CA GOP Introduces Their Convicted Murderer and Sexual Predator Candidate for Governor

Proof that the CA GOP has basically given up.
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Meet one of your new California Republican Party candidates for Governor. Please note this is one of the finalists, who was officially introduced to the party at a GOP function as a candidate.

Glenn Champ, 48, addressed hundreds of GOP delegates and supporters Sunday at the site of the state party’s semi-annual convention. Introduced by party chairman Jim Brulte and allotted 10 minutes, Champ spoke in between the main GOP candidates, former U.S. Treasury official Neel Kashkari and state Assemblyman Tim Donnelly of San Bernardino County.

Champ, a little-known political neophyte from the Fresno County community of Tollhouse, did not directly mention his criminal past during his speech but said, “In my life, I’ve been held accountable because of my stupidity. I do not want anyone else to be enslaved because of their lack of knowledge.”

Champ’s rap sheet is lengthy. Court records show that in 1992, he pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed firearm. In 1993, he was convicted of two counts of assault with intent to commit rape and as a result was placed on the state’s sex-offender registry.

In March 1998, he accepted a plea deal on a charge of loitering to solicit a prostitute; later that year, he pleaded no contest to a voluntary manslaughter charge after hitting a man with his vehicle, for which he was sentenced to 12 years in state prison, according to court records.

But you see, that is all in the past now, because he found Jesus!

Champ said the assault case “was just for picking up some underage prostitutes” and resulted in a 90-day jail sentence. He said he turned his life around after the incident.

“I found the Lord when I got arrested for picking up the prostitutes,” Champ said. “I was like most people, ignorant in the darkness, in the very dark. I had no peace, had no love, had no joy. And now I do. Praise God for that…. I’ve grown considerably since I met Christ.”

More: GOP Candidate for Governor Is a Registered Sex Offender

Going to Champ’s own website, you can be treated to a truly amazing amount of Tea Party wingnut nonsense, full of bad grammar, hyperbole and religious zealotry.

champforgovernor.com

For example:

CHAMP represents a new breed of Christian soldier moving forward in the army of the lord, on the highway of righteousness, stomping on the devil’s head, with a new song of righteousness’s in our hearts. Amen. As a man of God, he is going back to fix the crooked places that have led to our current catastrophe. There is a parallel to our spirituality and our nations prosperity. God has sent a deliverer, CHAMP to lead the way back to righteousness and prosperity.

and:

CHAMP does not support same sex marriage but views them as misled people with past issues that have not been dealt with in a Biblical manner, nor does he support womb abortions 99.9% of the time. As a man of God and an Evangelical Christian believer, CHAMP’s faith “compels me to support Biblical traditional family values”. The gubernatorial candidate opposed what he called, ” ungodly legislation drafted by demonic terrorist extremists own agenda”, that refuse to follow the Biblical or constitution guide lines. This will involve a total overhaul of court house, school house, and church house!

And of course…

I use my second amendment right, NOT BURY THEM!

This from a convicted felon who is legally prohibited from owning firearms.

Well done, California GOP. Well done.

UPDATE at 3/23/14 1:03:37 pm

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303 comments
1 Snarknado!  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 12:49:25pm

So… California heads back to a Democratic supermajority?

2 AntonSirius  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 12:50:18pm

3 jaunte  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 12:51:51pm
“Glenn Champ”

This is really a clever satire, right?

4 Lidane  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 12:52:34pm
Champ said the assault case “was just for picking up some underage prostitutes”

Oh, well that makes everything okay then.

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5 Charles Johnson  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 12:55:00pm
6 Eclectic Cyborg  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 12:55:25pm

Is there any right winger named Glenn who is NOT a douche?

7 Eclectic Cyborg  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 12:56:29pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

I give Obama a lot of credit for doing an awesome job of keeping his family strong while being POTUS. He’s really a fine example of a husband and father.

8 Lidane  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 12:57:53pm
9 Kragar  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:00:29pm

re: #8 Lidane

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Needs more demon stomping.

10 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:00:34pm

I was just forced to watch Scary Movie 2.

It wasn’t as imaginative, nor as ridiculously funny as the GOP.

Hollywood needs to leave the ridiculous to the professionals

11 Kragar  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:02:01pm

Now think about this.

This is one of the guys who actually made it thru the vetting process to make it into the finals and be officially considered a nominee by the party, not some guy just declaring himself a candidate.

12 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:05:11pm

re: #11 Kragar

Now think about this.

This is one of the guys who actually made it thru the vetting process to make it into the finals and be officially considered a nominee by the party, not some guy just declaring himself a candidate.

Luke, I am your candidate.

13 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:05:44pm

Now I’m being forced to watch Scary Movie 3.

I hate my life.

14 Lidane  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:05:45pm

re: #11 Kragar

Now think about this.

This is one of the guys who actually made it thru the vetting process to make it into the finals and be officially considered a nominee by the party, not some guy just declaring himself a candidate.

But he found Jeebus after picking up teenage hookers! It’s all good!

Seriously, CA GOP?

15 jaunte  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:06:10pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

The air quality keeps deteriorating.

16 prairiefire  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:08:12pm

re: #8 Lidane

He’s got a “Staff”? Of righteousness? One scary Charlie Manson looking dude.

17 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:09:19pm

re: #14 Lidane

But he found Jeebus after picking up teenage hookers! It’s all good!

Seriously, CA GOP?

Commit a crime, find god/Jesus and all is forgiven.

Nope, no bias there.

18 Testy Toad T  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:12:20pm

The party is suffering from end-stage terminal Teahadism.

That said, now the CA GOP can probably get a prescription for some medical marijuana. So there’s a bright side.

19 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:12:46pm

re: #10 b_sharp

I was just forced to watch Scary Movie 2.
re: #13 b_sharp

Now I’m being forced to watch Scary Movie 3.

Que !?!?!

20 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:13:29pm

“[P]rohibited from owning firearms” yet stages a photo op with a semi-auto rifle?

21 Charles Johnson  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:13:58pm
22 Eclectic Cyborg  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:15:26pm

re: #20 Gus

“[P]rohibited from owning firearms” yet stages a photo op with a semi-auto rifle?

I had the same thought.

23 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:15:34pm

re: #21 Charles Johnson

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Yes, the fearless couch potato Tweeting snark.

24 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:16:07pm

re: #22 Eclectic Cyborg

I had the same thought.

Mighty strange.

25 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:16:20pm

re: #19 sattv4u2

I was just >forced to watch Scary Movie 2.

Now I’m being >forced to watch Scary Movie 3.

Que !?!?!

My wife controls the remote, and she threatens me every time I try to grab it.

She also controls the horizontal and the vertical.

26 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:16:57pm

re: #21 Charles Johnson

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27 Charles Johnson  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:16:59pm

re: #23 Gus

Yes, the fearless couch potato Tweeting snark.

It’s hard work being the most moral and honest journalist who ever lived.

28 Backwoods_Sleuth  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:17:03pm
29 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:17:18pm

re: #20 Gus

“[P]rohibited from owning firearms” yet stages a photo op with a semi-auto rifle?

Not just owning, even simple possession is illegal. If that was a real firearm in the photo, it is evidence of a federal offense.

30 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:18:03pm

re: #25 b_sharp

My wife controls the remote, and she threatens me every time I try to grab it.

How bout, oh,, I dunno,,,, do sumfin ELSE!!

Go for a walk,,,,, mow the lawn ,,,,, read ,,,,

31 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:18:30pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

It’s hard work being the most moral and honest journalist who ever lived.

If Jesus was a journalist Glenn Greenwald would be mightier than Jesus! //

32 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:20:13pm

re: #30 sattv4u2

How bout, oh,, I dunno,,,, do sumfin ELSE!!

Go for a walk,,,,, mow the lawn ,,,,, read ,,,,

You have no idea how far north I live, do you?

It’s frickin’ -15C here and there is no grass to mow. Or dirt to dig.
Or attractive women in shorts and T’s to ogle.

33 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:21:02pm

re: #32 b_sharp

You have no idea how far north I live, do you?

It’s frickin’ -15C here and there is no grass to mow. Or dirt to dig.
Or attractive women in shorts and T’s to ogle.

Ski ,,, snow mobile ,,,, moose hunt ,,,, SUMFIN!!

34 Kragar  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:22:09pm

re: #21 Charles Johnson

How dare the NSA conduct covert intelligence operation against foreign powers without telling the American public the details!

Fucking moron.

35 jaunte  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:22:23pm

re: #29 William Barnett-Lewis

Not just owning, even simple possession is illegal. If that was a real firearm in the photo, it is evidence of a federal offense.

“In my life, I’ve been held accountable because of my stupidity.”

36 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:23:47pm
37 sagehen  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:25:47pm

re: #25 b_sharp

My wife controls the remote, and she threatens me every time I try to grab it.

She also controls the horizontal and the vertical.

Spouses have ways to “force” without use of force.

38 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:27:08pm

re: #37 sagehen

Spouses have ways to “force” without use of force.

Not MINE

(as I safely say while I’m here at work ,,, some 30+ miles away from her)

39 Charles Johnson  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:30:03pm

re: #36 Gus

The tweet right after that answers the question - yes, of course he thinks it should have been published, because it exposes the “hypocrisy” of the US government.

