Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) was featured at LGF last month for his mind-bendingly stupid fear-mongering about changeling terror babies from the future, and here he is on CNN ranting and yelling like a madman when challenged to produce evidence by Anderson Cooper.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the modern Republican Party.
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Fozzie Bear Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:42:42am |
This has got to be the dumbest conspiracy theory I have ever heard. It's the underpants gnomes theory of terrorism.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:44:59am |
Apparently Al Qaeda is also a hivemind, with the offspring full fledged frothing members without free will.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:47:39am |
re: #1 Fozzie Bear
This has got to be the dumbest conspiracy theory I have ever heard. It's the underpants gnomes theory of terrorism.
Step 1) Terror Babies
Step 2) ???
Step 3) Terror!!!
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sagehen Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:48:17am |
Some woman on an airplane told him this?
Am I to assume that's just whatever random other passenger he found himself next to? Newflash, dude, random strangers I find myself sitting next to on airplanes tell me crazy things, too. And I'm not even a member of congress.
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blueraven Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:49:14am |
It is frightening to think that this man is a member of the Congress of the United States.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:49:28am |
TERROR BAHY-BIES!!!!!!!
It just makes me giggle....
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:49:42am |
re: #5 sagehen
Some woman on an airplane told him this?
Am I to assume that's just whatever random other passenger he found himself next to? Newflash, dude, random strangers I find myself sitting next to on airplanes tell me crazy things, too. And I'm not even a member of congress.
The man in the van told me he had candy.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:50:12am |
re: #7 webevintage
TERROR BAHY-BIES!!!
It just makes me giggle...
Do they look like the lizard baby from V?
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:50:34am |
re: #6 blueraven
It is frightening to think that this man is a member of the Congress of the United States.
He is from Texas.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:51:03am |
Does this guy even have kids? Because i can't think of a worse way to get a child into a profession than to raise them expecting they'll fulfill that profession.
"Dude, pass me that bong...my dad called again. F'ing guy still thinks i'm premed."
"Yeah, my dad won't shut up about the family terrorism business...*cough*..."
"Did you tell him you switched your major to graphic design?"
"Naw. He'll blow his shit, and i need my allowance...we're almost out of chronic."
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:51:12am |
re: #10 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
his texan accent makes the rant a little bit more amusing to listen to.
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:51:18am |
re: #6 blueraven
It is frightening to think that this man is a member of the Congress of the United States.
It is frightening that this man is breathing and thereby contributing to global warming.
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Fart Knocker Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:51:44am |
Dear GOP,
Please review the above posted video. This is not helpful.
Hugs and Kisses,
An almost former GOPer.
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Walter L. Newton Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:52:31am |
At least he's not saying anything about the Park51 mosque.
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jaunte Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:52:34am |
"You gonna keep me honest?"
Well, that's an assumption in itself.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:52:43am |
re: #14 rwdflynavy
Dear GOP,
Please review the above posted video. This is not helpful.
Hugs and Kisses,
An almost former GOPer.
P.S. Go screw yourselves, you nutballs
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Targetpractice Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:53:26am |
re: #14 rwdflynavy
Dear GOP,
Please review the above posted video. This is not helpful.
Hugs and Kisses,
An almost former GOPer.
An almost former GOPer? What's keeping you hangin' on?
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NJDhockeyfan Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:53:52am |
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:54:03am |
re: #18 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
An almost former GOPer? What's keeping you hangin' on?
Too lazy to fill out the paperwork?
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What, me worry? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:54:20am |
I've never been an Anderson Cooper fan, but he was amazing here. He made an ass out of Gohmert just by sticking to facts and remaining calm and cool.
Gaping hole
Gaping hole
Gaping hole....
I found it!
In Gohmert's head.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:54:26am |
Rep. Gohmert and his crazy tin!foil hat rants on the floor of the House have been featured on the Daily Show a couple of times.
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blueraven Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:54:36am |
re: #10 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
He is from Texas.
heh...so am I. And so is this nutcase Rep Debbie Riddle (R)
She is in lockstep with Gohmert.
[Link: videocafe.crooksandliars.com...]
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Fart Knocker Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:54:54am |
re: #18 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
An almost former GOPer? What's keeping you hangin' on?
Registered Republican in Florida, paperwork, yada, yada.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:55:02am |
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Charles Johnson Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:56:29am |
Disgusting. I used to think Charles Krauthammer was one of the remaining sane conservatives, but he's gone as far off the rails as the rest of them. His column today is a completely over the top diatribe against the Cordoba House.
I'm so finished with these cretins.
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:56:39am |
re: #18 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
An almost former GOPer? What's keeping you hangin' on?
seconded :P
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Targetpractice Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:57:00am |
re: #24 rwdflynavy
Registered Republican in Florida, paperwork, yada, yada.
See, that's why I've never registered with any political party. If nothing else, I don't have to put up with them calling me up once every month begging for more campaign donations.
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lostlakehiker Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:57:48am |
re: #1 Fozzie Bear
This has got to be the dumbest conspiracy theory I have ever heard. It's the underpants gnomes theory of terrorism.
Maybe third dumbest. Moon landing a hoax because the flag stood out straight and everybody knows there's no wind on the Moon=first dumbest.
Rep. Louie Gohmert doesn't believe this stuff. He walks and chews gum at the same time, so there's just no way he's dumb enough to fall for his own ***.
If anything, the net strategic consequences run the other way. Children raised Muslim but with enough of a dose of experience in the U.S. to be useful as terrorists will, of course, be recruited. A few will sign on. Far more will carry stories back to their families what life in the U.S. is like, and their talk will ripple outward, and the word of what the U.S. really is like won't square with what al Qaeda is telling Muslims about America. That sort of back-door communication undercuts al Qaeda and Islamic radicalism in general.
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Fart Knocker Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:58:17am |
OT,
So I discovered yesterday that a fellow Naval Officer I work with is a Muslim (she made a comment about fasting, and quick one that I am I put that together with Ramadan).
