So it’s official then. Size DOES matter.

And on the other side;

No man can be trusted with political power who thinks we are the descendants of apes rather than the creation of God.

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) December 31, 2013

re: #2 Kragar

And on the other side;

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It’s a crime to be an atheist I guess.

lolwut RT @BryanJFischer: No man can be trusted with political power who thinks we are the descendants of apes rather than creation of God.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 31, 2013

re: #3 b_sharp

It’s a crime to be an atheist I guess.

Its a crime to read more than one book in Bryan’s world.

Do you think those Duck Dynasty folks might make a call that sounds exactly like Bryan Fischer?

Hope everyone's aware that the right wing is totally distorting what happened on MHP's show. They did NOT mock the child.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 31, 2013

It’s always bad form to bring a politician’s family into it.

But the comments on MHP’s show were about Romney and the Republican Party’s fake diversity - NOT about mocking the child.

By the way, the Romneys named their adopted grandson Kieran - which is Gaelic for “black.”

re: #7 Charles Johnson

My Facebook feed says otherwise.

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Maybe it’s time to “unfriend” a few people?

re: #6 Petero1818

Do you think those Duck Dynasty folks might make a call that sounds exactly like Bryan Fischer?

Don’t they already?

re: #7 Charles Johnson

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They mocked the lack of diversity in the right wing, not the child.

re: #6 Petero1818

Do you think those Duck Dynasty folks might make a call that sounds exactly like Bryan Fischer?

They make a loon call?

Search for “Melissa Harris Perry” on Twitter for a classic example of right wing lynch mob tactics.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 31, 2013

re: #7 Charles Johnson

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Reminds me of when Sarah Palin claimed Family Guy mocked her son with Downs Syndrome. Another day, another day of the right wing being the real victims! I have a hard time feeling bad for Mitt or thinking his family is merited an apology.

re: #11 b_sharp

They mocked the lack of diversity in the right wing, not the child.

Which is racist! or something…..

re: #5 Kragar

Its a crime to read more than one book in Bryan’s world.

Judging by the biblical knowledge of Bible owners, it’s a crime to read even one.

re: #8 Charles Johnson

It’s always bad form to bring a politician’s family into it.

But the comments on MHP’s show were about Romney and the Republican Party’s fake diversity - NOT about mocking the child.

By the way, the Romneys named their adopted grandson Kieran - which is Gaelic for “black.”

Agree, nothing much was said that was overly offensive, however calling attention to the child’s difference (as compared to the rest of the family) and playing it up is insensitive and should have been avoided. The fact that this is mentioned in the same paragraph as discussions about Robertson’s comments or the comments about shitting in Palin’s mouth (which I thought was a grand idea) is absurd.

re: #12 Kragar

They make a loon call?

When I was stationed in Alaska, I drove the Alcan highway up. One afternoon I was sitting by a lake with my soprano recorder and actually got into a duet with a loon. It was cool.

RBS
Call me “Duck Whisperer”

What right wing racism?

@PiaGlenn Pia if all you n*****s would just stop popping out fatherless babies we kind white folk would not have to be adopting their asses

— Jason Archer (@WhiteRightNet) December 31, 2013

re: #19 Kragar

What right wing racism?

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Yeah because no white person ever had a child out of wedlock. Just ask former New York GOP gubertorial candidate, Carl Paladino. Fucking bigots and their obsession with the idea that only black people have kids out of wedlock.

So Don Lemon defended Phil Robertson and slammed MHP. That sounds about right. smh

— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) December 31, 2013

Holy fuck, that guy’s whole twitter feed is full of that shit.

WTF is wrong with some people?

re: #22 Kragar

Holy fuck, that guy’s whole twitter feed is full of that shit.

WTF is wrong with some people?

As I said with the hoopola over the PR lady, it amazes me that people can put their real name and position out there on the internet and say the kind of shit they do.

re: #20 HappyWarrior

Yeah because no white person ever had a child out of wedlock. Just ask former New York GOB gubertorial candidate, Carl Paladino. Fucking bigots and their obsession with the idea that only black people have kids out of wedlock.

Bristol Palin comes to mind. Oh wait she turned her teen-out-of-wedlock pregnancy into a RW career.

re: #22 Kragar

Holy fuck, that guy’s whole twitter feed is full of that shit.

WTF is wrong with some people?

He’s posting hateful racist tweets every few minutes, 24/7. And he has more than 700 followers.

re: #19 Kragar

Oh god, please tell me that’s a parody. PLEASE.

You know the RWNJs have big brass ones to go after MHP for her comments considering how many times they’ve attacked Obama’s daughters.

re: #25 Charles Johnson

I made the mistake of clicking on the website listed in his twitter feed. That is a really really messed up dude.

re: #22 Kragar

Chronic hatred causes brain damage. It’s obvious it impairs thinking and reasoning.

re: #27 Eclectic Cyborg

You know the RWNJs have big brass ones to go after MHP for her comments considering how many times they’ve attacked Obama’s daughters.

Yeah seriously. I remember Limbaugh flipping his shit over I believe Sasha wearing a t-shirt with the peace sign on it. And Limbaugh is the same guy who famously called Chelsea Clinton the White House dog. And even the “classy statesman” McCain made a stupid joke about Chelsea being hte product of Janet Reno and Hillary Clinton.

re: #24 allegro

Bristol Palin comes to mind. Oh wait she turned her teen-out-of-wedlock pregnancy into a RW career.

Yep. Really- unwed pregnancies are at their highest- gasp in places that try to scare kids about sex.

re: #25 Charles Johnson

He’s posting hateful racist tweets every few minutes, 24/7. And he has more than 700 followers.

White Supremacists are the ultimate paradox; preaching racial supremacy when they are the best examples as to why it doesn’t exist

No science here, not even truthiness from Snowden’s sycophants.

Cheap shot from Bart Gellman who believes every word Snowden utters, evidently.

@20committee Turns out, cheap ad hominum insults and smug speculation aren't evidence. They're unworthy of NWC.

— Barton Gellman (@bartongellman) December 29, 2013

A “real journalist” can’t spell ad hominem, either? Well, it is Latin.

re: #33 Justanotherhuman

No science here, not even truthiness from Snowden’s sycophants.

Cheap shot from Bart Gellman who believes every word Snowden utters, evidently.

A “real journalist” can’t spell ad hominem, either? Well, it is Latin.

Doesn’t understand the definition of it neither

re: #32 Kragar

White Supremacists are the ultimate paradox; preaching racial supremacy when they are the best examples as to why it doesn’t exist

Yep, a bunch of idiots who are still fighting a war that ended 10 years before my first great grandparent was born aren’t exactly compelling arguments for the superiority of race but then again race is an invented concept anyhow. I loved that one bigot finding out he was at least 1/8 Sub-Saharian African and him flipping his shit while at the same time being disowned by his even more idiotic followers.

re: #2 Kragar

And on the other side;

But Bryan, our “Founding Fathers” that you revere so highly (not for what they said obviously, but for the words you want to put in their mouths) put it this way:

Article 6, US Constitution:

All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

So obviously, anyone that holds your view should not be allowed to be elected to office or public trust because they are not supporting the US Constitution, so cannot take the Oath of Affirmation without lying.

re: #35 HappyWarrior

I loved that one bigot finding out he was at least 1/8 Sub-Saharian African and him flipping his shit while at the same time being disowned by his even more idiotic followers.

