Nevada Republican assemblywoman Michelle Fiore, last seen at LGF when she said “hot little girls” on campus need guns to protect themselves against rapists, is telling her constituents tonight that cancer is a fungus that can be flushed out with salt water and baking soda.
Yes, she really said that. This is your Republican Party in 2015.
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Great White Snark Feb 24, 2015 7:56:56pm |
And Bachmann passes the torch of stupid to the next generation of derp.
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retired cynic Feb 24, 2015 7:57:17pm |
I’m still rolling around laughing from the last one.
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HappyWarrior Feb 24, 2015 8:00:03pm |
So we can expect to see her run against Harry Reid in a couple years I reckon then.//
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 24, 2015 8:00:54pm |
It’s the latest GOP alternative to Obamacare: salt and baking soda for cancer patients, stomach cams for pregnant ladies.
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Belafon Feb 24, 2015 8:01:08pm |
I bet she can have a gynecological exam by swallowing a camera.
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austin_blue Feb 24, 2015 8:03:25pm |
“cancer is a fungus that can be flushed out with salt water and baking soda”
Thank god we’ve got that problem dicked.
Night all. Sweet dreams.
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 24, 2015 8:03:26pm |
The cancer-as-fungus theory is due to an Italian oncologist named Tullio Simoncini. His reasoning? Most tumors he’s dealt with are white. Fungus is white. Therefore cancer is a fungus: Q.E.D.
Seriously, I’m not kidding. This theory is big among the anti-Pharma, anti-vaxx, alt-med crowd.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 24, 2015 8:04:25pm |
re: #8 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The cancer-as-fungus theory is due to an Italian oncologist named Tullio Simoncini. His reasoning? Most tumors he’s dealt with are white. Fungus is white. Therefore cancer is a fungus: Q.E.D.
Seriously, I’m not kidding. This theory is big among the anti-Pharma, anti-vaxx, alt-med crowd.
Cauliflower is a fungus! This explains a lot.
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 24, 2015 8:05:20pm |
re: #9 teleskiguy
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Idiocracy was legitimately voted in on November 4, 1980. It’s too late to do anything about it now.
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Eclectic Cyborg Feb 24, 2015 8:06:36pm |
Boy she’s racking up quite a record:
In April of 2014, Fiore received media attention when she stood shoulder to shoulder with armed militia who threatened to kill federal agents during a standoff between federal agents and Cliven Bundy. Bundy, a rancher, owed the government $1.1 million dollars in grazing fees, and threatened violence to keep the government from collecting. During an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, Fiori refused to answer if she recognized the authority of the federal government.
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Jenner7 Feb 24, 2015 8:07:10pm |
Congratulations to @deray & @Nettaaaaaaaa on winning the 2015 Howard Zinn Freedom to Write Award for their newsletter http://t.co/tiGsv9MnAd— Whitney (@arieswym) February 24, 2015
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RadicalModerate Feb 24, 2015 8:08:26pm |
re: #4 HappyWarrior
So we can expect to see her run against Harry Reid in a couple years I reckon then.//
From the looks of the story linked, it looks like her next candidacy is going to be for Club Fed - she’s got what looks like some MAJOR tax fraud going on with her not passing on her employees’ witholding taxes to the IRS.
Fiore has had seven figures in liens filed against her
The majority leader and chairwoman of taxation (irony alert) has yet to explain — I have asked again — anything about these liens or whether she should have reported them on her financial disclosure forms with the state.
The IRS won’t comment on specific cases — I tried. But Fiore has a decade-long pattern of being liened by the federal government, including for not properly withholding employee funds and passing them on to the IRS.
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Eclectic Cyborg Feb 24, 2015 8:10:07pm |
re: #14 RadicalModerate
From the looks of the story linked, it looks like her next candidacy is going to be for Club Fed - she’s got what looks like some MAJOR tax fraud going on with her not passing on her employees’ witholding taxes to the IRS.
I was just reading that. How in the holy hell did this woman get elected? Is there ANYTHING that can legally disqualify someone from running for or holding public office?
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HappyWarrior Feb 24, 2015 8:10:48pm |
re: #14 RadicalModerate
From the looks of the story linked, it looks like her next candidacy is going to be for Club Fed - she’s got what looks like some MAJOR tax fraud going on with her not passing on her employees’ witholding taxes to the IRS.
I was actually being tongue in cheek given the last intellectual giant that ran against Reid. This woman makes Angle look like a MENSA member.
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HappyWarrior Feb 24, 2015 8:11:21pm |
re: #15 Eclectic Cyborg
I was just reading that. How in the holy hell did this woman get elected? Is there ANYTHING that can legally disqualify someone from running for or holding public office?
Yeah being too reasonable is a huge disqualifer in Republican circles. Anything else goes though.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 24, 2015 8:12:41pm |
re: #8 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Toolio seems to be a criminal:
Criminal conviction[edit]
Simoncini was tried and found guilty of fraud and manslaughter in 2006 after a patient died after using Simoncini’s treatment.[7]
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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 24, 2015 8:13:29pm |
re: #8 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Gee. Then white people must be a fungus too!
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 24, 2015 8:14:06pm |
re: #17 HappyWarrior
Yeah being too reasonable is a huge disqualifer in Republican circles. Anything else goes though.
And if anyone had mentioned any of these facts during the campaign—well, that’s engaging in “The Politics of Personal Destruction™”. Which is bad, right? Right?
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thecommodore Feb 24, 2015 8:14:49pm |
Exhibit #26,000 as to what happens when sane people of any ideology don’t vote - nutcases like this get elected.
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 24, 2015 8:15:07pm |
re: #18 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Toolio seems to be a criminal:
Big Pharma bought the verdict. It’s all a conspiracy./
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b_sharp Feb 24, 2015 8:15:16pm |
re: #14 RadicalModerate
From the looks of the story linked, it looks like her next candidacy is going to be for Club Fed - she’s got what looks like some MAJOR tax fraud going on with her not passing on her employees’ witholding taxes to the IRS.
Posse comitatus.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 24, 2015 8:15:20pm |
re: #13 Jenner7
Too bad Zinn was a truther.
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HappyWarrior Feb 24, 2015 8:15:26pm |
re: #20 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
And if anyone had mentioned any of these facts during the campaign—well, that’s engaging in “The Politics of Personal DestructionTM”. Which is bad, right? Right?
GOTCHA QUESTIONS or as the rest of them know them as questions that Republicans are too cowardly to answer because they don’t want the public to know how batshit insane and out of touch with basic reality they are.
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Eclectic Cyborg Feb 24, 2015 8:15:44pm |
I wonder how much uproar there would be if we tried to mandate a basic math and science test requirement for all public servants?
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HappyWarrior Feb 24, 2015 8:18:07pm |
re: #26 Eclectic Cyborg
I wonder how much uproar there would be if we tried to mandate a basic math and science test requirement for all public servants?
A basic civics test would be nice too. I’d love to see how many of these self-proclaimed strict constructionists would turn out to know nothing about the Constitution and basic government principles.
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makeitstop Feb 24, 2015 8:18:29pm |
re: #26 Eclectic Cyborg
I wonder how much uproar there would be if we tried to mandate a basic math and science test requirement for all public servants?
I’d like to mandate comprehensive psychiatric examinations, but that’s probably just me.
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b_sharp Feb 24, 2015 8:21:33pm |
re: #28 makeitstop
I’d like to mandate comprehensive psychiatric examinations, but that’s probably just me.
Weed out the sociopaths.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 24, 2015 8:21:45pm |
Potatoes are white. Potatoes are tubers. Tubers is spelled a lot like Tumors.
Therefore I am qualified to be a GOP House Member apparently.
RBS
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Jenner7 Feb 24, 2015 8:22:12pm |
re: #24 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Really? I honestly don’t know anything about Zinn. I still think it’s great for DeRay and Netta, they deserve it.
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The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 24, 2015 8:24:18pm |
re: #19 GlutenFreeJesus
Gee. Then white people must be a fungus too!
DAMMIT.
Now that you’ve said it out loud, they’re going to get all panicky and sporulate.
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b_sharp Feb 24, 2015 8:24:21pm |
re: #8 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The cancer-as-fungus theory is due to an Italian oncologist named Tullio Simoncini. His reasoning? Most tumors he’s dealt with are white. Fungus is white. Therefore cancer is a fungus: Q.E.D.
Seriously, I’m not kidding. This theory is big among the anti-Pharma, anti-vaxx, alt-med crowd.
Dig down into any of these alternative medical treatments and you’ll find magical thinking and terrible logic.
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WhatEVs Feb 24, 2015 8:25:39pm |
re: #30 RealityBasedSteve
Potatoes are white. Potatoes are tubers. Tubers is spelled a lot like Tumors.
Therefore I am qualified to be a GOP House Member apparently.RBS
I am so stealing that!
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 24, 2015 8:27:35pm |
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OhNoZombies! Feb 24, 2015 8:28:48pm |
re: #30 RealityBasedSteve
Potatoes are white. Potatoes are tubers. Tubers is spelled a lot like Tumors.
Therefore I am qualified to be a GOP House Member apparently.RBS
But potatoes are brown like brown people, so you’re for mass immigration, sharia law and are probably liberal communist.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 24, 2015 8:30:05pm |
I just shared Lawhawks page on how 57% of the Republican want Christianity as the national religion on my Facebook page, violating my basic premise to keep it both non-political and non-religious.
Curse this boredom.
RBS
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 24, 2015 8:30:41pm |
re: #31 Jenner7
Here’s his endorsement of Griffin’s book:
To All Those Working for a Peaceful, Just & Environmentally Sustainable Society:
Whether one views the 9/11 “terrorist” attacks as blow back, a wake-up call, or an unjustified outrage, they have deeply affected the American psyche and our attitudes toward war, the future, and the world. As a historian trying to understand this phenomenon, I tend to view the government’s behavior, before and after 9/11, in the context of its leaders’ past actions.
Before 9/11, Bush’s inner circle of neoconservative advisors proclaimed the need for a dramatic expansion of U.S. military might entailing “full spectrum dominance” over all other nations and regions (including outer space), long term petro-resource control with permanent Middle East bases, and a preemptive First Strike policy against recalcitrant states. In September 2000, however, the neocon’s flagship think tank, the Project for a New America Century, warned that this “process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event - like a new Pearl Harbor.”
After 9/11, this administration systematically nurtured the fear of further homeland attacks to justify its own assaults on constitutional rights as well as social and environmental programs that protected “the people” but fettered corporate power and control.
David Ray Griffin’s book “The New Pearl Harbor — Disturbing Questions About The Bush Administration and 9/11″ asks “Were these tragedies simply the result of unprecedented failures and incompetence as the government maintains, or were there elements of foreknowledge and implicit welcome involved?” He attempts to answer this question, reviewing the facts, studying other possible interpretations of these facts, and observing the breakdown of the official story over time.
Griffin’s status as a renowned theologian and his systematic approach to the documented evidence lend this work unique importance and authority. Although still shunned by the mainstream media, his book has already encouraged many thousands to debate the case for possible government complicity and at the very least to demand a full, transparent and truly independent public inquiry.
Democracy requires citizen vigilance, informed debate and official accountability. In that spirit, David Ray Griffin’s book deserves to be widely read.
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OhNoZombies! Feb 24, 2015 8:38:42pm |
re: #40 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
Oooh, red potatoes…
Don’t get me started on red potatoes!
Creeping right under our noses.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 24, 2015 8:40:25pm |
Zinn then blurbed a subsequent Griffin tome, Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory:
“Considering how the 9/ll tragedy has been used by the Bush administration to propel us into immoral wars again and again, I believe that David Ray Griffin’s provocative questions about 9/ll deserve to be investigated and addressed.”
*spit*
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Kragar Feb 24, 2015 8:45:42pm |
So a buddy of mine found a pic of me taken about 19 years ago when we were in Korea:
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 24, 2015 8:47:39pm |
Well, I’m going to get a Fresca and then go to bed. Have fun with any trolls, and remember to put the carcasses in the dumpster before you go to bed. Don’t just stick them in the trash can under the sink, you know how they stink up the place.
RBS
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 24, 2015 8:47:44pm |
re: #44 Kragar
Four eyes! Get him! //
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Varek Raith Feb 24, 2015 8:47:51pm |
re: #44 Kragar
So a buddy of mine found a pic of me taken about 19 years ago when we were in Korea:
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NEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
;)
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OhNoZombies! Feb 24, 2015 8:48:19pm |
re: #43 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Zinn then blurbed a subsequent Griffin tome, Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory:
*spit*
Yeah, well at this point, I’m thinking that’s the least crazy thing I’ve read today.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 24, 2015 8:48:57pm |
Michele Fiore and husband, I presume| 51 |
RealityBasedSteve Feb 24, 2015 8:49:48pm |
re: #44 Kragar
So a buddy of mine found a pic of me taken about 19 years ago when we were in Korea:
I was going to say you had your sleeves rolled wrong, but then I saw the US M….. rather than US A… So it was right for you. (even if it’s still wrong). (And look at that set of ‘skeeter wings’ on your collar)
RBS
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HappyWarrior Feb 24, 2015 8:49:55pm |
re: #50 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
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I bet she considers herself among the family values crowd too and I bet they welcome her too.
