Saturday Night Jam: Bob Schneider, C’mon Baby

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This is the second video off “I’m Good Now”. This video was directed by Alexandra Valenti and shot in Bob’s hometown of Austin, Texas.

They say love finds its own way home
Around the snakes inside your heart underneath all the bones
And though the world may fold you in its pocket you will never bend
Your not the type my only love my only true friend

And what about the girl who ran
She ran so far away she could never find her way back home again
She tripped and fell and broke her heart
Now the only thing she does well is fall apart
C’mon, c’mon baby c’mon yeah
C’mon baby c’mon yeah, c’mon baby c’mon yeah

What about this starry sky
I know I’ve used that tired analogy a thousand times
But it still has the same strange effect on me
I fall into the sky like I was falling into a beautiful blue sea

I want to stop the world and hide
But there’s nowhere to run and no place left inside
Just want to stop and catch my breath
Spend one second on this earth not scared to death
C’mon c’mon baby, c’mon yeah
C’mon baby c’mon yeah, c’mon baby c’mon
C’mon baby c’mon, c’mon baby c’mon

That’s what I say but is it true?
The truth is everything, is perfect and it’s not for me and you
To figure out anything at all and all we’ve got is time
But not much time so fuck the brakes and get in line

Just want to make you see the light
I just want to shine as bright as Brooklyn on a Saturday night
I want to scream until I drown
I want to get so high that I never come back down

And I know you’ll never understand I know you’ll never understand
You think you know me well, you think you know me, well think again
I’m on fire and I’m insane and I’m all right
Don’t stand so close, you’ve been blinded by the light
C’mon, c’mon baby c’mon yeah
C’mon baby c’mon yeah, c’mon baby c’mon

Baby c’mon yeah
Baby c’mon yeah
Baby c’mon yeah
Baby, baby, baby

Baby c’mon
Baby c’mon
Baby c’mon
Baby c’mon

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320 comments
1 A Man for all Seasons  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:14:54pm

Why..Yes..Yes I am
A dipshit.. Who goes to see a College Football game when it’s 105 degrees outside?
Why..That would be me..
Dumbass..Guess what? I got tickets to WV next week..
Dumbass

2 Political Atheist  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:20:52pm

re: #1 A Man for all Seasons

Can’t beat loving your sport dude.

3 Vicious Babushka  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:21:20pm

Good evening Lizards!

The Twin Zionist Overlords have received their names: Miriam and Sarah Jo.

4 Randall Gross  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:26:12pm

Just a heads up, I’ve been getting a “perma spinny” every time I load LGF, hope it’s not contagious.

5 Randall Gross  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:27:28pm

hrmm… two images under daily articles and monthly archives buttons not loading…

6 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:27:33pm

re: #4 Randall Gross

One of those rainbow spinners?

7 Randall Gross  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:28:53pm

re: #6 PhillyPretzel

the page loading spinny thing… one is the paypal gif, the other is the donate gif.

8 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:30:54pm

I think it’s Saturday night. Is it?

These long holiday weekends confuse me.

9 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:31:39pm

re: #7 Randall Gross

Everything is okay for me today. Yesterday my ISP was having problems and so was I. :/

10 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:36:21pm

keep calm!

11 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:37:03pm

re: #10 FemNaziBitch

keep calm!

Heh. [smiles]

12 Gus  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:39:12pm

re: #6 PhillyPretzel

One of those rainbow spinners?

13 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:42:09pm

Waiting 9 days makes Congress look like selfish fools. That being said Obama sure is getting a lot of miles out of his “please proceed” philosophy. By allowing the GOP to set the Obamacare pre-release narrative is going to pay of in silver dollars after everyone realizes the GOP has been fucking lying to us. Just in time for 2014. Letting the GOP run the narrative on Benghazi, IRS and Snowden scandal is blowing up in their faces.

14 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:42:43pm

This is what I was referring to: search.yahoo.com

en.wikipedia.org

15 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:43:10pm

re: #13 Amory Blaine

Waiting 9 days makes Congress look like selfish fools. That being said Obama sure is getting a lot of miles out of his “please proceed” philosophy. By allowing the GOP to set the Obamacare pre-release narrative is going to pay of in silver dollars after everyone realizes the GOP has been fucking lying to us. Just in time for 2014. Letting the GOP run the narrative on Benghazi, IRS and Snowden scandal is blowing up in their faces.

What about 9 days?

16 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:43:11pm

My State is Not on the List :(

17 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:43:45pm

I read they where going to convene the week of the 9th.

18 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:44:01pm

re: #13 Amory Blaine

Waiting 9 days makes Congress look like selfish fools. That being said Obama sure is getting a lot of miles out of his “please proceed” philosophy. By allowing the GOP to set the Obamacare pre-release narrative is going to pay of in silver dollars after everyone realizes the GOP has been fucking lying to us. Just in time for 2014. Letting the GOP run the narrative on Benghazi, IRS and Snowden scandal is blowing up in their faces.

On every one of those issues, what did Obama’s critics say? “He needs to get out in front of this! He needs to confront this issue!” Yet he didn’t, and each one of them collapsed due to general lack of interest. Especially because every one of them turned out to be absolutely overblown.

19 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:44:29pm

re: #15 Dark_Falcon

What about 9 days?

Didn’t catch Obama’s remarks earlier today?

20 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:45:25pm

re: #16 FemNaziBitch

Same for PA. No legal pot. Oh well there is always Holland. :)

21 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:45:49pm

re: #19 Targetpractice

Didn’t catch Obama’s remarks earlier today?

No, I was on the go.

22 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:46:04pm

re: #16 FemNaziBitch

Yeah my state either. Shits so assbackwards in this state that when they put in a few of them round abouts people were raging about communism or something.

23 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:46:06pm

I don’t understand the Syria move on Obama’s part. He knows the public will not support it. It’s an act in the Political Dog and Pony show. One that will be carried thru dress rehearsal, but not make opening night.

24 Decatur Deb  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:47:08pm

re: #22 Amory Blaine

Yeah my state either. Shits so assbackwards in this state that when they put in a few of them round abouts people we’re raging about communism or something.

My town has not quite legalized the sale of alcohol yet. (And we have two roundabouts—people treat them as 4-way stops.)

25 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:47:47pm

Deleted.

26 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:47:55pm

re: #21 Dark_Falcon

No, I was on the go.

Obama To Seek Approval From Congress For Syria Action

27 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:48:50pm

re: #24 Decatur Deb

And the “Drys” are still giving the “Wets” heck in PA too. You cannot buy a good wine to go with your meal in a supermarket in PA.

28 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:49:25pm

re: #25 Dark_Falcon

Rick Steves is behind the times.

29 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:49:27pm

re: #23 FemNaziBitch

I don’t understand the Syria move on Obama’s part. He knows the public will not support it. It’s an act in the Political Dog and Pony show. One that will be carried thru dress rehearsal, but not make opening night.

“If I’m going down, I’m taking these bastards with me.”

30 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:49:31pm

re: #25 Dark_Falcon

They repealed that. Amsterdam is still relatively the same, but the ban on outlying cities is on. They just didn’t want people bouncing over the border and causing commotions in their “normal” cities.

31 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:51:53pm

re: #30 Amory Blaine

They repealed that. Amsterdam is still relatively the same, but the ban on outlying cities is on. They just didn’t want people bouncing over the border and causing commotions in their “normal” cities.

Amsterdam for tourists: What’s legal?

32 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:53:04pm

re: #23 FemNaziBitch

I don’t understand the Syria move on Obama’s part. He knows the public will not support it. It’s an act in the Political Dog and Pony show. One that will be carried thru dress rehearsal, but not make opening night.

He made a mistake. Not some big “Outrageous Outrage!!1” mistake like the wingnuts scream about, but he said on several occasions that the US would not tolerate the Assad Regime using chemical weapons on its own people. He called it a “red line” and last week Assad’s younger brother marched clear across it. That has left Barack Obama in “put up or shut up” territory. If he doesn’t strike at Syria, then his talk of red lines will have been revealed as baloney.

Barack Obama is a smart man but he’s trapped himself on this one. Doesn’t mean he can’t get out, since the game’s not over yet, but he put himself in a bad position.

33 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:53:59pm

re: #30 Amory Blaine

They repealed that. Amsterdam is still relatively the same, but the ban on outlying cities is on. They just didn’t want people bouncing over the border and causing commotions in their “normal” cities.

Thank you for telling me. Post #25 deleted.

34 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:55:15pm

re: #32 Dark_Falcon

He made a mistake. Not some big “Outrageous Outrage!!1” mistake like the wingnuts scream about, but he said on several occasions that the US would not tolerate the Assad Regime using chemical weapons on its own people. He called it a “red line” and last week Assad’s younger brother marched clear across it. That has left Barack Obama in “put up or shut up” territory. If he doesn’t strike at Syria, then his talk of red lines will have been revealed as baloney.

Barack Obama is a smart man but he’s trapped himself on this one. Doesn’t mean he can’t get out, since the game’s not over yet, but he put himself in a bad position.

Oh bull, even if he hadn’t made the “red line” remark, there would still be the insistence that the US do something about Syria’s usage of chemical weapons.

35 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:55:41pm

re: #27 PhillyPretzel

And the “Drys” are still giving the “Wets” heck in PA too. You cannot buy a good wine to go with your meal in a supermarket in PA.

That’s not just the ‘drys’, its also those within the government who gain because of the government monopoly. And its both parties, too.

36 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:56:33pm

If Congress can’t get it’s shit together it will further expose the GOP as the snaky shit heels they are. No, Obama was right to make the Congress do something. They got fucking jobs to do.

37 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:56:53pm

re: #34 Targetpractice

Oh bull, even if he hadn’t made the “red line” remark, there would still be the insistence that the US do something about Syria’s usage of chemical weapons.

Yeah, but if he had not talked the point up so much, he could have rejected that insistence at tolerable political cost.

38 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:57:01pm

re: #32 Dark_Falcon

It’s a red line for him. So he’s asked congress for the authority to intervene. If it’s not a red line for congress, than congress and he disagree on the use of military force. If congress and the president disagree about the use of military force, what should happen?

