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They’ve been doing an exceptional job for LGF for years, and now Hosting Matters is running a special summer promotion with a great deal on an unmetered package for only $8.00 a month. (“Unmetered” means no charges for bandwidth usage, which means no headaches.)

And if you already have a website, they’ll help transfer your site to their servers. They’re good people, they know their business inside and out, and you won’t go wrong if you host your website with them. I highly recommend their services.

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497 comments
1 watching you tiny alien kittens are  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:15:28pm

You need to e-mail P.Z. Myers about this, he has been struggling for about a month now to move his Pharyngula blog from scienceblogs to another server and hit one problem after another. Currently his new site DNS points to an new/old shared server that could not accommodate the traffic and that he cannot access to update. They promised him a seamless transfer to a new dedicated server with adequate bandwidth…still waiting…

2 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:15:58pm

Sounds like a good deal.

3 John Vreeland  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:19:20pm

Scienceblogs appears to be up and running on their new server, but they were having problems for a while. Had this offer been out there a month ago they might have taken a look. The server seems capable but scienceblogs is pretty big.

4 albusteve  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:19:35pm

a nice positive vibe…people providing a service and everybody makes a buck

5 b_sharp  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:24:19pm

re: #3 Vreejack

Scienceblogs appears to be up and running on their new server, but they were having problems for a while. Had this offer been out there a month ago they might have taken a look. The server seems capable but scienceblogs is pretty big.

It isn’t scienceblogs that’s the problem, it’s PZ and Ed’s new blog, freethoughtblog.cam

6 compound idaho  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:24:55pm

re: #4 albusteve

a nice positive vibe…people providing a service and everybody makes a buck

That is the beauty of capitalism. Both parties walk away from the deal with what they want or there is no deal.

7 b_sharp  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:25:05pm

re: #5 b_sharp

It isn’t scienceblogs that’s the problem, it’s PZ and Ed’s new blog, freethoughtblog.cam

That should be .com.

8 watching you tiny alien kittens are  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:31:08pm

re: #5 b_sharp

It isn’t scienceblogs that’s the problem, it’s PZ and Ed’s new blog, freethoughtblog.cam

QFT

It isn’t about scienceblogs, it is about PZ’s and Ed Brayton’s new server that would allow PZ to leave scienceblogs as a host.

9 Charles Johnson  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:53:41pm

Just testing something…

10 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:55:48pm

Just put a pizza in the oven. Kinda late, but really hungry.

11 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:56:35pm

re: #10 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Just put a pizza in the oven. Kinda late, but really hungry.

Don’t burn the pineapple.

12 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 7:59:06pm

re: #11 Mr Pancakes

A cheap Dijourno (sp?) cheese pizza; sprinkled with slivers of onions? Mmmm.

13 Killgore Trout  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:00:03pm

re: #9 Charles

Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try!

Youtube Video
14 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:00:35pm

Odd. Went through the mail. I had an offer from a credit card company to transfer my balance to them for … ready?… 30.24%.

Pretty fuckin’ funny, if you ask me. Those have to be the ballsiest people on the planet.

It wasn’t even in small print!

15 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:01:04pm

re: #12 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

A cheap Dijourno (sp?) cheese pizza; sprinkled with slivers of onions? Mmmm.

Works for me……. sometimes I even do my own Boboli.

16 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:04:00pm

re: #14 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Odd. Went through the mail. I had an offer from a credit card company to transfer my balance to them for … ready?… 30.24%.

Pretty fuckin’ funny, if you ask me. Those have to be the ballsiest people on the planet.

It wasn’t even in small print!

Yea that was probably the “welcome aboard” introduction offer.

17 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:06:21pm

This is a great blog, Charles. I have greatly enjoyed my time here. The changes, the bells and whistles… you’ve done it very well.

What happens in a dude’s mind that makes him think that people would even give a crap what he thinks? For you it worked.

I’d love to see the statistics on that one. For every LGF; KOS; HuffPo, (insert a successful to moderately successful blog here)… how many others just sat there… being stupid and/or ignored?

18 Political Atheist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:08:17pm

re: #2 Dark_Falcon

I wonder if these guys could take my [Link: www.Studio11photography.blogspot.com…] and flip that into a dot com domain and blog for for me. Hmmm. Might be nice to have my own site for that instead of blogspot.

19 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:14:48pm

Look what I found on Wikipedia about the London Riots:

A hacker group called “Team Poison” tried to hack Blackberry after the firm running the site, Research In Motion (RIM) offered to help police.

I looked into Team Poison. Wikipedia says:

It appears that TeaMp0isoN is affaliated with various Anti-US and Anti-Israel hacking teams, such as the Mujahideen Hacking Unit and ZCompany Hacking Crew (ZHC).

and:

In May 2010, In response to Indian Cyber Army defacing Pakistani websites, 1000+ Indian websites were defaced by TeaMp0isoN, along with other teams such as PakHaxors, UrduHack & ZCompany Hacking Crew….

Pakistan cannot control itself, and is now helping the rioters to a point. And the bastards involved don’t care that 3 Pakistanis were killed yesterday. I guess they see those people as acceptable losses.

20 Killgore Trout  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:15:45pm

An allegory to contemplate while you die…
M1 accident emergency lane blocked

Youtube Video

/Your fellow humans are selfish assholes, Do not forget this
21 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:15:45pm

re: #17 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

152 million – The number of blogs on the Internet (as tracked by BlogPulse).
25 billion – Number of sent tweets on Twitter in 2010
100 million – New accounts added on Twitter in 2010
175 million – People on Twitter as of September 2010
7.7 million – People following @ladygaga (Lady Gaga, Twitter’s most followed user).
600 million – People on Facebook at the end of 2010.
250 million – New people on Facebook in 2010.
30 billion – Pieces of content (links, notes, photos, etc.) shared on Facebook per month.
70% – Share of Facebook’s user base located outside the United States.
20 million – The number of Facebook apps installed each day.

22 What, me worry?  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:17:31pm

re: #18 Rightwingconspirator

I wonder if these guys could take my [Link: www.Studio11photography.blogspot.com…] and flip that into a dot com domain and blog for for me. Hmmm. Might be nice to have my own site for that instead of blogspot.

Blogspot is free yes? It depends, I guess, on what you want it for. You can probably get [Link: www.studio11photography.com….] Check it here: [Link: www.checkdomain.com…]

23 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:18:11pm

152 million blogs.

I doubt there are a hundred and fifty-two people I’d want to read with any regularity.

24 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:24:39pm

re: #19 ProLifeLiberal

Also, I found a blog that pointed out that Bangladesh, by doing the opposite policies of Pakistan, is shooting ahead like a rocket, which is impressive given the fact that Bangladesh has to deal with catastrophic tropical cyclones once to twice a decade.

And on another note: Where is everyone!?!?

25 engineer cat  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:25:06pm

re: #23 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

152 million blogs.

I doubt there are a hundred and fifty-two people I’d want to read with any regularity.

so you’re saying you don’t want to see another picture of my cat?

26 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:27:06pm

re: #24 ProLifeLiberal

Also, I found a blog that pointed out that Bangladesh, by doing the opposite policies of Pakistan, is shooting ahead like a rocket, which is impressive given the fact that Bangladesh has to deal with catastrophic tropical cyclones once to twice a decade.

And on another note: Where is everyone!?!?

Watching the emergency lane video.

27 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:27:45pm

I hope the police did take note of the plates. Failing to yield to ambulances is terrible.

28 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:30:52pm

re: #27 EmmmieG

I hope the police did take note of the plates. Failing to yield to ambulances is terrible.

My friend in Tijuana would trail closely behind ambulances in his car to get through traffic….

29 Fenris  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:31:23pm

That sounds like a good deal. Next time someone wants me to build them a website, I’ll consider.

30 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:31:39pm

Password Security…

Image: password_strength.png

31 Randall Gross  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:37:49pm

That’s a great deal, I’ll probably move my site tomorrow.

32 HoosierHoops  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:40:04pm

re: #23 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

152 million blogs.

I doubt there are a hundred and fifty-two people I’d want to read with any regularity.

Jeez..Now I had to count…I haven’t been on that many blogs.. I started at firedoglake and did some European blogs like Sexton that don’t exist anymore then justoneminute and a few spotty places like Ace of spades and noquarterusa
But really..Maybe 10 blogs.. I’m pathetic.. I read LGF for along time before I joined here..I really enjoy it here.. Great folks..Lots of give and take..
And really..Since the Sundance movie blog wars 2 when I first posted at Jane’s place.. I have never been so popular..Thank you Charles
Man do I have haters..They have posted pages on the Internet about me…My website 2 years ago [Link: www.food4humanity…] was trashed and taken down and I was called a charity whore all across the Internet..
I am loved and deeply hated and noticed on the web.. It is really cool.
I have said a few things about ex-lizards.. And I regret those words with all my heart.. But I am a proud Lizard that has grown here after 30,000 posts….

33 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:40:23pm

re: #30 wlewisiii

That’s the stupidest combination I’ve ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!
-Dark Helmet

That’s amazing! I’ve got the same combination on my luggage.
-President Scroob

34 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:41:01pm

re: #26 EmmmieG

I’m curious now. Link?

35 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:41:23pm

Evening folks. DF1981’s post on bullying apparently had the opposite effect and depressed the fuck out of me, so I got me a pint.

How yall?

36 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:42:25pm

re: #35 laZardo

Drinkin’ a 40.

37 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:42:33pm

Just got back from the Apocalypse Store.

(Two Safeways in our area are being shut down. They’re then opening a giant new one about halfway. This is a PITA for a number of reasons, not least of which being that both stores have been slowly stripped of stock, meaning you never know what you’re going to get. Tomorrow is opening day, so our local store has a really weird selection of stuff.)

38 McSpiff  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:42:53pm

re: #32 HoosierHoops

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, but with every post Hoops, you come across as a genuinely nice guy.

39 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:44:30pm

re: #36 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Drinkin’ a 40.

A toast to…

…

fuck lemme think of something

40 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:45:36pm

re: #38 McSpiff

Other than me? And fifteen or twenty other lizards? He’s my favorite.
/

41 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:45:51pm

re: #35 laZardo

Evening folks. DF1981’s post on bullying apparently had the opposite effect and depressed the fuck out of me, so I got me a pint.

How yall?

What was that? Was that someone trying to ape me?

42 HoosierHoops  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:46:24pm

re: #38 McSpiff

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, but with every post Hoops, you come across as a genuinely nice guy.


Thank you..That means a lot to me…

43 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:46:28pm

re: #35 laZardo

Evening folks. DF1981’s post on bullying apparently had the opposite effect and depressed the fuck out of me, so I got me a pint.

How yall?

I washed two dogs yesterday. Today I did NOT wash two dogs, and so I am better off today than yesterday.

44 Four More Tears  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:47:03pm

re: #43 SanFranciscoZionist

I washed two dogs yesterday. Today I did NOT wash two dogs, and so I am better off today than yesterday.

And so are the dogs.

45 Political Atheist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:47:07pm

re: #22 marjoriemoon

That exact domain I will have to avoid, there is a brick and mortar Studio11 photography back east that I do not want to cause confusion with. But the content and overall look I do want to keep. We will actually go with DB2

Maybe Dbsquared dot com

My fail is I’m no coder. The time it takes to get good with that is time I spend in studio. Working on advancing my skills or working a paid assignment.

46 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:47:14pm

re: #41 Dark_Falcon

What was that? Was that someone trying to ape me?

DragonFire1981. :B

47 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:47:29pm

re: #37 SanFranciscoZionist

“Honey? Should I buy the frozen vegan carnivore delight?”
“This expired in … Vienna?”

48 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:47:42pm

re: #41 Dark_Falcon

What was that? Was that someone trying to ape me?

Dragonfire1981, I think.

49 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:48:13pm

re: #44 JasonA

And so are the dogs.

They keep giving us reproachful looks.

They didn’t like the washing part.

50 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:49:10pm

re: #47 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

“Honey? Should I buy the frozen vegan carnivore delight?”
“This expired in … Vienna?”

For some reason, all the produce is still stocked. Almost no meat. Almost no bread. Big gaps on the shelves. Looks like a hurricane is coming, or maybe the Soviet Union.

51 Dancing along the light of day  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:49:20pm

re: #37 SanFranciscoZionist

Hope what’s left is on sale?

52 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:49:46pm

re: #44 JasonA

And so are the dogs.

My poor damn dog. He’s only five pounds so I have absolute control at bath-time. Seriously. Dog’s aren’t capable of facial expression, but his eyes say everything.

53 jaunte  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:49:48pm

re: #49 SanFranciscoZionist

You need a self-washing dog.
Image: PennyLeaps.jpg

54 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:50:38pm

re: #51 Floral Giraffe

Hope what’s left is on sale?

55 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:51:42pm

re: #51 Floral Giraffe

Hope what’s left is on sale?

Mostly not. I was hoping for great savings, but it’s really the same old club prices.

They did send me a shopping bag to let me know about the new opening. So, hey. Free shopping bag.

56 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:52:58pm

re: #34 ProLifeLiberal

I’m curious now. Link?

Scroll up to 20.

57 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:53:41pm

re: #50 SanFranciscoZionist

They’re shipping un-sellable stuff from all over the country to your pathetic little stores for the big final sale…

Liver flavored ice-cream
Shards of glass
Happy Fun Ball
-etc…

58 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:54:15pm

re: #53 jaunte

You need a self-washing dog.
Image: PennyLeaps.jpg

Retrievers love water. It’s in the genes.

These guys…they love running. That’s about it.

Also, their owner is a big, BIG man, and he thinks it’s funny when a whippet throws itself at him and trampolines off his belly.

They have the idea that this is a good way to interact with humans.

I am not a small woman, but I am about half this man’s size. I have to strongly discourage them from jumping on me full-force. Luckily, they are malleable little guys.

59 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:55:16pm

re: #57 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

They’re shipping un-sellable stuff from all over the country to your pathetic little stores for the big final sale…

Liver flavored ice-cream
Shards of glass
Happy Fun Ball
-etc…

Mango Mojito mix IS on sale. That would be great if you could make me drink a mango mojito without actual credible threats of violence.

60 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:55:59pm

re: #59 SanFranciscoZionist

Apple-tini?

61 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:56:50pm

re: #60 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Apple-tini?

Mayyyybe.

I generally don’t like mixed drinks, especially not sweet cocktails. OTOH, I have actually tried an appletini, and found them pretty good.

62 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:59:07pm

re: #61 SanFranciscoZionist

I forgot the Lizard, but someone used to HATE it when I’d even bring it up… So? I’d bring it up.

63 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 8:59:31pm

re: #46 laZardo

DragonFire1981. :B

Thank you.

64 HoosierHoops  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:00:05pm

re: #51 Floral Giraffe

Hope what’s left is on sale?

Hi You! Remember that one night I called you from That Saturday night Oklahoma Country music night? Was that funny or what?
I’ll call you friday night from karaoke night in Oklahoma…It’s all we got here. *wink*

65 Kragar  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:01:40pm

A note on strategy:

When attacked by a band of crazed clowns, go for the juggler.

66 darthstar  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:06:36pm

I want to open my own creationist theme park…I want a 75% tax deduction for the next thirty years too.
 I’ll even put in an exhibit that shows Cain and Able out Stegasaurus tipping at night, and Eve cooking Adam a Brontasaurus burger on the barbecue (a Weber, of course)…

67 engineer cat  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:08:39pm

re: #43 SanFranciscoZionist

I washed two dogs yesterday. Today I did NOT wash two dogs, and so I am better off today than yesterday.

now i know how to address you using your indian name, washed two dogs

(signed)
talks too much

68 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:08:53pm

re: #66 darthstar

I want to open my own creationist theme park…I want a 75% tax deduction for the next thirty years too.
 I’ll even put in an exhibit that shows Cain and Able out Stegasaurus tipping at night, and Eve cooking Adam a Brontasaurus burger on the barbecue (a Weber, of course)…

And an Apple Strudel desert….. eat it if you dare!

69 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:11:04pm

re: #67 engineer dog

now i know how to address you using your indian name, washed two dogs

(signed)
talks too much

My husband calls me Walks Like Thunder Across The Plains. Because I tend to stomp.

70 jaunte  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:11:39pm

re: #66 darthstar

Proponents of the project, including Gov. Steve Beshear (D) say it will create up to 900 jobs…


From the Kentucky Dept. of Making up Pleasing Statistics.

