Guthrie Govan is just flat out frightening. That is all.
A complete song preview from The Aristocrats’ new live CD/DVD “Culture Clash Live”. Available at thearistocrats.spinshop.com.
Guthrie Govan - guitar
Bryan Beller - bass
Marco Minnemann - drumsEdited by Dave Foster.
Release date: January 20, 2015
(pre-orders ok before then)
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Apr 7, 2015 9:23:34pm |
Brian Beller and Marco Minneman are also frequent co-conspirators with the always-amazing Mike Keneally. So glad to see Guthrie in these circles.
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Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing Apr 7, 2015 9:24:06pm |
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Apr 7, 2015 9:34:09pm |
re: #3 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing
His best version of “The Aristocrats” elaborated on “pimple pus” as lubricant.
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psddluva4evah Apr 7, 2015 9:35:43pm |
the happenings of today has me thinking of this standup special from Dave Chappelle in 2000, called “Killing Me Softly”. this bit on police brutality is as relevant today as 15 years ago.
Good night. sometimes ya have to laugh to keep from crying. but I find I can’t really laugh as much as I did the first time
good night.
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De Kolta Chair Apr 7, 2015 9:38:48pm |
What most people think of when they can be bothered to think of Rand Paul8 |
Targetpractice Apr 7, 2015 9:49:48pm |
Just an update on that GoFundMe for Slager, it no longer exists either.
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De Kolta Chair Apr 7, 2015 9:55:32pm |
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Kragar Apr 7, 2015 10:10:07pm |
a high tech light show which is ultimately insubstantial… ironically accurate @jaberard— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 8, 2015
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trog69 Apr 7, 2015 10:12:09pm |
I love Aristocrats jokes as well as the next demented fellow, but I’d never heard of this Guthrie Govan before this video, and I am blown away. Already ordering this album, and probably many more from such a huge talent.
This coincides perfectly with my new-found audiophile bug, and the new SVS PB-2000 I’ve just hooked up to this PC’s sound system-replacing the craptastic sound card with a dig. receiver was the best idea I’ve ever come up with.
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De Kolta Chair Apr 7, 2015 10:26:54pm |
How TV stations think of Rand Paul and his sweet prospective advertising contracts14 |
Charles Johnson Apr 7, 2015 10:29:18pm |
Total bullshit. pic.twitter.com/zeI2LX28EU— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 8, 2015
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De Kolta Chair Apr 7, 2015 10:32:52pm |
re: #13 Charles Johnson
Guthrie Govan is an alien.
Reminds me more than a bit of Frank Zappa, which is a good thing.
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Charles Johnson Apr 7, 2015 10:46:32pm |
Chuck is now denying that the cop planted the taser next to Walter Scott, even though you can clearly see him doing it in the video.
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 7, 2015 10:48:28pm |
WHUT
The broken clock strikes midnight.
That #WalterScott tape is just horrifying. Which is why the cop will be tried for murder, as he should be.— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 8, 2015
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Charles Johnson Apr 7, 2015 10:49:28pm |
Drives Mercedes, has arrest record for battery, doesn't pay child support… #WalterScott— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) April 8, 2015
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Kragar Apr 7, 2015 10:53:13pm |
re: #14 Charles Johnson
If only he could somehow capture the images and post them on a website he might have access to @Green_Footballs— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 8, 2015
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Single-handed sailor Apr 7, 2015 10:55:23pm |
I was reading about Megyn Kelly And Tony Perkins Accuse Obama Of Sending Anti-Christian Messages To Our Enemies and I had a really profound thought that encompassed life, the universe and everything, then I got up to make a cocktail and forgot it.
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 7, 2015 10:56:15pm |
I’m still getting Danabots in my Time Line HURR HURR WHO DON’T YOU MAKE A GOFUNDME FOR GARISSA VICTIMS!!! SOME RANDOM GUY MADE A GOFUNDME FOR THAT GUY IN DETROIT & HE GOT $300K!!!!!!
Yeah that “random guy” was heavily promoted by the Detroit Free Press and got picked up in national media.
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William Barnett-Lewis Apr 7, 2015 11:08:01pm |
re: #24 The Week Of No Pie
I’m still getting Danabots in my Time Line HURR HURR WHO DON’T YOU MAKE A GOFUNDME FOR GARISSA VICTIMS!!! SOME RANDOM GUY MADE A GOFUNDME FOR THAT GUY IN DETROIT & HE GOT $300K!!!!!!
Yeah that “random guy” was heavily promoted by the Detroit Free Press and got picked up in national media.
Pity the Free Press doesn’t promote random guys from Wisconsin… :)
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Apr 7, 2015 11:20:34pm |
here is a question for the lizard hacker community:
i recently sent out a product upgrade with the product attached as a zip file. as you know, many company email systems will spit up on attachments with certain extensions, like a .zip
i got a bounceback, several days later, from a company whose address is not in my business records. yet, the bounceback looks like the kind i get from addresses on my email list that have anti zip file filters.
why would i get a bounceback if somebody forwarded the update to a 3rd party? otherwise, how could i get a direct bounceback from an email address i never sent anything to???
it is a puzzlement
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goddamnedfrank Apr 7, 2015 11:49:09pm |
re: #26 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
here is a question for the lizard hacker community:
i recently sent out a product upgrade with the product attached as a zip file. as you know, many company email systems will spit up on attachments with certain extensions, like a .zip
i got a bounceback, several days later, from a company whose address is not in my business records. yet, the bounceback looks like the kind i get from addresses on my email list that have anti zip file filters.
why would i get a bounceback if somebody forwarded the update to a 3rd party? otherwise, how could i get a direct bounceback from an email address i never sent anything to???
it is a puzzlement
Maybe the company changed names or got bought. They might set up their email server to accept under the old name and bounce back under the new address without technically “forwarding” the email. Doesn’t explain the time lag tho’ unless the rejection was made by a POP3 downloader, who came in to work a few days after it was sent, and not the central server. It was a 500 (not 400) level reply code?
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Apr 7, 2015 11:57:53pm |
re: #27 goddamnedfrank
Maybe the company changed names or got bought. They might set up their email server to accept under the old name and bounce back under the new address without technically “forwarding” the email. Doesn’t explain the time lag tho’ unless the rejection was made by a POP3 downloader, who came in to work a few days after it was sent, and not the central server. It was a 500 (not 400) level reply code?
thanks! it was probably an old address forwarded to a new one.
there was no reply code per se that i could see on the full header - rather, the email was bounced back with this notification:
[MailServer Resend] Resending quarantined email — use caution when opening
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Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing Apr 8, 2015 12:43:02am |
re: #6 psddluva4evah
the happenings of today has me thinking of this standup special from Dave Chappelle in 2000, called “Killing Me Softly”. this bit on police brutality is as relevant today as 15 years ago.
[Embedded content]
Good night. sometimes ya have to laugh to keep from crying. but I find I can’t really laugh as much as I did the first time
good night.
I’m way past time on this, but the phrase brought back memory of my favorite version of “Laughing to Keep from Crying.”
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Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing Apr 8, 2015 12:45:24am |
re: #9 De Kolta Chair
[Embedded content]
Aristocrats, Aristocats, oh never mind.
bwahahahahaha! Someone switched the film reels :D
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Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing Apr 8, 2015 1:23:28am |
Well, this is awkward:
jezebel.com
New York senator Jeff Klein was reciting repeatedly when he his “female, junior communications staffer” pocket tweeted a link to a Google Image search for ‘susan del percio hot’—from her phone, of course.
Reports Business Insider:
In the tweet, which was deleted shortly after it was posted, there was a string of seemingly random characters followed by a link to a search for “susan del percio hot.” Susan Del Percio is a GOP strategist who has worked as an adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and the 2013 mayoral campaign of Republican Joe Lhota.
Klein spokeswoman Candice Giove sent a statement to Business Insider blaming the tweet on an unnamed staffer.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 1:37:26am |
re: #20 Charles Johnson
You can buy a used Mercedes for less than the price of a new Toyota Yaris.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 2:08:44am |
re: #33 Higgs Boson’s Mate
You can buy a used Mercedes for less than the price of a new Toyota Yaris.
It’s a very dated example, but a friend of mine in high school drove a M-B she bought for just $300. It was a boat, but roomy and very safe (for the occupants, anyway). A diesel Mercedes can run for a million miles or more.
But upkeep is a pain in the wallet. The parts are expensive, and you have to find an independent mechanic to avoid the dealerships picking your pocket. That was why a doctor friend traded in his M-B for an Oldsmobile. Less panache, but more practical.
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Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing Apr 8, 2015 2:14:59am |
re: #34 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
It’s a very dated example, but a friend of mine in high school drove a M-B she bought for just $300. It was a boat, but roomy and very safe (for the occupants, anyway). A diesel Mercedes can run for a million miles or more.
But upkeep is a pain in the wallet. The parts are expensive, and you have to find an independent mechanic to avoid the dealerships picking your pocket. That was why a doctor friend traded in his M-B for an Oldsmobile. Less panache, but more practical.
I’m sure a lot of people buy them just for that emblem on the hood, not realizing the upkeep. If you could find a decent M-B mechanic who wasn’t in the dealer network, you could be golden.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 2:46:55am |
Two protestors won school board elections tonight: @CharliCooksey in STL and Kay in UCity.
— deray mckesson (@deray) April 8, 2015
Two black candidates win #Ferguson council seats as turnout doubles http://t.co/6CfsO48bUT pic.twitter.com/bO53gwhRSh
— Black Folk Hot Spots (@BFHSNetwork) April 8, 2015
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goddamnedfrank Apr 8, 2015 2:56:10am |
“Brontosaurus” was a household name, until dinosaur scientists ruled that the charismatic “thunder lizard” had been misnamed and should have been called apatosaurus all along.Now the familiar brontosaurus name might come thundering back. Fresh research suggests it’s a unique individual after all, deserving its own name.
I feel bad for Pluto right now because you know it is reading this and getting its hopes up.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 3:07:48am |
Judge denies federal government’s request to lift temporary hold on Obama’s immigration action
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Texas late Tuesday kept a temporary hold on President Barack Obama’s executive action that sought to shield millions of immigrants from deportation, rejecting a U.S. Department of Justice request that he allow the action to go ahead.
“U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville refused to lift the preliminary injunction he granted on Feb. 16 at the request of 26 states that oppose Obama’s action.
(snip)
“The coalition of 26 states, led by Texas, filed the lawsuit to overturn Obama’s executive action, arguing that it is unconstitutional and would force them to invest more in law enforcement, health care and education.” More
Of course; they don’t want to invest in any people. Hanen is a GWB nominee and was confirmed May 2002 by a 97-0 vote after first being nominated by the elder Bush in 1992 when Hanen was 39 yrs old. He was in a private practice until his confirmation in 2002.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 3:22:03am |
Does Upchuck ever sleep? Last tweet was only 2 hrs ago, trying to cast doubt on murder of Walter Scott, and, of course, his beg-a-thon tweet rests at the top.
He would have to have some chemical assistance to keep up his schedule, doncha know.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 3:30:41am |
re: #39 Justanotherhuman
Does Upchuck ever sleep? Last tweet was only 2 hrs ago, trying to cast doubt on murder of Walter Scott, and, of course, his beg-a-thon tweet rests at the top.
He would have to have some chemical assistance to keep up his schedule, doncha know.
He may have some scheduler app in play, or he may be holed up in his basement avoiding “wife stuff.”
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 3:34:41am |
re: #39 Justanotherhuman
Does Upchuck ever sleep? Last tweet was only 2 hrs ago, trying to cast doubt on murder of Walter Scott, and, of course, his beg-a-thon tweet rests at the top.
He would have to have some chemical assistance to keep up his schedule, doncha know.
Did CCJ have a blog before Got Nooz? I’m reluctant to dive into his archive to find out how long he’s maintained it.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 3:40:17am |
re: #40 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
He may have some scheduler app in play, or he may be holed up in his basement avoiding “wife stuff.”
Welp, we now know that Upchuck steals the photos of others, but you’d better not use any of him…
“*Johnson and his photographer asked us to remove photos of Johnson from the site. We happily complied.”
