Jump to bottom

234 comments
1 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 5:00:06pm

Courtesy of Shmuley Boteach:

2 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 5:01:47pm
3 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 5:04:33pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

While he unfortunately has half of a point about some of the battalions, most Ukrainian soldiers are not neo-Nazis. But he would have been against the Lend-Lease too, because Stalin was a bad guy and stuff (no matter what the big picture indicates).

4 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 5:07:28pm

re: #3 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Yes, there are some far right elements in the Ukraine resistance. But Greenwald never summons up a single word of criticism for Putin, ever. He even cites Russia Today in this horrible piece.

5 darthstar  Feb 28, 2015 5:08:57pm
Awww….
6 Dark_Falcon  Feb 28, 2015 5:10:24pm

re: #3 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

While he unfortunately has half of a point about some of the battalions, most Ukrainian soldiers are not neo-Nazis. But he would have been against the Lend-Lease too, because Stalin was a bad guy and stuff (no matter what the big picture indicates).

Actually, back then Greenwald would have been one of Stalin’s ‘Useful Idiots’. Glenn Greenwald is defined not be where he fits on a left-right continuum, but by his adolescent rebellion against the United States.

7 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 5:13:41pm

re: #6 Dark_Falcon

Actually, back then Greenwald would have been one of Stalin’s ‘Useful Idiots’.

More likely, one of Lindberghian isolationists.

8 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 5:22:49pm
9 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 5:29:55pm
10 William Barnett-Lewis  Feb 28, 2015 5:32:01pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

Everybody laughs at floor poopers?

11 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 28, 2015 5:36:27pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

Because Olivia (and everyone else) is laughing at him:

12 BeachDem  Feb 28, 2015 5:37:18pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

What a great reporter—he posted a total of five tweets from the clown show:

1. He got there
2. He went to a party
3. He posed with a bunch of losers
4. Something, something, busing in supporters, third world
5. Wah—some people are mean

I smell Pulitzer!

13 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 5:38:51pm

re: #11 Backwoods_Sleuth

platonic haram

Not a platonic treif? He’s been revealed as an ISIS agent.

14 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 5:42:34pm
15 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 28, 2015 5:44:46pm

re: #14 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

SPIDER!
SPIDER!!!

16 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 5:55:22pm

You can tell Chuck had a bad experience at CPAC - normally he would have been tweeting every puerile thought that popped into his head. This time, nothing but whines.

17 RealityBasedSteve  Feb 28, 2015 5:55:56pm

Riddle me this… If Charles C Johnson goes to CPAC and doesn’t have “Breaking News”, was he even there?

RBS

18 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 5:56:49pm

re: #16 Charles Johnson

You can tell Chuck had a bad experience at CPAC - normally he would have been tweeting every puerile thought that popped into his head. This time, nothing but whines.

Nobody would share their cocaine with him. ///

19 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 28, 2015 5:58:16pm

re: #16 Charles Johnson

You can tell Chuck had a bad experience at CPAC - normally he would have been tweeting every puerile thought that popped into his head. This time, nothing but whines.

Last week he was promising fireworks at CPAC.

Instead, it was all dud cherry bombs and defective sparklers…

20 BeachDem  Feb 28, 2015 5:59:49pm

re: #17 RealityBasedSteve

Riddle me this… If Charles C Johnson goes to CPAC and doesn’t have “Breaking News”, was he even there?

RBS

I think this is what happened:

He was too cheap to actually buy a ticket—figured he’d hang around the free venues and all of his “fans” would flock to him. Obviously, that didn’t happen; nor did he apparently get to meet any of his idols (Cruz, O’Keefe) or his enemies (Losche)—there would have been numerous selfies. I think he hung around the fringes, was basically ignored by everybody—those who knew who he was and avoided him, and those who hadn’t a clue who was, and were probably better off for it.

21 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 6:01:31pm

If Chuck gets pissed at conservatives again, I’ll have to go get some popcorn.

22 TedStriker  Feb 28, 2015 6:04:06pm

re: #20 BeachDem

I think this is what happened:

He was too cheap to actually buy a ticket—figured he’d hang around the free venues and all of his “fans” would flock to him. Obviously, that didn’t happen; nor did he apparently get to meet any of his idols (Cruz, O’Keefe) or his enemies (Losche)—there would have been numerous selfies. I think he hung around the fringes, was basically ignored by everybody—those who knew who he was and avoided him, and those who hadn’t a clue who was, and were probably better off for it.

And that’s saying something, seeing this is CPAC.

23 Shiplord Kirel  Feb 28, 2015 6:06:48pm

So, even CPAC has enough sense to reject Chuckie, like the guy at the country club who is so disreputable even the Boy Scout fund-raisers and MLM scammers won’t drink with him. That has to be some kind of record.

24 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 28, 2015 6:06:54pm

re: #20 BeachDem

There was this selfie.
It did not turn out well for Chuck:

25 BeachDem  Feb 28, 2015 6:07:14pm

re: #22 TedStriker

And that’s saying something, seeing this is CPAC.

Heh.

He seemed ecstatic about that “new right” bunch of geeks “punking” him that they are probably the only people who even talked to him.

Lot of travel time to spend what appears to have been 24 hours of total anonymity. Awwww.

26 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 6:07:25pm

re: #24 Backwoods_Sleuth

Who is she?

27 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 28, 2015 6:08:56pm

re: #26 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Who is she?

Writer for Jezebel.

Her TL for CPAC is a hoot.

28 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 6:13:13pm
29 The Mother Of All Pies  Feb 28, 2015 6:14:12pm

What does “kind of married” mean? Are they married or not? Is this just a green card arrangement?

30 RealityBasedSteve  Feb 28, 2015 6:14:39pm

re: #28 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

[Embedded content]

I’ve know many a Jezebel with painted lips and long black hair.

RBS

31 Backwoods_Sleuth  Feb 28, 2015 6:14:40pm
32 lawhawk  Feb 28, 2015 6:16:41pm

Wait a moment. He was a reporter at CPAC.

You’ve got 12-15 former/current/future pretenders to the GOP nomination, and he couldn’t break a single piece of news about well, anything?

Are you kidding me?

You’re at a conference that should be in your wheelhouse. These are the interviews/QA sessions you need to be attending and asking serious questions of the candidate.

Yet, all we got is a big fat zero, and a couple of selfies with a Jezebel reporter and a group of right winger wannabe reporters.

That all tells me that he’s still not ready for prime time, and no one is giving him the time of day, not even one that’s published a book that sits on clearance racks and is used as a door stop at a door stop factory.