71 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:12:48pm

re: #69 SanFranciscoZionist

My husband calls me Walks Like Thunder Across The Plains. Because I tend to stomp.

I’m glad you don’t live above me. But no matter….. those that strap blowing balls to their feet when they get home do.

72 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:13:54pm

re: #65 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

A note on strategy:

When attacked by a band of crazed clowns, go for the juggler.

When attacked by juggalos, SHOW NO MERCY.

73 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:14:39pm

re: #69 SanFranciscoZionist

My husband calls me Walks Like Thunder Across The Plains. Because I tend to stomp.

I call my wife “Shallow Gal”.

Then? She slugs me.

74 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:14:41pm

re: #70 jaunte

From the Kentucky Dept. of Making up Pleasing Statistics.

I’ve probably told everyone this before, but I once saw a series of photos of a Creationist museum someone had posted to their blog—maybe a lizard.

Anyway, they had a sort of series of wax-museum tableaus of important figures—Gutenberg was one—and after a few of these, I realized that the figure of a woman in a blue dress and white apron and cap that I’d assumed was part of these tableaus was not a waxwork. She was a Mennonite (I think) mom, taking her kids around the museum. But she looked right next to Gutenberg, and I assumed…

I didn’t figure it out until one of the shots took in her with the kids.

75 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:15:31pm

re: #71 Mr Pancakes

I’m glad you don’t live above me. But no matter… those that strap blowing balls to their feet when they get home do.

Of course that’s bowling balls ……. curse you (whatever wine I’m drinking).

76 darthstar  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:15:46pm

re: #70 jaunte

From the Kentucky Dept. of Making up Pleasing Statistics.

Tax cuts create jobs!

77 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:16:04pm

re: #72 laZardo

When attacked by juggalos, SHOW NO MERCY.

I have learned that the child of a juggalo is a ‘juggalittle’.

The things you learn.

78 jaunte  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:18:40pm

re: #74 SanFranciscoZionist

If I had to make up a stat, I’d guess around 5% of Creation Museum fees are paid by people who want to just record what’s happening for science/skeptic blogs. It’s too bad the Mennonites are wasting their money, too.

79 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:21:57pm

re: #78 jaunte

If I had to make up a stat, I’d guess around 5% of Creation Museum fees are paid by people who want to just record what’s happening for science/skeptic blogs. It’s too bad the Mennonites are wasting their money, too.

No idea what her story was, but the kids seemed to be having a pleasant time looking at the stuff.

80 jaunte  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:23:03pm

re: #79 SanFranciscoZionist

I have to admit, I’m curious. I’d enjoy riding the triceratops.

81 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:23:50pm

re: #80 jaunte

I have to admit, I’m curious. I’d enjoy riding the triceratops.

I totally want to go to one of these. I just need to go with a buddy, so we can prevent ourselves from being thrown out.

82 jaunte  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:24:41pm

re: #81 SanFranciscoZionist

Lol. I imagine massive snorting.

83 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:29:25pm

re: #80 jaunte

I wanna try raptor-‘rasslin. Just like TR did back in the day.

/DON’T RUIN THE MOMENT ;-;

84 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:30:38pm

re: #82 jaunte

Lol. I imagine massive snorting.

SFZ is a lady. I picture quiet giggling.

85 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:31:01pm

OK, Thaara has officially gotten weirder than I am willing to excuse.

86 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:31:08pm

OT, but I found this little blurb from a Brit on the forum for “That Guy with The Glasses.

Oh, and did those who fought back take it like sheep for jackals? No, they fought back with sabers and bats and some even wanted to help the police clear out the thugs.

This is a good summary of the above.

87 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:32:14pm

re: #83 laZardo

I wanna try raptor-‘rasslin. Just like TR did back in the day.

/DON’T RUIN THE MOMENT ;-;

WHAT?!! TR WASN’T A CHRISTIAN, HE WAS A PROGRESSIVE!!!11 HOW CAN YOU ADMIRE SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO ENSLAVE AMERICA??!!!111

88 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:33:58pm

Do not taunt “Happy Fun Ball”.

G’night knuckleheads!

89 jaunte  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:34:39pm

re: #84 Dark_Falcon

Quiet giggling overlaid on massive suppressed snorting.

90 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:35:20pm

re: #84 Dark_Falcon

SFZ is a lady. I picture quiet giggling.

Thank you for that…although your faith may be misplaced in this case.

91 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:40:22pm

All together now…

Youtube Video

Awww.

And the top rated comment is brilliant:

Firefox has encountered a pop-up…

92 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:42:19pm

re: #91 ProLifeLiberal

It’s the only enjoyment they’ll get out of their lives.

And it’s not because they’re running from hunters/hounds.

93 infopimp  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:43:28pm

Great deal!

94 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:44:56pm

re: #92 laZardo

I know from a video I watched earlier that bestiality in New Zealand gets 7 years.

That need to go up to 10-15, then get adopted here.

95 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:49:13pm

re: #91 ProLifeLiberal

All together now…

[Video]Awww.

And the top rated comment is brilliant:

Cute, until that same fox kills a rabbit and leaves the remains for you to find.

96 watching you tiny alien kittens are  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:50:40pm

re: #94 ProLifeLiberal

I know from a video I watched earlier that bestiality in New Zealand gets 7 years.

That need to go up to 10-15, then get adopted here.

But Cows and Goats don’t live all that long compared to humans, are you going to make the livestock die all alone without the comfort of their “lovers” presence?

///

97 Dancing along the light of day  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:53:51pm

re: #64 HoosierHoops

Please do! That last call was funny, could hardly hear a thing!
Has it cooled off for you, yet?
How’s Winston?

98 Lidane  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:56:00pm

Somebody pass the brain bleach. I have friends on FB praising Luap Nor for his drug legalization stance and acting like he’s a genius. Never mind that the rest of his platform is completely deranged— he wants to legalize weed! Give him a fucking medal and the keys to the Oval Office already!

*sigh*

I really wish people would see what he’s really saying for a change.

99 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:57:28pm

re: #98 Lidane

Somebody pass the brain bleach. I have friends on FB praising Luap Nor for his drug legalization stance and acting like he’s a genius. Never mind that the rest of his platform is completely deranged— he wants to legalize weed! Give him a fucking medal and the keys to the Oval Office already!

*sigh*

I really wish people would see what he’s really saying for a change.

Some people hear ‘weed’, and really don’t hear anything else.

100 sattv4u2  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:59:10pm

re: #99 SanFranciscoZionist

Some people hear ‘weed’, and really don’t hear anything else.

At my age, I hear WEED and all I think of is
“oh,, great,,, MORE yardwork!!”

101 HoosierHoops  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:59:13pm

re: #97 Floral Giraffe

Please do! That last call was funny, could hardly hear a thing!
Has it cooled off for you, yet?
How’s Winston?

It’s still hot! I’m so calling you friday night…Hope you are well..I need to hit the sack

102 engineer cat  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:04:13pm

original ‘ocean’s eleven’ now starting on th’ tcm

103 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:06:24pm

re: #102 engineer dog

original ‘ocean’s eleven’ now starting on th’ tcm

It’s on Netflix instant play also.

104 Mr Pancakes  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:09:33pm

re: #102 engineer dog

original ‘ocean’s eleven’ now starting on th’ tcm

I think my mom had the hots for Dean Martin.

105 Velvet Elvis  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:10:40pm

Do they get pissy when you use a lot of RAM and hammer the CPU? I got tired of shared hosting setups when it reached the point where they would automatically try and force me into their top tier plan because of the system resources I was using.

I’ve run my own VPS at Linnode for the past 5 years or so but as my database has expanded I’ve had to keep throwing more RAM at it until I’m up to $60 a month now.

I’m about to convert everything from MyISAM to InnoDB which should improve performance but not help on the RAM front.

106 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:24:43pm

re: #98 Lidane

HE GOT WEED HE GOT WEED

/i’m for legalizing marijuana but there needs to be a solid rehab infrastructure in place before we get to decriminalizing the hard stuff

107 HappyWarrior  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:25:10pm

re: #98 Lidane

Somebody pass the brain bleach. I have friends on FB praising Luap Nor for his drug legalization stance and acting like he’s a genius. Never mind that the rest of his platform is completely deranged— he wants to legalize weed! Give him a fucking medal and the keys to the Oval Office already!

*sigh*

I really wish people would see what he’s really saying for a change.

Point out that he’s a religious zealot otherwise. Most of the Luap Nor fans I know are quite anti religion yet their hero is someone who believes in the “Christian nation” crap. Shit I want pot legalized and hell all drugs legalized but no way in hell I’d vote for a nut like Paul simply because of that.

108 HappyWarrior  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:26:12pm

re: #106 laZardo

HE GOT WEED HE GOT WEED

/i’m for legalizing marijuana but there needs to be a solid rehab infrastructure in place before we get to decriminalizing the hard stuff

I agree with that too. And as I’ve felt for a long time, if we’re going to make drugs taboo, we need to help these people not treat them like murderers or rapists.

109 HappyWarrior  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:27:54pm

OT but here’s “Christian” Rick Santorum’s message to people with health care affordability problems.
[Link: thinkprogress.org…]
As I’ve long said, many “Christian” conservatives like Santorum are more philosophically like Ayn Rand on the poor, sick, and hungry than they are Jesus Christ.

110 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:40:50pm

re: #107 HappyWarrior

Point out that he’s a religious zealot otherwise. Most of the Luap Nor fans I know are quite anti religion yet their hero is someone who believes in the “Christian nation” crap. Shit I want pot legalized and hell all drugs legalized but no way in hell I’d vote for a nut like Paul simply because of that.

Did that with one fan, and he replied, “so? at least his economic policies are sound.”

Trust me, the Luapnorites are lost causes by that point.

111 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:41:57pm

Hi all

112 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:48:08pm

re: #111 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

oh hay

113 Lidane  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:54:59pm

re: #107 HappyWarrior

Point out that he’s a religious zealot otherwise. Most of the Luap Nor fans I know are quite anti religion yet their hero is someone who believes in the “Christian nation” crap. Shit I want pot legalized and hell all drugs legalized but no way in hell I’d vote for a nut like Paul simply because of that.

They don’t care. This was the most recent comment:

Ron Paul cares more for your personally liberties, both economic and social, than any other candidate. This man is one of the only candidates, Democrat or Republican who will not receive campaign funds from lobbyists, because he is looking out for the best interest of the American people as a whole. All he has is us, the people, to support his pure and honest movement towards true liberty for all.

I don’t want to lose the frienship, so I’m keeping my mouth shut, despite the fact that they are demonstrably wrong about Luap Nor and what he believes in.

114 HappyWarrior  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 10:57:08pm

re: #113 Lidane

They don’t care. This was the most recent comment:

I don’t want to lose the frienship, so I’m keeping my mouth shut, despite the fact that they are demonstrably wrong about Luap Nor and what he believes in.

Agh, yeah I don’t blame you. Honestly, I’ve never understood why he is seen as this genius on economics issues. He’s a medical doctor. I know he’s read economic theory but he’s hardly an expert.

115 Gus  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:02:13pm

Major bonehead.

116 SanFranciscoZionist  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:09:39pm

re: #111 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Hi all

Hey.

117 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:13:52pm

re: #114 HappyWarrior

Agh, yeah I don’t blame you. Honestly, I’ve never understood why he is seen as this genius on economics issues. He’s a medical doctor. I know he’s read economic theory but he’s hardly an expert.

Because all these “mainstream” economic so-called geniuses are supporters of the Fed, which has constantly assaulted the dollar since its inception.

118 Dancing along the light of day  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:14:25pm

Troll entertainment in this page..
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

119 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:18:05pm

Having fun in the Pages, I see.

What else have you been doing while I was away?

120 Gus  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:18:52pm

re: #118 Floral Giraffe

Troll entertainment in this page..
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

Suppressed video is not suppressed!!

121 Dancing along the light of day  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:19:22pm

re: #119 ggt

Spankings, lots of spankings!
LOL!

122 laZardo  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:24:23pm

re: #118 Floral Giraffe

A-ha!

123 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:27:08pm

WTF is with these criminals?

Bonnie and Clyde wannbes?

124 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:28:45pm

re: #122 laZardo

A-ha!

But will it revive their careers?

Still, it’s a nice gesture

125 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:29:54pm

re: #122 laZardo

A-ha!

They had NINE albums —who knew?

126 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:43:00pm

Since we are on the subject of bad ‘80’s music:

Youtube Video
127 Gus  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:43:51pm

Ayep. Got some ACDC on the headphones.

128 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:45:57pm

re: #126 ggt

Since we are on the subject of bad ‘80’s music:

[Video]

What are they wearing on their heads?

Should they be covered in tin foil?

129 Dancing along the light of day  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:48:50pm

re: #128 ggt

Is it shiny side in, or shiny side out?
I can never remember!

130 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:49:21pm

Don’t forget to check your facebook

131 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:50:01pm

re: #129 Floral Giraffe

Is it shiny side in, or shiny side out?
I can never remember!

I just buy mine pre-made. It’s so much easier. Real tin-foil is hard to find.

132 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:08:23am

What I learned today: A raconteur is not a restauranteur that specializes in raccoon bacon … am disappoint.

133 laZardo  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:10:27am

headan to bed nighty

134 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:12:05am

re: #132 goddamnedfrank

What I learned today: A raconteur is not a restauranteur that specializes in raccoon bacon … am disappoint.

I think raconteur is a misspelling of racketeer

135 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:12:47am

re: #115 Gus 802

Major bonehead.

Great Gravel’s Dust! What sewer did that turd crawl out from?

136 Dancing along the light of day  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:16:46am

re: #132 goddamnedfrank

What I learned today: A raconteur is not a restauranteur that specializes in raccoon bacon … am disappoint.

LOL!
Raccoon bacon?
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
That’s a LONG way from bacon!

137 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:19:32am

Racoon Bacon is wrong.

Just Wrong.

It’s against Gravel, Bob, The Great Spaghetti Monster, all things holey and screed.

138 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:19:59am

re: #136 Floral Giraffe

All of my interesting anecdotes revolve around bacon. Never heard of raccoon bacon, though. I’d try it.

139 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:20:15am

re: #135 Slumbering Behemoth

Great Gravel’s Dust! What sewer did that turd crawl out from?

Seems like some kind of hybrid.

140 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:20:30am

re: #137 ggt

QUIET, HARLOT!!!
/

141 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:21:46am

re: #139 Gus 802

If I had to guess, I’d say stalker agent tasked with drawing negative attention to this blog.

142 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:22:33am

re: #139 Gus 802

Seems like some kind of hybrid.

flex fuel?

or

chimera?

143 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:23:57am

re: #142 ggt

A turd mixed with kerosene.

144 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:24:36am

re: #143 Slumbering Behemoth

A turd mixed with kerosene.

ah, flex-fuel

145 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:25:46am

re: #138 Slumbering Behemoth

All of my interesting anecdotes revolve around bacon. Never heard of raccoon bacon, though. I’d try it.

BTW, pig looks like it’s smiling.

:)

146 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:26:51am

re: #145 ggt

Wouldn’t you smile if some adorable little toe-headed toddler were licking your boogers out for you?

147 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:27:31am

re: #146 Slumbering Behemoth

Wouldn’t you smile if some adorable little toe-headed toddler were licking your boogers out for you?

probably not.

148 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:27:54am

re: #147 ggt

probably not.

I don’t like getting my nose wet.

149 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:30:01am

Wuss. How do you bathe?

150 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:31:27am

re: #149 Slumbering Behemoth

Wuss. How do you bathe?

Which is what I do, not shower. I can better control the nose wetting.

151 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:32:55am

re: #141 Slumbering Behemoth

If I had to guess, I’d say stalker agent tasked with drawing negative attention to this blog.

would you say this is related to the bullying Pages post.

Is this what happens to bullies after high school —they hide in their basements stalking blogs?

How sad.

152 Dancing along the light of day  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:35:40am

re: #138 Slumbering Behemoth

Hee, Hee, you’d try just about anything.
I like that about you!

153 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:36:48am

re: #151 ggt

would you say this is related to the bullying Pages post.

Dunno, I think I missed that bullying page.

Is this what happens to bullies after high school —they hide in their basements stalking blogs?

