Sen. John McCain is now calling for Hosni Mubarak to step down.
Regrettably the time has come 4 Pres. Mubarak 2 step down & relinquish power. It’s in the best interest of Egypt, its people & its military.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:25:51pm |
THANK GOD.
We can all rest easy now. Problem solved. /
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:26:47pm |
Tweet embed function would be sweet.
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HAL2010 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:26:52pm |
“Regrettably”.
With all due respect Senator, kiss my ass.
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:28:01pm |
re: #3 HAL2010
“Regrettably”.
With all due respect Senator, kiss my ass.
Maybe it’s just solidary wistfulness among geezers in the face of old age.
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:29:59pm |
This is rather unexpected although more in line with the John McCain version 2000. I’m sure he’ll catch some flack from the hawks.
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:30:01pm |
The words are to and for. Is it that hard?
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bratwurst Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:30:36pm |
I find something very disturbing about a 74 year old man using “txt spk.”
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:31:25pm |
re: #10 bratwurst
I find something very disturbing about a 74 year old man using “txt spk.”
Or more likely, his official twitting aide posting his comments for him.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:31:59pm |
re: #9 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
The words are to and for. Is it that hard?
The tweet is 137 characters, so he totally could have spelled those words out.
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Tigger2 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:32:18pm |
Thank god President McCain made a statement, I feel better now.
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JeffFX Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:33:16pm |
re: #10 bratwurst
I find something very disturbing about a 74 year old man using “txt spk.”
I do not like to see a senator write like a teenager.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:33:48pm |
re: #4 000G
Maybe it’s just solidary wistfulness among geezers in the face of old age.
he still may have some clout
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:34:02pm |
My primary objection to twitter is that you are limited to 140 characters, and shit like this happens.
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:34:19pm |
re: #14 darthstar
Did he clear that with Sarah Palin first?
She needed to be reminded about Egypt. Luckily, someone told her “that place in Transformers 2” and she was able to nod sagely.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:34:47pm |
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:35:46pm |
I think McCain should take it a step further and use l33tsp34k.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:36:28pm |
actually, that should be “13375p34k”. Shame on me.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:37:30pm |
re: #11 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Or more likely, his official twitting aide posting his comments for him.
This. If you recall, during the campaign we found out that McCain is really lousy at this Intertubes thing.
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:38:01pm |
re: #21 Fozzie Bear
actually, that should be “13375p34k”. Shame on me.
Turn in your Starfleet tunic and Joss Whedon CD collection on your way out.
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:38:27pm |
re: #22 Charles
This. If you recall, during the campaign we found out that McCain is really lousy at this Intertubes thing.
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HAL2010 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:39:12pm |
re: #22 Charles
This. If you recall, during the campaign we found out that McCain is really lousy at this Intertubes thing.
But he does use his mobile phone like mad. One of many, many, interesting things I learnt reading “Race of a Lifetime”. If you haven’t - read it!
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:40:51pm |
McCain’s Twitpic is the face of a man who has just farted and was able to successfully shift the blame to someone else.
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:41:03pm |
re: #18 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
She needed to be reminded about Egypt. Luckily, someone told her “that place in Transformers 2” and she was able to nod sagely.
well that’s understandable, she can’t see it from her house after all.
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tomg51spence Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:41:39pm |
At least he made a definitive statement with an action.
It’s not much, but it’s more than many others.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:42:27pm |
re: #22 Charles
IIRC his injuries make keyboarding difficult.
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:42:48pm |
re: #28 tomg51spence
At least he made a definitive statement with an action.
It’s not much, but it’s more than many others.
Bzzzttt!
Since when is Tweeting “action”?
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Charles Johnson Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:44:29pm |
re: #26 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
McCain’s Twitpic is the face of a man who has just farted and was able to successfully shift the blame to someone else.
The Holy Grail of Flatulence.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:45:06pm |
re: #30 wrenchwench
Bzzzttt!
Since when is Tweeting “action”?
he has an arm and hand all fucked up, I think…courtesy of the NVA
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:45:33pm |
There is a certain secret pride in clearing out a room with a horrendous fart and successfully blaming it on the dog.
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yitzy Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:45:33pm |
Sigh. This is even less useful than Obama telling the Egyptians what to do.
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palomino Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:46:06pm |
Is there anyone left who disagrees with McCain on this? Mubarak is clearly a dead man walking; all over but the crying.
I assume that Egypt was a major subject of the meeting Obama and McCain had today. Maybe Mac is doing his old friend Obama a solid here.
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:46:14pm |
re: #32 albusteve
he has an arm and hand all fucked up, I think…courtesy of the NVA
Shoulder on down, iirc.
I can attest from personal experience that shoulder issues do affect the hands. I give him a lot of credit for living thru his injuries.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:46:26pm |
re: #34 yitzy
Sigh. This is even less useful than Obama telling the Egyptians what to do.
it’s just piling on….making sure you’re on the right side of the matter
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:46:28pm |
“Unfortunately, he no longer reflects our needs in the region at this time, but we would like to end our relationship on the right foot. He deserves to retire in comfort.” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has also reportedly offered to write Mubarak a letter of recommendation in case he wishes to apply for any dictatorship jobs with U.S. allies in the future.
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HAL2010 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:47:43pm |
re: #38 wrenchwench
Took me a while to realise it was on the onion …
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:48:15pm |
re: #38 wrenchwench
“Unfortunately, he no longer reflects our needs in the region at this time, but we would like to end our relationship on the right foot. He deserves to retire in comfort.” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has also reportedly offered to write Mubarak a letter of recommendation in case he wishes to apply for any dictatorship jobs with U.S. allies in the future.
Really, Hillary? That sounds like the empire talking. What about the needs of Egypt?
I can’t believe she said it like that.
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:48:44pm |
re: #40 ggt
Really, Hillary? That sounds like the empire talking. What about the needs of Egypt?
I can’t believe she said it like that.
NEVER MIND!
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:48:52pm |
re: #30 wrenchwench
Bzzzttt!
Since when is Tweeting “action”?
Since the internet became serious business,
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HAL2010 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:48:58pm |
re: #40 ggt
Really, Hillary? That sounds like the empire talking. What about the needs of Egypt?
I can’t believe she said it like that.
Are you missing a “/” or did you just miss where it was posted?
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:49:03pm |
re: #32 albusteve
he has an arm and hand all fucked up, I think…courtesy of the NVA
That doesn’t mean that if he sends a Tweet, he has taken action. I don’t hold McCain in any contempt for not being all up on the internet, but I’m not giving him the kind of credit tomg51spence wants to.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:49:07pm |
re: #40 ggt
Really, Hillary? That sounds like the empire talking. What about the needs of Egypt?
I can’t believe she said it like that.
LOL
Look again at the source.
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tomg51spence Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:49:44pm |
re: #30 wrenchwench
Perhaps I wasn’t clear. Not that he tweeted. But that he said Mubarak should step down.
It is a stance, a recommendation, a personal belief; Substance.
Some others want “dialogue” and so on.
Nothing wrong with dialogue. But better if it has a well-defined subject.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:50:10pm |
re: #44 wrenchwench
That doesn’t mean that if he sends a Tweet, he has taken action. I don’t hold McCain in any contempt for not being all up on the internet, but I’m not giving him the kind of credit tomg51spence wants to.
I’m not judging…just passing on a factoid
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:51:14pm |
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HAL2010 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:51:34pm |
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA—In surprisingly candid remarks Thursday, Kim Jong-un, heir apparent to North Korea’s highest government post, expressed doubt that he was sufficiently out of his mind to succeed his father, longtime dictator Kim Jong-il.
While emphasizing that he was definitely completely insane and would likely be even less stable by the time he assumed power, the younger Kim nevertheless wondered if he could ever be enough of a lunatic to replace the most unhinged leader on the planet.“Obviously, I know I was handpicked because I’m super crazy,” said Kim, the youngest of the 69-year-old dictator’s four known children. “But my father’s just so great at what he does. Did you know the people of North Korea have heard his voice exactly once, for like five seconds? How nuts is that? Honestly, I look at stuff like that and I think, ‘Wow, there’s just no way I can ever top Dad.’”
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:51:34pm |
re: #49 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Okay, Emily.
I was thinking of the Gilda Radner character, is that Emily?
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:52:00pm |
re: #47 tomg51spence
Perhaps I wasn’t clear. Not that he tweeted. But that he said Mubarak should step down.
It is a stance, a recommendation, a personal belief; Substance.
Some others want “dialogue” and so on.
Nothing wrong with dialogue. But better if it has a well-defined subject.
A “stance”, yes. Still not an “action”. I think Sen. McCain might even agree with me. He knows action.
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prairiefire Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:52:17pm |
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:53:31pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:53:42pm |
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:54:55pm |
re: #56 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
The greatest female player in SNL history.
Phil Hartman, Male.I’m just sayin’.
Reminds me of Mothy Python.
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jeffm70 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:55:05pm |
It’s always regrettable when the people rebel against a dictator. I guess the Egyptians didn’t get the memo that rebellion is only for dictators whom we disapprove of. That’s riff-raff for you.
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:55:32pm |
re: #56 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
The greatest female player in SNL history.
Phil Hartman, Male.I’m just sayin’.
Belushi.