33 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 6:19:39pm
34 CuriousLurker  Feb 28, 2015 6:20:44pm

Just FYI, Daesh is now calling for the assassination of two American Muslim scholars who have criticized them, the one that is the subject of the article resides in Memphis, TN. Sorry for the tiny snippet, but the source article is very short (and accompanied by a video):

“I was one two clerics that they targeted in their latest magazine, two American clerics, and basically called for my assassination,” said Qadhi. “And they have said this is an act of of worship…..that if somebody kills me, God is going to reward them.”

The Magazine calls for professor Qadhi’s death and heavenly reward, followed by a photo, which states that Qadhi spoke against the terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo. […]

wmcactionnews5.com

35 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 6:21:35pm

re: #34 CuriousLurker

Yep, and they also sort of targeted Pipes.

36 BeachDem  Feb 28, 2015 6:22:44pm

Meanwhile, back home at the South Carolina Democratic Party Issues Conference:

Didn’t get to spend “cocktail time” with Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, as she had to stay in DC Friday night because of the asshole 1-week vote. She did make it today to do the keynote, and was pretty funny as she gave a rundown on the Republican 2016 clown-car participants.

Martin O’Malley was also there, and he was really good. Got my picture taken with him—I look terrible, he looks great—I won’t be posting it!

Some really good panels and sessions, although there was one woman from Fix the Debt who really got on my nerves.

Elizabeth Colbert-Bush (It still pisses me off big time that she lost to creepy Mark Sanford) and it kind of sounds like she might run again. We were all joking around about Stephen, and asked her if he would be ColBURT now that he’s going straight. She said their father was ColBURT, she and other siblings are ColBURTS, and then there’s Stephen, so who knows.

37 The Mother Of All Pies  Feb 28, 2015 6:22:54pm

Welp. THIS SHIT just appeared in my timeline:
Not even going to reply to this fucking idiot. Muted & blocked.

38 CuriousLurker  Feb 28, 2015 6:23:17pm

…

39 D Koch  Feb 28, 2015 6:24:59pm
Just got around to reading this nasty pro-Putin attack on Ukraine by @ggreenwald -

The kooky Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism has been pushing the whole line that Ukraine are Nazis, who started the war and are the aggressor, while poor Putin and Russia are being unfairly blamed and framed by the fascist west and dictator Obomber.

It’s quite a disturbed view by the looney libertarian left.

Their line of attack is similar to how wingnuts spout that liberals are the real racists.

40 b.d.  Feb 28, 2015 6:25:19pm

re: #37 The Mother Of All Pies

Welp. THIS SHIT just appeared in my timeline:

[Embedded content]

Old Abe had pretty fast reflexes, it seems.

41 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 6:25:25pm

re: #32 lawhawk

I suspect BeachDem is correct; Upchuck didn’t have tickets to any of the events, just sort of wandered. Got ignored or dismissed by the folks he did approach. Probably drank all the free booze he could get and sulked.

42 CuriousLurker  Feb 28, 2015 6:25:35pm

re: #35 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Yep, and they also sort of targeted Pipes.

I’m not surprised. Anyone & everyone who disagrees with them is the enemy and they’ll consider (spilling) their blood to be halal.

43 D Koch  Feb 28, 2015 6:26:35pm

*

44 Nyet  Feb 28, 2015 6:27:41pm

re: #39 D Koch

This has been Ron Paul’s line too.

45 D Koch  Feb 28, 2015 6:29:58pm
46 D Koch  Feb 28, 2015 6:31:38pm
47 Kragar  Feb 28, 2015 6:33:39pm
48 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 6:34:22pm

re: #37 The Mother Of All Pies

Welp. THIS SHIT just appeared in my timeline:
Not even going to reply to this fucking idiot. Muted & blocked.

[Embedded content]

49 The Mother Of All Pies  Feb 28, 2015 6:35:13pm

re: #46 D Koch

Embedded Image

The “human rights violations” Snowden is referring to is the U.S. suspending his passport after he absconded with a shitload of classified, top secret documents.

50 CuriousLurker  Feb 28, 2015 6:36:52pm

re: #37 The Mother Of All Pies

Looking at his timeline I see he’s also a racist & antisemite. Imagine my surprise. //

51 The Mother Of All Pies  Feb 28, 2015 6:38:36pm

re: #50 CuriousLurker

Looking at his timeline I see he’s also a racist & antisemite. Imagine my surprise. //

I think it’s supposed to be a “parody” account but that’s just an excuse to post racist shit.

52 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 6:40:47pm

re: #51 The Mother Of All Pies

I think it’s supposed to be a “parody” account but that’s just an excuse to post racist shit.

ITS SATIRE!!11!

53 CuriousLurker  Feb 28, 2015 6:42:33pm

re: #51 The Mother Of All Pies

I can’t even tell what’s parody and what’s real anymore, nor do I really care. Parody or serious it has been locked & reported.

54 Targetpractice  Feb 28, 2015 6:43:04pm

re: #47 Kragar

[Embedded content]

55 Mentis Fugit  Feb 28, 2015 6:50:15pm

re: #12 BeachDem

I smell Pulitzer!

Drop the “litzer”.

56 Feline Fearless Leader  Feb 28, 2015 6:52:46pm

re: #41 A Cranky One

I suspect BeachDem is correct; Upchuck didn’t have tickets to any of the events, just sort of wandered. Got ignored or dismissed by the folks he did approach. Probably drank all the free booze he could get and sulked.

So he went as a remora to a shark convention.

Low-gear grift is not going to fly in that crowd. Too many professionals at that trade there for his game.

57 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 6:56:17pm

re: #56 Feline Fearless Leader

So he went as a remora to a shark convention.

Low-gear grift is not going to fly in that crowd. Too many professionals at that trade there for his game.

I love your analogy!

58 CuriousLurker  Feb 28, 2015 7:00:18pm

Oh man, I just watched the season two recap of House of Cards on Netflix. I’m gonna go start binge watching season 3.

Later, lizards.

59 Varek Raith  Feb 28, 2015 7:05:37pm

re: #47 Kragar

[Embedded content]

…

60 freetoken  Feb 28, 2015 7:13:46pm

When Llamas comes marching home again
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We’ll give them a hearty welcome then
Hurrah! Hurrah!

The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they will all turn out
And we’ll all feel gay
When Llamas comes marching home.

The old church bell will peal with joy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling Camelidae,
Hurrah! Hurrah!

The village lads and lassies tweet
With roses they will strew the street,
And we’ll all feel gay
When Llamas comes marching home.

Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We’ll give the Lama three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!

The news reel is ready now
To place upon their loyal site
And we’ll all feel gay
When Llamas comes marching home.

Let love and friendship on that day,
Hurrah, hurrah!
Their choicest pleasures then display,
Hurrah, hurrah!

