Video: Romney Has Lots of Cars, but No Audience

If Romney gaffes in an empty stadium, did he make a sound?

Charles JohnsonFollow @Green_Footballs

Politics • 2/24/12 2:24:24 pm • Views: 28,822

Here’s Mitt Romney in Detroit, casually mentioning the many automobiles he and his wife own.

Maybe even more embarrassing: this CSPAN clip, that pans across the 65,000-seat stadium, with about 64,000 empty seats.

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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:25:50pm

I'M UNEMPLOYED, TOO!!!

sheesh.

Bulworth Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:26:00pm

And Romney wants to be my latex salesman?! /

Kragar Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:27:49pm

"The trees are the right height, the crowds are the right size."

Bulworth Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:28:21pm

"The cars are the right length and the right color."

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:28:30pm

re: #3 Kragar

"The trees are the right height, the crowds are the right size."

Fact.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:29:01pm

How much does it cost to rent a friggin' stadium? Was that a case of vastly overestimated attendance, or what?

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:30:58pm

According to CSPAN: "The event, hosted by the Detroit Economic Club, was scheduled to take place at a hotel conference room, but was moved to Ford Field to accommodate more people after it sold out."

Kragar Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:30:59pm

re: #6 Pope Ron Polyp XXXVII

How much does it cost to rent a friggin' stadium? Was that a case of vastly overestimated attendance, or what?

I am disappoint.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:33:01pm

re: #3 Kragar

"The trees are the right height, the crowds are the right size."

*beep click whirr* THIS NITROGEN-OXYGEN ATMOSPHERE IS SUFFICIENT FOR MY BIOLOGICAL METABOLIC FUNCTIONS *whirr*

*beep* THIS GRAVITATIONAL FORCE IS WELL WITHIN MY STRESS TOLERANCE THRESHHOLD *buzz*

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:33:12pm

Here's the speech...
[Link: tinyurl.com...]

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:33:56pm

re: #9 Pope Ron Polyp XXXVII

Well, hello there, Mr. Tomorrow.

recusancy Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:35:30pm

re: #10 Mr. Hammer

Here's the speech...
[Link: tinyurl.com...]

I can't listen to him speak his uncanny valley makes me really uncomfortable.

SpaceJesus Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:35:45pm

Another legal challenge to Obama being on the ballot has been filed in Alaska.

[Link: obamaballotchallenge.com...]

Copy of the actual complaint:
[Link: www.turningleft.net...]

The relevant part of the complaint:

Barack Hussein Obama II, Aka Barack Hussein Obama, Aka Barack H. Obama has the race status of being a "Mulatto." Barack Obama's father (Barack Hussein Obama I) was a full blood Negro being born Nyang'oma Kogelo, Nyanza Province, Kenya and raised in the Colony of Kenya. Barack Obama's mother (Stanley Ann Dunham) was a white Caucasian woman being born in Wichita, Kansas on November 29, 1942 and raised in the state of Washington and in the State of Hawaii.

As stated above, for an Individual to be a Candidate for the Office of President of the United States, the Candidate must meet the qualifications set forth in the United States Constitution and one of those qualifications is that the Candidate shall be a "natural born Citizen" of the United States. As Barack Hussein Obama II is of the "Mulatto" race, his status of citizenship is founded upon the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Before the [purported] ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, the race of "Negro" or "Mulatto" had no standing to be citizens of the United States under the United States Constitution.

wrenchwench Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:36:03pm

Does his wife Ann drive a couple of Cadillacs at a time?

I'd like to see that.

Feline Fearless Leader Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:36:44pm

re: #7 Mr. Hammer

According to CSPAN: "The event, hosted by the Detroit Economic Club, was scheduled to take place at a hotel conference room, but was moved to Ford Field to accommodate more people after it sold out."

Sounds like something designed to be a combination fund raiser and PR event. I wonder what group(s) bought all the tickets.

Or, and possibly more likely it was simple overkill from trying to find a venue for 1,100 people.

Which makes for facepalm class visuals though. Someone did not think this through. As someone alluded to in another thread this footage is ideal for making a 99% vs 1% comparison ad.

HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:39:00pm

I'm just like you!

Charleston Chew Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:39:48pm

re: #13 SpaceJesus

Another legal challenge to Obama being on the ballot has been filed in Alaska.

[Link: obamaballotchallenge.com...]

The actual complaint:
[Link: www.turningleft.net...]

The relevant part of the complaint:

This is the most honest birther complaint I've ever read.

SpaceJesus Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:40:53pm

re: #17 Charleston Chew

Yup. They cut right to the chase and don't bother with covering up their racist bullshit anymore.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:43:02pm

re: #15 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Gotta be hard to find the right size replacement venue on short notice... If there is demand for tickets, they gotta sell 'em if they can.

Kragar Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:44:15pm

Fischer: Attacking Santorum is insulting Jesus

His positions simply make good common and moral sense to the majority of Americans. For instance, they know that Jesus believed in the existence of Satan, and said more about him than any other figure in the Bible. They know perfectly well that if elites have a problem with Santorum's Satan talk, their problem is not with Santorum, it is with Jesus.

It's the elites who are too dull to recognize that by attacking Santorum on this issue they are insulting Jesus Christ himself. The message of the elites is thus that Jesus himself was also too stupid to understand that Satan is just a figment of a hyper-active imagination.

And they are also insulting anyone and everyone who sincerely believes in Jesus and believes he had some idea what he was talking about. If you are trying to knock Santorum into the next zip code, this is not a smart move.

