian Club Akbar
His views changed after he was elected, before being sworn in, at a National Security meeting.
Shortly after inauguration:
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:42:36pm |
re: #98 Walter L. Newton
Night all… I’m too old to stay up this late.
poor guy, actually has to work for a living
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Mentis Fugit Sun, May 9, 2010 8:43:07pm |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:43:33pm |
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:43:38pm |
re: #95 Soap_Man
re: #91 Dark_Falcon
I have come to think that this simple fact validates the sheer necessity of some of the controversial policies post 9/11. Rumor had it that Jimmy Carter asked about aliens at area 51 upon taking office.
Kinda funny, but really- Reality has its way over us mere humans. Presidents, Kings, Queens and mega CEO’s.
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 8:44:15pm |
re: #114 Cannadian Club Akbar
Before I clicked, I knew it was The Onion. Nice.
well if you read his book….
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Virginia Plain Sun, May 9, 2010 8:44:25pm |
Groove Armada-Shameless
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:44:40pm |
re: #88 Walter L. Newton
No… I’m a 108 year old grocery store bagger… you didn’t hear?
Yeah, that guy was a complete idiot.
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 8:44:51pm |
In a not completely unrelated topic:
Grayson’s challenger, Rand Paul, the son of former presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas, has the backing of tea party activists, as well as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former GOP presidential candidate Steve Forbes and – after a switch last week – evangelical leader James Dobson.
Seems to me the RR is wanting hard to hitch their wagons to horses that look like winners. Dobson’s excuse for withdrawing his previous endorsement of Paul’s opponent is that the GOP leaders lied to him about Paul.
That is about as slippery of an excuse one can come up with.
The RR has fantasized about a Christian Supreme Court for years, as if Roe v. Wade is just sitting there waiting to be overturned. It’s been a no-win situation for them in the past 30 years of trying, and I doubt that they’ll be able to get what they want in 2010, or 2012.
In the mean time, along with the Libertarian Fundamentalists, Dobson et. al. has succeeded in winnowing down the GOP to such a small base that it would be foolish for any non-JBS, non-RR politician to associate with the GOP even if that hopeful leader might otherwise find herself in sympathy with some traditional Republican ideas.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:44:58pm |
re: #115 Rightwingconspirator
If I were the Prez, my first question would be about Area 51. Then I would ask about chili dogs.:)
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erraticsphinx Sun, May 9, 2010 8:45:11pm |
re: #106 Nimed
So what? We need someone who has not been praised by Marty Peretz, because that would compromise their purity?
The left doesn’t need to turn into what the GOP has become.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 8:45:20pm |
re: #109 brookly red
I don’t like the lifetime appointee thing, too much like monarchy if you ask me… I think Congress should revisit all supremes ever 8 or 10 years…
I like 20 years. The whole point of a life-long seat on the court is that one doesn’t have to worry about getting re-elected. You know, they can avoid making decisions to keep voters/congress happy.
But it’s outdated. Back when they cam up with this idea, people rarely lived past their 60’s. Nowadays, you can have someone on the court for five decades.
So, 20 years and you can’t be reappointed. You are there long enough to make an impact, and since you can’t be reappointed, there is no desire to make anyone happy.
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NJDhockeyfan Sun, May 9, 2010 8:45:33pm |
Chatham girl helps return World Series ring to rightful owner
CHATHAM—It seemed like a basic lost-and-found story: A fifth grader finds a ring at a local hockey game and tries to trace it back to its rightful owner. But like the moment the ring commemorates, there was nothing ordinary about it.
“It has really restored my faith that people want to do the right thing,” said Arlan Hess, an English professor at Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh.
Hess is the daughter of Merrill Hess, a Morristown man who went to watch the Chatham High School hockey team play Randolph at the Twin Oaks Ice Rink in Morristown in February. There he lost his 1960 World Series ring.
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 8:45:38pm |
re: #120 Cannadian Club Akbar
If I were the Prez, my first question would be about Area 51. Then I would ask about chili dogs.:)
/that is why you are only the VP Joe…
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:45:50pm |
re: #115 Rightwingconspirator
re: #91 Dark_Falcon
I have come to think that this simple fact validates the sheer necessity of some of the controversial policies post 9/11. Rumor had it that Jimmy Carter asked about aliens at area 51 upon taking office.
Kinda funny, but really- Reality has its way over us mere humans. Presidents, Kings, Queens and mega CEO’s.
True that.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:46:13pm |
re: #108 McSpiff
Actually to Albusteve, Walter and Brookly red,
The three of you stand out in my mind as the three people I’ve been nasty with on several occasion. Usually when I ran out of valid points. But I watched someone really dig into Walter with the personal attacks today. I think they might have bothered me more than him to be honest.
So, just to clear my own conscience, if I’ve ever attacked you instead of your argument I’d like to apologize. You’re all good guys, even if you and your politics can be frustrating as hell. I hope we’re all around here for years to come, having the same stupid arguments.
If anyone feels I’ve left them out, feel free to let me know.
nice….you owe me a taco, and Walter will have the banana Gerbals, and Red is fed IV
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jbarelli Sun, May 9, 2010 8:46:20pm |
I’m new around here, so please excuse any faux pas.
I’ve read some of what my liberal friends are saying about Dean Kagan, and how she isn’t nearly as progressive as they would like. They seem disappointed that President Obama is proposing a moderate liberal rather than someone from the far left.
It’s as if everyone has bought into the idea that President Obama is actually the über-liberal that the McCain campaign and the Republicans tried to make him out to be during the election.
Some of these folks wouldn’t believe a Republican if he told them that water was wet. But they believed the spin about (then) Candidate Obama, and are angry that he is exactly what he claimed to be.
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 8:48:22pm |
re: #122 Soap_Man
I like 20 years. The whole point of a life-long seat on the court is that one doesn’t have to worry about getting re-elected. You know, they can avoid making decisions to keep voters/congress happy.
But it’s outdated. Back when they cam up with this idea, people rarely lived past their 60’s. Nowadays, you can have someone on the court for five decades.
So, 20 years and you can’t be reappointed. You are there long enough to make an impact, and since you can’t be reappointed, there is no desire to make anyone happy.
ok I will split it with you… 15 and out, my best offer.
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:48:30pm |
re: #126 albusteve
I’m from the east coast of Canada. Whatever taco I get you will be a bigger insult than anything I could say.
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:48:32pm |
re: #119 freetoken
The RR has fantasized about a Christian Supreme Court for years, as if Roe v. Wade is just sitting there waiting to be overturned.
I just love how the talking head crowd likes to pretend the newly appointed Justice walks in the door and says “Hi, everybody! What say we get to work on this Roe V. Wade thing?”
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:48:56pm |
re: #127 jbarelli
So, a politician being a politician? Hmm… gotta think about this..
/jump in, the water’s fine. And welcome
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 8:49:00pm |
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:49:10pm |
re: #120 Cannadian Club Akbar
If I were the Prez, my first question would be about Area 51. Then I would ask about chili dogs.:)
What you need to know about Chili dogs? I am a self educated expert!
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:49:15pm |
re: #121 erraticsphinx
So what? We need someone who has not been praised by Marty Peretz, because that would compromise their purity?
The left doesn’t need to turn into what the GOP has become.
Nobody is suggesting that. But I remind you that Kagan is going to substitute John Paul Stevens, not Kennedy or Alito. I don’t think asking for the balance of the SCOTUS to remain as it is is the same of asking for absolute purity.
The Supreme Court just moved to the Right with this pick.
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laZardo Sun, May 9, 2010 8:49:40pm |
So apparently one of the voting machines at the nearby precincts broke down. While it’s off at the Election Comission Headquarters for repairs, their line got rerouted to MY precinct.
So not only do they give priority to senior citizens (which I understand BTW) they also have a separate “holding room” where people have been waiting since 7 AM.
It’s 11:49 AM now and the fuck if I’m gonna stand out there in high noon. D8
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pingjockey Sun, May 9, 2010 8:49:48pm |
Who are Marty Peretz and William A. Jacobsen? And should I care? Obama is the Pres and can nominate who he wants to the court. I may not like who he picks, but it is his duty and that’s the way it is.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:50:17pm |
re: #133 SteveC
What you need to know about Chili dogs? I am a self educated expert!
I make the best chili dogs ever. EVAH!!
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:50:36pm |
re: #122 Soap_Man
I like 20 years. The whole point of a life-long seat on the court is that one doesn’t have to worry about getting re-elected. You know, they can avoid making decisions to keep voters/congress happy.
But it’s outdated. Back when they cam up with this idea, people rarely lived past their 60’s. Nowadays, you can have someone on the court for five decades.
So, 20 years and you can’t be reappointed. You are there long enough to make an impact, and since you can’t be reappointed, there is no desire to make anyone happy.
I like that. Sadly, i don’t like that we have to play a game 6 to knock off the Canucks. They’re going down swinging, but they’re still going down.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:50:42pm |
re: #129 McSpiff
I’m from the east coast of Canada. Whatever taco I get you will be a bigger insult than anything I could say.
try me…any taco must have some redeeming value…I’m flexible
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HappyWarrior Sun, May 9, 2010 8:50:43pm |
She seems like a reasonable enough pick. Sure, I probably would have preferred someone slightly to her left but there’s a lot I do like about Kagan such as her staunch opposition to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, her strong admiration of Justice Marshall, and I have no doubt she’s a smart lady either.
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ausador Sun, May 9, 2010 8:50:51pm |
re: #17 Charles
Meanwhile, we still have flag fetishists showing up in the Cinco de Mayo thread.
Can’t blame it on me, I already “shot my load” on that topic and then had the sense and courtesy to shut the hell up, well, at least till you brought it up again. :p
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:51:35pm |
re: #137 Cannadian Club Akbar
I make the best chili dogs ever. EVAH!!
Be at your place in ten minutes! :)
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 8:51:59pm |
re: #88 Walter L. Newton
No… I’m a 108 year old grocery store bagger… you didn’t hear?
Not the sharpest mind, that one. He was warning of a Black Monday tomorrow that we’d talk about for the next 100 years and surprised that the Eurocrats were going to bail out Greece to save their precious Euro.
Meanwhile the S&P is up 30.50 in the pre-open and no, no-one familiar with the EU is the least bit surprised by this latest madness.