And let each one perform some part,
To fill with joy the escapee’s heart,
And we’ll all feel gay
When Llamas comes marching home.

61 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 7:16:22pm
62 Varek Raith  Feb 28, 2015 7:16:47pm

re: #47 Kragar

[Embedded content]

“My brains is this big!”

63 freetoken  Feb 28, 2015 7:21:06pm

I’m discovering that “Llamas” as a concept and word can be fit into just about anything.

64 Varek Raith  Feb 28, 2015 7:22:16pm

So I finally got around to figuring out what the dress color meme was all about.
ZOMG, someone on the internetz discovered optical illusions!11!yu
e_e

65 Belafon  Feb 28, 2015 7:22:27pm

re: #47 Kragar

66 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 7:24:39pm
67 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 7:27:56pm

re: #66 Charles Johnson

But the politics PULL YOU BACK IN!

The trauma of the llama.

68 b_sharp  Feb 28, 2015 7:28:36pm

Can those bullets penetrate body armour?

69 Higgs Boson's Mate  Feb 28, 2015 7:31:30pm

re: #68 b_sharp

Can those bullets penetrate body armour?

Yes. As can teflon-coated rounds.

70 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 7:31:54pm

re: #68 b_sharp

Can those bullets penetrate body armour?

They’re called armor-piercing for a reason.

71 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 7:40:54pm
72 Charles Johnson  Feb 28, 2015 7:41:23pm

Kidding, but in a way not really.

73 RealityBasedSteve  Feb 28, 2015 7:41:29pm

The llamas are longing for the llanos…

RBS

74 PhillyPretzel  Feb 28, 2015 7:42:41pm

Before I print something stupid I will say RIP to Leonard Nimoy and that may all of us Live Long and Prosper.

75 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 7:45:13pm

re: #68 b_sharp

The typical soft armor vests are more properly called bullet-resistant. Soft vests provide decent protection from many pistol rounds, but aren’t claimed to provide protection from rifle rounds.

And there are pistols which can fire rifle rounds. Scary.

76 Shiplord Kirel  Feb 28, 2015 7:46:05pm

re: #68 b_sharp

Can those bullets penetrate body armour?

Easily and, more importantly, they can do so with enough residual energy to still do lethal damage. Standard 5.56 rounds cam penetrate body armor at likely engagement ranges but with a significant loss of energy and therefore of lethality.

77 Gus  Feb 28, 2015 7:46:13pm

BEES LLAMAS

78 b_sharp  Feb 28, 2015 7:47:42pm

re: #70 A Cranky One

They’re called armor-piercing for a reason.

Then WTF is that Fox News guest going on about the bullets not hurting cops because they’re too tiny?

79 Varek Raith  Feb 28, 2015 7:48:01pm

Pshaw, SimCity was all about the llama before it was cool.
;)

80 Varek Raith  Feb 28, 2015 7:49:31pm

re: #77 Gus

BEES LLAMAS

BEELLAMA HYBRIDS!

81 Varek Raith  Feb 28, 2015 7:53:00pm

Thank you, Internet.

82 Feline Fearless Leader  Feb 28, 2015 7:54:47pm

Off to read and then to bed. Stay scaly folks.

And a little introspective Peter Gabriel. Not the old stuff, but one of the more modern songs. A bit too much strobe effect, but good.

…

83 D Koch  Feb 28, 2015 7:55:57pm

LLAMAGHAZI!!

85 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 28, 2015 7:58:15pm

IQ test question: Find the differences between the guy in the middle, and the other four young men.

Begin.

86 Varek Raith  Feb 28, 2015 7:58:59pm

re: #85 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

[Embedded content]

IQ test question: Find the differences between the guy in the middle, and the other four young men.

Begin.

Haha, passes.

87 blueraven  Feb 28, 2015 8:06:37pm

re: #85 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Embedded Image

IQ test question: Find the differences between the guy in the middle, and the other four young men.

Begin.

Well, the two on each end are twin brothers. Their mother dresses them exactly the same. The other two next to CCJ are probably brothers too, but not twins, I don’t think. /

88 Lidane  Feb 28, 2015 8:09:14pm

…

89 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 28, 2015 8:09:17pm

re: #87 blueraven

Well, the two on each end are twin brothers. Their mother dresses them exactly the same. The other two next to CCJ are probably brothers too, but not twins, I don’t think. /

The end guys are preppies, probably from the same school. (Note the rep ties.) Note who does not have a tie, or even a shirt appropriate for wearing with a suit.

Bowtie guy makes me think of a young George Will.

90 BeachDem  Feb 28, 2015 8:22:03pm

re: #89 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

The end guys are preppies, probably from the same school. (Note the rep ties.) Note who does not have a tie, or even a shirt appropriate for wearing with a suit.

Bowtie guy makes me think of a young George Will.

The other four all have what appear to official CPAC badges. Upchuck’s is not the same size, not the same lanyard, and is turned around backward—perhaps he made his own badge?

91 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 28, 2015 8:24:40pm

re: #90 BeachDem

I’m guessing the four have a badge giving full access for the event, and CCJ’s is maybe just a one-day thing; or the four have media badges and he doesn’t.

92 Lidane  Feb 28, 2015 8:27:35pm
93 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 28, 2015 8:31:18pm

re: #92 Lidane

Who gets to decide who qualifies, I wonder? I presume pacifist Christians would be excluded.

94 Targetpractice  Feb 28, 2015 8:33:15pm

re: #92 Lidane

[Embedded content]

Help, help, we’re bein’ oppressed!

////

95 teleskiguy  Feb 28, 2015 8:35:24pm

re: #94 Targetpractice

Help, help, we’re bein’ oppressed!

////

Come see the violence inherent in the system!
96 Timothy Watson  Feb 28, 2015 8:37:01pm

re: #47 Kragar

[Embedded content]

I am sure all those people who were murdered by John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo agree with the idea that small bullets can’t cause huge damage to someone.

Fucking assholes.

97 Targetpractice  Feb 28, 2015 8:43:38pm

I’m not sure which is funnier: the most numerous religion in the nation wishing to be considered a “protected class,” or a wingnut speaking the words “protected class” with anything but utter loathing.

98 Eclectic Cyborg  Feb 28, 2015 9:03:27pm

re: #92 Lidane

Then Muslims, Jews and Hindus would have to be protected too. Same with Sikhs and Buddhists.

99 Eclectic Cyborg  Feb 28, 2015 9:05:13pm

Hell, I’m a Christian and I DO NOT think my religion should be seen differently by the government from any other religion.

100 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Feb 28, 2015 9:05:57pm

re: #98 Eclectic Cyborg

Then Muslims, Jews and Hindus would have to be protected too. Same with Sikhs and Buddhists.

