Christine O’Donnell: God Wants Me to Run

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One of the ways fundamentalist religious right politicians disguise their massive ego-driven ambition is by claiming they’re on a mission from God. Today’s case in point: Christine O’Donnell.

David Brody: How do you see God’s role in all of this because you’ve had some ups and you’ve had some downs. Where is God in all of this? How do you see all of that?

Christine O’Donnell: God is the reason that I’m running. If I didn’t believe that there were a cause greater than myself worth fighting for, if I didn’t believe that it takes a complete dying of self to make things right in this Election cycle I would not be running and when you die to yourself you rely on a power greater than yourself so prayer is what’s gotten us all through. The day that we saw a spike in the polls was a day that some people had a prayer meeting for me that morning for this campaign so I believe that prayer plays a direct role in this campaign and I always ask please pray for the campaign; please pray for our staff; please pray specifically that the eyes of the voters be opened.”

Because unless you’re very, very specific, God might screw up your order.

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262 comments
1 dell*nix  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:17:31am

Anybody else hear God say that about her running? At least for office.

2 Eclectic Infidel  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:18:47am

Last time I checked, her opponent held a healthy lead according to latest polls.

Methinks Goddess Eris is messing with her head for the fun of it.

3 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:19:29am

I love it when losers like O’Donnell put god on the hook for their inevitable failure at the polls. God wants you to run and lose, Christine, because he still hates you for dabbling in witchcraft.

4 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:20:10am

Typical. God will “intervene” for a stupid Senatorial candidate in Delaware yet ignore the people of Haiti. Yet again we have the “skyhook” principle and wishful thinking at work. More specifically it illustrates O’Donnell’s delusional thinking.

5 SpaceJesus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:21:35am

No, actually he thinks you’re an idiot

6 reginald perrin  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:21:56am

Maybe she’s dyslectic and it was here dog talking, he wanted her to take him for a run.

7 122 Year Old Obama  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:22:05am

Every time one of these idiots opens their mouths, this is arguably my reaction:

Youtube Video
8 Eclectic Infidel  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:23:01am

Regardless, invoking one’s god is a convenient excuse for just about anything. It’s a goal post that’s easy to move around per situational ethics.

9 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:24:05am

re: #8 eclectic infidel

Regardless, invoking one’s god is a convenient excuse for just about anything. It’s a goal post that’s easy to move around per situational ethics.

30 seconds on the clock! Christine O’Donnell throws Hail Mary pass!

//

10 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:24:46am

re: #4 Gus 802

Typical. God will “intervene” for a stupid Senatorial candidate in Delaware yet ignore the people of Haiti. Yet again we have the “skyhook” principle and wishful thinking at work. More specifically it illustrates O’Donnell’s delusional thinking.


Didn’t you hear? According to Pat Robertson, the people of Haiti made a pact with the devil.

11 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:24:54am

re: #7 SteelPH

Every time one of these idiots opens their mouths, this is arguably my reaction:

[Video]

Please refrain from resorting to those Second Amendment solutions…

12 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:25:16am

So essentially. O’Donnell is saying “vote for me because I am God’s chosen candidate.”

13 garhighway  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:26:13am

re: #10 CarleeCork

Didn’t you hear? According to Pat Robertson, the people of Haiti made a pact with the devil.

Pat’s gonna be pissed at Delaware.

14 122 Year Old Obama  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:27:23am

re: #11 ralphieboy

Actually was referring to me falling over.

15 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:28:35am

Why is it God never taps someone on the shoulder and says to them “Hey, thats enough now. Seriously, stop. Now.”?

16 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:28:43am

re: #13 garhighway

Pat’s gonna be pissed at Delaware.

Especially if they elect “the bearded Marxist!!11ty” Eleventy!

/That’s a shoo-in.

/

17 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:32:37am

God told me he has no idea what the hell she’s talking about.

18 Eclectic Infidel  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:32:54am

**Incoherent troll-rant alert***

Here.

19 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:32:58am

re: #15 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

because god has a sick sense of humor…

20 Eclectic Infidel  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:34:40am

re: #12 Gus 802

So essentially. O’Donnell is saying “vote for me because I am God’s chosen candidate.”

Yes.

Is she serious or is she just pimping her god for votes?

21 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:35:27am

re: #20 eclectic infidel

Yes.

Is she serious or is she just pimping her god for votes?

The latter. Unless she’s hearing voices.

22 webevintage  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:35:52am

As if God cares who is President…she has more important things to worry about.

23 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:38:23am

re: #17 Varek Raith

God told me he has no idea what the hell she’s talking about.

hehehe

Actually, I’ve been praying like a mad woman during this election cycle, but probably not the same kinds of prayers as Ms. Donnell.

24 webevintage  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:39:56am

re: #22 webevintage

As if God cares who is President…she has more important things to worry about.

I meant to write Senator….
(but I don’t think a Universal deity gives a shit who is President either….or Bush would never have won.)

25 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:40:41am

I think maybe this was God’s way of bringing it to her attention that she needs help.

He just wanted a few more voices to get her to listen.

26 wrenchwench  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:41:14am

I wonder whether God told O’Donnell to turn her back on Wade Richards.

27 Ming  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:41:28am

Interesting to note that Christine O’Donnell implies that if someone disagrees with her, their eyes need to be opened. Yes, it’s “my way or the highway.”

28 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:41:39am

I don’t think it’s god’s voice she’s hearing. :wink:

29 BishopX  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:41:47am

Finally some evidence that god is a democrat!
/

30 Winny Spencer  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:41:59am

If you’re down 20 procent in the polls, you call in the invisible cavalry.

31 engineer cat  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:42:03am

please pray for our staff; please pray specifically

“when i was a young man in seminary school…”

32 researchok  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:42:13am

You’d think she would have the sense to know when to shut up.

You’d be wrong.

Just shoot me.

33 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:44:36am

I would just like to clarify, for the public, that I am not now, nor have I ever been a Herpetologist or a Toxicologist.

Thank you.

*This message paid for by EmmmieG for chocolate inspector. All views expressly approved by EmmmieG.”

34 researchok  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:45:07am

God talks to Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, Hassan Nasrallah, Osama bin Laden and Christine O’Donnell.

35 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:45:10am

re: #32 researchok

You’d think she would have the sense to know when to shut up.

You’d be wrong.

Just shoot me.

Look, she knows that she does not have a prayer, but she already has the job offers lined up for after the election. She needs to keep her profile up. If anything, the freqency and lunacy will only increase.

36 lawhawk  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:47:58am

So, she thinks she’s on a mission from God? So, when she loses by 20+ points, that will show what exactly? God’s will? Maybe God isn’t happy with using his name in vain. Maybe God didn’t pick you. Maybe you misheard.

Maybe… just maybe… and you can call me crazy on this… God had nothing to do with your choice of running. He just doesn’t care enough about your political campaign or political future to get involved. Or any other politician who throw’s God’s name into the fray.

Besides, it’s getting dark out… and I’m wearing shades. Hit it. /Jake

37 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:48:25am

Ha! I seemed to have missed this:

Citing “Mental Anguish,” Christine O’Donnell Sought $6.9 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Conservative Group

This was reported in September.

38 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:48:54am

God speaks to me all the time.

Of course, its Loki, but he’s fun at parties.

39 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:49:06am

re: #18 eclectic infidel

**Incoherent troll-rant alert***

Here.

Ooof, How stupid!

40 lostlakehiker  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:50:20am

These statements by conservative Christians need to be parsed carefully.

God is the reason that I’m running.


Translation: The reason I’m running is that I believe that in so doing, I serve God’s purpose for me.

Mistranslation: The reason I’m running is that I know, because God told me, personally, that this is His purpose for me.

From within the perspective of Christianity, virtually no one is vouchsafed direct knowledge of God’s purposes in specific. Everyone gets to know the basics: Thou Shalt Not Kill, etc. But from there, human reason with all its imperfections and limitations has to step up and sort things out. You’re not going to get a direct answer from God whether or not you should bet on the Steelers, nor, for that matter, whether or not you should run for office.

O’Donnell is within her “theological rights” to pray that the eyes of the voters will be opened. I hope her prayer is granted, and that in consequence, she loses in an epic landslide. And then, if she is graced with an unlikely degree of insight, she will realize that her prayer has indeed been granted.

41 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:51:29am

re: #37 Gus 802

Ha! I seemed to have missed this:

Citing “Mental Anguish,” Christine O’Donnell Sought $6.9 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Conservative Group

This was reported in September.


Wouldn’t that be a frivolous lawsuit? I thought CONServatives were against those.

42 avanti  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:51:31am

Sorry, God is a elitist, and thus a leftie. Not to mention all the helping the poor and thus spreading the wealth stuff. The eye of the needle quote is pretty much a indication that he hates the rich./

43 Wozza Matter?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:51:34am

There hasn’t been a decent mission from God since he put Dan Akroyd and John Belushi together……………….