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HoosierHoops Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:55:34pm |
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:57:44pm |
re: #44 wrenchwench
That doesn’t mean that if he sends a Tweet, he has taken action. I don’t hold McCain in any contempt for not being all up on the internet, but I’m not giving him the kind of credit tomg51spence wants to.
I think it will because as we’ve seen during the previous year notable political figures have made and impact with their words in simple Tweets — both good and bad. It is the reaction that we will see that becomes the story. Such is the case of Sarah Palin’s Tweets for those that see her in a negative light.
For McCain to make a statement that calls for Mubarak to step down is a newsworthy event however minor it may seem. It’s already spreading on the internet as we speak. Many will quibble on his use of the word “regrettably” however intuitively one would not expect a Republican leader in the Senate to call for the resignation of a historical ME and conservative ally, Hosni Mubarak.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:57:57pm |
re: #61 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
(opinon) John was great, but wasn’t as versatile as Phil. However, Belushi could say quite a bit with one eyebrow.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:58:16pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:01:14pm |
Anderson Cooper was attacked this morning? Wow.
Tough gig.
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:01:27pm |
re: #63 Gus 802
OK, I concede. I’ll have to get used to “newsworthy events” taking place on Twitter, other than, you know, revolutions and stuff.
My sister started a twitter account to follow what’s going on in Egypt. One of her early Tweets: and Noam Chomsky quote.
*facepalm*
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Winny Spencer Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:01:29pm |
Unbelievable! No Glenn Back tonight. No Code Pink. No Van Jones. I am gutted.
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:01:29pm |
re: #64 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
(opinon) John was great, but wasn’t as versatile as Phil. However, Belushi could say quite a bit with one eyebrow.
Little chocolate donuts is a classic.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:01:48pm |
re: #63 Gus 802
I think it will because as we’ve seen during the previous year notable political figures have made and impact with their words in simple Tweets — both good and bad. It is the reaction that we will see that becomes the story. Such is the case of Sarah Palin’s Tweets for those that see her in a negative light.
For McCain to make a statement that calls for Mubarak to step down is a newsworthy event however minor it may seem. It’s already spreading on the internet as we speak. Many will quibble on his use of the word “regrettably” however intuitively one would not expect a Republican leader in the Senate to call for the resignation of a historical ME and conservative ally, Hosni Mubarak.
it can be regrettable…it is regrettable that Mu would not allow for more moderation by our standards…depends on how you want to read it…I rarely look for trouble and I see none here
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Winny Spencer Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:02:05pm |
re: #68 Winny Spencer
Unbelievable! No Glenn Beck tonight. No Code Pink. No Van Jones. I am gutted.
PIMF!!
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palomino Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:02:42pm |
re: #66 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Anderson Cooper was attacked this morning? Wow.
Tough gig.
Yeah, Kathy Griffin tried to scratch his eyes out.
Seriously, though, I’m glad it wasn’t worse…he just took a single punch, and took it pretty well for a non-pugilist.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:03:59pm |
re: #67 wrenchwench
OK, I concede. I’ll have to get used to “newsworthy events” taking place on Twitter, other than, you know, revolutions and stuff.
My sister started a twitter account to follow what’s going on in Egypt. One of her early Tweets: and Noam Chomsky quote.
*facepalm*
I don’t imagine she chose one of his quotes regarding grammar or the propaganda model. That would probably be too much to ask.
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theheat Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:04:06pm |
I could have gone forever without John McCain weighing in on this. After his VP pick and gleeful GOP butt sniffing, I really don’t give a rat’s ass what John McCain thinks.
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:05:36pm |
Mubarak:
Will he stay or Will he go?
That is the question-no?
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Usually refered to as anyways Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:05:45pm |
I’m wondering how this will go down?
Senators decry link between Egypt, ‘kill switch’ bill
Three U.S. senators who want to give the president emergency powers over the Internet are protesting comparisons with the “kill switch” highlighted by Egypt’s Net disconnection.
In a statement yesterday, the politicians said their intent was to allow the president “to protect the U.S. from external cyber attacks,” not to shut down the Internet, and announced that they would revise their legislation to explicitly prohibit that from happening.
“Some have suggested that our legislation would empower the president to deny U.S. citizens access to the Internet,” said the statement from Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Senator Tom Carper, (D-Del.). “Nothing could be further from the truth.” Lieberman, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, is chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
They said, however, that they’ll make sure their forthcoming legislation “contains explicit language prohibiting the president from doing what President [Hosni] Mubarak did.”
Egypt restored Internet service to the country at 11:29 a.m. today Cairo time after a five-day blackout that was intended to quell anti-government protests.
The latest public version of their Internet emergency legislation, S.3480, was approved by Lieberman’s committee in December but was not voted on in the full Senate.
Their so-dubbed “Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act” would hand the president power over privately owned computer systems during a “national cyber emergency” and prohibit review by the court system. CNET reported last week that it will be reintroduced in the new Congress
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:07:23pm |
re: #76 ozbloke
I’m wondering how this will go down?
news.cnet.com...]>news.cnet.com…]>prohibit review by the court system.
That’s all I needed to see to know this is a terrible fucking idea.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:07:28pm |
re: #72 palomino
Yeah, Kathy Griffin tried to scratch his eyes out.
Seriously, though, I’m glad it wasn’t worse…he just took a single punch, and took it pretty well for a non-pugilist.
how does a multi-millionaire talking head get into a position where street thugs are taking punches at him on camera?…answer, he put himself there for drama…think of the ‘hits’ if he got knocked out!…more MSM bullshit
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HAL2010 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:07:58pm |
re: #76 ozbloke
Give the government a finger and they will swallow the hand. Mark my words.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:08:26pm |
re: #74 theheat
I could have gone forever without John McCain weighing in on this. After his VP pick and gleeful GOP butt sniffing, I really don’t give a rat’s ass what John McCain thinks.
that’s cool, but I don’t think he was talkin to you
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:08:44pm |
re: #76 ozbloke
I’m wondering how this will go down?
Senators decry link between Egypt, ‘kill switch’ bill
Three U.S. senators who want to give the president emergency powers over the Internet are protesting comparisons with the “kill switch” highlighted by Egypt’s Net disconnection.
In a statement yesterday, the politicians said their intent was to allow the president “to protect the U.S. from external cyber attacks,” not to shut down the Internet, and announced that they would revise their legislation to explicitly prohibit that from happening.
“Some have suggested that our legislation would empower the president to deny U.S. citizens access to the Internet,” said the statement from Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Senator Tom Carper, (D-Del.). “Nothing could be further from the truth.” Lieberman, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, is chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.They said, however, that they’ll make sure their forthcoming legislation “contains explicit language prohibiting the president from doing what President [Hosni] Mubarak did.”
Egypt restored Internet service to the country at 11:29 a.m. today Cairo time after a five-day blackout that was intended to quell anti-government protests.
The latest public version of their Internet emergency legislation, S.3480, was approved by Lieberman’s committee in December but was not voted on in the full Senate.
Their so-dubbed “Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act” would hand the president power over privately owned computer systems during a “national cyber emergency” and prohibit review by the court system. CNET reported last week that it will be reintroduced in the new Congress
Board of Trade to Grandma’s Twitter?
Broad Powers indeed!
What about people who might rely on the internet for life sustaining technology? I don’t know if there are any yet, but in the future, it seems everything will be connected.
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:09:10pm |
re: #80 albusteve
that’s cool, but I don’t think he was talkin to you
Unless she has a Twitter account…
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Lidane Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:09:15pm |
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HAL2010 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:09:37pm |
Karma: 1000
You love me, you really love me!
/Takes a bow
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:09:42pm |
re: #79 HAL2010
Give the government a finger and they will swallow the hand. Mark my words.
Any time a bill passes which prohibits review by the courts, bad shit is happening. For the same reason, parts of the Patriot Act were fucking terrible.
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:09:46pm |
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Winny Spencer Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:09:55pm |
re: #71 Winny Spencer
PIMF!!
His replacement Eric Bolling fills the void well though. Now interviewing Robert Spencer.
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Political Atheist Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:10:19pm |
re: #72 palomino
For all that AC takes some crap from his critics, he gets props from me for being there. Not just in a hotel room or embassy, but on the street in the thick of it. The anti gay crap said about him is just awful. He is smart, there and level headed. His critics should just STFU for a while.
I doubt we’ll see the Fox girls or Katie Couric there until it’s all over and safe again.
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Jeff In Ohio Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:11:14pm |
re: #82 wrenchwench
Unless she has a Twitter account…
Does Mubarek have a twitter account? It seems logical if you put it out on The Twitter, J-Mac talking to anyone who will listen. If he’s talking to Hosni, then J-Mac can talk pick up the phone and call him.
Yes J-Mac is his rap name.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:11:31pm |
why would it matter that he twitters his point of view for an American audience?…he could just remark to a reporter standing there
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:11:37pm |
re: #88 Rightwingconspirator
For all that AC takes some crap from his critics, he gets props from me for being there. Not just in a hotel room or embassy, but on the street in the thick of it. The anti gay crap said about him is just awful. He is smart, there and level headed. His critics should just STFU for a while.
I doubt we’ll see the Fox girls or Katie Couric there until it’s all over and safe again.
