Erick Erickson's RedState on Hillary Clinton: "Even a Homely Woman Can Sleep Her Way Into Power"

Erick Erickson’s RedState on Hillary Clinton: “Even a Homely Woman Can Sleep Her Way Into Power”

What right wing misogyny?

WingnutsAugust 2015 • Views: 65,059

When RedState founder Erick Erickson very publicly uninvited Donald Trump to his right wing conference, claiming it was because of Trump’s woman-hating comments, people who actually pay attention to the absolutely horrible things Erickson himself has said (not just about women, he’s equal opportunity horrible) pointed out the sheer hypocrisy of the man.

But in Right Wing World, hypocrisy is a feature, not a bug, and today at Erickson’s RedState we find the perfect illustration of this axiom as front-page contributor “streiff” contributes a jaw-droppingly misogynistic article to Erickson’s front page, opening with:

If Hillary Clinton possesses any unique selling propostion beyond proving even a homely woman can sleep her way into power, it is her tenure as Barack Obama’s secretary of state.

It was reported last week that Erickson is leaving RedState soon, and judging from his adoring comments about Jeb Bush recently it’s a good bet that he’s planning to take a position in Bush’s campaign.

Let’s see how long that lasts when people start crying foul over Erickson’s mind-bendingly awful history of extreme comments.

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385 comments

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 12:42:51pm

Erick shouldn’t be talking about other people’s looks.

wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 12:43:41pm

Apparently there’s no explanation for a homely dude.

Dr. Matt Aug 12, 2015 • 12:44:34pm

Erick son of Erick is trying to get back in the good graces of the wingnuts.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 12:45:30pm

So who takes over Red State when Yrch ap Yrch leaves? Roosh? Paul Elam?

lawhawk Aug 12, 2015 • 12:45:40pm

What right wing misogyny.

The hate is strong with RedState, and for all of Erick Erickson’s diversionary tactics, even Trump scored a body blow with pointing out the rank hypocrisy of complaining about Trump’s statement when Erickson’s been pumping out the hate for years.

And Erickson fashions himself to be a kingmaker and for candidates to come to him and his site’s functions - which lend legitimacy to Erickson and extend the stink to those who go and don’t call out Erickson for his hot mess of hate.

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 12:46:14pm

It’s almost as if they forgot the grief the Clintons endured because Hillary was the first FLOTUS who had a really serious, accomplished career in her own right before Bill was elected President. All that “Who wears the pants in the family?”

Mind you, it turned out Bill didn’t wear them as much as he should have……
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Iwouldprefernotto Aug 12, 2015 • 12:47:14pm

Let me see if I understand. Obama got ahead because of affirmative action and Hillary got ahead because of sex. Thanks.

Jack Burton Aug 12, 2015 • 12:48:35pm

Disgusting misogynist says something disgusting and misogynistic.

Shocker!

Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 12:49:01pm

I think Erick denies women his precious essence.

Kragar Aug 12, 2015 • 12:50:03pm

re: #9 Decatur Deb

Remarkably easy in his case

b.d. Aug 12, 2015 • 12:50:07pm

I hope Erick is one of those hires that a campaign dumps after a few days once the after-the-fact the vetting goes on.

Enjoy unemployment sucker.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 12:50:47pm

Another freakin’ Flash update? Jesus Haploid Christ!

Higgs Boson's Mate Aug 12, 2015 • 12:51:02pm

re: #9 Decatur Deb

I think Erick denies women his precious essence.

He’s said to often wish aloud that he was double jointed.

b.d. Aug 12, 2015 • 12:51:16pm

re: #7 Iwouldprefernotto

Let me see if I understand. Obama got ahead because of affirmative action and Hillary got ahead because of sex. Thanks.

And the White Christian Male is the most oppressed creature on the 6,000 year old earth.

Varek Raith Aug 12, 2015 • 12:52:16pm

I honestly didn’t see Trump having such stupendously negative effects on the wingnutosphere coming. I thought he’d say some shit, make some money off the rubes, then drop out.

Higgs Boson's Mate Aug 12, 2015 • 12:52:49pm

re: #12 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Another freakin’ Flash update? Jesus Haploid Christ!

“The people who released the last update have been sacked. The people who were in charge of sacking them have been sacked as well.”

Varek Raith Aug 12, 2015 • 12:53:37pm

re: #12 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Another freakin’ Flash update? Jesus Haploid Christ!

Like DirectX in the 90s.
New version every 15 minutes!
/

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 12:53:44pm

Not sure I’d want Col. Sanders officiating at any wedding I’m associated with…

In an eastern ky weekly newspaper @joesonka @ruralj pic.twitter.com/3yuevUqQzM

— Michael Chambers (@michaelchmbers) August 12, 2015

facebook.com

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 12:53:46pm

Wait - a guy who’s likely to take a position in Jeb! Bush’s campaign is talking about somebody getting an unearned position by family connections?

Iwouldprefernotto Aug 12, 2015 • 12:54:23pm

re: #15 Varek Raith

I honestly didn’t see Trump having such stupendously negative effects on the wingnutosphere coming. I though he’d say some shit, make some money off the rubes, then drop out.

Trump is going to drop out then write a book telling everyone how to be a winner or something.

Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 12:56:32pm

re: #18 Backwoods_Sleuth

Not sure I’d want Col. Sanders officiating at any wedding I’m associated with…

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facebook.com

“Will you be sitting with the bride’s family or the groom’s?”
“Both.”

Jenner7 Aug 12, 2015 • 12:56:42pm

Speaking of pigs…

NRA’s Ted Nugent Defends Trump’s Lewd Comments About Megyn Kelly By Making His Own Lewd Comments About Megyn Kelly

NRA's Nugent On Megyn Kelly: I Like To Look At Her While I'm Loading My Gun “Naked On The Couch” http://t.co/Qy7dSbYZKG

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) August 12, 2015

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 12:57:23pm

re: #20 Iwouldprefernotto

Trump is going to drop out then write a book telling everyone how to be a winner or something.

He’s going to run for President, lose, then sue the country into oblivion because he wuz robbed!

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 12:57:39pm

re: #22 Jenner7

Speaking of pigs…

NRA’s Ted Nugent Defends Trump’s Lewd Comments About Megyn Kelly By Making His Own Lewd Comments About Megyn Kelly

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So I guess they’re going to see if they can get to the white house with ONLY white, male votes.

Higgs Boson's Mate Aug 12, 2015 • 12:59:01pm

re: #21 Decatur Deb

It’s more than just a marriage, it’s chewing tobacco stains on both doors of the pickup.

Ian G. Aug 12, 2015 • 12:59:02pm

You know, I really believe Trump is one of the least insane members of the GOP presidential clown car. His somewhat nuanced take on Planned Parenthood just proves it to me. I’d trust him on women’s health issues a helluva lot more than Rubio, Cruz, Walker, Huckabee, etc.

The problem for the GOP is not the content of his message, it’s the delivery. He’s giving away the con job to credulous beltway media types. The GOP wants its insane reactionary platforms cloaked in respectability.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 12:59:59pm

re: #24 Blind Frog Belly White

So I guess they’re going to see if they can get to the white house with ONLY white, male votes.

With voter suppression it’s not impossible. Problem is, it won’t work as well on women qua women as it does on PoC and teh poorz….

Higgs Boson's Mate Aug 12, 2015 • 1:00:35pm

re: #26 Ian G.

The GOP wants its insane reactionary platforms cloaked in respectability.

The base seems to have another opinion.

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 1:01:21pm

If Hillary Clinton possesses any unique selling propostion beyond proving even a homely woman can sleep her way into power, it is her tenure as Barack Obama’s secretary of state.

OK just so you libtards understand, this statement here is just funny and accurate and if you don’t like it ur just being PC which sucks because everything’s becoming too PC and killing America and censorship but to suggest Fox’s moderator was on her period was against human decency and should never be allowed. See?

Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 1:02:13pm

re: #26 Ian G.

In the end, he just wants to see if there really is a sucker born every minute.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 1:02:16pm

re: #26 Ian G.

You know, I really believe Trump is one of the least insane members of the GOP presidential clown car. His somewhat nuanced take on Planned Parenthood just proves it to me. I’d trust him on women’s health issues a helluva lot more than Rubio, Cruz, Walker, Huckabee, etc.

The problem for the GOP is not the content of his message, it’s the delivery. He’s giving away the con job to credulous beltway media types. The GOP wants its insane reactionary platforms cloaked in respectability.

I’ve been saying that all along. If, doG forbid, I had to pick one of these assholes to be the next President, I’d pick Trump in a hot minute. If the Culture Warriors think he’s going to implement all their Medieval ideas, they’re being played for suckers.

Single-handed sailor Aug 12, 2015 • 1:03:19pm

Aftermath of Tianjin explosion.

…

Dr. Matt Aug 12, 2015 • 1:03:52pm

re: #32 Single-handed sailor

Aftermath of Tienjin explosion.