He’s actually equating completely legal espionage against China, a job that the NSA was created to do, and that most people who aren’t insane would say is a good thing for them to do, with “hypocrisy.” Because the US accused Huawei of the same thing - that makes it “hypocrisy” to the Mighty Greenwald.

He’s really saying once again that to him, there’s no such thing as legitimate intelligence gathering, if it’s being done by the US.

40 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:31:14pm

Apparently Oprah is speaking out against… materialism.

41 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:33:05pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

The tweet right after that answers the question - yes, of course he thinks it should have been published, because it exposes the “hypocrisy” of the US government.

He’s actually equating completely legal espionage against China, a job that the NSA was created to do, and that most people who aren’t insane would say is a good thing for them to do, with “hypocrisy.” Because the US accused Huawei of the same thing - that makes it “hypocrisy” to the Mighty Greenwald.

He’s really saying once again that to him, there’s no such thing as legitimate intelligence gathering, if it’s being done by the US.

So Chinese citizens are US citizens?

42 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:33:28pm

re: #40 Gus

Apparently Oprah is speaking out against… materialism.

{sigh}

43 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:34:08pm

“Gross hypocrisy.”

44 Lidane  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:34:50pm

re: #40 Gus

Apparently Oprah is speaking out against… materialism.

*points at audience*

You get a lecture!
And you get a lecture!
And you!
And you!
Lectures for everybody!

45 Varek Raith  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:35:00pm

Iraq war supporter Glenn says what?

46 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:36:38pm

“USG deceit of its citizenry…” By spying on a possible PLA connection in China?

47 FemNaziBitch  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:39:46pm

re: #29 William Barnett-Lewis

Not just owning, even simple possession is illegal. If that was a real firearm in the photo, it is evidence of a federal offense.

$10 he won’t be called on it.

Now, if he was a black female candidate … .

48 S'latch  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:40:27pm

It’s funny how Glen Champ doesn’t “meet Jesus” until after being arrested for trying to score with underage prostitutes. Yet, on his website he indicates he is of “all American Christian heritage”. I guess the “all American Christian heritage” doesn’t really mature and bear fruit until after you get arrested for trying to score with underage prostitutes.

49 FemNaziBitch  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:40:51pm

re: #48 S’latch

It’s funny how Glen Champ doesn’t “meet Jesus” until after being arrested for trying to score with underage prostitutes. Yet, on his website he indicates he is of >”all American Christian heritage”. I guess the “all American Christian heritage” doesn’t really mature and bear fruit until after you get arrested for trying to score with underage prostitutes.

Ever Sperm is Sacred

50 Eclectic Cyborg  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:41:46pm

re: #40 Gus

Apparently Oprah is speaking out against… materialism.

“…imagine no possessions…”

51 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:42:07pm
52 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:42:12pm

re: #40 Gus

Apparently Oprah is speaking out against… materialism.

Woo Woo, chugga chugga woo woo!

53 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:43:44pm

re: #49 FemNaziBitch

Ever Sperm is Sacred

My mind is screwed.

I read that as ‘Every Sperm is Scared’.

54 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:45:09pm

re: #53 b_sharp

My mind is screwed.

I read that as ‘Every Sperm is Scared’.

Proud of your lil swimmers, ain’t ya

55 Ming  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:45:15pm

re: #4 Lidane
re: #14 Lidane

But he found Jeebus after picking up teenage hookers! It’s all good!
Seriously, CA GOP?

Champ said the assault case “was just for picking up some underage prostitutes…”

I thought “all is forgiven” when you find Jesus because you’re born again, and turned over a new leaf. But this guy doesn’t even acknowledge that he’s misbehaved in the past (BJ = Before Jesus); he dismisses the assault case as “only” seeking to rape teenagers and/or children.

You have to wonder what the Republicans LIKE about this guy.

56 FemNaziBitch  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:45:16pm

re: #53 b_sharp

My mind is screwed.

I read that as ‘Every Sperm is Scared’.

Actually, they are scared another sperm is going to beat them to the egg. Competitive little bastards!

57 Mattand  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:45:50pm

After reading about Glenn Champ, I guess this is the part where I’m supposed to cut Republicans some slack and nod in empathy when they say “He’s not representative of the party.”

I would not recommend any holding of breath.

58 FemNaziBitch  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:46:00pm

re: #55 Ming

I thought “all is forgiven” when you find Jesus because you’re born again, and turned over a new leaf. But this guy doesn’t even acknowledge that he’s misbehaved in the past; he dismisses the assault case as “only” seeking to rape teenagers and/or children.

You have to wonder what the Republicans LIKE about this guy.

B,b,b,b,but they were WORKING!!!

59 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:46:04pm

This asshole’s first name is “Tye”?

homefacts.com

60 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:46:16pm

re: #56 FemNaziBitch

Actually, they are scared another sperm is going to beat them to the egg. Competitive little bastards!

More:

‘Oo, Dark in here’

61 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:46:36pm

re: #56 FemNaziBitch

Actually, they are scared another sperm is going to beat them to the egg. Competitive little bastards!

Could be a new Pay Per View Event

Millions enter ,,,, only one’s the winner!!!

62 Shiplord Kirel  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:47:00pm
CHAMP represents a new breed of Christian soldier moving forward in the army of the lord, on the highway of righteousness, stomping on the devil’s head, with a new song of righteousness’s in our hearts.

The train from Kook-a-monga has delivered up yet another splendid specimen of California conservatism.

63 AntonSirius  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:48:16pm

re: #13 b_sharp

Now I’m being forced to watch Scary Movie 3.

I hate my life.

The Scary Movie series follows the opposite principle from original cast Star Trek movies - only the odd-numbered ones are tolerable. So you should survive.

64 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 1:51:03pm

Does anyone have a subscription to Angie’s List?

angieslist.com

65 FemNaziBitch  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:00:27pm

bbl

66 AntonSirius  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:09:21pm

re: #26 Gus

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Let’s Greenwald that article up a bit, shall we?

Snowden Working For Russians
- Concerns raised regarding influence of Russian intelligence services over Snowden
- Timetable of initial contact with Russian government now in question

Statements made by the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee point a damning finger at former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and cast serious doubts on the motivation of the so-called “whistleblower” who leaked a wealth of classified documents to journalists in 2013. Rather than being driven by patriotism and privacy concerns, Snowden now seems certain to have been acting under orders from his Russian paymasters when he stole and leaked the documents.

blah blah blah paragraphs 2 through 19 blah blah blah spin spin spin

There has been no public indication that investigators for the F.B.I., the N.S.A. or the Pentagon have uncovered evidence that Mr. Snowden received assistance from any foreign intelligence service.

67 Jayleia  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:10:35pm

re: #64 Justanotherhuman

I believe mine is still current.

68 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:12:54pm

re: #66 AntonSirius

I’m kind of a stickler for real evidence. So far we’ve never really seen any physical evidence of this. I.e. documents, paperwork, photos, etc.

69 Backwoods_Sleuth  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:15:52pm

My twitter TL is completely freaking out over the Wichita-UK game.
heart attacks everywhere…

70 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:16:16pm

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. :D

71 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:16:29pm

— Gus Rumsfeld //

72 AntonSirius  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:17:31pm

re: #68 Gus

I’m kind of a stickler for real evidence. So far we’ve never really seen any physical evidence of this. I.e. documents, paperwork, photos, etc.

Well, exactly. But that’s how GG would have written it, if it suited his purposes.

73 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:18:27pm

re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth

My twitter TL is completely freaking out over the Wichita-UK game. heart attacks everywhere…

74 b.d.  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:18:58pm

Wichita is not a state, I checked a map.

75 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:19:07pm

re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth

My twitter TL is completely freaking out over the Wichita-UK game.
heart attacks everywhere…

Upset Wildcats! OH PLEASE!

76 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:19:23pm

What the hell is this?

77 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:19:51pm

I have a real flat-earther on my twitter TL.

That is one deluded person.

78 Pie-onist Overlord  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:20:04pm

I am watching every “2014 Ford Escape Titanium” video that I can find.

YES!
YES!
YES!

I was almost about to buy an Edge, had colors picked out and everything, but they didn’t design that vehicle for the bottom percentile of height-challenged human beings.

79 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:21:54pm

re: #77 b_sharp

I have a real flat-earther on my twitter TL.

That is one deluded person.

Ever been to Kansas? Occam’s Razor.

80 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:22:43pm

Oh, he says he’s read over 1000 books and studied every genius.

I’m impressed. LOL.

81 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:22:48pm

re: #78 Pie-onist Overlord

I am watching every “2014 Ford Escape Titanium” video that I can find.

YES!
YES!
YES!

I was almost about to buy an Edge, had colors picked out and everything, but they didn’t design that vehicle for the bottom percentile of height-challenged human beings.

All I know is Titanium is goooooood. Have fun!

82 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:23:22pm

re: #78 Pie-onist Overlord

That is why I like vehicles that have adjustable steering columns/wheels.

83 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:23:24pm

re: #79 Decatur Deb

Ever been to Kansas? Occam’s Razor.

Where I live is as flat as Kansas.

84 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:24:10pm

re: #83 b_sharp

Where I live is as flat as Kansas.

Well, there y’are.

85 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:26:22pm

Greenwald is like teh Jonas Salk.

86 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:27:08pm

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

eldritchpress.org

87 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:28:31pm
88 Pie-onist Overlord  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:28:40pm

re: #85 Gus

Greenwald is like teh Jonas Salk.

