Turn it up.
Guitar Tabs, CDs & Mp3s available at candyrat.com
“Thunderstruck” by AC/DC arranged and performed by Luca Stricagnoli
Guitar made by Davide Serracini.http://serracini.it
Video by Federico Scaglia pazart.it
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darthstar Feb 16, 2015 9:10:38pm |
Okay…that was pretty fuckin’ cool. I wish I could play like that.
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darthstar Feb 16, 2015 9:16:50pm |
@TommyLeeAllman If I'd known I could become a wealthy Republican Senator by not finishing college I never would have graduated.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) February 17, 2015
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Charles Johnson Feb 16, 2015 9:29:47pm |
Anyone want to bet this is actually Chuck, using a sock puppet account? @GotNewsFan— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 17, 2015
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coin operated Feb 16, 2015 9:30:55pm |
Love when you post the CandyRat stuff…and Luca ROCKS!!!
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Pawn of the Oppressor Feb 16, 2015 9:38:04pm |
Thoughts:
1. I’ve never seen somebody play the neck of a guitar like that.
2. I’ve never seen fingers do those things!
3. I find myself imagining what AC/DC would sound like rendered on a sitar.
4. This confirms just how much WATCHING somebody play adds to the experience of the performance (I learned that lesson from the videos posted here).
5. Bluesy sound like that wouldn’t be out of place on a Sons of Anarchy episode soundtrack…
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Targetpractice Feb 16, 2015 9:38:27pm |
Seems the judge shopping paid off:
MORE: Judge grants states' request to temporarily block Obama's executive action on immigration: http://t.co/WMrPyrpmzY— The Associated Press (@AP) February 17, 2015
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TedStriker Feb 16, 2015 9:44:58pm |
re: #1 teleskiguy
@2CELLOS slays this tune as well!
[Embedded content]
I love 2Cellos; here’s a couple of songs off of their new album:
and another favorite of mine:
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BeachDem Feb 16, 2015 9:45:54pm |
Does the boy genius really think this little disclaimer allows him to steal other people’s photographs?
Photo: By Matt Yglesias in 2007, Gotnews(dot)com watermark added
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A Cranky One Feb 16, 2015 9:49:25pm |
re: #6 Charles Johnson
Anyone want to bet this is actually Chuck, using a sock puppet account?
@GotNewsFan profile pic:
@GotNewsFan
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A Cranky One Feb 16, 2015 9:54:24pm |
re: #11 BeachDem
Does the boy genius really think this little disclaimer allows him to steal other people’s photographs?
Photo: By Matt Yglesias in 2007, gotnews.com watermark added
I had the same reaction. That boy ain’t right.
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teleskiguy Feb 16, 2015 10:06:36pm |
She is missed.
Amy Winehouse pic.twitter.com/hJrAqRB3kL— Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) February 17, 2015
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 16, 2015 10:29:11pm |
re: #9 Targetpractice
Seems the judge shopping paid off:
[Embedded content]
Abraham Lincoln Would Still Fuck Tea Partiers Shit Up (Immigration Edition)
Give ‘em Hell, Rude Pundit!
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Charles Johnson Feb 16, 2015 10:39:13pm |
Just great. I have scombroid food poisoning… fucking fish.— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) February 17, 2015
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BeachDem Feb 16, 2015 10:47:26pm |
re: #16 Charles Johnson
I smell a lawsuit! (That’s what he gets for fucking fish//)
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 16, 2015 10:49:31pm |
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TedStriker Feb 16, 2015 10:56:59pm |
re: #16 Charles Johnson
[Embedded content]
I’m sorry to be laughing at another person’s illness, even if it is Chuck, but in this case:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
He’s fucking lucky that he hasn’t been struck by lightning yet, the lying and scheming fuck…
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BeachDem Feb 16, 2015 10:59:58pm |
re: #19 TedStriker
I’m sorry to be be laughing at another person’s illness, even if it is Chuck, but in this case:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
He’s fucking lucky that he hasn’t been struck by lightning yet…
Sadly, it will probably only limit his tweeting for a short while:
Symptoms usually last for about 10 to 14 hours, and rarely exceed one to two days…Oral antihistamines are very effective, showing improvement within 10-15 minutes.
I just hope it wasn’t his hotasianwife who cooked the fish.
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TedStriker Feb 16, 2015 11:00:07pm |
re: #17 BeachDem
I smell a lawsuit! (That’s what he gets for fucking fish//)
I’m sure that Saul Goodman would be all over that shit…as it were.
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TedStriker Feb 16, 2015 11:01:26pm |
re: #20 BeachDem
Sadly, it will probably only limit his tweeting for a short while:
Symptoms usually last for about 10 to 14 hours, and rarely exceed one to two days…Oral antihistamines are very effective, showing improvement within 10-15 minutes.
I just hope it wasn’t his hotasianwife who cooked the fish.
I’d laugh my ass off if it was, even though it may not have even been her fault
However, I’d hope that she would have also hidden his piece from him as well.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 16, 2015 11:07:59pm |
I didn’t use a form, because I don’t really want all that information, but here is the gotnwes.com Got Tpis? page.
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A Cranky One Feb 16, 2015 11:08:27pm |
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BeachDem Feb 16, 2015 11:31:23pm |
re: #24 A Cranky One
@GotNewsFan was seen earlier having fish.
Well, now I can head to bed with a smile on my face—that is just too funny.
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Kragar Feb 16, 2015 11:36:42pm |
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Targetpractice Feb 16, 2015 11:38:16pm |
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Kragar Feb 16, 2015 11:55:58pm |
The Battle of Calth, also referred to as the Calth Atrocity, was the name given by later Imperial scholars to the treacherous campaign conducted during the early stages of the Horus Heresy in the 31st Millennium by the traitorous XVII Space Marine Legion, the Word Bearers, on behalf of the Warmaster Horus against their hated rivals, the XIII Space Marine Legion, better known as the Ultramarines. The campaign was launched by the Word Bearers’ Primarch Lorgar Aurelian with the goal of exterminating the XIII Space Marine Legion outright. The purpose of the Word Bearers’ invasion of the Ultramarines’ Realm of Ultramar in the Eastern Fringes of the galaxy was to tie down the XIII Legion and prevent them from reinforcing their fellow Loyalists as the Traitor Legions marched relentlessly on Terra itself. The crux of the campaign came on the Agri-world of Calth in the Ultramar Sector, where the Ultramarines successfully broke the Word Bearers’ surprise assault after a viciously-fought siege action, though at the cost of terrible casualties and the complete destruction of Calth’s atmosphere and once-verdant biosphere. As a result of the devastation wrought by the Word Bearers during the Calth Atrocity, future generations of Calth’s people were required to live deep underground in massive subterranean hive cities to escape their world’s radiation-scorched, airless surface. While both the Ultramarines and their Primarch Roboute Guilliman survived the Word Bearers’ assault, the campaign successfully prevented the Ultramarines from participating in the Battle of Terra as Horus had planned.
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Pawn of the Oppressor Feb 17, 2015 12:00:40am |
re: #14 teleskiguy
Growing up I never understood the hangup on celebrity deaths, but I get it now because of her. The world losing her just hurt.
I have some experience dating a beautiful but screwed-up Jewish girl and too much of what I read about her personal mess felt familiar to me - all glamour and beauty on the outside, and senseless, cause-less torment on the inside. A hurricane in a gift box. She’d probably have been a terrible person to know, but she was such a sublime artistic force, and the “what could have been” is especially painful.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 12:19:39am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 1:00:12am |
re: #31 Varek Raith
Perhaps that is Karma telling him to knock it off.
He’ll ignore karma’s advice. His reasoning skills are none too sharp.
A good lawsuit might get his attention, or a 2x4 to the head could work, too.
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Kragar Feb 17, 2015 1:03:20am |
re: #33 Varek Raith
Homeworld remastered drops in 2 weeks.
Its already been confirmed its going to use Steam Workshop.
Battlefleet Gothic is going to start early.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 1:06:09am |
re: #35 Kragar
Homeworld remastered drops in 2 weeks.
Its already been confirmed its going to use Steam Workshop.
Battlefleet Gothic is going to start early.
[Embedded content]
Sweet.
I still have HW installed.
Youtube Video
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 2:30:56am |
‘Morning, all. the Rodentia part of the Disney/family trip hasn’t started yet. It’s now 0530 local, 0430 circadian, and the coffee hasn’t kicked in.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 3:08:42am |
re: #38 Decatur Deb
‘Morning, all. the Rodentia part of the Disney/family trip hasn’t started yet. It’s now 0530 local, 0430 circadian, and the coffee hasn’t kicked in.
Did you all get your measles boosters?
/…?
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 3:11:03am |
1 degree F outside, -9 windchill, and 46F indoors here at the computer desk.
Yes, I haz crankiness.
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Romantic Heretic Feb 17, 2015 3:20:42am |
I am just passing into the achy stage of a cold. Throat’s still raw and nose is very unhappy with how much tissue paper has been wiped across it.
Morning all.
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Romantic Heretic Feb 17, 2015 3:23:31am |
re: #42 Varek Raith
Shoveling snow at 4:30 am was awesome!
Isn’t there supposed to be a sarc tag after that?
ETA: Damned you, autocorrect.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 3:24:34am |
re: #39 Varek Raith
Did you all get your measles boosters?
/…?
My daughter asked me a couple days ago if she’d ever had chickenpox, because her doctor had asked her. She’s almost 29 now, and couldn’t remember.
She did. All my kids did.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 3:25:18am |
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 3:33:06am |
Checking storm power outages, I’m pretty sure that MrBWS will be headed to the Carolinas this morning. 105,492 Duke Energy customers in North and South Carolina are out. I checked the outage map, those customers in the dark include MrBWS’s 90-year-old dad.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 3:54:50am |
re: #39 Varek Raith
Did you all get your measles boosters?
/…?
We were a rapid deployment family—Uncle kept our shot records in several volumes.