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Video

Has Alex Jones chimed in yet?

Kragar Aug 12, 2015 • 1:04:17pm

BREAKING NOW on @TheLeadCNN Poll Iowa GOP Trump 22% Carson 14 Walker 9 Cruz 8 Fiorina/Huck 7 … tune in for Trump reaction now

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 12, 2015

gwangung Aug 12, 2015 • 1:04:22pm

re: #27 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

With voter suppression it’s not impossible. Problem is, it won’t work as well on women qua women as it does on PoC and teh poorz….

On the other hand, white women tend to be more Republican than women of color.

Higgs Boson's Mate Aug 12, 2015 • 1:04:59pm

re: #32 Single-handed sailor

Aftermath of Tienjin explosion.

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Video

Did China legalize gay marriage?

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 1:05:28pm

re: #32 Single-handed sailor

Aftermath of Tienjin explosion.

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Video

Damn, I’d be taking that video with my ass camera—from about 20 miles away and receding.

Kragar Aug 12, 2015 • 1:06:33pm

Arizona Inmates On The Scene Of Prison Bus Crash Have Different Reactions Than Expected http://t.co/7vroYIbbP5 pic.twitter.com/dUrT47gotn

— #StandWithPP (@Petapup1) August 12, 2015

A Department of Corrections bus carrying about 50 inmates slammed into an overturned semi-truck Tuesday morning on I-8, leaving many injured. The bus driver, a corrections officer and about 20 inmates were taken to the hospital, authorities said Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. The bus driver and several others needed to be airlifted to Phoenix-area hospitals, The Huffington Post reported.

The remaining inmates who were not injured in the accident responded by tending to those hurt, instead of making escape attempts, reports said. About 30 prisoners directed traffic, laid down flares and assisted the wounded, according to Inquisitr.

Romantic Heretic Aug 12, 2015 • 1:06:48pm

re: #32 Single-handed sailor

Looks like Dresden in 1945.

Jenner7 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:06:48pm

Update:@bdoulaoblongata @wavyblackwoman are hanging in there. 24 hour hold expires this evening around 6. Will know charges/bond by then.

— Brendan Roediger (@RoedigerBrendan) August 12, 2015

nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:07:12pm

re: #32 Single-handed sailor

That does not look good at all and what I find spooky is the lack of sirens, as in fire fighters and EM vehicles. I hope it was in a vast warehouse area with no residential up against it. It might be very ugly.

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 1:07:54pm

re: #34 Kragar

Where’s Jeb!?

GlutenFreeJesus Aug 12, 2015 • 1:08:08pm

re: #38 Kragar

That must mean all prisoners are good, if we are to follow the lead of anyone that posts one good story of a cop to mitigate all the shitty things cops do.

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 1:09:14pm

re: #34 Kragar

Where’s Ricky Marco Rubio?

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 1:09:45pm

re: #34 Kragar

Where’s James Gilm……

Never mind.

Kragar Aug 12, 2015 • 1:09:49pm

re: #42 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

re: #44 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

“Also ran”

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 1:10:18pm

re: #44 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Where’s Ricky Marco Rubio?

He’s got a lot of ‘splainin’ to do….

Dr Lizardo Aug 12, 2015 • 1:10:26pm

re: #32 Single-handed sailor

Damn. That’s complete devastation.

wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 1:10:36pm

re: #38 Kragar

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The inmates behaved very well, but it was around 120 degrees that day and any escapees would have been found dessicated later.

Dr. Matt Aug 12, 2015 • 1:13:11pm

Hopefully no one is eating right now….

#TedCruz and his duckies. pic.twitter.com/XYu8wOApyv

— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) August 12, 2015

BeachDem Aug 12, 2015 • 1:14:39pm

Who knew Maureen Dowd was ghostwriting for RedState?
/

Higgs Boson's Mate Aug 12, 2015 • 1:14:55pm

re: #50 Dr. Matt

I would be unsurprised to learn that Ted Cruz farts in the bath tub and then bites the bubbles.

nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:15:57pm

re: #34 Kragar

Poll Iowa GOP
~~Trump~~ Clinton Plant 22%
~~Carson~~ How can one be so gifted in one arena and a complete douche in life mystery to me and all people who have 3 or more active brain cells 14%
~~Walker~~ Most life like puppet with multiple hands up ass 9%
~~Cruz~~ Canadian sorta Latino evangelical wannabe sack of hammers 8%
~~Fiorina/Huck~~ Grifter Ticket 1-A 7%

Iwouldprefernotto Aug 12, 2015 • 1:16:16pm

re: #52 Higgs Boson’s Mate

I would be unsurprised to learn that Ted Cruz farts in the bath tub and then bites the bubbles.

How can he take a bath without his gun?

BeachDem Aug 12, 2015 • 1:16:31pm

A perfect description of GOP lawmakers in one headline:

State lawmakers propose ban on what Planned Parenthood, MUSC don’t do

postandcourier.com

Dr. Matt Aug 12, 2015 • 1:16:53pm

re: #54 Iwouldprefernotto

How can he take a bath without his gun?

…

Tigger2 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:17:21pm

re: #34 Kragar

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Where’s McCain and Palin.

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 1:18:32pm

re: #34 Kragar

Poll doesn’t include Phil Graham, I mean Steve Graham, I mean, wait whut’s that dude’s name?

Tigger2 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:22:08pm

re: #17 Varek Raith

Like DirectX in the 90s.
New version every 15 minutes!
/

@michaelchmbers @joesonka @ruralj Colonel Backwoods need to go back to sleep and wake up in another 100 yrs.
— jim (@jlcoffeecup) August 12, 2015

wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Aug 12, 2015 • 1:22:21pm

re: #48 Dr Lizardo

Damn. That’s complete devastation.

It was apparently a shipment of explosives.
theguardian.com

Tianjin is a medium sized city (by Chinese standards). The shipping port is close to commercial and residential areas, but the Guardian report doesn’t specify if such areas were affected.

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 1:23:45pm

No. Just, no.
On the plus side, it’s not deep-fried on a stick…

Philly Cheesesteak Donut Burger latest “obscene” food offering at @kystatefair http://t.co/JGxGmcLN5L pic.twitter.com/GQuGOjmmo4

— courier-journal.com (@courierjournal) August 12, 2015

blueraven Aug 12, 2015 • 1:25:24pm

re: #44 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Where’s Ricky Marco Rubio?

He is a 4 %. No change from last poll.

nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:30:34pm

re: #56 Dr. Matt

“HONEY!!? Why is the water low in the pool? You just topped it off two days ago?”
Uhhhhhhhhh……What?

jaunte Aug 12, 2015 • 1:32:47pm

re: #34 Kragar

Trump 22%
Carson 14%

The conservative anti-establishment tantrum continues.

Iwouldprefernotto Aug 12, 2015 • 1:33:43pm

re: #64 jaunte

Trump 22%
Carson 14%

The conservative anti-establishment tantrum continues.

I get Trump. He has personality, but Carson? I will never get this. Never.

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 1:33:44pm

Adriaaannnnnnn http://t.co/lfM5NiSXZZ pic.twitter.com/VlwTmfMfPh

— The Poke (@ThePoke) August 12, 2015

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 1:35:03pm

BREAKING: Former President Jimmy Carter reveals he has been diagnosed with cancer pic.twitter.com/qi1JRm36HR

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) August 12, 2015

Kragar Aug 12, 2015 • 1:35:40pm

Louie Gohmert praises Donald Trump: He improves GOP presidential debates ‘immeasurably’ http://t.co/e0oUepYVGX

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 12, 2015

jaunte Aug 12, 2015 • 1:35:47pm

re: #65 Iwouldprefernotto

I think he’s the anti-establishment choice for the people who think Trump is too secular.

Dr. Matt Aug 12, 2015 • 1:36:57pm

re: #64 jaunte

Trump 22%
Carson 14%

The conservative anti-establishment tantrum continues.

I hope those two and Carly stay at top of the polls for months to come. It’s only going to drag out this process even longer and the increase the in-fighting. McCain and Rmoney benefitted from the last man standing approach. Keeping the anti-establishment types alive and well prevents that from happening again.

Targetpractice Aug 12, 2015 • 1:37:57pm

re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth

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You can already feel the glee coming from the wingnuts over this news.

Iwouldprefernotto Aug 12, 2015 • 1:38:20pm

re: #70 Dr. Matt

I hope those two and Carly stay at top of the polls for months to come. It’s only going to drag out this process even longer and the increase the in-fighting. McCain and Rmoney benefitted from the last man standing approach. Keeping the anti-establishment types alive and well prevents that from happening again.

There is no reason for anyone with money to drop out until a Iowa and New Hampshire. Perry never had a chance.

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 1:39:18pm

re: #65 Iwouldprefernotto

I get Trump. He has personality, but Carson? I will never get this. Never.

