A gorgeous new live performance by finger-picking maestro Don Ross is a great way to start a Saturday.
“PS 15” 15th Anniversary - the all new recordings of Passion Sessions “reimagined” by Don Ross.
“PS 15” CD, Tabs, and HD Studio Masters available now at candyrat.com
available on June 3rd at iTunes
Visit Don Ross at gobyfish.com and facebook.com
Dons plays custom guitars made by luthier Marc Beneteau
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b_sharp May 31, 2014 10:49:26am |
Talking about shredding,
I just went out to cut the grass and ended up shredding our dandelion crop.
The grass must have run away during the winter and the dandelions have completely taken over.
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Dave In Austin May 31, 2014 10:53:41am |
re: #1 b_sharp
Oaks here shed there leaves in the spring. I’ve got about 4 more hours till I’m finally done. 1 grinding fool today.
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Skip Intro May 31, 2014 11:17:39am |
Man responsible for Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber says what?
I think Dr. @TomCoburn would be the best choice to lead the VA and sort out all of these problems #VAaccountability
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) May 30, 2014
Damn right. He could privatize it then shut it down.
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 11:20:14am |
20th Century: #Cycling in #Spain (27 pictures: http://t.co/X9YnHuCvvU) pic.twitter.com/dz6vkea0Oc— Retronaut (@theretronaut) May 31, 2014
From the link:
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:20:17am |
As you might have imagined. This is some chickenhawk from Heritage.
America now negotiates with terrorists thanks to @BarackObama. #Bergdahl— Brad Thor (@BradThor) May 31, 2014
In any case, The USA just traded prisoners.
Just like Israel does all the time.
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 11:22:42am |
re: #5 Gus
As you might have imagined. This is some chickenhawk from Heritage.
[Embedded content]
In any case, The USA just traded prisoners.
Just like Israel does all the time.
I’m thorry hith Brad ith thor. I hope he feelth better thoon.
I like this one, he predicted it:
Straight out of my novel, #TheFirstCommandment: Taliban releases soldier in exchange for 5 Gitmo detainees: http://t.co/JOXqr8gkqd— Brad Thor (@BradThor) May 31, 2014
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A Mom Anon May 31, 2014 11:24:46am |
re: #5 Gus
Brad Thor?! (snort, chortle, giggle)
Yes and if Obama had done nothing he’d be a spineless, weak, communist, Kenyan, Maoist, Usurper. Yawn. So tired of douchebag boys pretending to be men.
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:25:04am |
re: #6 wrenchwench
I’m thorry hith Brad ith thor. I hope he feelth better thoon.
I like this one, he predicted it:
[Embedded content]
Another one? O.o
BUY MY BOOK!
//
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 11:25:35am |
The right wing seems to be divided on how to react to Bergdahl’s freedom — should they rant about negotiating with terrorists or just … BENGHAZI?
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:26:27am |
I STAND WITH ISRAEL!
Why does Israel negotiate with terrorists and trade prisoners almost yearly?
I STILL STAND WITH ISRAEL!
OBAMA NEGOTIATES WITH TERRORISTS! IMPEACH!
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 11:27:25am |
re: #5 Gus
As you might have imagined. This is some chickenhawk from Heritage.
[Embedded content]
In any case, The USA just traded prisoners.
Just like Israel does all the time.
Little boy should sit down and STFU.
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:28:28am |
re: #11 Justanotherhuman
Little boy should sit down and STFU.
Yep. Some poser. With that pic and his name, Brad Thor, you’d think he’s some former grunt. Nope. Just some Heritage hack.
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A Mom Anon May 31, 2014 11:28:54am |
re: #8 Gus
LOL, which is the only reason he even opened his yap. I still can’t get over “Brad Thor”, rotflmao. Oooh I quiver at his manliness…hahahahaha, hahahaha….
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 11:29:04am |
These are not men.
They’re whiny, complaining little babies who stomp their little feets and cwy, cwy, cwy because they don’t get their way.
You ain’t POTUS, jerkwads. A real man holds that title today.
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:31:32am |
Outrage! Hahaha! Same people always complaining about outrage are always getting outraged about something. Lovely.
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 11:31:51am |
re: #3 Skip Intro
Man responsible for Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber says what?
[Embedded content]
Damn right. He could privatize it then shut it down.
McCain is trying to get someone he trusts into the post. Frankly, I’m not sure Coburn has the leadership skills needed for the job, but its worth looking into.
Moreover, its a constructive suggestion, instead of backbiting. I doubt the DoVA’s major problems will be fixed as a result of this scandal, but the only chance for that to happen will require a bipartisan effort in Congress that keeps the great majority of the department’s facilities running as part of the government.
Privatizing the care of military veterans would still leave the government with the cost of their treatment and the cost of such a changeover would be immense. Therefore such a plan is not prudent. Allowing more external care options without shutting down existing services is more viaable and will likely need to be done to clear the DoVA’s backlog.
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 11:32:59am |
From the NYT link in Mithter Thor’th tweet:
[…]
The latest evidence indicating that Sergeant Bergdahl, who was promoted twice while held prisoner, was still alive came in January, when a video was obtained by the American military showing him alert but also apparently in declining health.
One Defense Department official said that once Sergeant Bergdahl was safely aboard the American military helicopter flown to the rendezvous, he wrote on a paper plate with a pen — because it was so loud — “S.F.?” seeking to find out if his rescuers were American Special Forces.
One soldier yelled back, “Yes, we’ve been looking for you for a long time,” at which point, the Pentagon official said, Sergeant Bergdahl broke down crying.
I’m glad he’s coming home. Five years is a long time.
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A Mom Anon May 31, 2014 11:33:12am |
OK, break is over. Back to pruning and weeding and stuff. I’ll be chuckling about “Brad Thor: Author of Books of Manly Men Doing Manly Things With Other Manly Men in Manly Places on Manly Adventures” while among the vegetables and flowers. Hee.
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:33:14am |
Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange http://t.co/OQgUKdNQOY— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:34:18am |
A history of Israel's prisoner swaps | JPost | Israel News http://t.co/zs7xAcbxPQ— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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thedopefishlives May 31, 2014 11:36:01am |
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 11:36:38am |
BTW, Brad Thor (if that’s his real name) never served in the military, although,
“In 2008, Brad shadowed a Black Ops team in Afghanistan to research his thriller, The Apostle.”
So he says.
It’s all about the money, doncha know.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 11:38:23am |
This really was a success for Pres Obama’s admin.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s parents: ‘We were so joyful and relieved when President Obama called us today to give us the news that Bowe is finally coming home. We cannot wait to wrap our arms around our only son’ - @cnnbrk
Read more on cnn.com
31m
Administration official says ‘successful indirect talks’ with Taliban’s political commission over Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl were ‘part of a broader reconciliation framework’ - @IsaacDovere
see original on twitter.com
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 11:39:01am |
re: #9 Charles Johnson
The right wing seems to be divided on how to react to Bergdahl’s freedom — should they rant about negotiating with terrorists or just … BENGHAZI?
He wasn’t even on their radar. They have more concern for that stupid marine who brought guns into Mexico.
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:40:49am |
Breaking: Barack Obama exchanges prisoners just like Benjamin Netanyahu.— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:46:27am |
Of course .@BarackObama. could have secretly traded arms for #Bergdahl instead. That better?— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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thedopefishlives May 31, 2014 11:47:57am |
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:48:20am |
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 11:49:01am |
Fascinating to see all the right wing bloggers using the release of Sgt. Bergdahl as just another excuse to rant about Benghazi. smh— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:49:10am |
Please, tell me more about “negotiating” with terrorists. http://t.co/DmvdKBadej— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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allegro May 31, 2014 11:51:22am |
re: #33 Gus
[Embedded content]
The first thing I thought of wrt negotiating with terrorists was the Bundy ranch guys.
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 11:53:20am |
Statement by the President on Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl pic.twitter.com/zsan26YvG0— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 11:54:15am |
We don’t negotiate with terrorists. Instead we secretly trade arms with them in exchange for hostages.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 11:58:34am |
That guy in TX, what’s his name? can’t hold a candle to this one in Montana.
Congressional Candidate Says Speed Limits Are A ‘Federal Overreach’
“This isn’t the only time Rosendale has garnered controversy this campaign. Last month, he released a television ad showing him “shooting down” a drone with his rifle.”
Also over at TP, a story on how only 4 of 80 TP candidates are women. They’re only allowing 5% of their candidates to be female this year…
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 12:05:55pm |
re: #36 Gus
We don’t negotiate with terrorists. Instead we secretly trade arms with them in exchange for hostages.
And sometimes we may even allow the free movement of illicit drugs to help pay for it all!
“Just Say No!”
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 12:08:45pm |
re: #37 Justanotherhuman
That guy in TX, what’s his name? can’t hold a candle to this one in Montana.
Congressional Candidate Says Speed Limits Are A ‘Federal Overreach’
“This isn’t the only time Rosendale has garnered controversy this campaign. Last month, he released a television ad showing him “shooting down” a drone with his rifle.”
Also over at TP, a story on how only 4 of 80 TP candidates are women. They’re only allowing 5% of their candidates to be female this year…
You mean Kory Watkins? Mr. Devo of guns…
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Gus May 31, 2014 12:10:00pm |
We don’t negotiate with terrorists. Just Hitler, Stalin, the Soviet Union, Mao, People’s Republic of China, North Korea, Saddam Hussein, and countless Latin American dictators.
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 12:13:08pm |
Yes! Finally fixed an annoying problem.
One of the things about allowing embedded tweets in comments is that they don’t actually get rendered in their final size until the page finishes loading.
Why is this a problem? Because if you’re on the front page, and you click a user’s name at bottom right of a post to go directly to their comment, if there happen to be any embedded tweets in the comment thread above that user’s comment, the page first jumps to that user’s comment but then it gets pushed down out of view as the embedded tweets are dynamically created above it.
Very annoying. And now fixed, thanks to the info I got from Twitter’s Ben Ward yesterday.
Now, when a page of comments loads, and there are any embedded tweets or timelines in it, you’ll automagically jump directly to the comment you wanted, immediately after all the embedded Twitter stuff is rendered.
You might see the comment briefly get pushed down, but then it will jump back up, because you gotta get up to get down.
I’m really glad to finally solve this; it was maddening.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 12:14:36pm |
Oh ferchrissakes…
Herman Cain says at Republican Leadership Conference that he might run for president again - @AaronBlakeWP
see original on twitter.com
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 12:18:04pm |
re: #43 Justanotherhuman
Oh ferchrissakes…
Herman Cain says at Republican Leadership Conference that he might run for president again - @AaronBlakeWP
see original on twitter.com
Nine, nine, nine!!!
*headdesk*
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allegro May 31, 2014 12:19:33pm |
re: #44 Dr Lizardo
Nine, nine, nine!!!
*headdesk*
I was thinking he might up his game a bit this time…
Ten, ten, ten!!
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 12:19:38pm |
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 12:21:04pm |
re: #45 allegro
I was thinking he might up his game a bit this time…
Ten, ten, ten!!
Well, if he starts fundraising now, he’ll live comfortably for the next couple of years.
Isn’t that what fringers do?
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 12:21:40pm |
Sgt. Bergdahl was a legitimate prisoner of war, not a kidnap victim. The exchange is in no way equivalent to negotiating for the release of kidnap victims. Exchanges of PoWs have been commonplace throughout history. GOP base ignorami do not know this, they have no idea in fact, so their money grubbing leadership can once again exploit ignorance for profit.
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 12:21:58pm |
re: #43 Justanotherhuman
Oh ferchrissakes…
Herman Cain says at Republican Leadership Conference that he might run for president again - @AaronBlakeWP
see original on twitter.com
Do it Herm…do it, and talk Mitt, Michelle, Newt, Rick, Rick and Unca Ron to join you. (Purposely leaving John out, too sane)
The 2016 Republican Rinse and Repeat Show.
I’m sure all of America will by that time realize just how wrong they were when none of you won. The second time will be much better.
And, by that time Herman may double-down and offer up 18-18-18.
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allegro May 31, 2014 12:22:11pm |
re: #47 Justanotherhuman
Well, if he starts fundraising now, he’ll live comfortably for the next couple of years.
Isn’t that what fringers do?
Grifters gonna grift.
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NJDhockeyfan May 31, 2014 12:27:13pm |
Not gunna lie I thought this was fried chicken pic.twitter.com/lCuUi7x84J— Comedy Photos (@RealPhotoBombs) May 22, 2014
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 12:28:28pm |
re: #48 Shiplord Kirel
Sgt. Bergdahl was a legitimate prisoner of war, not a kidnap victim. The exchange is in no way equivalent to negotiating for the release of kidnap victims. Exchanges of PoWs have been commonplace throughout history. GOP base ignorami do not know this, they have no idea in fact, so their money grubbing leadership can once again exploit ignorance for profit.
I’m a bit surprised he’s still alive after 5 years. The Taliban aren’t known for their kindness toward prisoners.
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 12:36:25pm |
Just five Gitmo inmates for one of our own? I’d say Obama got a bargain compared to the typical Israeli prisoner swap.
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 12:36:35pm |
re: #42 Charles Johnson
I just found some weirdness with our avatars in the Pages:
1.) Custom avatar pics are missing and replaced with the default green football; clicking on the football takes you to the LGF homepage instead of the user’s profile. See littlegreenfootballs.com
2.) Avatar pic is completely missing (for example me in #2, ww in #4). See littlegreenfootballs.com
3.) Avatar pic is present, but as with #1 clicking on it takes you to the LGF homepage instead of the user’s profile. See littlegreenfootballs.com
Note: Some of the Pages display a combination of the odd behaviors above. Recent pages—i.e. those that are currently open/active—appear to be unaffected.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 12:37:38pm |
Speaking of fringers, Christine O’Donnell just wrote her first “column” for the Wash Times and it’s exactly as dumb as you’d expect it to be.
Lizard on my balcony!
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 12:38:32pm |
No, really, a live lizard on my balcony! : )
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 12:41:41pm |
Yes, the troop withdrawal announcement was related to the release of Bowe #Bergdahl http://t.co/z0YV5RNtQy— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) May 31, 2014
From 2-12-14:
[…]
Expectations are low inside the Obama administration that the new outreach to the Taliban will have much success in bringing him home, however. In 2011 and 2012, an interagency team led by America’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman, had several direct interactions with the Taliban over the prisoner swap idea. Those talks fizzled.
[…]
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 12:42:54pm |
re: #54 CuriousLurker
Ah. I know why this is. It’s because comments are cached, and you’ve updated your icon — which gives it a different filename. Your icon is currently named “curiouslurker19 . sm . jpg” but in the cached page it’s “curiouslurker17 . sm . jpg”.
Hmm. Not sure how to handle this; I’ll have to think about it. Invalidating the cache whenever someone changes their icon is way overkill.
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 12:43:46pm |
re: #56 Justanotherhuman
No, really, a live lizard on my balcony! : )
What types of lizards are in NC? Same as in Florida?
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jaunte May 31, 2014 12:44:27pm |
You can't say you “support the troops,” then argue against negotiations to free Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity.
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 31, 2014
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jaunte May 31, 2014 12:45:35pm |
Frank Luntz, trying to reason with the unreasonable.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 12:47:56pm |
re: #58 Charles Johnson
Ah. I know why this is. It’s because comments are cached, and you’ve updated your icon — which gives it a different filename. Your icon is currently named “curiouslurker19 . sm . jpg” but in the cached page it’s “curiouslurker17 . sm . jpg”.
Hmm. Not sure how to handle this; I’ll have to think about it. Invalidating the cache whenever someone changes their icon is way overkill.
Can her new icon be renamed to the old name?
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 12:48:38pm |
re: #59 ObserverArt
What types of lizards are in NC? Same as in Florida?
One of those small, common brownish ones.
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 12:48:39pm |
The five prisoners we don’t have to feed anymore were pretty senior Taliban, but they have been on ice for many years and their relevance to future events is unclear to say the least.
—Abdul Haq Wasiq, who served as the Taliban deputy minister of intelligence
—Mullah Norullah Nori, a senior Taliban commander in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif when the Taliban fought U.S. forces in late 2001
—Khairullah Khairkhwa, who served in various Taliban positions including interior minister and had direct ties to Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden
—Mohammed Nabi, who served as chief of security for the Taliban in Qalat, Afghanistan, and later worked as a radio operator for the Taliban’s communications office in Kabul
—Mohammad Fazl, whom Human Rights Watch says could be prosecuted for war crimes for presiding over the mass killing of Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan in 2000 and 2001 as the Taliban sought to consolidate their control over the country.
Anyone who says we shouldn’t have done this is a fool, and a monstrously cruel one at that. I really have to wonder how much the Bush administration’s tough guy, line in the sand, no negotiation policy had to do with the terrible fate of our captured personnel in Iraq.
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 12:52:12pm |
This arrangement can’t be good for the morale of the Gitmo inmates who weren’t included. We may be able to use that.
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Gus May 31, 2014 12:53:41pm |
Classic.
@Gus_802 No. And I don't want anyone to trade for me if I were ever taken either. @FrankLuntz— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) May 31, 2014
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 12:54:51pm |
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jaunte May 31, 2014 12:55:12pm |
re: #67 Gus
Dan Gainor,
VP of Business and Culture for Media Research Center.
Not worth capturing.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 12:55:40pm |
re: #65 Shiplord Kirel
And they will not be able to travel for an entire year. You can bet that Qatar will keep them under surveillance in their daily activities there, as well.
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thedopefishlives May 31, 2014 12:55:43pm |
re: #65 Shiplord Kirel
The five prisoners we don’t have to feed anymore were pretty senior Taliban, but they have been on ice for many years and their relevance to future events is unclear to say the least.
Anyone who says we shouldn’t have done this is a fool, and a monstrously cruel one at that. I really have to wonder how much the Bush administration’s tough guy, line in the sand, no negotiation policy had to do with the terrible fate of our captured personnel in Iraq.
If they wind up rejoining the Taliban, they’re probably just going to get blown up in short order anyway. Honestly, that thought does not keep me up at night.
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Gus May 31, 2014 12:57:02pm |
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jaunte May 31, 2014 12:58:15pm |
False bravado so transparent, “glass-like” doesn’t do it justice.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 12:58:31pm |
re: #72 Gus
Chickenprisoners?
So predictable that the ones who would never be in that situation are so incredibly pious about what they would do in said situation.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 12:58:45pm |
TCOT (last 3 years): Obama hates America, he needs to get Bowe Bergdahl home,now! TCOT(today)Obama hates America, he swapped w Taliban!— Vicente Cookiemaker (@teacher_noclass) May 31, 2014
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 1:01:15pm |
The freeper reaction to the Bergdahl release is, on the whole, probably the most evil outburst I have yet seen from them.
They accuse Bergdahl of complicity in his own capture, connect the timing to the VA scandal, and, I shit you not, compare this to Obama’s failure to spring a US Marine jailed on weapons charges in Mexico. Several of them brought up the latter case, it is apparently a meme du jour for the batshit right.
They are demonic monkeys, reveling in their stupidity.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 1:03:50pm |
These young people need to find their thrills in some other fashion.
‘Syria-related’ terror arrest at Heathrow Airport
The NYT reports that as many as 3,000 western “jihadis” have gone to Syria to fight.
And we’ve already read about the young man from FL who blew himself up in a suicide attack over there.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 1:04:49pm |
Getting #BoweBergdahl back is huge. Only remaining captured soldier from either of our recent conflicts; Afghanistan or Iraq.— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 31, 2014
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 1:05:10pm |
If I am somehow captured by the Taliban, I authorize you to exchange 100 Gitmo detainees, $200,000,000 in gold, and a fleet of new Corvettes for my freedom. You can throw in some nasty freepers if the Taliban want them.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:07:43pm |
Carry over commenting on discussion from downstairs.
“@RockyMntnMike: This is “intimidation”. This is “freedom”. @HomeDepot You can shoot it. We can help. pic.twitter.com/1p92c6RUhV”
— vanillathehun (@JenD1974) May 31, 2014
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Lidane May 31, 2014 1:08:43pm |
If a GOP prez would have brought #BoweBergdahl home, he'd be in the helicopter with TV cameras and the WHPC puppets kissing his ring.— BWD (@theonlyadult) May 31, 2014
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:09:15pm |
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 1:11:08pm |
Despite all my rage I am still holding cats on a page pic.twitter.com/DeEUjpA3qS (via @chashomans)— John Tabin (@johntabin) May 22, 2014
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 1:13:06pm |
Wealthy developer lives with family in gated community with security.
Now 20 yr old son arrested for murder of his parents, shot with small caliber weapon.
