Your Hilariously Off-Key GOP Millennial Pandering Moment of the Day
Hey, are you, like, a millennial? Then I’m sure you’ll dig the new YouTube from the all-new millennial-friendly GOP!
(Hey, Karl — do the kids still say “dig?”)
Hey, are you, like, a millennial? Then I’m sure you’ll dig the new YouTube from the all-new millennial-friendly GOP!
(Hey, Karl — do the kids still say “dig?”)
1 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:02:17pm |
Well that’s 25 seconds of my life I won’t get back. Just your usual bs about how raising the minimum wage hurts employers. And hell the GOP will never admit this but refusing to raise the MW makes people more dependent on government. Minimum wage being raised isn’t the solution to all job problems but I’ll tell you what it does too. It allows people who are raising a family to provide more and better paid employees are more productive employees. A decent wage is good not just for the employee but employer too.
2 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:02:40pm |
“We heard kids are really into hipster douchebags nowadays.”
3 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:03:15pm |
This guy is patently unbelievable the second he starts delivering his lines.
4 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:04:23pm |
re: #3 jaunte
This guy is patently unbelievable the second he starts delivering his lines.
He looks like Kip from Napoleon Dynamite if Kip had became a Republican hipster doucher.
6 | Lancelot Link Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:04:56pm |
A more perfect example of a Backpfeifengesicht is seldom seen.
7 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:05:23pm |
Dear GOP,
A “paycheck” is not a magical totem which solves all problems. You actually need to make enough to live on and have protections to make sure you are not robbed blind by unethical business practices.
8 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:06:34pm |
re: #6 Lancelot Link
A more perfect example of a Backpfeifengesicht is seldom seen.
“A face in need of a fist”. Too true.
That goes double for the GOP spin-meisters that created this farce.
10 | Decatur Deb Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:07:58pm |
Somebody tell me more about Georgia medical MJ. I’m 15 minutes from the border and my glaucoma doc is from Trinidad.
(Stuck at my ACA navigator shtick, between appointments.)
11 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:11:36pm |
Where does that shmuck work? Walmart or McD? How can he afford to fill his car with gas? Or is he filling customer’s cars? (must be NJ)
12 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:12:00pm |
re: #10 Decatur Deb
Somebody tell me more about Georgia medical MJ. I’m 15 minutes from the border and my glaucoma doc is from Trinidad.
(Stuck at my ACA navigator shtick, between appointments.)
GA Senate unanimously passed it today. It’s headed back to the House.
13 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:12:32pm |
14 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:13:08pm |
The Republican version of Pajama Boy: Just as stereotypical as the Democratic version, and even more clueless.
15 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:14:10pm |
Dear dumb douche:
A “paycheck” is worthless if you can’t support yourself with it.
16 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:14:54pm |
re: #6 Lancelot Link
A more perfect example of a Backpfeifengesicht is seldom seen.
+1 Just for teaching me that word. Had to look it up.
17 | dog philosopher Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:15:30pm |
i need a new gig so i can get enough bread to pay for my pad so i can live there with my chick
can you dig it??
18 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:16:03pm |
A couple of years ago, my daughter was identified as having learning problems. We learned part of this was vision but she was also having difficulty focusing on tasks and was easily distracted. She was far below proficiency in tasks for her grade level
We’ve had her go thru counseling and testing, worked with the resource teachers and worked tooth and nail to get her into the programs she needed. Last year, we finally got her into the IEP she needed to be in.
Today, she came home with the news that she is in her school Honor Club for good grades.
19 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:16:52pm |
re: #15 Pie-onist Overlord
Dear dumb douche:
A “paycheck” is worthless if you can’t support yourself with it.
But they have the dignity of working for a slip of paper!
/
20 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:17:14pm |
re: #18 Kragar
A couple of years ago, my daughter was identified as having learning problems. We learned part of this was vision but she was also having difficulty focusing on tasks and was easily distracted. She was far below proficiency in tasks for her grade level
We’ve had her go thru counseling and testing, worked with the resource teachers and worked tooth and nail to get her into the programs she needed. Last year, we finally got her into the IEP she needed to be in.
Today, she came home with the news that she is in her school Honor Club for good grades.
Aren’t IEPs great? I was on one throughout school too. Today I’m a college graduate. Props to your daughter.
21 | goddamnedfrank Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:18:32pm |
My God, it’s like Shia Labeouf and Giovanni Ribisi made it and created the most punchable face in history.
22 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:18:32pm |
Oh, FFS. I’ll bet this guy wants you to think he makes 6 figures…
23 | Decatur Deb Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:18:51pm |
re: #12 Backwoods_Sleuth
GA Senate unanimously passed it today. It’s headed back to the House.
Too soon, then, to put in for a Medicare bong.
24 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:18:58pm |
re: #19 Kragar
But they have the dignity of working for a slip of paper!
/
For the past 3 days I have been engaging TCOT idiots repeating THE EXACT SAME FUCKING TALKING POINTS HURR HURR I RAISED MYSELF BY MY OWN BOOTSTRAPS & NEVER TOOK A HANDOUT SO TEH POORS SHOULDN’T GET NO WELFARES & NO FOOD STAMPS!!!!!!
This morning’s Red-plate Special was a real treat. Sorry you missed the fun.
25 | Tigger2 Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:20:10pm |
More of the job creator bullshit, we’ve been hearing that for years, they got tax cut after tax cut, where the hell are all the jobs those job creators should have produced.
26 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:20:15pm |
re: #21 goddamnedfrank
My God, it’s like Shia Labeouf and Giovanni Ribisi made it and created the most punchable face in history.
Okay, that’s mean but accurate. I mean damn it Ad people make your person likable. I still say it’s Kip from ND though.
28 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:21:43pm |
re: #25 Tigger2
More of the job creator bullshit we’ve been hearing that for years, they got tax cut after tax cut, where are all the jobs the job creators should have produced.
Precisely. We’ve heard thousands of times now that tax cuts are good for businesses and jobs. Okay, well why aren’t employers investing in people? Oh and not to mention that Mr. Douchestache’s party only supports tax cuts for large businesses and opposes tax cuts for small businesses which has been a cornerstone of Democratic policy for a while.
29 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:22:07pm |
re: #20 HappyWarrior
Aren’t IEPs great? I was on one throughout school too. Today I’m a college graduate. Props to your daughter.
With the cuts they’ve been hitting the schools with, it seems like its really hard to meet the requirements to get in. I felt like pulling out my hair on a few occasions.
“We ran 14 tests, and she did really badly on 9 of them, but her scores on the other 5 brought her overall score up to an 86. You need an 84 or below to qualify.”
That is when I got our own therapist and had him run tests and submitted those results to the district.
30 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:22:30pm |
Of course, that “six figures” comes out to $8,394.03 per year. And the only reason he can afford that car is because Mom & Dad co-signed for it while he’s still living in their basement. No doubt with insurance and taxes, gas and maintenance, it costs him every penny he brings home.
31 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:23:34pm |
re: #30 Justanotherhuman
Of course, that “six figures” comes out to $8,394.03 per year. And the only reason he can afford that car is because Mom & Dad co-signed for it while he’s still living in their basement. No doubt with insurance and taxes, gas and maintenance, it costs him every penny he brings home.
It’s probs not his car, he’s filling it up for the customer somewhere in NJ which is not a “pump your own” state.
32 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:24:05pm |
re: #29 Kragar
With the cuts they’ve been hitting the schools with, it seems like its really hard to meet the requirements to get in. I felt like pulling out my hair on a few occasions.
“We ran 14 tests, and she did really badly on 9 of them, but her scores on the other 5 brought her overall score up to an 86. You need an 84 or below to qualify.”
That is when I got our own therapist and had him run tests and submitted those results to the district.
That is annoying. It really is a great program. I know i benefited from having smaller classes or classes where a special ed teacher was present. Some of the regular teachers and I am not trying to knock them just had a harder time dealing with someone on the AS spectrum.
33 | Targetpractice Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:25:12pm |
I like how he leads off with the dog-eared “People should feel lucky to have a job” BS that’s always a lead-in to the argument that employers are somehow being benevolent by creating jobs and that people should try to reward that “generosity” by furthering the business’ ability to make obscene amounts of wealth without hindrance from things like employee wages, employee benefits, employee safety, etc.
34 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:25:45pm |
re: #21 goddamnedfrank
My God, it’s like Shia Labeouf and Giovanni Ribisi made it and created the most punchable face in history.
Too funny. Not to mention that young Republicans are already irritating.
35 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:26:02pm |
How to demolish every GOP talking point
6 Things Rich People Need to Stop Saying
“What the hell?” you’re probably thinking, if you’re somehow both rich and reading an article with this title, “I didn’t crash the economy!” You might even be tempted to take to a microphone, to defend yourself and your wealthy friends. But before you do, I want you to stop and ask yourself, “Will this make me sound like an out-of-touch douchebag?”
36 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:26:51pm |
re: #33 Targetpractice
I like how he leads off with the dog-eared “People should feel lucky to have a job” BS that’s always a lead-in to the argument that employers are somehow being benevolent by creating jobs and that people should try to reward that “generosity” by furthering the business’ ability to make obscene amounts of wealth without hindrance from things like employee wages, employee benefits, employee safety, etc.
Yeah that employer’s not giving you a job out of the goodness of his heart. He’s doing it because he wants to maximize profits and you know what, that’s fine, but don’t sell me this bs that he hired me out of pure benevolence and that having to pay his employees a little more is some punishment to him.
37 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:27:13pm |
re: #23 Decatur Deb
Too soon, then, to put in for a Medicare bong.
yeah And apparently it’s only for cannabis oil for treating pediatric seizures.
38 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:27:19pm |
re: #33 Targetpractice
I like how he leads off with the dog-eared “People should feel lucky to have a job” BS that’s always a lead-in to the argument that employers are somehow being benevolent by creating jobs and that people should try to reward that “generosity” by furthering the business’ ability to make obscene amounts of wealth without hindrance from things like employee wages, employee benefits, employee safety, etc.
I noticed that shout-out to Feudalism as well.
All that was missing was for a fat cat to show up and the young Republican to start cringing and scraping before his betters.
39 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:28:09pm |
re: #31 Pie-onist Overlord
It’s probs not his car, he’s filling it up for the customer somewhere in NJ which is not a “pump your own” state.
Haha, there’s another one in which he’s driving. First comment is, “Douche”.
40 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:28:14pm |
re: #34 EPR-radar
Too funny. Not to mention that young Republicans are already irritating.
They weren’t as bad at my university since we have a lot of Libertarians so the ones I knew were at least fairly socially liberal though their propensity to spout off von Mises style crap on economics(GMU is notorious for its economics department which is where many of the College R’s are from as opposed to your usual business major types).
41 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:28:15pm |
re: #35 Kragar
That should have run on the front page of the New York Times, rather than as a cracked.com six-pointer.
42 | Decatur Deb Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:29:16pm |
re: #37 Backwoods_Sleuth
yeah And apparently it’s only for cannabis oil for treating pediatric seizures.
I could learn to twitch. Or twerk, or tweet or some shit.
43 | Targetpractice Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:30:43pm |
re: #39 Justanotherhuman
Haha, there’s another one in which he’s driving. First comment is, “Douche”.
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Oh my fucking God, is he serious? The GOP, which has had a perpetual hard-on for Keystone XL for years now and is forever arguing that the President is “holding back” the economy by not allowing oil companies to frak themselves silly and drill on any bit of land they so choose, is now trying to lay claim to his “All of the Above” energy policy proposals?
44 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:31:13pm |
“Pajama Guy” could so kick this guy’s ass.
45 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:31:35pm |
re: #44 Pie-onist Overlord
“Pajama Guy” could so kick this guy’s ass.
Who was Pajama guy? DF referenced him and now you have.
46 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:32:53pm |
re: #41 EPR-radar
That should have run on the front page of the New York Times, rather than as a cracked.com six-pointer.
Anything by David Wong is worth a read.
What is the Monkeysphere?
First, picture a monkey. A monkey dressed like a little pirate, if that helps you. We’ll call him Slappy.
Imagine you have Slappy as a pet. Imagine a personality for him. Maybe you and he have little pirate monkey adventures and maybe even join up to fight crime. Think how sad you’d be if Slappy died.
Now, imagine you get four more monkeys. We’ll call them Tito, Bubbles, Marcel and ShitTosser. Imagine personalities for each of them now. Maybe one is aggressive, one is affectionate, one is quiet, the other just throws shit all the time. But they’re all your personal monkey friends.
Now imagine a hundred monkeys.
Not so easy now, is it? So how many monkeys would you have to own before you couldn’t remember their names? At what point, in your mind, do your beloved pets become just a faceless sea of monkey? Even though each one is every bit the monkey Slappy was, there’s a certain point where you will no longer really care if one of them dies.
So how many monkeys would it take before you stopped caring?
That’s not a rhetorical question. We actually know the number.
47 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:32:54pm |
My niece is sporting the coolest onesie today- I cry in Spanglish. Too much.
48 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:34:49pm |
re: #47 HappyWarrior
My niece is sporting the coolest onesie today- I cry in Spanglish. Too much.
I need one for my niece! Extra large, plz, she’s almost one. Maybe make it a t-shirt,
49 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:36:15pm |
re: #45 HappyWarrior
Who was Pajama guy? DF referenced him and now you have.
“Pajama Guy” obviously has a good-paying job and DRIVES A SWEET CAR.
Youtube Video
50 | goddamnedfrank Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:38:02pm |
Actually I read the Gawker article on this guy yesterday.
Apparently he is very well connected, probably does make fairly good money.
Which inevitably leads to the question of why anybody should listen to his petty ass problems and nonsensical concerns.
51 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:38:43pm |
re: #48 wrenchwench
I need one for my niece! Extra large, plz, she’s almost one. Maybe make it a t-shirt,
I’ll have to ask my SiL where they got it. She really is getting some cool shirts though. Hers yesterday was “I’m nuts for Grandma” with a little squirrel on it.
52 | NJDhockeyfan Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:39:37pm |
.@CNN got a hot tip that Malaysian plane was shot down by dog wearing Red Baron goggles on a flying doghouse— Mark Agee (@MarkAgee) March 20, 2014
53 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:39:48pm |
Using a hipster douchebag to try and sell a party of greedy douchebags?
Seems legit.
54 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:42:00pm |
55 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:42:17pm |
re: #50 goddamnedfrank
Actually I read the Gawker article on this guy yesterday.
Apparently he is very well connected, probably does make fairly good money.
Which inevitably leads to the question of why anybody should listen to his petty ass problems and nonsensical concerns.