39 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:57:36pm

re: #32 Dark_Falcon

He made a mistake. Not some big “Outrageous Outrage!!1” mistake like the wingnuts scream about, but he said on several occasions that the US would not tolerate the Assad Regime using chemical weapons on its own people. He called it a “red line” and last week Assad’s younger brother marched clear across it. That has left Barack Obama in “put up or shut up” territory. If he doesn’t strike at Syria, then his talk of red lines will have been revealed as baloney.

Barack Obama is a smart man but he’s trapped himself on this one. Doesn’t mean he can’t get out, since the game’s not over yet, but he put himself in a bad position.

I just don’t agree. I can’t believe the Democratic and Administrative strategists don’t know exactly how this will play out.

40 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:57:58pm

re: #36 Amory Blaine

If Congress can’t get it’s shit together it will further expose the GOP as the snaky shit heels they are. No, Obama was right to make the Congress do something. They got fucking jobs to do.

And what if one or both houses of Congress simply votes the authorization down?

41 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:59:12pm

re: #37 Dark_Falcon

Yeah, but if he had not talked the point up so much, he could have rejected that insistence at tolerable political cost.

Bullshit. The same critics would still be declaring that the US intervene in Syria, lest a new standard be set that usage of chemical weapons in warfare will not bring global censure and military intervention.

42 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:59:58pm

so true!

43 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:00:10pm

re: #40 Dark_Falcon

And what if one or both houses of Congress simply votes the authorization down?

Then Obama takes action while painting Congress as obstructionist, something that’s been getting more and more traction post-2010.

44 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:00:38pm

re: #39 FemNaziBitch

I just don’t agree. I can’t believe the Democratic and Administrative strategists don’t know exactly how this will play out.

They may think they know, but its a fluid situation, and its outcome cannot presently be known. Anyone who thinks he’s got it all figured out is a chowderhead.

45 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:01:20pm

re: #40 Dark_Falcon

Then it will show that they really don’t care about WMDs won’t it?

46 Vicious Babushka  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:02:23pm

OFFS Bryan

47 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:03:23pm

re: #44 Dark_Falcon

They may think they know, but its a fluid situation, and its outcome cannot presently be known. Anyone who thinks he’s got it all figured out is a chowderhead.

The public doesn’t want it. The public has never wanted it.

After Vietnam and Iraq, I do not think the POTUS or Congress will authorize a war the public will not support.

This is politicking, nothing more.

48 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:03:45pm

Plus it’s filled with brains. But Fischer wouldn’t know what that’s like.

49 b_sharp  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:03:51pm

re: #46 Vicious Babushka

OFFS Bryan

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Bryan has no perspective.

50 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:03:56pm

re: #43 Targetpractice

Then Obama takes action while painting Congress as obstructionist, something that’s been getting more and more traction post-2010.

I don’t think so. He might take action if a house doesn’t vote, but if they vote his authorization down and he attacks anyways then he’ll look like a lawless asshole. He’d walk right into a major GOP talking point if he did that, and I seriously doubt the public would support him.

The public likely will support Obama if Congress fails to act, but if Congress tells him ‘No’, then people are going to expect him to abide by that.

51 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:04:36pm

re: #46 Vicious Babushka

OFFS Bryan

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I predict that, even a decade from now, wingnuts will still be spreading BS like this as “fact.” It’ll take it’s place next to “Vince Foster’s murder” in the pantheon of the Bullshit Hall of Fame.

52 Vicious Babushka  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:05:24pm

re: #51 Targetpractice

I predict that, even a decade from now, wingnuts will still be spreading BS like this as “fact.” It’ll take it’s place next to “Vince Foster’s murder” in the pantheon of the Bullshit Hall of Fame.

If Obama didn’t exist, the wingnuts would be forced to invent him.

53 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:06:21pm

They’ll have the empty chair to prop him up in.

54 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:07:36pm

re: #50 Dark_Falcon

I don’t think so. He might take action if a house doesn’t vote, but if they vote his authorization down and he attacks anyways then he’ll look like a lawless asshole. He’d walk right into a major GOP talking point if he did that, and I seriously doubt the public would support him.

The public likely will support Obama if Congress fails to act, but if Congress tells him ‘No’, then people are going to expect him to abide by that.

What talking point would that be? That he’s a “power mad despot.” They were no doubt set to accuse him of that if he took action without seeking Congress’ approval anyway, so he was fucked either way. Meanwhile, they’re backed into a wall themselves, as they just spent the previous decade arguing up and down that just the presence of WMDs in a country’s arsenal was reason enough for regime change. Remember “smoking gun” and “mushroom cloud”? The salt shaker of doom?

55 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:09:04pm

Obama’s not fucked. This was a brilliant move. The GOP has denounced his every move. It’s in his interest to give them the opportunity to weigh in on this very important issue.

56 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:09:41pm

re: #52 Vicious Babushka

If Obama didn’t exist, the wingnuts would be forced to invent him.

Yes, there must be a great evil to fight —or there is no reason for American Exceptional-ism.

57 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:10:17pm

re: #54 Targetpractice

What talking point would that be? That he’s a “power mad despot.” They were no doubt set to accuse him of that if he took action without seeking Congress’ approval anyway, so he was fucked either way. Meanwhile, they’re backed into a wall themselves, as they just spent the previous decade arguing up and down that just the presence of WMDs in a country’s arsenal was reason enough for regime change. Remember “smoking gun” and “mushroom cloud”? The salt shaker of doom?

That was under George W. and the Tea Party crowd does not associate themselves with him. The general public may not agree with them on that, but they truly don’t feel bound by rhetoric of the Bush 43 administration.

58 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:10:48pm

re: #55 Amory Blaine

Obama’s not fucked. This was a brilliant move. The GOP has denounced his every move. It’s in his interest to give them the opportunity to weigh in on this very important issue.

Really, it’s a win-win for Obama. Congress says no, then they are at fault for all the bad stuff that is happening in Syria. Congress says Yes, then they are at fault for taking us to war.

59 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:11:19pm

They cast off reality like a snake sheds its skin. The Gadsden flag is perfect for them.

60 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:14:44pm

Our press is a real problem. They frame these issues in dangerous ways.

61 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:15:25pm

re: #60 Amory Blaine

Our press is a real problem. They frame these issues in dangerous ways.

Our unelected 4th branch of government?

62 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:15:48pm

re: #57 Dark_Falcon

That was under George W. and the Tea Party crowd does not associate themselves with him. The general public may not agree with them on that, but they truly don’t feel bound by rhetoric of the Bush 43 administration.

You can change the name, but the stink remains. The GOP bitched up a storm in the first term of Obama’s administration about his decision to honor the withdrawal deadline from Iraq and has accused him of “retreating” from Afghanistan. Trying to now paint themselves as a party of doves, of non-intervention, in a conflict where there has been documented WMD usage is not going to fool the voters.

63 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:17:58pm

re: #58 FemNaziBitch

Really, it’s a win-win for Obama. Congress says no, then they are at fault for all the bad stuff that is happening in Syria. Congress says Yes, then they are at fault for taking us to war.

It depends. I personally think if Congress votes the authorization down in a smart way, the public won’t hold it against them because the public doesn’t really care all that much about what happens to Syrians.

64 goddamnedfrank  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:18:31pm

re: #32 Dark_Falcon

He made a mistake. Not some big “Outrageous Outrage!!1” mistake like the wingnuts scream about, but he said on several occasions that the US would not tolerate the Assad Regime using chemical weapons on its own people. He called it a “red line” and last week Assad’s younger brother marched clear across it. That has left Barack Obama in “put up or shut up” territory. If he doesn’t strike at Syria, then his talk of red lines will have been revealed as baloney.

Barack Obama is a smart man but he’s trapped himself on this one. Doesn’t mean he can’t get out, since the game’s not over yet, but he put himself in a bad position.

LOL, you’re high.

Unlike Libya there’s no UN resolution and the vast majority of NATO is staying home, so if he went in he’d have no international orgs playing interference and France as his only wingman.

This way he’s giving every critic in Congress exactly what they’ve been asking for, a chance to vote on the use of force. He’s positioned himself brilliantly, no matter what happens his administration can argue that they tried to do something about the use of gas against civilians. Congress can’t vote for or against a resolution without massive GOP support and thus ownership over the consequences. The Senate can’t vote unless the GOP agrees not to filibuster and Boehner won’t bring it up in the House without majority GOP support.

In the end, no matter what happens Obama will have insulated his administration from charges that he stood by and did nothing, and the consequent comparisons to Neville Chamberlain.

65 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:19:17pm

As usual the conservatives are 10 years behind the rest of the world.

I was shown this article today and was sadly reminded of this. The American Myth was created after WWII and is a farce. Pining for another Reagan will not solve real-world problems.

66 William Barnett-Lewis  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:21:46pm

re: #58 FemNaziBitch

Really, it’s a win-win for Obama. Congress says no, then they are at fault for all the bad stuff that is happening in Syria. Congress says Yes, then they are at fault for taking us to war.

QFT. Pure brilliance and it pins the Speaker down like a butterfly in a collection. He’s hosed no matter what he does.

I have no doubt that like Blackadder he’s got a “cunning plan” up his sleeve and it’ll work just about as well … ;)

67 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:21:58pm

He could go to Congress, get shut down by them yet use the French with American backing. Although this is more risky than just letting the GOP shoot themselves in the foot again.

68 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:22:43pm

re: #64 goddamnedfrank

LOL, you’re high.

Unlike Libya there’s no UN resolution and the vast majority of NATO is staying home, so if he went in he’d have no international orgs playing interference and France as his only wingman.

This way he’s giving every critic in Congress exactly what they’ve been asking for, a chance to vote on the use of force. He’s positioned himself brilliantly, no matter what happens his administration can argue that they tried to do something about the use of gas against civilians. Congress can’t vote for or against a resolution without massive GOP support and thus ownership over the consequences. The Senate can’t vote unless the GOP agrees not to filibuster and Boehner won’t bring it up in the House without majority GOP support.

In the end, no matter what happens Obama will have insulated his administration from charges that he stood by and did nothing, and the consequent comparisons to Neville Chamberlain.

