I really can't get enough of this song.

It just makes me feel good and calm on the inside.

Nice!

Excellent call, Charles!

re: #1 windsagio

I really like this one.

re: #3 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

That's cool :)

Very different mood!

So I'm sitting here watching Suspiria, which is supposed to be one of the all time classics of horror and so far, its a yawn fest.

I just had a Pan's Labyrinth flashback.

Ummm....

BLACKHAWKS WIN!!!

That is all...

re: #7 soap_man

Still one game to go, yes?

re: #4 windsagio

That's cool :)

Very different mood!

And then one of my all time favorite songs

re: #8 Boogberg

Still one game to go, yes?

No. It's over.

Blackhawks win the Cup.

re: #7 soap_man

Congrats soap_man!

re: #10 soap_man

No. It's over.

Blackhawks win the Cup.

Hawks of Color.

re: #11 sngnsgt

Congrats soap_man!

And The Blackhawks of course! (doh!)

re: #10 soap_man

No. It's over.

Blackhawks win the Cup.

Dammit! Why the fuck didn't someone say this was for the Cup? You bastards! I would have watched it had I known.

re: #9 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Have to come back at you then.

This is currently my favorite song (that's actually on Youtube).

/yes, there's a pattern :P

re: #15 windsagio

Whups, embed link follows:

re: #15 windsagio

Not bad.

Pretty Questions?

re: #18 Morrisminor

Better than ugly questions >

re: #19 windsagio

Better than ugly questions >

I don't mind ugly questions at all

The tough part was waking up the next morning next to one!!

(oopppss,,did I type that out loud!!)

Oh dear.

K ,, it's 01:25

I'm at work
I'm on LGF
my pizza was just delivered

life is good!

re: #21 Boogberg

Oh dear.

yes honey?

Well, that was 90 minutes of my life down the tubes

re: #22 sattv4u2

You have a job?

Life IS good! (For you anyway)

re: #25 sngnsgt

You have a job?

Life IS good! (For you anyway)

What part of "it's 01:25 and I'm at work" didn't you understand !!!

/

re: #23 sattv4u2

Pizza sounds pretty good about now. Toppings?

re: #27 Boogberg

Pizza sounds pretty good about now. Toppings?

feh!

maybe ,, MAYBE , every so often sausage and/ or green pepper,,, MAYBE

Otherwise ,, cheese

re: #28 sattv4u2

feh!

maybe ,, MAYBE , every so often sausage and/ or green pepper,,, MAYBE

Otherwise ,, cheese

No onions? Shame on you! :D

re: #28 sattv4u2

mushrooms, spinach, and artichoke hearts!

I must say, Charles, that is about the sanest thing I've seen in a week's passing.

re: #24 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Well, that was 90 minutes of my life down the tubes

not if you don't flush!

re: #30 windsagio

mushrooms, spinach, and artichoke hearts!

I ordered a pizza ,, not a salad bar!

re: #31 Cato the Elder

I must say, Charles, that is about the sanest thing I've seen in a week's passing.

I thought you were getting a beer and watching a movie!

re: #32 sattv4u2

not if you don't flush!

I wish I could. Classic horror movie my ass.

re: #30 windsagio

I ain't eating a mushroom unless it has a purple ring on the stem.

re: #36 Boogberg

I ain't eating a mushroom unless it has a purple ring on the stem.

I come along a silver striped mushroom...

re: #37 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Lmao! :D

Can a Nigga Get a Table Dance?

:D

re: #39 Boogberg

Can a Nigga Get a Table Dance?

:D

Oh, I can match that

re: #40 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Hahaaah! Awesome. :)

Suck on this, Steve Vai. You old bastard:

Well, off to bed, but I'll leave some info on my latest project

The Kroot

Image: Kroot.jpg

re: #44 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Well, off to bed, but I'll leave some info on my latest project

The Kroot

Image: Kroot.jpg

Heh. Your daughter's Tau?

re: #44 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Well, off to bed, but I'll leave some info on my latest project

The Kroot

Image: Kroot.jpg

Has my mother been modeling again recently?

/night y'all!

BP oil spill

Top hat idea is all wrong.

You are not going to stop that pressure and volume, nor should you even try.

pull away all the stuff on the TopHat, but leave it sitting there like a diffuser.

Giant (50 feet?) dome or cylinder with many 4inch flex hoses coming out of it with quick-connect couplings on the ends.

Set it over the mess and let them blow.

Start lowering submersible pumps down to the hoses and hook them up using the ROVs

Stuff is a mile down. Asking it to utilize its own pressure is a little presumptuous.

Have a mess of hoses means you can still put in the chemical break-down agents.

Coming up with a quick-connect that a ROV can use should be possible.

You can quick-connect hose blocks to the unused hoses, or not.

"any damn fool can make something more complex"
/misquoting Einstein

A marriage of the words of Carl Sandburg and Pablo Neruda. The images and music are spectacular without overshadowing the poetry. I watched it three times.

re: #30 windsagio

mushrooms, spinach, and artichoke hearts!

I want this one.

re: #28 sattv4u2

feh!

maybe ,, MAYBE , every so often sausage and/ or green pepper,,, MAYBE

Otherwise ,, cheese

We made some really great "pizzas" last weekend. A piece of pita bread, brushed lightly with olive oil, with a thin smear of plain hummus spread right to the edge got topped with a mix of zucchini, onion, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes and mint that had been tossed with olive oil, lemon juice, sumac and sesame seeds (zataar) and some feta cheese, then blasted at 500 F degrees for about five minutes. Gotta try it with real thin crust pizza dough next, but I count this experiment as a success already.

re: #47 swamprat

BP oil spill

Top hat idea is all wrong.

You are not going to stop that pressure and volume, nor should you even try.

pull away all the stuff on the TopHat, but leave it sitting there like a diffuser.

Giant (50 feet?) dome or cylinder with many 4inch flex hoses coming out of it with quick-connect couplings on the ends.

Set it over the mess and let them blow.

Start lowering submersible pumps down to the hoses and hook them up using the ROVs

Stuff is a mile down. Asking it to utilize its own pressure is a little presumptuous.

Have a mess of hoses means you can still put in the chemical break-down agents.

Coming up with a quick-connect that a ROV can use should be possible.

You can quick-connect hose blocks to the unused hoses, or not.

"any damn fool can make something more complex"
/misquoting Einstein

The top hat is not meant as a permanent solution, and has never been promoted as one. It allows the recovery of roughly 90% of the oil, mitigating the spill until the permanent solution - a relief well - can be put in place.

What you're describing here is enormously complex and unworkable on several fronts. In particular, it would be plagued by the same problem that doomed the first top hat attempt - all those small diameter hoses would be instantly clogged by hydrates. The small amount of "leakiness" specifically permitted by the current top hat is deliberate, and is part of an effort to limit hydrate formation so that flow can be maintained.

re: #51 SixDegrees

The top hat is not meant as a permanent solution, and has never been promoted as one. It allows the recovery of roughly 90% of the oil, mitigating the spill until the permanent solution - a relief well - can be put in place.

What you're describing here is enormously complex and unworkable on several fronts. In particular, it would be plagued by the same problem that doomed the first top hat attempt - all those small diameter hoses would be instantly clogged by hydrates. The small amount of "leakiness" specifically permitted by the current top hat is deliberate, and is part of an effort to limit hydrate formation so that flow can be maintained.

