All together now:

Awwwwwwwww!!!

Look at that smile.

Kid turns grammar lesson into homage to bacon. Smart fucking kid.

Image: bacon.jpg

CLASS WARFARE!!!

WaPo:"Under Obama, Adelson has achieved a larger increase in his wealth than anyone else in the country." Socialism? mobile.washingtonpost.com/c.jsp?item=htt…

— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) October 24, 2012

Now this is a headline that will piss off the Romney campaign.

LA Times:Presidential debate: Romney Endorses Obama

I hope it gets plenty of TV attention...fucking hilarious.

Sweet little kids. :)

re: #6 Romantic Heretic

Sweet little kids. :)

Those sweet little kids will rip your chest cavity open to get at the lettuce leaf you're swallowing...they'll do it slowly, but they'll do it.

If you support this crazy-assed cocksucker in a video ad on October 21st:

And on October 23rd try to distance yourself from him...you might have #Romnesia

Kindle Fire -- yay or nay? Does anyone here have one?

Now that I'm gainfully employed again, I'm considering investing in a tablet and the Kindle Fire seems to be a decent tablet for the price.

re: #8 darthstar

That's God Wills Rape Babies Murdouck that Romney supported.

re: #9 Lidane

Kindle Fire -- yay or nay? Does anyone here have one?

Now that I'm gainfully employed again, I'm considering investing in a tablet and the Kindle Fire seems to be a decent tablet for the price.

I bought one for my wife and she loves it. Wifi - able to use the web browser to check email, facebook, and all that shit. And she switches the screen to black with white letters at night so she can read in bed without turning the room aglow so I can sleep.

Romney works to paint bid as candidacy on the rise

Romney Rising

Sounds like the title of novel from Brian Keene.

re: #11 darthstar

And the new Kindle fire is supposed to be somewhat improved, and at the same price $199.

re: #10 darthstar

It's getting lots of play:

Romney disavows Mourdock rape comment

Indiana GOP Senate Candidate's Mind-blowing Comment: Pregnancy By Rape Is God’s Will

My suspicions are that those who are going to vote for the guy probably don't care to listen to any of this and will simply do what they are going to do.

Why is Buzz Bissinger commenting on politics on television?

Gonna get to bed soon. Tomorrow is a busy day for me. Good Night, All.

After the World Series is over, somebody remind me to tell you all about how the Department of Homeland Security can royally fuck up one's already busy schedule to cater to 43,000 fans and 1,000 visiting media people and all their shit with less than 24 hours to go until first pitch.

re: #14 freetoken

I'm Mitt Romney and I approve of this greasy cocksucker to my left.

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sloth center

has somebody been taking pictures of me?

re: #14 freetoken

It's getting lots of play:

Romney disavows Mourdock rape comment

Indiana GOP Senate Candidate's Mind-blowing Comment: Pregnancy By Rape Is God’s Will

My suspicions are that those who are going to vote for the guy probably don't care to listen to any of this and will simply do what they are going to do.

i just checked to see if nate silver updated his senate predictions based on this

i need to turn off the computer machine and get some sleeps

Heh, just watched a guy doing a live game stream smash his Wii. His response after? "I think I'm gonna need a new Wii."

re: #21 Targetpractice

Heh, just watched a guy doing a live game stream smash his Wii. His response after? "I think I'm gonna need a new Wii."

He should have done that before he left home.

re: #22 darthstar

He should have done that before he left home.

It was an epic rage quit. Though I can't say I blame him, I'd have a hard time not tossing the system across the room after losing half an hour of progress because the game didn't give my any save points just before one of the most difficult game sequences.

Romney campaign claims it's winning.

#Romney Says He's Winning -- It's a Bush Bluff, Rove Pulled it Off in 2000 When #MSM Fell For it nymag.com/daily/intel/20... #tcot #ohsen #p2 #pagop

— waterwynd (@WaterWynd) October 24, 2012

Where have I heard that before?

Bedtime...see you all on the flip-side.

Don't watch that video! The Catholic church clearly teaches us that sloths are one of the seven deadly sins!

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re: #14 freetoken

It's getting lots of play:

Romney disavows Mourdock rape comment

Indiana GOP Senate Candidate's Mind-blowing Comment: Pregnancy By Rape Is God’s Will

My suspicions are that those who are going to vote for the guy probably don't care to listen to any of this and will simply do what they are going to do.

They're really selective about when/if to intervene in "god's will." Do they object to fetal surgery that saves/repairs otherwise doomed fetii? How about heart bypass surgery, or chemotherapy, isn't that a subversion of god's will?

Dick Cheney had a pacemaker for decades, then a pump in his chest for months (no pulse!!) until a donor organ was acquired for transplant. Does that mean it was god's will that he should have died in 1987?

re: #27 sagehen

Theodicy is a quagmire that most religious folk try to avoid.

Charles,

The two a.m. (Eastern) curse lives. I got an MDB2 error at 2:16.

Charles,

same here.

re: #29 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne

Charles,

The two a.m. (Eastern) curse lives. I got an MDB2 error at 2:16.

Likewise.

Simply sickening:

This week Romney apparently believes that it should be up to the states to decide whether or not a spouse or child of gay and lesbian men and women should have the right to visit their loved ones in the hospital. He believes that being able to visit a dying spouse in the hospital is a "privilege," not a right. Following mixed messages from Romney regarding his pledged support for the federal anti-gay-marriage amendment, Romney campaign adviser Bay Buchanan told Buzzfeed's Chris Geidner, "Governor Romney also believes, consistent with the 10th Amendment, that it should be left to states to decide whether to grant same-sex couples certain benefits, such as hospital visitation rights and the ability to adopt children."

This is his attempt at having it both ways: he does not want to go on the record as officially opposing such things for fear of scaring off moderates.

And now for something different - the notes say: "SURSUM CORDA" (three C flutes, bass flute in C) by Max Rairigh.

re: #4 JamesWI

CLASS WARFARE!!!

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oh yeah, from a couple of million to a couple more?

I still don't think the Obama's are in the same part of the 1% that Romney is.

re: #9 Lidane

Kindle Fire -- yay or nay? Does anyone here have one?

Now that I'm gainfully employed again, I'm considering investing in a tablet and the Kindle Fire seems to be a decent tablet for the price.

Teenager loves his.

Tellin' it like it is

A few days ago the name "Massenet" popped into my head - I know not why.

Anyway, here is a version of Massenet's "Elegie":

re: #37 ggt

Tellin' it like it is

This is just a journalist trying to appeal to her "target audience", which is what journalists do. Any news content they bring about is a by-product. They are simply trying to interest viewers/readers in order to attract readers/viewers/listeners so they can sell advertising time/space at a higher rate per unit.

re: #39 AK-47%

This is just a journalist trying to appeal to her "target audience", which is what journalists do. Any news content they bring about is a by-product. They are simply trying to interest viewers/readers in order to attract readers/viewers/listeners so they can sell advertising time/space at a higher rate per unit.

BULLSHIT

Morning, all

re: #9 Lidane

Kindle Fire -- yay or nay? Does anyone here have one?

Now that I'm gainfully employed again, I'm considering investing in a tablet and the Kindle Fire seems to be a decent tablet for the price.

I bought one for my Mother in-law last year. She lives in Italy, and loves it. She can check her home email on the web, watch movies with netflix, etc. surf, and read books using Amazon Italy store.

re: #38 freetoken

Beautiful.