Wait. Isn’t that in the Constitution? Did Dana just skip to the 2nd Amendment?

101 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 9:08:37pm

re: #78 b_sharp

Then WTF is that Fox News guest going on about the bullets not hurting cops because they’re too tiny?

Fox News guest met the qualification test to be a Fox News “expert”. Specifically, being an idiot who can spout dangerous misinformation.

102 Eclectic Cyborg  Feb 28, 2015 9:16:41pm

re: #101 A Cranky One

Fox News guest met the qualification test to be a Fox News “expert”. Specifically, being an idiot who can spout dangerous misinformation.

I think a talking slug could meet the qualification test to be a Fox News “expert”

103 A Cranky One  Feb 28, 2015 9:21:02pm

re: #102 Eclectic Cyborg

I think a talking slug could meet the qualification test to be a Fox News “expert”

No, the talking slugs get radio shows and gold microphones ;)

104 Gus  Feb 28, 2015 9:24:09pm
105 darthstar  Feb 28, 2015 10:00:21pm
106 Varek Raith  Feb 28, 2015 10:10:44pm

re: #99 Eclectic Cyborg

Hell, I’m a Christian and I DO NOT think my religion should be seen differently by the government from any other religion.

Commieislamoatheistkenyanbengaziarugula!

107 #FergusonFireside  Feb 28, 2015 10:22:35pm

That ride is cursed. Rightfully.

108 #FergusonFireside  Feb 28, 2015 11:07:13pm
109 #FergusonFireside  Feb 28, 2015 11:09:32pm

nighty

111 freetoken  Mar 1, 2015 12:34:45am

MP3 Audio

112 goddamnedfrank  Mar 1, 2015 12:40:16am

re: #85 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Embedded Image

IQ test question: Find the differences between the guy in the middle, and the other four young men.

Begin.

Appears drunk
Gross
Fat
Slovenly appearance
Messy hair
Hasn’t shaved
Squints / Irises not visible
Open collar
Isn’t wearing a tie
Is wearing a plaid shirt
Tan belt
Has both hands visible
Nothing in his hands
Is being held up
Backwards lanyard

113 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Mar 1, 2015 1:08:46am

re: #112 goddamnedfrank

You got it covered pretty well. :-)

I’m just wondering what the four media guys are saying to their friends about this photo.

114 Amory Blaine  Mar 1, 2015 1:21:23am

re: #112 goddamnedfrank

He looks like the “well fed” conservative to me.

115 Kragar  Mar 1, 2015 1:38:47am
116 Amory Blaine  Mar 1, 2015 1:50:45am

Scott Walker wants to end funding for renewable energy program

In an about-face from his first term, Gov. Scott Walker wants to eliminate funding for a University of Wisconsin-Madison renewable energy research center that has played a key role in helping land one of its biggest government grants ever.

In his budget, Walker is proposing to eliminate $8.1 million over two years — a total of 35 positions — from a bioenergy program.

The reductions are separate from his proposal to cut $300 million from the University of Wisconsin System over the next two years.

The researchprogram, founded in 2009, is charged with developing technologies to convert wood chips, corn stalks and native grasses to homegrown sources of power.

The program also funds research in other energy disciplines, including power generation and energy efficiency. Last year, Johnson Controls, the state’s largest company, opened an energy storage research lab on the UW campus.

117 freetoken  Mar 1, 2015 2:00:44am

As one of Leonard Nimoy’s first credited roles, here presented is the ever-popular serial: Zombies of the Stratosphere:

…

118 freetoken  Mar 1, 2015 2:04:02am

Hmmm… that playlist seems to have lots of other stuff mixed in.

Here is a selection from ZOTS:
YouTube

119 Kragar  Mar 1, 2015 2:04:13am

I’ve found my candidate for 2016

120 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 1, 2015 2:23:04am

Deleted—Sorry, freetoken!

121 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 1, 2015 2:31:05am

re: #117 freetoken

As one of Leonard Nimoy’s first credited roles, here presented is the ever-popular serial: Zombies of the Stratosphere:

[Embedded content]

And I delete my comment since I didn’t refresh and see yours—sorry.

122 Varek Raith  Mar 1, 2015 2:42:46am

Coughing fits are fun!

123 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Mar 1, 2015 3:08:10am

Thousands attending rally in Moscow in memory of Nemtsov.
edition.cnn.com

124 wrenchwench  Mar 1, 2015 3:10:44am

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, the post-meeting memo huffed, “is sending messages to the party…If we were all gay illegal aliens, the party likes us. He is preparing the way for a change on social issues by giving a warning, ‘don’t go Old Testament’ and advising the party to consider what Rove said about the next nominees could speak favorably of homosexual marriage in the campaign.” The memo summed up Groundswell’s preferred solution to GOP woes: “embrace the libertarian and conservative wing of the party.”

125 wrenchwench  Mar 1, 2015 3:15:40am

re: #123 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Thousands attending rally in Moscow in memory of Nemtsov.
edition.cnn.com

126 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Mar 1, 2015 3:27:14am

American sex abuser on the lam in Brasil detained, awaiting extradition
m.bbc.com

Victor Barnard ran a religious order in Minnesota, and convinced teenage girls and their families to let the girls live at his compound. He’s been the target of a manhunt since 2010.

127 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Mar 1, 2015 3:29:33am

re: #125 wrenchwench

There’s also rallies planned in Ukraine, I heard.

128 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 3:31:08am

re: #11 Backwoods_Sleuth

Because Olivia (and everyone else) is laughing at him:

[Embedded content]

So—Upchuck confuses “harem” with “haram”? Well, he does commit a lot of forbidden acts, to be sure.

So much for that vaunted IQ he tries to convince people he has.

129 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Mar 1, 2015 3:34:02am

re: #128 Justanotherhuman

So—Upchuck confuses “harem” with “haram”? Well, he does commit a lot of forbidden acts, to be sure.

So much for that vaunted IQ he tries to convince people he has.

I was expecting some kind of “Ted Cruz is the Greatest!!” article on his blog, but I guess Chuck’s been too busy trying to schmooze with people at CPAC to gotnews.

130 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 3:34:17am

re: #127 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

There’s also rallies planned in Ukraine, I heard.

Thousands gathering in Moscow…

131 wrenchwench  Mar 1, 2015 3:34:46am

re: #124 wrenchwench

[Embedded content]

At another point, List emailed Ginni Thomas an idea for an anti-Obama ad that he thought could go viral:

A 15 sec internet [YouTube ad] featuring ethnically diverse children on a merry-go-round [soft music]…
Nuclear explosion.
Two bullet points on the facts.
Call to action:
Tell President Obama & Congress not to cut our nation’s defense.

