Vetting Themselves: Breitbart Gang in Yet Another Ridiculously Massive Fail

Their own founder declared he was “proud to be a teabagger”

WingnutsMay 2012 • Views: 29,809

OK, I’m now nearly convinced that the breitbart.com gang are just trolling the Internets with these mind-bogglingly ridiculous VETTING articles. I mean, nobody could possibly take this kind of absurd, over the top propaganda seriously, could they?

EXCLUSIVE - THE VETTING - BARACK OBAMA, THE FIRST TEA PARTIER.

Well, it may be damned hard to believe anyone could be this strange, but they really are serious about this stuff.

Breitbart blogger John Sexton’s EXCLUSIVE BOMBSHELL: a photo that’s been available to the public for 15 years, showing Barack Obama leading a Fourth of July parade in 1997, in a Revolutionary War era costume.

Sexton wants his audience to believe that the costume makes Obama exactly the same as a Tea Party member. Let the sheer stupidity of that one sink in for a minute.

The rest of Sexton’s hilarious derp-filled piece is basically an extended whine about those monstrous liberals who mocked the Tea Partiers by calling them “teabaggers.”

Monstrous liberals like, oh, for example, their founder Andrew Breitbart, who declared in May 2010 that he was Proud to Be a Tea Bagger.

A screenshot of Andrew Breitbart’s brave, forward-thinking declaration of teabaggishness:

Breitbart’s post still exists on the new breitbart.com, but oddly enough, they seem to have removed his byline from it: I’m Proud to Be a Tea Bagger.

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256 comments

SpikeDad Wed, May 23, 2012 2:49:32pm

Oh dear. I must be a Tea Party dupe as well. I looked in my kitchen and I have Revereware bowls. And we all know Paul Revere wore a tri-corner hat. So he must have been a Tea Party supporter and so must I.

Woe is me. All this time supporting Obama, Democrats and left-wing and progressive causes for nothing. How can I atone for my transgressions?

No more LGF for me. It's time to embrace my Obama hatting, right wing brothers and sisters. It's off to Fox News to leave some lefty-bashing words of wisdom.

DOWN WITH BOWLS!

Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 2:51:23pm

Who vets the vetters?

wrenchwench Wed, May 23, 2012 2:55:18pm

re: #1 SpikeDad

Oh dear. I must be a Tea Party dupe as well. I looked in my kitchen and I have Revereware bowls. And we all know Paul Revere wore a tri-corner hat. So he must have been a Tea Party supporter and so must I.

Woe is me. All this time supporting Obama, Democrats and left-wing and progressive causes for nothing. How can I atone for my transgressions?

No more LGF for me. It's time to embrace my Obama hatting, right wing brothers and sisters. It's off to Fox News to leave some lefty-bashing words of wisdom.

DOWN WITH BOWLS!

I just made a cup of tea USING TWO BAGS!!1 What does that make me?!?

erik_t Wed, May 23, 2012 2:55:44pm

This is a joke, right? Everyone is aware that us dirty hippy moonbats are perfectly okay with things like the Gadsden Flag, and in fact are irritated by the movement that almost completely co-opted that imagery? Not by the imagery itself?

For fuck's sakes, nobody's offended by the fact that CVN-65 flies the First Navy Jack, which dares to have a snake on it. OMG MILITARY SUPPORTS THE TEA PARTIES!!!1

Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, May 23, 2012 2:59:13pm

so in other words Obama is a real-life version of Dave Chappelle's character, the black KKK member?

dragonfire1981 Wed, May 23, 2012 3:01:38pm

Oh this just SCREAMS for a parody of "God Bless the U.S.A."...

I'm proud to be a Teabagger,
I want the markets always free,
I'll screw the poor as much as I want,
and keep the spoils for me.

I love me some Sarah Palin,
and want Obama gone today,
I'm just a loving patriot,
in the Christian U.S.A

Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 3:03:51pm

Teabaggers.

Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 3:04:10pm

Stephen Colbert Makes Maxim's Hot 100 List Of Most Beautiful Women

RadicalModerate Wed, May 23, 2012 3:06:15pm

Of course, there are some commenters to the "vetting" story complaining that President Obama isn't doing a proper job with the re-enactment, and should be wearing chains instead since slavery was still in force in the 1700s.

EdDantes Wed, May 23, 2012 3:10:00pm

re: #2 Kragar

The vetter vetter's vetters.

blueraven Wed, May 23, 2012 3:13:11pm

LOL

This is their vetting?

That's some funny stuff right there.
I guess they dont see the difference in celebrating on Independence Day and protesting all year while whining, I want my country back!

Dancing along the light of day Wed, May 23, 2012 3:14:17pm

re: #3 wrenchwench

Profligate?

Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 3:19:34pm

re: #10 EdDantes

The vetter vetter's vetters.

But who is the better vetter?

MittDoesNotCompute Wed, May 23, 2012 3:22:08pm

re: #13 Kragar

But who is the better vetter?

Eddie Vedder...

wrenchwench Wed, May 23, 2012 3:22:53pm

re: #12 Dancing along the light of day

Profligate?

Formerly tired.

funky chicken Wed, May 23, 2012 3:25:52pm

So the Breitbarters now love Obama? He was their inspiration?

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 3:28:17pm

re: #2 Kragar

Who vets the vetters?

Veterans

They even have a whole day for it!

EdDantes Wed, May 23, 2012 3:40:30pm

re: #14 Gitarzan

Eddie Vedder...

The bed wetter?

God of Binders with Women Wed, May 23, 2012 3:40:44pm

EXCLUSIVE! BOMBSHELL! THE VETTING!

Thanks for the laugh, toolbags.

jaunte Wed, May 23, 2012 3:42:50pm

Breitbarters, vetting derp ants.

EdDantes Wed, May 23, 2012 3:47:21pm

re: #14 Gitarzan

Eddie Vedder...

He's a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter.

Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 3:48:51pm

I like that pic of Obama. Frankly, America's founding fathers has been co-opted by a bunch of right-wing zealots and should be taken back by the good, normal citizens of America.

Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 3:50:43pm

Rednecks for Obama.

Only The Lurker Knows Wed, May 23, 2012 3:54:49pm

OT but,

Here is some REAL Crazy for you Lizards.

Skydiver Becomes First To Land Without Chute

Tigger2005 Wed, May 23, 2012 3:55:41pm

The crazy thing is, how exactly does this hurt Obama? A picture of our President in Revolutionary War-era garb marching in a 4th of July parade? Are they bothering to think any of this through? Never mind, you don't have to answer that.

Renaissance_Man Wed, May 23, 2012 3:59:29pm

re: #25 Tigger2005

The crazy thing is, how exactly does this hurt Obama? A picture of our President in Revolutionary War-era garb marching in a 4th of July parade? Are they bothering to think any of this through? Never mind, you don't have to answer that.

For the intended audience, it's not actually necessary for the article to make sense. The Conservative cult is heavily conditioned to respond with anger to certain words, and including those words is enough. Words like 'Obama', 'United Nations', 'liberal', 'media', and so on. It's Pavlovian politics.

RogueOne Wed, May 23, 2012 4:00:47pm

re: #3 wrenchwench

I just made a cup of tea USING TWO BAGS!!1 What does that make me?!?

A fun date?

Tigger2005 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:02:23pm

re: #26 Renaissance_Man

For the intended audience, it's not actually necessary for the article to make sense. The Conservative cult is heavily conditioned to respond with anger to certain words, and including those words is enough. Words like 'Obama', 'United Nations', 'liberal', 'media', and so on. It's Pavlovian politics.

Well, here's what's funny...the Teabaggers are going out of their way to suggest that just wearing Revolutionary War-era gear makes him a Teabagger...AS IF THAT'S A BAD THING.

jaunte Wed, May 23, 2012 4:07:33pm

Breitbarters apparently can't distinguish between wearing an 18th century costume and supporting 18th century policies.

Mattand Wed, May 23, 2012 4:08:15pm

This is the third Vetting article I've read. They're becoming less coherent with each new post. The majority of this one is a massive whine that they can't describe themselves with a term that has sexual connotations.

In addition, how is it hypocritical that Obama dressed like this 15 years ago? He would have literally have to known beforehand he would be elected President, and that a political group that hates him would dress like this.

Love the final paragraph complaining about juvenile insults from the left. Priceless.

abolitionist Wed, May 23, 2012 4:08:43pm

re: #28 Tigger2005

Well, here's what's funny...the Teabaggers are going out of their way to suggest that just wearing Revolutionary War-era gear makes him a Teabagger...AS IF THAT'S A BAD THING.

It's gotta be a false-flag operation.

Tigger2005 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:09:57pm

re: #29 jaunte

Breitbarters apparently can't distinguish between wearing an 18th century costume and supporting 18th century policies.

More like 16th century policies, maybe. After all, the 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment.

Mattand Wed, May 23, 2012 4:10:03pm

And before I forget: how does any of this actually vet the President?

Kronocide Wed, May 23, 2012 4:12:15pm

If you vet are you a vetter, or a vetterer?