Hates the gay, hates healthcare.

blueraven Aug 12, 2015 • 1:40:38pm

re: #62 blueraven

He is a 4 %. No change from last poll.

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Doh, wrong poll! Rubio is at 5%.

cnn.com

William Lewis Aug 12, 2015 • 1:41:01pm

re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth

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At his age? That kind of spreading? Treatment is one word: Palliative.

Thank you for all of your service, Mr. President. Take some time to say goodbye to your family and ignore the rest of us.

goddamnedfrank Aug 12, 2015 • 1:43:12pm

About that New Hampshire poll that shows Sanders ahead of Hillary, one gripe, if you’re going to weight your results for age and gender, why wouldn’t you publish cross tabs of that data?

There also seems to be a fair bit of an implicit bias in the questions of that survey. About Clinton, one of the apparent options given to the respondents for their opinion of her candidacy was “You could support her, but you’re not enthusiastic about her candidacy.” That option was apparently never presented regarding Sander’s, and instead the option they were given in its place was “You support some of his ideas, but you don’t think he could win a general election against the Republican nominee.” If those questions regarding the two campaigns were asked before determining who the survey respondent supported the survey itself would have had its thumb on the scale.

I have no real problem seeing Sanders actually being ahead in a state like NH, which has a strong independent streak, and is right next door to Vermont. But this is still an outlier.

In any event it’s a good result for the Democratic Party as a whole, which desperately needs competition at this juncture. I’d just like see Sanders become a stronger general election contender before I get too excited about his candidacy.

zora Aug 12, 2015 • 1:44:30pm

re: #34 Kragar

Carson didn’t get invited to the red state gathering either. Erickson said he spends too much time talking about himself and Obama.

makeitstop Aug 12, 2015 • 1:45:26pm

re: #74 blueraven

Doh, wrong poll! Rubio is at 5%.

cnn.com

He’s surging!
/

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 1:46:33pm

re: #77 zora

Carson didn’t get invited to the red state gathering either. Erickson said he spends too much time talking about himself and Obama.

Really?

nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:47:08pm

re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth

Yeah. That’s what a good cheese steak would taste like. I’m sure. Picked up “Italian” “Hoagie” once in Bumfuque Sumwhere just because I was starving and the roller dogs had eyes and the frozen burritos were past sell by date and the crew at the stools at that particular 7-11 knew I was “not frum dere”……It had balony and pimento loaf with yellow Merican cheese and a pack of Doctor Blisters Creamy Eyetalyan Sallet Dressing within the wrap. Yep. I reduced it to a cheese and roll stare down.

wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 1:50:01pm

So nice to see Ayaan Hirsi Ali going back o her roots - and appearing w/ rabid hate groups. http://t.co/VxOylJ0oms pic.twitter.com/QthrgCIJWy

— Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) August 12, 2015

[…]

The keynote speaker at ACT’s upcoming conference is Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a prominent voice on Islam and a self-proclaimed reformer. Hirsi Ali’s harsh views on Islam are well documented. She has called it a “nihilistic cult of death” that should be defeated “in all forms,” including by military means, while paradoxically offering in her latest book, Heretic, what she sees as the necessary steps to reform that followers of Islam should adopt.

Like Gabriel, Hirsi Ali doesn’t speak from a place of formal expertise on Islam, but rather from personal experience. Her story of persecution in the Middle East is not unlike Gabriel’s, and forms the basis of the arguments made in her books and presentations. Having secured a post at Harvard University, she has done dozens of interviews in mainstream media outlets and attracted sizeable donations to her foundation. Yet her message has failed to attract many in the American Muslim community, who believe she misrepresents Islam. Instead it finds support among the religion’s fiercest critics and gains traction within groups like ACT, which primarily direct their rhetoric at policymakers, conservative Christians, and right-leaning activists. Hirsi Ali’s upcoming appearance at the group’s conference shows that it’s really not Islam she desires to change, as much as the public’s perception of it.

[…]

Teukka Aug 12, 2015 • 1:50:09pm

SMOTI strikes again:
“Muslim Asylum Seeker Beheads IKEA shopper in Sweden”

No, the perps aren’t muslim, at this point, both appear to be Eritrean Christians.
No, it wasn’t a shopper, it was two shoppers.
No, it wasn’t a beheading, that got started by a wingnut this side of the pond.

*smfh*
*Orders napalm and tables to flip*

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 1:50:18pm

re: #80 nines09

Yeah. That’s what a good cheese steak would taste like. I’m sure. Picked up “Italian” “Hoagie” once in Bumfuque Sumwhere just because I was starving and the roller dogs had eyes and the frozen burritos were past sell by date and the crew at the stools at that particular 7-11 knew I was “not frum dere”……It had balony and pimento loaf with yellow Merican cheese and a pack of Doctor Blisters Creamy Eyetalyan Sallet Dressing within the wrap. Yep. I reduced it to a cheese and roll stare down.

I’ve seen “tacos” stuffed in pita bread. Actually, it wasn’t a bad idea….

Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 1:50:32pm

Can’t believe there’s almost a whole ‘nother fcking hour in this $#% work day.

William Lewis Aug 12, 2015 • 1:50:57pm

re: #80 nines09

That sounds almost as scary as the frozen cheese & bean burrito in my freezer that the food pantry foisted on me…

William Lewis Aug 12, 2015 • 1:52:30pm

re: #84 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Can’t believe there’s almost a whole ‘nother fcking hour in this $#% work day.

Six and a half till mine begins. I really should still be sleeping but it’s too damn hot in my aluminium oven (aka trailer home).

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 1:53:13pm

re: #85 William Lewis

That sounds almost as scary as the frozen cheese & bean burrito in my freezer that the food pantry foisted on me…

Nuke it on medium for twice as long as it says. Otherwise the cheese will go everywhere.

nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:56:01pm

re: #83 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I’ve seen “tacos” stuffed in pita bread. Actually, it wasn’t a bad idea….

Oh I’ve had many a “hybrid” form of sandwich in many parts of the country. The roll is the base and the rest is whatever they choose to buy. Mystery meats and suspect rolls and WTF dressings. Had some pleasant surprises… But not enough to outweigh the utter crap one finds in 24/7 and restaurants with parking lots big enough to park a large car.

nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 1:58:05pm

re: #85 William Lewis

Imagine wolfing down half of that before you looked at it, and it was green with black spots…….pause……….

William Lewis Aug 12, 2015 • 1:59:25pm

re: #83 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I’ve seen “tacos” stuffed in pita bread. Actually, it wasn’t a bad idea….

If there’s a rez near you, try the Indian Tacos. Up here, made with venison instead of beef, they’re really quite yummy.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 2:00:26pm

re: #88 nines09

Oh I’ve had many a “hybrid” form of sandwich in many parts of the country. The roll is the base and the rest is whatever they choose to buy. Mystery meats and suspect rolls and WTF dressings. Had some pleasant surprises… But not enough to outweigh the utter crap one finds in 24/7 and restaurants with parking lots big enough to park a large car.

We have a chain of employee-owned grocery stores here called Winco. Just a regular grocery store, but they are open 24/7. The subs in their deli section are actually—believe it or not—good.

HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:00:54pm

re: #90 William Lewis

If there’s a rez near you, try the Indian Tacos. Up here, made with venison instead of beef, they’re really quite yummy.

Different bread too right? I had a variation of this at a food truck once. I also like Korean tacos.

Shiplord Kirel Aug 12, 2015 • 2:02:03pm

re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth

No. Just, no.
On the plus side, it’s not deep-fried on a stick…

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I might eat that if I were starving and couldn’t enough locusts and dandelions. Otoh, I might not.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 2:02:04pm

re: #92 HappyWarrior

Different bread too right? I had a variation of this at a food truck once. I also like Korean tacos.

Korean Tacos are great.

HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:02:09pm

re: #91 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

We have a chain of employee-owned grocery stores here called Winco. Just a regular grocery store, but they are open 24/7. The subs in their deli section are actually—believe it or not—good.

My sil works at a grocery store’s deli. Really good and plenty of sandwich. Didn’t even need chips. Perfect for a day at the lake.

William Lewis Aug 12, 2015 • 2:02:46pm

re: #92 HappyWarrior

Different bread too right? I had a variation of this at a food truck once. I also like Korean tacos.

Yep, fry bread. It’s what makes the difference. A bit depressing if you know the history of fry bread … whatscookingamerica.net

HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:02:55pm

re: #94 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Korean Tacos are great.

They really are as are fish abd shrimp tacos and any tacos with corn tortillas.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 2:04:23pm

re: #90 William Lewis

If there’s a rez near you, try the Indian Tacos. Up here, made with venison instead of beef, they’re really quite yummy.

I’ve got Muckleshoot one way and Tulalip the other—they don’t have anything but casinos and (Tulalip anyway) huge malls full of chain stores.

HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:04:36pm

re: #96 William Lewis

Yep, fry bread. It’s what makes the difference. A bit depressing if you know the history of fry bread … whatscookingamerica.net

I had a cheeseburger on naan bread once and it completely changed the experience. Had tabouli and feta cheese too. A little more fattening since naan has more Calories than a standard bun but so good.

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Kragar Aug 12, 2015 • 2:05:37pm

My wife and I make Japanese spicy ramen that we mix with carnitas and machaca

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Teukka Aug 12, 2015 • 2:06:35pm

re: #82 Teukka

SMOTI strikes again:
“Muslim Asylum Seeker Beheads IKEA shopper in Sweden”

No, the perps aren’t muslim, at this point, both appear to be Eritrean Christians.
No, it wasn’t a shopper, it was two shoppers.
No, it wasn’t a beheading, that got started by a wingnut this side of the pond.

*smfh*
*Orders napalm and tables to flip*

The comments are sickening and just in line with the comments on the forum I’ve been monitoring since this whole sordid affair began.

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Lidane Aug 12, 2015 • 2:07:01pm

re: #94 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Korean food trucks are the bomb diggity. There’s one here in Austin that serves kimchi fries. Their burgers rock too. Totally worth the extra workout.

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Higgs Boson's Mate Aug 12, 2015 • 2:09:00pm

re: #94 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Korean Tacos are great.

For many years, Ozzy’s drive-in, located in Azusa, CA, was the place to go for burritos at this end of the San Gabriel Valley. Family owned and operated it was a landmark. So, some time in the early Seventies I pull into Ozzies and the place is being staffed by a Vietnamese family. WTF? Well, I had a near-terminal case of the stone munchies so I ordered.

The rat bastards made better Mexican food than Ozzy did.

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nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 2:09:57pm

re: #99 HappyWarrior

I had a cheeseburger on naan bread once and it completely changed the experience. Had tabouli and feta cheese too. A little more fattening since naan has more Calories than a standard bun but so good.

Wherever you go, from NY to Chicago to Philly, Baltimore, DC and beyond, the roll or bread is the secret. I’m not going to post all my favorite bakers here play by play, but every shop that delivers good sandwiches knows the tune. The bread. Period. From there it begins.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 2:13:33pm

Perseids meteor shower peaks in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

I have clear skies and almost a new moon!

But then…

I've seen The Triffids. Don't watch the Perseids meteor shower, folks. It's a trap.

— Brian Harris (@harrisimo) August 12, 2015

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nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 2:16:06pm

No bread needed..
My go to BBQ joint outside Denver. Never fails me. Maybe it’s the Slush? Umm.
Gotta go.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:16:59pm

re: #104 nines09

Wherever you go, from NY to Chicago to Philly, Baltimore, DC and beyond, the roll or bread is the secret. I’m not going to post all my favorite bakers here play by play, but every shop that delivers good sandwiches knows the tune. The bread. Period. From there it begins.

Dr. Lizardo and the other European based lizards will call me nuts but the best Doner sandwich I have ever had was at a German restaurant here in suburban Va. But you’re absolutely right about bread being the difference maker. I went to a baseball game in Baltimore a couple weeks back and I stopped by an Italian deli in the Hampden neighborhood that my Dad’s friend had recommended and it was one of the best cold cuts I’ve ever had and the bread played a big part in it. I think that’s also why in the fast food burger battles, I’ll always prefer Wendy’s over McD’s.

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CuriousLurker Aug 12, 2015 • 2:18:30pm

re: #81 wrenchwench

LOL, yeah, we’ll get right on whatever reforms she has in mind—right after Jews start consulting with David Duke on reforming Judaism.

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Jenner7 Aug 12, 2015 • 2:20:19pm

And here is the press release re: the charges being attributed to @bdoulaoblongata and @wavyblackwoman. Y'all, wild. pic.twitter.com/GuVCHLdsW8

— deray mckesson (@deray) August 12, 2015

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Doofus Aug 12, 2015 • 2:20:32pm

Never trust a man with two first names.

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Kragar Aug 12, 2015 • 2:20:58pm

When reporting Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with cancer, Fox News took a swipe at him noting that he “was beaten in a landslide” by Reagan

— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) August 12, 2015

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nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 2:22:01pm

re: #107 HappyWarrior Here is good sammich.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 2:22:08pm

re: #98 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I’ve got Muckleshoot one way and Tulalip the other—they don’t have anything but casinos and (Tulalip anyway) huge malls full of chain stores.

The best salmon I ever had was Tulalip. That was before the casino and the malls. The salmon had marks from the chicken wire that held it over the smoke and came wrapped in a burlap bag.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:22:37pm

re: #111 Kragar

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Stay classy assholes.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 12, 2015 • 2:22:48pm

re: #108 CuriousLurker

LOL, yeah, we’ll get right on whatever reforms she has in mind—right after Jews start consulting with David Duke on reforming Judaism.

LOL!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 2:22:59pm

re: #111 Kragar

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assholes gotta be assholes.

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Romantic Heretic Aug 12, 2015 • 2:23:27pm

re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Well, crap.

We keep losing the good ones.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:23:29pm

re: #112 nines09

Here is good sammich.

You know, I’ve been to Delaware quite a few times since my summer vacation was always at Dewey but I’ve never been to Dover.

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scottslemmons Aug 12, 2015 • 2:23:34pm

re: #109 Jenner7

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“Ferrell kicked the victim’s car as she passed causing nearly $5000.00 in damage.”

Wow, black people really are just like the Hulk. No wonder the cops are so scared…

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:24:15pm

re: #108 CuriousLurker

LOL, yeah, we’ll get right on whatever reforms she has in mind—right after Jews start consulting with David Duke on reforming Judaism.

I used to empathize with her but she goes out of her way to be a genuinely bigoted person.

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allegro Aug 12, 2015 • 2:25:06pm

re: #109 Jenner7

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$5000 in damages from kicking a car? Yeah, I’m totally believing that.

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Jenner7 Aug 12, 2015 • 2:25:14pm

re: #119 scottslemmons

I’m guessing this is the car drove through the protesters??

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 2:26:51pm

re: #107 HappyWarrior

Dr. Lizardo and the other European based lizards will call me nuts but the best Doner sandwich I have ever had was at a German restaurant here in suburban Va. But you’re absolutely right about bread being the difference maker. I went to a baseball game in Baltimore a couple weeks back and I stopped by an Italian deli in the Hampden neighborhood that my Dad’s friend had recommended and it was one of the best cold cuts I’ve ever had and the bread played a big part in it. I think that’s also why in the fast food burger battles, I’ll always prefer Wendy’s over McD’s.

We have a small chain called Burger Master. In addition to being the last holdout in running a real drive-in on Aurora, they really pay attention to the buns. They (well, their supplier) use really good buns shipped with cardboard collars so they don’t get smashed. Makes a difference.

Disclaimer: there are none in this end of town, so it’s been a while since I went there.

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jaunte Aug 12, 2015 • 2:27:44pm

“Ferrell kicked the victim’s car as she passed causing nearly $5000.00 in damage.”

Must have been a Delahaye 135.

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Eventual Carrion Aug 12, 2015 • 2:27:48pm

re: #121 allegro

$5000 in damages from kicking a car? Yeah, I’m totally believing that.

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Damage dollar amount has to get into the felony range somehow.

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nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 2:28:10pm

re: #118 HappyWarrior

Easy now with the bypass. That shop sits close to the Dover Speedway. Off the main drag, but worth a bite. Here’s another surprise. Try the crab soup. Meding’s

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:28:51pm

re: #126 nines09

Easy now with the bypass. That shop sits close to the Dover Speedway. Off the main drag, but worth a bite. Here’s another surprise. Try the crab soup. Meding’s

I do like some crab.

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Eventual Carrion Aug 12, 2015 • 2:29:44pm

re: #127 HappyWarrior

I do like some crab.

Do you server crabs?

Yes sir, we serve anyone. Have a seat.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:30:29pm

re: #128 Eventual Carrion

Do you server crabs?

Yes sir, we serve anyone. Have a seat.

Hell I even like the Flying Dog brew with the Old Bay spices in it.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 2:31:06pm

re: #122 Jenner7

I’m guessing this is the car drove through the protesters??

It is. I don’t think that person was charged. Ya know, vehicles are deadly weapons when it comes to cops shooting people, but this?

smh

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nines09 Aug 12, 2015 • 2:31:52pm

re: #127 HappyWarrior

The Crab Soup will spoil you. Bluepoint and perfect. Fresh and great everything. A bit salty but not by much.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 2:32:11pm

re: #119 scottslemmons

“Ferrell kicked the victim’s car as she passed causing nearly $5000.00 in damage.”

Wow, black people really are just like the Hulk. No wonder the cops are so scared…

“Templeton is accused of punching the victim as our victim attempted to drive past the defendant. The victim suffered an eye injury as a result.”