Favorited.

re: #40 ggt

BULLSHIT

Why do people still believe that news is the "product" that journalists sell and that we are the "customers"? Their product is advertising time/space, their content is just there to attract an audience so they can charge more to their cutomers, the advertisers.

In that respect, Rush Limbaugh is a highly successful businessman, he has his core demographic naled, if you want to advertise to information-challenged, white middle Americans, then EIB is your medium of choice.

re: #34 freetoken

That is different. I had never heard that before.

Good choice.

re: #42 boredtechindenver

Have you seen Google Nexus 7?

re: #44 AK-47%

Why do people still believe that news is the "product" that journalists sell and that we are the "customers"? Their product is advertising time/space, their content is just there to attract an audience so they can charge more to their cutomers, the advertisers.

In that respect, Rush Limbaugh is a highly successful businessman, he has his core demographic naled, if you want to advertise to information-challenged, white middle Americans, then EIB is your medium of choice.

It was a misogynist question that needs to be taken off the roster of questions to ask women outside of the fashion or gossip publications.

re: #47 ggt

It was a misogynist question that needs to be taken off the roster of questions to ask women outside of the fashion or gossip publications.

That I agree, but it is just the sort of crap we should come to expect, because journalists really think that their audience wants to hear about this sort of crap.

re: #46 researchok

Have you seen Google Nexus 7?

Sorry, but I will not give a 72 year old woman any kind of Android device. An IOS device might be okay, but the price point to feature of the Kindle Fire was too good a bargain. It was really an impulse purchase, but one that seems to have been worthwhile. I think the only time she needed to talk to her tech support person in Italy was to connect to her home wifi but I needed two or three attempts to get the login right on my iPhone when i visited last month.

re: #49 boredtechindenver

Males sense.

I should have considered her level of technical expertise as a factor. I'll bet she must be thrilled to be 'connected, though.

My dad recently got himself an android and he's like a kid in a candy shop!

I think I found a new favorite contemporary author:

If you have ever agreed that the Democrats are going to take away your guns, then shove your fucking whining back in your pie-hole.

Hey, we seriously stopped battling the NRA shortly after the Brady Bill passed back in 1993, and it’s been almost two decades since we’ve given up the fight. We got trounced so severely by our nation’s love of guns that Democrats don’t even discuss it any more. And there are plenty of gun-totin’ Democrats who like to shoot, which inevitably evinces surprise from conservatives, because everybody knows how much liberals hate guns. It’s just how things are. When a Democrat gets in office, he wants to remove every handgun.

AND, he writes Science-Fiction!!!. Which, of course, is a pre-req for being a "favorite" author.

There are no journalist left. If I want your opinion, I'll ask. Other than that just tell me what has happened. This is why I don't watch cable news.
And good morning honcos.

re: #51 ggt

You recall the run on guns and ammunition that preceeded Obama taking office in 2008? No reason that the NRA and weapons manufactureres aren#t going to try and repeat a "success" like that any chance they get.

And yes, the NRA tells us that although Obama has done absolutely nothing to restrict gun access, even loosening it in some instances, that is merely a subtle plot to lure us into a false sense of security before we are all disarmed and herded into the FEMA gay-Islamic-secular-multicultural re-education camps...

re: #53 AK-47%

You recall the run on guns and ammunition that preceeded Obama taking office in 2008? No reason that the NRA and weapons manufactureres aren#t going to try and repeat a "success" like that any chance they get.

And yes, the NRA tells us that although Obama has done absolutely nothing to restrict gun access, even loosening it in some instances, that is merely a subtle plot to lure us into a false sense of security before we are herded into the FEMA gay-Islamic-secular-multicultural re-education camps...

I do not for one minute think the NRA and the gun-industry as a whole what Obama to lose this election. They report to Share-holders who want PROFIT.

OH, let's seem 9/11 was 11 years ago and I don't see too many banks pushing Sharia compliant mortgages either.

We have the Heller decision and we beat IANSA again this year. Guns are not the issue no matter how much Issa wants to hype the Fast and Furious program.

re: #34 freetoken

And now for something different - the notes say: "SURSUM CORDA" (three C flutes, bass flute in C) by Max Rairigh.

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THAT was just lovely!

BBL

So I can't use a debit card to transfer my college records. That is special.
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re: #57 Cannadian Club Akbar

So I can't use a debit card to transfer my college records. That is special.
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And I can't use my debit card to pay my CC bill. This is just getting better. I also get to go sit at the DMV for a bit today.

So I went to McDonald's and my debit card was on my table because I tried to transfer my grades. Nothing like looking at people and not being able to pay the bill because your debit card is on the table. Also, I saw a guy this AM I work with who wanted to borrow a dollar and I think he got fired.

Bogus letters target Florida Republican voters
TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Division of Elections and state law enforcement officials are investigating reports from at least 24 counties — including Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas — that eligible voters have received bogus letters saying they have been flagged as suspected noncitizen voters.
[Link: www.tampabay.com...]
But, but, only the right does this!!!

Mother of the Year Candidate:
Police: Woman was passed out from prescription drugs as her 4-year-old wandered neighborhood
ST. PETERSBURG — When her 4-year-old daughter was found wandering the neighborhood with a dead rabbit clutched in her hand this summer, Cynthia Main was given a warning.
[Link: www.tampabay.com...]

John Ferguson: Florida death row inmate, convicted killer of 8, gets last-minute stay of execution
Ferguson, a diagnosed schizophrenic convicted of killing eight people, was scheduled to get the lethal injection Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET at a Florida State Prison.
[Link: www.wptv.com...]

re: #60 Cannadian Club Akbar

Bogus letters target Florida Republican voters
TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Division of Elections and state law enforcement officials are investigating reports from at least 24 counties — including Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas — that eligible voters have received bogus letters saying they have been flagged as suspected noncitizen voters.
[Link: www.tampabay.com...]
But, but, only the right does this!!!

Point is that "voter fraud" rarely involves voters presenting fake ID, it involves organizations tampering with citizens' access by destrying registration forms, publish notifications with false dates (as maricopa County AZ has now done *twice*) or these sorts of letters targeted at specific voter groups.

So my radio just said there could be an electoral college tie, which means the House would elect the President (by Repubs) but the VP would be chosen by the Senate (Dems). If there is a GOD, please make this happen. *snort*

Any sort of unclear (or entirely too close) outcome would be toxic for the future of Democracy in America. Things would start to resemble 1860, where half the nation simply refused to recognize the legitimacy of the President.

re: #65 AK-47%

Any sort of unclear (or entirely too close) outcome would be toxic for the future of Democracy in America. Things would start to resemble 1860, where half the nation simply refused to recognize the legitimacy of the President.

I got $20 that says there will be lawsuits and people challenging the election.

I do not make wagers based on anyone's misfortune...and this sort of outcome would be the death knell of civil political discourse in our country.

I am already concerned how we can acomodate the growing numbers of extremists and still remain a modern (post)industrial democracy.

Now I want bacon.

re: #68 Shropshire_Slasher

Now I want bacon.

I had a steak (?) bagel.

re: #67 AK-47%

I do not make wagers based on anyone's misfortune...and this sort of outcome would be the death knell of civil political discourse in our country.

I am already concerned how we can acomodate the growing numbers of extremists and still remain a modern (post)industrial democracy.