44 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:51:46am

re: #34 researchok

God talks to Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, Hassan Nasrallah, Osama bin Laden and Christine O’Donnell.

And I think, Mike Tyson.

45 sagehen  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:51:55am

What a coincidence. I also pray that voters’ eyes be opened.

But what I expect them to see, probably isn’t what Christine expects them to see.

46 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:52:14am

re: #41 CarleeCork

Wouldn’t that be a frivolous lawsuit? I thought CONServatives were against those.

Yep. That’s why it’s so funny. “Do as I say!”

47 avanti  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:53:26am

re: #43 wozzablog

There hasn’t been a decent mission from God since he put Dan Akroyd and John Belushi together…

That and helping the guy that invented beer. If there is no beer in heaven, I’ll pass thank you.

48 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:53:33am

Had a call from God. He wants money for his GodPAC.

49 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:53:50am

re: #46 Gus 802

Yep. That’s why it’s so funny. “Do as I say!”

IOKIYAR.

50 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:54:34am

re: #37 Gus 802

Ha! I seemed to have missed this:

Citing “Mental Anguish,” Christine O’Donnell Sought $6.9 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Conservative Group

This was reported in September.


I can see wht’s coming: if she does not win the Senate, she will sue the Electorate of the State of Deleware for $86 million for “menal anguish, lost career opportunities and cramps”.

51 sagehen  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:54:42am

re: #3 darthstar

I love it when losers like O’Donnell put god on the hook for their inevitable failure at the polls. God wants you to run and lose, Christine, because he still hates you for dabbling in witchcraft.Hecate wants you to run and lose, because she still hates you for abandoning witchcraft.

ftfy

52 Wozza Matter?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:55:09am

re: #50 ralphieboy

I can see wht’s coming: if she does not win the Senate, she will sue the Electorate of the State of Deleware for $86 million for “menal anguish, lost career opportunities and cramps”.

and the small ding in the fender of her minivan…………………

53 sagehen  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:56:07am

“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.”
Susan B. Anthony

54 sffilk  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:56:50am

Someone should ask her: “Whose version of G-D?”

55 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:58:02am

re: #37 Gus 802

Ha! I seemed to have missed this:

Citing “Mental Anguish,” Christine O’Donnell Sought $6.9 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Conservative Group

This was reported in September.

Looks like EEOC told her she had a case. That doesn’t mean you’ll win your suit, just that you have a legitimate reason to file.

Anyway, it’s interesting. What was the outcome, anyone know?

56 Blue Point  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:59:54am

And here I thought she wouldn’t lie. Oh well. One mans’ vision is another mans’ hallucination, and if God is talking to her, we are all truly screwed. Ego indeed.

57 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 10:59:58am

re: #55 marjoriemoon

Looks like EEOC told her she had a case. That doesn’t mean you’ll win your suit, just that you have a legitimate reason to file.

Anyway, it’s interesting. What was the outcome, anyone know?

This is on page 2 of the article:

O’Donnell decided to drop the lawsuit in 2008, claiming that she couldn’t afford the legal fees. “I definitely felt that there was gender discrimination,” O’Donnell told me in a September 2 phone interview, but she declined to elaborate. “I believe that right now that if we unite in the conservative movement, the bigger picture is at stake, and we need to put that behind us.”

58 Sabnen  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:00:47am

re: #38 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

God speaks to me all the time.

Of course, its Loki, but he’s fun at parties.

Yeah, he is a trickster and I think he’s having fun with the Tea Party right now.

59 iossarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:01:29am

re: #57 Gus 802

“I definitely felt that there was gender discrimination”

I wonder what she thinks of Rand Paul and his opinion that organizations should be able to hire and fire whoever they want, for whatever reason?

60 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:01:56am

re: #57 Gus 802

This is on page 2 of the article:

More from that article:

Even more disturbing, says Gaffney, is O’Donnell’s claim in her recent WEEKLY STANDARD interview that her home and campaign office were broken into and vandalized and burglarized in 2008. O’Donnell did not report the alleged burglary and vandalism to the police, but suggested that Castle supporters may have been the ones who committed the alleged crime.

Damn, she’s crazier than I thought.

61 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:02:11am

re: #57 Gus 802

This is on page 2 of the article:

Ahh I missed it. Weird, they could have taken their fees from her settlement/judgment, but maybe the case wasn’t so strong after all.

62 Wozza Matter?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:02:19am
The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong.

Abraham Lincoln (RINO)
—September 1862

63 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:03:04am

re: #60 Gus 802

More from that article:

Damn, she’s crazier than I thought.

BIDEN TAPPED MAH FONES!

64 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:04:20am

re: #37 Gus 802

Ha! I seemed to have missed this:

Citing “Mental Anguish,” Christine O’Donnell Sought $6.9 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Conservative Group

This was reported in September.

Hang on just a doggone minute…”O’Donnell alleged in a July 1, 2005 complaint filed in district court that she had been demoted because ISI’s conservative philosophy dictated that women must be subordinate to men.” I thought she believed wives should be subordinate to their husbands? I’m taking her off my mail-order bride queue at NetTwits.

65 Kronocide  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:04:39am

re: #45 sagehen

What a coincidence. I also pray that voters’ eyes be opened.

But what I expect them to see, probably isn’t what Christine expects them to see.

Hm… maybe God constitutes ‘Polling by Prayer.’

E’erbody pray she loses!

66 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:05:24am

re: #64 darthstar

Hang on just a doggone minute…”O’Donnell alleged in a July 1, 2005 complaint filed in district court that she had been demoted because ISI’s conservative philosophy dictated that women must be subordinate to men.” I thought she believed wives should be subordinate to their husbands? I’m taking her off my mail-order bride queue at NetTwits.

She’s a blasphemous heathen!

/

67 webevintage  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:05:40am

wonkette.com

Sure, when you see Christine O’Donnell talking in debates about not knowing any Supreme Court cases or any current members of the Senate, you think, There’s at least a 50% chance this woman is Jesus Christ incarnate. But you didn’t think she’d actually admit it. Well, THINK AGAIN. In an interview with The 700 Club airing tomorrow, O’Donnell reveals that she actually died once but then rose from the dead when God wanted her to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate.

68 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:06:19am

re: #67 webevintage

[Link: wonkette.com…]

WHUT

69 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:06:49am

re: #67 webevintage

[Link: wonkette.com…]

The Passion of the O’Donnell

/

70 iossarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:08:05am

This is such bullshit coming from the same people who like to prattle on about how Christianity is “not a Chinese menu”, and you can’t choose to not hate gay people if you’re a churchgoer.

But then, bullshit is basically what we expect from this lot.

71 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:08:19am

re: #64 darthstar

I thought republicans were against law suits, frivolous or otherwise, especially when it came to discrimination?

72 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:08:19am

I think I found a new wife for Mel Gibson.

/

73 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:08:25am

OT: Holy crap! Meg Whitman is endorsing Jerry Brown!

Youtube Video
74 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:09:08am

re: #71 Dreggas

I thought republicans were against law suits, frivolous or otherwise, especially when it came to discrimination?

Tort Reform - after we cash in.

75 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:09:15am

re: #73 darthstar

OT: Holy crap! Meg Whitman is endorsing Jerry Brown!

[Video]

Woops!

76 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:10:41am

re: #68 Varek Raith

WHUT

Wonkette. “Clever today and tomorrow, with a 75% chance of snark.”

77 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:11:10am

re: #60 Gus 802

More from that article:

Damn, she’s crazier than I thought.

Yea. Probably the larger news about her there is that she claimed to have been in the Master’s program at Princeton when she was not.

78 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:13:00am

re: #73 darthstar

OT: Holy crap! Meg Whitman is endorsing Jerry Brown!

[Video]

LOL

79 webevintage  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:15:34am

re: #68 Varek Raith

WHUT

“If I didn’t believe that there were [sic] a cause greater than myself worth fighting for, if I didn’t believe that it takes a complete dying of self to make things right in this election cycle, I would not be running, and when you die to yourself, you rely on a power greater than yourself,” she said, referring to the power of emerging out of a funeral cave as a zombie-Jesus Senate candidate.

hahahaha
I love they way Wonkette phrases stuff.


On more serious note, it looks like Joe Miller ran away from the press again and is refuses to disclose questions about his military service/disability.
wonkette.com

80 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:16:25am

OT - This just in:

Gingrich Headed to Liberty University To Plot Strategy

It looks like Newt Gingrich will be heading to Liberty University later this week to speak and plot strategy with Jerry Falwell Jr. and other “key conservative and evangelical leaders”:

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will speak at Liberty University during the school’s Wednesday convocation, university officials announced Saturday.

Gingrich will deliver remarks on the theme “Rediscovering God in America” at the school’s Vines Center….

Good times.

