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1 jaunte  Jan 9, 2015 2:22:24pm
2 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 2:22:34pm
3 jaunte  Jan 9, 2015 2:23:21pm
4 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 2:23:47pm

mitt will blame his upcoming loss on the fact that 100% of americans benefit from the actions of the federal government

the slackers

5 GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 9, 2015 2:23:50pm

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE!

6 Lidane  Jan 9, 2015 2:24:07pm
7 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:25:36pm

So this is why Chuck C Johnson went to Bakersfield…

8 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:28:26pm
9 BeachDem  Jan 9, 2015 2:28:27pm

re: #7 darthstar

So this is why Chuck C Johnson went to Bakersfield…

Surprised he could even find his way. For a certified twit, he apparently doesn’t understand Twitter.

10 thedopefishlives  Jan 9, 2015 2:29:27pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

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That picture never gets old.

11 goddamnedfrank  Jan 9, 2015 2:34:29pm
12 jaunte  Jan 9, 2015 2:37:36pm

re: #11 goddamnedfrank

I had to look up that reference.

Understated yet richly distinctive, No. 1 for men is full and smooth with amber and ancient Indian sandalwood—which has a 4,000-year history, used to draw soul mates together—and sits proudly like the lion’s mane. Perfect for one who has nothing to prove, an accomplished and confident gentleman.
shop.nordstrom.com

13 Mattand  Jan 9, 2015 2:38:06pm

You know what? America was stupid enough to make George Bush President after years of economic growth under Clinton. President Romney isn’t as much of a stretch as you would think.

14 jaunte  Jan 9, 2015 2:38:17pm

I think the copy writer is having their own private fun.

15 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:38:26pm
16 Feline Fearless Leader  Jan 9, 2015 2:38:44pm

Naked wrestling match for nomination in a tub of Grey Poupon perhaps?
//

17 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 2:38:49pm
18 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 9, 2015 2:40:21pm

re: #9 BeachDem

Surprised he could even find his way. For a certified twit, he apparently doesn’t understand Twitter.

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mad research skillz fail…

19 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:40:50pm
20 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:41:34pm
21 jaunte  Jan 9, 2015 2:42:34pm
22 bratwurst  Jan 9, 2015 2:42:39pm
23 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:42:44pm
24 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 2:44:17pm

re: #21 jaunte

“I want this nation to meet the real Willard Mitt Romney,” the candidate booms. “I have a lot of new weird ideas and wear dungarees now.”

i think he should re-brand himself as WILLARD

25 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:44:24pm
26 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 2:45:02pm

At least we’ll have more of the not at all supercilious musings of Ann Romney.

27 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:45:24pm

re: #24 dog philosopher

i think he should re-brand himself as WILLARD

28 goddamnedfrank  Jan 9, 2015 2:45:34pm

re: #12 jaunte

Yep, ‘cuz the man who purchases an olfactory lion’s mane clearly has nothing to prove.

Who writes that shit?

29 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 2:47:08pm

re: #28 goddamnedfrank

Yep, ‘cuz the man who purchases an olfactory lion’s mane clearly has nothing to prove.

Who writes that shit?

Who wears that shit?

30 jaunte  Jan 9, 2015 2:47:22pm

re: #28 goddamnedfrank

I think the writer may have been just underlining the absurd point of the product, in a way that their supervisors wouldn’t notice.

31 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:49:44pm
32 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:52:42pm
33 jaunte  Jan 9, 2015 2:53:26pm
34 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:53:36pm
35 BeachDem  Jan 9, 2015 2:54:09pm

Just another day ending in y for responsible gun owners:

An off-duty police officer in Brandon, Mississippi accidentally shot his roommate in the head Wednesday night when he was showing the roommate a new revolver

talkingpointsmemo.com

A woman in Fayetteville, N.C. allegedly shot her husband in the chest when he came home to surprise her with breakfast Friday morning.. She fired a shot through her bedroom door.

talkingpointsmemo.com

36 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 2:54:57pm

The Mighty Greenwald is really working on his asshole moves today.

37 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:55:04pm
38 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 2:55:57pm
39 jaunte  Jan 9, 2015 2:57:25pm
40 Mattand  Jan 9, 2015 2:57:56pm

I really have to wonder how much of Mitt’s alleged turnaround on the POTUS job is Ann not being happy with being merely the wife of a billionaire ex-governor and Olympic chairman.

41 HappyWarrior  Jan 9, 2015 3:02:50pm

Oh this will be fun.

42 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 3:03:31pm

re: #23 darthstar

@SenJohnMcCain better throw his hat oxygen tank in the ring quick, or Jeb and Mitt will suck up all the oxygen on the Sunday talk shows

fyt

43 EPR-radar  Jan 9, 2015 3:04:27pm

re: #28 goddamnedfrank

Yep, ‘cuz the man who purchases an olfactory lion’s mane clearly has nothing to prove.

Who writes that shit?

The spiked skull-and-bones codpiece fashion concept for men is scheduled for 2025. Until then, poor substitutes like the olfactory Lion’s mane and suits tailored from $100 bills will have to suffice.

44 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 3:05:35pm

Whoa.

Prosecutors Said to Recommend Charges Against Former Gen. David Petraeus

WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing felony charges against retired Gen. David H. Petraeus for providing classified information to his former mistress while he was director of the C.I.A., officials said, leaving Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to decide whether to seek an indictment that could send the pre-eminent military officer of his generation to prison.

The Justice Department investigation stems from an affair Mr. Petraeus had with Paula Broadwell, an Army Reserve officer who was writing his biography, and focuses on whether he gave her access to his C.I.A. email account and other highly classified information. F.B.I. agents discovered classified documents on her computer after Mr. Petraeus resigned from the C.I.A. in 2012 when the affair became public.

45 HappyWarrior  Jan 9, 2015 3:06:09pm

So this does mean that the Romneybot 5.0 will be ready for operation.

46 EPR-radar  Jan 9, 2015 3:06:40pm

re: #40 Mattand

I really have to wonder how much of Mitt’s alleged turnaround on the POTUS job is Ann not being happy with being merely the wife of a billionaire ex-governor and Olympic chairman.

The 5 remaining communists in the US rejoice as Ann Romney single-handedly does more to bring about the Revolution than the entire CPUSA has during its entire existence.

47 RadicalModerate  Jan 9, 2015 3:08:07pm

Some interesting fallout from the Catholic League’s Bill Donohue’s implicit support for the terrorists who attacked the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo, and from an unlikely source.

He went on FoxNews yesterday for an interview regarding some of his inflammatory statements, and in his screed about how their satire should not have been allowed to be published, he made a rather interesting comparison with a rather famous American publisher who had a habit of publishing a lot of offensive material - namely Larry Flynt.

When that comparison was made, Megyn Kelly hit him back with it - HARD - and she got it exactly right.

Megyn Kelly puts Bill Donohue in his place by linking Larry Flynt and Charlie Hebdo

“I understand you didn’t like the message,” Kelly said, before asking him, “Did you really think they were not courageous in the face of death threats to be publishing what they did?”