What language is this? Is this a two-victim crime? Why can’t people make sense any more?

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 2:34:36pm

Your mentions when you tweet “BlackLivesMatter.” pic.twitter.com/U4LlDURIJe

— X (@XLNB) August 12, 2015

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 2:35:09pm

re: #83 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I’ve seen “tacos” stuffed in pita bread. Actually, it wasn’t a bad idea….

One of the best things I’ve ever eaten was a “Taco Burger” from a long-departed Mexican restuarant (El Taco) that used to be down the street from my house. That, their quesadillas, and their “Sweet Sues” (fried tortilla chips rolled in cinnamon and sugar), I miss a lot.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 2:35:46pm

re: #133 #FergusonFireside

Anybody know where the All Lives Matter meeting is tonight?

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 2:36:54pm

re: #111 Kragar

The only landslide election in American history.

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Lidane Aug 12, 2015 • 2:37:14pm

Mark Cuban: I would prefer to be a Republican, but the party has one big problem that'll will crush them http://t.co/Ro2Q2aHmnL

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) August 12, 2015

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse Aug 12, 2015 • 2:37:30pm

re: #111 Kragar

Carter is also “no angel”, reports say.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 2:37:41pm

re: #135 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Anybody know where the All Lives Matter meeting is tonight?

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Cracker Barrel.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:39:07pm

re: #137 Lidane

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Cuban just doesn’t get that being big government on social issues is what makes the Republicans well Republicans.

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 2:41:35pm

re: #111 Kragar

Fux News wouldn’t know class if God parked an asteroid on their heads.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:42:08pm

Carter may have lost to Reagan but he is a better man than Reagan ever was.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 2:42:56pm

Progress.

William Ruto says ban on GMOs to be lifted in two months. http://t.co/si7sL53awd pic.twitter.com/vbUKLeCcJ4

— Daily Nation (@dailynation) August 12, 2015

[…]

The Deputy President said Kenya would not be left behind as the world adopts biotechnology.

“Scientists, and especially those from the National Biosafety Authority, should be able to confound sceptics. We should be able to tell the public that anything genetically modified is not harmful. Science and technology is what will take us to the next level,” he said.

He made the announcement when he officially opened the annual Bio-Safety Conference at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies in Nairobi.

[…]

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:43:40pm

I am amused by all these so called Libertarians like Cuban who profess to love the GOP but claim disgust with their views on social issues. It’s like uh guys. That’s a feature not a bug with the GOP. But go ahead keep on telling yourselves you’re for individual rights and liberty while you keep on supporting and voting for a party that is anti-choice, anti-immigrant, anti-gay, anti-drug, etc.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 2:44:58pm

China blasts: Casualties as Tianjin shipment blows up

An official Chinese seismic agency said the force of the first explosion was equivalent to three tons of TNT, the second was 21 tons.

21 tons is 1/1000 the yield of the Fat Man-type bomb they dropped on Nagasaki, if you want to watch that video again and try to picture that….

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Shiplord Kirel Aug 12, 2015 • 2:46:01pm

re: #111 Kragar

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But Reagan has been dead for more than 10 years, which I guess would give Carter fans the last laugh if they were such complete assholes as the Reaganuts.

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allegro Aug 12, 2015 • 2:46:28pm

re: #137 Lidane

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So he wants to be a Republican but they suck on issues he cares about and demand conformity which also sucks. But he doesn’t want to be a Democrat because… no reason even though the party cares about issues he cares about and doesn’t demand conformity. Yeah, there’s a guy who really thinks for himself. O_o

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:47:47pm

re: #147 allegro

So he wants to be a Republican but they suck on issues he cares about and demand conformity which also sucks. But he doesn’t want to be a Democrat because… no reason even though the party cares about issues he cares about and doesn’t demand conformity. Yeah, there’s a guy who really thinks for himself. O_o

He wants a party that will let him do whatever the hell he wants. In short, he’s acting like a five year old.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 2:48:00pm

re: #142 HappyWarrior

Carter may have lost to Reagan but he is a better man than Reagan ever was.

No shit. And that wasn’t a “landslide” either. The only Presidential landslides were Roosevelt/Landon, Johnson/Goldwater, Nixon/McGovern, and Reagan/Mondale.

The GOP started talking about Bush/Dukakis being a “landslide”, too. Sorry, bozos—53/47 isn’t a “landslide”!

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:49:29pm

re: #149 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

No shit. And that wasn’t a “landslide” either. The only Presidential landslides were Roosevelt/Landon, Johnson/Goldwater, Nixon/McGovern, and Reagan/Mondale.

The GOP started talking about Bush/Dukakis being a “landslide”, too. Sorry, bozos—53/47 isn’t a “landslide”!

If Bush/Dukakis was a landslide than Obama-McCain was and the GOP certainly never gave Obama a mandate like they said Bush had when he beat Kerry by a much closer margin. And Reagan in his “landslide” against Carter got just over 50% of the vote.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:50:39pm

Well on a positive note, I think the paralegal certificate has made me a more attractive applicant for jobs. Got another interview for a job I applied to today no less.

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Lidane Aug 12, 2015 • 2:50:51pm

re: #144 HappyWarrior

I am amused by all these so called Libertarians like Cuban who profess to love the GOP but claim disgust with their views on social issues. It’s like uh guys. That’s a feature not a bug with the GOP. But go ahead keep on telling yourselves you’re for individual rights and liberty while you keep on supporting and voting for a party that is anti-choice, anti-immigrant, anti-gay, anti-drug, etc.

I’m also amused by the cognitive dissonance required to say that you’re socially liberal but fiscally conservative. That’s not how it works. Economic issues ARE social issues. They’re not mutually exclusive.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:52:12pm

re: #152 Lidane

I’m also amused by the cognitive dissonance required to say that you’re socially liberal but fiscally conservative. That’s not how it works. Economic issues ARE social issues. They’re not mutually exclusive.

Yeah I sadly see that with alot pf people my age. They claim to be pro-choice, pro-gay rights, etc but they don’t want to have to pay taxes for those rights to be protected by the government. It’s different than Jim Demint claiming you have to be a social conservative to be a fiscal conservative.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 2:53:17pm

Finally home. And I’m kaputt. :)

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:53:34pm

The old fiscal conservatives weren’t anti government. They just didn’t like debts and they were willing to raise taxes to fix that. And the right hated them for that.

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Great White Snark Aug 12, 2015 • 2:55:17pm

re: #152 Lidane

I’m also amused by the cognitive dissonance required to say that you’re socially liberal but fiscally conservative. That’s not how it works. Economic issues ARE social issues. They’re not mutually exclusive.

Better tell Governor Jerry Brown he can not exist. Not in any of his 3 terms.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 2:55:50pm

re: #154 Nyet

Finally home. And I’m kaputt. :)

Gonna change your nic to Nein? Oh, wait. That could get confusing.

#owlfwiedersehen pic.twitter.com/VE5oAsIdKN

— Nein. (@NeinQuarterly) August 12, 2015

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:57:07pm

re: #156 Great White Snark

Better tell Governor Jerry Brown he can not exist. Not in any of his 3 terms.

That’s not what we’re talking about. We’re talking about those types and believe me I see a lot of them my age who profess socially liberal ideals but raise holy hell if a tax raise is brought up as a possibility to pay to protect that. One claims to be pro-choice but doesn’t want the taxes that allow programs like PP to be funded. I could go and on but there is some cognitive dissonce there and I see it a lot with people in my generation.

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 2:57:19pm

re: #144 HappyWarrior

I am amused by all these so called Libertarians like Cuban who profess to love the GOP but claim disgust with their views on social issues. It’s like uh guys. That’s a feature not a bug with the GOP. But go ahead keep on telling yourselves you’re for individual rights and liberty while you keep on supporting and voting for a party that is anti-choice, anti-immigrant, anti-gay, anti-drug, etc.

Why are ultra-wealthy people like Cuban so stupid about politics? Cuban clearly wants to be a Republican because the GOP’s only fixed policy position is lowering taxes on him and his kind.

What Cuban doesn’t understand is that policy position has near-zero popularity. The GOP’s solution to this little problem is to simultaneously appeal to the resentments of every block of voters left behind by progress.

So the GOP’s aggressive stupidity on every issue under the sun isn’t some small flaw that can be removed with a bit of intra-party reform. It is fundamental part of what the GOP presently is.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:58:01pm

re: #159 EPR-radar

Why are ultra-wealthy people like Cuban so stupid about politics? Cuban clearly wants to be a Republican because the GOP’s only fixed policy position is lowering taxes on him and his kind.

What Cuban doesn’t understand is that policy position has near-zero popularity. The GOP’s solution to this little problem is to simultaneously appeal to the resentments of every block of voters left behind by progress.

So the GOP’s aggressive stupidity on every issue under the sun isn’t some small flaw that can be removed with a bit of intra-party reform. It is fundamental part of what the GOP presently is.

