GOP Clown Show: Rep. Joe Barton Freaks Out Over an HTML Comment

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OK, folks, this one is just unbelievable.

At today’s Republican clown show on the poor performance of healthcare.gov, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) pulled out a slide showing some HTML code from a page at the site and ranted that it was a violation of HIPAA privacy laws, because a section of the code says “you have no reasonable expectation of privacy.”

Here’s a screenshot of the slide (click to embiggen):

I tried to find the page containing this code at the site but couldn’t; it looks like it might be an error page resulting from some bad input. Barton’s interns must have really been scouring the code to find anything they could use.

But the really unbelievable part? The code Barton ranted about is actually just an HTML comment. The quote about “no reasonable expectation of privacy” appears inside comment markers (e.g. “”)

To continue you must accept …

You have no reasonable expectation of privacy…

… for any lawful Government purpose.

—>

This is obviously boilerplate text that was part of a template, and instead of deleting an unnecessary section, whoever coded this page simply commented out the part that did not apply. The text does not actually appear anywhere on the site.

That’s right. Republicans are so insanely desperate to destroy the Affordable Care Act that they’re trying to stoke fear over comments in the source code that are not visible to users of the healthcare.gov site.

You can’t make up this kind of stuff. It’s a perfect picture of GOP derangement.

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298 comments
1 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:51:38am

#MonkeyCourt

2 erik_t  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:51:51am

I absolutely believe from the bottom of my heart that Joe Barton does not know what a “comment” means in the context of computer programming.

To be fair to the honorable dipshit Barton, I don’t think that makes him in any way unusual in Congress.

3 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:52:35am

It’s boilerplate disclaimer.

4 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:53:05am
Instead of deleting an unnecessary section, whoever coded this page simply commented out the part that did not apply.

But you can’t comment it out because it’s still right there derp herp derp

5 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:53:23am

10 If GOP=Y GOTO 20
20 Hell

6 erik_t  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:53:31am

re: #3 Vicious Babushka

It’s boilerplate disclaimer.

OH MY GOD THEY ADMIT IT THEY FINALLY ADMIT IT WHEN YOU FAIL THE OBAMACARE DEATH PANEL THEY’RE GOING TO BOIL YOU, PROBABLY FOR FOOD SECURITY TO DEFEAT THE RUSSIAN EMP

7 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:53:58am

When all you’ve got is clown show, you go with clown show.

8 missliberties  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:54:20am

I am sorry but this whole thing reeks of sabotage.

Worse is the disgusting smirks.

It wouldn’t surprise me for one second if there are hackers busy trying to screw up the site with malice of intent.

And if I may mention, I truly truly loathe these people.

9 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:54:41am

type=”text/template”
id=”profileTermsAndConditionsTemplate”

10 nines09  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:55:19am

They continue to plumb new depths of ineptitude and deceit. Why do people vote for stupid? Because stupid don’t know it’s stupid?

11 Skip Intro  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:55:31am

I really do need to start keeping a list of all the dipshits Texas has sent to Congress. They have to hold the record.

12 Internet Tough Guy  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:55:48am

It’s a common sense thing to believe about anything on the Internet, so naturally, Joe Barton freaks out.

13 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:56:15am

Millington update:

Fired Navy Recruiter In Custody After Allegedly Shooting Two On Tennessee Base

14 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:56:59am

re: #12 Internet Tough Guy

just glad he could find the time to remove his lips from BP’s ass long enough to illustrate that he’s an equal opportunity know nothing

15 Eclectic Cyborg  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:57:12am

As if the Internet didn’t hate the GOP enough already.

I suppose it may be petty but what really grinds my gears is when situations like this cause a mass spread of technical misinformation where everybody thinks they are an expert but only a precious few actually know what the heck they are talking about.

16 Ian G.  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:57:23am
Republicans are so insanely desperate to destroy the Affordable Care Act that they’re trying to stoke fear over comments in the source code.

Or maybe he’s just a blithering idiot like “Series of Tubes” Ted Stevens and doesn’t know anything about coding. I mean, not knowing anything about a subject has never stopped Republicans from ranting and raving about said subject before.

17 Lidane  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:57:45am

Reminder: Joe Barton is the same asshole who apologized to BP because the Obama administration wanted to hold them accountable for the Deepwater Horizon spill.

18 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:58:41am

re: #17 Lidane

So Barton’s pretty big on accountability, then I see. /

19 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:59:36am

Joe Barton thinks HTML code works in the same sneaky way lawmakers write laws.

20 Ian G.  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:59:40am

re: #11 Skip Intro

I really do need to start keeping a list of all the dipshits Texas has sent to Congress. They have to hold the record.

It’s a shame Texas has its good name smeared by its wingnut politicians. I used to travel to San Antonio a lot on business, and it’s a charming little city with great Tejano culture. Big Bend National Park and Austin are on my short list of places to visit on vacation in the USA.

21 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 11:59:59am

This will show up on Steve Stockman’s Twitter feed shortly.

22 EPR-radar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:00:30pm

And of course, as pointed out during these monkey court hearings, HIPAA is irrelevant to begin with.

The lack of a pre-existing conditions clause means that one does not have to provide any real medical information (which is the only kind of information HIPAA is intended to protect) to the insurance company to get a rate quote.

23 b.d.  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:00:41pm

Am I a bad man for having no interest in this latest brouhaha at all?

I am having a hard time imagining that the American public is too fired up about it either after the shutdown they were just dragged through.

24 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:01:07pm

re: #21 Vicious Babushka

This will show up on Steve Stockman’s Twitter feed shortly.

whereas Randy Neugebauer has to find a Park Ranger to harass….

25 erik_t  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:04:46pm

re: #23 b.d.

Am I a bad man for having no interest in this latest brouhaha at all?

I am having a hard time imagining that the American public is too fired up about it either after the shutdown they were just dragged through.

As best I’ve been able to ascertain, a pretty major government IT project was outsourced to a shitty vendor and it’s causing some really foul delays, but because of the way the legal side is structured it’s unlikely to do anything but waste a few hours of everyones’ time, but that is still probably enough that a few heads should roll/resign.

I dunno, maybe I’m missing something.

26 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:05:12pm

Texas voters, y’all.

27 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:07:00pm

re: #25 erik_t

As best I’ve been able to ascertain, a pretty major government IT project was outsourced to a shitty vendor and it’s causing some really foul delays, but because of the way the legal side is structured it’s unlikely to do anything but waste a few hours of everyones’ time, but that is still probably enough that a few heads should roll/resign.

I dunno, maybe I’m missing something.

WINGNUT LOGIC:

HURR HURR FREE MARKET IS ALWAYS BETTER!!!1!!!!!

HURR HURR WHY DID CRAPPY LOW BID GET CONTRACT!!!!!11!!!

28 aagcobb  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:07:51pm

re: #13 Kragar

Millington update:

Fired Navy Recruiter In Custody After Allegedly Shooting Two On Tennessee Base

How many school and/or workplace shootings this week? I’m losing count.

29 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:08:15pm

re: #27 Vicious Babushka

WINGNUT LOGIC:

HURR HURR FREE MARKET IS ALWAYS BETTER!!!1!!!!!

HURR HURR WHY DID CRAPPY LOW BID GET CONTRACT!!!!!11!!!

DER! The Government can’t create jobs!

DER! Stupid Government hired bad contractors!

30 Tigger2  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:08:49pm

re: #26 jaunte

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Texas voters, y’all.

Why don’t they just split Texas into two parts, the sane ones can stay and the crazy ones can leave, problem solved.

31 Lidane  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:09:15pm

re: #26 jaunte

If they want to secede, they can sell their shit and self-deport to whatever country will take them. Pfft.

32 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:09:35pm

re: #25 erik_t

As best I’ve been able to ascertain, a pretty major government IT project was outsourced to a shitty vendor and it’s causing some really foul delays, but because of the way the legal side is structured it’s unlikely to do anything but waste a few hours of everyones’ time, but that is still probably enough that a few heads should roll/resign.

I dunno, maybe I’m missing something.

not even sure that the vendor is all that shitty, guilty of not doing enough QA and volume testing, yeah I could buy that. The thing is, they’re expected to interface with multiple government agencies, federal and state and share and pass information back and forth between them and insurance agencies and their various state iterations. So yeah, it’s complex and yes, its had some issues. Could some of this be chalked up to people what resent its very existence, you betcha, is it a seamless functioning entity… um no, but then again, massive rollouts like this are rarely glitch or problem free. Ask any software developer of any game or application.

33 Jay in Oregon  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:09:44pm

re: #8 missliberties

Probably not in this case, though. The coders probably used a design template for the Terms and Conditions page and simply commented out the boilerplate/sample text instead of deleting it. So it doesn’t display on the website, but the inactive code can still be seen.

Cue GOP mouth-breathers “ZOMG It’s a secret part of the agreement! Obummer doesn’t want you to see what you’re really agreeing to!” Oh, wait, too late…

34 Internet Tough Guy  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:09:58pm

re: #26 jaunte

Texas voters, y’all.

I heard that there are these things called airplanes that can take you to other countries. Is this not true?

35 Timothy Watson  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:10:19pm

People this stupid should be sterilized, it’s only way to save America.

36 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:10:48pm

re: #26 jaunte

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Texas voters, y’all.

And they’ll be begging to be let back in when the federal dollars dry up.

37 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:12:19pm

Maddow: Tea party apparently no longer embarrassed to flaunt its racist, neo-Confederate roots

Neo-confederates: The original terrorist sympathizers.

38 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:12:51pm

re: #30 Tigger2

Why don’t they just split Texas into, the sane ones can stay and the crazy ones can leave, problem solved.