81 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:18:55am

re: #80 Gus 802

OT - This just in:

Gingrich Headed to Liberty University To Plot Strategy

Good times.

If Newt’s next wife is a Hindu, he’ll be teaching yoga at an ashram.

82 Wozza Matter?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:21:39am

re: #80 Gus 802

I thought God could look after himself/herself/itself - why doesn’t Gingrich concentrate on trying to rediscover America? - you know, as somewhere that women, gay people and minorities vote…………..

83 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:22:06am

re: #81 Decatur Deb

If Newt’s next wife is a Hindu, he’ll be teaching yoga at an ashram.

Plotting strategy are they? Summoning the devil maybe?

84 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:23:03am

re: #83 marjoriemoon

Plotting strategy are they? Summoning the devil maybe?

Perhaps. Will O’Donnell be there?

85 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:23:39am

re: #84 Decatur Deb

they may need a reclaimed virgin sacrifice.

86 garhighway  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:24:48am

re: #15 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Why is it God never taps someone on the shoulder and says to them “Hey, thats enough now. Seriously, stop. Now.”?

Actually she does. But she disguises the conversation as a massive coronary. Subtle, God is.

87 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:24:49am

BBL. Gotta go turn my lamp post into a pumpkin-headed satanic shrine.

88 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:25:09am

re: #79 webevintage

That Joe Miller is a regular Forrest Gump…Run, Joe, Run!

89 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:27:07am

re: #88 darthstar

That Joe Miller is a regular Forrest Gump…Run, Joe, Run!

Ha! Miller and Murkowski are tied. This with Murkowski as a write in. I hope Murkowski wins.

90 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:28:44am

re: #89 Gus 802

Ha! Miller and Murkowski are tied. This with Murkowski as a write in. I hope Murkowski wins.

I hope McAdams wins…that would be the best scenario. Murkowski appealed to Democrats and Independents last week saying she had been shunned by the GOP, then in the same breath said she had seniority on Republican committees and because of that could return to help the party. Fuck her.

91 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:28:53am

Jake: First you traded the Cadillac in for a microphone. Then you lied to me about the band. And now you’re gonna put me right back in the joint!

Elwood: They’re not gonna catch us. We’re on a mission from God.

92 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:30:07am

re: #90 darthstar

I hope McAdams wins…that would be the best scenario. Murkowski appealed to Democrats and Independents last week saying she had been shunned by the GOP, then in the same breath said she had seniority on Republican committees and because of that could return to help the party. Fuck her.

Yeah, but McAdams is behind by double digits. The point being that Murkowski would be better for Alaska than Miller and it would have the added plus of slapping the extremists in the face.

93 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:31:17am
if I didn’t believe that it takes a complete dying of self to make things right in this Election cycle I would not be running

STEALTH BUDDHISM

94 Wozza Matter?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:32:03am

re: #80 Gus 802

OT - This just in:

Gingrich Headed to Liberty University To Plot Strategy

Good times.

if they come to the conclusion that god needs a space ship - i’m moving.

95 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:32:48am

re: #93 negativ

One for Christine

Youtube Video
96 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:35:07am

re: #94 wozzablog

if they come to the conclusion that god needs a space ship - i’m moving.

None of them know enough math to make a space ship.

97 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:36:36am

re: #96 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

None of them know enough math to make a space ship.

Couple of trashcans, some duct tape, a bowl and some explosives.
Ship.

98 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:36:47am

OT, but I just had this awful conversation with a colleague at lunch about vaccines that really disturbed me. I was talking about the recent outbreak of Whooping Cough in CA and the general anti-vaxxer crowd.

So, my friend says that friends of her daughter (8 yrs old) do not vaccinate. Other friendS (plural) of her daughter SWEAR that THE VERY DAY AFTER they got their children vaccinated, they “came down” with autism. It’s such a load of BS. I told her that most likely her friends were #1 exaggerating. #2 they had autistic children all along, or #3 the kids were misdiagnosed and it’s not autism at all. My niece was diagnosed with a whole lot of things, including autism before they got to Aspberger’s. Anyway, she made it sound like it was dozens of kids with autism so I asked her how many kids she was talking about and she finally told me she only knew of one.

I said to her, why in the world would the doctors lie to you? If vaccines are harmful, they would pull them off the shelves. They don’t WANT people dying or suffering from horrible diseases.

I work fairly closely with this woman so other than that, I bit my tongue, but man, it pissed me off.

99 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:37:15am

re: #97 Varek Raith

Couple of trashcans, some duct tape, a bowl and some explosives.
Ship.

I’d contribute to that.

100 PT Barnum  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:37:52am

re: #92 Gus 802

Yeah, but McAdams is behind by double digits. The point being that Murkowski would be better for Alaska than Miller and it would have the added plus of slapping the extremists in the face.

I am beginning to wonder if the best thing would be for the Tea Partiers to all win, show the populace what kind of serious damage they can do when they have power and then have them become an object lesson in what extremism does to a country. However, if people haven’t already figured that out, I don’t think putting the Teatards in charge is worth the risk that they might actually do some damage, which is too high as it is.

101 PT Barnum  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:39:06am

re: #99 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I’d contribute to that.

Only if you made damn sure none of them could come back.

103 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:40:18am

re: #98 marjoriemoon

It’s a psychology thing that gains steam when anti-science starts to gain the upper hand.

I knew a young mother who took her kid to a baby swimming course, part of the lesson was to just duck the baby’s head briefly underwater to get them used to the sensation without panicking.

But she could not bring herself to do it…

That is the same emotion-trumping-logic reflex that leads parents to believe all this crap about vaccination and autism.

104 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:40:29am

re: #100 PT Barnum

I am beginning to wonder if the best thing would be for the Tea Partiers to all win, show the populace what kind of serious damage they can do when they have power and then have them become an object lesson in what extremism does to a country. However, if people haven’t already figured that out, I don’t think putting the Teatards in charge is worth the risk that they might actually do some damage, which is too high as it is.

Yep. The more the Tea Partiers lose next week the better. Wouldn’t want to encourage them.

105 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:40:56am

re: #100 PT Barnum

I am beginning to wonder if the best thing would be for the Tea Partiers to all win, show the populace what kind of serious damage they can do when they have power and then have them become an object lesson in what extremism does to a country. However, if people haven’t already figured that out, I don’t think putting the Teatards in charge is worth the risk that they might actually do some damage, which is too high as it is.

Well that’s kinda like letting your kid burn his hand on the stove to teach HIM it’s hot. I’d rather say HOT DON’T TOUCH IT.

106 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:42:12am

re: #102 Killgore Trout

New Mexico Politician Accuses Opponent of ‘Big Fat Boners’

LOL.
Took em a week to notice…
XD

107 Big Steve  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:42:40am

re: #15 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Why is it God never taps someone on the shoulder and says to them “Hey, thats enough now. Seriously, stop. Now.”?


still laughing an hour after your wrote this!

108 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:42:49am

re: #104 Gus 802

Yep. The more the Tea Partiers lose next week the better. Wouldn’t want to encourage them.


It won’t deter them, They will blame on lack of support from the elitish establishment (the Huckabee Defense) or the meddling press (the Miller Defense) or on people not praying sincerely enough or for having touched themselves in an impure manner less than 24 hours before praying (the O’Donnel defense)

109 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:43:22am
… if I didn’t believe that it takes a complete dying of self to make things right in this Election cycle I would not be running and when you die to yourself…

So that’s what happens when you abstain from masturbation? Sounds horrible. Good thing I’ll never know what that feels like.

/wait, what?

110 PT Barnum  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:43:41am

re: #105 marjoriemoon

Well that’s kinda like letting your kid burn his hand on the stove to teach HIM it’s hot. I’d rather say HOT DON’T TOUCH IT.

How many people have been saying “HOT DON’T TOUCH!” all this time?

I want the voters to be like Mark Twain’s cat

“A cat won’t sit on a hot stove more than once, but it won’t ever sit on a cold one again either.” Paraphrased

111 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:45:40am

re: #108 ralphieboy

It won’t deter them, They will blame on lack of support from the elitish establishment (the Huckabee Defense) or the meddling press (the Miller Defense) or on people not praying sincerely enough or for having touched themselves in an impure manner less than 24 hours before praying (the O’Donnel defense)

Probably not. They’ll be running around with their hair on fire for the next two years or until Obama leaves the White House. I’m also sure there will be more than a few conspiracies tossed about if candidates like Miller, Angle, etc., lose the election.

112 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:46:12am

re: #100 PT Barnum

I am beginning to wonder if the best thing would be for the Tea Partiers to all win, show the populace what kind of serious damage they can do when they have power and then have them become an object lesson in what extremism does to a country. However, if people haven’t already figured that out, I don’t think putting the Teatards in charge is worth the risk that they might actually do some damage, which is too high as it is.