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:45:15pm

re: #13 SpaceJesus

My brain melted when I read that earlier this morning.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:45:48pm

Here's the story behind the relocation of the sold out event:
[Link: tinyurl.com...]

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:47:41pm

re: #19 Mr. Hammer

Gotta be hard to find the right size replacement venue on short notice... If there is demand for tickets, they gotta sell 'em if they can.

Turning away supporters=irritating, good optics,
64,000 empty seats=self induced embarassment.

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:49:12pm

re: #20 Kragar

Fischer: Attacking Santorum is insulting Jesus

A gift, that man is.

b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:55:08pm

(͡๏̯͡๏)

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:55:17pm

Heh.

[Link: abstrusegoose.com...]

wrenchwench Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:55:29pm

re: #22 Mr. Hammer

Here's the story behind the relocation of the sold out event:
[Link: tinyurl.com...]

I guess all the appropriate-sized venues have been torn down or something. Or maybe they refused to rent to Romney for some reason.

compound_Idaho Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:57:46pm

re: #16 HappyWarrior

I'm just like you!

I'm pretty sure I don't want someone just like myself to be president even though I agree with myself on almost every major issue.

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:59:59pm

re: #13 SpaceJesus

You're a lawyer. Is there any state where you can prosecute stupid?

dragonath Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:00:28pm

re: #3 Kragar

I always thought Romney was wooden.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:01:12pm

re: #27 wrenchwench

Not that many 1000+ seat venues to choose from to begin with - much less venues that could accommodate this on a Friday on short notice, I suspect.

Eventual Carrion Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:01:21pm

re: #17 Charleston Chew

This is the most honest birther complaint I've ever read.

Very true. At least they put it on the line and all but said "We don't want no ni66er in the White House".

BongCrodny Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:01:38pm

re: #13 SpaceJesus

Another legal challenge to Obama being on the ballot has been filed in Alaska.

[Link: obamaballotchallenge.com...]

Copy of the actual complaint:
[Link: www.turningleft.net...]

The relevant part of the complaint:

I am reminded of this song:

Dewey Cox - The Mulatto Song

EdDantes Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:03:13pm

re: #30 dragonath

I always thought Romney was wooden.

That would make him a witch.

Obdicut Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:03:35pm

So it was just a fuckup on his team's part, handing off a terrible visual.

Kragar Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:03:45pm

re: #34 EdDantes

That would make him a witch.

BUILD A BRIDGE OUT OF HIM!
/

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:04:19pm

re: #31 Mr. Hammer

Not that many 1000+ seat venues to choose from to begin with - much less venues that could accommodate this on a Friday on short notice, I suspect.

Should have scalped the precious tickets to the overwhelming mobs of faithful. Don't these guys know anything about Free Enterprise? Let the market decide.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:04:43pm

re: #33 BongCrodny

I love that movie

Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:05:27pm

re: #20 Kragar

Fischer: Attacking Santorum is insulting Jesus

Isn't there some commandment about having no other gods before God?

Last I checked, Torquemada Jr. was very much a human, not a stand-in for God.

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:05:40pm

re: #20 Kragar

Satan’s Indoctrination Camps.

Let’s just say for the sake of argument that Rick Santorum has “grown” in the last year or two that he’s been running for president. Let’s say he’s right in whining about media coverage of his campaign—that reporters should focus on his not-terribly-unique message of wanting to cut taxes and spending, instead of the vastly more interesting things he was saying about the metaphysical order of the universe and the direction of human history way, way back in 2008, in the virtual infancy of his political career.

But if that’s how Santorum wants to play it, why is he going onto Glenn Beck’s show for a whole hour and saying stuff like this:

HE'S ATTACKING JESUS!!!

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:06:28pm

re: #40 Slumbering Behemoth

Satan’s Indoctrination Camps.

HE'S ATTACKING JESUS!!!

SELL

SELL!!!

Youtube Video

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:07:08pm

re: #29 Decatur Deb

You're a lawyer. Is there any state where you can prosecute stupid?

The entire country would be one giant prison if you could prosecute stupid.

/Wait, wha... Oh shit!

BongCrodny Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:08:12pm

re: #38 windupbird is in the gravity well

I love that movie

I've got every record Dewey Cox ever made. :-)

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:10:06pm

re: #35 Obdicut
I dunno. Maybe not such an easy call. Someone had to weigh turning away an audience vs. the potential for short term embarrassment over a potentially bad visual - although, they were probably counting on the blue Detroit Economic Club as the primary backdrop rather than a sea of empty seats.

wrenchwench Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:10:42pm

re: #31 Mr. Hammer

Not that many 1000+ seat venues to choose from to begin with - much less venues that could accommodate this on a Friday on short notice, I suspect.

I live in a town that's about one one-thousandth the size of Detroit, and we could have done better than that.

You really like Romney, don't you.

Charles Johnson Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:11:11pm

Groovy. I finally debugged that regular expression for matching URLs in a comment, that I mentioned in the previous thread.

The problem occurred if you had an HTML-formatted link like this one, followed by a bare text link like this one:

[Link: www.theatlantic.com...]

Followed by another HTML-formatted link.

If it really is debugged all the links in this comment will work...

And this should also fix the problem several people have noticed where embedding MP3s in comments or Pages would sometimes just show the text of the URL instead of the MP3 player.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:11:18pm

re: #31 Mr. Hammer

Not that many 1000+ seat venues to choose from to begin with - much less venues that could accommodate this on a Friday on short notice, I suspect.

good job champ

SpaceJesus Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:14:02pm

re: #29 Decatur Deb

Only if the stupid in question is an attorney

Charles Johnson Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:14:08pm

That regex bug has been bugging me for years. Turned out to be simple to fix. But it's a hell of a gnarly regex.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:14:29pm

re: #45 wrenchwench

Guessing that in Detroit on a Friday night the big performing arts venues, theaters, and concert halls will be booked. Big conference centers booked in advance. I bet they didn't have too many options to relocate. What's left? Sports arenas... mega church auditoria...