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Kragar Feb 24, 2015 8:52:56pm |
re: #51 RealityBasedSteve
I was going to say you had your sleeves rolled wrong, but then I saw the US M….. rather than US A… So it was right for you. (even if it’s still wrong). (And look at that set of ‘skeeter wings’ on your collar)
RBS
I was a Lance Corporal at the time, can’t make out the crossed rifles in that pic
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WhatEVs Feb 24, 2015 8:54:33pm |
re: #52 HappyWarrior
I bet she considers herself among the family values crowd too and I bet they welcome her too.
Hubby and I certainly don’t act like that in public. That’s not PDA, it’s sleazy.
Some family values.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 24, 2015 8:56:05pm |
re: #53 Kragar
I was a Lance Corporal at the time, can’t make out the crossed rifles in that pic
Sorry… E3 then. (But your sleeves are still wrong) (but the boots look good)
RBS
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The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 24, 2015 8:56:50pm |
The mandatory composition of every 70s band from England (on careful observation):
- two London cabbies
- one child abductor, probably in a cape
- the handsome-by-comparison guy
- an especially charming sasquatch
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 24, 2015 8:58:06pm |
World’s rarest cat makes a comeback.
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Kragar Feb 24, 2015 8:59:57pm |
re: #56 RealityBasedSteve
Sorry… E3 then. (But your sleeves are still wrong) (but the boots look good)
RBS
You’re just mad that you never learned how to roll them properly.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 24, 2015 9:04:49pm |
re: #60 Kragar
You’re just mad that you never learned how to roll them properly.
ROFL…. I always thought it was funny that we had to fold over the camo flap over the rolled up sleeves to be tactical… ignoring our bright white arms.
RBS
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The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 24, 2015 9:25:09pm |
re: #62 Lidane
Just wait until I introduce my solid rocket booster built from Jizo statues taped together with rosaries and papier mache made with the Book of Common Prayer.
The gyro system is a dervish.
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darthstar Feb 24, 2015 9:25:34pm |
America condensed into a single tweet. pic.twitter.com/dHRVVEgeeC— Christopher Sebela (@xtop) February 24, 2015
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 24, 2015 9:29:25pm |
re: #54 WhatEVs
Hubby and I certainly don’t act like that in public. That’s not PDA, it’s sleazy.
Some family values.
I don’t have a context for the photo. She represents Las Vegas, so there’s that.
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darthstar Feb 24, 2015 9:30:59pm |
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darthstar Feb 24, 2015 9:33:58pm |
Holy. Fucking. Shit.
Byron Jones is just destroying the NFL combine: http://t.co/CiBn1OGhgw https://t.co/R6UhuuEwqB— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 25, 2015
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HappyWarrior Feb 24, 2015 9:40:35pm |
re: #64 darthstar
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Flesh eating zombies, great. People who are gay, no go. God what a loser.
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Teukka Feb 24, 2015 9:41:55pm |
re: #69 HappyWarrior
Flesh eating zombies, great. People who are gay, no go. God what a loser.
Yeah. The Horror!.
*sighs*
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The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 24, 2015 9:55:55pm |
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Shiplord Kirel Feb 24, 2015 9:55:58pm |
There is some kind of fungus growing in GOP skulls…….
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Kragar Feb 24, 2015 10:08:05pm |
re: #72 Shiplord Kirel
There is some kind of fungus growing in GOP skulls…….
There is a humongous fungus among us.
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WhatEVs Feb 24, 2015 10:12:59pm |
re: #66 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
I don’t have a context for the photo. She represents Las Vegas, so there’s that.
Too bad THAT couldn’t have been kept in Vegas.
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teleskiguy Feb 24, 2015 10:21:14pm |
If he were still alive I'd gladly pay good money for Frank Zappa to insult me for an hour.— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) February 25, 2015
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Lidane Feb 24, 2015 10:24:25pm |
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Lidane Feb 24, 2015 10:30:04pm |
re: #69 HappyWarrior
Flesh eating zombies, great. People who are gay, no go. God what a loser.
Flesh eating zombies? No problem.
Gruesome takedowns of said zombies? You betcha!
Two gay characters? ZOMG THINK OF TEH CHILDREN!
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Kragar Feb 25, 2015 12:05:42am |
The Adeptus Arbites is the Imperial Adepta that serves as the galactic police force of the Imperium of Man, responsible for enforcing Imperial Law (the Lex Imperialis) on all Imperial-controlled worlds. They have been granted the right by the High Lords of Terra to serve as judge, jury and executioner to any Imperial citizen they discover having broken Imperial law and the concept of due process is not one that generally applies in the Imperium. However, in those cases where Imperial law is unclear or the law breaker has committed a truly heinous deed or is of unusually high-ranking stature, the offended will be taken back to an Arbites Precinct House for judgement by an Arbites Judge, the sentence to be carried out immediately. Imperial justice is swift and sure, but not always just.
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Kragar Feb 25, 2015 12:21:26am |
GOD DAMN POLICE PROCEDURAL SHOW! YOU CANNOT SIMPLY CONVERT AN IP ADDRESS TO SOME ONE’S PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS.
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Varek Raith Feb 25, 2015 12:27:27am |
re: #81 Kragar
GOD DAMN POLICE PROCEDURAL SHOW! YOU CANNOT SIMPLY CONVERT AN IP ADDRESS TO SOME ONE’S PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS.
LIES!
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 1:03:17am |
re: #82 Varek Raith
It’s in the NSA’s reverse IP address directory.
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Decatur Deb Feb 25, 2015 2:48:15am |
re: #44 Kragar
So a buddy of mine found a pic of me taken about 19 years ago when we were in Korea:
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Marines never did learn how to roll a BDU sleeve right-side-out.
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Decatur Deb Feb 25, 2015 2:51:38am |
re: #75 teleskiguy
“If he were still alive I’d gladly pay good money for Frank Zappa to insult me for an hour.”
Isn’t that a popular movie?
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 3:17:36am |
So, it seems Mitt is not going to run, but is open to persuasion. I just caught his former campaign staffer on the TV.
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 25, 2015 3:26:36am |
re: #86 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
So, it seems Mitt is not going to run, but is open to persuasion. I just caught his former campaign staffer on the TV.
Well, Scott Walker is a pipsqueak. I think everybody realizes that. He could wind up as the veep nominee. Maybe I’m wrong, but barring a complete teabagger takeover of the RNC, the only real possibilities are JEB! and Mittens.
I don’t know if anybody’s dumb enough to try to run yet another Bush, but stranger things have happened. (OK, that’s a lie—I can’t think of any.) Mitt lost once, which is usually the kiss of death, but he was cheated out of it by the fix not working, so maybe they’ll be willing to try again. “It’s his turn, dammit!”
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 3:45:20am |
re: #87 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The Tea Party types want a “pure” conservative, meaning batshit crazy to the rest of the world. But the GOP leadership know a TP candidate has no chance in the general election, so they’ll skew the nomination to a more Establishment candidate, like Bush, Rubio, or Romney. Walker’s record in Wisconsin is a liability. While the TP types love what he’s done, the Dems can use the destruction of Wisconsin’s economy, unions and education system as ammunition during the campaign. MOR voters can be swayed away from Walker pretty easily, I would hope.
Of course, this is what a rational person assumes. The GOP has not demonstrated much in the way of rationality these last several years.
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 25, 2015 3:50:01am |
What I really want to see is a rebellion on the lunatic fringe and an establishment candidate and a teabagger candidate trashing each other so bad they split 40% of the vote between them.
Probably won’t happen, but I can dream, can’t I?
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kg7u Feb 25, 2015 3:58:39am |
The original Link quotes her as using “sodium carbonate” to flush out the cancer, and then the author says “we think she means sodium bicarbonate.” I think she DID mean carbonate. “Bicarbonate” is an obsolete term in modern chemistry discourse, although it lingers in use in medicine, for “hydrogen carbonate.” It would be extra weird to give a patient sodium CARbonate [“washing soda”] via a PICC [not PIC] line than sodium BIcarbonate [“baking soda”] which is at least still used for some purposes in medicine, in the reality based community; although not to flush out white fungus, I mean, cancer. Also, washing soda won’t make your biscuits fluffy.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 3:58:45am |
re: #89 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
What I really want to see is a rebellion on the lunatic fringe and an establishment candidate and a teabagger candidate trashing each other so bad they split 40% of the vote between them.
Probably won’t happen, but I can dream, can’t I?
That would be so sweet! A fringe third party candidate to split the GOP/conservatarian vote.
We can only hope.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 4:00:46am |
re: #17 HappyWarrior
Yeah being too reasonable is a huge disqualifer in Republican circles.
So does paying taxes and government fees, it seems…
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 4:01:15am |
INCREDIBLE story from @maxabelson about an undocumented immigrant from Mexico becoming a star at Goldman Sachs http://t.co/FI85a5chJW— Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) February 25, 2015
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 4:07:25am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 4:08:00am |
re: #90 kg7u
The original Link quotes her as using “sodium carbonate” to flush out the cancer, and then the author says “we think she means sodium bicarbonate.” I think she DID mean carbonate. “Bicarbonate” is an obsolete term in modern chemistry discourse, although it lingers in use in medicine, for “hydrogen carbonate.” It would be extra weird to give a patient sodium CARbonate [“washing soda”] via a PICC [not PIC] line than sodium BIcarbonate [“baking soda”] which is at least still used for some purposes in medicine, in the reality based community; although not to flush out white fungus, I mean, cancer. Also, washing soda won’t make your biscuits fluffy.
The transcription is a bit dodgy, so pic should be PICC, but the rest of it conveys the craziness of the suggested treatment. If a saline/NaHCO3 drip was all that cancer patients needed, I kinda suspect medicine would have stumbled upon that treatment decades ago, given than a saline drip is often given patients to keep then hydrated.
The sodium bicarb idea fits in with another woo-woo medical idea that controlling one’s pH balance can cure diseases. Orac wrote about it a while ago scienceblogs.com
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 4:12:43am |
re: #93 wrenchwench
I smell a book or movie deal (or both) in the future.
La búsqueda de alegria
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 4:16:42am |
re: #95 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
The transcription is a bit dodgy, so pic should be PICC, but the rest of it conveys the craziness of the suggested treatment. If a saline/NaHCO3 drip was all that cancer patients needed, I kinda suspect medicine would have stumbled upon that treatment decades ago, given than a saline drip is often given patients to keep then hydrated.
The sodium bicarb idea fits in with another woo-woo medical idea that controlling one’s pH balance can cure diseases. Orac wrote about it a while ago scienceblogs.com
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My biscuits are burning!| 98 |
The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 25, 2015 4:32:51am |
re: #95 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
The sodium bicarb idea fits in with another woo-woo medical idea that controlling one’s pH balance can cure diseases. Orac wrote about it a while ago scienceblogs.com
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The original acid-base cancer nut is Robert O. Young, who was arrested last year—I don’t know the outcome.
Cancer and every other disease known to man are caused by acidifcation. You need to go on a tremendously alkaline diet to bring your pH back into the proper balance.
Of course, the fact he thinks lemon juice is alkaline should tell you the kind of genius he is.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 4:34:33am |
A genius physicist, a dumb human being.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 4:40:41am |
re: #98 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The original acid-base cancer nut is Robert O. Young, who was arrested last year—I don’t know the outcome.
Cancer and every other disease known to man are caused by acidifcation. You need to go on a tremendously alkaline diet to bring your pH back into the proper balance.
Of course, the fact he thinks lemon juice is alkaline should tell you the kind of genius he is.
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The scary thing is that these people, who have supposedly been educated and properly licensed, seriously believe their own crap theories.
I guess the con men are worse since they are purposefully lying and do know better, but the massive level of willful ignorance in the true believers is what makes me doubt the future of the species.
(This morning’s Wikipedia reading so far has gone from “Idiocracy” to “The Marching Morons” and on to “A Day Without a Mexican” and “The City Without Jews”. The last a 1924 Austrian film based on a 1922 book.)
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 4:43:01am |
re: #100 Feline Fearless Leader
We are seeing a convergence on one hand of anti-Big Pharma and anti-Western medicine Moonbats on on hand and on the other, anti-Science and anti-Big Gogernment wingnuts.
As with the recent anti-vaxxer tragedies, it can lead to toxic levels of stupid in the body politic.
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Dr. Matt Feb 25, 2015 4:48:54am |
re: #64 darthstar
I was wondering when the faux outrage was going to commence after Teh Gays “ruined” The Walking Dead. I’m surprised that Fox hasn’t turned it into an “issue”.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 4:49:23am |
re: #101 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
We are seeing a convergence on one hand of anti-Big Pharma and anti-Western medicine Moonbats on on hand and on the other, anti-Science and anti-Big Gogernment wingnuts.
As with the recent anti-vaxxer tragedies, it can lead to toxic levels of stupid in the body politic.
The combination of anti-Corporate and anti-Government without applying nuance and context seems to quickly lead into the loving arms of the libertarian propaganda network. Followed by living a life based on fear and paranoia.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 4:49:34am |
So—an anecdotal story from this brain trust about “friends who left the country to find end-of-life treatments that are not FDA-approved.”
Did these alleged “friends” seek treatment from Cancer Treatment Centers of America, too, before they were deemed incurable by them? CTCA uses a lot of woo-woo stuff on patients, also, and heavily advertise themselves on TV as being mainstream science all the way, but their main interest is your money and how much you can spend. reuters.com
We really do need to get the quacks and snake oil sales people to STFU, but as long as there are legislators like this woman, we won’t. She and they know there’s a sucker born every minute.