The GOP politicians are still sucking up to the stupid ‘secessionists’ with no intention of ever trying to make their fantasy come true.

39 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:14:19pm

re: #37 Kragar

Maddow: Tea party apparently no longer embarrassed to flaunt its racist, neo-Confederate roots

Neo-confederates: The original terrorist sympathizers.

HURR HURR TEH DEMOCRAPZ IS TEH ORIGINAL RACISTS LOOK HEAR IS SOME DEMOCRAT POSTERS FROM 1860!!!1!!!!!

40 Tigger2  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:15:08pm

re: #38 jaunte

The GOP politicians are still sucking up to the stupid ‘secessionists’ with no intention of ever trying to make their fantasy come true.

I know they aren’t going anywhere, that is just another way to bilk money from the rubes.

41 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:16:21pm

re: #25 erik_t

As best I’ve been able to ascertain, a pretty major government IT project was outsourced to a shitty vendor and it’s causing some really foul delays, but because of the way the legal side is structured it’s unlikely to do anything but waste a few hours of everyones’ time, but that is still probably enough that a few heads should roll/resign.

I dunno, maybe I’m missing something.

As I’ve mentioned before, Kentucky used the same vendor for the Kynect website. Other than a server overload for a couple of hours on launch morning, the site has been running remarkably well.

42 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:16:35pm

How to have fun with a Neo-Confederate:

Ask them what they think should happen to terrorists who attack a military base, seize the weapons and kill Americans.

Then ask about Fort Sumter.

43 blueraven  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:18:15pm

re: #20 Ian G.

It’s a shame Texas has its good name smeared by its wingnut politicians. I used to travel to San Antonio a lot on business, and it’s a charming little city with great Tejano culture. Big Bend National Park and Austin are on my short list of places to visit on vacation in the USA.

I agree about the charm, but…

Little city?
ranked 7th in US
Population (2010 census) 1,327,407
Land Area 460.933 sq mi

Source: en.wikipedia.org

44 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:18:17pm

re: #42 Kragar

How to have fun with a Neo-Confederate:

Ask them what they think should happen to terrorists who attack a military base, seize the weapons and kill Americans.

Then ask about Fort Sumter.

Just tell them the original Confederates were TEH DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!

45 Lidane  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:18:28pm

re: #30 Tigger2

Why don’t they just split Texas into, the sane ones can stay and the crazy ones can leave, problem solved.

The rednecks and secessionist tools can have West Texas and the Panhandle. The rest of the state can stay.

46 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:20:37pm

re: #45 Lidane

They should move 1,000 miles away from the border with Mexico.

47 ausador  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:20:48pm

Re: Charles

Instead of deleting an unnecessary section, whoever coded this page simply commented out the part that did not apply.

But it is still in the source code, just hidden, so by agreeing to the terms and conditions you are agreeing to the part you couldn’t see too! We see what you sneaky Democrats are up too because that is exactly the kind of thing we would try to pull if it was our program!!!

48 Targetpractice  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:21:32pm

re: #42 Kragar

How to have fun with a Neo-Confederate:

Ask them what they think should happen to terrorists who attack a military base, seize the weapons and kill Americans.

Then ask about Fort Sumter.

THAT’S DIFFERENT!!!

49 Ian G.  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:21:57pm

re: #43 blueraven

I agree about the charm, but…

Little city?
ranked 7th in US
Population (2010 census) 1,327,407
Land Area 460.933 sq mi

It feels small to this New Yorker. :-)

Also, in terms of population of the urban area, San Antonio ranks 26th in the country, between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. I think it has such a large city population because most of its suburban areas are technically part of the city. You have to get out to the cow pastures before you’re actually outside of San Antonio proper.

50 Lidane  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:25:09pm

Sorry to go OT, but this just happened:

Youtube Video

51 blueraven  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:26:40pm

re: #49 Ian G.

It feels small to this New Yorker. :-)

Also, in terms of population of the urban area, San Antonio ranks 26th in the country, between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. I think it has such a large city population because most of its suburban areas are technically part of the city. You have to get out to the cow pastures before you’re actually outside of San Antonio proper.

Well come on over to Austin then, we are even smaller and loaded with charm!

52 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:28:03pm

re: #51 blueraven

Well come on over to Austin then, we are even smaller and loaded with charm!

I hear everything in Texas bites, stings, or has spines or claws.

53 Lidane  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:28:47pm

re: #52 GeneJockey

I hear everything in Texas bites, stings, or has spines or claws.

That’s Australia. Here in Austin we have bats that take care of most of those things. Heh.

54 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:29:07pm

re: #52 GeneJockey

I hear everything in Texas bites, stings, or has spines or claws.

What about the wildlife?
/

55 ausador  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:29:36pm

re: #52 GeneJockey

I hear everything in Texas bites, stings, or has spines or claws.

There are also a lot of insects…

///

Edit: Dammit beaten to the punch by FFL, lol.

56 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:30:06pm

re: #54 Feline Fearless Leader

Lots of wild pigs.
Mostly in the dance halls.

57 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:30:50pm

re: #50 Lidane

Me Gusta.

58 Dr Lizardo  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:31:24pm

re: #50 Lidane

Sorry to go OT, but this just happened:

[Embedded content]

Oh yes.

59 Aqua Obama  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:31:33pm

When the exchange gets fixed, everybody is going to forget this episode ever happened. What are Republicans going to complain about… that Obamacare forced people not to go through the exchanges? Isn’t that what they want?

We’ll see how this thing looks in a month or so. For many people who don’t know any better, the choice is never having insurance or having insurance in one month, and despite how much the Republicans flail and try to keep people away from the program, people are going to choose the latter every single time.

/* Joe Barton is a moron */

60 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:32:02pm
61 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:33:33pm

So I was talking to my father the other day and he said he was diagnosed with “Crone’s Disease” and that every time he saw Hillary Clinton on TV he had to take a shit.

I told him it may just be an allergy that can be cured by, say, 8 years of exposure. He shut up.

62 Dr Lizardo  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:35:09pm

And now for a mental break from all the staggering derpitude going on.

For Lizards to ponder, I give to you a stunning example of glorious 1970s woowoo. It’s got it all: ancient aliens, UFO’s and a narrator with a Van Dyke beard, a cravat and quite possibly, a bad toupee.

Without further ado, Journeys From Beyond Earth

Youtube Video

Enjoy.

63 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:38:35pm

re: #62 Dr Lizardo

And now for a mental break from all the staggering derpitude going on.

For Lizards to ponder, I give to you a stunning example of glorious 1970s woowoo. It’s got it all: ancient aliens, UFO’s and a narrator with a Van Dyke beard, a cravat and quite possibly, a bad toupee.

Without further ado, >Journeys From Beyond Earth

[Embedded content]

Enjoy.

Needs Mike and the bots.

64 EPR-radar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:38:52pm

re: #61 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

So I was talking to my father the other day and he said he was diagnosed with “Crone’s Disease” and that every time he saw Hillary Clinton on TV he had to take a shit.

I told him it may just be an allergy that can be cured by, say, 8 years of exposure. He shut up.

If Hillary ends up as the Dem candidate in 2016, the festering misogyny in the US right will become much more blatant, just like racism has with Obama’s candidacy and presidency.

65 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:40:51pm
66 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:41:16pm

re: #64 EPR-radar

If Hillary ends up as the Dem candidate in 2016, the festering misogyny in the US right will become much more blatant, just like racism has with Obama’s candidacy and presidency.

They can’t hate women. They love Sarah Palin!
///

67 erik_t  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:41:55pm

re: #64 EPR-radar

If Hillary ends up as the Dem candidate in 2016, the festering misogyny in the US right will become much more blatant, just like racism has with Obama’s candidacy and presidency.

Can’t wait.

Boils have to be lanced.

68 CuriousLurker  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:45:00pm

OT Drive-by: If you’re planning to visit Brunei, you might want to make sure you do it in the next 5 months or so. The Mufti says there’s no need for tourists to worry, but…

Brunei’s sultan announces strict Islamic penalties

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) - A new criminal law that could include penalties like amputation for theft and stoning for adultery will be enforced for Muslims in Brunei in six months, its ruling sultan announced.

Brunei’s Shariah Islamic court had previously handled mainly family-related disputes. The sultan has been hoping to implement the new law for years to bolster the influence of Islam in the tiny, oil-rich monarchy on Southeast Asia’s Borneo island. […]

[Brunei’s Mufti] Awang said there should be no concerns that foreign travelers might end up avoiding Brunei after the law is implemented.

“Please listen to our answer. Sir, do all potential tourists to Brunei plan to steal? If they do not, then what do they need to fear,” he said. “Believe me when I say that with our Shariah criminal law, everyone, including tourists, will receive proper protection.” […]

69 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:45:18pm

Sanity Break

Elf - Streetwalker Live In USA 06.10.1973

Youtube Video

70 Dr Lizardo  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:45:45pm

re: #63 Kragar

Needs Mike and the bots.

That would be great.

71 aagcobb  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:48:58pm

re: #68 CuriousLurker

>OT Drive-by: If you’re planning to visit Brunei, you might want to make sure you do it in the next 5 months or so. The Mufti says there’s no need for tourists to worry, but…

Yea, the entire Middle East is pretty much off my vacation destinations list.

72 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:49:49pm

re: #71 aagcobb

Yea, the entire Middle East is pretty much off my vacation destinations list.

Same, though there are some Roman antiquity sites I would love to see in Jordan.

73 darthstar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:50:15pm
74 darthstar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:51:03pm

Oh, and I just saw on twitter that apparently the Merkel tapping happened in 2006 - under Bush. Big surprise.

75 aagcobb  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:51:45pm

re: #72 Kragar

Same, though there are some Roman antiquity sites I would love to see in Jordan.

