Dallas Morning News Editorial: Anti-Muslim Yokels Brought Shame on Texas

“We’re not all hateful, hayseed, redneck, ignorant Bubbas”
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A Dallas Morning News editorial on that absolutely disgraceful display of anti-Muslim hatred at the Texas Capitol pulls no punches: Editorial: Capitol Spectacle Brings Shame on Texas.

It was Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin, an annual event for visitors of that faith to visit the seat of state government, meet lawmakers and learn about the political process.

What they learned instead was the ugliness that people are capable of.

The Muslim visitors’ right to peaceful assembly - one of five rights enshrined in the First Amendment — was violated by a small group of morons. Hair flying, one banshee seized the microphone and shrieked nonsense revealing irrational fears more than anything.

Her diatribe created a Lone Star YouTube moment that affirms the worst stereotypes about Texas — that we’re a bunch of slack-eye cousins to the backwater creatures of Deliverance.

Tell your in-laws in New York that we’re not all hateful, hayseed, redneck, ignorant Bubbas. Yes, we do have hateful, hayseed, redneck ignorant Bubbas in Texas. YouTube doesn’t lie.

This rancid garbage comes straight from the likes of Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Frank Gaffney and Fox News, who’ve been relentlessly poisoning the discourse about Islam in this country for years.

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267 comments
1 Great White Snark  Jan 31, 2015 10:47:45am

Finally a little self realization creeps into view. What say our Texan Lizards?

2 electrotek  Jan 31, 2015 10:47:59am

An unusual rare self-introspection from the otherwise jingoistic Dallas Morning News. Color me surprised.

3 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 10:48:59am
“We’re not all hateful, hayseed, redneck, ignorant Bubbas”

We just vote for them.

4 jaunte  Jan 31, 2015 10:49:37am

re: #1 Rightwingconspirator

Tell your in-laws in New York that we’re not all hateful, hayseed, redneck, ignorant Bubbas.

This is true, but at the moment we’re virtually overwhelmed by gohmerts.

5 electrotek  Jan 31, 2015 10:49:57am

The comments are hilarious, so many butthurt wingnuts whining but they’re receiving quite a bit of pushback from the rational folks. There is hope for DFW after all.

6 electrotek  Jan 31, 2015 10:52:09am

Xtianity4TX, the Christian equivalent to the UK’s Islam4UK wankers run by Anjem Choudary. Only difference is the EDL and the rest of the far-right European movements would agree with the nutjob protestors.

7 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 10:54:27am

It’s obviously true that not all Texans are hateful rednecks. But, uh… there are WAY too many who obviously are. The first comment I see for this editorial right now:

Muslims are a malevolent evil intent on destroying this country I applaud this woman who disrupted these emmisaries for terrorism. All Americans should be prepared to use whatever force is necessary to stop these evil vicious followers of a child molesting false prophet.

This rancid garbage comes straight from the likes of Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, who’ve been relentlessly poisoning the discourse about Islam in this country for years now.

8 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 10:57:31am

re: #7 Charles Johnson

It’s obviously true that not all Texans are hateful rednecks. But, uh… there are WAY too many who obviously are. The first comment I see for this editorial right now:

This rancid garbage comes straight from the likes of Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, who’ve been relentlessly poisoning the discourse about Islam in this country for years now.

But you gotta love the reply to that comment:

William Perlman
you sir are an emissary for stronger enforcement of the laws prohibiting incest.

9 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 10:58:07am
Mary Claybern
You heard the saying Dont mess with Texas ell the US has one sayd dont tread on me, we need to infirce it

Somebody didn’t get the “We’re not all hateful, hayseed, redneck, ignorant Bubbas” message. Perhaps she’s auditioning for a job as Palin’s Tweet writer.

10 Zamb  Jan 31, 2015 10:59:28am

re: #9 Skip Intro

Looks like the product of a top notch education system.

11 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:00:17am

“Talibubbas” Heh

12 CuriousLurker  Jan 31, 2015 11:02:27am

re: #7 Charles Johnson

It’s obviously true that not all Texans are hateful rednecks. But, uh… there are WAY too many who obviously are. The first comment I see for this editorial right now:

This rancid garbage comes straight from the likes of Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, who’ve been relentlessly poisoning the discourse about Islam in this country for years now.

Yeah, the comments for anything to do with Muslims often look like they were copied & pasted straight from one of Geller’s or Spencer’s hateful screeds, which is why I stopped reading them a long time ago.

They’ve been very effective in their dissemination of bigotry & disinformation. What a legacy to leave behind.

13 jaunte  Jan 31, 2015 11:05:54am

From the DMN comments:

Grant Dickey
Now, I don’t approve of hijacking the microphone at someone’s event, but neither the woman who did so, nor Rep. Molly White hurled any racial or religious epithets, unlike the editorial board of the Dallas Morning News, who called rural whites “rednecks” in this very editorial. They lowered the level of discourse, not raised it.

We rural whites are the true victims here!

14 jaunte  Jan 31, 2015 11:06:39am
tags7453
Jeff Foxworthy has made a ton of money calling rural whites…”rednecks.”
Who do you think buy his books, how offended could they be?
15 team_fukit  Jan 31, 2015 11:07:00am

my cousin is one of those bubbas, lives outside of Dallas and attends Joel Osteen’s church. Thinks all Muslims are performing “taqiyya” and must be eliminated by spiritual or “physical” means. I tried to explain to him online that people said the same thing about Jews in the 1930s (he’s pro-Israel in that Christian fundy way)… no response, other than to tell me to take off my “pink tinted glasses”

No way to get through to these people

16 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:09:03am

re: #15 team_fukit

my cousin is one of those bubbas, lives outside of Dallas and attends Joel Osteen’s church. Thinks all Muslims are performing “taqiyya” and must be eliminated by spiritual or “physical” means. I tried to explain to him online that people said the same thing about Jews in the 1930s (he’s pro-Israel in that Christian fundy way)… no response

He probably thinks there’s a difference between Jews and Israelis.

17 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 11:09:55am

re: #9 Skip Intro

Somebody didn’t get the “We’re not all hateful, hayseed, redneck, ignorant Bubbas” message. Perhaps she’s auditioning for a job as Palin’s Tweet writer.

She’d be a shoo-in with this massive block of DERP as her audition:

When any Muslim can explain why there isnt no peace in thier land’s and hasnt been in thousands of years of Muslim rule, when not waring with Christians and Jews their war with in thier selves, we dont need thay kind of religion any where in the free world and the Texan’s were spot on I wished we had a congress and senate so patrioti, Muslim cliam to b a religion of peace but there is none in any land they are in, we dont need thier way of lving in this country, we dont need muslims in this country, if they cant abid by our laws, we have men dieing for peace in thier lands and they want to kill us, if it is such a good religion and its so good a way of life why did they come to America, to get away from waring in thier land or to start one in our’s I say land all the nations stand together agaisnt savage beheading religions, do you ever see an American Muslim on TV denouncing what they do NO, why becuase they condone it, even if the republicans and democrats say they are peace lovers thier not show me evidence of thier peacful ways in any country thier in??

Malapropisms, copious misspellings, no real point besides hate and anger: Perfect For Palin.

18 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:11:55am

re: #17 Dark_Falcon

I like the “thousands of years” bit. Islam is a younger religion than Christianity. (EDIT) I’m sorry, I mean Muslim is a younger religion than Christianity.

19 Lumberhead  Jan 31, 2015 11:13:33am

OBL accomplished far more than I would have imagined possible on 9/12/01. He turned us into far better recruiters for violent, radical Islamic fundamentalists than he could have been alone. We keep showing Muslims, in this country and throughout the world, that many of us are exactly who he said we were.

20 electrotek  Jan 31, 2015 11:13:47am

Anyone willing to bet that the next American Anders Breivik will come from Texas?

21 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:14:09am

Is there any place that hasn’t been waring for thousands of years?

22 jaunte  Jan 31, 2015 11:15:09am
We are pros at Waring
23 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:16:00am

re: #19 Lumberhead

OBL accomplished far more than I would have imagined possible on 9/12/01. He turned us into far better recruiters for violent, radical Islamic fundamentalists than he could have been alone. We keep showing Muslims, in this country and throughout the world, that many of us are exactly who he said we were.

I always said the W gave OBL everything he could have wanted and more. I don’t think Bill Clinton would have panicked the way W did.
I really don’t know about Al Gore. The way he mostly dropped out of the limelight over the years, I just don’t have a handle on him

24 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 11:16:13am

re: #17 Dark_Falcon

I wished we had a congress and senate so patrioti

Now I think I’ll go get me one of them biscottis. Are furrin foods like that allowed in Texas?

25 electrotek  Jan 31, 2015 11:16:48am

re: #12 CuriousLurker

Yeah, the comments for anything to do with Muslims often look like they were copied & pasted straight from one of Geller’s or Spencer’s hateful screeds, which is why I stopped reading them a long time ago.