Weird thing (not), she is a very nice person, loving single mother and hasn't tried to cut my head off even once...I wished her a blessed Ramadan yesterday as we were finishing work. She and I joked about the challenges of fasting during the work day.
MUSLIMS IN THE NAVY, TAK1NG 0VER!!11!!ELEVENTY!!
//
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joest73 Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:58:39am |
re: #15 Walter L. Newton
At least he's not saying anything about the Park51 mosque.
Krauthammer put to words what the majority of Americans believe:Sacrilege at Ground Zero
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:58:44am |
re: #29 lostlakehiker
Maybe third dumbest. Moon landing a hoax because the flag stood out straight and everybody knows there's no wind on the Moon=first dumbest.
Rep. Louie Gohmert doesn't believe this stuff. He walks and chews gum at the same time, so there's just no way he's dumb enough to fall for his own ***.
If anything, the net strategic consequences run the other way. Children raised Muslim but with enough of a dose of experience in the U.S. to be useful as terrorists will, of course, be recruited. A few will sign on. Far more will carry stories back to their families what life in the U.S. is like, and their talk will ripple outward, and the word of what the U.S. really is like won't square with what al Qaeda is telling Muslims about America. That sort of back-door communication undercuts al Qaeda and Islamic radicalism in general.
So whats the second dumbest?
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A Man for all Seasons Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:59:27am |
Holy crap! I have never seen such an unhinged interview...This man makes the Geller interview on O'Reilly almost sound sane..
/I said almost
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Targetpractice Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:59:33am |
re: #26 Charles
Disgusting. I used to think Charles Krauthammer was one of the remaining sane conservatives, but he's gone as far off the rails as the rest of them. His column today is a completely over the top diatribe against the Cordoba House.
I'm so finished with these cretins.
What is it about Cordoba House that has sent these otherwise sane, level-headed folks over the frakin' edge? Especially when the group that they supposedly are "defending," the 9/11 families, have either come out in support of it or refused to comment?
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Charles Johnson Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:59:38am |
re: #31 joest73
Krauthammer put to words what the majority of Americans believe:Sacrilege at Ground Zero
Krauthammer is an idiot. And he's joined the bigots.
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What, me worry? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 9:59:58am |
So wait, what does Gohmert want to do? Sterilize Muslims? How about just drowning little babies?
"Mamma don't let your babies grow up to be terrorists..."
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wrenchwench Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:00:11am |
He said, "I mean, come on now." I thought that was a valid argument now. What's the problem?
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:00:17am |
re: #29 lostlakehiker
Rep. Louie Gohmert doesn't believe this stuff. He walks and chews gum at the same time, so there's just no way he's dumb enough to fall for his own ***.
you know, i think i believe that. like if they keep repeating it (with scary buzzwords/things that incite strong emotions), people who are too lazy to bother fact-checking will eventually believe them.
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lostlakehiker Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:00:30am |
re: #5 sagehen
Some woman on an airplane told him this?
Am I to assume that's just whatever random other passenger he found himself next to? Newflash, dude, random strangers I find myself sitting next to on airplanes tell me crazy things, too. And I'm not even a member of congress.
Are you sure that random stranger you sat next to, telling you that crazy stuff, was not a member of Congress? I mind the time I had a middle seat and to my left was Cynthia McKinney and to my right, Louie Gohmert.
///
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:00:50am |
re: #31 joest73
Krauthammer put to words what the majority of Americans believe:Sacrilege at Ground Zero
Constitution > What Americans Believe
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Fozzie Bear Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:01:54am |
re: #26 Charles
Krauthammer is a hack, and always has been. He says whatever he thinks will be well received by the GOP base, contradicts himself regularly, and has no actual positions, save those that seem to "work" in the current context.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:02:29am |
So I take it that Gohmert also believes in evolution then, because he's proposing that if 2 Al Qaeda agents have a child, then thru simple genetics, that child must also become an Al Qaeda agent, and so on and so on.
Thats how those inherited traits work, right?
/Hey, it makes as much sense as Conservapedia
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Walter L. Newton Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:02:30am |
I have listened to, and spoke to people who are 10 times more crazy then Gohmert, and they are much more capable of presenting their "theories" and making their case. This guy can't even do crazy right. Idiot.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:03:18am |
re: #31 joest73
Krauthammer put to words what the majority of Americans believe:Sacrilege at Ground Zero
justin bieber sells a lot of music. that doesn't make it good music.
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joest73 Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:05:14am |
re: #35 Charles
Krauthammer is an idiot. And he's joined the bigots.
Since I live a few miles from Gettysburg, the outrage from the planned Disney themed park in the area was an interesting comparison. It is happening again with a proposed casino in Gettysburg.
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What, me worry? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:05:25am |
re: #44 Aceofwhat?
justin bieber sells a lot of music. that doesn't make it good music.
Seems like Beiber's audience has a lot in common with Gohmert's. Lots of screaming and incoherency.
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A Man for all Seasons Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:05:50am |
re: #35 Charles
Krauthammer is an idiot. And he's joined the bigots.
Charles..Remember a couple of years ago I sent you a copy of my award as a past Republican of the year? look at where the party has gone...My face is red..And I voted for Obama last election...The GOP can kiss my ass..
Thanks for standing upon your principles...
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:05:51am |
re: #45 joest73
Since I live a few miles from Gettysburg, the outrage from the planned Disney themed park in the area was an interesting comparison. It is happening again with a proposed casino in Gettysburg.
It's a fail comparison.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:06:28am |
re: #44 Aceofwhat?
justin bieber sells a lot of music. that doesn't make it good music.
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blueraven Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:06:58am |
re: #31 joest73
Krauthammer put to words what the majority of Americans believe:Sacrilege at Ground Zero
Beliefs and "feelings" do not trump The Constitution.
