New Obama Web Ad feat. Lena Dunham Sends Right Wing into Fainting Couch Frenzy

Apocalyptic apoplexy
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Tonight on Twitter, I noticed right wing nincompoop and CNN contributor Erick Erickson coming unglued, fantasizing about a depraved world burning in the fires of hell:

Of course, that made me want to immediately go and see whatever it was that put Erickson in such a wondrously crazed apocalyptic mood, so here it is: the latest web ad from the Obama campaign, featuring Lena Dunham with some mildly racy yet undeniably cute reasons to vote for Barack Obama.

I’ll bet Erick Erickson is a whole lot of fun at parties.

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342 comments
1 Romantic Heretic  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:43:36pm

Snerk. I like it.

2 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:44:17pm
3 Iwouldprefernotto  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:45:25pm

I’ll bet Erick Erickson is a whole lot of fun at parties

I'll bet $10,000 of Romney's money that he isn't.

4 elisabeth  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:47:33pm

Does Erickson even realize that he just brought this to the attention of folks (like me) who wouldn't have paid it any attention?

5 Daniel Ballard  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:48:55pm

I love it. Great advertising. Screen presence, engaging, good writing.

No wonder the RW is lost on this. They are trained to absorb Fox and infomercials. This is just too much.

6 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:50:51pm

This is funny. And it doesn't hurt that she is cute.

7 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:52:44pm

Looks like the Freepers got to it first. If you like it and have a Youtube account hit the thumbs up button.

8 BongCrodny  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:53:14pm

I can think of a few hundred million things I'd rather do than spend eternity in Erick Erickson's heaven.

9 Decatur Deb  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:55:25pm

This is an Obama ad referenced in the Lena Dunham article in Slate.
Very much in tune with today's gynothreads:

Vimeo

"I'm Leslie gore, and I approve..."

10 Daniel Ballard  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:57:53pm

re: #7 goddamnedfrank

Looks like the Freepers got to it first. If you like it and have a Youtube account hit the thumbs up button.

Yes, good point. Done.

11 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:59:29pm

Ok, next question for computer:

For Intel Processors, socket 2011 or socket 1155?

12 SpaceJesus  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:00:09pm

Oh the freep thread on this is amazing

To: cripplecreek
I have a great title for this video: "You too can be a whore just like Obama's mom!"

37 posted on Thu Oct 25 2012 18:48:39 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) by The KG9 Kid (Semper Fi)

13 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:02:25pm

That? That is what has his knickers in a bunch? I wonder if he collapsed hard enough to damage the cushions on his fainting couch?

But sex is bad and evil and disgusting. Real Americans never talk about it!

She wasn't talking about sex, she was talking about voting.

You can't fool me, I know lewd and suggestive talk when I hear it, she sounds just like one of those girls from the 900 numbers I...

Go on, you were saying?...

///

14 researchok  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:05:17pm

I thought was very creative.

Better than the usual run of the '...and I approved this ad' stuff.

15 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:06:06pm

I'm Quagmire and I approve this giggity.

16 researchok  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:06:31pm

re: #15 Varek Raith

I'm not voting for you.

17 funky chicken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:08:58pm

Sorry, have a cold and the lazies, but who is Lena Dunham?

18 Killgore Trout  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:09:16pm

Kind of interesting to think of the reaction if Mitt's camp had produced this same ad.
I guess I'm not part of the target demographic of early 20's females so I'm not impressed. But this is what advertising executives do when they're not peddling boner pills and beer.

19 Killgore Trout  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:10:47pm

re: #17 funky chicken

Sorry, have a cold and the lazies, but who is Lena Dunham?

Some actress/celebrity.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

20 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:11:38pm

Amused by Erickson. What a loser.

21 Decatur Deb  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:11:48pm

re: #18 Killgore Trout

Kind of interesting to think of the reaction if Mitt's camp had produced this same ad.
I guess I'm not part of the target demographic of early 20's females so I'm not impressed. But this is what advertising executives do when they're not peddling boner pills and beer.

If Mitt's people had done it, it would have featured Phyllis Schlafly.

22 Killgore Trout  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:12:48pm

re: #21 Decatur Deb

If Mitt's people had done it, it would have featured Phyllis Schlafly.

...in a string bikini....with pyrotechnics!

23 Decatur Deb  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:13:51pm

re: #22 Killgore Trout

...in a string bikini....with pyrotechnics!

Recalls the sad Sally Rand fandance in The Right Stuff.

24 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:14:08pm

re: #18 Killgore Trout

Kind of interesting to think of the reaction if Mitt's camp had produced this same ad.

Mitt's ad would feature a young woman in colonial garb churning butter and talking about how she needs time off from work to feed the passel of rape babies God blessed her with.

25 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:14:40pm

It's a cute enough ad. I feel silly for thinking she was related to POTUS for some reason. REmember Dunham is his mother's maiden name. I've heard Girls is a nice little show though.

26 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:17:43pm

If you don't already follow Chuck Grassley on Twitter, you need to. It's incredibly surreal... Most of the time, you'd think his tweets were composed by a 10 year old. And sometimes, you get real gems like this:

27 Killgore Trout  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:17:45pm

I like politics but campaigns are always tough for me to not hate. Both campaigns have had difficulty with factual claims in ads but that's par for the course. I will hand it to Mitt that he has done a much better job than I expected. Although I'm unpersuaded I do have to applaud his tactic of avoiding talk shows, late night comedians, pop culture BS. His campaign is no more serious than Obama's but I like the effort towards at least pretending to be serious on a cosmetic level.

28 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:19:29pm

re: #22 Killgore Trout

YOU!!! Some of my brain cells committed suicide.

29 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:20:03pm

re: #28 ProGunLiberal

YOU!!! Some of my brain cells committed suicide.

Don't feed the troll.

30 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:20:15pm

re: #11 ProGunLiberal

Needed thoughts on that one.

31 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:22:48pm

re: #30 ProGunLiberal

Needed thoughts on that one.

What are you going to use it for?

32 alpuz  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:24:14pm

re: #27 Killgore Trout

Goddamn, man.. that was a straight up troll. 'Subtle' not cutting the mustard as of late?

33 Charles Johnson  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:25:47pm

You have to admit, Erickson has a point. We do live in a fallen, depraved world destined for eternal hellfire.

If that means I get to spend eternity without ever hearing from Erick Erickson again, I'm good with that.

34 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:26:06pm

re: #7 goddamnedfrank

Looks like the Freepers got to it first. If you like it and have a Youtube account hit the thumbs up button.

Done, left a comment for approval too.

35 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:26:54pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

You have to admit, Erickson has a point. We do live in a fallen, depraved world destined for eternal hellfire.

If that means I get to spend eternity without ever hearing from Erick Erickson again, I'm good with that.

If guys like Erick are the ones getting into heaven, I'll burn with a smile on my face.

36 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:27:51pm

re: #11 ProGunLiberal

Ok, next question for computer:

For Intel Processors, socket 2011 or socket 1155?

If it were me, I'd go for the 1155. 2011 is more expensive and aimed more for graphics/encoding/enthusiast.
My 2 cents.

37 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:28:58pm

I like how sexual repression, rank cowardice, blatant lying and naked bigotry gets mistaken for seriousness by old, useless, poncey contrarians.

38 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:29:26pm

=re: #35 Targetpractice

If guys like Erick are the ones getting into heaven, I'll burn with a smile on my face.

All the fun people are in Hell anyway or so the old quote says. I'm more amused by this than anything because Erickson lecturing anyone on morality is funny knowing the shit he says to make his living.

39 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:29:50pm

re: #18 Killgore Trout

Kind of interesting to think of the reaction if Mitt's camp had produced this same ad.
I guess I'm not part of the target demographic of early 20's females so I'm not impressed. But this is what advertising executives do when they're not peddling boner pills and beer.

Little to no chance in this world Romney's camp would produce an ad like this, so your speculation is wasted.

As far as how the left would react if someone not liked by the left did something like this, there are very few progressive authoritarians out there.

40 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:31:28pm

re: #26 JamesWI

If you don't already follow Chuck Grassley on Twitter, you need to. It's incredibly surreal... Most of the time, you'd think his tweets were composed by a 10 year old. And sometimes, you get real gems like this:

[Embedded content]

What is a Chuck Grassley?

41 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:31:44pm

re: #31 Varek Raith

A combination of normal stuff, gaming, and ArcGIS. Also, trying to keep it around a while.

42 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:38:54pm

re: #40 b_sharp

What is a Chuck Grassley?

A rare type of Pokemon that evolves from untraceable PAC donations.

43 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:39:38pm

It looks like Sandy is going to ruin next week for the Virginia-Maine Corridor next week.

44 kirkspencer  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:39:44pm

re: #11 ProGunLiberal

Ok, next question for computer:

For Intel Processors, socket 2011 or socket 1155?

OK, if you're going to keep asking these questions, some of us have to know things first.

yeah,you're making a computer. What do you intend to do with it? What do you do already, and what would you like to do that you don't right now?

Gaming? Video editing? Massive amounts of porn? Writing books and chatting with lizards?

I hate to recommend a lamborghini to the person who just needs to get to the corner store. Likewise hate suggesting a scooter to the person who needs a peterbilt with trailer.

45 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:40:06pm

re: #43 ProGunLiberal

It looks like Sandy is going to ruin next week for the Virginia-Maine Corridor next week.

Yep. I'm going to prepare for it tomorrow.

46 webevintage  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:41:01pm

re: #18 Killgore Trout

If Mitt's people had done it it would not be funny.

47 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:43:29pm

re: #43 ProGunLiberal

It looks like Sandy is going to ruin next week for the Virginia-Maine Corridor next week.

What odds that if it hits a blue state around Election Day the nuts claim Obama arranged it in order to suppress voting? (And if a red state that God sent it there to do the same and punish sinners?)

48 William Barnett-Lewis  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:43:51pm

re: #27 Killgore Trout

Please don't feed the Troll.

49 engineer cat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:43:57pm

We do live in a fallen, depraved world destined for the fire

as pope i declare this erickson to be guilty of the heresy of gnosticism and sentence him to be burnt at the stake until dead

50 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:45:43pm

re: #45 Varek Raith

This looks like it will be a circus.

The conditions they are talking about with landfall sound surreal. Still at least tropical storm strength, but with air temperatures being frigid, and possibly snow involved.

As horrible as it sounds, this will be interesting to watch from Colorado.

re: #44 kirkspencer

A combination of normal stuff, gaming (Most taxing being Portal 2, Total War series, and Fallout series), and ArcGIS. Also, trying to keep it around a while.

51 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:46:36pm

re: #50 ProGunLiberal

This looks like it will be a circus.

The conditions they are talking about with landfall sound surreal. Still at least tropical storm strength, but with air temperatures being frigid, and possibly snow involved.

As horrible as it sounds, this will be interesting to watch from Colorado.

re: #44 kirkspencer

A combination of normal stuff, gaming (Most taxing being Portal 2, Total War series, and Fallout series), and ArcGIS. Also, trying to keep it around a while.

Did you see my 36?
:)

52 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:46:47pm

re: #47 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Considering the models have everywhere from North Carolina to Maine getting a taste of this, I expect to see a circus of pointing.

53 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:49:06pm

re: #43 ProGunLiberal

It looks like Sandy is going to ruin next week for the Virginia-Maine Corridor next week.

Fun times. Ugh.

54 engineer cat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:49:42pm

we are all sentenced to burn eternally in trollfire

55 Charles Johnson  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:50:47pm

Anyone notice that the LGF Pages button is back at the top of the right sidebar?

56 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:51:04pm

re: #51 Varek Raith

Yep, he needed an answer though.

By the way, this is Sandy. Sandy stretches from the Sargasso Sea to Columbia.

This has "This is gonna suck" written all over it.

3rd year in a row to reach "S" too. Very bad sign.

57 celticdragon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:51:10pm

re: #24 goddamnedfrank

Mitt's ad would feature a young woman in colonial garb churning butter and talking about how she needs time off from work to feed the passel of rape babies God blessed her with.