I noticed this:
But Scott has a lot of hardships that I don’t, frankly. And I don’t just mean his inability to take his eyes off the cue cards beside the camera. (Going for on-the-street conversational veritè? You’re doing it creepily wrong.)
56 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:43:35pm |
57 | NJDhockeyfan Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:46:36pm |
I remember this. Does that make me old?
Family game console from JC Penney, 1976 pic.twitter.com/QlICBd6qgn— Classic Pics (@ClassicPixs) March 20, 2014
58 | Targetpractice Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:47:47pm |
Commercial has all the believability of those Ford commercials from a couple years back, where “random” customers were chosen to make comments to the press. Like the one who bought from Ford because he didn’t want to buy a car from a company that had been bailed out, a direct slap in the face to Ford’s competitors despite Ford’s CEO begging for that bailout to remain in business.
59 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:48:16pm |
re: #55 wrenchwench
I noticed this:
You’re right. He never looks at the camera. He’s always looking off behind and to the right.
60 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:50:27pm |
I mean the thing just comes off so fake. I mean it’s one thing ot believe upping the MW is good policy but he just comes off as gee golly I’m proud to defend people who make 100X more not raising wages on their poorest employees because big business can do no wrong*
* Unless they’re participating in gay friendly events
61 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:51:43pm |
Scott Greenberg, GOP Hipster: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Read more at: heavy.com
62 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:52:22pm |
re: #59 Kragar
You’re right. He never looks at the camera. He’s always looking off behind and to the right.
Of course. It would cost time/money for him to actually memorize the drivel he’s spouting.
More irony from the party of the incessant teleprompter jokes.
In the above-referenced Gawker article, one of the commenters points out that this doesn’t look like a real attempt at Millenial outreach. Instead, it is more like what would be done to reassure a GOP donor that such outreach is being done (i.e., a Potemkin village exercise). This seems about right to me.
63 | goddamnedfrank Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:55:00pm |
re: #62 EPR-radar
Of course. It would cost time/money for him to actually memorize the drivel he’s spouting.
More irony from the party of the incessant teleprompter jokes.
In the above-referenced Gawker article, one of the commenters points out that this doesn’t look like a real attempt at Millenial outreach. Instead, it is more like what would be done to reassure a GOP donor that such outreach is being done (i.e., a Potemkin village exercise). This seems about right to me.
Exactly, this is aimed squarely at the olds.
64 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:55:20pm |
re: #62 EPR-radar
Of course. It would cost time/money for him to actually memorize the drivel he’s spouting.
More irony from the party of the incessant teleprompter jokes.
In the above-referenced Gawker article, one of the commenters points out that this doesn’t look like a real attempt at Millenial outreach. Instead, it is more like what would be done to reassure a GOP donor that such outreach is being done (i.e., a Potemkin village exercise). This seems about right to me.
GOP outreach checklist:
[X] Hipsters
65 | Stephen T. Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:55:40pm |
re: #18 Kragar
A couple of years ago, my daughter was identified as having learning problems. We learned part of this was vision but she was also having difficulty focusing on tasks and was easily distracted. She was far below proficiency in tasks for her grade level
We’ve had her go thru counseling and testing, worked with the resource teachers and worked tooth and nail to get her into the programs she needed. Last year, we finally got her into the IEP she needed to be in.
Today, she came home with the news that she is in her school Honor Club for good grades.
My wife and I have gone through much of the same thing, except for the happy ending you’ve had.
Once we finally had our daughter in the IEP she needed to be in, the state, in its Republican wisdom, changed the requirements which cut her off, we jumped through more hoops, got it back, only to learn that NO IEPs ever follow a child from grade school to middle school, we’ll have to do everything all over again this fall.
Oh, and if that’s not the worst part, high grades simply don’t have certain classes of IEP available, if you child has made it this far, the reasoning is, they don’t need one.
Pardon me, my frustration is showing.
66 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:55:40pm |
re: #61 Justanotherhuman
Scott Greenberg, GOP Hipster: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Read more at: heavy.com
The problem Republicans have with young voters such as myself is they want us to totally ignore the fact that they’re shitheads on social issues that would involve either limiting our rights directly or that of our friends or ignore that their economic policies are about as fiscally conservative as a horse’s ass. They talk down to young voters like we’re stupid.
68 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:56:15pm |
69 | William Barnett-Lewis Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:56:53pm |
re: #18 Kragar
A couple of years ago, my daughter was identified as having learning problems. We learned part of this was vision but she was also having difficulty focusing on tasks and was easily distracted. She was far below proficiency in tasks for her grade level
We’ve had her go thru counseling and testing, worked with the resource teachers and worked tooth and nail to get her into the programs she needed. Last year, we finally got her into the IEP she needed to be in.
Today, she came home with the news that she is in her school Honor Club for good grades.
Yay!
We’re having all kinds of problems with my son’s math right now. His meds are screwed up and there are other things going on too. Hearing a success story is what i need right now :)
70 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:58:57pm |
re: #62 EPR-radar
Of course. It would cost time/money for him to actually memorize the drivel he’s spouting.
More irony from the party of the incessant teleprompter jokes.
In the above-referenced Gawker article, one of the commenters points out that this doesn’t look like a real attempt at Millenial outreach. Instead, it is more like what would be done to reassure a GOP donor that such outreach is being done (i.e., a Potemkin village exercise). This seems about right to me.
Yeah I think you guys are right. Really, this is literally the textbook answer every Republican gives for opposing the minimum wage. And there’s also the fact that Scott’s friends are likely fairly recent college graduates who are looking for work better than the minimum wage too. This is just more lame bs.
71 | sagehen Thu, Mar 20, 2014 2:59:07pm |
re: #11 Pie-onist Overlord
Where does that shmuck work? Walmart or McD? How can he afford to fill his car with gas? Or is he filling customer’s cars? (must be NJ)
It’s his mom’s car; he’s the overpaid personal assistant who she and the other senior partners at the law firm have hired to take care of errands the secretaries deem beneath them.
73 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:01:35pm |
re: #65 Stephen T.
We’re making the jump to middle school this year. I’m going to have to check the procedures to carry over the IEP here in CA.
74 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:02:24pm |
re: #73 Kragar
We’re making the jump to middle school this year. I’m going to have to check the procedures to carry over the IEP here in CA.
Hopefully it’s simple. I was on the IEP program throughout elementary, middle, and high school.
75 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:02:47pm |
re: #58 Targetpractice
Commercial has all the believability of those Ford commercials from a couple years back, where “random” customers were chosen to make comments to the press. Like the one who bought from Ford because he didn’t want to buy a car from a company that had been bailed out, a direct slap in the face to Ford’s competitors despite Ford’s CEO begging for that bailout to remain in business.
Ford has made some lame commercials. I have brought this to the attention of some managements that I know, but I doubt it will go anywhere since none of us have any connection to Marketing.
A couple of years ago they made this Mustang commercial, showing various types—young woman in red boots, bike rider in green shirt, food service worker with tattoos, little girl in a ballerina costume—WTF. NOT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE WOULD BUY A MUSTANG.
They missed the “little old lady in blue hat” who could go out to a dealership and actually drive away in a new Mustang: THAT should have been the final cut, not the ballerina girl.
76 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:06:14pm |
And don’t get me started on the Lincoln commercials that were total ripoffs of the Chrysler “Imported From Detroit” commercials.
77 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:08:22pm |
‘League of the South’ official: Teaching evolution is ‘an act of disloyalty to America’ | The Raw Story http://t.co/o8MzBL7fAY— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 20, 2014
In 2011 video uncovered by Right Wing Watch on Thursday, the co-founder of the Institute on the Constitution asserts that “evolutionary thinking is dangerous and anti-American.”
“American political philosophy is based on the belief that the world was created by God in six days, and that this creation event occurred about 6,000 years ago,” he explains, adding that news reports describing the Earth as millions of years old were either ignorant or “anti-American.”
“What I’m saying is that the promotion of evolution is an act of disloyalty to America… What I’m saying is there’s no way you can support or believe evolution and sing ‘God Bless America’ during the 7th inning stretch!”
78 | Decatur Deb Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:09:24pm |
79 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:09:53pm |
80 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:10:01pm |
re: #77 Kragar
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Something ironic about someone in charge of a group that is an apologia for a society that seceded form the Union talking about disloyalty.
81 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:10:52pm |
re: #77 Kragar
Damn. Irony really is dead. An official of the League of the South barking about someone allegedly being ‘anti-American’.
82 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:11:20pm |
re: #81 EPR-radar
Damn. Irony really is dead. An official of the League of the South barking about someone allegedly being ‘anti-American’.
Beatcha by 51 secs there.
83 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:11:23pm |
re: #80 HappyWarrior
Something ironic about someone in charge of a group that is an apologia for a society that seceded form the Union talking about disloyalty.
“The South will rise again!” = hick version of “Death to America!”
84 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:11:54pm |
re: #83 Kragar
“The South will rise again!” = hick version of “Death to America!”
It sounds better in the original frontier gibberish.
85 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:11:58pm |
86 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:13:07pm |
87 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:13:31pm |
re: #84 HappyWarrior
It sounds better in the original frontier gibberish.
No, Gabby wasn’t an asshole. He genuinely loved Rock Ridge and wasn’t willing to let his fellow townspeople wimp out and run.
88 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:13:54pm |
How the hell does a guy with a name like Peroutka end up being at a CSA apologist group? Damn it dude have a Pilsner Urquell and think about what you’re doing. Not that Czechs can’t be dumb but damn.
89 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:14:09pm |
re: #86 Kragar
Personally I prefer…
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I normally use that one, but I decided to change things up a little.
90 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:14:19pm |
re: #87 Dark_Falcon
No, Gabby wasn’t an asshole. He genuinely loved Rock Ridge and wasn’t willing to let his fellow townspeople wimp out and run.
True. He also got over his bigotry.
91 | blueraven Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:15:59pm |
re: #61 Justanotherhuman
Scott Greenberg, GOP Hipster: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Read more at: heavy.com
So according to that site, he works for the Washington Ballet
Uh Oh…The WB receives government support
Grants from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program administered by the U.S Commission of Fine Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Government of the District of Columbia have provided support for The Washington Ballet’s artistic, educational, and community engagement programs. Consistent government support is a wonderful reflection of quality and impact of our programs on the Washington, D.C. community and the arts community throughout the nation.
92 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:16:54pm |
re: #77 Kragar
American political philosophy is based on the belief that the world was created by God in six days, and that this creation event occurred about 6,000 years ago,” he explains, adding that news reports describing the Earth as millions of years old were either ignorant or “anti-American.
And this is more shit than could fit into all the bulls in the world.
American political philosophy is based on the Enlightenment. Not so incidentally, GOP knuckle-draggers and oxygen thieves are getting seriously into undoing the Enlightenment.
93 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:18:01pm |
espn.go.com
Didn’t know Gretsky’s kid played baseball.
94 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:18:53pm |
re: #92 EPR-radar
And this is more shit than could fit into all the bulls in the world.
American political philosophy is based on the Enlightenment. Not so incidentally, GOP knuckle-draggers and oxygen thieves are getting seriously into undoing the Enlightenment.
Well when we consider that Bill Donohue was openly defending the Inquisition the other day. I think it’s something that we should come to expect.
95 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:21:55pm |
re: #94 HappyWarrior
Well when we consider that Bill Donohue was openly defending the Inquisition the other day. I think it’s something that we should come to expect.
Yes, that was a hoot. It’s true the Inquisition was not always and everywhere as bad as it got in Spain, but the Inquisition and its relatives (e.g., the Index of prohibited books) can’t honestly be regarded as standing for much that is good.
96 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:22:47pm |
A Ship Being Built in Iran Looks Awfully Familiar to the U.S.
Mullahs with money to burn.
97 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:23:50pm |
re: #96 jaunte
A Ship Being Built in Iran Looks Awfully Familiar to the U.S.
Mullahs with money to burn.
Well that’s a productive use of money.
98 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:24:36pm |
Something else to add to the never-ending list of things I didn’t know:
In Shakespeare’s As you like it (IV, 1:90) Rosalind says to Orlando:
“The poor world is almost 6,000 years old.”
99 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:25:45pm |
re: #94 HappyWarrior
Well when we consider that Bill Donohue was openly defending the Inquisition the other day. I think it’s something that we should come to expect.
I thought it was hilarious when Donohue threatened to boycott and go after Guinness for pulling their sponsorship of the NYC St. Paddy’s Day parade. That was a hoot.
100 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:27:45pm |
Wisconsin Republican Legislator Tears Into His Own Party For Voter Suppression http://t.co/eY46mpWcNy via @thinkprogress— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 20, 2014
SCHULTZ: It’s just, I think, sad when a political party — my political party — has so lost faith in its ideas that it’s pouring all of its energy into election mechanics. And again, I’m a guy who understands and appreciates what we should be doing in order to make sure every vote counts, every vote is legitimate. But that fact is, it ought to be abundantly clear to everybody in this state that there is no massive voter fraud. The only thing that we do have in this state is we have long lines of people who want to vote. And it seems to me that we should be doing everything we can to make it easier, to help these people get their votes counted. And that we should be pitching as political parties our ideas for improving things in the future, rather than mucking around in the mechanics and making it more confrontational at the voting sites and trying to suppress the vote.
101 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:28:02pm |
re: #97 HappyWarrior
Well that’s a productive use of money.
Hey, they could build an entire fleet and fool the world, just like the folks did in Rock Ridge!
102 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:28:43pm |
re: #99 Lidane
I thought it was hilarious when Donohue threatened to boycott and go after Guinness for pulling their sponsorship of the NYC St. Paddy’s Day parade. That was a hoot.
He can stay and drink the green colored Coors all he wants, I’ll drink acutal beer.
103 | Decatur Deb Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:28:47pm |
re: #95 EPR-radar
Yes, that was a hoot. It’s true the Inquisition was not always and everywhere as bad as it got in Spain, but the Inquisition and its relatives (e.g., the Index of prohibited books) can’t honestly be regarded as standing for much that is good.
Kept me from having to read Ayn Rand for years.
104 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:29:15pm |
re: #97 HappyWarrior
I guess eventually they’ll tow it out and pretend to sink an aircraft carrier.
105 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:29:31pm |
re: #100 Kragar
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I believe this is the same GOPer that called Walker out over the union bullshit too. Good guy. Surprised he’s still in. Thought someone like him would be primaried for sure.
106 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:30:21pm |
re: #103 Decatur Deb
Kept me from having to read Ayn Rand for years.
Lucky, I had to read The Fountainhead in 11th grade philosophy though that was a rewarding experience since I felt the same reading it that Officer Barbrady did after reading Atlas Shrugged.
