You Mean People Didn’t Already Know Romney Was Going to Run Again?
I’m a bit surprised anyone’s surprised by this news: Romney Tells Donors He Is Considering 2016 White House Bid.
Of course he is. It’s his turn, damn it.
I’m a bit surprised anyone’s surprised by this news: Romney Tells Donors He Is Considering 2016 White House Bid.
Of course he is. It’s his turn, damn it.
1 | jaunte Jan 9, 2015 2:22:24pm |
“This time I won't let anyone secretly record my comments. It'll be splendid! Hahahaha!”
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) January 9, 2015
2 | Charles Johnson Jan 9, 2015 2:22:34pm |
You Mean People Didn't Already Know Romney Was Going to Run Again? http://t.co/dMmZ9cgCe9— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 9, 2015
3 | jaunte Jan 9, 2015 2:23:21pm |
Well done, @CNNPolitics — well done. https://t.co/yBMwjDHDvc
— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) January 9, 2015
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
8 | darthstar Jan 9, 2015 2:28:26pm |
Paris shootings, hostage crises, bombings, boko haram - I need some comic relief…Thank you @MittRomney pic.twitter.com/5uCbnif26m— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) January 9, 2015
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.
@1million how do I email them?
— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) January 9, 2015
10 | thedopefishlives Jan 9, 2015 2:29:27pm |
11 | goddamnedfrank Jan 9, 2015 2:34:29pm |
It’ll be a highly ritualized slap fight with $10K bundles of cash soaked in Clive Christian No. 1. @goldietaylor @speechboy71— Photonic Gaucho (@goddamnedfrank) January 9, 2015
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 |
If Mitt Romney was an ex-boyfriend, he'd be at the “restraining order” stage.— Ignacio Carrion (@igcarr) January 9, 2015
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 |
@Green_Footballs The price you pay when you enter a really funny tweet. That's how you determine whether it was a good one.— Lisa Schaefer, PhD (@CrowdPublishTV) January 9, 2015
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 |
Enjoy mocking #MittRomney's 2016 bid now, Twitterers, because the media will treat him as a serious, viable candidate for the next two years— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) January 9, 2015
20 | darthstar Jan 9, 2015 2:41:34pm |
Romney running for President to distract from Romney lying about Benghazi— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) January 9, 2015
21 | jaunte Jan 9, 2015 2:42:34pm |
“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.”
— David Roth (@david_j_roth) January 9, 2015
22 | bratwurst Jan 9, 2015 2:42:39pm |
Romney's not just considering a 2016 run — he's severely considering it.— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) January 9, 2015
23 | darthstar Jan 9, 2015 2:42:44pm |
@SenJohnMcCain better throw his hat in the ring quick, or Jeb and Mitt will suck up all the oxygen on the Sunday talk shows.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) January 9, 2015
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 |
I hope this doesn't mean we have to see Ann 'humanizing' her husband #MittRomney again - she's a frightening person. #giveskidsbaddreams— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) January 9, 2015
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 |
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 |
Dear Pagans and Wiccans, I'd also like to thank you for not doing any nasty terrorist stuff. Keep being awesome! Love, God— God (@TheGoodGodAbove) January 9, 2015
Dear Atheists, Once again, just gotta say, you're doing a great job of not committing any acts of terrorism. Keep it up! Love, God— God (@TheGoodGodAbove) January 8, 2015
32 | darthstar Jan 9, 2015 2:52:42pm |
Once, twice, three times a loser #MittSlogans— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) January 9, 2015
33 | jaunte Jan 9, 2015 2:53:26pm |
i.e. donors abandoned Christie; RT @BenjySarlin Romneyworld source: “He's more open to it, based on all the encouragement he's received”
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 9, 2015
34 | darthstar Jan 9, 2015 2:53:36pm |
Never too early to call on Mitt Romney to release his tax returns! (Jeb Bush says he's gonna do it.)— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) January 9, 2015
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
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.
36 | Charles Johnson Jan 9, 2015 2:54:57pm |
The Mighty Greenwald is really working on his asshole moves today.
@Dawid_Roos The idea that “Jewishness” is a race, not a religion, was one popularized by Nazis and far from a consensus.— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 9, 2015
37 | darthstar Jan 9, 2015 2:55:04pm |
BREAKING #TweetsFromTheFuture: Mitt Romney invites Chris Christie to watch dressage; awkward hugs ensue.— Barracks O'Bama (@P0TUS) January 9, 2015
38 | darthstar Jan 9, 2015 2:55:57pm |
RUBIO tells me his family is on board with a White House run. The “last remaining issue” for him: #FLSEN or WH16? http://t.co/qgSKmLFYEF— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) January 9, 2015
39 | jaunte Jan 9, 2015 2:57:25pm |
Every comedian just heard their old box of Mitt Romney jokes sitting up in the attic begin to softly rustle.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) January 9, 2015
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.