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wrenchwench Feb 17, 2015 4:11:13am |
re: #38 Decatur Deb
‘Morning, all. the Rodentia part of the Disney/family trip hasn’t started yet. It’s now 0530 local, 0430 circadian, and the coffee hasn’t kicked in.
Isn’t ‘circadian’ two hours off of local?
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 4:15:16am |
If I’d known I could become a wealthy Republican Senator by not finishing college I never would have graduated.
Rand Paul’s lack of degree is an issue because he lied about it. Scott Walker’s education background isn’t.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 4:20:12am |
re: #48 wrenchwench
Isn’t ‘circadian’ two hours off of local?
We just came 1 timezone to the East, unless someone’s screwing with Daylight Savings Time already.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 4:26:15am |
re: #50 Decatur Deb
We just came 1 timezone to the East, unless someone’s screwing with Daylight Savings Time already.
Don’t look at me…
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 4:28:02am |
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 4:28:03am |
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 4:29:05am |
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 4:33:00am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 4:44:03am |
George Pataki is on CNBC all but announcing candidacy for the GOP nomination.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 4:58:02am |
HAPPY PACZKI DAY!
RT @chicagotribune By 5 am,there were already people lined up at Orland Park Bakery http://t.co/3Sz9FZYHe2 #PaczkiDay pic.twitter.com/yFXZsk64PD— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) February 17, 2015
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 5:08:10am |
Paczki are totally Jewish, except we eat them at Hanukkah.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 17, 2015 5:08:46am |
re: #59 The Vicious Babushka
Pronounced “ponchki”.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 5:08:51am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:14:13am |
re: #61 The Vicious Babushka
Paczki are totally Jewish, except we eat them at Hanukkah.
So why is there a run on them now?
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 17, 2015 5:14:38am |
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 5:17:35am |
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freetoken Feb 17, 2015 5:19:35am |
re: #58 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
George Pataki is on CNBC all but announcing candidacy for the GOP nomination.
The anti-abortion folk will never accept him.
And that’s most of the GOP poll-goers these days.
Indeed, compared to most of the GOP, Pataki is a radical marxist.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 5:19:50am |
re: #64 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
So why is there a run on them now?
The Polish eat them on Fat Tuesday
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:24:56am |
re: #68 The Vicious Babushka
The Polish eat them on Fat Tuesday
Oh, OK.
This year, Chinese New Year falls just one day after Ash Wednesday. I’m surprised the folks who got all worried about the Mayan calendar didn’t catch on to this particular convergence.
We’ve nothing to worry about, unless Chinese people start stripping half-naked and go dancing in the streets. Then surely the Apocalypse will be upon us.
/
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 5:26:27am |
We have nothing but sheets of hard sleet and ice covering everything. We’re not going anywhere. Right now it’s about 22 deg and overcast, and is supposed to warm up to 41, but we’ll see about that. It never did yesterday as predicted, just stayed in the 20s.
At least the birds are happy. : )
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 5:26:29am |
so this is going well……Christie Trails Hillary By 23 Points In N.J.; http://t.co/y3qZo4ofm8
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 17, 2015
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:27:28am |
re: #71 Dr. Matt
I would smile so much if CC doesn’t carry his own state.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 5:28:53am |
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 5:29:08am |
Escort Fees. Hostage. SWAT teams. Florida, come from the weather, stay for the news.
And in @_FloridaMan News: Dispute over 'escort fee' triggers hostage situation in St. Pete. Your move, Texas. http://t.co/5WUaKJA1yw
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) February 17, 2015
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 5:31:33am |
re: #68 The Vicious Babushka
The Polish eat them on Fat Tuesday
The Germans are busy stuffing their faces on Kreppel, or jelly doughnuts, also known as Berliner, otherwise known as John F Kennedy...
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:33:17am |
re: #75 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
The Germans are busy stuffing their faces on Kreppel, or jelly doughnuts, also known as Berliner, otherwise known as John F Kennedy...
“I am a jelly doughnut!”
And the crowd cheered!
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 5:34:25am |
re: #76 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
“I am a jelly doughnut!”
And the crowd cheered!
Nobody recorded his famous “Je suis un pain au chocolat!” speech in Paris…
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 5:35:30am |
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 5:37:54am |
re: #75 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
The Germans are busy stuffing their faces on Kreppel, or jelly doughnuts, also known as Berliner, otherwise known as John F Kennedy...
Kreplach or Krepchen in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine are meat-filled dumplings, like ravioli or won ton.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:39:44am |
re: #79 The Vicious Babushka
Kreplach or Krepchen in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine are meat-filled dumplings, like ravioli or won ton.
Also jiaozi (pot stickers), another form of Chinese dumpling. Very popular for the New Year.
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Doofus Feb 17, 2015 5:41:12am |
re: #78 Justanotherhuman
Upding for Frankie. I prefer the live version.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 5:41:30am |
Russia is really showing its ass these days, too. No doubt they’re appealing to RW nationalists with this kind of bullshit, but I suppose Putin needs something before the Russian economy collapses.
Russian Foreign Ministry condemns Lithuania’s support of Ukrainian government - Interfax
end of alert
Russia-backed separatists claim to have taken control of key hub Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine - @AP
end of alert
1h
Royal Navy warship tracked Russian frigate off the coast of France, monitored movement through English Channel - @DefenceHQ
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 5:47:08am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:47:37am |
re: #84 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
I assume they give away free stuff…
Phones and cars
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 5:47:41am |
And it’s going to be even colder the next couple of days:
Record low at Cincinnati. CVG fell to -7 this morning. This breaks the old record for Feb 17 of -4 in 1958.— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) February 17, 2015
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:48:27am |
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b.d. Feb 17, 2015 5:49:03am |
re: #84 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
I assume they give away free stuff…
That’s where I go and vote 100s of times on every election day.
//
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 5:49:18am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:50:50am |
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 5:51:48am |
re: #92 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
With at least six kids each
Who all receive food stamps, social security, and medicaid.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 5:52:01am |
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 5:53:36am |
Who the fuck tweets such idiocy!?
.@ChuckCJohnson Don't shit yourself!
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) February 17, 2015
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 5:55:57am |
Maybe UpChuck’s disjointed post about Ezra Klein was aggravated by his having to run to the toilet every 5 minutes.
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 5:55:59am |
And so it begins……
Texas Judge Blocks Obama's Executive Orders On #Immigration http://t.co/LCFcAMczrg
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) February 17, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 6:06:16am |
How do people get scombroid fish poisoning?
Fish in the Scombridae family (tuna, mackerel, skipjack, and bonito) are the most common sources of illness. Other fish, such as mahi mahi, bluefish, marlin, and escolar can also cause scombroid fish poisoning.
When these types of fish are not properly refrigerated, bacteria begin to break down the flesh of the fish and histamines are formed. Histamines are heat-resistant; therefore, illness can occur even with fish that is properly canned or cooked. While some contaminated fish will not show any outward signs of spoilage, others will have a bad odor or a “honey-combed” appearance when cooked. Fish that looks spoiled should not be consumed. Histamine levels may be unevenly distributed throughout the fish, and the amount of histamine needed to cause symptoms may vary from person to person. Therefore, people who share a single contaminated portion of fish may show a wide range of symptoms.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 6:08:09am |
re: #97 Dr. Matt
Call me suspicious and cynical, too:
“Maybe I’m just too cynical, but this ruling from a Bush appointee seems suspiciously well-timed to prevent the Republican majority from having to follow through on their threat to defund DHS. Via the Washington Post:
“A federal judge in Texas last night temporarily blocked the Obama administration’s executive actions on immigration. The judge, responding to a suit filed by 26 Republican-run states, did not rule on the legality of immigration orders but said there was sufficient merit to the challenge to warrant a suspension while the case goes forward.”
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:08:24am |
Team Oscar only needs 2 more LIKES to reach the magic 100. There seems to be some facebook magic that happens at 100.
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:09:04am |
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 6:09:47am |
Winter storm leaves 305,000 customers in 14 states without power as of 8:30 am ET; Highest number in Ga., NC and SC - @weatherchannel
see original on twitter.com
re: #101 FemNaziBitch
Sounds like something that would happen to a man’s genitals. : )
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:12:39am |
Republicans Haven’t Quite Worked Out A Foreign Policy Beyond ‘Not Obama’
This is one of those headlines that pretty much says it all —no need to read the article.
:)
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:12:59am |
re: #102 Justanotherhuman
Winter storm leaves 305,000 customers in 14 states without power as of 8:30 am ET; Highest number in Ga., NC and SC - @weatherchannel
see original on twitter.comSounds like something that would happen to a man’s genitals. : )
LOL!
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:17:31am |
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:17:47am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 6:18:00am |
re: #103 FemNaziBitch
Republicans Haven’t Quite Worked Out A Foreign Policy Beyond ‘Not Obama’
This is one of those headlines that pretty much says it all —no need to read the article.
:)
It can be applied to any policy, too. The GOP has spent the last 6 years saying “not Obama” to everything, without really offering viable alternatives.
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Mattand Feb 17, 2015 6:18:07am |
re: #67 freetoken
The anti-abortion folk will never accept him.
And that’s most of the GOP poll-goers these days.
Indeed, compared to most of the GOP, Pataki is a radical marxist.
Was just skimming over TPM and saw this:
GOP State Rep. Sparks Backlash With Comments About Nuking ISIS
Then there’s the real possibility of Republicans defunding DHS to show Obama.. something. The party that the American voting brain trust thinks is stronger on defense.
I hate to be this over-the-top cranky this early, but if the GOP gets the Presidency, Bush’s last year in the White House will look like a frigging picnic compared to what would be coming.
I’ve actually been avoiding commenting when the few conservatives who post here show up, because all I can think is “You’re obviously an intelligent person. Why why WHY do still supper this party?”
