Metronomy - Hypnose (w/ Pets)

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The idea was simply to film peoples pets. The mysterious music was intended to offset the images of the pets to make them seem more disturbing than they usually are. Or maybe they are disturbing. We had fun going to peoples houses and seeing what would happen with their animals. Most of the time we didn’t get what we wanted as it is difficult for pets to act. but sometimes we would get really funny moments. It was fun to do something where you don’t have a clue what the outcome was going to be. Thanks to drew O’Neill the producer, Arthur Loveday the D.O.P., Maria Cecilia for all sorts, Lara Lancereau and Sarah Espeute for helping with the concept. And thanks to the pets and owners and Metronomy fans that took part.

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1 HAL2010  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 11:47:42am

Promised I would do a new one, and here it is.

I tried to be pretty comprehensive, tell me if I forgot anything, took me a while to complete it.

The Myth of Obama the Socialist; Part III


Sorry for high jacking the thread already!

Good evening everybody!

2 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 11:53:21am

re: #1 HAL2010

Promised I would do a new one, and here it is.

I tried to be pretty comprehensive, tell me if I forgot anything, took me a while to complete it.

The Myth of Obama the Socialist; Part III

Wow, great page. I may have to promote that one - I'll leave it there for a little while so you can edit it, in case you spot any typos or want to add something.

3 HAL2010  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 11:55:44am

Thanks Charles!

If anyone finds problems, spelling etc, please tell me straight away and I'll edit it.

4 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 11:57:08am

The derpishness continues.

Romney began a campaign appearance in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before turning to the platform controversy.

“That pledge says “under God,” and I will not take God out of our platform,” Romney said to cheers. “I will not take God off our coins, and I will not take God out of my heart.”

5 HappyWarrior  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 11:58:36am

re: #4 Gus

The derpishness continues.

Gee, Mitt why don't you tell them that you won't put them in prison camps for their political beliefs either? This is such another stupid pander by Romney.

6 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:00:25pm

re: #4 Gus

The derpishness continues.

Argh, not "taking God off our coins" again. It's another totally false wingnut talking point -- never happened.

7 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:00:56pm

re: #5 HappyWarrior

Gee, Mitt why don't you tell them that you won't put them in prison camps for their political beliefs either? This is such another stupid pander by Romney.

As an atheist, I don't care. Technically however "God" was not put their by the author of the Pledge and neither was "God" intended to be put on money by our founding fathers. This was done mainly as an act of "war" against the Soviets.

8 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:01:42pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Argh, not "taking God off our coins" again. It's another totally false wingnut talking point -- never happened.

Yep.

9 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:03:05pm

re: #7 Gus

As an atheist, I don't care. Technically however "God" was not put their by the author of the Pledge and neither was "God" intended to be put on money by our founding fathers. This was done mainly as an act of "war" against the Soviets.

I'd be fine with taking "In God We Trust" off our currency and coins. In fact, I think it never should have been there.

10 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:04:03pm

re: #8 Gus

Yeah, how'd you know I was just going to search Snopes for that? You should do a Page on it. Romney's just parroting wingnut fake outrages at this point.

11 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:04:06pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

I'd be fine with taking "In God We Trust" off our currency and coins. In fact, I think it never should have been there.

Yeah. Either way works. It is a violation of the Establishment Clause.

12 blueraven  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:07:59pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

Yeah, how'd you know I was just going to search Snopes for that? You should do a Page on it. Romney's just parroting wingnut fake outrages at this point.

I am thinking they are seeing no gain in moderates/independents, so have made the calculation to court the extremist instead.
Internal polls must not be good.

13 dragonath  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:11:56pm

Vote for me, and your money will be Rapture Ready®!

14 Lidane  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:12:56pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

Romney's just parroting wingnut fake outrages at this point.

It's all he's got left. They blew $100 million on the RNC only to have Mitt upstaged by an empty chair and the GOP ticket ending the week in a statistical tie.

They're desperate, and in the aftermath of the DNC going so well, they're going to double down on the derp and batshit insane talking points.

15 allegro  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:14:33pm

re: #14 Lidane

It's all he's got left. They blew $100 million on the RNC only to have Mitt upstaged by an empty chair and the GOP ticket ending the week in a statistical tie.

