The Live At Daryl's House shows are just incredible. Jason Mraz blows me away on this - what a voice.

Some commented earlier on an apparent "flop" by Romney this morning on MTP, in talking about Obamacare.

Well, it looks like it was a faux-flop, or maybe a temporary state not unlike an excited electron. Anyway:

Re: Romney and Obamacare

Eliana, I reached out to the Romney campaign for clarification about Mitt Romney’s remarks this morning about liking some parts of Obamacare. An aide pointed out that Romney first said on Meet the Press that “I say we are going to replace Obamacare. And I am replacing it with my own plan.”

In reference to how Romney would deal with those with preexisting conditions and young adults who want to remain on their parents’ plans, a Romney aide responded that there had been no change in Romney’s position and that “in a competitive environment, the marketplace will make available plans that include coverage for what there is demand for. He was not proposing a federal mandate to require insurance plans to offer those particular features.”

I'm dizzy.

re: #1 Charles Johnson

The Live At Daryl's House shows are just incredible. Jason Mraz blows me away on this - what a voice.

The Live From Daryl's House version of Todd Rundgren's "Can We Still Be Friends", with Rundgren and Hall switching off lead, is one of my favorites.

Fee-fi-faux-flop,
I smell the blood of an trollop,
Be he live, or be he dead
We'll grind his flips to sooth my dread.

re: #4 freetoken

Fee-fi-faux-flop,
I smell the blood of an trollop,
Be he live, or be he dead
We'll grind his flips to sooth my dread.

Trollop. where? Bryan Fischer seeks to find this trollop so that he may shame her properly!

Daryl Hall is one of my favorites and I love Live at Daryl's House

re: #2 freetoken

Some commented earlier on an apparent "flop" by Romney this morning on MTP, in talking about Obamacare.

Well, it looks like it was a faux-flop, or maybe a temporary state not unlike an excited electron. Anyway:

Re: Romney and Obamacare

I'm dizzy.

Like I always say - Don't like Romney's position on a given issue? Give it a few minutes.

re: #2 freetoken

Yeah,the market will take care of it,that's why people are dying because they have no insurance or going bankrupt even with insurance. This from a guy who could easily pay cash for any serious medical problem and not have to worry about a fucking thing. God this irks me to no end.

The first time my husband was rushed to the hospital with a heart attack,we had pretty decent insurance. It still cost us a nice chunk of change. When our son was little,he needed various therapies. At first the insurance company assigned us a nurse to help us through all the hoops and loops to help us get him what he needed. A week later we got a letter withdrawing that help. I ended up not going back to work and researching and talking to professionals in the school system to find out what these therapies entailed so I could do them myself. Yeah,the market was a big fucking help Mitt.

I wish guys like this had all their shit taken away from them for a year,just so they could grow some fucking empathy.

NO, we can't have Obamacare, they are going to implant RFID chips in everyone. There is no other purpose for all that legislation but to control the population!!!

/bleach*spit*

Business Insider makes a good point:

Put differently, the Republican party ideology is now dominated by extremists whose views are not shared by the swing voters in the center.
Some of the key constituencies Romney is alienating who have helped Republicans win in the past, Silver says, include:

-Hispanics, who don't like Romney's embrace of the right-wing anti-immigration stance.

-Midwest "Reagan Democrats" who aren't crazy about Romney's opposition to the auto bailouts.

-"Security moms," who aren't hearing much national-security talk from Romney.

-Highly educated, fiscally conservative, social progressives who support some of Romney's economic policies but don't like his stance on gay marriage, abortion, and other issues that restrict choice and increase the government's intrusion into citizens lives.

This last group in particular, Silver says, was critical to Romney's election victory in Massachusetts. But now, because Romney has changed his stance on some of these issues to appeal to the right-wing of the Republican party, Romney is alienating a centrist constituency that could help him win the Presidency.