Only if you want this to become a third-world country. The last thing we need is more tax cuts for the wealthy and less public services.

113 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:46:12am

re: #103 ralphieboy

It’s a psychology thing that gains steam when anti-science starts to gain the upper hand.

I knew a young mother who took her kid to a baby swimming course, part of the lesson was to just duck the baby’s head briefly underwater to get them used to the sensation without panicking.

But she could not bring herself to do it…

That is the same emotion-trumping-logic reflex that leads parents to believe all this crap about vaccination and autism.

I guess so. It sure is scary. She swears to me her kid is vaccinated. Only she knows if that’s true, but she lets her kids play with unvaccinated kids. Back when schools paid for vaccinations, you were vaccinated in school and you were not allowed to attend public school without a vaccine. They should reinstate that rule.

I would never, under any circumstances, even if my child is vaccinated, allow my kids to play with unvaccinated kids. Even if just to send a message to the mother that this is completely unacceptable.

114 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:46:13am

re: #111 Gus 802

Probably not. They’ll be running around with their hair on fire for the next two years or until Obama leaves the White House. I’m also sure there will be more than a few conspiracies tossed about if candidates like Miller, Angle, etc., lose the election.

ACORN DUN STOLD TEH LECTSHUN

115 Winny Spencer  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:46:22am

re: #102 Killgore Trout

Oh god, and no one batters an eye.

116 CSKapper  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:46:43am

So when she loses the election will she also credit that to her god or will she make up some other excuse. Her bible is clear, if you ask for something in the name of Jesus, it will be done. There is no wiggle room there, even though plenty of Christians pretend that there is…

117 webevintage  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:46:48am

re: #108 ralphieboy

It won’t deter them, They will blame on lack of support from the elitish establishment (the Huckabee Defense) or the meddling press (the Miller Defense) or on people not praying sincerely enough or for having touched themselves in an impure manner less than 24 hours before praying (the O’Donnel defense)

ACORN!
it will all be the fault of ACORN…and the Black Panthers.

118 shutdown  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:47:11am

Can’t believe this has not been linked yet - unless I missed it:

Youtube Video
119 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:47:47am

re: #110 PT Barnum

How many people have been saying “HOT DON’T TOUCH!” all this time?

I want the voters to be like Mark Twain’s cat

“A cat won’t sit on a hot stove more than once, but it won’t ever sit on a cold one again either.” Paraphrased

Cats… humans….

There is some smug satisfaction to think they should reap what they sow, but they could also wreak damage that could be near impossible to fix, so no, I’ll think of it as a fantasy, but never wish it.

120 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:47:58am

re: #102 Killgore Trout

New Mexico Politician Accuses Opponent of ‘Big Fat Boners’

This has been one crazy election erection season!

//

121 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:48:45am

re: #100 PT Barnum

I am beginning to wonder if the best thing would be for the Tea Partiers to all win, show the populace what kind of serious damage they can do when they have power and then have them become an object lesson in what extremism does to a country. However, if people haven’t already figured that out, I don’t think putting the Teatards in charge is worth the risk that they might actually do some damage, which is too high as it is.

If that were to happen, they’d become the new norm in American politics. People would adjust to having crazy people in government, and the policies they’d push through would hurt small groups of people around the country in big ways, but not enough to bring national outrage and get them unseated by saner candidates. In short, the country would get battered-wives syndrome…and keep re-electing these idiots because they wouldn’t dare hit us again.

No, let’s not let them get their foot in the door.

122 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:48:47am

re: #117 webevintage

Don’t forget the zombie voters.

123 PT Barnum  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:49:25am

re: #112 CarleeCork

Only if you want this to become a third-world country. The last thing we need is more tax cuts for the wealthy and less public services.

I agree with you, but I question whether anyone is going to get it through their head that these people are dangerous without experiencing how truly awful they would be for the country.

124 sagehen  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:50:12am

re: #73 darthstar

OT: Holy crap! Meg Whitman is endorsing Jerry Brown!


[Video]


Maybe the best ad of the entire campaign.

125 Taqyia2Me  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:50:35am

re: #120 Gus 802

This has been one crazy election erection season!

//

It sure has lasted more than 4 hours…

126 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:51:07am

re: #124 sagehen

Maybe the best ad of the entire campaign.

And it’s a positive ad, too…doesn’t say anything bad about Meg. These are the kinds of ads that will resonate with voters.

127 shutdown  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:52:24am

Varek are you on? You will like this:

Youtube Video
128 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:53:03am

re: #123 PT Barnum

I agree with you, but I question whether anyone is going to get it through their head that these people are dangerous without experiencing how truly awful they would be for the country.


Ditto. I just worry for my grandchildren. The ignorance in this country is overwhelming.

129 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:53:24am

Dad confronts abortion protesters

Youtube Video
130 sagehen  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:54:12am

re: #90 darthstar

I hope McAdams wins…that would be the best scenario. Murkowski appealed to Democrats and Independents last week saying she had been shunned by the GOP, then in the same breath said she had seniority on Republican committees and because of that could return to help the party. Fuck her.

If Murkowski and Crist win and caucus with the Dems, I would laugh and laugh and laugh…

131 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:54:57am

I hope Senator-elect Coons remembers to thank Republican primary voters during his victory speech.

132 Wozza Matter?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:55:48am

re: #131 Shiplord Kirel

I hope Senator-elect Coons remembers to thank Republican primary voters during his victory speech.

you cat, you utter utter cat……………….. meeeeow

133 PT Barnum  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:56:19am

re: #121 darthstar

If that were to happen, they’d become the new norm in American politics. People would adjust to having crazy people in government, and the policies they’d push through would hurt small groups of people around the country in big ways, but not enough to bring national outrage and get them unseated by saner candidates. In short, the country would get battered-wives syndrome…and keep re-electing these idiots because they wouldn’t dare hit us again.

No, let’s not let them get their foot in the door.

That’s already happened. Bachmann, King (both NY and IA) are both office holders.

134 PT Barnum  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:57:43am

re: #129 negativ

Dad confronts abortion protesters


[Video]

Perfect example of ideology trumping humanity

135 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:58:19am

If I could criticize the Democrats, the one thing they should be doing and they really aren’t, is to get behind the president. I mean, you see the opposition come up with the kookiest of statements. What is the problem with backing up President Obama? They’re allowing the Republicans to bully them? They have to be stronger than that.

Yes, I voted for the stimulus and here’s why.

Yes, I voted for healthcare and here’s why.

Or maybe it’s just that the news isn’t running it, I don’t know.

136 PT Barnum  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:58:20am

re: #131 Shiplord Kirel

I hope Senator-elect Coons remembers to thank Republican primary voters during his victory speech.

That would just be the best.

137 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:58:58am

re: #129 negativ

Dad confronts abortion protesters
[Video]


I’d love to buy that man a drink.

138 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 11:59:06am

re: #127 imp_62

Varek are you on? You will like this:


[Video]

Cool.

139 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:00:16pm

re: #129 negativ

Did she said “Just you deal with it?” Oh my.

This guy is my new hero.

140 Wozza Matter?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:00:46pm

re: #135 marjoriemoon

If I could criticize the Democrats, the one thing they should be doing and they really aren’t, is to get behind the president. I mean, you see the opposition come up with the kookiest of statements. What is the problem with backing up President Obama? They’re allowing the Republicans to bully them? They have to be stronger than that.

Yes, I voted for the stimulus and here’s why.

Yes, I voted for healthcare and here’s why.

Or maybe it’s just that the news isn’t running it, I don’t know.

i’ll spot this one to them for free

“see the large orange billboard about the american reinvestment and recovery act at the local building site/bridge/public work that you have been complaining about falling down………… that was stimulus money that fixed it”

141 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:01:50pm

re: #135 marjoriemoon

If I could criticize the Democrats, the one thing they should be doing and they really aren’t, is to get behind the president. I mean, you see the opposition come up with the kookiest of statements. What is the problem with backing up President Obama? They’re allowing the Republicans to bully them? They have to be stronger than that.

Yes, I voted for the stimulus and here’s why.

Yes, I voted for healthcare and here’s why.

Or maybe it’s just that the news isn’t running it, I don’t know.


The problem is free speech has turned into the ability to lie with no repercussions. I hear politicians on television lie on a daily basis, no corrections, and no one calling them on their bullshit.

142 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:02:57pm

re: #129 negativ

Heh. Kinda sounds like someone I used to know.

143 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:06:25pm

Boy Believed To Be Next Reincarnation Of Regional KFC Manager Discovered In Chatfield, MN

LOUISVILLE, KY—According to sources at the corporate headquarters of fast food giant KFC, a young boy believed to be the third reincarnation of the chain’s regional manager for eastern Georgia was discovered in Chatfield, MN Tuesday following an exhaustive five-year search.