And here we thought Upchuck wanted to be a prominent public figure…
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 3:47:23am |
re: #42 Justanotherhuman
Welp, we now know that Upchuck steals the photos of others, but you’d better not use any of him…
“*Johnson and his photographer asked us to remove photos of Johnson from the site. We happily complied.”
And here we thought Upchuck wanted to be a prominent public figure…
Only when the articles accompanying praise him, even in an ironic way. I suspect Peter Duke is the impetus for the takedown demands, and not CCJ.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 3:49:06am |
re: #43 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Only when the articles accompanying praise him, even in an ironic way. I suspect Peter Duke is the impetus for the takedown demands, and not CCJ.
Who is Peter Duke? I usually don’t pay a lot of attention to Upchuck’s “minions”.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 3:50:11am |
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 3:52:16am |
The stuff movies are made of:
Hunan playboy exposed as all 17 girlfriends show up to visit him in hospital
shanghaiist.com
This dude not only swindled his now ex-wife, but bilked his GFs out of thousands of dollars, plus faked his way into an engineering job.
I bet CCJ would love to meet him.
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Dave In Austin Apr 8, 2015 3:53:57am |
re: #45 Justanotherhuman
Oh, shit!
In need of DO Not LINK……..
Morning all. Company had a big merger yesterday. Time to go play Reindeer Games today. Lordy, at 60, I get tired of this shit.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 3:56:42am |
re: #45 Justanotherhuman
Oh, shit!
He’s also UpChuck’s interlocutor for his very occasional “weekly” video podcasts. I suspect he’s also the tech advisor for same, which explains a lot.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 3:59:44am |
re: #48 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
He’s also UpChuck’s interlocutor for his very occasional “weekly” video podcasts. I suspect he’s also the tech advisor for same, which explains a lot.
Well, I kind of understand the need for shades, now, if he’s ingesting chemicals of the “upper” variety. His pupils would be huge and quite tell-tale.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 4:02:43am |
re: #49 Justanotherhuman
Well, I kind of understand the need for shades, now, if he’s ingesting chemicals of the “upper” variety. His pupils would be huge and quite tell-tale.
I dunno. I think he’s just trying to be cool and mysterious, what with the weird poses with the cell phone.
Trouble is, he’s not cool and the only mystery about him is how he manages to get through the day without being punched out by someone.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 4:03:56am |
Kenya freezes bank accounts with suspected terrorism links, treasury says - @AFP
end of alert
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 8, 2015 4:10:49am |
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 4:14:25am |
Evidently, this is getting around the internet as “truth”, and that he even won’t endorse his own son, even though it’s The Onion.
Ron Paul Withholding Presidential Endorsement Until True Libertarian Candidate Enters Race
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 4:16:04am |
OK, I’ve put an explanatory warning on the Peter Duke link. : )
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 4:16:48am |
re: #53 Justanotherhuman
Evidently, this is getting around the internet as “truth”, and that he even won’t endorse his own son, even though it’s The Onion.
Ron Paul Withholding Presidential Endorsement Until True Libertarian Candidate Enters Race
A truly scary idea: Rand becomes president and appoints his father to an important post in his administration.
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 4:21:00am |
re: #55 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
A truly scary idea: Rand becomes president and appoints his father to an important post in his administration.
Rand would have to get out of the GOP primaries first.
He’s getting a lot of press right now, but there are a whole host of reasons why both he and Ted Cruz will never be POTUS.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 4:23:02am |
I’m pretty sure that public opinion, at this point, is on his side. That won’t keep the RWNJs from trying to prove differently, though. And what really matters is that video which shows an outright murder.
Father of Walter Scott says he is ‘pretty sure that justice will be served’ - @todayshow
end of alert
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 4:24:06am |
re: #56 Lidane
Rand would have to get out of the GOP primaries first.
He’s getting a lot of press right now, but there are a whole host of reasons why both he and Ted Cruz will never be POTUS.
Thankfully.
I know neither one has a chance now of being elected president, and I’m hoping their exposure on the national stage to kill any future hopes of running for higher office. If we’re really lucky, their performance now may also kill their Senate re-election chances, too.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 4:28:08am |
Bloomberg has Robert Wolf on now. He’s proposing there be a national infrastructure bank, pointing out that improving our roads, bridges, waterways, rail systems, etc., would boost our GDP and open up the job market.
It’s a very sensible idea, but — even though it comes from a Wall Street guy — it won’t catch on among the GOP/Tea Party types. He’s got Obama cooties.
whitehouse.gov
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 4:34:32am |
Ronald Wimberly on the illustration. RT @deray: Baldwin. Rage. pic.twitter.com/HK3914a3T3
— Chowder (@TheUncoolest) April 8, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 4:38:18am |
re: #59 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Bloomberg has Robert Wolf on now. He’s proposing there be a national infrastructure bank, pointing out that improving our roads, bridges, waterways, rail systems, etc., would boost our GDP and open up the job market.
It’s a very sensible idea, but — even though it comes from a Wall Street guy — it won’t catch on among the GOP/Tea Party types. He’s got Obama cooties.
whitehouse.gov
The RW doesn’t want this, they don’t want any progress. Instead, they want a more “Mad Max” scenario in which they can wipe out all the “undesirables”.
And many of them are “prepping” for it, doncha know, and I don’t mean simple hoarding.
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 8, 2015 4:39:38am |
STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
Looks like “Middle Class” can afford fine wine & vodka.
Staged photo ops, neither of which represent any kind of reality.
This is something ALLAmericans that pay taxes needs to know Under Rino/Demo agenda this is govt program dream pic.twitter.com/E2KeGAYk86 #PJnet— Grant McCall (@truckerbooman) April 8, 2015
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Dark_Falcon Apr 8, 2015 4:40:14am |
re: #19 The Week Of No Pie
WHUT
The broken clock strikes midnight.[Embedded content]
When even Ben Shapiro thinks a police shooting was vile and criminal, UpChuck is going to find himself only getting retweets for his lies from the Stormfront crowd. They can keep him.
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Dark_Falcon Apr 8, 2015 4:46:19am |
Rahm Emanuel wins runoff in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term on Tuesday after a bruising, multimillion-dollar campaign in the first mayoral runoff in the city’s history.
Emanuel handily led challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, 56 percent to 44 percent, with 73 percent of the vote tallied, when The Associated Press called the race.
The result ends a historic campaign in which Emanuel, President Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff, raised — by some estimates — close to $30 million (with the help of a supportive super PAC), with much of the investment made in television ads designed to prop up the mayor, who had abysmal approval ratings just last summer.
In recent weeks, Emanuel blanketed the airwaves with TV ads that called into question Garcia’s ability to manage city finances. Anecdotal reports of a huge pro-Emanuel ground presence suggested an effort to swamp Garcia’s underfunded campaign.
I don’t really like Rahm, but i have respect for him and I’m glad he won. Garcia would have been a disaster, and thankfully enough Chicagoans saw that.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 4:50:53am |
re: #61 Justanotherhuman
China is building out its roads and railway systems*, and planning hydroelectric and wind energy facilities. And they’ll probably put a Chinese human on the Moon within the next five years.
Meanwhile, the USA will be debating the theory of evolution, global warming, and the “socialist” Affordable Care Act. Instead of moving forward, we’ll be spinning in circles.
* There is now a high speed rail station just two hours from where I live. That means I could be in Shanghai in about nine hours. For reference, that’s about 1500 km (930 miles) or about the distance from NYC to Jacksonville, Florida.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 4:54:52am |
Welp, I guess after this story, the RW will raise some money for Slager’s family—but not for Walter Scott’s.
“Slager, who was also formerly a member of the Coast Guard, had not previously been disciplined by the department, the Post and Courier said. He has two stepchildren and a pregnant wife.
“The paper reported that in 2013 a man accused him of shooting him with a stun gun without cause, but that Slager was cleared of wrongdoing after an internal police investigation.”
Wonder what else is in his personnel file?
And how ironic that these 2 men were both Coast Guard vets? Who, you might ask, had the greater opportunity to further himself because of his race?
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William Barnett-Lewis Apr 8, 2015 4:55:02am |
re: #62 The Week Of No Pie
Sure. Right.
Meanwhile I work two jobs, still get food stamps and have a gofundme of my own to accomplish what I want.
Twits.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 4:58:08am |
Muslim students say what they want non-Muslims to know about them
huffingtonpost.com
Short version: We’re people, too, and we want what you want — a bright future.
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 4:58:09am |
re: #62 The Week Of No Pie
The fridge on the right is a typical NYC fridge, where takeout and alcoholic beverages are typical fridge residents. ////
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 5:00:17am |
re: #59 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Bloomberg has Robert Wolf on now. He’s proposing there be a national infrastructure bank, pointing out that improving our roads, bridges, waterways, rail systems, etc., would boost our GDP and open up the job market.
It’s a very sensible idea, but — even though it comes from a Wall Street guy — it won’t catch on among the GOP/Tea Party types. He’s got Obama cooties.
whitehouse.gov
An infrastructure bank would still need funding, and the GOP is resistant to anything resembling investment in public goods. We see this time and again. Or, they claim that there are other, better projects that should be funded in order to kill projects they oppose, and then they kill not only the project in opposition, but the project they ostensibly supported.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 5:04:35am |
re: #70 lawhawk
An infrastructure bank would still need funding, and the GOP is resistant to anything resembling investment in public goods. We see this time and again. Or, they claim that there are other, better projects that should be funded in order to kill projects they oppose, and then they kill not only the project in opposition, but the project they ostensibly supported.
They only seem to like pipelines carrying foreign oil across the USA to US ports for shipment to foreign markets.
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 5:16:43am |
Well, this happened in NYC overnight:
MORE: Two @ATLHawks were arrested for trying to prevent police from setting up a crime scene, according to sources. http://t.co/22sTkcTWY8— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 8, 2015
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Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing Apr 8, 2015 5:17:47am |
re: #64 Dark_Falcon
Rahm Emanuel wins runoff in Chicago
I don’t really like Rahm, but i have respect for him and I’m glad he won. Garcia would have been a disaster, and thankfully enough Chicagoans saw that.
I called this last night. Just so everyone knows.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 5:18:26am |
re: #18 Charles Johnson
Chuck is now denying that the cop planted the taser next to Walter Scott, even though you can clearly see him doing it in the video.
Chuck haz explanation:
@RockportMEStorm because he's trying to preserve finger prints— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) April 8, 2015
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 5:22:07am |
re: #75 Backwoods_Sleuth
.@ChuckCJohnson @RockportMEStorm I laugh at your superior intellect if you think that's how evidence is preserved at a crime scene— lawhawk (@lawhawk) April 8, 2015
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 5:22:19am |
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Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing Apr 8, 2015 5:24:26am |
re: #78 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Chuck must not watch CSI shows on TV.
Even CSI would find him implausible.
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Romantic Heretic Apr 8, 2015 5:25:20am |
re: #5 De Kolta Chair
[Embedded content]
I always find it odd that people who supposedly prize individuality choose to subsume their personalties in that of a Leader.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 5:27:58am |
re: #79 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing
Even CSI would find him implausible.
He’d be one of the false leads the cops visit, only to realize he’s too loopy to be a suspect, just as HQ calls with a better lead.
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 5:32:36am |
re: #65 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
China is building out its roads and railway systems*, and planning hydroelectric and wind energy facilities. And they’ll probably put a Chinese human on the Moon within the next five years.
Meanwhile, the USA will be debating the theory of evolution, global warming, and the “socialist” Affordable Care Act. Instead of moving forward, we’ll be spinning in circles.
* There is now a high speed rail station just two hours from where I live. That means I could be in Shanghai in about nine hours. For reference, that’s about 1500 km (930 miles) or about the distance from NYC to Jacksonville, Florida.
If you had to get to Shanghai what would your options be, and what would each of them cost in terms of time and/or money?
Mentioning this since high-speed rail is pretty much dead-on-arrival in the US unless there is massive subsidy made for it. In the places it would get enough use to break even it is competing with existing rail and infrastructure for right-of-way as well as airlines. For other/longer stretches in the US there would be right-of-way and construction issues followed by a high likelihood of generating insufficient passengers to come close to break even. And, once again, it will be in direct competition with airlines (for speed) and buses (for economy).
