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1 Kronocide  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:12:06pm

Orly Taitz should call in. The comedy gold would be epic.

2 Hippocracy (rule by horses)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:19:22pm

I really like this president.

I mean, as a person. He seems really intelligent and cool.

3 Targetpractice  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:25:29pm

re: #1 Kronocide

Orly Taitz should call in. The comedy gold would be epic.

“Tell us where you really came from! SHOW US OUR REAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!”

4 Kronocide  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:28:01pm

re: #3 Targetpractice

“Tell us where you really came from! SHOW US OUR REAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!”

I envision it going this way:

Obama: Hello this is the President, what is your question?

Taitz: I’ve been watching you for some time. I have evidence… (cray cray babble)

President: Um… OoooKaay.. Next caller. Hello, this is the President what is your question?

5 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:31:26pm

I wish they’d talk to the same unscreened drunk lunatics that call in to C-SPAN.

Or maybe the “jive dudes” from the movie Airplane! I would pay good money to see those guys make an appearance, and even more money if the prez would seamlessly switch to “Jive” while answering their question, and then seamlessly switch back without the slightest acknowledgement that anything unusual had happened.

6 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:35:18pm

Ugh. Lee Doren.

7 Hippocracy (rule by horses)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:35:47pm

re: #6 Gus

Ugh. Lee Doren.

Who is Lee Doren?

8 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:36:16pm

re: #7 Shvaughn

Who is Lee Doren?

[Link: rationalwiki.org…]

9 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:36:36pm

re: #7 Shvaughn

Who is Lee Doren?

Also a former Lizard and climate change denier.

10 Lidane  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:42:10pm

If you haven’t read this Page by Skip Intro, you should. The NYT article that is referenced is long, but totally worth the time to read.

11 HappyWarrior  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:45:26pm

re: #10 Lidane

If you haven’t read this Page by Skip Intro, you should. The NYT article that is referenced is long, but totally worth the time to read.

I’ll second that. Great read.

12 Hippocracy (rule by horses)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:50:32pm

BENGHAZI!!!!1!
//

13 Hippocracy (rule by horses)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:54:15pm

I want some purple stars…

14 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:55:21pm

re: #3 Targetpractice

“Tell us where you really came from! SHOW US OUR REAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!”

He’ll say “I can do better than that. Here is my real birth video!”

15 wrenchwench  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:56:18pm

re: #6 Gus

Ugh. Lee Doren.

He called in? (I can’t watch.)

16 thedopefishlives  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:58:56pm

A reasonably tech-savvy President is a good thing. Evening Lizardim.

17 erik_t  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:59:23pm

re: #10 Lidane

If you haven’t read this Page by Skip Intro, you should. The NYT article that is referenced is long, but totally worth the time to read.

Holy shit they quoted me on page 7!

/

18 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 2:59:59pm

re: #15 wrenchwench

He called in? (I can’t watch.)

He had a question and was live. Sure enough he had a question about drones. Don’t remember what exactly.

19 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:01:47pm

List of participants in Obama’s Google hangout today: Lee Doren, Limor Fried, John Green, Kira Davis, Jacky Guerrero Penderg.

20 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:02:09pm

re: #15 wrenchwench

He called in? (I can’t watch.)

They already finished.

21 steve_davis  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:06:17pm

re: #5 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

I wish they’d talk to the same unscreened drunk lunatics that call in to C-SPAN.

Or maybe the “jive dudes” from the movie Airplane! I would pay good money to see those guys make an appearance, and even more money if the prez would seamlessly switch to “Jive” while answering their question, and then seamlessly switch back without the slightest acknowledgement that anything unusual had happened.

Wasn’t watching him do this for 2 hours when he met with the Republican Caucus that time back in 2009 enough entertainment?

22 blueraven  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:14:15pm

Lindsey Graham is a super-sized douche bag.

23 wrenchwench  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:18:59pm

Been saving this for today:

24 wrenchwench  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:31:29pm

I just looked for some brake nuts in the ‘small brake parts’ box and found a bag of 5mm bolts that’s been missing for two weeks. And the brake nuts.

Yay!

25 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:37:13pm

Occupy LA Claims Dorner ‘Assassinated For Trying To Expose LAPD Corruption’

The Facebook page for Occupy Los Angeles features several photos in support of Dorner after a manhunt that ended in a dramatic standoff at a cabin near Big Bear Lake.

Dorner’s California driver’s license was found near human remains that police believe to be Dorner.

Occupy L.A. posted a now-familiar photo of Dorner in military fatigues with the caption, “Rest In Power Chris Dorner: Assassinated by the Police for Trying to Expose LAPD Corruption”.

Another photo has a picture of a burning cabin that reads, “Due Process: You Have the Right to Burn Alive”.

26 erik_t  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:38:44pm

Who had Thursday afternoon in the pool?

27 b_sharp  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:38:52pm

re: #25 Killgore Trout

Occupy LA Claims Dorner ‘Assassinated For Trying To Expose LAPD Corruption’

Occupy really burns your ass doesn’t it?

28 b_sharp  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:39:31pm

re: #26 erik_t

Who had Thursday afternoon in the pool?

I had Friday, about tea time.

29 Lidane  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:42:01pm

re: #25 Killgore Trout

Wow! You mean there are complete fucking morons in the world? Who knew?

We must explore this new revelation at length. Or, you know, we could just acknowledge that there will always be stupid people in the world and move on with our lives.

30 erik_t  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:44:26pm

re: #29 Lidane

We must explore this new revelation at length. Or, you know, we could just acknowledge that there will always be stupid people in the world and move on with our lives.

