Chuck C. Johnson Worked for Two Years on Yet Another Massive Fail

“This is how it is done”
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A couple of days ago, our stalker pal Chuck C. Johnson started posting a string of clownish boasts about an article he was planning to publish. Chuck hyped this article as a bombshell exposé of a well-known conservative figure, said he’d been working on it for two years, and dropped a series of hints about sexual harassment and grabbing “tits” (Chuck is nothing if not classy).

TAKE NOTE, MEDIA! THIS IS HOW IT IS DONE!

(Rarely have I seen a person with such radically over-inflated self-esteem, yet so little reason for it.)

So anyway, long story short, Chuck’s target this time is Allen West: BREAKING, EXCLUSIVE: Allen West Has Sexually Harassed at Least Two Women - GotNews.

Who knows if there’s any truth to these allegations? It wouldn’t be very surprising, since West has been accused of sexual harassment before; but hey, this is Chuck C. Johnson! And of course, that means it’s based on those anonymous sources for which Chuck has become notorious, and that some observers suspect may exist only in Chuck’s alleged mind.

But shortly after posting this BREAKING EXCLUSIVE BOMBSHELL, Chuck was forced to add his first walk-back, when one of the women he identified as having been groped by West demanded that he correct the record. In typical Chuck fashion, he did this in the most passive aggressive way possible:

West, who was fired from Pajamas Media, grabbed the breast of then 24-year-old, Michelle Fields in front of an elevator while the two of them were colleagues. Fields declined to be interviewed on record but three different sources at PJ Media confirmed this story. (Update: Fields repeatedly and emphatically refused comment on the record and asked that I change her earlier confirmation which I have now done.)

The funniest part of this is that Chuck was immediately, viciously attacked by hordes of angry right wingers who really didn’t cotton to the idea of the Ginger Avenger smearing their idol Allen West, who won the loyalty of the wingnut base by making frequent horrible statements about President Obama. A couple of my favorites:

So far, not a single source in media or blogs has linked approvingly to Chuck’s hit piece. And Chuck seems to dimly realize he screwed this one up, big time; normally he posts at least a dozen links to an article like this on Twitter and rants about it for hours. But this time, he posted just one lonely link — then immediately started tweeting about other subjects.

Can you say “backfire?” TAKE NOTE, MEDIA! THIS IS HOW IT IS DONE!

Also see
Internet’s Stupidest Man Chuck C. Johnson: Disgraced Torturer Allen West Also A Big Horndog | Wonkette

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1 Kragar  Mar 28, 2015 2:39:10pm
Tomorrow I will publish one of the biggest stories of my career.

You will take note that he never said it would be a successful story.

2 Nyet  Mar 28, 2015 2:40:19pm
And Chuck seems to dimly realize he screwed this one up, bug time

It’s not a bug, it’s a feature!

3 Great White Snark  Mar 28, 2015 2:42:30pm

Time wounds all heels. This guy was certain to run over the edge even with his own kinds crowd. Loose cannon ain’t even close.

4 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 2:42:57pm

Well done, Charles! “Bug time” indeed! : )

The bug we’d all love to crush…

5 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 2:45:19pm

“You know, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed entirely as you have…

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RBS

6 Nyet  Mar 28, 2015 2:47:08pm

Now even the dimwittedest of the “star” wingnuts think twice before reposting anything by Stalker Chuck.

7 jaunte  Mar 28, 2015 2:47:35pm
Tomorrow I will publish one of the biggest stories of my career.

It’s all downhill from here.

8 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 2:47:47pm

Afghan court sentences AP journalist’s killer to 20 years

bigstory.ap.org

(snip)

“An award-winning German photographer, Niedringhaus was renowned for her humane depictions of ordinary life as well as for her coverage of conflict zones from the Balkans to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan. She died instantly of her wounds at the age of 48. Gannon, a senior correspondent for Afghanistan and Pakistan with decades of experience in the region, was hit with six bullets that ripped through her left arm, right hand and left shoulder, shattering her shoulder blade. She is recovering from her injuries while undergoing physical therapy in her native Canada.

“Both Niedringhaus and Gannon have been honored by numerous institutions and organizations. The International Women’s Media Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation recently created the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award in Niedringhaus’s memory. Gannon in December received the Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and last month was named winner of the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage at the University of Georgia.

“It is almost exactly a year since Anja was murdered and Kathy wounded while reporting in the country they both loved,” said Kathleen Carroll, AP’s executive editor. “We are glad the judicial system in Afghanistan has completed the case against their attacker and trust the sentence will be carried out in full. And as the sad anniversary approaches, our thoughts and care are with Anja’s family and with Kathy.”

“Neither Anja nor I believe in the death penalty,” said Gannon on Saturday after learning of the ruling. “I know I speak for Anja, as well as for myself, when I say one crazy gunman neither defines a nation nor a people, and covering Afghanistan and Afghans was a joy for both of us and is what I will return to once the surgeries and healing is completed. I will return for both of us.” More

9 b.d.  Mar 28, 2015 2:52:03pm

So two alleged boob grabs equals:

sexually assaulting women for years without punishment

And it has been pointed out that Chuck dismisses sexual assault allegations and demands a court conviction as proof when they are levied against white folks.

10 Shiplord Kirel  Mar 28, 2015 2:52:39pm

West is a revered figure to the most gullible and excitable RWNJs, the very audience ChuckC seeks to exploit.
I think he has truly jumped the shark and this should finish him. At least it should, but this is right wing media we are talking about, where logic and the track record mean nothing at all.

11 b.d.  Mar 28, 2015 2:59:19pm

I think we should give Chuck an award for that article, he likes awards.

12 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 2:59:27pm
13 Frenchy  Mar 28, 2015 3:02:14pm

re: #11 b.d.

Chuckles the Clown just added your blog comment to his “award-winning” resume.

14 Kragar  Mar 28, 2015 3:03:14pm

re: #5 RealityBasedSteve

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15 Kragar  Mar 28, 2015 3:04:04pm

So apparently my PC has decided that around 3:00 is the designated “Emergency shutdown with zero notice” time

16 Pawn of the Oppressor  Mar 28, 2015 3:04:44pm

I just have to wonder - does Poophobbit have a day job? And if not, why not? He seems awfully invested in this fustercluck non-career of his.

17 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:05:30pm

Wow, I thought this kind of coercion was illegal…

Attorneys: Sterilizations were part of plea deal talks

bigstory.ap.org

18 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:06:49pm

re: #16 Pawn of the Oppressor

I just have to wonder - does Poophobbit have a day job? And if not, why not? He seems awfully invested in this fustercluck non-career of his.

How could you have a day job and tweet 24/7?

Of course he doesn’t work. Not at anything productive.

19 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 3:08:04pm

re: #16 Pawn of the Oppressor

I just have to wonder - does Poophobbit have a day job? And if not, why not? He seems awfully invested in this fustercluck non-career of his.

He has a Hot Asian Wife® so he don’t need no stinking job. And now, who in the world would WANT to work with him. He is superbly qualified for Hermit, Lighthouse Keeper or Coastal Tsunami watcher.

RBS

20 Amory Blaine  Mar 28, 2015 3:08:34pm

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21 Great White Snark  Mar 28, 2015 3:11:53pm

Street photographers nightmare. Paged.

22 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:20:53pm

Still too early to talk about gun control, I suppose…

Police in Louisville, Ky., are responding to a shooting at a senior living center, officials say - @WHAS11Tabnie
read more on whas11.com

23 freetoken  Mar 28, 2015 3:21:02pm

Wingnut on wingnut action… not going to be a winner here.

24 Higgs Boson's Mate  Mar 28, 2015 3:23:44pm

re: #15 Kragar

So apparently my PC has decided that around 3:00 is the designated “Emergency shutdown with zero notice” time

Thermal shutdown? If your place gets warm around that time of day it’s worth looking into. I use Core Temp to watch CPU temp. It’s free and it also shows CPU usage by core.

25 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:24:39pm
26 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 3:25:45pm

I have taken a rest from EUIV.

Stumped as to how to beat Russia, but not drain my own forces. :/

27 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 3:27:20pm

re: #26 The War TARDIS

I have taken a rest from EUIV.

Stumped as to how to beat Russia, but not drain my own forces. :/

I can think of a few others in history who encountered the same problem.

28 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 3:32:55pm

re: #25 Justanotherhuman

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Jesus fucking asshole.

He better get fired for that.

Fired, hell. Charged with assault.

29 TedStriker  Mar 28, 2015 3:36:17pm

re: #28 b_sharp

Jesus fucking asshole.

He better get fired for that.

Somehow, I doubt it; our north-of-the-border Lizards might have some more insight on this, but IIRC, Saskatchewan (of which Regina is the capital of) and Alberta are Canadian equivalents of our red states.

30 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:37:46pm

Holy hell. This kind of harassment really needs to stop now. It really seems to be out of control with some of them.

31 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:39:25pm

re: #28 b_sharp

Jesus fucking asshole.

He better get fired for that.

Fired, hell. Charged with assault.

“Use of force justified.”

How?

32 Snarknado!  Mar 28, 2015 3:42:01pm

Aaand embedded tweets are displaying normally again. Thanks, Charles!

33 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 3:48:42pm

re: #29 TedStriker

Somehow, I doubt it; our north-of-the-border Lizards might have some more insight on this, but IIRC, Saskatchewan (of which Regina is the capital of) and Alberta are Canadian equivalents of our red states.

I live in Regina.

35 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 3:49:24pm

re: #31 Justanotherhuman

“Use of force justified.”

How?

We had a problem a few years ago with Regina city cops dumping aboriginals outside the city.

36 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 3:49:44pm

re: #27 RealityBasedSteve

I won, but drained my army.

I think I may need to ally with a Third Power. Sweden and the Commonwealth perhaps?

Honestly, part of this is me wanting to take out my anger at Russia for Ukraine right now, and the ethnic Cleansing of the Crimean Tatars out on something Russia. Loathing is no where near a strong enough word for what I feel against Russia right now.

37 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 3:49:54pm

re: #10 Shiplord Kirel

West is a revered figure to the most gullible and excitable RWNJs, the very audience ChuckC seeks to exploit.
I think he has truly jumped the shark and this should finish him. At least it should, but this is right wing media we are talking about, where logic and the track record mean nothing at all.

There is also the fact that West is black, and Chuck’s obvious prior racism means that right-of-center folks can smack him down for being a racist and then use said smacking as evidence that they themselves are not racist.

Thus UpChuck has actually delivered value to the right in this case, but conservatives are deriving that value in the same manner as liberals: By PWNing an egotistical floor-pooper for having written a pathetic excuse for a hit piece.

38 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 3:51:18pm

re: #36 The War TARDIS

I won, but drained my army.

I think I may need to ally with a Third Power. Sweden and the Commonwealth perhaps?

Honestly, part of this is me wanting to take out my anger at Russia for Ukraine right now, and the ethnic Cleansing of the Crimean Tatars out on something Russia. Loathing is no where near a strong enough word for what I feel against Russia right now.

Don’t get too fired up and make bad decisions about attacking Russia. You know who did that, right? ;)

39 Rocky-in-Connecticut  Mar 28, 2015 3:52:10pm

re: #11 b.d.

the “Brave Sir Robin Award” for 2015, goes to…..
…
CCJ.

40 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 28, 2015 3:53:53pm

re: #38 Dark_Falcon

Don’t get too fired up and make bad decisions about attacking Russia. You know who did that, right? ;)

Sigismund III?

41 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:55:03pm

Just brought in 2 pots of annuals (one is dahlias already blooming) and covered 4 of perennials. Anyone’s guess as to how cold it will be—from 19 or 25, depending on who’s doing the predicting. Hopefully, this is the last of it, and I can plant some more next week in 2 large pots I just bought…hauling those suckers is tough, too. With the wind, it’s felt very chilly today, even though it was 42.

42 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:55:20pm

re: #35 b_sharp

Bastards.

43 thecommodore  Mar 28, 2015 3:56:10pm

Luke Spencer weighs in on Ginger.

44 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 3:56:26pm

re: #38 Dark_Falcon

Charles XII, Napoleon, and Hitler in that order.

My goal is to take the minority heavy areas of Russia over. Then, force dismemberment of the rest, so I can go around the Caspian.

45 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 3:57:25pm

re: #33 b_sharp

Pronounced like “vagina”, eh? : )

46 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 3:59:04pm

re: #44 The War TARDIS

Charles XII, Napoleon, and Hitler in that order.

My goal is to take the minority heavy areas of Russia over. Then, force dismemberment of the rest, so I can go around the Caspian.

Well, don’t forget about France or North Africa while you’re fighting on the steppes. (Click the link for a story of interest to you.)