132 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 3:37:24am

Protests all over the world as people gather against ideological and religious mandates.

— Ilya Varlamov (@varlamov) March 1, 2015

133 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 3:39:07am

re: #129 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

I was expecting some kind of “Ted Cruz is the Greatest!!” article on his blog, but I guess Chuck’s been too busy trying to schmooze with people at CPAC to gotnews.

No doubt he was trying to get laid and was a total failure. : )

134 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 3:41:25am

re: #126 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

American sex abuser on the lam in Brasil detained, awaiting extradition
m.bbc.com

Victor Barnard ran a religious order in Minnesota, and convinced teenage girls and their families to let the girls live at his compound. He’s been the target of a manhunt since 2010.

Brazil—where despicable criminals go to hide.

135 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 3:44:44am

Protest in the Maldives…

136 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 3:50:03am

Can anyone identify the flag? Is it Solidarnost?

137 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 1, 2015 3:55:40am

re: #136 Justanotherhuman

Can anyone identify the flag? Is it Solidarnost?

[Embedded content]

That’s what it says on it—well, Soli-fold-ost.

138 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 4:03:58am

re: #136 Justanotherhuman

Can anyone identify the flag? Is it Solidarnost?

[Embedded content]

Yes.

139 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 4:13:56am

On the first photo she wants to “cleanse the fifth column”, on the second she says USA killed Nemtsov.

140 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Mar 1, 2015 4:19:46am

re: #132 Justanotherhuman

Here’s some details about the protests in Yuen Long, Hong Kong. The locals are upset that businesses are raising prices as shoppers from the mainland come to HK to take advantage of the favorable exchange rate and lower prices for most foreign goods.
straitstimes.com

141 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 4:22:06am

The situation in the Eastern Regions of Ukraine from the Ministry of Defense as of yesterday.

Image: B-7IoJ3U0AAuJR8.jpg:large

re: #139 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

So, she’s saying Nemtsov was “fifth column”? I think that’s the term used by the regime to describe dissidents? She’s obviously pro-Putin, i’d say, with that remark about the USA killing him (edit: Nemtsov).

142 Tigger2  Mar 1, 2015 4:26:16am

re: #47 Kragar

[Embedded content]

What a fucking idiot, what part of armor piercing does he not understand.

143 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 4:26:55am
144 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 4:33:35am

re: #139 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Interesting comment on that, BTW: (Google translation)

“miserable marching and standing … for 300 rubles = $ 5 defend murderers”

145 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Mar 1, 2015 4:36:16am

re: #144 Justanotherhuman

Interesting comment on that, BTW: (Google translation)

“miserable marching and standing … for 300 rubles = $ 5 defend murderers”

Does that mean the government is paying people to march and accuse the West of killing Nemtsov?

146 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 4:38:28am

re: #144 Justanotherhuman

Interesting comment on that, BTW: (Google translation)

“miserable marching and standing … for 300 rubles = $ 5 defend murderers”

This refers to the fact that pro-Putin demonstrators are often paid a bit. Enthusiasm is not enough, it seems.

147 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 4:40:57am

re: #145 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Well, I wouldn’t know, but there are going to be plenty of people who will continue to think that Putin was behind it, regardless of the investigation.

Outside of Russia, I don’t think they’re too many who actually trust him and even in Russia that trust is no doubt conditional on “what can you do for me”.

148 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality  Mar 1, 2015 4:44:11am

re: #147 Justanotherhuman

Well, I wouldn’t know, but there are going to be plenty of people who will continue to think that Putin was behind it, regardless of the investigation.

Outside of Russia, I don’t think they’re too many who actually trust him and even in Russia that trust is no doubt conditional on “what can you do for me”.

Sergey answered the question. China’s government employs a similar method to boost the number of pro-government protesters and online commenters.

149 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 4:45:36am

Speaking of conditions…

Iran says it is ready to let in Google, other Internet firms - @AFP
straitstimes.com

150 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 4:46:30am

re: #37 The Mother Of All Pies

Welp. THIS SHIT just appeared in my timeline:
Not even going to reply to this fucking idiot. Muted & blocked.

[Embedded content]

Report it to FBI/USSS. It won’t mean a thing by itself, but it’s a pebble on what might be a very bad pile.

151 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 4:55:25am
152 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 5:05:12am

What happened to Nemtsov was a horrible act. Yet, delusions persist that Snowjob is enjoying “freedom” and his “human rights” in Moscow. He can be somewhat silent while his handlers do the talking for him elsewhere. He’s a great propaganda tool for Putin, even so. Smell the hypocrisy and cowardice as he and his cohorts ignore this murder except for defending themselves in a stupidly tangential way.

153 lawhawk  Mar 1, 2015 5:16:56am

OFFS.

Cleveland officials say that Tamir Rice’s death was due to Rice’s own actions.

I hope that Rice’s family files wrongful death suit and takes the city, the department, and the officers, for every last penny. Blaming the victim for a shooting death where the victim had less than 5 seconds to comply with police who began shooting the moment they exited the vehicle. There was no way anyone could comply with that.

There’s no way any of the police actions that day comport with department use of firearms. This was an instance of shoot first, shoot often, and then smear the victim when the victim turns out to be an unarmed 12 year old.

154 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 5:28:16am

A very nice tribute to Nemtsov from someone who met him in 1985 and interviewed him in later years.

The Sad Irony in Boris Nemtsov’s Murder
He never hid behind anyone’s back.

Read more: politico.com

155 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 5:39:27am
156 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 5:40:00am
Marcher in Moscow 3/1/15
158 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 5:53:16am

meduza.io

159 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 5:54:26am

re: #157 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Horrible. But I have to agree that the burka is a dress of male oppression. So is any other garment of any religion that covers up women because we’re seen as tempters of men who cannot control themselves sexually and must eliminate our being. Grow up, guys.

160 lawhawk  Mar 1, 2015 5:55:20am
161 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 5:56:00am

re: #160 lawhawk

White Counter says more than 44000 now.

162 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 5:57:54am

Oh, really? Bibi, aren’t you understating things a bit? ///

‘I am leaving for Washington on a fateful, even historic mission. I am the emissary of all Israelis, even those who disagree with me’ - @Netanyahu
end of alert

163 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 5:59:00am

re: #162 Justanotherhuman

Oh, really? Bibi, aren’t you understating things a bit? ///

‘I am leaving for Washington on a fateful, even historic mission. I am the emissary of all Israelis, even those who disagree with me’ - @Netanyahu
end of alert

What a pots.

164 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 6:00:10am

BBL.

