Michelle Obama Calls for African-Americans to Vote, Right Wing Blogs Hear “Fried Chicken,” Spew Racism

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Today when I checked in to Twitter, I noticed a lot of conservatives tweeting about an interview First Lady Michelle Obama gave to NewsOne Now, about the importance of voting on this Election Day. But that message is being ignored by the main right wing media sites and blogs, because they’ve found something they have a lot more fun doing: whining about being falsely accused of racism, and then immediately following up with horrifically racist shit.

Some wingnut genius noticed that in this interview Roland Martin asks Michelle Obama: if black people vote, do they get to treat themselves to some soul food as a reward? She joked that she’d give her “full permission to eat some fried chicken after they vote.”

If you’ve followed right wing blogs at all, you know what happened next: immediate victimhood memes about being falsely accused of racism, because if a Republican said it he’d be persecuted as a racist. Apparently they can’t see the difference between using the fried chicken stereotype as a racial slur, and talking about “fried chicken,” as, you know, food.

Here’s one example of many, at one of the web’s premier sites for racist comments, Weasel Zippers: donotlink.com.

As usual, the complaining about being falsely accused is immediately followed by a mind-bending torrent of utterly overt racism in the comment section, bringing up every stereotype for black people you can possibly imagine. Because this is how conservative blogs these days show how not-racist they are.

I’ll post a few comments, but I’ll hide them from view by default, because they’re ugly and blatantly racist (intermingled with images that are even more sickening):

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Somebody please take a dump on this HOODRATS ugly head

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Where be the collard greens?

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Two more long years of squatchelle!

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Can I wash it down with some Power Master or TJ Swan ?

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Can they have watermelon too?

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So is the Mooch confirming that every black person just loves fried chicken? Does that go for watermelon too? Hey black community how do you feel about being stereotyped by the FLOTUS? Also, how do you feel about being told that you have to vote for the democrat no matter how bad they might be? How you like being controlled and enslaved by the party that started slavery and has fought to keep it going every since then?

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Wow! It’s pretty clear exactly who is the r@cist in this picture….]

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Afterwards, wash it down with some watermelon and Orange Crush. A quick Newport or Kool cigarette, and you are ready to top off the night with a drive-by a Blunt, and a pint of Mad Dog 20-20. PS Don’t forget the Skittles.

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And don’t forget the watermelon!

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And the purple drank!

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Have you seen her ass? She SHOULD have a psycho problem….

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Funny…how she just typified how they all think….
One of them, usually the leader of the group, must give permission to do something to the others…and then they can reward themselves with more fruit and nuts from the jojoba tree…..while said leader watches to be sure that not one individual takes too much …lest the rest of the group starves.
~NatGeo~

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LOL Everyone knows only white people can be racist. I’m so tired of being called a racist for no reason other than being white.

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And in other news, Republican voters seen busting out blunts, Colt 40’s, Watermelon, chitlins, collard greens and pigs feet after numerous victories.

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yeeesssah massa, Yous is so kindly massa moochie. dis lil ‘ole plantation youalls gots fo us is sho mighty grand. Lawwd yes.

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What, no watermelon for the racist voters?
Stupid ignorant racist KKKers in the WH !!!!!

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These people’s lives are centered in racism. Plus, you have a fat-arsed nut job that wants to control what everyone eats. She gives you permission to eat fried-chicken after you do what she tells you. Are Blacks really this stupid?

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Uh…….Well I’ll wager that a lot of them will be waiting outside the polls for the truck to pull up filled with Mooch’s “stash” of KFC like it promised.

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I have been chided by my wife and friends for saying the same thing! I have stated that if you took the free bus ride as well as the fried chicken and watermelons, away the black vote would tank.

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What about the watamellon?!

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No, they smoke their blunts after they eat.

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No Watermelon? Who are the Racists?

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That’s right mooch. Encourage your minions to eat 20 pounds of lard… but why not the watermelon? Insane much?

You’ll find the same kinds of comments on this topic at almost every right wing blog today. Watermelon is a recurring theme. Who says the right has a problem with racism?

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407 comments
1 freetoken  Nov 4, 2014 12:08:30pm

Needs edit:

whining about being falsely of racism,

2 freetoken  Nov 4, 2014 12:09:43pm

But yeah, nothing like proving you’re not a racist by spewing piles of racism.

Rarely is hypocrisy so immediately evident.

3 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:09:47pm

I’m not a racist, but…

4 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:10:02pm

She just needs to talk to get them into a rage. Talk about eating healthy? WINGUT RAGE! Talk about what it’s like being African American? Conservative rage. Conservatives have shown nothing but hatred for this First Lady from the moment she went on the national scene with her husband seven years ago and it’s getting really fucking old seeing them bitch about every little thing she does. Conservatives don’t like being called racists? Gee, guys, maybe being racist assholes every time a minority does something that you deem “unAmerican.”

5 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:10:38pm

And, of course, Chuck the Small Johnson is giddy over it.

6 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 12:10:56pm

I’m surprised the wingnuts aren’t outraged over Michelle Obama giving people permission to eat fried food as a treat.

7 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 12:11:00pm

These poor conservative wingnuts. So mischaracterized, maligned and misunderstood.

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8 iossarian  Nov 4, 2014 12:11:05pm

It continues to baffle me that people pretend that there’s a difference between a member of a minority group gently poking fun at a stereotype and someone outside that group using the stereotype as a means of attack.

I mean, it’s a pretty obvious distinction.

9 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:11:10pm
As usual, the complaining about being falsely accused is immediately followed by a mind-bending torrent of utterly overt racism in the comment section, bringing up every stereotype for black people you can possibly imagine. Because this is how conservative blogs these days show how not-racist they are.

N*****S ARE THE REAL RACISTS!!!

Jesus, she’s making fun of the RW claim she’s trying to control what everyone is allowed to eat. What a bunch of maroons.

10 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 12:12:09pm

re: #8 iossarian

It continues to baffle me that people pretend that there’s a difference between a member of a minority group gently poking fun at a stereotype and someone outside that group using the stereotype as a means of attack.

I mean, it’s a pretty obvious distinction.

Obvious to you, obvious to me, but some people? Apparently not.

11 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 12:12:26pm

12 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:12:43pm
13 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 12:12:53pm

THIS IS A FREE PASS FOR ME TO SAY A BUNCH OF RACIST STUFF BECAUSE OF MOOCHELLE

14 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:13:10pm

re: #8 iossarian

It continues to baffle me that people pretend that there’s a difference between a member of a minority group gently poking fun at a stereotype and someone outside that group using the stereotype as a means of attack.

I mean, it’s a pretty obvious distinction.

It’s only obvious if you can think. Remember, these are the guys who say, HOW COME I CAN’T CALL THEM N*****S, WHEN THEY CALL EACH OTHER THAT?!?

15 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:13:25pm

re: #9 Blind Frog Ebola White

N*****S ARE THE REAL RACISTS!!!

Jesus, she’s making fun of the RW claim she’s trying to control what everyone is allowed to eat. What a bunch of maroons.

Yeah I thought that part was obvious too. Plus the whole poking fun at the racial stereotypes but subtlety is never lost on these morons who think Rush Limbaugh’s ability as a satirist rivals Jonathan Swift.

16 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 12:13:35pm

re: #12 Vicious Piebola

Or a “wookiee”.

17 Ian G.  Nov 4, 2014 12:13:54pm

re: #8 iossarian

It continues to baffle me that people pretend that there’s a difference between a member of a minority group gently poking fun at a stereotype and someone outside that group using the stereotype as a means of attack.

I mean, it’s a pretty obvious distinction.

Bingo. When I texted my friends yesterday to ask just what “Car Talk” was, I asked if not knowing about it (and other NPR shows) made me a bad elitist arugula-eating librul.

See, wingnuts? I can call myself that in jest. It’s not in jest when Sarah Palin uses it in her latest assault on the English language.

18 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 12:14:21pm

re:
#2

nothing like proving you’re not a racist by spewing piles of racism.

Im not racist because I would vote for Ben Carson!!!!11

19 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:15:07pm

re: #18 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

re:
#2

Im not racist because I would vote for Ben Carson!!!!11

Yeah, there’s that one, too. He’s ‘one of the good ones’.

20 Ace-o-aces  Nov 4, 2014 12:16:06pm

re: #6 calochortus

I’m surprised the wingnuts aren’t outraged over Michelle Obama giving people permission to eat fried food as a treat.

You know, I was just thinking about getting some fried chicken myself. And I’m so white I need to wear sunblock during a full moon.

21 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Nov 4, 2014 12:16:49pm

re: #8 iossarian

It continues to baffle me that people pretend that there’s a difference between a member of a minority group gently poking fun at a stereotype and someone outside that group using the stereotype as a means of attack.

I mean, it’s a pretty obvious distinction.

People who do not understand the underlying concept (racism, patriotism, manhood, religion) tend to fixate on isolated symbols and use them as an excuse to throw a fit.

22 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:16:59pm

re: #18 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

re:
#2

Im not racist because I would vote for Ben Carson!!!!11

But yet the liberals who vote for Obama are klansmen and Nazis! Really despite what cons believe about liberals, we really don’t think all or even most conservatives are racist. Instead, we listen to what they actually say and do. So yeah if you minority voters just vote Democratic because they want “Free stuff” or that President and Mrs. Obama are “ghetto trash”, we will call you racist and guess what- you will have earned it. But enough about how conservatives are the biggest whiners in politics.

23 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:17:46pm

re: #20 Ace-o-aces

You know, I was just thinking about getting some fried chicken myself. And I’m so white I need to wear sunblock during a full moon.

Me too (note nic), and my Grandmother (also ghostly pale) made The Best Fried Chicken In The Whole Goddam World, and I’ll fight anyone who says different!!
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24 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:18:21pm

Teh tcot is just a seething volcano of derp today (because it is a day ending in “day”)

25 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:18:45pm

You know what soul food/Southern food, I never liked. Grits. Never got into grits but perhaps I need to try shrimp and grits, I hear that’s good eating.

26 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 4, 2014 12:18:57pm

I’m not a racist because I once voted for an Italian.

27 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:19:48pm

re: #25 HappyWarrior

You know what soul food/Southern food, I never liked. Grits. Never got into grits but perhaps I need to try shrimp and grits, I hear that’s good eating.

Tried them once, did not care for them at all. On the other hands, yankees give me weird looks if I ask for “sweet tea.”

28 3eff Jeff  Nov 4, 2014 12:20:05pm

re: #25 HappyWarrior

You know what soul food/Southern food, I never liked. Grits. Never got into grits but perhaps I need to try shrimp and grits, I hear that’s good eating.

Cheese grits. Cheese grits are awesome. (But take that with a grain of salt: I like normal grits.)

29 Ian G.  Nov 4, 2014 12:20:44pm

re: #24 Vicious Piebola

Teh tcot is just a seething volcano of derp today (because it is a day ending in “day”)

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FWIW, she probably thinks most whites (and Asians, and Latinos, and Native Hawaiians, etc.) should vote Dem too. I sure do.

30 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:20:44pm

re: #24 Vicious Piebola

Teh tcot is just a seething volcano of derp today (because it is a day ending in “day”)

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The last one wasn’t even properly edited. Clearly, it once was Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney, but they didn’t manage to make it over very well.

31 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:22:10pm

re: #24 Vicious Piebola

Teh tcot is just a seething volcano of derp today (because it is a day ending in “day”)

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Uh no that’s not the difference between a Republican and Democrat. Really wingnuts what is with your obsession that Democrats like people being on welfare? We don’t like people being on welfare. We however unlike you see it as a tool that can help poor people out when they’re down financially. But I get it, conservatives have to lie themselves to this idea that they’re the only altruistic people in this world and that Democrats just want people being lazy. Some of the hardest working people I’ve ever known have been Democrats and like wise some of the most entitled acting people I’ve known have been Republicans.

32 Ace-o-aces  Nov 4, 2014 12:22:14pm

re: #19 Blind Frog Ebola White

Yeah, there’s that one, too. He’s ‘one of the good ones’.

Here’s a good comeback. The next time somebody tries to tell you they’re not racist/bigoted because there is one (or a few) members of that group they claim to like, tell them about Hermann Göring’s Jewish friend.

en.wikipedia.org

Remind them that just because he was nice to one Jew, doesn’t mean he wasn’t an anti-Semite.

33 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:22:44pm

re: #27 Targetpractice

Tried them once, did not care for them at all. On the other hands, yankees give me weird looks if I ask for “sweet tea.”

When I think about what Southerners call ‘Iced Tea’ I remember the scene in Men In Black, where the Bug has stolen Edgar’s skin, and asks Edgar’s wife for ‘Sugar…In water….More!!!”

34 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:22:57pm

re: #30 Blind Frog Ebola White

The last one wasn’t even properly edited. Clearly, it once was Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney, but they didn’t manage to make it over very well.

I think it was originally Obama and Romney, and they substituted Hillary for Obama but could not name a Republican because it’s utterly ridiculous to imagine ANY Republican offering a homeless person a job.

This is Stupidest Meme Of The Day.

35 missliberties  Nov 4, 2014 12:24:04pm

The right has no problem with racism. They embrace it. It’s their strategy.

Or how to win ugly.