Nothing says sexy like a pinner shortgown worn with stays and a mobcap.

58 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:52:04pm

re: #42 goddamnedfrank

A rare type of Pokemon that evolves from untraceable PAC donations.

Who let it out of its Poke ball?

59 kirkspencer  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:52:43pm

re: #50 ProGunLiberal

OK. Then I recommend the 2011.

Basically it's more than you need now. But in 3-4 years it'll still be handling New Stuff, while the 1155 will start being too small for the job.

60 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:53:37pm

re: #56 ProGunLiberal

Yep, he needed an answer though.

By the way, this is Sandy. Sandy stretches from the Sargasso Sea to Colombia.

This has "This is gonna suck" written all over it.

3rd year in a row to reach "S" too. Very bad sign.

Ok. I've been out of the loop a bit since I last build my pc. So, take my advice with a grain of salt.

61 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:54:34pm

re: #60 Varek Raith

No issue. :)

Sandy fascinates me, because the conditions they are expecting are downright bizarre.

62 Big Joe  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:54:40pm

Days since GOP last mentioned rape

63 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:55:15pm

re: #50 ProGunLiberal

This looks like it will be a circus.

The conditions they are talking about with landfall sound surreal. Still at least tropical storm strength, but with air temperatures being frigid, and possibly snow involved.

As horrible as it sounds, this will be interesting to watch from Colorado.

re: #44 kirkspencer

A combination of normal stuff, gaming (Most taxing being Portal 2, Total War series, and Fallout series), and ArcGIS. Also, trying to keep it around a while.

ArcGIS will run on just about anything as long as the graphics system is supported. What graphics system do you want to use, the APU/CPU based on-board or a Nvidia/AMD card?

64 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:55:20pm

re: #61 ProGunLiberal

No issue. :)

Sandy fascinates me, because the conditions they are expecting are downright bizarre.

It's why they are called 'Frakenstorms'.
They are very interesting storms.

65 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:58:27pm

re: #63 b_sharp

Nvidia Graphics Card.

re: #64 Varek Raith

My favorite storms are the Epsilon-Class/Mediterranean Hurricane types. They are truly enigmatic.

66 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 6:58:58pm

re: #59 kirkspencer

OK. Then I recommend the 2011.

Basically it's more than you need now. But in 3-4 years it'll still be handling New Stuff, while the 1155 will start being too small for the job.

The costs of the 2011 may outweigh its advantage. The cost of the 2011 now may be more than the cost of a 1155 now plus the 2011 in 3 years.

67 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:00:13pm

538 updated. Obama now estimated @ 72% to win EC.

68 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:01:32pm

re: #67 goddamnedfrank

538 updated. Obama now estimated @ 72% to win EC.

But...but...Mittmentum!

///

69 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:01:54pm

re: #47 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

What odds that if it hits a blue red state around Election Day the nuts claim Obama arranged it in order to suppress voting? (And if a red blue state that God sent it there to do the same and punish sinners?)

FTFY

Obama is using the HAARP on us again! Oh Noes!!111

70 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:02:42pm

In regards to Sandy, I find this advisory interesting:

HURRICANE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
130 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SANDY MAKES LANDFALL JUST WEST OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA...

SUMMARY OF 125 AM EDT...0525 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...20.0N 75.9W
ABOUT 5 MI...8 KM W OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 020 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB...28.26 INCHES

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT...ALONG WITH DATA FROM THE PILON CUBA WEATHER RADAR AND NOAA SATELLITES... INDICATE HURRICANE SANDY MADE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF CUBA JUST WEST OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA AT APPROXIMATELY 125 AM EDT... 0525 UTC.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT LANDFALL WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 110 MPH... 175 KM/H. THIS MAKES SANDY A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. REPORTS FROM SANTIAGO DE CUBA INDICATE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 78 MPH...126 KM/H...AND A GUST TO 114 MPH...183 KM/H...HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE PAST HOUR.

$$
FORECASTER STEWART/ROBERTS

Did it hit Major status?

71 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:03:19pm

re: #69 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You

FTFY

I think it's supposed to be in Newfoundland by that time.

72 kirkspencer  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:03:36pm

re: #66 b_sharp

The costs of the 2011 may outweigh its advantage. The cost of the 2011 now may be more than the cost of a 1155 now plus the 2011 in 3 years.

Sounded like what was wanted was a "buy it, build it, forget it" plan. Yes, in a perfect world buy, then upgrade parts (to include motherboard, socket, and chip) as required. An 1155 now and a 2011 (even at a 3 year reduced price) will still probably sum out to more than just a 2011 now.

73 Charles Johnson  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:04:01pm

The right wing blogosphere is going amazingly nuts about this video. Apparently they've never seen anything so despicable.

74 Buck  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:05:25pm

So voting is like sex?

Didn't the President vote early?

Oops. Yep, that has never happened before.

75 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:07:29pm

My sister was on BCPs at the age of 14 to control her raging endometriosis. It kept her from going fetal from pain and losing 20 school days a year in her teens. It also probably kept her from being infertile. She has two beautiful daughters and her first sexual experience was with the father of those gorgeous girls. BCPs cause promiscuity like umbrellas cause rain.

Bullshit argument.

76 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:08:14pm

re: #74 Buck

So voting is like sex?

Didn't the President vote early?

Oops. Yep, that has never happened before.

I just can't believe people don't think conservatives are funny./

77 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:08:33pm

re: #74 Buck

So voting is like sex?

Didn't the President vote early?

Oops. Yep, that has never happened before.

It happens to all guys...at least that's what I heard...why's everybody looking at me like that?

///

78 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:08:40pm

re: #72 kirkspencer

Sounded like what was wanted was a "buy it, build it, forget it" plan. Yes, in a perfect world buy, then upgrade parts (to include motherboard, socket, and chip) as required. An 1155 now and a 2011 (even at a 3 year reduced price) will still probably sum out to more than just a 2011 now.

That's kind of why I said 'may'.
The 1155 (and the 1366) has been around a long time, so it has just about hit its EOL.

If the money is available, then the 2011 is the way to go.

79 blueraven  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:09:52pm

what an endorsement!

pretending to be serious on a cosmetic level.

80 engineer cat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:10:09pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

The right wing blogosphere is going amazingly nuts about this video. Apparently they've never seen anything so despicable.

i wonder how they feel about the new jack-in-the-box commercial with people sitting around in the park going "i'm so-o-o loaded!!!"

81 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:10:38pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

The right wing blogosphere is going amazingly nuts about this video. Apparently they've never seen anything so despicable.

Likes 1021
Dislikes 2416
Video is being freeped hard...

82 engineer cat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:11:00pm

re: #74 Buck

So voting is like sex?

Didn't the President vote early?

Oops. Yep, that has never happened before.

i can be undecided for a long time

83 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:11:05pm

re: #80 engineer cat

i wonder how they feel about the new jack-in-the-box commercial with people sitting around in the park going "i'm so-o-o loaded!!!"

Really?

If I watch that I'll probably suffer flashbacks.

84 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:11:38pm

re: #82 engineer cat

i can be undecided for a long time

If it lasts for more than 4 hours, you should go to the hospital.

//

85 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:12:15pm

re: #81 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You

Likes 1021
Dislikes 2416
Video is being freeped hard...

I can visualize them disliking the video with their right hands while their left hands spank the monkey.

86 palomino  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:12:49pm

re: #74 Buck

So voting is like sex?

Didn't the President vote early?

Oops. Yep, that has never happened before.

What does this even mean? Could you translate into English, Spanish or French so I can understand it?

Congrats in your continuing endeavor to create a new form of comedy that involves no laughter, humor or wit. Mission accomplished!

87 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:12:57pm

re: #78 b_sharp

It is, well enough for a computer plus any possible moving cost when I can get a job in OK.

If we have 2 more storms, we will have to then bust out the Greek Alphabet. Again.

Beta & Delta should have been retired in 2005, along with Emily.

88 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:13:31pm

re: #85 b_sharp

Thank you for the Unwanted Mental Image!

89 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:13:33pm

re: #70 ProGunLiberal

In regards to Sandy, I find this advisory interesting:

Did it hit Major status?

Here's the forecast page that pays, from Jeff Master's Weather Underground blog. This thing is killer bee:

[Link: www.wunderground.com...]

90 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:14:24pm

re: #85 b_sharp

I can visualize them disliking the video with their right hands while their left hands spank the monkey.

Ugh...oh lord...I should downding that for the mental scars alone.

91 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:14:33pm

re: #70 ProGunLiberal

In regards to Sandy, I find this advisory interesting:

Did it hit Major status?

Yep. Category 3. 111mph to 129.
When it hit land it dropped to Cat 2. 90mph to 110.

92 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:15:40pm

re: #74 Buck

So voting is like sex?

Didn't the President vote early?

Oops. Yep, that has never happened before.

Ah, right wing humor.

93 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:15:57pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

The right wing blogosphere is going amazingly nuts about this video. Apparently they've never seen anything so despicable.

When you think about it the video pushes all their buttons. A young white female talking in sexual double entendres about voting for the black President. Republicans are at their heart sexually repressed angsty white misogynists, so it makes sense that this would hit the right wing blogosphere like a perfect storm.

94 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:16:00pm

re: #91 Varek Raith

A major this late in the season. With Landfall, no less. Well, Beta did the same. I think this might be Sandy's first and last time as a storm.

re: #89 austin_blue

Killer Bee?

95 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:16:58pm

re: #94 ProGunLiberal

A major this late in the season. With Landfall, no less. Well, Beta did the same. I think this might be Sandy's first and last time as a storm.

re: #89 austin_blue

Killer Bee?

Finest kind. Outstanding. Austin slang.

And I was talking about the page, not the storm.

96 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:17:00pm

re: #89 austin_blue

Here's the forecast page that pays, rom Jeff Master's Weather Underground blog. This thing is killer bee:

[Link: www.wunderground.com...]

Crap. That comes ashore near my grandmother's house.

97 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:17:02pm

re: #18 Killgore Trout

Kind of interesting to think of the reaction if Mitt's camp had produced this same ad.
I guess I'm not part of the target demographic of early 20's females so I'm not impressed. But this is what advertising executives do when they're not peddling boner pills and beer.

Hi, I'm Don Draper and I approve this message.

/I had it say it.

98 Charles Johnson  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:18:12pm

Kudos to Lena Dunham for zeroing in on a really sensitive right wing nerve.

99 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:18:14pm

re: #27 Killgore Trout

I like politics but campaigns are always tough for me to not hate. Both campaigns have had difficulty with factual claims in ads but that's par for the course. I will hand it to Mitt that he has done a much better job than I expected. Although I'm unpersuaded I do have to applaud his tactic of avoiding talk shows, late night comedians, pop culture BS. His campaign is no more serious than Obama's but I like the effort towards at least pretending to be serious on a cosmetic level.

Possibly the dumbest thing I've read in a long while. Palin level dumb.

100 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:18:21pm

re: #95 austin_blue

Finest kind. Outstanding. Austin specific.

Used because Austin has "killer bees" now?

101 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:18:45pm

re: #93 goddamnedfrank

When you think about it the video pushes all their buttons. A young white female talking in sexual double entendres about voting for the black President. Republicans are at their heart sexually repressed angsty white misogynists, so it makes sense that this would hit the right wing blogosphere like a perfect storm.

Nice tie in.

102 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:18:51pm

re: #62 Big Joe

Days since GOP last mentioned rape

Great site.

103 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:19:05pm

re: #17 funky chicken

Sorry, have a cold and the lazies, but who is Lena Dunham?

Creater, Actor, Producer, and Writer of a great show on HBO called Girls.

104 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:19:53pm

re: #95 austin_blue

Ah. I have to agree with you about Masters.

Sandy is going to be fascinating.

105 palomino  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:22:33pm

re: #99 recusancy

Possibly the dumbest thing I've read in a long while. Palin level dumb.