Except Greenwald didn’t discover a vaccine for polio.

89 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:29:07pm

BRICK!

90 RealityBasedSteve  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:29:53pm

Went out and hit some golf balls for the first time this year. Happy to report that there were no injuries or property damage incurred in the adventure.

RBS

91 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:30:22pm
92 jeffreyw  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:32:06pm

re: #78 Pie-onist Overlord We have one of those, great little car. The titanium package was a treat for ourselves on retirement, well worth it.

93 Targetpractice  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:32:17pm

re: #87 Stanley Sea

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And like that, UK defeats the only undefeated team left in the tournament. How sweet it is!

94 Backwoods_Sleuth  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:32:18pm

re: #91 Stanley Sea

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was that a Wichita fan?

95 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:34:20pm

Man oh man The Mighty Greenwald is something else.

96 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:34:22pm

re: #94 Backwoods_Sleuth

was that a Wichita fan?

Yep!!! lol SEC SEC SEC

97 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:35:12pm

re: #90 RealityBasedSteve

Went out and hit some golf balls for the first time this year. Happy to report that there were no injuries or property damage incurred in the adventure.

RBS

Played for the 1st time with my new irons and driver on Thursday

Lets just say the results were “mixed”

((“mixed”,, translation = lost every other ball I hit!!)))

98 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:36:26pm
99 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:36:43pm

re: #97 sattv4u2

Played for the 1st time with my new irons and driver on Thursday

Lets just say the results were “mixed”

((“mixed”,, translation = lost every other ball I hit!!)))

Next time stay away from the water, the trees and the long grass.

100 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:36:50pm

re: #88 Pie-onist Overlord

Except Greenwald didn’t discover a vaccine for polio.

Lies! Greenwald invented the printing press, gave Lincoln the idea for the Emancipation Proclamation and also invented the airplane and the automobile.

101 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:37:12pm

re: #90 RealityBasedSteve

re: #97 sattv4u2

heading to South Carolina after I get out of work Wednesday night to play Thurs. Fri and if time permits Saturday

Hoping my results improve

102 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:37:56pm

re: #99 b_sharp

Next time stay away from the water, the trees and the long grass.

heh ,,, next time I’ll stay away from the COURSE and stay in the clubhouse

103 steve_davis  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:39:04pm

re: #4 Lidane

Oh, well that makes everything okay then.

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He said he picked them up. He didn’t say anything about putting them down. Defense rests, your honor.

104 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:39:26pm

re: #89 Stanley Sea

BRICK!

Not really

Two inches shorter and it would have been a 3 point swish

105 RealityBasedSteve  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:40:22pm

re: #97 sattv4u2

Played for the 1st time with my new irons and driver on Thursday

Lets just say the results were “mixed”

((“mixed”,, translation = lost every other ball I hit!!)))

I built myself a new set of clubs (D, 4w, 7w, 4h, 5h, 6-LW). They FELT really nice, and I liked the flight I was getting out of them. No huge curves that weren’t directly attributable to a horrible swing. Actually seeing a little bit of a draw on my hybrids and FW woods.

RBS

106 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:40:22pm

re: #103 steve_davis

He said he picked them up. He didn’t say anything about putting them down. Defense rests, your honor.

Yet a girl who holds her boyfriend’s crack vial loses the right to vote around here.

107 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:42:22pm

re: #102 sattv4u2

heh ,,, next time I’ll stay away from the COURSE and stay in the clubhouse

I lose a ball a hole on average.
And 2 mulligans.

108 bratwurst  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:42:29pm
109 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:42:34pm

re: #78 Pie-onist Overlord

I am watching every “2014 Ford Escape Titanium” video that I can find.

YES!
YES!
YES!

I was almost about to buy an Edge, had colors picked out and everything, but they didn’t design that vehicle for the bottom percentile of height-challenged human beings.

But it doesn’t come in a manual? Edmunds lists it as a 6 spd automatic.

edmunds.com

110 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:42:44pm

re: #105 RealityBasedSteve

FW woods

Will buy a new set of those next year, but with my “old” woods,,,, I still prefer using my old 3 iron instead of a fairway wood

Sacrifice a little distance for a lot more accuracy

111 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:43:52pm

re: #105 RealityBasedSteve

I built myself a new set of clubs (D, 4w, 7w, 4h, 5h, 6-LW). They FELT really nice, and I liked the flight I was getting out of them. No huge curves that weren’t directly attributable to a horrible swing. Actually seeing a little bit of a draw on my hybrids and FW woods.

RBS

I’ve given up on cheap clubs. I now use a specially built pneumatic potato gun.

112 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:51:28pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

The tweet right after that answers the question - yes, of course he thinks it should have been published, because it exposes the “hypocrisy” of the US government.

He’s actually equating completely legal espionage against China, a job that the NSA was created to do, and that most people who aren’t insane would say is a good thing for them to do, with “hypocrisy.” Because the US accused Huawei of the same thing - that makes it “hypocrisy” to the Mighty Greenwald.

He’s really saying once again that to him, there’s no such thing as legitimate intelligence gathering, if it’s being done by the US.

Intelligence gathering involves subterfuge practically by definition. And given constant Chinese efforts to steal US military and trade secrets, clandestine information gathering by the NSA to make things harder on that front for China does not bother me. What I am is annoyed that this story was published. I don’t fault the New York Times, because the story would have still been published in Europe and on the internet, but fault Edward Snowden very much.

I also wonder what Russia’s angle is in releasing this information at this time.

113 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:51:28pm

Would intelligence sources tell the media that they had evidence Snowden was/is working for Russia?

U.S. Intelligence Officials Believe Snowden Is Working With Russia, Lawmaker Says

nytimes.com

Not that I don’t think Rogers goes off the rails sometimes, but I’ve pretty much thought that for a long time now.

114 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:51:28pm

re: #107 b_sharp

I lose a ball a hole on average.
And 2 mulligans.

I once played with two Mulligans

Brothers ,,, nice guys

115 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:51:28pm

re: #111 b_sharp

I’ve given up on cheap clubs. I now use a specially built pneumatic potato gun.

Youtube Video

116 jaunte  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:52:05pm

re: #76 Gus

What the hell is this?

[Embedded content]

What does he think he’s curing?

117 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:52:37pm

Dear American Friends,

The British are coming.

Sincerely,

Paul Revere
From Russia

118 Charles Johnson  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:52:42pm

OK, here’s a nifty fix for a long-time LGF commenting annoyance — if you included a left angled bracket ( < ) in a comment, everything after it would be stripped out by PHP’s “strip_tags” function, because the bracket is the start of an HTML tag and everything after it until a closing bracket is interpreted as a tag and… removed.

I can’t tell you how many times this has been a problem; people want to put in a “less than” symbol (for example <200), and it causes most of their post to vanish.

The code can’t just convert all left angle brackets to their entity equivalent, because we also allow some carefully sanitized HTML tags in comments.

Well now, thanks to the magic of regular expressions, this shouldn’t be a problem any more. This regex uses a negative lookahead to see if a ‘<’ symbol is NOT followed by one of the allowed tags (or its closing tag), and if it isn’t, replaces it with the &lt; character entity so it won’t cause the vanishing comment problem.

<?php
$t = implode('|', $allowedTags);
$text = preg_replace('~<(?!('.$t.')[ >]|/('.$t.')>)~i', '&lt;', $text);
?>

And just to test it I used several < characters in this comment.

119 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:52:45pm

re: #111 b_sharp

I’ve given up on cheap clubs. I now use a specially built pneumatic potato gun.

Those are hard to putt with.

120 Targetpractice  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:54:28pm

re: #108 bratwurst

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Because he’s seen that Congress will impeach the President, overturn the 2012 results, and give the presidency to him instead.

121 thedopefishlives  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:55:39pm

Afternoon lizardfolk.

122 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:57:59pm

re: #115 Decatur Deb

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Yah, that’s it.

300 yard drives.

123 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:58:01pm

re: #120 Targetpractice

Because he’s seen that Congress will impeach the President, overturn the 2012 results, and give the presidency to him instead.

To be followed by him revealing that if he had *won* in 2008 it would have led to a nuclear apocalypse with the Russian Federation over the Crimea - and thus he tanked his 2012 campaign on purpose. Which therefore allows his wives interviews where she said he didn’t really want to be POTUS as being accurate.
///

124 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:58:18pm

Deleted. LGF had a bit of a ‘hiccup’ and I was afraid my post had not gone through.

125 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 2:58:52pm

re: #119 Feline Fearless Leader

Those are hard to putt with.

low pressure putting gun.

126 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:03:36pm

Well, Snowden has about 90 days before his “temporary” stay in Russia is up.

Want to bet he stays?

127 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:04:48pm

re: #126 Justanotherhuman

Well, Snowden has about 90 days before his “temporary” stay in Russia is up.

Want to bet he stays?

Look at the bright side—now he can enjoy the Crimean beaches.

128 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:04:57pm
130 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:06:07pm

re: #124 Dark_Falcon

Deleted. LGF had a bit of a ‘hiccup’ and I was afraid my post had not gone through.

I thought it was just me. : )

131 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:07:06pm

Could be a whistleblower! //

132 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:09:55pm

re: #129 Killgore Trout

There has been an outrage….
ABC Family caves to Muslim groups, kills ‘Alice in Arabia’ show over accusations of bigotry

I’m still pissed that Martin Scorsese never responded to my demands that Goodfellas not be made because of Italian stereotypes!!!!
/

133 b.d.  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:11:38pm

re: #126 Justanotherhuman

Well, Snowden has about 90 days before his “temporary” stay in Russia is up.