“No. I think, first of all, they’re pornographers disguised as satirists,” Donohue replied. “We’re not talking about Mel Brooks. We’re talking about the functional equivalent of Larry Flynt going to print.”

While Donohue compared the French satirists to the Hustler publisher in a derisive manner, Kelly argued that the Supreme Court’s 1988 decision affirming Flynt’s right to mock public figures protected even “scatological” satire, calling it “the bedrock of the First Amendment.”

“The political cartoon is a weapon of attack, of scorn and ridicule and satire; it is least effective when it tries to pat some politician on the back,” she said, quoting from Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s decision. “It is usually as welcome as a bee sting and is always controversial in some quarters.”

“Here’s my response: if that’s the case, why don’t you show, right now, what they put on in those scatological comics?” Donohue asked her.

“It is the case,” Kelly replied, as she ended the segment.

48 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:10:48pm

re: #26 Higgs Boson’s Mate

At least we’ll have more of the not at all supercilious musings of Ann Romney.

Mitt’s handlers have insisted he leave Ann home and travel with the dog and horse—they have the ‘common touch’.

49 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 3:18:08pm

re: #45 HappyWarrior

So this does mean that the Romneybot 5.0 will be ready for operation.

The scuttlebutt here among the Special Sea Detail is that Mitt Romney 5.0 will be the Windows 8 of politics.

50 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 3:19:16pm

re: #45 HappyWarrior

So this does mean that the Romneybot 5.0 will be ready for operation.

ha. ha. ha. ha.

51 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:19:41pm

re: #49 Higgs Boson’s Mate

The scuttlebutt here among the Special Sea Detail is that Mitt Romney 5.0 will be the Windows 8 of politics.

If only we had an open source Dem.

52 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 3:21:07pm

re: #51 Decatur Deb

If only we had an open source Dem.

No US politician would agree to the GPL.

53 Mike Lamb  Jan 9, 2015 3:21:57pm

I felt a great disturbance in the Force…as if a million Republican strategists suddenly cried out in terror…

54 unproven innocence  Jan 9, 2015 3:23:05pm

re: #51 Decatur Deb

If only we had an open source Dem.

To oppose a commercial off the shelf R? Sounds interesting.

55 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:23:47pm

re: #52 Higgs Boson’s Mate

No US politician would agree to the GPL.

Warren, Reich, Sanders.

Might as well run Sacco and Vanzetti.

56 thedopefishlives  Jan 9, 2015 3:24:15pm

re: #53 Mike Lamb

I felt a great disturbance in the Force…as if a million Republican strategists suddenly cried out in terror…

Terror, or delight?

57 BillinGlendaleCA  Jan 9, 2015 3:24:40pm

re: #48 Decatur Deb

Will they both be traveling on the roof of the bus?

58 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Jan 9, 2015 3:25:19pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

Whoa.

Prosecutors Said to Recommend Charges Against Former Gen. David Petraeus

Whoa is right! Wonder what Holder will do?

59 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 3:25:59pm

re: #36 Charles Johnson

It’s not a race, it’s an ethnicity (in the sense of, peoplehood). Like Russian-ness or Frenchness. “Nazis said it too” is a lazy argument, in this context coming from an idiot.

60 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:26:40pm

re: #58 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

Whoa is right! Wonder what Holder will do?

Can’t prejudge his guilt, but if he’s convicted PVT Manning would make a good cellmate.

61 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 3:27:42pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

I’m all for prosecuting former and current officials (I don’t mean anyone in particular, only as a principle). Keeps them in check. But if they were consistent, they would have started with the torture brigade.

62 EPR-radar  Jan 9, 2015 3:28:29pm

re: #53 Mike Lamb

I felt a great disturbance in the Force Farce…as if a million Republican strategists suddenly cried out in terror…

Fixed that for you.

63 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 3:28:50pm

re: #59 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

It’s not a race, it’s an ethnicity (in the sense of, peoplehood). Like Russian-ness or Frenchness. “Nazis said it too” is a lazy argument, in this context coming from an idiot.

i think of it as a venn diagram, where one circle is race (i dont look polish or german thats fer shure), one circle is culture, and one circle is religion

any one person who calls themself a jew might participate in any combination of those factors

64 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Jan 9, 2015 3:29:12pm

re: #60 Decatur Deb

Can’t prejudge his guilt, but if he’s convicted PVT Manning would make a good cellmate.

Wouldn’t he serve time in a ‘regular’ prison, not military lock-up?

65 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 3:29:33pm

re: #58 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

Whoa is right! Wonder what Holder will do?

Nothing.

66 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:29:54pm

re: #61 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

I’m all for prosecuting former and current officials (I don’t mean anyone in particular, only as a principle). Keeps them in check. But if they were consistent, they would have started with the torture brigade.

All the corporals and sergeants responsible were brought to justice.

67 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:30:56pm

re: #64 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

Wouldn’t he serve time in a ‘regular’ prison, not military lock-up?

Generals and other flag officers are funny—in some ways they are never quite ‘out’.

68 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Jan 9, 2015 3:32:11pm

re: #65 Higgs Boson’s Mate

IDK. Holder’s on his way out, has zero fucks to give. It wouldn’t look good for the administration to go soft on Petraeus for leaking, after they’ve gone after other leakers. Especially as head of the goddamn C.I.A.

69 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Jan 9, 2015 3:33:15pm

re: #67 Decatur Deb

Generals and other flag officers are funny—in some ways they are never quite ‘out’.

But he’s also possibly being prosecuted by justice, presumably not under the UCMJ. (not a military person, so not sure where the overlap is there).

70 ObserverArt  Jan 9, 2015 3:33:25pm
Mitt Headroom…Ca-ca-ca-ca-ca-catch the Mm-mmm-Mitt!

Please proceed Governor Headroom.

71 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:33:44pm

re: #68 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

IDK. Holder’s on his way out, has zero fucks to give. It wouldn’t look good for the administration to go soft on Petraeus for leaking, after they’ve gone after other leakers. Especially as head of the goddamn C.I.A.

McCulloch could get him off.

72 blueraven  Jan 9, 2015 3:35:03pm

I know I shouldn’t be, but alas, I am quite amazed at the pretzel logic employed by Fox News to blame the Paris attacks on the Obama admin.

smh

73 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:35:04pm

re: #69 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

But he’s also possibly being prosecuted by justice, presumably not under the UCMJ. (not a military person, so not sure where the overlap is there).

The idea is a fantasy. Petraeus will not die in jail.

74 Feline Fearless Leader  Jan 9, 2015 3:37:39pm

re: #70 ObserverArt

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Please proceed Governor Headroom.

The problem would be that if the North Koreans hacked him, no one would be able to tell.

75 Mike Lamb  Jan 9, 2015 3:38:08pm

re: #56 thedopefishlives

Terror, or delight?

Oh, I think they are terrified of trying to make Romney look palatable for a third run.

76 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Jan 9, 2015 3:38:23pm

re: #73 Decatur Deb

The idea is a fantasy. Petraeus will not die in jail.

Oh, I doubt he’d die in jail. I’d expect a plea bargain of some kind and probation, or revocation of his security clearance, or something at most.

