It’s not safe for work, and it was created by libruls, and that’s all the warning you should need about this one. Oh, and it’s actually pretty funny too.
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freetoken Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:03:55pm |
Yeah, this video is causing fits in certain circles.
Good.
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Kragarghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:04:56pm |
re: #1 freetoken
Yeah, this video is causing fits in certain circles.
Good.
Of course those same circles think the bible is a legal document and that the races shouldn't mingle.
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jaunte Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:09:03pm |
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Gus Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:10:29pm |
re: #5 jaunte
"Especially if we're related."
Right. Hey, I'm game for cutting budgets. I'm just not game for cutting budgets along some screwed up right wing Bible thumping freaky Christian bullshit. Maybe I'm wrong but damn. Screwbrains.
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Bob Dillon Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:10:37pm |
That was funny. On a more serious note...
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Killgore Trout Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:10:45pm |
If we hate enough all our dreams will come true!
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Gus Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:11:19pm |
re: #9 Killgore Trout
If we hate enough all our dreams will come true!
Let us know when you come to orgasm.
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Killgore Trout Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:12:28pm |
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:13:05pm |
re: #9 Killgore Trout
If we hate enough all our dreams will come true!
Unlike you, I don't ignore the really crazy and bad stuff on the right in order to make false equivalences with the Dems.
Face it, the Rs are far, far worse for the country at this time. They are not the same as the Ds.
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Gus Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:13:15pm |
re: #12 Killgore Trout
You'll need a better Michael Moore video for that.
That won't work. One more shot.
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jaunte Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:14:38pm |
NASA warned New York about hurricane danger six years ago
"The point is that we have a terrible track record of dealing with long-range risks in this country. This is exacerbated by a presentist, science-phobic mindset on full display in the saga of 2012 presidential debates — which now, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, looks utterly inane. The debates completely ignored climate change — and then much of Manhattan was flooded."
A recent study by Rosenzweig and Gornitz in 2005 and 2006 using the GISS Atmosphere-Ocean Model global climate model for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects a sea level rise of 15 to 19 inches by the 2050s in New York City. Adding as little as 1.5 feet of sea level rise by the 2050s to the surge for a category 3 hurricane on a worst-case track would cause extensive flooding in many parts of the city. Areas potentially under water include the Rockaways, Coney Island, much of southern Brooklyn and Queens, portions of Long Island City, Astoria, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, lower Manhattan, and eastern Staten Island from Great Kills Harbor north to the Verrazano Bridge.
[Link: www.giss.nasa.gov...]
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The Ghost of a Benghazi Flea Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:14:50pm |
re: #12 Killgore Trout
You'll need a better Michael Moore video for that.
I'll remove the mote from my eye when you remove the raping and stabbing from yours.
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The Ghost of a Benghazi Flea Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:15:30pm |
re: #12 Killgore Trout
You'll need a better Michael Moore video for that.
Alternately,
Cheeringpeoplegettingmaced says what?
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:17:10pm |
Forgive me for hating on those who see gay rights as a danger to them or AGW as a hoax or science as the devil or women as cattle or...
Yep, I be hating.
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Joanne Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:17:19pm |
I could total have seen my grandmother saying what these folks said. I thought it was funny (albeit a tad too long).
OT: This was touching.
RT @dragondani73: I have been reading more posts like this <3 :I Am Voting for My Son's President huff.to/QKjp2R #LGBT #Obama2012— Cat Ballou (@Catballou) October 31, 2012
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Gus Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:17:50pm |
Oceana - Endless Summer (Official Video UEFA EURO 2012): youtu.be/5EVhiBGvVFc via @youtube— Gus (@Gus_802) October 31, 2012
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OhNoBenghazi! Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:19:02pm |
re: #9 Killgore Trout
If we hate enough all our dreams will come true!
That's deep man.
Puff, puff, pass!
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Dancing along the light of day Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:21:16pm |
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Joanne Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:22:58pm |
RT @lwdgrfx: Nerds Rush to Nate Silver's Defense - Politics - The Atlantic Wire theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/...— Peggy Stuart (@PeggyStuart) October 31, 2012
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:23:24pm |
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Killgore Trout Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:23:56pm |
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:24:25pm |
The GOP wants to cut NOAA and weather sat replacement.
I be hating.
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Lidanghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:25:06pm |
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Kragarghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:25:25pm |
re: #9 Killgore Trout
If we hate enough all our dreams will come true!
Amateur.
Hate! Hate! Hate!
An emotion as pure as it is deep!
Hate! Hate! Hate!
Let it flow, let it run free!
- Inspirational Verse, Imperial Hymnal Vol. IV
Light your way in the darkness with the pyres of burning heretics.
- Ecclesiarchy proverbs
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:25:27pm |
re: #28 Joanne
[Embedded content]
Well, this is one humanities guy who likes Nate more than his detractors. Still WTFing over the insinuation that he's not masculine enough to analyze polls and trends.
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Gus Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:25:36pm |
Les Paul - Sleepwalk: youtu.be/HH8vjxFIUC4 via @youtube— Gus (@Gus_802) October 31, 2012
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Kragarghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:25:51pm |
re: #31 Varek Raith
The GOP wants to cut NOAA and weather sat replacement.
I be hating.
Why do you hate God's will?
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Joanne Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:25:53pm |
RT @miglsi: Unemployment rates fall in 95 percent of U.S. cities - CBS News cbsnews.com/8301-505123_16...— Peggy Stuart (@PeggyStuart) October 31, 2012
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Lidanghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:26:49pm |
re: #37 Joanne
And here I thought that Obama conjured up Hurricane Sandy to distract from the jobs numbers. Who knew?
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Joanne Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:27:45pm |
re: #34 HappyWarrior
I know. Numbers and science are all Ghey and shit. Or something.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:27:58pm |
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:28:32pm |
re: #39 Joanne
I know. Numbers and science are all Ghey and shit. Or something.
Algebra is a plot by the Muslim Brotherhood.
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jaunte Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:29:05pm |
Sorry guys, that last tweet was a little condescending.(That means talking down to people.)
— Mike (@TheLongCommute) August 24, 2012
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Killgore Trout Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:29:05pm |
re: #33 Kragar
Light your way in the darkness with the pyres of burning heretics.
- Ecclesiarchy proverbs
be sure to buy your carbon credits first.
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William Barnett-Lewis Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:29:13pm |
re: #9 Killgore Trout
It's really sad to see how far you have fallen. Star to troll. Tell me, does it hurt you as much to do it as it hurts me to see what you have become?
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:29:55pm |
re: #34 HappyWarrior
Well, this is one humanities guy who likes Nate more than his detractors. Still WTFing over the insinuation that he's not masculine enough to analyze polls and trends.
It's all about teh gay doncha know?
Liberals with their math and science and equal rights for everyone. It's all just so queer. What kind of red-blooded American manly white male are you that you don't know that voting for Democrats makes you a queer nerd?
//kinda, not really
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Gus Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:30:20pm |
Will The Real Mitt #Romney Please Stand Up (feat. Eminem): youtu.be/bxch-yi14BE via @youtube #NASCAR #Texas #Guns #Weird #Fail #Romney— Gus (@Gus_802) October 31, 2012
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OhNoBenghazi! Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:30:22pm |
re: #34 HappyWarrior
Well, this is one humanities guy who likes Nate more than his detractors. Still WTFing over the insinuation that he's not masculine enough to analyze polls and trends.
That Unskewed Polls guy is the poster boy for the Alpha-Male.
He's not gross at all.
//
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Joanne Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:30:41pm |
Too funny!
RT @sanacardi: Remember this..."This is too funny. "The Romney Bunch" [VIDEO] guardian.co.uk/world/video/20..."— Peggy Stuart (@PeggyStuart) October 31, 2012
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:31:14pm |
re: #45 moderatelyradicalliberal
It's all about teh gay doncha know?
Liberals with their math and science and equal rights for everyone. It's all just so queer. What kind of red-blooded American manly white male are you that you don't know that voting for Democrats makes you a queer nerd?
//kinda, not really
I think being afraid of homosexuals makes you a much bigger wimp than deriding people for being gay.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:31:35pm |
re: #47 Reverend Mother Ramallo
That Unskewed Polls guy is the poster boy for the Alpha-Male.
He's not gross at all.
//
The Unskewed guy looks very um, soft. I'll bet his tits are bigger than mine. And I'm a DD.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:32:27pm |
re: #49 HappyWarrior
I think being afraid of homosexuals makes you a much bigger wimp than deriding people for being gay.
Well that settles it. You are not a true red-blooded American manly white male.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:33:03pm |
re: #52 moderatelyradicalliberal
Well that settles it. You are not a true red-blooded American manly white male.
Ha guess so.
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The Ghost of a Benghazi Flea Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:33:56pm |
re: #34 HappyWarrior
Well, this is one humanities guy who likes Nate more than his detractors. Still WTFing over the insinuation that he's not masculine enough to analyze polls and trends.
Obviously. All the great mathematicians were built like Eugene Sandow and were incorrigible poonhounds. Gottfriend Liebniz formulated calculus during a weekend long threesome, after which he tore a carriage horse in half bare-handed.
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OhNoBenghazi! Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:34:06pm |
re: #50 moderatelyradicalliberal
The Unskewed guy looks very um, soft. I'll bet his tits are bigger than mine. And I'm a DD.
LOL.
I bet standing makes him sweat and wheeze.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:35:30pm |
re: #55 The Ghost of a Flea
Obviously. All the great mathematicians were built like Eugene Sandow and were incorrigible poonhounds. Gottfriend Liebniz formulated calculus during a weekend long threesome, after which he tore a carriage horse in half bare-handed.
Hahaha. Yeah it's all so very stupid. Thank heavens for the math nerds. Doing the math I can't figure out.
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freetoken Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:36:48pm |
re: #28 Joanne
Nerds rush in where angels fear to tread.
There's no real secret to these kind of things. "Polls" are not measures of the actual vote (absentee, early, or Nov. 6 in-the-flesh) but merely empirical valuations designed to achieve this or that goal, whatever their creator wants them to be.
This, as I've remarked before, reminds me of DWTS, where enough mirror balls, confetti, and trumpet flourishes can are there to entertain those who don't want to, or unable to, critically evaluate the actual dancing (or lack thereof.)
And, this year in particular, the "heat", to use a term from live entertainment, is not about actual issues but who's ahead. Again, it is like DWTS, where what matters is the popularity, not the substance (or lack thereof.)
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:38:31pm |
Hate to ask this but, why does FEMA work really well under Dem admins and not so well under R admins?
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Killgore Trout Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:38:56pm |
re: #44 William Barnett-Lewis
It's really sad to see how far you have fallen. Star to troll. Tell me, does it hurt you as much to do it as it hurts me to see what you have become?
Not at all. My Twain and Thoreau quotes will be on the bottom comments list and this Michael Moore video will be on the top. I'm fine with that and doesn't make me question my opinions at all.
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gwangung Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:39:17pm |
re: #62 Varek Raith
Hate to ask this but, why does FEMA work really well under Dem admins and not so well under R admins?
Give you three guesses and the first two don't count.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:39:19pm |
re: #56 Reverend Mother Ramallo
LOL.
I bet standing makes him sweat and wheeze.
He must risk a heart attack or stroke every time he takes a hard shit.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:39:50pm |
re: #62 Varek Raith
Hate to ask this but, why does FEMA work really well under Dem admins and not so well under R admins?
I can't vouch for Republican administrations that aren't George W. Bush's but Obama doesn't have a horse racing commissioner running FEMA. [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:39:51pm |
re: #46 Gus
[Embedded content]
I predict that on November 7th Conservatives will remember that they didn't really want Mitt Romney anyway.
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:40:22pm |
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Kragarghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:40:25pm |
And I see once again youtube has decided to fuck up their layout once again for no discernible reason.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:41:07pm |
Eh, not that clever.
Also not worth people getting hysterical about.
Roy Zimmerman, now he's got some style.
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:42:09pm |
re: #69 Kragar
And I see once again youtube has decided to fuck up their layout once again for no discernible reason.
And the ads.
ZOMG, I'm gonna fire the superlaser.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:42:11pm |
re: #62 Varek Raith
Hate to ask this but, why does FEMA work really well under Dem admins and not so well under R admins?
I'm not aware of any problems with FEMA until Katrina, but someone older may remember other events. The fact is so many things that used to be bipartisan are no longer since the GOP went batshit during the Clinton years. Modern conservatism is being against whatever liberals are for. Updated daily and without thought or rationality.
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gwangung Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:42:17pm |
re: #68 Varek Raith
Cronyism.
Well, and the fact that since they believe government can't do anything right, Republicans figger it don't matter who's in the chair--so you might as well put a pal in there.
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Joanne Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:42:57pm |
RT @fema: We have more than 1,500 FEMA personnel along the East Coast working to support #Sandy response operations fema.gov/blog/2012-10-3...— meta (@metaquest) October 31, 2012
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ghazidor Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:43:14pm |
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:43:42pm |
re: #67 Mocking Jay
I predict that on November 7th Conservatives will remember that they didn't really want Mitt Romney anyway.
They didn't really want McCain either, but it didn't stop them from going nuts about him losing to the Kenyan Muslim Usurper.
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Kragarghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:43:45pm |
re: #71 Varek Raith
And the ads.
ZOMG, I'm gonna fire the superlaser.
I love how every playlist is autoplay, with no way to just watch one video
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:44:16pm |
I wanna watch a Yogcast vid, not political ads!!!!
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:44:24pm |
See, Zimmerman is funny.
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OhNoBenghazi! Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:45:28pm |
re: #65 moderatelyradicalliberal
He must risk a heart attack or stroke every time he takes a hard shit.
He probably doesn't remember the last time he saw his junk.
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Joanne Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:45:58pm |
re: #62 Varek Raith
Hate to ask this but, why does FEMA work really well under Dem admins and not so well under R admins?
Because Republican's appoint people with no experience into jobs they want to bitch about. They do not want government to work so they make sure to have shit people in those jobs. Then they can shrink government and drown it in Grover's bathtub.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:46:48pm |
re: #67 Mocking Jay
I predict that on November 7th Conservatives will remember that they didn't really want Mitt Romney anyway.
Nah but they will say that the reason Mitt lost is because he wasn't a real conservative. I'm also expecting some of the socons to be upset because Mitt hasn't been a huge cultural warrior directly. From what I read, Santorum was able to do better than Bachmann in some part because he paid a lot of attention to the social issues that the socons like.
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:47:14pm |
re: #81 Joanne
Because Republican's appoint people with no experience into jobs they want to bitch about. They do not want government to work so they make sure to have shit people in those jobs. Then they can shrink government and drown it in Grover's bathtub.
The current guy, Fugate, was Jeb Bush's find, I think.
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Kragarghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:48:17pm |
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OhNoBenghazi! Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:48:39pm |
re: #62 Varek Raith
Hate to ask this but, why does FEMA work really well under Dem admins and not so well under R admins?
It's the difference in believing in the common good, and I've got mine, fuck you.
Obama was a community organizer, so he organized the community.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:48:50pm |
re: #83 SanFranciscoZionist
The current guy, Fugate, was Jeb Bush's find, I think.
Yep. Saw his resume today. Has a lot of experience in disaster response. This does get me thinking about who would Mitt appoint to head agencies like this one though given that he thinks a lot of them should be privatized anyhow.
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Joanne Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:50:34pm |
re: #83 SanFranciscoZionist
The current guy, Fugate, was Jeb Bush's find, I think.
Jeb Bush was the smarter brother. I don't like his stance on war and American Empire if no other way then by force, but he has more brain matter than George.
Now REALLY goodnight. :-)
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SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:51:16pm |
Zimmerman's best piece on Mitt so far, I think:
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William Barnett-Lewis Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:51:26pm |
re: #63 Killgore Trout
Not at all. My Twain and Thoreau quotes will be on the bottom comments list and this Michael Moore video will be on the top. I'm fine with that and doesn't make me question my opinions at all.
No surprise. But may The Good One have mercy on your soul despite your hate.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:51:39pm |
re: #89 Joanne
Jeb Bush was the smarter brother. I don't like his stance on war and American Empire if no other way then by force, but he has more brain matter than George.
Now REALLY goodnight. :-)
My understanding is had he won the first time he ran for governor of Florida. He would have ran for POTUS in 2000. He definitely is the more smart of the two. I don't think W is as dumb as made out to be but it's clear to me that Jeb is the more intellectual of the two.
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The Ghost of a Benghazi Flea Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:51:40pm |
re: #62 Varek Raith
Hate to ask this but, why does FEMA work really well under Dem admins and not so well under R admins?
They were super excited about privatizing disaster relief. It worked so well in Iraq.
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:51:50pm |
re: #88 HappyWarrior
Yep. Saw his resume today. Has a lot of experience in disaster response. This does get me thinking about who would Mitt appoint to head agencies like this one though given that he thinks a lot of them should be privatized anyhow.
Michael ' Heckuva Job ' Brown.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:54:49pm |
re: #94 Varek Raith
Michael ' Heckuva Job ' Brown.
Heh. But seriously, this gets me thinking. If one doesn't think much of an agency. Is one really going to the put the most effective person to run it? I mean that's why I don't trust the Republicans running government. They don't think much of the government so why on earth would I trust them with the presidency or Congress and by extension having their mindset be the majority on the USSC. I'm over-thinking this maybe. I don't know. Food for thought.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:57:24pm |
re: #80 Reverend Mother Ramallo
He probably doesn't remember the last time he saw his junk.
LOL! Well no wonder he's angry.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:57:59pm |
re: #92 HappyWarrior
My understanding is had he won the first time he ran for governor of Florida. He would have ran for POTUS in 2000. He definitely is the more smart of the two. I don't think W is as dumb as made out to be but it's clear to me that Jeb is the more intellectual of the two.
Oh come on now. How hard is it to be a GOP intellectual these days?
