A Brutally Funny New Video From Key & Peele: Negrotown

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Pretty odd to see right wing loon Nick Searcy in this savagely funny Key & Peele video, although since he’s playing a racist cop it isn’t too far from his real personality. (Possibly NSFW due to F-bombs.)

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1 Lidane  May 6, 2015 10:42:37am

“Try on all her clothes, just to make sure they still fit.”

2 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 10:43:55am

Get your bug out bags ready, there will be a wingnut convergence and implosion tonight on Fox!

3 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 10:45:14am

re: #2 Backwoods_Sleuth

Get your bug out bags ready, there will be a wingnut convergence and implosion tonight on Fox!

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not sure how to “make dua”…he should have provided the recipe.

4 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 10:45:57am

re: #2 Backwoods_Sleuth

Get your bug out bags ready, there will be a wingnut convergence and implosion tonight on Fox!

Who is Anjem Choudary? (I don’t have my Twitters at the moment)?

5 rhuarc  May 6, 2015 10:48:04am

re: #4 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Isn’t he the English imam that says incendiary things on TV when Fox News wants the conflict? I also believe he’s a radical imam.

6 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 10:48:16am

re: #4 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Who is Anjem Choudary? (I don’t have my Twitters at the moment)?

Islamic wingnut. VB, CL and others can explain better than I can.

7 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 10:50:00am

re: #6 Backwoods_Sleuth

Islamic wingnut. VB, CL and others can explain better than I can.

He is the “go-to” for when Fox News wants a TYPICAL MUSLIM

8 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 10:51:46am
9 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 10:52:14am

re: #7 Lord Of The Pies

He is the “go-to” for when Fox News wants a TYPICAL MUSLIM

Why don’t the “moderate” Muslims speak up and condemn XYZA??!?!?!

10 No Country For Old Haters  May 6, 2015 10:52:40am

Some folks here were talking about Elton John’s 17-11-70 last night, so I downloaded it to my phone on Spotify at the time to listen to today at work.

I just finished it. I can hear so much joy in that music. You can tell the band was having a really good time.

Can’t say enough good things about Spotify from the listeners point of view. They’re not paying the artists enough, so you might want to boycott based on that alone, but being able to play almost every album I like, and Pandora-style radio stations for a low monthly fee has me listening to a lot more music than I used to.

11 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 10:53:02am

re: #2 Backwoods_Sleuth

The circus is in town. Of course Fox would pick a rabid raving Islamist to “debate” Geller. That fits the image they want to push to their audience.

12 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 10:53:11am
13 BigPapa  May 6, 2015 10:53:33am

Anjem Choudary = English wingnut jihadi. The Proper English yin to Pam Geller’s spittle flecked yang.

14 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 10:53:40am

re: #11 Charles Johnson

The circus is in town. Of course Fox would pick a rabid raving Islamist to “debate” Geller. That fits the image they want to push to their audience.

Figures.

15 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 10:53:41am
16 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 10:54:13am

re: #12 FemNaziBitch

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The difference is facial hair. Not that it matters a damn thing to the women who are having their rights taken away by a bunch of sexist pigs.

17 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 10:54:29am

re: #15 FemNaziBitch

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In that picture Pamela looks like she had some surgery done.

18 Dr Lizardo  May 6, 2015 10:55:18am

re: #4 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Who is Anjem Choudary? (I don’t have my Twitters at the moment)?

He’s a fucking nutburger. I have no patience for his extremism. He’s an embarrassment to Islam.

19 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 10:55:25am
20 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 10:55:28am

re: #17 Lord Of The Pies

In that picture Pamela looks like she had some surgery done.

And the plastic surgeon was really not very good.
It looks like she has Michael Jackson’s nose.

21 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 10:55:57am

re: #17 Lord Of The Pies

In that picture Pamela looks like she had some surgery done.

Yeah, not looking as good in the “far away” pictures we’ve seen in the past few days.

22 No Country For Old Haters  May 6, 2015 10:56:21am

re: #11 Charles Johnson

The circus is in town. Of course Fox would pick a rabid raving Islamist to “debate” Geller. That fits the image they want to push to their audience.

Sure, they want extremists to scare their viewers. This is their business. Bringing someone one rational in would shatter their viewer’s worldview.

23 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 10:56:24am

re: #16 HappyWarrior

The difference is facial hair. Not that it matters a damn thing to the women who are having their rights taken away by a bunch of sexist pigs.

The Duck Dynasty people have lots of facial hair… .

24 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 10:57:07am

re: #18 Dr Lizardo

He’s a fucking nutburger. I have no patience for his extremism. He’s an embarrassment to Islam.

Fox News always trots out Choudary because he perfectly fits their stereotype of the “crazy Muslim terror supporter.”

25 b.d.  May 6, 2015 10:57:09am

Nick Searcy disrespects all peace officers and shows his true Hollywood lib tendencies by appearing in such a shameful video.

Scratch another supposed good guy from the list

26 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 10:57:43am

re: #10 No Country For Old Haters

Some folks here were talking about Elton John’s 17-11-70 last night, so I downloaded it to my phone on Spotify at the time to listen to today at work.

I just finished it. I can hear so much joy in that music. You can tell the band was having a really good time.

It’s my favorite Elton John album, by far.

27 Dr Lizardo  May 6, 2015 10:57:46am

re: #24 Charles Johnson

Fox News always trots out Choudary because he perfectly fits their stereotype of the “crazy Muslim terror supporter.”

Exactly. It’s sick as hell.

28 Lidane  May 6, 2015 10:57:57am

Brace yourselves - jokes about Tom Brady’s balls are incoming:

29 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 10:58:45am

re: #21 FemNaziBitch

Yeah, not looking as good in the “far away” pictures we’ve seen in the past few days.

Pam needs to avail herself of the soft focus method of photography/videography that was given to Cybil Shepherd in Moonlighting.

30 Feline Fearless Leader  May 6, 2015 10:58:56am

re: #24 Charles Johnson

Fox News always trots out Choudary because he perfectly fits their stereotype of the “crazy Muslim terror supporter.”

Does the bingo card for his appearance contain the words “Israel”, “Benghazi”, “Obama”, and “Jihad”?
//

31 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 10:58:58am

re: #28 Lidane

Brace yourselves - jokes about Tom Brady’s balls are incoming:

Brace yourselves, Winter’s coming.

32 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 10:59:22am

re: #23 FemNaziBitch

The Duck Dynasty people have lots of facial hair… .

They’re the exception. Besides it’s a joke that the differences between the two kinds of fanatics are as superficial as the hair on their chins.

33 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 11:00:00am
34 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:00:17am

THis was yesterday —how did I miss it?

35 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:01:47am

It is 2015 right?

“I thought it was just a homosexual disease,” the woman said one recent evening, twisting a tissue in her manicured hands as tears filled her eyes. She asked that her name not be published out of concerns about being stigmatized. “I didn’t ever think it would be in my small hometown.”

Rural Indiana Struggles to Contend With H.I.V. Outbreak

36 b.d.  May 6, 2015 11:02:00am

re: #33 Charles Johnson

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called it

37 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:02:27am

re: #33 Charles Johnson

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Now I thought I recognized that cop. There was a Kevin Costner-Elijah Wood movie that Searcy was in that I liked as a kid. And lol at the guy comparing Nick Searcy to a guy like Bryan Cox who is one of the finest character actors of his generation. Searcy ain’t even B list. He’s C list.

38 BigPapa  May 6, 2015 11:02:44am

re: #24 Charles Johnson

Fox News always trots out Choudary because he perfectly fits their stereotype of the “crazy Muslim terror supporter.”

Choudary knows this but he also knows it’s big time publicity for himself and his cause. Stirs up his enemy, stirs up his recruiting for taking on the enemy.

It’s almost as if they thrive on each other.

39 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:02:56am

re: #35 FemNaziBitch

It is 2015 right?

Rural Indiana Struggles to Contend With H.I.V. Outbreak

Yet another reason why and I know you agree that sex education is very important.

40 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:02:57am
41 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:03:32am

re: #38 BigPapa

Choudary knows this but he also knows it’s big time publicity for himself and his cause. Stirs up his enemy, stirs up his recruiting for taking on the enemy.

It’s almost as if they thrive on each other.

And the rest of us Muslim and non-Muslim alike are caught in the bullshit that Choudary and Pam want.

42 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 6, 2015 11:04:03am

re: #17 Lord Of The Pies

In that picture Pamela looks like she had some surgery done.

She still looks vaguely reptilian.

43 Targetpractice  May 6, 2015 11:05:21am

re: #42 Higgs Boson’s Mate

She still looks vaguely reptilian.

That settles it, she’s a Visitor spy!

//

44 Dr Lizardo  May 6, 2015 11:05:48am

re: #35 FemNaziBitch

It is 2015 right?

Rural Indiana Struggles to Contend With H.I.V. Outbreak

Holy shit…..seriously?!

*sm damn h*

45 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:06:01am

I think this was previous discussed.

Potential 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) served as the keynote speaker for the AIPAC New England Leadership Dinner in Boston’s Convention Center over the weekend and according to investigative journalist Uri Blau had this to say about Middle East politics: “Al Qaeda, Al Nusra, Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula… Everything that starts with ‘Al’ in the Middle East is bad news.”

As Blau points out in his piece and Graham probably could have figured out on his own, “Al” is the Arabic word for “the” and typically precedes proper nouns. For instance, the media company Al Jazeera means “The Peninsula,” referring to the Arab Peninsula region.

Does Graham mean to say that all Arab groups and organizations are “bad news” or did he just not know what he was suggesting? We reached out to the senator’s spokesman and have not yet heard anything back.

46 TedStriker  May 6, 2015 11:06:04am

re: #37 HappyWarrior

Now I thought I recognized that cop. There was a Kevin Costner-Elijah Wood movie that Searcy was in that I liked as a kid. And lol at the guy comparing Nick Searcy to a guy like Bryan Cox who is one of the finest character actors of his generation. Searcy ain’t even B list. He’s C list.

IMO, Searcy did a pretty good job portraying Deke Slayton in From the Earth to the Moon (he was one of the few actors that was in most, if not all, of the twelve episodes, IIRC).

I really have to separate the art from the artist with him for that alone.

47 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:06:22am

re: #43 Targetpractice

That settles it, she’s a Visitor spy!

//

Then, like the others in MIB, she should just go home!

48 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:07:10am

re: #44 Dr Lizardo

Holy shit…..seriously?!

*sm damn h*

Don’t you just love that non-comprehensive scientifically inaccurate abstinence only education?

49 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 11:07:59am

re: #35 FemNaziBitch

It is 2015 right?

Rural Indiana Struggles to Contend With H.I.V. Outbreak

This all went down at the same time when Gov. Pence signed the RFRA thing.
He signed an executive order to address it in just that one county because he didn’t want to admit that HIV is a growing problem across the state of Indiana.

50 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 11:08:10am

re: #42 Higgs Boson’s Mate

She still looks vaguely reptilian.

She is not one of the Lizard Folk.

51 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:08:53am
52 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 11:09:34am

re: #49 Backwoods_Sleuth

This all went down at the same time when Gov. Pence signed the RFRA thing.
He signed an executive order to address it in just that one county because he didn’t want to admit it’s a growing problem across the state of Indiana.

You could say it’s G-D’s punishment… for being ignorant, evil bigots.

53 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:09:36am
54 Dr Lizardo  May 6, 2015 11:09:43am

re: #48 FemNaziBitch

Don’t you just love that non-comprehensive scientifically inaccurate abstinence only education?

Times like that make me glad my mother told me about the birds and the bees when I was about 5 or so.

Well, she didn’t ‘tell me’…..she made read it out of a medical encyclopedia under the section title of sexual reproduction.

Then dad told me about all the VD’s - mind you, this was in 1974/1975.

