Friday Night Blue-Eyed Soul: St. Paul & the Broken Bones, “Half the City”

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kexp.org presents St. Paul & the Broken Bones performing “Half The City live at the Triple Door as part of KEXP’s VIP Club Concert series. Recorded February 18, 2015.

Host: Michele Myers
Audio Engineer: Craig Montgomery
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Scott Holpainen, Luke Knecht & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Scott Holpainen

Photo thumbnail by Amber Knecht

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1 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 5:34:32pm
2 jaunte  Mar 6, 2015 5:37:10pm

I’d love it if my meetings with bankers went like this.

3 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 5:47:29pm

Why many U.S. biology teachers are ‘wishy-washy’

In 2007, two political scientists surveyed a national sample of high school biology on their teaching of evolution. They found that 13% were openly sympathetic to creationism, while 28% gave their students a solid grounding in evolution science. The rest, which the researchers labeled “the cautious 60%,” spent as little time as possible teaching this most fundamental concept in biology. Now, in a new study of students preparing to become science teachers, the same pair of researchers focuses on where this “wishy-washiness” on teaching evolution comes from. Drawing from focus groups held with 35 teacher-trainees at four universities in the Pennsylvania, they find that future science teachers often lack the knowledge, conviction, and role models needed to teach evolution with confidence. One problem, the researchers say: breaking the “cycle of ignorance,” in which teaching students lack good role models for teaching evolution because they weren’t taught the subject well in high school or college.

4 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 5:48:37pm

The goal of school vouchers is to keep the “cycle of ignorance” in business.

5 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 5:49:49pm

re: #4 freetoken

The goal of school vouchers is to keep the “cycle of ignorance” in business.

Absolutely right. That’s why the Republican Party pushes the voucher idea so hard. The conservative movement benefits from having a dumb, uneducated voter base.

6 A Cranky One  Mar 6, 2015 5:53:06pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Not to mention the money to be made running the schools.

7 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 5:54:02pm

re: #4 freetoken

The goal of school vouchers is to keep the “cycle of ignorance” in business.

It also comes from serious pressure from above and crazy parents. No one needs or wants that headache. Easier to go along and get along, hope the next level will deal with it.

8 #FergusonFireside  Mar 6, 2015 5:54:19pm

re: #4 freetoken

The goal of school vouchers is to keep the “cycle of ignorance” in business.

The CO I work for is in commercial construction. I cannot tell you the number of charter schools we’ve bid. 5 so far this year. All with sketchy names. Actually one today was something like “Church for Kids” Seriously.

I always rant from my desk loud enough that they don’t want the anti religion person doing these bids. That’s all I can do, alas.

9 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:02:16pm

My brother was an audio-video engineer who did sound and video for a number of MEGA mega churches, those who drag in hundreds of thousands of dollars a week. He got so that he flat refused to even bid on any church or church related jobs because he got burned every single time. They would demand all kinds of upgrades then refuse to pay for them, threatening him with lawsuits, etc. until they wore him out and all he wanted to do was wash his hands of them. It was a pattern, they all seemed to play from the same book of how to rip off vendors.

10 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 6:02:32pm
11 #FergusonFireside  Mar 6, 2015 6:02:52pm

re: #8 #FergusonFireside

The CO I work for is in commercial construction. I cannot tell you the number of charter schools we’ve bid. 5 so far this year. All with sketchy names. Actually one today was something like “Church for Kids” Seriously.

I always rant from my desk loud enough that they don’t want the anti religion person doing these bids. That’s all I can do, alas.

I need to check, but I believe the name is C2K. For real. They get government $$$$ and push their christian viewpoint. The graduates yearn for Liberty University scholarships. (Is Oral Roberts still a contender?)

12 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 6:02:56pm
13 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 6:03:37pm
14 #FergusonFireside  Mar 6, 2015 6:05:33pm

re: #13 Charles Johnson

Cuba is an issue to only the RWNJ’s. No one else on the planet.

15 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:06:56pm

re: #14 #FergusonFireside

Cuba is an issue to only the RWNJ’s. No one else on the planet.

Well, maybe Cubans….

16 Decatur Deb  Mar 6, 2015 6:08:17pm

re: #15 allegro

Well, maybe Cubans….

All over the world:

…

17 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:09:41pm

I just had the most delicious meal ever at a restaurant my friend and I hadn’t tried before. I wanted to bring the adorable waiter home with me (made my inner cougar grin big) but my friend wouldn’t let me. Damn.

I’m on my third glass of wine. Can ya tell?

18 b_sharp  Mar 6, 2015 6:10:31pm

re: #17 allegro

I just had the most delicious meal ever at a restaurant my friend and I hadn’t tried before. I wanted to bring the adorable waiter home with me (made my inner cougar grin big) but my friend wouldn’t let me. Damn.

I’m on my third glass of wine. Can ya tell?

Only 3?

19 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:12:18pm

re: #18 b_sharp

Only 3?

Actually only two so far. Just started on number 3. :D

20 b_sharp  Mar 6, 2015 6:13:47pm

re: #19 allegro

Actually only two so far. Just started on number 3. :D

At home or at the restaurant?

21 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:14:23pm

re: #20 b_sharp

At home or at the restaurant?

Two at the restaurant. My friend drove.

22 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 6:15:13pm

Today in Theocracy:

Jindal visit to Israel a ‘presidential’ pilgrimage?

[…]

Jindal was invited to tour the Holy Land by the American Renewal Project, a conservative organization founded in 2005 to restore and promote traditional values. Last month, evangelical political activist David Lane, who heads ARP and has been engaged in Republican politics since 1992, paid for 60 members of the Republican National Committee to visit Israel.

“Helping our nation’s political leaders focus on our Judeo/Christian heritage will help strengthen them as they make decisions affecting us,” Lane told Christian Examiner. “The only currency to rebuild America is God’s economy rooted in righteousness.”

[…]

When Jindal travels to Israel in July, he will make some strategic acquaintances, being accompanied by evangelical pastors from Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — four states which play a critical early role in the Republican primaries.

[…]

23 b_sharp  Mar 6, 2015 6:17:04pm

re: #21 allegro

Two at the restaurant. My friend drove.

Too bad your inner cougar didn’t get let out.

24 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 6:18:01pm
25 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 6:18:27pm
26 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:19:27pm

“The only currency to rebuild America is God’s economy rooted in righteousness.”

I think I see the problem here.

27 Nyet  Mar 6, 2015 6:19:54pm

re: #19 allegro

Actually only two so far. Just started on number 3. :D

Hopefully they’re 1 liter glasses!

28 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:20:58pm

re: #23 b_sharp

Too bad your inner cougar didn’t get let out.

Ohhhh…. I think I should let this one alone. LOL

29 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 6:22:10pm

re: #25 Charles Johnson

I suspect that the general collapse of “networks” will have a wide effect on social commentary shows.

With “over the top” models taking over packaged cable and over the air broadcasting, everyone will be able to pick and choose what to watch from menus of the consumer’s choice.

I also believe that the epistemological bubbles will become stronger because of this.

30 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 6:27:10pm

Today in Theocracy, page 2:

DeLay encourages GOP in Katy to take active role in government

Former congressman and house majority leader Tom DeLay shared his vision for America with the Republican Women’s Club of Katy members last Thursday.

With the fervor of a Southern preacher, DeLay made a passionate case for a spiritual awakening in America.

“I’m running around the country talking about this spiritual revival,” said DeLay. “You can’t look at the history of this country in any way shape or form and not understand that God created this country through our Founding Fathers, because it was their worldview and their education and who they were and their belief in God that was transformed and manifested into the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence and the constitution. That is God creating this country.”

[…]

31 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 6:28:30pm

The Republican Women’s Club of Katy can stay in their bubble and never hear a contrary word, if that’s what they want.

32 RadicalModerate  Mar 6, 2015 6:28:33pm

re: #25 Charles Johnson

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Unfortunately my work schedule doesn’t allow me to watch the show live anymore, so I haven’t been able to follow her show as closely. Is it a case of her stories becoming less significant than before (ie leaning toward more fluff pieces), or does there seem to be a case of editorial interference from her higher-ups that are putting a damper on content?

33 William Barnett-Lewis  Mar 6, 2015 6:31:29pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

I prefer a 6 pack of a good hoppy beer as cold medicine myself.

34 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 6:35:41pm

DARVO incoming….

Sheila Butt: I’m offended by reaction to comments

Sheila Butt is currently wearing the crown in the coveted Michele Bachmann Idiocy pageant.

35 Nyet  Mar 6, 2015 6:38:56pm

re: #34 freetoken

OK, how does a person get to have such a surname?

36 Decatur Deb  Mar 6, 2015 6:40:34pm

re: #35 Nyet

OK, how does a person get to have such a surname?

Some ancestor was a notable Butt in the middle ages. She comes from a long line of Butts.

37 Nyet  Mar 6, 2015 6:43:11pm

re: #36 Decatur Deb

Some ancestor was a notable Butt in the middle ages. She comes from a long line of Butts.

Must have been the famous trumpeter Butt.

38 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 6:43:27pm

So, I go visit Sheila Butt’s facebook page, and on the place at the left where there is a list of a handful of people who “like” Shiela, implying we ought to also, who is prominently placed there but… yes, the one and only, Michele Bachmann.

39 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:43:47pm

re: #34 freetoken

DARVO incoming….

Sheila Butt: I’m offended by reaction to comments

Sheila Butt is currently wearing the crown in the coveted Michele Bachmann Idiocy pageant.

She should try some pole dancing to loosen up that clenched butt. It’s gotta hurt.

40 Decatur Deb  Mar 6, 2015 6:44:27pm

Barbara Dane, perhaps one of the earliest to be called ‘blue-eyed soul’.

…

41 TedStriker  Mar 6, 2015 6:46:58pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

Charles, as far as the original topic, it was your posting St. Paul & the Broken Bones’ Tiny Desk performance a while back that got me to buy a few tracks (“Half the City” included) from Google Play Music (it’s on iTunes, too).

42 bratwurst  Mar 6, 2015 6:47:12pm

The right wing is quite obsessed with sorting out what is and isn’t racism at this point. Admittedly, I don’t listen to all of Limbaugh’s show (how could anyone with half a brain?) but pretty much EVERY SINGLE TIME I turn it on for a moment he is talking about race.

43 Skip Intro  Mar 6, 2015 6:47:18pm

Not that anybody cares, but

44 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:50:20pm

re: #43 Skip Intro

Not that anybody cares, but

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And we’re about to have our second night freeze in a row. In March. In Houston.

45 Blind Frog Belly White  Mar 6, 2015 6:51:15pm

re: #43 Skip Intro

Not that anybody cares, but

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But it’s cold somewhere, so….

46 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 6:53:03pm

re: #43 Skip Intro

It turned unusually hot and dry today. Even though we got an inch of rain last week we are still way behind on what we need, and today pretty much dried out the soil.

The loquat trees are not happy.

Loquat bad,
Freetoken sad.

47 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 6:54:21pm

I usually have my veggies and herbs planted by mid-February here. I keep thinking “next week” but then we have another cold spell. Very freaky.

48 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 6:55:01pm

This got some comment this week on the usual websites, but I am wondering what the over/under is on whether enough signatures are gathered to get on the ballot:

49 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 6:59:11pm

Guys I appreciate you folks stepping up because my week was incredibly stupid busy for no reason at all but here is what I think I learned:

1.) An email address that thousands of people sent emails to was really super secret and on the low down.

2.) Apparently Bibi gave a speech that was really important but once he gave it nobody reported on what he said and the huge story died within 3 hours of the speech.

3.) If you try and dig up dirt on somebody over topic C and the guy gets in trouble for something to do with topic R you can still take credit for busting his ass.

4.) It was really cold and snowy all over this country.

5.) Vicious B has some cute as heck grandkids with great costumes.

6.) Unemployment rate down and more people working is horrible news for some reason.