Basically it all comes down to Romney having painted himself into a corner, and being unwilling to re-moderate his position because he's already picked up a reputation of being an unprincipled flip flopper. His position is made even worse by the fact that the majority of own party neither trusts nor likes him very much and stand ready to condemn any further attempts at triangulation.

re: #9 ggt

NO, we can't have Obamacare, they are going to implant RFID chips in everyone. There is no other purpose for all that legislation but to control the population!!!

/bleach*spit*

If you've had a tooth filled since 1984, you're already RFID'd. They've been at it for years!!

If I were truly an evil bastard, I'd plant that on couple rwnj blogs, just to see what it does for the dental profession.

Awesome interview on 60 Minutes right now with the SEAL guy who wrote the book about the bin Laden raid. The story is fascinating.

re: #11 Decatur Deb

If I were truly an evil bastard, I'd plant that on couple rwnj blogs, just to see what it does for the dental profession.

Why do you hate dentists?

Holy crap does Jason ever look like my younger brother when he was young. It brought more than one tear to my eyes.

re: #13 Dark_Falcon

Why do you hate dentists?

Very much like my female dentist--small hands.

Hey everyone...busy day today so I missed out on the festival of fail that is the Romney campaign. I understand he went on MTP where David Gregory gently cupped his balls while Ann looked on approvingly, and that he said he wouldn't repeal all of Obamacare, which of course got his campaign to release a statement saying their candidate (and I paraphrase here) "doesn't understand a fucking thing about his positions".

Anyway, I'm guessing the over on this question is going to be around 9.

What's the over on how many: "What Mitt Must Do" pieces appear in the next 48 hours? Whatever it is, I'm taking the over.

— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) September 9, 2012

I think the replacement refs in the NFL are more popular than Mitt Romney today.

re: #15 Decatur Deb

Very much like my female dentist--small hands.

I see. Thank you, Mr. Powers.

Heh...Jill Biden parody account getting in on the fun.

Somebody's got some explaining to do...twitpic.com/aswlo7/full

— Dr. Jill Biden (@JillBidenVeep) September 9, 2012

re: #11 Decatur Deb

If I were truly an evil bastard, I'd plant that on couple rwnj blogs, just to see what it does for the dental profession.

Or gotten an injection --they can be so small as to be delivered in innoculations!

Ok, someone make that all purply for me.

re: #19 ggt

Or gotten an injection --they can be so small as to be delivered in innoculations!

Ok, someone make that all purply for me.

Or gotten an injection --they can be so small as to be delivered in innoculations!

Romney's MTP disaster: Plans are so vague/nonsensical that any semi-serious questioning = meltdown. He'll retreat to Fox for a while now.

— Michael Tomasky (@mtomasky) September 9, 2012

re: #2 freetoken

“...in a competitive environment, the marketplace will make available plans that include coverage for what there is demand for."

All hail the wise and powerful marketplace!

re: #19 ggt

Ok, someone make that all purply for me.

Or gotten an injection --they can be so small as to be delivered in innoculations!

Damn, beaten by a Canadian!

Much needed obligatory cuteness break.

But really, why go the expense of RFID chipping everyone --when they all have cell phones. GPS tracking is already in cell phones. . . . just triangulate the signal.

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

Business Insider makes a good point:

Basically it all comes down to Romney having painted himself into a corner, and being unwilling to re-moderate his position because he's already picked up a reputation of being an unprincipled flip flopper. His position is made even worse by the fact that the majority of own party neither trusts nor likes him very much and stand ready to condemn any further attempts at triangulation.

