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1 Great White Snark  Feb 13, 2015 7:48:32pm

That voice….

2 jaunte  Feb 13, 2015 7:51:35pm

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - I’d Rather Go Blind

3 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 7:55:21pm
4 Great White Snark  Feb 13, 2015 7:55:28pm

Huge Beth Hart fan here.

5 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 7:58:38pm
6 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Feb 13, 2015 8:02:45pm

I have nicknamed dinner “You Will Be My Valentine” because it included 12 cloves of garlic.

Tasty though. Really good for a dinner I made up as I went along. Cherry tomatoes, garlic, onion in olive oil, smush the tomatoes, add Italian seasoning, red peppers, basil, 1/2 cup of white wine, simmer down, stir in pasta.

And probably some salt and pepper.

Yum.

7 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 8:10:58pm
8 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 8:11:56pm
9 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 8:23:48pm
10 Belafon  Feb 13, 2015 8:27:25pm

re: #7 Kragar

Once again, if he’s a tyrant-dictator, why is she able to post this stuff?

11 Eclectic Cyborg  Feb 13, 2015 8:29:52pm

re: #10 Belafon

Once again, if he’s a tyrant-dictator, why is she able to post this stuff?

Seriously.

If Obama were ACTUALLY a tyrant, It would go like this:

“You’re an evil, Mus—”

BOOM!

12 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 8:29:55pm

USA! USA! USA!

Ted Ligety cleaned house on his second Giant Slalom run at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Beaver Creek, CO (where I work) and goes in the record books.

The victory gave Ligety seven world championship medals, breaking a tie with Lindsey Vonn for most among United States skiers. Ligety has won five world championship gold medals and two Olympic gold medals. No other American has won as many major championship ski races.

It was also the first gold medal for the Americans at this year’s championships, and the first world title won on home soil by an American since 1989.

13 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 8:31:07pm
14 A Cranky One  Feb 13, 2015 8:33:15pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

Thanks Charles. Hate to spoil the mood from the nice jam above!

15 jaunte  Feb 13, 2015 8:34:09pm

re: #13 Kragar

Jackie apparently doesn’t like vets if they have a differing opinion.

16 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 8:35:26pm

re: #13 Kragar

in re: the Obama/Reagan tweet:

Right?!? I hear conservatives everywhere saying this country is being destroyed since 2008. I don’t see any evidence of our country being destroyed. What really chaps my ass when I engage these waterheads is when they bring up economics. WE’RE TURNING SOSHULIST! I ask, “Can you order anything you want online?” *crickets* most of the time.

17 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 8:35:52pm

Got some fabulous hate mail today.

From “yourconcience@god.com” somewhere in Michigan…

And you’re convinced Chris Christie did what he did because some union gombah so speculated.

Do you spit after doing that to Obama, or do you swallow?

And from “portlandia909@gmail.com” in Dallas, Texas…

BUSTED !! Oregon DEMOCRAT Governor resigns due to criminal corruption !!!! (Charles ignores.)

That mother fucking criminal Governor Democrat fuck in Oregon is gonna
get his ass fucked in prison.

They seem like such nice people, don’t they? Why wouldn’t I want to still be friends with them?

18 jaunte  Feb 13, 2015 8:37:03pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

They just can’t shake their obsession with imagining gay sex.

19 Belafon  Feb 13, 2015 8:37:43pm

re: #13 Kragar

And I happen to like the IRS and the EPA because I like a functioning society.

20 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 8:38:10pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

I did it for you. Feel free to steal, retweet, quote, whatever.

If UpChuck is having trouble with his CA biz application, I figure it’s because his business model runs afoul of civil rights, due process and privacy laws, plus ethics and basic human decency. Also, trying to explain how he’ll build a media empire from a ragtag group of barely literate shut-ins must be hard.

21 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 8:39:52pm

Speaking of the crap from the last thread about Tim Cook “taking a shot” at Obama: Even if he did—which he didn’t—isn’t it marvelous how something’s only a sin when Apple does it?

Meanwhile, Zuckerberg, Mayer, Page, and Schmidt can’t even be arsed showing up, but that’s not taking a shot at Obama!

22 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 8:43:06pm

re: #20 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Hey, why not? UpChuck’s latest in a more palatable format, courtesy of our good friend wheatdogg in China.

23 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 8:45:06pm

re: #21 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Speaking of the crap from the last thread about Tim Cook “taking a shot” at Obama: Even if he did—which he didn’t—isn’t it marvelous how something’s only a sin when Apple does it?

Meanwhile, Zuckerberg, Mayer, Page, and Schmidt can’t even be arsed showing up, but that’s not taking a shot at Obama!

Zuck is too busy sucking (zucking?) up to the Chinese to be bothered. Facebook really wants into the Chinese market, with its 600 million ‘net users, but as of 2009, China has blocked FB, because of videos or photos about Tibet the Party leadership didn’t like.

24 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 8:47:09pm

re: #22 teleskiguy

Hey, why not? UpChuck’s latest in a more palatable format, courtesy of our good friend wheatdogg in China.

Thanks. Last night (my time), I did a similar translation of UpChuck’s hit job on David Carr. gotnwes.wheatdogg.com

The boy is just not right in the head.

25 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 8:50:53pm

And now, gloating over being written up as a creep.

26 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 8:52:13pm
27 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 8:54:18pm
28 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 8:55:46pm

re: #26 Charles Johnson

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29 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Feb 13, 2015 9:01:09pm

re: #28 Kragar

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You’re assuming his marriage is a love match. Maybe it’s a marriage of convenience and he prefers it that way.

30 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 9:02:39pm
31 jaunte  Feb 13, 2015 9:02:46pm

re: #28 Kragar

Wondering what he’s contributing. Lands? Titles?

32 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 9:02:49pm
33 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 9:04:48pm

re: #31 jaunte

Wondering what he’s contributing. Lands? Titles?

Residency?

34 jaunte  Feb 13, 2015 9:05:47pm

re: #33 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

“To you I bequeath my accidental privilege of birth!”

35 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 9:06:47pm

re: #29 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

You’re assuming his marriage is a love match. Maybe it’s a marriage of convenience and he prefers it that way.

He’s probably pissed she’s not properly deferential.

36 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 9:13:32pm

re: #26 Charles Johnson

Jumping Fucking Shitballs!

37 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 9:14:00pm
38 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 9:14:58pm

Chuck has another new fan - the communications director of the Heartland Institute, who threatened to sue me.

39 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 9:15:54pm

Good grief.

40 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 9:18:48pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

Mine were too.* They conquered Rus, so I should go attack Russia now?

In fact, I have no idea. It’s not like they kept careful records back in the 9th century. My kin were farmers, and probably his, too.

I’m hoping he’s Norwegian, and not a Swede, or I’ll be most unhappy.

41 jaunte  Feb 13, 2015 9:20:50pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

“My ancestors were Vikings.”
— Quoth the Níðing

42 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 9:21:28pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

Good grief.

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My ancestors were Vikings.

So were mine.

Well, actually, no. The “ing” ending on my last name denotes servitude, but whatever….

Considering CCJ’s and Karl Rove’s and Grover Norquist’s “contributions” to society, I’m not exactly proud of that any more.

43 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 9:21:44pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

44 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 9:22:18pm

re: #40 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Mine were too.* They conquered Rus, so I should go attack Russia now?

In fact, I have no idea. It’s not like they kept careful records back in the 9th century. My kin were farmers, and probably his, too.

I’m hoping he’s Norwegian, and not a Swede, or I’ll be most unhappy.

Reverse that for me.

45 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 9:23:26pm
46 gwangung  Feb 13, 2015 9:26:05pm

re: #35 Kragar

He’s probably pissed she’s not properly deferential.

A lot of white Americans get REAL SURPRISED on how not-deferential Asian woman are when they’re in a marriage.

47 Charles Johnson  Feb 13, 2015 9:28:03pm
48 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 9:33:08pm
49 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 9:34:42pm

re: #48 Kragar

Yes!

50 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 9:36:05pm

re: #49 teleskiguy

Yes!

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“Did he say making fuck?”

51 BeachDem  Feb 13, 2015 9:40:47pm

Did we know all this?

Charles C. Johnson/Champion of Truth

Johnson built a network of researchers that includes former intelligence officers, opposition researchers, congressional staffers, and computer programmers

Plus cat-lady pixel identifiers and other miscreants.

Johnson and his team have advised political candidates, corporations, wealthy individuals, PACs, state and federal law enforcement.

I love the inclusion of “wealthy individuals.” I guess the rest of his clients are poor slobs.

information they’ve unearthed has been used in courtrooms and to solve criminal cases.

Say what?

charlescjohnson.com

52 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 9:42:15pm

re: #50 Kragar

Clerks was something of a genuine movie experience for me. I was 13 or so, my parents rented it on VHS. I waited until they were done watching it and took it to my room to watch (my folks let me have my own TV and VCR when I became a teenager, as it were).

That late night is etched into my head something fierce. Clerks to a 13-year-old is the best thing ever. Several times I laughed so hard I was crying when I watched that movie that night.

Ah memories!

53 austin_blue  Feb 13, 2015 9:42:30pm

Just finished William Gibson’s “The Peripheral”.

Highly recommended.

54 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 9:45:15pm

re: #52 teleskiguy

Clerks was something of a genuine movie experience for me. I was 13 or so, my parents rented it on VHS. I waited until they were done watching it and took it to my room to watch (my folks let me have my own TV and VCR when I became a teenager, as it were).

That late night it etched into my head something fierce. Clerks to a 13-year-old is the best thing ever. Several times I laughed so hard I was crying when I watched that movie that night.

Ah memories!

So many great moments:

Dante Hicks: You hate people!

Randal Graves: But I love gatherings. Isn’t it ironic?

55 jaunte  Feb 13, 2015 9:46:07pm
56 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 9:48:33pm

re: #54 Kragar

Dante: I’m 37?!?

[…]

Dante: I could never reach.

Randall: Fuckin’ pervert!

57 austin_blue  Feb 13, 2015 9:50:00pm

Triskadekaphobia ends in Texas in 11 minutes. Can’t wait.

58 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Feb 13, 2015 9:50:02pm

re: #52 teleskiguy

I took Spanish lessons across the hall from View Askew for several years.

59 jaunte  Feb 13, 2015 9:54:47pm

re: #57 austin_blue

*holsters 13-shooter*

60 Higgs Boson's Mate  Feb 13, 2015 9:55:51pm

re: #41 jaunte

“My ancestors were Vikings.”
— Quoth the Níðing

Nicely done! This just goes to show me that no matter how much of Medieval history I read there’s always so much that I don’t know. For instance, I never knew that Berserkers began their career of destruction by using their wives’ money to destroy their own livers.

61 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 9:57:36pm

re: #60 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Nicely done! This just goes to show me that no matter how much of Medieval history I read there’s always so much that I don’t know. For instance, I never knew that Berserkers began their career of destruction by using their wives’ money to destroy their own livers.

Plus—that’s not a bear shirt, Chuckie, it’s just chest hair.

62 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 9:58:09pm

re: #56 teleskiguy

Dante: I’m 37?!?

[…]

Dante: I could never reach.

Randall: Fuckin’ pervert!

Randal Graves: I’ll bet you 20 bucks you don’t get to rent that tape.

Dental School Video Customer: 20 bucks?

Randal Graves: 20 bucks.

Dental School Video Customer: All right, asshole, you’re on.

63 Gus  Feb 13, 2015 10:00:17pm

Does cartwheel.

64 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 10:01:01pm

re: #58 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I took Spanish lessons across the hall from View Askew for several years.

Had a USMC buddy from Jersey. He took me to all the sites from the movie. We picked up beers from the mini-mart and went to the movie theater which replaced the dirt mall from Mallrats

65 Gus  Feb 13, 2015 10:03:10pm

Handstand.

66 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 10:03:26pm

So lemme get this straight—“Berserk” is good because Vikings!, but “Amok” is bad because Skeery Mooslins!. Have I got that right?