36 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:24:25pm

re: #34 Vicious Piebola

I think it was originally Obama and Romney, and they substituted Hillary for Obama but could not name a Republican because it’s utterly ridiculous to imagine ANY Republican offering a homeless person a job.

This is Stupidest Meme Of The Day.

Right. In reality, the Republican tells the homeless guy to get a job, then refuses to hire anyone who’s currently unemployed.

37 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:24:56pm

re: #31 HappyWarrior

Uh no that’s not the difference between a Republican and Democrat. Really wingnuts what is with your obsession that Democrats like people being on welfare? We don’t like people being on welfare. We however unlike you see it as a tool that can help poor people out when they’re down financially. But I get it, conservatives have to lie themselves to this idea that they’re the only altruistic people in this world and that Democrats just want people being lazy. Some of the hardest working people I’ve ever known have been Democrats and like wise some of the most entitled acting people I’ve known have been Republicans.

I also don’t get this meme of “lazy people living it up on welfare” because have you ever tried living on welfare? And then it’s also “minimum wage people are lazy/have no work ethic” because they’re stuck in a low-paying job.

The only lazy person who doesn’t want to work is janie.

38 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:24:58pm

re: #34 Vicious Piebola

I think it was originally Obama and Romney, and they substituted Hillary for Obama but could not name a Republican because it’s utterly ridiculous to imagine ANY Republican offering a homeless person a job.

This is Stupidest Meme Of The Day.

It’s hard to imagine any of the Republican candidates especially Mitt taking their time to talk to a homeless person let alone offering him a job. But that whole thing does fit in with how Republicans view employers that they’re these altruistic people who give people jobs out of the kindness of their hearts. I mean. I am not suggesting that employers are evil people at all here but the rosy eyed and fuzzy vision these idiots have of employers is just as pathetic.

39 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 4, 2014 12:25:02pm

re: #30 Blind Frog Ebola White

The last one wasn’t even properly edited. Clearly, it once was Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney, but they didn’t manage to make it over very well.

The original names on the piece were likely Herbert hoover and Al Smith, That screamingly unfunny piece of conservative bullshit was in circulation at least that far back.

40 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:25:12pm

re: #35 missliberties

The right has no problem with racism. They embrace it. It’s their strategy.

Or how to win ugly.

The only problem they have with it is having it pointed out. BEING racist, ACTING racist, and saying racist things? No problem at all.

41 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 12:25:39pm

DEMS ARE THE REAL RACISTS!!!

42 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:26:01pm

re: #33 Blind Frog Ebola White

When I think about what Southerners call ‘Iced Tea’ I remember the scene in Men In Black, where the Bug has stolen Edgar’s skin, and asks Edgar’s wife for ‘Sugar…In water….More!!!”

That’s alright, I’ve grown used to Northerners handing me a glass of cold tea and then acting like I’m an idiot because they figure I didn’t notice the packets of sugar on the table.

43 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:26:03pm

re: #20 Ace-o-aces

You know, I was just thinking about getting some fried chicken myself. And I’m so white I need to wear sunblock during a full moon.

I stopped and got some fried chicken after I voted earlier today.
And I didn’t even know FLOTUS gave me permission to do so!
#WhitePrivilege

:D

44 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:26:42pm

re: #37 Vicious Piebola

I also don’t get this meme of “lazy people living it up on welfare” because have you ever tried living on welfare? And then it’s also “minimum wage people are lazy/have no work ethic” because they’re stuck in a low-paying job.

The only lazy person who doesn’t want to work is janie.

I’ll out myself here. I’m on SSDI due to my Asperger’s. I have a difficult time getting employment. I would do anything for a well paying job and not have to get the SSDI and the money could go to someone else. But right, they have and I blame Reagan and his campaign team mostly for this have this idea of your average welfare recipient living this charmed existence on welfare.

45 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:27:23pm

re: #41 bill d

DEMS ARE THE REAL RACISTS!!!

No no, the “real racists” are anyone who actually point out racism. Because in this “post-racial” America we live in, racism doesn’t exist anymore. Just ask Chief Justice Roberts.

46 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:27:40pm

re: #28 3eff Jeff

Cheese grits. Cheese grits are awesome. (But take that with a grain of salt: I like normal grits.)

I still chuckle over Mitt’s pandering with “I just love cheesy grits”.

47 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 12:28:06pm

re:
#24

Moochelle IS as much a racist as Obola!!!

Archmoron tweeter manages a ‘Moochelle’ and an “Obola” in one line. Another misunderstood, oppressed, deep-thinker.

48 teleskiguy  Nov 4, 2014 12:29:16pm

Meanwhile, where people can’t vote at all and get sent to gulags for real, whether you’re racist or not:

49 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:29:41pm

tcot is just a firehose of crazy

50 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 12:29:58pm

re:
#37

I also don’t get this meme of “lazy people living it up on welfare” because have you ever tried living on welfare? And then it’s also “minimum wage people are lazy/have no work ethic” because they’re stuck in a low-paying job.

It’s just because they love America and are so Patriotic that they hate other Americans. //

51 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:30:41pm

Just wait until FLOTUS drops the watermelon on them…

52 walkingdeadhead  Nov 4, 2014 12:30:55pm

Thank God it was her, and not Joe Biden, that made that comment. And come on, we’ve all seen how the Democrats will play the race card in elections (the James Byrd add in Texas, brought to you by the NAACP to Mary Landrieu’s blatant race baiting in order to save her own considerable hide), whenever the other side sees a Democrat put their foot in their mouth, does a certain part of you think they might have it coming?

53 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Nov 4, 2014 12:30:58pm

re: #16 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak

Or a “wookiee”.

Haven’t seen a RWNJ yet who could actually spell that. It’s always “wookie”.

54 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 12:31:12pm

re: #34 Vicious Piebola

It reminds me of how one wingnut tried to prove to me that she didn’t hate Arabs. You see, she liked Joseph Farah.

55 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:31:34pm

Really the biggest difference between a Democrat and Republican when it comes to things like welfare or SSDI is that the former will at least try to empathize with your situation and try to understand why you are where you are. The Republican will assume that you are where you are is because you’re lazy or don’t have good faith. Republicans love to talk about people pulling themselves up by the bootstraps but you can’t pull yourself up from anything when you have someone cutting the straps off your boots and telling you that you have to make it without those straps. We have always had tools for people to move themselves upwards. The GI Bill after WWII gave many who otherwise would not have been able to afford college a chance. Student loans did the same. I don’t expect the government to pay for my whole ride but I have no problem with the government leveling the playing field so those born less well off don’t die less well off.

56 iossarian  Nov 4, 2014 12:31:40pm

One day there was a Republican man walking down the street. He was very handsome in a square-jawed kind of way, but not attractive to other men who are straight and not attractive to men.

He came across a homeless person. The Republican Man gave the Homeless Person a fifty dollar bill to spend on getting some good clean work clothes like some overalls or an apron or something. The homeless person got a job straight away because that’s how you get a job, by wearing overalls. The Homeless Person wanted to thank the Republican Man but the Republican Man said no because he was like Jesus and never boasted. He acted real cool but in a totally straight way.

There was a liberal there who thought the Homeless Man should be on welfare for ever. Republican Man laughed at the liberal and the Homeless Man laughed too and never voted Democrat again. The liberal started crying because she wouldn’t get free birth control now.

This is a true story retweet if you like grits.

57 teleskiguy  Nov 4, 2014 12:32:06pm

A moment of levity:

58 Varek Raith  Nov 4, 2014 12:32:08pm

re: #52 walkingdeadhead

Youtube Video

59 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 12:32:10pm

re:
#49

Valerie Jarrett- The most evil woman in America (worse than Killary)

Why? Did Valerie Jarrett threaten to take away their Nascar?

60 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Nov 4, 2014 12:32:26pm

re: #20 Ace-o-aces

You know, I was just thinking about getting some fried chicken myself. And I’m so white I need to wear sunblock during a full moon.

I had collard greens at lunch yesterday. I can just feel my skin darkening.

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61 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 12:32:31pm

re: #53 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

Haven’t seen a RWNJ who could actually spell that. It’s always “wookie”.

So you see, we’re not comparing her to a Wookiee, “Wookie” is affectionate term that just happens to sound the same.

62 Slap  Nov 4, 2014 12:32:38pm

re: #42 Targetpractice

Simple Decaf Sweet Tea

9 decaf orange pekoe tea bags
2 Qt water
1/2 cup sugar

Boil the water, remove from heat, add tea bags. Steep at least 45 min (longer works, as well). Add sugar.

(When I was growing up, the family practice was to use a full cup of sugar. For me. a half-cup is JUST fine.)

63 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 4, 2014 12:33:38pm

re: #52 walkingdeadhead

64 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:33:42pm

re: #50 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

re:
#37

It’s just because they love America and are so Patriotic that they hate other Americans. //

Because there is nothing more patriotic than gloating when Americans lose their jobs to outsourcing and automation.

65 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 4, 2014 12:33:58pm

Why is it that so many of the Real American Patriots seem to have only a nodding familiarity with writing their mother tongue?

66 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 12:33:59pm

re:
#49

ISIS is a Vile Barbaric ARMY and Obama… THEIR IMAM!!

Which is why Obama has ordered air strikes against ISIS. Makes sense.

/

67 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Nov 4, 2014 12:34:08pm

re: #27 Targetpractice

Tried them once, did not care for them at all. On the other hands, yankees give me weird looks if I ask for “sweet tea.”

Northerner born and bred, but I love grits. You can keep the sweet tea, though.

68 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:34:48pm

I’m a southern belle who absolutely despises sweet tea.
#Traitor #NoTruePatriot

69 freetoken  Nov 4, 2014 12:34:58pm

It’s back.

Sort of like a migraine.

But without medical explanations.

70 teleskiguy  Nov 4, 2014 12:35:20pm
71 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 4, 2014 12:35:47pm

re: #66 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

re:
#49

Which is why Obama has ordered air strikes against ISIS. Makes sense.

/

He’s strict, but fair.

72 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:35:50pm

Heh

73 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:36:26pm

re: #70 teleskiguy

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It’s pretty amusing to me that the star of the movie Let’s Go to Prison gets it more than many people do. But he’s right on here.

74 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:36:37pm

Zedushka said he’s not voting today because he “doesn’t feel well” and I’m all like “suit yourself” because he always voted GOP.

75 sagehen  Nov 4, 2014 12:36:39pm

re: #14 Blind Frog Ebola White

It’s only obvious if you can think. Remember, these are the guys who say, HOW COME I CAN’T CALL THEM N*****S, WHEN THEY CALL EACH OTHER THAT?!?

TNC’s usual answer to that is “How come I can’t call your wife ‘honey’, when you call her that?”

76 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:37:12pm

re: #70 teleskiguy

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Which is exactly why the Right wants to limit voting.

77 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 12:37:32pm

re: #48 teleskiguy

Meanwhile, where people can’t vote at all and get sent to gulags for real, whether you’re racist or not:

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LOL @ Kim smoking a butt in the orphanage.

78 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:37:36pm

HURR HURR DEMOCRATS IS TEH REAL RACISTS!!!!1!!!

79 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 12:38:19pm

re:
#78

TWITTER GULAG DEFENSE NETWORK!!!!!!!!

80 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:38:54pm
81 allegro  Nov 4, 2014 12:39:06pm

re: #48 teleskiguy

Meanwhile, where people can’t vote at all and get sent to gulags for real, whether you’re racist or not:

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Am I the only one who noticed the pair of stuffed animals in the upper left of that pic? No way that was an accident. LOL

82 Varek Raith  Nov 4, 2014 12:39:31pm

re: #80 Vicious Piebola

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For real?
FFS.

83 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:39:42pm

re: #78 Vicious Piebola

HURR HURR DEMOCRATS IS TEH REAL RACISTS!!!!1!!!

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Yeah, that really IS enough said. It tells you in one panel what the GOP thinks of black people.

84 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:39:48pm

re: #62 Slap

Simple Decaf Sweet Tea

9 decaf orange pekoe tea bags
2 Qt water
1/2 cup sugar

Boil the water, remove from heat, add tea bags. Steep at least 45 min (longer works, as well). Add sugar.

(When I was growing up, the family practice was to use a full cup of sugar. For me. a half-cup is JUST fine.)

Sounds ‘bout right, sweet enough to taste it without rotting your teeth out of your head.

85 Jenner7  Nov 4, 2014 12:39:53pm

re: #80 Vicious Piebola

Sweet Jeebus, she didn’t tell anyone that, she was asked a question about it. FFS!

Ugh.

86 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:39:58pm

re: #80 Vicious Piebola

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That awkward moment when conservatives don’t get self-depreciating humor.

87 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Nov 4, 2014 12:40:22pm

re: #49 Vicious Piebola

That is Arabic for “We apologize for America. Our racist people made an insensitive video about your religion that made you attack our Embassasies in Libya and Egypt. It is all our fault and we promise we wont do it again.”

It’s pretty impressive what you can fit into one short line of Arabic characters.

What’s the Arabic word for “embassasies”, anyway? And is an “embassasy” like a sassy embassy?

88 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:40:36pm

TGDN=Todd’s Greasy Diseased Nutsack

89 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:41:30pm

re: #80 Vicious Piebola

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“Awkward moment”? They’ve chewed this woman out for years for wanting people to eat healthy, yet when she’s asked if people can eat something viewed as unhealthy after voting, they jump on her because it’s “racist.”