77 EPR-radar  Jan 9, 2015 3:39:44pm

re: #76 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

Oh, I doubt he’d die in jail. I’d expect a plea bargain of some kind and probation, or revocation of his security clearance, or something at most.

Jail is for the little people. h/t Leona Helmsley.

78 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 3:41:29pm

re: #69 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

But he’s also possibly being prosecuted by justice, presumably not under the UCMJ. (not a military person, so not sure where the overlap is there).

The number of flag rank officers who have been tried by a court martial is vanishingly small. The number who have been convicted are a subset of that.

79 ObserverArt  Jan 9, 2015 3:41:37pm

re: #73 Decatur Deb

The idea is a fantasy. Petraeus will not die in jail.

He’ll probably be scolded with extreme prejudice.

Then maybe a drop in his rank.

80 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 3:41:40pm
81 thedopefishlives  Jan 9, 2015 3:42:00pm

re: #75 Mike Lamb

Oh, I think they are terrified of trying to make Romney look palatable for a third run.

I don’t think they’re thinking that way at all. They won their all-important midterm elections; they are going to swerve hard to the right. Mitt Romney now has a license to cut loose - or as loose as a wooden puppet can cut.

82 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 3:42:13pm
83 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 3:42:55pm
84 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 3:43:06pm
85 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:43:08pm

re: #79 ObserverArt

He’ll probably be scolded with extreme prejudice.

Then maybe a drop in his rank.

Might lose the window table at the Ft. McNair O’Club.

86 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 3:44:19pm

re: #63 dog philosopher

The ethnicity/ancestry circle is a much bigger one and includes most of the religion circle. Besides, if Jewishness is only a religion, then Einstein wasn’t Jewish. Oh well.

87 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 3:45:48pm

re: #83 darthstar

Good on Anderson.

Cuomo is a buffoon.

88 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Jan 9, 2015 3:46:07pm

re: #78 Higgs Boson’s Mate

The number of flag rank officers who have been tried by a court martial is vanishingly small. The number who have been convicted are a subset of that.

How many flag-rank officers have served as head of the C.I.A.? I get what you’re saying, but this would seem to be on a different level wrt national security and top secret clearances. Like I said, I don’t think he’ll see jail time, but FBI and Justice prosecutors are recommending charges filed, so that’s not nothing.

89 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:46:11pm

re: #86 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

The ethnicity/ancestry circle is a much bigger one and includes most of the religion circle. Besides, if Jewishness is only a religion, then Einstein wasn’t Jewish. Oh well.

Not as Jewish as Sammy Davis jr, at any rate. Y’all really could have sprung for two names.

90 Dr Lizardo  Jan 9, 2015 3:46:38pm

Heh. This is a good one from Latif Demirci of Turkey’s Hürriyet newspaper.

91 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:48:53pm

re: #90 Dr Lizardo

Heh. This is a good one from Latif Demirci of Turkey’s Hürriyet newspaper.

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Pretty damn brave in itself.

92 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 3:49:29pm

re: #90 Dr Lizardo

Heh. This is a good one from Latif Demirci of Turkey’s Hürriyet newspaper.

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It’s easy to make cartoons mocking the terrorists. It’s like car magnet patriotism. At least it feels like you’re doing something.

93 blueraven  Jan 9, 2015 3:51:41pm

re: #92 darthstar

It’s easy to make cartoons mocking the terrorists. It’s like car magnet patriotism. At least it feels like you’re doing something.

Sure easy to mock them…not so easy to publish with your name on it.

94 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:52:09pm

re: #93 blueraven

Sure easy to mock them…not so easy to publish with your name on it.

In Turkey.

95 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 3:54:31pm

re: #93 blueraven

Sure easy to mock them…not so easy to publish with your name on it.

There is that.

96 Varek Raith  Jan 9, 2015 3:54:52pm

Hahaha, Romney.

97 Dr Lizardo  Jan 9, 2015 3:54:55pm

re: #94 Decatur Deb

In Turkey.

It’s possible there may have been an extremist attack the other day in Turkey. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a police station in a tourist area of Istanbul. At first, a far-left group took credit for the attack, but it’s emerged that the bomber was actually a Russian national, and Turkish Intelligence (MIT) is investigating as to whether she had any links to IS or al-Qaeda or other radical groups.

98 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 3:55:49pm

re: #90 Dr Lizardo

re: #94 Decatur Deb

Especially considering Erdogan’s newspapers support the attack.

We have sketch of the bomber in COS.

Well, that is the definition of worthless.

99 Jenner7  Jan 9, 2015 3:57:22pm

re: #98 The War TARDIS

100 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 3:57:34pm

re: #98 The War TARDIS

…
…We have sketch of the bomber in COS.

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Well, that is the definition of worthless.

Round up the usual SNL suspects.

101 Dr Lizardo  Jan 9, 2015 3:59:22pm

re: #98 The War TARDIS

Not a very good sketch. Do the cops in the US use anything like e-fit?

102 blueraven  Jan 9, 2015 3:59:35pm

re: #98 The War TARDIS

Especially considering Erdogan’s newspapers support the attack.

.

You have a link to back up that assertion?

103 Jenner7  Jan 9, 2015 3:59:46pm
104 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 4:01:27pm

re: #88 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

How many flag-rank officers have served as head of the C.I.A.? I get what you’re saying, but this would seem to be on a different level wrt national security and top secret clearances. Like I said, I don’t think he’ll see jail time, but FBI and Justice prosecutors are recommending charges filed, so that’s not nothing.

Depends on the DoJ. Considering this DoJ’s non-response to CIA torture I wouldn’t look for much more than a negotiated agreement that results in Petraeus losing a star and being told that he was very naughty. Personally, I’d like to see him busted down to Private and sent to Ft. Leavenworth for a long stretch, but RHIP.

105 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 4:01:59pm

re: #102 blueraven

Yep:

Two Islamist newspapers in Turkey have drawn ire on social media with their headlines that “justified” the deadly attack on a French satirical newspaper.

Hours after gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest), Yeni Akit newspaper chose the title, “Attack on the magazine that provoked Muslims.”

Several reader comments also appeared on Yeni Akit’s Facebook page, which hailed the bloodshed as “revenge” for the magazine’s decision to publish cartoons that criticized the Prophet Mohammad.

“I hope they will continue [to kill] infidels,” said one reader on the website, while another reader wrote “Thanks to those who did it.”

The newspaper then changed the headline of the story to “the great provocation in Paris.”

Türkiye, another newspaper close to the Turkish government, chose the headline: “Attack on the magazine that insulted our Prophet.”

After a flood of reactions on Twitter, including ones that accuse it of “justifying a terror attack,” the newspaper changed the headline to “Attack on the magazine that published ugly cartoons of our Prophet.”

106 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 4:07:28pm

re: #98 The War TARDIS

Especially considering Erdogan’s newspapers support the attack.

We have sketch of the bomber in COS.

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Well, that is the definition of worthless.

Au contraire, the sketch opens the door for upchuck to break the scoop that the bomber is an undocumented alien!