That is what Google Earth and the Travel Channel are for.
Though, oops, I did forget that Brunei is actually in the Far East.

76 AntonSirius  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:51:46pm

re: #63 Kragar

Needs MikeJoel and the bots.

FTFY

77 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:52:21pm

re: #76 AntonSirius

FTFY

McCloud!

78 ObserverArt  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:52:24pm

Just imagine what the GOP could accomplish if they put half the effort they use to destroy and bitch about everything into doing something positive. Probably would have saved their backers a whole hell of a lot of money. And what do they have to show for any of it?

Hell even a bunch of monkeys could figure it out.

79 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:52:35pm

re: #62 Dr Lizardo

And now for a mental break from all the staggering derpitude going on.

For Lizards to ponder, I give to you a stunning example of glorious 1970s woowoo. It’s got it all: ancient aliens, UFO’s and a narrator with a Van Dyke beard, a cravat and quite possibly, a bad toupee.

Without further ado, >Journeys From Beyond Earth

[Embedded content]

Enjoy.

Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery?

80 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:52:35pm

re: #75 aagcobb

If the Romans had ruins in Brunei, that would be some big news.

81 CuriousLurker  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:52:39pm

re: #71 aagcobb

Yea, the entire Middle East is pretty much off my vacation destinations list.

It’s not in the ME, it’s in Southeast Asia on the northern coast of Borneo.

82 AntonSirius  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:52:50pm

re: #77 piratedan

McCloud!

Huzzah

83 ProTARDISLiberal  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:52:52pm

re: #72 Kragar

The list of Middle East Nations I want to visit right now is small right now. Just 3.

Jordan, Morocco, and Oman.

That’s it.

84 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:54:07pm

re: #73 darthstar

[Embedded content]

If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of black robes and gavels, they’d STILL make more sense than Barton.

85 ObserverArt  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:55:35pm

re: #7 Kragar

When all you’ve got is clown show, you go with clown show.

It really is that simple isn’t it?

What does that make their supporters? Is there a word for clown followers/worshipers?

86 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:56:21pm

re: #65 Kragar

[Embedded content]

Shorter Sarah Palin: “We’ll believe anything negative about Obama, so why not this?”

Another “What does it say about THEM that we would find this plausible?”, except Sarah probably doesn’t know what ‘plausible’ means.

87 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:57:41pm

re: #76 AntonSirius

FTFY

Who?
/

88 allegro  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:59:16pm

re: #85 ObserverArt

It really is that simple isn’t it?

What does that make their supporters? Is there a word for clown followers/worshipers?

Republicans

89 aagcobb  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:00:04pm

re: #83 ProTARDISLiberal

The list of Middle East Nations I want to visit right now is small right now. Just 3.

Jordan, Morocco, and Oman.

That’s it.

I would check carefully on the local laws before going. I believe not long ago a foreign woman was convicted of adultery when she was raped in one of those sultanates.

90 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:01:02pm

re: #71 aagcobb

Yea, the entire Middle East is pretty much off my vacation destinations list.

Brunei isn’t the Middle East. Southeast Asia bordering Malaysia and Indonesia.

91 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:01:58pm

re: #74 darthstar

Still Obama’s fault because shut up. /

92 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:03:12pm

Latest post at a fun blog (Margaret and Helen):

Ted Cruz could start an argument in an empty house

93 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:03:38pm
94 ProTARDISLiberal  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:05:01pm

re: #90 Feline Fearless Leader

That was either the UAE or Qatar, if my memory serves correct.

95 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:05:17pm

re: #74 darthstar

Obviously Obomo conspired with Snowden to leak these documents to discredit Bush even though the RWNJ hate Bush. Impeach!!!111 //

96 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:05:26pm

re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth

Latest post at a fun blog (Margaret and Helen):

Ted Cruz could start an argument in an empty house

Still doesn’t hold a candle to Braxton Bragg.

97 EPR-radar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:06:57pm

re: #93 Kragar

Heh. Way to make it obvious that GOP ‘policies’ these days are usually MadLibs style fill-in-the-blank exercises, with deregulation, tax cuts and deporting illegals as the only available conclusions.

98 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:07:24pm

I’m busy right now going through all the code I’ve ever written just in case there are some comments in it that the user will never see and obviously do not apply but that may be construed as suggesting illegal, improper or impossible acts.

99 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:08:16pm
100 erik_t  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:08:51pm

re: #98 b_sharp

I’m busy right now going through all the code I’ve ever written just in case there are some comments in it that the user will never see and obviously do not apply but that may be construed as suggesting illegal, improper or impossible acts.

I’m just deleting all of the instances of “fuck” or “HACKHACKHACK don’t change this it makes no sense but it works YYYYMMDD erik_t”

101 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:09:49pm

re: #100 erik_t

I’m just deleting all of the instances of “fuck” or “HACKHACKHACK don’t change this it makes no sense but it works YYYYMMDD erik_t”

jeez, those look like my comments.

102 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:10:37pm

re: #99 Kragar

103 erik_t  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:11:10pm

re: #101 b_sharp

Also all references to the Ballmer Peak.

104 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:11:20pm
That last part is an extremely important one, and one that many secular students of evangelical purity culture miss—it’s the backbone to the entire concept of purity, the theological underpinning that makes conservative evangelicals such a unique breed. Until we understand just how deeply this “You are not your own” theology is intertwined within purity culture, we will not be able to truly understand the politicians who discuss rape in horrific terms, or the reasons Christian employers see fit to interfere with their employees’ access to birth control.

READ THE WHOLE THING

The article also states that the first Purity Ball was in 1999. So, I now know when the world went crazy.

105 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:11:32pm

For those not familiar with the exploits of Mr Bragg:

There is a famous, apocryphal story, included in Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs, about Bragg as a company commander at a frontier post where he also served as quartermaster. He submitted a requisition for supplies for his company, then as quartermaster declined to fill it. As company commander, he resubmitted the requisition, giving additional reasons for his requirements, but as the quartermaster he denied the request again. Realizing that he was at a personal impasse, he referred the matter to the post commandant, who exclaimed, “My God, Mr. Bragg, you have quarreled with every officer in the army, and now you are quarreling with yourself!”

106 lawhawk  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:12:11pm

That’s the best that Barton could do? Find a commented out disclaimer in the source code? With all that’s apparently wrong with the ACA exchange site, he’s focused on a disclaimer that 1) was put inside a comment because it was inapplicable; and 2) isn’t seen by the public unless looking at source code because it doesn’t apply?

That’s what he’s going with? Is that his final answer?

Because that’s one heck of a nothing burger. In a whole boat load of nothing burgers.

107 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:13:12pm

I have a feeling that the “hearings” over computer code are something like the crew of Star Fleet giving testimony to some indigenous tribe they just found living in a primative society. The shamen is charging that their appearance among the village scares people and therefore disrupts his power.

Would that be correct?

108 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:13:50pm
109 erik_t  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:16:06pm

re: #108 jaunte

Hypothesis: anyone who references the year 1776 in their nom de plume is a splittle-spewing whacko who can safely be ignored on all topics.

110 b.d.  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:16:11pm
Senator Ted Cruz ✔@SenTedCruz

#ObamacareInOneWord:

RepublicanTarPit?

That should be a good one and I would imagine it would get the racists something to spin off on too.

111 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:16:52pm

re: #107 FemNaziBitch

Point of order:

Shaman, not shamen.

112 lawhawk  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:17:01pm

Something smells with this story too:

113 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:17:04pm

Wait, did Barton have some poor schmuck intern read thru every line of code to find something he could cherry-pick?

Really?

114 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:17:16pm

re: #111 Kragar

Point of order:

Shaman, not shamen.

The magic noodle.

115 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:17:27pm

re: #108 jaunte

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Toss-up? Yeah maybe in an alternate universe where Cuccinnelli is reasonable. Even the GOP here acknowledges that Cuccinnelli isn’t favored.

116 EPR-radar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:17:30pm

re: #107 FemNaziBitch

I have a feeling that the “hearings” over computer code are something like the crew of Star Fleet giving testimony to some indigenous tribe they just found living in a primative society. The shamen is charging that their appearance among the village scares people and therefore disrupts his power.

Would that be correct?

I think this kind of analogy can be made much more over the top without losing its validity.

E.g., Expecting teabagger Republicans to engage in reasoning is like expecting a colony of star-nosed moles to engage in astronomy.

117 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:17:35pm

re: #111 Kragar

Point of order:

Shaman, not shamen.

I’m old, I’m sick and spell-check as utterly ruined my ability to spell.

I apologize.

118 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:18:47pm

re: #116 EPR-radar

I think this kind of analogy can be made much more over the top without losing its validity.

E.g., Expecting teabagger Republicans to engage in reasoning is like expecting a colony of star-nosed moles to engage in astronomy.

I try to keep it simple.

119 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:18:52pm
120 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:19:00pm

Makes me weep thinking that Barton is not only an elected official but a chair of an important committee. The GOP sure picks some real winners wieners.

121 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:19:18pm

re: #110 b.d.

maybe Republicanbriarpatch

122 lawhawk  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:19:38pm

re: #110 b.d.

GOPExtinctionEvent?

123 ObserverArt  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:19:44pm

re: #88 allegro

Republicans

Well, yeah.

Sheesh ///

Thinking, what is the opposite of coulrophobia?

124 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:19:47pm

re: #111 Kragar

Point of order:

Shaman, not shamen.

Don’t squeeze them in either case.
//

125 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:19:48pm

re: #119 Kragar

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I thought he was behind Herman Cain’s sexual harassment lawsuits. He must be busy because he was there when the czar and all his ministers were shot.

