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1 teleskiguy  Nov 1, 2014 5:25:15pm
2 Skip Intro  Nov 1, 2014 5:26:28pm

Reposted from below because it’s worth it.

Were characters Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade a composite of a real LA African American P.I. in the 1930s named Samuel Marlowe ?

The LA Times has done a great graphical piece on this, if you can get through the pay wall. Fascinating stuff.

graphics.latimes.com

3 Usually refered to as anyways  Nov 1, 2014 5:26:40pm

Just because I can.

A great Australian find…

Karise Eden - the BEST AUDITION EVER ! the Voice - australia

4 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:27:55pm
5 Targetpractice  Nov 1, 2014 5:31:11pm

re: #4 Charles Johnson

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Help swing a Senate race? Is he still trying to get McDaniel elected?

6 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:32:37pm

re: #5 Targetpractice

Help swing a Senate race? Is he still trying to get McDaniel’s elected?

He’s totally full of shit, of course. He’s not going to “swing” anything. The boy has no swing in him.

7 Cheechako  Nov 1, 2014 5:32:54pm

re: #1 teleskiguy

I get tired of changing my clocks twice a year. How about a compromise…split the difference…change the time by a half hour and leave it that way year round.

8 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:33:40pm
9 Timothy Watson  Nov 1, 2014 5:34:13pm

re: #4 Charles Johnson

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Numbnuts is aware that anyone can access PACER right?

10 Feline Fearless Leader  Nov 1, 2014 5:34:14pm

Victory is at hand!

11 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:34:33pm

“Brokey McDoughboy!”

12 Timothy Watson  Nov 1, 2014 5:34:37pm

(Bah, not my day tonight!)

13 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 5:34:56pm

Austin is overrun this weekend with Formula I eurofans. These people have *way* too much money. Tight knit shirts and skinny jeans. Lots of cigarettes smoked between the thumb and index finger.

Oh, did I mention the sense of entitlement? There’s that, too.

14 jaunte  Nov 1, 2014 5:36:18pm
15 Timothy Watson  Nov 1, 2014 5:36:25pm

re: #8 Charles Johnson

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And you only have to pay if you spend more than $10 in a quarter IIRC

16 TedStriker  Nov 1, 2014 5:37:01pm

re: #9 Timothy Watson

Numbnuts is aware that anyone can access PACER right?

He just wants someone to foot the bill for him to go document diving.

17 Timothy Watson  Nov 1, 2014 5:38:42pm

re: #15 Timothy Watson

And you only have to pay if you spend more than $10 in a quarter IIRC

Actually, it’s $15 per quarter now.

Didn’t C.C. McChuckleNuts claim that he had some big money coming into his site a couple days ago?

18 Belafon  Nov 1, 2014 5:39:07pm

I am an atheist, who went to church as a kid, and one thing has really annoyed me about creationists:

For being omnipotent, the Creationist God has some serious limitations.

19 lawhawk  Nov 1, 2014 5:39:07pm

re: #16 TedStriker

He just wants someone to foot the bill for him to go document diving.

Grifters gotta grift.

And if he thinks that PACER will turn an election anywhere at this point, he’s nuts. What do you think oppo firms do? They go looking for cases or anything that might tangentially be related to the candidates and their opponents.

20 b_sharp  Nov 1, 2014 5:40:11pm

re: #7 Cheechako

I get tired of changing my clocks twice a year. How about a compromise…split the difference…change the time by a half hour and leave it that way year round.

Never have to change the clocks here.

21 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:41:07pm
22 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:41:22pm
23 jaunte  Nov 1, 2014 5:42:18pm

re: #7 Cheechako

I get tired of changing my clocks twice a year. How about a compromise…split the difference…change the time by a half hour and leave it that way year round.

Venezuela did that.
timeanddate.com

24 Vicious Piebola  Nov 1, 2014 5:42:36pm

Welp I logged on after a restful 25 hours of No Internets, only to find this gun fucker teaming up with the stalkers:

He is blocked & muted. Should I make a report?