We can only hope Megan Kelley decides to go there.
And not come back.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:11:54pm |
re: #91 Fozzie Bear
We can only hope Megan Kelley decides to go there.
And not come back.
I take that back, the Egyptian people have been through enough.
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HAL2010 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:12:39pm |
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Bubblehead II Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:12:44pm |
re: #81 ggt
What about people trolls who might rely on the internet for life sustaining technology?
They would all die off and we would lose one of our favorite dishes.
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Sionainn Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:13:27pm |
re: #88 Rightwingconspirator
For all that AC takes some crap from his critics, he gets props from me for being there. Not just in a hotel room or embassy, but on the street in the thick of it. The anti gay crap said about him is just awful. He is smart, there and level headed. His critics should just STFU for a while.
I doubt we’ll see the Fox girls or Katie Couric there until it’s all over and safe again.
Katie Couric is there right now. She claims she was
roughed up.”
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:13:30pm |
re: #95 Bubblehead II
What about
peopletrolls whomightrely on the internet for life sustaining technology?They would all die off and we would lose one of our favorite dishes.
Naw, we’d just have to find a different hunting mode.
There will still be bridges.
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tomg51spence Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:15:40pm |
Fox girls in Egypt?
Reminds me of a scene in Apocalypse Now
//
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albusteve Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:16:27pm |
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:16:33pm |
re: #98 tomg51spence
Fox girls in Egypt?
Reminds me of a scene in Apocalypse Now
//
Or the title of a really, really bad movie.
Fox girls in Egypt, new’s at 11.
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reloadingisnotahobby Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:16:37pm |
OT
Hope all the Northeast and Midwest Lizards are ok and have
POWER!!
Stay warm the old fashioned way….in nine months we’ll now
you did!!;-)
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:16:56pm |
re: #46 Gus 802
The Onion strikes again!
//
Think I’ve posted this before, but I was once walking with my mother, realized she wasn’t behind me anymore, and turned back. She was standing in front of a newsrack, staring in literal open-mouthed horror at a headline that read “Bush Complains, ‘Vacation Ruined By Stupid Dead Soldier’”.
I had to point out that it was The Onion, after which her heart started beating again.
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Usually refered to as anyways Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:17:22pm |
re: #76 ozbloke
I’m wondering how this will go down?
RE: ggt, HAL2010, Fozzie Bear
Can you tell me, as I’m not from the US, are their other instances where the US President can unilaterally decide shit without re-course?
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:17:24pm |
re: #101 reloadingisnotahobby
OT
Hope all the Northeast and Midwest Lizards are ok and have
POWER!!
Stay warm the old fashioned way…in nine months we’ll now
you did!!;-)
Thanks! Things are getting back to normal here. Most roads are passable. Tomorrow will be business as usual.
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:18:17pm |
re: #104 ozbloke
RE: ggt, HAL2010, Fozzie Bear
Can you tell me, as I’m not from the US, are their other instances where the US President can unilaterally decide shit without re-course?
Well, yes and no.
It’s a sticky wicket.
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reloadingisnotahobby Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:18:21pm |
re: #105 ggt
We got up to…ah…15 today!
Whooo Hoooo!
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Idle Drifter Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:18:24pm |
re: #95 Bubblehead II
What about
peopletrolls whomightrely on the internet for life sustaining technology?They would all die off and we would lose one of our favorite dishes.
Without my daily dose of internet I will surely go on a rampage through the streets. My rage will burn with the fury of a thousand suns……wait what just happen……I’m cool.
| 109 |
FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:19:25pm |
re: #108 Idle Drifter
[Video]Without my daily dose of internet I will surely go on a rampage through the streets. My rage will burn with the fury of a thousand suns…wait what just happen…I’m cool.
I’d have to write checks to pay my bills again!
That would suck—mailing them at least 10 days in advance.
I don’t think I could do it.
:0
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Jeff In Ohio Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:19:43pm |
re: #101 reloadingisnotahobby
We got power. My wife’s in Kenya, all I got is my trusty friend and Internet Porn.
Spill the wine, drink that pearl.
| 112 |
Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:19:53pm |
re: #104 ozbloke
RE: ggt, HAL2010, Fozzie Bear
Can you tell me, as I’m not from the US, are their other instances where the US President can unilaterally decide shit without re-course?
The patriot act allowed “sneak and peek” warrantless searches of homes, businesses, and records. Also, they can “trap and trace” (tap) phone and internet lines coupled with a gag order on the ISP/phone company so that you cannot be informed you are being watched. But, that power isn’t explicitly the president’s to wield. It’s for law enforcement.
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Stanley Sea Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:20:16pm |
re: #88 Rightwingconspirator
For all that AC takes some crap from his critics, he gets props from me for being there. Not just in a hotel room or embassy, but on the street in the thick of it. The anti gay crap said about him is just awful. He is smart, there and level headed. His critics should just STFU for a while.
I doubt we’ll see the Fox girls or Katie Couric there until it’s all over and safe again.
Katie is there. Saw a photo of her yesterday.
| 116 |
Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:21:27pm |
re: #104 ozbloke
RE: ggt, HAL2010, Fozzie Bear
Can you tell me, as I’m not from the US, are their other instances where the US President can unilaterally decide shit without re-course?
The more cynical (and not entirely contrary to history) answer is that the president can do whatever he wants, he just can’t get caught doing it.
| 118 |
recusancy Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:25:05pm |
re: #88 Rightwingconspirator
For all that AC takes some crap from his critics, he gets props from me for being there. Not just in a hotel room or embassy, but on the street in the thick of it. The anti gay crap said about him is just awful. He is smart, there and level headed. His critics should just STFU for a while.
I doubt we’ll see the Fox girls or Katie Couric there until it’s all over and safe again.
Couric is there.
| 119 |
FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:25:56pm |
re: #116 Fozzie Bear
The more cynical (and not entirely contrary to history) answer is that the president can do whatever he wants, he just can’t get caught doing it.
Well, that is the best answer, I can think of. Often it’s a case of “it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission.”
I think he can hit the “red button” on his own, but it still takes a series of events approved by others to ignite it.
I’m not sure he can even go to the bathroom with out a Secret Service Paranoid giving the OK. I don’t know what Obama had to go thru to get his own blackberry.
| 120 |
Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:26:04pm |
Holy snow Batman.
I can’t get out my front door.
| 121 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:26:09pm |
re: #114 Stanley Sea
Katie is there. Saw a photo of her yesterday.
Fox News ladies, probably not so much
| 122 |
Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:27:08pm |
re: #120 Jadespring
Holy snow Batman.
I can’t get out my front door.
The snow has blown up onto the porch. Must be over 4 feet high.
| 123 |
Alexzander Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:27:17pm |
re: #110 Gus 802
Video shows Anderson Cooper and his crew being attacked by protesters in Egypt.
I think I killed someone with a trident.
| 124 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:27:18pm |
re: #101 reloadingisnotahobby
“Remember that blackout, and all the babies that were born 9 months later? Here’s to all the future sons and daughters of Kong.”
-Dwan, King Kong, 1976
| 125 |
Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:27:44pm |
re: #119 ggt
Well, that is the best answer, I can think of. Often it’s a case of “it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission.”
I think he can hit the “red button” on his own, but it still takes a series of events approved by others to ignite it.
I’m not sure he can even go to the bathroom with out a Secret Service Paranoid giving the OK. I don’t know what Obama had to go thru to get his own blackberry.
I’d bet big money it isn’t a “stock” blackberry. That thing probably has some hardware encryption built in.
| 126 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:28:11pm |
re: #122 Jadespring
The Gods are telling you to STFD and keep warm.
| 127 |
FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:28:12pm |
re: #125 Fozzie Bear
I’d bet big money it isn’t a “stock” blackberry. That thing probably has some hardware encryption built in.
No, it’s something special!
| 128 |
Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:28:23pm |
re: #121 WindUpBird
Fox News ladies, probably not so much
It’s hard to be vapidly snarky when running for cover.
| 129 |
Usually refered to as anyways Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:28:48pm |
RE: ggt Fozzie Bear
Thanks guys.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:29:10pm |
re: #123 Alexzander
I think I killed someone with a trident.
Yeah, Brick, we have been meaning to talk to you about that…
| 132 |
Political Atheist Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:29:54pm |
re: #96 Sionainn
I take it back, good for her. The more reporters from the majors, the better.
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:29:55pm |
re: #129 ozbloke
RE: ggt Fozzie Bear
Thanks guys.
You also have to remember, the POTUS always as re-election on his mind, or “duty to Party” anyway.
It’s all about VOTES!
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Idle Drifter Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:29:55pm |
re: #120 Jadespring
Holy snow Batman.
I can’t get out my front door.
I can feel your pain. Took me over a half hour to break the ice off my vehicle.
| 135 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:29:59pm |
re: #122 Jadespring
The snow has blown up onto the porch. Must be over 4 feet high.
| 136 |
engineer cat Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:30:00pm |
report from freeeeperlandia:
predictably, the freepers are pro mubarak:
Mubarak may have more support than the media is letting on.
I would imagne people are finally sobering up to the reality that if the Islamic crazies take over, life will get FAR WORSE after Mubarak is gone.
also predictably, the whole thing stirs up a well embedded straw man belief that progressives are trying to promote the idea that all muslims are followers of gandhi:
But, but, but…….Muslims are peaceful people! / sarc button off
The PRO-GOV demonstrators are ALL policemen so they are just “fake” hired thugs.