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Great White Snark Feb 17, 2015 6:18:53am |
Heck with the news I’m just playin Two Cellos all morn.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 6:19:08am |
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:19:42am |
States have already introduced more than 100 anti-abortion bills this year http://t.co/Y5IClL6fRN pic.twitter.com/ZyFo5znU9R #WarOnWomen— sean mackey (@1DancingCrane) February 11, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 6:22:54am |
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:24:20am |
Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling that Firing Woman for Breastfeeding Not Sexist Since Men Can Lactate http://t.co/BoCmaec7HF #WarOnWomen— Beckie (@BoonieKane) February 9, 2015
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:25:46am |
Pope Francis OKs Parents Smacking Children, Provided “Dignity” Is Maintained http://t.co/arv0rXc2SA— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) February 8, 2015
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Ace-o-aces Feb 17, 2015 6:25:54am |
Not dealing with the crazies and the RWNJs today. I’m in New Orleans today.
Happy Mardi Gras bitches!
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 6:26:37am |
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 6:26:53am |
re: #117 Ace-o-aces
I’m in New Orleans today.
Happy Mardi Gras bitches!
Put your damn shirt back on!
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Great White Snark Feb 17, 2015 6:27:51am |
re: #117 Ace-o-aces
I’m in New Orleans today.
Happy Mardi Gras bitches!
Wave at Reine, she’s out there somewhere.
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Ace-o-aces Feb 17, 2015 6:28:21am |
re: #119 Varek Raith
Put your damn shirt back on!
Hey, I’m married to a native. Only the tourists in the Quarter do that crap.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 6:28:44am |
re: #115 FemNaziBitch
[Embedded content]
Even if men can (ahem) lactate, they can’t have babies.
Nationwide had it in for Ames. What a horrible company.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 6:29:09am |
re: #109 Mattand
FFS.
“It seems some of you haven’t read anything about the use of ‘tactical nuclear weapons’ and only remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” he wrote in one response. “Please do some research and you will find that we have battlefield capable small nuclear weapons that would be perfect for the areas where ISIS has run everyone else out and use as their strongholds.
In terms of yield, Fat Man and Little Boy were tactical nukes.
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ObserverArt Feb 17, 2015 6:29:38am |
re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth
1 degree F outside, -9 windchill, and 46F indoors here at the computer desk.
Yes, I haz crankiness.
Morning. 2° F right now rising from a low earlier of -2°
Sleuth…hang in there! Thinking warm thoughts for you. And I sure understand the crankiness. I’ve been there a few times with my old house.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 6:32:01am |
re: #124 ObserverArt
Morning. 2° F right now rising from a low earlier of -2°
Sleuth…hang in there! Thinking warm thoughts for you. And I sure understand the crankiness. I’ve been there a few times with my old house.
yep, temp bottomed out here at -2, now up to +2. Sure hoping it gets somewhere close to today’s forecast high of 20. I’m NOT looking forward to hauling water out to the barn the next few days.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 6:32:27am |
At a minimum, he’s looking at lobbing 5 kiloton devices around.
What a loon.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 6:32:44am |
re: #124 ObserverArt
Morning. 2° F right now rising from a low earlier of -2°
Sleuth…hang in there! Thinking warm thoughts for you. And I sure understand the crankiness. I’ve been there a few times with my old house.
As I have been, too. Boy, I do not miss having to feed the woodstove and worry about the pipes freezing. At. All. And it seems I managed to dodge the really cold weather here where I live during the two weeks I headed south.
Hope everyone manages to stay warm and safe.
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Dave In Austin Feb 17, 2015 6:34:05am |
re: #117 Ace-o-aces
Not dealing with the crazies and the RWNJs today. I’m in New Orleans today.
Happy Mardi Gras bitches!
Disregard the stupid ad……
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 6:34:09am |
White House plans to appeal federal judge’s ruling to halt Obama immigration actions, says, ‘The district court’s decision wrongly prevents these lawful, commonsense policies from taking effect and the Department of Justice has indicated that it will appeal that decision’ - @AP
read more on bigstory.ap.org
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 6:34:37am |
re: #127 Varek Raith
At a minimum, he’s looking at lobbing 5 kiloton devices around.
What a loon.
Local residents might object, I think. Ukraine has some history with nuclear disasters, after all.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 6:38:38am |
Love my firewood guy. He just called to make absolutely sure that I have enough wood for this week’s cold spell. Even though the pipes are frozen at his house, he was ready to attempt to deliver wood to me today if I needed it. I assured him that I’m good for 2-3 weeks yet.
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ObserverArt Feb 17, 2015 6:43:25am |
re: #86 Backwoods_Sleuth
And it’s going to be even colder the next couple of days:
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I just looked at long range 10 day. I am seeing negative numbers and highs in teens. WTF???
Did the earth tip and the north pole moved south?
I sure hope the forecasts are wrong…but that could be wishful thinking.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 6:44:08am |
Accident at Carnival in Haiti:
Haiti carnival accident kills 18 February 17, 2015 at 07:01AM At least 18 people are killed in Haiti after a power… http://t.co/dMlgxK8kXI
BBC—At least 18 people have died after a power line fell on to a carnival float in the Haitian capital, Port au Prince.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 6:44:46am |
re: #133 Justanotherhuman
Don’t eat the fish…
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Speaking of that, Australia had to recall packages of frozen berries imported from China because some were contaminated with Hepatitis A.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 6:45:39am |
re: #134 ObserverArt
I just looked at long range 10 day. I am seeing negative numbers and highs in teens. WTF???
Did the earth tip and the north pole moved south?
I sure hope the forecasts are wrong…but that could be wishful thinking.
I asked NWS in Wilmington on Sunday if those were typos.
They said, “nope.”
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:45:48am |
put a wig on the dog and frightened the crap out of the postman. pic.twitter.com/CkReJX0jfU— Steve Joy (@AnnoyedWasp) February 16, 2015
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:47:34am |
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 6:48:03am |
re: #136 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
Speaking of that, Australia had to recall packages of frozen berries imported from China because some were contaminated with Hepatitis A.
Berry eating Scombroids?
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 6:48:46am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 6:49:27am |
These are not the scombroids you are looking for.
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 6:50:00am |
Any politician that advocates a nuclear response to terrorism should be immediately removed from office. They have zero business in any sort of leadership position in this country.
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ObserverArt Feb 17, 2015 6:52:24am |
By the way, I cannot watch the video above.
Dude is wearing a black hoodie and looks to be in a sketchy area of town.
Where’s my damn gun???
Oh, that’s right. I don’t own one. So, I can’t follow him.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 6:53:56am |
re: #144 Dr. Matt
If any politician advocates a nuclear response to terrorism should be immediately removed from office. They have zero business in any sort of leadership position in this country.
It’s crazy to even think of it. Even using a “tactical nuke” in a populated area like eastern Ukraine, right next to Russia (another nuclear state), would be — to say the least — a foreign policy debacle that would make Iraq look like a wet firecracker. We’d lose the support of every civilized nation in the world in a second, and piss off quite a few others.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 17, 2015 6:54:07am |
re: #76 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
“I am a jelly doughnut!”
And the crowd cheered!
He didn’t really say that though.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 6:54:14am |
Fundamentalist and hypocritical dirty old man, no different than some we’ve seen from other faiths.
Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Imam Stir Rifts in Insular Illinois Community
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 17, 2015 6:54:47am |
re: #147 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
He didn’t really say that though.
Don’t spoil the narrative. //
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ObserverArt Feb 17, 2015 6:55:26am |
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Scromboli sandwiches!
Ha!
Ewwwww…
Later all. Got some work to get done. Stay as warm as you can.
And if you are on the west coast…I don’t want to hear it.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 6:55:34am |
re: #147 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
He didn’t really say that though.
Only if you use Google translate…
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 6:58:55am |
re: #146 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
It’s crazy to even think of it. Even using a “tactical nuke” in a populated area like eastern Ukraine, right next to Russia (another nuclear state), would be — to say the least — a foreign policy debacle that would make Iraq look like a wet firecracker. We’d lose the support of every civilized nation in the world in a second, and piss off quite a few others.
The Law of Unintentional Consequences.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 17, 2015 6:59:58am |
re: #151 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Only if you use Google translate…
And don’t know any German… And think that a President’s speech wouldn’t have been checked dozens of times…
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 7:02:18am |
re: #153 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
And don’t know any German… And think that a President’s speech wouldn’t have been checked dozens of times…
Berliner is just a common term for a jelly doughnut. Just like Pariser is a term for both a Parisian - and a condom.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 7:02:28am |
The birds (a large variety, including the beautiful cardinals) have already eaten half of the food I put out late yesterday. It’s wonderful to watch. : )
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 7:05:18am |
Ukrainian defense ministry says a group of service personnel have been taken prisoner in Debaltseve, but reports of large-scale numbers being captured are false - @Reuters
end of alert
19m
Ukrainian presidential office calls on European Union and NATO to condemn Russia-backed rebels for violating cease-fire - @AP
read more on bigstory.ap.org
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 7:06:31am |
Hey so not complaining, at least we’re not getting snow here.
#UniteBlue pic.twitter.com/EwYZkhFkd3— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) February 17, 2015
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 17, 2015 7:06:48am |
re: #154 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Berliner is just a common term for a jelly doughnut. Just like Pariser is a term for both a Parisian - and a condom.
Germans are usually surprised when they hear the jellydoughnut-legend. It is only “possible” among those who don’t know German.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 7:07:50am |
The cold water tap in the upstairs bathroom sink stopped working. Frozen pipe? All the other taps in the house are OK.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 7:12:53am |
re: #159 The Vicious Babushka
The cold water tap in the upstairs bathroom sink stopped working. Frozen pipe? All the other taps in the house are OK.
probably. Open the tap and the cabinet door under the sink, put a space heater a few feet away and keep an eye on it.
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Feb 17, 2015 7:13:15am |
good morning fellow lizards. May have some huge news to share soon just waiting for some results…
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 7:15:33am |
No one around here is going anywhere the rest of the week. Damn it. Winter in the south means you’d better not hit the roads.