You might as well ask a whale shark to remove its remoras. Remorae. Whatever.

31 Varek Raith  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:46:18pm

re: #25 Killgore Trout

But the GOP filibustering Hagel is ho-hum.

32 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:47:17pm

re: #22 blueraven

Lindsey Graham is a super-sized douche bag.

Here ya go.

Image: Super-Douche-Me.jpg

33 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:50:40pm

re: #25 Killgore Trout

Occupy LA Claims Dorner ‘Assassinated For Trying To Expose LAPD Corruption’

It’s just one OWS Facebook page!

34 Varek Raith  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:52:07pm

re: #33 NJDhockeyfan

It’s just one OWS Facebook page!

So, how do you like your party filibustering Hagel?
Its denial of basic science?

Or would you rather talk about OWS?

35 Lidane  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:52:36pm

re: #33 NJDhockeyfan

It’s just one OWS Facebook page!

One is too many. Clearly, this means that everyone in LA and everyone to the left of Attila the Hun supported Dorner. Also, OWS. Eleventy!

36 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:52:43pm

re: #33 NJDhockeyfan

It’s just one OWS Facebook page!

Out of context! Doesn’t count! It’s different!…but but but wingnuts!

37 Lidane  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:54:14pm

re: #31 Varek Raith

But the GOP filibustering Hagel is ho-hum.

Who cares about the GOP filibustering a SecDef nominee for the first time ever?! Some idiot online said something about Dorner! AND they have an OWS connection!

Where are your priorities?!

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38 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:54:23pm

Tea Party Nation: Jewish Democratic Group Proves Liberals are Nazis

Tea Party Nation head Judson Phillips sent an email to members today calling the National Jewish Democratic Council a Nazi group that, like other liberals, is “in love with totalitarian regimes” such as Hitler’s Germany. Phillips said their statement calling on Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to denounce Phillips’ recent comparison of liberals to Nazis is akin to Nazi book burning and proves that liberals “want to allow no dissent or freedom to disagree.”

Of course, asking a public official to denounce a group’s outrageous claims doesn’t take away anyone’s First Amendment rights, but the Tea Party Nation never really understood the Constitution anyway.

39 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:55:34pm
40 stabby  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:56:09pm

re: #36 Killgore Trout

And there are no derped out tea party facebook pages?

41 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:56:24pm

re: #37 Lidane

Who cares about the GOP filibustering a SecDef nominee for the first time ever?! Some idiot online said something about Dorner! AND they have an OWS connection!

Where are your priorities?!

///

I declare Rule 34w: look hard enough, and you will find an OWS connection to anything.

Half /

42 stabby  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:57:55pm

Yes there are some really stupid people in OWS, actual anarchist teens (and older) actual thugs, actual communists (and overlaps thereof). I know from listening to KPFA give them radio time.

But why this is relevant I have no idea.

43 simoom  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 3:58:27pm

And today we move the goal-posts, yet again, to the minute details of the public Benghazi talking points:

[Link: www.politico.com…]

A trio of Republican senators will delay the nomination of John Brennan to be head of the CIA if they don’t receive an answer from the White House about who changed talking points in the days after the attacks on the consulate in Benghazi.

Sen. Lindsey Graham said he, along with Sens. John McCain and Kelly Ayotte, are determined to receive an answer.

44 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:00:32pm
45 Varek Raith  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:01:15pm

re: #38 Kragar (Antichrist )

Tea Party Nation: Jewish Democratic Group Proves Liberals are Nazis

Gee.
Who has more influence?
OWS on Dems
or
Tea Party Nation on Reps?

46 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:01:24pm
47 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:01:45pm

Did everybody go out for pizza?

48 Bubblehead II  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:02:53pm

Nope. Beer.

49 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:03:16pm

re: #47 Vicious Babushka

Did everybody go out for pizza?

Cooking dinner.

50 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:03:48pm

re: #47 Vicious Babushka

Did everybody go out for pizza?

I have a sub waiting for me at home. I’m bringing home the chocolate and roses.

51 Eclectic Cyborg (formerly dragonfire1981)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:05:58pm

re: #43 simoom

And today we move the goal-posts, yet again, to the minute details of the public Benghazi talking points:

[Link: www.politico.com…]

It’s amazing how politicians can so easily get away with doing stuff that would get them shit canned in no time in the private sector.

52 Eclectic Cyborg (formerly dragonfire1981)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:07:09pm

re: #38 Kragar (Antichrist )

Tea Party Nation: Jewish Democratic Group Proves Liberals are Nazis

Is it just me or does the name Judson Phillips remind you of a washed up C-list country music singer?

53 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:08:07pm

re: #42 stabby

Yes there are some really stupid people in OWS, actual anarchist teens (and older) actual thugs, actual communists (and overlaps thereof). I know from listening to KPFA give them radio time.

But why this is relevant I have no idea.

I was a very vocal opponent of the Tea Party back when LGF was a “wightwing”, many people were very unhappy about it. It’s important to speak up against radicals and people advocating violence. It’s especially important to speak up when people want this kept quiet and not discussed.

54 Eclectic Cyborg (formerly dragonfire1981)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:08:36pm

I eagerly anticipate the arrival to shore of the Carnival Triumph. I’m sure many of the survivors will go running to the media ASAP and we’ll find out more about what happened.

I’m also reasonably certain that many passengers are going to tell Carnival where they can shove their “Free cruise + $500” offer.

I’m also reasonably certain Carnival is about to eat a mountain of shit in lawsuits over this mess and they deserve every bit of it.