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Timothy Watson Feb 25, 2015 4:51:40am |
re: #98 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The original acid-base cancer nut is Robert O. Young, who was arrested last year—I don’t know the outcome.
Cancer and every other disease known to man are caused by acidifcation. You need to go on a tremendously alkaline diet to bring your pH back into the proper balance.
Of course, the fact he thinks lemon juice is alkaline should tell you the kind of genius he is.
There’s a lot of crazy out there: For example, I like the Foo Fighters, but they supported one of those asshole HIV/AIDS denialists years ago.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 4:52:27am |
Good morning Lizards! Another clear and cool (16 F) morning in Philadelphia.
This is actually my preferred winter weather over the standard northeast 30s-40s damp and cloudy schtick. However, I do understand that points south are not used to extended periods of sub-freezing weather along with the sort of precipitation that comes with it.
And I hope things let up by next week since I am headed down to North Carolina for vacation!
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 4:53:10am |
re: #100 Feline Fearless Leader
There are many case of otherwise intelligent people, experts in their fields, who presume their intelligence/expertise entitles them to be experts in other, completely unrelated fields. William Shockley, Ben Carson, Deepak Chopra, to name three.
I’m sure a lot of the problem is ego. Shockley definitely had a big one, judging from reports of how he dealt with co-workers. Carson is a surgeon, who are often egotistical. Chopra just believes his own press.
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Timothy Watson Feb 25, 2015 4:53:12am |
Broken clocks here in the Virginia legislature:
In a vote of support for transparency in state-sponsored executions, the Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday killed a bill that opponents said would have shrouded lethal injection in unprecedented secrecy.
The controversial measure was intended to keep drugs used for lethal injection flowing into Virginia by shielding manufacturers from public scrutiny and political pressure.
Despite bipartisan support from Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and the Senate, the overwhelmingly Republican House killed the bill, 56 to 42.
The bill, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax), passed the Senate, 23 to 14, earlier this month.
Saslaw said he was surprised to see the bill fail but cited opposition to the death penalty and concerns about government secrecy.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 4:53:53am |
re: #106 Feline Fearless Leader
Good morning Lizards! Another clear and cool (16 F) morning in Philadelphia.
This is actually my preferred winter weather over the standard northeast 30s-40s damp and cloudy schtick. However, I do understand that points south are not used to extended periods of sub-freezing weather along with the sort of precipitation that comes with it.
And I hope things let up by next week since I am headed down to North Carolina for vacation!
it’ supposed to be 61 in this area next Monday…spring will probably smack us in the eye. : )
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Timothy Watson Feb 25, 2015 4:56:00am |
re: #102 Dr. Matt
I was wondering when the faux outrage was going to commence after Teh Gays “ruined” The Walking Dead. I’m surprised that Fox hasn’t turned it into an “issue”.
Fox owns the syndication rights so the corporate masters might have sent the news guys a memo telling them to STFU.
Or maybe they’ll cover it to generate buzz for the syndication airings?
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Dr. Matt Feb 25, 2015 4:57:48am |
re: #110 Timothy Watson
.@HuffingtonPost Apparently the knuckle-dragging, homophobic mouth-breathers have forgotten that Tara is a lesbian. #butlesbiansarehawt
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) February 25, 2015
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 4:58:56am |
re: #111 Dr. Matt
Remember, “lesbian porn” is “straight porn”.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 4:59:16am |
Report: More than 100 men and boys kidnapped by Islamic State in Iraq - aljazeera.com
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 5:00:47am |
re: #107 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
There are many case of otherwise intelligent people, experts in their fields, who presume their intelligence/expertise entitles them to be experts in other, completely unrelated fields. William Shockley, Ben Carson, Deepak Chopra, to name three.
I’m sure a lot of the problem is ego. Shockley definitely had a big one, judging from reports of how he dealt with co-workers. Carson is a surgeon, who are often egotistical. Chopra just believes his own press.
See that all the time as well with the meme about engineers thinking they know who evolution should work, or should have worked.
Ego is a big thing as well. It seems to be necessary or helpful to be successful on a number of fronts since it seems to be a key towards confidence. And from there it can lead to trouble with overconfidence or simply believing you know best and no longer benefit from support or criticism*.
*See Lucas, George.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 5:03:02am |
Hmm. Later. Have to pick up my grandson who’s taking his car to be worked on today.
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Dr. Matt Feb 25, 2015 5:03:03am |
Yet another lie the librul MSM will ignore:
#BillOReilly Lied About Suicide Of JFK Assassination Figure, Former Colleagues Say http://t.co/6KrBMWwuxw
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) February 25, 2015
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 5:11:14am |
Well it happened. My “smartphone” is smarter than I am.
At about 6:30 I heard a beep and found TRAFFIC ALERT on my console. When I tapped it, it suggested leaving early for “WORK” because “25 minutes added to your ETA”
I never had TRAFFIC ALERTS before so I just swiped it away and left at my usual time.
There was a huge traffic jam because of a road accident and it did take 25 minutes longer than usual.
I have “HOME” and “WORK” set as destinations on my phone and in the SYNC console of my vehicle. The phone knows when it is connected to the SYNC console. So the little bastard was conspiring with SYNC to verify road conditions on the route that I take to work every day.
This has weirded me out.
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Bubblehead II Feb 25, 2015 5:14:26am |
re: #118 The Mother Of All Pies
Well it happened. My “smartphone” is smarter than I am.
At about 6:30 I heard a beep and found TRAFFIC ALERT on my console. When I tapped it, it suggested leaving early for “WORK” because “25 minutes added to your ETA”
I never had TRAFFIC ALERTS before so I just swiped it away and left at my usual time.
There was a huge traffic jam because of a road accident and it did take 25 minutes longer than usual.
I have “HOME” and “WORK” set as destinations on my phone and in the SYNC console of my vehicle. The phone knows when it is connected to the SYNC console. So the little bastard was conspiring with SYNC to verify road conditions on the route that I take to work every day.
This has weirded me out.
Skynet is watching you.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 5:14:31am |
re: #118 The Mother Of All Pies
No friendly calls from the NSA yet?
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 5:14:45am |
re: #118 The Mother Of All Pies
Well it happened. My “smartphone” is smarter than I am.
At about 6:30 I heard a beep and found TRAFFIC ALERT on my console. When I tapped it, it suggested leaving early for “WORK” because “25 minutes added to your ETA”
I never had TRAFFIC ALERTS before so I just swiped it away and left at my usual time.
There was a huge traffic jam because of a road accident and it did take 25 minutes longer than usual.
I have “HOME” and “WORK” set as destinations on my phone and in the SYNC console of my vehicle. The phone knows when it is connected to the SYNC console. So the little bastard was conspiring with SYNC to verify road conditions on the route that I take to work every day.
This has weirded me out.
When it starts giving you recipe suggestions - WORRY.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 5:23:37am |
re: #121 Feline Fearless Leader
When it starts giving you recipe suggestions - WORRY.
I would kind of like that, I would like to try a different pie once in a while. Usually though I will make the same favorites over and over.
I already decided this week’s pie will be Key Lime.
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Mattand Feb 25, 2015 5:25:46am |
Netanyahu Rejects Meeting with Dems, Says He Doesn’t Want to Appear Partisan
So, Netanyahu goes behind the Democratic President’s back with Republicans (who would have ordered evey Dem arrested for treason if this had been the reverse) to schedule a speech before Congress, and now he’s worried about looking partisan?
I guess I should be comforted that we’re not the only nation to elect clueless assholes. But I’m not.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 5:26:43am |
re: #123 Mattand
Bibi looking partisan? Well I never!//
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Shiplord Kirel Feb 25, 2015 5:27:27am |
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Dark_Falcon Feb 25, 2015 5:31:26am |
re: #21 thecommodore
Exhibit #26,000 as to what happens when sane people of any ideology don’t vote - nutcases like this get elected.
Quite Concur.
Sorry I haven’t been around much, folks. Things at work have been very stressful and thus I’ve been in a fearful and foul mood much of the time. I’ve kept away because I didn’t want to mess up the blog with that sort of thing.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 5:35:47am |
Sometimes things just make me clench my teeth and resist saying anything rash. Like the Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko personally giving the Ukr. passport to the notorious Belarussian/Russian neo-Nazi Sergey “Malyuta” Korotkikh, a former leader of the National Socialist Society, a close friend and former bodyguard of the neo-Nazi leader Tesak (“Meatcleaver”) (of the Russian anti-gay videos infamy). Malyuta is of course a member of “Azov”, which basically consists of neo-Nazis, incl. some other fugitives from Russia.
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Targetpractice Feb 25, 2015 5:36:28am |
re: #123 Mattand
Netanyahu Rejects Meeting with Dems, Says He Doesn’t Want to Appear Partisan
So, Netanyahu goes behind the Democratic President’s back with Republicans (who would have ordered evey Dem arrested for treason if this had been the reverse) to schedule a speech before Congress, and now he’s worried about looking partisan?
I guess I should be comforted that we’re not the only nation to elect clueless assholes. But I’m not.
Some have criticized the Dems for even making the invitation, but I personally think it was a smart move. By spurning this meeting, he’s given them the cover they need to boycott the speech itself. Of course, word still is that John of Orange plans to avoid looking like a fuck-up by packing the seats of Democrats who don’t show up with GOP staffers who will be under orders to applaud on cue.
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Shiplord Kirel Feb 25, 2015 5:39:22am |
re: #104 Justanotherhuman
So—an anecdotal story from this brain trust about “friends who left the country to find end-of-life treatments that are not FDA-approved.”
Did these alleged “friends” seek treatment from Cancer Treatment Centers of America, too, before they were deemed incurable by them? CTCA uses a lot of woo-woo stuff on patients, also, and heavily advertise themselves on TV as being mainstream science all the way, but their main interest is your money and how much you can spend. reuters.com
We really do need to get the quacks and snake oil sales people to STFU, but as long as there are legislators like this woman, we won’t. She and they know there’s a sucker born every minute.
As long as the killer-quacks can put up the grift, and they can and do, we will see woo-friendly legislators. I’m just glad that cannibals, child molesters, and human sacrifice cults aren’t rich enough to buy legislators, or those things would probably be legal too.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 5:41:51am |
re: #113 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Remember, “lesbian porn” is “straight porn”.
Because it is for straight guys.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 5:42:48am |
re: #130 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Because it is for straight guys.
Thanks, Cap.
;)
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ObserverArt Feb 25, 2015 5:46:11am |
Interesting terrorist news from Columbus this morning.
Prosecutors are so concerned about public safety that they want a magistrate to set bond today at $2.5 million for a West Side man accused of terrorist activities.
Abdirahman S. Mohamud, 23, is charged with supporting Middle Eastern terrorists through money laundering and providing resources in what prosecutors say is the first indictment of its kind in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.
Mohamud was arrested on Saturday at his home at 3762 Dunlane Court and is scheduled to make his first court appearance this afternoon.
In a motion filed yesterday, county Prosecutor Ron O’Brien wrote that the high bond is necessary because Mohamud “is a public-safety risk as well as has every reason to flee the country.”
The felony indictment, filed on Monday, follows a 11/2-year investigation by the FBI, which found that Mohamud “provided material support and resources or electronic devices to persons engaged in terrorism in the Middle East and has traveled to that area of the world,” according to the motion.
Mohamud is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation “that will result in … additional terrorism charges under federal law where the penalties are more severe than in state court,” O’B rien wrote.
The indictment charges Mohamud with one count of soliciting or providing support for acts of terrorism and one count of money laundering in support of terrorism.
Mohamud is a U.S. citizen, O’Brien said.
- more at link -
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Bubblehead II Feb 25, 2015 5:46:22am |
re: #126 Dark_Falcon
Quite Concur.
Sorry I haven’t been around much, folks. Things at work have been very stressful and thus I’ve been in a fearful and foul mood much of the time. I’ve kept away because I didn’t want to mess up the blog with that sort of thing.
Been watching Faux Knews and listening to Rushbo again huh? Man, we keep telling you that stuff is toxic. But do you ever listen to us? Noooooo…. :-)
On the serious side though, I can relate.
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Shiplord Kirel Feb 25, 2015 5:49:44am |
Gee, wish I had known about this a little sooner. I could have saved my insurance company about 150K, myself a lot of aggravation and annoyance, and my left kidney simply by mixing athlete’s foot powder with my morning coffee. Goes straight to the kidneys, you know.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 5:52:13am |
re: #134 Shiplord Kirel
Gee, wish I had known about this a little sooner. I could have saved my insurance company about 150K, myself a lot of aggravation and annoyance, and my left kidney simply by mixing athlete’s foot powder with my morning coffee. Goes straight to the kidneys, you know.
That might have worked. Though I suspect not in a method necessarily beneficial to you.
/
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Eventual Carrion Feb 25, 2015 5:59:49am |
re: #8 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The cancer-as-fungus theory is due to an Italian oncologist named Tullio Simoncini. His reasoning? Most tumors he’s dealt with are white. Fungus is white. Therefore cancer is a fungus: Q.E.D.
Seriously, I’m not kidding. This theory is big among the anti-Pharma, anti-vaxx, alt-med crowd.