Freezing temps at night (meaning “black ice”), less than an inch of snow tomorrow, and another snow on Sat. Really, a lot of places close down because people know better than to get out in this crap. They may have brined the major hwys, but no one can get out of their neighborhood safely.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 7:20:38am |
re: #158 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Germans are usually surprised when they hear the jellydoughnut-legend. It is only “possible” among those who don’t know German.
What a bunch of weiners…
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 7:27:28am |
Latest news from Ministry of Defence in Ukraine.
16.11 A group of Ukrainian soldiers was ambushed and capture. (Google translate)
Does anyone speak Ukrainian?
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 7:42:02am |
It’s not too bad in my part of the world right now.
Sun is out.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 7:44:52am |
Who knew Mexico was actually in Maine? But this is excellent news.
BREAKING: Missing teens found alive
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 7:46:07am |
re: #166 Justanotherhuman
Who knew Mexico was actually in Maine?
There is also one in Indiana. And a Peru, Indiana, too.
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retired cynic Feb 17, 2015 7:46:40am |
re: #167 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
And Missouri.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 7:52:16am |
re: #168 retired cynic
And Missouri.
A convenient excuse for illegals…they were just following the GPS and entered the wrong region…
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 7:52:57am |
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Great White Snark Feb 17, 2015 8:00:23am |
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Stephen T. Feb 17, 2015 8:00:52am |
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 8:03:02am |
Zombie Cat!
Latest update & new Bart pics! http://t.co/mSCQ20Kg5q #ZombieCat #tampabay pic.twitter.com/4FoZq3fQcP
— Humane Society Tampa (@HumaneTampaBay) February 16, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 8:05:52am |
Even my grandson, who actually thought he was going somewhere, even after I warned him he wouldn’t get out of our unplowed, frozen solid parking lot and downhill drive, checked conditions out, and agreed that we’re all prisoners of the sleet/ice covering everything.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 8:06:03am |
re: #173 Justanotherhuman
still creepy
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A Cranky One Feb 17, 2015 8:08:23am |
re: #175 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
still creepy
Well, yah, it’s a cat! /ducks and runs…..
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 8:11:11am |
Just how serious this winter is…
Woman who died Monday is Chicago’s 18th confirmed cold-related death so far this season - @chicagotribune
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wrenchwench Feb 17, 2015 8:13:24am |
#CancelTuesday RT @melissagira: @Katie_Speak pic.twitter.com/F0gEcTBcWQ— Katie Klabusich (@Katie_Speak) February 17, 2015
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 8:13:35am |
re: #173 Justanotherhuman
Zombie Cat!
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I’ve seen this movie before, the cat will now be pure evil…which is pretty much the short job description of “cat,” but I digress…
//
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 8:15:05am |
.@SpeakerBoehner failure. you keep using that word but not in relation to what GOP's done. #GOPShutdown = failure. ACA repeals = failure.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 17, 2015
The Speaker picked the wrong day to start sniffing glue. He’s really off his game if he thinks the Obama stimulus package was a failure (and if it was, it’s because it was too small as a result of the GOP blocking any larger efforts to stimulate spending).
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 8:18:30am |
re: #180 lawhawk
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The Speaker picked the wrong day to start sniffing glue. He’s really off his game if he thinks the Obama stimulus package was a failure (and if it was, it’s because it was too small as a result of the GOP blocking any larger efforts to stimulate spending).
The GOP seem to have taken a page out of Willard 3.0’s code, namely the idea that the President was a “failure” because he didn’t get the economy cracking again like the Republicans so obviously could have had they been in charge. Of course, if you ask them how, they give you a blank look before muttering about more deregulation and more tax cuts.
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Great White Snark Feb 17, 2015 8:22:52am |
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 8:22:55am |
When all else fails…
Power returning for some following winter storm, now 275,488 customers in 14 states and DC without power; highest number in Georgia - @NBCNews
end of alert
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 8:25:00am |
re: #58 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
George Pataki is on CNBC all but announcing candidacy for the GOP nomination.
And the local media is saying that Christie has all but announced his own run too. Because he took a bunch of questions regarding policy statements and actions he’d take if he became president.
Note that anything he actually said are nothing but empty platitudes and meaningless jargon that all politicians say when they’re running for office.
Everyone says that they want to reform the tax code, but no one can agree on how to do it. He says he wants to make sure that companies don’t go offshore. Except that nothing he’s said to date would change that.
He made a few statements that attack what the President has done (like he’d restore our leadership in the world - even though we are still the world’s leader whether the GOP likes it or not).
He talked about keeping promises made to those who are in the military (except that the GOP has steadfast refused to raise pay, let alone minimum wages for everyone else, even those who have served and separated from the military).
Doubt we’ll see any more concrete proposals this early, because they’ll be turned to swiss cheese within hours.
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 8:28:51am |
If the last few elections have been any indication, the GOP will be long on rhetoric and short on specifics, even into next year. Any proposals they put forth will be little more than wish lists, because they’ll either refuse to provide the numbers that they say make it all work or they’ll say that the specifics will have to wait until after they’ve been elected.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 8:30:08am |
re: #185 Targetpractice
If the last few elections have been any indication, the GOP will be long on rhetoric and short on specifics, even into next year. Any proposals they put forth will be little more than wish lists, because they’ll either refuse to provide the numbers that they say make it all work or they’ll say that the specifics will have to wait until after they’ve been elected.
Their candidates will focus on how they will not be like either Obama or HIllary and stop at that.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 8:30:30am |
re: #184 lawhawk
And I read elsewhere that, at the same event, he slammed NH Gov. Hassan for using her position as a platform for seeking higher office (I think she might be thinking about running for US Senator?)
He is such a hypocrite.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 8:33:27am |
#tcot is Derping that someone at State Dept allegedly said that if ISIS had jobs they wouldn’t go around beheading people.
WTF is that about?
I can’t find this alleged quote about ISIS & jobs anywhere but on the Wingnut Hive.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 8:33:51am |
re: #184 lawhawk
It appears that “change the tax code” may be one of the Rs main talking points during these campaigns. But there will be no specifics, except ‘Trust us.’
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 8:38:23am |
re: #189 Justanotherhuman
It appears that “change the tax code” may be one of the Rs main talking points during these campaigns. But there will be no specifics, except ‘Trust us.’
Here is how they want to change the tax code but they are afraid to say it out loud except to a select few:
1. Abolish the IRS
2, Impose a 30% National Sales Tax to replace the IRS
IOW shift the tax burden from the rich to the poor.
There are a lot of GOP politicians who are promoting this “Fair Tax” horse shit.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 8:40:43am |
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
“Religious hate suspected in” stabbings of 2 men in Southfield, Michigan. Police not saying what faiths were involved http://t.co/6JpQoNUUta— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) February 17, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 8:41:13am |
re: #190 The Vicious Babushka
They’ll be all beholden to the Kochs and their money, and the rest of their libertarian bullshit.
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 8:41:54am |
re: #189 Justanotherhuman
It appears that “change the tax code” may be one of the Rs main talking points during these campaigns. But there will be no specifics, except ‘Trust us.’
That’s because any time they try to be specific, the numbers never add up for cuts to the rich without fucking over everybody else. So look for a return of phrases like “Broaden the tax base,” which is code for “Raise taxes on the poor.”
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 8:44:25am |
re: #193 Targetpractice
And the uneducated, FN-indoctrinated ‘base’ will actually believe the bullshit.
I’d feel sorry for the ignorati, but it’s getting tiresome.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 8:44:56am |
re: #193 Targetpractice
That’s because any time they try to be specific, the numbers never add up for cuts to the rich without fucking over everybody else. So look for a return of phrases like “Broaden the tax base,” which is code for “Raise taxes on the poor.”
“Fair Tax” is an utterly horrific system that taxes all purchases of end-user retail goods and services. Rich people are exempt because they can charge everything to their business account so the burden falls primarily on the poor.
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 8:45:29am |
re: #190 The Vicious Babushka
And a sales tax can impose an even greater regulatory burden than an income tax (mostly because every single transaction would be taxed, and doesn’t address what happens in those states that don’t currently impose a sales tax.
The whole notion of fair tax is anything but since it disproportionately affects those who have the least disposable incomes. A far greater percentage of their income will go to taxes than someone who is well off.
And if we’re talking about fair tax (a sales tax) what then of services, which are normally not taxed. Expanding the tax base to include services would allow a reduction in the tax rate, but people who provide services, whether it’s telcom, utilities, or professional services, might chafe under the new reporting/collecting/admin headaches of another taxing regime.
So, yes, this would be a mess and it would also likely hamper consumption (affecting economic growth too). It’s the GOP daily double - propose a tax policy that collects less revenue than needed to operate govt, and harm those least able to afford tax hikes.
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FemNaziBitch Feb 17, 2015 8:47:11am |
re: #190 The Vicious Babushka
Here is how they want to change the tax code but they are afraid to say it out loud except to a select few:
1. Abolish the IRS
2, Impose a 30% National Sales Tax to replace the IRSIOW shift the tax burden from the rich to the poor.
There are a lot of GOP politicians who are promoting this “Fair Tax” horse shit.
So, how do they make sure everyone is paying their 30% without the IRS or some similar dept?
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 8:48:06am |
re: #197 FemNaziBitch
So, how do they make sure everyone is paying their 30% without the IRS or some similar dept?
FREE MARKET!!!!!12!!!
That’s their answer for everything.
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 8:48:17am |
re: #193 Targetpractice
There are ways to broaden the tax base but they aren’t necessarily going to increase the tax burden on the poor.
For instance, sales tax can be expanded to services (professional services), reducing the overall tax rate.
Or property taxes could be imposed on nonprofit properties, reducing tax rates for all ratable properties.
You can also broaden the definition of income or restrict deductions or exemptions so as to reduce the overall rate (to keep the overall revenue levels the same).
But the way that the GOP approaches these things, they look to cut the revenue or to hold it the same, while those least able to afford it are hit with hikes.
