World Class Flamenco Singing: Diego El Cigala: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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Every now and then, if we are extremely lucky, we are witness to a musical game changer. That is the rare musician who single-handedly alters the direction of a genre though the power of musical vision and artistry.

Diego El Cigala is one of those game changers.

While he comes from the world of flamenco, he has deftly expanded his expressive range by applying his unmistakable voice to boleros, Spanish copla, tangos, jazz and various combinations of all of the above.

See and hear for yourself how one musician can create something completely new by drawing on traditions that are centuries old. — FELIX CONTRERAS

Set List
“Soledad” 0:00
“Vete De M�” 3:58
“Vida Loca” 7:47

Credits
Producers: Felix Contreras, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Susan Hale Thomas, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Colin Marshall; photo by Colin Marshall/NPR

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248 comments
1 Charles Johnson  May 13, 2015 9:10:19pm
2 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 9:11:31pm

Well, you won’t see this every day. CCJ and GotNwes tweeting at the same time.

BTW, UpChuck is now tweeting that the Amtrak engineer should get the death penalty, y’know, after due process ‘n’ all.

He’s already posted at his blog that the poor schmo caused the crash, so all this “due process” bullshit is just CCJ trying to pretend to be fair-minded.

3 teleskiguy  May 13, 2015 9:11:37pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

Serious screws loose in his brain. I can’t even…

4 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 9:12:02pm

Windoze is demanding a reboot. See you soon.

I hope.

6 bratwurst  May 13, 2015 9:17:25pm
7 ipsos  May 13, 2015 9:19:33pm

Wait…

Ginger Snapped HAS an “adult side”?

8 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 13, 2015 9:32:04pm

The death penalty for being in an accident? Or is it the death penalty for being in an accident while gay? Or being in an accident while living in a “Democrat district”?

9 Kragar  May 13, 2015 9:32:46pm

So my Skitarii Rad-Troopers are coming along nicely

10 Charles Johnson  May 13, 2015 9:36:40pm

This afternoon he said he had to consult “the lawyers:”

But now he seems to have forgotten all about “the lawyers:”

11 teleskiguy  May 13, 2015 9:37:20pm
12 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 9:39:50pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

He’s dying to call attention to his blog. What better way than to publish dick pix?

13 Kragar  May 13, 2015 9:41:27pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

CAL. PEN. CODE § 653.2 : California Code - Section 653.2

a) Every person who, with intent to place another person in reasonable fear for his or her safety, or the safety of the other person’s immediate family, by means of an electronic communication device, and without consent of the other person, and for the purpose of imminently causing that other person unwanted physical contact, injury, or harassment, by a third party, electronically distributes, publishes, e-mails, hyperlinks, or makes available for downloading, personal identifying information, including, but not limited to, a digital image of another person, or an electronic message of a harassing nature about another person, which would be likely to incite or produce that unlawful action, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in a county jail, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b) For purposes of this section, “electronic communication device” includes, but is not limited to, telephones, cell phones, computers, Internet Web pages or sites, Internet phones, hybrid cellular/Internet/wireless devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), video recorders, fax machines, or pagers. “Electronic communication” has the same meaning as the term is defined in Section 2510(12) of Title 18 of the United States Code.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following terms apply:

(1) “Harassment” means a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person that a reasonable person would consider as seriously alarming, seriously annoying, seriously tormenting, or seriously terrorizing the person and that serves no legitimate purpose.

(2) “Of a harassing nature” means of a nature that a reasonable person would consider as seriously alarming, seriously annoying, seriously tormenting, or seriously terrorizing of the person and that serves no legitimate purpose.

14 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 13, 2015 9:42:52pm

re: #12 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

He’s dying to call attention to his blog. What better way than to publish dick pix?

In fairness, he does have a dick pic as his Twitter avatar.

15 Kragar  May 13, 2015 9:46:53pm
16 teleskiguy  May 13, 2015 9:50:27pm

GAWD, the only genuine Hermit Kingdom on Earth must be fucking awful for ordinary human beings.

17 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 9:58:36pm

re: #16 teleskiguy

GAWD, the only genuine Hermit Kingdom on Earth must be fucking awful for ordinary human beings.

North Koreans live in fear of their Great Leader, no matter who he is. One even mildly critical remark can be reported by stool pigeons to the police, who will come and take the person away, perhaps forever. Even looking less than enthusiastic when praising Kim’s glorious achievements can prove fatal. So, if you happen to see videos of public demonstrations of grief or joy, the people all seem to be overacting, to avoid police entanglements.

18 Jenner7  May 13, 2015 9:58:55pm
19 Kragar  May 13, 2015 10:08:06pm

re: #17 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Read a story about a reporter granted access to North Korea. He was allowed to visit a Buddhist temple there, but didn’t ask the monks any questions about their beliefs because he didn’t want to get them into any trouble with the government minders. As he was preparing to leave, the head monk stopped him “You didn’t ask us about our beliefs!” The reporter said he knew just by looking at the monk that he was prepared to give the State approved answer to the question and was scared to death he would be reported for failure if the reporter left without getting to hear it.

20 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 13, 2015 10:10:41pm

re: #17 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

North Koreans live in fear of their Great Leader, no matter who he is. One even mildly critical remark can be reported by stool pigeons to the police, who will come and take the person away, perhaps forever. Even looking less than enthusiastic when praising Kim’s glorious achievements can prove fatal. So, if you happen to see videos of public demonstrations of grief or joy, the people all seem to be overacting, to avoid police entanglements.

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was president of the Republic of Vietnam during my stay there. When he ran for re-election the local police would reward people for informing on those who spoke out, even privately among friends, against Nguyễn. The penalty for speaking out ran from an admonishment to being conscripted as unarmed battlefield labor.

21 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2015 10:12:54pm

re: #20 Higgs Boson’s Mate

mr. klys just read a book by North Korean defectors, called Nothing To Envy. He recommends it; it is on my to-read list soon.

22 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 10:13:24pm

re: #20 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was president of the Republic of Vietnam during my stay there. When he ran for re-election the local police would reward people for informing on those who spoke out, even privately among friends, against Nguyễn. The penalty for speaking out ran from an admonishment to being conscripted as unarmed battlefield labor.

And he was supposedly the “good guy” and Ho Chi Minh was the “bad guy/”

23 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 10:14:36pm

re: #21 klys (maker of Silmarils)

mr. klys just read a book by North Korean defectors, called Nothing To Envy. He recommends it; it is on my to-read list soon.

I’ve read it, too. It’s a bit dated, since it predates the current Kim’s rise to power, but still true, I’m sure.

24 RealityBasedSteve  May 13, 2015 10:14:49pm

<rant> I’m registered for an online class. The system sent me the notification TO MY EMAIL ACCT, with the link to activate it. I click the link. Bingo, there is the class listed. I go to log in, won’t let me in. I click the forgot password link, enter my email address, and am told “Email address not found”.

YOU CAN’T FIND THE FREAKING EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU JUST SENT ME AN AUTOMATED EMAIL TO TELLING ME I’M REGISTERED?????

ARRGH!!!!

<end_rant>

25 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2015 10:15:25pm

re: #23 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I’ve read it, too. It’s a bit dated, since it predates the current Kim’s rise to power, but still true, I’m sure.