165 b.d.  Mar 1, 2015 6:03:50am

Ebola Survivor Nina Pham To Sue Texas Health Resources

res.dallasnews.com

Pham says she will file a lawsuit Monday in Dallas County against Texas Health Resources alleging that while she became the American face of the fight against the disease, the hospital’s lack of training and proper equipment and violations of her privacy made her “a symbol of corporate neglect — a casualty of a hospital system’s failure to prepare for a known and impending medical crisis.”

She says that Texas Health Resources was negligent because it failed to develop policies and train its staff for treating Ebola patients. She says Texas Health Resources did not have proper protective gear for those who treated Duncan.

Then I hope she sues the guy who doxxed her.

166 b.d.  Mar 1, 2015 6:05:27am

re: #162 Justanotherhuman

Oh, really? Bibi, aren’t you understating things a bit? ///

‘I am leaving for Washington on a fateful, even historic mission. I am the emissary of all Israelis, even those who disagree with me’ - @Netanyahu
end of alert

Classic wingnut response, when in trouble double down and dial it up to 11.

167 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 6:10:41am

Tributes to Nemtsov.

168 Snarknado!  Mar 1, 2015 6:11:12am

re: #157 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Jacqui Lambie receives beheading threat, ordering her to help implement Sharia law in Australia

Appalling… but she seems nice.

169 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 6:20:06am
170 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 6:32:18am

Oh, come on. You know it already is.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes Netanyahu’s speech to Congress does not turn into ‘some great political football’ - @thisweekABC
end of alert

171 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 6:35:43am

RIP, Minnie. And FU, Hall of Fame committee.

White Sox great Minnie Minoso passes away

chicago.suntimes.com

Now, major league baseball is saying spring training in Cuba is on the horizon.

172 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 6:44:19am

re: #168 Snarknado!

Welp, she’s been compared to Pauline Hanson, so there’s that.

174 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 6:54:35am

My Russian is pretty bad, but I think it reads “Eat at Joes”

175 wrenchwench  Mar 1, 2015 6:55:12am

How random people degenderize language:

amigxs

instead of ‘amigos’ or ‘amigas’.

176 Feline Fearless Leader  Mar 1, 2015 6:56:28am

re: #168 Snarknado!

Appalling… but she seems nice.

Shouldn’t there be an extra level of CT shortly claiming that the threat was a false flag operation?

177 Dark_Falcon  Mar 1, 2015 7:05:07am

re: #172 Justanotherhuman

Welp, she’s been compared to Pauline Hanson, so there’s that.

The left in Western nations routinely compares figures of the mainstream right with those of the far right as a way to make conservatives look bad. The right returns the favor by comparing the mainstream left with the far left to make liberals look bad.

It’s all just political mudslinging.

178 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:05:42am

re: #175 wrenchwench

How random people degenderize language:

[Embedded content]

instead of ‘amigos’ or ‘amigas’.

I would have understood amig*s… But this “x” will not stand, man.

179 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:09:04am
180 ObserverArt  Mar 1, 2015 7:09:06am

Morning!

I’d like to remind Mother Nature the calendar just turned to March 1. You can cut off the large snowfalls now, thank you. We have had enough. The 5” last night was a fine final statement.

And please…no rain on top of it today. That is going to make one hell of a problem when it goes back below freezing tonight and all day tomorrow.

Just stop it!

/

181 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:10:53am
182 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:11:23am

re: #180 ObserverArt

The first day of spring turned out to be not very sunny, bummer.

183 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:12:12am

re: #182 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

The first day of spring turned out to be not very sunny, bummer.

First day of spring is still three weeks away.

184 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:14:37am

re: #183 darthstar

First day of spring is still three weeks away.

Nope. March the 1st.

185 Snarknado!  Mar 1, 2015 7:16:06am

re: #180 ObserverArt

Morning!

I’d like to remind Mother Nature the calendar just turned to March 1. You can cut off the large snowfalls now, thank you. We have had enough. The 5” last night was a fine final statement.

And please…no rain on top of it today. That is going to make one hell of a problem when it goes back below freezing tonight and all day tomorrow.

Just stop it!

/

Feel free to send any leftovers to the western states — the Sierras especially — if you’re tired of complaints.

186 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:17:09am

re: #184 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Nope. March the 1st.

Friday, March 20
The First Day of Spring (Spring Equinox) 2015

You can’t just move the sun on the calendar like Daylight Savings…and truth be told it’s the earth that’s moving. The sun doesn’t do shit.

187 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:18:16am

re: #186 darthstar

Friday, March 20
The First Day of Spring (Spring Equinox) 2015

Maybe in your culture. Not in mine.

188 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:19:13am
In some cultures in the Northern Hemisphere, the astronomical March equinox (varying between 19 and 21 March) is taken to mark the first day of spring, and the Northern solstice (around 21 June) is taken as the first day of summer. In other traditions, the equinox is taken as mid-spring.
189 dharmamark  Mar 1, 2015 7:20:24am

The first day of spring is Opening Day.

190 ObserverArt  Mar 1, 2015 7:20:40am

re: #181 darthstar

[Embedded content]

Gerrymandering is one of the biggest problems we have in U.S. politics. The big issue to change it, most people don’t understand how it works and how it got as screwed up as it has.

People talk about all kinds of amendments to the constitution that are needed. I don’t know if fair congressional districts needs an amendment, but it sure would be nice if we could at the least get some Federal Courts to say it is horribly out of balance and decree that it needs to be fixed to be more fair and force congress to draw up better ways to get fair districts.

It needs to be based on voter registrations and voter activity (turn out) and be automatic so that it changes along with the people in the area.

191 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:20:50am
192 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:21:39am

metoffice.gov.uk

Meteorological season

The next meteorological spring begins on 01 March 2015 and runs until 31 May 2015.

The meteorological seasons consists of splitting the seasons into four periods made up of three months each. These seasons are split to coincide with our Gregorian calendar making it easier for meteorological observing and forecasting to compare seasonal and monthly statistics. By the meteorological calendar, spring starts on 1 March.

The seasons are defined as Spring (March, April, May), Summer (June, July, August), Autumn (September, October, November) and Winter (December, January, February).

193 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:21:56am

re: #187 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Maybe in your culture. Not in mine.

Sergey uses the Julian Orthodox calendar. It sometimes snows on the July thanksgiving feast.

194 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:22:00am

re: #187 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Maybe in your culture. Not in mine.

Isn’t May Day when Russians finally recognize spring?

195 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:22:48am

re: #194 darthstar

Isn’t May Day when Russians finally recognize spring?

May or may not. They’re very tolerant of weather.

196 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:22:58am

re: #194 darthstar

Isn’t May Day when Russians finally recognize spring?