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 8:50:27am |
re: #200 lawhawk
There are ways to broaden the tax base but they aren’t necessarily going to increase the tax burden on the poor.
For instance, sales tax can be expanded to services (professional services), reducing the overall tax rate.
Or property taxes could be imposed on nonprofit properties, reducing tax rates for all ratable properties.
You can also broaden the definition of income or restrict deductions or exemptions so as to reduce the overall rate (to keep the overall revenue levels the same).
But the way that the GOP approaches these things, they look to cut the revenue or to hold it the same, while those least able to afford it are hit with hikes.
Generally when I hear the GOP use the phrase “broaden the tax base,” it’s coupled with talk about the “47%” and “skin in the game” or some variation thereof. There’s little illusion that they’re talking about anything other than imposing higher/newer taxes on those who can least afford to pay them.
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 8:52:47am |
re: #197 FemNaziBitch
That’s all part of the wishful thinking department. Sales tax requires periodic transfers of collected tax. States require monthly, quarterly, or annual returns depending on the volume of sales.
While the IRS has a withholding requirement that allows for biweekly remittances, the problem is that sales tax volumes can vary tremendously from month to month, which makes projections far more difficult to do. It makes budgeting even more difficult and subject to vast swings in revenue depending on how the economy is doing. States that have greater reliance on the sales tax have a greater difficulty in projecting their budgets and are more likely to miss their projections too.
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 8:55:35am |
Jewish Journalist Secretly Films Anti-Semitic Street Harassment in Paris
CCJ and Dim JIm will figure out a way to blame Libruls and Progressives for this.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 8:56:52am |
Well, I had to make it a point to purchase a lot of household and other stuff from the local thrift store when Bush was tearing down the economy and it’s only been in the last few years that we changed our spending habits and started buying some things new (although I continue both and recycle, too). From observing the shoppers at the thrift store, a lot of people did the same thing. And there’s no tax on used mdse purchased through a charity like this particular thrift store, whereas in this part of NC, the sales tax is 6.75% on new purchases, although food is 2%. So to say that poor people pay no taxes is a myth, considering the various other taxes paid locally, state and federal.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 8:57:49am |
re: #202 lawhawk
Let us go back to the classic Feudal manner of collecting taxes: the Sovereign sends along a tax collector who looks over your estate and levies a tax, payable on the spot.
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 8:59:56am |
re: #190 The Vicious Babushka
Here is how they want to change the tax code but they are afraid to say it out loud except to a select few:
1. Abolish the IRS
2, Impose a 30% National Sales Tax to replace the IRSIOW shift the tax burden from the rich to the poor.
There are a lot of GOP politicians who are promoting this “Fair Tax” horse shit.
A 30% national sales tax!? HA. I beg and plead that the GOP run on this and then watch the idiots vote for them. That modestly priced $19,000 car is now nearly $25,000 because of the 30% tax. You go to the mall to buy a pair of jeans for $75….BAM! Now they are $100. Your $299 iphone is now nearly $399. Jebus, GOP voters are freaking clueless.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 9:00:41am |
Ed Miliband calls on Twitter and Facebook to help fight intolerance
Labour leader writes post urging social media sites to combat incendiary online rhetoric aimed at Jewish and Muslim communities
“Ed Miliband has warned of the fears felt by Jewish and Muslim families about rising intolerance in Britain, while calling on Twitter and Facebook to do more to counter extremism online.
“The Labour leader said there needed to be “unity of purpose” among European leaders following attacks by Islamist extremists on a kosher supermarket and satirical magazine in Paris, followed by murders at a cafe event on free speech and synagogue in Copenhagen.
“Writing in a Facebook post, Miliband said social media companies need to “act swiftly to take down offensive material, block offenders’ accounts and stop them setting up different accounts”. More
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calochortus Feb 17, 2015 9:02:23am |
re: #206 Dr. Matt
A 30% national sales tax!? HA. I beg and plead that the GOP run on this and then watch the idiots vote them. That modestly priced $19,000 car is now nearly $25000 because of the 30% tax. You go to the mall to buy a pair of jeans for $75….BAM! Now they are $100. Your $299 iphone is now nearly $399. Jebus, GOP voters are freaking clueless.
And here I thought we weren’t supposed to tax things we want to encourage-like keeping the economy moving.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 9:05:13am |
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 9:07:02am |
re: #209 calochortus
And here I thought we weren’t supposed to tax things we want to encourage-like keeping the economy moving.
Srsly if you read the shit at the fairtax.org site you will see they are too stupid to chew their own food.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 9:08:07am |
re: #204 Justanotherhuman
Well, I had to make it a point to purchase a lot of household and other stuff from the local thrift store when Bush was tearing down the economy and it’s only been in the last few years that we changed our spending habits and started buying some things new (although I continue both and recycle, too). From observing the shoppers at the thrift store, a lot of people did the same thing. And there’s no tax on used mdse purchased through a charity like this particular thrift store, whereas in this part of NC, the sales tax is 6.75% on new purchases, although food is 2%. So to say that poor people pay no taxes is a myth, considering the various other taxes paid locally, state and federal.
Sales tax includes food and OTC medicine in our part of AL at 9%, It goes as high as 12% in some locations. There are 14 other enduser/service taxes falling on consumers.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 9:14:36am |
re: #206 Dr. Matt
A 30% national sales tax!? HA. I beg and plead that the GOP run on this and then watch the idiots vote for them. That modestly priced $19,000 car is now nearly $25,000 because of the 30% tax. You go to the mall to buy a pair of jeans for $75….BAM! Now they are $100. Your $299 iphone is now nearly $399. Jebus, GOP voters are freaking clueless.
HURR HURR!!!! BUT IT YOUR OWN CHOICE TO BUY STUFF!!!! YOU CAN HAZ TEH CHOICE OF HOW MUCH TAX U PAY!!!! U LIBTARDS IS ALL PRO-CHOICE!!!!!!
Keep also in mind that when consumers “choose” to not buy new cars, appliances and other high-ticket items, the people in those industries, usually high-paid, lost their jobs. Since the GOP plan also includes no unemployment benefits and no welfare, they will then become desperate enough to take the only jobs that are available, in the salt mines Walmart.
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calochortus Feb 17, 2015 9:15:19am |
re: #214 The Vicious Babushka
HURR HURR!!!! BUT IT YOUR OWN CHOICE TO BUY STUFF!!!! YOU CAN HAZ TEH CHOICE OF HOW MUCH TAX U PAY!!!! U LIBTARDS IS ALL PRO-CHOICE!!!!!!
Keep also in mind that when consumers “choose” to not buy new cars, appliances and other high-ticket items, the people in those industries, usually high-paid, lost their jobs. Since the GOP plan also includes no unemployment benefits and no welfare, they will then become desperate enough to take the only jobs that are available, in
the salt minesWalmart.
The salt mines might be a better choice.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 9:16:47am |
re: #214 The Vicious Babushka
HURR HURR!!!! BUT IT YOUR OWN CHOICE TO BUY STUFF!!!! YOU CAN HAZ TEH CHOICE OF HOW MUCH TAX U PAY!!!! U LIBTARDS IS ALL PRO-CHOICE!!!!!!
Keep also in mind that when consumers “choose” to not buy new cars, appliances and other high-ticket items, the people in those industries, usually high-paid, lost their jobs. Since the GOP plan also includes no unemployment benefits and no welfare, they will then become desperate enough to take the only jobs that are available, in
the salt minesWalmart.
You say that as though it were a bad thing.
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 9:19:12am |
Dumb as a bag of hammers, that Dr. Carson is:
Ben Carson thinks Obama may be “guilty of treason” if the DHS shuts down http://t.co/9zEjC3hgZj— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 17, 2015
Congress appropriates funds. The President requests a budget and administers the law. Congress is now balking at paying the bills over how the President wants to administer the law. That doesn’t mean the President is committing treason. Far from it.
Rather, it shows that Congress - and the GOP in Congress in particular - refuse to abide by their constitutional requirements to appropriate funds to keep government operational (along with providing for the general defense of the nation). Since the DHS is a defense related federal department, this is on Congress if they force a shutdown over the President’s policy.
It’s no wonder that the GOP loses in polls on a potential shutdown too, which is why the court decision finding that the Administration policy was put on hold gives the GOP another bite of the apple to try and block the administration.
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 9:19:45am |
re: #206 Dr. Matt
A 30% national sales tax!? HA. I beg and plead that the GOP run on this and then watch the idiots vote for them. That modestly priced $19,000 car is now nearly $25,000 because of the 30% tax. You go to the mall to buy a pair of jeans for $75….BAM! Now they are $100. Your $299 iphone is now nearly $399. Jebus, GOP voters are freaking clueless.
In their little fantasy world, the money saved through the abolition of other taxes will actually make up for the double digit sales tax, plus said “fair tax” will also be a voluntary tax. And before you say it, yes, this means that tax revenues will very likely plummet. But to the “starve the beast” crowd, that’s a feature, not a bug.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 9:20:38am |
re: #214 The Vicious Babushka
The Repub money grabbers are just hoping their base is as greedy as they are. And ignorant, but we already know that or they wouldn’t vote for those clowns.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 17, 2015 9:21:25am |
Here in TN, we don’t have a personal income tax, instead about 60% of the state income is via sales tax. Here is a good link for how the states that don’t have in income tax maps out their revenue sources. taxfoundation.org
For me, sales tax is about a 10% hit.
RBS
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 9:24:15am |
re: #217 lawhawk
An (almost) idiot-savant, dare I say? At least he should stay the fuck out of politics since he obviously knows nothing but how to wield a scalpel.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 9:24:56am |
My neighbor is a wicked, mean person.
She yelled at me for getting shoveled snow on her property….
That is covered in snow.
Went on the whole time I was out there.
e_e
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 9:25:30am |
re: #218 Targetpractice
In their little fantasy world, the money saved through the abolition of other taxes will actually make up for the double digit sales tax, plus said “fair tax” will also be a voluntary tax. And before you say it, yes, this means that tax revenues will very likely plummet. But to the “starve the beast” crowd, that’s a feature, not a bug.