50 years ago a majority believed in segregation, that didn't make it right.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:07:01am |
re: #46 marjoriemoon
Seems like Beiber's audience has a lot in common with Gohmert's. Lots of screaming and incoherency.
But do they both enjoy knife fighting?
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:07:15am |
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Charles Johnson Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:07:22am |
re: #45 joest73
Since I live a few miles from Gettysburg, the outrage from the planned Disney themed park in the area was an interesting comparison. It is happening again with a proposed casino in Gettysburg.
And now you're just parroting Krauthammer's logically empty points.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:07:24am |
re: #49 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
that was mean. deliciously, wonderfully mean.
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:08:17am |
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:09:44am |
re: #45 joest73
Since I live a few miles from Gettysburg, the outrage from the planned Disney themed park in the area was an interesting comparison. It is happening again with a proposed casino in Gettysburg.
casino...church-funded activity center...they're practically the same thing, right/
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Gus Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:10:19am |
This is pretty funny. Louie Gohmert's Wiki entry:
Louis Buller Gohmert, Jr. (born August 18, 1953) is an American politician, conspiracy theorist, and current Republican U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st congressional district.
Gohmert's performance on Anderson Cooper has to be one of the worst ever seen by a politician. Mr. Cooper meanwhile kept his cool and held up to his utmost professionalism.
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:10:28am |
re: #56 Aceofwhat?
casino...church-funded activity center...they're practically the same thing, right/
Well, this Pascal dude always seems to have a wager...
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reidr Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:11:00am |
His district must be proud. Any chance he won't be re-elected or do they eat this idiocy up?
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:11:03am |
re: #57 Gus 802
This is pretty funny. Louie Gohmert's Wiki entry:
Gohmert's performance on Anderson Cooper has to be one of the worst ever seen by a politician. Mr. Cooper meanwhile kept his cool and held up to his utmost professionalism.
Where as I would've LMAO the whole time.
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:11:23am |
re: #57 Gus 802
This is pretty funny. Louie Gohmert's Wiki entry:
Gohmert's performance on Anderson Cooper has to be one of the worst ever seen by a politician. Mr. Cooper meanwhile kept his cool and held up to his utmost professionalism.
Gohmert's parents must be so proud.
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Gus Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:12:10am |
re: #60 Varek Raith
Where as I would've LMAO the whole time.
He almost did start laughing at one point. It was pretty strange. Gohmert was ranting away like a teenager yelling at his parents.
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Sol Berdinowitz Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:14:19am |
I am disgusted at the sight of this Gohmer pile-on
/
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Surabaya Stew Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:14:46am |
re: #43 Walter L. Newton
I have listened to, and spoke to people who are 10 times more crazy then Gohmert, and they are much more capable of presenting their "theories" and making their case. This guy can't even do crazy right. Idiot.
It could be becasue actual crazy people hold their "beliefs" very strongly and their passion comes out with their half-baked arguments. Krauthammer doesn't believe what he is saying about Cordoba House, I'll bet. He's just shilling for dollars, and it shows.
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reidr Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:15:04am |
I very rarely watch AC, but he was good here. Is this typical for him? My prior impression was that his heart is often in the right place, but that he's a little too soft on people.
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:15:15am |
re: #46 marjoriemoon
Seems like Beiber's audience has a lot in common with Gohmert's. Lots of screaming and incoherency.
Yes, but Bieber's audience members have the excuse of being adolescents.
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:15:47am |
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What, me worry? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:15:53am |
re: #54 Aceofwhat?
that was mean. deliciously, wonderfully mean.
Hey now! 12 yr old girls need an idol too (having been a 12 yr old girl).
The problem, however, is that when he turns 16, is he going to get caught by the paparazzi without his pants on? Oh yea, that never happens to men. Oh I know, he'll get caught drunk, staggering and puking like Snooki, or Snoopi or Poopi, or whatever her stupid name is.
That's the ticket!
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Targetpractice Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:16:20am |
Am I the only, at this point, having a hard time telling the GOP and the Libertarian Party apart? At this point, I expect any day for the GOP to take up legalizing pot as a campaign platform, something which I expect not to last long in light of the recession and potential tax revenue.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:17:25am |
re: #66 ClaudeMonet
Yes, but Bieber's audience members have the excuse of being adolescents.
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Targetpractice Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:17:43am |
re: #69 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
...
Let me try that again:
At this point, I expect any day for the GOP to take up legalizing pot as a campaign platform, in light of the recession and potential tax revenue.
PIMF
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:18:05am |
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:18:23am |
Gohmert needs to see a doctor, and I'm not kidding.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:19:02am |
re: #69 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Am I the only, at this point, having a hard time telling the GOP and the Libertarian Party apart? At this point, I expect any day for the GOP to take up legalizing pot as a campaign platform, something which I expect not to last long in light of the recession and potential tax revenue.
Libertarians stole the legalization revelation from Buckley anyway...
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:19:25am |
re: #74 negativ
Gohmert needs to see a doctor, and I'm not kidding.
"Paging Dr. Paul, Dr. Ron Paul..."
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reidr Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:21:06am |
re: #63 ralphieboy
I am disgusted at the sight of this Gohmer pile-on
/
Heh. Maybe we should start calling him Goobert.
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garhighway Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:21:18am |
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Gus Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:21:25am |
re: #69 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Am I the only, at this point, having a hard time telling the GOP and the Libertarian Party apart? At this point, I expect any day for the GOP to take up legalizing pot as a campaign platform, something which I expect not to last long in light of the recession and potential tax revenue.
This explains Infowars at Drudge.
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What, me worry? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:22:18am |
re: #72 Varek Raith
"Upon further inspection these are loafers."
OMG that was funneee!
Some days, you just have to to go your silly place. One of my bosses confessed he loves the Tea Party. He's voting for anyone who has no experience in the government. Forget that this was a MAIN complaint about Obama, but Hey, when Repubs have no experience in government THAT'S OK. It's just a commie takeover when Dems have no experience.
What me worry...
