10 Commandments (and Sharia) safe in OK…for now

A federal judge in Oklahoma has issued an order putting on hold the certification of a ballot measure that forbids state courts from considering or using international laws, as well as Sharia, or Islamic law. That permanent injunction will allow the judge more time to consider the constitutional issues raised by State Question 755, which was approved by voters earlier this month.

Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange had earlier issued a temporary restraining order in favor of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which had sued to nullify the law completely.

Obviously an activist judge looking to undermine the will of the people.

Beeswax:

[Link: www.abominable.cc…]

Also, another page on pro-Kremlin youth groups:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

uh Oh
Breaking News: Armed Student Reportedly Holding High School Classroom Hostage in Wisconsin
[Link: www.foxnews.com…]

re: #2 Sergey Romanov

Beeswax:

[Link: www.abominable.cc…]

Also, another page on pro-Kremlin youth groups:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

i love that stuff. keep it coming-

re: #3 Rightwingconspirator

uh Oh
Breaking News: Armed Student Reportedly Holding High School Classroom Hostage in Wisconsin
[Link: www.foxnews.com…]

Police are on the scene. No reports of injuries yet. My thoughts are with the kids and their folks. A parent’s worst nightmare.
Still amazes me how the internet brings us this stuff in real time, from off in Marinette County, Wisconsin.

Anne Hathaway will co-host the Academy Awards - just announced.

What a wonderful person she is! Just saw her interview where she left the Catholic Church because they would not accept her gay brother.

Beautiful, talented, and principled - Anne - you are fantastic.

Mrs. Yoko Ono Lennon does not sweat

This, is an excellent website, a must visit weekly imo.

Never settle for digital beeswax. /

Just saw that the informant on the radical Muslim in Oregon was his (Muslim) father. Moderate Muslim fathers for the win.

re: #9 ProLifeLiberal

Second one, then. Good.

re: #9 ProLifeLiberal

Just saw that the informant on the radical Muslim in Oregon was his (Muslim) father. Moderate Muslim fathers for the win.

That has to be the hardest thing imaginable for a parent. I can’t even grasp how much it must have devastated the father to have to do this. My heart goes out to him.

re: #9 ProLifeLiberal

Just saw that the informant on the radical Muslim in Oregon was his (Muslim) father. Moderate Muslim fathers for the win.

Wow. I just read a report that a lot of Hijab clad women were in the courthouse today claiming the FBI set him up.

re: #12 Killgore Trout

Wow. I just read a report that a lot of Hijab clad women were in the courthouse today claiming the FBI set him up.

well…they did…technically…

Mohamed Osman Mohamud Was Turned In By His Parents, Neighbor Says

re: #13 Aceofwhat?

well…they did…technically…

Yeah, it’s hard to deny that’s exactly what happened. He did, however, actually set, arm, and walk away from what he thought was a devastating bomb, however.

There is a possible argument to be made regarding entrapment. It depends how much the government did for him, and how much he did on his own. Was he coerced talked into doing this, or was her really a man with a motive seeking the means?

There have been cases in the past that fit that description, though I have no idea or suspicion that this is one of them.

BREAKING: Video Kills Radio Star

That’s about as off topic as I can think of going in an open thread. Hope everyone’s doing well. Me, I’m dealing with a passive-aggressive asshole who’s trying to find ways of getting under my skin. Just asked him if there was anything wrong, as he seemed on edge the last two weeks. He was most polite and said, “No, everything’s great!” Need to remember to do that via email next time…he’s starting to be an asshole toward other team members.

re: #12 Killgore Trout

Wow. I just read a report that a lot of Hijab clad women were in the courthouse today claiming the FBI set him up.

Shocking. He’s yet another a victim.

On the other hand, the imam at his mosque was a compelling figure. He was embarrassed and made no excuses. I really felt for the guy- he was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. He seemed truly genuine.

I felt for the guy. He and his community are going to take a lot of flack because of this one psycho kid.

I can only imagine what the kid’s family must be going through.

re: #15 Fozzie Bear

Yeah, it’s hard to deny that’s exactly what happened. He did, however, actually set, arm, and walk away from what he thought was a devastating bomb, however.

There is a possible argument to be made regarding entrapment. It depends how much the government did for him, and how much he did on his own. Was he coerced talked into doing this, or was her really a man with a motive seeking the means?

There have been cases in the past that fit that description, though I have no idea or suspicion that this is one of them.

my thoughts as well

re: #6 Linden Arden

Anne Hathaway will co-host the Academy Awards - just announced.

What a wonderful person she is! Just saw her interview where she left the Catholic Church because they would not accept her gay brother.

Beautiful, talented, and principled - Anne - you are fantastic.

Her gay brother must have been talking to the wrong priests.

re: #17 researchok

The imam I talked to up in OKC is awesome and real cool. Of course his mosque is about 10-20 miles away, and that is bad for my gas tank.

Iran’s supreme leader dying of cancer: WikiLeaks

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has terminal cancer and could be dead “within months,” according to a US document released by WikiLeaks and published by Britain’s Telegraph newspaper today.

The memo, sent from the US consulate in Istanbul, quotes a businessman with close links to former Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani as saying that Ayatollah Khamenei had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia.

“Khamenei is likely to die within a matter of months,” the August 2009 memo, revealed by the whistle-blowing website, said.

“As a result, Rafsanjani has stopped campaigning within the Assembly of Experts to challenge Khamenei, and now is focused on ‘letting nature take its course’,” it said.

re: #16 darthstar

BREAKING: Video Kills Radio Star

[Video]

That’s about as off topic as I can think of going in an open thread. Hope everyone’s doing well. Me, I’m dealing with a passive-aggressive asshole who’s trying to find ways of getting under my skin. Just asked him if there was anything wrong, as he seemed on edge the last two weeks. He was most polite and said, “No, everything’s great!” Need to remember to do that via email next time…he’s starting to be an asshole toward other team members.

yep. i do enjoy getting the “everything’s great” in print or in front of witnesses and then using it as antidote whenever the eventual gripe surfaces. the ‘you said everything was ok’ bomb is such an evil pleasure when dropped with precision…

re: #20 ProLifeLiberal

The imam I talked to up in OKC is awesome and real cool. Of course his mosque is about 10-20 miles away, and that is bad for my gas tank.

Seriously, I really felt for the imam in OR.

The guy was just stunned at the turn of events.

re: #21 ozbloke

Rafsanjani is an Ayatollah, if I’m not mistaken.

re: #23 researchok

Seriously, I really felt for the imam in OR.

The guy was just stunned at the turn of events.

