No, Conservatives - the US Navy Has NOT Filed Charges Against Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White

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DERPHere we go again. It’s one fake story after another from the right wing, and tonight they’re all screaming in unison about a completely bogus outrage launched by discredited war criminal Allen West and quickly picked up by the Stupidest Man on the Internet, Jim Hoft, without ever checking to see if it was actually, you know, true. And from there it’s rapidly spreading throughout the idiotic right wing media.

Hoft’s moronic post: REPORT: Navy to Charge Officer Who Fired on Islamist During Chattanooga Terror Attack - the Gateway Pundit.

A report at The Navy Times in July confirmed that one of the Marines shot during the Chattanooga terrorist attack exchanged fire with the terrorist. Navy Lt. Cmdr Timothy White also shot back at the terrorist.

But rather than being celebrated as a hero, Lt. Commander White may be charged for discharging a firearm on federal property.

No, Jim. The US Navy is not charging this officer. (h/t: Gus.)

A spokesman for the U.S. Navy on Sunday denied reports that disciplinary charges will be filed against Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White for discharging an unauthorized weapon on federal property.

This is such a pathetic example of the complete lack of ethics or standards in the right wing blogosphere. If Jim Hoft or Allen West had even a tiny shred of decency or honesty they would immediately retract this false story. But they won’t. They never do. And there are already more than a thousand ranting, raving comments posted at Hoft’s nasty website.

UPDATE at 8/2/15 5:43:27 pm by Charles Johnson

And to make this even more ridiculous, Democrat Jim Webb is now helping circulate this right wing fairy tale.

UPDATE at 8/2/15 6:01:26 pm by Charles Johnson

Imagine my surprise that Allen West has actually posted an update.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 5:46:43pm

Recalling a bogus right-wing meme is like trying to pull a fart back into the ass.

2
Dave In Austin  Aug 2, 2015 • 5:50:20pm
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lawhawk  Aug 2, 2015 • 5:51:00pm

re: #2 Dave In Austin

Mad Dog 20/20.

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RealityBasedSteve  Aug 2, 2015 • 5:52:49pm

I’m already seeing on my FB page, The Navy backed down due to the outcry on social media about this.

I think that some people are going to end up on my ‘ignore’ list for a while…

RBS

5
Great White Snark  Aug 2, 2015 • 5:55:33pm

Who wants to wake up, look in the mirror and see the face of a liar every day? Yeesh how do they sleep? Saw this btw too powerful to let slip by

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GlutenFreeJesus  Aug 2, 2015 • 5:58:21pm

re: #1 The Vicious Babushka

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:00:18pm

Greeting lizards. I am in disguise.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:00:30pm

I went to Navy Times’ website (navytimes.com) searched for Timothy White, and the only story is about the shooting, with no mention of possible charges against him. So it was just a total lie from the very beginning.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:01:34pm

Imagine my surprise that Allen West has actually posted an update.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:02:09pm

re: #7 Gus

Greeting lizards. I am in disguise.

Embedded Image

I have no idea who you are.

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:02:48pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

I have no idea who you are.

Mum’s the word.

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RealityBasedSteve  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:04:35pm

re: #11 Gus

Mum’s the word.

Say no more… Nudge Nudge, Wink Wink…

RBS

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:07:06pm

Crazy world.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:07:32pm
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danarchy  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:07:50pm

Quick question? If I come back to my machine after having been away for a while and open a new article, when I click “jump to bottom” it opens an ad in that tab and sends me back to the front page in a new tab so I have to click on the article again.

Is that an intended behavior? I don’t mind the Ad, a man’s gotta pay the bills, but sending me back to the front page is a little annoying.

Using Chrome on windows 8.1.

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RealityBasedSteve  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:07:58pm

I call “Dibs” on “Undercover Lizard” as band name. (for sale to highest any offer)

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Jenner7  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:08:20pm

This is on Webb’s FB page from 23 hours ago:

The Navy apparently is planning to bring charges against LCDR Timothy White for discharging a firearm on federal property in Chattanooga while trying to save the lives of our Marines and sailors under terrorist attack.
This is absurd. He deserves a medal, not an indictment. A Webb Presidency would respect the obvious courage that this young officer displayed.

