Awesome Live Concert: Austin City Limits: Nickel Creek

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Austin City Limits is happy to announce a new taping with Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum Nickel Creek on August 25. The recently reunited Americana trio return with their first new music in nine years and for their third appearance on the show. Mandolinist Chris Thile (who also visited us with his band Punch Brothers), guitarist Sean Watkins and violinist Sara Watkins (who recently appeared with the Decemberists) came together as Nickel Creek in the late 80s when they were pre-teens, becoming a bluegrass sensation with a pair of albums released just a few years later. But the band truly came into its own with its Alison Krauss-produced third and fourth records, Nickel Creek and This Side, which helped forge its distinctive bluegrass/roots/pop identity.

Following 2005’s Why Should the Fire Die? and 2007’s Farewell (For Now) tour, the trio took a few years off to work on individual solo careers and side projects. 2014 brought the surprise announcement of a reunion and a new album, with A Dotted Line and its subsequent tour coinciding with the band’s 25th anniversary. And since we’re celebrating our 40th anniversary, who better than Nickel Creek to return for their third ACL appearance as part of our milestone season?

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123 comments
1 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:06:38pm

This is going to be great. These are some of the best musicians working.

2 Floral Giraffe  Aug 25, 2014 6:08:26pm

Really enjoying Michaels post
Finals Day Live! 2014 Billabong Pro Tahiti - ASP

Something different than the hate.
Will listen to Charles’ music too!

3 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 6:09:02pm
4 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 6:10:50pm

Oh damn, for a moment, I thought I read “Nickelback”.

5 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:11:31pm

Maybe it’s just me, but I could not possibly care less about the Emmy awards.

6 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:11:44pm

re: #4 Justanotherhuman

Oh damn, for a moment, I thought I read “Nickelback”.

BLASPHEMY!

7 thedopefishlives  Aug 25, 2014 6:11:50pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Maybe it’s just me, but I could not possibly care less about the Emmy awards.

Not just you. I didn’t even know they were tonight.

8 Floral Giraffe  Aug 25, 2014 6:13:46pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Maybe it’s just me, but I could not possibly care less about the Emmy awards.

Just more traffic to avoid!

9 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 6:15:13pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Maybe it’s just me, but I could not possibly care less about the Emmy awards.

You could probably get a majority here that hold that view. : )

This is a great group of musicians, but I love bluegrass anyway. Listening with my grandson”s awesome headphones—blowing me away.

10 freetoken  Aug 25, 2014 6:23:15pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Maybe it’s just me, but I could not possibly care less about the Emmy awards.

But the dresses, think of the dresses…

11 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:23:57pm

That was very cool. Not many bands would have the confidence and desire to make it right to just start a song over.

12 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:25:40pm
13 Floral Giraffe  Aug 25, 2014 6:28:10pm

re: #10 freetoken

But the dresses, think of the dresses…

And, the doublestick tape!

14 Rightwingconspirator  Aug 25, 2014 6:29:26pm

re: #13 Floral Giraffe

And, the doublestick tape!

If you miss getting an Emmy you can always manage a nipple slip for TMZ!

15 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 6:30:13pm
16 klys  Aug 25, 2014 6:31:50pm

To horrify the TX Lizards, I am making vegetarian chili for dinner. There is a Ghibli movie night planned (I don’t know which one) after I get home from harp lesson. I get to stitch now.

Life is good, as long as I don’t think about tomorrow’s to do list.

17 lawhawk  Aug 25, 2014 6:33:20pm

re: #12 Charles Johnson

If you think black on black crime somehow excuses or overrides police brutality or excessive force by police resulting in a disproportionate and inordinate number of deaths of blacks, then you aren’t paying attention.

The people spouting off about the black on black crime purposefully want to ignore the statistics. They ignore the facts.