55 Eclectic Cyborg (formerly dragonfire1981)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:09:28pm

re: #53 Killgore Trout

I was a very vocal opponent of the Tea Party back when LGF was a “wightwing”, many people were very unhappy about it. It’s important to speak up against radicals and people advocating violence. It’s especially important to speak up when people want this kept quiet and not discussed.

Wait, I thought LGF split from the right before the Tea Party gained momentum in mid-late 2009?

56 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:09:33pm

re: #50 NJDhockeyfan

I have a sub waiting for me at home. I’m bringing home the chocolate and roses.

Making grilled chicken breasts in garlic infused oil oil, sliced into strips, served with fresh fettuccine, a red pepper and green onion alfredo sauce, with a Parmesan Caesar salad and garlic bread.

57 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:10:55pm

re: #55 dragonfire1981

Wait, I thought LGF split from the right before the Tea Party gained momentum in mid-late 2009?

It was a gradual shift.

I was a die hard Republican for a long time and then I saw them embrace the Tea Party’s nonsense and it made me rethink a lot of what I took for granted before.

58 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:12:52pm

re: #53 Killgore Trout

I was a very vocal opponent of the Tea Party back when LGF was a “wightwing”, many people were very unhappy about it. It’s important to speak up against radicals and people advocating violence. It’s especially important to speak up when people want this kept quiet and not discussed.

It’s also important to realize the relative importance of things.

OWS is a politically powerless group at this point; at its origin, it was not mainly radicals, and the concerns expressed— mostly about the rising wealth disparity— were real concerns, unlike the fake, made-up concerns of the Tea Party.

The Tea Party, and the conspiracy theories that permeate it, has become entrenched in GOP politics; the radicals are elected officials. To pay as much attention to OWS at this point compared to the bizarre conspiracy theories that are being touted by GOP elected officials— not random anarchists in a park, but people with actual power— in order to block the nomination of Hagel is nutty.

Lots of people other than you were able to criticize OWS without falling into the creepy territory you trod, too. I’d think you’d be more trying to live down that time period, like accusing other posters of supporting rape and violence while you nearly simultaneously declared a video of two women being assaulted to be awesome.

59 Eclectic Cyborg (formerly dragonfire1981)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:13:12pm

Sorry to go OT, but I wanted to share the Valentines gift I gave my wife. It was a small, intimate evening and it only cost me $12.

I bought two yummy deserts at a local bakery for $5 and set them up on our dinner table with a candle.

Then, as she finished desert, I ran a bath for her. I had decorated the bathroom a bit earlier and set out candles in there. I also made sure to have all her bath stuff handy.

I also made a simple photo collage of the two of us using nothing more than my printer and a 0.50 piece of poster board.

She enjoyed her bath. I gave her the option of whether or not she wanted me to get in with her, she decided not to. That was fine by me, the goal was for her to be relaxed, comfortable and doted on. So I played servant (handing her soap and such) while she enjoyed her bath.

Probably the best budget Valentines I’ve ever put together.

60 Eclectic Cyborg (formerly dragonfire1981)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:14:12pm

re: #57 Kragar (Antichrist )

It was a gradual shift.

I was a die hard Republican for a long time and then I saw them embrace the Tea Party’s nonsense and it made me rethink a lot of what I took for granted before.

Ah, I suppose I was pinpointing the shift at Charles’ “Why I parted ways with the right” post which he made I think right around the time Obama was first elected.

61 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:14:25pm

re: #59 dragonfire1981

That’s very sweet. The best aspect of Valentine’s Day is just being attentive.

62 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:14:49pm

re: #56 Kragar (Antichrist )

Making grilled chicken breasts in garlic infused oil oil, sliced into strips, served with fresh fettuccine, a red pepper and green onion alfredo sauce, with a Parmesan Caesar salad and garlic bread.

Mmmmmmm…..I’ll trade you a Subway sandwich for that ;)

63 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:14:51pm

re: #58 Glenn Beck’s Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut

Speaking of which. Tea Party Nation is a tiny group within the wider Tea Party movement and has been rejected by many conservatives, and Tea Party members.

64 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:14:55pm

re: #53 Killgore Trout

I was a very vocal opponent of the Tea Party back when LGF was a “wightwing”, many people were very unhappy about it. It’s important to speak up against radicals and people advocating violence. It’s especially important to speak up when people want this kept quiet and not discussed.

Do you prefer to highlight only those things which you feel are being overlooked? I ask because I’m fairly certain that the radicals and people advocating violence aren’t only on the fringes to the left, but that’s all I can recall seeing you highlight in the time I’ve been here (which, admittedly, is on the short side).

I think most people will admit that there are crazies on the fringe to both sides. I just tend to be more worried that the crazies in the Tea Party are becoming more entrenched and more mainstream. The crazies in the Occupy movement, on the other hand … well, most of the time when I see an article about it these days it’s because you linked to it.

65 Eclectic Cyborg (formerly dragonfire1981)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:15:14pm

re: #61 Glenn Beck’s Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut

That’s very sweet. The best aspect of Valentine’s Day is just being attentive.

Agreed 100%.

66 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:16:12pm

So because the Tea Party is bigger and has more influence on Republicans be quiet about Occupy Derp Street. Got it.

67 Eclectic Cyborg (formerly dragonfire1981)  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:16:25pm

re: #64 klys

Do you prefer to highlight only those things which you feel are being overlooked? I ask because I’m fairly certain that the radicals and people advocating violence aren’t only on the fringes to the left, but that’s all I can recall seeing you highlight in the time I’ve been here (which, admittedly, is on the short side).

I think most people will admit that there are crazies on the fringe to both sides. I just tend to be more worried that the crazies in the Tea Party are becoming more entrenched and more mainstream. The crazies in the Occupy movement, on the other hand … well, most of the time when I see an article about it these days it’s because you linked to it.