67 CuriousLurker  Feb 13, 2015 10:07:13pm

Hey, everyone. Just stopping by to drop something off before heading to sleep. Hope you all have a good Valentine’s day. ;-)

re: #56 teleskiguy

I know we don’t interact much, but when I saw this you’re the first person I thought of, so I saved it for you:

Later, lizards.

68 retired cynic  Feb 13, 2015 10:07:16pm

re: #65 Gus

??? I would if I could. What’s your excuse?

69 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 10:08:54pm

UpChuck wants a new website for women that will teach them how to be good housewives. He’s apparently unaware of Good Housekeeping, McCall’s and BH&G, which have been around for more than a century. BH&G even has a cable channel.

He must not get out much.

70 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 10:10:36pm

re: #66 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

So lemme get this straight—“Berserk” is good because Vikings!, but “Amok” is bad because Skeery Mooslins!. Have I got that right?

Berserk is good because Vikings were white, though not Christian. Amok is bad because Muslims.

There may be some Aryanism mixed up in his statement, too.

71 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 10:15:46pm

re: #70 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Berserk is good because Vikings were white, though not Christian. Amok is bad because Muslims.

There may be some Aryanism mixed up in his statement, too.

Well, maybe my ancestors were Vikings after all, because there are a shockingly large number of people in politics and their media enablers that I would like to cut the blood eagle on.

72 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 10:17:15pm

Note to self: Remember to wash hands thoroughly after cutting chili peppers and before touching eyes.

OMFG!

73 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 10:17:57pm

Oregon soon to get nation’s first bisexual governor.

74 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 10:19:28pm

re: #72 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Note to self: Remember to wash hands thoroughly after cutting chili peppers and before touching eyes.

OMFG!

Been there, done that. Keep telling yourself: “It’s not really burning, it’s just fooling the nerve endings.”

75 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 10:21:04pm

re: #71 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Well, maybe my ancestors were Vikings after all, because there are a shockingly large number of people in politics and their media enablers that I would like to cut the blood eagle on.

His knowledge of Viking history is weak. Not all Vikings were berserkers, who were only used in battle. Vikings began as raiders and pirates, but after a while discovered trade was much easier and tended to result in fewer casualties.

Fun fact: Place names in the UK that end in -by were named by Viking settlers. Also York was Jorvig once upon a day.

76 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Feb 13, 2015 10:23:07pm

re: #72 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Note to self: Remember to wash hands thoroughly after cutting chili peppers and before touching eyes.

OMFG!

Better eyes than other places.

Or so I’ve heard.

77 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 13, 2015 10:24:04pm

re: #76 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Better eyes than other places.

Or so I’ve heard.

Especially other people’s places. They might not enjoy the added excitement.

78 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Feb 13, 2015 10:24:35pm

re: #77 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Especially other people’s places. They might not enjoy the added excitement.

Valentine’s day is for sharing and spicing things up, right?

79 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 10:24:52pm

re: #73 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Oregon soon to get nation’s first bisexual governor.

Correction: First openly Bisexual governor.

80 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Feb 13, 2015 10:26:09pm

re: #79 Kragar

Correction: First openly Bisexual governor.

True—We had Dixy Lee Ray….

81 Kragar  Feb 13, 2015 10:41:57pm
82 BeachDem  Feb 13, 2015 10:46:16pm

Teleskiguy—just for you:

• Date on which the first recreational-marijuana store opened in Colorado: 1/1/14

• Percentage change since that time in out-of-state undergraduate applications to the University of Colorado Boulder: +39

83 Feline Fearless Leader  Feb 13, 2015 10:49:17pm

re: #82 BeachDem

Teleskiguy—just for you:

• Date on which the first recreational-marijuana store opened in Colorado: 1/1/14

• Percentage change since that time in out-of-state undergraduate applications to the University of Colorado Boulder: +39

Have they faced the music yet and established a 2-year program from flunking out due to being stoned too often?

Hopefully it includes an elective course in baking since you should come out with some skills even in those circumstances.
//

84 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 11:02:05pm

re: #67 CuriousLurker

Love love love.

“There are certain sports that make you brave. The thrill of coming downhill at high speeds makes you joyful, but it also makes you bold, it gives you courage. It gives you vigour to go forward and do other things in your life too,”

85 teleskiguy  Feb 13, 2015 11:31:48pm
86 freetoken  Feb 14, 2015 12:15:20am
87 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 3:30:21am

re: #52 teleskiguy

What do you say about 2?

88 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 3:39:05am

89 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 3:46:00am

Oh what bullshit. I hoped this wouldn’t happen.

And what’s really important is for the world to know is this man is not an atheist in any true sense.

dailykos.com

Yes, doofus, he is an atheist in the truest sense of the word.

90 freetoken  Feb 14, 2015 3:49:08am

re: #89 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

No True Atheist can be an extremist, eh?

91 freetoken  Feb 14, 2015 3:49:37am
92 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 3:53:05am

re: #90 freetoken

Seems like there are always people who are ready for No True Scotsman. “Fischer is not Christian!” “ISIS are not Muslims!” “Hicks is not an atheist!”

93 William Barnett-Lewis  Feb 14, 2015 4:03:19am

re: #92 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Seems like there are always people who are ready for No True Scotsman. “Fischer is not Christian!” “ISIS are not Muslims!” “Hicks is not an atheist!”

Agreed though I will say that I believe Fischer Is a piss poor excuse for a Christian and that I’ll try to to provide a slightly better example than him.

94 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 4:12:44am

re: #93 William Barnett-Lewis

The trick is to judge (if we judge) people by what they personally do, unless there are overwhelming reasons for the opposite approach (like being in a highly centralized cult like CoS; but even then one should try, since an average Scientologist is hardly evil, rather most probably duped). But there’s something in our brain that makes us generalize if we’re not careful. Maybe I would have judged all Christians by what Fischer does or what the Inquisition did when I was like 14. Seems like lots of people are stuck in that mental age.

95 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 14, 2015 5:04:44am

GotNwes did its first social media doxxing of UpChuck, following his latest attack on the young man who was shot in Chapel Hill.

BREAKING: Does @ChuckCJohnson hate Muslims? #ChapelHillShooting

TweetTunnel was my tool for this go-round, as I was having trouble connecting to Twitter through the Great Firewall of China. So, I could only go back to January. A more extensive search would turn up lots more, I’m sure.

96 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 5:08:09am

re: #95 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Try topsy.com
That said, I could question the usefulness of this task. I think if asked, he will readily agree he hates Muslims.

97 wrenchwench  Feb 14, 2015 5:11:22am
98 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 5:13:06am

re: #97 wrenchwench

Evermore!

99 Higgs Boson's Mate  Feb 14, 2015 5:15:02am

re: #96 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Try topsy.com
That said, I could question the usefulness of this task. I think if asked, he will readily agree he hates Muslims.

He strikes me as being too lazy to hate anyone. He probably dislikes everyone but himself though.

100 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 14, 2015 5:22:37am

re: #96 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Try topsy.com
That said, I could question the usefulness of this task. I think if asked, he will readily agree he hates Muslims.

Of course he will. That’s not exactly my aim. He doxxes dead people in this fashion regularly. I want to see how he reacts when someone does the same thing to him.

101 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 5:39:50am

WTF is this? It’s already been reported that Deah was a Syrian-American and the 2 sisters were Jordanian-Americans. So, why are they being called “Palestinian-Americans” in this piece? Propaganda for the PLA?

Palestinian government condemns as ‘terrorism’ the killing of 3 Palestinian-Americans in Chapel Hill, NC - @Reuters
reuters.com

This is a “reporter” with an anti-Israeli bias and an agenda, as you can see from previous stories. Reuters should be ashamed. blogs.reuters.com

102 BeenHereAwhile  Feb 14, 2015 5:40:00am

re: #57 austin_blue

Triskadekaphobia ends in Texas in 11 minutes. Can’t wait.

Number one granddaughter (9 yrs old) invited grandmother and me to celebrate Friday the 13th.

Wait!

First was “Sponge Bob, Sponge Out of Water” at the movies (wonder if Krabby Patties is going to be a new beach front franchise), but am a fan of cartoon Sponge Bob, and Antonio Banderas.

Then at home, “Bad Hair Day,” followed by 1976’s “Freaky Friday - A mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other’s lives on one strange Friday - (she prefers the original version).

Complete with popcorn & brownies.

Pretty good day.

103 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Feb 14, 2015 6:07:11am
Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hope everyone’s having a good day! Safe, warm and dry lizards are the best lizards. ;)

104 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 6:23:55am

Holy crap. The NE isn’t the only place getting hit by this Arctic beast and I really feel for you. We’ve gotten pretty cold weather before, but these kinds of winds are an entirely different situation. We’ll only be in the teens for the most part and little to no precip (hopefully) so I’d say we just need to bite the bullet and hope no lines come down.

105 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Feb 14, 2015 6:26:11am

re: #104 Justanotherhuman

Holy crap. The NE isn’t the only place getting hit by this Arctic beast and I really feel for you. We’ve gotten pretty cold weather before, but these kinds of winds are an entirely different situation. We’ll only be in the teens for the most part and little to no precip (hopefully) so I’d say we just need to bite the bullet and hope no lines come down.

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Here in the midwest, we were getting 30+ mph winds yesterday. It was fucking cold, but no snow thankfully.

106 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 6:30:51am

re: #104 Justanotherhuman

For me:

107 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Feb 14, 2015 6:35:55am

re: #106 Backwoods_Sleuth

Hmmm. That sounds like perfect Valentine’s Day weather for a day inside by the fire :D

108 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 6:41:29am

Chuck Johnson’s target audience in his comments:

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Mickey Oberman • 4 hours ago
“Why are we considered “white”? Shouldn’t Arabs be considered a minority?”

Muslims should not be considered at all.
Except in the same way they consider Jews and whites.
That is eliminate them.
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Signor Ugarte • an hour ago
Deah Barakat was a hateful, bigited muslim. He and his ilk need to be watched for the illegal action they have or will commit!
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109 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 6:44:35am

re: #108 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

The first one is apparently not a sock but a real “human being”.

plus.google.com

110 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 6:58:20am

Morning!

Just want to say…I’ve got blisters on my fingers!

Good guitar jams last night.

Bracing for the cold and winds that are going to hit almost the entire eastern half of the country. They are saying central Ohio is headed for -6° with 30 mph winds making overnight feel like -28°. High Sunday of 9°. Lovely.

Before that we are getting some snow, which is a good thing. It will allow me to track down and hunt for bold-face lying groundhogs. Your 2 weeks are up!

111 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 7:01:21am

re: #106 Backwoods_Sleuth

Is Mr. BWS staying on the road these days?

At any rate, happy Valentine’s Day to all. : )

112 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 7:03:25am

Good morning.

Bracing for temperatures in the mid-70s as I go play golf with my wife then have lunch and hit the club for a swim. We’re in July right? It’s even supposed to be 71 here in Half Moon Bay today…that’s only about 15 degrees above normal.

113 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 7:05:14am
114 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 7:07:07am

Welp, now we’re supposed to get snow on Mon (but there’s no school, of course) but on Tues more snow turning to rain, with temps in the low 20s. They’ll probably get at least another day off. Wed won’t be above freezing but sunny and the low overnight will be freaking 8 deg.

This weather is weird as hell.

115 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 7:07:39am
116 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 7:08:35am

re: #115 darthstar

I see some hot cats in his future.

117 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 7:14:11am

As a skier, this image of air temperatures makes me sick. All of my east coast friends keep bitching about the cold, and getting more snow, and yet even more snow! It’s all just so damn disappointing. I’d give your left nut for a winter…this is the third dry winter in a row for us, and while I’m fully capable of enjoying the good weather, my joy is dampened by the guilt of knowing that we’re already in fucking fire season. California got 1” of snow in January. ONE INCH. February has brought one small storm that dropped a few feet, but that is quickly burning off and the fuels that put forests at risk haven’t even had time to absorb the little moisture they were given.