He just read it recently, which is why I mentioned it. Certainly the excerpts I read over his shoulder were talking about the famine, etc.

26 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 10:18:41pm

re: #25 klys (maker of Silmarils)

He just read it recently, which is why I mentioned it. Certainly the excerpts I read over his shoulder were talking about the famine, etc.

More recent reports from NoKo are not much different from the book. Deming covers Asia and still reports about North Korea from time to time. I’m not sure if they will let her back into the country, however.

Even the Chinese scratch their heads at Kim-istan. Beijing doesn’t trust Kim any more than the rest of the world does.

27 Varek Raith  May 13, 2015 10:21:49pm

re: #24 SteveBasedSteve

<rant> I’m registered for an online class. The system sent me the notification TO MY EMAIL ACCT, with the link to activate it. I click the link. Bingo, there is the class listed. I go to log in, won’t let me in. I click the forgot password link, enter my email address, and am told “Email address not found”.

YOU CAN’T FIND THE FREAKING EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU JUST SENT ME AN AUTOMATED EMAIL TO TELLING ME I’M REGISTERED?????

ARRGH!!!!

<end_rant>

The internet doesn’t work that way, silly!
/

28 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2015 10:24:07pm

re: #26 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

More recent reports from NoKo are not much different from the book. Deming covers Asia and still reports about North Korea from time to time. I’m not sure if they will let her back into the country, however.

Even the Chinese scratch their heads at Kim-istan. Beijing doesn’t trust Kim any more than the rest of the world does.

Probably wise, although I suspect the Chinese Ambassador to NK is one of the positions less likely to be sentenced to death in the country.

29 Varek Raith  May 13, 2015 10:24:59pm

re: #28 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Probably wise, although I suspect the Chinese Ambassador to NK is one of the positions less likely to be sentenced to death in the country.

Though it sounds like the equivalent of being stationed in Antarctica…

30 retired cynic  May 13, 2015 10:25:27pm

re: #29 Varek Raith

I’d rather be in Antarctica!

31 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2015 10:25:48pm

re: #30 retired cynic

I’d rather be in Antarctica!

I’m seconding that. I’ve thought about that seriously, not so much North Korea.

32 teleskiguy  May 13, 2015 10:30:23pm
What. The. Fuck?!?
33 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 13, 2015 10:31:48pm

re: #22 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

And he was supposedly the “good guy” and Ho Chi Minh was the “bad guy/”

That was the line that was being fed to the American public. My conclusion, after some months in-country, was that the people of Vietnam were fucked no matter who won, but that they’d be fucked for a shorter time by the commies than they would by people like Nguyễn.

34 RealityBasedSteve  May 13, 2015 10:33:25pm

re: #27 Varek Raith

The internet doesn’t work that way, silly!
/

It’s obvious that the e-learning portal is being handled by a 3rd party, but at the big meeting where they talked it up, said it was all Single Login between the main site and the e-learning.

RBS

35 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 13, 2015 10:33:31pm

re: #24 SteveBasedSteve

<rant> I’m registered for an online class. The system sent me the notification TO MY EMAIL ACCT, with the link to activate it. I click the link. Bingo, there is the class listed. I go to log in, won’t let me in. I click the forgot password link, enter my email address, and am told “Email address not found”.

YOU CAN’T FIND THE FREAKING EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU JUST SENT ME AN AUTOMATED EMAIL TO TELLING ME I’M REGISTERED?????

ARRGH!!!!

<end_rant>

Here is something…. I can’t sign in to my CenturyLink account. I keep getting “Username and password don’t match”. So I went the “forgot password” route and changed my password. Tried to sign in—“Username and password don’t match”. So I tried “Forgot username”. How could I forget the username? It’s just my email address, right? Sure enough, came back as my email address—ALL CAPS. So I try to sign in username ALL CAPS, but as soon as I switch to the password box, it drops back to lower case. “Username and password don’t match”.

I’m about to tear my hair out.

36 RealityBasedSteve  May 13, 2015 10:37:17pm

re: #35 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Here is something…. I can’t sign in to my CenturyLink account. I keep getting “Username and password don’t match”. So I went the “forgot password” route and changed my password. Tried to sign in—“Username and password don’t match”. So I tried “Forgot username”. How could I forget the username? It’s just my email address, right? Sure enough, came back as my email address—ALL CAPS. So I try to sign in username ALL CAPS, but as soon as I switch to the password box, it drops back to lower case. “Username and password don’t match”.

I’m about to tear my hair out.

Who the fuck enforces case sensitivity on user names. At least on anything being accessed by normal human beings. (of course they could be storing it all caps, and simply doing something like Upper() when they pass your input in. But still…….

RBS

37 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 10:38:54pm

re: #33 Higgs Boson’s Mate

That was the line that was being fed to the American public. My conclusion, after some months in-country, was that the people of Vietnam were fucked no matter who won, but that they’d be fucked for a shorter time by the commies than they would by people like Nguyễn.

Vietnam is still a one-party nation, like China, but also very capitalistic, again like China. Whether Thieu’s version of one-party government would have been than Ho Chi Minh’s version is a question we’ll never be able to answer, but in the end, things have turned out OK for the Vietnamese. It’s not paradise, but it’s certainly not a hellhole like North Korea or the dreaded lifelong Communist enemy of the USA.

38 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 13, 2015 10:40:56pm

re: #36 SteveBasedSteve

Who the fuck enforces case sensitivity on user names. At least on anything being accessed by normal human beings. (of course they could be storing it all caps, and simply doing something like Upper() when they pass your input in. But still…….

RBS

My bank here in China requires my name be in ALLCAPS, because whatever. If someone wants to transfer money to my account, using mixed case fails.

Also, the bank made my given name my family name, because in China the family name comes first. That adds to the confusion.

39 Varek Raith  May 13, 2015 10:43:00pm

re: #32 teleskiguy

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What a moron.
More funding could’ve meant having a system that detects and slows down trains before curves like that.
Derp.

40 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 13, 2015 10:43:40pm

re: #36 SteveBasedSteve

Who the fuck enforces case sensitivity on user names. At least on anything being accessed by normal human beings. (of course they could be storing it all caps, and simply doing something like Upper() when they pass your input in. But still…….

RBS

I wouldn’t mind it being all caps if it would let me type it in that way, but it just won’t…. I’m going to have to talk to somebody on the phone tomorrow, but that’s always a hassle trying to explain this crap. You can chat with somebody online—If you can sign in!

41 teleskiguy  May 13, 2015 10:48:44pm

Everybody who reads this, here at LGF, who has a Twitter account, retweet this. Maybe. I don’t know.

42 RealityBasedSteve  May 13, 2015 10:49:35pm

re: #40 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I wouldn’t mind it being all caps if it would let me type it in that way, but it just won’t…. I’m going to have to talk to somebody on the phone tomorrow, but that’s always a hassle trying to explain this crap. You can chat with somebody online—If you can sign in!

Well, isn’t that handy for the support people. Help cut down on all those pesky requests. It’s like a modem I had where the booklet said “if you can’t get it to connect, download the most recent drivers from our web site”

RBS

43 Varek Raith  May 13, 2015 11:03:34pm

en.wikipedia.org

44 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2015 11:05:55pm

What you don’t get from the photo is how nice and fluffy and soft it is.