107 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:30:30pm |
re: #105 HappyWarrior
I believe this is the same GOPer that called Walker out over the union bullshit too. Good guy. Surprised he’s still in. Thought someone like him would be primaried for sure.
He’s not running again.
108 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:31:27pm |
re: #107 Kragar
He’s not running again.
Well there speaks to my adage that the only good Republican is either retired or was elected before I was born. Meant to phrase that as not to say the only good republican is a dead one because that sounds too much like the infamous quote attributed to Sheridan and has a totally different meaning on what I am getting at here.
109 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:32:44pm |
Crossing the streams:
Fox News on relatives of Malaysian airliner victims: “Feels like the families of Benghazi. Just saying.” http://t.co/okWAyyZuZ9— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 20, 2014
110 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:32:49pm |
re: #106 HappyWarrior
Lucky, I had to read The Fountainhead in 11th grade philosophy though that was a rewarding experience since I felt the same reading it that Officer Barbrady did after reading Atlas Shrugged.
It seems like malfeasance to assign Ayn Rand in a philosophy class, except perhaps as a target for criticism.
111 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:34:04pm |
re: #110 EPR-radar
It seems like malfeasance to assign Ayn Rand in a philosophy class, except perhaps as a target for criticism.
The same could be said for a literature class.
She really was a terrible writer.
112 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:34:15pm |
Drudge breathless headline
Spy Drones Poach Cellphones
Who does that make you think of? KGB/FSB? NSA/CIA? Homeland sec.?
…
…
…
I thought NSA when I saw that headline but the real deal is it’s just a hacker experiment for a conference. Nothing special they could do this from a car or a backpack. Dude needs to ease off on the caffeine. Or whatever keeps him so excited. The article has zero evidence any spies are doing this for realz. Nothing.
113 | Decatur Deb Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:34:31pm |
re: #110 EPR-radar
It seems like malfeasance to assign Ayn Rand in a philosophy class, except perhaps as a target for criticism.
Probably had outlawed caning. It was either her or the hemlock.
114 | SpaceJesus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:35:44pm |
thanks for this. i haven’t had this much fun with a facebook post in a while
115 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:36:08pm |
re: #109 Lidane
Crossing the streams:
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FNC can go fuck themselves. People died in attacks on embassies and consulates in the Bush years too but FNC was too busy getting hard about Cowboy diplomacy to give a damn about those people but BENGHAZI HAPPENS and it’s like no president ever had an embassy attacked ever except Jimmy Carter who is worse than Satan, OBL, Saddam Hussein, and Barack Obama combined at that network.
116 | SpaceJesus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:36:38pm |
i wonder how many cases of pbr they had to pay this guy with
117 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:36:41pm |
Twitter has been shut down in Turkey; a Turkish friend of mine just confirmed it.
Erdogan, Erdogan, Erdogan!!
*headdesk*
118 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:36:56pm |
re: #111 Lidane
The same could be said for a literature class.
She really was a terrible writer.
119 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:37:47pm |
re: #110 EPR-radar
It seems like malfeasance to assign Ayn Rand in a philosophy class, except perhaps as a target for criticism.
Teacher did a great job playing devil’s advocate that whole semester. I think he generally speaking was a liberal from what I heard from people who later had him for political science but he was able to really challenge our minds. Plus we saw the infamous Phil Donahue- Ayn Rand video where Ayn is the grandmother from hell who would never give you a gift because charity is bad.
120 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:38:19pm |
re: #118 Kragar
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And that’s coming from perhaps the most famous Libertarians in the business.
121 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:38:21pm |
Kim Dotcom won’t get more FBI evidence
“In a major ruling in the Kim Dotcom case, the Supreme Court has refused to allow the accused internet pirate access to more FBI documents about his case.
“American authorities are trying to extradite Mr Dotcom, and three colleagues, to face charges in relation one of the world’s biggest internet copyright cases.
“The Court of Appeal had ruled that the United States only had to give Mr Dotcom’s legal team a 109-page summary of the evidence against him.” More
Sorry, dudebro—money can’t always buy everything.
122 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:39:39pm |
And now, afternoon stress relief…
123 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:40:54pm |
re: #121 Justanotherhuman
There’s big money on both sides of this dispute, which is likely the main reason Mr. Dotcom can’t buy his way out of this mess. In other words, Disney et al. have already acquired the fiercest copyright system money can buy.
124 | b.d. Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:42:10pm |
And they wonder why there aren’t any famous conservative actors.
I’ve seen more appealing mimes than that wannabe hipster douchebag. MIMES!
125 | palomino Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:45:50pm |
re: #100 Kragar
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If you can’t beat them, make sure they don’t vote. What else can the GOP do at this point? The demographic math slowly weakens the GOP with each passing day.
The GOP’s alternative would be to moderate and update both their tone and substance, while remaining conservative. But that’s not really possibly with the party so indebted to their TP/far right wing.
126 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:47:56pm |
re: #124 b.d.
And they wonder why there aren’t any famous conservative actors.
Huh? Sorry that’s not quite right. Few maybe but still.
Denzel Washington, LL Cool J, James Caan, James Earl Jones…. Vince Vaughn. There is even a Republican club for actors, directors etc.
127 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:51:14pm |
Billy Graham’s daughter wonders if missing airliner offers a ‘small snapshot’ of the Rapture | The Raw Story http://t.co/eZDN8M8KN5— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 20, 2014
OFFS
128 | b.d. Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:52:21pm |
re: #126 Political Atheist
Huh? Sorry that’s not quite right. Few maybe but still.
Denzel Washington, LL Cool J, James Caan, James Earl Jones…. Vince Vaughn. There is even a Republican club for actors, directors etc.
I stand corrected obviously, I was somewhat referring to the wingnut whine of how all of Hollywood is nothing but liberals.
129 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:52:42pm |
re: #127 Kragar
Billy Graham’s daughter is babbling about the Rapture while his son is saying that Putin has the moral high ground.
Amazing.
130 | Skip Intro Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:53:19pm |
re: #129 Lidane
Billy Graham’s daughter is babbling about the Rapture while his son is saying that Putin has the moral high ground.
Amazing.
When does she go on CNN, or is from CNN?
131 | Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:57:18pm |
re: #126 Political Atheist
Huh? Sorry that’s not quite right. Few maybe but still.
Denzel Washington, LL Cool J, James Caan, James Earl Jones…. Vince Vaughn. There is even a Republican club for actors, directors etc.
Denzel:
No. I’m an independent. In some ways I’m liberal, and other ways I’m conservative. We get so locked in on “you have to be this or that.” It’s ridiculous. I’m not a liberal or a conservative completely. Who is? Or why do you have to be? You assess the pros, the cons, of both sides and you make an intelligent decision.
132 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:58:09pm |
re: #128 b.d.
I stand corrected obviously, I was somewhat referring to the wingnut whine of how all of Hollywood is nothing but liberals.
Your wingnut types would be Jon Voigt, Scott Baio, Kelsey Grammer, Craig T. Nelson and the ever wingnutty Victoria Jackson.
134 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 3:59:39pm |
re: #129 Lidane
Billy Graham’s daughter is babbling about the Rapture while his son is saying that Putin has the moral high ground.
Amazing.
Not so much if you know Billy Graham as well as some of us here in NC did.
135 | AntonSirius Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:01:06pm |
re: #112 Political Atheist
I thought NSA when I saw that headline but the real deal is it’s just a hacker experiment for a conference. Nothing special they could do this from a car or a backpack. Dude needs to ease off on the caffeine. Or whatever keeps him so excited. The article has zero evidence any spies are doing this for realz. Nothing.
By Greenwald’s Law of Transference, if hackers can do it the NSA can do it, and if the NSA can do it they are doing it.
OMG THE NSA ARE USING DROOOOOOONES TO STEAL MY CELLPHONE CALLS!!!!
136 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:03:13pm |
re: #127 Kragar
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OFFS
IT WAS A BETA TEST OF TEH RAPTURE!!!! IT COULDN’T BE A REAL RAPTURE BECAUSE THE PLANE WAS FULL OF TEH MUSLINS & TEH HEATHEN CHINEE!!!!
138 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:03:34pm |
OT Drive-by, via Gus:
babushkats pic.twitter.com/jaJHc1R1Hj— Emergency Kittens (@EmrgencyKittens) March 20, 2014
139 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:05:31pm |
re: #128 b.d.
I stand corrected obviously, I was somewhat referring to the wingnut whine of how all of Hollywood is nothing but liberals.
Yeah all they see is the Barbara Streisands and just take a critics bias. Blah blah. Like the NRA they do a big disservice to their own cause.
I just was aware ‘cause where I live there is a lot of production people, mostly mid level actors and tons of crew like sound guys etc. It’s a topic among their own and there are certainly a couple directors that will not cast one of the “enemy” i.e. GOP or more rarely Democrats. Dick Wolf who produced Law and Order is infamous for not hiring anyone with even a whiff of right lean unless he gets over ruled. which in his case is not often.
Personally i think taking politics to work with resentments is really super dickish. Hire them for their talent. Drinking or voting buddy status is not required. I happen to be aware of Bruce Boxleitner missing out on a good gig over this. Too bad he’s a good guy caught in a tough moment for most actors. You don’t see him out there on Fox like Jon Voight shilling for the extreme view.
140 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:05:38pm |
re: #138 CuriousLurker
>OT Drive-by, via Gus:
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Make sure Alouette sees that. She’ll get a kick out of it.
BBL
141 | palomino Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:07:09pm |
re: #126 Political Atheist
Huh? Sorry that’s not quite right. Few maybe but still.
Denzel Washington, LL Cool J, James Caan, James Earl Jones…. Vince Vaughn. There is even a Republican club for actors, directors etc.
Pretty sure that Denzel is an independent with political views across the spectrum. James Earl Jones is a member of the NRA and supported the Iraq War (at first anyway), but he’s on record denouncing the TP as racist in no uncertain terms. These guys are too independent minded and their views all over the map so they’re hard to pigeonhole.
James Caan is an idiot who just loves his money and hates taxes. Vaughn is more of a Ron Paul libertarian.
Better examples of celebs who are consistently conservative (if not Republican) would be: Kelsey Grammer, Angie Harmon, Jon Voight, James Woods, Ahhnold, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith, Mel Gibson, and a bunch of other aging has-beens.
142 | thedopefishlives Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:07:20pm |
143 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:08:07pm |
144 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:11:42pm |
re: #139 Political Atheist
Yeah all they see is the Barbara Streisands and just take a critics bias. Blah blah. Like the NRA they do a big disservice to their own cause.
I just was aware ‘cause where I live there is a lot of production people, mostly mid level actors and tons of crew like sound guys etc. It’s a topic among their own and there are certainly a couple directors that will not cast one of the “enemy” i.e. GOP or more rarely Democrats. Dick Wolf who produced Law and Order is infamous for not hiring anyone with even a whiff of right lean unless he gets over ruled. which in his case is not often.
Personally i think taking politics to work with resentments is really super dickish. Hire them for their talent. Drinking or voting buddy status is not required. I happen to be aware of Bruce Boxleitner missing out on a good gig over this. Too bad he’s a good guy caught in a tough moment for most actors. You don’t see him out there on Fox like Jon Voight shilling for the extreme view.
Dick Wolf hired Fred Thompson in a recurring role for a short period. He’s the most prominent one I can remember.
145 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:12:59pm |
146 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:14:07pm |
Twitter says looking into reports that service banned in Turkey
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday that it is looking into reports that its service has been banned in Turkey.
“The Internet company published a message on its service on Thursday advising users in Turkey that it was possible to send Tweets using mobile phone text messaging.” End
147 | AntonSirius Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:15:47pm |
Here’s how you know Scott Greenberg is generally full of shit. From the WordPress site for his PR company:
What makes AMPS Creative different? We brand local companies and work hand in hand with entrepreneurs. We develop signature media campaigns. We launch our clients’ products, promote social events and throw dynamic gallery openings. We design great websites, create luxe invitations and snap party pictures. We introduce and showcase incredible new restaurants, bars, salons, musicians, tattoo parlors and avant-garde boutiques. We blog, tweet and manage e-newsletter campaigns.
To repeat: he claims he designs great websites on the front page of the WordPress blog he uses for a company website.
He didn’t even bother setting up a new domain name to take the ‘wordpress’ out of the URL.
148 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:16:42pm |
In my defense, it was kind of a big fuckin' deal. #FirstTweet pic.twitter.com/U8YFwmlblm— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) March 20, 2014
149 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:16:59pm |
re: #141 palomino
& Obdi
Lets not exclude the moderates. Denzel came out strong for ‘ol Clint after that empty chair embarrassment. I could supply a few more actors names and tons of top crew. Republicans working in Hollywood. His own words admit in some ways he is conservative. I fit that description, as an Indy too. When BD said conservative i simply did not take that to mean just TP guys or extreme conservatives, or even Republicans. I don’t know of one but some digging might just find a few conservative Dems working in Hollywood at a high level. Blue Dog Dems to put a slightly finer point on it.
Time for my commute BBL
150 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:17:14pm |
Grifters gotta grift, yo:
Glenn Beck is now asking his audience for $$ so he can build a network so large that the government will never be able to shut him down.— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 20, 2014
151 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:18:29pm |
re: #144 Justanotherhuman
Dick Wolf hired Fred Thompson in a recurring role for a short period. He’s the most prominent one I can remember.
Yeah one of the few exceptions. Was that before his Senate stint? I don’t watch the show.
152 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:20:01pm |
re: #138 CuriousLurker
I like the ear holes. Someone is taking their Babushkats seriously.
153 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:21:01pm |
re: #147 AntonSirius
Here’s how you know Scott Greenberg is generally full of shit. From the WordPress site for his PR company:
To repeat: he claims he designs great websites on the front page of the WordPress blog he uses for a company website.
He didn’t even bother setting up a new domain name to take the ‘wordpress’ out of the URL.
2005 called, they want their sucky website design back.
154 | Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:21:16pm |
re: #146 Justanotherhuman
Twitter says looking into reports that service banned in Turkey
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday that it is looking into reports that its service has been banned in Turkey.
“The Internet company published a message on its service on Thursday advising users in Turkey that it was possible to send Tweets using mobile phone text messaging.” End
The government there has been making noises about cracking down on the evils of social networking sites. Let’s hope it’s just a morality thing and not a prelude to a violent crackdown.
155 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:22:20pm |
re: #146 Justanotherhuman
Twitter says looking into reports that service banned in Turkey
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday that it is looking into reports that its service has been banned in Turkey.