144 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:06:54pm

re: #141 CarleeCork

The problem is free speech has turned into the ability to lie with no repercussions. I hear politicians on television lie on a daily basis, no corrections, and no one calling them on their bullshit.

Absolutely true, but it still shouldn’t stop the Dems for coming out and speaking of Obama’s accomplishments and there have been many in the last 2 years.

Are they embarrassed? Bullies do this to you. They make you feel bad about speaking, even if you speak the truth and they do not.

145 jaunte  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:07:09pm

God is telling me to wish Christine O’Donnell “Happy Holidays” after she loses.

146 Walking Spanish Down the Hall  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:07:11pm

re: #97 Varek Raith

Couple of trashcans, some duct tape, a bowl and some explosives.
Ship.

They would use a plastic bowl.

147 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:07:28pm

re: #129 negativ

that was great.

148 NJDhockeyfan  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:07:50pm

re: #120 Gus 802

This has been one crazy election erection season!

//



What’s all this fuss I’ve been hearing about the 1976 presidential erection? Now, I know they erected a monument for Mr. Lincoln and President Washington, but that’s because they’re DEAD! Hopefully, the 1976 President won’t be DEAD! So he won’t NEED an erection! If Americans are going to spend money to erect anything, why don’t we tear down those nasty slums and erect luxury high rises for poor people and senior citizens! Not for presidents who can afford to pay for their OWN erections!

~ Emily Litella

149 reidr  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:10:09pm

I thank Him for finally putting His blessing on the Raiders yesterday, allowing them to beat Denver by about a million.

I’m sure it’s been said already, but it really puzzles me why such religious folks think God is interested in sports outcomes and would deign to throw a W to the team that just prayed more. Never mind that it rarely works. This applies just about as well to politics and other petty human endeavors.

Sincerely,
Silly atheist (but non-militant about it all)

150 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:10:23pm

re: #145 jaunte

God is telling me to wish Christine O’Donnell “Happy Holidays” after she loses.

I was going to tell you to wish her a Happy Eid, but it was in October this year. Next year, though!

151 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:11:36pm

re: #149 reidr

I thank Him for finally putting His blessing on the Raiders yesterday, allowing them to beat Denver by about a million.

I’m sure it’s been said already, but it really puzzles me why such religious folks think God is interested in sports outcomes and would deign to throw a W to the team that just prayed more. Never mind that it rarely works. This applies just about as well to politics and other petty human endeavors.

Sincerely,
Silly atheist (but non-militant about it all)

I think it was on Robot Chicken. They had a skit where the guy won a match and thanked Satan “Woohoo!”

152 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:12:43pm

Now imagine the voter who listens to this mysterious sentence:

if I didn’t believe that it takes a complete dying of self to make things right in this Election cycle I would not be running and when you die to yourself you rely on a power greater than yourself so prayer is what’s gotten us all through.

huh.


And that sentence makes sense to them, and makes them more likely to vote for Christine O’Donnell, not less

153 reidr  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:13:27pm

re: #151 marjoriemoon

I think it was on Robot Chicken. They had a skit where the guy won a match and thanked Satan “Woohoo!”

Heh…. I’m not sure what Robot Chicken is, but I like it!

154 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:14:11pm

re: #152 WindUpBird

Now imagine the voter who listens to this mysterious sentence:

huh.

And that sentence makes sense to them, and makes them more likely to vote for Christine O’Donnell, not less

Yea, she ain’t got no ego.

LOOOLLLlllooolllLOLLLoooLLLLoooLLLL.

155 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:15:14pm

re: #153 reidr

Heh… I’m not sure what Robot Chicken is, but I like it!

Cartoon on Adult Swim. Good stuff.

156 reidr  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:16:38pm

re: #152 WindUpBird

And that sentence makes sense to them, and makes them more likely to vote for Christine O’Donnell, not less

Yes, that had my puzzler tingling. A JC sort of reference? It does sound like an eastern religion thing, too…

157 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:17:00pm

re: #154 marjoriemoon

Yea, she ain’t got no ego.

LOOOLLLlllooolllLOLLLoooLLLoooLLL.

It’s one thing to sorta lay down the protestant callbacks because your voter demographics are protestant, but this is just craziness!

158 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:18:20pm

re: #144 marjoriemoon

Absolutely true, but it still shouldn’t stop the Dems for coming out and speaking of Obama’s accomplishments and there have been many in the last 2 years.

Are they embarrassed? Bullies do this to you. They make you feel bad about speaking, even if you speak the truth and they do not.


It’s like the healthcare “debates” that congressmen tried to have. When you have a bunch of ignorant people screaming slogans the truth doesn’t get heard. RepubliCONS ARE bullies.

Can you imagine what would have happened if someone showed up with a gun during a Dubya campaign stop? There were people kicked out of a Bush rally for their bumpersticker!

159 jaunte  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:19:30pm

This way to the Dying-of-self Panels.

160 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:20:07pm

re: #4 Gus 802

Typical. God will “intervene” for a stupid Senatorial candidate in Delaware yet ignore the people of Haiti. Yet again we have the “skyhook” principle and wishful thinking at work. More specifically it illustrates O’Donnell’s delusional thinking.

Who needs to have God ignore Haiti when we can have good ol’ Senator Coburn from deep red Oklahoma holding aid bills while people die from dysentary?

Bonus! He also lectures us on how we are irrsponsible assholes for not digging through the budget and cutting away the amount we are sending in emergency aid to make him happy and stop hurting his fee fees.

161 Feline Fearless Leader  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:21:16pm

re: #151 marjoriemoon

I think it was on Robot Chicken. They had a skit where the guy won a match and thanked Satan “Woohoo!”

Considering that Al Davis is possibly already in some sort of lich-form I would actually think that might be the more likely explanation for the Raiders stomping the Broncos.

162 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:22:31pm

re: #158 CarleeCork

It’s like the healthcare “debates” that congressmen tried to have. When you have a bunch of ignorant people screaming slogans the truth doesn’t get heard. RepubliCONS ARE bullies.

Can you imagine what would have happened if someone showed up with a gun during a Dubya campaign stop? There were people kicked out of a Bush rally for their bumpersticker!

If sombody had showed up with a gun to any Bush function…that person would be dead and Hannity would be sceaming about the fucking Weathermen, Patty Hearst and Acorn.

163 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:23:07pm

re: #158 CarleeCork

It’s like the healthcare “debates” that congressmen tried to have. When you have a bunch of ignorant people screaming slogans the truth doesn’t get heard. RepubliCONS ARE bullies.

Can you imagine what would have happened if someone showed up with a gun during a Dubya campaign stop? There were people kicked out of a Bush rally for their bumpersticker!

They are absolute bullies and the Dems don’t fight hard enough against that, IMO.

Harold Ford Jr. mentioned this on Meet the Press last Sunday. He’s an odd duck that Harold Ford. I think he’s awesome to the 2nd power, but he has some very conservative views, too. Ever listen to him? I think I’m gonna get his book.

164 reidr  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:26:52pm

re: #161 oaktree

Considering that Al Davis is possibly already in some sort of lich-form I would actually think that might be the more likely explanation for the Raiders stomping the Broncos.

Lyle Alzado gets 36 sacks! Fireballs leap from owner’s booth! Zombie Raiders win and finish the season 16-0! It would make steroids seem quaint….

165 3eff Jeff  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:27:46pm

re: #32 researchok

You’d think she would have the sense to know when to shut up.

You’d be wrong.

Just shoot me.

I never thought that. If she had the sense to know when to shut up, Bill Maher wouldn’t have those videos. If she’d gained the sense since then, she’d have put her name in the hat and then we wouldn’t have heard a peep.

166 Feline Fearless Leader  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:27:51pm

re: #164 reidr

Lyle Alzado gets 36 sacks! Fireballs leap from owner’s booth! Zombie Raiders win and finish the season 16-0! It would make steroids seem quaint…

Or, to be subtle, all it requires is making eye contact with Jay Cutler once…

;)

167 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:28:08pm

re: #89 Gus 802

Ha! Miller and Murkowski are tied. This with Murkowski as a write in. I hope Murkowski wins.


I’m supporting Murkowski. Even Ben Stein chimed in today and called Miller a “stupid thug” with Ton Ton Macouts goon squads.

168 Amory Blaine  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:28:28pm

Pulling the Jesus card out gives you moral authority. When you’re republican.

169 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:31:29pm

re: #167 celticdragon

I’m supporting Murkowski. Even Ben Stein chimed in today and called Miller a “stupid thug” with Ton Ton Macouts goon squads.

Good one. He is a “stupid thug” and a big time hypocrite. That security detail of his was pathetic.

170 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:31:37pm

re: #168 Amory Blaine

Pulling the Jesus card out gives you moral authority. When you’re republican.

That or hiring off-duty servicemen as private security guards…

171 JRCMYP  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:32:13pm

Why does god only talk to sports players and intellectually dishonest politicians?