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:15:51pm

re: #47 windupbird is in the gravity well

You're Romney's coordinator in Detroit. What would you do?

goddamnedfrank Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:16:06pm

Aritst Shepard Fairey, who created the iconic "Hope" campaign poster featuring then-Sen. Barack Obama for the 2008 presidential campaign, pleaded guilty in Manhattan Federal Court on Friday to one count of criminal contempt for destroying documents, manufacturing evidence and other misconduct.

I don't understand what Shepherd was thinking. He filed this lawsuit. Both photographs, the actual one and the one he falsely alleged to have used were both AP photographs and were both taken by the same photographer. That photographer supported their use by Fairey. The only difference I can find is that the photograph Fairey falsely claimed he used is claimed to be the property of the friendly photographer while the actual photograph's rights were apparently transferred to the AP.

Why he didn't just say "Yeah, I used your shit, that's how I roll," is something I'll never understand. Instead of waiting for them to file he jumped the gun and perpetrated an elaborate, pointless hoax upon the court.

So disappointing.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:17:15pm

re: #51 Mr. Hammer

You're Romney's coordinator in Detroit. What would you do?

Set myself on fire

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:17:48pm

re: #51 Mr. Hammer

You're Romney's coordinator in Detroit. What would you do?

Walk in front of an American-made truck.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:18:11pm

ok, that's funny.

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:18:20pm

re: #53 windupbird is in the gravity well

30 seconds.

Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:20:59pm

re: #31 Mr. Hammer

Not that many 1000+ seat venues to choose from to begin with - much less venues that could accommodate this on a Friday on short notice, I suspect.

Hello, COBO Center, it's nice to meet you.

Oh wait. They're having a hot rod show in Detroit this weekend. I can't imagine why they'd want to keep Mitt Romney out, even if it's just for a brief speech.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:21:16pm

this is why nobody shows up for Romney in detroit: [Link: jalopnik.com...]

zora Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:22:35pm

re: #40 Slumbering Behemoth

funny comment from the link:

If Rick Santorum were president his press secretary would be Mel Gibson

wrenchwench Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:23:09pm

re: #58 windupbird is in the gravity well

this is why nobody shows up for Romney in detroit: [Link: jalopnik.com...]

I guess using a Union Hall was out of the question.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:23:20pm

re: #60 wrenchwench

I guess using a Union Hall was out of the question.

lol

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:24:04pm

re: #59 zora

re: #61 windupbird is in the gravity well

This is an FNDT, right?

ProMayaLiberal Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:25:45pm

After doing more research, I have realized my dad's side of the family is fairly screwy. In order to get a better idea of where his side came from, I will need GIS programs. The amount of Frisian is probably closer to 30% than the originally though 37.5% (Yes, I ran the numbers earlier).

Archangelus Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:25:54pm

re: #51 Mr. Hammer

You're Romney's coordinator in Detroit. What would you do?

Enter WPP or any other identity-alteration program...

Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:26:05pm

re: #60 wrenchwench

I guess using a Union Hall was out of the question.

I'm sure the UAW would be more than happy to host a Mitt Romney speech.

///

Feline Fearless Leader Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:26:44pm

re: #51 Mr. Hammer

You're Romney's coordinator in Detroit. What would you do?

Book what you had and PR that you had a sold-out speech of course. Maybe add a second date if necessary.

Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:26:47pm

re: #51 Mr. Hammer

You're Romney's coordinator in Detroit. What would you do?

Drink heavily. Resign. Go on vacation.

Probably in that order.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:26:49pm

re: #57 Lidane

Hello Cobo was probably considered. But there's a lot of logistics required to put on a televised speech of a Presidential candidate, even if it's brief. And it might be impossible to work around other concurrent events in a convention center - with little advance notice. I imagine it was pretty stressful for his people there to rearrange things quickly like this.

BongCrodny Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:28:08pm

re: #51 Mr. Hammer

You're Romney's coordinator in Detroit. What would you do?

Pace nervously back and forth and hope Rick Santorum implodes sooner rather than later.

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:28:50pm

re: #66 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Book what you had and PR that you had a sold-out speech of course. Maybe add a second date if necessary.

In truth, I would be damn sure the evening news had footage of all the bitterly disappointed fans turned away from my man's venue.

wrenchwench Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:29:53pm

re: #65 Lidane

I'm sure the UAW would be more than happy to host a Mitt Romney speech.

///

After the "Right to Work" laws will come the "Right to Give Speeches" laws.

Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:30:37pm

re: #68 Mr. Hammer

I imagine it was pretty stressful for his people there to rearrange things quickly like this.

It's also hard to do when your candidate is determined to piss off Detroit and the auto industry.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:31:48pm

re: #70 Decatur Deb

This was a pretty major policy speech. You sure you wanna turn away contributors or do you scramble to find another venue... and take the risk of some minor criticism?

I think I'd take that risk.

wrenchwench Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:32:19pm

re: #72 Lidane

It's also hard to do when your candidate is determined to piss off Detroit and the auto industry.

Here I've been beating around the bush all this thread, and you spell it out for him.

(Will he get it now?)

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:33:52pm

re: #73 Mr. Hammer

This was a pretty major policy speech. You sure you wanna turn away contributors or do you scramble to find another venue... and take the risk of some minor criticism?

