The Incredible Hulk King-Size Special #1 - October 1968

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Featuring an anatomically exaggerated cover by the great Jim Steranko, here’s the first “King-Size Special” (which means it cost 25 cents instead of 12 cents) of Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk series, published in October 1968, purchased by a younger version of me at a small grocery shop on Kaimuki Boulevard and then sealed in a wooden box for 45 years.

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1 b_sharp  Jul 26, 2014 6:48:51pm

You didn’t read it?

2 The War TARDIS  Jul 26, 2014 6:58:03pm

Meanwhile, this article just popped up on Wikipedia:

Forever After

Christians yahoos trying to imitate actual music, and doing it poorly. What really bugs me is the fact that this idiot named a song :(

3 The War TARDIS  Jul 26, 2014 6:59:12pm

First American Victim of the West Africa Ebola Virus:

An American Dr. Kent Brantly, the medical director for Samaritan’s Purse in Liberia, has tested positive for the virus.

4 Charles Johnson  Jul 26, 2014 7:01:34pm

re: #1 b_sharp

My curse is that I read everything. The story was set in South America, and featured Lockjaw, the giant alien bulldog creature.

5 CuriousLurker  Jul 26, 2014 7:05:05pm

Here’s one for the Cali lizards as I get ready to call it a night:

6 Charles Johnson  Jul 26, 2014 7:07:34pm

Marvel Comics is missing out on a huge marketing opportunity by not casting a devastatingly cute bulldog as Lockjaw.

7 nines09  Jul 26, 2014 7:08:56pm

Remember the horror of comics going from 10 Cents to 12 Cents?

8 nines09  Jul 26, 2014 7:11:02pm

I’m that old. It was a big deal for comic buying poor boys. Return bottles and all.

9 thedopefishlives  Jul 26, 2014 7:12:11pm

re: #7 nines09

Remember the horror of comics going from 10 Cents to 12 Cents?

I was never allowed to own comic books. Well, that and there weren’t really any comic book shops nearby.

10 Stanley Sea  Jul 26, 2014 7:15:58pm

re: #5 CuriousLurker

Here’s one for the Cali lizards as I get ready to call it a night:

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The redwood tree slaughter photo was sad.

11 Charles Johnson  Jul 26, 2014 7:22:00pm
12 CuriousLurker  Jul 26, 2014 7:22:37pm

re: #10 Stanley Sea

The redwood tree slaughter photo was sad.

Yeah, sad. I had to giggle at Disneyland’s “Mad Tea Party ride” though—quite prophetic of them.

13 nines09  Jul 26, 2014 7:22:38pm

re: #9 thedopefishlives

I was never allowed to own comic books. Well, that and there weren’t really any comic book shops nearby.

Two corner stores where I was growing up had an extensive comic and magazine rack. Numbers and ponies too if you get my drift. Comics. Poor boys Shakespeare. You might have liked them as I did.

14 Floral Giraffe  Jul 26, 2014 7:24:33pm

re: #12 CuriousLurker

Yeah, sad. I had to giggle at Disneyland’s “Mad Tea Party ride” though—quite prophetic of them.

Mr. Toads Wild Ride! It was the best, well, after the spinning tea cups!

15 thedopefishlives  Jul 26, 2014 7:24:38pm

re: #13 nines09

Two corner stores where I was growing up had an extensive comic and magazine rack. Numbers and ponies too if you get my drift. Comics. Poor boys Shakespeare. You might have liked them as I did.

Undoubtedly I would’ve. I’ve always been a voracious reader, and I’ve been a geek from the earliest days.

16 William Barnett-Lewis  Jul 26, 2014 7:24:50pm

Great. Hailstorm. Sounds actually kind of cool on the metal of the trailer I’m living in but I just hope things don’t get any worse.

17 thedopefishlives  Jul 26, 2014 7:25:58pm

re: #16 William Barnett-Lewis

Great. Hailstorm. Sounds actually kind of cool on the metal of the trailer I’m living in but I just hope things don’t get any worse.

The fishfolk’s house has a metal roof. Even a normal rainfall sounds epic in there.

18 Decatur Deb  Jul 26, 2014 7:26:00pm

re: #16 William Barnett-Lewis

Great. Hailstorm. Sounds actually kind of cool on the metal of the trailer I’m living in but I just hope things don’t get any worse.

Well anchored?

19 William Barnett-Lewis  Jul 26, 2014 7:26:59pm

re: #18 Decatur Deb

Well anchored?

One can hope. But even then … blowing past already and nothing much else on radar.

20 CuriousLurker  Jul 26, 2014 7:29:16pm

Okay, I’m gonna go check WBL’s “This Morning On The Way Home From Work” page before I shuffle of to go watch videos & sleep.

Will you guys do me a big favor and keep an eye on my new FGM page? I wouldn’t usually bother you over it, but it’s one of those subjects that almost sure to attract… y’know…. // heh.

TIA!

21 Snarknado!  Jul 26, 2014 7:31:51pm

re: #9 thedopefishlives

I was never allowed to own comic books. Well, that and there weren’t really any comic book shops nearby.

My mother threw out all my comic books one summer when I was at camp. What they’d be worth today…

22 Charles Johnson  Jul 26, 2014 7:32:34pm

re: #20 CuriousLurker

Okay, I’m gonna go check WBL’s “This Morning On The Way Home From Work” page before I shuffle of to go watch videos & sleep.

Will you guys do me a big favor and keep an eye on my new FGM page? I wouldn’t usually bother you over it, but it’s one of those subjects that almost sure to attract… y’know…. // heh.

TIA!

It’s already happening on Twitter.

23 thedopefishlives  Jul 26, 2014 7:32:36pm

re: #21 Snarknado!

My mother threw out all my comic books one summervwhen I was at camp. What they’d be worth today…

We had my cousin’s X-Men comics stored in our basement for a time. It was the closest I’d ever been to a real collection.

24 Ryan King  Jul 26, 2014 7:33:14pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Marvel Comics is missing out on a huge marketing opportunity by not casting a devastatingly cute bulldog as Lockjaw.

Maybe some lasers?

25 nines09  Jul 26, 2014 7:33:42pm

re: #15 thedopefishlives

I was also. Still do, although I feel as if it all rips Shakespeare off except for the Spidey Powers and Spidey Sense part. /

26 Decatur Deb  Jul 26, 2014 7:34:00pm

re: #10 Stanley Sea

The redwood tree slaughter photo was sad.

The surfer shot reminded me that I saw a note today—Endless Summer is 50 years old, being given a limited theatrical release.

27 makeitstop  Jul 26, 2014 7:40:47pm

re: #26 Decatur Deb

The surfer shot reminded me that I saw a note today—Endless Summer is 50 years old, being given a limited theatrical release.

I had the day-glo poster for that movie on my wall when I was a kid.

28 Blue Fielder  Jul 26, 2014 7:40:49pm

Eh, not as interesting as a Giant-Size Man-Thing. And comicwise, I’m a Donaldist myself. I’d love to get the Donald/Scrooge comic collections Fantagraphics publishes but they are so damned expensive. Why, you’d have to be some kind of tycoon to own them, like someone with seventeen fantasticatillion dollars or something.

On an unrelated matter, I gave plasma today because I am not a rich man and wanted money. They filled me full of holes, asked me a million questions, hooked me up to a nightmarish machine…

…and gave me $25 for my time.

I’m goin’ back Tuesday.

29 Kragar  Jul 26, 2014 7:46:45pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Marvel Comics is missing out on a huge marketing opportunity by not casting a devastatingly cute bulldog as Lockjaw.

He’s already got a whole team

30 Gus  Jul 26, 2014 7:47:07pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

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It’s 2014 and they’re still at it. Nothing crazy about that, AMIRITE! //

31 Decatur Deb  Jul 26, 2014 7:47:34pm

re: #27 makeitstop

I had the day-glo poster for that movie on my wall when I was a kid.

Saw it when it opened in NYC. Just realized that it dates my great year in NY before getting drafted.

32 Decatur Deb  Jul 26, 2014 7:49:22pm

re: #28 Blue Fielder

…snip

I’m goin’ back Tuesday.

Not for real, right? Talk to medics, an’ all.

33 William Barnett-Lewis  Jul 26, 2014 7:51:26pm

re: #28 Blue Fielder

Wish I had one of those shops here in town…

34 Snarknado!  Jul 26, 2014 7:51:53pm

re: #32 Decatur Deb

Not for real, right? Talk to medics, an’ all.

You can donate plasma twice a week, no problem.

35 Charles Johnson  Jul 26, 2014 7:55:07pm

re: #29 Kragar

He’s already got a whole team

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That Shih-Tzu scares the living hell out of me.

36 Decatur Deb  Jul 26, 2014 7:56:04pm

re: #34 Snarknado!

You can donate plasma twice a week, no problem.

Not in a rational world. You can probably sell your liver these days.

37 KingKenrod  Jul 26, 2014 7:57:27pm

re: #28 Blue Fielder

$6 for used ain’t bad.

Fantagraphics is like the Criterion of comics - maybe a little more expensive, but you’ll rarely be disappointed with the quality. I bought the six Segar Popeye volumes when each was published, and they’re wonderful.

38 b_sharp  Jul 26, 2014 7:57:28pm

re: #4 Charles Johnson

My curse is that I read everything. The story was set in South America, and featured Lockjaw, the giant alien bulldog creature.

My comic collection, had I not had brothers, would be very similar to yours.

39 thedopefishlives  Jul 26, 2014 8:00:56pm

Goodnight, gentle Lizardim. May the derp fall utterly silent before your wit and eloquence. If only to preserve our collective sanity as a species.