45 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 13, 2015 11:16:36pm

If I were rich, I’d get a Hummer—a real one—and have myself a fancy-looking doorman’s-type uniform made up, and go to Texas with a wallet full of Ameros and try to spread them around….

46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 13, 2015 11:19:26pm

Whose picture should be on the Amero? Saul Alinsky?

47 Kragar  May 13, 2015 11:35:14pm

re: #46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Whose picture should be on the Amero? Saul Alinsky?

Soros

48 Eclectic Cyborg  May 13, 2015 11:46:30pm

The GOP Presidential ads have arrived on LGF. First Rand Paul, now Ben Carson.

49 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2015 11:48:46pm

re: #48 Eclectic Cyborg

The GOP Presidential ads have arrived on LGF. First Rand Paul, now Ben Carson.

That should be excellent value for their money.

//

50 Amory Blaine  May 13, 2015 11:53:56pm

re: #46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Alex Jones

51 teleskiguy  May 14, 2015 12:03:16am

re: #46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Whose picture should be on the Amero? Saul Alinsky?

Kragar is right, Soros for sure. Other denominations I’d say Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Warren Buffet, Dr. Dre, Elon Musk…

52 Kragar  May 14, 2015 12:05:03am

re: #51 teleskiguy

Kragar is right, .

That goes without saying.

53 RealityBasedSteve  May 14, 2015 12:14:01am

re: #48 Eclectic Cyborg

The GOP Presidential ads have arrived on LGF. First Rand Paul, now Ben Carson.

Gotta move those first… very short shelf life on them.

RBS

54 teleskiguy  May 14, 2015 12:46:30am

Umphrey’s McGee - “Dreaddy Zeppelin”

MP3 Audio

55 Charles Johnson  May 14, 2015 1:16:26am

Now he’s defending apartheid.

56 Charles Johnson  May 14, 2015 1:20:50am

Oh noez he’s going to sue me.

57 Dr Lizardo  May 14, 2015 1:47:19am

I’d like to know where Chuckles is getting his money from. He has no gainful employment that I’m aware of.

Royalties from Why Coolidge Matters? It wasn’t exactly a No. #1 best-seller. His in-laws, perhaps? One of the RW foundations that doles out money to any wingnut loon with access to the internet and a laptop?

That’d be an interesting story. Someone’s funding him, and I don’t think his donors are sufficient.

58 EPR-radar  May 14, 2015 1:47:30am

re: #56 Charles Johnson

Someone should suggest Orly Taitz and see if CCJ is stupid enough to go for it.

59 Shiplord Kirel  May 14, 2015 2:07:20am

I noticed that Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak engineer at whom ChuckC was spewing racial hatred earlier today, is not only not black, he is one of Chuck’s fellow gingers and even has a beard, no less.

This affirmative action and special treatment for bearded redheads must end immediately!

60 Shiplord Kirel  May 14, 2015 2:11:14am

re: #56 Charles Johnson

Oh noez he’s going to sue me.

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I know plenty of right wing lawyers, some of whom are licensed in California. They love to sue people. Unfortunately for Chuck, they insist that you have, you know, something resembling a case before they will proceed.

61 Dr Lizardo  May 14, 2015 2:21:46am

Back later………..real-world stuff to do.

62 Timothy Watson  May 14, 2015 3:30:36am

re: #56 Charles Johnson

Oh noez he’s going to sue me.

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For civil cases, such as lawsuits, state statute of limitations laws define the time period in which a suit must be filed, as measured from the date of the incident. For criminal cases, the statute of limitations prohibits prosecutors from charging for the commission of a crime after the passage of a specified number of years. Different states have different statutes of limitations for various types of civil actions and crimes, and California is no different. For example, there is a one-year time limit to bring defamation cases, but a four-year limit to sue for debt collection. Click on the links below to learn more about California’s statutes of limitations.

statelaws.findlaw.com

63 Justanotherhuman  May 14, 2015 3:34:55am

Started watching this last night on Netflix, and it’s very good.

imdb.com

New Zealand fascinates me. A beautiful country and the scenery is magnificent in “Top of the Lake”. Crime, however, seems high and many go unreported, esp sex crimes, although crimes rates seem to have fallen in this century with better policing but also because minor matters are often settled w/o them. Maoris are more often the victimes of crimes, and Maori women suffer twice as many sex crimes as white women.

Evacuations after heavy rain, floods and slips in Wellington region: Live blog
stuff.co.nz

64 Nyet  May 14, 2015 4:02:52am

When it comes to God, falsifiability should be decoupled from testability.

Assuming that God’s existence doesn’t contradict logic (in which case God would, indeed, be proved not to exist; but good luck with finding a proof general enough for all varieties of God), it cannot be falsified empirically, that much is obvious. But it doesn’t mean that it cannot be confirmed empirically (if God himself allows/wants it to be confirmed, of course). Thus while testing God’s existence empirically we will never disprove it (so it’s unfalsifiable) yet we may, by chance, confirm it. So it’s partially testable.

65 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 4:32:33am

re: #46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Whose picture should be on the Amero? Saul Alinsky?

Famous Canadians, Mexicans, and The Alamo

66 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 4:33:53am

re: #60 Shiplord Kirel

I know plenty of right wing lawyers, some of whom are licensed in California. They love to sue people. Unfortunately for Chuck, they insist that you have, you know, something resembling a case before they will proceed.

And money for a retainer.

67 Iwouldprefernotto  May 14, 2015 4:59:49am

re: #66 Lord Of The Pies

And money for a retainer.

What jury, after reading any of Chuck’s tweets is going to rule in his favor? He not only has made himself unemployable, but has made it so he can’t go to court and claim damages. It will not be hard to prove that he is a racist, homophobic ass. Unless the jury is 12 angry (straight men), he will get laughed out of court.

68 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 5:02:48am

POE ALERT

I’ve been seeing this Twitter feed every so often and I don’t know if it is:
1. An admirer of Milton Friedman who wants to promote his “widsom”
or
2. A parody that selects the most horrible, awful shit that Friedman ever uttered.

69 Nyet  May 14, 2015 5:07:44am

re: #68 Lord Of The Pies

I don’t see signs of parody, so it’s most likely an admirer.

70 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 5:12:04am

re: #69 Nyet

I don’t see signs of parody, so it’s most likely an admirer.

That’s just fucked up.

71 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 5:52:13am
72 wrenchwench  May 14, 2015 6:01:41am

re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth

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From there:

perhaps there’s a minuscule neuron in his lizard brain that feels ashamed when we expose his trolling and hackery.

Hey!

73 Bubblehead II  May 14, 2015 6:07:17am

re: #72 wrenchwench

From there:

Hey!

74 Eventual Carrion  May 14, 2015 6:11:08am

re: #56 Charles Johnson

Oh noez he’s going to sue me.

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Wasn’t he just bitching about this litigious society we live in? What a fucking tool.

75 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 6:15:41am

Ben Shapiro is just as evil & racist as Chuck:

76 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 6:16:44am

Someone tell Ben the “10’s of 1000’s of jobs” created by Mitt were OVERSEAS. Also, that Mitt inherited a shit ton of money.