Heh. That was one of the better schadenfreude moments of 2013.

re: #36 Eventual Carrion

But Bryan, our “Founding Fathers” that you revere so highly (not for what they said obviously, but for the words you want to put in their mouths) put it this way:

Article 6, US Constitution:

So obviously, anyone that holds your view should not be allowed to be elected to office or public trust because they are not supporting the US Constitution, so cannot take the Oath of Affirmation without lying.

He really needs to get a time machine from Doc. Brown and move to the Dark Ages. Perhaps he can become an inquisitor. His value system has more in common with absolute monarchs than it does a democratic state such as ours.

re: #21 Charles Johnson

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That’s some pretty obvious self-hate, considering Don Lemon is a Black Gay Man.

Robertson hates you twice, Don.

re: #19 Kragar

What right wing racism?

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ABL posted this:

Fam, can we send cute photos of animals to @PiaGlenn so that her mentions aren't entirely filled with racist misogynist bs? #StandWithPia

— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) December 31, 2013

And now all you need is that hashtag for cute animals all day.

@PiaGlenn Tiniest head boop. #StandWithPia pic.twitter.com/FlsD6O6z7C

— Sue (@Stroppy_Girl) December 31, 2013

re: #34 allegro

Doesn’t understand the definition of it neither

Gellman actually thinks the Naval War College attacked him personally.

re: #37 allegro

Heh. That was one the the better schadenfreude moments of 2013.

Yep definitely up there.

re: #27 Eclectic Cyborg

You know the RWNJs have big brass ones to go after MHP for her comments considering how many times they’ve attacked Obama’s daughters.

And look no further than what they say about the de Blasio family.

re: #22 Kragar

Holy fuck, that guy’s whole twitter feed is full of that shit.

WTF is wrong with some people?

Stupidity
or some other medical name that is harder to pronounce.

re: #40 wrenchwench

I filed an abuse report with Twitter. Please do the same if you're so inclined. http://t.co/TPJKwjurVd

— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) December 31, 2013

re: #45 Kragar

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That, too.

re: #43 Backwoods_Sleuth

And look no further than what they say about the de Blasio family.

They just wish they could have afros like Mayor Di Blasio’s son. I mean that thing is up there with Troy Polamalu’s hair on the awesome hair scale.

@PiaGlenn #StandWithPia pic.twitter.com/Zcs7Yt1ahf

— ? Darth Shada ? (@DarthShada) December 31, 2013

re: #47 HappyWarrior

They just wish they could have afros like Mayor Di Blasio’s son. I mean that thing is up there with Troy Polamalu’s hair on the awesome hair scale.

But even Troy’s hair couldn’t push Succop’s figgie attempt far enough left to be inside the post.
/ ;P

re: #49 Feline Fearless Leader

But even Troy’s hair couldn’t push Succop’s figgie attempt far enough left to be inside the post.
/ ;P

Gah, don’t remind me. Still though, if they hadn’t started 0-4. They would have never had to rely on a guy named Succop.

Greenwald retweeted

Last day to submit nominations <cough>Snowden<cough> for the 2014 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty http://t.co/0E7UETIsab

— Julian Sanchez (@normative) December 31, 2013

Barf bucket is in the corner.

re: #49 Feline Fearless Leader

But even Troy’s hair couldn’t push Succop’s figgie attempt far enough left to be inside the post.
/ ;P

Yes I admit, I fell off my couch on that one. 3 of the 4 things that needed to happen for the Steelers to sneak into the playoffs happen, and something that seemed much more likely to happen doesn’t happen. Oh well, my San Diego fan buddy was very happy (which I heard about in texts for the next hour after the game).

Go Cincinnati

re: #50 HappyWarrior

Gah, don’t remind me. Still though, if they hadn’t started 0-4. They would have never had to rely on a guy named Succop.

That’s my brother’s view. That they dug their own hole early in the season and thus eventually left themselves needing the help of others.

Yikes.

Picture: Fascist banner says “Extermination is a duty, The Zionest Muslim Brotherhood are the Jews of #Egypt”. pic.twitter.com/C61JtEON5A #MB

— Maher Hamoud (@MaherHamoud1) December 31, 2013

re: #52 Eventual Carrion

Yes I admit, I fell off my couch on that one. 3 of the 4 things that needed to happen for the Steelers to sneak into the playoffs happen, and something that seemed much more likely to happen doesn’t happen. Oh well, my San Diego fan buddy was very happy (which I heard about in texts for the next hour after the game).

Go Cincinnati

From all I’ve heard the Bengals are much happier getting San Diego coming to their (cold) turf than another go-round with the Steelers.

re: #53 Feline Fearless Leader

That’s my brother’s view. That they dug their own hole early in the season and thus eventually left themselves needing the help of others.

Yeah. I mean it’s frustrating especially knowing that San Diego got away with a penalty on the FG try but you just can’t start 0-4 and lose to teams like Minnesota and Tennessee and expect to make the playoffs. Now the good news is I’m more optimistic going forward. I think Bell’s going to be the best all-around back this team has had in a while. He even broke Franco Harris’ record for yards from scrimmage for a rookie back. And he’s not a truther like Mendenhall was and from what I can see gets along with coaches fine.

re: #55 Feline Fearless Leader

From all I’ve heard the Bengals are much happier getting San Diego coming to their (cold) turf than another go-round with the Steelers.

The good news is that the Chargers are going to Cincinnati.

The bad news is they’re coming back.

re: #54 wrenchwench

Yikes.

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The “Zionist Muslim Brotherhood”?

The “Jews of Egypt”?

That banner is filled with so much rich, creamy fail it’s mind-boggling.

re: #52 Eventual Carrion

Yes I admit, I fell off my couch on that one. 3 of the 4 things that needed to happen for the Steelers to sneak into the playoffs happen, and something that seemed much more likely to happen doesn’t happen. Oh well, my San Diego fan buddy was very happy (which I heard about in texts for the next hour after the game).

Go Cincinnati

I am thinking Cincy finally gets that first playoff win since 1990. SD had to beat a KC team resting its starters in OT. Plus Dalton and co look a lot better at home. I’m sticking to my mid-season pick of it being a match of the old and new with Peyton and the Broncos taking on Wilson and the SEahawks in the SB. I think that would be a great game.

I am not a prude I occasionally see PG movies.

— FreeRepublic.txt (@FreeRepublicTXT) December 31, 2013

re: #56 HappyWarrior

Yeah. I mean it’s frustrating especially knowing that San Diego got away with a penalty on the FG try but you just can’t start 0-4 and lose to teams like Minnesota and Tennessee and expect to make the playoffs. Now the good news is I’m more optimistic going forward. I think Bell’s going to be the best all-around back this team has had in a while. He even broke Franco Harris’ record for yards from scrimmage for a rookie back. And he’s not a truther like Mendenhall was and from what I can see gets along with coaches fine.

