Fox News Commenters Spew Racial Slurs at President Obama (Again)

“The eggplant president”
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In Australia, President Obama mentioned that America’s educational system needs improvement and that we’re falling behind in science and math; predictably, this led to yet another outburst of deranged right wing commentary about Obama “bad-mouthing the US.” For example, in this article at Fox Nation: Obama Bad-Mouths US to Aussie Teens.

It’s the usual nonsense, of course; there’s nothing even remotely controversial about Obama’s statement, when the United States ranks 21st in science and 35th in math, world-wide. It’s just a fact … but then, the right wing has demonstrated an amazing resistance to facts.

Meanwhile, the Fox News audience responds to this story with racist comments and threats against the President, many of which get high positive ratings from other readers. For example:

houdanchick 4 hours ago

Can anyone tell me of one single trip this bogus fool has taken where he has not dis respected America and insulted our traditions.
I am sure I will get the same answer as when I asked anyone to tell me one place in the world where masses of people were being slaughtered that the mooz lims were not involved

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petebertuglia 8 hours ago

So tired of this p1ece of sh1t muzlim loving traitor breathing, he hates this country, he hates Americans and we just continue to sit on our hands and do nothing.

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ubeturbipy 9 hours ago

If the ignorant mooslum kenyan doesn’t have anything good to say about America other than we provide the funds for him to live like a king then maybe he should STFU and relocate tohell.

12 people liked this.

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ussean1 2 hours ago

Did that shiftless baboon think he was ‘cool’ by doing that?

11 people liked this.

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m1a2a 2 hours ago

The eggplant president and his filthy family are nothing but a bloated pile of m o n k e y excrement.

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344 comments
1 freetoken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:37:06pm

This is a powerful story for them because it treads on American Exceptionalism as well as being another story about President Obama.

2 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:37:28pm

Yeah but the liberals are the real bigots. //

3 Kragar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:37:56pm

These people need a hobby.

4 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:37:59pm

Okay, eggplant? What?

5 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:38:43pm

re: #3 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

These people need a hobby.

I'm pretty sure you're looking at it.

6 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:40:02pm

What the devil is an egglplant president?

7 Kronocide  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:40:40pm

re: #4 Obdicut

Okay, eggplant? What?

MOON. M-O-O-N. That spells MOON.

8 jaunte  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:41:05pm

Coal fired power plants emit a lot of sulfur and mercury.

"Badmouther!"

9 darthstar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:41:23pm

Speaking of dirty fucking hippies...retired police captain arrested at OWS.

Youtube Video
10 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:41:47pm

I hate it when I have to pick a side...I'm not even a BO fan, but the man deserves as much respect as any other person....politics is not life itself, and when ideology trumps humanity, then I'll just have to knock you out..figuratively

11 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:41:51pm

re: #4 Obdicut

Okay, eggplant? What?

Italian for n-word.

12 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:41:57pm

re: #6 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

What the devil is an egglplant president?

Maybe it's like an Eggplant Wizard?

13 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:42:32pm

re: #11 goddamnedfrank

Italian for n-word.

Oh. They're just saying n*****. How charming.

14 Targetpractice  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:43:38pm

re: #11 goddamnedfrank

Italian for n-word.

So, just another way around the obscenity filter. No surprise there.

15 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:43:41pm

re: #13 Obdicut

Oh. They're just saying n*****. How charming.

I had figured as much. Predictable to the end, they are.

16 Charles Johnson  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:43:49pm

re: #6 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

What the devil is an egglplant president?

Eggplant is a racial slur mainly used by Italians.

The troglodytes at Fox Nation use it not because they're Italian, but to get around the word filters. They seem to get a real thrill out of sneaking racist comments past the moderators.

17 jaunte  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:43:51pm

re: #13 Obdicut

I might be wrong, but I think the US ranks #1 in that.

18 Charleston Chew  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:44:19pm

These comments serve as ironic proof that the President was correct -- America’s educational system does need improvement.

19 darthstar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:44:39pm

re: #6 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

What the devil is an egglplant president?

Deviled Eggplant?

20 erik_t  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:44:43pm

Rick Perry should just rename the place Eggplanthead Ranch.

/

21 lawhawk  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:44:55pm

re: #16 Charles

Eggplant is a racial slur mainly used by Italians.

The troglodytes at Fox Nation use it not because they're Italian, but to get around the word filters. They seem to get a real thrill out of sneaking racist comments past the moderators.

There are moderators at Fox Nation? Could have fooled me.

22 Kragar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:45:37pm

re: #13 Obdicut

Oh. They're just saying n*****. How charming.

From Steve Martin's "The Jerk", talking to mob goons about apartments:

Con Man 2: By keeping the rents high, we're going to appeal to a
select class of people.

Navin: Select class. Very, very good.

Boss: We'll keep the eggplants out!

Navin: Ah good! We don't want any vegetables.

Con Man: Na, na. The jungle bunnies!

Navin: Oh of course! They'll eat the vegetables!

Con Man Boss, could I talk to him? We're going to keep out the
n******!

23 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:46:15pm

I'm all like, did nobody watch Do the Right Thing?

re: #12 Simply Sarah

Maybe it's like an Eggplant Wizard?

Fox News viewers are really into Kid Icarus on the NES.

24 darthstar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:46:33pm

re: #21 lawhawk

There are moderators at Fox Nation? Could have fooled me.

There are moderators at Fox Nation. Trouble is, they spend their days washing the kerosene smell from their sheets.

25 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:46:35pm

The President is exactly right. Our scores are reprehensible.

Imagine how poorly we'd score without foreign students driving up the averages?

26 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:46:44pm

re: #18 Charleston Chew

These comments serve as ironic proof that the President was correct -- America’s educational system does need improvement.

my dad would have beat me into next month if he ever heard me speak like these people....there are choices

27 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:47:26pm

re: #22 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

That's right! I had totally forgotten!

28 allegro  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:47:42pm

re: #9 darthstar

Speaking of dirty fucking hippies...retired police captain arrested at OWS.

[Video]

This guy has been added to my list of heroes.

29 Charles Johnson  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:48:10pm

You can tell which words are in the Fox Nation "watch list," from the ones that commenters misspell or insert spaces in.

There seem to be quite a few.

30 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:48:28pm

re: #11 goddamnedfrank

Italian for n-word.

re: #13 Obdicut

Oh. They're just saying n*****. How charming.

re: #20 erik_t

Rick Perry should just rename the place Eggplanthead Ranch.

/

re: #16 Charles

Eggplant is a racial slur mainly used by Italians.

The troglodytes at Fox Nation use it not because they're Italian, but to get around the word filters. They seem to get a real thrill out of sneaking racist comments past the moderators.

People will make racial slurs out of a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g.

31 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:48:34pm

re: #25 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The President is exactly right. Our scores are reprehensible.

Imagine how poorly we'd score without foreign students driving up the averages?

Yeah well they think any criticism of reality is an attack on them. We can do better, I definitely agree with you and the president here.

32 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:49:24pm

re: #30 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

re: #13 Obdicut

re: #20 erik_t

re: #16 Charles

People will make racial slurs out of a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g.

"President gives Medal of Honor to soldiers."
"Damned black snake of a president we have who pretends to care about the troops."

33 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:49:43pm

re: #23 goddamnedfrank

I'm all like, did nobody watch Do the Right Thing?

Fox News viewers are really into Kid Icarus on the NES.

Or maybe the Gameboy version. Or even Captain N!

34 Targetpractice  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:50:04pm

re: #29 Charles

You can tell which words are in the Fox Nation "watch list," from the ones that commenters misspell or insert spaces in.

There seem to be quite a few.

And the list is ever-growing. A million and one flavors of saying n*****. Truly a testament to the wonders of our education system. *rolls eyes*

35 celticdragon  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:50:13pm

Never mind that high stakes mandated tests, treating minority schools like prisons*, and "market based solutions"...all of which are loved by the GOP...are a huge fucking part of our school problem.

*Gotta love it when school resource officers can actually arrest you for coming to school late or "out of uniform".

36 darthstar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:50:15pm

re: #29 Charles

You can tell which words are in the Fox Nation "watch list," from the ones that commenters misspell or insert spaces in.

There seem to be quite a few.

J3su5 Chr15t.

37 Kronocide  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:50:32pm

re: #13 Obdicut

Oh. They're just saying n*****. How charming.

Without the balls to say it. They know how to type the words to get around the filters. Instead we get code words.

I wonder if these miscreants talk that way to their wives, kids, people they work with?

38 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:50:53pm

re: #37 BigPapa

Without the balls to say it. They know how to type the work to get around the filters. Instead we get code words.

I wonder if these miscreants talk that way to their wives, kids, people they work with?

They're keyboard commandos so no.

39 celticdragon  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:51:51pm

re: #11 goddamnedfrank

Italian for n-word.

Damn. Go figure.

40 Charleston Chew  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:52:10pm

re: #16 Charles

Eggplant is a racial slur mainly used by Italians.

The troglodytes at Fox Nation use it not because they're Italian, but to get around the word filters. They seem to get a real thrill out of sneaking racist comments past the moderators.

So... seeking cooperation with the larger global community is a betrayal of Amuricun Eksepshonalism when it involves justice, medicine, science, defense, economics, etc, but it's okay if you're trying to finding new ways to be a racist hater.

41 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:52:41pm

re: #40 Charleston Chew

Hah! Good point.

42 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:53:25pm

I worked with some guys who used the "N" word once around me. I was offended and let them know.

Henceforth? They'd substitute it with "Canadian".

Still pissed me off.

43 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:53:28pm

re: #4 Obdicut

Okay, eggplant? What?

'Melanzane', Italian for eggplant, is also used in a derogatory way for blacks.

I don't know if this guy is just being cute, or if he actually believes that the filters can pick up 'melanzane'--or more probably 'moolie', which is what it gets shortened to.

44 Charles Johnson  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:54:16pm

Notice that the creep also inserted spaces in the word "monkey."

45 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:55:22pm

re: #6 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

What the devil is an egglplant president?

It's an Italian slur for blacks.

46 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:56:01pm

re: #44 Charles

Notice that the creep also inserted spaces in the word "monkey."

It doesn't say good things about the level of racism on a site when they need to ban the word "monkey".

47 darthstar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:56:05pm

re: #44 Charles

Notice that the creep also inserted spaces in the word "monkey."

He probably spends a lot of his time eating Rhesus feces.

48 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:57:05pm

re: #42 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I worked with some guys who used the "N" word once around me. I was offended and let them know.

Henceforth? They'd substitute it with "Canadian".

Still pissed me off.

I fired two guys that worked for me for their incessant belittling their wife and girlfriend...they were warned, I walked onto a job and they were at it again within earshot of the customer...not my companies image so out they went...sent them to the office to pick up a check and that was it

49 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:57:05pm

re: #46 Simply Sarah

It doesn't say good things about the level of racism on a site when they need to ban the word monkey.

You know how Beavis and Butthead are about finding the sexual innuendo in everything?

That's how these guys are with racial slurs to be applied to the president.

50 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:57:35pm

re: #45 Killgore Trout

It's an Italian slur for blacks.

I thought eggplants were purple? Are they not purple? We have a purple president?

How did I miss this?

51 The Left  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:58:54pm

gawker is mean:

Breitbart’s Acting Debut Has an Accidental Blowjob Scene

52 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:59:34pm

re: #49 SanFranciscoZionist

You know how Beavis and Butthead are about finding the sexual innuendo in everything?

That's how these guys are with racial slurs to be applied to the president.

Heh... you said "in-u-end-o". heh heh...

53 darthstar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:59:38pm

re: #50 EmmmieG

I thought eggplants were purple? Are they not purple? We have a purple president?

How did I miss this?