He worded it perfectly, that he believes he has the authority to take action, but will not do so without Congress’ approval. So no matter what action the GOP takes on this one, they own the consequences. There is no way for them to easily deflect all the blame to Obama.

69 jaunte  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:23:01pm

re: #46 Vicious Babushka

OFFS Bryan

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Perspective is an Obama plot.

70 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:23:37pm

You guys aren’t gonna listen to me. You’ve already decided that Obama’s got the whole thing mapped out and he’s going to win. But I think you’re assuming far too much and I don’t think the end of the game is as knowable as you think it is.

So I’m going to sign off for the night.

71 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:24:02pm

Gawd, I love this version.

72 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:25:15pm

re: #66 William Barnett-Lewis

I love Rowan Atkinson.

73 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:25:30pm

re: #66 William Barnett-Lewis

QFT. Pure brilliance and it pins the Speaker down like a butterfly in a collection. He’s hosed no matter what he does.

I have no doubt that like Blackadder he’s got a “cunning plan” up his sleeve and it’ll work just about as well … ;)

It’s the GOP, not the Democrats, that can’t seem to grasp current Public Opinion. They live in one church and listen to only one choir.

74 William Barnett-Lewis  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:26:03pm

re: #67 Amory Blaine

He could go to Congress, get shut down by them yet use the French with American backing. Although this is more risky than just letting the GOP shoot themselves in the foot again.

Nah, he’ll shrug his shoulders and the French will just do it. They’re getting into pretend superpower mode again anyway and there’s the en.wikipedia.org 1920 - 1946 French occupation of Syria making them think they have the right to meddle in Syrian affairs.

Perhaps it’s a batman gambit to screw both France, Assad & the GOP simultaneously? (that bit gets a ///)

75 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:29:17pm

I think the French would be capable of strikes. Being a superpower gives us the ability to delegate, especially with a willing participant.

76 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:29:32pm

Well, just finished a complete game of Civ 5 without ever going to war. Thats a first for me.

77 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:29:41pm

Boehner’s already set the Congressional GOP up for failure by declaring that it’s the job of the President to come before Congress and make the case for action. Why? Because conversely the case against war has to be made by somebody. If the GOP either does not allow a vote or votes down authorization, then they will have to make a case for doing so. And “We hate Obama!” is not a case that will sell to the voters.

78 goddamnedfrank  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:30:29pm

re: #57 Dark_Falcon

That was under George W. and the Tea Party crowd does not associate themselves with him.

FYI that was you equating the GOP with the Tea Party.

79 Lidane  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:32:40pm

re: #60 Amory Blaine

Our press is a real problem. They frame these issues in dangerous ways.

And they sanitize and whitewash issues too. Our so-called “liberal” media keeps people stupid. While they hyperventilate about Miley Cyrus, the rest of the world sees important world events. It’s galling.

80 Lidane  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:34:06pm

re: #63 Dark_Falcon

if Congress votes the authorization down in a smart way

ROFL. As if the GOP are capable of being smart or serious about anything involving the President. Keep dreaming.

Watch your party tie any action on Syria to defunding Obamacare. Or they’ll demand offsets to pay for military action.

81 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:34:18pm

One thing to take into consideration is there will be Democrats who will, either out of conviction or fear of the polls, vote against authorization. In which case, the GOP will be quick to argue that failure to authorize military action is a “bipartisan” decision. But even that will lack much weight, as the “Hastert Rule” means Boehner doesn’t bring a bill to the House floor without majority GOP support. So either he breaks the rule just to vote down authorization or he puts the bill on the floor knowing it’ll pass.

82 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:34:44pm

Human bones found at infamous Florida reform school

Researchers from the University of South Florida are exhuming remains from the bodies of 19 long-lost residents of the infamous Dozier Reform School for Boys in the Florida Panhandle.

“Even if we can’t name them, just the fact that they’re not lost, with trees growing through them, is a big service to the community,” forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle told CNN in a story aired Friday.

An informal cemetery with 31 crosses already sits on the grounds of the school to honor students confirmed to have died there, but 22 other students remain unaccounted for, and residents of the town nearest the school, Mariana, reportedly believe another undiscovered cemetery is located at the 1,400-acre property.

83 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:35:04pm

This is it.

This is the long and the short of it.

Any politician or citizen who doesn’t grasp the importance of this statement does not have a grasp on public opinion.

84 Amory Blaine  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:35:15pm

Me sleep now. Take care. I’ll be back to annoy y’all tomorrow.

85 Velvet Elvis  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:38:35pm

re: #76 Kragar

Well, just finished a complete game of Civ 5 without ever going to war. Thats a first for me.

What difficulty level?

I’ve found that with BNW the war game is much less important but you’re playing above King, you’re going to do some fighting.

86 goddamnedfrank  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:39:47pm

FYI the Tea Party’s antipathy towards GWB is only the most transparent bullshit ever. These people were Bush’s biggest supporters while he was in office, it was only when the monumental nature of his epic failure became undeniable that they tried to disown the man.

87 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:40:20pm

re: #76 Kragar

Well, just finished a complete game of Civ 5 without ever going to war. Thats a first for me.

That’s something I rarely accomplish anymore. Always at least one of my neighbors who gets war fever and thinks my cities are easy pickings.

88 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:40:38pm

re: #85 Velvet Elvis

What difficulty level?

I’ve found that with BNW the war game is much less important but you’re playing above King, you’re going to do some fighting.

Standard mode, 8 nations, 16 City States, Tiny Islands map. I played as Carthage.

89 Political Atheist  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:41:04pm

re: #49 b_sharp

Bryan has no perspective.

I see what you did there.

90 Velvet Elvis  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:41:59pm

re: #86 goddamnedfrank

FYI the Tea Party’s antipathy towards GWB is only the most transparent bullshit ever. These people were Bush’s biggest supporters while he was in office, it was only when the monumental nature of his epic failure became undeniable that they tried to disown the man.

Some really hold the entire “compassionate conservatism” meme against him. They hate him for medicare expansion and they hate him for attempted immigration reform, as well as some of his foreign aid programs.

91 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:42:11pm

re: #87 Targetpractice

That’s something I rarely accomplish anymore. Always at least one of my neighbors who gets war fever and thinks my cities are easy pickings.

I kept my military built up and made kept a lot of trade deals going. I got denounced a few times, but it never broke into combat.

92 Lidane  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:42:11pm

Focusing on the important issues:

93 goddamnedfrank  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:42:52pm

re: #63 Dark_Falcon

It depends. I personally think if Congress votes the authorization down in a smart way, the public won’t hold it against them because the public doesn’t really care all that much about what happens to Syrians.

This is funny because D_F has absolutely no idea what that “smart way” might be. It’s purely hypothetical, theoretical and imaginary, like cold fusion only less plausible.

94 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:42:52pm

re: #92 Lidane

Focusing on the important issues:

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GaGa’s new album?

95 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:43:36pm

re: #93 goddamnedfrank

like cold fusion only less plausible.

Hey, it could happen!

96 goddamnedfrank  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:45:03pm

re: #90 Velvet Elvis

Some really hold the entire “compassionate conservatism” meme against him. They hate him for medicare expansion and they hate him for attempted immigration reform, as well as some of his foreign aid programs.

Right, and it’s notable that none of those things had anything to do with his downfall. Nobody died from any of that stuff and it’s none of it is what tanked the economy.

97 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:45:28pm

re: #86 goddamnedfrank

FYI the Tea Party’s antipathy towards GWB is only the most transparent bullshit ever. These people were Bush’s biggest supporters while he was in office, it was only when the monumental nature of his epic failure became undeniable that they tried to disown the man.

Reminds me of how every new Soviet General Secretary would denounce his predecessor and promise he’ll be a far better leader.

98 Lidane  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:46:10pm

Boyfriend has been playing NBA 2K13 for hours. This song has been on repeat. Here, have an earworm:

Youtube Video

99 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:47:02pm

re: #91 Kragar

I kept my military built up and made kept a lot of trade deals going. I got denounced a few times, but it never broke into combat.

I can see how the tiny islands map would definitely help. Just keep a moderately large navy ready and you can sink or damage most of his units before he ever makes landfall.

100 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:48:30pm

re: #96 goddamnedfrank

Right, and it’s notable that none of those things had anything to do with his downfall. Nobody died from any of that stuff and it’s none of it is what tanked the economy.

Oh pleeze, the wingnuts blame the downfall on the economy on every thing but WALL STREET. I’ve heard every excuse including immigrants, medicare drug care and the money we send to Egypt.

101 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:50:03pm

re: #99 Targetpractice

I can see how the tiny islands map would definitely help. Just keep a moderately large navy ready and you can sink or damage most of his units before he ever makes landfall.

Plus, I didn’t have to waste money on roads, and Carthage gets free harbors for trade routes.

102 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 8:57:25pm

I’m going to try to sleep.

Have a great evening all!

103 bratwurst  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:00:53pm
104 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:01:52pm

Freedom broil.

105 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:08:14pm

re: #101 Kragar

Plus, I didn’t have to waste money on roads, and Carthage gets free harbors for trade routes.

Hmm, have to keep that in mind. Meanwhile, I’ve been too busy with playing Tropico 4 to give Civ 5 much play the last week or so. With a short foray into Game Dev Tycoon to check out all the changes with the recent update.

106 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:10:06pm

re: #105 Targetpractice

Hmm, have to keep that in mind. Meanwhile, I’ve been too busy with playing Tropico 4 to give Civ 5 much play the last week or so. With a short foray into Game Dev Tycoon to check out all the changes with the recent update.

Went with Liberty, Exploration, and Order for my culture. I was pulling around 400-500 gold a turn for income.

107 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:20:54pm

Sampoll.
SAMPOLL!

108 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:22:41pm

Gotta love the Nintendo business model. “We released the 3DS to destroy people’s eyes, wrists, and necks. But it hasn’t sold as well as we hoped. So we’re going to release the 2DS that removes the 3D feature while still allowing you to please all the 3DS games. But we’ll keep the 3DS on the market, if you should choose to shell out $70 more for a feature you probably won’t use much if at all.”

109 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:22:56pm

re: #107 Pavlovian Hive Mind

Sampoll.
SAMPOLL!

Sampo!