25 Skip Intro  Nov 1, 2014 5:43:18pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

I’d say the best way is to have the Congress eliminate the whole stupid idea, but then Ted Cruz would shut down the government unless the clocks are set to his time.

26 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 5:43:19pm

re: #21 Charles Johnson

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said a GOP Congress will end gridlock in Washington.

Doesn’t he understand how the Senate works?

27 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:45:50pm

re: #25 Skip Intro

I’d say the best way is to have the Congress eliminate the whole stupid idea, but then Ted Cruz would shut down the government unless the clocks are set to his time.

I hate daylight savings time; grew up in Hawaii where it doesn’t exist. It’s become a total nuisance, with no real purpose any more.

28 Targetpractice  Nov 1, 2014 5:45:58pm

re: #21 Charles Johnson

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I’ll believe it when I see it. If Mitch wants an idea of what he can look forward to if he wins reelection and if the GOP becomes the majority, he can just call up Speaker Boehner and ask him how it’s worked out over there with a GOP majority and little margin for error on virtually every vote. Ask him what it’s going to be like in a year, when those Republicans from blue states who are up for reelection have to start deciding whether or not they’ll stand by Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.

29 Shiplord Kirel  Nov 1, 2014 5:47:55pm

In tonight’s college football toilet bowl, Texas Tech leads Texas 6-3 in the second quarter but UT is close to scoring thanks to yet another TT quarterback turnover.

30 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 5:48:45pm

re: #29 Shiplord Kirel

In tonight’s college football toilet bowl, Texas Tech leads Texas 6-3 in the second quarter but UT is close to scoring thanks to yet another TT quarterback turnover.

You spoke too soon. 10-6 Texas.

31 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:49:16pm
32 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 5:50:07pm

re: #31 Charles Johnson

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Charles;

The House impeaches, the Senate tries the case.

33 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:51:19pm

re: #32 austin_blue

Charles;

The House impeaches, the Senate tries the case.

Right, but it’s the fact that they don’t control the Senate that’s stopping them now.

34 RealityBasedEbola  Nov 1, 2014 5:52:03pm

re: #14 jaunte

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It’s outrageous that public funds are being spent to build a statue to a man that wrote books and stories that advocated murder and the Occult.

RBS

35 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 5:52:06pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

Right, but it’s the fact that they don’t control the Senate that’s stopping them now.

Didn’t stop the case against Clinton.

36 Targetpractice  Nov 1, 2014 5:52:54pm

re: #32 austin_blue

Charles;

The House impeaches, the Senate tries the case.

Boehner likely will have no choice but to at least take up Articles. The lawsuit he thought would take pressure off him seems to be dead in the water, with no forward momentum whatsoever. To give a hint of how toxic it is, both firms which were hired to take it to court have bowed out. And they did so with such haste that they didn’t even rack up any billable hours.

After next week, if the Senate majority will be in the GOP’s hands come January, he’s gonna have no choice. Either he commits to impeaching the President or he gets voted out and a new Speaker who will will be installed.

37 Vicious Piebola  Nov 1, 2014 5:55:39pm

This is a great read: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln

Told from the point of view of a young African-American paralegal, this is an alternative historical fiction of what might have happened if Lincoln survived the assassination attempt.

38 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 5:56:02pm

re: #35 austin_blue

Didn’t stop the case against Clinton.

That’s what I mean. A Senate majority will almost certainly push the Tea Party nutbags in the House to go for it.

39 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 5:58:00pm

re: #36 Targetpractice

Boehner likely will have no choice but to at least take up Articles. The lawsuit he thought would take pressure off him seems to be dead in the water, with no forward momentum whatsoever. To give a hint of how toxic it is, both firms which were hired to take it to court have bowed out. And they did so with such haste that they didn’t even rack up any billable hours.

After next week, if the Senate majority will be in the GOP’s hands come January, he’s gonna have no choice. Either he commits to impeaching the President or he gets voted out and a new Speaker who will will be installed.