One important difference: OWS doesn’t have its crazies in Governors Mansions around the country and in multiple seats of the Federal House and Senate.

68 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:17:02pm

No self censorship here. None at all.

69 Gus  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:17:37pm

Weird.

70 OtterQueen  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:18:05pm

Valentine’s Day dinner for me and the hubby: Sliced chicken breast tossed with falafel mix and pan fried, served in a whole wheat pita with sliced cucumbers and red peppers, and thinly sliced cabbage with grated carrots tossed with homemade hummus. Topped with a little Controlled Burn hot sauce. [Link: amazingribs.com…]

Some wine, a little Stewart & Colbert, and bed. Heaven.

71 prairiefire  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:20:17pm

re: #59 dragonfire1981

Well done, sir.

72 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:21:09pm

re: #62 NJDhockeyfan

Mmmmmmm…..I’ll trade you a Subway sandwich for that ;)

I’ll think it over.

73 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:21:36pm

re: #66 Gus

So because the Tea Party is bigger and has more influence on Republicans be quiet about Occupy Derp Street. Got it.

Well, not be quiet, but it’s kind of bizarre to obsess about people who have no political influence while people who do are doing unprecedentedly bad shit all the time, yeah.

It’s kind of amusing, I guess, to check in with what the lurching corpse of OWS has to say, but it’s not exactly relevant.

74 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:23:11pm

Arizona Tea Party Leader Scraps ‘Be Mein’ Hitler Valentines

Stephen Viramontes, the interim state director of the tea party group FreedomWorks in Arizona, canceled plans to distribute Valentine’s Day cards to lawmakers featuring various dictators who opposed anti-union legislation — but not before tweeting about the cards, the Arizona Capitol Times reports.

Viramontes deleted those tweets, but not before the Times published them.

75 Varek Raith  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:23:44pm

re: #66 Gus

So because the Tea Party is bigger and has more influence on Republicans be quiet about Occupy Derp Street. Got it.

No.
Context and scale.
Which group has more influence on one of our political parties?
Easy.
The Tea Party.

76 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:23:56pm

re: #68 Gus

No self censorship here. None at all.

Silence!
/

77 Varek Raith  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:25:07pm

re: #75 Varek Raith

No.
Context and scale.
Which group has more influence on one of our political parties?
Easy.
The Tea Party.

Which group is politically neutered and practically dead?
OWS.

So, since they have no effect on the Dems, why should I care about them?
The Tea Party still runs the GOP.

78 Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:25:39pm

re: #76 Killgore Trout

What is really weird is portraying being criticized as being silenced. The irony kicks like a mule.

79 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:26:28pm

re: #78 Glenn Beck’s Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut

I guess I’m doing censorship wrong by asking questions and trying to understand motivation.

80 wrenchwench  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:27:31pm

re: #56 Kragar (Antichrist )

Making grilled chicken breasts in garlic infused oil oil, sliced into strips, served with fresh fettuccine, a red pepper and green onion alfredo sauce, with a Parmesan Caesar salad and garlic bread.

How do you slice that garlic infused oil oil into strips?

/gives self dope slap so you don’t have to

81 Varek Raith  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:27:54pm

Funny, OWS is almost always brought up to deflect from GOP shenanigans.

82 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:28:32pm

Also I think it’s important to highlight Dorner’s fans and apologists. Here’s one from Salon
Christopher Dorner was not a monster

The ex-cop was a product of a society gone mad on racism and war — and a state that aggressively punishes dissent

I know it’s an irresistible impulse for some people to see him as a political/social advocate but it seems to me he was probably mentally ill and not a very nice person. But embracing him seems a mistake a lot of people are willing to take.

83 Varek Raith  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:30:04pm

re: #82 Killgore Trout

Also I think it’s important to highlight Dorner’s fans and apologists. Here’s one from Salon
Christopher Dorner was not a monster

I know it’s an irresistible impulse for some people to see him as a political/social advocate but it seems to me he was probably mentally ill and not a very nice person. But embracing him seems a mistake a lot of people are willing to take.

Linky no worky.

84 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:30:10pm

re: #80 wrenchwench

How do you slice that garlic infused oil oil into strips?

/gives self dope slap so you don’t have to

You freeze it first. Duh.

85 Bubblehead II  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:31:16pm

Not much going on here tonight. The Mrs. has come down with the crud so I am more or less pampering Her. Dinner tonight will be a Stouffer’s Garlic Shrimp with Bow-Tie Pasta,Mixed Veggies in a creamy Garlic Sauce “bag” meal.

86 simoom  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:31:37pm

As a somewhat amusing aside, apparently Sen. McCain also has had speaking engagements in front of the ADC:

[Link: theweek.com…]

Still, the conspiracy-laden anti-Hagel articles in the conservative press enjoy a healthy life, thanks in no small part to conservative columnists like Jennifer Rubin, who has used her perch at The Washington Post to disseminate a string of conspiracy-tinged diatribes against Hagel. In Rubin’s view, even speaking to the ADC is a crime (because she says they support Islamic extremist groups), even though the likes of Colin Powell and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) have spoken at the ADC as well.

87 PhillyPretzel  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:32:28pm

OT Ahh. An old “French Chef” show. Quiche Lorraine.

88 wrenchwench  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:33:21pm

re: #87 PhillyPretzel

OT Ahh. An old “French Chef” show. Quiche Lorraine.

With Julia Child? I could watch a bunch of those again.

89 PhillyPretzel  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:34:45pm

re: #88 wrenchwench

Yes, Julia Child. Go to Create TV and check your listings for your area. Here in Philly it is on right now.