Youtube Video

110 HappyWarrior  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:22:57pm

re: #92 Lidane

Focusing on the important issues:

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Yeah the fact that he sucks is irrelevant. This kind of thing happens all the time but I’m sure RR and company are eager to make it because Tebow is a Christian in the heathen city, Boston. If the guy was the same guy without the devout Christianity, he’d just be another bust. I don’t mind Tebow but I hate the hype that surrounds him simply because he’s a devout Christian.

111 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:24:42pm

re: #109 Kragar

That’s what I get for watching it in crap quality.

112 William Barnett-Lewis  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:25:08pm

re: #108 Targetpractice

Gotta love the Nintendo business model. “We released the 3DS to destroy people’s eyes, wrists, and necks. But it hasn’t sold as well as we hoped. So we’re going to release the 2DS that removes the 3D feature while still allowing you to please all the 3DS games. But we’ll keep the 3DS on the market, if you should choose to shell out $70 more for a feature you probably won’t use much if at all.”

My son loves the idea of the 2ds mimicking grandpa’s ipad… ;)

113 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:27:17pm

re: #111 Pavlovian Hive Mind

He failed to bring back the Sampo!
Sampo!
We will die of starvation!
Sampo!

114 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:32:24pm

Yeah, this one in painful.

115 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:33:17pm

The next gen consoles are just all over the place this time. Nintendo’s continuing in its proud tradition of creating overpriced children’s toys, Sony is releasing PS3 2.0, and Microsoft seems to be on course to follow suit with the XBox 180. And that’s not including the “microconsoles” like the Ouya that rank just above browser games on the pantheon of game choices.

117 The Ghost of a Flea  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:48:39pm

re: #113 Kragar

He failed to bring back the Sampo!
Sampo!
We will die of starvation!
Sampo!

Don’t mess with the Sampo, it upsets the Finns. You wouldn’t like them when they’re angry.

118 SnowdenBaggerVance  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 9:50:17pm

re: #116 Pavlovian Hive Mind

Monckton Challenged To Put Up Or Shut Up By John Abraham

I’ve heard Abraham on talk radio before, a very simple and straightforward and positive disposition. He’d probably cause Monckton’s eyes to pop out of his head.

119 Political Atheist  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 10:04:57pm

Weird weather. Labor day weekend SoCal getaway. 80 degrees this late right near the beach. Maybe 1/4 mile inland. This is so uncommon the place has no ac.

120 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 10:18:54pm

re: #119 Political Atheist

Weird weather. Labor day weekend SoCal getaway. 80 degrees this late right near the beach. Maybe 1/4 mile inland. This is so uncommon the place has no ac.

Been really bad the last few days. We’ve had a mild summer down in San Diego till this weekend.

121 Political Atheist  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 10:23:19pm

re: #120 Kragar

I’m not too far up the coast. Laguna Beach

122 NJDhockeyfan  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 10:29:46pm
123 freetoken  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 10:47:13pm

re: #119 Political Atheist

Yeah, it’s just now cooling off. The problem has been the humidity, due to the monsoonal flow.

I never use an AC, so I just leave the windows open, but tonight the smells of a fire (in the mountains?) are coming in.

Give me back my desert!

124 freetoken  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 10:53:53pm

I see the big revelation today is that the NSA spies on Al Jazeera.

This is me being shocked.

125 Political Atheist  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 10:54:10pm

re: #123 freetoken

Humidity and dead air. Not a whisper of movement.

126 freetoken  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 11:01:31pm

MP3 Audio

127 Political Atheist  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 11:07:32pm

Hot Hot Hot

Youtube Video

128 NJDhockeyfan  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 11:16:42pm
129 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 11:50:37pm

Got some yummy Japanese black pepper potato chips.

130 Kragar  Sat, Aug 31, 2013 11:52:03pm

re: #128 NJDhockeyfan

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Crap.

131 freetoken  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 12:07:53am

MP3 Audio

132 sagehen  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 1:03:27am

Eighth Doctor special.

Spoiler

OMG that sucked. No wonder it was only one episode. No wonder BBCA didn’t bother to rerun it like they have all the previous ones.

Bad doctor. Bad companion. Bad site for the adventure. Bad canon regarding the Master’s capabilities. Bad Tardis. Bad everything.

No wonder it took another 9 years to get the series rebooted.

133 Single-handed sailor  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 1:10:09am

LOL it just rained in the East Bay for all of two minutes. Surprise rain!

134 wheat-dogghazi  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 1:58:18am

re: #125 Political Atheist

Humidity and dead air. Not a whisper of movement.

Sounds like a typical summer day in Louisville, KY.

135 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 2:48:38am

This seems to be making the rounds: Claims that “rebels” were given chemical weapons by Saudi Arabia.

Syrians in Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack

original.antiwar.com

So, without real proof and only with anecdotal evidence from people who know literally nothing about weapons, this article purports to know more than the intelligence services and experts on chemical weapons?

“Dale Gavlak assisted in the research and writing process of this article, but was not on the ground in Syria. Reporter Yahya Ababneh, whom the report was written in collaboration with, was the correspondent on the ground in Ghouta who spoke directly with the rebels, their family members, victims of the chemical weapons attacks and local residents.

This is Yahya Ababneh, who is connected with Occupy.org: “Yahya Ababneh is a Jordanian freelance journalist and is currently working on a master’s degree in journalism. He has covered events in Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Libya. His stories have appeared on Amman Net, Saraya News, Gerasa News and elsewhere.” elizabethkendal.blogspot.com (You can find info on Dale Gavlak there also.) “Mint Press News” is described as “independent advocacy journalism”. Mint Press News began in 2012: minnpost.com

136 freetoken  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 4:21:56am

MP3 Audio

137 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 4:25:51am

BREAKING: Veteran UK broadcaster David Frost has died at age 74, family tells BBC. - @AP

11 mins ago from twitter.com/AP by partner

Wow, only 2 yrs older than I am. Thought he was much older.

138 Amory Blaine  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 4:44:16am

re: #100 FemNaziBitch

Oh pleeze, the wingnuts blame the downfall on the economy on every thing but WALL STREET. I’ve heard every excuse including immigrants, medicare drug care and the money we send to Egypt.

My favorite is Jimmy Carter.

139 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 4:50:44am

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is going to officiate at a gay wedding.

huffingtonpost.com

140 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 5:38:33am
141 freetoken  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 5:41:26am

re: #140 Gus

But… his latest employer was Al Jazeera, no?

Maybe that’s why the NSA was spying on A.J.?

142 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 5:43:12am

re: #141 freetoken

But… his latest employer was Al Jazeera, no?

Maybe that’s why the NSA was spying on A.J.?

Sounds about right. /

143 freetoken  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 5:43:40am

And yes, his Wikipedia entry already has the details of his death.

144 freetoken  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 5:49:20am

re: #142 Gus

Sounds about right. /

Well, you know…


Youtube Video

145 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 5:51:22am

re: #144 freetoken

Well, you know…

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December 22th?

146 Bulworth  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 5:52:38am

re: #92 Lidane
Moar persecution of Christians. And yet Obama does nothing. //

147 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 5:58:59am

And it continues…

Cairo’s Al Azhar’s top Sunni cleric opposes military action

blogs.aljazeera.com

148 freetoken  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:03:28am

UN Says Over 800 People Killed in Iraq in August

More than 800 people were killed in Iraq in violence throughout August, the UN said Sunday. That was down somewhat from July, but still one of the highest monthly tolls in recent years.

Violence in Iraq has spiked following a deadly crackdown by the Shiite-led government on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq in April.

[…]

Sectarian bloodshed is hardly new, so when I look at Syria I wonder if it really is any different than Iraq, in the big picture.

149 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:10:35am

re: #147 Justanotherhuman

And it continues…

Cairo’s Al Azhar’s top Sunni cleric opposes military action

blogs.aljazeera.com

I’m sure he speaks up just as quickly about anti Shia violence.

150 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:11:18am

This is kind of funny.

151 Mattand  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:11:29am

re: #109 Kragar

re: #111 Pavlovian Hive Mind

re: #113 Kragar

Damn! Always late to the party when the good MST riffs start flying.

152 Mattand  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:13:18am

re: #110 HappyWarrior

Yeah the fact that he sucks is irrelevant. This kind of thing happens all the time but I’m sure RR and company are eager to make it because Tebow is a Christian in the heathen city, Boston. If the guy was the same guy without the devout Christianity, he’d just be another bust. I don’t mind Tebow but I hate the hype that surrounds him simply because he’s a devout Christian.

Tebow brought some of that on himself with the constant God bothering he did.

153 A Mom Anon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:29:58am

Sigh.

My husband’s employer decided that after working FORTY DAYS with no day off (and only being paid for 8 hours a day when he’s never worked an 8 hour day since he started)to give him 3 paid days. Oooh how generous. Last pay period he worked 138 hours, got paid for 80. He decided to make it a long weekend, good idea, right?

He has the flu. Poor guy. I suppose it’s a good thing his insurance kicks in today. Mine? I just found out it doesn’t take effect until 10/1. Seriously? Hopefully I don’t get the flu too. Not to mention that these assholes will not stop calling him. He’s been into work 3 times since Friday morning. I made him shut off the phone last night. This is bullshit.

154 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:35:39am

re: #150 Gus

This is kind of funny.

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155 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:40:10am

House comes back on the 9th. Then work 9 days.

156 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:41:59am
157 NJDhockeyfan  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:43:45am
158 Mattand  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:51:41am

re: #153 A Mom Anon

Sigh.

My husband’s employer decided that after working FORTY DAYS with no day off (and only being paid for 8 hours a day when he’s never worked an 8 hour day since he started)to give him 3 paid days. Oooh how generous. Last pay period he worked 138 hours, got paid for 80. He decided to make it a long weekend, good idea, right?

He has the flu. Poor guy. I suppose it’s a good thing his insurance kicks in today. Mine? I just found out it doesn’t take effect until 10/1. Seriously? Hopefully I don’t get the flu too. Not to mention that these assholes will not stop calling him. He’s been into work 3 times since Friday morning. I made him shut off the phone last night. This is bullshit.