47 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 4:03:11pm

re: #32 Snarknado!

Aaand embedded tweets are displaying normally again. Thanks, Charles!

You’re welcome!

(I didn’t do anything, though.)

I think it’s probably related to being in a long comment thread. Firefox gets behind on updating the size of the embedded tweets.

48 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 4:03:16pm

It’s warmer in Regina than it is here. And look out for those winds tonight, b sharp! Predicting gusts up to 70 mph.

weather.gc.ca

49 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 4:05:48pm

re: #45 Justanotherhuman

Pronounced like “vagina”, eh? : )

Exactly.

Well, close.

It does rhyme with fun.

50 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 4:06:31pm

re: #48 Justanotherhuman

It’s warmer in Regina than it is here. And look out for those winds tonight, b sharp! Predicting gusts up to 70 mph.

weather.gc.ca

It was raining this aft. We always get weird weather in March.

51 TedStriker  Mar 28, 2015 4:07:06pm

re: #49 b_sharp

Exactly.

Well, close.

It does rhyme with fun.

Better to rhyme it with “vagina” than “angina”…

52 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 4:07:29pm

re: #48 Justanotherhuman

It’s warmer in Regina than it is here. And look out for those winds tonight, b sharp! Predicting gusts up to 70 mph.

weather.gc.ca

That should be 70 kph.

53 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 4:07:53pm

re: #51 TedStriker

Better to rhyme it with “vagina” than “angina”…

One can cause the other.

54 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 4:10:45pm

re: #52 b_sharp

Woops! Forgot the metric conversion. : )

I think you might find poutine pizza there?

tripadvisor.com

Edit: Or maybe not. Just looks like it. : )

55 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 4:11:41pm

re: #54 Justanotherhuman

Woops! Forgot the metric conversion. : )

I think you might find poutine pizza there?

tripadvisor.com

I suspect so.
We love our poutine here.

56 Great White Snark  Mar 28, 2015 4:13:12pm

BBQ at RWC HQ. See ya all later.

57 TedStriker  Mar 28, 2015 4:15:02pm

re: #53 b_sharp

One can cause the other.

‘Tis true…

58 TedStriker  Mar 28, 2015 4:16:09pm

Seriously, b_sharp, was my take on Sask and Alberta correct or off-base?

59 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 4:16:58pm

re: #46 Dark_Falcon

I still object to the US being neutral in Libya.

The MB are the bad guys here. They hijacked a country.

60 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 4:23:00pm

re: #58 TedStriker

Seriously, b_sharp, was my take on Sask and Alberta correct or off-base?

SK & AB are the bible belt in Canada and very conservative. However, Regina & Saskatoon generally vote less conservative than the rural areas.

Alberta has voted solid conservative for decades, Sask just started voting conservative recently.

61 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 4:25:39pm

re: #59 The War TARDIS

I still object to the US being neutral in Libya.

The MB are the bad guys here. They hijacked a country.

I object too, but the State Department seems addicted to the delusion that the Muslim Brotherhood can be negotiated with. They don’t seem to remember the parable of the Scorpion and the Frog: Any country the Brotherhood gains substantial power in is the frog, and the MB is the scorpion. The MB will envenomate any country that tolerates it because that’s its nature. Even worse, refusal to properly support efforts to get rid of the MB and Ansar-al-Sharia have now resulted in the even nastier Daesh (AKA ISIS) having shown up.

62 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 4:27:26pm

re: #60 b_sharp

SK & AB are the bible belt in Canada and very conservative. However, Regina & Saskatoon generally vote less conservative than the rural areas.

Alberta has voted solid conservative for decades, Sask just started voting conservative recently.

But what is the definition of “Conservative” in terms of Canadian politics? I can’t imagine that it’s anything like here in the US. I would imagine that it’s not unlike a moderate Democrat here.

Thanks,

RBS

63 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 4:28:43pm

re: #61 Dark_Falcon

MB at least tacitly supports Ansar al-Sharia, who attacked the Consulate in Benghazi.

DAESH got into Libya, largely due tot the Civil War, but also because the MB is incredibly poor at governing. There has been an attack monthly to bi-weekly in MB controlled areas, especially Tripoli, for some time now.

64 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 4:31:06pm

re: #60 b_sharp

Tommy Douglas, Canadian medicare hero!

65 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 4:32:01pm

In respect for the group’s wishes I’m using ‘donotlink’ for this NRO article, but if you like it you might want to go to it normally to give Katherine Timpf the click-credit I think she deserves for it:

Stop Defending Phil Robertson — You’re Embarrassing Yourself

Now, before you start composing your hate mail — think about it. Do you really want a dude who is going to publicly ruminate about the gruesome rape, murder, and castration of a man and his “little atheist wife and two little atheist daughters” to be an official face of your #brand?

And he is an official face. He spoke at this year’s CPAC, where he also received a free-speech award named after conservative legend Andrew Breitbart. As for his most recent controversial comments, he made them during a speech at a prayer breakfast, and the very fact that he was given the role of “speaker” suggests that he’s viewed as a model of the Christian faith. He’s an icon — but why?

After all, let’s be honest: His detailed hypothetical about the brutal rape, murder, and castration of an atheist family was disturbing, and his underlying point that only a Christian could understand why these activities were wrong was ignorant. It provided anyone who might accuse Christians of being intolerant with about the best piece of ammo that I can imagine.

So, Team Robertson — when people meet you and you tell them you’re a Christian, are these comments ones that you would want them to ascribe to your belief system? If not, say so! And if yes, well, good luck out there.

This shouldn’t need to be said, but it does and I’m glad it’s being said.

66 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 4:36:01pm

I’ve got to go to dinner. BBL

Never mind. Got the time wrong in my head.

67 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 4:36:01pm

Walmart in Peterborough, Ontario, in lockdown as police deal with unknown situation in front of store, witnesses say

68 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 4:36:05pm

Current map of the fighting.

Red is the Secularist Government at Tobruk, Green is the MB Government occupying Tripoli. Dark Grey is ISIS, White is Ansar al-Sharia.

Blue is undefined local militias(?)

Right now, the Government at Tobruk is trying to force ISIS out of Dernah, and Ansar al-Sharia out of Benghazi and Ajdabiya.

69 Romantic Heretic  Mar 28, 2015 4:38:49pm

re: #29 TedStriker

Somehow, I doubt it; our north-of-the-border Lizards might have some more insight on this, but IIRC, Saskatchewan (of which Regina is the capital of) and Alberta are Canadian equivalents of our red states.

I’d say that more of Alberta than Saskatchewan. In fact Saskatchewan was the home of Tommy Douglas who was the man most responsible for our public healthcare system and first leader of the NDP.

However not a lot of political news comes out of Saskatchewan so things may have changed.

But there are assholes everywhere. The species is common and widely distributed.

70 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 4:41:27pm

re: #62 RealityBasedSteve

But what is the definition of “Conservative” in terms of Canadian politics? I can’t imagine that it’s anything like here in the US. I would imagine that it’s not unlike a moderate Democrat here.

Thanks,

RBS

Harper is the new Canadian conservative - religious, anti-science, manipulative and dishonest. His government want to go the way of the US conservatives but is held back by the Canadian traditional position which is usually far more centrist that the US. He’s muzzled our scientists so communication of research into CC/Oil production/economy is biased toward his preconceived ideas.

Harper and his cronies are hard right trying to work in a centrist manner.

In Sask, the Saskatchewan party promised when they first came to power they wouldn’t privatize the crown corporations. They haven’t. However they’ve pulled more funds from them and reduced the number of employees to a point where service sucks. I suspect in the near future they’ll use the diminished capability of our crown corps as an excuse to privatize them.

They have privatized much of the related industries so that it costs the gov’t far more to implement their programs.

71 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 4:42:44pm

re: #64 Justanotherhuman

Tommy Douglas, Canadian medicare hero!

At the time of TD, Sask farmers started up a lot of cooperative ventures, like the grain board, cooperative banks and food markets.

72 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 4:43:52pm

re: #68 The War TARDIS

Current map of the fighting.

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Red is the Secularist Government at Tobruk, Green is the MB Government occupying Tripoli. Dark Grey is ISIS, White is Ansar al-Sharia.

Blue is undefined local militias(?)

Right now, the Government at Tobruk is trying to force ISIS out of Dernah, and Ansar al-Sharia out of Benghazi and Ajdabiya.

The problem is that ISIL is trying to enter the fight in Benghazi, which poses a danger to the LNA’s attempt to stabilize the city and break the power of the radicals. The MB-affiliated groups are getting hurt bad enough by ISIS that they may make peace with the lawful government out of sheer self-defense.

73 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 4:44:05pm

Canadian Walmart customers dress better than American ones…

This guy must be inside.

twitter.com

74 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 4:47:58pm

re: #72 Dark_Falcon

I don’t think Tobruk should take the deal. The MB started this. Nouri Abusahmain, Omar al-Hasi, Sadiq Al-Ghariani, and many others need to hang for their crimes of Treason against the LIbyan State, Murder of opponents, and support of Terrorism.

75 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 4:49:09pm

If you don’t they will come back and cause another Civil War in the future.

76 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 4:49:22pm

re: #65 Dark_Falcon

Another out of touch limousine conservative. It’s way too late for this. Phil Robertson IS the voice of the right, and it’s publications like National Review that helped make it so.

77 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 4:49:56pm

re: #70 b_sharp

Yeah, that privatization thing which is just another way of shrinking the govt, depriving govt of revenue, slashing personnel, and saying, Nyah, nyah, govt doesn’t work. Here, let’s try this company now.

It sucks.

78 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 4:50:29pm

re: #74 The War TARDIS

I don’t think Tobruk should take the deal. The MB started this. Nouri Abusahmain, Omar al-Hasi, Sadiq Al-Ghariani, and many others need to hang for their crimes of Treason against the LIbyan State, Murder of opponents, and support of Terrorism.

The problem is that insisting on unconditional surrender makes the war go on longer, because the other side’s leadership is likely to want a fight to the death rather than being executed.

79 allegro  Mar 28, 2015 4:52:07pm

re: #76 Charles Johnson

Another out of touch limousine conservative. It’s way too late for this. Phil Robertson IS the voice of the right, and it’s publications like National Review that helped make it so.

Read the comments. LOL Her efforts were not successful.

80 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 4:54:04pm

re: #78 Dark_Falcon

If you don’t get rid of them, the fanatics will start another civil war in the future, with even more dead.

It’s best to deal with the infection now, and make sure they don’t come back.

I would also start bombing Misrata, or at least mine the port. At lot of the MB’s support comes from the conservative Merchants of that city, and crippling the economy of Misrata will do a lot got good to taking the needed money from the MB.

81 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 4:55:01pm

re: #71 b_sharp

Vermont has a history of coops, like this one: cabotcheese.coop

Cabot ships cheese and butter here to NC and have excellent products.

82 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 4:57:02pm

re: #79 allegro

Read the comments. LOL Her efforts were not successful.

From where I sit the comments are more about disagreements regarding religion than about the actual article.

83 thecommodore  Mar 28, 2015 4:57:38pm

re: #30 Justanotherhuman

Holy hell. This kind of harassment really needs to stop now. It really seems to be out of control with some of them.

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Here’s a local news story about it. Note how the cop in question actually send Soto was trying to “bait them in.”

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84 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 4:59:54pm

Report: Stolen Uber accounts being sold on darknet markets - @Gizmodo

gizmodo.com

85 Dark_Falcon  Mar 28, 2015 5:00:53pm

And now I really must go. BBL

86 allegro  Mar 28, 2015 5:03:08pm

re: #82 Dark_Falcon

From where I sit the comments are more about disagreements regarding religion than about the actual article.

Yes, atheists are evil and Stalin yadda. This is the conversation her reasoned article generated. There are a couple who are seemingly horrified that NR would publish such stuff.

As I said, she was entirely unsuccessful. No one is listening to her far enough to even debate the issue.

87 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 5:03:08pm

I also found that there was some movement in Libya, in December I think, to go to a Constitutional Monarchy.

It would likely be with the old family, the Senussis.

This actually seems like a reasonable idea for me. The Senussi order was known for its Moderation.

I could deal with them coming back to the throne, if that was in a peace deal.

88 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 5:05:11pm

re: #83 thecommodore

Here’s a local news story about it. Note how the cop in question actually send Soto was trying to “bait them in.”

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Video

Of course the cop would say that. Soto had a permit for the tint, and he showed in one of the videos that both his headlights were working.

They had no real reason to stop and detain him. And trying to get him out of the car? For what purpose?

89 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 5:08:29pm

To follow up: Walmart being evacuated now.

90 b_sharp  Mar 28, 2015 5:08:49pm

Well, I just tired of batting around a climate denier on Twitter and it’s time to go visit my dad in the hospital.