What else?

Hope y’all are well.

50 Skip Intro  Mar 6, 2015 6:59:26pm

re: #44 allegro

And we’re about to have our second night freeze in a row. In March. In Houston.

It’s like summer here now. I’ve got all the doors and windows open and it’s still in the high 70s inside the house.

51 Skip Intro  Mar 6, 2015 7:02:47pm

re: #49 b.d.

Guys I appreciate you folks stepping up because my week was incredibly stupid busy for no reason at all but here is what I think I learned:

2.) Apparently Bibi gave a speech that was really important but once he gave it nobody reported on what he said and the huge story died within 3 hours of the speech.

Well, Charles Krauthammer called it “Churchllian” in his weekly “I hate Obama” column today. All I read was the title, so I have no idea what the Fox News hack was ranting about. Probably wants to see a war start between the US and Iran like all of the other GOPers.

52 Decatur Deb  Mar 6, 2015 7:05:27pm

re: #51 Skip Intro

Well, Charles Krauthammer called it “Churchllian” in his weekly “I hate Obama” column today. All I read was the title, so I have no idea what the Fox News hack was ranting about. Probably wants to see a war start between the US and Iran like all of the other GOPers.

“Send more Black& Tans to Dublin” Churchillian, or “Send more Aussies to Gallipoli” Churchillian?

53 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 6, 2015 7:05:54pm

re: #48 freetoken

This got some comment this week on the usual websites, but I am wondering what the over/under is on whether enough signatures are gathered to get on the ballot:

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The talking points from the RWNJ community on this initially was “Obviously this is a gay person doing this to make us look bad”.

Problem with this is that it’s very very likely that this is the same individual who filled a proposition that the Bible (King James Version) made available to every school student (grades 1-12) so that teachers could teach it as literature. I think this is just being ignored.

54 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 7:07:29pm

re: #51 Skip Intro

Well, Charles Krauthammer called it “Churchllian” in his weekly “I hate Obama” column today. All I read was the title, so I have no idea what the Fox News hack was ranting about. Probably wants to see a war start between the US and Iran like all of the other GOPers.

Well Mr. Krauthammer is the most serious of the serious journalists in the wingnut stable so we should go ahead and do what he says.

Did he mean Chuchillian in how the USA has to come in and save the speaker’s country from certain doom?

55 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 7:09:29pm

re: #54 b.d.

Well Mr. Krauthammer is the most serious of the serious journalists in the wingnut stable so we should go ahead and do what he says.

Did he mean Chuchillian in how the USA has to come in and save the speaker’s country from certain doom?

Probably Churchillian in grooving on a Cuban cigar and whiskey while nekkid on the balconey.

56 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 7:09:32pm

Oh Joy! Matt Taibbi on Bill Maher!

$5 says they won’t say a word on the sham that is FirstLook

The disorganization of my sock drawer cannot be put off any longer.

57 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 7:09:35pm
58 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss  Mar 6, 2015 7:09:52pm

re: #52 Decatur Deb

“Send more Black& Tans to Dublin” Churchillian, or “Send more Aussies to Gallipoli” Churchillian?

“Those nasty brown Asiatics don’t deserve to be treated like real people” Churchill.

59 Decatur Deb  Mar 6, 2015 7:12:30pm

Geez..It is the 60s again. She sings this better than Buffy St. Marie.

…

60 freetoken  Mar 6, 2015 7:19:54pm

The arctic sea ice extent looks like it has set a new record for lowest maximum on record:

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The ice already in the first week of March is looking pretty thin in the East:
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What I find more illustrative of our weather though was the snow cover anomaly in Feb:
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61 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Mar 6, 2015 7:20:57pm

re: #50 Skip Intro

It’s like summer here now. I’ve got all the doors and windows open and it’s still in the high 70s inside the house.

Just think of what summer is going to be like.

/installing the AC two years ago continues to have been the best decision EVER.

62 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 7:27:54pm
63 Jenner7  Mar 6, 2015 7:28:27pm

I watched this in complete amazement. Roorda had the unmitigated gall to claim the protesters weren’t protesting the court systems and discriminatory police encounters. Anderson was shocked by his denial that there is a problem with police in Ferguson.

64 missliberties  Mar 6, 2015 7:28:28pm

re: #41 TedStriker

Charles, as far as the original topic, it was your posting St. Paul & the Broken Bones’ Tiny Desk performance a while back that got me to buy a few tracks (“Half the City” included) from Google Play Music (it’s on iTunes, too).

That singer dude. Wow!!

65 #FergusonFireside  Mar 6, 2015 7:29:43pm

re: #22 freetoken

Today in Theocracy:

Jindal visit to Israel a ‘presidential’ pilgrimage?

gag

66 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 7:32:48pm

re: #25 Charles Johnson

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I have rarely watched Maddow much lately but it is hard to miss the vortex of unease in her broadcasts. The boring loser, dudebro clone of her that is Hayes has totally ruined her brand imho. He scalps the best parts of her approach and leaves the scraps behind while bringing nothing else to the table.

67 goddamnedfrank  Mar 6, 2015 7:33:29pm

This is what I like to call “retarded, bad, asshole math.” Not only are the numbers off, but logical conclusion to be reached from this would be that any city with a black pop greater than 33% of total cannot ever be termed relatively racist.

So fuckin’ dumb.

68 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 7:34:43pm

re: #62 Charles Johnson

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WHO CARES IF I WAS WRONG IF I AM ALREADY DEAD AND NOT INCONVENIENCED?

69 #FergusonFireside  Mar 6, 2015 7:35:36pm

re: #42 bratwurst

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The right wing is quite obsessed with sorting out what is and isn’t racism at this point. Admittedly, I don’t listen to all of Limbaugh’s show (how could anyone with half a brain?) but pretty much EVERY SINGLE TIME I turn it on for a moment he is talking about race.

One of the classic interviews was by Carol Costello. (my Mom in Florida saw it) Home owner’s car was not up to “code” in her owned house’s driveway. It worked, it just didn’t look good to the STL gangsters. They towed it away in front of her and her family. She had to pay the ransom to get it back.

spit. pew. what the mother fucking shit have we overlooked.

70 Nyet  Mar 6, 2015 7:37:30pm

re: #68 b.d.

“After me, the flood”.

71 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 7:37:38pm

re: #68 b.d.

WHO CARES IF I WAS WRONG IF I AM ALREADY DEAD AND NOT INCONVENIENCED?

It does make me glad I didn’t reproduce. It would be heartbreaking to leave this to my children and grandchildren.

72 #FergusonFireside  Mar 6, 2015 7:37:55pm

re: #49 b.d.

Bravo

73 goddamnedfrank  Mar 6, 2015 7:38:07pm

Muslim prayer bump!

74 Decatur Deb  Mar 6, 2015 7:39:40pm

re: #73 goddamnedfrank

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Muslim prayer bump!

Guess that means Williams is a slacker Muslim.

75 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 7:42:41pm
76 Great White Snark  Mar 6, 2015 7:45:19pm

re: #73 goddamnedfrank

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Muslim prayer bump!

Prayer bump? More like the worst zit ever.

77 Mattand  Mar 6, 2015 7:47:06pm

re: #73 goddamnedfrank

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Muslim prayer bump!

Atheist science boner.

78 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 7:48:51pm

re: #75 Charles Johnson

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I curse them now. I’ve been cursing them for years while I continued to spit into the wind and tried to educate their kids who only cared about how much money they could make.

We have been living in a sick society for a very long time.

79 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 7:49:35pm

re: #72 #FergusonFireside

Bravo

Thanks, it’s kinda nice to just watch the big picture unfold sometimes.

:p

80 Nyet  Mar 6, 2015 7:50:19pm

re: #76 Great White Snark

Prayer bump? More like the worst zit ever.

Pineal gland after treatment with Dr. Pretorius’ resonator.

81 #FergusonFireside  Mar 6, 2015 7:50:26pm

re: #63 Jenner7

G A H

82 #FergusonFireside  Mar 6, 2015 7:52:02pm

re: #67 goddamnedfrank

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This is what I like to call “retarded, bad, asshole math.” Not only are the numbers off, but logical conclusion to be reached from this would be that any city with a black pop greater than 33% of total cannot ever be termed relatively racist.

So fuckin’ dumb.

That they try so HARD to hide their white supremacy.

83 Decatur Deb  Mar 6, 2015 7:53:53pm

The Derp runneth over. ‘Nite, all.

84 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 6, 2015 7:55:08pm

re: #80 Nyet

Pineal gland after treatment with Dr. Pretorius’ resonator.

85 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 7:57:27pm

Taibbi only said about 5 words on Bill Maher’s show and 3 of them were I. He couldn’t have been better.

86 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 6, 2015 8:02:46pm

I just waded through CCJ’s lengthy self-congratulatory piece about Menendez, where he says nothing about the actual charges the senator faces.

How does that boy get his head into an elevator? I’ve never read something so ego-maniacal yet so totally wrong before in my life.

Interesting tidbits:
(1) he disses a Washington Post reporter for not speaking Spanish (and bragging he does, of course), missing the fact that her co-writer has a Hispanic name or the possibility the Post could have paid for an interpreter.
(2) he says he paid someone to go to the Dominican Republic to get some incriminating doxx from the police department, but as CCJ didn’t have the money to spend, he crowdfunded the money, got more than the $5,000 he needed, and used the extra for “research” and other interesting projects.
(3) he accuses the DR government and police of being corrupt, so we can’t trust anything they told the FBI and the Post, but his operative got the real deal from the DR police.

I’m trying to write a suitable parody, but it’s impossible to recreate his prose without losing my mind. Besides which, my site is down for some reason, so the GotNwes rejoinder will be delayed.

87 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 8:05:40pm

re: #82 #FergusonFireside

That they try so HARD to hide their white supremacy.

Really? They are doing that hiding very badly.

88 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 8:08:52pm

Hey, FF… Rodney is fixin to get a new BFF. You are so going to love this guy. Heh.

89 Charles Johnson  Mar 6, 2015 8:11:23pm

re: #86 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Chuck has serious mental problems.

90 bratwurst  Mar 6, 2015 8:12:33pm

Following a fence-mending meeting with GOP megadonor and leading Israel supporter Sheldon Adelson earlier this week, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a likely Republican presidential candidate in 2016, expressed confidence that “American Jewry” may jettison the Democrats and vote Republican next year.

Of course, us dumbass Jews who don’t know what is good for us are just supposed to forget that Paul used to be in favor of cutting ALL aid to Israel.

91 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 6, 2015 8:17:51pm

re: #89 Charles Johnson

Chuck has serious mental problems.

There’s some conspiracy theorizing in that screed as well. I have not braved watching the video podcast yet. Does he slam his shoe against the table?

92 jaunte  Mar 6, 2015 8:18:49pm

re: #86 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

I’ve never read something so ego-maniacal yet so totally wrong before in my life.

I’m starting to think he might have some kind of delusional disorder

93 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 6, 2015 8:23:33pm

re: #92 jaunte

I’m starting to think he might have some kind of delusional disorder

I fear he’s going to be on a Menedez tear for the next few days until the next shiny object presents itself.

94 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 8:24:45pm

My dog is snoring from one end and farting from the other. It’s utterly adorable (though stinky). I’m feeling kinda bad that I didn’t see the same things so adorable when they were done by my late husband.

95 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 8:27:37pm

re: #92 jaunte

I’m starting to think he might have some kind of delusional disorder

Chuck is in his last throes, he’s not making a living at being a smear merchant and his patient family backers are about done so he is dialing it up to 11 to have something. The guy will have to get a real job soon and he knows it.

96 Great White Snark  Mar 6, 2015 8:29:29pm

re: #40 Decatur Deb

Oh dude thanks for that. Never heard her before.

97 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 8:30:49pm

re: #95 b.d.