They're desperate, and in the aftermath of the DNC going so well, they're going to double down on the derp and batshit insane talking points.

I think the campaign will be worth a chapter in someone's future book entitled: Want to win an election? Don't do this

16 Lidane  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:14:37pm

re: #12 blueraven

I am thinking they are seeing no gain in moderates/independents, so have made the calculation to court the extremist instead.
Internal polls must not be good.

Internal polls must be making the entire campaign team reach for the whiskey and heartburn medication. There's no reason why a campaign for POTUS would be openly pandering to the extremist base after the party convention unless they're in even worse shape than they're letting on.

17 dragonfire1981  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:17:25pm

Can someone perhaps explain to me in a nutshell why the Electoral College is a good idea?

Being Canadian, I'm used to the system that country has where by every voting district (riding) represents a seat in our House of Commons.

When the election occurs whichever party wins the majority of the seats gains power and the leader of that party (chosen by internal party vote at some point BEFORE the election) becomes Prime Minister.

So for example, let's say these are the numbers from two different ridings, one in a major city and one in a smaller city:

Riding A (Bigger city)

Liberal: 82 477 votes
Conservative: 76 091 votes

Riding B (smaller city)

Liberal 12 337 votes
Conservative 13 183 votes

(as an aside, those are the ACTUAL party names. In Canada they are officially the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party.)

So in this example, each party comes away with one seat in the House.

Overall though, the Liberals have received over 5000 votes MORE than Conservatives (94 814 to 89 274). Now it's my understanding that the comparison of pure votes is what is called the "popular vote" with regards to U.S. (and other) elections, while the electoral college determines the Presidency.

It's also my understanding the electoral college is also designed to assure that population density does not play too strong a factor in influencing election outcomes.

Am I right?

18 allegro  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:18:00pm

As a supporter of the Democratic platform and Obama, I am delighted with the incompetence of the Republican campaign and its comical leaders. As an American, I am cringing and embarrassed by it.

19 blueraven  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:19:39pm

re: #16 Lidane

Internal polls must be making the entire campaign team reach for the whiskey and heartburn medication. There's no reason why a campaign for POTUS would be openly pandering to the extremist base after the party convention unless they're in even worse shape than they're letting on.

Endorsement of Steve King, campaigning with Pat Robertson in VA and this stupid pandering lie...it all suggest that something is profoundly upsetting to them in their polls.

20 dragonfire1981  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:19:39pm

re: #8 Gus

Yep.

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That article is over 5 years old.

21 allegro  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:23:36pm

re: #17 dragonfire1981

I intensely dislike the Electoral College and see no purpose for it any longer. It is my understanding that it was instituted in the country's infancy for the practical reasons of communication expediency. Now it just makes the votes of those of us who are in the minority opinion in our given states worthless. It means that only a very few votes actually have a chance of counting, those in swing states.

22 William Barnett-Lewis  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:24:38pm

re: #17 dragonfire1981

from Wiki:

The Constitutional Convention in 1787 used the Virginia Plan as the basis for discussions, as the Virginia delegation had proposed it first. The Virginia Plan called for the Congress to elect the President.[6] Delegates from a majority of states agreed to this mode of election.[7] However, the Committee of Eleven, formed to work out various details including the mode of election of the President, recommended instead that the election be by a group of people apportioned among the states in the same numbers as their representatives in Congress (the formula for which had been resolved in lengthy debates resulting in the Connecticut Compromise and Three-fifths compromise), but chosen by each state "in such manner as its Legislature may direct." Committee member Gouverneur Morris explained the reasons for the change; among others, there were fears of "intrigue" if the President was chosen by a small group of men who met together regularly, as well as concerns for the independence of the President if he was elected by the Congress.[8] Some delegates, including James Wilson and James Madison, preferred popular election of the executive. Madison acknowledged that while a popular vote would be ideal, it would be difficult to get consensus on the proposal given the prevalence of slavery in the South:[9]
"There was one difficulty however of a serious nature attending an immediate choice by the people. The right of suffrage was much more diffusive in the Northern than the Southern States; and the latter could have no influence in the election on the score of Negroes. The substitution of electors obviated this difficulty and seemed on the whole to be liable to the fewest objections."
The Convention approved the Committee's Electoral College proposal, with minor modifications, on September 6, 1787.[10] Delegates from the small states generally favored the Electoral College out of concern that the large states would otherwise control presidential elections.[11]

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

That's about as good an explaination of the mess as I've ever seen. There are regular attempts to change to a pure popular vote but none have ever made it out of congress, AFAIK.