BBL.

91 Justanotherhuman  Mar 28, 2015 5:10:02pm

Time for some more of The Borgias…

Later, Lizards!

Keep calm…

92 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:10:36pm

re: #86 allegro

Yes, atheists are evil and Stalin yadda. This is the conversation her reasoned article generated. There are a couple who are seemingly horrified that NR would publish such stuff.

As I said, she was entirely unsuccessful. No one is listening to her far enough to even debate the issue.

I think I saw one person in there who approved of the article, but lots of people who defended Phil Robertson.

93 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:12:39pm

I couldn’t find anything at Google News about Allen West “having an event canceled.”

94 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 5:14:54pm

re: #93 Charles Johnson

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I couldn’t find anything at Google News about Allen West “having an event canceled.”

LOL:

95 Joe Bacon  Mar 28, 2015 5:18:42pm

re: #94 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOL:

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Ginger Snapped found that Allen West cancelled an event. BUT it’s back in 2012!

huffingtonpost.com

96 Shiplord Kirel  Mar 28, 2015 5:18:52pm

re: #65 Dark_Falcon

In respect for the group’s wishes I’m using ‘donotlink’ for this NRO article, but if you like it you might want to go to it normally to give Katherine Timpf the click-credit I think she deserves for it:

Stop Defending Phil Robertson — You’re Embarrassing Yourself

This shouldn’t need to be said, but it does and I’m glad it’s being said.

Freepers have responded as they usually do when one of their idols is blasphemed, including this epic derp-turd:

National Review has become a cesspool.
Je suis Phil!

…..and appeals to former prophets and saints:

William F. Buckley Jr. is turning over in his grave thinking of what has become of his once great magazine.

…..true colors on display (what war on women?)

Who / What in the hell is a Katherine Timpf and why should any thinking person give a rats ass what she does, says, writes or thinks ? Iron my shirt Kate an STFU….

and so on. Again, these are not cherry picked and I have left out some especially offensive ones.

97 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:24:33pm
98 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:28:16pm
99 Varek Raith  Mar 28, 2015 5:28:34pm

Two years.
Two.
Years.
Wow.

100 jaunte  Mar 28, 2015 5:30:48pm

re: #76 Charles Johnson

Another out of touch limousine conservative. It’s way too late for this. Phil Robertson IS the voice of the right, and it’s publications like National Review that helped make it so.

………

Phil Robertson to Receive Free-Speech Award at CPAC From Citizens United
“…Fourteen months after he sparked a major controversy for making remarks widely perceived as anti-gay, Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has been named the recipient of a free-speech award from Citizens United, an organization routinely disparaged by Hollywood liberals.

Robertson will receive the “Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award” at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, which is better known as CPAC and is one of the biggest annual events for prominent movers and shakers on the right.”

…………..

101 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:32:11pm

re: #96 Shiplord Kirel

Yup, there’s the conservative base in all its glory. The National Review suits really want to have it both ways — pander shamelessly to the loons, then look down their noses and pretend to be above it all.

Can you tell I have absolutely zero respect for anyone at National Review?

102 jaunte  Mar 28, 2015 5:32:16pm

“remarks widely perceived as anti-gay”

103 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 28, 2015 5:32:56pm

re: #99 Varek Raith

Two years.
Two.
Years.
Wow.

Now he’s going to start “vetting” Scott Walker, he says. If that takes two years, wouldn’t that be too little, too late?

104 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:33:32pm

re: #102 jaunte

“remarks widely perceived as anti-gay”

I love that construction: “widely perceived as anti-gay.” As if the writer is from Mars and has no idea if Robertson’s really anti-gay.

The View from Nowhere.

105 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 5:34:36pm

re: #100 jaunte

………

Phil Robertson to Receive Free-Speech Award at CPAC From Citizens United
“…Fourteen months after he sparked a major controversy for making remarks widely perceived as anti-gay, Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has been named the recipient of a free-speech award from Citizens United, an organization routinely disparaged by Hollywood liberals.

Robertson will receive the “Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award” at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, which is better known as CPAC and is one of the biggest annual events for prominent movers and shakers on the right.”

…………..

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Nice to know CPAC approves of forced teenage marriage for girls.

106 jaunte  Mar 28, 2015 5:34:49pm

re: #104 Charles Johnson

Fits right alongside “I’m sorry if you felt insulted.”

107 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 5:34:53pm

re: #103 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Now he’s going to start “vetting” Scott Walker, he says. If that takes two years, wouldn’t that be too little, too late?

Well, now that he’s got the first one done, shouldn’t he be able to knock the rest of the vettings out in a couple of weeks or so. You know, maybe setup ‘em up production line style.

RBS

108 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:35:06pm

…

109 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 5:35:33pm

re: #102 jaunte

“remarks widely perceived as anti-gay”

I know right?

110 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 5:36:54pm

Said it last night but NRO is basically racism for people who speak with midatlatnic accents.

111 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:37:08pm

re: #103 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Now he’s going to start “vetting” Scott Walker, he says. If that takes two years, wouldn’t that be too little, too late?

It’s gonna be great. He’s going full chihuahua on everybody who isn’t Ted Cruz, and he seems totally oblivious that his own chosen audience of right wingers absolutely hates this shit.

112 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 28, 2015 5:41:03pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

It’s gonna be great. He’s going full chihuahua on everybody who isn’t Ted Cruz, and he seems totally oblivious that his own chosen audience of right wingers absolutely hates this shit.

This is why I said I’d love for him to find something really bad on Scott Walker. I wouldn’t begrudge him the “credit” at all. He’d lose all his friends on the right, he never had any friends on the left. He’d ruin himself and Scooter at the same time. What’s not to like?

Not that I think he’s competent to do it.

113 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 5:43:04pm
114 b.d.  Mar 28, 2015 5:48:23pm

re: #113 Charles Johnson

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Chuck didn’t understand that Breitbart bootcamp very well, did he?

115 Shiplord Kirel  Mar 28, 2015 5:48:46pm

re: #101 Charles Johnson

Yup, there’s the conservative base in all its glory. The National Review suits really want to have it both ways — pander shamelessly to the loons, then look down their noses and pretend to be above it all.

Can you tell I have absolutely zero respect for anyone at National Review?

One could think NRO exists solely to lull liberals into a false sense of security about the opposition’s civility while the real conservatives continue to hijack school boards and stockpile ammunition.

116 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 5:49:01pm

Thou shall not attack another Republican.

117 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 5:49:59pm

re: #115 Shiplord Kirel

One could think NRO exists solely to lull liberals into a false sense of security about the opposition’s civility while the real conservatives continue to hijack school boards and stockpile ammunition.

I never had any doubts about them myself. i for one never was big on Buckley. Granted that was because I had read about his history as a McCarthy apologist and civil rights opponent.

118 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 5:50:08pm

I admit to a morbid curiosity as to just who CCJ thinks is qualified to be Ted Cruz’s VP…

119 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 5:50:46pm

re: #118 Backwoods_Sleuth

I admit to a morbid curiosity as to just who CCJ thinks is qualified to be Ted Cruz’s VP…

himself.

120 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 5:53:20pm

re: #119 HappyWarrior

himself.

heh…

121 Varek Raith  Mar 28, 2015 5:56:29pm

…

122 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 5:56:38pm

re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth

heh…

It makes me think of Kevin Spacey’s character in Horrible Bosses. He has Jason Bateman and hte others all gathered around for a promotion and the person he gives the promotion to is himself.

123 b.d.  Mar 28, 2015 5:59:23pm

A magazine founded by an east coast elitist snob looking down at a popular southern ignorance spewing bumpkin who has more sway over the mission than they do.

How shocking.

124 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 6:01:30pm

re: #123 b.d.

A magazine founded by an east coast elitist snob looking down at a popular southern ignorance spewing bumpkin who has more sway over the mission than they do.

How shocking.

Pretty much yeah. I got no love or admiration for Phil Robertson but NRO isn’t much better when it comes to bigotry and intolerance. And in fact I’d say they’re worse since they’re a much more well educated crowd than the Robertsons are.

125 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 6:03:41pm

NRO: If you like your racism with a fine scotch on a yacht.

126 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 6:04:15pm

Hey all.

127 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 6:11:54pm

So, apparently, in EUIV, the other nations have gone kooky.

Bhutan is now a mighty empire (conquered Tibet), and Norway colonized Newfoundland.

128 BigPapa  Mar 28, 2015 6:14:16pm

Douchecannon goes bonkers

Although Kincannon denied grabbing his wife and threatening her, the deputy called for an EMS unit to check on him because she stated that he had threatened to kill himself. Kincannon was then transported to Lexington Medical Center for “further evaluation” and was later released.

In a statement to the City Paper, Kincannon blamed the blow-up on medication he was taking for an upper respiratory infection, saying it made him “erratic.”

“I’m the kind of guy who never goes to the doctor. I finally went and was prescribed something called Benzonatate for my cough. I’d never taken it before, and took it for the first time last night,” he explained. “Basically, I went completely crazy after taking it. I don’t even remember all of it.”

129 Timothy Watson  Mar 28, 2015 6:14:22pm

re: #127 The War TARDIS

So, apparently, in EUIV, the other nations have gone kooky.

Bhutan is now a mighty empire (conquered Tibet), and Norway colonized Newfoundland.

Norway controls Iceland at the start of the game which gives them a good starting point for colonization of the Americas, but they usually only manage to get a couple provinces in the long run.

130 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 6:16:15pm

re: #128 BigPapa

Douchecannon goes bonkers

Why am I not shocked that Todd Kinkannon is as pathetic off twitter as he is on.

131 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 6:19:42pm

re: #128 BigPapa

He has so much hate in him, of course he’s going to hurt someone.

132 The Ghost of a Flea  Mar 28, 2015 6:20:22pm

re: #130 HappyWarrior

Why am I not shocked that Todd Kinkannon is as pathetic off twitter as he is on.

There’s actually a bunch of cold and allergy meds that mess with my head.

Know what I don’t do, no matter how disoriented? Rough people up and make threats.

133 De Kolta Chair  Mar 28, 2015 6:20:36pm
134 The Week Of No Pie  Mar 28, 2015 6:22:09pm

OH HAI!

Just printed out the boarding passes for the flight to Prague, layover in Amsterdam.

WHEE.

136 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 6:24:11pm

re: #129 Timothy Watson

I might have to help them! Turn them into a mighty ally.

137 HappyWarrior  Mar 28, 2015 6:25:43pm

re: #134 The Mother Of All Pies

OH HAI!

Just printed out the boarding passes for the flight to Prague, layover in Amsterdam.

WHEE.

Awesome. Have a great time.

138 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 6:26:02pm

re: #126 #FergusonFireside

Hey all.

[Embedded content]

LOL!

139 b.d.  Mar 28, 2015 6:27:11pm

re: #134 The Mother Of All Pies

OH HAI!

Just printed out the boarding passes for the flight to Prague, layover in Amsterdam.

WHEE.

Wonderful!

140 The Week Of No Pie  Mar 28, 2015 6:28:00pm

re: #135 Varek Raith

Canadians Asked To Stop ‘Spocking’ Bank Notes

If he was a Canadian THEY’D CHANGE THE MONEY TO PUT HIM ON THE 5.

141 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 6:28:39pm

re: #134 The Mother Of All Pies

OH HAI!

Just printed out the boarding passes for the flight to Prague, layover in Amsterdam.

WHEE.

Have a time of your life.

RBS

142 Shiplord Kirel  Mar 28, 2015 6:31:03pm

Pastrami Piled as High as New York, With Prices to Match

Short on dismal news? Have a look at this notice, taped to the counter at the Yankee Tavern on 161st Street in the Bronx.

“Due to the increased price of pastrami,” it began, unpromisingly, “we at the Yankee Tavern apologize for the increase in prices for the pastrami items.”

Pastrami is in crisis.

Semi-amusing first world problem story? Not quite, there is a very serious angle:

What is behind this? “Drought has put cattle inventory at its lowest level in 60 years,” Mr. Morrison said.

That’s Gary Morrison, a beef price analyst at Urner Barry, a food trade publisher. If he doesn’t know, nobody does.

143 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 6:33:58pm
144 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Mar 28, 2015 6:34:23pm

well the poor man is just trying to make a name for himself in the asshole community

but the competition these days is just fierce

145 SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Mar 28, 2015 6:34:49pm

Should probably have been in last thread, but my mother in law comes downstairs, telling me that the white team was in the lead but now the black team is coming back. She was watching a NCAA womens’ game

146 Decatur Deb  Mar 28, 2015 6:35:33pm

re: #142 Shiplord Kirel

Pastrami Piled as High as New York, With Prices to Match

Semi-amusing first world problem story? Not quite, there is a very serious angle:

That’s Gary Morrison, a beef price analyst at Urner Barry, a food trade publisher. If he doesn’t know, nobody does.