Want to bet he stays?

*Shocked Face!*

DAVOS, Switzerland — Russia plans to extend its offer of asylum to Edward J. Snowden beyond August, a Russian lawmaker said Friday at the World Economic Forum here.

The lawmaker, Aleksei K. Pushkov, chairman of the foreign affairs committee in Russia’s lower house of Parliament, hinted during a panel discussion that the extension of temporary refugee status for Mr. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, might be indefinite.

“He will not be sent out of Russia,” Mr. Pushkov said. “It will be up to Snowden.”

nytimes.com

134 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:12:23pm

re: #132 sattv4u2

I’m still pissed that Martin Scorsese never responded to my demands that Goodfellas not be made because of Italian stereotypes!!!!
/

fuggedaboutit

135 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:13:43pm

re: #134 Killgore Trout

fuggedaboutit

Youtube Video

136 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:13:59pm

Ah, this is what I was looking for.
Human Rights Watch: Letter to President Obama re: Saudi Arabia Visit
Obama can go ahead and file that in his “Shit that ain;t gonna happen” folder.

137 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:14:37pm

re: #132 sattv4u2

I’m still pissed that Martin Scorsese never responded to my demands that Goodfellas not be made because of Italian stereotypes!!!!
/

Not really comparable.

138 thedopefishlives  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:18:36pm

re: #133 b.d.

*Shocked Face!*

nytimes.com

“It will be up to Snowden.”

Yeah, I call bullshit on that one. Not going to send him away? More like not going to let him leave.

139 bratwurst  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:18:56pm
140 freetoken  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:21:29pm

He wears his camo waders into the baptismal:

Youtube Video

This is called “staying in character”.

141 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:21:44pm

re: #139 bratwurst

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Well, given the “Fox Blondes” FNC relies upon, the uncharitable interpretation of that image would also be unsurprising.

142 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:23:01pm

re: #139 bratwurst

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Let’s eat Grandma!

Let’s eat, Grandma!

143 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:25:13pm

re: #142 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

Dashes, periods and commas are wonderful things. And this book helps. amazon.com

144 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:25:48pm

re: #137 b_sharp

Not really comparable.

True. Goodfellas was actually entertaining.

145 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:26:46pm

This is just so fucking sad and makes me so angry, that someone just treated another human being like garbage—literally. Did she really know what she was doing in “the life”? She looked incredibly young and I can’t understand how these young women don’t realize how dangerous that kind of life can be. How did she end up in CA from OK?

Woman found dead in trash had been featured in video series

latimes.com

146 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:28:11pm

What would a movie about Canadian mobsters be like?

147 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:29:06pm

They all wear flannel and every line sounds like a question. //

148 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:29:32pm

re: #146 Gus

What would a movie about Canadian mobsters be like?

Instead of saying fuggedaboutit, they would say fuggedaboutit, eh!!

149 thedopefishlives  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:30:17pm

re: #147 Gus

They all wear flannel and every line sounds like a question. //

And uttered with the utmost politeness.

150 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:30:38pm

re: #148 sattv4u2

Instead of saying fuggedaboutit, they would say fuggedaboutit, eh!!

Fuggedaboutit? I’m going to clean your clock? Now you’ve really done it? Don’t say nuttin bought my mother? //

151 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:34:59pm

re: #146 Gus

What would a movie about Canadian mobsters be like?

Very polite. No guns, just hockey sticks.

152 Varek Raith  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:35:01pm

re: #139 bratwurst

Eua my.

153 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:35:02pm

Scenes From a Canadian Restaurant

154 Varek Raith  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:36:02pm

re: #151 b_sharp

Very polite. No guns, just hockey sticks.

Youtube Video

155 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:36:48pm

re: #148 sattv4u2

Instead of saying fuggedaboutit, they would say fuggedaboutit, eh!!

“Leave the gun, take the poutine”

156 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:36:51pm

re: #151 b_sharp

Very polite. No guns, just hockey sticks.

They made that movie

It was called SlapShot

157 freetoken  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:37:27pm

The latest volume of the latest IPCC report is getting more play down in Australia than here; still, it’s disappointing reporting:

UN climate change report card: Scientists predict Australia will continue to get hotter

Beyond that, though, I’m heading towards the conclusion that all these reports and the nature of the media attention given may be quite counterproductive, as far as mitigating climate change.

I wonder if a desensitization process is happening among the public - too many scare stories (and not enough real understanding) making people immune to paying attention to what is really going on.

158 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:38:48pm

re: #157 freetoken

The latest volume of the latest IPCC report is getting more play down in Australia than here; still, it’s disappointing reporting:

UN climate change report card: Scientists predict Australia will continue to get hotter

Beyond that, though, I’m heading towards the conclusion that all these reports and the nature of the media attention given may be quite counterproductive, as far as mitigating climate change.

I wonder if a desensitization process is happening among the public - too many scare stories (and not enough real understanding) making people immune to paying attention to what is really going on.

I’m pretty sure the apathy is from all of the denial going on in the right-wing.
They know their PR.

159 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:38:52pm

re: #151 b_sharp

haha, just saw your response to my tweet. Yah, I was a crazy tree for a moment.

160 ericblair  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:39:49pm

re: #112 Dark_Falcon

I also wonder what Russia’s angle is in releasing this information at this time.

In totally absolutely unrelated news, Michelle Obama rolls out Soft Diplomacy in China.

Totally coincidental. No connection at all, nope, nuthin to see here folx.

161 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:40:49pm

And the pendulum swings.

162 ObserverArt  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:43:09pm

re: #158 b_sharp

I’m pretty sure the apathy is from all of the denial going on in the right-wing.
They know their PR.

Yep. And even if the right-wing stuff is just cover up denial, it offsets the scientific studies enough to act as a disruption and people end up saying stuff like: “There are just so many conflicting stories” and “Until everyone gets on the same page as to what the danger is, what are we supposed to do?”

As you say, they know their PR. Confusion on a confusing and not easy to identify problem and people will just go to wait and see mode.

163 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:43:09pm

Here’s a follow-up to a story we talked about a great deal back in the fall of 2011:

Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen settles for $4.5 million in Occupy Oakland beanbag case (VIDEO)

Scott Olsen, a former Marine who served two tours in Iraq, recently settled for $4.5 million in a lawsuit against the city of Oakland after suffering serious head trauma from a police-deployed beanbag during the 2011 Occupy Oakland protests, his attorneys announced Friday.

Olsen, then 24, was peacefully protesting when he was shot in the head by an Oakland police officer with a less-than-lethal beanbag round on October 25, 2011. The shot was deployed from approximately 20 feet away and left him with a fractured skull and permanent brain damage. While Olsen received several million dollars from the city, he says he didn’t really win, NBC reports.

“I didn’t win, uh, part of my brain back that’s dead,” said Olsen, who has learned to talk again but still struggles with basic tasks. “Um, but you know, I… I… It’s hard, it was a hard recovery process. This isn’t everything.”

Olsen still has difficulty concentrating and because of his condition cannot return to his previous job as a computer systems administrator. He also has nearly $200,000 in medical debt from the incident.

Killgore, this is your issue, so I do want to know what you think, but I must remind you to be decent in doing so.

164 ericblair  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:43:55pm

re: #146 Gus

What would a movie about Canadian mobsters be like?

Montreal has been mobbed up forever, actually.

165 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:44:03pm
166 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:45:42pm

re: #161 Gus

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And the pendulum swings.

Has to be expected. The Center-Right is still associated with Sarkozy, and the Socialists have not been able to turn things around. Thus the voters went with someone different hoping for better days. In this case, though, I don’t think that’ll be the result.

167 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:45:55pm

re: #163 Dark_Falcon

He’ll troll it for all he can. smh.

168 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:48:28pm

re: #160 ericblair

In totally absolutely unrelated news, Michelle Obama rolls out Soft Diplomacy in China.

Totally coincidental. No connection at all, nope, nuthin to see here folx.

Well, this is a way to step on any relationship building Michelle Obama hoped to accomplish. It will probably work too, since it will cause Chinese officials to issue furious denials and angry demands for answers while all Mrs. Obama will respond with is “No Comment” (Neither the President nor the First Lady ever comments on intelligence matters).

169 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:49:39pm

re: #166 Dark_Falcon

Has to be expected. The Center-Right is still associated with Sarkozy, and the Socialists have not been able to turn things around. Thus the voters went with someone different hoping for better days. In this case, though, I don’t think that’ll be the result.

Nope. Hollande barely got started (2012). But voters are a fickle lot throughout the world. Not that Hollande is some far-left extremist. Going for far-right candidates is rather disturbing. Also a good indicator of the far-right in Europe since people are rambling on about the far-right in Ukraine. It’s a unique part of most of Europe.

170 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:50:24pm

re: #163 Dark_Falcon

Here’s a follow-up to a story we talked about a great deal back in the fall of 2011:

Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen settles for $4.5 million in Occupy Oakland beanbag case (VIDEO)

Killgore, this is your issue, so I do want to know what you think, but I must remind you to be decent in doing so.

+1 for the story, not for the invite for KT to weigh in. Really?