If this thing ends up 49-48 or so, it will happen. Sorry.

re: #70 Cannadian Club Akbar

If this thing ends up 49-48 or so, it will happen. Sorry.

Yes, for some, anything short of a landslide will be "too close" and there will be calls of fraud or tampering.

I am fearing the worst at this point, especially if Obama wins the EC but not the popular vote...2000 will be forgotten and it will be like 1860 all over again...

re: #71 AK-47%

Yes, for some, anything short of a landslide will be "too close" and there will be calls of fraud or tampering.

I am fearing the worst at this point, especially if Obama wins the EC but not the popular vote...2000 will be forgotten and it will be like 1860 all over again...

Before I was a member here I predicted that Bush would win the popular vote in 2000 and Gore would win the EC. I got it backwards.

I really don't see this as a landslide on either side.

re: #73 Cannadian Club Akbar

I really don't see this as a landslide on either side.

Exactly, the only landslide we face is the landslide of bullshit that will descend on us the day after the election result are certified...

re: #74 AK-47%

Exactly, the only landslide we face is the landslide of bullshit that will descend on us the day after the election result are certified...

This is another reason to avoid my TV for 6 more months.

re: #34 freetoken

Sounds almost like Gregorian chant.

Someone just posted a post on FB for a chicken pot pie that makes zero sense.

re: #77 Cannadian Club Akbar

Someone just posted a post on FB for a chicken pot pie that makes zero sense.

No chicken, no pie crust, not baked in a pot?

re: #78 Sheila Broflovski

No chicken, no pie crust, not baked in a pot?

It says "add chicken soup" but there is no chicken soup mentioned. Broth, yes. I'll just do my thing. (chicken soup with a ton of veggies, thickened, cooled and add heavy cream. Put in a crock and top with a puff pastry)

re: #79 Cannadian Club Akbar

Just remember: it's not chicken pot pie or chicken soup if it doesn't have way too many carrots for your taste.

re: #79 Cannadian Club Akbar

It says "add chicken soup" but there is no chicken soup mentioned. Broth, yes. I'll just do my thing. (chicken soup with a ton of veggies, thickened, cooled and add heavy cream. Put in a crock and top with a puff pastry)

For years and years, whenever I made chicken soup, I tried to get my kids to eat the chicken. I made chicken pot pie, chicken fricassee, chicken patties, chicken chow mein. There was NO WAY I could disguise the fact that this was the soup chicken. My kids just refused to eat "used" chicken.

Zedushka also refused to eat it, even though he told me that his mother would save the soup chicken and then serve it in family dinners for a week. I said "so then you must like it." He said "NO I FREAKING HATED IT!"

re: #80 Randall Gross

Just remember: it's not chicken pot pie or chicken soup if it doesn't have way too many carrots for your taste.

I honestly hate the baby carrots as opposed to regular carrots that you have to peel and dice/slice. But no such thing as to many.

re: #82 Cannadian Club Akbar

I honestly hate the baby carrots as opposed to regular carrots that you have to peel and dice/slice. But no such thing as to many.

Baby carrots are worthless for cooking. They are only for snacking.

re: #81 Sheila Broflovski

Heh. Thicken the soup and put it over a biscuit. Kinda like B&G, only different.

Ohhhh... this talk of food makes me remember we have left over breakfast strata from yesterday in the casserole dish in the fridge.

re: #84 Cannadian Club Akbar

Heh. Thicken the soup and put it over a biscuit. Kinda like B&G, only different.

What's B&G? I tried serving the chicken over rice, over noodles, baked in a crust. NADA. The only thing that kinda worked was making chopped chicken kreplach (little chicken-filled doughs, like ravioli or won ton) but they were a lot of work and only used a little bit of the chicken.

re: #81 Sheila Broflovski

Just reverse the order. Roast the chicken, use the carcass (and everyone's scraps) to make soup. If one doesn't give you a strong enough chicken flavor, freeze it and use two.

They'll never know!

re: #85 Randall Gross

Ohhhh... this talk of food makes me remember we have left over breakfast strata from yesterday in the casserole dish in the fridge.

?

re: #86 Sheila Broflovski

B and G is biscuits and sausage gravy.

re: #87 Obdicut

Just reverse the order. Roast the chicken, use the carcass (and everyone's scraps) to make soup. If one doesn't give you a strong enough chicken flavor, freeze it and use two.

They'll never know!

I don't worry about getting anyone to eat the used chicken any more.

re: #89 Cannadian Club Akbar

B and G is biscuits and sausage gravy.

No wonder I never heard of it. :)

re: #87 Obdicut

Just reverse the order. Roast the chicken, use the carcass (and everyone's scraps) to make soup. If one doesn't give you a strong enough chicken flavor, freeze it and use two.

They'll never know!

Man, when I was a kitchen manager, nothing got thrown out except for lettuce leaves. I had a stock pot going at all times. A 10 gallon pot. Stock ruled!!

Wanna make a great stock? Save shrimp shells and simmer them. I used to sell 9 gallons of my white seafood chowder (leftover fish scraps and veggies and taters) on a Friday. It was sold Ala Carte.

When I was a kid I hated mom's soup. (We called it stoup) Now I miss ma's soup the most. It wasn't until I was married that I ever had a turkey sammich, my father thought it was a waste.

re: #93 Cannadian Club Akbar

Wanna make a great stock? Save shrimp shells and simmer them. I used to sell 9 gallons of my white seafood chowder (leftover fish scraps and veggies and taters) on a Friday. It was sold Ala Carte.

I also braised the leftover fish in red wine.

It's a combination dish that was created in the US, something like a combination of a quiche and bread pudding with breakfast meats. You take a nice Italian bread that's laden with extra ingredients, like a Focaccia, whip it up with the fried breakfast meats and eggs, let it rest overnight in the fridge and pop in the oven for 45-60 mins in the am. A good pan usually lasts a couple days, and people like it for brunch /lunch as well.

We use the taste of home recipe, but their site appears down atm.

[Link: www.google.com...]

re: #96 Randall Gross

I was making something like that when I was 18, working at a retirement home. Good stuff. Also, for quiches, brown a pie crust, add ingredients to shell, *add eggs, sour cream, heavy cream and a shot of brown mustard*. Top with shredded cheese. Bake.

*mix in different bowl and pour over top

re: #97 Randall Gross

We use the taste of home recipe, but their site appears down atm.

[Link: www.google.com...]

From you link. This is the best site on the web for recipes, IMO.
[Link: allrecipes.com...]

re: #99 Cannadian Club Akbar

From you link. This is the best site on the web for recipes, IMO.
[Link: allrecipes.com...]

I don't think it would work well with chicken though.

re: #100 Randall Gross

I don't think it would work well with chicken though.

Not for a breakfast. But remember, recipes are only suggestions, other than baking and pastries. Add/subtract all you want.

Yes we use Italian sausage in our version, and there are meatless varieties of strata as well.

I collect antique cookbooks, and for years I have wanted to make a cookbook using these antique recipes, but updated for modern appliances, giving both the original recipe and the updated one. The problem is I'm not sure how to go about this. A lot of these old recipes require HUGE AMOUNTS of ingredient.