I imagine that for a lot of communities, this is one of the things you imagine will never, never happen to your mosque, and then…blammo.

China ‘scared to death’ of Pelosi

China was “scared to death” over a visit by US speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is outspoken on human rights, and rejected her request to visit to Tibet, according to files leaked today.

A top diplomat at the US embassy in Beijing said he asked China to consider letting Ms Pelosi go to Tibet during her May 2009 visit to China, according to a cable obtained by whistleblower site WikiLeaks.

Vice foreign minister He Yafei responded that China could not arrange the trip due to Ms Pelosi’s “tight schedule,” according to the cable reprinted by Britain’s Guardian newspaper.

The Chinese ambassador in Kazakhstan was blunter, telling his US counterpart over an expansive dinner that Beijing was “fearful” over Ms Pelosi’s visit.

Evening Honcos. Can’t stay long.

re: #24 ProLifeLiberal

Rafsanjani is an Ayatollah, if I’m not mistaken.

Are you suggesting he made it up?

re: #25 SanFranciscoZionist

I imagine that for a lot of communities, this is one of the things you imagine will never, never happen to your mosque, and then…blammo.

And less than 24 hours later the mosque was firebombed.

Tragic on so many levels.

SFZ my nic is blue. Please email.

re: #30 Alouette

SFZ my nic is blue. Please email.

I’m just getting taken to the Zionist Mall.

John Kerry… working for peace in the middle east.

WikiLeaked: John Kerry calls for Israel to cede Golan Heights and East Jerusalem

“On a February trip to the Middle East, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA) told Qatari leaders that the Golan Heights should be returned to Syria, that a Palestinian capital should be established in East Jerusalem as part of the Arab-Israeli peace process, and that he was “shocked” by what he saw on a visit to Gaza.”

[Link: thecable.foreignpolicy.com…]

re: #28 ozbloke

No, I’m surprised the newspaper article didn’t call him by Ayatollah Rafsanjani instead. That would seem to be more up to date.

re: #31 SanFranciscoZionist

I’m just getting taken to the Zionist Mall.

Well then BUY SOMETHING while you’re there.

re: #22 Aceofwhat?

yep. i do enjoy getting the “everything’s great” in print or in front of witnesses and then using it as antidote whenever the eventual gripe surfaces. the ‘you said everything was ok’ bomb is such an evil pleasure when dropped with precision…

It’s all little shit right now…like a teenager testing boundaries. I’m following the three cardinal rules of dealing with a person like this:
1. Document
2. Document
3. Document

Ruh-Roh…..
[Link: blogs.forbes.com…]

Early next year, Julian Assange says, a major American bank will suddenly find itself turned inside out. Tens of thousands of its internal documents will be exposed on Wikileaks.org with no polite requests for executives’ response or other forewarnings. The data dump will lay bare the finance firm’s secrets on the Web for every customer, every competitor, every regulator to examine and pass judgment on.

re: #32 Walter L. Newton

Good thing he was almost President
//.

re: #31 SanFranciscoZionist

I’m just getting taken to the Zionist Mall.

Use the “contact us” link at the bottom.

re: #21 ozbloke

So that memo is 16 months old and khamanei is still alive. Sounds like misinformation to me, but let’s hope It’s not and that scumbag dies soon.

re: #39 _RememberTonyC

Also, couldn’t be possible that the information is right, but that treatment is slowing it down or something.

I apologize in advance for any failures in medical knowledge in the last sentence.

out.

re: #35 darthstar

It’s all little shit right now…like a teenager testing boundaries. I’m following the three cardinal rules of dealing with a person like this:
1. Document
2. Document
3. Document

What are you documenting?
Reason I ask: With someone like this, you can’t just document problems with his work product. It’s unlikely to be sufficient to do anything.

You will need to document behavioral issues, which is difficult to do - be sure to include the negative effects behavior is having on the morale/productivity of the work team as a whole as a result of his behavior. And keep it to observable facts … don’t assume a motive or reason, just the facts of the actual behavior.
(sheesh - I did this for 30 years, I could do it in my sleep)

Tonight’s Towercam sunset with a shadow ten miles long and a mile deep. San Gabriel Mountains of California, Pacific time zone.

Enjoy.

re: #26 ozbloke

China ‘scared to death’ of Pelosi

China was “scared to death” over a visit by US speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is outspoken on human rights, and rejected her request to visit to Tibet, according to files leaked today.

A top diplomat at the US embassy in Beijing said he asked China to consider letting Ms Pelosi go to Tibet during her May 2009 visit to China, according to a cable obtained by whistleblower site WikiLeaks.

Vice foreign minister He Yafei responded that China could not arrange the trip due to Ms Pelosi’s “tight schedule,” according to the cable reprinted by Britain’s Guardian newspaper.

The Chinese ambassador in Kazakhstan was blunter, telling his US counterpart over an expansive dinner that Beijing was “fearful” over Ms Pelosi’s visit.

Heh, that loser Pelosi.

re: #44 Stanley Sea

You must admit she is scary.

re: #35 darthstar

It’s all little shit right now…like a teenager testing boundaries. I’m following the three cardinal rules of dealing with a person like this:
1. Document
2. Document
3. Document

Clearly, they promoted the right person. Although you had me at ‘ski patrol’…

OT: Well, since this is an open thread, I’m going to take a single moment to plug the page I created earlier. I found an old piece of poetry that I wrote in the aftermath of the Challenger’s explosion and put it up on scribd.com. Mainly because I wanted to download something else, that is. If you care to check it out, you can find more on my page [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

Now back to what ever is on topic on an open thread. :)

re: #32 Walter L. Newton

John Kerry… working for peace in the middle east.

WikiLeaked: John Kerry calls for Israel to cede Golan Heights and East Jerusalem

“On a February trip to the Middle East, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA) told Qatari leaders that the Golan Heights should be returned to Syria, that a Palestinian capital should be established in East Jerusalem as part of the Arab-Israeli peace process, and that he was “shocked” by what he saw on a visit to Gaza.”

[Link: thecable.foreignpolicy.com…]

The first commenter rejects that headline

Kerry did not say that he favored returning the Golan to Syria

Here is the full cable from the Guardian. [Link: www.guardian.co.uk…]

It is the Amir that says that the Golan must be returned for Syria to engage in the peace process. He brought this up at least 5 times. Kerry simply says that it should be part of the negotiations.

I haven’t read it yet but really, you should read the actual documents before spreading stuff like this.

re: #32 Walter L. Newton

so you guys hate wikileaks…

…except when you don’t

What a news day.

Not sure what to make of all the Wikileaks news.