55 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:09:51am

re: #46 TedStriker

IMO, Searcy did a pretty good job portraying Deke Slayton in From the Earth to the Moon (he was one of the few actors that was in most, if not all, of the twelve episodes, IIRC).

I really have separate the art from the artist with him for that alone.

Oh I am sure he’s talented enough. I need to see that miniseries by the way. I heard it was really really good.

56 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:09:56am

re: #48 FemNaziBitch

Don’t you just love that non-comprehensive scientifically inaccurate abstinence only education?

Chlamydia outbreak hits abstinence-only Texas high school

Rumage defended the current teachings to the San Antonio Express-News.
“If kids are not having any sexual activity, they can’t get this disease,” he said. “That’s not a bad program.”

57 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 11:10:32am

re: #46 TedStriker

Searcy is such a despicable cretin that he ruined “Justified” for me. Had to stop watching it because I couldn’t separate him from the character, and usually I can.

58 Targetpractice  May 6, 2015 11:10:48am

re: #51 FemNaziBitch

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Be honest, guys, it’s not that you don’t plan to take over Texas. It’s that you don’t want to take them over, because that’s just more money out of the DoD budget going to another money pit.

//(Apologies to Texan Lizards)

59 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:10:56am
60 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:10:58am

It’s not surprising that you see these outbreaks. Scare kids about sex but with telling them nothing about safe sex and yes idiots it does exist, you’re going to have outbreaks.

61 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 6, 2015 11:12:36am

re: #58 Targetpractice

Be honest, guys, it’s not that you don’t plan to take over Texas. It’s that you don’t want to take them over, because that’s just more money out of the DoD budget going to another money pit.

//(Apologies to Texan Lizards)

Maybe we could bring democracy to Texas.

62 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:13:02am

“Preserve our bigots” bill.

63 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:13:17am

re: #57 Charles Johnson

Searcy is such a despicable cretin that he ruined “Justified” for me. Had to stop watching it because I couldn’t separate him from the character, and usually I can.

Heh to be fair though Charles, he has said trash to you. The rest of us don’t have the benefit of some actor saying trash to them on Twitter like you did with Searcy. I usually can too. Like I still enjoy Duvall and Caan in the Godfather even though they’re both conservative and Duvall really rubbed me the wrong way when he pointed to the political party of the Southern sheriffs while ignoring that those southern sheriffs were hardly liberal and indeed his Republican party has gotten them and their ideological heirs to vote for them.

64 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:14:08am

re: #62 jaunte

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“Preserve our bigots” bill.

It already is protected you pathetic hack. What do you say to pastors who are okay with marrying gay couples Greg or do they not “deserve” your religious liberty. Fucking guy is more pathetic than Perry and that’s saying something.

65 ObserverArt  May 6, 2015 11:17:37am

re: #26 Charles Johnson

It’s my favorite Elton John album, by far.

Damn fine album. My favorite Elton John album was Tumbleweed Connection a whole bunch, like these two tunes…

…

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66 Dr Lizardo  May 6, 2015 11:18:17am

re: #64 HappyWarrior

It already is protected you pathetic hack. What do you say to pastors who are okay with marrying gay couples Greg or do they not “deserve” your religious liberty. Fucking guy is more pathetic than Perry and that’s saying something.

It’s because no one on the GOP side has the sheer cojones to say “Sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up. No one cares what you think, so blow it out your ass.”

67 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:18:36am
“If kids are not having any sexual activity, they can’t get this disease,” he said. “That’s not a bad program.”

Another clear statement that evidence and proof mean nothing to some people.

68 Ace-o-aces  May 6, 2015 11:19:08am
69 RadicalModerate  May 6, 2015 11:19:20am

re: #62 jaunte

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“Preserve our bigots” bill.

Five bucks says that there will be a case of one of these pastors refusing to perform a mixed-race marriage before the end of the year.

70 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:20:02am

At least they turned that one down.

71 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:20:09am
72 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 11:21:46am

re: #69 RadicalModerate

Five bucks says that there will be a case of one of these pastors refusing to perform a mixed-race marriage before the end of the year.

HURR HURR THAT WAS TEH DEMOCRATS!!!! TEH DEMONCRATS!!!!!!

73 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 11:22:44am

I recommend watching this video again with the sound turned off, to appreciate the awesome dance moves.

74 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:23:00am

re: #62 jaunte

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“Preserve our bigots” bill.

If they want protection, they should pay tribute taxes.

75 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:24:19am

bbl

76 Feline Fearless Leader  May 6, 2015 11:24:35am

re: #56 jaunte

Chlamydia outbreak hits abstinence-only Texas high school

That’s sort of like saying there wouldn’t be any malaria if people weren’t being bitten by mosquitoes.
/

77 Lidane  May 6, 2015 11:25:14am

re: #58 Targetpractice

Be honest, guys, it’s not that you don’t plan to take over Texas. It’s that you don’t want to take them over, because that’s just more money out of the DoD budget going to another money pit.

//(Apologies to Texan Lizards)

I’m still trying to figure out how the United States would be an invading force here in Texas, since, you know, we’re part of the United States.

This is why I’m not a wingnut.

78 Teukka  May 6, 2015 11:25:18am

Since people are posting their fave music…
This one got published a coupla days ago, and made it to my favorite list pretty fast:
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79 Feline Fearless Leader  May 6, 2015 11:25:40am

re: #62 jaunte

“Preserve our bigots” bill.

I doubt you will ever see the bigot appear on any endangered species list.
//

80 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:26:55am

re: #77 Lidane

I’m still trying to figure out how the United States would be an invading force here in Texas, since, you know, we’re part of the United States.

This is why I’m not a wingnut.

Resident of another country says to Tourist, “What Country are you from?”

Tourist replies, “Texas.”

81 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 11:27:07am

bbl

82 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 11:29:12am

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!

needz mohr tinfoilz…

83 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:29:13am

re: #80 FemNaziBitch

Resident of another country says to Tourist, “What Country are you from?”

Tourist replies, “Texas.”

The Smiting Continues.

84 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 11:29:26am

re: #71 FemNaziBitch

This should go well.

/

85 Thanos  May 6, 2015 11:29:41am

re: #78 Teukka

Since people are posting their fave music…
This one got published a coupla days ago, and made it to my favorite list pretty fast:
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Video

I’m betting that you are either already a Nightwish fan or could become one:

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86 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 11:30:05am

Just talked to the NY Daily News about Pamela Geller.

87 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 11:30:24am

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!

needz mohr tinfoilz…

So awesomesauce.

88 Feline Fearless Leader  May 6, 2015 11:30:33am

re: #80 FemNaziBitch

Resident of another country says to Tourist, “What Country are you from?”

Tourist replies, “Texas.”

My parents visited Utah back in the late 80s to visit friends and also scout a few places as possible retirement locations.

After they came back my mother said that if they had been in an accident she could have guaranteed that one of the first three questions from a rescuer/by-stander would have been “Are you a Mormon?”

She must have been asked that a lot if she made an anecdote out of it.

89 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 11:31:03am

Holy shit I did not know this.

Carly Fiorina became CEO of HP without an engineering degree or any tech skills

“You know,” she went on, her voice dropping, as if weighed down by emotion, “I have lived the American dream.” That was her segue into a condensed version of her professional biography: a liberal-arts degree from Stanford University that didn’t qualify her for anything in particular; an abandoned stab at law school; secretarial work; and then, thanks to a late-blooming focus and a lot of ferocious effort, a dizzying climb up the corporate ladder, culminating in more than five years as the chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard

90 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:31:39am

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

“…Pictures show MRAP tanks* on the I-15 freeway headed towards Corona, California, where one of the closed Walmarts is located. The tanks are driving down the highway in broad daylight, as if they don’t have a care in the world and know that nobody can stop them…”

*Not actually a tank

91 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 11:32:16am

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Just talked to the NY Daily News about Pamela Geller.

[CCJ]I wonder how I could get the NY Daily News to interview me?[/CCJ]

92 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:32:45am

Scary military trucks just doesn’t sound as scary.

93 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 11:33:26am

The NYDN writer wanted to know if I could shed any light on where Geller’s hatred of Muslims comes from, but I honestly don’t know.

Also asked if I thought she was reveling in being on ISIS’s hit list.

94 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:34:10am

re: #89 Lord Of The Pies

Holy shit I did not know this.

Carly Fiorina became CEO of HP without an engineering degree or any tech skills

And cons are always shitting on us (liberal arts majors). Reading that, it doesn’t surprise me how poorly Fiorina ran HP.

95 ObserverArt  May 6, 2015 11:34:13am

re: #86 Charles Johnson

Just talked to the NY Daily News about Pamela Geller.

Please. Do go on.

96 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 11:35:10am

On the second question, I said that of course she has a First Amendment right to express any opinion she likes no matter how hateful. But yes, I think she’s been trying to incite this kind of reaction for years, and is now basking in the limelight. She’s getting exactly what she wanted.

97 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 11:35:16am

re: #94 HappyWarrior

And cons are always shitting on us (liberal arts majors). Reading that, it doesn’t surprise me how poorly Fiorina ran HP.

“It’s not what you know, it’s who you blow”

98 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 6, 2015 11:35:50am

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!

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needz mohr tinfoilz…

What are the odds some of these fucknuts take potshots at some soldiers they see wearing berets—“They must be French, right?” TEH UN COMIN FER ARE GUNZ!!!

That’ll go well.

99 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 6, 2015 11:36:30am

re: #89 Lord Of The Pies

Holy shit I did not know this.

Carly Fiorina became CEO of HP without an engineering degree or any tech skills

This woman’s success has been a mystery for the ages, that’s for sure.

100 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:36:31am

re: #97 Lord Of The Pies

It’s not what you know, it’s who you blow”

Agh don’t I know it.

101 Kilroy01  May 6, 2015 11:37:05am

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

Mysterious Surveillance Planes Spotted In Sky In Wake of Walmart Closings Link

These are ASW aircraft of the Japanese Self-Defense Force.
Lockheed P3 Orion.
Dumb.. no stupid. no.. fuck it.

102 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 11:37:26am

re: #87 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

So awesomesauce.

The Facebook post that warned of the vehicles is now going viral and it was posted by a Vietnam veteran, who was recently driving through Dallas, Texas when he saw the UN vehicles. The trucks were driving down I-30 and appeared to be headed towards Garland, Texas, where a terrorist attack was launched over the weekend.

This comes just days after Infowars’ own Alex Jones warned of a possible UN takeover of America. Judging from these pictures, it looks like this could be happening even sooner than expected.

The FB page is Bobby Wayne Guinn…he loves Allen West, prepper nonsense, etc. I think he’s the same one who took the scary Muslim at the fast food place a while back.

bwahahaaaa!

103 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 11:39:07am

A man snorkeling in the Colorado River near the Arizona and California border was terrified — and later embarrassed — when he came across two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs about 40 feet underwater.

The man reported the skeletons to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, launching a hunt for what authorities believed could be real bodies.

It turned out the skeletons were fake and had been strategically placed to appear as if they were sitting together, their lawn chairs bound to large rocks. A diver from the Buckskin Fire Department captured the scene on a video camera attached to his head. The sheriff’s office called the scene a tea party.

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104 Dave In Austin  May 6, 2015 11:41:02am

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105 No Country For Old Haters  May 6, 2015 11:41:28am

re: #103 wrenchwench

A man snorkeling in the Colorado River near the Arizona and California border was terrified

Someone should tell him that skeletons aren’t dangerous. He actually has one inside of him right now!

106 retired cynic  May 6, 2015 11:41:34am

re: #21 FemNaziBitch

Yeah, not looking as good in the “far away” pictures we’ve seen in the past few days.

That’s what I meant downstairs. That’s showing the inner ugly.

107 EPR-radar  May 6, 2015 11:43:36am

re: #99 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

This woman’s success has been a mystery for the ages, that’s for sure.