171 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:50:42pm

re: #167 William Barnett-Lewis

He’ll troll it for all he can. smh.

It’s a follow-up on an issue that the group talked about extensively, even to the point of being the topic of LGF main threads. As such I felt it needed to be posted but a warning was also needed.

172 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:50:53pm

re: #167 William Barnett-Lewis

He’ll troll it for all he can. smh.

Such BS.

173 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:51:02pm

O.o

174 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:52:00pm

re: #171 Dark_Falcon

It’s a follow-up on an issue that the group talked about extensively, even to the point of being the topic of LGF main threads. As such I felt it needed to be posted but a warning was also needed.

But KT’s contributions were horrible and should never be revisited. Until he contradicts himself, which of course happens.

GAH

175 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:52:18pm

“Nope” was meant in agreement to the last part.

176 Romantic Heretic  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:52:20pm

re: #55 Ming


re: #14 Lidane

I thought “all is forgiven” when you find Jesus because you’re born again, and turned over a new leaf. But this guy doesn’t even acknowledge that he’s misbehaved >in the past (BJ = Before Jesus); he dismisses the assault case as “only” seeking to rape teenagers and/or children.

You have to wonder what the Republicans LIKE about this guy.

They like his lack of guilt. Real Men™ do what they want and never apologize for it because guilt is a sign of weakness.

A strong man must lead else all falls to chaos.

177 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:52:58pm

re: #170 Stanley Sea

+1 for the story, not for the invite for KT to weigh in. Really?

I could advise him to be silent about something about which he has often spoken and whcich he has strong feelings regarding. I could also demand that a bear not take a dump in the woods with an equal chance of success.

178 freetoken  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:54:55pm

Secession!!

Gap closes in Scottish independence campaign as ‘yes’ camp gathers momentum

The gap between the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ campaigns in the Scottish referendum has narrowed to seven points, amid signs of momentum in the independence camp.

Thirty-nine per cent of respondents said they would vote ‘yes’ in September, up two points, against 46% saying they would vote ‘no’, down three points.

[…]

I’ll believe it when I see it.

179 ericblair  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:57:37pm

re: #66 AntonSirius

Rather than being driven by patriotism and privacy concerns, Snowden now seems certain to have been acting under orders from his Russian paymasters when he stole and leaked the documents.

I don’t think he did. I think he started off with the intention of stealing a load of stuff and moving to a libertoonian paradise somewhere as a hero. I remember reading some stuff from him about how great Hong Kong was, probably because it’s got a low income tax rate and therefore must be a Randian free speech utopia. He was also talking about Iceland.

So the NSA gets wind of what he’s doing (since it seems the investigation was underway before Snowden booked), Snowden gets wind of that and blows town to Hong Kong in a hurry. He gets hooked up with Wikileaks, which most likely is working for the Kremlin, and after he willingly or unwillingly gives up the docs to the Chinese and they’re done with him, Wikileaks shops him to Russia, where he willingly or unwillingly hands them the same stuff.

I’m guessing that he handed over the material to both of the countries, since he was in about the worst bargaining position imaginable with intelligence agencies who wouldn’t hesitate to put the screws to him, and he had exactly one thing to offer up to keep his neck.

The rest is history.

180 Romantic Heretic  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:59:21pm

re: #80 b_sharp

Oh, he says he’s read over 1000 books and studied every genius.

I’m impressed. LOL.

Did he actually learn anything though? Other than to intensify his psychopathy?

181 freetoken  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 3:59:36pm

re: #179 ericblair

I agree. I see it as a marriage of convenience.

182 Mattand  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:01:42pm

re: #163 Dark_Falcon

Here’s a follow-up to a story we talked about a great deal back in the fall of 2011:

Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen settles for $4.5 million in Occupy Oakland beanbag case (VIDEO)

Killgore, this is your issue, so I do want to know what you think, but I must remind you to be decent in doing so.

Yeah, when you imply that anyone who is involved with a OWS protest deserves to be brutally injured by law enforcement, do try to be polite about it.

183 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:05:48pm

re: #163 Dark_Falcon

Here’s a follow-up to a story we talked about a great deal back in the fall of 2011:

Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen settles for $4.5 million in Occupy Oakland beanbag case (VIDEO)

Killgore, this is your issue, so I do want to know what you think, but I must remind you to be decent in doing so.

Very sorry that he was hurt but participating in violent protests is very risky. He was standing between a violent crowd and police, even though he wasn’t being violent himself, he put himself in a very dangerous situation. Also sorry that it cost the city and tax payers 4.5 million, the community could have put that money to good use.

184 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:06:27pm

re: #169 Gus

Nope. Hollande barely got started (2012). But voters are a fickle lot throughout the world. Not that Hollande is some far-left extremist. Going for far-right candidates is rather disturbing. Also a good indicator of the far-right in Europe since people are rambling on about the far-right in Ukraine. It’s a unique part of most of Europe.

So the French don’t learn from history, either? Marine Le Pen admires Putin, who encourages relationships with right wing parties in Europe. Le Pen has famously stated that “Russia has been unfairly demonized”.

“In France, the extreme right’s shifting allegiances are even more pronounced, exemplified in its budding friendship with the new Russia. In a 2011 interview, Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front, conveyed her admiration for Putin, before announcing that, if she were elected President in 2012, France would leave NATO and seek a trilateral alliance with Germany and Russia.”

Read more at project-syndicate.org

185 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:09:23pm

re: #183 Killgore Trout

Very sorry that he was hurt but participating in violent protests is very risky. He was standing between a violent crowd and police, even though he wasn’t being violent himself, he put himself in a very dangerous situation. Also sorry that it cost the city and tax payers 4.5 million, the community could have put that money to good use.

It is a city’s responsibility to train its police well enough for them to take care when using dangerous weapons. The officer who shot Olsen in the head with a beanbag round did not take reasonable care and for that his employer must pay. And Olsen needs the money since he has huge medical bills and cannot work.

186 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:09:29pm

re: #183 Killgore Trout

Very sorry that he was hurt but participating in violent protests is very risky. He was standing between a violent crowd and police, even though he wasn’t being violent himself, he put himself in a very dangerous situation. Also sorry that it cost the city and tax payers 4.5 million, the community could have put that money to good use.

You can get a shitload of pepperspray for 4.5 Mil.

187 Mattand  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:09:34pm

guns.com? Really?

188 TedStriker  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:10:15pm

re: #183 Killgore Trout

Very sorry that he was hurt but participating in violent protests is very risky. He was standing between a violent crowd and police, even though he wasn’t being violent himself, he put himself in a very dangerous situation. Also sorry that it cost the city and tax payers 4.5 million, the community could have put that money to good use.

If we disregard everything you said after the ‘but’, you come through loud and clear.

You aren’t sorry for shit.

189 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:12:13pm

re: #186 Decatur Deb

You can get a shitload of pepperspray for 4.5 Mil.

The police will be well equipped, don’t worry about that. The money will come from more expendable programs, education, social services, etc.

190 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:12:44pm

re: #187 Mattand

guns.com? Really?

Yes, really. It’s a pretty good site for those who like firearms, as it is pro-gun while not being shrill or conspiratorial.

191 Pie-onist Overlord  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:13:52pm

WHAT RIGHT WING RACISM?
HURR HURR!!!! DEMOCRATS IS TEH RACISTS!!!!!!!

192 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:13:55pm

re: #189 Killgore Trout

The police will be well equipped, don’t worry about that. The money will come from more expendable programs, education, social services, etc.

Yeah, and that’s why they’ll need the pepperspray.

193 palmerskiss  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:14:08pm

re: #184 Justanotherhuman

So the French don’t learn from history, either? Marine Le Pen admires Putin, who encourages relationships with right wing parties in Europe. Le Pen has famously stated that “Russia has been unfairly demonized”.

“In France, the extreme right’s shifting allegiances are even more pronounced, exemplified in its budding friendship with the new Russia. In a 2011 interview, Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front, conveyed her admiration for Putin, before announcing that, if she were elected President in 2012, France would leave NATO and seek a trilateral alliance with Germany and Russia.”

A le Pen is a wingnut .. just had a page about her the other day…
Read more at project-syndicate.org

194 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:14:36pm

{sigh}

195 Mattand  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:14:47pm

re: #190 Dark_Falcon

Yes, really. It’s a pretty good site for those who like firearms, as it is pro-gun while not being shrill or conspiratorial.

First full article on the site:

Heart of Fire Church: A God loving, gun loving, patriotic place of worship (VIDEO)

A church that promotes guns.

Give me an effing break.

196 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:16:12pm

re: #194 sattv4u2

{sigh}

Just wait. We’ll be discussing the latest revelations about the Koch Bros next.

197 Renaissance_Man  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:16:42pm

re: #177 Dark_Falcon

I could advise him to be silent about something about which he has often spoken and whcich he has strong feelings regarding. I could also demand that a bear not take a dump in the woods with an equal chance of success.

This is pretty funny. Well done.

198 palmerskiss  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:17:49pm

re: #196 Killgore Trout

Just wait. We’ll be discussing the latest revelations about the Koch Bros next.

is anything reported about the Koch brothers yet to be revealed? they pretty much do revert to type…. the Koch’s that is …

199 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:17:56pm

re: #196 Killgore Trout

Just wait. We’ll be discussing the latest revelations about the Koch Bros next.

Why? Did they spend billions on the French election!?!?!