I agree with Charles that nobody elected Julian Assange, and it’s not his decision to release all this classified information.

On the other hand, some of the information is interesting. A unique view of the diplomatic works of the government.

I don’t like how conservatives like Palin are somehow blaming this on Obama.

I hope this doesn’t hurt the U.S. Not sure what the effect will be.

What does everyone think?

re: #48 blueraven

The first commenter rejects that headline

I haven’t read it yet but really, you should read the actual documents before spreading stuff like this.

Ha… “I haven’t read it yet…” Pot… meet kettle.

re: #40 ProLifeLiberal

Anything is possible … Maybe the old dude was exposed to plutonium or something.

re: #49 WindUpBird

so you guys hate wikileaks…

…except when you don’t

Find a single comment by me in regards to my opinion, one way or another, on Wikileaks. I bet you guys can’t.

Open mouth… insert…

I love human beings.

re: #36 tradewind

Ruh-Roh…
[Link: blogs.forbes.com…]

See, this right here is something I hope happens. Do it, WL, do it.

re: #50 insanity police

What a news day.

Not sure what to make of all the Wikileaks news.

I agree with Charles that nobody elected Julian Assange, and it’s not his decision to release all this classified information.

On the other hand, some of the information is interesting. A unique view of the diplomatic works of the government.

I don’t like how conservatives like Palin are somehow blaming this on Obama.

I hope this doesn’t hurt the U.S. Not sure what the effect will be.

What does everyone think?

Hate it. Hate what it does to Americans, regardless of their party.

re: #46 Aceofwhat?

Clearly, they promoted the right person. Although you had me at ‘ski patrol’…

So, you got a new job?

re: #54 Obdicut

I love that that kid is obviously there with his mom.

There’s an interview with him that shows him to be a complete nerd. Awesome.

re: #38 Alouette

Use the “contact us” link at the bottom.

OK, doing now.

re: #55 Fozzie Bear

See, this right here is something I hope happens. Do it, WL, do it.

meh. what’s the latest word on his rape charges?

re: #54 Obdicut

I love human beings.

[Video]

It’s painful to watch, and yet heartwarming.

re: #61 Fozzie Bear

Everyone’s on his side. I like that. It reminds me of the best parts of being in Boston; fan enthusiasm.

re: #57 prairiefire

So, you got a new job?

Oh, yes, although i was talking about Darthstar’s promotion.

I’m consulting - marketing and business operations - for a friend of the family who’s based in Ohio. I’m there Tues-Fri. I had actually thought about taking more time off, i barely had a few weeks, but in this economy i just don’t want to be caught with a gap in my work history. It’s so much harder to find work if you don’t have it…which is such a shame.

re: #50 insanity police

What a news day.

Not sure what to make of all the Wikileaks news.

I agree with Charles that nobody elected Julian Assange, and it’s not his decision to release all this classified information.

On the other hand, some of the information is interesting. A unique view of the diplomatic works of the government.

I don’t like how conservatives like Palin are somehow blaming this on Obama.

I hope this doesn’t hurt the U.S. Not sure what the effect will be.

What does everyone think?

Summer wrote this comment earlier and it pretty much said what I wished I could have found the words to say.

re: #31 SanFranciscoZionist

I’m just getting taken to the Zionist Mall.

I’ve been taken to the cleaners, but never the Zionist Mall. (I don’t even know what that is)

re: #61 Fozzie Bear

Bon Jovi is always awesome.

re: #65 b_sharp

I’ve been taken to the cleaners, but never the Zionist Mall. (I don’t even know what that is)

It’s where you go to find the finest selection of Zionists to add to your collection. /

re: #65 b_sharp

I’ve been taken to the cleaners, but never the Zionist Mall. (I don’t even know what that is)

It’s Alouette’s online storefront.
Where you can buy all sorts of great stuff.

re: #65 b_sharp

I’ve been taken to the cleaners, but never the Zionist Mall. (I don’t even know what that is)

Alouette’s online store. Check it out if you need any Judaica. It’s great.

re: #49 WindUpBird

so you guys hate wikileaks…

…except when you don’t

Must be repeated.

re: #54 Obdicut

I love human beings.

[Video]

It takes all kinds.

re: #59 SanFranciscoZionist

OK, doing now.

I just answered an email, please respond if it’s you.

re: #61 Fozzie Bear

It’s painful to watch, and yet heartwarming.

I non-fatal car crash.

re: #72 Alouette

I just answered an email, please respond if it’s you.

C’est moi.

Another Tea Party wacko…

Armed student holding Marinette classroom hostage
WFRV News
Story Created: Nov 29, 2010 at 5:34 PM CST
Story Updated: Nov 29, 2010 at 6:50 PM CST

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — An emergency management official in Wisconsin says an armed student has taken hostages inside a high school classroom in Marinette.

Marinette County emergency management director Eric Burmeister says a high school administrator called authorities after 3 p.m. Monday to say an armed student had burst into a classroom. It has been reported 23 students are being held hostage.

[Link: www.wfrv.com…]

re: #67 Fozzie Bear

It’s where you go to find the finest selection of Zionists to add to your collection. /

Oh man. Another thing I’m behind in.

Something else to contemplate:

The existence of anonymous leak sites is neither new nor unique to wikileaks. In the balance, I think them to be necessary, and, done right, beneficial to society. I believe in the power of sunlight as a disinfectant, and the internet facilitates both the judiciuos and the foolish dissemination of information.

Assange, et. al., is the back side of that double edge. My point is that the focus should be on securing information properly, and prosecuting those who leak. Assange might be a colossal asshole, but that doesn’t mean that there can’t be anything good to come from Wikileaks or similar sites such as Opensecrets, etc.

Regardless, I don’t think this last huge leak of DoS documents being in the public eye is a good thing. But then, here I am reading them and learning from them.

re: #58 Obdicut

I love that that kid is obviously there with his mom.

There’s an interview with him that shows him to be a complete nerd. Awesome.

watched it. This is why I love LGF. What a big smile on my grill.

re: #69 SanFranciscoZionist

Alouette’s online store. Check it out if you need any Judaica. It’s great.

Any Atheist Judaica, like gefilte fish with feet?

Registered today: someone using the name “Tom Metzger” — the notorious neo-Nazi. IP traces to Warsaw, Indiana, so it’s probably the real white supremacist asshole himself.

Blocked as soon as I saw it.

re: #79 b_sharp

Any Atheist Judaica, like gefilte fish with feet?