Then 15 hours later:

Before posting last night, this campaign was able to confirm with a defense official that the Navy was seriously considering charging LCDR Timothy White for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property. No on the record comment was offered at that time. Overnight, the Navy posted in a Facebook comment that the matter is still being investigated and that no charge has been levied at this time. Senator Webb emphatically urges careful consideration by those considering the next step.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:08:22pm
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Ace-o-aces  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:12:22pm

re: #2 Dave In Austin

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Great White Snark  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:13:36pm

YOU don’t believe the science? Really?
///

Skeptical seagull is skeptical
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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:15:17pm
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:16:44pm

i have been well aired and sunned today

i am the dog aerobical

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Charles Johnson  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:22:29pm
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Tigger2  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:27:24pm
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RealityBasedSteve  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:28:36pm

re: #22 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

i have been well aired and sunned today

i am the dog aerobical

I got overly well sunned the last two days helping run a dive class at the pool. Never got out of the sun, and this evening my arms and face are a bit ‘warm’. I’ve lathered up with Aloe gel, hope that I don’t do the ‘shedding snake’ thing.

It was very rewarding. We had a girl yesterday who admits that she is ‘afraid of the water’, and yesterday was a bit of a horror show for her. She had a couple of small problems, really lost her confidence and bailed on the pool training yesterday about 1/2 way through. I spent about a 1/2 hour talking to her, letting her know that this was inside her abilities, that she just had to take it one little bit at a time.

Today we had an extra dive-master to work with her, and by the end of the day, she was really starting to look like a diver. She still has that ‘deer in headlight’ wide eyed look that tells us that she’s not really comfortable yet, but is doing so much better.

All in all, a pretty damn good weekend.

RBS

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:30:45pm

Gotta live one in my timeline:

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A Mom Anon  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:32:45pm

re: #25 RealityBasedSteve

It’s cool to to see people love what they do like this. It makes the world a little nicer. After the shitshow weekend I had it made me smile a little. Thanks.

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Higgs Boson's Mate  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:33:07pm

re: #21 The Vicious Babushka

Willst du WiFi? Dann Arbeit!

29
A Mom Anon  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:34:29pm

re: #26 The Vicious Babushka

Man these people must be a real joy to spend time with.

30
Ace-o-aces  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:35:19pm

Looks like a Memphis cop was just shot during a traffic stop. Wingnuts are jumping on this to excuse recent police brutality.

31
The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:37:43pm
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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:38:31pm

Rand Paul just shat out an 8-part Griftweet.

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Higgs Boson's Mate  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:40:44pm

re: #32 The Vicious Babushka

Rand Paul just shat out an 8-part Griftweet.

Rand Paul will only be remembered as the person who brought tl:dr to Twitter.

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jaunte  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:41:10pm

Save us Obi Rand Paul, you’re our only hope.

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jaunte  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:42:36pm

The dishonesty is still stunning.

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:43:07pm

re: #35 jaunte

The dishonesty is still stunning.

Amazing isn’t it?

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Higgs Boson's Mate  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:43:24pm

Paul seems to have adopted the piñata model of fundraising with Twitter as the stick.

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#FergusonFireside  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:44:56pm

Checking in, watching the Trump movie. Puke Puke PUKE

But holy hell, young Graydon Carter! Same hair, just a work in progress at that point.

Bury Donald with his salacious past.

Then his 1000’s of worthless lawsuits.

Then the sleazy business scams the idiots will not comprehend.

I’m not done, more puke to come.

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William Lewis  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:47:21pm

re: #24 Tigger2

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Just more evidence that he needs to stop pretending and accept that he actually belongs in the clown car.

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Varek Raith  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:48:42pm

Dear Webb,
Stop being an idiot.

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:49:41pm

re: #40 Varek Raith

Dear Webb,
Stop being an idiot.

Jim Webb is our resident wingnut occasional liberal. He sends mixed signals. :D

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gwangung  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:51:05pm

re: #26 The Vicious Babushka

Gotta live one in my timeline:

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Folks who HAVE been in US concentration camps (Japanese Americans) think your live ones are idiots.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:51:31pm
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Varek Raith  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:53:22pm

re: #41 Gus

Jim Webb is our resident wingnut occasional liberal. He sends mixed signals. :D

I noticed that.
Also, how the hall have ya been???

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 6:54:12pm

re: #44 Varek Raith

I noticed that.
Also, how the hall have ya been???

OK. Going bonkers but getting by. Nothing new to report. Gotta check my 20 lotto tickets. How are things by you?

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Romantic Heretic  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:01:44pm

Hey Gus. Good to see you again.

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:02:11pm

re: #46 Romantic Heretic

Hey Gus. Good to see you again.

Thanks! I’m always here. ;)

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#FergusonFireside  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:03:35pm

re: #21 The Vicious Babushka

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f u c k

sometimes VB, I want you to release your Vicious on them & let them know who the fuck you are.

(taking a break from Trump, he’s a fucking boil)

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#FergusonFireside  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:04:23pm

re: #21 The Vicious Babushka

Did I misunderstand a joke? prob. ignore, carry on.