And he loves you.
//

54 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 1:59:40pm

The eggplant president and his filthy family are nothing but a bloated pile of m o n k e y excrement.

well at least fox news listeners and teabaggers aren't a bunch of dirty hippies or anything like that, god forbid

///

55 Charleston Chew  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:00:03pm

re: #50 EmmmieG

I thought eggplants were purple? Are they not purple? We have a purple president?

How did I miss this?

Yeah, don't these people care about accuracy? Oh, right.

56 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:00:11pm

re: #49 SanFranciscoZionist

You know how Beavis and Butthead are about finding the sexual innuendo in everything?

That's how these guys are with racial slurs to be applied to the president.

Well, since "monkey" is a pretty well tread racial slur that part doesn't surprise me so much as the fact that it has apparently been used enough that the moderation team felt they had to totally put the kibosh on it.

57 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:00:19pm

re: #50 EmmmieG

I thought eggplants were purple? Are they not purple? We have a purple president?

How did I miss this?

He contrasts nicely with the orange Speaker of the House.

I think the reference is to those big, dark European-style eggplants that are almost purple-black.

58 darthstar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:00:35pm

re: #51 iceweasel

gawker is mean:

Breitbart’s Acting Debut Has an Accidental Blowjob Scene

Ha!
Image: medium_10f1b0e3249ae9d3a504e7f29fad462f.gif

59 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:00:43pm

re: #53 darthstar

And he loves you.
//

O Sweet Childhood Nightmare of Mine.

60 The Left  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:01:23pm

re: #58 darthstar

Ha!
Image: medium_10f1b0e3249ae9d3a504e7f29fad462f.gif

love the tricorner hat! :-)

61 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:01:29pm

re: #58 darthstar

Ha!
Image: medium_10f1b0e3249ae9d3a504e7f29fad462f.gif

Well Andy's getting ahead in his acting career. Can't fault a man for being ambitious.

62 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:01:52pm

re: #57 SanFranciscoZionist

He contrasts nicely with the orange Speaker of the House.

I think the reference is to those big, dark European-style eggplants that are almost purple-black.

Wait. Purple and orange. The other recent color for Halloween is acid green. (Really not kidding. Go by any craft shop in October. The "new" Halloween colors are orange, black, purple, and acid green.)

This means we need an acid green member of SCOTUS.

63 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:03:13pm

re: #42 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I worked with some guys who used the "N" word once around me. I was offended and let them know.

Henceforth? They'd substitute it with "Canadian".

Still pissed me off.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

64 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:03:17pm

check out the Andy Timmons Band ad, up page on the left....really nice sounding

65 Charles Johnson  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:04:12pm

re: #56 Simply Sarah

Well, since "monkey" is a pretty well tread racial slur that part doesn't surprise me so much as the fact that it has apparently been used enough that the moderation team felt they had to totally put the kibosh on it.

Actually, I think what happens is that it triggers a warning to a moderator instead of blocking the word outright, because I've seen all those racial slurs posted outright at Fox Nation many times, including the n word.

66 zora  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:04:23pm

re: #4 Obdicut

eggplant, as a racial slur, is not new.

67 Charleston Chew  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:04:53pm

re: #62 EmmmieG

Wait. Purple and orange. The other recent color for Halloween is acid green. (Really not kidding. Go by any craft shop in October. The "new" Halloween colors are orange, black, purple, and acid green.)

This means we need an acid green member of SCOTUS.

All rise for the honorable Judge Hulk.

Image: trial-hulk-b.jpg

68 zora  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:05:02pm

re: #6 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

a black one.

69 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:05:41pm

re: #67 Charleston Chew

All rise for the honorable Judge Hulk.

Image: trial-hulk-b.jpg

He'd be a better judge than some people out there.

70 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:05:57pm

re: #63 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I dig.

71 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:06:42pm

re: #57 SanFranciscoZionist

He contrasts nicely with the orange Speaker of the House.

I think the reference is to those big, dark European-style eggplants that are almost purple-black.

I guess none of them have ever been to Thailand.

72 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:06:49pm

re: #42 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I worked with some guys who used the "N" word once around me. I was offended and let them know.

Henceforth? They'd substitute it with "Canadian".

Still pissed me off.

Euphemism treadmill

Words are part of the sentiment, but they are not identical to the sentiment.

73 Targetpractice  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:07:46pm

re: #67 Charleston Chew

All rise for the honorable Judge Hulk.

Image: trial-hulk-b.jpg

"Puny lawyer think can outsmart Hulk. Hulk not like that. HULK SMASH!"

74 Charleston Chew  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:08:17pm

re: #65 Charles

Actually, I think what happens is that it triggers a warning to a moderator instead of blocking the word outright, because I've seen all those racial slurs posted outright at Fox Nation many times, including the n word.

Someone at Fox sends that lone intern on a Starbucks run and all hell breaks loose.

75 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:08:23pm

re: #65 Charles

Actually, I think what happens is that it triggers a warning to a moderator instead of blocking the word outright, because I've seen all those racial slurs posted outright at Fox Nation many times, including the n word.

I don't know if they're savvy enough to know. It probably warns them directly or just eats their posts until they learn how to circumvent.

I don't feel compelled enough to try and test the system, though.

76 Kragar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:09:21pm

Rick Perry: ‘A Substantial Number’ Of Americans Are Uninsured Because They ‘Don’t Want To Spend Their Money’

Texas governor Rick Perry suggested that he supports prohibiting insurers from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions during a town hall in Nashua, New Hampshire on Wednesday. Perry was in the midst of answering a question about what he would do to improve access to health care for the 50 million who are currently uninsured, when he said, “the pre-existing condition thing, I don’t have a problem with” and then suggested that “there may be a substantial number of those people that don’t want to spend their money for [health care coverage]

77 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:10:20pm

re: #73 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

"Puny lawyer think can outsmart Hulk. Hulk not like that. HULK SMASH!"

Imagine having to write his opinions as a clerk but it would be more fun than working for Clarence Thomas.

78 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:10:57pm

re: #65 Charles

Actually, I think what happens is that it triggers a warning to a moderator instead of blocking the word outright, because I've seen all those racial slurs posted outright at Fox Nation many times, including the n word.

Ah. That would explain it, then.

79 Targetpractice  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:11:32pm

re: #76 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Rick Perry: ‘A Substantial Number’ Of Americans Are Uninsured Because They ‘Don’t Want To Spend Their Money’

That include the 1+ million in his own state that are uninsured?

80 Lidane  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:11:55pm

re: #76 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Rick Perry: ‘A Substantial Number’ Of Americans Are Uninsured Because They ‘Don’t Want To Spend Their Money’

Compassionate conservatism at work.

81 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:11:58pm

re: #76 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Rick Perry: ‘A Substantial Number’ Of Americans Are Uninsured Because They ‘Don’t Want To Spend Their Money’

Does he even listen to himself speak or does he mix maple syrup in with bourbon?

82 Charles Johnson  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:12:00pm

I also notice in this Fox Nation thread, there's someone trying to point out the racist comments and report them to the moderators -- and they remain posted. One of his comments complaining about the racism was deleted instead.

83 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:12:34pm

re: #82 Charles

I also notice in this Fox Nation thread, there's someone trying to point out the racist comments and report them to the moderators -- and they remain posted. One of his comments complaining about the racism was deleted instead.

Very telling if you ask me.

84 Targetpractice  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:12:49pm

re: #82 Charles

I also notice in this Fox Nation thread, there's someone trying to point out the racist comments and report them to the moderators -- and they remain posted. One of his comments complaining about the racism was deleted instead.

It's like goldy or bronzy, only it's made of iron.

85 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:13:00pm

re: #71 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I guess none of them have ever been to Thailand.

Well, Asian eggplants are a much lighter purple.

My mom would definitely vote for a guy that color. She likes purple.

86 Charleston Chew  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:13:43pm

re: #73 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

"Puny lawyer think can outsmart Hulk. Hulk not like that. HULK SMASH!"

Judge Hulk: I hereby find that the defendant violated the maximum seating capacity set by the fire and building codes.

Lawyer: I'm sorry, could you repeat that?

Judge Hulk: ROOM TOO SMALL FOR HULK!!!

87 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:14:27pm

re: #85 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, Asian eggplants are a much lighter purple.

My mom would definitely vote for a guy that color. She likes purple.

She has good taste in colours, then.

88 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:14:51pm

re: #82 Charles

I also notice in this Fox Nation thread, there's someone trying to point out the racist comments and report them to the moderators -- and they remain posted. One of his comments complaining about the racism was deleted instead.

That person is racist for even noticing race!

89 God of Binders with Women  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:15:56pm

re: #22 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

From Steve Martin's "The Jerk", talking to mob goons about apartments:

He hates these cans!!! Stay away from the cans!!! (My favorite line)

90 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:16:09pm

re: #61 HappyWarrior

Well Andy's getting ahead in his acting career. Can't fault a man for being ambitious.

I think you mean he is getting a head start to his acting career.

91 Charleston Chew  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:16:11pm

re: #76 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Rick Perry: ‘A Substantial Number’ Of Americans Are Uninsured Because They ‘Don’t Want To Spend Their Money’

Don't want to spend their rent money.

92 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:16:21pm

re: #85 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, Asian eggplants are a much lighter purple.

My mom would definitely vote for a guy that color. She likes purple.

Thai ones are green.

93 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:16:37pm

re: #69 HappyWarrior

He'd be a better judge than some people out there.

You'd definitely get SC decisions that were succinct.

Majority opinion:
HULK SMASH PUNY ...

Put Morgo on the court as well!

94 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:17:32pm

re: #37 BigPapa

Without the balls to say it. They know how to type the words to get around the filters. Instead we get code words.

I wonder if these miscreants talk that way to their wives, kids, people they work with?

Yes, yes, and yes.

ETA: husbands, parents and peers, too.

95 darthstar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:17:36pm

re: #82 Charles

I also notice in this Fox Nation thread, there's someone trying to point out the racist comments and report them to the moderators -- and they remain posted. One of his comments complaining about the racism was deleted instead.

You're not supposed to point out the racism at Fox...it makes people nervous.

96 Kragar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:18:27pm

re: #91 Charleston Chew

Don't want to spend their rent money.

Ok, You've got to pay rent, buy food, pay your utilities, and pay for healthcare.

Now pick 3 you can afford.

97 Lidane  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:18:31pm

re: #77 HappyWarrior

Imagine having to write his opinions as a clerk but it would be more fun than working for Clarence Thomas.

Clarence Thomas is the laziest legal thinker I've had the displeasure of reading this semester. His dissent in the case over California's violent video game law was utter shit that made me question if he even had any idea what the hell was going on. Even Scalia called him out on it in the footnotes of the SCOTUS opinion.

98 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:19:46pm

re: #94 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Yes, yes, and yes.

ETA: husbands, parents and peers, too.

wow...the stuff you know is amazing

99 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:21:11pm

Pic of the day: #Occupy Good Eats
Image: 610x.jpg

100 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:22:36pm

re: #97 Lidane

Clarence Thomas is the laziest legal thinker I've had the displeasure of reading this semester. His dissent in the case over California's violent video game law was utter shit that made me question if he even had any idea what the hell was going on. Even Scalia called him out on it in the footnotes of the SCOTUS opinion.

He's probably the most bizarre I've read, for sure, with that dissent being a great example (And the first thing that popped into my head, since it's just as mindblowingly bad as you say). He really has no business being on the court.

Scalia, for everything I dislike about him, is at least clearly an intelligent legal mind.

101 kirkspencer  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:23:41pm

re: #96 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Ok, You've got to pay rent, buy food, pay your utilities, and pay for healthcare.

Now pick 3 you can afford.

You can afford 3?

102 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:25:20pm

re: #97 Lidane

Clarence Thomas is the laziest legal thinker I've had the displeasure of reading this semester. His dissent in the case over California's violent video game law was utter shit that made me question if he even had any idea what the hell was going on. Even Scalia called him out on it in the footnotes of the SCOTUS opinion.