I used to be not a big fan of unions. They still have their problems, but stories like this is why they’re still a necessity.

Hope he gets better. In all seriousness, is there a Costco near you? With all the glowing reports I hear about how they treat employees, is this even a possibility?

159 A Mom Anon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:51:51am

re: #156 Gus

Has anyone broken down what these lazy overpaid assholes make an hour?
How many of them are even bothering to meet with constituents(besides their corporate sponsors I mean) when they’re not in DC?

I can imagine why they have a less than 10 percent approval rating, it’s just shocking. Sadly, most of these asshammers wear that as a badge of honor.

160 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:55:32am

re: #159 A Mom Anon

Has anyone broken down what these lazy overpaid assholes make an hour?
How many of them are even bothering to meet with constituents(besides their corporate sponsors I mean) when they’re not in DC?

I can imagine why they have a less than 10 percent approval rating, it’s just shocking. Sadly, most of these asshammers wear that as a badge of honor.

Many become millionaires while “serving” in the House or Senate.

161 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:55:49am
162 A Mom Anon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:57:25am

re: #158 Mattand

There is a Costco in the area. They aren’t hiring right now. I’ve been looking and sending him job openings since the week after he started this job. He’s been sending his resume anywhere he can think of. I’ve been putting in applications for months, I can’t even get a call back. A 20 yr gap in employment to be “just a Mom” doesn’t count for much I guess. Even the freaking school system, non teaching positions, like lunchroom monitor or after school program assistant, I can’t get a call back.

We’re hanging in there, something has to give at some point. I just hope it’s not by husband’s health. What the fuck is wrong with people?

163 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 6:58:49am

House returns on the 9th. Work 4 days. Then they get a 4 day weekend.

164 Killgore Trout  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:01:08am

Many D.C. think tanks now players in partisan wars

The shift is upending the role of think tanks, prompting some researchers to worry it is eroding trust in these institutions.

Indeed, it now is difficult to tell the difference between truly objective advice and high-priced advocacy for political or private profit, according to a Globe review of public and internal documents and interviews with dozens of current and former think tank scholars, management staff, and donors.

Some say Washington’s once-heralded “ideas industry” steadily looks like a “think tank-industrial complex.”

“They have evolved into what looks like a business,” said Alan Dye, a Washington attorney who has represented think tanks, including Heritage, for three decades. “A brain trust for sale.”

Some thinks tanks on the left and the right of the ideological spectrum have grown so political that, to avoid losing their tax status as charitable organizations, they have established separate operations dedicated to lobbying and other advocacy work.

165 Killgore Trout  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:02:11am

re: #157 NJDhockeyfan

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No surprise there but it still looks like Assad is off the hook for now.

166 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:02:56am


Stupid fuck.

167 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:09:45am
168 NJDhockeyfan  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:11:06am
169 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:15:10am

re: #166 Gus

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Stupid fuck.

Ok, I’m sick of this bullshit from the dudebros.
Either you think the 1925 Geneva Protocol should be enforced or you don’t.

Admit that you don’t give a shit that chemical weapons are being used.

170 Decatur Deb  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:18:38am

re: #165 Killgore Trout

No surprise there but it still looks like Assad is off the hook for now.

Discounting a few million heavily armed Syrians who want him dead.

172 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:24:06am
173 Killgore Trout  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:24:33am

re: #170 Decatur Deb

Discounting a few million heavily armed Syrians who want him dead.

I think it’s inevitable that Assad will eventually have an unhappy ending but he can hold on for a while longer. This could drag on for 10 years or so.

174 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:26:24am

re: #173 Killgore Trout

I think it’s inevitable that Assad will eventually have an unhappy ending but he can hold on for a while longer. This could drag on for 10 years or so.

Good thing your predictions tend to suck.
;)

175 Decatur Deb  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:30:33am

re: #173 Killgore Trout

I think it’s inevitable that Assad will eventually have an unhappy ending but he can hold on for a while longer. This could drag on for 10 years or so.

Imagine that every hideous charge made against him is true. That’s fairly easy.

Now imagine that he is not more disastrous than some of his possible successors.

176 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:31:46am
177 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:32:55am
The Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany begins at 4:45 a.m. with the Luftwaffe attacking several targets in Poland. The Luftwaffe launches air attacks against Kraków, Łódź, and Warsaw. Within five minutes of the Luftwaffe attacks, the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) orders the old Battleship Schleswig-Holstein to open fire on the Polish military transit depot at Westerplatte in the Free City of Danzig on the Baltic Sea, but the attack was repulsed. By 8:00 a.m., troops of the German Army (Wehrmacht Heer), still without a formal declaration of war issued, launch an attack near the Polish town of Mokra.
178 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:34:21am
Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Switzerland declare their neutrality.

That worked out well.

179 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:34:28am
180 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:34:40am

Mornin’ everyone.

181 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:37:12am
182 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:40:34am

What’s with all these fools commenting on TPM and TP that the rebels used chem weapons?!
Morans.
/Cranky

183 Decatur Deb  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:41:08am

re: #179 darthstar

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This isn’t about trust. Anyone who trusts any head of state is a child. Deception is an implicit part of their job description, and I’m talking about the good ones.

184 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:47:57am

re: #183 Decatur Deb

This isn’t about trust. Anyone who trusts any head of state is a child. Deception is an implicit part of their job description, and I’m talking about the good ones.

True.

185 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:52:37am

Morning Lizardim. Some much-needed rain has swept through the wild north country, making things altogether more pleasant for the time being. I see our Greenwaldian hatchling is still spamming his letters to the President in the sidebar. How go things among the lizardfolk on this Labor Day Sunday?

186 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:55:05am

re: #165 Killgore Trout

No surprise there but it still looks like Assad is off the hook for now.

concur.

187 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:57:00am

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188 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:58:38am

re: #185 thedopefishlives

Morning Lizardim. Some much-needed rain has swept through the wild north country, making things altogether more pleasant for the time being. I see our Greenwaldian hatchling is still spamming his letters to the President in the sidebar. How go things among the lizardfolk on this Labor Day Sunday?

That one received the “Go Away Gordon” line from me and from hereon I’ll just downding and move on.

189 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 7:58:43am

re: #185 thedopefishlives

Morning Lizardim. Some much-needed rain has swept through the wild north country, making things altogether more pleasant for the time being. I see our Greenwaldian hatchling is still spamming his letters to the President in the sidebar. How go things among the lizardfolk on this Labor Day Sunday?

Quiet, a bit warm and muggy, and just a hint of a breeze here in the western NY woods.

190 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:01:45am

re: #188 Dark_Falcon

That one received the “Go Away Gordon” line from me and from hereon I’ll just downding and move on.

I just kinda chuckle and shake my head. Not even worth the time it takes to downding.

191 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:02:03am
192 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:04:16am

re: #162 A Mom Anon

There is a Costco in the area. They aren’t hiring right now. I’ve been looking and sending him job openings since the week after he started this job. He’s been sending his resume anywhere he can think of. I’ve been putting in applications for months, I can’t even get a call back. A 20 yr gap in employment to be “just a Mom” doesn’t count for much I guess. Even the freaking school system, non teaching positions, like lunchroom monitor or after school program assistant, I can’t get a call back.

We’re hanging in there, something has to give at some point. I just hope it’s not by husband’s health. What the fuck is wrong with people?

Does he have C# or SQL skills? We need a programmer up here in Dearborn.

193 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:09:24am

I was unemployed for three years—THREE YEARS!!—from 2007-2010.

I was variously employed, with 6-month gaps, on short term contract assignments from 2001-2007, because of all the fucking OUTSOURCING that started during the reign of St. Ronald the Magnificent.

194 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:13:24am

…Syria and France negotiated a treaty of independence in September 1936, and Hashim al-Atassi was the first president to be elected under the first incarnation of the modern republic of Syria. However, the treaty never came into force because the French Legislature refused to ratify it. With the fall of France in 1940 during World War II, Syria came under the control of Vichy France until the British and Free French occupied the country in the Syria-Lebanon campaign in July 1941. Continuing pressure from Syrian nationalists and the British forced the French to evacuate their troops in April 1946, leaving the country in the hands of a republican government that had been formed during the mandate…

195 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:13:52am

People voted for this person to be one heartbeat away from the Oval Office

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196 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:14:07am

Upheaval dominated Syrian politics from independence through the late 1960s. In 1948, Syria was involved in the Arab-Israeli War, aligning with the other local Arab states attempting to prevent the establishment of the State of Israel.

197 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:15:20am

re: #195 darthstar

People voted for this person to be one heartbeat away from the Oval Office

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Stop reminding me!!!!!!!!!!2301304u34ty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

198 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:15:32am

In November 1956, as a direct result of the Suez Crisis, Syria signed a pact with the Soviet Union. This gave a foothold for Communist influence within the government in exchange for military equipment. Turkey then became worried about this increase in the strength of Syrian military technology, as it seemed feasible that Syria might attempt to retake İskenderun. Only heated debates in the United Nations lessened the threat of war.

199 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:16:43am

re: #195 darthstar

People voted for this person to be one heartbeat away from the Oval Office

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I liked John McCain and I still do. Sarah Palin was a serious mistake. Not a fatal one, but a serious one. I suspect he’s more than once wished since 2008 that he’d just taken Joe Lieberman as his running mate and accepted the loss.

200 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:17:11am

Syria

201 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:17:47am

Bear v. Bison - great pics.

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krtv.com

202 Iwouldprefernotto  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:17:57am

re: #195 darthstar

People voted for this person to be one heartbeat away from the Oval Office

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At least Palin acknowledges Allah.

203 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:20:00am

re: #202 Iwouldprefernotto

At least Palin acknowledges Allah.

Good point.

204 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:21:09am

re: #198 Gus

In November 1956, as a direct result of the Suez Crisis, Syria signed a pact with the Soviet Union. This gave a foothold for Communist influence within the government in exchange for military equipment. Turkey then became worried about this increase in the strength of Syrian military technology, as it seemed feasible that Syria might attempt to retake İskenderun. Only heated debates in the United Nations lessened the threat of war.

Actually, Turkey’s fears were overblown, given how politicized Syria’s military was and how poor its Soviet tactics turned out to work. But the Turks did not know that at the time.