Well said:

And note the flow Top Hat is being steadily increased as additional processing capacity is added.

The present Top Hat will also be supplemented by reversing the 3" Choke and Kill lines that were used to inject mud, to flowing additional oil and gas to the surface.

A bit further on, the Top Hat itself will be replaced with another Top Hat that will make a better attempt at a seal, and capture still more oil and gas. It will also allow for a rapid disconnection and reconnection during storms.

Each day they have increased the flow to capture the oil. Right now in the top right spill cam, one can see almost the entire width of the fin that it is zoomed in on. This is visual confirmation that more and more oil is being recovered..

re: #51 SixDegrees

90 percent?
Wow. That's great!
Any size hose. 4 inch is just the size I am familiar with. The concept I am touting is to have multiple pumps, not try to hold in the pressure, and pump up more than the well is putting out so you get all the oil, plus some seawater. Trying to seal this beast is a waste of time. The size of the pumps is relatively unimportant.

But thanks for the uplifting news! 90 percent!
I feel better.

Good night. I shall sleep a little better.

re: #51 SixDegrees

The top hat is not meant as a permanent solution, and has never been promoted as one. It allows the recovery of roughly 90% of the oil, mitigating the spill until the permanent solution - a relief well - can be put in place.

What you're describing here is enormously complex and unworkable on several fronts. In particular, it would be plagued by the same problem that doomed the first top hat attempt - all those small diameter hoses would be instantly clogged by hydrates. The small amount of "leakiness" specifically permitted by the current top hat is deliberate, and is part of an effort to limit hydrate formation so that flow can be maintained.

so ,,, DiGiorno Pizza is a no-no, I take it !!
//

re: #53 Bagua

Thanks for a very lucid explaination.

re: #1 windsagio

I really can't get enough of this song.

It just makes me feel good and calm on the inside.

[Video]

Too bad that these jokers just bailed on a concert in Israel out of solidarity with the 'peace activists.' Or something like that.

re: #39 Boogberg

Can a Nigga Get a Table Dance?

:D

Seriously fucked up and very funny!

Just to add a little spice to the oil spill comments this morning's Daily Telegraph headline is "OBAMA'S BOOT ON THE THROAT OF BRITISH PENSIONERS". I cetainly hope these measures are starting to work.

"certainly" sorry.....

re: #59 GogleddCymru

Just to add a little spice to the oil spill comments this morning's Daily Telegraph headline is "OBAMA'S BOOT ON THE THROAT OF BRITISH PENSIONERS". I cetainly hope these measures are starting to work.

Which "measures"?
BP's attempts to cap the well/ capture the leaking oil?
Obamas attempt to put pressure on BP to do the right things (i.e. compensations, clean up costs, etc)
OR ,, the unintended consequences that will occur if BP is forced into chapter 11 and all other oil/ drilling companies are not allowed to continue offshore exploration and drilling?

re: #61 sattv4u2
I meant the immediate measures at the site. The other consequences may follow and that will be very nasty all round.

re: #62 GogleddCymru

I meant the immediate measures at the site. The other consequences may follow and that will be very nasty all round.

Then why mention the "OBAMA'S BOOT ON THE THROAT OF BRITISH PENSIONERS".?

That (British Pensioners) has NOTHING to do with BP's ongoing efforts to cap the well

Perhaps it is OT for you but is another aspect of the wider picture.
I do hope those measures work & now I must get to work by 10am (40 mins)

re: #64 GogleddCymru

Perhaps it is OT for you but is another aspect of the wider picture.
I do hope those measures work & now I must get to work by 10am (40 mins)

I didn't say it was OT

As a matter of fact, YOU did
I meant the immediate measures at the site

We are seeing the old conundrum of government and industry: there is a lot of populist and lobbyist pressure to deregulate and "let the market rule", but when deregulated private industries screw up, there is at once populist pressure to intervene and simultaneously complaints about excessive government intereference.

We saw that in the financial markets as well.

Paco de Lucía - Callejón del Muro

Late at night I'm always tempted to post Ted Rall cartoons just for the spectacle of it all.

That guy's such a fascinatin' piece of work >>

Hehe I made Gus look!

crazy-ass man >

re: #69 windsagio

Hehe I made Gus look!

crazy-ass man >

No shit dude. I'm updinging those for you.

re: #70 Gus 802

haha keeps my record clear :D

Seriously, I don't agree with anything he says really, but when its dead and 2 in the morning its always tempting to throw something evil in there >

I will say I didn't know that htere were so many threads about the guy on LGF. Learn something every day!

re: #71 windsagio

haha keeps my record clear :D

Seriously, I don't agree with anything he says really, but when its dead and 2 in the morning its always tempting to throw something evil in there >

I'd be a hypocrite if I said I've never done that before.

Badly drawn cartoon of America eating BP.

Just going through the editorial cartoon archives lookin' for something cool, until I'm tired enough to sleep.

And I don't even know wtf this one is supposed to be!

re: #75 windsagio

And I don't even know wtf this one is supposed to be!

Looks like crappy art to me. Art is a lot like music. Everyone plays the guitar.

This one is actually kinda clever

Is that supposed to be Tony Soprano in the clouds?

re: #75 windsagio

And I don't even know wtf this one is supposed to be!

I think that's Angela Merkel leading some rats off a cliff, but I could be mistaken.

re: #79 SanFranciscoZionist

Ooh good call!

OK bbiab with more spam :D

re: #79 SanFranciscoZionist

I think that's Angela Merkel leading some rats off a cliff, but I could be mistaken.

Right now she is in deep doo-doo: first she helped bail Greece out, now she is presiding over the biggest budget cuts in German history. It is not playing well.

re: #77 windsagio

what up in this blog that Phil Hendrie mentioned on his show a couple days ago

re: #83 WindUpBird

So, Emerson webcasts, you goin' in on it?

Atheists Can't Think For Themselves!

re: #84 windsagio

So, Emerson webcasts, you goin' in on it?

already done, done the instant I saw it

Hard turn into non sequitur... brace for impact...

If it is so important to some that one must first have children of their own before they are allowed to have or express an opinion regarding the raising and treatment of children, must one first be a mother or father before offering an opinion on child abuse? Or one on molestation?

If the answer is no, then why can not one without children of their own offer opinions on more benign subjects regarding children?

The nut-o-sphere is trying to find an even deeper ledge over which to plunge:

Rockwell is currently pimping BILDERBERG conpiracies.

WND is back to birther-ing... now claiming a "professor" who was an "official" in elections in HI in 2008 claiming everyone knows there is no real long form... It turns out side "official" was just a temp and he is just a grad assistant teaching an English class.

And to top it all off... American Thinker (which certain individuals kept promoting here at one time) is pushing the idea that there will be a coup here (in the US) to prevent the Dems from a big loss in the fall elections.

Really, I don't know how the nuts can go much farther out on the ledge, unless they want to become Raelians.

re: #87 Slumbering Behemoth

Hard turn into non sequitur... brace for impact...

Stole this from ArchangelMichael...