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Kragarghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:58:51pm |
re: #88 HappyWarrior
Yep. Saw his resume today. Has a lot of experience in disaster response. This does get me thinking about who would Mitt appoint to head agencies like this one though given that he thinks a lot of them should be privatized anyhow.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:59:04pm |
re: #98 moderatelyradicalliberal
Oh come on now. How hard is it to be a GOP intellectual these days?
True. When you got the runner up to their primaries saying that they're never going to get the smart people anyhow, they've set the bar pretty low for themselves.
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Kragarghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:59:08pm |
re: #98 moderatelyradicalliberal
Oh come on now. How hard is it to be a GOP intellectual these days?
You only have to read one book.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:59:56pm |
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OhNoBenghazi! Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:59:57pm |
re: #95 HappyWarrior
Heh. But seriously, this gets me thinking. If one doesn't think much of an agency. Is one really going to the put the most effective person to run it? I mean that's why I don't trust the Republicans running government. They don't think much of the government so why on earth would I trust them with the presidency or Congress and by extension having their mindset be the majority on the USSC. I'm over-thinking this maybe. I don't know. Food for thought.
You're not the first person I've heard ask this.
It's not over thinking at all.
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Varek Raith Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:02:41pm |
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OhNoBenghazi! Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:03:25pm |
It was just disgusting when they complained about the ACA having too many pages.
If they couldn't be bothered to read a piece of legislation, WTF are they there for?
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:06:47pm |
re: #105 Reverend Mother Ramallo
It was just disgusting when they complained about the ACA having too many pages.
If they couldn't be bothered to read a piece of legislation, WTF are they there for?
I know they would bitch about it being 2000 pages long. I'd be like that's the last two Harry Potter books you fucking dummies.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:07:14pm |
re: #105 Reverend Mother Ramallo
It was just disgusting when they complained about the ACA having too many pages.
If they couldn't be bothered to read a piece of legislation, WTF are they there for?
Yeah I remember that one. So stupid. And here's another thing I don't get. Congress's approval rating is at a record low yet many Americans feel just fine with voting for a guy with a running mate who is the chairman of the House Budget committee.
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engineer cat Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:07:25pm |
re: #105 Reverend Mother Ramallo
It was just disgusting when they complained about the ACA having too many pages.
If they couldn't be bothered to read a piece of legislation, WTF are they there for?
one of the things that pissed me off the most this year was when the case was before the supreme court and scalia said he was too busy to read the damn bill he was supposed to be ruling on
iffa ida been his boss he woulda been fired right then and there
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:08:48pm |
Stunning footage from @climatedesk on scene in Breezy Point, NYC: bit.ly/T3J0nv 100 homes in ruins, locals describe the devastation.
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) October 31, 2012
Nighty night.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:09:23pm |
Good night all. Have a fun Halloween and for those of you in areas hit by that bitch Sandy, be well and be safe.
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engineer cat Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:10:20pm |
gratifying to hear the screams of outrage about christie praising obama from freeperville
[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]
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OhNoBenghazi! Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:12:11pm |
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:12:49pm |
re: #108 engineer cat
one of the things that pissed me off the most this year was when the case was before the supreme court and scalia said he was too busy to read the damn bill he was supposed to be ruling on
iffa ida been his boss he woulda been fired right then and there
I also remember his moronic comment about the mandate. Coming from a man who once voted (With the minority thankfully) to uphold sodomy laws. That was very fucking stupid and intellectually dishonest. And here's another reason I don't believe Mitt Romney is going to govern as a moderate especially on legal matters. He has Robert F'ing Bork as his legal adviser.
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HappyBenghazi Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:13:21pm |
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freetoken Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:24:05pm |
Free yoga awaits US voters on election day
A yoga studio in Washington has said it will give free classes to anyone who casts his or her ballot in next week's US elections.
Flow Yoga Center said it was throwing open the doors to its Astanga Mysore, Pilates, Prana Flow and Vinyasa Flow classes next Tuesday "to help our United States re-unite again."
"You just need to vote first, and then bring along your 'I Voted!' sticker or equivalent to get a free class," said
the studio, in the trendy Logan Circle neighborhood, in an email flyer yesterday.[...]
Free Yoga for Everyone!
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Tigger2 Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:26:11pm |
re: #111 engineer cat
gratifying to hear the screams of outrage about christie praising obama from freeperville
[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]
Those people are the kings of all idiots.
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Amory Blaine Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:27:37pm |
Major Retailer Urges Workers To Take 'Civics Course' With Anti-Obama Content
If you live in the Midwest and you're working on a home-improvement project, you're as likely to do your shopping at a Menards store as at a Lowe's or Home Depot. With 270 stores and 40,000 employees, Menards is the third-largest home-improvement chain in the U.S., and one of the largest privately held corporations in the country. But Menards stores sell more than just lumber and building supplies; their employees are sold a bill of goods in the form of right-wing ideology.
This January, as the Iowa Caucuses were underway, Menards began encouraging employees to take an at-home online "civics" course that characterizes the economic policies of President Barack Obama as a threat to the success of businesses such as Menards, and by extension, to the employees' own well-being.
If you are interested in worker rights it is a good read.
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Tigger2 Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:32:20pm |
re: #118 Amory Blaine
Major Retailer Urges Workers To Take 'Civics Course' With Anti-Obama Content
If you are interested in worker rights it is a good read.
I'll pass this along to several contractors I know, I'm sure they will think twice before buying their materials from Menards
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freetoken Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:42:34pm |
re: #118 Amory Blaine
Yup. The so-called "course" is just more glibertarian bs all dressed up into a "textbook".
Menards - one of many corporations which work to keep their employees in the dark. It's companies like this that give capitalism its bad name.
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ghazidor Tue, Oct 30, 2012 11:44:59pm |
Mitt Romney style... (Gangnam Style Parody)
Ryan makes an appearance too...pretty funny.
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AK-47% Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:03:25am |
Did not find the video particularly funny. Nothing partisan, I just found it too in your face, I think more sublety would have been a lot more effective.
I guess it is also because it fuels the "we aren't going to accept this outcome" line of thinking that we are bound to see, regardless of who wins. The outcome is going to be too close and nothing but a major landlide on either side would be accepted as irrefutable proof of a "mandate".
And chasing down voter fraud is like going after Saddam's WMD's, there are known unknowns and unknown unknowns, etc...
Voter fraud/intimidation/miscounting is something that can be done in small increments over broad areas by people who are related only through their ideology and not through any organization or chain of command that can be traced.
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AK-47% Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:07:19am |
re: #118 Amory Blaine
Major Retailer Urges Workers To Take 'Civics Course' With Anti-Obama Content
If you are interested in worker rights it is a good read.
They didn't build that!!!
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ghazidor Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:18:10am |
I am soooo looking forward to this one, this movie is supposed to be more action/drama and less jokes, slightly darker Iron Man...
(Yes that is Ben Kingsley playing "The Mandarin")
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JamesWI Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:31:14am |
re: #9 Killgore Trout
If we hate enough all our dreams will come true!
If you troll enough, maybe your life will become a little less pathetic!
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sagehen Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:45:10am |
MSNBC is doing a very nice job of smoothly relating their storm & aftermath coverage to their political leanings...
The Ed Show has lots of footage and descriptions of the ongoing rescue work -- mostly cops and firefighters, a bit of national guard, the treetrimmers, the public transportation that evacuated people in time, the schoolteachers who are staffing shelters -- and then "these are the middle class, these are the people whose collective bargaining rights were at stake in the Wisconsin budget fight and Ohio's bill 5 and (some other state's thing), these are the people whose wages are stagnant and pensions and healthcare benefits getting cut to offer more tax breaks to people who make 20 times as much, but who do we count on when shit happens..."
Rachel's playing up the awesome pre-planning -- that part of shutting down the NYC subways was disconnecting a lot of electrical equipment and moving it upstairs where it wouldn't be ruined by the floodwaters (saving about $4 billion worth of gear), that FEMA prepositioned federal search and rescue teams and electrical lineworkers in Jersey with all their supplies and equipment so they could get to work immediately when the winds died down (no wonder Chris Christie is so happy), that investment in NOAA is why the predictions were so spot on that all this pre-planning was effective and BTW did we mention that Romney wants to cut NOAA funding or maybe privatize it....
now I have to watch Lawrence and see what angle he used...
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AK-47% Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:55:09am |
re: #126 sagehen
Don't worry, Fox spent its afternoon doing everything except blaming the storm on Obama personally...
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ghazidor Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:57:42am |
re: #122 AK-47%
Yep, personally I don't find it funny at all, just offensive and needlessly crude. I understand what Michael Moore was aiming for, a sort of camp vibe, but in my opinion he missed the mark by a mile. The threat, even joking (is it really a joke?), to "burn it down" if the Republicans "steal the election" is repulsive to me. Sounds just like the Freepers saying they are bringing out their guns if the Democrats "steal" the election.
I'm honestly surprised that anyone can like that ad, but I guess everyone has their own tastes about humor. When I watch it all I see is a lot of ugliness with a superficial layer of incongruity based on setting and characters that is supposed to make it farcical. It doesn't work, at least not for me...
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researchok Wed, Oct 31, 2012 1:16:39am |
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ghazidor Wed, Oct 31, 2012 2:13:47am |
Google has a cool Halloween graphic up on the home page.
Click on the 5 doors (one is a metal grating).
Click on what is behind the doors (click grating again after to reset to "thing").
Finally click on the cat in the trash can.
Note you can get sound/visual effects by clicking on the trash can earlier, clicking on the raven, or hovering the cursor over the doors.
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AK-47% Wed, Oct 31, 2012 2:15:42am |
re: #131 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You
Google has a cool Halloween graphic up on the home page.
Click on the 5 doors (one is a metal grating).
Click on what is behind the doors (click grating again after to reset)
Finally click on the cat in the trash can.Note you can get sound/visual effects by clicking on the trash can earlier, clicking on the raven, or hovering the cursor over the doors.
cool! I opened the doors but missed the cat and the raven.
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aagcobb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 3:06:29am |
re: #28 Joanne
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He probably won't but after the election, Silver ought to sue the guy who wrote that he was cooking the books to show Obama winning for defamation. Silver created a formula in the Spring and has stuck to it, and in fact criticized Gallup for changing theirs recently. BTW, I saw this morning that Obama's odds of winning jumped up 4.5 points when Silver updated it last night, to over 77%.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:04:13am |
Police: Gambling Ring Found At Youth Football Games
Authorities have arrested nine people, including several football coaches, they say were gambling on youth football games and setting point spreads prior to games.
[Link: tampa.cbslocal.com...]
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:12:28am |
Happy Halloween. Heh.
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Shropshire_Slasher Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:12:58am |
November 7th can't come soon enough.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:13:38am |
I finally watched this even though I am at work (I have a headset). I think it's all kinds of awesome and MUCH BETTER than the Sarah Silverman GOTV ad with old people.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:13:48am |
re: #137 Shropshire_Slasher
November 7th can't come soon enough.
If it's close, that could be extended. Lawyers and all.
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Obdicut Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:14:09am |
This is a kinda nice thing. The volunteer organizations in NYC are so swamped with offers of volunteer help from NYC citizens that they're having a hard time sorting it out. I've been sent an email just telling me to hold on.
I bet there's a crowdsourcing way to handle this, rather than having to go through an administrative choke point. Worth looking into for next time.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:15:51am |
Yuk!!!
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:19:49am |
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Shropshire_Slasher Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:25:32am |
November 7th can't come soon enough, although, as I tell my kids, don't wish your life away. On a different note, I finally finsished installing 440 square feet of hardwood flooring. Wasn't hard, just tedious, especially coping around the stones of my fireplace. Wife seems to want tile in the kitchen now, over my dead body.
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Obdicut Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:27:40am |
re: #143 Shropshire_Slasher
Well that's silly. If she does it over your dead body, it's going to be lumpy.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:27:51am |
re: #143 Shropshire_Slasher
November 7th can't come soon enough, although, as I tell my kids, don't wish your life away. On a different note, I finally finsished installing 440 square feet of hardwood flooring. Wasn't hard, just tedious, especially coping around the stones of my fireplace. Wife seems to want tile in the kitchen now, over my dead body.
Why doesn't she just put your dead body in the backyard so the kitchen tile won't be bumpy?
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Obdicut Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:28:38am |
re: #145 Cannadian Club Akbar
11 seconds, man. You need more coffee.
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Shropshire_Slasher Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:31:10am |
I peed my pants laughing, o my.
Top spacewalks of all time
[Link: www.telegraph.co.uk...]
I never get tired of space, technology, and such.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:40:29am |
'Fantasy Slut League' Alarms California High School
A top-tier California high school informed parents of a "Fantasy Slut League" in which male students "drafted" female students and earned points for sexual encounters.
[Link: abcnews.go.com...]
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:49:56am |
George Lucas, as we already knew, is a genius. A genius who needs to be standing by his mailbox waiting for his $4.05 billion dollar check!!!
[Link: www.deadline.com...]
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:55:55am |
Good Morning Lizards!
Relatively cold morning in Philadelphia (low-40s). Buses are running and the charter school on the next block is open. Looks like pretty much any other morning other than I am not sure that the trains are running.
Feline Overlord is upset due to the house guests. He will get over it eventually I'm sure.
(Edit: Commuter trains are running since I just saw one go by.)
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AK-47% Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:58:26am |
re: #142 Sheila Broflovski
Romney orders Red Cross to disregard their own rules and accept his creamed corn.
This is a new meme already isn't it? Take this corn and shove it!!!
And endless arguments about how the government is "interfering" with people who simply want to offer "unbureaucratic help", etc...
Take your canned goods, go drive out among the wreckage and distribute it yourself, then! Do not expect the red Cross to take over that job for you too!!!
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alpuz Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:58:48am |
re: #118 Amory Blaine
Yeah, Menards. This is one of the many things on the long list of dick moves this guy has pulled over the years.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:00:18am |
re: #151 AK-47%
This is a new meme already isn't it? Take this corn and shove it!!!
And endless arguments about how the government is "interfering" with people who simply want to offer "unbureaucratic help", etc...
Take your canned goods, go drive out among the wreckage and distribute it yourself, then! Do not expect the red Cross to take over that job for you too!!!
As long as they're on the road with their creamed corn, they should take some chainsaws and clear all the downed trees that are blocking the highway. Chop it neatly into cords of firewood.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:08:44am |
re: #143 Shropshire_Slasher
November 7th can't come soon enough, although, as I tell my kids, don't wish your life away. On a different note, I finally finsished installing 440 square feet of hardwood flooring. Wasn't hard, just tedious, especially coping around the stones of my fireplace. Wife seems to want tile in the kitchen now, over my dead body.
Today's Too-Late DIY Hint:
Laminate flooring is very easy to shape into odd curves if you sketch the pattern on it and grind the profile on a bench grinder. Wear glasses, mask, etc.
'Morning, all
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:13:21am |
re: #150 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
Good Morning Lizards!
Relatively cold morning in Philadelphia (low-40s). Buses are running and the charter school on the next block is open. Looks like pretty much any other morning other than I am not sure that the trains are running.
Feline Overlord is upset due to the house guests. He will get over it eventually I'm sure.
It's 42 in Lower Alabama. Mother of a storm can do that.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:26:25am |
re: #98 moderatelyradicalliberal
Oh come on now. How hard is it to be a GOP intellectual these days?
It's pretty hard. Did you see the gymnastics David Brooks had to perform yesterday to decide that Romney winning would be good? He basically said "since Congressional Republicans are such dicks that they won't work with Obama at all, I guess we have to give them Romney".
Talk about ignoring root causes.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:31:57am |
My company is now thinking that our buildings in downtown Manhattan won't be usable by Monday. They took a few feet of water (they are near the East River) and the water got to the phone switch in the basement.
Since there won't be much in the way of mass transit anyway, it looks like working from home will be the deal for a while longer.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:33:51am |
re: #157 garhighway
My company is now thinking that our buildings in downtown Manhattan won't be usable by Monday. They took a few feet of water (they are near the East River) and the water got to the phone switch in the basement.
Since there won't be much in the way of mass transit anyway, it looks like working from home will be the deal for a while longer.
My daughter had to join a car pool to get to her job in Midtown from Brooklyn. To get home from work, she and about 7 co-workers jammed into one cab.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:34:28am |
re: #157 garhighway
My company is now thinking that our buildings in downtown Manhattan won't be usable by Monday. They took a few feet of water (they are near the East River) and the water got to the phone switch in the basement.
Since there won't be much in the way of mass transit anyway, it looks like working from home will be the deal for a while longer.
Call them and tell them you need to at least get the bottle of vodka out of your desk.
/
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:36:20am |
re: #159 Cannadian Club Akbar
Call them and tell them you need to at least get the bottle of vodka out of your desk.
/
I went out Monday and bought beer. I'm good for now.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:37:01am |
re: #158 Sheila Broflovski
My daughter had to join a car pool to get to her job in Midtown from Brooklyn. To get home from work, she and about 7 co-workers jammed into one cab.
We get some bus service today, but that's bound to be a mess.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:41:13am |
Am I the only one getting span for hurricane Sandy relief NOT from the American Red Cross?
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:41:54am |
re: #162 Cannadian Club Akbar
Am I the only one getting span for hurricane Sandy relief NOT from the American Red Cross?
Spammers and scammers always swarm after every disaster.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:42:53am |
The ferry service across the Hudson reopens today. That's a good thing.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:58:25am |
RT @mlcalderone: Romney aides "spent $5,000 on granola bars, canned food, diapers 2 put on display" while w8g 4 don8ns. bit.ly/Rvekf3— Jodi Jacobson (@jljacobson) October 31, 2012
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 5:59:14am |
Good morning lizards!
My sister got a hold of my mom yesterday. She has no power but is fine. No damage to the house so I'm relieved. :)
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:04:59am |
Greets and saluts. Photos from my neck of the wood are up.