I did not know that about Fiorina. It certainly makes her long track record of failure as a tech company CEO easier to understand, although it still remains a mystery why HP would put in a proven failure (Lucent) as its CEO.

108 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 11:48:44am

HEY WHY NOT?

109 EPR-radar  May 6, 2015 11:50:24am

OT, but funny. Hunter at DailyKos hits another one out of the park:

The supposed Jade Helm 15 conspiracy may be the single stupidest thing to come out of Texas in 20 years, and for a state that has reliably given us such treasures as Louie Gohmert, Steve Stockman, Ted Cruz, Rick Perry, and George W. Bush himself that is saying something.

It may not even be possible to adequately convey how stupid this story is. There may not be words in the English language—there may in fact be no words in any language, simply because no civilization has yet existed that ever needed to convey a stupidity as deep or as empty-headed as would apply here. It is a stupidity so stupid that we may be able to use it as future measure of the viability of nation-states; if a majority of any definable population is stupid enough to believe this thing, it is evidence that that population has lost the intellectual ability to maintain a government.

And this is the kind of malignant stupidity that some GOP apologists think should be pandered to as opposed to confronted as the garbage that it is.

110 lawhawk  May 6, 2015 11:50:31am

re: #89 Lord Of The Pies

Fiorina worked up the corporate ladder at AT&T, and then at Lucent, and was able to jump over to HP while her actual success at Lucent turned out to be little more than a shell game.

The telcoms borrowed from Lucent so that they could turn around and buy more telcom equipment and fiber. They overbought and overbuilt fiber networks, and in the end, revenues collapsed.

For instance, Fiorina’s mad math skilz had her complete a deal with an obscure company called PathNet. PathNet had all of $1.2 million in sales, but Lucent booked a massive $440 million sale, which could be valued as high as $2 billion. Lucent funded 100% of the purchases, even though PathNet had less than $100 million in equity and hundreds of millions more in loans.

Thus began a debt spiral where Lucent was lending to purchasers so that they could goose sales. It’s very much the same story as Chainsaw Al Dunlap over at Sunbeam, which began booking massive sales figures, only for people to realize that they were selling stuff off-season to retailers who were warehousing it for later sale and using all manner of accounting tricks to try and book the sales as instant profits, rather than counting it as a sale when the item was actually sold months later.

But she’d like everyone to ignore that little bit too.

111 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 11:53:19am
112 #FergusonFireside  May 6, 2015 11:53:32am
113 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:54:51am

re: #111 wrenchwench

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My Dad’s favorite baseball player and probably the best all around player ever.

114 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 11:55:04am

re: #108 Lord Of The Pies

HEY WHY NOT?

This should occupy the rest of UpChuck’s unhinged day.

115 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:55:47am

re: #110 lawhawk

“…once Fiorina left for HP in July, 1999, Lucent’s dicey debt and other worries became someone else’s problem*. Fortunately for her, based on Lucent’s sky-high stock price, Fiorina’s stock and options were still worth a mint. (A total of $85 million, she says.)
………..
…Soon after Fiorina left, the company began to collapse. Eventually its shares crashed to less than $1…”

* not an option when president of a country.

116 b.d.  May 6, 2015 11:56:20am

re: #108 Lord Of The Pies

HEY WHY NOT?

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Devirginized the GoFundMe page for ya.

117 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 11:56:28am

re: #15 FemNaziBitch

118 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 11:56:43am

re: #105 No Country For Old Haters

Someone should tell him that skeletons aren’t dangerous. He actually has one inside of him right now!

119 jaunte  May 6, 2015 11:56:48am

Executive looters are a big problem for public companies.

120 RadicalModerate  May 6, 2015 11:57:04am

re: #93 Charles Johnson

Hopefully in the New York Daily News article her support of Serbian war criminals Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic and her denial of the Srebrenica genocide, and her friendship with fascists like the EDL and BNP, and her being one of the primary inspirations to Anders Breivik will be brought to light - her affiliation with far right nationalist groups and individuals needs to be stated at EVERY possible opportunity.

121 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:57:26am

re: #117 CriticalDragon1177

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She missed that Rosa Parks did what she did for other people having rights while Pam’s big thing is TAKING rights away from people.

122 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 11:57:41am

Charles Johnson,

Its upsetting that our society is still racist enough for this clip to be funny.

123 Snarknado!  May 6, 2015 11:59:21am

re: #108 Lord Of The Pies

HEY WHY NOT?

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I’m one of your paid subscribers. Am I off the hook?

124 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 11:59:25am

re: #120 RadicalModerate

Hopefully in the New York Daily News article her support of Serbian war criminals Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic and her denial of the Srebrenica genocide, and her friendship with fascists like the EDL and BNP, and her being one of the primary inspirations to Anders Breivik will be brought to light - her affiliation with far right nationalist groups and individuals needs to be stated at EVERY possible opportunity.

Yes, her support of Serbian war criminals needs to be publicized as do her European fascist allies. This is no first amendment champion. This is a bigoted kook who just happens to reside in a country where free speech does exist. She’s free to say what she wants to and note Pam you have not been jailed for your views but we’re free to point out your friends to the media and some of your friends like Ratko and Radovan are war criminals.

125 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 11:59:51am

re: #108 Lord Of The Pies

HEY WHY NOT?

You don’t like green footballs? Seriously green leather is hard come by, since green cows are hard to find. - ;)

126 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 12:01:40pm

It’s a significant disadvantage to disbelieve evolution.

127 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:02:39pm
128 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:04:17pm
129 No Country For Old Haters  May 6, 2015 12:07:21pm

re: #118 wrenchwench

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Ghost? I wonder if that’s from someone who’s still a dualist.

130 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 12:07:30pm

re: #71 FemNaziBitch

131 b.d.  May 6, 2015 12:08:06pm

re: #123 Snarknado!

I’m one of your paid subscribers. Am I off the hook?

Charles would always like more monies, I am sure.

//

132 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:08:11pm
133 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 12:09:46pm

re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth

134 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 12:14:45pm

re: #126 wrenchwench

It’s a significant disadvantage to disbelieve evolution.


Thankfully scientists don’t listen to creationists!

135 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 6, 2015 12:15:15pm

Holocaust-Denying Dude Has GREAT Idea: ‘Nuremberg Trials’ For Climate Scientists!

136 Ace-o-aces  May 6, 2015 12:17:05pm
137 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 12:17:10pm

re: #115 jaunte

* not an option when president of a country.

As a note, it really fucking sucked for all the employees royally screwed as well, who couldn’t necessarily easily pick up and move on to another job with as much ease.

138 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 12:18:25pm

re: #85 Thanos

I was so thrilled when they had some of the more unusual instruments on stage for the concert. Also they did all my favorites off the new album so I was a happy camper.

139 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:19:48pm

but, of course…

140 Lidane  May 6, 2015 12:22:07pm

Circular firing squad ahoy!

141 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 12:22:37pm

re: #139 Backwoods_Sleuth

but, of course…

He’s won all the PR genius awards.

/

142 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:22:38pm

No, Geller and Spencer did not put their lives on the lines:

143 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 12:22:45pm

re: #109 EPR-radar

OT, but funny. Hunter at DailyKos hits another one out of the park:

And this is the kind of malignant stupidity that some GOP apologists think should be pandered to as opposed to confronted as the garbage that it is.

I like Charles P. Pierce’s description of the whole thing as a coup d’erptat

144 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 12:23:19pm

re: #140 Lidane

Circular firing squad ahoy!

You can get fired at clownhall.com? Is that even a job?

/

145 Single-handed sailor  May 6, 2015 12:24:41pm

SpaceX successfully tested their Pad Abort System of the Dragon vehicle this morning.

146 No Country For Old Haters  May 6, 2015 12:25:06pm

re: #139 Backwoods_Sleuth

but, of course…

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147 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 12:26:01pm

re: #132 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Buy that woman a beer.

148 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:26:29pm

bwahahahaaa:

No, UpChuck, that’s not the word.

149 Bubblehead II  May 6, 2015 12:27:01pm

re: #108 Lord Of The Pies

HEY WHY NOT?

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A heck of a lot easier than using paypal that’s for sure.

150 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 12:27:20pm

re: #140 Lidane

Circular firing squad ahoy!

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Well given that he wants companies to be able to fire other people simply for being gay, this isn’t much of a stretch. Now what I want to know is what Guy is doing working for Townhall. No idea who he is but it’s not exactly like Townhall is a beacon of tolerance either.

151 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 12:28:17pm

re: #148 Backwoods_Sleuth

bwahahahaaa:

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No, UpChuck, that’s not the word.

Chuck, you mispelled brownshirt. And again the abolitionists and Rosa Parks were advocating for freedom. Pam, you, and your friends advocate taking away people’s freedom. See the disconnect there?

152 Ace-o-aces  May 6, 2015 12:28:44pm

re: #140 Lidane

Circular firing squad ahoy!

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Guy Benson is the RWNJs gay friend.

153 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:30:19pm

Because you were too cheap to pay for a ticket.
Oh, and you’re a coward.

154 Kragar  May 6, 2015 12:30:24pm

re: #148 Backwoods_Sleuth

Something like 8 million Muslims living in the US.

2 guys prove that they’re incompatible with living here?

In that case, better start shipping out the Evangelicals as well.

155 WhatEVs  May 6, 2015 12:32:21pm

re: #102 Backwoods_Sleuth

The FB page is Bobby Wayne Guinn…he loves Allen West, prepper nonsense, etc. I think he’s the same one who took the scary Muslim at the fast food place a while back.

bwahahaaaa!

The problem with these losers is they are going to get some poor military guy killed…or wind up having some poor military guy have a killing on his shoulders the rest of his life for taking out someone who is threatening him because of this nonsense.

156 b.d.  May 6, 2015 12:33:30pm

re: #153 Backwoods_Sleuth

Because you were too cheap to pay for a ticket.
Oh, and you’re a coward.

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Please translate?

My only regret in defending #PamelaGeller & #Robertspencer is that I wasn’t until Garland until after the shooting.

*Wasn’t defending those two bigots?
*Wasn’t in Garland until after the shooting when he had no intention of being there at all even though he was looking for drink buyers in DFW all day?
* Did they have a sale on the word until at the airport bar?

157 EPR-radar  May 6, 2015 12:34:06pm

re: #154 Kragar

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Something like 8 million Muslims living in the US.

2 guys prove that they’re incompatible with living here?

In that case, better start shipping out the Evangelicals as well.

Theocratic evangelicals are more of a threat on two fronts: 1) the ability of the somewhat less violent to get their ideas into the laws, and 2) the ability of the violent fringe to get their way via domestic terrorism.

158 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 12:35:49pm

re: #153 Backwoods_Sleuth

Because you were too cheap to pay for a ticket.
Oh, and you’re a coward.

UpChuck when he’s being ingratiating is UpChuck at his worst.

159 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 12:35:53pm

re: #152 Ace-o-aces

Guy Benson is the RWNJs gay friend.

Oh so the male Tammy Bruce.

160 WhatEVs  May 6, 2015 12:35:56pm

re: #115 jaunte

* not an option when president of a country.

That’s a GOP specialty. Fuck up the nation’s financial situation and let a Dem come in and fix it…all the while whining they’re not cleaning it up fast or good enough.

161 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 12:37:10pm

re: #157 EPR-radar

Theocratic evangelicals are more of a threat on two fronts: 1) the ability of the somewhat less violent to get their ideas into the laws, and 2) the ability of the violent fringe to get their way via domestic terrorism.

American Muslims are a lot more secular minded than American evangelicals. One group is filled of people who think their Holy Book should be state law and the other of course has people ranging from Dave Chappelle to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in its numbers.