205 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:22:18am

re: #193 Vicious Babushka

I was unemployed for three years—THREE YEARS!!—from 2007-2010.

I was variously employed, with 6-month gaps, on short term contract assignments from 2001-2007, because of all the fucking OUTSOURCING that started during the reign of St. Ronald the Magnificent.

At this point in my career, people are realizing that offshore teams need significant oversight or they’ll churn out crap code that explodes if you so much as look at it the wrong way. I’m now at a level of competency/seniority where I can find work keeping tabs on offshore teams.

206 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:25:52am

re: #178 Gus

That worked out well.

Did for Switzerland. Especially their banks working both sides…

207 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:29:26am

re: #206 William Barnett-Lewis

Did for Switzerland. Especially their banks working both sides…

Worked out well for the banks. For everyone else, it made for really rough going. But with both Germany and Italy at its borders, Switzerland had little choice but armed neutrality.

208 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:29:43am
209 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:30:28am
210 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:30:43am

re: #205 thedopefishlives

At this point in my career, people are realizing that offshore teams need significant oversight or they’ll churn out crap code that explodes if you so much as look at it the wrong way. I’m now at a level of competency/seniority where I can find work keeping tabs on offshore teams.

We have two off-shore teams but continue to hire locally. We’ve relegated one off-shore team to bug fixing primarily - no real new feature development because the last two times their features had to be scrapped. I just pulled their two automation engineers into my group because the code they had been writing was not maintainable. The key is to get their code base checked in with yours, then have local devs approve their merges, rather than waiting until release day and slapping their features in to see if they work.

211 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:32:56am

re: #192 Vicious Babushka

Does he have C# or SQL skills? We need a programmer up here in Dearborn.

I still can code in C, LISP & SQL but for a production environment, I’d need forever to get back up to speed. Now, OTOH, anyone needs a unix sysadm or dba up in Northern Wisconsin, that I’ve stayed up on thanks to the home net. That would only require learning local quirks.

Just save me from Windows. That’s the main reason I got out of IT, really, and just trying to keep my wife’s laptop running convinces me that was the best choice.

212 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:35:45am

re: #211 William Barnett-Lewis

Just save me from Windows. That’s the main reason I got out of IT, really, and just trying to keep my wife’s laptop running convinces me that was the best choice.

Unfortunately, Windows is still the mainstay of most businesses from a user perspective. Windows 8 has been a massive FAIL, though, so I don’t know what direction things are going to go. People do still need desktop/laptop computers for some tasks.

213 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:42:37am

re: #212 thedopefishlives

Unfortunately, Windows is still the mainstay of most businesses from a user perspective. Windows 8 has been a massive FAIL, though, so I don’t know what direction things are going to go. People do still need desktop/laptop computers for some tasks.

Why has Windows 8 been a FAIL? No subtext, I just want to to know. Midform, if you please, since I have IT people I can go to if I don’t understand some of the big words.

214 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:43:03am

re: #212 thedopefishlives

Unfortunately, Windows is still the mainstay of most businesses from a user perspective. Windows 8 has been a massive FAIL, though, so I don’t know what direction things are going to go. People do still need desktop/laptop computers for some tasks.

Android tablets and Chromium laptops. Local storage devices will be a thing of the past in another five years as more and more people become comfortable with keeping everything on their Google Drive or commerical equivalent. Give one kid a $249 chromium laptop and another a $1700 PC/Mac on the first day of school, and they’ll be equally capable of getting their work done.

215 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:44:30am

re: #213 Dark_Falcon

Why has Windows 8 been a FAIL? No subtext, I just want to to know. Midform, if you please, since I have IT people I can go to if I don’t understand some of the big words.

It’s a tablet OS basically.
If you have 7 and a desktop, no need for 8.

216 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:45:44am

re: #213 Dark_Falcon

Why has Windows 8 been a FAIL? No subtext, I just want to to know. Midform, if you please, since I have IT people I can go to if I don’t understand some of the big words.

Bios configurations cause address conflicts at the kernel, which forces services to buffer a larger heap size, but everyone already knows that.

217 A Mom Anon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:46:20am

re: #192 Vicious Babushka

No, he’s a blue collar guy. Does building maintenance for multi-family buildings(apartments). Used to be head of maintenance for a big company with properties all over the eastern US, from NYC to FL. Now he can only find maintenance supervisor positions on single properties. He doesn’t mind the work, but he’s being treated like shit and he was mislead on the pay situation at hiring. He’s proficient in HVAC, plumbing, electrical and construction. 25 yrs experience, no college. Except for one year of chemical engineering at U of Maryland before a double knee injury ruined his football scholarship. He needs to retrain or get a degree in Construction Management or something, but there’s no money for it right now. Gah, the whole thing is frustrating as hell.

218 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:48:17am

re: #216 darthstar

Bios configurations cause address conflicts at the kernel, which forces services to buffer a larger heap size, but everyone already knows that.

The scary thing is that I actually understand what you are saying. :)

219 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:48:19am
220 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:48:24am
221 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:48:39am

re: #218 Dark_Falcon

The scary thing is that I actually understand what you are saying. :)

That makes one of us.

222 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:49:26am

re: #213 Dark_Falcon

Why has Windows 8 been a FAIL? No subtext, I just want to to know. Midform, if you please, since I have IT people I can go to if I don’t understand some of the big words.

I’ve mainly been going off of its poor sales. Nokia and its deal-with-the-devil Windows 8 phones haven’t exactly been burning up the sales charts. Microsoft ate $900 million in its Surface RT tablet inventory. Windows 8 on the desktop is such a major paradigm shift that businesses aren’t willing to pay the cost to retrain employees, and are retaining Windows 7 for the foreseeable future. Microsoft tried to homogenize the desktop and tablet space, and it just doesn’t work too well for either.

223 ProTARDISLiberal  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:49:27am

Meanwhile, in India:

Guru arrested for rape

Ajay Singh Lamba said Asaram Bapu was arrested at a spiritual retreat in central India early on Sunday and flown to the city of Jodhpur where police say he is wanted for raping a 16-year-old girl.

This guy has been a clown for for a while:

Land encroachment in Navsari district
In the year 2000, the Asaram Ashram was allocated about 10 acres of land in Bhairavi village of Navsari district by the Gujarat government. The ashram encroached on an additional 6 acres, leading to protests in the local villages. On a complaint filed by locals, and after repeated notices were ignored, the district authorities with police assistance bulldozed the encroachments and took possession of the land.

Land encroachment in Madhya Pradesh
The Yog Vedanta Samiti of Asaram Bapu was reportedly given permission to use the premises of the Mangalya temple in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh for 11 days for a satsang in 2001. The samiti failed to vacate the premises after the satsang, and continue to occupy a total of 100 acres of land, valued at over 700 crores. The land belongs to the now defunct Jayant Vitamins Limited.
Asaram Bapu denies any involvement, saying the report are baseless and untenable.

Statements on 2012 Delhi gang rape victim
Asaram Bapu was severely criticized by the media after his remark that the December 16, 2012 Delhi gang rape victim, was equally guilty along with those responsible for the sexual assault on her. He is reported to have said: “Only 5-6 people are not the culprits. The victim is as guilty as her rapists… She should have called the culprits brothers and begged before them to stop… This could have saved her dignity and life. Can one hand clap? I don’t think so.” He is also reported to have said that he was against harsher punishments for the accused in the Delhi rape victim case, as the law could be misused. To support his point, he is said to have stated that, “Dowry law in India is the biggest example of law being misused.”
Asaram Bapu came under widespread criticism when it was reported that he said the Delhi gang rape and murder would not have happened if the victim had called the rapist-killers her brothers and fallen at their feet. He is quoted as saying: “The girl should have taken God’s name and could have held the hand of one of the men and said, ‘I consider you my brother’ and to the other two, she should have said, ‘Brothers, I am helpless. You are my brothers, my religious brothers’. Then the misconduct wouldn’t have happened.”

224 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:49:30am

re: #216 darthstar

Bios configurations cause address conflicts at the kernel, which forces services to buffer a larger heap size, but everyone already knows that.

It does?

225 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:51:21am

re: #222 thedopefishlives

I’ve mainly been going off of its poor sales. Nokia and its deal-with-the-devil Windows 8 phones haven’t exactly been burning up the sales charts. Microsoft ate $900 million in its Surface RT tablet inventory. Windows 8 on the desktop is such a major paradigm shift that businesses aren’t willing to pay the cost to retrain employees, and are retaining Windows 7 for the foreseeable future. Microsoft tried to homogenize the desktop and tablet space, and it just doesn’t work too well for either.

That’s a big issue. Retraining costs a good bit of money and lost productivity.

226 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:54:22am

re: #225 Dark_Falcon

That’s a big issue. Retraining costs a good bit of money and lost productivity.

Exactly. And with Windows 8 being a latecomer to the phone/tablet party, Microsoft is now in the unenviable position of having to play catch-up with Apple and Google. I think the jury is still out on how well it’s done, but given the previous statement on lackluster phone/tablet sales equipped with Windows 8, it isn’t looking good. I do know people who think it’s good stuff, but my own personal experience with it is limited.

227 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:55:52am

re: #226 thedopefishlives

And to top it off, Microsoft has been unable to entice major app developers to develop for its mobile platforms, which further depresses sales. What fun is it to get a new device that has no cool apps?

228 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:56:01am

re: #223 ProTARDISLiberal

Meanwhile, in India:

Guru arrested for rape

This guy has been a clown for for a while:

Asaram Bapu = Even worse on rape than Todd Akin. Not too surprise views like his that, Bapu turned out to be a rapist.

229 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:00:43am

I was here (work)

I went home

I THINK I got some sleep

Now I’m ,, here !! (work)

Why did I even bother leaving!!

230 ProTARDISLiberal  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:01:03am

re: #228 Dark_Falcon

There are other allegations, but his page on Wikipedia is in the middle of an edit war, up to and including Jimbo Wales.

His supporters are deleting things from the article, and others are trying to keep that from happening.

231 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:01:47am

re: #216 darthstar

Bios configurations cause address conflicts at the kernel, which forces services to buffer a larger heap size, but everyone already knows that.