A direct link to my blog is here.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:12:48am |
What I'd like to see: Twitter Cage Match between @BryanJFischer and @realDonaldTrump.
Winner gets to take on... nominations?
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Interesting Times in Benghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:18:04am |
re: #168 Sheila Broflovski
What I'd like to see: Twitter Cage Match between @BryanJFischer and @realDonaldTrump.
Winner gets to take on... nominations?
Winner gets to engage in Olympic-style swimming and diving events in New Jersey and NYC flood water, complete with bonus large debris obstacle course.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:19:56am |
re: #143 Shropshire_Slasher
November 7th can't come soon enough, although, as I tell my kids, don't wish your life away. On a different note, I finally finsished installing 440 square feet of hardwood flooring. Wasn't hard, just tedious, especially coping around the stones of my fireplace. Wife seems to want tile in the kitchen now, over my dead body.
I put in a floating floor of cork in our living room with help from my BiL after our construction was done. What a pain in the ass that was, although it does look pretty awesome.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:20:42am |
re: #169 Interesting Times
Winner gets to engage in Olympic-style swimming and diving events in New Jersey and NYC flood water, complete with bonus large debris obstacle course.
HERP DERP
Libs: Sandy is judgment for ignoring global warming. Christians: judgment for ignoring God. Libs: judgmental bigot cretins!— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) October 31, 2012
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Interesting Times in Benghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:20:43am |
Given the sheer numbers involved, I'd say they're even worse:
Climate deniers are the moral equivalent of those who tried to cast doubt on link between smoking and lung cancer.— Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow) October 31, 2012
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:22:06am |
Romney's campaign bought $5000 worth of "relief supplies" yesterday for their rally so the donations table didn't look empty to the press.— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) October 31, 2012
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:23:25am |
Damn...this looks like a war zone.
Fire rages on Sandy-stricken Jersey Shore
Helicopter aerials show an out-of-control blaze burning in Mantoloking, N.J., a community left devastated by Superstorm Sandy.
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Interesting Times in Benghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:25:27am |
re: #174 NJDhockeyfan
Given consequences like that, what do you think of these people?
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:28:08am |
re: #175 Interesting Times
Given consequences like that, what do you think of these people?
I'm not interested in making this disaster political. I have family in the center of this tragedy. Go find someone else to argue with.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:35:43am |
re: #167 lawhawk
Greets and saluts. Photos from my neck of the wood are up.
A direct link to my blog is here.
Here are some pictures of my mom's neighborhood.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:39:36am |
Dramatic NYPD video of a rooftop rescue in Staten Island: youtu.be/ASDQJSd8d3c #sandy— Alex Fitzpatrick (@AlexJamesFitz) October 31, 2012
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:40:30am |
Wisconsin Election Official confirms that Romney poll watcher materials are inaccurate thkpr.gs/RqOhng— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) October 31, 2012
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:42:31am |
Most ironic headline I've seen to date in the aftermath of hurricane #Sandy: imdb.com/news/ni3961751...— Matt Chambers (@chambers_matt) October 31, 2012
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JRCMYP Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:43:56am |
re: #34 HappyWarrior
Well, this is one humanities guy who likes Nate more than his detractors. Still WTFing over the insinuation that he's not masculine enough to analyze polls and trends.
I have a serious geek-crush on Mr. Silver.
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Interesting Times in Benghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:43:58am |
Scientific facts are "political", now? No wonder we get things like this:
TODAY IN STUPID: Virginia Lawmaker Calls ‘Sea Level Rise’ A ‘Left Wing Term’
...and this:
Today In Stupid: North Carolina Considers A Law Against Predicting Sea Level Rise
In light of Sandy's aftermath, it goes without saying this kind of disgusting willful blindness will get people killed.
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:44:31am |
Morning all.
I heard on NPR this morning that the waste water treatment facility for Hoboken was flooded, and that the streets are filled with rainwater mixed with sewage.
Looking for a link...
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:46:10am |
re: #38 Lidane
And here I thought that Obama conjured up Hurricane Sandy to distract from the jobs numbers. Who knew?
Obama cooked up Hurricane Sandy to distract from Benghazi!
Get with the program.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:46:57am |
re: #183 Reverend Mother Ramallo
Morning all.
I heard on NPR this morning that the waste water treatment facility for Hoboken was flooded, and that the streets are filled with rainwater mixed with sewage.
Looking for a link...
Yikes!
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:48:29am |
re: #176 NJDhockeyfan
I'm not interested in making this disaster political. I have family in the center of this tragedy. Go find someone else to argue with.
Actions have consequences. Positions have consequences. Deal with it.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:50:05am |
re: #186 garhighway
Actions have consequences. Positions have consequences. Deal with it.
No political ideas could have prevented this storm.
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:50:14am |
re: #183 Reverend Mother Ramallo
Morning all.
I heard on NPR this morning that the waste water treatment facility for Hoboken was flooded, and that the streets are filled with rainwater mixed with sewage.
Looking for a link...
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:51:55am |
re: #183 Reverend Mother Ramallo
The entire region had sewage treatment systems overrun (most are located on or near rivers/coasts).
Just imagine if we didn't have NOAA satellites, models, etc., and Sandy hit with no warning. Death toll would be incomprehensible— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 31, 2012
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:52:52am |
Death toll in NJ now up to 8
Latest victim was found in vehicle overcome by high water.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:53:48am |
re: #189 lawhawk
The entire region had sewage treatment systems overrun (most are located on or near rivers/coasts).
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New Jersey should launch it's own weather satellites, if the private sector won't do it.
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:55:11am |
WPIX live feed - they've been flying up the NJ coast towards NYC. They just showed a NJ Transit NJ coast line bridge that has multiple boats and containers blocking.
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Big Steve Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:55:48am |
Hey NJD.....what's the word on your Cowboys?
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:56:04am |
#Hoboken 3rd & Clinton twitter.com/HALLERON/statu...— Christopher Halleron (@HALLERON) October 31, 2012
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:56:29am |
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:56:50am |
re: #189 lawhawk
The entire region had sewage treatment systems overrun (most are located on or near rivers/coasts).
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The little things we take for granted...
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:57:07am |
I'm waiting for the NHL to get the damn strike over.
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:57:26am |
Major fire underway on Jersey shore at Mantoloking. Multiple structures destroyed and more at risk.
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Big Steve Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:57:46am |
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 6:59:39am |
re: #200 Big Steve
You can convert to the Texans.
Naaa...I'm not a fair weather fan. If I can survive being a Cubs fan all these years I can wait for my other teams to finally win the big one.
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:03:03am |
re: #187 NJDhockeyfan
No political ideas could have prevented this storm.
But a lot of bad political ideas could have FEMA and other emergency services providers facing severe budget cuts, if not outright privatization or closure.
And a lot of bad political ideas look at that storm and don't see the connection between it and climate change, and they'd refuse to consider our actions in that at all.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:08:39am |
re: #187 NJDhockeyfan
No political ideas could have prevented this storm.
Sophistry.
Remember that movie of Al Gore's that the right wing hated so much?
What if we had started to get serious then about hardening coastal locations and addressing GHGs?
Let us not pretend that this isn't a taste of things to come. It is. We can pretend it is just weather and do nothing, or we can start to own up to the consequences of a century of fossil fuel consumption.
What say you? Business as usual?
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Big Steve Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:08:46am |
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:10:34am |
re: #204 Big Steve
And profit is bad right?
What do you think disaster relief would be like if it was provided by for-profit corporations?
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:11:00am |
I don't see why that video is NSFW...there's no nudity.
Mornin' everyone.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:12:14am |
re: #205 Sheila Broflovski
What do you think disaster relief would be like if it was provided by for-profit corporations?
Please use the keypad to insert your credit card number below...
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:14:07am |
re: #205 Sheila Broflovski
What do you think disaster relief would be like if it was provided by for-profit corporations?
Only 36 more payments and this airlift from the roof of my flooded house will be all mine!
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:14:29am |
re: #182 Interesting Times
Scientific facts are "political", now? No wonder we get things like this:
TODAY IN STUPID: Virginia Lawmaker Calls ‘Sea Level Rise’ A ‘Left Wing Term’
...and this:
Today In Stupid: North Carolina Considers A Law Against Predicting Sea Level Rise
In light of Sandy's aftermath, it goes without saying this kind of disgusting willful blindness will get people killed.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:15:41am |
I'm sorry, Mr. Smith, but your credit history indicates that we will require funds in advance of your rescue...
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:16:05am |
Hurricanes are controlled by the US government. As you well know.
But wait! Actually, it was caused by gay marriage and of course abortion.
I want to clear something up. I am not saying this super destructive hurricane was because of the homosexual act. The Holy God of Israel will judge individuals for their sinful acts.
What I am saying is the judgment is for the government promoting homosexual “marriage” as an ordinance. Once a nation legalizes sin, like abortion and homosexual “marriage”: that nation falls under the direct judgment of the Holy God of Israel. God does not destroy a nation right away but first warns.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:17:31am |
re: #205 Sheila Broflovski
What do you think disaster relief would be like if it was provided by for-profit corporations?
"Press 1 if you are drowning. Press 2 if you are burning alive. Press 3 if you are either burning alive or drowning and want a Preferred Emergency Visa Card, in which case you will get enhanced service..."
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:17:33am |
re: #206 darthstar
I don't see why that video is NSFW...there's no nudity.
Mornin' everyone.
Cause someone sez COCKpunch!
[Faints.]
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:17:57am |
Joe Biden is a better feminist than a lot of feminists. huff.to/Uh40pX— Jessica Luther (@scATX) October 31, 2012
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Big Steve Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:18:00am |
re: #205 Sheila Broflovski
What do you think disaster relief would be like if it was provided by for-profit corporations?
Ah...I was responding to a comment about the Dow opening higher this morning and not about privatization of governmental services. But while on the topic, a gigantic portion of governmental services are already privatized. For example NASA. NASA subcontractors make up over two thirds of the total NASA budget. They all make nice profits and all is well in the world.
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Obdicut Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:18:51am |
re: #215 Big Steve
Do you consider Medicare privatized, then, since it pays private doctors?
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:20:51am |
re: #212 garhighway
"Press 1 if you are drowning. Press 2 if you are burning alive. Press 3 if you are either burning alive or drowning and want a Preferred Emergency Visa Card, in which case you will get enhanced service..."
Press or say * for English. Press or say # for Spanish.
I'm sorry , I didn't get that. Please hold for the next available customer service representative.
Your wait time should be less than 45 minutes...
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:21:25am |
Romney's Minnesota ground game
[Link: www.mittromney.com...]
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:21:43am |
re: #182 Interesting Times
Scientific facts are "political", now? No wonder we get things like this:
TODAY IN STUPID: Virginia Lawmaker Calls ‘Sea Level Rise’ A ‘Left Wing Term’
...and this:
Today In Stupid: North Carolina Considers A Law Against Predicting Sea Level Rise
In light of Sandy's aftermath, it goes without saying this kind of disgusting willful blindness will get people killed.
Prophet!
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:23:03am |
"@reuters: Texas set to execute man who murdered girlfriend reut.rs/Uh57ps"— Jim Roberts (@nytjim) October 31, 2012
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:24:38am |
How soon gods fall rt @rhondakoWhat's up with Chris Christie? I know he's a Rino, but this seems a little too much.— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) October 31, 2012
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:25:06am |
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:25:47am |
RT @albertbrooks: Romney now says he believes in FEMA when the life of the mother is in danger.— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) October 31, 2012
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:26:39am |
Is Chris Christie trying to sink Mitt Romney?dailycaller.com/2012/10/31/wha...— Matt K. Lewis (@mattklewis) October 31, 2012
Derp! Poor Matt. He could have been a contender.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:26:44am |
re: #221 Gus
Texas reminds me of Iran in many ways.
Except that Iran has some beautiful mountains and some of the best skiing on the planet.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:29:52am |
re: #225 Gus
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Derp! Poor Matt. He could have been a contender.
Chris Christie was their milkshake. Obama's drinking it. Remember what Ann Coulter said...if Christie was the GOP candidate right now, President Obama would still be touring the damage with him, and Christie would still be thanking him for his help. It's one thing I like about Christie...for a conservative blow-hard, he's still a blue-collar guy who doesn't bullshit about the important things in times of crisis.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:33:51am |
Okay, I hadn't heard this. But if true, it's going to dampen the bump his fake 'storm relief event' campaign rally was supposed to give him.
So Romney bought those useless cans himself? $5000 photo op? This guy can fund FEMA. What a disgraceful person.— BWD (@theonlyadult) October 31, 2012
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:34:17am |
re: #227 darthstar
Chris Christie was their milkshake. Obama's drinking it. Remember what Ann Coulter said...if Christie was the GOP candidate right now, President Obama would still be touring the damage with him, and Christie would still be thanking him for his help. It's one thing I like about Christie...for a conservative blow-hard, he's still a blue-collar guy who doesn't bullshit about the important things in times of crisis.
Yeah. Kind of like that whole Muslim thing. He's an asshole but he just tries to do the right thing most of the time. Guys like Matt seem to forget that Obama is the president. You're supposed to thank them in times of crisis regardless of party. Something these bigots and Teabaggers have forgotten.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:34:42am |
re: #228 darthstar
Okay, I hadn't heard this. But if true, it's going to dampen the bump his fake 'storm relief event' campaign rally was supposed to give him.
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If it's on twitter it must be true!
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Kung Fughazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:35:24am |
@mattklewis No, he's acting like a grown up and putting the lives of people over partisan politics. Shame more conservatives can't see that.— mattand (@mattand) October 31, 2012
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:36:18am |
re: #227 darthstar
Chris Christie was their milkshake. Obama's drinking it. Remember what Ann Coulter said...if Christie was the GOP candidate right now, President Obama would still be touring the damage with him, and Christie would still be thanking him for his help. It's one thing I like about Christie...for a conservative blow-hard, he's still a blue-collar guy who doesn't bullshit about the important things in times of crisis.
He's definitely one of those rare few who wants to do the job, not just have the job.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:36:45am |
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dragonath Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:36:45am |
Perhaps Christie could only take so much BS from the Romney campaign, i.e. the anti-lawyer rhetoric at the RNC. The guy was a goddamn corporate lawyer. Ya think Christie is ashamed of that?
Oh just got power back. And who the hell are these Let Freedom Ring assholes? Anyone who puts up a web ad with one of the planes smashing into the twin towers have got to be nuclear level wingnuts.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:39:02am |
re: #231 Mattand
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:39:11am |
It's not a "relief event," then RT @awmooneycnn: Obama makes surprise visit to FEMA....WH not letting TV cameras inside— daveweigel (@daveweigel) October 31, 2012
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:39:53am |
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:40:49am |
re: #237 Mocking Jay
I'm starting to have violent thoughts.
@mattklewis Matt. I could have sworn a rather catastrophic hurricane/tropical storm just passed over NJ.— Gus (@Gus_802) October 31, 2012
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:40:49am |
re: #232 Mocking Jay
He's definitely one of those rare few who wants to do the job, not just have the job.
Agreed. He's been that way from the beginning. Chris Christie is prepared to do his part for the party, but not at the expense of his duties. And frankly, that's what New Jersey needed in 2009 and needs now more than ever.
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:41:43am |
re: #227 darthstar
That's why he's got the levels of support he does, even among the union folks who were hammered hard during talks over education and spending. The state's got huge issues ahead of it.
And Cory Booker has also done a tremendous job in Newark.
If Booker runs against Christie next year, I wouldn't have a problem if either wins. Both have shown themselves quite competent to run the state, especially in a crisis. Wish that other states/Congress could say the same.
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Kung Fughazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:43:31am |
re: #229 Gus
Yeah. Kind of like that whole Muslim thing. He's an asshole but he just tries to do the right thing most of the time. Guys like Matt seem to forget that Obama is the president. You're supposed to thank them in times of crisis regardless of party. Something these bigots and Teabaggers have forgotten.
The problem with Christie is to him, "doing the right thing" means intimidating and abusing people when they challenge him.
I'm very grateful that he's putting the welfare of NJ over politics right now, and he's not afraid to make decisions the Tea Baggers and Fox Nation will scream over.
But the man is not above using thug tactics like having NJ state troopers bully a teacher in a town hall meeting. That more people aren't bothered by this side of his personality is worrisome.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:43:32am |
Horrifying wind damage here in the Northeast! twitter.com/sellitman/stat...— sellitman (@sellitman) October 31, 2012
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:43:54am |
re: #237 Mocking Jay
I'm starting to have violent thoughts.
The Daily Caller is Tucker Carlson's outfit. He used to be a reasonable man, but then he apparently caught a rapidly-progressing case of Obama Derangement Syndrome. Since then, his former self has disappeared in favor of an ever angrier wingnut. But he still has his bow tie, so it may help to imagine using that bow tie to hoist him off the ground and scream at him.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:44:23am |
re: #230 NJDhockeyfan
If it's on twitter it must be true!
Confirmed:
[Link: www.buzzfeed.com...]
But the last-minute nature of the call for donations left some in the campaign concerned that they would end up with an empty truck. So the night before the event, campaign aides went to a local Wal Mart and spent $5,000 on granola bars, canned food, and diapers to put on display while they waited for donations to come in, according to one staffer. (The campaign confirmed that it "did donate supplies to the relief effort," but would not specify how much it spent.)
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:44:29am |
re: #234 dragonath
Christie was also a US District Attorney. Christie knows the real issues here is disaster relief, and that's his first and only priority here.
We've got huge problems ahead for NJ with all the damage around here. Northern NJ isn't in as bad shape as Central and Southern NJ, but it's plenty bad (and places like Hoboken, Carlstadt, Moonachie, down to Newark and then South along the coast were heavily damaged with storm surge, flooding, and outages).