126 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:20:08pm

re: #119 Kragar

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Didn’t the (help me) Council on Un-American Activities say about the same thing? Are we back to blaming the Juice for everything? Can history please stop repeating itself in this area?

127 lawhawk  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:20:11pm

re: #119 Kragar

Oh, so he’s going there…

128 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:20:38pm

re: #105 Feline Fearless Leader

For those not familiar with the exploits of Mr Bragg:

Reminds me of the scene in the Mikado, where Koko discusses his upcoming nuptials with Pooh-Bah…

Ko: Pooh-Bah, it seems that the festivities in connection with my approaching marriage must last a week. I should like to do it handsomely, and I want to consult you as to the amount I ought to spend upon them.

POOH: Certainly. In which of my capacities? As First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chamberlain, Attorney-General, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Privy Purse, or Private Secretary?

Ko: Suppose we say as Private Secretary.

POOH: Speaking as your Private Secretary, I should say that as the city will have to pay for it, don’t stint yourself, do it well.

Ko: Exactly as the city will have to pay for it. That is your advice.

POOH : As Private Secretary. Of course you will understand that, as Chancellor of the Ex chequer, I am bound to see that due economy is observed.

Ko: Oh! But you said just now “don’t stint yourself, do it well,”

POOH: As Private Secretary.

Ko: And now you say that due economy must be observed.

POOH : As Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Ko: I see. Come over here, where the Chancellor can’t hear us. (They cross the stage.) Now, as my Solicitor, how do you ad vise me to deal with this difficulty?

POOH: Oh, as your Solicitor, I should have no hesitation in saying “chance it ”

Ko: Thank you. (Shaking his hand) I will.

POOH: If it were not that, as Lord Chief Justice, I am bound to see that the law isn’t violated.

Ko : I see. Come over here, where the Chief Justice can’t hear us. (They cross the stage.) Now, then, as First Lord of the Treasury?

POOH: Of course, as First Lord of the Treasury, I could propose a special vote that would cover all expenses, if it were not that, as Leader of the Opposition, it would be my duty to resist it, tooth and nail. Or, as Pay master-General, I could so cook the accounts that, as Lord High Auditor, I should never discover the fraud. But then, as Archbishop of Titipu, it would be my duty to denounce my dishonesty and give myself into my own custody as First Commissioner of Police.

Ko: That’s extremely awkward.

POOH : I don’t say that all these distinguished people couldn’t be squared; but it is right to tell you that they wouldn’t be sufficiently degraded in their own estimation unless they are insulted with a very considerable bribe.

129 BongCrodny  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:21:45pm

re: #77 piratedan

McCloud!

Mitchell!

130 b.d.  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:22:06pm

This is the republican base:

131 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:22:43pm

Santorum is the most evangelical RC I’ve ever heard of.

I think he belongs to his own version of the Church.

132 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:22:57pm

re: #119 Kragar

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Wait - I thought it was Teh Jooz, and I thought the wingnuts luv them some Jooz?

133 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:23:00pm
134 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:23:06pm

re: #130 b.d.

This is the republican base:

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That is beyond unnecessary.

135 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:24:05pm

re: #130 b.d.

This is the republican base:

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Yep. Really it’s like they think the Nazis were just these cartoon characters with funny mustaches. It’s beyond sick that they try to liken one of the greatest evils ever committed by man to a health care legislation that they don’t like which is even more confounded by the fact that their right wing think tanks proposed it nationally two decades ago and their presidential candidate passed a similar legislation in Massachusetts as governor but I digress- Republicans are crazay.

136 EPR-radar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:24:15pm

re: #133 Kragar

Demagogue

Theocrat

137 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:24:25pm

re: #133 Kragar

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Fuckface.

138 BongCrodny  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:24:35pm

re: #119 Kragar

Rick Santorum says Satan controls the film industry

That would explain “Movie 43.”

139 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:25:23pm

re: #130 b.d.

This is the republican base:

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Starting with the least thing wrong, that’s two words…

140 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:25:27pm

re: #133 Kragar

Sociopath

Smarmy

141 lawhawk  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:25:44pm

1 year anniversary of Sandy is upcoming, and here’s a series of photos showing the rebuilding/cleanup of different parts of the NYC metro area one year later.

142 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:26:04pm

re: #131 FemNaziBitch

Santorum is the most evangelical RC I’ve ever heard of.

I think he belongs to his own version of the Church.

He really does sound more evangelical than RC. I mean I’ve known Catholics as socially conservative as he is but they didn’t sound like him. Related question though, does this mean that Santorum thinks that Reagan worked for Satan? I’d love to see someone ask him that but because we seem to embrace religious nuttery as a nation, it never gets answered.

143 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:26:41pm


Ah, there it is.

144 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:26:51pm

re: #131 FemNaziBitch

Santorum is the most evangelical RC I’ve ever heard of.

I think he belongs to his own version of the Church.

It’s because he’s Opus Dei (coincidentally, so is Newt Gingrich).

145 Dr Lizardo  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:27:13pm

re: #135 HappyWarrior

Yep. Really it’s like they think the Nazis were just these cartoon characters with funny mustaches. It’s beyond sick that they try to liken one of the greatest evils ever committed by man to a health care legislation that they don’t like which is even more confounded by the fact that their right wing think tanks proposed it nationally two decades ago and their presidential candidate passed a similar legislation in Massachusetts as governor but I digress- Republicans are crazay.

Part of that stems from the fact that we - in the Allied Powers of WW2 in least - have caricatured the Nazis; we’ve lampooned them, or portrayed them as something straight out of a comic book or a 1930s RKO serial. We’ve reduced them to generic cartoon characters. As a result, the Nazis are not really considered in the proper historic context; they’re just a mental shortcut for “evil”.

146 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:27:58pm

re: #143 Kragar

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Ah, there it is.

Much that had been unclear is now apparent.

147 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:29:41pm

re: #145 Dr Lizardo

Part of that stems from the fact that we - in the Allied Powers of WW2 in least - have caricatured the Nazis; we’ve lampooned them, or portrayed them as something straight out of a comic book or a 1930s RKO serial. We’ve reduced them to generic cartoon characters. As a result, the Nazis are not really considered in the proper historic context; they’re just a mental shortcut for “evil”.

True that. I do have to say though the more I learn about the full scale evil of Nazi atrocities, the more it outrages me that people cheapen them by using something like ACA to compare with them. Military Channel has a new show on about the hunt for Nazis and I watched one on Albert Speer. That guy should have spent the rest of his life in a cell but he weaseled his way out of death and or life behind bars. Died a free man in London of all places.

148 lawhawk  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:29:58pm

re: #133 Kragar

149 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:30:42pm

re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s because he’s Opus Dei (coincidentally, so is Newt Gingrich).

I don’t know if he is but it’s really much more than that. He seems to approach Catholicism with a convert’s like zeal. Strange given that he was raised RC.

150 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:30:55pm

re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s because he’s Opus Dei (coincidentally, so is Newt Gingrich).

Opus Dei must be Latin for “God’s still got a lot of work to do on this one.”

151 lawhawk  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:31:33pm

Perspective:

152 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:31:38pm
153 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:32:05pm

re: #148 lawhawk

douchecanoe?

154 Dr Lizardo  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:32:42pm

re: #147 HappyWarrior

True that. I do have to say though the more I learn about the full scale evil of Nazi atrocities, the more it outrages me that people cheapen them by using something like ACA to compare with them. Military Channel has a new show on about the hunt for Nazis and I watched one on Albert Speer. That guy should have spent the rest of his life in a cell but he weaseled his way out of death and or life behind bars. Died a free man in London of all places.

Yep. Speer certainly did weasel his way out of his troubles.

155 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:32:47pm

re: #151 lawhawk

Perspective:

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Nice to see that. We seem to be lacking it.

156 Jack Burton  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:32:50pm

re: #133 Kragar

Kragar @Kragar_LGF
#makeDCListen #Tedcruzinoneword ______

Douchenozzle.

157 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:33:46pm

Could I be any clearer?

158 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:33:58pm

re: #117 FemNaziBitch

I’m old, I’m sick and spell-check as utterly ruined my ability to spell.

I apologize.

You and me both.

159 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:34:11pm

re: #145 Dr Lizardo

Part of that stems from the fact that we - in the Allied Powers of WW2 in least - have caricatured the Nazis; we’ve lampooned them, or portrayed them as something straight out of a comic book or a 1930s RKO serial. We’ve reduced them to generic cartoon characters. As a result, the Nazis are not really considered in the proper historic context; they’re just a mental shortcut for “evil”.

Yes, but more comes from the Right’s desire to see itself as the misunderstood, persecuted heroes in a war that will determine the very future of everything. They have ‘Greatest Generation Envy’. Back in the mid 2000s, they were absolutely convinced that they were facing a fight bigger than WWII and more potentially dangerous than the Cold War in dealing with Islam, but that’s fizzled to a great extent - ObL is dead, and Obama did it, and there’s been no big attack to follow 9/11.

But, they still need to feel they’re facing a greater existential threat than Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, so providing healthcare for millions becomes THE Act That Will Destroy America!!!!

160 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:34:27pm

re: #154 Dr Lizardo

Yep. Speer certainly did weasel his way out of his troubles.

I had no idea that J.K Galbreath (the economist) played a role in an interrogation of him where they tried to figure out why the strategic bombing of Germany failed. Fascinating guy from what I know. Kind of reminds me of George Kennan whom I learned about in International Relations. Both lived very long lives and into the post 9/11 world.

161 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:36:26pm

re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s because he’s Opus Dei (coincidentally, so is Newt Gingrich).

He’s Opus? Where’s Bob the cat?