Statewide Search For Ryan Walton, Person Of Interest In Parents’ Murder
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Lidane May 31, 2014 1:14:42pm |
re: #80 Backwoods_Sleuth
Gun control advocates should start offering free CHL classes and training in “urban” areas. That would be fun, just to see the NRA reactions.
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 1:16:03pm |
re: #80 Backwoods_Sleuth
Carry over commenting on discussion from downstairs.
This is “intimidation” - This is “Freedom”
I’m surprised. When I first saw the tweet image I thought maybe Mark Cuban (NBA Dallas Mavericks Owner) had sent it out.
/ (Not a whole lot)
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:16:17pm |
“We were so joyful when President Obama called to give us news Bowe is finally coming home' http://t.co/TWCZ1Uo9ZK pic.twitter.com/oOy1Qxk0jp
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Belafon May 31, 2014 1:16:36pm |
re: #16 Dark_Falcon
I have a bipartisan suggestion: Republicans vote with Democrats to fund the VA. This can be a complement to the bipartisan vote 14 years ago to go to war.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 1:16:57pm |
You fucking knew this was coming.
Rep. Howard ‘Buck’ McKeon, R-Calif., Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., on release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl: ‘Our terrorist adversaries now have a strong incentive to capture Americans’ - via @NBCNews
End of alert
These fuckers are just totally irresponsible.
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 1:17:20pm |
What do you want to bet Bowe Bergdahl votes Democrat next time he gets a chance? Obama sprung him in return for a handful of fossilized Talib honchos, while the Republicans would have preferred to leave him to a nameless fate.
Otoh, Bergdahl’s bio says he studied fencing, martial arts, and ballet and he never owned a car, preferring to bicycle everywhere, so he was probably already a Democrat
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 1:18:35pm |
re: #79 Shiplord Kirel
If I am somehow captured by the Taliban, I authorize you to exchange 100 Gitmo detainees, $200,000,000 in gold, and a fleet of new Corvettes for my freedom. You can throw in some nasty freepers if the Taliban want them.
If I am ever captured by the Taliban, I hereby authorize those whom it may concern to exchange me for five Gitmo detainees and Rush Limbaugh, Todd Kincannon, Ted Nugent and Ann Coulter.
If the Taliban want the latter four, that is.
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 1:19:07pm |
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 1:20:02pm |
re: #89 Justanotherhuman
You fucking knew this was coming.
Rep. Howard ‘Buck’ McKeon, R-Calif., Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., on release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl: ‘Our terrorist adversaries now have a strong incentive to capture Americans’ - via @NBCNews
End of alertThese fuckers are just totally irresponsible.
As though the Taliban aren’t already making every possible effort to capture or kill our soldiers. What a depraved asshole.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 1:20:49pm |
re: #93 Shiplord Kirel
As though the Taliban aren’t already making every possible effort to capture or kill our soldiers. What a depraved asshole.
Two depraved assholes.
The number will go up a lot more, you know it will.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 1:20:59pm |
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Gus May 31, 2014 1:21:26pm |
@TheBigFoxx Made it pretty clear I oppose all US prisoner swaps, including ones involving me. Can't be more clear. @Gus_802 @FrankLuntz— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) May 31, 2014
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:21:26pm |
hahahahaaa…
Sweet baby Jesus…can a Heathen say that? I don’t know what else to say. Matthew Hagee, spawn of John Hagee, and a real chip off the old block, says there is no climate change. He says the claim that there is climate change taking place is in direct contradiction of the Bible and therefore not to be believed.
more at: Matthew Hagee Says it’s Not Climate Change You’re Feeling - It’s Jesus’ Return
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 1:22:33pm |
re: #97 Backwoods_Sleuth
hahahahaaa…
more at: Matthew Hagee Says it’s Not Climate Change You’re Feeling - It’s Jesus’ Return
Matthew just got a raise in his allowance.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:22:52pm |
re: #96 Gus
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Hey, Dan, let us know your opinion as soon as you are an actual prisoner of the Taliban.
In the meantime, shut up while the grownups are talking.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 1:23:09pm |
oh deer pic.twitter.com/1aScvhPTEw— Baby Animals (@BabyAnimalPics) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 1:25:22pm |
re: #99 Backwoods_Sleuth
Hey, Dan, let us know your opinion as soon as you are an actual prisoner of the Taliban.
In the meantime, shut up while the grownups are talking.
Chickenhawk’s gotta chicken.
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 1:26:01pm |
re: #91 Dr Lizardo
If I am ever capture by the Taliban, I hereby authorize those whom it may concern to exchange me five Gitmo detainees and Rush Limbaugh, Todd Kincannon, Ted Nugent and Ann Coulter.
If the Taliban want the latter five, that is.
If…force ‘em to take all of them. At that point the Taliban can do what they want.
As a matter of fact, who even needs an exchange. Just tell the Taliban if you take some of our nuts, we’ll give you back some prisoners.
Deal?
But then, there is a good chance the Taliban would turn it down.
“We want out guys back, but it would be too dangerous to allow American Radicals into our country. What, you think we are that crazy?”
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:27:25pm |
Saw it on twitter, so it must be true…
The top 5 most popular pets in Britain: 1 Owls 2 Sheep 3 Unicorns 4 Beatles 5 Martin Freeman
— Stats Britain (@StatsBritain) May 31, 2014
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:28:04pm |
#ThatMomentWhen McCain spends 20 months bashing Obama for what happened in Benghazi then admits he had no clue what was happening in Arizona
— Richard Hine (@richardhine) May 29, 2014
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 1:28:20pm |
re: #102 ObserverArt
If…force ‘em to take all of them. At that point the Taliban can do what they want.
As a matter of fact, who even needs an exchange. Just tell the Taliban if you take some of our nuts, we’ll give you back some prisoners.
Deal?
But then, there is a good chance the Taliban would turn it down.
“We want out guys back, but it would be too dangerous to allow American Radicals into our country. What, you think we are that crazy?”
Heh……I was just imagining some Taliban commander saying to an American negotiator, “Todd Kincannon? Rush Limbaugh? Are you nuts - those people are out of their f***ing minds!”
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Gus May 31, 2014 1:30:07pm |
@TheBigFoxx USSR strategy used to be to kill all involved with the kidnapping and not worry about victim. Might work. @Gus_802 @FrankLuntz— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) May 31, 2014
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:30:12pm |
“We've been looking for you for a long time.” Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl broke down and cried. http://t.co/Arm08Y9mmf pic.twitter.com/lAs7ZhIN0X
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 1:31:09pm |
re: #88 Belafon
I have a bipartisan suggestion: Republicans vote with Democrats to fund the VA. This can be a complement to the bipartisan vote 14 years ago to go to war.
Interesting story I found from military.com, linking to a Dayton Daily News article from 2013:
VA Budget Skyrockets Despite Federal Spending Cuts
Despite the “THEY’RE SPENDING OUR MONEYYYY!!!” headline, it’s really a balanced look at the problems the VA has faced over the past few years:
The more than 3 million veterans since the first Gulf War in 1991 who have entered the VA ranks have overwhelmed the system, said Dr. Chrisanne Gordon, a Marysville rehabilitative physician.
“I do feel the system is overwhelmed,” Gordon said. “I would say overwhelmed and slow to respond.”
She’s worked with the Dayton VA to link Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to civilian medical centers. The mostly teaching hospitals have advanced technology to detect traumatic brain injury a normal MRI does not locate, she said.
“I really believe there needs to be collaborative effort between VA and the civilian medical community,” she said. “My belief is in the civilian world we are more accountable and we react quicker.”
The number of veterans and visits have climbed dramatically at the Dayton VA and community clinics in Springfield, Middletown, Lima and Richmond, Ind.
Both figures show why costs have jumped.
Five years ago, the VA treated 32,858 veterans who accounted for 360,946 visits at a cost of $588 per visit. Under Dayton VA projections, those numbers will rise to 36,691 veterans making 470,151 visits at a cost of $607 per visit.
This article came out *before* the current “scandal,” and reflects only the VA in the Dayton area. If you multiply those patient numbers nationwide, is it any wonder there’s a delay in seeing patients in the VA?
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 1:33:10pm |
Btw, we released more than 100,000 NVA and Vietcong PoWs as part of the Vietnam Peace Accords that got our 591 PoWs back in 1973.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:33:33pm |
re: #108 BongCrodny
Interesting story I found from military.com, linking to a Dayton Daily News article from 2013:
VA Budget Skyrockets Despite Federal Spending Cuts
Despite the “THEY’RE SPENDING OUR MONEYYYY!!!” headline, it’s really a balanced look at the problems the VA has faced over the past few years:
This article came out *before* the current “scandal,” and reflects only the VA in the Dayton area. If you multiply those patient numbers nationwide, is it any wonder there’s a delay in seeing patients in the VA?
GOP filibustered a bill in February to partially address this by building 27 more VA centers.
So much for how much they “support the troops”.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 1:34:44pm |
re: #103 Backwoods_Sleuth
Saw it on twitter, so it must be true…
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What, no badgers?
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:35:04pm |
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:38:23pm |
FEED ME, SEYMOUR!!!
— The Cult Cat (@Elverojaguar) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 1:39:48pm |
Israel traded 1,027 prisoners for one Gilad Shalit.— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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Lidane May 31, 2014 1:40:00pm |
Another member of the 101st Chairborne:
@TheBigFoxx USSR strategy used to be to kill all involved with the kidnapping and not worry about victim. Might work. @Gus_802 @FrankLuntz— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) May 31, 2014
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sagehen May 31, 2014 1:40:38pm |
re: #97 Backwoods_Sleuth
hahahahaaa…
more at: Matthew Hagee Says it’s Not Climate Change You’re Feeling - It’s Jesus’ Return
Am I the only one getting sick and tired of supposedly devout people insisting the Bible says things the Bible doesn’t say?
It’s like they’ve never read their book, they just use it to thump people over the head with it.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 1:41:55pm |
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 1:44:54pm |
re: #115 Lidane
Another member of the 101st Chairborne:
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Yes, we should strive to be more like the USSR.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 1:46:03pm |
There has been an outrage
Michigan teacher suspended over blackface lesson
Barron showed the video while teaching his class about Jim Crow racial segregation laws. The video was an example of blackface minstrelsy, which got its name from the white performers who blackened their faces, and was a very popular form of entertainment in 19th-century America.
The video reportedly offended an assistant principal who was sitting in on Barron’s class when he showed it.
However, the video did not offend everyone who saw it. One child, whose father is African-American, could not understand why school officials became upset.
“She was more offended that they stopped the video,” the student’s mother, Adrienne Aaron, told the Monroe News.
“It had nothing to do with racism. History is history,” she added. “We need to educate our kids to see how far we’ve come in America. How is that racism?”
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 1:46:46pm |
Freepers are now proposing that we round up undocumented immigrants and trade them for the Marine jailed in Mexico. (The guy claims he accidentally drove into Mexico, through a marked checkpoint, with several SA guns in his vehicle.)
What a wonderful idea! If the Mexicans are amenable, we could get all of our captured drug smugglers, gunrunners, rapists, pimps, drunk drivers and fugitive tax cheats back from Mexican prisons.
I am sure we could arrange to lodge them with respectable Texas conservative families until they can resume their former occupations.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 1:47:38pm |
So, how is the afternoon going?
I had a great nap with puppies snuggled next to me.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 1:49:11pm |
re: #119 Killgore Trout
There has been an outrage
Michigan teacher suspended over blackface lesson
Any child born in this millennium will never remember a time when a black man couldn’t become president.
Think about that a while.
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Gus May 31, 2014 1:50:21pm |
Does this mean Pres. Reagan should have bombed Tehran, Iran thus killing captors and captives rather than negotiating with terrorists?— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 1:50:36pm |
re: #116 sagehen
Am I the only one getting sick and tired of supposedly devout people insisting the Bible says things the Bible doesn’t say?
It’s like they’ve never read their book, they just use it to thump people over the head with it.
having been raised RC, I am amazed how many Protestants have actually read and memorized parts of the Bible. People actually go to bible study on a regular basis! Whodathunkit?
I do realize a lot is open to interpretation and cherry picking.
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 1:51:00pm |
re: #121 FemNaziBitch
So, how is the afternoon going?
I had a great nap with puppies snuggled next to me.
Well, to show tough they are, armchair strategists on the right have condemned the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Evidently they would rather have him murdered and left in an unmarked grave than miss a chance to bash Obama.
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jaunte May 31, 2014 1:51:59pm |
re: #96 Gus
Made it pretty clear I oppose all US prisoner swaps, including ones involving me.
He’s a real idiot. Someday maybe he’ll look back at this and be embarrassed.
….
Naaah.
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 1:52:27pm |
re: #106 Gus
Dan Gainor is one of those Media Research Center cretins.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 1:52:51pm |
re: #107 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Previously, Bergdahl’s parents had been critical of the efforts to free their son.
In a statement, President Barack Obama said Bergdahl’s recovery “is a reminder of America’s unwavering commitment to leave no man or woman in uniform behind on the battlefield.”
and if his parents hadn’t been thorns in D.C’s backside?
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Gus May 31, 2014 1:54:17pm |
Even a Benghazi Twibbon peep gets it.
@dangainor @TheBigFoxx @Gus_802 @FrankLuntz you're forgetting, NO MAN LEFT BEHIND!!!— Denise Tamez (@denisebtamez67) May 31, 2014
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 1:54:17pm |
re: #119 Killgore Trout
There has been an outrage
Michigan teacher suspended over blackface lesson
Daily Digest News??? was that what you were reading when you first heard about this article?
now let me think… who is it that spends a lot of time worrying about ‘too much political correctness’…
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 1:54:44pm |
re: #124 FemNaziBitch
having been raised RC, I am amazed how many Protestants have actually read and memorized parts of the Bible. People actually go to bible study on a regular basis! Whodathunkit?
I do realize a lot is open to interpretation and cherry picking.
I’ve met three people who’ve memorized - and can recite - the entire Qur’an in the original Arabic. A remarkable feat of memorization.
One of them was a Sufi Sheikh.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 1:55:03pm |
re: #127 Charles Johnson
Isn’t that Brent Bozell’s loony bin think tank?
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 1:56:27pm |
Sneak attack! pic.twitter.com/mx0I15XiNn— Emergency Kittens (@EmrgencyKittens) May 31, 2014
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 1:56:55pm |
re: #116 sagehen
Am I the only one getting sick and tired of supposedly devout people insisting the Bible says things the Bible doesn’t say?
It’s like they’ve never read their book, they just use it to thump people over the head with it.
me too, especially since i have spent a lot of time on the book not to mention theology as well
they have been instructed that the bible doesn’t mean what it says, listen to the wingnut preacher he’ll tell you what to think it says
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 1:57:41pm |
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 1:58:22pm |
re: #127 Charles Johnson
Dan Gainor is one of those Media Research Center cretins.
“Cretin”—haven’t heard that in a long time.
But if the shoe fits Gainor, so much the better. : )
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 1:58:23pm |
re: #132 Lidane
Isn’t that Brent Bozell’s
loony binthink tank?
Lindane…’think tank’ may just be an oxymoron in this case.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 1:58:30pm |
No fewer than 7 restaurant chains have now told the assault rifle gang to get lost. The story we broke, with latest: http://t.co/TWuG6ta1Vi— Mark Follman (@markfollman) May 31, 2014
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jaunte May 31, 2014 1:58:34pm |
The Taliban would not try to capture Media Research Center cretins. They’re more valuable in their war effort sowing discord behind US lines.
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Gus May 31, 2014 1:59:28pm |
re: #139 jaunte
The Taliban would not try to capture Media Research Center cretins. They’re more valuable in their war effort sowing discord behind US lines.
Are you saying that Media Research Center cretins are a Taliban asset? :D //
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 1:59:29pm |
re: #130 dog philosopher
Daily Digest News??? was that what you were reading when you first heard about this article?
now let me think… who is it that spends a lot of time worrying about ‘too much political correctness’…
It’s on the front page of google news
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:02:37pm |
Ya know in old movies and books, British Citizens when living or travelling in other parts of the world were “subject of his/her majesty” and that meant something. If they were caught in difficulties the crown did work to get them out of it, on principle.
I thought that was a good thing and one trait we kept after we won the revolution.
Now we have American’s saying “fuck them” about their own soldiers?
And the same people consider themselves to be patriotic?
What did I miss?
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Lidane May 31, 2014 2:04:18pm |
Dear Open Carry morons,
This is the most important point to think about in Texas. I’ve bolded it for your tiny brains:
According to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: “If an individual does choose to carry a rifle or shotgun into a TABC-licensed business, the individual is placing the business owner’s TABC license at risk….a business owner may ask a patron to leave the premises. If the patron refuses, that individual may be subject to criminal trespassing charges under Texas Penal Code Section 30.05.”
There isn’t a single restaurant, bar, or business with a TABC license that is going to lose their business because of your need to bring your penis extension with you. Period. They are not obligated to lose revenue because you can’t live without your AR-15.
Deal. With. It. And leave that shit at home.
No love,
Me
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 2:04:39pm |
re: #138 Lidane
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This video of them is disgusting—they took kids.
Mgr made them leave—I would have applauded. : )
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 2:05:01pm |
re: #141 Killgore Trout
It’s on the front page of google news
am i correct in thinking your response to the incident is “yet another example of the problem of political correctness”?
or did you quote it for a different reason?
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:05:04pm |
re: #134 dog philosopher
me too, especially since i have spent a lot of time on the book not to mention theology as well
they have been instructed that the bible doesn’t mean what it says, listen to the wingnut preacher he’ll tell you what to think it says
Well, not that I am defending the Church, but …
The Vatican has always been very honest about where they get their perceived authority—and it’s not from the bible.
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simoom May 31, 2014 2:05:13pm |
Jim Hoft, fabled dumbest man on the Internet, is going with BENGHAZI.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 31, 2014
Hoft, around half a year ago, on the stalled efforts to secure his release:
Horrible. Obama to Leave US POW to Rot in Afghanistan After Withdrawal
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 9:34 AM
Sgt. Bowe Robert Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in 2009 in Afghanistan.Four months ago, his family in Idaho received a letter from their son through the Red Cross.
He was still alive.
But sadly it looks like Barack Obama is going to leave US POW Sgt. Bowe Robert Bergdahl behind.
New Video of Captured US Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Released by Taliban
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 2:22 PM
…
But sadly US POW Sgt. Bowe Robert Bergdahl may be left behind when Obama withdraws US troops in 2014.
Today a new video from December 2013 has surfaced today showing missing U.S. soldier Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
The Obama administration says it is willing to release five Gitmo Taliban detainees in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s release.
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kirkspencer May 31, 2014 2:06:59pm |
re: #115 Lidane
Another member of the 101st Chairborne:
USSR strategy used to be to kill all involved with the kidnapping and not worry about victim. Might work.
Cite? No, seriously, when did this used to be the USSR strategy? And why did they change it if it was so effective?
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:07:36pm |
re: #130 dog philosopher
Daily Digest News??? was that what you were reading when you first heard about this article?
now let me think… who is it that spends a lot of time worrying about ‘too much political correctness’…
Please don’t feed the troll. I’m only able to log in a small bit each day for the next week or so and I don’t need KT destroying the few threads I get to read.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:07:56pm |
Herman Cain says he might run for president again http://t.co/pybM17pG4C 9-9-9!!— JUDITH MILLSTEAD (@ARTSYJUDITH) May 31, 2014
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jaunte May 31, 2014 2:09:01pm |
re: #148 kirkspencer
Cite? No, seriously, when did this used to be the USSR strategy? And why did they change it if it was so effective?
I think he’s misreading what happened in Beslan.
washingtonpost.com
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 2:10:23pm |
re: #149 William Barnett-Lewis
Please don’t feed the troll. I’m only able to log in a small bit each day for the next week or so and I don’t need KT destroying the few threads I get to read.
How’s the feet? How’s the move?
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kirkspencer May 31, 2014 2:10:42pm |
re: #148 kirkspencer
Cite? No, seriously, when did this used to be the USSR strategy? And why did they change it if it was so effective?
Quick apology and note of edit. The way the quotes fell it looked like Lidane had made the offensive quote. No, it was from a tweet that was cited in his post that I copied and pasted. My error in format, not Lidane making that comment. Mea culpa , sorry about that Lidane.