90 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:35:12pm

re: #82 Killgore Trout

Also I think it’s important to highlight Dorner’s fans and apologists. Here’s one from Salon
Christopher Dorner was not a monster

I know it’s an irresistible impulse for some people to see him as a political/social advocate but it seems to me he was probably mentally ill and not a very nice person. But embracing him seems a mistake a lot of people are willing to take.

Link didn’t work for me either.

That being said, I have no sympathy for Dorner. I think a lot of people are projecting their own views/experiences onto this situation and not thinking things through well, which is their prerogative. I reserve my right to think of them as idiots.

I do think it is symptomatic of people’s willingness to disengage from critical thought when something confirms their own biases, which isn’t all too surprising. We’re all capable of falling into it. Hopefully we’re all capable of pulling ourselves out of it when called on it. I try to be, at least.

91 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:36:17pm

Tonight the husband works late and I work later. But at least it’s from home today, as I finish up the appendices for the thesis and poke some more at the presentation, followed by more paper reading.

92 PhillyPretzel  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:36:30pm

re: #88 wrenchwench

Here is the link to Create TV. [Link: www.createtv.com…]

93 Charles Johnson  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:37:02pm

re: #82 Killgore Trout

The article has been re-titled: [Link: www.salon.com…]

And it does not “embrace” Dorner, not in the slightest. If you actually read it, he’s very clear that Dorner was a criminal and a murderer. He’s making a point about violence and society and racism, and characterizing it as some kind of apologia for Dorner is just wrong.

94 Interesting Times  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:40:16pm

re: #68 Gus

No self censorship here. None at all.

Let me put it this way: once a person burns away all their credibility by grossly misrepresenting stories they link to, it’s only natural that people will come to view everything they do as being deceitful and in bad faith.

95 Charles Johnson  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:40:55pm

Quote:

The initial response to the Dorner phenomena — like most phenomena involving madmen — has been to isolate it as an individual event, extrinsic to our society. Why does he hate us? Indeed, the presentation of most criminality is as something monstrous. This formulation ignores something crucial: it is impossible to arbitrarily separate some parts of our lives from the others. It is as foolish to presume that criminality is monstrous as it is to presume that the leg operates independently of the hip.

And so the Dorner incident, like all incidents involving madmen, requires us to consider the madness that structures life in America.

Baldwin’s midcentury injunction still holds today, absent the male normativity: we do need to take a hard look at ourselves. Why has Dorner attracted such support online, especially in communities of color? Why have two more LAPD officers, at great risk, come forward to address the free-flowing racism that characterizes their worklife? The questions we might ask will be fraught with peril, but there could be great positives: one of the key things that this experience has exposed is that a broader social consideration of what it means to live life ethically is gravely absent.

In Dorner’s case, the allegory of life to a furnace takes literal weight — he has died, consumed by fire. The police will celebrate, the chorus will quiet, the lives of his victims mourned. It is unlikely that the fire that burned away Dorner will burn away any illusion: this is unfortunate, and disturbing. His allegations will be dismissed as the rantings of a lunatic, things will return to normal. Until the fire, next time.

This is an interesting take on the real issues brought up by this case, not some simple-minded left wing article making Dorner into a hero. I don’t see why this is supposed to be so awful.

96 Varek Raith  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:42:26pm

Jesus, KT, you took that article completely out of context and, shit, made stuff up.
Damn…

97 wrenchwench  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:46:12pm

re: #89 PhillyPretzel

Yes, Julia Child. Go to Create TV and check your listings for your area. Here in Philly it is on right now.

No TV, and not much video here. Maybe at home, but of course I’d rather watch here while I’m supposed to be working.

Meanwhile, I can’t believe a local nitwit scheduled a meeting for Valentine’s evening, and I almost can’t believe I’m going, but I am. Time to wash up and lock up (at least I get to close a little early).

I leave y’all with this:

And I may bbl.

98 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:46:23pm

re: #95 Charles Johnson

Quote:

This is an interesting take on the real issues brought up by this case, not some simple-minded left wing article making Dorner into a hero. I don’t see why this is supposed to be so awful.

I’ll be curious to see if there are arguments that we shouldn’t look into some of these potential issues just because the whole reason they’ve exploded into general awareness is because of a cold-blooded murderer and to look into them would “justify his actions”. *

*Neither endorsing or outraging on this statement, merely chose it for illustration purposes.

99 darthstar  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:48:03pm

Winner winner chicken dinner

100 DREd  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:54:41pm

Its easy to talk about, its easy to sum it up when you just talk about Benghazi. We sittin’ in here, I’m supposed to be the secretary of defense, and we in here talkin’ about Benghazi. I mean listen, we talkin bout Benghazi.

101 Stanley Sea  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:56:13pm

re: #99 darthstar

Winner winner chicken dinner

[Embedded content]

Omg really. Ignorance is bliss

102 darthstar  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:56:17pm
103 prairiefire  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:56:38pm

Happy Valentines day, Lizards!

104 darthstar  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:57:50pm

Just over a month before the Devil’s slide tunnel opens…it’s quite pretty, and given its coastal location, appropriately designed.

Image: 488091_481611095234607_1033627291_n.jpg

105 darthstar  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:58:33pm

re: #102 darthstar

Needless to say, the guy’s a fucking dick. Gave his wife the same shit-treatment he gives the press.

106 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:59:24pm

re: #104 darthstar

Just over a month before the Devil’s slide tunnel opens…it’s quite pretty, and given its coastal location, appropriately designed.