Even more so because it's inaccurate. Romney doesn't avoid talk shows and late night comedians. Leno and plenty of others have had him on their shows. He only avoids certain shows where he's afraid someone might actually ask him a tough question (The View, Letterman, etc). That hardly qualifies as being serious and if you can't stand up to Joy Behar, you're no profile in courage either.

106 webevintage  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:23:07pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

The right wing blogosphere is going amazingly nuts about this video. Apparently they've never seen anything so despicable.

The sexuality of young women REALLY freaks them out.
Unless they are getting laid.

Mix in the fact that the video is cheeky and clever and she is white and the President is black and it's not about sex at all they can't help but go off the sanctimonious deep end.

107 MittDoesNotCompute  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:23:35pm

re: #85 b_sharp

I can visualize them disliking the video with their right hands while their left hands spank the monkey.

Well, the freaks do go for The Stranger...

///

108 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:23:41pm

For Clarification to an earlier comment. Beta killed 9, and caused $15.5 million in damage to the somewhat poor nations of Panama, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Tropical Storm (though Probable Hurricane) Delta caused 7-20 deaths and almost $400 million in damage to the Canary Islands.

109 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:23:43pm

re: #67 goddamnedfrank

538 updated. Obama now estimated @ 72% to win EC.

It's not over til it's over. I'm voting tomorrow. I'm terrified of the GOP/Christian Taliban.

Paul Ryan: The method of conception doesn't matter.

110 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:23:49pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

You have to admit, Erickson has a point. We do live in a fallen, depraved world destined for eternal hellfire.

If that means I get to spend eternity without ever hearing from Erick Erickson again, I'm good with that.

Well, you know what Billy Joel says:

Youtube Video
111 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:23:56pm

re: #100 Dark_Falcon

Used becaus Austin has "killer bees" now?

Hell, we've had them for over two decades. In the 5-county metro area, we probably average a death a year from the little fuckers, usually attacking people using lawnmowers (go figure).

The term was coined by Austin musicians and was meant as irony. "That song is killer bee." Deadly good.

112 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:25:04pm

re: #100 Dark_Falcon

Used becaus Austin has "killer bees" now?

Image: Killerbees_ani.gif
:P

113 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:25:53pm

What a wonderfully ...er... pregnant ad. Those who want to trash it (e.g. Erickson) immediately get to play the grumpy old prude, setting up the whole premise of why the ad was targeted to the audience it was.

114 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:26:01pm

re: #111 austin_blue

There's no way to commit bee-ocide against the little f***s, is there?

Or, for that matter, any solution? At least it isn't those monster Hornets from Japan.

115 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:26:22pm

re: #109 Joanne

It's not over til it's over. I'm voting tomorrow. I'm terrified of the GOP/Christian Taliban.

Paul Ryan: The method of conception doesn't matter.

I already voted. Don't know why everyone doesn't vote early or absentee. It's so much easier.

116 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:26:22pm

re: #107 MittDoesNotCompute

re: #110 Dark_Falcon

GMTA (the song posted was only Joel's breakout album, which was titled The Stranger).

117 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:26:52pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

The right wing blogosphere is going amazingly nuts about this video. Apparently they've never seen anything so despicable.

I think it's hysterical. I think I love Obama more when he drives these people to the fainting couch. It cracks me up. I hope elected GOPrs chime in. That would be sprinkles on the frosting.

118 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:28:18pm

The man named "Meat Loaf" is just as smart as you'd think: Meat Loaf Endorses Mitt Romney To Win Cold War

He went on, "And there's only one man that on the other night when Pres. Barack Obama, God bless him, said to Mitt Romney, 'The Cold War is over.' I have never heard such a thing in my life. The man needs to understand Putin and Russia."

119 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:28:26pm

re: #76 JamesWI

I just can't believe people don't think conservatives are funny./

I KNOW! Dennis Miller used to be hysterical. It's like conservatism sucks the life out of you.

120 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:28:30pm

re: #108 ProGunLiberal

The billion should be a million. I typed the wrong button.

121 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:28:49pm

re: #114 ProGunLiberal

There's no way to commit bee-ocide against the little f***s, is there?

Or, for that matter, any solution? At least it isn't those monster Hornets from Japan.

I wonder if the longer stingers and greater strength of African Honeybees would let a colony of theirs survive a Giant Hornet attack. They'd lose thousands, but their power advantage over European bees might give them enough to prevail.

122 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:30:25pm

re: #114 ProGunLiberal

There's no way to commit bee-ocide against the little f***s, is there?

Or, for that matter, any solution? At least it isn't those monster Hornets from Japan.

You can gas all of the bees, but only about 20% are killers, which makes that option stupid. Pollination is important!

123 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:30:25pm

re: #121 Dark_Falcon

I wonder if the longer stingers and greater strength of African Honeybees would let a colony of theirs survive a Giant Hornet attack. They'd lose thousands, but their power advantage over European bees might give them enough to prevail.

I'm not sure. Giant hornets are terrifyingly evil towards other bees.

124 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:31:28pm

But that's all that's left for this election, isn't it? A Battle Without Honor Or Humanity:

Youtube Video
125 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:32:10pm

re: #121 Dark_Falcon

I wonder if the longer stingers and greater strength of African Honeybees would let a colony of theirs survive a Giant Hornet attack. They'd lose thousands, but their power advantage over European bees might give them enough to prevail.

D_F, not everything needs to be viewed in terms of violent conflict.

In my yard, the years we have bees we don't have wasps.

126 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:32:45pm

re: #113 freetoken

What a wonderfully ...er... pregnant ad. Those who want to trash it (e.g. Erickson) immediately get to play the grumpy old prude, setting up the whole premise of why the ad was targeted to the audience it was.

"Strange ad. The only logical move for a conservative is not to reply.

How about a nice game of chess?"

127 Charles Johnson  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:33:05pm

re: #124 Dark_Falcon

But that's all that's left for this election, isn't it? A Battle Without Honor Or Humanity...

Speak for your own side.

128 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:33:13pm

re: #121 Dark_Falcon

I wonder if the longer stingers and greater strength of African Honeybees would let a colony of theirs survive a Giant Hornet attack. They'd lose thousands, but their power advantage over European bees might give them enough to prevail.

[Link: en.allexperts.com...]

129 Mattand  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:33:36pm

re: #118 JamesWI

The man named "Meat Loaf" is just as smart as you'd think: Meat Loaf Endorses Mitt Romney To Win Cold War

Like a prat outta hell.

130 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:33:57pm

re: #38 HappyWarrior

=

All the fun people are in Hell anyway or so the old quote says. I'm more amused by this than anything because Erickson lecturing anyone on morality is funny knowing the shit he says to make his living.

They say there's a Heaven for those who will wait
Some say it's better but I say it ain't
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...

131 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:34:18pm

re: #27 Killgore Trout

Personally, I think if Mitt can't handle the American press, how does he handle Iran? I think he's a fucking pussy. And that should scare the shit out of everyone. I mean really...OUR press sends him scurrying in a corner? Can't handle Letterman or Leno? Sheesh.

132 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:34:19pm

re: #124 Dark_Falcon

But that's all that's left for this election, isn't it? A Battle Without Honor Or Humanity:

[Embedded content]

Well, it's certainly without honesty. Which Mitt is going to open his pie hole tomorrow?

It's a puzzlement.

133 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:34:34pm

re: #126 Dark_Falcon

"Strange ad. The only logical move for a conservative is not to reply.

How about a nice game of chess?"

Says the guy who's candidate had an old man ramble/yell at a chair for 10 minutes.

134 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:35:21pm

re: #126 Dark_Falcon

"Strange ad. The only logical move for a conservative is not to reply.

How about a nice game of chess?"

I watched that movie again a month ago, or so. It was much worse than I remembered (probably because of the ridiculously out of date technology)

135 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:36:22pm

re: #128 Varek Raith

[Link: en.allexperts.com...]

Sounds about right. The African bees would take massive losses, but their willingness to attack en masse without hesitation would best use their numerical superiority, enough to win the day.

136 danarchy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:36:30pm

re: #104 ProGunLiberal

Ah. I have to agree with you about Masters.

Sandy is going to be fascinating.

I'll try to remember how fascinating it is next week as I am waiting for National Grid to get my power back on... :/

137 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:36:54pm

re: #134 JamesWI

I watched that movie again a month ago, or so. It was much worse than I remembered (probably because of the ridiculously out of date technology)

The positively ancient dial-up modems that required you to put the phone handset in place? The monochromatic displays?

138 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:37:10pm

re: #115 goddamnedfrank

I already voted. Don't know why everyone doesn't vote early or absentee. It's so much easier.

Seriously. Early voting is awesome. I'm done with it and it's great.

Sure, Texas will go to Romney because there are a lot of idiots around here, but at least I know I voted.

139 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:37:20pm

re: #135 Dark_Falcon

Sounds about right. The African bees would take massive losses, but their willingness to attack en masse without hesitation would best use their numerical superiority, enough to win the day.

And then you get Japanese Killer Hornets.
/Shudders.
/

140 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:38:28pm

I see Sununu is being his same old self:


Sununu on Powell, Obama: "When you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of...I applaud Colin for standing with him"

[...]

"Colin Powell has decided to opt for President Obama again, despite apparently still being a Republican. Is it time he left the party?"

"I'm not sure how important that is," replied the 73-year-old adviser to Mitt Romney. "Frankly, when you take a look at Colin Powell, you have to wonder if that's an endorsement based on issues, or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring President Obama?"

"What reason would that be?" wondered the host.

"Well, I think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being President of the United States, I applaud Colin for standing with him."

[...]

141 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:38:37pm

re: #137 Targetpractice

The positively ancient dial-up modems that required you to put the phone handset in place? The monochromatic displays?

"I'm going to dial up all the phone numbers in the area in the hopes I connect with this game company, so I can play text-based DOS games!"

142 Big Joe  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:40:05pm

re: #137 Targetpractice

The positively ancient dial-up modems that required you to put the phone handset in place? The monochromatic displays?

The IMSAI 8080, heh

143 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:40:06pm

re: #140 freetoken

I see Sununu is being his same old self:

Sununu on Powell, Obama: "When you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of...I applaud Colin for standing with him"

Playing the race card by claiming Powell is playing the race card. LOL.

144 engineer cat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:40:34pm

putin

at this late date it's more like the lukewarm and getting rather moldy war

145 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:40:42pm

re: #141 JamesWI

"I'm going to dial up all the computers in the area in the hopes I connect with this game company, so I can play text-based DOS games!"

Get off my usenet boards!

146 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:40:50pm

re: #125 b_sharp

In the case of Japanese Giant Hornets, there is an exception. Those little foul beasties are logical argument for allowing citizens to have flamethrowers.

147 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:41:03pm

re: #125 b_sharp

D_F, not everything needs to be viewed in terms of violent conflict.

In my yard, the years we have bees we don't have wasps.

And the years we have wasps, we don't have web worms. Major pest down here. They can strip a pecan tree in days if you don't go medieval on them.

[Link: www.realgreenlawns.com...]

148 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:41:20pm

re: #143 b_sharp

When someone says:

... when you take a look at Colin Powell...

it's all pretty obvious, isn't it?

149 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:41:24pm

re: #18 Killgore Trout

Kind of interesting to think of the reaction if Mitt's camp had produced this same ad.

ROFL. As if anyone in the GOP would be capable of creating an ad like that.

150 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:41:31pm

re: #143 b_sharp

Playing the race card by claiming Powell is playing the race card. LOL.

Republican logic. I can put my legs over my head, but even I can't contort like that.

151 engineer cat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:42:02pm

Sununu on Powell, Obama: "When you have somebody of your own race

i'm sure all the palestinian americans would agree

152 Petero1818  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:43:57pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

The right wing blogosphere is going amazingly nuts about this video. Apparently they've never seen anything so despicable.