The ANTI-GOV demonstrators are ALL freedom loving citizens.
Brian Williams just told me so.
and, inevitably, there are the sociopathic expressions of satisfaction that groups of The Other are fighting and killing each other:
They keep killing each other! Equals GOOD news!
| 137 |
Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:30:17pm |
re: #126 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
The Gods are telling you to STFD and keep warm.
I have to go out though. :( The snow shovel is buried in it. I need it to dig out the gate in the back yard so I have somewhere to put the dog.
Looks like I’m going to have to go out the back and do some slogging.
| 138 |
FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:31:08pm |
re: #137 Jadespring
I have to go out though. :( The snow shovel is buried in it. I need it to dig out the gate in the back yard so I have somewhere to put the dog.
Looks like I’m going to have to go out the back and do some slogging.
Naw, just let him burrow a space for himself!
| 139 |
Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:32:31pm |
I love how the right wing is divided, with some criticizing Obama for not supporting a critical ally in the war against radical Islam and others criticizing Obama for not supporting the Egyptian people more forcefully.
| 140 |
Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:32:37pm |
re: #138 ggt
Naw, just let him burrow a space for himself!
I wish I could just do that. I need to be able to lock her in the pen though. There’s coyotes around at night and I don’t want her taking them on yet. She’s still too little.
| 142 |
FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:33:15pm |
re: #140 Jadespring
I wish I could just do that. I need to be able to lock her in the pen though. There’s coyotes around at night and I don’t want her taking them on yet. She’s still too little.
ooooh!
coyotes will be hungry in the snow!
| 143 |
FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:33:39pm |
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FemNaziBitch Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:33:59pm |
I’m logging-off
Have a great afternoon all!
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:36:17pm |
re: #136 engineer dog
I would expect nothing less from freepers. They have been full-on Randian evil for a long time now. It’s not surprising they didn’t sprout compassion now.
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Usually refered to as anyways Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:38:55pm |
re: #133 ggt
You also have to remember, the POTUS always as re-election on his mind, or “duty to Party” anyway.
It’s all about VOTES!
Yes, but you have to be able to read the electorate correctly.
I would have lost money betting in 2004, I didn’t think the people of the US would accept their Government spying on them without a warrant.
| 147 |
Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:39:08pm |
re: #145 Fozzie Bear
I would expect nothing less from freepers. They have been full-on Randian evil for a long time now. It’s not surprising they didn’t sprout compassion now.
The irony here is that we’re talking about a site that calls itself “Free Republic.”
| 148 |
prairiefire Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:39:08pm |
re: #107 reloadingisnotahobby
We got up to…ah…15 today!
Whooo Hooo!
10 to 12 inches of snow here. No problems with electricity, everythings gravy.
| 149 |
Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:39:59pm |
Regrettably the time has come 4 Sarah Palin 2 step aside & relinquish her Fox News studio in Alaska. It’s in the best interest of the Union, its people’s sanity & the future of the world.
| 151 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:42:10pm |
re: #122 Jadespring
The snow has blown up onto the porch. Must be over 4 feet high.
Flamethrower.
;)
| 152 |
Lidane Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:42:22pm |
re: #150 Gus 802
Eyeroll!
Rand Paul Compares Tea Party Mission To That Of Abolitionists (VIDEO)
Wait, what?
How in the hell does that square with the “states’ rights” Neo-Confederate bullshit that the Tea Party spews on a near daily basis?
| 154 |
Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:43:48pm |
Paul drew historical references from the dais, comparing himself not to the famous Kentucky senator Henry Clay, the lifelong slave owner and “Great Compromiser” who once occupied his Senate seat, but to his cousin, Cassius Clay, a diehard abolitionist who refused to compromise in his quest to end slavery.
Whoa! I thought Muhammad Ali refused to compromise his stance on the Vietnam War! * hand slaps forehead *
///
| 155 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:44:14pm |
re: #153 Gus 802
Another eyeroll…
Bill O’Reilly Doubles Down On God Controlling The Tides: ‘How Did The Moon Get There?’ (VIDEO)
He also says that Mars doesn’t have any moons…
Lol.
| 156 |
Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:45:15pm |
| 157 |
Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:46:14pm |
re: #155 Varek Raith
He also says that Mars doesn’t have any moons…
Lol.
Let’s go to the video tape!
| 158 |
Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:46:14pm |
re: #153 Gus 802
I saw this the other day. I love his response, over and over - “How’d it get there?”
| 159 |
Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:46:49pm |
re: #153 Gus 802
Which wasn’t even his claim. He said we don’t know how the tides happen. Even if the moon ‘got there’ by God swinging by in a bitching Mustang and slapping it in place, we still know how it controls the tides.
What an asshole.
| 160 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:47:22pm |
Jupiter has at least 63 moons.
Saturn, 62.
Which makes them 63 times more spayshuler than us!
/O’Reilly
| 161 |
Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:47:40pm |
re: #158 Kid A
I saw this the other day. I love his response, over and over - “How’d it get there?”
Some people can’t say “I don’t know.”
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:50:04pm |
re: #159 Obdicut
Which wasn’t even his claim. He said we don’t know how the tides happen. Even if the moon ‘got there’ by God swinging by in a bitching Mustang and slapping it in place, we still know how it controls the tides.
What an asshole.
And if a god did make other inhabited planets we certainly don’t know about them. Why do so many people seek “wisdom” from such charlatans as O’Reily? Oh yeah. And if you don’t agree with his POV you’re a pinhead. He’s another symptom of the rampant Snookidemic.
| 164 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:50:36pm |
O’Rly, read this.
| 165 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:50:59pm |
| 166 |
engineer cat Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:51:24pm |
re: #154 Kid A
Paul drew historical references from the dais, comparing himself not to the famous Kentucky senator Henry Clay, the lifelong slave owner and “Great Compromiser” who once occupied his Senate seat, but to his cousin, Cassius Clay, a diehard abolitionist who refused to compromise in his quest to end slavery.
Whoa! I thought Muhammad Ali refused to compromise his stance on the Vietnam War! * hand slaps forehead *
///
our great prize fighter has been named after two famous people. not only was the original cassius clay prominent in the abolitionst movement, but also the original muhammed ali was a ruler of egypt
Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas’ud ibn Agha (Arabic: محمد علي باشا, Mʋhɑm̑ɑd Oɑlí Báşá) (Mehmet Ali Pasha in Albanian; Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Paşa in Turkish)[2] (4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849) was an Ottoman Turk, of Albanian origin, who became an Ottoman Wāli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. Though not a modern nationalist, he is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt because of the dramatic reforms in the military, economic and cultural spheres that he instituted. He also ruled Levantine territories outside Egypt. The dynasty that he established would rule Egypt and Sudan until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
(wiksterpedia)
| 167 |
Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:51:42pm |
| 169 |
Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:52:21pm |
| 170 |
Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:52:22pm |
re: #164 Varek Raith
“So how’d the Earth and the Mars-sized body get there?….pause….How’d they get there?”
//
| 171 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:52:57pm |
re: #159 Obdicut
Which wasn’t even his claim. He said we don’t know how the tides happen. Even if the moon ‘got there’ by God swinging by in a bitching Mustang and slapping it in place, we still know how it controls the tides.
What an asshole.
God drives a 428 cobra jet
| 172 |
darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:53:10pm |
re: #32 albusteve
he has an arm and hand all fucked up, I think…courtesy of the NVA
It’s not like he did something amazing, like wipe his own ass…he sent (or his people sent for him) a 140 character “Get off my lawn” message.
| 173 |
Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:53:14pm |
re: #170 Kid A
“So how’d the Earth and the Mars-sized body get there?…pause…How’d they get there?”
//
You think he would have made us a bigger planet!
//
| 174 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:53:23pm |
re: #167 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I’m not even angry, thats impressive.
I could just watch that and Zoolander on repeat forever
| 175 |
calochortus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:53:27pm |
You’d think any self respecting Fox host would have pictures of moons named Fear and Dread on his office wall. Or maybe they just can’t translate the Phobos and Deimos part…
| 176 |
darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:53:46pm |
re: #149 Kid A
Regrettably the time has come 4 Sarah Palin 2 step aside & relinquish her Fox News studio in Alaska. It’s in the best interest of the Union, its people’s sanity & the future of the world.
Thank you for taking decisive action. :)
| 178 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:54:48pm |
re: #175 calochortus
You’d think any self respecting Fox host would have pictures of moons named Fear and Dread on his office wall. Or maybe they just can’t translate the Phobos and Deimos part…
I’m imagining O’Reilly with a primitive orrery in his basement, just freaking out about mystic currents and flying balls of rock and how the sky god is angry
| 179 |
darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:54:59pm |
| 180 |
Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:55:07pm |
re: #174 WindUpBird
I could just watch that and Zoolander on repeat forever
I keep messing with the kids pronouncing Sahn Di-Ahgo.
| 181 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:55:28pm |
re: #164 Varek Raith
O’Rly, read this.
I think you all need a real world demonstration.
Hold still, and ignore the giant planet hurtling towards you….
