Fired White House Aide Admits He Was Twitter Troll

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A top White House national security aide who was secretly going on Twitter to insult other Obama administration officials and politicians from both major parties, and to question the policies he had been helping develop, is apologizing.

Jofi Joseph is also out of a job.

The Daily Beast broke the news Tuesday night that Joseph was @natsecwonk, a “mystery Tweeter who has been tormenting the foreign policy community with insulting comments and revealing internal Obama administration information for over two years.” It reported that:

“During his time tweeting under the @natsecwonk name, Joseph openly criticized the policies of his White House bosses and often insulted their intellect and appearance. At different times, he insulted or criticized several top White House and State Department officials, including former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, Secretary of State John Kerry, and many many others.”

Politico followed with word that “Joseph, 40, was fired from his job on the NSC nuclear non-proliferation team a week ago after a months-long probe into a barrage of tweets that included caustic criticisms of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and top NSC officials, especially Ben Rhodes - whom he accused of dodging questions about Benghazi.”

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227 comments
1 dell*nix  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:09:27am

What do these idiots not understand about security and conditions of employment in the national security field?

2 sagehen  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:09:47am

We didn’t fire him for being an asshole, we fired him because a national security aide should be able to cover his tracks better than that. Didn’t have the relevant skillset for the job.

3 dog philosopher  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:10:19am

makes tweeting pictures of your dick look wise by comparison

4 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:10:25am

Jofi Joseph wanted to watch DC burn with his insults and leaks. But instead he’s out on his ass in the cold.

Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish.

5 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:11:42am

Don’t even know how or why people like this dick get hired. You know, if you’re going to get a serious job like this. Take it seriously because there are a lot of us who would like to have a nice job like that who would take it seriously.

6 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:14:22am

re: #5 HappyWarrior

Don’t even know how or why people like this dick get hired. You know, if you’re going to get a serious job like this. Take it seriously because there are a lot of us who would like to have a nice job like that who would take it seriously.

Some people are flaky like that. They get hired and don’t show up, stop coming in after a few days or behave well when you first hire them and then turn obnoxious after then settle in. It adds a rather unwelcome spice to the job of hiring manager.

7 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:14:50am

re: #5 HappyWarrior

Don’t even know how or why people like this dick get hired. You know, if you’re going to get a serious job like this. Take it seriously because there are a lot of us who would like to have a nice job like that who would take it seriously.

Ed Snowden.

8 dog philosopher  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:15:11am

As John Engates, the chief technology officer for cloud company Rackspace, put it, “I think the downfall of HealthCare.gov is that they need to integrate with numerous legacy databases: IRS, DHS, Social Security, and myriad state agencies. Any one of those running slow could be the bottleneck.”

9 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:15:58am

re: #7 Vicious Babushka

Ed Snowden.

Right, I thought of him when I typed that too. It’s like. You’ve got a serious fucking job that many of us would love to have. Snowden’s only a few years older than I am and he was living in Hawaii I believe? Dude you got a good fucking life and you throw that all away by beign some brohy douche?

10 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:16:10am

As should be expected, the right wing is attacking this move, not because they fired the guy (right or wrong) but because of who hasn’t been fired - including for Benghazi.


(and retweeted by Fox and Jim Hoft, among others)

11 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:16:41am

re: #9 HappyWarrior

Right, I thought of him when I typed that too. It’s like. You’ve got a serious fucking job that many of us would love to have. Snowden’s only a few years older than I am and he was living in Hawaii I believe? Dude you got a good fucking life and you throw that all away by beign some brohy douche?

Yeah well, he totally regrets it now. <evil grin>

12 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:16:46am

re: #6 Dark_Falcon

Some people are flaky like that. They get hired and don’t show up, stop coming in after a few days or behave well when you first hire them and then turn obnoxious after then settle in. It adds a rather unwelcome spice to the job of hiring manager.

I know that. I am just saying. After having been unemployed for over a year, I’d be grateful for any job like that. I mean my new gig is going to be unpaying but I am still going to make an effort to do the best I can.

13 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:17:18am

re: #11 Vicious Babushka

Yeah well, he totally regrets it now. <evil grin>

From Russia With No Love.

14 bbcrackmonkey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:21:41am

Oh, Benghazi? So of course the dude is a crazy partisan Republican hack. Makes sense.

I lost a friend (Sean Smith) in Benghazi, and even I understand there’s nothing we could do.

15 sagehen  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:23:09am

re: #11 Vicious Babushka

Yeah well, he totally regrets it now. <evil grin>

Not half as much as he’s going to regret it when winter really sets in…

16 jvic  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:24:11am

re: #5 HappyWarrior

Don’t even know how or why people like this dick get hired. You know, if you’re going to get a serious job like this. Take it seriously because there are a lot of us who would like to have a nice job like that who would take it seriously.

This kind of thing is deplorable but understandable: across the political spectrum, the politicians don’t set the example.

17 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:25:22am

re: #15 sagehen

Not half as much as he’s going to regret it when winter really sets in…

“Mr. Snowden? General Winter would like a word…”

18 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:26:06am

re: #16 jvic

This kind of thing is deplorable but understandable: across the political spectrum, the politicians don’t set the example.

Well i’m talking about people in general here. Politics don’t even go into it.

19 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:28:51am

re: #14 bbcrackmonkey

Oh, Benghazi? So of course the dude is a crazy partisan Republican hack. Makes sense.

I lost a friend (Sean Smith) in Benghazi, and even I understand there’s nothing we could do.