As a skier, this thermal image showing the heat over the west makes me want to vomit.
118 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 7:15:17am

I have a tender spot for Buffalo…

119 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Feb 14, 2015 7:17:18am

re: #117 darthstar

I’d give your left nut for a winter.

Easy for you to say.

120 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 7:19:55am

re: #117 darthstar

Hey, you’ll be lucky if CA doesn’t drop off into the ocean. ////

121 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 14, 2015 7:21:02am

I guess this would be a bad time to mention a warm front moved through here last night, and daytime temps are now in the 60s.

122 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 7:21:31am

re: #119 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi

Easy for you to say.

Yeah, I used to say “I’d give my left nut for…” but I realized that wasn’t entirely true. Yours? No problem.

123 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 7:21:57am

If you’re flying, check first…this is probably just the beginning number.

More than 500 flights cancelled for Sunday amid storm in US Northeast - @breakingweather
end of alert

124 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 7:22:24am

re: #111 Justanotherhuman

Is Mr. BWS staying on the road these days?

At any rate, happy Valentine’s Day to all. : )

Not the last couple of weeks, but we’re trying to get everything ready here at home in case they get called out this weekend (or the surgeon gets around to calling to schedule MrBWS’s biopsy, whichever happens first).

125 Eventual Carrion  Feb 14, 2015 7:24:52am

re: #122 darthstar

Yeah, I used to say “I’d give my left nut for…” but I realized that wasn’t entirely true. Yours? No problem.

I like to say, “I’d give my left arm to be ambidextrous” just to see who catches on to what I actually said.

126 Varek Raith  Feb 14, 2015 7:28:28am

Fuck you, winter.

127 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 7:28:58am

re: #117 darthstar

Sorry, but I have no nuts to give. : )

128 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 7:31:08am

re: #127 Justanotherhuman

Sorry, but I have no nuts to give. : )

God bless you for trying.

129 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 7:32:06am

Okay…time to take the dogs to the beach…again…and start enjoying this fucking miserably gorgeous day.

130 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 7:42:41am

Does anyone feel sorry for darthstar and his crappy weather?

Didn’t think so.

And when he is all dry and parched, searching for water?

Didn’t think so.

131 wrenchwench  Feb 14, 2015 7:51:42am
132 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 7:53:47am

re: #117 darthstar

As a skier, this image of air temperatures makes me sick. All of my east coast friends keep bitching about the cold, and getting more snow, and yet even more snow! It’s all just so damn disappointing. I’d give your left nut for a winter…this is the third dry winter in a row for us, and while I’m fully capable of enjoying the good weather, my joy is dampened by the guilt of knowing that we’re already in fucking fire season. California got 1” of snow in January. ONE INCH. February has brought one small storm that dropped a few feet, but that is quickly burning off and the fuels that put forests at risk haven’t even had time to absorb the little moisture they were given.

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Too bad. California must repent of its liberalism, allow new offshore drilling, and sacrifice a gay man to God if it wants the drought to end.

Note: I could in fact see Bryan Fischer saying that.

133 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 7:56:10am

re: #132 Dark_Falcon

Too bad. California must repent of its liberalism, allow new offshore drilling, and sacrifice a gay man to God if it wants the drought to end.

Note: I could in fact see Bryan Fischer saying that.

Along with a few Republican congressmen and senators.

(Slow change-up right down the middle of the plate, belt high)

134 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 8:03:24am

re: #131 wrenchwench

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That’s a rhinoceros beetle being ridden. So the frog is a Republican, but won’t vote reliably conservative because he’s riding in on a RINO. :D

135 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 8:04:33am

re: #133 ObserverArt

Along with a few Republican congressmen and senators.

(Slow change-up right down the middle of the plate, belt high)

[DF straightens up just before the ball arrives and lets it go by]

Umpire: Ball 1!

136 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 8:07:17am

re: #135 Dark_Falcon

[DF straightens up just before the ball arrives and lets it go by]

Umpire: Ball 1!

Hey, you can’t pitch ‘em and try to hit ‘em at the same time.

Those are Kochball rules.

137 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 8:08:38am

re: #136 ObserverArt

Hey, you can’t pitch ‘em and try to hit ‘em at the same time.

Those are Kochball rules.

I though you were pitching. It would have to be you, since I can’t pitch worth a damn.

138 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 8:14:44am

re: #137 Dark_Falcon

I though you were pitching. It would have to be you, since I can’t pitch worth a damn.

No, you tossed out the fat one saying what Bryan Fischer would say about California and I whacked it over the wall reminding you many Republican congress people are capable of spouting off the same stupid crap as Fischer.

I understand you need to protect your team from their usual unprofessional play.

; )

139 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 8:20:07am

And in political news I give credit to Oregon Democrats made up for their earlier complacency by hounding their governor into resignation after his Chicago-style “state contracts to the wife” corruption was exposed. It also turns out his replacement is an openly bisexual woman named Kate Brown.

Now, I was going to post a joke poll about when Upchuck would start attacking her, but I checked his Twitter feed and the asshole has already begun his poo-flinging:

140 lawhawk  Feb 14, 2015 8:21:10am

re: #118 Justanotherhuman

I have a tender spot for Buffalo…

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So too does Mephistopheles as burying places under snow is his speciality. And apparently, he’s set his sights on Boston too.

Yet despite all this cold in the Northeast, Alaska and most of the West has been forsaken by the cold.

141 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 8:23:18am
142 darthstar  Feb 14, 2015 8:24:25am

Dogs had a good play. Yes, the weather’s nice…I don’t want nice. I’ve had nothing but nice since last winter got nice.

143 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Feb 14, 2015 8:25:40am

Girlfriend and I are going out to dinner here in Frankfurt at a place down the street called “Mondnacht: die wilde deutsche Romantik”.

Wild German Romance?

Hmm, I guess I will order a heart-shaped boiled Leberknoedel served on a bed of individually-arranged shreds of sauerkraut in a filigree lace design with “Du bist mein Schnuckelputzi” written across it in hot brown mustard.

144 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 8:28:52am

re: #140 lawhawk

So too does Mephistopheles as burying places under snow is his speciality. And apparently, he’s set his sights on Boston too.

Yet despite all this cold in the Northeast, Alaska and most of the West has been forsaken by the cold.

I’d think you’d be satisfied at the moment, Lawhawk. It’s 28F where you are, and not snowing. Here in Chicagoland its only around 15F.

145 Dr Lizardo  Feb 14, 2015 8:30:02am

re: #143 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Girlfriend and I are going out to dinner here in Frankfurt at a place down the street called “Mondnacht: die wilde deutsche Romantik”.

Wild German Romance?

Hmm, I guess I will order a heart-shaped boiled Leberknoedel served on a bed of individually-arranged shreds of sauerkraut in a filigree lace design with “Du bist mein Schnuckelputzi” written across it in hot brown mustard.

Imma thinking….

146 lawhawk  Feb 14, 2015 8:31:26am

Looks like that fire that ripped through a Houston Islamic community center was intentionally set. It was arson; accelerants were found.

Fire officials now say an accelerant was used in a fire that broke out at an Islamic community and education center in southeast Houston early Friday morning, and now a group is calling for an investigation into whether the fire was the result of a possible hate crime.

Houston fire officials say the fire at the Quba Islamic Institute started around 5am. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but we’ve learned HFD says the accelerant was used, which usually points to a purposeful act. Those same investigators met with leaders at another Islamic center just miles away, letting them know that this was an act of arson and to be on alert.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on state and federal authorities to investigate the fire as a possible hate crime.

That call comes as Ahsan Zahid, assistant Imam at the institute, says he spoke with the Houston arson investigator about their preliminary results.

147 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 8:33:24am
148 lawhawk  Feb 14, 2015 8:33:49am

re: #144 Dark_Falcon

We’ll be into that cold by tonight, and the winds are supposed to pick up. They’re figuring 30-40 sustained overnight and into tomorrow, but they’re also predicting 60 mph gusts across parts of Long Island.

Still, it isn’t Mt. Washington.

149 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 8:34:09am

re: #146 lawhawk

IIRC, an article I pasted yesterday also said that a man in a white pickup truck was also seen around the site the day before, a stranger who seemed to be casing the place out.

150 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 8:35:17am

re: #139 Dark_Falcon

Chucky means, just like his mentor Alan Dershowitz?

151 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 8:40:14am
152 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 8:43:03am

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Shots were fired Saturday at a cafe in Copenhagen that was hosting a freedom of speech event organized by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has faced numerous threats for caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad.

Some 30 bullet holes ripped through the window of the Krudttoenden cafe and at least two people were taken away on stretchers, including a uniformed police officer, the TV2 channel said Saturday.

153 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 8:43:54am

re: #151 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Police: Suspects fled shooting at Copenhagen free-speech event in dark VW Polo; registration number AT 25919
read more on mynewsdesk.com [This is in Danish]

Editor’s note: Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who was at the free speech event where a shooting took place in Copenhagen, has faced death threats in the past due to 2007 drawings of the Prophet Muhammad dressed as a dog. Organizers of the event say Vilks wasn’t injured. A motive for the shooting hasn’t been confirmed. - Jillian
end of note

154 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Feb 14, 2015 8:48:06am

re: #153 Justanotherhuman

Police: Suspects fled shooting at Copenhagen free-speech event in dark VW Polo; registration number AT 25919
read more on mynewsdesk.com [This is in Danish]

Editor’s note: Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who was at the free speech event where a shooting took place in Copenhagen, has faced death threats in the past due to 2007 drawings of the Prophet Muhammad dressed as a dog. Organizers of the event say Vilks wasn’t injured. A motive for the shooting hasn’t been confirmed. - Jillian
end of note

Sounds like another militant atheist at work…

155 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 8:50:12am
Well, they kept asking and asking….So I answered!
156 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 8:51:50am

re: #155 Great White Snark

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[smiles] Nice!

157 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 8:57:12am

It is now snowing here in Columbus. But since it is coming in parallel to the ground, I figure it will actually be landing somewhere 40-60 miles east of Columbus. We must be getting Dayton’s covering our ground.

And the temps are coming down with it.

158 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 8:58:21am

re: #155 Great White Snark

I like the GIA. I have a Diamond Cert from them. And as to college I went to Community College of Philadelphia and LaSalle University.

159 sizzzzlerz  Feb 14, 2015 8:59:14am

Thanks for the Beth Hart video. I’m a huge fan of Joe Bonamassa but I’d never heard of Beth before. After that performance, I’ve already bought the Seesaw album from iTunes. I see she has several other albums with Joe. I’ll see if I like her as much after listening to this first album before deciding to dive in for more.

160 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:00:01am

re: #157 ObserverArt

36F and still rising here in the backwoods, but 25 mph W wind gusting up to 37.
It’s just going to get worse as the day ends; forecast low for tonight is 2F (windchill -13).

161 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 9:01:32am

re: #160 Backwoods_Sleuth

This is the weather map for the greater Philly area. It is not pretty. weather.gov

162 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 9:03:58am

re: #161 PhillyPretzel

This is the weather map for the greater Philly area. It is not pretty. weather.gov

Has anyone found a really good explanation of why this particular weather event is coming our way? It seems a bit extraordinary, even for winter.

163 Dr Lizardo  Feb 14, 2015 9:04:12am

We had nice weather today in Ostrava. Almost 50 F today, and the snow is melting off.

Looks like daytime highs for the foreseeable future will all be above the freezing mark. So that makes me a happy camper. Hopefully, winter’s done.

164 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 9:05:28am

re: #162 Justanotherhuman

You can use any explanation you want. I am doing what I can to prepare for this oncoming mess. :(

165 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 9:06:00am

re: #163 Dr Lizardo

We had nice weather today in Ostrava. Almost 50 F today, and the snow is melting off.

Looks like daytime highs for the foreseeable future will all be above the freezing mark. So that makes me a happy camper. Hopefully, winter’s done.