Good Morning Lizards!

re: #87 Slumbering Behemoth

Damned if I know :P

re: #87 Slumbering Behemoth

Hard turn into non sequitur... brace for impact...

If it is so important to some that one must first have children of their own before they are allowed to have or express an opinion regarding the raising and treatment of children, must one first be a mother or father before offering an opinion on child abuse? Or one on molestation?

If the answer is no, then why can not one without children of their own offer opinions on more benign subjects regarding children?

Yeah, I COMPLETELY FEEL YOU HERE. I don't have kids, but I sure as hell am observant, and my health care job was not so different from day care or babysitting, just with a massive clinical team breathing down our necks.I'm sure there's visceral things about childrearing that you gotta be there for, but to have an opinion?

re: #91 WindUpBird

I was trying tobe nice, but its about a sense of exceptionalism again.

"You just can't possibly understand how amazing it is!"

re: #88 freetoken

American Thinker was sort of my way in to some of the most hilarious trolling of a racist douche in my internet-nerd realm of influence, so I always feel a little tingle whenever American Thinker is mentioned

re: #92 windsagio

I was trying tobe nice, but its about a sense of exceptionalism again.

"You just can't possibly understand how amazing it is!"

We've worked with people who are parents.

Who are...

...not exactly blowing my doors off with their critical thinking and observational skills. I don't care how many kids they've had, they're not AUTOMATICALLY MEGAWISE

re: #88 freetoken

Also A++ for namedropping Raelians.

Woudl you believe I actually know someone named Rael?

re: #91 WindUpBird

Yeah, I COMPLETELY FEEL YOU HERE. I don't have kids, but I sure as hell am observant, and my health care job was not so different from day care or babysitting, just with a massive clinical team breathing down our necks.I'm sure there's visceral things about childrearing that you gotta be there for, but to have an opinion?

I think the part that is frustrating for parents is when those who do not have kids try to tell us how we are doing it wrong. Not for obvious stuff like abuse, more like the idiots who say "If I had a child, he would never act out in public".

re: #94 WindUpBird

All you need to be a father is a dick, as they say.

re: #88 freetoken

And to top it all off... American Thinker (which certain individuals kept promoting here at one time) is pushing the idea that there will be a coup here (in the US) to prevent the Dems from a big loss in the fall elections.

Oh noes, Obama's gonna declare marshall law!!!!!!!!!!11111

///

re: #91 WindUpBird

I can not love a child more than the parent what spawned them (with the possible exception of the Phelps Cult assholes), but I can not understand how it is possible or acceptable to use "Do you have kids?" as an argument against those who offer an opinion on the treatment or raising of children.

I don't need to have shards of broken glass permeating every inch of my flesh to know that it would both hurt like hell and suck donkey balls.

re: #88 freetoken

The nut-o-sphere is trying to find an even deeper ledge over which to plunge:

Rockwell is currently pimping BILDERBERG conpiracies.

WND is back to birther-ing... now claiming a "professor" who was an "official" in elections in HI in 2008 claiming everyone knows there is no real long form... It turns out side "official" was just a temp and he is just a grad assistant teaching an English class.

And to top it all off... American Thinker (which certain individuals kept promoting here at one time) is pushing the idea that there will be a coup here (in the US) to prevent the Dems from a big loss in the fall elections.

Really, I don't know how the nuts can go much farther out on the ledge, unless they want to become Raelians.

Of course the primary win of Meg Whitman has caused quite a stir. That even includes some rumblings about an anti-labor remark from Robert Gibbs. Looks like the anti-Israel hate fest at the Huffington Post has finally settled down. They did however have a "revealing" post about the possibility of Sarah Palin having breast implants.

re: #96 rwdflynavy

I think the part that is frustrating for parents is when those who do not have kids try to tell us how we are doing it wrong. Not for obvious stuff like abuse, more like the idiots who say "If I had a child, he would never act out in public".

I do think the limit is when you try and tell parents how to raise their kids unless their manner of raising the kids represents a violation of the law or a threat to public health or safety.

Every parent and every child is different, and parenting is not an exact science or something that can be reduced to a formula of "if parent does x, then child will do y".

What works for one family might not work for another.

re: #96 rwdflynavy

I think the part that is frustrating for parents is when those who do not have kids try to tell us how we are doing it wrong. Not for obvious stuff like abuse, more like the idiots who say "If I had a child, he would never act out in public".

Oh, i don't tell parents they're DOING IT WRONG, I just sometimes offer my observations because I SEE them doing it wrong. Not in the "my little kid acted out in public" sort of way, more in the "I'm yelling at my kid and tearing down his self esteem because he'd rather read about the Ming Dynasty and learn how to program in C++ than waste his time being screamed at by a track coach" sort of way.

Ok, so I'm gonna go ahead and risk being an offensive jerk here in the name of hilarity -- check out this amazing review that nominates Commando as the most unintentional homoerotic movie ever made.

[Link: www.ruthlessreviews.com...]

One example - dialogue between John Matrix and the main antagonist near the end of the movie.

Matrix: “You can beat me… You want to put a knife in me. Look me in the eyes. See what’s going on in there while you turn it. That’s what you want to do to me, right? Come on, let the girl go. You and me. Don’t deprive yourself of some pleasure. Come on Bennett; let’s party.”

Bennett: “I don’t need the girl — I don’t need the girl!!!”

re: #95 WindUpBird

Woudl you believe I actually know someone named Rael?

Not really, but I suppose it is possible.

Oh, and "Raelians" get tossed into the mix here every once and a while. Charles even did a post about them years ago. I first heard about them back in the early days of Art Bell's program.

re: #101 ralphieboy

I do think the limit is when you try and tell parents how to raise their kids unless their manner of raising the kids represents a violation of the law or a threat to public health or safety.

Every parent and every child is different, and parenting is not an exact science or something that can be reduced to a formula of "if parent does x, then child will do y".

What works for one family might not work for another.

Exactly,

I had some pretty stupid ideas about child rearing that were rapidly modified by my first child.

The basics of child rearing are fairly apparent to anyone with half a brain, but there is a lot you have to experience first hand to appreciate.

re: #99 Slumbering Behemoth

I can not love a child more than the parent what spawned them (with the possible exception of the Phelps Cult assholes), but I can not understand how it is possible or acceptable to use "Do you have kids?" as an argument against those who offer an opinion on the treatment or raising of children.

I don't need to have shards of broken glass permeating every inch of my flesh to know that it would both hurt like hell and suck donkey balls.

Yeah. It makes me mad, it's like a silly rhetorical bludgeon for people who do not want to hear a thing about a thing they are emotionally very invested in. I've seen gay people in my circle sorta use the same tactic against people who are ACTUALLY ON THEIR SIDE, but made the mistake of actually being empathetic in the wrong fashion and not having the absolute most extreeeeme gay politics, and then suddenly X erupts in a sort of MY PAIN IS SO MUCH GREATER way. Ugggh.

re: #96 rwdflynavy

I think the part that is frustrating for parents is when those who do not have kids try to tell us how we are doing it wrong. Not for obvious stuff like abuse, more like the idiots who say "If I had a child, he would never act out in public".