I have to say as a liberal, while I disagree with what most of Antonin Scalia stands for, I respect that he's a student of the law who has real passion for it. I got a law school friend, also a huge liberal who has to read decisions all the time that Scalia's are by far more enjoyable than Thomas and Alito's. Forget what she said about Roberts but she says despite the fact Scalia and her don't see eye to eye on much, he's got a respectable passion for the law and it shows in his opinions.

103 Kragar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:27:14pm

re: #101 kirkspencer

You can afford 3?

3ish.

104 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:27:53pm

re: #100 Simply Sarah

He's probably the most bizarre I've read, for sure, with that dissent being a great example (And the first thing that popped into my head, since it's just as mindblowingly bad as you say). He really has no business being on the court.

Scalia, for everything I dislike about him, is at least clearly an intelligent legal mind.

Thomas, I am annoyed by because he doesn't ask questions. It just shows to me he doesn't seem to take his position seriously. I've seen both guys interviewed and Scalia dare I say came off as somewhat likable. Thomas meanwhile seems bitter.

105 Simply Sarah  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:28:34pm

re: #102 HappyWarrior

I have to say as a liberal, while I disagree with what most of Antonin Scalia stands for, I respect that he's a student of the law who has real passion for it. I got a law school friend, also a huge liberal who has to read decisions all the time that Scalia's are by far more enjoyable than Thomas and Alito's. Forget what she said about Roberts but she says despite the fact Scalia and her don't see eye to eye on much, he's got a respectable passion for the law and it shows in his opinions.

Usually, at least. His dissent in Lawrence was nothing short of disgusting nonsense, though.

106 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:29:02pm

re: #100 Simply Sarah

He's probably the most bizarre I've read, for sure, with that dissent being a great example (And the first thing that popped into my head, since it's just as mindblowingly bad as you say). He really has no business being on the court.

Scalia, for everything I dislike about him, is at least clearly an intelligent legal mind.

Scalia is just better at dousing his crap in Febreeze. He's just as ideologically compromised and inconsistent, as his concurrence in Gonzales v. Raich shows.

107 kirkspencer  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:29:58pm

Thomas is the one who makes me wish hardest there was an independent court for judicial rules of conduct, and that the supreme court justices were not immune from them. Others have crossed the line occasionally, but Thomas almost flaunts them.

108 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:30:17pm

re: #105 Simply Sarah

Usually, at least. His dissent in Lawrence was nothing short of disgusting nonsense, though.

Yeah, he clearly let his own biases get in the way there. Just saying. I like him more than Thomas or Alito. I'm a big admirer of Justices Brennan and Marshall though.

109 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:30:54pm

re: #97 Lidane

Clarence Thomas is the laziest legal thinker I've had the displeasure of reading this semester. His dissent in the case over California's violent video game law was utter shit that made me question if he even had any idea what the hell was going on. Even Scalia called him out on it in the footnotes of the SCOTUS opinion.

These are white conservatives' ideal negroes: the more incompetent, the better. In their minds, it proves some kind of point, or something.

110 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:31:11pm

re: #98 albusteve

wow...the stuff you know is amazing

Isn't it, though.

111 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:32:40pm

I have to say while I'll never do law school. I do like reading about supreme court cases. I remember seeing a made for TV movie about Gideon Vs Wainwright with Henry Fonda in the title role. Very compelling about how important the right to counsel is and Fonda was a great actor too.

112 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:34:57pm

re: #94 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Yes, yes, and yes.

ETA: husbands, parents and peers, too.

Thanksgiving dinner 1991 - my half-brother screams at me in front of our Dad, grandparents, his wife and family that I want to "hand everything over to the n-words." All because I voted for Bill Clinton.

Good times.

113 Kronocide  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:37:24pm

I used to use 'mouli' in my best Eddie Murphy impression. Did not know what it means. I won't use it again.

114 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:38:05pm

re: #112 goddamnedfrank

Good grief. Reminds me of my grandmother's anti-jewish sentiments.

115 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:38:55pm

re: #79 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

That include the 1+ million in his own state that are uninsured?

No, he already clarified that was because of the Mexicans. Keep up.

//

116 Daniel Ballard  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:39:28pm

re: #109 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

These are white conservatives' ideal negroes: the more incompetent, the better. In their minds, it proves some kind of point, or something.

I don't get your reference. What did I miss? I'm multitasking at work.

I skimmed through the dissent. the gist seems to be this

When interpreting a constitutional provision, “the goal is to discern the most likely public understanding of [that] provision at the time it was adopted.” McDonald v. Chicago , 561 U. S. ___, ___ (2010) (slip op., at 25) ( Thomas, J. , concurring in part and concurring in judgment). Because the Constitution is a written instrument, “its meaning does not alter.” McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm’n , 514 U. S. 334, 359 (1995) ( Thomas, J. , concurring in judgment) (internal quotation marks omitted). “That which it meant when adopted, it means now.” Ibid. (internal quotation marks omitted).

As originally understood, the First Amendment ’s protection against laws “abridging the freedom of speech” did not extend to all speech. “There are certain well-defined and narrowly limited classes of speech, the prevention and punishment of which have never been thought to raise any Constitutional problem.” Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire , 315 U. S. 568, 571–572 (1942) ; see also United States v. Stevens , 559 U. S. ___, ___ (2010) (slip op., at 5–6). Laws regulating such speech do not “abridg[e] the freedom of speech” because such speech is understood to fall outside “the freedom of speech.” See Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition , 535 U. S. 234, 245–246 (2002) .

117 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:40:51pm

Just saw this in the pages.

Time's up for 1,813 illegal madrassas?

There are no words to express how skeptical I am of this.

118 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:44:25pm

re: #92 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Thai ones are green.

Also delicious, but it doesn't seem a healthy shade for a human being.

119 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:47:21pm

Check this out. In my brother's yard. A wake of buzzards.

120 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:47:56pm

re: #119 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

There is no way that is a good sign.

121 Lidane  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:48:26pm

re: #102 HappyWarrior

I have to say as a liberal, while I disagree with what most of Antonin Scalia stands for, I respect that he's a student of the law who has real passion for it.

Scalia's opinion in the California video game case was at least cogent and well written. I liked reading it, even though he's someone I strongly disagree with most of the time.

Alito's concurrence was silly in its reasoning, but not intolerable to read.

Thomas was lazy in his dissent and utter shit in his writing and reasoning. And Breyer's dissent was an exercise in confusing correlation and causation. Plus, Breyer pulled a pathetic college student move and padded his dissent with a 15 page bibliography of articles that was entirely pointless. Pfft.

122 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:48:38pm

re: #120 ProLifeLiberal

Ya think?!?!

123 makeitstop  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:51:01pm

re: #6 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

What the devil is an egglplant president?

Just jumped in on the thread, so I don't know if this has been mentioned, but among the Italian community, the Italian word for 'eggplant' was once a popular slur against black people.

ETA: I see Frank mentioned it already. Never mind...

124 Lidane  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:52:16pm

re: #116 Rightwingconspirator

If you want to understand how bad the Thomas dissent is, you just need this footnote from Scalia from the SCOTUS opinion:

JUSTICE THOMAS ignores the holding of Erznoznik, and denies that persons under 18 have any constitutional right to speak or be spoken to without their parents’ consent. He cites no case, state or federal, supporting this view, and to our knowledge there is none. Most of his dissent is devoted to the proposition that parents have traditionally had the power to control what their children hear and say. This is true enough. And it perhaps follows from this that the state has the power to enforce parental prohibitions—to require, for example, that the promoters of a rock concert exclude those minors whose parents have advised the promoters that their children are forbidden to attend. But it does not follow that the state has the power to prevent children from hearing or saying anything without their parents’ prior consent.

125 Darth Vader Gargoyle  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:52:32pm

re: #119 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Check this out. In my brother's yard. A wake of buzzards.

Evidently, they know something your brother does not.
//

126 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:55:04pm

re: #125 rwdflynavy

Evidently, they know something your brother does not.
//

I've seen that with six turkey vultures perched on the exit sign for a gas area along the PA turnpike. I opted to hit the next one for gas...

127 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:56:00pm

re: #126 oaktree

I've seen that with six turkey vultures perched on the exit sign for a gas area along the PA turnpike. I opted to hit the next one for gas...

If that was in my yard? I'd keep driving to the nearest bar.

128 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:56:31pm

re: #126 oaktree

I've seen that with six turkey vultures perched on the exit sign for a gas area along the PA turnpike. I opted to hit the next one for gas...

nice road...narrow, tight, up and down...I love flying through at high speed

129 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:57:29pm

re: #127 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

If that was in my yard? I'd keep driving to the nearest bar.

hint...they don't eat live humans

130 HappyWarrior  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:57:42pm

re: #121 Lidane

Scalia's opinion in the California video game case was at least cogent and well written. I liked reading it, even though he's someone I strongly disagree with most of the time.

Alito's concurrence was silly in its reasoning, but not intolerable to read.

Thomas was lazy in his dissent and utter shit in his writing and reasoning. And Breyer's dissent was an exercise in confusing correlation and causation. Plus, Breyer pulled a pathetic college student move and padded his dissent with a 15 page bibliography of articles that was entirely pointless. Pfft.

Yeah he seems like he's a student of the law. 15 pages of bibliography eek. The court's a fascinating place obviously though.

131 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:57:54pm

re: #116 Rightwingconspirator

I don't get your reference.

The reference is Thomas (and others, like Cain.)

132 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:59:07pm

re: #123 makeitstop

Just jumped in on the thread, so I don't know if this has been mentioned, but among the Italian community, the Italian word for 'eggplant' was once a popular slur against black people.

ETA: I see Frank mentioned it already. Never mind...

Lol frank and about three thousand other people. /teasing u

133 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 2:59:37pm

I found an Occupy movement Charles will support.

'Occupy Flash' movement wants Adobe's plug-in dead

134 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:00:06pm

re: #124 Lidane

If you want to understand how bad the Thomas dissent is, you just need this footnote from Scalia from the SCOTUS opinion:

BAM, judicial vafancullo!

135 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:01:00pm

re: #129 albusteve

hint...they don't eat live humans

Eventually? They'd kill something.

136 makeitstop  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:01:44pm

re: #119 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Check this out. In my brother's yard. A wake of buzzards.

Maybe he should move.

137 makeitstop  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:02:35pm

re: #132 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Lol frank and about three thousand other people. /teasing u

That'll teach me to read the damn thread! :)

138 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:02:53pm

re: #136 makeitstop

Maybe he should move.


Prepare to joust, buzzard bait!

139 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:04:32pm

damn, approx. 23k people watching [Link: www.ustream.tv...] currently. Not bad for some web stream.

140 Lidane  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:05:36pm

re: #134 goddamnedfrank

BAM, judicial vafancullo!

Pretty much. He couched it in legal language, but Scalia basically says that Thomas pulled his entire dissent out of his ass and that it makes no goddamn sense.

141 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:06:12pm

re: #134 goddamnedfrank

BAM, judicial vafancullo!

This is a great thread for impolite Italian.

142 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:06:50pm

re: #140 Lidane

has that ever happened before, where scalia slams the shit out of thomas? :D

143 Decatur Deb  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:07:58pm

re: #141 SanFranciscoZionist

This is a great thread for impolite Italian.

Il Filo Schifo

144 makeitstop  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:10:38pm

OT: I sold some guitars this week, and with the proceeds I bought this. Neat little guitar.

Gibson Les Paul Studio 60s Tribute

145 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:12:48pm

re: #134 goddamnedfrank

BAM, judicial vafancullo!

he should vaxen vi a zvibble mit kopf in drerd, the momzer

146 ThePopulist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:12:55pm

re: #1 freetoken

American Exceptionalism, LOL. We stopped being exceptional the minute we shipped jobs to China and cut education. Only a moron thinks we are somehow exceptional. Argh.