200 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:17:58pm
201 Renaissance_Man  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:18:15pm

re: #190 Dark_Falcon

Yes, really. It’s a pretty good site for those who like firearms, as it is pro-gun while not being shrill or conspiratorial.

It’s an entire site that celebrates and actively encourages the culture of guns and violence that blights America, making it by definition insane.

202 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:18:16pm

re: #183 Killgore Trout

Very sorry that he was hurt but participating in violent protests is very risky. He was standing between a violent crowd and police, even though he wasn’t being violent himself, he put himself in a very dangerous situation. Also sorry that it cost the city and tax payers 4.5 million, the community could have put that money to good use.

You might want to review that video. Seems to me Olsen was standing there peacefully, by himself, and had not moved one foot from his original spot at the beginning of the video. He was targeted, I think.

He deserves even more than he got, IMHO, considering the extent of damage he suffered, including how it might affect his future life and earnings.

203 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:18:19pm

re: #191 Pie-onist Overlord

WHAT RIGHT WING RACISM?
HURR HURR!!!! DEMOCRATS IS TEH RACISTS!!!!!!!

[Embedded content]

I want the teenage miscreants who brutalized this young woman punished to the fullest extent of the law, but that asshole is just using their crime as an excuse to spew hatred and racism.

204 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:19:21pm

and, we’ve been trolled again.

205 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:19:50pm

re: #202 Justanotherhuman

He was targeted, I think

To what end? Especially, if as you stated, “was standing there peacefully, by himself, and had not moved one foot from his original spot at the beginning of the video. “

206 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:20:27pm

re: #202 Justanotherhuman

You might want to review that video. Seems to me Olsen was standing there peacefully, by himself, and had not moved one foot from his original spot at the beginning of the video. He was targeted, I think.

He deserves even more than he got, IMHO, considering the extent of damage he suffered, including how it might affect his future life and earnings.

It’s possible that he was targeted but that would require some sort of proof. It’s possible but accidents do happen and that’s why violent protests are dangerous.

207 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:20:47pm

re: #204 Stanley Sea

and, we’ve been trolled again.

How so?

He answered a question directed straight at him! he didn’t broach the subject

208 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:21:02pm

Hence, the {sigh}

209 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:21:43pm

re: #202 Justanotherhuman

re: #205 sattv4u2

He was targeted, I think

To what end? Especially, if as you stated, “was standing there peacefully, by himself, and had not moved one foot from his original spot at the beginning of the video. “

Why not “target” someone that was more involved in the protest???

210 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:21:47pm

re: #201 Renaissance_Man

It’s an entire site that celebrates and actively encourages the culture of guns and violence that blights America, making it by definition insane.

Guns yes , violence no. you can disagree if you want, but I think the site’s just fine.

211 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:22:49pm

re: #206 Killgore Trout

It’s possible that he was targeted but that would require some sort of proof. It’s possible but accidents do happen and that’s why violent protests are dangerous.

Perhaps someday the administration of Oakland will learn that police over-reaction is also dangerous, at least to its solvency.

212 freetoken  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:23:04pm

The governments of this world, both national but also regional and local, will never give up aspects of their power and autonomy, a necessary prerequisite I propose to an effective AGW mitigations scheme.

So all this sound and fury over AGW doesn’t really mean much.

So, call me a doomer. I’m trying to deal with why humans act like we do.

Changing people is difficult to impossible.

This is why the “addiction” model of CO2 production is a good one, if not so empowering as we wished it would be.

Let’s look at this screaming headline (from HuffPo):

Hillary Clinton: Climate Change Calls For ‘Mass Movement’

It’s an AP story, ran in many outlets. A story like this will of course draw quite a bit of attention; blowback occurs in the usual fringe-o-sphere:

Clinton Wants ‘Mass Movement’ On Climate Change

But the problem is the blowback doesn’t just happen among the fringe.

“Politics” now, among the digitally connected, is an elaborate form of entertainment. It’s a spectacle. That’s why we love those “debates” that the GOP put on every few years. We (Americans, but others too) love a spectacle.

I am convinced the #1 reason it is so difficult to make climate change a politically urgent issue is because we all know, in the back of our head, that our lives are short and we really care more about other things. We care about April 15th and paying taxes. We care about if our jobs will still be around next year. We care about a physical ailment one of our family members may be suffering.

We really don’t care about people far away, in space and time.

This is why I now resent the empty gestures of politicians, who are trying to borrow the legitimacy that science still has among the general population, in trying to position themselves as some champion for a climate change cause.

It is all emptiness, a show, in this case to manipulate people.

213 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:23:08pm

re: #205 sattv4u2

He was targeted, I think

To what end? Especially, if as you stated, “was standing there peacefully, by himself, and had not moved one foot from his original spot at the beginning of the video. “

To what end? He was wearing fatigues and was in a stationary position. He made an easy target for the cop who fired the round at him. Either the cop thought he was a disgrace to the uniform, or else was disgusted that he dressed in fatigues.

I’m an old hand from the Vietnam protest era, and I can tell you right now that veterans who protested when they got back were absolutely loathed by the police.

214 jaunte  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:23:56pm

2012:

Oakland’s police force moved closer to a potential federal takeover Monday when a court-appointed monitor said a 10-year-old reform effort remained “almost stagnant.”

But the monitor, Robert Warshaw, went further in his latest quarterly report. He said new problems - the agency’s poor handling of Occupy protests and officer-involved shootings - raised “even greater concerns” about its ability to change.
sfgate.com

2014:

The Oakland Police Department is slipping in its efforts to make substantive progress on court-ordered reforms, 11 years after the City of Oakland agreed to accept federal oversight of OPD to settle a lawsuit against widespread police abuse, according to a new report produced by the city’s court-appointed monitor.
postnewsgroup.com

215 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:25:39pm

re: #213 Justanotherhuman

I’m an old hand from the Vietnam protest era

I’m of the same era. Different times, different place(s)

216 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:25:42pm

re: #212 freetoken

The governments of this world, both national but also regional and local, will never give up aspects of their power and autonomy, a necessary prerequisite I propose to an effective AGW mitigations scheme.

So all this sound and fury over AGW doesn’t really mean much.

So, call me a doomer. I’m trying to deal with why humans act like we do.

Changing people is difficult to impossible.

This is why the “addiction” model of CO2 production is a good one, if not so empowering as we wished it would be.

Let’s look at this screaming headline (from HuffPo):

Hillary Clinton: Climate Change Calls For ‘Mass Movement’

It’s an AP story, ran in many outlets. A story like this will of course draw quite a bit of attention; blowback occurs in the usual fringe-o-sphere:

Clinton Wants ‘Mass Movement’ On Climate Change

But the problem is the blowback doesn’t just happen among the fringe.

“Politics” now, among the digitally connected, is an elaborate form of entertainment. It’s a spectacle. That’s why we love those “debates” that the GOP put on every few years. We (Americans, but others too) love a spectacle.

I am convinced the #1 reason it is so difficult to make climate change a politically urgent issue is because we all know, in the back of our head, that our lives are short and we really care more about other things. We care about April 15th and paying taxes. We care about if our jobs will still be around next year. We care about a physical ailment one of our family members may be suffering.

We really don’t care about people far away, in space and time.

This is why I now resent the empty gestures of politicians, who are trying to borrow the legitimacy that science still has among the general population, in trying to position themselves as some champion for a climate change cause.

It is all emptiness, a show, in this case to manipulate people.

Why isn’t there a growing left-wing culture of apocalyptic survivalism? This is where I wish we could have kept Ludvig on the rails.

217 AntonSirius  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:26:05pm

re: #123 Feline Fearless Leader

To be followed by him revealing that if he had *won* in 2008 it would have led to a nuclear apocalypse with the Russian Federation over the Crimea - and thus he tanked his 2012 campaign on purpose. Which therefore allows his wives interviews where she said he didn’t really want to be POTUS as being accurate.
///

It’s like the Dead Zone, if Johnny and Stillson were the same person!

218 Mattand  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:26:08pm

re: #205 sattv4u2

He was targeted, I think

To what end? Especially, if as you stated, “was standing there peacefully, by himself, and had not moved one foot from his original spot at the beginning of the video. “

Simple: he was targeted by a “shoot first, and make it count so no one can ask questions later” type of cop. Because, hey, if wasn’t doing anything wrong, he wouldn’t have been there in the first place.

Which I’m guessing doesn’t exist in certain LGF readers’ worlds.

219 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:28:10pm

re: #218 Mattand

Simple: he was targeted by a “shoot first, and make it count so no one can ask questions later” type of cop. Because, hey, if wasn’t doing anything wrong, he wouldn’t have been there in the first place.

Which I’m guessing doesn’t exist in certain LGF readers’ worlds.

And again, then why not someone who was more active in the protest

hell. Then the cop would at LEAST have plausible deniability! (hey,,, look at that guys movements ,, whats he carrying as he rushes towards us)

220 ObserverArt  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:28:35pm

re: #213 Justanotherhuman

To what end? He was wearing fatigues and was in a stationary position. He made an easy target for the cop who fired the round at him. Either the cop thought he was a disgrace to the uniform, or else was disgusted that he dressed in fatigues.

I’m an old hand from the Vietnam protest era, and I can tell you right now that veterans who protested when they got back were absolutely loathed by the police.

You mean like John Kerry?