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 2:11:49pm |
re: #146 FemNaziBitch
Well, not that I am defending the Church, but …
The Vatican has always been very honest about where they get their perceived authority—and it’s not from the bible.
here is a conundrum:
if you quote say kosher restrictions in the o.t. to a bible literalist, they’ll tell you that they don’t have to follow them since the old covenant was superseded by the new covenant
now, some wingnut preachers who i have talked to will agree that if the above is true, then the o.t. should never be used as a source of law
yet others will continue to cite strictures out of the o.t.
for these folks, i have a question to which i have never been able to get a satisfactory answer:
where are the guidelines to what parts of the o.t. are god’s law and which parts can be ignored as belonging to the ‘old covenant’, and who wrote them and by which authority?
of course the real answer is that fundies make up their own minds on which parts of the o.t. they are allowed to ignore and which parts they are allowed to hit you over the head with
so much for bible literalism and the authority of scripture
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Lidane May 31, 2014 2:12:43pm |
re: #153 kirkspencer
No worries. I figured you were directing your comment at the brain trust who said it in the first place. :)
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:12:57pm |
Best & Worst States for Working Moms
More bad than good.
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 2:13:23pm |
re: #149 William Barnett-Lewis
Please don’t feed the troll. I’m only able to log in a small bit each day for the next week or so and I don’t need KT destroying the few threads I get to read.
(sings)
“feed the trolls, tuppence a bag
tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag”
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kirkspencer May 31, 2014 2:13:58pm |
re: #154 dog philosopher
here is a conundrum:
if you quote say kosher restrictions in the o.t. to a bible literalist, they’ll tell you that they don’t have to follow them since the old covenant was superseded by the new covenant
now, some wingnut preachers who i have talked to will agree that if the above is true, then the o.t. should never be used as a source of law
yet others will continue to cite strictures out of the o.t.
for these folks, i have a question to which i have never been able to get a satisfactory answer:
where are the guidelines to what parts of the o.t. are god’s law and which parts can be ignored as belonging to the ‘old covenant’, and who wrote them and by which authority?
of course the real answer is that fundies make up their own minds on which parts of the o.t. they are allowed to ignore and which parts they are allowed to hit you over the head with
so much for bible literalism and the authority of scripture
Oh, it gets more fun. The “old covenant can be ignored” people will then point to portions of the new covenant that support their position, failing to recognize that these are citing and referencing the old covenant.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 2:14:13pm |
re: #145 dog philosopher
am i correct in thinking your response to the incident is “yet another example of the problem of political correctness”?
or did you quote it for a different reason?
Because efforts to prevent teaching history (and prevent people from discussing news stories) are not helpful. There are plenty of offensive things that happened in history. Just because someone is offended doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be taught.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:14:31pm |
re: #154 dog philosopher
Vatican says that the New Testament is a continuation of the Old Testament. Therefore, the Jews are still in the running to get past Heaven’s gates.
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:14:48pm |
re: #152 wrenchwench
How’s the feet? How’s the move?
Feet are bad, back is worse. I’ve lined up a job as an 11-7 night clerk at a local motel though - tiny more pay, full time, no bennies but free use of the swimming pool. Should be far easier on me than the McD’s job though.
I start training for it on Wednesday. I seem to have clicked well with the manager - i hadn’t finished filling out the application when I was offered the position … ;)
Most of the moving is done - still have to clean the old place but there is, at present, no hurry. Charter (ugh. but much faster network) will be in on Friday afternoon and then I can get back at it.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:15:31pm |
re: #149 William Barnett-Lewis
Please don’t feed the troll. I’m only able to log in a small bit each day for the next week or so and I don’t need KT destroying the few threads I get to read.
Here’s an idea!
Don’t read his posts or replys to them!!!
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:15:44pm |
re: #161 William Barnett-Lewis
Feet are bad, back is worse. I’ve lined up a job as an 11-7 night clerk at a local motel though - tiny more pay, full time, no bennies but free use of the swimming pool. Should be far easier on me than the McD’s job though.
I start training for it on Wednesday. I seem to have clicked well with the manager - i hadn’t finished filling out the application when I was offered the position … ;)
Most of the moving is done - still have to clean the old place but there is, at present, no hurry. Charter (ugh. but much faster network) will be in on Friday afternoon and then I can get back at it.
So, we’ll be hearing from you during 3rd shift?
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 2:15:55pm |
re: #129 Gus
Even a Benghazi Twibbon peep gets it.
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prisoner trades are for wimps, we’re supposed to send in the Special Forces/Navy Seals/Green Berets/ReconRangers/our best and baddest to pull off a shock and awe rescue…
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:16:07pm |
re: #159 Killgore Trout
Because efforts to prevent teaching history (and prevent people from discussing news stories) are not helpful. There are plenty of offensive things that happened in history. Just because someone is offended doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be taught.
OUTRAGEOUS
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jaunte May 31, 2014 2:16:12pm |
Son arrested in slaying of parents in Katy
As sheriff’s deputies began investigating the Waltons’ deaths, they reviewed surveillance footage from cameras guarding the entrance of the Lake Pointe Estates.
That footage captured a blue 2006 BMW leaving the subdivision Thursday morning, which investigators soon learned was missing from the residence.
Wealthy suburb of Houston.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:16:58pm |
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:17:18pm |
re: #161 William Barnett-Lewis
Feet are bad, back is worse. I’ve lined up a job as an 11-7 night clerk at a local motel though - tiny more pay, full time, no bennies but free use of the swimming pool. Should be far easier on me than the McD’s job though.
I start training for it on Wednesday. I seem to have clicked well with the manager - i hadn’t finished filling out the application when I was offered the position … ;)
Most of the moving is done - still have to clean the old place but there is, at present, no hurry. Charter (ugh. but much faster network) will be in on Friday afternoon and then I can get back at it.
HEY! If you have $10 or so, go to your local Walgreens and CVS, pick-up some KT Tape and watch the youtube videos on how to apply it to your feet. It does truly help.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 2:17:31pm |
re: #162 sattv4u2
Here’s an idea!
Don’t read his posts or replys to them!!!
But there’s outrage to be had!
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:18:09pm |
re: #160 FemNaziBitch
Vatican says that the New Testament is a continuation of the Old Testament. Therefore, the Jews are still in the running to get past Heaven’s gates.
I like how the far right in the church freaked out when he said that celibacy is Not dogma the other day - implying that it’s simply custom and liable to change.
I’m not sure he’s going to be able to live long enough to change everything himself but he’s doing a heck of a lot to lay the groundwork for the next pope or two to build on and bring them kicking and screaming into the 16th century… O_o
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:18:12pm |
re: #170 Killgore Trout
But there’s outrage to be had!
I wonder what the supply/ demand quotient is on OutBreaKaTude
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 2:19:12pm |
re: #161 William Barnett-Lewis
Feet are bad, back is worse. I’ve lined up a job as an 11-7 night clerk at a local motel though - tiny more pay, full time, no bennies but free use of the swimming pool. Should be far easier on me than the McD’s job though.
I start training for it on Wednesday. I seem to have clicked well with the manager - i hadn’t finished filling out the application when I was offered the position … ;)
Most of the moving is done - still have to clean the old place but there is, at present, no hurry. Charter (ugh. but much faster network) will be in on Friday afternoon and then I can get back at it.
Onward! One sore step at a time.
Night clerk sounds good. Days free, except for tryna get some sleep.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:19:17pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:19:26pm |
re: #163 FemNaziBitch
So, we’ll be hearing from you during 3rd shift?
Mostly before and after unless the mobile version works really well on my iPhone ;)
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 2:19:51pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:20:40pm |
re: #169 FemNaziBitch
HEY! If you have $10 or so, go to your local Walgreens and CVS, pick-up some KT Tape and watch the youtube videos on how to apply it to your feet. It does truly help.
I’ll check that out, thanks!
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 2:20:58pm |
The 5 are: Mullah Mohammad Fazl, Mullah Norullah Noori, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Khairullah Khairkhwa and Mohammed Nabi. Google 'em.— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 31, 2014
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:20:59pm |
re: #173 wrenchwench
Onward! One sore step at a time.
Night clerk sounds good. Days free, except for tryna get some sleep.
I do overnights for 3 months, then 6 months of day shifts
I used to be able to adjust my body clock after a week or so
Now, as I’m older, I don’t even get adjusted during those 3 months, and I’m screwed up for another 2 after I switch to days
ugghhh
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 2:21:08pm |
re: #160 FemNaziBitch
Vatican says that the New Testament is a continuation of the Old Testament. Therefore, the Jews are still in the running to get past Heaven’s gates.
the whole issue is different from the point of view of judaism, tho
there is no hell in judaism, and no being damned or saved. ‘heaven’ in judaism is an extremely vague notion at best, and nobody is truly excluded from the presence of g-d in the long run
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 2:21:24pm |
re: #174 sattv4u2
Guess I’ll wait for the stock market to open Monday to see what OutRage Futures are selling for before I decide to invest
Buy low, sell high
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:22:02pm |
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:22:13pm |
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Gus May 31, 2014 2:23:06pm |
American ‘Gilad Shalit’ freed from captivity in Afghanistan
5 Guantanamo Bay detainees released in exchange for US military man whom the Israeli press likens to IDF soldier held by Hamas for 5 years
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 2:23:12pm |
Here are the Taliban Terrorists Obama Released to Free POW Bowe Bergdahl
In exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdahl, the U.S. has released five senior Taliban commanders from the Guantanamo Bay prison. They are considered some of the worst of the worst.
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:23:15pm |
re: #173 wrenchwench
Onward! One sore step at a time.
Night clerk sounds good. Days free, except for tryna get some sleep.
Yeah, I’ve done night shift before. It’s not bad if you’re on it all the time - it’s going 3rd shift one week and then 1st shift the next or such that gets me.
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 2:23:38pm |
re: #167 jaunte
Son arrested in slaying of parents in Katy
[Embedded image]Wealthy suburb of Houston.
21 year old kills parents, sister, self.
Mission Viejo, Wealthy suburb of …. well, it’s all suburbs. Name means ‘Old Mission’, but I remember when they created the lake that they built the suburb around.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:23:54pm |
Cthulu’s winged cousin?
what in the satanic murder face chihuahadactyl hell tho RT @MissFyeRed_: Cute pic.twitter.com/moT1UUcwJh— Daniel José Older (@djolder) May 31, 2014
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:24:05pm |
re: #186 William Barnett-Lewis
it’s going 3rd shift one week and then 1st shift the next or such that gets me.
Do it all the time
Also, different days on/ off on a weekly basis
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Gus May 31, 2014 2:24:35pm |
re: #185 Killgore Trout
Here are the Taliban Terrorists Obama Released to Free POW Bowe Bergdahl
Every Taliban member is a “Taliban commander.”
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:25:11pm |
re: #188 FemNaziBitch
Cthulu’s winged cousin?
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I doubt if marinating overnight it will help it taste better on the grill
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:25:36pm |
re: #190 Gus
Every Taliban member is a “Taliban commander.”
Sorta like in lil kids soccer ,, everyone gets an award !?!?!
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:26:03pm |
re: #180 dog philosopher
the whole issue is different from the point of view of judaism, tho
there is no hell in judaism, and no being damned or saved. ‘heaven’ in judaism is an extremely vague notion at best, and nobody is truly excluded from the presence of g-d in the long run
I get the universaism in my Christianity by my study of Jesus’ Judaism. I also reject “original sin” as a result
As for Francis, I have the impression that was more to poke the far right in his church in the nose by telling the Anti-Semites that the Jews are as good if not better than Christians.
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Gus May 31, 2014 2:26:42pm |
I’m so worried now. 5, count them, 5 Taliban “commanders” return to the Afghan outback. 5 more guys will surely change the balance! Afghanistan is doomed! DOOMED!
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:26:59pm |
re: #191 sattv4u2
I doubt if marinating overnight it will help it taste better on the grill
garlic in the marinade?
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 2:27:25pm |
re: #182 sattv4u2
Wonder how/ why exactly those particular 5 were chosen
It looks like those were the biggest prizes available for release. KSM is a big fish but I’m not sure if he’s available for release because his trial has already started.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:28:08pm |
re: #196 FemNaziBitch
garlic in the marinade?
Sure. Then guzzle the marinade and throw away whateverthefrak that thing is
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Gus May 31, 2014 2:28:59pm |
Monday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Tuesday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Wednesday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Thursday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Friday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Saturday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Sunday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Repeat.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:29:06pm |
re: #180 dog philosopher
the whole issue is different from the point of view of judaism, tho
there is no hell in judaism, and no being damned or saved. ‘heaven’ in judaism is an extremely vague notion at best, and nobody is truly excluded from the presence of g-d in the long run
Yeah, Jews got it right first time around, then others had to improve it.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 2:30:44pm |
Going out to dinner (we tend to eat early to beat the crowds).
Later, Lizards!
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:30:53pm |
re: #171 William Barnett-Lewis
I like how the far right in the church freaked out when he said that celibacy is Not dogma the other day - implying that it’s simply custom and liable to change.
I’m not sure he’s going to be able to live long enough to change everything himself but he’s doing a heck of a lot to lay the groundwork for the next pope or two to build on and bring them kicking and screaming into the 16th century… O_o
Yeah, but we are talking about Men having sex. If they tried to make it possible for Nuns to get married, well, then you’d see a great outrage.
Everyone will say “lesbians will just marry each other”
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:31:20pm |
re: #178 Killgore Trout
re: #199 Gus
Monday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Tuesday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Wednesday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Thursday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Friday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Saturday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Sunday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.Repeat.
“Mullah” seems to be a popular 1st name over there !!!!
/
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Gus May 31, 2014 2:31:39pm |
Republicans claim law was broken in transferring Taliban prisoners from legally-questionable detention facility at Guantanamo.— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) May 31, 2014
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:32:00pm |
re: #201 Justanotherhuman
Going out to dinner (we tend to eat early to beat the crowds).
Later, Lizards!
We eat early because we are old.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 2:32:09pm |
re: #178 Killgore Trout
Shiplord already did that back in littlegreenfootballs.com
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:32:46pm |
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:33:23pm |
re: #188 FemNaziBitch
I think it looks like a stage prop. They guy doesn’t even look like he is holding it.
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Gus May 31, 2014 2:33:32pm |
Look at the bright side. Now that they’re free we’re free to drone ‘em.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 2:34:11pm |
re: #188 FemNaziBitch
Cthulu’s winged cousin?
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MrBWS took one look at that and said “I want one…”
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:34:39pm |
re: #208 FemNaziBitch
I think it looks like a stage prop. They guy doesn’t even look like he is holding it.</blockquote>
He’s not
It was flying past him as he was walking down the street
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 2:35:25pm |
Sean Connery with Aston Martin DB5, 1965 pic.twitter.com/gZdVYPc3Kc— Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) May 31, 2014
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:35:40pm |
re: #211 sattv4u2
nah —it only has one back claw and some sort of heart shaped wishbone in it’s left wingclawthing.
It just ain’t right.
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jaunte May 31, 2014 2:35:44pm |
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:35:59pm |
re: #209 Gus
Look at the bright side. Now that they’re free we’re free to drone ‘em.
Maybe we put a GPS in their release suit!!
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:36:02pm |
re: #212 Charles Johnson
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My Dear Ole’ Dad had one of those—about the same time too!
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:36:34pm |
re: #202 FemNaziBitch
Yeah, but we are talking about Men having sex. If they tried to make it possible for Nuns to get married, well, then you’d see a great outrage.
Everyone will say “lesbians will just marry each other”
I think there will remain a place for celibate male & female monastics. That said, married women priests will happen. It’s only a question of when. It’s taken until the past hundred years for the Protestants after all & it’s been a rough time even in my Episcopalian church. But it will happen. The Spirit is leading and trying to heal…
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:37:05pm |
re: #216 FemNaziBitch
My Dear Ole’ Dad had one of those—about the same time too!
Your Dear Ole’ Dad had his own Sean Connery!?!?
Cool!! I wish mine had a Marilyn Monroe!!
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 2:37:13pm |
re: #209 Gus
Look at the bright side. Now that they’re free we’re free to drone ‘em.
We could probably implant tracking devices in their teeth or something if it were not for the heroic efforts of Assange/Greenwald/Snowden to expose such practices and thereby make them impossible.
/ (partly)
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 2:37:45pm |
re: #188 FemNaziBitch
Cthulu’s winged cousin?
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Looks like a Madagascar flying fox. They’re pretty big.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:37:49pm |
re: #219 Shiplord Kirel
We could probably implant tracking devices in their teeth or something if it were not for the heroic efforts of Assange/Greenwald/Snowden to expose such practices and thereby make them impossible.
/ (partly)
see 215
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:38:09pm |
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Lidane May 31, 2014 2:38:38pm |
This is something only band geeks can fully appreciate, but it still has me crying with laughter:
Guy Posts Music Joke On Facebook, Then Something Hilarious Happens…
Yes, I am easily amused. Why do you ask?
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:38:43pm |
re: #220 Dr Lizardo
Looks like a Madagascar flying fox. They’re pretty big.
Do they have crooked stitches running down their chests?
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:40:19pm |
re: #220 Dr Lizardo
Looks like a Madagascar flying fox. They’re pretty big.
Ok, well that creature is definitely Chtulu’s winged cousin.
*blech*
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:40:57pm |
re: #223 Lidane
This is something only band geeks can fully appreciate, but it still has me crying with laughter:
Guy Posts Music Joke On Facebook, Then Something Hilarious Happens…
Yes, I am easily amused. Why do you ask?
Oh, my, that’s hilarious. I loved the 24 fortes… ! Or the sax player faking it…
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 2:41:39pm |
Well, the coffee shop wifi is shutting down. I may be back a bit later if I can find another hotspot.
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 2:42:22pm |
re: #225 FemNaziBitch
Ok, well that creature is definitely Chtulu’s winged cousin.
*blech*
They’re pretty cool. Last time I was up at the zoo in Portland, OR, they had some there. You could feed them berries by hand….they’d crawl up the chickenwire and eat right out of your hand. Pretty neat!
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:42:57pm |
re: #228 William Barnett-Lewis
Well, the coffee shop wifi is shutting down. I may be back a bit later if I can find another hotspot.
One would think a coffee shops coffee should be a hotspot!
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:43:19pm |
Next, you are going to tell me that it is more afraid of me than I am of it.
Because it’s an herbivore.
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 2:43:50pm |
Greenwald may not be able to keep us from monitoring the released Talibans’ phone calls once they get to Qatar, but they can probably count on Assange et al to expose any evil CIA spies who might want to do the martyrs some kind of harm.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:44:10pm |
re: #229 Dr Lizardo
They’re pretty cool. Last time I was up at the zoo in Portland, OR, they had some there. You could feed them berries by hand….they’d crawl up the chickenwire and eat right out of your hand. Pretty neat!
It’s the hairless/featherless wings —just a little to fugly for me.
Like hairless cats and dogs and rat tails.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:44:25pm |
re: #231 FemNaziBitch
Next, you are going to tell me that it is more afraid of me than I am of it.
Because it’s an herbivore.
You found a Siamese Two Headed one???
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:45:00pm |
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:46:10pm |
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 2:46:15pm |
re: #199 Gus
Monday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Tuesday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Wednesday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Thursday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Friday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Saturday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.
Sunday: chief Taliban commander killed in drone strike.Repeat.
You’re a Taliban commander!
You’re a Taliban commander!
You’re a Taliban commander!
You’re a Taliban commander!
You’re a Taliban commander!
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 2:47:03pm |
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:47:21pm |
re: #237 Backwoods_Sleuth
You’re a Taliban commander!
You’re a Taliban commander!
You’re a Taliban commander!
You’re a Taliban commander!
You’re a Taliban commander!
Anything like being a Lumberjack?
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 2:48:56pm |
re: #220 Dr Lizardo
Looks like a Madagascar flying fox. They’re pretty big.
Big as one of those hornets?
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 2:50:33pm |
re: #142 FemNaziBitch
Ya know in old movies and books, British Citizens when living or travelling in other parts of the world were “subject of his/her majesty” and that meant something. If they were caught in difficulties the crown did work to get them out of it, on principle.
I thought that was a good thing and one trait we kept after we won the revolution.
Now we have American’s saying “fuck them” about their own soldiers?
And the same people consider themselves to be patriotic?
What did I miss?
I think you missed the lobotomy that seems to have occurred to many conservatives.
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 2:51:20pm |
re: #240 Backwoods_Sleuth
Big as one of those hornets?
Titanobat vs. Megahornet!
Damn…..I’d better call SyFy!! I’ve got a screenplay for ‘em!
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:51:21pm |
re: #241 ObserverArt
I think you missed the lobotomy that seems to have occurred to many conservatives.
would it get rid of my headaches?
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 2:51:37pm |
re: #242 Dr Lizardo
Titanobat vs. Megahornet!
Damn…..I’d better call SyFy!! I’ve got a screenplay for ‘em!
You mean Horror?
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 2:51:56pm |
re: #241 ObserverArt
I think you missed the lobotomy that seems to have occurred to many conservatives.