107 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 4:08:18pm

re: #98 The War TARDIS

Especially considering Erdogan’s newspapers support the attack.

We have sketch of the bomber in COS.

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Well, that is the definition of worthless.

Maybe he just wants to serve man.

108 darthstar  Jan 9, 2015 4:08:45pm

re: #106 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Au contraire, the sketch opens the door for upchuck to break the scoop that the bomber is an undocumented alien!

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Motherfucker! Beat me by 30 seconds.

109 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 4:09:57pm

re: #105 The War TARDIS

Yeni Akit

Yeni Akit (Turkish: New Agreement) is a conservative and Islamist Turkish daily newspaper. The newspaper is known for its Islamic extremist views, support of militant Islamist organizations like Al-Qaeda,[2] resorting to hate speech against groups like Jews and atheists.[3][4][5] According to a report published by Hrant Dink Foundation, Yeni Akit is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech.[6][7] Yeni Akit newspaper is an avid supporter of AKP and has close ties with president Recep Tayyip Erdoᇺn.[8][9][10]

References

2 ^ “Akit’te Bin Ladin için taziye ilanı”. Sol. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
3^ “Jews, Armenians main targets of hate speech”. Hurriyer Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
4 ^ “Othering Through Hate Speech: The Turkish-Islamist (V)AKIT Newspaper as a Case Study”. academia.edu. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
5 ^ “Reaction grows over daily’s hate speech”. Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
6 ^ “Study reveals increasing hate speech in Turkish press”. Al Monitor. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
7 ^ “Hate speech on the rise in Turkish media”. BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
8 ^ “Shameful Anti-Semitism From Yeni Akit Newspape”. Aydınlık Daily. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
9 ^ “Columnist at Erdoᇺn Aligned Newspaper Calls for Taxing Jews to Pay for Rebuilding Gaza”. The Algemeiner. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
10 ^ “Erdogan calls Israel more barbaric than Hitler, but defends Turkish Jews”. JTA. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

110 Decatur Deb  Jan 9, 2015 4:12:24pm

re: #108 darthstar

Motherfucker! Beat me by 30 seconds.

Had you at #100, a too-veiled reference to The Coneheads.

111 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Jan 9, 2015 4:15:50pm

re: #104 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Depends on the DoJ. Considering this DoJ’s non-response to CIA torture I wouldn’t look for much more than a negotiated agreement that results in Petraeus losing a star and being told that he was very naughty. Personally, I’d like to see him busted down to Private and sent to Ft. Leavenworth for a long stretch, but RHIP.

Will be interesting to see how this shakes out. I can’t help but thing the “let the past stay in the past” attitude wouldn’t follow through to Petraeus’ actions as Obama’s CIA head, but weirder shit happens. Regardless, I hope his reputation is totally fucked because of this.

112 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 4:16:14pm

re: #108 darthstar

Motherfucker! Beat me by 30 seconds.

Maybe, but yours is wittier and includes a Twilight Zone reference that features a picture of a heavily made up Richard Kiel. Quality trumps alacrity.

113 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 4:22:56pm
114 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 4:23:04pm

re: #111 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

Will be interesting to see how this shakes out. I can’t help but thing the “let the past stay in the past” attitude wouldn’t follow through to Petraeus’ actions as Obama’s CIA head, but weirder shit happens. Regardless, I hope his reputation is totally fucked because of this.

I agree. Nothing sets off waves of Democratic pants-wetting like having Republicans accuse them of hating the troops. This may become another one of those depressingly more frequent situations where Democrats do nothing for fear of offending people who wouldn’t vote for them anyway.

115 becominginvisible  Jan 9, 2015 4:24:11pm

re: #103 Jenner7

The story has been updated that one of the store owners has died. It was a couple who owned the store the woman was severely beaten and is in the hospital. Police aren’t saying if they know if it was a robbery or not. Link Strange day in the metro area, a lot of crime being reported this just made a quick mention on the TV. Apparently too early for the Everyone Needs A Gun crowd to work a spin. Back to work for me I’ll try to lurk later.

116 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 4:28:04pm

re: #113 Charles Johnson

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117 bratwurst  Jan 9, 2015 4:28:24pm

Fox’s Eric Bolling: “The Left” Is “More Like Al Qaeda” Than Charlie Hebdo

Is there a bigger fucking asshole on television? MAYBE Keith Ablow?

118 goddamnedfrank  Jan 9, 2015 4:34:17pm

re: #116 #FergusonFireside

? ? ?

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The jaunty mustache necklace really compliments her old lady cleavage avi.

119 goddamnedfrank  Jan 9, 2015 4:35:38pm

I don’t always post pics of my freckly old chest skin, but when I do I make sure they’re slightly out of focus.

120 Dr Lizardo  Jan 9, 2015 4:37:41pm

re: #116 #FergusonFireside

LOL Chuckles thinks he’s all badass or something.

The average jihadist terrorist would more than likely laugh himself to death if confronted by that little shitweasel.

121 b.d.  Jan 9, 2015 4:37:47pm

Sorry I’m late guys but I was busy putting out my Romney for President yard signs that I had wisely held on to.

//

122 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 4:38:08pm

re: #121 b.d.

Sorry I’m late guys but I was busy putting out my Romney for President yard signs that I had wisely held on to.

//

Romney: the Green candidate. Encourages recycling!

123 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Jan 9, 2015 4:38:23pm

re: #117 bratwurst

Fox’s Eric Bolling: “The Left” Is “More Like Al Qaeda” Than Charlie Hebdo

Is there a bigger fucking asshole on television? MAYBE Keith Ablow?

The whole Fox and Friends crew?

124 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 4:38:49pm

re: #119 goddamnedfrank

I don’t always post pics of my freckly old chest skin, but when I do I make sure they’re slightly out of focus.

Deleted, I had a good one.

Would probably ruin my rep.

125 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 4:39:11pm

re: #124 #FergusonFireside

Deleted, I had a good one.

Would probably ruin my rep.

Wait, you were going to post photos? ;)

126 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 4:40:51pm
127 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 4:41:04pm

re: #125 klystron

Wait, you were going to post photos? ;)

Only worth the trouble if there was nip involved.

128 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 4:41:35pm

Fox’s Eric Bolling: “The Left” Is “More Like Al Qaeda” Than Charlie Hebdo

let me guess: because they ban giant sodas and dont let him tell negro jokes

129 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 4:41:52pm

lalalala I got salmon for the pressure cooker. Yum.

130 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 4:43:32pm

Sibling’s flight is delayed, now she won’t arrive until 9pm.

On the flip side, she is still ahead of the baby, who is driving after her flight got cancelled.

131 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 4:44:01pm

Oh boy….

I saw Keith Olbermann’s piece on Boston being the American Nominee for the 2024 Olympics.

Boston “Wins†2024 U.S. Olympic Bid

132 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 4:51:52pm

So I am finally attending to thank you notes from Christmas (because I still do write physical ones, albeit somewhat belatedly) and I can’t remember which of his cousins sent a candle thing. And he has no clue and I can’t find the paper that says.

Dammit.