“Nothing we could have done” is an idea too humiliating for some. Others play upon that feeling to whip up rage against Barack Obama.

20 Backwoods_Sleuth  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:31:31am
If you’re wondering where the fighters for the middle class and working poor are, I found them at a Congressional Forum on Walmart Jobs held Wednesday morning.
Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) and Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FLA) joined Walmart workers who have been fighting for a living wage of $25,000 a year. Together they addressed Walmart CEO Bill Simon’s previously unreported and rather defensive comments regarding wages, which demonstrated that as many as 825,000 Walmart workers make less than $25,000 a year.

House Democrats Stand Up and Demand That Walmart Pay a Living Wage

21 klys  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:31:43am

re: #14 bbcrackmonkey

I know it’s been a while, but my condolences on the loss.

22 Justanotherhuman  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:31:43am

It does make you wonder how many of those working in govt are Bush leftovers and recently hired ‘bagger types. Are they also pulling this same kind of BS? There are a lot of lower level people who don’t get replaced when there’s a change of admin and while most don’t have access to much of anything important, some actually do have pieces that are.

Most are probably more clever than this guy and just don’t get caught. I suspect, though, there are a number of employees who don’t particularly appreciate Pres Obama or other Dems running things administratively.

23 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:36:08am

It’s not just Twitter that has troll problems:

Wikipedia suspends accounts suspected of editing for pay

The foundation that supports Wikipedia’s volunteer editors announced this week that it is suspending more than 250 accounts accused of being paid “sock puppets” who may have manipulated articles on behalf of clients.

“It looks like it is manipulation on a scale and a level that we haven’t seen before in the encyclopedia,” Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation’s executive director told The Wall Street Journal. “There has never been an investigation of this scope, scale, duration and seriousness.”

In a post on the Wikimedia Foundation site, Gardner said they are currently assessing “all the options” to continue monitoring the situation.

Sue Gardner goes on to call editing-for-pay “a ‘black hat’ practice”. i myself would call it an “Asshat practice”.

24 Feline Fearless Leader  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:37:12am

re: #22 Justanotherhuman

It does make you wonder how many of those working in govt are Bush leftovers and recently hired ‘bagger types. Are they also pulling this same kind of BS? There are a lot of lower level people who don’t get replaced when there’s a change of admin and while most don’t have access to much of anything important, some actually do have pieces that are.

Most are probably more clever than this guy and just don’t get caught. I suspect, though, there are a number of employees who don’t particularly appreciate Pres Obama or other Dems running things administratively.

If it’s a Civil Service job it should be independent of which party is currently running things.

25 Justanotherhuman  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:37:32am

He may also run this twitter acct: twitter.com

Described by Politico:

“Politico adds that “officials also told Joseph they suspected he was responsible for a second anonymous Twitter account ‘@DChobbyist’ which included racier tweets about sexual encounters, escort services — and the inner workings of the State Department. … Joseph didn’t respond to a request for comment on the second account.”

26 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:41:17am

re: #24 Feline Fearless Leader

If it’s a Civil Service job it should be independent of which party is currently running things.

At that level it might be Career Senior Executive Service.

27 Justanotherhuman  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:42:51am

re: #24 Feline Fearless Leader

Yes I know that. Usually only the top posts are replaced, although Bush43 hired an awful lot of evangelicals during his 2 terms; it seemed it was almost a requirement that you graduated from Liberty or Regent back in those days.

28 Bulworth  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:42:57am

re: #10 lawhawk

Conservative media praises fired WH tweeter as “Whistleblower”…”Patriot” in 4….3…2….

29 jvic  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:44:06am

re: #18 HappyWarrior

Well i’m talking about people in general here. Politics don’t even go into it.

I’ll rephrase.

When people at the top don’t set an example, it becomes likelier that those below them will misbehave.

30 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:44:38am

re: #29 jvic

I’ll rephrase.

When people at the top don’t set an example, it becomes likelier that those below them will misbehave.

Ah true enough then. Sorry misunderstood.

31 dog philosopher  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:45:10am

re: #24 Feline Fearless Leader

If it’s a Civil Service job it should be independent of which party is currently running things.

that’s what president chester allan arthur always told me

32 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:46:05am


I dunno. I’d be pretty pissed if I was working with someone who secretly tweeted about our workplace, no matter what he said. Take it to the White House level, and you’re talking actual National Security, not bruised egos.

33 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:46:24am

Or in addition to bruised egos.

34 sagehen  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:48:03am

re: #24 Feline Fearless Leader

If it’s a Civil Service job it should be independent of which party is currently running things.

Near the end of an administration, political appointees can apply for civil service jobs in the agency they’ve been working at — they get some sort of preference because experience/continuity. It’s called “burrowing”, and lots of Bush’s Regency U grads did it. DoJ is particularly worried how many they got stuck with.

35 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:48:36am
36 jaunte  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:49:43am

re: #35 wrenchwench

“It was only satire!”

37 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:50:12am

re: #32 wrenchwench

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I dunno. I’d be pretty pissed if I was working with someone who secretly tweeted about our workplace, no matter what he said. Take it to the White House level, and you’re talking actual National Security, not bruised egos.

Rozen’s real objective is to reinforce the point that Barack Obama is secretive and the meme that he is “vindictive”. Calling the attacks “disturbing” is also a way to heap up abuse upon the administration.

38 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:51:24am

re: #34 sagehen

Near the end of an administration, political appointees can apply for civil service jobs in the agency they’ve been working at — they get some sort of preference because experience/continuity. It’s called “burrowing”, and lots of Bush’s Regency U grads did it. DoJ is particularly worried how many they got stuck with.