It’s bliss!!!
//
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andres May 31, 2014 2:54:45pm |
re: #244 FemNaziBitch
You mean Horror?
After Sharknado, I think Syfy is accepting all and any screenplays. :P
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 2:55:13pm |
We can trade some more of the Gitmo detainees for Snowden. The Russians probably wouldn’t mind getting their hands on some of them.
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 2:56:23pm |
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 2:57:26pm |
re: #247 andres
After Sharknado, I think Syfy is accepting all and any screenplays. :P
Sharknado is shaping up to be the 21st century’s Plan 9 From Outer Space. Once knew a guy who had a bit part in Plan 9. He was a Baptist preacher in Lubbock but passed on to that great potluck dinner in the sky a few years ago.
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RealityBasedSteve May 31, 2014 3:00:26pm |
re: #212 Charles Johnson
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I watched Goldfinger last night, it was the James Bond movie where they introduced the DB5. And I LOVED that it showed up in Skyfall.
RBS
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 3:01:00pm |
re: #220 Dr Lizardo
Looks like a Madagascar flying fox. They’re pretty big.
A really beat, ancient, decrepit Madagascar flying fox.
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Dave In Austin May 31, 2014 3:02:40pm |
This is the funniest thing I have read all day
Big Gay Al’s, Come on Down!!
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prairiefire May 31, 2014 3:02:40pm |
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:03:58pm |
May 31, 2014 6:15 PM EDT
President Obama Delivers a Statement
The White House
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 3:04:45pm |
re: #252 Stanley Sea
A really beat, ancient, decrepit Madagascar flying fox.
To me it looks like a decrepit stuffed flying fox that was stolen a long, long time ago from a museum somewhere and was in someone’s attic, rotting away.
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:06:34pm |
re: #256 Dr Lizardo
To me it looks like a decrepit stuffed flying fox that was stolen a long, long time ago from a museum somewhere and was in someone’s attic, rotting away.
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 3:08:01pm |
re: #252 Stanley Sea
A really beat, ancient, decrepit Madagascar flying fox.
e’s just pining for the fjords jungle
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 3:10:11pm |
re: #210 Backwoods_Sleuth
MrBWS took one look at that and said “I want one…”
Do Kentuckians have the mothman myth like West Virginia and parts of Ohio?
If MrBWS got that he sure as heck could start ‘em!
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RealityBasedSteve May 31, 2014 3:10:17pm |
re: #108 BongCrodny
Interesting story I found from military.com, linking to a Dayton Daily News article from 2013:
VA Budget Skyrockets Despite Federal Spending Cuts
Despite the “THEY’RE SPENDING OUR MONEYYYY!!!” headline, it’s really a balanced look at the problems the VA has faced over the past few years:
This article came out *before* the current “scandal,” and reflects only the VA in the Dayton area. If you multiply those patient numbers nationwide, is it any wonder there’s a delay in seeing patients in the VA?
I personally wouldn’t want to see the VA system privatized, I think that it is uniquely suited to the special needs and concerns of veterans, and has the resources to help the best. I do think that it’s criminal that the intake periods are so long, and the system is so overloaded.
Perhaps the best option would be something not unlike the DOD does with the “Tri-care” system. It acts like an HMO, and if you can’t be seen in the base medical facility, you get referred to a civilian one. It’s been how DOD has handled dependent / spouse health care for quite a while now.
Perhaps something like that, the VA acting as a primary provider, but using outside medical centers to also provide services. It should help with clearing the intake backlog and may also help with vets who don’t live close to a VA center.
just my .02 on a Saturday.
RBS
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Belafon May 31, 2014 3:11:33pm |
re: #241 ObserverArt
I remember seeing a political cartoon from the late 1800s. It showed a white man drowning and a black man reaching out to try to save him. The white man is saying something like “I ain’t gonna be rescued by no negro.”
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:13:06pm |
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 3:14:00pm |
re: #217 William Barnett-Lewis
I think there will remain a place for celibate male & female monastics. That said, married women priests will happen. It’s only a question of when. It’s taken until the past hundred years for the Protestants after all & it’s been a rough time even in my Episcopalian church. But it will happen. The Spirit is leading and trying to heal…
Are you saying it will happen in the Catholic church?
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:16:41pm |
re: #248 Shiplord Kirel
We can trade some more of the Gitmo detainees for Snowden. The Russians probably wouldn’t mind getting their hands on some of them.
////
Is Snowden really worth even 1/2 a gitmo?
Really, I don’t think I’d trade anything for him. They’d have to pay us to take him back.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:17:41pm |
re: #263 ObserverArt
Are you saying it will happen in the Catholic church?
nuns will be able to marry each other.
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:18:19pm |
re: #57 wrenchwench
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From 2-12-14:
All you need to know about Josh Rogin is that he retweets Michelle Malkin.— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) May 31, 2014
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 3:19:33pm |
re: #261 Belafon
I remember seeing a political cartoon from the late 1800s. It showed a white man drowning and a black man reaching out to try to save him. The white man is saying something like “I ain’t gonna be rescued by no negro.”
Did the guy reaching out answer back: “Fine by me!”
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:22:32pm |
President Obama alongside Bowe Bergdahl’s parents at White House during press statement. pic.twitter.com/6PcdPVFbnN— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:24:43pm |
Virginia Court Official Tells Atheist Couple They Have No Right To Get Married Because They Don’t Believe In God http://t.co/jrgmhBmWkN— VAVirgo on the Left (@msvavirgo) May 31, 2014
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 3:25:04pm |
re: #269 Gus
President Obama alongside Bowe Bergdahl’s parents at White House during press statement.
Oh, hell…how much bitching about him not wearing a tie will there be?
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 3:25:07pm |
re: #270 Gus
THE FATHER SOUNDED LIKE HE SPEAKS FLUENT ARAB!!
There was a story about him on NPR a year or so ago. Yes, he learned Arabic. Not sure if he actually went to Afghanistan to try for his release. I don’t recall.
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:25:08pm |
President Obama with the parents of Sergeant Bergdahl, Bob and Jani pic.twitter.com/qG1N0JsCGp
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:27:36pm |
Freakout checklist: 1. Father speaks Pashto. 2. Father has ponytail. 3. Obama didn't wear a tie.— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:28:34pm |
He can speak both but…
@CNN correct ur correspondent: the Father of the Freed US soldier spoke in Arabic NOT Pashto.— Salman Siddiqui (@salmansid) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:30:37pm |
WHO CARES THEY’RE ALL A BUNCH OF GAWD DAMNED ARABS!!11ty
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:33:40pm |
Bowe Bergdahl’s father speaks at White House during press statement. pic.twitter.com/qDju4UKKjm— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
Freakout checklist V2: 1. Father spoke in Arabic. 2. Father has ponytail. 3. Obama didn't wear a tie.— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:34:13pm |
The class of 2014 is the most indebted class ever 70% have student loans Average debt: $33k http://t.co/8Vh6pDOXdR pic.twitter.com/uvAnjt2v6v— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 31, 2014
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jaunte May 31, 2014 3:35:23pm |
Bowe Bergdahl was released thru negotiating w terrorists & releasing 5 terrorists from Gitmo. This means more soldiers will be kidnapped.
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) May 31, 2014
If conservatives had an ounce of class they'd just let the Bergdahl family have this moment and keep their traps shut.
— Mr. NFTG (@Kennymack1971) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:36:16pm |
Father of freed US soldier Sgt Bowe Bergdahl says his son is having trouble speaking English nowThen recites Bismillah Rehman Rahim— Salman Siddiqui (@salmansid) May 31, 2014
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jaunte May 31, 2014 3:38:13pm |
Bergdahl release arrangement could threaten the safety of Americans, Republicans say.
“Trading five senior Taliban leaders from detention in Guantanamo Bay for Bergdahl’s release may have consequences for the rest of our forces and all Americans. Our terrorist adversaries now have a strong incentive to capture Americans. That incentive will put our forces in Afghanistan and around the world at even greater risk,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.) and the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, James M. Inhofe (Okla.), said in a joint statement.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:38:38pm |
re: #285 jaunte
Bergdahl release arrangement could threaten the safety of Americans, Republicans say.
Really, do they ever have anything positive to say?
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:38:59pm |
@Lib_Librarian Dang it. Freakout checklist V3… father has Moozlamic looking neck beard!!11ty— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 3:39:33pm |
re: #283 Gus
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He’s been through one hell of an experience. He may end up like Yvonne Ridley, it happens. I hope he recovers and I’m glad to see him free.
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jaunte May 31, 2014 3:39:35pm |
re: #286 FemNaziBitch
“Our terrorist adversaries now have a strong incentive to capture Americans”
Unlike ever before.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 3:41:23pm |
re: #285 jaunte
Bergdahl release arrangement could threaten the safety of Americans, Republicans say.
Many in Congress will still be opposed to the swap, but lawmakers gave up their right to stop it. A small change in the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed last December, now makes it only a requirement that the Defense Secretary notify Congress when releasing Guantanamo prisoners. Before the change, Congressional sign off on any Guantanamo releases would have been needed.
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:43:13pm |
Neck Beards:
1. Mooslims!!!!?
2. Duck Dynasty?
3. ZZ Top?
4. Biker?
5. Hipster poser?
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 3:43:55pm |
Dogs Compete For Surfing Championship
more fallout from gay marriage
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Mattand May 31, 2014 3:45:12pm |
Protip if you tryout for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: don’t do well on the test.
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 3:45:44pm |
re: #292 Gus
Neck Beards:
1. Mooslims!!!!?
2. Duck Dynasty?
3. ZZ Top?
4. Biker?
5. Hipster poser?
6. Amish?
7. FLDS?
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Mattand May 31, 2014 3:46:16pm |
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 3:47:00pm |
GOP lawmakers: Obama broke law with prisoner exchange that freed U.S. soldier
In response, the White House said it moved as quickly as possible given the opportunity that arose to secure Bergdahl’s release. Citing “these unique and exigent circumstances,” the White House said a decision was made to go ahead with the transfer despite the legal requirement of 30 days advance notice to Congress.
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 3:47:07pm |
re: #292 Gus
Neck Beards:
1. Mooslims!!!!?
2. Duck Dynasty?
3. ZZ Top?
4. Biker?
5. Hipster poser?
So then Hipster Muslims who guest-star on ‘Duck Dynasty’, ride a Harley, and learned to pay guitar from Billy Gibbons would be sort of the perfect combo?
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:48:09pm |
Bismillah al rahman al rahim
quran bismillah
The Arabic phrase shown above is pronounced as Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim, and is a beautifully poetic phrase which offers both deep insight and brilliant inspiration. It has often been said that the phrase Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim contains the true essence of the entire Qur’an, as well as the true essence of all religions.
Muslims often say this phrase when embarking on any significant endeavor, and the phrase is considered by some to be a major pillar of Islam. This expression is so magnificent and so concise that all but one chapter of the Qur’an begins with the words Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim.
The common translation:
“In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate”.
fails to capture either the true depth of meaning or the inspirational message of this beautiful phrase. So, let’s look deeper into the meaning of these wonderful words…
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 3:48:11pm |
re: #259 ObserverArt
Do Kentuckians have the mothman myth like West Virginia and parts of Ohio?
If MrBWS got that he sure as heck could start ‘em!
Mothman is just a few miles east of me.
Yep, we got the Mothman.
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 3:48:37pm |
by sheer willpower Bergdahl's dad out-hipster's everyone within a 250 mile radius pic.twitter.com/H502tXE8aV— Robert Caruso (@robertcaruso) May 31, 2014
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:48:40pm |
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:49:06pm |
re: #300 Backwoods_Sleuth
Mothman is just a few miles east of me.
Yep, we got the Mothman.
Is he considered a good neighbor?
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 3:49:14pm |
re: #292 Gus
Neck Beards:
1. Mooslims!!!!?
2. Duck Dynasty?
3. ZZ Top?
4. Biker?
5. Hipster poser?
hassidic jew?
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:49:19pm |
I never watched Firefly/Serenity
worth watching?
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:49:56pm |
re: #297 Killgore Trout
GOP lawmakers: Obama broke law with prisoner exchange that freed U.S. soldier
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
The man is home
PERIOD
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 3:50:17pm |
Taliban is happy with the deal
Transfer of 5 Guantanamo detainees brings ‘great happiness’: Taliban
The decision to release the prisoners, who are currently in Qatar, brought “great happiness and pleasure to (the) Afghan nation and particularly to the Islamic Emirate Mujahideen,” a Taliban statement said.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:51:08pm |
RT @iraflatow: Funniest story of the year. Solar Panels using up the sunlight. http://t.co/aEcLDskgiO / Goes with finite wind. @ginou10— Kaiju (@kaijuisme) May 31, 2014
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 3:51:09pm |
re: #285 jaunte
“Our terrorist adversaries now have a strong incentive to capture Americans”
conversely, americans now have an even stronger incentive to capture terrorists
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jaunte May 31, 2014 3:51:13pm |
re: #297 Killgore Trout
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
Darrell Issa will have questions.
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Decatur Deb May 31, 2014 3:51:28pm |
re: #297 Killgore Trout
GOP lawmakers: Obama broke law with prisoner exchange that freed U.S. soldier
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
The Republicans should hold the President’s feet to the fire on that. Yup…They really should.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 3:51:29pm |
re: #299 Gus
Was he known to be religious before his capture?
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 3:51:35pm |
@TheObamaDiary @marstu67 Look at this mother's face and tell me our president did wrong.— Gene Vermillion (@BirdsnMoths) May 31, 2014
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 3:52:39pm |
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 3:52:42pm |
re: #300 Backwoods_Sleuth
Mothman is just a few miles east of me.
Yep, we got the Mothman.
I kinda thought so.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 3:53:05pm |
re: #311 Decatur Deb
The Republicans should hold the President’s feet to the fire on that. Yup…They really should.
It seems the White House has already acknowledged that rules were broken so I assume they’ve already calculated the consequences.
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 3:53:11pm |
If I see one more wingnut say “This makes it likely our soldiers will be kidnapped” I'm gonna scream “WTF do you think is happening NOW?”— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 31, 2014
Good grief, these people are so fucking annoying.
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 3:53:11pm |
To every single person who worked so hard to make this recovery possible, WE LOVE YOU! GOD IS GREAT AND HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER!— Robert Bergdahl (@bobbergdahl) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:54:33pm |
re: #307 Killgore Trout
Taliban is happy with the deal
Transfer of 5 Guantanamo detainees brings ‘great happiness’: Taliban
A fundamental shift from trading arms for hostages. Yes. @jaketapper— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 3:54:51pm |
re: #308 FemNaziBitch
Funniest story of the year. Solar Panels using up the sunlight
Scientists at the Wyoming Institute of Technology, a privately-owned think tank located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, discovered that energy radiated from the sun isn’t merely captured in solar panels, but that energy is directly physically drawn from the sun by those panels, in a process they refer to as “forced photovoltaic drainage.”
wtf??
“If every home in the world had solar panels on their roofs, global temperatures would drop by as much as thirty degrees over twenty years, and the sun could die out within three hundred to four hundred years.”
wtfuckingf??? are you stupid?
The study was commissioned in August 2011 by the Halliburton corporation
oh
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:55:27pm |
re: #312 Killgore Trout
Was he known to be religious before his capture?
Don’t know. All I know is that he didn’t drive, rode a bicycle, and took ballet.
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 3:55:38pm |
re: #292 Gus
Neck Beards:
1. Mooslims!!!!?
2. Duck Dynasty?
3. ZZ Top?
4. Biker?
5. Hipster poser?
re: #295 wrenchwench
6. Amish?
7. FLDS?
Heh, it should be interesting seeing potential critics of the dad try to reconcile the following (from Memorial Day weekend 2012) since Rolling Thunder is so popular with the wingnut crowd:
Parents of captured U.S. soldier lead Washington motorcycle rally
Washington (CNN) — The parents of missing U.S. serviceman Bowe Bergdahl led the Rolling Thunder ride in Washington on Sunday, trailed by the roar of what was estimated to be hundreds of thousands of motorcycles.
The annual Memorial Day weekend ride, now in its 25th year, is held in remembrance of prisoners of war and those missing in action. […]
Flanked by riders wanting to offer support for the safe return of his son, Bergdahl spoke separately to CNN. He sported a long beard and wore a bandana imprinted with “POW.” His son’s official status is listed as “missing/captured.”
“The beard is a chronology,” Bergdahl said, “of my son’s captivity since June 30, 2009.” […]
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 3:56:08pm |
Five fewer detainees to force feed at Gitmo but somehow we're supposed to have a sad?— Trill, Baby, Trill (@eclecticbrotha) May 31, 2014
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Decatur Deb May 31, 2014 3:57:28pm |
re: #320 dog philosopher
Scientists at the Wyoming Institute of Technology, a privately-owned think tank located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, discovered that energy radiated from the sun isn’t merely captured in solar panels, but that energy is directly physically drawn from the sun by those panels, in a process they refer to as “forced photovoltaic drainage.”
wtf??
“If every home in the world had solar panels on their roofs, global temperatures would drop by as much as thirty degrees over twenty years, and the sun could die out within three hundred to four hundred years.”
wtfuckingf??? are you stupid?
The study was commissioned in August 2011 by the Halliburton corporation
oh
Wyoming has a shortened 2-year program in AGW denial. Graduates are Half-WITs
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 3:58:56pm |
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Gus May 31, 2014 3:59:51pm |
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 4:00:15pm |
From the GOP’s Let’s Throw More Spaghetti Against the Wall Department:
Meanwhile, the NRCC has initiated “Project GROW,” which stands for “Growing Republican Opportunities for Women.” It’s a broad-ranging effort that involves fighting off Democratic attacks, portraying GOP candidates in ways appealing to female voters and recruiting more women to run for the House.
Of course, it’s Paged
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 4:00:45pm |
re: #325 CuriousLurker
ZOMG he said Allahu Akbar!!11!
In English! Stealth undercover terrierist!
(I picture a Jack Russell terrierist.)
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 4:01:54pm |
Do baby Elephants suck their trunks like human babies suck their thumbs - YES. @DSWT #StopWildLifeCrime pic.twitter.com/3FBlZXJiJj— WONDERS OF WILDLIFE (@ImageOfWildlife) May 31, 2014
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 4:02:02pm |
re: #320 dog philosopher
Scientists at the Wyoming Institute of Technology
The esteemed Wyoming Institute of Technology.
I think that without question you can absolutely trust any “news” site that features Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin on its masthead.
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 4:02:06pm |
re: #324 Decatur Deb
Wyoming has a shortened 2-year program in AGW denial. Graduates are Half-WITs
it gets worse:
“Solar panels destroying the sun could potentially be the worst man-made climate disaster in the history of the world, and Halliburton will not be taking part in that,” the company stated in a press release issued Friday morning. “It’s obvious, based on the findings of this neutral scientific research group, that humans needs to become more dependent on fossil fuels like oil and coal, not less. Because these so-called `green technologies’ are far more dangerous to the Earth than any hydrofracking operation or deep-water drilling station. What good is clean air when our very sun is no longer functional?”
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 4:02:12pm |
re: #327 FemNaziBitch
OT - FYI, from yesterday (I bought it based on you always raving about it):
Just made my first cup of #coffee w/my new AeroPress. Nice—not as good as the stovetop espresso maker, but WAY better than drip or instant.— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) May 31, 2014
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RealityBasedSteve May 31, 2014 4:02:36pm |
re: #305 FemNaziBitch
I never watched Firefly/Serenity
worth watching?
I enjoy it. It’s a western, it’s in space, but it’s a western. Good cast, lot of good humor in it, visually it’s very rich, I always notice more little details and “oh… I see that now…” bits each time I watch it. I’d recommend.
RBS
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 4:03:46pm |
re: #332 CuriousLurker
OT - FYI, from yesterday (I bought it based on you always raving about it):
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Welcome to the AeroPress groupie club!
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EmmaAnne May 31, 2014 4:04:12pm |
re: #311 Decatur Deb
The Republicans should hold the President’s feet to the fire on that. Yup…They really should.
Please proceed.
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RealityBasedSteve May 31, 2014 4:04:32pm |
re: #320 dog philosopher
Scientists at the Wyoming Institute of Technology, a privately-owned think tank located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, discovered that energy radiated from the sun isn’t merely captured in solar panels, but that energy is directly physically drawn from the sun by those panels, in a process they refer to as “forced photovoltaic drainage.”
wtf??
“If every home in the world had solar panels on their roofs, global temperatures would drop by as much as thirty degrees over twenty years, and the sun could die out within three hundred to four hundred years.”
wtfuckingf??? are you stupid?