77 b.d.  May 14, 2015 6:18:02am

re: #75 Lord Of The Pies

Ben Shapiro is just as evil & racist as Chuck:

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Society’s lottery winner?

You mean being born into wealth & privilege?

78 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 6:22:04am

re: #77 b.d.

Society’s lottery winner?

You mean being born into wealth & privilege?

What does “running a popsicle stand” have to do with being President?

79 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 6:24:27am

Today’s quandary. Should I continue to call Chuck C Chuckles or Chucky, especially after Bob Cesca implanted the image of Chucky in my brain with his latest banter.

I’ve decided that I’ll go with Chucky from now on. After all, the fictional Chucky is a sociopathic creature who also happens to be a ginger without a shred of humanity and seems to delight in wallowing in the misery of others, that is when he’s not causing the misery himself.

Just like Chuck C.

Chucky attempted to insert himself into a story about which he had no clue (yet again) - the Amtrak crash. He insisted that the root cause was affirmative action (when the race/gender of the engineer - who he called the conductor was not yet known). Then, he jumped to the conclusion that he was gay so therefore he was doing drugs and therefore responsible for the deadly crash.

At each step, a responsible journalist would have asked a completely different set of questions, attempting to suss out what was going on, who knew what, and when, and tried to piece together the report.

Chucky has done the exact opposite - jumping to conclusions that happen to be wrong at every turn.

The engineer’s race is irrelevant. The engineer’s gender and sexual orientation are irrelevant.

Chucky completely ignores what might be relevant: that the engineer may have dozed off, that he may have made a fatal mistake in running faster than he should have through both the preceding track section and carried too much speed into the curve where the crash occurred, and that this accident, like several others, including a December 2013 wreck on Metro North, could have been completely avoided had PTC been implemented and installed on the trains across the nation, but Congress and the railroads have been pushing to delay implementation.

Then there’s the fact that Amtrak had begun installing PTC along the NEC, but not this section. And that the GOP had just shredded what meager allotment Congress gives to Amtrak annually. $250 million less than what Amtrak had been given by the USG.

That’s all with Amtrak estimating that they’re short billions of dollars to maintain a state of good repair on the NEC, let alone all their national rail assets.

You want the real story - that’s it.

Chucky’s just hoping to get attention from the misery of others, and he succeeds because he’s a excrementalist. It’s what he does, and while some people think that ignoring the likes of him will make him go away, that doesn’t happen. Online people like Chucky gain significant followings and they get to spread their noxious lies, smears, and obfuscations.

The pushback against Chucky and his ilk needs to be constant, strong, and direct.

He lies. He smears. He doxes. He uses Twitter in this fashion every single day. He uses that platform for propaganda, and it must be confronted and challenged, every single day.

80 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 6:25:21am
81 Decatur Deb  May 14, 2015 6:25:49am

re: #68 Lord Of The Pies

POE ALERT

I’ve been seeing this Twitter feed every so often and I don’t know if it is:
1. An admirer of Milton Friedman who wants to promote his “widsom”
or
2. A parody that selects the most horrible, awful shit that Friedman ever uttered.

The fraction of people working at aged 65-72 is much smaller now because of the disincentive provided by social security #AusPol

The fraction of black people working at ages 6-85 is much smaller now because of the disincentive provided by the Emancipation Proclamation.

82 Dr. Matt  May 14, 2015 6:26:28am
83 b.d.  May 14, 2015 6:28:26am

re: #78 Lord Of The Pies

What does “running a popsicle stand” have to do with being President?

Which is harder:

Running a popsicle stand or being elected President of the United States twice?

Also, replace “popsicle stand” with “oil company in Texas” and you have George W. Bush

84 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 6:30:20am

re: #68 Lord Of The Pies

The fraction of people working at aged 65-72 is much smaller now because of the disincentive provided by social security

And this is bad because…..

/

85 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 6:31:18am

re: #84 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

And this is bad because…..

/

HURR HURR!!!!! LAZY MOOCHERS!!!1!!!!

86 Decatur Deb  May 14, 2015 6:31:27am

re: #84 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

And this is bad because…..

/

only death should offer surcease from the will of the masters. It’s in the Bible.

87 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 6:33:15am

re: #56 Charles Johnson

I have never been fired from anything ever.

Well this is probably true. Generally one has to have worked at a job to be fired from one.

/

88 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2015 6:38:10am

re: #87 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Well this is probably true. Generally one has to have worked at a job to be fired from one.

/

It’s too bad (from a certain perspective) that no one at his former employers has yet to dish any dirt on Chuck’s job performance.

He may be telling the literal truth by saying he was not fired, but there are such things as “mutual agreements” and resignations that have the same results.

Typically, up-and-coming journalists and writers leave one job to obtain a better one (more money, wider readership, more influence, higher prestige, etc.). He went from interning at the Wall Street Journal to running his own lame blog from his in-laws. What conclusions can we draw from this career trajectory?

89 Great White Snark  May 14, 2015 6:39:33am

Well well. You guys might recall the scandal at the LA Sheriffs dept.? Cost Sheriff Baca his career, and now his former under sheriff who had run for Sheriff has been indicted. What a mess.Tanaka had become mayor of Gardena, a post i doubt he will have by tomorrow.
losangeles.cbslocal.com

90 Decatur Deb  May 14, 2015 6:41:21am

Off to the cucumber fields to bring in the day’s harvest.

(Got 4-5 nice-sized ones. Mmmm Greek salad.)

91 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 6:49:23am

re: #90 Decatur Deb

Off to the cucumber fields to bring in the day’s harvest.

(Got 4-5 nice-sized ones. Mmmm Greek salad.)

I haven’t even planted anything yet.

Last night we had a frost.

92 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 6:50:48am

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>

93 HappyWarrior  May 14, 2015 6:55:56am

re: #92 Lord Of The Pies

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>

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They keep on posting fucking stupid memes like this and yet they keep on crying that black people see their party as bigoted. Gee guys, I wonder why, when you act like choosing to support a political party is akin to slavery which many of you (Hi, Michele Bachmann) claim wasn’t so bad anyhow.

94 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 6:56:27am

Kory Watkins of Open Carry Tarrant County has recently moved from the city to the country where he’s “organizing a revolution.”

95 HappyWarrior  May 14, 2015 6:56:37am

WHY WON’T BLACK PEOPLE VOTE REPUBLICAN, WE KEEP ON TELLING THAT GENERATIONS OF SUPPORTING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS LIKE SLAVERY AND THAT ACTUAL SLAVERY WASN’T SO BAD.//

96 HappyWarrior  May 14, 2015 6:57:34am

re: #94 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Last I saw idiot, Thomas Jefferson used a quill to write the Declaration of Independence and James Madison used one to write the Constiution but enough about your guns err small dick substitutes.

97 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2015 6:58:23am

re: #94 Backwoods_Sleuth

The DEVO-lutionaries will all wear little white fedoras.

98 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 7:00:52am
99 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 7:05:16am
100 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 7:05:44am

So, no drugs, not texting or on the phone, but doesn’t remember the crash (he also had concussion requiring stitches).

Chucky could not be reached for comment.

101 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 7:06:42am

re: #100 lawhawk

but, but, but GHEY!!!111!!!

102 Eventual Carrion  May 14, 2015 7:07:26am

re: #83 b.d.