That sort of thing is pretty dickish and condescending. Parents have a right to get pissed at that sort of thing.

re: #102 WindUpBird

Oh, i don't tell parents they're DOING IT WRONG, I just sometimes offer my observations because I SEE them doing it wrong. Not in the "my little kid acted out in public" sort of way, more in the "I'm yelling at my kid and tearing down his self esteem because he'd rather read about the Ming Dynasty and learn how to program in C++ than waste his time being screamed at by a track coach" sort of way.

Depriving a kid from learning object-oriented programming should qualify as child abuse. Just sayin'

re: #103 Nimed

Commando is not NEARLY as depraved and insane as Total Recall :D But it's pretty gay-porn-sweaty all right, that much is true

re: #100 Gus 802

Boob jobs are always good for a story.

Lots of interesting things falling out of the Primaries. The Tea Partiers are going gaga over their choice for Senator in NV. In Maine one of the creationists won the nod for Governor - he is also a flat-taxer. At least in Iowa the theocrat didn't win the GOP nod, though he came close enough; in that particular race the former IA governor had so much name recognition that I think he was able to fend off the ultra-right candidate.

re: #102 WindUpBird

Oh, i don't tell parents they're DOING IT WRONG, I just sometimes offer my observations because I SEE them doing it wrong. Not in the "my little kid acted out in public" sort of way, more in the "I'm yelling at my kid and tearing down his self esteem because he'd rather read about the Ming Dynasty and learn how to program in C++ than waste his time being screamed at by a track coach" sort of way.

I'd rather study Ming the Merciless myself...and I agree with you!

re: #108 Nimed

Depriving a kid from learning object-oriented programming should qualify as child abuse. Just sayin'

*high five*

(I sucked at C, I stuck to workin' the 3d renderin' softwares)

re: #105 rwdflynavy

Exactly,

I had some pretty stupid ideas about child rearing that were rapidly modified by my first child.

The basics of child rearing are fairly apparent to anyone with half a brain, but there is a lot you have to experience first hand to appreciate.

I never read many of the childrearing books my wife tried to get me to read, but one passage really stuck with me: "parenting is a two-way street. Be prepared to learn things from your child".

I must admit that rather blew my mind at the time, but the more I learn from my kids, the better a parent I have become.

re: #107 Slumbering Behemoth

That sort of thing is pretty dickish and condescending. Parents have a right to get pissed at that sort of thing.

Especially when folks don't know your child has autism....

re: #111 rwdflynavy

updings for Ming the Merciless, who is my constant callback whenever I'm trying to describe a guy with a long face and that sorta hermetic-face evil-wizard-Dr. Strange look to him. :D

Oh, and I still don't know what to make of Prop 14 here in California. That was the one that transforms future primaries into all open-ticket, and then only the top 2 vote getters are added to the ballot in November. A whole bunch of people (from Arnold to chambers of commerce to all sorts of groups.)

I'm beginning to think there might be some unintended consequence that could be really painful.

re: #114 rwdflynavy

Especially when folks don't know your child has autism...

Worked with autistic adults for almost 15 years! Almost got run over by a car trying to keep one safe!

Ahh memories :D

re: #116 freetoken

Oh, and I still don't know what to make of Prop 14 here in California. That was the one that transforms future primaries into all open-ticket, and then only the top 2 vote getters are added to the ballot in November. A whole bunch of people (from Arnold to chambers of commerce to all sorts of groups.)

I'm beginning to think there might be some unintended consequence that could be really painful.

so is that basically going to mean that districts can go R v R or D v D in the general?

(sorry, not operating on all cylinders atm)

re: #106 WindUpBird

Just keep in mind, most paren(s) of young kids have had thier sleep patterns disrupted for long periods of time, their nerves shattered and their ability to concentrate without distraction severely taxed. Do cut them a bit of a break.

re: #117 WindUpBird

Worked with autistic adults for almost 15 years! Almost got run over by a car trying to keep one safe!

Ahh memories :D

Cool (the working with, not almost getting hit by a car)! Very happy for you that you have been able to go full time with your passion!!

re: #110 freetoken

Boob jobs are always good for a story.

Lots of interesting things falling out of the Primaries. The Tea Partiers are going gaga over their choice for Senator in NV. In Maine one of the creationists won the nod for Governor - he is also a flat-taxer. At least in Iowa the theocrat didn't win the GOP nod, though he came close enough; in that particular race the former IA governor had so much name recognition that I think he was able to fend off the ultra-right candidate.

That primary win in Nevada is, how should I put it, retarded. I heard she had good things to say about Oathkeepers. She's also for prohibition. Let me see. A senator from Nevada being for prohibition? How does that work?

The Republicans are dropping the ball. They had the chance to be moderates and instead are choosing these lunatic. Meanwhile, the Democrats still suck donkey balls so were stuck between the donkey balls and the lunatics. My prediction? It's going to suck for a very long time.

re: #115 WindUpBird

Fu Manchu is more classic.

re: #119 ralphieboy

Just keep in mind, most paren(s) of young kids have had thier sleep patterns disrupted for long periods of time, their nerves shattered and their ability to concentrate without distraction severely taxed. Do cut them a bit of a break.

I'm watching my brother slowly unravel with his 6 month old, so yes :D

re: #122 windsagio

Fu Manchu is more classic.

Yes, but he's played! Ming the Merciless is funnier. Dr. Strange is even funnier provided you know everyone in the room gets the comic reference :D

re: #118 WindUpBird

I guess so. Only in a few counties or congressional districts could I conceive of that happening. Most of California has been gerrymandered just right so that each party has optimized the number of seats they can get, which means that neither party put all their eggs in just a handful of baskets.

I know that in my congressional district the Hunter family name will carry on until somebody gets indicted and convicted, so it will always be an (R) district.

re: #122 windsagio

Fu Manchu is more classic.

Saw this movie as a kid. Love Peter Sellers!

Oops. Typos galore. No wait. It's almost coming on 4 AM.

re: #102 WindUpBird

Good point, but the tone of that post sounds as though you have a lot of unresolved childhood issues that still plague you. I mean, that's a pretty specific rant, right?

I recommend one of these, and one of these.

/I'm not licensed, so if you take any advice from me... It's your own ass.

re: #121 Gus 802

That primary win in Nevada is, how should I put it, retarded. I heard she had good things to say about Oathkeepers. She's also for prohibition. Let me see. A senator from Nevada being for prohibition? How does that work?

The Republicans are dropping the ball. They had the chance to be moderates and instead are choosing these lunatic. Meanwhile, the Democrats still suck donkey balls so were stuck between the donkey balls and the lunatics. My prediction? It's going to suck for a very long time.

Not in quite these words, but that's more or less how I was brought up. My dad's like "Kid? These guys are worthless pricks. And these OTHER guys are even worse. Now here's how campaigns work...*idealism crushed* "

re: #128 Slumbering Behemoth

ALREADY THERE

"As your attorney, I advise you to rent a very fast car with no top."

back in a bit

re: #116 freetoken

Oh, and I still don't know what to make of Prop 14 here in California. That was the one that transforms future primaries into all open-ticket, and then only the top 2 vote getters are added to the ballot in November. A whole bunch of people (from Arnold to chambers of commerce to all sorts of groups.)

I'm beginning to think there might be some unintended consequence that could be really painful.