133 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 4:55:49pm

Uh, Glenn. CH was mocking religious figures, not peoples as a whole, like you just did by posting a bunch of Nazi cartoons. What you did is not “blasphemy”. It’s something else.

134 Khal Wimpo  Jan 9, 2015 5:00:25pm

re: #128 dog philosopher

Fox’s Eric Bolling: “The Left” Is “More Like Al Qaeda” Than Charlie Hebdo

let me guess: because they ban giant sodas and dont let him tell negro jokes

…and the countdown starts until The Stupidest Man on the Internet blasts out ALL CAPS PROOF!!! that the Parisian terrorists voted Democratic, liked Obamacare, and once nodded appreciatively at an old photo of Jane Fonda in her Barbarella costume, thus proving forever and ever that conservatives is Teh Bestest and America is Awesome.

No backsies.

135 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 5:01:05pm

I’m still getting angry tweets from people who don’t get the sarcasm, which I thought was hammer-over-the-head obvious.

136 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 5:01:47pm

re: #132 klystron

So I am finally attending to thank you notes from Christmas (because I still do write physical ones, albeit somewhat belatedly) and I can’t remember which of his cousins sent a candle thing. And he has no clue and I can’t find the paper that says.

Dammit.

To be authentic, you will have to ask someone. Even if it’s the gift giver.

137 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 5:02:41pm

re: #135 Charles Johnson

That’s why I’m using the sarc tag so often despite hating it, because it sorta kills the point of sarcasm. People just don’t want to think.

138 lawhawk  Jan 9, 2015 5:04:54pm

Mitt’s off to one heck of a start. A Friday night news dump where his decision takes a back seat to the terror attacks in France. It’s not a good place to be.

He’s picking up right where he left off - unforced errors all over the place.

139 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 5:05:12pm

re: #136 #FergusonFireside

To be authentic, you will have to ask someone. Even if it’s the gift giver.

I’ll ping the inlaws first, to see if they got something from a similar location, and if not beg their assistance so that I can get a thank you note done.

/sigh

140 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 5:05:49pm
141 b.d.  Jan 9, 2015 5:06:53pm

re: #133 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

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Uh, Glenn. CH was mocking religious figures, not peoples as a whole, like you just did by posting a bunch of Nazi cartoons. What you did is not “blasphemy”. It’s something else.

They’re both B words though.

142 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 5:07:08pm

Both blasphemy and racism can be offensive as hell (well, racism is always offensive). They’re still radically different. [Yes, blasphemy can be used as a tool to spread racism, yada yada, actually almost anything can.]
The difference: blasphemy serves an important social role. Racism doesn’t.

So no, by reposting Nazi cartoons you’re not being principled ever.
Whether you’re being principled in reposting blasphemous cartoons (or just using them as a tool to spread bigotry) depends on context (intent etc.).

143 b.d.  Jan 9, 2015 5:08:17pm

re: #135 Charles Johnson

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Change your profile for a day or two that shows that you work for The Intercept.

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144 lawhawk  Jan 9, 2015 5:08:22pm

re: #140 Charles Johnson

Just another day in his misogynistic world.

145 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 5:08:54pm

Erickson was just straight up trolling with that comment. Fishing for angry liberals.

146 b.d.  Jan 9, 2015 5:09:31pm

re: #140 Charles Johnson

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Erick son of Erick

Sending kids to Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan = Good
Sending kids to college = Bad

147 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 5:09:56pm

re: #145 Charles Johnson

Erickson was just straight up trolling with that comment. Fishing for angry liberals.

That’s been an rwnj meme for a while now.

148 Bubblehead II  Jan 9, 2015 5:12:03pm

O’Gawd. Caribou Barbie has a new show. The trailer is shall we we say, lame.

149 Charles Johnson  Jan 9, 2015 5:12:42pm

It’s not often I get to use the word “plethora.” There aren’t a plethora of opportunities to use plethora.

150 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:12:53pm

Was hoping 2015 would be less of a shitfest news-wise than 2014. Not looking to good so far.

151 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 5:16:16pm

I just ordered a case of my jerk rub

A case!!!! I’ve been without it for like 3 months now, and it sucks.

Best ever. Ever.

152 b.d.  Jan 9, 2015 5:16:41pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

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It’s not often I get to use the word “plethora.” There aren’t a plethora of opportunities to use plethora.

I have a plethora of pinatas

153 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 5:17:26pm

re: #151 #FergusonFireside

I just ordered a case of my jerk rub

A case!!!! I’ve been without it for like 3 months now, and it sucks.

Best ever. Ever.

Upchuck’s wife must buy that stuff by the case.

154 b.d.  Jan 9, 2015 5:20:29pm

re: #151 #FergusonFireside

I just ordered a case of my jerk rub

A case!!!! I’ve been without it for like 3 months now, and it sucks.

Best ever. Ever.

So the jerk store did call?

155 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 5:21:40pm

Hello Jimmah! Hello Icy!

156 De Kolta Chair  Jan 9, 2015 5:22:15pm

(The cartoon is by David Pope of the Canberra Times)

157 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:22:49pm

Here’s something uplifting - Metallica live - Enter Sandman (smooth jazz version!)

Metallica-Enter Sandman (Smooth Jazz Version)

158 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 9, 2015 5:23:09pm

re: #152 b.d.

I have a plethora of pinatas

I have a plethora of bathyscaphe trophies.

159 b_sharp  Jan 9, 2015 5:29:36pm

re: #151 #FergusonFireside

I just ordered a case of my jerk rub

A case!!!! I’ve been without it for like 3 months now, and it sucks.

Best ever. Ever.

Jerk rub?

Jerk rub?

Really?

I’m all in.

160 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 5:29:38pm

Jeremy Scahill sounded very sane and informative on Anderson Cooper just now.

161 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:30:09pm

re: #155 #FergusonFireside

Hello Jimmah! Hello Icy!

Hi Stanley! Happy New Year from both of us!

162 GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 9, 2015 5:30:37pm

re: #113 Charles Johnson

164 b_sharp  Jan 9, 2015 5:32:55pm

re: #157 Aye Pod

Here’s something uplifting - Metallica live - Enter Sandman (smooth jazz version!)

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Hey jimmah and Ice. If you see a tweet from @doubledumas, don’t run away shrieking. It’s just me.

165 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 5:33:38pm

re: #163 Charles Johnson

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I’m playing the Metallica smooth jazz now, nice.

But this, uh no. The photo killed any possibility of good music.

166 Bubblehead II  Jan 9, 2015 5:33:40pm

re: #162 GlutenFreeJesus

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168 Kid A  Jan 9, 2015 5:35:24pm

re: #162 GlutenFreeJesus

169 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:36:49pm

re: #163 Charles Johnson

Definite improvement :)

Metallica getting the ‘shreds’ treatment :

Metallica shreds Enter Sandman

170 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 5:37:06pm

Will chat with my Imam in the next week or so.

Essentially, there is a disconnect between me and almost everyone around me.