They’ve been very effective in their dissemination of bigotry & disinformation. What a legacy to leave behind.

How is it that Anders Breivik’s horrible actions in Norway didn’t put a dent to their careers? How can we constantly remind them two of the blood of Norwegian kids they continue to stain on their hands everytime they spew their garbage?

26 team_fukit  Jan 31, 2015 11:16:53am

re: #19 Lumberhead

that’s their plan. it gains them a steady stream of recruits and make us over-extend ourselves into a militarized surveillance state that’s impossible to maintain

27 BigPapa  Jan 31, 2015 11:18:39am

re: #13 jaunte

From the DMN comments:

We rural whites are the true victims here!

We’re not Rural White Victim Racists, we’re Rural White Victim Separatists.

28 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:20:23am

re: #25 electrotek

How is it that Anders Breivik’s horrible actions in Norway didn’t put a dent to their careers? How can we constantly remind them two of the blood of Norwegian kids they continue to stain on their hands everytime they spew their garbage?

In all fairness people generally don’t blame a third party for a maniac who goes on a killing spree. People gripe about violence on TV, violent or misogynistic album lyrics, etc, but Breivik probably would have gone off anyway.

29 FemNaziBitch  Jan 31, 2015 11:20:29am

Thank Goodness we don’t have any history of racist fundamentalist terrorists in this country.

/

30 Great White Snark  Jan 31, 2015 11:21:19am

re: #12 CuriousLurker
re: #7 Charles Johnson

Bigotry enjoys the natural advantages of shock value, sheer loudness and a consequence of a dramatic lack of education about the world. Like entropy, it’s always easier to destroy than build. I’m taking this story as a very welcome if humble and perhaps temporary shift. Perhaps something good Texans can build on.

31 jaunte  Jan 31, 2015 11:28:12am

re: #29 FemNaziBitch

More from the comments:

Susan Wansbrough
Among the “days” (or weeks or months) the Texas legislature has recognized are First Responder’s Day, Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day, Confederate Heroes Day, Rosh Hashanah, Christmas, Volunteers for Democracy Day, Texas Fruit and Vegetable Month, Public School Paraprofessional Day, Obesity Awareness Week, Texian Navy Day. research.lawyers.com

Out state-sanctioned celebration of racist fundamentalist terrorists, usually excused by protestations of “heritage, not hate!!!”

32 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 11:30:07am

Chuck C. Johnson’s rants about The Bell Curve have really drawn out the white supremacists. His mentions are just lousy with these vile creatures, and he’s following more than a few of them.

33 FemNaziBitch  Jan 31, 2015 11:30:24am

bbl

34 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 11:33:34am

re: #7 Charles Johnson

It’s obviously true that not all Texans are hateful rednecks. But, uh… there are WAY too many who obviously are. The first comment I see for this editorial right now:

If Muslims really “are a malevolent evil intent on destroying this country” why didn’t they kill her on the spot, or at the very least give her a wedgie? //

35 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 11:33:41am
Things you shouldn’t do to a tiger cub.

A three-month-old Sumatran tiger cub named “Bandar” reacts after being dunked in the tiger exhibit moat for a swimming test at the National Zoo in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

36 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 11:34:43am

re: #35 Skip Intro

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Scary tiger face.

37 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:35:26am

re: #28 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

I guess I would try to clarify that by saying that Geller’s and Spencer’s hate was not a cause of Breivik’s massacre, but were sort of an articulation of what was going on inside his head. In all likelihood, Breivik hated people (in general).

38 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 11:35:50am

re: #32 Charles Johnson

Chuck C. Johnson’s rants about The Bell Curve have really drawn out the white supremacists. His mentions are just lousy with these vile creatures, and he’s following more than a few of them.

I posted weeks ago that that was the audience he was going for, seeing as that’s the obvious growth path of the Teahadists.

39 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 11:36:04am

re: #35 Skip Intro

That photo looks familiar

40 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 11:37:03am

re: #32 Charles Johnson

Chuck C. Johnson’s rants about The Bell Curve have really drawn out the white supremacists. His mentions are just lousy with these vile creatures, and he’s following more than a few of them.

I wager he never actually read the book, just some Wingnut Cliffs-Notes of it.

41 CuriousLurker  Jan 31, 2015 11:39:01am

I Have no doubt that media outlets in Muslim majority countries overseas, not to mention organizations like AQ & ISIS—will be broadcasting these videos as examples of how Americans view Islam/Muslims.

I’m pretty sure they’re the equivalent of what our media shows us about how people in Muslim majority countries feel about Americans—y’know the crowds burning U.S. flags or effigies of POTUS. with their faces contorted in rage as they scream, “Death to America!” or whatever.

42 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 11:39:32am

re: #36 Charles Johnson

Scary tiger face.

Terrified tiger face.

43 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:39:39am

re: #35 Skip Intro

My wife was on a trip to Thailand and went to a park that had a lot of tigers in it. Everything was cool until she stepped on a tiger’s tale. The guide had to use a cane to make the tiger back off and then hustled everybody back into the van. I wish I had been there. She said everybody was jammed in the van’s door, but one guy was just standing there. He said he only had to outrun one of you clowns.

44 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:40:25am

re: #39 De Kolta Chair

That was one of the greatest scenes in movies, as far as I am concerned.

45 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:41:00am

re: #42 b_sharp

Terrified tiger face.

Angry tiger face.

46 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 11:41:56am

re: #45 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Angry tiger face.

I don’t think so. Kitteh looks more scared than angry.

47 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:43:40am

re: #46 b_sharp

“When I get out of this pool, you are sooo in my belly!”

48 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 11:44:46am

re: #46 b_sharp

I don’t think so. Kitteh looks more scared than angry.

Agreed, though with teeth and claws like his humans can be forgiven for thinking him angry. Our first reaction to those sharp teeth being shown is as instinctive as is his reaction to the cold water.

49 CuriousLurker  Jan 31, 2015 11:44:46am

re: #17 Dark_Falcon

She’d be a shoo-in with this massive block of DERP as her audition:

Malapropisms, copious misspellings, no real point besides hate and anger: Perfect For Palin.

LOL at this part of the quote:

…in thousands of years of Muslim rule…

Considering that Islam has only been around for about 1400 years, she’s either really bad at math or lacks even the most basic knowledge of history.

Sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

*headdesk*

50 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 11:46:44am

re: #47 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

“When I get out of this pool, you are sooo in my belly!”

Small pupils, eyes open wide tell me kitteh wants out of that water more than anything else.

51 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 11:49:06am

re: #50 b_sharp

But when scared kitty gets out, it becomes angry kitty.

52 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 11:50:22am

Men, is your deodorant letting you down?

You need to try

Because

53 CuriousLurker  Jan 31, 2015 11:50:26am

re: #25 electrotek

How is it that Anders Breivik’s horrible actions in Norway didn’t put a dent to their careers? How can we constantly remind them two of the blood of Norwegian kids they continue to stain on their hands everytime they spew their garbage?

Prolly because they’ve been careful—at least Geller & Spencer have, AFAIK—to avoid outright calling for violence against Muslims. Plausible deniability.

54 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 11:57:15am

I’m not going to comment on this one initially, because I want to see how you folks react:

BAD556-LW

A Star Wars themed AR-15 built by Battle Arms Development, a company known mostly for their popular B.A.D-A.S.S selector levers. Nice homage to the Stormtrooper with an almost all white distressed finish and muzzle device. The upper and lower are billet. (GRH)

55 CuriousLurker  Jan 31, 2015 11:58:07am

re: #34 De Kolta Chair

If Muslims really “are a malevolent evil intent on destroying this country” why didn’t they kill her on the spot, or at the very least give her a wedgie? //

LOL, she definitely deserved a wedgie for that.

56 Great White Snark  Jan 31, 2015 12:00:45pm

re: #53 CuriousLurker

Prolly because they’ve been careful—at least Geller & Spencer have, AFAIK—to avoid outright calling for violence against Muslims. Plausible deniability.

Plus we have the lone wolf when it’s a white guy, yet most any minorities get the collective guilt allegations.

57 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 12:00:53pm

re: #54 Dark_Falcon

I’m not going to comment on this one initially, because I want to see how you folks react:

BAD556-LW

Embedded Image

Do you also get the helmet?

Do they not realize StarWars Stormtroopers couldn’t shoot straight?

58 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 12:01:30pm

re: #54 Dark_Falcon

Is it functional? Otherwise it looks like a toy.

59 allegro  Jan 31, 2015 12:04:38pm

re: #56 Rightwingconspirator

… yet most any minorities get the collective guilt allegations.

Like Texans?

60 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 12:04:45pm

re: #58 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Is it functional? Otherwise it looks like a toy.

Yes.

re: #57 b_sharp

Do you also get the helmet?

No.

61 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 12:06:05pm

re: #60 Dark_Falcon

Maybe it’s just me, but I think disguising a gun as a toy is a bad idea.