Breitbartians are veteran vetter..ers.

freetoken Wed, May 23, 2012 4:14:43pm

Wire story playing out:

Accused Trayvon Martin shooter complained about Sanford, Fla., police in 2011

Where will this end?

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:16:13pm

re: #35 freetoken

Wire story playing out:

Accused Trayvon Martin shooter complained about Sanford, Fla., police in 2011

Where will this end?

In court,, several times

Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 4:17:37pm

re: #35 freetoken

Wire story playing out:

Accused Trayvon Martin shooter complained about Sanford, Fla., police in 2011

Where will this end?

[Scratches head.]

SpaceJesus Wed, May 23, 2012 4:22:05pm

If America were a video game the hardest difficulty setting would be called "New Mexico" mode.

[Link: www.krqe.com...]

freetoken Wed, May 23, 2012 4:25:17pm

re: #38 SpaceJesus

“Suicide, homicide, motor vehicle injury, drug overdose death, falls among the elderly, all those things are part of this,” said Dr. Michael Landen with the New Mexico Department of Health.

He failed to list the big one: Alien abduction.

Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 4:25:26pm

Maybe the baggers (remember the old freak outs here when we said tea bagger??!!!!) will give up that damned flag now that the see Obama associated with it.

wrenchwench Wed, May 23, 2012 4:26:32pm

re: #38 SpaceJesus

If America were a video game the hardest difficulty setting would be called "New Mexico" mode.

[Link: www.krqe.com...]

We're Number One! We're Number One! We're Number One!

New Mexico took the top spot back in 2001 and has remained either first or second for the last decade.

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:28:20pm

re: #41 wrenchwench

We're Number One! We're Number One! We're Number ~~One~~GGAAHHHHHH,,,, (dead)!

Eventual Carrion Wed, May 23, 2012 4:29:14pm

re: #39 freetoken

He failed to list the big one: Alien abduction.

Little Joe should just get Hoss and Pa and take care of those problems.

Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 4:33:19pm

OT Car surfing death.

...Get a load of the guy at the end of the video.

Patricia Kayden Wed, May 23, 2012 4:35:38pm

Hopefully, the Breitbart folks are so crazy that CNN thinks twice about taking their screeds as gospel like they did with the Shirley Sherod foolishness.

Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, May 23, 2012 4:39:41pm

I'm so tired of the shit.

I've been ranting all day and I apologize, I'm going to rant again.

Share if you like, I appreciate your patience.

freetoken Wed, May 23, 2012 4:40:05pm

Here's an example of the state of online commenting:

** SPOILERS FOR DWTS**
(for the few who might not know...)

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WaPo runs a story just a bit ago about the surprise winner of DWTS:

‘Dancing With the Stars’: Donald Driver pulls out surprise win

And sure enough, the first comment:

Erskine41
4:11 PM PDT
It was no "surprise" that Driver got the affirmative action trophy while more talented contestants were robbed & side-lined. In fact, it was totally predictable.

This is what years of hatred brings - the inability to detach oneself from it. It becomes part of the person.

Fact is simply this: Driver had a couple of truly outstanding performances during the season, the best of which was his Freestyle, which just happens to be thought of as the most important dance of the season, and Driver's Freestyle was the best of the three on the night.

The other two contestant finalists were better dancers technically, but they were also quite understandably cover model types, beautiful, talented, but also seemed a bit too glamourous.

Driver seems like a "regular Joe" who happens to be an very well trained athlete.

And, as others have pointed out, he is the 7th athlete to win DWTS, out of 14 seasons.

Americans love their athletes, and during this season the clips that were shown portrayed Driver as someone who was very dedicated and working hard.

Anyway, there are many reasons why viewers would vote for Driver.

But the commenter at WaPo pulls out a race-war card.

Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Wed, May 23, 2012 4:43:25pm

Good afternoon/evening Lizards. Hope everyone is having a good day and keeping their blood pressure under control.

Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 4:44:24pm

Oh my god Windows 7 64 bit is so much better than 32.

I successfully ripped stuff out of my old case and stuffed it into my new case while adding some more stuff. Apparently case technology has come a long way in a few years; this one was awesome to work with.

I'm feeling a little jumpy, there practically was no problem from start to finish.

Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 4:44:38pm

Wait for it!

Youtube Video

palomino Wed, May 23, 2012 4:44:52pm

re: #47 freetoken

New conservative mantra: "The real racists today are the blacks."

Then take a look at the comments on Yahoo, AOL, etc. on the Trayvon Martin case and what you'll find is a giant rebuttal to the quoted assertion above. There seems to be a fair amount of racially tinged commentary among the sizeable number of fervent Zimmerman supporters.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, May 23, 2012 4:46:26pm

Jimi Hendrix and Steve Wonder are only famous because of affirmative action

BUY REPUBLICAN WHITE MUSIC

Only The Lurker Knows Wed, May 23, 2012 4:47:07pm

re: #44 Gus

OT Car surfing death.

...Get a load of the guy at the end of the video.

See my #24

Adrenalin junkies.

The sad thing here is that his death might have been prevented if he had taken the precaution of wearing a helmet.

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:47:24pm

Anonymity + re: #49 Obdicut

Oh my god Windows 7 64 bit is so much better than 32.

I successfully ripped stuff out of my old case and stuffed it into my new case while adding some more stuff. Apparently case technology has come a long way in a few years; this one was awesome to work with.

I'm feeling a little jumpy, there practically was no problem from start to finish.

cONGRATS

Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 4:47:25pm

re: #52 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]

A black man won a dance competition? Must be affirmative action.

Geez seriously people at least get your racist stereotypes right for chrissake.

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:48:20pm

GGRRRRR

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:49:06pm

re: #47 freetoken

Here's an example of the state of online commenting:

Anonymity while sitting in the dark in front of a screen

re: #49 Obdicut

Oh my god Windows 7 64 bit is so much better than 32.

I successfully ripped stuff out of my old case and stuffed it into my new case while adding some more stuff. Apparently case technology has come a long way in a few years; this one was awesome to work with.

I'm feeling a little jumpy, there practically was no problem from start to finish.

Congrats

Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 4:49:30pm

re: #53 Bubblehead II

See my #24

Adrenalin junkies.

The sad thing here is that his death might have been prevented if he had taken the precaution of wearing a helmet.

Yeah. I suppose that if one is going to be a bone head and go car surfing like that then wear a helmet. The guy at the end is almost out of central casting. The video you linked... Looks like fun I'm sure but I'm thinking that's an accident waiting to happen. At those speeds and at that altitude a helmet won't help.

moderatelyradicalliberal Wed, May 23, 2012 4:49:55pm

re: #47 freetoken

Here's an example of the state of online commenting:

** SPOILERS FOR DWTS**
(for the few who might not know...)

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*
*
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*
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WaPo runs a story just a bit ago about the surprise winner of DWTS:

‘Dancing With the Stars’: Donald Driver pulls out surprise win

And sure enough, the first comment:

This is what years of hatred brings - the inability to detach oneself from it. It becomes part of the person.

Fact is simply this: Driver had a couple of truly outstanding performances during the season, the best of which was his Freestyle, which just happens to be thought of as the most important dance of the season, and Driver's Freestyle was the best of the three on the night.

The other two contestant finalists were better dancers technically, but they were also quite understandably cover model types, beautiful, talented, but also seemed a bit too glamourous.

Driver seems like a "regular Joe" who happens to be an very well trained athlete.

And, as others have pointed out, he is the 7th athlete to win DWTS, out of 14 seasons.

Americans love their athletes, and during this season the clips that were shown portrayed Driver as someone who was very dedicated and working hard.

Anyway, there are many reasons why viewers would vote for Driver.

But the commenter at WaPo pulls out a race-war card.

One of the consistent stereotypes about black people is that we can dance. These people need to get their stereotypes straight. Also, his partner was white, shouldn't they pissed about him being all up on a white woman?

moderatelyradicalliberal Wed, May 23, 2012 4:50:53pm

Also, too what they hell is this photo of Obama supposed to mean exactly? These people are crazy and I can't even understand their code talk anymore. These people are just nuts.

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:51:21pm

re: #59 moderatelyradicalliberal

Also, his partner was white, shouldn't they pissed about him being all up on a white woman

I saw her

I'm not pissed

I'm envious!!!

MittDoesNotCompute Wed, May 23, 2012 4:52:04pm

re: #59 moderatelyradicalliberal

One of the consistent stereotypes about black people is that we can dance. These people need to get their stereotypes straight. Also, his partner was white, shouldn't they pissed about him being all up on a white woman?

I'm sure that thought has crossed some of their rancid, rotten minds, but don't be giving them ideas...

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 4:54:41pm

re: #58 Gus

Yeah. I suppose that if one is going to be a bone head and go car surfing like that then wear a helmet. The guy at the end is almost out of central casting. The video you linked... Looks like fun I'm sure but I'm thinking that's an accident waiting to happen. At those speeds and at that altitude a helmet won't help.

Car surfing was new years ago. Anyone now a days that hasn't heard of a death is a Darwin winner. Oh yeah, youth.