[DF flings an old shoe at Dr. Lizardo]

166 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Feb 14, 2015 9:06:20am

re: #162 Justanotherhuman

Has anyone found a really good explanation of why this particular weather event is coming our way? It seems a bit extraordinary, even for winter.

Global warming.

And I am not being facetious.

Climate is not weather, etc…

167 GlutenFreeJesus  Feb 14, 2015 9:06:54am

Oh. My. God.

168 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:09:29am

This is why MrBWS and his crews are on standby this weekend:

169 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 9:09:38am

re: #166 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Global warming.

And I am not being facetious.

Climate is not weather, etc…

Yes, but what are the particulars? i always think there is a reason…aside from the overall picture.

170 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 9:11:14am

re: #168 Backwoods_Sleuth

Yes I know. That is why I am charging up my back up batteries. I figure wind wise it might be something close to Hurricane Sandy.

171 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 9:11:38am

re: #159 sizzzzlerz

Les Paul, Neal Shon and Beth Hart
Not sure if this is on YT, which some object to as in copyright. So Spotify…

Video

172 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Feb 14, 2015 9:11:41am

re: #169 Justanotherhuman

Yes, but what are the particulars? i always think there is a reason…aside from the overall picture.

the map on 168 shows the particulars: weather phenomena are growing more intense…more intense droughts at one end of the continent, more intense rain and storms at the other.

But nothing an unregulated free market cannot handle, right?

173 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:12:08am

re: #170 PhillyPretzel

Yes I know. That is why I am charging up my back up batteries. I figure wind wise it might be something close to Hurricane Sandy.

Yes, NWS Boston has already described this storm as comparable to Sandy.

174 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Feb 14, 2015 9:14:54am

re: #173 Backwoods_Sleuth

Yes, NWS Boston has already described this storm as comparable to Sandy.

Another chance for Chris Christie to demonstrate how well he can work with Obama to get the job done?

175 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 9:16:02am

So on a warm note (like my segue?)… I just packed up the goodies for VB’s latest grandbaby. Got a pic first. Would it be rude to show you guys before VB gets to see it all? (she’s seen a pic of all of it but the booties)

176 retired cynic  Feb 14, 2015 9:16:37am

re: #173 Backwoods_Sleuth

OMG. West Central IL here, and it is danged unpleasant, but not dangerous. Strong north winds and plummeting temps, but I cannot image what Boston (and all) are going through. Take care up there!

177 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:17:14am

re: #174 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Another chance for Chris Christie to demonstrate how well he can work with Obama to get the job done?

Christie is still gallivanting around the country (he’s anywhere but in NJ) pretending he’s running for president.

178 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 9:17:37am

re: #172 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I’m already resigned to global warming—what we’re witnessing now is just the tip of the iceberg, societally, economically, politically.

179 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 9:18:40am

re: #175 allegro

So on a warm note (like my segue?)… I just packed up the goodies for VB’s latest grandbaby. Got a pic first. Would it be rude to show you guys before VB gets to see it all? (she’s seen a pic of all of it but the booties)

Ask her. But we would love to see :)

180 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Feb 14, 2015 9:18:44am

re: #178 Justanotherhuman

I’m already resigned to global warming—what we’re witnessing now is just the tip of the iceberg, societally, economically, politically.

At some point it will skewer things to the point that the “market” no longer functions, and then all hell will break loose.

181 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 9:19:39am

re: #179 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Ask her. But we would love to see :)

It’s Saturday. She isn’t online or doing email.

182 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:20:19am

Just started snowing here.

blech.

183 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 9:20:33am

re: #174 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Another chance for Chris Christie to demonstrate how well he can work with Obama to get the job done?

No, Christie will blame Barack Obama for delaying aid. Even if Obama outfitted a number of Secret Service SUVs with snowplows and led them to New Jersey himself, Christie would have the New Jersey State Police pull Obama over for DWB just to avoid giving Obama credit.

Why? Because if Christie gives Obama credit now, his presidential chances will evaporate faster than the remnants of this snowstorm will come April. He’d be vilified as a RINO.

184 #FergusonFireside  Feb 14, 2015 9:22:25am

re: #175 allegro

So on a warm note (like my segue?)… I just packed up the goodies for VB’s latest grandbaby. Got a pic first. Would it be rude to show you guys before VB gets to see it all? (she’s seen a pic of all of it but the booties)

Nope! Want to see!

185 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:23:00am

re: #183 Dark_Falcon

Christie is already villified as a RINO and he has no chance at getting the nomination.

186 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 9:24:30am

re: #181 allegro

It’s Saturday. She isn’t online or doing email.

We can wait.

187 #FergusonFireside  Feb 14, 2015 9:26:28am

re: #186 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

We can wait.

No we can’t! I have to go to work. She’ll never see by the time she gets back on. You are a stickler!

188 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 9:27:21am

A tragic story.

Image: 0004qfh7.jpg

189 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:27:32am
190 #FergusonFireside  Feb 14, 2015 9:27:38am

Allegro, put a warning “No Updings Allowed!!”

191 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 9:28:52am

re: #183 Dark_Falcon

No, Christie will blame Barack Obama for delaying aid. Even if Obama outfitted a number of Secret Service SUVs with snowplows and led them to New Jersey himself, Christie would have the New Jersey State Police pull Obama over for DWB just to avoid giving Obama credit.

Why? Because if Christie gives Obama credit now, his presidential chances will evaporate faster than the remnants of this snowstorm will come April. He’d be vilified as a RINO.

RINO as opposed to being and ASS-O.

Christie is really his own worst enemy. But he is way too arrogant to notice.

For pure entertainment, I want to see him crash and burn. He will not take defeat well. Bullies never do.

192 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 9:29:03am

Here ‘tis! Not a great pic but best I could do with the Surface camera…

193 calochortus  Feb 14, 2015 9:29:43am

re: #192 allegro

Too cute!

194 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:29:46am

re: #192 allegro

OMG! So Cute!!!!!

195 #FergusonFireside  Feb 14, 2015 9:29:52am

re: #192 allegro

Here ‘tis! Not a great pic but best I could do with the Surface camera…

Embedded Image

A-dorable.

+111111

196 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 9:30:15am

Where’s insulin.

197 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:30:25am

It begins…

198 calochortus  Feb 14, 2015 9:30:25am

re: #183 Dark_Falcon

No, Christie will blame Barack Obama for delaying aid. Even if Obama outfitted a number of Secret Service SUVs with snowplows and led them to New Jersey himself, Christie would have the New Jersey State Police pull Obama over for DWB just to avoid giving Obama credit.

Why? Because if Christie gives Obama credit now, his presidential chances will evaporate faster than the remnants of this snowstorm will come April. He’d be vilified as a RINO.

News Flash: He’s already being vilified as a RINO.

199 BeachDem  Feb 14, 2015 9:31:53am

Talk about a strong, decisive statement (Jeb, while talking about how he won’t talk about the past regarding foreign policy, but only about trying to create a set of ideas and principles that will help us move forward.”) Yeah, good like with that, Jebbie.

If I’m in the process of considering the possibility of running…

talkingpointsmemo.com

200 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 9:32:34am

re: #192 allegro

Here ‘tis! Not a great pic but best I could do with the Surface camera…

Embedded Image

Nice work!

201 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 9:33:40am

re: #192 allegro

Well done! Glad there’s a hat and not one of those awful headband thingies…

202 #FergusonFireside  Feb 14, 2015 9:33:47am

re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth

It begins…

[Embedded content]

My twitter friend One Legged Sandpiper is on the Jersey Shore. Will follow his feed tonight.

203 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 9:35:30am

Thank you! (takes a bow) Note that I just HAD to make the high-tops. :D

204 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 9:36:24am

re: #201 Justanotherhuman

Well done! Glad there’s a hat and not one of those awful headband thingies…

I’m with you on that.

205 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:37:40am

re: #203 allegro

Now I can’t wait for the package to be delivered so we can see a picture of Chana modeling everything!

206 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 9:39:38am

re: #198 calochortus

News Flash: He’s already being vilified as a RINO.

Update: It can always get worse.

207 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 9:40:18am

re: #205 Backwoods_Sleuth

Now I can’t wait for the package to be delivered so we can see a picture of Chana modeling everything!

I would love to see that. Most of my stuff goes and I never get to see the end result.

208 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 9:42:14am
209 Romantic Heretic  Feb 14, 2015 9:44:15am

re: #37 Charles Johnson

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Of course he believes this. It’s the only way he’d get married.

210 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 9:45:39am

A look outside my second floor window…this is what has occurred is the last 40 minutes.

Happy Valentines Day Snow Squalls - Columbus Ohio, Olde Town East
211 Romantic Heretic  Feb 14, 2015 9:47:13am

re: #48 Kragar

When I hear the term ‘berserker’ I think of these things. But being the SF geek I am that’s no surprise.

212 danarchy  Feb 14, 2015 9:48:31am

re: #209 Romantic Heretic

Of course he believes this. It’s the only way he’d get married.

Unfortunately for his wife, he already is married.

213 calochortus  Feb 14, 2015 9:48:39am

re: #209 Romantic Heretic

Of course he believes this. It’s the only way he’d get married.

We don’t exactly have a long tradition of arranged marriages to return to in Western culture. (Except for the very wealthy and powerful.)

214 Emoprog Refugee  Feb 14, 2015 9:48:48am

All you snow people, I’m with Darthstar above. Not because I’m a skier — haven’t been for quite some time — but because this freakishly warm weather is giving me the creeps, and we’re going to have no drinking water in the summer if it doesn’t start snowing here at some point, and no apples if it doesn’t freeze.

On my walk home from work last night, I cut across the nearby golf course as I tend to do in winter, and I encountered golfers. In mid February. In the “Greatest Snow on Earth” state. Same thing happened Christmas eve.

I also had to spend hundreds of dollars last night getting roots removed from my drain pipes. My yard requires weeding. This is just ALL WRONG! :(

I’m sorry for the east coast’s difficulties, truly I am. Excessive snow coupled with wind and frozen roads and pipes is life-threatening. But I grew up with snow piled on either side of the sidewalks far above my head. That is normal for here. I live in the same state I grew up in. That image of Darthstar’s needs to be discussed on a national level, not just for the drama and chill on the right half the country, but also for the giant red blotch that is the heat and dryness on the left half the country.

215 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 9:54:20am

re: #214 Emoprog Refugee

Where are you?

216 #FergusonFireside  Feb 14, 2015 9:57:25am

Off to feed all the vday people who go to the Neighborhood Grill to celebrate.

Gag. $$ Gag. $$. $$.

See ya later!

217 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 9:58:33am

Copenhagen police tell Berlingske newspaper that suspects in shooting at free speech event spoke Danish - @telegraph
read more on telegraph.co.uk

218 Charles Johnson  Feb 14, 2015 9:58:35am

Elephant not sighted in room.

littlegreenfootballs.com

219 Romantic Heretic  Feb 14, 2015 10:00:06am

re: #81 Kragar

I am so hoping this shitty movie kills the whole 50 Shades phenomena.

The main character is an abuser, not a dominant. The author of the book admitted she’s not into kink and made no effort to research it. It’s the kink version of The Protocols of The Elders of Zion. It reinforces prejudice.

ETA: Fixed the title of Elders. Not sure why I got it wrong. I blame lack of coffee.

220 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 10:01:09am

Waiting for my son to visit and like all mothers w/grown kids they don’t see all the time, I’ll lament, “Can’t you stay a little longer?’

Will be on my own tonight since Dad and the Munchkin are off to see friends.

221 Skip Intro  Feb 14, 2015 10:02:07am

re: #218 Charles Johnson

Elephant not sighted in room.

littlegreenfootballs.com

By all means, let’s not talk about guns at the site of a school massacre. It’s just not the right time.

222 Emoprog Refugee  Feb 14, 2015 10:02:13am

re: #215 allegro

Where are you?

SLC, UT

223 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 10:03:23am

OT It just started to snow. :(

224 Jenner7  Feb 14, 2015 10:06:23am

re: #222 Emoprog Refugee

I’m in Lehi. ;)

It hasn’t snowed since Christmas. This has been the pattern here for the last three years, but these temps lately are just crazy. My kids wore shorts last weekend. I hate to admit it, but I’m enjoying it. I hate winter. But, I know it is really bad for our snow pack.