Image: 488091_481611095234607_1033627291_n.jpg

Gonna have to get up there and give it a looksee. I love 1 all along in there. First date with my husband was driving down 1 from 92 to Santa Cruz.

107 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:59:43pm

HOw is the evening going?

108 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:59:54pm

re: #83 Varek Raith

Linky no worky.

Looks like they pulled the article.

109 engineer cat  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:01:10pm

re: #104 darthstar

Just over a month before the Devil’s slide tunnel opens…it’s quite pretty, and given its coastal location, appropriately designed.

Image: 488091_481611095234607_1033627291_n.jpg

that’s quite a fancy design for a tunnel - nice!

110 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:02:46pm

re: #95 Charles Johnson

If you think it’s fine then you’re welcome to that opinion.

111 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:06:53pm

So someone on my fb is complaining that the windfarms in Central Indiana are never turning. So, I posted a reference to the reasons they are often seen to be idle. Not good enough, the person says they NEVER turn and we need to drill oil.

Anyone know how to find out the energy output of a certain set of wind turbines on the net?

112 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:13:17pm

And tonight’s passive aggressive award goes to…

113 Stoatly  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:13:30pm

re: #99 darthstar

Winner winner chicken dinner

[Embedded content]

Makes the higher price of the “Happy Chickens” (yes, that’s the brand name) in my local supermarket seem worth every penny - I’m guessing they don’t live the idyllic existence the packaging tries to portray, but it must be better than that
Sometimes price doesn’t reflect the true cost…

114 Interesting Times  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:14:44pm
115 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:15:24pm

re: #111 FemNaziBitch

So someone on my fb is complaining that the windfarms in Central Indiana are never turning. So, I posted a reference to the reasons they are often seen to be idle. Not good enough, the person says they NEVER turn and we need to drill oil.

Anyone know how to find out the energy output of a certain set of wind turbines on the net?

Google “wind farm” and the name of the county.

The closest wind farms to where I live are located in Canada, their output is tracked online.

116 Stanley Sea  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:17:16pm

re: #103 prairiefire

Happy Valentines day, Lizards!

XXXX OOOOO

117 Dr Lizardo  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:18:34pm

And the Christopher Dorner saga formally ends. His body was positively identified today through dental records.

[Link: ktla.com…]

And that’s that.

Well, except for the kooky conspiracy theorists. But what can you do about that?

118 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:21:24pm

Gone With The Wind is on TLC. Great Valentines Day movie :)

119 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:22:00pm

re: #115 Vicious Babushka

Google “wind farm” and the name of the county.

The closest wind farms to where I live are located in Canada, their output is tracked online.

tried that, haven’t had any luck.

120 PhillyPretzel  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:23:12pm

re: #119 FemNaziBitch

Do you have the name or website of your local power supplier? That might help.

121 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:25:31pm

And now, an insanity break…

122 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:30:44pm
123 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:31:08pm

re: #120 PhillyPretzel

Do you have the name or website of your local power supplier? That might help.

The ones that run by I-65 are Benton County and Fowler County Wind Farms. I am finding lots of references to their building, tax credits and expectations, but no actual output.

124 PhillyPretzel  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:33:43pm

re: #123 FemNaziBitch

Do you know who the owners are? The counties? or a public corporation? or private corporation?

125 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:34:18pm

re: #124 PhillyPretzel

Do you know who the owners are? The counties? or a public corporation? or private corporation?

BP, Orion, Horizon …

126 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:35:48pm

And I see Erik Rush is once again preaching civil war is coming

127 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:37:34pm

re: #126 Kragar (Antichrist )

And I see Erik Rush is once again preaching civil war is coming

There are people who want it. And they are vocal and have guns. If there is any reason to gun-up it is to defend yourself against these crazies.

128 PhillyPretzel  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:38:14pm

re: #125 FemNaziBitch

Now I am confused. BP=British Petroleum. I do not recognize the other two companies. I have no idea where to start or continue. I am sorry I cannot help. :(

129 OtterQueen  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:38:39pm

Okay, I heard a noise in the living room and walked in to investigate. There was a squirrel sitting on my couch, eating a peanut. I think he wanted to know if there was any hockey on tonight…

130 Charles Johnson  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:38:47pm

re: #110 Killgore Trout

If you think it’s fine then you’re welcome to that opinion.

It’s not that I think it’s “fine,” in fact I disagree with some of what the piece says. I just want to be clear that the author is definitely not a “fan” or “apologist” for Dorner.

131 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:41:26pm

re: #128 PhillyPretzel

Now I am confused. BP=British Petroleum I do not recognize the other two companies. I have no idea where to start or continue. I am sorry I cannot help. :(

Horizon is owned by a Portuguese company based in Houston Texas. I don’t know about Orion yet. I’m not going to research anymore. The other person is not interested in thinking critically, only spouting Fox News bullshit. They haven’t done any research and aren’t going to. Not worth my time.

Thanks for the help tho.

I do think it is interesting that the 2 companies I know anything about have ties to Big Oil.

132 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:43:08pm
133 PhillyPretzel  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:44:09pm

re: #131 FemNaziBitch

Here is what I found on Wikipedia. [Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

134 OtterQueen  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:44:25pm

re: #132 FemNaziBitch

Well, we do call our squirrel “Skippy.”

135 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:44:26pm

re: #111 FemNaziBitch

Hard to find the specific set that you’d probably want to link to, but this site has a few references that might help:

Indiana renewable energy

Not sure if there’s going to be something to monitor the output of the farms directly.

136 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:45:05pm

re: #133 PhillyPretzel

Here is what I found on Wikipedia. [Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

Yeah, I got that too! Nothing really worth reading.

