Never let it be said that young Earth creationist neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson doesn’t know how to compromise. Just yesterday, he explained on a Newsmax TV show his idea for a grand compromise on gay marriage, and it’s amazingly simple: gay people should not be allowed to get married.
This man is a compromisin’ fool. Get him into the White House right away!
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 12:43:24pm |
There is no compromising on Ben Carson’s foolishness. He took every last bit of foolishness and pinned it on his sleeve.
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 12:43:47pm |
And this man is a brain surgeon? Guess it’s proof that “intelligent” doesn’t mean “smart.”
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b.d. Jun 24, 2014 12:44:51pm |
I saw a Ben Carson fro President sticker on the back of a starter Acura yesterday. It wasn’t on the bumper, it was on the paint.
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piratedan Jun 24, 2014 12:45:03pm |
I’m glad that Ben could look inside the deepest parts of his soul and scrape together not one fucking iota of empathy and sympathy for those that wish to share their lives together. Thankee Ben…. /////
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 12:46:11pm |
re: #2 Targetpractice
And this man is a brain surgeon? Guess it’s proof that “intelligent” doesn’t mean “smart.”
If the phrase “creationist neurosurgeon” doesn’t send shudders down your spine, you’re probably 28°F and on a slab in the hospital basement.
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b.d. Jun 24, 2014 12:46:42pm |
How about another compromise Dr. Ben? How about you stfu and I go fix myself a sandwich?
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 12:47:03pm |
Here is a compromise: Go live in theocracy because you hate democracy so much.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 12:47:23pm |
re: #6 Charles Johnson
This man is Presidential material!
I’m quite sure the wingnuts will embrace him if he reaches for the brass ring in 2016.
For awhile, at least - then they’ll scamper off to the next “Sure Winner”.
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 12:47:23pm |
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b.d. Jun 24, 2014 12:47:24pm |
re: #2 Targetpractice
And this man is a brain surgeon? Guess it’s proof that “intelligent” doesn’t mean “smart.”
Everything is easy if you know how to do it.
//
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 12:48:11pm |
re: #5 Testy Toad T
If the phrase “creationist neurosurgeon” doesn’t send shudders down your spine, you’re probably 28°F and on a slab in the hospital basement.
Dr. Michael Egnor, another neurosurgeon, is well-known in the skeptical circles for being an extremely ignorant creationist idiot:
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EPR-radar Jun 24, 2014 12:48:16pm |
Wingnuts are desperately afraid of marriage equality for one simple reason.
Once it is commonplace for Jeff and Steve, or Alice and Amy, to be just another couple in the suburbs, with the badass hybrid and 2.2 cats, there will be no chance for scapegoating to work.
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 12:48:58pm |
re: #6 Charles Johnson
This man is Presidential material!
I am truly lost as to what is the selling point of this man, besides his skin color. Especially in a party that has time and again pounded the necessity of “executive experience.”
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 12:49:25pm |
I wonder if the Salem hypothesis applies to neurosurgeons.
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 12:49:43pm |
I love when a wingnut thinks they’re compromising and its effectively “So we’ll only fuck you over every other day instead.”
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 12:50:40pm |
The learning curve must have been pretty steep at Dr. Carson’s alma mater.
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Stanley Sea Jun 24, 2014 12:51:07pm |
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY, AMERICA RT @frankthorpNBC: So this happened at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony https://t.co/sgPeP1797D
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) June 24, 2014
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 12:51:36pm |
What is Dr. Carson’s “compromise” for those Christians who think interracial marriages are abominations according to God?
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 12:52:17pm |
re: #18 Stanley Sea
Luv the last guy. What’s that? Some Mormon ceremony? //
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 12:52:53pm |
re: #16 Kragar
I love when a wingnuts think they’re compromising and its effectively “So we’ll only fuck you over every other day instead.”
We’re willing to compromise: We get everything we want and you get the satisfaction of not getting your nuts stomped…today.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jun 24, 2014 12:53:02pm |
Carson reminds us that there is no compromising or even dealing with these people, we can only hope to limit the amount of damage they can cause.
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 12:53:57pm |
re:
#14
His skin color, and he really, really hates Obamacare.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 12:54:04pm |
re: #15 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
I wonder if the Salem hypothesis applies to neurosurgeons.
Interesting, and aligns with my own observations. I would definitely put MDs and especially surgeons on the ‘Engineer’ side of scientific training. I.e., they’re trained with scientific knowledge but not trained to think like a scientist.
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sagehen Jun 24, 2014 12:55:37pm |
re: #18 Stanley Sea
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Who’s that between Nancy Pelosi and John Lewis? He looks frightened.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 12:57:09pm |
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 12:57:12pm |
re: #24 GeneJockey
With engineers it’s sort of a professional defect - they “create” things by carefully designing them, so there is a temptation there. Dunno what’s that with neurosurgeons, but probably what you said, coupled with the wonderful complexity of the brain.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jun 24, 2014 12:57:32pm |
re: #24 GeneJockey
Interesting, and aligns with my own observations. I would definitely put MDs and especially surgeons on the ‘Engineer’ side of scientific training. I.e., they’re trained with scientific knowledge but not trained to think like a scientist.
Three engineers debating the nature of God.
The mechanical engineer: God must be a mechanical engineer, look at the incredible system of joints, muscles and tendons in the human body!
The electrical engineer: God must be an electrical engineer, just look at the complexities of the human nervous system!
The civil engineer: God must be a civil engineer. Who else would put a sewage outlet right in the middle of a recreational area!
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 12:59:19pm |
re: #28 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Three engineers debating the nature of God.
The mechanical engineer: God must be a mechanical engineer, look at the incredible system of joints, muscles and tendons in the human body!
The electrical engineer: God must be an electrical engineer, just look at the complexities of the human nervous system!
The civil engineer: God must be a civil engineer. Who else would put a sewage outlet right in the middle of a recreational area!
God must be an industrial engineer. Who else would sit back and watch everyone else do all the work forever? ( With apologies to my brother, the Industrial Engineer)
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 12:59:30pm |
Carson is also a Seventh Day Adventist, which explains a lot.
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aagcobb Jun 24, 2014 1:00:29pm |
Ben must be really angry that marriage was redefined as one man and one woman when the traditional definition was one man and all the wives, concubines and slaves he could buy.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jun 24, 2014 1:00:40pm |
re: #30 Justanotherhuman
Carson is also a Seventh Day Adventist, which explains a lot.
One of the wonders of the human brain is its ability to ignore information that does not conform to its preconceived notions.
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 1:04:51pm |
re: #24 GeneJockey
Interesting, and aligns with my own observations. I would definitely put MDs and especially surgeons on the ‘Engineer’ side of scientific training. I.e., they’re trained with scientific knowledge but not trained to think like a scientist.
Seems to be very much a case-by-case thing. Engineers are certainly exposed to plenty of scientific thinking and reasoning, but it is possible to escape school without absorbing it. Naturally, the escapees always seem to be the loudest ones.
<— engineer
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 1:06:04pm |
“They can do anything they want to, I’m not going to try to stop them.”
He just can’t believe anyone would call him a liar.
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klys Jun 24, 2014 1:06:26pm |
re: #29 GeneJockey
God must be an industrial engineer. Who else would sit back and watch everyone else do all the work forever? ( With apologies to my brother, the Industrial Engineer)
I just cracked my mother up with that. She’s an industrial engineer.
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Dr. Matt Jun 24, 2014 1:06:43pm |
Conservatives consider him “presidential material” simply because he spews hate, ignorance, and bigotry. See: Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz for synonyms
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 1:08:18pm |
Life must be pretty hard for conservatives. They don’t want anything to change. Yet things keep changing. People, cultures, societies grow and learn. And yet they always want to go back to some prior period, which itself only existed after changes, small and large, had occured, creating the conditions upon which that era’s “normal” could be lived.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:08:20pm |
re: #30 Justanotherhuman
Carson is also a Seventh Day Adventist, which explains a lot.
‘You can’t just go redefine the Sabbath! It’s Saturday, damn it!’
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 1:09:23pm |
re: #37 Dr. Matt
Conservatives consider him “presidential material” simply because he spews hate, ignorance, and bigotry. See: Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz for synonyms
But if you disagree with him, its obviously because you hate Christians
/
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 1:10:33pm |
Another penis owner fired
GOP Aide Resigns After Porn Star Ex Tweets Dick Pic to His Boss
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Dr. Matt Jun 24, 2014 1:11:06pm |
On a sidenote:
Charles Johnson, I just noticed something a little odd. If you send a tweet from the LGF twitter dialog box and replace “and” with “&”, it doesn’t reduce the number of characters, i.e., an ampersand = “and” = 3 characters
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 1:11:07pm |
re:
#35
And he plays the victim very well. He’s adopted the full range of wingnut greviances including the most important ones, that everyone else is waging a war on people of his mind-set.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 1:12:57pm |
re: #32 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
One of the wonders of the human brain is its ability to ignore information that does not conform to its preconceived notions.
You mean this?
According to official statements from the General Conference, heterosexual marriages are the only biblically ordained grounds for sexual intimacy. Adventists do not perform same-sex marriages, and individuals who are openly homosexual cannot be ordained and may be disfellowshipped from the church membership.[43][44
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:13:20pm |
re: #42 Pie-onist Overlord
Since when is Carson a genius? ;)
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 1:13:21pm |
re:
#30
I grew up SDA and can attest to how far down the rabbithole one can go in that environment.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:13:31pm |
Had to remove a wasp nest from the chicken house tonight. Pic shows all the stages of development. pic.twitter.com/NixaOtxt6O— Richard Bowler (@RichardBowler1) June 24, 2014
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:14:29pm |
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 1:15:13pm |
Probably too much to hope that media outlets & critics who were quick to say “harasser” will be as public in retracting it.— Tom Nichols (@TheWarRoom_Tom) June 24, 2014
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:15:20pm |
re: #49 wrenchwench
Excombobulated! /
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jun 24, 2014 1:15:47pm |
re: #45 Justanotherhuman
You mean this?
According to official statements from the General Conference, heterosexual marriages are the only biblically ordained grounds for sexual intimacy. Adventists do not perform same-sex marriages, and individuals who are openly homosexual cannot be ordained and may be disfellowshipped from the church membership.[43][44
No church has to confer the sacrament of matrimony on people who do not meet its standards. Granted, there was a time when the civil institution of marriage was identical or at least parallel with the sacrament.
Now the law says that the government cannot discriminate on grounds of race, religion or sexual orientation.
We separated Church and State over 200 years ago. Some folks still fail to process that message.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 1:16:06pm |
re: #48 wrenchwench
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More babies *shudders, gags, brushes imaginary spiders off arms and neck*
Nature spotlight - A momma wolf spider and her offspring. Thanks for sharing Tom Murray. pic.twitter.com/5jy7ZwJhqn— U.S. Fish & Wildlife (@USFWSPacific) June 24, 2014
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:17:42pm |
re: #50 Killgore Trout
A personal matter between
twothree or more adults.
Tom hasn’t been married very long.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:17:57pm |
re: #53 CuriousLurker
More babies *shudders, gags, brushes imaginary spiders off arms and neck*
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Decades ago, I remember seeing a little cluster on the side of the house. I looked closely at it and noticed it was moving, so I gently blew on it, and innumerable tiny spiders just scattered.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 1:18:14pm |
Those asking abt John Schindler, this is the apology from the person involved. A personal matter between two adults. pic.twitter.com/KJjZWOZedr— Tom Nichols (@TheWarRoom_Tom) June 24, 2014
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 1:19:30pm |
re: #55 Dr Lizardo
Decades ago, I remember seeing a little cluster on the side of the house. I looked closely at it and noticed it was moving, so I gently blew on it, and innumerable tiny spiders just scattered.
*closes eyes, stick fingers in ears* La-la-la-la-la, I can’t heeeear you.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:19:34pm |
re: #53 CuriousLurker
More babies *shudders, gags, brushes imaginary spiders off arms and neck*
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So cute! Mama’s eyes are a little panicked.
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Dr. Matt Jun 24, 2014 1:20:34pm |
re: #41 Killgore Trout
Another penis owner fired
GOP Aide Resigns After Porn Star Ex Tweets Dick Pic to His Boss
I actually feel a little sorry for the guy. He’s unmarried and has an ex-gf (who happens to be a porn “actress”) who, in a fit of revenge, sent a nudie pic to his boss….the only thing he did wrong was send a nudie to his GF.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 1:20:41pm |
re: #55 Dr Lizardo
On a more serious note, I’m told that scorpions carry their babies on their backs also. *shudder*
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:20:53pm |
re: #57 CuriousLurker
And they say all babies are cute! Puh! //
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 1:22:02pm |
re: #59 Dr. Matt
I actually feel a little sorry for the guy. He’s unmarried and has an ex-gf (who happens to be a porn “actress”) who, in a fit of revenge, sent a nudie pic to his boss….the only thing he did wrong was send a nudie to his GF.
The only thing he did “wrong”, at that.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jun 24, 2014 1:22:34pm |
re: #61 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
And they say all babies are cute! Puh! //
One of my jobs in any relationship I have been in was the Spider Removal Man. I have no trouble picking them up and putting them outside as long as they are not poisonous.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:22:54pm |
re: #61 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
And they say all babies are cute! Puh! //
Jumping spiders are sorta cute, at least to me. Must be those big eyes they have up front.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 1:23:18pm |
re: #38 Bulworth
Life must be pretty hard for conservatives. They don’t want anything to change. Yet things keep changing. People, cultures, societies grow and learn. And yet they always want to go back to some prior period, which itself only existed after changes, small and large, had occured, creating the conditions upon which that era’s “normal” could be lived.