Don’t blame Alabama consumers. Only 32 days until we get a sort of real pastrami sandwich from the local Temple’s annual “Deli Day”.

147 BigPapa  Mar 28, 2015 7:07:13pm
With typical ChuckJohnsonian accuracy, the self-raking pile of muck…
148 Romantic Heretic  Mar 28, 2015 7:24:12pm

re: #121 Varek Raith

Used to play that game. Then it got too big for me.

Might pick it up again. Apparently it has Mac native code these days. Also War Thunder is beginning to pale. Somehow the game is rarely fun and most often frustrating. It’s hard to like a game where everything you do is wrong.

149 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 28, 2015 7:24:14pm

THEM!

150 freetoken  Mar 28, 2015 7:25:30pm

re: #126 #FergusonFireside

Loquats very bad
Make Freetoken very sad
No rainmaker Rick

151 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 7:29:52pm
152 Floral Giraffe  Mar 28, 2015 7:31:22pm

How are the Lizards tonight?
Sorry about the loquats, Freetoken!

153 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 7:41:14pm

poor thang…bless his heart:

154 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 28, 2015 7:45:43pm

re: #150 freetoken

Loquats very bad
Make Freetoken very sad
No rainmaker Rick

High-Q for Low-quats?

156 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 7:52:34pm

re: #154 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

High-Q for Low-quats?

The Lowquats of High Heeled Boys?

…

RBS

157 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 7:52:58pm

re: #155 Drive By Commenter

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Video

KaBoom!!!

158 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 7:53:55pm

re: #156 RealityBasedSteve

The Lowquats of High Heeled Boys?

[Embedded content]

Video

RBS

I saw them in concert. Memories of the awe that was. Thanks!!

159 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 7:55:38pm

heart attacks in Cleveland right now Notre Dame v Kentucky tied…

160 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 7:58:43pm

Stevie Winwood.

Telling too much, but what ev, listening to this brings me right back. My guy and I took ecstasy. It was glorious.

161 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 8:00:35pm

re: #159 Backwoods_Sleuth

heart attacks in Cleveland right now Notre Dame v Kentucky tied…

yowser!!!

What a finish!

WOOT Kentucky 38-0!!!

162 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 8:01:03pm

I’m all calmed down now, it was 10 yrs ago. Rest easy LGF. heh

163 William Barnett-Lewis  Mar 28, 2015 8:06:53pm

re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth

yowser!!!

What a finish!

WOOT Kentucky 38-0!!!

pity. I was hoping ND would pull it off. Well, better luck to the Badgers then.

164 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 8:07:56pm

re: #163 William Barnett-Lewis

pity. I was hoping ND would pull it off. Well, better luck to the Badgers then.

ND is a great team and made this a great game.
I really thought they were going to take it at the end.

165 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 8:08:28pm

re: #163 William Barnett-Lewis

pity. I was hoping ND would pull it off. Well, better luck to the Badgers then.

I have the Badgers going all the way. I’m 3rd place in my small bracket group.

I also had Villanova, so that will kill me in the end.

166 Charles Johnson  Mar 28, 2015 8:10:45pm

The woman Chuck said was groped by Allen West, Michelle Fields, just followed me on Twitter.

167 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 8:13:17pm

Hey, what happened at the Montenegro v Russia match that it was abandoned?

168 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 8:16:32pm

re: #167 The War TARDIS

Hey, what happened at the Montenegro v Russia match that it was abandoned?

Russian goalie was hit in the head by a flare about a minute into the game apparently.

independent.co.uk

169 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 8:18:35pm

re: #168 RealityBasedSteve

Russian goalie was hit in the head by a flare about a minute into the game apparently.

independent.co.uk

Wow. What a photo actually.

170 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 28, 2015 8:19:13pm

re: #166 Charles Johnson

The woman Chuck said was groped by Allen West, Michelle Fields, just followed me on Twitter.

Ask her how she feels about being identified in print after she retracted everything she said off record.

171 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 8:19:23pm

re: #168 RealityBasedSteve

Looking, it seems the Montenegrins wanted to commit violence against the Russians.

Really can’t condemn the Montenegrins. The Russians approve of Putin near unanimously, and they ethnically cleansed the Tatars from Crimea, and are continuing to attack Ukraine.

172 prairiefire  Mar 28, 2015 8:19:42pm

re: #150 freetoken

Loquats very bad
Make Freetoken very sad
No rainmaker Rick

That’s awful. Climate change in real time.

173 teleskiguy  Mar 28, 2015 8:19:50pm

re: #134 The Mother Of All Pies

OH HAI!

Just printed out the boarding passes for the flight to Prague, layover in Amsterdam.

WHEE.

What an exciting trip you’re taking Alouette!

FTR, Colorado is the weed capital of the planet. A guy I know who has a dispensary told me that and he lived in Amsterdam for 15 years!

174 The War TARDIS  Mar 28, 2015 8:22:28pm

If Russia wants to act like it is 1699, they can be treated like it is 1699.

175 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 28, 2015 8:26:38pm

Kentucky might just break my heart before this is over, but I’ll bask in the glow of tonight’s great heart-stopping win.

Niterz all!

176 William Barnett-Lewis  Mar 28, 2015 8:28:14pm

Off to work. Have a good one all.

177 teleskiguy  Mar 28, 2015 8:31:35pm

UpChuck is such a cock punch. All bluster and braggadocio and nothing but poop on the floor every time he tries to do his journamalism.

The fucker goes out of the way to say he’s got proof Obama is a homosexual (this chicanery was reported on a number of blogs besides this one) and he’s yet to publish a single goddamned piece of evidence of this on GoatNews and he has the temerity to tweet to his dumbass followers that he’s just waiting for the right time to publish so he can maximize the money involved.

UpChuck is clearly not well in the head. Not only is he a sociopath, I think schizophrenia is also a possibility.*

*this armchair teleskiguy psychoanalysis of UpChuck is just that, armchair analysis. I am not a doctor.

178 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 8:36:48pm

I’m watching a show on Netflix about the French Pastry competition for the MOF award. It’s intense. Candies, sugar sculptures, cakes, decorations. I can’t begin to imagine.

RBS

179 prairiefire  Mar 28, 2015 8:39:06pm

re: #178 RealityBasedSteve

Sugar is very hard to work with. It can go up in flames.

180 #FergusonFireside  Mar 28, 2015 8:40:00pm

Night all. I have to prepare to serve all the church people tomorrow. Good night sleep required.

181 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 8:41:14pm

re: #179 prairiefire

Sugar is very hard to work with. It can go up in flames.

Or can shatter, or cloud up, or not stick or any of about 100 things it seems. Not my skillset by any means.

RBS

182 BlueSpotinAL  Mar 28, 2015 8:46:21pm

re: #179 prairiefire

Sugar is very hard to work with. It can go up in flames.

There are different types of sugar besides dextrose (table sugar) that have different melting points, not as hygroscopic (water absorbing) and have different mechanical properties.

183 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Mar 28, 2015 8:48:09pm

re: #181 RealityBasedSteve

Or can shatter, or cloud up, or not stick or any of about 100 things it seems. Not my skillset by any means.

RBS

Yeah, I’ve made caramel, and it’s really a game of chicken which is very unpleasant to lose. Butterscotch is much easier and safer. (Same ingredients, really, but you brown the butter instead of the sugar.)

184 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 28, 2015 8:54:38pm

re: #183 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Yeah, I’ve made caramel, and it’s really a game of chicken which is very unpleasant to lose. Butterscotch is much easier and safer. (Same ingredients, really, but you brown the butter instead of the sugar.)

I would bet that both were discovered as a result of kitchen accidents.

“Damn! The sugar melted and turned brown … I wonder how it tastes? … Let’s do it again!”

185 Kragar  Mar 28, 2015 9:06:39pm

Todd Kincannon, a Columbia attorney and the former executive director of the S.C. Republican Party, was accused of threatening his wife while refusing to let her out of his car, according to a report from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

According to the police report, Kincannon’s wife, Ashely Suzanne Griffith, told a deputy there had been an altercation in a Chick-fil-A parking lot on the drive home. Griffith stated that she asked to get out of their car after her husband began screaming at her, saying she hit him repeatedly as he accelerated when she tried to escape. In her statement, she said Kincannon also threatened to kill himself if she left the vehicle.

In the police report, Griffith states that her husband saw a police vehicle and “freaked out,” saying he would would drive the car into a concrete barrier if the cops became involved.

186 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 9:07:07pm

Good piece over at 538 on why Cruz has about 0 change of getting the nomination, basically he’s too extreme and unlikable. Interesting chart on how the GOP has moved right there too.

fivethirtyeight.com

RBS

187 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 28, 2015 9:09:56pm

re: #186 RealityBasedSteve

Good piece over at 538 on why Cruz has about 0 change of getting the nomination, basically he’s too extreme and unlikable. Interesting chart on how the GOP has moved right there too.

fivethirtyeight.com

RBS

Are any of the likely GOP contenders likable? Cruz and Christie are not, for sure. Walker is too smug. I don’t know much about Jindal. Bush 3.0 may come closest to likable.

188 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 9:23:37pm

Well, I think I’m going to get a bottle of water and go to bed. Maybe study for about 30 minutes, then sleep like a log. The only thing that might keep me up is fear of missing a major breaking story from upChuck. (I’ll just check my 2 y/o google news feed to get it I guess)

RBS

189 darthstar  Mar 28, 2015 9:24:13pm

Hey everyone…was up skiing the last three days so I missed out on the internet. I think I saw something on my phone about that other conservative hero Kincannon - apparently that fucker’s a bit of an asshole with his wife too.

Never mind…it was just a little Robitussin Rage

190 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 28, 2015 9:25:27pm

re: #187 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Are any of the likely GOP contenders likable? Cruz and Christie are not, for sure. Walker is too smug. I don’t know much about Jindal. Bush 3.0 may come closest to likable.

One of their points is that he’s in “Newt Gingrich Country” where he’s not liked by people in his own party. I think that may be why upChuck likes him so much, he sees a kindred spirit.

RBS

191 teleskiguy  Mar 28, 2015 9:26:06pm

It was hot today. Snow melt hot.

192 darthstar  Mar 28, 2015 9:26:57pm

BTW, SiriusXM just had a great two hour live show from SXSW with Ray Wylie Hubbard hosting - singing a few of his new songs, and interviewing some fuckin’ awesome talents: James McMurtry, Johnathan Tyler, and Hayes Carll…McMurtry and Carll are two of my favorites.

193 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 28, 2015 9:28:06pm

re: #190 RealityBasedSteve

One of their points is that he’s in “Newt Gingrich Country” where he’s not liked by people in his own party. I think that may be why upChuck likes him so much, he sees a kindred spirit.

RBS

They have the same kind of punchable face.

194 Nyet  Mar 28, 2015 9:53:31pm

re: #171 The War TARDIS

Looking, it seems the Montenegrins wanted to commit violence against the Russians.

Really can’t condemn the Montenegrins. The Russians approve of Putin near unanimously, and they ethnically cleansed the Tatars from Crimea, and are continuing to attack Ukraine.

BTW, you’re a pathetic racist little jerk.

195 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 28, 2015 9:57:28pm

re: #193 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Birds of a feather

I rest my case.

196 BigPapa  Mar 28, 2015 9:58:23pm
Think you can’t mix lust, politics, religion and ethnicity on stage? Try this: Steven Leyba, Church of Satan priest with a pentagram carved into his back, bent over in front of city luminaries in 1997 as he was first urinated upon by a woman dressed like Pocahontas - and then sodomized with a whiskey bottle by the same faux Indian princess.

Leyba said his act was a metaphor for how alcohol was forced upon Native Americans. Political consultant Jack Davis, whose pals booked Leyba’s performance as the centerpiece of his 50th birthday party, eventually called it going too “far.” Sheriff Michael Hennessey, among the attending bigwigs who also included District Attorney Terence Hallinan and Board of Supervisors President Barbara Kaufman, called it “disgusting.”

197 TedStriker  Mar 28, 2015 9:58:43pm

re: #171 The War TARDIS

What.The.Fuck…

198 CuriousLurker  Mar 28, 2015 10:22:01pm

re: #171 The War TARDIS

re: #174 The War TARDIS

When you say “the Russians” or “Russia” you’re talking about all Russians, including Sergey, so you can just piss the hell off. WTF does a soccer game in Montenegro in 2015 have to do with Crimean Tartars, Ukraine, or 1699 anyway?