40 b_sharp  Jul 26, 2014 8:00:57pm

re: #30 Gus

It’s 2014 and they’re still at it. Nothing crazy about that, AMIRITE! //

Nice to see you back Guster.

41 Floral Giraffe  Jul 26, 2014 8:06:31pm

re: #30 Gus

Welcome back!

42 Gus  Jul 26, 2014 8:07:31pm

re: #40 b_sharp

Nice to see you back Guster.

re: #41 Floral Giraffe

Welcome back!

Thanks. Not sure how long I’ll last.

43 Decatur Deb  Jul 26, 2014 8:09:46pm

re: #42 Gus

Thanks. Not sure how long I’ll last.

Once more to the breach, asshole.

44 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Jul 26, 2014 8:11:09pm

re: #43 Decatur Deb

Once more to the breach, asshole.

That sentence is horrifying if you switch the position of the last two words.

45 b_sharp  Jul 26, 2014 8:12:12pm

re: #44 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

That sentence is horrifying if you switch the position of the last two words.

Which I did.

So, I’m a fool.

46 Gus  Jul 26, 2014 8:16:50pm

Zamboni.

47 Gus  Jul 26, 2014 8:17:47pm

Finally some 80s starting tomorrow. Whew.

48 Charles Johnson  Jul 26, 2014 8:19:17pm

Weird - the infamous “Bandini Mountain” commercial seems to be completely gone from the Internet.

49 jaunte  Jul 26, 2014 8:22:32pm
50 goddamnedfrank  Jul 26, 2014 8:30:25pm

re: #48 Charles Johnson

Weird - the infamous “Bandini Mountain” commercial seems to be completely gone from the Internet.

Thailand has your quality fertilizer commercial needs covered.

Youtube Video

51 Blue Fielder  Jul 26, 2014 8:32:35pm

re: #36 Decatur Deb

Plasma != blood.

52 Snarknado!  Jul 26, 2014 8:34:20pm

re: #36 Decatur Deb

Not in a rational world. You can probably sell your liver these days.

I did it for about a year in my poverty period. Still here, old bleached scar on my arm.

53 Blue Fielder  Jul 26, 2014 8:38:23pm

re: #37 KingKenrod

I saw the used price. And I can barely afford that.

54 jaunte  Jul 26, 2014 8:43:37pm
55 Targetpractice  Jul 26, 2014 8:48:21pm

re: #54 jaunte

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There’s another film that couldn’t be made today. A horror film where the majority of the horror is based upon suspense and build-up rather than blood and jump scares? Hollywood would never go for it.

56 BeachDem  Jul 26, 2014 8:57:17pm

re: #26 Decatur Deb

The surfer shot reminded me that I saw a note today—Endless Summer is 50 years old, being given a limited theatrical release.

Well, that makes me officially older than dirt. That was my high-school boyfriend’s favorite movie and we saw it endlessly. (I’m confused though, about it being 50 years old, because I thought it came out in 1966.)

57 jaunte  Jul 26, 2014 9:08:16pm

Large:
500px.com

58 jaunte  Jul 26, 2014 9:13:12pm

Surfing with Dolphins
Matt Hutton

500px.com

59 Gus  Jul 26, 2014 9:59:28pm
60 Gus  Jul 26, 2014 10:02:02pm
61 KiTA  Jul 26, 2014 11:54:07pm

This thread reminds me that I can get poster-size remakes of classic Marvel and DC comics and put said posters up at my bench at work. Hm.

To the Interwebs!

62 BillinGlendaleCA  Jul 27, 2014 1:38:58am

Southern California Sunset 1959

Seeing the retro CA comments above, this is a picture my dad took of a sunset in Thousand Oaks, CA. There is a distinct lack of houses in the picture, something that would not be true soon after the picture was taken.

63 freetoken  Jul 27, 2014 2:44:21am

And now Cherubini:

MP3 Audio

64 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 2:53:04am

65 Dr Lizardo  Jul 27, 2014 2:57:27am

re: #62 BillinGlendaleCA

Thousand Oaks - nice place, and if memory serves me correctly, pretty expensive. It was when I was a kid, at least, and I doubt that’s changed much. Originally I’m from South Pasadena.

66 dr. luba  Jul 27, 2014 3:02:10am

I am in Lviv, Ukraine, and there is a definitely a war on, and not just in the east. Yesterday someone fired an RPG at the mayor’s house; luckily, he was in the country with his family. The mayor of Kremenchuk was killed the same day. A general mobilization has been called.

Life away from the war zone is stressful, and has been since last November. People are on edge, worried about a possible Russian invasion. These sorts of events, and the bomb scares we’ve had lately (pranksters or terrorists, no one knows) don’t help.

This war has backfired on Putin; rather than dividing Ukrainians, it has united them into a real country. It is the youth who are moving the country forward; they consider themselves European, hate Putin, and now all things Russian.

It is reflected in the kitsch and souvenirs; in the market here you can buy Putin door mats (to clean your dirty shoes on) and Putin toilet paper. Putin Huylo t-shirts are quite popular. Flags—Ukrainian and UNO—fly everywhere. And pretty much everything that can be painted yellow and blue has been, including fences, benches, light poles, tractors, and city name signs.

Every town has a memorial to the martyrs of the Maidan and the war dead. People bring flowers, light candles, and weep for our lost youth. Fuck Putin, fuck those Russians who blindly follow him, and fuck his western supporters and enablers (that’s you, Ron Paul and Steven Cohen)!

Eternal Memory to Heroes (Lutsk)

67 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jul 27, 2014 3:30:18am

The war is also an enormous shell game. Lots of plausible deniability, whenever some atrocity happens , it is always put down to “rogue elements” who are said to be acting on their own behalf.

68 BillinGlendaleCA  Jul 27, 2014 3:38:02am

re: #65 Dr Lizardo

I grew up there, it was really a great place to grow up. In the 60’s and 70’s, it was pretty much a bedroom community for the valley(think aerospace). In the mid 60’s we’d hear a low rumble and everything would shake for about 20 seconds. An earthquake? Nope, testing the Saturn-V rocket engines.

69 Teukka  Jul 27, 2014 4:12:32am

Wohooo!

Massive Thunderstorm, torrential downpour, winds which cool you down.

70 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 5:10:37am

I must say, the US really dropped the ball on MH17. Despite the meaningless “military intelligence” press conference we still don’t have the American satellite photos of the Buk, of the launch, or other relevant data. If you say A, say B. The very fact of the American failure to provide evidence is now used by conspiracy theorists.

71 Eventual Carrion  Jul 27, 2014 5:19:37am

re: #65 Dr Lizardo

Thousand Oaks - nice place, and if memory serves me correctly, pretty expensive. It was when I was a kid, at least, and I doubt that’s changed much. Originally I’m from South Pasadena.

My family moved to LA area in ‘61 and left in ‘66 (I was a young’n then, we moved there not long after I was born). Remember a little about the time there, but mostly remember the drive back to PA when we moved back. We lived in Canoga Park and then Glendale area while there.

72 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 5:24:13am

re: #70 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

Just speculation, but perhaps with the international community by and large already pointing the blame at the Ukraine rebels, and by extension their Russian backers, and by extension again, Putin, the US gov’t doesn’tsee the need to make any proof public as opinion is already against the Russians

Perhaps they’re waiting for the proper venue, say the UN’s security council OR full body

73 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 5:32:34am

re: #72 sattv4u2

Just speculation, but perhaps with the international community by and large already pointing the blame at the Ukraine rebels, and by extension their Russian backers, and by extension again, Putin, the US gov’t doesn’tsee the need to make any proof public as opinion is already against the Russians

Perhaps they’re waiting for the proper venue, say the UN’s security council OR full body

In such a case they had better kept their mouths shut, because at first making such claims and then failing to prove them only carries water for pro-Putin forces. At least the Russian MoD provided some satellite photos and alleged recorded flight path/radar data, no matter how doubtful they may be. Now the pro-Putin folks are simply laughing at the US claims.

Also, nobody is waiting for anything UN, it has already taken place, and the US had nothing original to say.

74 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 5:34:16am

It was the equivalent of a detective saying: “It was N. who killer her, I have all the evidence to prove it, namely, I swear by my mom!”.

75 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 5:37:12am

re: #74 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

It was the equivalent of a detective saying: “It was N. who killer her, I have all the evidence to prove it, namely, I swear by my mom!”.

Or could be “It was N. who killer her, I have all the evidence to prove it, and I will present it in a court of law instead of the 6 o’clock news”

But I do somewhat agree with you. Don’t say “A” when when you’re not at time/place to show “B”

76 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 5:38:18am

re: #75 sattv4u2

Except they already had the press conference and presented nothing (original).

77 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 5:44:48am

re: #76 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

Except they already had the press conference and presented nothing (original).

And I agreed that wasn’t tactically smart

78 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 5:47:08am

re: #77 sattv4u2

And I agreed that wasn’t tactically smart

And nobody said that anything else might be presented in any other venues.

79 Dr Lizardo  Jul 27, 2014 5:48:40am

re: #71 Eventual Carrion

My family moved to LA area in ‘61 and left in ‘66 (I was a young’n then, we moved there not long after I was born). Remember a little about the time there, but mostly remember the drive back to PA when we moved back. We lived in Canoga Park and then Glendale area while there.

For a few years, my grandmother lived in Highland Park.

Good times. :)

80 Dr Lizardo  Jul 27, 2014 5:55:35am

BBIAB.

81 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 5:59:40am

Dirty undies spoiled Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s plan to blow up Christmas Day flight from US to Amsterdam

A MAN who tried to blow up a transatlantic flight by detonating explosives in his underpants failed because explosives had become “degraded” after he wore the same underwear for two weeks, it has been claimed.