They are telling to wait, and someone will appear. I have already derided one friend for this train of thought, referring to it being the equivalent of a woman falling from the sky. Not to mention no one has exactly proposed how I would exactly meet someone, as Mosques to not have any events for people my age to meet others of the other gender. People usually will find others through family connections, which I do not have on account of me being a convert. And I am still incredibly reticent to marry a convert, considering the constant news stories I see of converts my age going off half-cocked.

I am going to note, I was going to write a page on this, under the Theory that Clara’s little scene throwing keys into the volcano got the Doctor’s attention. Mom objected to it, as she saw the episode, it was true that she did get his attention, she also had gone certifiable. Also she said the same damn stupid thing.

171 Lidane  Jan 9, 2015 5:37:20pm

Nope. No hyperbole here:

172 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 5:38:07pm

re: #151 #FergusonFireside

I just ordered a case of my jerk rub

A case!!!! I’ve been without it for like 3 months now, and it sucks.

Best ever. Ever.

i dont rub jerks that much

173 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:38:40pm

re: #165 #FergusonFireside

I love this one:

Culture Club-Karma Chameleon(Death Metal Version)

174 b_sharp  Jan 9, 2015 5:38:59pm

re: #172 dog philosopher

i dont rub jerks that much

And when you do, you rub them the wrong way.

175 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 5:39:02pm

re: #163 Charles Johnson

I love Manson, but frankly: this is much better than the original.

:)

176 Lidane  Jan 9, 2015 5:39:53pm
177 Bubblehead II  Jan 9, 2015 5:40:14pm

Sadly, I will be asleep this time around.

178 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:41:09pm

re: #164 b_sharp

Thanks bud :)

179 goddamnedfrank  Jan 9, 2015 5:42:12pm

re: #151 #FergusonFireside

I just ordered a case of my jerk rub

Hellooo!

*Low hanging fruit*

180 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 5:43:26pm

re: #173 Aye Pod

I raise you Laibach (warning: some faux-fascism on display):

LAIBACH / OPUS DEI / LIFE IS LIFE

181 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 5:43:43pm

re: #170 The War TARDIS

You meet someone by living. By going and doing things that you enjoy doing with other people.

If your ENTIRE purpose revolves around finding someone to be with, you are not going to succeed. You need to be an interesting, whole person by yourself.

182 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:44:29pm

One more ‘shreds’ before bed - The Cure performing…something.

The Cure Shreds

183 b_sharp  Jan 9, 2015 5:44:51pm

re: #178 Aye Pod

Thanks bud :)

I commented on one of your tweets a few days ago and felt a psychic twitch from it that you thought I was insane.

184 Lidane  Jan 9, 2015 5:44:54pm

re: #157 Aye Pod

The Metallicats approve:

185 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 5:46:07pm

Sorry to bring my personal things here.

It drives me up a way to hear from multiple people repeatedly the same stupid, illogical advice, to wait for someone to essentially fall from the sky.

Allah may send people who are compatible towards one another, but they can choose other people. Free Will, you know? I trust Allah. I do not trust people, though I do trust some individuals.

186 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:48:03pm

re: #180 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Can’t beat a bit of Laibach, really. That video definitely requires discussion at some point :)

187 Varek Raith  Jan 9, 2015 5:48:21pm

Stupid windows audio and its stupid memory leaks.
/rant

188 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 5:48:22pm

Argh too slow.

I was going to ask what Jimmah’s recommendation was for the not-to-miss thing to see in Scotland. Husband has to be in the UK at the end of the month and we are debating turning it into a vacation.

189 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 5:48:34pm

re: #181 klystron

I had a crappy family life since I was 7, with my Dad threatening to leave once a year from 1998 to now. There is exactly one thing I want in life. A nice loving family without emotional abuse. Everything else is secondary.

And you have a fantastic theory. Except there is still no way for me to actually meet any of these other people. No one seems to understand this.

190 Aye Pod  Jan 9, 2015 5:52:18pm

re: #183 b_sharp

I commented on one of your tweets a few days ago and felt a psychic twitch from it that you thought I was insane.

Lol no - I’ve not been on twitter for a while - I actually hardly ever use it. It’s usually ice the does the tweeting :)

191 Lidane  Jan 9, 2015 5:52:20pm

re: #185 The War TARDIS

What you have to do is get rid of whatever artificial timeline you have in your head to find someone. The reason you’re having such a hard time with it is because you’ve got all these stipulations in your head and some pre-determined idea of when you’re supposed to fall in love or have someone in your life.

Being in a relationship isn’t going to magically cure what you endured in your childhood. If anything, you should work on that first BEFORE getting into a relationship, otherwise you risk putting unrealistic expectations on whoever you end up with.

192 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 5:52:35pm

re: #189 The War TARDIS

I had a crappy family life since I was 7, with my Dad threatening to leave once a year from 1998 to now. There is exactly one thing I want in life. A nice loving family without emotional abuse. Everything else is secondary.

And you have a fantastic theory. Except there is still no way for me to actually meet any of these other people. No one seems to understand this.

You never go to a party? Never talk to people online? Never talk about Doctor Who topics with other fans? Play video games?

I met my husband playing an MMO. Which I was playing because I enjoyed it, not because I was looking to meet the love of my life. And we got to know each other without pressure, and it’s worked out fantastically.

If you are going to put the responsibility of your happiness on someone else in its entirety, they are never going to be able to live up to your expectations, and you are going to be miserable. And eventually, they may not be able to deal with the pressure. Something to think about.

193 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 5:53:05pm

re: #173 Aye Pod

omg

194 lawhawk  Jan 9, 2015 5:53:08pm

Watching Dallas Buyers Club here. I get why McConaughey and Leto got the accolades they did. Most impressive. And depressing as heck.

195 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 9, 2015 5:54:20pm

re: #176 Lidane

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Can’t put Muslims in training camps. Obama used up all the fences putting wingnuts in FEMA camps.

196 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 5:55:17pm

re: #186 Aye Pod

Can’t beat a bit of Laibach, really. That video definitely requires discussion at some point :)

Professional provocateurs :)

Laibach has frequently been accused of both far left and far right political stances due to their use of uniforms and totalitarian-style aesthetics. They were also accused of being members of the neo-nationalism movement, which reincarnates modern ideas of nationalism. When confronted with such accusations, Laibach are quoted as replying with the ambiguous response “We are fascists as much as Hitler was a painter”.[14]
The members of Laibach are notorious for rarely stepping out of character. Some releases feature artwork by the Communist and early Dada artist/satirist John Heartfield. Laibach concerts have sometimes aesthetically appeared as political rallies. When interviewed, they answer in wry manifestos, showing a paradoxical lust for, and condemnation of, authority.[14]
Richard Wolfson wrote of the group:
” Laibach’s method is extremely simple, effective and horribly open to misinterpretation. First of all, they absorb the mannerisms of the enemy, adopting all the seductive trappings and symbols of state power, and then they exaggerate everything to the edge of parody… Next they turn their focus to highly charged issues — the West’s fear of immigrants from Eastern Europe, the power games of the EU, the analogies between Western democracy and totalitarianism.[15]

That said, their political theory does seem to apply the sentiment that is usually saved for the US to the UK:
Laibach - Anglia
Which reminded me of some Russian CTs that “it is England that actually pulls all the strings” :)

197 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 5:55:23pm

re: #192 klystron

I am trying to marry within my own faith. That is important to me.