It’s where I got my double helix menorah.

re: #60 Aceofwhat?

meh. what’s the latest word on his rape charges?

fabricated. I bet.

couldn’t we have had some fun with tom for a minute before his banning?

re: #80 Charles

That evil bastard is still alive, and Leslie Nielsen is dead. There’s no justice.

re: #80 Charles

Wow. That guy is the goo that accumulates in the bottom of the loony bin.

re: #79 b_sharp

Any Atheist Judaica, like gefilte fish with feet?

Aren’t non-footed gefilte fish disturbing enough?

You might find some stuff you’d like. Lots of beautiful holiday things, good history books.

re: #83 SpaceJesus

couldn’t we have had some fun with tom for a minute before his banning?

It could have been potentially fascinating, tbh.

Mira Awad is apparently hacked. On Facebook:

the amount of BULLSHIT people can invent is endless!! look what they’re saying now, I’m accused of declaring on stage in NY that I’m no longer Palestinian …haha:-D …someone from Haaretz who apparently doesnt understand English was in the audience !! and this other idiot here is quoting and then adding some more spi…ce …denouncing the linch in Ramallah is not the same as declaring I’m no Palestinain! …IMBECI

re: #87 Fozzie Bear

There’s nothing really fascinating about sickos like that. They just lie and flail and cry and whine. Standard victim complex whacko.

He wants attention. Not giving it to him is the best way to deal with him.

anyone ever get a real bad itch for german turkish street food

re: #89 Obdicut

There’s nothing really fascinating about sickos like that. They just lie and flail and cry and whine. Standard victim complex whacko.

He wants attention. Not giving it to him is the best way to deal with him.

I agree it would be bad for the blog overall, yet I am fascinated by the psychology underlying that kind of delusional personality disorder. I feel like I need to understand it better, because we are going to be dealing with a lot more of that kind of thinking in the coming years.

re: #88 SanFranciscoZionist

Mira Awad is apparently hacked. On Facebook:

the amount of BULLSHIT people can invent is endless!! look what they’re saying now, I’m accused of declaring on stage in NY that I’m no longer Palestinian …haha:-D …someone from Haaretz who apparently doesnt understand English was in the audience !! and this other idiot here is quoting and then adding some more spi…ce …denouncing the linch in Ramallah is not the same as declaring I’m no Palestinain! …IMBECI

And while I’m not sure what happened, exactly, I found this while I was nosing around. People who think being a moderate Arab is easy, take note of the crap Mira Awad has to field.

re: #90 SpaceJesus

anyone ever get a real bad itch for german turkish street food

Not to my knowledge, since I have never eaten any. It’s possible that at some point I’ve been craving exactly that, and just not known what it was I wanted.

re: #90 SpaceJesus

anyone ever get a real bad itch for german turkish street food

Oh, elaborate. Please.

re: #86 SanFranciscoZionist

Aren’t non-footed gefilte fish disturbing enough?

Deliciously disturbing.

re: #84 Obdicut

That evil bastard is still alive, and Leslie Nielsen is dead. There’s no justice.

banned before i could call him Shirley…

re: #90 SpaceJesus

anyone ever get a real bad itch for german turkish street food

get outta my head

Oh Jesus! I read for as FROM.

re: #90 SpaceJesus

anyone ever get a real bad itch for german turkish street food

I try to steer clear of food made from streets.

re: #90 SpaceJesus

anyone ever get a real bad itch for german turkish street food

Ever since I went to Mardi Gras in NO about a decade ago, I have a periodic craving for a Crab Cake Po-Boy like only New Orleans can make it.

I was there for 10 days, and it was the most amazing culinary experience of my life.

re: #90 SpaceJesus

anyone ever get a real bad itch for german turkish street food

does it have feet like the gefilte fish?

re: #91 Fozzie Bear

I agree it would be bad for the blog overall, yet I am fascinated by the psychology underlying that kind of delusional personality disorder. I feel like I need to understand it better, because we are going to be dealing with a lot more of that kind of thinking in the coming years.

Absence of thinking, over abundance of emoting.

re: #90 SpaceJesus

anyone ever get a real bad itch for german turkish street food

ONly every single day of my life. I left Germany just over 2 years ago (after living there for many years) and I haven’t had a good döner kebap since…not even close.

re: #94 Stanley Sea

Döner Kebab!!!!!!

re: #99 b_sharp

I try to steer clear of food made from streets.

it might give you mad street disease

re: #103 bratwurst

exactly what i want right now. im eating turkey leftovers, which reminded me of the country of turkey, which in turn reminded me of turkish immigrants which in turn reminded me of the glorious Döner Kebab stands where i went to school

re: #105 engineer dog

it might give you mad street disease

For a second there I thought no one appreciated my sense of humour.

re: #101 engineer dog

gefilte fish is gross. Döner is amazing

re: #102 b_sharp

Absence of thinking, over abundance of emoting.

Yeah true but it doesn’t come from nowhere. I want to understand what need they are fulfilling by doing this. I mean, people wouldn’t be able to maintain this level of rage all the time unless they are trying to suppress something else, I would think. What is under all that? Fear? Inadequacy?

It has to be at least interesting to see what makes them tick, and probably useful in learning how to defuse them.

re: #16 darthstar

That one has always been a favorite of mine. Thanks.

You can get anything, in LA.
[Link: laist.com…]

re: #93 SanFranciscoZionist

I’m telling you, it’s that gap you’ve had in your life. A gap that can only be filled with delicious lamb, covered in a mysterious sauce and cayenne pepper topped off with veggies and a pita bread

re: #103 bratwurst

ONly every single day of my life. I left Germany just over 2 years ago (after living there for many years) and I haven’t had a good döner kebap since…not even close.

Have you tried Edelweiss on Irving Park Road? They’re very good.

re: #111 Floral Giraffe

You can get anything, in LA.
[Link: laist.com…]

We are getting tons of great food carts here in Portland too. I hope it’s a trend that sticks around.

my good buddy is opening a food cart that is a mix of korean and mexican food. think bulgogi tacos. theyre so damn good.

re: #107 b_sharp

For a second there I thought no one appreciated my sense of humour.

it takes a bit to get used to, but it is growing on me.

OT: The Phelps Klan is at it again, but the Patriot Guard Riders are ready

I’d love to see the Phelps haters get a net thrown over them then be hauled off to jail.

re: #109 Fozzie Bear

Yeah true but it doesn’t come from nowhere. I want to understand what need they are fulfilling by doing this. I mean, people wouldn’t be able to maintain this level of rage all the time unless they are trying to suppress something else, I would think. What is under all that? Fear? Inadequacy?

It has to be at least interesting to see what makes them tick, and probably useful in learning how to defuse them.