I wouldn't like my state to adopt it. I think there should be separate "primary" and "general" elections. The way I read Prop 14, what you'll basically have is 2 "general" elections, one to narrow the field down from many to two
here in Georgia and in South Carolina, two places I own property what it would come down to is two republicans domination and facing each other in November. Out in California and up in Massachusetts, where I also have property it would (just about) always be two Dems

Again, I think the "primary" should allow each party to pick their "best", then let THEM face off in the general

re: #128 Slumbering Behemoth

(it wasn't me that was hassled, my dad was a dream, he's as big a geek as I am! But I saw things as a teen and an adult, oh man)

re: #130 WindUpBird

By the way, youtube needs to have "WHO LOVES YOU AND WHO DO YOU LOVE" somewhere on it.

re: #118 WindUpBird

so is that basically going to mean that districts can go R v R or D v D in the general?

(sorry, not operating on all cylinders atm)

Yes,,, see my South Carolina/ Georgia/ Cali/ Mass scenario in 132

re: #132 sattv4u2

I loved the Open Primary in WA. The GOP and Democrats got together to kill it, execution style.

Bastards.

re: #134 windsagio

By the way, youtube needs to have "WHO LOVES YOU AND WHO DO YOU LOVE" somewhere on it.

YES?!?!?!?!

6:36

re: #137 WindUpBird

If I jad just the clip, I'd use it CONSTANTLY

re: #129 WindUpBird

Not in quite these words, but that's more or less how I was brought up. My dad's like "Kid? These guys are worthless pricks. And these OTHER guys are even worse. Now here's how campaigns work...*idealism crushed* "

Yeah. I'm a cynic. Of course when they're nuts it's beyond being just cynical. Regardless, I've been voting since Carter. It's the same old shit all the time. Bottom line in America? Money rules. If you don't have a lot of money life sucks. In the end it doesn't matter who wins. You're still going to have to pay the car bill, the mortgage, the insurance, the rent, and the taxes. It just keeps going up and up and those assholes don't give a shit.

re: #121 Gus 802

She's also for prohibition

Actually, she's not. her opponents ads say she made mention of it in a speach given in 2998, but they can't seem to come up with any audio/ video of it nor anyone who actually heard it

re: #136 windsagio

I loved the Open Primary in WA. The GOP and Democrats got together to kill it, execution style.

Bastards.

I think an open primary might be good for the GOP becoming less Tea-Partyish!

re: #140 sattv4u2

She's also for prohibition

Actually, she's not. her opponents ads say she made mention of it in a speach given in 2998, but they can't seem to come up with any audio/ video of it nor anyone who actually heard it

Oh. OK.

re: #140 sattv4u2

She's also for prohibition

Actually, she's not. her opponents ads say she made mention of it in a speach given in 2998 2008, but they can't seem to come up with any audio/ video of it nor anyone who actually heard it

{sigh}

re: #143 sattv4u2

Dammit, I was all excited about time-travel :D

re: #143 sattv4u2

{sigh}

IN THE YEAR 2525

(I feel ya, I'm probably due to crash myself)

re: #144 windsagio

Dammit, I was all excited about time-travel :D

You're always traveling through time. 1 second per second into the future.

re: #144 windsagio

Dammit, I was all excited about time-travel :D

Just think of the possibilities for politicians "I was for it before I used to be against it, but that was before I was for it again..."

re: #136 windsagio

I loved the Open Primary in WA. The GOP and Democrats got together to kill it, execution style.

Bastards.

Then why even bother having a general election?

Again, each party should have their own primary to put forth their "best" and let them go at it in the general. In a state like SC or GA, dominated by the Repubs, or a state like Mass dominated by Dems you would get a steady stream of that party being #1 and 2 in the primary

re: #145 WindUpBird

Dammit I'm trying to remember if I actually took my sleeping pill or not... probably better not to risk doubledosing>>

re: #148 sattv4u2

You Don't tho', at least not in WA you didn't.... Altho' now that I think about it, you're describing more a Jungle primary than what we had.

our primary just didn't have party ballots so you could vote for anyone. each party still got their nominee in. When I moved to PDX, they were thinking about chanigng it to the 'top 2 no matter what' tho'.

I like it because it keeps candidates honest. No Nutjob 'appeal to the base but can't possibly win in the general' types.

re: #148 sattv4u2

Then why even bother having a general election?

Again, each party should have their own primary to put forth their "best" and let them go at it in the general. In a state like SC or GA, dominated by the Repubs, or a state like Mass dominated by Dems you would get a steady stream of that party being #1 and 2 in the primary

They should retain party primaries, just relax the restrictions on changing party registration: voters should be able to choose immediately up to (and including) election day which party primary they wish to vote in, the only restriction being that they can only vote in one primary in any given election.

re: #151 ralphieboy

Party primaries (and caucuses) are all about weird electioneering minutiae, anyways.

re: #133 WindUpBird

You and me both. Guess I lived it more than you. I just took your post as an opportunity to lightheartedly make a goof and post a metal tune. Do you not know about me yet?

To be rising chief I have traveled a hundred fold days
Wandered dark wilderness ravens have gathered my ways
Look in my eyes your demise is what is fueling my rage
For I am the one whom by others is called Fire Face

Quite simple, but one of the more excellent pieces of modern stoner metal around. To think, when I first saw the initial print of that CD at the record store, I thought "$15.99 for a fuckin' six track EP, you're out of your fucking mind"!

Later, after an internet search... "Wait, that's a Matt Pike joynt. Matt Pike of fuckin' Sleep? Shit! :scrounging couch cushions: Do I have $15.99?"

re: #150 windsagio

our primary just didn't have party ballots so you could vote for anyone. each party still got their nominee in.

If they didn't have individual party ballots, how then did "each party get their nominnee in"?
Do you mean "in" the primary, or "in" the general?

If the general, how so if one party had the top 2 spots?

re: #153 Slumbering Behemoth

I probably shouldn't act as WUB's keeper (or try to), but I think he went to toke up again or something.

re: #151 ralphieboy

They should retain party primaries, just relax the restrictions on changing party registration: voters should be able to choose immediately up to (and including) election day which party primary they wish to vote in, the only restriction being that they can only vote in one primary in any given election.

iirc, I could do that when I was back in Massachusstts years ago. NOT "up to" election day, but very close too

re: #154 sattv4u2

You could vote for any candidate, but each party still got a nominee into the general.

Of course, its one of those weird primary/caucus states, so that gives the parties alot of control in who won.

re: #155 windsagio

No, you shouldn't. Yer telling tales outta school, as they say.

re: #157 windsagio

You could vote for any candidate, but each party still got a nominee into the general.

Of course, its one of those weird primary/caucus states, so that gives the parties alot of control in who won.

okay , but HOW?

Lets say Mr Smith (a dem) and Mr Jones (a dem) come in 1st and 2nd in the open primary. How does a repub run in the general, having come in 3rd (at best) in the primary. What if the best showing for a repub in the primary was 4th?

re: #158 Slumbering Behemoth

I was kidding, I'm not quite that stupid.

re: #159 sattv4u2

okay , but HOW?

Lets say Mr Smith (a dem) and Mr Jones (a dem) come in 1st and 2nd in the open primary. How does a repub run in the general, having come in 3rd (at best) in the primary. What if the best showing for a repub in the primary was 4th?