That’s a larger heap all right.

Basically, Win 8 needlessly changed too much of the GUI. Win 7 doesn’t suck much, Win 8 sucks a lot.

232 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:04:21am

re: #229 sattv4u2

I was here (work)

I went home

I THINK I got some sleep

Now I’m ,, here !! (work)

Why did I even bother leaving!!

Have you considered sleeping on the job?

233 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:06:31am

re: #232 b_sharp

Have you considered sleeping on the job?

Nahh

I do take a nice long cat nap on the long quiet drive home though!!

((It’s okay ,,, the route is mostly straight so I just aim forward and put one of those steering wheel locks on!!)

234 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:10:42am

re: #229 sattv4u2

I was here (work)

I went home

I THINK I got some sleep

Now I’m ,, here !! (work)

Why did I even bother leaving!!

Lazy bastard…you didn’t do any chores for your wife when you were home? Work, work, work, sleep, work, work, work…the lawn isn’t going to mow itself!

235 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:10:59am

re: #233 sattv4u2

Nahh

I do take a nice long cat nap on the long quiet drive home though!!

((It’s okay ,,, the route is mostly straight so I just aim forward and put one of those steering wheel locks on!!)

Back before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, I would occasionally take some time on my lunch break to go out to my car and fall asleep. Set an alarm on my cell phone, lean the seat back, and pass out.

236 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:12:24am

re: #233 sattv4u2

Nahh

I do take a nice long cat nap on the long quiet drive home though!!

((It’s okay ,,, the route is mostly straight so I just aim forward and put one of those steering wheel locks on!!)

Cruise control is a wonderful invention.

It’s also good to have a car that knows its way home.

237 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:12:49am

I’ve had my fill of 80+ hour work weeks.
Satt, you crazy.
:P

238 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:13:38am

re: #235 thedopefishlives

Back before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, I would occasionally take some time on my lunch break to go out to my car and fall asleep. Set an alarm on my cell phone, lean the seat back, and pass out.

You now use a CPAP?

239 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:13:43am

re: #235 thedopefishlives

Back before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, I would occasionally take some time on my lunch break to go out to my car and fall asleep. Set an alarm on my cell phone, lean the seat back, and pass out.

Not an option here

We eat our meals and have our coffee ‘breaks” while still running/ monitoring/ answering phones in the control room

240 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:14:48am

re: #238 b_sharp

You now use a CPAP?

Correct. Now I only fall asleep during the boring meetings, instead of all of them.

…Then again, I suppose that means I do still fall asleep during all meetings.

241 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:15:24am

re: #236 b_sharp

Cruise control is a wonderful invention.

It’s also good to have a car that knows its way home.

for some reason, I always wake up in a strip joints parking lot!!

BAD CAR,,, BAD BAD BAD

242 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:16:09am

re: #234 darthstar

Lazy bastard…you didn’t do any chores for your wife when you were home? Work, work, work, sleep, work, work, work…the lawn isn’t going to mow itself!

Actually,, I did
Both last night when I got home and this a.m. before I left

243 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:16:33am

re: #242 sattv4u2

Actually,, I did
Both last night when I got home and this a.m. before I left

Lazy bastard….

244 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:17:10am

re: #238 b_sharp

You now use a CPAP?

re: #240 thedopefishlives

Tried that

Couldn’t sleep with it on

245 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:18:34am

re: #240 thedopefishlives

Correct. Now I only fall asleep during the boring meetings, instead of all of them.

…Then again, I suppose that means I do still fall asleep during all meetings.

I have apnea, but only when I sleep on my back which is not often. Wearing my mask keeps me from hitting deep sleep so it’s a wash.

246 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:19:32am

re: #242 sattv4u2

Actually,, I did
Both last night when I got home and this a.m. before I left

But did you complete them?

247 Political Atheist  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:19:40am

re: #239 sattv4u2

So I get this phone call from a Time Warner sales guy. Trying to up grade my selection. Asked if I’m a sports fan… Nope Asked about internet, which I run Uverse. Then it’s my turn to ask so… so when do I get CBS back? Click, then dialtone. LOLOLOL

248 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:20:09am

re: #245 b_sharp

I have apnea, but only when I sleep on my back which is not often. Wearing my mask keeps me from hitting deep sleep so it’s a wash.

I’ve always been a deep sleeper, so after I was able to adjust to the feeling of the mask, it resulted in a major net positive. I do still have tiredness issues at work, but that’s mostly when I don’t sleep enough rather than the quality thereof. Having two children does NOT help on that front.

249 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:20:40am

Hmm.

250 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:20:46am

re: #246 b_sharp

But did you complete them?

The Honey Do list NEVER ends

251 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:23:19am

re: #249 Gus

Hmm.

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252 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:23:34am

Pennsylvania hospital to open country’s first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction

Read more: foxnews.com


Okay

How many of you will I see there??
/

253 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:23:34am

re: #248 thedopefishlives

I’ve always been a deep sleeper, so after I was able to adjust to the feeling of the mask, it resulted in a major net positive. I do still have tiredness issues at work, but that’s mostly when I don’t sleep enough rather than the quality thereof. Having two children does NOT help on that front.

The sleep clinic doc figures most of my tiredness comes from depression but none of the 10 or so different meds I’ve tried really affects that much. About the best that can be done is moderate my anger through norepinephrine inhibitors.

254 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:24:10am

re: #250 sattv4u2

The Honey Do list NEVER ends

I thought you were referring to doing your honey.

255 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:24:21am

re: #252 sattv4u2

Pennsylvania hospital to open country’s first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction

Read more: foxnews.com

Okay

How many of you will I see there??
/

Can’t.
Got internet pron to look at.

256 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:24:34am

re: #252 sattv4u2

Pennsylvania hospital to open country’s first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction

Read more: foxnews.com

Okay

How many of you will I see there??
/

All of us.

257 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:24:36am

re: #253 b_sharp

About the best that can be done is moderate my anger through norepinephrine inhibitors.

Have you tried strippers? I’ll loan you my car!!
/

258 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:24:50am

re: #255 Pavlovian Hive Mind

Can’t.
Got internet pron to look at.

I think that’s exempt!

259 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:24:52am

re: #251 Pavlovian Hive Mind

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260 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:25:17am

The Internet is for porn.
Youtube Video

261 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:25:25am

re: #254 b_sharp

I thought you were referring to doing your honey.

I would, but my wife doesn’t like it when I do

262 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:26:05am

re: #261 sattv4u2

I would, but my wife doesn’t like it when I do

Well, maybe if you included her…

263 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:26:21am

re: #261 sattv4u2

I would, but my wife doesn’t like it when I do

Some women, eh?

264 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:27:21am

re: #263 b_sharp

Some women, eh?

Wifey and I have a great relationship

We actually go out 4 times a week

She goes on Wednesdays and Fridays, I go Thursdays and Saturdays

265 Political Atheist  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:29:10am

re: #252 sattv4u2

Pennsylvania hospital to open country’s first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction

Read more: foxnews.com

Okay

How many of you will I see there??
/

I get top bunk!

266 darthstar  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:29:51am

If anybody wants to know what the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is like, here’s a 400% speed video of a round trip before it opens.

Youtube Video

267 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:30:23am

re: #258 sattv4u2

I think that’s exempt!

In that case, still can’t.
Got internet spaceships to fly.

268 b_sharp  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:34:13am

re: #267 Pavlovian Hive Mind

In that case, still can’t.
Got internet spaceships to fly.

You aliens are all alike.

269 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:37:25am

re: #268 b_sharp

You aliens are all alike.

Surprisingly, there are no aliens in Eve.

270 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:38:04am

re: #249 Gus

Hmm.

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Well, I’m glad I got to drink my orange juice before reading that nasty bit of DERP.

271 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:40:30am

re: #259 Gus

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NPR should not allow itself to be beclowned by Mara Liasson. She needs at minimum a multi-week ‘hiatus’ for her conspiracism.

272 Political Atheist  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:41:47am

If the Israeli lobby was half as powerful as the screaming derpitude says, Iran and Syria would have been hammered long ago and ever since, and Israel could start building settlements in Hollywood.

273 wheat-dogghazi  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:42:55am

re: #222 thedopefishlives

I’ve mainly been going off of its poor sales. Nokia and its deal-with-the-devil Windows 8 phones haven’t exactly been burning up the sales charts. Microsoft ate $900 million in its Surface RT tablet inventory. Windows 8 on the desktop is such a major paradigm shift that businesses aren’t willing to pay the cost to retrain employees, and are retaining Windows 7 for the foreseeable future. Microsoft tried to homogenize the desktop and tablet space, and it just doesn’t work too well for either.

I had a Nokia smartphone for a long while that I really liked, but when Nokia made that deal with Microsoft I vowed my next phone would be anything but Nokia. Now I have a Chinese-made XiaoMi Android phone and I’m glad I left Nokia and M$ mobile behind. As for desktops, I’m still slogging away on a Vista machine, which keeps chugging along with no major mishaps. You’d be surprised (or maybe not) how many XP boxes there are here in China. Pretty amazing, considering there’s probably only one legit copy of the install disk in the whole country.

274 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:43:52am

re: #272 Political Atheist

Israel could start building settlements in Hollywood.

I guess you’ve never seen the Speilberg mansion!!

//

275 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:44:40am

re: #271 Dark_Falcon

NPR should not allow itself to be beclowned by Mara Liasson. She needs at minimum a multi-week ‘hiatus’ for her conspiracism.

276 jaunte  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:51:51am

re: #259 Gus

Watching the Sunday news shows; taking heads all seem irritated with the president for making the story too complicated.

277 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:54:45am

re: #276 jaunte

Watching the Sunday news shows; taking heads all seem irritated with the president for making the story too complicated.

Because foreign policy is as simple as the Sunday newspaper cartoons.

278 Political Atheist  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:54:55am

re: #271 Dark_Falcon

I have come to depend on NPR. Seems like they are one of the last bastions of thorough reportage. When Bush was in office I’d get impatient for them to move on to global or at least non partisan political news. Of course then there were more choices in news that were worthwhile. 90% of my NPR time is on the road, not online.