Yes, 23 year old women are old enough to have the babies of their rapists, but definitely not mature enough to use double entendres about voting and sexuality.///

153 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:44:18pm

re: #138 Lidane

Seriously. Early voting is awesome. I'm done with it and it's great.

Sure, Texas will go to Romney because there are a lot of idiots around here, but at least I know I voted.

Lidane went to the Ocho at Oltorf and South Congress! (So referred to because it was the eighth HEB grocery store in Texas. It also hasn't had an in-store shooting in 21 months.)

154 ozbloke  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:44:42pm

re: #140 freetoken

I see Sununu is being his same old self:

Sununu on Powell, Obama: "When you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of...I applaud Colin for standing with him"

/ Well it's easy when everything is so er, how would you say? Black and white.

155 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:45:00pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

You have to admit, Erickson has a point. We do live in a fallen, depraved world destined for eternal hellfire.

If that means I get to spend eternity without ever hearing from Erick Erickson again, I'm good with that.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
--Mark Twain

156 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:45:07pm

re: #140 freetoken

I see Sununu is being his same old self:

Sununu on Powell, Obama: "When you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of...I applaud Colin for standing with him"

I guess that's why Sununu is voting for Romney then.
/Bam!

157 Romantic Heretic  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:45:12pm

re: #135 Dark_Falcon

Sounds about right. The African bees would take massive losses, but their willingness to attack en masse without hesitation would best use their numerical superiority, enough to win the day.

Native Japanese honey bees can take out giant hornets without stinging.

Youtube Video
158 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:45:23pm

re: #146 ProGunLiberal

They are very lethal as well. Kill 40 people a year in Japan. The next most lethal animal in that nation is the bear, at 10 a year.

They are huge.

159 Dark_Falcon  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:45:25pm

re: #146 ProGunLiberal

In the case of Japanese Giant Hornets, there is an exception. Those little foul beasties are logical argument for allowing citizens to have flamethrowers.

Thankfully, they are only found in Japan. They're just one of those weird, scary things about Japan, like tentacle porn.

160 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:45:51pm

re: #150 Joanne

Republican logic. I can put my legs over my head, but even I can't contort like that.

That putting your legs over your head thing - they try it while standing up.

161 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:46:02pm

re: #138 Lidane

Seriously. Early voting is awesome. I'm done with it and it's great.

Sure, Texas will go to Romney because there are a lot of idiots around here, but at least I know I voted.

Speaking of early voting, just checked my email to find a couple notes from the "Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama" (Tea Party Express spin-off), and one of the things they're freaking out over is that Dems have a "massive lead" in early voting. Combine that with recent polls showing battlefield states swinging slowly back towards the President and they're all but crapping their pants.

162 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:46:06pm

re: #153 austin_blue

Lidane went to the Ocho at Oltorf and South Congress! (So referred to because it was the eighth HEB grocery store in Texas. It also hasn't had an in-store shooting in 21 months.)

Ayep. Gotta love that no one's gotten shot in a while. Plus, the seasoned chicken quarters are $1 a pound. Can't beat that. Haha.

163 ProGunLiberal  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:46:20pm

re: #159 Dark_Falcon

All you need is one moron to change that.

164 Petero1818  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:46:21pm

re: #156 Varek Raith

I guess that's why Sununu is voting for Romney then.
/Bam!

Come on now. White people don't see race////

165 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:46:23pm

re: #158 ProGunLiberal

They are very lethal as well. Kill 40 people a year in Japan. The next most lethal animal on that island is the bear, at 10 a year.

They are huge.

Image: japanese-hornet.jpg

166 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:46:58pm

re: #160 b_sharp

That putting your legs over your head thing - they try it while standing up.

No wonder they're always falling flat.

167 Digital Display  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:47:50pm

re: #138 Lidane

Seriously. Early voting is awesome. I'm done with it and it's great.

Sure, Texas will go to Romney because there are a lot of idiots around here, but at least I know I voted.

I had to wait 2 hours to vote in 2008. I think there is merit to early voting.

168 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:48:21pm

re: #161 Targetpractice

Speaking of early voting, just checked my email to find a couple notes from the "Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama" (Tea Party Express spin-off), and one of the things they're freaking out over is that Dems have a "massive lead" in early voting. Combine that with recent polls showing battlefield states swinging slowly back towards the President and they're all but crapping their pants.

Lets hope and pray its warranted.

169 bratwurst  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:48:22pm

re: #140 freetoken

I see Sununu is being his same old self:

Sununu on Powell, Obama: "When you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of...I applaud Colin for standing with him"

Remember, he is acting in his capacity as a ROMNEY SPOKESMAN when he says that. Can't wait until two weeks from now when that asshole has faded back into utter obscurity.

170 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:48:53pm

re: #149 Lidane

ROFL. As if anyone in the GOP would be capable of creating an ad like that.

What's telling is that Killgore pretty much had to ignore the content of the ad in its entirety to make such a stupid assertion. The whole point is that Romney is a misogynistic creep that doesn't support women's equality or reproductive freedom.

171 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:49:41pm

re: #169 bratwurst

Really...do they ever? (Sigh)

172 austin_blue  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:50:41pm

re: #170 goddamnedfrank

What's telling is that Killgore pretty much had to ignore the content of the ad in its entirety to make such a stupid assertion. The whole point is that Romney is a misogynistic creep that doesn't support women's equality or reproductive freedom.

Quoted for truth.

173 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:51:19pm

Top Romney Adviser: If You Own A Microwave, You Aren’t Really Poor

Yet the access of low-income Americans—those earning less than $20,000 in real 2009 dollars—to devices that are part of the “good life” has increased. The percentage of low-income households with a computer rose to 47.7% from 19.8% in 2001. The percentage of low-income homes with six or more rooms (excluding bathrooms) rose to 30% from 21.9% over the same period.

Appliances? The percentage of low-income homes with air-conditioning equipment rose to 83.5% from 65.8%, with dishwashers to 30.8% from 17.6%, with a washing machine to 62.4% from 57.2%, and with a clothes dryer to 56.5% from 44.9%.

The percentage of low-income households with microwave ovens grew to 92.4% from 74.9% between 2001 and 2009. Fully 75.5% of low-income Americans now have a cell phone, and over a quarter of those have access to the Internet through their phones.

Oh yeah, living the good life with my microwave and my cell phone. It's enough to make me forget about the wealth disparity in this country!

174 jayjaybear  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:51:28pm

re: #13 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You

Go on, you were saying?...

///

Please proceed, Mr. Erickson...

175 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:53:47pm

re: #156 Varek Raith

I guess that's why Sununu is voting for Romney then.
/Bam!

Can't be. Can you imagine being proud of Romney?

176 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:54:07pm

re: #167 Digital Display

I had to wait 2 hours to vote in 2008. I think there is merit to early voting.

I went at 8am on Tuesday. I walked in, handed over my voter card and driver's license and got my little code for the voting machine. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes and still had time to get breakfast before work.

177 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:54:14pm


178 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:54:28pm

re: #173 JamesWI

Top Romney Adviser: If You Own A Microwave, You Aren’t Really Poor

Oh yeah, living the good life with my microwave and my cell phone. It's enough to make me forget about the wealth disparity in this country!

The rest of the world looks at what the average poor person has in America and marvels at such wealth. The average American looks at what those poor people can afford in America and thinks they've "got it too good."

179 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:55:10pm

re: #173 JamesWI

Top Romney Adviser: If You Own A Microwave, You Aren’t Really Poor

Oh yeah, living the good life with my microwave and my cell phone. It's enough to make me forget about the wealth disparity in this country!

60 bucks.
[Link: www.walmart.com...]

180 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:55:58pm

re: #165 Varek Raith

Image: japanese-hornet.jpg

Even so, coat them in chocolate and I bet you can't eat just one.

181 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:56:16pm

What does a long running monied-type Republican to do when asked about a Tea Party favorite topic? Why, play dumb, of course:

Pence, Gregg & Boneham talk trucks, marijuana, creationism and more at third debate

[...]

Trish Kolberg of Granger asked the candidates about teaching creationism in science classes. She referred to a bill passed earlier this year by the Indiana Senate that would have allowed districts to incorporate creationism into their curriculums – as long as they added other religious teachings as well.

House Speaker Brian Bosma, a Republican, killed the bill, saying it likely ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution.

During the debate, the candidates largely sidestepped the question. Gregg ignored it completely, choosing instead to use his time to talk about his other education policies, including plans to create preschool pilot program. After the debate, Gregg said that current law allows the Old Testament of the Bible to be taught as literature.

“That’s a good place to leave this,” he said.

Pence said during the debate that he preferred to leave curriculum questions up to local school boards. Afterwards, he said he was unfamiliar with the creationism legislation and wouldn’t comment on it specifically.

[...]

The issue of the legislation in question has been quite dominant in political columns in the state, has been used repeatedly to attack the Republicans by certain Democrats who want to make it an issue... and Pence acts like he's never heard of it.

He must not spend much time in his home state or reading the local news there.

182 gwangung  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:56:20pm

re: #179 Varek Raith

60 bucks.
[Link: www.walmart.com...]

That's new, ain't it?

Lot less if used.

183 engineer cat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:57:43pm

Top Romney Adviser: If You Own A Microwave, You Aren’t Really

i'm disappointed nobody asked romney what the mean household income is in the united states (about $55k/yr?) and what amount of that typically comes out in the health insurance and mortgage

i'm certain the prospect of living on even $250k/yr would scare the polo shirts offa the entire romney household

184 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:57:56pm

Geez, this ain't the 60s when microwaves cost 500 bucks a pop.

185 Romantic Heretic  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:58:28pm

re: #173 JamesWI

Top Romney Adviser: If You Own A Microwave, You Aren’t Really Poor

Oh yeah, living the good life with my microwave and my cell phone. It's enough to make me forget about the wealth disparity in this country!

The only reason I have a microwave is that someone in my building threw one out. My disability here in Canada is a great deal more than those on disability in the U.S. I know because my wife is a U.S. citizen and disabled. She also has to pay utility bills on her subsidized dwelling while I don't.

But I still couldn't afford a new microwave.

186 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:58:46pm

re: #182 gwangung

That's new, ain't it?

Lot less if used.

Yep, that's new. RWers act like they are still super pricey.

187 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:59:10pm

re: #182 gwangung

That's new, ain't it?

Lot less if used.

Probably find a decent used one at Goodwill for a quarter of that. Hell, I haven't had a new microwave in the better part of 15 years and it still works.

188 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:59:16pm

Why the poor really aren't poor. They own microwaves! Is this real life?

189 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:59:37pm

re: #188 HappyWarrior

Why the poor really aren't poor. They own microwaves! Is this real life?

Yep!
Wheee!!!!!!!!

190 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 7:59:57pm

re: #188 HappyWarrior

Why the poor really aren't poor. They own microwaves! Is this real life?

And they have A/C! My God, man, what a bunch of moochers!

///

191 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:00:28pm

What do you do if you're running for the Texas Board of Education and want to try and please your "base" even though you know quite well the US Constitution?

Editorial: Marty Rowley best pick for state education board

[...]

Speaking of the battle between evolution and creationism/intelligent design that has plagued the SBOE in recent years, Rowley has said he is opposed to teaching creationism in public schools and supports teaching the strengths and weaknesses of evolution, just as any other subject should be taught.

WEAKNESSES!!

192 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:01:00pm

re: #190 Targetpractice

And they have A/C! My God, man, what a bunch of moochers!

///

Greedy bastards.

193 DisturbedEma  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:01:11pm

re: #188 HappyWarrior

and eat out!!!! (at McDonald's)

194 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:01:52pm

re: #193 DisturbedEma

and eat out!!!! (at McDonald's)

You couldn't pay me to eat there. I'd sooner make a tuna sandwich.

195 DisturbedEma  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:03:31pm

re: #183 engineer cat

OMG- you can pick up a microwave, maybe a VHS player and a People magazine at the check out of Walmartre: #194 Targetpractice

Me either, but I have heard people say that in real life. . .it's like saying you eat Ramen every night, you can't be poor. Devil in the details

196 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:03:32pm

re: #194 Targetpractice

You couldn't pay me to eat there. I'd sooner make a tuna sandwich.