The stalkers strike more as the type to have been bullied in high school, rather than the ones being the bully.

154 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:38:37am

re: #152 Floral Giraffe

Damn right, baby. Got any giraffe meat?
;)

155 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:39:04am

re: #153 Slumbering Behemoth

Dunno, I think I missed that bullying page.

The stalkers strike more as the type to have been bullied in high school, rather than the ones being the bully.

You need to read the Pages.

156 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:39:33am

re: #154 Slumbering Behemoth

Damn right, baby. Got any giraffe meat?
;)

Now that is just, just, just wrong!

157 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:42:01am

re: #155 ggt

You’re not the boss of me!
/thanks for the link

158 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:43:09am

re: #157 Slumbering Behemoth

You’re not the boss of me!
/thanks for the link

am too!!!

:0

159 Dancing along the light of day  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:44:22am

re: #155 ggt

I regret having only one upding, and need to read that, later.
My eyes are sleepy, goodnight all.
Be well.
And, keep whacking at the troll!

160 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:44:59am

re: #159 Floral Giraffe

I regret having only one upding, and need to read that, later.
My eyes are sleepy, goodnight all.
Be well.
And, keep whacking at the troll!

Whippet, Whippet Good!

161 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:46:11am

re: #156 ggt

I’ll try anything but organs, primates, and endangered species. Well, almost anything. I was also trying for some kinky double entendre, but I’m not very good at that. Single entendre is more my style.

162 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:48:16am

re: #161 Slumbering Behemoth

I’ll try anything but organs, primates, and endangered species.

TMI!

163 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:48:28am

re: #159 Floral Giraffe

And, keep whacking at the troll!

I was told that would make me go blind, or something.

Anyway, Sleeping Giraffe with Built-In Pillow.

164 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:49:25am

re: #161 Slumbering Behemoth

I’ll try anything but organs, primates, and endangered species. Well, almost anything. I was also trying for some kinky double entendre, but I’m not very good at that. Single entendre is more my style.

I kinda already knew that… .

165 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:51:30am

How many giraffes does it talk to screw in a lightbulb?

166 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:52:27am

re: #165 ggt

How many giraffes does it talk to screw in a lightbulb?

They won’t fit in a lightbulb.

167 Dancing along the light of day  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:52:56am

re: #165 ggt

How many giraffes does it talk to screw in a lightbulb?

One, we’re REALLY smart!
LOL!

168 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:54:17am

re: #167 Floral Giraffe

One, we’re REALLY smart!
LOL!

thought you were going to bed?

we were trying to talk behind your back …

a-hem

169 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:57:29am

Good. Night.

[klunk]

170 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:58:57am

How do you know if there is an elephant under your bed?

171 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:59:02am

re: #165 ggt

How many giraffes does it talk to screw in a lightbulb?

Wait, giraffes can talk a lightbulb into screwing itself in?

re: #167 Floral Giraffe

One, we’re REALLY smart!

Fuck! Apparently you are. Skilled negotiators, even.

172 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 12:59:51am

re: #171 Slumbering Behemoth

Wait, giraffes can talk a lightbulb into screwing itself in?

re: #167 Floral Giraffe

Fuck! Apparently you are. Skilled negotiators, even.

naturally!

173 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:00:54am

re: #170 ggt

How do you know if there is an elephant under your bed?

You might begin to suspect something while trying to scrape yourself off the ceiling.

174 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:02:01am

re: #170 ggt

How do you know if there is an elephant under your bed?

How do you know there isn’t?

175 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:02:06am

re: #173 Sergey Romanov

You might begin to suspect something while trying to scrape yourself off the ceiling.

Very close

Your nose is touching the ceiling.

176 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:02:31am

re: #174 Slumbering Behemoth

How do you know there isn’t?

Depends, is the giraffe in the corner?

177 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:02:57am

How do you know if there is an elephant on the back seat of your VW Beetle?

-It complains because the windows don’t roll down

178 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:03:29am

re: #177 ralphieboy

How do you know if there is an elephant on the back seat of your VW Beetle?

-It complains because the windows don’t roll down

How many elephants can you fit in a VW Beetle?

179 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:03:57am

re: #178 ggt

How many elephants can you fit in a VW Beetle?

0.003.

180 Dancing along the light of day  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:04:12am

re: #176 ggt

Depends, is the giraffe in the corner?

Yes, she’s having a timeout!
Hee hee.
Yes, I know I said I was going to bed.
BUT.
Y’all are just too much fun!
*smooch*

181 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:04:34am

re: #179 Sergey Romanov

0.003.

Wrong,

4
2 in the front & 2 in the back

182 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:04:59am

three in the back

183 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:05:09am

re: #180 Floral Giraffe

Yes, she’s having a timeout!
Hee hee.
Yes, I know I said I was going to bed.
BUT.
Y’all are just too much fun!
*smooch*

Well, then the elephant has to be under-the-bed.

184 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:05:27am

HOw many giraffes can you fit in a VW Beetle?

185 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:05:54am

re: #176 ggt

Nobody puts Floral in a corner.
/wait, what were we talking about?

186 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:06:20am

re: #185 Slumbering Behemoth

Nobody puts Floral in a corner.
/wait, what were we talking about?

How many giraffes can you fit in a VW Beetle?

187 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:07:37am

Quick!

I am getting seriously tired and It’s a long haul up to the ceiling.

188 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:08:10am

re: #186 ggt

Depends on how fine you grind ‘em.
/i’m going to hell

189 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:08:37am

They won’t fit, there are FOUR ELEPHANTS ALREADY THERE!

Night all!

190 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:09:19am

re: #188 Slumbering Behemoth

Depends on how fine you grind ‘em.
/i’m going to hell

No, the elephants go to hell.

Youtube Video
191 Dancing along the light of day  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:10:33am

re: #188 Slumbering Behemoth

Burn, baby, burn!

192 Dancing along the light of day  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:11:59am

re: #190 Sergey Romanov

Baby elephant walk

Youtube Video
193 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:17:12am

re: #192 Floral Giraffe

Baby elephant walk

[Video]

Little mammoth seeks mama

Youtube Video
194 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:30:22am

re: #190 Sergey Romanov

What. The. Fuck.

195 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:32:34am

re: #194 Slumbering Behemoth

What. The. Fuck.

Also check out the unicorns and Mittens, the cat detective.

196 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:32:51am

Morning Honcos.

197 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:48:09am

re: #196 Cannadian Club Akbar

Morning Honcos.

Shhh! Let us…

BigPapa
boredtechindenver
Cannadian Club Akbar
compound idaho
Decatur Deb
dell*nix
Floral Giraffe
goddamnedfrank
HoosierHoops
Jimmah
Killgore Trout
Raryn
reine.de.tout
Sergey Romanov
Slumbering Behemoth
wlewisiii

… all hide and pretend we’re not here. Maybe he’ll just put down all that whiskey and walk away.

198 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:53:18am

re: #197 Slumbering Behemoth

Mmmmm, whiskey…….

199 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 1:56:48am

Gin, vodka, tequila, rum, schnapps, ouzo, slivovitz, most anything is fine with me.

But no whiskey. Even the finest single malts are wasted on me, and as far as the brand-names, I would just as soon be hit over the head with the bottle than drink from it.

200 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:00:18am

re: #198 Cannadian Club Akbar

There has been too much violence, too much pain. None here are without sin. But I have an honorable compromise. Just walk away. Give me the whiskey, the ice, the highball glasses, and the whole compliment of mixers, and I’ll spare your lives.

Just walk away. I will give you safe passage in the Wasteland.

Just walk away, and there will be an end to the horror.

201 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:01:18am

re: #199 ralphieboy

Canadian Club is actually a whiskey blend. And if you buy the kind seen in my avatar, put it in the freezer. then pour over ice. Pours like syrup, taste amazing.

202 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:06:32am

re: #201 Cannadian Club Akbar

We spent a day out in Scotland tromping through the wet moors in rubber boots, and later turned into an inn with a peat fire. In such settings, I was even able to enjoy a dram of fine single-malt whiskey, but in general am not about to go to such lengths just to be able to enjoy it again.

203 Kronocide  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:09:29am

You don’t like single malt? And the other of you likes Canadian Club?

Hoo boy. I’ll drink to that.

204 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:13:55am

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila… twenty-four!

205 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:17:13am

I don’t dislike single malt, but in general it is wasted on me, I would just as soon have most anything else behind the bar.

206 Kronocide  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:22:19am

You either get single malt or you don’t. I had a bottle of Talisker that took me a year to finish, too smoky. A few years later, a friend introduced me to Oban, no smoke, butterscotchy goodness. Then I’ve slowly gravitated back to the smoke, now I love the sublime nuance of creosote and half burnt wood.

But it’s still not tequila.

207 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:23:04am

Fuck. I got the blue screen of death, and then when I fired this thing back up, got a screen I have never seen before. Huh.

208 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:23:53am

re: #205 ralphieboy

I don’t dislike single malt, but in general it is wasted on me, I would just as soon have most anything else behind the bar.

Uh, yeah. The local bartender asked me to let you know that the restraining order has been filed. Something about you constantly trying to reach behind the bar and squeeze booze out of his bar towels?
/

209 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:26:56am

re: #208 Slumbering Behemoth

I was asked once to stop treating the garnishes (olives, onion, oranges, limes) like my own personal buffet.

210 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:26:59am

re: #207 Cannadian Club Akbar

got a screen I have never seen before.

Was it straight from hell?

211 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:28:05am

re: #208 Slumbering Behemoth


An English friend tells me she used to work in a bar where a fellow would come and buy up the slops that they pored off from glasses returned to the bar.

212 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:28:20am

re: #209 Cannadian Club Akbar

Hungry is as hungry does.

213 researchok  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:47:09am

Morning, all

214 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:48:16am

There was a bar that offered free tacos at happy hour, but charged 50 cents for salsa, so I used to smuggle in my own and dip discreetly under the table…

215 researchok  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:48:28am

Three to four more days of work insanity and then back to normal.

216 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:52:09am

re: #214 ralphieboy

There was a bar that offered free tacos at happy hour, but charged 50 cents for salsa, so I used to smuggle in my own and dip discreetly under the table…

I’ve been to a nude club in Tampa that let you bring in your own booze but charged $4 for a small mixer and an extra glass with about 5 ice cubes in it.

217 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:54:24am

re: #216 Cannadian Club Akbar

I’ve been to a nude club in Tampa that let you bring in your own booze but charged $4 for a small mixer and an extra glass with about 5 ice cubes in it.


Did you stir and shake discreetly under the table?

218 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:56:11am

re: #214 ralphieboy

There was a bar that offered free tacos at happy hour, but charged 50 cents for salsa…

Sounds like a bar looking to get bankrupted. What’s the address?

219 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 2:59:10am

re: #218 Slumbering Behemoth

Sounds like a bar looking to get bankrupted. What’s the address?


It was on Apache Boulevard in Tempe, AZ, ca. 1979…called Chimis. no idea if it is still about. Tacos consisted of cor tortillas with refried beans and some salad. nothing much to them, and salsa extra.

220 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:07:29am

re: #206 BigPapa

Laphroaig is the one I always go back to. I have a 3/4 empty bottle of Oban at the moment, though.

221 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:15:16am

Bonnie and Clyde….and Clyde…

222 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:23:32am

Surprising absolutely no one, BP once again fucks over the little guy.

[Link: www.courthousenews.com…]

Nearly 100 Gulf Coast boat owners who let BP hire their ships for its “Vessels of Opportunity” oil spill cleanup say BP’s program was a corrupt conspiracy that left “thousands of participants … holding the bag for millions of dollars of unpaid services, equipment, materials, repairs and decontaminations” - and that BP intended it that way.

The 94 individual plaintiffs say BP touted its Vessels of Opportunity (VoO) program for public relations purposes, but the program “was marred by mismanagement, corruption and broken promises,” and that BP and its co-conspirators “intended to underpay VoO participants.”

223 Flounder  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:25:25am

I was told once that the British were trend setters, I hope not: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]
I never understood burning down your own neighborhood.

224 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:31:21am

re: #223 Shropshire_Slasher

Ah, the Daily Fail. I love how somehow, this must be all liberal’s fault. I love how they manage to avoid even mentioning Thatcher or Britain’s monetarist policy that resulted in higher unemployment. Nope, it’s those damn permissive liberals, not spankin’ the kids!

I like this quote for pure batshit:

The social engineering industry unites to claim that the conventional template of family life is no longer valid.

Er— what social engineering industry? Who are they?

225 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:31:25am

re: #223 Shropshire_Slasher

Whenever I read another screed about this welfare class, who have learned that they never have to work or accomplish anything, that they are sheltered from most forms of censure, I see a twisted mirror of the Royal Family…

And you can read about David Cameron’s membership in a dining society at Oxford where they used to regularly trash restaurants. All in good fun, and their parents would pick up the check for them.

Another twisted mirror.

226 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:37:13am

re: #223 Shropshire_Slasher

I was told once that the British were trend setters, I hope not: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]
I never understood burning down your own neighborhood.

Wait, what liberal dogma? Lack of compulsion? You mean, he blames liberals for not expanding the role of the government?

227 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:37:49am

If I had the choice to set fire to a building or a person, I’d choose the person. Because buildings don’t scream.
/

228 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:38:07am

re: #226 Sergey Romanov

Wait, what liberal dogma? Lack of compulsion? You mean, he blames liberals for not expanding the role of the government?

Yeah, I got that bit, too. It’s funny; he’s frothing at the mouth about the terrible facets of social engineering, and then concludes the solution is a fuckload of social engineering.

229 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:39:20am

re: #227 Cannadian Club Akbar

If I had the choice to set fire to a building or a person, I’d choose the person. Because buildings don’t scream.
/

Is that why you have no friends (left)? /

230 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:40:33am

re: #227 Cannadian Club Akbar

I haven’t set myself on fire in too long. I must be boring these days.

231 Flounder  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:41:20am

re: #227 Cannadian Club Akbar

Sounds like Steven Wright

232 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:42:08am

re: #230 Obdicut

I haven’t set myself on fire in too long. I must be boring these days.

I can remember girls with long bangs doing bong hits and torching their hair. Idiots.

233 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:46:38am

re: #232 Cannadian Club Akbar

I can remember girls with long bangs doing bong hits and torching their hair. Idiots.

Unrelated to fire, but I once mixed up some bleach and ammonia to clean my sink. There’s a whole mix of nasty vapors that’s produced by that reaction.

Luckily, I managed not to inhale any or get it on my skin.

That remains the single most stupid thing I have ever done.

But that motherfucking sink was goddamn clean!

234 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:51:12am

re: #232 Cannadian Club Akbar

I can remember girls with long bangs doing bong hits and torching their hair. Idiots.

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

235 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:51:50am

re: #233 Obdicut

We have a 600 seat restaurant here that has (had?) the kitchen on the bottom floor. I had a couple friends who worked there that did that in the dishroom when we were about 15/16. They evacuated the entire place. I don’t recall if they were fired. One threw down the bleach and the other followed behind with the ammonia. Brilliant.

236 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:55:31am

re: #234 sattv4u2

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

I had a kid that set a deep fryer on fire and would have probably tried to use water to put it out if I didn’t tell him otherwise. My fucking IQ would drop 10 points just standing next to him. And I don’t have 10 points to spare.

237 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:58:43am

ugh

This coffee is AWFUL

I wish someone else was here so I could blame it on them!

238 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:01:40am

re: #236 Cannadian Club Akbar

Back when I bartended, I was in an upstairs bar and we had a little dumbwaiter.

The cook sent up a plate of food that was on fire once. I’m not sure why.

239 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:01:53am

A guy asked his wife to put a job online yesterday. She put his cell number as opposed to “respond with an email”. The ad was changed this morning. Heh.

240 Sol Berdinowitz  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:02:36am

re: #236 Cannadian Club Akbar

I had a kid that set a deep fryer on fire and would have probably tried to use water to put it out if I didn’t tell him otherwise. My fucking IQ would drop 10 points just standing next to him. And I don’t have 10 points to spare.

We had a busboy who disappeared during a saturday rush…we found him curled up under the sink, freaking out and overdosing on PCP. At least he didn’t hurt anyone but himself…

241 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:04:11am

re: #240 ralphieboy

We had a busboy who disappeared during a saturday rush…we found him curled up under the sink, freaking out and overdosing on PCP. At least he didn’t hurt anyone but himself…

Bus boys and PCP don’t mix. Bus Boys should be on Meth. Then they move.