Chuck is in his last throes, he’s not making a living at being a smear merchant and his patient family backers are about done so he is dialing it up to 11 to have something. The guy will have to get a real job soon and he knows it.

After the spectacle he has made of himself, his future does not look bright. Even the RWNJ won’t have him.

98 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 6, 2015 8:31:28pm

re: #95 b.d.

Chuck is in his last throes, he’s not making a living at being a smear merchant and his patient family backers are about done so he is dialing it up to 11 to have something. The guy will have to get a real job soon and he knows it.

His admission that he used gofundme.com to raise $5K to send someone to the Dominican Republic, and got more than he needed is especially interesting. I wonder if his wife and in-laws know about this sketchy crowdfunding.

99 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 8:33:58pm

re: #98 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

His admission that he used gofundme.com to raise $5K to send someone to the Dominican Republic, and got more than he needed is especially interesting. I wonder if his wife and in-laws know about this sketchy crowdfunding.

Forget his wife and in-laws. What about the IRS?

100 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 8:34:28pm

re: #98 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

His admission that he used gofundme.com to raise $5K to send someone to the Dominican Republic, and got more than he needed is especially interesting. I wonder if his wife and in-laws know about this sketchy crowdfunding.

I am sure that Chuck doesn’t lower himself to explaining his financial demands to his in-laws, the Bell Curve and all that..

101 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 6, 2015 8:34:54pm

re: #97 allegro

After the spectacle he has made of himself, his future does not look bright. Even the RWNJ won’t have him.

Perhaps a career in Multi Level Marketing? What about a high paying career as an Internet Phantom Shopper? For some reason, I see his future involving the lingering smell of canola oil, and the phrase, “Would you like fries with that?”

He could always sell Plasma. I bet if he got a couple of false ID’s, donated 7-8 times a week, he could make a nice piece of change.

RBS

102 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 6, 2015 8:39:03pm

re: #99 allegro

Forget his wife and in-laws. What about the IRS?

Good point.

103 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 8:41:01pm

Greetings!

So we’re getting some real turkeys coming into the ski shop.

One guy came in for a tune, I look at his skis, they’re tuned. “What’s wrong with them?” I ask.

“Well, I got onto some ice and I couldn’t hold an edge, I think the edges aren’t sharp enough.”

I feel the edges. Bullshit! You can practically shave with these edges. “These skis feel tuned,” I say.

“They are! I had them tuned in Dallas. I think maybe they did something wrong. I can’t hold an edge in ice at all!”

This is where I really want to go off and tell this gomer that he sucks at skiing and he should take a lesson. I can’t do that, alas. Diplomatically, I took out a true bar and showed him that the bases were flat, the edges were tuned to 1° and I even showed him the fingernail trick, where you rub your fingernail on the edge; if the edge leaves behind a little bit of your nail, they’re sharp, which this dude’s edges were. I told this dude six ways from Sunday that his skis didn’t need to be tuned.

Note: Tuned skis are great, but every time you tune them you shorten the life of the ski by a little bit. Hence why I try not to tune customer’s skis if they don’t need it.

This went on for five minutes. Finally he just admitted it, in a half-assed sort of way. “I think maybe my legs just aren’t strong enough. I’ll take ‘em out tomorrow morning and try harder.”

That was just one guy. There were more than a few other folks with eye-rolling inquiries. It’s fun.

104 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 8:42:00pm

re: #101 RealityBasedSteve

Perhaps a career in Multi Level Marketing? What about a high paying career as an Internet Phantom Shopper? For some reason, I see his future involving the lingering smell of canola oil, and the phrase, “Would you like fries with that?”

He could always sell Plasma. I bet if he got a couple of false ID’s, donated 7-8 times a week, he could make a nice piece of change.

RBS

Put like that and I start to feel bad for the pathetic little shit.

Another glass of wine and I might even shed a tear.

Nooooo, not really.

105 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Mar 6, 2015 8:42:50pm

Mmmm, the pasta with bacon, Brussels Sprouts, and lemon continues to be good. Added shallots and olives this time, cut down on the pasta. Tasty.

106 Kragar  Mar 6, 2015 8:43:49pm
107 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 6, 2015 8:45:05pm

re: #99 allegro

Forget his wife and in-laws. What about the IRS?

Interesting tidbits in this Clarion-Ledger piece from last year. CCJ apparently has his own gofundme page on which he periodically makes appeals. clarionledger.com

Oh, I found it. He’s raised more than $10K, which is the magic number that piques IRS interest.

108 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 8:49:22pm

re: #103 teleskiguy

You lost me at “tuning skis”. My piano got tuned. My violin got tuned. Skis get tuned?

109 klys (maker of Silmarils)  Mar 6, 2015 8:49:48pm

re: #108 allegro

You lost me at “tuning skis”. My piano got tuned. My violin got tuned. Skis get tuned?

My skis be flat.

110 BeachDem  Mar 6, 2015 8:50:08pm

re: #101 RealityBasedSteve

Perhaps a career in Multi Level Marketing? What about a high paying career as an Internet Phantom Shopper? For some reason, I see his future involving the lingering smell of canola oil, and the phrase, “Would you like fries with that?”

He could always sell Plasma. I bet if he got a couple of false ID’s, donated 7-8 times a week, he could make a nice piece of change.

RBS

Amway.

111 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 6, 2015 8:51:19pm

re: #110 BeachDem

Amway.

Herbalife is more his style.

112 Eclectic Cyborg  Mar 6, 2015 8:52:17pm

re: #110 BeachDem

Amway.

113 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 8:52:49pm

re: #109 klys (maker of Silmarils)

My skis be flat.

I never had skis. But I did have a great trash can lid that I could sit on and haul ass down a snowy hill. Not very good at guiding though so trees were not my friends at those times.

114 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 8:59:53pm

re: #108 allegro

You lost me at “tuning skis”. My piano got tuned. My violin got tuned. Skis get tuned?

I tune skis. I sharpen the edges and grind the bases with a stonegrinder.

Some ski tuning 101. You can bevel the edges to make them razor sharp. Imagine a ski edge, a 90° strip of metal on the edge of the ski.

I_

Beveling involves shaving the vertical line above down a few degrees.
Like this:

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Racers go big, on downhill skis (the ones that go 70+ mph) they angle that vertical line, sometimes up to 8°!

The stonegrind? That’s a whole other post, where I talk about base heights and base structures.

:)

115 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 9:02:52pm

re: #114 teleskiguy

Science is everywhere!

Seriously, I had no idea. This is some very cool shit.

116 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 9:03:33pm

re: #113 allegro

I never had skis. But I did have a great trash can lid that I could sit on and haul ass down a snowy hill. Not very good at guiding though so trees were not my friends at those times.

Tree skiing can be a beautiful thing.

instagram.com

117 b.d.  Mar 6, 2015 9:05:29pm

re: #114 teleskiguy

I tune skis. I sharpen the edges and grind the bases with a stonegrinder.

Some ski tuning 101. You can bevel the edges to make them razor sharp. Imagine a ski edge, a 90° strip of metal on the edge of the ski.

I_

Beveling involves shaving the vertical line above down a few degrees.
Like this:

/_

Racers go big, on downhill skis (the ones that go 70+ mph) they angle that vertical line, sometimes up to 8°!

The stonegrind? That’s a whole other post, where I talk about base heights and base structures.

:)

well, that certainly is a different Friday night grinder lesson than most people get.

//

118 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 9:08:21pm

re: #115 allegro

Science is everywhere!

Seriously, I had no idea. This is some very cool shit.

The level of precision in ski technology is pretty freaking cool.

119 Great White Snark  Mar 6, 2015 9:09:39pm

New Buckethead album. The guy is so prolific it’s a bit overwhelming. He seems to have found his inner funky base line. With a heavy metal overlay.
40hz win!

Video

120 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 9:11:47pm

re: #116 teleskiguy

Tree skiing can be a beautiful thing.

instagram.com

Not riding a trash can lid. It is death. At least a busted nose and two black eyes. Don’t ask me how I know that.

121 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 9:13:17pm

re: #118 teleskiguy

The level of precision in ski technology is pretty freaking cool.

So now I want to know how a 90 degree edge behaves differently from a beveled edge.

122 Great White Snark  Mar 6, 2015 9:17:28pm

re: #116 teleskiguy

I always wanted to shoot and or edit one of those extreme skiing films. Just to put my take on it. Which would have a good portion of the art in the gear.

123 D Koch  Mar 6, 2015 9:18:57pm

re: #25 Charles Johnson

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What makes you say that?

124 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 9:22:49pm

Then you got guys like this in the skiing world.

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125 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 6, 2015 9:25:38pm

re: #121 allegro

So now I want to know how a 90 degree edge behaves differently from a beveled edge.

I’m going to guess that a beveled edge has the ability to “cut” into the ice better, the difference between trying to clear your windshield with a CD box (Square) vs an ice scraper (beveled). But I bet a beveled edge wears faster (thinner metal at the point of contact).

Do I win a prize? (Remember, I’m a non-skiing muldoon)

RBS

126 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 9:27:58pm

re: #125 RealityBasedSteve

Do I win a prize? (Remember, I’m a non-skiing muldoon)

RBS

DING DING DING DING DING

127 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 9:29:32pm

RealityBasedSteve, if you’re ever in town during ski season I’ll gladly give you a ski lesson, that’s your prize.

128 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 9:33:44pm

re: #125 RealityBasedSteve

I’m going to guess that a beveled edge has the ability to “cut” into the ice better, the difference between trying to clear your windshield with a CD box (Square) vs an ice scraper (beveled). But I bet a beveled edge wears faster (thinner metal at the point of contact).

Do I win a prize? (Remember, I’m a non-skiing muldoon)

RBS

But I’m thinking that if one wants to make tight turns, the 90 degree edge would help to stop sideways slide. That may not be a thing though. I dunno. Snow skiing isn’t big in Houston. LOL

129 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 6, 2015 9:36:42pm

re: #127 teleskiguy

RealityBasedSteve, if you’re ever in town during ski season I’ll gladly give you a ski lesson, that’s your prize.

And if you’re ever in my neck of the woods, I’ll treat you to a “Discover Scuba” experience.

Honestly, my one and only experience with skiing was when I was stationed in Alaska. Some buddies got me some skis from the rec center, told me “Just keep the them pointed down hill, and keep your knees flexed. We’ll see you at the bottom”

FWIW… It takes a long time to get down even a small hill lying on your side…

RBS

130 sagehen  Mar 6, 2015 9:39:33pm

re: #125 RealityBasedSteve

I’m going to guess that a beveled edge has the ability to “cut” into the ice better, the difference between trying to clear your windshield with a CD box (Square) vs an ice scraper (beveled). But I bet a beveled edge wears faster (thinner metal at the point of contact).

Do I win a prize? (Remember, I’m a non-skiing muldoon)

RBS

It’s been years since I skiied, but… many of us just don’t do ice. Myself, I like a well-manicured packed-powder mogul-y slope, with a lodge at the bottom that has drinks service to in front of the big fireplace. Also jacuzzis. My brother is into the deep powder, he does helicopter skiing. He also knows how to build an igloo when/if he gets lost, how to make air pockets mid-tumble if he gets caught in an avalanche, and how to find “up” after coming to a stop.

131 allegro  Mar 6, 2015 9:42:08pm

re: #129 RealityBasedSteve

And if you’re ever in my neck of the woods, I’ll treat you to a “Discover Scuba” experience.

Honestly, my one and only experience with skiing was when I was stationed in Alaska. Some buddies got me some skis from the rec center, told me “Just keep the them pointed down hill, and keep your knees flexed. We’ll see you at the bottom”

FWIW… It takes a long time to get down even a small hill lying on your side…

RBS

I went snow skiing once when visiting a friend in Colorado. I had a panic attack on the ski lift and went down the bunny hill backwards. I decided that my success was better found in the lodge looking adorable in ski pants.