Looks like in this election we will see if elections really can be bought. Looking at Nate Silver's analysis of Romney's current standing in the states he has to win to reach 270, Florida and NC are virtual toss-ups, he is behind in Va, Oh, Ia and Co, and has virtually no chance of winning in Nv, Ws, Mi or NH. No challenger who didn't take a lead in the polls during his convention bounce has ever won the presidency. Romney isn't likeable and can't make a compelling case for his election, so he only has two things going for him. One, the economy remains sluggish and two, the plutocrats who own the GOP are willing to spend an almost unlimited amount of money to defeat Obama. Massively outspending his opponents is how Romney won the nomination. The difference this time is that Obama is a far superior opponent to Gingrich or Santorum, and he will have a fair amount of money to spend as well. If there is any limit to Romney's money, things should be evened up a bit because he will have to spend a huge amount in Florida, and to a lesser extent in NC, because Romney must win those states, while Obama can spend less there and focus on his key states, Co, Ia, Oh and Va. Similarly, if Romney tries to expand his map and spends heavily in Nv, Ws, Mi and NH, Obama should be able to defend his existing leads there for less money. In addition, billionaires don't get that way by wasting money, and if they decide Romney is a bad investment, they may close their wallets. Finally there should be diminishing returns for each additional dollar spent for Romney; eventually you have to get to a point of oversaturation in advertising beyond which the spending is no longer moving voters. So I am hopeful this election can't be bought, but only the next eight weeks will tell.

re: #25 ggt

But really, why go the expense of RFID chipping everyone --when they all have cell phones. GPS tracking is already in cell phones. . . . just triangulate the signal.

Because the New World Order is boundlessly EVIL, that's why!!1

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re: #23 Dark_Falcon

Damn, beaten by a Canadian!

You have to sleep lightly to escape being a Polar bear's lunch.

Nice AGW video done as a weather report.

Peyton Manning taking the field as a has-been who likely won't last the season.

re: #30 darthstar

Now you're just being a shithead. Peyton Manning hasn't done anyone any harm and is a good man. You should not speak of him in such an ugly manner.

re: #25 ggt

But really, why go the expense of RFID chipping everyone --when they all have cell phones. GPS tracking is already in cell phones. . . . just triangulate the signal.

Because some 10 to 20 percent of the adult population cannot or will not get cell phones.

And it's the paranoid ones who cause the most concern.

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It looks like the Mantle of Favre has been given to Manning from the announcers gushing about him.

re: #31 Dark_Falcon

Now you're just being a shithead. Peyton Manning hasn't done anyone any harm and is a good man. You should not speak of him in such an ugly manner.

No harm? You should've seen what he did to my Kentucky Wildcats when he was a Volunteer.

Ben Roethlisberger about to take the field as a has-been who likely won't last the season.

re: #35 darthstar

Ben Roethlisberger about to take the field as a has-been who likely won't last the season.

"Turnabout is fair play" upding.

re: #35 darthstar

Ben Roethlisberger about to take the field as a has-been who likely won't last the season.

Dare you to say that in a bar in Pittsburgh.

I has a sad. No Heinz Ward. :(

re: #37 aagcobb

Dare you to say that in a bar in Pittsburgh.

You couldn't pay me to go to Pittsburgh.

re: #31 Dark_Falcon

Now you're just being a shithead. Peyton Manning hasn't done anyone any harm and is a good man. You should not speak of him in such an ugly manner.

You're down-dinging sports opinions now? Geez...

re: #36 BongCrodny

"Turnabout is fair play" upding.

Very different case. What Roethlisberger did to earn himself that suspension a few years back was either rape or very close to it. He's not a very good fellow, and he's been fading in recent years.

re: #29 darthstar

Wow, that's all kinds of awesome.

re: #40 Mocking Jay

You're down-dinging sports opinions now? Geez...

No, I'm downdinging what i felt to be obnoxious behavior from Darthstar.

re: #41 Dark_Falcon

Very different case. What Roethlisberger did to earn himself that suspension a few years back was either rape or very close to it. He's not a very good fellow, and he's been fading in recent years.

You mistake the reason for the upding.

The reason for the upding was *your* downding.

This is confusing. @aviksaroy can you clarify? Is Romney now opposed to new federal rules on pre existing conditions? nationalreview.com/corner/316367/...