And the thing about evolution that they DO NOT GET:
It’s not survival of the fittest. It’s survival of who adapts best.
Works the same way in politics and civilization in general.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:23:18pm |
re: #63 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
One of my jobs in any relationship I have been in was the Spider Removal Man. I have no trouble picking them up and putting them outside as long as they are not poisonous.
They’re all poisonous. It’s just a matter of degree.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 1:23:51pm |
re: #58 wrenchwench
You timing was perfect. I had just seen the Tweet and came to post it when I saw yours. I was originally going to put it under a “Spoiler” button because it’s so creepy crawly, but your pic made me change my mind. ;o)
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 1:24:05pm |
re: #64 Dr Lizardo
Jumping spiders are sorta cute, at least to me. Must be those big eyes they have up front.
Small and easily anthropomorphized. They don’t bother me in the least.
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Dr. Matt Jun 24, 2014 1:24:10pm |
re: #62 Testy Toad T
The only thing he did “wrong”, at that.
Moral of the story: never, ever, never, ever, ever, ever send nude selfies to ANYONE….even your wife of XX-amount of years.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jun 24, 2014 1:24:16pm |
re: #66 wrenchwench
They’re all poisonous. It’s just a matter of degree.
As in dangerous to humans. Worst I have encountered are tarantulas and black widows.
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J A P Jun 24, 2014 1:24:25pm |
re: #59 Dr. Matt
Why did you put the quotes around the word actress?
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 1:24:41pm |
re: #59 Dr. Matt
I actually feel a little sorry for the guy. He’s unmarried and has an ex-gf (who happens to be a porn “actress”) who, in a fit of revenge, sent a nudie pic to his boss….the only thing he did wrong was send a nudie to his GF.
Yeah, I don’t think the guy should have been fired.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:24:46pm |
re: #70 Dr. Matt
(unless you don’t care)
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jun 24, 2014 1:24:51pm |
re: #70 Dr. Matt
Moral of the story: never, ever, never, ever, ever, ever send nude selfies to ANYONE….even your wife of XX-amount of years.
Especially if you belong to a party that touts “family values” and “Bible-based morals”.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:25:36pm |
re: #69 Testy Toad T
Small and easily anthropomorphized. They don’t bother me in the least.
I just saw this one and I immediately thought, “It’s Kabukiman!”
Presumably, this fella is native to Tromaville, N.J.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:26:51pm |
re: #77 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Fluffy :)
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 1:27:18pm |
re: #54 wrenchwench
Tom hasn’t been married very long.
I have no idea what his personal relationships are like or what agreements he has.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:27:22pm |
re: #53 CuriousLurker
More babies *shudders, gags, brushes imaginary spiders off arms and neck*
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OMG! Baby Spiders! They’re so CUTE!!!!
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Dr. Matt Jun 24, 2014 1:27:25pm |
I hate* everyone one of you that are posting spider pics.
*I don’t really hate you, just the pics
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:27:41pm |
re: #71 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
As in dangerous to humans. Worst I have encountered are tarantulas and black widows.
Tarantulas aren’t very dangerous to humans. The hairs on their legs are very irritating.
I’ve killed a lot of black widows. They no longer give me the creeps, except when I’m putting on the sweater that had one in the sleeve when I donned it once.
Just kidding, I got rid of that sweater a long time ago.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:28:08pm |
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dog philosopher Jun 24, 2014 1:28:22pm |
Dr. Ben Carson’s Novel Idea for a
apparently, marriage is a matter between two adults and forty million nosy morons with too much time on their hands
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 1:29:07pm |
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 1:29:16pm |
re: #70 Dr. Matt
Moral of the story: never, ever, never, ever, ever, ever send nude selfies to ANYONE….even your wife of XX-amount of years.
I think this is just an antiquated old person thing. Millennials who grew up with internet and sexting aren’t going to care about this stuff.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:30:29pm |
re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth
And the thing about evolution that they DO NOT GET:
It’s not survival of the fittest. It’s survival of who adapts best.
Works the same way in politics and civilization in general.
It’s not even that. It’s survival of the genes contained in the one that produces the greatest number of offspring who survive to reproduce, themselves.
And it works at the level of populations, not individuals.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 1:30:33pm |
re: #77 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
That one is kinda cute. I don’t mind most spiders, but the one with all the babies on her back—ugh. Ditto daddy long-legs or anything bigger than a quarter. Lucky for me I have a cat that loves to kill bugs, so all I have to do is yell, “BUG!!!” and she comes running.
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 1:30:49pm |
re: #87 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
He sees you when you’re sleeping,
He knows when you’re awake…
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:31:08pm |
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:31:29pm |
re: #90 jaunte
He brings you tasty flies if you were good.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:32:04pm |
re: #89 CuriousLurker
Cats are just big furry bugs! ///
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 1:32:19pm |
From the WashPost:
Sen. Thad Cochran is doing something remarkable in his effort to stave off a tea party challenge in Mississippi’s Republican runoff election on Tuesday. He’s running as a staunch defender of the federal government.
He has spoken some plain truths about one of the poorest states in the nation and its dependence on Washington. Mississippi has lived off the federal government for generations. When the South was solidly Democratic, Mississippi relied on the longevity and therefore the power of its delegation in Washington — politicians with names such as Eastland and Stennis, Montgomery and Whitten.
They steered a disproportionate share of the defense budget back to Mississippi. They provided money for other sectors of the economy. Federal safety-net programs brought back additional funding. Over the years, Mississippi got back far more in federal money than its residents sent to Washington in the form of tax payments. For a long time, the state has been at or near the top in the flow-of-funding competition. Cochran has helped continue that tradition as a senior member of the Appropriations Committee.
The Tea Party: Determined to cut off our nose to spite our face since 2009
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:32:24pm |
re: #92 Nines All The Times
How big is that thing?
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:32:27pm |
re: #86 Killgore Trout
I think this is just an antiquated old person thing. Millennials who grew up with internet and sexting aren’t going to care about this stuff.
Jealousy ain’t going nowhere.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:32:37pm |
re: #89 CuriousLurker
That one is kinda cute. I don’t mind most spiders, but the one with all the babies on her back—ugh. Ditto daddy long-legs or anything bigger than a quarter. Lucky for me I have a cat that loves to kill bugs, so all I have to do is yell, “BUG!!!” and she comes running.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 1:32:47pm |
So, yeah - it was a setup, just as I suspected.
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Shazam Jun 24, 2014 1:32:50pm |
We’ve been joking that the GOP’s idea of compromise is getting whatever they want, but Carson all but says it.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:33:16pm |
re: #89 CuriousLurker
That one is kinda cute. I don’t mind most spiders, but the one with all the babies on her back—ugh. Ditto daddy long-legs or anything bigger than a quarter. Lucky for me I have a cat that loves to kill bugs, so all I have to do is yell, “BUG!!!” and she comes running.
Then our Orb Weavers would freak you right the fuck out. They weave BIG webs so strong that, if you walk into one and jump back in surprise, the web remains intact as it pulls back off your face. They seem strong enough to catch small birds! And they just LOVE to weave them across a path.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 1:33:58pm |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on AT&T, DirecTV merger: ‘If I’m the ordinary consumer, I’m rolling my eyes, because I have seen this show before’ - @johngramlich
End of alert
Earlier, DirecTV had said it needed to merge w/AT&T because it couldn’t provide internet service and it was hurting because of it.
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 1:34:07pm |
re:
#88
If evolution’s true how come still monkeys?!?!?!?1 Checkmate libtards!!1
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:34:29pm |
If evolution is true, how come there are still creationists? /
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dog philosopher Jun 24, 2014 1:34:38pm |
re: #38 Bulworth
Life must be pretty hard for conservatives. They don’t want anything to change. Yet things keep changing. People, cultures, societies grow and learn. And yet they always want to go back to some prior period, which itself only existed after changes, small and large, had occured, creating the conditions upon which that era’s “normal” could be lived.
i read a very interesting study tracking down statements about the ‘ideal’ state of one’s native language, on the evidence of the many essays that have been written about it over the centuries
turns out no matter how many hundreds of years you trace it back, the ‘ideal’ form of one’s native language always seems to have existed just before the essayist was born
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nines09 Jun 24, 2014 1:35:05pm |
re: #96 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
How big is that thing?
Biggest I ever saw was larger than a quarter. And they bite and have an attitude.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:36:28pm |
re: #38 Bulworth
Life must be pretty hard for conservatives. They don’t want anything to change. Yet things keep changing. People, cultures, societies grow and learn. And yet they always want to go back to some prior period, which itself only existed after changes, small and large, had occured, creating the conditions upon which that era’s “normal” could be lived.
Worse - they don’t want anything to HAVE CHANGED.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:36:48pm |
re: #105 jaunte
A link to this gif, because it’s too big.
Image: Bear-Freaks-Out-Over-a-Tiny-Jumping-Spider-In-The-River.gif
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 1:36:53pm |
re: #101 GeneJockey
The our Orb Weavers would freak you right the fuck out. They weave BIG webs so strong that, if you walk into one and jump back in surprise, the web remains intact as it pulls back off your face. They seem strong enough to catch small birds! And they just LOVE to weave them across a path.
E gad!! Oh wait, I just looked it up in Wikipedia. I’m pretty sure we had those in Texas too (lots and LOTS of creepy crawlies down there), but I’ve never seen anything like that up here in NJ.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:36:55pm |
Then there is this feisty fella:
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 1:37:10pm |
re: #99 Charles Johnson
So, yeah - it was a setup, just as I suspected.
She’s a sick puppy. Claimed to have cancer once which was also a scam.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:37:45pm |
re: #112 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Then there is this feisty fella:
[Embedded image]
“Hello, my baby! Hello, my honey! Hello, my Ragtime Gal!”
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 1:37:46pm |
re:
#100
OK, now that you libtards are winning everywhere, in the courts, in the states, public opinion, and recognizing that our arguments stink and are non-existing, why don’t you just go ahead and surrender to us now and make it easier on yourselves.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 1:37:55pm |
re: #99 Charles Johnson
So, yeah - it was a setup, just as I suspected.
Classic set-up.— Gus (@Gus_802) June 23, 2014
21 hours ago.
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darthstar Jun 24, 2014 1:39:29pm |
re: #112 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Then there is this feisty fella:
[Embedded image]
My friend’s son is an arachnologist…he actually discovered this guy - (pic is upside down) The assassin spider - it eats spiders.
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nines09 Jun 24, 2014 1:40:03pm |
re: #114 GeneJockey
“Hello, my baby! Hello, my honey! Hello, my Ragtime Gal!”
“Oh the shark has, pretty teeth dear…..
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:41:10pm |
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 1:42:33pm |
re: #116 Gus
[Embedded content]
21 hours ago.
Yup. But I do still think Schindler did a terrible job of handling it. The way he acted made him look guilty.
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leftynyc Jun 24, 2014 1:42:34pm |
Oy vey - I didn’t think this crackpot could get any more crazy. Anybody see this clown?
An author who Fox News hosts insisted had “impeccable” sources told the network on Tuesday that former President Bill Clinton had considered using his own death to help Hillary Clinton win the presidency.
While hyping his new book, Blood Feud: The Clintons Vs. The Obamas, Ed Klein explained to the hosts of Fox & Friends that he was expecting some “blowback” as retaliation from Bill and Hillary Clinton.
“They always say it’s not true,” he noted. “People ask me, ‘How do you get these sources to talk to you?’ And there’s a couple of answers. One is they like to boast about their connections to people at high levels. Number two, they want to get their story out.”
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:44:49pm |
re: #121 Charles Johnson
Yup. But I do still think Schindler did a terrible job of handling it. The way he acted made him look guilty.
Well, but it’s not like there’s a GOOD way to respond when your extramarital dick pics are exposed online. There’s a number of bad ways (see Weiner, Anthony).
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 1:45:44pm |
re: #122 leftynyc
Oy vey - I didn’t think this crackpot could get any more crazy. Anybody see this clown?
An author who Fox News hosts insisted had “impeccable” sources told the network on Tuesday that former President Bill Clinton had considered using his own death to help Hillary Clinton win the presidency.
While hyping his new book, Blood Feud: The Clintons Vs. The Obamas, Ed Klein explained to the hosts of Fox & Friends that he was expecting some “blowback” as retaliation from Bill and Hillary Clinton.
“They always say it’s not true,” he noted. “People ask me, ‘How do you get these sources to talk to you?’ And there’s a couple of answers. One is they like to boast about their connections to people at high levels. Number two, they want to get their story out.”
“They WOULD say that!”
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 1:47:10pm |
re:
#122
“They always say it’s not true,” he noted. “People ask me, ‘How do you get these sources to talk to you?’ And there’s a couple of answers. One is they like to boast about their connections to people at high levels.
So, you know, if people like to boast about stuff, doesn’t that kinda suggest, sort of, that maybe people might be making sht up?
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 1:48:09pm |
re: #123 GeneJockey
The best thing he could have done was to completely admit it, but explain that it was consensual, take responsibility for his part, and just tell the truth about it.
Oh well, it’s water under the bridge now.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:48:10pm |
Ed Klein is like Jack-in-the-box. It’s been years since I’ve heard about him the last time. Time to push more nonsense to the idiots on the way to the bank.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 1:49:13pm |
re: #125 Bulworth
re:
#122So, you know, if people like to boast about stuff, doesn’t that kinda suggest, sort of, that maybe people might be making sht up?
And that they want a little fame in the process?
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geoffm33 Jun 24, 2014 1:49:43pm |
Hey Charles, could you make the page title dynamic for logged in users to show new comments like the “New Comments” button? Basically what gmail does for Inbox?