162 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:36:44pm

re: #159 GeneJockey

Yes, but more comes from the Right’s desire to see itself as the misunderstood, persecuted heroes in a war that will determine the very future of everything. They have ‘Greatest Generation Envy’. Back in the mid 2000s, they were absolutely convinced that they were facing a fight bigger than WWII and more potentially dangerous than the Cold War in dealing with Islam, but that’s fizzled to a great extent - ObL is dead, and Obama did it, and there’s been no big attack to follow 9/11.

But, they still need to feel they’re facing a greater existential threat than Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, so providing healthcare for millions becomes THE Act That Will Destroy America!!!!

I think you’re right about this and I see it especially with Beck. Obama and the left can’t merely be disagreeable or ideological wrong. They have to be evil. They have to be like the worst evils this world has ever seen. I think it’s a product of the right wing mindset that sees things in absolute terms more so than the nuance mind that you’ll see on the left. Obviously not every right wing person has that but in my observations, right wingers are more prone to see things in “us versus them” terms rather than complexities.

163 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:37:33pm

re: #149 HappyWarrior

I don’t know if he is but it’s really much more than that. He seems to approach Catholicism with a convert’s like zeal. Strange given that he was raised RC.

I call it The Need to Be God-pathy. Rick really just writes the book himself and things everyone should follow it. He is the one who knows, the only one who truly knows.

Romney is the same. As an Ender in his church, he has actual power. His interviews about religion were freaky.

They both talk as if they are the one’s in charge. I will say that most of the RC Hierarchy I’ve heard attempt humility.

164 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:38:41pm

NSA administrator careless about being overheard.

165 BongCrodny  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:39:08pm

re: #161 b_sharp

He’s Opus? Where’s Bob the cat?

Bill the Cat.

Freaking heathens everywhere.

166 Lidane  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:39:22pm
167 ObserverArt  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:40:13pm

re: #131 FemNaziBitch

Santorum is the most evangelical RC I’ve ever heard of.

I think he belongs to his own version of the Church.

Is he a Charismatic Catholic or some type of Evangelical Catholic merger?

That’s the thing that always cracked me up about Christian religions. Ol’ St. Pete’s One True Church was never enough. Now there are thirty five gazillion religions/churches and “one true word” is followed by “our way.”

168 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:40:22pm

en.wikipedia.org
This is interesting. We associate OD with conservative Catholics here in the U.S but it seems their European members span the ideological spectrum. From what I understand though, their founder was a Franco supporter but then again most members of the RC clergy were during the Spanish Civil War. Not all but most.

169 Dr Lizardo  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:40:47pm

re: #159 GeneJockey

Yes, but more comes from the Right’s desire to see itself as the misunderstood, persecuted heroes in a war that will determine the very future of everything. They have ‘Greatest Generation Envy’. Back in the mid 2000s, they were absolutely convinced that they were facing a fight bigger than WWII and more potentially dangerous than the Cold War in dealing with Islam, but that’s fizzled to a great extent - ObL is dead, and Obama did it, and there’s been no big attack to follow 9/11.

But, they still need to feel they’re facing a greater existential threat than Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, so providing healthcare for millions becomes THE Act That Will Destroy America!!!!

Very true.

170 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:41:19pm

re: #163 FemNaziBitch

I call it The Need to Be God-pathy. Rick really just writes the book himself and things everyone should follow it. He is the one who knows, the only one who truly knows.

Romney is the same. As an Ender in his church, he has actual power. His interviews about religion were freaky.

They both talk as if they are the one’s in charge. I will say that most of the RC Hierarchy I’ve heard attempt humility.

It’s true about humility. My great uncle who was a priest led a pretty simple life and I guess i can out him since he’s long gone but he was an early member of AA.

171 ObserverArt  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:43:55pm

re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s because he’s Opus Dei (coincidentally, so is Newt Gingrich).

Whoa…did not know that. Being of Catholic background, I’ll have to read up some on that particular movement.

172 Jack Burton  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:44:26pm

This freak out on the part of the GOP over a commented-out line of code in a web template and also taking the 500 million lines of code line at face value reminds me of other people who don’t know what they are talking about ranting about other issues.

One example (among many but I could write a book on the subject):

The Pauls, Glibertarians, and most of the GOP ranting about the Federal Reserve, “fiat” currency, budgeting on a national level, and macroeconomics in general.

Their understanding of those subjects is about as good as Joe Barton’s understanding of software engineering.

173 Lidane  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:44:31pm

Heh.

174 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:44:58pm

re: #167 ObserverArt

Is he a Charismatic Catholic or some type of Evangelical Catholic merger?

That’s the thing that always cracked me up about Christian religions. Ol’ St. Pete’s One True Church was never enough. Now there are thirty five gazillion religions/churches and “one true word” is followed by “our way.”

Reminds me of the joke I’ve seen posted here about encountering the suicidal man on the bridge. The two men find out they’re both Baptists but a slight disagreement leads to the encountering man pushing the suicidal man over the bridge. As someone who was baptized Catholic and whose family has been nominally Catholic for generations, I never got all these confusing demoninations. I mean the Reformation was obviously necessary but the more zealous brands of Protestantism have always disturbed me. I mean there’s a story about a bunch of Evangelicals being outraged at the Pope saying that there’s too much obsession with abortion and marriage. They say he insulted them or something like that. Me? I think evangelicals are some of the most insecure in their faith people I’ll ever see. They’ll urge society to be more biblical but yet they have no problem with twisting the Bible to justify treating the less well off like crap.

175 EPR-radar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:45:16pm

re: #162 HappyWarrior

I think you’re right about this and I see it especially with Beck. Obama and the left can’t merely be disagreeable or ideological wrong. They have to be evil. They have to be like the worst evils this world has ever seen. I think it’s a product of the right wing mindset that sees things in absolute terms more so than the nuance mind that you’ll see on the left. Obviously not every right wing person has that but in my observations, right wingers are more prone to see things in “us versus them” terms rather than complexities.

What bothers me the most about this RW behavior pattern is that branding one’s foes as the ultimate evil really is the first step on the path to scapegoating them for all perceived problems and then advocating ‘elimination’ of the ‘problem’.

176 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:45:56pm

re: #167 ObserverArt

Is he a Charismatic Catholic or some type of Evangelical Catholic merger?

That’s the thing that always cracked me up about Christian religions. Ol’ St. Pete’s One True Church was never enough. Now there are thirty five gazillion religions/churches and “one true word” is followed by “our way.”

Oh don’t get me started.

Too bad, you did.

Yes, there is always a Man interpreting G-d’s word and saying he has the monopoly. He also takes Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal and Good Ole’ Cash. He can give you a tax letter if you would like to buy him a car, or a vacation or a rent boy.

177 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:47:15pm

re: #165 BongCrodny

Bill the Cat.

Freaking heathens everywhere.

Bob is Bill’s brother. He lives in a garbage can down the street.

178 ObserverArt  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:47:16pm

re: #145 Dr Lizardo

Part of that stems from the fact that we - in the Allied Powers of WW2 in least - have caricatured the Nazis; we’ve lampooned them, or portrayed them as something straight out of a comic book or a 1930s RKO serial. We’ve reduced them to generic cartoon characters. As a result, the Nazis are not really considered in the proper historic context; they’re just a mental shortcut for “evil”.

Yeah, but we do that to everything!!!

The stupefying continues…

179 Charles Johnson  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:47:29pm
180 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:48:07pm

re: #166 Lidane

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“You know we can hear you right?”

181 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:48:22pm

re: #171 ObserverArt

Whoa…did not know that. Being of Catholic background, I’ll have to read up some on that particular movement.

Smallish freaky cult of Catholics who as individuals need strict structure in their lives. I think most of the Opus Dei types are doing what they need to do to be functional within society. At least that is the impression I got from some of the shows I’ve seen.

There are others who seem to want Opus Dei to be the RC version of The Family. None of it with Vatican Support. All of it about Power and Control.

182 EPR-radar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:48:46pm

re: #174 HappyWarrior

Reminds me of the joke I’ve seen posted here about encountering the suicidal man on the bridge. The two men find out they’re both Baptists but a slight disagreement leads to the encountering man pushing the suicidal man over the bridge. As someone who was baptized Catholic and whose family has been nominally Catholic for generations, I never got all these confusing demoninations. I mean the Reformation was obviously necessary but the more zealous brands of Protestantism have always disturbed me. I mean there’s a story about a bunch of Evangelicals being outraged at the Pope saying that there’s too much obsession with abortion and marriage. They say he insulted them or something like that. Me? I think evangelicals are some of the most insecure in their faith people I’ll ever see. They’ll urge society to be more biblical but yet they have no problem with twisting the Bible to justify treating the less well off like crap.

Demoninations is a great typo, and really should enter the language.

If nothing else, protestants who claim inerrant authority based on a text that no two people seem to be able to read consistently need to realize how foolish and arrogant they sound to anyone not in their little cults.

183 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:49:19pm

Nice to know an old friend is still around.

Just had Win 8.1 introduce me to its version of the BSoD.

184 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:49:42pm

re: #181 FemNaziBitch

Smallish freaky cult of Catholics who as individuals need strict structure in their lives. I think most of the Opus Dei types are doing what they need to do to be functional within society. At least that is the impression I got from some of the shows I’ve seen.

There are others who seem to want Opus Dei to be the RC version of The Family. None of it with Vatican Support. All of it about Power and Control.

And the guys like Santorum and Gingrich are in it solely for the power and control of others.

185 b_sharp  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:50:38pm

re: #165 BongCrodny

Bill the Cat.

Freaking heathens everywhere.

I almost forgot.

ALBATROSS !!

186 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:52:07pm

re: #182 EPR-radar

Demoninations is a great typo, and really should enter the language.

If nothing else, protestants who claim inerrant authority based on a text that no two people seem to be able to read consistently need to realize how foolish and arrogant they sound to anyone not in their little cults.