Known as the “underwear bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was caught trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day in 2009 en route to the US from Amsterdam.

The plane made an emergency landing in Detroit after the bomb failed to go off, instead causing a fire which left Abdulmutallab with burns to his groin.

US officials traced the bomb plot to al Qaeda and at his trial the 25-year-old Nigerian called the bomb a “blessed weapon” to avenge the mistreatment of Muslims.

John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), told the Aspen Security Forum this week that the explosive device failed because of the length of time Abdulmutallab wore his underpants.

Pistole said “The bomber had had the device with him for over two weeks.”

Asked if this meant the bomb had become damp, he replied: “Let’s say it was degraded.”

82 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:07:26am

re: #81 NJDhockeyfan

I hope that everything “down there” burned out ;)

83 Varek Raith  Jul 27, 2014 6:08:09am

re: #73 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

In such a case they had better kept their mouths shut, because at first making such claims and then failing to prove them only carries water for pro-Putin forces. At least the Russian MoD provided some satellite photos and alleged recorded flight path/radar data, no matter how doubtful they may be. Now the pro-Putin folks are simply laughing at the US claims.

Also, nobody is waiting for anything UN, it has already taken place, and the US had nothing original to say.

I have to agree. When we say stuff like that, we better well damn prove it.

84 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:09:58am

re: #83 Varek Raith

Thankfully, there’s lots of other evidence.

85 Varek Raith  Jul 27, 2014 6:10:40am

re: #84 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

Thankfully, there’s lots of other evidence.

Indeed

86 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 6:12:55am

re: #82 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

I hope that everything “down there” burned out ;)

I found the story quite hilarious but why are they giving up that information? Doesn’t this help the terrorists make a better bomb next time now that they know how this one failed?

87 Teukka  Jul 27, 2014 6:13:45am

So, update on the slight thundershower that we had in Stockholm. Numerous places without water, subway flooded, malls flooded. And pedestrian tunnels flooded:

*buttons down the hatches and waits for more*

88 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:14:47am

Allegedly.

89 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:15:13am

re: #87 Teukka

Eww ;)

90 andres  Jul 27, 2014 6:16:13am

re: #86 NJDhockeyfan

I found the story quite hilarious but why are they giving up that information? Doesn’t this help the terrorists make a better bomb next time now that they know how this one failed?

My guess is that, it is moronic because that should be one of the first things you learn about explosives, don’t put them in damp places. It’s also moronic because that should be changed more frequently than bi-weekly as a part of regular hygiene.

91 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:17:09am

Milla Jovovic was nowhere to be seen. /////

92 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:18:31am

re: #90 andres

My guess is that, it is moronic because that should be one of the first things you learn about explosives, don’t put them in damp places. It’s also moronic because that should be changed more frequently than bi-weekly as a part of regular hygiene.

At least once a week!

///

93 Varek Raith  Jul 27, 2014 6:19:46am

Way TMI.

94 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:20:05am

See, some info the US will publish…

95 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 6:23:22am

re: #86 NJDhockeyfan

re: #93 Varek Raith

re: #92 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

re: #90 andres

What is this “UNDERWEAR” of which you all speak!?!?!

96 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:23:50am
97 Feline Fearless Leader  Jul 27, 2014 6:23:51am

Differing sources, but one says that today 70 years ago was launching of USS Lizardfish.

en.wikipedia.org

98 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 6:24:30am
99 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 6:24:47am
100 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 6:35:29am
101 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:38:27am

So jaunte mentioned that “The Dispossessed Majority” was advertised in that issue of Reason. I’ve found a newer edition of the book (1996, I suppose), and it’s a hoot. Here’s a chapter on the Jews, for example:
archive.org
“Enjoy”.

102 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 6:40:21am
103 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 6:43:45am

Talk about being old:

104 HappyWarrior  Jul 27, 2014 6:43:54am

re: #98 FemNaziBitch

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Then Sessions can give up his health care. Hypocritical asshole.

105 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 6:44:20am

Headache day, you’ll have to proceed without me.

:(

106 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 6:44:30am

re: #101 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

So jaunte mentioned that “The Dispossessed Majority” was advertised in that issue of Reason. I’ve found a newer edition of the book (1996, I suppose), and it’s a hoot. Here’s a chapter on the Jews, for example:
archive.org
“Enjoy”.

On p. 161 pure Holocaust denial begins. Rassinier, Faurisson, Butz, Leuchter…

107 HappyWarrior  Jul 27, 2014 6:44:31am

re: #102 FemNaziBitch

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Wow I don’t even know the word for that. Asshole is too generous.

108 Feline Fearless Leader  Jul 27, 2014 6:45:46am

re: #98 FemNaziBitch

GOP solution to the VA mess - eliminate the VA.
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109 HappyWarrior  Jul 27, 2014 6:47:25am

re: #108 Feline Fearless Leader

GOP solution to the VA mess - eliminate the VA.
///

That’s their solution to every problem. Oh there’s some welfare fraud? Let’s get rid of the whole system. It’s a really childish approach by an especially childish party.

110 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 6:47:48am

Hmmm…I hope they aren’t running any special sales on nukes…

111 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 6:51:46am

It’s nice to see the reports that Hamas is losing the support of Gazans but it’s hard to be too optimistic
Destroy Hamas? Something worse would follow: Pentagon intel chief

112 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 6:52:23am

re: #110 NJDhockeyfan

I read that earlier

I have no idea what/ how the shipping route would be. It’s not like they’re in the same region (al a Iran / Gaza) where there is a usable route (Iran >> Syria>> Lebanon>> trhe sea>> Gaza)

113 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 6:52:39am

and on that note, the long quiet drive home beckons

114 Teukka  Jul 27, 2014 6:56:12am

re: #110 NJDhockeyfan

Hmmm…I hope they aren’t running any special sales on nukes…

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Correction, the deal was secret.

115 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 6:56:24am

re: #112 sattv4u2

I read that earlier

I have no idea what/ how the shipping route would be. It’s not like they’re in the same region (al a Iran / Gaza) where there is a usable route (Iran >> Syria>> Lebanon>> trhe sea>> Gaza)

They were able to get Iranian missiles. Anything is possible out there. Israel has found 35 tunnels so far last I heard. Who knows how many more are still there and where they lead to?

116 Flounder  Jul 27, 2014 6:57:55am

Well, since this is a Marvel comic thread, is Marvel’s new movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, a big gamble?

If someone had told you a few years ago that Marvel would pass over some of the arguably more well-known characters in its library, such as Doctor Strange and Black Panther, and gamble a reported $170 million on a film starring a raccoon and a talking tree, you might have thought they were sniffing too much of Spider-Man’s web fluid.

The trailer actually makes me want to see it, but I won’t.

117 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 6:58:54am

re: #112 sattv4u2

I read that earlier

I have no idea what/ how the shipping route would be. It’s not like they’re in the same region (al a Iran / Gaza) where there is a usable route (Iran >> Syria>> Lebanon>> trhe sea>> Gaza)

They ship to Sudan and smuggle them in through Egypt/Sinai.

118 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Jul 27, 2014 6:59:40am

re: #115 NJDhockeyfan

They were able to get Iranian missiles. Anything is possible out there. Israel has found 35 tunnels so far last I heard. Who knows how many more are still there and where they lead to?

Well, here’s a hint: Not to North Korea.

119 Varek Raith  Jul 27, 2014 7:00:08am

re: #110 NJDhockeyfan

They’re nukes are big.
Sure as hell aren’t going to be sneaking them anywhere.
And besides, they aren’t that dumb, despite what you may think.

120 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 7:00:37am

re: #115 NJDhockeyfan

They were able to get Iranian missiles. Anything is possible out there. Israel has found 35 tunnels so far last I heard. Who knows how many more are still there and where they lead to?

The Egyptians are destroying a lot of tunnels lately too
Egypt army destroys 13 more Gaza tunnels

121 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 7:01:31am

re: #117 Killgore Trout

They ship to Sudan and smuggle them in through Egypt/Sinai.

That’s what I was thinking. The tunnels that lead to Sinai were said to be how the Iranian missiles made it into Gaza.

122 Dr Lizardo  Jul 27, 2014 7:03:44am

re: #116 Flounder

Well, since this is a Marvel comic thread, is Marvel’s new movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, a big gamble?

The trailer actually makes me want to see it, but I won’t.

Guardians of the Galaxy is getting rave reviews on Rottentomates.

rottentomatoes.com

123 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 7:03:51am

How did they get all this money? I thought all the cash we send them is used for food, medical supplies, etc?

Security officials say the deal between Hamas and North Korea is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and is being handled by a Lebanese-based trading company with close ties to the militant Palestinian organisation based in east Beirut.

Hamas officials are believed to have already made an initial cash down payment to secure the deal, and are now hoping that North Korea will soon begin shipping extra supplies of weapons to Gaza.

“Hamas is looking for ways to replenish its stocks of missiles because of the large numbers it has fired at Israel in recent weeks,” explained a security official. “North Korea is an obvious place to seek supplies because Pyongyang already has close ties with a number of militant Islamist groups in the Middle East.”

124 Flounder  Jul 27, 2014 7:07:26am

re: #122 Dr Lizardo

Spider-Man had a tough day yesterday though.

125 Dr Lizardo  Jul 27, 2014 7:08:02am

re: #124 Flounder

Spider-Man had a tough day yesterday though.

Heh. Well, even superheroes have their off days. :D

126 Shiplord Kirel  Jul 27, 2014 7:08:09am

re: #98 FemNaziBitch

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Jefferson Beauregard Sessions is just miffed because there are no Confederate veterans left for whom he can supply benefits.
Jeff was born in 1946, prime time for Vietnam service, but he didn’t get around to military service until 1973, when he joined the Army Reserve and deployment to Vietnam was safely off the table.
He did, however, provide political and moral support the war as a member of the Young Republicans. I can’t tell you how much this support meant to me at the time, since terms like “nano” and “pico” are not yet applied to purely subjective phenomena.