Using that thinking I think cancer is cauliflower.
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Eventual Carrion Feb 25, 2015 6:00:31am |
re: #10 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
Cauliflower is a fungus! This explains a lot.
Ha, I should have read 2 more down.
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Dr. Matt Feb 25, 2015 6:02:07am |
Michele Bachmann blames ISIS for fatal shootings of NYPD officers // Traffic sucked today. #BlameISIS! http://t.co/v13WuW7GNA
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) February 25, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 6:05:58am |
OMFG. My grandson says Natl Geo “proved” something thru a doc they showed on teh TV—i.e., the Aztecs were aided by aliens to build their pyramids, etc.
This is what I’m contending with, and I thought he had better sense. The worse thing, though, is he thinks I disagree because I’m a “liberal” when I point out that there is no scientific proof of what these attention-grabbing “documentaries” claim.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 6:07:31am |
re: #140 Justanotherhuman
OMFG. My grandson says Natl Geo “proved” something thru a doc they showed on teh TV—i.e., the Aztecs were aided by aliens to build their pyramids, etc.
This is what I’m contending with, and I thought he had better sense. The worse thing, though, is he thinks I disagree because I’m a “liberal” when I point out that there is no scientific proof of what these attention-grabbing “documentaries” claim.
I remember when Chariots of the Gods was all the rage and we were convinced that Aliens built the Mayan and Nazca cultures.
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Timothy Watson Feb 25, 2015 6:08:14am |
CPAC starts today, what’s the prediction for the stupidest thing said/done during opening day?
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 6:10:21am |
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
This is why we need more education.
He believes there were more intelligent people on earth, and that there’s “evidence” to support it. “The evidence is right there! Go study it! was his response when I said there was none.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 6:11:55am |
re: #143 Justanotherhuman
This is why we need more education.
He believes there were more intelligent people on earth, and that there’s “evidence” to support it. “The evidence is right there! Go study it! was his response when I said there was none.
They came and showed us how to cure autism with enemas.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 6:12:59am |
re: #127 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Malyuta is of course a member of “Azov”, which basically consists of neo-Nazis, incl. some other fugitives from Russia.
Right now in Moscow the trial of BORN (Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists) comes to an end. BORN was a neo-Nazi terrorist band which murdered a dozen or so people, including a federal judge and a couple of journalists. One of the members of this gang, Parinov, who took part in murder of an Asian gastarbeiter, whose head was cut off, is reportedly also serving in “Azov”.
(During the preliminary investigation and the trial some information about links of this gang to certain Kremlin circles came up, but nothing came of it.)
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darthstar Feb 25, 2015 6:13:28am |
re: #142 Timothy Watson
CPAC starts today, what’s the prediction for the stupidest thing said/done during opening day?
It’ll start with the opening prayer.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 6:13:54am |
“It was proven that it would take 40 people 70 years to cut a stone used in the Aztec pyramids.”
{sigh}
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Tigger2 Feb 25, 2015 6:14:23am |
re: #128 Targetpractice
Some have criticized the Dems for even making the invitation, but I personally think it was a smart move. By spurning this meeting, he’s given them the cover they need to boycott the speech itself. Of course, word still is that John of Orange plans to avoid looking like a fuck-up by packing the seats of Democrats who don’t show up with GOP staffers who will be under orders to applaud on cue.
Simple to fix, the Dems go then when Netanyahu gets up to speak and the cameras are rolling the Dems get up and walk out, no time to fill the seats.
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Timothy Watson Feb 25, 2015 6:16:35am |
re: #147 Justanotherhuman
“It was proven that it would take 40 people 70 years to cut a stone used in the Aztec pyramids.”
{sigh}
?
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 6:16:53am |
They keep using these words. They don’t mean what they think they mean.
Sorry, Liberals, Giuliani’s Right: Obama’s A Marxist http://t.co/D1s2oGa2o2 pic.twitter.com/NxrBdYufbB— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 25, 2015
I know, it’s the Daily Caller, but the derp starts early and deep. And it’s downhill from here.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 6:18:51am |
re: #149 Timothy Watson
That’s what my grandson said, and when he called it “information” I told him he needs to understand the difference between facts and bullshit.
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 6:19:31am |
Hmmm, why does Chris Christie have such low favorabilities in Iowa? Gee, could it be because the more you get to know him (or of him), the less there is to like?
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 6:20:48am |
re: #140 Justanotherhuman
OMFG. My grandson says Natl Geo “proved” something thru a doc they showed on teh TV—i.e., the Aztecs were aided by aliens to build their pyramids, etc.
This is what I’m contending with, and I thought he had better sense. The worse thing, though, is he thinks I disagree because I’m a “liberal” when I point out that there is no scientific proof of what these attention-grabbing “documentaries” claim.
What modern people don’t appreciate is how good ancient peoples were in observational astronomy, regardless of where they lived. They had clear skies, no light pollution, and not much else to do at night besides watch the skies.
They were also surprisingly good at math, especially the kind needed to build large monuments. There is absolutely no need to resort to “alien guidance” to explain how these huge monuments around the world were built.
You might point out to your grandson that an Amish carpenter, with only a primary school education and simple tools, can plan and build a barn or a house in no time flat, using people from the town as workers. Scale that up, and it should be easy to see how the Aztecs or Egyptians could build their pyramids.
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:21:43am |
re: #150 lawhawk
They keep using these words. They don’t mean what they think they mean.
Sorry, Liberals, Giuliani’s Right: Obama’s A Marxist
I know, it’s the Daily Caller, but the derp starts early and deep. And it’s downhill from here.
More like Harpo than Karl, though,
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Mattand Feb 25, 2015 6:21:56am |
re: #140 Justanotherhuman
OMFG. My grandson says Natl Geo “proved” something thru a doc they showed on teh TV—i.e., the Aztecs were aided by aliens to build their pyramids, etc.
This is what I’m contending with, and I thought he had better sense. The worse thing, though, is he thinks I disagree because I’m a “liberal” when I point out that there is no scientific proof of what these attention-grabbing “documentaries” claim.
I’m shocked that Nat Geo ran a “I’m not saying it’s aliens, but..” type of show. I saw a program a few years back that dealt with the biology and ecosystem of Loch Ness. Their conclusion was basically “Sorry, kids, ain’t enough food to support a colony of prehistoric marine reptiles.”
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 6:21:57am |
re: #150 lawhawk
When you call a wishy-washy* centrist a “Marxist”, you know you’ve gone off the deep end.
* No offense to Obama.
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Mattand Feb 25, 2015 6:22:23am |
re: #154 wrenchwench
I know, it’s the Daily Caller, but the derp starts early and deep. And it’s downhill from here.
More like Harpo than Karl, though,
I wish it was Harpo. Then they’d be mute.
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Decatur Deb Feb 25, 2015 6:22:55am |
re: #140 Justanotherhuman
OMFG. My grandson says Natl Geo “proved” something thru a doc they showed on teh TV—i.e., the Aztecs were aided by aliens to build their pyramids, etc.
This is what I’m contending with, and I thought he had better sense. The worse thing, though, is he thinks I disagree because I’m a “liberal” when I point out that there is no scientific proof of what these attention-grabbing “documentaries” claim.
6 executives, 30 middle managers, 2 HR specialists, a Jaguar-priest chaplain, and a guy with a wet vine soaked in sand.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 6:24:00am |
re: #151 Justanotherhuman
That’s what my grandson said, and when he called it “information” I told him he needs to understand the difference between facts and bullshit.
I remember Erich von Däniken explaining that his works are not science, “Zey are vot ve call in German Sachbücher”
Or vot ve call in English Büllshit
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:24:02am |
re: #158 Decatur Deb
6 executives, 30 middle managers, 2 HR specialists, a Jaguar-priest chaplain, and a guy with a wet vine soaked in sand.
And Groucho.
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Mattand Feb 25, 2015 6:24:16am |
re: #158 Decatur Deb
6 executives, 30 middle managers, 2 HR specialists, a Jaguar-priest chaplain, and a guy with a wet vine soaked in sand.
I wish you had ended that with “all walk into a bar.”
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Mattand Feb 25, 2015 6:25:02am |
re: #160 wrenchwench
And Groucho.
“One morning, I shot a Sphinx in my pajamas. How it got into my pajamas, I’ll never know!”
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 6:25:24am |
re: #147 Justanotherhuman
“It was proven that it would take 40 people 70 years to cut a stone used in the Aztec pyramids.”
{sigh}
A stone mason even today would laugh at that statement. Even a stone wedge and hammer, used correctly, can cleave a large stone.
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Belafon Feb 25, 2015 6:25:58am |
#140: Justanotherhuman:
There was a show a few years ago that tried to prove whether or not some spheres in South America were made by man or alien. After doing a computer scan, they came to the conclusion that, while the spheres looked perfect, they were in fact, not. I like what the guy said at the end of the episode: The idea that aliens or people from Atlantas helped other cultures is just Western bigotry, just one “race” believing they are better and everyone else is inferior just because.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 6:26:45am |
is telling her constituents tonight that cancer is a fungus that can be flushed out with salt water and baking soda.
And dowsing. Don’t forget the dowsing. ///
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 6:27:28am |
re: #148 Tigger2
Netanyahu refuses to meet with Senate Democrats. This is just another sign of the blatant politicization by the GOP for US domestic consumption, and a stupid move by PM Netanyahu that ignores the consequences of further alienating Democrats (who still control the White House for another 2 years).
The speech before Congress was nothing but an electoral stunt by Netanyahu to bolster his security credentials against the dovish Zionist Union block in Israel. The problem is that Netanyahu’s security credentials are little different than the Zionist Union for all of his bluster.
Both have overseen wars against Hamas that had outcomes that were decidedly mixed and didn’t actually change the security situation measurably.
Hizbullah continues its efforts north of Israel in Syria and Lebanon to rebuild, and is getting OTJ training as a fighting force against ISIL and rebel forces, Hamas continues to stew and rebuild in Gaza. That’s little different from what Livni and Kadima faced during and after Cast Lead.
The difference is that Livni and Kadima didn’t go out of their way to alienate and piss off a significant number of US political leaders, including the President. Netanyahu is doing everything imaginable to thumb his nose at President Obama, even though the President has done nothing to actually impose a peace deal or threaten Israel’s security situation. Indeed, Obama has continued and expanded Israel’s security cordon with aid for Iron Dome and not pressuring Israel into a peace deal with Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, which is unlike efforts by prior Administrations in legacy building that ignores the realities on the ground. In that respect, Obama is far more pragmatic than many (especially the right wing) give him credit for.
The right keeps saying that Obama is an enemy to Israel, but the fact speak to a far different picture. If anything, the GOP overplayed its hand by inviting Netanyahu to speak right before the Israeli elections in March, and American Jews have taken notice - as have many Israelis.
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:27:38am |
Kevin Williamson is a big jerk.
Call the people you write about, kids. Or else this might happen. pic.twitter.com/XFKjZDayba— Chris Moody (@moody) February 25, 2015
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Sionainn Feb 25, 2015 6:27:45am |
re: #66 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
I don’t have a context for the photo. She represents Las Vegas, so there’s that.
I looked her up to make sure she wasn’t my representative. She isn’t, but I’ve got all Republicans. Ugh.
As for her possibly running against Reid, I have a feeling that the governor, Brian Sandoval, is going to take a stab at it and he’d likely win. Double ugh.
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Timothy Watson Feb 25, 2015 6:28:18am |
re: #158 Decatur Deb
6 executives, 30 middle managers, 2 HR specialists, a Jaguar-priest chaplain, and a guy with a wet vine soaked in sand.
Damn, can’t find a video clip of this, so I had to go to IMDB for the quote:
Dale Gribble: You know how the Egyptians tipped over the pyramids? A rope, a cinderblock and 50,000 Hebrew slaves…do you have a cinder block?
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 6:29:44am |
re: #152 lawhawk
Hmmm, why does Chris Christie have such low favorabilities in Iowa? Gee, could it be because the more you get to know him (or of him), the less there is to like?
He should yell at them Iowans more. He vetoed the pig crate legislation after all, just to appease them.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 6:31:44am |
re: #150 lawhawk
They keep using these words. They don’t mean what they think they mean.
I know, it’s the Daily Caller, but the derp starts early and deep. And it’s downhill from here.
Yeah, he’s a totally failed Marxist-Leninist. No single payer health insurance. Record stock market highs.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 6:31:46am |
re: #158 Decatur Deb
6 executives, 30 middle managers, 2 HR specialists, a Jaguar-priest chaplain, and a guy with a wet vine soaked in sand.
And when the workers tried to form a union they had their hearts cut out since the gods were upset and sent a monster to eat the sun.
//
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Mattand Feb 25, 2015 6:32:04am |
re: #164 Belafon
#140: Justanotherhuman:
There was a show a few years ago that tried to prove whether or not some spheres in South America were made by man or alien. After doing a computer scan, they came to the conclusion that, while the spheres looked perfect, they were in fact, not. I like what the guy said at the end of the episode: The idea that aliens or people from Atlantas helped other cultures is just Western bigotry, just one “race” believing they are better and everyone else is inferior just because.
Nat Geo also did one putting the Crystal Skulls Made By Aliens myth to rest. Using powerful microscopes, they were able to find chisel marks consistent with tools of the time (late 19th century.)