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:55:09pm

hmmmmm

My son just posted this on FaceBook

"hair be gone"

he came home last night from a friends house, having borrowed that friends hair clippers

I wonder what the degree of "gone" is

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 4:56:21pm

Hola, people of LGF!

re: #64 sattv4u2

hmmm

My son just posted this on FaceBook

"hair be gone"

he came home last night from a friends house, having borrowed that friends hair clippers

I wonder what the degree of "gone" is

Bet you can't wait to see.

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:57:29pm

re: #63 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

Car surfing was new years ago. Anyone now a days that hasn't heard of a death is a Darwin winner. Oh yeah, youth.

I remember seeing teens doing it in a big beach parking lot on Marthas Vineyard about 30 years ago

Killgore Trout Wed, May 23, 2012 4:58:05pm

re: #65 reine.de.tout

It's nice to see your nic again. How ya been?

wrenchwench Wed, May 23, 2012 4:58:08pm

re: #65 reine.de.tout

Hola, people of LGF!

Hi Reine!

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:58:32pm

re: #65 reine.de.tout

Hola, people of LGF!

Bet you can't wait to see.

Heh,,,I'm sure 'mom" is freaking out. Me ,,, hey ,, he's out of school,,, 2 months shy of his 18th birthday ,,, whatever

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:58:50pm

re: #65 reine.de.tout

Hola, people of LGF!

Bet you can't wait to see.

and BTW
WHERE THE HELL YA BEEEEN???

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 4:59:21pm

re: #67 Killgore Trout

It's nice to see your nic again. How ya been?

Witness protection,,, shhhhhh!!!!

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 4:59:47pm

re: #67 Killgore Trout

re: #68 wrenchwench

Hi Reine!

heya! Good to "see" you both.

I've been doing great.

My cucumbers, not so much. KILLGORE, I was hoping you could tell me whatsamatta with 'em? They look like some sort of alien something. Don't taste like cucumbers either.

Image: P1000790.jpg

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 5:00:41pm

re: #72 reine.de.tout

re: #68 wrenchwench

heya! Good to "see" you both.

I've been doing great.

My cucumbers, not so much. KILLGORE, I was hoping you could tell me whatsamatta with 'em? They look like some sort of alien something. Don't taste like cucumbers either.

Image: P1000790.jpg

Do they breath,,, have lil feet???

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:00:55pm

re: #69 sattv4u2

Heh,,,I'm sure 'mom" is freaking out. Me ,,, hey ,, he's out of school,,, 2 months shy of his 18th birthday ,,, whatever

yeah, that's about how I feel about daughter these days.

I tell you what - life has been very peaceful with her in her own place this year. Very peaceful. Except when I have to dog-sit my grand-puppy.

Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 5:01:19pm

re: #72 reine.de.tout

I think I met the one on the left in a bar in Thailand once.

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:01:19pm

re: #70 sattv4u2

and BTW
WHERE THE HELL YA BEEEN???

Oh.
Been doing stuff.

Only The Lurker Knows Wed, May 23, 2012 5:01:37pm

re: #58 Gus

Yeah. I suppose that if one is going to be a bone head and go car surfing like that then wear a helmet. The guy at the end is almost out of central casting. The video you linked... Looks like fun I'm sure but I'm thinking that's an accident waiting to happen. At those speeds and at that altitude a helmet won't help.

True, hitting the ground at or near terminal velocity is, well terminal. The difference here though, is one is a highly trained Stunts man who planned his jump and the other was a kid who just didn't consider the risks (Teen Age Immortality Complex) and took no precautions. Both were out looking for a Adrenalin rush

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 5:01:43pm

re: #76 reine.de.tout

Oh.
Been doing stuff.

Is that what you kids call it nowadays!

palomino Wed, May 23, 2012 5:01:44pm

re: #59 moderatelyradicalliberal

You're right, and the whole idea that Obama is the most divisive president in history is of a piece with this kind of commentary.

Obama hardly ever even talks about race, and on those rare occasions when he does it's usually to say something pretty tepid, like "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."

The real divisiveness is another RW fantasy and motivated by the mere fact that Obama is PWB, President while Black. (and Muslim, Kenyan, etc.)

goddamnedfrank Wed, May 23, 2012 5:02:01pm

re: #72 reine.de.tout

re: #68 wrenchwench

heya! Good to "see" you both.

I've been doing great.

My cucumbers, not so much. KILLGORE, I was hoping you could tell me whatsamatta with 'em? They look like some sort of alien something. Don't taste like cucumbers either.

Image: P1000790.jpg

Looks like potassium deficiency.

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:02:27pm

re: #75 Obdicut

I think I met the one on the left in a bar in Thailand once.

Hey, Obdi!

LOL. The entire cucumber vine is covered with these things. I've planted new ones, but sheesh - I was so looking forward to home-grown cucumbers. Now I've got to wait for the new ones to grow.

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:03:53pm

re: #80 goddamnedfrank

Looks like potassium deficiency.

I've been told they could possibly have been cross-pollinated with some squash. But I have no squash, and none of my neighbors do either (no one nearby, anyhow). I used plant food. Maybe too much?

Killgore Trout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:04:02pm

re: #72 reine.de.tout

re: #68 wrenchwench

heya! Good to "see" you both.

I've been doing great.

My cucumbers, not so much. KILLGORE, I was hoping you could tell me whatsamatta with 'em? They look like some sort of alien something. Don't taste like cucumbers either.

Image: P1000790.jpg

Damn, What did you do to them? Lol. I'm not a cuke grower so I don't have a a whole lot of experience. I do know they're sensitive to overwatering so maybe try cutting back on the water.

freetoken Wed, May 23, 2012 5:04:42pm

Our America, 23 May 2012:

Science standards approved for schools

The first public draft of Georgia’s new science standards were made available for public comment last week, and one Carroll County church disapproves of some of its content.

The Next Generation Science Standards include ideas, practices and concepts that instruct students about natural selection and evolution. Students will learn about the evidence of adaptation and common ancestry and diversity.

Bob Staples, a member of Villa Rica Church of Christ, said he doesn’t think the teaching of evolution is good education.

“I ask that it be removed from the classroom because it is not actual science,” Staples said. “But that’s not going to happen; I know that.”

The church sponsors the Web page Christians4Science, which contains text and videos that reprehend the teaching of evolution in public schools.

“I like that they’re making the effort to improve science education,” Staples said. “My position on the teaching of evolution as a fact is that it needs to be critically analyzed. There are scientific problems with evolutionary principles.”

[...]

This talking point - that evolution isn't True Science - is one of the more absurd creationists murmurings. Yet it is quite popular to espouse.

Here's the guy via Youtube:

Youtube Video

Only The Lurker Knows Wed, May 23, 2012 5:05:08pm

re: #65 reine.de.tout

((REINE))

Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 5:05:40pm

re: #81 reine.de.tout

How is the stained-glass stuff going?

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:05:55pm

re: #83 Killgore Trout

Damn, What did you do to them? Lol. I'm not a cuke grower so I don't have a a whole lot of experience. I do know they're sensitive to overwatering so maybe try cutting back on the water.

hahahaha! Oh, I just laughed out loud. I have some girlfriends who don't want me to take this vine down, they are anxious to see what else grows, LOL. Ah, well. I'll guess I'll have to wait and see if the same thing happens to the new ones I planted. Meanwhile, yes, I'll reduce the watering.

Eventual Carrion Wed, May 23, 2012 5:06:25pm

re: #66 sattv4u2

I remember seeing teens doing it in a big beach parking lot on Marthas Vineyard about 30 years ago

We had a fun (dangerous) game we used to play here in PA in the winter. Bumper dragging. Hard sole shoes, snow covered parking lot, 3-5 guys holding the bumper trying to push the person(s) next to them off, who can hold onto the bumper of the car longest while skating on the snow with your shoes. There were a few sprained ankles and sore elbows.

Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 5:07:00pm

re: #81 reine.de.tout

I do know that the same guy that invented the train engine in England invented a long glass tube for forcing cucumbers to grow in a straight shape; it may be that their natural shape is more gourdlike, and that's it.

But you say they don't taste like cucumbers either? What variety are they?

sattv4u2 Wed, May 23, 2012 5:07:07pm

re: #88 RayFerd

We had a fun (dangerous) game we used to play here in PA in the winter. Bumper dragging

We did that on the streets of Everett Mass when I was a kid

Free rides to school !!

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:09:44pm

re: #86 Obdicut

How is the stained-glass stuff going?

It's going really great, thanks for asking. I'm having trouble getting around to projects I want to do, because people are willing to pay me to make things. Here are my latest two:

Image: P1000700.jpg

Image: P1000798.jpg

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:10:11pm

re: #89 Obdicut

I do know that the same guy that invented the train engine in England invented a long glass tube for forcing cucumbers to grow in a straight shape; it may be that their natural shape is more gourdlike, and that's it.

But you say they don't taste like cucumbers either? What variety are they?

Oh, gosh, I don't know. They're just very bitter.