162 Bubblehead II  May 6, 2015 12:38:13pm

re: #145 Single-handed sailor

SpaceX successfully tested their Pad Abort System of the Dragon vehicle this morning.

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163 b.d.  May 6, 2015 12:38:28pm

re: #157 EPR-radar

Theocratic evangelicals are more of a threat on two fronts: 1) the ability of the somewhat less violent to get their ideas into the laws, and 2) the ability of the violent fringe to get their way via domestic terrorism.

Piss Christ was 28 years ago but they are still whinging about it like it happened yesterday and they keep claiming how tolerant of that they are/were.

164 b.d.  May 6, 2015 12:39:37pm

re: #153 Backwoods_Sleuth

Because you were too cheap to pay for a ticket.
Oh, and you’re a coward.

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he deleted that tweet though he claims he never deletes tweets

165 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 12:40:49pm

re: #153 Backwoods_Sleuth

Because you were too cheap to pay for a ticket.
Oh, and you’re a coward.

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Uh, yeah—it’s not like the AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST wouldn’t have known about it in advance. And he was right down the road. He was much more interested in getting shit-faced drunk and pretending to be Lee Harvey Oswald.

166 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 12:42:54pm

So, other than begging for somebody to go drinking with him, what exactly did upchuck do in DC?

167 allegro  May 6, 2015 12:44:11pm

re: #166 BeachDem

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So, other than begging for somebody to go drinking with him, what exactly did upchuck do in DC?

Fail.

168 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 12:44:40pm

From AZCentral:

Oh, THAT military exercise … Gov. Doug Ducey was asked to comment last week on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to have that state’s National Guard monitor a U.S. military operation called Jade Helm 15. Abbott’s vigilance is prompted by concerns from conspiracy theorists who fear the military operations could lead to martial law.

Since Jade Helm 15 is also happening in Arizona, Ducey was asked if he has concerns.

Ducey didn’t miss a beat: “I believe what you’re referring to, we have been briefed on,” he said. “We’re following what’s going on in Texas with great interest, and we’re going to cooperate with the federal government and federal authorities and be supportive in any way we can to protect the citizens of Arizona.”

Later, Ducey’s office called to clarify the governor had confused the question with another issue. What issue was unclear, and his office never got back with an answer on how he feels about Jade Helm 15. But apparently he’s not calling out the Arizona Guard.

169 b.d.  May 6, 2015 12:44:45pm

re: #166 BeachDem

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So, other than begging for somebody to go drinking with him, what exactly did upchuck do in DC?

Probably put up 1 of those stupid cutting edge, dem., hate posters of his somewhere in DC and took a picture of it.

170 Kragar  May 6, 2015 12:47:52pm
171 Mike Lamb  May 6, 2015 12:48:07pm

re: #148 Backwoods_Sleuth

bwahahahaaa:

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No, UpChuck, that’s not the word.

In which the abolitionist means a person trying to treat a group of people as second class citizens. It totes makes sense.

172 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:49:07pm

re: #164 b.d.

he deleted that tweet though he claims he never deletes tweets

too late:

173 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 12:49:41pm

re: #170 Kragar

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Then by that standard, you could argue that the President doesn’t have to follow the court on Citizens United or the other boneheaded decisions made by the Roberts Court. Yet another reason why conservatives like Carson love to talk about how they revere the Constitution but you’d be hardpressed to find proof of them actually understanding t.

174 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 12:50:16pm

re: #172 Backwoods_Sleuth

too late:

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He’s an ass. He thinks he’s a bad ass but he’s really a pathetic little shithead.

175 leftynyc  May 6, 2015 12:50:23pm

re: #166 BeachDem

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So, other than begging for somebody to go drinking with him, what exactly did upchuck do in DC?

Why is he coming to NYC? Trying to think of what I’d say if I ran into him.

Meanwhile, down in KY:

addictinginfo.org

Gun owners don’t get any more responsible than law enforcement officers, right? After all, they are experts, having received training in how to handle weapons — or so logic would tell us.

Then how is it that a Kentucky sheriff’s deputy managed to accidentally shoot his own mother? In church. At a wedding.

176 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 12:50:24pm

re: #169 b.d.

Probably put up 1 of those stupid cutting edge, dem., hate posters of his somewhere in DC and took a picture of it.

He probably never left the airport…

177 Feline Fearless Leader  May 6, 2015 12:50:30pm

re: #134 CriticalDragon1177

Thankfully scientists don’t listen to creationists!

“Evolve backwards” is such an awkward term to use. It implies that evolution has a direction to go in that is “progress”. Purposefully ignores that evolution is a population randomly trying new combinations and “rewarding” the more successful ones with an extended lineage.

178 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 12:50:47pm

re: #169 b.d.

Probably put up 1 of those stupid cutting edge, dem., hate posters of his somewhere in DC and took a picture of it.

Ah well then, certainly worth the trip.
/

And think about this—it was just a few short weeks ago when he made his triumphant trip to DC for CPAC, where, according to him, he made oodles of new friends who were so happy to be with him. Then, just a short while later, he can’t even find anyone to accept a free drink. Sucks to be chuck, doesn’t it.

179 Kragar  May 6, 2015 12:51:37pm
180 Feline Fearless Leader  May 6, 2015 12:51:37pm

re: #137 klys (maker of Silmarils)

As a note, it really fucking sucked for all the employees royally screwed as well, who couldn’t necessarily easily pick up and move on to another job with as much ease.

I know a number of IT people in the Chicago area. The Lucent collapse depressed that particular employment market for at least a decade.

181 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 12:51:54pm

re: #34 FemNaziBitch

182 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 12:52:04pm

re: #166 BeachDem

So, other than begging for somebody to go drinking with him, what exactly did upchuck do in DC?

Good grief what was UpChuck doing in my backyard?

183 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 12:52:35pm

re: #180 Feline Fearless Leader

I know a number of IT people in the Chicago area. The Lucent collapse depressed that particular employment market for at least a decade.

My mom got laid off the week of my junior prom. College searching got a lot more interesting at that point (and a lot more stressful).

184 CuriousLurker  May 6, 2015 12:55:09pm

They’re making this huge thing out of a couple of punk criminals. I hate the whole “free speech is incompatible with Islam” B.S. too. Tell ya what, next time you’re passing by a rough neighborhood, get out of your car, saunter up to the most thuggish looking guy you can find, get right up in his face, and then tell him what an asshole he is.

Better yet, find out who the biggest gang leader is in your town and who his mom is, then get a photo of her and announce that you’re holding an “art” contest to see who can draw the most insulting caricature of her (as an exercise in free speech, of course). Let me know how it works out for you. //

Criminality & violent extremism don’t belong exclusively to Islam.

185 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 12:55:27pm

re: #126 wrenchwench

Thanks for alerting us to that good news. I created a page for that story!

Motherboard - Scientists Found a Way to Make Drug-Resistant Bacteria ‘Evolve Backwards’
littlegreenfootballs.com

It really is incredible news, and like you said, its definitely an argument for understanding evolution, and biology in general.

186 Ace-o-aces  May 6, 2015 12:55:28pm
187 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 12:56:17pm

re: #179 Kragar

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And people wonder why she does it. Mercenary with a mouth.

188 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 12:56:42pm

Welp, that was easy. : )

189 Ace-o-aces  May 6, 2015 12:57:32pm

re: #179 Kragar

Jesus, she got Millions in the divorce. What does she need that high a salary for? Even she can’t drink that much booze.

190 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 12:57:56pm
191 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 12:58:34pm

re: #189 Ace-o-aces

Jesus, she got Millions in the divorce. What does she need that high a salary for? Even she can’t drink that much booze.

‘Pin money’ for the plastic surgeon.

192 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 12:58:49pm
193 Aunty Entity Dragon  May 6, 2015 12:59:25pm

re: #15 FemNaziBitch

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Had a bizarre debate at Raw Story on the shrieking harpy.

Many folks there want use “hate crime” laws to shut her up with criminal consequences.

One woman kept using Father Coughlin as an example (where the feds forcibly shut down his radio program and revoked the postage classification of his newslatter and then threatened him with sedition prosecution in WW II)…despite my constant attempts to get her to show me how in the hell anybody can do that constitutionally…and also explain how you could use laws as a weapon against her without having come around to bite you in the ass when another administration comes in that is hostile towards you…

A Man For All Seasons

Roper: So now you’d give the Devil benefit of law!
More: Yes. What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?
Roper: I’d cut down every law in England to do that!
More: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned ‘round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country’s planted thick with laws from coast to coast- man’s laws, not God’s- and if you cut them down—and you’re just the man to do it—do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.

Many of the people at Raw Story literally could not understand the dual edged nature of the law or what I was trying to illustrate in that quote.

Unbelievable.

194 Kragar  May 6, 2015 12:59:53pm

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said during an interview on Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” that West Virginia, unlike Texas, would welcome military training exercises that have led to widespread conspiracy theories in several western states.

“Let me just say this. I want to make news right now,” Manchin said. “I don’t know what’s going on in Texas. I don’t know the paranoia that goes on in Texas, but the people in West Virginia welcome, welcome the special forces exercises. Please come to West Virginia. We’ll welcome you with open arms. We’re not afraid of you. We embrace you, we want you to be part of us.”

195 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 1:00:16pm

re: #193 Aunty Entity Dragon

also explain how you could use laws as a weapon against her without having come around to bite you in the ass when another administration comes in that is hostile towards you…

This is the problem that many don’t understand….

196 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 1:00:22pm

re: #153 Backwoods_Sleuth

Because you were too cheap to pay for a ticket.
Oh, and you’re a coward.

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197 Kragar  May 6, 2015 1:00:51pm

re: #187 wrenchwench

And people wonder why she does it. Mercenary with a mouth.

How dare you.

198 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 1:01:02pm

re: #186 Ace-o-aces

No I plan to read all 243 pages.

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199 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 1:01:10pm

re: #184 CuriousLurker

I know the kid next door stays mad at me because I’m always telling him to stop riding his damned dirt bike and assorted other motorizedl rides on the freaking lawn. He’s not even supposed to be riding it because he has a heart monitor on (inherited heart problem). He’s going to kill himself before he’s 20. He doesn’t listen to his mother or any other women. And he has gunz.

My old landlord would be setting him straight in a heartbeat, though.

: )

200 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 1:04:05pm

Dutch lawmaker plans Mohammed expo after US shootings

The Hague (AFP) - Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders said on Wednesday he wanted to stage a parliamentary exhibition of the cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that sparked a deadly shooting in Texas that left two dead.

“I am going to request Parliament to exhibit the same cartoons as those that were displayed in Garland,” Wilders told AFP on Wednesday, referring to the Dallas suburb where the shooting took place on Sunday.

201 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 6, 2015 1:04:32pm

re: #194 Kragar

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Sorry, Joe—they don’t need to come to West Virginia. They’re training in the Southwest to simulate the Middle East. They don’t need to train for a postapocalyptic, poisoned landscape with no drinkable water. Yet.

202 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 1:06:01pm

re: #179 Kragar

Not to mention the $4M she got in a divorce settlement in 2007 and the $5M when her ex died in 2008, plus—the $1.2M she got for half of the house in Hewlitt Harbor. She then bought the entire floor of a co-op o the Upper East Side of NYC.

203 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 6, 2015 1:09:45pm

re: #34 FemNaziBitch

THis was yesterday —how did I miss it?

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Scopes was fined $100. The BLS says that’s $1,341.27 in today’s money. Pretty steep for a small-town schoolteacher.

204 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:10:30pm

re: #197 Kragar

How dare you.

No offense to Mercenaries.

205 GlutenFreeJesus  May 6, 2015 1:10:37pm

re: #202 Justanotherhuman

That’s a lot of plastic surgery.

206 allegro  May 6, 2015 1:12:55pm

re: #205 GlutenFreeJesus

That’s a lot of plastic surgery.