They have free WiFi.

197 funky chicken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:03:34pm

re: #19 Killgore Trout

Some actress/celebrity.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

Thanks Kilgore. Girls sound dreadful, from everything I've read about it.

198 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:04:28pm

re: #191 freetoken

What do you do if you're running for the Texas Board of Education and want to try and please your "base" even though you know quite well the US Constitution?

Editorial: Marty Rowley best pick for state education board

WEAKNESSES!!

I'd like to have him list some of the weaknesses. I bet those weaknesses sound an awful lot like creationism/ID.

199 tnguitarist  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:04:56pm

Poor little delicate, conservative flowers.

200 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:05:28pm

re: #195 DisturbedEma

Me either, but I have heard people say that in real life. . .it's like saying you eat Ramen every night, you can't be poor. Devil in the details

Ramen's good stuff. Chop up a couple hot dogs, mix'em in, and you got a decent meal.

201 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:05:52pm

I wouldn't be shocked if he claims a weakness of evolution is that it doesn't mention God. Of course, these are people who dismiss evolution as just a theory. Thinking that a scientific theory is the same thing as theorizing who stole the cookies from the cookie jar.

202 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:06:08pm

Those of you in Texas can probably give the rest of us a short understanding of the issues in this case:

SBOE Candidates Jennings and Bell-Metereau Fighting David Barton Over First Amendment

I am unfamiliar with the Texas law in question, but the accusations about Barton sound about right.

203 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:06:13pm

re: #170 goddamnedfrank

What's telling is that Killgore pretty much had to ignore the content of the ad in its entirety to make such a stupid assertion.

Yep. But that's what it takes when your whole raison d'être is invoking the MBF and trying to pretend you're above it all.

The whole point is that Romney is a misogynistic creep that doesn't support women's equality or reproductive freedom.

Pfft. Details. Don't you know that the Romney camp could have produced the very same ad?

///

204 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:06:16pm

re: #200 Targetpractice

Me either, but I have heard people say that in real life. . .it's like saying you eat Ramen every night, you can't be poor. Devil in the details

Ramen's good stuff. Chop up a couple hot dogs, mix'em in, and you got a decent meal.

Talking to yourself again?
;)

205 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:06:20pm

re: #196 Mich-again

They have free WiFi.

Practically every place these days is getting it.

206 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:06:24pm

re: #195 DisturbedEma

OMG- you can pick up a microwave, maybe a VHS player and a People magazine at the check out of Walmartre: #194 Targetpractice

Me either, but I have heard people say that in real life. . .it's like saying you eat Ramen every night, you can't be poor. Devil in the details

Braised be the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

207 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:07:47pm

Sometimes you gotta be creative. When I was studying abroad and low on money. I bought chicken strips, cheese, and some jam. It wasn't gourmet but it made some for good quick sandwiches.

208 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:07:54pm

re: #197 funky chicken

Thanks Kilgore. Girls sound dreadful, from everything I've read about it.

It's a damn good show.

209 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:08:00pm

re: #204 Varek Raith

Talking to yourself again?
;)

*hides editing pencil* I don't know what you're talking about.

/

210 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:08:31pm

re: #197 funky chicken

Thanks Kilgore. Girls sound dreadful, from everything I've read about it.

It's alright, if you can get past the fact that a lot of it is essentially "privileged white girls have problems too." I hated it at first, but grudgingly started to like it later on.

211 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:08:34pm

re: #207 HappyWarrior

Sometimes you gotta be creative. When I was studying abroad and low on money. I bought chicken strips, cheese, and some jam. It wasn't gourmet but it made some for good quick sandwiches.

You had me up to "jam," then my eyes turned sideways.

212 engineer cat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:09:13pm

re: #200 Targetpractice

Me either, but I have heard people say that in real life. . .it's like saying you eat Ramen every night, you can't be poor. Devil in the details

Ramen's good stuff. Chop up a couple hot dogs, mix'em in, and you got a decent meal.

i take the reconstituted dried black bean soup, put in some of the better quality beef jerky, and, voila! - late night dot com cowboy stew

213 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:09:18pm

re: #211 Targetpractice

You had me up to "jam," then my eyes turned sideways.

It was surprisingly good.

214 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:09:26pm

Big day for creationism news.

Freshwater is now pleading the persecution angle:

Freshwater brief calls school 'religion police'

[...]

The brief also alleges the board’s action was taken “to sterilize the school of words, pictures, or ideas that have a tangential association to religion. ... The Board has punished Freshwater’s facilitating the critical evaluation of a scientific theory solely because the competing ideas are consistent with multiple religions” and therefore turned school administrators into “religion police.”

[...]

215 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:10:04pm

re: #140 freetoken

I see Sununu is being his same old self:

Sununu on Powell, Obama: "When you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of...I applaud Colin for standing with him"

Did Sununu just admit that the main reason he's voting for Romney is because he's white?

216 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:10:59pm

re: #213 HappyWarrior

It was surprisingly good.

Not surprising. Remember being a kid and making a "sandwich" that consisted of sliced of medium cheddar and ranch dressing. Ah, simpler times.

217 danarchy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:11:38pm

re: #208 recusancy

It's a damn good show.

Watched a couple episodes, wanted to give it a chance but I thought it was pretty bad. Trying to hard to be edgy, too much of it was just cringe worthy.

218 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:11:42pm

re: #215 sagehen

Did Sununu just admit that the main reason he's voting for Romney is because he's white?

Sounds that way. More of an implication without coming out and saying it out right that he thinks Powell is only backing Obama because of race. I'm really starting to see why this guy had an image for being an asshole in the H.W Bush White House.

219 funky chicken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:12:28pm

re: #140 freetoken

I see Sununu is being his same old self:

Sununu on Powell, Obama: "When you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of...I applaud Colin for standing with him"

I wish I could say Mitt Romney is a credit to my race.

220 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:12:52pm

re: #200 Targetpractice

Ramen's good stuff. Chop up a couple hot dogs, mix'em in, and you got a decent meal.

Oh, honey. We need to talk.

221 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:12:54pm

re: #216 Targetpractice

Not surprising. Remember being a kid and making a "sandwich" that consisted of sliced of medium cheddar and ranch dressing. Ah, simpler times.

You gotta be creative when you're low on dough and supplies I guess.

222 prairiefire  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:14:12pm

re: #208 recusancy

It's a damn good show.

I like it. Adam: "Don't let her in! She's a monster!"

So many scenes of conversations while urinating.

223 funky chicken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:15:24pm

re: #210 JamesWI

It's alright, if you can get past the fact that a lot of it is essentially "privileged white girls have problems too." I hated it at first, but grudgingly started to like it later on.

Not my cup of tea. Privileged white girls putting out for creeps. Not exactly a feminist message there, IMHO. But I'm no longer in my 20s, so I'm obviously not the female viewer they are looking for.

224 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:15:24pm

'course, nothing quite beats the wonder that is Southern cooking. Could go for some biscuits and gravy right 'bout now.

225 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:15:44pm

Noticed Lena had a tat on her right arm. I like tats. Need to decide what I'm going to get for my third one.

226 prairiefire  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:15:47pm

re: #210 JamesWI

It's alright, if you can get past the fact that a lot of it is essentially "privileged white girls have problems too." I hated it at first, but grudgingly started to like it later on.

I love Marni. Seduction with wedding cake frosting, brilliant.

227 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:15:47pm

re: #222 prairiefire

I like it. Adam: "Don't let her in! She's a monster!"

So many scenes of conversations while urinating.

Women talk while peeing. That is so weird.

228 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:16:56pm

re: #225 HappyWarrior

Noticed Lena had a tat on her right arm. I like tats. Need to decide what I'm going to get for my third one.

Spider in a web.

229 R.M, Ramallo  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:17:03pm

re: #173 JamesWI

Top Romney Adviser: If You Own A Microwave, You Aren’t Really Poor

Oh yeah, living the good life with my microwave and my cell phone. It's enough to make me forget about the wealth disparity in this country!

I guess they've never heard of Rent-a-Center.
Or pawn shops.
Or Goodwill.

230 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:17:30pm

re: #222 prairiefire

I like it. Adam: "Don't let her in! She's a monster!"

So many scenes of conversations while urinating.

It's a different show. It has a different feel to it. It feels natural and real-ish. And the characters are good. Plus, Brian Williams' daughter is hot.

231 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:17:50pm

re: #228 b_sharp

Spider in a web.

Nah. Need to decide on what theme I'm going for. My latest one was a nautical compass in homage to the ocean.

232 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:19:02pm

re: #230 recusancy

It's a different show. It has a different feel to it. It feels natural and real-ish. And the characters are good. Plus, Brian Williams' daughter is hot.

Just googled. Pretty girl.

233 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:19:08pm

re: #227 b_sharp

Women talk while peeing. That is so weird.

We're sequestered in our own little "rooms" and not staring, er, not staring, at each others girly bits. We don't, um, hang out when we pee.

234 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:19:54pm

re: #223 funky chicken

Not my cup of tea. Privileged white girls putting out for creeps. Not exactly a feminist message there, IMHO. But I'm no longer in my 20s, so I'm obviously not the female viewer they are looking for.

Where exactly is the privilege other then Lena being helped by her parents? That was also part of the story (her getting cut off). I get that but the others make it on their own.

235 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:20:11pm

re: #195 DisturbedEma

OMG- you can pick up a microwave, maybe a VHS player and a People magazine at the check out of Walmartre: #194 Targetpractice

Me either, but I have heard people say that in real life. . .it's like saying you eat Ramen every night, you can't be poor. Devil in the details

do they till make VHS players? I need one; I've got a ton of tapes I haven't been able to watch since my old player crapped out, and Best Buy is all about the DVD and blueray.

236 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:20:19pm

re: #232 HappyWarrior

Just googled. Pretty girl.

Not a bad actress either.

237 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:21:48pm

re: #235 sagehen

do they till make VHS players? I need one; I've got a ton of tapes I haven't been able to watch since my old player crapped out, and Best Buy is all about the DVD and blueray.

I'm sure you could find one on Amazon used. I still have a couple of my old VHS's too plus all the childhood films my Dad made when me and my brothers were growing up.

238 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:22:11pm

re: #235 sagehen

do they till make VHS players? I need one; I've got a ton of tapes I haven't been able to watch since my old player crapped out, and Best Buy is all about the DVD and blueray.

Check your local Goodwill, you'll probably be able to find one for cheap. These used to have combo VHS/DVD players out there on the market, but I think those all disappeared.

239 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:22:23pm

re: #195 DisturbedEma

Yeah. Microwave ovens at Walmart start at $45.

That is about half a tank of gas in one of the Romney's fleet's Cadillacs.

240 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:22:29pm

re: #235 sagehen

do they till make VHS players? I need one; I've got a ton of tapes I haven't been able to watch since my old player crapped out, and Best Buy is all about the DVD and blueray.

Craig's List

241 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:22:30pm

re: #227 b_sharp

Women talk while peeing. That is so weird.

Youtube Video
242 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:23:18pm

re: #240 recusancy

Craig's List

Friend of mine got an N64 that way. I'd do that or Amazon used. I've managed to find some pretty rare and neat stuff from Amazon on the cheap from private sellers.

243 Digital Display  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:23:19pm

Woot! Giants win game 2!
Winston! Grab me a beer from the fridge!
/ who would have thought having a spoiled Beverly Hills Chichiwawa would be so useless..

244 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:24:03pm

re: #243 Digital Display

Woot! Giants win game 2!
Winston! Grab me a beer from the fridge!
/ who would have thought having a spoiled Beverly Hills Chichiwawa would be so useless..

Tigers offense looks really rusty. I hope they make it interesting in Detroit. I like both teams but I want this one going seven.