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 5:35:53am |
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 5:42:45am |
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
Slager isn’t even wearing gloves.
Chuck is (still) an idiot.
I sort of hope that Slager moving the taser is the least of his worries.
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William Barnett-Lewis Apr 8, 2015 5:44:01am |
Before I toddle off to bed for the day, I’m going to indulge myself and pimp my Page for the day crew. If you’d take a look at my latest Orthopraxy page and give it due consideration, I’d be grateful.
Thanks and have a good one, Lizards.
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 5:45:36am |
re: #82 Feline Fearless Leader
Thing is that there are massive subsidies in place for cars and airplanes too - just people don’t see them in the same respect.
Planes require massive infrastructure and subsidies to maintain/support airports, ATC, regulatory environment to keep planes from crashing into each other and the ground.
Roads likewise need massive subsidies to build and maintain the road network.
But somehow, rail has become disconnected from the discussion. Long haul passenger rail may not make sense in the US, but regional HSR definitely would (starting with NEC, but also extending to places like the research corridor in NC, CA (though not necessarily the Central Valley, but that was chosen to reduce land acquisition costs), FL from Tampa to Orlando to Miami, Chicago to STL, etc.
Even safety improvements like eliminating at-grade crossings is something that sufficient funding isn’t available for. Or funding to inspect and maintain thousands of miles of freight lines.
Passenger rail is treated like a red-headed stepchild, even though there are places (NEC again) that carry more passengers between DC/NYC/Boston than the comparable air shuttles do. Acela and NEC regional has 75% of the total market share of air/rail traffic between NYC and DC.
It’s proof that HSR would work under the right circumstances and with sufficient funding (think of the billions spent on airports and attempts to upgrade ATC). Further upgrades to NEC would result in reduction in congestion at NYC and DC airports since air traffic would have freed up slots to other destinations.
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Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing Apr 8, 2015 5:45:56am |
re: #82 Feline Fearless Leader
If you had to get to Shanghai what would your options be, and what would each of them cost in terms of time and/or money?
Mentioning this since high-speed rail is pretty much dead-on-arrival in the US unless there is massive subsidy made for it. In the places it would get enough use to break even it is competing with existing rail and infrastructure for right-of-way as well as airlines. For other/longer stretches in the US there would be right-of-way and construction issues followed by a high likelihood of generating insufficient passengers to come close to break even. And, once again, it will be in direct competition with airlines (for speed) and buses (for economy).
only because we don’t view public transit as a public good, but as a ‘free market’ option. Hence the Amway clusterfuck.
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Eventual Carrion Apr 8, 2015 5:48:11am |
re: #75 Backwoods_Sleuth
Chuck haz explanation:
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Preserve fingerprints by handling and transporting it to another location. OoohhhKay Upchuck. His mother must have been a real butter fingers when he was young.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 5:53:53am |
re: #82 Feline Fearless Leader
If you had to get to Shanghai what would your options be, and what would each of them cost in terms of time and/or money?
Mentioning this since high-speed rail is pretty much dead-on-arrival in the US unless there is massive subsidy made for it. In the places it would get enough use to break even it is competing with existing rail and infrastructure for right-of-way as well as airlines. For other/longer stretches in the US there would be right-of-way and construction issues followed by a high likelihood of generating insufficient passengers to come close to break even. And, once again, it will be in direct competition with airlines (for speed) and buses (for economy).
Good question, and I had to do some checking.
Option 1: Bus to Changsha (5 hours/$21), fly to Shanghai (2.5 hours/$87 best price) = $108
Option 2: Direct train to Shanghai (23 hours, price between $21 for hard seat to $90 for soft sleeper) = $90 tops
Option 3: Bus to Changsha (5 hours/$21), high speed rail to Shanghai (5.5 hours/$80 for second class ticket or $128 first class) = $101 minimum
Option 4: Train to Huaihua (1.5 hours, prices range from $1.50 to $17), high speed rail to Shanghai (7.5 hours/$104 second class or $168 first class) = $105 minimum
The prices are all pretty much around $100 total, but the cost does not factor in time and hassle factors. For example, option 1 does not include delays for the baggage and airport security check, or the flight delays Chinese airlines are notorious for. I’d also have to take the airport shuttle, which takes about an hour.
The expansion of the high speed rail system has forced the domestic airlines to lower their prices. I’m not clear as to how much government subsidies the various transport sectors get, however.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 5:56:39am |
Big Spender, but it won’t help.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, formed 3 Super PACs this week, say they will have $31 million in bank by Friday - @bpolitics
read more on bloomberg.com
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 6:00:48am |
re: #86 lawhawk
Thing is that there are massive subsidies in place for cars and airplanes too - just people don’t see them in the same respect.
Planes require massive infrastructure and subsidies to maintain/support airports, ATC, regulatory environment to keep planes from crashing into each other and the ground.
Roads likewise need massive subsidies to build and maintain the road network.
But somehow, rail has become disconnected from the discussion. Long haul passenger rail may not make sense in the US, but regional HSR definitely would (starting with NEC, but also extending to places like the research corridor in NC, CA (though not necessarily the Central Valley, but that was chosen to reduce land acquisition costs), FL from Tampa to Orlando to Miami, Chicago to STL, etc.
Even safety improvements like eliminating at-grade crossings is something that sufficient funding isn’t available for. Or funding to inspect and maintain thousands of miles of freight lines.
Passenger rail is treated like a red-headed stepchild, even though there are places (NEC again) that carry more passengers between DC/NYC/Boston than the comparable air shuttles do. Acela and NEC regional has 75% of the total market share of air/rail traffic between NYC and DC.
It’s proof that HSR would work under the right circumstances and with sufficient funding (think of the billions spent on airports and attempts to upgrade ATC). Further upgrades to NEC would result in reduction in congestion at NYC and DC airports since air traffic would have freed up slots to other destinations.
Yes, these improvements were massively subsidized in the past in order to get the infrastructure built up. Railroads following the Civil War, and then roads following the first World War (local mostly) and then both road (interstates) and airports to a much greater extent following the second World War. Along with pretty much unheralded work for ship and barge traffic since they don’t do much passenger service.
Things might shift back towards rail in the future for the sake of oil economy or other efficiencies. Next to barge/ship rail is very efficient for moving goods. Weak point is point of service compared to an auto. But airliner and intercity bus is dumping you at a central terminal just like a train.
As an exercise I did a quick price compare for getting from NYC to Jacksonville - assuming I had to leave on Friday to get there and do a round trip heading back on Sunday:
Bus (Greyhound) - ~$100 each way and taking 21 hours each way.
Train (Amtrak) - ~$300 each way - though I also hit a $134 ticket for the way back. Takes 20 hours each way. (Also can spend more and get a sleeping compartment.)
Airliner (USAir) - $530 for a round-trip taking under 2 hours each way.
And I think with further notice the prices might drop a bit for the airliner or train. Or given the cities finding a cut-rate carrier.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 6:01:49am |
re: #90 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Incidentally, China has intercity bus service, too, but I usually don’t take bus rides that are longer than 8 hours. There is a direct bus to Shanghai from my city, but it takes almost as long as the direct train and is more expensive. Plus, it’s boring and the bus latrine is invariably nasty — when it’s working.
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Dr. Matt Apr 8, 2015 6:06:49am |
RWNJ pretend they are experts in Constitutional law but love it when White cop acts as judge, jury, and executioner.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 6:07:09am |
re: #93 Feline Fearless Leader
Interesting comparison. My prices are much cheaper than yours, but we’d need to factor in the COL in each country. A well paid middle class person in China can make at least $1,000 - $2,000 a month. For them, $100 for speedy or comfortable transport is not an issue.
Someone in America making $2,000 a month would have to take the Greyhound.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 6:07:23am |
At what point did this man become “life threatening” ? ? #WalterScott pic.twitter.com/FLoHyPb7Ku
— Harbin Da Sharbinar (@Anonionaire) April 8, 2015
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 6:16:02am |
re: #96 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Interesting comparison. My prices are much cheaper than yours, but we’d need to factor in the COL in each country. A well paid middle class person in China can make at least $1,000 - $2,000 a month. For them, $100 for speedy or comfortable transport is not an issue.
Someone in America making $2,000 a month would have to take the Greyhound.
That was an “express” Greyhound routing too. For a non-major city source or destination I would expect that trip to take longer and possibly cost more.
Another option that I did not cost out was renting a car for 3-5 days and driving it oneself. Probably not much savings in cash, more personal time and stress due to doing the driving, but getting flexibility in terms of schedule, avoiding terminals, and getting to final destination.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 6:31:26am |
re: #99 Feline Fearless Leader
That was an “express” Greyhound routing too. For a non-major city source or destination I would expect that trip to take longer and possibly cost more.
Another option that I did not cost out was renting a car for 3-5 days and driving it oneself. Probably not much savings in cash, more personal time and stress due to doing the driving, but getting flexibility in terms of schedule, avoiding terminals, and getting to final destination.
Well, I can get a ticket from Charlotte to Penn Station for less than $100 one way on Amtrak, a pretty good deal. And I love train travel, not the hassle of the airport. Plane ticket would cost at least $220, one way.
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 6:32:45am |
Good morning Lizards. Weather in the 40s and on-and-off rain over the next few days in Philadelphia.
Living on leftovers while slowly doing preparations for a trip down to Virginia over the upcoming weekend. Fraternity stuff, but also saving a day for a jaunt over to Norfolk to look at a large assemblage of steel painted grey.
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 6:35:29am |
re: #100 Justanotherhuman
Well, I can get a ticket from Charlotte to Penn Station for less than $100 one way on Amtrak, a pretty good deal. And I love train travel, not the hassle of the airport. Plane ticket would cost at least $220, one way.
Friends and co-workers in Pittsburgh take the train between there and Philadelphia* all the time. And my accountant is looking into using the train rather than bus between Philadelphia and New York City. Train costs more, but she has more space and can actually do useful work as a result as compared to the bus.
* - Route is actually Pittsburgh to New York City, but the train has a stop in Philadelphia.
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 8, 2015 6:35:42am |
re: #67 William Barnett-Lewis
Sure. Right.
Meanwhile I work two jobs, still get food stamps and have a gofundme of my own to accomplish what I want.
Twits.
That’s a total bullshit meme, somebody stuffed a fridge full of junk & took a picture and then emptied it of everything except the booze & took another picture, and then slapped labels on the pictures.
It has nothing whatever to do with actual reality.
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Apr 8, 2015 6:38:01am |
re: #103 The Week Of No Pie
That’s a total bullshit meme, somebody stuffed a fridge full of junk & took a picture and then emptied it of everything except the booze & took another picture, and then slapped labels on the pictures.
It has nothing whatever to do with actual reality.
It illustrates a Higher Truth about makers vs takers.
/
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 6:38:20am |
re: #103 The Week Of No Pie
That’s a total bullshit meme, somebody stuffed a fridge full of junk & took a picture and then emptied it of everything except the booze & took another picture, and then slapped labels on the pictures.
It has nothing whatever to do with actual reality.
If you opened my fridge and took a picture the denizens would sue.
//
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 6:42:16am |
#BlackLivesMatter protest is held at North Charleston City Hall in South Carolina.
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 6:43:50am |
Rand Paul isn't getting the best reputation when it comes to interviews with women reporters http://t.co/fhQfOTOBiI— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) April 8, 2015
Seriously, has Rand Paul ever treated a male interviewer the way he treated Guthrie and Evans? http://t.co/eL66AKyGMa via @Salon— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) April 8, 2015
He shows a lack of respect towards women. I’m shocked. /
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Apr 8, 2015 6:45:25am |
re: #91 Justanotherhuman
Big Spender, but it won’t help.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, formed 3 Super PACs this week, say they will have $31 million in bank by Friday - @bpolitics
read more on bloomberg.com
3? Sounds like some sort of money-laundering scheme.
half sarc
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 6:46:38am |
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Apr 8, 2015 6:47:11am |
re: #107 lawhawk
He shows a lack of respect towards women. I’m shocked. /
Not Rand’s fault. The women were being uppity. Asking him questions and such.