127 Decatur Deb  Jul 27, 2014 7:10:28am

re: #123 NJDhockeyfan

How did they get all this money? I thought all the cash we send them is used for food, medical supplies, etc?

Security officials say the deal between Hamas and North Korea is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and is being handled by a Lebanese-based trading company…

Hundreds of thousands of dollars isn’t piss for even low-intensity war. That’s like an hour of engagement. The Magical Balance Bullshitter is in full flight—the stories from all sides in this are transparent lies.

128 Eventual Carrion  Jul 27, 2014 7:11:11am

re: #92 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator

At least once a week!

///

I bath ever Friday if I need it or not!

129 Decatur Deb  Jul 27, 2014 7:11:52am

re: #126 Shiplord Kirel

That’s Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions the Third. Ah must insist.

130 Shiplord Kirel  Jul 27, 2014 7:12:13am

re: #127 Decatur Deb

Security officials say the deal between Hamas and North Korea is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and is being handled by a Lebanese-based trading company…

Hundreds of thousands of dollars isn’t piss for even low-intensity war. That’s like an hour of engagement. The Magical Balance Bullshitter is in full flight—the stories from all sides in this are transparent lies.

No kidding. Hundreds of thousands? Maybe some Saudi supporter pawned his watch and donated the proceeds.

131 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 7:14:43am

There are videos and reports today of a large column of armoured vehicles heading westwards through the Lugansk and Donetsk regions.

Among the vehicles filmed are at least 6 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 Strela-10 mobile surface-to-air missile launchers, 8 MT-LB armoured personnel carriers (each towing an artillery piece), 2 trucks loaded with anti-aircraft guns, a number of minibuses (presumably carrying troops) and a large articulated lorry.

132 Eventual Carrion  Jul 27, 2014 7:18:05am

re: #110 NJDhockeyfan

Hmmm…I hope they aren’t running any special sales on nukes…

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Pakistan must be asking for too much money.

133 Teukka  Jul 27, 2014 7:21:40am

re: #132 Eventual Carrion

Pakistan must be asking for too much money.

Please don’t let shit escalate to nukes. :(

134 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 7:25:23am

re: #130 Shiplord Kirel

No kidding. Hundreds of thousands? Maybe some Saudi supporter pawned his watch and donated the proceeds.

Then again they might have just pulled a suitcase out of storage for the down payment. Suitcases and bags stuffed with money aren’t unusual…

Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar recently returned with five suitcases stuffed with $20 million, which he says was collected in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, China, Pakistan, Iran and Egypt. A few days later, Hamas legislator Salah al-Bardaweel brought home another $4.5 million in bags.

If this weren’t so pathetic, it would be very funny.

135 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Jul 27, 2014 7:28:43am

re: #134 NJDhockeyfan

So why did you ask about the money we give to the PA, then?

136 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 7:33:47am

Morning Lizardim.

137 Shiplord Kirel  Jul 27, 2014 7:36:29am

I couldn’t launch even a half-assed war for less than a couple of billion, and even that would be with second hand Mirages and old Soviet tanks. If you want the high end stuff, well, the sky’s the limit.

138 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 7:40:26am

re: #137 Shiplord Kirel

I couldn’t launch even a half-assed war for less than a couple of billion, and even that would be with second hand Mirages and old Soviet tanks. If you want the high end stuff, well, the sky’s the limit.

Oh, come on. A few unguided rockets might cost a couple of million, tops. After that, the war would be launched.

/Hey, you said nothing about actually WAGING a war, only launching it

139 Romantic Heretic  Jul 27, 2014 7:43:47am

re: #135 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

So why did you ask about the money we give to the PA, then?

PA, Hamas, Palestinians. Same thing. //

140 Decatur Deb  Jul 27, 2014 7:43:52am

re: #137 Shiplord Kirel

I couldn’t launch even a half-assed war for less than a couple of billion, and even that would be with second hand Mirages and old Soviet tanks. If you want the high end stuff, well, the sky’s the limit.

By 1861 the US civil war was costing the Union side 1 billion per year. That’s a horse-drawn war and 1861 dollars. When the budget-cutting GOP asks for yet another war, you know they’re full of shit.

141 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 7:43:53am

Mornin’ everyone. Are we winning the war on What if?

142 ObserverArt  Jul 27, 2014 7:47:14am

Just flipped on MTP and the UN spokesperson is saying there has been an explosion in the UN compound in Gaza. He is also pretty pissed about the bombing of the UN schools. This is getting heated up between all parties.

143 Romantic Heretic  Jul 27, 2014 7:48:44am

re: #137 Shiplord Kirel

I couldn’t launch even a half-assed war for less than a couple of billion, and even that would be with second hand Mirages and old Soviet tanks. If you want the high end stuff, well, the sky’s the limit.

Which you can often get the money for from the people who you are buying from.

The people selling the weapons to you look good to their higher ups. “See the business we’ve brought in?”

The people lending the money look good to their higher ups. “This money will go to improving the economy in [country]. That’s good for our businesses!”

Since it’s two different parts of the government, who don’t communicate with each other, no one notices that it’s at best a wash. At worst it’s pouring fuel on a fire.

But weaponry is the world’s largest international business and no country believes they can do without it.

144 Decatur Deb  Jul 27, 2014 7:49:41am

re: #141 darthstar

Mornin’ everyone. Are we winning the war on What if?

I’m still dealing with the War of Sho’ Nuff.

The official estimate of the Union cost of the CW—just over 6 billion dollars, not counting the 3.3 billion in veteran’s services by 1906.

civilwarhome.com

145 Romantic Heretic  Jul 27, 2014 7:50:45am

re: #141 darthstar

Mornin’ everyone. Are we winning the war on What if?

Nobody knows since nobody knows what constitutes victory.

we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.

Dover Beach.

146 Romantic Heretic  Jul 27, 2014 7:56:41am

re: #140 Decatur Deb

By 1861 the US civil war was costing the Union side 1 billion per year. That’s a horse-drawn war and 1861 dollars. When the budget-cutting GOP asks for yet another war, you know they’re full of shit.

As my favourite author points out, “Armaments are a political necessity but an economic negative.”

Money sunk into armaments essentially disappears from the economy. Most of the stuff manufactured either destroys itself being used or is meant to be destroyed. At best it is sold as a remainder item for much less than it is worth.

One of the main reasons, in my opinion, that the Soviets lost the Cold War is the huge amount of their economy that disappeared into their armed forces. Something like a third of their GDP went into weaponry and an economy can’t handle a load like that. It meant consumer and capital goods weren’t being created and such a weak economy pulled the whole thing down.

147 BlueSpotinAL  Jul 27, 2014 7:58:40am

re: #144 Decatur Deb

I’m still dealing with the War of Sho’ Nuff.

The official estimate of the Union cost of the CW—just over 6 billion dollars, not counting the 3.3 billion in veteran’s services by 1906.

civilwarhome.com

“That was 3.3 billion too much.” Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions Sr. ////

148 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:00:51am

re: #145 Romantic Heretic

Nobody knows since nobody knows what constitutes victory.

Dover Beach.

Victory? My friend, you cannot win a war. There is no set definition of winning. One cannot both declare a war and then get to decide that war’s end. All of the parties involved must participate and agree (see the Japanese surrender in WWII - they simply said, “Enough with the nukes already, we quit, and we do so to protect our country from extinction.” Many people will say that the US won WWII, but where’s the trophy?

149 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 8:03:23am

Heckuva catch. This would have turned the conflict upside down if Hamas was able to pull this off.

Hamas’ mega-attack through Gaza terror tunnels exposed

Hamas had been planning a surprise attack where 200 fighters would have been dispatched through the dozens of tunnels dug by Hamas under the border from Gaza to Israel. The terror organization aimed to seize kibbutzim and other communities while killing and kidnapping Israeli civilians.

In total, thousands of Hamas terrorists would have been swarming across Israel, wearing IDF uniforms, which would have further complicated an Israeli response. Reports further indicate that Hezbollah may have planned to join the attack as well, opening another front in the north.

The source stressed that the current unplanned war with Hamas inadvertently thwarted a catastrophic event on an apocalyptic magnitude such as the Yom Kippur War, which would have ‘brought the State of Israel to its knees.’ The destruction of these tunnels takes away from Hamas a strategic weapon it has been working on and investing in heavily for years according to the source.

Each tunnel has arteries, veins, offshoots as well as offshoots of offshoots designed in intricate and complex arrangements. As one Israeli spokesman said, “There are two Gazas, one above ground and one below ground: an underground terrorist city.”

150 Decatur Deb  Jul 27, 2014 8:10:35am

re: #146 Romantic Heretic

As my favourite author points out, “Armaments are a political necessity but an economic negative.”

Money sunk into armaments essentially disappears from the economy. Most of the stuff manufactured either destroys itself being used or is meant to be destroyed. At best it is sold as a remainder item for much less than it is worth.
…snip

The most shining example was the US stockpile of cold-war chemical weapons—expensive to make, hideous to store, and ungodly expensive to demilitarize.

(Did get to watch a German company recovering value from millions of pounds of US and Soviet conventional explosives. They even manged to cast commercial quantities of aluminum ingots from the filler burn, though the attempt to make useful fertilizer didn’t cost out.)

151 Pie-onist Overlord  Jul 27, 2014 8:10:53am

What could be worse than Hamas?

Hamas with fighter jets.
Hamas with drones.
Hamas with nukes.