62 Kid A  Jan 31, 2015 12:07:53pm

At Christmas (at the wingnut side of the family), my uncle tried to show me some anti-Muslim website on his phone and said that Islam is a “demonic religion.” Yes. Really. I then said to him that my sister’s boyfriend is a Muslim, born in Pakistan, raised in the Emirates and then moved here for his graduate degree in accounting. He’s probably the most polite, gentle person I have ever met. Does his religion make him demonic, I asked? *crickets*

63 Pawn of the Oppressor  Jan 31, 2015 12:08:21pm

re: #1 Rightwingconspirator

Finally a little self realization creeps into view. What say our Texan Lizards?

Don’t look at me, I just live here. (at the moment)

There are decent, intelligent people here but they’re basically outnumbered by The Derp. A lot of times, the Derp seem like perfectly nice, neighborly folks, until they feel they’re among like company and are free to open their mouths uncensored, at which point you get THE MOOSLIMS ARE GUNNA TAKE AR CHURCHIS AWAY WITH TERRAR HERPLE DERPLE.

I attribute it to isolation (500 miles in any direction is still Texas), general failure of the education system, and the fact that actual diversity is a fairly new thing out here. Which is weird, considering that Chrischun White Folk are technically a minority here and have been for a while.

If I had my way I’d say “Send more Jews!” because we need sane, liberal people here. :P

64 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 31, 2015 12:08:35pm

I think this will come in handy, often:

65 Dr Lizardo  Jan 31, 2015 12:11:23pm

re: #62 Kid A

A former colleague of mine, ‘Mac’ (Mahmoud), is originally from Dubai; he’s married to a Czech woman, and has two very nice kids.

He’s also a huge Iron Maiden fan, and when Maiden comes ‘round, we usually go together. His wife really isn’t into it.

Yeah….he’s a Muslim. And a huge Iron Maiden fan. And overall, one of the most damned decent human beings I’ve ever met.

66 CuriousLurker  Jan 31, 2015 12:14:33pm

re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth

I think this will come in handy, often:

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OMG, that expression! LOL

67 team_fukit  Jan 31, 2015 12:14:47pm

re: #62 Kid A

I’ve found that when you bring up the existence of good Muslims from foreign countries, they just digress about how horrible those immigrants’ home countries are because of Islam and how Islam is incompatible with democracy (therefore it must be obliterated)

68 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 12:15:51pm
69 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 12:16:06pm

re: #12 CuriousLurker

Yeah, the comments for anything to do with Muslims often look like they were copied & pasted straight from one of Geller’s or Spencer’s hateful screeds, which is why I stopped reading them a long time ago.

They’ve been very effective in their dissemination of bigotry & disinformation. What a legacy to leave behind.

I know what you and Charles are both saying, but the hatred was already there, someone just needed to vocalize it for them and make it seem like it was now okay to let the hatred of others flow.

So, yeah blame the Gellers and Spencers of the world no doubt, but the people that buy in want to buy in, they want to hate, and they are.

Along comes the FOX types and the Limbaughs and the politicians all blowing those dog whistles to lead the rats to the election polls to use them to do what they really want…control of the money and the people through the money.

70 Kid A  Jan 31, 2015 12:18:06pm

My god, the comments…

71 team_fukit  Jan 31, 2015 12:18:39pm

i went to Rep Molly White’s homepage and found that you can donate money but cannot leave her a thoughtful message

72 Great White Snark  Jan 31, 2015 12:18:52pm

Huh. Old School Lizard stopped in... Class of 08 and very few comments.

73 Dr Lizardo  Jan 31, 2015 12:19:47pm

re: #68 Charles Johnson

Man, is it ever tedious when wingnuts start with this “OBAMA DIDN’T SAY TERRORISM!” idiocy. Don’t they ever get tired of being morons?

No, they don’t.

74 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 12:22:23pm

re: #72 Rightwingconspirator

Huh. Old School Lizard stopped in... Class of 08 and very few comments.

I’ve been saving this one for you, RWC. It seems the DCPD’s clue meter is still reading ‘zero’:

Washington D.C. approves just eight concealed carry permits

This week, under orders from a federal judge, the first concealed carry permits in the District of Columbia in 83 years were given out, and the numbers are underwhelming.

The handful of permits are an effort to appease a federal court order that mandated the nation’s capital strike down its long-standing ban on carrying guns outside the home. That case, Palmer v D.C., was decided last July by U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Scullin, who allowed the city until Oct. 22, 2014, before his judgment went into effect. The legislative response to Scullin’s order was a harsh “may-issue” set of regulations that are termed by many to be among the most restrictive concealed carry laws in the nation.

“We’ve had 69 applications, of which three were canceled at the request of the applicant,” Metropolitan Police Department representative Gwendolyn Crump told the Washington Free Beacon. “So far eight licenses have been approved and issued.”

When contrasted against the 646,449 population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, this figure is one lawfully licensed carrier for every 80,000 residents. Nonetheless, it is the first carry outside the home authorized under the District’s laws since 1932.

What is perhaps more telling is the figure of rejected applicants, 11 so far, which surpasses even the small number of permits issued. This may be due to the strict requirements that have been termed by some gun rights advocates as giving the District a “no issue” policy.

75 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 12:24:52pm

re: #61 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Maybe it’s just me, but I think disguising a gun as a toy is a bad idea.

Doesn’t matter any more. The police just shoot the carrier no matter what. Hell, you don’t even need a gun…especially if you have dark colored skin.

76 CuriousLurker  Jan 31, 2015 12:24:58pm

re: #67 team_fukit

I’ve found that when you bring up the existence of good Muslims from foreign countries, they just digress about how horrible those immigrants home countries are because of Islam

Yeah, it’s weird how they attribute all social/political problems to Islam, but if you point back at pre-Reformation, pre-Enlightenment Western Christendom… *crickets*

As I’ve said on previous occasions, even post-Reformation & post-Enlightenment Western Christendom wasn’t all that great for everyone, namely, the Jews. History looks a LOT different when you view it through their eyes.

77 Great White Snark  Jan 31, 2015 12:27:31pm

re: #74 Dark_Falcon

Hmm.I wonder how that even works. I doubt the permits will get renewed, That’s what the do here. You apply and get denied. You sue for and get a permit ‘cause you do fit the law. Then in 12 months your renewal is denied as a matter of policy and you get to start all over. Unless they changed some other laws if you have a CCW and they find a loose empty or live cartridge in your vehicle, now you get arrested. Despite the permit.

I must admit that DC is a really problematic place for CCW short of a big exclusion zone around capitol facilities.

78 Great White Snark  Jan 31, 2015 12:29:50pm

re: #74 Dark_Falcon

How about you Page that and we move that discussion off this thread?

79 CuriousLurker  Jan 31, 2015 12:30:37pm

Okay, the postman just delivered the Daniel Smith watercolor sticks I was waiting on, so now that my palette is complete, I’m gonna go make a color chart.

Later, lizards.

80 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 12:31:15pm

re: #78 Rightwingconspirator

As in “Let’s get a room?”

81 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 12:32:08pm

re: #78 Rightwingconspirator

Do it here. The thread was sort of drifting around anyway.

82 PhillyPretzel  Jan 31, 2015 12:33:13pm

re: #80 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

If two folks want to discuss something away from others let them do it without suggestive remarks.

83 Great White Snark  Jan 31, 2015 12:33:38pm

re: #80 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

As in “Let’s get a room?”

LOL. Hey now…. RWC don’t swing that way. Just got an invite out for beer and fresh pretzels. See ya all laterz.

84 Great White Snark  Jan 31, 2015 12:36:01pm

re: #82 PhillyPretzel

It’s a nod to my anti CCW friends.

GTG

85 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 12:41:18pm

The shelf is mostly assembled (well, minus the extra shelves and doors, but I need to see what spacing I want on the shelves and I’ll do the doors next) and shoved into position.

…shit, something just crashed in the kitchen. brb.

86 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 31, 2015 12:41:54pm

Regarding this from the last thread:
…

87 bratwurst  Jan 31, 2015 12:42:19pm

Tough but fair:

88 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 12:42:29pm

re: #85 klystron

Ok, the old bookshelf is now upright again.

>.>

89 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 12:43:38pm

re: #78 Rightwingconspirator

How about you Page that and we move that discussion off this thread?

Nah, I’d rather not. I just wanted to bring it to your attention.

90 Timothy Watson  Jan 31, 2015 12:48:40pm

Have the prices of color laser printers gone down a lot in the past two years or something?

91 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 12:50:50pm
92 Timothy Watson  Jan 31, 2015 12:54:22pm

re: #87 bratwurst

Tough but fair:

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You know the reason Jindal is attacking Muslims so much? He’s scared that the narrow-minded morons who compose the Republican base might think he’s a (secret) Muslim because of his dark skin.