225 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 10:06:46am

re: #218 Charles Johnson

Elephant not sighted in room.

littlegreenfootballs.com

OK, fine, here you go:

A special commission set up by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy after the Sandy Hook shooting may include a number of recommendations in its final report from registering all firearms, to tracking ammo, and screening owners.

The 16-member Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, established two years ago following the December 2012 Newtown incident in which 20 children and six adults were killed, will consider its final draft report Friday. The expansive 256-page document includes some 95 recommendations on mental health, the physical security of schools, and most controversially, guns.

“We’re balking at taking the next step, which is literally taking the guns out of the hands of bad people,” commission chair Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson told the CT Post.

Besides previous recommendations to prohibit both the sale and possession of any firearm capable of holding 10 rounds or more without the provision to grandfather guns, included in interim reports, the final draft calls for any shell casing for ammunition sold in the state have a serial number etched on it for tracing purposes.

Next, all firearms should be registered and ammunition buyers would be restricted to only the caliber chambered for their licensed guns. Those who have firearms licenses, stresses the report should at every renewal pass a test of firearms handling capacity as well as an understanding of state and local laws.

226 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 10:08:16am

re: #219 Romantic Heretic

I am so hoping this shitty movie kills the whole 50 Shades phenomena.

The main character is an abuser, not a dominant. The author of the book admitted she’s not into kink and made no effort to research it. It’s the kink version of The Elder Protocols of Zion. It reinforces prejudice.

Just read a review saying this is not a date movie…so the whole Valentines Day thing is kinda weird. Also mentioned there is really no romance in the dang film. Sounds clinical.

227 Emoprog Refugee  Feb 14, 2015 10:10:31am

re: #224 Jenner7

I’m in Lehi. ;)

Howdy, neighbor! :-)

228 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 10:11:15am

re: #225 Dark_Falcon

OK, fine, here you go:

Those sound like real good - and very sensible - ideas to me. What part(s) do you find objectionable?

229 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 10:12:23am

re: #225 Dark_Falcon

You completely dismissed the entire thing by calling them “gun grabbers”, so that just shut down any chance of reasonable discussion, at least for me.
I didn’t even bother giving you a downding for flinging that obvious piece of red meat and no longer cared to revisit the page.

230 calochortus  Feb 14, 2015 10:13:24am

re: #226 ObserverArt

Just read a review saying this is not a date movie…so the whole Valentines Day thing is kinda weird. Also mentioned there is really no romance in the dang film. Sounds clinical.

Sounds boring, but there have been some pretty funny reviews…

231 Varek Raith  Feb 14, 2015 10:15:46am

re: #229 Backwoods_Sleuth

You completely dismissed the entire thing by calling them “gun grabbers”, so that just shut down any chance of reasonable discussion, at least for me.
I didn’t even bother giving you a downding for flinging that obvious piece of red meat and no longer cared to revisit the page.

GUN GRABBER!1!11ty

232 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 10:17:30am

re: #223 PhillyPretzel

OT It just started to snow. :(

Not only are we supposed to get 3-5” on Tues, and 1-3 on Tues, it’s supposed to be 5-8 on Sat. Ugh. I don’t recall this ever happening—usually it snows one day and that’s it until the next time.

233 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 10:18:53am

re: #230 calochortus

Sounds boring, but there have been some pretty funny reviews…

That is the reason I was looking for reviews. The reviews will be better than the movie.

What is really sad is how much NBC had everyone pushing the film because it is in part a Universal production and release.

234 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 10:19:38am

re: #228 allegro

Those sound like real good - and very sensible - ideas to me. What part(s) do you find objectionable?

Other than the issuing requirements for licenses, which could be folded into Illinois’ FOID, I object to all of those proposals.

235 Varek Raith  Feb 14, 2015 10:19:42am

50 Shades of Mind Numbing Boredom.

236 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 10:21:47am

re: #234 Dark_Falcon

Other than the issuing requirements for licenses, which could be folded into Illinois’ FOID, I object to all of those proposals.

Why? What in these proposals is so overly onerous for those wanting to own deadly weapons?

237 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 10:22:10am

re: #235 Varek Raith

50 Shades of Mind Numbing Boredom.

Why?

238 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 10:23:04am

re: #226 ObserverArt

Just read a review saying this is not a date movie…so the whole Valentines Day thing is kinda weird. Also mentioned there is really no romance in the dang film. Sounds clinical.

Add to that, the guy is a billionaire, aged 28, and the woman is a nobody. The literary genius who wrote this piece of treacle was an über Twilight fan and basically (from what i gather) stole a lot from that crap. That’s another “hit” I never got.

239 Varek Raith  Feb 14, 2015 10:23:10am

re: #237 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Why?

Oh, don’t mind me.
Haven’t slept in almost two days.

240 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 10:26:38am

re: #239 Varek Raith

Oh, don’t mind me.
Haven’t slept in almost two days.

Have you found any bite marks on your body recently?

241 Varek Raith  Feb 14, 2015 10:27:05am

re: #240 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Have you found any bite marks on your body recently?

Just from the cat.

242 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 10:28:37am

We should treat our domestic mass shootings as terror attacks, because yes, it is terror to the people.

Danish police say they do not know if shooting incident in Copenhagen was a ‘terrorist act’ but are investigating it as one - @Reuters
end of alert

243 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 10:29:09am

re: #241 Varek Raith

Just from the cat.

I assume this is your cat.

244 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 10:30:37am

re: #241 Varek Raith

Just from the cat.

99 Lives of Grey Cat.

Meow!

245 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 10:33:13am

Journalism is dying, if not already dead.

Tinker Air Force Base placed on lockdown

“According to officials, the base’s security called the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the device. A woman brought the device to Tinker Air Force Base by a woman who claimed to have found it in her front yard.” More

koco.com

246 Varek Raith  Feb 14, 2015 10:35:20am

re: #245 Justanotherhuman

Journalism is dying, if not already dead.

Tinker Air Force Base placed on lockdown

“According to officials, the base’s security called the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the device. A woman brought the device to Tinker Air Force Base by a woman who claimed to have found it in her front yard.” More

koco.com

I fail to see what’s wrong with fail to see what’s wrong with this.

247 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 10:37:52am

New York Gov. Cuomo urges caution as winter blizzard threatens subzero temperatures - @NYGovCuomo
end of alert

More: Gov. Cuomo says New York has 1,444 plows, 260,000 tons of road salt available for weekend’s storm - @NYGovCuomo
end of alert

Everything here will shut down Monday and we won’t recover all week.

248 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 10:37:52am

re: #237 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Why?

Because of the way movies get shown in North America (it’s worth noting that movies are released in the US and Canada at the same time and are tracked as a single regional market). To really do a book with a S&M theme justice would earn the movie an NC-17, which precludes the movie having a large budget. This is because most movie theaters in the US and many in Canada simply will not screen a movie with an NC-17 rating. In the Chicago metro area only 5 theaters will do that and Chicago is the #5 movie market in North America. Hence 50 Shades of Grey had to be watered down to be acceptable to the MPAA and movie theaters.

As an aside: Part of the reason some US theaters won’t show NC-17 movies is that they can get heavily fined if anyone underage gets into the film and often police will actively look to catch theaters teens in a theater showing such a movie in order to generate monies for the municipality the theater is in.

249 blueraven  Feb 14, 2015 10:38:07am

Rand Paul is a serious candidate for POTUS.

250 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 10:38:31am

re: #242 Justanotherhuman

We should treat our domestic mass shootings as terror attacks, because yes, it is terror to the people.

Danish police say they do not know if shooting incident in Copenhagen was a ‘terrorist act’ but are investigating it as one - @Reuters
end of alert

What I find perhaps even more terrorizing is the gun nuts who get drunk and think it’s fun to start showing off or playing with their “toys”. I’ve told the story about the guy here at the park (who was finally successfully evicted, making him someone else’s problem) who every few weeks decided to do just that with a bullet whizzing past a woman’s head one night as she slept in her own bed. We didn’t feel safe even taking our dogs out for nighttime walks for fear of getting shot.

There are only a few traditionally defined terrorists among us but there are a whole lot of idiot gun owners like this asshole.

251 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 10:39:55am

re: #244 ObserverArt

99 Lives of Grey Cat.

Meow!

Grey Imp
252 BeenHereAwhile  Feb 14, 2015 10:40:01am

re: #211 Romantic Heretic

When I hear the term ‘berserker’ I think of these things. But being the SF geek I am that’s no surprise.

“It cured my cancer.”

253 Charles Johnson  Feb 14, 2015 10:41:05am

This looks like another attack by Islamists in Denmark, but we shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Remember, the Anders Breivik attacks also looked this way at first.

Waiting for confirmation is always a good idea.

254 Charles Johnson  Feb 14, 2015 10:41:46am
255 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 10:42:16am

re: #249 blueraven

Rand Paul is a serious candidate for POTUS.

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Child says what?

256 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 10:42:51am

Before I forget…Happy Valentines Day!

257 Charles Johnson  Feb 14, 2015 10:43:56am

Wow, @rsmccain really lost it last night.

258 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 10:45:16am

re: #257 Charles Johnson

BECAUSE WRITING IN ALL CAPS SHOWS THAT STACY IS THE SANE ONE

259 Charles Johnson  Feb 14, 2015 10:46:00am
260 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD  Feb 14, 2015 10:47:24am

Shit doesn’t turn into gold when it dies.

261 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 10:48:10am

re: #218 Charles Johnson

Elephant not sighted in room.

littlegreenfootballs.com

Deliberately left out as it would likely derail the page. It’s your house, trying not to make a mess.

262 Lidane  Feb 14, 2015 10:50:29am

Rand Paul has a lot of time on his hands:

263 Charles Johnson  Feb 14, 2015 10:52:22am
264 Charles Johnson  Feb 14, 2015 10:54:16am

re: #261 Great White Snark

Sorry, man - I just find it incredibly sad and frustrating that after an atrocity of that magnitude, caused by easy access to deadly weapons, we’re talking about locking the doors. It would be funny if it weren’t such a horrible example of America’s deep denial on this issue.

265 Varek Raith  Feb 14, 2015 10:58:30am

Lock the doors!
But! His bullets go through them!
GUN GRABBER!

266 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Feb 14, 2015 10:59:18am

re: #198 calochortus

News Flash: He’s already being vilified as a RINO.

He cannot get over the mistake he made during Sandy…really, putting the welfare of his own state before partisan politics? How dare he!!!

267 goddamnedfrank  Feb 14, 2015 11:00:02am

re: #236 allegro

Why? What in these proposals is so overly onerous for those wanting to own deadly weapons?

I like most of the proposals, but putting serial numbers on all brass probably isn’t ever going to happen. If it does it would put a seriously crazy hitch in recreational shooting. It’s hard to predict the cost increase on first sale, but it would be enormous for sure. Not sure how ranges that collect brass and sell to shops and re-loaders can make that work unless somebody invents an automated serial number reading machine (more cost) and appends a statewide database (more cost) with every transfer.

Also, leaving the brass at the range, whether optional or not, means risking having serial numbers traceable to you be picked up and reused by criminals. That’s a disincentive to go to the range at all.

Then there’s .22lr. That’s the most sold caliber, is a really tiny canvass to slap a serial number on. So the permutation space will eventually run without out there.

I can see where the idea has definite merit, but there’s no way to argue such a regulation wouldn’t also be immensely burdensome on the industry.

268 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 11:01:12am

re: #264 Charles Johnson

A misunderstanding among friends. If I had the button, I’d close comments in that Page. Next round at the brewpub is on me.