Windbag.
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 8:52:01pm |
re: #126 albusteve
nice…you owe me a taco, and Walter will have the banana Gerbals, and Red is fed IV
pushing the pizza through that skinny tube is a bitch…
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:52:39pm |
re: #127 jbarelli
Hi and welcome. Partisanship can lead us astray, partucularly among the pundits. If I may suggest a previous post by our host called Post Wing.
Well worth reading.
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bratwurst Sun, May 9, 2010 8:52:50pm |
re: #109 brookly red
I don’t like the lifetime appointee thing, too much like monarchy if you ask me… I think Congress should revisit all supremes ever 8 or 10 years…
Two of the three branches are a popularity contest nowadays, might as well go for a clean sweep, eh?
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:53:09pm |
re: #127 jbarelli
It’s as if everyone has bought into the idea that President Obama is actually the über-liberal that the McCain campaign and the Republicans tried to make him out to be during the election.
That’s not the point. Obama didn’t have to be “über-liberal” to choose a justice that maintained the present SCOTUS balance.
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:53:17pm |
re: #145 Rightwingconspirator
PIMF particularly among the pundits.
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palomino Sun, May 9, 2010 8:54:03pm |
I guess this is just another example of how “Obama the dangerous radical” has decided to govern. ///////
The left needs to calm down. When campaigning Obama made it quite clear that he wanted to be everyone’s president, not just liberals’. Despite vicious rebukes from the right, he has tried to live up to this. He deserves credit.
Maybe Limbaugh, Hannity, et al. will respond reasonably tomorrow and say that Kagan is a choice they can live with. But I doubt it, as their “loyal opposition” thus far has been reflexive and mindless.
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 8:54:13pm |
re: #146 bratwurst
Two of the three branches are a popularity contest nowadays, might as well go for a clean sweep, eh?
as opposed to a monarchy, yes.
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pingjockey Sun, May 9, 2010 8:54:18pm |
re: #147 Nimed
Are you saying this Kagan isn’t liberal enough?
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erraticsphinx Sun, May 9, 2010 8:54:20pm |
re: #134 Nimed
Ok. So you know what, we can primary Obama in 2012, get someone with balls.
Nothing can go wrong with that idea./
Somehow, I think Obama knows more about where he wants the court to go than you do.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:54:36pm |
re: #134 Nimed
Nobody is suggesting that. But I remind you that Kagan is going to substitute John Paul Stevens, not Kennedy or Alito. I don’t think asking for the balance of the SCOTUS to remain as it is is the same of asking for absolute purity.
The Supreme Court just moved to the Right with this pick.
politics is a low down fickle mistress
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:54:43pm |
re: #143 Bagua
I still find it hard to picture him as a day trader. He sounds so much like the Ché-mafia I see sitting around the starbucks on campus…
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:54:49pm |
re: #142 SteveC
Be at your place in ten minutes! :)
The secret is White American cheese. Racist I am!!!
/the cheese works
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:55:24pm |
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 8:55:59pm |
re: #144 brookly red
pushing the pizza through that skinny tube is a bitch…
stop ordering the pinapple
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 8:56:01pm |
re: #155 Cannadian Club Akbar
The secret is White American cheese. Racist I am!!!
/the cheese works
I got five words for you: Damn, son, that’s fine eating!
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 8:56:02pm |
I notice that “scrooster” is down to -656 on the karma rating so far… I wonder how low he will go after just 24 hours of his first post.
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 8:56:30pm |
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 8:56:36pm |
re: #138 Dark_Falcon
I like that. Sadly, i don’t like that we have to play a game 6 to knock off the Canucks. They’re going down swinging, but they’re still going down.
A convo a short time ago with Soap Lady:
Her: How was the game?
Me: It sucked. They lost.
Her: I’m surprised you aren’t drunk.
Me: I decided againts to the bar. I watched at home. Probably a good thing. The game was so bad I would have drank a lot.
Her: But you drink a lot when they win too.
Me: [pause] That’s a thinker.
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pingjockey Sun, May 9, 2010 8:56:49pm |
re: #156 Nimed
OMG! Daily Kos and HuffPoo will be having fits. So, a liberal Pres isn’t liberal enough…Mwahahaha!
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 8:57:11pm |
re: #159 freetoken
I notice that “scrooster” is down to -656 on the karma rating so far… I wonder how low he will go after just 24 hours of his first post.
He’s still there, still getting downdings.
He seems to be going through that entire thread, answering everything that happened hours ago.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 8:57:16pm |
re: #161 Soap_Man
A convo a short time ago with Soap Lady:
Her: How was the game?
Me: It sucked. They lost.
Her: I’m surprised you aren’t drunk.
Me: I decided against going to the bar. I watched at home. Probably a good thing. The game was so bad I would have drank a lot.
Her: But you drink a lot when they win too.
Me: [pause] That’s a thinker.
Arrg.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:57:20pm |
re: #161 Soap_Man
A convo a short time ago with Soap Lady:
Her: How was the game?
Me: It sucked. They lost.
Her: I’m surprised you aren’t drunk.
Me: I decided againts to the bar. I watched at home. Probably a good thing. The game was so bad I would have drank a lot.
Her: But you drink a lot when they win too.
Me: [pause] That’s a thinker.
Fuckin’ DING!!!!!!
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 8:58:12pm |
re: #163 reine.de.tout
It must be Young Libertarians Dad.
//
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 8:58:26pm |
re: #163 reine.de.tout
He’s still there, still getting downdings.
He seems to be going through that entire thread, answering everything that happened hours ago.
Some people have no life. Wait, what?
/
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 8:58:49pm |
re: #159 freetoken
I notice that “scrooster” is down to -656 on the karma rating so far… I wonder how low he will go after just 24 hours of his first post.
I’m guessing it’ll be around -850. The troll is going the guy everybody sees when they pull open bottom ten and he’ll be downdinged accordingly.
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 8:59:19pm |
re: #167 Cannadian Club Akbar
I get the super models to type up my comments while I’m on my Sea-doo. I assumed everyone did the same.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 8:59:55pm |
re: #152 erraticsphinx
Ok. So you know what, we can primary Obama in 2012, get someone with balls.
Nothing can go wrong with that idea./
Somehow, I think Obama knows more about where he wants the court to go than you do.
A President should be criticized, we shouldn’t just assume that it’s all good, he must know what he’s doing.
I’m not saying I will not vote for Obama, of course. I just don’t get why he didn’t choose someone with a history closer to Stevens’ profile. Was that, in your opinion, too much to ask? It would have left the SC basically as it is today.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:00:01pm |
re: #163 reine.de.tout
He’s still there, still getting downdings.
He seems to be going through that entire thread, answering everything that happened hours ago.
I’m heading there. That troll may still be induced to flounce. He’ll make a good breakfast.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:00:02pm |
re: #168 Dark_Falcon
I’m guessing it’ll be around -850. The troll is going the guy everybody sees when they pull open bottom ten and he’ll be downdinged accordingly.
I never thought of that!! Excellent!!!
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:00:15pm |
re: #154 McSpiff
I still find it hard to picture him as a day trader. He sounds so much like the Ché-mafia I see sitting around the starbucks on campus…
I read his website, he is a rank amateur who fancies himself an advisor. Too small of an account to even daytrade without violating SEC regulations, as he admits and details. But calls himself a “Daytrader” in his nic. Lol.
He snipes at Walter’s writing but writes like a teenager himself. I’m amused.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:01:05pm |
re: #168 Dark_Falcon
I’m guessing it’ll be around -850. The troll is going the guy everybody sees when they pull open bottom ten and he’ll be downdinged accordingly.
I have never seen someone have all 10 of the “bottom comments.” That’s got to be some kind of record.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:01:31pm |
Which thread is the kook on? Teabagger? I wanna join DF.
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Political Atheist Sun, May 9, 2010 9:01:34pm |
re: #171 Dark_Falcon
Keep eating breakfast like that and our cholesterol will spike the scale! That’s not a low fat food item!
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laZardo Sun, May 9, 2010 9:01:38pm |
re: #174 Soap_Man
I have never seen someone have all 10 of the “bottom comments.” That’s got to be some kind of record.
Beats my 4-out-of-10 from last December. >_>
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:01:39pm |
re: #174 Soap_Man
I have never seen someone have all 10 of the “bottom comments.” That’s got to be some kind of record.
This guy is a real asshole.
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Charles Johnson Sun, May 9, 2010 9:02:31pm |
Turtle ride!
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:02:52pm |
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 9:03:13pm |
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brookly red Sun, May 9, 2010 9:03:15pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:03:17pm |
The troll is demeaning SFZ again. Go find his comment at #761 and pound on it. This punk needs to learn respect!
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ausador Sun, May 9, 2010 9:04:21pm |
re: #127 jbarelli
That is a very factual and astute assesment from reading of the more left leaning sites.
Hilarious that some of my further Right former party members condemn him for being a liberal socialistic commie at the same time that the Far Left condemns him for being a centrist and possibly even having Rightward tendencies ain’t it?
/Abe said it best. “You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time.” Ain’t it the truth though?
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 9:04:23pm |
re: #175 Cannadian Club Akbar
Which thread is the kook on? Teabagger? I wanna join DF.
Akbar, turn to heading 173 and make your target the tea party thread. Weapons free but watch for friendlies.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:04:25pm |
re: #181 albusteve
please allow me to introduce myself
Unlike the Devil, this troll has no taste nor subtlety, so Mick’s wonderful song doesn’t come into play.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:05:16pm |
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:07:10pm |
re: #187 Dark_Falcon
Unlike the Devil, this troll has no taste nor subtlety, so Mick’s wonderful song doesn’t come into play.
once more
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:08:37pm |
re: #184 Dark_Falcon
The troll is demeaning SFZ again. Go find his comment at #761 and pound on it. This punk needs to learn respect!
Done. Scrooster can consider himself/herself mocked in a very childish manner.
*fist pump*
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:08:51pm |
re: #154 McSpiff
I still find it hard to picture him as a day trader. He sounds so much like the Ché-mafia I see sitting around the starbucks on campus…
You don’t have to put much money in it to open up the account, and you can withdraw it at any time (or you can just go ahead and use it to trade with - having several accounts helps one get around the round trip rule - which is supposed to preclude you from buying and selling - and then buying again - the same stock within a 24 hr. period. But no one follows it, anyway, and it’s very rare that the SEC comes down on retail traders for violating it.