You’re an obnoxious, bigoted little snot. You just keep doing this kind of shit over & over, then you follow with lame apologies. Those apologies are worthless when you keep repeating the same shitty behavior. I hope Stinky smacks you.

199 Nyet  Mar 28, 2015 10:25:43pm
200 Nyet  Mar 28, 2015 10:26:45pm
201 Jenner7  Mar 28, 2015 10:50:17pm

re: #191 teleskiguy

Usually at this time in Utah, our Wasatch mountains are covered in snow. This year, so little snow. It’s so weird. Summer is going to be tough.

202 Kragar  Mar 28, 2015 10:55:51pm

re: #201 Jenner7

Usually at this time in Utah, our Wasatch mountains are covered in snow. This year, so little snow. It’s so weird. Summer is going to be tough.

Thank goodness the GOP hasn’t been ignoring the issue and has been investing heavily in irrigation infrastructure and water reclamation/purification projects for the nation.

I mean with all the focus on Keystone pipleline to sell foreign oil to increase the profitability for risky oil speculation, I’m sure all those water projects are just being overshadowed.
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203 Nyet  Mar 28, 2015 11:03:12pm

Oh … kay.

In fact, the only time Herzog’s campaign really made an effort to spotlight Israel’s Arab citizens was in a video featuring IDF veterans who served alongside him in the prestigious Unit 8200, which is part of Israel’s vaunted intelligence corps. In the video, the veterans laud Herzog as someone who “understands the Arab mentality” and “has seen Arabs in all kinds of situations,” including “in the crosshairs.”

972mag.com

204 freetoken  Mar 28, 2015 11:12:19pm

re: #201 Jenner7

Usually at this time in Utah, our Wasatch mountains are covered in snow. This year, so little snow. It’s so weird. Summer is going to be tough.

Which means the Colorado river goin’ to be hurtin’ come the end of this year.

205 goddamnedfrank  Mar 28, 2015 11:20:26pm
Due to differences with a crowd-sourcing website that had previously been used, a prominent name in gun rights advocacy has taken point on fundraising to support a lawsuit challenging federal restrictions on post-1986 machine gun ownership.

Yeah okay sure whatever good fuckin’ luck with that.

206 Kragar  Mar 28, 2015 11:23:34pm

re: #205 goddamnedfrank

Yeah okay sure whatever good fuckin’ luck with that.

Anyone wishing to operate a machine gun can do as part of a well-regulated militia by enlisting in their State’s National Guard.

207 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 28, 2015 11:31:17pm

re: #202 Kragar

A better project would be a pipeline to transport all the Arctic ice melt down California.

208 goddamnedfrank  Mar 28, 2015 11:35:34pm
209 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 28, 2015 11:37:50pm

re: #208 goddamnedfrank

Hahahaha! He would get hammered in the polls.

210 Nyet  Mar 28, 2015 11:41:56pm

re: #208 goddamnedfrank

I say go for it. The sooner you ruin yourself, the better.

211 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 28, 2015 11:43:51pm

He needs to wait till Cruz snags the nomination, then he can try riding on his coat tails.
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212 goddamnedfrank  Mar 28, 2015 11:51:04pm

re: #211 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

He needs to wait till Cruz snags the nomination, then he can try riding on his coat tails.
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Cruz is going to kick him in the teeth as soon as he’s forced into a corner and required to acknowledge his existence. Chuck has made too many enemies that have far more sway upon the tea ‘tard fundraising circuit. The best thing he can do for himself and Cruz is to mainain a low profile.

213 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 12:01:10am

re: #212 goddamnedfrank

Cruz is going to kick him in the teeth as soon as he’s forced into a corner and required to acknowledge his existence. Chuck has made too many enemies that have far more sway upon the tea ‘tard fundraising circuit. The best thing he can do for himself and Cruz is to mainain a low profile.

The tiger can’t change his stripes. CCJ and low profile don’t go together.

214 goddamnedfrank  Mar 29, 2015 12:05:14am

I pretty much despise West but the double standard here is undeniable. If West was a white Tea Party darling Chuck would be calling the accusers lying whores, ignoring for a moment that Chuck actually seems to be the one with an adversarial relationship with these women, and is publishing their names despite their denials and refusal to allow him to interview them on the record. That makes his attack on West even more bizarre and obviously racist. There’s no way in hell he would publish the same weak sauce story, with him openly at odds with his own sources, if West was white. What’s going on here is egregious journalistic malpractice.

215 freetoken  Mar 29, 2015 12:15:00am

Video

216 Higgs Boson's Mate  Mar 29, 2015 12:27:31am

re: #208 goddamnedfrank

The person who asked him to run for Congress is probably his mother in law. At this point she’d suggest anything that would get him out of the house.

218 Charles Johnson  Mar 29, 2015 12:34:53am

“The queers.”

219 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 12:37:53am

re: #218 Charles Johnson

but please don’t murder the unborn, okay?

Well, since you’re asking so nicely…

220 Charles Johnson  Mar 29, 2015 12:38:18am
221 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 12:46:35am

re: #218 Charles Johnson

“The queers.”

Also note the quotes around marriage. It’s pretty clear what he means.

222 Alyosha  Mar 29, 2015 12:48:16am

I’d have to imagine the demographic least likely to personally consider abortion would be gay couples. I’m confused by the need to link the two as if there needs to be some kind of trade-off.

223 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 12:50:11am

re: #214 goddamnedfrank

I pretty much despise West but the double standard here is undeniable. If West was a white Tea Party darling Chuck would be calling the accusers lying whores, ignoring for a moment that Chuck actually seems to be the one with an adversarial relationship with these women, and is publishing their names despite their denials and refusal to allow him to interview them on the record. That makes his attack on West even more bizarre and obviously racist. There’s no way in hell he would publish the same weak sauce story, with him openly at odds with his own sources, if West was white. What’s going on here is egregious journalistic malpractice.

Even worse are his remarks during the radio interview with Joyce Kaufman, in which he says “these are somebody’s daughters or sisters or mother in one case.” Well, what about those rape victims you doxxed, UpChuck? What are they, chopped liver?

He only publishes stories about people he doesn’t like. All this BS about it being painful to publish the truth about West is just that, BS.

224 Kragar  Mar 29, 2015 12:53:19am

re: #218 Charles Johnson

“The queers.”

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His use of quotes around married makes it clear he doesn’t really consider it marriage.

He is an utterly contemptible little homunculus

225 Alyosha  Mar 29, 2015 1:02:23am

One of the things that caused tension in my last relationship was that, as a hetero who was previously married, it seemed incredibly unfair that I could remarry the next day if I felt like it but my gay sister could not marry her fiancée even once. Even though equal marriage rights will eventually happen, I never felt comfortable thinking about being on a second wife while thousands pine for their first.

227 Kragar  Mar 29, 2015 1:06:52am

re: #218 Charles Johnson

228 Pip's Squeak  Mar 29, 2015 1:16:40am

re: #226 Nyet

Thanks. Very interesting example of proper philology.

229 freetoken  Mar 29, 2015 2:29:56am

Video

230 Lancelot Link  Mar 29, 2015 5:18:23am

re: #196 BigPapa

I actually know that “woman dressed like Pocahontas” - well, knew her in the 90s, anyway. We were both involved in a band or 2.

231 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 5:50:49am

I’m in a pretty anxious mood right now.

My g-son had a near-death experience last night while on his mountain route with a 2 day trainee onboard, my g-s,on driving. They were on a downgrade on a 2 lane road and he said a car came around a curve about a foot over the double line and he had to move over to avoid it, striking a guardrail against a 150 ft drop down into a river. He over-corrected (he said out of necessity to avoid a plunge, being in a top heavy transit van, and turned the van over. The other vehicle didn’t stop, but another motorist did and he asked them to call for help.

When the fire dept arrived, they helped him right the van and told him they had 4 or 5 of those kinds of things a week on that road. Even the trooper told him it was probably inavoidable, he didn’t feel he was at fault, but gave him a ticket for “driving over the speed limit” but said he could probably have it dismissed. My g-son said he might have been going a little faster than the 35 mph posted because he was going downhill. And he didn’t want to hear me talking about slowing down as much as possible in those conditions, and even if he had, it might not have prevented the other vehicle from crossing the line.

Anyway, he drove the van, which he said had over 400K miles on it, back to his jobsite. He said he was only thinking about the guy who was with him, who had a 3 mo old baby and his own son. Obviously, it affected him very much because he kept talking about the deep gorge they both could have wound up in.

I’ve noticed that even locally people are driving in the worst possible way lately. On just one day last week 3 people pulled out in front of me and just looking away for a couple of seconds might have meant I’d hit them.

My grandson is looking for another job because at $8.50/hr, this one isn’t worth losing your life or anyone else’s.

232 Amory Blaine  Mar 29, 2015 5:59:53am

We could have passed ACA, public option with out all the wasteful litigation.
Benghazi.
Wasting time on pushing discrimination.

All this time could have been used coming up with a water plan. Won’t happen. It will be another broken levy (katrina) moment. Chaos, waste and death.

233 lawhawk  Mar 29, 2015 6:04:04am

Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. So Kincannon is excusing his excremental behavior on cough meds. I have to wonder whether he came up with that excuse after reading the side effects and decided that was his out (mental confusion, hallucinations), rather than the fact that he’s demonstrated thuggish behaviors online.

But those mental health side effects occur in conjunction with other meds.

Psychiatric Effects
Isolated instances of bizarre behavior, including mental confusion and visual hallucinations, have also been reported in patients taking Benzonatate in combination with other prescribed drugs.

If, and this is a big if, this is a medically-induced condition, his doctors need to monitor him closely to see if he’s getting the proper meds/dosages, and adjust as needed.

234 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 6:07:52am

re: #230 Lancelot Link

I actually know that “woman dressed like Pocahontas” - well, knew her in the 90s, anyway. We were both involved in a band or 2.

“Danielle Willis”? languageisavirus.com

Is she dead?

235 Doofus  Mar 29, 2015 6:15:03am

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went camping. After a good meal and an excellent bottle of wine, they lay down and went to sleep. A couple of hours later, Holmes woke up and nudged his faithful friend. “Watson, Watson,” he said. “Look up at the sky and tell me what you see?”
“I see millions and millions of stars,” replied Watson.
“And what does that tell you?” inquired the master detective.
Watson thought for a moment. “Well, Holmes, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately two twenty-five. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I believe we will have a glorious day tomorrow. What does it tell you, Holmes?”
“Watson, you imbecile! Some thief has stolen our tent!”

236 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 6:20:23am
237 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 6:21:27am
238 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 6:22:08am
239 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)  Mar 29, 2015 6:23:21am

re: #179 prairiefire

Sugar is very hard to work with. It can go up in flames.

This year was my first run at sugaring from Sugar maples and Black Walnuts. I’ll be bringing in the last sap collection today. The first day I boiled, in the kitchen, I boiled over three of four large pots, resulting in human and Cattle Dog footprints in sugar all over the house.

240 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 6:23:49am

Wow…Gov Pence fucked up…numbers like $400 million tend to register with communities. (and the NCAA thing will go over well with the Hoosiers)

241 Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 29, 2015 6:25:05am
242 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 6:28:04am
243 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 6:34:20am

re: #233 lawhawk

The officer then spoke with Kincannon’s wife, Ashely Suzanne Griffith, who said that they “have a history of unreported domestic violence.” She said she was “extremely fearful” of Kincannon and described him as being “extremely ‘traditional’ and controlling, thus becoming very upset due to embarrassing him,” according to the report.

It’s not like we couldn’t have predicted any of this from his twitter.

244 Lancelot Link  Mar 29, 2015 6:36:11am

re: #234 Justanotherhuman

Yep, that’s her. Interesting person to hang out with.
I haven’t seen nor heard from her in over a decade.

245 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 6:39:42am

re: #243 Nyet

And a cherry on the top:

He adds: “You’d think a guy with my IQ would know better

246 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 6:40:08am

re: #243 Nyet

And according to her Instagram page, they have entirely different interests. Not one photo of him on that page, either, from what I can tell.

247 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 6:40:32am
248 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 6:41:21am

A road is being built in the French Alps which will lead to the Germanwings plane crash site, prosecutor says - @AFP
end of alert

249 Lidane  Mar 29, 2015 6:42:47am
250 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 6:48:40am

re: #246 Justanotherhuman

And according to her Instagram page, they have entirely different interests. Not one photo of him on that page, either, from what I can tell.

So, did Todd get married for show, or to conceal his latent homosexuality? Inquiring minds want to know.

251 Lidane  Mar 29, 2015 6:56:18am

The damage control continues:

252 Dark_Falcon  Mar 29, 2015 6:56:33am

re: #195 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

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I rest my case.