Jones is SOL in the old Washington State model. Top from each party went forward, no matter what their ranking was in the overall election. Even the top Constitution party dude (in that case, chick) got their slot still.

I really liked that system.

re: #160 windsagio

Well, you sure had me fooled.
/you are capable of taking that as a well intentioned joke, right?

re: #162 Slumbering Behemoth

Oh of course :D

They're hitting now, and as a bonus, I need to take them rarely enough that I still get sorta high.

So nothing really is gonna bother me right now :D

re: #161 windsagio

Jones is SOL in the old Washington State model. Top from each party went forward, no matter what their ranking was in the overall election. Even the top Constitution party dude (in that case, chick) got their slot still.

I really liked that system.

Then in the primary, why have it open? Seems like a good way for a block of people to get together to screw things up royally

re: #164 sattv4u2

That is a good question. Probably because it seems wrong to ever limit who you can vote for. Its that weird specifically west coast version of populism.

The argument you've stated is exactly why the Parties tried so hard (and eventually succeeded in) to kill it.

re: #164 sattv4u2

I grew up with it tho', you know how it is :D

re: #165 windsagio

That is a good question. Probably because it seems wrong to ever limit who you can vote for. Its that weird specifically west coast version of populism.

The argument you've stated is exactly why the Parties tried so hard (and eventually succeeded in) to kill it.

You CAN vote for whomever you want too. If you have a strong conviction FOR someone, register for that ballot for the primary. You also have the option of voting for whoever you want regardless of party in the general

re: #167 sattv4u2

I'm not currently capable of rationally arguing with you, sorry >>

re: #168 windsagio

I'm not currently capable of rationally arguing with you, sorry >>

Not arguing.

re: #169 sattv4u2

Oh I don't mean in hte fighting sense! I just can't coherently present my argument, if that makes sense >>

re: #170 windsagio

Oh I don't mean in hte fighting sense! I just can't coherently present my argument, if that makes sense >>

gotchya

re: #171 sattv4u2

And I think its time for me to go to sleep!

Later y'all!

re: #163 windsagio

Some folk have a tendency to get too damned sensitive sometimes, myself included on occasion. Other folk aptly call this tendency "butthurt". Just checkin'.

Shit, it's 3:00 AM already? That's well passed my Watery Depths of Unfathomable Horrors of Slumber, Which Are Still Soothingly Quite Despite the Horrors bed time. Catch y'all laters.

re: #166 windsagio

I grew up with it tho', you know how it is :D

Hey windsagio - can you hit us up on twitter, or youtube? We don't have any way to contact you or WUB as yet?

Must go now - just received Soros shipment. The usual deal: giant blocks of hash, checks from ACORN!1!, many bottles of lube for furthering the feminazi/ghey agenda.

Ramming the Obama agenda down the throats of wingnuts every day, without so much as a shred of remorse,
--Jimmah & ice

re: #88 freetoken

I'm not one of the folks who have promoted American Thinker but I went to their site to see what you were talking about and all I found was a very long essay on their main page explaining why the coup rumors were crazy talk. Can you give me a link that backs up your claim?

re: #175 RogueOne

Can you give me a link that backs up your claim?

No,, but I CAN tell you it will be Bush's fault !!
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re: #174 Jimmah

re: #175 RogueOne

I'm not one of the folks who have promoted American Thinker but I went to their site to see what you were talking about and all I found was a very long essay on their main page explaining why the coup rumors were crazy talk. Can you give me a link that backs up your claim?

Glad to hear that somebody has a line on relity. But we are getting to a key bit of Tea Party symbolism: the original Tea party was directed against an unelected government across the Atlantic ocean.

The current TP is railing against a democratically and legally elected American government. that means that they´are in fact against the expressed political will of a majority of the American electorate.

But they still like to imply that this government is somehow illegitimate and in need of overthrow.

re: #174 Jimmah

......

Ramming the Obama agenda down the throats of wingnuts every day, without so much as a shred of remorse,
--Jimmah & ice

Not sure what happened to my reply. weird. What I said was, better get it in while you can because hope and change round 2 comes in 5 months.

re: #176 sattv4u2

Can you give me a link that backs up your claim?

No,, but I CAN tell you it will be Bush's fault !!
//

Well, that goes without saying...
//

Godd Morning Mocks, Jocks and fans of Black Hawks

re: #175 RogueOne

I'm not one of the folks who have promoted American Thinker but I went to their site to see what you were talking about and all I found was a very long essay on their main page explaining why the coup rumors were crazy talk. Can you give me a link that backs up your claim?

They're AGW-denialists.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

re: #182 WindUpBird

That wasn't the claim. I don't particularly care for what I consider "party partisans". People, from both parties, who basically make stuff up to make their political opponents look as badly as possible. Personally I think both sides are full of fuckin' nuts therefore I don't see the need to make shit up to make them look bad when they do a fine enough job on their own.

Navy, How's the new duty station going?

re: #184 RogueOne

Navy, How's the new duty station going?

It is OK. Sitting at a desk will never be as cool as flying a helicopter! I'm in Jax this week packing up the family. The geographical bachelor thing got old quick. We like DC, so are looking forward to the change.

re: #185 rwdflynavy

I have a friend who worked on helicopters in the Marines. He took a job in Thailand last month and arrived right in the middle of the coup attempt. We could only communicate through email but he was having a blast. He's a bit of a nut.

'Sup pups?

re: #187 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

'Sup pups?

Nuttin, honey

re: #185 rwdflynavy

It is OK. Sitting at a desk will never be as cool as flying a helicopter! I'm in Jax this week packing up the family. The geographical bachelor thing got old quick. We like DC, so are looking forward to the change.

wait til, August when it's 98 degrees and 110% humidity!

re: #185 rwdflynavy

re: #189 sattv4u2

wait til, August when it's 98 degrees and 110% humidity!

Or February ,, when it's so cold the politicians have their hands in their OWN pockets!!

re: #181 Spare O'Lake

Godd Morning Mocks, Jocks and fans of Black Hawks

Been a looooong time coming! I wasn't even one year old the last time my beloved Blackhawks (two words at that time) won the Stanley Cup!!

hello ,,,, is this thing ON!?!?!?!

re: #175 RogueOne

Yes, read AT very carefully. Note that in supposedly dismissing the rumors the writer (and editor) leaves just enough room for doubt... which is all that is needed for the readers. If you doubt me, look at the comments for that story. It's a way to lead your audience while providing deniability. Ask yourself why that story even exists there at AT, and why it is absent from legitimate news outlets.

re: #193 freetoken

Yes, read AT very carefully. Note that in supposedly dismissing the rumors the writer (and editor) leaves just enough room for doubt... which is all that is needed for the readers. If you doubt me, look at the comments for that story. It's a way to lead your audience while providing deniability. Ask yourself why that story even exists there at AT, and why it is absent from legitimate news outlets.

Perhaps because there were rumors in comments at AT therefore the writer felt compelled to squash them by writing an article dismissing them

Reason # 1 that Pete Carroll bolted USC for the NFL

The NCAA will ban USC’s football team from the postseason for two years and strip the program of scholarships, the Los Angeles Times and ESPN.com reported.
[Link: www.boston.com...]