23 Sophist, Gingham Style (AKA Bronco Bama)  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:25:12pm

OT, but is anyone else getting a metric fuckton of Michele Bachmann ads lately? And, more importantly, does anyone know how to make it stop? Please?

I'm also getting a bunch of ads asking where I stand on "American Morality". I think it would be a good idea.

24 HAL2010  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:25:55pm

re: #18 allegro

As a supporter of the Democratic platform and Obama, I am delighted with the incompetence of the Republican campaign and its comical leaders. As an American, I am cringing and embarrassed by it.

It's the second sentence which is the important part for me. It IS embarrassing. And not just for Americans ...

25 makeitstop  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:27:00pm

OT, re-posted from downstairs...

Earlier today in New York City

26 dragonath  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:27:18pm

re: #17 dragonfire1981

Can someone perhaps explain to me in a nutshell why the Electoral College is a good idea?

The best modern example I can think of is the American South. Without the entire region acting as a bloc, the President's approval rating would more likely be in the high 50's rather than the high 40s it has trended in up to now. The electoral college was designed to work around those kinds of anomalies, and region specific voting.

27 dragonfire1981  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:29:19pm

re: #26 dragonath

The best modern example I can think of is the American South. Without the entire region acting as a bloc, the President's approval rating would more likely be in the high 50's rather than the high 40s it has trended in up to now. The electoral college was designed to work around those kinds of anomalies and region specific voting.

That's what I was thinking. Going by popular vote, wouldn't California and New York state pretty much swing the pendulum to the Ds for a potentially long period of time?

I mean, you don't want it going too far in either direction ideally.

28 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:30:36pm

In response, Obama spokeswoman Lis Smith called the insinsuation false and an act of desperation.

"It’s disappointing to see Mitt Romney try to throw a Hail Mary by launching extreme and untrue attacks against the President and associating with some of the most strident and divisive voices in the Republican Party, including Rep. Steve King and Pat Robertson," she said in a statement. "This isn’t a recipe for making America stronger, it’s a recipe for division and taking us backward."

29 BongCrodny  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:30:38pm

re: #18 allegro

As a supporter of the Democratic platform and Obama, I am delighted with the incompetence of the Republican campaign and its comical leaders. As an American, I am cringing and embarrassed by it.

We had a discussion a while back during primary season where I offered that I wanted Mitt to get the nomination because I thought the country deserved to have the "sanest" candidates running.

With Mitt pandering to the likes of Steve King and now palling around with Pat Robertson, I'm not seeing a whole lot of difference between him and the Bachmanns, the Santorums, the Perrys, etc.

30 allegro  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:31:40pm

re: #27 dragonfire1981

That's what I was thinking. Going by popular vote, wouldn't California and New York state pretty much swing the pendulum to the Ds for a potentially long period of time?

I mean, you don't want it going too far in either direction ideally.

Maybe I'm a political cretin, but this makes no sense to me. If the majority of Americans vote for a candidate, regardless of where they are, then that candidate should win.

31 dragonath  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:33:08pm

Romney Got a Negative Bounce

I guess this explains why Romney is in Oh Shit mode

32 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:33:22pm

re: #23 SophistFCD

I am getting those ads too. Plus the Norris and the "Drill Sargent" ads as well.

33 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:34:44pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

Yeah, how'd you know I was just going to search Snopes for that? You should do a Page on it. Romney's just parroting wingnut fake outrages at this point.

Page done.

Added some historical context to the debate.

34 A Mom Anon  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:35:33pm

re: #29 BongCrodny

He's either scared shitless of the crazies or his ambition is all that matters and it's blinded him to any long term consequences of paling around with these assclowns. Or maybe it's both. I do think there are more republicans scared of the extremists in their party than they let on,hence the pandering. And it's not just Mittens either.

35 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:35:36pm

re: #25 makeitstop

Nasty weather is headed my way. If I suddenly disappear you will know why.

36 dragonfire1981  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:36:24pm

re: #30 allegro

Maybe I'm a political cretin, but this makes no sense to me. If the majority of Americans vote for a candidate, regardless of where they are, then that candidate should win.