137 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:46:00pm

re: #135 klys

Hard to find the specific set that you’d probably want to link to, but this site has a few references that might help:

Indiana renewable energy

Not sure if there’s going to be something to monitor the output of the farms directly.

I found that too, no date of publication. 300K households doesn’t seem like much, but I don’t know enough.

138 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:47:24pm

It seems to me that if whole countries in Europe can do it and find it economical, then it follows that counties in this country can do it. I think the subject is more complex than just energy output, there are other factors like jobs, waste, etc to factor in.

I don’t have the RAM for that. As everyone knows, I’m focused on another subject right now.

139 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:48:12pm

re: #130 Charles Johnson

It’s not that I think it’s “fine,” in fact I disagree with some of what the piece says. I just want to be clear that the author is definitely not a “fan” or “apologist” for Dorner.

I’d put him in the apologist category. There’s no excuse for Dorner, the LAPD didn’t create him. I think it’s a serious mistake on many levels to validate his complaints and actions. Worst of all it only encourages other people with mental issues that if they kill enough and create a media frenzy that their complaints will be taken seriously. I have little doubt the LAPD needs reform but I think it’s very important to keep it separate from Dorner’s manifesto and complaints.

140 PhillyPretzel  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:48:24pm

re: #138 FemNaziBitch

Here is one of the holding companies. Duke Energy. [Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

141 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:48:50pm
142 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:51:11pm

re: #137 FemNaziBitch

Publication date on that figure is Feb. 2011 but finding direct outputs is hard, I agree. There’s probably a lot of factors going on. I am all for renewable energy but it is very hard for them to compete with the petro-fuels right now as a function of cost.

143 Bubblehead II  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:51:48pm

re: #129 OtterQueen

Upding for the Avatar.

144 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:52:20pm

re: #141 FemNaziBitch

Gun Nutz now focused on SB 54.

This may be the offending wording:

`(11) intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm or ammunition to a person described in any of paragraphs (1) through (10); or
`(12) intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm or ammunition in furtherance of a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense or to export the firearm or ammunition in violation of law.

don’t know how one establishes intent in these cases.

145 Kragar (Antichrist )  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:53:07pm

To my way of thinking, every gun nut out there saying he needs an arsenal to protect himself from the tyranny of the government is a potential Dorner. All he’s lacking is the one incident where he says “ITS TIME TO RISE UP!” and you’ll have a body count on your hands.

146 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:53:12pm

re: #142 klys

Publication date on that figure is Feb. 2011 but finding direct outputs is hard, I agree. There’s probably a lot of factors going on. I am all for renewable energy but it is very hard for them to compete with the petro-fuels right now as a function of cost.

I’m not sure we have much of a choice. But, I’m not a tool of the Koch Bros.

147 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:53:19pm

re: #139 Killgore Trout

How long do we have to wait until we can talk about these issues? Just curious.

148 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:55:28pm

re: #146 FemNaziBitch

I’m not sure we have much of a choice. But, I’m not a tool of the Koch Bros.

Oh, they’re the future. No doubt. The earth is not going to continue to yield petro-fuels at the rate currently needed to support our society. All the exploitation of new sources of petro-fuels is doing is postponing the inevitable.

149 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:56:45pm

Wingnuts are very vocal on the idea of ending dependency of foreign oil--meaning the evil MIddle East Kind —but not ending dependency on OIL/Fossil Fuels itself.

It’s about money and power, not about national security or the environment. If there financial interest were served by buying Chinese Oil, then that is what they would preach.

150 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:58:06pm

re: #148 klys

Oh, they’re the future. No doubt. The earth is not going to continue to yield petro-fuels at the rate currently needed to support our society. All the exploitation of new sources of petro-fuels is doing is postponing the inevitable.

Short-term answers when it suits them —then rail against anyone who doesn’t think long term in other areas.

151 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 5:58:54pm

re: #111 FemNaziBitch

So someone on my fb is complaining that the windfarms in Central Indiana are never turning. So, I posted a reference to the reasons they are often seen to be idle. Not good enough, the person says they NEVER turn and we need to drill oil.

Anyone know how to find out the energy output of a certain set of wind turbines on the net?

Youtube says they turn.

152 simoom  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:01:31pm


153 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:01:42pm

re: #151 goddamnedfrank

Youtube says they turn.

[Embedded content]

fact is there are plenty of reasons they don’t turn when they don’t turn. I posted a fact sheet that explains that on fb. But only got drivel in response, but cause correlation is everything.

154 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:02:05pm

re: #149 FemNaziBitch

Wingnuts are very vocal on the idea of ending dependency of foreign oil--meaning the evil MIddle East Kind —but not ending dependency on OIL/Fossil Fuels itself.

It’s about money and power, not about national security or the environment. If there financial interest were served by buying Chinese Oil, then that is what they would preach.

It’s about sticking it to environmentalists. They staked out a position early defending the status quo and now define themselves by their opposition.

155 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:02:53pm

re: #154 goddamnedfrank

It’s about sticking it to environmentalists. They staked out a position early defending the status quo and now define themselves by their opposition.

It’s about maintaining that they do indeed have the biggest penises.

156 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:04:17pm

re: #153 FemNaziBitch

fact is there are plenty of reasons they don’t turn when they don’t turn. I posted a fact sheet that explains that on fb. But only got drivel in response, but cause correlation is everything.

Right, but if the claim is that they never turn, well there’s video evidence right there of them turning. Maybe ask them if the video was faked, if they can tell by the pixels and having seen a lot of moon landings in their time.

157 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:05:01pm

NOw more people are chiming in on the wind turbines not moving when they drive past them.

I guess observation is everything.