I think I'd take that risk.

That's his problem. Mitt is talking to rooms full of contributors and the Prez is going to talk to stadiums full of voters.

Feline Fearless Leader Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:34:25pm

re: #73 Mr. Hammer

This was a pretty major policy speech. You sure you wanna turn away contributors or do you scramble to find another venue... and take the risk of some minor criticism?

I think I'd take that risk.

Nope. Romney needs to go full "rock star" at this point. Convince the public that acting haughty and above them is a necessary part of his stardom and superiority. And having sold-out shows means that they were too slow to offer the attention he deserves.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:34:28pm

re: #72 Lidane

I think that's a separate issue. We're just talking about the decision to relocate to different venue.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:35:04pm

re: #63 ProGunLiberal

After doing more research, I have realized my dad's side of the family is fairly screwy. In order to get a better idea of where his side came from, I will need GIS programs. The amount of Frisian is probably closer to 30% than the originally though 37.5% (Yes, I ran the numbers earlier).

Is it important whether it's 7% more or less?

Feline Fearless Leader Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:36:47pm

re: #77 Mr. Hammer

I think that's a separate issue. We're just talking about the decision to relocate to different venue.

But massively underselling a huge venue leaves the wrong impression. And you're up against the Gingrich "A Mighty Wind" video right now as well.

Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:37:23pm

re: #77 Mr. Hammer

I think that's a separate issue. We're just talking about the decision to relocate to different venue.

Which was a stupid decision.

If your venue is sold out and you're already losing in the polls because of your idiocy regarding the auto bailouts, the LAST thing you do is change venues. You go with the visual of people being turned away from a sold out speech instead of one where you're talking to a near-empty stadium. This is PR 101.

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:38:22pm

Well, here in the WTF category for today's news...

GOP Rep: I’d Have To Personally Kill Some Senators To Get The Ryan Budget Passed

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:38:26pm

re: #79 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

But massively underselling a huge venue leaves the wrong impression. And you're up against the Gingrich "A Mighty Wind" video right now as well.

"A Mighty Wind"? Geez, I loved the mock folk songs in that. The Ian and Sylvia shtick was best...Oh...

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:39:13pm

re: #81 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, here in the WTF category for today's news...

GOP Rep: I’d Have To Personally Kill Some Senators To Get The Ryan Budget Passed

Only personally. Hiring a hitman is right out. /

wrenchwench Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:39:26pm

re: #77 Mr. Hammer

I think that's a separate issue. We're just talking about the decision to relocate to different venue.

I think you're missing the part where they can't be separated.

engineer cat Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:39:38pm

re: #14 wrenchwench

Does his wife Ann drive a couple of Cadillacs at a time?

I'd like to see that.

i refuse to be impressed unless she can drive at least three at the same time

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:40:06pm

re: #83 Peanut Gallery

Only personally. Hiring a hitman is right out. /

Best comment at that link: I believe his anger issues must be related to being born without eyebrows, bless his heart.

ProMayaLiberal Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:40:37pm

re: #78 Peanut Gallery

I love statistics, so yes, yes it is.

The one thing to not change though is the last name origin. It is Frisian, coming more specifically from the Northeastern part of Groningen Province. There is a fair amount of German in there as well, mostly from Hanover and what is today Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.

SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:40:50pm

re: #85 engineer cat

i refuse to be impressed unless she can drive at least three at the same time

Old Romani saying, also attributed to Yiddish and Greek: With one ass, you can't ride two horses.

Killgore Trout Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:40:56pm

When Bigots collide...
Israeli activist's university address turns violent

Youtube Video

Darwish cast the Arab Spring in a bad light. She argued that democratic revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa, such as those in Egypt and Tunisia, would not succeed as long as Islamists controlled them.

A group of people, who were acting in solidarity with the Palestinian people, questioned Darwish’s fear-mongering and her unqualified support for Israel. They were shouted down by pro-Israel members in the audience, who assaulted a woman, pulled her hair, and forcibly pushed another person over a row of seats. A third person was punched in the face. Pro-Israel members also destroyed a phone that was used to record the assault.

From STATEMENT FROM (Un)Occupy Albuquerque

The moonbats shouldn't disrupt other people's events and their rhetoric is way over the top but the elderly wingnuts have no right to start punching women no matter how obnoxious they are. Idiots all.

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:40:59pm

re: #80 Lidane

But where is anybody gonna see those visuals? And what real impact would they have, honestly? Better in my opinion to speak to, and meet & greet as many potential contributors as possible.

I still don't think I'd turn those folks away...

moderatelyradicalliberal Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:42:46pm

re: #13 SpaceJesus

Another legal challenge to Obama being on the ballot has been filed in Alaska.

[Link: obamaballotchallenge.com...]

Copy of the actual complaint:
[Link: www.turningleft.net...]

The relevant part of the complaint:

Well at least they are being honest. We all know the birther stuff is about the president's negritude.

Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:42:52pm

re: #84 wrenchwench

I think you're missing the part where they can't be separated.

EXACTLY. There is no separating the two issues.

If I was handling Mitt Romney's PR (*shudder*) I would have kept whatever venue he had and gone with the visual of too many people showing up to see him speak. This would have given the Romney campaign the chance to say hey, the polls are wrong, look at how many people came to hear Mitt, people believe in our message, etc.

Instead, they tried to change venues in a city that's already pissed at him because of his idiocy on the auto bailouts and he ends up speaking to a near-empty stadium, making his campaign look pathetic as a result.