172 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:33:32pm

re: #171 JRCMYP

Why does god only talk to sports players and intellectually dishonest politicians?


because they need him most of all…

173 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:33:33pm

re: #171 JRCMYP

Why does god only talk to sports players and intellectually dishonest politicians?

And assholes.

174 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:33:41pm

re: #163 marjoriemoon
From Paul Krugman’s latest column:

The tragedy here is that if voters do turn on Democrats, they will in effect be voting to make things even worse.

The resurgent Republicans have learned nothing from the economic crisis, except that doing everything they can to undermine Mr. Obama is a winning political strategy. Tax cuts and deregulation are still the alpha and omega of their economic vision.
nytimes.com

175 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:34:25pm

re: #171 JRCMYP

Why does god only talk to sports players and intellectually dishonest politicians?

You forgot TV Evangelists :p

176 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:34:27pm

re: #172 ralphieboy

because they need him most of all…

Clearly the Broncos have lost touch with God.

//

177 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:35:58pm

re: #174 CarleeCork

From Paul Krugman’s latest column:

The tragedy here is that if voters do turn on Democrats, they will in effect be voting to make things even worse.

The resurgent Republicans have learned nothing from the economic crisis, except that doing everything they can to undermine Mr. Obama is a winning political strategy. Tax cuts and deregulation are still the alpha and omega of their economic vision.
[Link: www.nytimes.com…]

People get the government they deserve. Why should an amnesiac and under informed American populace be immune to this?

178 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:35:59pm

re: #175 marjoriemoon

You forgot TV Evangelists :p

And prison inmates on death row.

179 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:37:06pm

I created a page for the Whitman-endorses-Brown ad.

littlegreenfootballs.com

It’s worth a watch…good stuff.

180 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:37:58pm

re: #175 marjoriemoon

You forgot TV Evangelists :p


And hip hop artists.

Note: Very offensive Onion parody…Your text to link…

181 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:38:41pm

re: #177 celticdragon

People get the government they deserve. Why should an amnesiac and under informed American populace be immune to this?


What did those of us who ARE informed do to deserve what we are going to be served?

182 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:39:07pm

re: #171 JRCMYP

Why does god only talk to sports players and intellectually dishonest politicians?

You can tell a lot about a god by the company he keeps.

183 sattv4u2  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:39:17pm

re: #173 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

And assholes.

Not all

I’ve never heard from here

Wait ,, WHAT ?!?!

184 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:40:54pm

re: #174 CarleeCork

From Paul Krugman’s latest column:

The tragedy here is that if voters do turn on Democrats, they will in effect be voting to make things even worse.

The resurgent Republicans have learned nothing from the economic crisis, except that doing everything they can to undermine Mr. Obama is a winning political strategy. Tax cuts and deregulation are still the alpha and omega of their economic vision.
[Link: www.nytimes.com…]

Ok, but Clinton didn’t balance the budget until his second term. Krugman (whom I really like) doesn’t speak to that other than “it’s slow”. I don’t know what people expect. For Obama to have fixed all of our country’s woes within 2 days?

Also, the economy IS getting better. More people are back to work although that’s probably regional. Some cities have less unemployment and others, more.

Honestly, I don’t think it’s going to be as bad as predicted IF minorities come out and vote like they did in 2008. And I think they will. These are voters that may not have been counted in the polling data because they have little to no voting history.

185 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:41:38pm

re: #181 CarleeCork

What did those of us who ARE informed do to deserve what we are going to be served?


Apparently, we did not do enough. In this kind of situation, the innocent suffer with the idiots and the instigators.

186 sattv4u2  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:42:07pm

re: #173 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

re: #183 sattv4u2

Not all

I’ve never heard from here HIM

Wait ,, WHAT ?!?!

pimf ,, (I HATE when I blow the punchline!!)

187 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:42:13pm

re: #182 darthstar

You can tell a lot about a god by the company he keeps.

OH NOESS!!! LOL You mean heaven is filled with rightwing pundits, toothless, boxing stars and Jim Bakker?

188 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:42:35pm

re: #182 darthstar

You can tell a lot about a god by the company he keeps.


Ouch.

189 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:44:13pm

Let’s see. Decisions, decisions. Famine in Africa; earthquake in Indonesia in 3 weeks; genocide; cancer; all of these choices. OK, here’s one that needs attention. Packers win by 3!

//

190 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:45:06pm

re: #189 Gus 802

Let’s see. Decisions, decisions. Famine in Africa; earthquake in Indonesia in 3 weeks; genocide; cancer; all of these choices. OK, here’s one that needs attention. Packers win by 3!

//

No just and merciful God would ever help the Packers.

191 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:45:39pm

re: #190 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

No just and merciful God would ever help the Packers.

Chargers?

192 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:46:23pm

re: #190 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

No just and merciful God would ever help the Packers.


The very name sounds like teh ghey. Nope, no help for them! ///

193 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:47:52pm

re: #190 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

No just and merciful God would ever help the Packers.

No! Wait. Why the 49ers of course.

194 lawhawk  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:53:53pm

re: #151 marjoriemoon

video.adultswim.com

195 Feline Fearless Leader  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:54:33pm

re: #193 Gus 802

No! Wait. Why the 49ers of course.

But Mike Singletary would state at him and intimidate him…

196 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:55:03pm

Sharon Angle says she is being misinterpreted.

Angle’s been ‘brewing’ up trouble among the state’s 130,000 registered Hispanic voters for weeks now, most recently telling Hispanic high-schoolers that “some of you look a little more Asian to me.” She was referring to another controversial ad that Univision allowed to run, which shows a group of dark-skinned men coming over the border in a menacing fashion.

“I think that you’re misinterpreting those commercials,” she said. “I’m not sure that those are Latinos in that commercial. What it is, is a fence, and there are people coming across that fence.” Her point was that the men could in fact be Asian, because dark is dark. No word yet on how the Asian voters of Nevada feel about being depicted as coyotes, but we’re staying tuned.

197 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:58:39pm

re: #194 lawhawk

[Link: video.adultswim.com…]

i love you ♥

198 webevintage  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 12:59:37pm

re: #177 celticdragon

People get the government they deserve. Why should an amnesiac and under informed American populace be immune to this?

I have no problem if those morons suffer, but I really resent that Me and mine may suffer because others think history started in Jan. 2009.

199 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:02:05pm

re: #194 lawhawk

[Link: video.adultswim.com…]

That was awesome.

200 celticdragon  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:05:09pm

re: #198 webevintage

I have no problem if those morons suffer, but I really resent that Me and mine may suffer because others think history started in Jan. 2009.

I know it sucks. That is just how democracies go…and there are consequences for the poor choices that the majority makes.

201 thatthatisis  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:05:43pm

O’Donnell says the day she saw a spike in the polls (in her favor) was a day when there was a prayer meeting held for her election.

See, here’s what she doesn’t get. Maybe God did want her to run. And maybe God did want her to win the Republican primary.

And maybe it’s because God wanted Coons to be the next Senator.

202 rwdflynavy  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:08:31pm

re: #201 thatthatisis

O’Donnell says the day she saw a spike in the polls (in her favor) was a day when there was a prayer meeting held for her election.

See, here’s what she doesn’t get. Maybe God did want her to run. And maybe God did want her to win the Republican primary.

And maybe it’s because God wanted Coons to be the next Senator.

That is the part that really bothers me as a (mostly) sane conservative. These tea party nutjobs are either going to be elected (having beaten the “sane” R in the primary) or cause the Democrat to be elected (once again, having beaten the “sane” R in the primary).

From my viewpoint it is a lose-lose proposition.

203 webevintage  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:08:39pm

re: #184 marjoriemoon

Also, the economy IS getting better. More people are back to work although that’s probably regional. Some cities have less unemployment and others, more.

It is getting better. That’s the reality of the situation.

BUT the voters do not seem to care about reality.

Here in AR we are going to elect Tim Griffin in the 2nd district to the House even though he was involved in both vote caging AND the whole JD Prosecutor scandal while working for/with Karl Rove. He thinks the voters should not pay any attention to his past or the lies he has told…and they seem to agree.
He could kill a puppy each morning but as long as he is a white, Christian dude he is going to win against a black woman with a funny hair cut who is liberal.
arktimes.com
arktimes.com

205 PT Barnum  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:16:06pm

re: #203 webevintage

It is getting better. That’s the reality of the situation.

BUT the voters do not seem to care about reality.

Here in AR we are going to elect Tim Griffin in the 2nd district to the House even though he was involved in both vote caging AND the whole JD Prosecutor scandal while working for/with Karl Rove. He thinks the voters should not pay any attention to his past or the lies he has told…and they seem to agree.
He could kill a puppy each morning but as long as he is a white, Christian dude he is going to win against a black woman with a funny hair cut who is liberal.
[Link: www.arktimes.com…]
[Link: www.arktimes.com…]

I’m trying not to conflate Arkansas with ignorant racist redneck, but your statement makes it difficult.