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:22:44am |
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joest73 Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:23:35am |
re: #53 Charles
And now you're just parroting Krauthammer's logically empty points.
I didn't say I agree with the comparison to Gettysburg.......just that it was interesting. I wonder who fed him that angle.
Here is an interesting quote from the PG article on the proposed casino in Gettysburg.
Those tourists have told us in droves that they are offended [by] the casino," she said. "I don't believe that anyone in this country outside of these investors and their cheerleaders would be OK with a casino at Ground Zero or at Arlington Cemetery or the site of Pearl Harbor.
I wonder if we would see the same outrage if a casino were to open near ground zero?
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:23:50am |
re: #81 deranged cat
no, the white courtesy phone
I've had about enough of your white phone shit.
/airplane
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HappyWarrior Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:23:50am |
I think Gohmert is in a competition with Michelle Bachmann for the craziest member of the GOP caucus. He's the one called who called Stupak "baby killer" isn't he?
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Gus Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:24:43am |
re: #84 HappyWarrior
I think Gohmert is in a competition with Michelle Bachmann for the craziest member of the GOP caucus. He's the one called who called Stupak "baby killer" isn't he?
That was Texas Rep. Randy Neugebauer.
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sagehen Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:25:34am |
re: #82 joest73
I didn't say I agree with the comparison to Gettysburg...just that it was interesting. I wonder who fed him that angle.
Here is an interesting quote from the PG article on the proposed casino in Gettysburg.
I wonder if we would see the same outrage if a casino were to open near ground zero?
What people don't seem to realize is that "near" doesn't mean quite the same thing in NYC as it does in most places.
To get from the South Tower footprint at ground zero to the mosque site is two entire zip codes away.
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HappyWarrior Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:25:36am |
re: #85 Gus 802
That was Texas Rep. Randy Neugebauer.
Ah knew the shouter was from Texas. Forgot what I heard Gohmert's name in reference too. I think it was some crazy shit involving having violence against gays on the hate crimes list.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:26:35am |
re: #82 joest73
I wonder if we would see the same outrage if a casino were to open near ground zero?
well no one seems to care about the titty bar near ground zero.
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wrenchwench Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:26:49am |
re: #82 joest73
I wonder if we would see the same outrage if a casino were to open near ground zero?
In addition to the strip club and bars already there, you mean?
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:27:04am |
re: #86 sagehen
What people don't seem to realize is that "near" doesn't mean quite the same thing in NYC as it does in most places.
To get from the South Tower footprint at ground zero to the mosque site is two entire zip codes away.
that, and i hear that our silly constitution makes some mention of religious freedom, while remaining silent on the question of casino freedom...i'm sure there's a link out there somewhere/
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Targetpractice Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:27:14am |
re: #82 joest73
I didn't say I agree with the comparison to Gettysburg...just that it was interesting. I wonder who fed him that angle.
Here is an interesting quote from the PG article on the proposed casino in Gettysburg.
I wonder if we would see the same outrage if a casino were to open near ground zero?
I notice that there's no public outrage over there being a strip joint or a proposed gay bar several blocks away from Ground Zero, but putting up an Islamic community center that will be open to not only persons of all religions, but those of none as well, is somehow "different."
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What, me worry? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:27:15am |
re: #88 webevintage
well no one seems to care about the titty bar near ground zero.
Boobs are far more sacred than religion. Pfft. You knew that!
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Interesting Times Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:28:00am |
re: #85 Gus 802
You can hardly blame him for losing track of bugfuck-crazy GOPers from Texas. The Excel spreadsheet I have going won't even fit on a USB drive /
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:28:00am |
re: #82 joest73
I didn't say I agree with the comparison to Gettysburg...just that it was interesting. I wonder who fed him that angle.
Here is an interesting quote from the PG article on the proposed casino in Gettysburg.
I wonder if we would see the same outrage if a casino were to open near ground zero?
There's already a strip club there...
So, no, they probably wouldn't.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:28:06am |
In a bold new advertising tie and corporate sponsorship drive, the RNC has announced they'll be holding a special dinner with all the latest GOP stars.
Their sponsor is the new movie, "Dinner with Schmucks".
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:30:22am |
re: #92 marjoriemoon
Boobs are far more sacred than religion. Pfft. You knew that!
Which are the biggest boobs? Our Congresscritters, or us for electing them?
(And it may be just me, but in my opinion bigger does not always = better)
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Fart Knocker Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:30:34am |
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Fart Knocker Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:30:56am |
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Wozza Matter? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:33:37am |
re: #26 Charles
Disgusting. I used to think Charles Krauthammer was one of the remaining sane conservatives, but he's gone as far off the rails as the rest of them. His column today is a completely over the top diatribe against the Cordoba House.
I'm so finished with these cretins.
he's been off the rails for some time.
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sagehen Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:33:49am |
re: #90 Aceofwhat?
that, and i hear that our silly constitution makes some mention of religious freedom, while remaining silent on the question of casino freedom...i'm sure there's a link out there somewhere/
any casino I've ever been in, the cries of "oh god please god, thank you lord" were plentiful and loud.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:34:46am |
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:35:02am |
re: #100 sagehen
any casino I've ever been in, the cries of "oh god please god, thank you lord" were plentiful and loud.
Brothels as well.
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Stanghazi Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:36:06am |
re: #88 webevintage
well no one seems to care about the titty bar near ground zero.
Or the gift shops shilling the memorial tchotchkes. Just as insulting.
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joest73 Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:36:37am |
re: #91 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
I notice that there's no public outrage over there being a strip joint or a proposed gay bar several blocks away from Ground Zero, but putting up an Islamic community center that will be open to not only persons of all religions, but those of none as well, is somehow "different."
Since Michael Steele is the leader of the GOP, I didn't receive any outrage e-mails on "strip bars" near ground zero.
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A Man for all Seasons Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:37:03am |
OT: WOOT!