The difference is that Ted Cruz has real academic accomplishments, some measure of real talent in a field (that being law), and Cruz has a real job.

I’m not fan of Ted Cruz, but he deserves better than to be compared to Chuckles.

253 BigPapa  Mar 29, 2015 6:57:54am

re: #251 Lidane

The damage control continues:

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He just needs to clarify it then all will be good. Right?

I feel a ‘if anybody is offended I apologize’ coming on.

254 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 6:59:01am

re: #252 Dark_Falcon

The difference is that Ted Cruz has real academic accomplishments, some measure of real talent in a field (that being law), and Cruz has a real job.

I’m not fan of Ted Cruz, but he deserves better than to be compared to Chuckles.

I was comparing their facial similarities, not their backgrounds or intellects. Though for a smart guy, Cruz says some incredibly stupid things.

255 Lidane  Mar 29, 2015 7:00:23am

re: #252 Dark_Falcon

I’m not fan of Ted Cruz, but he deserves better than to be compared to Chuckles.

No he doesn’t. Ted Cruz is nothing but a snake oil salesman who only got into the Senate because David Dewhurst here in Texas couldn’t campaign for shit.

256 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 7:01:51am

Morning all. Grandkid storm has passed through with only minimal damage to crops, property and livestock.

257 BigPapa  Mar 29, 2015 7:02:02am

At least Cruz never took a dump on the floor as a prank. So yeah, unfair comparison.

Otherwise, they’re both just whacked out trolls.

258 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 7:02:11am

re: #250 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I think he married her for her domestic skills…she seems awfully naive. Has a page called “Sewing with Ashely” or something.

Wonkette featured the nuptials…

wonkette.com

259 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:02:29am

re: #251 Lidane

The damage control continues:

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I don’t think he understands the term “damage control”…he crowed about this law when he signed it. Now, after a billion dollars in canceled commercial development, he feels the need for ”clarification” - fuck him and, until they correct this at the polls, fuck Indiana for electing a bunch of bigots. They brought this on themselves.

Yes, there are other states with abhorrent laws still on their books that aren’t getting boycotted, but someone needs to be made an example of if those states will start to change, and Mike Pence volunteered.

260 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 7:03:53am

re: #251 Lidane

The damage control continues:

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It ain’t workin’…

261 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 7:05:03am

re: #259 darthstar

I don’t think he understands the term “damage control”…he crowed about this law when he signed it. Now, after a billion dollars in canceled commercial development, he feels the need for “clarification” - fuck him and, until they correct this at the polls, fuck Indiana for electing a bunch of bigots. They brought this on themselves.

Yes, there are other states with abhorrent laws still on their books that aren’t getting boycotted, but someone needs to be made an example of if those states will start to change, and Mike Pence volunteered.

The damage control would have been a veto of the bill. A little late for that now.

262 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 7:05:36am

re: #257 BigPapa

At least Cruz never took a dump on the floor as a prank.

Well, we don’t know that…

;)

263 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:06:42am

re: #258 Justanotherhuman

Interesting, both of their twitter accounts are suspended.

264 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:07:40am

re: #261 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

The damage control would have been a veto of the bill. A little late for that now.

What do you mean I can’t just unsign it?

265 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 7:08:37am

re: #250 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Well, it was after the dick picture…

266 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:09:33am
267 Dark_Falcon  Mar 29, 2015 7:13:15am

re: #266 darthstar

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So much the better. It’s in no one’s interest for Hillary Clinton to have an effectively unopposed ‘coronation nomination’, not even in hers.

268 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 7:13:53am

re: #265 Justanotherhuman

Well, it was after the dick picture…

Maybe that was their only common interest.

269 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 7:15:30am
270 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:17:14am

Stop hurting my state economically…I don’t understand where this backlash comes from…

271 Charles Johnson  Mar 29, 2015 7:17:37am

Possibly the most ridiculous conspiracy theory of the week.

272 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 7:17:39am

Upchuck is an ill person—very ill indeed.

273 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 7:19:10am

Heads of Arab League countries agree to create joint Arab military force - @BBCBreaking

bbc.com

274 Lidane  Mar 29, 2015 7:19:20am

re: #271 Charles Johnson

Maybe Harry Reid has an orbital blowout fracture. That would explain it.

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275 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:20:35am

re: #269 Nyet

276 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:21:19am

re: #271 Charles Johnson

Possibly the most ridiculous conspiracy theory of the week.

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Jim Hoft has never lifted a weight in his life.

277 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 7:24:25am

re: #276 darthstar

Jim Hoft has never lifted a weight in his life.

I think he can’t even get out of his chair and is taking it out on everyone else.

278 Dark_Falcon  Mar 29, 2015 7:26:06am

re: #274 Lidane

Maybe Harry Reid has an orbital blowout fracture. That would explain it.

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But why would a black man best up Harry Reid? Reid’s been instrumental in making sure the black guy has a steady stream of welfare to mooch off of!

279 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 7:29:30am

re: #277 Justanotherhuman

I think he can’t even get out of his chair and is taking it out on everyone else.

From what I read, he’s disabled or at least close to it.

280 BigPapa  Mar 29, 2015 7:32:45am

re: #262 Nyet

Well, we don’t know that…

;)

I demand evidence.

Wait…

NO I DON’T WANT ANY EVIDENCE. NO EVIDENCE. PLEASE NO.

281 BigPapa  Mar 29, 2015 7:33:58am

re: #271 Charles Johnson

How does a workout accident cause facial bones?

Must be an ORBITAL FRACTURE!

It is BREAKING after all. Everything is BREAKING all the time. Including facial bones.

282 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 7:34:53am

re: #281 BigPapa

How does a workout accident cause facial bones?

Must be an ORBITAL FRACTURE!

It is BREAKING after all. Everything is BREAKING all the time. Including facial bones.

EXCLUSIVELY!

283 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:35:14am
284 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 7:35:34am

re: #280 BigPapa

I demand evidence.

Isn’t the fact of the question evidence enough in the wingnut universe? ;)

285 darthstar  Mar 29, 2015 7:38:02am
286 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 7:38:04am

re: #284 Nyet

Isn’t the fact of the question evidence enough in the wingnut universe? ;)

It would be irresponsible not to ask the question.

287 Charles Johnson  Mar 29, 2015 7:41:00am
288 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Mar 29, 2015 7:42:05am

re: #287 Charles Johnson

Jim Hoft has crossed the streams of derp! The universe may implode!!

289 BigPapa  Mar 29, 2015 7:43:01am

re: #284 Nyet

Isn’t the fact of the question evidence enough in the wingnut universe? ;)

The evidence is the question. The lack of evidence to the contrary is proof of the coverup.

Therefore, when I’m just asking questions I’m proving as FACT what we already know.

If you question my questions you’re covering up for the Gay Muslim Usurper. INTERNET FACT.

290 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 7:45:31am

re: #287 Charles Johnson

But we were told that nobody denies climate change, only man-made climate change. We were told that yeah, climate changes cyclically and that’s normal. But lookie here, a conservative star denies any change whatsoever.

291 BigPapa  Mar 29, 2015 7:50:10am

I still listen to AM radio. I have no actual evidence of this but it sure seems to me most AM yakkers that weren’t batshit nuts and had a veneer of moderation about them have all but lost that: they’re all catering to the most batshit nuts memes now.

Previous AM yakkers that didn’t seem full cray cray are just going full cray cray.

Also, GOP politicians are all over AM radio now. There’s no doubt some behind the scenes coordination going on .

292 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 7:51:31am

re: #251 Lidane

The damage control continues:

Mediaite @Mediaite
Follow
Indiana Governor Wants to ‘Clarify’ Controversial ‘Religious Freedom’ Law bit.ly

Morning!

Governor Spence…you know, you might get someone to actually listen to your backtracking if you were not being seen saying it from the Heritage Foundation.

293 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 7:54:37am

re: #252 Dark_Falcon

The difference is that Ted Cruz has real academic accomplishments, some measure of real talent in a field (that being law), and Cruz has a real job.

I’m not fan of Ted Cruz, but he deserves better than to be compared to Chuckles.

The dangerous part for America is what they think, and they seem to be on the same wacko page of nuttiness.

I don’t care if one is smart and acts like a dumb ass and the other is a dumb ass that acts smart. The thinking and the results of both are bad.

294 The Week Of No Pie  Mar 29, 2015 8:09:11am

LOL I totally do not have this problem==>

295 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 8:09:22am

re: #287 Charles Johnson

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Yes, Jim Al Queda was evil because OBL believed in global warming. If he really wants to play that game, I will gladly point out the similarities on social issues that American conservatives and Al Queda share.

296 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 8:10:43am

re: #293 ObserverArt

The dangerous part for America is what they think, and they seem to be on the same wacko page of nuttiness.

I don’t care if one is smart and acts like a dumb ass and the other is a dumb ass that acts smart. The thinking and the results of both are bad.

Good points. Cruz is what I’d call a demagogue. He’s obviously not a stupid man but he’ll gladly act the part so he can get and maintain power. He’s worse than Chuckles. As for his accomplishments, as if the right has ever acknowledged any of Barack Obama’s accomplishments. So, no I won’t play nice with Ted at all.

297 Dr Lizardo  Mar 29, 2015 8:14:02am

So all along, the Teletubbies was really just an extension of Joy Division.

Who knew?

…

298 The Week Of No Pie  Mar 29, 2015 8:17:06am

Fucking Tool tries to out-stupid himself==>

299 Dr Lizardo  Mar 29, 2015 8:17:08am

re: #294 The Mother Of All Pies

I found a Golem, V_B. Unfortunately, he’s currently inhabiting the castle complex in Ostrava.

Life size…..pretty cool!

300 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 8:18:09am

re: #298 The Mother Of All Pies

Fucking Tool tries to out-stupid himself==>

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He is so fucking stupid that he can’t help himself.

301 The Week Of No Pie  Mar 29, 2015 8:21:00am

re: #300 HappyWarrior

He is so fucking stupid that he can’t help himself.

He’s is actually alleged to have been quite smart at one time, went to Harvard and all that, but he has dumbed himself down so far in order to appeal to Teh Stupids that he has lost all his brain cells in the process.

302 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 8:22:26am

re: #301 The Mother Of All Pies

He’s is actually alleged to have been quite smart at one time, went to Harvard and all that, but he has dumbed himself down so far in order to appeal to Teh Stupids that he has lost all his brain cells in the process.

Ah so he’s got Cruz syndrome. Doesn’t surprise me unfortunately.

303 The Week Of No Pie  Mar 29, 2015 8:23:47am
304 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 8:25:11am

re: #303 The Mother Of All Pies

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Ben, go home, you’re drunk.

305 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 8:26:41am

re: #304 HappyWarrior

Ben, go home

… before you go Chuck Johnson on the floor.

306 bubba zanetti  Mar 29, 2015 8:27:57am

re: #303 The Mother Of All Pies

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I DEMAND this aquarium store sell me a kitten!

307 b_sharp  Mar 29, 2015 8:28:00am

re: #305 Nyet

… before you go Chuck Johnson on the floor.

How many Chucks can a Ben huck chuck…

308 bubba zanetti  Mar 29, 2015 8:34:37am

Also I don’t understand why Muslims would have a problem serving something kosher.

309 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 8:36:04am

Gunfuckers should FOAD.

examiner.com

310 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 8:36:55am

No, you don’t fucking need a machine gun or a nuclear warhead, you fucking wingnut douche.

311 b_sharp  Mar 29, 2015 8:37:40am

re: #308 bubba zanetti

Also I don’t understand why Muslims would have a problem serving something kosher.

Aren’t the Kosher/Halal food preparation steps similar?

312 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 8:39:02am

re: #311 b_sharp

Somewhat. I think Muslims can generally eat kosher, though not necessarily vice versa.

313 Timothy Watson  Mar 29, 2015 8:42:47am

re: #298 The Mother Of All Pies

Fucking Tool tries to out-stupid himself==>

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Every time that little twit opens his mouth, I can’t believe he’s older than me.

314 Dark_Falcon  Mar 29, 2015 8:44:11am

re: #309 Nyet

Gunfuckers should FOAD.

examiner.com

If they want to file a lawsuit, then they can file the lawsuit. Even if it succeeded, automatic weapons would still be subject to the stringent requirements of the National Firearms Act. This is not as large a matter as it appears.

315 Iwouldprefernotto  Mar 29, 2015 8:44:12am

re: #312 Nyet

Somewhat. I think Muslims can eat kosher, though not necessarily vice versa.

The who is serving whom is a distraction. The fact that govt workers or pharmacists can deny services is a much larger issue.

316 Dark_Falcon  Mar 29, 2015 8:47:11am

re: #304 HappyWarrior

Ben, go home, you’re drunk.