18 CuriousLurker  Aug 25, 2014 6:33:59pm

I collected these mostly in the wee hours of the morning before I went to sleep & thought I’d share them before re-lurking for the night:

For RWC:

For Gus:

For all the cat & dog lovers:

G’nite, lizards. ;)

19 Jenner7  Aug 25, 2014 6:34:27pm

Fargo just won for outstanding miniseries….and I still haven’t seen the last episode.

20 klys  Aug 25, 2014 6:34:38pm

re: #18 CuriousLurker

That eagle is totally like WTF man.

21 Gus  Aug 25, 2014 6:35:03pm

re: #18 CuriousLurker

I collected these mostly in the wee hours of the morning before I went to sleep & thought I’d share them before re-lurking for the night:

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G’nite, lizards. ;)

Gracias and later.

22 Kragar  Aug 25, 2014 6:35:24pm

re: #4 Justanotherhuman

Oh damn, for a moment, I thought I read “Nickelback”.

BLASPHEMER!

I did too.

23 CuriousLurker  Aug 25, 2014 6:35:35pm

re: #20 klys

That eagle is totally like WTF man.

I know, right? I got a kick out of his expression too. LOL

24 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:35:37pm

Chris Thile just blows me away. The guy is flat-out amazing.

25 lawhawk  Aug 25, 2014 6:36:41pm

It’s a photo of Great Falls NHS, but it’s too HDR for my tastes.

26 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 6:37:47pm
27 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 6:38:44pm

re: #25 lawhawk

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It’s a photo of Great Falls NHS, but it’s too HDR for my tastes.

HDR ruins everything.

28 lawhawk  Aug 25, 2014 6:42:20pm

re: #27 Kid A

I get how HDR could enhance a scene, but it always seems overdone. It stops capturing the moment and becomes something else entirely.

But then again, my own style is to try and capture the moment as it happens, rather than getting the scene perfect (p-shop/HDR assist).

29 Gus  Aug 25, 2014 6:42:45pm
30 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:43:58pm

From my Twitter timeline, I learned that Fargo won the best mini-series award. Cool. But I didn’t need an Emmy award to tell me it was great.

31 lawhawk  Aug 25, 2014 6:44:24pm

This one of Arches is a great scene, but no such thing as supermoon.

32 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 6:46:30pm

re: #16 klys

To horrify the TX Lizards, I am making vegetarian chili for dinner. There is a Ghibli movie night planned (I don’t know which one) after I get home from harp lesson. I get to stitch now.

Life is good, as long as I don’t think about tomorrow’s to do list.

Speaking of chores…

I had some type of flu over the weekend (I’m assuming, not able to get to a dr) and my grandson had to take over for a couple of days, even missing out on OT work. No one else sick but moi—aching bones, feverish (but no fever registered), dry, tight throat, no appetite and dehydration-type thirst, with lots of hacking going on. So,, up this morning (it was a real quick and dirty flu) and my first chore was to clean the stove top (chicken soup boil over disaster under the element and beyond). Like most 24 yr olds, he has yet to perfect his domestic skills, but I couldn’t have done without him. : )

Just when you think a household isn’t a well-oiled operation, you find out differently. Dirty clothes, bedding, bathroom, and day to day stuff just waiting for me. Totally off-schedule for an organized, but not truly obsessed, neatnik.

Will someone tell me why dirty clothes in someone’s room will be dumped just short of the laundry basket?

Like 6 inches? : )

33 danarchy  Aug 25, 2014 6:46:33pm

So the Golden Globes and the Tony’s were nominated for an emmy, something about that just seems wrong.

34 klys  Aug 25, 2014 6:47:32pm

re: #33 danarchy

So the Golden Globes and the Tony’s were nominated for an emmy, something about that just seems wrong.

We’re getting meta now.

35 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 6:49:20pm

re: #26 Kid A

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God damn him, the racist fucker.

36 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 6:49:48pm
37 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 6:50:23pm

Woops!

38 Floral Giraffe  Aug 25, 2014 6:50:49pm

re: #31 lawhawk

Arches is such a beautiful place!