Who at DoJ is worried and what are they worried about? Please cite a source or provide a link.

39 Internet Tough Guy  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:52:07am

re: #32 wrenchwench

I dunno. I’d be pretty pissed if I was working with someone who secretly tweeted about our workplace, no matter what he said. Take it to the White House level, and you’re talking actual National Security, not bruised egos.

She’s concern trolling.

40 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:52:12am

2 days of work down the shitter because one asshole couldn’t understand the simple statement “Don’t touch anything until the report saves.”

“OK, I’ll just update the software while I wait.”

“NO! DON’T DO - FUCK!”

“What?”

41 Teukka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:53:14am

re: #32 wrenchwench

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I dunno. I’d be pretty pissed if I was working with someone who secretly tweeted about our workplace, no matter what he said. Take it to the White House level, and you’re talking actual National Security, not bruised egos.

Yeah, I agree. When you’re dealing with national security and foreign policy, it is essential that some information stays confidential, at the very least during the sensitive parts of a negotiation or other proceedings.

And if you throw morsels out in social media, it should have been with the green light from superiors.

And from the looks of it, this tweeting creature from the enchanted forest did not consider either.

Just my $.02 worth.

42 Dr Lizardo  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:53:36am

re: #40 Kragar

2 days of work down the shitter because one asshole couldn’t understand the simple statement “Don’t touch anything until the report saves.”

“OK, I’ll just update the software while I wait.”

“NO! DON’T DO - FUCK!”

“What?”

Hilarity homicide ensues.

43 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:53:39am

The updater is still breathing? You’re a better man than, I Gunga-Kragar.

44 Internet Tough Guy  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:54:03am

By the way, if Foreign Policy’s Web site is to be believed, Twitter troll was in line for a plum job at the Pentagon.

Yeah…..

45 Charles Johnson  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:54:33am

re: #35 wrenchwench

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When people like Rozen downplay and minimize incidents like this, they’re showing their own sociopathic tendencies and lack of empathy for victims of harassment.

46 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:54:45am

re: #40 Kragar

2 days of work down the shitter because one asshole couldn’t understand the simple statement “Don’t touch anything until the report saves.”

“OK, I’ll just update the software while I wait.”

“NO! DON’T DO - FUCK!”

“What?”

Designate a figure in your next 40K game with his name then blast the Hell out of said figure. It’ll make you feel better.

47 bbcrackmonkey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:54:47am

re: #22 Justanotherhuman

It does make you wonder how many of those working in govt are Bush leftovers and recently hired ‘bagger types. Are they also pulling this same kind of BS? There are a lot of lower level people who don’t get replaced when there’s a change of admin and while most don’t have access to much of anything important, some actually do have pieces that are.

Most are probably more clever than this guy and just don’t get caught. I suspect, though, there are a number of employees who don’t particularly appreciate Pres Obama or other Dems running things administratively.

Dear God I shudder to think of how many leftover Bush appointees are in our government. I will remain eternally ashamed of voting for that man.

48 Bubblehead II  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:55:14am

re: #32 wrenchwench

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I dunno. I’d be pretty pissed if I was working with someone who secretly tweeted about our workplace, no matter what he said. Take it to the White House level, and you’re talking actual National Security, not bruised egos.

Thing is, I am sure the White House, just like Corporate America, has in place rules regarding the use of social media and what you may and may not say about your place of employment and coworkers.

This idiot not only broke the rules, but actually shattered them.

49 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:55:41am

re: #42 Dr Lizardo

Hilarity homicide ensues.

The joys of working with management where every task is your number one priority.

“We’ve got 3 people using one asset for 3 different tasks. Which has priority?”

“They all need to get done ASAP.”

Gee, that really pins it the fuck down. Thanks so much for the clear and concise taskings.

50 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:56:28am

re: #43 William Barnett-Lewis

The updater is still breathing? You’re a better man than, I Gunga-Kragar.

The fact we are separated by the entire United States is the only reason that is the case.

51 Feline Fearless Leader  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:56:44am

re: #49 Kragar

The joys of working with management where every task is your number one priority.

“We’ve got 3 people using one asset for 3 different tasks. Which has priority?”

“They all need to get done ASAP.”

Gee, that really pins it the fuck down. Thanks so much for the clear and concise taskings.

Welcome to Corporate World, Lake Woebegon Section, where all tasks are high priority.
//

52 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:58:07am

re: #45 Charles Johnson

When people like Rozen downplay and minimize incidents like this, they’re showing their own sociopathic tendencies and lack of empathy for victims of harassment.

It’s not sociopathy, more a way of fling yet more mud at the president.

53 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:58:43am

I actually got to the server before them. I had the file in the process of saving, all it needed was maybe 2 minutes and it would have been 100% done. Then my session closed before it completed saving.

BALLS!

54 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:59:24am

re: #40 Kragar

2 days of work down the shitter because one asshole couldn’t understand the simple statement “Don’t touch anything until the report saves.”

“OK, I’ll just update the software while I wait.”

“NO! DON’T DO - FUCK!”

“What?”

I understand that Winston Wolf will be stopping by directly. 9:37 later….

WW: Don’t do anything unless…. I do it first. If you don’t listen, Monster Joe will have to dispose of two bodies instead of one…

55 Dr Lizardo  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:02:53am

re: #49 Kragar

The joys of working with management where every task is your number one priority.