152 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 8:11:36am

re: #151 Pie-onist Overlord

What could be worse than Hamas?

Hamas with fighter jets.
Hamas with drones.
Hamas with nukes.

Hamas with sharks with giant frickin’ lasers.

153 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:13:09am

Hashtag wars, what are they good for? These numbers would easily reverse if the tables were turned. The important thing is to feel like you did your part (the magnetic yellow ribbons for the troops was my favorite - all the patriotism without any of the hassle of removing them once they faded…just peel and replace!)…

Anyway, just saw this with some snarky remark about one side paying for tweets, so I removed that part of it…

154 andres  Jul 27, 2014 8:13:27am

re: #149 NJDhockeyfan

Heckuva catch. This would have turned the conflict upside down if Hamas was able to pull this off.

Hamas’ mega-attack through Gaza terror tunnels exposed

This is worrisome. I don’t think any peace talk could be started after that, and the two-state solution will be off the table. It will turn into a true war.

155 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:17:17am

re: #149 NJDhockeyfan

Heckuva catch. This would have turned the conflict upside down if Hamas was able to pull this off.

Hamas’ mega-attack through Gaza terror tunnels exposed

Hamasnado!

156 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:18:03am

re: #152 thedopefishlives

Hamas with sharks with giant frickin’ lasers.

This is where I meant to put my Hamasnado! post.

157 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 8:21:44am

re: #156 darthstar

This is where I meant to put my Hamasnado! post.

Yeah, I thought about that one too. Get out of my head, you.

158 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:30:25am

re: #157 thedopefishlives

Yeah, I thought about that one too. Get out of my head, you.

My favorite stories are the “Hamas secretly planned to do x” ones. I mean, what if Hamas unleashed a team of mimes and they all trapped themselves in imaginary boxes, and while the people were paying attention, slightly amused, they had dwarfs sneak through the crowd carrying nukes? Huh? That would be pretty fucking sinister.

159 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 8:32:45am

Misleading headline of the day:

Israel ends Gaza cease-fire after Hamas shelling

160 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 8:33:26am

re: #159 NJDhockeyfan

Misleading headline of the day:

Israel ends Gaza cease-fire after Hamas shelling

*double take*

Wait, so Hamas fired and ISRAEL ended the cease-fire? Dafuq does that work?

161 kirkspencer  Jul 27, 2014 8:34:49am

re: #149 NJDhockeyfan

Heckuva catch. This would have turned the conflict upside down if Hamas was able to pull this off.

Hamas’ mega-attack through Gaza terror tunnels exposed

I’m suspicious of the claim.

An anonymous source in Israel’s intel makes an extraordinary claim of enemy intent. OK, I understand the need for anonymity, but the extraordinary level of the claim requires supplemental proof. And no, the tunnels aren’t them. The thousands of IDF uniforms these alleged attackers were going to be wearing would be a great example. As it is, the claim smacks of the, well, the same sort of crap I’ve seen from a lot of intense enemies. An example of the type is blood libel. “They” have done, or are planning to do, or have done, some atrocity so heinous that the only real solution is to wipe them out.

162 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:35:34am

This is cool - donotlink.com - allows you to link to offensive sites without improving their traffic (the example blow links to twitchy in a framebox)

163 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 8:39:05am

re: #161 kirkspencer

I’m suspicious of the claim.

An anonymous source in Israel’s intel makes an extraordinary claim of enemy intent. OK, I understand the need for anonymity, but the extraordinary level of the claim requires supplemental proof. And no, the tunnels aren’t them. The thousands of IDF uniforms these alleged attackers were going to be wearing would be a great example. As it is, the claim smacks of the, well, the same sort of crap I’ve seen from a lot of intense enemies. An example of the type is blood libel. “They” have done, or are planning to do, or have done, some atrocity so heinous that the only real solution is to wipe them out.

The reporting yesterday (via AP,, I did a page on it) 1st stated that Israel offered a 4 hour extension of the (at the time) current cease fire, which Hamas answered by sending rockets Israels way

Shortly after it was updated that Israel was extending the truce by 24 hours

Both versions had Israel saying that despite stopping most air/ ground operations they would continue to seek out and destroy the tunnels

164 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 8:39:54am

Hamas Terrorists Fire Rockets from a Gazan School
Youtube Video

165 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 8:40:01am

re: #161 kirkspencer

littlegreenfootballs.com

166 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:40:08am

re: #161 kirkspencer

See my 158 - mimes and little people.

167 Targetpractice  Jul 27, 2014 8:40:20am

re: #162 darthstar

This is cool - donotlink.com - allows you to link to offensive sites without improving their traffic (the example blow links to twitchy in a framebox)

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That’s a popular bit I’m hearing from wingnuts, “Nobody’s talking about impeachment but Obama!”

168 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 8:40:34am

re: #160 thedopefishlives

*double take*

Wait, so Hamas fired and ISRAEL ended the cease-fire? Dafuq does that work?

Ceasefires in this conflict are always one sided. It’s just the way it is.

169 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 8:43:19am

re: #161 kirkspencer

And re-looking at the AP link now, it states Hamas HAS agreed on the 24 hour extension

hosted.ap.org

170 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:45:13am

re: #164 Killgore Trout

Hamas Terrorists Fire Rockets from a Gazan School
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It’s an open conflict now. “Terrorist” is a term used during periods of relative peace and quiet when someone attacks a soft target killing innocent civilians.

Countries don’t invade others over a handful of terrorists. That’s silly. You’re minimizing Hamas’ threat to the safety and existence of Israel, which is the real reason for the invasion. Get your shit straight.

171 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 8:45:36am

re: #166 darthstar

See my 158 - mimes and little people.

And if the mimes WERE little people it would save valuable space

The imaginary box wouldn’t be as big!!!

172 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:46:14am

re: #171 sattv4u2

And if the mimes WERE little people it would save valuable space

The imaginary box wouldn’t be as big!!!

Good point. Even more sinister.

173 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 8:49:09am

re: #170 darthstar

It’s an open conflict now. “Terrorist” is a term used during periods of relative peace and quiet when someone attacks a soft target killing innocent civilians.

Countries don’t invade others over a handful of terrorists. That’s silly. You’re minimizing Hamas’ threat to the safety and existence of Israel, which is the real reason for the invasion. Get your shit straight.

Seeing that Hamas was declared a terrorist org by the US in 1997 (and to my knowledge, never removed from that list by two subsequent presidents) I don’t think it’s all that unfitting to say that

174 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:55:41am

re: #169 sattv4u2

And re-looking at the AP link now, it states Hamas HAS agreed on the 24 hour extension

hosted.ap.org

Mini cease-fires are like TV timeouts in football. I can hear the coaches now…”Ahmed, your rockets are flying, but you’re not shouting ‘God is great!’ loud enough…I can barely hear you over the whoosh.”

175 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 8:56:26am

re: #170 darthstar

It’s an open conflict now. “Terrorist” is a term used during periods of relative peace and quiet when someone attacks a soft target killing innocent civilians.

Countries don’t invade others over a handful of terrorists. That’s silly. You’re minimizing Hamas’ threat to the safety and existence of Israel, which is the real reason for the invasion. Get your shit straight.

That’s the original IDF title, not mine. Send your strongly worded letter to them. There isn’t much of an actual military threat from Gaza. What the Israelis and and Egyptians are concerned about is the terrorist attacks. Gaza is not going to invade and destroy neighboring countries but they do present a terrorist threat to civilians.

176 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 8:56:48am

re: #173 sattv4u2

Seeing that Hamas was declared a terrorist org by the US in 1997 (and to my knowledge, never removed from that list by two subsequent presidents) I don’t think it’s all that unfitting to say that

Correct. They earn every bit of the term too.

177 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Jul 27, 2014 8:56:57am

re: #168 Killgore Trout

Ceasefires in this conflict are always one sided. It’s just the way it is.

Except, famously, for the ceasefire that Hamas went along with in 2008, to the point of arresting dissident groups that were firing rockets and mortars at Israel.

Did you really not know about that?

Also, the phrase ‘that’s just the way it is’ is supremely pointless, aside from being eye-rollingly passive-aggressive.

en.wikipedia.org

178 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 8:57:33am

re: #174 darthstar

Mini cease-fires are like TV timeouts in football. I can hear the coaches now…”Ahmed, your rockets are flying, but you’re not shouting ‘God is great!’ loud enough…I can barely hear you over the whoosh.”

“Now go out there and hit the holes (tunnels) hard. Block those bullets like your life depended on it! And when you pass that rock(et), make sure it’s on target”

179 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:57:48am

re: #173 sattv4u2

Seeing that Hamas was declared a terrorist org by the US in 1997 (and to my knowledge, never removed from that list by two subsequent presidents) I don’t think it’s all that unfitting to say that

Well, it does roll off the tongue better than ‘enemy combatant’…so I suppose I can let it go.

180 The War TARDIS  Jul 27, 2014 8:58:50am

re: #169 sattv4u2

Infighting within Hamas?

181 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 8:58:55am

re: #176 NJDhockeyfan

Correct. They earn every bit of the term too.

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I’m nostalgic for the days when terrorists preferred the AK-47. There was a certain romance to it.

182 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 8:59:30am

re: #180 The War TARDIS

Infighting within Hamas?

Who do they think they are? The Republican party?

183 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 8:59:36am

And on that note, I can hear my pillow gently calling my name

bbl

184 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 9:01:06am

re: #164 Killgore Trout

Hamas Terrorists Fire Rockets from a Gazan School
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Outrage from the UN in 5…4….3….2….

Nevermind

185 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 9:02:20am

re: #184 NJDhockeyfan

Outrage from the UN in 5…4….3….2….

Nevermind

Only if the IDF returns fire.