206 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:17:13pm

Oh noz!

Youtube Video

Malkin: ‘We Are All Voter Fraud Police Now’

Bleh. Seems like Malkin and Hoft are making shit up about Mi Familia Vota.

207 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:23:46pm

re: #206 Gus 802

Wow. Not even waiting for post election results before they cry foul. Seems to me they are losing confidence in their Teahadi candidates.

208 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:24:10pm

re: #196 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Sharon Angle says she is being misinterpreted.

Angle’s been ‘brewing’ up trouble among the state’s 130,000 registered Hispanic voters for weeks now, most recently telling Hispanic high-schoolers that “some of you look a little more Asian to me.” She was referring to another controversial ad that Univision allowed to run, which shows a group of dark-skinned men coming over the border in a menacing fashion.

She really needs to shut her pie hole. STOP TALKING ALREADY.

Whatever is her F’ing point?

209 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:25:07pm

re: #207 Slumbering Behemoth

Wow. Not even waiting for post election results before they cry foul. Seems to me they are losing confidence in their Teahadi candidates.

I think so. This is hilarious. Megyn Kelly mentions 4 questionable registrations! Not 100 or 400 but a lousy four.

210 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:26:02pm

re: #196 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Sharon Angle says she is being misinterpreted.

Angle’s been ‘brewing’ up trouble among the state’s 130,000 registered Hispanic voters for weeks now, most recently telling Hispanic high-schoolers that “some of you look a little more Asian to me.” She was referring to another controversial ad that Univision allowed to run, which shows a group of dark-skinned men coming over the border in a menacing fashion.

The chronically obtuse Angle may yet manage to blow it and hand the election to Harry the Useless (Though Not Crazy).

211 Amory Blaine  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:26:10pm

re: #209 Gus 802

I think so. This is hilarious. Megyn Kelly mentions 4 questionable registrations! Not 100 or 400 but a lousy four.

All the proof they need of widespread voter fraud.

212 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:27:17pm

re: #211 Amory Blaine

All the proof they need of widespread voter fraud.

Yep. Pretty much like the one, single, one guy, aka that one guy from the New Black Panthers in Philly during the 2008 election.

Clearly these indicate a voter fraud pandemic.

/

213 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:27:52pm

re: #209 Gus 802

I think so. This is hilarious. Megyn Kelly mentions 4 questionable registrations! Not 100 or 400 but a lousy four.

That’s just enough to swing the election for teh ebil librul commies. Oh yeah, and ACORN!1!!11ty

214 lawhawk  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:28:26pm

re: #208 marjoriemoon

Well, she has been dodging the press again.

If you can’t take the heat of questioning (you know, it’s called vetting, and it’s something that the right wing constantly complained about with President Obama during the 2008 election season), then get out of the political arena. The media is actually trying to do its job with Angle, and she doesn’t like it one bit because it’s exposing her to be a total loon.

She’s got the sandbagging of the media down pat. What would happen if she’s actually elected in NV. She going to continue sandbagging the media and NV constituents?

215 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:29:39pm

re: #212 Gus 802

Love this comment there:

Fox News:

Republican wins by .01% = Clear Mandate of the people

Democrat wins by .01% = Fraud! It’s a Coup! Treason!

216 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:29:47pm

re: #213 Slumbering Behemoth

That’s just enough to swing the election for teh ebil librul commies. Oh yeah, and ACORN!1!!11ty

This may lead to a rash of belly bumping.

/

217 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:30:46pm

re: #203 webevintage

It is getting better. That’s the reality of the situation.

BUT the voters do not seem to care about reality.

Here in AR we are going to elect Tim Griffin in the 2nd district to the House even though he was involved in both vote caging AND the whole JD Prosecutor scandal while working for/with Karl Rove. He thinks the voters should not pay any attention to his past or the lies he has told…and they seem to agree.
He could kill a puppy each morning but as long as he is a white, Christian dude he is going to win against a black woman with a funny hair cut who is liberal.
[Link: www.arktimes.com…]
[Link: www.arktimes.com…]

Is he really far out in the polls? Or are they close?

I’m won of these “it ain’t over till it’s over” types. And I won’t admit defeat until I’ve lost. So hang in there :)

The physical looks thing makes me about as sick as the Teabaggers themselves. It used to be a 100% non-issue. Now if someone is geeky-looking or doesn’t fit the image, they’re out.

218 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:32:31pm

re: #216 Gus 802

Gawd. Where did all the grown ups go? Were they kidnapped by martians or something?

219 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:33:51pm

Mistrial for Geert Wilders, new trial to be held

The trial of MP Geert Wilders on charges of inciting hatred and discrimination must be heard again, a special committee of Amsterdam district court ruled on Friday afternoon.

After a day of bizarre twists, Wilders’ lawyer Bram Moszkowicz again asked for the judges to be dismissed because they refused to rule on whether a key witness should be recalled.

According to De Pers newspaper, defence witnesses Hans Jansen may have been pressured by another court official at a dinner party.

The judges’ refusal to recall him, coupled with other irregularities earlier in the trial, prompted the special panel to dismiss the court and order a retrial. The incidents have led to the impression the court is biased [against the MP], court president Leendert Verheij is reported as saying.

220 What, me worry?  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:34:24pm

re: #214 lawhawk

Well, she has been dodging the press again.

If you can’t take the heat of questioning (you know, it’s called vetting, and it’s something that the right wing constantly complained about with President Obama during the 2008 election season), then get out of the political arena. The media is actually trying to do its job with Angle, and she doesn’t like it one bit because it’s exposing her to be a total loon.

She’s got the sandbagging of the media down pat. What would happen if she’s actually elected in NV. She going to continue sandbagging the media and NV constituents?

I suspect she’ll be a spicket of crazy if elected.

Her handlers have to be telling her to put a sock in it. Obviously. That should speak volumes to the voters anyway. Reid is still 10x better than she.

221 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:37:32pm

ACORN, the scapegoat that will not die…..at least not at the American Speculator Spectator and Free Republic:

How ACORN survives and thrives

The Obama administration is stonewalling efforts on two fronts to investigate the still-operating ACORN and uncover what aid administration officials offered the radical advocacy group infamous for its thug tactics and election fraud.


Plus fever swamp commentary.

222 theheat  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:39:51pm

I might have more respect for the godtalkers if they used “goldfish” instead of God, to explain their successes and failures.


Goldfish, take the wheel.

It’s in Goldfish’s hands now.

Goldfish hates homosexuals.

Goldfish told me so.

Just like Goldfish said.

Goldfish wants me to win this.

The godtalkers have this elaborate, self-serving, cat-and-mouse relationship with God; he seemingly drops in at his convenience to either listen or ignore or make stuff happen for them. And when they’re ignored it’s mysterious, and when they refuse to take responsibility for their own decisions it’s up to him, if the wheels fall off it was his will, when they find a lucky penny or come out on top it’s because he made it happen, etc. ad nauseam. They vasillate between fear, confusion, ambivalence, and praise, depending on the outcome.

People like O’Donnell employ their godtalking like a Swiss army knife, to any event, significant or otherwise. And then they go so far as to measure its method of success with, “I guess God didn’t want it to be…”

If I were religious, I really don’t believe God takes part in such petty nonsense, or chooses to involve himself so intricately in the lives of such intellectually helpless, counterfeit people. More likely, he’d say grow a pair, and figure it out; I have real stuff to do.

223 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:40:39pm

Apparently there is big money in the anti-jihad business.

Anti-Muslim crusaders make millions spreading fear

Steven Emerson has 3,390,000 reasons to fear Muslims.

That’s how many dollars Emerson’s for-profit company — Washington-based SAE Productions — collected in 2008 for researching alleged ties between American Muslims and overseas terrorism. The payment came from the Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation, a nonprofit charity Emerson also founded, which solicits money by telling donors they’re in imminent danger from Muslims.

Emerson is a leading member of a multimillion-dollar industry of self-proclaimed experts who spread hate toward Muslims in books and movies, on websites and through speaking appearances.

Leaders of the so-called “anti-jihad” movement portray themselves as patriots, defending America against radical Islam. And they’ve found an eager audience in ultra-conservative Christians and mosque opponents in Middle Tennessee. One national consultant testified in an ongoing lawsuit aimed at stopping a new Murfreesboro mosque.

But beyond the rhetoric, Emerson’s organization’s tax-exempt status is facing questions at the same time he’s accusing Muslim groups of tax improprieties.

“Basically, you have a nonprofit acting as a front organization, and all that money going to a for-profit,” said Ken Berger, president of Charity Navigator, a nonprofit watchdog group. “It’s wrong. This is off the charts.”

224 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:41:05pm

re: #214 lawhawk

Well, she has been dodging the press again.