Heh. Inadvertent as i forgot to spell check. But you’re absolutely right. The claim to be the ultimate authority on a text that has been used so much is something that can’t be taken literally and to think one can do so is arrogance.

187 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:52:42pm

I’m still amazed Santorum got two terms in Pennsylvania. I know the first year was in a very Republican year but damn Pennsylvania come on now.

188 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:54:05pm

re: #166 Lidane

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I love that interviewer.

189 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:54:35pm
190 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:55:37pm

re: #184 Backwoods_Sleuth

And the guys like Santorum and Gingrich are in it solely for the power and control of others.

OH Yeah.

I think they, well Santorum, has actually drunk the Kool-aid. Gingrich, he got a blonde wife-du—jour out of it.

191 wrenchwench  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:56:03pm

Dudebro is now Unfollowed.

Earlier:


Later, and egregious, rather than annoying:

192 Charles Johnson  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:56:10pm
193 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:56:34pm

Instant Karma

194 CuriousLurker  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:57:57pm

re: #175 EPR-radar

What bothers me the most about this RW behavior pattern is that branding one’s foes as the ultimate evil really is the first step on the path to scapegoating them for all perceived problems and then advocating ‘elimination’ of the ‘problem’.

This. A few weeks ago I was watching a documentary about the Black Death and it described how when 14th century Europeans failed to understand it’s cause, people turned to religious fanaticism and began persecuting Jews (among other minorities) for the pandemic by massacring them.

195 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 1:59:42pm

re: #191 wrenchwench

Dudebro is now Unfollowed.

Earlier:

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Considering the state of the MSM, when has dealing with them fairly ever won this administration any points?

counterpoint, what has the administration put out as a discussion/explanation that is bs?

196 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:00:06pm

We are well into the Brave New World. The group of Whackos who can’t handle all the changes still think there is a chance to stop the future. Blind to reality, they invent myths and religious ideology to sustain them in their struggle to stop time.

If we let them they will turn this country into a Christian version of Iran.

Now, I don’t know too much about the history of Islam. I don’t remember Islam starting any Crusade or instituting an version of the Inquisition.

Suffice it to say, perhaps Nostradamus had it right.

197 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:01:32pm

re: #194 CuriousLurker

>This. A few weeks ago I was watching a documentary about the Black Death and it described how when 14th century Europeans failed to understand it’s cause, people turned to religious fanaticism and began persecuting Jews (among other minorities) for the pandemic and began to massacre them.

oooh, Baba posted a while back pictures of a well that archaeologists found. It had skeletons packed into it. Jews killed to stop the plague.

Nasty stuff.

198 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:02:03pm
199 CuriousLurker  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:04:41pm

re: #197 FemNaziBitch

oooh, Baba posted a while back pictures of a well that archaeologists found. It had skeletons packed into it. Jews killed to stop the plague.

Nasty stuff.

Oh, yeah, I remember that now that you mention it! They apparently accused them of poisoning wells, so I guess it makes a sort of sick, twisted sense.

200 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:04:41pm

re: #198 Kragar

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So wouldn’t that be good? Pick a number: Is it inefficient or an attack on our freedoms. You can’t have both.

201 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:05:04pm

Ya know, occassionally my tummy itches too!

Cat Overlord doesn’t give a damn.

202 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:05:14pm

re: #200 HappyWarrior

So wouldn’t that be good? Pick a number: Is it inefficient or an attack on our freedoms. You can’t have both.

42

203 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:05:39pm

re: #199 CuriousLurker

Oh, yeah, I remember that now that you mention it! They apparently accused them of poisoning wells, so I guess it makes a sort of sick, twisted sense.

I read stories about where children would be murdered and the local Jews would almost always been accused of murdering the Christian children for their blood. The worst part of it though was the authorities did little about it.

204 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:05:55pm

re: #202 FemNaziBitch

42

24.

205 Lidane  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:06:00pm

History, how the fuck does it work?

206 CuriousLurker  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:06:27pm

re: #203 HappyWarrior

I read stories about where children would be murdered and the local Jews would almost always been accused of murdering the Christian children for their blood. The worst part of it though was the authorities did little about it.

Yeah, the original blood libel. Ugh.

207 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:07:00pm

re: #205 Lidane

History, how the fuck does it work?

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*Headdesk*

208 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:07:08pm

The Prayers Of Cindy Jacobs’ Six Year-Old Son Prevented A Presidential Assassination

As Jacobs reported on her most recent “Ten Minute Prayer School,” when he son Daniel was six years-old, he came in from playing, complaining of feeling unwell. As his mother tried to figure out what was the matter, Daniel revealed that he was worried that the president might be killed, so the two of them prayed to God would avert any assassination attempts on the president.

“God had called my child into intercessory prayer,” Jacobs said. “Later on, we found out, behind the scenes that there had been an assassination attempt on the president; it wasn’t widely publicized”:

I prayed no one in my neighborhood would be mauled by a tiger, even though we live in a suburban area.

No one has been attacked by a tiger yet.

BEHOLD THE POWER OF THE LORD!

209 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:07:23pm

re: #200 HappyWarrior

So wouldn’t that be good? Pick a number: Is it inefficient or an attack on our freedoms. You can’t have both.

Something’s gotta stick!!!

210 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:07:35pm

re: #203 HappyWarrior

I read stories about where children would be murdered and the local Jews would almost always been accused of murdering the Christian children for their blood. The worst part of it though was the authorities did little about it.

That particular one survived well into the 20th century and migrated into the United States.

en.wikipedia.org

211 Aqua Obama  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:07:39pm

re: #165 BongCrodny

Bill the Cat.

Freaking heathens everywhere.

LET’S RUN OVER LIONEL RICHIE WITH A TANK

212 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:08:00pm

re: #208 Kragar

it wasn’t widely publicized

Of course it wasn’t…

213 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:08:00pm

re: #206 CuriousLurker

Yeah, the original blood libel. Ugh.

Which related to that is why I was glad to see Sarah Palin rightfully get criticized when she accused her critics of “blood libeling” her. Truly terrible stuff.

214 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:08:37pm

re: #212 Bulworth

it wasn’t widely publicized

Of course it wasn’t…

“My girlfriend goes to a different school. You wouldn’t know her.”

215 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:09:15pm

re: #210 Feline Fearless Leader

That particular one survived well into the 20th century and migrated into the United States.

en.wikipedia.org

1928. Not that long ago. Scary really. This is why I am a small letter p-progressive. I believe that society evolving to use reason and not superstition is a very good thing.

216 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:09:43pm

re: #208 Kragar

Gonna go way out on a limb here, but I imagine the president so saved by these prayers was an (R). Just a wild guess.

217 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:09:44pm

re: #208 Kragar

The Prayers Of Cindy Jacobs’ Six Year-Old Son Prevented A Presidential Assassination

I prayed no one in my neighborhood would be mauled by a tiger, even though we live in a suburban area.

No one has been attacked by a tiger yet.

BEHOLD THE POWER OF THE LORD!

Can her son pray for a fifth of Jamesons?

218 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:09:57pm

Jesus shows up on toast: all over the news.

Jesus save the President: not one word

Typical.

219 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:11:03pm

“Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could

READ THE WHOLE THING

A relatively short document, 2 major wars, 3 branches of government, power reserved for the states and the individual and the purpose of all the work that has been done and the blood that has been shed is mostly ignored because it was written by a woman.

Why are we the Country we are?

Because all men would be tyrants if they could.

220 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:11:20pm

re: #218 Kragar

Satan shoots, Jesus saves, Buddha picked off 3rd while sleeping….

221 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:11:49pm

My kid said she felt sick.

I prayed she wouldn’t throw up in the car and she didn’t.

I CAN HEAL PEOPLE! PRAISE JESUS!

222 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:12:30pm

I’m reminded of a joke that Steve Buscemi playing Nucky Thompson told. A man’s drowning at sea. He’s thrown a life preserver. The whole nine yards. He refuses the help saying that God will save him. He dies and gets to Heaven and he asks God why didn’t you save me. God replies, I gave you a life preserver. I always think about that joke when I hear about Christian Scientists who refuse to give their children medical care because they see prayer as the only solution.

223 b.d.  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:13:02pm
Rams ask Brett Favre to come out of retirement

kvue.com

Tebow checks phone…..takes battery out, puts it back in.

224 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:15:25pm

re: #217 HappyWarrior

Can her son pray for a fifth of Jamesons?

Only for barrels…

225 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:15:37pm

re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth

Only for barrels…

That works too.

226 FemNaziBitch  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:16:18pm

bbl

227 Usually refered to as anyways  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:19:41pm

SORO’S

Major donor George Soros backs Hillary Clinton for US president

Billionaire financier and major Democratic Party donor George Soros is backing an effort to persuade former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016, a spokesman says.

Mr Soros, 83, has pledged $25,000 to political action committee Ready For Hillary, the largest and best-funded independent group backing a potential Clinton candidacy.

The wife of former president Bill Clinton would be widely viewed as the favourite for the Democratic presidential nomination if she decides to run.

“His support for Ready for Hillary is an extension of his long-held belief in the power of grassroots organising,” said Mr Soros’ spokesman Michael Vachon.

More…

228 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:22:46pm

You know, the whole GOP outrage about George Soros sounded a lot better before they had the Koch brothers’ dicks in their mouth.

229 wrenchwench  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:23:41pm

re: #195 piratedan

Considering the state of the MSM, when has dealing with them fairly ever won this administration any points?

counterpoint, what has the administration put out as a discussion/explanation that is bs?

Dudebro wrote an article detailing his immense frustrations after speaking with an administration spokesperson.