Also, a lot of these antique cookbooks have recipes for stuff other than food, like cosmetics and medicine. And OPIUM and LAUDANUM and COCAINE were frequent ingredients.

re: #104 Sheila Broflovski

Also, a lot of these antique cookbooks have recipes for stuff other than food, like cosmetics and medicine. And OPIUM and LAUDANUM and COCAINE were frequent ingredients.

I'll take a kilo of the cocaine bologna.
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re: #104 Sheila Broflovski

Also, a lot of these antique cookbooks have recipes for stuff other than food, like cosmetics and medicine. And OPIUM and LAUDANUM* and COCAINE** were frequent ingredients.

*these help you sleep
** this keeps you awake

I so love marching bands!

re: #107 Shropshire_Slasher

re: #106 Cannadian Club Akbar

*these help you sleep
** this keeps you awake

So for a modern substitution I should change those ingredients to Vicodin, Ambien and Caffeine.

re: #90 Sheila Broflovski

I don't worry about getting anyone to eat the used chicken any more.

Feline Overlord?

Holy frack CCA, that put my band to shame :(

re: #111 Shropshire_Slasher

Holy frack CCA, that put my band to shame :(

Your daughter will never get into FAMU, IIRC.

re: #110 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Feline Overlord?

I don't have a cat. Should I get one just to eat the soup chicken?

I used to play baritone. I am a geek. A geek that can read bass clef music!!!

Barry Zito vs. Jason Verlander tonight? Sorry Darth, I'm with Alloutte tonight.

Apparently someone is asleep at the switch at work, nothing is blocked on the innertubes. I am so not getting anything done today.

re: #113 Sheila Broflovski

I don't have a cat. Should I get one just to eat the soup chicken?

Or find a neighbor with a cat that likes soup chicken.

I know, why should today be any different.

re: #116 Shropshire_Slasher

Apparently someone is asleep at the switch at work, nothing is blocked on the innertubes. I am so not getting anything done today.

Well if you have nothing to do, could you go to the DMV for me today? And I need some laundry done. Thanks.
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re: #112 Cannadian Club Akbar

Your daughter will never get into FAMU, IIRC.

I only said this because FAMU is an all black skool. My bad.

Morning everyone.
So, my cable is on the fritz, and we have to watch tv by way of antennae.
I learned something new today.
Of the 20 or so channels we can pick up, approximately 8 of them are religious.
Apparently, Ancient Greece fell after the poor realized they could vote, and so class warfare developed. This led to multiculturalism, and dictatorships after about 200 years of smooth sailing.
As a matter of fact, this has led to the destruction of all major civilizations in history...
The dear minister then asked if his audience noticed any parallels.

I shit you not.

I only get one channel on antenna, Fox. Weep not, for me.
BBL, gotta get CCA and do some laundry.

re: #121 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Not at all surprising. Lying for Jesus seems to be the trendy thing these days.

You would've thought my gramma was over for a visit the way I was yelling at my television!

I just got a spam email whose subject line is: supply of high

I'll give them points for inadvertent style :)

re: #121 Reverend Mother Ramallo

So, there was class warfare back then?
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re: #126 Cannadian Club Akbar

So, there was class warfare back then?
/

Yep. And ancient plutocrats complained of the poor having it too good.
If they had a sheep and a goat, then they should stop complaining.

Obamagoats.
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GOP = Government-Ordered Pregnancy

— Adam Lee (@DaylightAtheism) October 24, 2012

re: #127 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Yep. And ancient plutocrats complained of the poor having it too good.
If they had a sheep and a goat, then they should stop complaining.

Obamagoats.
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Well, they did have Obamadrums to communicate with....
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re: #129 Cannadian Club Akbar

Well, they did have Obamadrums to communicate with....
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Who woulda thunk it, soshulism started in 235 B.C.,
Shortly after the formation of the Earth.
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See, I can make stuff up too!

re: #130 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Who woulda thunk it, soshulism started in 235 B.C.,
Shortly after the formation of the Earth.
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See, I can make stuff up too!

Wow!! I have a coin dated 235 B.C.!!!
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re: #131 Cannadian Club Akbar

Let's see who gets this.......

re: #131 Cannadian Club Akbar

You need to get a better hobby. Numismatics know that dates can't show BC on coins because it would denote an event that occurred centuries after it happened. Most ancient coins do not indicate a date - but rather the visage of the king/emperor/tribal leader/gods etc.

re: #133 lawhawk

You need to get a better hobby. Numismatics know that dates can't show BC on coins because it would denote an event that occurred centuries after it happened. Most ancient coins do not indicate a date - but rather the visage of the king/emperor/tribal leader/gods etc.

See my #132.

Cint Eastwood did a commercial for crossroads GPS.
Wow.

re: #121 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Morning everyone.
So, my cable is on the fritz, and we have to watch tv by way of antennae.
I learned something new today.
Of the 20 or so channels we can pick up, approximately 8 of them are religious.
Apparently, Ancient Greece fell after the poor realized they could vote, and so class warfare developed. This led to multiculturalism, and dictatorships after about 200 years of smooth sailing.
As a matter of fact, this has led to the destruction of all major civilizations in history...
The dear minister then asked if his audience noticed any parallels.

I shit you not.

The priests' main worry most of the time appears to be losing flock to other variants of priests, or being thought of as superfluous and ignored. These are the experts in the politics of fear, and one reason the GOP has turned into the political equivalent of this is the influx of the Religious Right into the GOP since the 1980s.

I think I'm gonna call this Mourdock guy "Richard Morlock" from now on

re: #136 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

The priests' main worry most of the time appears to be losing flock to other variants of priests, or being thought of as superfluous and ignored. These are the experts in the politics of fear, and one reason the GOP has turned into the political equivalent of this is the influx of the Religious Right into the GOP since the 1980s.

Well, he was doing his job well, because I was definitely scared!

re: #138 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Well, he was doing his job well, because I was definitely scared!

Probably not for the reason he was aiming at though.

Good morning lizards!

Mornin' everyone.

re: #115 Cannadian Club Akbar

Barry Zito vs. Jason Verlander tonight? Sorry Darth, I'm with Alloutte tonight.

I don't know. Zito's pretty good with a bat. Verlander? Never seen him take a swing and I'll bet he does that AL pitcher thing where the he just stands with the bat on his shoulder and watches the ball go by like they do in the pre-season.

And Verlander is pitching in our house.

Wow, not only did Obama save the economy and auto industry, but now through Trump we learn he's saved his marriage? He's superman! #p2 #Dems

— justamexican (@justamexican) October 24, 2012

Bryan doubles down on Teh Derp, applauds Mourlock

Mourdock said "life" was "intended by God," not rape. Ask a woman conceived in rape if her life is from God. fxn.ws/S2d3OD

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) October 24, 2012

Oh man. I said Jason Verlander. My bad. He is batting .000 this year.

Cool!

Google Takes Street View Tech Into the Grand Canyon

re: #93 Cannadian Club Akbar

Wanna make a great stock? Save shrimp shells and simmer them. I used to sell 9 gallons of my white seafood chowder (leftover fish scraps and veggies and taters) on a Friday. It was sold Ala Carte.

I agree. Fish bones, shrimp shells...when I make seafood gumbo, I use it all. Including ham drippings. Pork fat rules!

re: #145 Cannadian Club Akbar

Oh man. I said Jason Verlander. My bad. He is batting .000 this year.

Lifetime 000 I think.

Anyway, he's not paid to hit.

Tax-Exemption is quite a racket.