242 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:05:20am

re: #238 Obdicut

Back when I bartended, I was in an upstairs bar and we had a little dumbwaiter.

The cook sent up a plate of food that was on fire once. I’m not sure why.

They prefer being called “vertically and mentally challenged waiters”
/

243 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:06:00am

re: #238 Obdicut

He was probably mad at you for teaching him how to clean a sink.
/

244 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:06:23am

re: #241 Cannadian Club Akbar

Bus boys and PCP don’t mix. Bus Boys should be on Meth. Then they move.

I hate cocaine, and I have no idea why anyone wants to be all that alert when bartending, anyway. But many of my fellow bartenders couldn’t get through the night without it.

245 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:09:01am

re: #243 Cannadian Club Akbar

I can only theorize the food somehow combusted when put in there, because the cook was an awesome dude. A gold-toothed, happy-as-hell Mexican guy named Oscar, who had a gold chain around his neck with the name “Oscar” on it, a big ring that said “Oscar” on it, and usually wore an oversized T that said “Oscar” on it.

So of course I called him by whatever name popped into my head at the moment, and he laughed like a madman.

247 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:16:01am

re: #246 Sergey Romanov

Image: 2011-08-10.jpg

Reminds me

On the way home, I have to pick up some hummingbird nectar/ concentrate for the feeders

Thanks

248 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:18:23am

re: #247 sattv4u2

Reminds me

On the way home, I have to pick up some hummingbird nectar/ concentrate for the feeders

Thanks

And some bird shot.

249 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:20:11am

re: #248 Cannadian Club Akbar

And some bird shot.

Ya gotta get em as they’re hovering!

250 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:26:18am

Uh, what?


Youtube Video
251 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:42:23am

My stoopid computer has crashed about 4 times this morning. The minute I find a steady job, my 2nd purchase will be a new one.

252 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:51:04am

re: #251 Cannadian Club Akbar

My stoopid computer has crashed about 4 times this morning. The minute I find a steady job, my 2nd purchase will be a new one.

Lemme guess

1st purchase is a case of beer (or a hooker)

((or better still,,, a hooker with her OWN case of beer))

253 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:51:57am

re: #223 Shropshire_Slasher

I was told once that the British were trend setters, I hope not: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]
I never understood burning down your own neighborhood.

Max Hastings is a little to the right of Pat Robertson. It’s unfortunate that anyone pays any attention to him at all.

I did like his suggestion that the rioters should take up DIY and settle down with a nice girl, though. That sounds nice.

254 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 4:52:53am

re: #252 sattv4u2

Lemme guess

1st purchase is a case of beer (or a hooker)

((or better still,,, a hooker with her OWN case of beer))

Smokes, 1.75, Playboy mag. (you were close, though!!)

255 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:02:17am

Going for a stroll. bbiab.

256 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:02:54am

re: #255 Cannadian Club Akbar

Going for a stroll. bbiab.

perp walk?

257 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:15:13am

QUIET IN HERE, ISN’T IT?

258 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:17:56am

re: #257 iossarian

QUIET IN HERE, ISN’T IT?

Not according to the voices in my head

259 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:23:29am

Did Thaara delete the page herself, or did someone do it for her?

260 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:37:27am

re: #259 Sergey Romanov

Did Thaara delete the page herself, or did someone do it for her?

Thaara, ugh. I’m sorry I missed that thread. The other night, we were talking about Veterans Today and what a cesspool it is. They even claim to be a “partner” of Rense.com. Pure antisemitic crankage.

261 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:42:49am

Fucking hell!

A program that I updated is totally broken, and I have a presentation tomorrow.

Looks like I might have to copy the old program from the production server and make all the updates AGAIN. One at a fucking time.

Shit, it worked last week and two weeks ago.

Shit, shit, shit.

262 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:43:33am

re: #261 Alouette

You don’t have a version-control system that you can roll back changes on?

Even if you’re just using it for yourself, I highly recommend Subversion.

263 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:49:07am

re: #260 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Thaara, ugh. I’m sorry I missed that thread. The other night, we were talking about Veterans Today and what a cesspool it is. They even claim to be a “partner” of Rense.com. Pure antisemitic crankage.

This says it all: [Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

Also:

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

264 CarolJ  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:54:23am

re: #66 darthstar

Moments like these make me wish that there was another group just as big-say the Scientologists-who could build a competing park..say Xenoland or Hubbardville. Or Lord Krishna Water Park with Elephant Rides. I like to think competition would help kill off this stuff fast and perhaps permanently.

265 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:56:18am

re: #264 CarolJ

Moments like these make me wish that there was another group just as big-say the Scientologists-who could build a competing park..say Xenoland or Hubbardville. Or Lord Krishna Water Park with Elephant Rides. I like to think competition would help kill off this stuff fast and perhaps permanently.

Cthulu World of Tentacles

266 reine.de.tout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:58:31am

re: #263 Sergey Romanov

This says it all: [Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

Also:

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

That site has such a legitimate sounding name, “Veteran’s Today - Military and Foreign Affairs Journal”, but it’s full of absolute crap.

There ought to be a rule somewhere that if you run a loony website, your title should reflect the idiocy so people can be warned ahead of time.

267 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:00:04am

re: #266 reine.de.tout

That site has such a legitimate sounding name, “Veteran’s Today - Military and Foreign Affairs Journal”, but it’s full of absolute crap.

There ought to be a rule somewhere that if you run a loony website, your title should reflect the idiocy so people can be warned ahead of time.

Loonacy Today: the Best in Modern Crankery and Crackpottery. Utterly Scamtastic!

268 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:03:59am

So to recap. The allegedly pro-Israel person posts a crazy anti-Israel conspiracy theory from an antisemitic website that is 1 hair breadth from being a neo-Nazi venture. We criticize her for it and thus we’re Sharia loving “pro-Islamics” (and apparently n-lovers too).

269 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:06:53am

re: #268 Sergey Romanov

BTW, I can’t explain that.

270 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:11:26am

re: #262 Obdicut

You don’t have a version-control system that you can roll back changes on?

Even if you’re just using it for yourself, I highly recommend Subversion.

There is no version control here. The fucking asshole that I inherited this position from left all kinds of stinking easter eggs in his code. Not the fun kind. The kind of artifacts that a fucking idiot leaves because he can’t code for shit. Used some kind of shareware GUI to create his web pages and I have to clean up all his poop in Dreamweaver.

271 Interesting Times  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:12:20am

re: #269 Sergey Romanov

BTW, I can’t explain that.

Neither can I, since the page in question appears to have been deleted before I got here :/ Pity, as it’s hard not to find at least some entertainment from the blog equivalent of this.

272 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:12:42am

re: #266 reine.de.tout


There ought to be a rule somewhere that if you run a loony website, your title should reflect the idiocy so people can be warned ahead of time.

This. This is an awesome idea.

It could backfire though. Renaming Fox News to “Casual Bigotry Presented By Attractive Milfs In Short Skirts” might make it even more popular.

273 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:16:50am

re: #270 Alouette

There is no version control here. The fucking asshole that I inherited this position from left all kinds of stinking easter eggs in his code. Not the fun kind. The kind of artifacts that a fucking idiot leaves because he can’t code for shit. Used some kind of shareware GUI to create his web pages and I have to clean up all his poop in Dreamweaver.

At least you’re not bitter about it!
//

(g’luck, btw)

274 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:17:58am

re: #263 Sergey Romanov

This says it all: [Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

Also:

Yet more bigots:

Alan Hart

Captain Erik May

Tom Valentine

Franklin Lamb

Eileen Fleming

275 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:18:22am

Lurk not, Ice.

I hope you’re tuned in to the cricket as the rain lashes down outside.

276 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:18:42am

re: #273 sattv4u2

At least you’re not bitter about it!
//

(g’luck, btw)

I am glad the fucking idiot left so that I can have his job, even if it means that I have to clean up all his shit.

A job is a job. Even if it sometimes blows. I would rather be doing this than not working.

277 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:19:55am

re: #275 iossarian

Lurk not, Ice.

I hope you’re tuned in to the cricket as the rain lashes down outside.

Hey cutie! What’s up?
The rain is lashing down here and will for the next few days, sadly.
I’m trying to figure out what to make for dinner. You?

278 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:19:58am

Hey all,

I see we are on the regularly scheduled thread. Last night (early morning) there were more people on the “deleted” Pages post. It was fun while it lasted.

How is everyone?

279 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:20:13am

re: #268 Sergey Romanov

I have to eat some minor crow - she didn’t post from Veterans Today, but from Salem News. But if you look through it, it is pretty vomit-inducing by itself, with such luminaries as Gilad Atzmon and Israel Shamir.

280 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:20:43am

re: #278 ggt

Hey all,

I see we are on the regularly scheduled thread. Last night (early morning) there were more people on the “deleted” Pages post. It was fun while it lasted.

How is everyone?

What did I miss? What’s the deleted pages post?

281 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:21:41am

I am in no way a George Soros fan but:
1. I don’t think this woman is being truthful
2. Georgie, I like you style when dealing with relationships.

But before she got the chance to take possession of the generous gift Mr Soros abruptly called off the relationship.

Heh.
Read more: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

282 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:21:49am

re: #279 Sergey Romanov

I have to eat some minor crow - she didn’t post from Veterans Today, but from Salem News. But if you look through it, it is pretty vomit-inducing by itself, with such luminaries as Gilad Atzmon and Israel Shamir.

The article she posted was by the founder of the VT though, so, again, only a baby crow. ;)

283 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:22:36am

re: #280 iceweasel

What did I miss? What’s the deleted pages post?

see Sergey’s #268

284 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:24:53am

re: #283 ggt

see Sergey’s #268

Thanks, I don’t even have the excuse of not having had coffee. :)

285 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:25:07am

re: #280 iceweasel

What did I miss? What’s the deleted pages post?

An extended version of this:

[Link: israelitkan.ning.com…]

And a lot of sour whine in the comments when called out on this.

286 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:25:25am

re: #277 iceweasel

Hey cutie! What’s up?
The rain is lashing down here and will for the next few days, sadly.
I’m trying to figure out what to make for dinner. You?

Working on a task that lends itself to periodic LGF commenting.

Was talking yesterday with a colleague who’s going to Colorado but is worried that rain might disrupt their hiking plans. I told her about the time we had two weeks of solid rain in the Lake District in a drafty stone farmhouse surrounded by sheep, which cheered her up somewhat.

287 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:25:43am

re: #281 Cannadian Club Akbar

I am in no way a George Soros fan but:
1. I don’t think this woman is being truthful
2. Georgie, I like you style when dealing with relationships.

But before she got the chance to take possession of the generous gift Mr Soros abruptly called off the relationship.

Heh.
Read more: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

Her lawsuit claims that, despite his ‘heartless’ rejection, the couple briefly reignited their relationship, and that it was during a passionate night in bed that the billionaire let slip with a whisper in her ear that he had promised the apartment to another woman.

Miss Ferreyr reacted badly to this news and an ensuing argument allegedly turned violent.

Read more: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

yah think?

288 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:27:05am

George Soros is a prick.

289 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:27:05am

re: #281 Cannadian Club Akbar


re: #287 ggt

Read more: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

yah think?

Is that 50 million dollars in your pants or are you just happy to see me??

290 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:27:05am

re: #286 iossarian

Working on a task that lends itself to periodic LGF commenting.

Was talking yesterday with a colleague who’s going to Colorado but is worried that rain might disrupt their hiking plans. I told her about the time we had two weeks of solid rain in the Lake District in a drafty stone farmhouse surrounded by sheep, which cheered her up somewhat.

That actually sounds very nice. I’ve never yet been to the Lake District. But I love sheep!

291 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:27:19am

re: #282 Sergey Romanov

The article she posted was by the founder of the VT though, so, again, only a baby crow. ;)

Oh yeah, and add that f. Tom Valentine to the dumb bigot list. American Free Press/Spotlight/Barnes Review trash. I’d like to find one listed over there that isn’t.

292 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:27:34am

re: #290 iceweasel

That actually sounds very nice. I’ve never yet been to the Lake District. But I love sheep!

They ARE tasty!

293 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:28:10am

re: #287 ggt

Read more: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

yah think?

That shirt! Can we henceforth refer to Soros as G-Diddy, or some equally painful attempt at “hip lingo”?

294 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:28:56am

re: #287 ggt

Read more: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

yah think?

You know what rodeo sex is? Having sex with your wife and telling her “This is how I do it with my girlfriend” and trying to stay on for 8 seconds.:)

295 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:29:38am

re: #290 iceweasel

That actually sounds very nice. I’ve never yet been to the Lake District. But I love sheep!

As long as you have the British attitude to rain* it’s fine.

* “It’s raining but I’m going to stoically act as if it isn’t.”

296 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:29:38am

re: #293 iossarian

That shirt! Can we henceforth refer to Soros as G-Diddy, or some equally painful attempt at “hip lingo”?

Thats not a shirt

It;s liver/ age spots gone bad!

297 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:30:21am

re: #285 Sergey Romanov

An extended version of this:

[Link: israelitkan.ning.com…]

And a lot of sour whine in the comments when called out on this.

Israeli girl, huh.

Probably about like the gay girl from Damascus, and the guy posing as a lesbian at Lez Get Real he was flirting with. /eyeroll

298 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:31:24am

“So, Ms. Ferreyr, what initially attracted you to billionaire George Soros?”

299 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:33:33am

re: #298 iossarian

“So, Ms. Ferreyr, what initially attracted you to billionaire George Soros?”

A friend of mine describes himself as so ugly he can’t sneak up on a glass of water

He dated THE most beautiful women

I asked him how. He said all he does is look at them and lick his eyebrows!

/

300 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:33:41am

God, the Daily Fail twice in one morning. I’d forgotten how heady the mix of string-em-up conservative ranting and pieces on Bar Rafaeli cavorting in the Dead Sea mud can be.

301 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:34:20am

re: #287 ggt

Read more: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

yah think?

50 million? Whatever happened to accepting an apology?

302 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:34:36am

re: #295 iossarian

As long as you have the British attitude to rain* it’s fine.

* “It’s raining but I’m going to stoically act as if it isn’t.”

I don’t, yet, but I’m working on it.
I can’t believe this is August. The autumn rains are here.
Apparently there’s some sort of bagpipe concert* in Glasgow on Saturday. I think we’re going to go, but it’s going to rain again!

*possibly an oxymoron.

303 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:35:00am

re: #298 iossarian

“So, Ms. Ferreyr, what initially attracted you to billionaire George Soros?”

Ya know, I hope Georgie tells her to fuck off. I remember some woman suing Dennis Rodman years ago. Rodman told his lawyers not to settle, even though it would have been cheaper than lawyer fees. He won. Good for him.

304 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:36:52am

re: #302 iceweasel

Bagpipe concert=high value targets. (not really of value)
/

305 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:36:56am

‘Extreme Couponing’ May Lead To A Life Of Crime

Add “inspiring a national crime wave” to your list of offenses committed by TLC. Thanks to the show Extreme Couponing, there’s been an increase in newspaper-related crimes of late. Poynter reports that a woman in California was caught trying to return a stack of newspapers for being incomplete after pulling out the inserts in her car, and there have been similar incidents in Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, and Florida. Apparently TLC needs to run a disclaimer warning viewers that saving 50¢ on a 12-pack of Charmin isn’t worth risking jail time.

306 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:38:06am

re: #304 Cannadian Club Akbar

Bagpipe concert=high value targets. (not really of value)
/

Jimmah’s sister has a cat that’s basically feral, but she LOOVES bagpipes. She sits at the husband’s feet while he plays them.

307 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:38:52am

re: #303 Cannadian Club Akbar

Ya know, I hope Georgie tells her to fuck off. I remember some woman suing Dennis Rodman years ago. Rodman told his lawyers not to settle, even though it would have been cheaper than lawyer fees. He won. Good for him.

I don’t know, maybe he did slap her, it’s certainly not impossible. His political stances certainly don’t inure him against douchey behavior.

When Liberals Attack!

308 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:39:23am

For those interested in the content of the deleted thread, I uploaded the file to [Link: www.sendspace.com…]

309 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:39:31am

re: #281 Cannadian Club Akbar

I am in no way a George Soros fan but:
1. I don’t think this woman is being truthful
2. Georgie, I like you style when dealing with relationships.