221 Mattand  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:29:26pm

re: #219 sattv4u2

And again, then why not someone who was more active in the protest

hell. Then the cop would at LEAST have plausible deniability! (hey,,, look at that guys movements ,, whats he carrying as he rushes towards us)

What part of “The cop tried to fuck this guy up because he was applying guilt-by-association” are you not getting?

222 Ming  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:29:33pm

re: #176 Romantic Heretic

They like his lack of guilt. Real MenTM do what they want and never apologize for it because guilt is a sign of weakness.

A strong man must lead else all falls to chaos.

I think you may have nailed it. Apparently for some people, this is what “leadership” means. Don’t persuade me, don’t enlighten me, don’t inspire me; just give me something to obey. Something predictable and consistent.

223 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:30:59pm

Stanley Sea

You missed giving me a downding for the ORIGINAL {sigh} I posted in #194!!!

224 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:32:35pm

re: #219 sattv4u2

And again, then why not someone who was more active in the protest

hell. Then the cop would at LEAST have plausible deniability! (hey,,, look at that guys movements ,, whats he carrying as he rushes towards us)

Always hit the peaceful guy first
Sun Tsu, The Art of War

225 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:32:39pm

re: #221 Mattand

What part of “The cop tried to fuck this guy up because he was applying guilt-by-association” are you not getting?

And what part of “target rich environment, so why pop the guy standing still, so no reason to pop him out of all the rest of them ” don’t you get

226 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:32:51pm

re: #224 Killgore Trout

Always hit the peaceful guy first
Sun Tsu, The Art of War

{sigh}

227 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:34:48pm

re: #223 sattv4u2

Stanley Sea

You missed giving me a downding for the ORIGINAL {sigh} I posted in #194!!!

whiner

228 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:34:49pm

re: #220 ObserverArt

You mean like John Kerry?

Not so much, because Kerry stayed away from the sorts of street protest that would have risked him ending up nose-to-nose with a member of the riot squad.

229 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:35:45pm

re: #221 Mattand

What part of “The cop tried to fuck this guy up because he was applying guilt-by-association” are you not getting?

What’s the cop’s statement on the shooting? A best-case defense would be “It was intense, and I lost my shit.”

230 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:35:54pm

re: #227 Stanley Sea

whiner

Nope. Just didn’t want you to miss anything!

AND ,,,, if I were a “whiner”, I would have complained about the ones you GAVE me,, NOT the one you didn’t !!

231 jaunte  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:36:19pm

re: #229 Decatur Deb

The shooter hasn’t come forward, and none of the other officers will admit to seeing anything.

232 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:36:23pm

So how many in the hexagon tonight?

233 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:36:49pm

re: #232 b_sharp

So how many in the hexagon tonight?

We back to talking about your sperm???

234 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:37:25pm

re: #220 ObserverArt

You mean like John Kerry?

No, I mean ordinary grunts, a couple in wheelchairs, who I saw and spoke w/at a couple of different events. One, in particular, was denied entrance to a Nixon-Billy Graham love-fest in Charlotte by the “guardians of the gate”. No protesters were allowed inside at all. His being a veteran didn’t mean squat to them. Neither did my right to carry a placard criticizing Nixon, snatched out of my hands by the Secret Service (and I wasn’t even inside).

235 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:37:27pm

re: #231 jaunte

The shooter hasn’t come forward, and none of the other officers will admit to seeing anything.

Then fuck them all. There should be better ammo accountability than that.

236 Mattand  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:38:04pm

re: #225 sattv4u2

And what part of “target rich environment, so why pop the guy standing still, so no reason to pop him out of all the rest of them ” don’t you get

LOL, so let’s get this straight: the guy is supposedly standing apart from the OWS crowd but gets popped by a police issue bean-bag projectile anyway:

The shot was deployed from approximately 20 feet away and left him with a fractured skull and permanent brain damage.

Jesus God, your “I don’t think a cop would ever shoot someone like that” fantasy is almost as noxious as KT’s “I’m just sorry more OWS protesters weren’t blinded by pepper spray” mentality.

237 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:38:08pm

re: #233 sattv4u2

We back to talking about your sperm???

Leave my sperm out of this. They’re busy.

238 blueraven  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:38:32pm

re: #129 Killgore Trout

There has been an outrage….
ABC Family caves to Muslim groups, kills ‘Alice in Arabia’ show over accusations of bigotry

what a wingnutty, tea party infested website. figures.

239 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:38:50pm

re: #237 b_sharp

Leave my sperm out of this. They’re busy.

Watching another movie, huh?

240 b_sharp  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:40:28pm

re: #239 sattv4u2

Watching another movie, huh?

It’s Sunday right?

They’re gearing up for a big finish.

241 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:40:33pm

re: #236 Mattand

I know it’s hard, but do try to follow along

I responded to a poster who stated “he was TARGETED”

I asked, to what end

242 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:43:01pm

re: #230 sattv4u2

Nope. Just didn’t want you to miss anything!

AND ,,,, if I were a “whiner”, I would have complained about the ones you GAVE me,, NOT the one you didn’t !!

Not if you were a passive-aggressive whiner.

(Not that I’m saying you are …)

243 ObserverArt  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:43:04pm

re: #228 Dark_Falcon

Not so much, because Kerry stayed away from the sorts of street protest that would have risked him ending up nose-to-nose with a member of the riot squad.

But what happened to him when he ran for president? Same shit Dark.

Jerome Corsi - The Art of the Asshole. And also used by others.

244 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:43:56pm

re: #242 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

Not if you were a passive-aggressive whiner.

(Not that I’m saying you are …)

I tried to be, but the written test was brutal!

245 Mattand  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:44:23pm

re: #241 sattv4u2

I know it’s hard, but do try to follow along

I responded to a poster who stated “he was TARGETED”

I asked, to what end

You want me to follow along? Try this, Capt. Punctuation: the guy got targeted by an asshole cop who was in “Kill ‘em all, let God sort ‘em out” mode. He didn’t care who he was shooting, just as long as the target wasn’t wearing a police uniform.

It must be nice to live in a fantasy world where cops never, ever do anything wrong.

246 ObserverArt  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:46:38pm

re: #234 Justanotherhuman

No, I mean ordinary grunts, a couple in wheelchairs, who I saw and spoke w/at a couple of different events. One, in particular, was denied entrance to a Nixon-Billy Graham love-fest in Charlotte by the “guardians of the gate”. No protesters were allowed inside at all. His being a veteran didn’t mean squat to them. Neither did my right to carry a placard criticizing Nixon, snatched out of my hands by the Secret Service (and I wasn’t even inside).

I know they aren’t the same. But the sentiments of those that thought that way were dredged up and played against Kerry. So in a roundabout way, I see it as being from the same thinking.

247 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:47:11pm

re: #245 Mattand

It must be nice to live in a fantasy world where cops never, ever do anything wrong.

I said that ,, where!?!?!

248 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:50:28pm

re: #247 sattv4u2


It must be nice to live in a fantasy world where cops never, ever do anything wrong.

I said that ,, where!?!?!

OK, you insinuate that the brain damaged veteran was just in a risky position and should accept his fate. Nothing about the yet to be identified cop who fired the shot.

Comments in a blog are allowed to be interpreted.

249 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:51:09pm

re: #248 Stanley Sea

and should accept his fate

I said THAT ,,, where!?!?!?!

250 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:51:23pm

{sigh}

251 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:53:22pm

Hey, we get to interpret your statements.

You need to clarify. Rather than just {SIGH}

252 Pie-onist Overlord  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:55:06pm

HURR HURR!!!! UR FROM DETROIT UR ARGUMENT IS INVALID!!!!!!

253 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:55:50pm

re: #251 Stanley Sea

Hey, we get to interpret your statements.

You need to clarify. Rather then just {SIGH}

It’s a stylistic device. Intertubes stylistic devices are dangerous, but not as dangerous at 40mm rounds.

254 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:55:57pm

re: #251 Stanley Sea

Hey, we get to interpret your statements.

You need to clarify. Rather then just {SIGH}

I did “clarify”

I questioned the reason someone standing aside from the main agitators would be “targeted” and gave a perfectly valid reason why a cop, one who was determined to shoot someone, COULD have plausible deniablilty if he had “targeted” one that was more active

255 The Awkward Guy  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:58:12pm

Like arguing with a two year old.

256 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:58:34pm

re: #243 ObserverArt

But what happened to him when he ran for president? Same shit Dark.

Jerome Corsi - The Art of the Asshole. And also used by others.

There’s a difference between being the subject of an attack ad campaign and getting shot in the head with a beanbag round, plus there’s the fact that Corsi’s not a cop.

257 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:59:24pm

re: #255 122 Year Old Obama

Like arguing with a two year old.

IT SPEAKS !!!!
(as opposed to the stealth dowdings he/she usually administers)

258 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 4:59:43pm

re: #254 sattv4u2

I did “clarify”

I questioned the reason someone standing aside from the main agitators would be “targeted” and gave a perfectly valid reason why a cop, one who was determined to shoot someone, COULD have plausible deniablilty of he had “targeted” one that was more active

So targeted was the trigger? Dude still got shot and is brain damaged. It’s an interesting argument to make.

259 The Awkward Guy  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:01:25pm

re: #257 sattv4u2

Grow up.

260 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:01:28pm

re: #258 Stanley Sea

So targeted was the trigger? Dude still got shot and is brain damaged. It’s an interesting argument to make.