39 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 6:51:25pm

re: #28 lawhawk

I get how HDR could enhance a scene, but it always seems overdone. It stops capturing the moment and becomes something else entirely.

But then again, my own style is to try and capture the moment as it happens, rather than getting the scene perfect (p-shop/HDR assist).

Yes, it is NEVER done right, because it isn’t right. It becomes an illustration not a photograph. I’m a big believer in as little post-process as possible. Let the picture breathe and speak for itself.

40 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:51:36pm
41 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 6:51:47pm

re: #37 Justanotherhuman

Woops!

LOL

42 Pie-onist Overlord  Aug 25, 2014 6:51:50pm

WTFITS
First Responders are just gonna SHOOT that heart attack!

43 klys  Aug 25, 2014 6:54:20pm

Happy birthday National Parks.

44 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 6:54:23pm

Maybe I should start posting blatant lies. Maybe I’ve been doing it all wrong, trying to be honest and get things right. It doesn’t seem to be very popular any more.

45 dog philosopher  Aug 25, 2014 6:54:36pm

hmmm apparently minsk is a party party town but pinsk is a drag

who knew?

46 lawhawk  Aug 25, 2014 6:54:38pm

re: #42 Pie-onist Overlord

30 minutes from help? So that means an AR-15s is going to help with that medical emergency? Or that in a home invasion that AR-15 is going to help in a close quarters fight?

Or the domestic disturbance that escalates into use of firearms. Yeah, those will get solved just great with AR-15s.

47 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 6:55:11pm

re: #42 Pie-onist Overlord

That is straight up creepy.

48 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 6:55:36pm

re: #42 Pie-onist Overlord

WTFITS
First Responders are just gonna SHOOT that heart attack!

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There’s nothing in the Second Amendment that authorizes those asshats to be “first responders”.

And they damn well know it.

49 lawhawk  Aug 25, 2014 6:55:43pm

re: #43 klys

Ah, Landscape Arch. What a great little hike. We had overcast skies that day, so our shots weren’t nearly as good. Still amazing to see in person.

50 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 6:57:02pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

Maybe I should start posting blatant lies. Maybe I’ve been doing it all wrong, trying to be honest and get things right. It doesn’t seem to be very popular any more.

Get it first, then get it right.
//

51 Rightwingconspirator  Aug 25, 2014 6:58:42pm

re: #28 lawhawk

I get how HDR could enhance a scene, but it always seems overdone. It stops capturing the moment and becomes something else entirely.

But then again, my own style is to try and capture the moment as it happens, rather than getting the scene perfect (p-shop/HDR assist).

To me the problem with HDR is our brains can tell it’s off. Un natural. I found one good application for HDR, I was shooting Brazilian opals for a dealer. Tough shoot. Both focus stacking and HDR. All with polarized lens and lighting. it was the one time I had to go that far to get the image on my screen to get to the stone in front of me realistically. Something about that kind of opal found all the bad aspects of digital processing and artificial light.

Edit took a minute to find the link
daniel-ballard.blogspot.com

52 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 7:01:22pm

re: #18 CuriousLurker

I collected these mostly in the wee hours of the morning before I went to sleep & thought I’d share them before re-lurking for the night:

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G’nite, lizards. ;)

Actually, this next photo is the best-ever fight pilot selfie:

53 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 7:02:55pm

re: #52 Dark_Falcon

Actually, this next photo is the best-ever fight pilot selfie:

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Probably shot with a GoPro in video mode then converted to a still in post.

54 Rightwingconspirator  Aug 25, 2014 7:03:47pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

Maybe I should start posting blatant lies. Maybe I’ve been doing it all wrong, trying to be honest and get things right. It doesn’t seem to be very popular any more.

Come to the dark side….

//

55 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 7:04:06pm

Short-sightedness, again?