147 palomino  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:13:50pm

re: #76 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Rick Perry: ‘A Substantial Number’ Of Americans Are Uninsured Because They ‘Don’t Want To Spend Their Money’

That's the kind of thing you say when your state has a 25% uninsured rate (TX) and one of the guys you're running against, Romney, was governor of a state with a 5% uninsured rate. Not that Romney often likes to admit his signature achievement any more.

148 mikec6666  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:13:59pm

re: #16 Charles

He's an eggplant wizard, there's got to be a twist, eggplant wizard's got such a supple wrist...

149 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:14:12pm

re: #139 000G

damn, approx. 23k people watching [Link: www.ustream.tv...] currently. Not bad for some web stream.

23K watch. only about 1k participating according to most estimates. Not a very good turnout.

151 palomino  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:15:56pm

re: #82 Charles

I also notice in this Fox Nation thread, there's someone trying to point out the racist comments and report them to the moderators -- and they remain posted. One of his comments complaining about the racism was deleted instead.

Racists really hate it when you tell them they're racist. I've met a few here in Cali and know a whole heap of em back in TX. They've convinced themselves that blacks and Hispanics are the real racists today. Somehow, to them, whites can't be racist in a country that's still almost two-thirds white. Huh?

152 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:17:25pm

BTW, this is what I'm talking about....

NYPD arrest retired Philly police captain Raymond Lewis at OWS protests

Liveleak Video

Classy as fuck and dignified as hell. That's how it's done!
153 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:18:39pm

A treat for Killgore:

“Imagine a kung fu flick in which the martial artists spout Situationist aphorisms about conquering alienation while decadent bureaucrats ply the ironies of a stalled revolution. […]"

Can Dialectics Break Bricks? (1973)

154 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:19:41pm

re: #152 Killgore Trout

Damnit, let's try the youtube link...
NYPD arrest retired Philly police captain Raymond Lewis at OWS protests

Youtube Video
155 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:19:54pm

re: #149 Killgore Trout

23K watch. only about 1k participating according to most estimates. Not a very good turnout.

No? By what standard?

156 ThePopulist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:20:42pm

re: #151 palomino

Sad. Next time BillO cries about a KOS thread, he'd better realize they are tame compared to what goes on in their forums.

157 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:21:25pm

re: #153 000G

Never even heard of that before.

158 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:22:32pm

Evening Honcos.

159 palomino  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:22:42pm

re: #156 ThePopulist

Sad. Next time BillO cries about a KOS thread, he'd better realize they are tame compared to what goes on in their forums.

It's been a while since I visited Kos. But now that I think about it you're right. I never saw a lot of racist slurs or murder/assassination fantasies over there.

But they're hippies so they must be evil.

160 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:23:13pm

re: #155 000G

No? By what standard?

I would guess Palin's last rally had about 800 or so.

161 palomino  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:24:28pm

re: #160 Killgore Trout

I would guess Palin's last rally had about 800 or so.

I would guess we probably shouldn't take your word on that.

162 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:24:36pm

re: #160 Killgore Trout

I would guess Palin's last rally had about 800 or so.

Versus how many people watching?

163 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:26:31pm

re: #154 Killgore Trout

Why was he arrested?

164 palomino  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:26:41pm

re: #162 000G

Verus how many people watching?

I never thought I'd say this, but by not running Palin is old news. She's fallen off the radar screen. The lunatic void was quickly filled by Cain, Bachmann, Trump, et al. Poor Sarah. Her biggest hit from now on may be a reality show in which she pretends to shoot a moose.

165 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:26:58pm

re: #151 palomino

Racists really hate it when you tell them they're racist.

They hate it even more when you don't, and just smirk at them. Well, when you're black, anyway. Coming from us, the "r" word is a real badge of honor. I don't bestow it.

166 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:27:43pm

re: #156 ThePopulist

Sad. Next time BillO cries about a KOS thread, he'd better realize they are tame compared to what goes on in their forums.

I'm sure he doesn't care

As long as the checks clear and he gets to make up a bunch more crazy shit about Lincoln petting dinosaurs and punching out nazis

idiocracy, it's all over the place :D

167 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:28:18pm

re: #144 makeitstop

OT: I sold some guitars this week, and with the proceeds I bought this. Neat little guitar.

Gibson Les Paul Studio 60s Tribute

oh hai :D

168 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:28:51pm

FoKKK News™

169 Robert O.  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:29:11pm

About the eggplant/m o n k e y guy. I typed his username m1a2a into Google and found LGF has previously reported hateful statements from him before.

He doesn't seem to realize that when you comment on a Disqus forum, there is a track record of your comments. See: [Link: disqus.com...]

Click on Activity to see his recent comments. Enjoy :-(

170 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:29:16pm

re: #165 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

They hate it even more when you don't, and just smirk at them. Well, when you're black, anyway. Coming from us, the "r" word is a real badge of honor. I don't bestow it.

Depending on the racist they may even brand themselves with an 88 tattoo or something. Poor, diluted fools that think they can run a country with an 8th grade education.

171 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:29:27pm

re: #161 palomino

I would guess we probably shouldn't take your word on that.

lol

172 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:30:24pm

re: #166 WindUpBird

I'm sure he doesn't care

As long as the checks clear and he gets to make up a bunch more crazy shit about Lincoln petting dinosaurs and punching out nazis

idiocracy, it's all over the place :D

That would be an awesome comic book!

173 makeitstop  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:30:34pm

re: #167 WindUpBird

oh hai :D

:D

I finally finished up work and I'm sitting here playing it. I'm really digging this guitar.

174 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:30:34pm

re: #163 Idle Drifter

Why was he arrested?

I assume it was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience. Very well executed too.

175 MittDoesNotCompute  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:31:27pm

re: #109 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

These are white conservatives' ideal negroes: the more incompetent, the better. In their minds, it proves some kind of point, or something.

Tokenism, at its worst.

176 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:32:02pm

re: #169 Robert O.

About the eggplant/m o n k e y guy. I typed his username m1a2a into Google and found LGF has previously reported hateful statements from him before.

You mean this?: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

177 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:32:43pm

re: #174 Killgore Trout

I assume it was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience. Very well executed too.

I have to agree. There's no reason to act like an ass getting arrested in this country. He did it right and I hope many more follow his example.

178 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:33:56pm

This is difficult to describe, but it's basically a mythological story a guy is creating by taking phrases from Obama's self-read autobiography.

Youtube Video
179 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:35:15pm

re: #177 Idle Drifter

I have to agree. There's no reason to act like an ass getting arrested in this country. He did it right and I hope many more follow his example.

Fat chance. Most of them prefer to go kicking and screaming like maniacs.
Well, maybe this guy would make a nice leader for OWS. He certainly knows how to behave himself.

180 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:36:05pm

re: #178 Obdicut

This is difficult to describe, but it's basically a mythological story a guy is creating by taking phrases from Obama's self-read autobiography.

[Video]

Old but good.

181 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:36:20pm

re: #177 Idle Drifter

I have to agree. There's no reason to act like an ass getting arrested in this country. He did it right and I hope many more follow his example.

whatever...why would he want to be arrested? what's the point?
seems to me he gains nothing, same if he's not arrested....this OWS is becoming laughable

182 MittDoesNotCompute  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:38:32pm

re: #113 BigPapa

I used to use 'mouli' in my best Eddie Murphy impression. Did not know what it means. I won't use it again.

Talking about his Rocky bit, eh? Love that bit, but one has to remember that, along with Richard Pryor's routines, it was a long time ago and times have changed somewhat.

183 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:39:33pm

re: #181 albusteve

whatever...why would he want to be arrested? what's the point?
seems to me he gains nothing, same if he's not arrested...this OWS is becoming laughable

What? A cycle of arrest, release, re-arrest, etc. to strain law enforcement, containment capability, and courts is a well established tactic in non-violent civil disobedience. I'm sorry, I just don't believe you had no knowledge about this.

184 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:39:45pm

re: #173 makeitstop

:D

I finally finished up work and I'm sitting here playing it. I'm really digging this guitar.

eventually I'll have to corner you about guitar buying advice, right now I need to get all my v-drum gear back together, replace triggers, blargh

185 makeitstop  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:40:38pm

re: #184 WindUpBird

eventually I'll have to corner you about guitar buying advice, right now I need to get all my v-drum gear back together, replace triggers, blargh

Any old time. I love talking about guitars.

186 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:40:54pm

re: #183 oaktree

What? A cycle of arrest, release, re-arrest, etc. to strain law enforcement, containment capability, and courts is a well established tactic in non-violent civil disobedience. I'm sorry, I just don't believe you had no knowledge about this.

LOL...that'll show em!

187 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:43:06pm

re: #170 Idle Drifter

Depending on the racist they may even brand themselves with an 88 tattoo or something. Poor, diluted fools that think they can run a country with an 8th grade education.

Better 8th grade than elitist egghead eggplants like Uhhbama!!!@1

188 funky chicken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:44:13pm

I've gotta thank Thanos for making a page out of the Pat Toomey tax plan. It's absolutely disgusting.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions of taxpayers who take advantage of deductions for mortgage interest, charitable donations and state and local taxes would be targeted for potential tax hikes under a GOP plan to raise taxes by $290 billion over the next decade to help reduce the nation's deficit.

Some workers could also see their employer-provided health benefits taxed for the first time, though aides cautioned that the proposal is still fluid.

The plan by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., who serves on the 12-member debt supercommittee, would raise revenue by limiting the tax breaks enjoyed by people who itemize their deductions, in exchange for lower overall tax rates for families at every income level. Taxpayers who already take the standard deduction instead of itemizing - about two-thirds of filers - could see tax cuts. The one-third of taxpayers who itemize their deductions might find themselves paying more.

The top income tax rate would fall from 35 percent to 28 percent, and the bottom rate would drop from 10 percent to 8 percent. The rates between would be reduced as well.

Where the hell are all those jobs that the superrich have supposedly been creating these past 8 years with their tax cuts?

It just makes me want to scream.

189 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:44:34pm

re: #185 makeitstop

Any old time. I love talking about guitars.

it's a beauty

190 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:44:45pm

re: #184 WindUpBird

eventually I'll have to corner you about guitar buying advice, right now I need to get all my v-drum gear back together, replace triggers, blargh

What set do you have again?

191 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:45:28pm

Oh look! A giant dog whistle...

Rick Perry: Obama Never Had To Work For Anything

192 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:45:59pm

re: #181 albusteve

whatever...why would he want to be arrested? what's the point?
seems to me he gains nothing, same if he's not arrested...this OWS is becoming laughable

Perhaps he has nothing to lose either. He is a public figure and his reasons are his own. If any group that needed a proper leader, he seems to be the right candidate. The OWS needs to be better organized with an elected leader to give focus and direction along with a committee of elected officials to set agendas. Like any other organization. The populous vote works with smaller groups but this group has potential like any group that formed behind a common cause to have real political clout. It's a long shot considering the make of OWS and there are already too many groups that would like to subvert them for their own purposes due to OWS broad demographic. A new name would help as well.

193 makeitstop  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:46:05pm

re: #189 albusteve

it's a beauty

Thank you! Plays like the butter...

194 erik_t  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:46:48pm

re: #191 Gus 802

Oh look! A giant dog whistle...

Rick Perry: Obama Never Had To Work For Anything

God, and it's not even an intelligent dog whistle. It's up-is-down, black-is-white War on Facts.

195 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:47:07pm

re: #187 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I was actually being generous with their education level.

196 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:47:32pm

re: #191 Gus 802

Oh look! A giant dog whistle...

Rick Perry: Obama Never Had To Work For Anything

Lol yes, having to integrate everywhere you go in America then have dumb conservative white bigots rake you over the coals by having done so is such a privilege /rotfl-eyeroll

197 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:49:07pm

re: #195 Idle Drifter

I was actually being generous with their education level.

Well, tbf, some of the worst are pretty educated. Kevin MacDonald, Robert Spencer, etc., come to mind.