As flippant as I was, there really are different ways of thinking, and analyzing the processes can give the kind of insight you mentioned.

re: #51 Walter L. Newton

Ha… “I haven’t read it yet…” Pot… meet kettle.

I didn’t post disparaging comments about a public figure either. I would have read it if I were going to post something about someone that could be refuted. Not brain surgery and not equal.

I checked in again on the lone wingnut to notice the Drudge/Alex Jones alliance that I wrote about earlier.
Lots of support for Alex Jones in the comments on his site. Today’s conservatives are really not at all bothered by 9-11 truth.

re: #116 brookly red

it takes a bit to get used to, but it is growing on me.

I’ve always wanted to be akin to a fungi.

re: #111 Floral Giraffe

You can get anything, in LA.
[Link: laist.com…]

Huh. A Mobile Food Truck Task Force. Because what you Cali folks need is more government;)

re: #9 ProLifeLiberal

Just saw that the informant on the radical Muslim in Oregon was his (Muslim) father. Moderate Muslim fathers for the win.

And happily for the Father, that’s not a betrayal. This way, the son lives, and may possibly escape life in prison without possibility of parole. Had the plot succeeded, not a chance.

re: #114 Killgore Trout

There just has to be some cleanliness/quality control.
I want NO tacos with claws, as the saying goes…

re: #114 Killgore Trout

We are getting tons of great food carts here in Portland too. I hope it’s a trend that sticks around.

Remember when they were called Roach Coaches? bs. I’ve eaten from those movable gourmet extravaganzas since. well a long time. How they can whip up an excellent lunch for minimal $. kudos, and yes now onto gourmet, we are there!

Is it too much to ask for just one remotely realistic crime investigation show on tv?re: #120 Killgore Trout

I checked in again on the lone wingnut to notice the Drudge/Alex Jones alliance that I wrote about earlier.
Lots of support for Alex Jones in the comments on his site. Today’s conservatives are really not at all bothered by 9-11 truth.

If I thought that Obama was a communist terrorist bent on transforming America into some kind of incarnate uber-hell, and that our last president murdered 3000+ people just to show everyone how stupefyingly evil he was, i’d hate the government too.

It kind of makes sense, if you’re crazy.

re: #121 b_sharp

I’ve always wanted to be akin to a fungi.

You can be a fungus among us….

re: #126 Fozzie Bear

lol ignore the bit about realistic crime investigation shows. pimf.

re: #123 lostlakehiker

And happily for the Father, that’s not a betrayal. This way, the son lives, and may possibly escape life in prison without possibility of parole. Had the plot succeeded, not a chance.

Part of a father’s responsibility is to protect his children from themselves until they are mature enough to recognize the condition on their own.

re: #121 b_sharp

I’ve always wanted to be akin to a fungi.

funny you should say that, I am having some hot & sour soup with tree ears (aka black fungus) right now.

Hot Air finally has a front page post on Andrew Napolitano’s 9-11 Truth admission. Judge Napolitano: It’s hard for me to believe that WTC7 came down by itself

Reading the comments now…..

Accchhh!
Our very own Kilgore is being denounced at the Fever Swamp (via assorted stalkerati).
KT’s hunch about the Oafkeeper connection was wrong, and he has admitted as much, but I am still very envious.
The most I’ve gotten from the stalkers is being called an “armchair general” and a deep cover lefty mole.

re: #125 Stanley Sea

Remember when they were called Roach Coaches? bs. I’ve eaten from those movable gourmet extravaganzas since. well a long time. How they can whip up an excellent lunch for minimal $. kudos, and yes now onto gourmet, we are there!

Ptomaine Tommies!
Eat at your own risk…

re: #130 brookly red

funny you should say that, I am having some hot & sour soup with tree ears (aka black fungus) right now.

Sounds good, I’ll have to try it.

re: #134 b_sharp

Sounds good, I’ll have to try it.

I recommend it highly.

Here is some amazing, awesomely depressing/uplifting music.

Everyone should listen.

Note: It also cures the craving for Turkish food, replacing it with a craving for a certain je ne sai quois.

All of Mira Awad’s fans are supposed to go over to this Facebook page and defend her. Unfortunately, it’s entirely in Arabic, so I don’t know what she’s being accused of, and I can’t defend her.

This is annoying, but, you know, stuff happens in Arabic all the time.

re: #135 brookly red

I recommend it highly.

I’ll need a recipe, and a source of tree fungus.

I have to admit: I CAN’T WAIT FOR WIKILINKS TO RELEASE THE U.S. BANK DOCUMENTS! [Link: www.reuters.com…]

I wonder what’s in there? *grinning widely*

re: #139 KayInMaine

Porn, aliuns[sic], moar porn, a transcription of Decision Points by George W. Bush, porn of the bank president, and hopefully my mother-in-law’s bank account number.

/

re: #137 SanFranciscoZionist

All of Mira Awad’s fans are supposed to go over to this Facebook page and defend her. Unfortunately, it’s entirely in Arabic, so I don’t know what she’s being accused of, and I can’t defend her.

This is annoying, but, you know, stuff happens in Arabic all the time.

You know there is going to be a conspiracy theory about all this…

re: #138 b_sharp

I’ll need a recipe, and a source of tree fungus.

here is the recipe [Link: chinesefood.about.com…]

as far as ingredients you are on your own…

re: #117 Dark_Falcon

OT: The Phelps Klan is at it again, but the Patriot Guard Riders are ready

I’d love to see the Phelps haters get a net thrown over them then be hauled off to jail.

Fuck the Phelps freaks.

What they are doing is not “free speech.” What they are doing is committing personal attacks on private citizens, for the purpose of their own little attention fetish.

They should be thrown in jail for disturbing the peace.

re: #139 KayInMaine

I have to admit: I CAN’T WAIT FOR WIKILINKS TO RELEASE THE U.S. BANK DOCUMENTS! [Link: www.reuters.com…]

I wonder what’s in there? *grinning widely*

a death wish me thinks…

Greetings from Hong Kong, my fellow Lizards!

So I’m in a holding pattern, waiting a cramped Kowloon apartment for headhunters to get back to me. If nothing happens, my suit and portfolio will travel back to New York sadly unused. The only asured work so far is that I get to spend the weekend in Surabaya, surveying and designing a small hostel for a client. Which has already driven my wife into a jeluous fit.

On the bright side, the food is AMAZING, the pollution seeping in from the mainland is low, and I’m actually starting to relax.