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Targetpractice  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:05:55pm

Webb is a self-described “Reagan Democrat,” but what he really is is a refugee of the Great “Moderate Republican” Exodus on the mid-00s. He changed over to being a Democrat so he could run against George Allen back in ‘06, did a single term as a US Senator, and then “retired” from politics. Now he’s running for Pres with poll numbers within the margin of error, faulting the party for being “too far to the left” when in reality he’s more conservative than most Blue Dog Democrats.

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#FergusonFireside  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:06:06pm

re: #25 RealityBasedSteve

Steve, you are a good person. :)

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RealityBasedSteve  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:08:32pm

re: #51 #FergusonFireside

Steve, you are a good person. :)

Shsssss…. You’ll blow my street cred as a curmudgeon.

53
Great White Snark  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:08:41pm

When is it not really a coincidence?

This One Teen Was Behind Two Major Drone Stories

Austin Haughwout has a knack for getting drones featured in news stories… and usually not in a positive light. The 18-year-old’s name first appeared here back in 2014 when he captured viral video of himself getting attacked by a woman on a beach. She claimed that he was being a “pervert” and was using his camera drone to photograph girls in bikinis.

Back in March, it was reported that the woman may have her charges cleared through an “accelerated rehab” program.

Before the dust from that case had even settled, Haughwout made headlines with his camera drone again last month. He posted a short 14-second video showing a “Flying Gun” drone with an onboard handgun firing in midair.

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#FergusonFireside  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:09:12pm

re: #37 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Paul seems to have adopted the piñata model of fundraising with Twitter as the stick.

Sister Sarah failed at it. So there’s that.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:09:31pm

This Reagan meme just made me LOL for its utter sheer stupidity==>

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:10:09pm

Reagan was a total slut LOL.

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Varek Raith  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:10:55pm

re: #45 Gus

OK. Going bonkers but getting by. Nothing new to report. Gotta check my 20 lotto tickets. How are things by you?

Pretty good.

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:11:26pm

re: #56 The Vicious Babushka

Reagan was a total slut LOL.

He hated Israel in his first 4 years. As you know.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:13:16pm

re: #58 Gus

He hated Israel in his first 4 years. As you know.

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#FergusonFireside  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:13:16pm

OK, last 20 minutes of Trump. Gotta get the last line per Teleski guy. See ya.

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Targetpractice  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:13:24pm

re: #55 The Vicious Babushka

This Reagan meme just made me LOL for its utter sheer stupidity==>

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Well, in their minds, it’s true. Remember, they blame Tip O’Neill for every budget after the infamous “deal” that was made. Of course, Reagan isn’t wrong for signing every one of those budgets, O’Neill’s the one at fault for spending exploding on Ronnie’s watch.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:14:58pm

re: #61 Targetpractice

Well, in their minds, it’s true. Remember, they blame Tip O’Neill for every budget after the infamous “deal” that was made. Of course, Reagan isn’t wrong for signing every one of those budgets, O’Neill’s the one at fault for spending exploding on Ronnie’s watch.

Reagan so tough he single handed CRUSHED the Soviets, but got beat up by Democrats in Congress, what a pussy.

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:15:32pm

re: #59 The Vicious Babushka

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Reagan sided with Saddam. Israel even attacked Iraq with Iran’s help! :D

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Gus  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:16:07pm

re: #62 The Vicious Babushka

Reagan so tough he single handed CRUSHED the Soviets, but got beat up by Democrats in Congress, what a pussy.

Reagan even went to the UNSC with Iraq to condemn Israel! LOL! So crazy.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:17:47pm

re: #55 The Vicious Babushka

This Reagan meme just made me LOL for its utter sheer stupidity==>

Balancing a budget is like protecting your virtue.. You have to learn to say no

Given the tripling of the National Debt on his watch, and the fact that he never submitted a budget anywhere close to balance, he must have been quite the loosey-goosey!

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Targetpractice  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:17:57pm

re: #62 The Vicious Babushka

Reagan so tough he single handed CRUSHED the Soviets, but got beat up by Democrats in Congress, what a pussy.

According to the wingnut version of history, America’s military was absolutely horrid due to Carter’s cost-cutting in the 70s, which is why Reagan’s election saw our return to having the greatest military on Earth. But it happened entirely in a vacuum, the spending for the modernization and expansion came entirely out of the fucking ether. Not a dollar that went to tripling the national debt was due to increased defense spending.