Indeed, a fantasy world. Spending on retail and large-ticket items (appliances, cars, etc) will exponentially decrease over time because the 30% sales tax will start making items unattainable. Because of the drop in spending, manufacturers/companies will have to raise prices, layoff employees, and/or shut down. Thus, the downward spiral will only get worse and worse. Less spending, higher prices, less employment. The fair tax crowd are fucking idiots.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 9:25:52am |
re: #220 RealityBasedSteve
Here in TN, we don’t have a personal income tax, instead about 60% of the state income is via sales tax. Here is a good link for how the states that don’t have in income tax maps out their revenue sources. taxfoundation.org
For me, sales tax is about a 10% hit.
RBS
I don’t mind paying the AL 9% and the state income tax. It’s just that I get Roy Moore and Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions The Third in return.
(Saw your Vortex shots—looked like fun.)
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 9:26:43am |
These people are well and truly fucked up
“Congressman, the U S economy would be very healthy within a year if you would lead the effort 2 adopt the #Fairtax.” pic.twitter.com/STMpDNW1eA— GlenT (@seth37eee) February 17, 2015
Support the #FairTax. Stop forfeiting your 4A rights. Fight for liberty or accept tyranny under the IRS. #PJNET #CCOT— Peter Greenwald (@GreenwaldVA07) February 17, 2015
Adopting the #FairTax will reclaim something very precious which we lost a long time ago. pic.twitter.com/BGSkoBBkTQ— GlenT (@mandyccc3) February 17, 2015
Congressmen, the jobs situation could be fixed now if you would lead the effort to adopt the #Fairtax. pic.twitter.com/bIC336gAs5— GlenT (@mandyccc3) February 17, 2015
I have a difficult time understanding why the #FairTax isn't law. No Fed income tax. No payroll tax. Illegals pay into our tax system…— Thom Dartt (@ThomDartt) February 17, 2015
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Higgs Boson's Mate Feb 17, 2015 9:27:26am |
re: #197 FemNaziBitch
Here in Los Angeles County a 30% sales tax added onto our state and county taxes would result in everything but food costing 40% more than the marked price. That will kill retail dead here. A sales tax sufficient to balance the revenue lost through abolishing the income tax seems like a very bad idea in an economy two-thirds of which is based on consumer spending. OTOH, you’d see mega malls springing up in Mexico and Canada.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 9:28:23am |
Does the Fair Tax plan also include no more Social Security, Medicare and state/local income tax payments?
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 9:29:35am |
re: #227 Backwoods_Sleuth
Does the Fair Tax plan also include no more Social Security, Medicare and state income tax payments?
You will have to visit their web page to see how utterly fucked up their magical thinking really is.
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Shiplord Kirel Feb 17, 2015 9:29:38am |
Today’s freeper depravity (though the day is young and they may well top this before it is over.)
The subject is an Iowa report of a 20 year old man being assaulted by a group of adult males (race not specified if indeed they were all of the same race). At freeperland and other racist sites it is conventional wisdom that the perps are black if race is not specified, this being part of the great media conspiracy to cover up black violence. The author gets bonus conserva-points for working in a swipe at science.
If they were whiteys the article would have so stated.
They are cowardly negro youth who prowl about the night seeking someone white or Asian to kick the sh*t out of.
95% of them are just mean and worthless and they continue to prove it with incident after incident like this. If they’re not beating up innocents who are minding their own business they’re storming businesses to steal and vandalize.
This is the mess that was created by Lyndon Bird Johnson and his Great Society bullshit where fathers were replaced with checks and stamps and nobody has to work. If their dysfunctional family needs more money they sell drugs or become prostitutes of both sexes.
But make no mistake: gorebal warming is our number one looming catastrophic danger, so let’s not lose our heads over our dilemmas.
That’s Lyndon Baines Johnson, Ladybird was his wife.
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BeachDem Feb 17, 2015 9:29:49am |
re: #219 Justanotherhuman
The Repub money grabbers are just hoping their base is as greedy as they are. And ignorant, but we already know that or they wouldn’t vote for those clowns.
Now, even right-wingers are noticing that they’re being scammed by their own.
Conservatives are finally starting to notice that sham activist groups are ripping off Republican donors, after dismissing “liberal” reports about the scams…
Two Super PACs - Tea Party Army and Republicans for Immigration Reform - gave no money at all to candidates through independent expenditures or direct contributions, the study found.
Eight other groups - including The National Draft Ben Carson for President, Tea Party Express, SarahPAC, and Tea Party Patriots - gave less than 10 percent of their expenditures to candidates.
rawstory.com
But they’ll go on funding these con-artists because that’s who they are.
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 9:29:56am |
re: #223 Dr. Matt
Indeed, a fantasy world. Spending on retail and large-ticket items (appliances, cars, etc) will exponentially decrease over time because the 30% sales tax will start making items unattainable. Because of the drop in spending, manufacturers/companies will have to raise prices, layoff employees, and/or shut down. Thus, the downward spiral will only get worse and worse. Less spending, higher prices, less employment. The fair tax crowd are fucking idiots.
Which is rather the point. The Republicans who are the biggest boosters for the “FairTax” know that the result will be lower revenues, which makes their job of pushing for cuts to the budget and the dismantling of the social safety net that much easier.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 9:30:11am |
re: #228 The Vicious Babushka
You will have to visit their web page to see how utterly fucked up their magical thinking really is.
I’m too cold and tired today…
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 9:31:14am |
re: #226 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Here in Los Angeles County a 30% sales tax added onto our state and county taxes would result in everything but food costing 40% more than the marked price. That will kill retail dead here. A sales tax sufficient to balance the revenue lost through abolishing the income tax seems like a very bad idea in an economy two-thirds of which is based on consumer spending. OTOH, you’d see mega malls springing up in Mexico and Canada.
Not once both the fences are built.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 9:33:21am |
re: #226 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Here in Los Angeles County a 30% sales tax added onto our state and county taxes would result in everything but food costing 40% more than the marked price. That will kill retail dead here. A sales tax sufficient to balance the revenue lost through abolishing the income tax seems like a very bad idea in an economy two-thirds of which is based on consumer spending. OTOH, you’d see mega malls springing up in Mexico and Canada.
Rich people will still be able to buy everything tax-free, because the “Fair Tax” proposal specifically excludes businesses, it is a consumer tax only. So rich people will just charge everything using their business accounts.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 9:34:06am |
re: #230 BeachDem
Now, even right-wingers are noticing that they’re being scammed by their own.
Conservatives are finally starting to notice that sham activist groups are ripping off Republican donors, after dismissing “liberal” reports about the scams…
Two Super PACs - Tea Party Army and Republicans for Immigration Reform - gave no money at all to candidates through independent expenditures or direct contributions, the study found.
Eight other groups - including The National Draft Ben Carson for President, Tea Party Express, SarahPAC, and Tea Party Patriots - gave less than 10 percent of their expenditures to candidates.
rawstory.comBut they’ll go on funding these con-artists because that’s who they are.
Good. Otherwise it might do real harm.
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 9:36:57am |
re: #230 BeachDem
Now, even right-wingers are noticing that they’re being scammed by their own.
Conservatives are finally starting to notice that sham activist groups are ripping off Republican donors, after dismissing “liberal” reports about the scams…
Two Super PACs - Tea Party Army and Republicans for Immigration Reform - gave no money at all to candidates through independent expenditures or direct contributions, the study found.
Eight other groups - including The National Draft Ben Carson for President, Tea Party Express, SarahPAC, and Tea Party Patriots - gave less than 10 percent of their expenditures to candidates.
rawstory.comBut they’ll go on funding these con-artists because that’s who they are.
Karma is a bitch. When your primary concern is insulting libruls, you deserve to be fleeced.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 9:38:13am |
I find calling Karma a ‘bitch’ to be a bad idea.
She’s a wonderful person.
;)
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 9:38:35am |
Eight other groups - including The National Draft Ben Carson for President, Tea Party Express, SarahPAC, and Tea Party Patriots - gave less than 10 percent of their expenditures to candidates.
I.LOVE.THIS
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 9:38:52am |
re: #237 Varek Raith
I find calling Karma a ‘bitch’ to be a bad idea.
She’s a wonderful person.
;)
Touche’. :)
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Higgs Boson's Mate Feb 17, 2015 9:39:24am |
re: #234 The Vicious Babushka
Rich people will still be able to buy everything tax-free, because the “Fair Tax” proposal specifically excludes businesses, it is a consumer tax only. So rich people will just charge everything using their business accounts.
The dodges and workarounds would be a sight to behold; barter economy, people driving their cars until they rust out from under them, old time repair shops and just plain doing without. Because this notion could not fail, it could only be failed, the people endorsing it would simply raise the tax as well as taxing services to make up for the lost revenue. And so it would go until this place becomes a banana republic.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 9:40:02am |
re: #237 Varek Raith
I find calling Karma a ‘bitch’ to be a bad idea.
She’s a wonderful person.
;)
Now Atropos, there’s a bitch.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 9:41:33am |
re: #235 Decatur Deb
Haha, I’m not ready to sleep on an inflatable mattress on the floor or eat rice for a week, even for the Dems. Who wouldn’t ask that of me anyway. : )
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 9:41:46am |
re: #228 The Vicious Babushka
And they assume 100% tax base (affecting everything from durable goods to cars and home purchases (and mortgages).
But it would still require an IRS or related agency to verify income information so as to provide their prebate, which is supposed to lessen the burden on the poor.
Then there’s the enforcement problems with trying to administer a national sales tax. States have compliance issues with sales tax (which is a trust tax - the obligation to pay the tax is on the consumer, and on the seller to collect and remit the tax to the govt) all the time, and collecting a 30% tax would likely mean all businesses would have to go to a weekly remittance - a 12 fold increase in the reporting requirements.