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) September 10, 2012

re: #45 Lidane

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Didn't take him long to go back on that, did it?

So freetoken posted a link to this 60-million-dollar high school football stadium in the previous thread. And that makes me wonder -

Given the horrid drought conditions in Texas, do these stadiums have real grass? And if so, where the hell are they getting enough water to keep it so lush and green? o_O

Conservative mouthpiece NRO begins to notice that Romney just Etch-A-Sketched his health care positions: lgf.bz/NUNjUq

— Charles Johnson (@Lizardoid) September 10, 2012

re: #46 Targetpractice

Didn't take him long to go back on that, did it?

Mitt Romney's principles are like Texas weather. Don't like it? Give it a few minutes and it will change.

"You say that war is all glory, I know that war is all Hell."

Incredible photographs show the horrifying moment a government tank blast killed three rebel fighters in the battered Syrian city of Aleppo.

The series of haunting images tell a tragic tale, first showing a calm street scene, then the terrifying moment the tank fire lands, followed by the chaotic aftermath of the hit.

The powerful photographs, which shine a harsh light on the brutality of daily lives for Syrians under President Bashar Assad’s regime, were captured by Tracey Shelton, a correspondent for the GlobalPost.

re: #49 Lidane

Mitt Romney's principles are like Texas weather. Don't like it? Give it a few minutes and it will change.

Think perhaps Obama should ask at the first debate which Mitt Romney he'll be debating.

re: #45 Lidane

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HAHAHAHA! THE FREE MARKET WILL PROVIDE!

Just like it has so far.

Stop laughing.

re: #51 Targetpractice

Think perhaps Obama should ask at the first debate which Mitt Romney he'll be debating.

Or perhaps suggest he could just sit back and let the various Mitt Romneys debate each other.

re: #53 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne

Or perhaps suggest he could just sit back and let the various Mitt Romneys debate each other.

Somehow, I'm not sure I feel right about putting a guy with disassociate personality disorder on live TV, especially when all he's gonna do is make a fool of himself.

re: #32 kirkspencer

Because some 10 to 20 percent of the adult population cannot or will not get cell phones.

And it's the paranoid ones who cause the most concern.

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Would that be the same 10 to 20 percent who think that Voter ID laws are not discrimination because everyone has to have an ID to get a cell phone?

:)

re: #50 Dark_Falcon

"You say that war is all glory, I know that war is all Hell."

Is that second one photoshopped?

re: #56 ggt

Is that second one photoshopped?

The article says it is not. If you note the posture of the people in the shot, they have moved since since the first photo was taken. I'd say the photo is real.

re: #57 Dark_Falcon

The article says it is not. If you note the posture of the people in the shot, they have moved since since the first photo was taken. I'd say the photo is real.

right, I thought if there was a blast, someone would have at least turned their head a bit --no?

re: #58 ggt

right, I thought if there was a blast, someone would have at least turned their head a bit --no?

Depends on how soon after detonation the picture was taken. They might not have had time to react.

re: #58 ggt

right, I thought if there was a blast, someone would have at least turned their head a bit --no?

There's no time. If a 100mm shell goes off that close to you, you'll be dead before you know it.

I've seen Mraz 5 times. He is exceptional.

Look up the EBS Space concerts (South Korea)

Here's a great one. The anti love song.

Also, check out another Live @ Daryl's house, Mayer Hawthorne.

re: #61 Stanley Sea

re: #62 Dark_Falcon

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ha la la la love!

re: #49 Lidane Lidane, I keep seeing cool stuff from you here and there. Do you tweet or blog? I'd like to follow. : )

Also too
1) Today is the first time I've successfully been able to watch an embedded video on this site. Don't know if the changes are on your end or mine, but YAY!
2)Jason Mraz is the bomb; this duet is fantastic!!
3) I had never heard about Live from Daryl's House. Thank you Charles Johnson!