“The Internet company published a message on its service on Thursday advising users in Turkey that it was possible to send Tweets using mobile phone text messaging.” End
Turks I know are going through VPN’s, apparently, and they’re able to get online on Twitter, thereby making a mockery of Erdogan’s shutdown.
156 | Floral Giraffe Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:22:35pm |
re: #18 Kragar
WOOT!
Congratulations to her for all the hard work!
And to you & your family for getting her the help she needed!
Honor Club Star!!!
157 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:23:31pm |
re: #147 AntonSirius
Here’s how you know Scott Greenberg is generally full of shit. From the WordPress site for his PR company:
To repeat: he claims he designs great websites on the front page of the WordPress blog he uses for a company website.
He didn’t even bother setting up a new domain name to take the ‘wordpress’ out of the URL.
He’s just being fiscally conservative…
158 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:23:41pm |
re: #147 AntonSirius
Here’s how you know Scott Greenberg is generally full of shit. From the WordPress site for his PR company:
To repeat: he claims he designs great websites on the front page of the WordPress blog he uses for a company website.
He didn’t even bother setting up a new domain name to take the ‘wordpress’ out of the URL.
So—doesn’t do PR for the ballet? A lawyer who doesn’t practice law? Frustrated musician? Doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up?
Well, at least it sounds like his wife is making the paycheck.
159 | goddamnedfrank Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:23:56pm |
re: #139 Political Atheist
Dick Wolf who produced Law and Order is infamous for not hiring anyone with even a whiff of right lean unless he gets over ruled. which in his case is not often.
Michael Moriarty and Angie Harmon, just off the top of my head.
160 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:24:49pm |
re: #151 Political Atheist
Yeah one of the few exceptions. Was that before his Senate stint? I don’t watch the show.
Yeah, I think so. He acted that part, too. : )
161 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:29:42pm |
re: #148 darthstar
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well…I'm here with a cat on my lap…@:30 am I should be off to sleep…
— justa farmer (@justafarmer4) January 3, 2010
Of course, my first tweet had to have a typo.
hahahaaaa
162 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:30:43pm |
re: #158 Justanotherhuman
“My wife recently accepted a role in Washington DC, working with the fe
deral government in our
nation’s counter
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terrorism efforts, so I am now exploring new opportunities as a high
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(That’s exactly how it’s set up, here:
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163 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:34:20pm |
People have been posting that pic of Fred Phelps with the Mark Twain quote(fake or not) on it all day. I just realized that wasn’t Clint Eastwood in the pic…I’ve been confused for hours wondering if Clint had died.
164 | blueraven Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:34:51pm |
re: #149 Political Atheist
& Obdi
Lets not exclude the moderates. Denzel came out strong for ‘ol Clint after that empty chair embarrassment. I could supply a few more actors names and tons of top crew. Republicans working in Hollywood. His own words admit in some ways he is conservative. I fit that description, as an Indy too. When BD said conservative i simply did not take that to mean just TP guys or extreme conservatives, or even Republicans. I don’t know of one but some digging might just find a few conservative Dems working in Hollywood at a high level. Blue Dog Dems to put a slightly finer point on it.
Time for my commute BBL
Good grief. Eastwood is still my hero too, as far as his movies go.
“I have the utmost respect for him as an actor and as a director,” Washington said. “He’s my hero.”
Although Washington supported Obama in 2008, he graciously declined to address an empty chair or do any “Eastwooding,” as it’s come to be known on the Internet. He calls himself an independent and said in this election he isn’t committing to either side.
I haven’t seen anywhere that he self identifies as a “capital C” Conservative
166 | AntonSirius Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:35:51pm |
re: #162 Justanotherhuman
“My wife recently accepted a role in Washington DC, working with the fe
deral government in our
nation’s counter
-
terrorism efforts, so I am now exploring new opportunities as a high
-
level public
relations and outreach executive with a dynamic organization where I can showcase my leadership
and expertise in the Washington DC ar
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Page 1)
Wait… he worked for Exide Technologies?
This Exide Technologies?
It’s almost too perfect.
167 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:37:55pm |
168 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:38:40pm |
Would someone get this old man off the set? — Candy Crowley RT: “@SenJohnMcCain I am working in my office on Capitol Hill today.”— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) March 20, 2014
169 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:39:41pm |
re: #168 darthstar
Most people don’t confuse Twittering with “working in my office”.
170 | goddamnedfrank Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:39:55pm |
re: #151 Political Atheist
Yeah one of the few exceptions. Was that before his Senate stint? I don’t watch the show.
Then what’s your basis for the claim about Wolf’s strict hiring preferences? I can count at least three right wing nut jobs that were given major, multi season lead roles on Law and Order.
171 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:40:57pm |
172 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:43:03pm |
re: #171 Backwoods_Sleuth
Maybe that’s where his law school “experience” came in handy…
Probably not. The CV doesn’t seem to list any state bar admissions, and no BigCorp is going to get into an unauthorized practice of law mess.
Edited to add: There is also no apparent law school diploma noted on the CV.
173 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:44:30pm |
re: #172 EPR-radar
Probably not. The CV doesn’t seem to list any state bar admissions, and no BigCorp is going to get into an unauthorized practice of law mess.
Notice that I only referred to his law school experience.
I’m snarking on the way he’s padding his resume.
174 | Skip Intro Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:44:48pm |
U.S. Navy P-8 Finds ‘Nothing’ In Debris Hunt, Returns To Refuel
A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft searching the area where an Australian satellite traced possible debris found nothing on Thursday and headed back to its base, authorities said.
CNN scrambling to find model P-8A Poseidon to use as prop for the next 24 hours.
175 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:46:44pm |
re: #173 Backwoods_Sleuth
Notice that I only referred to his law school experience.
I’m snarking on the way he’s padding his resume.
Yes, he does a lot. Including a “portfolio” for chrissakes.
Probably can’t pass the bar anywhere. Wait too long after law school graduation and you might not be able to pass it. : )
176 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:47:14pm |
re: #174 Skip Intro
>U.S. Navy P-8 Finds ‘Nothing’ In Debris Hunt, Returns To Refuel
>A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft searching the area where an Australian satellite traced possible debris found nothing on Thursday and headed back to its base, authorities said.
CNN scrambling to find model P-8A Poseidon to use as prop for the next 24 hours.
While their model shop is working on Cthulhu and Godzilla figurines for next week’s coverage?
177 | thedopefishlives Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:49:01pm |
re: #176 EPR-radar
While their model shop is working on Cthulhu and Godzilla figurines for next week’s coverage?
They imported a Jesus figurine from Fox News.
178 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:50:46pm |
re: #175 Justanotherhuman
Yes, he does a lot. Including a “portfolio” for chrissakes.
Probably can’t pass the bar anywhere. Wait too long after law school graduation and you might not be able to pass it. : )
I thought law school and passing a state bar exam were almost unrelated (whence the big business in bar preparation courses).
With respect to resume padding, using two lines of a resume to note that reports were written for clients is very entertaining. I guess the only thing that was left out of this CV was the model UN victory from third grade….
179 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:51:26pm |
180 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:52:17pm |
I think Janie has a swarm of sockpuppets who are retweeting that fake Columbia ID because can real people be that stupid?
Yeah yeah I know the answer.
181 | AntonSirius Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:52:23pm |
182 | DKoch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:54:19pm |
re: #139 Political Atheist
Have you ever watched L&O, most of the story lines are reactionary. There was this episode where the detectives plant heroin on a innocent witness who didn’t want to testify, then they exchange his freedom for testimony, and it was presented in a favorable light, as a neat trick,
183 | Skip Intro Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:54:28pm |
Is it just me, or are all the stories on the Featured Pages bar broken? None of them display, and what does display is whacked.
Using Firefox 28 on a Mac.
184 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:54:59pm |
re: #181 AntonSirius
I assumed that was an admission he dogs it.
I’m still surprised by the nerve of listing under Education “law school experience” that has no apparent relation to any conferred degree or even an upcoming degree.
185 | Single-handed sailor Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:56:08pm |
re: #183 Skip Intro
Is it just me, or are all the stories on the Featured Pages bar broken? None of them display, and what does display is whacked.
It’s not just you…
186 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:56:21pm |
re: #183 Skip Intro
They aren’t showing for me either. Firefox 28.0
187 | klys Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:56:53pm |
I’m slightly embarrassed by the date on my first tweet.
My tweet count shows how little of an impact it’s made long term though:
The problem with MATSCI homework is just about anything is more interesting than working on it. *sigh* Have to start it soon anyway.— sylk (@sylk) June 3, 2008
188 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:56:56pm |
re: #172 EPR-radar
Probably not. The CV doesn’t seem to list any state bar admissions, and no BigCorp is going to get into an unauthorized practice of law mess.
Edited to add: There is also no apparent law school diploma noted on the CV.
Ah, drop out? That would explain a lot, although you actually don’t have to graduate law school to pass the bar in some venues—CA, for example.
189 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:57:08pm |
190 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:57:32pm |
Saw this on twitter and I’m fascinated with the photograph.
The newspaper covering the walls and ceiling, the wood cookstove, the cupboards, the lunchbox and other things hanging on the walls, the way she has her special plates displayed.
And the knife…
Tattooed mother in 1939. pic.twitter.com/GwNvIzwCf4
— History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) March 20, 2014
<script async src=”//platform.twitter.com” charset=”utf-8”></script>
191 | Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:57:53pm |
Yeah, about that promised aid to Ukraine…..
Pentagon proposes cuts to Ukraine military aid
The Obama administration has proposed a 28% spending cut for a Pentagon program that supports modernizing the military of Ukraine and other former Soviet Union republics, Pentagon budget records show, a move that could endanger efforts to boost Ukraine’s armed forces as they face threats from Russia.
The proposed cuts, which are contained in a detailed budget plan posted online this week, come over the objections of officials with the U.S. European Command, who argue they will hurt U.S. attempts to build armed forces in nations formerly beholden to Russia.
192 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:59:02pm |
Liam Neeson Saves Dog From A Group Of Teenagers
Actor Liam Neeson reportedly turned real-life hero to save a dog from a group of kids in New York. Reports suggest the Taken star was jogging in Central Park, New York when he heard a woman calling for help as she attempted to stop a group of young thugs throwing rocks at a stray dog they had cornered, according to showbizspy.com. A source tells the National Enquirer, “Liam charged down a path and confronted three gangbanger wannabe types. “Liam yelled that they’d better stop or he’d knock the c**p out of them - but the punks just swaggered up and warned him to mind his own business. In a fury, he warned them to back off fast - or else!” During the confrontation, police arrived at the scene, prompting the alleged attackers to back down and run off. The source continues, “Liam just shook his head and approached the shivering dog, stroking it while the policeman assessed its injuries.”
Clearly, he was making up for this regrettable incident:
I’m just joking, of course; Liam Neeson’s a cool guy and a good actor.
193 | William Barnett-Lewis Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:00:30pm |
194 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:01:07pm |
re: #187 klys
Is there some sort of tool to find the first tweet?
I’ve noticed several people posting about them today….??
195 | NJDhockeyfan Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:01:47pm |
re: #191 Killgore Trout
Yeah, about that promised aid to Ukraine…..
Pentagon proposes cuts to Ukraine military aid
Just as Biden is in the Baltic states telling them we have their back.
197 | bratwurst Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:02:22pm |
Now THIS is funny!! pic.twitter.com/vQKob0bYmA— Cynthia (@cynthia4877) March 20, 2014
198 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:03:10pm |
re: #193 William Barnett-Lewis
Interesting picture. Had to have been a hard life.
I’m trying to figure out what the round things are in the box on the floor in the lower right corner.
199 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:03:28pm |
re: #195 NJDhockeyfan
Just as Biden is in the Baltic states telling them we have their back.
There’s a rather big difference between NATO members (i.e., the Baltic states) and non-members (i.e. the Ukraine).
Putin can grab the Baltic states if he really wants to start World War III.
200 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:03:45pm |
201 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:04:38pm |
I found my #FirstTweet:
RT @lizardoid Michael Steele at SRLC j.mp #LGF— Michelle (@MichelleVista) April 10, 2010
. What was yours? first-tweets.com
Charles is honored.
202 | makeitstop Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:05:13pm |
re: #157 Backwoods_Sleuth
He’s just being fiscally conservative…
‘Cheap’ would be closer to it. That Wordpress URL indicates that the site is a freebie, hosted on Wordpress’ site.
Damn, son. At least put in a little effort here.
203 | William Barnett-Lewis Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:05:33pm |
re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m trying to figure out what the round things are in the box on the floor in the lower right corner.
Looking at the full size image, I’d guess gourds or squash.
204 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:06:49pm |
re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m trying to figure out what the round things are in the box on the floor in the lower right corner.
Ostrich eggs. Of course.
206 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:07:09pm |
More on the shutdown of Twitter in Turkey:
Just before midnight, access to Twitter was already blocked in Turkey. The Communication Technologies Institution (BTK), which was given extraordinary powers with the recently passed Internet law, lists three court rulings and one prosecutor decision on its website as the reason of the outage.
Eventually, all Internet service providers (ISP) in Turkey have abided by the rulings, as Turkish social media users have started to figure out ways to circumvent the blocking, like DNS-tweaking and VPN services.
Heh. This ain’t the good old days; there’s all manner of ways around things now.
207 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:07:35pm |
208 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:07:47pm |
re: #201 Stanley Sea
I found my #FirstTweet:
[Embedded content]
. What was yours? first-tweets.com
Charles is honored.
Heh, Charles’ first tweet was also about Michael Steele:
Michael Steele gets on pro-life's bad side: tinyurl.com— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 12, 2009
209 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:07:48pm |
re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m trying to figure out what the round things are in the box on the floor in the lower right corner.
Onions? Grapefruit?
210 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:08:06pm |
YOU FUCKING MORONS
Yes. @JennyBoling21 @JohnnyyGibsonn #tcot #lnyhbt #teaparty #birther #hoax #derp #lame #fail pic.twitter.com/zid5lEb6mg— The Bossy Babushka (@viciousbabushka) March 21, 2014
211 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:09:10pm |
re: #190 Backwoods_Sleuth
Looking closer at the photo, I don’t think that’s a knife. I think it’s a lid lifter.
212 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:11:18pm |
re: #210 Pie-onist Overlord
In fact this has already been thoroughly explained by Mark Twain:
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
All of greater wingnuttia lives according to this principle.