She’s also got 4 kids so there’s private school bills and, no doubt, a lot of mental therapy bills considering their parentage.

207 Kragar  May 6, 2015 1:13:15pm

re: #204 wrenchwench

No offense to Mercenaries.

Its not me you should be apologizing to.

208 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:15:03pm

re: #206 allegro

She’s also got 4 kids so there’s private school bills and, no doubt, a lot of mental therapy bills considering their parentage.

I hope they are getting that. I’ve always felt sorry for them. Nothing good comes from a mother full of hate.

209 EPR-radar  May 6, 2015 1:16:14pm

re: #190 BeachDem

What an idiot. The quest for power and wealth is a dominant feature of US society, especially in the ruling plutocracy.

210 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 1:20:09pm
211 Aunty Entity Dragon  May 6, 2015 1:20:14pm

re: #208 wrenchwench

I hope they are getting that. I’ve always felt sorry for them. Nothing good comes from a mother full of hate.

You learn to adjust.

I love my mom. I was still horrified to hear her last week describe MLK as a “rabble rouser”.

I know she is of the Fox News demographic and was a blue dog conservative democrat (before they went extinct or became Republicans)…so I pretend not to hear her or change the subject since I dont want a fight on her visit in my home and there is no chance in hell I will budge her opinion (her bumper sticker says “God said It. I believe It. That settles It!”)

When you have parents entering their 70’s, you pick your battles.

212 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 1:20:38pm

Interesting news coming out of Chicago concerning the reparations due to victims of ChicagoPD torture.

213 Aunty Entity Dragon  May 6, 2015 1:21:21pm

re: #207 Kragar

Its not me you should be apologizing to.

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Why would a merc wear a red and black skin tight bodyglove?

214 Snarknado!  May 6, 2015 1:22:33pm

re: #193 Aunty Entity Dragon

Had a bizarre debate at Raw Story on the shrieking harpy.

Many folks there want use “hate crime” laws to shut her up with criminal consequences.

One woman kept using Father Coughlin as an example (where the feds forcibly shut down his radio program and revoked the postage classification of his newslatter and then threatened him with sedition prosecution in WW II)…despite my constant attempts to get her to show me how in the hell anybody can do that constitutionally…and also explain how you could use laws as a weapon against her without having come around to bite you in the ass when another administration comes in that is hostile towards you…

A Man For All Seasons

Many of the people at Raw Story literally could not understand the dual edged nature of the law or what I was trying to illustrate in that quote.

Unbelievable.

Remind them about the Satanist who claims the 72-hour waiting period for an abortion violates her personal beliefs.

215 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 1:22:43pm

re: #211 Aunty Entity Dragon

When you have parents entering their 70’s, you pick your battles.

Fuckin’ Olds amirite?!

/ducks.

216 Aunty Entity Dragon  May 6, 2015 1:22:57pm

re: #212 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Interesting news coming out of Chicago concerning the reparations due to victims of ChicagoPD torture.

I saw that. 5.5 million, some of which will go to people who missed the window on filing a civil suit.

they needed to do that.

217 Aunty Entity Dragon  May 6, 2015 1:23:51pm

re: #215 goddamnedfrank

Fuckin’ Olds amirite?!

/ducks.

Both my parents were born before the boomer generation began.

218 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 1:24:30pm

re: #34 FemNaziBitch

THis was yesterday —how did I miss it?


Come to think of it, although it was nice that he posted that. He should have used the term “fundamentalist” instead of “evangelical” since they’re not the same thing and some evangelicals are not fundamentalists and accept the science of evolution. Its only the Christians who believe in biblical literalism who see a conflict.

219 Kragar  May 6, 2015 1:25:18pm

re: #213 Aunty Entity Dragon

There are reasons.

220 Aunty Entity Dragon  May 6, 2015 1:27:05pm

Editing Celticdragon Significant Other’s academic paper on the Dyatlov Pass Incident.

That is some freaky, out there X-files shit.

221 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 1:29:02pm

re: #210 goddamnedfrank

Modern Americans act like the Framers wrote the 1st Amendment and that magically stopped white, christian, bigoted retards from overtly legislating on the basis of religion. It wasn’t until the 14th Amendment that the courts even generally tried to apply the Bill of Rights to the States and local municipalities. The last blasphemy conviction in the US was in 1928. It wasn’t until 1952 that the Supreme Court struck down blasphemy laws for good.

222 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:29:25pm

re: #211 Aunty Entity Dragon

You learn to adjust.

I love my mom. I was still horrified to hear her last week describe MLK as a “rabble rouser”.

I know she is of the Fox News demographic and was a blue dog conservative democrat (before they went extinct or became Republicans)…so I pretend not to hear her or change the subject since I dont want a fight on her visit in my home and there is no chance in hell I will budge her opinion (her bumper sticker says “God said It. I believe It. That settles It!”)

When you have parents entering their 70’s, you pick your battles.

My mom’s hate is closer to home. My strategy is avoidance. Difficult for a few days there, but back on track.

223 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 1:30:02pm

re: #206 allegro

She’s also got 4 kids so there’s private school bills and, no doubt, a lot of mental therapy bills considering their parentage.

And booze—lots and lots of booze.

224 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 1:30:58pm

re: #210 goddamnedfrank

225 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 1:31:44pm

re: #222 wrenchwench

Damned Charter working on the connections at the st.

My grandmother horrified me by calling him “the devil”.

226 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 1:33:06pm

re: #225 Justanotherhuman

Damned Charter working on the connections at the st.

My grandmother horrified me by calling him “the devil”.

Yikes.

227 Aunty Entity Dragon  May 6, 2015 1:33:14pm

re: #219 Kragar

There are reasons.

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That was kinda horrorific…

228 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 1:35:32pm

re: #225 Justanotherhuman

Damned Charter working on the connections at the st.

My grandmother horrified me by calling him “the devil”.

It’s not just a certain generation either.

Met someone on line a couple years back and during the course of the date mentioned she thought MLK was, words to the effect of, “Not really a great guy, cheated on his wife, blah blah blah”. I was a bit too flabbergasted to respond appropriately.

We aren’t dating now.

229 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:35:32pm

re: #225 Justanotherhuman

Damned Charter working on the connections at the st.

My grandmother horrified me by calling him “the devil”.

My mom’s mom called her husband (my grandfather) ‘that bastard’ while ll three of us were in the room together. My mom takes after her mother. I’m trying not to do the same.

230 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 1:36:53pm

re: #228 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Oh I remember what it was now, something about how he supposedly plagiarized his dissertation or something.

Hadn’t heard that one before.

231 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 1:37:19pm

re: #229 wrenchwench

My mom’s mom called her husband (my grandfather) ‘that bastard’ while ll three of us were in the room together. My mom takes after her mother. I’m trying not to do the same.

My grandma’s pet name for my grandpa was goddamnedfrank. Usually followed by sumbitch.

True story.

232 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 1:37:21pm

Looks like UpChuck-for-brains is taking the train to NYC and being the fool along the way.

233 Kragar  May 6, 2015 1:37:32pm

re: #227 Aunty Entity Dragon

Hence the magic which is Deadpool.

…

234 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:39:36pm

re: #231 goddamnedfrank

My grandma’s pet name for my grandpa was goddamnedfrank. Usually followed by sumbitch.

True story.

You understand. And such a cute nic it makes!

At least my mom is not a racist, but she’s not too keen on men.

235 Snarknado!  May 6, 2015 1:40:17pm

re: #230 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Oh I remember what it was now, something about how he supposedly plagiarized his dissertation or something.

Hadn’t heard that one before.

It actually has some validity, although it’s not that simple.

236 Ace-o-aces  May 6, 2015 1:41:34pm

Here it is folks. We all knew this was coming. I give you the mobius strip of derp…..Garland Truthers!

237 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 1:43:12pm

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

Here’s what I have to say to all this!

238 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 1:44:12pm

re: #235 Snarknado!

Origins: Every January, as the federal holiday commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. approaches, this years-old item that refers to the famous civil rights leader as “a phony, a cheater, a traitor, and a sexual degenerate” is circulated anew. Unfortunately, most of the information it presents is false and thereby misleadingly denigrates the memory of a man whom the U.S. has chosen to honor.

Glad I don’t get crap emails like this anymore.

Of course it’s just migrated to Facebook.

239 danarchy  May 6, 2015 1:44:42pm

re: #228 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

It’s not just a certain generation either.

Met someone on line a couple years back and during the course of the date mentioned she thought MLK was, words to the effect of, “Not really a great guy, cheated on his wife, blah blah blah”. I was a bit too flabbergasted to respond appropriately.

We aren’t dating now.

I wouldn’t see that alone as a disqualifying statement. King was a great man, but in his personal relationships he had his issues. Unless the blah blah blah part gets a lot worse. For a lot of people cheating on your spouse shows a pretty serious character flaw.

240 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 1:44:52pm

re: #234 wrenchwench

You understand. And such a cute nic it makes!

At least my mom is not a racist, but she’s not too keen on men.

Well, you have mr. ww, and he seems a pretty good catch. That should help with the not becoming your mom bit. ;)

241 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 1:48:19pm

re: #239 danarchy

The relationship didn’t end on account of that. She seemed like a quality person in many ways.

242 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 1:48:23pm

re: #234 wrenchwench

You understand. And such a cute nic it makes!

At least my mom is not a racist, but she’s not too keen on men.

My grandma once knocked some random guy unconscious with a hurled hot flatiron because he was trying to get in her screen door. Another time literally kicked another dude’s ass to the property line of the apartment complex she managed.

Also, yeah, there was racism. Deeply buried racism in her own family upbringing so creepy, violent and horrible that the only way to properly recount it is in person. She was from the deep south and “shit went down” is all I can say.

243 Kragar  May 6, 2015 1:48:47pm

re: #237 CriticalDragon1177

244 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:50:46pm

re: #240 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Well, you have mr. ww, and he seems a pretty good catch. That should help with the not becoming your mom bit. ;)

The direct antidote! It’s working! We got married a couple of days before Thanksgiving (and two days after I got home) as a defensive measure against her (after being together for 30 years) and only didn’t brag about it because I didn’t want to explain that background.

245 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 1:51:17pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

The direct antidote! It’s working! We got married a couple of days before Thanksgiving (and two days after I got home) as a defensive measure against her (after being together for 30 years) and only didn’t brag about it because I didn’t want to explain that background.

CONGRATULATIONS!

I am happy for the both of you. :D

246 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:52:14pm

re: #245 klys (maker of Silmarils)

CONGRATULATIONS!

I am happy for the both of you. :D

Thanks! And I just found the card you sent a couple of days ago. Thank you!

247 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 1:52:15pm

I think I’ve blocked almost 30 people today on Twitter. The loons are barking.

248 CuriousLurker  May 6, 2015 1:53:59pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

EEK - OMG, CONGRATULATIONS!!

249 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 1:54:36pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

Whoa if true! Congrats!

250 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:54:40pm

re: #248 CuriousLurker

Thanks!

251 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 1:55:10pm

re: #249 Charles Johnson

True! Thanks!

252 CuriousLurker  May 6, 2015 1:55:35pm

re: #247 Charles Johnson

I think I’ve blocked almost 30 people today on Twitter. The loons are barking.

But the caravan moves on.

253 CriticalDragon1177  May 6, 2015 1:58:48pm

re: #243 Kragar

254 Dr Lizardo  May 6, 2015 2:00:50pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

The direct antidote! It’s working! We got married a couple of days before Thanksgiving (and two days after I got home) as a defensive measure against her (after being together for 30 years) and only didn’t brag about it because I didn’t want to explain that background.

Congratulations!

255 Snarknado!  May 6, 2015 2:01:12pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

The direct antidote! It’s working! We got married a couple of days before Thanksgiving (and two days after I got home) as a defensive measure against her (after being together for 30 years) and only didn’t brag about it because I didn’t want to explain that background.