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aagcobb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:44:51am |
re: #215 Big Steve
Ah...I was responding to a comment about the Dow opening higher this morning and not about privatization of governmental services. But while on the topic, a gigantic portion of governmental services are already privatized. For example NASA. NASA subcontractors make up over two thirds of the total NASA budget. They all make nice profits and all is well in the world.
We already know what happens when disaster relief is monetized instead of provided as a public service. In Tennessee, firefighters stand around and watch houses burn down.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:44:52am |
re: #240 lawhawk
That's why he's got the levels of support he does, even among the union folks who were hammered hard during talks over education and spending. The state's got huge issues ahead of it.
And Cory Booker has also done a tremendous job in Newark.
If Booker runs against Christie next year, I wouldn't have a problem if either wins. Both have shown themselves quite competent to run the state, especially in a crisis. Wish that other states/Congress could say the same.
Booker's been a friggin superhero in Newark from what I've heard. Using Twitter to actually listen to constituents and help people on the ground and in person, like responding to a tweet about homeless people sticking it out under and overpass and convincing them to get to shelter. You've got some good people in charge over there.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:45:04am |
NJ's Mantoloking joins the list of East Coast towns that just aren't there anymore: buzzfeed.com/jtes/fire-dest... #sandy— jessica testa (@jtes) October 31, 2012
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:45:40am |
re: #244 Dark_Falcon
The Daily Caller is Tucker Carlson's outfit. He used to be a reasonable man, but then he apparently caught a rapidly-progressing case of Obama Derangement Syndrome. Since then, his former self has disappeared in favor of an ever angrier wingnut. But he still has his bow tie, so it may help to imagine using that bow tie to hoist him off the ground and scream at him.
He's a shadow of the man he used to be before Jon Stewart took him apart.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:46:18am |
Wait. FEMA doesn't stand for Free Everyone from Mitt and Ann?— Mrs. Christ (@JesusWife) October 31, 2012
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Kung Fughazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:46:40am |
re: #248 Mocking Jay
Booker's been a friggin superhero in Newark from what I've heard. Using Twitter to actually listen to constituents and help people on the ground and in person, like responding to a tweet about homeless people sticking it out under and overpass and convincing them to get to shelter. You've got some good people in charge over there.
If Booker runs, we're going to have the closest gubernatorial race in NJ in a long time, possibly ever. Should be entertaining.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:47:11am |
HURR HURR DERP DERP
It's all sliding away from Obama: a dozen newspapers that endorsed him in '08 now endorsing Romney. newsmax.com/TheWire/romney...— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) October 31, 2012
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:47:20am |
RT @garrettnbcnews: For those keeping score at home, today marks three weeks since Mitt Romney last took a question from a reporter.— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) October 31, 2012
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Targetpractice Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:47:55am |
re: #225 Gus
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Derp! Poor Matt. He could have been a contender.
You just know that Matt's trying with all his might not to start screaming "TRAITOR!"
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:49:21am |
Councilman Pushes For Charges Against Twitter User Who Spread Falsehoods
“I hope the fact that I'm asking for criminal charges to be seriously considered will make him much less comfortable and much less smug,” says Vallone
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:50:14am |
re: #242 Mattand
The problem with Christie is to him, "doing the right thing" means intimidating and abusing people when they challenge him.
I'm very grateful that he's putting the welfare of NJ over politics right now, and he's not afraid to make decisions the Tea Baggers and Fox Nation will scream over.
But the man is not above using thug tactics like having NJ state troopers bully a teacher in a town hall meeting. That more people aren't bothered by this side of his personality is worrisome.
It's not the loud-mouths that bother me.
You see what you get with Christie.
It's the quiet sneaky ones, like Kasich, Walker, and R. Scott. that concern me.
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:50:40am |
Parts of Breezy Point simply aren't there any more. And you can repeat that for entire towns and communities up and down LI and NJ Shore.
There's still parts of NJ inaccessible because of damage.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:51:04am |
re: #244 Dark_Falcon
The Daily Caller is Tucker Carlson's outfit. He used to be a reasonable man, but then he apparently caught a rapidly-progressing case of Obama Derangement Syndrome. Since then, his former self has disappeared in favor of an ever angrier wingnut. But he still has his bow tie, so it may help to imagine using that bow tie to hoist him off the ground and scream at him.
Which is why I said Matt could have been a contender. He's a smart guy and should know better. I've watched him debate with Bill Scher of Liberal Oasis many times. It's weird but when he's not debating Bill he's kind of a douche like this. Often.
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BongGhazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:52:59am |
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aagcobb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:53:21am |
re: #258 lawhawk
Parts of Breezy Point simply aren't there any more. And you can repeat that for entire towns and communities up and down LI and NJ Shore.
There's still parts of NJ inaccessible because of damage.
Looking at the photos it reminds me of the tsunami, though obviously that involved much greater loss of life.
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:55:08am |
US Navy sending three helicopter carriers to NYC metro area to assist with relief/recovery efforts. USS Wasp, USS Carter Hall, and USS Mesa Verde are on route.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:56:18am |
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:56:33am |
re: #261 aagcobb
The storm surge was very much like a tsunami in terms of scope.
We are very lucky that the loss of life wasn't much greater. Thankfully we had sufficient warning from satellite and forecasts who predicted the track days out. Hundreds of thousands were able to evacuate from the most vulnerable areas.
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Kung Fughazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:56:57am |
OT: got a FB problem that's bothering me. I'm FB friends with a guy who my better half went to college with. I've mentioned him before; completely lost-his-ability-to-see-reality type of conservative. Literally thinks Obama hates success and wants to punish people for it.
He posted a political cartoon the other day of Obama with his arm around an Arab-looking guy with the words "Al Queada" on his shirt. The "terrorist" is wearing a sheep-skin hoodie, like the Big Bad Wolf" with the phrase "Muslim Brotherhood" on it.
Obama is offering the guy the sage advice to lay low until after the election, the implication that Obama knows these guys are trouble and is endorsing them. AKA, working with Al Queda.
Do I drop this guy? I'm not comfortable with the idea of un-friending someone with political views I disagree with, but to me, this is beyond that. This is using your possibly-pathological hatred of Obama to accuse him of treason.
You don't like Obama, fine. It's a free country. Just base your opposition to him with reality. This is the side of the modern conservative/GOP movement that scares the living piss out of me.
There were plenty of people suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome, but very few of them had any really sway in the Democratic party. Not so with today's GOP. And quite frankly, I'm not really sure if I want to deal with people this out-of-their-minds.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:59:24am |
re: #264 NJDhockeyfan
Assholes.
There will always be people who steal. The fact that it's only nine people, and a few scattered reports of other looting that I've seen, speaks volumes. If there were hundreds of people looting, trust me, Fox would be all over it and they wouldn't have to do interviews with people like Chris Christie who refuse to stay on script and use this disaster to help Romney.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:00:08am |
re: #263 lawhawk
US Navy sending three helicopter carriers to NYC metro area to assist with relief/recovery efforts. USS Wasp, USS Carter Hall, and USS Mesa Verde are on route.
I actually helped rebuild the boardwalk along Seaside Heights many moons ago. Not volunteer work but a govt. job of sorts. Forgot the name of the storm. This was back in the late 70s.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:00:21am |
Keep an eye on FL. Appears to be fully in play. R operative admits D turnout effort's "cleaning our clock." @thenation wptv.com/dpp/news/regio...— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) October 31, 2012
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:00:49am |
re: #268 Gus
I actually helped rebuild the boardwalk along Seaside Heights many moons ago. Not volunteer work but a govt. job of sorts. Forgot the name of the storm. This was back in the late 70s.
Freeloader.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:01:51am |
WOW...
Skeleton believed from Colonial times found when Sandy uproots historic tree in Conn.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven police say superstorm Sandy has revealed a skeleton beneath the town green that may have been there since Colonial times.
Police spokesman David Hartman says a woman who was with other bystanders looking at a fallen oak tree called police Tuesday after she saw bones in the upturned roots.
Hartman says the tree was planted on the green in 1909 on the 100th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth. He says the remains likely belong to one of thousands of people buried there in Colonial times. The remains will be evaluated by the state medical examiner.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:02:20am |
Asshole loses job. You did it to yourself, dickweed.
Superstorm #Sandy Rumors Cost Congressional Campaign Manager His Job bitly.com/Semsjg— ABC News (@ABC) October 31, 2012
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:05:07am |
re: #225 Gus
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Derp! Poor Matt. He could have been a contender.
Related:
Area of the brain that processes empathy identified: sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/...— John Brandkamp (@johnbrandkamp) October 31, 2012
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:05:07am |
re: #266 Mattand
OT: got a FB problem that's bothering me. I'm FB friends with a guy who my better half went to college with. I've mentioned him before; completely lost-his-ability-to-see-reality type of conservative. Literally thinks Obama hates success and wants to punish people for it.
He posted a political cartoon the other day of Obama with his arm around an Arab-looking guy with the words "Al Queada" on his shirt. The "terrorist" is wearing a sheep-skin hoodie, like the Big Bad Wolf" with the phrase "Muslim Brotherhood" on it.
Obama is offering the guy the sage advice to lay low until after the election, the implication that Obama knows these guys are trouble and is endorsing them. AKA, working with Al Queda.
Do I drop this guy? I'm not comfortable with the idea of un-friending someone with political views I disagree with, but to me, this is beyond that. This is using your possibly-pathological hatred of Obama to accuse him of treason.
You don't like Obama, fine. It's a free country. Just base your opposition to him with reality. This is the side of the modern conservative/GOP movement that scares the living piss out of me.
There were plenty of people suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome, but very few of them had any really sway in the party. Not so with today's GOP. And quite frankly, I'm not really sure if I want to deal with people this out-of-their-minds.
It's Facebook, not in-your-face. You can unfriend him, or just hide all his posts.
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Kung Fughazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:06:58am |
re: #257 Reverend Mother Ramallo
It's not the loud-mouths that bother me.
You see what you get with Christie.
It's the quiet sneaky ones, like Kasich, Walker, and R. Scott. that concern me.
Keep in mind that the following is written with the understanding Christie's doing a decent job dealing with the hurricane.
It is true that Christie is a you-get-what-you-see person. He stuck it to some unions here, but he didn't make a grand spectacle of it like Walker in WI (the fact the Dems went along with it helped immensely).
Part of it is me, I guess. I had to deal with bullies on-and-off growing up, and can't fucking stand them. Plus, the teacher-bashing he does results in everyone shitting on teachers around here.
The whole "It's not the teachers we hate, it's the unions" speil is incredibly disingenuous, because quite frankly people aren't that smart. They're not going to be happy until teachers are making $12,000 a year max, and then wonder why the schools suck worse.
I'm also sick of everyone who's even slightly conservative from other states telling me what a genius he is because he can't restrain himself from trying to physically fight some nitwit who yelled at him on the Boardwalk. Let's get the NJ unemployment rate down to manageable levels first.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:07:07am |
re: #266 Mattand
OT: got a FB problem that's bothering me. I'm FB friends with a guy who my better half went to college with. I've mentioned him before; completely lost-his-ability-to-see-reality type of conservative. Literally thinks Obama hates success and wants to punish people for it.
He posted a political cartoon the other day of Obama with his arm around an Arab-looking guy with the words "Al Queada" on his shirt. The "terrorist" is wearing a sheep-skin hoodie, like the Big Bad Wolf" with the phrase "Muslim Brotherhood" on it.
Obama is offering the guy the sage advice to lay low until after the election, the implication that Obama knows these guys are trouble and is endorsing them. AKA, working with Al Queda.
Do I drop this guy? I'm not comfortable with the idea of un-friending someone with political views I disagree with, but to me, this is beyond that. This is using your possibly-pathological hatred of Obama to accuse him of treason.
You don't like Obama, fine. It's a free country. Just base your opposition to him with reality. This is the side of the modern conservative/GOP movement that scares the living piss out of me.
There were plenty of people suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome, but very few of them had any really sway in the party. Not so with today's GOP. And quite frankly, I'm not really sure if I want to deal with people this out-of-their-minds.
I've completely stopped pussy-footing with FB friends showing wingnut tendencies. I now call them what they are without hestitation.
9 times out of 10, they de-friend me. They hate being told the truth about what they really are.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:07:18am |
Thanks to this Australian newspaper for easily the best headline I've seen in weeks. twitter.com/AlsBoy/status/...— Ash Warner (@AlsBoy) October 31, 2012
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:09:08am |
More looting news...
Superstorm Sandy swipers: New York homes and businesses hit by looters
New York home and business owners have yet another thing to worry about, just one day after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the east coast. The city has been hit with looters hoping to cash in on pricey goods left inside abandoned buildings.
Police have arrested at least 13 people in connection with looting.
The stealing is not out of necessity – in fact, no acts of looting for food or water have been reported. Instead, the thieves are swiping clothes and electrical goods in New York’s hardest hit areas.
One of those areas is South Street Seaport – a historic part of town located near Manhattan’s financial district. The storm knocked out plate-glass windows from several stores, providing a playground for looters looking for easy merchandise.
“I saw two people walking by the Ann Taylor store and reach in and take some shirts that were just laying right there by the mannequin,” a local man told the New York Post. “It’s really messed up, man. They’re really taking advantage.”
Looters also scored fancy gadgets at a nearby Brookstone store before police arrived to stand guard in the area.
Perhaps the biggest kick in the face to the victims is that the looting suspects seem anything but ashamed of their actions. Many even used Twitter to map their looting sprees.
Area police have vowed that the thieves will not get away with their criminal acts.
“We will not tolerate these scumbags looting. We will arrest them on sight,” a police source said.
And in Coney Island a pharmacy was looted...
Thieves broke in to the badly damaged Mega Aid Pharmacy on Mermaid Avenue and reportedly stole more than 10,000 pharmaceutical items, including prescription drugs.
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aagcobb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:09:17am |
re: #266 Mattand
If it bothers you, unfriend him. Its just Facebook.
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:10:25am |
re: #255 Targetpractice
You just know that Matt's trying with all his might not to start screaming "TRAITOR!"
Just look at his timeline. Matt's whole argument is that Christie is only sucking up to Obama for disaster relief money, which is fine despite the fact that it would come from the hated FEMA, but that Christie is slobbering too much while he does it.
You know, because elections trump actual emergencies.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:10:30am |
re: #278 NJDhockeyfan
More looting news...
Superstorm Sandy swipers: New York homes and businesses hit by looters
And in Coney Island a pharmacy was looted...
Nothing happened in Palestine today that you're dying to tell us about?
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aagcobb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:10:45am |
re: #269 darthstar
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Its unlikely that Florida will be key; if Obama wins there, he'll probably already have 270 EC votes locked up elsewhere.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:11:08am |
re: #278 NJDhockeyfan
More looting news...
Superstorm Sandy swipers: New York homes and businesses hit by looters
And in Coney Island a pharmacy was looted...
There will always be looters after every disaster. "Katrina Heineken Guy" will probably start showing up on Twitter any minute now.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:11:08am |
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:11:25am |
Long Beach, Long Island sewage treatment completely destroyed; water treatment and potable water not available. Cell phone and landlines still limited function.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:11:27am |
re: #281 Mocking Jay
Nothing happened in Palestine today that you're dying to tell us about?
Where is Palestine?
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:11:49am |
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:12:22am |
re: #266 Mattand
OT: got a FB problem that's bothering me. I'm FB friends with a guy who my better half went to college with. I've mentioned him before; completely lost-his-ability-to-see-reality type of conservative. Literally thinks Obama hates success and wants to punish people for it.
He posted a political cartoon the other day of Obama with his arm around an Arab-looking guy with the words "Al Queada" on his shirt. The "terrorist" is wearing a sheep-skin hoodie, like the Big Bad Wolf" with the phrase "Muslim Brotherhood" on it.
Obama is offering the guy the sage advice to lay low until after the election, the implication that Obama knows these guys are trouble and is endorsing them. AKA, working with Al Queda.
Do I drop this guy? I'm not comfortable with the idea of un-friending someone with political views I disagree with, but to me, this is beyond that. This is using your possibly-pathological hatred of Obama to accuse him of treason.
You don't like Obama, fine. It's a free country. Just base your opposition to him with reality. This is the side of the modern conservative/GOP movement that scares the living piss out of me.
There were plenty of people suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome, but very few of them had any really sway in the party. Not so with today's GOP. And quite frankly, I'm not really sure if I want to deal with people this out-of-their-minds.
My own feeling mirrors a t-shirt I've sometimes seen ladies wearing;
Dump Him!
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:12:27am |
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Kung Fughazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:13:28am |
re: #276 makeitstop
I've completely stopped pussy-footing with FB friends showing wingnut tendencies. I now call them what they are without hestitation.
9 times out of 10, they de-friend me. They hate being told the truth about what they really are.
Yeah, you're right. Time to go piss off a deranged conservative.
EDIT: Here's the comment:
Anyone who agrees with this cartoon is a fucking moron, and is a prime example of what's wrong with today's Republicans.
You people live in your own fantasy world.
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:13:33am |
re: #289 NJDhockeyfan
What is happening in Texas? I didn't hear.
The Cowboys are stinking up the place and the Astros are headed to the AL, where they'll have a whole new league to suck in.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:16:22am |
re: #278 NJDhockeyfan
More looting news...
Superstorm Sandy swipers: New York homes and businesses hit by looters
And in Coney Island a pharmacy was looted...
This isn't New Orleans, this is New York City we're talking about. There will be some looting, but a great many of those who try that will be arrested, and those arrests will dampen the desire of others to steal. Let the thieves enjoy their stay on Riker's Island. The NYPD knows how to keep order.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:17:36am |
re: #292 Gus
He may the Most Interesting Man in the World, but I've never spoken to him. We just don't like the same things.