I don’t think so. The R’s looked like Klown Kar inhabitants last time they tried this. It hurt them very badly.

Question on procedure: If the House did pass Articles of Impeachment, does Robert’s have the right to throw the case out on summary judgement?

40 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 6:01:31pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

That’s what I mean. A Senate majority will almost certainly push the Tea Party nutbags in the House to go for it.

Good point. I forgot that these people can’t stand losing National elections.

41 Charles Johnson  Nov 1, 2014 6:01:46pm

I’m not the only one who thinks this; Democratic representatives who deal with these Tea Party clowns all the time have also warned about it: Top Democrat Predicts Obama Will Be Impeached if GOP Keeps the House.

And note that he’s predicting impeachment if the GOP keeps the House. If they win a majority in the Senate, I really do think it’s almost certain.

42 Chez Ko Pe  Nov 1, 2014 6:03:41pm

re: #9 Timothy Watson

“Mommy sez I shouldn’t has to pay for nuffin’ ‘cuz I’m such a prodigy!”

43 ObserverArt  Nov 1, 2014 6:04:21pm

re: #13 austin_blue

Austin is overrun this weekend with Formula I eurofans. These people have *way* too much money. Tight knit shirts and skinny jeans. Lots of cigarettes smoked between the thumb and index finger.

Oh, did I mention the sense of entitlement? There’s that, too.

I wish I was there. And if I was, I sure wouldn’t be entitled to anything, just happy to see another F1 US Grand Prix and Austin.

44 TedStriker  Nov 1, 2014 6:04:51pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

That’s what I mean. A Senate majority will almost certainly push the Tea Party nutbags in the House to go for it.

Frankly, if the TPGOP takes control of the Senate and cements their control of the House, them deciding to go for broke on impeaching President Obama is going to be the least of this country’s worries.

Talk about FUBAR…

45 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 6:05:08pm

re: #41 Charles Johnson

I’m not the only one who thinks this; Democratic representatives who deal with these Tea Party clowns all the time have also warned about it: Top Democrat Predicts Obama Will Be Impeached if GOP Keeps the House.

And note that he’s predicting impeachment if the GOP keeps the House. If they win a majority in the Senate, I really do think it’s almost certain.

It’s a shame that being a black man in America is a high crime and/or misdemeanor.

46 Skip Intro  Nov 1, 2014 6:05:18pm

re: #41 Charles Johnson

I’m not the only one who thinks this; Democratic representatives who deal with these Tea Party clowns all the time have also warned about it: Top Democrat Predicts Obama Will Be Impeached if GOP Keeps the House.

And note that he’s predicting impeachment if the GOP keeps the House. If they win a majority in the Senate, I really do think it’s almost certain.

There’s no doubt about it. Since he was first elected Pres, the GOP has made it clear their only goal was to prevent him from accomplishing anything and smearing him and his legacy in every way possible.

Impeachment is the inevitable outcome of this process.

47 Targetpractice  Nov 1, 2014 6:05:30pm

re: #39 austin_blue

I don’t think so. The R’s looked Klown Kar inhabitants last time they tried this. It hurt them very badly.

Question on procedure: If the House did pass Articles of Impeachment, does Robert’s have the right to throw the case out on summary judgement?

I’ve talked to wingnuts who are convinced that, if the President is impeached and it goes to a full vote of the Senate, Democrats will vote to remove him from office just to survive reelection bids in 2016. This is the base that’s going to help the GOP win a Senate majority next week.

48 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 1, 2014 6:06:30pm

re: #31 Charles Johnson

If Republicans win a majority in the Senate, impeachment proceedings against Obama are almost a certainty.

I’ll say it again: A drawn out impeachment proceeding will provide a perfect smokescreen for the Republicans’ inability to legislate as well as pouring shit all over the Dems in the run up to 2016. The whole works will be just like the Titanic: it will leak like hell for a while and then disappear from view.

49 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 6:07:14pm

re: #43 ObserverArt

I wish I was there. And if I was, I sure wouldn’t be entitled to anything, just happy to see another F1 US Grand Prix and Austin.