That too would mean a significant increase in the administration, auditing, and oversight. Far from being smaller or more efficient, you’d have an agency that is going to rival the IRS but affect consumption far more directly.
Now, you can argue that businesses already remit withholding on a regular schedule like that, but you’re still requiring a significant bureaucracy to administer.
Then there’s the huge issue of how states would impose their state income taxes, since nearly all states that do so are keyed to the IRC. They’d either have to enact their own income tax law/rules or refer to now repealed laws. It would be an administrative nightmare at the state level.
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 9:41:51am |
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 9:43:44am |
15F and very slowly rising.
Sun is out and snow has sloughed off three of the four solar panels, so the battery bank should be charging again.
I still need get up the energy to go out to the barn…
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 9:44:05am |
Google and NY Mayor Bill de Blasio roll out plan to give computer coding lessons to 100,000 city kids - @NYDNBenChapman
read more on nydailynews.com
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 9:44:26am |
re: #245 Backwoods_Sleuth
15F and very slowly rising.
Sun is out and snow has sloughed off three of the four solar panels, so the battery bank should be charging again.I still need get up the energy to go out to the barn…
Get a solar hat.
Problem solved.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 9:45:25am |
re: #242 Justanotherhuman
Haha, I’m not ready to sleep on an inflatable mattress on the floor or eat rice for a week, even for the Dems. Who wouldn’t ask that of me anyway. : )
Wusse. You didn’t know our Obama GOTV travel coordinator.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 17, 2015 9:46:05am |
re: #221 Justanotherhuman
Is there a possibility that his fame has been exaggerated? OK, he separated those twins, but maybe that time it was dumb luck. Sorry, he’s shown himself to be too ignorant to give him any benefit of doubt.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 9:48:03am |
re: #249 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Is there a possibility that his fame has been exaggerated? OK, he separated those twins, but maybe that time it was dumb luck. Sorry, he’s shown himself to be too ignorant to give him any benefit of doubt.
Possibly. We never hear about the failures unless there’s a huge, public lawsuit.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 17, 2015 9:50:19am |
Well, I’m going to scrape off the car, try to get out the driveway and just get out of the house for a couple of hours. Catch you all later….
RBS
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 9:52:39am |
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 9:53:01am |
re: #251 RealityBasedSteve
Well, I’m going to scrape off the car, try to get out the driveway and just get out of the house for a couple of hours. Catch you all later….
RBS
You could take care of my barn chores while you’re out…
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 9:53:46am |
re: #240 Higgs Boson’s Mate
The dodges and workarounds would be a sight to behold; barter economy, people driving their cars until they rust out from under them, old time repair shops and just plain doing without. Because this notion could not fail, it could only be failed, the people endorsing it would simply raise the tax as well as taxing services to make up for the lost revenue. And so it would go until this place becomes a banana republic.
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Dr. Matt Feb 17, 2015 9:53:55am |
Actual comment from a wingnut idiot on Daily Banter:
There is no law that says any person has the right to be gay and in being gay, shall have the right to do and say as they please in regards to said gayness.
If there is no such law, then how can the ‘all persons shall have equal protection under the law’ (paraphrasing here) under the 14th A. even come into play? There has to be a law for or against something already in place in order for a person to have equal protection with/of that law.
~Setting U Straight • 4 hours ago
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Varek Raith Feb 17, 2015 9:55:25am |
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 17, 2015 9:55:56am |
re: #240 Higgs Boson’s Mate
The dodges and workarounds would be a sight to behold; barter economy, people driving their cars until they rust out from under them, old time repair shops and just plain doing without. Because this notion could not fail, it could only be failed, the people endorsing it would simply raise the tax as well as taxing services to make up for the lost revenue. And so it would go until this place becomes a banana republic.
It seems like the conservative approach to reducing the gap between the 1st World and the 3rd World is working from the other end than the liberal approach.
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Romantic Heretic Feb 17, 2015 9:57:37am |
re: #181 Targetpractice
The GOP seem to have taken a page out of Willard 3.0’s code, namely the idea that the President was a “failure” because he didn’t get the economy cracking again like the Republicans so obviously could have had they been in charge. Of course, if you ask them how, they give you a blank look before muttering about more deregulation and more tax cuts.
Nothing like treating a disease with the bacteria causing it.
But their whole idea of economics comes from a time when bleeding was a common medical procedure, and people dying from treatment was just one of those things that couldn’t be avoided.
Ya know, for people all about power they declare helplessness a lot, don’t they?
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Shiplord Kirel Feb 17, 2015 9:58:54am |
re: #252 Varek Raith
Pat Robertson to ‘abhorrent’ moms: ‘Covens’ use your Facebook ultrasounds to curse ‘unborn babies’
o_O
Yikes! These superstitious savages really would start burning witches again if they could. I know some of them and I am completely serious.
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Romantic Heretic Feb 17, 2015 9:59:26am |
re: #184 lawhawk
Christie’s probably hoping he’ll be in the White House when the indictments come through so he can pardon himself.
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Romantic Heretic Feb 17, 2015 10:07:34am |
re: #200 lawhawk
There are ways to broaden the tax base but they aren’t necessarily going to increase the tax burden on the poor.
For instance, sales tax can be expanded to services (professional services), reducing the overall tax rate.
Or property taxes could be imposed on nonprofit properties, reducing tax rates for all ratable properties.
You can also broaden the definition of income or restrict deductions or exemptions so as to reduce the overall rate (to keep the overall revenue levels the same).
But the way that the GOP approaches these things, they look to cut the revenue or to hold it the same, while those least able to afford it are hit with hikes.
As John Ralston Saul points out, “In the late 50s/early 60s jointly held stock corporations carried between 30 to 40 per cent of the tax burden in the West. By the early 90s that had fallen to 10 to 15 per cent.”
Then the personally wealthy also had their taxes cut. The burden kept falling down the pyramid. The people near the bottom just don’t have enough money to cover what the wealthy and corporations no longer pay.
We do not have a debt crisis. We have a taxation crisis.
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 10:07:48am |
re: #260 Romantic Heretic
Christie’s probably hoping he’ll be in the White House when the indictments come through so he can pardon himself.
Christie’s chance came and went in 2012. He’s right now polling at 37% approval in NJ and is polling lower than “Gene Eric Republican” in Iowa. He’d be better served by trying to go out of office on a high note than wasting money on a presidential run that will never go anywhere.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 10:09:38am |
Speaking of the “Unfair Tax”==>
Surprise!! ?GOP Lawmakers Push Millionaire-Friendly State Tax Schemes #UniteBlue #TNTweeters #p2 #LibCrib #taxes http://t.co/iaHP1EFVvi— Neil Standish (@NeilStandish) February 17, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 17, 2015 10:10:21am |
You can bet they’re trying hard to get a conviction for this mentally ill veteran for killing an “American Hero”.
Judge in ‘American Sniper’ murder trial denies defense request for mistrial - @dallasnews
read more on dallasnews.com
They’d probably put him on the rack publicly in front of cheering crowds if they thought they could get away with it.
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 10:13:58am |
re: #264 Justanotherhuman
You can bet they’re trying hard to get a conviction for this mentally ill veteran for killing an “American Hero”.
Judge in ‘American Sniper’ murder trial denies defense request for mistrial - @dallasnews
read more on dallasnews.comThey’d probably put him on the rack publicly in front of cheering crowds if they thought they could get away with it.
It’s Texas, executing the mentally ill is practically a sport down there.
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blueraven Feb 17, 2015 10:15:10am |
re: #249 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Is there a possibility that his fame has been exaggerated? OK, he separated those twins, but maybe that time it was dumb luck. Sorry, he’s shown himself to be too ignorant to give him any benefit of doubt.
I think one can be very talented in one specific area, while having absolutely no wide ranging knowledge aside from that one area of expertise.
That said, he has certainly been associated with some questionable quacks. Dumb.
The wonderful thing about a company like Mannatech is that they recognize that when God made us, He gave us the right fuel. And that fuel was the right kind of healthy food. You know we live in a society that is very sophisticated, and sometimes we’re not able to achieve the original diet. And we have to alter our diet to fit our lifestyle. Many of the natural things are not included in our diet. Basically what the company is doing is trying to find a way to restore natural diet as a medicine or as a mechanism for maintaining health.
ooops
In November 2004, the mother of a child with Tay-Sachs disease who died after being treated with Mannatech products filed suit against the company in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent misrepresentation, and conspiracy to commit fraud. The suit alleged that the Mannatech sales associate who “treated” the three-year-old had shared naked photos of the boy — provided by his mother as evidence of weight gain, with an understanding that they’d be kept confidential — with hundreds of people at a Mannatech demonstration seminar. The sales associate was further accused of authoring an article, in the Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association in August 1997, explicitly claiming that Mannatech’s supplements had improved the boy’s condition, even though the boy had, by that time, died. The suit also presented evidence that Mannatech was still using photographs of the boy in promotional materials on its website in March 2004, “with the clear inference that [the boy] was alive and doing well some seven years after his actual death.”
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wrenchwench Feb 17, 2015 10:15:43am |
It can all be so simple. Here's how to engage with women on Twitter if you're interested in not being an asshole: http://t.co/yUu13pTvtc— Anil Dash (@anildash) February 17, 2015
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 10:17:09am |
re: #265 Targetpractice
It’s Texas, executing the mentally ill is practically a sport down there.
It’s part of their diversified pro-life platform.
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Charles Johnson Feb 17, 2015 10:20:17am |
Thank you, @twitter, for suspending one of the RW lunatics who's been stalking and harassing my followers and me for years.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 17, 2015
That’s his third account. I’m not going to stop reporting this obsessed freak no matter how many times he tries to come back.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 10:25:15am |
Wingnuts have their Outrage Du Jour but I can’t find the original State Dept statement
US State Dept: Lack of jobs is what makes people go out and kill some folks for Allah.— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 17, 2015
What @marieharf said is exactly what is taught in every college in America. IT'S YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK! @Heritage @ericbolling #tcot— Bill Eger (@wegerjr) February 17, 2015
Harf: ‘We Can’t Stop ISIS by Killing Them; We Need to Give Them Jobs’: http://t.co/w9jTKrOjqz @terresamonroe #tcot pic.twitter.com/ofbr4MuQbL
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 10:27:16am |
Interesting. The troller in chief behind Rand Paul’s digital strategy has been behind those of Ted Cruz, and has worked for McConnell and even consults on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reelection strategy.