He is advising people how to violate SEC regulations among other red flags.
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erraticsphinx Sun, May 9, 2010 9:08:53pm |
re: #170 Nimed
She clerked for Thurgood Marshall. And she was already nominated by the President to be Solicitor General.
I trust a liberal president to nominate a reasonably liberal judge. I’m not going to go purity troll on him for thin gruel reasons.
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 9:08:55pm |
re: #184 Dark_Falcon
The troll is demeaning SFZ again. Go find his comment at #761 and pound on it. This punk needs to learn respect!
“You tell ‘em I’m coming! And Hell’s coming with me, you hear? HELL’S COMING WITH ME!”
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, May 9, 2010 9:10:26pm |
I am guessing the President is nominating her specifically because of “her views on the treatment of terrorist detainees”.
Probably already been said, but I just watched three episodes back to back of “Deadliest Warrior” so I missed it.
I’ve said it many times. The POTUS’s chair only looks comfy. She/He wants all of the latitude the courts will afford him/her.
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palomino Sun, May 9, 2010 9:11:12pm |
re: #193 erraticsphinx
She clerked for Thurgood Marshall. And she was already nominated by the President to be Solicitor General.
I trust a liberal president to nominate a reasonably liberal judge. I’m not going to go purity troll on him for thin gruel reasons.
Yeah, I think the areas where liberals object to her decisions are pretty narrowly defined, ie, the left will be really angry once a year at how she votes. But she won’t shred the Constitution, despite what freaks on both ends of the spectrum will argue over the coming weeks.
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 9:11:33pm |
re: #195 Cannadian Club Akbar
Charles bounced him.
“Ghostrider, this is Voodoo Three. Scratch one bogie, remaining bogies are bugging out.”
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, May 9, 2010 9:11:44pm |
re: #195 Cannadian Club Akbar
Charles bounced him.
Golly. I’m sad.
Funny thing? I agreed with a lot that he said. Was just such a dick about it.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:12:27pm |
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laZardo Sun, May 9, 2010 9:12:40pm |
re: #198 palomino
Yeah, I think the areas where liberals object to her decisions are pretty narrowly defined, ie, the left will be really angry once a year at how she votes. But she won’t shred the Constitution, despite what freaks on both ends of the spectrum will argue over the coming weeks.
BUSH’S THIRD TREM!!!111
/ O8
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, May 9, 2010 9:12:46pm |
re: #201 Cannadian Club Akbar
Aaaand you’ll survive.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:13:11pm |
Charles has clubbed the troll. I still have enough time to grill Scrooster tonight. Everyone get a plate and prepare to feast on the biggest nastiest troll seen in more than a year on LGF. This troll was big enough to feed the whole blog. So get ready to feast in 25 minutes. As always, please your drink orders now.
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reine.de.tout Sun, May 9, 2010 9:13:17pm |
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:13:30pm |
re: #187 Dark_Falcon
Unlike the Devil, this troll has no taste nor subtlety, so Mick’s wonderful song doesn’t come into play.
I read a few comments and I feel like I know them all.
Scrooster: “I’m so smart and you are all so dumb. Gosh, don’t you ever read [fill in random far-right blog/host]!?!?!?!??!!! Don’t you know about [fill in random debunked talking point]!!!?!?!11?!?!”
Bor-ing.
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:13:39pm |
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SteveC Sun, May 9, 2010 9:14:21pm |
re: #204 Dark_Falcon
Charles has clubbed the troll. I still have enough time to grill Scrooster tonight. Everyone get a plate and prepare to feast on the biggest nastiest troll seen in more than a year on LGF. This troll was big enough to feed the whole blog. So get ready to feast in 25 minutes. As always, please your drink orders now.
I need to go. But I’ll buy the house a round, put it on my tab!
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laZardo Sun, May 9, 2010 9:14:42pm |
re: #204 Dark_Falcon
Charles has clubbed the troll. I still have enough time to grill Scrooster tonight. Everyone get a plate and prepare to feast on the biggest nastiest troll seen in more than a year on LGF. This troll was big enough to feed the whole blog. So get ready to feast in 25 minutes. As always, please your drink orders now.
Can I get some in a ‘to-go’ bag? I’m gonna go back to the precinct when it’s not FUCKING HIGH NOON HURRR out and I don’t expect the line to be shorter. >_>
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ausador Sun, May 9, 2010 9:15:09pm |
re: #184 Dark_Falcon
The troll is demeaning SFZ again. Go find his comment at #761 and pound on it. This punk needs to learn respect!
Feed, feed, feed, the troll until it explodes from it’s own obesity! Everyone must go there and pander to it immediately!
/Sheesh, very successful troll is being very successful I guess…I won’t give him the page views. If he was really denigrating then Charles would have kicked him already, he is good at getting under peoples skins though apparently.
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:15:15pm |
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 9:15:40pm |
re: #192 Bagua
You don’t have to put much money in it to open up the account, and you can withdraw it at any time (or you can just go ahead and use it to trade with - having several accounts helps one get around the round trip rule - which is supposed to preclude you from buying and selling - and then buying again - the same stock within a 24 hr. period. But no one follows it, anyway, and it’s very rare that the SEC comes down on retail traders for violating it.
He is advising people how to violate SEC regulations among other red flags.
Honestly that whole post doesn’t really read like a professional wrote it. I can’t exactly put my finger on it tho… But the part you posted is the most glaring example.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:15:50pm |
re: #204 Dark_Falcon
Charles has clubbed the troll. I still have enough time to grill Scrooster tonight. Everyone get a plate and prepare to feast on the biggest nastiest troll seen in more than a year on LGF. This troll was big enough to feed the whole blog. So get ready to feast in 25 minutes. As always, please your drink orders now.
I think you know where I stand. Wait, What!! Please your drink orders?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, May 9, 2010 9:16:03pm |
Oh, gosh! It’s late.
G’night knuckleheads.
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The Bunny Sun, May 9, 2010 9:18:13pm |
I am a Vegan. When can we capture and roast a Tofu Troll?
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 9:18:26pm |
re: #193 erraticsphinx
She clerked for Thurgood Marshall. And she was already nominated by the President to be Solicitor General.
I trust a liberal president to nominate a reasonably liberal judge. I’m not going to go purity troll on him for thin gruel reasons.
Again with the purity point? As I told you before, you have to take the fact that she will replace J.P.Stevens into account. Pretty much everyone who has examined Kagan’s record agrees the SCOTUS will move to the right with this move.
Geesh, can’t a liberal brother get some solidarity around here? Alright, I will stop whining. For now.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:19:11pm |
OT: I got my Census thing about a month ago. Worried that I might be sent to the FEMA camps if I didn’t fill it out (or was it that I would be sent to the FEMA camp if I did fill it out?) I sent it back pretty quickly.
I got two additional mailers politely asking that I fell out my Census form. Since I already did, I ignored them.
Friday afternoon, I came home from work and saw a slip on my door saying that a Census worker came to my apartment because I didn’t fill it out. I called the guy and he said “our records don’t reflect that.”
I have no beef with the Census, but I’m not surprised a government run program is making such simple mistakes.
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:19:47pm |
re: #212 McSpiff
Honestly that whole post doesn’t really read like a professional wrote it. I can’t exactly put my finger on it tho… But the part you posted is the most glaring example.
Lol. To qualify as a legitimate Day Trader one only needs have an account with $25,000.
Now this clown is setting up a blog, twitter and his posts here to present himself as a trading advisor who supports himself through trading and he doesn’t even have enough money to trade without violating SEC rules?
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 9:20:31pm |
re: #215 The Bunny
I am a Vegan. When can we capture and roast a Tofu Troll?
Trolls aren’t really part of the animal kingdom, so don’t worry. Some biologists put trolls in with the fungi, given their need to live in dark, damp places. So just think of it as eating a really substantial ‘shroom.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:20:40pm |
re: #217 Soap_Man
OT: I got my Census thing about a month ago. Worried that I might be sent to the FEMA camps if I didn’t fill it out (or was it that I would be sent to the FEMA camp if I did fill it out?) I sent it back pretty quickly.
I got two additional mailers politely asking that I fell out my Census form. Since I already did, I ignored them.
Friday afternoon, I came home from work and saw a slip on my door saying that a Census worker came to my apartment because I didn’t fill it out. I called the guy and he said “our records don’t reflect that.”
I have no beef with the Census, but I’m not surprised a government run program is making such simple mistakes.
the feds couldn’t find their ass with both hands
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:21:36pm |
re: #217 Soap_Man
OT: I got my Census thing about a month ago. Worried that I might be sent to the FEMA camps if I didn’t fill it out (or was it that I would be sent to the FEMA camp if I did fill it out?) I sent it back pretty quickly.
I got two additional mailers politely asking that I fell out my Census form. Since I already did, I ignored them.
Friday afternoon, I came home from work and saw a slip on my door saying that a Census worker came to my apartment because I didn’t fill it out. I called the guy and he said “our records don’t reflect that.”
I have no beef with the Census, but I’m not surprised a government run program is making such simple mistakes.
I got a letter saying the form was coming. Got the form, filled it out. Got another form that said I didn’t fill out my form, but if I filled out the form, disregard the form I was reading. Gubment efficientcy. Or not.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:21:41pm |
re: #209 laZardo
Can I get some in a ‘to-go’ bag? I’m gonna go back to the precinct when it’s not FUCKING HIGH NOON HURRR out and I don’t expect the line to be shorter. >_>
Sure, I’ll be ready in about 15 minutes.
re: #213 Cannadian Club Akbar
I think you know where I stand. Wait, What!! Please your drink orders?
Place your drink orders. That one is an error worth of Zero Wing.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 9:22:05pm |
re: #162 pingjockey
OMG! Daily Kos and HuffPoo will be having fits. So, a liberal Pres isn’t liberal enough…Mwahahaha!
Schadenfreude - one of life’s simple pleasures.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:22:43pm |
re: #219 freetoken
Trolls aren’t really part of the animal kingdom, so don’t worry. Some biologists put trolls in with the fungi, given their need to live in dark, damp places. So just think of it as eating a really substantial ‘shroom.
You’re really good!