But before she got the chance to take possession of the generous gift Mr Soros abruptly called off the relationship.


I’m sure she only loved him for his hard body and his ability to make her body shudder in orgasmic bliss for hours on end. Couldn’t have been his money.

310 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:39:33am

Wingnuts are outraged over Mitt’s financial responsibility….
Taxes key to Mitt Romney’s ‘04 pitch to Standard & Poor’s

Gov. Mitt Romney lobbied the credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s in 2004 to raise his state’s credit rating in part because Massachusetts had raised taxes during an economic downturn two years earlier.


Common sense economics is the kiss of death with today’s GOP.

311 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:39:52am

re: #301 darthstar

50 million? Whatever happened to accepting an apology?

seems he renigged on the apology apartment as well.

312 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:41:07am

re: #301 darthstar

50 million? Whatever happened to accepting an apology?

re: #311 ggt

seems he renigged on the apology apartment as well.

Nothing Says “I’m Sorry” Like A 50 Million Dowry!

313 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:41:55am

re: #301 darthstar

50 million? Whatever happened to accepting an apology?

He was paying for “it” and he knows it.

He just doesn’t want to pay according to the agreed terms.

I’d sue if I were her.

I’m not, tho. No amount of money … .

314 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:42:37am

re: #312 sattv4u2

re: #311 ggt

Nothing Says “I’m Sorry” Like A 50 Million Dowry!

(( and yes,, I know a dowry is traditionally what the woman brings to the marriage,,, but hey,, it fit!!!)))

315 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:42:41am

re: #311 ggt

seems he renigged on the apology apartment as well.

Soros should publicly offer to pay for her tuition at a communtiy college so she can get an education and look for a job.

316 RadicalModerate  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:42:52am

Regarding last night’s page o’ fun: Just a wild guess on my part is that it was either a self-deletion or one of the site’s elves nuked the thread. The reason I say this is because Thaara flounced in that thread, and her account hasn’t been blocked yet - which I fully expect will happen when Charles checks in today. What was posted in there last night went WAY beyond what’s acceptable here.

317 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:43:08am

re: #313 ggt

He was paying for “it” and he knows it.

He just doesn’t want to pay according to the agreed terms.

I’d sue if I were her.

I’m not, tho. No amount of money …

I’d go a couple of rounds with George Soros for 50 million.

There. I’ve said it. I’m not proud, but there it is.

318 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:43:11am

re: #310 Killgore Trout

I think I can top that.
Ann Coulter kicked to the curb by WND for joining board of GOProud.

319 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:44:17am

re: #308 Sergey Romanov

For those interested in the content of the deleted thread, I uploaded the file to [Link: www.sendspace.com…]

Thanks, I’ll check it out.

320 sattv4u2  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:44:58am

re: #317 iossarian

I’d go a couple of rounds with George Soros for 50 million.

There. I’ve said it. I’m not proud, but there it is.

Can’t remember the comedian who did the bit about Rock Hudson after he passed
Seems as if Rocks ex gay lover was suing the estate for 10 million

Comedian said “hell, for 10 million I’d do Rock NOW ,, someone go dig him up”

321 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:45:00am

re: #318 Cannadian Club Akbar

Headline wise, I meant.

322 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:45:07am

re: #311 ggt

seems he renigged on the apology apartment as well.

reneged

323 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:45:41am

re: #318 Cannadian Club Akbar

I think I can top that.
Ann Coulter kicked to the curb by WND for joining board of GOProud.

Isn’t this a bit like alien bugs devouring their own mother?

324 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:46:08am

re: #318 Cannadian Club Akbar

I think I can top that.
Ann Coulter kicked to the curb by WND for joining board of GOProud.

Heh.

325 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:46:08am

re: #315 darthstar

Soros should publicly offer to pay for her tuition at a communtiy college so she can get an education and look for a job.

Miss Ferreyr, a Columbia University student who found fame in Brazil on the soap opera Marisol in 2002, said she was devastated over being dumped.

Read more: [Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

She’ll do fine if she get’s what’s promised before spending 5 years with her next Sugar Daddy.

326 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:46:34am

re: #322 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

reneged

sorry, on my first cuppa.

327 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:47:49am

re: #318 Cannadian Club Akbar

I think I can top that.
Ann Coulter kicked to the curb by WND for joining board of GOProud.

Battle of the fruitcakes! Coulter, FTA:

“What do you care about that for, gay person. Abortion isn’t at the top of your list, I’m guessing. And, by the way, as soon as liberals find a gay gene, guess who’s going to get aborted? So I think all gays who are born gay are overwhelmingly conservative, maybe apolitical. And all those angry gays, causing trouble for everybody, I don’t even think they were born gay. I think they just are angry at their fathers,” she said.

If I were gay (I’m not, despite my cashflow-induced Soros lust), I’m not sure I’d appreciate Coulter’s thoughtful outreach here.

328 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:48:27am

re: #279 Sergey Romanov

I have to eat some minor crow - she didn’t post from Veterans Today, but from Salem News. But if you look through it, it is pretty vomit-inducing by itself, with such luminaries as Gilad Atzmon and Israel Shamir.

Looks like Salem News is just as shytty as VT.

Gang’s all there - Fleming, Hart, Atzmon, etc.

Nasty cranks.

329 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:49:42am

re: #327 iossarian

> guess who’s going to get aborted

Who, I wonder. Will liberals abort because they’re homophobic? Or will conservatives abort even though they’re pro-life? //

330 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:49:57am

re: #308 Sergey Romanov

For those interested in the content of the deleted thread, I uploaded the file to [Link: www.sendspace.com…]

Okay, I read it. That was fucked up and Gus was awesome. I don’t think it should have been deleted though, especially not so long as this person still has an account.

331 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:49:58am

re: #327 iossarian

Battle of the fruitcakes! Coulter, FTA:

If I were gay (I’m not, despite my cashflow-induced Soros lust), I’m not sure I’d appreciate Coulter’s thoughtful outreach here.

Lol I don’t know why Weeping Nutbags Daily would be mad at her for that. After all..are there ANY gay people on the board of GOProud?

332 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:50:13am

re: #327 iossarian

And all those angry gays, causing trouble for everybody, I don’t even think they were born gay. I think they just are angry at their fathers,” she said.

Where did she get her MD again?

333 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:51:26am

re: #332 ggt

Where did she get her MD again?

Mental Disorder?

334 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:51:45am

re: #325 ggt

She’ll do fine if she get’s what’s promised before spending 5 years with her next Sugar Daddy.

If there’s a written contract that says she gets a 1.9 million dollar apartment and x dollars a month for sucking on an old guy’s dick then sure…pay her off and let New York’s legal system deal with her because you can’t sell those kinds of services.

If the “relationship” consisted of flying around the world eating caviar and banging the pool boy, gardener, and limo driver while Soros was off taking his daily seven hour afternoon nap, then I think one could consider the contract satisfied.

It was good while it lasted, but he didn’t marry her and then die like he was supposed to. I feel sorry for the VC firm that got her in there…they have to be disappointed in their investment.

335 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:52:13am

re: #333 iceweasel

Mental Disorder?

She’s a lawyer right, she can argue anything regardless of facts. So, she must be right.

336 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:52:47am

Cool gardening cat
Image: lBKYb.jpg

337 RadicalModerate  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:52:50am

Speaking of WND, did anyone catch the article by Corsi where he claims that he found the guy who forged Obama’s birth certificate, and that he even forged the one that is on Snopes?

338 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:53:46am

re: #336 Killgore Trout

Cool gardening cat
Image: lBKYb.jpg

When hunting cabbage patch kids, camouflage is important.

339 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:54:10am

re: #334 darthstar

If there’s a written contract that says she gets a 1.9 million dollar apartment and x dollars a month for sucking on an old guy’s dick then sure…pay her off and let New York’s legal system deal with her because you can’t sell those kinds of services.

If the “relationship” consisted of flying around the world eating caviar and banging the pool boy, gardener, and limo driver while Soros was off taking his daily seven hour afternoon nap, then I think one could consider the contract satisfied.

It was good while it lasted, but he didn’t marry her and then die like he was supposed to. I feel sorry for the VC firm that got her in there…they have to be disappointed in their investment.

reality is what reality is.

Still, I’d think old Georgie’s word should be good enough don’t you?

If he promised to give her a “gift”, he should be called on the carpet for it. I see her as a mistress, but she could be a fucked-up person who really thought she was in love with the 80 yo man.

Whatever, he knew he was buying it and he didn’t pay.

Just sayin’

340 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:55:50am

re: #339 ggt

Called on the carpet by who? His mom?

341 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:57:36am

re: #340 Obdicut

Called on the carpet by who? His mom?

However she can get it.

He operates outside known reality.

342 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:57:45am

re: #340 Obdicut

Called on the carpet by who? His mom?

The Alien Space Bat Overlords of course. But George is just a cover operation though. He distracts people from thinking about what the cats and bagpipers are really up to.

343 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:57:52am

re: #337 RadicalModerate

Speaking of WND, did anyone catch the article by Corsi where he claims that he found the guy who forged Obama’s birth certificate, and that he even forged the one that is on Snopes?

“Found the guy”…I was down at the shooting gallery at the boardwalk…you know, the one with the balloons coming out of the heads of clowns and you shoot water into their mouths, see, and the balloons fill with air and pop…well, I was on my seventh round (I’d won twice already, but this eleven year old bastard next to me had a better gun that stole my water pressure) and I saw this dude find a nickel stuck to a piece of popcorn on the ground, and as he chewed the nickel clean I said, “Hey, aren’t you the guy who did that birth certificate thing a while back?”

344 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:57:52am

I have to accomplish something

Have a great day all!

345 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:02:32am

re: #341 ggt

However she can get it.

He operates outside known reality.

No, he operates inside reality, like all of us do. This seems to be a spat between a guy and an ex-girlfriend. Why is it any of my, or your, business?

346 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:04:01am

re: #342 oaktree

The Alien Space Bat Overlords of course. But George is just a cover operation though. He distracts people from thinking about what the cats and bagpipers are really up to.

Shhh. Don’t give away the secrets!

347 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:05:38am

re: #141 Slumbering Behemoth

If I had to guess, I’d say stalker agent tasked with drawing negative attention to this blog.

It’s gone now. Pity I was tired last evening. The troll would have been good to roast.

348 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:07:00am

re: #337 RadicalModerate

Speaking of WND, did anyone catch the article by Corsi where he claims that he found the guy who forged Obama’s birth certificate, and that he even forged the one that is on Snopes?

I just take that as someone pulling Corsi’s leg after he got drunk.

349 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:08:15am

‘Shooting’ at Estonian defence ministry in Tallinn
[Link: www.bbc.co.uk…]

“There has been a shooting at Estonia’s defence ministry in the capital Tallinn, officials say.

Police arrived at the ministry after an “incident involving guns” at about 15:30 (12:30 GMT), AP quoted spokesman Peeter Kuimet as saying.

The building has been evacuated and police cordoned off the area amid reports a gunman was still inside.”

350 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:12:55am

Dow +125
(for now)

351 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:14:24am

re: #350 Killgore Trout

Dow +125
(for now)

Does that mean tomorrow it will be -800? /

352 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:15:09am

re: #351 Sergey Romanov

Does that mean tomorrow it will be -800? /

probably. I’m not overly optimistic about the economy these days.

353 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:20:02am

In U.S. Stress Tests, a Tool to Gauge Contagion in Europe
[Link: www.cnbc.com…]
(Original article from NYT, By: Jesse Eisinger

“In early 2010, top officials at the Federal Reserve began to wonder: how would United States banks hold up through the European debt crisis? Investors were fleeing Greece and Ireland, and starting to get nervous about Portugal and Spain, spreading contagion.

The conclusion from the stress tests that resulted was heartening to supervisors at the regulator, according to a person who was directly involved in the exercise: American banks didn’t have too much exposure to Portugal and Spain, so the contagion would not be a problem.

Unless it hit Italy.”

“At the time, the results made us a bit relieved; our focus was on Ireland and Greece,” said this person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Fed has a policy of not discussing supervisory actions. “But if Italy goes, God help us all.”

American banks not only had a small exposure to Italian government bonds, but also a larger one to Italian banks and companies. If the European debt crisis spread to Italy, it could cause another global financial catastrophe. Only this time, global regulators might have fewer weapons to combat it. The Fed declined to comment on its analysis.

And that is why last week was so terrifying, scarier than either the stock market drop or the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States credit rating: debtholders had abandoned Spain and Italy.

At one point on Friday, Italian bonds were trading at more than 400 basis points higher than Germany’s, a signal of panic. Italy has a huge debt load. If investors began to focus on that, it wasn’t clear what might stop the run.”

354 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:21:17am

Teenage hackers target Norway killer Breivik’s emails (Telegraph)

Teenage hackers claim to have gained access to the email correspondence of Norway mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik before handing the information over to police.

Breivik ‘Filmed’ Norway Island Massacre (Sky News)

Norwegian terror suspect Anders Behring Breivik may have filmed his massacre of 69 people on Utoya island, Norwegian police have said.
355 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:26:02am

re: #351 Sergey Romanov

Does that mean tomorrow it will be -800? /

I think we can expect dramatic market swings for the near term to continue. The last hour of the trading day will behave like the witching hour each day, no one wants to hold positions even overnight in this environment.

356 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:26:16am

re: #353 Ericus58

So what I’m hearing is that if this crisis spreads to Italy, we’re in for trouble over here.

357 reine.de.tout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:28:28am

re: #308 Sergey Romanov

For those interested in the content of the deleted thread, I uploaded the file to [Link: www.sendspace.com…]

Shoot.
Sorry I missed that!

358 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:30:29am

re: #356 Dark_Falcon

So what I’m hearing is that if this crisis spreads to Italy, we’re in for trouble over here.

Pretty much.
And the widening trade deficit the US is having is not going to help.

Oh, and this will happen I expect:
Europe Considers Ban on Short Selling
[Link: www.cnbc.com…]

“The two people knowledgeable about the discussions said the authority might propose a ban on betting against all stocks or just financial stocks. It also may propose a ban on a certain type of short selling in which the party making the negative bet does not borrow the share it is shorting first. The bans would likely be temporary, just to calm the markets.

Such a policy would add to the list of parallels commentators are making between the current market panic and the financial crisis of 2008.”

359 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:30:54am

re: #356 Dark_Falcon

So what I’m hearing is that if this crisis spreads to Italy, we’re in for trouble over here.

The crisis has spread to Italy.

360 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:35:40am

re: #359 Obdicut

The crisis has spread to Italy.

It was obvious the day Berlusconi sent the police after S&P’s and Moody’s.

[Link: www.cnbc.com…]

361 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:37:22am

More fiscal responsibility from the Tea Party….
Tea Party Rep: Bank Should Have Known I Wouldn’t Be Able To Repay $2.2 Million Loan

Tea Party aligned Georgia Rep. Tom Graves (R), who castigates Washington for fiscal irresponsibility, reached an out of court settlement Wednesday after he was sued for defaulting on a $2.2 million loan — which his attorney argued is the bank’s fault for lending him the money in the first place.

362 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:40:11am

re: #361 Killgore Trout

Always someone else’s fault. The Tea Party exemplifies victimhood.

363 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:40:31am

Fixed the coding problem. Still testing the shit out of it.

364 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:42:39am

re: #363 Alouette

Fixed the coding problem. Still testing the shit out of it.

Good to hear!

365 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:42:47am

re: #361 Killgore Trout

More fiscal responsibility from the Tea Party…
Tea Party Rep: Bank Should Have Known I Wouldn’t Be Able To Repay $2.2 Million Loan

Values vote, ftw. /

366 RadicalModerate  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:42:50am

The FCC actually might have gotten one right here.

911 will soon accept texts, photos, video

(Mashable) — FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced a five-step plan on Wednesday to update the technology that powers the 911 emergency response system.

The plan will enable the transmission of text messages, voice calls, videos and photos, as well as automatic location information. The FCC hopes that such a plan will enable emergency responders to respond faster while also giving individuals more options for contacting 911, depending on the emergency situation.