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:43:06pm

Following the Indiana anti-Girl Scout politician took me to the 'alternate' scouting organization his kids joined, then deeper into the world of religiously-pure youth organizations. Sad. This is scouting to satisfy the worst fears of home-schoolers.

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

Mostly sane, most of the time. Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:43:36pm

re: #88 SanFranciscoZionist

Old Romani saying, also attributed to Yiddish and Greek: With one ass, you can't ride two horses.

At least she can still drive.

At this point in her MS diagnosis, my friend Jan could no longer drive a car.

b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:43:40pm

v( ͒.͒ )v

EdDantes Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:44:18pm

re: #88 SanFranciscoZionist

Riding Roman style

Youtube Video

Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:44:26pm

re: #90 Mr. Hammer

But where is anybody gonna see those visuals? And what real impact would they have, honestly?

Are you serious or are you being deliberately dense?

This speech was going to be televised on C-SPAN. An over-crowded venue filled with supporters and seeing some folks turned away looks better than speaking to a near-empty stadium when the current POTUS is known for filling stadiums at will.

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:44:33pm

re: #88 SanFranciscoZionist

Old Romani saying, also attributed to Yiddish and Greek: With one ass, you can't ride two horses.

My argument against buying a two-bathroom house, but Wife won.

blueraven Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:45:11pm

re: #90 Mr. Hammer

But where is anybody gonna see those visuals? And what real impact would they have, honestly? Better in my opinion to speak to, and meet & greet as many potential contributors as possible.

I still don't think I'd turn those folks away...

The article you posted about the change of venue was from Feb 9. Surely they could have sold more seats in the 2 week interim.

100

Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:45:45pm

re: #92 Lidane

I disagree. This was a major policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club, and they had to move it to a stadium. A couple of funny pictures. Big deal. There is no lasting PR benefit to turning away donors.

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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:46:15pm

re: #98 Decatur Deb

My argument against buying a two-bathroom house, but Wife won.

Well, see, that's a case where you're going to have two asses sharing the house.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:46:18pm

re: #97 Lidane

Are you serious or are you being deliberately dense?

This speech was going to be televised on C-SPAN. An over-crowded venue filled with supporters and seeing some folks turned away looks better than speaking to a near-empty stadium when the current POTUS is known for filling stadiums at will.

(*≗*)

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:46:28pm

re: #81 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, here in the WTF category for today's news...

GOP Rep: I’d Have To Personally Kill Some Senators To Get The Ryan Budget Passed

Really this kind of rhetoric after one of his colleagues just announced her retirement to recover from being shot? I don't know if he's this petty or that stupid or both.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:47:12pm

re: #101 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, see, that's a case where you're going to have two asses sharing the house.

(_T_) (_T_)

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Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:48:22pm

re: #100 Mr. Hammer

I disagree. This was a major policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club, and they had to move it to a stadium. A couple of funny pictures. Big deal. There is no lasting PR benefit to turning away donors.

There's also no lasting PR benefit to speaking to a near-empty stadium when the current POTUS fills them at will.

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Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:48:48pm

re: #101 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, see, that's a case where you're going to have two asses sharing the house.

Our pre-nup only specified indoor plumbing. Her interpretation was excessive.

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engineer cat Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:49:54pm

re: #20 Kragar

Fischer: Attacking Santorum is insulting Jesus

this is all the fault of those Liberal Secular Humanists who think the witchcraft in harry potter is fiction

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Mr. Hammer Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:53:14pm

re: #105 Lidane

Ok Lindane, but I gotta go. Things would've been different if you were his local campaign manager, but from my point of view, you take the risk that the other side will try to make hay out of an empty stadium, and speak directly to as many donors and supporters from your base as possible.

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recusancy Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:53:21pm

Haha... Here's a good pic of the Romney event. [Link: t.co...]

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:53:26pm

re: #107 engineer cat

this is all the fault of those Liberal Secular Humanists who think the witchcraft in harry potter is fiction

It hurts my head to think about the logic Mr. Fischer uses. I imagine if heaven forbid pun intended Santorum were elected president or someone like him, Bryan would be claiming that criticism of him is against God's will and all who criticize him should be smited.

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Achilles Tang Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:55:12pm

re: #110 HappyWarrior

It hurts my head to think about the logic Mr. Fischer uses. I imagine if heaven forbid pun intended Santorum were elected president or someone like him, Bryan would be claiming that criticism of him is against God's will and all who criticize him should be smited.

This sounds eerily familiar from somewhere else.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:56:04pm

re: #110 HappyWarrior

It hurts my head to think about the logic Mr. Fischer uses. I imagine if heaven forbid pun intended Santorum were elected president or someone like him, Bryan would be claiming that criticism of him is against God's will and all who criticize him should be smited.

⊙_☉

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:56:30pm

re: #110 HappyWarrior

It hurts my head to think about the logic Mr. Fischer uses. I imagine if heaven forbid pun intended Santorum were elected president or someone like him, Bryan would be claiming that criticism of him is against God's will and all who criticize him should be smited.

As long as Mr. Fischer leaves the smiting up to God and doesn't encourage any mortal to do it personally, I'm okay with that.

I'll take my chances with God.

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:57:31pm

re: #113 To hold my temper, most of the time.

As long as Mr. Fischer leaves the smiting up to God and doesn't encourage any mortal to do it personally, I'm okay with that.

I'll take my chances with God.

I think Mr. Fischer has a big problem with this whole freedom of religion and speech thing. This guy needs to be committed.

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Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:58:01pm

re: #108 Mr. Hammer

You think that this image of Mitt Romney in an empty stadium is going to go away? Come on. Once the POTUS actively starts campaigning in stadiums across the country, that image will haunt Mitt Romney.