“We’ve got 3 people using one asset for 3 different tasks. Which has priority?”

“They all need to get done ASAP.”

Gee, that really pins it the fuck down. Thanks so much for the clear and concise taskings.

Gaaaah, that sucks. With the folks I work with, I’ve told them to designate things as “Priority Alpha”, “Beta” or “Gamma”. Fortunately, they’re all quite reasonable about it.

56 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:05:00am

Screw it. I’m going to end up using the old Technical difficulties line.

“We were supposed to have 70 reports.”

“Due to some technical errors, you’re only getting 65.”

“Why is that?

“Allow me to dazzle you with techno babble which means I’m not redoing shit because you hired a moron and give shitty instructions.”

“Okay, we’ll catch up on the next cycle.”

57 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:05:12am

re: #49 Kragar

The joys of working with management where every task is your number one priority.

“We’ve got 3 people using one asset for 3 different tasks. Which has priority?”

“They all need to get done ASAP.”

Gee, that really pins it the fuck down. Thanks so much for the clear and concise taskings.

I used to work for a guy to whom I repeatedly had to explain the difference between ‘NEED’ and ‘WANT’:

Crazy Boss: “We need these data today!!!!”

GeneJockey: ‘Will having these data today, instead of tomorrow, change anything you do today or tomorrow?

CB: “No.”

GJ: “Then you WANT them. You don’t NEED them.”

CB: “No, we NEED them!!!!”

58 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:07:54am

re: #49 Kragar

The other fun task was to explain that everything he asked me to do could not be done in the time he allotted, so if he wouldn’t tell me which was most important, he needed to at least tell me which he was willing to have not done:

CB: “Everything you’re doing is the most important thing you could be doing!”

59 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:08:47am

re: #45 Charles Johnson

When people like Rozen downplay and minimize incidents like this, they’re showing their own sociopathic tendencies and lack of empathy for victims of harassment.

Yeah, she’s got a touch of the dudebro in her…

60 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:09:22am

re: #52 Dark_Falcon

It’s not sociopathy, more a way of fling yet more mud at the president.

It’s sociopathy.

61 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:09:55am

And what 90 minutes ago was the “DROP EVERYTHING AND DO THIS NOW” task has become “Hey, this requires management to make some actual decisions, so we can hold off on this till tomorrow.”

And people wonder why workplace violence exists?

62 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:10:24am

re: #60 wrenchwench

It’s sociopathy.

How so?

63 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:11:53am
64 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:13:07am

Then there was the time when I was having difficulty with a particularly challenging project, and we learned that a much larger company with lots more people and a fuck-ton more resources was going after the same thing. I told him we should probably not try to compete with them.

CB: “Don’t you think you’re better than them?”

GJ: “Yes, but they have an infinite number of monkeys.”

65 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:13:24am

Mississippi Tea Party Senate Challenger Attended Neo-Confederate Gatherings

Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel (R), the recently announced primary challenger for Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-Miss) Senate seat, spoke at a neo-Confederate conference in Laurel, Mississippi in August, according to Mother Jones.

The conference was hosted by the Jones County Rosin Heels, a local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Invitations for the event described it as a “Southern Heritage Conference” intended for “politically incorrect folks.” Actually, Mother Jones also noted, that event was the second Jones County Rosin Heels event he recently attended. In June McDaniel was the keynote speaker at the Division Reunion in Jackson, also hosted by the Jones County Rosin Heels.

The Jones County Heels have been pretty clear about its secessionist sentiments, Mother Jones further noted. The group’s newsletter said in September said that “we are living in the times that Jefferson Davis predicted would one day come” where the disagreements that resulted in the Civil War arose again.

66 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:13:31am

re: #56 Kragar

Screw it. I’m going to end up using the old Technical difficulties line.

“We were supposed to have 70 reports.”

“Due to some technical errors, you’re only getting 65.”

“Why is that?

“Allow me to dazzle you with techno babble which means I’m not redoing shit because you hired a moron and give shitty instructions.”

“Okay, we’ll catch up on the next cycle.”

A shame you can’t send them to a dungeon or something.
Ah well.

67 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:13:39am

*HEADDESK*

68 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:15:28am

Actually, let me lighten the mood in here:

GOP gets set to unveil ‘.gop’

Republicans are moving one step closer to claiming unique territory on the Internet: Websites that end in “.gop.”

The Republican State Leadership Committee, a group that focuses on electing Republicans to state-level offices, won custody of the domain in the spring after an Internet governing body invited groups to vie for hundreds of new domains.

Now, in a plan first shared with POLITICO, the committee is soliciting information from Republicans interested in having .gop sites. It is operating on an internal timeline that would allow those sites to get up and running by the first quarter of 2014.

As LGF’s chief resident Republican, I therefore open the gate for proposals for .gop site addresses. Please have fun and be creative. ;)

69 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:15:40am

I am absolutely certain that POTUS and Sebelius did not make the decision to award the contract, and whoever did, was on the basis of LOWEST BIDDER. You know, because RWNJs complain about TAXPAYER DOLLARS GETTING TEH BEST VALEW!!!!!11

70 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:16:53am

re: #62 Dark_Falcon

How so?

Well, I don’t want to do a DSM diagnosis, but ‘a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others’ would explain a disregard for the feelings of people who were offended by the formerly anonymous tweeter. And that’s not sufficient for a diagnosis, but it is to cite an observation or tendancy.