Gee, what can one say to that?

Oh, yeah, CONGRATULATIONS!

256 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:02:05pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

Congratulations, and I hope you have another 30 together!

257 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 2:05:08pm

re: #254 Dr Lizardo

re: #255 Snarknado!

re: #256 Justanotherhuman

Thanks!

258 Romantic Heretic  May 6, 2015 2:07:21pm

re: #35 FemNaziBitch

It is 2015 right?

Rural Indiana Struggles to Contend With H.I.V. Outbreak

Jesus, that’s sad. Ignorance is not bliss.

259 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 2:08:29pm

bwahahaaaa!

260 #FergusonFireside  May 6, 2015 2:09:21pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

Bout damn time! KIDDING.

Very happy for you both.

261 Snarknado!  May 6, 2015 2:09:23pm

re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth

Yes, actually, but I wouldn’t inflict you on them.

262 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:11:13pm
263 Romantic Heretic  May 6, 2015 2:11:19pm

re: #61 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Maybe we could bring democracy to Texas.

Don’t think a lot of them want it.

264 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:11:52pm

Cheap hotels in midtown Manhattan, without a reservation. Good luck with that, Babycakes.

265 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 2:12:01pm

re: #262 Charles Johnson

Did see that he-who-never-deletes-tweets, deleted a tweet today?

266 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 2:12:26pm

People are so weird with their ancestral feud idiocy, how can they possibly find such an argument compelling. Pack that shit up and send it to the Prussian Consulate in Siam via AutoGyro.

267 Ace-o-aces  May 6, 2015 2:12:27pm
268 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 6, 2015 2:14:16pm

re: #266 goddamnedfrank

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People are so weird with their ancestral feud idiocy, how can they possibly find such an argument compelling. Pack that shit up and send it to the Prussian Consulate in Siam via AutoGyro.

Thanks for not calling it a “gyrocopter”. Still don’t know where they came up with that.

269 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:14:17pm

re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth

Did see that he-who-never-deletes-tweets, deleted a tweet today?

Yes, this one. Probably because of the typo.

270 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:14:18pm

Texas and Kansas being smited…

Tornado spotted near the Jewell-Smith County line in north-central Kansas, moving NE 20 mph - @weatherchannel
see original on twitter.com

Tornado watch issued for parts of central Texas until 9 pm CT - @NWSSPC
see original on noaa.gov

271 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 2:15:42pm

re: #269 Charles Johnson

Yes, this one. Probably because of the typo.

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It’s not like tweet typos are anything new for him.
Actually, all that was missing was a comma.
And, perhaps, better sentence structure.

272 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 2:16:20pm

re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth

Or anyone in Manhattan want to let me crash on their couch?

This guy, man…..

273 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:16:46pm

NYPD Assessing ISIS Threat to Blogger Pamela Geller

Charles Johnson, who inadvertently gave Geller her start back in 2005 by allowing her to spew venom on his Little Green Footballs political blog, said “it’s pretty obvious she had been trying to incite this kind of violence.”

“She finally has gotten what she wanted,” Johnson said, when asked if Geller relished being an ISIS target. “She is going to be milking this for all it’s worth.”

Johnson said he does not get Geller’s “anti-Muslim animus.” He said the one time he met her in person that was all she would talk about.

“I really couldn’t wait to get away from her,” he said. “So obsessive and weird about it. It was hard to talk to her. She must have had something happen to her in the past.”

274 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 2:17:08pm

re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth

Know any good tips for getting cheap hotels in midtown Manhattan?

Award-winning journalist here folks.

275 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 2:18:01pm

Who the fuck just goes to Manhattan without having previously figured out where they’re going to stay?

276 Drive By Commenter  May 6, 2015 2:18:14pm

re: #267 Ace-o-aces

I guess next request will be for free parking.

277 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 2:18:29pm

re: #275 goddamnedfrank

Who the fuck just goes to Manhattan without having previously figured out where they’re going to stay?

UpChuck.

278 No Country For Old Haters  May 6, 2015 2:19:52pm

re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth

bwahahaaaa!

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279 b_sharp  May 6, 2015 2:20:50pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

The direct antidote! It’s working! We got married a couple of days before Thanksgiving (and two days after I got home) as a defensive measure against her (after being together for 30 years) and only didn’t brag about it because I didn’t want to explain that background.

And you didn’t tell us.

0_o

280 TedStriker  May 6, 2015 2:20:53pm

re: #57 Charles Johnson

Searcy is such a despicable cretin that he ruined “Justified” for me. Had to stop watching it because I couldn’t separate him from the character, and usually I can.

I can understand your deal with Searcy; he attacked you personally and, let’s face it, cop shows are a dime a dozen.

However, I won’t let Searcy ruin From the Earth to the Moon for me, because (a) I’m a complete NASA geek, (b) it’s so well done, and (c) has such a stellar ensemble cast.

Seriously, where are you going to find Stephen Root, Bryan Cranston, Tony Goldwyn, Cary Elwes, Mark Harmon, and Al Franken, just to name a few, in one miniseries?

281 Timothy Watson  May 6, 2015 2:21:09pm

re: #267 Ace-o-aces

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I guess he doesn’t know “cheap hotel” and “midtown Mahattan” are oxymorons?

282 SteveBasedSteve  May 6, 2015 2:21:12pm

re: #258 Romantic Heretic

Jesus, that’s sad. Ignorance is not bliss.

That’s along the line of the page I just posted. littlegreenfootballs.com about the Chlamydia outbreak at a Texas HS which is, of course, Abstinence based education.

Don’t these idiots know that Fear and Ignorance shouldn’t be your public health policy. This gets me so freaking pissed off that I can’t even think straight.

G_D_ Idiots

RBS

283 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:21:38pm
284 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:21:57pm

re: #273 Charles Johnson

Well, when you hate, you attract those you hate, in the worse way.

285 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 2:21:57pm

re: #273 Charles Johnson

NYPD Assessing ISIS Threat to Blogger Pamela Geller

Looks well done.

286 Drive By Commenter  May 6, 2015 2:22:23pm

re: #281 Timothy Watson

I guess he doesn’t know “cheap hotel” and “midtown Mahattan” are oxymorons?

Cheap Hotel=Park Bench.

287 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 2:22:33pm

re: #279 b_sharp

And you didn’t tell us.

0_o

Until now!

288 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 2:22:35pm

I mean, sure, I pulled that kind of stunt all over California when I was super poor doing my thesis research. But I had a car I could sleep in, and it wasn’t fucking Manhattan. I’ve been to NY, I can’t imagine just waltzing in there and playing that shit by ear.

289 No Country For Old Haters  May 6, 2015 2:22:47pm

re: #283 Charles Johnson

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He makes it hard to watch Firefly. Jayne was fun on-screen, but Baldwin brought that personality into real life

290 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 2:23:24pm

re: #287 wrenchwench

Until now!

That means we can have a party in the comments today!

291 SteveBasedSteve  May 6, 2015 2:26:47pm

re: #286 Drive By Commenter

Cheap Hotel=Park Bench.

Maybe a storage unit?

292 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 2:27:16pm
293 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 2:28:22pm

re: #290 klys (maker of Silmarils)

That means we can have a party in the comments today!

I was going to say I’ll provide the colorful scraps of paper that you throw in the air, but I can’t think of the word for it.

294 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 2:28:38pm

re: #293 wrenchwench

I was going to say I’ll provide the colorful scraps of paper that you throw in the air, but I can’t think of the word for it.

Confetti!

295 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:28:59pm

More smiting—on very short notice.

Tornado could be developing right now just southwest of Amber, Okla. Amber needs to be in your tornado shelter now - @NWSNorman
see original on twitter.com

296 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 6, 2015 2:29:25pm

re: #291 RealityBasedSteve

Maybe a storage unit?

Maybe a drawer in a dresser—designed by KARL FARBMAN?

297 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:30:05pm
298 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 2:30:21pm

Maybe UpChuck believed he was invited to actually stay at Cumia’s place.

teehee…

299 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 2:30:50pm

re: #294 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Confetti!

Thank you!

Can’t get an image of it if you don’t know what it’s called…

300 Lord Of The Pies  May 6, 2015 2:30:54pm

re: #264 Charles Johnson

Cheap hotels in midtown Manhattan, without a reservation. Good luck with that, Babycakes.

…

301 Lidane  May 6, 2015 2:31:10pm
302 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:31:19pm
303 #FergusonFireside  May 6, 2015 2:31:33pm

re: #267 Ace-o-aces

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HEH

304 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 2:31:42pm

re: #291 RealityBasedSteve

Maybe a storage unit?

Apropos in that Chuck has experience with pooping on the floor. The nice thing about sleeping in your car in California, should you ever have to, is that it has State and Nation Park campgrounds you can go to, and sometimes you can park in an out of the way Starbucks parking lot and it will stay open ‘til late and opens again early at like 5:30 and they leave the wifi on all night. There’s no outdoor or floor crappery involved.

305 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 2:31:45pm

re: #299 wrenchwench

Thank you!

Embedded Image

Can’t get an image of it if you don’t know what it’s called…

You mean Googling “colorful scraps of paper in the air” didn’t return an image?

;)

306 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 2:32:44pm

re: #305 klys (maker of Silmarils)

You mean Googling “colorful scraps of paper in the air” didn’t return an image?

;)

And all I could think of was ‘graffiti”.

307 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 2:33:07pm

re: #306 wrenchwench

And all I could think of was ‘graffiti”.

It rhymes! I approve.

308 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:33:19pm
Area Racism

This map shows where people are doing the most googling for the “n” word.

309 makeitstop  May 6, 2015 2:34:06pm

Hey, maybe it won’t rain tonight and Chuckles can grab himself a park bench. Snerk.

Dude’s either gonna get robbed or arrested. Maybe both.

310 Drive By Commenter  May 6, 2015 2:34:19pm

re: #291 RealityBasedSteve

Maybe a storage unit?

Hunts Point parking lot. That’s a nice spot.

311 Snarknado!  May 6, 2015 2:34:53pm

re: #308 Justanotherhuman

What’s the source of that map?

312 Lidane  May 6, 2015 2:34:54pm

What the hell did this idiots think would happen?

But the Koch brothers’ disproportionate influence on the state’s politics rubbed some Republicans, including the governor’s top political adviser, the wrong way.

Tom Ingram, the advisor to Haslam and a registered lobbyist during the last session for a business group supporting Insure Tennessee, blames the situation on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision.

He said AFP is able to pour money directly and indirectly into state politics and push their agenda in ways that individual voters cannot.

“I find something out of whack about that,” Ingram said.

313 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 2:34:59pm

re: #307 klys (maker of Silmarils)

It rhymes! I approve.

It was close enough to crowd-out the right word.

314 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 6, 2015 2:35:37pm

re: #301 Lidane

I thought this was supposed to have happened already under Obama.

Such Socialism fail.

/

315 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:37:03pm

re: #311 Snarknado!

What’s the source of that map?

vox.com

“The University of Maryland’s David H. Chae and a team of researchers concluded in a paper published this month by PLOS One that comparing “n-word searches” (a proxy for racism) with mortality rates adds to the fast-growing pile of evidence that bigotry and prejudice hurt more than just feelings.”

316 Romantic Heretic  May 6, 2015 2:37:20pm

re: #244 wrenchwench

Sweet. Congratulations.

317 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 2:38:43pm

re: #316 Romantic Heretic

Thanks!

318 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 2:39:16pm

Chuck is going to end up being forced to do the Truffle Shuffle before the night is through.

319 Decatur Deb  May 6, 2015 2:39:32pm

re: #211 Aunty Entity Dragon

You learn to adjust.

…snip

When you have parents entering their 70’s, you pick your battles.

Ahem.