It's the same image disaster that John McCain had when he gave a speech in front of a lime green background the same night that Barack Obama was accepting the nomination in front of a stadium filled with thousands of cheering supporters.

Like it or not, staging matters. Visuals matter. This was a horrible decision by the Romney campaign.

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:59:40pm

re: #114 HappyWarrior

I think Mr. Fischer has a big problem with this whole freedom of religion and speech thing. This guy needs to be committed.

Unless he is going to hurt himself or someone else, not legal.

I have noticed that not many people can aim God's smiting with much accuracy.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:00:00pm

re: #115 Lidane

You think that this image of Mitt Romney in an empty stadium is going to go away? Come on. Once the POTUS actively starts campaigning in stadiums across the country, that image will haunt Mitt Romney.

It's the same image disaster that John McCain had when he gave a speech in front of a lime green background the same night that Barack Obama was accepting the nomination in front of a stadium filled with thousands of cheering supporters.

Like it or not, staging matters. Visuals matter. This was a horrible decision by the Romney campaign.

Teleprompter.

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:01:23pm

re: #116 To hold my temper, most of the time.

Unless he is going to hurt himself or someone else, not legal.

I have noticed that not many people can aim God's smiting with much accuracy.

Oh I am not saying what he does is illegal but his lack of logic hurts my head. He seems to think the allmighty only favors conservative Republicans he (Fischer) likes and hates liberals. Not saying what he says is unconstitutional. Hell let him speak. It shows how nutso people like him are.

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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:01:30pm

re: #112 b_sharp

☉☉☉

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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:02:17pm

Oh, carla.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:02:55pm

re: #119 Peanut Gallery

☉☉☉

Youtube Video

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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:03:31pm

re: #115 Lidane

You think that this image of Mitt Romney in an empty stadium is going to go away? Come on. Once the POTUS actively starts campaigning in stadiums across the country, that image will haunt Mitt Romney.

It's the same image disaster that John McCain had when he gave a speech in front of a lime green background the same night that Barack Obama was accepting the nomination in front of a stadium filled with thousands of cheering supporters.

Like it or not, staging matters. Visuals matter. This was a horrible decision by the Romney campaign.

One would think that candidates would've learned from Nixon vs. JFK.

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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:07:23pm

re: #59 zora

If Rick Santorum were president his...

... defense secretary would be Chuck Norris.
/

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:11:48pm

re: #123 Slumbering Behemoth

If Rick Santorum were president his...

... defense secretary would be Chuck Norris.
/

凸(¬‿¬)凸

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:11:57pm

Hey all,

I'm awake again.

curs-ed virus!

How are you?

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:12:41pm

re: #125 ggt

Hey all,

I'm awake again.

curs-ed virus!

How are you?

~,~

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:12:54pm

re: #123 Slumbering Behemoth

If Rick Santorum were president his...

... defense secretary would be Chuck Norris.
/

with Ambassador to the UN, Pat Robertson. Seriously I cringe imagining a Santorum cabinet. A Romney cabinet would at least probably be filled with competent people.

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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:13:51pm

Somebody, take away Spartacus' keyboard.

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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:13:56pm

re: #127 HappyWarrior

with Ambassador to the UN, Pat Robertson. Seriously I cringe imagining a Santorum cabinet. A Romney cabinet would at least probably be filled with competent people.

That is debatable. Romney himself is hardly even competent.

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:15:26pm

re: #126 b_sharp

~,~

Yeah, me too!

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:15:30pm

re: #129 thedopefishlives

That is debatable. Romney himself is hardly even competent.

True maybe I am being generous to Mitt here. After all he's struggling to beat Santorum, Paul, and Gingrich.

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:16:11pm

This is about how I feel.

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:17:24pm

re: #131 HappyWarrior

True maybe I am being generous to Mitt here. After all he's struggling to beat Santorum, Paul, and Gingrich.

I'm not so sure. It's still up to the Party to nominate him. I think it's all a dog and pony show and they will pull some propaganda out of their hat at the last minute. He is the only one that can go against Obama and maybe get a respectable percentage of the vote in November.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:17:40pm

re: #130 ggt

Yeah, me too!

(O.O)

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:18:51pm

re: #132 ggt

This is about how I feel.

(\__/)
(>'.'

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:19:17pm

re: #133 ggt

I'm not so sure. It's still up to the Party to nominate him. I think it's all a dog and pony show and they will pull some propaganda out of their hat at the last minute. He is the only one that can go against Obama and maybe get a respectable percentage of the vote in November.

Probably. I guess I am still amazed that Santorum of all the candidates has emerged as his biggest rival. Thought it would be Perry, Newt, or even Cain. One thing I gather though is if he loses this November, it will be "because he wasn't conservative enough" and Santorum or at least someone like him becomes a frontrunner for 2016.

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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:19:32pm

So WND has a list up of 2011's worst anti-christian movies. cached link.

I don't even recognize/recall the majority of them, but the description of the last one made me laugh.

"Worst Stoner Mockery of Quests". Ha!

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allegro Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:20:25pm

re: #133 ggt

I'm not so sure. It's still up to the Party to nominate him. I think it's all a dog and pony show and they will pull some propaganda out of their hat at the last minute. He is the only one that can go against Obama and maybe get a respectable percentage of the vote in November.

6 months ago maybe he could have. Now? Don't think so. I think we're going to see a blowout. These "debates" and all the crazy have really damaged the Rep brand bad, even to those who don't pay attention to politics.