186 Stanley Sea  Jul 27, 2014 9:02:58am

It’s a PR war, with lots of bodies.

Bibi on CNN now.

187 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 9:03:36am

re: #180 The War TARDIS

Infighting within Hamas?

Maybe, but I think it’s more of a pr move

fta >>> Hamas said Sunday it agreed to hold fire ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan

That Israel offered to extend the truce till the end of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, if Hamas didn’t agree, it would look bad

188 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 9:04:44am

re: #186 Stanley Sea

It’s a PR war, with lots of bodies.

Bibi on CNN now.

He’s making the rounds today. Earlier when I was at work we were taking the live feed from Jerusalem and feeding it to the various networks

189 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:05:43am

re: #186 Stanley Sea

It’s a PR war, with lots of bodies.

Bibi on CNN now.

He’s trying to win the PR war in the US? His aid isn’t threatened by this action. We’ll still give him all the weapons he needs. Another week or two and they will have killed off most of the threat…until 2024 when all those eight year old Palestinians come of age…and we start again.

190 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 9:06:15am

These are being build using child labor too…

191 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:07:48am

re: #190 NJDhockeyfan

These are being build using child labor too…

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Rebuilding Gaza will cost more than that after all this is over.

192 sattv4u2  Jul 27, 2014 9:09:06am

re: #191 darthstar

Rebuilding Gaza will cost more than that after all this is over.

Well. With all the practice they’ve had on tunnel work, a sewer system and underground rapid transit system should be a breeze!!!

//

193 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:10:02am

Back to the war at home (the one the GOP has been losing to a single black man for 6 years now)

194 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 9:10:58am

re: #191 darthstar

Rebuilding Gaza will cost more than that after all this is over.

Depends on how much of the building material sent to them is actually used for damaged buildings vs tunnels.

195 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:19:37am

re: #194 NJDhockeyfan

Depends on how much of the building material sent to them is actually used for damaged buildings vs tunnels.

196 Feline Fearless Leader  Jul 27, 2014 9:21:02am

re: #143 Romantic Heretic

Which you can often get the money for from the people who you are buying from.

The people selling the weapons to you look good to their higher ups. “See the business we’ve brought in?”

The people lending the money look good to their higher ups. “This money will go to improving the economy in [country]. That’s good for our businesses!”

Since it’s two different parts of the government, who don’t communicate with each other, no one notices that it’s at best a wash. At worst it’s pouring fuel on a fire.

But weaponry is the world’s largest international business and no country believes they can do without it.

Except Costa Rica.

197 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:26:00am

re: #196 Feline Fearless Leader

Except Costa Rica.

Hey…good weather, no real threat to us or their neighbors…we should label them evil-doers before someone else does.

198 Lidane  Jul 27, 2014 9:26:50am

“We have 3,141 counties in this country. That would be 20 per county. The idea that we can’t assimilate these 8-year-old criminals with their teddy bears is preposterous,” he continued, mocking Republicans for warning that many of the young immigrants are dangerous.

Host Chris Wallace seemed surprised by Will’s take, though the conservative columnist has called for immigration reform before. Wallace asked Will what he would say to someone who feels the U.S. should not have to take care of Central America’s problems.

“We can handle this problem, is what I’m saying,” Will responded, adding that the U.S. has accepted larger waves of immigrants before.

199 The War TARDIS  Jul 27, 2014 9:27:56am

re: #196 Feline Fearless Leader

They have a defense agreement with us. If someone attacks them (likely Nicaragua, over Guanacaste), the US goes in and wallops whoever attacked them.

200 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 9:28:18am
201 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:29:13am
202 Bear  Jul 27, 2014 9:31:04am

What a con-game. Been watching a young junco at the bird seed trough. It will be getting its own seed and then will flutter its wings conning the old one to pick up a seed and stuff the seed into the mouth of the young one.

203 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 9:31:30am

Progressives liking Kerry, Obama not so much
Gaza War: Will Obama back up his Secretary of State?
This part is too funny…

Obama’s Administration has paid for the accelerated development and nationwide deployment of Israel’s Iron Dome system, a system which the Israeli regime has been using to batter Palestinian civilians with minimal risk to its own civilians.

204 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 9:31:37am

re: #202 Bear

What a con-game. Been watching a young junco at the bird seed trough. It will be getting its own seed and then will flutter its wings conning the old one to pick up a seed and stuff the seed into the mouth of the young one.

Wow. What a racket it’s got going.

205 Lidane  Jul 27, 2014 9:32:55am
206 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:37:55am
207 Targetpractice  Jul 27, 2014 9:40:06am

re: #198 Lidane

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Ayep, this is a perfect opportunity in the lead-up to the election to win over some minority voters by showing that “compassionate conservatism.” But that would mean gambling that their base won’t abandon them and they just don’t have the stones to do it.

208 Feline Fearless Leader  Jul 27, 2014 9:40:41am

A set of bike-sie pics for Wrenchwench. ;)

Cowboy looking at the river

Bike’s eye view

The bike

210 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:41:28am

That moment when you’re emptying the dishwasher, have your hands full of crystal glasses, and realize you can’t carry them into the front room where they go because the curtains are drawn back and you’re still naked. Yeah, I had that moment a few minutes ago.

211 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Jul 27, 2014 9:43:16am

re: #210 darthstar

Don’t be ashamed of your body, man. You’re Californian, it’s your god-given right to show way too much that nobody wants to see.

212 Skip Intro  Jul 27, 2014 9:43:22am

re: #206 darthstar

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I wonder why? He was probably just Standing His Ground or Defending His Castle.

213 wrenchwench  Jul 27, 2014 9:45:27am

re: #208 Feline Fearless Leader

A set of bike-sie pics for Wrenchwench. ;)

Cowboy looking at the river

[Embedded image]Bike’s eye view

[Embedded image]The bike

Wow, thanks! I like horsies too, so that’s an excellent set!

214 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:46:16am

re: #211 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

Don’t be ashamed of your body, man. You’re Californian, it’s your god-given right to show way too much that nobody wants to see.

I only walk around naked because I figure somebody should be able to see my penis.

215 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Jul 27, 2014 9:47:06am

re: #214 darthstar

I only walk around naked because I figure somebody should be able to see my penis.

Hah I remember FBV telling that joke years ago. It was actually the first time I’d heard it.

216 HappyWarrior  Jul 27, 2014 9:47:13am

re: #198 Lidane

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Is that George Will not being an asshat? Seriously though refreshingly surprised by Will’s attitude here. Too bad the House GOP are filled with Know-Nothings though.

217 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:48:49am

re: #215 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

Hah I remember FBV telling that joke years ago. It was actually the first time I’d heard it.

I was there about eight months ago, then my doc lowered my thyroid dose and I threw 20lbs back on like it was nothing. Back on the right dose again, and I’m starting to chip away - about 1/2 to 1lb a week…feh. I hate getting older sometimes, but it beats the alternative.

218 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 9:49:38am

re: #209 Varek Raith

‘Happiness’ is a place called Charlottesville, Virginia, a new study reveals

I saw that last week. I don’t know how they made the list. Charlottesville is a nice place to live but happiest?

Maybe they are happy I moved away :)

219 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:50:03am
220 sagehen  Jul 27, 2014 9:51:08am

re: #211 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

Don’t be ashamed of your body, man. You’re Californian, it’s your god-given right to show way too much that nobody wants to see.

Hey!! we might want to see it.

Depending on age, height, weight, general fitness level, etc…

221 HappyWarrior  Jul 27, 2014 9:51:09am

re: #209 Varek Raith

‘Happiness’ is a place called Charlottesville, Virginia, a new study reveals

Going down there for a wedding next month. Nice town. More than just Monticello and UVA.

222 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 9:51:58am

re: #217 darthstar

I was there about eight months ago, then my doc lowered my thyroid dose and I threw 20lbs back on like it was nothing. Back on the right dose again, and I’m starting to chip away - about 1/2 to 1lb a week…feh. I hate getting older sometimes, but it beats the alternative.

I ballooned a little bit after graduating from college and getting married. I realized I’d lost some of it when my pants fell off in the garage yesterday. Guess I need to get a belt - or new pants…

223 darthstar  Jul 27, 2014 9:54:10am

Spielberg posing with more of his trophy kills. (remember the Triceratops)

224 Targetpractice  Jul 27, 2014 9:58:04am

re: #223 darthstar

Spielberg posing with more of his trophy kills. (remember the Triceratops)
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Ah, a trio of redshirts in natural repose.

225 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 9:58:32am

re: #203 Killgore Trout

Progressives liking Kerry, Obama not so much
Gaza War: Will Obama back up his Secretary of State?
This part is too funny…

Lots of negative comments by the Koskids and it made the Recommended list. Just a few here but mostly along the same lines…

Is Obama having his Katrina moment? (7+ / 0-)
He’s looking as disengaged as Bush did after Katrina.

by greenbell on Sun Jul 27, 2014 at 08:02:58 AM PDT
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In both cases, the plague is visited upon (4+ / 0-)
Brown people, so the US public will little care.

Odd, isn’t it, we have a president with a direct personal connection to two poor nations in the developing world, one who grew up a minority subject to the fear and loathing of the majority of his own native land, yet seems to have little concern for similar people here or abroad.

I’m not shocked. This is what careerism and the drive to power does to people’s minds. The President is a man of his class.

“If there is no justice for the people, may there be no peace for the government.”

by MrJayTee on Sun Jul 27, 2014 at 08:18:06 AM PDT

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Yes, he could devote the last 2 years of his term (5+ / 0-)
to doing the right thing. Instead, he appears more interested in not rocking the boat and protecting his future financial interests. I think he’s given up.