That one always sticks with me because I remember watching Dan Aykroyd push his Crystal Skull vodka, and he went on and on about the “mystery” of the skulls. I think his grandfather claimed to be a medium, and he believes all sorts of crazy mystical woo like that.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 6:32:28am |
re: #163 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
A stone mason even today would laugh at that statement. Even a stone wedge and hammer, used correctly, can cleave a large stone.
Or wooden wedges and some water.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 6:32:42am |
re: #167 wrenchwench
I think Kevin Williamson is a complete waste of perfectly good quarks and that no self-respecting person should ever shake his hand. That said, I sort of agree that some fact-checkers are awfully lazy.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 6:33:55am |
re: #118 The Mother Of All Pies
Well it happened. My “smartphone” is smarter than I am.
Needs to be on a bumper sticker.
“My smartphone is smarter than your star pupil kid”
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Decatur Deb Feb 25, 2015 6:34:09am |
re: #164 Belafon
#140: Justanotherhuman:
There was a show a few years ago that tried to prove whether or not some spheres in South America were made by man or alien. After doing a computer scan, they came to the conclusion that, while the spheres looked perfect, they were in fact, not. I like what the guy said at the end of the episode: The idea that aliens or people from Atlantas helped other cultures is just Western bigotry, just one “race” believing they are better and everyone else is inferior just because.
Yup. The Benin nation of western Africa had master bronze workers before the colonial period, so they must have had ancient contact with the Roman empire. You know… just because…
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:34:10am |
I came to get down I came to get down So get out your seats and jumper hound Jumper hound Jumper hound Jumper hound pic.twitter.com/uavPaDsvNe— John F. Brennan (@UpturnedBathtub) August 27, 2014
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 6:34:29am |
re: #150 lawhawk
They keep using these words. They don’t mean what they think they mean.
They know that these words mean “something that will provoke a knee-jerk anti-Obama reaction from our target audience”
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 6:35:07am |
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Snarknado! Feb 25, 2015 6:36:04am |
…so I was going over student evaluations of a bio course from a few years back (don’t ask), and I ran across this one: “The final lecture treated evolution as a fact, which alienated Christian students.”
It’s a required course. For majors.
<headdesk>
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 6:36:17am |
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:36:33am |
Jesus wept. RT @broylesa On today's front page, TX legislators cutting cake to celebrate ban on same-sex marriage. pic.twitter.com/UNREaRAGVn— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) February 25, 2015
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 6:36:48am |
re: #142 Timothy Watson
CPAC starts today, what’s the prediction for the stupidest thing said/done during opening day?
I don’t know but we should get some kind of warning ahead of time for these CPACValuesVoters conferences things. We’re never adequately prepared for the derp removal.
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:38:50am |
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 6:39:00am |
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 6:39:01am |
re: #181 Snarknado!
…so I was going over student evaluations of a bio course from a few years back (don’t ask), and I ran across this one: “The final lecture treated evolution as a fact, which alienated Christian students.”
It’s a required course. For majors.
<headdesk>
Which makes me wonder why creationists would consider majoring in biology, what with all that evilution stuff in there.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 6:39:05am |
CPAC starts today? How come these people aren’t all in jail under our dictator Marxist Radical secular humanist Islamic president Obama?
//
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Mattand Feb 25, 2015 6:39:33am |
re: #170 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
He should yell at them Iowans more. He vetoed the pig crate legislation after all, just to appease them.
Christie’s in some deep shit here in NJ right now. The courts just ruled that his refusal to pay into the state pension fund was illegal.
According to today’s Inky, it sounds like he’s almost straight out lying about striking a deal to fix this issue.
I think he’s still making noises about some Brownback-esque across-the-board tax cuts as well.
But, hey, the important thing is Christie cares so much about NJ, he shows it by trying to get elected President so he can leave.
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:39:55am |
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A Cranky One Feb 25, 2015 6:41:09am |
re: #19 GlutenFreeJesus
Gee. Then white people must be a fungus too!
Not me! I’m cranky, so obviously not a fun guy *runs away*
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 6:45:27am |
re: #181 Snarknado!
…so I was going over student evaluations of a bio course from a few years back (don’t ask), and I ran across this one: “The final lecture treated evolution as a fact, which alienated Christian students.”
It’s a required course. For majors.
<headdesk>
My brother’s response to this sort of thing on class/professor evaluations is “They are expected to know the material. Their religious thoughts on the subject are immaterial.”
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 6:46:29am |
re: #187 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
Which makes me wonder why creationists would consider majoring in biology, what with all that evilution stuff in there.
It’s a way to wade amidst the heathens and attempt to convert them is my main guess.
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:47:04am |
Occupy Oak Flat refuses to back down in protest against Resolution Copper. http://t.co/bRwdtMGowH pic.twitter.com/3oup3LgtvH— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) February 25, 2015
#SaveOakFlat #OakFlat #SanCarlosApache #StopApacheLandGrab pic.twitter.com/rP9v8G4aVv— What TRIBE (@WhatTRIBE) February 25, 2015
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 6:48:07am |
re: #189 Mattand
He’s got a deal on a deal to deal. In other words, he’s exaggerating just what was accomplished with the NJEA and a pension deal. There’s a framework for further talks, but it isn’t a done deal, and it certainly isn’t the fix that Christie needs right now to fix the state budget, which is under pressure from both the need to get the pension obligations funded, and to fund the transportation trust fund, which will be obligated to pay only debt starting later this year.
Without new revenues, the transportation trust fund is done - all revenue going to it will be paying off debt, not financing new projects. The potential framework deal on that would be a gas tax hike coupled with an estate tax break, but that adds to funding pressures elsewhere and Christie isn’t likely to take a tax hike without getting something else in return, even though the state needs the money to cover the fact that the casino taxes aren’t taking in the money they used to. Much of the state budget shortfalls can be attributed to the casino revenues dropping steadily since he took office, though that isn’t exactly his fault - the casinos have been losing business to nearby states as casinos have opened up in PA and NYC (and CT before that).
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Tigger2 Feb 25, 2015 6:50:46am |
I can’t wait until Jon Stewart gets a hold of this nugget lol,
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 6:52:19am |
re: #193 Feline Fearless Leader
It’s a way to wade amidst the heathens and attempt to convert them is my main guess.
Quite likely. Plant seeds of doubt about evolution, then capture them for Jesus. Sometimes the reverse happens: the creationist wakes up to find evolution makes perfect sense, then has a crisis of faith.
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Tigger2 Feb 25, 2015 6:52:40am |
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Feb 25, 2015 6:54:17am |
good morning lizards. Happy Hump day.
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wrenchwench Feb 25, 2015 6:54:49am |
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 6:55:21am |
re: #197 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
Quite likely. Plant seeds of doubt about evolution, then capture them for Jesus. Sometimes the reverse happens: the creationist wakes up to find evolution makes perfect sense, then has a crisis of faith.
Thinking about it some more I might expect the initial reason is ignorance that one’s desire to pursue a certain major will lead into that icky evolution stuff. (Which, when you get down to it is pretty much all the basic sciences since Deep Time and evolution play a big part in most of them. YEC and Biblical literalism just do not play well with science.)
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 6:55:30am |
re: #199 Tigger2
Her face has DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH written all over it.
It’s almost ready to transform into the Troll Face.
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 6:56:06am |
Iran playing war games in the Persian Gulf blow up a mockup of a US aircraft carrier (auto-play).
But if you look closely, you see that they’re sending up a bunch of small boats in tight formation, launching from within a mile or so, and some of the missiles/rockets fired, end up detonating well short of the mockup. They do manage to eventually hit the carrier, but it seems this is all about domestic consumption that the Iranian navy can do something, though the reality is that the US Navy would likely engage Iranian boats well beyond 1 mile, let alone the range at which this exercise took place.
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Bubblehead II Feb 25, 2015 6:56:06am |
re: #200 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
good morning lizards. Happy Hump day.
Depends on who’s reality you are visiting. It’s Saturday laundry day in mine. :-)
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 6:56:10am |
re: #201 wrenchwench
wow!
much small!
many fluffy!
wow!
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 6:57:28am |
re: #197 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
Quite likely. Plant seeds of doubt about evolution, then capture them for Jesus. Sometimes the reverse happens: the creationist wakes up to find evolution makes perfect sense, then has a crisis of faith.
Remember: if you believe in a completely literal interpretation of the Bible, then you must reject not only Evolution, but science, history, objective reality and logic as well, as the Bible contradicts them all and even itself as well in many places.
That is why these people will never give up their position, and there is no way to argue with them, we can only hope to limit the amount of damage they can do to the rest of us.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 6:59:43am |
re: #207 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Not to mention that it’s literally impossible to believe in an entirely literal interpretation because the Bible simply contradicts itself.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 7:00:52am |
re: #208 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Not to mention that it’s literally impossible to believe in an entirely literal interpretation because the Bible simply contradicts itself.
oh ye of little faith…
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 7:01:19am |
LOLWHUT==>
http://t.co/zTwoKUkN5r Snowden: Remove The Government’s Ability To Interfere With Our Rights #HeadlinesApp— Breaking Headlines (@WorldUSNews) February 24, 2015
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 7:02:02am |
Tell me again what government is interfering with Snowden’s right to use the Internet.
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b.d. Feb 25, 2015 7:02:13am |
re: #210 The Mother Of All Pies
LOLWHUT==>
[Embedded content]
Maybe he’s talking about Putin’s government?
//
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 7:03:21am |
re: #211 The Mother Of All Pies
Tell me again what government is interfering with Snowden’s right to use the Internet.
He’s just pissed he’s stuck in Russia, probably indefinitely, because the evil US government wants to arrest him for some things.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 7:03:21am |
re: #210 The Mother Of All Pies
LOLWHUT==>
Snowden. The Russian Propaganda coup that just keeps on giving.
Dudebro treason that seems to be just as removed from reality as some of the religious wacko and medical wacko stuff.
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sagehen Feb 25, 2015 7:04:35am |
re: #208 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Not to mention that it’s literally impossible to believe in an entirely literal interpretation because the Bible simply contradicts itself.
You’re reading it wrong!!
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b.d. Feb 25, 2015 7:05:52am |
re: #213 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
He’s just pissed he’s stuck in Russia, probably indefinitely, because the evil US government wants to arrest him for some things.
He should be pissed at his travel agent Julian Assange about being stuck in Russia.
Getting from the US to Ecuador via Moscow isn’t exactly a route many people take.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:08:13am |
re: #209 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
oh ye of little faith…
And besides, there’s always the question of “what Bible”? Is it the “last” version of the Masoretic text, which in itself is a result of a long development and is by no means “the original text”? Or should it be the Septuagint, which used to be the official sacred Church text for centuries and is extensively relied on by the New Testament authors (e.g. the whole virgin birth thing is based exclusively on the Septuagint)?
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 7:08:31am |
re: #216 b.d.
He should be pissed at his travel agent Julian Assange about being stuck in Russia.
Getting from the US to Ecuador via Moscow isn’t exactly a route many people take.
I really wonder how long the Ecuador government is going to put up with Assange camping out in their embassy.
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nines09 Feb 25, 2015 7:08:57am |
Cancer is a fungus. Right there at that point the boys in the white coats should have shown up and dragged her of to be sedated. You have to work at being that ignorant. She’s been hard at it. Her parents love every feather on her little head.
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 7:09:59am |
re: #217 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
And besides, there’s always the question of “what Bible”? Is it the “last” version of the Masoretic text, which in itself is a result of a long development and is by no means “the original text”? Or should it be the Septuagint, which used to be the official sacred Church text for centuries and is extensively relied on by the New Testament authors (e.g. the whole virgin birth thing is based exclusively on the Septuagint)?
The KJV (or the NIV, for the really edgy fundies) is the only valid received Word of God. Case closed.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:10:33am |
re: #220 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
The KJV (or the NIV, for the really edgy fundies) is the only valid received Word of God. Case closed.
Well, it was good enough for Jesus…
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wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality Feb 25, 2015 7:12:06am |
re: #221 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Well, it was good enough for Jesus…
Especially the NT. It’s how he knew the jig was up in the Garden. He read the script.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 7:12:16am |
re: #220 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
The KJV (or the NIV, for the really edgy fundies) is the only valid received Word of God. Case closed.
And for a lot of them it’s a paper mirror - it will reflect what they want it to. The version really doesn’t matter.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 7:14:43am |
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE READ TODAY==>
Of course it’s still early, there will be MOAR STUPID
S.E. Cupp: Scott Walker drives media to madness @nydailynews http://t.co/bEKjGZivpf— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) February 25, 2015
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 7:17:24am |
re: #217 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
And besides, there’s always the question of “what Bible”? Is it the “last” version of the Masoretic text, which in itself is a result of a long development and is by no means “the original text”? Or should it be the Septuagint, which used to be the official sacred Church text for centuries and is extensively relied on by the New Testament authors (e.g. the whole virgin birth thing is based exclusively on the Septuagint)?
I remember GW Bush’s response to a question posed when he announced he was in favor of posting the Ten Commandments in public buildings.
One reporter, obviously a liberal wise-ass with a few semesters of comparative religion under his belt asked “Which translation?”
To which Dubya replied “The standard one.”