93 OhNoZombies!  Jan 31, 2015 12:57:06pm

Seems to me Islamic countries were doing ok until Europeans started messing with them…esp. England and France.
First it was the Holy Land, then it was the oil.

94 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 12:57:06pm
95 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 12:57:08pm

re: #91 Charles Johnson

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96 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 12:57:30pm

Oh Christ, CCJ is going full anti-vaxer today.

Vaccines go through the IRB approval process. They wouldn’t make it to market if there wasn’t a clear statistical benefit outweighing any potential harm.

97 Shiplord Kirel  Jan 31, 2015 12:58:00pm

re: #54 Dark_Falcon

I’m not going to comment on this one initially, because I want to see how you folks react:

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We have toys made to look like real guns; a real gun made to look like a toy is the next obvious step. /

98 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 31, 2015 12:58:51pm

re: #96 goddamnedfrank

Oh Christ, CCJ is going full anti-vaxer today.

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Vaccines go through the IRB approval process. They wouldn’t make it to market if there wasn’t a clear statistical benefit outweighing any potential harm.

Well, Charles asked him to do it yesterday ;)

99 electrotek  Jan 31, 2015 1:03:26pm

re: #67 team_fukit

I’ve found that when you bring up the existence of good Muslims from foreign countries, they just digress about how horrible those immigrants’ home countries are because of Islam and how Islam is incompatible with democracy (therefore it must be obliterated)

Try doing that with Christians that come from Muslim countries. Assyrians and Lebanese Maronites hold a lot of vitriol towards Muslims and no amount of information will convince them otherwise. I’m speaking from experience here.

100 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 1:03:30pm

re: #93 OhNoZombies!

Seems to me Islamic countries were doing ok until Europeans started messing with them…esp. England and France.
First it was the Holy Land, then it was the oil.

Well, there was that whole conquest of Spain and invasion of France before that, seaborne raids against the Mediterranean coast of Europe for centuries, invading Sicily and conquering Malta…

Seriously, don’t run with that line, ONZ. You’ll get smacked down, hard. The First Crusade was a reaction to conquests by Islamic nations, it bears saying. That does not justify its depredations, but it should not be considered simply an act of unprovoked aggression.

101 Romantic Heretic  Jan 31, 2015 1:07:04pm

re: #15 team_fukit

my cousin is one of those bubbas, lives outside of Dallas and attends Joel Osteen’s church. Thinks all Muslims are performing “taqiyya” and must be eliminated by spiritual or “physical” means. I tried to explain to him online that people said the same thing about Jews in the 1930s (he’s pro-Israel in that Christian fundy way)… no response, other than to tell me to take off my “pink tinted glasses”

No way to get through to these people

There is, but you have to wait for them to do it first.

102 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 1:07:10pm

re: #96 goddamnedfrank

Oh Christ, CCJ is going full anti-vaxer today./blockquote>

He must be tweet buddies with Bill Maher.

103 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 1:07:48pm

re: #102 De Kolta Chair

Well, they are most loud-mouths, so they’ve got that in common.

104 OhNoZombies!  Jan 31, 2015 1:08:22pm

re: #100 Dark_Falcon

Well, there was that whole conquest of Spain and invasion of France before that, seaborne raids against the Mediterranean coast of Europe for centuries, invading Sicily and conquering Malta…

Seriously, don’t run with that line, ONZ. You’ll get smacked down, hard. The First Crusade was a reaction to conquests by Islamic nations, it bears saying. That does not justify its depredations, but it should not be considered simply an act of unprovoked aggression.

I know, but I’m on LGF, and not trying to shut down any bigots with a history lesson. This is just a summary of my thoughts, as I write out my grocery list.

105 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 31, 2015 1:09:02pm

But guess who will be first in line demanding an Ebola vaccine…

106 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 1:11:39pm

re: #103 Dark_Falcon

Well, they are most loud-mouths, so they’ve got that in common.

As he says, Maher doesn’t “believe” in germ theory, as if that’s something one has the option of believing in like a religion or baseball team.

107 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 31, 2015 1:12:37pm

Measles Parties!
It’s the 21st Century social occasion for wingnut moms!

108 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Jan 31, 2015 1:13:23pm

“… why should parents voluntarily risk their kid’s health?”

…by not vaccinating them. Idiot.

109 Romantic Heretic  Jan 31, 2015 1:13:25pm

re: #23 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

I always said the W gave OBL everything he could have wanted and more. I don’t think Bill Clinton would have panicked the way W did.
I really don’t know about Al Gore. The way he mostly dropped out of the limelight over the years, I just don’t have a handle on him

The W White House didn’t panic.

A coterie of the inner circle used the tragedy of 9/11 to advance their goal of invading Iraq to start installing their version of Pax Americana the one with the motto, “You may hate as long as you also fear.”

W, like the rest of the country, swallowed their bullshit then they panicked. Dubya is one of those people whose lives are circumscribed by their servants. They can only act as their servants allow them to act.

That’s what made W such a perfect president from a ‘conservative’ point of view. Not because he was a Great Leader, but because he wasn’t.

110 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 1:14:08pm

re: #54 Dark_Falcon

I’m not going to comment on this one initially, because I want to see how you folks react:

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Guns aren’t toys m’kay? There have been two stories in the news lately of assholes disguising shotguns inside Super Soaker squirt guns. It’s the same irresponsible shit, making a fully functioning lethal weapon look like an innocent toy.

111 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 1:14:43pm

re: #107 Backwoods_Sleuth

Measles Parties!
It’s the 21st Century social occasion for wingnut moms!

Where wingnuts and moonbats come together for a single cause.

112 Romantic Heretic  Jan 31, 2015 1:14:58pm

re: #29 FemNaziBitch

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Thank Goodness we don’t have any history of racist fundamentalist terrorists in this country.

/

I keep saying to people that America has been exposed to a lengthy terrorist campaign before in its history, and that the terrorists won.

Most have no idea what I’m talking about.

113 Romantic Heretic  Jan 31, 2015 1:17:55pm

re: #41 CuriousLurker

I Have no doubt that media outlets in Muslim majority countries overseas, not to mention organizations like AQ & ISIS—will be broadcasting these videos as examples of how Americans view Islam/Muslims.

I’m pretty sure they’re the equivalent of what our media shows us about how people in Muslim majority countries feel about Americans—y’know the crowds burning U.S. flags or effigies of POTUS. with their faces contorted in rage as they scream, “Death to America!” or whatever.

Once again I’ll note, human beings need monsters.

And there is, unfortunately, never a short supply of those.

114 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 1:19:50pm

re: #105 Backwoods_Sleuth

any time a vaccine is given you risk your health.

Yeah, who cares about everyone else, right Chuckles?

Classic Libertarian Church of Selfishness dogma.

115 Romantic Heretic  Jan 31, 2015 1:21:10pm

re: #49 CuriousLurker

LOL at this part of the quote:

Considering that Islam has only been around for about 1400 years, she’s either really bad at math or lacks even the most basic knowledge of history.

Sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

*headdesk*

Perhaps this would help their understanding, if they were capable of learning.

ETA: The link I forgot.

116 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 1:23:28pm
117 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 1:23:58pm

re: #110 goddamnedfrank

Guns aren’t toys m’kay? There have been two stories in the news lately of assholes disguising shotguns inside Super Soaker squirt guns. It’s the same irresponsible shit, making a fully functioning lethal weapon look like an innocent toy.

I’d say it looks enough like a rifle myself, even though its muzzle is shaped like one of an X-Wing’s laser cannons.*

But your point is well made and its true that builds like this aren’t the best idea.

*: Stay on Target! (I had to say it.)

118 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 1:24:59pm
119 GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 31, 2015 1:25:06pm

re: #20 electrotek

Nope. He’s in Fresno.

120 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 1:28:06pm
121 Mattand  Jan 31, 2015 1:29:59pm
This rancid garbage comes straight from the likes of Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Frank Gaffney and Fox News, who’ve been relentlessly poisoning the discourse about Islam in this country for years.

Let’s not forget about bigots-in-denial Bill Maher and Sam Harris, doing the damnedest to prove that we godless have our share of prejudiced morons in our midst.

122 OhNoZombies!  Jan 31, 2015 1:31:15pm

Human biodiversity = spraying perfume on a dirty diaper.

123 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 1:33:08pm

I’m blocked, can someone who isn’t please try to get him to confront the fact that he follows those people?

124 Romantic Heretic  Jan 31, 2015 1:34:36pm

re: #57 b_sharp

Nobody shoots straight when the scriptwriters are against them.

125 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 1:41:22pm

NASA launches rocket to study water in soil

126 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 1:45:09pm

re: #125 De Kolta Chair

NASA launches rocket to study water in soil

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Shit! I’ve got that same shirt (sans text) and those same sweatpants! I do manage to keep my belly fat covered when I’m out in public, though. Does that count for anything?