They still have to work on their offensive line in order to get both their passing and running attack more consistent. Also an aging defense to deal with that was not up to the usual high standard.

It’s not like it matters, the Broncos are going to win it all anyway.

(I am NOT a Broncos fan, btw!)

re: #61 Feline Fearless Leader

They still have to work on their offensive line in order to get both their passing and running attack more consistent. Also an aging defense to deal with that was not up to the usual high standard.

Oh yeah, a lot needs to be done but I am just saying that I feel better now than I did in October. Have a feeling we saw the last of some old timers like Clark, Keisel, and some others this weekend. Always liked Clark because of how the Redskins treated him and he comes here and gets a SB ring while the Skins are still looking for a playoff win.

re: #58 Dr Lizardo

The “Zionist Muslim Brotherhood”?

The “Jews of Egypt”?

That banner is filled with so much rich, creamy fail it’s mind-boggling.

The Jews and Israel were widely blamed for the misdeeds of the Mubarak regime in Egypt, and now they are also accused of being behind the Muslim Brotherhood.

I am sensing a pattern here.

re: #62 Eclectic Cyborg

It’s not like it matters, the Broncos are going to win it all anyway.

(I am NOT a Broncos fan, btw!)

That’s what they said about the Pats in 2007. Peyton’s had a great year but if you pressure him enough, he will make mistakes.

re: #60 Kragar

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It’s true. He saw the The Sandlot for the first time yesterday on his 60th birthday because his parents thought he had been a good boy.

re: #54 wrenchwench

Yikes.

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Not sure that’s real. What language is that? It’s not Arabic.

This response at his twitter site:

Morten ‏@MortenHj 9m

@MaherHamoud1 @TheBigPharaoh looks fake. Banner + man seems edited in. Banner doesnt have any lines holding it up, just floating in the air.

re: #66 darthstar

Hey You Guys!!!

Happy New Year.

Blindly hate the first black president? True patriot. Make offhand joke about a lying Mormon millionaire's black grandson? Evil incarnate.

— eclecticbrotha (@eclecticbrotha) December 31, 2013

re: #69 geoffm33

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Hey You Guys!!!

That’s Chunk, esq now to you.

re: #64 bratwurst

The Jews and Israel were widely blamed for the misdeeds of the Mubarak regime in Egypt, and now they are also accused of being behind the Muslim Brotherhood.

I am sensing a pattern here.

Same here. No matter what goes wrong, there’s always the same group who gets the blame.

But I find it hard to imagine that anyone would be stupid enough to believe the MB is a Zionist organization; that’s so full of stupid, I don’t even know where to begin.

re: #70 darthstar

Happy New Year.

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Was that Christopher Walken in the background there?
:)

re: #71 Kragar

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Yep. Seriously these are teh motherfuckers who accuse Obama of hating our country and wanting to destroy it and they’re up in arms because of a silly little joke? Fuckwads.

re: #64 bratwurst

The Jews and Israel were widely blamed for the misdeeds of the Mubarak regime in Egypt, and now they are also accused of being behind the Muslim Brotherhood.

I am sensing a pattern here.

I blame everything on the Old Republic.

re: #73 Dr Lizardo

Same here. No matter what goes wrong, there’s always the same group who gets the blame.

But I find it hard to imagine that anyone would be stupid enough to believe the MB is a Zionist organization; that’s so full of stupid, I don’t even know where to begin.

The goal is to stir up anger and hatred - no logic need apply. Just as crazy, illogical, and relatively mindless as our nuts.

re: #73 Dr Lizardo

Same here. No matter what goes wrong, there’s always the same group who gets the blame.

But I find it hard to imagine that anyone would be stupid enough to believe the MB is a Zionist organization; that’s so full of stupid, I don’t even know where to begin.

Well, you know as I do as a student of history that nothing gets in the way of a good conspiracy. My favorite antisemitic conspiracy theory is how the Jews/Zionists are behind both Capitalism and Marxism. I pointed that one out a bit in my history term paper. Man the Russian right was/is insane. Makes ours almost look sane. Not sane but almost.

re: #71 Kragar

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Gotta give it to MHP, she was classy enough to apologize, instead of hiding behind “satire” or “beliefs.”

re: #76 Eclectic Cyborg

I blame everything on the Old Republic.

Yea, once they gave a vote to the Gungans the whole thing went into the crapper.
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re: #78 HappyWarrior

Well, you know as I do as a student of history that nothing gets in the way of a good conspiracy. My favorite antisemitic conspiracy theory is how the Jews/Zionists are behind both Capitalism and Marxism. I pointed that one out a bit in my history term paper. Man the Russian right was/is insane. Makes ours almost look sane. Not sane but almost.

Yeah, fair enough - I’ve heard that antisemitic CT before. It’s unreal - the sheer level cognitive dissonance to be able to hold that view and believe it’s true must be off the charts.

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I’m now a LGF Amazon Prime! Anybody know, does that automatically also get Charles a cut of anything we buy, or do we still need to access Amazon via the LFG link?

RBS

re: #83 RealityBasedSteve

I imagine you would still need to go through the link each time.

re: #75 HappyWarrior

Yeah the outrage machine over there is always humming all the while it continues to spew bile 24/7 about all things democratic and pluralistic.

re: #83 RealityBasedSteve

I’m now a LGF Amazon Prime! Anybody know, does that automatically also get Charles a cut of anything we buy, or do we still need to access Amazon via the LFG link?

RBS

Yes, you still have to click through from one of our links to have purchases credited to our Associate account.

re: #82 Varek Raith

re: #83 RealityBasedSteve

And thanks for signing up!

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Yes, you still have to click through from one of our links to have purchases credited to our Associate account.

Ok, thanks. Not that I’ll be spending much in the immdiate future. Went to the woodworking shop with a 20 dollar list. $287.34 later I’m walking out the door.

RBS

re: #89 RealityBasedSteve

Went to the woodworking shop with a 20 dollar list.

No such thing.

Watched three episodes in a row of The Good Wife last night via Amazon Prime, using their iPhone app. (The app is really well-designed, too.)

re: #89 RealityBasedSteve

Ok, thanks. Not that I’ll be spending much in the immdiate future. Went to the woodworking shop with a 20 dollar list. $287.34 I’m walking out the door.

RBS

Which reminds me, I need a new razor saw.

re: #91 Charles Johnson

Watched three episodes in a row of The Good Wife last night via Amazon Prime, using their iPhone app. (The app is really well-designed, too.)

Introduced my youngest to Babylon 5 this week. We’re watching about 3 episodes a night.

re: #68 Justanotherhuman

Not sure that’s real. What language is that? It’s not Arabic.

This response at his twitter site:

Morten ‏@MortenHj 9m

@MaherHamoud1 @TheBigPharaoh looks fake. Banner + man seems edited in. Banner doesnt have any lines holding it up, just floating in the air.