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No Country For Old Haters  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:18:07pm

re: #26 The Vicious Babushka

Gotta live one in my timeline:

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Belafon  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:18:09pm

re: #24 Tigger2

When I make a list of those running in the Democratic primary, I list them this way:

Socialist: Sanders
Democrats: O’Malley, Clinton
Dixicrat: Webb
Republican: Chafee

That’s exactly what Webb is, and why I only consider the top three to be candidates.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:19:02pm

re: #67 No Country For Old Haters

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HURR HURR HAARP SEEKRIT GOBMIT WEATHER MACHINE!!!!!1!!!!

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#FergusonFireside  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:19:34pm

Turned off the Trump movie. It’s my day off, I’m not gonna hurt myself any longer.

The guy is a sociopath with money. Nothing more.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:19:56pm

LOL

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No Country For Old Haters  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:20:49pm

re: #34 jaunte

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Save us Obi Rand Paul, you’re our only hope.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:21:27pm

re: #66 Targetpractice

According to the wingnut version of history, America’s military was absolutely horrid due to Carter’s cost-cutting in the 70s, which is why Reagan’s election saw our return to having the greatest military on Earth. But it happened entirely in a vacuum, the spending for the modernization and expansion came entirely out of the fucking ether. Not a dollar that went to tripling the national debt was due to increased defense spending.

Tripling? I think the debt went from $900 billion to over $5 trillion during the Reagan administration. More like sextupling.

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No Country For Old Haters  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:22:25pm

re: #71 The Vicious Babushka

LOL

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Blind Frog Belly White  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:24:58pm

Trump: I Would Consider Palin for Post in My Administration

That’s fair. She’s as dumb as one.

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Timothy Watson  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:25:10pm

Fuck Jim Webb.

I’ve never liked that asshole.

That is all.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:27:42pm

re: #76 Timothy Watson

Fuck Jim Webb.

I’ve never liked that asshole.

That is all.

Well, he DID keep a worse asshole from being elected.

Barely.

After that asshole really screwed the pooch.

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Virginia Dreaming  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:30:12pm

I wonder if Allen West got his secret tip from the same guy who just happened to sit next to him in the Dayton airport and explain all about the Benghazi coverup?

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Virginia Dreaming  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:31:51pm

re: #75 Blind Frog Belly White

It is really nice of Trump to offer Sarah Palin a job, but I don’t think he needs to work that hard to get Bristol in bed.

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CuriousLurker  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:32:15pm

re: #4 RealityBasedSteve

I’m already seeing on my FB page, The Navy backed down due to the outcry on social media about this.

I think that some people are going to end up on my ‘ignore’ list for a while…

RBS

I spoke with my son (who lives in NC) right before this article was posted and he was complaining about how tired he’s getting of the wingnut BS down there as well as all over his Facebook. I sent this article to him as soon as I saw it so he’ll know it’s a fake story.

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RealityBasedSteve  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:37:43pm

re: #75 Blind Frog Belly White

Trump: I Would Consider Palin for Post in My Administration

That’s fair. She’s as dumb as one.

I saw another headline “Trump says he would tap Palin”, and all I thought was “His taste is women is really slipping”

RBS

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Eclectic Cyborg  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:38:16pm

re: #32 The Vicious Babushka

Rand Paul just shat out an 8-part Griftweet.

Hell, hasn’t he been doing these almost DAILY lately?

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Eclectic Cyborg  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:39:46pm

Also how’s this for contrast: Canadian PM Stephen Harper called a Federal Election today for October 19. Because of the length of time between now and then, this will be one of the LONGEST (yes, you read that right) campaigns in Canadian history.

Can you imagine living in a country where a 90 DAY election cycle was considered extremely long?

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The War TARDIS  Aug 2, 2015 • 7:55:40pm

re: #41 Gus

Isn’t he the guy who was a primadonna when he bcame SECNAV?

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Dark_Falcon  Aug 2, 2015 • 9:20:46pm

re: #53 Great White Snark

When is it not really a coincidence?

This One Teen Was Behind Two Major Drone Stories

He may face more charges yet, if its confirmed he used an electronic solenoid to fire that semi-auto pistol. The reason is that the ATF (reasonably in this case) considers a semi-auto firearm fitted with an electronic trigger to be “readily convertible to fully-automatic fire”. Since 1986, only firearms owned by police or law enforcement agencies (and dealer samples to be shown to such agencies) may be so converted.

Unlawful alteration of a firearm so as to be readily converted to full-auto is a federal offense, punishable by 5-10 years in federal prison.

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Virginia Dreaming  Aug 2, 2015 • 9:41:34pm

re: #55 The Vicious Babushka

Looking at that picture is one time it is appropriate to say “Drill, baby, Drill.” Well, if the pencil was a drill bit.

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notanncoulter  Aug 3, 2015 • 9:25:13am

How lovely that war criminal West’s “store” links to lots and lots of Confederate Flag merchandise.


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