367 Lidane  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:46:05am

re: #361 Killgore Trout

More fiscal responsibility from the Party…
Tea Party Rep: Bank Should Have Known I Wouldn’t Be Able To Repay $2.2 Million Loan

I’m half tempted to find quotes from that guy during the housing crisis. I’m sure he had a lot to say about deadbeats who couldn’t pay their mortgages being loaned money they couldn’t pay back.

368 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:48:05am

re: #367 Lidane

I’m half tempted to find quotes from that guy during the housing crisis. I’m sure he had a lot to say about deadbeats who couldn’t pay their mortgages being loaned money they couldn’t pay back.

I think it’s a safe bet that he blamed poor people and the CRA for the crisis. He probably also uses a taxpayed funded healthcare plan and accepts money from Medicare/Farm subsidies, etc. It seems they all do it.

369 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:53:09am

I had a very nice 5 days away from the daily world (yes, even LGF) to spend with my son and his GF who flew in from the Bay area.
They are such a good couple to each other.

We spent Saturday on a tour boat on Lake Washington watching the Blue Angels perform - awesome indeed. My wife has a money-shot video of a direct pass of the formation above our boat at the end of the performance.
Sunday and Monday we spent in Victoria, BC. Rode the Clipper and stayed the night. What a blast. Found a cool Scottish pub to end Sunday night in - I thought of Ice and Jimmah ;), you guys would have loved it.

Now I’m back to the sandbox.

370 blueraven  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:56:09am

re: #367 Lidane

I’m half tempted to find quotes from that guy during the housing crisis. I’m sure he had a lot to say about deadbeats who couldn’t pay their mortgages being loaned money they couldn’t pay back.

Check for what he says about regulating the banks too, since they accuse the bank of sleazy procedures.

371 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:56:19am

re: #369 Ericus58

Sounds terrific! Glad you all had a great time!

372 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:56:51am

re: #308 Sergey Romanov

For those interested in the content of the deleted thread, I uploaded the file to [Link: www.sendspace.com…]

What I see is “Thaara” dropping a turd of a page, then dancing the Butthurt Fandango until Chalres got around to clubbing the troll.

I’m going to see if I can salvage the troll’s carcass for grilling tonight. Sergey likely got it to the freezer in time.

373 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:57:40am

re: #372 Dark_Falcon

Upding for Butthurt Fandango!

374 Lidane  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:57:57am

re: #368 Killgore Trout

I think it’s a safe bet that he blamed poor people and the CRA for the crisis. He probably also uses a taxpayed funded healthcare plan and accepts money from Medicare/Farm subsidies, etc. It seems they all do it.

I love one of the comments trying to defend this guy over at TPM:

So if your lawyer states something in a filing, of which you are unaware, that’s the same as you saying it?

This is some really weak journalism. And the comments piling on tell me that either people didn’t bother to read the article, or they’re just as ready to foam at the mouth as the freepers.

*sigh* Sometimes I weep for this country.

This is why you READ everything before you sign it. It’s why you ask questions if you don’t understand the terms. Signing off on a legal brief from your lawyer without reading it is the height of idiocy. Also, yes. If you sign off on a legal brief, it’s the same as you saying it.

375 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:58:20am

re: #371 iceweasel

Sounds terrific! Glad you all had a great time!

Hey, Ice. Good to see you here.

376 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:59:43am

re: #371 iceweasel

Sounds terrific! Glad you all had a great time!

Thank you!
Stop by when you can:
[Link: www.bardandbanker.com…]

First round on me ;)

377 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 7:59:46am

re: #373 iceweasel

Upding for Butthurt Fandango!

Well, you were the first person to document the process a troll goes through when flouncing. I just organized it and put a humorous twist on it.

378 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:01:37am

Tom Graves voting record. Dodd/Frank stuff around July 21.

379 Varek Raith  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:01:55am

Good morning mortals.

380 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:05:42am

Gadhafi, Ahmadinejad, and Mugabe are out to troll the UK:

Moammar Gadhafi’s regime in Libya – perhaps only half-jokingly — called for British Prime Minister David Cameron to step down, asserting that he has “lost all legitimacy” — a charge often leveled at Gadhafi — because of the riots.

“Cameron and his government must leave after the popular uprising against them and the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by police,” the state news agency Jana quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim as saying.

“Cameron and his government have lost all legitimacy. These demonstrations show that the British people reject this government which is trying to impose itself through force.”

Kaaim even asked that the “United Nations Security Council and the international community to not stay with its arms crossed in the face of the flagrant violation of the rights of the British people.”

The president of Iran — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has been repeatedly savaged by the U.S. and UK during his tenure — turned the tables on his tormentors when he told reporters he condemned the “brutality” exhibited by British police against “opposition” protesters, according to the IRNA news agency.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe — one of the most despised leaders on Earth, especially in the West – suggested that Britain should face its own internal problems with respect to social equality rather than impose sanctions on countries like his for human rights violations.

“Britain I understand is on fire, London especially and we hope they can extinguish their fire, pay attention to their internal problem and to that fire which is now blazing all over and leave us alone,” Mugabe said.

“We do not have any fire here and we do not want them to create unnecessary problems in our country.”

[Link: www.ibtimes.com…]

381 Varek Raith  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:06:03am

Neat.
[Link: twitter.com…]

382 iceweasel  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:08:39am

re: #376 Ericus58

Thank you!
Stop by when you can:
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First round on me ;)

Come here and we’ll buy you a round! :)

Later— missing dinner ingredients. Hi DF, later everyone!

383 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:09:32am

re: #382 iceweasel

Come here and we’ll buy you a round! :)

Later— missing dinner ingredients. Hi DF, later everyone!

Bye Ice! ;)

384 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:11:17am

re: #380 000G

Hypocrites, thugs and assholes. Pay there words no heed. Just flip ‘em the bird and move on.

385 wrenchwench  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:13:58am

re: #379 Varek Raith

Good morning mortals.

You had to remind me! And the morning was going so well….

386 Varek Raith  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:14:29am

re: #385 wrenchwench

You had to remind me! And the morning was going so well…

Just tell Death to go fornicate itself.
:)

387 lawhawk  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:15:12am

re: #386 Varek Raith

Naw… become a master of death… /i’ve got my hallows, do you have yours…

388 elizajane  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:16:14am

Getting back to the subject of this thread, thanks for the tip Charles! I need a host for my large mediawiki and maybe this is the solution. The free spot I was getting through my employer (at DreamHost, or DreamScape, or whatever they call themselves) is terrible. I’m sending my site builder the info on Hosting Matters right now. If we migrate there, I’ll be sure to credit you with the referral.
(I am a very non-techie person so yes, it is a total mystery how I became involved with creating a wiki. If my web terminology seems off, that is why.)

389 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:20:01am

re: #387 lawhawk

Naw… become a master of death… /i’ve got my hallows, do you have yours…

Sith are the own hallows. And if you don’t believe that, they’ll prove it be Force Choking you.

390 Varek Raith  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:23:50am

Ruh-roh.

DARPA_News DARPA
Range assets have lost telemetry with #HTV2. More to follow
391 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:25:32am

New CNN Poll: Perry near top of pack in GOP nomination battle
Another unelectable idiot.

392 Varek Raith  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:25:50am

re: #390 Varek Raith

Ruh-roh.

Of course, the thing’s going, what, mach freaking 20???

393 Interesting Times  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:30:17am

re: #391 Killgore Trout

New CNN Poll: Perry near top of pack in GOP nomination battle
Another unelectable idiot.

“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public voter.”

394 blueraven  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:30:22am

re: #378 Cannadian Club Akbar

Tom Graves voting record. Dodd/Frank stuff around July 21.

Thanks…he voted to weaken Dodd-Frank. Big surprise!

395 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:30:49am

re: #391 Killgore Trout

New CNN Poll: Perry near top of pack in GOP nomination battle
Another unelectable idiot.

I was talking with someone yesterday that voted for Obama in 2008. She expressed her interest in Donald Trump. Yes, from Obama to Trump — of all people. She’s not going to vote for Obama. She’s a regular woman and what one could call an average American. Never say never. It’s a different world (country) out there than one you might see on the internet.

396 Targetpractice  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:34:00am

re: #391 Killgore Trout

New CNN Poll: Perry near top of pack in GOP nomination battle
Another unelectable idiot.

Out of the entire pack, as it sits right now, Perry’s roughly second in terms of being able to realistically defeat Obama. I say that because, out of the current pack as it stands, he and Romney are the only two who don’t immediately come off as bug-fuck insane. Difference is, while Romney sounds like he’s got a level head on his shoulders, he’s also A) a sell-out and B) suffering from terminal charisma deficiency.

397 lawhawk  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:34:18am

A walking tour outside Ground Zero… showing all the work going on around the site… it’s amazing how much work has gone in in the past year alone, but that hasn’t come without a price - including an expected Port Authority fare and toll hike that would cover in part cost overruns as the Port Authority rebuilds the PATH hub, 1WTC and other parts of the site along with other capital projects that are needed around the NYC metro area.

398 Interesting Times  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:34:41am

re: #395 Gus 802

It’s a different world (country) out there than one you might see on the internet.

Au contraire - I take the worst of what I see on the Internet (*cough* Yahoo/Fox Nation comments *cough*) and imagine 10s of millions of others thinking the exact same way or worse :(

399 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:35:32am

re: #393 publicityStunted

“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public voter.”

Reality is often harsh. People could say “we had 8 years of Bush didn’t we?” We’ve seen people swing from being McCain voters to Obama supporters and possible voters. We’ve also seen people go from Obama voters to now expressing interest in another candidate if and when presented with that choice. Independents are not partisan and typically vote for either party come election day — especially for a presidential race. While we may laugh about Perry’s “The Response” appearance most people in America will blow it off. In fact, many will admire him for it.

400 Killgore Trout  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:36:07am

re: #395 Gus 802

I was talking with someone yesterday that voted for Obama in 2008. She expressed her interest in Donald Trump. Yes, from Obama to Trump — of all people. She’s not going to vote for Obama. She’s a regular woman and what one could call an average American. Never say never. It’s a different world (country) out there than one you might see on the internet.

People do nutty stuff. Kind of like the debt ceiling debate. I think a couple months ago a majority of voters opposed raising the debt ceiling just because they didn’t really know what that would involve. As MSM coverage started discussing it opinions changed. It will be the same with GOP candidates. Most people don’t know anything about them so they’re reacting to cosmetics and superficial factors. As we get closer to elections voters are going to learn more about candidates and probably won’t like what they see.

401 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:36:14am

re: #398 publicityStunted

Au contraire - I take the worst of what I see on the Internet (*cough* Yahoo/Fox Nation comments *cough*) and imagine 10s of millions of others thinking the exact same way or worse :(

That works too. So yeah, there’s millions of people in America just like the ones that comment at Fox Nation.

402 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:38:59am

re: #400 Killgore Trout

People do nutty stuff. Kind of like the debt ceiling debate. I think a couple months ago a majority of voters opposed raising the debt ceiling just because they didn’t really know what that would involve. As MSM coverage started discussing it opinions changed. It will be the same with GOP candidates. Most people don’t know anything about them so they’re reacting to cosmetics and superficial factors. As we get closer to elections voters are going to learn more about candidates and probably won’t like what they see.

You’re predicting that these people won’t like what they see. I’m seeing otherwise. I think a lot of people will like what they see in Perry or Romney. If not like they’ll simply vote as a “no vote” for Obama. Therein they become the lesser of two evils for them. It’s relative. What you might think is superficial for Perry others will see the same with Obama. Including many independents who once voted for Obama and now plan to do otherwise.

403 Targetpractice  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:41:54am

re: #400 Killgore Trout

People do nutty stuff. Kind of like the debt ceiling debate. I think a couple months ago a majority of voters opposed raising the debt ceiling just because they didn’t really know what that would involve. As MSM coverage started discussing it opinions changed. It will be the same with GOP candidates. Most people don’t know anything about them so they’re reacting to cosmetics and superficial factors. As we get closer to elections voters are going to learn more about candidates and probably won’t like what they see.

That’s because early in the whole fiasco, nobody really took seriously the idea that the GOP leadership would be unable to whip the Tea Party Caucus into line. Most of the “experts” ran under the assumption that it was all political brinkmanship, the GOP playing another round of pushing for the best deal they could get while still giving something up. The media talked about default, but they treated it as some theoretical concept, as something that would never happen.

Only in the final weeks and days, when it became very obvious that Boehner held absolutely no control in the House and the Tea Party was willing to drive the country into default, that the media tok the threat seriously.

404 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:45:16am

re: #391 Killgore Trout

Perry’s not as unelectable as you think. He could in fact win if the election were mostly about Obama. If he’s for real, then he’s likely to be the Tea Party favorite. They may like Bachmann, but within the confines of the Tea Party Perry would be seen as the strategic choice. Both major parties have a strong preference for nominating governors over congresspersons, the main reason being leadership experience.

405 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:46:16am

Also keep in mind the workings of the Electoral College.

406 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:48:06am

re: #399 Gus 802

While we may laugh about Perry’s “The Response” appearance most people in America will blow it off. In fact, many will admire him for it.

I think it will only help him. Especially with the conservative Christian-supremacists, cowards needing a big daddy figure to vindicate their feelings.

They keep getting kicked to the curb by the ones they pick, but I don’t see 2012 as being any different in that regard.

407 Targetpractice  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:49:39am

I think we also have to consider that a run between Perry and Romney may not be so much about who wins and who walks away, but who gets which spot on the final ticket. Both would balance the other, one bringing the Tea Partiers, while the other appealing to the independent voters.

That happens, then this election becomes a referendum about Obama. And, right now, he’s not looking overly good. He’s not out of the game just yet, but he’s certainly being handed his hat.

408 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:49:46am

re: #404 Dark_Falcon

Perry’s not as unelectable as you think. He could in fact win if the election were mostly about Obama. If he’s for real, then he’s likely to be the Tea Party favorite. They may like Bachmann, but within the confines of the Tea Party Perry would be seen as the strategic choice. Both major parties have a strong preference for nominating governors over congresspersons, the main reason being leadership experience.

Indeed. It become a battle for the independent voters. In general Republicans will vote for Republicans and Democrats for Democrats. Independents on the other hand will vote for anybody from either party. It’s now become about the economy. Get enough voters in the end that say “fuck this” and you’ll have large numbers of independents voting for someone like Perry. Creationism, Dominionism, The Response and all of those other things don’t even come into the picture when people are broke. Election day will not be a referendum on Darwin.

409 Interesting Times  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:52:07am

re: #408 Gus 802

Election day will not be a referendum on Darwin.

…though it will certainly demonstrate who, metaphorically, deserves to win the award for which he’s named.

410 blueraven  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:52:23am

re: #404 Dark_Falcon

Perry’s not as unelectable as you think. He could in fact win if the election were mostly about Obama. If he’s for real, then he’s likely to be the Tea Party favorite. They may like Bachmann, but within the confines of the Tea Party Perry would be seen as the strategic choice. Both major parties have a strong preference for nominating governors over congresspersons, the main reason being leadership experience.

I think his extreme views and questionable (at best) relationship with TX political cronyism will be a big factor in a general election.
All of this will surface and I think it would turn off independents.

411 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:53:48am

re: #391 Killgore Trout

New CNN Poll: Perry near top of pack in GOP nomination battle
Another unelectable idiot.

They all lead until they actually enter the race, then people say, “Wait…you were serious? Aw, fuck.”

412 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:54:15am

re: #407 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I think we also have to consider that a run between Perry and Romney may not be so much about who wins and who walks away, but who gets which spot on the final ticket. Both would balance the other, one bringing the Tea Partiers, while the other appealing to the independent voters.

That happens, then this election becomes a referendum about Obama. And, right now, he’s not looking overly good. He’s not out of the game just yet, but he’s certainly being handed his hat.

Right now it’s looking like 50/50. Which is in fact what Entrade (sp?) has Obama at — if that means anything to people. I think that’s pretty damn close though. 50/50 isn’t that bad but it certainly doesn’t reflect that Obama’s a shoe in for next year. He’s not by any means. This administration has a lot of work cut out for them.

413 jvic  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:55:26am

re: #402 Gus 802

You’re predicting that these people won’t like what they see. I’m seeing otherwise. I think a lot of people will like what they see in Perry or Romney. If not like they’ll simply vote as a “no vote” for Obama. Therein they become the lesser of two evils for them. It’s relative. What you might think is superficial for Perry others will see the same with Obama. Including many independents who once voted for Obama and now plan to do otherwise.