Guess what lizards! Napa plays in the world series little league playoffs today at 5pm EST on ESPN. Go Napa! I coached little league baseball for a couple of years in Napa.. I was a lousy baseball coach...But it was fun for me..The kids not so much..I always mixed up the baseball signs
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:40:54am |
OK. No one is ever to tease me about McKinney again.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:41:37am |
I agree! They're not stupid, and they're crazy jihadists!
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mikhailtheplumber Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:41:40am |
Pay attention to this man's eyes and voice. He is insane.
He has lost contact with reality. I think he ought to be hospitalized.
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:41:42am |
re: #106 SanFranciscoZionist
OK. No one is ever to tease me about McKinney again.
Indeed.
Gohmert has got to be the kookiest Rep evah!
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Targetpractice Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:42:25am |
re: #104 joest73
Since Michael Steele is the leader of the GOP, I didn't receive any outrage e-mails on "strip bars" near ground zero.
I haven't seen any form of outrage, period, either the strip joint's continued existence or the proposed building of a gay bar next door to Cordoba House.
Hell, had the same site been used instead to build a new mega-church, it probably wouldn't have garnered more than a mention on the 6 o'clock news. Okay, scratch that, it would have gotten coverage over being a source of "new jobs" in NYC and celebrated for pumping money into the economy.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:43:07am |
I have to say, to answer one question that was asked repeatedly, yes, I actually do think al-Qaeda is not as smart as Chinese entrepreneurs.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:44:00am |
re: #6 blueraven
It is frightening to think that this man is a member of the Congress of the United States.
Imagine how the other congresspeople feel.
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Targetpractice Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:44:13am |
re: #106 SanFranciscoZionist
OK. No one is ever to tease me about McKinney again.
I understand she has a mean right hook.
/
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:44:19am |
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:45:07am |
re: #16 jaunte
"You gonna keep me honest?"
Well, that's an assumption in itself.
I do like the way Anderson breaks his mask to smile when the guy says 'You used to be good'.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:45:58am |
re: #23 blueraven
heh...so am I. And so is this nutcase Rep Debbie Riddle (R)
She is in lockstep with Gohmert.[Link: videocafe.crooksandliars.com...]
Now, have they talked to the rep who's upset about Mexicans with Farsi tattoos?
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:46:33am |
re: #114 SanFranciscoZionist
THAT'S NO EXCUSE!!!
Hey, they get to say crap just because someone happens to be from CA, the other states can just man up and take it too.
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Vicious Michigan Union Thug Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:46:42am |
re: #103 Stanley Sea
Or the gift shops shilling the memorial tchotchkes. Just as insulting.
Hey! I sell a memorial tchotchke at the Zionist Mall!
Is that cheesy or what? I think the entrepreneurs just grabbed a bunch of WTC souvenirs from before 9/11 and continued to market them as "memorial tchotchkes."
BTW can anyone explain to me why Firefox thinks that page is in Indonesian? The character set is UTF-8.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:48:31am |
re: #36 marjoriemoon
So wait, what does Gohmert want to do? Sterilize Muslims? How about just drowning little babies?
"Mamma don't let your babies grow up to be terrorists..."
Let's be humane. As soon as a Pakistani lady goes into labor, we put her on a boat, tow her out past the three-mile line, and deliver the baby there.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:48:52am |
re: #39 lostlakehiker
Are you sure that random stranger you sat next to, telling you that crazy stuff, was not a member of Congress? I mind the time I had a middle seat and to my left was Cynthia McKinney and to my right, Louie Gohmert.
///
I would have asked for a different seat.
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mikhailtheplumber Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:49:25am |
I'm excited for Anderson Cooper. He's all grown up! He acts like a journalist and doesn't take their bull!
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Varek Raith Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:49:50am |
re: #120 SanFranciscoZionist
I would have asked for a different seat.
I would've encouraged their craziness for my own amusement.
:evilgrin:
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Jack Burton Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:50:01am |
Since Michelle Bachmann gets (R-Mars) put after her name here (for good reason), when will we start seeing Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Alpha Centauri)?
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:51:18am |
re: #122 Varek Raith
I would've encouraged their craziness for my own amusement.
:evilgrin:
...and told the attendant to keep the minibottles coming...
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:52:12am |
re: #86 sagehen
What people don't seem to realize is that "near" doesn't mean quite the same thing in NYC as it does in most places.
To get from the South Tower footprint at ground zero to the mosque site is two entire zip codes away.
I think they visualize something that's, well, not Manhattan. I grew up in a city, but NY is just an urban overload even to me.
Nate Silver's ground-level pictures are helpful getting an idea what it looks like when you're standing there.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:52:38am |
re: #88 webevintage
well no one seems to care about the titty bar near ground zero.
I keep telling you, strippers didn't attack the WTC. Americans have nothing against them.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:53:35am |
re: #127 SanFranciscoZionist
I keep telling you, strippers didn't attack the WTC. Americans have nothing against them.
what if they are Arab speaking strippers here to have terror babies?
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:53:35am |
re: #127 SanFranciscoZionist
I keep telling you, strippers didn't attack the WTC. Americans have nothing against them.
But the hijackers visited titty bars before the attacks. Where do you think they got their final instruction?
/
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Walter L. Newton Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:55:08am |
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Feline Fearless Leader Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:55:30am |
re: #127 SanFranciscoZionist
I keep telling you, strippers didn't attack the WTC. Americans have nothing against them.
Aren't they constructed at a factory built by the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
I guess the ideal for Gettysburg is to propose building a casino that looks like a mosque, or maybe build a mosque that looks like a casino...
/
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:56:51am |
OT:
My lab has horrid skin (i think she is allergic to life) and gets shots that help her cope, but we can't get her next one until Wed (vet out of town) and the heat is just making her itch like crazy.
Is there a "home remedy" anyone uses?
Maybe rub her down with baking soda?
I thought about slathering oatmeal water on her belly but I figure she and the other dogs would just lick that off.