132 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 9:42:38pm

re: #130 sagehen

My brother is into the deep powder, he does helicopter skiing.

teleskiguy (colored hood) heli-skiing last year at Silverton Mountain, CO
133 sagehen  Mar 6, 2015 9:46:29pm

re: #132 teleskiguy

Image: teleskiguy (colored hood) heli-skiing last year at Silverton Mountain, CO

Wow, from this angle you look just like him.

134 Great White Snark  Mar 6, 2015 9:47:04pm

Heh freaking LGF. Something I noticed since back when I first registered is we get this eclectic group. Who quite often are at the upper end of whatever they do.

135 Floral Giraffe  Mar 6, 2015 9:48:16pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

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I started it today. Them dang viruses keep mutating! Stay warm & lots of hot tea!

136 Great White Snark  Mar 6, 2015 10:00:40pm

Emails? Benghazi? Pffft. Every week is snark week.

137 Kragar  Mar 6, 2015 10:05:06pm

re: #136 Great White Snark

Emails? Benghazi? Pffft. Every week is snark week.

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138 CBGB  Mar 6, 2015 10:10:37pm

re: #119 Great White Snark

Buckethead is one of those guys that I always assumed was overrated shred, but man, oh man does he do some gnarly stuff. So good.

139 Higgs Boson's Mate  Mar 6, 2015 10:16:10pm

re: #132 teleskiguy

My brother is into the deep powder, he does helicopter skiing.

I feel so provincial: none of the helicopters that I rode in had skis. Do the rotor blades fold back for the downhill part?

140 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 6, 2015 10:21:44pm

Well gang, I’m off to bed. Going to be doing some pool work with discover scuba and the Wounded Warriors project. Basically just sort of swim around the group, help keep them together, make it easier for the instructor.

Remember, if the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. Red Green

RBS

141 teleskiguy  Mar 6, 2015 11:40:07pm

Ye Gods! I click on Fox: Latest News on our auto blog roller on the lower left, and what do I see? Fear, paranoia, desperation.

Will somebody fuck Roger Ailes so we can get some good news, please? I want a well-laid Roger Ailes broadcast. “Hey, it’s all going to work out. Here’s sports.”

Bill Hicks said this over 20 years ago, only he used the name Ted Turner.

142 Kragar  Mar 6, 2015 11:44:34pm

re: #141 teleskiguy

Ye Gods! I click on Fox: Latest News on our auto blog roller on the lower left, and what do I see? Fear, paranoia, desperation.

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Will somebody fuck Roger Ailes so we can get some good news, please? I want a well-laid Roger Ailes broadcast. “Hey, it’s all going to work out. Here’s sports.”

Bill Hicks said this over 20 years ago, only he used the name Ted Turner.

I see Todd Starnes is up to his usual utter and complete bullshit

California university student council passes bill to ban flags

The student council of a southern California university passed a bill that would ban the hanging of any national flag in the common area of student government offices, school officials said on Friday.

The measure, passed by six undergraduates on the University of California at Irvine’s student legislative council, said that national flags bear a range of cultural significances that could be interpreted negatively by some.

143 Higgs Boson's Mate  Mar 6, 2015 11:55:57pm

re: #141 teleskiguy

Oooh! I like the one about the 41/2 year old bin Laden docs because anything found in them is just about as relevant today as he is. I won’t give them a click, but I’d wager that they get through the entire piece without mentioning that bin Laden was disposed of on Obama’s watch.

144 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 7, 2015 12:02:16am

OK, I listened to UpChuck’s video. More self-congratulations, while still ignoring the fact his stories were about sex scandals that were never proved, while the feds will probably go after Menendez on corruption charges. Then he goes on about he knew this was all going down in July, but the feds held off going forward till now because of the Iran talks and APAIC and Menendez was no longer useful to the Democrats, blah, blah, blah.

Also, now it seems he has family in the “intelligence services,” so accusations that he was duped by Cuban spies really sting. Poor baby.

I swear, if the feds charged Menendez with littering, CCJ would still take credit for finding the trash.

145 Kragar  Mar 7, 2015 12:33:42am

Ollanius Persson

Ollanius Pius is a mythic figure to the common people of the Imperium, and in some ways to the Warhammer 40,000 community at large; he is often referred to as the man whose selfless actions aboard the Warmaster’s battle barge ultimately led to Horus’s defeat, without great evidence to back this up, by both the fictional group and the real one. The reasoning for this in-universe is that his story is presented as a legend of a long-ago Saint. Out of universe, it involves previous tellings of the Heresy story (published before the current novel series) that have variously presented a Legiones Astartes Terminator (and then, in a retcon) a member of the Emperor’s Custodian Guard as stepping in between the humbled Emperor and the triumphant Horus, only to be horrifically slain. It is this death that then spurs the Emperor onto finally defeating Horus once and for all. It is commonly interpreted by the fandom that Pius’ believed sacrifice actually took place aboard the Warmaster’s Battle Barge, and that he was another iteration of the Terminator/Custodian character. This interpretation appears to be supported by the latest published material, which places a character called Ollanius Persson into this confrontation, albeit if only in a vision and in a somewhat different manner.

Despite the wording of the source material about Ollanius Pius being a Guardsman (there was no such thing during the Heresy; Imperial human soldiers were members of the Army) who interjected himself between the battling leaders at the Imperial Palace (Horus and the Emperor only fought once, upon the Warmaster’s Battle Barge, not at the Palace), this is not actually much of a problem for in-universe rationalisation - as the idea of Pius being a legend would allow for such inconsistencies with since-forgotten historical fact.

Ollanius Persson is a very ancient being: he makes first-hand reference to historical and mythological events such as the Siege of Verdun (during the First World War), the Battle of Austerlitz (during the Napoleonic Wars) and being one of the Argonauts, amongst others.

Ollanius Persson is said to belong to the wold “Catheric” faith and wears what appears to be a crucifix around his neck. That combined with his age may make him the last remaining Catholic in the galaxy as of M31.

146 freetoken  Mar 7, 2015 1:41:38am

MP3 Audio

148 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 2:01:10am
149 Timothy Watson  Mar 7, 2015 2:07:59am
150 Floral Giraffe  Mar 7, 2015 2:24:03am

re: #148 wrenchwench

So cute! I want one!

151 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 2:32:23am

re: #150 Floral Giraffe

So cute! I want one!

How about a goat?

152 Timothy Watson  Mar 7, 2015 2:57:20am

Nothing like having to get out of bed due to awful indigestion. :/

153 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 2:57:22am

So, I wake up to find another young Black kid killed by the cops in Madison WI.

Photo: Large crowd gathers near Madison, Wis., scene where a police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old man - @rlallensack

Click on this woman’s twitter and get as much detail as you’ll probably see at this point. People are out already overnight.

154 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 2:58:30am
155 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 3:12:43am

re: #152 Timothy Watson

And then having to read what I posted. Tony Robinson may have been 6’5”, but he was unarmed and shot 5 times.

If we don’t start educating police in conflict resolution instead of treating people as though they are the enemy in a combat zone, it’s only going to get much, much worse.

156 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 7, 2015 3:14:03am

re: #155 Justanotherhuman

And then having to read what I posted. Tony Robinson may have been 6’5”, but he was unarmed and shot 5 times.

If we don’t start educating police in conflict resolution instead of treating people as though they are the enemy in a combat zone, it’s only going to get much, much worse.

UpChuck will be sure to find/make up some dirt on the victim. Just you wait.

157 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 3:17:18am

re: #156 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

It’s reported that the police have already seized a cell phone from a witness to the shooting and are trying the CYA method already. Holding 2 other witnesses for “questioning” as well. Look: wkow.com

158 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 3:21:06am

Was this Upchuck? ; /

Holdout juror in Jodi Arias case gets security protection after her name is leaked; no threats reported against any of the 12 jurors, authorities say - @AP
bigstory.ap.org

159 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 3:27:44am

Juror was holdout against the death penalty for Arias. Jury voted 11-1, so judge will impose sentence.
azcentral.com

The hang ‘em high crowd must predominate in AZ.

160 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 7, 2015 3:36:41am

Here’s some good news. The English subtitles for that Chinese environmental film were provided by a team led by a 12th grader in China.
linghein.me

161 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 3:46:54am

re: #160 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

Smog documentary ‘Under the Dome’ blocked in China after becoming viral hit - @AFP
read more on france24.com

162 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 3:49:44am

Also…

China will not relent on efforts to tackle pollution but a rapid turnaround is not to be expected, China’s environment minister says - @Reuters
end of alert

Just don’t allow people to see the extent of what’s going on, though.

163 William Barnett-Lewis  Mar 7, 2015 3:50:20am

re: #153 Justanotherhuman

For what it’s worth, the Madison PD is one of the best so I’m more inclined listen to what they have to say about the circumstances of the tragedy.

164 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 7, 2015 3:50:57am

re: #162 Justanotherhuman

Also…

China will not relent on efforts to tackle pollution but a rapid turnaround is not to be expected, China’s environment minister says - @Reuters
end of alert

Just don’t allow people to see the extent of what’s going on, though.

Yeah, probably the government leaders underestimated the power of a video going viral in a nation of 600 million Internet users.

165 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 4:05:17am

re: #163 William Barnett-Lewis

I don’t trust any cop when it comes to diffusing a situation rather than pulling out a weapon. If he felt in danger, he should have called for back up instead, although it’s unclear from this passage whether other officers were initially with him or not:

“The chief says the officer went to the apartment he thought the man had gone into, where he thought he heard a disturbance and forced entry to the apartment. (my emphasis)

“This same subject then assaulted my officer and in the context of mutual combat, the officer did draw his revolver and subsequently shot the subject,” Koval said

“The first officer and others started CPR. The man was taken to the hospital, but died from his injuries.”

wkow.com

He was allegedly going to the scene of a man walking in traffic, but wound up at the apt where the now dead 19 yr old was with a couple of companions who I assume are the witnesses being held.

166 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 4:07:30am

So now, “walking in traffic” warrants a death sentence?

This is totally unacceptable. Being killed for a misdemeanor is becoming increasingly frequent in Black neighborhoods.

167 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 4:23:25am

It doesn’t matter whether the cop was Black or white, using a weapon to “resolve” a situation is becoming increasingly more common these days, esp if the “suspect” is Black.

This is what produces a powder keg situation. When some people are treated as lesser, simply because of who they are and where they live, racism and self-protection by the police overcomes common sense and equal regard for human life.

De Blasio knows what he’s talking about when he describes what his kids go through when not at home under their family’s protection. And he was criticized for it from the usual sources.

168 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 4:27:51am

FFS.
My faith in the police in this country is zip.

169 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 4:52:02am

Candidate’s Suicide/Anti-Semitism Charges Ripping MO GOP Apart

Missouri Republicans this week began to break their silence about the state GOP chairman’s alleged link to state Auditor Tom Schweich’s (R) suicide.

The floodgates opened Tuesday at Schweich’s funeral service, where former U.S. Sen. John Danforth (R-MO) implicitly rejected Missouri Republican Party Chairman John Hancock’s denials about being involved in an anti-Semitic “whisper campaign.” Schweich had told people before his death that Hancock was telling people he was Jewish, when in fact he was Episcopalian.

Schweich, who was a leading Republican gubernatorial candidate, believed that the “whisper campaign” was intended to hurt him among evangelical Christian primary voters. Hancock had previously done consulting work for Schweich’s primary opponent, Catherine Hanaway.

170 Timothy Watson  Mar 7, 2015 4:54:59am

re: #169 Varek Raith

Candidate’s Suicide/Anti-Semitism Charges Ripping MO GOP Apart

I kinda figured being an Episcopalian would be worse, politically, than allegedly being Jewish.

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171 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 4:59:18am

re: #168 Varek Raith

You know damn well that if these were all white kids, the situation would be cleared up in no time—there would be cop convictions, total reform of the police forces, and deference from the “servants” of the law as well as protection from prosecution of those perps because of the cops’ mistakes in even arresting them.