Ferguson, Mo., city council meeting for Tuesday postponed while officials search for larger venue - @FergusonScoop
read more on fergusoncity.com

Didn’t they think anyone would show up?

56 Stanley Sea  Aug 25, 2014 7:04:30pm

re: #36 Kid A

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Whoa. What utter bullshit.

57 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 7:04:44pm

re: #48 Justanotherhuman

There’s nothing in the Second Amendment that authorizes those asshats to be “first responders”.

And they damn well know it.

I don’t read that statement to mean they are going to someone else’s house with those guns. What it means is that they can’t count on the police arriving in time to save them in the event of a home invasion, so they need those guns to defend themselves if needed. And I’d argue that is well within the meaning and intent of the 2nd Amendment.

That said, they should also have a properly stocked first aid chest as well.

58 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 7:05:23pm

I thought Gateway Douche was where all the stupidity derped out. Then I started checking out #tcot. Holy shit, the stupid burns dimly there.

59 goddamnedfrank  Aug 25, 2014 7:05:33pm

re: #28 lawhawk

I get how HDR could enhance a scene, but it always seems overdone. It stops capturing the moment and becomes something else entirely.

But then again, my own style is to try and capture the moment as it happens, rather than getting the scene perfect (p-shop/HDR assist).

I have no problem with HDR up to a certain point, as long as the goal is to capture an approximation of realistic human perception. The problem is that we frequently experience a certain amount of blown out highlights and no information shadows, and a lot of HDR photographers create a slightly flat scene in their attempts to maximize the histogram.

You also usually don’t usually want to drastically exceed the combined dynamic range of a human eye scanning a scene, which is typically limited to 20 to 24 stops. That’s a lot of dynamic range, but you only see part of that at any given time as your iris opens and closes, and your mind mentally stitches a gestalt image together, so it looks forced and artificial when a static image tries too hard to duplicate it, like an overly stylistic illustration. Some people like that look, but there’s a reason it strikes many people as unnatural.

60 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 7:05:55pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

Maybe I should start posting blatant lies. Maybe I’ve been doing it all wrong, trying to be honest and get things right. It doesn’t seem to be very popular any more.

I don’t come online as much anymore, but when I do, it’s straight to this blog.

Don’t change anything, please!

61 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 7:06:19pm

re: #53 Kid A

Probably shot with a GoPro in video mode then converted to a still in post.

Well, fighter pilots have had cameras on their planes for many decades. so why shouldn’t cops have something like a GoPro on their dashboards?

62 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 7:07:21pm

re: #59 goddamnedfrank

Sorry, but HDR reminds me of Thomas Kinkade paintings.

63 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 7:08:02pm

re: #62 Kid A

Sorry, but HDR reminds me of Thomas Kinkade paintings.

If you want to call Kinkade a “painter”. : )

64 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 7:08:33pm

re: #61 Dark_Falcon

Well, fighter pilots have had cameras on their planes for many decades. so why shouldn’t cops have something like a GoPro on their dashboards?

Are you drinking tonight, because your last two posts are incoherent.

65 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 7:08:49pm

re: #63 Justanotherhuman

If you want to call Kinkade a “painter”. : )

I was being nice!!!

66 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 7:10:55pm

I see the WHAT ABOUT CHICAGO??!! derp is spreading.

67 goddamnedfrank  Aug 25, 2014 7:11:00pm

re: #57 Dark_Falcon

I don’t read that statement to mean they are going to someone else’s house with those guns. What it means is that they can’t count on the police arriving in time to save them in the event of a home invasion, so they need those guns to defend themselves if needed. And I’d argue that is well within the meaning and intent of the 2nd Amendment.

That said, they should also have a properly stocked first aid chest as well.

Statistically those guns make them less safe. If you’re going to own guns, as I do, you need to acknowledge this. How they make you feel is irrelevant, and a really shitty basis for ownership. At the very least it’s incumbent on a gun owner to recognize the reality vs. their stupid subjective feelings.