Dancing along the light of day Wed, May 23, 2012 5:11:20pm

re: #65 reine.de.tout

Hello, Reine!
*waves*

reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:11:35pm

re: #93 Dancing along the light of day

Hello, Reine!
*waves*

FLO! Good to see you!

Only The Lurker Knows Wed, May 23, 2012 5:12:41pm

re: #88 RayFerd

Did my share of that as a kid here in Idaho as well. Nothing like sliding down the road at 25-30 MPH on the soles of your boots. Right up until you hit a dry patch.

Only The Lurker Knows Wed, May 23, 2012 5:13:23pm

re: #91 reine.de.tout

Nice.

SpaceJesus Wed, May 23, 2012 5:14:06pm

re: #41 wrenchwench

this is why nm will never have a shortage of attorneys

Daniel Ballard Wed, May 23, 2012 5:14:41pm

re: #72 reine.de.tout

re: #68 wrenchwench

heya! Good to "see" you both.

I've been doing great.

My cucumbers, not so much. KILLGORE, I was hoping you could tell me whatsamatta with 'em? They look like some sort of alien something. Don't taste like cucumbers either.

Image: P1000790.jpg

Nematodes or a virus maybe?
D_L chimed in. I have no clue.

Dancing along the light of day Wed, May 23, 2012 5:14:54pm

Cucumber link!
[Link: www.nvsuk.org.uk...]

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 5:17:01pm

re: #81 reine.de.tout

Hey Reine, good to see you.

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compound_Idaho Wed, May 23, 2012 5:17:44pm

re: #88 RayFerd

We had a fun (dangerous) game we used to play here in PA in the winter. Bumper dragging. Hard sole shoes, snow covered parking lot, 3-5 guys holding the bumper trying to push the person(s) next to them off, who can hold onto the bumper of the car longest while skating on the snow with your shoes. There were a few sprained ankles and sore elbows.

We called it hooky bobbing. Don't know why.

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 5:18:11pm

re: #94 reine.de.tout

Hey stranger! (I'm not saying you're strange, only stranger.)

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Eventual Carrion Wed, May 23, 2012 5:18:36pm

re: #95 Bubblehead II

Did my share of that as a kid here in Idaho as well. Nothing like sliding down the road at 25-30 MPH on the soles of your boots. Right up until you hit a dry patch.

We used to do the school buses (spent a few hours in detention the few times caught, ooops). You had to remember to bail before hitting the open street at the end of the school drive. Of course that turned into a contest to see who could ride it out the farthest. Good times, I'd probably break a hip if I tried that now.

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Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 5:18:56pm

re: #92 reine.de.tout

Oh, gosh, I don't know. They're just very bitter.

Well, some cucumbers are specifically made for pickling into pickles, and I'm not sure how they taste as cucumbers. That might be what you got ahold of, or it's just some more wild variety.

They look neat though. Maybe try picklin' 'em. My wife pickled a peck of jalapeno peppers and they're my favorite thing in the world right now.

And your glass looks fantastic. I don't know if I mentioned that my grandmother did stained glass, and a lot of the windows in the house in San Francisco feature her artwork. This one Image: P1000700.jpg is very close to her style but she was just a tad more abstract; but the color combo is totally her. Makes me think of her, and thanks for that nice memory.

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freetoken Wed, May 23, 2012 5:19:36pm

Meanwhile, in San Diego, the reality of austerity digs in:

One of Every Five Teachers to Be Laid Off at City Schools

[...]

The board voted 4-1 Tuesday night to approve sending final layoff notices to 1,534 employees, bringing those layoffs a big step closer to reality. Board Vice President Scott Barnett cast the dissenting vote, urging his colleagues to instead rescind the layoffs and send the district into insolvency and state takeover.

The vote, the latest move in a long process that began in March, showed the board isn’t backing down on its plan to start the next school year with more than 1,500 fewer teachers, counselors and nurses in city schools. The district says the layoffs are required to close a budget deficit of between $80 million and $122 million next year.

All but about 100 of the laid off workers are teachers. That means about 1,400 of the district's 7,000 teachers — or one of five — are slated to be let go.

[...]

This goes along with the trend ever since the 2008 recession - public employment (locally) is shrinking, and that is one reason why unemployment is still so high.

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Varek Raith Wed, May 23, 2012 5:19:43pm

re: #94 reine.de.tout

FLO! Good to see you!

Hey!
Long time no see!

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:21:10pm

re: #100 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

Hey Reine, good to see you.

Hey! You been doing OK?

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moderatelyradicalliberal Wed, May 23, 2012 5:22:00pm

re: #79 palomino

You're right, and the whole idea that Obama is the most divisive president in history is of a piece with this kind of commentary.

Obama hardly ever even talks about race, and on those rare occasions when he does it's usually to say something pretty tepid, like "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."

The real divisiveness is another RW fantasy and motivated by the mere fact that Obama is PWB, President while Black. (and Muslim, Kenyan, etc.)

The point of racism is that you don't have to make judgements on behavior and character, you just make judgements about people living and breathing while black. His blackness is what agitates them, nothing he has actually said or done. Smart people get this, but half the country is stupid.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:22:00pm

re: #102 darthstar

Hey stranger! (I'm not saying you're strange, only stranger.)

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right. Like I'm gonna believe that.
hehe.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:23:48pm

re: #104 Obdicut

Well, some cucumbers are specifically made for pickling into pickles, and I'm not sure how they taste as cucumbers. That might be what you got ahold of, or it's just some more wild variety.

They look neat though. Maybe try picklin' 'em. My wife pickled a peck of jalapeno peppers and they're my favorite thing in the world right now.

And your glass looks fantastic. I don't know if I mentioned that my grandmother did stained glass, and a lot of the windows in the house in San Francisco feature her artwork. This one Image: P1000700.jpg is very close to her style but she was just a tad more abstract; but the color combo is totally her. Makes me think of her, and thanks for that nice memory.

thanks! I want to do another one like that for myself. It's wayyyy down on the to-do list, though, right now. I work v.e.r.y s.l.o.w.l.y.

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 5:23:51pm

re: #107 reine.de.tout

Hey! You been doing OK?

Thanks for asking! It's been a year or so of relative chaos, but things are great!!

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:24:24pm

re: #111 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

Thanks for asking! It's been a year or so of relative chaos, but things are great!!

Good to hear!
I have had a few of my own years of chaos. Things always settle down after awhile.

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jaunte Wed, May 23, 2012 5:25:03pm

re: #112 reine.de.tout

Well hey there, stranger, how've you been?

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 5:25:28pm

re: #112 reine.de.tout

Good to hear!
I have had a few of my own years of chaos. Things always settle down after awhile.

Yah. Can you tell how cool it is too see an old nic? Smile

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:26:09pm

re: #113 jaunte

Well hey there, stranger, how've you been?

Fine! Busy. Enough time for a quick lurk every now and then, but today just felt like jumping in. You've been doing fine, I hope?

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 5:26:11pm

re: #105 freetoken

Meanwhile, in San Diego, the reality of austerity digs in:

One of Every Five Teachers to Be Laid Off at City Schools

This goes along with the trend ever since the 2008 recession - public employment (locally) is shrinking, and that is one reason why unemployment is still so high.

But remember, teaching is supposed to be a calling, they shouldn't be worried about making a living wage.
///

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:26:41pm

re: #114 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

Yah. Can you tell how cool it is too see an old nic? Smile

Yes. I'm a bit flustered, honestly.

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wrenchwench Wed, May 23, 2012 5:26:57pm

re: #114 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

Yah. Can you tell how cool it is too see an old nic? Smile

(You have them both here right now, time to hit 'em up about another cookbook!)

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jaunte Wed, May 23, 2012 5:27:24pm

re: #115 reine.de.tout

Oh yes, business is good, and my family keeps expanding with new young interesting people..

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prairiefire Wed, May 23, 2012 5:27:25pm

re: #99 Dancing along the light of day

re: #111 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

re: #110 reine.de.tout

Hello, Ladies!

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Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 5:27:56pm

re: #112 reine.de.tout

Apparently bitterness in garden cucumbers is pretty common.

[Link: wiki.answers.com...]

And never mind my pickle 'em recommendation, apparently that doesn't work.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:28:52pm

re: #118 wrenchwench

(You have them both here right now, time to hit 'em up about another cookbook!)

uh-oh.

I might be up for it.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:29:21pm

re: #122 reine.de.tout

uh-oh.

I might be up for it.

Well, except the last one hardly sold at all. Everybody doing well enough to afford one?

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Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 5:30:08pm

re: #123 reine.de.tout

Honestly, now I want to buy one of your stained glass pieces for my mom.

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 5:30:48pm

re: #120 prairiefire

re: #111 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

re: #110 reine.de.tout

Hello, Ladies!

Shouldn't that be "Hellooo, Ladies!"

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:31:27pm

re: #121 Obdicut

Apparently bitterness in garden cucumbers is pretty common.

[Link: wiki.answers.com...]

And never mind my pickle 'em recommendation, apparently that doesn't work.