245 jamesfirecat  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:24:40pm

re: #237 HappyWarrior

I'm sure you could find one on Amazon used. I still have a couple of my old VHS's too plus all the childhood films my Dad made when me and my brothers were growing up.

For $150 bucks or so last Christmas my family got our hands 'on a device that is a combination dvd and VHS player and can burn stuff recorded on a VHS to a dvd.

246 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:25:03pm

re: #225 HappyWarrior

Noticed Lena had a tat on her right arm. I like tats. Need to decide what I'm going to get for my third one.

Pick something that will still look good when it stretches (you think you won't gain weight as you age, but you're wrong about that).

247 Sinistershade  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:25:06pm

re: #202 freetoken

Those of you in Texas can probably give the rest of us a short understanding of the issues in this case:

SBOE Candidates Jennings and Bell-Metereau Fighting David Barton Over First Amendment

I am unfamiliar with the Texas law in question, but the accusations about Barton sound about right.

I was born in Texas. I live in Texas. I couldn't begin to explain the things that happen down here. But the barbecue is spectacular.

248 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:25:36pm

re: #245 jamesfirecat

For $150 bucks or so last Christmas my family got our hands 'on a device that is a combination dvd and VHS player and can burn stuff recorded on a VHS to a dvd.

That sounds like a really good deal. I haven't got a DVD player for my room since my old player broke on me. I just use the PS3 which isn't ideal but it's saving me money at the moment.

249 danarchy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:25:47pm

re: #243 Digital Display

Woot! Giants win game 2!
Winston! Grab me a beer from the fridge!
/ who would have thought having a spoiled Beverly Hills Chichiwawa would be so useless..

Still working on training the Elkhound to get me a beer. It's not as easy as you might think. I can reliably get her to go open the fridge though, so we are making progress.

250 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:25:49pm

[Link: www.wunderground.com...]

251 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:26:22pm

re: #233 Joanne

We're sequestered in our own little "rooms" and not staring, er, not staring, at each others girly bits. We don't, um, hang out when we pee.

Stare straight ahead, no talking, one hand only and no more than three shakes.

252 Varek Raith  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:27:26pm

re: #251 b_sharp

Stare straight ahead, no talking, one hand only and no more than three shakes.

Youtube Video
253 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:28:10pm

re: #235 sagehen

do they till make VHS players? I need one; I've got a ton of tapes I haven't been able to watch since my old player crapped out, and Best Buy is all about the DVD and blueray.

I saw a little device that converted VHS to DVD and I think it had a VHS "player" built into it. And it was pretty cheap. I don't recall exactly but I think it was less than $50.

254 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:31:34pm

re: #244 HappyWarrior

Tigers offense looks really rusty. I hope they make it interesting in Detroit. I like both teams but I want this one going seven.

Yeah the reward for the sweep in the ALCS is the longest break between games since February. Same thing happened to them in 2006, they wait a week for the World Series and then come out missing something..

But they say you aren't in trouble in a 7 game series until you lose a game at home so we'll see.

255 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:32:23pm

re: #252 Varek Raith

[Link: m.youtube.com...]

256 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:32:42pm

So I'm advised to look for a VHS at Amazon used, Goodwill or Craig's list. In other words... no, they don't still make them.

And Technics no long makes turntables.

I'm old, aren't I? (Nobody seems to read dead-tree newspapers anymore either -- my sister-in-law is having to come up with new tips for the nurses she trains; she used to recommend the day's paper for all kinds of uses, being as it's highly absorbant and reasonably sterile for being no more than a few hours old...)

257 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:32:43pm

re: #254 Mich-again

Yeah the reward for the sweep in the ALCS is the longest break between games since February. Same thing happened to them in 2006, they wait a week for the World Series and then come out missing something..

But they say you aren't in trouble in a 7 game series until you lose a game at home so we'll see.

You guys got plenty of time. Win at home on Saturday and it's a whole new series.

258 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:33:34pm

Troglodytes have gotten into the video comments. People with Youtube accounts should go in and mod them. It'd be nice if this video got featured on Kos or Fark, to balance out the amount of right wing attention.

259 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:34:20pm

re: #247 Sinistershade

I was born in Texas. I live in Texas. I couldn't begin to explain the things that happen down here. But the barbecue is spectacular.

+1

260 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:34:29pm

re: #256 sagehen

I saw a USB turntable a few days ago.

261 danarchy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:35:12pm

re: #256 sagehen

And Technics no long makes turntables.

I am pretty sure they do. They are expensive and are sold to audiophiles who swear they can tell the difference between analog and digital.

262 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:37:14pm

My Dad still has his cassette collection. Doesn't use it anymore. Have to say even though a digital playlist can be well over 1 hour and 20 minutes in length, I kind of like setting a limit. I love digital music though. Love that with my iPod. I can carry my whole music collection in my pocket.

263 freetoken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:39:40pm

re: #256 sagehen

And Technics no long makes turntables.

"Technics" was an old Matsushita brand, a company that finally changed its name to its most famous brand (Panasonic). I'm sure somewhere in Japan there is a store with a "Technics" turntable on the shelf.

I remember walking in some of the neighborhoods and coming across old stores that, even in the mid 2000's, still had those old analog adding machines (unsold, with their original boxes) in their windows.

264 danarchy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:40:50pm

re: #263 freetoken

"Technics" was an old Matsushita brand, a company that finally changed its name to its most famous brand (Panasonic). I'm sure somewhere in Japan there is a store with a "Technics" turntable on the shelf.

I remember walking in some of the neighborhoods and coming across old stores that, even in the mid 2000's, still had those old analog adding machines (unsold, with their original boxes) in their windows.

Technics

265 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:41:47pm

re: #261 danarchy

I am pretty sure they do. They are expensive and are sold to audiophiles who swear they can tell the difference between analog and digital.

The true aficionados still prefer vinyl because the analog waves are so much smoother than the digital waves that are made from thin rectangles.

266 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:42:24pm

From the comments at NRO about this ad:
"If anyone is curious why women weren't allowed to vote until 1920, here you go. She makes a compelling case for ending women's suffrage."

13 upvotes no downvotes.

267 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:42:54pm

re: #261 danarchy

I am pretty sure they do. They are expensive and are sold to audiophiles who swear they can tell the difference between analog and digital.

Nope. Discontinued.
[Link: turntablelab.com...]

268 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:44:25pm

re: #266 recusancy

From the comments at NRO about this ad:
"If anyone is curious why women weren't allowed to vote until 1920, here you go. She makes a compelling case for ending women's suffrage."

13 upvotes no downvotes.

Of course, this is coming from someone who probably thinks Ann Coulter is brilliant and hilarious. I doubt they actually watched the video because Dunham actually explained pretty well why she prefers Obama over Romney.

269 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:44:59pm

I had a Marantz turntable and a bunch of vinyl. A few years back I had to help the kid make a little car that used a mousetrap spring for the stored energy. That design needed very light rear wheels with a large diameter so a couple old Ted Nugent albums were perfect.

270 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:45:27pm

re: #266 recusancy

From the comments at NRO about this ad:
"If anyone is curious why women weren't allowed to vote until 1920, here you go. She makes a compelling case for ending women's suffrage."

13 upvotes no downvotes.

Comments like that are why I get nauseous when one starts talking to me about "states rights."

271 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:45:52pm

re: #266 recusancy

"If anyone is curious why women weren't allowed to vote until 1920, here you go. She makes a compelling case for ending women's suffrage."

Translation: I'm a sexist douchebag who has shitty relationships with women and blames feminism for it.

13 upvotes no downvotes.

The He-Man Woman Haters Club lives on. Pfft.

272 palomino  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:46:03pm

Just like most other biblical literalists, McErickson obsesses over some text while ignoring other parts altogether. Example: Dunham's LUST (though clearly satirical) is a sign of the apocalypse. It's the only one of the deadly sins that conservatives care about, other than sloth, which freaks them out, but not as much.

All those other sins--Greed, Pride, Envy, Wrath, and especially Gluttony--are badges of honor in modern conservatism.

273 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:46:29pm

re: #262 HappyWarrior

My Dad still has his cassette collection. Doesn't use it anymore. Have to say even though a digital playlist can be well over 1 hour and 20 minutes in length, I kind of like setting a limit. I love digital music though. Love that with my iPod. I can carry my whole music collection in my pocket.

I still have a box of 8-track tapes, and two machines to play them.

274 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:48:30pm

re: #270 Targetpractice

Comments like that are why I get nauseous when one starts talking to me about "states rights."

Well considering states rights were used to justify slavery and later segregation and bans on inter-racial marriages, your nauseousness is not without reason. I mean I know it sounds contradictory but I really think there are certain things that the states shouldn't be able to decide because certain things like equality are something that a state shouldn't have the right to limit. Same thing with the Feds too.That's why I proposed constitutional amendment on gay marriage bothers me. We'd be amending the Constitution to limit freedom. And honestly outside of Prohibition, we have never codified taking away a right into the Constitution. Now, we have many a time used the Constitution to grant people rights which is another reason why I'd support an amendment allowing gay marriage.

275 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:49:38pm

re: #272 palomino

Just like most other biblical literalists, McErickson obsesses over some text while ignoring other parts altogether. Example: Dunham's LUST (though clearly satirical) is a sign of the apocalypse. It's the only one of the deadly sins that conservatives care about, other than sloth, which freaks them out, but not as much.

All those other sins--Greed, Pride, Envy, Wrath, and especially Gluttony--are badges of honor in modern conservatism.

I wonder if Erick is as outraged at Dinesh D'Sousa's actual lust. Oh wait, D'Sousa's a fellow conservative so it's not a big deal that he's actually a moral hypocrite.

276 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:50:21pm
I’ll bet Erick Erickson is a whole lot of fun at parties.

Speaking of being No Fun, this is making the rounds on FB:

Image: NoFun.jpg

That's almost as bad as the people who hand out Chick tracts or Bible candy to trick-or-treaters. Pfft.

277 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:50:31pm

re: #272 palomino

Just like most other biblical literalists, McErickson obsesses over some text while ignoring other parts altogether.

People like Erickson probably get out the liquid paper and white out this passage..

From the New Testament, Romans 13:1-7
Submission to Governing Authorities

1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. 4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.
6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

278 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:50:58pm

re: #274 HappyWarrior

Well considering states rights were used to justify slavery and later segregation and bans on inter-racial marriages, your nauseousness is not without reason. I mean I know it sounds contradictory but I really think there are certain things that the states shouldn't be able to decide because certain things like equality are something that a state shouldn't have the right to limit. Same thing with the Feds too.That's why I proposed constitutional amendment on gay marriage bothers me. We'd be amending the Constitution to limit freedom. And honestly outside of Prohibition, we have never codified taking away a right into the Constitution. Now, we have many a time used the Constitution to grant people rights which is another reason why I'd support an amendment allowing gay marriage.

Personally not sure I like an amendment on marriage, period. The Equal Protection Clause under the 14th Amendment seems to pretty clearly cover the subject, it's just a matter of tearing down DOMA.

279 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:51:44pm

re: #276 Lidane

Speaking of being No Fun, this is making the rounds on FB:

Image: NoFun.jpg

That's almost as bad as the people who hand out Chick tracts or Bible candy to trick-or-treaters. Pfft.

That's even worse than people who give out fruit because at least fruit is something. A whiny political tract is the last thing a kid wants to see whilst trick or treating.

280 Kragar  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:52:07pm

The devil cannot stand being mocked.

281 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:52:25pm

re: #276 Lidane

Speaking of being No Fun, this is making the rounds on FB:

Image: NoFun.jpg

That's almost as bad as the people who hand out Chick tracts or Bible candy to trick-or-treaters. Pfft.

Reminded of the "joke" that involves the father asking his college-age daughter if she'd be okay with giving up part of her GPA so that she and her party girl friend could both have decent GPAs.

I've noticed that a lot of conservative "humor" relies upon one of two things: cruelty or resentment.