That's the assumption my comment was based on. It just happens that some of the more densely populated states in the country (New York, California and Florida to name a few) tend to skew Democratic for the most part.

Take a state like Pennsylvania for example, I'd bet there'd be enough Democratic votes in Pittsburgh and Philly to easily offset the Republican votes coming from the rural areas.

37 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:36:43pm

re: #33 Gus

Page done.

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Add some historical context to the debate.

Grandma's email was read by Romeny campaign.

38 dragonath  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:37:54pm

re: #30 allegro

I think the most ideal system would look something like Germany. Constructive votes of no-confidence, chancellors, etc. But in such a static electoral system like the US, the electoral college probably preserves a bit of that dynamism.

Kind of telling that every foreign political system built up after the war has been a parliamentary democracy.

39 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:38:12pm

OK, Gators are welcoming Texas A&M to the SEC by playing in their house.

In Gator we trust. I'm going to start laundry and cleaning. And reading the internet.

my little life stress has begun.

40 A Mom Anon  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:39:59pm

re: #39 Stanley Sea

You from Gainesville? I lived there for about 4 yrs. Worked for the Brasington family(outdoor store,like REI but a family owned business)most of the time I lived there.

41 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:41:17pm

re: #40 A Mom Anon

You from Gainesville? I lived there for about 4 yrs. Worked for the Brasington family(outdoor store,like REI but a family owned business)most of the time I lived there.

My Alma Mater. Haven't been back for several years.

Nice town, eh? I had the best college experience & if I could handle the heat would go back there.

42 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:41:36pm

re: #37 Stanley Sea

Grandma's email was read by Romeny campaign.

Mitt Romney: forming national policy based on chain e-mails.

43 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:42:43pm

re: #42 Gus

Ugh. This is going to be an ugly campaign season. :(

44 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:43:05pm
45 makeitstop  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:45:18pm

re: #28 Stanley Sea

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Their rapid response is not only rapid, it is extremely effective.

The more Romney panders to the RWNJs, the more Team Obama will hang it around his neck. Good to see.

46 dragonfire1981  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:46:40pm

re: #38 dragonath

I think the most ideal system would look something like Germany. Constructive votes of no-confidence, chancellors, etc. But in such a static electoral system like the US, the electoral college probably preserves a bit of that dynamism.

Kind of telling that every foreign political system built up after the war has been a parliamentary democracy.

One thing I wish would change is the every 4 years. Obviously it won't because it's in the Constitution and practically iron clad.

But the thing is under this rule a politician, immediately upon getting elected knows when the next election will be. As a result of this, I find a lot of U.S. politicians are in a state of constant campaigning.

In the Canadian system, not only do you never know for sure when the next vote will be (could be 1 year, 3 years or 4 years) but we have a law in place that stipulates that a vote MUST take place within I think 60 days from when the election is called.

47 A Mom Anon  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:47:35pm

re: #41 Stanley Sea
I only moved there because my first husband had a job working for a pro photographer there,right near the Hippodrome Theater. I had fun,it's a cool town,but my marriage fell apart there and I was kinda stuck with no money and a crappy job. I liked it though,you can ride a bike all over,all kinds of cool little bars and restaurants,etc. I would have loved to have gone to school there,just couldn't afford it and I was on my own totally there,no family,no real friends beyond my boss and a roomate I didn't know so well.

48 Mattand  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:47:48pm

re: #36 dragonfire1981

That's the assumption my comment was based on. It just happens that some of the more densely populated states in the country (New York, California and Florida to name a few) tend to skew Democratic for the most part.

Take a state like Pennsylvania for example, I'd bet there'd be enough Democratic votes in Pittsburgh and Philly to easily offset the Republican votes coming from the rural areas.

I think that's what usual happens, hence their new Voter ID law. You know, the law that means you hate America if you don't support it.

49 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:49:41pm
50 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:50:44pm

re: #49 Gus

Fixed. Didn't do the automatic embed change.

51 makeitstop  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:50:53pm

re: #49 Gus

[Link: twitter.com...]

I approach your Twitter links with a vague sense of dread, fearing the depths of Derp potentially contained therein.