///
| 182 |
Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:55:31pm |
OK Now that I’m done making this planet I think I’ll wait 4 billion years before I make humans.
//
| 183 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:55:50pm |
re: #175 calochortus
You’d think any self respecting Fox host would have pictures of moons named Fear and Dread on his office wall. Or maybe they just can’t translate the Phobos and Deimos part…
Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania
Neptune, Titan, stars can frighten
| 184 |
Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:56:12pm |
re: #181 Varek Raith
I think you all need a real world demonstration.
Hold still, and ignore the giant planet hurtling towards you…
///
Just aim for the thermal exhaust port and you’ll be fine.
| 185 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:56:43pm |
re: #184 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Just aim for the thermal exhaust port and you’ll be fine.
Glenn Beck???
/
| 186 |
darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:56:44pm |
re: #182 Gus 802
OK Now that I’m done making this planet I think I’ll wait 4 billion years before I make humans.
//
Can you blame him/her? For four billion years this place was beautiful.
| 187 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:56:46pm |
re: #182 Gus 802
OK Now that I’m done making this planet I think I’ll wait 4 billion years before I make humans.
//
he just cues up a planet sized Sims install
“Hey look, these guys are a riot! They keep trying to blow each other up!”
| 188 |
Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:56:50pm |
Then I’ll make giant asteroids that can collide with my creation and destroy that planet.
//
| 189 |
Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:57:01pm |
| 190 |
Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:57:23pm |
| 191 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:57:31pm |
re: #187 WindUpBird
he just cues up a planet sized Sims install
“Hey look, these guys are a riot! They keep trying to blow each other up!”
Lol, that dude just caught fire using the microwave!
-God
| 192 |
Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:57:38pm |
Whew. Made it.
I had no idea it was like that outside. Hard to tell how much snow we actually got as the wind has made it drift everywhere. Mostly into the yard. Had to wade through a couple of feet to get to coop and the dog pen. The driveway has a 6 foot high drift in the middle of it. I’m going to worry about that tomorrow as the door to the shed that has the snow blower in it is completely covered in another drift.
The front porch is completely full of snow it was a bit of a challenge climbing up an through it to get the shovel. Felt like a kid flaying around. :)
Luckily it’s all light and fluffy so it won’t be super hard to shovel it all out. Untill then I am officially snowed in. Can’t go anywhere.
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Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:57:49pm |
re: #186 darthstar
Can you blame him/her? For four billion years this place was beautiful.
‘Cept for those millions when it stank like dino poop.
| 194 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:58:00pm |
re: #189 Killgore Trout
I like how these anti-abortion hoax people are resorting to techniques that an 8 year old would discard
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Lidane Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:58:15pm |
re: #181 Varek Raith
I think you all need a real world demonstration.
Hold still, and ignore the giant planet hurtling towards you…
///
Bah. We all know that if that was happening, the GOP would’ve done something about it by now. =P
| 196 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:58:33pm |
re: #182 Gus 802
OK Now that I’m done making this planet I think I’ll wait 4 billion years before I make humans.
//
Hey, now, he had untold quadrillions upon quadrillions of other planets to create!
| 197 |
Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:58:44pm |
re: #192 Jadespring
Here in Houston, we’re such wimp losers. It got to 25 degrees last night, and by watching the jackasses on the local news stations, you’d have sworn the next Ice Age started.
| 198 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:58:58pm |
re: #196 Varek Raith
Hey, now, he had untold quadrillions upon quadrillions of other planets to create!
with more intelligent life, no doubt :D
| 199 |
darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:59:22pm |
re: #193 JasonA
‘Cept for those millions when it stank like dino poop.
I paid $3.65 a gallon for fermented dino poop yesterday.
| 200 |
Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:59:28pm |
re: #193 JasonA
‘Cept for those millions when it stank like dino poop.
You know why the Tyrannosaurus rex had short arms? So that it had arms that were “too short to box with God.”
//
| 201 |
Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:59:59pm |
re: #198 WindUpBird
with more intelligent life, no doubt :D
NO.
WE ARE THE ONLY INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THIS IMPOSSIBLY BIG UNIVERSE!
/
| 202 |
Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:00:16pm |
| 204 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:00:43pm |
re: #197 Kid A
Here in Houston, we’re such wimp losers. It got to 25 degrees last night, and by watching the jackasses on the local news stations, you’d have sworn the next Ice Age started.
Portland news freaks out at snow, but to be fair we had a couple years in the NW where ice storms turned our freeways into undrivable sheets of ice, littered with wrecked vehicles and piling up buses in heaps :D
| 205 |
Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:00:49pm |
re: #194 WindUpBird
I like how these anti-abortion hoax people are resorting to techniques that an 8 year old would discard
It’s the Breitbart school of activism. Their audience knows the tapes are bogus but they don’t care.
| 206 |
Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:00:55pm |
re: #201 Varek Raith
NO.
WE ARE THE ONLY INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THIS IMPOSSIBLY BIG UNIVERSE!
/
Sometimes I think there is no intelligent life in this universe…
| 207 |
Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:01:00pm |
Whoops! Please ignore my last post! I forgot that since the Erf is only 6,000 years old, various glacial periods throughout said Erf’s history never happened.
//
| 208 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:01:20pm |
re: #201 Varek Raith
NO.
WE ARE THE ONLY INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THIS IMPOSSIBLY BIG UNIVERSE!
/
We’re REALLY IMPRESSIVE! We’re MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE
Which frankly, is terrifying to me. :D
| 209 |
Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:01:28pm |
re: #205 Killgore Trout
It makes PP look bad. That’s all that matters.
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:01:49pm |
re: #207 Kid A
Whoops! Please ignore my last post! I forgot that since the Erf is only 6,000 years old, various glacial periods throughout said Erf’s history never happened.
//
God placed all evidence to the contrary their to trick us.
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:02:03pm |
re: #205 Killgore Trout
It’s the Breitbart school of activism. Their audience knows the tapes are bogus but they don’t care.
There goes my intelligent life theory.
//
| 212 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:02:13pm |
re: #205 Killgore Trout
It’s the Breitbart school of activism. Their audience knows the tapes are bogus but they don’t care.
High school stunts at best! But people are stupid and hateful and really like hating
| 213 |
Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:02:27pm |
re: #210 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
God placed all evidence to the contrary their to trick us.
I thought it was “to test us”?
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:02:28pm |
re: #210 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
God placed all evidence to the contrary their to trick us.
God wants a clean fight
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Lidane Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:02:38pm |
re: #197 Kid A
Here in Houston, we’re such wimp losers. It got to 25 degrees last night, and by watching the jackasses on the local news stations, you’d have sworn the next Ice Age started.
Here in Austin folks are bitching about the rolling blackouts the utility people are foisting on the rest of us. It’s annoying.
And I still managed to go to class in 20 degree weather. I just put leggings on under my jeans and two camisoles under my sweater, and added gloves and a hat to my fleece jacket. I was fine.
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darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:02:50pm |
re: #210 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
God placed all evidence to the contrary their to trick us.
Not god…
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:03:45pm |
re: #213 Gus 802
I thought it was “to test us”?
as if the almighty wants to riddle people
as if it makes sense that a supreme being would resort to goofy stage magician misdirection
A caliph, rabbi, and a bishop walk into a bar
One says to the other,
Hey now brother, we haven’t gotten very farWho’s that writing? John the Revelator
He wrote the Book of the 7th Seal
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:04:16pm |
I’m just planning to start worshipping the God-Emperor of Mankind due to him being more logically consistent than the other contenders.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:04:23pm |
re: #216 darthstar
Not god…
yeah that’s right, we also have to be afraid of a MONSTER
I love the devil, we wouldn’t have rock and roll without him :D
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:04:40pm |
re: #218 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I’m just planning to start worshipping the God-Emperor of Mankind due to him being more logically consistent than the other contenders.
Or just worship the sun like Carlin :D
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calochortus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:05:08pm |
re: #205 Killgore Trout
It’s the Breitbart school of activism. Their audience knows the tapes are bogus but they don’t care.
I’m sure some know, but I suspect a fair number of people accept this as evidence of what they already “knew”-planned parenthood is evil.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:05:23pm |
re: #215 Lidane
Here in Austin folks are bitching about the rolling blackouts the utility people are foisting on the rest of us. It’s annoying.
And I still managed to go to class in 20 degree weather. I just put leggings on under my jeans and two camisoles under my sweater, and added gloves and a hat to my fleece jacket. I was fine.
I would have a uninterruptible power supply SO FAST (and probably a fireplace, hah) if Portland had rolling blackouts
“Suck on that, power outage!”
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:05:26pm |
re: #215 Lidane
Yeah, I did a mock under the track jacket, beanie, thin gloves. Not bad, though the wind was a bitch. You know the “Texas Cold-Weather Formula” right? Take what they say it’ll be, cut it in half, then add the two together and there’s your Accuweather temperature prediction, lol.
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:05:36pm |
re: #219 WindUpBird
yeah that’s right, we also have to be afraid of a MONSTER
I love the devil, we wouldn’t have rock and roll without him :D
And red paint. Or deviled eggs and Devil Dogs™.