He made no further comment, but I am sure that he meant the King James Version, which, as we all know, is the one that God dictated to us.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:18:40am |
re: #223 Feline Fearless Leader
And for a lot of them it’s a paper mirror - it will reflect what they want it to. The version really doesn’t matter.
True both for fundies and liberal Christians. Everybody cherrypicks and ignores the embarrassing things.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 7:19:07am |
re: #224 The Mother Of All Pies
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE READ TODAY==>
Of course it’s still early, there will be MOAR STUPID
Sippy Cup must not have noticed all the Obama Derangement Syndrome percolating from the wingnut rafters for the past six years.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:21:19am |
The Hippie Liberal Peacenik Jesus is about as truthful a picture as the Capitalist Brimstone Sniper Jesus.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 7:23:07am |
re: #228 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
The Hippie Liberal Peacenik Jesus is about as truthful a picture as the Capitalist Brimstone Sniper Jesus.
Jesus would never have been crucified if he and his disciples had been properly armed…
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Snarknado! Feb 25, 2015 7:23:42am |
re: #187 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality
Which makes me wonder why creationists would consider majoring in biology, what with all that evilution stuff in there.
For this course, it could have been a chem major — but they should stay away from that nasty organic stuff (or in this case, biochemical applications). Still, you’d think even a chem major would be exposed to Big Bang theories and The Age of the Universe.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:23:46am |
re: #229 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Jesus would never have been crucified if he and his disciples had been properly armed…
Malchus.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 7:29:12am |
Statement: White House issues veto threat against Student Success Act, saying in current form bill ‘would deny Federal funds to the classrooms that need them the most’ - @conncarroll
see original on twitter.com
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 7:33:13am |
re: #232 Justanotherhuman
Statement: White House issues veto threat against Student Success Act, saying in current form bill ‘would deny Federal funds to the classrooms that need them the most’ - @conncarroll
see original on twitter.com
Tyranny!!!1
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Timothy Watson Feb 25, 2015 7:35:13am |
re: #181 Snarknado!
…so I was going over student evaluations of a bio course from a few years back (don’t ask), and I ran across this one: “The final lecture treated evolution as a fact, which alienated Christian students.”
It’s a required course. For majors.
<headdesk>
As a former and current student, I’m kinda surprised that anyone reads the evaluations.
/ (sorta)
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:36:09am |
Sometimes one sees quotes from Augustine allegedly against the overly literal interpretation of Genesis.
The problem is, Augustine was still a YEC who believed in the literal Adam and Eve and for whom it was clear that the Biblical genealogies establish the age of the Earth at around 6000 years. No, literalism (of admittedly varying degrees) is not some fundie invention. It’s been there from the start.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 7:37:35am |
re: #235 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Sometimes one sees quotes from Augustine allegedly against the over literal interpretation of Genesis.
The problem is, Augustine was still a YEC who believed in the literal Adam and Eve and for whom it was clear that the Biblical genealogies establish the age of Earth at around 6000 years. No, literalism (of admittedly varying degrees) is not some fundie invention. It’s been there from the start.
And yet you don’t see in Scripture “And in the NNth Year of Creation” it had to be calculated from the genealogies.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 7:39:55am |
re: #236 The Mother Of All Pies
And yet you don’t see in Scripture “And in the NNth Year of Creation” it had to be calculated from the genealogies.
Because that sort of information was irrelevant to the message they were trying to get across.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:40:53am |
re: #236 The Mother Of All Pies
And yet you don’t see in Scripture “And in the NNth Year of Creation” it had to be calculated from the genealogies.
And everyone who has tried came to a different result, which is sort of funny.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 7:40:54am |
Grandson is back-peddling on the alien thing. Thinks “observation” is the only thing one needs in order to form a conclusion, period.
I told him I could “observe” the sun by staring at it all day and would just probably go blind. And he still thinks “information” is fact.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:43:24am |
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 7:47:53am |
Coming your way? We’re supposed to get 5-8 in of snow with hazardous driving conditons. No one can drive in this crap anyway, even if it’s 1 in.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:51:38am |
Then there is the problem with the canon. What does the canon establish, exactly? Only the list of the books? Let’s ignore the issue of deuterocanonicity for now. Does the canon deal with the text of the books or not? From what I read in Metzger it’s only about the list of the canonical books.
Okay, so apparently Christians are off the hook in what concerns Comma Johanneum, the multiple endings of Mark and all such later interpolations. Or are they? That these are but later interpolations has been established by scholarship. The same research has now established that dozens of books are basically pseudoepigraphic, e.g. Paul did not really write all of the books attributed to him, only some. Unlike with the smaller chunks of text, a Christian who accepts the canon cannot simply throw out these “fake” books. So there’s a certain dilemma there. Does she accept the canon or the research first? Or does she accept some research, but not that which contradicts the theory of the Biblical inspiration?
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 7:51:58am |
So I got added to this list by a DaiilyDot writer who thinks I am a SEEKRIT WINGNUT==>
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 7:54:29am |
re: #243 The Mother Of All Pies
DailyiDiot.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 7:56:20am |
I asked “What makes u think I am a SEEKRIT CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST?” Still waiting for an answer.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:01:34am |
re: #230 Snarknado!
Some of us took very little science at all and still read about it on our own, and we trust the theories and/or conclusions of real scientists because we respect their education, expertise, and real scientific inquiry. In a few words, they’re much smarter about certain subjects than I could ever hope to be, and I know they’re smarter than the YEC, too, who base their “knowledge” on belief, and nothing else.
I took Botany only and that was for a science requirement back in the ’70s.
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Timothy Watson Feb 25, 2015 8:07:06am |
re: #241 Justanotherhuman
Coming your way? We’re supposed to get 5-8 in of snow with hazardous driving conditons. No one can drive in this crap anyway, even if it’s 1 in.
Flurries tend to make drivers in Virginia lose their minds.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 8:08:32am |
re: #247 Timothy Watson
Flurries tend to make drivers in Virginia lose their minds.
Hey, don’t attack the fur… Never mind.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 8:10:16am |
LOL I am not the only one suspected of being a SEEKRIT CHRISTIAN RIGHT WINGER
@gregstevens Please remove me from that religious right list asap!— Diane Howell (@DianeHowell11) February 25, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:11:02am |
Why are people so slow to defer to real experts but willing to swallow conspiracy bullshit? Because it’s easier?
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 8:11:28am |
re: #249 The Mother Of All Pies
LOL I am not the only one suspected of being a SEEKRIT CHRISTIAN RIGHT WINGER
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That’s really pathetic to do that. Yet another reason not to tweet.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 8:11:49am |
re: #249 The Mother Of All Pies
I looked at his account. Such a smug mug.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:12:17am |
re: #249 The Mother Of All Pies
LOL I am not the only one suspected of being a SEEKRIT CHRISTIAN RIGHT WINGER
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Maybe it’s Greg Stevens himself who’s the SEEKRIT CHRISTIAN RIGHT WINGER. Whoever the hell “gregstevens” is.
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 8:12:28am |
re: #250 Justanotherhuman
Why are people so slow to defer to real experts but willing to swallow conspiracy bullshit? Because it’s easier?
Because the logical explanation isn’t as fun as the conspiracy. I chock a lot of it up to not really having much education or valuing it though.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 8:12:29am |
re: #252 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
I looked at his account. Such a smug mug.
The Dudebro McCarthy
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 8:12:42am |
Too bad to check, which means that Jim Hoft is running with it.
Report: Boko Haram Turns to Cannibalism to Feed Fighters http://t.co/9V8wzuc0q5 via @gatewaypundit— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) February 25, 2015
Boko Haram resorting to cannibalism to feed its minions.
A google search finds that cannibalism was mentioned in relation to Boko Haram around August last year, but nothing new, or concrete for that matter.
Boko Haram is plenty bad without making claims that they engage in cannibalism. And it’s not like they haven’t slaughtered thousands of people, or burned towns to the ground in Northeastern Nigeria. Capturing territories like that means that they are gaining ground, including farms, and whatever resources people are unable to carry. To then claim that they’re becoming or are cannibals makes for sensationalist headlines, but the facts simply aren’t there.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 8:13:08am |
Political geometry.
Gerrymandering in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/fSmI6wpHTF— Diane Howell (@DianeHowell11) February 25, 2015
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lostlakehiker Feb 25, 2015 8:14:59am |
I particularly like sliced cancer on steak. Also on pizza and raw in salads.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:15:17am |
So, from following his links, one finds that it’s possible that “Greg Stevens” is actually a self-promoting libertarian.
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 8:15:33am |
RETRACTION: Al Jazeera has removed an article that wrongly claimed Israel opened dams & flooded part of Gaza. More: http://t.co/zTDcUXXG8S— AJE News (@AJENews) February 25, 2015
About time.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 8:17:14am |
re: #257 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Political geometry.
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Diane Howell has blocked me for some reason. Maybe she thinks I am a SEEKRIT CHRISTIAN RIGHT-WING ACTIVIST
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 8:17:29am |
re: #256 lawhawk
Too bad to check, which means that Jim Hoft is running with it.
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Boko Haram resorting to cannibalism to feed its minions.
A google search finds that cannibalism was mentioned in relation to Boko Haram around August last year, but nothing new, or concrete for that matter.
Boko Haram is plenty bad without making claims that they engage in cannibalism. And it’s not like they haven’t slaughtered thousands of people, or burned towns to the ground in Northeastern Nigeria. Capturing territories like that means that they are gaining ground, including farms, and whatever resources people are unable to carry. To then claim that they’re becoming or are cannibals makes for sensationalist headlines, but the facts simply aren’t there.
He always chooses the most hysterical story possible.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:18:31am |
re: #256 lawhawk
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says tide has ‘definitely turned’ against Boko Haram @BBCAfrica
bbc.com
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 8:19:28am |
re: #257 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Political geometry.
This is why a lot of countries have a system by which half the representatives are chosen directly district-by-district, while the rest are chosen from a list based on the percentage of votes the party receives.
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Snarknado! Feb 25, 2015 8:22:05am |
re: #234 Timothy Watson
As a former and current student, I’m kinda surprised that anyone reads the evaluations.
/ (sorta)
Quite a few instructors do read them, and even take instruction from them. They also (at least in my milieu) have some effect on advancement, even for tenured faculty. And they are used for teaching awards and such.
(And now I have to go and be productive. Ugh. See you later.)
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 8:22:51am |
re: #250 Justanotherhuman
Why are people so slow to defer to real experts but willing to swallow conspiracy bullshit? Because it’s easier?
Drilled in mistrust of “authority”.
/
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 8:26:27am |
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 8:31:15am |
re: #267 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
The Flood Libel strikes again!!!
Funny thing, it happens every few years and comes from the same “agencies” (PressTV and such).
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 8:36:18am |
re: #268 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Funny thing, it happens every few years and comes from the same “agencies” (PressTV and such).
Corresponds to a new set of interns coming in.
//
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bratwurst Feb 25, 2015 8:37:39am |
Everyone thinks Bill O'Reilly is a smug asshole, but now that Joe Scarborough is defending him the tide is sure to turn.— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) February 25, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:41:18am |
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 8:42:12am |
re: #271 Justanotherhuman
One does have to ask: Why is Scarborough still on the air?
Because the media is so so liberal.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:52:45am |
Majority of Supreme Court justices express support for Muslim woman denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch due to head scarf - @Reuters
Progress, how does it work?
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Dave In Austin Feb 25, 2015 8:53:44am |
re: #271 Justanotherhuman
One does have to ask: Why is Scarborough still on the air?
How I start my day……..
Mom!!! @Morning_Joe is being a dick again!!!!— DaveT62 (@DaveoutofAustin) February 25, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:56:05am |
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 8:58:36am |
#Texas #snow - #TXwx #Remus RT@ChelsKatz @weatherchannel Snow is continuing to coat E. #Texas. This is in Longview. pic.twitter.com/788extmxen
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) February 25, 2015
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 8:59:38am |
re: #275 Justanotherhuman
Yikes!
Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith
But you know, Saudis are not legitimate Muslims and all that ;) /
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 9:01:21am |
re: #273 Justanotherhuman
Majority of Supreme Court justices express support for Muslim woman denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch due to head scarf - @Reuters
Progress, how does it work?
A&F won’t hire “fat chicks” in fact they don’t even want them in their stores as customers.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 25, 2015 9:07:22am |
re: #276 Justanotherhuman
In Maine this morning:
More than 40 vehicles involved in I-95 pileup in Maine: http://t.co/1d3Jg95cjc pic.twitter.com/QgietN5mEo— SevereStudios (@severestudios) February 25, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 9:07:53am |
re: #278 The Mother Of All Pies
They only want the “cool kids”. Fine with me. Let them suffer revenue losses with their exclusivity. Who would want to wear anything with a “brand” on the outside anyway except social climbing snobs?
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 9:09:42am |
CPAC starts today. A Salon.com writer explains the process:
It gets repetitive. Usually my day at CPAC involves checking in at about 8 a.m. and going straight to the bar. I watch two to three speeches and then exit the conference center and walk into oncoming traffic. The hospitalization gets me out of about four hours of work and then I wheel myself back to the bar and then go home, go to bed, get up and do it all over again.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 9:12:15am |
re: #279 Backwoods_Sleuth
Maine State Police say 2 of 14 injured in Interstate 95 pileup are in serious condition - @MEStatePolice
end of alert
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 9:13:17am |
re: #278 The Mother Of All Pies
Yeah, all that does wonders to your bottom line as people decided your overpriced, over-logoed crap, isn’t worth the high priced settings, and that people will buy stuff elsewhere.