127 Shiplord Kirel  Jan 31, 2015 1:47:19pm

Photo with story above

As I mentioned yesterday, a crazed freeper calling itself “BigCinBigD” captioned this photo as “Get your stinking paws off me…You Damn dirty ape!”

Not sure why “Damn” is capitalized in this but in BigCin’s apparent social circles it could easily be mistaken for a middle name, as in “God Damn It, what’s wrong with you?

128 Mattand  Jan 31, 2015 1:48:54pm

re: #54 Dark_Falcon

I’m not going to comment on this one initially, because I want to see how you folks react:

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I’m sure George Lucas will be thrilled that his fantasy blaster has been transformed into something that can murder humans in the blink of an eye.

129 Lidane  Jan 31, 2015 1:48:59pm

re: #3 Skip Intro

We just vote for them.

THIS. SO MUCH.

While I appreciate that the Dallas Morning News was self-aware enough to see that both Molly White and the banshee at the press conference make Texas look bad, the fact that the DMN keeps endorsing the politicians that appeal to those nutters makes their butthurt ring hollow.

130 Mattand  Jan 31, 2015 1:50:16pm

re: #129 Lidane

THIS. SO MUCH.

While I appreciate that the Dallas Morning News was self-aware enough to see that both Molly White and the banshee at the press conference make Texas look bad, the fact that the DMN keeps endorsing the politicians that appeal to those nutters makes their butthurt ring hollow.

I may go post that over on their comments section. Brilliant insight.

131 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 1:51:03pm

re: #127 Shiplord Kirel

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As I mentioned yesterday, a crazed freeper calling itself “BigCinBigD” captioned this photo as “Get your stinking paws off me…You Damn dirty ape!”

Not sure why “Damn” is capitalized in this but in BigCin’s apparent social circles it could easily be mistaken for a middle name, as in “God Damn It, what’s wrong with you?

Shouldn’t it be “damned dirty ape?”

132 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 1:52:22pm

re: #124 Romantic Heretic

Nobody shoots straight when the scriptwriters are against them.

Roger Ebert called it “The Principal of Evil Marksmanship”: When its just nameless extras being bumped off, such as the Rebel marines in the first gunfight in Star Wars Episode 4, the bad guys shoot competently and effectively. But if its a main character being shot at, the bad guys can’t shoot straight.

But in movies it could not be otherwise: To do a realistic sequence would run like this:

The good secret agent gets hit in the lower torso when he tries to move from cover, there’s about a minute of him writhing on the ground bleeding, screaming for God and for his mother, then one of the terrorists walks up to a distance just outside arms reach and shoots the agent in the head.

That wouldn’t be a movie we’d want to see, especially the part about what gunshot wounds really do.

133 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 1:52:28pm

re: #126 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Shit! I’ve got that same shirt (sans text) and those same sweatpants! I do manage to keep my belly fat covered when I’m out in public, though. Does that count for anything?

Fashion faux pas aside, with these low temperatures it could mean the difference between life and death!

134 Lidane  Jan 31, 2015 1:52:31pm

re: #54 Dark_Falcon

Too much firepower for a Stormtrooper given their shitty aim. Someone’going to die and it won’t be whoever that trooper is aiming for.

135 OhNoZombies!  Jan 31, 2015 1:52:55pm

re: #125 De Kolta Chair

NASA launches rocket to study water in soil

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Lol, I had to do a double take on that one…
The guy on the left looks like my father-in-law, except my fil’s belly is bigger and much pastier.

136 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 1:52:56pm

It appears Chuck C. Johnson getting a lot of static over the Holly/Dana dust up hasn’t made him cut back on his BS shtick and try to be just a smidgen human. Nope. No amount of others writing about his tactics, or criticism from left, right and center is going to stop him, so he is doubling down.

He has gone full bore whack-a-doodle. He’s fully down the road paved by Alex Jones. No need anymore for acting like a journalist with a 150 IQ, with a sense of purpose, or any cover for his true thoughts. Full pedal to the metal loon. Fast forward. Full speed ahead. Damn reality.

Incredible. And on display for everyone.

137 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 1:54:25pm

The @occdissent guy publishes a fucking website that calls itself “Pro-White, Pro-South, Pro-Independence.” If that wasn’t enough of a clue stick it’s full of blatantly racist, anti-semitic shit weaselry.

There isn’t enough credulity in the goddamned Universe for me to believe @ChuckCJohnson didn’t understand exactly what that guy was all about when he decided to follow him. I mean, after all how could a guy with a purported 158 IQ miss something like that?

138 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 1:55:48pm

re: #137 goddamnedfrank

The @occdissent guy publishes a fucking website that calls itself “Pro-White, Pro-South, Pro-Independence.” If that wasn’t enough of a clue stick it’s full of blatantly racist, anti-semitic shit weaselry.

There isn’t enough credulity in the goddamned Universe for me to believe @ChuckCJohnson didn’t understand exactly what that guy was all about when he decided to follow him. I mean, after all how could a guy with a purported 158 IQ miss something like that?

He knows exactly who they are. He’s laughing at people who question him about it.

139 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 1:56:53pm

re: #128 Mattand

I’m sure George Lucas will be thrilled that his fantasy blaster has been transformed into something that can murder humans in the blink of an eye.

It’d be rich for him to complain, given that the ‘blaster rifles’ carried by the stormtroopers were just cosmetically enhanced Sterling submachineguns and 9mm rifle replicas of same. A full-auto SMG is much better at mass murder than a semi-auto rifle.

140 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 31, 2015 2:00:45pm

re: #123 goddamnedfrank

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I’m blocked, can someone who isn’t please try to get him to confront the fact that he follows those people?

He has blocked me, but he has since retweeted me, so he still sees my tweets.

141 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 2:01:33pm

re: #137 goddamnedfrank

The @occdissent guy publishes a fucking website that calls itself “Pro-White, Pro-South, Pro-Independence.” If that wasn’t enough of a clue stick it’s full of blatantly racist, anti-semitic shit weaselry.

There isn’t enough credulity in the goddamned Universe for me to believe @ChuckCJohnson didn’t understand exactly what that guy was all about when he decided to follow him. I mean, after all how could a guy with a purported 158 IQ miss something like that?

GDF, you’re enough of a Archivist to deal with that. Just pull up one of the YouTube vids I use in cases like this and send it to UpChuck as your answer to his DERPery.

142 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 2:04:57pm

For those who don’t follow Respectful Insolence, Orac’s Friday post was about the antivaccine cardiologist in Arizona (branch office of the Disneyland measles outbreak and soon home to thousands of Superbowl-goers).

From the comments, “Dr.” Wolfson’s comments on a child’s death from chickenpox:

“Recently, a child died from complications of the chicken pox and now her mother wants to make sure everyone gets injected. While the death of any child is a travesty, this one could have been prevented, not with injecting more chemicals into this young girl, but with good nutrition and chemical avoidance. She was likely fed GMO, sugar, gluten, soy, corn, and other items that led to her demise. Her mother sadly blames the doctor (who advised her against the vaccine) and the rest of us who demand the freedom to choose whether or not to inject chemicals into our children. Here is the response of my wife, Dr. Heather Wolfson, to a column on Yahoo. Where do I begin?!! I can go on forever about it. First of all, the little girl was born without a spleen therefore she was immunocompromised since birth. The lack of this vital organ was probably caused by some drug the mother took while pregnant! Immunocompromised individuals are not supposed to receive vaccines. Kudos to the pediatrician who steered the mom and child away from the chicken pox shot. I’d like to shake his hand. He probably saved the girls life given she may have died due to complications of vaccines based on her poor immune status. i Maybe the mother got an extra five years of life from her daughter by not participating in vaccine schedule folly. She should be thankful to the doctor. Secondly, the mother probably gave fever reducers such as Tylenol. This depletes glutathione and is a sure fire way to allow your child to succumb to such a benign childhood illness. In this country, one in 30,000 of those with chicken pox died every year, for a grand total of 100 per annum. Those were usually adults. Please don’t pass a law forcing us to vaccinate and inject chemicals into our children because 100 people died per year. What was the health status of those 100 prior to chicken pox? Probably not good. Your healthy, breast fed, organic child will not suffer the same fate. If this mother would have sought out chiropractic care, gave just two simple vitamins A and C, she would have never developed pneumonia. Also, mom fed her garbage food and exposed her to thousands of chemicals. This little girl is dead, not from chicken pox, but from chemicals and poor nutrition. Additionally, she probably had at least one vaccine, hepatitis B, when she was first born in the hospital which would have destroyed her immune and nervous system from the start. The mother is ignorant, uneducated, and a danger to all other parents and children. She should spend her time learning how the human body works instead of spreading her deadly advice to the rest of the world.”

This is the kind of animal we’re dealing with, folks—and he’s far from the worst. I think it’s black helicopter time!

143 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 2:07:46pm
144 Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 31, 2015 2:09:41pm

re: #123 goddamnedfrank

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I’m blocked, can someone who isn’t please try to get him to confront the fact that he follows those people?