He’s a billionaire. He can afford to be really stupid.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 2:58:05pm

re: #157 wrenchwench

Gonna change your nic to Nein? Oh, wait. That could get confusing.

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Nein!

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 2:58:58pm

There’s fiscal conservatism and there’s “fiscal conservatism.”

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Great White Snark Aug 12, 2015 • 2:59:11pm

re: #158 HappyWarrior

Then you are talking about a particular kind of fiscal conservative, ie a republican or blue dog dem. I think it’s worth noting that in fact those two ideas are not necessarily cognitive dissonance.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Aug 12, 2015 • 2:59:55pm

re: #38 Kragar

The remaining inmates who were not injured in the accident responded by tending to those hurt, instead of making escape attempts, reports said. About 30 prisoners directed traffic, laid down flares and assisted the wounded, according to Inquisitr.

How far could inmates expect to get on foot in the middle of the Arizona desert in August?

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 3:01:09pm

re: #164 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

How far could inmates expect to get on foot in the middle of the Arizona desert in August?

To the Mexican border.

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De Kolta Chair Aug 12, 2015 • 3:01:20pm

When RedState founder Erick Erickson very publicly uninvited Donald Trump to his right wing conference…

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 3:02:10pm

re: #166 De Kolta Chair

A new word in anatomy.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:02:16pm

re: #163 Great White Snark

Then you are talking about a particular kind of fiscal conservative, ie a republican or blue dog dem. I think it’s worth noting that in fact those two ideas are not necessarily cognitive dissonance.

I understand what you’re saying but I know too many social liberals who want to have the realities of a socially liberal society but don’t want to have to pay for it. I respect genuine fiscal conservatives. People who refuse to sign stupid pledges like Norquist’s and understand that tax increases may sometimes be a necessary evil. But people who go “Oh, I’m a social liberal/fiscal conservative” and just think being a fiscal conservative means opposing any reasonable expansion of government or any tax increase are full of crap.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 3:02:21pm

BREAKING: Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis Ordered To Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses http://t.co/utXwxR6NnN pic.twitter.com/Y7AE7KaLvM

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) August 12, 2015

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goddamnedfrank Aug 12, 2015 • 3:03:16pm

re: #145 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

China blasts: Casualties as Tianjin shipment blows up

21 tons is 1/1000 the yield of the Fat Man-type bomb they dropped on Nagasaki, if you want to watch that video again and try to picture that….

Also it’s the equivalent blast yield of one Davy Crockett W54 warhead, minus the radiation of course, or two MOAB bombs.

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Lidane Aug 12, 2015 • 3:03:25pm

re: #169 #FergusonFireside

So basically, do your damn job or resign. Seems simple enough.

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 3:04:08pm

re: #163 Great White Snark

Then you are talking about a particular kind of fiscal conservative, ie a republican or blue dog dem. I think it’s worth noting that in fact those two ideas are not necessarily cognitive dissonance.

‘Conservatism’ is so tainted in my view that I’m unwilling to describe having a decent respect for budgets and of what is being required of people in their taxes, and being willing to make the resulting tough choices, as any kind or flavor of ‘fiscal conservatism’.

That language implicitly concedes that liberals are tax and spend flakes.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:04:09pm

re: #169 #FergusonFireside

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As she should be. If she doesn’t believe certain people should be married then she shouldn’t be in a position to have to give out marriage certificates. I think wingnuts are assholes. That’s why you don’t see me working in a position that will have to deal with them but that said if I ever got my job as a paralegal and I had a wingnut client, I would be obligated to help them.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 3:04:40pm

LA area

That thing where school calls and says the kids won't be released b/c there's a bear in the area.
— Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal) August 12, 2015

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:05:04pm

re: #172 EPR-radar

‘Conservatism’ is so tainted in my view that I’m unwilling to describe having a decent respect for budgets and of what is being required of people in their taxes, and being willing to make the resulting tough choices, as any kind or flavor of ‘fiscal conservatism’.

That language implicitly concedes that liberals are tax and spend flakes.

Right and given the realities of what the parties have been on fiscal issues since WWII. Ironically, the more fiscally responsible Republicans were guys like Ike and Jerry Ford who the right hated.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 3:05:08pm

re: #171 Lidane

So basically, do your damn job or resign. Seems simple enough.

I’d go all Trump on her.

Wait, not what you think, just “you’re fired”.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:05:20pm

re: #174 #FergusonFireside

LA area

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Bryan Fischer is on the case.

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jaunte Aug 12, 2015 • 3:06:39pm

This video about the aging pipeline below the Great Lakes should be this summer’s top horror flick http://t.co/HgVK5P6WgR via @grist

— BayonneBernie (@bayonnebernie) August 12, 2015

”..Here’s the gist: A company called Enbridge (appropriately evil-sounding) owns a 62-year-old pipeline running between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan along the Straits of Mackinac. The pipeline was originally built to last 50 years and is in questionable shape, but don’t worry — Enbridge says they have everything under control.”

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Jenner7 Aug 12, 2015 • 3:07:50pm

Here's video of the incident. Alexis Templeton is charged w punching this driver. What was the driver charged with? http://t.co/BslGnIS8h2

— Rebecca Rivas (@Rebeccarivas) August 12, 2015

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BeachDem Aug 12, 2015 • 3:09:30pm

You’ve been warned—Evan Hurst ends his story about Ted Nugent’s love of Trump and lovely comments about Megyn Kelly with this hilarious comment:

Well, Wonkers, out of respect for the fact that you probably left this post two paragraphs ago to throw up all the food you’ve ever eaten in your entire life, we’ll just end this post now, unless you want to go listen to that song where Nugent and Mike Huckabee — WAIT, DID NUGE AND HUCKABEE BREAK UP???…

wonkette.com

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:11:36pm

re: #180 BeachDem

You’ve been warned—Evan Hurst ends his story about Ted Nugent’s love of Trump and lovely comments about Megyn Kelly with this hilarious comment:

Well, Wonkers, out of respect for the fact that you probably left this post two paragraphs ago to throw up all the food you’ve ever eaten in your entire life, we’ll just end this post now, unless you want to go listen to that song where Nugent and Mike Huckabee — WAIT, DID NUGE AND HUCKABEE BREAK UP???…

wonkette.com

I guess Nuge wanted someone even more disgusting than Huckabee.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 3:11:49pm

re: #169 #FergusonFireside

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yeah, she’s already ignored every order so far and she’s suing the governor.
Maybe she’ll just crucify herself on the courthouse lawn now.

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goddamnedfrank Aug 12, 2015 • 3:12:12pm

re: #156 Great White Snark

Better tell Governor Jerry Brown he can not exist. Not in any of his 3 terms.

Brown is an economic moderate at best. You don’t see him calling for lower taxes, cutting State Medicaid, etc. I have a hard time seeing any modern fiscal conservative doing this:

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a $167.6-billion budget Wednesday that added billions of dollars to public education.

The new spending plan contributes $50.5 billion to K-12 education, up $5.1 billion from last year. It also puts $14.6 billion toward higher education, up $1.7 billion from last year.

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ObserverArt Aug 12, 2015 • 3:12:13pm

Is Megyn young enough for Teddy Nugent???

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William Lewis Aug 12, 2015 • 3:12:29pm

re: #178 jaunte

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We have lot of Enbridge employees staying with us as one of their pipelines cuts through Sawyer county. I’d say that I rate them higher than Xcel or any of the other energy companies around here. Perfect? Far from it but they seem to have a touch of competency which is more than the rest can say. I do hope they get that pipeline updated as well as they did the local pipeline because, for better or worse, pipelines are still a much better and safer option than ships or trains.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:13:43pm

re: #182 Backwoods_Sleuth

yeah, she’s already ignored every order so far and she’s suing the governor.
Maybe she’ll just crucify herself on the courthouse lawn now.

You know as someone having a tough time finding a job these people legitimately piss me off. It pisses me off even more because I’m pretty sure that she herself is on her fourth marriage. Who the fuck is she to tell many of these gay couples who are much more stable in their relationships than she’s been that their marriage is immoral and ruins the sanicity of marriage. She’s free to believe that I guess but that she’s doing so as a public servant pisses me off to no end.

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BeachDem Aug 12, 2015 • 3:14:39pm

re: #184 ObserverArt

Is Megyn young enough for Teddy Nugent???

Only from afar—when he’s loading my [gun ammunition] magazines, I like to just look at her. And I usually sit naked on the couch dropping hot brass on my stuff.”
wonkette.com

Ewwwwwwwwwwww (Evan was right about that throwing up all the food you’ve ever eaten in your entire life.)

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 3:14:50pm

re: #182 Backwoods_Sleuth

yeah, she’s already ignored every order so far and she’s suing the governor.
Maybe she’ll just crucify herself on the courthouse lawn now.

Hey, if she wants to self-immolate on the KY capitol steps, who am I to judge?