He’s not drunk. He’s high as a kite from breathing in the smoke of Burning Stupid.

317 b_sharp  Mar 29, 2015 8:47:28am

re: #312 Nyet

Somewhat. I think Muslims can generally eat kosher, though not necessarily vice versa.

So it’s backwards compatible?

318 Timothy Watson  Mar 29, 2015 8:50:15am

re: #314 Dark_Falcon

If they want to file a lawsuit, then they can file the lawsuit. Even if it succeeded, automatic weapons would still be subject to the stringent requirements of the National Firearms Act. This is not as large a matter as it appears.

You might want to try reading the actual complaint:

27. Since Heller declared the Second Amendment an individual right, and that the right extends to all “bearable arms,” including those regulated by the NFA, the NFA’s tax is is unconstitutional, just as a poll tax, a tax to exercise one’s religion, or even a tax assessed on printed materials before one could exercise his or her First Amendment rights would be unconstitutional as well.

Etc.
Scribd Document

319 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 8:50:34am

re: #317 b_sharp

So it’s backwards compatible?

Somewhat. E.g. classically there’s kosher alcohol but there can be no halal alcohol.

320 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 8:51:59am

re: #314 Dark_Falcon

If they want to file a lawsuit, then they can file the lawsuit. Even if it succeeded, automatic weapons would still be subject to the stringent requirements of the National Firearms Act. This is not as large a matter as it appears.

The fact that even one person thinks they need a full auto machine gun just shows how out of control this country has gotten regarding gun issues.

Pathetic.

321 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 8:53:13am

I can’t see voting for someone who worked on the campaigns of Gary Hart and Bob Kerrrey, esp another white guy. Of course, I could write those activities off to “youthful” enthusiasm, I suppose.

And 3 current female Democratic governors is not a good record—1 of which wasn’t even elected; Dems can’t claim any more success than the Rs who have 3 elected female govs.

But it’s time for a woman Dem for President. Way past time. And if Hillary Clinton is the only woman standing, she gets my vote.

322 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 8:55:49am

From MuslimMatters:

Conclusion

In light of all that has preceded, and in this author’s opinion:

- While the Qurʿān explicitly allows us to offer (and therefore sell) 𞉚lāl meat to Jews, most observant Jews would not consider 𞉚lāl to be kosher because the animal would be slaughtered by a non-Jew (and there would be other factors as well).

- All kosher foods are permissible as long as 1) no significant amount of alcohol is present, and 2) any gelatin is from kosher slaughtered cattle or non-animal sources. If alcohol is used either for taste or in intoxicating amounts, the food prepared would be 𞉚rām; and any gelatin derived from animals not slaughtered with tasmiya is also 𞉚rām.

- Kosher meat being 𞉚lāl would depend on which madhhab one follows for the tasmiya: if one follows the opinion that one tasmiya suffices for multiple animals, kosher slaughtered animals would be 𞉚lāl. However, if one requires one tasmiya per animal, then in general such animals would be 𞉚rām unless one can verify that the blessing was said for that particular animal.

In this author’s opinion, since the halakhic blessing is done over a specific group of animals and the slaughter is continuous, this blessing can suffice to fulfill the requirements of the tasmiya for that group of animals, and Allah knows best.

Lastly, it is important that stronger ties be developed between observant Muslims and Jews so that we benefit from each other’s experiences, unite against Islamophobic and anti-Semitic efforts to ban ritual animal slaughter, and perhaps also manage to influence some kosher plants to say a tasmiya for every animal.

323 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 8:56:19am
324 Dark_Falcon  Mar 29, 2015 8:58:11am

re: #320 ObserverArt

The fact that even one person thinks they need a full auto machine gun just shows how out of control this country has gotten regarding gun issues.

Pathetic.

Not needs, but rather wants. Citizens do not have to claim necessity as a reason for wanting to own something, instead it is the government that must have a necessity as to why they should not do so.

re: #318 Timothy Watson

You might want to try reading the actual complaint:

Etc.
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Thanks, all I’d read was the article. Frankly, I don’t agree with the suit’s logic on the NFA. If the state of Illinois can charge sales tax on a book purchase, then the ATF charging a transfer tax for a sound suppressor can survive constitutional muster.

325 Dark_Falcon  Mar 29, 2015 9:00:32am

I’ve got to get going. I’ll be back later.

326 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:03:32am
327 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 9:07:22am

re: #324 Dark_Falcon

Not needs, but rather wants. Citizens do not have to claim necessity as a reason for wanting to own something

If that something is a machine gun, they sure do.

328 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 9:07:24am

re: #324 Dark_Falcon

Not needs, but rather wants. Citizens do not have to claim necessity as a reason for wanting to own something, instead it is the government that must have a necessity as to why they should not do so.

Thanks, all I’d read was the article. Frankly, I don’t agree with the suit’s logic on the NFA. If the state of Illinois can charge sales tax on a book purchase, then the ATF charging a transfer tax for a sound suppressor can survive constitutional muster.

Splitting hairs there Dark.

Why would you want something if you didn’t think you need it?

Of course, you may be right though when speaking behaviorally. Little kids often want something they don’t need. Many gun owners these days act just like little kids. And when they don’t get what they want throw the same type of tantrums.

Again…pathetic. Your response actually illustrates my point.

329 BeachDem  Mar 29, 2015 9:11:04am

re: #321 Justanotherhuman

I can’t see voting for someone who worked on the campaigns of Gary Hart and Bob Kerrrey, esp another white guy. Of course, I could write those activities off to “youthful” enthusiasm, I suppose.

And 3 current female Democratic governors is not a good record—1 of which wasn’t even elected; Dems can’t claim any more success than the Rs who have 3 elected female govs.

But it’s time for a woman Dem for President. Way past time. And if Hillary Clinton is the only woman standing, she gets my vote.

Well, carly fiorina says there’s a 90% chance she will be the GOP nominee, so there’s that. I want some of whatever she ‘s smoking.

330 b_sharp  Mar 29, 2015 9:14:00am

re: #328 ObserverArt

Splitting hairs there Dark.

Why would you want something if you didn’t think you need it?

Of course, you may be right though when speaking behaviorally. Little kids often want something they don’t need. Many gun owners these days act just like little kids. And when they don’t get what they want throw the same type of tantrums.

Again…pathetic. Your response actually illustrates my point.

Is D_F’s point an accurate reflection of the law or current convention in law?

331 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:16:20am

I wouldn’t mind going back to the days when there were more crooks who owned guns than RWNJs.

RWNJs scare me a hell of a lot more than crooks.

332 Targetpractice  Mar 29, 2015 9:18:00am

re: #323 Justanotherhuman

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Which means we’ll be greeted Monday by Republicans demanding a vote on the sanctions bill, declaring that the deadline has come and gone.

333 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:20:23am

I think we already know the answer. And, of course, Pence mixes up “tolerance” and bigotry.

Governor Becomes Frustrated When Asked If ‘Religious Liberty’ Law Will Be Used To Discriminate

thinkprogress.org

(snip)

“Pence told This Week host George Stephanopoulos it was “absolutely not” a mistake to sign the religious liberty bill into law. Pence dodged a question about Advance America’s statement, which said that bakers and florists might be allowed to refuse to serve a gay couple at their wedding. “This is not about discrimination. This is about empowering people to confront government overreach,” he said.

“Is tolerance a two-way street or not? There’s a lot of talk about tolerance in this country today having to do with people on the left. Here Indiana steps forward to protect the constitutional rights and privileges of freedom of religion for people of faith and families of faith in our state,” Pence said.” More

334 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 9:21:05am

The machine gun issue is just legal theatre. The obstacle to owning and using a Ma Deuce is the $5/round ammunition cost. At 550 rounds per minute, you are out of the middle class.

335 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:25:12am

re: #334 Decatur Deb

The machine gun issue is just legal theatre. The obstacle to owning and using a Ma Deuce is the $5/round ammunition cost. At 550 rounds per minute, you are out of the middle class.

The rich want them for their security details?

336 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:27:10am

Yeah, this will work. Thanks, American fundies.

Liberia calls for sexual abstinence to cut Ebola transmission risk - @Reuters
end of alert

337 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 9:27:36am

re: #335 Justanotherhuman

The rich want them for their security details?

Fantasts want them for their Rev War III delusions.

(Auto weapons are actually a disadvantage to resistance groups with no logistic trains.)

338 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:28:56am

re: #337 Decatur Deb

I should have added sarcasm tags. : )

339 Targetpractice  Mar 29, 2015 9:31:00am

re: #333 Justanotherhuman

I think we already know the answer. And, of course, Pence mixes up “tolerance” and bigotry.

Governor Becomes Frustrated When Asked If ‘Religious Liberty’ Law Will Be Used To Discriminate

thinkprogress.org

(snip)

“Pence told This Week host George Stephanopoulos it was “absolutely not” a mistake to sign the religious liberty bill into law. Pence dodged a question about Advance America’s statement, which said that bakers and florists might be allowed to refuse to serve a gay couple at their wedding. “This is not about discrimination. This is about empowering people to confront government overreach,” he said.

“Is tolerance a two-way street or not? There’s a lot of talk about tolerance in this country today having to do with people on the left. Here Indiana steps forward to protect the constitutional rights and privileges of freedom of religion for people of faith and families of faith in our state,” Pence said.” More

“Government overreach”? So would Gov. Pence characterize laws that prevents establishments from turning customers away based upon their race as “overreach”? I know there are Republicans who think the CRA was a matter of “overreach,” so does the governor agree with them?

340 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 9:31:24am

re: #338 Justanotherhuman

I should have added sarcasm tags. : )

It was Eric Prince and his Blackwater/Xe/Academi franchise that made your comment real-world.

341 Lidane  Mar 29, 2015 9:35:41am
342 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:38:21am

re: #341 Lidane

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Did anyone, any time, ever accuse RP of being a Constitutional lawyer or knowing much about it at all?

343 Lidane  Mar 29, 2015 9:40:50am

re: #342 Justanotherhuman

Did anyone, any time, ever accuse RP of being a Constitutional lawyer or knowing much about it at all?

Some of his fanbase think he’s a Libertarian purist. They’re finding out the hard way that he’s a pandering neo-Confederate theocrat who’s been hiding in plain sight the entire time.

344 Targetpractice  Mar 29, 2015 9:44:12am

re: #343 Lidane

Some of his fanbase think he’s a Libertarian purist. They’re finding out the hard way that he’s a pandering neo-Confederate theocrat who’s been hiding in plain sight the entire time.

Yeah, he’s not his daddy, he won’t carve his positions in stone and then ride them all the way to defeat. Like the rest of the field, he’ll adopt whatever position is necessary to win the nomination. In this case, he’s now trying to be an evangelist preaching “revival” as a cure for rising wave of support for gay marriage. All the more reason for the Supremes to permanently answer the question by ruling bans on such marriages unconstitutional.

345 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:48:17am

re: #343 Lidane

And let’s upgrade the fear with this?

“We need a revival in the country,” Paul added Thursday. “We need another Great Awakening with tent revivals of thousands of people saying reform or see what’s going to happen if we don’t reform.”

Reform? WTF? What he really means is a return to the 19th century of jack leg preachers and snake oil salesmen who ruled for an awfully long time among the illiterati and still do, except electronically. Those tent meetings scared the shit out of me as a small child, nothing anyone should be subjected to, esp kids.

346 Great White Snark  Mar 29, 2015 9:49:47am

re: #327 Nyet

If that something is a machine gun, they sure do.

That happens to be incorrect, unless like california state law intervenes. Machine guns can be used for exhibition/target/sport (non hunting) given some paperwork and fees.

I have not mentioned this in a long while but I still think the FAA single engine then commercial then maybe multi engine style of rules is best. Regulate the person and the device as a set. If you qualify you get the better/bigger equipment rating.

347 Varek Raith  Mar 29, 2015 9:52:53am

I want an RPG.

Bearable arms and all that.

348 Targetpractice  Mar 29, 2015 9:52:55am

Apparently the GOP clown car needs to be sectioned off so we can keep track of who is who. Like a section for abject failures, where our next contestant can sit:

Alright Carly, take a seat over there next to Donald, you two can trade stories about the companies you ran into the ground.

349 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 9:53:00am

re: #341 Lidane

Strict separation of church and state is one of the very few positive features of libertarianism. When it’s gone, what remains is mostly pure asshattery.

350 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:53:11am

Rand Paul is a scared little rabbit who can’t face the truth: That he lives in the 21st century and cannot foist his wild imaginings on very many people.

His facade would crumble in a heartbeat when faced with a real Constitutional lawyer who understands the document because there is no substance in his rhetoric.