Hell, we’re not even that far from working class whites getting away with lynchings and other persecutions of Black people because the cops were all hired from that pool. And when whites join forces with Blacks to point out these kinds of discrimination, they’re called “race traitors”.

And no, Episcopalian is at least protestant. Being a Jew in MO? Outrage.

172 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 5:05:02am

Allegedly Nemtsov’s killers were arrested. The alleged killers are Caucasian (as hinted at earlier): Zaur Dadayev and Anzor Gubashev (or Kubashev).

173 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 5:10:08am

Interestingly, a Zaur Dadayev was once awarded a medal by Kadyrov. Could be an entirely different person. But still interesting.

174 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 5:34:42am
175 Doofus  Mar 7, 2015 5:39:54am

re: #169 Varek Raith

Maybe Schweich committed suicide because he thought people were whispering things about him?

176 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 5:41:10am

In this county, the % of Blacks is only about 5%. I noticed in court that out of 60 or so defendants, only about 4 were Black. This was a misdemeanor court, and almost all of the charges were more than likely a result of having no job, no money, etc. There were quite a few continuances, probably to come up with the money to get an inspection, renew a license, get a tag, etc. Poor people, young people, who couldn’t keep up their auto insurance, get new tags, or even renew their driver’s license because they didn’t have the money to pay a previous fine. Over 90% of those appearing were traffic offenses, w/2 minor pot possessions. I only heard the ADA tell 2 people that their offenses had been lowered to a lesser charge.

The courts get their money from the poor, not those who can afford to keep their lives together, even if they get traffic tickets for speeding and other moving violations. Then, even if you get a court appointed atty, you still have to pay $60 as an “appointment fee” if you’re convicted, along with any fines imposed.

177 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 5:44:02am

Incidentally, people down here say, about applying for your driver’s license: “Did you get them?” referring to the driver’s license in the plural. Very odd.

178 Doofus  Mar 7, 2015 5:45:03am

re: #176 Justanotherhuman

Driving is not a right, it is a privilege.

179 Timothy Watson  Mar 7, 2015 5:45:26am

re: #176 Justanotherhuman

In this county, the % of Blacks is only about 5%. I noticed in court that out of 60 or so defendants, only about 4 were Black. This was a misdemeanor court, and almost all of the charges were more than likely a result of having no job, no money, etc. There were quite a few continuances, probably to come up with the money to get an inspection, renew a license, get a tag, etc. Poor people, young people, who couldn’t keep up their auto insurance, get new tags, or even renew their driver’s license because they didn’t have the money to pay a previous fine. Over 90% of those appearing were traffic offenses, w/2 minor pot possessions. I only heard the ADA tell 2 people that their offenses had been lowered to a lesser charge.

The courts get their money from the poor, not those who can afford to keep their lives together, even if they get traffic tickets for speeding and other moving violations. Then, even if you get a court appointed atty, you still have to pay $60 as an “appointment fee” if you’re convicted, along with any fines imposed.

To be fair, you’re probably more likely to see the poor ones in court because the middle/upper class people will just prepay their tickets online unless it’s something serious (which they can’t prepay).

180 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 5:45:44am

More useless destruction by ISIL of valuable relics.

Iraqi government says Islamic State militants destroyed 2,000-year-old remains of ancient Hatra city, south of Mosul, Iraq - @Reuters
end of alert

181 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 7, 2015 5:47:52am

re: #180 Justanotherhuman

More useless destruction by ISIL of valuable relics.

Iraqi government says Islamic State militants destroyed 2,000-year-old remains of ancient Hatra city, south of Mosul, Iraq - @Reuters
end of alert

It’s the same thing the Chinese revolutionaries and the Red Guard did to ancient Buddhist and Daoist temples and monasteries all over China. Many have since been restored, but not to their original state.

182 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 5:56:14am

re: #179 Timothy Watson

What I was trying to say is that the poor often can’t even keep up the basics of having transportation in an area without any public transportation. So a car is an absolute necessity, many of them not even able to pass inspection and requiring work to do so. Cars can be expensive to repair and maintain. And when people can’t keep up the basics, they pay far more than someone who can afford to just “pay online”.

You can lose a job, have no way to get food or other necessities, or get to a doctor, among other activities, if you don’t have a car here in the boonies.

183 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 6:03:50am

re: #181 wheat-dogghazi-bola-trality

“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” Santayana

I can disagree with quite a bit of his philosophy, but he was spot on with that observation.

184 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 6:08:38am
185 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 6:08:44am

How many is this in the last few weeks?

Train carrying crude oil derails near Gogama, Ont., police say - @OPP_NER, @CBCAlerts

cbc.ca

186 Mattand  Mar 7, 2015 6:16:26am

Regarding Missouri: one of the better half’s friends lives in/near Branson. When they named one of their kids Aiden, apparently there was a concern that neighbors and family might think the name was too ‘Jewish’

I was fairly incredulous at the time: “Seriously? That’s an actual issue?”

Now?

Given the recent suicide of the GOP state auditor; the repulsive “So I might have said the guy was a Jew, what’s the big deal” not-pology of the GOP MO leader; and the fact armed racists run Ferguson?

21st century Missouri sounds like a really fucked up place to live if you’re not a white Christian.

187 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 6:16:32am

This article about Jesus’ existence by Lawrence Mykytiuk is a perfect example of why I accept Jesus’ historicity only tentatively, not on the same level as I accept, say, the historicity of Pilate or Tiberius. Indeed, Mykytiuk is a very able scholar, I previously read his books about identification of Biblical persons in archaeological/numismatic data. So we would expect him to present the best evidence for Jesus’ historicity.

Yet he relies on the same stale Tacitus and Josephus references. Tacitus is a very late source and his mention of Christ is very short, saying that he was executed by Pilate. He probably got this bit from the Christians themselves and he would have no discernible reason to doubt something that trivial.

As for Josephus, we know for certain that Testimonium Flavianum was tampered with, which means that its authenticity as a whole is in doubt. There were claims of “more authentic” versions in some Arabic translations, but they were later shown to have been derived from the tampered TF.

Mykytiuk still goes with the “authentic core” hypothesis, relying on the linguistic arguments based on certain expressions, but there are no less able mainstream scholars who say that these same expressions are more characteristic of Eusebius than Josephus (see e.g. an academic article by Ken Olson and an easier to read blog post by the same).

The minor reference to James, brother of Jesus “called the Christ” is also not at all unambiguous, it can be convincingly shown to refer to the high priest Jesus ben Damneus, with “called the Christ” being most probably an accidental interpolation. Mykytiuk only deals with the “outright forgery” hypothesis, which is indeed not convincing, but never with the “accidental interpolation” hypothesis (nor with the reasons of why a mention of our Jesus in this context is highly unlikely, nor with the reasons of why no other authors ever seem to cite this fragment even when it would have been in their interest to do so…).

Yes, all this can be argued about, but in the end we’re still left with two extremely ambiguous pieces of external evidence. And this is the best a good mainstream scholar is able to offer.

I still accept that Jesus is slightly more likely to be historical than non-historical (the “man -> man + myth” hypothesis seems a bit simpler than “myth -> man + myth” in this case). But there can be no certainty about this.

188 Decatur Deb  Mar 7, 2015 6:18:02am

re: #96 Great White Snark

Oh dude thanks for that. Never heard her before.

She’s about 80 now, ran her own anti-capitalist folk/protest label for a while, then gave the collection to the Smithsonian. She’s still at it:

…

189 Mattand  Mar 7, 2015 6:31:49am

re: #187 Nyet

I can absolutely see a political rebel named Jesus getting executed for his troubles during the Roman Empire, and devotees building a following around their martyr.

The whole divine supernatural powers part of the tale? Not buying it. My understanding is that most of what we call the Christian Bible was first written down like 300 years after the all this stuff supposedly took place. Is that accurate?

190 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 6:40:02am

re: #189 Mattand

I can absolutely see a political rebel named Jesus getting executed for his troubles during the Roman Empire, and devotees building a following around their martyr.

The whole divine supernatural powers part of the tale? Not buying it. My understanding is that most of what we call the Christian Bible was first written down like 300 years after the all this stuff supposedly took place. Is that accurate?

Not quite. Paul’s earliest letters date to the 50s, 20+ years after Jesus’s supposed date of death. But they’re not big on detail. The earliest gospel is “Mark”, it is usually dated to around A.D. 70. “Matthew” and “Luke” come later and plag borrow heavily from “Mark”. “John” is usually considered not to contain much historical detail at all (one of the big reasons: Jesus’ supposed speeches are long and detailed, not something that could be derived from an authentic oral tradition). All four gospels are anonymous, despite the names attached to them later. None are by actual eyewitnesses.

So basically, if we are to search for the “historical” Jesus, we should use Paul and “Mark” first and foremost. And these sources are, of course, not unproblematic.

191 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 6:44:38am

re: #190 Nyet

I also assume there was a lot lost in translations. : )

192 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 6:45:22am

Palestinian Official: Fisherman Shot Dead by Israeli Navy

abcnews.go.com

193 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 6:49:39am

re: #191 Justanotherhuman

I also assume there was a lot lost in translations. : )

Well, one can always translate anew from the original Greek, so today it’s not a problem.

194 Belafon  Mar 7, 2015 6:53:01am

I am now a fan of Kelly Clarkson, and someday I might listen to her music. On the VH1 countdown, she answered a fan who asked “What do you want to be remembered for?” Her response: It doesn’t matter. We’re all going to die and no one will remember us.

195 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:02:08am

This is just so very sad.

Man Taking Photo of His First Snowfall Shot Dead in Dallas

abcnews.go.com

An Iraqi man who had just moved here 3 wks ago, joining his wife of 16 mos and they thought it was a “safer” place.

196 sagehen  Mar 7, 2015 7:02:39am

re: #183 Justanotherhuman

“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” Santayana

I can disagree with quite a bit of his philosophy, but he was spot on with that observation.

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” — Mark Twain

197 CleverToad  Mar 7, 2015 7:04:53am

re: #196 sagehen

Like the Twain quote! Hadn’t heard that before.

198 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:12:26am

“Occupy” at it in England.

199 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:17:03am

re: #194 Belafon

So she’s a fatalist? : )

200 darthstar  Mar 7, 2015 7:23:04am
201 darthstar  Mar 7, 2015 7:23:41am

Mornin’ everyone.

202 darthstar  Mar 7, 2015 7:27:51am
203 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 7:30:25am

re: #202 darthstar

I’m waiting for the blessed times when people all around the world will be getting such authentic messages from Vladimir Putin…

204 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:34:56am

Ukraine rebels ‘pull heavy weapons’
Breaking news
The pro-Russia rebels in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, says they have “fully removed” heavy weapons from the front line, as agreed in a ceasefire deal.

bbc.com

Sure, so much so that they’re blaming Ukraine for not removing theirs.

205 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 7:35:03am

re: #182 Justanotherhuman

What I was trying to say is that the poor often can’t even keep up the basics of having transportation in an area without any public transportation. So a car is an absolute necessity, many of them not even able to pass inspection and requiring work to do so. Cars can be expensive to repair and maintain. And when people can’t keep up the basics, they pay far more than someone who can afford to just “pay online”.

You can lose a job, have no way to get food or other necessities, or get to a doctor, among other activities, if you don’t have a car here in the boonies.

DL, plus inspection, plus licence tag, plus insurance. It’s not enough to have a driver’s license.

206 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 7:36:15am

re: #200 darthstar

I’d love to see one of those with a “It’s not me, it’s you.” lol

207 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 7:36:32am

Hello, I’m Vladimir Putin, former leader of Russia. I am currently in a prison cell in the Hague…

208 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:38:19am

re: #205 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

And in NC, although technically auto insurance is supposed to be on the vehicle, not the person, someone who owns no vehicle and wants a driver’s license either (a) has to be shown on someone else’s vehicle coverage, or (b) get their own on themselves to cover any vehicle they might drive.