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:57:58am |
re: #130 Walter L. Newton
sigh.. trolls, trolls trolls. a comment frin the article:
"The author speaks like the dyed-in-the-wool BrownSupremacist/LatinoFirst/La Raza zealot that he is....better to make jokes of a truly serious & viable scenario, that could ultimately result in the deaths of thousands again, than to admit to the fact that our enemies have to be salivating at this possibility...."
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:58:20am |
re: #129 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
But the hijackers visited titty bars before the attacks. Where do you think they got their final instruction?
/
It all makes sense now.
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Cato the Elder Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:58:55am |
re: #132 webevintage
OT:
My lab has horrid skin (i think she is allergic to life) and gets shots that help her cope, but we can't get her next one until Wed (vet out of town) and the heat is just making her itch like crazy.
Is there a "home remedy" anyone uses?
Maybe rub her down with baking soda?
I thought about slathering oatmeal water on her belly but I figure she and the other dogs would just lick that off.
Tea-tree oil. You can get it at any health-food store.
Put a drop (one only! - it's powerful stuff) on the spots she won't leave alone. She'll leave them alone. And smell like a tea-tree.
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:59:19am |
re: #132 webevintage
OT:
My lab has horrid skin (i think she is allergic to life) and gets shots that help her cope, but we can't get her next one until Wed (vet out of town) and the heat is just making her itch like crazy.
Is there a "home remedy" anyone uses?
Maybe rub her down with baking soda?
I thought about slathering oatmeal water on her belly but I figure she and the other dogs would just lick that off.
Have you looked into vinegar sprays?
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:59:22am |
re: #131 oaktree
Aren't they constructed at a factory built by the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
I guess the ideal for Gettysburg is to propose building a casino that looks like a mosque, or maybe build a mosque that looks like a casino...
/
Well, as people were pointing out, that 20s Moorish-inspired look produced a lot of pretty buildings.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:00:05am |
re: #132 webevintage
OT:
My lab has horrid skin (i think she is allergic to life) and gets shots that help her cope, but we can't get her next one until Wed (vet out of town) and the heat is just making her itch like crazy.
Is there a "home remedy" anyone uses?
Maybe rub her down with baking soda?
I thought about slathering oatmeal water on her belly but I figure she and the other dogs would just lick that off.
Can you put calamine lotion on a dog?
Baking soda would probably work.
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Stanghazi Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:00:13am |
re: #130 Walter L. Newton
"...So terror babies are sort of like a sleeper cell, one that has to be put down for a nap every few hours or it gets fussy..."
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:00:32am |
re: #133 deranged cat
sigh.. trolls, trolls trolls. a comment frin the article:
Ruben Navarette is a Brown Supremacist? News to him, I'm sure.
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:00:56am |
re: #132 webevintage
(regarding her dog with bad skin)
is it just on the skin with no fur, or everywhere?
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wrenchwench Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:01:11am |
re: #130 Walter L. Newton
Good piece:
The three big fibs -- repeated by top Republican officials -- are that the federal government isn't doing its job to protect the borders, that the law is an attempt to crack down on drug cartels, and that race isn't part of the discussion. None of that is true. So why repeat it?
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HappyWarrior Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:01:29am |
I liked the Daily Show's spoof of Gohmert. Had a picture of a muppet baby that was like a terrorist. Seriously, this move to change the 14th amendment is nothing but paranoia and reeks of know nothing bigotry. I imagine there was some idiot like Gohmert during the Cold War claiming that the Commies would have babies in our country and plot its destruction.
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ShaunP Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:02:00am |
re: #135 Cato the Elder
Tea-tree oil. You can get it at any health-food store.
Put a drop (one only! - it's powerful stuff) on the spots she won't leave alone. She'll leave them alone. And smell like a tea-tree.
I was going to say the same. Just know that tea tree in high concentrations is toxic to dogs and cats, so you have to dilute it before you use it...
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wrenchwench Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:02:16am |
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:02:38am |
re: #135 Cato the Elder
Tea-tree oil. You can get it at any health-food store.
Put a drop (one only! - it's powerful stuff) on the spots she won't leave alone. She'll leave them alone. And smell like a tea-tree.
Tried that, she must be allergic to it since she almost died.
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Stanghazi Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:03:21am |
re: #140 SanFranciscoZionist
Ruben Navarette is a Brown Supremacist? News to him, I'm sure.
Ruben & I had a nice conversation when the hate came down on Sonia Sotomayor. (he writes for the SD Union Trib)
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:03:30am |
re: #146 webevintage
Tried that, she must be allergic to it since she almost died.
OK, cross the tea-tree oil off the list.
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:03:45am |
re: #146 webevintage
Tried that, she must be allergic to it since she almost died.
that's so sad... :( im sorry. give her a big hug (as long as it doesnt make her itch more)
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:03:50am |
re: #147 Stanley Sea
Ruben & I had a nice conversation when the hate came down on Sonia Sotomayor. (he writes for the SD Union Trib)
He's a smart guy, and a very good writer.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:03:52am |
re: #141 deranged cat
(regarding her dog with bad skin)
is it just on the skin with no fur, or everywhere?
Well it is everywhere, but right now it is her poor belly.
I think vinegar and baking soda will be tried.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:04:34am |
re: #151 webevintage
Well it is everywhere, but right now it is her poor belly.
I think vinegar and baking soda will be tried.
My grandma was a great believer in baking soda. My grandpa used to say, "She'd put it in your eye if you'd let her."
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Walter L. Newton Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:04:40am |
re: #142 wrenchwench
Good piece:
No, it's not a good piece. While I tend to agree with most of that is in the piece, only because I know the details behind some of his statement, the piece is very lacking in proving points. He makes a lot of statements without any supported material.
No a good piece.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:05:16am |
re: #145 wrenchwench
re: #138 SanFranciscoZionist
I say both vinegar and baking soda!