158 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:05:21pm

re: #156 goddamnedfrank

Right, but if the claim is that they never turn, well there’s video evidence right there of them turning. Maybe ask them if the video was faked, if they can tell by the pixels and having seen a lot of moon landings in their time.

Not worth my time, but thanks!

159 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:07:49pm

re: #158 FemNaziBitch

Not worth my time, but thanks!

This is my opinion of Facebook about 75% of the time. If not more.

160 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:07:52pm
161 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:09:00pm

re: #159 klys

This is my opinion of Facebook about 75% of the time. If not more.

I think it’s a good tool to see what is out there in opinion world. I get a lot of my Reproductive Rights links from my facebook links, but I specifically link sites I want to hear from.

162 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:10:44pm

re: #161 FemNaziBitch

I think it’s a good tool to see what is out there in opinion world. I get a lot of my Reproductive Rights links from my facebook links, but I specifically link sites I want to hear from.

One of the things I do use it for is to keep track of what’s going on with family. On the downside, a lot of my family leans to the right of me. As one might say.

My policy is to never comment on anything politically on Facebook. It saves a lot of pain.

163 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:12:42pm

Online chatter continues over Dorner rampage

The death of ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in a fiery standoff with authorities has done little to quell online chatter over a man whose rampage against law enforcement created a small but vocal following.

A Mexican crooner sings a traditional ballad titled “El Matapolicias,” or “The Police Killer,” in a video on Facebook with lyrics paying homage to Dorner’s campaign of revenge against the Los Angeles Police Department.

A video game titled “Christopher Dorner’s Last Stand Survival Game” on YouTube arms the player with a handgun to shoot out from the window of a wooden cabin into a snowy, pine-covered terrain. The first frame declares him “A True American Hero.”

While most supporters don’t condone killing people, they saw him as an outlaw hero who raged against powerful forces of authority. They even questioned whether he really died in an inferno in a mountain cabin in a resort town east of Los Angeles on Tuesday.

164 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:12:59pm

re: #162 klys

One of the things I do use it for is to keep track of what’s going on with family. On the downside, a lot of my family leans to the right of me. As one might say.

My policy is to never comment on anything politically on Facebook. It saves a lot of pain.

I will comment with a link to academic or other verifiable data if only to make it known that there is good information out there. I hate misinformation is out there uncountered.

I don’t usually link or comment more than once or twice.

It’s nice to see the younger family members snickering at the older rightwing types.

165 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:15:11pm

I’m pretty lucky I guess, have very few conservative friends on Facebook, and the one’s I do have are all pretty low grade. Most of my peeps either went to photography school with a bunch of gays and creative young women or stayed in Seattle and became artists, teachers and/or nurses, so that filters out the bulk of the bullshit up front.

166 Killgore Trout  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:15:29pm

History repeats…

Experts said the fascination with Dorner’s story is rooted in the average person’s feeling of powerlessness against authority and a deep-seated desire to win over the system. Most people daydream about getting back at their boss.

“People love the idea of hiding out and beating the system,” said Bruce Jackson, distinguished professor of American culture at the State University of New York at Buffalo. “They get charmed with the chase and forget the reason for the chase. People cut it into two stories.”

Folklore around the world is full of such fugitives, famed more for their escapes from justice than for the misdeeds that made them flee: England’s Robin Hood, to name one. In the United States, Americans have a pantheon of western outlaws.

Even though the vast majority of fugitives get caught, going down in a hail of bullets only adds to the legend. Think Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

167 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:15:53pm

re: #157 FemNaziBitch

NOw more people are chiming in on the wind turbines not moving when they drive past them.

I guess observation is everything.

When I drive through the wind orchard in Canada, some of the turbines are still, some are moving, and some are moving very fast.

Must be all that Canadian air.

168 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:16:46pm
169 klys  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:20:17pm

Current paper: “Structure of Cl-containing silicate and aluminosilicate glasses: A 35Cl MAS-NMR study”

One more appendix to go…

170 Irving  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:20:20pm

It is possible to think that Dorner was an unpleasant man and also think he was badly mistreated by the LAPD. To say the boys in blue didn’t conduct themselves professionally is a massive understatement. And it is ridiculously convenient that he’ll never come to trial. But both of them can be bad at the same time.

171 simoom  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:24:57pm


172 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:25:11pm

I’m off to audiobook land.

Have a good one all!

173 simoom  Thu, Feb 14, 2013 6:37:18pm
174 chadu  Sat, Feb 16, 2013 5:51:41am

re: #2 Shvaughn

Yup.

175 chadu  Sat, Feb 16, 2013 5:53:35am

re: #18 Gus

He had a question and was live. Sure enough he had a question about drones. Don’t remember what exactly.

Hell, I have questions about drones, and I’m a pinko lefty Commie in today’s landscape.

176 chadu  Sat, Feb 16, 2013 5:55:02am

re: #5 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

Or maybe the “jive dudes” from the movie Airplane! I would pay good money to see those guys make an appearance, and even more money if the prez would seamlessly switch to “Jive” while answering their question, and then seamlessly switch back without the slightest acknowledgement that anything unusual had happened.

I speak Jive.

177 chadu  Sat, Feb 16, 2013 5:57:21am

re: #37 Lidane

Methinks this is the start of were they go off the rails.

178 chadu  Sat, Feb 16, 2013 5:59:30am

re: #42 stabby

Yes there are some really stupid people in OWS, actual anarchist teens (and older) actual thugs, actual communists (and overlaps thereof). I know from listening to KPFA give them radio time.

But why this is relevant I have no idea.

There are some ACTUAL real hippies and pacificts in there, also, too.


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