I think that’s stylized Arabic, but you’re right, I see nothing holding it up, and there are lighted waves in the fabric in the left side that don’t match the ambient light.

re: #90 jaunte

No such thing.

Really. A good router bit is $20 - $50.

Cue the exploding RW heads.

Federal Judge Upholds Majority of New York Gun Law

nytimes.com

“A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that New York’s expanded ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines was constitutional, but struck down a provision forbidding gun owners from loading their firearms with more than seven rounds. “

Billionaire threatens to stop giving to charity if the Pope keeps talking about inequality and the poor http://t.co/AVAzb2u7zW

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 31, 2013

re: #83 RealityBasedSteve

I’m now a LGF Amazon Prime! Anybody know, does that automatically also get Charles a cut of anything we buy, or do we still need to access Amazon via the LFG link?

RBS

I think you must use the link on the left.

re: #97 Kragar

Langone described the Pope’s comments about a “culture of prosperity” as “exclusionary” statements that may make some of the rich “incapable of feeling compassion for the poor.”

What a dick.

re: #99 jaunte

What a dick.

EXCOMMUNICATE!
/The Papal Dalek

re: #97 Kragar

Billionaire threatens to stop giving to charity if the Pope keeps talking about inequality and the poor

Breaking News… Ken Langone contracts leprosy, God says… Oh well, if you’re going to be a douche, bad things happen.

RBS

re: #97 Kragar

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Way to prove his point, asshat. Well done Mr. Home Depot.

re: #97 Kragar

Stop talking charitable actions and compassionate economic policies or else the poor get it? That’s what he wants to go with?

Well, it shows that charity by folks like Langone are nothing more than a dodge to avoid further taxes, and not a charitable act by itself.

re: #97 Kragar

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Langone is an asshole.

re: #103 lawhawk

Stop talking charitable actions and compassionate economic policies or else the poor get it? That’s what he wants to go with?

Well, it shows that charity by folks like Langone are nothing more than a dodge to avoid further taxes, and not a charitable act by itself.

Unfortunately, I think it’s like that with many wealthy men like Mr. Langone. I mean there are some sincerely charitable wealthy people out there. I don’t doubt that but I think many of them see the tax benefits that come with it and see it as a way of saving money rather than helping those down on their luck.

re: #103 lawhawk

Stop talking charitable actions and compassionate economic policies or else the poor get it? That’s what he wants to go with?

Well, it shows that charity by folks like Langone are nothing more than a dodge to avoid further taxes, and not a charitable act by itself.

I caught on NPR today how a growing trend is to “contribute” to charity, but the money isn’t distributed, it’s parked in what basically works as an Escrow acct. The giver gets the tax writeoff, but nobody down stream gets anything.

RBS

re: #103 lawhawk

Stop talking charitable actions and compassionate economic policies or else the poor get it? That’s what he wants to go with?

Well, it shows that charity by folks like Langone are nothing more than a dodge to avoid further taxes, and not a charitable act by itself.

To be fair, Home Depot is a big supporter of Habitat for Humanity. To be fairer, so is Lowe’s. We have two Lowe’s in town, and they are not famous for an anti-union jihad like this asshat.

You know though by acting this way, Langone only furthers what far leftists say about capitalists and capitalism. This is kind of related to the argument often made that FDR in fact saved capitalism with the New Deal rather than destroyed it.

@AngryBlackLady @PiaGlenn #StandWithPia Here's a cute picture of a turtle dressed as a dinosaur! pic.twitter.com/JGkZxE6MGy

— Hap C. Nu Yr (@EcksLibris) December 31, 2013

re: #103 lawhawk

Stop talking charitable actions and compassionate economic policies or else the poor get it? That’s what he wants to go with?

Well, it shows that charity by folks like Langone are nothing more than a dodge to avoid further taxes, and not a charitable act by itself.

Guys like Langone think the Church is supposed to bow to their will, not the other way around.

Feeling a bit Henry the VIII-ish, Kenny?

re: #103 lawhawk

Stop talking charitable actions and compassionate economic policies or else the poor get it? That’s what he wants to go with?

Well, it shows that charity by folks like Langone are nothing more than a dodge to avoid further taxes, and not a charitable act by itself.

I read this morning that this “charity” Langone is threatening to withhold is funding to rebuilt a catholic cathedral. Has nothing to do with actually helping anyone but the already massively wealthy, i.e. the catholic church.

Therefore his threat may be effective.

re: #109 wrenchwench

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re: #100 Kragar

EXCOMMUNICATE!
/The Papal Dalek

re: #111 allegro

I read this morning that this “charity” Langone is threatening to withhold is funding to rebuilt a catholic cathedral. Has nothing to do with actually helping anyone but the already massively wealthy, i.e. the catholic church.

Therefore his threat may be effective.

That’s the gist of the linked article. Comments are very ‘testy’.

(The legend is that St. Patrick’s was built with the pennies of poor Irish immigrants to the city.)

re: #109 wrenchwench

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RBS

re: #97 Kragar

“I’ve told the cardinal, ‘Your Eminence, this is one more hurdle I hope we don’t have to deal with. You want to be careful about generalities. Rich people in one country don’t act the same as rich people in another country,’” said Langone.

So basically, Mr. Home Depot wants acknowledgement from the Church for the money he donates, and he wants special consideration for it.

Huh. I seem to recall a long-haired hippie from the Middle East saying this:

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthrew 6: 1-4, NIV

But what did that guy know?

re: #107 Decatur Deb

To be fair, Home Depot is a big supporter of Habitat for Humanity. To be fairer, so is Lowe’s. We have two Lowe’s in town, and they are not famous for their anti-union jihad like this asshat.

Lowe’s has an interesting history. The original founders made sure that employees shared in the profits. When I went to work there in 2002, there were tales of older employees who were millionaires, or close to it because of the ESOP (employee stock option plan) set up. lt changed to 401ks once I arrived, after it became more “corporate” and the vultures moved in.

One share bought in 1961 equaled 240 shares in 1996; that’s how often the shares split.

re: #117 Justanotherhuman

Lowe’s has an interesting history. The original founders made sure that employees shared in the profits. When I went to work there in 2002, there were tales of older employees who were millionaires, or close to it because of the ESOP (employee stock option plan) set up. lt changed to 401ks once I arrived, after it became more “corporate” and the vultures moved in.

One share bought in 1961 equaled 240 shares in 1996; that’s how often the shares split.

Probably all my money—My name is Decatur and I have a nailgun habit.

The thing is though Popes have pretty much always been critics of unregulated capitalism. Francis isn’t unique in that regard. He is fairly unique in that I think he lives up to what he preaches more than his predecessors did and that’s why while I have problems with him, I think he’s been what the RCC needs. You can’t preach humility while living like a king. Yes, Francis still has a good life and has security but he has lived a much more austere existence than his predecessors did.