52 Mattand  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:51:06pm

re: #1 HAL2010

Promised I would do a new one, and here it is.

I tried to be pretty comprehensive, tell me if I forgot anything, took me a while to complete it.

The Myth of Obama the Socialist; Part III

Sorry for high jacking the thread already!

Good evening everybody!

Thanks for this. Getting posted to my Twitter feed, which is hooked in to my Facebook account. Where I know of at least one person who is convinced America is becoming socialist and that business owners are demonized.

Nothing sadder than a really smart person becoming so wrapped in their delusions that reality is that malleable.

53 Obdicut  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:51:22pm

re: #49 Gus

Youtube Video
54 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:52:50pm

re: #47 A Mom Anon

I only moved there because my first husband had a job working for a pro photographer there,right near the Hippodrome Theater. I had fun,it's a cool town,but my marriage fell apart there and I was kinda stuck with no money and a crappy job. I liked it though,you can ride a bike all over,all kinds of cool little bars and restaurants,etc. I would have loved to have gone to school there,just couldn't afford it and I was on my own totally there,no family,no real friends beyond my boss and a roomate I didn't know so well.

Man, that's a tough scene. You made it through though.

Did you go to Burrito Brothers? I'm pretty sure it's still there. The best guac in the world. (and I'm in California now - still have a memory of that)

55 Mattand  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:52:50pm

re: #49 Gus

[Embedded content]

I'd love to participate, but it would consist of shouting "RELEASE 10 YEARS OF RETURNS LIKE YOUR DAD!"

They need to be more specific.

56 A Mom Anon  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:53:42pm

re: #49 Gus

So what do they do to ya if you don't participate? LOL,pick you up and carry you outta there? That's pretty sad,damn. Is there a light up"Applause"sign too?

57 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:53:44pm

re: #51 makeitstop

I approach your Twitter links with a vague sense of dread, fearing the depths of Derp potentially contained therein.

Sometimes I scour the intertoobs for derp but lately it just comes to me.

58 Obdicut  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:53:51pm

More cooperation:

Youtube Video
59 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:53:54pm

re: #49 Gus

[Link: twitter.com...]

Oh for the love of....

60 BongCrodny  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:54:06pm

re: #53 Obdicut

[Embedded content]

Rombocop!

61 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:54:12pm

re: #59 Stanley Sea

Oh for the love of....

Fail? :)

62 allegro  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:56:31pm

re: #49 Gus

[Link: twitter.com...]

It makes me wonder if auditions are required, like being able to yell "USA! USA!" on cue and yanno, weep and wave their arms around at every mention of god.

63 A Mom Anon  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:57:39pm

re: #54 Stanley Sea

Oh god yes Burrito Brothers,YUMMY. And the Blue Mussel(is that right,I forget,it's been 20 yrs at least) and Lavender Mullet,lol. I drank ALOT of beer there. I used to crash frat parties and drink guys 10 yrs younger than me under the table. Ahh,fun. I ended coming back to Atlanta though,I couldn't see myself having much of a future there unless I worked for UF and I could never get an interview.

64 bratwurst  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:58:21pm
65 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:59:06pm
66 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 12:59:49pm

re: #65 Gus

[Embedded content]

This happened in 2009.

67 Obdicut  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:01:06pm

re: #66 Gus

Thanks to youtube, it'll be happening forever.

I wonder if there's a Secret Service guy whose only job is watching youtube. Probably.

68 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:01:28pm

re: #67 Obdicut

Thanks to youtube, it'll be happening forever.

I wonder if there's a Secret Service guy who's only job is watching youtube. Probably.

Yep.

Councilman Unapologetic About Signs Featuring A Bloody Obama
August 10, 2012 2:42 PM

69 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:04:14pm

re: #65 Gus

[Embedded content]

Fucking Tea Party, wasn't that such a good ol American time?

70 dragonath  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:04:19pm

Heads on stakes? At least we know who the barbarians are.

71 Mattand  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:04:20pm

re: #67 Obdicut

Thanks to youtube, it'll be happening forever.

I wonder if there's a Secret Service guy who's only job is watching youtube. Probably.

I think that job would qualify for hazard pay. And a suicide watch.

72 Obdicut  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:04:57pm

re: #68 Gus

There may not be any way to force him out, either. A lot of elected positions are like that.