90 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Nov 4, 2014 12:42:06pm

re: #65 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Why is it that so many of the Real American Patriots seem to have only a nodding familiarity with writing their mother tongue?

Because grammar and clarity are for overeddicated liberal elitists.

91 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:42:06pm

re: #89 Targetpractice

“Awkward moment”? They’ve chewed this woman out for years for wanting people to eat healthy, yet when she’s asked if people can eat something viewed as unhealthy after voting, they jump on her because it’s “racist.”

She should just be quiet and stay in the home like Phyillis Schalfry would.

92 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:42:09pm
93 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Nov 4, 2014 12:42:19pm

re: #88 Vicious Piebola

TGDN=Todd’s Greasy Diseased Nutsack

And I thank you for that cheery image.

94 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:42:32pm

re: #78 Vicious Piebola

HURR HURR DEMOCRATS IS TEH REAL RACISTS!!!!1!!!

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I think the proper response is, “You think the majority of blacks are stupid and corrupt enough to be bought with “free stuff”, but you think it’s Democrats who are racist?”

95 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:42:59pm

re: #83 Blind Frog Ebola White

Yeah, that really IS enough said. It tells you in one panel what the GOP thinks of black people.

The Democratic Plantation is another GOP platitude I’ve gotten tired of. Really, likening supporting a political party by choice to slavery? But then again the GOP has people like Bachmann in it who think slavery wasn’t that bad for blacks.

96 walkingdeadhead  Nov 4, 2014 12:43:52pm

re: #86 HappyWarrior

That delicious (as in fried chicken) moment when race baiting Democrats get a taste of their own medicine

97 Ebolangelus  Nov 4, 2014 12:43:52pm

re: #70 teleskiguy

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And today’s TPGOP would gleefully wipe out 80% of that list in a heartbeat if they thought they could get away with it..

98 jamesfirecat  Nov 4, 2014 12:45:01pm

re: #96 walkingdeadhead

That delicious (as in fried chicken) moment when race baiting Democrats get a taste of their own medicine

An eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind.

If race baiting is bad we should stop doing it completely and no party should do it to try and win elections.

Don’t you agree?

99 Dr Lizardo  Nov 4, 2014 12:45:04pm

Oops. Updinged when I shoulda downdinged.

Fixed it.

100 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:45:14pm

re: #96 walkingdeadhead

Got your talking points straight?

101 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:45:30pm

re: #96 walkingdeadhead

That delicious (as in fried chicken) moment when race baiting Democrats get a taste of their own medicine

Except when Republicans get called racist, they actually have done something to deserve it. Hmmm, let’s see which party has candidates that tell black voters that they vote Democratic because they want free stuff? Hmmm. But yeah make this your outrage du jour. This is pathetic.

102 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:45:45pm

#WhitePeopleNeverEatFriedChicken

103 makeitstop  Nov 4, 2014 12:46:14pm

So, I went out and did my civic duty and voted 10 times (or was it 11?). You?

104 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:46:29pm

re: #101 HappyWarrior

Except when Republicans get called racist, they actually have done something to deserve it. Hmmm, let’s see which party has candidates that tell black voters that they vote Democratic because they want free stuff? Hmmm. But yeah make this your outrage du jour. This is pathetic.

Not only said it, but said it openly because he thought he was amongst friends and wasn’t being recorded. Right after giving a speech before the NCAA where he tried to convince them to support his candidacy.

105 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Nov 4, 2014 12:46:32pm

re: #100 Vicious Piebola

Yes, getting millions of Americans insured, especially those previously uninsurable due to pre-existing conditions is a DISASTER

fuck you guys

106 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 12:46:34pm

re: #90 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Because grammar and clarity are for overeddicated liberal elitists.

Yes, we need to return to the days of spelling and grammar freedom that prevailed in the past!

107 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:46:48pm

re: #103 makeitstop

So, I went out and did my civic duty and voted 10 times (or was it 11?). You?

Did you eat your mandatory fried chicken???

108 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:46:52pm

But yeah this is “exactly” the same as GOP candidates going around flat out saying that black and other minority voters only support the Democratic party because of entitlements. Or that voting for the Democratic Party is a “plantation.”

109 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Nov 4, 2014 12:47:19pm

re: #107 Backwoods_Sleuth

Did you eat your mandatory fried chicken???

an eleven-piece bucket for you!!!

110 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 12:47:21pm

re: #96 walkingdeadhead

That delicious (as in fried chicken) moment when race baiting Democrats get a taste of their own medicine

That’s all you’ve got? Really?

111 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:47:31pm

re: #100 Vicious Piebola

Got your talking points straight?

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And getting 5,000 soldiers killed fighting pointless wars…oh wait, that was his predecessor. Nevermind.

112 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:47:35pm

re: #110 calochortus

That’s all you’ve got? Really?

Yes.

113 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:48:29pm

re: #110 calochortus

That’s all you’ve got? Really?

He ran out of approved talking points.

114 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:48:42pm

re: #111 Targetpractice

And getting 5,000 soldiers killed fighting pointless wars…oh wait, that was his predecessor. Nevermind.

That was different!

115 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:48:49pm

re: #110 calochortus

That’s all you’ve got? Really?

Still waiting for the hatchling’s ooga booga MILITANT BLACK PANTHERS!!11!!

116 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:49:21pm
117 makeitstop  Nov 4, 2014 12:49:35pm

re: #107 Backwoods_Sleuth

Did you eat your mandatory fried chicken???

Not yet, I was going to go out and persecute some Christians first.

118 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 12:50:20pm

re: #112 HappyWarrior

re: #113 Targetpractice

That’s kind of sad.

119 RealityBasedEbola  Nov 4, 2014 12:52:02pm

I got 5 LGF Bucks that says we’ll see Chuckie the Small posting a picture of himself eating fried chicken to totally prove he’s not a racist.

RBS

120 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 12:52:02pm

re: #78 Vicious Piebola

HURR HURR DEMOCRATS IS TEH REAL RACISTS!!!!1!!!

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Democrats today just can’t admit the KKK were Democrats!!!

121 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 12:52:25pm

Janie when you have a bunch of money but you never actually worked a day in your life, it’s not Capitalism, it’s that form of government they had in France 220 years ago.

122 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 12:53:01pm

re: #118 calochortus

That’s kind of sad.

Yeah, this has to be one of the least worthwhile trolls I’ve seen.

123 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 12:54:01pm

re: #119 RealityBasedEbola

I got 5 LGF Bucks that says we’ll see Chuckie the Small posting a picture of him eating fried chicken to totally prove he’s not a racist.

RBS

He’s working on it…

124 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:54:05pm

re: #121 Vicious Piebola

Janie when you have a bunch of money but you never actually worked a day in your life, it’s not Capitalism, it’s that form of government they had in France 220 years ago.

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Of course she has no problem with income inequality, because she married into the “more equal” class.

125 ausador  Nov 4, 2014 12:54:42pm

re: #52 walkingdeadhead

The point is she didn’t say anything wrong, in fact her reply was kinda funny.

She was specifically asked to name a “soul food” as a reward for doing civic duty and voting. She responded by saying they had her “full permission” to have some fried chicken. So yes after being asked to, she named something that is commonly thought of as being a “soul food” in response. The funny part is that by replying the way she did she also poked fun at those who criticize her nutritional advocacy by giving people “her permission” as if anyone actually required it. :p

This is just another imaginary outrage that requires you to twist the facts completely out of all relation to reality in order to see it as one. Nothing we aren’t used to around here, the GOP finds something to misconstrue into a outrage just about every week now. It is boring.

126 leftynyc  Nov 4, 2014 12:55:09pm

Just heard from our COO in Charlotte office he had to wait an hour to vote - lines were longer than he’s ever seen them. He’s the only Democrat in our NC office (that I know of).

127 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:56:30pm

re: #125 ausador

The point is she didn’t say anything wrong, in fact her reply was kinda funny.

She was specifically asked to name a “soul food” as a reward for doing civic duty and voting. She responded by saying they had her “full permission” to have some fried chicken. So yes after being asked to, she named something that is commonly thought of as being a “soul food” in response. The funny part is that by replying the way she did she also poked fun at those who criticize her nutritional advocacy by giving people “her permission” as if anyone actually required it. :p

This is just another imaginary outrage that requires you to twist the facts completely out of all relation to reality in order to see it as one. Nothing we aren’t used to around here, the GOP finds something to misconstrue into a outrage just about every week now. It is boring.

Exactly. I think the response actually showed some humanity and humor but damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t. If she had said carrot sticks or something like that, they’d be like oh there goes “Moochelle” again and her health food tyranny. Anything she does or says is going to infuriate them because they can’t accept the fact that she is our nation’s First Lady and they haven’t been able to accept that face from Day 1.

128 klystron  Nov 4, 2014 12:57:19pm

I put two ballots in the box on my way by City Hall.

Since, you know, it was silly for both the husband and I to go by to drop off our ballots in their sealed envelopes individually.

Our votes are in!

129 Varek Raith  Nov 4, 2014 12:57:52pm

re: #128 klystron

I put two ballots in the box on my way by City Hall.

Since, you know, it was silly for both the husband and I to go by to drop off our ballots in their sealed envelopes individually.

Our votes are in!

FRAUD11ty

130 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 12:57:53pm

Shit Adam Smith had a problem with income inequality.

131 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 12:59:16pm

re: #130 HappyWarrior

Shit Adam Smith had a problem with income inequality.

Adam Smith had a problem with a lot of shit that is now done as part of “capitalism.” For starters, the idea of an unregulated market was anathema to him. In fact, he was an advocate of government regulation of the market because he knew an unregulated market would quickly turn cannibalistic on its customers.

132 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 12:59:16pm

The Freepers are in full voice over voting fraud (although a supposed photo of an electronic ballot that omitted Abbot’s name was too hokey even for them.) Apparently electronic machines all over the place are moving R votes to D candidates (and never the other way.) The thing is, who uses an electronic machine without looking at the screen? If I were rigging a machine, it wouldn’t clearly show my vote being recorded for the wrong candidate. How would a voter miss that?

133 RealityBasedEbola  Nov 4, 2014 1:00:20pm

If we do get a GOP majority senate, here is the headline I envision in the future.

Obama sets Bill on Fire, flips Desk, throws Veto Pen out window.

134 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Nov 4, 2014 1:01:04pm

re: #131 Targetpractice

Adam Smith had a problem with a lot of shit that is now done as part of “capitalism.” For starters, the idea of an unregulated market was anathema to him. In fact, he was an advocate of government regulation of the market because he knew an unregulated market would quickly turn cannibalistic on its customers.

He saw markets as there to benefit everyone by balancing supply and demand and directing flows of capital to where they would do the most good, not as an ideology in and of itself and a means to concentrate as much wealth as possible in the fewest number of hands.

135 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:01:24pm

re: #131 Targetpractice

Adam Smith had a problem with a lot of shit that is now done as part of “capitalism.” For starters, the idea of an unregulated market was anathema to him. In fact, he was an advocate of government regulation of the market because he knew an unregulated market would quickly turn cannibalistic on its customers.

Right. He was coming from the Age of Mercantilism. People who confuse Smith’s theories with Von Misesque theories on the economy are being dishonest. Smith would be horrified to see his economic system being used to justify a system where a select few control most of the wealth.

136 De Kolta Chair  Nov 4, 2014 1:01:29pm

137 teleskiguy  Nov 4, 2014 1:02:56pm

Hmm…

138 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:03:37pm

re: #125 ausador

The point is she didn’t say anything wrong, in fact her reply was kinda funny.

She was specifically asked to name a “soul food” as a reward for doing civic duty and voting. She responded by saying they had her “full permission” to have some fried chicken. So yes after being asked to, she named something that is commonly thought of as being a “soul food” in response. The funny part is that by replying the way she did she also poked fun at those who criticize her nutritional advocacy by giving people “her permission” as if anyone actually required it. :p

This is just another imaginary outrage that requires you to twist the facts completely out of all relation to reality in order to see it as one. Nothing we aren’t used to around here, the GOP finds something to misconstrue into a outrage just about every week now. It is boring.

I can think of a healthy fruit treat but if FLOTUS mentioned the name of that fruit the wingnuts would be EVEN MOAR BATSHIT.

139 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:03:48pm

re: #137 teleskiguy

Hmm…

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I think Weigel’s making the joke that her latter advice- eating the fried chicken is the better advice. I do like fried chicken but not as much as I used to.

140 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:04:25pm

I like fried chicken but I think I will make lasagna for dinner.

142 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:05:43pm
143 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:05:53pm

This does remind me though of when the show Family Guy was accused of attacking Sarah Palin’s son when they had a character with Downs who had a mother who was Governor of Alaska. It’s one of those “Really? You’re making this into a moment” sort of thing.

144 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 1:05:59pm

I like fried chicken, but if you do it right it’s a bitch to clean up after.

145 jamesfirecat  Nov 4, 2014 1:06:01pm

re: #133 RealityBasedEbola

If we do get a GOP majority senate, here is the headline I envision in the future.