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Just make sure not to ask them about their version of extreme unction.

re: #120 HappyWarrior

The thing is though Popes have pretty much always been critics of unregulated capitalism. Francis isn’t unique in that regard. He is fairly unique in that I think he lives up to what he preaches more than his predecessors did and that’s why while I have problem with him, I think he’s been what the RCC needs. You can’t preach humility while living like a king. Yes, Francis still has a good life and has security but he has lived a much more austere existence than his predecessors did.

While living off of the tithes of poor women who are not allowed a voice in his church as they are forced to give birth to a bunch of children they cannot afford. Yeah, no, not buying into all this “sincerity” and “humility” until actual church policies and practices begin to match them.

re: #119 Decatur Deb

Probably all my money—My name is Decatur and I have a nailgun habit.

I worked there for about 3 yrs, during the 00s and the bldg boom. They made a ton of money, and Mooresville, where I worked, was booming, with a lot of northerners moving to the lake area. Lowe’s moved its corporate headquarter there at that time, too, from Wilkesboro. Real estate operators were making fortunes selling hastily constructed lake McMansions, most of which were plagued with mold, as one agent told me, as she bought paint one night to cover mold that was seeping through the sheetrock in a new house. It’s so congested now I hate to even go over there to the Best Buy, Target, or other stores not in this area. The traffic is horrific, with I-77 splitting the main drag where the shopping centers are located.

re: #119 Decatur Deb

Probably all my money—My name is Decatur and I have a nailgun habit.

Hi Decatur

re: #118 Charles Johnson

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That’s so 2013.

Hoping for a better year.

re: #122 allegro

While living off of the tithes of poor women who are not allowed a voice in his church as they are forced to give birth to a bunch of children they cannot afford. Yeah, no, not buying into all this “sincerity” and “humility” until actual church policies and practices begin to match them.

Yeah, the church has a long way to go.

re: #123 Justanotherhuman

I worked there for about 3 yrs, during the 00s and the bldg boom. They made a ton of money, and Mooresville, where I worked, was booming, with a lot of northerners moving to the lake area. Lowe’s moved its corporate headquarter there at that time, too, from Wilkesboro. Real estate operators were making fortunes selling hastily constructed lake McMansions, most of which were plagued with mold, as one agent told me, as she bought paint one night to cover mold that was seeping through the sheetrock in a new house. It’s so congested now I hate to even go over there to the Best Buy, Target, or other stores not in this area. The traffic is horrific, with I-77 splitting the main drag where the shopping centers are located.

That was probably the Chinese Sheetrock Plague—contaminated with enough sulfur to eat the wiring in a year or two. Daughter2’s subdivision lost a lot of interiors to it. None of our Habitat houses were caught, but we were worried.

re: #97 Kragar

Buy American? From who? John Menard is a dick. Home Depot is um (blackmailing?) the Pope, which I would have normally been indifferent to but not on the subject of the poor or workers. WTF I’m just going to have to go to the park and cut my own 2 x 4’s I guess.

Charles P. Pierce:

…I’m damned — so to speak — if I can find a [Gospels or Canon law] passage anywhere that says some rich American hammer-monger gets to shake down the heir to St. Peter.
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re: #129 jaunte

Charles P. Pierce:

Freakn’ beautiful.

Not to mention a previous Home Depot CEO almost tanked the company.

re: #127 Decatur Deb

That was probably the Chinese Sheetrock Plague—contaminated with enough sulfur to eat the wiring in a year or two. Daughter2’s subdivision lost a lot of interiors to it. None of our Habitat houses were caught, but we were worried.

Well, all the sheetrock sold at Lowe’s came from US sources, but that probably wasn’t true of bldr sources. There’s a lot of mold around water anyway. A friend of mine has a little trailer that is infested so much she stays sick yet she doesn’t have the money to buy another—she’s about 30 or so ft from the shore. A lot of people don’t realize how much upkeep it takes for lakeside properties, and most aren’t “cabins”—there are some real manses over there. Even small residential lots alone will set you back $250K, depending on location.

While I was there, one of the Lowe’s VPs built a 13,000 sq ft mansion on the lake (one of my customers was a young carpenter who worked on it and told me of its glory). Said the guy was retiring w/his wife and told him they needed the space for when their grandchildren visited.

So, It’s almost 2014 here - two hours to go here in Central Europe.

Here’s my New Year’s gift to all the Lizards - a little cult film, about some strange and horrid events that take place once upon a time in Tromaville, NJ.

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The Toxic Avenger (1984).

re: #131 Amory Blaine

Not to mention a previous Home Depot CEO almost tanked the company.

Robert Nardelli, iirc. en.wikipedia.org

re: #109 wrenchwench

Tortoise

re: #132 Justanotherhuman

Can your friend afford good moisture control w/sealing, AC and heat? There are some gains to be made with products like silica gel but it’s probably too expensive to maintain in a house.

re: #134 Justanotherhuman

“Nardelli was notably criticized for cutting back on knowledgeable full-time employees with experience in the trades and replacing them with part-time help with little relevant experience.”

A strategy that’s worth megamillions (to people like Nardelli) until it destroys the value of your brand.

BREAKING: Utah AG files marriage stay appeal to US Supreme Court. http://t.co/0YjdfbUSBG

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) December 31, 2013

re: #47 HappyWarrior

They just wish they could have afros like Mayor Di Blasio’s son. I mean that thing is up there with Troy Polamalu’s hair on the awesome hair scale.

Afros rock. I hope they really are coming back into style.

re: #138 Stanley Sea

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— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) December 31, 2013

“Nardelli was notably criticized for cutting back on knowledgeable full-time employees with experience in the trades and replacing them with part-time help with little relevant experience.”

This is EXACTLY the same strategy that sunk Circuit City.

re: #137 jaunte

A strategy that’s worth megamillions (to people like Nardelli) until it destroys the value of your brand.

Then you sell it to Bains and move on.

re: #141 Eclectic Cyborg

This is EXACTLY the same strategy that sunk Circuit City.

And Sears.

Question: In the past several years have there been ANY successful court defenses of “one man, one woman” laws?

re: #127 Decatur Deb

That was probably the Chinese Sheetrock Plague—contaminated with enough sulfur to eat the wiring in a year or two. Daughter2’s subdivision lost a lot of interiors to it. None of our Habitat houses were caught, but we were worried.

There was so much building going on I remember paying 80 bux a sheet for birch plywood.

re: #145 Amory Blaine

There was so much building going on I remember paying 80 bux a sheet for birch plywood.

A lot of it was going to Bagram.

re: #146 Decatur Deb

Yes the military was eating up a lot of building material. Concrete was through the roof too.

re: #138 Stanley Sea

I’d love to see the Court deny the appeal or refuse to hear it. The head explosions would be a hoot.

re: #147 Amory Blaine

Yes the military was eating up a lot of building material. Concrete was through the roof too.

In 2002 it cost us 23,000 to build a 1000ft Habitat house. Our next will cost about 60K. It’s almost pricing us out.

Patton Oswalt is DEFINITELY not interested in doing endorsements

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re: #141 Eclectic Cyborg

“Nardelli was notably criticized for cutting back on knowledgeable full-time employees with experience in the trades and replacing them with part-time help with little relevant experience.”