"Bitterness in cucumbers tends to be more prominent when plants are under stress from low moisture, high temperatures or poor nutrition."

Well. My new ones should begin to grow within the next week. I'll see how they do. It could just be something odd about this particular variety in the growing conditions I've got them (in a large bucket on my patio). The seeds I bought are for some small cucumbers; maybe they'll do better.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:32:28pm

re: #124 Obdicut

Honestly, now I want to buy one of your stained glass pieces for my mom.

I charge $1 an hour for my time, max $20; cost of glass/supplies/shipping.

I am obviously not going to get rich.

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 5:32:43pm

re: #117 reine.de.tout

Yes. I'm a bit flustered, honestly.

Just roll with it. We are all enjoying as much as you.

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 5:33:30pm

re: #118 wrenchwench

(You have them both here right now, time to hit 'em up about another cookbook!)

Can we do another COOKBOOK?

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Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 5:33:39pm

re: #127 reine.de.tout

I think I've still got your email kicking around, I'll email you about it.

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prairiefire Wed, May 23, 2012 5:33:49pm

re: #125 darthstar

Shouldn't that be "Hellooo, Ladies!"

Ha!

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bubba zanetti Wed, May 23, 2012 5:33:50pm

The FIRST tea partier? WTF? No one ever dressed up like that before?

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Varek Raith Wed, May 23, 2012 5:33:50pm

It's raining.
Again.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:34:15pm

re: #119 jaunte

Oh yes, business is good, and my family keeps expanding with new young interesting people..

Well, that sound interesting. I love young interesting people; I love the times I can be with daughter and a friend or two of hers. It's always fun.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:34:27pm

re: #130 Obdicut

I think I've still got your email kicking around, I'll email you about it.

OK, sounds good.

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b_sharp Wed, May 23, 2012 5:34:30pm

re: #94 reine.de.tout

FLO! Good to see you!

Hey reine. I am damn happy to see you.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:34:40pm

re: #133 Varek Raith

It's raining.
Again.

Embrace the rain.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:35:05pm

re: #136 Ghost of Insanity

Hey reine. I am damn happy to see you.

well, howdy! Aw *blush* so nice! Glad to see you too!

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 5:36:13pm

re: #123 reine.de.tout

Well, except the last one hardly sold at all. Everybody doing well enough to afford one?

Promotion yesterday. Yes, and I have time after hrs. I get Lulu emails all the time!

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:36:41pm

re: #139 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

Promotion yesterday. Yes, and I have time after hrs. I get Lulu emails all the time!

Congrats on the promotion!

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prairiefire Wed, May 23, 2012 5:38:07pm

re: #134 reine.de.tout

Well, that sound interesting. I love young interesting people; I love the times I can be with daughter and a friend or two of hers. It's always fun.

It is! My 14 year old girl and two friends were all in the back seat of the Toyota. She "bragged" to her friends that I said "vajayjay" to her. Gales of laughter. It was so fun, I taught them "Wang", "Johnson", and "Mr. Jones". I could tell they had never heard them before because they laughed as hard at "Mr Jones" as the other two.

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Digital Display Wed, May 23, 2012 5:38:50pm

Hi Lizards! Greetings from Indy! Did anybody miss me?
I'm ready for race weekend.. I had a great time at the lake last week..
Reine..nice to see you

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Only The Lurker Knows Wed, May 23, 2012 5:39:34pm

re: #103 RayFerd

Well as I posted up thread to Gus. Adrenalin rush + Teen Immortality Complex = lots of stupid stunts. My Mother still shakes her head at some of the stupid shit I did as kid. Her worst one was when I admitted to free climbing the Snake River Canyon above Shoshone Falls and Dierkes Lake.

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 5:39:57pm

re: #133 Varek Raith

It's raining.
Again.

Youtube Video

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:40:03pm

re: #141 prairiefire

It is! My 14 year old girl and two friends were all in the back seat of the Toyota. She "bragged" to her friends that I said "vajayjay" to her. Gales of laughter. It was so fun, I taught them "Wang", "Johnson", and "Mr. Jones". I could tell they had never heard them before because they laughed as hard at "Mr Jones" as the other two.

OMG, some of my most favorite times was playing chauffeur. If you keep quiet - you will hear ALL sorts of stuff, LOL. They forget you're there. hehehehe. I loved it.

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Dancing along the light of day Wed, May 23, 2012 5:40:28pm

re: #142 HoosierHoops

*smooch*

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compound_Idaho Wed, May 23, 2012 5:40:31pm

re: #127 reine.de.tout

I charge $1 an hour for my time, max $20; cost of glass/supplies/shipping.

I am obviously not going to get rich.

When I started my business I got advice from a respected friend. " Do not under charge for your time"

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:40:44pm

re: #142 HoosierHoops

Hi Lizards! Greetings from Indy! Did anybody miss me?
I'm ready for race weekend.. I had a great time at the lake last week..
Reine..nice to see you

Hey, HH! Life going well for you?

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b_sharp Wed, May 23, 2012 5:41:16pm

re: #147 compound_Idaho

When I started my business I got advice from a respected friend. " Do not under charge for your time"

Damn right.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:42:36pm

re: #147 compound_Idaho

When I started my business I got advice from a respected friend. " Do not under charge for your time"

Excellent advice. I don't feel like I'm quite professional enough YET. But of course when I look at a piece I've done, my eye goes RIGHT to the mistake I know is there. That's all I see. PLUS, this is a hobby; I never intended to make money from it, so if I can make a little bit plus have the pleasure of doing this, then hey - it's all good.

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reine.de.tout Wed, May 23, 2012 5:46:05pm

Crap. Gotta run, I will NOT be absent so long again, it's been great to "see" everyone and say hi!
And lemme think about that cookbook business.

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Digital Display Wed, May 23, 2012 5:47:04pm

re: #148 reine.de.tout

Hey, HH! Life going well for you?

Hi You..I'm at Paulies back in Indy for the race..It is a full house of crazy Hoosiers watching American Idol in every room..So I pulled out the laptop to email and blog for awhile

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 5:47:40pm

re: #141 prairiefire

It is! My 14 year old girl and two friends were all in the back seat of the Toyota. She "bragged" to her friends that I said "vajayjay" to her. Gales of laughter. It was so fun, I taught them "Wang", "Johnson", and "Mr. Jones". I could tell they had never heard them before because they laughed as hard at "Mr Jones" as the other two.

Best Mom!

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 5:49:22pm

re: #141 prairiefire

It is! My 14 year old girl and two friends were all in the back seat of the Toyota. She "bragged" to her friends that I said "vajayjay" to her. Gales of laughter. It was so fun, I taught them "Wang", "Johnson", and "Mr. Jones". I could tell they had never heard them before because they laughed as hard at "Mr Jones" as the other two.

I got home and my wife was babysitting a group of 3rd and 4th graders. I taught them the "I eat mop" knock knock joke. They said it was the funniest thing ever.

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b_sharp Wed, May 23, 2012 5:51:45pm

re: #154 Kragar

I got home and my wife was babysitting a group of 3rd and 4th graders. I taught them the "I eat mop" knock knock joke. They said it was the funniest thing ever.

I eat mop?
Is that an American thing?

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Decatur Deb Wed, May 23, 2012 5:51:48pm

Can we get back to the bitchin' and moanin' now?

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Varek Raith Wed, May 23, 2012 5:52:07pm

re: #154 Kragar

I got home and my wife was babysitting a group of 3rd and 4th graders. I taught them the "I eat mop" knock knock joke. They said it was the funniest thing ever.

*Shakes head*

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Varek Raith Wed, May 23, 2012 5:52:38pm

re: #156 Decatur Deb

Can we get back to the bitchin' and moanin' now?

Yes. Kragar and his 'jokes' have gone too far!
:P

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b_sharp Wed, May 23, 2012 5:52:44pm

re: #156 Decatur Deb

Can we get back to the bitchin' and moanin' now?

Would you stop the bitching already?

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Eventual Carrion Wed, May 23, 2012 5:53:12pm

re: #154 Kragar

I got home and my wife was babysitting a group of 3rd and 4th graders. I taught them the "I eat mop" knock knock joke. They said it was the funniest thing ever.

Q: Why does a gorilla have big nostrils?

A: Because he has big fingers

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 5:53:47pm

re: #155 Ghost of Insanity

I eat mop?
Is that an American thing?

Knock Knock
Who's there?
I eat mop.
I eat mop who?
YOU EAT YOUR POO?!

Rounds of childish laughter ensue

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Only The Lurker Knows Wed, May 23, 2012 5:54:51pm

re: #156 Decatur Deb

Can we get back to the bitchin' and moanin' now?

No. It's time to sit back and enjoy life and let the wingnuts stew awhile, as we sit back and actually enjoy/embrace life.

// Damn. I screwed this one up. But you get my meaning

Edited what? 3-4 times?