Honestly if the Republicans take the senate I hope Harry Reid filibusters everything they try to do till they get so fed up they do away with it… and then are left with nowhere to run and nothing to hide behind when the 2016 elections give the senate back to the democrats.

146 klystron  Nov 4, 2014 1:06:46pm

re: #145 jamesfirecat

Honestly if the Republicans take the senate I hope Harry Reid filibusters everything they try to do till they get so fed up they do away with it… and then are left with nowhere to run and nothing to hide behind when the 2016 elections give the senate back to the democrats.

Hah, you think they’ll leave the filibuster in place?

Hah!

147 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:07:48pm

re: #145 jamesfirecat

Honestly if the Republicans take the senate I hope Harry Ried filibusters everything they try to do till they get so fed up they do away with it… and then are left with nowhere to run and nothing to hide behind when the 2016 elections give the senate back to the democrats.

What I’m hoping for should the Republicans gain the Senate and McConnell lose- a real possibility on both counts IMO is that Cornyn or whoever becomes majority leader has no clue what he’s doing and gets in the Boehner trap of having to placate the many nuts that rode him into his job. The difference though is unlike the House, you can’t gerrymander a state to ensure re-election.

148 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 1:08:02pm

re: #142 Vicious Piebola

Look, a turkey with a dog whistle!

149 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 1:08:05pm

re: #146 klystron

Hah, you think they’ll leave the filibuster in place?

Hah!

Yes, the party in the minority always hangs on to it like grim death.

150 RealityBasedEbola  Nov 4, 2014 1:08:15pm

re: #132 calochortus

The Freepers are in full voice over voting fraud (although a supposed photo of an electronic ballot that omitted Abbot’s name was too hokey even for them.) Apparently electronic machines all over the place are moving R votes to D candidates (and never the other way.) The thing is, who uses an electronic machine without looking at the screen? If I were rigging a machine, it wouldn’t clearly show my vote being recorded for the wrong candidate. How would a voter miss that?

I have my own wants for an electronic voting machine, and none of the current systems meet it

1. After completing the ballot via touchscreen, a Paper ballot sheet is printed, showing the voters choices. Voter reviews that ballot, and if all is correct, presses the “VOTE” button, otherwise, uses a “REVISE” to fix any problems.

2. After voting, the voter is given a piece of paper by the machine, with a random character set. Voter can use that character set to log into a site after the election to see if his vote was correctly recorded. This helps provide voter confidence in the system

3. The “PAPER BALLOT” generated in step 1 is deposited in a sealed ballot box by the voter. It will be used for quality assurance and recount purposes.

4. Primary election results will be the electronic tally. 10% of all precincts (random assignment) will do a 100% comparison of paper vs electronic ballots. This will discourage tally manipulation

I would be much more comfortable with electronic ballots with a system like that.

RBS

151 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:08:38pm

I can’t wait to hear the first complaint about a Dem filibuster though because you know the Republicans under McConnell never filibustered anything.

152 jamesfirecat  Nov 4, 2014 1:08:39pm

re: #147 HappyWarrior

What I’m hoping for should the Republicans gain the Senate and McConnell lose- a real possibility on both counts IMO is that Cornyn or whoever becomes majority leader has no clue what he’s doing and gets in the Boehner trap of having to placate the many nuts that rode him into his job. The difference though is unlike the House, you can’t gerrymander a state to ensure re-election.

You mean there are no plans for New Georgatexazona?

153 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 1:08:40pm

re: #146 klystron

Hah, you think they’ll leave the filibuster in place?

Hah!

Only WRT nominations, because then even nominees who could get 59 votes won’t pass.

Bills? They’ll either lower the number of votes needed for Cloture to whatever their new majority is, or do away with it.

154 De Kolta Chair  Nov 4, 2014 1:09:36pm

re: #49 Vicious Piebola

OBAMA ATTACKED OUR EMBASSASIES IN BENGHAZZAZI!!!1!!!

155 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:09:41pm

re: #152 jamesfirecat

You mean there are no plans for New Georgatexazona?

Not yet ha.

156 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 1:09:48pm

re: #151 HappyWarrior

I can’t wait to hear the first complaint about a Dem filibuster though because you know the Republicans under McConnell never filibustered anything.

Which will inevitably be a full ACA repeal, which the GOP will present as “the will of the people,” thus a filibuster will be “against the will of the people.”

157 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 1:09:59pm

re: #149 calochortus

Yes, the party in the minority always hangs on to it like grim death.

Yep. And both parties are not shy about being total hypocrites about it.

158 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:11:03pm
159 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:11:28pm

re: #156 Targetpractice

Which will inevitably be a full ACA repeal, which the GOP will present as “the will of the people,” thus a filibuster will be “against the will of the people.”

Which I really hope the American people won’t buy. It’s downright darkly humorous to me that the GOP saw their low turnout aided win in 2010 as a mandate but Obama being the first president since Reagan to get over 50% of the vote twice was not.

160 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 1:12:00pm

re: #150 RealityBasedEbola

Our voting machines do have the paper ballot that prints out before your vote is finally registered. I have no idea what happens to those paper ballots, but they must be kept somewhere.

The secret code to check that your vote was properly registered can’t happen because then you could prove that you sold your vote to the person buying it. Or be forced to show your employer that you had voted in a certain way.

Auditing seems like a reasonable idea.

161 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 1:12:53pm
162 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:13:22pm

re: #158 Vicious Piebola

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And I guess that’s part of why I think we need to confront this issue head on and I blame a lot of on it on a gun hoarding culture that has been happening. Hell, it makes me even though the political capital would hurt that Obama would be more ballsy on this issue.

163 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 1:13:29pm

re: #161 jaunte

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All the facepalms.

164 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 1:13:44pm

Cafeteria medicine.

165 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:14:10pm

re: #161 jaunte

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I believe the doc. That’s the kind of world we’re in. A world where people are paranoid about Ebola on every corner but won’t vaccinate their children against something that actually does kill thousands every year.

166 Varek Raith  Nov 4, 2014 1:14:14pm

re: #161 jaunte

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Youtube Video

167 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 1:14:29pm

re: #158 Vicious Piebola

re: #161 jaunte

That level of stupid (if true, and I suppose it is) is just too much.

BBL after a sanity break.

168 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 1:14:31pm

re: #161 jaunte

Backpfeifeneltern.

169 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:15:07pm

And even when they do get an Ebola vaccine inevitably, there will be paranoids about that and those same paranoids will be upset about the government not doing more about Ebola.

170 b_sharp  Nov 4, 2014 1:15:47pm

CONTEXT MATTERS!

171 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 1:15:53pm

re: #169 HappyWarrior

They will accuse the govt of spreading Ebola.

172 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 1:16:32pm

re: #171 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak

They will accuse the govt of spreading Ebola.

Or causing the Ebola outbreaks just to make money selling a vaccine.

173 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 1:17:39pm

re: #169 HappyWarrior

And even when they do get an Ebola vaccine inevitably, there will be paranoids about that and those same paranoids will be upset about the government not doing more about Ebola.

Vitter blasts ‘incompetent’ CDC response at Louisiana port

“What I find alarming is the CDC determined the passenger had a fever, a common symptom of Ebola, the passenger was not placed in the agency’s quarantine program,” Vitter wrote.

“Based on the CDC’s response this week in the Port of New Orleans, I believe your agency has been incredibly incompetent and put the health of Louisianans at risk.”

The letter asked if the CDC evaluated all passengers on the ship; whether the agency is following up with each person over Ebola’s 21-day incubation period; and why the individual with a fever was not quarantined.

Quarantines are typically administered by state governments, not federal health officials.

174 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:18:10pm

So the Democratic Party because they hate our troops you know supported an item that would make spouses of military members KIA exempt from property taxes while living in the residency that they lived with their spouses for. How anyone actually buys the idea that the Dems hate the men and women of our armed forces and their families, that takes a special sort of delusion.

175 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 1:18:15pm

re: #172 Targetpractice

Or causing the Ebola outbreaks just to make money selling a vaccine.

Unfortunately I’ve already seen European conspiracy theories that the Ebola outbreak is just American corporations testing their new vaccine to make $$$.

176 Ian G.  Nov 4, 2014 1:18:43pm

BTW, whenever I see the “$17 trillion debt” thing from wingnuts, I always read it to myself in a Dr. Evil voice, because they’re as clueless about the value of money and its context as he was when he made the “$1 million” demand.

177 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 1:18:44pm

re: #144 Blind Frog Ebola White

I like fried chicken, but if you do it right it’s a bitch to clean up after.

Buying a deep fryer was one of my better ideas

178 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:18:50pm

re: #173 jaunte

Vitter blasts ‘incompetent’ CDC response at Louisiana port

Senator Diaper should leave but as with Inholfe in Iowa, knowing Louisiana, there’s probably someone far worse waiting for their turn.

180 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:20:35pm

The Ebola and Flu thing I liken to those that worry about Shariah law happening in the US that ignore or in some cases are okay with the idea of doing away with separation of church and state to favor Christians.

181 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 1:20:45pm

re: #174 HappyWarrior

So the Democratic Party because they hate our troops you know supported an item that would make spouses of military members KIA exempt from property taxes while living in the residency that they lived with their spouses for. How anyone actually buys the idea that the Dems hate the men and women of our armed forces and their families, that takes a special sort of delusion.

Which is funny, because I’d read nothing about the proposal, so when I saw it on the ballot, I voted against it. First impression? The GOP was looking for another way to starve the government of funds to pressure cuts to programs they don’t support.

182 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:21:48pm

re: #181 Targetpractice

Which is funny, because I’d read nothing about the proposal, so when I saw it on the ballot, I voted against it. First impression? The GOP was looking for another way to starve the government of funds to pressure cuts to programs they don’t support.

I only saw it on the sample ballot they gave my Dad and grandmother. They always take sample ballots from the Dem volunteers.

183 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 1:21:58pm

re: #179 Vicious Piebola

They forgot Communist Christmas Tree Ornaments

184 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:22:40pm

re: #179 Vicious Piebola

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Obama as a candidate accidentally saying there was 57 states is a transgression? Seriously.

185 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 1:22:57pm

re: #179 Vicious Piebola

MUSLIM ADHERRANT? O HERR GOTT!

186 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:23:06pm

re: #183 jaunte

They forgot Communist Christmas Tree Ornaments

They forgot the biggest one. Being elected and re-elected president. That one’s definitely against the Constitution.

187 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:23:12pm

re: #181 Targetpractice

Which is funny, because I’d read nothing about the proposal, so when I saw it on the ballot, I voted against it. First impression? The GOP was looking for another way to starve the government of funds to pressure cuts to programs they don’t support.

You know what makes me crazy?

The GOP engineered the shutdown and the wingnuts were like HURR HURR THESE ARE ALL NON-ESSENTIAL JOBS, FIRE THEM ALL FOREVERS!!!!!! even while they were shrieking HURR HURR HOW DARE U CLOSE DOWN TEH NATIONAL PARKS & MONUMENTS FOR TEH ELDERS WHEELCHAIRED VETERANS TO VISIT!!!!!11!!!!

188 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:24:19pm
189 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:25:03pm
190 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:26:45pm

re: #187 Vicious Piebola

You know what makes me crazy?

The GOP engineered the shutdown and the wingnuts were like HURR HURR THESE ARE ALL NON-ESSENTIAL JOBS, FIRE THEM ALL FOREVERS!!!!!! even while they were shrieking HURR HURR HOW DARE U CLOSE DOWN TEH NATIONAL PARKS & MONUMENTS FOR TEH ELDERS WHEELCHAIRED VETERANS TO VISIT!!!!!11!!!!

Yeah I remember that. The way they used those WWII veterans was pretty fucking shameful. I mean I felt bad for the vets not being able to visit the memorials but I still remember this one GOP Representative from Texas being a total dick to a NPS ranger and I think to her credit she did point out to the guy that it was his actions that led to the shutdown and not hers. Of course if any of the national parks (which by the way they have also complained about Obama designating to many of them) got vandalized during the shutdown, they’d blame Obama. And yes I remember also them totally abusing the word “non-essential.” Well derp if they’re “non-essential” we must not need them. Then again that’s the same crap that sees the Theory of Evolution as being the same as me saying “I have a theory that mylittle brother stole the cookies.”

191 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:27:35pm

re: #189 Vicious Piebola

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The actual Commodore Barry rolled over in his grave seeing his name being used for a sleazy political attack.

192 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:28:28pm
193 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 1:29:27pm

UCCCHHH

194 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 1:30:49pm

re: #190 HappyWarrior

Personally, I think we have 535 morons on Capital Hill who should be listed as “non-essential” if they can’t come together to at least keep the government rolling in absence of a budget.

Which is what leads me to believe that a GOP-run Congress is going to be no more productive than a fractured one has been.

195 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 1:31:09pm

Mark Levin goes Godwinetto:

Obama to go ‘full Mussolini’ after election: Mark Levin

196 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:34:53pm

re: #195 jaunte

Mark Levin goes Godwinetto:

Obama to go ‘full Mussolini’ after election: Mark Levin

If he really feels that way, he’ll leave the country and ask for exile. But wait you mean he just likes saying this outrageous shit because he needs more listeners and more listeners means more cash for Mark to write more books about how Obama is a tyrant? Really this is why I almost feel sorry for the poor losers who listen to people like Levin, Beck, Limbaugh, etc. These guys don’t give two shits about you. They care only about themselves and how they can scare you into listening to them and buying their next book. We’ve been hearing for years about how Obama’s going to “go Hitler”(or in this case Mussolini) and guess what. Not one opposition party has been banned in his presidency. Really if you actually believe this crap, ask yourself why hasn’t Obama banned the GOP? He could if he were this terrible dictator have refused to seat the GOP majority House of the past two Congressional sessions but he didn’t because guess what he’s not the totalitarian monster you fantasize him to be.