71 Feline Fearless Leader  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:18:17am

re: #68 Dark_Falcon

Actually, let me lighten the mood in here:

GOP gets set to unveil ‘.gop’

As LGF’s chief resident Republican, I therefore open the gate for proposals for .gop site addresses. Please have fun and be creative. ;)

Well, in any case, it will make blocking a certain percentage of derp easier.
/

72 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:19:38am

re: #68 Dark_Falcon

Actually, let me lighten the mood in here:

GOP gets set to unveil ‘.gop’

As LGF’s chief resident Republican, I therefore open the gate for proposals for .gop site addresses. Please have fun and be creative. ;)

If you want to really lighten the mood, resign from this position:

LGF’s chief resident Republican

73 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:20:07am

Not from LGF, mind you….

74 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:20:10am

Breitbart: Cuccinelli is only losing because he is not conservative enough

Larry Nordvig, Executive Director of the Richmond Tea Party, told Breitbart News last month that “conservatives are highly concerned about Obamacare, immigration, and moral decline, and are looking for reassurance and leadership in those areas. Attorney General Cuccinelli has not taken a hard stand on those issues. The net effect is that he’s not exciting his base, which dampens campaign volunteer activism. “

But for Nordvig when he spoke with Breitbart in September, “re-engaging his base” was “even more critical for Attorney General Cuccinelli.”

“Cuccinelli is not going to win the money race,” Nordvig said. “That means he will stand, or fall, based on grassroots support. He has got to start reassuring conservatives that he will fight for their deepest-held beliefs. Oh, and it wouldn’t hurt to court the Tea Party a little more,” Nordvig added. “We’re the major component of the grassroots support he needs to win.”

75 Charles Johnson  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:21:49am
76 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:22:21am

re: #74 Kragar

Breitbart: Cuccinelli is only losing because he is not conservative enough

He’s in a freaking statistical tie with the Dem in southwestern Va.
I mean, that’s just horrible for a Rep.
Virginia ain’t what it used to be politically and they haven’t figured that out yet.

77 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:22:25am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s 9/11

78 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:22:43am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Pearl Harbor

79 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:22:55am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Antietam

80 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:23:12am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s battle of Asakai.

81 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:23:20am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Woodstock Festival

82 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:23:40am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Ishtar

83 Backwoods_Sleuth  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:23:46am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Benghazi.

oh, wait…

84 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:23:46am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Super Bowl Sunday.

Wait a sec…

85 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:24:12am

re: #68 Dark_Falcon

Sadly I suck at creative writing.
Sigh.

86 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:24:55am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Trail of Tears

87 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:24:56am

re: #74 Kragar

Breitbart: Cuccinelli is only losing because he is not conservative enough

Yeah that makes perfect sense……….if you’re an idiot. I just knew this would happen inevitably because even Cuccinelli knows he can’t embrace every bit of right wing craziness. The man is after all a politician.

88 Internet Tough Guy  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:25:22am

The launch of t.co was the Obama administration’s Occupation of Iraq.

89 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:26:20am

re: #88 Internet Tough Guy

The launch of t.co was the Obama administration’s Occupation of Iraq.

Which means technically, the GOP should wait 10 years before they criticize it.

90 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:26:25am

re: #65 Kragar

Mississippi Tea Party Senate Challenger Attended Neo-Confederate Gatherings

No one could have predicted this.

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91 Bulworth  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:26:29am

re: #74 Kragar

Larry Nordvig, Executive Director of the Richmond Tea Party, told Breitbart News last month that “conservatives are highly concerned about Obamacare, immigration, and moral decline, and are looking for reassurance and leadership in those areas. Attorney General Cuccinelli has not taken a hard stand on those issues.

Bwwwwwwwhwhwhhhw

Cooch has practically spent his entire AGship trying to thwart Obamacare. He’s also a certified climate change denier AND anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-sex scold. He’s extremely severely conservative.

92 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:27:04am

re: #76 Varek Raith

He’s in a freaking statistical tie with the Dem in southwestern Va.
I mean, that’s just horrible for a Rep.
Virginia ain’t what it used to be politically and they haven’t figured that out yet.

And most pathetic is that McAuliffe isn’t even a good candidate. When Cuccinelli gets his ass handed to him next month, they will have only themselves to blame. They could have gone with Bolling who would have given them 95% of what Cucci offers only with a less abrasive attitude towards his opponents and not being rigidly partisan but he wasn’t good enough for them. Their failings are their own damn fault and I hope Cucci sours Virginians on the Republican name brand governing our state for a while.

93 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:27:37am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Tunguska Event.

94 Charles Johnson  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:28:07am

Facepalm.

95 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:28:24am

re: #91 Bulworth

Bwwwwwwwhwhwhhhw

Cooch has practically spent his entire AGship trying to thwart Obamacare. He’s also a certified climate change denier AND anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-sex scold. He’s extremely severely conservative.

But obviously he’s not conservative enough, or he would be leading in the polls.

I mean, conservatism never fails. It can only be failed. Right?
/

96 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:28:26am

Another idiot who refuses to go to the exchanges:

97 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:28:57am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Duke Nukem Forever

98 Dr Lizardo  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:29:03am

re: #74 Kragar

Breitbart: Cuccinelli is only losing because he is not conservative enough

Who didn’t see that coming?

99 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:29:07am

re: #91 Bulworth

Bwwwwwwwhwhwhhhw

Cooch has practically spent his entire AGship trying to thwart Obamacare. He’s also a certified climate change denier AND anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-sex scold. He’s extremely severely conservative.