There are other valid reasons for ownership, such as hunting or collecting, but the intelligent person knows those reasons come at a very real statistical increased risk.

68 Dave In Austin  Aug 25, 2014 7:11:52pm

Fish Porn….. Galveston redfish at its finest.

Cudos Robert Johnson

69 Rightwingconspirator  Aug 25, 2014 7:12:56pm

re: #61 Dark_Falcon

Well, fighter pilots have had cameras on their planes for many decades. so why shouldn’t cops have something like a GoPro on their dashboards?

Yup.

70 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 7:15:26pm

Why would the attorney for the Brown family go on Hannity?

72 Rightwingconspirator  Aug 25, 2014 7:20:24pm

re: #48 Justanotherhuman

There’s nothing in the Second Amendment that authorizes those asshats to be “first responders”.

And they damn well know it.

I’m no fan of memes. Stupid oversimplifications. But as we talk about stats, the victim is always the first on the scene. Earthquake, bad laceration or break in by a sex predator, help comes later. So the sad truth is we are the first responders. just gotta keep it real not some fantasy of course.

Awareness, intelligence and training.

73 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 7:21:16pm

The Elephant in the Corn.

Freaking amazing. I love this band.

74 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 7:24:35pm

“This is a song about getting it on in a hay loft.”

75 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 7:30:32pm

Wow, this is the real shit.

76 Bear  Aug 25, 2014 7:31:29pm

To those who post the animal and scenic pictures Many Thanks.

Do you remember back when Charles would post stories about his bike rides and his wonderful pictures ? Wish he would do so again.

77 b_sharp  Aug 25, 2014 7:32:09pm

I give up.

How the fuck do 2 2TB drives in a RAID1 both go at the same fucking time but in different ways?

Gparted can’t see one of them and only sees 191GB on the other.

Head desk sounds like a great thing to do right now.

78 b_sharp  Aug 25, 2014 7:32:39pm

re: #76 Bear

To those who post the animal and scenic pictures Many Thanks.

Do you remember back when Charles would post stories about his bike rides and his wonderful pictures ? Wish he would do so again.

I don’t remember what I had for breakfast.

79 b_sharp  Aug 25, 2014 7:33:33pm

Fuck, I’m even too late to watch the concert.

Two songs. All I got was two songs.

Thump.Thump.Thump.Thump.Thump.Thump.Thump.Thump.Thump.

80 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 7:34:11pm

re: #64 Kid A

That second post was a Ferguson joke. It was intended as mocking opposition to police dashcams.

And I can’t drink alcohol right now, so no matter what I say tonight I assure you I’m not drunk.

81 Amory Blaine  Aug 25, 2014 7:34:12pm

Damnit! I only saw the last minute.

82 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 7:35:05pm

Amazing concert. Totally not caring about the Emmys.

83 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 7:35:16pm

re: #57 Dark_Falcon

I don’t read that statement to mean they are going to someone else’s house with those guns. What it means is that they can’t count on the police arriving in time to save them in the event of a home invasion, so they need those guns to defend themselves if needed. And I’d argue that is well within the meaning and intent of the 2nd Amendment.

That said, they should also have a properly stocked first aid chest as well.

If they lived 30 min from any kind of police presence (including State troopers, county cops or Sheriff Dept deputies), then they’re way out in the boonies where an opportunistic “home invader” wouldn’t probably venture because they’d be pretty much off the radar for those types. If they’re living in a sparsely settled county, they’re more likely to be patrolled by sheriff’s deputies, and less likely to be targets of home invasions anyway.

Although someone who actually knew them and where they lived might try.

This county is small and it takes about 30-45 min to traverse from the east border to the west; and about 15 min from north to south (on the new 4 lane hwy). And that’s obeying the speed limit, which doesn’t restrict the police.