Seems to me we’re already getting Clinton foreign policy interfering with Kerry and this has at the moment lost her my vote. Could change my mind but it is pretty depressing where we’re going. Might as well elect President Netanyahu.

by greenbell on Sun Jul 27, 2014 at 08:28:27 AM PDT

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It’s funny how engaged Obama gets when he has an (3+ / 1-)
opportunity to kill brown people and brag about it in public. When there is an opportunity to prevent brown people being killed, he plays golf. I have little love for John Kerry, but in this case I can sympathize with him. Kerry’s peace initiative is getting no backup from the President and I wouldn’t blame Kerry if he feels like he’s being set up to fail.

by OuijaForestCat on Sun Jul 27, 2014 at 08:35:53 AM PDT

Obama doesn’t care about brown people now?

226 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 10:00:13am

re: #223 darthstar

Spielberg posing with more of his trophy kills. (remember the Triceratops)
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Looks like an old Star Trek scene. Where is Capt Kirk?

227 Shiplord Kirel  Jul 27, 2014 10:01:51am

re: #223 darthstar

Spielberg posing with more of his trophy kills. (remember the Triceratops)
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Jonathan Goldsmith, the renowned “most interesting man in the world” in Dos Equis commercials. was one of the few Star Trek redshirts to survive an entire episode.

228 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 10:02:27am

re: #225 NJDhockeyfan

Lots of negative comments by the Koskids and it made the Recommended list. Just a few here but mostly along the same lines…

Obama doesn’t care about brown people now?

It’s frustrating to see so many people think the State Dept is some sort of independent entity with its own foreign policy agenda. The plan Kerry is proposing is the White house plan. Although State Dept has a hand in drafting it, they report to the executive. How well Kerry delivers Obama’s plan is the issue.

229 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Jul 27, 2014 10:03:23am

re: #223 darthstar

Spielberg posing with more of his trophy kills. (remember the Triceratops)
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Which episode? The scenery sort of reminds me of “By Any Other Name”, but I thought the Kelvans just reduced everyone to crumbly dodecahedrons.

230 b_sharp  Jul 27, 2014 10:07:09am

re: #229 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

Which episode? The scenery sort of reminds me of “By Any Other Name”, but I thought the Kelvans just reduced everyone to crumbly dodecahedrons.

If you know all the Star Trek episodes by name, you have fallen firmly on to the nerdish nerd side of the line.

231 Timothy Watson  Jul 27, 2014 10:08:45am

re: #176 NJDhockeyfan

Correct. They earn every bit of the term too.

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WTF? Are those M4 carbine clones with 16.5” barrels (the front-sight block looks like it’s too far towards the receiver, which is the result of using carbine handgrips on a 16.5” when they’re designed for a 14.5” barrel), or is it the angle of the photograph or something?

232 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Jul 27, 2014 10:08:47am

re: #230 b_sharp

If you know all the Star Trek episodes by name, you have fallen firmly on to the nerdish nerd side of the line.

Objection. Assumes a fact not in evidence. All you know is that I know that episode by name.

Nevertheless I take your point.

233 b_sharp  Jul 27, 2014 10:10:50am

re: #232 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

Objection. Assumes a fact not in evidence. All you know is that I know that episode by name.

Nevertheless I take your point.

Not much of a wise-ass comment if I don’t take liberties with logic, now is it?

234 Feline Fearless Leader  Jul 27, 2014 10:12:18am

re: #229 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

Which episode? The scenery sort of reminds me of “By Any Other Name”, but I thought the Kelvans just reduced everyone to crumbly dodecahedrons.

Don’t know the episode name, but I do know the plot and what the “monster” is. It doesn’t like the taste of Vulcans.

235 Varek Raith  Jul 27, 2014 10:12:55am

re: #234 Feline Fearless Leader

Don’t know the episode name, but I do know the plot and what the “monster” is. It doesn’t like the taste of Vulcans.

They’re bland.

236 Feline Fearless Leader  Jul 27, 2014 10:15:50am

re: #235 Varek Raith

They’re bland.

That’s because they aren’t ripe yet.

237 NJDhockeyfan  Jul 27, 2014 10:17:03am

Simon Cowell under fire over IDF donation

British reality shows judge Simon Cowell is being virtually attacked these days by Pro-Palestinian activists over a $150,000 donation to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) association.

The donation was made about a year ago during a Los Angeles fundraiser organized by Israeli-American businessman Haim Saban, who managed to raise some NIS 70 million ($20 million) to fund IDF soldiers’ studies and help their families.

Although it is considered a generous donation for Israel , it’s not such a big sum for one of the wealthiest people on television, whose fortune is estimated at more than $300 million

…As a result, Cowell began receiving images of dead Palestinian children on Twitter and has been accused of helping Israel invade Gaza.

One of the tweets said Cowell has “blood on your hands,” while another comment included a picture of a father holding his dead baby and read: “You donated money to Israel to do this. Now imagine this was your child.”

Someone else wrote that “Simon Cowell donated £100,000 to the IDF to impress his Jewish girlfriend.” Another comment accused him of taking orders from his “masters in Tel Aviv.”

238 Targetpractice  Jul 27, 2014 10:17:37am

re: #234 Feline Fearless Leader

Don’t know the episode name, but I do know the plot and what the “monster” is. It doesn’t like the taste of Vulcans.

“Obsession.” And yes, before anyone asks, I had to Google that.

239 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Jul 27, 2014 10:19:59am

re: #234 Feline Fearless Leader

Don’t know the episode name, but I do know the plot and what the “monster” is. It doesn’t like the taste of Vulcans.

I actually had to look this one up (pace b_sharp): It’s “Obsession.”

240 Targetpractice  Jul 27, 2014 10:23:16am

241 Timothy Watson  Jul 27, 2014 10:26:06am

re: #240 Targetpractice

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Arena (I think), just watched it.

242 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Jul 27, 2014 10:27:10am

re: #240 Targetpractice

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One of my favorite parts of Galaxy Quest was Sam Rockwell’s worry that he was going to get killed off because he’d played a redshirt in the original series.

243 Lidane  Jul 27, 2014 10:36:08am

re: #240 Targetpractice

244 Killgore Trout  Jul 27, 2014 10:37:22am

re: #237 NJDhockeyfan

Simon Cowell under fire over IDF donation

Outrage!

245 Romantic Heretic  Jul 27, 2014 10:42:42am

re: #240 Targetpractice

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I always wondered why they had no enlisted people or NCOs in the Federation.

246 Rightwingconspirator  Jul 27, 2014 10:43:55am

Simon Cowell reacts to recent critics…
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247 Charles Johnson  Jul 27, 2014 10:47:14am

This guy.

248 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 10:48:11am

re: #247 Charles Johnson

Wow. Greenwald is in full on “damn the torpedoes, full derp ahead” mode, isn’t he.

249 PhillyPretzel  Jul 27, 2014 10:49:28am

re: #247 Charles Johnson

Perhaps Mr Greenwald should go after Mr Cowell instead of Mr Shapiro. I would like to see Mr Cowell “take down” Mr Greenwald the way he did it on his TV show.

250 Snarknado!  Jul 27, 2014 10:51:38am

re: #229 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

Which episode? The scenery sort of reminds me of “By Any Other Name”, but I thought the Kelvans just reduced everyone to crumbly dodecahedrons.

Obsession, I think.

251 Charles Johnson  Jul 27, 2014 10:52:55am

Does Greenwald understand that while Hamas may have won an election in 2006, in 2007 they seized power and haven’t had an election since?

I’ll bet he does.

252 Snarknado!  Jul 27, 2014 10:54:04am

re: #245 Romantic Heretic

I always wondered why they had no enlisted people or NCOs in the Federation.

Only in the original. Roddenberry decreed that the Enterprise was too elite for non-officers.

253 Rightwingconspirator  Jul 27, 2014 10:54:18am

re: #248 thedopefishlives

Wow. Greenwald is in full on “damn the torpedoes, full derp ahead” mode, isn’t he.

re: #247 Charles Johnson

He just always knows what’s best for us all, as befits a legend in his own mind. Has GG ever even been to Gaza? Let alone since the, cough “election”? Taken a look perhaps before and since the election? Bigger picture of what he is saying-He’s not supporting Hamas he’s supporting the anarchy of the crowd as expressed by violent thugs.

254 Charles Johnson  Jul 27, 2014 10:54:48am

That goes for anyone arguing that the people of Gaza “elected” Hamas, for whatever reason. The majority may have voted for Hamas 8 years ago, but what’s happening now in Gaza is in no way an elected government.

255 thedopefishlives  Jul 27, 2014 10:55:56am

re: #251 Charles Johnson

Does Greenwald understand that while Hamas may have won a majority in 2006, in 2007 they seized power and haven’t had an election since?

I’ll bet he does.

Of course he does, but clearly that’s what the Gazans wanted, or else they wouldn’t have voted them in.

*cough* *spit*

256 Lidane  Jul 27, 2014 10:56:00am

Is there some sort of requirement for being an RWNJ talking head that you have to be dumber than a bag of hammers? WTF.

“A lot of the people who are routinely arrested for marijuana use are young people,” she explained. “If we’re going to put a legal age restriction of 21, that’s not going to stop a lot of the arrests of young people. I don’t know that this is the way to solve these social problems. I think we all agree those are social problems.”

“I think it’s unsettled yet,” she added. “We need a little bit more time in the laboratories of democracy to see how this affects crime, and young people, and the economy.”

257 Snarknado!  Jul 27, 2014 10:57:46am

re: #256 Lidane

Is there some sort of requirement for being an RWNJ talking head that you have to be dumber than a bag of hammers? WTF.

Yes.That is all.