Anything new happen that I may have missed?

re: #142 brookly red

here is the recipe [Link: chinesefood.about.com…]

as far as ingredients you are on your own…

Thank you, I bookmarked it until I can convince the wife to look for the ingredients.

re: #140 laZardo

Porn, aliuns[sic], moar porn, a transcription of Decision Points by George W. Bush, porn of the bank president, and hopefully my mother-in-law’s bank account number.

/

LOL If it was all that, I would be disappointed. Boring! (no offense to your mother in law) :D

re: #147 KayInMaine

I’m not married. q;

re: #132 Shiplord Kirel

Accchhh!
Our very own Kilgore is being denounced at the Fever Swamp (via assorted stalkerati).
KT’s hunch about the Oafkeeper connection was wrong, and he has admitted as much, but I am still very envious.
The most I’ve gotten from the stalkers is being called an “armchair general” and a deep cover lefty mole.

Heh. These are the same people that were outraged when I picked beans a few weeks ago so I’m hardly impressed. We still don’t know Manning’s moticvation. He could be a La rouchie or a Paulian but niether is mutually exclusive to being influenced by Oathkeepers or thier mentality. I know some here were outraged by the speculation too. He’s a very young guy and obviously had some influence on his incredibly stupid ides about diplomacy and the evils of the American Empire. We’ll wait and see what comes out at his trial but I’m not expecting any apologies if my speculation pans out.

re: #143 Alouette

Fuck the Phelps freaks.

What they are doing is not “free speech.” What they are doing is committing personal attacks on private citizens, for the purpose of their own little attention fetish.

They should be thrown in jail for disturbing the peace.

They get threats from pesticidal maniacs.

All I want for Christmas this year is bank CEO’s in handcuffs!

re: #128 Fozzie Bear

lol ignore the bit about realistic crime investigation shows. pimf.

are you cheating on us with another blog??

re: #146 b_sharp

Thank you, I bookmarked it until I can convince the wife to look for the ingredients.

they are common, cheap & easily shipped…

re: #148 laZardo

*wink*

re: #132 Shiplord Kirel

It’s also impressive that I’m so important that my thoughts and speculation in the comments here becomes fodder for wingnut internet outrages.

re: #151 KayInMaine

All I want for Christmas this year is bank CEO’s in handcuffs!

yikes

re: #150 Shiplord Kirel

They get threats from pesticidal maniacs.

Huh?

re: #130 brookly red

funny you should say that, I am having some hot & sour soup with tree ears (aka black fungus) right now.

That sounds absolutely delicious. It’s freezing tonight.

re: #151 KayInMaine

All I want for Christmas this year is bank CEO’s in handcuffs!

and not by a hooker…

re: #158 SanFranciscoZionist

That sounds absolutely delicious. It’s freezing tonight.

I hear you got a good China town round your ways…

re: #158 SanFranciscoZionist

That sounds absolutely delicious. It’s freezing tonight.

How cold is it where you are at?

re: #153 brookly red

they are common, cheap & easily shipped…

Wives?

She hates it when I cram her into a tickle trunk.

re: #149 Killgore Trout

Heh. These are the same people that were outraged when I picked beans a few weeks ago so I’m hardly impressed. We still don’t know Manning’s moticvation. He could be a La rouchie or a Paulian but niether is mutually exclusive to being influenced by Oathkeepers or thier mentality. I know some here were outraged by the speculation too. He’s a very young guy and obviously had some influence on his incredibly stupid ides about diplomacy and the evils of the American Empire. We’ll wait and see what comes out at his trial but I’m not expecting any apologies if my speculation pans out.

He’s all over the map.

WikiLeaks dump: Soldier Bradley Manning wanted to unleash ‘worldwide anarchy’ with ‘Lady Gaga’ CDs

re: #141 researchok

You know there is going to be a conspiracy theory about all this…

Facebook pages in Arabic?

re: #160 brookly red

I hear you got a good China town round your ways…

Two! Oakland’s isn’t half bad either.

re: #162 b_sharp

Wives?

She hates it when I cram her into a tickle trunk.

I was thinking ingredients, with congress critters as the backup punch line…

re: #163 researchok

Then why couldn’t he have just used the actual Lady GaGa songs instead?

/justin bieber could work just as well imo

re: #161 Walter L. Newton

How cold is it where you are at?

A WHOLE lot warmer than where you are. But I’m thin-blooded and spoiled by living on the California coast.

re: #164 SanFranciscoZionist

Facebook pages in Arabic?

hard to read through the veil…

re: #168 SanFranciscoZionist

A WHOLE lot warmer than where you are. But I’m thin-blooded and spoiled by living on the California coast.

It’s a toasty 7.5 degrees (f) right now.

re: #156 Aceofwhat?

It is asking for too much isn’t it? LOL

Some mild outrage (and little support) from Hot Air readers about Napolitano being a 9-11 truther. I think they’ll get used to it.

re: #164 SanFranciscoZionist

Facebook pages in Arabic?

About anything and everything to do with Mira Awad.

re: #104 SpaceJesus

Döner Kebab!!!

Perhaps if you started with gyro meat, you could get close to that sandwich.

24 degrees here in Maine right now. Heat wave!

re: #165 SanFranciscoZionist

Two! Oakland’s isn’t half bad either.

well get yer self some hot & sour soup…
man does not live by pizza alone.

re: #168 SanFranciscoZionist

A WHOLE lot warmer than where you are. But I’m thin-blooded and spoiled by living on the California coast.

Nothing wrong with being spoiled in the right way…

re: #132 Shiplord Kirel

Accchhh!
Our very own Kilgore is being denounced at the Fever Swamp (via assorted stalkerati).
KT’s hunch about the Oafkeeper connection was wrong, and he has admitted as much, but I am still very envious.
The most I’ve gotten from the stalkers is being called an “armchair general” and a deep cover lefty mole.

They’ve called me a “Transnational Progressive” and a “Totalitarian Fascist”.

re: #161 Walter L. Newton

How cold is it where you are at?

I am Freezing! It is currently 35 degrees.

re: #170 Walter L. Newton

It’s a toasty 7.5 degrees (f) right now.

About the same temp here.

From the few comments on that thread at Free Republic….

let me be the first to point out that there are two misspellings and three capitalization errors in the first paragraph of the Diary of Daedalus link.

But who’s counting.

Heh.

re: #178 Dark_Falcon

Is it masochistic that I want to know what they think of me? q;

re: #178 Dark_Falcon

I get that too. They just make up words and pretend that they have some meaning.

re: #178 Dark_Falcon

They’ve called me a “Transnational Progressive” and a “Totalitarian Fascist”.