Charles, I think you should look into it. The Church of the Great Lizard.

re: #144 Sheila Broflovski

@dwstweets Denounce them? He just endorsed the guy! Who cares if #Romney denounces Murdouck? They agree. Period. #p2 #forward2012 #women

— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) October 24, 2012

And Darth, I haven't seen Zito pitch this year. Good pitching trumps good hitting. Verlander might win the Cy Young if Fernando Rodney and David Price split the vote. Rodney had a 0.61 ERA as a reliever. David Price won 20 games.

re: #149 ggt

Tax-Exemption is quite a racket.

Charles, I think you should look into it. The Church of the Great Lizard.

Creepy shit.

re: #149 ggt

Tax-Exemption is quite a racket.

Charles, I think you should look into it. The Church of the Great Lizard.

Hey, I have a 501(c)(3)!

re: #92 Cannadian Club Akbar

Man, when I was a kitchen manager, nothing got thrown out except for lettuce leaves. I had a stock pot going at all times. A 10 gallon pot. Stock ruled!!

I have 4 legged furry monsters that serve as my compost pile.

re: #150 darthstar

"Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views," the Republican presidential nominee's camp said in a statement.
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]

re: #151 Cannadian Club Akbar

And Darth, I haven't seen Zito pitch this year. Good pitching trumps good hitting. Verlander might win the Cy Young if Fernando Rodney and David Price split the vote. Rodney had a 0.61 ERA as a reliever. David Price won 20 games.

I watched Zito pitch the other night in the NLCS. Off the fuckin' hook. He also threw a great game 3 in the NLDS - the first of our six consecutive elimination game wins. If he stays in his groove tonight, then it's just a matter of people like Marco Scutaro (who batted .500 or so in the post season) stringing together a few base hits...we don't need home runs.

re: #148 iossarian

I got to see Verlander pitch in person a couple of years ago in Baltimore. Had box seats near the 1B dugout. Every pitch he threw sounded like a cannon when it hit the catcher's mitt. Never saw anyone pitch in person like that before (including people like Clemens or Gooden). He actually threw faster as the game went on. Back then he was a thrower. Now, he's a pitcher and even more dangerous.

re: #155 Cannadian Club Akbar

"Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views," the Republican presidential nominee's camp said in a statement.
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]

Andrea Saul is not Mitt Romney. Let Mitt Romney speak for himself, if he has the fuckin' balls...which he doesn't.

re: #156 darthstar

Well, I recall saying whoever won between St. Louis and SF would win it all.....

Good morning, all. Just dropping in quickly to say hello. I can't get into politics this morning because I have two job interviews downtown today, and so i need to focus on those. So this post is just a one-off. I'll be back this evening. Wish me luck.

re: #155 Cannadian Club Akbar

"Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views," the Republican presidential nominee's camp said in a statement.
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]

Pretty milquetoast disavowal there. How about "claiming that rape is a gift from god is a mad thing to say, and any right-thinking voter should run screaming from Mr. Mourdock"?

re: #160 Dark_Falcon

Good morning, all. Just dropping in quickly to say hello. I can't get into politics this morning because I have two job interviews downtown today, and so i need to focus on those. So this post is just a one-off. I'll be back this evening. Wish me luck.

Good luck.

re: #160 Dark_Falcon

Good morning, all. Just dropping in quickly to say hello. I can't get into politics this morning because I have two job interviews downtown today, and so i need to focus on those. So this post is just a one-off. I'll be back this evening. Wish me luck.

Luck be upon you.

re: #153 Sheila Broflovski

Hey, I have a 501(c)(3)!

Charles, just ask Baba all about it . . .She's always ahead of the curve!

re: #158 darthstar

Andrea Saul is not Mitt Romney. Let Mitt Romney speak for himself, if he has the fuckin' balls...which he doesn't.

He'd probably say, "Those aren't the words I'd choose...of course I cherish life...and the life of the mother is important...that's why we need to put 23 million Americans back to work and drill in Yellowstone park for oil because Reagan."

re: #159 Cannadian Club Akbar

Well, I recall saying whoever won between St. Louis and SF would win it all.....

yes, you did.

re: #160 Dark_Falcon

Good morning, all. Just dropping in quickly to say hello. I can't get into politics this morning because I have two job interviews downtown today, and so i need to focus on those. So this post is just a one-off. I'll be back this evening. Wish me luck.

Luck!

re: #163 Cannadian Club Akbar

Luck be upon you.

Good luck. You'll probably get the wrong job.

re: #165 darthstar

He'd probably say, "Those aren't the words I'd choose...of course I cherish life...and the life of the mother is important...that's why we need to put 23 million Americans back to work and drill in Yellowstone park for oil because Reagan AND $ELEVENTY TRILLION DEFICIT!1!."

Baseball, politics, going to the DMV...this day can't end soon enough!!
/////

re: #161 iossarian

Pretty milquetoast disavowal there. How about "claiming that rape is a gift from god is a mad thing to say, and any right-thinking voter should run screaming from Mr. Mourdock"?

His spokeswoman isn't even disavowing Mourdock. They just want to give Mitt enough distance until the flames over this latest dismissal of women die down. Cowardly assholes. Fuck them. And after the election, fuck them harder by throwing this shit right back into their faces.

It's a Puggle?

re: #171 darthstar

His spokeswoman isn't even disavowing Mourdock. They just want to give Mitt enough distance until the flames over this latest dismissal of women die down.

Of course. This is what happens when your party becomes exclusively the preserve of nutters like Mourdock.

The Hamas terrorists in Gaza are ramping up the amount of rockets fired into Israel. Since the IDF retaliated I expect the UN to condemn Israel.

Fresh rocket, mortar barrage brings total to 72

Palestinians fired eight rockets and mortar shells into the Ashkelon Regional Council on Wednesday afternoon, the latest in a barrage of rockets raining down on southern Israel since Tuesday night.

The Iron Dome successfully intercepted a Grad rocket, the eight it has struck down since Tuesday night.

Palestinian terrorists fired 67 rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel since Wednesday morning, injuring five and sending local residents fleeing for cover.

IAF strikes targeting Palestinian rocket-launching squads killed four Hamas operatives but did little to stem the flow of rockets.

Hamas's armed wing, the Al-Qassam brigades, took responsibility Wednesday for both a barrage of rockets unleashed against Israel since Tuesday night and the bomb that critically injured an IDF officer along the Gaza border on Tuesday. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) took responsibility for the Gaza border bomb.

In a statement posted on its website, Hamas said it was responsible for rockets, which it said were a response to IDF air strikes from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. It also said that on Tuesday it "detonated a roadside bomb near Israeli infantry soldiers east of Khanyounis city."

Of the projectiles fired by the terrorists, 22 landed in the Eshkol region while 21 landed in the Lachish region, according to the Israel Police. An additional 10 rockets landed in the South on Wednesday morning. The Iron Dome intercepted seven Grad rockets, according to the IDF. The barrage followed 10 rockets fired on Tuesday evening, making a total of 77. Five homes were damaged, according to Israel Radio.

re: #172 ggt

It's a Puggle?

Fat little fucker...but cute. Once it starts destroying their lawn it won't be so cute though.

re: #160 Dark_Falcon

Good morning, all. Just dropping in quickly to say hello. I can't get into politics this morning because I have two job interviews downtown today, and so i need to focus on those. So this post is just a one-off. I'll be back this evening. Wish me luck.