320 Lidane  May 6, 2015 2:39:39pm
321 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 2:39:55pm

re: #319 Decatur Deb

Ahem.

It’s ok, I’m sure your kids never think anything like that.

322 Lidane  May 6, 2015 2:45:31pm

No one could have predicted, etc.

323 Decatur Deb  May 6, 2015 2:47:10pm

re: #321 klys (maker of Silmarils)

It’s ok, I’m sure your kids never think anything like that.

Yankee at Bottom of Tallapoosa River. Foul Play Sho’nuff Not Suspected.

If that headline shows up, it’s just me. Daughter1 has decided there is not enough kayaking in my life.

Won’t be online much this weekend.

324 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 2:47:20pm

“Why UpChuck Is Sad”:

Because a cat is more talented and accomplished than he ever will be.

325 Romantic Heretic  May 6, 2015 2:47:31pm

re: #312 Lidane

What the hell did this idiots think would happen?

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I saw the finishing paragraph…

“There’s good laboratories and bad laboratories,” Fitzhugh said. “In some of the horror movies you’ve seen, bad things come out.”

…and immediately thought, “America. The meth lab of democracy.”

326 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 2:49:06pm
327 freetoken  May 6, 2015 2:49:38pm

re: #322 Lidane

You beat me to it, I was just about to post that!

Salem Communications, which besides Townhall also owns Hotair, now Redstate, etc., is not going to be able to hide this from the most militant of theocrats.

Gays in conservative political circles have always been the odd man out, and I wonder at times how someone could work for an organization many of whom would be quite content with bringing back punishment, even death, for one’s sexual “crimes”.

328 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:49:52pm

Sure enough, you mention this psycho and he shows right up.

329 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 2:50:46pm

Oklahoma City:

330 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:51:54pm
331 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 2:52:04pm

re: #322 Lidane

No one could have predicted, etc.

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So is thoughtful conservative Bryan.

332 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:54:19pm
333 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  May 6, 2015 2:56:11pm

re: #332 Charles Johnson

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I never get the dick-measuring by pool.

334 TedStriker  May 6, 2015 2:56:35pm

re: #328 Charles Johnson

Sure enough, you mention this psycho and he shows right up.

Damn, he is a dick, ain’t he?

335 prairiefire  May 6, 2015 2:57:27pm

re: #334 TedStriker

Damn, he is a dick, ain’t he?

He has mastered twitter just like he has mastered ACTING!

336 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:57:40pm

Notice that Nicky’s responding to one of the Daedalus freaks.

337 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:58:58pm

re: #333 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

Well, I never! We’ll probably be getting a pool this year. About 6 ft in diameter and 1 ft deep. : )

338 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 2:59:06pm

re: #336 Charles Johnson

This is the guy who recently tweeted at me to “eat rat poison.”

339 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 2:59:37pm

re: #338 Charles Johnson

This is the guy who recently tweeted at me to “eat rat poison.”

Nasty creatures out there in twitter land.

340 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 3:00:08pm

re: #338 Charles Johnson

This is the guy who recently tweeted at me to “eat rat poison.”

Such a classy guy. Now I know what you meant earlier about how you can’t watch him in a movie.

341 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 3:01:05pm

re: #340 HappyWarrior

Not Nick - he’s a hateful creep but not quite that bad. I was talking about the asshole he was replying to in that original tweet above.

342 Decatur Deb  May 6, 2015 3:01:48pm

re: #339 Justanotherhuman

Nasty creatures out there in twitter land.

Before Twitter, the depth of human depravity was hard to sound.

343 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 3:02:27pm
344 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 3:04:03pm

Upchuck should have bought some granola bars in TX.

San Antonio, Texas, woman says she found small bag of cocaine in granola bar package; police investigating - @KENS5

kens5.com

345 Feline Fearless Leader  May 6, 2015 3:04:56pm

re: #275 goddamnedfrank

Who the fuck just goes to Manhattan without having previously figured out where they’re going to stay?

I’m waiting for him to try that one on a flight overseas to Europe. And then start complaining when he has issues getting past Customs at the airport.
/

346 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 3:06:40pm

He’s making Charlie’s hair look bad.

347 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 3:08:45pm

This is interesting:

348 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 3:08:52pm

Tornadoes all over the place in the Midwest.

349 Charles Johnson  May 6, 2015 3:09:15pm
350 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 3:09:48pm

re: #341 Charles Johnson

Not Nick - he’s a hateful creep but not quite that bad. I was talking about the asshole he was replying to in that original tweet above.

Ohhh okay.

351 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:10:24pm
352 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 3:10:28pm

How is it now?

353 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 3:10:36pm

re: #346 wrenchwench

He’s making Charlie’s hair look bad.

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I read that Moniz had a big role in the Iran deal. Shows how important it is to get quality people even for the lesser known cabinet officer posts.

354 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:12:17pm
355 Nyet  May 6, 2015 3:12:36pm

re: #135 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Cole has found himself a home at Taki’s Magazine

But of course.

356 Justanotherhuman  May 6, 2015 3:12:38pm

re: #353 HappyWarrior

I read that Moniz had a big role in the Iran deal. Shows how important it is to get quality people even for the lesser known cabinet officer posts.

Yeah, imagine snagging a nuclear physicist for that job. : )

He had a big role in the deal. Big.

357 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 3:13:53pm

re: #356 Justanotherhuman

Yeah, imagine snagging a nuclear physicist for that job. : )

He had a big role in the deal. Big.

Good find by Obama and whoever advises him in cabinet officials. A Republican president would probably just have an energy company executive there who got the job due to giving a generous amount to the campaign.

359 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:14:51pm

ok, this one looks pretty huge:

360 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 3:16:16pm

Looked like a storm was coming here but fortunately it stopped raining.

361 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:20:25pm

re: #359 Backwoods_Sleuth

There are reports of damage on the turnpike.

363 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:21:38pm

re: #362 FemNaziBitch

what is wrong with this code?

missing a <

364 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:21:44pm
365 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 3:22:03pm

re: #288 goddamnedfrank

I mean, sure, I pulled that kind of stunt all over California when I was super poor doing my thesis research. But I had a car I could sleep in, and it wasn’t fucking Manhattan. I’ve been to NY, I can’t imagine just waltzing in there and playing that shit by ear.

He can always withdraw funds from his “gofundme so I can take down Hillary” “gofundme so I can travel aimlessly around the country, accomplishing nothing on someone else’s dime” account. Unless he’s already finished tapping that out, drinking in Dallas and buying two tickets (by mistake, y’all) to DC.

366 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 3:22:25pm

re: #363 Backwoods_Sleuth

missing a <

where?

367 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:22:46pm

re: #361 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s going to be interesting when one of those hits a traffic jam.

Hopefully it won’t be this one, but…

368 Nyet  May 6, 2015 3:22:47pm

What Cole did was shoot an infamous video where he went into the Auschwitz I gas chamber and tried to call this or that detail into doubt based on his absolute ignorance of the history of the place. E.g. the gas chamber as it is now is an imperfect post-war reconstruction, hence several anomalies - but an honest researcher would have asked the experts rather than shooting a vid for neo-Nazis.

369 Nyet  May 6, 2015 3:23:13pm

Nice company Taki has.

370 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 3:23:17pm

re: #298 Backwoods_Sleuth

Maybe UpChuck believed he was invited to actually stay at Cumia’s place.

teehee…

Or Pammy’s.

371 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:23:36pm

re: #366 FemNaziBitch

where?

there’s a > but no corresponding <

My guess is that there should be < a (remove the space) right before the href

372 #FergusonFireside  May 6, 2015 3:24:17pm
373 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:24:59pm

re: #366 FemNaziBitch

where?

refresh my comment at 371.

374 #FergusonFireside  May 6, 2015 3:25:01pm

re: #365 BeachDem

He can always withdraw funds from his “gofundme so I can take down Hillary” “gofundme so I can travel aimlessly around the country, accomplishing nothing on someone else’s dime” account. Unless he’s already finished tapping that out, drinking in Dallas and buying two tickets (by mistake, y’all) to DC.

He bought two airline tix by mistake?

Wha?

375 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 3:25:20pm
376 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:26:50pm
377 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:27:10pm

re: #367 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Velocities on this one is currently weakening.

May be a new one on the ground though. I’m streaming KFOR if anyone else is interested. Higher precipitation storms, so it’s hard to see the tornadoes.

378 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 3:27:44pm

re: #371 Backwoods_Sleuth

there’s a > but no corresponding <

My guess is that there should be < a (remove the space) right before the href

Just before “Israel” is this: #”>

It doesn’t show up when I hit enter.

the are there as well as they should be.

I give up. Anyone who can’t figure out the headline isn’t interested in googling it themselves by this point.

379 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:28:19pm
380 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:28:55pm

re: #379 Backwoods_Sleuth

New one looking to spin up by Norman.

381 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:30:08pm

re: #378 FemNaziBitch

Just before “Israel” is this: #”>

It doesn’t show up when I hit enter.

the are there as well as they should be.

I give up. Anyone who can’t figure out the headline isn’t interested in googling it themselves by this point.

should be a space between the a and href.

382 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 3:30:44pm

re: #354 Backwoods_Sleuth

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But do those videos include chemtrails? It’s not for real unless there are chemtrails!!

383 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 3:31:35pm

re: #368 Nyet

What Cole did was shoot an infamous video where he went into the Auschwitz I gas chamber and tried to call this or that detail into doubt based on his absolute ignorance of the history of the place. E.g. the gas chamber as it is now is an imperfect post-war reconstruction, hence several anomalies - but an honest researcher would have asked the experts rather than shooting a vid for neo-Nazis.

Fred Leuchter, Jr did the same thing. Errol Morris made a fantastic documentary about him.

384 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 3:32:05pm
385 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:32:11pm

Was talking with the husband about house building, because we probably will build our permanent house (too many specifics we want that are unusual) and we were talking about basements. He was very “no basements in earthquake country” but made the comment that you need them in storm country.

And then I pointed out what does Oklahoma do?

(Gorgeous hook echo on the Norman tornado, the other one has lifted.)

386 makeitstop  May 6, 2015 3:33:16pm

re: #363 Backwoods_Sleuth

missing a <

And an ‘a’ before the ‘href’

387 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 3:34:16pm

re: #374 #FergusonFireside

He bought two airline tix by mistake?

Wha?

And he thought he could resolve his problem by tweeting to the airline. (Just how a “sought-after researcher” would approach things.)

388 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 3:35:50pm

re: #385 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Was talking with the husband about house building, because we probably will build our permanent house (too many specifics we want that are unusual) and we were talking about basements. He was very “no basements in earthquake country” but made the comment that you need them in storm country.

And then I pointed out what does Oklahoma do?

(Gorgeous hook echo on the Norman tornado, the other one has lifted.)

It is my understanding that they have specially reinforced safe rooms as basements.

389 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:36:13pm

re: #386 makeitstop

And an ‘a’ before the ‘href’

yeah, I had that but < and a together didn’t show up until I put a space in between.
:D

390 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:36:41pm

re: #387 BeachDem

And he thought he could resolve his problem by tweeting to the airline. (Just how a “sought-after researcher” would approach things.)

I was going to say to be fair, tweeting at the airline can produce results (sometimes better results) than other methods, but this is Upchuck.

391 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 3:36:56pm

Watch your sound on this one.

392 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:37:33pm

re: #388 FemNaziBitch

It is my understanding that they have specially reinforced safe rooms as basements.

Some do. Some have basements. Some have storm cellars. And some just don’t have anything at all, which is …shortsighted.

393 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:37:51pm

re: #388 FemNaziBitch

It is my understanding that they have specially reinforced safe rooms as basements.

The underground house we’re building uses the same materials and tornado/hurricane/earthquake construction method.