It’s Chamber of Commerce weather this weekend, too.

50 lawhawk  Nov 1, 2014 6:10:06pm

Impeachment is going to happen, one way or another. Articles of impeachment will be filed by this GOP. That’s almost a given. They have nothing to lose, and their base demands it. All that pent up anger and hate has no where else to go.

They will file impeachment, regardless of what the Senate does. If the Senate goes to the GOP, then impeachment goes forward - and on what charges/grounds?

I’m betting that they’ll try to pin high crimes or misdemeanors on policy differences, though they’ll make it about Benghazi or IRS or Fast and Furious - the same nothingburgers they’ve been pushing the past couple of years without any success because their own investigations have turned up nothing.

51 Sherlock Hound  Nov 1, 2014 6:12:58pm

re: #29 Shiplord Kirel

I have always wanted Ty-D-Bowl as a bowl sponsor, to reflect my feelings about college ball, the NCAA and the playoff format. We’ll have the Stinker and Floater of the Game (fwooosh!)

52 Indy GOP Refugee  Nov 1, 2014 6:14:30pm

Hummingbirds imaged up close in flight, Nice test of the camera. Paged

53 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 6:15:38pm

re: #47 Targetpractice

I’ve talked to wingnuts who are convinced that, if the President is impeached and it goes to a full vote of the Senate, Democrats will vote to remove him from office just to survive reelection bids in 2016. This is the base that’s going to help the GOP win a Senate majority next week.

Two points.

First, in 2016, the Rs will be in the same shitty situation the Ds have this year: incumbent Senators in Blue and Purple sates (as opposed to the Dems running in Red and Purple states this year). The Ds have a much easier time of it in 2016 on the Senate side. Impeachment would be very problematical for incumbent Rs in 2016.

Second, if they impeach Obama and succeed in ousting him, they will get a very angry Joe Biden. Think they’ll impeach him, only to get John Fucking Kerry?

54 Targetpractice  Nov 1, 2014 6:19:01pm

re: #53 austin_blue

Two points.

First, in 2016, the Rs will be in the same shitty situation the Ds have this year: incumbent Senators in Blue and Purple sates (as opposed to the Dems running in Red and Purple states this year). The Ds have a much easier time of it in 2016 on the Senate side. Impeachment would be very problematical for incumbent Rs in 2016.

Second, if they impeach Obama and succeed in ousting him, they will get a very angry Joe Biden. Think they’ll impeach him, only to get John Fucking Kerry?

You’re assuming rationality where there is no evidence of it. Their base wants them to do this, why are they going to deny them that? As already noted, they’ll file Articles and pass them in the House, we’ll get a months long dog-and-pony show that takes the GOP’s inability to govern out of the papers in exchange for scandals that they feel will hurt the Democrats simply by being associated with the President, and then they’ll put conviction to a vote. It succeeds, then they’ve dealt the Democrats a blow by removing the scandal-plagued President from office and made him toxic to his supporters. They fail, then the toxic sludge they spent weeks spreading all over will still hurt Democrats.

And either way, their base will be placated.

55 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 6:19:30pm

re: #50 lawhawk

Impeachment is going to happen, one way or another. Articles of impeachment will be filed by this GOP. That’s almost a given. They have nothing to lose, and their base demands it. All that pent up anger and hate has no where else to go.

They will file impeachment, regardless of what the Senate does. If the Senate goes to the GOP, then impeachment goes forward - and on what charges/grounds?

I’m betting that they’ll try to pin high crimes or misdemeanors on policy differences, though they’ll make it about Benghazi or IRS or Fast and Furious - the same nothingburgers they’ve been pushing the past couple of years without any success because their own investigations have turned up nothing.

Lawhawk;

I asked upstairs and am truly curious:

As Judge, what powers does Robert’s have in an impeachment trial? Could he toss the case as arbitrary and capricious under summary judgement? Could he kill it because it was without basis in fact?