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:20:42pm

re: #136 HappyWarrior

Probably. I guess I am still amazed that Santorum of all the candidates has emerged as his biggest rival. Thought it would be Perry, Newt, or even Cain. One thing I gather though is if he loses this November, it will be "because he wasn't conservative enough" and Santorum or at least someone like him becomes a frontrunner for 2016.

I hope the result is that the GOP loses so badly in November that it puts a shock wave thru the Party and the reincarnation of William F. Buckley emerges to put it back into some semblence of sanity.

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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:21:08pm

Because, Gawd forbid we mock quests.

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:22:30pm

re: #137 Slumbering Behemoth

So WND has a list up of 2011's worst anti-christian movies. cached link.

I don't even recognize/recall the majority of them, but the description of the last one made me laugh.

"Worst Stoner Mockery of Quests". Ha!

They didn't like the way J. Edgar was portrayed -- ha!

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:22:32pm

re: #140 Slumbering Behemoth

Because, Gawd forbid we mock quests.

Is it OK to mock mock quests?

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Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:22:38pm

re: #137 Slumbering Behemoth

So WND has a list up of 2011's worst anti-christian movies. cached link.

And now I have a reason to watch Happy Feet Two, The Hangover 2 and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.

Also, screw them. Paul was hilarious and J. Edgar had its moments.

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Kragar Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:22:54pm

re: #140 Slumbering Behemoth

Because, Gawd forbid we mock quests.

WHAT IS YOUR QUEST?

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Interesting Times Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:22:58pm

I can't wait to baptize Mitt Romney's dead campaign.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) February 24, 2012

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:23:16pm

re: #137 Slumbering Behemoth

So WND has a list up of 2011's worst anti-christian movies. cached link.

I don't even recognize/recall the majority of them, but the description of the last one made me laugh.

"Worst Stoner Mockery of Quests". Ha!

Oh man that list is so hilarious. Seriously if I didn't know WND was a real right wing newssource, I'd think this was satire because it's so over the top. I mean goddamn are they sensitive to anything that paints a white person or Christian in a badlight. My favorite "award" was the one Hangover 2 won for Pagan hedonism.

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Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:23:25pm

re: #137 Slumbering Behemoth

So WND has a list up of 2011's worst anti-christian movies. cached link.

I don't even recognize/recall the majority of them, but the description of the last one made me laugh.

"Worst Stoner Mockery of Quests". Ha!

GAAAKK!! I agree with WND--Red State was crap. Interesting that they chocked on the anti-Phelps character and I rejected the 'government wants to kill you" bull.

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:24:06pm

re: #143 Lidane

And now I have a reason to watch Happy Feet Two, The Hangover 2 and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.

Also, screw them. Paul was hilarious and J. Edgar had its moments.

The best part was labeling J Edgar left wing. I am sure Clint would laugh his ass off if you told him he was a lefty now.

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:24:07pm

re: #143 Lidane

And now I have a reason to watch Happy Feet Two, The Hangover 2 and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.

Also, screw them. Paul was hilarious and J. Edgar had its moments.

Everytime I hear that there has been a fatwa issued against Salmon Rushdie for the Satanic Verses, I buy a copy in support. Never read it, I think I have 4 copies.

If I thought JK Rowling needed my support, I'd buy another copy of Harry Potter.

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Lidane Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:24:32pm

Speaking of Whilred Nuts Daily, Tom Tancredo is delusional again:

Yes, Santorum Can Beat Obama (Google cache link)

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Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:24:53pm

re: #138 allegro

6 months ago maybe he could have. Now? Don't think so. I think we're going to see a blowout. These "debates" and all the crazy have really damaged the Rep brand bad, even to those who don't pay attention to politics.

They have a long time to heal. I'm approaching the election as though the good guys are 2 touchdowns behind.

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:25:23pm

re: #148 HappyWarrior

The best part was labeling J Edgar left wing. I am sure Clint would laugh his ass off if you told him he was a lefty now.

B.b.b.b.but they showed he was the ghey, I mean, they showed it, man!

///

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:25:53pm

Do the people at WND know how to you know live life and have fun while doing it? Not everything is an agenda to make conservatives look bad losers.

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:27:07pm

re: #152 ggt

B.b.b.b.but they showed he was the ghey, I mean, they showed it, man!

///

heh I loved how Beginners won some anti gay bullshit they had. From my understanding it's about the director or screenwriter's real experience finding out his father was gay. The people who write these kind of silly awards have no sense of reality.

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:27:15pm

re: #144 Kragar

WHAT IS YOUR QUEST?

I only have mock quests. Like my mock quest to understand a bit of Dodd-Frank., My mock quest to make sure everyone in my range of free speech knows how I feel about Individual Reproductive Rights and my my mock quest to turn Brat Puppy from his heathen ways.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:27:37pm

Today Purolator lost my package.

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Feline Fearless Leader Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:28:00pm

re: #125 ggt

Hey all,

I'm awake again.

curs-ed virus!

How are you?

Home. Not caffeinated. Tired. Cooking fish for dinner.

Baileys on the rocks at hand. Content Feline Overlord purring nearby.

Best it has been all day.

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Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:28:45pm

re: #156 b_sharp

Today Purolator lost my package.

Bummer, man. There's still shots and stuff, and you could become a counter-tenor.

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:29:28pm

You know the Game Change HBO film is gonna sweep their awards for this year since it's not gonna paint the half term governor in the saintly light they think she should been painted in.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:30:49pm

re: #158 Decatur Deb

Bummer, man. There's still shots and stuff, and you could become a counter-tenor.

But I need RAM.

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Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:31:51pm

re: #160 b_sharp

But I need RAM.