73 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:05:09pm

Da da na na na GO GATORS!

74 A Mom Anon  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:06:15pm

re: #73 Stanley Sea

Oh and Gator Growl...I still have my ticket stubs for those somewhere.....

75 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:06:26pm

If you believe this election model simulator at the Washington Post, Obama's going to win by a landslide:

[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

76 Lidane  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:06:37pm

re: #31 dragonath

Romney Got a Negative Bounce

I guess this explains why Romney is in Oh Shit mode

His negative bounce + the optics and response to the DNC = the GOP in Oh Shit mode. It's why the RWNJ loons are so desperate to paint the DNC as a miserable failure.

77 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:06:39pm

re: #69 Stanley Sea

Fucking Tea Party, wasn't that such a good ol American time?

Yeesh. And a lot made it to congress. Slimy people.

78 Obdicut  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:10:50pm

re: #77 Gus

Yeesh. And a lot made it to congress. Slimy people.

And therein lies one of the major differences in the GOP and the Democrats. The GOP elects their radicals, and radicalize the party. The Democrats manage to, at worst, co-opt their radicals.

The GOP is the far more duplicitous, unhinged, and dangerous party. 'Right-wing' media is far more biased, duplicitous, and conspiracy-mongering than 'left-wing' media. Those who try to draw false equivalences between the two 'sides' are idiots.

79 A Mom Anon  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:16:00pm

re: #78 Obdicut

THIS. Dems seem to be able to keep our crazy relatives off to the side where they don't get to break much. We have our share of nitwits but they aren't running things. At most they get on teevee or in the papers and look like idiots. They aren't elected to office and they have no power within the party.

80 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:16:04pm
81 Lidane  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:16:35pm
82 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:17:07pm

Rearranged the page a bit to get the LGF Pages sections much closer to the top of the right column, as b_sharp suggested earlier. I need to leave the Blogads premium section at the top, because that's the prime spot, but I moved the Google Adsense skyscraper ad into the left column, and moved the Twitter and Facebook buttons up into the page header.

83 Obdicut  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:17:52pm

Get Tested Or Get Out: School Forces Pregnancy Tests on Girls, Kicks out Students Who Refuse or are Pregnant

Welcome to Delhi Charter School, in Delhi, Louisiana, a school of 600 students that does not believe its female students have a right to education free from discrimination. According to its Student Pregnancy Policy, the school has a right to not only force testing upon girls, but to send them to a physician of the school administration’s choice. A positive test result, or failure to take the test at all, means administrators can forbid a girl from taking classes and force her to pursue a course of home study if she wishes to continue her education with the school.

This is in blatant violation of federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

Today, the ACLU of Louisiana and the ACLU Women’s Rights Project asked Delhi Charter School to immediately suspend this discriminatory and illegal policy.

The policy’s complete disregard for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities, is astonishing. Title IX and its regulations explicitly mandate that schools cannot exclude any student from an education program or activity, “including any class or extracurricular activity, on the basis of such student’s pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy or recovery therefrom.”

Besides violating Title IX, the policy is also in violation of the Constitution’s due process right to procreate, and equal protection: it treats female students differently from male students and relies on archaic stereotypes linked to sex and pregnancy.

Approximately 70 percent of teen girls who give birth leave school, due in part to illegal discrimination. Schools should be supporting pregnant and parenting teens that face numerous barriers to completing their education, not illegally excluding them from school. The ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project protects the rights of pregnant and parenting teens through advocacy, education, and litigation, working to combat the push-out of pregnant and parenting teens from school.

84 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:19:30pm

Gus - here's Pamela Geller pushing the "In God We Trust" conspiracy theory in 2007:

BOYCOTT GODLESS DOLLAR!!!!!

85 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:20:26pm

re: #84 Charles Johnson

Gus - here's Pamela Geller pushing the "In God We Trust" conspiracy theory in 2007:

BOYCOTT GODLESS DOLLAR!!!!!

Super derp! Weeeeeee. She never even updated it or added a retraction. Lame brains.

86 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:20:49pm

Hilarious:

U.S. Government to release new Dollar coins. You guessed it - 'IN GOD WE TRUST' IS GONE!!!

If ever there was a reason to boycott something
DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE Hat tip Ralph

More of how the left destroys America.