///
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:17:58am |
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:18:23am |
I just heard Mayor Bloomberg use the word "diss."
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:19:02am |
re: #293 Dark_Falcon
This isn't New Orleans, this is New York City we're talking about. There will be some looting, but a great many of those who try that will be arrested, and those arrests will dampen the desire of others to steal. Let the thieves enjoy their stay on Riker's Island. The NYPD knows how to keep order.
The NYPD don't play. I don't expect to see any videos of police officers walking around Walmart looting with every one else.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:20:07am |
In any disaster you will find those who will exploit the situation to further their own interests...
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:20:50am |
Carrie Nation. Married twice. She could have been a Republican. //
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:22:49am |
Call Off the Ratpocalypse: No increase in rats above ground. ow.ly/eUKho #Sandy— New York Magazine (@NYMag) October 31, 2012
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:22:58am |
TEH DERP GOES ON AND ON
The President has until tomorrow at 12 noon to pick up $5M for his favorite charity. Looking like he won't be doing it. What is he hiding?— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2012
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:24:02am |
re: #302 Sheila Broflovski
TEH DERP GOES ON AND ON
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Awesome time to hold a charitable donation hostage.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:24:06am |
re: #299 Mocking Jay
In any disaster you will find those who will exploit the situation to further their own interests...
"Never let a crisis go to waste." - Rahm Emmanuel (White House Chief of Staff at the time of the quote, now Mayor of Chicago)
This should not be read to compare Rahm Emmanuel to a looter, either in the criminal sense or the Randian sense. He was expressing a important principal of politics, not advocating misdeeds.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:24:37am |
re: #227 darthstar
Chris Christie was their milkshake. Obama's drinking it. Remember what Ann Coulter said...if Christie was the GOP candidate right now, President Obama would still be touring the damage with him, and Christie would still be thanking him for his help. It's one thing I like about Christie...for a conservative blow-hard, he's still a blue-collar guy who doesn't bullshit about the important things in times of crisis.
And he has zero chance of being the Republican nominee for President. None. Nada. Zilch. Zero.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:24:46am |
re: #290 Mattand
Yeah, you're right. Time to go piss off a deranged conservative.
EDIT: Here's the comment:
There ya go.
I have no time to mince words with stupid people any more. Maybe some realization will sink in on one or two of them.
Eh. Probably not.
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7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course) Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:26:48am |
re: #47 Reverend Mother Ramallo
Maybe he needs this link—[Link: www.khanacademy.org...] I have been widely sharing? It's the Introduction to Statistics course (free) at the Khan Academy. :)
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:28:08am |
re: #281 Mocking Jay
Nothing happened in Palestine today that you're dying to tell us about?
Your Palestine news...
Our Town: Keller girl wins state fair ribbon for local photo
PALESTINE — If you visited the Texas State Fair this year you may have recognized a photo of a Palestine landmark that took first place in the junior photography competition, ages 12 to 17.
While visiting Palestine during the Dogwood Trails Celebration in March earlier this year, Dylan Palmer and her parents, Mark and Julie Palmer of Keller, toured the Texas Theater.
Dylan and her mom took lots of photos around town that day. Dylan’s photo of the theater seemed a good candidate for the Junior Black and White, Architectural Features/Buildings Monuments competition.
Dylan was excited to make it into this particular competition as she just made it into the age bracket, turning 12, only three days before the start of the fair.
Her parents talked to her about the stiff competition in the photography category, but Dylan shined through — winning a blue ribbon or her entry.
Dylan is the granddaughter of former Palestine residents, Jerry and Marilyn Palmer, who now reside in The Woodlands. Her father, Mark Palmer, also is a former resident of Palestine and remembers going to the Texas Theater as a child.
:)
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kirghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:28:17am |
re: #308 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)
Maybe he needs this link—[Link: www.khanacademy.org...] I have been widely sharing? It's the Introduction to Statistics course (free) at the Khan Academy. :)
fixed link.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:29:09am |
re: #283 Sheila Broflovski
There will always be looters after every disaster. "Katrina Heineken Guy" will probably start showing up on Twitter any minute now.
I was wondering how long it would take to see that guy.
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:29:16am |
re: #303 Mocking Jay
Awesome time to hold a charitable donation hostage.
Seriously. He could give that same money to Hurricane Sandy disaster relief without any conditions at all. Of course that would take being a human being first, so it won't happen.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:29:36am |
Hero Texas AG Won't Let Foreigns Sap & Impurify His Precious Voterly Fluids wonkette.tumblr.com/post/347037076...— Wonkette (@Wonkette) October 31, 2012
“The very idea that the United Nations — the world body dedicated to diminishing America’s role in the world — would be allowed, if not encouraged, to install foreigners sympathetic to the likes of Castro, Chavez, Ahmadinejad and Putin to oversee our elections is nothing short of disgusting.”
-- Connie Mack
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Killgore Trout Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:30:17am |
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:30:24am |
re: #312 Lidane
Seriously. He could give that same money to Hurricane Sandy disaster relief without any conditions at all. Of course that would take being a human being first, so it won't happen.
This is kinda the perfect time for him to show how much he loves the city of New York.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:30:39am |
re: #315 Mocking Jay
This is kinda the perfect time for him to show how much he loves the city of New York.
Not to mention Atlantic City.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:30:44am |
re: #282 aagcobb
Its unlikely that Florida will be key; if Obama wins there, he'll probably already have 270 EC votes locked up elsewhere.
I'd still be happier if he won Florida easily. It would get Blitzer to shut the fuck up about the race being too close to call.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:30:46am |
re: #302 Sheila Broflovski
TEH DERP GOES ON AND ON
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Proper action: Mr. Trump should be presented with a spike from a flooded-out railroad line and invited to use said spike to fuck himself.
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BongGhazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:31:35am |
re: #302 Sheila Broflovski
TEH DERP GOES ON AND ON
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The President has until tomorrow at 12 noon to pick up $5M for his favorite charity. Looking like he won't be doing it. What is he hiding?
If that fuckwad had even a smidgen of honor, he'd just pony up the $5 million.
The sole reason for Trump's offer is the perceived ability to say "gotcha" before the election.
It's childish, is what it is.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:31:51am |
re: #315 Mocking Jay
This is kinda the perfect time for him to show how much he loves the city of New York.
He doesn't give a shit about New York. Last night he was bragging that all his buildings had power "because they are so well constructed!" Dumbass, Con Ed supplies the power no matter how the buildings are constructed.
What an ass hole.
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:31:53am |
re: #315 Mocking Jay
This is kinda the perfect time for him to show how much he loves the city of New York.
re: #316 Mocking Jay
Not to mention Atlantic City.
Considering how much money he's made off both, you'd think that giving them disaster relief money would be obvious, but no. He's just an asshole.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:32:38am |
re: #319 BongCrodny
If that fuckwad had even a smidgen of honor, he'd just pony up the $5 million.
The sole reason for Trump's offer is the perceived ability to say "gotcha" before the election.
It's childish, is what it is.
He really doesn't even have the $5 million and he never intended to give it to anyone, it is just for attention and self promotion.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:32:50am |
re: #314 Killgore Trout
'I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney' says 4-year-old girl
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I tend to agree with her.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:33:39am |
re: #315 Mocking Jay
This is kinda the perfect time for him to show how much he loves the city of New York.
Not without a tax write-off, he won't.
Borrowing Sheila's syntax - the man is an Ass Hole.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:34:22am |
The @usnavy confirms to @cbsnews it has 3 amphibious vessels on standby to head for NY should there be a request for assistance. #Sandy— Charlie Kaye (@CharlieKayeCBS) October 31, 2012
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:34:33am |
re: #308 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)
Maybe he needs this link—[Link: www.khanacademy.org...] I have been widely sharing? It's the Introduction to Statistics course (free) at the Khan Academy. :)
Or this one: Bally's fitness.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:34:35am |
re: #316 Mocking Jay
Not to mention Atlantic City.
He loves nothing but money and power, save for his family, for I do think he likely loves his children and grandchildren. But he is not a "neighborhood person", instead Donald Trump is the guy who uses eminent domain to have the neighborhood condemned so that it can be demolished to make room for on of his casinos.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:34:49am |
For once I agree with Bryan.
For Christians who think the choice in this election is between the lesser of two evils: Christians should choose less evil.— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) October 31, 2012
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:35:54am |
re: #324 makeitstop
Not without a tax write-off, he won't.
Borrowing Sheila's syntax - the man is an Ass Hole.
Or to paraphrase Mr. Bumble: the Trump is a Ass Hole.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:36:07am |
re: #314 Killgore Trout
'I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney' says 4-year-old girl
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She actually pronounces Barack Obama fairly clearly.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:36:18am |
AP Video: The U.S. Coast Guard releases video of a helicopter crew surveying New York and New Jersey: apne.ws/SvKQ39 #Sandy -RAS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 31, 2012
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:37:43am |
re: #178 NJDhockeyfan
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We need fewer police and firefighters... but MOAR BATTLESHIPS!!!!!
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:38:33am |
Reminds me of when Rudy told the Saudi Prince to shove his 9/11 relief donation
Terrorist Offers Hurricane #Sandy Aid, US Says No Thanks abcn.ws/V9Nc9B— ABC World News (@ABCWorldNews) October 31, 2012
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:38:42am |
Terrorist Offers Hurricane #Sandy Aid, US Says No Thanks abcn.ws/V9Nc9B— ABC World News (@ABCWorldNews) October 31, 2012
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:41:37am |
re: #330 darthstar
She actually pronounces Barack Obama fairly clearly.
As a girl she has a lot to cry about if Romney wins.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:41:41am |
re: #263 lawhawk
US Navy sending three helicopter carriers to NYC metro area to assist with relief/recovery efforts. USS Wasp, USS Carter Hall, and USS Mesa Verde are on route.
Those troops carriers carry Marines, which gave me a line I'd like said to Trump. R. Lee Ermey would have to say it for maximum effect though:
You Goddamn pultocratic maggot! You make me want to vomit! [punches Trump in gut.]
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Interesting Times in Benghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:42:54am |
It's nauseating how Romney/Ryan believe that staging compassion matters more than having compassion. sulia.com/c/hurricane-sa...— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) October 31, 2012
Also, seriously, fuck your fake donations. The issue isn't having enough food! It's having transportation to get supplies around.— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) October 31, 2012
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:43:55am |
re: #205 Sheila Broflovski
What do you think disaster relief would be like if it was provided by for-profit corporations?
Since disaster providers would be contracted to the government, and would thusly be public knowledge, as soon as a disaster hits, everyone involved would be snapping up those companies stocks. So, the companies would profit as would the investors. The only ones losing out would be the people who the disaster befell. Because, as has been shown in Iraq and New Orleans, private contracted companies do not do a good job. Profiting on the backs of disaster victims is despicable and should not just be disallowed but outlawed.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:43:57am |
re: #330 darthstar
She actually pronounces Barack Obama fairly clearly.
I kinda like 'Bronco Bamma,' though.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:45:20am |
re: #320 Sheila Broflovski
He doesn't give a shit about New York. Last night he was bragging that all his buildings had power "because they are so well constructed!" Dumbass, Con Ed supplies the power no matter how the buildings are constructed.
What an ass hole.
I could see a building code change that requires all buildings built in flood zones to have their mechanical infrastructure well above any potential flood line. It's that the mechanicals are in the basement that is causing problems now.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:46:05am |
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:46:47am |
My boys and I were at the store, picking out Halloween costumes, and we spotted the Romney and Obama masks.
One Romney mask was on the floor, and my 8 y.o., being helpful, picked up the mask to put it back on the rack.
My 6 y.o. shouts (with his lisp), "No ! Don't pick it up ! It's Mitt Romney -- he's evil !"
And I'm all like, " Shhh! Don't say that so loud!"
It was hilarious.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:47:41am |
It has to be the cold, mechanical fingers that cause kids to cry when he touches them...or maybe he gives them a shock due to a short in his circuitry.
Kids, they just know (part 76,253) #Obama2012 twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/...— The Obama Diary (@TheObamaDiary) October 31, 2012
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:47:47am |
re: #293 Dark_Falcon
This isn't New Orleans, this is New York City we're talking about. There will be some looting, but a great many of those who try that will be arrested, and those arrests will dampen the desire of others to steal. Let the thieves enjoy their stay on Riker's Island. The NYPD knows how to keep order.
13 arrests for theft in a city of 8,000,000? That's not even a smoke break for the NYPD.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:48:44am |
Priorities.
Steve King: Hurricane Sandy Aid Must Have Strings Attached To Avoid Waste On 'Gucci Bags'
The congressman, who is running for his sixth term, was outspoken about -- among other things -- the need to pay for any spending on disaster relief, an issue he has dealt with before. In 2005, he voted against a bill to help Hurricane Katrina victims because he said it cost too much at $51.8 billion. King was one of only 11 members of Congress to oppose the bill.
King said last week that his vote against Hurricane Katrina relief was "a good vote" and "a principled vote."
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:48:44am |
The Jersey Shore Brian and I knew as kids is gone. We will rebuild it but it will never be the same tinyurl.com/crhuth9 #NJResilence— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 31, 2012
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:48:53am |
re: #343 Reverend Mother Ramallo
My boys and I were at the store, picking out Halloween costumes, and we spotted the Romney and Obama masks.
One Romney mask was on the floor, and my 8 y.o., being helpful, picked up the mask to put it back on the rack.
My 6 y.o. shouts (with his lisp), "No ! Don't pick it up ! It's Mitt Romney -- he's evil !"
And I'm all like, " Shhh! Don't say that so loud!"
It was hilarious.
Mitt Romney isn't evil. He's a decent leader and an extremely capable organizer with a strong eye on the bottom line. He'll make a good president should he win.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:49:02am |
Per 538, the chance of an Obama victory is up to 77.4%.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:49:08am |
re: #345 Decatur Deb
13 arrests for theft in a city of 8,000,000? That's not even a smoke break for the NYPD.
Less arrests than normal no doubt. Plus since everyone stayed home it cut down in traffic deaths. That's the irony of hurricanes in such. It probably cuts down normal every day "casualties."
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:49:09am |
re: #304 Dark_Falcon
"Never let a crisis go to waste." - Rahm Emmanuel (White House Chief of Staff at the time of the quote, now Mayor of Chicago)
This should not be read to compare Rahm Emmanuel to a looter, either in the criminal sense or the Randian sense. He was expressing a important
principalprinciple of politics, not advocating misdeeds.
Sorry; pet peeve. Also, the name is spelled Emanuel. Carry on.
/ arrant pedantry
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:50:06am |
re: #347 NJDhockeyfan
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He truly does seem sad about losing part of his youth. I do feel for the guy today.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:50:40am |
re: #349 garhighway
Per 538, the chance of an Obama victory is up to 77.4%.
That's all fine and dandy, but need I remind you I just won $240 because the Giants won the World Series with 12:1 odds? Vote fuckers...vote!
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:50:41am |
re: #346 Mocking Jay
Priorities.
Steve King: Hurricane Sandy Aid Must Have Strings Attached To Avoid Waste On 'Gucci Bags'
Fraud and waste aren't trivial matters. Katrina aid was often poorly allocated and wasteful. It is right that Congress provide oversight to ensure that aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy is spent properly.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:51:05am |
re: #348 Dark_Falcon
Mitt Romney isn't evil. He's a decent leader and an extremely capable organizer with a strong eye on the bottom line. He'll make a good president should he win.
At the beginning of the race, I was OK with the "Mitt isn't evil" thing.
But the last few weeks have made me wonder. The guy will literally say ANYTHING, and never ever correct, amend or apologize.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:51:37am |
re: #351 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
Sorry; pet peeve. Also, the name is spelled Emanuel. Carry on.
/ arrant pedantry
My apologies.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:51:48am |
re: #346 Mocking Jay
Priorities.
Steve King: Hurricane Sandy Aid Must Have Strings Attached To Avoid Waste On 'Gucci Bags'
IIRC, FEMA gave out prepaid debit cards to Katrina victims. Most people used the cards to buy necessities like food, but since the cards are like all other prepaid cards, a handful of people used them for frivolous stuff. So in the mind of this wingnut, let's punish everyone!
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:51:49am |
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:52:08am |
Unreal to see photos of Seaside Heights, I remember going to that boardwalk when I was 3 yrs old. :(
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:52:21am |
re: #348 Dark_Falcon
Mitt Romney isn't evil. He's a decent leader and an extremely capable organizer with a strong eye on the bottom line. He'll make a good president should he win.
Aren't 'organizers' bad?
And I couldn't differ more on the point about being a good president. He'd be a puppet and a rubber stamp for guys like Shel Adelson - who now own him, lock, stock and barrel.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:52:33am |
re: #354 Dark_Falcon
Fraud and waste aren't trivial matters. Katrina aid wa soften poorly allocated and wasteful. It is right that Congress provide oversight to ensure that aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy is spent properly.
So was the aid for Andrew. If you want it fast, you get it dirty--that's built into 'emergency' politics.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:53:52am |
re: #359 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
I think my brain is broken. I first read that as "amphibious weasels".
Your brain is fine.
Amphibious weasel:
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:54:06am |
re: #348 Dark_Falcon
Mitt Romney isn't evil. He's a decent leader and an extremely capable organizer with a strong eye on the bottom line. He'll make a good president should he win.
{{hugs DF}}
No. He wouldn't.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:54:14am |
re: #359 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
I think my brain is broken. I first read that as "amphibious weasels".
Might be some of those, too. This is a situation where a vintage M29 Weasel would likely prove quite useful.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:55:12am |
"On Bullshit" author to @daniellibit: "Q is whether [Romney] is a bulls****er or simply a liar. Probably, he is both." thedaily.com/article/2012/1...— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) October 31, 2012
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:55:44am |
re: #365 Dark_Falcon
Might be some of those, too. This is a situation where a vintage M29 Weasel would likely prove quite useful.