Kramer: Well, you gotta give him some credit. (starts rubbing a stick of
Jerry's butter across his face) You're just being totally ridiculous. (keeps
rubbing) I'll see you later buddy.
Jerry: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait a minute.
Kramer: What?
Jerry: Do I have to ask?
Kramer: I ran out of butter so I had to borrow yours. Anything else, Mr. Nosy?
Kramer starts to walk out, Jerry grabs him by the shirttail and drags him back.
Jerry: Why are you buttering your face?
Kramer: I'm shaving with it.
Jerry: Oh Moses smell the roses.
Kramer: Jerry, it's vastly superior to any commercial shaving cream. Now feel my face.
Jerry: No
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Kragar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:05:18am |
re: #151 webevintage
Well it is everywhere, but right now it is her poor belly.
I think vinegar and baking soda will be tried.
NOT AT THE SAME TIME!
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:05:48am |
re: #151 webevintage
Well it is everywhere, but right now it is her poor belly.
I think vinegar and baking soda will be tried.
Is there another vet you can call to get a recommendation? I don't doubt those here who've made suggestions, but this sounds like something about which a professional may have insight.
Better yet, see if another vet can give your lab the injection. I think your regular vet would understand.
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Fart Knocker Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:06:56am |
re: #139 Stanley Sea
"...So terror babies are sort of like a sleeper cell, one that has to be put down for a nap every few hours or it gets fussy..."
I know my babies were terrors!
//
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:08:38am |
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goddamnedfrank Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:08:48am |
re: #132 webevintage
OT:
My lab has horrid skin (i think she is allergic to life) and gets shots that help her cope, but we can't get her next one until Wed (vet out of town) and the heat is just making her itch like crazy.
Is there a "home remedy" anyone uses?
Maybe rub her down with baking soda?
I thought about slathering oatmeal water on her belly but I figure she and the other dogs would just lick that off.
Over the counter Benadryl works very well on dogs. When Penny's mast cell cancer started causing her to itch and flake a lot the vet prescribed benadryl as part of her palliative care. She was about 45lbs and was prescribed 2 X 25 mg, twice a day.
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:09:26am |
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:10:30am |
re: #159 goddamnedfrank
Over the counter Benadryl works very well on dogs. When Penny's mast cell cancer started causing her to itch and flake a lot the vet prescribed benadryl as part of her palliative care. She was about 45lbs and was prescribed 2 X 25 mg, twice a day.
BINGO.
Thanks, It has been so long since she has been this bad I forgot about the Benadryl.
Off to medicate the dog and maybe wipe her down with vinegar.
Thanks guys.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:11:48am |
re: #161 webevintage
BINGO.
Thanks, It has been so long since she has been this bad I forgot about the Benadryl.
Off to medicate the dog and maybe wipe her down with vinegar.
Thanks guys.
Poor baby. I hope she feels better soon.
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Vicious Michigan Union Thug Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:13:15am |
Gah. This may be a Pie Day Disaster.
My custard came out runny, again! It's dripping everywhere!
PIE SOS!
I'm thinking of sticking it in the oven for 30 mins, of course that may make it an even bigger disaster.
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deranged cat Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:14:02am |
re: #159 goddamnedfrank
Over the counter Benadryl works very well on dogs. When Penny's mast cell cancer started causing her to itch and flake a lot the vet prescribed benadryl as part of her palliative care. She was about 45lbs and was prescribed 2 X 25 mg, twice a day.
that sounds like an excellent solution. try their line of products too maybe; like maybe the anti-itch spray or the little strip that dissolves (i keep a few in my wallet in case of allergy-explosion).
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blueraven Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:14:16am |
re: #132 webevintage
OT:
My lab has horrid skin (i think she is allergic to life) and gets shots that help her cope, but we can't get her next one until Wed (vet out of town) and the heat is just making her itch like crazy.
Is there a "home remedy" anyone uses?
Maybe rub her down with baking soda?
I thought about slathering oatmeal water on her belly but I figure she and the other dogs would just lick that off.
I might try something like aveeno oatmeal bath, or put some oatmeal in a square of cheesecloth and tie it up. Of course this would depend upon if they would actually sit and soak in it long enough.
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:16:15am |
re: #163 Alouette
Gah. This may be a Pie Day Disaster.
My custard came out runny, again! It's dripping everywhere!
PIE SOS!
I'm thinking of sticking it in the oven for 30 mins, of course that may make it an even bigger disaster.
Perhaps you need a Pie Day like this to increase your appreciation for the days when everything comes out superb.
Well, that's how I rationalize a bad day.
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Vicious Michigan Union Thug Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:17:45am |
re: #166 ClaudeMonet
Perhaps you need a Pie Day like this to increase your appreciation for the days when everything comes out superb.
Well, that's how I rationalize a bad day.
Maybe I should put it on my blog anyway, to let everyone know that I ain't no Martha Stewart.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:17:56am |
re: #165 blueraven
I might try something like aveeno oatmeal bath, or put some oatmeal in a square of cheesecloth and tie it up. Of course this would depend upon if they would actually sit and soak in it long enough.
Labs like water, generally. Might be worth a try.
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darthstar Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:19:26am |
Shit...talk about a short fuse. He didn't last thirty seconds before he blew up.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:22:51am |
re: #169 darthstar
Shit...talk about a short fuse. He didn't last thirty seconds before he blew up.
He sounds like every other member of the 'fight terror through hysterics' brigade. If you pause to ask for facts, or figure out exactly what the hell is going on, it's because you don't understand the gravity of the situation.
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wrenchwench Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:22:52am |
re: #153 Walter L. Newton
No, it's not a good piece. While I tend to agree with most of that is in the piece, only because I know the details behind some of his statement, the piece is very lacking in proving points. He makes a lot of statements without any supported material.
No a good piece.
I guess my expectations of a "column" are pretty low. He could have given some backing material. And I'm guilty of complaining about that when it's a piece I don't agree with, but not this one.