56 darthstar  Nov 1, 2014 6:20:54pm
57 ObserverArt  Nov 1, 2014 6:25:35pm

So, if an impeachment is tried, how do all of you think it will look to people of color, moderates, people with a brain, etc.?

It makes no sense politically. It would be a demonstration. And I really think a demonstration that could cost them a lot as they are going to kill their demographics.

Wait, that means they will do it.

58 calochortus  Nov 1, 2014 6:26:33pm

re: #54 Targetpractice

You’re assuming rationality where there is no evidence of it. Their base wants them to do this, why are they going to deny them that? As already noted, they’ll file Articles and pass them in the House, we’ll get a months long dog-and-pony show that takes the GOP’s inability to govern out of the papers in exchange for scandals that they feel will hurt the Democrats simply by being associated with the President, and then they’ll put conviction to a vote. It succeeds, then they’ve dealt the Democrats a blow by removing the scandal-plagued President from office and made him toxic to his supporters. They fail, then the toxic sludge they spent weeks spreading all over will still hurt Democrats.

And either way, their base will be placated.

Their base won’t be placated unless they convict Obama. The vast majority of voters will not be amused. I don’t think it’s a winning strategy.

59 Cheechako  Nov 1, 2014 6:27:08pm

re: #53 austin_blue

Two points.

First, in 2016, the Rs will be in the same shitty situation the Ds have this year: incumbent Senators in Blue and Purple sates (as opposed to the Dems running in Red and Purple states this year). The Ds have a much easier time of it in 2016 on the Senate side. Impeachment would be very problematical for incumbent Rs in 2016.

Second, if they impeach Obama and succeed in ousting him, they will get a very angry Joe Biden. Think they’ll impeach him, only to get John Fucking Kerry?

I think the third in line for the Presidency is the Speaker of the House Boehner. President Ford appointed Nelson Rockerfeller as his VP.

60 Vicious Piebola  Nov 1, 2014 6:28:46pm

re: #59 Cheechako

I think the third in line for the Presidency is the Speaker of the House Boehner.

It’s the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. This is Patrick Leahy. I have no idea who he is.

Just Googled. He is Senator from Vermont, a Democrat.

61 Cheechako  Nov 1, 2014 6:36:30pm

re: #60 Vicious Piebola

It’s the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. This is Patrick Leahy. I have no idea who he is.

The VP is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, That’s why the VP votes to break 50/50 ties in the Senate.

62 CarolJ  Nov 1, 2014 6:39:03pm

Patrick Leahy is the other Senator from Vermont. Democratic, of course.

If the Republicans try to impeach Obama, they will deeply regret it. You know the every other election Democratic lull? That would be over forever. There are a lot of Republicans in blue and purple states that only get in because Democrats stay home in off-years. An impeachment would make these people permanent voters for every election, every time.

And on what grounds? Grounds that only Fox viewers believe-and up to now others have ignored. Put this craziness up front and center to repulse moderates and supercharge minority votes? The Republican nominee in 2016 might as well concede now and save his party the trouble.

Clinton’s impeachment didn’t really hurt the Dems all that much. Gore lost due to the Supreme Court, not the popular vote. And even that was because some folks didn’t want to “reward” Clinton’s adultery. If Clinton was as clean as Obama’s been, it would have been Gore in a walk.

63 austin_blue  Nov 1, 2014 6:39:05pm

re: #59 Cheechako

I think the third in line for the Presidency is the Speaker of the House Boehner. President Ford appointed Nelson Rockerfeller as his VP.

Ack. I think you are exactly right.

64 Belafon  Nov 1, 2014 7:24:15pm

re: #24 Vicious Piebola

Gotta love the logic: I don’t believe guns would have saved the Jews, therefore I don’t believe the Holocaust happened.

65 Mich-again  Nov 1, 2014 11:10:28pm

Wayne State grad here.. BSME 87

66 Dire Straits  Nov 2, 2014 4:35:03am

re: #63 austin_blue

Ack. I think you are exactly right.

He is right.


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