351 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 9:53:36am

re: #346 Great White Snark

That happens to be incorrect, unless like california state law intervenes. Machine guns can be used for exhibition/target/sport (non hunting) given some paperwork and fees.

I have not mentioned this in a long while but I still think the FAA single engine then commercial then maybe multi engine style of rules is best. Regulate the person and the device as a set. If you qualify you get the better/bigger equipment rating.

We are talking not about laws, but about common sense.

352 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 9:54:59am

re: #330 b_sharp

Is D_F’s point an accurate reflection of the law or current convention in law?

Not sure. Seems laws don’t have to have reality behind them sometimes, so maybe Dark is correct on current thinking with lawmakers today.

Apply the same logic to something like gay marriage and the thinking apparently changes. I can’t find a ‘want’ or a ‘need’ in any reason for wanting it prevented…especially when you view it in regards to the Bill of Rights and Constitution.

353 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 9:57:53am

re: #348 Targetpractice

Apparently the GOP clown car needs to be sectioned off so we can keep track of who is who. Like a section for abject failures, where our next contestant can sit:

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Alright Carly, take a seat over there next to Donald, you two can trade stories about the companies you ran into the ground.

Fiorina strikes me as one of those people who is so egotistical they believe everyone thinks and acts exactly as they do.

“I watched porn all day at work instead of actually running the company, so all those lowlifes I employ(ed) must do it, too.”

354 Targetpractice  Mar 29, 2015 10:00:19am

re: #353 Justanotherhuman

Fiorina strikes me as one of those people who is so egotistical they believe everyone thinks and acts exactly as they do.

“I watched porn all day at work instead of actually running the company, so all those lowlifes I employ(ed) must do it, too.”

Fiorina strikes me as the same kinda ego-centric moron as Trump or Romney: “I’ve made millions driving a company into the ground, so I must known what I’m talking about, even if the only reason I’m not living out of a cardboard box is because I was contractually guaranteed millions in pay and stock options.”

355 Lidane  Mar 29, 2015 10:00:27am

re: #348 Targetpractice

Carly Fiorina is thinking of running for POTUS?

…

356 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 10:10:11am

re: #347 Varek Raith

I want an RPG.

Bearable arms and all that.

Who put the ‘man’ in MANPAD?

357 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 10:13:34am

re: #347 Varek Raith

I want an RPG.

Bearable arms and all that.

en.wikipedia.org

358 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 10:15:23am

re: #354 Targetpractice

Fiorina strikes me as the same kinda ego-centric moron as Trump or Romney: “I’ve made millions driving a company into the ground, so I must known what I’m talking about, even if the only reason I’m not living out of a cardboard box is because I was contractually guaranteed millions in pay and stock options.”

Not sure that she’s that self-aware, though.

“I did nothing wrong!”

359 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 10:16:16am

re: #357 Decatur Deb

en.wikipedia.org

Obviously the Founding Fathers intended you to have it.

360 Varek Raith  Mar 29, 2015 10:16:20am

re: #357 Decatur Deb

en.wikipedia.org

I could dig a nice well with that.

361 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 10:17:22am

re: #359 Nyet

Obviously the Founding Fathers intended you to have it.

Gonna call mine “Scalia”.

362 Justanotherhuman  Mar 29, 2015 10:26:29am

BBL.

363 RealityBasedSteve  Mar 29, 2015 10:27:37am

I want military grade weapons because I’m not compensating… nope, not me…

364 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 10:27:56am

re: #361 Decatur Deb

Gonna call mine “Scalia”.

Gonna call the crater “Thomas”.

365 Great White Snark  Mar 29, 2015 10:31:29am

re: #351 Nyet

We are talking not about laws, but about common sense.

Common sense does not exclude exhibition/regulated sports.

366 Varek Raith  Mar 29, 2015 10:35:56am

re: #365 Great White Snark

Common sense does not exclude exhibition/regulated sports.

I’d wager the vast majority of those who want machine guns are those who think they are Rambo going to overthrow the US.
You know, people who shouldn’t have guns to begin with?

367 Great White Snark  Mar 29, 2015 10:38:46am

re: #366 Varek Raith

I’d wager the vast majority of those who want machine guns are those who think they are Rambo going to overthrow the US.
You know, people who shouldn’t have guns to begin with?

If we define want as desires spoken after a bunch of beers, sure. If we define want as in engage in a regulated process and pay the big money for the gun and accept the oversight that goes with current law, I’d think not.

368 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 10:38:54am

Rand Paul is increasingly becoming way too hard to take.

Actually, do we really know who Rand Paul is? Seems he is becoming more and more empty suit by the day.

The whole damn Republican Party if a pack of ‘punchable’ faces, with excremental thinking.

And they were going to clean up their acts this go-round. Reince Priebus may think he can control this stupidity by cutting out the public display in the debates, but he must not realize the stink can be smelled all over. Phew!

369 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 10:46:15am

re: #367 Great White Snark

If we define want as desires spoken after a bunch of beers, sure. If we define want as in engage in a regulated process and pay the big money for the gun and accept the oversight that goes with current law, I’d think not.

Are you really saying there is an area where this could be allowed???

Does the blue black metal process cause the chemical to leech out and affect gun owners thinking?

/

370 Varek Raith  Mar 29, 2015 10:48:21am

re: #367 Great White Snark

If we define want as desires spoken after a bunch of beers, sure. If we define want as in engage in a regulated process and pay the big money for the gun and accept the oversight that goes with current law, I’d think not.

What.

371 The Ghost of a Flea  Mar 29, 2015 10:48:51am

re: #368 ObserverArt

Rand Paul is increasingly becoming way too hard to take.

Actually, do we really know who Rand Paul is? Seems he is becoming more and more empty suit by the day.

The whole damn Republican Party if a pack of ‘punchable’ faces, with excremental thinking.

And they were going to clean up their acts this go-round. Reince Priebus may think he can control this stupidity by cutting out the public display in the debates, but he must not realize the stick can be smelled all over. Phew!

Rand Paul is exactly the same anti-federal social conservative his father is. He just isn’t as clever about talking around his “well, it’s perfectly good if the state takes away your rights” ideas.

He can’t duck and weave like Ron Paul, with his tiny self-selecting audience. He’s running for President; he has to kiss all the asses.

372 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 10:50:44am

re: #369 ObserverArt

Are you really saying there is an area where this could be allowed???

Does the blue black metal process cause the chemical to leech out and affect gun owners thinking?

/

This is allowed now, if you mean auto weapons ownership. It’s just very expensive and a bit of paperwork.

…

373 TedStriker  Mar 29, 2015 10:53:15am

re: #363 RealityBasedSteve

I want military grade weapons because I’m not compensating… nope, not me…

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“What we have here, little yellow sister, is a magnificent specimen of pure Alabama Blacksnake. But it ain’t too goddamned beaucoup.”

/Full Metal Jacket

374 Varek Raith  Mar 29, 2015 10:54:16am

Not that any of this matter anyway.
A terrorist could slaughter a hundred kids tomorrow and the response from the gun crowd will be, “Now’s not the time” or “What can you do?”
Then argue for more guns.

375 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 10:54:58am

re: #374 Varek Raith

Not that any of this matter anyway.
A terrorist could slaughter a hundred kids tomorrow and the response from the gun crowd will be, “Now’s not the time” or “What can you do?”
Then argue for more guns.

They’ll blame anything before they want to talk about guns.

376 #FergusonFireside  Mar 29, 2015 10:55:02am

re: #372 Decatur Deb

This is allowed now, if you mean auto weapons ownership. It’s just very expensive and a bit of paperwork.

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Video

Just boys having fun.

(kids too)

377 Lidane  Mar 29, 2015 10:55:05am

re: #374 Varek Raith

Not that any of this matter anyway.
A terrorist could slaughter a hundred kids tomorrow and the response from the gun crowd will be, “Now’s not the time” or “What can you do?”
Then argue for more guns.

Just like they did with Sandy Hook.

378 Charles Johnson  Mar 29, 2015 10:55:07am
379 Varek Raith  Mar 29, 2015 10:55:24am

re: #375 HappyWarrior

They’ll blame anything before they want to talk about guns.

OSAMA BIN LADEN PLAYED DOOM!

380 Charles Johnson  Mar 29, 2015 10:55:43am
381 Varek Raith  Mar 29, 2015 10:55:55am

re: #378 Charles Johnson

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Lol.

382 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 10:57:31am

re: #378 Charles Johnson

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What a creep. I hope he knows that he wouldn’t have been marry his “hot Asian wife” if his ideological ancestors had their way.

383 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 10:58:29am

re: #379 Varek Raith

OSAMA BIN LADEN PLAYED DOOM!

Osama Bin Laden didn’t pray enough in school and his mother used birth control and Osama also listened to Marilyn Manson. He also had the media telling him it was okay to be gay.

384 Targetpractice  Mar 29, 2015 11:00:45am

re: #378 Charles Johnson

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He really does seem on the verge of a nervous breakdown, doesn’t he? “Why doesn’t anybody take me seriously?!” will be his cry as they wheel him off to the funny farm.

385 HappyWarrior  Mar 29, 2015 11:05:01am

re: #384 Targetpractice

He really does seem on the verge of a nervous breakdown, doesn’t he? “Why doesn’t anybody take me seriously?!” will be his cry as they wheel him off to the funny farm.

He reminds me of Percy from the Green Mile.

386 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 11:16:20am

re: #372 Decatur Deb

This is allowed now, if you mean auto weapons ownership. It’s just very expensive and a bit of paperwork.

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Video

That video claims I am not a patriot.

Gun thinking. I will never get it.

387 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 11:19:08am

re: #386 ObserverArt

That video claims I am not a patriot.

Gun thinking. I will never get it.

Bet you didn’t even like the soundtrack, comrade.

388 Varek Raith  Mar 29, 2015 11:20:11am

re: #386 ObserverArt

That video claims I am not a patriot.

Gun thinking. I will never get it.

Take this trilithium torpedo.
Drive it around town.
Be that star!
…
..
.
Or blow it up!

389 ObserverArt  Mar 29, 2015 11:20:48am

re: #387 Decatur Deb

Bet you didn’t even like the soundtrack, comrade.

And you would be correct. But I did like the name of the place they hold the event. Knob Creek seems rather appropriate.

390 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 11:22:17am

re: #389 ObserverArt

And you would be correct. But I did like the name of the place they hold the event. Knob Creek seems rather appropriate.

When I was going to UofL, I lived about two hills over. Knob Creek is on the edge of the Ft Knox range area.

391 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 11:22:25am

re: #365 Great White Snark

Common sense does not exclude exhibition/regulated sports.

Oh, that is fine as long as the machine guns are kept in designated storages and not at home, and are retrieved only for exhibition/sport purposes.

392 Nyet  Mar 29, 2015 11:24:21am

re: #378 Charles Johnson

He’s OK with SSM but doesn’t want to legalize it?

393 Romantic Heretic  Mar 29, 2015 11:37:46am

re: #309 Nyet

The foundation, established after the landmark case named for plaintiff Dick Heller that resulted in Supreme Court recognition that the Second Amendment is an individual right, has declared “a ‘no compromise’ stance” for the right to keep and bear arms, asserting “[e]ach able bodied person of sound mind should always have the right to stay and be armed with the weapon of their choosing.”

This is where the wingnuts always fail. Anybody that spends more than five minutes watching one knows they shouldn’t be allowed to play with anything sharper than a rubber ball.

394 Romantic Heretic  Mar 29, 2015 11:46:44am

re: #372 Decatur Deb

This is allowed now, if you mean auto weapons ownership. It’s just very expensive and a bit of paperwork.

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Video

Started watching that. Stopped as soon as the loony ‘patriotic’ scrolling started. I’m interested in firearms of all types. I loathe chest beating nationalism.

395 Great White Snark  Mar 29, 2015 11:47:06am

re: #369 ObserverArt

Where machine guns can be shot? Well that would just be a shooting range. I happen to be a shareholder at an outdoor range that would be perfect and has had gatling gun exhibitions.

396 Decatur Deb  Mar 29, 2015 11:51:27am

re: #394 Romantic Heretic

Started watching that. Stopped as soon as the loony ‘patriotic’ scrolling started. I’m interested in firearms of all types. I loathe chest beating nationalism.

You missed a sociological manifestation.

397 Belafon  Mar 29, 2015 11:54:42am

re: #378 Charles Johnson

There’s a person struggling with how to allow some freedoms without allowing others.

398 taserian  Mar 30, 2015 12:05:44pm

re: #140 The Mother Of All Pies

If he was a Canadian THEY’D CHANGE THE MONEY TO PUT HIM ON THE 5.

Considering that Shatner is a Canadian, I DO NOT WANT THIS POLICY IN EFFECT.


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