UPDATE: "In God We Trust" is etched on the side of the coin in teeny tiny print - why? Why hide it? Put it back where it belongs. Why take it off the face of the coin?

UPDATE: David pointed out to me as well,

Look at all your pre-redesign coins, and the words United States of America NEVER appear, because the words are meaningless. The phrase USA is important only because it identifies the only state dedicated to individual liberty.

The political class, hiding behind McCain-Feingold, grow bolder and bolder.

87 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:21:33pm

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Hilarious:

Ah. So she did add an update.

88 Charles Johnson  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:22:12pm

Pamela Geller basically promotes every single loony conspiracy theory that comes out of the far right.

89 Gus  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:22:14pm

re: #87 Gus

Ah. So she did add an update.

But!!!11ty

Put it back where it belongs!!11ty

Talk about chronic complainers.

90 Obdicut  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:23:15pm

re: #88 Charles Johnson

Pamela Geller basically promotes every single loony conspiracy theory that comes out of the far right.

And now Romney is. Birtherism, god being taken off our money, the UN conspiracy theory.

But Romney is going to bring the GOP back to the middle!

91 HAL2010  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:25:27pm

GOP goes derp. Voters go thanks, but no thanks.


"A nine point lead yesterday is a ten point lead today. It looks as if the Democrats told a more convincing story than the Republicans. Even Rasmussen, a fully-fledged GOP-leaning outfit, shows Obama's ratings going from 46 - 54 disapprove to 49 - 50 disapprove in the last three days - a big swing toward Obama of seven points."

"Perhaps more significantly, Democratic interest in the campaign has soared. For the first time, those in the president’s party are following the campaign as closely as GOP voters. Interest in a campaign is typically considered a good indicator of turnout."

92 allegro  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:26:30pm

I saw "The Help" last night at a friend's house and kept thinking that all the cries from the right about "taking our country back!" are exactly meant to take our country back to those days depicted in the movie. Painted quite a picture for me.

93 bratwurst  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:30:27pm

re: #84 Charles Johnson

Gus - here's Pamela Geller pushing the "In God We Trust" conspiracy theory in 2007:

BOYCOTT GODLESS DOLLAR!!!!!

At least she is recycling!

94 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:30:51pm

re: #93 bratwurst

lol //

95 Digital Display  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:33:17pm

re: #93 bratwurst

At least she is recycling!

I'm trying to figure out which conspiracy theory is Pam's craziest..
OK.. Boycotting Money takes the effen cake

96 MittDoesNotCompute  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:36:45pm

re: #31 dragonath

Romney Got a Negative Bounce

I guess this explains why Romney is in Oh Shit mode

BWAHAHAHAHAHA...

*catches breath*

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

/I love that Rmoney can't even get a dead cat bounce off of the RNC

97 MittDoesNotCompute  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:42:55pm

re: #49 Gus

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I said before and I'll say it again:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

98 b_sharp  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:44:02pm

If anybody here hasn't subscribed to LGF, I highly recommend you do so. The site is faster, uncluttered and it's much easier to see and navigate to the Pages.

It's only a single pizza (with or without pineapple) a month you do without. (You really don't need the salt anyway)

99 MittDoesNotCompute  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:47:45pm

re: #65 Gus

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Another link: [Link: detroit.cbslocal.com...]

What a fucking loon...

100 MittDoesNotCompute  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 1:56:32pm

re: #79 A Mom Anon

THIS. Dems seem to be able to keep our crazy relatives off to the side where they don't get to break much. We have our share of nitwits but they aren't running things. At most they get on teevee or in the papers and look like idiots. They aren't elected to office and they have no power within the party.

Well, relatively very few; Dennis Kucinich qualifies as a nut and he made it to Congress

101 A Mom Anon  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 2:36:48pm

re: #100 Gert Fröbe

Yeah,but what did he manage to accomplish? Not alot really. He certainly wasn't powerful. He's one,Cynthia McKinney is another one,and she's gone. So,like I said,there's not a whole group of loons in charge of things that everyone fears on the Dem side.

102 SanFranciscoZionist  Sat, Sep 8, 2012 2:44:03pm

re: #49 Gus

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Does 'audience participation' mean clapping and chanting "USA", or do you have to be open to being pulled up on stage to do the macarena with Mitt?


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