So the title would read:
(3) Dr. Ben Carson’s Novel Idea for a “Compromise” on Gay Marriage
EDIT: (to add) that way one could see there are new comments while on another tab in their browser.
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 1:50:49pm |
re:
#129
The some people say…. form of journalism translated into book writing.
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darthstar Jun 24, 2014 1:51:00pm |
@BuzzFeedAndrew @KailiJoy Notice he's standing in front of a cop-killer flag. http://t.co/BnN9WPXtoj— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) June 24, 2014
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:51:23pm |
re: #126 Justanotherhuman
Honduras Travel Warning
I don’t suppose they are suggesting they send all their kids to the US for safety.
Maybe they should.
Or at least stop buying guns and leaving them there, and stop bombing villages and stuff. And end the drug war.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:53:09pm |
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 1:53:36pm |
re: #130 geoffm33
Hey Charles, could you make the page title dynamic for logged in users to show new comments like the “New Comments” button? Basically what gmail does for Inbox?
So the title would read:
(3) Dr. Ben Carson’s Novel Idea for a “Compromise” on Gay Marriage
EDIT: (to add) that way one could see there are new comments while on another tab in their browser.
And what Twitter does.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 1:53:40pm |
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:53:43pm |
re: #135 Dr Lizardo
Not in any particular place (for now).
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:54:06pm |
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 1:54:32pm |
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 1:55:02pm |
re: #123 GeneJockey
Well, but it’s not like there’s a GOOD way to respond when your extramarital dick pics are exposed online. There’s a number of bad ways (see Weiner, Anthony).
There are also legal implications. In most cases it’s probably best to keep your yap shut until you talk to a lawyer. It doesn’t satisfy the internet rumor mongers but sometimes there are more important considerations.
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 1:55:05pm |
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geoffm33 Jun 24, 2014 1:55:08pm |
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 1:55:35pm |
re: #135 Dr Lizardo
P.S. The stalkers tend to refer to Charles as “Chuck”. It’s pretty much a dead giveaway.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:56:12pm |
Heh. Just saw this.
A Döner kebab shop in Istanbul, 1855.
With fezzes!!
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 1:56:33pm |
re: #147 Dr Lizardo
Looks classy. Heh.
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geoffm33 Jun 24, 2014 1:58:11pm |
re: #147 Dr Lizardo
Heh. Just saw this.
A Döner kebab shop in Istanbul, 1855.
With fezzes!!
Why!!! Why post that so close to dinner time. I still have to drive home, hungry.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 1:58:57pm |
re: #148 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Looks classy. Heh.
Yep. I get paid this Friday, so that tells me it’s time to take a little trip downtown for a kebab. My occasional indulgence. :)
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 1:59:16pm |
re: #147 Dr Lizardo
Heh. Just saw this.
A Döner kebab shop in Istanbul, 1855.
With fezzes!!
I can’t say I know the guy, but the fez is familiar.
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 1:59:45pm |
re: #132 darthstar
McDaniel On Democrats: “The party of sex on demand, the party that supports the homosexual agenda.”
Chris McDaniel is exactly the type of a-hole that wants to deny gays the right to marry because it’s against his ya-ya in the sky, but stays up all night watching lesbian porn. Guaranteed.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 2:00:25pm |
re: #149 geoffm33
Why!!! Why post that so close to dinner time. I still have to drive home, hungry.
Heh. Where I am it’s almost 11:00 pm. Isn’t there a kebab shop in your neighborhood or on the way home?
If not, there should be!
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 2:02:10pm |
We will only be free and equal when all our penises are posted on the internet.
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:03:11pm |
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geoffm33 Jun 24, 2014 2:03:33pm |
re: #154 Dr Lizardo
Heh. Where I am it’s almost 11:00 pm. Isn’t there a kebab shop in your neighborhood or on the way home?
If not, there should be!
There are plenty (work in Cambridge, MA) live in Boston. But there will be non-kebab dinner waiting for me on the other end of the drive.
Guess what I am having for lunch tomorrow :)
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 2:03:34pm |
re: #146 CuriousLurker
Looks like someone whose previous account was automatically suspended for inactivity. Posted two comments, and there’s nothing obviously crazy. So we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Timothy Watson Jun 24, 2014 2:04:04pm |
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:04:13pm |
re: #155 Killgore Trout
We will only be free and equal when all our penises are posted on the internet.
NSA already has it all. Now we need a new leaker to accomplish this.
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darthstar Jun 24, 2014 2:04:44pm |
re: #160 Timothy Watson
I’d pay to see that.
Hot lesbian cowgirl on cowgirl action? What’s not to like?
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:05:20pm |
re: #146 CuriousLurker
P.S. The stalkers tend to refer to Charles as “Chuck”. It’s pretty much a dead giveaway.
Or Chuckles. That’s what that dickhead Dan Rhiel called Charles.
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 2:05:38pm |
re: #160 Timothy Watson
I’d pay to see that.
I’m not really seeing a problem with the fundamental principle. Am I missing something?
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 2:06:35pm |
re: #158 geoffm33
There are plenty (work in Cambridge, MA) live in Boston. But there will be non-kebab dinner waiting for me on the other end of the drive.
Guess what I am having for lunch tomorrow :)
When I lived Kreuzberg District in Berlin, there was practically a kebab shop on every corner. Lots of selection, which was nice, and a couple of them were open very, very late, so if I got peckish around 1 am, I’d head out and get out.
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:06:45pm |
re:
#152
McDaniel On Democrats: “The party of sex on demand, the party that supports the homosexual agenda.”
What does sex on demand mean? I’m not sure the Democratic Party is in fact behind such an initiative but I would be strongly inclined to donate money to them if it could be proven that such a policy would result from their being elected.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 2:06:52pm |
re: #154 Dr Lizardo
Heh. Where I am it’s almost 11:00 pm. Isn’t there a kebab shop in your neighborhood or on the way home?
If not, there should be!
Dammit, there’s nowhere to get kebab around here. *flips desk*
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 2:06:58pm |
Just catching up on the Gary Oldman story. Award-winning actor at the top of his game, rich, admired, and yet a miserable asshole.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 24, 2014
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 2:07:24pm |
Just as you thought it was safe to go into the penalty area……. #Suarez http://t.co/axwSEX3AVi— Roy Cropper (@RoyCropperNOT_) June 24, 2014
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 2:07:38pm |
re: #161 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
NSA already has it all. Now we need a new leaker to accomplish this.
If it’s leaking, you should probably see a doctor.
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Rightwingconspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:08:41pm |
Ouch. That’s gotta hurt a bit. Not endorsing this content just kinda surprised to see it.
President Hillary Clinton Would Be Far More Conservative Than You Think
Hillary Clinton is neither a liberal nor a true conservative. Rather, she’s an electable Democratic candidate who leans to the right. She’s the Democratic version of Mitt Romney. President Hillary Clinton will be a conservative Barack Obama and a somewhat liberal George Bush. She’ll bail out banks in another collapse and send ground troops to a foreign country in the event of a terror attack. While Elizabeth Warren represents a confident liberal wing of the Democratic Party and Rand Paul is the darling of libertarian Republicans, Hillary Clinton is all things to everyone. She recently claimed that the Bible remains “the biggest influence” on her thinking and that she was dead broke, so pandering to too many voters at once might do her a disservice in the long run.
The fact that Hillary Clinton defines the term “centrist” might actually be a good thing, but Democrats should understand that they’re electing a person far more conservative than President Obama. If the GOP has a phrase called “Republicans In Name Only,” then Democrats should come up with a similar label for Hillary Clinton.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 2:08:50pm |
One of those on the John Schindler side is Charles Johnson. https://t.co/gpU17ceEFA CJ is hardly a paragon in his comments on others.— Mark Tenney (@MathFaithWorks) June 24, 2014
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 2:09:00pm |
re: #161 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
NSA already has it all. Now we need a new leaker to accomplish this.
Schmeckle-gate!
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:09:10pm |
re: #170 Testy Toad T
If it’s leaking, you should probably see a doctor.
Dr. Carson is busy with other matters. Try Dr. Paul.
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:09:24pm |
re:
#152
McDaniel On Democrats: “The party of sex on demand, the party that supports the homosexual agenda.”
Obviously we have one of the Tea Party’s shining lights here. /
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:10:00pm |
re: #175 Charles Johnson
Band name.
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 2:10:02pm |
re: #171 Rightwingconspirator
Concern trolling taken to eleven.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 2:11:06pm |
re: #167 CuriousLurker
Dammit, there’s nowhere to get kebab around here. *flips desk*
Of all the kebab shops here downtown, the oldest one actually does advertise itself as halal; they do so because while Czechs are somewhat like “Huh?” when it comes to Islam, they do know that “halal” = “authentic”.
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BlueSpotinAL Jun 24, 2014 2:11:22pm |
re: #122 leftynyc
Number three, I have a key to the back door of the asylum.
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Decatur Deb Jun 24, 2014 2:11:50pm |
re: #59 Dr. Matt
I actually feel a little sorry for the guy. He’s unmarried and has an ex-gf (who happens to be a porn “actress”) who, in a fit of revenge, sent a nudie pic to his boss….the only thing he did wrong was send a nudie to his GF.
Unless you count signing on with a shitty GOP boss.
| 184 |
Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 2:12:14pm |
Been watching GoT from the beginning since I missed the first couple seasons. Kind of fun to see the backstory of all the stuff I missed but I don’t know if I wold have gotten hooked from the first few episodes. Still fun. Also interesting to see how young Arya is in the first episodes.
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:12:53pm |
re: #172 Charles Johnson
If John Schindler reveals he is right wing like against Muslim immigration will Charles Johnson denounce him? https://t.co/gpU17ceEFA
— Mark Tenney (@MathFaithWorks) June 24, 2014
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 2:13:11pm |
Weird to see people saying I’m “on John Schindler’s side.” No, I’m on the side of whatever the truth is, and in this case the truth is that this was a setup and a cheap, trashy smear.
In point of fact I disagree strongly with a lot of John Schindler’s opinions.
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Decatur Deb Jun 24, 2014 2:13:18pm |
re: #155 Killgore Trout
We will only be free and equal when all our penises are posted on the internet.
That would be ‘free’. Won’t be ‘equal’ until they’re all cut to the same length.
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Rightwingconspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:13:35pm |
re: #179 Testy Toad T
Reminds me a lot of the distant left critics of Obama.
| 189 |
Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:13:44pm |
re: #183 Kid A
Flaccidly a hexagon.
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 2:13:59pm |
re: #171 Rightwingconspirator
Ouch. That’s gotta hurt a bit. Not endorsing this content just kinda surprised to see it.
President Hillary Clinton Would Be Far More Conservative Than You Think
I’m not that thrilled with the prospect of Prez Hillary but I consider her being a moderate, practical centrist to be a plus.
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 2:14:26pm |
re: #187 Decatur Deb
That would be ‘free’. Won’t be ‘equal’ until they’re all cut to the same length.
Socialism!
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:14:40pm |
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:14:41pm |
McDaniel On Democrats: “The party of sex on demand, the party that supports the homosexual agenda.”
Hold on everybody, we got a real baddass here.
/
| 194 |
Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:14:53pm |
How long before the Suha photo bubbles up again?
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HappyWarrior Jun 24, 2014 2:15:30pm |
re: #193 Bulworth
Hold on everybody, we got a real baddass here.
/
Better the “homosexual agenda” then the neo-confederate agenda that you’re part of Chris.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 2:15:31pm |
re: #185 Kid A
That’s how you know you’re dealing with a moronic asshole, because even when I was supposedly so right wing freaking YEARS ago, I never tolerated people who advocated expelling Muslims or stopping immigration. Many people were banned for this kind of talk.
Blocked this cretin.
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Decatur Deb Jun 24, 2014 2:15:46pm |
re: #191 Killgore Trout
Socialism!
From each according to their endowment, to each according to their mohel.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 2:15:51pm |
re: #150 Dr Lizardo
Yep. I get paid this Friday, so that tells me it’s time to take a little trip downtown for a kebab. My occasional indulgence. :)
Reminds me of the time my sons were small. If I had anything extra on payday Fri, they would get a “treat” at McDonald’s or some other hamburger joint, when it was still halfway decent food, back in the ’60s; cheeseburgers weren’t even very popular. I don’t even think they had “kid’s meals” back then and no “value” menu. I never kept sodas or junk in the house. Desserts were usually puddings (at least they were made w/milk) and the occasional pie or cake; maybe cookies from time to time. Oh, they were so deprived!
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 2:16:09pm |
re: #187 Decatur Deb
That would be ‘free’. Won’t be ‘equal’ until they’re all cut to the same length.
Some of us are more equal than others.
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:16:15pm |
re: #196 Charles Johnson
And I remember clearly. I was a lurker on here for years before getting to enter the LGF pearly gates.
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 2:17:12pm |
Is it just me or does Chris McDaniel look like Glenn Greenwald’s doppelganger?
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:17:52pm |
re: #201 Pie-onist Overlord
Is is just me or do they both look like assholes?
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:17:54pm |
McDaniel On Democrats: “The party of sex on demand, the party that supports the homosexual agenda.”
The party of sex on demand, homosectual agenda…pretty soon they’ll be agitating for racial equality and intermingling of the races. ///
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 2:18:21pm |
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 2:18:22pm |
re: #197 Decatur Deb
From each according to their endowment, to each according to their mohel.
The proletarians have nothing to lose but their wieners. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!
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HappyWarrior Jun 24, 2014 2:18:29pm |
re: #202 Kid A
Is is just me or do they both look like assholes?