198 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:49:44pm

re: #188 funky chicken

I've gotta thank Thanos for making a page out of the Pat Toomey tax plan. It's absolutely disgusting.

Where the hell are all those jobs that the superrich have supposedly been creating these past 8 years with their tax cuts?

qft

199 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:50:23pm

re: #197 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Well, tbf, some of the worst are pretty educated. Kevin MacDonald, Robert Spencer, etc., come to mind.

Very true which is why they enjoy leadership and propaganda positions.

200 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:50:52pm

If you were reading news about Yemen from Reuters, there's gonna be a problem.

Journalist working for the government: No problem?

201 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:51:28pm

re: #192 Idle Drifter

Perhaps he has nothing to lose either. He is a public figure and his reasons are his own. If any group that needed a proper leader, he seems to be the right candidate. The OWS needs to be better organized with an elected leader to give focus and direction along with a committee of elected officials to set agendas. Like any other organization. The populous vote works with smaller groups but this group has potential like any group that formed behind a common cause to have real political clout. It's a long shot considering the make of OWS and their are already too many groups that would like to subvert them for their own purposes due to OWS broad demographic.

it's the new millenium....they should be attacking congress, the banking and regulation committees, the SEC, and the people that rule this realm...they work for us, they serve us and they are responsible to us...not WS...shuting down a bridge and getting arrested seems like a huge waste of energy to me....OWS is losing the PR war....Americans like blood, so go after congress, they allow WS to rock and roll all over us....hammer them where it counts

202 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:52:27pm

Told ya he shouldn't have caved.

Christmas Tree Farmers Upset Obama Delayed ‘Tax’ Proposal Over ‘Internet Rumor’

Same thing with Van Jones and Shirley Sherrod.

203 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:53:21pm

re: #190 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

What set do you have again?

It's frankensteined from hell :D

Roland Td-6 brain, pintech single zone mesh toms and snare (some about to die :( ) mystery meat bass drum trigger that is completely dead, pearl pedal that I've owned since I was 13, lol, some pintech plastic cymbal triggers, some roland Cy8s and a VH11 hi-hat (which I need to set up with a laptop and DrumkitfromHellSuperior, TD-6 doesn't fully support it)

Once it's operational I'll take a picture, I need to get it working, replace broken pieces ;_;

204 funky chicken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:53:52pm

Is our math education really so bad that a majority of voters will go for the party that wants to take away charitable deductions and deductions for state and local income taxes so the superrich can have a huge tax cut?

The mortgage interest tax deduction is very important for the real estate market, which is one of the most important segments of the entire economy.

205 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:54:03pm

re: #188 funky chicken

I've gotta thank Thanos for making a page out of the Pat Toomey tax plan. It's absolutely disgusting.

Where the hell are all those jobs that the superrich have supposedly been creating these past 8 years with their tax cuts?

It just makes me want to scream.

The superrich are like hens. If they don't feel safe and comfortable, they won't lay eggs. Or jobs. They need special lights and stuff.

206 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:54:40pm

Herman Cain now his Secret Service protection.

207 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:54:46pm

somebody on eschaton posted this:

21,582,828 Live Views 17,546 In Crowd

CBS News behind the scenes live news coverage

208 erik_t  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:55:02pm

re: #204 funky chicken

The voters will mostly vote for whoever tickles their particular subconscious irritations. Math has nothing to do with it.

209 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:55:14pm

re: #204 funky chicken

education in general is bad, tribalism is through the roof, people are easily manipulated :P

210 Lidane  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:55:38pm

re: #191 Gus 802

Oh look! A giant dog whistle...

Rick Perry: Obama Never Had To Work For Anything

Yeah! Because growing up biracial with a single white mother back in the 1960's and 70's meant never having any problems. Ever.

And this cretin keeps on getting elected governor of Texas. Unbelievable.

211 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:56:11pm

re: #205 SanFranciscoZionist

The superrich are like hens. If they don't feel safe and comfortable, they won't lay eggs. Or jobs. They need special lights and stuff.

heh...so true
and besides that, they don't owe the public shit

212 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:56:51pm

re: #201 albusteve

it's the new millenium...they should be attacking congress, the banking and regulation committees, the SEC, and the people that rule this realm...they work for us, they serve us and they are responsible to us...not WS...shuting down a bridge and getting arrested seems like a huge waste of energy to me...OWS is losing the PR war...Americans like blood, so go after congress, they allow WS to rock and roll all over us...hammer them where it counts

I agree completely. It's hip to stage a sit in at WS but the real work is in the halls of congress. OWS has the attention of the country but it needs to do the leg work and meetings with political leadership. They can't ignore you when you sit down with them face to face. Camping in a park the politicians can ignore OWS like the homeless.

213 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:58:30pm

re: #210 Lidane

Yeah! Because growing up biracial with a single white mother back in the 1960's and 70's meant never having any problems. Ever.

And this cretin keeps on getting elected governor of Texas. Unbelievable.

That too. And getting into Columbia or Harvard. Cripes almighty. It's a freaking typical affirmative action dog whistle.

214 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:59:32pm

re: #213 Gus 802

Meanwhile, Perry was a idiot frat boy at Texas A&M.

Perry has no room to talk about work.

215 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 3:59:43pm

re: #204 funky chicken

Is our math education really so bad that a majority of voters will go for the party that wants to take away charitable deductions and deductions for state and local income taxes so the superrich can have a huge tax cut?

The mortgage interest tax deduction is very important for the real estate market, which is one of the most important segments of the entire economy.

maybe we can finish off the economy once and for all, get that number up to a nice round 30 percent or so after the housing market completely fails, a nice new dip into horror

and then we'll see real unrest! Not the hippie protest unrest, the shootings and arson and actual riots kind of unrest! Whee!

216 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:00:20pm

re: #212 Idle Drifter

I agree completely. It's hip to stage a sit in at WS but the real work is in the halls of congress. OWS has the attention of the country but it needs to do the leg work and meetings with political leadership. They can't ignore you when you sit down with them face to face. Camping in a park the politicians can ignore OWS like the homeless.

organize a council, write up a mandate, demand face time to introduce hard hitting questions....name names, point fingers, spread the base...be smart and be cool and push push push

217 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:04:23pm

some person or group or committee is responsible for the tax laws that allow billions in profit without paying taxes...find them, expose them, and demand changes....this mess didn't get started by Mother Nature...there are people that need to be outed...for christ sake do something that gets inside their heads

218 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:05:02pm

re: #215 WindUpBird

I've got over a thousand rounds of 5.56 NATO and hundreds of sorted ammunition for various pistols, shotguns, and hunting rifles. My neighborhood will be spared. No, I'm not kidding.

219 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:05:49pm

Damn Hippie!!!11!!!!!

Retired Philadelphia captain arrested in NY rally

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Authorities have arrested a retired Philadelphia police captain among the hundreds of people taken into custody during the Occupy Wall Street protests.

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

I hope he got pepper sprayed - it's what he deserved for hangin' with those hippies and drum circles. Dude probably hasn't bathed in a week.

220 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:06:05pm

re: #218 Idle Drifter

I've got over a thousand rounds of 5.56 NATO and hundreds of sorted ammunition for various pistols, shotguns, and hunting rifles. My neighborhood will be spared. No, I'm not kidding.

after the Liberation, we'll do burritos

221 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:07:48pm

re: #219 Talking Point Detective

Damn Hippie!!!11!!!

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

I hope he got pepper sprayed - it's what he deserved for hangin' with those hippies and drum circles. Dude probably hasn't bathed in a week.

See #154. He's a classy and dignified man.

222 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:08:24pm

re: #221 Killgore Trout

See #154. He's a classy and dignified man.

But if someone five feet away from him had resisted arrest, you would have celebrated someone walking up to him and macing him in the face?

223 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:08:33pm

re: #219 Talking Point Detective

Damn Hippie!!!11!!!

[Link: online.wsj.com...]

I hope he got pepper sprayed - it's what he deserved for hangin' with those hippies and drum circles. Dude probably hasn't bathed in a week.

stale

224 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:08:42pm

re: #204 funky chicken

Is our math education really so bad that a majority of voters will go for the party that wants to take away charitable deductions and deductions for state and local income taxes so the superrich can have a huge tax cut?

The mortgage interest tax deduction is very important for the real estate market, which is one of the most important segments of the entire economy.

meh. mortgage interest deductions over a certain $ are a tax shelter for the superrich. math cuts both ways.

225 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:09:35pm

re: #222 Obdicut

But if someone five feet away from him had resisted arrest, you would have celebrated someone walking up to him and macing him in the face?

stale

226 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:09:45pm

re: #221 Killgore Trout

See #154. He's a classy and dignified man.

Also dignified: injuring police during WS protest. Stay classy, OWS...

227 Michael McBacon  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:09:50pm

Liberals Declare War On Eggplant!


-Potential Fox Nation headline.

228 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:10:13pm

re: #220 albusteve

after the Liberation, we'll do burritos

I'm hoping it would never come to a 2nd American Civil War. I'd prefer to keep things civil and in the spirit of progress but I won't pull punches if there are roving gangs of looters and arsonists.

229 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:10:29pm

[Sound of urinal flushing.]

230 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:11:06pm

re: #221 Killgore Trout

I think Lewis might find some fault with your views, by the way.

“They complained about the park being dirty,” he said over the OWS Livefeed last night. “Here they are worrying about dirty parks when people are starving to death, where people are freezing, where people are sleeping in subways and they’re concerned about a dirty park. That’s obnoxious, it’s arrogant, it’s ignorant, it’s disgusting.”

And I expect he'd find you celebrating Tony Bologna's macing of the women rather repellent:

You should, by law, only use force to protect someone’s life or to protect them from being bodily injured. If you’re not protecting somebody’s life or protecting them from bodily injury, there’s no need to use force. And the number one thing that they always have in their favor that they seldom use is negotiation–continue to talk, and talk and talk to people. You have nothing to lose by that. This bullrush–what happened last night is totally uncalled for when they did not use negotiation long enough.

[Link: www.deathandtaxesmag.com...]

231 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:11:08pm

re: #228 Idle Drifter

I'm hoping it would never come to a 2nd American Civil War. I'd prefer to keep things civil and in the spirit of progress but I won't pull punches if there are roving gangs of looters and arsonists.

Ft Willow will fight to the last man....
me

232 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:12:16pm

re: #226 Aceofwhat?

Is you email your name? I can't seem to get it by clicking.

233 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:12:40pm

re: #231 albusteve

Ft Willow will fight to the last man...
me

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Fallout: Reality is a long way off and we still have the democratic process.

234 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:12:49pm

re: #226 Aceofwhat?

Here's what his fellow protesters were up to....
Over 200 arrests during protests across US

At least 177 people were arrested in New York. Some were bloodied during the arrests.

One man was taken into custody for throwing liquid, possibly vinegar, into the faces of several police officers, authorities said.

Many demonstrators were carrying vinegar as an antidote for pepper spray.

A police officer needed 20 stitches on his hand after he was hit with a piece of thrown glass, police said.

235 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:13:47pm

re: #232 Cannadian Club Akbar

Is you email your name? I can't seem to get it by clicking.

it's supposed to be. it's my nic at gmail, although i only use it for LGF and i haven't had much time for lgf lately, so i check it rarely.

236 erik_t  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:14:10pm

Welp, see y'all in the next thread.

237 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:14:45pm

re: #235 Aceofwhat?

Thought so.

238 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:14:55pm

[Link: twitter.com...]

239 laZardo  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:15:43pm

re: #233 Idle Drifter

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Fallout: Reality is a long way off and we still have the democratic process.

You mean the JPMorgan Chase Democratic Process™?

Better start stocking up on bottlecaps. They'll be worth more than gold.

/partial

240 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:15:54pm

re: #234 Killgore Trout

Here's what his fellow protesters were up to...
Over 200 arrests during protests across US

I'm obviously missing the core concept in the formula about how this is helping to put more people back to work.