///
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William Barnett-Lewis Apr 8, 2015 6:49:49am |
re: #103 The Week Of No Pie
That’s a total bullshit meme, somebody stuffed a fridge full of junk & took a picture and then emptied it of everything except the booze & took another picture, and then slapped labels on the pictures.
It has nothing whatever to do with actual reality.
I know that intellectually but it still frustrates the f*** out me as I bust my ass to try and stay afloat.
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 8, 2015 6:51:47am |
Lady who trashed 4 corporations, outsourced 1000's of jobs & laid off others says what==> #tcot #UniteBlue https://t.co/zI9VDxxY1T— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) April 8, 2015
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 8, 2015 6:52:46am |
Calamity Jane doesn’t like my retweet, is now screaming BENGHAZI!!!!
Muted.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 6:52:47am |
re: #107 lawhawk
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He shows a lack of respect towards women. I’m shocked. /
Rand Paul is like a balloon full of shit: poke it and it stinks up the room.
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 8, 2015 6:53:24am |
Tweetdeck has changed their retweet format, won’t let you MT any more.
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 6:54:16am |
re: #46 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
The stuff movies are made of:
Hunan playboy exposed as all 17 girlfriends show up to visit him in hospital
shanghaiist.comThis dude not only swindled his now ex-wife, but bilked his GFs out of thousands of dollars, plus faked his way into an engineering job.
I bet CCJ would love to meet him.
On man, a real Don Yuan.
And the inspiration for many a Law and Order (et al) episode.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 7:00:35am |
Better be homicide.
Charleston Co. Coroner tells @wheelockc that report on #WalterScott death still being compiled. Expected delivery later today. #chsnews
— Alex Caban (@produceralex) April 8, 2015
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 7:00:37am |
Not just a stacked deck, but like trying to swim up Yosemite Falls with a ton of lead weight:
209 S.C. cops charged in shootings. 0 convicted. http://t.co/TJSTIBGhjl— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) April 8, 2015
It’s nearly impossible to hold police accountable for excessive force/police involved shootings except when caught on video, and the officer also is shown tampering with evidence and the crime scene.
But an indictment is a far cry from conviction, and there’s still a long road ahead.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 7:03:30am |
re: #112 The Week Of No Pie
So liberals are exacerbating our drought here in CA. I’m relieved to know that it isn’t Big Ag which only uses 7X as much water as municipalities. Has Fiorina promised to solve our little problem by forcibly laying off Californians to other states, or is she going to use her favorite and just offshore us?
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Kid A Apr 8, 2015 7:03:38am |
Starting now, I’ll be checking in on all the wingnut radio shows today to garner the reaction to the murder and I’ll report back later.
Losing my brain cells so you don’t have to.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 7:04:50am |
re: #118 lawhawk
Well, it’s a coroner system, if that tells you anything.
Q: What are the minimum standards required for one to be elected Coroner?
A: Pursuant to S. C. Code Ann., § 17-5-130(A)(1), to qualify as a candidate for Coroner, an individual must 1) be a citizen of the United States; 2) be a resident of the county in which the person seeks the office of coroner for at least one year before qualifying for the election to the office; 3) be a registered voter; 4) attain the age of 21 before the date of qualifying for office; 5) have earned a high school or its recognized equivalent by the State Department of Education; and 6) not have been convicted of a felony offense or any offense involving immoral behavior.
In addition to the above requirements of subsection (A)(1), a Coroner in this state shall have at least one of the following qualifications, the person shall: a) have at least three years of experience in death investigation with a law enforcement agency, coroner or medical examiner agency; b) have a two-year associate degree and two years experience in death investigation with a law enforcement agency, coroner or medical examiner agency; c) have a four-year baccalaureate degree and one year of experience in death investigation with a law enforcement agency, coroner or medical examiner agency; d) be a law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 23-23-10(E)(1), and who is, pursuant to S. C. Code Ann., § 17-5-130(A)(2)(d), certified by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council with a minimum of two years of experience; e) have completed a recognized forensic science degree or certification program or be enrolled in a recognized forensic science degree or certification program to be completed within one year of being elected to the office of coroner; f) be a medical doctor; or g) have a bachelor of science degree in nursing. (my emphasis)
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:05:26am |
re: #117 Justanotherhuman
Better be homicide.
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How can it be not a homicide? He didn’t die from a heart attack.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 7:05:40am |
re: #118 lawhawk
Not just a stacked deck, but like trying to swim up Yosemite Falls with a ton of lead weight:
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It’s nearly impossible to hold police accountable for excessive force/police involved shootings except when caught on video, and the officer also is shown tampering with evidence and the crime scene.
But an indictment is a far cry from conviction, and there’s still a long road ahead.
Scott was trying to flee after stealing those slugs by having them embedded in his body.
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 7:06:41am |
re: #119 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Nope, she’s demand that CA acquire Mexico for $200 billion more than it is valued, shareholders will complain, and TX will acquire for $100 billion less than Mexico is valued in a firesale. Fiorina will then claim success and lay off thousands of workers all while insuring a golden parachute for herself and top staffers who oversaw the failed merger.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 7:07:12am |
re: #116 WhatEVs
On man, a real Don Yuan.
And the inspiration for many a Law and Order (et al) episode.
Updinged for the pun.
L&O has already covered this angle, but with a bigamist, IIRC. CSI, too, I think. Maybe he was inspired by American TV.
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Timothy Watson Apr 8, 2015 7:08:04am |
re: #122 Nyet
How can it be not a homicide? He didn’t die from a heart attack.
They only have three options: homicide, suicide, accidental.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 7:09:21am |
re: #124 lawhawk
Nope, she’s demand that CA acquire Mexico for $200 billion more than it is valued, shareholders will complain, and TX will acquire for $100 billion less than Mexico is valued in a firesale. Fiorina will then claim success and lay off thousands of workers all while insuring a golden parachute for herself and top staffers who oversaw the failed merger.
That’s about right. Then Meg Whitman, who also tried to be governor of CA, will be called in as the next CEO to repair what Fiorina wrought.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 7:09:25am |
re: #122 Nyet
See #121. You would have to live in the south to see who gets appointed to these kinds of positions. Just as magistrates are, although that’s changing in some larger cities.
Know someone in LE or the “justice system”? You’re in., whether your qualifications match or not. And the qualification level can be very low, if you’re “connected” and white.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:09:29am |
re: #126 Timothy Watson
They only have three options: homicide, suicide, or accidental.
Exactly. They don’t have any other option but to rule it a homicide.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:10:32am |
re: #128 Justanotherhuman
See #121. You would have to live in the south to see who gets appointed to these kinds of positions. Just as magistrates are, although that’s changing in some larger cities.
Know someone in LE or the “justice system”? You’re in., whether your qualifications match or not. And the qualification level can be very low, if you’re “connected” and white.
Sorry, but no matter who is appointed will rule it a homicide. No one denies that it was one.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 7:11:26am |
re: #130 Nyet
Sorry, but no matter who is appointed will rule it a homicide. No one denies that it was one.
Only because there’s that little video detail to consider.
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Timothy Watson Apr 8, 2015 7:13:14am |
re: #131 Justanotherhuman
Only because there’s that little video detail to consider.
It would still be a homicide even without the video, even if the coroner has the authority to declare it a justifiable homicide.
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 7:13:26am |
re: #118 lawhawk
Not just a stacked deck, but like trying to swim up Yosemite Falls with a ton of lead weight:
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It’s nearly impossible to hold police accountable for excessive force/police involved shootings except when caught on video, and the officer also is shown tampering with evidence and the crime scene.
But an indictment is a far cry from conviction, and there’s still a long road ahead.
I stand by my prediction that this will go the same way as the others. Nothing. This guy is going to walk. Slap on the wrist at best.
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 7:13:43am |
HOW IS THIS MORON AN ELECTED OFFICIAL?!
Tom Cotton: Bombing Iran Would Take “Several Days,” Be Nothing Like Iraq War http://t.co/pBUkaoM4VG— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 8, 2015
Bombing Iran would make invading Iraq look like a weekend road trip. WTF.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:13:59am |
re: #131 Justanotherhuman
Only because there’s that little video detail to consider.
No, it would have also been a homicide without the video. The cop didn’t deny that he shot him (only lying about why), nobody suggested that he tripped up and broke his neck. Death by bullets - homicide.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 7:15:22am |
re: #124 lawhawk
Nope, she’s demand that CA acquire Mexico for $200 billion more than it is valued, shareholders will complain, and TX will acquire for $100 billion less than Mexico is valued in a firesale. Fiorina will then claim success and lay off thousands of workers all while insuring a golden parachute for herself and top staffers who oversaw the failed merger.
Well, that’s not much sillier than digging two 40 foot diameter, 35 mile long tunnels under the Sacramento Delta. My first thought when Brown proposed that boondoggle was, “Governor Moonbeam, you’re back!” The simple fact is that California’s population continues to grow and there is an inelastic requirement for drinking water. That means that Big Ag is going to have to take a hit sooner or later.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 7:18:16am |
re: #134 Lidane
HOW IS THIS MORON AN ELECTED OFFICIAL?!
Bombing Iran would make invading Iraq look like a weekend road trip. WTF.
A man who obviously considers Dr Strangelove a documentary, and not a satire.
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Belafon Apr 8, 2015 7:19:22am |
Well, Chuck C should be happy. Wonkette mentions him, and shows some of his tweets. It’s actually rather derisive, but as we all know, that means nothing to Chuck.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 7:20:13am |
re: #134 Lidane
With one statement, Sen. Tom Cotton proves that, yes, he is as ignorant as he looks to be.
Did he mention that the war will pay for itself and that the Iranians will throw flowers at our troops?
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Timothy Watson Apr 8, 2015 7:21:10am |
re: #139 Higgs Boson’s Mate
With one statement, Sen. Tom Cotton proves that, yes, he is as ignorant as he looks to be.
Cotton and Cruz are perfect examples of the fact that you don’t have to be smart to graduate from an Ivy League school.
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Belafon Apr 8, 2015 7:21:15am |
134 Lidane: He thinks all we’d have to do is bomb, and that would be the end of it. Pure idiot.
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iossarian Apr 8, 2015 7:21:39am |
re: #86 lawhawk
I realize this is way upthread now but I seem to recall that the last Labour government in the UK commissioned a long-term strategic study of their domestic rail network from people who foolishly thought they were actually being asked for an optimal, rational solution rather than something politically expedient.
They apparently calculated that the lowest-cost, lowest-emission solution was to pave all the existing rail tracks and make them dedicated roads for mid-to-high-speed buses. You get a lot of efficiency out of a bus if it rarely has to slow down or stop, and they’re much more flexible than trains, easier to maintain and so on.
That report got shelved pretty quick. People like the romance of the iron road, as it turns out.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 7:21:42am |
re: #135 Nyet
You might want to consider this, and ask yourself why:
EXCLUSIVE: SC officers exonerated in more than 200 shootings
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Apr 8, 2015 7:22:59am |
re: #136 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Well, that’s not much sillier than digging two 40 foot diameter, 35 mile long tunnels under the Sacramento Delta. My first thought when Brown proposed that boondoggle was, “Governor Moonbeam, you’re back!” The simple fact is that California’s population continues to grow and there is an inelastic requirement for drinking water. That means that Big Ag is going to have to take a hit sooner or later.
And Asia is going to have to get over its love affair with almonds (that’s where most of the almonds produced go).
I drive the I-5 north up through the lower san Jaoquin every summer on a fishing trip to King’s Canyon. I’ve seen groves of trees in virtual “swamps” just flooded with water then there are the water bottling plants like Nestle and others.
Sure we need to cut back on water use as a whole but there are a lot of bigger culprits than the average family. I was happy to see on the news last night that the media is also starting to notice how the wealthier communities are not pitching in and overusing water as well. Specifically pointing out Newport Beach.
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iossarian Apr 8, 2015 7:23:55am |
re: #134 Lidane
HOW IS THIS MORON AN ELECTED OFFICIAL?!
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Bombing Iran would make invading Iraq look like a weekend road trip. WTF.
I used to work with people like this. They’re smart in a certain way, which leads them to believe they’re smart in all ways.