She’s not just dodging the press, she’s setting them up.

According to one reporter on the scene, Angle arrived about 40 minutes late. She spoke for about five minutes inside.

As the event was coming to a close, a campaign staffer in a car near the assembled press reportedly spoke loudly into his cell phone, saying: “She’s Ready? She’s coming out now?”

Two women then got into his car, while Angle apparently went out a side door, avoiding TV cameras altogether.

The press, thinking Angle was still inside the building, stayed outside for another half hour

Stupid press, “Wow…I don’t think we were supposed to overhear that…we’d better stay here and wait for Sharron Angle so we can ask her important questions.”

225 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:43:05pm

re: #223 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Apparently there is big money in the anti-jihad business.

Anti-Muslim crusaders make millions spreading fear

Yep. Something I’ve noticed for years now. This is one of the reason for “keeping the fear alive”. They’ll lie and fabricate information for their own profits.

226 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:43:38pm

re: #224 darthstar

In her defense… not the first politician to dodge the press.

They all do it…

227 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:43:46pm

re: #223 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

There’s always been good money in spreading fear. Just look at how high on the hog those “We’re being persecuted!” televangelists live.

228 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:44:59pm

re: #222 theheat

Love the last paragraph, there.

229 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:46:38pm

re: #228 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

That post has an extra comma… just in case someone needs one.

230 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:48:56pm

Question: Who the hell is Bob Levin and why can’t he post his one line links as comments instead of filling the side-bar with Bob Levin pages? One of his “pages” is literally just a title, a link, and the word “Yes.” Seriously, he’d get more discussion in a live thread if that’s what he wanted…makes the side-bar look like a spam board.

/rant off, and none of my fucking business anyway.

231 theheat  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:48:56pm

re: #229 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Save enough credits up for one slice of pie.

232 Kragar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:50:49pm

Here is a tidbit from the report;

The list of people on the anti-Islam circuit goes on. IRS filings from 2008 show that Robert Spencer, who runs the Jihadwatch.org blog, earned $132,537 from the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a conservative nonprofit.

233 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:51:08pm

re: #231 theheat

I think you told me about your avatar before; but I forgot… what is it?

234 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:52:02pm

re: #232 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Here is a tidbit from the report;

Class warfare!!11ty

/

235 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:52:09pm

Speed limit was just increased in VA to 70mph on interstates.

yay.

236 wrenchwench  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:53:21pm

re: #230 darthstar

Question: Who the hell is Bob Levin and why can’t he post his one line links as comments instead of filling the side-bar with Bob Levin pages? One of his “pages” is literally just a title, a link, and the word “Yes.” Seriously, he’d get more discussion in a live thread if that’s what he wanted…makes the side-bar look like a spam board.

/rant off, and none of my fucking business anyway.

He has nice conversations in the Pages…it’s a whole ‘nother world in there…and at least he’s not pimping a blog.

But I don’t know who the hell he is.

237 theheat  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:54:19pm

re: #233 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

It’s a Picasso called Arlequin. Here’s a bit of background on it. A Picasso exhibit is coming to Seattle, and I plan to go see his work in person again. The colors and textures of his artwork in real life are mind blowing.

238 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:55:21pm

re: #235 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Speed limit was just increased in VA to 70mph on interstates.

yay.


Now you can drive 80mph! That’s what happened here in Texas when they raised the speed limit.

239 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:56:33pm

re: #237 theheat

Ooh! Thanks. Now I remembers the Arlequin angle.

I’m a Van Gogh/Dali guy myself.

240 darthstar  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:58:40pm

re: #236 wrenchwench

Thanks…I suppose if the conversations are ongoing, that’s what Charles created the pages for in the first place. It’s just the side bar looks like Levin land and often he’ll have the same topic, in the title of three or four pages in a row when they could be merged into one page. It’s like NJDHF on steroids.

241 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:58:44pm

re: #238 CarleeCork

Now you can drive 80mph! That’s what happened here in Texas when they raised the speed limit.

I wonder if the VA troopers would allow that. In Colorado +9 MPH is the general rule. We have 75 MPH on the interstates outside of towns so I’ll drive at 84 MPH.

242 wrenchwench  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 1:59:20pm

re: #239 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Ooh! Thanks. Now I remembers the Arlequin angle.

I’m a Van Gogh/Dali guy myself.

I figured you for a Wayne Thiebaud type.

243 theheat  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:00:00pm

re: #239 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Dali’s stuff in real life puts your brain on overload. Photographs can never quite get the depth of color, or the brilliance. I was shocked when I saw a Dali exhibit in the flesh after studying him in school. I must have said “wow” a dozen times out loud. My brain couldn’t process it all.

244 CarleeCork  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:00:16pm

re: #241 Gus 802

I wonder if the VA troopers would allow that. In Colorado +9 MPH is the general rule. We have 75 MPH on the interstates outside of towns so I’ll drive at 84 MPH.


I’m a lead foot myself. I look for someone driving faster than me and get behind them.

245 wrenchwench  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:01:30pm

re: #240 darthstar

Thanks…I suppose if the conversations are ongoing, that’s what Charles created the pages for in the first place. It’s just the side bar looks like Levin land and often he’ll have the same topic, in the title of three or four pages in a row when they could be merged into one page. It’s like NJDHF on steroids.

You could make style suggestions to him. The Pages are evolving, and if you see a way to improve them, I think it would be good to share.

246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:01:44pm

Love Van Gogh, but his early work resembles something that would have been painted by JJ Evans…

247 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:03:05pm

re: #242 wrenchwench

I figured you for a Wayne Thiebaud type.

Image: thiebaud_pies.jpg

248 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:05:31pm

re: #243 theheat

I spent hours in front of “The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus “

And I’m A.D.D.

249 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:05:51pm

re: #241 Gus 802

For the first little while… they’ll ticket someone for 2 over.

250 theheat  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:07:11pm

re: #246 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

A lot of the artists that became famous for a distinctive (or abstract) style began painting as realists. For example, Picasso’s stuff from early childhood was all quite realistic. You can see the brush strokes in the early Van Goghs were quite revealing about the direction his later work might take.

251 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:07:53pm

re: #239 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Ooh! Thanks. Now I remembers the Arlequin angle.

I’m a Van Gogh/Dali guy myself.

If you like Dali, check out Robert Venosa, mad crazy oil painting technique and a sort of cosmic surrealist theme venosa.com

252 Gus  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:08:04pm

re: #249 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

For the first little while… they’ll ticket someone for 2 over.

2? That’s crazy. Probably not even within the typical error for your average speedometer accuracy, tire pressure, etc.

253 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:08:19pm

re: #247 Gus 802

Om nom.

254 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:08:58pm

re: #250 theheat

A lot of the artists that became famous for a distinctive (or abstract) style began painting as realists. For example, Picasso’s stuff from early childhood was all quite realistic. You can see the brush strokes in the early Van Goghs were quite revealing about the direction his later work might take.

Picasso was a virtuoso realist basically from childhood, he was done repeating classicism and so instead he pretty much changed the nature of painting itself

255 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:09:02pm

re: #252 Gus 802

But it gets the point across.

Back to work… bye…

256 theheat  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:11:20pm

re: #254 WindUpBird

Yeah, he was brilliant right out of the gate. Most people only think of his cubist stuff, not realizing he was obviously gifted since early childhood. He got tired of coloring between the lines early on. Sort of a Jimi Hendrix of the art world.

257 sattv4u2  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:15:39pm

re: #235 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Speed limit was just increased in VA to 70mph on interstates.

yay.

There are paved roads in VA!?!?!

258 tradewind  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:52:19pm

No need to worry about a garbled order:
God never screws up.
Unfortunately, human beings do.

259 Stanley Sea  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 2:59:56pm

re: #237 theheat

It’s a Picasso called Arlequin. Here’s a bit of background on it. A Picasso exhibit is coming to Seattle, and I plan to go see his work in person again. The colors and textures of his artwork in real life are mind blowing.

It’s Pablo’s birthday today!

260 lostlakehiker  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 4:34:01pm

re: #41 CarleeCork

Wouldn’t that be a frivolous lawsuit? I thought CONServatives were against those.

It would be and we are. Yet another reason why O’D should not be Senator. She’s a chameleon, saying whatever would advance her own interests at any given time, if only it would be believed. Phaugh.

261 jea62  Mon, Oct 25, 2010 6:30:17pm

I almost universally agree with you Charles, but this time I’ll have to respectfully disagree. There are millions of sincere people who believe God has a path for their lives. I’m not religious and I’m definitely not a fan of O’Donnell; she’s lightweight fluff, but this doesn’t make her crazy. It’s her other ideas that do.

262 ragnwald  Tue, Oct 26, 2010 4:05:27am

I think praying is great. All TeaBaggers should do a 24h pray-a-thlon during election-day!


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