Not that it doesn’t ever happen, but—

“Robbery is largely a big-city crime. In 2006, large metropolitan cities experienced a robbery rate of 173 per 100,000 population compared to a national rate of 149 per capita. Small cities reported a robbery rate of 62 per 100,000 populations, while rural areas had a rate of only 16 per capita. Obviously, population density and the urban setting make a difference in the robbery rate and crime potential.”

crimedoctor.com

84 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 7:35:22pm

They’re doing an encore now…

85 Kid A  Aug 25, 2014 7:35:25pm

re: #80 Dark_Falcon

That second post was a Ferguson joke. It was intended as mocking opposition to police dashcams.

And I can’t drink alcohol right now, so no matter what I say tonight I assure you I’m not drunk.

10-4. I was a little short-fused in my snapping at you, my apologies.

86 b_sharp  Aug 25, 2014 7:36:41pm

re: #84 Charles Johnson

They’re doing an encore now…

At least one more song.

Good.

87 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 7:37:05pm

re: #85 Kid A

10-4. I was a little short-fused in my snapping at you, my apologies.

Apology accepted. Though you might want to see if you can delete your post…

88 Aqua Obama  Aug 25, 2014 7:39:44pm

LIZARDS! Hear me! Remember that picture with the EAGLE and the AMERICAN FLAG, and the BUFF MANLY COP who is obviously some kind of MUTANT WINGED CREATURE?

So I found the artist’s website

In his early beginnings Jason started his career as a concept artist working with well known artists such as John McNaughton.

a concept artist working with well known artists such as John McNaughton.

well known artists such as John McNaughton.

John McNaughton.

hahahahahahahahahaha

89 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 7:42:52pm

re: #88 Aqua Obama

LIZARDS! Hear me! Remember that picture with the EAGLE and the AMERICAN FLAG, and the BUFF MANLY COP who is obviously some kind of MUTANT WINGED CREATURE?

So I found the artist’s website

hahahahahahahahahaha

Who is “John McNaughton”? No, really?

90 Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 25, 2014 7:43:42pm

Niters, lizardz…

91 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 7:44:06pm

re: #89 Justanotherhuman

Who is “John McNaughton”? No, really?

Here’s his website:

jonmcnaughton.com

92 Aqua Obama  Aug 25, 2014 7:44:34pm

re: #89 Justanotherhuman

Who is “John McNaughton”? No, really?

America’s finest fine artist!

93 Justanotherhuman  Aug 25, 2014 7:46:40pm

re: #91 Dark_Falcon

re: #92 Aqua Obama

Ugh.

Later, Lizards!

94 Kragar  Aug 25, 2014 7:54:30pm

re: #92 Aqua Obama

America’s finest fine artist!

Better like this

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95 teleskiguy  Aug 25, 2014 7:55:56pm

I received the news this morning that one of my best friends’ mother of his children passed away suddenly last night in what looks like a freak accident in her house. I’ve been in stunned disbelief all day (she was only 34). She leaves behind two young children, of which my best friend is now sole guardian (they divorced a few years ago). I’m at a loss of thought for those young children who’ll have to go the rest of their lives without their mother. I’m heartbroken.

96 Aqua Obama  Aug 25, 2014 7:58:31pm

I haven’t been to that site for a looooong time. Check out that new “Stand Your Ground” painting. Deep. And what is this, “Liberalism is a Disease”? Magnificent!

Jon Stewart
Comedian, hosted 2008 Oscars and set record for smallest number of viewers, like most liberals, uses humor to battle Conservatives. Two can play that game.

You tell them, John. Two CAN play that game!

Stephen Colbert
Political satirist and comedian, closet liberal with an agenda

Steven Colbert. Closet Liberal. You heard it here first!

Satan
Number One Liberal, everyone knows that Satan is an advocate for control and less freedom for the individual. By the way, Jesus was not a liberal.

Satan isn’t even a closeted Liberal. In fact, he’s flaming!