Which is harder:

Running a popsicle stand or being elected President of the United States twice?

Also, replace “popsicle stand” with “oil company in Texas” and you have George W. Bush

Really, and what was the book like “Clinton Cash” about the Bush’s and the House of Saud money? And where is the picture of Bill or Hill sucking face with their foreign money people like Bush did/does?

So Sweet
103 ObserverArt  May 14, 2015 7:07:33am

re: #94 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Morning!

I was wondering what happened to my man Kory. Someone here at LGF posted an image the other day with some Texas Open Carry people holding a sign and staging one of their demonstrations and Kory wasn’t in it.

I am suffering some WRNJ and Chucky C Johnson fatigue today. I think I am going to just stay out of the news cycle today and see if I can recharge my batteries. They need it. I’m going with music to help the process.

104 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 7:10:15am

re: #103 ObserverArt

I need to do some work outside today before the rain returns tomorrow (it’s supposed to rain/storm every day through Tuesday. sigh.)

105 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 7:11:28am
106 Timothy Watson  May 14, 2015 7:11:58am

re: #102 Eventual Carrion

Really, and what was the book like “Clinton Cash” about the Bush’s and the House of Saud money? And where is the picture of Bill or Hill sucking face with their foreign money people like Bush did/does?

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“House of Bush, House of Saud”
amazon.com

107 Snarknado!  May 14, 2015 7:14:31am

re: #100 lawhawk

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So, no drugs, not texting or on the phone, but doesn’t remember the crash (he also had concussion requiring stitches).

Chucky could not be reached for comment.

It’s not really central to the discussion, but “concussion requiring stitches” does not compute — concussion and cuts don’t have any necessary relationship. In fact (as we’ve recently been learning), concussion might have no immediate symptoms at all.

108 Iwouldprefernotto  May 14, 2015 7:21:37am

re: #88 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

It’s too bad (from a certain perspective) that no one at his former employers has yet to dish any dirt on Chuck’s job performance.

He may be telling the literal truth by saying he was not fired, but there are such things as “mutual agreements” and resignations that have the same results.

Typically, up-and-coming journalists and writers leave one job to obtain a better one (more money, wider readership, more influence, higher prestige, etc.). He went from interning at the Wall Street Journal to running his own lame blog from his in-laws. What conclusions can we draw from this career trajectory?

Perhaps Chuck has never been “fired” because he was working freelance.

109 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 7:23:33am

re: #95 HappyWarrior

WHY WON’T BLACK PEOPLE VOTE REPUBLICAN, WE KEEP ON TELLING THAT GENERATIONS OF SUPPORTING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS LIKE SLAVERY AND THAT ACTUAL SLAVERY WASN’T SO BAD.//

Also, black people, you should inform urselves by coming over to our little Breitbard website and be sure to read all our comment threads and here try this FreeRepublic website, too, you stupids.

110 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 7:24:07am

re: #108 Iwouldprefernotto

CCJ is above your silly wage-labor system.

/

111 b.d.  May 14, 2015 7:24:07am

re: #105 Backwoods_Sleuth

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facepalm

112 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 7:25:02am

re: #92 Lord Of The Pies

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>

Yes but he uses ALL CAPS which makes your argument unvalidated.

//

113 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 7:26:08am

This idiot thinks he “owned” me with an AmericanStinker article==>

114 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2015 7:27:04am

re: #108 Iwouldprefernotto

Perhaps Chuck has never been “fired” because he was working freelance.

Or as an Independent contractor.

Whatever the case, he’s piled up several jobs on his resume, all within a 4-5 year period. A prospective employer would look at that track record and wonder why. HR checking his Twitter TL or his blog would just about kill any chance of him landing a regular job. Chucky’s efforts so far in building his media empire have been a colossal failure, so his long term earning prospects look pretty dim.

115 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 7:27:32am

re: #107 Snarknado!

He had a concussion; and a laceration requiring stitches. I was quick in posting and left out the laceration part.

116 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 7:28:06am

HURR HURR JUST BECAUSE A STATE VOTED FOR TEH GOP CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT DOES NOT MAKE THEM TEH RED STATES!!!! TEH LARGE CITIES VOTED FOR DEMOCRATS SO THAT MAKES THEM TEH DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!

117 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 7:28:37am
118 Bubblehead II  May 14, 2015 7:32:36am

re: #105 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Here is the uncensored version.

Probably NSFW.

119 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 7:34:13am

re: #92 Lord Of The Pies

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>

Yeah we loves all Black people here look at our funny comment thread at Breitbart of how we destroy that mooch trans woman ape wife of president!!11

120 prairiefire  May 14, 2015 7:34:31am

re: #24 SteveBasedSteve

Coachoutlet does that to me, but that is probably a good thing.

121 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 7:35:24am

re: #117 Lord Of The Pies

States most and least dependent on the federal government.

Red states tend to dominate the list as most dependent.

wallethub.com

The Tax Foundation likewise repeatedly finds that red states get more back from the federal government than they pay in, while blue states tend to give more than they get back.

122 prairiefire  May 14, 2015 7:36:23am

re: #121 lawhawk

Sounds like our Senate.

123 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 7:37:00am

re: #117 Lord Of The Pies

Hurr hurr FACT FREE WORLD CONFIRMED FACT!!!!11

124 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 7:39:17am

THIS just showed up in my time line==>

125 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 7:45:29am

Wingnuts are using this accident to say NO MOAR MONEYS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE!!!!!!!!

126 Nyet  May 14, 2015 7:46:07am

re: #124 Lord Of The Pies

So they put up Lee’s lie that the war was not about slavery, but no rebuttal of that lie. Might ask him: why.

127 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 7:48:01am

re: #126 Nyet

So they put up Lee’s lie that the war was not about slavery, but no rebuttal of that lie. Might ask him: why.

I already know these talking points. They have some cherry-picked Lincoln quotes from early in the war saying the same thing.

128 Snarknado!  May 14, 2015 7:48:37am

re: #115 lawhawk

He had a concussion; and a laceration requiring stitches. I was quick in posting and left out the laceration part.

I thought it was something like that. :)

129 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 7:50:23am

re: #127 Lord Of The Pies

I already know these talking points. They have some cherry-picked Lincoln quotes from early in the war saying the same thing.

There even weren’t any slaves at all in the South!!!….North started war by tricking South Carolina!!!1……The slaves had it good before Civil War!!…..Black slaves fought as Confederate soldiers under Lee!!!!1……

130 Lidane  May 14, 2015 7:52:25am

ZOMG LIBRUL MARXIST:

131 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 7:57:03am

re: #129 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

There even weren’t any slaves at all in the South!!!….North started war by tricking South Carolina!!!1……The slaves had it good before Civil War!!…..Black slaves fought as Confederate soldiers under Lee!!!!1……

TEH FIRST SLAVE OWNER WAS A BLACK MAN!!!!11!!! PWN3D LIBTARD!!!1!!

132 Lidane  May 14, 2015 7:57:42am

My surprise, etc. —

133 prairiefire  May 14, 2015 8:00:28am

re: #132 Lidane

Hot news around here. Idiot.

134 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:00:41am

re: #132 Lidane

My surprise, etc. —

Yeah but what was she wearing? Why are these young ladies working they should be home learning homemaking skills. This is all the fault of gay marriage and feminism.