The study was commissioned in August 2011 by the Halliburton corporation
oh
That’s why I don’t keep any sponges next to the sink. They were absorbing all the water right out of the pipes, my water bill was ginormious /EquallyTrueFact
RBS
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 4:04:43pm |
re: #313 FemNaziBitch
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People should really see the photos of the Bergdahls w/POTUS.
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Decatur Deb May 31, 2014 4:04:59pm |
re: #331 dog philosopher
it gets worse:
“Solar panels destroying the sun could potentially be the worst man-made climate disaster in the history of the world, and Halliburton will not be taking part in that,” the company stated in a press release issued Friday morning. “It’s obvious, based on the findings of this neutral scientific research group, that humans needs to become more dependent on fossil fuels like oil and coal, not less. Because these so-called `green technologies’ are far more dangerous to the Earth than any hydrofracking operation or deep-water drilling station. What good is clean air when our very sun is no longer functional?”
Remember that, other than ripping off the DoD, Halliburton’s core business is oilfield logistics.
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:05:02pm |
OMG! He follows 9 people I follow. I’m part of the 9 degrees of Bowe!
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 4:05:22pm |
We’ve been rickrolled.
In December of 1999, WIT literally saved the world, after our computer science researchers managed to stop the Y2K virus from spreading globally. The Y2K virus would have caused airplanes to fall from the sky, the stock market to crash, cars to stop functioning, cell phones to randomly dial strangers, and more. WIT’s tireless work led to several WIT researchers being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2000, and Presidential Medals of Freedom in both 2000 and 2001.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 4:06:20pm |
re: #339 Gus
OMG! He follows 9 people I follow. I’m part of the 9 degrees of Bowe!
You follow Nancy Sinatra?
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 4:07:36pm |
President Obama with the parents of Sergeant Bergdahl, Bob and Jani pic.twitter.com/qG1N0JsCGp
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:07:56pm |
Good point Andrea. Obama should have just made a secret deal with the Taliban and traded arms for Bergdahl. @mitchellreports— Gus (@Gus_802) May 31, 2014
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:08:26pm |
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 4:08:33pm |
This. And nothing else matters. #BoweBergdahl pic.twitter.com/NMgTgcGKA3
— BWD (@theonlyadult) May 31, 2014
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 4:08:34pm |
re: #340 BongCrodny
We’ve been rickrolled.
Of course, that really doesn’t say much for the “National Report” either, does it?
Visitors must be willing to consume iodine tablets. This is for your own safety, especially if you’re visiting our “Halls of Plutonium” exhibit, which is prominently featured along the tour route.
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:09:38pm |
Statement by the U.S. Central Command commander on Sgt. Bowe #Bergdahl: http://t.co/9Lj6tNNKAU— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 31, 2014
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Decatur Deb May 31, 2014 4:09:48pm |
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 4:10:20pm |
re: #331 dog philosopher
it gets worse:
“Solar panels destroying the sun could potentially be the worst man-made climate disaster in the history of the world, and Halliburton will not be taking part in that,” the company stated in a press release issued Friday morning. “It’s obvious, based on the findings of this neutral scientific research group, that humans needs to become more dependent on fossil fuels like oil and coal, not less. Because these so-called `green technologies’ are far more dangerous to the Earth than any hydrofracking operation or deep-water drilling station. What good is clean air when our very sun is no longer functional?”
I find it hard to believe that anyone could actually be so stupid as to believe that.
But we are talking wingnuts here, so I guess it’s possible they will believe it as nothing less than gospel truth.
I’m going to forward that to some of my Czech friends. Their reaction should be……interesting.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 4:11:31pm |
Every Month my mother calls and asks if it’s ok for her to write the rent check.
The woman passed the Series 7 when she was 58 and can no longer figure out her checkbook. She was freaking bookkeeper before that.
*sigh*
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:11:54pm |
re: #297 Killgore Trout
GOP lawmakers: Obama broke law with prisoner exchange that freed U.S. soldier
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
Here’s an idea. Let’s impeach POTUS for bringing a soldier home. That should go over well.
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FemNaziBitch May 31, 2014 4:13:24pm |
I have to confess, I really didn’t feed the dogs earlier. I took them outside for a while instead.
I think they really want to eat this time.
bbl
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 4:13:31pm |
re: #339 Gus
OMG! He follows 9 people I follow. I’m part of the 9 degrees of Bowe!
Hmm, so…
1.) Beard
2.) Proclaims “God is great”
3.) Green background on the header of his Twitter profile
4.) Follows some Muslims and has their photos & retweets in this timeline
Heh.
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 4:13:43pm |
re: #349 Dr Lizardo
I find it hard to believe that anyone could actually be so stupid as to believe that.
But we are talking wingnuts here, so I guess it’s possible they will believe it as nothing less than gospel truth.
I’m going to forward that to some of my Czech friends. Their reaction should be……interesting.
See above, Doc. The “National Journal” fell for a hoax story hook, line and solar panel.
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:14:21pm |
re: #353 CuriousLurker
Hmm, so…
1.) Beard
2.) Proclaims “God is great”
3.) Green background on the header of his Twitter profile
4.) Follows some Muslims and has their photos & retweets in this timelineHeh.
This outta be good. //
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 4:14:39pm |
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 4:15:46pm |
re: #297 Killgore Trout
GOP lawmakers: Obama broke law with prisoner exchange that freed U.S. soldier
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
I really do not care.
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 4:15:54pm |
How much energy does the sun produce?
September 5, 2005
Q: How much energy does the sun produce and where does it all come from and what makes it so stable?
CS, Newton
A: The sun is an average star. It is composed of a large spinning sphere of very hot gas and plasma. The sun has no surface in the conventional sense. It just gets more and more dense as you move in. By our standards, the sun is huge and that is what gives it its great stability. However, it is not as stable as you might think.
The sun radiates uniformly in all directions, mainly visible light and infrared radiation, and we can calculate the total amount of energy radiated by measuring the quantity of solar energy/second reaching every square meter of Earth and then multiplying that by the total surface area of a sphere with radius equal to the radius of Earth orbit. We get the astonishingly huge amount of 400 trillion trillion watts. To put this into a crazy context, every second the sun produces the same energy as about a trillion 1 megaton bombs! In one second, our sun produces enough energy for almost 500,000 years of the current needs of our so-called civilization. If only we could collect it all and use it!
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 4:16:04pm |
re: #263 ObserverArt
Are you saying it will happen in the Catholic church?
Eventually? Yes. However, I am taking a longer view. My guess is that my grandchildren will be adults before they catch up to where the Episcopalians are now in terms of the priesthood. It may happen sooner though and may well be hammered through as a part of the reforms resulting from the multiplicity of abuses. I know some don’t think they’re doing enough or moving fast enough but I do think he wants to seriously change the direction of the Roman branch of the church and is pushing as hard as he can.
No, Francis is not perfect but he’s seen much more of the world than many of the old men in the Vatican & that legacy of Ignatius of Loyola is making a big difference.
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 4:16:32pm |
re: #354 BongCrodny
See above, Doc. The “National Journal” fell for a hoax story hook, line and solar panel.
OK. You can’t tell with the wingnuts - that’s the problem.
They’ jumped the shark Onion.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 4:16:47pm |
re: #307 Killgore Trout
Taliban is happy with the deal
Transfer of 5 Guantanamo detainees brings ‘great happiness’: Taliban
I so do not care.
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:16:49pm |
re: #297 Killgore Trout
GOP lawmakers: Obama broke law with prisoner exchange that freed U.S. soldier
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
Republicans claim law was broken in transferring Taliban prisoners from legally-questionable detention facility at Guantanamo.— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) May 31, 2014
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 4:18:03pm |
re: #303 FemNaziBitch
Is he considered a good neighbor?
I wish he would keep better control of his moth followers.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 4:18:08pm |
re: #357 Backwoods_Sleuth
I really do not care.
My interest in wingnut reaction to daily events is limited as well. However, it will be interesting to see how much of a legal grey area this ends up being. Seems like the 30 prior notice to congress was largely a formality anyways.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 4:18:26pm |
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 4:19:24pm |
re: #351 Lidane
Here’s an idea. Let’s impeach POTUS for bringing a soldier home. That should go over well.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 4:20:08pm |
Also, it’s not like we were every going to get him back alive with the Afghanistan withdrawal coming up. A rescue mission into Pakistan would have been very dangerous for a whole bunch of reasons.
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 4:20:53pm |
re: #297 Killgore Trout
GOP lawmakers: Obama broke law with prisoner exchange that freed U.S. soldier
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
Fuck you, mckeon and inhofe, fuck you from a great distance with the knobbiest, gnarliest, thorniest length of mesquite in Texas, Fuck you continuously and with great malice. May a diarrhetic camel defecate on you from the roof of the Capitol. May your rum and cola turn to hyena piss and may your Cadillacs turn to Yugos and attract a stray boulder. May a vengeful mama gator spot your alligator skin boots as you leave your favorite whorehouse.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 4:21:37pm |
re: #365 Backwoods_Sleuth
Who freaking cares?
It looks like he was forcibly converted and probably tortured as well. He’s been through a horrific experience.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 4:22:18pm |
I sort of forgot what it’s like to go to a sit down restaurant that isn’t “family style” or a chain. It was a nice one that I had frequented in Charlotte that had pretty decent food and they opened another one up here several years ago. Fast service and we were in and out in less than an hour (it’s not far).
Huge portions, not like I remember some years ago. I had a black bean burger w/sweet potato fries, both were really good, and there was no way I could eat it all. The burger was really big. Then I felt guilty for wasting food. But my grandson wanted to eat out somewhere different, so we did. OTOH, if we went out like this all the time, we’d be broke in no time at all. : )
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 4:22:27pm |
Cruz wins Presidential straw poll at GOP summit. http://t.co/mysBkJupMW— KRWG-TV/FM (@krwg) May 31, 2014
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won the latest 2016 presidential straw poll at a conservative summit in Louisiana.
Cruz took 30 percent of the vote at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. He edged out conservative speaker and author Ben Carson.
[…]
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:22:52pm |
Oh noz! I’m on the opposite side Robert Bergdahl on some issues! Destroy him!
//
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 4:23:01pm |
Funniest story of the year. Solar Panels using up the sunlight
ha
so we’ve been punked by a satirical site that falls under what’s the name of that law that says you can’t tell the difference between wingnut and satire anymore?
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 4:23:10pm |
re: #370 Killgore Trout
It looks like he was forcibly converted and probably tortured as well. He’s been through a horrific experience.
Based on what evidence are you making this claim?
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 4:23:26pm |
re: #368 Killgore Trout
Also, it’s not like we were every going to get him back alive with the Afghanistan withdrawal coming up. A rescue mission into Pakistan would have been very dangerous for a whole bunch of reasons.
What?
Shithead thing to say.
If you didn’t have us to troll, what the fuck would you do all day KT?
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 4:23:38pm |
re: #328 wrenchwench
In English! Stealth undercover terrierist!
(I picture a Jack Russell terrierist.)
I have one of those Jack Russell Terrorists:
Daisy the Jack Russell Terrorist
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 4:25:04pm |
re: #370 Killgore Trout
It looks like he was forcibly converted and probably tortured as well. He’s been through a horrific experience.
Will you just cut the crap?
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 4:25:06pm |
re: #370 Killgore Trout
It looks like he was forcibly converted and probably tortured as well. He’s been through a horrific experience.
So when will you blame OWS for causing it? smh.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:25:08pm |
re: #375 CuriousLurker
Based on what evidence are you making this claim?
Based on the up close and personal view of his colon that KT specializes in.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 4:25:22pm |
Since the bike helmet conversation I’ve been noticing how few Portlanders are wearing their helmets. When I was a bike commuter 7-8 years ago everybody wore a helmet, I thought it was required by law but now I notice on weekdays about 70% of the bike commuters wear helmets. On weekends only about 50% of the leisure riders wear them.
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kirkspencer May 31, 2014 4:26:22pm |
re: #371 Justanotherhuman
I sort of forgot what it’s like to go to a sit down restaurant that isn’t “family style” or a chain. It was a nice one that I had frequented in Charlotte that had pretty decent food and they opened another one up here several years ago. Fast service and we were in and out in less than an hour (it’s not far).
Huge portions, not like I remember some years ago. I had a black bean burger w/sweet potato fries, both were really good, and there was no way I could eat it all. The burger was really big. Then I felt guilty for wasting food. But my grandson wanted to eat out somewhere different, so we did. OTOH, if we went out like this all the time, we’d be broke in no time at all. : )
I have taken to asking for a to-go box up front. Yes, I feel guilty about not eating it all, but a lot less so when I do this as I automatically think, “I’m buying two meals, one for here and lunch for tomorrow.” And I eat more what I should instead of cleaning the plate and hating my blood sugar level later.
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 4:26:26pm |
re: #371 Justanotherhuman
I sort of forgot what it’s like to go to a sit down restaurant that isn’t “family style” or a chain. It was a nice one that I had frequented in Charlotte that had pretty decent food and they opened another one up here several years ago. Fast service and we were in and out in less than an hour (it’s not far).
Huge portions, not like I remember some years ago. I had a black bean burger w/sweet potato fries, both were really good, and there was no way I could eat it all. The burger was really big. Then I felt guilty for wasting food. But my grandson wanted to eat out somewhere different, so we did. OTOH, if we went out like this all the time, we’d be broke in no time at all. : )
I’m at a restaurant right now that I chose for the WIFI. I thought I nice plate of spaghetti. I get a bigger bowl than I’d make to feed my family.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 4:26:29pm |
re: #308 FemNaziBitch
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National Report:
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Loving how people in the comments there don’t recognize satire.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 4:29:25pm |
re: #383 kirkspencer
I have taken to asking for a to-go box up front. Yes, I feel guilty about not eating it all, but a lot less so when I do this as I automatically think, “I’m buying two meals, one for here and lunch for tomorrow.” And I eat more what I should instead of cleaning the plate and hating my blood sugar level later.
Yeah, we had to get a to go box for the munchkin. His dad didn’t order the right chicken nuggets which were covered in some kind of sauce. He refused to eat them and had some of his dad’s fries instead. : )
I really should have gone for the soup and salad combo. : )
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 4:30:23pm |
Osama is dead, Bergdahl is alive and safe, Republicans are despondent.
What is wrong with this picture?
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 4:31:13pm |
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 4:31:58pm |
re: #375 CuriousLurker
Based on what evidence are you making this claim?
The Taliban was claiming he converted
Military rejects report of Bergdahl ‘conversion’
These forced conversions are commonplace with Taliban prisoners. If he’s saying prayers (as gus’s retweet claimed) the reports may have been true. It wouldn’t surprise me.
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kirkspencer May 31, 2014 4:32:13pm |
re: #351 Lidane
Here’s an idea. Let’s impeach POTUS for bringing a soldier home. That should go over well.
I suspect there’s enough brain cells among the GOP leadership in Congress that we won’t see that. Instead it’ll be implication and innuendo with large sides of misdirection.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:32:19pm |
re: #383 kirkspencer
I have taken to asking for a to-go box up front. Yes, I feel guilty about not eating it all, but a lot less so when I do this as I automatically think, “I’m buying two meals, one for here and lunch for tomorrow.” And I eat more what I should instead of cleaning the plate and hating my blood sugar level later.
I do the same thing. There are some places where the portions are so huge that as soon as I get my plate I ask for the to-go box because I know I won’t eat it all.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 4:32:26pm |
re: #384 William Barnett-Lewis
I’m at a restaurant right now that I chose for the WIFI. I thought I nice plate of spaghetti. I get a bigger bowl than I’d make to feed my family.
Take it home!
That serving of sweet potato fries was 3x what I would normally eat but they’d be pretty awful warmed over.
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 4:32:46pm |
re: #385 Backwoods_Sleuth
National Report:
Loving how people in the comments there don’t recognize satire.
in my defense i will point out that sarah palin is a real person
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dog philosopher May 31, 2014 4:33:06pm |
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:33:19pm |
Your librul media at work:
White house must feel #Bergdahl parents flanking Obama will take sting out of criticism of deal with taliban— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) May 31, 2014
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 4:33:59pm |
re: #372 wrenchwench
Cruz took 30 percent of the vote at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. He edged out conservative speaker and author Ben Carson.
***
Organizers at the annual conference say about a third out of 1,500 delegates voted in the straw poll. Delegates had to pay to register for the conference and vote in the straw poll.
People paid to vote for Cruz?
Those guys are even crazier than I thought.
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BongCrodny May 31, 2014 4:35:30pm |
re: #385 Backwoods_Sleuth
National Report:
Loving how people in the comments there don’t recognize satire.
Ha! Include me in that group; I thought it was a legitimate news site that got hosed.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:35:53pm |
re: #392 kirkspencer
I suspect there’s enough brain cells among the GOP leadership in Congress that we won’t see that. Instead it’ll be implication and innuendo with large sides of misdirection.
The same leadership has held 50+ votes to repeal Obamacare. They let the government shut down to try and force it. They’ve been trying to find anything and everything (nirth certifkit, Fast & Furious, Benghazi) to get Obama out of office. You think the pathetic House GOP leadership is going to convince the teabaggers to let go of the first thing they think might work?
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 4:37:40pm |
re: #397 Lidane
Your librul media at work:
…..take sting out of criticism of deal with taliban
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There is no sting in that criticism. Democratic strategists are probably over- joyed with it, for It is another example of the GOP exposing their real nature, another club to hammer them with this fall.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 4:37:46pm |
re: #390 Killgore Trout
The Taliban was claiming he converted
Military rejects report of Bergdahl ‘conversion’
These forced conversions are commonplace with Taliban prisoners. If he’s saying prayers (as gus’s retweet claimed) the reports may have been true. It wouldn’t surprise me.
…and my point is that maybe it’s not a great thing to giggle with glee at the anticipation of the wingnut reaction if he did convert to Islam. It’s not funny, he’s been through things we can’t even imagine.
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 4:38:40pm |
re: #397 Lidane
Your librul media at work:
Andrea Mitchell - White house must feel #Bergdahl parents flanking Obama will take sting out of criticism of deal with taliban
She can be rather hard to take…all the time. For a senior journalist that is supposed to be one of the best at politics she many times is completely clueless.
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Dr Lizardo May 31, 2014 4:38:59pm |
re: #399 BongCrodny
Ha! Include me in that group; I thought it was a legitimate news site that got hosed.
Yeah.
But I’ll tell ya, with some of the insane BS coming from the RWNJ’s these days, it’s becoming more difficult to separate what the RWNJ’s are publicly saying from satire.
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 4:39:46pm |
re: #394 Justanotherhuman
Take it home!
That serving of sweet potato fries was 3x what I would normally eat but they’d be pretty awful warmed over.
Oh, I intend to. It’s already in a to go box. I just wish that places didn’t over serve this way.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:40:42pm |
Doesn't Obama know he's supposed to leave all the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan until the GOP can elect another Bush? #tcot— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 31, 2014
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 4:40:45pm |
re: #397 Lidane
Your librul media at work:
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That’s one of the reasons why I want to slap anyone who claims there is _any_ liberal mass media in America anymore.
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:45:38pm |
As someone who typically scoffs at the idea of prosecuting Bush and Cheney for “war crimes.” And someone who occasionally defends Condi Rice. I have this to say to the Republicans that are saying Obama might have broken the law in this prisoner exchange.
Fuck you.
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 4:45:48pm |
You know what I found curious? Earlier this week when people were railing at Charles over whatever it is he’s supposedly done lately to annoy them, someone mentioned this old 2008 LGF article about Rachel Ray’s supposed kaffiyeh, which everyone was outraged about.
Though he claims not to have changed at all over the years he’s been here, oddly enough I couldn’t find any comments from KT bemoaning the outrageous outrage. Not. One. Single. Peep.
Two days later, another article was posted about Dunkin Donuts pulling the ‘kaffiyeh’ advertisement. KT did make an appearance in that thread, but he said nothing whatsoever about bullying, boycotts, free speech, slippery slopes, etc. All he did was make a few comments about Rachel Ray and ask a question about Starbucks, which someone claimed promotes atheism or some such thing.
Curious.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:47:02pm |
re: #408 Gus
I have this to say to the Republicans that are saying Obama might have broken the law in this prisoner exchange.
Fuck you.
I regret that I only have one upding to give this post.
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Gus May 31, 2014 4:47:41pm |
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 4:47:46pm |
re: #390 Killgore Trout
The Taliban was claiming he converted
Military rejects report of Bergdahl ‘conversion’
These forced conversions are commonplace with Taliban prisoners. If he’s saying prayers (as gus’s retweet claimed) the reports may have been true. It wouldn’t surprise me.