You lucky, lucky bastard.

re: #176 brookly red

Hot & Sour Soup Recipe. Looks good…
[Link: chinesefood.about.com…]

re: #178 Dark_Falcon

They’ve called me a “Transnational Progressive” and a “Totalitarian Fascist”.

transitional progressive??? does that require hormone therapy & rather invasive surgery?

re: #151 KayInMaine

Bad idea. That’ll damage the economy all the more. And it’ll force me to defend said CEOs, since I would never take the side of a liberal Democratic administration over that of the banks.

re: #186 brookly red

transitional progressive??? does that require hormone therapy & rather invasive surgery?

it’s not easy to become French…

re: #185 Floral Giraffe

Hot & Sour Soup Recipe. Looks good…
[Link: chinesefood.about.com…]

it is a very americanized version… I recommend you get take out if available.

re: #187 Dark_Falcon

Bad idea. That’ll damage the economy all the more. And it’ll force me to defend said CEOs, since I would never take the side of a liberal Democratic administration over that of the banks.

Why? Do you defend drug lords brought in on Federal charges because a liberal Democratic administration arrested them?

re: #181 Killgore Trout

let me be the first to point out that there are two misspellings and three capitalization errors in the first paragraph of the Diary of Daedalus link.

Twajie’s use of random capitalization always gives him away.

re: #178 Dark_Falcon

I still can’t believe they figured out that I am Charles

re: #182 laZardo

Is it masochistic that I want to know what they think of me? q;

They don’t fixate on you. They fixate on Killgore, Ludwig, Gus, Iceweasel, Jimmah, Reggie, and me mostly.

re: #190 SanFranciscoZionist

Why? Do you defend drug lords brought in on Federal charges because a liberal Democratic administration arrested them?

A drug lord isn’t a banker, for most people.

re: #165 SanFranciscoZionist

Two! Oakland’s isn’t half bad either.

and there’s a good deli in bezerkely where a person can get an excellent kreplach soup

re: #185 Floral Giraffe

Hot & Sour Soup Recipe. Looks good…
[Link: chinesefood.about.com…]

Tom Yum for colds. Gotta have the noodles. 3 stars for the win!

re: #194 b_sharp

A drug lord isn’t a banker, for most people.

i think Kay begs to differ…

re: #195 engineer dog

and there’s a good deli in bezerkely where a person can get an excellent kreplach soup

Klingon soup?

re: #192 SpaceJesus

I still can’t believe they figured out that I am Charles

I thought Ice was Charles.

re: #195 engineer dog

There’s a great Jewish Deli in Minneapolis where you can get lutegifeltifish

re: #196 PT Barnum

Tom Yum for colds. Gotta have the noodles. 3 stars for the win!

Thai is good… and open till 4 AM too.

re: #194 b_sharp

A drug lord isn’t a banker, for most people.

same moral compass or lack thereof.

re: #194 b_sharp

A drug lord isn’t a banker, for most people.

Well, true, I just don’t see why this has to be a ‘siding with’ situation.

re: #199 Reginald Perrin

I thought Ice was Charles.

Maybe we’re all Charles.

re: #198 b_sharp

Klingon soup?

that’s fifty cents extra and it’s hard to eat because it tries to kill you

re: #195 engineer dog

and there’s a good deli in bezerkely where a person can get an excellent kreplach soup

The place up by where Gaia Books used to be?

re: #199 Reginald Perrin

I thought Ice was Charles.

We are all Charles.

re: #204 b_sharp

…so who is Spartacus?

re: #204 b_sharp

Maybe we’re all Charles.

I am pretty sure I am not Charles…
well maybe about pizza.

As long as we’re talking food…Triscuits with cracked Pepper and Olive Oil are da best.

Of course the stalkers miss the irony that they were also equally outraged when I pointed out that the Tea Parties might lead to the rise on Ron Paul, The John Birch Society and even 9-11 Truthers (gasp!) in conservative politics.
How ya like me now?

re: #208 laZardo

He’s Spartacus >>>>

re: #80 Charles

I know this is your website and all and I’m just a freshly-hatched newcomer, but that may not be who you think it is. From personal experience, at another blog, the administrator looked up my name via public voting records and then made all kinds of assumptions based upon my age, residence, etc… or at least characteristics that they thought were mine.

There was another person with my exact same name living in a nearby community, and they made the wrong assumption.

Hey, maybe it is that guy, but I’d sure pity anyone named Tom Metzger living anywhere near, and getting confused with, the ‘real’ Tom Metzger. Having been in a similar situation, it ain’t fun.

re: #208 laZardo
Can’t resist. I am Spartacus. That is a good one.

re: #199 Reginald Perrin

Nope. Only they create fake female accounts and talk to themselves with them as far as I know.

re: #190 SanFranciscoZionist

No, that I would not do.

re: #205 engineer dog

that’s fifty cents extra and it’s hard to eat because it tries to kill you

/I just patented my spoon/stun gun combo… bring it on!

Anybody in this area know what the hell is going on?

An armed student is holding 23 fellow students and a teacher hostage at a school in the US state of Wisconsin.

An administrator at Marinette High School called the authorities shortly after 1500 (2100 GMT) to say a student had taken over a classroom.

re: #211 Killgore Trout

Of course the stalkers miss the irony that they were also equally outraged when I pointed out that the Tea Parties might lead to the rise on Ron Paul, The John Birch Society and even 9-11 Truthers (gasp!) in conservative politics.
How ya like me now?

Yeah, you’ll get a rational response to that.
/

re: #206 SanFranciscoZionist

The place up by where Gaia Books used to be?

that’s it! it has a great collection of deli menus going back 100 years on the walls, as well as some album covers for lp’s of yiddish music

unfortunately, i can’t go two doors down the street after lunch and browse in the bookstore anymore… :-(

re: #208 laZardo

…so who is Spartacus?

I dunno. I’m Julius Caesar, though.

re: #216 Dark_Falcon

No, that I would not do.

Didn’t think so, dude!

re: #193 Dark_Falcon

They don’t fixate on you. They fixate on Killgore, Ludwig, Gus, Iceweasel, Jimmah, Reggie, and me mostly.

They are just so afraid of folks, particularly women, who are smarter than they are. It’s just funny, and kinda sad.

re: #213 Spocomptonite

I know this is your website and all and I’m just a freshly-hatched newcomer, but that may not be who you think it is. From personal experience, at another blog, the administrator looked up my name via public voting records and then made all kinds of assumptions based upon my age, residence, etc… or at least characteristics that they thought were mine.

There was another person with my exact same name living in a nearby community, and they made the wrong assumption.