But the other thing consisted of saying the concerns of three women must be ‘parody’. He can go to hell over that one. The three women are Zerlina Maxwell, Lizz Winstead, and Joan Walsh.

230 HappyWarrior  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:25:11pm

re: #228 Kragar

You know, the whole GOP outrage about George Soros sounded a lot better before they had the Koch brothers’ dicks in their mouth.

or before they embraced the Citizens United decision. Honestly I don’t know what to feel about Soros but I find it beyond hysterical that the people who embrace the Kochs astro-turfing every little right wing movement freak out at Soros. Soros at least had a role in ending Communism in Eastern Europe though.

231 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:26:11pm

re: #197 FemNaziBitch

oooh, Baba posted a while back pictures of a well that archaeologists found. It had skeletons packed into it. Jews killed to stop the plague.

Nasty stuff.

Throw the Jews down the well.

232 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:26:46pm

re: #173 Lidane

Heh.

“@UberFacts: The mouth of a jellyfish is also the anus.”
Then, Fox News.

Yep. They’re Anterior Defecators.

233 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:28:04pm

More info on Norwich well victims.

234 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:28:31pm

re: #227 Usually refered to as anyways

Soros is an American, right? He’d have to be, I think, to give any U.S. candidates money. But the RWNJ make it sound like he’s some kind of far-in-Er.

235 wrenchwench  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:30:27pm
236 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:30:53pm

re: #205 Lidane

History, how the fuck does it work?

Actual things you hear on Fox: Federal reserve stimulus could lead to inflation, which “helped bring on Hitler”

Inflation brought on Reagan, so, there’s that.

237 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:31:57pm

hmmm…

Ted Cruz used to be John Boehner’s lawyer

238 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:32:25pm

re: #205 Lidane

austerity now, austerity yesterday, austerity forever and ever. Also, too, how come Obomo won’t create jobz?

/

239 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:32:26pm

re: #229 wrenchwench

Dudebro wrote an article detailing his immense frustrations after speaking with an administration spokesperson.

But the other thing consisted of saying the concerns of three women must be ‘parody’. He can go to hell over that one. The three women are Zerlina Maxwell, Liz Winstead, and Joan Walsh.

agreed, his article has relevant points and they do need to be answered, also agreed that he really doesn’t need to be dismissing those three ladies as irrelevant considering they’re all fairly well known commentators on Washington and politics, the things that they say matter and are noted.

240 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:35:20pm

re: #238 Bulworth

austerity now, austerity yesterday, austerity forever and ever. Also, too, how come Obomo won’t create jobz?

/

Government can’t create jobs, so why hasn’t Obama created more jobs?

241 wrenchwench  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:35:43pm

Oooh, I thought she was kidding, but no….


Looks like a great place to visit.

242 wrenchwench  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:36:35pm

re: #239 piratedan

agreed, his article has relevant points and they do need to be answered, also agreed that he really doesn’t need to be dismissing those three ladies as irrelevant considering they’re all fairly well known commentators on Washington and politics, the things that they say matter and are noted.

Here’s my comment to him:

243 Justanotherhuman  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:36:52pm

Haven’t these asshats learned yet not to comment on stuff they know nothing about?

In Barton’s case, that’s about everything under the sun.

244 Skip Intro  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:37:59pm

re: #193 Kragar

Instant Karma

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The Daily Show. Interview.

Just what did this idiot think he was signing on to?

Future reference for all Republicans: You do this stuff on Fox. Nowhere else (except CNN). That’s what Fox exists for.

245 gwangung  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:39:51pm

re: #239 piratedan

agreed, his article has relevant points and they do need to be answered, also agreed that he really doesn’t need to be dismissing those three ladies as irrelevant considering their all fairly well known commentators on Washington and politics, the things that they say matter and are noted.

He sounded clueless and certainly out of touch with the health concerns of 51% of the population.

246 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:40:39pm

re: #243 Justanotherhuman

Haven’t these asshats learned yet not to comment on stuff they know nothing about?

In Barton’s case, that’s about everything under the sun.

What could happen that they would learn that? If Barton is ridiculed in the Press, it just polishes his Teabagger cred - “The Media Elite must be afraid of you, to criticize you so much!”

Though, really, it works for the Teabaggers no matter what happens:

The Media Elite must be afraid of you, to praise you so much! They’re afraid what you’ll do to them when you win!”

The Media Elite must be afraid of you, to ignore you so much!”

247 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:41:29pm

WTFITS

Oh, it’s a crazy anti-vaxxer.

248 freetoken  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:42:22pm

This hyping of a glitchy website is such a FAIL that I can’t believe any strategist really thinks its a good idea for a politician. It all smells of desperation.

249 Bulworth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:45:16pm

re: #244 Skip Intro

Gotcha journalism!!11

250 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:45:28pm

re: #248 freetoken

This hyping of a glitchy website is such a FAIL that I can’t believe any strategist really thinks its a good idea for a politician. It all smells of desperation.

This hyping of a glitchy website obsession over the President’s birth certificate is such a FAIL that I can’t believe any strategist really thinks its a good idea for a politician. It all smells of desperation.

This hyping of a glitchy website obsession over the talking points within days after Benghazi is such a FAIL that I can’t believe any strategist really thinks its a good idea for a politician. It all smells of desperation.

This hyping of a glitchy website suggesting the President is gay is such a FAIL that I can’t believe any strategist really thinks its a good idea for a politician. It all smells of desperation.

This hyping of a glitchy website shutting down the Government is such a FAIL that I can’t believe any strategist really thinks its a good idea for a politician. It all smells of desperation.

251 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:45:48pm

I could go on…

252 Skip Intro  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:47:09pm

re: #244 Skip Intro

NC GOPer resigns after making racist comments in ‘Daily Show’ interview

Let’s hear a little more from the GOPer.

In the interview, which aired Wednesday night, Yelton tells Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi that the new voting law, which mandates voter identifications, the curtailing of early voting operations and does not allow college students to vote using their school ID, “is going to kick the Democrats in the butt.” He also dismisses concerns that the law will particularly affect communities of color by saying, “If it hurts a bunch of lazy Blacks that want the government to give them everything, so be it.”

I don’t know why the GOP is upset with him. Isn’t this a plank in the GOP platform?

253 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:47:11pm
254 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:47:56pm

re: #245 gwangung

He sounded clueless and certainly out of touch with the health concerns of 51% of the population.

I was taking the approach that he was representing the business community POV considering his publication was Business Insider, so I wasn’t expecting any kind of advocacy for any other group. Just a POV of “how can I quiet down my employees so that they’ll stop talking about this so I can get some work done around here, so it’s important to me to know when you’re going to get this fixed”. At least that’s what I took away from it… could be that I read more into it or didn’t get the same vibe as other folks.

255 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:48:33pm

re: #252 Skip Intro

Let’s hear a little more from the GOPer.

I don’t know why the GOP is upset with him. Isn’t this a plank in the GOP platform?

Yeah, but you’re not supposed to say it out loud.

256 Skip Intro  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:49:38pm

re: #247 Vicious Babushka

I feel sad and oppressed that my mother didn’t love me enough to let me snuggle with rotting tissue from her uterus.

257 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:49:41pm

re: #251 GeneJockey

I could go on…

Commie Christmas Ornaments?

258 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:51:37pm

re: #257 jaunte

Commie Christmas Ornaments?

Muslim wedding ring.

“No pictures like this. NONE!!”

Hydration.

259 Skip Intro  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:51:42pm

re: #255 GeneJockey

Yeah, but you’re not supposed to say it out loud.

Since when? As far as I can see, after 2012 the GOP “I’m not a racist” cloaking device has been turned off.

260 jaunte  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:52:11pm

Arugula.

261 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:52:53pm

re: #260 jaunte

Arugula.

Clinging

262 ObserverArt  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:53:35pm

re: #251 GeneJockey

I could go on…

So can Darrell Issa.

263 gwangung  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:53:35pm

re: #254 piratedan

I was taking the approach that he was representing the business community POV considering his publication was Business Insider, so I wasn’t expecting any kind of advocacy for any other group. Just a POV of “how can I quiet down my employees so that they’ll stop talking about this so I can get some work done around here, so it’s important to me to know when you’re going to get this fixed”. At least that’s what I took away from it… could be that I read more into it or didn’t get the same vibe as other folks.

I was referring more to his tweet, dismissing the rather real world concerns of women, posted on a site revolving around women’s issues, as parody.

Though, come to think about it, the business POV actually is clueless and dismissive of 51% of the population…

264 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:53:52pm

re: #247 Vicious Babushka

WTFITS

Oh, it’s a crazy anti-vaxxer.

“I felt strongly that it was important that no one else take the baby away. Having the placenta still attached to the cord helped to ensure this.”

No shit, lady. Most folks avoid crazy if at all possible.

265 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:55:44pm

re: #259 Skip Intro

Since when? As far as I can see, after 2012 the GOP “I’m not a racist” cloaking device has been turned off.

Average Joe Teabagger can say it, but not elected officials or party functionaries. It makes plausible deniability less plausible.

266 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:56:36pm

re: #264 GeneJockey

“I felt strongly that it was important that no one else take the baby away. Having the placenta still attached to the cord helped to ensure this.”

No shit, lady. Most folks avoid crazy if at all possible.

And yet she gave her child a male name and dressed it in blue “boy” clothes, instead of allowing the child to find his or her own gender.

PATRIARCHY!
//

267 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:56:42pm

re: #261 Kragar

Clinging

Teleprompters.

268 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:58:34pm

re: #266 Vicious Babushka

And yet she gave her child a male name and dressed it in blue “boy” clothes, instead of allowing the child to find his or her own gender.