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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Wed, May 23, 2012 5:57:09pm

Well, I've now been to the Great Shrine to the Great American Pastime. Nice place, but since I'm not a baseball fanatic I feel no desire to return. Timed it well since I got to park nearby, walk in, and not have to deal with crowds or much of anything. Took photos of a number of exhibits and a bunch of the player plaques.

Spent the rest of the day car touring rural central NY via US-20 and NY-5S. That included working far enough east to stop into Albany. Walked around the State Capitol, Empire State Plaza, and even down the hill to the Hudson River waterfront - where I got to tour a WW2-era destroyer escort (USS Slater).

Lunch was a stop in a roadside parking area to eat baquette with hummus and drink apple cider. New York cuisine all the way.

Also neat to be driving along US-5S near the Mohawk River and suddenly there's a church or other building there from the 1760s. The river itself is not so charming since it's essentially been turned into the New York State Canal. (Though I did cross the original 1819 "Clinton's Ditch" a few times as well. About a 12' wide swampy stream - but straight!)

Tomorrow's travels are still being planned. Saving Fort Stanwix and the Oriskany Battlefield Momument (both near Rome) for Friday morning before I head for points west.

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 5:59:04pm

re: #149 Ghost of Insanity

Damn right.

Ok, I'm gonna ask for advice. Dude leaving our company has been the base of the estimating. The rock. I'm not taking his place, I'm just the new one. I found out today that this dude, the rock of the estimating dept makes the same as me. :( they hired me really high. Now I need to learn & become proficient (I'm not YET). But wtf do I do...I deserve a raise!

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bubba zanetti Wed, May 23, 2012 5:59:41pm

re: #161 Kragar

My sister-in-law is going to love hearing that three thousand times from her kids on the four hour drive back from the family reunion this summer.

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Decatur Deb Wed, May 23, 2012 6:02:21pm

re: #164 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

Ok, I'm gonna ask for advice. Dude leaving our company has been the base of the estimating. The rock. I'm not taking his place, I'm just the new one. I found out today that this dude, the rock of the estimating dept makes the same as me. :( they hired me really high. Now I need to learn & become proficient (I'm not YET). But wtf do I do...I deserve a raise!

Find out what was causing The Rock to make the same as a newbie, and avoid it.

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Varek Raith Wed, May 23, 2012 6:05:33pm

re: #165 bubba zanetti

My sister-in-law is going to love hearing that three thousand times from her kids on the four hour drive back from the family reunion this summer.

You're evil.
I like you.
XD

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Nemesis6 Wed, May 23, 2012 6:05:51pm

So they're gonna change their mind about him now that they know he's a Tea-bagger, right?

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b_sharp Wed, May 23, 2012 6:10:49pm

re: #168 Nemesis6

So they're gonna change their mind about him now that they know he's a Tea-bagger, right?

Change what mind?

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prairiefire Wed, May 23, 2012 6:12:33pm

re: #153 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012

Aww, *thanks*.

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 6:30:35pm

re: #166 Decatur Deb

Find out what was causing The Rock to make the same as a newbie, and avoid it.

I think it's ageism in my favor. They hire me in lower level position, but with tons of experience & give me what I asked. He's prob 26, been their 5 yrs.

One of the benies of being "experienced" I guess, but shit, the youngers are being ripped.

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dragonath Wed, May 23, 2012 6:31:50pm

Remember kids, only old Republican men are allowed to wear tri-corner hats and dress up in funny uniforms! This has been a ~~Public Service~~ Annoucement... hey get off my lawn!

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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Wed, May 23, 2012 6:33:27pm

re: #172 Be Zorch, Daddio

Remember kids, only old Republican men are allowed wear tri-corner hats and dress up in funny uniforms! This has been a ~~Public Service~~ Annoucement... hey get off my lawn!

When I see some of those guys on Friday I'll ask if they are all Republicans and Tea Partiers!
/

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 6:38:53pm

Romney Calls Education ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Era’ and Urges Shift

Forget rights for gays or women! This issue is obviously more important, especially given that Mitt has promised his major donors he would gut the Dept of Education.

Wait a second...

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Obdicut Wed, May 23, 2012 6:42:07pm

re: #174 Kragar

I figured he was just saying that he'd break down the church-state barrier more and allow more explicitly religious stuff in schools, and ID and stuff like that.

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 6:44:10pm

re: #175 Obdicut

I figured he was just saying that he'd break down the church-state barrier more and allow more explicitly religious stuff in schools, and ID and stuff like that.

Yeah, I'm thinking the ID/creationist and science denier crowd might not be who I trust on education reform.

"OK kids, today we're going to learn why you'll all be wage slaves because your parents don't love Jesus enough."

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, May 23, 2012 6:44:14pm

re: #175 Obdicut

I figured he was just saying that he'd break down the church-state barrier more and allow more explicitly religious stuff in schools, and ID and stuff like that.

Vouchers! Here we go again!

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Interesting Times Wed, May 23, 2012 6:46:42pm

So far Egyptian democracy is just like ours. They're already calling one of the candidates a Muslim.
— Andy Borowitz (@BorowitzReport) May 24, 2012

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dragonath Wed, May 23, 2012 6:47:04pm

Grifter's rights! Obviously the civil right issue of the century!

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 6:52:04pm

re: #179 Be Zorch, Daddio

Grifter's rights! Obviously the civil right issue of the century!

Which century is he talking about though?

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SpaceJesus Wed, May 23, 2012 6:52:24pm

Dow Jones down 6.66 points today. Obama.

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 23, 2012 6:57:52pm

re: #181 SpaceJesus

Dow Jones down 6.66 points today. Obama.

Either than or someone's insider trading again, and Satan's trying to alert us.

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 6:59:23pm

re: #181 SpaceJesus

Dow Jones down 6.66 points today. Obama.

Mandatory Maiden

Youtube Video

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:08:22pm

People like this make me sick

Trainer filmed abusing horses banned from show for life

The ban stems from a practice called "soring" in which the front legs of a walking horses, known for their high stepping gait, are smeared with chemicals to induce pain and cause the horse to kick high in the show ring.

Last week, ABC news broadcast footage of a Tennessee Walking Horse being tortured by McConnell and employees to "teach" it to perform the award-winning high-stepping gait. The video was filmed by an undercover Humane Society activist.

After the broadcast, soft drink company Pepsi said it withdrew sponsorship of the Celebration, the annual grand championship of the walking horse industry.

McConnell was charged with 52 counts of transporting and showing abused horses but he reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to a single count. His plea was entered in court on Tuesday but still must be approved by a judge.

"This whole ban and all those things we did to Mr. McConnell is indicative of our thoughts about soring or any other abuse of horses," said Doyle Meadows, CEO of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.

McConnell will be removed from the Hall of Fame. All written and photo mentions of him will be removed and any horses he has trained will be banned, Meadows said.

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abolitionist Wed, May 23, 2012 7:12:43pm

re: #184 Kragar

Quoted, and any horses he has trained will be banned, Meadows said.

That part is sad.

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 7:14:03pm

re: #47 freetoken

Here's an example of the state of online commenting:

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WaPo runs a story just a bit ago about the surprise winner of DWTS:

‘Dancing With the Stars’: Donald Driver pulls out surprise win

And sure enough, the first comment:

This is what years of hatred brings - the inability to detach oneself from it. It becomes part of the person.

Fact is simply this: Driver had a couple of truly outstanding performances during the season, the best of which was his Freestyle, which just happens to be thought of as the most important dance of the season, and Driver's Freestyle was the best of the three on the night.

The other two contestant finalists were better dancers technically, but they were also quite understandably cover model types, beautiful, talented, but also seemed a bit too glamourous.

Driver seems like a "regular Joe" who happens to be an very well trained athlete.

And, as others have pointed out, he is the 7th athlete to win DWTS, out of 14 seasons.

Americans love their athletes, and during this season the clips that were shown portrayed Driver as someone who was very dedicated and working hard.

Anyway, there are many reasons why viewers would vote for Driver.

But the commenter at WaPo pulls out a race-war card.

May Donald Driver enjoy his DWTS win greatly, and may the Green Bay Packers get clobbered by the Chicago Bears come September.

/Go Bears!

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:14:10pm

Friendly PSA:

Men: After chopping jalapenos, it's a good idea to wash your hands thoroughly BEFORE using the restroom. #YOW!
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 24, 2012

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 7:15:24pm

re: #184 Kragar

People like this make me sick

Trainer filmed abusing horses banned from show for life

Is it wrong to want him to get kicked in the gut by one of the horses he tortured?

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Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 7:23:08pm

Breaking News! More crazy wingnut photo analysis this time at American Thinker: [Link: www.americanthinker.com...]

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jaunte Wed, May 23, 2012 7:24:36pm

re: #189 Gus

Junior Photoshop Detective Alert!

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Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 7:25:17pm

re: #190 jaunte

Junior Photoshop Detective Alert!

The ACME Photoshop Manipulation Analysis Kit must have come in the mail today.

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:26:02pm

Nothing else good seems to be on, so I'm watching "Hitman" with Timothy Olyphant again...I think he's a great actor (I like his 'Justified' show as well)...if you haven't seen this movie, watch it...it's on the free movies list on Comcast OnDemand.