Can you point me to some news article about these “commonplace” forced conversions? I consider myself pretty well informed, but this is news to me.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:48:01pm |
@joshtpm God, imagine if he ever traded arms for hostages.— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) May 31, 2014
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 4:53:13pm |
re: #402 Killgore Trout
…and my point is that maybe it’s not a great thing to giggle with glee at the anticipation of the wingnut reaction if he did convert to Islam. It’s not funny, he’s been through things we can’t even imagine.
Kindly point out who was giggling with glee at the released POW? The only thing I saw anyone giggling about was the reaction wingnuts would likely have to his bearded, pony-tailed father. Your dishonesty is mind boggling, especially since everyone here can see exactly what was written with their own eyes.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:55:03pm |
Because this 101st Chairborne hero could’ve done it, don’tcha know:
This guy is a pussy! All those years and never tried to escape what a punk.#Bergdahl— tim wilson (@timwilson48) May 31, 2014
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William Barnett-Lewis May 31, 2014 4:55:25pm |
re: #416 CuriousLurker
Kindly point out who was giggling with glee at the released POW? The only thing I saw anyone giggling about was the reaction wingnuts would likely have to his bearded father. Your dishonesty is mind boggling, especially since everyone here can see exactly what was written with their own eyes.
And since KT has begun the process of destroying this thread in his usual corrupt way, I’m out of here. I can’t stand watching him pull his crap yet again.
Later folks.
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A Mom Anon May 31, 2014 4:56:17pm |
re: #417 Lidane
OMG, are you fucking KIDDING ME? There’s so much wrong with that shit I can’t even.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 4:58:40pm |
re: #412 CuriousLurker
Can you point me to some news article about these “commonplace” forced conversions? I consider myself pretty well informed, but this is news to me.
Of course it’s news. You’re not staring at the unobstructed view of KT’s colon where this story first broke.
We REALLY need a mute/block function here.
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 4:59:42pm |
re: #420 Lidane
Of course it’s news. You’re not staring at the unobstructed view of KT’s colon where this story first broke.
We REALLY need a mute/block function here.
I was just thinking the exact same thing.
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Targetpractice May 31, 2014 5:00:22pm |
So of course I tune into news about the release of soldier who’d been held hostage for years and find that the GOP has been quick to whine that the White House didn’t give them the lawful 30 days to campaign off the release of “terrorists” in a prisoner exchange.
FUCK ‘EM!
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 5:00:42pm |
1982: “Holy Terror” First communion by Arthur Steel (http://t.co/PmIopHwJqA) pic.twitter.com/VAKZndXCwM— Retronaut (@theretronaut) June 1, 2014
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:03:48pm |
re: #395 dog philosopher
in my defense i will point out that sarah palin is a real person
No she isn’t…
/half
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TedStriker May 31, 2014 5:04:21pm |
re: #420 Lidane
Of course it’s news. You’re not staring at the unobstructed view of KT’s colon where this story first broke.
We REALLY need a mute/block function here.
Amen…
You know, I’m all for people speaking their minds and a diversity of opinion, because that’s how we all learn new things. However, some people just love to press other people’s buttons to get a rise out of them, just because they can.
That shit gets old real fucking quick.
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A Mom Anon May 31, 2014 5:05:13pm |
This is one of many days where I end up hating the internets. Can’t this family just have one god damned day without the media or people in general speculating a bunch of shit and trying to find ulterior motives for their son’s release? He’s coming home and he’s going to need support. How is possibly seeing any of this shit going to HELP HIM?
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:05:36pm |
re: #399 BongCrodny
Ha! Include me in that group; I thought it was a legitimate news site that got hosed.
That’s how far the GOP has sunk.
When satire mimics real life, stick a fork in it…
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freetoken May 31, 2014 5:05:59pm |
Prisoner swaps have been going on since there have been wars.
I really don’t see what the big deal is.
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CuriousLurker May 31, 2014 5:07:18pm |
Oh, and I see now… it’s time to go. *sigh*
Later, lizards.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 5:07:52pm |
re: #428 freetoken
Prisoner swaps have been going on since there have been wars.
I really don’t see what the big deal is.
It’s all about being concerned.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 5:09:30pm |
re: #409 CuriousLurker
You know what I found curious? Earlier this week when people were railing at Charles over whatever it is he’s supposedly done lately to annoy them, someone mentioned this old 2008 LGF article about Rachel Ray’s supposed kaffiyeh, which everyone was outraged about.
Though he claims not to have changed at all over the years he’s been here, oddly enough I couldn’t find any comments from KT bemoaning the outrageous outrage. Not. One. Single. Peep.
Two days later, another article was posted about Dunkin Donuts pulling the ‘kaffiyeh’ advertisement. KT did make an appearance in that thread, but he said nothing whatsoever about bullying, boycotts, free speech, slippery slopes, etc. All he did was make a few comments about Rachel Ray and ask a question about Starbucks, which someone claimed promotes atheism or some such thing.
Curious.
Not really, I don’t vocally oppose every bogus outrage I see on the internet. There isn’t enough time. You have to pick your battles. Although my opinions have surely changed over the past decade I don’t see any of my comments that contradict any of my current positions.
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Targetpractice May 31, 2014 5:10:19pm |
re: #428 freetoken
Prisoner swaps have been going on since there have been wars.
I really don’t see what the big deal is.
Apparently two of the GOP’s “finest” are all torn up over the White House not following the law in informing Congress 30 days in advance of any proposed prisoner exchanges, apparently also being required to satisfy Congress that the prisoners released will not pose any further problems to the US.
So yeah, expect the next week to be filled with Republicans bitching that the President let a bunch of terrorists go and now they’re gonna start grabbing up soldiers to take hostage for more prisoner exchanges. Apparently this is something new to the field of war.
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D Koch May 31, 2014 5:11:16pm |
President Barack Obama walks with the parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Jani Bergdahl (L) and Bob Bergdahl (R) back to the Oval Office after making a statement regarding the release of Sgt. Bergdahl from captivity May 31, 2014 in the Rose Garden
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:11:59pm |
re: #409 CuriousLurker
You know what I found curious? Earlier this week when people were railing at Charles over whatever it is he’s supposedly done lately to annoy them, someone mentioned this old 2008 LGF article about Rachel Ray’s supposed kaffiyeh, which everyone was outraged about.
Though he claims not to have changed at all over the years he’s been here, oddly enough I couldn’t find any comments from KT bemoaning the outrageous outrage. Not. One. Single. Peep.
Two days later, another article was posted about Dunkin Donuts pulling the ‘Kaffiyeh’ advertisement. KT did make an appearance in that thread, but he said nothing whatsoever about bullying, boycotts, free speech, slippery slopes, etc. All he did was make a few comments about Rachel Ray and ask a question Starbucks, which someone claimed promotes atheism or some such thing.
Curious.
Happens to skimmers quite often.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 5:12:50pm |
re: #432 Targetpractice
I’m eagerly awaiting the articles of impeachment. You know they’re coming.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 5:13:29pm |
I’m flattered (and a little creeped out) that people find me so interesting they’re reading stuff I wrote 7 years ago looking for something to be outraged about. Knock yourself out.
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Targetpractice May 31, 2014 5:14:14pm |
re: #435 Lidane
I’m eagerly awaiting the articles of impeachment. You know they’re coming.
They’ll put this one on the list for next year, under the assumption that they’re gonna win big in November and can push forward with impeachment without damaging their midterm chances.
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TedStriker May 31, 2014 5:14:18pm |
re: #426 A Mom Anon
This is one of many days where I end up hating the internets. Can’t this family just have one god damned day without the media or people in general speculating a bunch of shit and trying to find ulterior motives for their son’s release? He’s coming home and he’s going to need support. How is possibly seeing any of this shit going to HELP HIM?
It’s not and, frankly, the kind of people that are doing it didn’t and don’t give a shit about Bergdahl, only about what kind of political hay they can make with him.
Fuck them.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:15:17pm |
re: #426 A Mom Anon
This is one of many days where I end up hating the internets. Can’t this family just have one god damned day without the media or people in general speculating a bunch of shit and trying to find ulterior motives for their son’s release? He’s coming home and he’s going to need support. How is possibly seeing any of this shit going to HELP HIM?
And the REAL FACT, is that this man is going to need a LOT of help for the rest of his life.
But lets privatize the VA services because free markets are soooo much better!
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freetoken May 31, 2014 5:16:36pm |
re: #432 Targetpractice
I wonder if our society has been so stuck in the war-mindset that we’ve forgotten what the back-end of a war looks like.
After Vietnam there was a protracted awkwardness of trying to wind down the mess. There are still people quite upset about the MIAs. The MIAs really are a sad story and mourning is appropriate, but we can’t mourn forever.
This is what the religious warriors won’t acknowledge - that we, the USA, really are not going to conduct an open ended war for the next 1000 years against Islam. Obama is not going to play into the religious-war meme that the coalition of the religious right and the paleo-right and neocons have built.
Gitmo needs to wind down, and this is one way to do it.
I don’t mind the GOP trying to make this an election issue because I really believe the general public isn’t in as much of a war mood as the war-coalition wants.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 5:17:19pm |
re: #437 Targetpractice
They’ll put this one on the list for next year, under the assumption that they’re gonna win big in November and can push forward with impeachment without damaging their midterm chances.
Which means they’ll go into a Presidential election by impeaching the current POTUS for bringing a soldier home.
Should be fun.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 5:17:51pm |
BTW, looking back at some of those old threads reminds me of what I don’t want to be. Seeing every news story or current even through the lens of “look how group X is reacting” instead of learning about the story itself. Efforts to get people fired, forced apologies, getting advertisements pulled. It’s not what I want to be.
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 5:18:12pm |
re: #417 Lidane
Because this 101st Chairborne hero could’ve done it, don’tcha know:
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We are facing a tsunami of assholes today.
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Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut May 31, 2014 5:18:25pm |
re: #440 freetoken
I wonder if our society has been so stuck in the war-mindset that we’ve forgotten what the back-end of a war looks like.
It’s more that we’ve isolated war from most people’s daily lives. It doesn’t affect most people, at all. We’ve also divorced the enormous costs of it from reality. A lot of people honestly don’t connect that the money spent on war could have been spent on, say, infrastructure. It’s like it’s in different areas of reality.
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Targetpractice May 31, 2014 5:19:01pm |
re: #441 Lidane
Which means they’ll go into a Presidential election by impeaching the current POTUS for bringing a soldier home.
Should be fun.
They spent the midterms of the last Democrat making a big deal over lying about getting head. So getting worked up that they didn’t the mandatory 30 days whining time before a prisoner exchange would actually be a step up for them.
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palomino May 31, 2014 5:20:25pm |
re: #297 Killgore Trout
GOP lawmakers: Obama broke law with prisoner exchange that freed U.S. soldier
I looks like some rules were bent to get this done.
OMG. Rules were bent. Benghazi Solyndra Kenya!
You should be very outraged.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:20:54pm |
re: #440 freetoken
I wonder if our society has been so stuck in the war-mindset that we’ve forgotten what the back-end of a war looks like.
After Vietnam there was a protracted awkwardness of trying to wind down the mess. There are still people quite upset about the MIAs. The MIAs really are a sad story and mourning is appropriate, but we can’t mourn forever.
This is what the religious warriors won’t acknowledge - that we, the USA, really are not going to conduct an open ended war for the next 1000 years against Islam. Obama is not going to play into the religious-war meme that the coalition of the religious right and the paleo-right and neocons have built.
Gitmo needs to wind down, and this is one way to do it.
I don’t mind the GOP trying to make this an election issue because I really believe the general public isn’t in as much of a war mood as the war-coalition wants.
I have a childhood friend whose brother (also a childhood friend) is a Vietnam MIA.
The mourning will last until the last of us who remember is dead.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 5:21:15pm |
My grandson bought me a bottle of Mosel Riesling and I am celebrating Bowe Bergdahl’s return to the loving embrace of his parents.
Cheers!
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freetoken May 31, 2014 5:21:16pm |
re: #442 Killgore Trout
It’s not what I want to be.
Have you decided to vote in this midterm election?
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Lidane May 31, 2014 5:21:46pm |
re: #443 Shiplord Kirel
We are facing a tsunami of assholes today.
If this kidnapping and rescue had happened between 2001-2008, the same people whining now would be screaming from the rooftops in celebration.
It’s all about the guy in the White House.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 5:22:04pm |
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Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut May 31, 2014 5:22:21pm |
re: #442 Killgore Trout
BTW, looking back at some of those old threads reminds me of what I don’t want to be. Seeing every news story or current even through the lens of “look how group X is reacting” instead of learning about the story itself.
So why not change? That’s how you currently behave.
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Lidane May 31, 2014 5:22:41pm |
re: #449 freetoken
Voting would require effort. Much easier to concern troll from home.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 5:25:31pm |
Newly released US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl reportedly on way from Afghanistan to military hospital in Germany, official says - @Reuters
End of alert
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 5:26:12pm |
re: #417 Lidane
Because this 101st Chairborne hero could’ve done it, don’tcha know:
This guy is a pussy! All those years and never tried to escape what a punk.#Bergdahl
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Besides being an anus and poseur of epic dimensions, the chairborne is factually incorrect: Bergdahl reportedly not only tried to escape but actually did so for three days in 2011. He was re-captured before he could find help.
PS A liar and a vicious asshole both, this Tim Wilson should be eligible for a GOP county chair at least.
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A Mom Anon May 31, 2014 5:26:14pm |
re: #439 Backwoods_Sleuth
This kind of situation, along with a whole lot of others, is precisely why we need a properly funded, staffed and administered VA system. Our standard healthcare system can’t do this stuff, medical professionals are not trained to deal with stuff like POWs, PTSD from the battlefield, chemical exposures (Agent Orange, depleted urainium, etc), the self medicating/ addiction from PTSD and pain, battlefield wound recovery, etc. VA hospitals have staff who have the training. Unless of course everyone wants to pay money so every hospital can have a special Veteran’s Unit. Yeah right.
I’m so sick of this crap. The exact same assholes that told me I was a traitorous left wing commie who hated America for bringing up these costs of war BEFORE we even went into Afghanistan are the same ones pissing themselves in rage over Obama hating the veterans because he’s not taking care of them.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:26:18pm |
I’ve been shopping for new kitchen appliances.
I would love to have an Aga, just for the marketing blurb:
Red Carpet Style, Professional Cooking Power
For classic looks with modern features, look no further than the Aga Legacy. Unique gleaming spiral handles set off the curvaceous doors to satisfy the design conscious. A versatile cooktop and flexible electric ovens indulge those with the highest culinary standards. Optional cathedral doors are available in all colors. With this bold appearance and contemporary features, it’s easy to see why this Aga out looks and out cooks other pro-style ranges.
The Aga Legacy 44 offers 60-inches of pro-style cooking performance in a 44-inch package. It can bake, broil, steam, stir fry, roast and boil all at the same time…and look good doing it too.
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palomino May 31, 2014 5:27:24pm |
re: #372 wrenchwench
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That’s gotta hurt the feelings of that little boy they elected Louisiana Governor. He didn’t even place in the top 2 in his home state.
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freetoken May 31, 2014 5:30:32pm |
re: #452 Killgore Trout
Yup.
IIRC, in the past you’ve blown off midterms, or at least those small elections.
Most people do, but I look on it as a responsibility, (even though in this particular year’s election the ballot, for me, is pretty much without a great deal of effect - the local districts are well crafted.)
That’s why I asked. It’s one thing to object to modern social pressure methods. But elections are also a social construct. They are well regulated, unlike say internet-driven boycotts or calls for people getting fired. But when candidates run against an incumbent, they are asking that the population “fire” the incumbent. Again, elections are well regulated, but they too are a form of group pressure, and that is why we invented the political advertising industry.
Political bandwagons and internet-driven cause-bandwagons are twins (perhaps fraternal, not identical) from the womb of your society.
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palomino May 31, 2014 5:30:44pm |
re: #436 Killgore Trout
I’m flattered (and a little creeped out) that people find me so interesting they’re reading stuff I wrote 7 years ago looking for something to be outraged about. Knock yourself out.
Being totally full of shit isn’t the same as being interesting.
You’re like the trainwreck off in the distance. People know they shouldn’t look, but it’s hard to ignore something so grotesque.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 5:31:00pm |
re: #454 Lidane
Voting would require effort. Much easier to concern troll from home.
Guess you missed the littlegreenfootballs.com
huh?
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 5:31:07pm |
re: #459 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’ve been shopping for new kitchen appliances.
I would love to have an Aga, just for the marketing blurb:Wowser, $7399 for the solid door Legacy. Some are over $20K, though, so I guess that’s the “cheap” model. : )
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 5:32:00pm |
re: #436 Killgore Trout
I’m flattered (and a little creeped out) that people find me so interesting they’re reading stuff I wrote 7 years ago looking for something to be outraged about. Knock yourself out.
I couldn’t be bothered with stuff you wrote 7 MINUTES ago, let alone YEARS!!!
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Bubblehead II May 31, 2014 5:32:39pm |
Evening Lizards. Sgt. Bergdahl is coming home. This Idaho Lizard for one is pleased. Wingnuts be damned. I just hope they “chipped” the people they released so they can be tracked.
Yeah, I know, a bit on the scifi side, but you never know……….
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Floral Giraffe May 31, 2014 5:34:41pm |
re: #436 Killgore Trout
I’m flattered (and a little creeped out) that people find me so interesting they’re reading stuff I wrote 7 years ago looking for something to be outraged about. Knock yourself out.
I think my favorite (that I do NOT need to go looking for) was the night you poked the stick in the hornets nest!
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:35:00pm |
re: #464 Justanotherhuman
yep, they are pricey
I just lust from afar…
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Lidane May 31, 2014 5:35:34pm |
re: #463 sattv4u2
Between KT’s self-congratulations for supposedly being interesting and the continued concern about a soldier coming home maybe being something bad or illegal, I didn’t notice.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 5:35:46pm |
re: #468 Backwoods_Sleuth
yep, they are pricey
I just lust from afar…
Yeah, as much as I cook, if I was going to have something like that, I’d have a chef. : )
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Feline Fearless Leader May 31, 2014 5:36:52pm |
re: #242 Dr Lizardo
Titanobat vs. Megahornet!
Damn…..I’d better call SyFy!! I’ve got a screenplay for ‘em!
There’s a boardgame expansion for that!
;P
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 5:37:39pm |
Well, I’ll totally admit I was an ass about that Rachael Ray advertisement. Yup, an ass. I regret getting pulled into that.
There’s one little germ of a point there, though - a lot of people at that time were trying to argue that the kaffiyeh wasn’t a symbol of Palestinian “resistance,” and in my typical bulldog way I dug in and refused to admit that, because it really isn’t true. The symbolism is what it is, and I never like it when people try to deny reality.
And I was an ass about it. But I’m learning to be less of an ass.
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RealityBasedSteve May 31, 2014 5:37:44pm |
re: #468 Backwoods_Sleuth
yep, they are pricey
I just lust from afar…
I love the idea of multiple ovens in it…. I’m so getting one of these, soon as the minor formality of the powerball drawing is taken care of this evening.
RBS
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Jay C May 31, 2014 5:38:11pm |
re: #426 A Mom Anon
This is one of many days where I end up hating the internets. Can’t this family just have one god damned day without the media or people in general speculating a bunch of shit and trying to find ulterior motives for their son’s release? He’s coming home and he’s going to need support.
I hear you: even in the comment section to the Bergdahl piece in the New York Times, which (oddly given how many people read the damn thing) is normally a low-wingnut zone, about one out of three commenters used their pixels to spout nasty crap about President Obama. Not even so much his actions, just generic Obama-derangement gibbering, and what a shame it was that we had to “negotiate with terrorists”. Presumably the notion that we might have tried, at some point in the nearly five years of Sgt. Bergdahl’s captivity, to actually find and free him without “negotiating” seems to be too complex an idea for some people to grasp. And unfortunately, they all seem to have Internet access…
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 5:38:46pm |
re: #469 Lidane
Between KT’s self-congratulations for supposedly being interesting and the continued concern about a soldier coming home maybe being something bad or illegal, I didn’t notice.
Didn’t see any trace of him saying the homecoming was “bad”
And as far as “illegal”,,,, It was a LINK to a Dallas News story ,, NOT KT’s words
There is a difference, no?? ((btw ,, KT’s words WERE “looks like rules were bent”,,, again, no mention of legality!)
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Shiplord Kirel May 31, 2014 5:38:52pm |
I wonder if being in Pakistan had anything to do with Bergdahl being recaptured after his 2011 escape? The Pakistanis have still not explained how Osama bin Laden was comfortably ensconced just 800 meters from their primary military academy and nobody noticed.