///

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:15:18pm

re: #183 goddamnedfrank

Brown is an economic moderate at best. You don’t see him calling for lower taxes, cutting State Medicaid, etc. I have a hard time seeing any modern fiscal conservative doing this:

Yeah I am sorry but that’s not a fiscal conservative and that’s not the type of person I was talking about. I am talking about someone who professes to be pro-choice but is okay with the existence of something like the Hyde Amendment. Pro-gay marriage but okay with people like this clerk we’re talking about now. Against police brutality but doesn’t want more federal oversight of the police.

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goddamnedfrank Aug 12, 2015 • 3:15:51pm

Apropos of everything. Feel free to steal.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:15:56pm

re: #187 BeachDem

Only from afar—when he’s loading my [gun ammunition] magazines, I like to just look at her. And I usually sit naked on the couch dropping hot brass on my stuff.”
wonkette.com

Ewwwwwwwwwwww (Evan was right about that throwing up all the food you’ve ever eaten in your entire life.)

He really is a creepy old bastard.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 3:16:08pm

Oh, and I breezed through Finders Keepers, the second part of Stephen King’s Hodges trilogy, and it was as good as the first part, even if the main protagonist (not Hodges) was annoyingly dumb.

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jaunte Aug 12, 2015 • 3:17:08pm

re: #185 William Lewis

My main issue with that particular pipeline is that it’s already ten years past its working life, in a very sensitive spot. It seems pipeline operators just wait for a major break before replacing.

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Great White Snark Aug 12, 2015 • 3:17:48pm

re: #175 HappyWarrior

re: #172 EPR-radar

Also-Shows why to not let the critics change/redefine the language. “Fiscal conservative” is a perfectly appropriate term for a guy that advocates paying down debt and saving up an emergency reserve for disasters natural or man made.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:18:38pm

When you apply and interview for a job. You know what you’re getting into. People who are uncomfortable with defending murderers don’t become defense lawyers. People who are uncomfortable with firing on other people don’t sign up for the Army. People who are bothered by the idea of surveillance don’t rush to the NSA or CIA. You get the picture. This woman is free to believe gay marriage is wrong but it’s getting in the way of the job she was hired to do and is paid by the Kentucky taxpayer to do. She should be fired. That’s not discrimination. That’s firing someone for incompetence.

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 3:19:11pm

re: #193 jaunte

My main issue with that particular pipeline is that it’s already ten years past its working life, in a very sensistive spot. It seems pipeline operators just wait for a major break before replacing.

Spending on the infrastructure will cause trouble in the quarterly earnings reports.

That’s a really stupid reason to pretty much guarantee a disaster at some point in time.

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Eventual Carrion Aug 12, 2015 • 3:19:35pm

re: #174 #FergusonFireside

LA area

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Here in NW PA we have had to reroute cross country paths and avoid the woods part of the course because of bear sightings. Baby bears specifically, but momma is sure to be close by. I even spotted one before a race a few years back.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:20:05pm

re: #194 Great White Snark

Also-Shows why to not let the critics change/redefine the language. “Fiscal conservative” is a perfectly appropriate term for a guy that advocates paying down debt and saving up an emergency reserve for disasters natural or man made.

Fair enough. I understand your point man but I am telling you, I see way too many people use the social liberal/fiscal conservative label to want the benefits of social liberalism but without having to use the wallet to pay for it. A lot of actual fiscal conservatives are people who the people who use the fiscal conservative label loudest and most like Grover and friends are the people who get labeled as tax and spend liberals.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 3:20:10pm

re: #195 HappyWarrior

I can sort of understand that she disagrees with it and it’s a new situation for her because when she applied, she didn’t think it would happen.

But then she should simply go the fuck away.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 3:20:35pm

re: #194 Great White Snark

Also-Shows why to not let the critics change/redefine the language. “Fiscal conservative” is a perfectly appropriate term for a guy that advocates paying down debt and saving up an emergency reserve for disasters natural or man made.

And remind me which President paid down the national debt from $7 trillion to $5 trillion, and left office with a $500 billion budget surplus?

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:20:36pm

Well I finally saw part of my first no hitter. Too bad it was at my Orioles expense. Congrats to the Seattle pitcher though. It’s a great accomplishment for anyone.

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Bubblehead II Aug 12, 2015 • 3:20:44pm

Well after a quick trip to the quick care center and 5 stitches later.

That didn't take long :-) pic.twitter.com/sqRTe9W1aD

— Bubblehead II (@BubbleheadII) August 12, 2015

Amazing what a 7/32 drill bit can do to the web of your hand.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 3:21:27pm

It’s also important to note that Kim Davis refused to issue ANY marriage licenses.
The ACLU lawsuit against her was brought by two gay couples and two straight couples in Rowan County.

She’s just a self-important bitch (and I really hate using that word, but in this case I’ll make an exception, especially since her county is adjacent to mine and she just makes all of us here look like inbred eejits).

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:21:55pm

re: #199 Nyet

I can sort of understand that she disagrees with it and it’s a new situation for her because when she applied, she didn’t think it would happen.

But then she should simply go the fuck away.

I dunno. I am sure there were clerks like her in the deep South who didn’t anticipate having to get certificates to interracial couples either. But in any case, yes go the fuck away. I just hate people like this being turned into “victims” and martyrs.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 3:22:30pm

re: #192 Nyet

Oh, and I breezed through Finders Keepers, the second part of Stephen King’s Hodges trilogy, and it was as good as the first part, even if the main protagonist (not Hodges) was annoyingly dumb.

Also, the 1st book contained no supernatural elements whatsoever (think Misery), the main plot of the second one also none, but it’s clear that the third one will be supernaturalistic.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:23:07pm

re: #203 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s also important to note that Kim Davis refused to issue ANY marriage licenses.
The ACLU lawsuit against her was brought by two gay couples and two straight couples in Rowan County.

She’s just a self-important bitch (and I really hate using that word, but in this case I’ll make an exception, especially since her county is adjacent to mine and she just makes all of us here look like inbred eejits).

Your state’s contributions via bourbon, coal miner’s union, bluegrass music, and some beautiful horses is why I will always defend Kentucky. Plus you used to be with us a long time ago. But yeah she’s being unbelievably selfish here. Probably saw what’s happeend with the bigot bakers and pizza folks and thinks she can get some of that good old right wing grift money.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 3:23:22pm

re: #199 Nyet

I can sort of understand that she disagrees with it and it’s a new situation for her because when she applied, she didn’t think it would happen.

But then she should simply go the fuck away.

She didn’t just apply for a job, she is in an elected position she actively sought and swore an oath of office to uphold the Constitution.
She is a hypocrite of all hypocrites, especially given her own FOUR marriages.

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 3:23:39pm

re: #194 Great White Snark

Also-Shows why to not let the critics change/redefine the language. “Fiscal conservative” is a perfectly appropriate term for a guy that advocates paying down debt and saving up an emergency reserve for disasters natural or man made.

I’d say it was the conservatives that made the first move in redefining the language, when they claimed to be the only fiscally responsible people.

Fine. Let ‘fiscal conservatism’ stand as shorthand for the ‘won’t raise $1 of revenue for each $10 of spending cuts’ madness.

The sensible stuff (e.g., Jerry Brown budgets) can be called fiscal responsibility or some other term.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 3:24:17pm

re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s her right to be a bigot, just not on the state’s dime.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 3:24:50pm

new poll shows trump way ahead in x-ray vision and leaping over tall buildings with a single bound

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:25:42pm

re: #208 EPR-radar

I’d say it was the conservatives that made the first move in redefining the language, when they claimed to be the only fiscally responsible people.

Fine. Let ‘fiscal conservatism’ stand as shorthand for the ‘won’t raise $1 of revenue for each $10 of spending cuts’ madness.

The sensible stuff (e.g., Jerry Brown budgets) can be called fiscal responsibility or some other term.

This is true as well. I resent being called a “tax and spend liberal.” Yes, I am willing to spend a little but that doesn’t mean I support any tax increase just for a tax increase. What it does mean is a couple things A) I understand the relationship of taxes to how our society functions and B) I understand that modernity costs money. More money isn’t always the solution of course but acting like cutting everything will solve problems is an equally if not more foolish approach.

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Great White Snark Aug 12, 2015 • 3:28:21pm

re: #183 goddamnedfrank

See #194. That’s all fiscally conservative policy. See how Brown denies himself many of the expensive comforts of office. It’s a critics view to associate the term with only the worst excesses, and why it’s not smart to let the critic redefine the term. It’s as if we decided to use the urban dictionary instead of Merriam-Webster. Great for insults, but for policy discourse? Not So Much.

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 3:28:30pm

re: #211 HappyWarrior

This is true as well. I resent being called a “tax and spend liberal.” Yes, I am willing to spend a little but that doesn’t mean I support any tax increase just for a tax increase. What it does mean is a couple things A) I understand the relationship of taxes to how our society functions and B) I understand that modernity costs money. More money isn’t always the solution of course but acting like cutting everything will solve problems is an equally if not more foolish approach.