This is EXACTLY the same strategy that sunk Circuit City.

We’re fortunate in that the area Lowe’s here still have knowledgeable employees who know their stuff.

re: #151 Backwoods_Sleuth

This is EXACTLY the same strategy that sunk Circuit City.

We’re fortunate in that the area Lowe’s here still have knowledgeable employees who know their stuff.

Yes, ours seem better now, too. I even give the under-50’s a try.

re: #152 Decatur Deb

We’re fortunate in that the area Lowe’s here still have knowledgeable employees who know their stuff.

Yes, ours seem better now, too. I even give the under-50’s a try.

Ageist!
:P

Ha. One time at Home Depot I asked for some part from an employee, he turned to me and said “we didn’t have it”. Except the exact part I asked for happened to be right in front of where he was stocking the shelves. Frustrating.

re: #107 Decatur Deb

re: #103 lawhawk

“Stop talking charitable actions and compassionate economic policies or else the poor get it? That’s what he wants to go with?

Well, it shows that charity by folks like Langone are nothing more than a dodge to avoid further taxes, and not a charitable act by itself.”

To be fair, Home Depot is a big supporter of Habitat for Humanity. To be fairer, so is Lowe’s. We have two Lowe’s in town, and they are not famous for an anti-union jihad like this asshat.

Dunno where Lagone gets to claim that he started Home Depot.

Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank are generally known as the founders of Home Depot.

Not a big fan of Arthur Blank, because of his comments re ACA. But then again Lowe’s has also publicly adopted the same posture re ACA.

re: #153 Varek Raith

Ageist!
:P

That troll was dedicated to Windup Bird.

In 2007, the starting wage for new employees was dropped from $8.75 an hour down to $7.40 an hour ($6.55 being the federal minimum wage at the time). In a press release on March 28, 2007, Circuit City announced that in a “wage management” decision in order to cut costs, it had laid off approximately 3400 better-paid associates and would re-staff the positions at the lower market-based salaries. Laid-off associates were provided severance and offered a chance to be re-hired after ten weeks at prevailing wages. The Washington Post reported interviews with management concerning the firings.

The Post later reported in May 2007 that the layoffs, and consequent loss of experienced sales staff, appeared to be “backfiring” and resulting in slower sales.

You think?!

Back in the day, some guy at Circuit City tried to sell me SDRam for my RDRam pc.

re: #157 Eclectic Cyborg

The decision-makers never missed a meal.

Not to mention what a shaft job that was to current employees.

“We’re laying you off. You can come back after two and a half MONTHS, but we’ll be paying you less.”

Who in their right mind would go for that??

re: #158 Varek Raith

Back in the day, some guy at Circuit City tried to sell me SDRam for my RDRam pc.

*cringes*

re: #147 Amory Blaine

Yes the military was eating up a lot of building material. Concrete was through the roof too.

Quite a bit was going to Iraq. For a while, we couldn’t get OSB because it was all designated for Iraq and so was a lot of plywood.

re: #2 Kragar

And on the other side;

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No man can be trusted with political power who thinks we are the descendants of apes rather than the creation of God.

Bryan obviously comes from the lemur/baboon branch of evolution. His penchant for screeching and feces-flinging is the most prominent identifier.

Dow ended the year at 16,576.66. Could it be Satan?

re: #164 Decatur Deb

Dow ended the year at 16,576.66. Could it be >Satan?

And gold has plunged to its lowest since 2000.

Glenn Beck must be shedding a lot of gold-crusted tears.

re: #164 Decatur Deb

Dow ended the year at 16,576.66. Could it be >Satan?

Look who’s in the White House! Of course it’s Satan!

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So, Satan is reduced to trolling the markets.
Wow, how…powerful.
XD

re: #164 Decatur Deb

Dow ended the year at 16,576.66. Could it be >Satan?

Stole that!

re: #167 Varek Raith

So, Satan is reduced to trolling the markets.
Wow, how…powerful.
XD

Didn’t Al Pacino play a Wall Street Satan in some movie with Keanu Reeves some years ago?

re: #169 Eclectic Cyborg

Didn’t Al Pacino play a Wall Street Satan in some movie with Keanu Reeves some years ago?

Lawyer, or rather the head of a law firm.

re: #54 wrenchwench

Yikes.

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re: #68 Justanotherhuman

Not sure that’s real. What language is that? It’s not Arabic.

This response at his twitter site:

Morten ‏@MortenHj 9m

@MaherHamoud1 @TheBigPharaoh looks fake. Banner + man seems edited in. Banner doesnt have any lines holding it up, just floating in the air.

re: #94 wrenchwench

I think that’s stylized Arabic, but you’re right, I see nothing holding it up, and there are lighted waves in the fabric in the left side that don’t match the ambient light.

I’m just jumping in because the above caught my eye and i haven’t read through the entire thread, so if this has been covered please disregard.

WW is correct, it’s Arabic it’s just a funky typeface. The 1st word that the guy translated as “extermination” comes up as “annihilation” in Google Translate, so basically the same meaning.

The 2nd word that he translates as “duty” could also be translated as “necessary” or “obligatory” (in a religious sense).

The 3rd word (in red) appears to be ikhwan, which means brothers or brotherhood, i.e. the MB.

I’m not sure about the 4th word as I can’t figure out which letter the last character is supposed to be and it could completely change the meaning.

The 5th word has to do with health.

The 6th word is Jews.

The 7th word is Egypt.

There is no explicit mention of Zionism, which is a word that’s typically transliterated using Arabic letters since there is apparently no Arabic word for it.

As for the sign, it is being suspended up by some type of ropes or wires. I had to zoom in to 500% to see them in Photoshop:

As for the MB’s strings are being pulled by the Jews, that’s apparently NOT a new conspiracy theory, according to the ADL. I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if Egyptian government entities were behind it, which I assume is why the Tweeter called it a “Fascist banner”.

HTH

re: #171 Targetpractice

Lawyer, or rather the head of a law firm.

Ok, well I was close. Satan as a laywer, gee who could have EVER thought that one up??

Where is everybody? Did the New Years parties start early this year?

Got my ingredients for Hoppin John. Gotta start it sometime.

epicurious.com

re: #173 Eclectic Cyborg

Ok, well I was close. Satan as a laywer, gee who could have EVER thought that one up??

The Devil’s Advocate is one of my favorite films, if only for Pacino’s big ranting scene at the end.

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More than 2 million people will have health insurance under Obamacare at the start of 2014. http://t.co/LsW2bJ13XU

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 31, 2013

re: #177 Stanley Sea

SOCIALISM!!!

re: #177 Stanley Sea

Country’s going to hell.

re: #177 Stanley Sea

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But I’ve been told 5 million lost their insurance, so OBAMA LIED!!!

re: #97 Kragar

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Once again, a company I avoided patronizing for political reasons completely justifies my decision.