Exactly. What the hell does this idiot mean that Cuccinelli hasn’t addressed Obamacare? He was one of the first attorney generals to sue over its legality. He’s very homo-phobic and anti-choice so that covers the “moral fabric.” And as for immigration he’s pretty much toed the party line there too. Yeah he distanced himself from Cruz and that I think is why they’re claiming this nonsense but I’d love to see any politician who hopes to get elected in this state embrace a government shutdown when so many of our residents work or have a close relative who works for the federal government.

100 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:29:18am

Yes, because the internet can leak oil in to the Gulf of Mexico.

101 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:29:49am

re: #100 Varek Raith

Yes, because the internet can leak oil in to the Gulf of Mexico.

Of course. It’s a series of tubes, remember?

102 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:29:54am

re: #68 Dark_Falcon


Let the fun commence:
wanna.fail.be.gop
misogyny.gop
tp.gop
fail.gop (too obvious?)
kick.me.in.the.gop

103 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:29:58am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Daikatana.

Wait, that kind of fits really.

104 Bulworth  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:30:05am

re: #96 Vicious Babushka

Even without the exchanges, why can’t this dad just go into the Free Market and by a cheaper policy, free market competition and all?

/

105 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:30:09am

re: #100 Varek Raith

Yes, because the internet can leak oil in to the Gulf of Mexico.

Birds are dying from the loose pixels everywhere.

106 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:30:26am

re: #97 b.d.

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Duke Nukem Forever Elite IV

107 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:30:43am

re: #93 wrenchwench

Nope. The K-Pg extinction event.

108 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:31:09am
109 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:31:13am

re: #98 Dr Lizardo

Who didn’t see that coming?

Cooch.

110 Feline Fearless Leader  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:31:26am

re: #87 HappyWarrior

Yeah that makes perfect sense……….if you’re an idiot. I just knew this would happen inevitably because even Cuccinelli knows he can’t embrace every bit of right wing craziness. The man is after all a politician.

The guy is not worried about moral decline in the GOP since they have already pretty much hit bottom.
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111 Dr Lizardo  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:31:31am

re: #109 GeneJockey

Cooch.

lol

112 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:01am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Battle of Lepanto. And the Obamunists were the Turks. Hur, hur, hur.

113 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:04am

re: #107 lawhawk

Nope. The K-Pg extinction event.

Since I couldn’t think of that name, I couldn’t google it.

114 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:05am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s New Coke.

115 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:11am

re: #109 GeneJockey

Cooch.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIENDS. *cries*

116 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:23am

re: #96 Vicious Babushka

Another idiot who probably can’t do the math required to check what policy is cheaper and assumes it’s going to be more on the exchanges.

Or someone who is comparing apples to oranges - someone who had a bare bones policy and high deductible, versus a more comprehensive policy that may have higher premiums, but lower out of pocket and includes preventative care.

117 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:27am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s iPhone 5C.

118 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:35am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Crystal Pepsi.

119 Dr Lizardo  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:39am

re: #113 wrenchwench

Since I couldn’t think of that name, I couldn’t google it.

I was thinking Chicxulub Impact Event.

120 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:32:57am

re: #103 Kragar

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Daikatana.

Wait, that kind of fits really.

Heh. True. Or it could be compared to a Peter Molyneux press release.

121 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:33:04am

The launch of healthcare.gov is the Obama Administration’s Zima.

122 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:33:05am

re: #111 Dr Lizardo

lol

Yep.
He’s been so wingnutty he’s turning off other conservatives.
So…

123 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:33:28am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s shooting your buddy in the face while bird hunting moment.

124 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:33:31am

re: #119 Dr Lizardo

I was thinking Chicxulub Impact Event.

I found that one, but it wasn’t catchy enough.

125 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:33:35am

re: #108 Lidane

I called BS on that one and I was right. [DF does his victory dance]

126 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:33:45am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Uwe Boll.

127 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:33:52am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Cop Rock.

128 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:33:55am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s choking on a pretzel moment.

129 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:34:17am

re: #118 Kragar

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Crystal Pepsi.

Nah, I actually liked Crystal Pepsi.

130 makeitstop  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:34:23am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s breakup of The Beatles.

131 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:34:26am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s “Mission Accomplished!”

132 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:34:30am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Miley Cyrus VMA performance.

133 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:34:49am

re: #129 Dark_Falcon

Nah, I actually liked Crystal Pepsi.

So, you are Satan incarnate.

Good to know.
/

134 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:34:52am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s throwing up at a Japanese state dinner.

135 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:35:24am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Edsel.

136 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:35:45am

re: #122 Varek Raith

Yep.
He’s been so wingnutty he’s turning off other conservatives.
So…

I think that’s what is totally dumbfounding them. I know this much. Business leaders don’t trust Cuccinelli and if there’s been a theme with our governors in my lifetime and it’s not a party thing, it’s an ability to work with business leaders.

137 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:35:58am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s puking on a Japanese Prime Minister moment.

138 Bubblehead II  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:35:59am

re: #96 Vicious Babushka

Another idiot who refuses to go to the exchanges:

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That and he ( and I am assuming) probably had a low end health insurance plan that didn’t meet the minimum requirements of the ACA. Yes, he probably is going to pay more, but in return he will also receive better coverage.

139 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:36:08am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s falling down the steps when exiting Air Force One.

140 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:36:10am

re: #135 GeneJockey

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Edsel.

You do realize Bryan Fischer has been saying that in dead seriousness?

141 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:36:17am

The launch of healthcare.gov was Obama’s announcing that today he would sign legislation that would ban Russia forever.