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Bubblehead II May 31, 2014 5:39:21pm |
re: #436 Killgore Trout
Kilgore, I don’t know what happened to you. OWS seems to have unhinged you somehow. You used to post cogent messages. Now a days, you just concern troll. Seriously, why?
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palomino May 31, 2014 5:40:01pm |
re: #475 sattv4u2
Didn’t see any trace of him saying the homecoming was “bad”
And as far as “illegal”,,,, It was a LINK to a Dallas News story ,, NOT KT’s words
There is a difference, no?? ((btw ,, KT’s words WERE “looks like rules were bent”,,, again, no mention of legality!)
When did you become Trout’s defense attorney?
He doesn’t give a shit about defending his posts, so why should you?
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William of Orange May 31, 2014 5:40:32pm |
I was browsing the internet with this running in the background. Very relaxing!
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:41:38pm |
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 5:41:42pm |
re: #478 palomino
When did you become Trout’s defense attorney?
He doesn’t give a shit about defending his posts, so why should you?
If by “defense attorney” you mean accurately restating what someone said then yes ,, guilty as charged
So keep putting words in peoples mouths, and I’ll keep my shingle hung !!!
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:42:43pm |
OMG! OMG! OMG! THE USA IS RETURNING FIVE TALIBAN PRISONERS TO QATAR! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 5:43:28pm |
re: #483 Gus
OMG! OMG! OMG! THE USA IS RETURNING FIVE TALIBAN PRISONERS TO QATAR! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!
Not me
I plan on living forever!
So Far,,, So Good!!
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 5:43:36pm |
They’ll continue to look, though.
Officials: 6 climbers feared dead after equipment found at bottom of 3,000-foot drop on Mount Rainier - @NBCNews
Read more on nbcnews.com
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palomino May 31, 2014 5:43:40pm |
re: #482 sattv4u2
If by “defense attorney” you mean accurately restating what someone then yes ,, guilty as charged
So keep putting words in peoples mouths, and I’ll keep my shingle hung !!!
The point is that even HE doesn’t bother to defend his own bullshit posts. Why do you feel like it’s your job to tell us what you think he meant?
As for “accurately restating” his posts, why should that even be necessary? No one else here needs an interpreter.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 5:45:25pm |
This doesn’t sound good at all.
Founder of climbing company responsible for 6 feared dead on Mount Rainier: ‘You always hold onto hope, but we are uncertain’ - @SeattleTimes
Read more on seattletimes.com
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:45:57pm |
re: #473 RealityBasedSteve
I love the idea of multiple ovens in it…. I’m so getting one of these, soon as the minor formality of the powerball drawing is taken care of this evening.
RBS
yep. My next range will definitely have two ovens.
I love the Aga warmer ovens areas. I NEED at least one of those.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 5:46:25pm |
re: #486 palomino
The point is that even HE doesn’t even bother to defend his own bullshit posts. Why do you feel like it’s your job to tell us what you think he meant?
The point is I DIDN’T tell you what I think he meant.
It was YOU that THOUGHT he said it was “bad” and “illegal” (your words)
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RealityBasedSteve May 31, 2014 5:47:09pm |
re: #485 Justanotherhuman
They’ll continue to look, though.
Officials: 6 climbers feared dead after equipment found at bottom of 3,000-foot drop on Mount Rainier - @NBCNews
Read more on nbcnews.com
I spent 6 years as the asst. Ops NCO for the Medevac unit at Ft. Lewis Wa. We did a lot of work with the folks from Seattle Mountain Rescue over the years. One problem is that people are getting over confident with things like cell phones and GPS’s, and when things go to shit for them (which can happen very quickly), they are in big trouble.
I’m hoping for the best, but that’s a very bad situation.
RBS
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jaunte May 31, 2014 5:48:44pm |
re: #483 Gus
Don’t they have to remain in Qatar for a year after they get there?
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 5:48:45pm |
One American soldier is worth 100 Taliban. This prisoner exchange was absolutely the right thing to do.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 1, 2014
And “100 Taliban” is a very conservative estimate.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 1, 2014
Maybe the right wingers raving about this would have preferred giving the Taliban weapons like Saint Reagan did.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 1, 2014
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Amory Blaine May 31, 2014 5:49:20pm |
Wall Street Journal hits Scott Walker again on Doe deal-making
The Wall Street Journal editorial page has once again spanked Gov. Scott Walker for allegedly contemplating a settlement deal with John Doe prosecutors.
The conservative newspaper labeled Walker’s response to its earlier warning shot “disingenuous” and “the oddest reaction.” (Search online for “Walker’s Too Clever Reply” for the new editorial.)
The Journal has crusaded against what it sees as prosecutorial overreach in the secretive Doe probe into coordination among conservative political groups and candidates in the 2012 recall elections.
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:49:54pm |
re: #491 jaunte
Don’t they have to remain in Qatar for a year after they get there?
Don’t know the details yet.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 5:50:30pm |
re: #490 RealityBasedSteve
I spent 6 years as the asst. Ops NCO for the Medevac unit at Ft. Lewis Wa. We did a lot of work with the folks from Seattle Mountain Rescue over the years.
How binding are the release forms people sign with the climbing companies? I mean, IF something really really bad happened, do the survivors of (God forbid they die) families have any legal recourse??
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:51:26pm |
re: #492 Charles Johnson
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@Green_Footballs Israel released over 1000 prisoners including 281 serving life sentences for terrorism to get Gilad Shalit back.— Zedd Rebel (@ZeddRebel) June 1, 2014
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jaunte May 31, 2014 5:51:54pm |
re: #494 Gus
Ah, here it is:
Qatar has provided the U.S. with assurances that the five detainees, once they arrive in Qatar, won’t pose a threat to the U.S. These assurances, according to U.S. officials, include at least a one-year travel ban, which bars them from leaving Qatari territory.
online.wsj.com
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:52:28pm |
re: #475 sattv4u2
Didn’t see any trace of him saying the homecoming was “bad”
And as far as “illegal”,,,, It was a LINK to a Dallas News story ,, NOT KT’s words
There is a difference, no?? ((btw ,, KT’s words WERE “looks like rules were bent”,,, again, no mention of legality!)
“looks like rules were bent” implies nothing less than illegality. Rules are NOT bent if it’s legal.
A polished turd is still a turd.
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:53:17pm |
Israel’s cabinet last week approved the prisoner swap deal with Hamas, which includes 280 Palestinians serving life sentences for planning and perpetrating terror attacks. Some 477 prisoners were transferred by Israel Prison Service to two prisons, prior to being released to Jordan, Egypt, Gaza and the West Bank.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 5:53:33pm |
re: #461 freetoken
IIRC, in the past you’ve blown off midterms, or at least those small elections.
Most people do, but I look on it as a responsibility, (even though in this particular year’s election the ballot, for me, is pretty much without a great deal of effect - the local districts are well crafted.)
That’s why I asked. It’s one thing to object to modern social pressure methods. But elections are also a social construct. They are well regulated, unlike say internet-driven boycotts or calls for people getting fired. But when candidates run against an incumbent, they are asking that the population “fire” the incumbent. Again, elections are well regulated, but they too are a form of group pressure, and that is why we invented the political advertising industry.
Political bandwagons and internet-driven cause-bandwagons are twins (perhaps fraternal, not identical) from the womb of your society.
True, but the flipside of that culture is we also vigorously protect the secret ballot to keep the social pressure in check. For me the motivator for midterms is Oregon really fucked up their Obamacare rollout. I rarely give a shit out local politics but for the time being I’m a motivated voter.
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 5:54:00pm |
re: #491 jaunte
Don’t they have to remain in Qatar for a year after they get there?
They’re on a travel ban in Qatar for a year. I would imagine that Qatar will keep them under surveillance as well.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 5:54:14pm |
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A Mom Anon May 31, 2014 5:56:00pm |
I just went to Inhofe’s Facebook page. Because I missed having a headache.
There are people on there saying that this soldier was a deserter and voluntarily left his post and therefore he deserved what he got AND Obama is the debbil for rescuing him.
What the hell is going on here?
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:56:03pm |
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Justanotherhuman May 31, 2014 5:56:09pm |
Rescue mission halted for 6 climbers feared dead on Mount Rainier; no recovery mission planned at this time - @NBCNews
End of alert
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 5:57:19pm |
re: #500 Killgore Trout
True, but the flipside of that culture is we also vigorously protect the secret ballot to keep the social pressure in check. For me the motivator for midterms is Oregon really fucked up their Obamacare rollout. I rarely give a shit out local politics but for the time being I’m a motivated voter.
That’s actually refreshing to hear, Killgore.
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RealityBasedSteve May 31, 2014 5:57:20pm |
re: #495 sattv4u2
I spent 6 years as the asst. Ops NCO for the Medevac unit at Ft. Lewis Wa. We did a lot of work with the folks from Seattle Mountain Rescue over the years.
How binding are the release forms people sign with the climbing companies? I mean, IF something really really bad happened, do the survivors of (God forbid they die) families have any legal recourse??
No earthly idea. I never climbed, our job at the DustOff unit was to fly out and pick up the injured. I would image that like any release form it would make it more difficult to sue, but I would also imagine that if a company were negligent, or let unqualified climbers go on a route they weren’t capable of they would probably still be liable.
In this case, it looks like there may have been an avalanche (more details at Seattle Online), in which case you are probably pretty well screwed.
Perhaps LawHawk or one of our other legal eagles can help illuminate this for us?
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:57:34pm |
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:58:02pm |
Dark Falcon’s just went down to man! Game over man! Game over!
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 5:58:07pm |
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Archangelus May 31, 2014 5:58:18pm |
re: #505 A Mom Anon
I just went to Inhofe’s Facebook page. Because I missed having a headache.
There are people on there saying that this soldier was a deserter and voluntarily left his post and therefore he deserved what he got AND Obama is the debbil for rescuing him.
What the hell is going on here?
Heartless troop-hating nuts are heartless troop-hating nuts.
Business as usual in other words..
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 5:58:22pm |
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Lidane May 31, 2014 5:58:33pm |
re: #505 A Mom Anon
What the hell is going on here?
Black Democrat in the White House.
If this had happened with a white GOP president they’d be happy.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 5:59:10pm |
re: #498 Backwoods_Sleuth
“looks like rules were bent” implies nothing less than illegality. Rules are NOT bent if it’s legal.
A polished turd is still a turd.
The White house has already acknowledged they didn’t follow the rule of 30 notification to congress.
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jaunte May 31, 2014 5:59:13pm |
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 5:59:35pm |
re: #505 A Mom Anon
I just went to Inhofe’s Facebook page. Because I missed having a headache.
There are people on there saying that this soldier was a deserter and voluntarily left his post and therefore he deserved what he got AND Obama is the debbil for rescuing him.
What the hell is going on here?
Stage 4 Obama Derangement Syndrome. It’s effects mimic those of rabies, with the afflicted person frothing at the mouth and suffering for uncontrollable aggression. Like rabies it has no cure at this stage.
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Gus May 31, 2014 5:59:40pm |
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:00:04pm |
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:02:39pm |
re: #521 Killgore Trout
Yup, then it’s back to jihad, goat herding or used car sales.
Or all 3
“Excuse me, but what type of vehicle would you recommend if I wanted to blow up a goat in the back”
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 6:02:43pm |
Right wingers have to toe the line. And that’s sad, because it means they can’t experience the simple joy of seeing someone freed and returned to his family after a horrible years-long ordeal, because of politics.
Politics.
That’s sad.
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Archangelus May 31, 2014 6:03:09pm |
re: #521 Killgore Trout
Yup, then it’s back to jihad, goat herding or used car sales.
D) Vanishing under mysterious circumstances
E) Drone-prepared ashes
Hey, could happen..
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:03:35pm |
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wrenchwench May 31, 2014 6:04:06pm |
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palomino May 31, 2014 6:04:13pm |
re: #489 sattv4u2
The point is I DIDN’T tell you what I think he meant.
It was YOU that THOUGHT he said it was “bad” and “illegal” (your words)
No, not my words. You’re getting me mixed up with another lizard. I didn’t say anything about him thinking something was “bad” or “illegal”. That was someone else above.
As many have already commented, his posts often lack coherence. So it’s an extremely inexact science, maybe even a dead end, to try and tell us what he really meant. That can only be his job, since no one else lives inside that brain, presumably.
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D Koch May 31, 2014 6:04:40pm |
“We just can’t communicate the words this morning when we heard from the President,” said Bob Bergdahl, who has grown a long beard.“Today, we are ecstatic!” the couple said. “We were so joyful and relieved when President Obama called us today to give us the news that Bowe is finally coming home! We cannot wait to wrap our arms around our only son,” the parents said.
“His mother was crying when she answered the phone — and just very excited,” said, Sherry Horton, a friend and former roommate of Bergdahl.
After the couple’s brief remarks, they thanked Obama, and Jani Bergdahl and Obama exchanged a hug and a kiss.
Tears of joy: Idaho hometown of Bowe Bergdahl prepares homecoming
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 6:04:49pm |
re: #517 Killgore Trout
The White house has already acknowledged they didn’t follow the rule of 30 notification to congress.
I suspect Congress is actually grateful for that, or at least its sane members are. Imagine Rand Paul’s reaction if Mitch McConnell had known about the swap in advance, to say nothing of that of the Tea Party. McConnell would have had to either leak the information (thus sabotaging the deal and seriously ticking off moderates and veterans) or keep quiet and be accused of being a RINO for “failing to stop Obama”.
So I’m glad that Congress didn’t know, Killgore.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:06:14pm |
re: #526 Archangelus
D) vanishing under mysterious circumstances
E) Drone-prepared ashesHey, it could happen..
It could but as far as I know the only prisoners released who’ve been killed had returned to the battle field. The Lockerbie bomber is relaxing safely somewhere as we speak. Absolutely no need for him to be alive since his patron was overthrown years ago.
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Bubblehead II May 31, 2014 6:07:02pm |
re: #492 Charles Johnson
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This X1000. But sadly, the rwnj’s would probably preferred he died
His (verified) death would have played well into there their KILL, KILL,KILL mind set. How many have to die? How much blood has to be split? When is enough, enough?
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:08:04pm |
re: #531 Dark_Falcon
I suspect Congress is actually grateful for that, or at least its sane members are. Imagine Rand Paul’s reaction if Mitch McConnell had known about the swap in advance, to say nothing of that of the Tea Party. McConnell would have had to either leak the information (thus sabotaging the deal and seriously ticking off moderates and veterans) or keep quiet and be accused of being a RINO for “failing to stop Obama”.
So I’m glad that Congress didn’t know, Killgore.
It’s not a secret this was in the works. Press reports started about 6 months ago. If congress really wanted to block it they had plenty of time.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 6:09:24pm |
re: #517 Killgore Trout
The White house has already acknowledged they didn’t follow the rule of 30 notification to congress.
So, you are in effect saying that the Administration broke the law.
There is no “bending”, either the law was followed or it was broken.
And please provide a link to this “rule of 30”. I’ve wasted much time trying to find it.
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D Koch May 31, 2014 6:11:10pm |
US exchanged notorious KGB spy Colonel Rudolf Abel to the Soviets for Francis Gary Powers in 1962. Only reactionaries and disgusting political opportunists would exploit such homecomings.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:11:20pm |
re: #529 palomino
You’re getting me mixed up with another lizard.
Sorry ‘bout that
Bouncing back and forth between several things online and off line
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:12:12pm |
But the point, although improperly aimed, still stands
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Gus May 31, 2014 6:14:02pm |
re: #537 D Koch
US exchanged notorious KGB spy Colonel Rudolf Abel to the Soviets for Francis Gary Powers in 1962.
“US exchanged notorious KGB spy Col Rudolf Abel to the Soviets for…” http://t.co/TgXyiBBRNl pic.twitter.com/nvWOSuDULl— Gus (@Gus_802) June 1, 2014
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 6:14:51pm |
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 6:18:11pm |
OK, the previous comments won’t show the icon properly, but this one will. Hopefully.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:19:16pm |
re: #536 Backwoods_Sleuth
So, you are in effect saying that the Administration broke the law.
There is no “bending”, either the law was followed or it was broken.
And please provide a link to this “rule of 30”. I’ve wasted much time trying to find it.
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Gus May 31, 2014 6:19:26pm |
Sorry but “leave no soldier behind” doesn't come with a political or personality litmus test.— Gus (@Gus_802) June 1, 2014
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 6:20:02pm |
I’ve been doing some major revisions with the way user icons are displayed - you’re seeing the waves on the surface.
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Rightwingconspirator May 31, 2014 6:20:15pm |
Some of you were kind enough to reply when I floated this idea of a short “shoutout” video or EPK for local small biz owners to promote via FB etc.
First one is up as a first draft…
Would you take your car here to be maintained?
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:22:11pm |
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 6:22:22pm |
re: #548 Killgore Trout
5,590 results
How about posting a summary from a reliable site? It’s the gentlemanly thing to do.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:22:51pm |
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:23:35pm |
re: #551 Dark_Falcon
How about posting a summary from a reliable site? It’s the gentlemanly thing to do.
{sigh}
Took LESS than 0.16 seconds to click the very 1st one!!
nytimes.com
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:23:57pm |
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Bubblehead II May 31, 2014 6:24:00pm |
Night Lizards. Am invoking the I.F rule before I go totally off the rails.
May the Deity of your choice smile down upon you and yours.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:24:00pm |
re: #550 sattv4u2
Yeah ,, but it took 0.16 seconds to get them!!!!
Damn, you got some fast internets. 0.24 seconds for me.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:24:45pm |
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Gus May 31, 2014 6:25:09pm |
So despite what you might read in Bowe Bergdahl's emails, he's still a soldier and he's still an American.— Gus (@Gus_802) June 1, 2014
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:25:17pm |
re: #557 Killgore Trout
Damn, you got some fast internets. 0.24 seconds for me.
About a month ago, switched from AT&T to Comcasts XFINITY
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 6:26:03pm |
re: #554 sattv4u2
{sigh}
Took LESS than 0.16 seconds to click the very 1st one!!
nytimes.com
Thanks.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:26:16pm |
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:26:52pm |
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:27:31pm |
re: #560 sattv4u2
About a month ago, switched from AT&T to Comcasts XFINITY
I do have comcast but this whole thing reminds me that they sent me a new modem router box. I should hook that thing up, it’s probably faster.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:28:09pm |
Please use google for me, I exhausted from outrage.
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Gus May 31, 2014 6:28:15pm |
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:28:23pm |
AND ,,,
Before I bid you all adieu,,,
Looks as if it’s NOT “illegal”, at least according to the admin,
From the NYTimes article
When Mr. Obama signed a bill containing the latest version of the transfer restrictions into law, he issued a signing statement claiming that he could lawfully override them under his executive powers.
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darthstar May 31, 2014 6:29:28pm |
Had a short discussion about Snowden with some asshole. I think I ended it well:
@GregMitch Man up “attacks”? How is stating his opinion an attack? He thinks Snowden should come home. He was clear on that.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 31, 2014
@gerardange @GregMitch “Hype” is elevating Snowden and saying he's being attacked. It's a legal issue. He should face his charges in court.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 31, 2014
@gerardange Hype: Exaggerated claims: eg: “Snowden is a hero” eg2: “[Kerry's] attacks on Snowden” @GregMitch #FuckYouAndYourHype— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) June 1, 2014
I’m always happy when I can close a discussion with a well deserved ‘fuck you’…
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:31:12pm |
re: #566 Gus
If you insist. Link.
Interesting
The Rolling Stone article, to be published Friday, also quotes other soldiers and associates of Bergdahl’s as saying that he had talked about walking to Pakistan if his deployment was “lame” and that shortly before his disappearance he had asked whether he should take his weapon if he left the base. Friends and other soldiers describe a survivalist mentality, and Bergdahl’s father, Bob, told the magazine that his son was “living in a novel.”
“The future is too good to waste on lies,” one email reads. “And life is way too short to care for the damnation of others, as well as to spend it helping fools with their ideas that are wrong.”
The emails were provided to the magazine by Bergdahl’s family in Idaho, which has gone public with its own discontent with U.S. efforts to free their son. There is no way to authenticate the emails.
I seem to recall some of this stuff was rumored at the time of his abduction.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:32:30pm |
re: #568 darthstar
Had a short discussion about Snowden with some asshole. I think I ended it well:
[Embedded content]
I’m always happy when I can close a discussion with a well deserved ‘fuck you’…
In that case, “fuck you”!!!
Oh ,,, wait ,,, you mean GIVING one,,,, not GETTING one!!!!
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:33:57pm |
Okay
Which one of you took my pen?? It was here a minute ago!