And again luck!

the overnight baby sloths video has been locked.

re: #177 Sheila Broflovski

the overnight baby sloths video has been locked.

They need their sleep.

Donald Trump should get divorced and marry Ann Coulter and spawn the antichrist already. I'm tired of waiting for the apocalypse.

— Marx Dudek (@marxdudek) October 23, 2012

re: #160 Dark_Falcon

Good morning, all. Just dropping in quickly to say hello. I can't get into politics this morning because I have two job interviews downtown today, and so i need to focus on those. So this post is just a one-off. I'll be back this evening. Wish me luck.

May the Force be with you!

re: #174 NJDhockeyfan

The Hamas terrorists in Gaza are ramping up the amount of rockets fired into Israel. Since the IDF retaliated I expect the UN to condemn Israel.

Fresh rocket, mortar barrage brings total to 72

The Palestinians know they can do this for a week, maybe two before the IDF starts seriously talking about taking action. Hamas will push this to the last second and back off.

EMP anyone?
Boeing Has Perfected A Missile That Wipes Out Electronics And Leaves Everything Else Intact

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

*sigh*

This is one of my Senators. Blah.

While John Cornyn defends Richard Mourdock, Mike Pence says "I strongly disagree [and] I urge him to apologize." courierpress.com/news/2012/oct/...

— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) October 24, 2012

Utah GOP fundraiser accused of rape commits suicide: tpm.ly/SsKFCF

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) October 24, 2012

re: #179 Sheila Broflovski

Horrifying mental image...
Obnoxious devil babies.

re: #181 Killgore Trout

The Palestinians know they can do this for a week, maybe two before the IDF starts seriously talking about taking action. Hamas will push this to the last second and back off.

There is rumor Hamas may have some shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles that are missing in Libya. If this is true the IDF will do much more than what they are doing right now.

Video: 'Estelle' taunts IDF before being boarded

Footage taken from sim cards detailing last moments of ship sent home by activists via carrier pigeons.
...
Activists have charged that the navy used excessive force when they boarded the ship and arrested them.

In particular they noted that the soldiers used a taser gun, but none of the video footage released so far reflects that.

Knowing that the navy would confiscate their electronic equipment, the activists placed sim cards into the bands of homing pigeons that were on board the 53-meter ship.

All righty. I have to go to the DMV. Wish me luck...I'll say hello to Selma and Patty for you...

PHOTO: Lt.Gen. Benny Gantz visiting sites where rockets hit. Over 68 rockets were fired from #Gaza since last night. twitter.com/IDFSpokesperso...

— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) October 24, 2012

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Middles East news from the gentiles.

What is this IDF propaganda morning?

Have a great morning all!

Dogs and I are going for our mid-morning nap.

Or as I like to call it...

The Morning Wingnut Wave.

I love the smell of war mongering in the morning. It reminds me of my mother's basement.

//

re: #188 Cannadian Club Akbar

All righty. I have to go to the DMV. Wish me luck...I'll say hello to Selma and Patty for you...

And Fez!

check out the kid in the back row #Adorbs RT @barackobama Photo of the day: twitter.com/BarackObama/st...

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 24, 2012

re: #32 goddamnedfrank

Simply sickening:

The 10th amendment is universal code for "I oppose this thing, which makes me obviously morally bankrupt, so I'm going to hide behind the constitution and mumble something about 'States' Rights'".

re: #193 Gus

Or as I like to call it...

The Morning Wingnut Wave.

I couldn't find any news about Big Bird this morning.

I am on pins and needles! How am I going to hold out for another hour until Donald drops his Bombshell?

//must I?

New GOP Slogan: Want some candy little girl?

— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 24, 2012

re: #199 Sheila Broflovski

Wait, he's going to be dumping his current trophy wife in favor of a new model? /

RT @reelsmartcookie: Legitimate Rape Van! RT @angryblacklady: Just discovered! Mitt Romney's new campaign vehicle! twitpic.com/b70g25

— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 24, 2012

re: #49 boredtechindenver

Sorry, but I will not give a 72 year old woman any kind of Android device. An IOS device might be okay, but the price point to feature of the Kindle Fire was too good a bargain. It was really an impulse purchase, but one that seems to have been worthwhile. I think the only time she needed to talk to her tech support person in Italy was to connect to her home wifi but I needed two or three attempts to get the login right on my iPhone when i visited last month.

The Kindle Fire *is* an Android device...

As usual Hamas is working hard to keep civilian casualties high by launching rockets from heavily populated areas.
[Link: www.trust.org...]

re: #9 Lidane

Kindle Fire -- yay or nay? Does anyone here have one?

Now that I'm gainfully employed again, I'm considering investing in a tablet and the Kindle Fire seems to be a decent tablet for the price.

You might want to rethink buying a Kindle.

Amazon Allegedly Deletes Customer's Kindle; Incident Triggers Discussion About Ebooks, DRM

As for an alternative, The Wife and I both have the Vizio VTAB 1008 and like them.

NC Voters Voting for Romney Had Their Votes Show Up as For Obama

"The presidential election is just around the corner and voting issues have already become a problem in Guilford County.

On Monday, several voters complained that their electronic ballot machine cast the wrong vote. All the complaints were made by people who voted at the Bur-Mil Park polling location.

One of the voters, Sher Coromalis, says she cast her ballot for Governor Mitt Romney, but every time she entered her vote the machine defaulted to President Obama.

“I was so upset that this could happen,” said Coromalis.

Guilford County Board of Elections Director George Gilbert says the problem arises every election. It can be resolved after the machine is re-calibrated by poll workers.

...Elections officials say the machines have been fixed as of Tuesday, and no problems have been reported since.

It seems like a story like this is reported every election. You would think they would have the problems fixed by now since they had 4 years to fix these problems from the last time.

re: #204 Killgore Trout

As usual Hamas is working hard to keep civilian casualties high by launching rockets from heavily populated areas.
[Link: www.trust.org...]

I wonder if this was brought up at the meetings Jimmy Carter had with Mahmoud Abbas the other day?

Newfangled electronic voting machines and hanging-chad generators are idiotic. Why the hell can't the US use the kinds of ballots Canada does?

Image: 13f08cdec05e0e76fbdbe6ce476b63f9.jpg

Hard to hack or misinterpret those!

re: #208 Interesting Times

Newfangled electronic voting machines and hanging-chad generators are idiotic. Why the hell can't the US use the kinds of ballots Canada does?

Image: 13f08cdec05e0e76fbdbe6ce476b63f9.jpg

Hard to hack or misinterpret those!

The first time I voted the machines were metal. You walked in, closed the curtain, turned the levers for the person you were voting for then pulled another lever that registered your vote. It went KAAACHUNG when you did that. Bring those back.

Sre: #208 Interesting Times

Newfangled electronic voting machines and hanging-chad generators are idiotic. Why the hell can't the US use the kinds of ballots Canada does?

Image: 13f08cdec05e0e76fbdbe6ce476b63f9.jpg

Hard to hack or misinterpret those!

People here would still figure out a way to screw that up.

Breaking:

Police: Gunman opens fire in chapel of Georgia megachurch; 1 person critically wounded: apne.ws/S4wN4m -CC

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 24, 2012

THIS:

The fact that Coulter is a bad, cynical human is not news. The real message needs to be that if you hire her or even buy her books, you suck

— Chris MacDonald (@ethicsblogger) October 24, 2012

re: #207 NJDhockeyfan

I wonder if this was brought up at the meetings Jimmy Carter had with Mahmoud Abbas the other day?