Here’s how you do it:
Go to twitter.com and then just open the tweet there and respond.

145 Dark_Falcon  Jan 31, 2015 2:11:50pm

re: #142 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

For those who don’t follow Respectful Insolence, Orac’s Friday post was about the antivaccine cardiologist in Arizona (branch office of the Disneyland measles outbreak and soon home to thousands of Superbowl-goers).

From the comments, “Dr.” Wolfson’s comments on a child’s death from chickenpox:

This is the kind of animal we’re dealing with, folks—and he’s far from the worst. I think it’s black helicopter time!

There are no more ‘black helicopters’ outside of SOCOM. The black Hueys got retired due to sequestration-mandated budget cuts, and the night-painted Blackhawks are being repainted green and transferred to the Army National Guard to make up for the Apaches the Guards will be losing to full-time Army units.

Of course, like all such sequester related matters, the loss of the black helicopters can be blamed on Barack Obama.

/Sarc but based on Army Aviation’s actual reorg.

146 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 2:26:20pm
147 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 2:28:37pm

re: #146 Charles Johnson

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Especially since Mexico has much better vaccine coverage than the U.S.

148 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 2:30:42pm
149 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 2:31:15pm
150 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:33:19pm

Glory in my ugly wallpaper (previous homeowner) and mismatched furniture colors.

No injuries were sustained while assembling this.
151 Eventual Carrion  Jan 31, 2015 2:34:21pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

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If I were to go there, what visually distinguishes someone who has been vaccinated and someone who hasn’t?

152 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 2:34:31pm
153 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 31, 2015 2:35:42pm

At the rate that ccj is fishing for constituencies I expect to see:

BREAKING: Gotnews has proof that UFOs are real!

154 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 2:35:51pm

re: #150 klystron

Glory in my ugly wallpaper (previous homeowner) and mismatched furniture colors.

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Is that what they used to call a “breakfront” (because of the staggered depth)?

155 calochortus  Jan 31, 2015 2:35:54pm

re: #148 goddamnedfrank

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Sweden required smallpox vaccinations for most of the 19th century and it was recorded in the Church records along with births, deaths, and the like.

156 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:37:07pm

re: #154 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Is that what they used to call a “breakfront” (because of the staggered depth)?

I have no idea.

Ikea calls it BORGSJÖ.

157 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 2:37:27pm

I just can’t even.

158 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:38:09pm

re: #157 Charles Johnson

I at least can rest assured in the knowledge that my Saturday has been much more productive than Upchuck’s and his followers.

159 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 2:38:59pm

Holy fuck!

160 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 2:39:59pm

re: #156 klystron

I have no idea.

Ikea calls it BORGSJÖ.

Oops, no. A breakfront is staggered on the vertical axis apparently.

161 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 2:40:32pm
162 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:41:13pm

re: #160 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Oops, no. A breakfront is staggered on the vertical axis apparently.

And now I have learned a new word today too.

163 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:44:15pm
164 calochortus  Jan 31, 2015 2:45:36pm

re: #150 klystron

Glory in my ugly wallpaper (previous homeowner) and mismatched furniture colors.

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The style of your wallpaper was fresh and pretty about 30 years ago. Now? Not so much. Especially not with that wainscoting and dark molding.

165 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:46:10pm

re: #164 calochortus

The style of your wallpaper was fresh and pretty about 30 years ago. Now? Not so much. Especially not with that wainscoting and dark molding.

This was the stuff that was unoffensive enough that my husband didn’t rip it out to start with.

166 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 2:48:04pm

re: #150 klystron

Glory in my ugly wallpaper (previous homeowner) and mismatched furniture colors.

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Anyway, I’m glorying in your alarm clock that looks like a breadmaker.

167 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:49:17pm

re: #166 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Anyway, I’m glorying in your alarm clock that looks like a breadmaker.

You mean the rice cooker?

168 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 2:51:11pm

re: #167 klystron

You mean the rice cooker?

Sorry, my bad.

169 blueraven  Jan 31, 2015 2:52:06pm

re: #150 klystron

Glory in my ugly wallpaper (previous homeowner) and mismatched furniture colors.

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Nice job!

We refer to it as our “eclectic decor” in my house.

Actually, I do dislike everything all matchy-matchy.

170 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:52:10pm

re: #168 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Sorry, my bad.

No worries. :) Part of this rearrangement will be to get that off the top of the buffet. Along with the just-out-of-the-picture crock pot.

171 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:52:40pm

re: #169 blueraven

Nice job!

We refer to it as our “eclectic decor” in my house.

Actually, I do dislike everything all matchy-matchy.

I would care more but your options are very limited when on a tight budget and I don’t care that much.

172 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 2:55:15pm
173 blueraven  Jan 31, 2015 2:55:36pm

re: #171 klystron

I would care more but your options are very limited when on a tight budget and I don’t care that much.

Indeed. Rather spend money on good food, wine and music.

Over the years it will all come together anyway. I have painted, stripped wallpaper, and decorated with thrift store finds. It’s exactly how I want it.
It only took about 20 years.

174 austin_blue  Jan 31, 2015 2:56:31pm

re: #1 Rightwingconspirator

Finally a little self realization creeps into view. What say our Texan Lizards?

re: #3 Skip Intro

We just vote for them.

Skip is exactly correct, sadly. Texans would vote for Satan if had an R after his name.

175 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:57:13pm

re: #173 blueraven

Indeed. Rather spend money on good food, wine and music.

Over the years it will all come together anyway. I have painted, stripped wallpaper, and decorated with thrift store finds. It’s exactly how I want it.
It only took about 20 years.

We’re planning to move in the next few years so at this point I am kind of in a holding pattern. Aiming for acceptable without worrying about fantastic, and things that we won’t necessarily move should not be top of the line.

Like this.

176 calochortus  Jan 31, 2015 2:57:37pm

Immigrants apparently* tend to be a lot more enthusiastic about getting their kids immunized than native born Americans. Probably because they’ve seen what these diseases can do. I would assume that enthusiasm would hold true in their native countries when they have access to vaccines.

*according to my-daughter-the-pediatrician.

177 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 2:59:03pm

I have promised the husband a wakeup call at 1:15am my time.

Which means I need to stay up at least that late.

He’s a little worried about the flight home, but there is a medication plan in place for what decongestants he will take when, along with other stuff, and there will be wifi on the plane so I can remind him about these things as we get closer to landing.

But the important thing is he will be home.

178 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 2:59:10pm

re: #174 austin_blue

Skip is exactly correct, sadly. Texans would vote for Satan if had an R after his name.

Not just Texans.

The only reason Texas is in the media now is because they do things bigger!

/

179 Mattand  Jan 31, 2015 3:00:35pm

re: #150 klystron

Glory in my ugly wallpaper (previous homeowner) and mismatched furniture colors.

[Embedded content]

Well, look on the bright side…

Shit. I got nothing.

180 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 3:01:23pm

re: #179 Mattand

It’s ok, there is no redeeming quality to that wallpaper.

In other news:

181 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 3:02:31pm

re: #177 klystron

I have promised the husband a wakeup call at 1:15am my time.

Which means I need to stay up at least that late.

He’s a little worried about the flight home, but there is a medication plan in place for what decongestants he will take when, along with other stuff, and there will be wifi on the plane so I can remind him about these things as we get closer to landing.

But the important thing is he will be home.

Poor guy is going to be totally wiped out when he gets back. It’s going to take a week at home to recover from all this.

182 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 3:03:03pm

re: #181 ObserverArt

Poor guy is going to be totally wiped out when he gets back. It’s going to take a week at home to recover from all this.

He’s taking Monday off of work.

Monday is also his birthday.

183 calochortus  Jan 31, 2015 3:03:28pm

re: #182 klystron

He’s taking Monday off of work.

Monday is also his birthday.

Give him the gift of letting him sleep all day…

184 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 3:03:28pm

So when did the World Bank become “hilarious”? Is it those McNamara cooties?

185 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 3:07:33pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

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Had someone tell me yesterday that the World Bank was full of treacherous Jews. It’s no wonder why these people like CCJ so much, he hits all the right notes but doesn’t want to own any of the accompanying anti-semetic splash damage.

186 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 3:09:47pm

re: #182 klystron

He’s taking Monday off of work.

Monday is also his birthday.

Wow. All this and he comes home to a birthday too.

With all the drama and the scare of being sick and in a foreign hospital, even concern to get back without any more drama…I know how I’d feel.

As soon as my bones got inside my house in familiar territory, I’d be a lump of nothing. Just the relief of thinking “I’m home” and I’d crash immediately.

Good luck to you and he…hoping for a full recovery and everything back to normal for you both.

187 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 3:22:41pm

re: #174 austin_blue

Skip is exactly correct, sadly. Texans would vote for Satan if had an R after his name.