//
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:05:39pm |
re: #219 WindUpBird
yeah that’s right, we also have to be afraid of a MONSTER
I love the devil, we wouldn’t have rock and roll without him :D
That bastard still owes me money…
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:05:53pm |
re: #220 WindUpBird
Or just worship the sun like Carlin :D
I tend to burn before I tan, and I don’t like a needlessly cruel God.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:06:43pm |
re: #221 calochortus
I’m sure some know, but I suspect a fair number of people accept this as evidence of what they already “knew”-planned parenthood is evil.
it’s activism on the level of “faggotsayswhat”. It’s activism like a “kick me” sign that Bobby pinned on Susie’s butt in math class is activism :D
People are just MINDBLOWINGLY STUPID sometimes, I am just aghast at the depths of dumb
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calochortus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:07:50pm |
re: #228 WindUpBird
I’ll cheerfully agree with that. Oh wait. Its really rather depressing.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:07:52pm |
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darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:08:35pm |
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:08:51pm |
re: #230 WindUpBird
anyone who doesn’t like that riff, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:09:38pm |
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Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:10:16pm |
re: #215 Lidane
Here in Austin folks are bitching about the rolling blackouts the utility people are foisting on the rest of us. It’s annoying.
And I still managed to go to class in 20 degree weather. I just put leggings on under my jeans and two camisoles under my sweater, and added gloves and a hat to my fleece jacket. I was fine.
I just put on a thick pair of insulated work overalls over whatever I’m wearing (PJ’s right now) a ski jacket, a toque with furry ear flaps and a pair of lined muckluks. Always toasty warm in that get up. :)
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:11:03pm |
re: #232 WindUpBird
anyone who doesn’t like that riff, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU
Do you like coffee?
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:11:34pm |
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Mongo only pawn... in game of life. Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:11:36pm |
Like how the….
What up, Bill?…
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reine.de.tout Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:12:28pm |
re: #235 Jadespring
I just put on a thick pair of insulated work overalls over whatever I’m wearing (PJ’s right now) a ski jacket, a toque with furry ear flaps and a pair of lined muckluks. Always toasty warm in that get up. :)
I have insulated cammo hunting jumpsuit, that the Roi has outgrown.
I look a sight when I go outside, but damn - they’ll keep you warm.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:12:55pm |
re: #240 Gus 802
Marc Bolan could probably have used more nourishment, it’s true
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:13:31pm |
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Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:14:07pm |
re: #241 reine.de.tout
I have insulated cammo hunting jumpsuit, that the Roi has outgrown.
I look a sight when I go outside, but damn - they’ll keep you warm.
:D Yes I’m definitely not any sort of fashion icon in my snow outfit but you won’t find me shivering.
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:14:22pm |
re: #242 WindUpBird
Marc Bolan could probably have used more nourishment, it’s true
He certainly would have eatted Eve.
//My bad.
//
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:14:34pm |
re: #240 Gus 802
T-rex eatted Adam.
//
T-rex was a vegitarian!
Lol, I love that they think this…
Hey, creationists, he just wants a hug!
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:14:39pm |
I always like jump around to the other blogs to see what they’re “thinking.” Here’s this excerpt by Erickson at redstate…
We cannot blame Barack Obama for Egypt collapsing in on itself.
We can however blame Barack Obama for failing to mitigate and control the impact of the collapse.
Like when a demolition team sets about bringing down a crumbling building — and we now know Obama collaborated to help bring down Egypt — the demolition team must make sure the building, as it implodes, does not throw debris and carnage all over the place. If that happens, the demolition team is liable.
What the fuck? Obama collaborated to help bring down Egypt? This is just beyond FAIL.
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darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:14:41pm |
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calochortus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:15:16pm |
re: #215 Lidane
Heck, a bunch of people on Daily Kos seemed to think rolling 10 minute blackouts in TX presaged the end of civilization as we know it. It was blamed on leaving essential services to private enterprise. I suppose they wanted to pay for tons of excess capacity standing by for any unusual weather.
When we lived in PA there was a cold snap where the same thing happened to us. It seems the piles of coal froze to the point where they couldn’t scoop it up and get it into the generating plant… Rolling blackouts were a painless solution (except for resetting all the #$%^* clocks.)
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engineer cat Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:15:40pm |
re: #238 WindUpBird
WE WILL MAKE COFFEE METAL
WE WILL MAKE EVERYTHING METAL
Breaking: Obama To Send Death Metal vs Dominionist Christian Rock Network Battle To The Death Show To Cairo To Drown Out Fighting
hopes to leave everybody whimpering in fear of onslaught of bad music
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darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:16:30pm |
re: #249 calochortus
There are people on Daily Kos who give a shit about Texas? Now that’s news!
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:16:33pm |
re: #246 Varek Raith
T-rex was a vegitarian!
Lol, I love that they think this…
Hey, creationists, he just wants a hug![Video]
They needed those teeth to eat very large Brazil nuts.
//
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:17:41pm |
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calochortus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:18:42pm |
re: #247 Kid A
Collaborated with whom? I’m seeing a few folks congratulating Bush for starting this all by bringing democracy to Iraq. Its a giant conspiracy!!!11!1
Actually, I was thinking earlier today that it would be ironic if Bush did deserve some of the credit, because he enabled the world-wide financial crisis.
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:19:13pm |
Here’s that douchebag’s kooky konspiracy in it’s entirety.
Your text to link…
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reine.de.tout Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:19:36pm |
re: #249 calochortus
Heck, a bunch of people on Daily Kos seemed to think rolling 10 minute blackouts in TX presaged the end of civilization as we know it. It was blamed on leaving essential services to private enterprise. I suppose they wanted to pay for tons of excess capacity standing by for any unusual weather.
When we lived in PA there was a cold snap where the same thing happened to us. It seems the piles of coal froze to the point where they couldn’t scoop it up and get it into the generating plant… Rolling blackouts were a painless solution (except for resetting all the #$%^* clocks.)
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calochortus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:19:42pm |
re: #251 darthstar
There are people on Daily Kos who give a shit about Texas? Now that’s news!
There are people on Daily Kos who evidently live in TX. Shocking!
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darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:21:16pm |
re: #255 Kid A
Here’s that douchebag’s kooky konspiracy in it’s entirety.
Your text to link…
That guy is the epitome of douchebag. I can’t believe CNN was stupid enough to give him a job.
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:21:53pm |
re: #255 Kid A
Here’s that douchebag’s kooky konspiracy in it’s entirety.
Your text to link…
Ah yes. The grandly stupid Carter/Iran meme of the day.
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calochortus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:22:22pm |
re: #256 reine.de.tout
Yes, but not on the microwave, the oven, the VCR, and all the assorted appliances that someone decided would be vastly improved by adding a clock.
About 20 years ago, Bernina put out a sewing machine with a little digital clock. Of course, they also tell you to unplug the machine when not in use, and as far as I know the clock didn’t have a battery back-up. Nice try.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:22:24pm |
re: #255 Kid A
Here’s that douchebag’s kooky konspiracy in it’s entirety.
Your text to link…
Note that by saying the Muslim Brotherhood “must reject violence and recognize democratic goals”, the White House is presupposing that the Muslim Brotherhood accepts violence and does not recognize democratic goals.Notwithstanding that, the White House is perfectly happy to give them a seat at the table.
It’s 1979 all over again. I hope the Embassy has been fully evacuated.
Note the bolded portion. It is completely beyond comprehension for wingnuts that we don’t control the entire planet. It’s impossible for them to conceive, apparently, that the US isn’t going to have a say at who gets a seat at the table.
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darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:23:20pm |
re: #259 Gus 802
Ah yes. The grandly stupid Carter/Iran meme of the day.
Never mind the fact that Reagan was the one who really got into bed with the Iranians.
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:23:34pm |
But wait a minute. From douchebag’s link comes this link to an latimes.com story. Have you guys seen this? latimes.com excerpt…
The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist organization, in a reformed Egyptian government.
The organization must reject violence and recognize democratic goals if the U.S. is to be comfortable with it taking part in the government, the White House said.
That’s not good.
[Link: www.latimes.com…]
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:24:05pm |
Egypt is in a very fluid state right now. It’s highly probable that Mubarak will remain in power until September.
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:24:27pm |
re: #249 calochortus
Heck, a bunch of people on Daily Kos seemed to think rolling 10 minute blackouts in TX presaged the end of civilization as we know it. It was blamed on leaving essential services to private enterprise. I suppose they wanted to pay for tons of excess capacity standing by for any unusual weather.
When we lived in PA there was a cold snap where the same thing happened to us. It seems the piles of coal froze to the point where they couldn’t scoop it up and get it into the generating plant… Rolling blackouts were a painless solution (except for resetting all the #$%^* clocks.)
I’m glad my city has a back up natural gas power facility for unexpected spikes. And underground wires.
:P
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Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:24:37pm |
re: #263 Kid A
But wait a minute. From douchebag’s link comes this link to an latimes.com story. Have you guys seen this? latimes.com excerpt…
The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist organization, in a reformed Egyptian government.
The organization must reject violence and recognize democratic goals if the U.S. is to be comfortable with it taking part in the government, the White House said.
That’s not good.
[Link: www.latimes.com…]
The best way to marginalize them is to not make them seem important, I think.
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:24:53pm |
re: #262 darthstar
Never mind the fact that Reagan was the one who really got into bed with the Iranians.