209 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 7:43:17am

Related to the state auditor “Jew” whisper campaign, I somehow went down a rabbit hole of documentaries about white power shitheads, the latest being “Blood in the Face.” (Amazon Prime) It is amazing the amount of racist shit these folks will spew on camera (including teenagers). I am almost sick to my stomach listening to these people. And they are all over.

I can’t imagine what that state auditor was going through to suicide, and I wish peace on those who knew and loved him.

210 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 7:44:23am
211 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:44:25am
212 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:45:27am
213 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:46:15am
214 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 7:48:13am
215 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:49:15am

At least 46,000 Twitter accounts were run by Islamic State supporters in fall 2014, per new report from the Brookings Institution - @NBCNews

nbcnews.com

216 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 7:50:15am
217 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 7:52:40am

re: #209 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

If you know German, here’s a very good documentary about neo-Nazis:

…

218 PhillyPretzel  Mar 7, 2015 7:54:06am

re: #209 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

Are you talking about Budd Dwyer from PA?

219 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 7:57:10am

re: #218 PhillyPretzel

Are you talking about Budd Dwyer from PA?

No, the dude from Missouri. (maybe auditor wasn’t the right word - he was running for gov.)

220 PhillyPretzel  Mar 7, 2015 7:58:34am

re: #219 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

When one is in politics on any level one must have a very tough skin.

221 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 7:59:37am

re: #217 Nyet

If you know German, here’s a very good documentary about neo-Nazis:

[Embedded content]

I don’t know German, but some of these assholes were wearing Nazi-esque uniforms, and loved them some Adolf.

If anyone should die in a fire, it’s these fuckers.

spit.

222 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 8:01:11am

re: #220 PhillyPretzel

When one is in politics on any level one must have a very tough skin.

True. I actually think there was something else going on in his personal life. Or some unknown activities that he knew about/did. Just a whisper campaign seems like not enough to suicide.

223 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 8:04:03am

re: #221 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

In the first few minutes you can see a neo-Nazi singing a song about how all the political opponents and Jews will go to the gas chambers. There’s, of course, the neo-Confederate battle flag on his guitar.

224 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 8:09:47am

re: #223 Nyet

In the first few minutes you can see a neo-Nazi singing a song about how all the political opponents and Jews will go to the gas chambers. There’s, of course, the neo-Confederate battle flag on his guitar.

I so want to slap that damned flag off anyone I see it on.

Also, in that docu, the first guy is speaking English and says “As Adolf Hitler said …” I want to scream “NO, SIR, YOU LOSE, I AWARD YOU NO POINTS, AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.”

Ugh.

225 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 8:13:18am

re: #224 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

Well, being a neo-Nazi and gay (he came out a few years later) is not conductive to good mental health.

226 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 8:14:52am

re: #225 Nyet

Well, being a neo-Nazi and gay (he came out a few years later) is not conductive to a good mental health.

I cannot imagine that level of cognitive dissonance.

227 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 8:16:53am

re: #220 PhillyPretzel

Or divorced from reality, as we’ve seen lately.

228 darthstar  Mar 7, 2015 8:19:01am

re: #224 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

I so want to slap that damned flag off anyone I see it on.

Also, in that docu, the first guy is speaking English and says “As Adolf Hitler said …” I want to scream “NO, SIR, YOU LOSE, I AWARD YOU NO POINTS, AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.”

Ugh.

Speaking of documentaries and Hitler…this looks interesting.

…

229 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 8:19:21am

re: #226 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

I cannot imagine that level of cognitive dissonance.

Some deal with it properly. Some… not so much.

230 Bear  Mar 7, 2015 8:19:22am

OT
Does Daylight Savings time go in tonight?

231 BishopX  Mar 7, 2015 8:20:37am

re: #230 Bear

Yup.

232 PhillyPretzel  Mar 7, 2015 8:20:42am

re: #230 Bear

Yes. The best way to remember it is to spring forward and fall back.

233 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 8:20:44am

re: #230 Bear

OT
Does Daylight Savings time go in tonight?

Not unless I shoot it.
/

234 darthstar  Mar 7, 2015 8:20:53am

re: #230 Bear

OT
Does Daylight Savings time go in tonight?

Yes but it’s an hour later.

235 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 8:20:57am

re: #230 Bear

Spring ahead an hour or you’ll be late for something, as opposed to “falling back” one hour in autumn when you’ll be too early…

236 Bear  Mar 7, 2015 8:21:12am

re: #231 BishopX

Thanks

237 Dr Lizardo  Mar 7, 2015 8:21:25am

re: #230 Bear

OT
Does Daylight Savings time go in tonight?

Yep, for you in the US it starts on Sunday at 2:00 AM. For us in Europe, we have to wait until the 29th of this month before we have to set our clocks back.

At least the weather’s nice enough that I’m able to dry my clothes outside on the balcony. :)

238 darthstar  Mar 7, 2015 8:21:37am

We get to gain an hour of golf.

239 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 8:22:34am

re: #238 darthstar

And more daylight which means getting the kids in bed at a reasonable hour will be tough on parents.

240 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 8:22:44am

re: #229 Nyet

Some deal with it properly. Some… not so much.

Wow. That’s the few and far between, unfortunately. I’d guess David Brooks is our most prominent US example.

241 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 8:22:59am

re: #228 darthstar

Vot ze fak voz zet?

242 Great White Snark  Mar 7, 2015 8:23:54am

Ugh. Had a daylight savings argument. No it does not give us another hour of daylight. That would be strictly determined by the earths rotation. Or if I were to go by their thinking, we stole the daylight from the morning to give it to the evening. Seriously we should do away with it.

243 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 8:24:21am

re: #242 Great White Snark

Ugh. Had a daylight savings argument. No it does not give us another hour of daylight. That would be strictly determined by the earths rotation. Or if I were to go by their thinking, we stole the daylight from the morning to give it to the evening. Seriously we should do away with it.

I’ll get the gun!

244 darthstar  Mar 7, 2015 8:24:39am

re: #241 Nyet

Vot ze fak voz zet?

Some kickstarter green screen project. Pretty fun trailer though.

245 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 8:25:17am

BOOM
Video

246 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 8:25:49am

re: #244 darthstar

Looks awesome.

247 Bear  Mar 7, 2015 8:27:49am

At one time Daylight Savings was to lower the use of electric power and also was a wartime measure.

248 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 8:29:55am

re: #242 Great White Snark

I agree with you totally. We have 8 months of daylight savings time in the eastern US, from Mar 8 until Nov 1 of this year. It’s not needed.

I blame this guy: en.wikipedia.org

249 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Mar 7, 2015 8:30:35am

Holocaust deniers. Ugh.

250 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 8:30:48am

re: #247 Bear

Which has always been a debatable proposition.

251 FemNaziBitch  Mar 7, 2015 8:31:20am

re: #9 allegro

My brother was an audio-video engineer who did sound and video for a number of MEGA mega churches, those who drag in hundreds of thousands of dollars a week. He got so that he flat refused to even bid on any church or church related jobs because he got burned every single time. They would demand all kinds of upgrades then refuse to pay for them, threatening him with lawsuits, etc. until they wore him out and all he wanted to do was wash his hands of them. It was a pattern, they all seemed to play from the same book of how to rip off vendors.

My father had a saying about doing business about anyone who had a Bible on the back seat of the car.

Politicians, Professionals and Preachers …

252 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 8:32:55am

DST screws up my sleep cycle.

253 PhillyPretzel  Mar 7, 2015 8:33:42am

re: #252 Varek Raith

Me too. Here is some background on DST. en.wikipedia.org

254 FemNaziBitch  Mar 7, 2015 8:34:44am

re: #30 freetoken

Today in Theocracy, page 2:

DeLay encourages GOP in Katy to take active role in government

I bet he takes Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Paypal.

255 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 8:37:43am
Now, however, the former fascist anti-Semite acknowledges his past failings. “I hurt other people. When I spoke disparagingly of Jews or Gypsies [or Roma, as they prefer to be called], I was also harming children who had never done anything wrong and may have talents that they could develop, but I blocked their path,” he conceded. “You start hating until the hate becomes an aim unto itself…. At the beginning, it was ‘the crimes of the Gypsies.’ Then it was anti-Semitism, and then we also started hating Romanians and Slovaks, because they had persecuted the Hungarian minority [in their countries]. Ultimately you hate the whole world and most of [the world’s] peoples because they have not met your standards.”

The disclosure of his Jewish background distanced Szegedi from many of his friends. “All of a sudden, people who I thought were my friends stopped being friends,” he recounted, and from his position as No. 2 in the Jobbik party, he became the party’s No. 1 problem, Welt am Sonntag, the German newspaper, noted. Even his friends in the party did him no favors. “The best thing would be if we shoot you so you can be buried as pure Hungarian,” one told him. Another suggested that he deliver a public apology. “And then,” Szegedi said, “I thought, wait a minute, I am supposed to apologize for the fact that my family was killed at Auschwitz?”

haaretz.com

256 FemNaziBitch  Mar 7, 2015 8:38:01am

re: #34 freetoken

DARVO incoming….

Sheila Butt: I’m offended by reaction to comments

Sheila Butt is currently wearing the crown in the coveted Michele Bachmann Idiocy pageant.

special place indeed
257 Fineday  Mar 7, 2015 8:41:16am

I am a huge fan of DST. But I live in Denmark, where we get some lovely long, bright evenings from borrowing that hour from the mornings where the sun still rises very early - around 4 am at midsummer. I do believe that we save some electricity as well. But those long summer evenings, sipping white wine or downing a homebrewed beer on the terasse as the sun sets around 10 pm are just the best!

258 Dr Lizardo  Mar 7, 2015 8:43:17am

re: #257 Fineday

I am a huge fan of DST. But I live in Denmark, where we get some lovely long, bright evenings from borrowing that hour from the mornings where the sun still rises very early - around 4 am at midsummer. I do believe that we save some electricity as well. But those long summer evenings, sipping white wine or downing a homebrewed beer on the terasse as the sun sets around 10 pm are just the best!

I love having daylight here in the Czech Republic till about 9:30 pm or so during the summer. Nice long days.

259 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 8:44:32am

re: #254 FemNaziBitch

His type will always find ways to make money grifting the public for an alleged “run” for office or some campaign, and the FEC is allowing these idiots to get away with it, the PACs paying for their travel, lodging, clothing, and other items which keep them up while they skim money for years. Better to spend your money on their wardrobe and maintenance, first class airline and hotel services, etc than their own.

Example: See Sarah Palin. As long as she contributes a few thousand dollars to actual people running for office, she’s allowed to collect millions to spend on herself and her bullshit pretense of caring about anyone but herself and lining her own pockets. Same with those PACs which pretend to “educate” people politically, while disseminating nothing but sleazy propaganda.

The Rs sure have this grift down pat.

260 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Mar 7, 2015 8:55:23am

re: #230 Bear

OT
Does Daylight Savings time go in tonight?

Not in Europe for another three weeks…

261 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 8:59:28am

re: #256 FemNaziBitch

Gawd, I hate everything about that “princess” bullshit. It’s just code (to me) for a helpless female who can’t take care of herself and focuses too much on looks and other uber-feminine aspects, neglecting her brain and not developing her talents and skills to become independent.

262 Amory Blaine  Mar 7, 2015 9:02:53am

U.S. Companies Are Stashing $2.1 Trillion Overseas to Avoid Taxes

Eight of the biggest U.S. technology companies added a combined $69 billion to their stockpiled offshore profits over the past year, even as some corporations in other industries felt pressure to bring cash back home.

Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc. and five other tech firms now account for more than a fifth of the $2.10 trillion in profits that U.S. companies are holding overseas, according to a Bloomberg News review of the securities filings of 304 corporations. The total amount held outside the U.S. by the companies was up 8 percent from the previous year, though 58 companies reported smaller stockpiles.