22 seconds on ya'.
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wrenchwench Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:55:57am |
re: #348 Dark_Falcon
Mitt Romney isn't evil. He's a decent leader and an extremely capable organizer with a strong eye on the bottom line. He'll make a good president should he win.
Mitt Romney said he'll shut down Planned Parenthood. He thinks poor women don't need health care. That's evil.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:58:02am |
re: #362 Decatur Deb
So was the aid for Andrew. If you want it fast, you get it dirty--that's built into 'emergency' politics.
Doesn't have to be that way. Owing to Iraq and Afghanistan we've now got lots of people experienced with accounting for aid money. They should be contacted and brought in to oversee distribution of aid. Some waste in unavoidable, but e know know how to keep that waste down to a minimum.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:58:12am |
re: #353 darthstar
That's all fine and dandy, but need I remind you I just won $240 because the Giants won the World Series with 12:1 odds? Vote fuckers...vote!
Your comment reminds me of what Larry David said when he accepted his first Seinfeld Emmy: "This is all well and good, but I'm still bald."
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jamesfirecat Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:58:24am |
re: #359 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
I think my brain is broken. I first read that as "amphibious weasels".
Ve need to find Nuclear Wessle....
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:58:56am |
RT @bi_politics: Conservatives Are Beginning To Freak Out About Chris Christie And Barack Obama read.bi/RrgQRI— Bill Talley (@Political_Bill) October 31, 2012
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:59:07am |
re: #228 darthstar
Okay, I hadn't heard this. But if true, it's going to dampen the bump his fake 'storm relief event' campaign rally was supposed to give him.
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[Link: maddowblog.msnbc.com...]
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 8:59:26am |
re: #369 Dark_Falcon
Doesn't have to be that way. Owing to Iraq and Afghanistan we've now got lots of people experienced with accounting for aid money. They should be contacted and brought in to oversee distribution of aid. Some waste in unavoidable, but e know know how to keep that waste down to a minimum.
Where did that pallet of US currency go missing?
"We were in a hurry". And you know enough about DoD contracting to know better.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:00:56am |
re: #373 Joanne
[Link: maddowblog.msnbc.com...]
"Just grab something."
As supporters lined up to greet the candidate, a young volunteer in a Romney/Ryan t-shirt stood near the tables, his hands cupped around his mouth, shouting, "You need a donation to get in line!"
Empty-handed supporters pled for entrance, with one woman asking, "What if we dropped off our donations up front?"
The volunteer gestured toward a pile of groceries conveniently stacked near the candidate. "Just grab something," he said.
Two teenage boys retrieved a jar of peanut butter each, and got in line. When it was their turn, they handed their "donations" to Romney. He took them, smiled, and offered an earnest "Thank you."
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:01:56am |
Join the effort to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision: goo.gl/maps/Z4fBL twitter.com/SenSanders/sta...— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 31, 2012
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GunstarGreen Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:02:37am |
re: #275 Mattand
Plus, the teacher-bashing he does results in everyone shitting on teachers around here.
The whole "It's not the teachers we hate, it's the unions" speil is incredibly disingenuous, because quite frankly people aren't that smart. They're not going to be happy until teachers are making $12,000 a year max, and then wonder why the schools suck worse.
Sometimes, I get to feeling like this country could benefit greatly from a nice, hard teacher's walk-out. Not for a pay raise or working conditions betterment, mind you, but to stop teaching until people stop treating teachers like shit.
Oh those horrible greedy teachers, indoctrinatin' our chillen? Alright fuckwads, educate your own brats for five to ten years, and when they come out retarded and unable to perform basic functions in modern society, blame yourselves.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:04:04am |
"Buzzfeed, that libelous rag..." I love it when Alex Wagner kicks off her show in the morning. She calls any site that criticizes or sheds light on Romney a 'libelous rag'...the other day, she used the term for three of her guests' sites.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:04:14am |
re: #374 Decatur Deb
Where did that pallet of US currency go missing?
"We were in a hurry". And you know enough about DoD contracting to know better.
That's why Katrina used debit cards instead of cash. That pallet of currency was likely stolen with the connivance of at least some of the people supposed to be guarding it. Saddam had lots of smugglers on his payroll and such people likely convinced some money-tight soldiers to let the pallet disappear in exchange for a cut of the proceeds.
The above paragraph is an educated guess and not a definitive statement of what actually happened.
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:04:30am |
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:07:02am |
re: #378 darthstar
usually, when she says that, it strikes me more as snark.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:07:23am |
Israeli Defense Chief Says Iran Postponed Nuclear Ambitions
By RICK GLADSTONE
Published: October 30, 2012
Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that the country had interpreted Iran’s conversion of some enriched uranium to fuel rods for civilian use as evidence that Iran had delayed ambitions to build a nuclear weapon.
The assertion, by Defense Minister Ehud Barak in an interview with The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper, amounted to the first explanation from him as to why he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu softened their position in September over the possibility of a military strike to thwart what they called Iran’s drive toward imminent nuclear weapons capability.
Their tough position on Iran, which they consider Israel’s most dangerous enemy, had generated tensions with the Obama administration, which has contended that Iran is many months away from the ability to make a nuclear weapon...
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:08:05am |
re: #379 Dark_Falcon
That's why Katrina used debit cards instead of cash. That pallet of currency was likely stolen with the connivance of at least some of the people supposed to be guarding it. Saddam had lots of smugglers on his payroll and such people likely convinced some money-tight soldiers to let the pallet disappear in exchange for a cut of the proceeds.
The above paragraph is an educated guess and not a definitive statement of what actually happened.
It was stolen because the normal controls were overthrown in the name of expedient haste. Saw the same thing happen to a pallet of Gateway computers on JTF Andrew, though they disappeared to unregulated DoD property book holders more than to simple theft.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:08:43am |
Paul Ryan - still not good on the photo-op timing.
[Link: www.buzzfeed.com...]
In Hudson, the packing was proceeding too quickly, and the supporters wearing red "Team Wisconsin" t-shirts were given the order to slow down and then to stop to be sure there were still goods to be packed when Ryan entered.
One by one the boxes were filled and loaded into a waiting U-Haul, and then they stopped to wait for the candidate.
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:08:56am |
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:10:03am |
re: #382 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
usually, when she says that, it strikes me more as snark.
It's total snark. And her opening monologues can be very entertaining. After the second debate, she used 30 boxing metaphors in the space of five minutes...I was laughing out loud in my car as I listened.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:10:35am |
re: #377 GunstarGreen
Sometimes, I get to feeling like this country could benefit greatly from a nice, hard teacher's walk-out. Not for a pay raise or working conditions betterment, mind you, but to stop teaching until people stop treating teachers like shit.
Oh those horrible greedy teachers, indoctrinatin' our chillen? Alright fuckwads, educate your own brats for five to ten years, and when they come out retarded and unable to perform basic functions in modern society, blame yourselves.
If I were a governor, I'd answer that with legal action to punish any teachers taking part for in such a wildcat strike in violation of their contracts allied to aggressive police enforcement for trespassing and disorderly conduct laws to handle picketers. I'd also see if such a coordinated labor action in violation of contract could be dealt with under my state's version of RICO.
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wrenchwench Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:10:44am |
re: #387 Reverend Mother Ramallo
LOL!
Watch your hea...
Oooh. Shit! That's gonna leave a mark...
We'll have to deploy the fainting couch a little closer to Gus. Hey, grab those pearls while he's out! And take his monocle before he drops it....
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:10:48am |
Another Sandy victim:Mitt's fake momentum— Craig Crawford (@craig_crawford) October 31, 2012
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erik_t Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:11:19am |
re: #386 darthstar
Paul Ryan - still not good on the photo-op timing.
[Link: www.buzzfeed.com...]
No wonder Brownie thought Obama moved too fast on hurricane relief. Ryan hadn't arrived yet.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:12:29am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
If I were a governor, I'd answer that with legal action to punish any teachers taking part for in such a wildcat strike in violation of their contracts allied to aggressive police enforcement for trespassing and disorderly conduct laws to handle picketers. I'd also see if such a coordinated labor action in violation of contract could be dealt with under my state's version of RICO.
Suggestion: don't try for a career in politics.
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:12:47am |
Totally OT, but I just learned my niece has landed an internship at a place in midtown Manhattan (42nd St. near the Library & Bryant Park), starting in January. We know nothing of the city. Can anyone help with suggestions as to where she should look for housing? Ideally it would be affordable, convenient and in a safe neighborhood, but I'm guessing we may not be able to get all three of these. Ideas?
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:13:14am |
re: #390 wrenchwench
We'll have to deploy the fainting couch a little closer to Gus. Hey, grab those pearls while he's out! And take his monocle before he drops it....
Have the smelling salts ready!
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:13:49am |
If you are planning to throw a hurricane disaster, you definitely want to do it in an election year.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:14:31am |
re: #394 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
Totally OT, but I just learned my niece has landed an internship at a place in midtown Manhattan (42nd St. near the Library & Bryant Park), starting in January. We know nothing of the city. Can anyone help with suggestions as to where she should look for housing? Ideally it would be affordable, convenient and in a safe neighborhood, but I'm guessing we may not be able to get all three of these. Ideas?
Pennsylvania. (Not totally kidding.)
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:15:21am |
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:15:52am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
If I were a governor, I'd answer that with legal action to punish any teachers taking part for in such a wildcat strike in violation of their contracts allied to aggressive police enforcement for trespassing and disorderly conduct laws to handle picketers. I'd also see if such a coordinated labor action in violation of contract could be dealt with under my state's version of RICO.
Stabby.
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jamesfirecat Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:16:33am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
If I were a governor, I'd answer that with legal action to punish any teachers taking part for in such a wildcat strike in violation of their contracts allied to aggressive police enforcement for trespassing and disorderly conduct laws to handle picketers. I'd also see if such a coordinated labor action in violation of contract could be dealt with under my state's version of RICO.
Please proceed governor....
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:16:35am |
re: #399 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
So what's that commute like?
People do it. Across the Delaware Water Gap on Rt 80 to the GW Bridge.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:16:41am |
re: #394 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
Totally OT, but I just learned my niece has landed an internship at a place in midtown Manhattan (42nd St. near the Library & Bryant Park), starting in January. We know nothing of the city. Can anyone help with suggestions as to where she should look for housing? Ideally it would be affordable, convenient and in a safe neighborhood, but I'm guessing we may not be able to get all three of these. Ideas?
Royal Oak, Michigan.
Oh wait, you said convenient.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn hasn't been overrun by hipsters. Yet.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:16:49am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
If I were a governor, I'd answer that with legal action to punish any teachers taking part for in such a wildcat strike in violation of their contracts allied to aggressive police enforcement for trespassing and disorderly conduct laws to handle picketers. I'd also see if such a coordinated labor action in violation of contract could be dealt with under my state's version of RICO.
Here we go....
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:17:23am |
re: #403 Sheila Broflovski
Royal Oak, Michigan.
Oh wait, you said convenient.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn hasn't been overrun by hipsters. Yet.
Could probably pull it off at about 4 interns to the room.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:17:30am |
re: #402 Decatur Deb
People do it. Across the Delaware Water Gap on Rt 80 to the GW Bridge.
That's about 90 minutes, but usually much longer because of traffic.
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:18:41am |
re: #402 Decatur Deb
People do it. Across the Delaware Water Gap on Rt 80 to the GW Bridge.
She won't have a car, most likely. Is there public transporation?
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:19:13am |
A new Gallup poll finds a majority of Americans continue to believe that President Obama will win re-election Tuesday over Mitt Romney, by 54% to 34%.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:19:22am |
I'm really looking forward to next Wednesday when we can go back to not giving a crap about #Ohio for four more years. #p2— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) October 31, 2012
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Eventual Carrion Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:19:25am |
re: #205 Sheila Broflovski
What do you think disaster relief would be like if it was provided by for-profit corporations?
Need rescued from here? $10,000.00 should do it. Oh, you want the kids to come too? $5000.00 apiece. Dog? $2000.00.
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:19:40am |
re: #407 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
with no car she might be better off finding a place in Newark and then taking the subway/trains to the city.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:20:00am |
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:20:28am |
re: #380 Reverend Mother Ramallo
They all need a cock punch.
It's been awhile since I've done this:
[D&D crossover]
You can't cock punch Mitt Romney or any other practicing Mormon for that matter. He has Special Item: Magic Underpants that automatically protect his penis against any melee attack. Moreover attempting a cock punch on Mitt Romney not only fails to injure him but also allows him to use Transmute Soul as a Free Action:
Transmute Soul: Usable at any time, takes 2 turns to recharge. +1 Difficulty to use
If the attack succeeds, target takes 6D^ Physic Damage and must make an immediate Saving Roll to prevent further damage.
1st Failed Saving Roll: Target takes an extra 3D6 Physic Damage.
2nd Failed Saving Roll: Target's soul is sucked out of their body and transmuted into a large gold coin called a Soul Coin. The Soul Coin is worth 10,000 Gold.
See Fate of Transmuted Souls for more details on Soul Coins.
[/D&D Crossover]
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:22:15am |
re: #414 Dark_Falcon
Are you mocking your candidate's religion? Not helpful.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:22:33am |
re: #407 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
She won't have a car, most likely. Is there public transporation?
More seriously, she will have to find a bunch of kids to room with. There is probably nothing in Manhattan for her now. (I lived a short walk from the Library when I made $35 per week. Friends around the corner at 1 Park Ave weren't making much more, but they had about 5-6 girls in the small apartment any given month. That's all over now.)
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kirghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:22:48am |
re: #399 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
So what's that commute like?
The AMTRAK monthly ticket from 30th street (philadelphia) to Penn (New York) is ~$1345, and the ride is about an hour and a half. To compare, the daily each way is ~$100 and you "expect" 20 days of work a month.
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Kung Fughazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:23:30am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
If I were a governor, I'd answer that with legal action to punish any teachers taking part for in such a wildcat strike in violation of their contracts allied to aggressive police enforcement for trespassing and disorderly conduct laws to handle picketers. I'd also see if such a coordinated labor action in violation of contract could be dealt with under my state's version of RICO.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
Yes, please, let's repeat that part of American history that we're all so proud of. Maybe we can bring back internment camps while we're at it.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:23:46am |
re: #405 Decatur Deb
Could probably pull it off at about 4 interns to the room.
Wouldn't that draw Bill Clinton's interest, though?
/If he's campaigning, he's fair game.
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Ojoe Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:24:00am |
My dad died in 1992. He flew a P-38 in the Pacific theater. He lost his only brother, who went down in a B-17, during the war.
This ad in no way speaks for him.
Whoever made it can eat my toasted shorts in hell.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:24:39am |
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:25:50am |
re: #419 Dark_Falcon
Wouldn't that draw Bill Clinton's interest, though?
/If he's campaigning, he's fair game.
Clinton earned every dirty joke he ever hears. Voted for him twice.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:26:30am |
re: #416 Decatur Deb
More seriously, she will have to find a bunch of kids to room with. There is probably nothing in Manhattan for her now. (I lived a short walk from the Library when I made $35 per week. Friends around the corner at 1 Park Ave weren't making much more, but they had about 5-6 girls in the small apartment and given month. That's all over now.)
Just checked some listings. 1-2 bedroom apt in Crown Heights going for around $1K/mo
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alpuz Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:26:38am |
re: #425 Decatur Deb
If all goes well, I'll be seeing him tonight.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:27:33am |
re: #420 Ojoe
My dad died in 1992. He flew a P-38 in the Pacific theater. He lost his only brother, who went down in a B-17, during the war.
This ad in no way speaks for him.
Whoever made it can eat my toasted shorts in hell.
The P-38 did very well in the Pacific, where its long range and twin engines gave it an endurance and survivability edge over other US fighters. Towards the end of the war the P-47N had begun to challenge the P-38 in terms of range, but having two engines was still a critical advantage for long flights over water.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:27:52am |
re: #427 alpuz
If all goes well, I'll be seeing him tonight.
Cool. He was a very good president, and a putz.
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Jolo5309 Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:27:57am |
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:28:48am |
re: #420 Ojoe
My dad died in 1992. He flew a P-38 in the Pacific theater. He lost his only brother, who went down in a B-17, during the war.
This ad in no way speaks for him.
Whoever made it can eat my toasted shorts in hell.
Its was made by a MooreOnic convergence.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:29:33am |
re: #430 Decatur Deb
Cool. He was a very good president, and a putz.
"Putz" in the literal sense, at that.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:30:02am |
Yes. Because conservatives "own" WWII. The war led by FDR the "socialist" president. Got it.
Again with the right-wing myths.
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wrenchwench Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:30:33am |
re: #420 Ojoe
My dad died in 1992. He flew a P-38 in the Pacific theater. He lost his only brother, who went down in a B-17, during the war.
This ad in no way speaks for him.
Whoever made it can eat my toasted shorts in hell.
My grandfather died about five years earlier, in the bed of a woman not his (estranged) wife. He was born in Chicago. He didn't learn English until he started school at age 8. He got relatively rich by starting a rendering company with his four brothers.
This ad doesn't speak for him, either. Nobody can speak for the dead. Whoever made it has my thanks. And the actors in it even more so.
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kirghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:30:39am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
If I were a governor, I'd answer that with legal action to punish any teachers taking part for in such a wildcat strike in violation of their contracts allied to aggressive police enforcement for trespassing and disorderly conduct laws to handle picketers. I'd also see if such a coordinated labor action in violation of contract could be dealt with under my state's version of RICO.
Which tells me you don't even really know the law. A wildcat strike is not one done "in violation of contracts". "No-strike" clauses in contracts are, at best, interesting.
A wildcat strike is a strike done without the involvement of the union officials.