It’s been said about Cruz here but the phrase punch-able face applies to both those guys.
| 207 |
Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 2:18:30pm |
Now he’s tweeting links to Robert Spencer’s hit pieces on me. What a freak.
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Timothy Watson Jun 24, 2014 2:19:09pm |
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 2:19:10pm |
re: #203 Bulworth
The party of sex on demand, homosectual agenda…pretty soon they’ll be agitating for racial equality and intermingling of the races. ///
My latest column: Bryan Fischer: In praise of discrimination http://t.co/HWBz4iEJnl— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) June 24, 2014
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darthstar Jun 24, 2014 2:20:01pm |
re: #207 Charles Johnson
Now he’s tweeting links to Robert Spencer’s hit pieces on me. What a freak.
McDaniel or Greenwald?
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:20:41pm |
re:
#209
Yeah, that word, discrimination, got a real bad rap all those years ago, during segregation. We should bring that word back, it’ll be a real winner for us. — GOP Rebranding Committee.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 2:20:47pm |
re: #198 Justanotherhuman
Reminds me of the time my sons were small. If I had anything extra on payday Fri, they would get a “treat” at McDonald’s or some other hamburger joint, when it was still halfway decent food, back in the ’60s; cheeseburgers weren’t even very popular. I don’t even think they had “kid’s meals” back then and no “value” menu. I never kept sodas or junk in the house. Desserts were usually puddings (at least they were made w/milk) and the occasional pie or cake; maybe cookies from time to time. Oh, they were so deprived!
When I was a kid growing up in 1970s Southern California, I think in that time (until 1981) I ate a McDonald’s maybe less than ten times.
Shakey’s Pizza, a few times - Tommy’s, of course, a few times as well and some other places my parents liked. But “going out to eat” was maybe once a month or so. It was pretty rare.
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:21:14pm |
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 2:21:27pm |
re: #201 Pie-onist Overlord
Is it just me or does Chris McDaniel look like Glenn Greenwald’s
doppelgangerderpelganger?
FTFY
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Decatur Deb Jun 24, 2014 2:22:50pm |
re: #203 Bulworth
The party of sex on demand, homosectual agenda…pretty soon they’ll be agitating for racial equality and intermingling of the races. ///
Is he making a vicious attack, or proposing our new recruiting poster?
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:22:57pm |
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 2:23:11pm |
re: #186 Charles Johnson
Weird to see people saying I’m “on John Schindler’s side.” No, I’m on the side of whatever the truth is, and in this case the truth is that this was a setup and a cheap, trashy smear.
In point of fact I disagree strongly with a lot of John Schindler’s opinions.
He’s going bonkers BTW. Blocked him. :D
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:23:43pm |
re:
#209
I bet last week’s March against Marriage by the NOM folks that could barely scrap together the tens of people they got to come down from NYC on the bus to see the monuments really gave Bryan Fischer the nuts.
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:23:48pm |
re: #209 Kragar
I swear, Bryan Fischer is the gayest man on Erf. There is no other explanation for his absolute obsession for everything teh gey.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:24:37pm |
re: #214 Kid A
Behold the mighty intellect:
The following is a candidate for a proof of the existence of God.
Proposition: If a set is unique, then it exists.
Proof: If a set is unique, i.e. is properly specified so that a set having the properties is equal to the set, then even if the set has no members, it exists as the empty set.
Example x^2 + 1 = 0. Let A be the integer solutions. This set A is unique, but it is empty.
God is unique.
God contains other things and thus is a set.
Thus God is a unique set.
Therefore God exists.
God’s uniqueness.Creator.
Moral law giver.
First cause.
Judge of the dead.
God is a setTrinity is a set for those who define God to be the Trinity.
God contains therefore God is a set.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:25:05pm |
re: #220 Kid A
I swear, Bryan Fischer is the gayest man on Erf. There is no other explanation for his absolute obsession for everything teh gey.
Wait till he’s done with his comprehensive study of gay porn.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 2:25:10pm |
re: #213 Dr Lizardo
When I was a kid growing up in 1970s Southern California, I think in that time (until 1981) I ate a McDonald’s maybe less than ten times.
Shakey’s Pizza, a few times - Tommy’s, of course, a few times as well and some other places my parents liked. But “going out to eat” was maybe once a month or so. It was pretty rare.
Well, I’ve never liked to cook on Fridays. Always too tired as a single mom after doing it every day after work, so it was a “free night” as often as I could manage. Even now, I hate cooking on Fridays. It’s a holdover. : )
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 2:25:32pm |
re: #184 Killgore Trout
Been watching GoT from the beginning since I missed the first couple seasons. Kind of fun to see the backstory of all the stuff I missed but I don’t know if I wold have gotten hooked from the first few episodes. Still fun. Also interesting to see how young Arya is in the first episodes.
This is one of the odd effects of making a TV show out of a series of books that all take place over little more than a year, but end up being filmed over 5 or more years - the actors who were the right age for the characters at the start get a lot older than they were written as you go along. Arya’s probably the best example - she’s supposed to be about 11 when she heads to Braavos and up to that time most often mistaken for a boy, but Maisie Williams is now 17, and can’t really be mistaken for a boy anymore.
Sansa’s supposed to be about 13 or 14, and at that age it makes sense for Tyrion to say, “She’s just a child!”, but with Sophie Turner now 18, that rings false.
They seem to have retconned Tommen up to about 15 or so, so that Margaery Tyrell’s attentions become slightly less pedophilically creepy.
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 2:25:55pm |
re: #222 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Behold the mighty intellect:
God exists, but potentially only as an empty set?
Uh…. he may not have proven to me what he sought out to prove.
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EPR-radar Jun 24, 2014 2:26:29pm |
re: #222 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
How many years of correspondence courses from no-name bible schools does it take to be able to produce advanced gibberish like that?
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:26:34pm |
re: #227 Testy Toad T
Yeah, “the idea of God exists”. smh
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 2:26:50pm |
re: #203 Bulworth
The party of sex on demand, homosectual agenda…pretty soon they’ll be agitating for racial equality and intermingling of the races. ///
“These here Soggy Bottom Boys is miscegenated!”
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:26:51pm |
re: #228 EPR-radar
Authentic frontier gibberish!
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 2:27:03pm |
re: #222 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Behold the mighty intellect:
That same logic just proved that magic unicorns made of pixie farts really do exist.
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:27:09pm |
re:
#222
Yeah, you tell em, checkmate LIBtards!!!1
/
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:27:11pm |
re: #222 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
The following is a candidate for a proof of the existence of God Derp.
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 2:27:28pm |
re: #229 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Yeah, “the idea of God exists”. smh
The idea of me being a multi-billionaire exists, too.
Lemme pop down to Starbucks real quick and see how many coffees that’ll buy me.
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EPR-radar Jun 24, 2014 2:28:01pm |
re: #223 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Wait till he’s done with his comprehensive study of gay porn.
Some years ago Bryan Fischer doubtless acquired a 14” dildo for research purposes. The dildo is probably much smaller now.
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:28:17pm |
re: #236 EPR-radar
Some years ago Bryan Fischer doubtless acquired a 14” dildo for research purposes. The dildo is probably much smaller now.
LOL
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dog philosopher Jun 24, 2014 2:28:47pm |
re: #171 Rightwingconspirator
and send ground troops to a foreign country in the event of a terror attack
i think hillary is pretty conservative lets say compared to me, but mind reading and predicting the future is going a bit too far
you could say she is more liberal than obama since in that notorious case where (after he was nominated) he voted enthusiastically for retroactive immunity for telecoms that violated the law even under the relaxed terms of the “patriot” act, hillary, also a senator at the time, voted against it
in any case, gritching about how the most likely democratic nominee is not as progressive as one might like and is actually acceptable to some people on wall st just ignores what an utterly fucked up political situation we find ourselves in
i like her mostly because i get the feeling she’d bust heads where barack tends to try this ‘negotiation’ thing with republicans
having said that, i’m definitely voting for debs since mckinley and cox are just two peas in a pod
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 2:29:07pm |
What an exercise in bankrupt assholery.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, reportedly planning lawsuit challenging President Obama’s executive actions - @RollCall
Read more on rollcall.com
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:29:09pm |
From the same brilliant mind that proved the existence of God on a blog:
So if Tom Nichols and Charles Johnson are buds, that implies Nichols is anti-Tea Party? http://t.co/WGzppLYJB2 So NSA is anti Tea Party.— Mark Tenney (@MathFaithWorks) June 24, 2014
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 2:29:23pm |
re: #236 EPR-radar
Some years ago Bryan Fischer doubtless acquired a 14” dildo for research purposes. The dildo is probably much smaller now.
Obviously you don’t really know that much about modern dildos and their proper usage.
/
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:29:34pm |
re: #222 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
I think he wrote that while tripping on acid and listening to Slayer.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 2:30:10pm |
re: #240 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
From the same brilliant mind that proved the existence of God on a blog:
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Poor guy is struggling to make sense of the world he finds himself in.
He’s failing.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:30:28pm |
How is godd proved?
How do NSA get pragnant?
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Kid A Jun 24, 2014 2:30:44pm |
re: #240 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
This douche will be the next “commentator” on the All-Star panel on Fixed with that legion of geniuses by the end of the week.
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piratedan Jun 24, 2014 2:32:12pm |
re: #166 Bulworth
does that make the GOP the party of Sex on Command?
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:33:13pm |
re: #243 wrenchwench
Poor guy is struggling to make sense of the world he finds himself in.
He’s failing.
This tweet should go under this image:
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EPR-radar Jun 24, 2014 2:34:16pm |
re: #231 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Authentic frontier gibberish!
Not really. “sets” and “proofs” are both too intellectual for Authentic Frontier Gibberish (™ by Sarah Palin). It doesn’t really matter how badly these concepts are abused.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 2:34:26pm |
Blah, blah, blah, blah. @MathFaithWorks— Gus (@Gus_802) June 24, 2014
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:34:30pm |
re:
#242
That’s not what I came up with when I was tripping on acid and listening to Slayer. But I guess any range of experiences are possible.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 2:34:48pm |
re: #246 piratedan
does that make the GOP the party of Sex on Command?
What I can’t figure is how the party of “Feminazis”, who allegedly are trying to redefine as rape the time-honored tradition of getting a girl drunk and taking advantage of her, could be the party of ‘sex on demand’, since requiring that both parties be old enough, sane enough, and sober enough to give consent would seem to be the OPPOSITE of sex on demand.
But hey, that’s just me.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 2:34:58pm |
Any minute now he’ll start linking to Diary of Douchecanoes.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 2:35:19pm |
re: #186 Charles Johnson
Weird to see people saying I’m “on John Schindler’s side.” No, I’m on the side of whatever the truth is, and in this case the truth is that this was a setup and a cheap, trashy smear.
In point of fact I disagree strongly with a lot of John Schindler’s opinions.
The wingnuts are never going to forgive you for (what they see as) your “treason”. I’ve been abiding by the 48-hour rule before expressing any kind of opinion on Schindler.
This is especially true because I don’t like his attitude towards Muslims—which you can get a pretty good sense of from the second half of this article—and therefore don’t trust myself not to let that dislike color my judgement.
Speaking of, the blog I linked to above belongs to British historian, Marko Attila Hoare, who specializes in and writes about Southeast Europe. There’s some really interesting stuff there if, like me, you don’t know much about the area.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 2:35:54pm |
re: #243 wrenchwench
Poor guy is struggling to make sense of the world he finds himself in.
He’s failing.
See, now, this is the advantage of being a Scientist - you don’t have to make sense of the world. You just want to know how it works.
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Bulworth Jun 24, 2014 2:36:03pm |
re:
#251
Forget it, the teabags are so loopy now they’re a paragon of themselves.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:37:21pm |
re: #253 CuriousLurker
Frankly, Schindler is just a right-wing asshole who has only himself to blame.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:38:24pm |
We can’t even share dick pics safely. What has this world come to? Oh, umanity! /
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 2:39:12pm |
re: #253 CuriousLurker
You mean this, right?
“Schindler’s subject matter is narrower than Deliso’s, being confined essentially to Bosnia. It is less a study of the role of al-Qa’ida and the mujahedin in Bosnia and more a diatribe against the Bosnian Muslims and the Bosnian cause. Despite the author’s claim to having had a youthful flirtation with Islam (p. 13), he is clearly hostile to the religion and views the Bosnian war on this basis: ‘Bosnia’s Muslims were really Muslims, and some of them adhered to a faith that was deeply hostile to Western concepts of freedom, democracy, and human rights.’ (p. 19) Furthermore, ‘Muhammad himself endorsed, and practiced, the violent spreading of the faith and considered it the obligation of every Muslim’; consequently, ‘As devout traditionalist Muslims, Izetbegovic and the SDA [Party of Democratic Action] leadership adhered to the ideology of jihad that stands at the center of their faith.’ Schindler considers the term ‘fundamentalist’ meaningless when applied to Islam, because ‘[a]ll truly believing Muslims are, from a Western viewpoint, “fundamentalists”’ (pp. 116-117). This hostility to Muslims and Islam appears to be the guiding motive behind Schindler’s book.”
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 2:43:11pm |
OT - the older boy is 23 today. TWENTY THREE!! Holy shit! That must make me officially older than dirt.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 2:43:50pm |
re: #253 CuriousLurker
The wingnuts are never going to forgive you for (what they see as) your “treason”. I’ve been abiding by the 48-hour rule before expressing any kind of opinion on Schindler.
This is especially true because I don’t like his attitude towards Muslims—which you can get a pretty good sense of from the second half of this article—and therefore don’t trust myself not to let that dislike color my judgement.