213 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:11:51pm |
RT @lizardoid Robert Stacy McCain: My Racist Slurs Were Very Funny j.mp #LGF— The Bossy Babushka (@viciousbabushka) June 27, 2010
214 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:13:21pm |
Gus’ was also a retweet:
President Obama's Tucson Speech lgf.bz #LGF #tcot #tlot #p2— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 13, 2011
Mine was kinda weird/boring—as if anyone would care what I intended to do:
I'll be using this account primarily to keep up with Lizards. I'll use another account for retweeting LGF articles to non-member friends.— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) June 28, 2010
215 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:14:55pm |
217 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:15:33pm |
re: #215 CuriousLurker
Wow, mine was like 18 hours after yours.
I think we all started Tweeting at the same time.
218 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:16:39pm |
re: #191 Killgore Trout
Yeah, about that promised aid to Ukraine…..
Pentagon proposes cuts to Ukraine military aid
It’s for the entire Warsaw Initiative Fund; Ukraine could get enough. But how much is enough to you?
Cuts could also be changed before or in committee, if warranted. You are aware that this budget was probably made months ago?
219 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:19:17pm |
220 | klys Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:21:01pm |
Have some frogs, because I can.
Husband is moving to a new office down the hall, so I took advantage of the frogs’ sojourn home to grab a photo.
221 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:21:53pm |
re: #217 Pie-onist Overlord
I think we all started Tweeting at the same time.
Heh, I was April.
I remember signing on right after the So Cal Easter earthquake. The first photos were from some girl in Calexico.
That to me is still the holy grail, being in some event and presenting it first person to the world.
222 | Killgore Trout Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:22:54pm |
re: #195 NJDhockeyfan
Just as Biden is in the Baltic states telling them we have their back.
Ya gotta look on the bright side. Now that the Russians have taken over all those Ukrainian bases and ship they now have a smaller military so the money should go farther.
223 | dog philosopher Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:24:04pm |
re: #194 Stanley Sea
Is there some sort of tool to find the first tweet?
tool tweets?
i never tweet when i can toot
224 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:24:08pm |
re: #193 William Barnett-Lewis
Interesting picture. Had to have been a hard life.
That could have been my mother, without the tattoos. We lived in a house with a similar kitchen. No running water (until someone ran a faucet to the front porch from the well in the front yard) and an outhouse; this was only a month or so before my mother went into the hospital to die of cancer and kidney failure. She was 28 and left 3 kids, the youngest only 11 mos old; I was 7 and my younger sister 6. It was 1948.
225 | Lidane Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:25:02pm |
re: #201 Stanley Sea
What was yours?
Mine was a sarcastic tweet about going to take a midterm exam. Not the most exciting stuff.
226 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:25:34pm |
re: #224 Justanotherhuman
That could have been my mother, without the tattoos. We lived in a house with a similar kitchen. No running water (until someone ran a faucet to the front porch from the well in the front yard) and an outhouse; this was only a month or so before my mother went into the hospital to die of cancer and kidney failure. She was 28 and left 3 kids, the youngest only 11 mos old; I was 7 and my younger sister 6. It was 1948.
Damn, that’s tough. {{JAH}}
227 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:26:15pm |
re: #225 Lidane
Mine was a sarcastic tweet about going to take a midterm exam. Not the most exciting stuff.
You? Sarcasm? No way. //
228 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:26:32pm |
HURR HURR!!!!!!
NSA hacks system admins' computers, jokes about mining “pictures of cats in funny poses” from their hard drives: http://t.co/dU0cA6vT5s— The Intercept (@the_intercept) March 21, 2014
229 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:26:37pm |
230 | Jack Burton Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:26:58pm |
231 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:28:30pm |
OMG the Foursquares. I was following this guy who Foursquared his location like every five minutes.
It took a while before I figured out how to unfollow and block.
232 | BongCrodny Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:28:41pm |
re: #192 Dr Lizardo
>Liam Neeson Saves Dog From A Group Of Teenagers
Not sure they knew who they were fucking with,
At age nine, Neeson began boxing lessons at the All Saints Youth Club and later became Ulster’s amateur senior boxing champion.[9]
233 | Jack Burton Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:30:44pm |
re: #231 Pie-onist Overlord
OMG the Foursquares. I was following this guy who Foursquared his location like every five minutes.
It took a while before I figured out how to unfollow and block.
A friend of mine checks in on foursquare in different rooms of her house. I think… or rather hope, she’s trying to get a prize of some kind.
234 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:30:48pm |
YOU ARE A FUCKING MORON
“@jjauthor: Has anyone ever explained this? #tcot pic.twitter.com/gt5Jau1BSn“forget about showing it lets do something about it. He's a traitor— Sue (@Cajundragon69) March 21, 2014
235 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:31:09pm |
We do Bloody Mary's different in Wisconsin. pic.twitter.com/bRMBdIaepK
— jamie (@gnuman1979) March 18, 2014
<script async src=”//platform.twitter.com” charset=”utf-8”></script>
236 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:31:28pm |
Does Twitter not allow you to tweet the same image twice in a row?
237 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:31:44pm |
re: #226 CuriousLurker
Damn, that’s tough. {{JAH}}
My mom was pretty but poor and thought my dad (older by 10 yrs) could be a good provider, but he was pretty much a rounder and neglected us a lot. He lived to 69 and died of lymphoma, but I wasn’t in touch with him for 20 yrs after I got married, and at my sister’s request, saw him before he died and went to his funeral. Haven’t seen his side of the family since.
238 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:32:14pm |
240 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:32:44pm |
re: #224 Justanotherhuman
That could have been my mother, without the tattoos. We lived in a house with a similar kitchen. No running water (until someone ran a faucet to the front porch from the well in the front yard) and an outhouse; this was only a month or so before my mother went into the hospital to die of cancer and kidney failure. She was 28 and left 3 kids, the youngest only 11 mos old; I was 7 and my younger sister 6. It was 1948.
JA, that is tough stuff.
241 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:32:56pm |
re: #193 William Barnett-Lewis
Interesting picture. Had to have been a hard life.
Thanks for the link to the larger photo, lots more details to see.
Like what appears to be a long fishing bobber propped up against the wall behind her elbow, and the pressed glass deep dish/bowl on the shelf above the box of grapefruit. And the bobbie pin with the star in her hair.
242 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:33:32pm |
re: #235 Stanley Sea
That picture looks like it could give a dissecting aortic aneurysm to the unwary viewer.
243 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:33:55pm |
244 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:34:03pm |
245 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:34:59pm |
246 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:35:42pm |
re: #245 Stanley Sea
Well, there’s a lot to choose from.
I have a hard boiled egg. A bloody mary would go good with that….
247 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:35:44pm |
Conor Friedersdorf has a serious case of butthurt at being constantly shown up as a pontificating moron with no clue what he’s talking about.
He just posted a 16-part crybaby rant that Glenn Greenwald called “pithy.”
248 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:36:57pm |
re: #240 Stanley Sea
JA, that is tough stuff.
It’s the story of a lot of women back then. I missed having a mother, but my grandmother and her sisters made up for some of it. Plenty of us had to overcome a lot from our childhood to get where we are. But that’s life, isn’t it? : )
249 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:38:05pm |
250 | Stanley Sea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:39:23pm |
re: #248 Justanotherhuman
It’s the story of a lot of women back then. I missed having a mother, but my grandmother and her sisters made up for some of it. Plenty of us had to overcome a lot from our childhood to get where we are. But that’s life, isn’t it? : )
Yes it is. It also gives pause to others who think they had it bad.
251 | dog philosopher Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:39:27pm |
252 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:40:20pm |
re: #247 Charles Johnson
Conor Friedersdorf has a serious case of butthurt at being constantly shown up as a pontificating moron with no clue what he’s talking about.
He just posted a 16-part crybaby rant that Glenn Greenwald called “pithy.”
This series of tweets by Friedersdorf wasn’t entirely devoid of merit. I was particularly fond of “[end]”.
253 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:40:37pm |
9) Their narrow conception of journalism leaves no room for non-expert analysis.— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) March 21, 2014
That certainly describes Conor.
254 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:40:47pm |
re: #248 Justanotherhuman
It’s the story of a lot of women back then. I missed having a mother, but my grandmother and her sisters made up for some of it. Plenty of us had to overcome a lot from our childhood to get where we are. But that’s life, isn’t it? : )
Judging by what I’ve seen of you here, they did a pretty good job. ;o)
255 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:41:05pm |
She is the most despised woman in Australia. (To read the story, you must enable cookies.)
Gina Rinehart receives backing from global banks and credit agencies for $11 billion new iron ore mine in Australian outback - @australian
read more on theaustralian.com.au
256 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:42:00pm |
11) They fault Barton Gellman for making reasonable extrapolations from leaked NSA slides…
— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) March 21, 2014
Define “reasonable.”
257 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:43:05pm |
re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth
Looking closer at the photo, I don’t think that’s a knife. I think it’s a lid lifter.
She’s going to open that hole on top of the stove and set one of those cast iron skillets in it, assuming the stove and the skillet are the same brand so it fits. (Been learning about cast iron cookware.)
258 | Jack Burton Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:43:26pm |
re: #256 jaunte
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Define “reasonable.”
Something that might make Art Bell or Alex Jones only blush a little.
259 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:45:06pm |
re: #247 Charles Johnson
Conor Friedersdorf has a serious case of butthurt at being constantly shown up as a pontificating moron with no clue what he’s talking about.
He just posted a 16-part crybaby rant that Glenn Greenwald called “pithy.”
About half of the things on that list are things GG does.
260 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:45:27pm |
Behold! Serious RT journalist, Abby Martin’s first Tweet!
@CharlieSheen should talk about his political views now that the whole world watches him #win. Youtube Video— Abby Martin (@AbbyMartin) March 6, 2011
Which links to “Charlie Sheen Requests Meeting With Obama Over 9/11 Cover-Up!”
261 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:45:58pm |
re: #247 Charles Johnson
Conor Friedersdorf has a serious case of butthurt at being constantly shown up as a pontificating moron with no clue what he’s talking about.
He just posted a 16-part crybaby rant that Glenn Greenwald called “pithy.”
Twitter is conductive to presenting a series of overly-broad bullet points with no consideration of the complexities of real world issues.
In other words, a perfect medium for this “new journalism”.
262 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:46:28pm |
re: #247 Charles Johnson
Conor Friedersdorf has a serious case of butthurt at being constantly shown up as a pontificating moron with no clue what he’s talking about.
He just posted a 16-part crybaby rant that Glenn Greenwald called “pithy.”
Mulling post Atlantic plans— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) April 23, 2008
263 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:46:52pm |
re: #261 EPR-radar
Twitter is conductive to presenting a series of overly-broad bullet points with no consideration of the complexities of real world issues.
In other words, a perfect medium for this “new journalism”.
Shallow and fact free, coming right up!
264 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:48:13pm |
265 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:49:33pm |
re: #263 Justanotherhuman
Shallow and fact free, coming right up!
Derp!
Why Isn’t the Fourth Amendment Classified as Top Secret?
266 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:50:34pm |
267 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:51:10pm |
re: #264 Charles Johnson
Did I miss a tech tip on how to embed a series of tweets like that?
268 | klys Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:51:31pm |
re: #264 Charles Johnson
Ability to write in complete sentences: not required for today’s journalists!
270 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:51:52pm |
Gawd, this is awful, just awful. This perp must have been full of meth.
Police: Man who killed deputy suspect in 2nd case
I’m wondering why they couldn’t keep him locked up?
271 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:53:02pm |
re: #267 CuriousLurker
You have to create a custom timeline in the Widgets section of Twitter’s settings — when you Create Widget it gives you the embed code you can paste in here.
272 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:54:02pm |
re: #264 Charles Johnson
[Embedded content]
This just kills me: 9) Their narrow conception of journalism leaves no room for non-expert analysis.
Except his and the dudebros, of course, because they do real journalism! The non-expert kind!
273 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:54:44pm |
I actually created the custom timeline in Tweetdeck because it’s so easy to set up two columns, one for the custom timeline and one for the search that shows the tweets you want to include, then just drag the tweets into the custom timeline.
274 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:54:58pm |
Possibly my favorite tweet of the day: “Their narrow conception of journalism leaves no room for non-expert analysis.” lol— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 21, 2014
275 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:55:20pm |
re: #242 EPR-radar
That picture looks like it could give a dissecting aortic aneurysm to the unwary viewer.
Friend of mine survived one of those five years ago. I’ve been concerned about my aorta ever since.
276 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:55:23pm |
278 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:56:38pm |
re: #277 Gus
Getting some weird stuff at the end there.
Hmm, yeah, the script tag left some garbage behind.
279 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:56:40pm |
re: #206 Dr Lizardo
More on the shutdown of Twitter in Turkey:
Heh. This ain’t the good old days; there’s all manner of ways around things now.
The words “DNS” and “VPN” are trending in Turkey #ErdoganBlocksTwitter— The Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh) March 21, 2014
280 | klys Thu, Mar 20, 2014 5:56:43pm |
re: #275 wrenchwench
Friend of mine survived one of those five years ago. I’ve been concerned about my aorta ever since.
My grandfather died from complications following his (very shortly after, but apparently he had a stroke and/or heart attack to follow it up).
281 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:00:46pm |
282 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:00:50pm |
re: #170 goddamnedfrank
Then what’s your basis for the claim about Wolf’s strict hiring preferences? I can count at least three right wing nut jobs that were given major, multi season lead roles on Law and Order.
That’s a mere handful over twenty years of a show. Short stints big actor name. I know of one guy who was told by his agent that was what killed his hire for the show. That was Bruce Boxleitner. His reaction was kinda, “oh yeah he does that a lot’. Call it anecdotal if you wish.
But if you wanted to have the best resume so to speak to get roles you would not be best off with a GOP affiliation. That would be a moderate disadvantage in a very tough biz.
283 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:01:08pm |
re: #280 klys
My grandfather died from complications following his (very shortly after, but apparently he had a stroke and/or heart attack to follow it up).
My aunt’s husband, in his 60s, suffered a torn aorta while planting a rose bush outside their new house and suffered 2 strokes while in hospital, and died a day after the last one (I just happened to be there when it happened—my aunt was downstairs and I had to get her).
284 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:01:12pm |
re: #255 Justanotherhuman
She is the most despised woman in Australia. (To read the story, you must enable cookies.)
Gina Rinehart receives backing from global banks and credit agencies for $11 billion new iron ore mine in Australian outback - @australian
read more on theaustralian.com.au
AND SHE IS A JRRB CREEYATER!!!!! $2/DAY & ALL TEH DIRT U CAN EAT!
286 | klys Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:04:15pm |
re: #283 Justanotherhuman
My aunt’s husband, in his 60s, suffered a torn aorta while planting a rose bush outside their new house and suffered 2 strokes while in hospital, and died a day after the last one (I just happened to be there when it happened—my aunt was downstairs and I had to get her).