I’m guessing 2014 isn’t going to be any better than 2013…

The infamous “5M Policies Cancelled!” bubble may have just been popped: http://t.co/uniRSktFKT #ACASignups

— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) December 31, 2013

The Year In Rightwing Media, Simplified http://t.co/6szuJSZjKP

— Wonkette (@Wonkette) December 31, 2013

re: #182 jaunte

Here is my surprised look.

re: #177 Stanley Sea

Program is doomed. REPEAL!!!!

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re: #182 jaunte

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Did a page about that ‘bout a month back, with one of the authors of the ACA and Romneycare weighing in on the whole matter. He said that, of the total insurance market, individual policies already account for less than a quarter of all policies. Of those, less than a quarter will have to get policies that cost more than what they pay now, but only because they were paying for junk policies to begin with. The final result was roughly 3% of those who had policies before the ACA will find themselves paying more. The remaining 97% either already get coverage through their employer or will get better deals on the exchanges than they would prior to the ACA.

re: #183 Stanley Sea

Erick Erickson: “Reagan never pointed at children” (1985 photo of Reagan pointing at child posted at Media Matters within 5 minutes)

LOL

Come on Francis, tell them to cut the crap.

Bishops ask for delay in contraception coverage mandate

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

(CNN) - The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, sent a letter to President Obama asking that some business with strong religious views be exempted from fines related to the new health care law until the Supreme Court rules on legal challenges over contraception coverage.

“The Supreme Court last month agreed to review provisions in the Affordable Care Act requiring employers of a certain size to offer insurance coverage for birth control and other reproductive health services without a co-pay.

“Employers, including those with moral and religious objections, will have to comply with the Affordable Care Act provision starting January 1 or else face hefty financial penalties. “

No fucking exceptions, damn it!

re: #188 Justanotherhuman

Come on Francis, tell them to cut the crap.

Bishops ask for delay in contraception coverage mandate

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

(CNN) - The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, sent a letter to President Obama asking that some business with strong religious views be exempted from fines related to the new health care law until the Supreme Court rules on legal challenges over contraception coverage.

“The Supreme Court last month agreed to review provisions in the Affordable Care Act requiring employers of a certain size to offer insurance coverage for birth control and other reproductive health services without a co-pay.

“Employers, including those with moral and religious objections, will have to comply with the Affordable Care Act provision starting January 1 or else face hefty financial penalties. “

No fucking exceptions, damn it!

They can object all they like, but unless they’re going to compensate their employees for the cost of procedures that they will not allow insurance to cover, then they’re got no fucking leg to stand on. It is their compensation, you don’t get to decide how they will use it.

re: #117 Justanotherhuman

Lowe’s has an interesting history. The original founders made sure that employees shared in the profits. When I went to work there in 2002, there were tales of older employees who were millionaires, or close to it because of the ESOP (employee stock option plan) set up. lt changed to 401ks once I arrived, after it became more “corporate” and the vultures moved in.

One share bought in 1961 equaled 240 shares in 1996; that’s how often the shares split.

A 401(k) can be fantastic. My first employer out of college gave us the choice of a match with cash or company stock. Those that elected company stock made an absolute killing. Too bad for those that thought the man was trying to screw them.

If these employers with “religious and moral objections” don’t want health insurance to cover certain things, then drop the coverage and pay their employees enough so that they can afford their own insurance. Problem solved.

re: #169 Eclectic Cyborg

Didn’t Al Pacino play a Wall Street Satan in some movie with Keanu Reeves some years ago?

re: #171 Targetpractice

Lawyer, or rather the head of a law firm.

The Devil’s Advocate

(A pretty decent flick, IMO.)

re: #192 AlexRogan

The Devil’s Advocate

(A pretty decent flick, IMO.)

It wasn’t bad.

I’m watching a distinctly underrated little flick, “Outland” (1981) and starring Sean Connery, Peter Boyle and Frances Sternhagen; directed by Peter Hyams.

en.wikipedia.org

This was perhaps my late father’s favorite Sean Connery film.

re: #191 Targetpractice

If these employers with “religious and moral objections” don’t want health insurance to cover certain things, then drop the coverage and pay their employees enough so that they can afford their own insurance. Problem solved.

And there is your sticking point. Paying their employees more would affect the bottom line, don’tcha know. Can’t allow that.

re: #194 Lidane

And there is your sticking point. Paying their employees more would affect the bottom line, don’tcha know. Can’t allow that.

Ayep, it’s why McDonald’s raised holy havoc when the new ACA guidelines would mean they’d have to drop the BS mini-med “coverage” for their employees and actually give them adequate insurance.

The best Christmas present from a stranger EVER… allowing this waitress to be with her family. pic.twitter.com/lQbUj998pJ

— Michael Clarke (@Mr_Mike_Clarke) December 24, 2013

From Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Happy new year to our 47,000 troops still in Afghanistan and their families back at home.

re: #190 compound_Idaho

A 401(k) can be fantastic. My first employer out of college gave us the choice of a match with cash or company stock. Those that elected company stock made an absolute killing. Too bad for those that thought the man was trying to screw them.

There was a distinct difference in the ESOP and the 401K. The ESOP pushed Lowe’s stock; the 401K that replaced it had a number of possible choices in a variety of mixed stock plans with different rates of return. Sticking with one stock, like the company’s, was easy to follow, esp in a growth period for Lowe’s. Everyone knew when the stock was splitting. Nobody could explain the other plans very well to the employees or advise them worth a damn. I’ve had four 401Ks at 4 different jobs, none of which I thought was worth a damn and none of which had much value, even after several years. But that probably had something to do with being low on the totem pole. If you can only contribute 6% of your salary for a match, the more salary you make, the more is matched and the more you invest. I don’t think I had one that had a value of more than $2K, even after 5 yrs of employment, and I usually wound up using it to pay the mortgage between jobs.

Peeps, I am blank….where do I find my “favorites”

Ready for a new book & I favorited all your responses before.

re: #196 Stanley Sea

$5 says Bryan Fischer would never, EVER do something like that.

found it, major d’uh.

Apparently, I drink like a Republican. Except for tequila. What your fave drink says about your politics, in 1 chart http://t.co/vaDScJFv55

— Mike Godwin (@sfmnemonic) December 31, 2013

re: #202 Lidane

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I don’t drink at all.
Clearly I win.

re: #201 Stanley Sea

found it, major d’uh.

Giggles.
Happy New Year, early, to you!

re: #203 Varek Raith

I don’t drink at all.
Clearly I win.

Strongest thing I drink is sweet iced tea.

re: #204 Dancing along the light of day

Giggles.
Happy New Year, early, to you!

Same to you Flo! Got any big plans?

I’m just hanging home which is just fine. Been there done that ya know?

Evening Lizardim from the bitterly cold wild north country. How go things among the lizardfolk on this cold and lightly cloudy New Year’s Eve?

It’s a rainy New Years Eve here in the South which is, I suppose, better than snow, ice or sleet.

Any peeps from RWNJs on “Free Abortions” in Israel????
Anyone?? Anywhere??

re: #209 Dave In Austin

Any peeps from RWNJs on “Free Abortions” in Israel????
Anyone?? Anywhere??