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 6:34:51pm |
re: #571 sattv4u2
Okay
Which one of you took my pen?? It was here a minute ago!
Fuck you, Satt!
////
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:36:26pm |
re: #573 jaunte
It’s down there with my green football icon.
Yeah ,,, but you got yours back
My pen,,, not so much
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Gus May 31, 2014 6:38:32pm |
Then there's “Operation Paperclip.” The other prisoner “swap.” http://t.co/4XiFXCMbMv— Gus (@Gus_802) June 1, 2014
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 6:40:41pm |
re: #544 Killgore Trout
Umm, that’s a Google search all about Bowe Bergdahl that doesn’t link to this “rule of 30” you mention.
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 6:41:09pm |
re: #547 Rightwingconspirator
Some of you were kind enough to reply when I floated this idea of a short “shoutout” video or EPK for local small biz owners to promote via FB etc.
First one is up as a first draft…
Would you take your car here to be maintained?
[Embedded content]
Awesome. Having the owner speak authentically really works. Good job.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 6:41:47pm |
re: #548 Killgore Trout
5,590 results
and which one specifically describes this “rule of 30”? Not just mentioning it, links to the actual law.
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Gus May 31, 2014 6:43:47pm |
Police officer and teen coming home from graduation among 3 killed in Va. shooting spree: http://t.co/B1K2n1kChJ— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2014
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sagehen May 31, 2014 6:43:50pm |
re: #547 Rightwingconspirator
Some of you were kind enough to reply when I floated this idea of a short “shoutout” video or EPK for local small biz owners to promote vie FB etc.
First one is up as a first draft…
Would you take your car here to be maintained?
[Embedded content]
The only change I’d suggest is… instead of contrasting his shop to “the corporations”, it should be “the big chains” or “a franchise operation”. You’re dealing with the boss, who does it himself to make sure it’s done right, it’s his name on the door.
The mood you’re shooting for is charming, personal, old-fashioned… like a Disneyland Main Street sort of reliable.
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bratwurst May 31, 2014 6:45:03pm |
Another great mind is on this case:
At some point Sgt. Bergdahl will have to explain his capture. In 2009 he simply wandered off his base without a weapon. Many questions!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 1, 2014
Maybe he can send out the same investigators he used in Hawaii to learn the truth about Obama!
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:45:21pm |
re: #576 Backwoods_Sleuth
Umm, that’s a Google search all about Bowe Bergdahl that doesn’t link to this “rule of 30” you mention.
1st link
From the NYTimes article
The statutes say the secretary of defense must determine that a transfer is in the interest of national security, that steps have been taken to substantially mitigate a future threat by a released detainee, and that the secretary notify Congress 30 days before any transfer of his determination.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 6:45:28pm |
yawn…last night with hubby before he leaves again for a week.
Got things to do…
wink, wink…
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 6:45:47pm |
In 2009, Ralph Peters said on Fox News that the Taliban could “save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills” by murdering Sgt. Bergdahl.
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Backwoods_Sleuth May 31, 2014 6:45:53pm |
re: #583 sattv4u2
1st link
From the NYTimes article
The statutes say the secretary of defense must determine that a transfer is in the interest of national security, that steps have been taken to substantially mitigate a future threat by a released detainee, and that the secretary notify Congress 30 days before any transfer of his determination.
That is not a link to the actual law, but thanks for playing.
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 6:47:00pm |
re: #575 Gus
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Operation PAPERCLIP was a clearly amoral op, but it was likely needed. Interestingly, it made an appearance in popular culture recently, serving as a plot point for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:47:41pm |
re: #583 sattv4u2
1st link
From the NYTimes article
The statutes say the secretary of defense must determine that a transfer is in the interest of national security, that steps have been taken to substantially mitigate a future threat by a released detainee, and that the secretary notify Congress 30 days before any transfer of his determination.
Nope, still not seeing it.
/
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Amory Blaine May 31, 2014 6:48:02pm |
GOP plant sneaks into Dem Mary Burke fundraiser
The detection of a GOP plant at a private fundraiser for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke Thursday touched off mutual recriminations about the increasingly common practice of political groups spying on one another.
An intern for the state GOP entered a low-dollar fundraiser for Burke at the home of Waukesha County Supervisor and former Waukesha mayor Larry Nelson. The intern put on a Burke button and presented herself as a supporter of the former state Commerce secretary, Burke spokesman Joe Zepecki said.
But when the intern sought to ask Burke a question and take video of the answer, Burke staffers checked out the intern’s name online and discovered the woman’s now shutdown Twitter account.
“My internship is requiring me to go to an event as an uncover Democrat today, so I’ve basically reached 007 status,” the intern had tweeted earlier in the day in a post preserved by Democrats.
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Charles Johnson May 31, 2014 6:48:04pm |
Here’s the link to Ralph Peters’ ugly comments:
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:48:29pm |
re: #586 Backwoods_Sleuth
That is not a link to the actual law, but thanks for playing.
Here’s the “signing statement” from the President that overides the rule of 30
You’re welcome, btw
Section 1035 of this Act gives the Administration additional flexibility to transfer detainees abroad by easing rigid restrictions that have hindered negotiations with foreign countries and interfered with executive branch determinations about how and where to transfer detainees.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:49:00pm |
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:49:49pm |
Boars Head corned beef
Good ,,, very good
Not NYC deli good ,, , but good non the less!!
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Rightwingconspirator May 31, 2014 6:49:52pm |
re: #577 Stanley Sea
I find these guys just flinch or tighten up on camera, so we have this casual conversation off am that we cut to be the spine of the piece. Most small biz people can speak for their company better than any pro.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:50:20pm |
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 6:52:26pm |
re: #472 Charles Johnson
Well, I’ll totally admit I was an ass about that Rachael Ray advertisement. Yup, an ass. I regret getting pulled into that.
There’s one little germ of a point there, though - a lot of people at that time were trying to argue that the kaffiyeh wasn’t a symbol of Palestinian “resistance,” and in my typical bulldog way I dug in and refused to admit that, because it really isn’t true. The symbolism is what it is, and I never like it when people try to deny reality.
And I was an ass about it. But I’m learning to be less of an ass.
Thanks for that Charles.
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 6:52:55pm |
re: #594 Rightwingconspirator
I find these guys just flinch or tighten up on camera, so we have this casual conversation off am that we cut to be the spine of the piece. Most small biz people can speak for their company better than any pro.
And you my friend, seem to have a rather deep voice!
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EmmaAnne May 31, 2014 6:54:22pm |
re: #589 Amory Blaine
I honestly don’t see what is wrong with this. It’s a public event, right? She paid her ticket price? Maybe candidates shouldn’t say things they would be embarrassed about being made public.
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RealityBasedSteve May 31, 2014 6:54:58pm |
re: #547 Rightwingconspirator
Some of you were kind enough to reply when I floated this idea of a short “shoutout” video or EPK for local small biz owners to promote via FB etc.
First one is up as a first draft…
Would you take your car here to be maintained?
[Embedded content]
Yes, in a heartbeat. He sounds like the guy that runs the garage where my ride goes to recover. Small shop, he or his partner do all the work. I’ve bragged them up and down to all my friends.
RBS
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 6:55:57pm |
Sen. Risch shares newly declassified Bergdahl intelligence
On Saturday evening, Risch told KTVB some information was declassified about how he was involved in Bergdahl’s situation. He says the government had good intelligence about the general area Bergdahl was held, and his committee would review drone strikes to make sure Bergdahl wasn’t hit.
“The agencies or departments that took the drone strikes knew that if they hit a target that was in the general area they were holding him, they were going to get a call, they were going to get a visit from me and my staff. We were going to look at the film, and we were going to cross-examine them as to exactly what information they had that they knew when they pulled the trigger that Bowe Bergdahl was not going to be a casualty or injured or killed in a drone strike.”
They knew enough about his location to direct drone strikes around him
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EmmaAnne May 31, 2014 6:56:04pm |
re: #591 sattv4u2
Here’s the “signing statement” from the President that overides the rule of 30
You’re welcome, btw
Section 1035 of this Act gives the Administration additional flexibility to transfer detainees abroad by easing rigid restrictions that have hindered negotiations with foreign countries and interfered with executive branch determinations about how and where to transfer detainees.
A signing statement can’t override a law. It can only “clarify” it. I don’t see anyone taking this one to court, however.
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 6:56:19pm |
Ya know, I’m still haunted by that chupacabra bat photo from earlier.
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Gus May 31, 2014 6:56:20pm |
H.R. 3304: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
Section 1035.
Transfers to foreign countries of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
(a)Authority to transfer under certain circumstances
The Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer or release any individual detained at Guantanamo to the individual’s country of origin, or any other foreign country, if—
(1)the Secretary determines, following a review conducted in accordance with the requirements of section 1023 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 801 note) and Executive Order No. 13567, that the individual is no longer a threat to the national security of the United States; or
(2)such transfer or release outside the United States is to effectuate an order affecting disposition of the individual by a court or competent tribunal of the United States having jurisdiction.
(b)Determination required prior to transfer
Except as provided in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may transfer an individual detained at Guantanamo to the custody or control of the individual’s country origin, or any other foreign country, only if the Secretary determines that—
(1)actions that have been or are planned to be taken will substantially mitigate the risk of such individual engaging or reengaging in any terrorist or other hostile activity that threatens the United States or United States persons or interests; and
(2)the transfer is in the national security interest of the United States.
(c)Factors to be considered in making determination
In making the determination specified in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall specifically evaluate and take into consideration the following factors:
(1)The recommendations of the Guantanamo Detainee Review Task Force established pursuant to Executive Order No. 13492 and the recommendations of the Periodic Review Boards established pursuant to No. Executive Order 13567, as applicable.
(2)The security situation in the foreign country to which the individual is to be transferred, including whether or not the country is a state sponsor of terrorism, the presence of foreign terrorist groups, and the threat posed by such groups to the United States.
(3)Any confirmed case in which an individual transferred to the foreign country to which the individual is to be transferred subsequently engaged in terrorist or other hostile activity that threatened the United States or United States persons or interests.
(4)Any actions taken by the United States or the foreign country to which the individual is to be transferred, or change in circumstances in such country, that reduce the risk of reengagement of the type described in paragraph (3).
(5)Any assurances provided by the government of the foreign country to which the individual is to be transferred, including that—
(A)such government maintains control over any facility at which the individual is to be detained if the individual is to be housed in a government-controlled facility; and
(B)such government has taken or agreed to take actions to substantially mitigate the risk of the individual engaging or reengaging in any terrorist or other hostile activity that threatens the United States or United States persons or interests.
(6)An assessment of the capacity, willingness, and past practices (if applicable) of the foreign country described in paragraph (5) in meeting any assurances it has provided, including assurances under paragraph (5) regarding its capacity and willingness to mitigate the risk of reengagement.
(7)Any record of cooperation by the individual to be transferred with United States intelligence and law enforcement authorities, pursuant to a pre-trial agreement, while in the custody of or under the effective control of the Department of Defense, and any agreements and effective mechanisms that may be in place, to the extent relevant and necessary, to provide continued cooperation with United States intelligence and law enforcement authorities.
(8)In the case of an individual who has been tried in a court or competent tribunal of the United States having jurisdiction on charges based on the same conduct that serves as a basis for the determination that the individual is an enemy combatant, whether or not the individual has been acquitted of such charges or has been convicted and has completed serving the sentence pursuant to the conviction.
(d)Notification
The Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of a determination of the Secretary under subsection (a) or (b) not later than 30 days before the transfer or release of the individual under such subsection. Each notification shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1)A detailed statement of the basis for the transfer or release.
(2)An explanation of why the transfer or release is in the national security interests of the United States.
(3)A description of any actions taken to mitigate the risks of reengagement by the individual to be transferred or released, including any actions taken to address factors relevant to a prior case of reengagement described in subsection (c)(3).
(4)A copy of any Periodic Review Board findings relating to the individual.
(5)A description of the evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection (c), including a summary of the assessment required by paragraph (6) of such subsection.
(e)Definitions
In this section:
(1)The term appropriate committees of Congress means—
(A)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(B)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(2)The term individual detained at Guantanamo means any individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who—
(A)is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(B)is—
(i)in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense; or
(ii)otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(f)Repeal of superseded authorities
The following provisions of law are repealed:
(1)Section 1028 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1567; 10 U.S.C. 801 note).
(2)Section 1028 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1914; 10 U.S.C. 801 note).
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Dark_Falcon May 31, 2014 6:57:10pm |
re: #598 EmmaAnne
I honestly don’t see what is wrong with this. It’s a public event, right? She paid her ticket price? Maybe candidates shouldn’t say things they would be embarrassed about being made public.
Quite Concur. A Democrat supporter did that at a Mitt Romney fundraiser in 2012, which is how Romney’s infamous “47%” remarks were brought to light. This was the same sort of thing, being sneaky but not dirty.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:57:46pm |
re: #601 EmmaAnne
A signing statement can’t override a law. It can only “clarify” it. I don’t see anyone taking this one to court, however.
Me either
I also saw mention of “executive privilege” as a way to override the 30 day notification
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Rightwingconspirator May 31, 2014 6:57:59pm |
re: #597 Stanley Sea
Thanks, I’ll pass that along. I’d have to smoke a cigar or two to hit that tone.
That’s not me that’s LWC. aka Not approved by the MPAA. Dragon_Lady did the stills BTW. LWC did the interview, the video and we edited as partners.
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EmmaAnne May 31, 2014 6:58:02pm |
re: #600 Killgore Trout
Sen. Risch shares newly declassified Bergdahl intelligence
They knew enough about his location to direct drone strikes around him
This warms my heart - he was never forgotten about, even if they couldn’t get to him. I want this for our soldiers.
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D Koch May 31, 2014 6:58:12pm |
re: #582 bratwurst
Another great mind is on this case:
[Embedded content]
Maybe he can send out the same investigators he used in Hawaii to learn the truth about Obama!
At some point Trump will have to explain what rodent did he kill for his toupee.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 6:58:34pm |
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Gus May 31, 2014 6:59:21pm |
In case of scroll gaze.
(d) Notification
The Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of a determination of the Secretary under subsection (a) or (b) not later than 30 days before the transfer or release of the individual under such subsection. Each notification shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A detailed statement of the basis for the transfer or release.
(2) An explanation of why the transfer or release is in the national security interests of the United States.
(3) A description of any actions taken to mitigate the risks of reengagement by the individual to be transferred or released, including any actions taken to address factors relevant to a prior case of reengagement described in subsection (c)(3).
(4) A copy of any Periodic Review Board findings relating to the individual.
(5) A description of the evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection (c), including a summary of the assessment required by paragraph (6) of such subsection.
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 7:00:02pm |
re: #606 Rightwingconspirator
Thanks, I’ll pass that along. I’d have to smoke a cigar or two to hit that tone.
That’s not me that’s LWC. aka Not approved by the MPAA. Dragon_Lady did the stills BTW. LWC did the interview, the video and we edited as partners.
Haha! Tell LWC and D_L hi! You all did a great job.
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 7:00:44pm |
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sagehen May 31, 2014 7:04:05pm |
re: #604 Dark_Falcon
Quite Concur. A Democrat supporter did that at a Mitt Romney fundraiser in 2012, which is how Romney’s infamous “47%” remarks were brought to light. This was the same sort of thing, being sneaky but not dirty.
That was one of the bartenders, he most certainly did not pay the $10,000 ticket price.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 7:04:14pm |
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Killgore Trout May 31, 2014 7:05:09pm |
Supposing he did desert his post before being captured. What’s the usual military response now that he’s freed? Court martial and discharge? I can’t imagine they’d make him serve jail time after all he’s been through.
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Stanley Sea May 31, 2014 7:06:39pm |
re: #614 sattv4u2
Maybe it’s our innertoobie connections!
I’m glad Backwoods left for better things, because she is a great poster and your mocking is juvenile.
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sattv4u2 May 31, 2014 7:07:25pm |
re: #616 Stanley Sea
I’m glad Backwoods left for better things, because she is a great poster and your mocking is juvenile.
But the mocking of KT ,,, thats adult!!
{sigh}
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Gus May 31, 2014 7:15:07pm |
BTW. I just posted that because I like to see the facts on things. No games intended.
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goddamnedfrank May 31, 2014 7:17:02pm |
re: #604 Dark_Falcon
Quite Concur. A Democrat supporter did that at a Mitt Romney fundraiser in 2012, which is how Romney’s infamous “47%” remarks were brought to light. This was the same sort of thing, being sneaky but not dirty.
Romney’s comments were recorded by a bartender:
Prouty said he and other staff members brought cameras to the May 17 dinner, thinking Romney might take pictures with the staff afterward. He claimed to have had no anti-Romney agenda going into the dinner but was startled by the candidate’s comments as the evening progressed.
The turning point came when Romney spoke of his former private equity group buying a factory in China, which employed young women who lived on-site under rough conditions.
…
Prouty revealed that after the dinner, he spent two weeks deciding if he should release the video. He lost sleep and feared he might lose his livelihood if he went public. One night he walked into his bathroom, looked at himself in the mirror and the words “you coward” came out of his mouth.
That’s when he decided he wanted to go public with the footage. He reached out to journalist David Corn, who wrote a Mother Jones article claiming Romney had invested in a Chinese firm that outsourced U.S. jobs. In a stroke of Democratic kismet, Prouty reached Corn though President Jimmy Carter’s grandson, James Carter, who worked as Corn’s research assistant. Corn helped Prouty get the video clips out and the undercover videographer also posted them on liberal blogs.
You can argue that Prouty’s recording was of a private affair and thus illegal under state wiretap law, but he didn’t go into the event under a false identity or with a political agenda. He was just an ordinary service worker who witnessed something he found genuinely objectionable.
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Belafon May 31, 2014 7:26:02pm |
re: #598 EmmaAnne
I’m of the opinion that a public official, unless they are discussing something involving state secrets, should consider all of their meetings as open to the public.
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palomino May 31, 2014 7:26:18pm |
re: #538 sattv4u2
You’re getting me mixed up with another lizard.
Sorry ‘bout that
Bouncing back and forth between several things online and off line
No problem. I do it all the time too. I blame it on my age, like everything else now.
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wheat-dogghazi May 31, 2014 7:29:03pm |
re: #320 dog philosopher
It’s a hoax. uk.news.yahoo.com
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ObserverArt May 31, 2014 7:34:48pm |
re: #608 D Koch
At some point Trump will have to explain what rodent did he kill for his toupee.
Are we sure it is animal based? It could be something cooked up by Monsanto.
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Lancelot Link May 31, 2014 8:49:25pm |
re: #532 Killgore Trout
The Lockerbie bomber is relaxing safely somewhere as we speak. Absolutely no need for him to be alive since his patron was overthrown years ago.
Since he died a few years ago, I wouldn’t really describe him as “relaxing safely somewhere”.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 1, 2014 6:52:28am |
re: #603 Gus
Thank you, Gus. That is the link I requested.
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CuriousLurker Jun 1, 2014 3:37:44pm |
re: #436 Killgore Trout
I’m flattered (and a little creeped out) that people find me so interesting they’re reading stuff I wrote 7 years ago looking for something to be outraged about. Knock yourself out.
Welp, since you seem to be pointedly ignoring my request for clarification in the thread upstairs, I decided to come back here (so as not to further disrupt the referenced thread) and remind you of something you said last month just in case the comment above was directed at me.
You can search the LGF archives for my previous positions on Darfur and Rawanda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Mali etc. Knock yourself out
So you yourself urged me to search the archives. I didn’t bother at the time because it didn’t strike me as something that would be especially interesting. Additionally, I’ve been here for 4+ years reading your comments and am pretty familiar with the stands you take. That said, as I already pointed out in my #409, last week Charles suddenly got in a Twitter argument with someone, during the course of which an old article was thrown at him (as evidence of what I’m still not sure).
As I’ve noted numerous times before, I try to stay away from the older articles because the anti-Muslim bile in many of them is something I can happily live without, BUT this one was exactly the sort of thing you constantly rail about nowadays. So I searched the comments for your handle. Nada.
Somewhat surprised (based on your claims and current behavior), at the bottom of that article was a link to a follow-up piece written two days later, so I clicked that one as well thinking that surely I’d find you saying something about free speech or boycotts there. Nope, no such luck.
It’s really weird that you urge people to search the archives for your old posts, then when they stumble upon some by way of someone else’s efforts and bring them to your attention, you’re suddenly “creeped out” and try to frame it as being due to some sort of unhealthy, stalker-like interest in you.
Oh, and I wasn’t “outraged” by the absence of your commentary on the things you claim are (and have always been) important to you—unless you don’t really understand what outraged means—I was simply calmly pointing out your… lack of consistency.
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