Grandpa was …75? I think? Very sudden, 12 hours from first symptoms to declaration - and part of that was probably delaying making the call because it was a holiday (July 4th).
Really hard on my grandmother; it wasn’t necessarily surprising when she went about a year later.
287 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:05:03pm |
re: #284 Pie-onist Overlord
AND SHE IS A JRRB CREEYATER!!!!! $2/DAY & ALL TEH DIRT U CAN EAT!
Yes, she’ll make sure she gets 99% of the value of that mine in her own pocket.
289 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:06:55pm |
So. Many. Otters. pic.twitter.com/ebJOQg8Q6U— Otter Emergency (@Otter_Emergency) March 10, 2014
290 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:07:14pm |
re: #286 klys
Grandpa was …75? I think? Very sudden, 12 hours from first symptoms to declaration - and part of that was probably delaying making the call because it was a holiday (July 4th).
Really hard on my grandmother; it wasn’t necessarily surprising when she went about a year later.
OTOH, my aunt is still alive; 84 now, just 11 yrs older than I am.
291 | Weet Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:07:41pm |
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Lindsey Graham believes in resorting to war only after every other option has been barely considered & perfunctorily dismissed.
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292 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:07:43pm |
293 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:07:52pm |
DIM JIM & RUSH: WHAT WONDERFUL PATRIOTS
Can’t you just imagine them making fun of the “cripple” FDR and how he was so pwn3d by that dreamy Hitler.
TOO FUNNY… Rush @Limbaugh Plays Putin Theme Song “Come Back Barry When You Grow a Pair” (Video) http://t.co/3c1NH2DEVT via @gatewaypundit— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) March 21, 2014
294 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:08:18pm |
re: #275 wrenchwench
Friend of mine survived one of those five years ago. I’ve been concerned about my aorta ever since.
The brother in law of a good friend just had one of these at age 40. The scariest part (so far) in that story is that it was missed in the initial radiography scans, and only a second look at the images by a doctor with a personal connection to the patient led to the diagnosis.
295 | Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:09:12pm |
re: #282 Political Atheist
That’s a mere handful over twenty years of a show. Short stints big actor name. I know of one guy who was told by his agent that was what killed his hire for the show. That was Bruce Boxleitner. His reaction was kinda, “oh yeah he does that a lot’. Call it anecdotal if you wish.
Do you have a source?
296 | klys Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:09:12pm |
re: #290 Justanotherhuman
OTOH, my aunt is still alive; 84 now, just 11 yrs older than I am.
Everyone handles it differently, so there’s no guarantee, but I know that after 50+ years of marriage Grandma missed Grandpa a lot.
I’m thankful she was at my wedding, even if Grandpa couldn’t be, and she made a gorgeous king-sized quilt (her first quilting project ever) for our wedding present.
One of the things I would run back into the house for to save.
297 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:12:01pm |
@chezpazienza @thedailybanter Why? Because the article by the shill stated it? LMAO—you people are dangerous and pathetic. FUCK VAXXES!
— Boniva (@BonivaMerck) March 21, 2014
Antivaxxers feeling some heat.
298 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:12:34pm |
re: #295 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut
Do you have a source?
As in published about this particular incident? No, of course not. Why would there be? I only have a passing acquaintance with Bruce, we know a close friend of his well. So as I did point out above call it anecdotal if you wish.
Is this a thing that is particularly hard to accept or unlikely in your view? Can’t just wiki every little hiring thing especially where those involved are not the type to tweet their complaints.
You could look up the IMDB for Law And Order and see that ridiculously long list of actors that worked the show. Here is a link to that.
299 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:13:03pm |
OK - those garbage script characters are no longer a problem.
300 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:14:12pm |
re: #299 Charles Johnson
OK - those garbage script characters are no longer a problem.
I started stripping the end after the closed “a” tag.
301 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:14:18pm |
ANOTHER PATRIOT HEARD FROM:
Vladimir #Putin Sure Is A Ladies Man… #tcot #SorryNotSorry pic.twitter.com/AbbDNqNakZ— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) March 21, 2014
302 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:15:11pm |
I’ve noticed that a lot of white kids just look stupid when they try to dress in current fashions without going ghetto.
Really, the current version of preppy is nerdy. Go ghetto or wear sweats.
303 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:15:45pm |
re: #300 Gus
I started stripping the end after the closed “a” tag.
No need to do that now - they’re stripped out automatically by this:
<?php $htmltext = trim(preg_replace('~<script[^>]*>.*?</script>~is', '', $htmltext)); ?>
304 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:16:10pm |
re: #303 Charles Johnson
No need to do that now - they’re stripped out automatically by this:
[Embedded content]
Thanks.
306 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:16:18pm |
re: #301 Pie-onist Overlord
ANOTHER PATRIOT HEARD FROM:
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That really offensive. Everybody knows that Edward Snowden is the real Putins bitch.
308 | Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:17:05pm |
re: #298 Political Atheist
As in published about this particular incident? No, of course not. Why would there be?
Because that’s the kind of thing that people write down and publish.
I only have a passing acquaintance with Bruce, we know a close friend of his well. So as I did point out above call it anecdotal if you wish.
It’s actually an anecdote of an anecdote.
Is this a thing that is particularly hard to accept or unlikely in your view?
Yep. Or rather, it’s hard to accept that’d happen without someone actually saying that it was happening.
Can’t just wiki every little hiring thing especially where those involved are not the type to tweet their complaints.
Sorry, you’re claiming that actors aren’t the types to talk about why they didn’t get a role?
You could look up the IMDB for Law And Order and see that ridiculously long list of actors that worked the show.
Which makes the initial claim a lot more suspect, yeah. I’m wondering how you think this works in your favor. Can you explain?
309 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:17:37pm |
re: #296 klys
Everyone handles it differently, so there’s no guarantee, but I know that after 50+ years of marriage Grandma missed Grandpa a lot.
I’m thankful she was at my wedding, even if Grandpa couldn’t be, and she made a gorgeous king-sized quilt (her first quilting project ever) for our wedding present.
One of the things I would run back into the house for to save.
Oh, I would, too!
Yes, seemingly happens to many couples who have long-lived marriages. They seem to “pine away”. It was my aunt’s third husband, though she missed his company. He left her fairly well fixed for retirement, with a pension and health care, though, as he had worked at Union Carbide for many years in acctg.
310 | EPR-radar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:17:53pm |
re: #306 Political Atheist
That really offensive. Everybody knows that Edward Snowden is the real Putins bitch.
Or W Bush in 2008 with respect to Putin’s little adventure in Georgia.
312 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:19:21pm |
re: #302 FemNaziBitch
I’ve noticed that a lot of white kids just look stupid when they try to dress in current fashions without going ghetto.
Really, the current version of preppy is nerdy. Go ghetto or wear sweats.
I wear sweats all winter! Does that make me cool? : )
313 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:19:52pm |
re: #305 FemNaziBitch
How has the day been for everyone?
It was one of those days where, when I finally get a little break to take a leak, I notice black grease on my face and wonder how long it’s been there and why nobody told me.
315 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:20:41pm |
re: #312 Justanotherhuman
I wear sweats all winter! Does that make me cool? : )
depends, do you wear Grandma Warm-up Suits with white sneakers?
319 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:22:10pm |
re: #314 Charles Johnson
OK… now it’s fixed for reals.
What happens if I delete the widgets from my widgets list?
320 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:22:18pm |
re: #316 Gus
[Embedded content]
An extract:
Have an issue? I'm your tissue! pic.twitter.com/UQXgnlnFPl— Cute Emergency (@CuteEmergency) March 20, 2014
322 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:22:56pm |
re: #315 FemNaziBitch
depends, do you wear Grandma Warm-up Suits with white sneakers?
Oh hell, no. Real sweats with black running shoes. : )
323 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:22:57pm |
Another term for non-expert analysis: feels.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 21, 2014
324 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:23:07pm |
325 | freetoken Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:23:12pm |
Racism and creationism merge is faux patriotism:
‘League of the South’ official: Teaching evolution is ‘an act of disloyalty to America’
Michael Peroutka, a Maryland-based lawyer who was the Constitution Party’s candidate for president in 2004, says that Americans cannot believe in evolution if they truly love their country.
In 2011 video uncovered by Right Wing Watch on Thursday, the co-founder of the Institute on the Constitution asserts that “evolutionary thinking is dangerous and anti-American.”
[…]
326 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:23:38pm |
re: #319 Gus
They’ll show up as a link, probably to a Twitter error page.
327 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:23:53pm |
328 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:24:11pm |
re: #326 Charles Johnson
They’ll show up as a link, probably to a Twitter error page.
Ah, OK. So basically leave ‘em alone.
329 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:26:03pm |
re: #159 goddamnedfrank
Michael Moriarty and Angie Harmon, just off the top of my head.
Michael Moriarty was in some ways ‘right’ in other ways ‘left’. But what got him gone from Law & Order was his picking a fight with then-Attorney General Janet Reno over what he felt were her violations of civil liberties both as Miami-Dade DA, and later as AG. He finally made so much noise about Reno that the Department of Justice told Dick Wolf bluntly that the DoJ would cease all cooperation with Law & Order unless Moriarty was fired. Wolf needed that cooperation so, Moriarty got the boot.
330 | dog philosopher Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:26:32pm |
re: #302 FemNaziBitch
I’ve noticed that a lot of white kids just look stupid when they try to dress in current fashions without going ghetto.
Really, the current version of preppy is nerdy. Go ghetto or wear sweats.
i’m looking for the real radical break in fashions the way it happened 1920-1925 and 1962-1968 but it’s been a long time since anything like that
331 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:26:38pm |
re: #301 Pie-onist Overlord
ANOTHER PATRIOT HEARD FROM:
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Given their anti-sodomy stance , it is surprising how many conservatives apparently want to suck off Putin. #tcot #UniteBlue— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 21, 2014
332 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:26:47pm |
Turks awaiting Pres @cbabdullahgul s potential statement about the ban on @twitter via his twitter account.. ohh. wait..— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) March 21, 2014
333 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:27:10pm |
Local BREAKING news: RT @wcnc: BREAKING: Man charged for sucking woman's toe in Walmart…— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) March 21, 2014
335 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:28:06pm |
re: #308 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut
Because that’s the kind of thing that people write down and publish.
I don’t think so.
Sorry, you’re claiming that actors aren’t the types to talk about why they didn’t get a role?
Ahem. I said those actors, a far less general statement, and it was not “talk about” it was “publish”. Actually that meant Bruce Boxleitner. Who simply moved on in his acting roles without L&E. So I have no memo link for you. If you are unconvinced of what I had to say that’s fine.
Which makes the initial claim a lot more suspect, yeah. I’m wondering how you think this works in your favor. Can you explain?
Sure. A handful of rightwingers can be found hired at L&E. There were so very many over 20 years, and see how long the right wingers lasted. Seems that handful is a pretty small number when scaled to the total. And all this really means is Dick Wolf as a strong bias, rather than an absolute one. Please feel free to show me the link where people have the opposite impression of him that have auditioned or worked the show have reason to show me wrong about him.
336 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:28:13pm |
HEY! Where’s all the stuff that suppossed to be at the sides of the page? Up Top, you know, blogroll, newsfeed etc …
337 | palomino Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:28:15pm |
re: #159 goddamnedfrank
Michael Moriarty and Angie Harmon, just off the top of my head.
A few others: Dennis Hopper (but he’s dead); Sylvester Stallone (just brain damaged); and Patricia Heaton (an actual class act).
338 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:28:17pm |
@Wolfrum @pinkbunny70 He's a bit like Glenn Greenwald in that respect.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) March 21, 2014
339 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:28:58pm |
Wow, this just showed up in a column in Tweetdeck for one of the hashtags I’d been following. Seriously weird stuff. It’s like they syncretized all the most woo woo, way out there elements of all the major religions and combined them into a single cult that revolves around their man-in-the-moon savior who’s a combination of the (Jewish) Messiah, Jesus, the Mahdi, etc. Good grief. O_O
340 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:29:34pm |
I see Gus and Charles are baiting the Dudebros and Wingnuts on Twitter tonight.
341 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:30:18pm |
re: #340 Dark_Falcon
I see Gus and Charles are baiting the Dudebros and Wingnuts on Twitter tonight.
Not tonight. Last night for a bit.
342 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:30:37pm |
re: #340 Dark_Falcon
I see Gus and Charles are baiting the Dudebros and Wingnuts on Twitter tonight.
It’s like chumming a koi pond with bread crumbs.
343 | dog philosopher Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:30:48pm |
re: #339 CuriousLurker
Wow, just showed up in a column in Tweetdeck for one of the hashtags I’d been following. Seriously weird stuff. It’s like they syncretized all the most woo woo, way out there elements of all the major religions and combined them into a single cult that revolves around their man-in-the-moon savior who’s a combination of the (Jewish) Messiah, Jesus, the Mahdi, etc. Good grief. O_O
i rather follow a spender than a savior
more handouts
344 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:31:19pm |
re: #329 Dark_Falcon
Michael Moriarty was in some ways ‘right’ in other ways ‘left’. But what got him gone from Law & Order was his picking a fight with then-Attorney General Janet Reno over what he felt were her violations of civil liberties both as Miami-Dade DA, and later as AG. He finally made so much noise about Reno that the Department of Justice told Dick Wolf bluntly that the DoJ would cease all cooperation with Law & Order unless Moriarty was fired. Wolf needed that cooperation so, Moriarty got the boot.
Some pretty interesting stuff about Moriarty here:
345 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:32:03pm |
Do I want to know what Tweetdeck is?
I just found out today that I have a cc that I can just wave at the cash register and it works.
346 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:32:07pm |
Fred Phelps has been dead all day and I still don't give a crap.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) March 21, 2014
347 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:32:09pm |
re: #334 Gus
Be warned: Next time you get cranky on Twitter I’m gonna make a custom timeline of all your gripes for posterity. // lol
348 | freetoken Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:32:10pm |
re: #342 darthstar
It’s like chumming a koi pond with bread crumbs.
I was about to write “it’s like putting peanut butter on the floor for the mice”, but I think it’s the same idea.
349 | palomino Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:32:48pm |
re: #301 Pie-onist Overlord
ANOTHER PATRIOT HEARD FROM:
[Embedded content]
If Obama is Putin’s bitch, then so was W.
For that matter, Reagan was the bitch of whoever the hell bombed our base in Beirut in 1983.
Funny thing is, according to the fanatics who still can’t accept his two election wins, Obama is also a “military tyrant” (but only in the case of Libya, Afghanistan, use of drones, and surveillance.)
I guess he’s a bitch some days of the week and Hitler on other days.