198 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 5:56:06pm

re: #197 The War TARDIS

I am trying to marry within my own faith. That is important to me.

Did I say anywhere that you shouldn’t?

199 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 9, 2015 5:56:13pm

re: #171 Lidane

Conservatives really need to get a cable news station of their own. And get on radio. /

200 b_sharp  Jan 9, 2015 5:57:30pm

re: #197 The War TARDIS

I am trying to marry within my own faith. That is important to me.

Why did you choose that particular faith to follow?

201 BongCrodny  Jan 9, 2015 5:58:03pm

MITT HAPPENS!!

202 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 9, 2015 5:58:55pm

re: #148 Bubblehead II

O’Gawd. Caribou Barbie has a new show. The trailer is shall we we say, lame.

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I’m losing track of the various TV shows half gov Palin has had. Does she quit those, too?

203 goddamnedfrank  Jan 9, 2015 5:59:06pm

re: #170 The War TARDIS

I gotta be honest, the way you fixate on things is fucked up and it seems like you’re trying to construct a self out of forcing together externalities. You weren’t raised in Islam, are a convert yet exude this palpable and really off-putting desperation to find an authentically Muslim wife to complete yourself, to make you a better person and member of your adopted religious community.

re: #197 The War TARDIS

I am trying to marry within my own faith. That is important to me.

I know, and she can’t be a convert … whatever. It’s almost like you’re sabotaging yourself because you’re afraid of what a real, authentic, genuine and organic relationship might entail.

Naw, that couldn’t be it.

204 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 5:59:13pm

Sister’s plane had to be switched because of a “small discrepancy between the fuel gauge and what the tank actually had, along the order of 2000 gallons or so” according to what she was told.

She’s still doing better than the baby. She might even take off in the next hour!

205 b.d.  Jan 9, 2015 5:59:16pm

re: #189 The War TARDIS

TWT, I am sorry for your pain and wish you the very best and a life of happiness. Nothing is impossible. Take a look around, supposed miracles happen every day. Billy Joel was married to Christie Brinkley, Lyle Lovett was married to Julia Roberts.

//

206 Lidane  Jan 9, 2015 6:00:07pm

re: #197 The War TARDIS

I am trying to marry within my own faith. That is important to me.

Marrying within your faith is fine. Placing unrealistic expectations on someone else is not.

Why not try finding local meetups of fellow geeks? There might even be a local group of Muslims who get together and hang out and talk about TV and games and whatever. If there’s not, start one of your own. You might be surprised by the people you meet.

If you go in with pre-set expectations of who’s acceptable to you and who’s not, you’re never going to be happy. You need to let people be themselves instead of trying to fit them into certain molds.

207 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 6:00:17pm

re: #198 klystron

Muslims, at least the ones I am in contact aren’t the partying type.

Online, I can say, has failed. There are incredibly few Muslim Doctor Who fans, and the video games I play are not the popular ones that everyone talks about.

And I do want to marry young.

208 b.d.  Jan 9, 2015 6:00:50pm

re: #204 klystron

Sister’s plane had to be switched because of a “small discrepancy between the fuel gauge and what the tank actually had, along the order of 2000 gallons or so” according to what she was told.

She’s still doing better than the baby. She might even take off in the next hour!

I’m so old that I remember when fuel was so expensive that airlines kept track of how much they used.

..

209 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 6:02:36pm

re: #207 The War TARDIS

Muslims, at least the ones I am in contact aren’t the partying type.

Online, I can say, has failed. There are incredibly few Muslim Doctor Who fans, and the video games I play are not the popular ones that everyone talks about.

And I do want to marry young.

have you tried the muslim dating sites?

i met my current through a dating site

210 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 9, 2015 6:03:03pm

re: #166 Bubblehead II

‘journalist with a gun’? Is that the ‘new journalism’?

211 Lidane  Jan 9, 2015 6:03:47pm

re: #207 The War TARDIS

And I do want to marry young.

Back in my 20’s I had a friend who was determined to marry young, start a family, etc. By the time she was 30 she’d gotten divorced. Twice.

Marriage is not something you can force. Neither are relationships. You have to let them develop on their own and you have to let people be themselves.

212 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 6:03:56pm

re: #207 The War TARDIS

Muslims, at least the ones I am in contact aren’t the partying type.

Online, I can say, has failed. There are incredibly few Muslim Doctor Who fans, and the video games I play are not the popular ones that everyone talks about.

And I do want to marry young.

Have you really thought about all the pressure you’re putting on the women you’re trying to build a relationship with? They have to fit your perfect vision of what your wife should be, carry responsibility for fulfilling your desire for a loving family, and be ready to commit NOW.

Desperation is not attractive to most women. Speaking as one.

213 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 9, 2015 6:04:01pm

re: #140 Charles Johnson

Erick son of Erick is a funny guy……

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214 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 6:04:42pm

re: #203 goddamnedfrank

I am trying to avoid other converts for the simple reason that I see many converts going off half-cocked (Remember Moore, a few months ago?), and that I am someone who, when given emotional support, can be manipulated.

I know what a relationship would entail. I am also trying to avoid trouble. American Converts have a higher chance of being trouble than those born into it.

215 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 6:04:48pm

re: #209 dog philosopher

He already wrote: “Online, I can say, has failed”.

216 goddamnedfrank  Jan 9, 2015 6:05:48pm

re: #207 The War TARDIS

Muslims, at least the ones I am in contact aren’t the partying type.

Online, I can say, has failed. There are incredibly few Muslim Doctor Who fans, and the video games I play are not the popular ones that everyone talks about.

And I do want to marry young.

Get a job in Kosovo, for the UN, teaching English, whatever you can find. It’s a Muslim country and they fucking love Americans there. Highest approval rating of the United States in all of Europe.

217 lawhawk  Jan 9, 2015 6:05:50pm

re: #210 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

‘journalist with a gun’? Is that the ‘new journalism’?

He’s no Ernie Pyle, that’s for sure.

218 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 6:06:20pm

Man, if I’d gone by a checklist, I would totally not be with my husband.

When you’re so focused on whether or not someone meets your requirements, you actually miss getting to know the person they are.

219 dog philosopher  Jan 9, 2015 6:07:17pm

re: #215 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

He already wrote: “Online, I can say, has failed”.

i have to say, having gone through a divorce a few years ago and ending up feeling rather lonely, i truly empathize

221 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 6:09:58pm

re: #209 dog philosopher

Yep.

Me and a female friend I met on one send out messages constantly, but only get replies to 1 in 20, maybe 1 in 10.

re: #212 klystron

If I knew there was a person out there, I would relax and slow down.

But since I don’t know they are out there, because I haven’t met anyone yet, they don’t exist. I won’t go on faith on other people saying things, I need the proof in front of me. EIther in the form of a person, or someone coming up with airtight logic.

222 Bubblehead II  Jan 9, 2015 6:10:14pm

re: #202 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

I’m losing track of the various TV shows half gov Palin has had. Does she quit those, too?