142 Feline Fearless Leader  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:36:32am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s creation of the universe.

Widely viewed as a bad move.

143 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:36:52am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Beirut Bombing.

144 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:37:05am

re: #135 GeneJockey

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Edsel.

145 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:37:08am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s hitting other golfers with the ball.

146 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:37:15am

Well, I’m out of cleverness.

147 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:37:33am

re: #75 Charles Johnson

Bataan Death March
Salem Witch Trial
Tuskegee experiment
War of Northern Aggression


From world history and events:
Tunguska event (wenchwrench)
K-Pg event - dinosaur extinction event
Fall of Constantinople
Fall of Rome
Muslim conquest of Jerusalem
Holocaust (and all sub-Holocaust related terms like Reichstag fire, Kristallnacht; Aktion Reinhard, etc.)

And I have already seen some in action.

148 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:37:36am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Windows ME 8.

149 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:37:58am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s launch of Healthcare.gov.

Wait a minute.

150 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:38:12am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Apple Maps.

151 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:38:16am

re: #148 Lidane

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Windows ME 8.

Boy, I thought they couldn’t top the shittiness of ME.
I sure was wrong!

152 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:38:20am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Harriet Miers moment.

153 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:38:35am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s picking Sarah Palin as VP.

154 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:38:56am

re: #135 GeneJockey

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Edsel.

It was Apple’s Newton.

Wait, that actually works - ahead of its time, and unsupported by the current tech. (where in this case, substitute that the ACA is unsupported by the GOP)

155 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:39:39am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Vista moment.

156 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:39:48am

re: #143 Kragar

157 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:40:27am

re: #153 Kragar

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s picking Sarah Palin as VP.

Now you’ve gone too far!!

Katrina - Okay.

Holocaust - I can see that.

But picking Palin? Nah. Can’t go there.

158 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:41:01am

re: #156 lawhawk

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My drill instructor back in 1993 was a LCpl stationed there when the bombers struck.

159 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:41:25am

re: #151 Varek Raith

Boy, I thought they couldn’t top the shittiness of ME.
I sure was wrong!

I had a Windows phone for a while (yes, I know — bad decision) and the touch screen interface and Metro layout of 8 works fine for that. It’s made for tablets and phones. I fail to see how 8 has any use for a regular PC. And I won’t even mention the scathing comments my game developer friends have for it. They’re not happy.

160 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:41:47am
161 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:42:48am

re: #156 lawhawk

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IF Benghazi happened under Reagan, the wingnuts would just blame it on Tip O’Neill. all the bad things about the Reagan years were Tip’s fault and consequently all the good things were through Ronnie’s magic.

162 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:43:23am

re: #154 lawhawk

It was Apple’s Newton.

Wait, that actually works - ahead of its time, and unsupported by the current tech. (where in this case, substitute that the ACA is unsupported by the GOP)

When the Newton was introduced, my Crazy Boss was an early adopter. I went to his secretary to set up an appointment to meet with him. She tried to put me in his calendar, but it went in on the wrong day, so she did the ‘scribble through it’ thing over my name.

It changed from ‘Doug’ to ‘Fire Doug’.

163 Varek Raith  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:44:35am

re: #162 GeneJockey

When the Newton was introduced, my Crazy Boss was an early adopter. I went to his secretary to set up an appointment to meet with him. She tried to put me in his calendar, but it went in on the wrong day, so she did the ‘scribble through it’ thing over my name.

It changed from ‘Doug’ to ‘Fire Doug’.

Heh.

164 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:45:10am

re: #141 HappyWarrior

The launch of healthcare.gov was Obama’s announcing that today he would sign legislation that would ban Russia forever.

That one really works: Reagan’s inadvertent broadcasting of that joke was a mistake that opened him up to criticism, but like Obama Reagan ultimately benefited because his foes went over the top in their criticism and ended up looking foolish.

165 Shiplord Kirel  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:46:37am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Fake Moon Landing.

166 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:48:21am

re: #140 Kragar

You do realize Bryan Fischer has been saying that in dead seriousness?

I knew I heard that somewhere.

167 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:48:21am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Reichstag Fire.

168 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:48:45am

The launch of healthcare.gov was the Obama Administration’s Let Them Eat Cake.

169 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:48:59am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s heat death of the Universe.

170 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:49:01am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Duct Tape Alert color coded terror warnings.

171 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:49:07am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Double Down

172 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:49:40am
173 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:49:42am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s “Bring it on.”

174 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:49:56am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Gigli.

175 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:50:09am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Plan 9 From Outer Space

176 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:50:27am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Heaven’s Gate.

177 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:50:47am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s AMC Pacer

178 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:50:55am

re: #175 Vicious Babushka

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Plan 9 From Outer Space

Or, any Ed Wood movie, really.

179 HappyWarrior  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:51:32am

The launch of healthcare.gov was the Obama Administration’s nominating Ken Cuccinelli for governor.

180 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:51:33am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s “The Fifth Estate”

181 piratedan  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:51:55am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Nickleback

182 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:51:57am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Yugo.

183 Bubblehead II  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:52:23am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama Administrations Apollo 13.

184 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:52:35am

re: #182 Vicious Babushka

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Yugo.

A Fiat built by Communists - what could go wrong?

185 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:52:52am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Tofurkey

186 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:53:09am

re: #183 Bubblehead II

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama Administrations Apollo 13.

Wait - the actual Apollo 13, or the movie? The movie was pretty good.

187 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:53:42am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s McLean.