269 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 11:09:54am

re: #267 goddamnedfrank

I like most of the proposals, but putting serial numbers on all brass probably isn’t ever going to happen. If it does it would put a seriously crazy hitch in recreational shooting. It’s hard to predict the cost increase on first sale, but it would be enormous for sure. Not sure how ranges that collect brass and sell to shops and re-loaders can make that work unless somebody invents an automated serial number reading machine (more cost) and appends a statewide database (more cost) with every transfer.

Also, leaving the brass at the range, whether optional or not, means risking having serial numbers traceable to you be picked up and reused by criminals. That’s a disincentive to go to the range at all.

Then there’s .22lr. That’s the most sold caliber, is a really tiny canvass to slap a serial number on. So the permutation space will eventually run without out there.

I can see where the idea has definite merit, but there’s no way to argue such a regulation wouldn’t also be immensely burdensome on the industry.

That’s a very valid objection, esp. WRT reloaders. There really wouldn’t be any way to trace bullets back in a “reasonable doubt” way, making that one not worth the costs. I do think that allowing the sale of ammo only for the caliber of gun registered is a good idea along with having to show ID and registration proof before ammo is sold. I could see that being very helpful in perhaps slowing down gang-related shootings.

270 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 11:16:50am

re: #267 goddamnedfrank

I agree with you on that point. I don’t agree with all of the recommendations either.
But the fact is that they were just recommendations and what generally happens with committees and commissions is that a laundry list of recommendations end up being presented for consideration. Everyone involved in the final report get to put in their ideas and suggestions, and it’s a pretty good bet that there was not 100% agreement on each and every item recommended.
As a gun owner of many many years, I agree with many of the recommendations but certainly not all.

271 Targetpractice  Feb 14, 2015 11:20:46am

Upside to taking time away from the Internet: Stress level goes down.
Downside? Knowing I’ve got to catch up on everything I missed while I was gone.

272 Lidane  Feb 14, 2015 11:20:47am

re: #267 goddamnedfrank

I still like Chris Rock’s idea best:

273 bratwurst  Feb 14, 2015 11:22:41am

I promise to stop downdinging complaints of “gun grabbing” as soon as…you know…some guns get grabbed.

274 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 11:23:54am

re: #270 Backwoods_Sleuth

I blame the NRA pretty squarely for this mess on more than one level. At this point in 2015, more than any gun control organization the NRA has made honest debate almost impossible. they revel in their lobbying power to thwart gun control measures that they used to support. Universal handgun registration for one thing. ILA & LaPierre have destroyed the NRA.

Some states have come to a pretty well regulated place. And enjoy a big sport shooting community. I’m glad I live in one of those.

275 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 11:34:03am

re: #268 Great White Snark

A misunderstanding among friends. If I had the button, I’d close comments in that Page. Next round at the brewpub is on me.

Closing the comments wouldn’t be very democratic.

Just look at it as another discussion, or lack thereof, over the gun problems in this country. The comments come with the discussion, and it also points out that no matter how much you may want to be in the middle of the discussion, it can’t happen as you will get jumped from both far ends.

I find the whole gun discussions thing worthless at this time. Until the NRA and its paid-for reps in Congress decide they are going to be up-front, honest, and thoughtful in any discussions, it will all turn to crap anyway.

In other words, when the right side of the political spectrum decides they are sick of all the shooting, or there is an inordinate amount of heat coming back at them to the point they need to tell the NRA where to go as a way of keeping their offices, not a damn thing is going to change.

Hell, even sane thinking on the right doesn’t stand a chance really. Congress already has dramatically low numbers as well as the Republican party. I don’t think they care. They don’t represent normal Republicans either, not enough money in it.

I figure nothing is going to be happening any time soon, so get ready for more mass killings and just frown and bear it.

Guns cause paralysis. Not just if they hit major nerves. They cause it in the brains of people that should simply know better, without a shot fired.

Welcome to American. We really aren’t all that exceptional. In fact over this issue we are a backwards third-world hell-hole.

276 Iwouldprefernotto  Feb 14, 2015 11:43:48am

Talk about a win. My girlfriend went to see Fifty Shades of without me.

277 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 11:44:23am

re: #276 Iwouldprefernotto

Talk about a win. My girlfriend went to see Fifty Shades of without me.

Just watch out when she gets home carrying handcuffs.

278 A Cranky One  Feb 14, 2015 11:47:22am
Happy Valentine’s Day to all Lizards
279 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 11:49:02am

well that is done. All rechargeable batteries are charged up. And the snow is starting to stick.

280 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 11:49:38am

re: #275 ObserverArt

Herein lies the whole of my frustration with that Page this morning.
Please Note-Good ideas in addition to gun control measures discussed prev.

281 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 11:51:34am

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt says Copenhagen shooting is a terrorist attack; whole country is on high alert - @SkyNewsBreak
end of alert

282 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 11:52:45am

re: #280 Great White Snark

Herein lies the whole of my frustration with that Page this morning.
Please Note-Good ideas in addition to gun control measures discussed prev.

And my frustration was D_F throwing out the “gun grabbers” insult, derailing any possible discussion.

283 Targetpractice  Feb 14, 2015 11:59:08am

re: #282 Backwoods_Sleuth

And my frustration was D_F throwing out the “gun grabbers” insult, derailing any possible discussion.

This is what always gets me, the “gun rights” crowd telling me that they’re not against gun regulation, just want “reasonable” regulation. At least until you actually put forth a proposal, at which point they scream “GUNGRABBERS!” and declare they can’t trust any new regulations.

284 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 12:00:09pm

3 people killed in 2 separate accidents on snowy Ohio Turnpike - @weatherchannel
see original on twitter.com

Speed limit reduced to 45 mph on Interstate-80 from Ohio border to Bellefonte, Pa., due to snow squalls - @breakingweather
end of alert

285 wrenchwench  Feb 14, 2015 12:10:21pm
286 Targetpractice  Feb 14, 2015 12:15:49pm

So when I called Best Buy yesterday to check on my computer, they tell me one of the things that was being done to my computer was downloading and installing updates to the OS.

And what’s the first thing Windows wants to do within an hour of getting it home and turning it on? Download and install updates.

*sigh*

287 allegro  Feb 14, 2015 12:21:05pm

Whee! Netflix has the second season of Bates Motel up and I have yarn. And wine. My weekend is set. :D

288 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 12:25:40pm

This is the gun my son bought—he was down behind the apts practicing with water filled plastic bottles (with the woody hill as a buffer). Otherwise, he keeps it holstered. He bought it for protection only because his Charlotte neighborhood is a little sketchy and he lives alone.
taurususa.com

“Can’t you stay a little longer?”

“I will next time.”

Heh.

289 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 12:29:24pm

APNewsbreak: Suspect in Halifax mall plot confessed

“The suspects used a chat stream and were apparently obsessed with death and had many photos of mass killings, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publically.”

bigstory.ap.org

290 goddamnedfrank  Feb 14, 2015 12:30:18pm

re: #288 Justanotherhuman

This is the gun my son bought—he was down behind the apts practicing with water filled plastic bottles (with the woody hill as a buffer). Otherwise, he keeps it holstered. He bought it for protection only because his Charlotte neighborhood is a little sketchy and he lives alone.
taurususa.com

“Can’t you stay a little longer?”

“I will next time.”

Heh.

I thought about getting one of those for camping in rattlesnake country but they are illegal here in California. The State has it’s own separate definition of short barreled shotgun that doesn’t distinguish between a gun originally designed to shoot from the shoulder and a rifled pistol that just happens to also chamber a shotshell.

291 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 12:35:39pm

re: #290 goddamnedfrank

I thought about getting one of those for camping in rattlesnake country but they are illegal here in California. The State has it’s own separate definition of short barreled shotgun that doesn’t care if it was originally designed to shoot from the shoulder.

i imagine his blue rat terrier would be his warning signal—and Buster sleeps on top on the bed covers. Me? I never sleep in a totally dark house.

292 BeachDem  Feb 14, 2015 12:44:32pm

Oh those poor, put-upon gun folks in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Carry activist Nik Clarke… said that he believes that gun-free school zone laws infringe upon his rights as a gun owner because it imposes an unreasonable burden for him to have to constantly unload and then reload his weapon.

Clarke explained that while Wisconsin’s concealed carry laws allow people to have their weapons in school zones, they are not allowed to bring them on school grounds, which he believes is unreasonable.

…”Leaving those land mines out there for citizens is really dangerous,” he said. “It’s really concerning that these mothers and fathers picking their kids up from school could be exposing themselves to a felony charge,” Clarke fretted.

Therefore, people must be allowed to bring loaded, ready-to-fire weapons on to school grounds whenever they please. It’s the only way to keep them out of trouble, he said.

rawstory.com

293 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 12:52:15pm

Danish shooting: Audio of moment gunmen struck in Copenhagen cafe

bbc.com

294 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 12:54:10pm

It’s rough out there for millions of people…

295 urbanmeemaw  Feb 14, 2015 12:55:53pm

re: #157 ObserverArt

It is now snowing here in Columbus. But since it is coming in parallel to the ground, I figure it will actually be landing somewhere 40-60 miles east of Columbus. We must be getting Dayton’s covering our ground.

And the temps are coming down with it.

In Cincinnati we’re having mix of clouds and sun, wind gusts up to 40 mph and (earlier) snow squalls but no accumulation where I live. We’re supposed to get sub zero wind chill temps tonight and tomorrow. I’m so in for the rest of the weekend! We’ve been very lucky here, though. Some cold snaps, but not much snow to speak up, thank goodness.

296 urbanmeemaw  Feb 14, 2015 12:56:51pm

re: #160 Backwoods_Sleuth

BTW, {{{Mr and Ms. Sleluth}}}

297 urbanmeemaw  Feb 14, 2015 1:00:35pm

re: #192 allegro

Those are beautiful!

298 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 1:01:10pm

re: #294 Justanotherhuman

That’s what happens during a whiteout

299 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 1:03:21pm

re: #295 urbanmeemaw

Sun shining here, now, but wind is still blowing something fierce.
Sometimes it was so bad, I couldn’t see the barn from the back door of the house.
We’ve only gotten about an inch of snow so far…that’s how bad whiteouts can be.

300 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 1:04:06pm

So much for the sunny south.

301 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 1:05:49pm
302 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 1:09:06pm

re: #288 Justanotherhuman

This is the gun my son bought—he was down behind the apts practicing with water filled plastic bottles (with the woody hill as a buffer). Otherwise, he keeps it holstered. He bought it for protection only because his Charlotte neighborhood is a little sketchy and he lives alone.
taurususa.com

“Can’t you stay a little longer?”

“I will next time.”

Heh.

Canadian here.

What kind of world do you Americans live in that you’re so afraid of other people you have to carry a gun to feel secure?

303 BeachDem  Feb 14, 2015 1:10:31pm

re: #300 Justanotherhuman

So much for the sunny south.

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When the Weather Channel runs out of alphabet letters for their idiot winter storm names, are they going to go to doubles—“Storm Billy Bob” follows closely on the heels of “Storm Alice Ann?”

On a more serious note, be careful out there, those of you in stormy areas.

304 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 1:11:00pm
305 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 1:13:58pm

re: #304 Backwoods_Sleuth

oh dear…

littlegreenfootballs.com

I’m still trying to wrap my head around that comment and what sort of civilized society thinks that’s OK…

306 wrenchwench  Feb 14, 2015 1:15:19pm

re: #305 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’m still trying to wrap my head around that comment and what sort of civilized society thinks that’s OK…

We’ve evolved…

307 The War TARDIS  Feb 14, 2015 1:15:34pm

re: #302 b_sharp

To be honest, Not all Americans think this way. I see no reason to own a gun myself.

Also, I have seen some numbers that are showing fewer Americans owning guns, but the ones that do are owning more of them.

308 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 1:28:05pm

Since y’all have been talking about guns this afternoon, I just listened to this over at the BBC website. It’s audio of the moments just before and during the shooting in Denmark. Scary—life is normal, then suddenly it’s not.

*shudder*

309 RealityBasedSteve  Feb 14, 2015 1:29:32pm

re: #286 Targetpractice

So when I called Best Buy yesterday to check on my computer, they tell me one of the things that was being done to my computer was downloading and installing updates to the OS.