258 Targetpractice  Jul 27, 2014 10:58:18am

re: #256 Lidane

Is there some sort of requirement for being an RWNJ talking head that you have to be dumber than a bag of hammers? WTF.

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Yet I’m sure if one proposed to Mr. Cupp that alcohol and cigarettes, two other items that youths regularly get arrested for being in possession of, he’d throw a shit-fit.

259 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Jul 27, 2014 11:01:32am

re: #258 Targetpractice

Yet I’m sure if one proposed to Mr. Cupp that alcohol and cigarettes, two other items that youths regularly get arrested for being in possession of, he’d throw a shit-fit.

She’s not a Mr.

260 blueraven  Jul 27, 2014 11:01:48am

re: #258 Targetpractice

Yet I’m sure if one proposed to Mr. Cupp that alcohol and cigarettes, two other items that youths regularly get arrested for being in possession of, he’d throw a shit-fit.

MS. Cupp

She is an idiot

261 Targetpractice  Jul 27, 2014 11:01:58am

re: #259 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

She’s not a Mr.

Thanks for the correction.

262 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 11:06:56am

I MAY (pretty certain) be adopting a 6 month old GSD mix that has the name of Freida. Freida reminds me of a certain unibrow artist and I hate the name.

So, If anyone has a suggestion for a good dog call name that is similar, I’d appreciate the input.

Baby name directories are not supplying anything on which the family can agree.

I liked Frauke “little lady”, but my kid said that sounded like “crazy german lady”. The obvious Frankie, Frantzie and Fritzi were also veto’d.

*sigh*

263 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 11:07:33am

“Fartie”

is also not an option.

264 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 11:08:45am

re: #256 Lidane

Is there some sort of requirement for being an RWNJ talking head that you have to be dumber than a bag of hammers? WTF.

Not dumb, just loyal to be the point of being inflexible and ridiculous.

265 allegro  Jul 27, 2014 11:10:22am

re: #262 FemNaziBitch

I MAY (pretty certain) be adopting a 6 month old GSD mix that has the name of Freida. Freida reminds me of a certain unibrow artist and I hate the name.

So, If anyone has a suggestion for a good dog call name that is similar, I’d appreciate the input.

Baby name directories are not supplying anything on which the family can agree.

I liked Frauke “little lady”, but my kid said that sounded like “crazy german lady”. The obvious Frankie, Frantzie and Fritzi were also veto’d.

*sigh*

Name her anything you want. She’ll soon figure out her new name.

266 PhillyPretzel  Jul 27, 2014 11:10:44am

re: #262 FemNaziBitch

A classmate from junior high school had the first name of Freida and she liked to be call “Freedie.”

267 Lidane  Jul 27, 2014 11:11:17am

re: #262 FemNaziBitch

Frenchie, like the pink haired girl in Grease.

268 Stanley Sea  Jul 27, 2014 11:11:29am

re: #262 FemNaziBitch

I MAY (pretty certain) be adopting a 6 month old GSD mix that has the name of Freida. Freida reminds me of a certain unibrow artist and I hate the name.

So, If anyone has a suggestion for a good dog call name that is similar, I’d appreciate the input.

Baby name directories are not supplying anything on which the family can agree.

I liked Frauke “little lady”, but my kid said that sounded like “crazy german lady”. The obvious Frankie, Frantzie and Fritzi were also veto’d.

*sigh*

Rita

269 allegro  Jul 27, 2014 11:12:42am

A member of my family was named Freda. She always answered when I called her “mom”. :)

270 goddamnedfrank  Jul 27, 2014 11:12:54am

re: #254 Charles Johnson

That goes for anyone arguing that the people of Gaza “elected” Hamas, for whatever reason. The majority may have voted for Hamas 8 years ago, but what’s happening now in Gaza is in no way an elected government.

Technically Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian elections with a plurality, not a majority, of the vote, 44.45%. They took a mere 40.82% of the constituency seat vote.

It’s potentially plausible that a majority of Gazans voted for them, but I haven’t actually seen this proven anywhere. Hamas did win the battle of Gaza that ensued the following year when we backed a failed Fatah coup against the unity government, as Bush was unhappy with the results of the ill advised elections he had championed.

271 Ryan King  Jul 27, 2014 11:15:28am

re: #254 Charles Johnson

That goes for anyone arguing that the people of Gaza “elected” Hamas, for whatever reason. The majority may have voted for Hamas 8 years ago, but what’s happening now in Gaza is in no way an elected government.

Absolutely true.

I also think it’s totally facile to have ‘do you or do you not beat your wife’ questioning such as ‘is Hamas a terrorist organization or not?’

Because if Hamas is terrorist (yes) then Israel justified wholly, end of discussion.

Most of the ‘discussions’ about IP are really efforts to not have discussions in the first place. Greenwald plays his part - Israel sucks and all arguments revolve around here’s why.

272 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jul 27, 2014 11:17:06am

re: #254 Charles Johnson

That goes for anyone arguing that the people of Gaza “elected” Hamas, for whatever reason. The majority may have voted for Hamas 8 years ago, but what’s happening now in Gaza is in no way an elected government.

It’s the same way that we in the USA! USA! USA! ended up with a lunatic majority in the House of Representatives.

273 Ryan King  Jul 27, 2014 11:19:57am

re: #271 Ryan King

Most of the ‘discussions’ about IP are really efforts to not have discussions in the first place. Greenwald plays his part - Israel sucks and all arguments revolve around here’s why.

Hannity’s escapade the other day yelling at a Palestinian to answer the question of whether Hamas was a terrorist organization or not is the other side of the coin from Greenwald.

They both represent large constituencies who contribute to stasis, not change.

274 Lidane  Jul 27, 2014 11:20:05am

re: #272 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s the same way that we in the USA! USA! USA! ended up with a lunatic majority in the House of Representatives.

Speaking of the lunatic majority:

“I think the House will come with a skinnied-down bill in terms of money,” Cornyn said. He also said he expected the House to incorporate a plan he has proposed with Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas to try to speed up deportation of Central American child migrants.

Many Democrats, led by Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, have opposed that plan, which would amend a 2008 law that allows child migrants from countries other than Mexico and Canada to stay in the country as their cases work through a backed-up system.

“My view is a solution beats no solution any day,” Cornyn said. “And nobody has offered an alternative, so I hope we will act.”

Cornyn and Cuellar are idiots. The answer isn’t sending these kids back to the hell they just risked their lives to escape. It’s listening to them and trying to find a place for them here as refugees. They’re children. They’re not cartel gangbangers.

275 blueraven  Jul 27, 2014 11:26:47am

re: #262 FemNaziBitch

I MAY (pretty certain) be adopting a 6 month old GSD mix that has the name of Freida. Freida reminds me of a certain unibrow artist and I hate the name.

So, If anyone has a suggestion for a good dog call name that is similar, I’d appreciate the input.

Baby name directories are not supplying anything on which the family can agree.

I liked Frauke “little lady”, but my kid said that sounded like “crazy german lady”. The obvious Frankie, Frantzie and Fritzi were also veto’d.

*sigh*

You could call her Freddie (short for Frederica)

276 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 11:28:31am

re: #265 allegro

Name her anything you want. She’ll soon figure out her new name.

I think you have given the best answer!

WE all do agree on Gilda.

In memoriam.

277 Targetpractice  Jul 27, 2014 11:29:00am

re: #274 Lidane

Speaking of the lunatic majority:

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Cornyn and Cuellar are idiots. The answer isn’t sending these kids back to the hell they just risked their lives to escape. It’s listening to them and trying to find a place for them here as refugees. They’re children. They’re not cartel gangbangers.

There is a solution, you morons. It’s the request that the President sent you for more money to get judges in there to clear out the backup. Sending these kids back is not a solution, it’s avoiding the problem.

278 Lidane  Jul 27, 2014 11:32:16am

re: #277 Targetpractice

Sending these kids back is not a solution, it’s avoiding the problem.

The GOP is all about avoiding the problem these days. They’re just going to pout and say no to everything until a white guy with an (R) after his name is in the White House again.

279 Lidane  Jul 27, 2014 11:32:52am
280 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 11:33:37am
281 PhillyPretzel  Jul 27, 2014 11:35:43am

re: #280 FemNaziBitch

She has to change what she is smoking; it is not working.

282 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 11:36:59am

re: #281 PhillyPretzel

She has to change what she is smoking; it is not working.

I think the problem is that she is not smokin’ anything.

283 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 11:38:11am

Someone has been thinking of me:

284 FemNaziBitch  Jul 27, 2014 11:40:55am

Can someone explain this to me? Is it explainable?

Video

285 Varek Raith  Jul 27, 2014 11:45:19am

re: #240 Targetpractice

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Youtube Video

286 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Jul 27, 2014 11:45:29am

A “democratically elected govt” can become illegitimate if it becomes oppressive and tyrannical, i.e non-democratic. I thought GG would know this of all people (not).

287 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jul 27, 2014 11:50:28am

re: #280 FemNaziBitch

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“Labor Camp” maybe is the same thing as the Bachmann household where they took in all those pregnant teenagers she bragged about fostering…

288 Feline Fearless Leader  Jul 27, 2014 11:59:46am

re: #262 FemNaziBitch

I MAY (pretty certain) be adopting a 6 month old GSD mix that has the name of Freida. Freida reminds me of a certain unibrow artist and I hate the name.

So, If anyone has a suggestion for a good dog call name that is similar, I’d appreciate the input.

Baby name directories are not supplying anything on which the family can agree.

I liked Frauke “little lady”, but my kid said that sounded like “crazy german lady”. The obvious Frankie, Frantzie and Fritzi were also veto’d.

*sigh*

Freya perhaps? My one friend has been giving dogs deity names - they had a “Thor”, and have an “Athena” right now. All German Shepherds.


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