Interestingly, if there is no union it still cannot be a wildcat strike.
The sum total of action that can be taken for this strike is the teachers can be fired. That's it.
Can they be charged with criminal trespass? That depends on where they put the picket line. And the really fun test cases come when the property is (nominally) public - such as school grounds.
Can you hit them with a state RICO? Need to show they're conspiring to commit a crime - and striking is not a crime.
It is not illegal to negotiate for better benefits, nor is it illegal to take your case for benefits and conditions to the press.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:32:24am |
re: #435 wrenchwench
My grandfather died about five years earlier, in the bed of a woman not his (estranged) wife.
He got to go coming. That's nice.
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:33:20am |
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wrenchwench Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:33:48am |
re: #437 darthstar
He got to go coming. That's nice.
Who knows, he may have been asleep. But I was glad to hear he had some pleasant company after the 49 years he spent with my grandmother.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:33:59am |
What with Romney being a chickenhawk and all high tailing it to France. Oh the irony.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:35:30am |
Mitt Romney: Racking up debt for FEMA is immoral. Racking up debt for tax cuts for the rich... patriotic.— Michele (@haymakers) October 31, 2012
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:35:33am |
Cough, cough, cough, cough.
December 24th, 2011 1:26 AM
Christmas ’43
Excerpted from Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life by Michael Moore
My dad had noticed for some years that I no longer wanted to shoot guns. He had taken note of when we boys in the neighborhood had stopped playing War. I didn’t know much about his time as a Marine in the South Pacific during World War II. The only clues my sisters and I got was when he would name our dogs after battles he was in: Peleliu, Tarawa, etc. In our attic he kept some war souvenirs: a Japanese flag, a sword, and the gun he had taken off a Japanese soldier. One day, without explanation, Dad decided he no longer wanted these items in our house. He quietly went and got a shovel out of the garage, gathered together the Japanese spoils of war, and went out to the large weeping willow tree in our backyard. He dug a hole — a very, very deep hole — and buried the gun and the sword and flag under the shade of that tree. When it was all done and the earth had been restored, he stood there alone, looking down, deep in thought or prayer or who knows what. I watched from my bedroom window.
Continues.
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:36:29am |
re: #414 Dark_Falcon
It's been awhile since I've done this:
[D&D crossover]
You can't cock punch Mitt Romney or any other practicing Mormon for that matter. He has Special Item: Magic Underpants that automatically protect his penis against any melee attack. Moreover attempting a cock punch on Mitt Romney not only fails to injure him but also allows him to use Transmute Soul as a Free Action:Transmute Soul: Usable at any time, takes 2 turns to recharge. +1 Difficulty to use
If the attack succeeds, target takes 6D^ Physic Damage and must make an immediate Saving Roll to prevent further damage.
1st Failed Saving Roll: Target takes an extra 3D6 Physic Damage.
2nd Failed Saving Roll: Target's soul is sucked out of their body and transmuted into a large gold coin called a Soul Coin. The Soul Coin is worth 10,000 Gold.
See Fate of Transmuted Souls for more details on Soul Coins.
[/D&D Crossover]
It's worth the risk.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:36:47am |
re: #442 Gus
Cough, cough, cough, cough.
December 24th, 2011 1:26 AM
Christmas ’43
...
Frank’s father had served in the Marines in World War I, and his uncle Tom had been a doughboy in the trenches in France during that same war. Having been gassed by the Germans, Tom was of ill health and thus lived with Frank and the family in Flint. Frank got to see up close the effect that nasty war had on these two good men. Neither could explain to Frank why America had gone to war in 1917, and so when the drums began to beat again, Frank wanted to know exactly what this one was all about. Yes, it was enough that the nation was attacked — but was there something else we should know? Anything? Something? OK, well, those bastards destroying our fleet was certainly good enough for Frank. He was ready to go fight.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:36:47am |
I found this ad ugly and inflammatory. Michael Moore at near his worst. Shame on MoveOm.org for funding his production of it. And while it is Charles' blog, I believe he was wrong to post that ad.
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GunstarGreen Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:37:22am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
re: #436 kirkspencer
Worth noting is that I used the term 'walk-out' instead of 'strike' deliberately. First, to cover cases where teaching isn't unionized, second, to pointedly not invoke striking and picketing.
I'm talking about walking the hell out. Getting up from the desk, telling the kids to report to the gym or wherever the largest assembly location is to await bus pickup and transport back home, and walking out -- not to return until this nation grows the hell up about how it treats its educators.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:37:44am |
I fired up Minecraft this morning and all the Mobs are wearing pumpkins on their heads. Very cute.
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:37:48am |
re: #348 Dark_Falcon
Mitt Romney isn't evil. He's a decent leader and an extremely capable organizer with a strong eye on the bottom line. He'll make a good president should he win.
And what proof of this do you offer? The Olympics where Romney got unprecedented federal funds, while saying feds shouldn't do anything? What kind of leader? Where has he led? In business, tearing down other businesses to make solely make money?
Here's a concept...what does the government of the US make and sell? Why would a business person make a better president? My proof? Hoover and Bush.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:38:48am |
re: #445 Dark_Falcon
I found this ad ugly and inflammatory. Michael Moore at near his worst. Shame on MoveOm.org for funding his production of it. And while it is Charles' blog, I believe he was wrong to post that ad.
Screw that. After all the bullshit movies the fucking right wingers put out about Obama? Inflammatory? Give me a fucking break.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:39:05am |
re: #445 Dark_Falcon
I found this ad ugly and inflammatory. Michael Moore at near his worst. Shame on MoveOm.org for funding his production of it. And while it is Charles' blog, I believe he was wrong to post that ad.
Fainting couch in Aisle 5...
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:40:04am |
re: #442 Gus
Cough, cough, cough, cough.
December 24th, 2011 1:26 AM
Christmas ’43
Michael Moore remains an ass, but that story was heartfelt and honest.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:40:08am |
re: #420 Ojoe
My dad died in 1992. He flew a P-38 in the Pacific theater. He lost his only brother, who went down in a B-17, during the war.
This ad in no way speaks for him.
Whoever made it can eat my toasted shorts in hell.
So your dad would be OK with voter suppression?
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wrenchwench Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:40:57am |
re: #445 Dark_Falcon
I found this ad ugly and inflammatory. Michael Moore at near his worst. Shame on MoveOm.org for funding his production of it. And while it is Charles' blog, I believe he was wrong to post that ad.
I have found the Republicans ugly and inflammatory since about four years ago, but they've been exceeding themselves this campaign season. The War on Women is real, and it's disgusting. The racism is disheartening and maddening at the same time.
I love watching old people express themselves freely.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:41:15am |
re: #445 Dark_Falcon
I found this ad ugly and inflammatory. Michael Moore at near his worst. Shame on MoveOm.org for funding his production of it. And while it is Charles' blog, I believe he was wrong to post that ad.
The point is that voter suppression is shameful. And it is.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:41:51am |
re: #420 Ojoe
My dad died in 1992. He flew a P-38 in the Pacific theater. He lost his only brother, who went down in a B-17, during the war.
This ad in no way speaks for him.
Whoever made it can eat my toasted shorts in hell.
My dad, WW2 Pacific Navy vet, who died 2 years ago, would think it kicks ass!
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:42:46am |
re: #450 makeitstop
Fainting couch in Aisle 5...
No fainting here. But I do take blood pressure medicine. So if I ever faint, don't call for a fainting couch, call 911.
Not joking on that last.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:43:44am |
re: #456 Sheila Broflovski
My dad, WW2 Pacific Navy vet, who died 2 years ago, would think it kicks ass!
I'm sure somewhere First Lieutenant George McGovern also approves this message. ;)
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:44:51am |
re: #377 GunstarGreen
Sometimes, I get to feeling like this country could benefit greatly from a nice, hard teacher's walk-out. Not for a pay raise or working conditions betterment, mind you, but to stop teaching until people stop treating teachers like shit.
Oh those horrible greedy teachers, indoctrinatin' our chillen? Alright fuckwads, educate your own brats for five to ten years, and when they come out retarded and unable to perform basic functions in modern society, blame yourselves.
Sometimes I think this should apply to all those Job Creators who are oh so important. One week of every worker in their company taking off and let's see how job creatory these people are.
It's not that I take anything from entrepreneurs, its the ones who think they did and do everything, because from teachers to streets to what is actually produced, even in business, it is a collective effort.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:45:10am |
re: #458 Gus
I'm sure somewhere First Lieutenant George McGovern also approves this message. ;)
I doubt it. That kind of violent fantasy is more the kind of thing Nixon went in for. Oh, he didn't say it publicly, but in private Nixon was quite nasty.
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:45:15am |
stay classy. RT @cdashiell: NY Post publishes anti-Obama cartoon with disturbing racial connotations: bit.ly/Uh9JMd— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) October 31, 2012
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:45:21am |
re: #456 Sheila Broflovski
My dad, WW2 Pacific Navy vet, who died 2 years ago, would think it kicks ass!
Mine, who might have been in the same B-17, didn't leave a message. I'll speak for him.
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:45:56am |
re: #378 darthstar
"Buzzfeed, that libelous rag..." I love it when Alex Wagner kicks off her show in the morning. She calls any site that criticizes or sheds light on Romney a 'libelous rag'...the other day, she used the term for three of her guests' sites.
Are you sure that isn't in jest?
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:46:00am |
re: #461 Gus
Tammy Duckworth.
Cough, cough, cough.
Max Cleland would like to delegate some ass kicking.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:46:25am |
re: #445 Dark_Falcon
I found this ad ugly and inflammatory. Michael Moore at near his worst. Shame on MoveOm.org for funding his production of it. And while it is Charles' blog, I believe he was wrong to post that ad.
Your concern is noted...and dismissed.
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The Ghost of a Benghazi Flea Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:46:44am |
re: #455 Gus
The party of Swiftboating is shocked! Shocked I tell you!
That's tactics.
Michael Moore is defiling the Moai of Traditional Values.
I mean, it's not like the Greatest Generation were actually diverse people with flaws. They were infallible and constantly cast in light like a Thomas Kinkade painting.
And obviously all the wingnuts taking offense on their behalf are totally justified in telling old people what their values were and how they should respond to this ad.
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:47:06am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
If I were a governor, I'd answer that with legal action to punish any teachers taking part for in such a wildcat strike in violation of their contracts allied to aggressive police enforcement for trespassing and disorderly conduct laws to handle picketers. I'd also see if such a coordinated labor action in violation of contract could be dealt with under my state's version of RICO.
Of course you would.
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kirghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:47:20am |
I have one remaining uncle who served in WWII. (Army). He's voting for Obama.
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blueraven Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:47:27am |
re: #455 Gus
The party of Swiftboating is shocked! Shocked I tell you!
And Lee Atwater was a saint as we all know.
/
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:47:42am |
"BREAKING: Donald Trump Declares Intellectual Bankruptcy"— ReAL TaLk (@MsNatTurner) October 31, 2012
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:48:11am |
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:48:12am |
re: #464 Lidane
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OK, that's about as ugly a depiction of this election as I've yet seen. Not inappropriate, just plain ugly. As bad or worse than the Moore ad above.
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:48:18am |
re: #457 Dark_Falcon
No fainting here. But I do take blood pressure medicine. So if I ever faint, don't call for a fainting couch, call 911.
Not joking on that last.
No-can-do. Not enough firefighters. Romney fired them.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:48:57am |
Yeah. I'm pretty sure the "greatest generation" would like to see their Social Security privatized. Yep.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:49:06am |
re: #464 Lidane
NY Post publishes anti-Obama cartoon with disturbing racial connotations
Good God.
Time's getting short. Some Republican better drop an N-Bomb while they're still got the chance.
only half/
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:49:18am |
re: #392 erik_t
No wonder Brownie thought Obama moved too fast on hurricane relief. Ryan hadn't arrived yet.
Jesus Christ, enough with the 1950s style disaster relief. Honestly, when Obama said that Romney is stuck in the past in his every thought, this completely demonstrates it.
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:49:44am |
re: #475 Dark_Falcon
OK, that's about as ugly a depiction of this election as I've yet seen. Not inappropriate, just plain ugly. As bad or worse than the Moore ad above.
Obama witch doctor... oh wait... that was last election. Never mind.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:49:46am |
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:49:52am |
re: #477 Gus
Yeah. I'm pretty sure the "greatest generation" would like to see their Social Security privatized. Yep.
Well, that's not going to happen no matter who wins.
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:49:53am |
re: #462 Dark_Falcon
I doubt it. That kind of violent fantasy is more the kind of thing Nixon went in for. Oh, he didn't say it publicly, but in private Nixon was quite nasty.
An old lady threatening a cock punch isn't exactly what I would call a violent fantasy.
I have high blood pressure, too.
Lighten up, it helps.
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The Ghost of a Benghazi Flea Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:50:34am |
re: #462 Dark_Falcon
I doubt it. That kind of violent fantasy is more the kind of thing Nixon went in for. Oh, he didn't say it publicly, but in private Nixon was quite nasty.
Man who constantly uses violent idioms concerned by use of violent idioms.
It's like a pearl-clutching Moebius strip.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:50:58am |
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:51:00am |
re: #482 Dark_Falcon
Well, that's not going to happen no matter who wins.
#Romnesia #horsesandbayonets twitter.com/Gus_802/status...— Gus (@Gus_802) October 23, 2012
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Varek Raith Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:51:27am |
re: #464 Lidane
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Horses and bayonets?
Your argument is invalid.
Image: 300px-USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68).jpg
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:51:33am |
re: #461 Gus
Tammy Duckworth.
Cough, cough, cough.
And John McCain, George Bush the Elder, and don't forget Bob Dole.
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sagehen Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:52:16am |
re: #239 Dark_Falcon
Agreed. He's been that way from the beginning. Chris Christie is prepared to do his part for the party, but not at the expense of his duties. And frankly, that's what New Jersey needed in 2009 and needs now more than ever.
He also needs to make up for being AWOL during that snowstorm; he thought he could phone it in, and discovered it actually does make a difference to be there in person.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:52:20am |
Alex from Elk Grove Village is a senior at UIC and worked since age 15 to save for college: ow.ly/i/14VZd #IL08— Tammy Duckworth (@Tammy4Congress) October 31, 2012
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kirghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:52:31am |
re: #464 Lidane
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Aaaand, I'm going to say some folk are overthinking this one. What was the remark in the debate, "Horses and bayonets"?
Oh, I think it's wrong (Romney hasn't taken over the lead in the polls) but I can't say it's subliminally or borderline racist without having to raise the question of whether ANY political cartoon noting Obama is a black man is borderline racist.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:52:38am |
re: #482 Dark_Falcon
Well, that's not going to happen no matter who wins.
No danger if Romney/Ryan win. We can rely on the hope that they've been lying all along.
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blueraven Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:52:49am |
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:53:03am |
re: #488 Dark_Falcon
And John McCain, George Bush the Elder, and don't forget Bob Dole.
John Kerry. Wasn't he actually in Vietnam?
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blueraven Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:54:10am |
re: #488 Dark_Falcon
And John McCain, George Bush the Elder, and don't forget Bob Dole.
Yes, the GOP operatives will eat their own.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:54:10am |
re: #491 kirkspencer
Aaaand, I'm going to say some folk are overthinking this one. What was the remark in the debate, "Horses and bayonets"?
Oh, I think it's wrong (Romney hasn't taken over the lead in the polls) but I can't say it's subliminally or borderline racist without having to raise the question of whether ANY political cartoon noting Obama is a black man is borderline racist.
If it was really non-racist, it would have shown Obama driving a a Volt instead of running.
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Varek Raith Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:54:23am |
re: #488 Dark_Falcon
And John McCain, George Bush the Elder, and don't forget Bob Dole.
Jimmy Carter.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:54:25am |
Same pastor who said Mormonism is a cult --> Conservative Christian Leader Compares Non-Romney Vote to Vote for Hitler bit.ly/TUf4sA— Sarah Posner (@sarahposner) October 31, 2012
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Benghazzy Ben Ross Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:54:34am |
RT @jesserodriguez: Gov. Cuomo confirms NY death toll for Sandy now up to 26.
— Weed Dude (@weeddude) October 31, 2012
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:54:59am |
re: #492 Decatur Deb
No danger if Romney/Ryan win. We can rely on the hope that they've been lying all along.
No, Paul Ryan has made very clear from the get-go that the benefits plan for current retirees will not be changed in form. On that, he has been consistent for years.
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:55:33am |
re: #500 Dark_Falcon
No, Paul Ryan has made very clear from the get-go that the benefits plan for current retirees will not be changed in form. On that, he has been consistent for years.
Screw all the rest of you!
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Varek Raith Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:55:41am |
re: #500 Dark_Falcon
No, Paul Ryan has made very clear from the get-go that the benefits plan for current retirees will not be changed in form. On that, he has been consistent for years.
It's just the rest who are screwed.
;)
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:56:04am |
re: #500 Dark_Falcon
Glad it will be the same for them, considering I am paying into that system it should be the same for me when I retire.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:56:11am |
re: #498 Gus
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“I believe the preservation of America depends on pastors,” said Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of the 10,000-member First Baptist Church of Dallas. “This is no time for God’s men to be passive. It’s time to stand up and push back against all the evil in our country.
“Tell your people that they have a choice: to cast a vote for righteousness or vote for unrighteousness.”
Jeffress urged the capacity crowd at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa to use their pulpit time this Sunday to stress the importance of voting for the candidate who supports the “biblical values” of the sanctity of marriage, sanctity of life and religious freedom.
Stay silent, he warned them, and you’re no different than German Lutheran pastors who didn’t speak out against Hitler’s growing influence in the late 1930s. That lack of action led to the Holocaust, he said.