42 | dog philosopher Jan 9, 2015 3:03:31pm |
re: #23 darthstar
@SenJohnMcCain better throw his
hatoxygen 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 |
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
ForceFarce…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 |
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 |
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 |
So Congress will rescind the motion condemning MoveOn, right? http://t.co/COPRRxYBpI— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) January 9, 2015
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 |
A fantastic book on the changes coming in ECMAScript 6 - read the whole thing online: Understand ECMAScript 6 https://t.co/n2xDK0L4Pn— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 9, 2015
83 | darthstar Jan 9, 2015 3:42:55pm |
Anderson Cooper Corrects Cuomo's Description of French Terrorist as 'African-American' http://t.co/RDCXK5zxbf (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/0Sj9uVJTvC— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 9, 2015
84 | Charles Johnson Jan 9, 2015 3:43:06pm |
Animal Photos of the Week: Unusual bonding session between mother and baby gorilla http://t.co/w3atArxUzv pic.twitter.com/quVqHYQEb7— Telegraph Pictures (@TelegraphPics) January 9, 2015
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
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.
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.
Swimming goggles? WTF. “@deray: This is the sketch of the suspect in the #NAACPBombing, released by the FBI today. pic.twitter.com/64qZphfZzL”
— Helen Kelly (@valyrianarakh) January 9, 2015
Well, that is the definition of worthless.
99 | Jenner7 Jan 9, 2015 3:57:22pm |
re: #98 The War TARDIS
it was powder RT @deray: This is the sketch of the suspect in the #NAACPBombing, released by the FBI today. pic.twitter.com/HBH0wFaj4h— eamon murphyear (@epmurph) January 9, 2015
100 | Decatur Deb Jan 9, 2015 3:57:34pm |
re: #98 The War TARDIS
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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 |
BREAKING: Police say gun shop owner shot in botched robbery in suburban Kansas City has died: http://t.co/2tPrlvh9At— The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015
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!
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 |
Internet tough guy watch. https://t.co/CLDDd4FLiS— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 10, 2015
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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@ChuckCJohnson the photo of you with gun is extremely exciting! Loveeeee
— Susan S Waller (@mswaller48) January 9, 2015
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 |
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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 |
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.
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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.
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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 |
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 |
Did you see his breaking exclusive exposé of the pot-smoking anchorwoman? Hard-hitting stuff. @joshtpm @HeerJeet— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 10, 2015
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 |
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 |
Some blasphemy is better than other kinds RT @MEMRIdotORG u are a jew hating piece of shit.— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 9, 2015
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 |
Obama's #FreeCommunityCollege is an evil socialist Muslim plot to trick Americans into getting educated without going into debt.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 9, 2015
I’m still getting angry tweets from people who don’t get the sarcasm, which I thought was hammer-over-the-head obvious.
@Green_Footballs How on earth does the word Muslim fit into that sentence at all.— SAM WAITS. (@Vettlune) January 10, 2015
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 |
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 |
Given how many people are raped in college, I’m amazed the President wants to send more people there.— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 9, 2015
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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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.
America! Are you ready for good news?! I'm so anxious to show you the inspiring, encouraging, can-do spirits that… http://t.co/fWgnhsaND5
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) January 10, 2015
149 | Charles Johnson Jan 9, 2015 5:12:42pm |
Seems to be a plethora of people lately who lack the ability to detect sarcasm even when it's like a hammer to the face.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 10, 2015
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 |
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 |
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?
156 | De Kolta Chair Jan 9, 2015 5:22:15pm |
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/mHJ98DeFye— banksy (@thereaIbanksy) January 7, 2015
(The cartoon is by David Pope of the Canberra Times)
158 | Higgs Boson's Mate Jan 9, 2015 5:23:09pm |
159 | b_sharp Jan 9, 2015 5:29:36pm |
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.
162 | GlutenFreeJesus Jan 9, 2015 5:30:37pm |
re: #113 Charles Johnson
@ChuckCJohnson You're the floor shitter with a penis extension.— efuseakay (@efuseakay) January 10, 2015
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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.@ChuckCJohnson Correct. U R not Charlie. U R Upchuck. A hack & a fear/smear monger with the gun. U also shit on floors. Did I miss anything
— Bubblehead II (@BubbleheadII) January 10, 2015
168 | Kid A Jan 9, 2015 5:35:24pm |
re: #162 GlutenFreeJesus
@ChuckCJohnson Yes, you are Charlie. And you're the blogger with a Daisy bb gun who shits on floors. Seen the pictures. Let us remind you.
— Eric C. Smith (@ECStexasECS) January 10, 2015
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:
Fox's Eric Bolling: Liberals Are More Like Al Qaeda Than Charlie Hebdo http://t.co/sLz29xHexo (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/sgXMRtblgz— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 9, 2015
172 | dog philosopher Jan 9, 2015 5:38:07pm |
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
175 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Jan 9, 2015 5:39:02pm |
176 | Lidane Jan 9, 2015 5:39:53pm |
Sandy Rios sees the bright side of the France attacks while a caller demands internment camps for Muslims http://t.co/33vOEFyljs— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) January 9, 2015
177 | Bubblehead II Jan 9, 2015 5:40:14pm |
Sadly, I will be asleep this time around.
@Gus_802 Hey, they win at Call of Duty!
— Mrs_Raven (@BexaRaven) January 10, 2015
179 | goddamnedfrank Jan 9, 2015 5:42:12pm |
180 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Jan 9, 2015 5:43:26pm |
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.
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.
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.
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:
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?
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.
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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 |
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:
@ggreenwald @Yolitatennis This is what you did say in '06 https://t.co/PAmwji9eDJ I agree with u then.— Mona Holland (@MonaHol) January 10, 2015
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 |
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
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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.
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.