282 Kragar  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:53:07pm

re: #276 Lidane

Speaking of being No Fun, this is making the rounds on FB:

Image: NoFun.jpg

That's almost as bad as the people who hand out Chick tracts or Bible candy to trick-or-treaters. Pfft.

Luckily, toilet paper and shaving cream remain cheap and affordable. Enjoy the clean up douchebag

283 recusancy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:53:18pm

re: #280 Kragar

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The devil cannot stand being mocked.

What's "the Obama as"?

284 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:53:23pm

re: #278 Targetpractice

Personally not sure I like an amendment on marriage, period. The Equal Protection Clause under the 14th Amendment seems to pretty clearly cover the subject, it's just a matter of tearing down DOMA.

Yeah that's a reasonable point. I think if DOMA gets overturned by the Supreme Court things will get better. Hopefully it will be similar to what happened in the wake of Loving.

285 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:53:43pm

re: #278 Targetpractice

Personally not sure I like an amendment on marriage, period. The Equal Protection Clause under the 14th Amendment seems to pretty clearly cover the subject, it's just a matter of tearing down DOMA.

Exactly. Just tear down DOMA and send it to the dustbin of history.

286 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:54:20pm

re: #276 Lidane

Speaking of being No Fun, this is making the rounds on FB:

Image: NoFun.jpg

That's almost as bad as the people who hand out Chick tracts or Bible candy to trick-or-treaters. Pfft.

When I was a kid if I saw a note like that it wouldn't have ended well for them. It might have been a week later, but .. We were the kind of kids that would shovel snow into your car if we didn't like you and you left the doors unlocked.

287 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:55:39pm

I'll admit. Me and my friends were the kids that would take the whole bowl if it was left out by a neighbor who wasn't home. I probably wouldn't do that now but I'm more mature obviously now than I was then.

288 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:58:20pm

re: #281 Targetpractice

Reminded of the "joke" that involves the father asking his college-age daughter if she'd be okay with giving up part of her GPA so that she and her party girl friend could both have decent GPAs.

I've noticed that a lot of conservative "humor" relies upon one of two things: cruelty or resentment.

It's a stupid "joke" for a couple reasons. One, it's not even funny. Two, it totally distorts what liberal ideology is all about. And three it's whiny right wing resentment shit. Kind of like the affirmative action bake sales that the many chapters of the College Republicans do. Funny how you never hear College Republicans or any Republicans complain about legacy programs that help the children of wealthy alumni.

289 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 8:58:59pm

re: #274 HappyWarrior

Well considering states rights were used to justify slavery and later segregation and bans on inter-racial marriages, your nauseousness is not without reason. I mean I know it sounds contradictory but I really think there are certain things that the states shouldn't be able to decide because certain things like equality are something that a state shouldn't have the right to limit. Same thing with the Feds too.That's why I proposed constitutional amendment on gay marriage bothers me. We'd be amending the Constitution to limit freedom. And honestly outside of Prohibition, we have never codified taking away a right into the Constitution. Now, we have many a time used the Constitution to grant people rights which is another reason why I'd support an amendment allowing gay marriage.

States' Rights is the battle cry of people who haven't actually read the whole Constitution -- they don't seem to realize that the 14th explicitly limits the scope of the 10th.

290 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:00:54pm

re: #289 sagehen

States' Rights is the battle cry of people who haven't actually read the whole Constitution -- they don't seem to realize that the 14th explicitly limits the scope of the 10th.

There's also the 9th too.

291 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:01:07pm

re: #289 sagehen

States' Rights is the battle cry of people who haven't actually read the whole Constitution -- they don't seem to realize that the 14th explicitly limits the scope of the 10th.

That's primarily because they pick and choose which amendments past the 10th (and really, even those in the original 10) they like to recognize as valid. They've tried to make a "case" for pretty much overturning the bulk of amendments on the grounds that they're "not what the Founders intended."

292 Kragar  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:02:01pm

re: #289 sagehen

States' Rights is the battle cry of people who haven't actually read the whole Constitution -- they don't seem to realize that the 14th explicitly limits the scope of the 10th.

The whole problem with States rights was the fact that some states wanted their rights to supersede the rights of other states, such as runaway slave laws for example.

293 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:02:19pm

re: #292 Kragar

The whole problem with States rights was the fact that some states wanted their rights to supersede the rights of other states, such as runaway slave laws for example.

Great example.

294 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:03:10pm

re: #289 sagehen

States' Rights is the battle cry of people who haven't actually read the whole Constitution -- they don't seem to realize that the 14th explicitly limits the scope of the 10th.

And sometimes they are just plain stupid about it. Like when Rand Paul says there is no basis in the Constitution for a Federal TSA because the Constitution never mentioned airplanes and so by default any jurisdiction relating to airplanes is reserved to the States.

295 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:06:19pm

Anyhow, what I hate is when so called originalists try to claim they're doing what the founders intended. Unless you're having a group seance with all the men who signed the Constitution, you have no way of knowing you're doing what the founders intended. Plus, figure in the fact that the founders had different views. After all, that's why we had to have the Great Compromise that ended up giving one legislative house two representatives even (The Senate) and the other based on population (The House.) And of course the infamous 3/5's compromise too. Plus the later fights after the Constitution was created whether to have a Bill of Rights or not. Those who wanted a Bill of Rights I think were proven correct ultimately. Hell, let's not forget that some of the Founders were perfectly content with the Articles of Confederation. Patrick Henry, who from what I understand has a huge right wing following now didn't want to ratify the new document. Anyhow history major rant off but I really resent when pseudo historians try to act like the Founders always agreed.

296 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:07:47pm

re: #295 HappyWarrior

Anyhow, what I hate is when so called originalists try to claim they're doing what the founders intended. Unless you're having a group seance with all the men who signed the Constitution, you have no way of knowing you're doing what the founders intended. Plus, figure in the fact that the founders had different views. After all, that's why we had to have the Great Compromise that ended up giving one legislative house two representatives even (The Senate) and the other based on population (The House.) And of course the infamous 3/5's compromise too. Plus the later fights after the Constitution was created whether to have a Bill of Rights or not. Those who wanted a Bill of Rights I think were proven correct ultimately. Hell, let's not forget that some of the Founders were perfectly content with the Articles of Confederation. Patrick Henry, who from what I understand has a huge right wing following now didn't want to ratify the new document. Anyhow history major rant off but I really resent when pseudo historians try to act like the Founders always agreed.

A nation under the Articles would have been an absolute mess.

297 Kragar  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:08:08pm

re: #294 Mich-again

And sometimes they are just plain stupid about it. Like when Rand Paul says there is no basis in the Constitution for a Federal TSA because the Constitution never mentioned airplanes and so by default any jurisdiction relating to airplanes is reserved to the States.


Section. 8.

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States

Everything the wingnuts scream about not being in the Constitution are covered by that statement right there.

298 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:08:29pm

re: #295 HappyWarrior

Unless you're having a group seance with all the men who signed the Constitution, you have no way of knowing you're doing what the founders intended.

We know exactly what they intended, they wrote it down:

Article. V.

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

299 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:09:19pm

re: #298 sagehen

We know exactly what they intended, they wrote it down:

Article. V.

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

Well, I'm talking about for hot button issues of the day like abortion, gay marriage, etc.

300 Lidane  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:09:35pm

re: #294 Mich-again

And sometimes they are just plain stupid about it. Like when Rand Paul says there is no basis in the Constitution for a Federal TSA because the Constitution never mentioned airplanes and so by default any jurisdiction relating to airplanes is reserved to the States.

I can't speak to the other states, but I wouldn't want the idiots currently running Texas to have any say on airplanes and air travel.

I sure as hell wouldn't them running the Air Force, either. Louie Gohmert would probably nuke the border towns to get rid of terror babies or some shit.

301 sagehen  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:10:14pm

re: #299 HappyWarrior

Well, I'm talking about for hot button issues of the day like abortion, gay marriage, etc.

They intended for time to march on, and expected later generations to want things the 18th century wouldn't have wanted.

302 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:11:09pm

re: #296 Targetpractice

A nation under the Articles would have been an absolute mess.

It was a complete mess which is why they had the meeting in Philadelphia to begin with. Honestly as much as I like Jefferson's ideals, I think he was naive about the states but it was a different country then too so I'll cut some slack.

303 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:11:14pm

re: #281 Targetpractice

Reminded of the "joke" that involves the father asking his college-age daughter if she'd be okay with giving up part of her GPA so that she and her party girl friend could both have decent GPAs.

I've noticed that a lot of conservative "humor" relies upon one of two things: cruelty or resentment.

I don't get it. Splain please.

304 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:12:18pm

re: #301 sagehen

They intended for time to march on, and expected later generations to want things the 18th century wouldn't have wanted.

True enough.

305 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:12:22pm

re: #297 Kragar


Section. 8.

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States

Everything the wingnuts scream about not being in the Constitution are covered by that statement right there.

"There's nothing about Social Security in the Constitution!"
"Nothing about an Air Force either."
"That's covered under 'provide for the common defense'!"
"And what about 'promote the general welfare'?"
"That's not explicit power!"

306 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:13:36pm

[Link: www.theonion.com...]
Posted earlier but this is so true.

307 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:16:28pm

re: #303 Joanne

I don't get it. Splain please.

Very liberal Democrat daughter, staunch Republican father. The two constantly spar over political philosophy.

During one discussion, father moves conversation to daughter's GPA. She says she has a 4.0 because she studies all the time, leaving her no time to party or have a social life.

Father then asks her about her roommate. She says her roomie is barely getting by with a 2.0, because she parties all the times and is really popular on campus.

He asks her why she doesn't go to the Dean and ask for 1.0 to be redistributed from her GPA to her roommate's so that they can both have a 3.0 GPA. Daughter fires back that that wouldn't be fair, because she worked real hard for her GPA.

Father quips "Welcome to the Republican Party."

308 MittDoesNotCompute  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:18:31pm

re: #275 HappyWarrior

I wonder if Erick is as outraged at Dinesh D'Sousa's actual lust. Oh wait, D'Sousa's a fellow conservative so it's not a big deal that he's actually a moral hypocrite.

Speaking of D'Wingnut, I was at my local Kroger a couple of hours ago, when I saw a couple of cardboard rack full of DVDs of his execrable movie at the U-Scan. I was so pissed, I wish I could have just flung them all over the store.

Fuuuuuuuu...

309 palomino  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:19:14pm

re: #307 Targetpractice

Very liberal Democrat daughter, staunch Republican father. The two constantly spar over political philosophy.

During one discussion, father moves conversation to daughter's GPA. She says she has a 4.0 because she studies all the time, leaving her no time to party or have a social life.

Father then asks her about her roommate. She says her roomie is barely getting by with a 2.0, because she parties all the times and is really popular on campus.

He asks her why she doesn't go to the Dean and ask for 1.0 to be redistributed from her GPA to her roommate's so that they can both have a 3.0 GPA. Daughter fires back that that wouldn't be fair, because she worked real hard for her GPA.

Father quips "Welcome to the Republican Party."

Sounds just like my father, back when he was a conservative Republican.

He wasn't funny either.

310 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:21:12pm

re: #306 HappyWarrior

[Link: www.theonion.com...]
Posted earlier but this is so true.

Omg! I didn't know the Onion did actual reporting!
/

311 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:22:21pm

re: #307 Targetpractice

Father quips "Welcome to the Republican Party."

It would be more accurate if the young girl worked hard but only got a C because the professor was old buddies with the parents of some of the slackers in the class and he gave those kids the A's.

312 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:22:28pm

Donald Trump was just on Letterman. In addition to his usual birther nonsense, he cried about how "China is ripping our heart out."

Then Trump tried to pimp his line of shirts and neckties. Dave asked "Where are these made?" Trump claims he doesn't know.

Shirts made in Bangladesh. Ties made in China.