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Ben G. Hazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:57:09am |
re: #239 Dark_Falcon
Agreed. He's been that way from the beginning. Chris Christie is prepared to do his part for the party, but not at the expense of his duties. And frankly, that's what New Jersey needed in 2009 and needs now more than ever.
In times like this, in the aftermath of Sandy, people need men (and women) of action: President Obama and Gov. Christie can pull it off, Mitt can't.
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Sionainn Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:57:14am |
re: #501 efuseakay
Screw all the rest of you!
Exactly. Well fuck Romney and Ryan. I don't want them fucking things up for people my age.
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OhNoBenghazi! Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:57:15am |
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:57:25am |
re: #500 Dark_Falcon
No, Paul Ryan has made very clear from the get-go that the benefits plan for current retirees will not be changed in form. On that, he has been consistent for years.
It never occurred to him that we 'current retirees' might be concerned with someone other than ourselves. (Social security is a very small part of my retirement.)
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:58:03am |
In other news: The winds are back here, this time out of the West.
Nowhere near on the scale of Monday night - but stiff enough to put a good chill into you with today's temperatures.
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:58:13am |
re: #507 Sionainn
Exactly. Well fuck Romney and Ryan. I don't want them fucking things up for people my age.
Don't forget about the unborn people too!
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Sionainn Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:58:17am |
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:58:18am |
You know. The Greatest Generation...
Part of the... wait for it... 47%.
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darthstar Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:59:22am |
Finally, Mitt Romney gets some positive press coverage about his Jeep-China message of hope...
Romney’s lies about Jeep and GM are no less egregious than the lies he tells about his views on women’s freedom and equal pay, healthcare, middle class taxes, Medicare, Social Security, and so much more. No less egregious or ruining of reputations than when he smeared 47% of the country as lazy victims who felt “entitled” to food and shelter. But heck, it was okay when he was smearing those people. If it wasn’t exactly okay, it was up for debate. Were they not paying taxes, who wasn’t paying taxes, why and how much – these were issues.
But when he started smearing corporations and hurting business, well that was enough of that. Mitt Romney can make enemies anywhere at any time. That much is clear. It seems Mitt Romney has just met two corporations that are not people. They are much bigger than people. Even Mitt Romney will not be allowed to lie about big corporations.
GM and Chrysler didn’t deserve to be dragged into Romney’s mud, but then neither did union members, women, the gay community, single mothers, veterans, people on Social Security, Britain, and the rest of the global community he’s taken aim at in despicable acts of stupidity and desperation. It’s one thing to have an ideological position and another to tell egregious, harmful lies about the other in order to get votes and money.
Okay...maybe it's not 100% positive, but people are paying attention to what he's actually saying...so that's good, right? Right? Bueller?
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:59:30am |
Generator fire forces evacuation of Woodcliff Lake seniors - my mom was there; being transferred to other facilities shar.es/c9uvE— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 31, 2012
May have to run...
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:59:38am |
We now have 3 out of the 7 tunnels flooded by #sandy cleared, doing everything we can to get system up and running - @joelhota— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 31, 2012
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kirghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 9:59:59am |
re: #509 Decatur Deb
It never occurred to him that we 'current retirees' might be concerned with someone other than ourselves. (Social security is a very small part of my retirement.)
On the other hand it is 95% of my father's retirement. Just for point of reference.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:00:07am |
re: #512 Sionainn
Egads. These people need some serious meds and hospitalization.
He supported Rick Perry in the republican presidential primaries for the 2012 presidential nomination. On October 7, 2011 he caused national controversy while introducing Perry at the Values Voter Summit by indicating that Mitt Romney was opposed to Christianity because of Mormonism is thought to be in contradiction to the teachings of Jesus Christ by some. He had previously made statement to this effect in the 2008 presidential primaries.
Cockpunch.
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:00:32am |
MOOCHER ESTORM VICTIMS CAN JUST DO A KICKSTARTER, ESTOP WHINING #sandy— Mexican Mitt Romneez (@MexicanMitt) October 31, 2012
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:00:36am |
Folks, Gus posted sarcastically that:
Yeah. I'm pretty sure the "greatest generation" would like to see their Social Security privatized. Yep.
I felt it worth reminding everyone that both the Romney/Ryan and Obama/Biden campaigns have clearly and consistently stated that such a thing will not happen. Thus it is not something to be worried about.
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jaunte Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:00:59am |
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:02:08am |
Some progress on clearing flooding in MTA tunnels. 3 of 7 pumped out. Limited service in outer boroughs and unaffected areas to resume tomorrow. Lower Manhattan will still be out of commission though.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:03:49am |
Hey all,
East Coast Lizards OK?
How is everyone else?
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Sionainn Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:04:00am |
re: #515 lawhawk
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May have to run...
Hope all is well with your mom and the other residents.
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Varek Raith Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:04:32am |
re: #524 Gretchen G.Tiger
Hey all,
East Coast Lizards OK?
How is everyone else?
It's cold.
Which is nice.
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kirghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:05:10am |
re: #520 Dark_Falcon
Folks, Gus posted sarcastically that:
I felt it worth reminding everyone that both the Romney/Ryan and Obama/Biden campaigns have clearly and consistently stated that such a thing will not happen. Thus it is not something to be worried about.
Apparently you're not listening to Ryan.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:05:13am |
re: #517 kirkspencer
On the other hand it is 95% of my father's retirement. Just for point of reference.
I'm 'old' civil service. Our work didn't accumulate SSA credit, so it just about pays for our gasoline. I don't want to see everybody else get screwed.
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:05:17am |
re: #520 Dark_Falcon
Folks, Gus posted sarcastically that:
I felt it worth reminding everyone that both the Romney/Ryan and Obama/Biden campaigns have clearly and consistently stated that such a thing will not happen. Thus it is not something to be worried about.
Give R/R some time. They will come around.
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:05:43am |
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:06:29am |
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Interesting Times in Benghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:06:30am |
re: #493 blueraven
Everyone look at the image above, and then look at this:
That "cartoonist" needs a cock-punch.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:07:02am |
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Varek Raith Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:07:20am |
re: #532 Dark_Falcon
The people in question are all over 55, thus their program would not be altered.
Good thing no one is under 55.
;)
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:07:59am |
re: #532 Dark_Falcon
The people in question are all over 55, thus their program would not be altered.
Fucking parsing. SMMFH
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:08:48am |
East Coast helicopter tour. Live.
[Link: www.ustream.tv...]
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:08:53am |
re: #533 Interesting Times
Everyone look at that, and then look at this:
That "cartoonist" needs a cock-punch.
I'd just settle for him getting a long hostile explanation as to why he should not popularize that kind of violent image, but if you want the person giving that explanation to throw in a cock-punch I will have no objection.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:10:05am |
re: #533 Interesting Times
Everyone look at that, and then look at this:
That "cartoonist" needs a cock-punch.
That picture sent shivers down my spine as I was contemplating making a t-shirt for women that says "I am a Human Being"
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Charles Johnson Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:10:11am |
re: #520 Dark_Falcon
Folks, Gus posted sarcastically that:
I felt it worth reminding everyone that both the Romney/Ryan and Obama/Biden campaigns have clearly and consistently stated that such a thing will not happen. Thus it is not something to be worried about.
Right - because Romney always tells the truth.
/yes, I'm being sarcastic
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:10:33am |
re: #536 makeitstop
Fucking parsing. SMMFH
I gave a specific answer to a specific point, which is what I do. My words are written narrowly, and I try for clarity and minimal subtext.
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The Ghost of a Benghazi Flea Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:11:45am |
re: #542 Varek Raith
GM is building starships in China.
Wow. They're doing bold new things with the Jeep brand.
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erik_t Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:11:56am |
re: #541 Dark_Falcon
I gave a specific answer to a specific point, which is what I do. My words are written narrowly, and I try for clarity and minimal subtext.
Avoiding nuance and greater meaning at all costs? Sounds like you're angling for a job with Politifact.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:12:53am |
re: #543 The Ghost of a Flea
Wow. They're doing bold new things with the Jeep brand.
Jeep is a Chrysler brand.
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:13:45am |
re: #500 Dark_Falcon
No, Paul Ryan has made very clear from the get-go that the benefits plan for current retirees will not be changed in form. On that, he has been consistent for years.
Except that is a lie. As soon as they repeal (and neglect to replace) Obamacare, seniors will be put back into the donut hole. They will also lose preventative care. Ryan is a liar. Period.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:14:05am |
re: #542 Varek Raith
GM is building starships in China.
Yes but we have about as many starships as we did back in 1917.
Romney hates jobs being outsourced to China. Did you know that?
//
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:14:39am |
re: #506 MittDoesNotCompute
In times like this, in the aftermath of Sandy, people need men (and women) of action: President Obama and Gov. Christie can pull it off, Mitt can't.
Yeah, a photo op won't get anything done. See Katrina.
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Kragarghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:16:00am |
'The bro and his ho' bumper sticker left at Democratic headquarters
A derogatory bumper sticker placed on the window of the Democratic headquarters in Sumner County shall remain right where it is as a symbol, so says the vice chairman of the Sumner County Democratic Party, Maria Brewer.
The bumper sticker was discovered by campaign workers on Monday and reads, "The bro and his ho gotta go."
Gallatin police are investigating although they have no suspects. Officers have also stepped up patrols in the area.
"I saw it and I thought it was offensive," Brewer told Nashville's News 2 Investigates. "It is a racial slur about the president and his wife, especially disturbing. I don't think politicians should have to worry about their families being attacked, especially for the color of their skin."
She added, "It's a slur against women as well as African Americans."
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:16:47am |
Happening now: Gov. Chris Christie welcoming Obama to devastated Atlantic City.— Jim Roberts (@nytjim) October 31, 2012
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:17:31am |
re: #545 erik_t
Avoiding nuance and greater meaning at all costs? Sounds like you're angling for a job with Politifact.
It's a practice of long standing, since long before I was on LGF. I don't do nuance well at all, and it does not suit my literal personality. So I avoid it.
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makeitstopghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:17:47am |
re: #541 Dark_Falcon
I gave a specific answer to a specific point, which is what I do. My words are written narrowly, and I try for clarity and minimal subtext.
In other words, you're being every bit as disingenuous as your candidate. Congrats.
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:18:55am |
re: #532 Dark_Falcon
Sorry, starving the best endangers it for all.
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Kragarghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:19:48am |
Romney Campaign Staged Donations At Storm Relief Event
Empty-handed supporters pled for entrance, with one woman asking, “What if we dropped off our donations up front?”
The volunteer gestured toward a pile of groceries conveniently stacked near the candidate. “Just grab something,” he said.
Two teenage boys retrieved a jar of peanut butter each, and got in line. When it was their turn, they handed their “donations” to Romney. He took them, smiled, and offered an earnest “Thank you.”
SCUM!
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efuseakay Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:21:31am |
re: #532 Dark_Falcon
The people in question are all over 55, thus their program would not be altered.
Maybe they actually care about their children... and grand children.
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erik_t Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:22:01am |
re: #557 Kragar
Romney Campaign Staged Donations At Storm Relief Event
SCUM!
As long as Romney pretends to care what the little people think, they'll pretend to like him.
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Alouenghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:23:06am |
#NYtransit update: Grand Central Terminal will reopen to the public by 2PM #sandy— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 31, 2012
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Joanne Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:25:49am |
re: #558 efuseakay
Maybe they actually care about their children... and grand children.
How very un-republican!
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:26:19am |
re: #557 Kragar
Romney Campaign Staged Donations At Storm Relief Event
SCUM!
@keder Romney response vs. Obama response. twitter.com/Gus_802/status...— Gus (@Gus_802) October 30, 2012
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sagehen Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:26:49am |
re: #394 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
Totally OT, but I just learned my niece has landed an internship at a place in midtown Manhattan (42nd St. near the Library & Bryant Park), starting in January. We know nothing of the city. Can anyone help with suggestions as to where she should look for housing? Ideally it would be affordable, convenient and in a safe neighborhood, but I'm guessing we may not be able to get all three of these. Ideas?
Assuming hurricane repair is quick enough -- Hoboken is right across the river, with PATH train convenience (the commute to midtown is shorter and easier than from the Bronx). Cheaper than Manhattan, riverside has city view...
Or Staten Island, she can ride the ferry every morning and pretend she's Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl".
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ghazidor Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:27:45am |
re: #302 Sheila Broflovski
TEH DERP GOES ON AND ON
The President has until tomorrow at 12 noon to pick up $5M for his favorite charity. Looking like he won't be doing it. What is he hiding?
Functional brain cells?
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danarchy Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:28:49am |
A little OT levity, because it's Halloween!
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SpaceJesus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:29:15am |
University of Cincinnati has a new poll for Ohio:
Obama +2 (was tied last time)
[Link: www.ipr.uc.edu...]
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Kragarghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:29:46am |
Lucasfilm, Disney News: Could 'Star Wars' Be Coming To TV?
As your brain tries to absorb the news of Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm, wrap your brain around this: George Lucas has been amassing scripts for a live-action TV project for several years.
It's far too early to say when a "Star Wars" TV show could be on our screens -- possibly on Disney-owned ABC -- but a drama set in that universe wouldn't have to start from scratch. Lucasfilm has dozens of scripts for the project already in the hopper.
"They are working with writers on scripts," a Lucasfilm representative told me for a 2010 story on "Star Wars" on TV. "They won't set a production date [for the show] until the scripts are done."
As I wrote then, "This isn't a project that George Lucas has gone out of his way to promote -- word has leaked out in dribs and drabs at various conventions and in a few interviews … But work on the unnamed show's scripts appears to be at an advanced stage -- which isn't surprising, considering the writing of the live-action show began" in 2008.
Two years ago, the Lucasfilm rep confirmed that casting had not yet begun (every so often, rumors of the project hit the Internet and get fans stirred into a frenzy). But here are a few things we do know about it:
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allegro Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:30:20am |
re: #562 Gus
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Liberals act shocked, SHOCKED! when u tell them that entities other than the federal gov't can do a good job of providing disaster relief.
Of course we do because, like TPers we think the Red Cross is a government organization and Medicare isn't.
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:32:51am |
re: #568 allegro
Of course we do because, like TPers we think the Red Cross is a government organization and Medicare isn't.
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Red Cross... founded by Clara Barton
Clara Barton (1821–1912) had a career as a teacher and federal bureaucrat when the American Civil War broke out. Barton liked teaching when she was younger. All of her older siblings became teachers. Her youngest sibling was 12 years of age, when Barton was born. Her brother David was always like a teacher to her. She taught her first class, at age 17. She also expanded her concept of soldier aid, traveling to Camp Parole, Maryland, to organize a program for locating men listed as missing in action. Through interviews with Federals returning from Southern prisons, she was often able to determine the status of some of the missing and notify families.[
After performing humanitarian work during and after the conflict, on advice of her doctors, in 1869, she went to Europe for a restful vacation. There, she saw and became involved in the work of the International Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War, and determined to bring the organization home with her to America...
Teacher and "federal bureaucrat!" Wingnut rage!
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Gus Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:33:42am |
re: #569 Gus
Red Cross... founded by Clara Barton
Teacher and "federal bureaucrat!" Wingnut rage!
...
Although not formally a member of the Universalist Church of America, in a 1905 letter to the widow of Carl Norman Thrasher, she identified herself with her parents' church as a "Universalist”.
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lawhawk Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:35:02am |
re: #543 The Ghost of a Flea
Jeep. The Ultimate Off Road Vehicle.
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Eventual Carrion Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:36:21am |
re: #369 Dark_Falcon
Doesn't have to be that way. Owing to Iraq and Afghanistan we've now got lots of people experienced with accounting for aid money. They should be contacted and brought in to oversee distribution of aid. Some waste in unavoidable, but e know know how to keep that waste down to a minimum.
Like keeping an eye on pallets of money that just disappear into the desert night?
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Lidanghazi Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:46:46am |
re: #520 Dark_Falcon
Thus it is not something to be worried about.
The Romney/Ryan vouchercare program = privatization. So yes, it matters.
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Eventual Carrion Wed, Oct 31, 2012 10:59:59am |
re: #500 Dark_Falcon
No, Paul Ryan has made very clear from the get-go that the benefits plan for current retirees will not be changed in form. On that, he has been consistent for years.
Because they can't afford to try and put it in place right off, it would kill their chances of reelection. It needs to be a done deal BEFORE people get on it and can see what a huge shit sandwich it is.
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Eventual Carrion Wed, Oct 31, 2012 11:04:28am |
re: #520 Dark_Falcon
Folks, Gus posted sarcastically that:
I felt it worth reminding everyone that both the Romney/Ryan and Obama/Biden campaigns have clearly and consistently stated that such a thing will not happen. Thus it is not something to be worried about.
Yes, and Bush the Lesser when first running for pres said on the campaign trail that we should not be "nation builders" but that didn't stop him from starting a war of aggression and nation building.
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GunstarGreen Wed, Oct 31, 2012 11:09:25am |
re: #527 kirkspencer
Apparently you're not listening to Ryan.
You mustn't let reality get in the way of victory-by-technicality.
Romney/Ryan don't want to touch SocialSec for current benefit receivers -- that is, the people that are actually likely to vote based on SocialSec as an issue.
They just want to fuck the rest of us in the ass without so much as a reacharound. And they are counting (as they are tactically right to do, going by the data) on current benefit receivers to be their complicit accomplices in fucking the rest of us in the ass for their own benefit.
Fuck You, I Got Mine. The motto of the boomers.
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garhighway Wed, Oct 31, 2012 11:37:07am |
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Wed, Oct 31, 2012 12:20:24pm |
re: #524 Gretchen G.Tiger
Hey all,
East Coast Lizards OK?
How is everyone else?
Not doing bad at all. A few friends who got 3' of water in their house up near Raritan Bay are staying with me for a few days. Feline Overlord is displeased however since routine is disrupted and a 4-year-old is running about the apartment.
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