241 zora  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:15:54pm

re: #214 ProLifeLiberal

but cheerleading is hard work.

242 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:15:54pm

re: #230 Obdicut

I think Lewis might find some fault with your views, by the way.

And I expect he'd find you celebrating Tony Bologna's macing of the women rather repellent:

[Link: www.deathandtaxesmag.com...]

We can disagree on plenty of things but he still conducted himself with grace and dignity.

243 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:16:42pm

re: #234 Killgore Trout

Here's what his fellow protesters were up to...
Over 200 arrests during protests across US

200 out of how many 1000s of protesters? And how many have already been released? Also, what kind of Magical Powers™ are you going to use to deduce how these 200 arrests were made?

244 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:17:23pm

re: #238 WindUpBird

If what they're trying to do is block the traffic, then that's dumb. I have no idea why any protester ever thought that tying up bridge traffic was somehow a good way to make a point. We've all been stuck in traffic on bridges, it sucks, and willfully doing that to other people just seems mean.

What is gained by it?

245 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:18:11pm

re: #242 Killgore Trout

We can disagree on plenty of things but he still conducted himself with grace and dignity.

Thanks. We couldn't figure that out ourselves. Your powers of deduction and observation are enormous and worthy of praise. Some day they will build a statue of you on the intertoobs with the inscription: "The Great Killgore Trout."

246 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:18:13pm

re: #234 Killgore Trout

Here's what his fellow protesters were up to...
Over 200 arrests during protests across US

There's a mix of the good and the bad in the story. The Unions actually got the proper permits for their march which included a sound system. There's a better way to get points across without reckless behavior.

247 Gretchen G.Tiger  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:18:20pm

Today's Kitteh is #40.

248 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:18:38pm

re: #244 Obdicut

If what they're trying to do is block the traffic, then that's dumb. I have no idea why any protester ever thought that tying up bridge traffic was somehow a good way to make a point. We've all been stuck in traffic on bridges, it sucks, and willfully doing that to other people just seems mean.

What is gained by it?

It seems to be the theme of the day. They're trying to shut down freeways and bridges in Seattle and Portland too.

249 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:18:56pm

re: #221 Killgore Trout

See #154. He's a classy and dignified man.

Can you be any more exploitative?

Exploit rapes. Exploit ex cops who are protesting.

250 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:19:08pm

re: #242 Killgore Trout

We can disagree on plenty of things but he still conducted himself with grace and dignity.

So what do you think of his view that people, like yourself, who were worrying about the dirtiness of the park? Again, what he said was "That’s obnoxious, it’s arrogant, it’s ignorant, it’s disgusting.”

And what were the two women who were maced doing that lacked grace and dignity?

251 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:19:15pm

re: #203 WindUpBird

It's frankensteined from hell :D

Roland Td-6 brain, pintech single zone mesh toms and snare (some about to die :( ) mystery meat bass drum trigger that is completely dead, pearl pedal that I've owned since I was 13, lol, some pintech plastic cymbal triggers, some roland Cy8s and a VH11 hi-hat (which I need to set up with a laptop and DrumkitfromHellSuperior, TD-6 doesn't fully support it)

Once it's operational I'll take a picture, I need to get it working, replace broken pieces ;_;

Lol sounds like the best kind. I had a SPD-S at one point but had to sell it back a couple years ago. My rig has been really pared down, in fact, I just re-set it up this weekend. When I quit my last band it was kind of drama, so I was a bit burned out. Gear was right where I last dropped it :/

252 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:19:16pm

re: #239 laZardo

You mean the JPMorgan Chase Democratic Process™?

Better start stocking up on bottlecaps. They'll be worth more than gold.

/partial

I just hope we have some free radio stations like Three Dog.

253 Darth Vader Gargoyle  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:19:23pm

re: #244 Obdicut

If what they're trying to do is block the traffic, then that's dumb. I have no idea why any protester ever thought that tying up bridge traffic was somehow a good way to make a point. We've all been stuck in traffic on bridges, it sucks, and willfully doing that to other people just seems mean.

What is gained by it?

They tried the same thing in DC. Guy Fawkes brother in hunter blaze orange made an appearance.

[Link: www.wtop.com...]

254 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:19:28pm

re: #243 Gus 802

200 out of how many 1000s of protesters? And how many have already been released? Also, what kind of Magical Powers™ are you going to use to deduce how these 200 arrests were made?

You're right in that 200 peaceful protest arrests can be a relatively dignified affair. It's just that officers tend not to get injured during peaceful protests.

255 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:19:33pm

re: #243 Gus 802

200 out of how many 1000s of protesters? And how many have already been released? Also, what kind of Magical Powers™ are you going to use to deduce how these 200 arrests were made?

who cares?...the problem is not the Brooklyn Bridge...the problem is congress
if there is a connection, it's only in the minds of some lunatic...
GE pays no taxes so lets go shut down a bridge....right

256 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:19:44pm

re: #244 Obdicut

If what they're trying to do is block the traffic, then that's dumb. I have no idea why any protester ever thought that tying up bridge traffic was somehow a good way to make a point. We've all been stuck in traffic on bridges, it sucks, and willfully doing that to other people just seems mean.

What is gained by it?

Not sure! I'm not calling it a great strategy so much as I'm posting it as an interesting update

257 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:19:46pm

re: #248 Killgore Trout

It seems to be the theme of the day. They're trying to shut down freeways and bridges in Seattle and Portland too.

Really? Thanks. If you didn't tell us we wouldn't have known.

258 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:20:45pm

re: #248 Killgore Trout

It seems to be the theme of the day. They're trying to shut down freeways and bridges in Seattle and Portland too.

My sister is going to be pissed on her commute home.

259 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:20:50pm

re: #255 albusteve

who cares?...the problem is not the Brooklyn Bridge...the problem is congress
if there is a connection, it's only in the minds of some lunatic...
GE pays no taxes so lets go shut down a bridge...right

Hey Steveo. Remember when you said "people can say whatever they want" yesterday? Well, guess what. I'm saying whatever I want. Deal with it. I could give a rats ass that you, of all people, doesn't care. Go back to playing Donkey Kong.

260 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:20:53pm

re: #256 WindUpBird

Not sure! I'm not calling it a great strategy so much as I'm posting it as an interesting update

I wasn't saying you were calling it a great strategy. But I've never had anyone actually give an explanation at all, and I wondered if you'd ever heard one. I mean, okay, I heard someone said that it gains attention, but OWS is already obsessively covered by every media outlet, so that's hardly a good rationale in this case.

261 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:20:53pm

re: #254 Aceofwhat?

You're right in that 200 peaceful protest arrests can be a relatively dignified affair. It's just that officers tend not to get injured during peaceful protests.

Also there's plenty of video of the other arrests on youtube and live leak. It's easy to see how the rest of the protesters are conducting themselves.

262 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:21:27pm

re: #214 ProLifeLiberal

Meanwhile, Perry was a idiot frat boy at Texas A&M.

Perry has no room to talk about work.

Lol those are always the ones who do the most yapping. As if they know jack sprat about it... e_e

Conservative whites with something to prove, ugh.

263 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:21:38pm

re: #254 Aceofwhat?

You're right in that 200 peaceful protest arrests can be a relatively dignified affair. It's just that officers tend not to get injured during peaceful protests.

Damn. I lose. I've truly been pwnd.

//

264 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:22:01pm

re: #251 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Lol sounds like the best kind. I had a SPD-S at one point but had to sell it back a couple years ago. My rig has been really pared down, in fact, I just re-set it up this weekend. When I quit my last band it was kind of drama, so I was a bit burned out. Gear was right where I last dropped it :/

SPD-S, cool! I was eyeing an octapad I saw at a used music shop, probably should have jumped on it ^_^

265 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:22:41pm

re: #254 Aceofwhat?

You're right in that 200 peaceful protest arrests can be a relatively dignified affair. It's just that officers tend not to get injured during peaceful protests.

Ah yes. Concern about the cops. It's not like you're exploiting the injured cops to serve an anti-OWS agenda.

Just like folks are concerned about the dirty parks. About the crime in downtown Oakland.

So much concern.

266 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:22:49pm

re: #261 Killgore Trout

Also there's plenty of video of the other arrests on youtube and live leak. It's easy to see how the rest of the protesters are conducting themselves.

What's Youtube and Liveleak?

//

267 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:22:54pm

re: #261 Killgore Trout

Also there's plenty of video of the other arrests on youtube and live leak. It's easy to see how the rest of the protesters are conducting themselves.

I've also wondered a few times how many of the same folks on said videos find it abhorrent to talk of limiting the powers of government employee unions. You know, to protect the police. The Dissonance, She Holler...

268 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:23:02pm

re: #259 Gus 802

Hey Steveo. Remember when you said "people can say whatever they want" yesterday? Well, guess what. I'm saying whatever I want. Deal with it. I could give a rats ass that you, of all people, doesn't care. Go back to playing Donkey Kong.

hehe...played like a fiddle...
you need to get your anger and resentment under control, or you'll ruin the blog....LOL...go post something stupid Perry said, make a page

269 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:23:25pm

I know exactly what's going on! I've been watching it all on Youtube and Liveleak!

Derp.

270 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:24:05pm

re: #265 Talking Point Detective

Ah yes. Concern about the cops. It's not like you're exploiting the injured cops to serve an anti-OWS agenda.

Just like folks are concerned about the dirty parks. About the crime in downtown Oakland.

So much concern.

I don't think it means what you think it means.

271 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:24:21pm

NOW IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S REAL

Youtube Video

THE POLICE USED TO WATCH OVER THE PEOPLE, NOW THEY'RE WATCHING THE PEOPLE

ahh puppy, always a good decision

272 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:24:38pm

re: #268 albusteve

hehe...played like a fiddle...
you need to get your anger and resentment under control, or you'll ruin the blog...LOL...go post something stupid Perry said, make a page

Whatever Mr. Hillbilly.

273 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:24:43pm
Youtube Video

The Ink Spots- I don't want to set the world on fire.

274 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:24:52pm

re: #259 Gus 802

Hey Steveo. Remember when you said "people can say whatever they want" yesterday? Well, guess what. I'm saying whatever I want.

Not allowed!!!

275 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:25:16pm

flamewarflamewarflamewar

276 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:25:30pm

re: #274 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Not allowed!!!

Yeah. Only Steveo is allowed to bitch and moan. Which he does morning, noon, and night. lol

278 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:26:07pm

re: #275 Cannadian Club Akbar

flamewarflamewarflamewar

Nah. Wars have actual firepower. These seem more like poppers.

279 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:26:20pm

Poor Killgore's been here post about OWS since he woke up. What a loser.

280 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:26:24pm

re: #272 Gus 802

Whatever Mr. Hillbilly.

a hillbilly with money...
so what do you think OWS should do to move on from petty arrests and closing bridges?...any ideas?....your butthurt doesn't count

281 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:27:05pm

re: #270 Aceofwhat?

I don't think it means what you think it means.

Really? Enlighten me. What does it mean?

282 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:27:32pm

Louis Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On

Youtube Video
283 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:27:58pm

re: #276 Gus 802

Yeah. Only Steveo is allowed to bitch and moan. Which he does morning, noon, and night. lol

not really...I prefer civil discourse, but if that's not the case so be it...
calling me names gets you exactly nowhere

284 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:28:06pm

re: #280 albusteve

a hillbilly with money...
so what do you think OWS should do to move on from petty arrests and closing bridges?...any ideas?...your butthurt doesn't count

Ooo! I'm hurt! You're using what we used against all of your now gone wingnut Lizards. Butthurt! I'm crushed by the 3-2 beer guzzling redneck from New Mexico.

285 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:28:38pm

re: #283 albusteve

not really...I prefer civil discourse, but if that's not the case so be it...
calling me names gets you exactly nowhere

Civil my ass. You're so freaking delusional it's pathetic.

286 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:29:34pm

re: #280 albusteve

a hillbilly with money...