350 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:33:08pm |
Wow had no idea about Moriarty. Most of the L&O I watched was with Waterston as McCoy who I feel was a better character. I really was missing Jerry Orbach as Briscoe at the end. He was probably my favorite character on the entire series.
351 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:33:33pm |
re: #347 CuriousLurker
Be warned: Next time you get cranky on Twitter I’m gonna make a custom timeline of all your gripes for posterity. // lol
Who? Me? :P
352 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:33:39pm |
Maybe the plane is fine and we're all the people who disappeared! #mindblown #mh370 @tbogg— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 21, 2014
353 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:34:13pm |
RT America has removed all American anchors from the desk this week amid growing resistance to pushing Kremlin propaganda— Liz Wahl (@lizwahl) March 21, 2014
354 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:34:18pm |
CNN can now use video of the P-8 aircraft. They just have to crop it from Rachel’s broadcast.
355 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:36:01pm |
Hobby Lobby Wants to Deny Insurance Coverage of Birth Control. It Should Stop Selling Knitting Needles, .. #fem2 http://t.co/YiWPuxH2rk— MaryKate (@FeministArmy) March 21, 2014
356 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:36:04pm |
re: #345 FemNaziBitch
Do I want to know what Tweetdeck is?
I just found out today that I have a cc that I can just wave at the cash register and it works.
You’re not using it?? It’s like the best thing since sliced bread.
357 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:36:06pm |
re: #347 CuriousLurker
Be warned: Next time you get cranky on Twitter I’m gonna make a custom timeline of all your gripes for posterity. // lol
This is why God invented custom timelines.
358 | HappyWarrior Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:36:08pm |
re: #349 palomino
If Obama is Putin’s bitch, then so was W.
For that matter, Reagan was the bitch of whoever the hell bombed our base in Beirut in 1983.
Funny thing is, according to the fanatics who still can’t accept his two election wins, Obama is also a “military tyrant” (but only in the case of Libya, Afghanistan, use of drones, and surveillance.)
I guess he’s a bitch some days of the week and Hitler on other days.
What amuses me is they claim Obama is soft for not declaring war on Russia while ignoring the fanboy/girl love for Putin that exists in their own camp and that the Bush administration didn’t exactly declare war on Putin when South Ossetia was invaded either. This whole idea of Obama as a wimp is delusional anyhow. This friend of my father’s was talking about Putin doesn’t respect Obama yada yada. I wasn’t present but if I had been, I would have said there’s a 6’6 dead Saudi guy in the bottom of the Arabian sea that may disagree. He also sent a moronic photoshop of Obama’s head on a female figure skater and Putin’s on a male. Nice guy outside of politics but it’s people like this that are wrong with the political right in this country. Same guy also thinks Putin will nuke us.
359 | Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:36:12pm |
re: #335 Political Atheist
I don’t think so.
Why not? I’ve read stories from actors talking about why they didn’t get roles, why is this a weird idea to you?
Ahem. I said those actors, a far less general statement, and it was not “talk about” it was “publish”. Actually that meant Bruce Boxleitner. Who simply moved on in his acting roles without L&E. So I have no memo link for you. If you are unconvinced of what I had to say that’s fine.
I’m confused by why you would think anyone would be convinced by “A guy I know says this other guy said it”.
I wouldn’t ever expect someone to treat that as credible, and we shouldn’t treat that sort of thing as credible. You really think that if I tell you something that someone else said about what someone else said that you should treat that as credible?
Sure. A handful of rightwingers can be found hired at L&E. There were so very many over 20 years, and see how long the right wingers lasted. Seems that handful is a pretty small number when scaled to the total. And all this really means is Dick Wolf as a strong bias, rather than an absolute one. Please feel free to show me the link where people have the opposite impression of him that have auditioned or worked the show have reason to show me wrong about him.
Please continue to follow my posts on statistics, because you are fucking them up right now. In order to answer the question using these statistics, you’d first have to know the proportion of right-wing vs. left-wing people in the auditions, know who else didn’t get the roles, etc. You have none of that.
You don’t even have, I don’t think, a list of which actors on Law and Order were conservatives. Do you? You mentioned there’s a ton of people, have you actually counted the conservatives?
360 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:36:17pm |
Progressives have the power to revoke citizenship on Twitter RT @eclecticbrotha @HayesBrown @RosieGray You're Brazilian, dude.— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 20, 2014
361 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:36:32pm |
362 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:37:04pm |
Progressives have the power to revoke citizenship on Twitter RT @eclecticbrotha @HayesBrown @RosieGray You're Brazilian, dude.— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 20, 2014
364 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:38:33pm |
@ggreenwald @HayesBrown @RosieGray You're Brazilian, dude.— Libido Shuffle (@eclecticbrotha) March 20, 2014
366 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:39:38pm |
No pie this week, I have started Spring Cleaning.
But there will be cupcakes.
368 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:40:25pm |
@ggreenwald @emptywheel @HayesBrown @RosieGray I'm amused my 3 word tweet brought all your trolls to my yard. Say Hi to John Cusack for me.— Libido Shuffle (@eclecticbrotha) March 20, 2014
369 | BongCrodny Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:40:50pm |
re: #144 Justanotherhuman
Dick Wolf hired Fred Thompson in a recurring role for a short period. He’s the most prominent one I can remember.
Fred Thompson appeared in 116 episodes from 2002-2007. Not really a short period by most TV series’ lives, but maybe in Law & Order years. :-)
Did he leave because he was “let go,” or did he choose to leave because he ran for President in 2008?
370 | wrenchwench Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:41:20pm |
371 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:41:24pm |
Who knew the #bison in Wind Cave National Park were nearsighted? #southdakota #animals #nature pic.twitter.com/jA3A60qCzH— US Dept of Interior (@Interior) March 21, 2014
372 | goddamnedfrank Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:42:39pm |
re: #298 Political Atheist
Is this a thing that is particularly hard to accept or unlikely in your view? Can’t just wiki every little hiring thing especially where those involved are not the type to tweet their complaints.
Um, ok. So you’re saying Boxleitner is kind of a whiney gossip in private, ascribing the loss of a role to his own personal politics. That’s great and all, but not very instructive when pitted against Wolf’s actual history. L&O probably has the most spin offs in TV history. The guy dry humped that franchise’s bones until they crackled into dust, and then dry humped the dust. Considering the people he did hire, from the very beginning, and cast to lead roles you want me to believe he had some long running policy against employing conservative talent out of pure spite.
Anyway the charge itself is kind of a trope at this point, lots of conservative actors have made it, from Janine Turner to John Voigt. It’s almost the go to excuse for a flagging career. The whole left wing / liberal control of Hollywood mindset is also, dare I mention it, dangerously related to and intertwined with conspiracies about Jewish control of same.
You could look up the IMDB for Law And Order and see that ridiculously long list of actors that worked the show. Here is a link to that.
That’s great, how many of them are Democrats? Seems like most people in the public eye just keep their politics private, which is probably wise.
374 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:42:59pm |
re: #356 CuriousLurker
You’re not using it?? It’s like the best thing since sliced bread.
Holy …
do I want it to show desktop notifications?
What even does that mean?
375 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:43:41pm |
re: #361 CuriousLurker
Ouch. Good one.
Yeah, I thought it was a good one.
Can’t believe no one did it until now.
376 | Political Atheist Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:45:08pm |
re: #359 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut
You are taking a very small part of my point to BD and a small aside as worthy of a full on statistical study. That approach is not worth my time for a single skeptic such as yourself this afternoon. This is a conversation not a scientific or academic paper. One should not confuse the appropriate standards.
377 | dog philosopher Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:46:28pm |
378 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:46:44pm |
re: #350 HappyWarrior
Wow had no idea about Moriarty. Most of the L&O I watched was with Waterston as McCoy who I feel was a better character. I really was missing Jerry Orbach as Briscoe at the end. He was probably my favorite character on the entire series.
I loved Jerry Orbach. But I had a shallow crush on Chris Noth when I first started watching back in the early 90s, then started looking at the others. I admit, I liked Moriarty’s character. I couldn’t figure out all the hype over Mariska Hargitay as I didn’t think her character had as much depth as some of the other women, esp in SVU (Michelle Hurd comes to mind). Yes, I watched them all. : )
380 | darthstar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:46:54pm |
re: #356 CuriousLurker
You’re not using it?? It’s like the best thing since sliced bread.
I like the feature of having things scroll out of view on twitter…I don’t want to start tracking topics (even trending ones) more than clicking on my interactions requires.
381 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:47:33pm |
382 | Decatur Deb Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:48:10pm |
re: #313 wrenchwench
It was one of those days where, when I finally get a little break to take a leak, I notice black grease on my face and wonder how long it’s been there and why nobody told me.
Women are glad you look silly. Men are afraid it’s a new fashion.
383 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:48:14pm |
re: #374 FemNaziBitch
Holy …
do I want it to show desktop notifications?
What even does that mean?
You can control the notifications. Just try it for a week or so—it’s not like you can’t just uninstall it if you decide it’s not for you. Personally, I love it. If it went away, I’d probably stop using Twitter altogether unless someone came up with a comparable desktop application.
There are other clients I like better for work-related stuff and got moblie devices, but Tweetdeck is hands-down my overall favorite.
384 | Jack Burton Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:48:30pm |
re: #381 Pie-onist Overlord
One of these things is not like the other…
385 | Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:48:34pm |
re: #376 Political Atheist
You are taking a very small part of my point to BD and a small aside as worthy of a full on statistical study.
I’m saying you shouldn’t repeat rumors of rumors without the slightest hint of actual statistical backing.
That approach is not worth my time for a single skeptic such as yourself this afternoon. This is a conversation not a scientific or academic paper. One should not confuse the appropriate standards.
It’s just as useless in a conversation, though. It’s just not worthwhile to say “Hey, this other guy said that this other guy said this.” Even if that other guy did say it, it’s then a case of “Well, is that other guy credible?”
Even when you’re just having an ordinary conversation, you shouldn’t do it, especially when it’s an accusation of unprofessionalism against someone. Just spreading around rumors doesn’t do anyone any good, and it makes you look bad too.
386 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:48:40pm |
re: #369 BongCrodny
Fred Thompson appeared in 116 episodes from 2002-2007. Not really a short period by most TV series’ lives, but maybe in Law & Order years. :-)
Did he leave because he was “let go,” or did he choose to leave because he ran for President in 2008?
No kidding? That many? I missed a lot of episodes, then. : ) He may have quit to run, then.
387 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:48:45pm |
re: #381 Pie-onist Overlord
I have a collection of Babushka dolls (Matrioshka) that I bought when I visited Russia in 2007. Here is how some of them are arranged:
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babushkats pic.twitter.com/jaJHc1R1Hj— Emergency Kittens (@EmrgencyKittens) March 20, 2014
388 | The Ghost of a Flea Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:48:50pm |
re: #372 goddamnedfrank
and then dry humped the dust.
With dust, I don’t thinking there’s any other humping option available.
389 | Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:49:06pm |
re: #387 Gus
The looks on their faces is freaking perfect.
390 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:49:20pm |
re: #350 HappyWarrior
Wow had no idea about Moriarty. Most of the L&O I watched was with Waterston as McCoy who I feel was a better character. I really was missing Jerry Orbach as Briscoe at the end. He was probably my favorite character on the entire series.
Jerry Orbach’s Detective Lenny Briscoe is still the fan favorite character of the entire Law & Order franchise, and Jerry Orbach was the most beloved actor on the show in the eyes of the crew and the rest of the cast.
391 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:50:04pm |
re: #380 darthstar
I like the feature of having things scroll out of view on twitter…I don’t want to start tracking topics (even trending ones) more than clicking on my interactions requires.
Yeah, that’s one of my favorite things about it.
392 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:50:59pm |
re: #383 CuriousLurker
You can control the notifications. Just try it for a week or so—it’s not like you can’t just uninstall it if you decide it’s not for you. Personally, I love it. If it went away, I’d probably stop using Twitter altogether unless someone came up with a comparable desktop application.
There are other clients I like better for work-related stuff and got moblie devices, but Tweetdeck is hands-down my overall favorite.
I’m not sure, I don’t like the fast scroll. I don’t have that much interaction.
393 | goddamnedfrank Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:51:13pm |
re: #385 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut
It’s just as useless in a conversation, though. It’s just not worthwhile to say “Hey, this other guy said that this other guy said this.” Even if that other guy did say it, it’s then a case of “Well, is that other guy credible?”
I call it the Ferris Bueller / 31 Flavors Fallacy.
394 | bratwurst Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:51:26pm |
re: #369 BongCrodny
Did he leave because he was “let go,” or did he choose to leave because he ran for President in 2008?
Is that what he was doing in 2008? Running for president? Could have fooled me!
395 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:52:27pm |
CNN’s first Tweet appropriately enough…
Reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith dies at 39 tinyurl.com;— CNN (@CNN) February 9, 2007
396 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:52:33pm |
re: #389 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut
The looks on their faces is freaking perfect.
The cat with her head turned: “As soon as the human takes these things off we shred her sleeves like confetti! Got it?”
Other Cat: “I got it. We’ll show her who runs this house!”
397 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:53:00pm |
Now THIS is funny!! pic.twitter.com/vQKob0bYmA— Cynthia (@cynthia4877) March 20, 2014
398 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:53:34pm |
re: #393 goddamnedfrank
I call it the Ferris Bueller / 31 Flavors Fallacy.
Is the Willis Tower involved in that one?
399 | Charles Johnson Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:54:26pm |
Thank goodness _somebody_ is sticking up for the rights of non-experts to weigh in on whatever the fuck.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 21, 2014
400 | palomino Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:54:38pm |
re: #397 FemNaziBitch
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And with 11 days left, that number will likely increase by at least a few hundred thousand. Like everything else in life (tax returns anyone?) many people wait til the last minute.
401 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:54:57pm |
This can’t be right, where is the BENGHAZI!!!!!! lobe?
The GOP Brain @RightWingTips @colleencpa @justgrateful @DrDanielDorey @RealDangerClose #p2 #Uniteblue @tcot pic.twitter.com/8NRJAMLusx— R.Saddler (@Politics_PR) March 15, 2014
402 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:55:03pm |
Our pick for #HaftSin of this year. Happy #Nowruz. Some #Iranians are busy now exchanging photos of their HaftSin ? pic.twitter.com/sc5JABWcyD— Hossein Gharibi (@gharibi14) March 20, 2014
403 | klys Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:55:18pm |
re: #399 Charles Johnson
Expertise is overrated. I mean, that’s why he just asks random folks on the street for medical advice, right?