Bueller? Bueller?

re: #209 Dave In Austin

Any peeps from RWNJs on “Free Abortions” in Israel????
Anyone?? Anywhere??

It seems to have bounced right off the semi-reflective surface of their echo chamber.

re: #202 Lidane

Chuck that crystal ball. I drink nothing in the ‘high Dem’ cupboard, several in the ‘high Repub’.

re: #209 Dave In Austin

Any peeps from RWNJs on “Free Abortions” in Israel????
Anyone?? Anywhere??

Freep had a small thread—blamed Obama pressure.

On a completely random note, since it’s New Year’s Eve and people are currently buying gym and Weight Watchers memberships they’ll forget about by March and making promises to [insert life goal here] (again!), I downloaded the audiobook for The Nerdist Way by Chris Hardwick and started listening to it last night.

So far so good. It’s a lot like the Nerdist podcast in that he doesn’t hold back on the geek talk or the profanity, but he’s got an interesting, highly nerdy take on things. I especially like his idea of turning your life into an RPG by creating a character tome, personal stats, alignment, etc. and giving yourself small goals (i.e., quests) to level up and raise those stats as you go. It’s geeky, but he makes a good point. The same nerd focus that allows a person to focus on video games or D&D or whatever can allow a person to focus on self-improvement. You just have to frame it properly.

re: #108 HappyWarrior

You know though by acting this way, Langone only furthers what far leftists say about capitalists and capitalism. This is kind of related to the argument often made that FDR in fact saved capitalism with the New Deal rather than destroyed it.

I’ll note that those who are most opposed to Marxism agree with its central hypothesis: that capitalism will pursue profits and power no matter who gets hurt. The only difference is they see this as a good thing, and that the class war this behaviour provokes will be won by them rather than the poor.

Minor difference.

re: #214 Lidane

On a completely random note, since it’s New Year’s Eve and people are currently buying gym and Weight Watchers memberships they’ll forget about by March and making promises to [insert life goal here] (again!), I downloaded the audiobook for The Nerdist Way by Chris Hardwick and started listening to it last night.

So far so good. It’s a lot like the Nerdist podcast in that he doesn’t hold back on the geek talk or the profanity, but he’s got an interesting, highly nerdy take on things. I especially like his idea of turning your life into an RPG by creating a character tome, personal stats, alignment, etc. and giving yourself small goals (i.e., quests) to level up and raise those stats as you go. It’s geeky, but he makes a good point. The same nerd focus that allows a person to focus on video games or D&D or whatever can allow a person to focus on self-improvement. You just have to frame it properly.

I just started listening to the Nerdist podcast. Hardwick is probably one of the better interviewers out there. And a geek!

re: #206 Stanley Sea

Going to a neighbors, that I can walk to. NOT a night to be out on the road!

re: #217 Dancing along the light of day

Going to a neighbors, that I can walk to. NOT a night to be out on the road!

A night for amateur drunks, according to Ed McMahon.

re: #217 Dancing along the light of day

Going to a neighbors, that I can walk to. NOT a night to be out on the road!

I expect this year to be legendary as far as New Year’s Eve accidents up here because the extreme cold will result in lots of black ice. Probably almost as crazy as the year we had a full-on blizzard at midnight on New Year’s.

re: #208 Eclectic Cyborg

It’s a rainy New Years Eve here in the South which is, I suppose, better than snow, ice or sleet.

Philly/South Jersey is slated to get 2” to 4” of snow on Thursday, with the low Thursday night going down to 14°.

The high on Friday is going to be 16°. The low is something like 4°.

Those are not typos.

re: #137 jaunte

A strategy that’s worth megamillions (to people like Nardelli) until it destroys the value of your brand.

By that time they have made their money and they no longer care.

re: #220 Mattand

Philly/South Jersey is slated to get 2” to 4” of snow on Thursday, with the low Thursday night going down to 14°.

The high on Friday is going to be 16°. The low is something like 4°.

Those are not typos.

Today’s high was -2 degrees F (-19 degrees C). I’ll trade you.

Later, Lizards! Stay safe tonight!

re: #223 Dancing along the light of day

Later, Lizards! Stay safe tonight!

You too.

re: #213 Decatur Deb

Obummer all powerful except Obamacare debacle. //

re: #222 thedopefishlives

Today’s high was -2 degrees F (-19 degrees C). I’ll trade you.

LOL, I’m good, thanks. I’m dreading Friday’s weather because I’m watching my nephew all day, and I’m scrambling to find indoor playgrounds for him to go nuts in.

We once visited friends outside of Milwaukee in January. It was warmer there than it was in Philly.

And a Happy 2014 to all Lizards everywhere. It’s officially the new year here in the Czech Republic, and the fireworks are a-poppin’!

re: #227 Dr Lizardo

Happy New Year!

re: #227 Dr Lizardo

And a Happy 2014 to all Lizards everywhere. It’s officially the new year here in the Czech Republic, and the fireworks are a-poppin’!

Now I finally know the time difference between here and the Czech Republic!

Sure, I could have looked it up on my fancy com-pew-tur machine, but who has time for that?

Happy New Year!

re: #220 Mattand

Philly/South Jersey is slated to get 2” to 4” of snow on Thursday, with the low Thursday night going down to 14°.

The high on Friday is going to be 16°. The low is something like 4°.

Those are not typos.

Lol, you don’t have to tell me. I AM Canadian after all. Trust me I know cold. Like real COLD. Like 40 BELOW cold.

re: #230 Eclectic Cyborg

Lol, you don’t have to tell me. I AM Canadian after all. Trust me I know cold. Like real COLD. Like 40 BELOW cold.

I bow to the frozen icicles hanging from your frost bitten nose.

re: #228 jaunte

re: #229 Mattand

Thanks!

re: #227 Dr Lizardo

And a Happy 2014 to all Lizards everywhere. It’s officially the new year here in the Czech Republic, and the fireworks are a-poppin’!

I’ve popped the bottle of Riesling just now. So, cheers! (BTW, if anyone is checking, it’s not the nice German brand I had last year—they were all out, so I had to get Barefoot. It’s fine.)

This is only the second time I’ve had anything at all to drink this year. Early in the year, it was a leftover bottle from xmas, some Italian red.

re: #202 Lidane

According to that I’m a moderately high turnout Republican.

Although I prefer Glenmorangie or Auchroisk.

Happy new year from the Middle East, my fellow Lizards!!

Youtube Video

re: #230 Eclectic Cyborg

Lol, you don’t have to tell me. I AM Canadian after all. Trust me I know cold. Like real COLD. Like 40 BELOW cold.

Braggart.

re: #220 Mattand

Philly/South Jersey is slated to get 2” to 4” of snow on Thursday, with the low Thursday night going down to 14°.

The high on Friday is going to be 16°. The low is something like 4°.

Those are not typos.

And I’m due to travel west that night from Philly in order to attend a memorial service on Friday.
:p

Woops.