Which they’re not.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 7:26:27am |
re: #142 iossarian
I realize this is way upthread now but I seem to recall that the last Labour government in the UK commissioned a long-term strategic study of their domestic rail network from people who foolishly thought they were actually being asked for an optimal, rational solution rather than something politically expedient.
They apparently calculated that the lowest-cost, lowest-emission solution was to pave all the existing rail tracks and make them dedicated roads for mid-to-high-speed buses. You get a lot of efficiency out of a bus if it rarely has to slow down or stop, and they’re much more flexible than trains, easier to maintain and so on.
That report got shelved pretty quick. People like the romance of the iron road, as it turns out.
I wonder about that conclusion, as a non-expert. I would assume electrified rail would be more cost-effective and less polluting than the buses needed to haul the same number of passengers.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 7:26:31am |
Iran had the temerity to suggest that even their supply of fossil fuels will eventually run out and so they want to move away from them for power generation therefore, Iran must be punished.
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 7:28:14am |
re: #142 iossarian
Bus versus rail may have lower capital costs, since the rail requires separate ROW, but in order to carry the same capacity, you’d need dozens of buses just to equal a single train. Each bus would need an operator, and trains can be operated with a single engineer (and some can operate without any conductors on board, but most US operators have several per train). The personnel costs quickly overtake the capital costs over time, and that doesn’t even address the lower capacity.
For instance, a single 10 car subway train can handle 1500 people (150 per car, 10 cars) or more. To get that capacity via buses, you’d need 30 buses (each 50 people each). Since each bus requires an operator, you’re looking at 30 drivers - just to replace a single subway car.
In some urban areas, light rail makes more sense than buses or subway systems, because they don’t have the population density or traffic to support a subway, but have more than just what a bus can handle. BRT is sometimes seen as a lower cost alternative, but BRT requires separate lanes, off-bus purchases, and other infrastructure changes to make it effective.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 7:28:23am |
re: #107 lawhawk
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 7:28:27am |
Even Tim Scott weighs in on Walter Scott murder.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.: ‘It is clear the killing of Walter Scott was unnecessary and avoidable’ - @politico
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:29:14am |
re: #143 Justanotherhuman
You might want to consider this, and ask yourself why:
EXCLUSIVE: SC officers exonerated in more than 200 shootings
That’s neither here, nor there in regard to what we are discussing now.
The cop was on the record that he had shot Walter Scott before the video came out. The shooting automatically makes it a homicide.
Nobody said that it was a tragic accident and nobody said that it was a suicide. This automatically leaves homicide.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 7:29:18am |
re: #147 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Iran had the temerity to suggest that even their supply of fossil fuels will eventually run out and so they want to move away from them for power generation therefore, Iran must be punished.
It’s just that kind of long range planning that is anathema to American politicians, or business leaders, for that matter. The rest of the world may well be sitting comfortably in their electrified homes, while folks in the USA are burning coal and stinking up the air again.
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 7:34:29am |
re: #124 lawhawk
Nope, she’s demand that CA acquire Mexico for $200 billion more than it is valued, shareholders will complain, and TX will acquire for $100 billion less than Mexico is valued in a firesale. Fiorina will then claim success and lay off thousands of workers all while insuring a golden parachute for herself and top staffers who oversaw the failed merger.
On the money! I could totally see that, too.
She’d call the 51st state Huevo Picante and start moving those lazy ex-Mexican’s (now useless HP employees) to Central America where they belong.
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 7:35:53am |
re: #142 iossarian
I realize this is way upthread now but I seem to recall that the last Labour government in the UK commissioned a long-term strategic study of their domestic rail network from people who foolishly thought they were actually being asked for an optimal, rational solution rather than something politically expedient.
They apparently calculated that the lowest-cost, lowest-emission solution was to pave all the existing rail tracks and make them dedicated roads for mid-to-high-speed buses. You get a lot of efficiency out of a bus if it rarely has to slow down or stop, and they’re much more flexible than trains, easier to maintain and so on.
That report got shelved pretty quick. People like the romance of the iron road, as it turns out.
That might make sense for passenger only service. If you’re doing freight as well does the same solution hold up?
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 7:36:29am |
re: #151 Nyet
That’s neither here, nor there in regard to what we are discussing now.
The cop was on the record that he had shot Walter Scott before the video came out. The shooting automatically makes it a homicide.
Nobody said that it was a tragic accident and nobody said that it was a suicide. This automatically leaves homicide.
The cop tried to cover his own ass by lying, also.
You obviously have never lived in the southern US—I have for most of my 74 yrs and I tell you, even today, racism is rife, from the bottom to the top.
Perhaps you should listen to those who are truly oppressed in this country.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:37:07am |
France’s Marine Le Pen opposes father’s election candidacy
The head of France’s far-right Front National, Marine Le Pen, has said she will move to stop her father Jean-Marie from standing in polls later this year.
In a statement she said her father’s status as honorary president of the party “does not mean he can take the Front National hostage”.
Last week she condemned her father for repeating his claim that the Nazi gas chambers were “a detail of history”.
She is widely expected to run for president in 2017.
In the statement (in French), she says her father “seems to have entered a veritable spiral between a scorched earth strategy and political suicide”.
“Given this situation, I have told him I will oppose… his candidacy in Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur,” she said.
She said his “crude provocations seem aimed at harming me but, alas, they have dealt a very heavy blow to the whole movement”.
The French media is now speculating on Jean-Marie Le Pen’s possible ejection from the party he founded 40 years ago, the BBC’s Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:38:30am |
re: #155 Justanotherhuman
The cop tried to cover his own ass by lying, also.
You obviously have never lived in the southern US—I have for most of my 74 yrs and I tell you, even today, racism is rife, from the bottom to the top.
Perhaps you should listen to those who are truly oppressed in this country.
I have a sneaking suspicion that you confuse “homicide” and “murder”. How else to explain that your comments don’t seem to have any relation to what I am writing?
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 7:40:11am |
re: #156 Nyet
is she trying to distance herself from her father, in order to make her future candidacy more palatable? That would be like Jeb trying to say he’s not like either George Sr or Jr, or Rand saying he’s not like Ron, or Ted not like Rafael.
No one will believe it.
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iossarian Apr 8, 2015 7:41:05am |
re: #148 lawhawk
Bus versus rail may have lower capital costs, since the rail requires separate ROW, but in order to carry the same capacity, you’d need dozens of buses just to equal a single train. Each bus would need an operator, and trains can be operated with a single engineer (and some can operate without any conductors on board, but most US operators have several per train). The personnel costs quickly overtake the capital costs over time, and that doesn’t even address the lower capacity.
It’s very possible the report got shelved in part because it was flawed, but as I recall, they got into all the details of operation cost etc.
Bus emissions are also pretty similar to electric train emissions if you’re assuming current mix of electricity production.
Mind you, in the UK, one of the things that’s happened in the past 20 years is that virtually all trains in/out of London now operate without conductors, and with ticket gates in the stations instead, which may have moved the needle. I totally agree with the point that probably the biggest cost driver is personnel-to-passenger ratio, which is also why the London Underground isn’t going anywhere soon.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:41:07am |
There is no doubt whatsoever it will be ruled a homicide. There’s a big doubt that he will be convicted of murder. C’mon, it’s not hard.
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Apr 8, 2015 7:41:42am |
Well, folks, I’m taking the next bus (or train) to Slumbertown. See you later in another quarter rotation of the Earth.
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 7:41:54am |
re: #134 Lidane
HOW IS THIS MORON AN ELECTED OFFICIAL?!
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Bombing Iran would make invading Iraq look like a weekend road trip. WTF.
I can’t stand to look at his smirking mug.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:42:02am |
re: #158 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
is she trying to distance herself from her father, in order to make her future candidacy more palatable? That would be like Jeb trying to say he’s not like either George Sr or Jr, or Rand saying he’s not like Ron, or Ted not like Rafael.
No one will believe it.
She took the second place in the last elections. Apparently lots of people believe it.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 7:46:16am |
re: #162 makeitstop
I can’t stand to look at his smirking mug.
The Senate R’s ought to have a Punchalbe face caucus. Cruz and Cotton can co-chair.
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Eventual Carrion Apr 8, 2015 7:46:34am |
re: #102 Feline Fearless Leader
Friends and co-workers in Pittsburgh take the train between there and Philadelphia* all the time. And my accountant is looking into using the train rather than bus between Philadelphia and New York City. Train costs more, but she has more space and can actually do useful work as a result as compared to the bus.
* - Route is actually Pittsburgh to New York City, but the train has a stop in Philadelphia.
We just had a park and ride installed this far north of Pittsburgh (about 80 miles north) to catch the bus down to Pittsburgh rather than drive (and pay parking, and the hassle, etc). I had been reluctant to take a position in Pittsburgh because of the drive, parking, etc. This kind of thing might make me reconsider.
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 7:48:19am |
re: #162 makeitstop
I can’t stand to look at his smirking mug.
That seems to be a trademark of the right these days. Palin embodied the smirking asshole, and now it seems to have spread to a great many of them.
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 7:49:16am |
re: #164 HappyWarrior
The Senate R’s ought to have a Punchalbe face caucus. Cruz and Cotton can co-chair.
Wouldn’t the Punchable Face caucus of the GOP include most of the Senate R’s? And damn near all of the House?
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 7:49:19am |
re: #157 Nyet
I have a sneaking suspicion that you confuse “homicide” and “murder”. How else to explain that your comments don’t seem to have any relation to what I am writing?
Homicides are criminal, excusable, or justifiable.
Slager has been charged with murder, a criminal homicide, although it’s not clear what degree, as far as I can find, although I suspect first degree, since he’s not allowed bond at this point. That could be plea-bargained down, if his defense atty can prove there was no premeditation.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:50:12am |
First he used a television interview to defend his view, which he first stated in 1996, that the gas chambers used to kill Jews in the Holocaust were “merely a detail in the history of the second world war” - a remark for which he was originally convicted of inciting racial hatred and fined. He also holds a conviction for contesting crimes against humanity after saying the Nazi occupation of France was not “particularly inhumane”.
Marine Le Pen said she “deeply disagreed” and that he was being deliberately provocative.
Then in an interview on Wednesday with Rivarol, a far-right newspaper, he attacked his daughter’s criticism of his Holocaust comments, saying: “You’re only betrayed by your own.”
He also told Rivarol he defended Pétain, who was convicted of treason after the second world war. He told the magazine: “I have never considered Marshall Pétain a traitor. He was treated too severely after the liberation.” He had earlier said there were fervent Pétain-supporters in the Front National.
The old neo-Nazi no longer cares.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 7:50:12am |
re: #167 Lidane
Wouldn’t the Punchable Face caucus of the GOP include most of the Senate R’s? And damn near all of the House?
Hahaha touche. Seriously though it’s hard thinking and I concede I’m biased but so many of these guys just have a face that as my Dad said only a mother could love.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:51:13am |
re: #168 Justanotherhuman
Homicides are criminal, excusable, or justifiable.
Exactly. The death will be ruled a homicide, period. What kind of homicide is another story.
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darthstar Apr 8, 2015 7:51:15am |
A walk in the park, really…easy-peasy.
Tom Cotton: Bombing Iran Would Take “Several Days,” Be Nothing Like Iraq War http://t.co/pBUkaoM4VG— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 8, 2015
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 7:51:59am |
re: #172 darthstar
A walk in the park, really…easy-peasy.
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lawhawk Apr 8, 2015 7:52:30am |
OFFFFFS:
.@gatewaypundit to Receive Breitbart Award at RightOnline Conference http://t.co/GABHy0s6z0 pic.twitter.com/6sEy7Y8Sb2— AFP (@AFPhq) April 8, 2015
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 7:53:52am |
re: #152 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
It’s just that kind of long range planning that is anathema to American politicians, or business leaders, for that matter. The rest of the world may well be sitting comfortably in their electrified homes, while folks in the USA are burning coal and stinking up the air again.
And:
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 7:54:45am |
re: #174 lawhawk
OFFFFFS:
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A shithead receiving an award named after another shithead. What’s the award for? “Most pathetic lying” or how about “Most fake outrage” because Jim did his sure of both in the past year with the University of Iowa x-ray and his many outrages about the Obama administration.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 7:56:25am |
re: #174 lawhawk
Because “Breitbart Award” sounds much better than “Lying Butthurt Shitweasel Award.”