404 | gwangung Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:55:49pm |
re: #376 Political Atheist
You are taking a very small part of my point to BD and a small aside as worthy of a full on statistical study. That approach is not worth my time for a single skeptic such as yourself this afternoon. This is a conversation not a scientific or academic paper. One should not confuse the appropriate standards.
Aw, all you civilians are so darn cute when you try to explain show business.
Heh.
405 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:56:14pm |
Guess which is my prosthetic arm? Trying to be humerus… Mad props to @medstarnrh @hangernews for the fast work. pic.twitter.com/3ld70UB2GR— Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien) March 20, 2014
406 | Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:56:42pm |
re: #393 goddamnedfrank
I call it the Ferris Bueller / 31 Flavors Fallacy.
It most annoys me when it happens at workplaces. There tends to be two forms of it.
1) A guy claims that Bigwig only likes projects with X in them, like, only ones that have an animal, or only things that are set outside the US. Sometimes it’s even ‘true’ if you look at what projects that guy approves, but it’s still not actually true, it’s just a coincidence. Mostly it’s just a misinterpretation of something the guy said sometime, or selection bias.
2) A guy claims that person X is poison to any project he’s assigned to and they all get shitcanned. This is the most harmful one, because it becomes self- fulfilling. Projects get cancelled. If someone is on two projects in a row that get cancelled, then suddenly they’ve got this aura of failure around them, and people start either just blaming them directly or making up reasons, (sometimes that Bigwig doesn’t like X, and will cancel any project he’s on.) Again, this is usually just selection bias, but people have their careers ruined because of stuff like this.
I shocked everyone at one company when I just popped by the VP’s office and said, “Hey, people say you only like products with animals in them, is that true?” And he said, “No, I’ve been wondering why every project has animals in it. Who told you that?” And nobody was the originator, these things often just spring up out of nowhere apparently and then just get rumored around.
Again, I really think discourse in general would be improved if people had (and employed) a firm grasp of statistics.
407 | jaunte Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:57:03pm |
re: #399 Charles Johnson
Thank goodness _somebody_ is sticking up for the rights of non-experts to weigh in on whatever the fuck.
FREEEDom!!!!
408 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:57:13pm |
HOLY SHIT WHAT A PSYCHOPATH
.@daveweigel @jkirchick Here's Abby's really cool swastika, skull American flag website (that she later took down). pic.twitter.com/hYx6GoTCpg— H to the Snow (@hailsnow) March 20, 2014
409 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:57:24pm |
re: #392 FemNaziBitch
I’m not sure, I don’t like the fast scroll. I don’t have that much interaction.
Ah, I see, well then maybe it’s not for you. I’m following 600+ and have about 300 followers—which is nothing compared to like Charles’ 8K followers—but it’s enough to make Twitter a PITA for me without it.
410 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:57:36pm |
Here's the co-author of the Truthdig @jkirchick hit, with RT truther host Abby Martin, flipping off a photo of Bibi pic.twitter.com/N2fkqxhPvt— daveweigel (@daveweigel) March 19, 2014
411 | palomino Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:57:59pm |
re: #390 Dark_Falcon
Jerry Orbach’s Detective Lenny Briscoe is still the fan favorite character of the entire Law & Order franchise, and Jerry Orbach was the most beloved actor on the show in the eyes of the crew and the rest of the cast.
One of his more memorable, albeit small, roles was in an underrated movie called Prince of the City. Made in 1981, it was about corrupt NYC narc officers, one of which was played by “Lenny”, as I’ll always think of him.
412 | Gus Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:58:20pm |
re: #408 Pie-onist Overlord
HOLY SHIT WHAT A PSYCHOPATH
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@hailsnow @daveweigel @jkirchick In the eyes of @AbbyMartin, America and nazism is the same thing— Liz Wahl (@lizwahl) March 21, 2014
413 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:58:39pm |
re: #402 Gus
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Wow, that one’s so fancy I didn’t even realize what it was at first.
414 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:58:49pm |
re: #409 CuriousLurker
Ah, I see, well then maybe it’s not for you. I’m following 600+ and have about 300 followers—which is nothing compared to like Charles’ 8K followers—but it’s enough to make Twitter a PITA for me without it.
I don’t even look at my own Time Line, I follow #UniteBlue and the Derp on #tcot, and my Derp and Win lists.
415 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:00:38pm |
@NicoleBonnet1 Are they bosses or Masters/Owners ??— Tom Hutson (@DTHutson) March 21, 2014
416 | Dark_Falcon Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:01:01pm |
re: #410 Gus
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If she ever had to argument an actual point with Netanyahu he’d win by default, as her brain would seize up when exposed to too much reality.
417 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:02:36pm |
re: #409 CuriousLurker
Ah, I see, well then maybe it’s not for you. I’m following 600+ and have about 300 followers—which is nothing compared to like Charles’ 8K followers—but it’s enough to make Twitter a PITA for me without it.
I have 300+ followers and I”m following 800+, but I don’t expect to read everything. Much is duplicated from one organization or another or on facebook.
418 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:03:19pm |
re: #414 Pie-onist Overlord
I don’t even look at my own Time Line, I follow #UniteBlue and the Derp on #tcot, and my Derp and Win lists.
I do that sometimes with stuff that is trending —mostly so I can learn what the heck it is.
419 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:03:47pm |
re: #396 Dark_Falcon
The cat with her head turned: “As soon as the human takes these things off we shred her sleeves like confetti! Got it?”
Other Cat: “I got it. We’ll show her who runs this house!”
I’ve gotta admit I was wondering HTF they got the cats to allow them to put those on, especially over their ears and tying it close to their necks? NO WAY my cats would’ve allowed that (or if I’d somehow managed to accomplish it, everything would’ve been blood-spattered).
420 | goddamnedfrank Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:08:08pm |
re: #416 Dark_Falcon
If she ever had to argument an actual point with Netanyahu he’d win by default, as her brain would seize up when exposed to too much reality.
I wonder if Netanyahu feels ashamed of his role in fomenting hatred against Rabin. He really should.
Rallies, organized partially by Likud, became increasingly extreme in tone. Likud leader (and future Prime Minister) Benjamin Netanyahu accused Rabin’s government of being “removed from Jewish tradition … and Jewish values.” Netanyahu addressed protesters of the Oslo movement at rallies where posters portrayed Rabin in a Nazi SS uniform or being the target in the cross-hairs of a sniper.[2] Rabin accused Netanyahu of provoking violence, a charge which Netanyahu strenuously denied.
It says something about the absolute dearth of leadership options on the Israeli right that Netanyahu was ever allowed to again take part in national politics. In pretty much any other country that kind of stunt would get a dude declared persona non grata forever.
421 | TedStriker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:08:23pm |
re: #258 Jack Burton
Something that might make Art Bell or Alex Jones only blush a little.
Say what you will, but, IMNSHO, Art Bell doesn’t really belong in the same category as Jones.
While Art may have believed some of the stuff his guests talked about, he always came off as jovial and as enthralled by some of his guests as the audience was; to me, he was a great radio host and entertainer.
Jones is just filled with CTs and bile.
422 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:09:21pm |
There was a GSD puppy at the pet shop at the mall tonite.
She was perfect. and I left her there.
:(
423 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:09:50pm |
re: #418 FemNaziBitch
I do that sometimes with stuff that is trending —mostly so I can learn what the heck it is.
When stuff is trending, that’s when all the spambots swarm in and a hashtag becomes unreadable.
I also don’t see all the shit that’s on tcot because I have blocked so many assholes.
424 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:10:12pm |
re: #417 FemNaziBitch
I have 300+ followers and I”m following 800+, but I don’t expect to read everything. Much is duplicated from one organization or another or on facebook.
Oh, okay. I just quickly looked at the numbers in your Twitter profile as linked in your LGF profile, which isn’t the right one. You might want to correct that as it goes to www.twitter.com/ggt, which an account belonging to some guy in Mexico who hasn’t tweeted for nearly 3 years.
425 | RealityBasedSteve Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:11:35pm |
re: #419 CuriousLurker
I’ve gotta admit I was wondering HTF they got the cats to allow them to put those on, especially over their ears and tying it close to their necks? NO WAY my cats would’ve allowed that (or if I’d somehow managed to accomplish it, everything would’ve been blood-spattered).
Yea… One of my ‘meezer cats would tolerate it pretty well, but that’s because any kind of attention is fine with him. My female one on the other hand… well lets just say it wouldn’t be a mistake I’d make twice.
RBS
426 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:13:03pm |
re: #424 CuriousLurker
Oh, okay. I just quickly looked at the numbers in your Twitter profile as linked in your LGF profile, which isn’t the right one. You might want to correct that as it goes to www.twitter.com/ggt, which an account belonging to some guy in Mexico who hasn’t tweeted for nearly 3 years.
try it now
427 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:14:28pm |
Freepers are having Vladgasms.
Which man would YOU take more seriously? #TCOT #teaparty #p2 #pjnet #GOP @nra #ccot #2A #tlot #lnyhbt #ocra pic.twitter.com/JMWaHA6e8g— Free Republic (@FreeRepublicUSA) March 21, 2014
428 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:14:38pm |
re: #425 RealityBasedSteve
Yea… One of my ‘meezer cats would tolerate it pretty well, but that’s because any kind of attention is fine with him. My female one on the other hand… well lets just say it wouldn’t be a mistake I’d make twice.
RBS
Yeah, both of mine will allow me to touch them (almost) anywhere, but approach them with a strange object and try to attach it to them? Uh-uh, not happening.
429 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:15:22pm |
430 | Kragar Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:16:18pm |
re: #427 Pie-onist Overlord
Freepers are having Vladgasms.
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The one who made sure Bin Laden died @FreeRepublicUSA @NRA— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 21, 2014
431 | FemNaziBitch Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:16:29pm |
re: #429 CuriousLurker
It’s correct now.
I don’t know what I would do without you.
Now, I need another lesson on how to put a non-youtube video in a Post.
but not tonite.
Thanks!
432 | TedStriker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:16:51pm |
re: #350 HappyWarrior
Wow had no idea about Moriarty. Most of the L&O I watched was with Waterston as McCoy who I feel was a better character. I really was missing Jerry Orbach as Briscoe at the end. He was probably my favorite character on the entire series.
Say what you will about the original L&O, but Wolf picked good main cast members consistently throughout the entire series.
Moriarty, Sorvino, Noth, Orbach, Watterson, and Merkerson, among others…I like(d) their characters a lot
433 | CuriousLurker Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:17:38pm |
re: #431 FemNaziBitch
I don’t know what I would do without you.
Now, I need another lesson on how to put a non-youtube video in a Post.
but not tonite.
Thanks!
Whenever you’re ready, let me know.
Anyhoo, new thread so I’m out for the night. Later, lizards.
434 | chadu Thu, Mar 20, 2014 7:37:15pm |
re: #139 Political Atheist
I happen to be aware of Bruce Boxleitner missing out on a good gig over this. Too bad he’s a good guy caught in a tough moment for most actors. You don’t see him out there on Fox like Jon Voight shilling for the extreme view.
I’ve heard/read that the lunchtable political discussions on the sets of B5 were EPIC.
435 | wheat-dogghazi Thu, Mar 20, 2014 9:35:22pm |
re: #350 HappyWarrior
Wow had no idea about Moriarty. Most of the L&O I watched was with Waterston as McCoy who I feel was a better character. I really was missing Jerry Orbach as Briscoe at the end. He was probably my favorite character on the entire series.
Jerry Orbach was terrific as Briscoe. He also did Broadway, and was in the original cast of The Fantasticks. He could sing, too!
And Patrick Swayze told him he couldn’t put Baby in a corner.
436 | Political Atheist Fri, Mar 21, 2014 8:16:11am |
re: #385 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut
Rumros? Perhaps. Also the statements of certain people involved among friends. Sorry TMZ & Twitter must have missed this incident.
Might you be aware of the kerfuffle at a big Hollywood guild that resulted in a resolution to not discriminate on a political basis? This after a few conservatives reacted to a power player admitting on tape that he favors that accusation? See “Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors”. Hollywood reporter
Additionally, some with knowledge of the situation told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday that efforts are underway to encourage that similar steps be taken by the writers’, directors’ and producers’ guilds and the TV and motion picture Academies.
“The crusade is on,” one insider said.
The Caucus, founded in 1977 by Norman Lear, Aaron Spelling and others to promote diversity and free speech in television, was under pressure after a couple of its right-leaning members quit in disgust after hearing some of the online tapes that were released by Ben Shapiro, author of the new book, Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV.
Lionel Chetwynd (Ike: Countdown to D-Day, DC 9/11: Time of Crisis) and Norman Powell (24, The Big Valley), who quit a month ago, told THR they’d return in light of the resolution.
“It’s a real step forward in the relevance of the Caucus,” Powell said. “I’m happy to rejoin, assuming they want me to. And I’m assuming they do, or they wouldn’t have done this.”
Of course those that choose to discriminate on a foolish basis are not often open about their bad habits. So when the people involved speak to a thing in among friends, it’s not my inclination to presume them wrong or deceitful. It’s my inclination to think they might well be right and are speaking honestly. Which is why is used certain disclaimers above. As in “anecdotal” etc. There are many true things that don’t wind up at a sight we would agree is reliable on the internet.
I have a modicum of respect for the views of those involved. That can of course have it’s trade offs. I actually am looking forward to your further Pages on stats, and I expect I will learn a few things. What I may have learned already is when I need to take that approach and when I do not.
437 | Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Fri, Mar 21, 2014 1:14:44pm |
re: #436 Political Atheist
Rumros? Perhaps. Also the statements of certain people involved among friends. Sorry TMZ & Twitter must have missed this incident.
Yeah, that’s what a rumor is.
Might you be aware of the kerfuffle at a big Hollywood guild that resulted in a resolution to not discriminate on a political basis? This after a few conservatives reacted to a power player admitting on tape that he favors that accusation? See “Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors”. Hollywood reporter
…and?
Of course those that choose to discriminate on a foolish basis are not often open about their bad habits. So when the people involved speak to a thing in among friends, it’s not my inclination to presume them wrong or deceitful. It’s my inclination to think they might well be right and are speaking honestly. Which is why is used certain disclaimers above. As in “anecdotal” etc. There are many true things that don’t wind up at a sight we would agree is reliable on the internet.
If you have to use those disclaimers, you shouldn’t be saying it at all.
I have a modicum of respect for the views of those involved. That can of course have it’s trade offs. I actually am looking forward to your further Pages on stats, and I expect I will learn a few things. What I may have learned already is when I need to take that approach and when I do not.
You should always take that approach, you should always hold yourself to a better standard, you shouldn’t ever just credulously pass along rumors.