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 25, 2015 9:15:35am |
re: #281 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
CPAC starts today. A Salon.com writer explains the process:
You Tell ‘Em Piyush Jindal Is Comin’
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 9:15:45am |
re: #283 lawhawk
Yeah, all that does wonders to your bottom line as people decided your overpriced, over-logoed crap, isn’t worth the high priced settings, and that people will buy stuff elsewhere.
Also, who is the ugly-as-fuck CEO to decide who is “beautiful”?
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 9:17:02am |
re: #281 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
It would be far more interesting if they allowed people to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights and bring their guns into the conference, doncha know. : )
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 9:17:29am |
CNN has a new poll showing Scott Walker at the front of the clown car parade in Iowa:
Walker is leading a crowded field of potential presidential candidates in Iowa with 25% of likely Republican caucus-goers throwing their support to Walker in a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. The Iowa caucus will be the first test for presidential hopefuls and while the last two GOP winners didn’t get far in the primary process, the caucus is a crucial test of conservative credentials and can help signal some candidates off the campaign trail.
Libertarian favorite Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky came in second in the poll with 13% of support while former Gov. Mike Huckabee, the 2008 caucus winner, and Tea Party darling Ben Carson closely followed with 11% each.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 9:19:17am |
re: #287 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
Oh yeah, I’m just dying to know if Rand Paul will be upset in the straw poll.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 9:20:12am |
re: #287 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
CNN has a new poll showing Scott Walker at the front of the clown car parade in Iowa:
all he has to do is avoid committing himself to any positions…
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 9:22:03am |
re: #289 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
That’s actually good news for Dems.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 9:25:18am |
NBC News: Three Brooklyn-area men arrested, accused of planning to go overseas to join ISIS
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) February 25, 2015
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 9:26:55am |
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 9:27:15am |
re: #291 Justanotherhuman
BREAKING: FBI arrests Brooklyn men who allegedly planned to kill Americans if they couldn't join ISIS in Syria http://t.co/QR7iWxSA8N— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 25, 2015
If they were unable to join ISIL, they are alleged to have said that they’d carry out terrorism here, including assassinating the President.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 9:28:43am |
Why is the site called The Daily Beast?
Well, satanic jokes aside.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 9:29:00am |
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 25, 2015 9:29:44am |
good grief:
West Virginia Republicans Want To Throw People In Jail For Helping Uninsured Get Obamacare http://t.co/nekioT6W7k @politicususa #p2 #ctl— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) February 25, 2015
West Virginia state House Republicans are proposing a new law that would make it a felony for anyone to enforce the health care law. In other words, any employee that would help a West Virginian get access to affordable healthcare would be committing a crime.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 9:29:58am |
re: #289 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
all he has to do is avoid committing himself to any positions…
The opposite approach of Mitt - who adopted *all* positions.
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Justanotherhuman Feb 25, 2015 9:31:26am |
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 9:32:44am |
re: #297 Backwoods_Sleuth
West Virginia Republicans Want To Throw People In Jail For Helping Uninsured Get Obamacare
They understand that the success of ACA is an existential threat to their party.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 9:33:26am |
re: #297 Backwoods_Sleuth
good grief:
Exhibit 92713 in why at the Constitutional Convention James Madison wanted to give the president or congress the power to veto state laws.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Feb 25, 2015 9:37:36am |
re: #293 lawhawk
At first read I wondered why anyone would want to kill an American who wanted to join ISIS, but was unable to do so.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 25, 2015 9:38:53am |
re: #300 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
They understand that the success of ACA is an existential threat to their party.
From the link:
A recent study found that West Virginia has benefitted the second most of any state in the country from the ACA. Naturally, the Republican response has been an attempt to criminalize the ACA.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 9:44:33am |
MOST HORRIBLE MEME YOU WILL SEE ALL DAY==>
TOTAL IRONY! #tcot #ccot #pjnet @CarmineZozzora @waynebogda @jjauthor @christichat @ChristieC733 @steph93065 @amymek pic.twitter.com/kpue2DHcp7— DR. TWEET, Ph.D. (@Callisto1947) February 25, 2015
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 9:47:20am |
re: #304 The Mother Of All Pies
ANY QUESTIONS?
Yes: Do you consider anyone in this country who is hungry for any reason to be a subhuman animal?
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 9:48:19am |
re: #305 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Yes: Do you consider anyone in this country who is hungry for any reason to be a subhuman animal?
Any questions? Why do you consider poor people non-human wild animals?==> https://t.co/eea0gnd619 #tcot #UniteBlue #ccot #pjnet— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) February 25, 2015
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Higgs Boson's Mate Feb 25, 2015 9:51:45am |
re: #304 The Mother Of All Pies
And, when cousin Merle’s used hubcap store goes under after six months in business it will be just fine for him and the family to get food stamps because they earned them.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 9:53:31am |
re: #307 Higgs Boson’s Mate
And, when cousin Merle’s used hubcap store goes under after six months in business it will be just fine for him and the family to get food stamps because they earned them.
And those people working at Wal-Mart who still cannot feed their families on the minimum wage should just use their hunger to get motivated and find better jobs…
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Higgs Boson's Mate Feb 25, 2015 9:55:27am |
re: #308 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
And those people working at Wal-Mart who still cannot feed their families on the minimum wage should just use their hunger to get motivated and find better jobs…
Or borrow money from their parents to start their own business! That one is sad because even at the best of times the failure rate for small businesses is always around 50%.
I was going to switch from IT to being a hedge fund manager, but the commute just wasn’t worth it.
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 9:57:54am |
CPAC says it definitely did not just mix up two black Republicans http://t.co/WBAt5hQbLQ pic.twitter.com/IFpbEc2H3R— Jezebel (@Jezebel) February 25, 2015
CPAC, off to a fabulous start.
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 10:00:30am |
re: #311 GlutenFreeJesus
More like 10 miles out. ;)
Well, they could hit at them over the horizon, but given the tight confines of the Persian Gulf, 10 miles is probably a safer option. Safer still? Hitting them while they’re still at dock.
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Eventual Carrion Feb 25, 2015 10:01:37am |
re: #275 Justanotherhuman
Yikes!
Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith
Our friends.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 10:04:09am |
re: #275 Justanotherhuman
Yikes!
Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith
And because they are our “friends” and allies, they are seen by many to be “moderate” Muslims who represent what the faith is like all over the world.
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Eventual Carrion Feb 25, 2015 10:05:17am |
re: #293 lawhawk
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If they were unable to join ISIL, they are alleged to have said that they’d carry out terrorism here, including assassinating the President.
But why kill the president? My repub friends tell me PBO is a supporter of ISIL and all radical terrorists.
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Bubblehead II Feb 25, 2015 10:05:59am |
re: #304 The Mother Of All Pies
MOST HORRIBLE MEME YOU WILL SEE ALL DAY==>
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.@Callisto1947 So we just let babies, young kids & the elderly starve to death? Gotcha. Just have to love those xtian ethics
— Bubblehead II (@BubbleheadII) February 25, 2015
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 10:06:30am |
re: #316 Eventual Carrion
But why kill the president? My repub friends tell me PBO is a supporter of ISIL and all radical terrorists.
Apparently even ISIS fanboys are smarter than the Reps.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 25, 2015 10:07:05am |
re: #310 lawhawk
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CPAC, off to a fabulous start.
Well, if they all look alike to you…. /just_saying….
RBS
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 10:07:42am |
re: #304 The Mother Of All Pies
MOST HORRIBLE MEME YOU WILL SEE ALL DAY==>
This passes for wit in RWNJ land.
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Teukka Feb 25, 2015 10:08:28am |
re: #320 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
This passes for wit in RWNJ land.
Passes for Gospel in Wingnuttia.
*smh*
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 10:08:43am |
Really?
??????? ??? ??????? ???? ????? ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ??????? >> pic.twitter.com/5ZZKYda3MN— ?????? ?????? (@netanyahu) February 24, 2015
[I have no idea what it says, but that’s not the point.]
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 10:09:34am |
Who will lead Israel & keep us safe? Likud under my leadership or a submissive leftist govt headed by Tzipi & Isaac? pic.twitter.com/M7J2D0LuI9— ?????? ?????? (@netanyahu) February 22, 2015
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 10:10:42am |
re: #317 Bubblehead II
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No they’re supposed to eat wild grass or each other, just like wild animals do.
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KerFuFFler Feb 25, 2015 10:11:00am |
re: #252 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
I looked at his account. Such a smug mug.
Kinda makes one want to punch him in the face! ;D
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 10:11:41am |
re: #325 KerFuFFler
Kinda makes one want to punch him in the face! ;D
So he’s my cousin, Joe Backpfeifengesicht! /
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 10:12:50am |
We say to Jews, to our brothers and sisters: Israel is your home. We are calling for the absorption of mass immigration from Europe— ?????? ?????? (@netanyahu) February 15, 2015
Please come home to experience the existential Iranian threat!
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:13:26am |
re: #297 Backwoods_Sleuth
good grief:
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What the fucking fuck? Yeah make it a felony to help someone get insured. That’s the ticket, WV GOP.
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 10:13:48am |
re: #323 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
And on security, @netanyahu has done no better than Livni's Kadima did during Cast Lead. Plus he's alienated @BarackObama in process— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 25, 2015
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 10:15:01am |
re: #321 Teukka
Passes for Gospel in Wingnuttia.
*smh*
An evangelical pastor who I know to otherwise be a kind, gracious man passed this sh%t off on facebook one time, even though he was at one time the pastor of a church in my area which makes a big to do about giving to the poor, food drives, etc. Not sure how a church giving to the poor is supposed to be different than society—through the government and food stamps—supporting food purchases. But in a way its typical of the kind of thinking you run into in some Christian circles.
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi Feb 25, 2015 10:16:06am |
re: #304 The Mother Of All Pies
MOST HORRIBLE MEME YOU WILL SEE ALL DAY==>
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“Day ain’t over yet.” - Curly (Jack Palance), in City Slickers
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 10:16:47am |
re: #331 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi
“Day ain’t over yet.” - Curly (Jack Palance), in City Slickers
BUT WATE THEIR IS MOAR DERP!!!!
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austin_blue Feb 25, 2015 10:17:50am |
And in today’s “Oh, what the fuck do they think they’re doing?!?!?” of Texas nut job political stunts, we have this little gem:
Yes! An Army for Jeebus! Ah, me. Texas, my Texas, what the hell has happened to you? Patrick, the Lt. Gov., is the most influential pol in the State (weak Governor system, constitutionally).
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Teukka Feb 25, 2015 10:18:45am |
OT, but this Siberian Times article caught my attention:
Dozens of New Craters Suspected in Northern Russia
With the ongoing City Slickers theme:
“That Yamal Hole? It’s got friends…”
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 10:19:28am |
re: #327 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Netanyahu’s domestic policies have sucked and poverty is a bigger issue than when he first took office. If you’re not in the tech industry, you’re getting left behind. If you’re a senior, you’re being ignored altogether. Lapid’s party had tried to formulate new policies, but Netanyahu wanted none of it.
But for him to claim that he’s somehow better on security than Labor/Kadima/Zionist Union is to ignore that he did no better than Labor/Kadima did during Cast Lead, and he’s done even more to alienate the US government than anyone could contemplate.
Iran is a threat to Israel, but it is hardly the only country with an interest in seeing Iran’s nuclear ambitions stopped. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and the Gulf States all have an interest in seeing Iran’s nuclear ambitions stopped, but none of those countries have any interest in working together, let alone working with Israel on the matter (though back-channels might offer up a different take entirely). Netanyahu’s all but given up on the Six Party Talks, even though they continue, even though he offers no credible alternative except criticism.
Except that you’ve got nitwits like Mark Levin agitating for the US to start bombing Iran. Yeah, that’ll work splendidly.
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Charles Johnson Feb 25, 2015 10:19:37am |
@rudepundit I deliberately stayed out of this because I don't want to get piled on by puritopians. But this is very sad.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 25, 2015
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:20:03am |
re: #333 austin_blue
And in today’s “Oh, what the fuck do they think they’re doing?!?!?” of Texas nut job political stunts, we have this little gem:
Yes! An Army for Jeebus! Ah, me. Texas, my Texas, what the hell has happened to you? Patrick, the Lt. Gov., is the most influential pol in the State (weak Governor system, constitutionally).
Yeah have the military protect modern day Jim Crow. Sorry Danny, it doesn’t work that way.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 10:22:52am |
re: #330 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
Not sure how a church giving to the poor is supposed to be different than society—through the government and food stamps—supporting food purchases. But in a way its typical of the kind of thinking you run into in some Christian circles.
Because when a church does it, it is also an opportunity to shove your religion down their throats evangelize as well
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 10:25:03am |
re: #338 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Because when a church does it, it is also an opportunity to
shove your religion down their throatsevangelize as well
And refuse help to gays, sluts, and non-Christians
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 10:25:31am |
I believe that Jews know deep in their hearts that they have one country - the state of Israel, home for all of us— ?????? ?????? (@netanyahu) January 13, 2015
How appropriate is it for an Israeli PM to basically propagate the dual loyalty meme?