Only if he was really crazy.

188 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 3:22:45pm

January 11th Sunday NY Times crossword 51 across: “She said that when it comes to ’60s teen idols, all you need to know is one thing: [fill in the blank]”

Answer:

189 TedStriker  Jan 31, 2015 3:23:21pm

re: #128 Mattand

I’m sure George Lucas will be thrilled that his fantasy blaster has been transformed into something that can murder humans in the blink of an eye.

Shit, they don’t have to worry about Lucas anymore, they need to worry about Disney, since they now own the (majority of the) Star Wars properties and trademarks.

Disney will eat them alive if they catch wind of this “product”

190 Snarknado!  Jan 31, 2015 3:25:58pm

So after 14 hours on airplanes (ugh), here I am in downtown Buenos Aires, heading off to the waters off Antarctica tomorrow. Since it’s up to 90 degrees and muggy here (in January!!!) global warming must be a hoax. //

I’ll check later whether there’s still ice in Antarctica.

191 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 3:27:39pm

re: #190 Snarknado!

So after 14 hours on airplanes (ugh), here I am in downtown Buenos Aires, heading off to the waters off Antarctica tomorrow. Since it’s up to 90 degrees and muggy here (in January!!!) global warming must be a hoax. //

I’ll check later whether there’s still ice in Antarctica.

Oooo, are you doing an Antarctica cruise??

192 austin_blue  Jan 31, 2015 3:28:40pm

re: #190 Snarknado!

So after 14 hours on airplanes (ugh), here I am in downtown Buenos Aires, heading off to the waters off Antarctica tomorrow. Since it’s up to 90 degrees and muggy here (in January!!!) global warming must be a hoax. //

I’ll check later whether there’s still ice in Antarctica.

Jealous, I tell ya! I am absolutely *green*!

Have a great trip. Watch out for leopard seals.

193 goddamnedfrank  Jan 31, 2015 3:29:34pm

I’m gonna call this one early.

194 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 3:30:36pm

re: #193 goddamnedfrank

I’m gonna call this one early.

195 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 3:31:41pm

re: #180 klystron

It’s ok, there is no redeeming quality to that wallpaper.

In other news:

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Well, the Central Coast beat SF’s ass. We got .02.

Santa Barbara is planning on starting up their pumping station at Cachuma Lake around April because the lake will no longer be able to gravity feed the water distribution system.

196 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 3:39:46pm

Where is everyone?

197 thedopefishlives  Jan 31, 2015 3:40:28pm

re: #196 b_sharp

Where is everyone?

I eated them.

…What? I was hungry.

198 thedopefishlives  Jan 31, 2015 3:41:30pm

By the way, LGFing from phone is much easier when you have a phone that doesn’t take 5 minutes to load the front page. If it didn’t crash.

199 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 3:41:40pm

CCJ leaves me speechless.

200 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 3:42:21pm

re: #159 goddamnedfrank

The body maintains its pH level within +/- .05. It does a much better job maintaining pH level than temp or BP. There is no such thing as an acidic or alkaline body.

201 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 3:42:35pm

re: #197 thedopefishlives

I eated them.

…What? I was hungry.

Little piggy you.

202 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 3:43:20pm

re: #200 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

The body maintains its pH level within +/- .05. It does a much better job maintaining pH level than temp or BP. There is no such thing as an acidic or alkaline body.

That is information they simply do not want.

203 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 3:43:26pm

We have 3 flowers blooming in our yard—dandelions.

204 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 3:44:03pm

re: #203 Decatur Deb

I thought you were in Philadelphia.

205 thedopefishlives  Jan 31, 2015 3:44:14pm

re: #203 Decatur Deb

We have 3 flowers blooming in our yard—dandelions.

DIE DIE DIE

Yellow scourge.

206 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 3:44:14pm

re: #200 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

The body maintains its pH level within +/- .05. It does a much better job maintaining pH level than temp or BP. There is no such thing as an acidic or alkaline body.

I can tell you don’t follow celebrity diet endorsement tips.

207 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 3:44:38pm

re: #204 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

I thought you were in Philadelphia.

Baja Alabama.

208 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Jan 31, 2015 3:45:15pm

re: #207 Decatur Deb

Oh

209 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 3:45:44pm

re: #208 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Oh

We get that a lot.

210 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 3:49:34pm

re: #203 Decatur Deb

We have 3 flowers blooming in our yard—dandelions.

Wine!

211 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 3:49:45pm

re: #52 Skip Intro

I’m curious.

Did anybody catch the explanation about how this Old Spice deodorant works? No one on Amazon seemed to, or they just thought “yeah, cool”.

Here is is again, in case you missed it.

212 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 3:50:04pm

re: #209 Decatur Deb

We get that a lot.

Oh?

213 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 3:51:58pm

re: #212 b_sharp

Oh?

Empathetic-Backing-Away Oh

214 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 3:53:33pm

re: #210 b_sharp

Wine!

amazon.com

215 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 3:53:37pm

re: #213 Decatur Deb

Empathetic-Backing-Away Oh

Sympathetic head-tilt answered by “I’m Okay” head-bob?

216 Eventual Carrion  Jan 31, 2015 4:00:24pm

re: #200 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

The body maintains its pH level within +/- .05. It does a much better job maintaining pH level than temp or BP. There is no such thing as an acidic or alkaline body.

Well I ate some blotter one time and became quite acidic.

217 Charles Johnson  Jan 31, 2015 4:01:38pm
218 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:01:52pm

re: #216 Eventual Carrion

Well I ate some blotter one time and became quite acidic.

I’m very leary of your claim.

219 thedopefishlives  Jan 31, 2015 4:02:02pm

re: #216 Eventual Carrion

Well I ate some blotter one time and became quite acidic.

I thought you said you ate a blogger. I was like, wait, UpChuck is gone?

220 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 4:04:59pm

re: #216 Eventual Carrion

Well I ate some blotter one time and became quite acidic.

Don’t remind me. I can’t remember half the ’70s. Obviously being acidic not only supports disease it also affects the mind

221 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 4:05:46pm

We don’t need no stinkin’ vaccinations, we don’t need no stinkin’ education.

Fight the Man!

222 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 4:05:59pm

re: #218 Decatur Deb

I’m very leary of your claim.

You should be hit for that.

223 thedopefishlives  Jan 31, 2015 4:06:36pm

re: #221 Skip Intro

We don’t need no stinkin’ vaccinations, we don’t need no stinkin’ education.

Fight the Man!

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Well, that explains how he came to be the way he is.

224 Snarknado!  Jan 31, 2015 4:07:35pm

re: #191 klystron

Oooo, are you doing an Antarctica cruise??

Yes, one of the “cruise offshore” versions, not landing — which costs at least three times at much. Anyway, that habitat is fragile enough that I don’t think I should land without good reason.

225 Eventual Carrion  Jan 31, 2015 4:07:43pm

re: #222 b_sharp

You should be hit for that.

I question his authority.

226 Varek Raith  Jan 31, 2015 4:08:15pm

re: #222 b_sharp

You should be hit for that.

That’s funny coming from you.

227 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 4:08:20pm

re: #225 Eventual Carrion

I question his authority.

I question your question.

228 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 4:09:35pm

We don’t need no stinkin’ spelling.

229 TedStriker  Jan 31, 2015 4:10:10pm

re: #211 Skip Intro

I’m curious.

Did anybody catch the explanation about how this Old Spice deodorant works? No one on Amazon seemed to, or they just thought “yeah, cool”.

Here is is again, in case you missed it.

Embedded Image

Oh, yeah…I use OS High Endurance deodorant; my current stick has that particular blurb on the back, but they do also have other blurbs they use, too.

230 thedopefishlives  Jan 31, 2015 4:10:46pm

re: #228 Skip Intro

We don’t need no stinkin’ spelling.

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Well, technically, it’s spelled correctly. It’s just the wrong word.

231 Higgs Boson's Mate  Jan 31, 2015 4:12:03pm

re: #221 Skip Intro

We don’t need no stinkin’ vaccinations, we don’t need no stinkin’ education.

Fight the Man!

[Embedded content]

His utterances make it abundantly clear that he doesn’t believe in voluntary education either.

232 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 4:12:11pm

re: #224 Snarknado!

Yes, one of the “cruise offshore” versions, not landing — which costs at least three times at much. Anyway, that habitat is fragile enough that I don’t think I should land without good reason.

The husband and I have the money saved up for this as our “real” honeymoon, which will hopefully happen before our 10th anniversary.

We decided it should be the honeymoon on our second date, but it was hard for me to get that much time off in the winter during grad school.

233 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 4:12:43pm

re: #224 Snarknado!

Yes, one of the “cruise offshore” versions, not landing — which costs at least three times at much. Anyway, that habitat is fragile enough that I don’t think I should land without good reason.

Also: LOTS AND LOTS OF PHOTOS. THE LIZARDS DEMAND IT.