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Flying Squirrel Girl Apr 8, 2015 7:56:54am |
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 7:58:55am |
re: #179 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Because “Breitbart Award” sounds much better than “Lying Butthurt Shitweasel Award.”
How dare you! The Lying Butthurt Shitweasel died for your freedumb!
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 8:02:03am |
Shorter Jean-Marie: I’m an unreconstructed fascist asshole.
Shorter Marine: I’m reconstructed, so you should have kept your mouth shut until after the elections.
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 8:02:25am |
OUTRAGE!
Vegan diet has the most potential health benefits, federal report says: http://t.co/GRwdjCZ2Ib pic.twitter.com/4Sra8h3UIb— The Hill (@thehill) April 8, 2015
While this might be true, it will be a cold day in hell when I give up cheese. Or barbecue.
OTOH, eating mostly vegan with cheat days built in is something I could work with.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 8:02:49am |
re: #182 Nyet
How dare you! The Lying Butthurt Shitweasel died for your freedumb!
I am abashed. I forgot the countless hours that Breitbart spent pounding drinks and pounding his, um, keyboard in the fight against rationality.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 8:03:53am |
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 8:04:14am |
re: #166 WhatEVs
That seems to be a trademark of the right these days. Palin embodied the smirking asshole, and now it seems to have spread to a great many of them.
Except for Walker, who looks like either he’s just been punched in the nose, or he needs to sneeze.
Walker’s got a look a lot like my dog when he inhales a dust bunny.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 8:04:15am |
I hope Jean-Marie will continue to say outrageous shit even from under the bus.
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No Country For Old Haters Apr 8, 2015 8:04:44am |
re: #172 darthstar
A walk in the park, really…easy-peasy.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 8:05:39am |
re: #184 Lidane
How the hell would they know what Vegans eat? Vega is 25 light years away.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 8:06:20am |
re: #190 Higgs Boson’s Mate
How the hell would they know what Vegans eat? Vega is 25 light years away.
They like royales with cheese. Oh wait that was Vincent Vega.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Apr 8, 2015 8:09:53am |
re: #174 lawhawk
OFFFFFS:
Wingnut welfare recipients giving/receiving awards to/from other wingnut welfare recipients.
Life is a flat circle…..
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b_sharp Apr 8, 2015 8:10:50am |
re: #189 No Country For Old Haters
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He’s quite right, it would be nothing like Iraq. It would be much longer with many more deaths, more destruction, more costly both during and after the conflict. However the effect on the ME would be more of the same.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 8:11:15am |
re: #184 Lidane
OUTRAGE!
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While this might be true, it will be a cold day in hell when I give up cheese. Or barbecue.
OTOH, eating mostly vegan with cheat days built in is something I could work with.
And it’s harder to maintain this kind of diet when you get older.
I won’t go into details, but fucking trust me. : )
An emergency room visit the day after Thanksgiving was all about it. I haven’t given up veggies, even raw ones, but they don’t form the majority of my diet anymore.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 8:12:50am |
re: #194 b_sharp
He’s quite right, it would be nothing like Iraq. It would be much longer with many more deaths, more destruction, more costly both during and after the conflict. However the effect on the ME would be more of the same.
What could go wrong with destabilizing the second-most populous nation in the ME?
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BlueSpotinAL Apr 8, 2015 8:13:17am |
re: #139 Higgs Boson’s Mate
With one statement, Sen. Tom Cotton proves that, yes, he is as ignorant as he looks to be.
Did he mention that the war will pay for
itselfhis election campaigns and that the Iranians will throw flowers at our troops?
Fixed that for you.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 8:14:51am |
FBI says family given autopsy results in Mississippi hanging
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI says it has discussed autopsy results with the family of a black man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi.
“However, investigators are not saying when they will publicly release the information or whether they consider the death of 54-year-old Otis Byrd to be homicide or suicide.
“At each milestone in this case, the FBI’s first step is to personally brief family members,” Don Alway, special agent in charge of the FBI in Mississippi, said in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday.” More
Efforts to reach family members by the press were unsuccessful.
How about just leaving them alone at this point?
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 8:15:19am |
For anyone who is a fan of both baseball and Game of Thrones, an FB acquaintance of mine wrote this:
The night is dark and full of errors: MLB teams as Game of Thrones characters http://t.co/PeA445OWdu pic.twitter.com/LFqAh8bNj8— DRaysBay (@draysbay) April 7, 2015
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darthstar Apr 8, 2015 8:15:39am |
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BlueSpotinAL Apr 8, 2015 8:17:23am |
re: #156 Nyet
Act 1, Scene 4 of William Shakespeare’s King Lear: “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!”
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Apr 8, 2015 8:17:30am |
re: #199 Lidane
For anyone who is a fan of both baseball and Game of Thrones, an FB acquaintance of mine wrote this:
Thanks, I’ll spend next several hours analyzing.
I do not wish to be disturbed.
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CBGB Apr 8, 2015 8:17:36am |
Oh Guthrie.
All of the music heads here should check his solo album, Erotic Cakes. Just amazing music, a perfect combination of melody, harmony, technique, and improv. IMO, the best shredder since Shawn Lane.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 8:19:03am |
re: #199 Lidane
For anyone who is a fan of both baseball and Game of Thrones, an FB acquaintance of mine wrote this:
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Heh nice. I’m finally getting into GOT. Definitely seeing what the hype is about.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 8:19:48am |
re: #200 darthstar
Breitbart’s giving him an award in person?
I don’t know where Breitbart is now, but he doesn’t smell too good, that’s for sure.
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b_sharp Apr 8, 2015 8:22:06am |
re: #205 Higgs Boson’s Mate
I don’t know where Breitbart is now, but he doesn’t smell too good, that’s for sure.
Nah, he’ll be too desiccated.
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Targetpractice Apr 8, 2015 8:22:24am |
re: #189 No Country For Old Haters
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Another “enemy,” same bullshit. Iraq wasn’t even supposed to be like Iraq, it was supposed to be in and gone in less than six months. The country’s oil was supposed to pay for the reconstruction and we wouldn’t have to worry about the nitty gritty of a long-term occupation.
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BlueSpotinAL Apr 8, 2015 8:22:53am |
re: #184 Lidane
OUTRAGE!
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While this might be true, it will be a cold day in hell when I give up cheese. Or barbecue.
OTOH, eating mostly vegan with cheat days built in is something I could work with.
It is not true that the report said vegan diet is better. The report said reduced meat (those with saturated fats) is healthier than overconsumption of meat. The report also said vegetables and fruit farming also had less impact on the environment.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 8:23:20am |
re: #201 BlueSpotinAL
Hell hath no fury like a fascist father scorned.
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Decatur Deb Apr 8, 2015 8:25:22am |
re: #207 Targetpractice
Another “enemy,” same bullshit. Iraq wasn’t even supposed to be like Iraq, it was supposed to be in and gone in less than six months. The country’s oil was supposed to pay for the reconstruction and we wouldn’t have to worry about the nitty gritty of a long-term occupation.
They really mean it this time. No foolin’.
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Dr. Matt Apr 8, 2015 8:30:22am |
Has @dloesch started a gofundme yet for #MichaelSlager? #WalterScott— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) April 8, 2015
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Dr. Matt Apr 8, 2015 8:38:45am |
So, the current RWNJ talking points for the Walter Scott murder is:
……the video started too late and didn’t show the struggle prior to Slager unloading 8 rounds at the fleeing Blah man…..
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Eclectic Cyborg Apr 8, 2015 8:43:27am |
Tom Cotton: Bombing Iran Would Take “Several Days,” Be Nothing Like Iraq War
“Mission Accomplished”
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Eclectic Cyborg Apr 8, 2015 8:43:53am |
Also, I think to be fair, Ted Cruz should have to fundraise in Canadian dollars.
/
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 8:45:04am |
Why the right to discriminate against any group they don't like is central to the wanker philosophy. http://t.co/Mpn9hdG7nA— Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett) April 8, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 8:49:00am |
Walter Scott Shooting: What We Know About Officer Michael Slager
You should play the dispatch tape…
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 8:50:26am |
You can’t make this shit up anymore:
Fmr Zimmerman Attorney: SC Cop Shot Walter Scott Out of Implicit Racism http://t.co/ebMmslphcV (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/8sPr0J9Unv— Mediaite (@Mediaite) April 8, 2015
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Skip Intro Apr 8, 2015 8:53:15am |
re: #119 Higgs Boson’s Mate
So liberals are exacerbating our drought here in CA. I’m relieved to know that it isn’t Big Ag which only uses 7X as much water as municipalities. Has Fiorina promised to solve our little problem by forcibly laying off Californians to other states, or is she going to use her favorite and just offshore us?
Like all conservatives, Fiorina has no solutions to problems. She only has the “blame the liberal” page of the GOP playbook.
Now that I think of it, there is only one page in the GOP playbook, and that’s it.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 8:53:42am |
re: #211 Dr. Matt
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GoFundMe rejected the campaign to support Officer Slager. #WalterScott pic.twitter.com/nzJ9hUXWSb
— deray mckesson (@deray) April 8, 2015
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Skip Intro Apr 8, 2015 8:54:05am |
re: #132 Timothy Watson
It would still be a homicide even without the video, even if the coroner has the authority to declare it a justifiable homicide.
Without the video, it may have gone to a grand jury, and we know how that usually turns out.
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 8:55:15am |
re: #187 makeitstop
Except for Walker, who looks like either he’s just been punched in the nose, or he needs to sneeze.
Walker’s got a look a lot like my dog when he inhales a dust bunny.
Walker always looks confused to me. Like whatever he is hearing or saying just doesn’t compute.
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darthstar Apr 8, 2015 8:56:31am |
Tom Cotton probably also thinks we can just shoot Iran in the back and plant some uranium on them.— David Waldman (@KagroX) April 8, 2015
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Timothy Watson Apr 8, 2015 8:56:32am |
re: #221 WhatEVs
Walker always looks confused to me. Like whatever he is hearing or saying just doesn’t compute.
A coroner’s ruling is independent of any charges being filed or a grand jury being impaneled.
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 8, 2015 8:57:58am |
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darthstar Apr 8, 2015 8:58:32am |
@deray I think GoFundMe is worried about getting associated with grifters after the Memories Pizza thing.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) April 8, 2015
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Apr 8, 2015 8:59:33am |
re: #217 Lidane
You can’t make this shit up anymore:
Fmr Zimmerman Attorney: SC Cop Shot Walter Scott Out of Implicit Racism
The primitive part of the human brain is hard-wired for all kinds of reactions, the point of society, education and culture is to teach us how to deal with them and deal with each other.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:03:28am |
Shoot an unarmed man, wingnuts will support you. Be a man looking for a better lot in life and ask the government for a hand via student loans or assistance, you’re a moocher and a parasite.
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 9:04:52am |
re: #224 Timothy Watson
re: #221 WhatEVs
Walker always looks confused to me. Like whatever he is hearing or saying just doesn’t compute.
A coroner’s ruling is independent of any charges being filed or a grand jury being impaneled.
Sorry?
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 9:05:32am |
re: #228 HappyWarrior
Shoot an unarmed man, wingnuts will support you. Be a man looking for a better lot in life and ask the government for a hand via student loans or assistance, you’re a moocher and a parasite.
Hell, I’m so old that I can remember when shooting someone in the back as they ran away was considered the act of a cowardly asshole. Now it gets you funding.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:05:33am |
I just saw a startling statistic on a friend who posted about this story on Facebook but only 18 officers have been charged with in the line of duty murder in the past 20 years. Considering all the unarmed shootings that happen. That’s just criminal and absurd and why while I am glad to see the officer was charged am not hopeful for a conviction.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:06:04am |
re: #230 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Hell, I’m so old that I can remember when shooting someone in the back as they ran away was considered the act of a cowardly asshole. Now it gets you funding.
Yeah go figure. So sick of this shit.
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Skip Intro Apr 8, 2015 9:07:33am |
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:09:03am |
re: #233 Skip Intro
Shoot an unarmed black man, wingnuts will support you.
FIFY.