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laZardo Sun, May 9, 2010 9:22:46pm |
re: #219 freetoken
Trolls aren’t really part of the animal kingdom, so don’t worry. Some biologists put trolls in with the fungi, given their need to live in dark, damp places. So just think of it as eating a really substantial ‘shroom.
They won’t let me vote under the influence though. D:
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The Bunny Sun, May 9, 2010 9:22:59pm |
re: #219 freetoken
Trolls aren’t really part of the animal kingdom, so don’t worry. Some biologists put trolls in with the fungi, given their need to live in dark, damp places. So just think of it as eating a really substantial ‘shroom.
So if I get a slice and put loads of ketchup on it troll is OK for vegans?
Thanks!
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:23:03pm |
re: #221 Cannadian Club Akbar
I got a letter saying the form was coming. Got the form, filled it out. Got another form that said I didn’t fill out my form, but if I filled out the form, disregard the form I was reading. Gubment efficientcy. Or not.
Yeah. I loved it when I got that first letter. I thought it was the form. But nope, it was a form telling me I would soon get my Census form.
Tree killers!!!
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:24:10pm |
re: #226 The Bunny
So if I get a slice and put loads of ketchup on it troll is OK for vegans?
Thanks!
I don’t think so, but you can have extras on the sides of salad & veggies!
Oh, and first crack at deserts! Will that work for you?
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:24:23pm |
re: #222 Dark_Falcon
Hey. I haven’t been around in awhile (just got reassigned at work and my schedule has been weird). How’s the job hunt?
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TheMatrix31 Sun, May 9, 2010 9:24:26pm |
Yeah….just wanna say motherFUCK the San Antonio Spurs.
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Reginald Perrin Sun, May 9, 2010 9:25:29pm |
re: #204 Dark_Falcon
Charles has clubbed the troll. I still have enough time to grill Scrooster tonight.
That troll was really rancid, are you sure it’s fit for grilling?
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 9:25:49pm |
re: #218 Bagua
Now that I did not know. That’s embarrassing if he can’t even make $25,000 from his hot shot career…
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:26:12pm |
re: #230 TheMatrix31
Yeah…just wanna say motherFUCK the San Antonio Spurs.
My Rays had a pitcher pitch a perfect game against them today. I support perfect games.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:27:14pm |
re: #233 Cannadian Club Akbar
My Rays had a pitcher pitch a perfect game against them today. I support perfect games.
For the second time in two years. :)
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TheMatrix31 Sun, May 9, 2010 9:27:17pm |
re: #233 Cannadian Club Akbar
I bet Alex Rodriguez knows who Dallas Braden is now.
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Sigma_x Sun, May 9, 2010 9:27:23pm |
re: #218 Bagua
Lol. To qualify as a legitimate Day Trader one only needs have an account with $25,000.
Now this clown is setting up a blog, twitter and his posts here to present himself as a trading advisor who supports himself through trading and he doesn’t even have enough money to trade without violating SEC rules?
I have about 500 followers on twitter who follow my every trade. I help these people make a lot of money. If you have a problem with that, well… there’s nothing I can do about that.
I’m not sure what I did to earn your derision and scorn - I’m pretty sure we’ve never even spoken.
Bunch of seriously rude people on this board.
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 9:27:36pm |
re: #226 The Bunny
So if I get a slice and put loads of ketchup on it troll is OK for vegans?
It’s fine for vegans. Oh, instead of ketchup/catsup, may I suggest my new loquat & ginger compote? Troll can have a very strong flavor and the sauce likewise needs a bit of a kick.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:28:05pm |
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 9:28:23pm |
re: #236 Sigma_x
Wanna explain why you suggest people attempt to circumvent the SEC?
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:28:32pm |
re: #232 McSpiff
Now that I did not know. That’s embarrassing if he can’t even make $25,000 from his hot shot career…
It is a joke, really, to be advising others from a position of ignorance and fraud.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:28:41pm |
re: #236 Sigma_x
I have about 500 followers on twitter who follow my every trade. I help these people make a lot of money. If you have a problem with that, well… there’s nothing I can do about that.
I’m not sure what I did to earn your derision and scorn - I’m pretty sure we’ve never even spoken.
Bunch of seriously rude people on this board.
thanks…I try
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:29:04pm |
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 9:29:06pm |
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The Bunny Sun, May 9, 2010 9:29:24pm |
re: #231 Reginald Perrin
That troll was really rancid, are you sure it’s fit for grilling?
Dark_Falcon can grill anything and make it taste like Fillet Minion… I am having the salad.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:30:06pm |
re: #229 Soap_Man
Hey. I haven’t been around in awhile (just got reassigned at work and my schedule has been weird). How’s the job hunt?
Fairly busy. Lots of interviews. We’ll see if one of them shakes out. Had a huge number of good opportunities on Careerbuilder today. Sent out around 40 resumes. Should get multiple interviews out of that. Lots of sales hiring, I just need to find the right place. And I know I’ll find it.
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lostlakehiker Sun, May 9, 2010 9:30:30pm |
re: #219 freetoken
Trolls aren’t really part of the animal kingdom, so don’t worry. Some biologists put trolls in with the fungi, given their need to live in dark, damp places. So just think of it as eating a really substantial ‘shroom.
Trolls are homo neanderthalensis. We remember. The heavy, cave-hiding immensely strong stupid ugly ones.
It’s a thought. Legends often reflect in distorted form a truth.
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Cato the Elder Sun, May 9, 2010 9:30:47pm |
re: #33 reine.de.tout
scrooster is, unfortunately, kicking around the tea party thread, where he just posted a most vile screed toward Dark Falcon. That one was angry before he registered; apparently feels the need to show us a thing or two!
Fresh trollmeat over on the Tea Party thread!
Lizards, bring out your marinades.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:31:28pm |
re: #231 Reginald Perrin
That troll was really rancid, are you sure it’s fit for grilling?
You taste it first, please?
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:31:53pm |
re: #244 The Bunny
Dark_Falcon can grill anything and make it taste like Fillet Minion… I am having the salad.
Fitting for a bunny. Your salad is ready. Here you go… [slides plate down]
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lostlakehiker Sun, May 9, 2010 9:31:59pm |
re: #236 Sigma_x
I have about 500 followers on twitter who follow my every trade. I help these people make a lot of money. If you have a problem with that, well… there’s nothing I can do about that.
I’m not sure what I did to earn your derision and scorn - I’m pretty sure we’ve never even spoken.
Bunch of seriously rude people on this board.
actually, if you could make 1 percent a day in your racket you’d be richer than Bill Gates in a decade. Somehow I doubt that’s happened.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:32:12pm |
re: #238 albusteve
no shit?
wowzer!
Yeah. Buehrle and the White Sox did it to the Rays last year. The A’s did it to the Rays today.
I remember the Buehrle game well. Work shut down as everybody went to the break room to watch the ninth inning. The funny thing is that a guy from the Rays should have broke it with a home run, but he was robbed on one of the better plays that I have seen.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:32:25pm |
re: #245 Dark_Falcon
Fairly busy. Lots of interviews. We’ll see if one of them shakes out. Had a huge number of good opportunities on Careerbuilder today. Sent out around 40 resumes. Should get multiple interviews out of that. Lots of sales hiring, I just need to find the right place. And I know I’ll find it.
you will be fine….you have what it takes for someone out there
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:32:39pm |
re: #236 Sigma_x
I have about 500 followers on twitter who follow my every trade. I help these people make a lot of money. If you have a problem with that, well… there’s nothing I can do about that.
I’m not sure what I did to earn your derision and scorn - I’m pretty sure we’ve never even spoken.
Bunch of seriously rude people on this board.
Right, you advise 500 people to violate SEC regulations? You help them “make a lot of money” but you don’t have $25,000 in your own account?
You talk like an expert on the world financial markets here, but your own blog reveals you to be a clueless amateur. I find that offensive and misleading.
You are dangerous and will harm those gullible enough to buy your nonsense. You come here insulting Walter for how he chooses to work and yet you are a con-man yourself.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:33:12pm |
re: #236 Sigma_x
I hope you & your followers are seriously making money!
Good luck to you. Yes, there are some rude people here, but there are some friendly, interested ones, too. I like reading your posts.
SO THERE!
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Ojoe Sun, May 9, 2010 9:33:38pm |
the left doesn’t like her views on the treatment of terrorist detainees.
If she will be rough on rats, that’s fine with me.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:33:44pm |
re: #245 Dark_Falcon
Fairly busy. Lots of interviews. We’ll see if one of them shakes out. Had a huge number of good opportunities on Careerbuilder today. Sent out around 40 resumes. Should get multiple interviews out of that. Lots of sales hiring, I just need to find the right place. And I know I’ll find it.
Good to hear.
If you can afford to be patient, then be patient. Nothing sucks more than picking the wrong job because you start to get jittery about being unemployed. I’ve been there.
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Reginald Perrin Sun, May 9, 2010 9:33:49pm |
re: #248 Floral Giraffe
You taste it first, please?
No way, I like you, but not enough to be your food tester.
I am going to skip the troll and just have a salad.
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:33:54pm |
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:34:18pm |
re: #251 Soap_Man
Yeah. Buehrle and the White Sox did it to the Rays last year. The A’s did it to the Rays today.
I remember the Buehrle game well. Work shut down as everybody went to the break room to watch the ninth inning. The funny thing is that a guy from the Rays should have broke it with a home run, but he was robbed on one of the better plays that I have seen.
seems I recall that former game…ESPN riffed it to death
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 9:35:09pm |
Pity he is already banned. I would be very interested in hearing what Mr. scrotum or whatever the name of the troll was had to say about Islamic Marxist Obama and his oh so Socialist choice to the Socialist Court of the United Socialist States.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:35:16pm |
re: #258 Reginald Perrin
No way, I like you, but not enough to be your food tester.
I am going to skip the troll and just have a salad.
Hee, hee. Try the coleslaw? I made it myself!
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:37:43pm |
re: #258 Reginald Perrin
No way, I like you, but not enough to be your food tester.
I am going to skip the troll and just have a salad.
Try some, I just did. This troll is actually good tasting, because it spewed all its bile before roasting. Troll has now been grilling. COME AND GET IT!
| 265 |
Reginald Perrin Sun, May 9, 2010 9:38:31pm |
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:38:48pm |
re: #242 Cannadian Club Akbar
Still in first.