And what’s the first thing Windows wants to do within an hour of getting it home and turning it on? Download and install updates.

*sigh*

The first batch simply provides the prerequisites for the next batch of the updates. Then you get to where it’s 4 updates left….. and then BOOM, 32 required updates. ARRRGH.

RBS

310 Targetpractice  Feb 14, 2015 1:34:09pm

re: #309 RealityBasedSteve

The first batch simply provides the prerequisites for the next batch of the updates. Then you get to where it’s 4 updates left….. and then BOOM, 32 required updates. ARRRGH.

RBS

I’d ditch the Evil Empire, except the alternatives are Apple and a plethora of half-baked OSes which are about as user friendly as a live nuke.

311 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 1:34:34pm

re: #302 b_sharp

Canadian here.

What kind of world do you Americans live in that you’re so afraid of other people you have to carry a gun to feel secure?

He’s a 55 yr old man and appears to be at that age when he is starting to feel vulnerable physically. I’ve never owned a gun and he didn’t grow up around them. Both he and I hope he never has to use it.

312 lawhawk  Feb 14, 2015 1:37:02pm
313 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 1:37:29pm

re: #311 Justanotherhuman

He’s a 55 yr old man and appears to be at that age when he is starting to feel vulnerable physically. I’ve never owned a gun and he didn’t grow up around them. Both he and I hope he never has to use it.

I’m 59, and I know I’m not as physically capable of protecting myself as I used to be, but I don’t fear walking down the street. I don’t feel any need to carry a weapon of any sort.

We live in different worlds.

314 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 1:38:29pm

re: #310 Targetpractice

I’d ditch the Evil Empire, except the alternatives are Apple and a plethora of half-baked OSes which are about as user friendly as a live nuke.

I’ve only had 1 update from MS but they also installed McAfee. They gave me a disk for another anti-virus which I installed. Still getting used to this laptop, though.

315 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 1:40:35pm

re: #314 Justanotherhuman

I’ve only had 1 update from MS but they also installed McAfee. They gave me a disk for another anti-virus which I installed. Still getting used to this laptop, though.

Don’t install two anti-virus apps at the same time.

316 Targetpractice  Feb 14, 2015 1:42:15pm

re: #315 b_sharp

Don’t install two anti-virus apps at the same time.

Yeah, definitely a bad idea. They don’t tend to play nice.

317 stpaulbear  Feb 14, 2015 1:42:35pm

re: #313 b_sharp

I’m 59, and I know I’m not as physically capable of protecting myself as I used to be, but I don’t fear walking down the street. I don’t feel any need to carry a weapon of any sort.

We live in different worlds.

I’m 60 and live in the largest metro area in MN and I live in your world. I can’t comprehend any reason that I should have a gun in my house, in my car, in my life in any way.

318 Romantic Heretic  Feb 14, 2015 1:47:39pm

re: #313 b_sharp

I’m 59, and I know I’m not as physically capable of protecting myself as I used to be, but I don’t fear walking down the street. I don’t feel any need to carry a weapon of any sort.

We live in different worlds.

When I visited my wife in Louisiana for the first time we went out for a walk. Once.

Never again. Our skin colour set us as different from everyone else there and we could tell there were people who didn’t like that. In fairness most of the people there were cool with it.

Although they looked at me funny when the temperature was about 40F (there’d been frost overnight) and I went out in a light jacket. The looks changed to horror when I told them the temperature where I lived was about 25F, and that was warm for that time of year.

Here in Toronto I don’t even notice anymore if someone isn’t white like me.

319 EmmaAnne  Feb 14, 2015 1:47:53pm

re: #313 b_sharp

I’m 59, and I know I’m not as physically capable of protecting myself as I used to be, but I don’t fear walking down the street. I don’t feel any need to carry a weapon of any sort.

We live in different worlds.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. i mean, yeah, there is more crime in the U.S. than in Canada, but there is way less than there used to be and we only get more scared.

320 Romantic Heretic  Feb 14, 2015 1:54:08pm

re: #319 EmmaAnne

I blame The Ministry of Truth, I mean Fox News for that. Although the other news outlets, and the newspapers, and too many bloggers haven’t been a lot of help. Crime has been going down for decades in the States and yet 70% of Americans think it’s increasing.

321 ObserverArt  Feb 14, 2015 1:54:41pm

re: #302 b_sharp

Canadian here.

What kind of world do you Americans live in that you’re so afraid of other people you have to carry a gun to feel secure?

We live in FOX news and Conservatopia where anything that happens in one part of this country is made out to sound as if it happened next door and the criminals are standing just outside yours.

Especially if the criminals have dark skin tones and believe in non-Evangelical Christian forms of religion. Then you need to double up on guns and ammo.

So, the only senseless thing to do is grab your guns and start shooting.

/

322 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 1:58:01pm

re: #312 lawhawk

[Embedded content]

Two things are bugging me from that article. In the video the reporter says “the top police official from Nova Scotia” told reporters, emphasis mine:

“I wouldn’t characterize it as a terrorist event. I would classify it as a group of individuals that had some beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts against citizens.”

Huh? *blinking* Um, isn’t that exactly what Daesh & other terrorist groups do?

Then this, from the Justice Minister:

“Based on what we know so far, it would have been devastating, mass casualties would have been a real possibility,” Justice Minister Peter MacKay said, according to Reuters. “This appeared to be a group of murderous misfits that were coming here, or living here, and were planning to wreak havoc and mayhem on our community.”

“The attack does not appear to have been culturally motivated, therefore not linked to terrorism,” he added.

So violent attacks aren’t linked to terrorism unless they’re “culturally motivated”? WTF does that even mean?

323 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 2:00:32pm

re: #322 CuriousLurker

Two things are bugging me from that article. In the video it says “the top police official from Nova Scotia” told reporters, emphasis mine:

Huh? *blinking* Um, isn’t that exactly what Daesh & other terrorist groups do?

Then this, from the Justice Minister:

So violent attacks aren’t linked to terrorism unless they’re “culturally motivated”? WTF does that even mean?

The changing definition of terrorist.

If the perps aren’t Muslim, it isn’t terrorism.

What a fucked up world of wingnutia we live in.

324 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:03:51pm

re: #313 b_sharp

I’m 59, and I know I’m not as physically capable of protecting myself as I used to be, but I don’t fear walking down the street. I don’t feel any need to carry a weapon of any sort.

We live in different worlds.

No, he lives in a different world. He thinks that at 5’7” and slightly built, he could be a target for some, I guess. The crime rate in Charlotte overall is higher than the national avg, has always been so, and like I said, he lives in a working class neighborhood that is usually quiet, but there have been some break-ins lately. And he’s never lived alone, he either lived with me or with his ex-wife, so that’s an entirely new thing also.

That’s all I know. Anything else, you’d have to ask him.

325 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 2:06:19pm

re: #323 b_sharp

The changing definition of terrorist.

If the perps aren’t Muslim, it isn’t terrorism.

What a fucked up world of wingnutia we live in.

Yeah, I was basically thinking to myself, “Well gosh, I guess that lets guys like McVeigh & Breivik are off the hook, huh?”

326 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:06:52pm

re: #325 CuriousLurker

Yeah, I was basically thinking to myself, “Well gosh, I guess that lets guys like McVeigh & Breivik are off the hook, huh?”

Not in my book.

327 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 2:07:14pm

re: #326 Justanotherhuman

Not in my book.

Mine either.

328 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 2:10:11pm

re: #324 Justanotherhuman

No, he lives in a different world. He thinks that at 5’7” and slightly built, he could be a target for some, I guess. The crime rate in Charlotte overall is higher than the national avg, has always been so, and like I said, he lives in a working class neighborhood that is usually quiet, but there have been some break-ins lately. And he’s never lived alone, he either lived with me or with his ex-wife, so that’s an entirely new thing also.

That’s all I know. Anything else, you’d have to ask him.

But your son isn’t unique. I see the same attitude from Americans all over the place. I’m not singling your son out, I’m just pointing out a common attitude I don’t share and frankly don’t understand.

329 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:10:15pm

Massachusetts to apply for federal aid for Feb. 14-15 blizzard, Gov. Baker says - @BostonGlobe
end of alert

56m
National Guard to help Massachusetts officials clear tracks and roads after winter storm, Gov. Baker says - @BostonGlobe
end of alert

330 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:13:22pm

re: #328 b_sharp

I don’t share it, either; I just want him to be safe. OTOH, I would hate to live alone because I have to admit, there’s no way I could defend myself. I found that out last Sunday.

331 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:17:06pm

Cease-fire period begins for Ukraine, Russia crisis that has killed approximately 5,300 - @AP

hosted.ap.org

332 Targetpractice  Feb 14, 2015 2:18:55pm

re: #331 Justanotherhuman

Cease-fire period begins for Ukraine, Russia crisis that has killed approximately 5,300 - @AP

hosted.ap.org

Wonder if they’re taking bets in Vegas on how long this one will last. My guess it won’t go longer than a week.

333 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 2:23:55pm

re: #313 b_sharp

These are the things that were wrong with prospective students when I taught self defense part time. We had teachers & classes from boxing out through tactical guns. Anecdotal? Yup. Take it as candor from a native son.

Too many of us Americans who take up self defense in some form or another want shortcuts and conveniences just like we seem to so many subjects. Right off the top an exaggerated sense of the risk.

Consider please the combined din of increasing urban density, poverty, 24/7 sensationalized news, Hollywood glorification of violence and NRA posturing. A recent recession kicked a whole lot of people into poverty. Fast food research.

The last resort becomes the first thing addressed. Guns bought before the hard work of reducing the risk began. Or a foolish faith in that four hour self defense class. With a complete lack of follow up. Fast food answers following our fast food methods are our self inflicted problem.

Having said all that let’s admit living alone, or in a job that puts you in more dangerous areas or if you have a serious stalker / ex spouse etc is not a situation to be blithely blown off. Take steps but step with care is the thing.

334 BeachDem  Feb 14, 2015 2:26:01pm

re: #329 Justanotherhuman

Massachusetts to apply for federal aid for Feb. 14-15 blizzard, Gov. Baker says - @BostonGlobe
end of alert

56m
National Guard to help Massachusetts officials clear tracks and roads after winter storm, Gov. Baker says - @BostonGlobe
end of alert

Well, he already got rid of the MBTA director, so he has to do something//

This, of course, is the first great crisis for our new Republican Governor, Charlie Baker, and it has become plain that, when it comes to passing the buck, ducking the blame, and finding a scapegoat, our man Charlie has mad governatin’ skillz. In the middle of the last storm, when the region’s antiquated mass transit system simply was overwhelmed by the weather, Baker announced that this was something up with which he would not put any longer. He roasted the MBTA—and its director, Beverly Scott—for not living up to his expectations and those of the guy who drives his state-financed SUV.

esquire.com

335 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 2:29:29pm

A couple of years ago we held the Grey Cup here, which we also won. A visitor from the US, an ex-LEO was walking through Victoria Park and was approached by a couple of drunk fans celebrating the win. All they wanted was to make sure he knew we won and asked if he saw the game.

The man wrote a letter to the local newspaper complaining that without his gun he felt insecure and complained he should have been able to carry it while up here in Canada.

My first thought was, “WTF - you chickenshit.”

That was my first realization that American attitudes toward guns is significantly different than Canadian. I live in a province where the majority of people are rural and have in the past or do now own a rifle so gun ownership isn’t unusual. The feeling of insecurity because of a lack of a gun is unusual.

336 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 2:31:28pm

re: #282 Backwoods_Sleuth

And my frustration was D_F throwing out the “gun grabbers” insult, derailing any possible discussion.

Sorry about that. I had wanted the discussion to proceed on the track RWC had planned for it and got frustrated when it was diverted. I’d read a previous story about the Commission’s planned recommendations and I wrote that post with a semi-conscious objective of expressing my somewhat-irrational annoyance at the planned conversation having been diverted. It would have been suicidally stupid of me to aim that annoyance at Charles (it is his website, after all) so I aimed it at “gun-grabbers” on the commission.