Indeed. I perceive Perry as dangerous; Obama, as incompetent. (I talk like a conservative/libertarian, but vote like an independent.) Palin, however, is a different matter: just as Obama makes some people miss Bush, President Palin could make them miss Obama.

414 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:55:43am

re: #404 Dark_Falcon

Perry’s not as unelectable as you think. He could in fact win if the election were mostly about Obama. If he’s for real, then he’s likely to be the Tea Party favorite. They may like Bachmann, but within the confines of the Tea Party Perry would be seen as the strategic choice. Both major parties have a strong preference for nominating governors over congresspersons, the main reason being leadership experience.

So what you’re saying is that the American people are so ready to have a white president again that they’d elect a self-absorbed Jesus freak without thinking. We’re not THAT stupid…are we?

415 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:55:49am

re: #408 Gus 802

Indeed. It become a battle for the independent voters. In general Republicans will vote for Republicans and Democrats for Democrats. Independents on the other hand will vote for anybody from either party. It’s now become about the economy. Get enough voters in the end that say “fuck this” and you’ll have large numbers of independents voting for someone like Perry. Creationism, Dominionism, The Response and all of those other things don’t even come into the picture when people are broke. Election day will not be a referendum on Darwin.

I expect conservatives to stoke a LOT more hatred against the Obamas as people as the months wear on, far worse than anything we’ve seen. They have no ideas for the economy, jobs, etc., but they do have a plenty of the same old stupid resentments, especially since now that the government is less in a position to 2nd class lgbts.

Barton and Fischer is just getting started with the eliminationism. There’s LOADS more where that beheading imagery/death wishes came from. The dumb conformists among them will just let it slide as they always do.

416 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:56:45am

re: #410 blueraven

I think his extreme views and questionable (at best) relationship with TX political cronyism will be a big factor in a general election.
All of this will surface and I think it would turn off independents.

Independents when given the choice between Perry and Obama - will vote Obama. A clear majority.
Take it to the bank.

417 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:56:52am

re: #410 blueraven

I think his extreme views and questionable (at best) relationship with TX political cronyism will be a big factor in a general election.
All of this will surface and I think it would turn off independents.

That could be true, although that’s where the runningmate will balance out whatever whackjob they let on to the ticket.

418 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:57:18am

re: #413 jvic

President Palin could make them miss Obama.


President Palin would make people miss Sara Moore.

419 Ericus58  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:58:32am

re: #418 darthstar

President Palin would make people miss Sara Moore.

Hell, they’d take Sara Lee I would reckon!

420 Targetpractice  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 8:59:13am

re: #416 Ericus58

Independents when given the choice between Perry and Obama - will vote Obama. A clear majority.
Take it to the bank.

That’s running under the assumption that it’ll come down a question of character. But that’s never a guarantee, especially in presidential elections. 2012 could very well be a question of who the voters think will better help get them back to work and making money. And a governor who can claim that his policies have made his state very attractive to job growth, even if the bulk of those jobs are minimum-wage service sector ones, is going to at least get a fair shot at the brass ring.

421 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:01:49am

re: #415 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

They have no ideas for the economy, jobs, etc., but they do have a plenty of the same old stupid resentments, especially since now that the government is less in a position to 2nd class lgbts.

Should clarify this:

They have no ideas for the economy, jobs, etc., but they do have a plenty of the same old stupid resentments, especially since now that the government is less in a position to 2nd-class (v.) lgbts.

422 blueraven  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:03:07am

re: #417 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

That could be true, although that’s where the runningmate will balance out whatever whackjob they let on to the ticket.

Possibly, but there is a whole lot of there, there

[Link: www.google.com…]

423 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:03:07am

re: #407 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I think we also have to consider that a run between Perry and Romney may not be so much about who wins and who walks away, but who gets which spot on the final ticket. Both would balance the other, one bringing the Tea Partiers, while the other appealing to the independent voters.

That happens, then this election becomes a referendum about Obama. And, right now, he’s not looking overly good. He’s not out of the game just yet, but he’s certainly being handed his hat.

Right now it’s looking like 50/50. Which is in fact what Intrade has Obama at — if that means anything to people. I think that’s pretty damn close though. 50/50 isn’t that bad but it certainly doesn’t reflect that Obama’s a shoe in for next year. He’s not by any means. This administration has a lot of work cut out for them.

*Damn AT&T spazed out again.

424 Varek Raith  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:03:51am

Deja vu.

425 wrenchwench  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:04:28am

re: #421 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Should clarify this:

They have no ideas for the economy, jobs, etc., but they do have a plenty of the same old stupid resentments, especially since now that the government is less in a position to 2nd-class (v.) lgbts.

2nd-class is a verb there?

426 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:05:23am

re: #422 blueraven

Possibly, but there is a whole lot of there, there

[Link: www.google.com…]

Lamestream media! Persecution!! Just because he is not afraid to exercise his First Amendment rights to worship The Lord in Public!!!

427 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:06:06am

re: #425 wrenchwench

2nd-class is a verb there?

y

428 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:07:40am

re: #420 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

That’s running under the assumption that it’ll come down a question of character. But that’s never a guarantee, especially in presidential elections. 2012 could very well be a question of who the voters think will better help get them back to work and making money. And a governor who can claim that his policies have made his state very attractive to job growth, even if the bulk of those jobs are minimum-wage service sector ones, is going to at least get a fair shot at the brass ring.

Americans put aside questions of character when they’re voting with their pocket book. And we also have to keep in mind that character is a relative quality with people. It’s relative. Obviously Perry has enough character for Texans and other people across the country. But again, if it’s about money then they won’t think about character. They’ll likely seek to “vote the bum(s) out.” Regardless. Even if it means voting for another Republican again because that’s the only choice people have in this country. We elected Nixon twice.

429 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:08:09am

re: #407 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I think we also have to consider that a run between Perry and Romney may not be so much about who wins and who walks away, but who gets which spot on the final ticket. Both would balance the other, one bringing the Tea Partiers, while the other appealing to the independent voters.

That happens, then this election becomes a referendum about Obama. And, right now, he’s not looking overly good. He’s not out of the game just yet, but he’s certainly being handed his hat.

I agree. I happen to think Bachmann is running for VP slot, though I’ve absolutely nothing to back that up. But she’s got to know there’s no way in hockeysticks she’ll get an RNC nom for Pres. VP..different story.

430 Atlas Fails  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:08:52am

re: #421 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Should clarify this:

They have no ideas for the economy, jobs, etc., but they do have a plenty of the same old stupid resentments, especially since now that the government is less in a position to 2nd-class (v.) lgbts.

Indeed. I differentiate true conservatives from insecure bigots by how they treat minorities. Most of the hardcore homophobes have similar distaste for blacks, Jews, Hispanics, etc, but are smart enough to use dog whistles while degrading those groups. Gays (and Muslims, and immigrants) on the other hand, are fair game for more vicious attacks.

431 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:10:54am

re: #429 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I agree. I happen to think Bachmann is running for VP slot, though I’ve absolutely nothing to back that up. But she’s got to know there’s no way in hockeysticks she’ll get an RNC nom for Pres. VP..different story.

Bachmann or Palin in the VP spot would help Obama.

432 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:13:46am

re: #431 Gus 802

Agreeance. Ain’t happening. Neither one. Nope. No way. No how.

433 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:14:25am

re: #410 blueraven

I think his extreme views and questionable (at best) relationship with TX political cronyism will be a big factor in a general election.
All of this will surface and I think it would turn off independents.

The basic problem on cronyism for Obama is that he’s from Chicago (I’m not saying Obama is corrupt (He’s not) but one does not rise as he did in Chicago without cronyism). Yes, that issue was gone over in 2008, but there was enough dirt to still use. Moreover, his chief of staff position would provide additional fodder.

I’m not saying Obama and Perry are in the same league on this, but Chicago has a much worse reputation on such matters than Texas and so charging cronyism at Perry would likely boomerang on Obama.

434 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:16:27am

Seekrit! Eleventy!

435 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:16:59am

re: #414 darthstar

So what you’re saying is that the American people are so ready to have a white president again that they’d elect a self-absorbed Jesus freak without thinking. We’re not THAT stupid…are we?

My major fear is that we are.

436 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:17:28am

A Northern candidate needs a Southern VP pick.
A Southern candidate needs a Northern VP pick.
Regardless if it’s Romney or Perry, they both have women to pick from for VP if they want.
Romney/Haley or Perry/Bachmann.

437 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:18:52am

re: #430 Atlas Fails

Indeed. I differentiate true conservatives from insecure bigots by how they treat minorities. Most of the hardcore homophobes have similar distaste for blacks, Jews, Hispanics, etc, but are smart enough to use dog whistles while degrading those groups. Gays (and Muslims, and immigrants) on the other hand, are fair game for more vicious attacks.

Yeah, although except for Fischer and Barton’s constant public displays of anxiety I’m not seeing that as much. I didn’t see a lot of antigay crud with the tea parties, except for their same general social conservatism policies. Muslims, Latinos, and certainly Obama’s background - no end to the wellspring. I could really easily see them turning that ethinc animus into gay baiting him; they do tiptoe around that, too with that idiotic “arugula mustard throws like a girl nonsense” e_e.

Dumb, jealous bitchez lol

I expect the worst from social conservaitves in 2012. In my opinion, we’ve barely scratched the surface.

438 recusancy  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:20:14am

Romney: “Corporations are people, my friends.”

439 Targetpractice  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:20:20am

re: #428 Gus 802

Americans put aside questions of character when they’re voting with their pocket book. And we also have to keep in mind that character is a relative quality with people. It’s relative. Obviously Perry has enough character for Texans and other people across the country. But again, if it’s about money then they won’t think about character. They’ll likely seek to “vote the bum(s) out.” Regardless. Even if it means voting for another Republican again because that’s the only choice people have in this country. We elected Nixon twice.

Ayep, when it comes to a choice between personal self-interest and character, self-interest wins. People will be willing to overlook Bible-thumping (they did so with Bush for 8 years) if they believe that Perry has a better chance of reviving the economy and stimulating job growth than Obama does.

440 RadicalModerate  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:21:18am

I see Charles restored Thaara’s thread from last night, and gave her the banstick.

441 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:21:27am

re: #433 Dark_Falcon

The basic problem on cronyism for Obama is that he’s from Chicago (I’m not saying Obama is corrupt (He’s not) but one does not rise as he did in Chicago without cronyism). Yes, that issue was gone over in 2008, but there was enough dirt to still use. Moreover, his chief of staff position would provide additional fodder.

I’m not saying Obama and Perry are in the same league on this, but Chicago has a much worse reputation on such matters than Texas and so charging cronyism at Perry would likely boomerang on Obama.

Cronyism is part and parcel with all politicians. It doesn’t imply corruption. Unless they have a smoking gun against Perry, Romney, or whomever it won’t work. The Republicans tried this against Obama with Tony Rezko, et al, and it did not work. Unless they have something serious they won’t get anywhere with this. But I’m sure it will come up though as we get into the now typical negative campaign season. Not directly from Obama but from the non-profits like Move-On, etc. It’ll happen I guess is what I’m saying.

442 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:25:21am

re: #431 Gus 802

Bachmann or Palin in the VP spot would help Obama.

They would, in the sense that the anti-Obama Disappointeds would change that sullen old tune they’ve been singing for the past two years, right quick.

Won’t stop Bachmann from trying whatever is going through that ridiculous, socially damaged mind of hers. Palin? Lol she’s going to once again try and steal the thunder on Ames straw poll day.

But then, this is why I think Perry is the safest choice for keeping the socially anxious contingent of the R’s happy. Plus, he doesn’t have that wrong-body-parts problem, either lol

443 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:26:00am

re: #438 recusancy

Corporations are entities made up of people. They follow the lead of their leaders.

Veridian Dynamics.

444 iossarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:27:54am

re: #435 oaktree

My major fear is that we are.

Spike Milligan:

Silly little moron,
Funny little man.
I wish I was a moron -
MY GOD, perhaps I am!

445 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:28:03am

re: #442 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

They would, in the sense that the anti-Obama Disappointeds would change that sullen old tune they’ve been singing for the past two years, right quick.

Won’t stop Bachmann from trying whatever is going through that ridiculous, socially damaged mind of hers. Palin? Lol she’s going to once again try and steal the thunder on Ames straw poll day.

But then, this is why I think Perry is the safest choice for keeping the socially anxious contingent of the R’s happy. Plus, he doesn’t have that wrong-body-parts problem, either lol

Good point about Perry. With him they wouldn’t have to pick a thumper to appease the religious right. He can then actually afford to choose someone to the “left” of him say like Huntsman. That would then appease the independents.

446 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:29:04am

re: #444 iossarian

Spike Milligan:

Silly little moron,
Funny little man.
I wish I was a moron -
MY GOD, perhaps I am!

I think the most appropriate campaign bumpersticker for 2012 might be:
VOTE. Don’t let the morons win.

447 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:29:52am

re: #445 Gus 802

Good point about Perry. With him they wouldn’t have to pick a thumper to appease the religious right. He can then actually afford to choose someone to the “left” of him say like Huntsman. That would then appease the independents.

Perry. Bush’s 3rd term?

448 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:30:06am

A guide:

Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012

449 recusancy  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:31:04am

re: #447 oaktree

Perry. Bush’s 3rd term?

yep

450 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:31:22am

re: #447 oaktree

Perry. Bush’s 3rd term?

You can say that. Although Jeb Bush seems a lot more reasonable to me.

451 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:31:23am

re: #448 Gus 802

A guide:

Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012

McMillan/Sharkey 2012 as the Beard Ticket!

452 recusancy  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:31:24am

Is Perry in the debate tonight?

453 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:31:35am

re: #429 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

This one’s for you:

Levi Johnston’s sister uses her Playboy shoot to hate on the Palins

That’s not the article’s title, that’s how I see it.

454 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:32:08am

Who’s this guy?

Jonathon Sharkey
Declared April 23, 2010[49][50][51]
Perennial candidate from Florida

Image: 554px-Sharkey.JPG

455 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:32:29am

re: #446 oaktree

I think the most appropriate campaign bumpersticker for 2012 might be:
VOTE. Don’t let the if you’re a morons win.

456 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:32:35am

re: #451 000G

McMillan/Sharkey 2012 as the Beard Ticket!

The dastardly villain!

457 blueraven  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:33:47am

re: #433 Dark_Falcon

The basic problem on cronyism for Obama is that he’s from Chicago (I’m not saying Obama is corrupt (He’s not) but one does not rise as he did in Chicago without cronyism). Yes, that issue was gone over in 2008, but there was enough dirt to still use. Moreover, his chief of staff position would provide additional fodder.

I’m not saying Obama and Perry are in the same league on this, but Chicago has a much worse reputation on such matters than Texas and so charging cronyism at Perry would likely boomerang on Obama.

It doesn’t need to be a charge by Obama. Believe me, Perry has made plenty of enemies here in TX. They are drooling in anticipation.

The Gardasil issue alone will not go over well with “government out of your personal life” conservatism.

458 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:34:04am

re: #453 Dark_Falcon

Yay! America is listening to 20 year old idiots! Hurrah!

459 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:34:05am

re: #451 000G

McMillan/Sharkey 2012 as the Beard Ticket!

The Impaler for President

Wish I was kidding. What the…

460 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:34:11am

re: #456 Gus 802

Seriously, some of the people running for the nomination seem to do it solely as a PR stunt or to get to scribble that in their resume. Fred Karger? Andy Martin? Thaddeus McCotter? Who are these guys?

461 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:34:42am

He’s a vampire!

462 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:34:57am

re: #445 Gus 802

Good point about Perry. With him they wouldn’t have to pick a thumper to appease the religious right. He can then actually afford to choose someone to the “left” of him say like Huntsman. That would then appease the independents.

I, for one, would not be appeased by Huntsman being put in the VP slot to be hidden in an undisclosed location by Perry (assuming he is the GOP nominee.) I would assume that in a Perry Administration the VP would go back to their normal role of being used for PR visits and otherwise being sidelined when it comes to setting and carrying out policy.

463 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:35:04am

re: #436 Cannadian Club Akbar

A Northern candidate needs a Southern VP pick.
A Southern candidate needs a Northern VP pick.
Regardless if it’s Romney or Perry, they both have women to pick from for VP if they want.
Romney/Haley or Perry/Bachmann.