Again, FOLLOW the conversation

ANOTHER poster stated he was targeted

I asked, to what end !!

261 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:01:34pm

re: #257 sattv4u2

IT SPEAKS !!!!
(as opposed to the stealth dowdings he/she usually administers)

Indeed. Good of him to put in an appearance.

262 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:01:37pm

Please Satt, don’t be a dick.

Are you in control of any of the NCAA games?

263 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:02:23pm

re: #258 Stanley Sea

littlegreenfootballs.com

264 Pie-onist Overlord  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:02:44pm

HURR HURR!!!!!!

265 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:03:02pm

re: #262 Stanley Sea

Please Satt, don’t be a dick.

Are you in control of any of the NCAA games?

Broadcasting them and the studio show for Turner. But I have no “control” over the games themselves !!!!

:)

266 Pie-onist Overlord  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:03:28pm

And this dealership following me now:
Tamaroff
@Tamaroff
Serving Metro Detroit’s auto needs since 1969. Shop our huge inventory of new + certified used Hondas & Nissans—and find out why you’re better off at Tamaroff.

267 Pie-onist Overlord  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:03:56pm

I once bought a Buick from Tamaroff, back in the day when they sold GM products.

268 ObserverArt  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:06:00pm

re: #256 Dark_Falcon

There’s a difference between being the subject of an attack ad campaign and getting shot in the head with a beanbag round, plus there’s the fact that Corsi’s not a cop.

I agree Dark, but you are taking my comment as a direct comparison. I mean the same type of thinking was used against Kerry and it triggered a similar reaction among the same type of people many who were part of that Viet Nam era. In a sense, Kerry protests were turned against him at a later date and triggered people to think they same way the cops in JustAnother’s comment thought. Corsi and the SwiftBoaters in a way were reacting the same way as the cops that hated soldiers that protested or at the least were hoping for those old sentiments to be called back up for political purpose.

269 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:07:26pm

re: #263 sattv4u2

littlegreenfootballs.com

PEACE. I’m over it.

LGF used to be such an argumentative place. I guess it was kinda fun. Especially against Mandy. (Miss WUB and Windy)

But now? I see it as more informative. Cut and paste your great info. And your funnies.

But the semantic arguments? Yah, I joined in. Sorry. But

Also, SteelPH has been around since I joined and if you’ve missed him, your loss.

270 The Awkward Guy  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:07:33pm

Apparently I’m an “it”. It’s high school all over again.

271 Charles Johnson  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:08:46pm
272 RealityBasedSteve  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:09:40pm

re: #267 Pie-onist Overlord

I once bought a Buick from Tamaroff, back in the day when they sold GM products.

Not familiar with Tamaroff, but I did get a Ford from Pinkley Motors (down the street a bit). I think it was a Taurus.

RBS

274 RealityBasedSteve  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:11:44pm

re: #271 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

OMG… That is creepy on WAY TOO MANY levels. It’s like Creeps inside creeps, and when you open that up, more creeps inside there. It’s a freaking matryoshka doll of creeps.

RBS

275 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:12:33pm

re: #269 Stanley Sea

Also, SteelPH has been around since I joined and if you’ve missed him, your loss.

I didn’t miss him, and I’ve been around a lot longer

That he downdings even the most innocuous statement that either I or Kilgore make without even engaging in debate,,,,, well, talk about being a “two year old” or “back in high school”

(and btw ,, thats not a “whine”,, it’s a statement of fact. I could care less about downdings,, hence my pointing out to you that you missed one!!!!)

:)

276 jaunte  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:12:50pm

The creepy rich.

277 ObserverArt  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:12:59pm

re: #273 Charles Johnson

Extraordinary Photos From a 1972 Rothschild Surrealist Dinner Party | So Bad So Good

Looks like Captain Beefheart had some influence on that party.

278 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:13:10pm

Pity to see the trolling went down as expected. What a waste.

279 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:13:20pm
280 sattv4u2  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:13:31pm

re: #276 jaunte

[Embedded image]

The creepy rich.

OR

A Blue Man Crew member unwinding !?!?!
/

281 danarchy  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:15:00pm

looks like msnbc is getting in on the flight 370 thing. Running a 1 hour special called the Mystery of Flight 370 every couple of hours interspersed with episodes of a show called Why Planes Crash

282 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:15:16pm

re: #273 Charles Johnson

Extraordinary Photos From a 1972 Rothschild Surrealist Dinner Party | So Bad So Good

It would be fun to shown those pictures to Alex jones and then watch him freak out.

283 Ming  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:18:08pm

re: #179 ericblair

I don’t think he did. I think he started off with the intention of stealing a load of stuff and moving to a libertoonian paradise somewhere as a hero…he was in about the worst bargaining position imaginable with intelligence agencies who wouldn’t hesitate to put the screws to him, and he had exactly one thing to offer up to keep his neck.

The rest is history.

I would love to someday read about the details, any details, about Snowden’s days in the Moscow airport, especially how the KGB (or whatever it’s called now) got involved.

Now that I think about it, when Snowden was still in the airport, Putin’s public remark that Snowden was welcome to stay in Russia so long as “he stopped harming U.S. interests” may have been similar to his assurances to Chancellor Merkel that Russia wasn’t going to move into Crimea: a lie for the purpose of buying time.

284 Killgore Trout  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:18:16pm

re: #281 danarchy

looks like msnbc is getting in on the flight 370 thing. Running a 1 hour special called the Mystery of Flight 370 every couple of hours interspersed with episodes of a show called Why Planes Crash

I wouldn’t complain too much. At least it’s better that the 10 year old viral cat videos that makes up most of their weekend news coverage.

285 Charles Johnson  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:18:20pm

re: #282 Dark_Falcon

It would be fun to shown those pictures to Alex jones and then watch him freak out.

When you Google this, one of the first hits is an article at Infowars, raving about it.

286 Stanley Sea  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:18:39pm

re: #273 Charles Johnson

Extraordinary Photos From a 1972 Rothschild Surrealist Dinner Party | So Bad So Good

Dali & Audrey Hepburn. Wish there were tags of who’s who.

Ah those people!

287 Charles Johnson  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:20:11pm
288 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:23:34pm

re: #287 Charles Johnson

Google cache:

webcache.googleusercontent.com

Ewwww. A tablescape.

Image: 51.jpg

289 Dr Lizardo  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:25:16pm

re: #281 danarchy

looks like msnbc is getting in on the flight 370 thing. Running a 1 hour special called the Mystery of Flight 370 every couple of hours interspersed with episodes of a show called Why Planes Crash

I prefer to watch Air Crash Investigation videos on YouTube. Some of them are pretty fascinating, actually. One of my favorites was an episode called “Crash of the Century”, regarding the Tenerife Airport Disaster in 1977.

290 Ace-o-aces  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:25:19pm

No doubt Champ, a murder and rapist, will find support among those who called Trayvon Martin a thug because he once smoked weed.

291 Justanotherhuman  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:25:21pm

18 still unaccounted for after authorities find 4th person dead in mudslide debris in Snohomish County, Wash. - @KIRO7Seattle

end of alert

292 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:26:28pm

Extraordinary Photos From A 1972 Rothschild Surrealist Dinner Party becomes Revealing Pictures From 1972 Rothschild Illuminati Ball!!!

293 Gus  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:29:19pm
294 urbanmeemaw  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:35:24pm

re: #93 Targetpractice

Indeed! I understand most of the players are freshmen. What a nail biter. And I’m not even a college basketball fan. I’m visiting family from Kentucky so we were all very excited.

295 Floral Giraffe  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:37:54pm

re: #259 122 Year Old Obama

Grow up.

Quoted for truth!

296 JEA62  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 5:48:46pm

I realize this dude is a sick bastard, but he’s also a fringist who isn’t going to come close to getting nominated. So why give this loser free publicity?

297 Decatur Deb  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 6:04:39pm

re: #296 JEA62

I realize this dude is a sick bastard, but he’s also a fringist who isn’t going to come close to getting nominated. So why give this loser free publicity?

Until he’s slapped down, hard, by a GOP adult, he’s not fringe—he’s a standard-bearer. Goes for the rest of the loons, too. The party either owns them or disowns them.

298 sagehen  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 6:47:38pm

re: #271 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

She looks like that girl from “True Detective”

299 Ojoe  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 7:55:55pm

This Champ guy it too weird.

300 teleskiguy  Sun, Mar 23, 2014 9:24:07pm

This deranged Glenn Champ guy ripped off the B.I.B.L.E. acronym from the Wu-Tang Clan!

allmusic.com

301 Jay in Oregon  Mon, Mar 24, 2014 5:35:05am

re: #179 ericblair

I’m guessing that he handed over the material to both of the countries, since he was in about the worst bargaining position imaginable with intelligence agencies who wouldn’t hesitate to put the screws to him, and he had exactly one thing to offer up to keep his neck.

I keep thinking about this XKCD strip regarding the security of his cache of stolen files: xkcd.com

302 Bulworth  Mon, Mar 24, 2014 8:08:22am
Glenn Champ, 48, addressed hundreds of GOP delegates and supporters Sunday at the site of the state party’s semi-annual convention.

Hundreds. Hundreds.

The CA GOP: small enough to drown in a….

303 wrenchwench  Mon, Mar 24, 2014 10:55:06am

re: #92 jeffreyw

Greetings, hatchling.


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