Sounds like an entertaining television show. e_e

287 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:29:47pm

re: #284 Gus 802

Ooo! I'm hurt! You're using what we used against all of your now gone wingnut Lizards. Butthurt! I'm crushed by the 3-2 beer guzzling redneck from New Mexico.

so you keep your secrets about advancing the cause of OWS and act like a child instead?...what's the point of even posting if all you do is attack others?

288 Gus  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:30:37pm

re: #287 albusteve

so you keep your secrets about advancing the cause of OWS and act like a child instead?...what's the point of even posting if all you do is attack others?

Bullshit. I've watched you attacking people all day. You're probably too stoned to notice.

289 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:31:02pm

re: #281 Talking Point Detective

Really? Enlighten me. What does it mean?

It means "to make use of unfairly for one's own advantage".

Whereas I am simply declining to view those who fight with the police as having honorable intentions, be they random sodden idiots stumbling out of a bar or purportedly concerned citizens massing in a metropolis.

290 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:31:24pm

At least we can all agree on this:


Somebody Has to Stop Adam Sandler

291 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:31:35pm

The best domestic terrorist of the day....
Man charged after tossing fire bomb at Utah bank

Authorities say Townsend began planning to bomb a bank about two months ago after ordering explosive chemicals. He decided earlier this week to instead use Molotov cocktails.

Authorities say Townsend called police immediately before throwing the first Molotov cocktail, which failed to ignite. A second one bounced off a window and ignited a bush, which Townsend extinguished by dousing it with gasoline.

292 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:32:19pm

re: #282 Idle Drifter

Louis Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On

[Video]

Louis Armstrong, "Jeepers Creepers", 1930s

Youtube Video

Louis Armstrong 'Heebie Jeebies', 1920s

Youtube Video

Louis' recording career started in 1923 and ended about 1970

293 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:32:35pm

re: #275 Cannadian Club Akbar

flamewarflamewarflamewar

In avoidance of further flame my soup turned out nicely. Black bean, ham, mushrooms, green peppers, garlic, butter, salt, water...i think i'm forgetting a few other things. It's basically a bunch of stuff i had in front of me.

294 Idle Drifter  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:32:45pm
Youtube Video

Jimmy Durante: Inka Dinka Doo

It has my vote for the next Fallout game.

Fires a Fatman at a group of raiders. That's a trumpet!

295 Obdicut  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:32:54pm

re: #292 engineer dog

My dad saw him live. Probably the #1 thing in my dad's life I'm most jealous of.

296 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:33:51pm

re: #294 Idle Drifter

[Video]Jimmy Durante: Inka Dinka Doo

It has my vote for the next Fallout game.

Fires a Fatman at a group of raiders. That's a trumpet!

Skyrim.

It's Oblivion with Fallout-esque improvements. I'm in luuuv.

297 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:35:32pm

if you really want to know what it was like to see Louis Armstrong perform in his prime, dig this film of him performing live in copenhagen in 1933

Youtube Video

crazy! thrills me every time...

298 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:35:40pm

Great. Do I vote for the flame war thread or the gamer geek thread. Hmm....
///

299 laZardo  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:36:14pm

re: #298 Cannadian Club Akbar

Great. Do I vote for the flame war thread or the gamer geek thread. Hmm...
///

I'm almost about to get the Platinum Trophy on Just Cause 2. :3

300 Darth Vader Gargoyle  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:36:37pm

re: #298 Cannadian Club Akbar

Great. Do I vote for the flame war thread or the gamer geek thread. Hmm...
///

With the Shishkabob from Fallout 3/New Vegas, you can have both!!!
//

301 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:40:26pm

re: #289 Aceofwhat?

It means "to make use of unfairly for one's own advantage".

Whereas I am simply declining to view those who fight with the police as having honorable intentions, be they random sodden idiots stumbling out of a bar or purportedly concerned citizens massing in a metropolis.

So - thanks for the definition. So my usage was very precisse.

Here's my take.

(1) You are assuming the injured cops had honorable intentions.
(2) You are unconcerned about unjustified injuries to any OWS protestors.
(3) You have an anti-OWS agenda, and feel that injured cops "vindicates" your perspective.

Now I could be generalizing a bit - but earlier today it was explained to us that if someone puts themselves in a position to get injured, whether they were doing something directly that resulted in their injury, it is to be expected. It's the risk they take, and thus unconcerning.

Look - I'm not saying that you're glad that cops got injured. I'll leave such ridiculous arguments for the hippie-obsessed.

I'm saying that you're more than happy to exploit the injuries to cops for partisan purposes.

No different than those who have exploited anything negative they could find about OWS for partisan purposes.

No different than what happened with the Tea Partiers, btw.

302 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:41:12pm

re: #288 Gus 802

Bullshit. I've watched you attacking people all day. You're probably too stoned to notice.

I don't attack people, I question their tone and civility, like yours...the subject of a post is neither here nor there to me...I'm not all freaked out about KT or anyone else, unless they go over the top with hysteria which you have...and btw, there ius no 3/2 beer in NM...get out more

303 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:42:42pm

Oh cripes, the "tone" baloney, again.

304 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:43:21pm

re: #303 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Oh cripes, the "tone" baloney, again.

re: #303 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Oh cripes, the "tone" baloney, again.

'tone baloney'....I like it

305 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:44:26pm

re: #301 Talking Point Detective

So - thanks for the definition. So my usage was very precisse.

Here's my take.

(1) You are assuming the injured cops had honorable intentions.
(2) You are unconcerned about unjustified injuries to any OWS protestors.
(3) You have an anti-OWS agenda, and feel that injured cops "vindicates" your perspective.

Now I could be generalizing a bit - but earlier today it was explained to us that if someone puts themselves in a position to get injured, whether they were doing something directly that resulted in their injury, it is to be expected. It's the risk they take, and thus unconcerning.

Look - I'm not saying that you're glad that cops got injured. I'll leave such ridiculous arguments for the hippie-obsessed.

I'm saying that you're more than happy to exploit the injuries to cops for partisan purposes.

No different than those who have exploited anything negative they could find about OWS for partisan purposes.

No different than what happened with the Tea Partiers, btw.

indeed

we could be talking about the OWS agenda, and socioeconomic issues in this country that they are trying to highlight, but instead we are made to be fixated on reports of violence

306 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:46:42pm

re: #305 engineer dog

what do you think the OWS protests should do next?...if you could inspire movement, where would it go and what might it accomplish?

307 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:47:58pm

re: #305 engineer dog

indeed

we could be talking about the OWS agenda, and socioeconomic issues in this country that they are trying to highlight, but instead we are made to be fixated on reports of violence

We could be talking about what types of civil disobedience are justifiable. We could be talking, as some have tried, about the wisdom of blocking city streets as a form of protest. We could be talking about what kind of police response is most appropriate. We could even be talking about whether the violent element of OWS is characteristic of the group in some significant way.

The fact that the hippie-obsessed have expressed no real interest in such dialog is what reveals the exploitative nature of their focus on injured cops, crime in a park in Oakland, etc.

308 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:48:40pm

stage 1. discussing what it is exactly that OWS is demonstrating against and what they are for

stage 2. discussing how effective their tactics are

stage 3. forgetting about goals and messages and discussing the ins and outs of reports of violence

stage 4. discussing whether or not people are reacting 'correctly' to reports of violence and the people posting them

309 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:49:00pm

re: #301 Talking Point Detective

So - thanks for the definition. So my usage was very precisse.

Here's my take.

(1) You are assuming the injured cops had honorable intentions.
(2) You are unconcerned about unjustified injuries to any OWS protestors.
(3) You have an anti-OWS agenda, and feel that injured cops "vindicates" your perspective.

Yeesh.

There are thousands of peaceful protests in this country each year. Yes. I assume that when, as multiple videos appear to show, protesters (not doing their job) don't follow the instructions of police (doing their job) and police get injured, then someone injured the police.

If there were protestor injuries but no police injuries, we'd reasonably wonder if there may have been some questionable police conduct. But...it's sorta hard to injure police unless you're...fighting police. And I find that inexcusable, regardless of the person or place, in the modern US.

This isn't rocket science. You're ignoring more plain fact than the average creationist.

310 funky chicken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:49:56pm

re: #306 albusteve

what do you think the OWS protests should do next?...if you could inspire movement, where would it go and what might it accomplish?

I would inspire OWS to begin to focus like a laser on Pat Toomey and his disgusting new proposal to raise taxes on middle class homeowners in exchange for a huge tax cut for the wealthy.

And I would inspire them to ask exactly where all the jobs are that these "job creators" have created with their previous tax cuts?

Why keep giving them big tax cuts when it is quite obvious they haven't helped the economy of the United States?

311 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:50:22pm

re: #307 Talking Point Detective

We could be talking about what types of civil disobedience are justifiable. We could be talking, as some have tried, about the wisdom of blocking city streets as a form of protest. We could be talking about what kind of police response is most appropriate. We could even be talking about whether the violent element of OWS is characteristic of the group in some significant way.

The fact that the hippie-obsessed have expressed no real interest in such dialog is what reveals the exploitative nature of their focus on injured cops, crime in a park in Oakland, etc.

the hippie obsessed wrecked your dialog?....why did you let that happen?

312 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:51:15pm

re: #305 engineer dog

indeed

we could be talking about the OWS agenda, and socioeconomic issues in this country that they are trying to highlight, but instead we are made to be fixated on reports of violence

Quite. Because I am mystified about how violence is supposed to highlight socioeconomic issues in this country.

313 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:51:59pm
Confronted by two topless young women taking part in the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York today, several police officers responded by whipping out their own tools of the trade -- nightsticks.

In a fracas that typified the tense atmosphere across lower Manhattan, the women were roughly pushed around the sidewalk along Broadway in front of famed Trinity Church, while some protesters were knocked down, said two people involved in the incident. Put another way, boobs were met with batons.

There were other reports of police violence Thursday amid crowds that some media outlets put in the thousands. Some of these altercations, such as the one above, seemed unprovoked. Others appeared touched off in part by protesters removing barricades erected to control the demonstrations. But in both cases the level of violence suggested, at best, indiscipline by individual cops and at worst official license to cause bodily harm.

314 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:52:09pm

re: #306 albusteve

what do you think the OWS protests should do next?...if you could inspire movement, where would it go and what might it accomplish?

It's only been two months so it's bound to grow and change over the next few, especially out in CA where the weather is milder. I just hope they go occupy the voting booth in November.

315 Sheila Broflovski  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:52:09pm

re: #205 SanFranciscoZionist

The superrich are like hens. If they don't feel safe and comfortable, they won't lay eggs. Or jobs. They need special lights and stuff.

Bank of America to create 30,000 jobs!

Citibank creates 3,000 jobs!

25,000 jobs by HSBC!

Oh wait...

316 zora  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:54:26pm

the fact is some lizards have a hard on for protesters getting their assess kicked whether any provocation occurred for not. the comments are very similar to the ones from the breitbart site and it's disgusting when it's at lgf as well. actually really one lizard. kilgore. it's nasty and derails all threads no matter what the topic. night, lizards. have at it.

317 funky chicken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:55:02pm

Jeez. Political season is here. I got robocalled by Newt Gingrich, of all things.

I think I need a shower.

318 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:55:04pm

re: #310 funky chicken

I would inspire OWS to begin to focus like a laser on Pat Toomey and his disgusting new proposal to raise taxes on middle class homeowners in exchange for a huge tax cut for the wealthy.

And I would inspire them to ask exactly where all the jobs are that these "job creators" have created with their previous tax cuts?

Why keep giving them big tax cuts when it is quite obvious they haven't helped the economy of the United States?

agreed...I'd like answer regarding GE...millionaire farm subsidies....where the stimulus money went, and who the hell answers for it....I'd like to see names published, incomes, secret deals cut with the feds....there is a ton to discuss if people want to

319 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:55:17pm

re: #316 zora

the fact is some lizards have a hard on for protesters getting their assess kicked whether any provocation occurred for not. the comments are very similar to the ones from the breitbart site and it's disgusting when it's at lgf as well. actually really one lizard. kilgore. it's nasty and derails all threads no matter what the topic. night, lizards. have at it.