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Eclectic Infidel Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:29:42am |
re: #12 deranged cat
his texan accent makes the rant a little bit more amusing to listen to.
But to those who like to stereotype, he makes all Texans sound like dumb hicks.
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calochortus Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:30:07am |
Just jumping in here, so this may already have been covered, but can we assume this idiot doesn't have kids? Only someone without a direct knowledge of children could possibly assume that the terror-baby of today will be a terrorist at 20. More likely the child who was given nothing but toy bombs as a toddler will grow up to be a guitarist or an accountant or something. Now both of those can cause damage, but it probably won't be what Gohmert is thinking of...
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Taqyia2Me Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:30:43am |
re: #167 Alouette
Maybe I should put it on my blog anyway, to let everyone know that I ain't no Martha Stewart.
But that Butterscotch got rave reviews from my wife and in-laws!!!
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Eclectic Infidel Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:36:42am |
A host on Progressive Green 960 AM San Francisco is now poking fun at this guy.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:37:04am |
re: #160 ClaudeMonet
That may amuse you, but the dog, not so much. :-)
Yes, yes it would be amusing...but she would give me sad looks.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:39:16am |
re: #163 Alouette
Gah. This may be a Pie Day Disaster.
My custard came out runny, again! It's dripping everywhere!
PIE SOS!
I'm thinking of sticking it in the oven for 30 mins, of course that may make it an even bigger disaster.
I would put it back in with something covering the crust a bit longer to see what will happen.
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sagehen Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:40:56am |
re: #132 webevintage
OT:
My lab has horrid skin (i think she is allergic to life) and gets shots that help her cope, but we can't get her next one until Wed (vet out of town) and the heat is just making her itch like crazy.
Is there a "home remedy" anyone uses?
Maybe rub her down with baking soda?
I thought about slathering oatmeal water on her belly but I figure she and the other dogs would just lick that off.
Do you live in an area with a feed store? Bag balm works wonders for almost every uncomfortable thing that happens to animals' skin (for human skin too).
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:41:11am |
re: #173 calochortus
Just jumping in here, so this may already have been covered, but can we assume this idiot doesn't have kids? Only someone without a direct knowledge of children could possibly assume that the terror-baby of today will be a terrorist at 20. More likely the child who was given nothing but toy bombs as a toddler will grow up to be a guitarist or an accountant or something. Now both of those can cause damage, but it probably won't be what Gohmert is thinking of...
But Islam does not work that way! Islam does not allow for the free choice of careers! Islam is Monolithic! These children will be raised in special Islam Camps, and trained in the way of Blowing Shit Up!!! Like the Jedi or something! But evil!!!!!
//the fact that terror networks have not had any difficulty finding US citizens to work with them does not slow this guy down.
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lawhawk Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:45:12am |
re: #103 Stanley Sea
It can be insulting, but it also is quite heartwarming to see so many people who come to Ground Zero to reflect on what happened there. People genuinely seem to want to know - and street hawkers with photo montages of the attacks and aftermath are a common site all along Church St. (east side of WTC complex).
Crass commercialism will always exist - and the WTC was itself the epitome of commercialism (it was, after all, a center for World Trade). But that so many people flock to Lower Manhattan to see what happened, and what is being rebuilt is a good thing. As long as they know what happened and why it happened. It's an educational experience and allows people to reflect on what carnage was caused by the Islamic terrorists on 9/11 (and attempted by the 1993 WTC bombers before that).
There is a WTC Visitors Center and the WTC Preview Center opened September 2009, complete with a Benny Gordon's NASCAR car decked out in a preview center theme to raise attention and visibility for the project.
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teambru Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:45:27am |
Unfortunately, both political parties have gone off the rails. For every Gohmert or Rand Paul on the right, there is an Allen Grayson, or an Alvin Greene, or a Dennis Kucinich on the left.
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webevintage Fri, Aug 13, 2010 11:53:17am |
Thank you everyone.
Fang feels much better now and had stopped itching.
But she does smell like a salad at the moment.
I think I will pick up some Bag Balm when I'm out later.
| 184 |
enigma3535 Fri, Aug 13, 2010 3:03:41pm |
Post #31 from joest73:
When I read your post I sat back and thought about what it really meant. Not only that you jumped a line regarding one of the fundamental foundations of this country … but that a majority of people might agree with you [the pundits on the right aside … they’re looking to both build on their power and pack their wallets, so their motivations are easily understood].
Your motivation and the “majority of Americans” puzzle me … so I sat back and thought, and thought and then … thought some more on how an American could possess such thoughts that are so contrary to what this country was founded on … then I realized that most people do not read or watch content that does not adhere to their world view … and that a sizeable portion of the world is inherently bigoted [even me, although this bigotry relates to one country I have interests in in southeast Asia … I have been working on that but the practical realities keep getting in the way … that said, it’s an internal bigotry that never intrudes on my interpersonal dealings with any individual or my writings … it only manifests while commiserating with my wife].
Whatever, I digress … sir, you scare me. The pundits and politicians do too … but I understand their motivation … money and power … you’re probably just an average dude or a dame … a manifestation of a trend that is potentially deal-changing regarding the current world order. Those that study histories know that a polarized society implodes … there are no winners, just casualties.
IMHO sir [or madam], you are no student of history.
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ClaudeMonet Fri, Aug 13, 2010 3:24:50pm |
re: #183 Mar
People actually voted for this idiot?
Imagine the feelings of the guy who loses to Gohmert.
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Lidane Fri, Aug 13, 2010 7:48:09pm |
re: #40 Varek Raith
Constitution > What Americans Believe
Yeah, this. Funny how the people who claim to revere the Constitution seem to forget that.
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Nick Schroeder Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:58:38pm |
EPIC WIN
For Anderson Cooper. All class in the face of a screaming lunatic.
Too bad CNN even gave the screaming lunatic a voice.
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GirlyMan Sat, Aug 14, 2010 6:04:55pm |
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