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 7:26:40pm

re: #189 Gus

Breaking News! More crazy wingnut photo analysis this time at American Thinker: [Link: www.americanthinker.com...]

Oh, brother! Please someone, MAKE THE BAD WINGNUTS STOP!

[facepalm]

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:27:13pm

re: #189 Gus

Breaking News! More crazy wingnut photo analysis this time at American Thinker: [Link: www.americanthinker.com...]

They're forgetting that all their questions can be answered by the simple fact that they are fucking idiots.

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Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 7:27:17pm

re: #193 Dark_Falcon

Oh, brother! Please someone, MAKE THE BAD WINGNUTS STOP!

[facepalm]

Crazy, crazy, crazy.

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 7:28:43pm

re: #191 Gus

The ACME Photoshop Manipulation Analysis Kit must have come in the mail today.

Youtube Video

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:29:17pm

re: #193 Dark_Falcon

Oh, brother! Please someone, MAKE THE BAD WINGNUTS STOP!

[facepalm]

As compared to 'good' wingnuts like yourself? Sorry...but wingnut is wingnut. So sayeth the shepherd.

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Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 7:30:16pm

:-|

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 7:30:38pm

re: #197 darthstar

As compared to 'good' wingnuts like yourself? Sorry...but wingnut is wingnut. So sayeth the shepherd.

I'm not a wingnut, and your insult just earned you a downding.

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bubba zanetti Wed, May 23, 2012 7:30:59pm

re: #167 Varek Raith

You're evil.

I also trained my other nieces to sing "Bootylicious" over and over and over.

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Mich-again Wed, May 23, 2012 7:32:14pm

I mock the Tea Partiers for being ignorant of American history in chossing their moniker. The original Tea Party was a revolt against taxation without representation, but the modern version of the Tea Party can not claim they their taxes were imposed by politicians who they did not have a chance to vote either for or against.

They were either too dumb or too lazy to help elect politicians who espoused their own views. So now they wrongfully adopt the taxation without representation battle cry.

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:32:17pm

re: #199 Dark_Falcon

I'm not a wingnut, and your insult just earned you a downding.

Oh, yes you are...you support Romney even when faced with overwhelming evidence of his pathological lying, his inability to stand up to extremists within his own party, and his willingness to suck up to anyone he thinks can help him secure the GOP nomination...wingnut.

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:33:57pm

re: #200 bubba zanetti

I also trained my other nieces to sing "Bootylicious" over and over and over.

Nothing creepier than teaching 10 years the clean version of this:

Youtube Video

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:34:09pm

re: #199 Dark_Falcon

Really, it's better to accept and embrace what you are than it is to deny it and pretend otherwise. I won't try to change you. I accept you for who you are (I disagree with you on almost every issue, but on a very few I agree, and when I do so am pleasantly surprised.).

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Mich-again Wed, May 23, 2012 7:37:49pm

re: #189 Gus

So then everyone in that room is in on the big conspiracy. ha.

3 people can keep a secret if 2 of them are dead.

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SpaceJesus Wed, May 23, 2012 7:40:04pm

Freep is thrilled that Colin Powell came out in favor of gay marriage.

To: LeoWindhorse
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Now he supports gay marriage, just proving what a moral degenerate he actually is as well. It’s a shame scum like him survived VietNam when so many good men perished.

40 posted on Wed May 23 2012 18:41:55 GMT-0400 (EDT) by greene66
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:41:13pm

re: #206 SpaceJesus

Freep is thrilled that Colin Powell came out in favor of gay marriage.

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

They're just glad they don't have to defend a black guy anymore.

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 7:44:48pm

re: #205 Mich-again

So then everyone in that room is in on the big conspiracy. ha.

3 people can keep a secret if 2 of them are dead.

OMG!! THE OBAMINATION IS GOING TO GO ON BLACK-RAGE FUELED MURDER SPREE!!1 HE'S A MAU-MAU SUPPORTER LIKE HIS FATHER!!!11

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HappyWarrior Wed, May 23, 2012 7:45:11pm

re: #206 SpaceJesus

Freep is thrilled that Colin Powell came out in favor of gay marriage.

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

Yeah he should have died in Vietnam because he supports gay marriage. Freeper logic. You should die if you disagree with us. By the way, awesome that Powell has come out in favor of gay marriage. I'm not surprised but that's still great.

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:48:35pm

This is what I made myself for dinner tonight...

[Link: www.chow.com...]

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HappyWarrior Wed, May 23, 2012 7:52:19pm

Honestly, re: gay marriage, we're going to probably find out that alot of opposition was done simply to get votes e.g. segregation.

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 7:55:41pm

Introduce kids to "The Slender Man" - Check
Kids scarred for life - Check

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 23, 2012 8:19:44pm

I guess everyone is off calling CPS on Kragar for blatant abuse of a child's burgeoning music appreciation talents.

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Mich-again Wed, May 23, 2012 8:24:13pm

re: #211 HappyWarrior

Honestly, re: gay marriage, we're going to probably find out that alot of opposition was done simply to get votes e.g. segregation.

Demographicgoguery?

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Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 8:27:04pm

re: #206 SpaceJesus

Freep is thrilled that Colin Powell came out in favor of gay marriage.

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

That weirdo made FSDT with another comment:

Quote# 82259

[re: a marine supporting letting gays serve in the military]

Yeah, the issue is that Obama has faggotized the damned armed forces. The Marine Corps, The Air Force, etc., no longer exist as they did. They now WELCOME degeneracy and perversion. I have no respect for anyone who has joined up from this year forward. And this cowardly, scumbag Marine can go straight to hell where he belongs.

greene66, Free Republic 50 Comments [6/30/2011 3:26:45 AM]
Fundie Index: 63

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 8:28:09pm

City Journal's Steven Malanga takes on redistricting (and does not leave out Texas):

Redistricting Wars
The hidden story of the 2012 elections

Every ten years, after the U.S. Census releases its latest population reports, most of the 50 states begin the complicated process of drawing new election districts. As you might expect, partisan bickering and maneuvering inevitably distort things. So a decade ago, Arizona voters decided to end the partisanship by removing the redistricting process from the state legislature and placing it in the hands of an independent commission. Last year, the new commission, consisting of two Democrats, two Republicans, and a nonpartisan chair, got to work on its first set of maps after the 2010 census.

Unfortunately, the results were anything but nonpartisan. The independent chair sided consistently with the two Democrats, essentially giving them control over the makeup of the congressional and state legislative maps. Lawsuits were launched, along with a push by Arizona’s Republican governor, Jan Brewer, to impeach the chair. The new maps, if let stand, “could reshape the state’s political landscape” in the Democrats’ favor, the Arizona Republic reported. Already, state lawmakers are looking at doing away with the commission or significantly changing it.

Arizona isn’t alone. In many states, including those where reformers had tried to make the process less political, redistricting has already determined the outcome of this year’s races for Congress and state legislature. In part, blame naivety for the reformers’ failure: redistricting isn’t easily drained of partisanship. But federal election law—especially the Voting Rights Act, which mandates a certain amount of legal gerrymandering to reach preferred racial outcomes—shares some of the blame. Though some states are inching toward ways of carving out fairer, less politicized electoral maps, reform is slow, and scheming over election districts remains nearly as important as it ever was to politicians’ fortunes, the composition of state legislatures, and even control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Controversy over redistricting is almost as old as America itself. The word “gerrymander,” which describes an oddly shaped district drawn to gain electoral advantage, first appeared in print on March 26, 1812, in the Boston Gazette. The paper used the term to describe a district in Essex County, drawn by Massachusetts’s ruling Democratic-Republican Party, that looked like a salamander. Governor Elbridge Gerry had signed into law an electoral map incorporating the strange district—hence the portmanteau word.

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Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 8:30:13pm

Another:

Quote# 75099

Couple of days hard work ferreting out and disposing of all those who've "come out" would probably eliminate homosexuality as a political force.
Not that I'm advocating such an action, but this can turn out to be a two edged sword. They get to destroy marriage; somebody else gets to destroy them ~ AND probably get away with it.

Backlash in matters related to sex and family is always rigorous.

The Saudi government continues to execute and maim homosexual activists of course.

greene66, Free Republic 78 Comments [8/11/2010 9:12:06 AM]
Fundie Index: 104

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 8:30:29pm

re: #215 Gus

That weirdo made FSDT with another comment:

Free Republic = Fungal Rot

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 8:31:05pm

re: #217 Gus

Another:

Wingnut Salafism

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Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 8:32:53pm

re: #219 Dark_Falcon

Wingnut Salafism

That's one sad and angry dude. Damn.

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Mich-again Wed, May 23, 2012 8:32:58pm

re: #219 Dark_Falcon

Wingnut Salafism

The American Ayatollahs and Christian Sharia.

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Gus Wed, May 23, 2012 8:34:31pm

re: #221 Mich-again

The American Ayatollahs and Christian Sharia.

Wannabe. He's like some crazy guy on the bus. The crazy introverted neighbor with the 2000 yard stare.