[Link: mlb.mlb.com…]
Just playing around. The Rays are a damn good team.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:38:58pm |
re: #264 Dark_Falcon
LOL! You can grill anything, even Troll, to perfection!
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:39:40pm |
re: #254 Floral Giraffe
I hope you & your followers are seriously making money!
Good luck to you. Yes, there are some rude people here, but there are some friendly, interested ones, too. I like reading your posts.
SO THERE!
I’m supposed to be intimidated by a 108-year old bag-boy and an equally old, delusional creepy pervert who relentlessly spins tall tales about how all the young girls find him irresistible? -sigma-x
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:39:58pm |
re: #266 Soap_Man
Just playing around. The Rays are a damn good team.
I know. But I would have rooted for the perfect game regardless of the team. Just awesome.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:40:07pm |
re: #262 Nimed
Pity he is already banned. I would be very interested in hearing what Mr. scrotum or whatever the name of the troll was had to say about Islamic Marxist Obama and his oh so Socialist choice to the Socialist Court of the United Socialist States.
I can tell you:
OBANGO NOMINATES A SOCIALIST!!1 HE’S GOING TO HAVE HER USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO STEAL OUR PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS!!11 ELEVENTY!!!111
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:41:28pm |
re: #269 Cannadian Club Akbar
I know. But I would have rooted for the perfect game regardless of the team. Just awesome.
I would love to see one live (or even a no-hitter). Even if my White Sox were the victims.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:41:40pm |
re: #269 Cannadian Club Akbar
I know. But I would have rooted for the perfect game regardless of the team. Just awesome.
correct….the game is bigger than the players…there are a mere 19 perfect games….and I tossed four myself
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 9:42:11pm |
re: #270 Dark_Falcon
I can tell you:
OBANGO NOMINATES A SOCIALIST!!1 HE’S GOING TO HAVE HER USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO STEAL OUR PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS!!11 ELEVENTY!!!111
LOL
Thanks :) . References to Dr. Strangelove always cheer me up somewhat.
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McSpiff Sun, May 9, 2010 9:42:47pm |
re: #268 Bagua
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
I’m supposed to be intimidated by a 108-year old bag-boy and an equally old, delusional creepy pervert who relentlessly spins tall tales about how all the young girls find him irresistible? -sigma-x
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
Those diatribes were posted in response to a simple ‘fuck you’. The amount of energy some people can put into spewing bile never ceases to amaze me. At least Cato always seems to turn it into a game.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:42:55pm |
re: #268 Bagua
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
I’m supposed to be intimidated by a 108-year old bag-boy and an equally old, delusional creepy pervert who relentlessly spins tall tales about how all the young girls find him irresistible? -sigma-x
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
I have a new target, thanks…Walter may be many things, but he’s not 108yrs old
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:43:02pm |
re: #272 Soap_Man
I would love to see one live (or even a no-hitter). Even if my White Sox were the victims.
I’ve been to a Game 7. I live in Florida. We win the World Series, I can die in peace.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:43:56pm |
re: #274 Nimed
LOL
Thanks :) . References to Dr. Strangelove always cheer me up somewhat.
[Bows gracefully]
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:44:20pm |
re: #273 albusteve
correct…the game is bigger than the players…there are a mere 19 perfect games…and I tossed four myself
K. Gotta call bullshit W/O a linky.
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HappyWarrior Sun, May 9, 2010 9:45:37pm |
re: #279 Cannadian Club Akbar
K. Gotta call bullshit W/O a linky.
baseball-almanac.com
It’s without a doubt the most rare event in the game. Would love to see one of these days.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:46:06pm |
re: #268 Bagua
ANYONE who takes investment or other “serious” advice from an anonymous poster on a blog is a FOOL. I am interested in reading others opinions, but I RELY on my time trusted PROFESSIONAL to help me manage my money.
Anything else is just asking for trouble!
*waves*
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:46:25pm |
re: #279 Cannadian Club Akbar
K. Gotta call bullshit W/O a linky.
I cannot give up my name…but I may have exaggerated about the perfect games
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 9:47:09pm |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:47:10pm |
re: #281 HappyWarrior
[Link: www.baseball-almanac.com…]
It’s without a doubt the most rare event in the game. Would love to see one of these days.
One happened today. A’s vs Rays.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:47:26pm |
re: #283 albusteve
LOL! MAY have exaggerated???
Hope your Grandkid’s Mom had a great first Mother’s Day!
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HappyWarrior Sun, May 9, 2010 9:47:46pm |
The most cool thing I ever saw live was Rivera’s last save at the old Yankee Stadium. As an Orioles fan, I hate the Yankees with all my heart but as a former closer it’s cool seeing a guy do what he did best at the most storied place in all sports.
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lostlakehiker Sun, May 9, 2010 9:47:51pm |
re: #282 Floral Giraffe
ANYONE who takes investment or other “serious” advice from an anonymous poster on a blog is a FOOL. I am interested in reading others opinions, but I RELY on my time trusted PROFESSIONAL to help me manage my money.
Anything else is just asking for trouble!*waves*
Professional advisors cannot win you money through their sage advice. If they had any, they’d be insanely rich themselves. But what they can do is help you manage your risk.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:47:58pm |
re: #283 albusteve
I cannot give up my name…but I may have exaggerated about the perfect games
Koufax?
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:48:04pm |
re: #282 Floral Giraffe
ANYONE who takes investment or other “serious” advice from an anonymous poster on a blog is a FOOL. I am interested in reading others opinions, but I RELY on my time trusted PROFESSIONAL to help me manage my money.
Anything else is just asking for trouble!*waves*
Broadly concur. I’ve taken serious advice from some people here, including you, but always via private emails.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:48:31pm |
re: #275 McSpiff
Yes, but apparently, there’s a history. I don’t follow such stuff, if I can help it!
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HappyWarrior Sun, May 9, 2010 9:48:42pm |
re: #285 Cannadian Club Akbar
One happened today. A’s vs Rays.
I know. I’ve never seen one live or even on TV for that matter. I remember back in ‘97 that Mike Mussina was two outs away from one and then Sandy Alomar broke it up. That was so heart breaking.
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:48:49pm |
re: #273 albusteve
correct…the game is bigger than the players…there are a mere 19 perfect games…and I tossed four myself
Interesting sidenote from the perfect game. Dallas Braden, the A’s pitcher who threw the perfect game, yelled at A-Rod last week because he walked on the pitcher’s mount (a big no-no on the long list of baseball’s unwritten rules, one A-Rod claims he didn’t know yet I learned in little league.) A-Rod said he didn’t want to argue about it because he didn’t want to extend Braden’s “15 minutes of fame.”
Asked about the perfect game today, A-Rod said “No more about him, please.”
After the perfect game, Braden’s grandma, attending the game on Mother’s Day, said “Let’s forget it, uh huh — and stick it, A-Rod.”
Full story here.
p.s. A-Rod is a dick.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:49:26pm |
re: #286 Floral Giraffe
LOL! MAY have exaggerated???
Hope your Grandkid’s Mom had a great first Mother’s Day!
she did indeed…they all call me Pappy now…I’m Elliot’s old Pappy…heh
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Reginald Perrin Sun, May 9, 2010 9:49:37pm |
My karma just reached 1000. If someone had told me a couple years ago that I would be accepted as a lizard, I would have called them crazy.
Thanks, I really enjoy being here
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:49:59pm |
re: #288 lostlakehiker
I’m very happy with the one I have. Good track record, for MANY years.
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HappyWarrior Sun, May 9, 2010 9:50:01pm |
re: #293 Soap_Man
Interesting sidenote from the perfect game. Dallas Braden, the A’s pitcher who threw the perfect game, yelled at A-Rod last week because he walked on the pitcher’s mount (a big no-no on the long list of baseball’s unwritten rules, one A-Rod claims he didn’t know yet I learned in little league.) A-Rod said he didn’t want to argue about it because he didn’t want to extend Braden’s “15 minutes of fame.”
Asked about the perfect game today, A-Rod said “No more about him, please.”
After the perfect game, Braden’s grandma, attending the game on Mother’s Day, said “Let’s forget it, uh huh — and stick it, A-Rod.”
Full story here.
p.s. A-Rod is a dick.
Haha love how Grandma told him to stick it. So cool that she got to see him pitch it too.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:50:41pm |
re: #295 Reginald Perrin
My karma just reached 1000. If someone had told me a couple years ago that I would be accepted as a lizard, I would have called them crazy.
Thanks, I really enjoy being here
We enjoy having you here. May your karma reach 20,000!
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 9:50:47pm |
re: #275 McSpiff
Those diatribes were posted in response to a simple ‘fuck you’. The amount of energy some people can put into spewing bile never ceases to amaze me. At least Cato always seems to turn it into a game.
In fairness, that dude said something about a story of being abused by Walter (though I can’t really see what would justify his reaction, and he also exploded with Cato).
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:51:06pm |
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 9:51:11pm |
re: #282 Floral Giraffe
ANYONE who takes investment or other “serious” advice from an anonymous poster on a blog is a FOOL. I am interested in reading others opinions, but I RELY on my time trusted PROFESSIONAL to help me manage my money.
Anything else is just asking for trouble!*waves*
Hi Sweetie! And right you are.
Being here for one week and making such nasty, personal and demonising comments to Walter and Cato is totally out of order. It shows an arrogance and hostility that deserves a response.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:51:48pm |
re: #294 albusteve
she did indeed…they all call me Pappy now…I’m Elliot’s old Pappy…heh
Pappy is kinda cute! Glad you had a good celebration.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:52:25pm |
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:53:03pm |
re: #293 Soap_Man
Interesting sidenote from the perfect game. Dallas Braden, the A’s pitcher who threw the perfect game, yelled at A-Rod last week because he walked on the pitcher’s mount (a big no-no on the long list of baseball’s unwritten rules, one A-Rod claims he didn’t know yet I learned in little league.) A-Rod said he didn’t want to argue about it because he didn’t want to extend Braden’s “15 minutes of fame.”
Asked about the perfect game today, A-Rod said “No more about him, please.”
After the perfect game, Braden’s grandma, attending the game on Mother’s Day, said “Let’s forget it, uh huh — and stick it, A-Rod.”