Do you think Nikki Haley is going to run? Those dumb bigots in the SC Republican party would go genocidal even worse than they did when she was running for gov. They pulled some really filthy shyt on her.

I also don’t think the gender card is going to help them unless they pull up someone like Christie Todd Whitman off the bench. I would think the ones in the running now will just be Palin 2.0s if their gender is highlighted too much.

Romney/Haley would make a lot more sense for them than Perry/Bachmann, though. Try the latter combo, and there go the moderates and the Bushista crowd that already resents Palin and her followers. They would probably hold their noses and go through with it, but the moderates and pro-choice Rs would be p-i-s-s-e-d (again.) I think they could live with a Romney/Haley tix.

464 jvic  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:35:30am

Wow, just wow—

1. Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

2. Poland is not dominated by the Soviet Union.

3. re: #438 recusancy

Romney: “Corporations are people, my friends.”

And my best friends are corporations?

4. Assuming the quote is legit, it is damning no matter what the context is.

5. My regard for Romney dropped sharply when he declined to run for reelection as MA governor. I’ve been taking a second look by default, but maybe I was right the first time.

6. I keep saying there are reasons why Republicans are called the Stupid Party.

465 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:35:31am

re: #459 Gus 802

IMPALER FOR PRESIDENT 2012; THE

That one got an actual LOL from me. :-)

466 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:35:49am

Florida vampire to run for president

TAMPA, Florida - Not satisfied with living in Florida, Jonathon “The Impaler” Sharkey wants to move to Washington, D.C. to become the nation’s first vampire president.

Sharkey, 45, spent Friday on a Greyhound bus with his new fiancee, Audrianna Foster, a 19-year-old girl from Ohio he got to know online. She too believes she is a vampire, or vampyre.

PICTURES: Jonathon “The Impaler” Sharkey - Florida vampire running for president

“I haven’t dated a girl older than 19 since 2006,” said the Tampa man as his 19-year-old daughter and his 2-year-old grandson met him at the Greyhound station. “It’s good to be me.”

…

467 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:35:58am

re: #440 RadicalModerate

I see Charles restored Thaara’s thread from last night, and gave her the banstick.

That’s appropriate. Keeping it visible and banning the troll is a way to show your commentators are sane and you acted reasonably in banning the loon. It also denies the Stalkers the ability to say that Charles “memory-holed” the thread. They wouldn’t actually support Thaara, since that person’s conspiracy theories would get one banned from the Stalker blog as well. But they might use the thread for some “hur-hur-hur” nonsense and leaving it up denies them that.

468 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:36:30am

re: #465 000G

That one got an actual LOL from me. :-)

A Republican vampire? Who’d’ve’thunkit.

469 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:37:46am

re: #459 Gus 802

The Impaler for President

Wish I was kidding. What the…

I’d vote for CPO Sharkey first. And he would be great fun in a debate…
;)

470 recusancy  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:37:47am

Discharged Gay Troops Ready To Re-Enlist

471 recusancy  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:38:27am

re: #464 jvic

Wow, just wow—

1. Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

2. Poland is not dominated by the Soviet Union.

3.

And my best friends are corporations?

4. Assuming the quote is legit, it is damning no matter what the context is.

5. My regard for Romney dropped sharply when he declined to run for reelection as MA governor. I’ve been taking a second look by default, but maybe I was right the first time.

6. I keep saying there are reasons why Republicans are called the Stupid Party.

Yup, the quote is legit:

Youtube Video
472 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:38:44am

re: #224 Obdicut

Ah, the Daily Fail. I love how somehow, this must be all liberal’s fault. I love how they manage to avoid even mentioning Thatcher or Britain’s monetarist policy that resulted in higher unemployment. Nope, it’s those damn permissive liberals, not spankin’ the kids!

I like this quote for pure batshit:

Er— what social engineering industry? Who are they?

I’ve read about five of these so far. They talk about ‘the underclass’ in a way that makes me think they do not like poor people very much.

Meanwhile, on the left, the consensus seems to be that this was bound to happen, and you have to understand that if people are stressed out, they just set shit on fire and it’s your fault.

473 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:39:33am

re: #228 Obdicut

Yeah, I got that bit, too. It’s funny; he’s frothing at the mouth about the terrible facets of social engineering, and then concludes the solution is a fuckload of social engineering.

Making the poor do stuff is not social engineering.

///

474 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:39:56am

re: #468 Gus 802

A Republican vampire? Who’d’ve’thunkit.

My vote goes to Zombie Reagan

Youtube Video
475 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:40:21am

re: #236 Cannadian Club Akbar

I had a kid that set a deep fryer on fire and would have probably tried to use water to put it out if I didn’t tell him otherwise. My fucking IQ would drop 10 points just standing next to him. And I don’t have 10 points to spare.

My husband is obsessed with the idea of making mozzarella sticks alone. I keep telling him, this can only end in tears…

476 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:41:27am

Hey look! It’s Rick Perry ->

477 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:41:51am

re: #445 Gus 802

Good point about Perry. With him they wouldn’t have to pick a thumper to appease the religious right. He can then actually afford to choose someone to the “left” of him say like Huntsman. That would then appease the independents.

Seems like Huntsman has a lot of promise for them, for just that reason. One thing we haven’t seen yet is a moderate R throw their name in. By that I mean an Arnold-type. I would think that if they TRULY believed Obama is a socialist, Republicans would be kicking that idea around, especially to at least split the younger 30-under set’s vote. But… it’s still early.

478 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:42:06am

re: #472 SanFranciscoZionist

I’ve read about five of these so far. They talk about ‘the underclass’ in a way that makes me think they do not like poor people very much.

Did you see Cameron’s speech on the riots? He pretty much explained the cause for the riots in bad values and bad manners. Like it’s just a thing of not enough exposure to conservative culture.

Meanwhile, on the left, the consensus seems to be that this was bound to happen, and you have to understand that if people are stressed out, they just set shit on fire and it’s your fault.

Yeah, that’s stupid, too.

479 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:42:13am

re: #473 SanFranciscoZionist

Making the poor do stuff is not social engineering.

///

Now don’t get me started on thinking about racoons and burying beetles.

//

480 RadicalModerate  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:42:48am

re: #447 oaktree

Perry. Bush’s 3rd term?


Worse. Much, much worse.

Think about this. George W Bush, who surrounded himself with Bob Jones University and Liberty University grads, had a serious disliking for Perry, and especially his Dominionist leanings - to the point that he didn’t associate with him at ALL during his days as Governor, or in the White House. As much as I disliked Bush, at least he kept the AFA and FRC at arms-length. Perry, on the other hand, has them write his state’s school curricula.

481 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:43:24am

re: #260 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Thaara, ugh. I’m sorry I missed that thread. The other night, we were talking about Veterans Today and what a cesspool it is. They even claim to be a “partner” of Rense.com. Pure antisemitic crankage.

They only came to my attention because one of the anti-Israel crazies on Facebook linked to them.

This same woman also linked to an anti-Israel piece by David Icke, and when I pointed that David Icke thinks the Queen of England is a reptile, shrugged that part off.

One bad sign in political arguments is when people will promote anything in print that seems to shore up their fundamental point (ISRAEL BAD. ISRAEL GOOD. TAXES BAD. TAXES GOOD.) without having read it, or considered what it is actually saying.

482 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:43:53am

re: #477 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Seems like Huntsman has a lot of promise for them, for just that reason. One thing we haven’t seen yet is a moderate R throw their name in. By that I mean an Arnold-type. I would think that if they TRULY believed Obama is a socialist, Republicans would be kicking that idea around, especially to at least split the younger 30-under set’s vote. But… it’s still early.

Very early. Huckabee was the horse to bet on early in 2008 and look what happened to him in the end. There’s also the possibility of Giulliani throwing his hat into the ring. Although that’s a long shot because I’m sure Giulliani is far too “ethnic” for a lot of GOP voters.

483 Gus  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:44:27am

re: #480 RadicalModerate

Worse. Much, much worse.

Think about this. George W Bush, who surrounded himself with Bob Jones University and Liberty University grads, had a serious disliking for Perry, and especially his Dominionist leanings - to the point that he didn’t associate with him at ALL during his days as Governor, or in the White House. As much as I disliked Bush, at least he kept the AFA and FRC at arms-length. Perry, on the other hand, has them write his state’s school curricula.

Hmmm. That sounds like… Reagan.

484 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:44:35am

re: #263 Sergey Romanov

This says it all: [Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

Also:

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

Ingrid is proudly married to one of the world’s most politically incorrect human rights activist, Ernst Zundel, kidnapped by America’s Zionist-beholden government goons on American soil in 2003 for having spoken Truth to Power about the so-called “Holocaust”. She has earned a doctorate in Education from the University of the Pacific and been a U.S. citizen since 1973.

My God, the poor woman.

485 darthstar  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:45:36am

re: #453 Dark_Falcon

This one’s for you:

Levi Johnston’s sister uses her Playboy shoot to hate on the Palins

That’s not the article’s title, that’s how I see it.

Levi’s sister is cute. Good for her! Nothin’ like a white trash fight to expose American family values.

486 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:47:24am

re: #263 Sergey Romanov

This says it all: [Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

Also:

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

[Link: www.veteranstoday.com…]

Atzmon writes for them. Great.

We had a little protest here in Oakland when Atzmon came to town to fundraise for the local Flotillaniks.

They were most huffy and offended that we would ever consider Gilad an anti-Semite. Why, he is flowing with love for all humanity!!

Atzmon later described us as having been sent by the Israeli consulate (not true) and ‘not sure why we were there’ (we explained to him, on tape being recorded by his followers, for some time, why we were there).

487 jvic  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:47:40am

re: #436 Cannadian Club Akbar

A Northern candidate needs a Southern VP pick.
A Southern candidate needs a Northern VP pick.
Regardless if it’s Romney or Perry, they both have women to pick from for VP if they want.
Romney/Haley or Perry/Bachmann.

Bachmann is too obviously crazy, especially side by side with Perry. I don’t know much about Haley, but will the GOP risk another not-ready-for-prime-timer on the big stage? (Palin, it now appears, was not just unready for prime time, but incapable of becoming ready.)

Marco Rubio is a savvy ambitious man who I suspect has been running for President for years.

488 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:48:01am

re: #264 CarolJ

Moments like these make me wish that there was another group just as big-say the Scientologists-who could build a competing park..say Xenoland or Hubbardville. Or Lord Krishna Water Park with Elephant Rides. I like to think competition would help kill off this stuff fast and perhaps permanently.

I would actually like to go to the Lord Krishna Water Park.

But the Scientologists have more money.

489 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:50:00am

re: #484 SanFranciscoZionist

…

University of the Pacific

Methodist/Wesleyan school. I considered it for a minute in high school.

490 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:50:50am

Over at Arutz Sheva, Phyllis Chesler has done what I thought would be immediate: edited the white kids who appear to make up the majority of the rioters out of the scene, and grafted Britain to her own overarching political theory:

The civilizational war that Jean Raspail once envisioned in his brilliant, dystopian novel The Camp of the Saints is now fully underway. What Raspail once only imagined has come to pass. People of color from many formerly colonized countries have created “no go” zones all across Europe; ambulances and the police enter there at their own risk.

The “youth,” the opportunistic criminal elements, the proto-jihadists (all of whom survive on the European dole), are torching cars, looting stores, battling the police.

Even as I write, black Brits are killing Muslim Brits and rioting against the police. Muslim Brits are threatening to kill whatever and whoever.

Have Europeans traditionally been racists? Yes, of course they have. Remember the Holocaust against the Jews. They learned no lessons.

More recently, did European governments allow immigrants to stay because they were willing to do work Europeans refused to do? Yes they did.

Are Europe’s “multicultural” policies—which allowed immigrants, up to the third generation, not to integrate, not to westernize—also really racist policies? Yes, of course they are.

All you anti-racists: Now hear this. Multicultural relativism and multicultural policies have failed not because they are too indulgent but rather because they are essentially racist policies which have one standard for ethnic Europeans and another standard for immigrants of color.

Are there immigrant, class, faith, and color issues that need to be resolved in Europe? Absolutely—but due to the nature of jihad-via-satellite and jihad-via-internet the violent rioters in England resemble the violent rioters in Gaza or on the West Bank, or the violent rioters all across the Arab world.

The ski masks and keffiyas most resemble Arabs participants engaged in an “intifada,” or uprising. It does not matter if the European participant is an African-Caribbean-Brit or a south east Asian Brit. The model of nihilistic insurrection is Arab and “Palestinian” in style.

491 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:54:40am
All you anti-racists: Now hear this. Multicultural relativism and multicultural policies have failed not because they are too indulgent but rather because they are essentially racist policies which have one standard for ethnic Europeans and another standard for immigrants of color.

“People who oppose racism hate white people.” What’s this right-wing straw-man called? I’ve seen it a lot lately.

492 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:54:56am

re: #481 SanFranciscoZionist

They only came to my attention because one of the anti-Israel crazies on Facebook linked to them.

This same woman also linked to an anti-Israel piece by David Icke, and when I pointed that David Icke thinks the Queen of England is a reptile, shrugged that part off.

One bad sign in political arguments is when people will promote anything in print that seems to shore up their fundamental point (ISRAEL BAD. ISRAEL GOOD. TAXES BAD. TAXES GOOD.) without having read it, or considered what it is actually saying.

I’ve been watching them expand for the past couple years or so. They are seriously nasty.

Pacifica (no surprise) got caught trying to sneak in Icke b.s. on WBAI. KPFA has deteriorated into a sewer over the past 10 years. A friend of mine was in that infamous lockout in 99 or was it 98.

Buncha cranks.

Oh and that site Thaara pulled from, Salem-News is just as packed with bigots and crankodoodles as VT…a lot of the same personnel.

Front sites for anti-Israel/anti-Zionism crud.

493 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 9:59:15am

re: #491 000G

“People who oppose racism hate white people.” What’s this right-wing straw-man called? I’ve seen it a lot lately.

Maybe I miss it, but I do not think that once in the entire article she acknowledges that many/most of the rioters are white, let alone that Asians are standing against them in the streets to protect their property and civilization.

Chesler jumped the shark for me when she declared that only a black woman could beat Obama for the presidency. But I am still saddened and appalled to see what she’s turning into.

I have an analogy for what I’m feeling, but it’s both pretentious and Godwinesque, so I’m going to skip it.

494 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 10:00:09am

re: #491 000G

“People who oppose racism hate white people.” What’s this right-wing straw-man called? I’ve seen it a lot lately.

Over the past 40 or so years it’s been “reverse racism”. In recent years, it’s been WPWW. Today, it’s “BLACKS ARE THUH RACIST NOW” “SHURIUH LAW IS TAKING OVER”….in states that have like 17 Muslims. 9_9

Breivik exposed their number, though. P 669 of that manifesto: “The most pragmatical way to move forward is to play the victim card in combination with cruel methods of armed resistance.”

All of it’s just stupid butthurt because their dogs, waterhoses, and hemp rope don’t work anymore.

495 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 10:02:41am

re: #493 SanFranciscoZionist

But I am still saddened and appalled to see what she’s turning into.

Yeah, she’s off the rails. I did agree with her position on that Gay BDS Week or whatever they called it, or at least held similar ideas. But we would not have much use for each other these days, I think.

496 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 10:09:07am

It all comes down to a one-theory theory of the times. There aren’t multiple players, conflicting agendas, assorted threats, hopeful possibilities, many nuances.

There is only The Islamic Threat Against The White Western World, Supported By The Naive Multi-Culturalists.

The only thing Chesler and I have in common any more is a love for Israel and a hate of violence against women, but that’s not enough to get me to overlook the paranoid framework she’s operating in.

497 Charles Johnson  Thu, Aug 11, 2011 5:56:27pm

re: #105 Conservative Moonbat

Do they get pissy when you use a lot of RAM and hammer the CPU? I got tired of shared hosting setups when it reached the point where they would automatically try and force me into their top tier plan because of the system resources I was using.

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I’m about to convert everything from MyISAM to InnoDB which should improve performance but not help on the RAM front.

Well, I can’t speak for them in all cases, obviously. But when I’ve needed improvements at LGF they’ve always been great about it. A while back, we did a major upgrade of the LGF web server to a whole new dedicated box, and they gave us personal service through the whole process.


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