Silence! That never happened! Iran-Contra was a complete fabrication created by the liberal media establishment!
//
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:25:43pm |
re: #267 Gus 802
And besides, there’s no proof! Ollie shredded everything!
//
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Alexzander Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:25:54pm |
re: #258 darthstar
That guy is the epitome of douchebag. I can’t believe CNN was stupid enough to give him a job.
Truly. Even his own readers on redstate find him frustrating from time to time it seems. They are also embarrassed about his involvement with CNN.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:26:12pm |
re: #260 calochortus
Yes, but not on the microwave, the oven, the VCR, and all the assorted appliances that someone decided would be vastly improved by adding a clock.
About 20 years ago, Bernina put out a sewing machine with a little digital clock. Of course, they also tell you to unplug the machine when not in use, and as far as I know the clock didn’t have a battery back-up. Nice try.
My friend’s car can play DVD content on the dashboard. Not the console in the middle. The dashboard.
Whenever a new technology becomes widespread, there is a period of time when people think “LETS PUT THIS IN EVERYTHING!!!” without thinking through if its a good idea.
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darthstar Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:26:18pm |
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:26:47pm |
re: #268 Kid A
And besides, there’s no proof! Ollie shredded everything!
//
I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. I plead the 5th. — Oliver North and John Poindexter
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Alexzander Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:27:10pm |
re: #264 Gus 802
Egypt is in a very fluid state right now.
I have to admit, I really dislike that phrase. I guess it was just the ‘on message’ discipline of Gibbs that almost made the expression vacuous.
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Four More Tears Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:27:42pm |
re: #270 Fozzie Bear
My friend’s car can play DVD content on the dashboard. Not the console in the middle. The dashboard.
Whenever a new technology becomes widespread, there is a period of time when people think “LETS PUT THIS IN EVERYTHING!!!” without thinking through if its a good idea.
I can’t wait to hear a story about a guy driving into a pole while watching porn…
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calochortus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:27:48pm |
re: #270 Fozzie Bear
My friend’s car can play DVD content on the dashboard. Not the console in the middle. The dashboard.
Whenever a new technology becomes widespread, there is a period of time when people think “LETS PUT THIS IN EVERYTHING!!!” without thinking through if its a good idea.
But its new! It has to be good!
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:28:20pm |
re: #273 Alexzander
I have to admit, I really dislike that phrase. I guess it was just the ‘on message’ discipline of Gibbs that almost made the expression vacuous.
He used “fluid state”? I haven’t heard him speak about this yet. Something that came out of my fingers just now.
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:29:37pm |
re: #272 Gus 802
I have a war story show on Faux that no one watches. I have a war story show on Faux that no one watches. I have a war story show on Faux that no one watches. I have a war story show on Faux that no one watches. I have a war story show on Faux that no one watches. - Oliver North
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:29:39pm |
re: #276 Gus 802
He used “fluid state”? I haven’t heard him speak about this yet. Something that came out of my fingers just now.
Well, its true, it’s definitely in a fluid state.
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:29:57pm |
re: #270 Fozzie Bear
My friend’s car can play DVD content on the dashboard. Not the console in the middle. The dashboard.
Whenever a new technology becomes widespread, there is a period of time when people think “LETS PUT THIS IN EVERYTHING!!!” without thinking through if its a good idea.
Dashboard hibachis were all the craze for a while.
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:31:02pm |
re: #268 Kid A
And besides, there’s no proof! Ollie shredded everything!
//
“Fighting soldier in Vietnam
The perfect son to any mom.
He’s one part man
One part machine.
He’s Ollie North
the Mute Marine.
Mined the harbor
of Managua.
Planned the invasion
of Grenada.
But soon cruel fate
would intervene.
And he’d become
the Mute Marine.
He traded arms with Iran
For hostages
What a great plan!
The chances for
success were close to zero.
And yet he’s still
a national hero.
Two Swiss accounts
were in his name.
Diverted funds
but who’s to blame?
The time had come
to tell his tale.
Here’s what he said
T’stay out of jail:”
Oliver North: [ repeatedly opens his mouth to speak, but nothing comes out ]
Marine Hymn:
“He’d like to talk
but cannot speak.
his will is strong
his case is weak.
We may never know
just what he’s seen.
The man they call
the Mute Marine.”
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:31:59pm |
re: #263 Kid A
But wait a minute. From douchebag’s link comes this link to an latimes.com story. Have you guys seen this? latimes.com excerpt…
The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist organization, in a reformed Egyptian government.
The organization must reject violence and recognize democratic goals if the U.S. is to be comfortable with it taking part in the government, the White House said.
That’s not good.
[Link: www.latimes.com…]
We have to be in a position to deal with ANYONE that ends up at the helm, even the MB. It’s not something people like to contemplate, but unless they go the route of Iran or North Korea, we are going to have to forge a relationship with them. I don’t think it’s anything other than prudence to put that out there, for the administration.
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bratwurst Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:32:09pm |
We are into hour 28 of Snowmageddon (aka Snowtorious B.I.G.) in Chicagoland, and cabin fever is setting in.
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:33:16pm |
re: #279 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Dashboard hibachis were all the craze for a while.
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:33:32pm |
re: #281 Fozzie Bear
Good point, but do you think the timing is a little bad?
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:33:56pm |
re: #282 bratwurst
Snowgarok
Snowmageddon
Snowvelation
The Snowpture
I love the hyperbole surrounding weather news.
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RogueOne Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:34:33pm |
re: #205 Killgore Trout
It’s the Breitbart school of activism. Their audience knows the tapes are bogus but they don’t care.
Seems to have worked.
Planned Parenthood Fires N.J. Clinic Manager Seen in Sting Video
[Link: abcnews.go.com…]
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Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:34:39pm |
re: #263 Kid A
But wait a minute. From douchebag’s link comes this link to an latimes.com story. Have you guys seen this? latimes.com excerpt…
The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist organization, in a reformed Egyptian government.
The organization must reject violence and recognize democratic goals if the U.S. is to be comfortable with it taking part in the government, the White House said.
That’s not good.
[Link: www.latimes.com…]
I wouldn’t be too concerned. That’s sheer realpoltik power diplomacy at play right now. The WH knows that the MB is going to have some part in whatever happens with a new gov’t. They also know that part of their schtick is anti-american rhetoric, they use it as a talking point. It would be worse for the WH to say we support democracy blah blah except in the case of MB. That sort of statement would give MB more power and something they would be more then happy to use for their own gain
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:34:43pm |
re: #285 Fozzie Bear
Snowgarok
Snowmageddon
Snowvelation
The SnowptureI love the hyperbole surrounding weather news.
SNOWBAMA!
/
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:35:04pm |
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:35:08pm |
re: #285 Fozzie Bear
Snowgarok
Snowmageddon
Snowvelation
The SnowptureI love the hyperbole surrounding weather news.
The Snowening
The Snowening 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:35:15pm |
re: #284 Kid A
Good point, but do you think the timing is a little bad?
Maybe. I think the administration is trying to send the message “be good, get aid. be bad, get fucked.”
You always have to put out the message that change for the better will be welcomed, to provide incentive to do better.
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RogueOne Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:36:03pm |
re: #270 Fozzie Bear
My friend’s car can play DVD content on the dashboard. Not the console in the middle. The dashboard.
Whenever a new technology becomes widespread, there is a period of time when people think “LETS PUT THIS IN EVERYTHING!!!” without thinking through if its a good idea.
I have a car dock for my droidX. I use it to watch tv all the time while I’m driving down the road. What’s the worst that could happen?
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:36:18pm |
re: #292 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:37:18pm |
re: #293 RogueOne
I have a car dock for my droidX. I use it to watch tv all the time while I’m driving down the road. What’s the worst that could happen?
LOL
I always say to my wife “what could go wrong??” whenever I am about to take any kind of risk. It drives her NUTS.
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RogueOne Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:37:31pm |
re: #285 Fozzie Bear
Snowgarok
Snowmageddon
Snowvelation
The SnowptureI love the hyperbole surrounding weather news.
We were preparing for Icepocalypse around here.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:38:02pm |
re: #268 Kid A
And besides, there’s no proof! Ollie shredded everything!
//
No, Fawn shredded everything. Ollie just looked really brave and handsome.
Sylvia Presents: Cat Lies of the Rich and Trilingual—“Oui, I did give beaucoup dinero to mon ami, el Colonel Norte. And I would do it again, because we are both Marines.”
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:38:20pm |
The government is spreading chemtrails or cloud seeding to create massive snow storms that will destroy the economy laying the foundation for the eventual Obammunist take over of Murica!!11ty
//
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dragonfire1981 Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:38:21pm |
re: #285 Fozzie Bear
I wish I could find the link but there was a massive snowstorm last winter that everyone was calling the Snowpocalypse and one guy even called Snowtorious BIG. There’s a great clip out there of Jon Stewart coming up with clever names for the storm, only to find out they’ve already been used, forcing him to have to use a really lame name as a result.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:39:41pm |
re: #287 Jadespring
I wouldn’t be too concerned. That’s sheer realpoltik power diplomacy at play right now. The WH knows that the MB is going to have some part in whatever happens with a new gov’t. They also know that part of their schtick is anti-american rhetoric, they use it as a talking point. It would be worse for the WH to say we support democracy blah blah except in the case of MB. That sort of statement would give MB more power and something they would be more then happy to use for their own gain
Good point. I wonder if Obama would intentionally use “the kiss of death” approach. In polling in Egypt, 12% answer yes to the question “Is the US more good than bad”, and 87% answer yes to “Is the US more bad than good”. They fucking hate us there. What better way to fuck the MB than to say we support them?