The money pileup, reflecting companies’ incentives to park profits in low-tax countries, has drawn the attention of President Barack Obama and U.S. lawmakers, who see a chance to tap the funds for spending programs and to revamp the tax code. That effort is stalled in Washington, and there are few signs that tech companies will bring the profits back to the U.S. until Congress gives them an incentive or a mandate.

263 b_sharp  Mar 7, 2015 9:09:29am

re: #252 Varek Raith

DST screws up my sleep cycle.

We don’t do DST here.

264 Great White Snark  Mar 7, 2015 9:19:20am

re: #263 b_sharp

That far north ya hardly need it. Loooong days! You guys get an actual photographers “golden hour”. Here it’s maybe 15 minutes.

265 b_sharp  Mar 7, 2015 9:19:22am

I didn’t mean to kill the thread.

It was just an innocent comment.

266 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 9:20:22am

re: #265 b_sharp

I didn’t mean to kill the thread.

It was just an innocent comment.

Tell it to the judge.

267 b_sharp  Mar 7, 2015 9:21:05am

re: #264 Great White Snark

That far north ya hardly need it. Loooong days! You guys get an actual photographers “golden hour”. Here it’s maybe 15 minutes.

For some reason Sask is the only province that doesn’t change times. Mind you at one time half of the province was CST and the other was MST.

268 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 9:21:54am

Editor’s note: The White House lockdown earlier today, prompted by a bomb-sniffing dog alerting its handlers to a suspicious vehicle, has been lifted. The president and his family later took a motorcade to Andrews Air Force Base, where he is to fly to Alabama to commemorate the anniversary of the Selma march. - Tom
end of note

269 PhillyPretzel  Mar 7, 2015 9:24:56am

re: #266 Varek Raith

… but your honor I did not mean to do it. It was an innocent remark.

And this will probably be another one of Philly Pretzel’s thread killers.

270 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 9:26:38am

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Absolutely right. That’s why the Republican Party pushes the voucher idea so hard. The conservative movement benefits from having a dumb, uneducated voter base.

If school voucher proponents wanted an uneducated public, then we wouldn’t have a problem with public schools being run for the convenience of their teacher’s union.

Vouchers are a response to the failures of public schools in many places, not an attempt to induce failure.

271 Iwouldprefernotto  Mar 7, 2015 9:28:09am

re: #270 Dark_Falcon

If school voucher proponents wanted an uneducated public, then we wouldn’t have a problem with public schools being run for the convenience of their teacher’s union.

Vouchers are a response to the failures of public schools in many places, not an attempt to induce failure.

Failure is the key word. Conservatives don’t want failure, they want ignorance especially in science and history.

272 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 9:28:34am

Teachers Unions!

DRINK!!!

273 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 9:31:17am

re: #272 Backwoods_Sleuth

Teachers Unions!

DRINK!!!

Damn, it’s early for that here, or doesn’t that count on Saturday?

274 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 9:31:36am

re: #273 wrenchwench

Damn, it’s early for that here, or doesn’t that count on Saturday?

Weekend rule.

275 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 9:33:07am

re: #271 Iwouldprefernotto

Failure is the key word. Conservatives don’t want failure, they want ignorance especially in science and history.

While conservatives would those be? Because most people, liberal and conservative, are seriously ignorant when it comes to history. The number of people who really want a good grounding in history is quite small and educating the rest of the population on the topic is teh hard.

276 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 9:34:05am

re: #274 Backwoods_Sleuth

Weekend rule.

Still too early for shots, Ba_Sl. I’ve got some grapefruit juice, if you want.

277 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 9:34:33am

re: #276 Dark_Falcon

Still too early for shots, Ba_Sl. I’ve got some grapefruit juice, if you want.

Nope. My rules.

We’re a union house here.

278 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 9:34:41am

re: #276 Dark_Falcon

Still too early for shots, Ba_Sl. I’ve got some grapefruit juice, if you want.

Fermented?

279 nearly-headless smith25  Mar 7, 2015 9:34:45am

re: #270 Dark_Falcon

If school voucher proponents wanted an uneducated public, then we wouldn’t have a problem with public schools being run for the convenience of their teacher’s union.

Vouchers are a response to the failures of public schools in many places, not an attempt to induce failure.

IMO, vouchers/charter schools are all about control, not education. The perceived (real or not) control by the teachers union is what the fight is about.

280 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 9:35:25am

re: #275 Dark_Falcon

While conservatives would those be? Because most people, liberal and conservative, are seriously ignorant when it comes to history. The number of people who really want a good grounding in history is quite small and educating the rest of the population on the topic is teh hard.

Speak for yourself and the people you know.

Most people I know have a very good grounding in history and don’t find it “teh hard” in the least.

281 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 9:35:48am

The Anti Science Party gets no seat at the table in terms of education in my view.

282 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 9:36:19am

re: #278 Nyet

Fermented?

Heck, no.

283 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 9:37:01am

re: #282 Dark_Falcon

Heck, no.

I can’t have alcohol anymore, due to gout.

284 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 9:37:47am

re: #283 Dark_Falcon

I can’t have alcohol anymore, due to gout.

It’s bad for you anyways.

285 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 9:38:08am
286 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 9:39:13am

re: #285 wrenchwench

287 Iwouldprefernotto  Mar 7, 2015 9:40:03am

re: #275 Dark_Falcon

While conservatives would those be? Because most people, liberal and conservative, are seriously ignorant when it comes to history. The number of people who really want a good grounding in history is quite small and educating the rest of the population on the topic is teh hard.

David Barton for one. How much bullshit has he spread about no separation of church and state? All of it lies.

288 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 9:40:28am

re: #286 Backwoods_Sleuth

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289 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 9:40:34am

Allegedly the two men arrested in connection with Nemtsov’s murder have already confessed. But it’s Russia, so, you know.

290 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 9:43:03am

re: #289 Nyet

Supposedly, the detectives tracked the car, then its owners.

291 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 9:43:20am

re: #289 Nyet

Allegedly the two men arrested in connection with Nemtsov’s murder have already confessed. But it’s Russia, so, you know.

And I’ve gone after Barton many times. Same as a liberal friend of mine has gone after Howard Zinn for his lies. Honest people can be political, too.

292 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 9:43:41am
293 Varek Raith  Mar 7, 2015 9:44:08am

re: #289 Nyet

Allegedly the two men arrested in connection with Nemtsov’s murder have already confessed. But it’s Russia, so, you know.

How neat and tidy and fast.
Yep, case closed.
/

294 BeachDem  Mar 7, 2015 9:44:57am

Well that didn’t take long—giving upchuck a head start in smearing the victim—

Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told reporters that an officer responded to a disturbance at around 6:30 p.m. local time and later forced his way into an apartment that the 19-year-old, who was also suspected of a recent battery, had gone into.

And an “excellent” way to say the victim was unarmed:

“The initial finding at the scene did not reflect a gun or anything of that nature that would have been used by the subject,” Koval said.

rawstory.com

Ugh.

295 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 9:47:30am

re: #292 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]

I love John Lewis. I got to hear him speak once, in San Francisco. To me he is an American hero.

296 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 9:48:37am

re: #295 wrenchwench

I love John Lewis. I got to hear him speak once, in San Francisco. To me he is an American hero.

I love him too.

297 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 9:48:42am
298 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 9:51:33am

re: #279 nearly-headless smith25

The 2 charter schools in this county (run by the same people) have a “board” which they boast creates parental involvement, but it’s stripped of any real responsibility and it’s basically a rubber stamp for the admin. Plus, if parents don’t get involved in the school, their kids pay for it.

“Required volunteer hours for parents - ensuring parental involvement”

lincolncharter.org

Surprisingly, they use Common Core, but this is just a school for the more elite, white population here that doesn’t cost what a private school would.

299 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Mar 7, 2015 9:53:41am

Most of the charter schools in Philadelphia make the kids wear uniforms and then teach them the same stuff the public schools teach them. And then some of the schools get closed down for financial irregularities.

300 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 9:55:11am

re: #299 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

Most of the charter schools in Philadelphia make the kids wear uniforms and then teach them the same stuff the public schools teach them. And then some of the schools get closed down for financial irregularities.

The ones here are more like segregation academies. They might have 1% minorities, just to say they have them.

301 nearly-headless smith25  Mar 7, 2015 9:57:52am

re: #294 BeachDem

Well that didn’t take long—giving upchuck a head start in smearing the victim—

Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told reporters that an officer responded to a disturbance at around 6:30 p.m. local time and later forced his way into an apartment that the 19-year-old, who was also suspected of a recent battery, had gone into.

And an “excellent” way to say the victim was unarmed:

“The initial finding at the scene did not reflect a gun or anything of that nature that would have been used by the subject,” Koval said.

rawstory.com

Ugh.

This gets me on first read of this story:

Forced way into apartment. How would this be reported if it were “Middle America”? I think we all know. Castle doctrine okay for me but not for thee? Warrant/Probable cause for going there in the first place? Backup?

302 Great White Snark  Mar 7, 2015 9:59:45am

Al Jaz coverage of Selma is darn good. Worth tuning in. Charles, might you have a Selma thread up your sleeve what with the President speaking?

303 Feline Fearless Leader  Mar 7, 2015 10:02:41am

Good afternoon Lizards.

I *finally* got out of Philadelphia this morning. Waiting out a long layover in Charlotte before catching another flight to meet up with my brother and niece and heading further south.

Off to find some food. And a beer. Or two. Or three even.

Stay scaly everyone!

304 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 10:02:52am
305 makeitstop  Mar 7, 2015 10:03:55am

re: #242 Great White Snark

Ugh. Had a daylight savings argument. No it does not give us another hour of daylight. That would be strictly determined by the earths rotation. Or if I were to go by their thinking, we stole the daylight from the morning to give it to the evening. Seriously we should do away with it.

I say split the diff, ‘spring forward’ 30 minutes and stay there.

306 BeachDem  Mar 7, 2015 10:06:27am

re: #301 nearly-headless smith25

This gets me on first read of this story:

Forced way into apartment. How would this be reported if it were “Middle America”? I think we all know. Castle doctrine okay for me but not for thee? Warrant/Probable cause for going there in the first place? Backup?

And notice the chief didn’t release a name, but felt compelled to say that the kid was also suspected of a recent battery

307 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 10:06:57am

Bombs explode in Dhaka, Bangladesh, minutes after convoy carrying Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina passed through area - @ibnlive
read more on ibnlive.in.com

308 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 10:07:11am

re: #301 nearly-headless smith25

This gets me on first read of this story:

Forced way into apartment. How would this be reported if it were “Middle America”? I think we all know. Castle doctrine okay for me but not for thee? Warrant/Probable cause for going there in the first place? Backup?

The Castle doctrine does not apply when dealing with law enforcement officers who identify themselves as such, nor does Stand Your Ground.

309 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 10:08:36am

re: #307 Justanotherhuman

Bombs explode in Dhaka, Bangladesh, minutes after convoy carrying Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina passed through area - @ibnlive
read more on ibnlive.in.com

It’s been getting bad there, if a number of Islamist terror attacks.

310 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 10:10:01am

...

311 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 10:12:14am
312 nearly-headless smith25  Mar 7, 2015 10:12:42am

re: #308 Dark_Falcon

The Castle doctrine does not apply when dealing with law enforcement officers who identify themselves as such, nor does Stand Your Ground.

Why we need the specifics of how the forcing into the apartment happened. If my door were just “broken into” I’d try to get the jump on that individual as quick as I could. We need a legit timeline, that if a body cam w/sound existed (and turned on), would tell us who is right and who is wrong.

313 BishopX  Mar 7, 2015 10:15:43am

re: #312 nearly-headless smith25

None of the witnesses in the apartment have spoken yet (still being held by police). The “forced his way in” line came from the police…it’s usually pretty bad when the cops you that kind of language about one of their own.