188 Interesting Times  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:54:25am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s New Coke

189 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:55:12am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Thalidomide.

190 Dr. Matt  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:55:48am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s big tobacco’s lung cancer.

191 Eclectic Cyborg  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:55:54am

re: #68 Dark_Falcon

Actually, let me lighten the mood in here:

GOP gets set to unveil ‘.gop’

As LGF’s chief resident Republican, I therefore open the gate for proposals for .gop site addresses. Please have fun and be creative. ;)

I say the first one should be benghazi.gop

192 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:56:02am

re: #188 Interesting Times

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s New Coke

re: #114 GeneJockey

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s New Coke.

22 minutes.

193 Dr. Matt  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:57:07am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Hindenburg.

194 Dr Lizardo  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:57:26am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Huckleberry Ridge eruption.

195 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:57:34am

re: #68 Dark_Falcon

Actually, let me lighten the mood in here:

GOP gets set to unveil ‘.gop’

As LGF’s chief resident Republican, I therefore open the gate for proposals for .gop site addresses. Please have fun and be creative. ;)

showusonthedollwhereobamacarehurtyou.gop

196 sagehen  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:57:45am

re: #38 Dark_Falcon

Who at DoJ is worried and what are they worried about? Please cite a source or provide a link.

This was from years ago, I don’t have the google-fu to find a cite — but near the end of the Bush years, some of the few remaining long-time attorneys in the Civil Rights division (the few who were stubborn enough to not give up and quit after being undermined repeatedly by political appointees) expressed concern that the Monica Goodling hires were young enough and so obsessed about “reverse racism” and “Christian oppression” that their continued tenure (now with civil service protection) would haunt the department for decades to come.

I’m 80% sure the reporting on this was from one of the outlets that was doing heavy lifting on the alberto gonzales/fired US attorneys scandal…

197 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:58:05am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Ruby Ridge.

198 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:58:28am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Jonestown.

199 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:58:42am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Susan B. Anthony Dollar.

200 Shiplord Kirel  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 11:58:50am

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Palin nomination.

201 Bubblehead II  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:00:01pm

re: #186 GeneJockey

Wait - the actual Apollo 13, or the movie? The movie was pretty good.

Actual mission. Apollo 13s launch was successful. It was the equipment failure after the launch that ruined the mission and required some inspired enginneering to get the crew back home safely.

Same thing with Healthcare.gov. The launch was successful, but the software failure might just be the cause of it failing and is in need of some of that same inspired (software) enginnering in order to save it.

And yeah, the movie was damn good as well. One of Tom Hanks better roles.

202 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:00:09pm

Fucking morons abound.

Also, if there are cancer-free socities on Earth then it seems justified to say that cancer preventatives exist, which is not the same as cancer cures. Does anyone know what Lance Armstrong did to survive a cancer death sentence? I think I heard he did something with organic foods.

203 Eclectic Cyborg  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:00:19pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Miley Cyrus twerk

204 b.d.  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:00:36pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s WebTV

205 leftynyc  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:00:49pm

re: #38 Dark_Falcon

Who at DoJ is worried and what are they worried about? Please cite a source or provide a link.

Here’s a good place to start but if you just google bush administration burrowing, you can read all about it. It was pretty big news.

talkingpointsmemo.com

206 Dr. Matt  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:02:36pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s 2004 AL Championship Series that the Yankees ultimately lost in a best-of-7 series after leading 3-0 to their archrival the Boston Red Sox.

*best run-on sentence ever*

207 wrenchwench  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:04:01pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Betamax.

208 Feline Fearless Leader  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:04:09pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Y2K.

;)

209 Eclectic Cyborg  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:04:35pm

re: #207 wrenchwench

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Betamax HD DVD.

210 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:05:26pm
211 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:06:04pm
212 Kragar  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:06:24pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s WKRP Turkey Drop.

213 Lidane  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:07:20pm

re: #207 wrenchwench

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Betamax.

Which could be an apt comparison. Sony had the superior tech with Betamax, but they had a shitty marketing plan.

214 lawhawk  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:08:13pm

re: #207 wrenchwench

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Betamax.

Laserdisc.

215 Shiplord Kirel  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:08:30pm

re: #212 Kragar

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s WKRP Turkey Drop.

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could write code.

216 Flounder  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:10:04pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Waterloo. I know a day late and a dollar short.

217 Teukka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:10:29pm

re: #160 Vicious Babushka

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Alas, I only have one upding to give :P

218 Dr. Matt  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:12:06pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s disco era.

219 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:13:15pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Abstinence Only Education

220 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:13:59pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s LNYHBT

221 GeneJockey  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:14:17pm

re: #219 Vicious Babushka

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Abstinence Only Education

…of Bristol Palin.

222 Witches BaBOOshka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:14:19pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Twitter Gulag Defense Network

223 aagcobb  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:15:02pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s

Krakatoa

Chernobyl

and most apt

Simcity 2013 release

224 sagehen  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:18:53pm

re: #183 Bubblehead II

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama Administrations Apollo 13.

Which ended up getting fixed in time, yes?

225 makeitstop  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:26:11pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administration’s Lawn Darts.

226 Teukka  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:27:05pm

re: #224 sagehen

Which ended up getting fixed in time, yes?

Yeah, I always saw Apollo 13 as NASA’s finest hour in how it handled that accident.

227 Mike Lamb  Wed, Oct 23, 2013 12:43:24pm

The launch of Healthcare.gov was the Obama administrations Gigli.


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