Chomsky met with Hamas this week too.
[Link: www.alresalah.ps...]

Legendary US linguistics professor and political critic Noam Chomsky called on the Palestinians to uphold their rights and never give up hope to restore them despite all odds and colonial plots being hatched against them.
...
In a related context, Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya met with US professor Noam Chomsky in his cabinet office and talked with him about a number of issues in the Palestinian arena.

Haneyya hailed Chomsky for his courageous positions in support of the Palestinian people and their rights and honored him for his great efforts.

For some reason I doubt the topics of terrorism, rocket launches and civilian safety came up.

re: #203 Our Precious Bodily Fluids

The Kindle Fire *is* an Android device...

Glad I'm not the only one who caught that.

re: #206 NJDhockeyfan

NC Voters Voting for Romney Had Their Votes Show Up as For Obama

It seems like a story like this is reported every election. You would think they would have the problems fixed by now since they had 4 years to fix these problems from the last time.

In my precinct we vote EVERY year on the same machines. By the time 4 years goes by the machines had been used in 8 elections (primaries and generals).

re: #206 NJDhockeyfan

We switched back to pen and ink several years ago.

I don't think America is ready for a spray tanned president.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) October 24, 2012

Charles,

I watched the sloth video last night from home without a problem, but now that I'm at work, it's marked "Private Video" and Vimeo tells me I have to log in to see it. Is this new? Am I the only one seeing this? I don't recall having problems with Vimeo before, either at home or at work.

re: #218 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne

Charles,

I watched the sloth video last night from home without a problem, but now that I'm at work, it's marked "Private Video" and Vimeo tells me I have to log in to see it. Is this new? Am I the only one seeing this? I don't recall having problems with Vimeo before, either at home or at work.

I can't see it either.

re: #9 Lidane

Kindle Fire -- yay or nay? Does anyone here have one?

Now that I'm gainfully employed again, I'm considering investing in a tablet and the Kindle Fire seems to be a decent tablet for the price.

Nexus One > than Fire.

re: #218 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne

Charles,

I watched the sloth video last night from home without a problem, but now that I'm at work, it's marked "Private Video" and Vimeo tells me I have to log in to see it. Is this new? Am I the only one seeing this? I don't recall having problems with Vimeo before, either at home or at work.

It shows as private video for me as well. I didn't see it last night so I couldn't tell what it looked like from home.

Update: Another rocket hit Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, the rocket count is now 73 since midnight. #terror

— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) October 24, 2012

re: #203 Our Precious Bodily Fluids

The Kindle Fire *is* an Android device...

Without access to the Google Play store...

You're right, it's technically built on Android, but it's not the same as a full-fledged Android device, which is why I say go for the Nexus in a heartbeat.

The "big bombshell" news of the morning seems to the the emails on Beghazi
E-mails: White House knew of extremist claims in Benghazi attack

Two hours after first being notified of an attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, a government e-mail to the White House, the State Department and the FBI said an Islamist group had claimed credit, according to a copy obtained by CNN.

An initial e-mail was sent while the attack was still underway, and another that arrived two hours later -- sent from a State Department address to various government agencies including the executive office of the president -- identified Ansar al-Sharia as claiming responsibility for the attack on its Facebook page and on Twitter.

Which is, of course, is what we already knew.
In case you're curious here's some background on the group:
Know Your Ansar al-Sharia

From Sanaa to Benghazi, Cairo to Casablanca, radical new jihadi groups have adopted the same name in recent months. Is it all just a coincidence?

Long story short: It's a name a lot of different groups adopted, they aren't necessarily all connected. In the case of the Benghazi militias it's a complicated muddy picture with little central leadership, members of one group folded into another. It's a very loosely knit group.

re: #224 Killgore Trout

"bombshell news" and "Benghazi"? OMFGZ!!

Even Mitt Romney has backed off the Benghazi attacks, and he's got no scruples about politicizing American deaths for personal gain.

Michigan to consider clean energy mandate on November 6 huff.to/QG6Plc

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) October 24, 2012

I am voting YES on this proposal. "Americans for Prosperity" aka Koch Bros. & Matty Moroun have been send out hysterical mass mailings against it.

This is what Gloria Allred is up to:

Mitt Romney
Allegedly LIED in Court To Screw Over Friend's Wife

Mitt Romney LIED under oath when he testified in the divorce of his good friend and screwed the friend's wife out of a lot of money in the process ... so claims the ex-wife of Staples' founder Tom Stemberg.

Multiple sources connected with the divorce tell TMZ ... during Tom's uber nasty divorce case with ex-wife Maureen, Mitt Romney gave a deposition and testified during the trial that Staples was worth virtually nothing. Romney testified that the company was worth very little and Tom was a dreamer and "the dream continues."

Romney characterized the Staples stock as "overvalued," adding, "I didn't place a great deal of credibility in the forecast of the company's future."

Partly as a result of Romney's testimony, Maureen got relatively little in the divorce, but we're told just weeks after the divorce ended, Romney and Tom went to Goldman Sachs and cashed in THEIR stock for a fortune. Short story -- Romney allegedly lied to help his friend and screw the friend's wife over.

And there's more ...

Also:

CEO's ex-wife backs bid to unseal Romney testimony

The ex-wife of Staples founder Tom Stemberg is in probate court in Massachusetts to tell a judge she's OK with unsealing testimony that former Gov. Mitt Romney gave in her divorce case.

Maureen Stemberg Sullivan appeared in court Wednesday with lawyer Gloria Allred. The Boston Globe has asked a judge to lift an impoundment order on Romney's testimony in the case from the 1990s.

[...]

"Extremist claims"? So what? As I recall, some two-bit Al-Quaida wannabes claimed credit for the Norway attacks* shortly after they happened. These claims can't even come close to being taken at face value until real investigations have been done.

_{*Oslo bombing portion}

re: #27 sagehen

They're really selective about when/if to intervene in "god's will." Do they object to fetal surgery that saves/repairs otherwise doomed fetii? How about heart bypass surgery, or chemotherapy, isn't that a subversion of god's will?

Dick Cheney had a pacemaker for decades, then a pump in his chest for months (no pulse!!) until a donor organ was acquired for transplant. Does that mean it was god's will that he should have died in 1987?

"God's Will" only ever works in favor of the speaker's worldview or desires. It's a funny thing like that.

Hiding behind the skirts of a spokeswoman just won't do - #Romney must tell us to our faces he believes #rape survivors can choose abortion.

— sfpelosi (@sfpelosi) October 24, 2012

re: #225 darthstar

"bombshell news" and "Benghazi"? OMFGZ!!

Even Mitt Romney has backed off the Benghazi attacks, and he's got no scruples about politicizing American deaths for personal gain.

That's not important news anyway. The real story that must be investigated is Romney's testimony on a divorce case back in the 1990s!

//

Wingnuts are still counting bayonets.

During the Civil War they were used as candle holders.

re: #231 NJDhockeyfan

If he lied under oath, it's a big deal no matter how long ago it was.

I'm guessing he probably weaselly told a technical truth-- that Staples stock was currently with little value, even though his business plan for it obviously entailed it gaining in value. So I doubt he did lie in court.