I've said for years that sanctions against a college team should not only be imposed on the team itself but should follow the coach and / or athletic director

re: #194 sattv4u2

Perhaps because there were rumors in comments at AT therefore the writer felt compelled to squash them by writing an article dismissing them

An article to dismiss them would only need one very short sentence: "The rumors are idiotic."

That AT now provides an article in which even more idiotic rumors get floated and promoted in the comments is par for the course over there.

Again, I repeat myself, that AT even decides to run such an article says volumes. It means the entire AT environment is nuts.

re: #196 freetoken

An article to dismiss them would only need one very short sentence: "The rumors are idiotic."

Then there would be complaints that it wasn't detailed enough

re: #197 sattv4u2

An article to dismiss them would only need one very short sentence: "The rumors are idiotic."

Then there would be complaints that it wasn't detailed enough

It's the old "teach the controversy" approach, whether it applies to birtherism, creationism, AGW or alleged coup attempts

re: #195 sattv4u2

Cheaters never prosper!

re: #199 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Cheaters never prosper!

Some do!

Image: cheetah%20hunt.jpg

oh ,, wait ,,, you said cheater!!

re: #200 sattv4u2

That critter has a facial expression doesn't it?

Looks like Evel Kinevil at Ceasars Palace.

"So, Mr. Kinevil; what was going through your mind as you were crashing and breaking every bone in your body?"
"I was thinking, "AAARGH! OW. SHIT! HOLY HELL! DANG! AAAH! OUCH!"

re: #201 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

That critter has a facial expression doesn't it?

Looks like Evel Kinevil at Ceasars Palace.

"So, Mr. Kinevil; what was going through your mind as you were crashing and breaking every bone in your body?"
"I was thinking, "AAARGH! OW. SHIT! HOLY HELL! DANG! AAAH! OUCH!"

he's probably the only non-medical person that can name every bone in a body!

re: #195 sattv4u2

Reason # 1 that Pete Carroll bolted USC for the NFL

The NCAA will ban USC’s football team from the postseason for two years and strip the program of scholarships, the Los Angeles Times and ESPN.com reported.
[Link: www.boston.com...]

I've said for years that sanctions against a college team should not only be imposed on the team itself but should follow the coach and / or athletic director

And how do you propose to do that between regulatory bodies like the NCAA and the NFL? I mean, the NFL loves it when teams cheat, it makes them more money./

re: #203 thedopefishlives

And how do you propose to do that between regulatory bodies like the NCAA and the NFL? I mean, the NFL loves it when teams cheat, it makes them more money./

Obviously it would take some effort when a coach jumps from college to pro, but that doesn't happen near as often as coaches jumping from college to college, so I would start there.
And no, the NFL (nor any league) "loves it when teams cheat". Leagues are all about image. What hurt the NBA in years past was incidents like the Pacers going into the stands. The Patriots (NFL) are STILL paying the PR price for 'cheating'. Only a small percentage of MLB players have been implicated in steroids yet there is a suspicion over the entire league

And yet another example of why I side with Christopher Hitchens in this fight:
CNN: Officials: Taliban executes boy, 7, for spying

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Suspected Taliban militants have executed a 7-year-old boy, accusing him of spying for the government, officials in southern Afghanistan said Thursday.

re: #193 freetoken

Yes, read AT very carefully. Note that in supposedly dismissing the rumors the writer (and editor) leaves just enough room for doubt... which is all that is needed for the readers. If you doubt me, look at the comments for that story. It's a way to lead your audience while providing deniability. Ask yourself why that story even exists there at AT, and why it is absent from legitimate news outlets.

I don't generally read comments. As a general rule I only read the comments on 3 sites and this is one of them. I still think you're making a stretch.

re: #202 sattv4u2

he's probably the only non-medical person that can name every bone in a body!

*SNAP!* "tibia"
*crunch* "ulna"
*pop* "fibula"
*pow!* tarsal
etc...

re: #207 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

*SNAP!* "tibia"
*crunch* "ulna"
*pop* "fibula"
*pow!* tarsal
etc...

exactly

re: #207 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

btw ,,, you've got mail

re: #203 thedopefishlives

And how do you propose to do that between regulatory bodies like the NCAA and the NFL? I mean, the NFL loves it when teams cheat and get away with it, it makes them more money./

re: #207 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

*SNAP!* "tibia"
*crunch* "ulna"
*pop* "fibula"
*pow!* tarsal
etc...

*crack!* "Ass"

re: #204 sattv4u2

And no, the NFL (nor any league) "loves it when teams cheat". Leagues are all about image. What hurt the NBA in years past was incidents like the Pacers going into the stands. The Patriots (NFL) are STILL paying the PR price for 'cheating'. Only a small percentage of MLB players have been implicated in steroids yet there is a suspicion over the entire league

It was sarcasm, although I don't doubt that FBV's #210 has the right of it in at least some cases. It's typical of sports authorities to give a little leniency to the rock stars of their sport.

re: #175 RogueOne

I'm not one of the folks who have promoted American Thinker but I went to their site to see what you were talking about and all I found was a very long essay on their main page explaining why the coup rumors were crazy talk. Can you give me a link that backs up your claim?

Rogue-- AT is a shithole. AT is the place where the whole "Bill Ayers wrote Obama's books!" meme started. (Jack Cashill)

I have a load of other info and links about them if you want. It's a pit.

BTW, I thought AT was an ok place to get conservative opinion a couple of years ago. They changed drastically imo.

re: #193 freetoken

Yes, read AT very carefully. Note that in supposedly dismissing the rumors the writer (and editor) leaves just enough room for doubt... which is all that is needed for the readers. If you doubt me, look at the comments for that story. It's a way to lead your audience while providing deniability. Ask yourself why that story even exists there at AT, and why it is absent from legitimate news outlets.

That's exactly what dorothy rabinowitz did in the WSJ OpEd page yesterday too.

Good morning?

re: #215 Cannadian Club Akbar

Good morning?

Well,, you're half right

It's morning, (at least here, that is)

Blast Tears Through Afghan Wedding Celebration

KABUL, Afghanistan — A huge explosion tore through the wedding celebration of a local man who had joined an anti-Taliban militia in rural Kandahar Province late Wednesday, killing at least 39, according to provincial government officials.

The blast occurred in the courtyard of a family compound where hundreds of guests had gathered and came about 9:30 p.m., shortly after dark, adding to the sense of terror and confusion. In the smoke and fire, guests ran out of the house into the neighboring orchards where people grow pomegranates and have grape arbors.

“I saw the dead bodies all around me, lying like slaughtered animals,” said Noor al-Haq, 22 as he sat waiting for treatment at Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar.

ROPMA

re: #215 Cannadian Club Akbar

Good morning?

Yes?

re: #205 Summer

And yet another example of why I side with Christopher Hitchens in this fight:
CNN: Officials: Taliban executes boy, 7, for spying

You side with Christopher Hitchens against the Taliban killing children? Hey, Me too!!!
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This should do it. Sanctions worked so well with Iraq.

re: #212 thedopefishlives

Wasn't sarcasm.

Teams teach players how to draw fouls... point the other way when the ball was off them... bite in a scrum... etc... all forms of cheating (sometimes called 'gamesmanship')...