279 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:55:44am

re: #277 thedopefishlives

Because foreign policy is as simple as the Sunday newspaper cartoons.

Heck. We live in a world where actors, comedians and celebrity chefs have become political pundits.

280 jaunte  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:56:35am

“What does Charlie Daniels think about this?”

281 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:57:13am

re: #280 jaunte

“What does Charlie Daniels think about this?”

Ted Nugent. Russel Brand…

282 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:57:39am

The latter was just on the Alex Jones show.

283 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:58:01am

re: #276 jaunte

Watching the Sunday news shows; taking heads all seem irritated with the president for making the story too complicated.

Zod forbid.
e_e

284 Eclectic Cyborg  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:59:35am

updings broken?

285 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:59:41am

re: #282 Gus

The latter was just on the Alex Jones show.

Yep, saw that.
lol.

286 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 9:59:58am

re: #284 Eclectic Cyborg

updings broken?

Works for me.

287 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:00:03am

re: #282 Gus

The latter was just on the Alex Jones show.

Oh, good. I never liked him anyway. Now I have a valid reason.

288 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:00:46am

re: #284 Eclectic Cyborg

updings broken?

Nein. Do a ctl+F5 or refresh. Sometimes happens on my end.

289 Carlos Danger  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:02:29am

Doesn’t Mara Liasson do Fox News appearances?

Anyway, it’s been interesting to see anti-Israel memes reappear on the fringes since the Syria crisis began. Mirrors a lot of the stuff at Russia Today.

290 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:03:35am

re: #289 Carlos Danger

Doesn’t Mara Liasson do Fox News appearances?

Anyway, it’s been interesting to see anti-Israel memes reappear on the fringes since the Syria crisis began. Mirrors a lot of the stuff at Russia Today.

Funny, since a lot of the dudebros think Russia Today is a legitimate source of “unbiased” news.

291 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:05:11am

So, am I the only one who missed this?

MSNBC reporting Kerry says samples show sarin gas used in Syria.

292 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:06:05am

re: #291 Justanotherhuman

So, am I the only one who missed this?

MSNBC reporting Kerry says samples show sarin gas used in Syria.

No, it was mentioned upthread. Count on the Lizardim to observe these sorts of things.

293 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:06:34am

re: #292 thedopefishlives

No, it was mentioned upthread. Count on the Lizardim to observe these sorts of things.

nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com

294 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:07:53am

So, Glennlandia is doing the Brazilian media circuit?

Glenn Greenwald ‏@ggreenwald 4h

For Brazilians: watch Fantastico (@showdavida) tonight for a huge new NSA/spying story

Gotta keep pushing, pushing, pushing that meme.

295 Carlos Danger  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:08:19am

In other news, I see a bunch of Syrian Christians in my area staged an anti-Obama demonstration and flew a bunch of Syrian flags with Assad on them.

He’s a dictator, bros.

296 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:09:08am

re: #295 Carlos Danger

In other news, I see a bunch of Syrian Christians in my area staged an anti-Obama demonstration and flew a bunch of Syrian flags with Assad on them.

He’s a dictator, bros.

Yeah,, but he’s THEIR dictator!!

297 Decatur Deb  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:09:38am

re: #295 Carlos Danger

In other news, I see a bunch of Syrian Christians in my area staged an anti-Obama demonstration and flew a bunch of Syrian flags with Assad on them.

He’s a dictator, bros.

And his replacement will be Emily Dickinson.

298 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:10:07am

re: #289 Carlos Danger

Doesn’t Mara Liasson do Fox News appearances?

Anyway, it’s been interesting to see anti-Israel memes reappear on the fringes since the Syria crisis began. Mirrors a lot of the stuff at Russia Today.

If she goes on FNC, all the more reason for NPR to be done with her, though Fox may turn on her for the attack she launched against Israel. But the key point remains the sheer DERPiness of that attack. NPR will be tainted by that DERP if they do not distance themselves if the person who spewed it.

299 Political Atheist  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:12:52am

re: #276 jaunte
I can’t watch those people. I’m leaving the TV off and figuring right here will be less frustrating and more illuminating.

Isn’t the following pretty much what has been missing from American military policy in the Bush admin?

1. Specific goals
2. Limits on the action
3. Work with Congress and our allies/stakeholders involved.

From Obamas speech

(1) prevent or deter the use or proliferation (including the transfer to terrorist groups or other state or non-state actors), within, to or from Syria, of any weapons of mass destruction, including chemical or biological weapons or components of or materials used in such weapons; or

(2) protect the United States and its allies and partners against the threat posed by such weapons.

Edit
Obama has also used the phrase “Deter, disrupt, diminish” the chem attacks.

300 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:16:29am

re: #295 Carlos Danger

In other news, I see a bunch of Syrian Christians in my area staged an anti-Obama demonstration and flew a bunch of Syrian flags with Assad on them.

He’s a dictator, bros.

They know, but they also know that many Sunnis in Syria have wanted to massacre or at least harshly persecute Syria’s Christians for a long time and the Assad dynasty has kept that from happening. Some Syrian Christians are thus willing to accept gassing Sunnis if that is what it takes to keep the Christians alive.

Please note that the logic presented is that logic of the people holding up those Assad flags; I do not share it.

301 Pavlovian Hive Mind  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:17:04am

I’m out.
Later.

302 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:18:32am

Assad: Syria capable of facing ‘any external aggression’

english.alarabiya.net

“Syria… is capable of facing up to any external aggression just as it faces up to internal aggression every day, in the form of terrorist groups and those that support them,” he said in comments carried by state news agency SANA.

Sure, just gas ‘em; the hell with the collateral damage to Syria’s people.

303 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:20:59am
304 Bear  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:22:51am

re: #266 darthstar

Thanks or posting this. I would watch the building of the bridge when riding the ferry between SF and Oakland. Then would ride the train when going to the University. Then driving over it many years going to work. The last time on the bridge was 1987.

305 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:23:50am

re: #303 Gus

[Embedded content]

306 blueraven  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:26:13am

Honestly. I don’t know that Liaisson’s statement was all that inflammatory. We wanted UK support…didn’t get it. We wanted UN support…will not get it. We have France on board. What is the issue with strong Israeli support?

caveat…I am not aware of her actual comments, but in general, Israeli support might be helpful because they are a strong ally. Maybe she worded it badly or it was taken out of context. Does anyone know her actual comments?

If some people are jumping on her statements and using them to suggest some inflated influence in Congress of a supposed “Jewish Lobby”, then that is on them.
Maybe I am missing something.

307 FemNaziBitch  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:31:53am
What we should fear is the recipe of social isolation, chronic invalidation, and repression combined with substances and weapons in anyone, whether they have a capital “D”-Diagnosis or not.

While adults with mental illness are not the problem, untreated delusional and manic symptoms can be cause for concern. In centers like the Red House, professionals (social workers, mental health clinicians, occupational therapists and psychiatrists) screen for and are mandated to report threatening behavior. They give clients tools for symptom management and an outlet for expression. Eliminating structure, socialization, and professional attention increases the risks to themselves and to others. The absence of treatment will be ultimately more detrimental to communities, states, and the health of the nation.

also paged.

Morning all!

308 thedopefishlives  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:35:32am

re: #307 FemNaziBitch

also paged.

Morning all!

Morning {ggt}

309 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:37:13am

Rim Fire info:

inciweb.nwcg.gov

Crews completed putting fire line around the spot fire southeast of Pilot Peak, however localized winds last night created new spot fires that will be addressed today. In the northwest, east, and southwest areas crew continue to create direct and indirect line where accessibility and safety allow. Burning operations were in the Hull Creek Drainage. Burning operations are continuing in areas with favorable conditions around Hetch Hetchy and Harden Lake as well as Big Oak Road near Crane Flat. Contingency lines are being reinforced between the fire and the communities of Tuolumne City, Twin Harte, and Long Barn. Mopup is occurring along the southwest corner of the fire from Pine Mountain to Buck Meadows. Today, firefighters will continue with burning operations and strengthening existing lines, as well as structure defense.

*Note there is a website glitch. The estimated containment date for the Rim Fire is September 20, 2013.

310 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:45:37am

re: #305 Dark_Falcon

[Embedded content]

Think it was a compilation about Miranda’s detention.

311 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:47:07am
312 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:47:48am
313 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:50:07am
314 jaunte  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:51:51am

Britain allowed firms to sell chemicals to Syria capable of being used to make nerve gas

Export licences for potassium fluoride and sodium fluoride were granted months after the bloody civil war in the Middle East began.

The chemical is capable of being used to make weapons such as sarin…
… snip ….
The Government have refused to identify the licence holders or say whether the licences were issued to one or two companies.

The chemicals are in powder form and highly toxic. The licences specified that they should be used for making aluminium structures such as window frames.

Professor Alastair Hay, an expert in environmental toxicology at Leeds University, said: “They have a variety of industrial uses.

“But when you’re making a nerve agent, you attach a fluoride element and that’s what gives it its toxic properties.

“Fluoride is key to making these munitions.

“Whether these elements were used by Syria to make nerve agents is something only subsequent investigation will reveal.”

dailyrecord.co.uk

315 Gus  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:52:23am
316 jaunte  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:54:44am
317 Killgore Trout  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:58:30am

I was just catching up on Mj Rosenberg. He’s oscillating between unbridled joy that Assad is free to use chemical weapons, Iran’s nuclear program is safe and fear that the Jewish lobby has a secret neocon long term plan.

318 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:59:46am

re: #317 Killgore Trout

I was just catching up on Mj Rosenberg. He’s oscillating between unbridled joy that Assad is free to use chemical weapons, Iran’s nuclear program is safe and fear that the Jewish lobby has a secret neocon long term plan.

Don’t read much of that, Killgore. DERP like that rots your brain.

319 Killgore Trout  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:59:52am

re: #315 Gus

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I think they can get away with it because Assad looks kindo normal. They’d wave pictures of the Ayatollah too but he just looks too spooky.

320 sattv4u2  Sun, Sep 1, 2013 11:01:22am

re: #319 Killgore Trout

I think they can get away with it because Assad looks kindo normal. They’d wave pictures of the Ayatollah too but he just looks too spooky.

he looks as if he could sleep with his head in a shoebox


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