Speaking of, the blog I linked to above belongs to British historian, Marko Attila Hoare, who specializes in and writes about Southeast Europe. There’s some really interesting stuff there if, like me, you don’t know much about the area.
Now the link to TAC in his blog roll is not such a lonely indicator.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 2:44:39pm |
Woman at Center of NSA Defender’s Twitter Scandal Apologizes
Jensen said he did not decide to do this out of any political beliefs.
“I don’t have any real political affiliation, I was just trying to stick up for her,” he said. He told BuzzFeed that both he and Lesley have received threats since the publication of the photos, and that “I’ve been getting a lot more than her because I’m the one who posted the photos.”
“I go at all kinds of different groups and I love to troll, that’s an internet term if you’re not aware of it, just for the hell of it,” Jensen said.
Here we see the dudebro asshole in his native habitat.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 2:44:58pm |
re: #259 Justanotherhuman
That and this, which basically tries to excuse/downplay/deny the genocide in Bosnia, basically blaming the victims:
Schindler revises the death-toll of the Srebrenica massacre downward to ‘as many as two thousand Muslim men, mostly soldiers’ (p. 231) - although, in one of several internal contradictions in this book, he earlier put the figure at about seven thousand (p. 227). He argues that ‘[w]hile this was unquestionably a war crime, it is difficult to term it genocide’ (p. 231) - though it was not so difficult for the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, both of which formally described the Srebrenica massacre as ‘genocide’. Instead, Schindler portrays the Srebrenica massacre as Serb revenge for earlier Muslim attacks on Serb civilians, and employs a gross racial stereotype in the process: ‘To Mladic’s troops, who like all Bosnians believed in blood feuds and payback, this was simple revenge.’ (p. 231).
Schindler describes the siege of Sarajevo as a ‘siege manqué’ (p. 189) and as a ‘faux-siege’, where ‘conditions were much more normal than the Western media was willing to portray’ (p. 203), despite the Serb besiegers’ killing of thousands of people in Sarajevo during the war. Perhaps most tellingly of all, he claims (erroneously): ‘Ethnic cleansing, though unpleasant, was no more than the counterinsurgency doctrine learned by three generations of JNA [Yugoslav People’s Army] officers, who were trained in hunting down “fifth columnists” and “terrorists” by expelling sympathisers as well as fighters.’ (p. 82) He then endorses a CIA report, according to which: ‘The Bosnian Serb Army undertook these ethnic cleansing operations because it believed the Muslim population posed an armed threat or could act as a “Fifth Column” during the war with the Bosnian Government.’ (p. 82).
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:45:36pm |
re: #259 Justanotherhuman
Interesting double standard. He wouldn’t analyze any Israeli actions in light of the biblical behavior of Moses towards the enemies of Israelites or of Joshua bin Nun during the conquest of Canaan, now, would he. Wouldn’t make any sense, too.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:46:34pm |
re: #263 CuriousLurker
Schindler revises the death-toll of the Srebrenica massacre downward to ‘as many as two thousand Muslim men, mostly soldiers’
A common right-wing meme. No matter that the DNA tests have proved otherwise.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 2:46:36pm |
re: #261 wrenchwench
Now the link to TAC in his blog roll is not such a lonely indicator.
What’s TAC?
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 2:47:08pm |
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 2:47:18pm |
Some of us aren’t driven to be secretive, but do you have to know that I only wear cotton knickers, a lifelong habit? Sometimes, it’s just TMI and people just don’t want to know.
Periodic reminders that **everyone** - that's: everyone - has “something to hide” #Privacy
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 24, 2014
Cheeez!
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 2:48:50pm |
re: #268 Justanotherhuman
Some of us aren’t driven to be secretive, but do you have to know that I only wear cotton knickers, a lifelong habit? Sometimes, it’s just TMI and people just don’t want to know.
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Cheeez!
‘Cept for me and my monkey!
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 2:48:53pm |
re: #267 wrenchwench
The American Conservative.
Ah, okay—you’re talking about Schindler (I thought you meant Hoare). Agreed.
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Testy Toad T Jun 24, 2014 2:50:48pm |
re: #268 Justanotherhuman
@ggreenwald
Periodic reminders that **everyone** - that’s: everyone - has “something to hide” #Privacy
Including the government.
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dog philosopher Jun 24, 2014 2:51:44pm |
re: #271 Testy Toad T
Periodic reminders that **everyone** - that’s: everyone - has “something to hide”
except for me and my monkey
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 2:52:49pm |
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 2:53:11pm |
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jun 24, 2014 2:53:51pm |
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Timothy Watson Jun 24, 2014 2:53:58pm |
re: #217 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
“Set theory proof of existence of God”
Um, …
I thought set theory was some kind of Marxist-Leninist plot.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 2:54:06pm |
In the FUBAR saga of Meriam Ibrahim, it seems she has now been re-released.
Ibrahim and Wani, who is an American citizen, were at Khartoum airport on Tuesday with their two children attempting to leave the country when as many as 40 security agents detained the just-freed prisoner, according to the BBC.
“They were temporarily detained for several hours over questions related to their documents,” Marie Harf, a spokeswoman for the U.S. state department told journalists, adding that Sudan had guaranteed to the U.S. that the family was now safe.
The report speculated that the National Intelligence and Security Service — a key stakeholder in Sudanese politics — was unhappy with the recent decision to release Ibrahim and that “re-arresting her and her family was a way of making this point to the rest of the Sudanese government.”
“It is also conceivable that one part of NISS accepted Mrs Ibrahim’s release, while another section was not happy with it. Mrs Ibrahim’s release and re-arrest simply underline the fact that there are many decision-makers in Sudanese politics, and they do not always agree with each other,” it added.
So basically, NISS decided to be a bunch of assholes in order to voice their displeasure. Fuck that.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 2:56:22pm |
re: #222 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Behold the mighty intellect:
flawed right from the get-go with “god is unique”
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 2:56:51pm |
re: #262 Charles Johnson
Woman at Center of NSA Defender’s Twitter Scandal Apologizes
Here we see the dudebro asshole in his native habitat.
Fucking amateurs at it, too. I’m not very sophisticated about online stuff, but I found out that guy was Trent Jensen very easily. It was just a matter of patience and googling.
Pretty douchey, all of them.
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dog philosopher Jun 24, 2014 2:57:51pm |
re: #274 wrenchwench
Almost three minutes, old man. :)
my monkey vs your monkey
you can pick the weapons
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Eventual Carrion Jun 24, 2014 2:58:26pm |
re: #232 Kragar
That same logic just proved that magic unicorns made of pixie farts really do exist.
I have one sitting right next to me at the moment. He says Hi.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 3:00:31pm |
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 3:01:21pm |
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thedopefishlives Jun 24, 2014 3:01:23pm |
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:01:41pm |
Speaking of douchery…
Aide confirms House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is planning lawsuit against President Obama over executive actions - @LukeRussert
End of alert
How frivolous can you get in the House?
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:02:33pm |
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 3:02:40pm |
re: #284 thedopefishlives
What is this I don’t even.
I have a similar problem, except I don’t odd.
*stricken by lightning*
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 3:02:41pm |
re: #285 Justanotherhuman
Speaking of douchery…
Aide confirms House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is planning lawsuit against President Obama over executive actions - @LukeRussert
End of alertHow frivolous can you get in the House?
Gee, how shocking that he announces this the same day he announces his intent to go “all in” on running for the speakership again next year.
//
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 3:03:01pm |
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thedopefishlives Jun 24, 2014 3:03:18pm |
re: #287 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
I have a similar problem, except I don’t odd.
*stricken by lightning*
*WHACK!*
Although it took me a minute to get it. I am ashamed.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 3:04:01pm |
Feast your eyes on “American Paradise: The World of the Hudson River School” a Met publication http://t.co/flzRGlW84D pic.twitter.com/EfGJ51BTf8— metmuseum (@metmuseum) June 24, 2014
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 3:04:10pm |
It’s 6:00 pm here, I’m gonna go make some dinner and relax.
Before I go, here’s something for the ‘shoppers: A picture of Obama playing ping pong started a photoshop battle on the internet… (there are also some funny ones in the comments).
TTYL
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 3:06:16pm |
re: #260 GeneJockey
OT - the older boy is 23 today. TWENTY THREE!! Holy shit! That must make me officially older than dirt.
Me, too!
Not the 23, though…
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 3:08:26pm |
Charles, are you in a position to solve the JFK assassination, and secondarily, to recover the 18 missing minutes from the Nixon tapes?
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Romantic Heretic Jun 24, 2014 3:09:29pm |
re: #44 Bulworth
re:
#35And he plays the victim very well. He’s adopted the full range of wingnut greviances including the most important ones, that everyone else is waging a war on people of his mind-set.
Well, they started it.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 3:09:29pm |
re: #294 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Charles, are you in a position to solve the JFK assassination, and secondarily, to recover the 18 missing minutes from the Nixon tapes?
It would be nice to quell the excitement.
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 3:09:38pm |
Christian Homeschooling Publishers Accused of Protecting Known Child Predators
There have been two other child predators (that we know of) who the Suarez’s actively protected. They demanded silence from those who knew and insisted on letting those predators have unfiltered access to family gatherings / child focused events. They insisted that families accept (what amounts to) a ‘zero accountability’ stance in regard to those men because they said the men had ‘repented’. And families who voiced concerned, or alerted other families to a potential danger, or who chose not to include the predators in their groups, were told they were in sin and were then condemned by the Suarez’s. One man, Roy Ballard, was later imprisoned for sexual assault against children. The other man they protected, Mike Marcum, was also imprisoned (for possession of child pornography).
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 3:10:05pm |
re: #296 wrenchwench
It would be nice to quell the excitement.
Yes, the unnecessary excitement is the only thing I’m worried about.
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thedopefishlives Jun 24, 2014 3:12:43pm |
re: #298 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Yes, the unnecessary excitement is the only thing I’m worried about.
Eh, my blood pressure can take it. No need to rush to solve all the world’s mysteries on my account.
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thedopefishlives Jun 24, 2014 3:13:35pm |
*clears throat*
WHAT DID YOU KNOW, AND WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT?!?!?!?!
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 3:14:58pm |
re: #301 thedopefishlives
*clears throat*
WHAT DID YOU KNOW, AND WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT?!?!?!?!
It wasn’t me, I swear!
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Jack Burton Jun 24, 2014 3:15:02pm |
re: #294 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Charles, are you in a position to solve the JFK assassination, and secondarily, to recover the 18 missing minutes from the Nixon tapes?
Dr. Arroway went to Vega via an Einstein-Rosen Bridge. Next question.
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Romantic Heretic Jun 24, 2014 3:15:21pm |
re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth
And the thing about evolution that they DO NOT GET:
It’s not survival of the fittest. It’s survival of who adapts best.
Works the same way in politics and civilization in general.
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one most adaptable to change. - Charles Darwin
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NJDhockeyfan Jun 24, 2014 3:15:34pm |
Video: Jordan sends reinforcements to its border with Iraq http://t.co/D6ap0qGT9d— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 24, 2014
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Romantic Heretic Jun 24, 2014 3:17:35pm |
re: #77 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
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ObserverArt Jun 24, 2014 3:17:48pm |
I see Darrell Issa is being a larger dick than usual in his latest rounds of IRS Email Hunters. He is such a lovely depiction of your modern GOP congressperson.
Love that rebranding thing going on.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 3:23:13pm |
re: #307 ObserverArt
I see Darrell Issa is being a larger dick than usual in his latest rounds of IRS Email Hunters. He is such a lovely depiction of your modern GOP congressperson.
Love that rebranding thing going on.
I’m not sure which amazes me more - how transparently disingenuous Issa and his crew are, or that the RWNJs don’t see it. Or don’t care.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 3:24:21pm |
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Decatur Deb Jun 24, 2014 3:26:36pm |
A big red storm radar image looks a lot like a giant Pacman about to devour our town.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 3:26:51pm |
For your reading pleasure.
Results for from:MathFaithWorks whites
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:26:55pm |
re: #297 Kragar
Christian Homeschooling Publishers Accused of Protecting Known Child Predators
I would ask: Why didn’t Igarashi go to the police at the time if she knew these men were convicted sex offenders? Part of their probation was more than likely to keep away from children.
A blog is no place to protect kids. It sounded as though Igarashi had an axe to grind and it put her claims in a different light.
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 3:27:41pm |
re: #303 Jack Burton
Dr. Arroway went to Vega via an Einstein-Rosen Bridge. Next question.
They should have sent a poet.
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 3:30:07pm |
Our little stalker is a white supremacist. My surprise, let me show you it.
@OdiniaInvictus @20committee I would conclude Charles Johnson does want Whites replaced. So he calls us names for opposing it.— Mark Tenney (@MathFaithWorks) June 24, 2014
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 3:30:11pm |
re: #312 Gus
For your reading pleasure.
Results for from:MathFaithWorks whites
Yep, this is a very sick puppy.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:30:31pm |
Whole Foods stores in San Diego penalized for overcharging customers, judge rules; must pay $800,000 - @nbcsandiego
Read more on nbcsandiego.com
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 3:30:35pm |
@Gus_802 @molodyko He should hook up with the Daedalus stalkers - they're right on the same page.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 24, 2014
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simoom Jun 24, 2014 3:31:05pm |
.@bobcesca_go We should note that Greenwald's fan club was eagerly spreading the rumor that Schindler “harassed” this woman.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 24, 2014
Not just his fan club. Greenwald himself pushed the narrative that it was non-consensual and strongly implied he was OK with the whole thing because of that:
I'm 100% against punishing - or judging - adults for private, consensual sexual behavior - key ? is always consent https://t.co/GhJNDzQhYq— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 24, 2014
Then when the exculpatory tweets came out, instead of condemning his groupies’ public shaming & sexual harassment, Greenwald made the whole thing into some sort of anti-surveillance object lesson:
Periodic reminders that **everyone** - that's: everyone - has “something to hide” #Privacy— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 24, 2014
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Romantic Heretic Jun 24, 2014 3:32:20pm |
re: #223 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Wait till he’s done with his comprehensive study of gay porn.