Gaylord Perry's in the fucking Hall of Fame for pete's sake.

re: #221 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I swear at first I read that as "bite scrotum'. I need more coffee.

re: #221 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Oh no, I'm well aware of all that. I was being sarcastic in my statement, but I also noted that you have a good point in many cases. Sometimes league authorities do actually step in and prevent bad stuff from going down - always when it benefits them to do so.

re: #223 thedopefishlives

Yup

re: #222 Cannadian Club Akbar

That's exactly what I meant (for you)

re: #219 rwdflynavy

You side with Christopher Hitchens against the Taliban killing children? Hey, Me too!!!
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I understand that Christopher Hitchens had a Jewish mother and a Jewish grandmother, which means that according to Jewish Law he is a Jew unless he converted to another religion.

Today is Howlin' Wolf's 100th birthday. I believe T-Bone Walker had the same milestone a couple of weeks ago.

[Link: www.chicagomag.com...]

re: #226 Mad Al-Jaffee

What are these... blues?...

re: #225 Spare O'Lake
[Link: www.nationalpost.com...]

re: #225 Spare O'Lake

I understand that Christopher Hitchens had a Jewish mother and a Jewish grandmother, which means that according to Jewish Law he is a Jew unless he converted to another religion.

I think Christopher Hitchens is a douche-bag, but I'm not Anti-Semitic!!!
//

re: #227 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

What are these... blues?...

At work, no Tubes for me!

re: #230 Mad Al-Jaffee

At work, no Tubes for me!

The Tubes must flow.

re: #229 rwdflynavy

After he called Mother Teresa a selfish bitch, I never read another word he wrote.

re: #213 iceweasel

Rogue-- AT is a shithole. AT is the place where the whole "Bill Ayers wrote Obama's books!" meme started. (Jack Cashill)

I have a load of other info and links about them if you want. It's a pit.

BTW, I thought AT was an ok place to get conservative opinion a couple of years ago. They changed drastically imo.

I'm not arguing that point. AT may well be a "shithole" for all I know. My point is there is enough real craziness to make fun of without resorting to misrepresentation. After the way I was pounded a few weeks ago I'm going to make sure to point out blatant hypocrisy, historical revisionism, and outright misrepresentation. When I see someone putting party above principle I'm going to make sure I give that person a hard time about it. For instance, ignoring the Soros ideology (and the fact that he's a dirtbag) while jumping all over Pat Robertson and Koch is going to get people called out for putting partisanship above reason. One more pet peeve, pointing out the craziness of O'reilly and beck while maintaining Ed Shultz and Rachel Maddow are real news reporters is goofy and completely partisan. All Rachel is missing is a chalkboard and fake tears and she would be Beck and Ed wants to be Rush Limbaugh so badly he's intentionally gaining weight.

I haven't gotten that impression from you, that you put party above principle, so don't take this min-rant as a personal attack. I'm also not saying FT was playing that game but he certainly walked up to the line.

re: #230 Mad Al-Jaffee

At work, no Tubes for me!

Howling Wolf, "How Many More Years"

re: #229 rwdflynavy

I think Christopher Hitchens is a douche-bag, but I'm not Anti-Semitic!!!
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His being a douche is one of the reasons why I love him.

re: #232 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

After he called Mother Teresa a selfish bitch, I never read another word he wrote.

Upon further reflection, that may be an unfair comparison...seems a shame to insult douche-bags.

Work. Y'all play nice.

re: #237 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Work. Y'all play nice.

*Puts flaming bag on FBV's doorstep*
Ok!

re: #220 Cannadian Club Akbar

This should do it. Sanctions worked so well with Iraq.

And predictably, Brazil and Turkey voted "nay" and Lebanon abstained. It might have been worth it if these sanctions had teeth, but instead it's just another round of "Okay, those last sanctions didn't stop you, so how 'bout these?!"

re: #238 Varek Raith

*Puts flaming bag on FBV's doorstep*
Ok!

Dude! Uncool!!
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re: #229 rwdflynavy

I think Christopher Hitchens is a douche-bag, but I'm not Anti-Semitic!!!
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It's an interesting feature of Judaism that confers the status of Jew on anyone whose mother was Jewish. According to Hitchens he never even knew he was a Jew until his maternal grandmother let out the secret upon learning that his brother had just gotten engaged to marry a Jewish woman.
I always find these stories interesting, and it makes me think of how Hitler and the Nazis routinely traced maternal lineages looking for Jewish blood in people who were not practising Jews, in their pathalogical quest to better cleanse the master race.

re: #238 Varek Raith

*Puts flaming bag on FBV's doorstep*
Ok!

There's ointment for that....

re: #238 Varek Raith

*Puts flaming bag on FBV's doorstep*
Ok!

You set Helen Thomas on fire?!

re: #243 Mad Al-Jaffee

You set Helen Thomas on fire?!

Right. You owe me a new keyboard for that.

re: #243 Mad Al-Jaffee

You set Helen Thomas on fire?!

It's not my fault she spontaneously combusted...

I'm trying to sucker my wife into updating her phone to the droid incredible and then trading me phones, I have a moto droid. I don't think she's falling for it. She vetoed my motorcycle plan last week so I think she owes me.

re: #233 RogueOne

Bratwurst, you have a comment or do you just like to downding?

re: #247 RogueOne

Bratwurst, you have a comment or do you just like to downding?

First of all, I am free to downding here.

Second of all, if you think the only difference between Maddow and Beck is a chalkboard, I can't really help you. I might, however, point to the fact that Maddow is really featured by your host here.

re: #246 RogueOne

I'm trying to sucker my wife into updating her phone to the droid incredible and then trading me phones, I have a moto droid. I don't think she's falling for it. She vetoed my motorcycle plan last week so I think she owes me.

Tell her, "This is not the droid you're looking for."

re: #249 Mad Al-Jaffee

Tell her, "This is not the droid you're looking for."

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Obama to Write Foreword to Nelson Mandela's New Book

President Obama will pen the foreword to Nelson Mandela's new book, according to the book's publisher.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux announced today that the president will write the forward for "Conversations with Myself," which is slated for release in October. A press release from the publisher said the book will draw on the journals, diaries and letters the former South African president kept during and after his anti-apartheid struggle, Media Bistro notes.

Well isn't that special.

I didn't really follow the primaries but.....
Sharron Angle: Nevada Candidate Already Providing Treasure Chest Of Goodies For Harry Reid

By Wednesday morning, the flood of opposition research on Angle had burst wide open. Talking Points Memo reported that Angle once "spoke out strongly against fluoride, the substance known alternately for improving dental health and as a Communist plot to undermine Western democracy." Prior to that, The Plum Line's Greg Sargent pointed to an interview that Angle gave to Liberty Watch magazine in February 2010, in which she suggested support for making alcohol consumption illegal. Reid's campaign, Sargent added, was planning to paint Angle as, essentially, crazy.

There is, indeed, a veritable treasure trove of information from which Reid and his backers can pick

What a lunatic.

re: #252 Killgore Trout

I didn't really follow the primaries but...
Sharron Angle: Nevada Candidate Already Providing Treasure Chest Of Goodies For Harry Reid

What a lunatic.

Which one?