In Russia March 1 is the first day of spring. May is the last spring month.

197 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:23:26am

re: #195 Decatur Deb

May or may not. They’re very tolerant of weather.

Stop with the puns, Junyor.

198 Dark_Falcon  Mar 1, 2015 7:24:12am

re: #179 darthstar

199 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:24:22am

re: #197 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Stop with the puns, Junyor.

Au gust of cool air does not a Fall make.

200 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 7:27:00am

re: #174 darthstar

My Russian is non-existent, but I’m not scared.

201 Dark_Falcon  Mar 1, 2015 7:27:39am

re: #190 ObserverArt

Gerrymandering is one of the biggest problems we have in U.S. politics. The big issue to change it, most people don’t understand how it works and how it got as screwed up as it has.

People talk about all kinds of amendments to the constitution that are needed. I don’t know if fair congressional districts needs an amendment, but it sure would be nice if we could at the least get some Federal Courts to say it is horribly out of balance and decree that it needs to be fixed to be more fair and force congress to draw up better ways to get fair districts.

It needs to be based on voter registrations and voter activity (turn out) and be automatic so that it changes along with the people in the area.

Congress doesn’t have much to do with it, since the states draw the district boundaries. Court decisions of the kind you seek would place requirements on state legislators.

202 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:28:34am

re: #199 Decatur Deb

Au gust of cool air does not a Fall make.

Leave some pizza for April, Donatello.
/obscure?

203 ObserverArt  Mar 1, 2015 7:28:53am

re: #191 darthstar

[Embedded content]

Here comes the politics.

I hope this whole thing blows up in Boehner’s face big time. All he has done is try to show up the President and this is the lowest method yet.

And I hope it equally ruins Netanyahu career too. The fool doesn’t need to be sticking his face into American politics, especially a pissing match between two parties.

Supreme arrogance from both these assholes. It should carry huge political costs. Should being the active word.

204 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:29:01am

re: #196 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

In Russia March 1 is the first day of spring. May is the last spring month.

Okay, then what’s with the backward R? Is Toys R Us a commie spy company?
How do Russian pirates even pronounce it?

205 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:29:41am

re: #204 darthstar

Okay, then what’s with the backward R? Is Toys R Us a commie spy company?
How do Russian pirates even pronounce it?

It’s “ya”.

206 Dark_Falcon  Mar 1, 2015 7:30:12am

re: #181 darthstar

[Embedded content]

There’s a 4th way to divide into districts, the Illinois Way whereby you end up with 4 blue districts and one red one. It’s not compact, but Democratic politicians claim its fair and if Republicans object they accuse the GOP of wanting to squeeze out minority districts.

207 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:31:01am

re: #202 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Live some pizza for April, Donatello.
/obscure?

Trying to remake an imperative sentence—not catching a pop culture reference.

208 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:31:50am

re: #207 Decatur Deb

One typo there, already fixed. Google April, Donatello.

209 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:32:23am

re: #203 ObserverArt

Here comes the politics.

I hope this whole thing blows up in Boehner’s face big time. All he has done is try to show up the President and this is the lowest method yet.

And I hope it equally ruins Netanyahu career too. The fool doesn’t need to be sticking his face into American politic, especially a pissing match between two parties.

Supreme arrogance from both these assholes. It should carry huge political costs. Should being the active word.

It would be good for Israel if Netanyahu and his Likud party got their asses handed to them.

Boehner’s safe. The tea party won’t try to oust him at the risk of the main body of the GOP pulling a life saving deal with Pelosi and creating a bipartisan congress that doesn’t fight Obama at every step for the next two years.

210 ObserverArt  Mar 1, 2015 7:33:36am

re: #201 Dark_Falcon

Congress doesn’t have much to do with it, since the states draw the district boundaries. Court decisions of the kind you seek would place requirements on state legislators.

That is why it all needs to be addressed. Sure it is a state thing, but it also becomes a national party thing and that is why it needs to be looked at by the feds. That is why I bring up the potential need for an amendment, or at least a Federal court ruling.

It needs changed and it isn’t going to change in the states. The states need a kick in the butt to force the change.

211 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:33:46am

re: #205 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

It’s “ya”.

ya. “Ya, Cap’n hoist the main sails, ya.” Nah…it’s just not the same.

212 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:33:56am

re: #208 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

One typo there, already fixed. Google April, Donatello.

Ah. That’s too new for my kids, the newest grandkid might catch it.

213 Feline Fearless Leader  Mar 1, 2015 7:34:16am

re: #190 ObserverArt

Gerrymandering is one of the biggest problems we have in U.S. politics. The big issue to change it, most people don’t understand how it works and how it got as screwed up as it has.

People talk about all kinds of amendments to the constitution that are needed. I don’t know if fair congressional districts needs an amendment, but it sure would be nice if we could at the least get some Federal Courts to say it is horribly out of balance and decree that it needs to be fixed to be more fair and force congress to draw up better ways to get fair districts.

It needs to be based on voter registrations and voter activity (turn out) and be automatic so that it changes along with the people in the area.

Congress has nothing to do with it. Design of legislative districts is in control of the individual state legislatures.

214 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:34:33am

re: #211 darthstar

It also means “I”, “me”.

215 Justanotherhuman  Mar 1, 2015 7:34:42am

re: #201 Dark_Falcon

Congress doesn’t have much to do with it, since the states draw the district boundaries. Court decisions of the kind you seek would place requirements on state legislators.

Which is why the rightwing wants to kill the Voting Rights Act and use it as an excuse for gerrymandering.

And a pox on this current SC for caving in to AL and allowing states to “ghetto-ize” districts.

216 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:34:54am

re: #214 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

It also means “I”, “me”.

“Aye”, then.

217 Feline Fearless Leader  Mar 1, 2015 7:35:37am

re: #195 Decatur Deb

May or may not. They’re very tolerant of weather.

Is it true that Putin’s favorite soap is Russian Spring?

218 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:36:50am

re: #217 Feline Fearless Leader

Is it true that Putin’s favorite soap is Russian Spring?

Certainly not Dove.

219 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:37:21am

re: #212 Decatur Deb

Ah. That’s too new for my kids, the newest grandkid might catch it.

It’s been out there since the mid-eighties. I’m sure your kids are not that super old ;)

220 Feline Fearless Leader  Mar 1, 2015 7:37:43am

re: #202 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

Leave some pizza for April, Donatello.
/obscure?

Dude. I asked for Shredded cheese, not Shredder. And someone put their Foot in it as well.
/ :p

221 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:37:58am

re: #217 Feline Fearless Leader

Is it true that Putin’s favorite soap is Russian Spring?