That should keep the company that makes Kleenex™ in the black for quite a while.
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Romantic Heretic Jun 24, 2014 3:34:14pm |
re: #236 EPR-radar
Some years ago Bryan Fischer doubtless acquired a 14” dildo for research purposes. The dildo is probably much smaller now.
It’s also no longer anatomically correct.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 3:34:52pm |
re: #319 simoom
Greenwald is such a manipulative douchebag.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 3:35:48pm |
Women will not be slaves to their anatomy, simply because conservatives are slaves to their ignorance. #p2 pic.twitter.com/7WnlWIN4QE— Casey (@pari_passu) June 23, 2014
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:35:49pm |
re: #319 simoom
So, what’s GG hiding?
Inquiring minds and all that crap.
He hates negative publicity, too. In fact, better not say a negative word about him. Doesn’t take any form of criticism lightly. Treats it as more than a flesh wound—more like an amputation.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:36:18pm |
re: #322 Charles Johnson
Greenwald is such a manipulative douchebag.
Classic signs of a malignant narcissist.
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Romantic Heretic Jun 24, 2014 3:36:36pm |
re: #243 wrenchwench
Poor guy is struggling to make sense of the world he finds himself in.
He’s failing.
If he’s trying to make sense of everybody else, it can’t be done.
The best a person can do is make sense of themselves.
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 3:39:22pm |
Glenn is butthurt that he wasn’t invited.
Lovely and inspiring RT @carolrosenberg Guantanamo detention center releases video of its fancy-dress Army Ball. http://t.co/FMzdXl6Fsh— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 24, 2014
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Kragar Jun 24, 2014 3:41:05pm |
re: #313 Justanotherhuman
I would ask: Why didn’t Igarashi go to the police at the time if she knew these men were convicted sex offenders? Part of their probation was more than likely to keep away from children.
A blog is no place to protect kids. It sounded as though Igarashi had an axe to grind and it put her claims in a different light.
It does look like law enforcement had been involved, but other witnesses and victims have been shamed into keeping silent.
One of the classic tactics abusers use after they victimize a person is to further oppress them by condemning them as ‘gossips’ or ‘slanderers’ if they don’t cover up the abusers actions.
Abusers will create smoke and clamor to divert attention away from their abuse by pretending the ‘sin of gossip’ is the Sin of all Sins and is therefore sufficient grounds to discount any charge of real sin against them.
It is in this point that Igarashi first mentions the safety of children. She writes,
I’ll just speak plainly here. If there are men who have sexually abused children (or are being investigated as child predators) and you are told to keep your mouth shut about it, then it’s time to do something. Leaving with your children is a good first step.
If you feel children may be in danger and speak out about it, you are not a gossip. If somebody gives you a long biblical treatise about how their view on how to handle child predators within the church is the only biblical one (and their view protects offenders and demands that other parents are not to be made aware) know they are flat wrong. If you’re told that you’re ‘possibly unsaved’ if you disagree with their views, you need to know that is a lie.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 3:42:25pm |
re: #294 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Charles, are you in a position to solve the JFK assassination, and secondarily, to recover the 18 missing minutes from the Nixon tapes?
I wanna know the trufe about the moon landing!!11!!
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 3:43:16pm |
re: #304 Romantic Heretic
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one most adaptable to change. - Charles Darwin
thank you
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 3:44:15pm |
Man facing charges after allegedly choking his girlfriend because she cooked dinner too slowly http://t.co/5nNmKeGw45 pic.twitter.com/HXxPC5CNRn— WXYZ Detroit (@wxyzdetroit) June 24, 2014
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 3:44:49pm |
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:47:09pm |
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Symptoms
Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
Requires excessive admiration
Has a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
Is exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
Regularly shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 3:47:32pm |
re: #323 wrenchwench
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you might like this. My 30-year-old niece posted this on FB this morning:
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ObserverArt Jun 24, 2014 3:51:00pm |
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 3:51:11pm |
[…]U.S. District Judge James O. Browning issued an injunction Monday in an 89-page opinion finding that the village of Ruidoso’s rule or policy barring speakers at council meetings from saying anything negative about village employees or its governing body is “an unconstitutional burden on free speech.”
[…]
Irony: ‘Ruidoso’ means ‘noisy’.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:51:28pm |
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 3:51:40pm |
well, I woke up this morning with sinuses clogged up, cats & dogs demanding attention before I even got my first cup of coffee.
Oh, and I also woke up eligible to sign up for Social Security benefits.
I dealt with the furry children, had my coffee and went to work.
Social Security bennies can wait another four years or so.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 3:52:31pm |
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Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut Jun 24, 2014 3:53:21pm |
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Varek Raith Jun 24, 2014 3:54:05pm |
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 3:57:20pm |
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klys Jun 24, 2014 3:58:03pm |
re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, I woke up this morning with sinuses clogged up, cats & dogs demanding attention before I even got my first cup of coffee.
Oh, and I also woke up eligible to sign up for Social Security benefits.
I dealt with the furry children, had my coffee and went to work.
Social Security bennies can wait another four years or so.
Congratulations on getting old! To celebrate your birthday, I bought myself a new fridge.*
* Note: was not actually done for your birthday.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 3:58:11pm |
re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, I woke up this morning with sinuses clogged up, cats & dogs demanding attention before I even got my first cup of coffee.
Oh, and I also woke up eligible to sign up for Social Security benefits.
I dealt with the furry children, had my coffee and went to work.
Social Security bennies can wait another four years or so.
Happy, happy birfday!
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 3:59:05pm |
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ObserverArt Jun 24, 2014 3:59:14pm |
re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, I woke up this morning with sinuses clogged up, cats & dogs demanding attention before I even got my first cup of coffee.
Oh, and I also woke up eligible to sign up for Social Security benefits.
I dealt with the furry children, had my coffee and went to work.
Social Security bennies can wait another four years or so.
Are you saying it’s your birthday?
Well, Happy Birthday to you!
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dog philosopher Jun 24, 2014 3:59:30pm |
re: #315 Pie-onist Overlord
I would conclude Charles Johnson does want Whites replaced. So he calls us names for opposing it.
as usual with wingnuts, very big on hallucinating strange opinions to attribute to other people
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 3:59:56pm |
“Bucks for a raise” Maybe it's a typo & he really said “has sex for a raise” #tcot #Uniteblue #teaparty #lnyhbt pic.twitter.com/dYxYjjBUN2— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) June 24, 2014
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 4:00:21pm |
re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, I woke up this morning with sinuses clogged up, cats & dogs demanding attention before I even got my first cup of coffee.
Oh, and I also woke up eligible to sign up for Social Security benefits.
I dealt with the furry children, had my coffee and went to work.
Social Security bennies can wait another four years or so.
Happy Birfday!
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b_sharp Jun 24, 2014 4:01:23pm |
re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, I woke up this morning with sinuses clogged up, cats & dogs demanding attention before I even got my first cup of coffee.
Oh, and I also woke up eligible to sign up for Social Security benefits.
I dealt with the furry children, had my coffee and went to work.
Social Security bennies can wait another four years or so.
Happy birthday.
Just remember: You aren’t getting older, you’re getting ..
Oh hell. You’re getting older.
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 4:03:07pm |
re: #353 Pie-onist Overlord
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Yeah, try to “buck for a raise” these days and see how far it gets ya.
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 4:04:02pm |
re: #353 Pie-onist Overlord
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“… gets his job outsourced, has to take a lower paying job, sees the owner of his company get richer and richer while he gets poorer and poorer, but blames it on Unions, blacks, and Messicans. Votes for people who will help get him even more screwed than he already is…”
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GeneJockey Jun 24, 2014 4:05:06pm |
re: #356 Targetpractice
Yeah, try to “buck for a raise” these days and see how far it gets ya.
“Please sir! I want some more!”
“MORE?!? You want MORE?!?!?!?”
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 4:05:17pm |
re: #357 GeneJockey
“… gets his job outsourced, has to take a lower paying job, sees the owner of his company get richer and richer while he gets poorer and poorer, but blames it on Unions, blacks, and Messicans. Votes for people who will help get him even more screwed than he already is…”
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 4:05:47pm |
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
After classified briefing on Iraq, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he’s not sure if US can wait on airstrikes - @ChadPergram
End of alert
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iraq. Is he running for something?
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Jun 24, 2014 4:06:18pm |
re: #359 Targetpractice
Yes, wealth trickling down. The whole showers of gold, in fact.
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Dr Lizardo Jun 24, 2014 4:06:48pm |
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JustMark Jun 24, 2014 4:07:15pm |
re: #44 Bulworth
re:
#35And he plays the victim very well. He’s adopted the full range of wingnut greviances including the most important ones, that everyone else is waging a war on people of his mind-set.
Well, arent we? And shouldn’t we be? Assholes, the lot of them.
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GlutenFreeJesus Jun 24, 2014 4:07:23pm |
re: #294 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator
Charles, are you in a position to solve the JFK assassination, and secondarily, to recover the 18 missing minutes from the Nixon tapes?
It was Magneto. Duh!
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ObserverArt Jun 24, 2014 4:08:08pm |
re: #360 Justanotherhuman
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
After classified briefing on Iraq, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he’s not sure if US can wait on airstrikes - @ChadPergram
End of alertBomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iraq. Is he running for something?
Well, if there are any TV cameras around he will be running toward them.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 4:10:54pm |
“I'm sure it'll be fine” - Translation: I fully expect the situation to deteriorate rapidly
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) June 24, 2014
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 4:11:12pm |
A little bit of Twitter searching reveals that nutjobs on both the right and left agree that I'm evil or something. I'm a uniter!— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 24, 2014
There really is some crazy ass shit being posted today.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:11:21pm |
Nature spotlight - A momma wolf spider and her offspring. Thanks for sharing Tom Murray. pic.twitter.com/5jy7ZwJhqn— U.S. Fish & Wildlife (@USFWSPacific) June 24, 2014
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:12:37pm |
re: #367 Charles Johnson
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There really is some crazy ass shit being posted today.
@Green_Footballs pic.twitter.com/v7AW2N6iHS— Gus (@Gus_802) June 24, 2014
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 4:13:34pm |
Well, I suppose this will become part of the bigger conspiracy of the IRS.
Federal court orders US to pay $50,000 to conservative group after tax return information reportedly leaked -@AP
Read more on bigstory.ap.org
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 4:13:42pm |
re: #358 GeneJockey
“Please sir! I want some more!”
“MORE?!? You want MORE?!?!?!?”
“Mr. Richards, I’ve been wanting to talk to you about a raise.”
“That’s funny, Bob, because I was just thinking it was time we had a talk about your performance.”
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 4:13:42pm |
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Lidane Jun 24, 2014 4:14:17pm |
Arkansas GOPer: Saying Hillary would “get shot” wasn't meant as a threat http://t.co/Zn7ntGMioS— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) June 24, 2014
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:14:30pm |
re: #372 wrenchwench
See #53. Hey, when CL does that, it turns into a button.
@USFWSPacific @Gus_802 pic.twitter.com/wPFihauMSU— Ian Actual (@iboudreau) June 24, 2014
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:15:11pm |
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simoom Jun 24, 2014 4:17:19pm |
This guy is taking credit for going after 20committee’s career:
Not sure who “blogger” was who alerted the NWC about Schindler's lewd pic but I spoke to them about pic at 9:30 am before the story broke.— Wayne Madsen (@WMRDC) June 24, 2014
At 9:58 am 6-23 I sent NWC PAO the JS pic and sext msgs on Internet and asked about authenticity and comportment w/Navy harassment policy.— Wayne Madsen (@WMRDC) June 24, 2014
About 2 hours after I alerted NWC about the Schindler pic and sexts they sent out release announcing his suspension.— Wayne Madsen (@WMRDC) June 24, 2014
Wayne Madsen is a Washington, DC-based investigative journalist, author and columnist. …
Madsen is the author of The Handbook of Personal Data Protection (London: Macmillan, 1992), an acclaimed reference book on international data protection law; Genocide and Covert Operations in Africa 1993-1999 (Edwin Mellen Press, 1999); co-author of America’s Nightmare: The Presidency of George Bush II (Dandelion, 2003); author of Jaded Tasks: Big Oil, Black Ops & Brass Plates; Overthrow a Fascist Regime on $15 a Day; The Manufacturing of a President: the CIA’s Insertion of Barack H. Obama, Jr. into the White House; L’Affaire Petraeus; and National Security Agency Surveillance: Reflections and Revelations.
Madsen has been a regular contributor on RT and PressTV.
December 27-30, 2013 — WMR’s Person of the Year
It was a tough call. Who did more to change the course of history and influence news coverage in 2013 than any other person?
It’s a tie.
Because National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower might be locked up in a U.S. Super Max prison had it not been for Russian President Vladimir Putin granting temporary political asylum to Snowden, we might not have learned as much as we have about the massive surveillance network operated by NSA and its over 45 partners around the globe.
Therefore, WMR’s Persons of the Year are Edward Snowden and Vladimir Putin.
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ObserverArt Jun 24, 2014 4:17:30pm |
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:19:47pm |
re: #379 simoom
This guy is taking credit for going after 20committee’s career:
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@Gus_802 I look forward to you dropping dead.— Wayne Madsen (@WMRDC) March 5, 2014
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 4:20:13pm |
re: #379 simoom
This guy is taking credit for going after 20committee’s career:
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Madsen is a conspiracy nut. Not surprised he’s affiliated with RT and PressTV.