Full story here.
p.s. A-Rod is a dick.
agreed…Mr. July?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 9:53:08pm |
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 9:54:38pm |
re: #302 Bagua
And, the funniest part to me? Giving “investment advice” while being not very nice! Would YOU hire an advisor, of any sort, who wasn’t nice & polite?
Me neither. I also fire folks who don’t return phone calls, promptly.
HELLO? You are in a service business!
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jbarelli Sun, May 9, 2010 9:54:42pm |
re: #147 Nimed
Folks keep talking about the “balance” of the court. Personally, I think that the President is simply picking someone that shares his views.
When Justice Souter retired, President Obama nominated a moderate liberal. To keep the “balance” of the court, he should have picked a conservative, but he didn’t.
Now Justice Stevens is retiring, and President Obama is nominating another moderate liberal. All of a sudden, Justice Stevens has been magically transformed into the most liberal Justice since Thurgood Marshall and folks are demanding a liberal replacement.
Justice Stevens has voted with liberals in a number of cases, and with conservatives in others. He seems to keep an open mind and decide the case based on the facts.
I think that the President is simply picking people that he believes will do a good job and that share his basic judicial philosophy.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:55:04pm |
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Soap_Man Sun, May 9, 2010 9:57:24pm |
Work tomorrow. My bed is calling my name.
Have a nice night folks.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 9:58:39pm |
re: #311 Soap_Man
Work tomorrow. My bed is calling my name.
Have a nice night folks.
Sleep well, Soap.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 9:58:54pm |
went to the races last weekend….tribute to us horsepower heads
Youtube Video
get some…
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 10:01:53pm |
re: #307 Floral Giraffe
And, the funniest part to me? Giving “investment advice” while being not very nice! Would YOU hire an advisor, of any sort, who wasn’t nice & polite?
Me neither. I also fire folks who don’t return phone calls, promptly.
HELLO? You are in a service business!
Exactly, humility and courtesy are prerequisites, as are actual knowledge and experience. Mocking Walter for having the humility and good sense to take a job far below his qualifications to maintain liquidity demonstrates a lack of all four qualities I listed.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sun, May 9, 2010 10:03:01pm |
I’m going to beddy. Night ya’ll. See you in the AM.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 10:03:38pm |
re: #308 jbarelli
Folks keep talking about the “balance” of the court. Personally, I think that the President is simply picking someone that shares his views.
When Justice Souter retired, President Obama nominated a moderate liberal. To keep the “balance” of the court, he should have picked a conservative, but he didn’t.
Now Justice Stevens is retiring, and President Obama is nominating another moderate liberal. All of a sudden, Justice Stevens has been magically transformed into the most liberal Justice since Thurgood Marshall and folks are demanding a liberal replacement.
Justice Stevens has voted with liberals in a number of cases, and with conservatives in others. He seems to keep an open mind and decide the case based on the facts.
I think that the President is simply picking people that he believes will do a good job and that share his basic judicial philosophy.
Some of your facts are just not accurate. Stevens is widely considered the most liberal justice of the court. See, e.g., here:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2150902,CST-NWS-stevens10.article
And Souter conservative? He is unanimously regarded as a blunder pick by Bush I, since he aligned himself with the liberal wing of the Court.
The Court has a 5-4 conservative majority, with Kennedy (not Souter) sometimes pulling a surprise.
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Reginald Perrin Sun, May 9, 2010 10:07:11pm |
re: #309 Dark_Falcon
Email inbound.
I just received another email from someone that went to the cesspool to see what the intellectual midgets were obsessing about. The ones that are still sober enough to post are all in a tither about our little game of
whack a troll ™ .
They are pathetic, they obsess over this blog 24/7, how long is it going to take them to get over being banned?
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 10:07:25pm |
re: #317 Nimed
…The Court has a 5-4 conservative majority, with Kennedy (not Souter) sometimes pulling a surprise.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 10:09:48pm |
re: #320 Reginald Perrin
I just received another email from someone that went to the cesspool to see what the intellectual midgets were obsessing about. The ones that are still sober enough to post are all in a tither about our little game of
whack a troll ™ .
They are pathetic, they obsess over this blog 24/7, how long is it going to take them to get over being banned?
Forever & ever & ever. It’s just NOT going to happen, I’m sorry to say.
I’m not even sure that a good Therapist could help many of them.
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Reginald Perrin Sun, May 9, 2010 10:13:23pm |
re: #322 Floral Giraffe
Forever & ever & ever. It’s just NOT going to happen, I’m sorry to say.
I’m not even sure that a good Therapist could help many of them.
You’re probably right, no amount of therapy is going to help that group.
What’s with Rodan’s man crush on Ludwig?
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 10:14:43pm |
re: #322 Floral Giraffe
Forever & ever & ever. It’s just NOT going to happen, I’m sorry to say.
I’m not even sure that a good Therapist could help many of them.
Well there you go… Charles runs a great blog and they are filled with regret for leaving.
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 10:16:21pm |
re: #325 Bagua
Well there you go… Charles runs a great blog and they are filled with regret for leaving.
stick to the important issues…
Youtube Video
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 10:17:22pm |
re: #325 Bagua
Well there you go… Charles runs a great blog and they are filled with regret for
leavingbeing banned.
FTFY.
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Cato the Elder Sun, May 9, 2010 10:18:44pm |
As Dylan Thomas said after drinking 24 shots of whiskey right before he died of alcohol poisoning in a New York dive, “I think this might be some kind of record!”
Curriculum vitae of Scrooster the Troll:
Registered on May 8, 2010.
No. of comments posted: 47
No. of links posted: 0
Karma: -765
Roasted and eaten, May 9, 2010.
Wow! Not just gamey, but stringy and chewy too!
In one 24-hour cycle.
The challenge goes out: Beat that or beat it, trollz.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 10:18:49pm |
re: #327 Floral Giraffe
FTFY.
Oh, wel… I’ll take their regret as a small consolation prize for Obama’s pick.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 10:20:03pm |
re: #330 Nimed
Oh, wel… I’ll take their regret as a small consolation prize.
for Obama’s pick.
FTFY. I think…
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ausador Sun, May 9, 2010 10:20:30pm |
Billions of years of evolution, hundreds of millions of generations of ever more evolved ancestors, civilization starting to shake off the shackles of charlatans and witch doctors, and for what? So they can watch “Ghost hunters” on T.V. and see a bunch of grown men running around in the dark and yelling like scared little boys at every noise? (plus now they are staging false events without any disclaimers or notification, “reality” it isn’t)
Funny that the atheists and I may very soon be on the same side of a common cause. Millions have left the church but just where did they go? Ghosts, and possession, and demon spirits, oh my, we seem to be headed back to the middle ages and frigging witch burnings if this trend keeps up.
It must be getting awfully popular for them to have three weekly shows on now about “ghost hunting.”
/gahh, can’t we get along? (at least long enough to crush the heretics? // )
;)
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 10:21:11pm |
Bob Hope (with guests, incl Lena Horne), from 1942:
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 10:23:54pm |
re: #329 Cato the Elder
As Dylan Thomas said after drinking 24 shots of whiskey right before he died of alcohol poisoning in a New York dive, “I think this might be some kind of record!”
Curriculum vitae of Scrooster the Troll:
Registered on May 8, 2010.
No. of comments posted: 47
No. of links posted: 0Karma: -765
Roasted and eaten, May 9, 2010.
Wow! Not just gamey, but stringy and chewy too!
In one 24-hour cycle.
The challenge goes out: Beat that or beat it, trollz.
Being new around these parts, I wonder what scrooster’s place would be in an all-time Troll Hall of Fame.
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Cato the Elder Sun, May 9, 2010 10:24:16pm |
re: #333 freetoken
Bob Hope (with guests, incl Lena Horne), from 1942.
We could use a little Hope right about now.
Can you imagine what he would do with the likes of the teabaggers?
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 10:24:25pm |
re: #332 ausador
Billions of years of evolution, hundreds of millions of generations of ever more evolved ancestors, civilization starting to shake off the shackles of charlatans and witch doctors, and for what? So they can watch “Ghost hunters” on T.V. and see a bunch of grown men running around in the dark and yelling like scared little boys at every noise? (plus now they are staging false events without any disclaimers or notification, “reality” it isn’t)
Funny that the atheists and I may very soon be on the same side of a common cause. Millions have left the church but just where did they go? Ghosts, and possession, and demon spirits, oh my, we seem to be headed back to the middle ages and frigging witch burnings if this trend keeps up.
It must be getting awfully popular for them to have three weekly shows on now about “ghost hunting.”
/gahh, can’t we get along? (at least long enough to crush the heretics? // )
;)
Speaking of heretics, NatGeo has “The Witch Hunter’s Bible” on. Its a good show to remind you of how someone with bad convictions can do great harm and how hysteria spreads. It’s good to see such things to be reminded to stay calm in the crisis and think objectively.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 10:25:14pm |
re: #331 Floral Giraffe
FTFY. I think…
??
I’m not happy at all with Kagan. Hence the consolation prize.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 10:25:24pm |
re: #334 Nimed
Being new around these parts, I wonder what scrooster’s place would be in an all-time Troll Hall of Fame.
Yep, I see him getting a statue made out of petrified horseshit.
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Just never mind. Sun, May 9, 2010 10:25:30pm |
re: #323 Reginald Perrin
You have been written up! LOL!
If you don’t know the history, an alligator was found in a LA lake & he was very hard to catch,. Turned out, he’d been dumped there by a member of the LAPD. So, here’s what he’s up to now!
HIs name is Reggie, BTW.
latimesblogs.latimes.com
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albusteve Sun, May 9, 2010 10:26:02pm |
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Bagua Sun, May 9, 2010 10:26:13pm |
re: #337 Nimed
??
I’m not happy at all with Kagan. Hence the consolation prize.
Not conservative enough for you I presume?
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The Bunny Sun, May 9, 2010 10:26:58pm |
re: #338 Dark_Falcon
Yep, I see him getting a statue made out of petrified horseshit.
Now that one came out of the blue!
LMAO!
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 10:27:16pm |
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 10:27:18pm |
re: #332 ausador
Millions have left the church but just where did they go?