It’s springtime for Putin…

222 darthstar  Mar 1, 2015 7:38:19am

re: #216 Decatur Deb

“Aye”, then.

Ayyye…

223 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:39:17am

re: #219 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

It’s been out there since the mid-eighties. I’m sure your kids are not that super old ;)

Sadly so, especially the boys. It’s not as bad to watch your hair graying as to watch the kids go gray.

224 Nyet  Mar 1, 2015 7:40:22am

re: #223 Decatur Deb

Sadly so, especially the boys. It’s not as bad to watch your hair graying as to watch the kids go gray.

One could look at it from a more optimistic perspective :)

225 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 7:43:33am

re: #224 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

One could look at it from a more optimistic perspective :)

“At my age I don’t buy green bananas.”
—Burt Reynolds

226 ObserverArt  Mar 1, 2015 7:48:40am

re: #213 Feline Fearless Leader

Congress has nothing to do with it. Design of legislative districts is in control of the individual state legislatures.

I know. See my other comments.

Think of it the same way Marriage Equality is going down. The states have set marriage laws. When a state law is seen to be against Constitutional rights, it can be taken up in a Federal Court.

I understand there will be screaming by the states.

I understand Dark’s comment about Illinois.

That is why it needs to be based on something other than humans that are purely party motivated. It needs to be citizen/voter driven and party control taken away.

If party control isn’t taken away (both parties) the districts will always be unfair. There has to be a fairer way based on actual numbers rather than bending districts to get the numbers you want.

Let me ask this. Does anyone see the current system as fair? If you do not, how do you get the states to change it?

227 Feline Fearless Leader  Mar 1, 2015 7:57:12am

re: #226 ObserverArt

I know. See my other comments.

Think of it the same way Marriage Equality is going down. The states have set marriage laws. When a state law is seen to be against Constitutional rights, it can be taken up in a Federal Court.

I understand there will be screaming by the states.

I understand Dark’s comment about Illinois.

That is why it needs to be based on something other than humans that are purely party motivated. It needs to be citizen/voter driven and party control taken away.

If party control isn’t taken away (both parties) the districts will always be unfair. There has to be a fairer way based on actual numbers rather than bending districts to get the numbers you want.

Let me ask this. Does anyone see the current system as fair? If you do not, how do you get the states to change it?

One state at a time.

The Supreme Court can make a ruling regarding marriage based on some of the current amendments. They can’t make a broad ruling on the rules regarding formation of legislative districts since that runs counter to the Constitution. Best they can do is strike down particular rules on a case-by-case basis as being abusive and hope that Congress can indicate some standards (as per the VCA), but that still will convert back into court cases.

The odds of an amendment making it out of Congress and through the states to change the process and/or set specific rules to follow is nil. To much entrenched interests opposed to it, and the state’s rights/libertarian crowd will also form up against it by default, chanting “Federal BAD, State GOOD!” like they were sheep on Animal Farm.

228 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 1, 2015 7:58:07am

Re redistricting:

Before we had computers this couldn’t be done, but the fair way to do it is this:

If a state has a population p and a congressional representation n, then start in the center of the largest municipality and expand a circle until it takes in p/n people. Then the second largest municipality and so on. Soon the circles will run into each other and become lopsided, but it can’t be any weirder than the gerrymandered districts we’ve got now.

Of course, the GOP will never go for this, because it gives the most votes to areas with the most people, and we can’t have that.

Seriously, the only other alternative would be voting for at-large congressmen divided into groups alphabetically or something.

229 Decatur Deb  Mar 1, 2015 8:04:49am

re: #228 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Re redistricting:

Before we had computers this couldn’t be done, but the fair way to do it is this:

If a state has a population p and a congressional representation n, then start in the center of the largest municipality and expand a circle until it takes in p/n people. Then the second largest municipality and so on. Soon the circles will run into each other and become lopsided, but it can’t be any weirder than the gerrymandered districts we’ve got now.

Of course, the GOP will never go for this, because it gives the most votes to areas with the most people, and we can’t have that.

Seriously, the only other alternative would be voting for at-large congressmen divided into groups alphabetically or something.

Require each congressional candidate to walk the long axis of the district, carrying their largest donor on their back.

230 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 1, 2015 8:13:19am

If you want to see the most ridiculously gerrymandered district, google the map of Illinois Congressional District 4.

231 The Mother Of All Pies  Mar 1, 2015 8:17:41am

re: #219 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD

It’s been out there since the mid-eighties. I’m sure your kids are not that super old ;)

LOL when my son was about 6 years old somebody asked him “Who’s your favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?”

He said “I don’t speak Russian.”

232 Dark_Falcon  Mar 1, 2015 8:58:08am

re: #230 Backwoods_Sleuth

If you want to see the most ridiculously gerrymandered district, google the map of Illinois Congressional District 4.

Held by Democrat Luis Gutiérrez. Gutiérrez doesn’t hide the map of his district, either; It has a page on his House website.

Major credit to you, Ba_Sl, for calling out a liberal Dem for this sort of trickery. The criticism is most effective when its from within the malefactor’s party.

233 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 1, 2015 9:03:57am

re: #232 Dark_Falcon

Held by Democrat Luis Gutiérrez. Gutiérrez doesn’t hide the map of his district, either; It has a page on his House website.

Major credit to you, Ba_Sl, for calling out a liberal Dem for this sort of trickery. The criticism is most effective when its from within the malefactor’s party.

He didn’t draw that map, however.
And are you saying that I am “from within the malefactor’s party”?

234 Dark_Falcon  Mar 1, 2015 9:12:07am

re: #233 Backwoods_Sleuth

He didn’t draw that map, however.
And are you saying that I am “from within the malefactor’s party”?

He didn’t draw the map, but he had the ear of the people who did draw it.

And I have been operating on the assumption that you are a Democrat, to be honest.


This article has been archived.
Comments are closed.

Jump to top

Create a PageThis is the LGF Pages posting bookmarklet. To use it, drag this button to your browser's bookmark bar, and title it 'LGF Pages' (or whatever you like). Then browse to a site you want to post, select some text on the page to use for a quote, click the bookmarklet, and the Pages posting window will appear with the title, text, and any embedded video or audio files already filled in, ready to go.
Or... you can just click this button to open the Pages posting window right away.
Last updated: 2023-04-04 11:11 am PDT LGF User's Guide RSS Feeds

Help support Little Green Footballs!

Subscribe now for ad-free access!Register and sign in to a free LGF account before subscribing, and your ad-free access will be automatically enabled.

Donate with
PayPal Cash.app
Recent PagesClick to refresh
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ...
Cheechako
2 days ago
Views: 134 • Comments: 0 • Rating: 1