In retrospect I should have posted the link I posted this morning last night on RWC’s Page and then tried politely to divert the conversation back to where I wanted it. Instead I got hostile, and nothing good came of it. I’m sorry that happened and I’ll work harder to prevent it from happening.

337 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 2:35:52pm

re: #321 ObserverArt

We live in FOX news and Conservatopia where anything that happens in one part of this country is made out to sound as if it happened next door and the criminals are standing just outside yours.

Especially if the criminals have dark skin tones and believe in non-Evangelical Christian forms of religion. Then you need to double up on guns and ammo.

So, the only senseless thing to do is grab your guns and start shooting.

/

It isn’t the national news-networks that should be blamed for people’s preceptions of crime, not mostly. Fox News has done its share of bad work on this score (as witness their infamous “knock-out game” coverage), but most people get their crime news from local media sources. And local network affiliates and newspapers tend to cover sensational crimes at a much great rate than that at which they occur.

338 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:37:24pm

re: #333 Great White Snark

My grandson asks me why I keep the door locked during the day, unless I or we are on the patio. And as we’re on the ground floor, the windows aren’t left open at night or if we’re away. Safety first, I tell him.

My neighbor keeps her door unlocked most of the time, even if she steps out to go to a store and, a couple of weeks ago, her son claims someone came in and took some items (he’s 18 and it was probably an acquaintance). Young men that age can have ‘enemies’ over the smallest slights.

339 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 2:39:29pm

re: #336 Dark_Falcon

Cool heads are best especially with that topic. Thanks for saying something and apologizing.

340 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 14, 2015 2:41:38pm

Roast beef in the oven.
Yorkshire pud mixed and resting, awaiting transformation in the oven when it’s time for the roast to rest.

Roasted taties and gravy (lots of gravy!) and a salad to complete the menu.

Valentine’s Day in the backwoods.

341 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:42:04pm

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko orders his country’s forces to begin ceasefire in line with Minsk agreement - @BBCBreaking

bbc.com

“Rebel leaders in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions earlier ordered their forces to cease fire from midnight local time (22:00 GMT).”

342 Great White Snark  Feb 14, 2015 2:45:24pm

I expect D_L and I will have a wonderful late Valentines next weekend. her work is keeping her away tonight but she loves the work so much we really don’t mind a little postponing. Maybe even better tonight is not the night a restaurant is at it’s best.

343 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 2:48:04pm

re: #337 Dark_Falcon

It isn’t the national news-networks that should be blamed for people’s preceptions of crime, not mostly. Fox News has done its share of bad work on this score (as witness their infamous “knock-out game” coverage), but most people get their crime news from local media sources. And local network affiliates and newspapers tend to cover sensational crimes at a much great rate than that at which they occur.

That may have been true at one time, but not any longer:

The Personal News Cycle: How Americans choose to get their news

Introduction

Contrary to the conventional wisdom about media consumption dividing along generational or political lines, a new survey finds that the nature of the news itself — the topic and speed of the story — largely determines where people go to learn about events and the path they take to get there.

The findings also suggest that some long-held beliefs about people relying on just a few primary sources for news are now obsolete.

In contrast to the idea that one generation tends to rely on print, another on television and still another the web, the majority of Americans across generations now combine a mix of sources and technologies to get their news each week, according to the survey by the Media Insight Project, an initiative of the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Where people go for news, moreover, depends significantly on the topic of the story — whether it is sports or science, politics or weather, health or arts — and on the nature of the story — whether it is a fast-moving event, a slower-moving trend, or an issue that the person follows passionately. […]

More at the American Press Institute…

344 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 2:48:34pm

re: #342 Great White Snark

I expect D_L and I will have a wonderful late Valentines next weekend. her work is keeping her away tonight but she loves the work so much we really don’t mind a little postponing. Maybe even better tonight is not the night a restaurant is at it’s best.

Have fun youngsters.

345 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 2:52:41pm

Here’s a not-happy St. Valentine’s Day story I thought needed Paging:

The country where Valentine’s Day is the most dangerous day of the year

Read on to know more, and if I’m not here when GGT is on next please let her know about this one.

346 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:52:48pm

What a bunch of anal retentives the RW is.

Cue Conservative Media Outrage Over Obama’s Selfie, Use Of “YOLO” In BuzzFeed Video

mediamatters.org

347 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 2:54:13pm

re: #345 Dark_Falcon

Here’s a not-happy St. Valentine’s Day story I thought needed Paging:

The country where Valentine’s Day is the most dangerous day of the year

Read on to know more, and if I’m not here when GGT is on next please let her know about this one.

You forgot the link to the source article so we can read the rest of it.

348 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 2:54:31pm

re: #343 CuriousLurker

I have used print, radio and the internet as sources. I have a tendency to used the internet more than the radio or print.

349 Justanotherhuman  Feb 14, 2015 2:56:12pm
350 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 2:57:55pm

re: #348 PhillyPretzel

Same here. I used to turn on the TV for fast developing/breaking stories, but Twitter is much faster now, provided one knows to take everything one sees there with a large grain of salt until it’s corroborated by a mainstream source.

351 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 2:59:25pm

re: #350 CuriousLurker

That is why I still get The Wall Street Journal in print and over the internet. I use my radio for the local all news station KYW1060.

352 Targetpractice  Feb 14, 2015 2:59:29pm

re: #346 Justanotherhuman

What a bunch of anal retentives the RW is.

Cue Conservative Media Outrage Over Obama’s Selfie, Use Of “YOLO” In BuzzFeed Video

mediamatters.org

Yeah, conservatives have always been big on “presidential dignity.”

353 PhillyPretzel  Feb 14, 2015 3:01:05pm

re: #352 Targetpractice

::: snicker :::

354 TedStriker  Feb 14, 2015 3:02:42pm

re: #346 Justanotherhuman

What a bunch of anal retentives the RW is.

Cue Conservative Media Outrage Over Obama’s Selfie, Use Of “YOLO” In BuzzFeed Video

mediamatters.org

I haven’t read the MM piece yet, but let me guess on what the RWNJs are saying: President Obama is “acting beneath the dignity of his office”, right?

Edit: Yup, that’s pretty much the gist of what the Fox News droids are saying…

355 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 3:06:17pm

re: #354 TedStriker

I haven’t read the MM piece yet, but let me guess on what the RWNJs are saying: President Obama is “acting beneath the dignity of his office”, right?

No, it’s basically, “People are dying, the world is burning, so how dare he!?”

As if there’s not a shitload of bad stuff happening every day.

356 Higgs Boson's Mate  Feb 14, 2015 3:07:25pm

re: #346 Justanotherhuman

What a bunch of anal retentives the RW is.

Cue Conservative Media Outrage Over Obama’s Selfie, Use Of “YOLO” In BuzzFeed Video

mediamatters.org

Being by nature scum the outward trappings of dignity are important to them.

357 Targetpractice  Feb 14, 2015 3:08:14pm

re: #355 CuriousLurker

No, it’s basically, “People are dying, the world is burning, so how dare he!?”

As if there’s not a shitload of bad stuff happening every day.

Which is itself a continuation of the wingnut theme that all the “important” things in the world are not being addressed. What’s “important”? Whatever they think makes the President look bad but isn’t get 24/7 coverage. Even if it means dragging out non-troversies to beat like the proverbial dead horse.

358 William Barnett-Lewis  Feb 14, 2015 3:08:58pm

re: #354 TedStriker

I haven’t read the MM piece yet, but let me guess on what the RWNJs are saying: President Obama is “acting beneath the dignity of his office”, right?

Edit: Yup, that’s pretty much the gist of what the Fox News droids are saying…

I was going to make a joke about it but FOX is enough of a joke on it’s own.

I’m going to go back to practicing “A Horse With No Name” instead. Much more useful.

359 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 3:09:36pm

re: #347 CuriousLurker

You forgot the link to the source article so we can read the rest of it.

Thanks, I just fixed that error.

360 b_sharp  Feb 14, 2015 3:09:52pm

re: #358 William Barnett-Lewis

I was going to make a joke about it but FOX is enough of a joke on it’s own.

I’m going to go back to practicing “A Horse With No Name” instead. Much more useful.

Just give the horse a name and be done with it.

361 William Barnett-Lewis  Feb 14, 2015 3:14:55pm

re: #360 b_sharp

Just give the horse a name and be done with it.

Hey, I’m on the first part of the journey. Got lots of time to think about a name… ;)

362 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 3:15:58pm

re: #353 PhillyPretzel

::: snicker :::

Don’t just snicker, Laugh. Because Ronald Reagan made that gesture with a stern face in order to get laughs. He was an entertainer before he was a politician, and he did not forget the value of humor as president.

Thus any wingnuts who use Reagan to attack Obama on this point will only reveal that they don’t really know who Ronald Reagan was. Because Reagan wasn’t a fool for the gesture and expression seen in that photo, the fools are those who try to put a him atop a pedestal.

363 CuriousLurker  Feb 14, 2015 3:17:12pm

re: #355 CuriousLurker

Correction; Actually, NRO did indeed complain that it was beneath the dignity of the office.

Oddly enough, while they claimed it was disrespectful to Kayla Mueller (especially the use of YOLO), who died at the hands if Daesh, they didn’t complain that it was disrespectful to the three Muslim college students who had been killed just a couple of days before at the hands of a fellow American.

Weird, huh? //

364 Dark_Falcon  Feb 14, 2015 3:18:15pm

re: #361 William Barnett-Lewis

Hey, I’m on the first part of the journey. Got lots of time to think about a name… ;)

And with that, I’ve got to post the song:

365 Renaissance_Man  Feb 14, 2015 3:43:48pm

re: #335 b_sharp

A couple of years ago we held the Grey Cup here, which we also won. A visitor from the US, an ex-LEO was walking through Victoria Park and was approached by a couple of drunk fans celebrating the win. All they wanted was to make sure he knew we won and asked if he saw the game.

The man wrote a letter to the local newspaper complaining that without his gun he felt insecure and complained he should have been able to carry it while up here in Canada.

My first thought was, “WTF - you chickenshit.”

That was my first realization that American attitudes toward guns is significantly different than Canadian. I live in a province where the majority of people are rural and have in the past or do now own a rifle so gun ownership isn’t unusual. The feeling of insecurity because of a lack of a gun is unusual.

A few years ago my best mate from back home (Australia) and I did a driving tour around the US, heading up through the Great Lakes into Canada. He was a cop at that time, and in most towns we stopped, we would find the local cops and he would introduce himself, talk for a bit, and so on. In one town near the border, the cops warned him not to introduce himself as a cop in Canada, because they were not friendly to cops there.

Australians and Canadians have a certain bond, so naturally we ignored that and introduced ourselves as soon as we crossed. The Canadian cops laughed and said they were only unfriendly to American cops, because the American cops kept trying to smuggle their guns across the border and carry them.

On another occasion, the local cops in the US invited my mate to ride along for an evening with them. As soon as they got in the car, they handed him a shotgun to carry, and use if anything happened.

Holy shit.

This was a small town, so absolutely nothing was likely to happen. But without any qualms, they handed a guy they’d only just met, who happened to have a foreign police badge but without any inkling of his qualifications, a loaded weapon with instructions to use it. Despite having absolutely no legal standing in this country to do so. What the fuck.

The prevalence of guns in the US is one thing. But the true insanity is the American attitude towards guns, where guns are sacred, religious objects, more precious than anything including humans. And that Americans should expect to have to fight with their guns at any time, and that guns are an accepted method of resolving disputes.

It’s not just the ammosexuals or other gun nuts. Ordinary Americans everywhere, even those that don’t own guns, blandly accept that guns are more important no matter how many small children get shot. They reflexively balk at any suggestion that less guns may be a good thing, because it contradicts their faith that guns are there to fight with and shoot bad guys with. And that they are somehow, bizarrely, less free if people aren’t shooting each other.


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