The man behind the provocative tweets, memes and hashtags is Vincent Harris, 26, the chief digital strategist for Paul. Harris sat down for an interview with “The Fine Print.” Harris previously worked for Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who is another prospective 2016 presidential candidate.
“Sen. Paul from the beginning has been very digitally savvy,” Harris said during an interview in Washington. “Even in my first interview with him, he mentioned that he wanted to run a cutting-edge digital campaign — something new, something that was very different than what President Obama had run.”
But Harris said Paul’s digital strategy isn’t just about picking fights with possible 2016 rivals — it’s also about differentiating Paul from the pack.
“The strategy and the number one problem that people have in politics is just getting their information across to somebody — how do you reach somebody at all,” Harris said. “News and information has to be entertaining, it’s got to be interesting and it’s got to be different than how everyone else is communicating.”
Harris picked up his cellphone to explain his point further.
“People expect their politicians now to take serious messages, to take serious policy and to deliver it to them in a way they can read through this device — through memes, through Web videos, through personal Facebook posts, through short, pithy tweets,” he said.
On the Internet, he said, creativity is key. Gone are the days of simply posting press releases on Facebook or linking to a speech on the floor of the Senate.
News has to be entertaining. Not accurate. not factual. Entertaining. That sums up much of the GOP strategy these days. Bread and circus. Distract from the reality that the policies and postures taken by the GOP would have disastrous consequences, and that their obstructionism over the past 5+ years has stifled economic growth.
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Feb 17, 2015 10:30:00am |
homegrown terrorism
i want to see the organic heirloom artisan terrorism
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 10:30:49am |
re: #261 Romantic Heretic
We do not have a debt crisis. We have a taxation crisis.
We could trade the US flag for the Greek flag with only minor alterations…
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Charles Johnson Feb 17, 2015 10:31:14am |
@BritGeoSurvey Not yummy as your layered cake, my #geological time #illustration #planetoil pic.twitter.com/3S4kAi2fo1— Dylan Gibson (@Dylanillo) February 16, 2015
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Feb 17, 2015 10:31:16am |
re: #1 teleskiguy
@2CELLOS slays this tune as well!
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saw these guys when they played on the street on telegraph avenue in berzerkeley
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 10:32:16am |
re: #274 Charles Johnson
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LIES! Everybody knows the Earth was formed in six days 6000 years ago!
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Feb 17, 2015 10:32:18am |
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 10:33:35am |
re: #270 The Vicious Babushka
Harf: ‘We Can’t Stop ISIS by Killing Them; We Need to Give Them Jobs’:
There is a grain of truth to this, I am sure that a lot of people are driven into the arms of ISIS because they see almost no perspectives for themselves in the current economic political situation.
But we are not going to solve it by opening up a series of strip malls across the Middle East with Wal Marts, Mac Donalds and Jiffy Washes…
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 10:35:56am |
re: #278 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
There is a grain of truth to this, I am sure that a lot of people are driven into the arms of ISIS because they see almost no perspectives for themselves in the current economic political situation.
But we are not going to solve it by opening up a series of strip malls across the Middle East with Wal Marts, Mac Donalds and Jiffy Washes…
The same thing was said about the Taliban and Al Qaeda but that didn’t explain affluents like Osama Bin Laden and the 9/11 hijackers.
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Targetpractice Feb 17, 2015 10:35:59am |
re: #278 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
There is a grain of truth to this, I am sure that a lot of people are driven into the arms of ISIS because they see almost no perspectives for themselves in the current economic political situation.
But we are not going to solve it by opening up a series of strip malls across the Middle East with Wal Marts, Mac Donalds and Jiffy Washes…
There needs to be an effort to combat poverty and a lack of options in the Middle East, but I’d agree the answer is not to basically impose our culture on them.
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The Vicious Babushka Feb 17, 2015 10:37:09am |
re: #280 Targetpractice
There needs to be an effort to combat poverty and a lack of options in the Middle East, but I’d agree the answer is not to basically impose our culture on them.
The wingnut answer is basically HURR HURR KILL THEM ALL
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 10:38:04am |
re: #279 The Vicious Babushka
The same thing was said about the Taliban and Al Qaeda but that didn’t explain affluents like Osama Bin Laden and the 9/11 hijackers.
Bin Laden and the 9/11 assailants represented the upper echelons of the organization, ones who see it as their holy duty to help the downtrodden we are talking about the foot soldiers.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 17, 2015 10:39:06am |
re: #281 The Vicious Babushka
The wingnut answer is basically HURR HURR KILL THEM ALL
ROOLZ IS FOR WEENIES
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 17, 2015 10:42:59am |
re: #266 blueraven
See, that’s what I’m talking about. He’s probably more lucky than “compartmentally” intelligent.
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Khal Wimpo Feb 17, 2015 10:45:04am |
re: #252 Varek Raith
Pat Robertson to ‘abhorrent’ moms: ‘Covens’ use your Facebook ultrasounds to curse ‘unborn babies’
o_O
Wait. What? WTFITS?
That’s deranged even for Robertson. I mean, like, sitting on a bench down at the Greyhound station and yelling at your socks deranged.
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retired cynic Feb 17, 2015 10:52:49am |
re: #270 The Vicious Babushka
Wingnuts have their Outrage Du Jour but I can’t find the original State Dept statement
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I just read it. It was in a Q&A with a State Department spokesperson, and, naturally, is totally taken out of context. In context, it was quite good. She was arguing with someone who wanted to KILL MORE, KILL MORE ISIS, KILL THEM ALL, and said that we could not kill our way out of it. We were killing many of them, but we were also going to have to address the underlying causes of discontent that ISIS/ISIL feeds upon.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 17, 2015 10:52:53am |
Well, the main roads are good to fair (clear lanes, but lots of slush / buildup between lanes), the side roads are like crud, and if it gets down to about 5* like they say tonight, it will probably get dangerous.
That said, I got out, got a starbucks, got some tobacco and now am back. I know that there are some real trouble spots out there still, people are saying that the Interstate is still a mess in places.
And BS, I missed your post, otherwise I’d have knocked out those chores for you no problem.
Now more binge-watching Breaking Bad, up the the last half of the last season.
RBS
RBS
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 17, 2015 10:55:06am |
re: #270 The Vicious Babushka
Wingnuts have their Outrage Du Jour but I can’t find the original State Dept statement
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and I’m sure that when you do find it, in some form or another, the actual meaning is either different, nuanced, or part of a larger whole. RWNJs love to grab one line and twist it like a pretzel.
RBS
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lawhawk Feb 17, 2015 10:55:15am |
re: #279 The Vicious Babushka
The leadership of AQ and other terror groups are often anything but the downtrodden. Bin Laden came from a wealthy family (construction business) in Saudi Arabia. Zawahiri was a doctor. So too were several leaders of Hamas. There are architects and engineers who have joined up as leaders of these terror groups.
But they need minions and cannon fodder on which to sustain themselves, and their ideologies focus on indoctrinating those who lack opportunities with a path to glory or paradise or wish fulfillment or excitement or fulfilling violent tendencies, etc.
Those folks come from all sorts of backgrounds, and if the local economy sucks (or doesn’t exist as in many lawless or failed state/regions) then you’ve got a sufficient group of people who are willing to take up arms.
There are any number of reasons for people to join up with these groups, and there’s just as many strategies to deal with lawless and failed state situations, from the pure military (bomb ‘em) to nation building - and all measure of steps in between. The way to combat ISIL is in the middle - going after the terror caches and leadership, and try to build a functioning government in these areas.
ISIL is taking advantage of failing/failed states to grow. That’s why they’re operating within places like Northern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, etc. Boko Haram is doing much the same in Nigeria.
COIN (counter insurgency) and counterterrorism strategies rely on a combination of military force and non-military actions.
It comes as no surprise that the GOP has taken to the military only solution because it’s the only alternative they can offer to what has been done by prior Administrations (all of whom have had to concede that military only is not sufficient).
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retired cynic Feb 17, 2015 10:55:18am |
re: #286 retired cynic
Found it! “This is almost amusing when you consider the wingnut’s outrage du jour. This would be the appearance that Deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf made on Hardball with Chris Matthews last night in which she tried to tamp down Matthews’ lust for ISIS blood:” Link: boomantribune.com
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 17, 2015 11:00:02am |
re: #271 lawhawk
Interesting. The troller in chief behind Rand Paul’s digital strategy has been behind those of Ted Cruz, and has worked for McConnell and even consults on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reelection strategy.
News has to be entertaining. Not accurate. not factual. Entertaining. That sums up much of the GOP strategy these days. Bread and circus. Distract from the reality that the policies and postures taken by the GOP would have disastrous consequences, and that their obstructionism over the past 5+ years has stifled economic growth.
Vincent Harris was also hired to work on Bibi’s re-election campaign.
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Decatur Deb Feb 17, 2015 11:10:53am |
re: #279 The Vicious Babushka
The same thing was said about the Taliban and Al Qaeda but that didn’t explain affluents like Osama Bin Laden and the 9/11 hijackers.
Osama and the middle class fanatics are the fish. Ignorance and poverty are the sea they swim in,
h/t Comrade Chairman
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WhatEVs Feb 17, 2015 11:21:34am |
re: #79 The Vicious Babushka
Kreplach or Krepchen in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine are meat-filled dumplings, like ravioli or won ton.
Lumpia, Filipino “egg rolls”, are like wonton wraps filled with meat. They taste just like fried kreplach.
Kreplach is like crack. Once you try it…all you’ll say is MORE.
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