313 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:22:35pm

re: #310 Joanne

Omg! I didn't know the Onion did actual reporting!
/

You know what they say about satire, that there's always a bit of truth in it. But yeah, I remember reading that back in '09 and thinking it was so true because there are so many people who seem to think only they understand the Constitution and yet constantly utter crap like what the father in the article says.

314 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:23:24pm

re: #311 Mich-again

It would be more accurate if the young girl worked hard but only got a C because the professor was old buddies with the parents of some of the slackers in the class and he gave those kids the A's.

Yeah but it's a right wing fairy tale. So, it doesn't conform to real life.

315 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:23:24pm

re: #307 Targetpractice

Oh.

Yeah, I totally don't get Republican humor.

316 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:24:18pm

re: #312 JamesWI

Donald Trump was just on Letterman. In addition to his usual birther nonsense, he cried about how "China is ripping our heart out."

Then Trump tried to pimp his line of shirts and neckties. Dave asked "Where are these made?" Trump claims he doesn't know.

Shirts made in Bangladesh. Ties made in China.

Trump also claimed he's "in constant contact" with Romney.

How is this election close again? Oh, that's right. Black guy.

317 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:24:44pm

re: #312 JamesWI

Donald Trump was just on Letterman. In addition to his usual birther nonsense, he cried about how "China is ripping our heart out."

Then Trump tried to pimp his line of shirts and neckties. Dave asked "Where are these made?" Trump claims he doesn't know.

Shirts made in Bangladesh. Ties made in China.

Honestly as much as I dislike the PRC regime. The Chinese boogeyman really gets annoying.

318 Mich-again  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:24:55pm

re: #312 JamesWI

Donald Trump was just on Letterman. In addition to his usual birther nonsense, he cried about how "China is ripping our heart out."

Then Trump tried to pimp his line of shirts and neckties. Dave asked "Where are these made?" Trump claims he doesn't know.

Shirts made in Bangladesh. Ties made in China.

The Donald is going looney tunes. When does it stop being funny watching confused old men making fools of themselves. Eastwood wasn't enough apparently.

319 Sophist, Gingham Style  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:25:56pm

If you're the sort of person who calls a supreme court justice a "goat fucking child molester" for shits and giggles, I don't think you're allowed to play church lady over some incredibly tame innuendo.

320 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:26:31pm

Honestly how exactly did Trump become a celebrity even? Was it his ownership of a USFL team in the 80's? Really even before he proved to be a birther asswipe, I thought he was lame as shit.

321 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:27:08pm

re: #319 Sophist, Gingham Style

If you're the sort of person who calls a supreme court justice a "goat fucking child molester" for shits and giggles, I don't think you're allowed to play church lady over some incredibly tame innuendo.

Yeah, that's right. Seriously Erickson, can it with the fake morality bullshit.

322 funky chicken  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:27:23pm

re: #312 JamesWI

Donald Trump was just on Letterman. In addition to his usual birther nonsense, he cried about how "China is ripping our heart out."

Then Trump tried to pimp his line of shirts and neckties. Dave asked "Where are these made?" Trump claims he doesn't know.

Shirts made in Bangladesh. Ties made in China.

Awesome. Just like Romney's gonna get tough on China while Bain shuts down factories here and moves them to China. Yeah, those Chinese are shaking in their boots over the prospect of a Romney presidency. Sigh.

323 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:28:48pm

re: #320 HappyWarrior

How did Trump become famous?

1. Make a boatload of money the old fashioned way; inherit it
2. Fuck over a few wives

Voila! Famous!

324 danarchy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:28:55pm

re: #316 JamesWI

Trump also claimed he's "in constant contact" with Romney.

How is this election close again? Oh, that's right. Black guy.

sorry, but 2000 and 2004 were close too. We have a bad economy and the guy in office is taking a beating for it. It's the way it has been forever. We have a divided electorate, even in a blow out like 2008 the loser got 47%

325 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:32:38pm

re: #324 danarchy

sorry, but 2000 and 2004 were close too. We have a bad economy and the guy in office is taking a beating for it. It's the way it has been forever. We have a divided electorate, even in a blow out like 2008 the loser got 47%

If the President who killed Bin Laden, ended the war in Iraq, saved the auto industry, guided the country through the economic crisis, and passed the first real healthcare reform legislation in decades, wasn't a black guy named Barack Obama.......A campaign where Donald Trump is in contact with the Presidential candidate "all the time," and where members of the party kept on outing themselves as disgusting misogynists with insane ideas on rape and abortion.......would not be polling tied with that President.

326 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:36:30pm

re: #325 JamesWI

What sickens me (above and beyond what you said) is Romney moving the female vote towards him. I get sick at that. Are we really so stupid to not see what they're wanting to do to women?

327 Joanne  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:37:45pm

Night all! I'm off for the weekend. Going home to vote! Cheers!

328 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:38:06pm

re: #326 Joanne

What sickens me (above and beyond what you said) is Romney moving the female vote towards him. I get sick at that. Are we really so stupid to not see what they're wanting to do to women?

Voter amnesia is the worst.

329 CuriousLurker  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:40:09pm

I don't get what the fuss is about. I thought the ad was humorous, creative and at the same time, to the point. It made me smile.

Why are the wingnuts angry? Because of the sexual/virginity innuendo? It seemed pretty tame compared to a lot of the other stuff I've seen in our popular culture.

Is it Lena Duham? I looked her up and she doesn't seem to be particularly controversial, though she certainly fits the East Coast progressive mold.

Like I said, I don't get it. *shrugs*

330 danarchy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:40:36pm

re: #325 JamesWI

If the President who killed Bin Laden, ended the war in Iraq, saved the auto industry, guided the country through the economic crisis, and passed the first real healthcare reform legislation in decades, wasn't a black guy named Barack Obama.......A campaign where Donald Trump is in contact with the Presidential candidate "all the time," and where members of the party kept on outing themselves as disgusting misogynists with insane ideas on rape and abortion.......would not be polling tied with that President.

I think you are wrong. I think with unemployment hovering around 8% any president would have a tough go of it. I am not saying it is his fault, but when you are starting with 47% or so voting against you just because there is D after your nameit doesn't take a whole lot to make it a very tight race. Not to mention that 5-10% that will actually change sides probably aren't the most informed voters. I bet if you asked them who Akin or or Mourdock were the majority would have no clue.

331 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:43:10pm

re: #330 danarchy

I think you are wrong. I think with unemployment hovering around 8% any president would have a tough go of it. I am not saying it is his fault, but when you are starting with 47% or so voting against you just because there is D after your nameit doesn't take a whole lot to make it a very tight race. Not to mention that 5-10% that will actually change sides probably aren't the most informed voters. I bet if you asked them who Akin or or Mourdock were the majority would have no clue.

I'd agree with that, the historical high for reelection has been 7.2%, and that was Reagan in '84. If Obama really does win reelection, it will be an historical precedent in more ways than one.

Really, part of what's kept Obama in the race has been the fact that, when counting "solid" blue states, Obama started with (IIRC) 230 some points in the EC, compared to Romney's 190. If the situations were reversed, we'd be talking about President Romney at this point in the game.

332 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:45:11pm

re: #330 danarchy

I think you are wrong. I think with unemployment hovering around 8% any president would have a tough go of it. I am not saying it is his fault, but when you are starting with 47% or so voting against you just because there is D after your nameit doesn't take a whole lot to make it a very tight race. Not to mention that 5-10% that will actually change sides probably aren't the most informed voters. I bet if you asked them who Akin or or Mourdock were the majority would have no clue.

If this was white guy vs. white guy, and the Republican candidate was more John McCain or GWB than Mitt Romney, I would agree with you.

But the constant flip-flopping, the "The rich don't have enough money, the poor have too much," the "I can't tell you if I support fair pay for women," the party of "legitimate, forcible, God's gift, rape rape" that has been the Republican Party and Mitt Romney this year? They would have been crushed. Even with a "bad first debate."

333 danarchy  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:46:31pm

re: #332 JamesWI

If this was white guy vs. white guy, and the Republican candidate was more John McCain or GWB than Mitt Romney, I would agree with you.

But the constant flip-flopping, the "The rich don't have enough money, the poor have too much," the "I can't tell you if I support fair pay for women," the party of "legitimate, forcible, God's gift, rape rape" that has been the Republican Party and Mitt Romney this year? They would have been crushed. Even with a "bad first debate."

we are going to have to agree to disagree.

334 JamesWI  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:46:50pm

And when I say "why is this race still close," I'm not talking about something like the race being within 5 points. Obviously, this country is too partisan for a TRUE blowout.

But Romney's campaign actually polling AHEAD in National polls? You will not convince me that this would happen with a Clintonesque white Democrat as President.

335 BongCrodny  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:54:02pm

There's some Grade A snark in this article, courtesy of Yahoo News:

Meat Loaf backs Romney, citing candidate's backbone

DEFIANCE, Ohio—Mitt Romney's campaign rally here at a high school football stadium took an unusual turn Thursday night when the Republican nominee received a surprise endorsement from what could only be described as a rather unexpected guest.

Several thousand supporters were listening to a pre-rally performance by country star John Rich, when Rich interrupted his set to invite a "special guest" to the stage.

The surprise visitor: the rock star turned occasional actor Meat Loaf.
Dressed in a baggy black suit accented with multicolor sequins, the singer, who rose to fame from his star turn in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," dramatically stormed the stage to the shock of many of those in the audience, who turned to each other with questioning faces.
The aging rocker, perhaps best known for his 1994 hit "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," performed a series of power ballads familiar only to the most devoted Meat Loaf fans. In between, he offered a meandering and sometimes slurred endorsement of the GOP nominee, explaining that he'd never before publicly backed a political candidate.

'This is the most important election in the history of the United States," Meat Loaf explained. "Because there has storm clouds come over the United States. There is thunderstorms over Europe. There are hail storms--and I mean major hail storms--in the Middle East. There are storms brewing through China, through Asia, through everywhere… I want you to know there is one man who will stand tall in this country and fight the storm and bring the United States back to what it should be. Gov. Mitt Romney!"

Meat sounds like he was maybe one beer away from the John Belushi Germans-bombed-Pearl-Harbor riff.

336 Sophist, Gingham Style  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 10:07:03pm

re: #335 BongCrodny

I guess that's why they call them "special" guests.

337 gwangung  Thu, Oct 25, 2012 10:08:27pm

re: #334 JamesWI

But Romney's campaign actually polling AHEAD in National polls? You will not convince me that this would happen with a Clintonesque white Democrat as President.

Not with a +20 in the South like what Romney has now.

338 wheat-dogg  Fri, Oct 26, 2012 3:42:35am

So, it's done. I voted absentee ballot via email. Indiana lets you do that if you sign an affidavit waiving your right to a secret ballot.

I haven't missed voting in a general election since 1976.

339 Lidane  Fri, Oct 26, 2012 3:48:40am

re: #320 HappyWarrior

Honestly how exactly did Trump become a celebrity even? Was it his ownership of a USFL team in the 80's? Really even before he proved to be a birther asswipe, I thought he was lame as shit.

Personally, I blame Robin Leach.

340 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)  Fri, Oct 26, 2012 7:51:30am

So, this video is worse than the p0rn on Erik the Red's computer? It would be irresponsible not to speculate.

341 Stephen T.  Fri, Oct 26, 2012 7:57:53am

re: #17 funky chicken

Sorry, have a cold and the lazies, but who is Lena Dunham?

Lena Dunham is the creator and star of HBO's Girls. Now, I'm a guy, and I'm closer to 50 than I am to 20, but I watched this show on the advice of Adam Savage, and like him, I found myself enjoying it. So a Mythbuster and I both enjoy certain kinds of chick-flicks. Who would have guessed?

342 Bulworth  Fri, Oct 26, 2012 8:17:41am
Romans 1 teaches that when God turns a people loose the first sins they embrace are the sexual lusts of the flesh.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) October 26, 2012

I appreciate that, after four years of trying to obstruct the nation's economic recovery while claiming PBO isn't an American, the RWNJ universe wishes to give us spiritual guidance and enlightenment. //


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