Yeah that’s more accurate. hell shoot an unarmed black man and wingnuts will treat you as a hero who deserves a parade. God knows they wanted to give one for Zimmerman and Wilson.
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Timothy Watson Apr 8, 2015 9:09:43am |
re: #229 WhatEVs
Sorry?
Sorry, my comment was in response to SkipIntro’s #220, hit the quote button on the wrong comment.
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Eclectic Cyborg Apr 8, 2015 9:10:33am |
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No Country For Old Haters Apr 8, 2015 9:10:47am |
re: #233 Skip Intro
Shoot an unarmed black man, wingnuts will support you.
FIFY.
I’m pretty sure they’ll do the same if you can prove a white man that was murdered was a Liberal. They’ll support you for killing anyone they hate, because they want to do the same, but are fortunately too cowardly to act out their violent fantasies.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:10:52am |
In some ways our world has gotten better as the years have gone by. Othertimes, I wonder if I still live in the world of my father and grandfather where a black man could get killed by whites for so much as whistling at a white woman and a white man can kill a black man and expect to be treated as if he did a great service to the community. Don’t tell me racism towards black people is dead in America because we have a black president, look at reality and furthermore Justice Roberts don’t tell me that racism isn’t a problem in the South.
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 9:11:00am |
re: #220 Skip Intro
Without the video, it may have gone to a grand jury, and we know how that usually turns out.
It would still have been ruled a homicide. Grand jury has nothing to do with the process.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:12:00am |
re: #237 No Country For Old Haters
I’m pretty sure they’ll do the same if you can prove a white man that was murdered was a Liberal. They’ll support you for killing anyone they hate, because they want to do the same, but are fortunately too cowardly to act out their violent fantasies.
They’re obsessed with villanizing the other. Shooter does a mass shooting. QUICK LET’S FIND ANY INFORMATION THAT SHOWS HE WAS A LIBERAL AND LIKED PRESIDENT OBAMA. OH HE WAS A CONSERVATIVE, AND AGREED WITH MANY OF OUR IDEAS, LONEWOLF LONEWOLF!
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:12:36am |
re: #239 Nyet
It would still have been ruled a homicide. Grand jury has nothing to do with the process.
Right. Kind of like how Garner’s death was ruled a homicide but the officers still weren’t indicted.
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No Country For Old Haters Apr 8, 2015 9:13:50am |
re: #238 HappyWarrior
Modern people have improved. The Conservative throwbacks are trying to still live in the bigoted old days, but we’re watching them get marginalized, which makes the remaining throwbacks more hateful as their numbers and IQs shrink. Their hate is actually a good sign for everyone but the conservative dead-enders who are unable to transition to a living in a civilized country.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 9:14:36am |
“Randmania”? Oh, please, Weigel.
Randmania builds pic.twitter.com/cMtQXfOJCv
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) April 8, 2015
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Nyet Apr 8, 2015 9:14:44am |
re: #241 HappyWarrior
Right. Kind of like how Garner’s death was ruled a homicide but the officers still weren’t indicted.
Exactly. Homicide = any killing of a human being, whether murder, self-defence, etc.
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No Country For Old Haters Apr 8, 2015 9:15:52am |
re: #243 Justanotherhuman
“Randmania”? Oh, please, Weigel.
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.@daveweigel Just Randmania, or full-on Randpsychosis?— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) April 8, 2015
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:15:53am |
re: #243 Justanotherhuman
“Randmania”? Oh, please, Weigel.
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Hey look someone under 40.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Apr 8, 2015 9:16:26am |
re: #212 Dr. Matt
So, the current RWNJ talking points for the Walter Scott murder is:
……the video started too late and didn’t show the struggle prior to Slager unloading 8 rounds at the fleeing Blah man…..
This was the standard RWNJ response after the Rodney King beating.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:17:06am |
re: #247 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse
This was the standard RWNJ response after the Rodney King beating.
No one said they didn’t like to recycle………………………………old narratives.
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No Country For Old Haters Apr 8, 2015 9:17:06am |
re: #246 HappyWarrior
Hey look someone under 40.
I’m learning to pass for someone under 40 since reading that article, but it’s hard to shake a habit this old.
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 9:17:37am |
re: #243 Justanotherhuman
“Randmania”? Oh, please, Weigel.
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My mania meter has not budged.
My meter for measuring potential boredom, however, is smoking and emitting a high-pitched whirring noise.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 9:18:24am |
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stpaulbear Apr 8, 2015 9:19:02am |
re: #237 No Country For Old Haters
I’m pretty sure they’ll do the same if you can prove a white man that was murdered was a Liberal. They’ll support you for killing anyone they hate, because they want to do the same, but are fortunately too cowardly to act out their violent fantasies.
Speak of the devil:
Harlem Hate Pastor: Christians Must Be Willing To Kill To Stop Sodomites
(edit: this link applies to a lot of the comments over the last few minutes)
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Apr 8, 2015 9:20:11am |
re: #252 stpaulbear
Speak of the devil:
Harlem Hate Pastor: Christians Must Be Willing To Kill To Stop Sodomites
If it’s a deeply held religious belief, then it must be okay…
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 9:20:22am |
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Apr 8, 2015 9:23:41am |
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Apr 8, 2015 9:24:58am |
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 9:26:05am |
Family members of Tamir Rice, Michael Brown , Eric Garner and Sean Bell speak at the National Action Network Convention.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 9:27:14am |
re: #254 Justanotherhuman
Or Randemonium.
The primaries will be a Randapalooza. The marks Libertarians are going to flex their muscles as only the A-V Club of Politics can and show the rest of us how it’s done.
The question is, why does a Libertarian need collective help of any kind to get elected?
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 9:28:35am |
Speaking out of both sides of his mouth, the Sr Senator from SC:
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., statement on shooting death of Walter Scott: ‘Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Walter Scott. The horrific video is very difficult to watch and deeply troubling on many fronts. I have full confidence this incident will continue to be investigated by the relevant authorities, the legal process will proceed, and ultimately, justice will be done.’
end of alert
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stpaulbear Apr 8, 2015 9:28:50am |
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 9:29:38am |
re: #259 Higgs Boson’s Mate
The primaries will be a Randapalooza. The
marksLibertarians are going to flex their muscles as only the A-V Club of Politics can and show the rest of us how it’s done.The question is, why does a Libertarian need collective help of any kind to get elected?
I go with Burning Rand.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 9:29:45am |
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Targetpractice Apr 8, 2015 9:30:27am |
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 9:31:00am |
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 9:35:38am |
re: #265 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Avoid spicy foods.
I don’t think that will be a problem for the folks in that Rand audience.
They should avoid fake libertarians, though.
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 9:38:20am |
Please proceed, Beck:
Glenn Beck is worried that there is something wrong with Scott Walker & his campaign b/c he can't get an interview: http://t.co/vllgdUuc9J— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) April 8, 2015
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:39:09am |
re: #267 Lidane
Please proceed, Beck:
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Maybe Walker didn’t want to get an interview with someone who would break down crying midway through the interview.
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Targetpractice Apr 8, 2015 9:39:32am |
re: #267 Lidane
Please proceed, Beck:
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If Walker is avoiding Beck, then it’s about the smartest call his campaign’s made.
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 9:40:58am |
re: #266 Lidane
That crowd looks like they have to run their royales with cheese through a blender before they can consume them.
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 9:43:06am |
I Rand so far away from my more kooky positions. Never met a girl like you (GOP primary voter).
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Apr 8, 2015 9:43:12am |
re: #267 Lidane
Please proceed, Beck:
I first read this as “No one in the media wants to interview Walker.”
But it’s just Chuck c Johnson Glenn Beck whining about not being noticed.
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Dave In Austin Apr 8, 2015 9:46:28am |
Our you could fast until the election.
Randmadan!
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 9:48:33am |
Took a look at Rand Paul’s website yesterday. Some of it is really slick and well done. Other parts of it make my eyeballs hurt with their terrible and inconsistent design ideas.
Also, anyone who is stupid enough to buy an autographed pocket-sized Constitution from Rand for $1,000 deserves all the ridicule they get for wasting their cash.
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Dave In Austin Apr 8, 2015 9:49:51am |
What do you call Rand Paul’s thug campaign stompers?
“A Rand of Brothers”
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Higgs Boson's Mate Apr 8, 2015 9:52:41am |
re: #274 Lidane
Took a look at Rand Paul’s website yesterday. Some of it is really slick and well done. Other parts of it make my eyeballs hurt with their terrible and inconsistent design ideas.
Also, anyone who is stupid enough to buy an autographed pocket-sized Constitution from Rand for $1,000 deserves all the ridicule they get for wasting their cash.
There’s one born every minute:
Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ manuscript sells for $1.2 million
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 9:52:42am |
Fox Legal Analyst: Planting Weapons on Victims Used to Be ‘Standard Operating Procedure’ http://t.co/14SWJ55XTQ pic.twitter.com/Di0S6nYacw— Mediaite (@Mediaite) April 8, 2015
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 9:56:18am |
Wicked sky here right now.
view from front porch
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 9:58:31am |
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 10:00:35am |
re: #271 HappyWarrior
I Rand so far away from my more kooky positions. Never met a girl like you (GOP primary voter).
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 10:01:18am |
Shutting computers down for now.
Back in a few minutes…
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 10:01:33am |
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Skip Intro Apr 8, 2015 10:02:36am |
re: #280 makeitstop
Isn’t about time Rand found Jebus? He seems to have forgotten the essential ingredient of every GOP campaign.
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Dave In Austin Apr 8, 2015 10:02:54am |
re: #281 Backwoods_Sleuth
Be safe, watch the sky, and listen for trains…..
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 10:03:27am |
re: #283 Skip Intro
Isn’t about time Rand found Jebus? He seems to have forgotten the essential ingredient of every GOP campaign.
I think he did mention winning the election ‘with God’s help’ yesterday, so there is that.
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 10:08:25am |
re: #283 Skip Intro
Isn’t about time Rand found Jebus? He seems to have forgotten the essential ingredient of every GOP campaign.
Nah. He found Jeebus in the trunk of the clown car a while ago:
Rand Paul: “The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn't say keep religion out of government” http://t.co/cqTvHvgDPH— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 29, 2015
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Targetpractice Apr 8, 2015 10:08:29am |
BREAKING: South Carolina mayor: White officer who fatally shot black man in the back has been fired.— The Associated Press (@AP) April 8, 2015
City’s rushing to limit its liability.
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Lidane Apr 8, 2015 10:10:41am |
Sure, that makes sense:
James Dobson: gay marriage will lead to the “general collapse” of America, Second Civil War http://t.co/LgM0igA74a— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) April 8, 2015
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 10:10:54am |
re: #287 Targetpractice
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City’s rushing to limit its liability.
Might be too little, too late. I think his family’s got grounds for a massive settlement, which I hope they fully pursue.
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Apr 8, 2015 10:16:49am |
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CuriousLurker Apr 8, 2015 10:17:24am |
Just because—LOL:
@CuriousLurker We're excited! :) pic.twitter.com/043splA2l3
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 10:21:29am |
re: #288 Lidane
Sure, that makes sense:
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Didn’t someone say that about racially mixed marriages, also?
And they still are.
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No Country For Old Haters Apr 8, 2015 10:21:44am |
re: #288 Lidane
Sure, that makes sense:
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.@RightWingWatch The bigotry of regressive people like Dobson might result in some wingnuts suiciding by cop, but that's not civil war.— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) April 8, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 10:23:21am |
What is this “independent agency” of which you speak?
North Charleston, SC, mayor said he saw video of officer shooting Walter Scott for 1st time yesterday; says he can’t answer some questions due to not having certain evidence, investigation turned over to independent agency
end of alert
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 10:23:53am |
re: #267 Lidane
Please proceed, Beck
“Something is not right with Scott Walker,” Beck said. “Either he is avoiding me, he’s avoiding this audience because he doesn’t want to be seen with you, or his staff is out-of-control incompetent. We’ve been trying to get an interview with him for almost two months; for some reason, we can’t get a single interview with him. That is highly unusual for somebody who is offering 15 minutes or an hour of time for a media empire that has a footprint of 50 million people. Something’s not right with Scott Walker”
Delusions of grandeur there. 50m? Uh huh.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 10:25:25am |
¿Por qué?