Kilgore is nothing like Breitbart. Piss off.

320 Sheila Broflovski  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:55:51pm

Here is a list of banks that have (not) created jobs this year:

Bank of America 30,000
Bank of America 3,500
Citigroup 3,000
Bank of America 2,500
Wells Fargo 1,900
Synovus Financial Corp. 1,150
Goldman Sachs 1,000

321 Aceofwhat?  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:56:04pm

re: #317 funky chicken

Jeez. Political season is here. I got robocalled by Newt Gingrich, of all things.

I think I need a shower.

So did I. I asked him what he advised Freddie Mac to do when he was consulting for them. He was surprisingly mum on the topic...

322 Cannadian Club Akbar  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:57:15pm

Hmmm... wonder which politicians will say "no thank you" to the banks and financial firm giving out money for their reelection campaigns.

323 zora  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:57:22pm

re: #319 Aceofwhat?

catch up on the old threads and see for yourself if you would like. i could personally give a rat's ass.

324 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:57:41pm

re: #316 zora

the fact is some lizards have a hard on for protesters getting their assess kicked whether any provocation occurred for not. the comments are very similar to the ones from the breitbart site and it's disgusting when it's at lgf as well. actually really one lizard. kilgore. it's nasty and derails all threads no matter what the topic. night, lizards. have at it.

Ironically, I posted a video praising the excop who was arrested without violence and praised his class and dignity. Outrage still ensues. Not much I can do about that.

325 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:57:52pm

re: #306 albusteve

what do you think the OWS protests should do next?...if you could inspire movement, where would it go and what might it accomplish?

excellent question

the first goal has been accomplished, that is, a significant portion of the young people of america are fed up with privileges and bailouts for the wealthy and the back of the hand for everybody else. the young people of american have stood up and been heard

the best idea yet i've heard to come out of the movement is free market economic action, primarily so far in the suggestion that people take their money out of big banks and put it into socially responsible banks or credit unions. so far from being communist or anarchist, this is a free market protest that any teabagger ought to be able to endorse

beyond that, it's only been a couple of months yet, and the protests are doing an excellent job of taking command of the public stage and amplifying the dissatisfaction felt all over the country about the bailouts and too much money influence in politics. this is not a solution or agenda, but on the other hand it's not insignificant or worthless, either

this is an ancient problem and this is merely another manifestation of age old discontent that crops up over and over again

keep in mind that the american revolution, the abolition of slavery, and the civil rights movement didn't spring full formed from the brow of some genius one day - they all took years of meandering before things crystallized, for better or for worse

for the rest of their lives, the thousands and thousands of americans now in their late teens and early twenties will remember this time as The Month We Stood Up And Made Our Voices Heard Around The World

wow

326 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:58:32pm

re: #314 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

It's only been two months so it's bound to grow and change over the next few, especially out in CA where the weather is milder. I just hope they go occupy the voting booth in November.

in no way do I disregard the premise or the potential of the WS thing, not that you imply that...my gut feelings for DC is well documented and I just feel that this scattered energy could be focused on congress and burn people...and, as you say, the polls are the best weapon, but the most difficult to wield

327 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:58:44pm

re: #309 Aceofwhat?

Yeesh.

There are thousands of peaceful protests in this country each year. Yes. I assume that when, as multiple videos appear to show, protesters (not doing their job) don't follow the instructions of police (doing their job) and police get injured, then someone injured the police.

If there were protestor injuries but no police injuries, we'd reasonably wonder if there may have been some questionable police conduct. But...it's sorta hard to injure police unless you're...fighting police. And I find that inexcusable, regardless of the person or place, in the modern US.

This isn't rocket science. You're ignoring more plain fact than the average creationist.

The facts are that you have little to no information on what the cops who got injured were doing when they got injured. There have been numerous reports about questionable police conduct, but you aren't interested in evaluating their veracity.

Cops were injured when fighting with protesters in the civil rights movement also. That's why it's relevant to discuss the context - in all respects. But you're not interested in doing that. You're interested in using cops' injuries to advance your agenda.

I would offer that saying I don't know what exploitative means, and suggesting that I'm "ignoring" plain facts does improve your argument - but only because it was pathetic to begin with.

328 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 4:59:22pm

re: #311 albusteve

the hippie obsessed wrecked your dialog?...why did you let that happen?

Not in the least. In between ridiculing Killgore, I've had some reasonable dialog about OWS.

329 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:00:49pm

re: #312 Aceofwhat?

Quite. Because I am mystified about how violence is supposed to highlight socioeconomic issues in this country.

i've been to several meetings and marches

the violence issue is peripheral in reality, but front and center in news reports. teevee as reality, this is the american way

do you mean to assert that OWS intends to foment violence?

330 funky chicken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:01:12pm

re: #318 albusteve

agreed...I'd like answer regarding GE...millionaire farm subsidies...where the stimulus money went, and who the hell answers for it...I'd like to see names published, incomes, secret deals cut with the feds...there is a ton to discuss if people want to

These are real issues that will resonate with voters, IMHO. I find it extremely discouraging that neither political party seems interested in asking these specific questions. All they do is stand around shouting talking points at each other and finding new ways to squeeze the middle class.

I got hit by a FEMA rezoning...my house (which has never flooded, ever) just got put into a high risk flood zone because it's close to a creek. The feds just plucked 20 grand (or more) in property value out of my pocket, in addition to the $1500 a year I'm now going to have to pay in flood insurance.

And if they nix the mortgage interest deduction also? Bastards.

331 Talking Point Detective  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:01:15pm

re: #319 Aceofwhat?

Kilgore is nothing like Breitbart. Piss off.

His posts are identical to what you would find at your run-of-the-mill rightwing website.

Except for the rare post that exploits an ex-cop whose view on OWS is largely opposed to his views.

332 Killgore Trout  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:05:43pm

I never thought I'd be so happy to see another Cain thread. I'm going upstairs.

333 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:08:40pm

re: #330 funky chicken

These are real issues that will resonate with voters, IMHO. I find it extremely discouraging that neither political party seems interested in asking these specific questions. All they do is stand around shouting talking points at each other and finding new ways to squeeze the middle class.

I got hit by a FEMA rezoning...my house (which has never flooded, ever) just got put into a high risk flood zone because it's close to a creek. The feds just plucked 20 grand (or more) in property value out of my pocket, in addition to the $1500 a year I'm now going to have to pay in flood insurance.

And if they nix the mortgage interest deduction also? Bastards.

exactly right...this ideological left and right gig is a joke...until the rise of the TP it was just a superficial box out like Cowboys vs Eagles....big game that dumps a ton of money into the owners laps....govt doesn't give a rats ass about L/R, that's cosmetics...but it's the fuel that feeds the machine....

now the GOP lunatics are marching and WS is under fire, so there will be shifting and slight realignment and tweeks...gotta win to play eh....it's all a fraud perped on the people because we are stupid and busy watching TV

334 Dancing along the light of day  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:12:19pm

re: #332 Killgore Trout

I never thought I'd be so happy to see another Cain thread. I'm going upstairs.

Hang in there, KT, you are not alone in your opinions.

335 funky chicken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:12:29pm

re: #333 albusteve

I didn't dump on the TP for a long time. I recognize that there are many things wrong with the way the government works, and it most definitely doesn't represent the average citizen. Sadly the TP allowed itself to become the voice of the Koch brothers and xenophobic creeps. It's really a shame...

I am still hoping OWS can make people ask real questions and doesn't devolve into just another ANSWER and [Link: WWW...] show. The jury is obviously still out.

336 engineer cat  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:12:56pm

re: #333 albusteve

exactly right...this ideological left and right gig is a joke...until the rise of the TP it was just a superficial box out like Cowboys vs Eagles...big game that dumps a ton of money into the owners laps...govt doesn't give a rats ass about L/R, that's cosmetics...but it's the fuel that feeds the machine...

now the GOP lunatics are marching and WS is under fire, so there will be shifting and slight realignment and tweeks...gotta win to play eh...it's all a fraud perped on the people because we are stupid and busy watching TV

exactly. politics, like everything else in this country, is conceived of as a zero sum game where the only thing that matters is who "wins" and who "loses"

337 Daniel Ballard  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:13:05pm

Some live Occupy news
As I was walking on 5th street a few blocks from the occupied BofA, saw a bunch of paramedic vans (at least 6) heading that way on 5th under police escort, as in high speed escort. One of them is the big EMS truck we usually see at a mass casualty event.

I get home and dial up livestream and I see live reports of lots of arrests. Lots of cops with beanbag guns have been deployed. My speculation is LAPD is gearing up to mass arrest the rally at BofA. I truly hope the medical resources are just an excess of caution.

338 funky chicken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:13:38pm

Oops. I meant WWP.

339 albusteve  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:20:45pm

re: #336 engineer dog

exactly. politics, like everything else in this country, is conceived of as a zero sum game where the only thing that matters is who "wins" and who "loses"

re-election means everything, govt is a business where you can go in broke like a rookie, and emerge a friggin veteran millionaire...all on the dime of the average guy...if it's not directly pilfered from taxes, it's graft, and grease, and lobby kickbacks....all at consumers expense....one aspect that burns me the most, is that we have to pay for this shit, all of it

340 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:23:31pm

re: #316 zora

the fact is some lizards have a hard on for protesters getting their assess kicked whether any provocation occurred for not. the comments are very similar to the ones from the breitbart site and it's disgusting when it's at lgf as well. actually really one lizard. kilgore. it's nasty and derails all threads no matter what the topic. night, lizards. have at it.

Actually, there's more than just one. But yeah. The tone sometimes becomes indistinguishable from Breitbart or that Nolte freak.

341 LadyBehir  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 5:39:16pm

re: #330 funky chicken

I got hit by a FEMA rezoning...my house (which has never flooded, ever) just got put into a high risk flood zone because it's close to a creek. The feds just plucked 20 grand (or more) in property value out of my pocket, in addition to the $1500 a year I'm now going to have to pay in flood insurance.

That happened to us in 2004. The entire borough fought it (all of 257 people) and we did get our $$ back from the force pay flood insurance the mortgage holder charged us. It is possible to get your individual property certified as not in the flood zone. A surveyor or a competent realtor should be able to point you in the right direction.

342 funky chicken  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 6:01:59pm

re: #341 LadyBehir

Really? You appealed and won? We saw the $1500 fee for filing the appeal and figured we'd pass on letting them rob of us more money.

343 LadyBehir  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 6:24:14pm

The borough did it for us - I'll have to ask how at the next council meeting. And if you're paying that much for the insurance every year, it seems like the appeal fee is worth it. I hadn't heard of any appeal fee before, though. If your house is truly above the flood elevation, you should be able to get an Elevation Certificate. It's OMB No. 1660-0008. I don't know who fills that out, though. Here's some links:

[Link: www.twdb.state.tx.us...]

[Link: www.fema.gov...]

344 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Thu, Nov 17, 2011 8:02:02pm

re: #306 albusteve

what do you think the OWS protests should do next?...if you could inspire movement, where would it go and what might it accomplish?

It's only been two months so it's bound to grow and change over the next few, especially out in CA where the weather is milder. I just hope they go occupy the voting booth in November.re: #316 zora

the fact is some lizards have a hard on for protesters getting their assess kicked whether any provocation occurred for not. the comments are very similar to the ones from the breitbart site and it's disgusting when it's at lgf as well. actually really one lizard. kilgore. it's nasty and derails all threads no matter what the topic. night, lizards. have at it.

Yah but he was right about the tea party, see.

So you're not supposed to question him.

Even though even a fifth grader could have been right about the tea party after a week. But nevermind that because you just shut up!

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