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BeachDem Jun 24, 2014 4:22:17pm |
re: #360 Justanotherhuman
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
After classified briefing on Iraq, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he’s not sure if US can wait on airstrikes - @ChadPergram
End of alertBomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iraq. Is he running for something?
Did he stick around for the whole briefing, or run out to do a press conference with his other amigos?
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simoom Jun 24, 2014 4:25:36pm |
re: #381 Gus
He actually doesn’t seem to be a fan of the Intercept. He has some conspiracy theory that the NSA paid Omyidar hundreds of millions of dollars to create The Intercept to stymie publishing the Snowden docs. :P
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ObserverArt Jun 24, 2014 4:25:46pm |
re: #383 BeachDem
Did he stick around for the whole briefing, or run out to do a press conference with his other amigos?
Heh.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 4:28:17pm |
re: #381 Gus
Looks like they found the worst pic of Madsen they could find.
Wayne Madsen, Journalist Extraordinaire, Exposes The Daily Banter
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:31:46pm |
From everything that we know, John Schindler did nothing that should trigger any public judgments http://t.co/3saWHTIKTI— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 24, 2014
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Second Class Citizen Jun 24, 2014 4:32:55pm |
re: #291 Charles Johnson
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Those are my favorite type of paintings, Hudson River School. Gorgeous landscapes.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 4:35:46pm |
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BeachDem Jun 24, 2014 4:35:47pm |
re: #388 Gus
But isn’t saying that there should be no public judgment somewhat of a public judgment? Chicken? Egg? Douchebag?
(Greenwald)
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 4:36:04pm |
re: #388 Gus
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But still has something to hide, like ‘everyone’? Or is Glenn walking that back?
Oh, wait. He doesn’t walk back, he doubles down.
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simoom Jun 24, 2014 4:36:16pm |
re: #388 Gus
Good. The twitter discussions underneath all of his previous tweets on the topic were filled w/ his tweeps parroting the non-consensual harassment narrative so at least this may slow that smear.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:37:09pm |
re: #392 wrenchwench
But still has something to hide, like ‘everyone’? Or is Glenn walking that back?
Oh, wait. He doesn’t walk back, he doubles down.
I really don’t know. He’s so prone to sarcasm. I’m guessing he means it this time.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:37:34pm |
@jaytingle The desire to sit in judgment of - really to enter - other people's marriages always strikes me as so bizarre.— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 24, 2014
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 4:38:20pm |
re: #394 Gus
I really don’t know. He’s so prone to sarcasm. I’m guessing he means it this time.
Maybe as Simoom says, he’s trying to tamp down his posse.
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 4:39:26pm |
HANDS DOWN, TEH MOAST STUPID REDSKINS ARTICLE EVER.
0615 We're All Redskins Now http://t.co/LayT41tJ3v via @barbwirecom— Matt Barber (@jmattbarber) June 24, 2014
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 4:40:37pm |
re: #390 Justanotherhuman
Damn it.
Lawyer: Sudanese Christian-convert woman in police station for questioning over providing forged information - @Reuters
Read more on trust.orgMore: Sudanese Christian-convert to be held in Khartoum police station for 24 hours, lawyer says - @Reuters
End of alert
In a just world we’d send commandos for a rescue mission.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:41:03pm |
@MattCasey10 You have no idea what their arrangement is, and it's absolutely none of your business.— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 24, 2014
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Patricia Kayden Jun 24, 2014 4:41:54pm |
re: #18 Stanley Sea
And then Boehner announced that he’s planning to sue President Obama. So there!
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Stanley Sea Jun 24, 2014 4:42:15pm |
NPR : map of Native American Tribes you’ve never seen before.
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 4:42:23pm |
Glenn Greenwald actually making sense on Twitter about Dr. Schindler. Have I been bitten by the Zombie pestilence or Glenn is reasonable?— Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) June 24, 2014
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JustMark Jun 24, 2014 4:42:25pm |
re: #242 Kid A
I think he wrote that while tripping on acid and listening to Slayer.
Slaaaaaaayer! m/
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Amory Blaine Jun 24, 2014 4:42:57pm |
I noticed last week that Huffpo recently added Newsmax to its link list.
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 4:43:27pm |
re: #379 simoom
This guy is taking credit for going after 20committee’s career:
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It’s an army of Suey Parks.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 4:43:32pm |
Does this mean that Christie won’t be running in 2016?
Report: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration facing investigation repair funds for 2nd bridge - @AP
Read more on bigstory.ap.org
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Stanley Sea Jun 24, 2014 4:43:44pm |
Glenn is scared. Frankenstein’s monster and all that. Add in privacy.
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prairiefire Jun 24, 2014 4:43:48pm |
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 4:46:38pm |
re: #408 Stanley Sea
Glenn is scared. Frankenstein’s monster and all that. Add in privacy.
Maybe he;s just self aware enough to realize targeting political opponents and trying to get the fired makes his side look like intolerant douchebags.
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Stanley Sea Jun 24, 2014 4:49:43pm |
re: #410 Killgore Trout
Maybe he;s just self aware enough to realize targeting political opponents and trying to get the fired makes his side look like intolerant douchebags.
Slightly. Again, add in the privacy factor, it’s the hypocrisy too.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 4:49:54pm |
re: #390 Justanotherhuman
Damn it.
Lawyer: Sudanese Christian-convert woman in police station for questioning over providing forged information - @Reuters
Read more on trust.orgMore: Sudanese Christian-convert to be held in Khartoum police station for 24 hours, lawyer says - @Reuters
End of alert
Dr Lizardo had a link that showed them all re-released.
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Killgore Trout Jun 24, 2014 4:50:19pm |
Gary Oldman Controversy: ADL Slams Actor’s ‘Irresponsible’ and ‘Anti-Semitic’ Remarks
“Gary Oldman’s remarks irresponsibly feed into a classic anti-Semitic canard about supposed Jewish control of Hollywood and the film industry,” said Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the ADL. “He should know better than to repeat and give credence to tired anti-Semitic tropes. Mel Gibson’s ostracization in Hollywood was not a matter of being ‘politically incorrect,’ as Mr. Oldman suggests, but of paying the consequences for outing himself as a bigot and a hater. It is disturbing that Mr. Oldman appears to have bought into Mr. Gibson’s warped and prejudiced world view.”
A 2013 ADL poll revealed that 24 percent of all Americans believe that “the movie and television industries are pretty much run by Jews,” contributing to the stereotype.
Oldman has yet to respond to the backlash to his remarks.
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:51:23pm |
@Gus_802 Schindler's looking for a new roommate. Maybe you and him can pick out furniture at IKEA together.— Wayne Madsen (@WMRDC) June 24, 2014
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Targetpractice Jun 24, 2014 4:51:47pm |
re: #407 Justanotherhuman
Does this mean that Christie won’t be running in 2016?
Report: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration facing investigation repair funds for 2nd bridge - @AP
Read more on bigstory.ap.org
Christie’s stack of crimes is beginning to make Nixon look like a piker. Like I said awhile back, when it comes to corruption, the more you get away with, the more invincible you think you are and the sloppier you get.
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Stanley Sea Jun 24, 2014 4:52:36pm |
Dinner out. Wheee! See y’all later.
Happy Birthday B Sleuth!!
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Gus Jun 24, 2014 4:54:04pm |
@matthewstoller @RosieGray This sudden burst of generosity of spirit toward Schindler reeks of retrograde CYA for premature schadenfreude— Gary Stewart (@blucaller) June 24, 2014
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 4:54:42pm |
Report: WND founder and birther leader Joseph Farah stopped by TSA at airport with loaded gun http://t.co/NbOlt6cgbk— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) June 24, 2014
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 4:56:43pm |
WND's Farah actually has a real bee in his bonnet about the TSA, so gun arrest must have been fun moment http://t.co/63PjncKJKe— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 24, 2014
BEES
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Timothy Watson Jun 24, 2014 4:56:54pm |
re: #353 Pie-onist Overlord
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Coming from the guy who cut taxes on the richest by 44% while raising them on the poorest by 36%…
…in a single year.
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lawhawk Jun 24, 2014 5:01:14pm |
re: #407 Justanotherhuman
Those are all wire reports of what I’ve been posting from The Record and Star Ledger and other local papers for the past couple of weeks. Christie got the Port Authority to shift funds originally meant for the ARC tunnel to go to rebuild the Pulaski Skyway. It’s a worthy and needed project, but NJ didn’t want to raise its own taxes or fees to cover it. They got the Port Authority to issue a ruling that the Skyway was an access road to the Lincoln Tunnel, which would be a valid use of Port Authority funds. But the reality is that it’s a stretch to call it a Lincoln Tunnel access road since it directly leads to the Holland.
This has consequences for the bond offerings by the Port Authority since it would be a material misrepresentation of what the bond offerings were for.
Now, a complicating factor is that the Port Authority doesn’t answer to Christie alone. It’s a bistate agency and Gov. Cuomo would ordinarily need to sign off on the deal through his representatives on the Board.
Bridgegate showed how the system inside the Port Authority is completely broken down and how NY’s reps on the authority were outside the loop for the GWB lane closures. Is it possible they’re outside the loop on the Skyway funding deal?
I consider that possible but highly implausible because all the major news outlets reported on how Port Authority funds were going to be reallocated to do the Pulaski project. That would seemingly implicate Cuomo as well.
How wouldn’t it implicate Cuomo? If the NJ cronies were the ones who ginned up the legal authority to shift the funds, ignoring other counsel, then they might be able to isolate the culpability for the deal to Christie and his allies inside the Port Authority.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 5:04:25pm |
re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth
Happy Birthday, B_S.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 5:05:42pm |
I seriously doubt Glenn Greenwald is honestly sticking up for John Schindler. There’s some kind of ulterior motive here.
Sorry, but after the way he viciously smeared me with a dishonest association with one of the worst mass murderers in history, I’m finished giving him the benefit of the doubt.
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Second Class Citizen Jun 24, 2014 5:06:28pm |
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Second Class Citizen Jun 24, 2014 5:07:46pm |
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 5:11:44pm |
I don’t know if anyone has posted about this yet, but I thought I’d stop by and drop it off before the outrage police start tut-tutting over it.
AP: KFC: No proof worker asked scarred child to leave
The Daily Banter: Little Girl “Thrown Out of KFC” Deserved Better Than To Be Used for an Apparent Internet Hoax
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 5:13:40pm |
re: #430 CuriousLurker
I don’t know if anyone has posted about this yet, but I thought I’d stop by and drop it off before the outrage police start tut-tutting over it.
AP: KFC: No proof worker asked scarred child to leave
The Daily Banter: Little Girl “Thrown Out of KFC” Deserved Better Than To Be Used for an Apparent Internet Hoax
I read that earlier today on the innertubes.
Strange story, all around.
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Varek Raith Jun 24, 2014 5:15:15pm |
re: #405 Amory Blaine
I noticed last week that Huffpo recently added Newsmax to its link list.
Lolwhut.
XD
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 5:17:56pm |
re: #430 CuriousLurker
I don’t know if anyone has posted about this yet, but I thought I’d stop by and drop it off before the outrage police start tut-tutting over it.
AP: KFC: No proof worker asked scarred child to leave
The Daily Banter: Little Girl “Thrown Out of KFC” Deserved Better Than To Be Used for an Apparent Internet Hoax
I saw that this morning; A GoFundMe site has already taken in over $130K (run by her aunt).
It was the grandfather’s 3 pit bulls who attacked her and he and his girlfriend have been charged with child endangerment. He shot all 3 dogs at the time of the attack, but I think he still has more.
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Rightwingconspirator Jun 24, 2014 5:20:18pm |
re: #430 CuriousLurker
re: #432 Varek Raith
I’m getting to a 24hour rule on any and all internet outrages. I’m just so done with clickbait crapola. That and ratings rants. BBC America and Al Jaz America are now my TV news sources. That’s it. Often enough anymore the TV is off and I’m running a playlist on Spotify.
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Varek Raith Jun 24, 2014 5:21:57pm |
re: #434 Rightwingconspirator
I’m getting to a 24hour rule on any and all internet outrages. I’m just so done with clickbait crapola. That and ratings rants. BBC America and Al Jaz America are now my TV news sources. That’s it. Often enough anymore the TV is off and I’m running a playlist on Spotify.
Pretty much.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 5:22:50pm |
re: #434 Rightwingconspirator
I’m getting to a 24hour rule on any and all internet outrages. I’m just so done with clickbait crapola. That and ratings rants. BBC America and Al Jaz America are now my TV news sources. That’s it. Often enough anymore the TV is off and I’m running a playlist on Spotify.
Sometimes, even 24 hrs isn’t enough.
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b_sharp Jun 24, 2014 5:24:10pm |
re: #434 Rightwingconspirator
I’m getting to a 24hour rule on any and all internet outrages. I’m just so done with clickbait crapola. That and ratings rants. BBC America and Al Jaz America are now my TV news sources. That’s it. Often enough anymore the TV is off and I’m running a playlist on Spotify.
Smart man.
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Varek Raith Jun 24, 2014 5:24:11pm |
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 5:24:44pm |
re: #430 CuriousLurker
The GoFundMe site for “Victoria’s Victories” has been taken down.
I feel so sorry for that child in more ways than one.
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 5:24:50pm |
re: #433 Justanotherhuman
I saw that this morning; A GoFundMe site has already taken in over $130K (run by her aunt).