North Charleston, SC, Mayor Summey says officials are not going to do national interviews until after burial of Walter Scott - @AndyParas
see original on twitter.com
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 10:26:30am |
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Targetpractice Apr 8, 2015 10:27:03am |
re: #296 Justanotherhuman
¿Por qué?
North Charleston, SC, Mayor Summey says officials are not going to do national interviews until after burial of Walter Scott - @AndyParas
see original on twitter.com
Need time to get their stories straight about how they were all taking Scott’s death seriously, which is why they seemed to be blowing it off to the press two days before the video became public, at which time they rushed to get Slager behind bars.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 10:28:52am |
re: #284 Dave In Austin
Be safe, watch the sky, and listen for trains…..
It was intense. Lots of very close lightning strikes and half an inch of rain in about 15 minutes. Surprised there wasn’t any hail.
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 10:29:40am |
re: #165 Eventual Carrion
We just had a park and ride installed this far north of Pittsburgh (about 80 miles north) to catch the bus down to Pittsburgh rather than drive (and pay parking, and the hassle, etc). I had been reluctant to take a position in Pittsburgh because of the drive, parking, etc. This kind of thing might make me reconsider.
Pittsburgh has had closer park-and-rides for years. That it is shifting farther out is not surprising. Larger cities (Philly, NYC, etc.) also have regional rail services that can handle longer commutes, but I don’t see Pittsburgh developing that. Or they’d develop a shorter run first, perhaps along the Allegheny Valley.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 10:30:52am |
re: #294 Justanotherhuman
What is this “independent agency” of which you speak?
North Charleston, SC, mayor said he saw video of officer shooting Walter Scott for 1st time yesterday; says he can’t answer some questions due to not having certain evidence, investigation turned over to independent agency
end of alert
SLED most likely.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 10:31:45am |
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 10:32:07am |
North Charleston, SC, Mayor Keith Summey says officer charged in Walter Scott death expecting baby, wife is 8-months pregnant; will cover insurance until baby is born
end of alert
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Targetpractice Apr 8, 2015 10:34:31am |
re: #303 Justanotherhuman
North Charleston, SC, Mayor Keith Summey says officer charged in Walter Scott death expecting baby, wife is 8-months pregnant; will cover insurance until baby is born
end of alert
Will they also be covering the child support that Scott will now be unable to pay because one of their cops shot him to death?
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 10:34:47am |
Whut?
North Charleston, SC, mayor says it is standard policy across the nation to handcuff someone who has been shot - @VHansenABCNews4
see original on twitter.com
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 10:36:24am |
Verdict reached in Boston Marathon bombing trial; will be read at 1:45 pm ET - @DMAnews1
end of alert
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Kragar Apr 8, 2015 10:36:56am |
He realizes he has to answer questions for the next 10-12 mos, right? https://t.co/D4Z4uvmUj7— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 8, 2015
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Apr 8, 2015 10:37:07am |
re: #286 Lidane
Rand Paul: “The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn’t say keep religion out of government”
“establishment of religion” - me no understand
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CuriousLurker Apr 8, 2015 10:39:18am |
re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth
One of my domains is there.
I’d been using GoDaddy for about 10 years, but I finally got sick of them. No more discount codes on renewals, prices keep creeping up higher & higher, their interface sucks, and to add insult to injury you still have to endure all the crappy in-your-face pimping of their other services (and don’t even get me started on their stupid ads with the female race car driver).
Good riddance.
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Kragar Apr 8, 2015 10:39:44am |
re: #308 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
Article VI, paragraph 3, :
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.
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allegro Apr 8, 2015 10:40:38am |
Well I won’t be getting any Buddy hugs today after so dastardly squirting flea stuff on the back of his neck a couple of hours ago. He won’t come in or even look at me. You think cats can hold a grudge? Amateurs!
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 10:40:43am |
re: #218 Skip Intro
Like all conservatives, Fiorina has no solutions to problems. She only has the “blame the liberal” page of the GOP playbook.
Now that I think of it, there is only one page in the GOP playbook, and that’s it.
I’m sure she willing support cutting of bottled water and fountains at the workplace as a saving measure.
/
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ObserverArt Apr 8, 2015 10:40:49am |
re: #278 Backwoods_Sleuth
Wicked sky here right now.
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Hey all!
Sleuth…a little over an hour or so ago I was here at my computer and it was like someone turned the lights out. The wind picked up and then the rain came in sideways. 10 or so minutes and gone. Not as dramatic as your sky shots, but part of that same storm.
I guess we are in line for some real issues late tonight. High winds, hail, lightening, etc. Sounds like a huge part of the middle states are under storm and tornado warning today. Yuk. Once again…Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio…all on the watch lists.
I like spring…but damn, it seems like the storms are just more and more intense. But hey…snowballs in Washington DC…and a huge vacuum in Jim Inhofe’s head!
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No Country For Old Haters Apr 8, 2015 10:41:03am |
re: #308 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
“establishment of religion” - me no understand
He’s a full-on Christian Conservative, with all the horrible, backward beliefs that entails.
I don’t know why he claimed to be “Libertarian” when he has the bizarre so-con version of liberty in mind. It’s possible that he’s as confused as he sounds, or he could be pandering to the regressive Republican base.
That’s the problem with Republican politicians, you never know if they’re crazy, or just lying to pander to crazy people because the party is that far gone.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 10:41:16am |
re: #309 CuriousLurker
And GoDaddy’s support for canned big game hunting.
*spit*
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Lord Of The Pies Apr 8, 2015 10:41:52am |
Best friends. pic.twitter.com/68jLObZeau— Oh That's Amazing (@OhThatsAmazing) April 8, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 10:42:08am |
Is it really standard policy to handcuff dead people “across the nation”?
They’re dead. What’s the point?
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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 8, 2015 10:42:15am |
Via @maddow: “Maybe you're not up to it.” A MUST-watch from last night: http://t.co/tckh38msM9 https://t.co/v7YqmxPi8r— GottaLaff (@GottaLaff) April 8, 2015
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 10:44:16am |
re: #309 CuriousLurker
I’d been using GoDaddy for about 10 years, but I finally got sick of them. No more discount codes on renewals, prices keep creeping up higher & higher, their interface sucks, and to add insult to injury you still have to endure all their crappy in-your-face pimping of their other services (and don’t even get me started on their stupid ads with the female race car driver).
Good riddance.
Well, it is “GoDaddy”, not “GoMommy”. : )
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Romantic Heretic Apr 8, 2015 10:46:15am |
re: #91 Justanotherhuman
Big Spender, but it won’t help.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, formed 3 Super PACs this week, say they will have $31 million in bank by Friday - @bpolitics
read more on bloomberg.com
Of which about $25 million will go to ‘operating costs and salaries.’
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CuriousLurker Apr 8, 2015 10:46:44am |
re: #315 Backwoods_Sleuth
And GoDaddy’s support for canned big game hunting.
*spit*
Oh man, I didn’t even know about that. All the more reason to be glad I left.
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ObserverArt Apr 8, 2015 10:47:44am |
re: #311 allegro
Well I won’t be getting any Buddy hugs today after so dastardly squirting flea stuff on the back of his neck a couple of hours ago. He won’t come in or even look at me. You think cats can hold a grudge? Amateurs!
You big meanie!!!
How could you let your Buddy down like that?
Tell him some of the Lizards have scolded you and he can now forgive you. Give him a hug and some pets from us too.
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 10:49:50am |
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Romantic Heretic Apr 8, 2015 10:50:03am |
re: #94 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Incidentally, China has intercity bus service, too, but I usually don’t take bus rides that are longer than 8 hours. There is a direct bus to Shanghai from my city, but it takes almost as long as the direct train and is more expensive. Plus, it’s boring and the bus latrine is invariably nasty — when it’s working.
I must have gotten a Chinese carrier on the last bus trip I was on when I visited a friend in Akron. Buffalo to Cleveland meant about four hours in a bus smelling of long rotting feces.
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 10:50:23am |
re: #320 Romantic Heretic
Of which about $25 million will go to ‘operating costs and salaries.’
And additional “smugness” operations.
/
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makeitstop Apr 8, 2015 10:50:54am |
re: #322 ObserverArt
Tell him some of the Lizards have scolded you and he can now forgive you. Give him a hug and some pets from us too.
Also, treats.
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allegro Apr 8, 2015 10:56:47am |
re: #326 makeitstop
Also, treats.
I tried that. Offered him some grilled chicken and he stomped off in a huff. I’m telling ya, the kid can hold a grudge! LOL
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Apr 8, 2015 10:59:24am |
re: #310 Kragar
Article VI, paragraph 3, :
Hey, we’re the Constitutional experts here. You just put that Constitution and Article VI thing down now, mister. We’ll do the Constitutional interpreting here.
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 11:01:35am |
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#FergusonFireside Apr 8, 2015 11:01:48am |
Thinking of Martin “No More Hurting People” Richard & other victims of Boston bomber Tsarnaev as trial winds up pic.twitter.com/FYwuX261nU
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) April 8, 2015
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Feline Fearless Leader Apr 8, 2015 11:02:18am |
It’s already been pointed out that radical religion in politics is a polarizing game killer. Due to conviction of absolute rightness of position(s) the ability for compromise and negotiation goes out the window.
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jaunte Apr 8, 2015 11:02:22am |
.@RandPaul's campaign events are gonna need some big merch tables. http://t.co/PPfMpG7oKf #lastword pic.twitter.com/gAHHcNJG1S
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) April 8, 2015
A signature bigger than the Ritz.
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Targetpractice Apr 8, 2015 11:03:32am |
re: #332 jaunte
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A signature bigger than the Ritz.
“Yes, you too can own this cheap, Chinese-made copy of the Constitution, signed by a guy who thinks America was better off before it was ratified!”
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Apr 8, 2015 11:03:48am |
re: #286 Lidane
Rand Paul: “The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn’t say keep religion out of government”
It does not mean banning religious expression from the public sphere, but it does mean that government can show no preference for a particular belief system or church over another
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Justanotherhuman Apr 8, 2015 11:03:54am |
Is it bigger than a bottle of water?
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to make ‘big announcement’ at a special event at Miami’s Freedom Tower on Monday at 530 pm ET, email says - @jparkABC
see original on twitter.com
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HappyWarrior Apr 8, 2015 11:05:25am |
re: #332 jaunte
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A signature bigger than the Ritz.
That’s the Paul vision of America for you where our national documents are a commercial commodity.
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Shiplord Kirel Apr 8, 2015 11:05:35am |
re: #329 Justanotherhuman
Tsarnaev verdict coming up.
Stand by for live video:
Freepers are predicting that he’ll be acquitted and get a cabinet position and a lucrative recording/publishing contract. Being proven wrong has no effect on them, which is why they are RWNJs in the first place.
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ObserverArt Apr 8, 2015 11:06:09am |
By the way, I saw some of the earlier comments about Rand Paul and his rather bad handling of the interviews by female news people. I usually watch the first hour of the Today show (the news part) and saw that bit with Savannah Guthrie. Rand was a total asshole with her. I thought she was really going to let him have it, but she kept her cool.
Last night I caught some video of Rand Paul’s big announcement kickoff yesterday and he acted like he was already president. The look on his face as he looked out to the crowd after he made his announcement was just the look of an arrogant ass.
I noticed it even more this morning the way he looked into the camera in the Today Show interview. Nose up, head back…big man.
I have a feeling this is all going to go to Rand’s already rather swelled head. I see him being an insufferable jerk from here on out. Not that he isn’t already. But now he is a presidential candidate and so he will be more special than ever.
It is going to be fun watching guys like him and Cruz begin to get theirs. I just hope some of the journalists decide not to softball these fools. It is not time for that. What we need now is deconstruction of the bullshitters.
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WhatEVs Apr 8, 2015 11:32:02am |
re: #317 Justanotherhuman
Is it really standard policy to handcuff dead people “across the nation”?
They’re dead. What’s the point?
That other shooting is the one that had me balling my eyes out. They flat out murdered an obviously mentally ill man in cold blood and not a peep. It happened days after Michael Brown was killed, and not too far away, but next to nothing was said.
And I cried and cried and cried.
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