135 Snarknado!  May 14, 2015 8:01:52am

re: #132 Lidane

An opposite-sex intern, I assume?

136 stpaulbear  May 14, 2015 8:03:24am

re: #133 prairiefire

Hot news around here. Idiot.

So what’s going to happen to the guy? Everything I’ve been reading says that he issued an apology and that’s going to be okey-dokey with his party.

137 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:04:31am

re: #132 Lidane

My surprise, etc. —

Chuck C Johnson: Who is this Intern anyway? A Democrat Liberal? $500 to anyone who gives me this intern’s address, phone number, college records, etc.

////

138 stpaulbear  May 14, 2015 8:07:19am

re: #137 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

I avoided bringing up this story here last night for just this reason. Things are bad enough for her right now.

139 Snarknado!  May 14, 2015 8:09:37am

re: #137 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Chuck C Johnson: Who is this Intern anyway? A Democrat Liberal? $500 to anyone who gives me this intern’s address, phone number, college records, etc.

////

Of course, if she received an explicit tweet, it MUST be her fault.

/ (dripping)

140 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:10:11am

re: #139 Snarknado!

Of course, if she received an explicit tweet, it MUST be her fault.

/ (dripping)

Let’s debate both sides.

//

141 prairiefire  May 14, 2015 8:11:18am

re: #136 stpaulbear

I’m not sure how okey-dokey it will be.

142 GlutenFreeJesus  May 14, 2015 8:11:29am

re: #100 lawhawk

I said in the first thread. Lack of sleep.

143 Lidane  May 14, 2015 8:14:40am

D’oh!

144 makeitstop  May 14, 2015 8:15:51am

re: #132 Lidane

My surprise, etc. —

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Can’t wait for Chuck to dox the intern.

///Not holding my breath, because of R next to Diehl’s name.

145 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 8:17:07am

re: #143 Lidane

146 Nyet  May 14, 2015 8:17:24am

re: #143 Lidane

So they will have to have some plane crash where Flanders and Burns die?

147 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 8:18:50am

Got some neo-confeds show up in my timeline claiming HURR HURR TEH CIVIL WAR WASN’T ABOUT TEH SLAVERYS!!!!!!

I hit them with the Declaration of Causes Troll Hammer.

148 Bubblehead II  May 14, 2015 8:18:55am

Derp!

149 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 8:21:19am
150 Nyet  May 14, 2015 8:22:55am

OK, not a fan of ghosts/haunted houses stories, but it’s del Toro and it’s a visual feast.

…

151 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:23:24am

re: #147 Lord Of The Pies

Got some neo-confeds show up in my timeline claiming HURR HURR TEH CIVIL WAR WASN’T ABOUT TEH SLAVERYS!!!!!!

I hit them with the Declaration of Causes Troll Hammer.

Hurr hurr so what state constitutions don’t mean anything Why Does Obama Make Supreme Court Not Obey US Constitution?!??!?!

152 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:23:55am

re: #149 Backwoods_Sleuth

Gosh, how could I not have heard about this? Bolton would make the clown car parade complete.

/

153 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:29:44am

re: #148 Bubblehead II

Derp!

7 people, so far, we know have died. Radical True Christian Bryan D Fischer is upset the engineer was gay.

154 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 8:30:14am

re: #153 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

7 people, so far, we know have died. Radical True Christian Bryan D Fischer is upset the engineer was gay.

He think they were killed by Teh Ghey

155 makeitstop  May 14, 2015 8:32:02am

re: #147 Lord Of The Pies

Got some neo-confeds

I misread that as ‘neo-cornfeds.’

Which actually might not be off the mark.

156 stpaulbear  May 14, 2015 8:32:44am

re: #151 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

I hit them with the Declaration of Causes Troll Hammer.

That’s just a bunch of history! It’s not THE TRUTH!!

157 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 8:33:34am

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
Yeah, just ignore all those people who have degrees in science and work at NASA & NOAA

158 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 14, 2015 8:34:01am

re: #148 Bubblehead II

Amtrak engineer a gay activist, low-information media ignores. But if was a Tea Party activist, all we’d be hearing about.

If the engineer had been a Tea Party activist the only thing we’d all be hearing would be the Tea Party’s disavowals of responsibility for his actions.

159 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 8:34:31am

re: #158 Higgs Boson’s Mate

If the engineer had been a Tea Party activist the only thing we’d all be hearing would be the Tea Party’s disavowals of responsibility for his actions.

LONE WOLF!!11!!

160 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 8:36:40am

And now Neo-Cornfed is spamming me with the usual cherry-picked quotes==>

161 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 14, 2015 8:37:42am

re: #157 Lord Of The Pies

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
Yeah, just ignore all those people who have degrees in science and work at NASA & NOAA

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Everybody knows that Bible-thumping fundies and bought politicians are way more knowledgeable about GCC.

162 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 8:38:16am
163 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:38:21am

re: #159 Backwoods_Sleuth

LONE WOLF!!11!!

False Flag!!!

164 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:38:54am

re: #160 Lord Of The Pies

And now Neo-Cornfed is spamming me with the usual cherry-picked quotes==>

Well that escalated quickly.

God and the CSA. smh

165 calochortus  May 14, 2015 8:39:23am

re: #160 Lord Of The Pies

And now Neo-Cornfed is spamming me with the usual cherry-picked quotes==>

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Because Charles Dickens was an important Confederate leader?
Sympathizer? Yes. Leader? Not so much.

166 Nyet  May 14, 2015 8:44:46am

re: #160 Lord Of The Pies

Also can throw an actual historian at them:

salon.com

167 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 14, 2015 8:44:52am

re: #160 Lord Of The Pies

And now Neo-Cornfed is spamming me with the usual cherry-picked quotes==>

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Remind me again who fired the first shot?

168 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 8:46:37am

re: #167 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Remind me again who fired the first shot?

hurr hurr Lincoln tricked confederates into firing first shot!!!11

169 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 8:46:46am

re: #157 Lord Of The Pies

Pick and choose BS from the GOP:

170 Dave In Austin  May 14, 2015 8:48:00am
171 Snarknado!  May 14, 2015 8:55:58am

re: #169 lawhawk

Pick and choose BS from the GOP:

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Anyway, no, science and modern medicine show no such thing.

172 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 8:56:32am
173 Dr. Matt  May 14, 2015 8:56:45am

Earlier today I heard a caller on the Michael Smerconish show refer to those worried about the safety of our infrastructure as “Safety Fascism”. SMH. I can’t believe people actually speak like this in the open.

174 Patricia Kayden  May 14, 2015 8:58:32am

re: #148 Bubblehead II

Derp!

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Dang it!! Those damn gays are everywhere, I tell you!! Thank God Bryan is here to warn us about the dangers of gays driving trains.

175 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 8:59:27am

These neo-cornfeds are just the same as fucking Holocaust deniers.

176 Ace-o-aces  May 14, 2015 9:00:04am
177 Patricia Kayden  May 14, 2015 9:00:46am

re: #169 lawhawk

Pick and choose BS from the GOP:

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These Rightwingers only care about fetuses in the womb but have absolutely no problem cutting funding for programs to help poor children or poor parents. Those babies are on their own once they’re out of the womb.