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Mich-again Wed, May 23, 2012 8:37:41pm

re: #222 Gus

Wannabe. He's like some crazy guy on the bus. The crazy introverted neighbor with the 2000 yard stare.

There are a lot more like him. Commonly referred to as "the base" by one of the two political parties.

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 8:39:39pm

So we know Charles owns a Mossberg shotgun. It turns out that what that means is when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs, Charles will be well prepared.

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 8:58:49pm

It seems my post shotgunned the thread.

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 23, 2012 9:00:51pm

Dietary guidelines of certain religions:

[Link: www.deseretnews.com...]

I see that Chocolatarianism once again failed to make the list!

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palomino Wed, May 23, 2012 9:00:57pm

re: #108 moderatelyradicalliberal

The point of racism is that you don't have to make judgements on behavior and character, you just make judgements about people living and breathing while black. His blackness is what agitates them, nothing he has actually said or done. Smart people get this, but half the country is stupid.

It's a sickening form of resentment I've had to hear my whole life, having lived so much of it in TX. A lot of whites actually think that blacks get "special rights" and overall live better than whites do. I think it's the kind of warped thinking that results when one group (reactionary white Christians in this case) loses even a small part of the dominance and privilege they grew accustomed to 30, 40, 50 years ago.

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Mich-again Wed, May 23, 2012 9:04:18pm

Mitt Romney and the GOP's War on Women..

They really hate public school teachers. To listen to Mitt et al talk, a typical kid would be better off with mama teaching them trigonometry across the kitchen table. Funny, but when politicians from the Tea Party/GOP attack teachers' unions for supporting things like seniority rights, job preferencing, and workplace safety they always leave out criticism for other unions that support similar initiatives such as the unions representing police officers, fire fighters, rail roads workers, truckers, road crews, etc.

They pick the only union with a majority of female members and single them out for all the nasty attacks.

But of course there is no Tea Party/GOP war on women.

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goddamnedfrank Wed, May 23, 2012 9:07:17pm

re: #224 Dark_Falcon

So we know Charles owns a Mossberg shotgun. It turns out that what that means is when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs, Charles will be well prepared.

That .30-30 just might be the most Bubba'd out abortion of a firearm I've ever seen in my entire life. I know lever actions have taken a huge sales hit in the last few years but somehow I doubt that Call of Duty: Tactical Cowboy is the answer.

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palomino Wed, May 23, 2012 9:12:17pm

re: #199 Dark_Falcon

I'm not a wingnut, and your insult just earned you a downding.

No, you're not a wingnut. But you seem to think they're just a small fringe in your party, when that's far from the case. And your attempts to minimize their numbers and influence fly in the face of reality.

The AG of AZ (demanding Obama's birth cert until today) isn't some fringe militia doofus living in a white supremacist camp in Idaho. Neither is Jan Brewer, Gov of said state. Neither are the members of Congress and state legislatures who think Obama isn't a real American, real Christian, whatever.

It would help your case if the right really had few wingnuts with little power. But Limbaugh, Coulter, Malkin, Riehl, Trump, Savage, Beck, et al. are hardly marginal; on the contrary, they are mainstream. And they have incredible influence shaping public opinion. How else do you explain the huge numbers of your fellow Republicans who believe Dems are socialists and Obama has a Muslim-Kenyan worldview but no birth certificate?

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 9:20:25pm

re: #229 goddamnedfrank

That .30-30 just might be the most Bubba'd out abortion of a firearm I've ever seen in my entire life. I know lever actions have taken a huge sales hit in the last few years but somehow I doubt that Call of Duty: Tactical Cowboy is the answer.

Yippeee ki-yi-yay, motherfucker. ;)

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sagehen Wed, May 23, 2012 9:24:57pm

re: #228 Mich-again

They pick the only union with a majority of female members and single them out for all the nasty attacks.

Pssst.... ((nurses))

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Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, May 23, 2012 9:26:00pm

I worked really hard on this --well, for me anyway. Can I share?

Please go "oooh, ahhh" Yes, it's Princess Dog and the Pheasant is one that is on our wall.

How is the evening going.

I've been enjoying creativity.

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darthstar Wed, May 23, 2012 9:27:25pm

re: #229 goddamnedfrank

That .30-30 just might be the most Bubba'd out abortion of a firearm I've ever seen in my entire life. I know lever actions have taken a huge sales hit in the last few years but somehow I doubt that Call of Duty: Tactical Cowboy is the answer.

Hey, I grew up with .30-30s and still have a lovely lever action .44-40 which has never and will never let me down...multi-round clip semi-automatics are for poser pussies who don't know how to aim and shoot straight.

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Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, May 23, 2012 9:29:04pm

The more and more I listen to The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer, the more the GOP Whacko's sound like Nazi's.

Germany only for the Germans!

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Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, May 23, 2012 9:30:01pm

Listening to books is what I do while being creative.

Got thru many a book while quilting, beading, crocheting, wallpapering . . .

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Targetpractice Wed, May 23, 2012 9:32:47pm

Note to self: Minecraft is the ultimate time sink.

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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, May 23, 2012 9:34:26pm

re: #237 Targetpractice

Note to self: Minecraft is the ultimate time sink.

This is why EmmmieG's boys are not yet allowed to get it.

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Targetpractice Wed, May 23, 2012 9:35:53pm

re: #238 Mostly sane, most of the time.

This is why EmmmieG's boys are not yet allowed to get it.

I bought it back early last year, when it was still in beta and thus half-price. Even back then, it was one hell of a time killer. But now, it's not only a full game, but the mods that are being built for it are like switching crack for pure cocaine.

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Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, May 23, 2012 9:37:48pm

re: #189 Gus

Breaking News! More crazy wingnut photo analysis this time at American Thinker: [Link: www.americanthinker.com...]

I've never even seen that pic before.

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goddamnedfrank Wed, May 23, 2012 9:37:55pm

re: #234 darthstar

Hey, I grew up with .30-30s and still have a lovely lever action .44-40 which has never and will never let me down...multi-round clip semi-automatics are for poser pussies who don't know how to aim and shoot straight.

I love lever actions too and collect Marlin 39-A's. But lever actions should have wood furniture and look like something your Grandfather might have used to put food on the table. God forbid you actually do have to shoot someone, which gun would you rather put in front of a jury, a nice farmhand looking Marlin 336 / Winchester 94 or that blackened tactical monstrosity with its three Picatinny rails?

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Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, May 23, 2012 9:44:10pm

needs caption

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freetoken Wed, May 23, 2012 9:46:00pm

re: #242 ggt

needs caption

"... and then my uncle Lenny says..."

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Dark_Falcon Wed, May 23, 2012 9:52:04pm

re: #241 goddamnedfrank

I love lever actions too and collect Marlin 39-A's. But lever actions should have wood furniture and look like something your Grandfather might have used to put food on the table. God forbid you actually do have to shoot someone, which gun would you rather put in front of a jury, a nice farmhand looking Marlin 336 / Winchester 94 or that blackened tactical monstrosity with its three Picatinny rails?

'Tactical' is defensible, in its place, but when you 'tac-up' a gun that's clearly not meant to be 'taced-up' you end up looking like a particularly dumb kind of Rambo.

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ozbloke Wed, May 23, 2012 10:01:59pm

re: #242 ggt

needs caption

I can see Russia from here.

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Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, May 23, 2012 10:02:04pm

Night all!

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Kragar Wed, May 23, 2012 10:03:39pm

re: #242 ggt

needs caption

"This is another fine mess you've gotten us into!"

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ozbloke Wed, May 23, 2012 10:06:02pm

re: #240 ggt

I've never even seen that pic before.

From the article....
Obama was out golfing while the OBL mission was unfolding, and the administration needed the Situation Room photo op for public perception -- to give the illusion that he's presidential.

Read more: [Link: www.americanthinker.com...]

I think I remember that, didn't the president say "Now watch this drive".

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Lidane Wed, May 23, 2012 10:08:54pm

Hola Lizards!

The job quest continues. I had my second interview at the company I want to work for. I made it through, and I've got what looks like one last follow up. I still have to meet the heads of two other teams, since it looks like my role would be a hybrid -- sales part of the time, including travel, and something else on top of that, such as business analysis or project management. We talked a lot about my translation skills, my experience with contracts, and my ability to read and write in Spanish, so I'm guessing they're leaning in a business analyst direction. I don't know.

The best I can tell, the recruiter wouldn't be setting up these meetings and they wouldn't be talking about follow up meetings if they didn't want me. There's just no immediately defined role ready so it's having to be carved out, hence the drawn out process.

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dragonath Wed, May 23, 2012 10:09:43pm

re: #235 ggt

For me, the tea party finally helped me make some sense out of the Cultural Revolution.

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Dancing along the light of day Wed, May 23, 2012 10:19:00pm

re: #249 Lidane

WOOT on getting so far, and best of luck to you!

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ozbloke Wed, May 23, 2012 10:19:41pm

re: #249 Lidane

Congrats, may it be all you have wanted and more.
The start of a new phase.