But seriously, you don't think lying under oath is a big deal?

So, why do we think that Hamas is trying to stir up the hornet's nest in Gaza by directly carrying out attacks against Israel in addition to their proxies in the PRCs or other terror groups like PIJ? What's their endgame? To try and make a mess leading up to US presidential elections? To influence the Israeli electorate in their election schedule?

One likely reason that comes to mind is that Syria and Iran are looking to take pressure off Assad, and an eruption of violence between Israel and Hamas would allow Assad to continue his crackdown without the high-visibility coverage usually seen with the ongoing Syrian civil war. All the actors in the region know that violence involving Israel tends to get more coverage than violence that doesn't involve Israel. Stirring up the pot in Gaza would help Assad relieve the pressure on his regime by shifting focus back onto Israel, rather than on the truly horrific war crimes and crimes against humanity engaged in by Assad in putting down the rebels and the rebel forces in retaliation for those acts.

re: #231 NJDhockeyfan

hey, investigating a president for lying about getting a blow job was a big deal...

re: #233 Obdicut

If he lied under oath, it's a big deal no matter how long ago it was.

I'm guessing he probably weaselly told a technical truth-- that Staples stock was currently with little value, even though his business plan for it obviously entailed it gaining in value. So I doubt he did lie in court.

But seriously, you don't think lying under oath is a big deal?

Lied in court? We should take Interesting Times' suggestion: "These claims can't even come close to being taken at face value until real investigations have been done."

Mitt Romney bragging about getting Federal $$ for Olympics.#p2 front.moveon.org/shocking-mitt-...

— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) October 24, 2012

re: #232 Sheila Broflovski

They should read All Quiet on the Western Front. Even in WWI, bayonets weren't actually used that much. The entrenching tool was better.

Bayonets gained military prominence back when muzzle-loaders meant a long, long delay between shots. They also allowed riflemen to not need supporting pikemen. They're tactically good for those situations. They pretty much suck otherwise.

The Japanese used lots of bayonet charges in WWII-- one of the reasons their infantry took such heavy casualties.

It's really funny seeing the GOP shit all over their own face in terms of military knowledge in order to try to pretend Obama made some sort of dumb comment.

We don't have as many ships in our navy as we did in 1917 because we have very different ships. Duh. Apparently Romney and his supporters don't care how fucking stupid they make themselves look avoiding this fact.

re: #233 Obdicut

If he lied under oath, it's a big deal no matter how long ago it was.

I'm guessing he probably weaselly told a technical truth-- that Staples stock was currently with little value, even though his business plan for it obviously entailed it gaining in value. So I doubt he did lie in court.

But seriously, you don't think lying under oath is a big deal?

He's running for office, for Pete's sake!

re: #236 NJDhockeyfan

Lied in court? We should take Interesting Times' suggestion: "These claims can't even come close to being taken at face value until real investigations have been done."

Did you just not bother to read my post, where I said he probably didn't lie in court?

However, that is what is being alleged-- that he lied in court. You sarcastically implied this wasn't worth looking at.

So, again, do you think lying in court is unimportant?

re: #236 NJDhockeyfan

Lied in court? We should take Interesting Times' suggestion: "These claims can't even come close to being taken at face value until real investigations have been done."

Ask sheriff Joe to head this investigation. He's got a posse.

re: #236 NJDhockeyfan

Lied in court? We should take Interesting Times' suggestion: "These claims can't even come close to being taken at face value until real investigations have been done."

Exactly. Let's get Issa on Benghazi, he'll get to the bottom of it after he puts out his current fires.

re: #234 lawhawk

One likely reason that comes to mind is that Syria and Iran are looking to take pressure off Assad, and an eruption of violence between Israel and Hamas would allow Assad to continue his crackdown without the high-visibility coverage usually seen with the ongoing Syrian civil war. All the actors in the region know that violence involving Israel tends to get more coverage than violence that doesn't involve Israel. Stirring up the pot in Gaza would help Assad relieve the pressure on his regime by shifting focus back onto Israel, rather than on the truly horrific war crimes and crimes against humanity engaged in by Assad in putting down the rebels and the rebel forces in retaliation for those acts.

That's certainly a plausible theory.

re: #235 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

hey, investigating a president for lying about getting a blow job was a big deal...

Lying under oath was. That's why he was impeached.

Shit, the bayonet was a lousy weapon by the Civil War times, and they were adding stuff onto it to make it general-purpose-tool, because otherwise it wasn't really justifiable to have around.

re: #244 NJDhockeyfan

And here we have a case where Romney may have lied under oath.

re: #246 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

And here we have a case where Romney may have lied under oath.

May have, let them look into it.

re: #245 Obdicut

Shit, the bayonet was a lousy weapon by the Civil War times, and they were adding stuff onto it to make it general-purpose-tool, because otherwise it wasn't really justifiable to have around.

But...but...but...The 20th Maine!

re: #247 NJDhockeyfan

May have, let them look into it.

If it's shown that he did, will you still vote for him?

re: #240 Obdicut

Did you just not bother to read my post, where I said he probably didn't lie in court?

However, that is what is being alleged-- that he lied in court. You sarcastically implied this wasn't worth looking at.

So, again, do you think lying in court is unimportant?

It's simply amazing with Romney that there are so many fuck-ups that they actually begin to cancel each other out.

As in, today we find that his possibly illegal scheming to screw his pal's ex-wife out of a bunch of money is a distraction from his endorsement of a GOP pol who thinks rape is a gift from god.

re: #249 Interesting Times

If it's shown that he did, will you still vote for him?

Yes.

re: #251 NJDhockeyfan

Yes.

Congratulations. People like you are what's wrong with the world.

Piers Morgan, pathetic & embarrassing:

Intriguing > RT @realdonaldtrump All predictions re: my 12 o'clock release are totally incorrect. Stay tuned!

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 24, 2012

Profiles in courage --> RT @jimacostacnn Romney camp on Mourdock spot: "we've not asked his campaign to pull the ad."

— Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) October 24, 2012

Whoa, the have some pretty strict drinking laws in North Korea...

North Korea executes top defense chief

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- North Korea executed the vice minister of its armed forces for drinking alcohol during the mourning period for former leader Kim Jong Il, a lawmaker said.

The lawmaker told South Korea's The Chosun Ilbo Kim Chol was executed by firing squad in January in an apparent bid by new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to force top military brass into submission.

re: #249 Interesting Times

If it's shown that he did, will you still vote for him?

LOL.

re: #245 Obdicut

If a modern army unit is having to fight someone in close quarters with bayonets, then something went horribly wrong to get to that point - a surprise attack, a unit overrun by superior forces, etc. Modern armed forces train for that possibility, but they also trains and employs tactics and tools to prevent getting into that situation - namely having forces prepared in defensive positions with watch/oversight, the ability to call in support (air force, artillery, etc.), free fire zones, etc. The bayonet or utility knife is a weapon of last resort when you've got nothing left to fight with.

It's not as though you're going to lead off with a bayonet when you've got your sidearm or rifle available to take out your attacker before they get within arm's reach.

re: #251 NJDhockeyfan

Yes.

Well, unfortunately for you, he'd be a felon, and you couldn't.

You're probably just saying shit, though.

re: #258 Obdicut

Hey, did you see this?

Merkel opens Roma Holocaust memorial in Berlin