178 Nyet  May 14, 2015 9:03:43am

re: #175 Lord Of The Pies

These neo-cornfeds are just the same as fucking Holocaust deniers.

And quite often they are literally the same.

179 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 9:05:25am
180 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 9:07:06am

re: #178 Nyet

And quite often they are literally the same.

Their debate technique is similar: find an out-of-context quote or some random trivia and pretend that overrides official policy documents.

181 Ace-o-aces  May 14, 2015 9:07:15am
182 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 9:08:40am
183 Romantic Heretic  May 14, 2015 9:08:42am

re: #17 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

North Koreans live in fear of their Great Leader, no matter who he is. One even mildly critical remark can be reported by stool pigeons to the police, who will come and take the person away, perhaps forever. Even looking less than enthusiastic when praising Kim’s glorious achievements can prove fatal. So, if you happen to see videos of public demonstrations of grief or joy, the people all seem to be overacting, to avoid police entanglements.

The similarities between the Kims and Stephen Harper is why I refer to the current Canadian Prime Minister as Our Dear Leader. He demands the same sort of blind obedience. He can’t have people disappeared though. Yet.

He’s sure enough working on it though.

184 allegro  May 14, 2015 9:08:46am

re: #177 Patricia Kayden

These Rightwingers only care about fetuses in the womb but have absolutely no problem cutting funding for programs to help poor children or poor parents. Those babies are on their own once they’re out of the womb.

Indeed. Perhaps someone should point out the pain children feel when they’re hungry, sick, or teeth rotting from lack of money for care. How about cold or bitten by bed bugs and rats? Compassion. Right.

185 Romantic Heretic  May 14, 2015 9:09:01am

re: #18 Jenner7

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He’s got them.

186 Bubblehead II  May 14, 2015 9:10:11am

re: #174 Patricia Kayden

Dang it!! Those damn gays are everywhere, I tell you!! Thank God Bryan is here to warn us about the dangers of gays driving trains.

Especially since everything I have read so far tends to point to him having fallen asleep at the controls not because he was a gay.

187 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 9:11:05am

re: #182 lawhawk

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The Mr. Hockey Bridge!

Will the spans resemble crossed hockey sticks?

188 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 9:11:50am

re: #187 Lord Of The Pies

The Mr. Hockey Bridge!

Will the spans resemble crossed hockey sticks?

It’s the only way to defeat the bridge troll. /

189 Romantic Heretic  May 14, 2015 9:12:04am

re: #28 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Probably wise, although I suspect the Chinese Ambassador to NK is one of the positions less likely to be sentenced to death in the country.

I could never be ambassador to that place. Between eye rolling, hysterical laughter and helping people get out of the hell hole I’d probably have my Canadian citizenship revoked so that Kim III could play with me.

190 Timothy Watson  May 14, 2015 9:13:20am

re: #160 Lord Of The Pies

And now Neo-Cornfed is spamming me with the usual cherry-picked quotes==>

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Dickens? Really? Wasn’t he a socialist?

191 Nyet  May 14, 2015 9:20:40am

re: #190 Timothy Watson

Dickens? Really? Wasn’t he a socialist?

Something tells me that a non-trivial number of socialists would agree that the Civil War was not about slavery on the US’ part.

192 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 9:21:02am

re: #190 Timothy Watson

Dickens? Really? Wasn’t he a socialist?

Pretty much.

He also wrote an entire book “American Notes” describing his trip to the United States and how slavery and racism poisoned society.

193 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 9:22:34am

re: #190 Timothy Watson

Dickens? Really? Wasn’t he a socialist?

I don’t know if Socialism existed in Dickens’ time. He was a social reformer. George Bernard Shaw was a Socialist.

194 Nyet  May 14, 2015 9:24:37am

re: #192 Lord Of The Pies

Pretty much.

He also wrote an entire book “American Notes” describing his trip to the United States and how slavery and racism poisoned society.

He also became pro-South during the war.

195 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 9:25:46am

I just read that article.
It’s obvious that UpChuck-for-brains didn’t read any further than the headline.

196 Nyet  May 14, 2015 9:26:45am

re: #193 Lord Of The Pies

It sure did, of course not quite in the same form. I mean, even the Communist Manifesto is 1848.

197 Nyet  May 14, 2015 9:28:50am

re: #195 Backwoods_Sleuth

Headline: “Research indicates beaten dog more likely to bite!”
Chuck: “See? That proves dog should be beaten!”

198 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 9:29:13am

re: #194 Nyet

He also became pro-South during the war.

The CSA was counting on support from Britain. They thought the British Navy would break the blockade, but Queen Victoria was all like “fuck them”

199 Ace-o-aces  May 14, 2015 9:29:25am

re: #195 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I just read that article.
It’s obvious that UpChuck-for-brains didn’t read any further than the headline.

Chuck says he is autistic. 70% of Autistics have additional mental health disorder.

200 Ace-o-aces  May 14, 2015 9:31:32am
201 Feline Fearless Leader  May 14, 2015 9:31:54am

re: #168 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

hurr hurr Lincoln tricked confederates into firing first shot!!!11

Just like how the UK tricked Hitler into starting the European part of WW2.
///

202 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 9:32:55am
203 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 9:36:14am
204 makeitstop  May 14, 2015 9:36:17am

re: #202 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Oh NOEZ! Teh Obummer is invading New York City!!11ty1

205 lawhawk  May 14, 2015 9:36:59am

re: #200 Ace-o-aces

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

Except that in the case of Star Wars, we just want the wars. Jar Jar was just awful.

206 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 9:38:21am

I haz a sad :D

207 Timothy Watson  May 14, 2015 9:40:17am

re: #194 Nyet

He also became pro-South during the war.

Some of his letters seem to suggest he had the traditional British colonial attitude when it came to nonwhites:
books.google.com

208 makeitstop  May 14, 2015 9:40:29am

re: #206 Backwoods_Sleuth

I haz a sad :D

Aw, man. Yosemite Sam would have been presidential candidate comedy gold!

209 Lidane  May 14, 2015 9:41:09am
210 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 9:43:16am
211 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 9:44:12am
212 Nyet  May 14, 2015 9:46:37am

re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth

Might collide with its porn shooting schedule.

213 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 9:48:34am

re: #206 Backwoods_Sleuth

I haz a sad :D

Not sure I can even continue with the rest of my day.

/

214 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 9:51:09am

re: #172 Lord Of The Pies

“honey” — very serious tweeter

215 Decatur Deb  May 14, 2015 9:51:18am

re: #91 Lord Of The Pies

I haven’t even planted anything yet.

Last night we had a frost.

Geez—we’ve been within a few degrees of 100. August here is focused hell.

216 Nyet  May 14, 2015 9:51:46am

politico.com

“It’s interesting how the Vatican has gotten so political when ultimately the Vatican ought to be working to lead people to Jesus Christ and salvation, and that’s what the Church is supposed to do,” said Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), a hawkish defender of Israel.

Dear Mr. Duncan, here’s a newsflash for you: the Pope, as a head of state, gets to make exactly these kinds of political decisions, which you would have known if you weren’t a dumb Republican hick.