314 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 10:16:07am

re: #312 nearly-headless smith25

Why we need the specifics of how the forcing into the apartment happened. If my door were just “broken into” I’d try to get the jump on that individual as quick as I could. We need a legit timeline, that if a body cam w/sound existed (and turned on), would tell us who is right and who is wrong.

In this particular instance, police tried to confiscate everyone’s cellphones.

One has to wonder why…

315 Justanotherhuman  Mar 7, 2015 10:16:13am

re: #312 nearly-headless smith25

Cop said he heard a “disturbance” in the apt. Evidently, that was enough for him.

Like there aren’t “disturbances” in many apts every hour of the day everywhere?

316 b_sharp  Mar 7, 2015 10:16:47am

re: #305 makeitstop

I say split the diff, ‘spring forward’ 30 minutes and stay there.

Just like in Newfoundland.

317 wrenchwench  Mar 7, 2015 10:16:53am
318 FemNaziBitch  Mar 7, 2015 10:17:32am

re: #261 Justanotherhuman

Gawd, I hate everything about that “princess” bullshit. It’s just code (to me) for a helpless female who can’t take care of herself and focuses too much on looks and other uber-feminine aspects, neglecting her brain and not developing her talents and skills to become independent.

I call those women the Pedestal Elite. Usually White. The female version of Uncle Tom.

319 #FergusonFireside  Mar 7, 2015 10:18:41am

re: #314 Backwoods_Sleuth

In this particular instance, police tried to confiscate everyone’s cellphones.

One has to wonder why…

Arresting the witnesses & confiscating the evidence.

Another day of policing.

320 FemNaziBitch  Mar 7, 2015 10:20:47am

re: #270 Dark_Falcon

If school voucher proponents wanted an uneducated public, then we wouldn’t have a problem with public schools being run for the convenience of their teacher’s union.

Vouchers are a response to the failures of public schools in many places, not an attempt to induce failure.

Vouchers are an attempt to use public funds to educate children in their parents preferences.

They are nothing new. When the 70’s when Detroit Area schools introduced the idea of “Bussing” —our parents immediately started talking about vouchers.

I was in parochial school, even though our students would not be subject to bussing, my parents thought it was hugely unfair that they had to pay for public schools their taxes AND my tuition. They thought they should be able to use Tax money to pay my tuition.

Please note this was only a topic as long as “Bussing” was a topic.

321 retired cynic  Mar 7, 2015 10:21:18am

re: #318 FemNaziBitch

I have become a follower of an odd website: rejectedprincesses.com

It is a cartoonist making cartoon princesses out of historical figures who were too off-beat to be made into Disney Princesses.

All are interesting, but the most interesting to me are the ‘Modern Worthies.’ Today is Dr. Vera Peters, and she is well worth reading about!

Edited to complete URL.

322 nearly-headless smith25  Mar 7, 2015 10:21:54am

re: #315 Justanotherhuman

Cop said he heard a “disturbance” in the apt. Evidently, that was enough for him.

Like there aren’t “disturbances” in many apts every hour of the day everywhere?

I have a loud family. Dinnertime could be classified as a loud disturbance to our neighbors.

323 PhillyPretzel  Mar 7, 2015 10:23:13am

re: #322 nearly-headless smith25

I have neighbors who have a “party” almost every night. Is that a “disturbance?”

324 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 10:23:13am

re: #293 Varek Raith

How neat and tidy and fast.
Yep, case closed.
/

Now it only begins. Who do they name?

325 FemNaziBitch  Mar 7, 2015 10:23:47am

re: #321 retired cynic

I have become a follower of an odd website: rejected princesses.com

It is a cartoonist making cartoon princesses out of historical figures who were too off-beat to be made into Disney Princesses.

All are interesting, but the most interesting to me are the ‘Modern Worthies.’ Today is Dr. Vera Peters, and she is well worth reading about!

I get this.

326 Amory Blaine  Mar 7, 2015 10:24:01am

What will happen when the inevitable consolidation of private interests and hedge funders that invest in these schools decide it ain’t so good anymore? Or more likely, they go broke from corruption? I’ll tell you what happens. The infrastructure that used to exist i.e. public schools, will be crippled under the weight of thousands of students put out of school. A generation of lost individuals.

327 PhillyPretzel  Mar 7, 2015 10:24:30am

re: #325 FemNaziBitch

I am at Wegman’s and that site is blocked.

328 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 7, 2015 10:24:49am

re: #324 Nyet

Now it only begins. Who do they name?

The…uh…usual suspects?

329 PhillyPretzel  Mar 7, 2015 10:25:53am

re: #328 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Who else?

330 Dark_Falcon  Mar 7, 2015 10:25:55am

re: #320 FemNaziBitch

Vouchers are an attempt to use public funds to educate children in their parents preferences.

They are nothing new. When the 70’s when Detroit Area schools introaduced the idea of “Bussing” —our parents immediately started talking about vouchers.

I was in parochial school, even though our students would not be subject to bussing, my parents thought it was hugely unfair that they had to pay for public schools their taxes AND my tuition. They thought they should be able to use Tax money to pay my tuition.

Please note this was only a topic as long as “Bussing” was a topic.

That neither surprises nor bothers me.

331 Great White Snark  Mar 7, 2015 10:26:01am

My thoughts watching coverage of Selma today… Humbly Paged. This one is a little bit personal. LA has had it’s riots…

332 allegro  Mar 7, 2015 10:27:59am

Most of those demanding school voucher systems here just want tax money for their christian sect schools so their kids won’t be subjected to evil evolution and reality.

333 jaunte  Mar 7, 2015 10:31:23am

Today’s racists hoping that their supreme times won’t be forgotten.

“That billboard was put there with positive intent to ask people who come to Selma to explore and enjoy our 19th century history,” said Patricia Goodwin, head of the group Friends of Forrest Inc.

m.nydailynews.com

334 Iwouldprefernotto  Mar 7, 2015 10:31:31am

re: #332 allegro

Most of those demanding school voucher systems here just want tax money for their christian sect schools so their kids won’t be subjected to evil evolution and reality.

And let’s not teach about the separation of church and state.

335 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 10:31:55am
336 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 7, 2015 10:33:42am

re: #332 allegro

Most of those demanding school voucher systems here just want tax money for their christian sect schools so their kids won’t be subjected to evil evolution and reality.

And science and history.

337 nearly-headless smith25  Mar 7, 2015 10:33:48am

re: #320 FemNaziBitch

Vouchers are an attempt to use public funds to educate children in their parents preferences.

They are nothing new. When the 70’s when Detroit Area schools introaduced the idea of “Bussing” —our parents immediately started talking about vouchers.

I was in parochial school, even though our students would not be subject to bussing, my parents thought it was hugely unfair that they had to pay for public schools their taxes AND my tuition. They thought they should be able to use Tax money to pay my tuition.

Please note this was only a topic as long as “Bussing” was a topic.

The ideas of Busing lead to the discussion or redistricting. Ideas about this are related to the charter school/voucher issue. We don’t have charters in Lexington KY, but as the school board is working on drawing up new districts this year, there is a push to get them. (State Legislature is split on allowing them). I would never accept or support either in the county. One of the leaders of the redistricting committee came out stating that the main goals of redistricting included attempts to balance the socio-economic levels of the schools more than they are now, but not in an unfair way. The other main goal is school balance of population, and limiting overcrowding. He said that (for the High schools) getting all to between 105% and 120% capacity is key. And that is counting the new HS being built set to open in 2017. Any charter school that exists, does so at the detriment of all other public schools in the district.

338 Amory Blaine  Mar 7, 2015 10:33:52am

Nice, homogenized learning environments for america’s coddled suburban offspring, grifting crooks for the poor inner city children.

339 #FergusonFireside  Mar 7, 2015 10:33:52am
340 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 10:34:22am

re: #328 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

The…uh…usual suspects?

*flight of fancy ahead*
It gets tricky. It could very well be that these are indeed the guys.
What if they were ordered to do it by, say, Kadyrov or one of his cronies? It has happened before, see the assassinations of and attempts on the Yamadayev brothers. Obviously in such a case the default assumption is that this will be covered up (like it was covered up back then). Unless certain circles grew weary of Kadyrov’s antics…
Then again, the guys apparently being Chechens (or Ingushs; this is basically the same ethnos - Vainakhs) gives a chance to blame the “Wahhabis” (e.g. in connection to Nemtsov’s stance on Charlie Hebdo).

341 FemNaziBitch  Mar 7, 2015 10:37:48am

re: #337 nearly-headless smith25

The ideas of Busing lead to the discussion or redistricting. Ideas about this are related to the charter school/voucher issue. We don’t have charters in Lexington KY, but as the school board is working on drawing up new districts this year, there is a push to get them. (State Legislature is split on allowing them). I would never accept or support either in the county. One of the leaders of the redistricting committee came out stating that the main goals of redistricting included attempts to balance the socio-economic levels of the schools more than they are now, but not in an unfair way. The other main goal is school balance of population, and limiting overcrowding. He said that (for the High schools) getting all to between 105% and 120% capacity is key. And that is counting the new HS being built set to open in 2017. Any charter school that exists, does so at the detriment of all other public schools in the district.

In our situation, some families pulled their kids from the public schools and put them in my school.

It had nothing to do with the quality of the education in public schools. IT had everything to do with “OMG! Our children CANNOT go to school with Black Kids”

342 Amory Blaine  Mar 7, 2015 10:40:16am

re: #341 FemNaziBitch

Waukesha wouldn’t even exist except as some farming community if it wasn’t for the nasty, racist, white flight from Milwaukee.

343 Amory Blaine  Mar 7, 2015 10:44:14am

I get asked why I choose to live in Milwaukee when I could easily move to some bedroom community close-by ? I know who these people are, that’s why. I don’t want to associate with their rampant racist filth. As bad as it is in the city proper, you could power the entire country with racist hatred in the surrounding suburbs.

344 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 10:49:31am

New: Dadayev served in the battalion “Sever” (“North”), created by Kadyrov.

It is apparently he who was awarded a medal by Putin in 2010:

chechnya.gov.ru

345 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 10:53:36am

re: #344 Nyet

New: Dadayev served in the battalion “Sever” (“North”), created by Kadyrov.

It is apparently he who was awarded a medal by Putin in 2010:

chechnya.gov.ru

*medal: actually the Order of Courage.

346 Great White Snark  Mar 7, 2015 10:57:48am

Mandatory bussing. With tons of respect for what they were trying to do, I could never get over problems it presented. One was i resented the inability of the system to bring the schools in black neighborhoods up to par with the schools in the same system (LAUSD) in the valley. Then disenfranchising parents that saved maybe shifted jobs away from parents and moved to a certain place for the local schools. And using the kids as a social integration tools always rubbed me the wrong way.

347 Nyet  Mar 7, 2015 10:59:41am

re: #345 Nyet

It should, however, be confirmed.

348 retired cynic  Mar 7, 2015 11:16:24am

re: #325 FemNaziBitch

Edited and fixed! Sorry!

349 FemNaziBitch  Mar 7, 2015 12:03:41pm

bbl

350 palomino  Mar 7, 2015 3:15:40pm

re: #291 Dark_Falcon

And I’ve gone after Barton many times. Same as a liberal friend of mine has gone after Howard Zinn for his lies. Honest people can be political, too.

Your Barton/Zinn equivalency is absurd. Zinn was just a dyed in the wool liberal, who championed the powerless. You may disagree with him wholeheartedly, but he was a real historian.

Barton is a religious zealot who believes God created the US as an explicitly Christian nation. Barton is closer to an evangelical preacher than a historian (witness his latest comments that God sent AIDS as punishment for human sins; those aren’t the words of a historian, but a vengeful clergyman). And, for the most part, he champions those already in power and the institutions that keep them there. As a historian, he’s a fraud.


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