Windmills
Liberal brainchild to bring alternative energy to America. Not very popular even in liberal states

FUCK THE AMISH

97 teleskiguy  Aug 25, 2014 7:58:39pm

August 2014 has been a fucked up month.

98 Mentis Fugit  Aug 25, 2014 8:02:50pm

re: #88 Aqua Obama

LIZARDS! Hear me! Remember that picture with the EAGLE and the AMERICAN FLAG, and the BUFF MANLY COP who is obviously some kind of MUTANT WINGED CREATURE?

So I found the artist’s website

hahahahahahahahahaha

That image… I’d really, really like to know who exactly the “them” are. Not, I suspect, giant ants.

99 Aqua Obama  Aug 25, 2014 8:03:36pm

Since there’s a tornado in the background of that picture, you’d think windmills would work pretty fucking good

100 Jocko's Rocket Ship  Aug 25, 2014 8:05:03pm

re: #46 lawhawk

30 minutes from help? So that means an AR-15s is going to help with that medical emergency? Or that in a home invasion that AR-15 is going to help in a close quarters fight?

Or the domestic disturbance that escalates into use of firearms. Yeah, those will get solved just great with AR-15s.

This is an outstanding point that should be more-often noted. A medical (or fire) emergency with longer response times is much likely (by huge multiples) to result in death or injury than any (imagined) risk from marauders with guns. Not to mention the enhanced risk from the need to drive more leading to greater rates for death or injury in a crash, which also overwhelms risk of death or injury be attack by intruders by huge multiples.

His wife and kids would likely be more safe living next door to me in my Chicago hood with lots of blahs and Mexicans - and without the the guns in the house.

101 Charles Johnson  Aug 25, 2014 8:05:57pm

Glenn Greenwald, still disgusting.

102 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 8:06:31pm

re: #96 Aqua Obama

I haven’t been to that site for a looooong time. Check out that new “Stand Your Ground” painting. Deep. And what is this, “Liberalism is a Disease”? Magnificent!

You tell them, John. Two CAN play that game!

Steven Colbert. Closet Liberal. You heard it here first!

Satan isn’t even a closeted Liberal. In fact, he’s flaming!

FUCK THE AMISH

He also gets history wrong with the picture of Obama playing a fiddle while ‘America burns’. While that image derives from the Roman Emperor Nero supposedly doing the same thing while Rome burn, what Nero actually did upon hearing the great fire in Rome was to put on a theater costume and sing a song called “The Fall of Troy”.

103 Mentis Fugit  Aug 25, 2014 8:08:28pm

What should we call this “style” of “art”? In execution and intent it seems to be a kind of homolog to Socialist Realism.

104 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 8:13:09pm

re: #101 Charles Johnson

Glenn Greenwald, still disgusting.

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Hayes asks a good question, though one that is difficult for a politician to answer because the ease with which an honest answer could be willfully mischaracterized. My own understanding of the said aftermath owes heavily to fiction writer Jerry Pournelle, but I’ll put it in my own words:

In the end, all USN airstrikes, Iranian armored brigades, and Kurdish Infantry (brave and able as all those forces may be) can only buy time for the politicians and tribal leaders of Iraq to repair the political mistakes that left the nation vulnerable to ISIS in the first place. Armed force alone is not going to get rid of the threat posed by Radical Islamism, only political and cultural reform can do that.

105 Stanley Sea  Aug 25, 2014 8:13:43pm

CNN has a new recording of the shots.

106 goddamnedfrank  Aug 25, 2014 8:17:02pm

re: #102 Dark_Falcon

He also gets history wrong with the picture of Obama playing a fiddle while ‘America burns’. While that image derives from the Roman Emperor Nero supposedly doing the same thing while Rome burn, what Nero actually did upon hearing the great fire in Rome was to put on a theater costume and sing a song called “The Fall of Troy”.

That story is almost certainly bullshit too though, designed to exploit the Roman status of actors and entertainers as infames.