217 RealityBasedSteve  May 14, 2015 9:52:41am

re: #206 Backwoods_Sleuth

But he seems to be favorite among the freepers for Sec of State. Yea…. That would end well. “Lichtenstein declares unconditional war on US, Vatican considers joining “Axis of Tiny Little Countries”.

218 Decatur Deb  May 14, 2015 9:54:17am

re: #216 Nyet

politico.com

Dear Mr. Duncan, here’s a newsflash for you: the Pope, as a head of state, gets to make exactly these kinds of political decisions, which you would have known if you weren’t a dumb Republican hick.

“His Holiness has forwarded your contribution to the Congregation for The Propagation of Thank You and Fuck Off.”

219 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 14, 2015 9:57:42am

re: #216 Nyet

Only an American conservative would presume to tell the Pope how to be Catholic.

220 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 9:58:00am

re: #216 Nyet

Jeff Duncan, Confederate Tea Partier and More Catholic Than The Pope.

/

221 Snarknado!  May 14, 2015 9:59:09am

re: #194 Nyet

He also became pro-South during the war.

He read One Book that convinced him that slavery had nothing to do with secession. (Until he was sent it by the author, around late 1861, he was very much on the northern side.)

222 Decatur Deb  May 14, 2015 9:59:10am

re: #219 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Only an American conservative would presume to tell the Pope how to be Catholic.

Next up: Representative Duncan teaches bears how and where to shit.

223 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 14, 2015 9:59:16am

re: #216 Nyet

“It’s interesting how the Vatican has gotten so political

Because you know who’s not political at all? Southern Baptists and other conservative evangelicals.

////

224 Feline Fearless Leader  May 14, 2015 10:03:09am

re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth

Mustache/Toupee 2016 - Always a great hair day in the USA!

//

225 Feline Fearless Leader  May 14, 2015 10:04:26am

re: #216 Nyet

politico.com

Dear Mr. Duncan, here’s a newsflash for you: the Pope, as a head of state, gets to make exactly these kinds of political decisions, which you would have known if you weren’t a dumb Republican hick.

Yep, caring about the poor and the environment is “political”.
///

226 Nyet  May 14, 2015 10:05:11am

re: #225 Feline Fearless Leader

Yep, caring about the poor and the environment is “political”.
///

And abortion and SSM have nothing to do with politics, yeah!

227 stpaulbear  May 14, 2015 10:07:03am

re: #216 Nyet

politico.com

Dear Mr. Duncan, here’s a newsflash for you: the Pope, as a head of state, gets to make exactly these kinds of political decisions, which you would have known if you weren’t a dumb Republican hick.

I wonder if some of them will boycott the Pope’s visit to Congress? Better yet, will they walk out when the Pope starts talking about income inequality?

228 Varek Raith  May 14, 2015 10:08:29am

re: #216 Nyet

politico.com

Dear Mr. Duncan, here’s a newsflash for you: the Pope, as a head of state, gets to make exactly these kinds of political decisions, which you would have known if you weren’t a dumb Republican hick.

Sigh…

229 Lidane  May 14, 2015 10:09:30am

re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth

Trump’s Hair / Bolton’s Mustache 2016!

//////

230 Nyet  May 14, 2015 10:09:41am

re: #227 stpaulbear

I wonder if some of them will boycott the Pope’s visit to Congress? Better yet, will they walk out when the Pope starts talking about income inequality?

“Please proceed.”

231 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 10:11:06am

re: #227 stpaulbear

I wonder if some of them will boycott the Pope’s visit to Congress? Better yet, will they walk out when the Pope starts talking about income inequality?

HURR HURR IF U CARE SO MUCH ABOUT INCOME INEQUALITY WHY DON’T U GIVE AWAY ALL UR FORTUNES TO TEH POORS!!!!!!!

232 Feline Fearless Leader  May 14, 2015 10:11:37am

re: #227 stpaulbear

I wonder if some of them will boycott the Pope’s visit to Congress? Better yet, will they walk out when the Pope starts talking about income inequality?

Or they’ll blame Boehner for allowing some Argentinian Anti-Christ* to come in and lecture them about a subject that makes them uncomfortable.

* - According to some of the Protestant cults. Apparently it’s a popular position to hold since another Anti-Christ appears to be residing in the White House. Maybe some sort of schism in the Satanic Hierarchy? So we have an Anti-Christ in Rome and an Anti-Anti-Christ in Washington, D.C.?

Wiki: Antipope

233 Timothy Watson  May 14, 2015 10:11:58am

re: #227 stpaulbear

I wonder if some of them will boycott the Pope’s visit to Congress? Better yet, will they walk out when the Pope starts talking about income inequality?

HURR HURR WHY DON’T CATHOLICS VOTE GOP!?!?!!?!

234 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 14, 2015 10:12:55am

Award-winning journalism, y’all.
How UpChuck describes why it’s important that the Amtrak engineer is teh ghey:

235 Nyet  May 14, 2015 10:15:07am

re: #232 Feline Fearless Leader

Killer Antichrists From Hell.

Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

236 Nyet  May 14, 2015 10:18:05am

re: #234 Backwoods_Sleuth

Award-winning journalism, y’all.
How UpChuck describes why it’s important that the Amtrak engineer is teh ghey:

[Embedded content]

What I think he actually says in this tweet is that Milo is gay, which is why reaction to Milo’s anti-LGBT claims is more muted.

237 Lidane  May 14, 2015 10:25:31am

GOHMERT!

238 Timothy Watson  May 14, 2015 10:28:44am

re: #237 Lidane

GOHMERT!

[Embedded content]

No way anyone is that stupid, so disingenuous liar or crazy seem to be the only options…

239 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 10:30:34am

I’m just going to drop this here:

240 Eventual Carrion  May 14, 2015 10:31:10am

re: #237 Lidane

GOHMERT!

[Embedded content]

He could be kinda correct. It criminalizes his bastardized interpretation of the bible.

241 Eventual Carrion  May 14, 2015 10:31:58am

re: #239 Lord Of The Pies

I’m just going to drop this here:

[Embedded content]

Are they as potent as unicorn farts?

242 Justanotherhuman  May 14, 2015 10:33:59am

Flip-flop, flip-flop…

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says at Arizona town hall: ‘Knowing what we know now … I would not have gone into Iraq’ - @Reuters
end of alert

What do you know and when did you know it?

243 Nyet  May 14, 2015 10:34:25am

re: #241 Eventual Carrion

Are they as potent as unicorn farts?

What I think happened is that the whale ate a unicorn.

244 Lord Of The Pies  May 14, 2015 10:34:28am

We’re fucked.

245 Eventual Carrion  May 14, 2015 10:35:12am

re: #243 Nyet

What I think happened is that the whale ate a unicorn.

Or that little Lucky Charms guy.

246 Nyet  May 14, 2015 10:35:58am

re: #245 Eventual Carrion

Or that little Lucky Charms guy.

Jonah was a leprechaun.

247 GlutenFreeJesus  May 14, 2015 10:41:51am

re: #234 Backwoods_Sleuth

He sure seems so be quite interested in the “poof’s” penis.

248 Nyet  May 14, 2015 11:10:26am

re: #247 GlutenFreeJesus

He sure seems so be quite interested in the “poof’s” penis.

“The poof” in this case is Milo.


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