234 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 4:13:45pm

re: #218 Decatur Deb

I’m very leary of your claim.

I don’t see how you can make that claim, looks legit outside my windowpane.

235 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 4:14:58pm

Charles C. Johnson buries poor old Nate Silver with his political insight.

Damn! Who’d a thought any of those people would be running?

236 Shiplord Kirel  Jan 31, 2015 4:15:42pm

If there is the kind of worldwide collapse the prepper subculture predicts, I am betting on anti-vaxxers as the proximate cause.

237 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 4:16:01pm

re: #230 thedopefishlives

Well, technically, it’s spelled correctly. It’s just the wrong word.

Yes, and now I’m going to triple check everything I post to make sure I spell everything rite.

238 Varek Raith  Jan 31, 2015 4:16:41pm

re: #237 Skip Intro

Yes, and now I’m going to triple check everything I post to make sure I spell everything rite.

Speeling iz overated.

239 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:16:56pm

re: #222 b_sharp

You should be hit for that.

Aaaah. Dropped the thread, looking for the old Lakewood Sky Divers patch. It had nothing on it but the molecular structure.

240 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 4:17:24pm

re: #224 Snarknado!

Yes, one of the “cruise offshore” versions, not landing — which costs at least three times at much. Anyway, that habitat is fragile enough that I don’t think I should land without good reason.

Don’t forget to take your bathing suit.

241 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 4:18:04pm

re: #226 Varek Raith

That’s funny coming from you.

Curiously, I agree.

242 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:19:55pm

re: #234 ObserverArt

I don’t see how you can make that claim, looks legit outside my windowpane.

Cogito ergot sum.

243 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 4:21:52pm

re: #242 Decatur Deb

Cogito ergot sum.

What a poisonous comment.

244 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:22:24pm

re: #243 b_sharp

What a poisonous comment.

It was quite rye.

245 BeachDem  Jan 31, 2015 4:24:19pm

I’m sure it will attain the worldwide recognition that his recent BOMBSHELLS about Loretta Lynch and about the affair of Elmers and McCarthy and about the burned church in Ferguson and about the bombing in Colorado Springs. Hmm, does anyone but fellow wingnuts pay any attention to upchuck, other than to laugh hysterically at his pomposity?

246 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jan 31, 2015 4:26:35pm

re: #245 BeachDem

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I’m sure it will attain the worldwide recognition that his recent BOMBSHELLS about Loretta Lynch and about the affair of Elmers and McCarthy and about the burned church in Ferguson and about the bombing in Colorado Springs. Hmm, does anyone but fellow wingnuts pay any attention to upchuck, other than to laugh hysterically at his pomposity?

He’s prolly gonna break the Vince Foster story for the first time.

247 Targetpractice  Jan 31, 2015 4:26:50pm

re: #235 Skip Intro

Charles C. Johnson buries poor old Nate Silver with his political insight.

[Embedded content]

Damn! Who’d a thought any of those people would be running?

Yeah, it seems that the pundits are starting to get that “thrill up their leg” over Walker’s speech in Iowa. They’re already trying to vet him as some sort of phenom for winning three elections, but can’t seem to broach the reality that the man is under criminal investigation, and six of his inner circle when Milwaukee County Exec including his chief political aide have ended up behind bars due to past investigations.

But then again, this is the same “liberal” media that thinks Perry now looks “smart” because he’s wearing glasses during his public appearances. And think Christie has potential as a presidential candidate because he’s made a career out of belittling his opponents and shouting them down.

248 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:27:42pm

re: #246 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

He’s prolly gonna break the Vince Foster story for the first time.

He bought the red dress on eBay, having its pixels analyzed.

249 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 4:27:47pm

re: #244 Decatur Deb

It was quite rye.

My God…said the patients of the good Brothers of St.Anthony’s Fire!!!

250 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:29:35pm

re: #249 ObserverArt

My god…said the patients of the good Brothers of St.Anthony’s Fire!!!

If we weren’t loco we’ed stop this now.

251 Skip Intro  Jan 31, 2015 4:30:41pm

re: #247 Targetpractice

Have they noticed that he’s wholly owned by the Koch Brothers?

252 Targetpractice  Jan 31, 2015 4:32:42pm

re: #251 Skip Intro

Have they noticed that he’s wholly owned by the Koch Brothers?

I imagine the particulars of the recall election will get some air play, though knowing the media’s desire to be “fair,” I’m sure it’ll be lost in their gushing over the man.

253 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:33:44pm

re: #251 Skip Intro

Have they noticed that he’s wholly owned by the Koch Brothers?

Hope he runs. I want to hear the FD pipe band again.

254 Eclectic Cyborg  Jan 31, 2015 4:35:36pm

re: #221 Skip Intro

We don’t need no stinkin’ vaccinations, we don’t need no stinkin’ education.

Fight the Man!

[Embedded content]

He don’t need no education.
He don’t need no thoughts at all.
No grasp of English, a wife from Asia.

Hey Charles, leave the net alone!

All in all it’s just another crap on the floor.

255 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:36:16pm

re: #254 Eclectic Cyborg

He don’t need no education.
He don’t need no thoughts at all.
No grasp of English, a wife from Asia.

Hey Charles, leave the net alone!

All in all it’s just another crap on the floor.

Grammy nominee.

256 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 4:39:18pm

re: #250 Decatur Deb

If we weren’t loco we’ed stop this now.

Like many things in nature…I wonder about the reactions of the first humans to come across something they do not understand.

Imagine being the first human to have ingested ergot and in a little while thinking…what the holy hell is happening to me?

From doing some reading about Albert Hofmann, the first human to synthesize LSD, it is not unlike his own reaction to his creation…what the hell is happening to me?!

I understand that he was working with such a pure compound and not knowing its purity, he had absorbed some through his skin and it was one hell of a dose for the first ‘trip’. That became clear once he understood the drug and how powerful it could be from his trials.

He may have been one of the first space travelers. /

257 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 4:40:12pm

I’d like to lodge a complaint. My ol dpal Teddy is making me drik beer.

Call the poltice!

258 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 4:41:41pm

re: #257 De Kolta Chair

I’d like to lodge a complaint. My ol dpal Teddy is making me drik beer.

Call the poltice!

Awww…yer okay. You can still type.

259 b_sharp  Jan 31, 2015 4:45:53pm

re: #257 De Kolta Chair

I’d like to lodge a complaint. My ol dpal Teddy is making me drik beer.

Call the poltice!

I take it you’ve been cut to the quick.

260 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 4:47:53pm

re: #256 ObserverArt

Like many things in nature…I wonder about the reactions of the first humans to come across something they do not understand.

Imagine being the first human to have ingested ergot and in a little while thinking…what the holy hell is happening to me?

From doing some reading about Albert Hofmann, the first human to synthesize LSD, it is not unlike his own reaction to his creation…what the hell is happening to me?!

I understand that he was working with such a pure compound and not knowing its purity, he had absorbed some through his skin and it was one hell of a dose for the first ‘trip’. That became clear once he understood the drug and how powerful it could be from his trials.

He may have been one of the first space travelers. /

If you reconstruct the possible world views of early man, using anlogues like the Australians’ Dream Time, it might have seemed fairly normal.

“Man, had that dream again.”
“Sabre-tooth marathon?”
Nah, spiders this time, but the mutha was HUGE.”

261 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 31, 2015 4:49:54pm
The Muslim visitors’ right to peaceful assembly - one of five rights enshrined in the First Amendment — was violated by a small group of morons.

Wingnuts with their Don’t Tread On Me bumperstickers spending their time trying to Tread all over everyone else. I doubt they see irony.

262 Decatur Deb  Jan 31, 2015 5:04:57pm

Bach in black.

…

(Rarely see the bassman get such love.)

263 ObserverArt  Jan 31, 2015 5:17:05pm

re: #262 Decatur Deb

Bach in black.

[Embedded content]

Video

(Rarely see the bassman get such love.)

That was real nice.

264 The Vicious Babushka  Jan 31, 2015 5:18:43pm

re: #150 klystron

Glory in my ugly wallpaper (previous homeowner) and mismatched furniture colors.

[Embedded content]

I have that same Ikea cart that is next to your cabinet!

265 BeachDem  Jan 31, 2015 5:23:05pm

re: #251 Skip Intro

Have they noticed that he’s wholly owned by the Koch Brothers?

Or, as Charles P. Pierce describes him in his ongoing series “Watching Scotty Blow,” the goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin.

266 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 31, 2015 5:28:04pm

re: #264 The Vicious Babushka

I have that same Ikea cart that is next to your cabinet!

Some of their kitchen stuff is really quite nice.

If I had the oomph to redo the kitchen we would definitely consider their stuff. A new line apparently comes out on Monday; at least a third of their “demo” rooms were closed off as they’re prepping to unveil the new kitchens.

267 De Kolta Chair  Jan 31, 2015 7:38:15pm

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