107 jaunte  Aug 25, 2014 8:19:38pm

re: #103 Mentis Fugit

What should we call this “style” of “art”? In execution and intent it seems to be a kind of homolog to Socialist Realism.

How about “Racial Realism?”
rationalwiki.org
Nothing but WASPS, mending the nation.

108 Jenner7  Aug 25, 2014 8:20:52pm

re: #105 Stanley Sea

Over ten shots, I heard.

109 Aqua Obama  Aug 25, 2014 8:23:39pm

re: #107 jaunte

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How about “Racial Realism?”
rationalwiki.org
Nothing but WASPS, mending the nation.

They all look like extras from a John Hughes movie

110 goddamnedfrank  Aug 25, 2014 8:32:37pm

re: #105 Stanley Sea

CNN has a new recording of the shots.

They just lit that kid up. The last few shots seemed to be aimed at him after he’d already fallen off the retaining wall and tumbled to the sidewalk.

111 dholmes32  Aug 25, 2014 8:37:54pm

re: #88 Aqua Obama

He’s such a fan of Jon McNaughton that he doesn’t spell the man’s name right. Seriously, if you’re going to name-check someone, at least have the courtesy of spelling the name correctly.

(There’s a place here in Mesa where you can buy McNaughton paintings…originals. I don’t know if they sell any of the politically themed works.)

112 Dark_Falcon  Aug 25, 2014 8:42:40pm

re: #106 goddamnedfrank

That story is almost certainly bullshit too though, designed to exploit the Roman status of actors and entertainers as infames.

Sometimes its hard to tell what’s truth and what’s fiction when it comes to scandal stories. That was as true in old Rome as it is today.

113 Eclectic Cyborg  Aug 25, 2014 8:44:53pm

Here’s another McNaughton “masterpiece”.

114 jaunte  Aug 25, 2014 8:47:05pm

re: #113 Eclectic Cyborg

This part is great:

Mitt Romney
As Romney has come forth as the Republican candidate for President of the United States, Barack Obama has settled in on his own election strategy. Since he cannot run on his economic record, he has venomously attacked Romney from every angle. First he appealed to pet lovers when the news was released that Romney once traveled with the family dog and his kennel strapped to the top of the car. This didn’t hold well when the public was reminded the Obama ate dog as a child.

115 Jenner7  Aug 25, 2014 8:47:07pm
116 teleskiguy  Aug 25, 2014 8:47:40pm

I’m too much of a mess right now to engage at LGF. Hug a loved one, life is precious.

117 BlueSpotinAL  Aug 25, 2014 8:48:38pm

re: #113 Eclectic Cyborg

Here’s another McNaughton “masterpiece”.

LOL, looks like a Mad Magazine fold-in.

118 jaunte  Aug 25, 2014 8:49:48pm

Gotta love an artist that stays current with his dog-eating slurs.

119 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Aug 25, 2014 8:50:37pm

re: #113 Eclectic Cyborg

Here’s another McNaughton “masterpiece”.

You’ve got to hand it to him, he has wingnuttery down to … well, I was going to say “a fine art”, but it’s hardly that.

120 Interesting Times  Aug 25, 2014 8:57:11pm

re: #118 jaunte

Gotta love an artist that stays current with his dog-eating slurs.

It’s times like this when I really miss WindUpBird :( Check out his comments re McNaughton in this thread (start at Sergey’s #117, scroll down)

121 Lidane  Aug 25, 2014 8:57:25pm

re: #107 jaunte

The whiteness of that painting is overwhelming.

122 Islamo-Masonic Conspirator  Aug 25, 2014 11:50:34pm

re: #121 Lidane

re: #89 Justanotherhuman

Who is “John McNaughton”? No, really?

A racist.

littlegreenfootballs.com

123 Decatur Deb  Aug 26, 2014 5:18:14am

“Stephen Colbert, closet liberal”

“RuPaul dresses funny for a guy”


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