I don’t know. I don’t really watch T.V. anymore. Just saw a tweet from her about this one.

223 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 6:11:44pm

re: #204 klystron

Sister’s plane had to be switched because of a “small discrepancy between the fuel gauge and what the tank actually had, along the order of 2000 gallons or so” according to what she was told.

She’s still doing better than the baby. She might even take off in the next hour!

This sister in travel hell, she has a baby with her? Is she on her way to visit you?

224 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 9, 2015 6:12:11pm

Mona Holland exposes her hero’s hypocrisy:

225 Bubblehead II  Jan 9, 2015 6:12:30pm

re: #210 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

‘journalist with a gun’? Is that the ‘new journalism’?

It’s so he can defend himself from those who call him a hack.

226 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 6:12:56pm

re: #223 #FergusonFireside

This sister in travel hell, she has a baby with her? Is she on her way to visit you?

Nah, the baby is my baby sister, age 21. Both were traveling today - the one to visit me and the baby back for the last semester of college. One flight delayed, one cancelled and a car rented.

227 klystron  Jan 9, 2015 6:14:35pm

re: #221 The War TARDIS

Yep.

Me and a female friend I met on one send out messages constantly, but only get replies to 1 in 20, maybe 1 in 10.

If I knew there was a person out there, I would relax and slow down.

But since I don’t know they are out there, because I haven’t met anyone yet, they don’t exist. I won’t go on faith on other people saying things, I need the proof in front of me. EIther in the form of a person, or someone coming up with airtight logic.

All I can say is that with this attitude, you are far more likely to get into a relationship that has the potential to cause you trouble than you think you’re avoiding with your rules (like no converts to Islam, lifelong Muslims only).

228 #FergusonFireside  Jan 9, 2015 6:15:36pm

fyi, my pressure cooker full of salmon is smelling the house DAMN GOOD right now.

229 EPR-radar  Jan 9, 2015 6:23:24pm

re: #221 The War TARDIS

Yep.

Me and a female friend I met on one send out messages constantly, but only get replies to 1 in 20, maybe 1 in 10.

If I knew there was a person out there, I would relax and slow down.

But since I don’t know they are out there, because I haven’t met anyone yet, they don’t exist. I won’t go on faith on other people saying things, I need the proof in front of me. EIther in the form of a person, or someone coming up with airtight logic.

If you try to apply airtight logic to a problem like this, all you will end up doing is constructing an impossibility proof. I’ve been there and done that, and it stinks on ice.

230 GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 9, 2015 6:23:34pm

re: #225 Bubblehead II

There aren’t that many BB pellets in the world.

231 Lidane  Jan 9, 2015 6:23:51pm

re: #221 The War TARDIS

I won’t go on faith on other people saying things, I need the proof in front of me. EIther in the form of a person, or someone coming up with airtight logic.

That right there is your red flag. You need to overcome the emotional trauma you went through first, *then* think about a relationship.

Right now you’re not going to trust that anyone you’re in a relationship with is going to stick around. You’re reacting to what you went through by becoming controlling in the other direction. You’re so scared of being abandoned or ending up along that you’re putting unrealistic expectations, checklists, demands for everything to unfold neatly right now, etc. on others. That’s not fair to them or to you.

232 unproven innocence  Jan 9, 2015 6:34:56pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

Re: sarcasm detection —it’s not problem just for people anymore.
5 June 2014
US Secret Service seeks Twitter sarcasm detector

Well, relying on computers to detect sarcasm in a “collect it all” environment where everyone is presumed to be a potential terrorist, that might be a bridge too far.

233 Lancelot Link  Jan 9, 2015 6:38:40pm

re: #232 unproven innocence

Now, that’s a really effective, fool-proof idea.

234 Odie Hugh Manatee  Jan 9, 2015 6:42:31pm

Does this mean that Willard got a firmware update and we are going to see improved performance from him in 2016? I doubt it.

His hardware is obsolete.

235 PhillyPretzel  Jan 9, 2015 6:43:14pm

re: #232 unproven innocence

Just so long as they do not test it with dialogue from Violet Crawley. It will be redlining from the time they turn it on.

236 The War TARDIS  Jan 9, 2015 6:48:36pm

re: #231 Lidane

I will tell the Imam everything I have said here. And I will go from there.

237 The Ghost of a Funky Discarded Egg  Jan 9, 2015 6:48:40pm

re: #225 Bubblehead II

It’s so he can defend himself from those who call him a hack.

Contextually, what with the “I am not Charlie,” it’s a buttery, crumbly bit of stupid posturing with the faint aniseseed scent of victim blaming.

Because the cheese-eating surrender monkeys of Charlie Hebdo weren’t packing.

238 TedStriker  Jan 9, 2015 7:22:29pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

It’s not often I get to use the word “plethora.” There aren’t a plethora of opportunities to use plethora.

Three Amigos-What Is A Plethora?

239 Joe Bacon  Jan 9, 2015 7:27:21pm

Mitt comes off as a lobotomized Crispin Glover clone.

240 CleverToad  Jan 9, 2015 7:33:12pm

re: #204 klystron

Sheesh — good luck to both of the travelers. May they make it safe, and not totally exhausted!

241 TedStriker  Jan 9, 2015 7:33:27pm

re: #214 The War TARDIS

I am trying to avoid other converts for the simple reason that I see many converts going off half-cocked (Remember Moore, a few months ago?), and that I am someone who, when given emotional support, can be manipulated.

I know what a relationship would entail. I am also trying to avoid trouble. American Converts have a higher chance of being trouble than those born into it.

Doctor, heal thyself.

Just sayin’…

242 CleverToad  Jan 9, 2015 8:04:16pm

re: #236 The War TARDIS

Perhaps you can show your Imam the relevant posts in this thread, both your comments and the replies? You’ve outlined the problem quite clearly in this series of posts, and there’s a great deal of wisdom in the feedback. It might be a concise way of presenting the problem, and it might be interesting to see if he agrees with your lizard friends.

(My very subjective experience — it’s hard to remember everything you wanted to say in the limited time you have with a mentor. Something in writing can be a memory jog and a starting point.)

243 lostlakehiker  Jan 10, 2015 12:14:56pm

Romney? How can he not realize that what he said during the 2012 contest has not gone away? It cannot be expunged from the record. And in the intervening four years, the fraction of the US population that is receiving disability income has risen substantially. The fraction receiving social security has gone up. The fraction of the population that is on the cusp of social security age has also gone up, and this demographic punches above its weight when it comes to getting out and voting.

How can he hope to win over a voting public that is more dependent than ever on the government? How can he hope to shed the stigma of his wealth? No matter how fair and square he earned it, it marks him.

Will he be any better at debate than last time? No. Of course not. His skill set is what it is, and it is insufficient to the demands of presidential campaigning. The Republican party has, perhaps, a bit of an opportunity in 2016, but this opportunity cannot be seized by running the Adlai Stevenson of the Right a second time.

The country is not happy. We’re not happy with the upshot of our last several presidents. Whoever nominates MoreOfTheSame is just asking for a whuppin.


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