197 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Nov 4, 2014 1:35:49pm

re: #185 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak

MUSLIM ADHERRANT? O HERR GOTT!

It’s like a KnightErrant, but all Muslimey.

198 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 1:36:17pm

re: #119 RealityBasedEbola

I got 5 LGF Bucks that says we’ll see Chuckie the Small posting a picture of him eating fried chicken to totally prove he’s not a racist.

RBS

WINNER WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER!!!

And then he called FLOTUS this:

199 bratwurst  Nov 4, 2014 1:36:37pm
200 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 1:36:47pm

re: #196 HappyWarrior

DOOM is just around the corner!!! Buy my book and video courses on DOOM Prepping.

201 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:37:52pm

Really if you actually believe Obama is a terrible dictator. First off, why would you say that for the whole country to hear and secondly wouldn’t you flee the country and accept exile somewhere? If I were to state in say 1939 Germany that I felt Hitler were a tyrant and I had seen what happened to other dissidents, I would want out of Germany. But then again Levin and these other guys don’t really believe what they say. Obama’s presidency has made them wealthy men. And if we for some awful reason elect Cruz or whoever, they won’t be happy because these guys need a Democratic president so their listeners can find someone to blame their problems on.

202 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Nov 4, 2014 1:38:34pm

re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth

WINNER WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER!!!

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There is really something wrong with that boy.

203 Varek Raith  Nov 4, 2014 1:38:58pm

re: #199 bratwurst

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Damn, that’s some serious Wario hate.
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204 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:39:01pm

re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth

WINNER WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER!!!

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She really knows how to get them in a rage doesn’t she? He needs help.

205 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:39:46pm

re: #202 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

There is really something wrong with that boy.

Too much Limbaugh radio listening with his Grandma. Maybe if he grew up listening to something normal that wasn’t hate filled, he wouldn’t be a miserable adult.

206 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:43:33pm

re: #200 jaunte

DOOM is just around the corner!!! Buy my book and video courses on DOOM Prepping.

Really, if I had a dime every time some two bit wingnut radio host said Obama is just bidding his time until he can take dictatorial powers, I’d be quite wealthy. If Obama’s taking steps to be the next Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, or whatever dictator you think he fancies, he’s doing a terrible job at it and I should remind Mr. Levin that his fellow conservatives admired Mussolini immensely.

207 Charles Johnson  Nov 4, 2014 1:43:46pm

Chuck C., trollin’ hard.

208 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:44:41pm

re: #207 Charles Johnson

Chuck C., trollin’ hard.

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This is how award winning journalists act. Remember when Carl Bernstein called Pat Nixon ugly as sin?

209 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 1:45:55pm

For those of you who didn’t get stickers, and to whom it applies:

210 leftynyc  Nov 4, 2014 1:47:51pm

I simply cannot believe the stupidity of some people:

huffingtonpost.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov 3 (Reuters) - A teacher at a Louisville, Kentucky, Catholic school has resigned rather than take paid leave after parents raised concerns about her trip to Kenya, half a continent away from the Ebola epidemic in western Africa, WDRB Channel 41 TV reported.

211 Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 4, 2014 1:49:43pm

If she had said any food besides fried chicken this would be a non issue.

212 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:49:55pm

re: #210 leftynyc

I simply cannot believe the stupidity of some people:

huffingtonpost.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov 3 (Reuters) - A teacher at a Louisville, Kentucky, Catholic school has resigned rather than take paid leave after parents raised concerns about her trip to Kenya, half a continent away from the Ebola epidemic in western Africa, WDRB Channel 41 TV reported.

Man that worries me. See, my brother is going to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro this winter. I really hope this Ebola fear crap dies down by then.

213 EPR-radar  Nov 4, 2014 1:51:11pm

re: #209 BeachDem

It should be noted that getting out the vote is especially valuable in districts that have been gerrymandered.

214 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 1:51:12pm

re: #211 Eclectic Cyborg

If she had said any food besides fried chicken this would be a non issue.

Maybe but as said above she was poking fun at herself a bit in this too. Really for someone who gets portrayed as not having much of a sense of humor, I think Michelle has an as good one from a First Lady that I’ve seen. I can’t imagine Laura Bush or Hillary Clinton cameoing in a Funny or Die video for one.

215 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 1:52:52pm

re: #210 leftynyc

I simply cannot believe the stupidity of some people:

huffingtonpost.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov 3 (Reuters) - A teacher at a Louisville, Kentucky, Catholic school has resigned rather than take paid leave after parents raised concerns about her trip to Kenya, half a continent away from the Ebola epidemic in western Africa, WDRB Channel 41 TV reported.

Yet, I’m sure there will be people who will look at this and conclude that, if it was them, they’d gladly take the paid leave. And think she’s a drama queen for quitting instead.

216 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 1:53:51pm

Massive Voter Frogs

if the democratic party is committing voter fraud on a “massive” scale and yet less than two dozen cases have been verified in the past ten years, why are there still republicans?

217 BroncD  Nov 4, 2014 1:55:18pm

I guess the question I have is, why don’t these people like being called racists? I mean, they’re so good at it. You’d think they would want some recognition.

218 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 1:55:44pm

re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth

He has earned his KKK badge today.

219 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 1:55:47pm

re: #210 leftynyc

I simply cannot believe the stupidity of some people:

huffingtonpost.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov 3 (Reuters) - A teacher at a Louisville, Kentucky, Catholic school has resigned rather than take paid leave after parents raised concerns about her trip to Kenya, half a continent away from the Ebola epidemic in western Africa, WDRB Channel 41 TV reported.

im very concerned since i live on the same continent as texas

220 jaunte  Nov 4, 2014 1:56:53pm

re: #219 dog philosopher

State borders are porous to the Gohmert.

221 EPR-radar  Nov 4, 2014 1:58:09pm

re: #217 BroncD

I guess the question I have is, why don’t these people like being called racists? I mean, they’re so good at it. You’d think they would want some recognition.

The only reason they don’t like being called racists is that it is politically damaging.

The conservative response to this is two-fold.

1) DARVO in response to any coverage of their festering racism.

2) Trying to get racist thinking back into the mainstream (e.g., the Bell Curve and its odious follow-ups). The white nationalist problem at NRO is a good example of this.

222 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 1:58:12pm

ChucKKK Johnson.

223 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 2:00:09pm

re: #220 jaunte

State borders are porous to the Gohmert.

i think i have symptoms of gohmert

i think you get it from cows that are afflicted with rutgers

224 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 2:02:03pm

But Chuck is not a misogynist, no. He even has a female wife, you see.

225 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 2:02:05pm

re: #55 HappyWarrior

Really the biggest difference between a Democrat and Republican when it comes to things like welfare or SSDI is that the former will at least try to empathize with your situation and try to understand why you are where you are. The Republican will assume that you are where you are is because you’re lazy or don’t have good faith. Republicans love to talk about people pulling themselves up by the bootstraps but you can’t pull yourself up from anything when you have someone cutting the straps off your boots and telling you that you have to make it without those straps. We have always had tools for people to move themselves upwards. The GI Bill after WWII gave many who otherwise would not have been able to afford college a chance. Student loans did the same. I don’t expect the government to pay for my whole ride but I have no problem with the government leveling the playing field so those born less well off don’t die less well off.

Great post.

I like to say that the Democrats may not have all the answers, but at least they understand the questions.

226 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 2:02:32pm

re:
#207

That cow Michelle Obama tells blacks to eat more chicken.

Is there a punchline here I’m missing?

227 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 2:02:57pm

re: #224 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak

But Chuck is not a misogynist, no. He even has a female wife, you see.

totally shopped, man

228 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 2:05:42pm

re: #226 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

re:
#207

That cow Michelle Obama tells blacks to eat more chicken.

Is there a punchline here I’m missing?

He went from calling her a bitch to calling her a cow.

PROGRESS!!!!11!!!

229 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 2:06:28pm

re: #228 Backwoods_Sleuth

He went from calling her a bitch to calling her a cow.

PROGRESS!!!!11!!!

He evolves. Bound to become multicellular any minute now.

230 dell*nix  Nov 4, 2014 2:06:48pm

re: #48 teleskiguy

Wonder who set up the background in that shot. Did they and the photographer avoid the camps?

231 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 2:06:57pm

re: #229 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak

He evolves. Bound to become multicellular any minute now.

Oh wait. That’s cancer. Nevermind.

232 RealityBasedEbola  Nov 4, 2014 2:07:05pm

Imagine a bowling ball and a feather falling in a vacuum. Now you don’t have to… Great video with Brian Cox showing just that from the largest vacuum chamber in the world.

Brian Cox visits the world’s biggest vacuum chamber - Human Universe: Episode 4 Preview - BBC Two

Youtube Video

RBS

233 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 2:07:16pm

re:
#228

What was the picture in the tweet? I can’t see it at work.

234 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 2:10:58pm

The racist moron can’t even keep his lies straight.

235 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 2:14:32pm
236 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 2:16:05pm

re: #156 Targetpractice

Which will inevitably be a full ACA repeal, which the GOP will present as “the will of the people,” thus a filibuster will be “against the will of the people.”

I’ve also heard them float around that they’ll do it item by item through reconciliation, which only requires a simple majority.

If there’s a low road to take, the GOP will be motoring down it.

237 Varek Raith  Nov 4, 2014 2:16:16pm

I too am an award-winning journalist.

238 Ace-o-aces  Nov 4, 2014 2:17:09pm
239 RealityBasedEbola  Nov 4, 2014 2:19:15pm

re: #237 Varek Raith

I too am an award-winning journalist.

Well…. I’m Spartacus!

RBS

240 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Nov 4, 2014 2:20:23pm

re:
#234

In personal news: I registered to vote last week so that I could vote for Ted Cruz!

Ted Cruz is on the ballot? Didn’t he just get elected? Does Archmoron blogger Chuck C Johnson even live in Texas? Or does Archmoron blogger Chuck C Johnson think there’s a presidential election this year in which Cruz is the GOP nominee?

241 EPR-radar  Nov 4, 2014 2:20:41pm

re: #236 BeachDem

I’ve also heard them float around that they’ll do it item by item through reconciliation, which only requires a simple majority.

If there’s a low road to take, the GOP will be motoring down it.

Fun and games with reconciliation won’t help the GOP very much if Obama starts handing out vetoes.

242 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 2:20:57pm

Today we all are award-winning journalists. #solidarity

243 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 2:21:41pm

re: #236 BeachDem

I’ve also heard them float around that they’ll do it item by item through reconciliation, which only requires a simple majority.

If there’s a low road to take, the GOP will be motoring down it.

I’ve heard that, as well as talk that they’ll try to use reconciliation to go after those parts that they feel the public will support seeing go, chief amongst them the individual and employer mandates. This will be especially big because they probably figure they can get one or two Democrats who might worry about reelection in 2016 to sign onto such a repeal.

244 De Kolta Chair  Nov 4, 2014 2:24:12pm

re: #234 bill d

The racist moron can’t even keep his lies straight.


Princess Leia informs Chucky that the Rebel Alliance has not only rejected his application but is feeding him to a sarlacc.

245 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 2:24:45pm

re: #177 Kragar

Buying a deep fryer was one of my better ideas

A deep frier is NOT the right tool for fried chicken.

246 TedStriker  Nov 4, 2014 2:24:55pm

re: #224 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak

But Chuck is not a misogynist, no. He even has a female wife, you see.

A yellow or brown one, whatever she needs to be to suit himself at the moment.

247 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 2:25:20pm

This is not a parody account

248 ausador  Nov 4, 2014 2:25:22pm

re: #210 leftynyc

I simply cannot believe the stupidity of some people:

huffingtonpost.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov 3 (Reuters) - A teacher at a Louisville, Kentucky, Catholic school has resigned rather than take paid leave after parents raised concerns about her trip to Kenya, half a continent away from the Ebola epidemic in western Africa, WDRB Channel 41 TV reported.

I think I would resign too rather than work for people who can’t understand geography, science, medicine or think rationally.

How far is it from Liberia to Kenya? This far…
distancefromto.net

249 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 4, 2014 2:25:23pm

re: #244 De Kolta Chair

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Princess Leia informs Chucky that the Rebel Alliance has not only rejected his application but is feeding him to a sarlacc.

Good that I’m not drinking anything at the moment.

250 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 2:25:41pm

re: #245 Blind Frog Ebola White

A deep frier is NOT the right tool for fried chicken.

Tell that to my delicious fried chicken

251 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 2:25:45pm

His trolling is just getting worse…

Really amazing what he thinks is “humor”.