Hey, maybe it is that guy, but I’d sure pity anyone named Tom Metzger living anywhere near, and getting confused with, the ‘real’ Tom Metzger. Having been in a similar situation, it ain’t fun.

if i were Tom Metzger the gentle janitor, unfortunately living in the same city as Tom Metzger the less-gentle racist, i’d probably avoid usernames in the vein of ‘Tom Metzger’. not my website either, but…just sayin’…

re: #199 Reginald Perrin

No, no Ice is George Soros, didn’t you get the memo?
//

re: #203 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, true, I just don’t see why this has to be a ‘siding with’ situation.

It isn’t, I was just heading off the obvious retort.

I still find it difficult to understand why anyone would favour a corporation, which is in ‘it’ for the money but distrust a government that can be voted out every 4 years, so is more concerned with putting a chicken on every table than in padding its own pockets.

Restrepo just started
[Link: www.imdb.com…]

re: #217 brookly red

/I just patented my spoon/stun gun combo… bring it on!

Will definitely need a spork for that one:

re: #187 Dark_Falcon

Bad idea. That’ll damage the economy all the more. And it’ll force me to defend said CEOs, since I would never take the side of a liberal Democratic administration over that of the banks.

Liberals = worse than criminals, i guess

you enjoy defending your fraud there, enjoy defending criminals, because remember kids…

…WHATEVER IT IS, LIBURLS IS WORSE YUK YUK

re: #196 PT Barnum

UDON. Must have udon noodles.
[Link: japanesefood.about.com…]

re: #208 laZardo

…so who is Spartacus?

Charles is Spartacus.

re: #53 Walter L. Newton

Find a single comment by me in regards to my opinion, one way or another, on Wikileaks. I bet you guys can’t.

Open mouth… insert…

So you’re okay with wikileaks leaking documents from the government?

Or did you just keep that quiet because it’s an unpopular opinion here?

re: #230 Floral Giraffe

UDON. Must have udon noodles.
[Link: japanesefood.about.com…]

Don’t care what kind of noodles as long as they’re sufficiently slurpy!

re: #114 Killgore Trout

We are getting tons of great food carts here in Portland too. I hope it’s a trend that sticks around.

Considering the level of craft and skill those chefs have, I’m guessing they’re now a permanent part of our culture, which is awesome

re: #217 brookly red

/I just patented my spoon/stun gun combo… bring it on!

The infamous ‘stoon’, for eating shockingly good ice cream.

re: #232 WindUpBird

So you’re okay with wikileaks leaking documents from the government?

Or did you just keep that quiet because it’s an unpopular opinion here?

I am, with some qualifications, but I thought that was obvious since I’ve held the same opinion regarding WL in their previous escapades.

re: #226 b_sharp

It isn’t, I was just heading off the obvious retort.

I still find it difficult to understand why anyone would favour a corporation, which is in ‘it’ for the money but distrust a government that can be voted out every 4 years, so is more concerned with putting a chicken on every table than in padding its own pockets.

because we know what the corporation is in it for.

you believe everything your politicians tell you?

re: #223 Floral Giraffe

They are just so afraid of folks, particularly women, who are smarter than they are. It’s just funny, and kinda sad.

I don’t know what the problem is, all women are smarter than me.

re: #215 SpaceJesus

Nope. Only they create fake female accounts and talk to themselves with them as far as I know.

I was mocking the stalker/trolls who constantly accuse Charles of being Ice.

SJ, you have to remember something about that crew, they were trolls long before they started their war with LGF. They even use multiple identities on their own blogs, it’s second nature to them.

If you are ever in the mood to rattle Rodan’s cage, ask him why he is afraid of he who is not to be mentioned.

re: #238 b_sharp

I don’t know what the problem is, all women are smarter than me.

Me too..though I’m still trying to figure out how my wife was dumb enough to marry me.

re: #228 PT Barnum

Will definitely need a spork for that one

logically if there is a ‘spork’ there must be a corresponding ‘foon’

re: #224 Aceofwhat?

if i were Tom Metzger the gentle janitor, unfortunately living in the same city as Tom Metzger the less-gentle racist, i’d probably avoid usernames in the vein of ‘Tom Metzger’. not my website either, but…just sayin’…

That reminds me of some poor Arab American guy I read about in the paper after 9/11. His name was Usama and he had a restaurant named after himself. Business was decidedly not booming for him at the time.

re: #225 Floral Giraffe

No, no Ice is George Soros, didn’t you get the memo?
//

I am George Soros and I’m buying this blog

re: #237 Aceofwhat?

because we know what the corporation is in it for.

you believe everything your politicians tell you?

Hardly, but the government isn’t just one politician. And we know what most politicians are in it for, personal influence.

re: #241 engineer dog

logically if there is a ‘spork’ there must be a corresponding ‘foon’

Sounds like something Mr. T would use.

re: #244 b_sharp

Hardly, but the government isn’t just one politician. And we know what most politicians are in it for, personal influence.

no quarrel here. in short, it’s not all the Bank CEO’s fault and it’s not all the gubmint’s fault. would that it was all so easy to untangle, right?

re: #243 Reginald Perrin

LOL!
I already own it & it’s not for sale.

re: #246 Aceofwhat?

no quarrel here. in short, it’s not all the Bank CEO’s fault and it’s not all the gubmint’s fault. would that it was all so easy to untangle, right?

Over simplifying things is fun until reality smacks you in multiple places.

re: #247 Floral Giraffe

LOL!
I already own it & it’s not for sale.

Maybe we can work out a trade.

re: #248 b_sharp

Over simplifying things is fun until reality smacks you in multiple places.

all slap and no tickle

re: #187 Dark_Falcon

Bad idea. That’ll damage the economy all the more. And it’ll force me to defend said CEOs, since I would never take the side of a liberal Democratic administration over that of the banks.

Wha? Are you kidding me! You’re supporting the bank CEO’s? Wow! Uh okay. *looking around the room for someone who isn’t insane*

re: #251 KayInMaine

Wha? Are you kidding me! You’re supporting the bank CEO’s? Wow! Uh okay. *looking around the room for someone who isn’t insane*

Kay, you are center to middle left and D_F is center right. it all comes out in the writing.
You are very expressive. My kids’ teachers would say you have great “voice” in your writing.

The banking industry could definitely use some sunlight.

re: #252 prairiefire

Kay, you are center to middle left and D_F is center right. it all comes out in the writing.
You are very expressive. My kids’ teachers would say you have great “voice” in your writing.

Awww, thanks Prairiefire! I am very animated online and in my life. I’m one of those people who knock drinking glasses over when I tell a story. LOL By the way, I’m about 5,000 miles left of center politically. Not sure the miles Dark Falcon is on the other side of the road. :D