It was the grandfather’s 3 pit bulls who attacked her and he and his girlfriend have been charged with child endangerment. He shot all 3 dogs at the time of the attack, but I think he still has more.
I’m annoyed that the little girl was used for a lie, if that was indeed the case (and it seems to be). I understand that the family may have been desperate for help, but getting it that way seems really, really wrong.
Anyway, I’m glad the little girl is getting funds for the medical treatment she needs. KFC was smart not to ask for their $30K back—the child was innocent.
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 5:25:17pm |
How nice that Glenn Greenwald stood up for John Schindler's privacy.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 25, 2014
I'll give him credit for it as soon as he apologizes for falsely associating me with one of the worst mass murderers in history.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 25, 2014
In other words, never.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 25, 2014
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 5:26:25pm |
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 5:28:06pm |
re: #438 Varek Raith
I would’ve gotten away with it if it weren’t for you kids and that dog!
Awwww. What a great kid.
“They got it back because of me being the superhero,” said the girl.
I hope Mom is a bit more careful about who keeps her child next time.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 5:31:42pm |
There’s enough tragedy in the world without making shit up.
There were actually 2 dead victims in this storm which toppled a tree.
A tree fell on a car on County Road 6 in Phelps killing one person #fl#x#roc pic.twitter.com/U9amRBeMZa— Jack Haley (@jackhaley42) June 24, 2014
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ObserverArt Jun 24, 2014 5:34:01pm |
re: #444 Justanotherhuman
There’s enough tragedy in the world without making shit up.
There were actually 2 dead victims in this storm which toppled a tree.
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So sad. Talk about your time.
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 5:34:18pm |
re: #442 CuriousLurker
“…A story appearing Monday in the Laurel Leader-Call quotes anonymous sources “deep” in the investigation as saying investigators could find no evidence in a review of surveillance video at the two KFC restaurants nearest Blair E. Batson Hospital that anyone matching Victoria’s description entered either location on May 15 and no register orders showed a combination of foods the grandmother reported as being ordered were placed on that day.”clarionledger.com
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 5:36:36pm |
re: #441 Charles Johnson
How nice that Glenn Greenwald stood up for John Schindler’s privacy.
Self-interest. Anything else would damage his ‘pro-privacy’ personal brand.
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 5:38:22pm |
Early Hattiesburg returns: fried okra/voodoo shrimp combo leading both Cochran and McDaniel
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 25, 2014
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 5:40:07pm |
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe has defeated four challengers to win the Republican nomination.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 25, 2014
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 5:40:37pm |
re: #434 Rightwingconspirator
I’m getting to a 24hour rule on any and all internet outrages. I’m just so done with clickbait crapola. That and ratings rants. BBC America and Al Jaz America are now my TV news sources. That’s it. Often enough anymore the TV is off and I’m running a playlist on Spotify.
Same here. I was thinking earlier that as a society we seem to crave the snake oil—the fast/easy/cheap cure, the Jerry Springer outrageous outrages & clickbait headlines, always sort of skimming the info… never looking at anything too deeply as that requires more than a 24-hour attention span. Now that everything including the news media is basically corporate-owned, financial profitability seems to be the driving factor for, well, for everything.
Example: Yesterday I got a call from a doctor, a specialist, that I last saw over a year ago. The doctor himself was okay, but I didn’t like the practice—it felt like a factory, very…. I can’t find the word I’m looking for. Anyway, I got an automated call from his office today saying, “We haven’t seen you in over a year, and we’re concerned about your health….” Really? You’re so concerned that you had that goddamned automated system call me and talk to me in a computer-effing-generated voice? You’re billing what, several hundred dollars an hour? And you can’t pay someone to pick up the phone?? Screw that. I’m not going back there.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 5:40:49pm |
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Charles Johnson Jun 24, 2014 5:41:10pm |
re: #448 jaunte
Self-interest. Anything else would damage his ‘pro-privacy’ personal brand.
Absolutely. It’s just another manipulative tactic. Greenwald never does anything against his self-interest.
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 5:43:00pm |
Invaluable data: the 10 states most dependent on Uncle Sam: http://t.co/WQLsfAtyGZ (spoiler alert: Mississippi is #1)
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 25, 2014
McDaniel has said he would have found it “tough” to vote for Katrina aid for his state. Please elect this man. Thank you.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 25, 2014
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Amory Blaine Jun 24, 2014 5:44:36pm |
Fucking cruel asshole.
Man who allegedly killed goat in front of co-workers charged with felony
According to the complaint:
A manager at Kipp told police that Pardee had been bringing the goat to work for a while, but on Friday he had locked his keys in his car and could not put the goat inside. He said Pardee put the goat into some crates but it escaped and was caught by another employee.
Told that he could not keep the goat in the building, Pardee took the goat from the employee, raised it above his head and smashed the goat to the ground.
Pardee admitted to Officer Ryahn Smith that he killed the goat by striking its head on a curb. Then he put the goat under his car so that he could give it “a proper funeral.”
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Rightwingconspirator Jun 24, 2014 5:46:43pm |
re: #451 CuriousLurker
Sent ya a lil DM way off topic
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 5:46:58pm |
re: #455 Amory Blaine
Fucking cruel asshole.
Man who allegedly killed goat in front of co-workers charged with felony
He said he thought smashing the goat’s head would be the most humane way to kill it.
OK let’s….(finish the thought)
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 5:47:08pm |
re: #441 Charles Johnson
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I’m kinda wondering if GG might be worried about his own embarrassing photos that might be out there somewhere…
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CuriousLurker Jun 24, 2014 5:48:16pm |
re: #456 Rightwingconspirator
Sent ya a lil DM way off topic
K, I’m gonna go check (I don’t have Tweetdeck open right now).
Later, lizards.
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wrenchwench Jun 24, 2014 5:49:17pm |
re: #458 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m kinda wondering if GG might be worried about his own embarrassing photos that might be out there somewhere…
Oh Monaaaaaa….
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Pie-onist Overlord Jun 24, 2014 5:50:30pm |
YES WHO THE FUCK NEEDS YOONYUNZ!!!! EVERYBODY WAS SO MUCH HAPPIER WORKING 15 HRS/DAY FOR PENNIES WITH NO BENEFITS, NO PENSIONS, NO TIME OFF, THROWN OUT ON THE STREET AFTER A DISABLING ACCIDENT. YOU TELL ‘EM JANIE U HAV ALL TEH JRRB EXPERIENS!!!!
@jjauthor Look at Detroit and Bethtlehem, and Pittsburg! Unions did ZERO for the workers but price them OUT OF BUSINESS!! #tcot #IRSscandal— fred dorward (@ferdistan) June 25, 2014
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 5:50:51pm |
re: #458 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m kinda wondering if GG might be worried about his own embarrassing photos that might be out there somewhere…
I think he may be one of those people who are missing an embarrassment setting.
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Decatur Deb Jun 24, 2014 5:53:05pm |
re: #462 Pie-onist Overlord
YES WHO THE FUCK NEEDS YOONYUNZ!!!! EVERYBODY WAS SO MUCH HAPPIER WORKING 15 HRS/DAY FOR PENNIES WITH NO BENEFITS, NO PENSIONS, NO TIME OFF, THROWN OUT ON THE STREET AFTER A DISABLING ACCIDENT. YOU TELL ‘EM JANIE U HAV ALL TEH JRRB EXPERIENS!!!!
Look at Detroit and Bethtlehem, and Pittsburg! Unions did ZERO for the workers but price them OUT OF BUSINESS!!
Wow!! Yon scab managed to spell one of the cities correctly.
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 5:54:03pm |
If you’re going to use drugs like this, don’t have kids and for chrissakes, don’t take them to your deals.
Cops: Child used as collateral in heroin deal
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Amory Blaine Jun 24, 2014 5:56:11pm |
Speaking of unions, Walkers administration shows his contempt for prison guards.
State prison guards demand 1% raise they say is overdue
Union guards in Wisconsin prisons shouldn’t have to wait any longer to get the 1% raise given to all other state workers a year ago, a labor leader argues in a letter to Gov. Scott Walker.
In the letter sent this week to Walker, Marty Beil, a frequent critic of the GOP governor and head of the Wisconsin State Employees Union, called on Walker to approve for corrections officers the raise that most other state employees received on June 29, 2013.
“You have often said that you value state employees and the jobs that they do. Here is an opportunity to back the words with action,” Beil wrote in a letter to Walker.
Related
Prison wardens get hefty pay raises by switching posts
Six prison wardens locked in pay raises of 8% to 13% this week — bringing their pay to just under $100,000 a year — at a time when most correctional officers and other state employees are getting 1% pay raises.
The Department of Corrections was able to award the increases by moving wardens from one prison to another, because state rules allow larger wage increases for such job transfers. Some corrections officers derided the maneuver as a loophole, noting officers are often sent from one institution to another without seeing bumps in pay.
The raises included an 11% boost for Warden Michael Dittmann. An internal Department of Corrections investigation found evidence that Dittmann, about 10 years ago, used slurs against gays and threw refrigerated oranges at the groins of staff who disagreed with him.
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jaunte Jun 24, 2014 5:56:48pm |
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RealityBasedSteve Jun 24, 2014 5:57:50pm |
Mississippi U.S. Senate (R) (11.5%)
Candidates Votes Percent
Cochran 14,104 55.5
McDaniel 11,297 44.5
There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth in freeperland. They seem broken hearted that THEIR RWNJ isn’t going to replace the Establishent RWNJ.
RBS
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Justanotherhuman Jun 24, 2014 5:58:16pm |
re: #458 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m kinda wondering if GG might be worried about his own embarrassing photos that might be out there somewhere…
Haha, someone who called himself “DomMascHry31” when he was in the porn business?
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Timothy Watson Jun 24, 2014 5:58:44pm |
re: #468 jaunte
Yes, if only Pittsburg steelworkers were willing to work for the $135 a month that Indian steelworkers get.
sacw.net
Not to mention, Pittsburgh is a nice city still, nowhere near as much manufacturing, but more technology and medical businesses are located there, plus several universities.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 24, 2014 6:00:17pm |
re: #470 Justanotherhuman
Haha, someone who called himself “DomMascHry31” when he was in the porn business?
I was thinking the same thing…
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Decatur Deb Jun 24, 2014 6:01:37pm |
re: #469 RealityBasedSteve
Mississippi U.S. Senate (R) (11.5%)
Candidates Votes Percent
Cochran 14,104 55.5
McDaniel 11,297 44.5There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth in freeperland. They seem broken hearted that THEIR RWNJ isn’t going to replace the Establishent RWNJ.
RBS
Mississippi Goddam
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Decatur Deb Jun 24, 2014 6:06:03pm |
re: #471 Timothy Watson
Not to mention, Pittsburgh a nice city still, nowhere near as much manufacturing, but more technology and medical businesses are located there, plus several universities.
If unions were the villain, then Birmingham AL would still be pouring steel.
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BeachDem Jun 24, 2014 6:14:38pm |
Slight bit of good news from South Carolina. Sally Atwater (the charming widow of charming Lee) is losing her runoff for the R candidate for State School Superintendent. (Yes, there’s a Democrat running, but…)
Her opponent in the R runoff is functionally a Democrat (that’s really all the Club for Growth folks could say against her), so there’s that.
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Rocky-in-Connecticut Jun 24, 2014 6:24:10pm |
re: #2 Targetpractice
No, I disagree. Dr. Carson is by objective standards a smart, intelligent man. The problem is, time and time again we witness the fact that blind ideology triumphs over intelligence.
The promise of Utopia so permeates the right wing/Libertarian fantasy world that otherwise intelligent people make asinine and stupid decisions and hold onto demonstrably false assumptions. Dr. Carson is just the latest example of ideology over Science and real world facts. His is a very human condition, and one where my outlook towards the future for much of this country is in serious doubt.
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Stanley Sea Jun 24, 2014 6:29:27pm |
re: #469 RealityBasedSteve
Mississippi U.S. Senate (R) (11.5%)
Candidates Votes Percent
Cochran 14,104 55.5
McDaniel 11,297 44.5There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth in freeperland. They seem broken hearted that THEIR RWNJ isn’t going to replace the Establishent RWNJ.
RBS
If that holds I await the reincarnation of acorn acorn acorn. Ha ha and ha.
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Rocky-in-Connecticut Jun 25, 2014 4:57:23am |
re: #38 Bulworth
a lot of their frustration comes from the fact they cannot return to a prior era because they never really existed in the first place. They hold a lot of fantasy, filtered recollections, and myth as sacred. Empirical evidence, real world current events, and real history are pushed far down on their list of priorities.
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CriticalDragon1177 Jun 25, 2014 8:46:30am |
re: #6 Charles Johnson
This man is Presidential material!
He’d give Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert plenty of material.
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CriticalDragon1177 Jun 25, 2014 8:49:30am |
re: #462 Pie-onist Overlord
YES WHO THE FUCK NEEDS YOONYUNZ!!!! EVERYBODY WAS SO MUCH HAPPIER WORKING 15 HRS/DAY FOR PENNIES WITH NO BENEFITS, NO PENSIONS, NO TIME OFF, THROWN OUT ON THE STREET AFTER A DISABLING ACCIDENT. YOU TELL ‘EM JANIE U HAV ALL TEH JRRB EXPERIENS!!!!
@jjauthor Look at Detroit and Bethtlehem, and Pittsburg! Unions did ZERO for the workers but price them OUT OF BUSINESS!! #tcot #IRSscandal— fred dorward (@ferdistan) June 25, 2014
I’m not sure, but hasn’t the percentage of Americans that are actually in Unions been steadily decreasing for awhile? If that’s true, it hardly backs up the claim that unions are the cause of our economic woes today as people like this claim.
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