Good name for a hormone replacement.

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Kragar Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:32:21pm

re: #160 b_sharp

But I need RAM.

Thats what she said.

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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:32:28pm

re: #153 HappyWarrior

Do the people at WND know how to you know live life and have fun while doing it? Not everything is an agenda to make conservatives look bad losers.

There is a certain type of religious person that thinks everything has to be about/revolve around their deity. All of the music they listen to, tv shows/movies they watch, all of their activities must revolve around glorifying their deity. I believe the folks that write for WND fit this mold.

So, no. They do not know how to live life nor how to have fun.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:33:02pm

re: #161 Decatur Deb

Good name for a hormone replacement.

Just being your straight man.

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allegro Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:33:10pm

re: #151 Decatur Deb

They have a long time to heal. I'm approaching the election as though the good guys are 2 touchdowns behind.

I certainly don't want to see the Obama campaign get complacent - and I'm sure they won't. I'm just seeing the miles and miles of fodder that the last few months have provided them that make any Rep campaign, whether Romney or even moreso, Santorum, look like the out-of-control jackasses that they are. Obama knows how to campaign - we saw that in 2008. He will make mincemeat of them with their own grinder.

I gotta say that I am enthusiastically looking forward to it.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:33:45pm

re: #163 Slumbering Behemoth

There is a certain type of religious person that thinks everything has to be about/revolve around their deity. All of the music they listen to, tv shows/movies they watch, all of their activities must revolve around glorifying their deity. I believe the folks that write for WND fit this mold.

So, no. They do not know how to live life nor how to have fun.

Obsession.

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Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:34:31pm

re: #164 b_sharp

Just being your straight man.

(I don't want to do this any more)

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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:36:37pm

re: #166 b_sharp

It's more of an addiction really, of which obsession is a part.

I have a relative who refused to take 3 minutes out of their time to go down the road and drop me off at the auto parts store because she was on her way to church, for the third time that week, and did not want to be late. Definitely an addiction.

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Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:36:57pm

re: #165 allegro

I certainly don't want to see the Obama campaign get complacent - and I'm sure they won't. I'm just seeing the miles and miles of fodder that the last few months have provided them that make any Rep campaign, whether Romney or even moreso, Santorum, look like the out-of-control jackasses that they are. Obama knows how to campaign - we saw that in 2008. He will make mincemeat of them with their own grinder.

I gotta say that I am enthusiastically looking forward to it.

Started scanning the LW and RW blogs I watched starting this time in 2008. It's been getting better. Ace of Spades left a thread last night that looked like a 'martyrdom video'.

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allegro Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:37:07pm

re: #163 Slumbering Behemoth

There is a certain type of religious person that thinks everything has to be about/revolve around their deity. All of the music they listen to, tv shows/movies they watch, all of their activities must revolve around glorifying their deity. I believe the folks that write for WND fit this mold.

So, no. They do not know how to live life nor how to have fun.

And they are gonna make sure no one else does neither.

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Interesting Times Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:37:40pm

re: #165 allegro

I certainly don't want to see the Obama campaign get complacent - and I'm sure they won't.

Even if the corporate media and all its beltway blather-bots declared an Obama win inevitable, there's still the enormous effort required to retain the Senate and clean out the House. No room for complacency, not for a New York minute.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:38:17pm

Funny that we insult guys by calling them pussies, especially considering how most guys feel about pussies. Being told they are flaccid should be a more pointed insult.

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Jack Burton Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:39:30pm

re: #137 Slumbering Behemoth

So WND has a list up of 2011's worst anti-christian movies. cached link.

I don't even recognize/recall the majority of them, but the description of the last one made me laugh.

"Worst Stoner Mockery of Quests". Ha!

It's hilarious how they list "Magical Thinking" as a problem with Happy Feet 2. Religion is FULL of magical thinking, especially WND's brand of Christianity.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:40:02pm

re: #168 Slumbering Behemoth

It's more of an addiction really, of which obsession is a part.

I have a relative who refused to take 3 minutes out of their time to go down the road and drop me off at the auto parts store because she was on her way to church, for the third time that week, and did not want to be late. Definitely an addiction.

That sounds pretty accurate.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:41:14pm

No matter how hard I try I can't dislodge this thread.

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b_sharp Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:45:51pm

Youtube Video

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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:52:12pm

re: #76 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Nope. Romney needs to go full "rock star" at this point. Convince the public that acting haughty and above them is a necessary part of his stardom and superiority. And having sold-out shows means that they were too slow to offer the attention he deserves.

I'm trying to imagine him being slowly lowered onto the stage in a costume reminiscent of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust or 70s KISS, with smoke and backlighting as the pyros go off all around him. He windmills a few A maj chords on his Gibson Explorer (with mirror pickguard) and sparks shoot out of the headstock. He gives the audience whatever the Mormon version is of the Ronnie James Dio "evil eye" gesture before launching into a Whitesnake-style power ballad about The Job Creators.

Not to be outdone, Santorum takes on an Evangelical Alice Cooper stage persona and handles snakes on stage while singing "Will The Fetus Be Aborted" to the tune of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." He wears a black leather sweater vest with silver Catholic iconography all over it. Stage dancers dressed as Carmelite nuns writhe piously.

Ever the narcissist's narcissist, Gingrich goes David Lee Roth and takes to the stage shirtless and bedecked in rainbow spandex pants with the buttcheeks cut out. He rubs his nipples and sweats profusely while doing high jumps and endlessly talking about HOW FUCKING FANTASTIC he is.

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wrenchwench Fri, Feb 24, 2012 4:55:15pm