PATRIARCHY!
//

“Sure, I’m a vegan who gave birth in a bathtub, literally couldn’t cut the cord, and had to drag around a couple pounds of what looked and smelled like rotting liver. But that Feminism shit is CRAZY!!!”

269 Justanotherhuman  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 2:59:34pm

re: #247 Vicious Babushka

WTFITS

Oh, it’s a crazy anti-vaxxer.

Baby Ulysses, no less. And “child-led parenting”? What exactly does that mean?

Arrrggghhhh.

270 piratedan  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:01:16pm

re: #263 gwangung

I was referring more to his tweet, dismissing the rather real world concerns of women, posted on a site revolving around women’s issues, as parody.

Though, come to think about it, the business POV actually is clueless and dismissive of 51% of the population…

agreed, the tweet was … trying to find the right word… clueless comes to mind. The questions from the article I thought had some validity from the POV of an engaged business owner, but not sure why he should care considering this is mostly an individual mandate access issue. On reflection, maybe the questions he elaborated on may have more about an attempt to count coup on the Administration considering that it sounded like a GOP talking point about Sibelius and when did she know that something was wrong, reminiscent of the entire Benghazi blowup.

271 urbanmeemaw  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:02:42pm

re: #106 lawhawk

Sorta reminds me of the NSA “revelations” touted by Snowald. Context, people, context.

272 Justanotherhuman  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:10:44pm

re: #268 GeneJockey

“Sure, I’m a vegan who gave birth in a bathtub, literally couldn’t cut the cord, and had to drag around a couple pounds of what looked and smelled like rotting liver. But that Feminism shit is CRAZY!!!”

How does a vegan reconcile the fact that as a meat puppet, she was carrying around a parasite that actually got bloody protein through that umbilical cord?

273 urbanmeemaw  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:11:19pm

re: #166 Lidane

But in Daily Show speak, “Both sides….”:

274 gwangung  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:12:15pm

re: #270 piratedan

agreed, the tweet was … trying to find the right word… clueless comes to mind. The questions from the article I thought had some validity from the POV of an engaged business owner, but not sure why he should care considering this is mostly an individual mandate access issue. On reflection, maybe the questions he elaborated on may have more about an attempt to count coup on the Administration considering that it sounded like a GOP talking point about Sibelius and when did she know that something was wrong, reminiscent of the entire Benghazi blowup.

Yeah, I think the article covered some genuine areas to be critical about, but, again…there’s that matter of having a clue and some background knowledge. If various private entities have ongoing and notable problems and people aren’t losing their jobs over it, why would Sebellius get canned for it? Particularly since we KNOW Congress pulled the plug right on roll out and probably hashed the hell out of the budget in the build up to roll out?

275 urbanmeemaw  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:21:20pm

re: #252 Skip Intro

But how dare they ever be called “racist”.

277 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:29:29pm

re: #268 GeneJockey

“Sure, I’m a vegan who gave birth in a bathtub, literally couldn’t cut the cord, and had to drag around a couple pounds of what looked and smelled like rotting liver. But that Feminism shit is CRAZY!!!”

and there there are the Placenta Eaters! (Kim Kardashian supposedly did this…ewwwww)

Actually, another good name for a rock band…

278 kirkspencer  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:32:10pm

re: #276 Charles Johnson

Found: Libertarians’ ‘Lying to Liberals’ Guide Book

entertainingly, this article accidentally explains why there are 24 types of libertarians. (Because all the types bought a marketing ploy tailored to their interests.)

279 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:32:25pm

re: #277 Backwoods_Sleuth

and there there are the Placenta Eaters! (Kim Kardashian supposedly did this…ewwwww)

Actually, another good name for a rock band…

The number of substances which come the human body which could reasonably be considered edible is pretty low.

280 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:32:50pm

re: #279 Kragar

The number of substances which come the human body which could reasonably be considered edible is pretty low.

needs more ketchup….

281 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:35:41pm

Oh man, my Hitler joke on the Ted Cruz twitter feed got me some wingnut followers.

I WAS TROLLING YOU, YOU FUCKS!

282 Jack Burton  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:36:30pm

re: #279 Kragar

The number of substances which come the human body which could reasonably be considered edible is pretty low.

“Mmm. These would be great with gwack-a-mole.”

283 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:36:46pm

re: #281 Kragar

Oh man, my Hitler joke on the Ted Cruz twitter feed got me some wingnut followers.

I WAS TROLLING YOU, YOU FUCKS!

well, now, won’t THEY be surprised with your future tweets!

284 dog philosopher  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:37:38pm

Rep Barton Complains Health Care Site Not Compatible With Keyboards That Don’t Have ‘Any’ Keys

also finds funny letters after ‘healthcare.gov/’ in little box at top of browser hard to understand

285 Kragar  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:38:28pm

re: #283 Backwoods_Sleuth

well, now, won’t THEY be surprised with your future tweets!

“His profile said he was in the Marines. We weren’t expecting sarcasm and mockery!”

286 Backwoods_Sleuth  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:40:15pm

re: #285 Kragar

“His profile said he was in the Marines. We weren’t expecting sarcasm and mockery!”

can’t. stop. laughing….

287 dog philosopher  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:40:54pm

re: #240 GeneJockey

Government can’t create jobs, so why hasn’t Obama created more jobs?

he is supposed to drown government in the bathtub every morning in order to create jobs

288 b.d.  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:42:37pm

re: #281 Kragar

Oh man, my Hitler joke on the Ted Cruz twitter feed got me some wingnut followers.

I WAS TROLLING YOU, YOU FUCKS!

Hehehehe, you now have a deep cover Andy Kaufmanesque identity Kragar, run with it!

289 Justanotherhuman  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:43:29pm

re: #276 Charles Johnson

Found: Libertarians’ ‘Lying to Liberals’ Guide Book

And isn’t it hilarious how so many of the “really smart” guys have been conned into this?

290 GeneJockey  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:46:41pm

re: #277 Backwoods_Sleuth

and there there are the Placenta Eaters! (Kim Kardashian supposedly did this…ewwwww)

Actually, another good name for a rock band…

After seeing the placentas from both my sons, I cannot imagine looking at one and saying, “That looks tasty!”

More along the lines of the Khaleesi eating the horse’s heart in GoT.

291 Bubblehead II  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:47:42pm

re: #252 Skip Intro

Let’s hear a little more from the GOPer.

I don’t know why the GOP is upset with him. Isn’t this a plank in the GOP platform?

Of course it is. But it’s one that they don’t want people openly admitting to on a Nationally broadcasted show.

292 Stoatly  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:51:54pm

re: #233 Vicious Babushka

More info on Norwich well victims.

I’m in Norwich right now - it was quite a shock to hear of that discovery, though I already knew something of the grim history of anti-Jewish violence and persecution.

The region has a shit-ton of history, much of it none too pretty, though what remains are an unbelievable number of quaint little churches (ironically it’s now the most “Godless region” of the UK, itself a pretty Godless country, if a headline in the local newspaper is to be believed)

(I was walking through an area called Tombland (yes, really) and came across a door to a church called St Mary the Less which I’d never noticed before - because the rest of the strange little church is totally hidden. It seems the church at one time was used by “The Strangers” IIRC French and Walloon Protestants fleeing persecution and massacre in Europe by Catholics)

Then there’s Cromwell - hero and villain in one man, from this region, not fondly remembered in Ireland

On a more positive note, there’s a small group of statues celebrating famous folk with a Norwich connection, the most recognisable of which is Stephen Fry; gay, Jewish and embraced by Norwich as one of it’s own. There is progress

293 dog philosopher  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 3:58:08pm

re: #292 Stoatly

I’m in Norwich right now - it was quite a shock to hear of that discovery, though I already knew something of the grim history of anti-Jewish violence and persecution.

The region has a shit-ton of history, much of it none too pretty, though what remains are an unbelievable number of quaint little churches (ironically it’s now the most “Godless region” of the UK, itself a pretty Godless country, if a headline in the local newspaper is to be believed)

(I was walking through an area called Tombland (yes, really) and came across a door to a church called St Mary the Less which I’d never noticed before - because the rest of the strange little church is totally hidden. It seems the church at one time was used by “The Strangers” IIRC French and Walloon Protestants fleeing persecution and massacre in Europe by Catholics)

Then there’s Cromwell - hero and villain in one man, from this region, not fondly remembered in Ireland

On a more positive note, there’s a small group of statues celebrating famous folk with a Norwich connection, the most recognisable of which is Stephen Fry; gay, Jewish and embraced by Norwich as one of it’s own. There is progress

wasn’t boudicca from there?

294 Stoatly  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 4:08:02pm

re: #293 dog philosopher

wasn’t boudicca from there?

Yep,
History, we got it

295 Joanne  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 4:24:32pm

re: #291 Bubblehead II

Of course it is. But it’s one that they don’t want people openly admitting to on a Nationally broadcasted show.

To TDS audience. Had it been Fox, no harm, no foul; like minds and all. But TDS…that’s a punishable offense.

296 nastybrutishntall  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 4:41:20pm

re: #119 Kragar

[Embedded content]

But santorum rules the porn movie industry.

297 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 4:42:50pm

re: #276 Charles Johnson

Found: Libertarians’ ‘Lying to Liberals’ Guide Book

It’s like Alinsky for Wingnuts!

Disclaimer: TL;DR I kinda skimmed over toward the bottom of the page.

298 Witches BaBOOshka  Thu, Oct 24, 2013 4:46:28pm

re: #269 Justanotherhuman

Baby Ulysses, no less. And “child-led parenting”? What exactly does that mean?

Arrrggghhhh.

Allowing your child to be a total asshole, encouraging and applauding every douchey thing it does, and developing a sense of entitlement and “specialness” to match your own douchey entitled narcissism.

See also: “Are You ‘Mom’ Enough?”


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