252 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 2:26:13pm
253 Lidane  Nov 4, 2014 2:26:46pm
254 Lidane  Nov 4, 2014 2:27:59pm

re: #252 Vicious Piebola

Western Journalism = Joseph Farah’s thinly veiled white supremacist “news” site. I’m not surprised they’re calling Michelle Obama a racist. They probably think she’s a racist just for waking up in the morning.

255 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 2:28:31pm
256 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 2:28:34pm

re: #247 Vicious Piebola

This is not a parody account

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257 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 2:30:59pm

re: #213 EPR-radar

It should be noted that getting out the vote is especially valuable in districts that have been gerrymandered.

Since the entire state of SC is a gerrymandered cesspool, we Dems have had our GOTV work cut out for us from the start.

258 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 2:31:37pm

re: #250 Kragar

Tell that to my delicious fried chicken

I’m sure you THINK it’s delicious fried chicken, but hey, before I moved to California, I thought Taco Bell was Mexican food.

259 EPR-radar  Nov 4, 2014 2:32:19pm

re: #251 Backwoods_Sleuth

That isn’t humor. Only property owners should get to vote is a very common RWNJ idea.

260 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 2:33:14pm

re: #219 dog philosopher

im very concerned since i live on the same continent as texas

I thank dog every day that I did not develop my cough and cold until after my return from Brownsville last month.

261 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 2:34:11pm

re: #258 Blind Frog Ebola White

I’m sure you THINK it’s delicious fried chicken, but hey, before I moved to California, I thought Taco Bell was Mexican food.

If it wasn’t meant for chicken, why is there a setting with a little chicken on the front?

Game.

Set.

Match.

262 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 2:34:32pm

re: #259 EPR-radar

That isn’t humor. Only property owners should get to vote is a very common RWNJ idea.

Yes, because you see, only property owners have ‘skin in the game’, much like how only people who pay Federal Income Tax have ‘skin in the game’, no matter how much of your income you might pay in OTHER taxes.

Basically it boils down to “Only people who will vote like me are legitimate voters. Everyone else should just accept our judgement.”

263 Lidane  Nov 4, 2014 2:35:50pm

re: #258 Blind Frog Ebola White

I’m sure you THINK it’s delicious fried chicken, but hey, before I moved to California, I thought Taco Bell was Mexican food.

That’s because you lived in some alien part of Murica that doesn’t know any better. Taco Bell is to Mexican food what Miller Lite is to beer.

Then again, my very Mexican family was buying fried chicken the other day so what the hell do I know? Haha.

264 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 2:35:51pm

re: #261 Kragar

If it wasn’t meant for chicken, why is there a setting with a little chicken on the front?

Game.

Set.

Match.

Oh, you can cook chicken in a deep fryer. You just can’t make real fried chicken in one.

265 Lidane  Nov 4, 2014 2:36:44pm

re: #261 Kragar

If it wasn’t meant for chicken, why is there a setting with a little chicken on the front?

Game.

Set.

Match.

Three words: Cast. Iron. Skillet.

QED.

266 Jenner7  Nov 4, 2014 2:37:13pm

Ugh, the garbage on twitter is just depressing. I feel so badly for the Obama family and how awful they are treated.

267 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 2:37:58pm

re: #263 Lidane

That’s because you lived in some alien part of Murica that doesn’t know any better. Taco Bell is to Mexican food what Miller Lite is to beer.

Then again, my very Mexican family was buying fried chicken the other day so what the hell do I know? Haha.

The area I grew up in was - AT THE TIME - one of the most monocultural places in America. The only non-white (and non-related) people I met were migrant farm workers, who were either black or Puerto Rican. You can imagine how welcomed into the local society they were.

268 EPR-radar  Nov 4, 2014 2:39:06pm

re: #262 Blind Frog Ebola White

Yes, because you see, only property owners have ‘skin in the game’, much like how only people who pay Federal Income Tax have ‘skin in the game’, no matter how much of your income you might pay in OTHER taxes.

Basically it boils down to “Only people who will vote like me are legitimate voters. Everyone else should just accept our judgement.”

The GOP cesspit of Satan also includes the idea that all of the rich deserve their wealth, and all of the poor deserve their deprivation.

269 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 2:39:37pm

The CNN app on my iPad just flashed that, according to their analysis of exit polls, Americans are pissed with the President and GOP leaders.

In short, this country has no fucking clue what it wants. As if this was something new or different.

270 mikec6666  Nov 4, 2014 2:41:01pm

re: #41 bill d

Nah bro. You’re wrong.

271 TedStriker  Nov 4, 2014 2:42:05pm

re: #258 Blind Frog Ebola White

I’m sure you THINK it’s delicious fried chicken, but hey, before I moved to California, I thought Taco Bell was Mexican food.

I don’t think anyone with half a brain and at least a few functioning taste buds have ever considered Taco Hell “real” Mexican food ;-P

As a good Southern boy, I appreciate good fried chicken in all it’s forms, whether it’s deep- or skillet-fried.

272 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 2:42:42pm

re: #265 Lidane

Three words: Cast. Iron. Skillet.

QED.

Indeed. I remember Nana standing by the stove for the 40 minutes it takes, running one low-walled and one high-walled skillet, raising and lowering the heat, taking lids on and off, moving pieces from one to the other, without really being able to explain why. She’d been doing it for so many years (her last batch was when she was 93) that she just KNEW when it was time to do certain things, like she knew how much salt and pepper to put in the flour to coat the pieces.

Nobody in the family was ever able to replicate it.

273 Ace-o-aces  Nov 4, 2014 2:43:26pm
274 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 2:44:55pm

re: #273 Ace-o-aces

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Property qualifications. Because the people who live in cities and rent don’t count.

275 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 2:45:57pm

re: #271 TedStriker

I don’t think anyone with half a brain and at least a few functioning taste buds have ever considered Taco Hell “real” Mexican food ;-P

As a good Southern boy, I appreciate good fried chicken in all it’s forms, whether it’s deep- or skillet-fried.

A buddy of mine in the USMC was named Martinez, born and raised in Michigan.

He used to tell people that he was “as Mexican as Taco Bell.”

276 Jenner7  Nov 4, 2014 2:46:09pm

OT:

Proof the police have told two huge lies in the shooting death of Darrien Hunt

dailykos.com

277 Resident of The United States of Jesus  Nov 4, 2014 2:48:39pm

re: #276 Jenner7

OT:

Proof the police have told two huge lies in the shooting death of Darrien Hunt

dailykos.com

Darrien looks extremely threatening in that photo.

278 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 2:48:57pm

re: #269 Targetpractice

The CNN app on my iPad just flashed that, according to their analysis of exit polls, Americans are pissed with the President and GOP leaders.

In short, this country has no fucking clue what it wants. As if this was something new or different.

I know. And isn’t THAT fucking depressing.

For months I’ve been checking the TPM Poll Tracker, which showed Dems at -8 favorablity while Republicans were at -20 or worse. But the Generic Congressional was always at least +2 Republican. How does THAT work?

279 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 2:49:40pm

re: #278 Blind Frog Ebola White

I know. And isn’t THAT fucking depressing.

For months I’ve been checking the TPM Poll Tracker, which showed Dems at -8 favorablity while Republicans were at -20 or worse. But the Generic Congressional was always at least +2 Republican. How does THAT work?

“liberal media”…

280 Jenner7  Nov 4, 2014 2:50:44pm

re: #277 Stanley Seabola

Yup, big time thug.

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281 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 2:53:18pm
282 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 2:54:41pm

I little music that fits the topic. Southern Culture on the Skids “8 Piece Box” (Music with lyrics/slides)

Youtube Video

283 A Mom Anon  Nov 4, 2014 2:54:49pm

I voted this morning, no issues, but the first time I ever had to show ID. I swear, Republicans as such buttheads down here. There are rules about how far away from the polls you can place campaign signs and some doofus was measuring the distance and placing a shit ton of GOP signs just outside the line. Sadly my straight Dem ticket voting was cancelled out by all my pet wingnuts, but I voted for any Dem I could and left the uncontested races blank. I may end up having to vote in a run off in January, we shall see.

In other news, The Kiddo started a new job program Monday. He undergoes a 2 week evaluation period, and then they decide which of numerous programs they place him in. The only thing I hate is that they get away with paying disabled people a lot less than minimum wage, but he’s the happiest I’ve seen him in months. So for now, I shut up and let him feel proud and happy with himself. I refuse to let all this political ugliness and racism and dysfunction get in the way of this little bit of happy. Baby steps.

284 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 2:55:19pm

re: #278 Blind Frog Ebola White

I know. And isn’t THAT fucking depressing.

For months I’ve been checking the TPM Poll Tracker, which showed Dems at -8 favorablity while Republicans were at -20 or worse. But the Generic Congressional was always at least +2 Republican. How does THAT work?

if you are looking for logic and consistency in this arena, be prepared to be dissapointed

285 Sionainn  Nov 4, 2014 2:57:32pm

re: #150 RealityBasedEbola

I have my own wants for an electronic voting machine, and none of the current systems meet it

1. After completing the ballot via touchscreen, a Paper ballot sheet is printed, showing the voters choices. Voter reviews that ballot, and if all is correct, presses the “VOTE” button, otherwise, uses a “REVISE” to fix any problems.

2. After voting, the voter is given a piece of paper by the machine, with a random character set. Voter can use that character set to log into a site after the election to see if his vote was correctly recorded. This helps provide voter confidence in the system

3. The “PAPER BALLOT” generated in step 1 is deposited in a sealed ballot box by the voter. It will be used for quality assurance and recount purposes.

4. Primary election results will be the electronic tally. 10% of all precincts (random assignment) will do a 100% comparison of paper vs electronic ballots. This will discourage tally manipulation

I would be much more comfortable with electronic ballots with a system like that.

RBS

I just voted today (Nevada). The machines are electronic. It gives you a chance to review your votes on the screen. You then press a button to print a paper backup that stays with the machine. You get an opportunity to check that, too, before pressing the final button to “cast your ballot.” Works for me.

286 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 2:58:29pm

Speaking of not understanding irony (or anything else for that matter)…

287 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 3:00:52pm

re: #265 Lidane

Three words: Cast. Iron. Skillet.

QED.

I bought myself a cast iron skillet last year but I hate using it because it’s so damn heavy.

The few times that I did use it, awesome fried chicken & stir fry.

288 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 3:00:52pm

And does he also not understand that Todd Akin was actually running for office? (Who am I kidding—he doesn’t appear to understand how the light goes on in a refrigerator.)

289 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 3:01:12pm

I would probably use it more often if it was a tradition in my family.

290 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 3:03:03pm

Also how do you clean a cast iron skillet? I get you shouldn’t put it in the dishwasher but can you soak it in hot water and clean it with soap?

291 A Mom Anon  Nov 4, 2014 3:06:08pm

re: #290 Vicious Piebola

No. I use a nylon scrubber, use a damp paper towel to wipe in out. Then dry it and add just a teeny bit of oil and spread it around with the paper towel. If you scrub it and soak it you have to re-season it.

292 Snarknado!  Nov 4, 2014 3:06:49pm

re: #290 Vicious Piebola

Only if you season it again afterward. Basically, you’re supposed to wipe it clean (hot water is okay).

293 De Kolta Chair  Nov 4, 2014 3:07:13pm

A bit OT or maybe not, but I checked out Carl Reiner’s recent book “I Remember Me” from the library today, and opening it at random found this pithy passage:

It occurs to me that some of our younger readers may never have heard the phrase, “You don’t know shit from Shinola!” Well, now that you have, please free to use it whenever some wrong-thinking people need enlightening — like some right-wingers who argue that our country and its citizens would be better off if we got rid of or privatized Social Security and Medicare.

294 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 3:07:17pm

re: #288 BeachDem

And does he also not understand that Todd Akin was actually running for office? (Who am I kidding—he doesn’t appear to understand how the light goes on in a refrigerator.)

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No, no, he’s got a point - Lena Dunham would DEFINITELY lose her Senate race.
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295 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 3:07:20pm

re: #290 Vicious Piebola

Also how do you clean a cast iron skillet? I get you shouldn’t put it in the dishwasher but can you soak it in hot water and clean it with soap?

Yeah, and a brillo pad if necessary. Just make sure you season the pan properly every once in a while

296 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 3:09:25pm

re: #290 Vicious Piebola

Also how do you clean a cast iron skillet? I get you shouldn’t put it in the dishwasher but can you soak it in hot water and clean it with soap?

soap shouldn’t be used on a cast iron skillet - you can rinse it with very hot water, and let it soak in water if needed. then any food left sticking to it should be scrubbed with one of those plastic scrubby things as seen here:

blackirondude.blogspot.com

the idea is to keep the protective, stick reducing coating provided by layers of oil/grease that have hardened on the surface. a pan with these layers is said to have been “seasoned”

297 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 3:09:35pm

re: #290 Vicious Piebola

Also how do you clean a cast iron skillet? I get you shouldn’t put it in the dishwasher but can you soak it in hot water and clean it with soap?

It is a deep dark secret that once your cast iron has a good layer of seasoning on it, the occasional bit of detergent won’t hurt it. (Do not tell my husband I do this.) Otherwise, a little soak, a nylon scrubby and I put it on the stove to help it dry. Then a bit of oil or Crisco and it’s good to go.