Misconception #6: Science Takes the Beauty Out of the Universe
It is also vitally important to realize that religious leaders are aware that the religious community is shrinking in large part due to religion’s wholly unscientific world view. So many of the messages you’ve received—while they may have been delivered sincerely—were a result of a base fear of truth. Organized religion’s aversion to science is strikingly similar to how oppressive regimes block or twist the news and information from the outside world. They fear that truth will influence people away from their ideas and edicts, and weaken their regime.
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freetoken Sun, May 9, 2010 10:31:48pm |
re: #336 Dark_Falcon
Speaking of which, PZed was pushing this story earlier:
Polish pop star faces two years’ prison for blasphemy
Wikipedia summarized the situation as this:
In May 2010, the Warsaw prosecutor’s office charged Doda with the crime of “offending religious sensibilities” for remarking in a year-ago television interview that she believed more in dinosaurs than she did in the Bible because “it is hard to believe in something written by people who drank too much wine and smoked herbal cigarettes.”[5] If convicted, she faces up to two years in prison under Poland’s blasphemy laws.
That’s not a Islamic country btw, but a “Christian” one.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 10:34:25pm |
re: #345 freetoken
Speaking of which, PZed was pushing this story earlier:
Polish pop star faces two years’ prison for blasphemy
Wikipedia summarized the situation as this:
That’s not a Islamic country btw, but a “Christian” one.
Poland should be encourage to repeal such laws. Blasphemy laws don’t have a place in a modern country.
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Reginald Perrin Sun, May 9, 2010 10:35:16pm |
re: #339 Floral Giraffe
You have been written up! LOL!
If you don’t know the history, an alligator was found in a LA lake & he was very hard to catch,. Turned out, he’d been dumped there by a member of the LAPD. So, here’s what he’s up to now!
HIs name is Reggie, BTW.
I have some video of me slapping the head of a 10 ft gator during a swamp tour in Louisiana. It’s actually not a dangerous thing to do when the gator is in shallow water, as long as you raise the hand straight up after hitting it. At least that’s what the old one armed Cajun guy told me.
Time for bed, goodnight
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jbarelli Sun, May 9, 2010 10:36:15pm |
re: #317 Nimed
Yes, some folks do consider Justice Stevens to be the “most liberal Justice”. The record doesn’t really reflect that.
He has supported the death penalty, although not with minors and people with mental defects. While that’s not a far-right view, it’s not exactly what I’d call a liberal perspective either.
He authored the decision that allows federal authorities to arrest medical marijuana patients, even when state law allows its use. Hardly a liberal viewpoint.
He wrote the lead opinion allowing states to require photo ID at polling places. Not a liberal position.
Finally, he wrote the decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, siding with Chevron and the Reagan EPA and overturning the lower court ruling. Not liberal. Not at all. (Although it was probably a well reasoned decision, all things considered.)
Justice Souter’s record is also rather conservative, albeit not as conservative as some would have liked.
It almost seems that the position of each justice is being determined by his or her vote on Bush v. Gore.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, May 9, 2010 10:40:09pm |
re: #342 The Bunny
Now that one came out of the blue!
LMAO!
BTW, I got the “petrified horseshit” idea from a scene in The Shawshank Redemption. It just seemed like the perfect metaphor for the substance of the troll’s words.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 10:52:45pm |
re: #348 jbarelli
Yes, some folks do consider Justice Stevens to be the “most liberal Justice”. The record doesn’t really reflect that.
He has supported the death penalty, although not with minors and people with mental defects. While that’s not a far-right view, it’s not exactly what I’d call a liberal perspective either.
He authored the decision that allows federal authorities to arrest medical marijuana patients, even when state law allows its use. Hardly a liberal viewpoint.
He wrote the lead opinion allowing states to require photo ID at polling places. Not a liberal position.
Finally, he wrote the decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, siding with Chevron and the Reagan EPA and overturning the lower court ruling. Not liberal. Not at all. (Although it was probably a well reasoned decision, all things considered.)
Justice Souter’s record is also rather conservative, albeit not as conservative as some would have liked.
It almost seems that the position of each justice is being determined by his or her vote on Bush v. Gore.
If you want to dispute the widely held view that Stevens is the most liberal justice (a minority would put him in 2nd place behind Ginsberg), go right ahead. No justice’s voting record is, of course, ideologically completely orthodox - that’s why people take the entire record into account instead of cherry-picking a few cases.
And the Bush v. Gore insinuation is just absurd. Do you have any idea of the number of 5-4 rulings made by the SC? Do you dispute that they mostly favored the conservative position, with Kennedy occasionally siding with the liberal wing?
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ausador Sun, May 9, 2010 10:53:57pm |
re: #336 Dark_Falcon
Speaking of heretics, NatGeo has “The Witch Hunter’s Bible” on. Its a good show to remind you of how someone with bad convictions can do great harm and how hysteria spreads. It’s good to see such things to be reminded to stay calm in the crisis and think objectively.
Belief systems by definition cloud your judgment sometimes. I was born Methodist, became a rabid evangelical, educated myself into being agnostic, leaped into being a rabid atheist, got burned out on that and had a kinda crisis of the soul.
I decided to be a Christian again. (but in my own “reformationist” kinda way). So you can say that “I was for it, before I was against it, before I was for it again”…
/It does help a lot when debating the poorly informed from either side though, I spent years verbally assaulting people online from both sides of the argument. :(
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jbarelli Sun, May 9, 2010 11:09:20pm |
re: #350 Nimed
My point is that, while folks seem to label him a liberal, his opinions, both in the majority and in the minority aren’t that liberal. Moderate seems more the appropriate label. (Much like Dean Kagan.) I don’t think folks give him enough credit for actually considering the cases, rather than just voting for the “liberal” or “conservative” position.
Conservatives are unhappy with him and were unhappy with Justice Souter about their positions on abortion. They’ve both been reliable votes to keep the status quo, and to strike down attempts to restrict access to abortions beyond those allowed by Roe v. Wade.
That alone was enough to get them both labeled as liberals and despised by some on the right. But one issue does not a liberal make.
Still, it will be interesting to see what happens.
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Nimed Sun, May 9, 2010 11:17:23pm |
re: #352 jbarelli
My point is that, while folks seem to label him a liberal, his opinions, both in the majority and in the minority aren’t that liberal. Moderate seems more the appropriate label. (Much like Dean Kagan.) I don’t think folks give him enough credit for actually considering the cases, rather than just voting for the “liberal” or “conservative” position.
Conservatives are unhappy with him and were unhappy with Justice Souter about their positions on abortion. They’ve both been reliable votes to keep the status quo, and to strike down attempts to restrict access to abortions beyond those allowed by Roe v. Wade.
That alone was enough to get them both labeled as liberals and despised by some on the right. But one issue does not a liberal make.
Still, it will be interesting to see what happens.
Well said.
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ausador Sun, May 9, 2010 11:23:04pm |
re: #352 jbarelli
So, lets just say that Roe vs. Wade was struck down and States again had the right to restrict abortions.
What would happen as a result that would be liked by the Right?
Wouldn’t the wealthy and middle class still travel if they needed to in order to get one? Or be able to pay someone “under the table” to perform one?
So then who is it that would be having more babies? Why…uhh…gee, wouldn’t it be the poorest people who are already on the government dole for foodstamps, medicaid, and AFDC? So they want more government handouts???
They obviously have not thought this through that well… ;)
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sagehen Sun, May 9, 2010 11:26:27pm |
re: #102 pingjockey
Is there some place that lists all the Scotus’ colleges? Are they all frickin’ Ivy Leaguers?
Roberts
Harvard
Harvard Law
Alito
Princeton
Yale Law
Scalia
Georgetown
Harvard Law
Thomas
Holy Cross
Yale Law
Stevens
University of Chicago
Northwestern Law
Kennedy
Stanford
Harvard Law
Ginsburg
Cornell
Harvard Law
Sotomayor
Princeton
Yale Law
Breyer
Stanford
Harvard Law
So of the eight who aren’t retiring, five went to Harvard Law and three went to Yale Law.
The top 14 law schools (different ranking services shuffle them a bit, but everybody seems to agree these are the top 14):
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
University of Chicago Law School
Columbia Law School
Cornell Law School
Duke University School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Harvard Law School
University of Michigan Law School
New York University School of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Stanford Law School
University of Virginia School of Law
Yale Law School
There’s another couple of dozen that are considered Tier One.
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sagehen Sun, May 9, 2010 11:29:36pm |
re: #317 Nimed
And Souter conservative? He is unanimously regarded as a blunder pick by Bush I, since he aligned himself with the liberal wing of the Court.
I’ve never believed that; I think Bush the Elder knew exactly what he was getting with Souter, but for various reasons had to pretend to have been surprised. I also don’t think Reagan was totally stunned that Sandra Day O’Connor turned out to be not so conservative.
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122 Year Old Obama Sun, May 9, 2010 11:34:42pm |
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ClaudeMonet Sun, May 9, 2010 11:36:01pm |
re: #149 palomino
I guess this is just another example of how “Obama the dangerous radical” has decided to govern. ///
The left needs to calm down. When campaigning Obama made it quite clear that he wanted to be everyone’s president, not just liberals’. Despite vicious rebukes from the right, he has tried to live up to this. He deserves credit.
Maybe Limbaugh, Hannity, et al. will respond reasonably tomorrow and say that Kagan is a choice they can live with. But I doubt it, as their “loyal opposition” thus far has been reflexive and mindless.
When has the Left ever calmed down? They, like their partisan counterparts on the Right, live to complain, bitch, moan, and rag. Nothing is ever enough their way, nothing is good enough, no one is ever ideologically pure enough, the idea of gradual progress is anathema, every one of theirs who gets into power “sells out”, and pragmatism is verboten.
I would listen to Limbaugh and watch Hannity today to see if they’d “respond reasonably”, but (a) I don’t think they know how, (b) “reasonable” doesn’t get good ratings or sell crappy books, and (c) it would mean I’d have to listen to Limbaugh and/or watch Hannity.
I know little about Kagan (but intend to find out), but the idea that both the left and right wings may loathe her is a good sign.
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ClaudeMonet Mon, May 10, 2010 12:10:12am |
re: #231 Reginald Perrin
That troll was really rancid, are you sure it’s fit for grilling?