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 10:26:06am |
This just moved into the slot for MOST HORRIBLE TWEET OF THE DAY==>
Process to becoming legal citizen isn’t sitting around waiting for Prez to bippity-boppity-boo you into amnesty with his executive action.— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 25, 2015
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makeitstop Feb 25, 2015 10:26:18am |
re: #333 austin_blue
And in today’s “Oh, what the fuck do they think they’re doing?!?!?” of Texas nut job political stunts, we have this little gem:
Yes! An Army for Jeebus! Ah, me. Texas, my Texas, what the hell has happened to you? Patrick, the Lt. Gov., is the most influential pol in the State (weak Governor system, constitutionally).
Maybe they could give their army some snappy four-letter acronym, like ISIL.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Feb 25, 2015 10:27:15am |
re: #341 The Mother Of All Pies
This just moved into the slot for MOST HORRIBLE TWEET OF THE DAY==>
I don’t even know what Dana Gunz Loesch is supposed to be saying here.
Bippity boppity boo?
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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 25, 2015 10:29:19am |
I-71 at Louisville is shut down.
[Update] Man shot to death on I-71 S http://t.co/s6TJuZrX8o pic.twitter.com/OSoUAEsHdK— Anna-Lysa Gayle (TM) (@WLKYAnnalysa) February 25, 2015
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:29:37am |
re: #341 The Mother Of All Pies
This just moved into the slot for MOST HORRIBLE TWEET OF THE DAY==>
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What the fuck does that even mean.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 10:29:41am |
re: #343 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
I don’t even know what Dana Gunz Loesch is supposed to be saying here.
Bippity boppity boo?
She’s saying OBAMA IS NOT TEH FAIRY GODMOTHER!!!!!! HE JUST A FAIRY
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makeitstop Feb 25, 2015 10:29:53am |
re: #343 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
I don’t even know what Dana Gunz Loesch is supposed to be saying here.
Bippity boppity boo?
Isn’t that from Cinderella?
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:29:58am |
re: #343 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
I don’t even know what Dana Gunz Loesch is supposed to be saying here.
Bippity boppity boo?
I think she got into Pam Geller’s vodka cabinet.
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:31:23am |
It’s called making naturalization easier for people who are American for all cases and purposes. I really want to see the day where the right’s hostility to immigrants ruins any GOP viability at the polls.
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 10:31:41am |
re: #343 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
I don’t even know what Dana Gunz Loesch is supposed to be saying here.
Bippity boppity boo?
Does Helena Bonham Carter sing that in the new movie?
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Ace-o-aces Feb 25, 2015 10:33:17am |
re: #340 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
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How appropriate is it for an Israeli PM to basically propagate the dual loyalty meme?
Extremely INAPPROPRIATE. I can’t believe he didn’t get more pushback for this.
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Ace-o-aces Feb 25, 2015 10:36:47am |
re: #327 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
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Please come home to experience the existential Iranian threat!
“And you American Jews will love Orthodox Rabbis having the final say on all religious matters like divorce and marriage!”
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 10:38:30am |
re: #352 Ace-o-aces
“And you American Jews will love Orthodox Rabbis having the final say on all religious matters like divorce and marriage!”
Not even all Orthodox rabbis, just the ones with speshul gubmit connections.
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 10:39:18am |
re: #340 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
There are days when it’s hard to tell who’s trolling harder - Boehner or Netanyahu with the sheer amount of derp coming through. I’m giving Netanyahu the edge today.
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Kragar Feb 25, 2015 10:40:31am |
Pat Robertson gives NASA a Bible lesson: God didn’t put life on ‘barren rocks’ in space http://t.co/t6pBOd5qbh— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 25, 2015
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 10:41:48am |
re: #345 HappyWarrior
What the fuck does that even mean.
Poor people are animals who deserve to starve.
For Jesus and Free Enterprise.
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b_sharp Feb 25, 2015 10:43:28am |
re: #355 Kragar
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A perfect example of how religious literalism stops curiosity and scientific exploration.
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Charles Johnson Feb 25, 2015 10:44:04am |
Ugh. Just caught up with all the pointless, ugly feuding among liberals over Patricia Arquette. What a train wreck.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 10:44:34am |
re: #355 Kragar
The noted astrobiologist Prof. Dr. Robertson.
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:44:48am |
re: #358 Charles Johnson
Ugh. Just caught up with all the pointless, ugly feuding among liberals over Patricia Arquette. What a train wreck.
Oh dear. What the hell did the purer than thou find wrong with her speech?
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klys (maker of Silmarils) Feb 25, 2015 10:45:05am |
re: #336 Charles Johnson
I’ve been watching a lot of that stuff go by on my TL. I can see both sides, understand a little of both sides, and like hell am I ever going to talk about anything relating to shit like that to anyone ever because there are so many ways to fuck it up and so many people cut you no slack at all.
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:45:28am |
re: #355 Kragar
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I don’t know if there’s a God or not but I think if there is one, Pat truly misunderstands him.
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Kragar Feb 25, 2015 10:45:32am |
Republicans propose declaring Idaho a ‘Christian state’ http://t.co/2qLut1bcpq— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 25, 2015
“We’re a Christian community in a Christian state and the Republican Party is a Christian Party,” said Jeff Tyler, a member of the committee and backer of the draft resolution.
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:46:53am |
re: #363 Kragar
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I am glad he admits the Republican party is what it is but Idaho isn’t a Christian state. Idaho actually had the nation’s first Jewish governor. But of course, Mr. Theocrat doesn’t know or care about that.
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 10:47:00am |
re: #360 HappyWarrior
No idea, but I noticed one thing. When I read some of those posts with their strange new lingo, it’s almost like reading a scientology text.
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Ace-o-aces Feb 25, 2015 10:48:40am |
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Ace-o-aces Feb 25, 2015 10:50:13am |
re: #366 iossarian
Let’s see Ben Shapiro’s answer to THAT!
“I’m sure when they say ‘Christian’ they mean Jews as well. Right? Right?! Guys?” - Ben Shapiro (probably)
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The Mother Of All Pies Feb 25, 2015 10:50:27am |
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:50:28am |
re: #366 iossarian
Let’s see Ben Shapiro’s answer to THAT!
He won’t care. His head is so far up that run his party’s ass that it’s hard to know where the ass starts and where Ben’s head begins.
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:51:09am |
And by Christian, we mean conservative Christians. So you liberal Christians can shove it.//
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Blind Frog Belly White Feb 25, 2015 10:52:00am |
re: #360 HappyWarrior
Oh dear. What the hell did the purer than thou find wrong with her speech?
Sometimes it seems like the Left thinks ‘Divide and Conquer’ means you can conquer by dividing YOURSELF, not the enemy.
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Charles Johnson Feb 25, 2015 10:52:04am |
re: #361 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I’ve been watching a lot of that stuff go by on my TL. I can see both sides, understand a little of both sides, and like hell am I ever going to talk about anything relating to shit like that to anyone ever because there are so many ways to fuck it up and so many people cut you no slack at all.
It’s like an unfunny parody of how right wingers view liberals. Identity politics at its most dogmatic. And with that I’m going to stop, because I don’t want to be drawn into this screwed up argument over someone who didn’t deserve to be attacked like this.
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klys (maker of Silmarils) Feb 25, 2015 10:52:59am |
re: #373 Charles Johnson
It’s like an unfunny parody of how right wingers view liberals. Identity politics at its most dogmatic. And with that I’m going to stop, because I don’t want to be drawn into this screwed up argument over someone who didn’t deserve to be attacked like this.
Pretty much. Any attempt at trying to work through it would be met with accusations of “TONE POLICING” anyway so.
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b_sharp Feb 25, 2015 10:53:17am |
re: #358 Charles Johnson
Ugh. Just caught up with all the pointless, ugly feuding among liberals over Patricia Arquette. What a train wreck.
That’s what happens when you go full literalist - everything turns into false dilemmas.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 10:53:59am |
re: #351 Ace-o-aces
Extremely INAPPROPRIATE. I can’t believe he didn’t get more pushback for this.
Plays right into the hands of the fanatic nationalist’s anti-Semitic screeds.
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 10:54:54am |
re: #355 Kragar
Isn’t that sort of contradictory? If there is life on it, it’s not “barren”.
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 10:55:20am |
re: #377 Feline Fearless Leader
Plays right into the hands of the fanatic nationalist’s anti-Semitic screeds.
Yep but Bibi doesn’t seem to care about that. Bibi cares only about Bibi and his American RR friends.
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Blind Frog Belly White Feb 25, 2015 10:56:05am |
re: #378 Feline Fearless Leader
Isn’t that sort of contradictory? If there is life on it, it’s not “barren”.
No True Scotsman barren rock would do such a thing have life all over it!
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 10:56:59am |
re: #364 HappyWarrior
I am glad he admits the Republican party is what it is but Idaho isn’t a Christian state. Idaho actually had the nation’s first Jewish governor. But of course, Mr. Theocrat doesn’t know or care about that.
I am beginning to think that the nuts not believing in evolution might actually be a good thing. Otherwise we would be seeing bills declaring that coming down out of the trees *was* a bad idea and that we should reverse it.
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 10:57:05am |
The tone of the US-Israel relationship is uglier right now than I've ever seen. On par with 1991, but possibly worse http://t.co/86MhUszPld— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 25, 2015
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lawhawk Feb 25, 2015 10:57:37am |
re: #378 Feline Fearless Leader
Isn’t that sort of contradictory? If there is life on it, it’s not “barren”.
And you wont know if it’s barren unless you’re going and checking. Let’s just say I wont take such things on faith.
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Kragar Feb 25, 2015 10:59:38am |
“We’re a Christian community in a Christian state and the Republican Party is a Christian Party” #GOP Outreach http://t.co/0blMqnxTdq— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 25, 2015
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Feline Fearless Leader Feb 25, 2015 10:59:38am |
re: #383 lawhawk
And you wont know if it’s barren unless you’re going and checking. Let’s just say I wont take such things on faith.
Or Prof. Robertson’s word on it. Otherwise Space Godzilla might arrive unheralded, and then where would we be?
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Blind Frog Belly White Feb 25, 2015 11:00:34am |
re: #383 lawhawk
And you wont know if it’s barren unless you’re going and checking. Let’s just say I wont take such things on faith.
But just think how much money we’d save on scientific research, because the Bible is invariably always nearly always most often often sometimes right!
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Shiplord Kirel Feb 25, 2015 11:00:42am |
re: #355 Kragar
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Even creationists believe that THIS PLANET was a barren rock in space at one time (half a day in their case, billions of years for rational and honest people).
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 11:00:49am |
GOP minority outreach is the GOP telling minorities that they should fear group so and so more than they should be concerned about reasonable tax rates, decent schools, and health care.
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b_sharp Feb 25, 2015 11:00:53am |
re: #383 lawhawk
And you wont know if it’s barren unless you’re going and checking. Let’s just say I wont take such things on faith.
Just wear a condom to make sure they stay barren.
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Eventual Carrion Feb 25, 2015 11:03:53am |
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Shiplord Kirel Feb 25, 2015 11:04:53am |
The decidedly non-fundy Nazarene minister I know says that people like Robertson and the “let ‘em die” Christian “bidness” crowd are tempting divine wrath with their heresy, ignorance, and materialism.
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RealityBasedSteve Feb 25, 2015 11:05:04am |
re: #368 Ace-o-aces
“I’m sure when they say ‘Christian’ they mean Jews as well. Right? Right?! Guys?” - Ben Shapiro (probably)
Well, according to some of my conservative literal Christian friends, Jews are simply “incomplete Christians”. They just need to be brought to Jesus to become fulfilled.
I’m not sure they are “quite” sure what a Jew is.
RBS
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Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 25, 2015 11:06:32am |
re: #390 Eventual Carrion
Doesn’t the first lines of the bible run counter to that?
I may not be much of a Bible scholar, but the Bible surely says nowhere that there is no life on other planets.
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HappyWarrior Feb 25, 2015 11:06:44am |
re: #392 RealityBasedSteve
Well, according to some of my conservative literal Christian friends, Jews are simply “incomplete Christians”. They just need to be brought to Jesus to become fulfilled.
I’m not sure they are “quite” sure what a Jew is.
RBS
From the outside looking in, I’ve always felt that fundies have a complete lack of respect for the Jewish religion and people.
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Eventual Carrion Feb 25, 2015 11:18:39am |
re: #392 RealityBasedSteve
Well, according to some of my conservative literal Christian friends, Jews are simply “incomplete Christians”. They just need to be brought to Jesus to become fulfilled.
I’m not sure they are “quite” sure what a Jew is.
RBS
Or Islam for that matter. They don’t seem to realize that Islam holds Jesus and Mary in very high regard.
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Eventual Carrion Feb 25, 2015 11:20:42am |
re: #393 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
I may not be much of a Bible scholar, but the Bible surely says nowhere that there is no life on other planets.
No, and it says that we here on this barren rock were a void and lifeless until god put his hands to work. So his statement that god doesn’t put life on a barren rock goes against his bible.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Feb 25, 2015 11:25:25am |
re: #394 HappyWarrior
From the outside looking in, I’ve always felt that fundies have a complete lack of respect for the Jewish religion and people.
They just need Israel to help fulfill the prophecies of the End Times, otherwise, they could care less for Judaism and its adherents.
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