298 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 3:11:07pm

re: #295 Kragar

Yeah, and a brillo pad if necessary. Just make sure you season the pan properly every once in a while

I’ll let you in on a secret - a seasoned Cast Iron skillet will STAY seasoned, even if occasionally washed with soap and water, if that soap and water is only on it for about the 10 seconds it takes to clean it, then it’s washed with lots of hot water and dried IMMEDIATELY.

The trick is the short exposure to soap.

299 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 3:12:10pm

re: #297 calochortus

re: #298 Blind Frog Ebola White

heretics!

300 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 3:12:30pm

re: #245 Blind Frog Ebola White

A deep frier is NOT the right tool for fried chicken.

You do know your real southern fried chicken!

301 calochortus  Nov 4, 2014 3:13:03pm

re: #299 dog philosopher

heretics!

Bwahahahaha!

302 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 3:13:08pm

re: #300 ObserverArt

You do know your real southern fried chicken!

#NOTALLFRIEDCHICKEN

303 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 3:14:07pm

re: #298 Blind Frog Ebola White

I’ll let you in on a secret - a seasoned Cast Iron skillet will STAY seasoned, even if occasionally washed with soap and water, if that soap and water is only on it for about the 10 seconds it takes to clean it, then it’s washed with lots of hot water and dried IMMEDIATELY.

The trick is the short exposure to soap.

The trick is convincing my wife not every pan needs to soak with soapy water.

304 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 4, 2014 3:15:42pm

re: #290 Vicious Piebola

Also how do you clean a cast iron skillet? I get you shouldn’t put it in the dishwasher but can you soak it in hot water and clean it with soap?

When we bought our first cast iron skillet I bought some salt pork and cooked down a piece then wiped the skillet clean with paper towels as soon as it was cool enough to do so. Several pieces of salt pork later it was pretty well seasoned. Never soaked it to this day. We’ve had the thing for more than thirty years now and it cleans right up with hot water and a sponge.

305 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 3:15:51pm
306 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 3:16:43pm
307 goddamnedfrank  Nov 4, 2014 3:17:31pm

re: #298 Blind Frog Ebola White

I’ll let you in on a secret - a seasoned Cast Iron skillet will STAY seasoned, even if occasionally washed with soap and water, if that soap and water is only on it for about the 10 seconds it takes to clean it, then it’s washed with lots of hot water and dried IMMEDIATELY.

The trick is the short exposure to soap.

The best seasoning is also flaxseed oil, because it’s the only edible drying oil. Nothing else will penetrate as thoroughly or get quite as hard. Cover the entire pan with it then wipe as much off as you can with paper towels, you want the thinnest possible coating, no pooling or drips. Put in an oven and heat at 400 for an hour, then turn the oven off and let the pan cool down with the oven for at least another hour. Repeat at least ten times for best results.

308 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 4, 2014 3:18:34pm

re: #307 goddamnedfrank

Now that’s a great idea: salt pork is hard to come by these days.

309 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 3:18:49pm

re: #303 Kragar

The trick is convincing my wife not every pan needs to soak with soapy water.

Christ, ain’t THAT the truth!

310 JustMark  Nov 4, 2014 3:18:59pm

re: #174 HappyWarrior

So the Democratic Party because they hate our troops you know supported an item that would make spouses of military members KIA exempt from property taxes while living in the residency that they lived with their spouses for. How anyone actually buys the idea that the Dems hate the men and women of our armed forces and their families, that takes a special sort of delusion.

I was proud to vote for that amendment.

311 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 3:20:16pm

re: #300 ObserverArt

You do know your real southern fried chicken!

Well, Mizzourah Fried Chicken, anyway.

312 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 3:21:49pm

re: #308 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Now that’s a great idea: salt pork is hard to come by these days.

It is?

I do remember cooking down some salt pork to render it, and having to fight the boys for the cracklings.

313 De Kolta Chair  Nov 4, 2014 3:22:42pm

re: #311 Blind Frog Ebola White

Well, Mizzourah Fried Chicken, anyway.

Is that anything like a mezuzah chicken?

314 Chez Ko Pe  Nov 4, 2014 3:23:09pm

Youtube Video

315 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 3:23:24pm

re: #288 BeachDem

And does he also not understand that Todd Akin was actually running for office? (Who am I kidding—he doesn’t appear to understand how the light goes on in a refrigerator.)

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He seems obsessed with Ms. Dunham. Might I advise a good psychiatrist?

316 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 3:23:35pm

re: #310 JustMark

I was proud to vote for that amendment.

Same. I think it will pass easily.

317 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 3:24:12pm

re: #290 Vicious Piebola

Also how do you clean a cast iron skillet? I get you shouldn’t put it in the dishwasher but can you soak it in hot water and clean it with soap?

Mom Anon’s advice is good.

What I do is while still hot, wipe it out with paper towel and get is clean as possible that way. If you need to scrape any burnt stuff, a little pushing with a metal spatula. Then while still warm a little squirt of dish soap and hot tap water and use a scratch pad with the spatula so you don’t burn yourself and push the scratch pad around in the skillet. 99% of the time that will be enough.

Then do the oil thing while still warm and work the oil into the skillet like you are oiling some leather.

I have two 9” cast iron skillets that I’ve had for probably 40 years. I can’t live without them.

By the way…if you have a metal wok, clean it much the same way too. If you watch the wok handlers in any Chinese restaurant they pretty much do the same thing.

Hot/warm is the key.

318 b_sharp  Nov 4, 2014 3:25:04pm

Why is there no LGF down home cooking cook book?

319 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 3:25:09pm

I just love how Lena Dunham scares the crap out of Mr. Award Winning Journalist. What’s the matter Chuckles? Not used to a woman who stands up for her opinions? I’ve never watched Girls before but man it amuses me that this woman drives the right crazy. But remember liberals are hysterical and overly emotional.

320 goddamnedfrank  Nov 4, 2014 3:25:32pm

re: #308 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Now that’s a great idea: salt pork is hard to come by these days.

Also, the pork lard you can get isn’t the same as it used to be, because pigs aren’t fed a natural diet anymore. This reduces the ability of their fat to polymerize, which is essentially what seasoning is, polymerized fat.

321 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 3:26:37pm

re: #302 Kragar

#NOTALLFRIEDCHICKEN

Difference is the “southern” part. Nothing wrong with Deep fried. It’s the cooking style.

322 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 3:27:38pm
323 b_sharp  Nov 4, 2014 3:28:51pm

re: #317 ObserverArt

Mom Anon’s advice is good.

What I do is while still hot, wipe it out with paper towel and get is clean as possible that way. If you need to scrape any burnt stuff, a little pushing with a metal spatula. Then while still warm a little squirt of dish soap and hot tap water and use a scratch pad with the spatula so you don’t burn yourself and push the scratch pad around in the skillet. 99% of the time that will be enough.

Then do the oil thing while still warm and work the oil into the skillet like you are oiling some leather.

I have two 9” cast iron skillets that I’ve had for probably 40 years. I can’t live without them.

By the way…if you have a metal wok, clean it much the same way too. If you watch the wok handlers in any Chinese restaurant they pretty much do the same thing.

Hot/warm is the key.

My wife has several cast iron skillets which she stores in the warming drawer under the oven. Guess who has to repair the twisted drawer every few months.

324 De Kolta Chair  Nov 4, 2014 3:29:18pm

re: #322 Kragar

325 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 3:29:23pm

re: #322 Kragar

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I thought they were voting Republicans to re-criminalize abortion.

326 darthstar  Nov 4, 2014 3:30:12pm
327 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 4, 2014 3:30:20pm

re: #320 goddamnedfrank

Also, the pork lard you can get isn’t the same as it used to be, because pigs aren’t fed a natural diet anymore. This reduces the ability of their fat to polymerize, which is essentially what seasoning is, polymerized fat.

It is in my neck of the woods (Southern California). Maybe because it isn’t labeled “Gluten Free.” Damned if they aren’t labeling everything this side of bleach “Gluten Free.”

328 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 3:30:39pm

re: #291 A Mom Anon

No. I use a nylon scrubber, use a damp paper towel to wipe in out. Then dry it and add just a teeny bit of oil and spread it around with the paper towel. If you scrub it and soak it you have to re-season it.

What do you do if there is food stuck to it?

329 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 3:30:59pm
330 teleskiguy  Nov 4, 2014 3:31:10pm
331 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 3:32:04pm

re: #322 Kragar

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Love how all of those wingnuts throw tantrums and swear never to vote for the “RINOS” (which are typically just as horrid) but they always do

332 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 3:32:17pm

re: #304 Higgs Boson’s Mate

When we bought our first cast iron skillet I bought some salt pork and cooked down a piece then wiped the skillet clean with paper towels as soon as it was cool enough to do so. Several pieces of salt pork later it was pretty well seasoned. Never soaked it to this day. We’ve had the thing for more than thirty years now and it cleans right up with hot water and a sponge.

Salt pork? LOL no.

333 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 3:32:55pm

re: #327 Higgs Boson’s Mate

It is in my neck of the woods (Southern California). Maybe because it isn’t labeled “Gluten Free.” Damned if they aren’t labeling everything this side of bleach “Gluten Free.”

My wife saw some yogurt that was labeled “0% NONFAT!”

We figured that it might be a little tub of Crisco.

334 TedStriker  Nov 4, 2014 3:33:29pm

re: #251 Backwoods_Sleuth

His trolling is just getting worse…

Really amazing what he thinks is “humor”.

Given his history and his purported positions, I don’t see those things that CCJ said as humor, I think he’s dead serious.

Which is odd, considering that, AFAIK, Chuck owns no real property (since he lives with his in-laws); that would mean that under any scheme like that, he doesn’t get a vote.

Moran…

335 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 3:34:09pm

re: #331 bill d

Love how all of those wingnuts throw tantrums and swear never to vote for the “RINOS” (which are typically just as horrid) but they always do

Seriously. We’ve heard some variant of this sad song from conservatives for a long time now.

336 TedStriker  Nov 4, 2014 3:34:13pm

re: #332 Vicious Piebola

Salt pork? LOL no.

I would assume that Crisco or vegetable oil would suffice for those keeping kosher, such as your self.

337 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 3:34:23pm

how much more must i suffrage?

338 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 3:34:47pm

re: #318 b_sharp

Why is there no LGF down home cooking cook book?

There have been two LGF cookbooks.

339 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 3:35:03pm

re: #328 Vicious Piebola

What do you do if there is food stuck to it?

burn it.

340 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 3:35:04pm

re: #332 Vicious Piebola

Salt pork? LOL no.

Maybe render some chicken fat? Isn’t schmaltz Kosher for lard?
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341 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 3:35:08pm

re: #328 Vicious Piebola

What do you do if there is food stuck to it?

I addressed that in my #317. My method anyway.

342 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 3:35:09pm

re: #335 HappyWarrior

Seriously. We’ve heard some variant of this sad song from conservatives for a long time now.

Its been 6 years, didn’t they say they were all going to leave the country when Obama was elected?

343 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 3:35:45pm

re: #334 TedStriker

Given his history and his purported positions, I don’t see those things that CCJ said as humor, I think he’s dead serious.

Which is odd, considering that, AFAIK, Chuck owns no real property (since he lives with his in-laws); that would mean that under any scheme like that, he doesn’t get a vote.

Moran…

It wouldn’t surprise me if he believes that. I’ve seen many conservatives express a problem with the idea of directly electing senators. Glad to see though that he’s basically admitting that his views on suffrage are less progressive than Andrew Jackson.

344 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 3:36:11pm

re: #328 Vicious Piebola

What do you do if there is food stuck to it?

soak it in plain water for a while, and use a plastic scrubber to remove anything that’s left

345 Jenner7  Nov 4, 2014 3:36:14pm

I hope Obama wins tonight….

;)

346 b_sharp  Nov 4, 2014 3:36:19pm

re: #338 Vicious Piebola

There have been two LGF cookbooks.

I have the last one. But it’s 5 years old.

347 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 3:36:27pm

re: #342 Kragar

Its been 6 years, didn’t they say they were all going to leave the country when Obama was elected?

Limbaugh was supposed to move to Costa Rica when ACA passed. I am honestly kind of glad he did not though. Sucks for us but I hear the Costa Ricans are wonderful people.

348 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 3:37:16pm

re: #345 Jenner7

I hope Obama wins tonight….

;)

Just don’t ask what he is going to eat for dinner…

349 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 3:37:58pm

re: #347 HappyWarrior

Limbaugh was supposed to move to Costa Rica when ACA passed. I am honestly kind of glad he did not though. Sucks for us but I hear the Costa Ricans are wonderful people.

He’s probably waiting on the statute of limitations to pass from his last visit down there.

350 Ace-o-aces  Nov 4, 2014 3:38:13pm

re: #347 HappyWarrior

Limbaugh was supposed to move to Costa Rica when ACA passed. I am honestly kind of glad he did not though. Sucks for us but I hear the Costa Ricans are wonderful people.

Rush backed off that “threat” when it was pointed out Costa Rica has universal healthcare.

351 blueraven  Nov 4, 2014 3:38:35pm

Most of the time I just wipe my cast iron skillets, but if needed, hot water and a plastic type scrubber. I always dry in the oven, then wipe with a small amount of oil and let sit after the oven is turned off, till it cools.

About once a year I scrub them real good with a scouring pad and re-season.
I guess there is no one correct way to do it.
This works for me.