394 Nyet  May 6, 2015 3:38:12pm

re: #383 goddamnedfrank

Leuchter thought that if he was an expert on modern gas chambers, that made him an expert on any gas chambers. As if.

395 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 3:38:48pm

re: #391 FemNaziBitch

Watch your sound on this one.

Here are the google images I found.

396 wrenchwench  May 6, 2015 3:39:20pm

re: #385 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Was talking with the husband about house building, because we probably will build our permanent house (too many specifics we want that are unusual) and we were talking about basements. He was very “no basements in earthquake country” but made the comment that you need them in storm country.

And then I pointed out what does Oklahoma do?

Move. Oh wait, that’s California. Oklahoma residents should move.

397 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:40:21pm
398 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:40:26pm

re: #396 wrenchwench

Move. Oh wait, that’s California. Oklahoma residents should move.

Oklahoma has had more earthquakes lately than CA, at least in the 3-4 magnitude level!

It’s been so quiet here lately, I’m starting to get paranoid. I should check when the emergency water supplies are due for renewal.

399 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 3:42:55pm

re: #390 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I was going to say to be fair, tweeting at the airline can produce results (sometimes better results) than other methods, but this is Upchuck.

When you want a refund for being a dolt and buying two tickets? Don’t see how that could be resolved on Twitter. But then, I don’t tweet, so what the hell do I know?

400 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 3:44:25pm

re: #394 Nyet

Leuchter thought that if he was an expert on modern gas chambers, that made him an expert on any gas chambers. As if.

The funny thing was Leuchter wasn’t an expert on anything really. He was a sad creepy little man with no science or engineering degree who lied about being a licensed engineer. He got addicted to the attention the Holocaust denial crowd heaped upon him. They fed his ego so he was happy to provide them with the opinion they wanted.

401 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:45:09pm

re: #399 BeachDem

When you want a refund for being a dolt and buying two tickets? Don’t see how that could be resolved on Twitter. But then, I don’t tweet, so what the hell do I know?

I’m pretty sure nothing is going to get resolved at that point.

I had an irate tweet to my previous webhost complaining about the fact that they wouldn’t give me a refund within 7 days of my hosting renewal. Coincidentally, although they say it wasn’t because of my tweet, someone did review the case a second time and I got my refund (which I should have in the first place).

Given that it was a very grumpy tweet, I did delete it and tweet out that things had been resolved to my satisfaction.

402 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:46:41pm

tornado headed to the university:

403 The War TARDIS  May 6, 2015 3:48:53pm

re: #402 Backwoods_Sleuth

Work in Downtown Norman.

Sheltering in place.

404 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:49:55pm

re: #403 The War TARDIS

North of Sooner Mall right now, northern side of Robinson at Western Ave.

405 Nyet  May 6, 2015 3:51:36pm

re: #400 goddamnedfrank

I don’t doubt that he actually knows a thing or two about executions, degree or not, but even a degree wouldn’t make him an expert on historical gas chambers, because one doesn’t simply come in and begin an “inspection” without any prior knowledge whatsoever (for starters, one has to know whether what we see today corresponds to the initial state).

406 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 3:53:01pm

Damn. Moore, OK about to get hit.
I don’t think they’ve completely cleaned up from the last one.

407 The War TARDIS  May 6, 2015 3:53:11pm

re: #404 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I am about 2 miles from that.

408 The War TARDIS  May 6, 2015 3:53:49pm

re: #406 Backwoods_Sleuth

RotatioN over Norman.

409 electrotek  May 6, 2015 3:53:54pm

Fox News, Sharia lovers?

410 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:54:11pm

re: #407 The War TARDIS

I am about 2 miles from that.

As long as it’s not to the northeast of it you’re probably ok.

It sounds like this is on the weaker side; they haven’t been seeing power flashes.

48th, between Robinson and Rock Creek right now.

411 TedStriker  May 6, 2015 3:54:23pm

re: #407 The War TARDIS

I am about 2 miles from that.

For Pete’s sake, TAKE COVER NOW!

412 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:55:18pm

re: #411 TedStriker

For Pete’s sake, TAKE COVER NOW!

I would assume he’s sheltering in place at this point and posting from that shelter.

Between 36th and 48th. They’re seeing the first power flashes now.

413 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 3:56:28pm

re: #401 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’m pretty sure nothing is going to get resolved at that point.

I had an irate tweet to my previous webhost complaining about the fact that they wouldn’t give me a refund within 7 days of my hosting renewal. Coincidentally, although they say it wasn’t because of my tweet, someone did review the case a second time and I got my refund (which I should have in the first place).

Given that it was a very grumpy tweet, I did delete it and tweet out that things had been resolved to my satisfaction.

I guess I just assume that airline twitter accounts are not really manned by customer service reps.

Did you rely on the tweet communication or did you, you know, actually call somebody to resolve your issue?

414 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:56:33pm

And oh dear God, they just had one of their chasers manage to drive right into it, practically. -_-

415 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 3:57:42pm

re: #413 BeachDem

I guess I just assume that airline twitter accounts are not really manned by customer service reps.

Did you rely on the tweet communication or did you, you know, actually call somebody to resolve your issue?

In that case, I had a ticket as well. But I’ve interacted with the reps on United’s account and they are actual customer service reps who look into cases for folks. Generally pre-existing cases, but.

416 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 3:57:57pm

re: #409 electrotek

Fox News, Sharia lovers?

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And, um “call out Muslims” for what, exactly?

417 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 3:57:59pm

re: #409 electrotek

Fox News, Sharia lovers?

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Amnesty International and other liberal groups that people like it that these people despise were calling out the Taliban when the fourth highest ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations committee was praising the Talifuckingban.

418 goddamnedfrank  May 6, 2015 3:58:10pm

re: #405 Nyet

I don’t doubt that he actually knows a thing or two about executions, degree or not, but even a degree wouldn’t make him an expert on historical gas chambers, because one doesn’t simply come in and begin an “inspection” without any prior knowledge whatsoever (for starters, one has to know whether what we see today corresponds to the initial state).

The thing that got me in the documentary is when he crawls down into the remains of Auschwitz and tries to play scientist.

In 1988, Leuchter traveled to several sites of structures identified as gas chambers, where, although he did not have permission to do so, he collected samples from walls, ceilings and floors, using a chisel and hammer to chip and scrape off pieces of the masonry. He took copious notes about the floor plans and layout, and all of his actions were videotaped by a cameraman. (Leuchter, who had been married for about one month before the trip, told his wife that the trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau was their honeymoon.[12]) Leuchter then brought the samples back to Boston, where he presented them to Alpha Analytical Laboratories, a chemical laboratory, for testing. Leuchter told Alpha only that the samples were to be used as evidence in a court case about an industrial accident. The lab tested them for exposure to cyanide and found trace amounts in the crematoria, which Leuchter dismissed in his report:

It is notable that almost all the samples were negative and that the few that were positive were very close to the detection level (1mg/kg); 6.7 mg/kg at Krema III; 7.9 mg/kg at Krema I. The absence of any consequential readings at any of the tested locations as compared to the control sample reading 1050 mg/kg supports the evidence that these facilities were not execution gas chambers. The small quantities detected would indicate that at some point these buildings were deloused with Zyklon B — as were all the buildings at all these facilities.

Leuchter compares the low amounts in the Krema to the higher readings in his positive control sample.

Lab manager James Roth testified under oath to the results at the trial. It was only after he got off the stand that Roth learned what the trial was about. In an interview for Morris’ film, Roth states that cyanide would have formed an extremely fine layer on the walls, to the depth of one-tenth of a human hair. Leuchter had taken samples of indeterminate thickness (he is seen in Morris’ film hammering at the bricks with a rock hammer). Not informed of this, Roth had pulverized the entire samples, thus severely diluting the cyanide-containing layer of each sample with an indeterminate amount of brick, varying for each sample. Roth offers the analogy that the tests were like “analyzing paint on a wall by analyzing the timber that’s behind it.”[12]

Leuchter did not examine the walls of the gas chambers until 50 years after they had been used; his critics note that it would have been virtually impossible to discover any cyanide at all using his method. In fact, tests conducted on ventilation grates immediately after the end of the war showed substantial amounts of cyanide. The chambers were demolished by the Nazis when they abandoned Auschwitz, and the facilities Leuchter examined were, in fact, partially reconstructed. Leuchter was unaware that part of the camp and chambers were reconstructed, so he had no way of knowing if the bricks he was scraping were actually part of the original gas chamber.

The guy was just enormously incompetent.

419 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 3:59:18pm

re: #416 BeachDem

And, um “call out Muslims” for what, exactly?

Every Muslim from the oldest Muslim woman to the newborns is an adherent to Jihad and ISIL. Confirmed fact.// I have no problem calling out Muslim human rights abuses. I also have a problem acting like Geller, Spencer, Willders, and the other fuckwads do as if Muslims alone are guilty of these problems.

420 BeachDem  May 6, 2015 3:59:36pm

re: #415 klys (maker of Silmarils)

In that case, I had a ticket as well. But I’ve interacted with the reps on United’s account and they are actual customer service reps who look into cases for folks. Generally pre-existing cases, but.

Well, live and learn—I just don’t get the whole Twitter thing (it clashes with the onion on my belt.)

421 Nyet  May 6, 2015 4:00:49pm

re: #418 goddamnedfrank

I would recommend van Pelt’s report/book for a thorough debunking.

422 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 4:01:05pm

re: #420 BeachDem

Well, live and learn—I just don’t get the whole Twitter thing (it clashes with the onion on my belt.)

It is what you make of it.

Mine is mostly crafting pictures, cats, and commentary on life. Very little politics, the occasional interaction with companies I have something to say to or celebrity-type folks I like (of the geeky variety).

423 The War TARDIS  May 6, 2015 4:03:22pm

re: #412 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I am. :)

424 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 4:04:27pm

re: #423 The War TARDIS

I am. :)

It’s getting a little bigger and strengthening a bit. North Norman at this point. Saying it passed over the newer Norman Hospital.

425 electrotek  May 6, 2015 4:04:52pm

Sooner or later Republicans will get tired of Pamela’s shenanigans when they realize her provocation will cost lives and make the war on terrorism even more difficult.

426 electrotek  May 6, 2015 4:05:26pm

OH MY GOD is this real life???

427 William Lewis  May 6, 2015 4:09:10pm

Good “Morning”. Just got up & popped something into the oven. While I read here, I intend to work on this song. An excellent if bittersweet bit of alt-country by Dave Alvin that suits my Tele well. This is X’s demo version…

…

428 HappyWarrior  May 6, 2015 4:13:04pm

re: #426 electrotek

OH MY GOD is this real life???

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Unfortunately yes it’s very real.

429 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 6, 2015 4:26:35pm

Now one on the ground in Moore, very east side, sounds like.

430 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 4:27:38pm
431 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 4:28:15pm

Dogs fed, watered, taken outside. Laundry switched, dishwasher loaded and carpet cleaner run where the cat left a nice present.

What have you done today?

432 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 6, 2015 4:28:56pm

wow

433 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 4:29:03pm

re: #402 Backwoods_Sleuth

tornado headed to the university:

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Always amuses me how those of us used to Tornado warnings go outside to watch.

434 FemNaziBitch  May 6, 2015 4:29:48pm

re: #416 BeachDem

And, um “call out Muslims” for what, exactly?

as the OTHER.

435 b_sharp  May 6, 2015 4:36:27pm

re: #431 FemNaziBitch

Dogs fed, watered, taken outside. Laundry switched, dishwasher loaded and carpet cleaner run where the cat left a nice present.

What have you done today?

I had a nap this afternoon.

436 Flavia  May 7, 2015 6:22:01pm

re: #66 Dr Lizardo

It’s because no one on the GOP side has the sheer cojones to say “Sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up. No one cares what you think, so blow it out your ass.”

Because that’s their base. Or, at least, their “lock”.


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