Marinate it in red wine and garlic, baste it with olive oil, sprinkle with some garlic salt and a bit of fresh pepper.
Serve with some fava beans and a light chianti.
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jbarelli Mon, May 10, 2010 12:11:46am |
re: #354 ausador
So, lets just say that Roe vs. Wade was struck down and States again had the right to restrict abortions.
What would happen as a result that would be liked by the Right?
Wouldn’t the wealthy and middle class still travel if they needed to in order to get one? Or be able to pay someone “under the table” to perform one?
So then who is it that would be having more babies? Why…uhh…gee, wouldn’t it be the poorest people who are already on the government dole for foodstamps, medicaid, and AFDC? So they want more government handouts???
They obviously have not thought this through that well… ;)
Hey, I’m still trying to figure out how allowing the government to decide that a woman must risk her life (normal childbirth is still a risk - 12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2006) to carry a fetus to term is a “conservative” viewpoint.
Side note - Those maternal mortality numbers are for the United States, from a 2007 CDC report, and yes they are appalling. Canada’s rate is 8 per 100,000, while Japan manages to reduce that to 6.
On the other hand, I’ve actually bothered to read Roe v. Wade (it’s not that long and is written in plain English), and as such, realize that most of the folks (on both sides) arguing about it haven’t.
Oh, and SteelPH? Not sure if you’re calling me a RINO, but if so, I hate to disappoint you. I don’t claim to be a Republican, so I can hardly be one in name only.
Thanks for the warm welcome. It’s late and I need my beauty sleep. G’night.
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ClaudeMonet Mon, May 10, 2010 12:17:59am |
re: #281 HappyWarrior
[Link: www.baseball-almanac.com…]
It’s without a doubt the most rare event in the game. Would love to see one of these days.
I believe an unassisted triple play is rarer (more rare?).
I’ve seen a one-hitter, an inside-the-park grand slam, one player hit four home runs in a game, and a World Series Game Seven. I want to see a no-hitter live, or better yet a perfect game, but the odds are way against it. That doesn’t mean I won’t go to the games. Part of the appeal of baseball is that you can see any number of things you never thought you’d see.
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Nimed Mon, May 10, 2010 12:35:46am |
re: #360 jbarelli
Hey, I’m still trying to figure out how allowing the government to decide that a woman must risk her life (normal childbirth is still a risk - 12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2006) to carry a fetus to term is a “conservative” viewpoint.
Side note - Those maternal mortality numbers are for the United States, from a 2007 CDC report, and yes they are appalling. Canada’s rate is 8 per 100,000, while Japan manages to reduce that to 6.
On the other hand, I’ve actually bothered to read Roe v. Wade (it’s not that long and is written in plain English), and as such, realize that most of the folks (on both sides) arguing about it haven’t.
Oh, and SteelPH? Not sure if you’re calling me a RINO, but if so, I hate to disappoint you. I don’t claim to be a Republican, so I can hardly be one in name only.
Thanks for the warm welcome. It’s late and I need my beauty sleep. G’night.
You shouldn’t take SteelHP’s seriously, he used the sarcasm tag “/” when he was calling you a RINO.
I didn’t realize you were a newcomer. Welcome!
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Nimed Mon, May 10, 2010 12:36:29am |
re: #362 Nimed
You shouldn’t take SteelHP’s seriously, he used the sarcasm tag “/” when he was calling you a RINO.
I didn’t realize you were a newcomer. Welcome!
You shouldn’t take SteelHP’s accusation seriously. PIMF.
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Sigma_x Mon, May 10, 2010 6:13:45am |
re: #143 Bagua
What a complete load of shit. That is, in all actuality, the exact opposite of what I said. But I suppose it’s easier to lie about a guy’s post when he’s not around to defend himself. The thing is is that anyone can look back at my comments and see what I wrote, so I’m not sure how you thought you were gonna get around that one.
Allow me to address your bullshit point by point - a) I wasn’t calling for a “Black Monday that will be talked about for years and years.” What I said was was that the EU had stepped in and saved the market from a Black Monday-type situation. And, despite what your stunningly superficial assessment of the situation might imply, the size of the bailout came as a complete surprise to the market. Yes, everyone and their mother fully expected the EU to take action over the weekend, mainly because they fully stated their intention to do exactly that, so it didn’t take a genius to know that they would. What came as a surprise what the +600 bln euro package - the largest in history. No one - and I mean no one - was expecting that one. Which is why you see the S&P e-mini futures up 50+ points in pre-market trading currently. If you go and look at my twitter page, you’ll see that I actually called for this on Saturday, when asked what Monday was going to look like, I tweeted that it looked to me like anyone who went into the weekend short was probably trapped, that it in fact looked like a bear trap, and that the market would most likely go vertical on Monday. It’s there in black and white, with the date and everything, in front of God and everyone. So, with that in mind, you’re full of shit.
B) You claim that I “don’t even have $25K in my account.” Question - how would you know how much money I have in my account(s)? Just curious. I have 5 different accounts, and, without divulging how much money I keep in them, I will simply say that it is a lot more than $25K. That was just a stupid thing to say, and I think anyone could see right through that one.
C) You claim that I advise people on how to get around SEC rules. In that you’re correct. For people that aren’t listed as day traders on their taxes, there’s a little thing known as the in-and-out rule - which precludes one from selling a stock and then buying back in within a 24 hr period. I advise traders to open several accounts to get around that rule. Why should the big boys on Wall St. be free to do whatever they want, when your average joe is hampered by rules designed to cut them off at the knees. I have no regrets on that point.
d) You went to my blog and posted a nasty comment along the lines of “So you got your ass handed to you and now admit you were wrong?” Or something like that. 1st of all, in the section you left the comment, you’ll see that I called the recent action in the market to a T. I called for a pullback to 1153 on the S&P, which, prior to the meltdown last Thursday, was exactly where we were trading at. Once that broke, if you go to my twitter page, you’ll see that I called for 1129 to be the next level - we closed on Thursday @ 1128.83. You don’t get much closer than that.
I’m flattered that you read my blog. I could use the page hits - so thanks. If you’re going to completely mis-represent what I actually wrote, and talk shit about me when I’m not there to defend myself, well, what can I do
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Sigma_x Mon, May 10, 2010 6:23:58am |
re: #302 Bagua
Hi Sweetie! And right you are.
Being here for one week and making such nasty, personal and demonising comments to Walter and Cato is totally out of order. It shows an arrogance and hostility that deserves a response.
My God - the lies that spew forth from you are simply breath-taking.
I’ve been here for more than a week, first of all. Secondly, it was more than a simple “fuck you” from Walter that caused me to go after him. (Although he came out with that “fuck you” out of nowhere, in response to virtually nothing. But no one has anything to say to him about that, which I find curious.)
Walter has been on me since the day I stepped on this board with his outrageously rude mouth. I’d fucking had it with him, plain and simple. Why don’t you go and re-post HIS comment, the one that set it off in the first place? It’s real easy to make me look like the bad guy when you only show 1/2 the story.
You’re clearly an ass, and the only reason I’m even responding to you is because you’re giving people here a serious mis-representation of not only what I wrote, but what I’m about. Apparently, only YOU seem to have a problem with this. If Charles did, I’m pretty sure he would’ve banned me a long time ago. It must really burn your ass that he hasn’t, and probably won’t. But don’t be surprised if he goes and bans you and Walter and Cato - the way you go after new posters on LFG is going to give a bad name to the blog in general. You seem to think you run the joint and you can treat people anyway you want. If Walter is tough enough to go around insulting people wantonly and randomly, he should be tough enough to defend himself without help from you.
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Sigma_x Mon, May 10, 2010 6:36:36am |
Oh, and just so I can prove to you how full of shit you really are… here’s a tweet that I posted around 5 o’clock yesterday, saying how the market’s gonna go vertical on this EU news, in direct contrast to you claiming I said we were gonna have a Black Monday.
If you have to lie to support your position, then your position is obviously a load of shit.
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Bagua Mon, May 10, 2010 3:11:55pm |
re: #364 Sigma_x
LOL, whine much? You are here pimping yourself and your blog/tweets as a trading advisor, basically spamming the forum and you are surprised you get a little attention? Tough luck. You are not going to find gullible people here to follow your stock tip service without some fact checking. This is LGF, not Twitter.
I will only address one of your long-winded posts.
B) You claim that I “don’t even have $25K in my account.” Question - how would you know how much money I have in my account(s)? Just curious. I have 5 different accounts, and, without divulging how much money I keep in them, I will simply say that it is a lot more than $25K. That was just a stupid thing to say, and I think anyone could see right through that one.
How do I know? Because you said so on your Blog which I quoted above in #192.
You don’t have to put much money in it to open up the account, and you can withdraw it at any time (or you can just go ahead and use it to trade with - having several accounts helps one get around the round trip rule - which is supposed to preclude you from buying and selling - and then buying again - the same stock within a 24 hr. period. But no one follows it, anyway, and it’s very rare that the SEC comes down on retail traders for violating it.
sigma-x
Those are your words, on your blog. A Day Trader only need have $25,000 in their account in order to daytrade. * The SEC believes that people whose account sizes are less than $25,000 may represent less sophisticated traders, who may be more prone to being misled by advisory brokers and/or tipping agencies. The only reason you would need “several accounts” to help you “get around” that rule is because you do not have $25,000 in any account. QED.
Stop pretending, and stop the bullshit.
In fact you admit as much ad worse:
You claim that I advise people on how to get around SEC rules. In that you’re correct. For people that aren’t listed as day traders on their taxes, there’s a little thing known as the in-and-out rule - which precludes one from selling a stock and then buying back in within a 24 hr period. I advise traders to open several accounts to get around that rule. Why should the big boys on Wall St. be free to do whatever they want, when your average joe is hampered by rules designed to cut them off at the knees. I have no regrets on that point.
So you are not only advising people to violate SEC regulations intended to protect them from people like you*, you are also advising them how to commit tax fraud as well. Obviously you “have no regrets,” because you are a con-man pimping your stock-tip agency, pure and simple.
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mich-again Mon, May 10, 2010 3:14:05pm |
I wonder if SNL will get Jim Belushi to play her part?
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oklahoma Mon, May 10, 2010 7:20:58pm |
Maybe it’s just me, but I think having experience on the bench would be a requirement for being on the court.
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