352 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 3:38:45pm

re: #306 Backwoods_Sleuth

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And on that note—is upchuck going to run for office, or does he not know the difference between a candidate and a candidacy?

353 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 3:45:42pm

Wow this racist fucker says DEMS ARE RACIST!!!!

354 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 4, 2014 3:45:42pm

re: #349 Kragar

He’s probably waiting on the statute of limitations to pass from his last visit down there.

“Hey, they’re all over 18 NOW!”

355 Chez Ko Pe  Nov 4, 2014 3:45:42pm

re: #226 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

There will be if I ever run into the little gnome turd.

356 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 3:45:42pm

Freaking Chuck C. “Small” Johnson sure likes to display his idiocy. I guess he is small in many many ways.

357 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 3:45:42pm

re: #349 Kragar

He’s probably waiting on the statute of limitations to pass from his last visit down there.

I think that was the Dominican Republic, but who knows—he could be persona non grata in many locations.

358 Kragar  Nov 4, 2014 3:45:42pm

re: #352 BeachDem

And on that note—is upchuck going to run for office, or does he not know the difference between a candidate and a candidacy?

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359 darthstar  Nov 4, 2014 3:45:45pm
360 darthstar  Nov 4, 2014 3:47:50pm
361 dog philosopher  Nov 4, 2014 3:49:19pm

re: #350 Ace-o-aces

Rush backed off that “threat” when it was pointed out Costa Rica has universal healthcare.

of course it’s standard wingnut mythology that switzerland and costa rica have no income tax or requirements for health insurance

362 goddamnedfrank  Nov 4, 2014 3:50:55pm
363 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 3:52:28pm

Well that was odd. I hit the post button for post #356 and Chrome just went into limbo land with both the “post it” and the “new comments” button acting like they were both clicked on and the cursor spun and spun. I killed Chrome and then came back in and was no longer logged in, which is never the case.

I think it must be the GOP spying on me and seeing how I voted!

364 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 3:54:59pm

re: #359 darthstar

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Well, FOX sure is not going to follow any rules in an election, just like they have no idea what the truth is all about.

365 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 3:55:30pm

HURR HURR TEH DEMMOCRAPS IS TEH REAL RACISTS1!!!!!

366 klystron  Nov 4, 2014 3:55:50pm

In a non-election related topic, that college rankings have spread to high schools just makes me shake my head. It’s so incredibly stupid.

367 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 3:59:37pm

Polls are just now closing in western Kentucky but…

368 Kid A  Nov 4, 2014 4:00:19pm

The fact that the maniac Dan Patrick (R-Hell) is going to win as well as Greg Abbott is depressing but I didn’t take it lying down and registered my vote for Wendy and Leticia. Off to the pub for a wine or five.

369 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 4:01:58pm

MSNBC called it for Mitch

370 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 4:02:31pm

MSNBC (Maddow reporting) just called Kentucky for McConnell. Damn.

371 Amory Blaine  Nov 4, 2014 4:02:56pm

Hopefully the MJ initiatives are a bright spot for the elections.

372 bill d  Nov 4, 2014 4:04:53pm

re: #370 ObserverArt

MSNBC (Maddow reporting) just called Kentucky for McConnell. Damn.

Oh well, made Mitch spend $2,000,000 of his own money anyways.

373 darthstar  Nov 4, 2014 4:05:54pm

re: #370 ObserverArt

MSNBC (Maddow reporting) just called Kentucky for McConnell. Damn.

I always hope these immediate calls are changed later to “too close to call”…I fuckin’ hate McConnell.

374 Kid A  Nov 4, 2014 4:05:55pm

I just noticed that Chuck Todd is not on the MSNBC panel at the moment. Please let it stay that way.

375 makeitstop  Nov 4, 2014 4:06:13pm

re: #346 b_sharp

I have the last one. But it’s 5 years old.

So, when you cook a recipe, it’s stale?

;)

376 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 4:06:19pm

re: #372 bill d

Oh well, made Mitch spend $2,000,000 of his own money anyways.

56 to 41 is the numbers they showed. Amazing.

377 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 4:06:19pm

re: #367 Backwoods_Sleuth

Polls are just now closing in western Kentucky but…

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It always seemed like a close thing anyway, but I held out some little hope. Ah well, better luck next time.

378 ipsos  Nov 4, 2014 4:06:41pm

re: #374 Kid A

I just noticed that Chuck Todd is not on the MSNBC panel at the moment. Please let it stay that way.

He’s across the hall with Brian Williams on NBC network news.

379 ipsos  Nov 4, 2014 4:07:36pm

re: #376 ObserverArt

56 to 41 is the numbers they showed. Amazing.

Early numbers from mostly rural, mostly Republican precincts. It’ll close tighter than that once Louisville starts coming in - but not enough.

380 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 4:07:58pm

re: #373 darthstar

I always hope these immediate calls are changed later to “too close to call”…I fuckin’ hate McConnell.

Yeah, I’m thinking the major metro areas of Lexington and Louisville haven’t even been tabulated.

If we were all GOP wingnutters we could say “the fix is in” or something.

381 darthstar  Nov 4, 2014 4:08:20pm
382 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 4:09:20pm

re: #376 ObserverArt

56 to 41 is the numbers they showed. Amazing.

With 7% reporting (and that doesn’t include Louisville).

383 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 4:09:40pm

“I HATE MCCONNELL SO FUCKING MUCH!”

“So you’ll vote third party or stay home?”

“And let a Democrat win? Fuck that!”

384 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 4, 2014 4:10:21pm

re: #379 ipsos

Early numbers from mostly rural, mostly Republican precincts. It’ll close tighter than that once Louisville starts coming in - but not enough.

A lot of those early numbers are also Lexington/Urban County, not rural there.

385 ObserverArt  Nov 4, 2014 4:12:49pm

Later on Lizards. Imma gonna watch some hockey. Checking back later to see how things are proceeding, but I’m already bummed by Mitch. That dude just makes my skin crawl, and I needs my skin!

386 darthstar  Nov 4, 2014 4:14:52pm
387 GlutenFreeJesus  Nov 4, 2014 4:15:02pm

re: #320 goddamnedfrank

Also, the pork lard you can get isn’t the same as it used to be, because pigs aren’t fed a natural diet anymore. This reduces the ability of their fat to polymerize, which is essentially what seasoning is, polymerized fat.

Local farms/markets ftw. Gotta find the good sources. ;)

388 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 4:15:17pm

One network or another says VA “too close to call” and already the Freepers are preparing to pop champagne corks.

389 darthstar  Nov 4, 2014 4:16:27pm
390 Targetpractice  Nov 4, 2014 4:16:51pm

re: #388 Targetpractice

One network or another says VA “too close to call” and already the Freepers are preparing to pop champagne corks.

Ah, I see, it’s Fox that says that VA is “too close to call.” Yeah, that’ll last right up until they count any of the major cities. Putting up the rural vote and saying “too close to call” is a joke.

391 Chez Ko Pe  Nov 4, 2014 4:16:54pm

re: #363 ObserverArt

Yeah, that happened to me around the same time. My post made it through, though. Killed my browser and reopened, all was well.

392 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 4:17:49pm

re: #389 darthstar

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He hugged him while being a Republican official at that. I agree with you. It was ridiculous how many Dems ran away from Obama in this election. And I unfortunately expect to see more of it in 2016 too. Good start though for Crist. I think he wins this.

393 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 4:19:10pm

re: #390 Targetpractice

Ah, I see, it’s Fox that says that VA is “too close to call.” Yeah, that’ll last right up until they count any of the major cities. Putting up the rural vote and saying “too close to call” is a joke.

Yeah VA is a gimme. I don’t think there’s anyone who could have given Warner a run for his money here. He is that well liked even by Republican voters though this will be closer than his 2012 win because it’s a midterm election.

394 klystron  Nov 4, 2014 4:19:28pm

I am, at best, ambivalent tonight. The results are going to be what they are. They’ll probably suck. Life will continue, harder for a lot, easier for some. Our non-functional government will become even less functional. The presidential campaign shit show will start soon.

But we keep fighting, and hoping for the best.

And/or planning the move to Canada. >.>

395 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 4:20:36pm

re: #394 klystron

I am, at best, ambivalent tonight. The results are going to be what they are. They’ll probably suck. Life will continue, harder for a lot, easier for some. Our non-functional government will become even less functional. The presidential campaign shit show will start soon.

But we keep fighting, and hoping for the best.

And/or planning the move to Canada. >.>

Canada is too damn cold and I am too old to start liking hockey now..

396 darthstar  Nov 4, 2014 4:20:42pm

Well, that tweet was pretty popular. Shit. There are a lot of people pissed at Grimes.

397 A Mom Anon  Nov 4, 2014 4:20:46pm

re: #328 Vicious Piebola

That’s what the nylon scrubby thing is for. If things are really stuck, use a metal spatula to scrape off the worst of it. A properly seasoned iron skillet should be pretty much nonstick. The whole purpose of having cast iron is to build up that oil coating in layers so stuff doesn’t stick. You can rinse it in hot water, but only briefly or you’ll have to start the seasoning process over again.

398 BeachDem  Nov 4, 2014 4:20:47pm

Fuck. They already called the governor’s race for Nikki Haley (plus Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham, but those are no surprise.)

Gonna be a loooonnnng night.

399 klystron  Nov 4, 2014 4:20:57pm

re: #395 HappyWarrior

Canada is too damn cold and I am too old to start liking hockey now..

I like the cold and I adore hockey.

Plus, you know, health insurance!

400 Kid A  Nov 4, 2014 4:21:20pm

re: #388 Targetpractice

One network or another says VA “too close to call” and already the Freepers are preparing to pop champagne corks.

Yeah, and Fox said Kentucky “wasn’t even close” when calling it for Mitch. 12% reported, for fuck sake.

401 goddamnedfrank  Nov 4, 2014 4:22:56pm

re: #257 BeachDem

Since the entire state of SC is a gerrymandered cesspool, we Dems have had our GOTV work cut out for us from the start.

True, but in theory that’s where turnout really works, because gerrymandering works by maximizing the number districts that are narrowly in favor of one party. So getting eligible voters who traditionally stay home to the polls can easily flip those areas. It’s only a matter of persuasion.

402 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 4:23:19pm

re: #399 klystron

I like the cold and I adore hockey.

Plus, you know, health insurance!

Well there ya go. I like the warm and I’ve never gotten into hockey. The HC is nice though as are the people. After this summer though, I’ve decided to make Portugal my move to in case of disaster place. It used to be Ireland but it’s Portugal now because the climate and people won me over.

403 Bubblehead II  Nov 4, 2014 4:23:57pm

Evening Lizards. Went straight from work to the polls. Voted either D or I. If there was only a R candidate, did a write in using a valid local name. Then I got home and opened up the browser to see this.

Attorney General Wasden warns Idahoans to beware of Election Day voter scam

Short story is this.

Complaints reported to the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division indicate that someone is calling potential voters and offering to pay them $25 for their votes.

/// Gee I wonder who they are wanting people to vote for?

It’s not an R I can assure you of that. I can only wonder that if after the election, a D actually manages to win an office if some of these “calls” will suddenly see the light of day as proof of voter fraud.

Yes, I actually think this is a real possibility.

404 Vicious Piebola  Nov 4, 2014 4:28:37pm

re: #361 dog philosopher

of course it’s standard wingnut mythology that switzerland and costa rica have no income tax or requirements for health insurance

And that in Switzerland everybody can have as many GUNZ as they want and everybody goes around all the time WITH GUNZ!

405 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 4, 2014 4:29:11pm

re: #381 darthstar

Dear Democrats, I told you if you ran away from Obama you’d fuck yourselves.

How can Democratic candidates expect people to be enthusiastic about voting for them when, at election time, so many of them seem to stand for little more than “I’m not a Republican”? That’s enough for those of us who pay attention to politics between elections. That demonstrably isn’t enough to send average (Normal?) Dem voters flocking to the polls.

Conversely, Republicans have a built-in advantage here because their voters will vote for them, and turn out in numbers, simply because they are Republicans.

406 HappyWarrior  Nov 4, 2014 4:32:51pm

re: #405 Higgs Boson’s Mate

How can Democratic candidates expect people to be enthusiastic about voting for them when, at election time, so many of them seem to stand for little more than “I’m not a Republican”? That’s enough for those of us who pay attention to politics between elections. That demonstrably isn’t enough to send average (Normal?) Dem voters flocking to the polls.

Conversely, Republicans have a built-in advantage here because their voters will vote for them, and turn out in numbers, simply because they are Republicans.

Precisely. I mean I get that they can’t come off as cheerleaders for POTUS but they should be extolling POTUS’s accomplishments rather than distancing them. I am upset with those who only turn out for presidential elections but I may be even more upset with the cowardly behavior I see from Dem politicians on Obama. You don’t have to embrace him at every turn but it’s not like he has zero accomplishments.

407 JustMark  Nov 4, 2014 5:06:58pm

re: #390 Targetpractice

Ah, I see, it’s Fox that says that VA is “too close to call.” Yeah, that’ll last right up until they count any of the major cities. Putting up the rural vote and saying “too close to call” is a joke.

Yeah, wait for NOVA to chime in.


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