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Political Atheist Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:40:55pm |
re: #262 darthstar
Did you know how much he ripped off the Ayatollah for the weapons? Big time. Kinda funny in a dark humor way.
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:41:42pm |
re: #300 dragonfire1981
I wish I could find the link but there was a massive snowstorm last winter that everyone was calling the Snowpocalypse and one guy even called Snowtorious BIG. There’s a great clip out there of Jon Stewart coming up with clever names for the storm, only to find out they’ve already been used, forcing him to have to use a really lame name as a result.
Fuzzywuzzy HelloSnowkitty storm!
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:41:50pm |
re: #302 Rightwingconspirator
Did you know how much he ripped off the Ayatollah for the weapons? Big time. Kinda funny in a dark humor way.
There’s nothing quite like dealing with the devil and robbing him blind at the same time.
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HoosierHoops Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:42:12pm |
re: #297 RogueOne
We were preparing for Icepocalypse around here.
Still haven’t seen a snow plow in Oklahoma! Can’t get to a main road
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:42:49pm |
re: #305 HoosierHoops
Still haven’t seen a snow plow in Oklahoma! Can’t get to a main road
Snow plows iz socialism!
//
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:43:46pm |
re: #305 HoosierHoops
Still haven’t seen a snow plow in Oklahoma! Can’t get to a main road
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:44:04pm |
I am still somewhat amazed that nobody got in any real trouble over Iran-Crontra, though. I mean, that was a fucking epic level of corruption to just get shrugged off like it was just a diplomatic error or something.
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Political Atheist Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:44:36pm |
Obdicut-
Just an FYI, I had one more point to make about the article in the page we were disagreeing in earlier
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:44:40pm |
re: #308 Fozzie Bear
*Contra
I need a new keyboard that doesn’t have the letters worn off. I’m not a good enough typist for this POS.
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:45:50pm |
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:46:25pm |
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Stanley Sea Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:47:16pm |
OH GOODIE! The healthcare repeal vote failed.
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:47:48pm |
“Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) says he isn’t sure yet if he should run for president, but he thinks Sarah Palin should.”
“Speaking with Piers Morgan on CNN Tuesday night, Romney said Palin would bring a lot to the 2012 Republican primary.”
I’m sure Mr. Do would LOVE for Esther to run. Now that her numbers are at the lowest ever, The cheapest commercial of all time would be Romney standing their smiling with a pic of the half-Governor and below it reads “Her or me?”
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Stanley Sea Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:47:49pm |
[Link: www.frumforum.com…]
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:48:33pm |
re: #314 Stanley Sea
OH GOODIE! The healthcare repeal vote failed.
Now that that utterly foolish waste of time is done with…
What next?
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:49:03pm |
re: #317 Varek Raith
Now that that utterly foolish waste of time is done with…
What next?
Teh gays!
//
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:49:13pm |
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Jadespring Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:49:19pm |
re: #301 Fozzie Bear
Good point. I wonder if Obama would intentionally use “the kiss of death” approach. In polling in Egypt, 12% answer yes to the question “Is the US more good than bad”, and 87% answer yes to “Is the US more bad than good”. They fucking hate us there. What better way to fuck the MB than to say we support them?
Well if that poll is correct I’m sure the analysts know about it. So I don’t know about the kiss of death strategy but I do think a general ‘we support whomever is chosen in a fair, non violent democratic election’ is prudent move. No need (at least on the public face of it) look like there favoring going on because that just plays into anti-US sentiment. Regardless of what happens that WH is going to have to have some sort of relationship with whoever it is.
That doesn’t mean that there isn’t stuff going on behind the scenes though. That’s where the real stuff happens.
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recusancy Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:49:42pm |
re: #308 Fozzie Bear
I am still somewhat amazed that nobody got in any real trouble over Iran-Crontra, though. I mean, that was a fucking epic level of corruption to just get shrugged off like it was just a diplomatic error or something.
Ollie North was convicted. But his conviction was vacated. And guess who got him off… The ACLU.
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:50:40pm |
re: #321 recusancy
Ollie North was convicted. But his conviction was vacated. And guess who got him off… The ACLU.
ProgressiveCommieNazis…
Wait…
What???
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Gus Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:51:05pm |
re: #321 recusancy
Ollie North was convicted. But his conviction was vacated. And guess who got him off… The ACLU.
But I thought the ACLU was…
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:51:35pm |
re: #308 Fozzie Bear
I am still somewhat amazed that nobody got in any real trouble over Iran-Crontra, though. I mean, that was a fucking epic level of corruption to just get shrugged off like it was just a diplomatic error or something.
Pffft. The culprits weren’t running some authoritarian third-world country, were they. And since they weren’t dam’ forinners or terrierists or libtards, but Jesus-luvin’ upright conservatives, what trouble are you talking about? Next thing you say somebody should have been punished for enhanced interrogation techniques. Traitor.
/
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:51:42pm |
re: #317 Varek Raith
Now that that utterly foolish waste of time is done with…
What next?
Why the healthcare repeal vote again, you silly billy!
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:52:30pm |
re: #321 recusancy
Ollie North was convicted. But his conviction was vacated. And guess who got him off… The ACLU.
The ACLU is nothing if not single minded in their willingness to defend FUCKING ANYBODY.
My uncle used to work for the ACLU as the national chairman back in the 70’s-80’s. At one point, they were approached with a case involving a KKK group being denied a permit to march. So, the ACLU took the case, and found a black female Jewish lawyer to represent them. This was my uncle’s idea of a joke. (My uncle was Jewish, so this seemed like justice to him)
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Varek Raith Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:52:43pm |
re: #326 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Why the healthcare repeal vote again, you silly billy!
Of course!
How could I be so dense?
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:54:01pm |
“Oliver North became famous for admitting he lied to Congress, and was charged on sixteen felony counts although only three stuck, destruction of documentation, obstruction of congressional inquiry, and illegal gratuity.
Afterwards, the American Civil Liberties Union got those three charges overturned on the count that a witness in his trial may have been affected by his inadmissible congressional testimony, and threw the convictions out based on that.”
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recusancy Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:54:13pm |
re: #321 recusancy
Ollie North was convicted. But his conviction was vacated. And guess who got him off… The ACLU.
There’s a great American Dad song/bit about it.
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ProBosniaLiberal Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:54:31pm |
re: #319 Fozzie Bear
Thanks or the link. The stuff that happened today made me very pissed at Mubarak. I think he should be tried for the deaths and injuries during this protest.
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Kid A Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:54:52pm |
re: #326 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
And again. And again. And Again. And…
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recusancy Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:55:19pm |
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Bubblehead II Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:57:00pm |
Lizards. My day is done.
May the Deity of your choice smile down upon you.
Good Night
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Wed, Feb 2, 2011 3:58:25pm |
re: #334 Bubblehead II
Oh Cheshire Cat, how great is thy vanishing smile!
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Mich-again Wed, Feb 2, 2011 4:05:03pm |
I’m not sure its in our best interests to either preserve or push out Mubarak. The less meddling on our part, the better. This is for the Egyptian people to sort out. And from the clips I watched of opposing sides lobbing chunks of concrete at each other, this isn’t a minor disagreement brewing on the streets. Lots of anger on display. We could be in the early stages of an ugly sectarian war.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Feb 2, 2011 4:17:31pm |
re: #325 Gus 802
Insert ACLU/NAMBLA meme here.
/
People don’t get this. The ACLU will defend absolutely anyone’s First Amendment rights, to the point of lunacy.
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Feb 2, 2011 4:20:22pm |
re: #338 SanFranciscoZionist
People don’t get this. The ACLU will defend absolutely anyone’s First Amendment rights, to the point of lunacy.
They really, really, really take the “unpopular speech is what needs defending” seriously.
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Usually refered to as anyways Wed, Feb 2, 2011 4:22:47pm |
re: #338 SanFranciscoZionist
People don’t get this. The ACLU will defend absolutely anyone’s First Amendment rights, to the point of lunacy.
Yes, and someone will defend the worst of us in courts.
Its about a principle, not the people.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Feb 2, 2011 4:25:20pm |
re: #340 ozbloke
Yes, and someone will defend the worst of us in courts.
Its about a principle, not the people.
This.
The ACLU’s central issue is “everybody deserves access to adequate legal representation”. Everything else flows from that. And the thing is, they are right. Without people willing to defend total douches, people who are accused of being total douches, whether accurately so or not, are screwed.
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ElCapitanAmerica Wed, Feb 2, 2011 4:32:16pm |
re: #3 HAL2010
“Regrettably”.
With all due respect Senator, kiss my ass.
Why? He’s a US Senator and it was very convenient for the US to have Mubarak as an ally. Now our interests are not those of the Egyptian people, he’s recognizing that now, but the “regrettably” part is completely understandable. That’s why you saw the administration being so careful on this since the very beginning.
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