To paraphrase Oliver Wendell Holmes, I like paying taxes because they buy civilization.

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Eventual Carrion Aug 12, 2015 • 3:28:32pm

re: #188 TedStriker

Hey, if she wants to self-immolate on the KY capitol steps, who am I to judge?

///

George Carlin (about anti choice people, but still fits here)

You won’t see a lot of these pro life people dousing themselves in kerosene and lighting themselves on fire. You know, morally committed people in South Vietnam knew how a stage a goddamn demonstration, didn’t they? They knew how to put on a fucking protest: LIGHT YOURSELF ON FIRE!! Come on you moral crusaders let’s see a little smoke! To match that fire in your belly.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 3:28:32pm

re: #211 HappyWarrior

“tax and spend liberal.”

you can spend an entire hour fighting off things that conservatives are dead certain “liberals believe in” that are utter bullshit

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:29:06pm

re: #215 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

you can spend an entire hour fighting off things that conservatives are dead certain “liberals believe in” that are utter bullshit

I would but I need to do my daily laps soon.

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Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 3:29:57pm

re: #202 Bubblehead II

7/32nd? In my day, anything smaller than a quarter inch, ya just put a dab of JB Weld on each end of the hole and keep workin’.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 3:30:13pm

Speaking of State agencies:

Washington State Agencies Allow New Parents to Bring Babies to Work.

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Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 3:31:27pm

re: #206 HappyWarrior

Your state’s contributions via bourbon, coal miner’s union, bluegrass music, and some beautiful horses is why I will always defend Kentucky. Plus you used to be with us a long time ago.

They make good wives, too. Durable, high-strung.

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Charles Johnson Aug 12, 2015 • 3:31:44pm

re: #82 Teukka

SMOTI strikes again:
“Muslim Asylum Seeker Beheads IKEA shopper in Sweden”

No, the perps aren’t muslim, at this point, both appear to be Eritrean Christians.
No, it wasn’t a shopper, it was two shoppers.
No, it wasn’t a beheading, that got started by a wingnut this side of the pond.

*smfh*
*Orders napalm and tables to flip*

Do you have a link to an article that says the attackers are Christians?

This crazy story is all over the anti-Muslim blogosphere.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 3:32:31pm

re: #213 TedStriker

To paraphrase Oliver Wendell Holmes, I like paying taxes because they buy civilization.

Yes, Justice Holmes articulated my philosophy quite well about taxes better than anyone else has. I may not smile when I have to pay a little bit more for something but if I see that’s the difference between driving on a shitty road and a quality one, having the kids I know attend a poor school versus a good one, I’m willing to do that. The right loves to talk about taxes going to “waste” and that’s just such horseshit.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 3:32:32pm

re: #179 Jenner7

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Fucking McCulloch.

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Great White Snark Aug 12, 2015 • 3:33:16pm

re: #200 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

And remind me which President paid down the national debt from $7 trillion to $5 trillion, and left office with a $500 billion budget surplus?

?!@
Hey I was not limiting my point to the critics on only one side of the aisle. Liberals should have never let that term become a pejorative either. Or at least echoed my insistence that one not let their critics define them. That way we can talk about the spending cut tax increase deal that set the stage for that Clinton era wonderfulness happening without the burden of insulting partisan terms. Argue the controversy on a more substantive level.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 3:33:39pm

re: #206 HappyWarrior

Your state’s contributions via bourbon, coal miner’s union, bluegrass music, and some beautiful horses is why I will always defend Kentucky. Plus you used to be with us a long time ago.

And that Jefferson Davis statue thing isn’t over yet, either.

Ky. House Speaker Greg Stumbo seeks to remove Jefferson Davis statue from Capitol http://t.co/58sCUPIJ0u @MikeWynn_CJ pic.twitter.com/fdO1UhNTcz

— courier-journal.com (@courierjournal) August 12, 2015

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goddamnedfrank Aug 12, 2015 • 3:33:47pm

re: #210 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

new poll shows trump way ahead in x-ray vision and leaping over tall buildings with a single bound

The most delusional thing in that poll:

Um, no, just no.

In fact Trump is one of the only candidates that Sanders easily trounces in current head to head polling.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 3:34:07pm

yes

…

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 3:34:10pm

re: #209 Nyet

It’s her right to be a bigot, just not on the state’s dime.

exactly

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 3:35:45pm

re: #217 Decatur Deb

7/32nd? In my day, anything smaller than a quarter inch, ya just put a dab of JB Weld on each end of the hole and keep workin’.

Or duct tape…

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 3:36:01pm

re: #223 Great White Snark

?!@
Hey I was not limiting my point to the critics on only one side of the aisle. Liberals should have never let that term become a pejorative either. Or at least echoed my insistence that one not let their critics define them. That way we can talk about the spending cut tax increase deal that set the stage for that Clinton era wonderfulness happening without the burden of insulting partisan terms. Argue the controversy on a more substantive level.

I wasn’t carping at you, sorry if it came off that way. I was pillorying the Right-Wingers for calling Bill Clinton the Most Liberalist™, Most Communist™, Most Tax-and-Spender™ evar—at least till Obama came along.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 3:37:06pm

re: #202 Bubblehead II

Well after a quick trip to the quick care center and 5 stitches later.

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Amazing what a 7/32 drill bit can do to the web of your hand.

You crazy!!

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goddamnedfrank Aug 12, 2015 • 3:38:15pm

I mean, what the fuck are Republicans smoking? Walker and Bush beat Sanders in head to head match ups, Bush by and average of 4 pts and Walker barely by 0.4 pts. However independents hate Trump so much that Bernie buries him under a 13 pt lead, just under Hillary’s 14.8 margin.

How goddamned delusional do they have to be to think he’s the most likely to win a general election?

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Kragar Aug 12, 2015 • 3:38:59pm

re: #220 Charles Johnson

Most reputable sources simply ID the attacker as an “Eritrean asylum seeker”.

The usual suspects have labelled them Muslims by default and turned stabbings into beheadings.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 3:39:38pm

re: #225 goddamnedfrank

The most delusional think in that poll:

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Um, no, just no.

In fact Trump is one of the only candidates that Sanders easily trounces in current head to head polling.

shhhhh! - they’re gonna go ahead a nominate him

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 3:40:45pm

re: #231 goddamnedfrank

I mean, what the fuck are Republicans smoking? Walker and Bush beat Sanders in head to head match ups, Bush by and average of 4 pts and Walker barely by 0.4 pts. However independents hate Trump so much that Bernie buries him under a 13 pt lead, just under Hillary’s 14.8 margin.

How goddamned delusional do they have to be to think he’s the most likely to win a general election?

these are the same people who voted for somebody who promised to cut taxes, raise military spending, and balance the budget

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 3:41:07pm

re: #221 HappyWarrior

Yes, Justice Holmes articulated my philosophy quite well about taxes better than anyone else has. I may not smile when I have to pay a little bit more for something but if I see that’s the difference between driving on a shitty road and a quality one, having the kids I know attend a poor school versus a good one, I’m willing to do that. The right loves to talk about taxes going to “waste” and that’s just such horseshit.

Yet, it’s often the right’s pet projects in the military-industrial complex and the ballooning Pentagon budgets that are so chock full of wasteful spending, but you don’t often see any TPGOPers go after all of that (not if they want to keep their seats, that is).

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 3:41:21pm

re: #231 goddamnedfrank

I mean, what the fuck are Republicans smoking? Walker and Bush beat Sanders in head to head match ups, Bush by and average of 4 pts and Walker barely by 0.4 pts. However independents hate Trump so much that Bernie buries him under a 13 pt lead, just under Hillary’s 14.8 margin.

How goddamned delusional do they have to be to think he’s the most likely to win a general election?

OK, now picture Sanders/Bush/Trump or Sanders/Walker/Trump. It would be glorious!

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 3:41:35pm

re: #228 Backwoods_Sleuth

Or duct tape…

Gorilla Tape is much better than duct/Duck Tape.

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Bubblehead II Aug 12, 2015 • 3:42:22pm

re: #217 Decatur Deb

7/32nd? In my day, anything smaller than a quarter inch, ya just put a dab of JB Weld on each end of the hole and keep workin’.

Don’t click if your squeamish.

9Cg0qx3Xi8wLUQ2oXeiQUSJ/fRukbO/REPXGRpdSrXRLGsUmyn9xj3Zgkl3CXIlz1tDGvzHoq88pJfU1tq8YQiM4Hk4J/v3rtHvDJN5UPPaHVwHRmKXoNTQQg8NxLqfoXvawXqQ0tdSblESQs2XWWytsNVymA9pWDhZ/gg4UOg5fYEWtF2hRe1be4DPNjHnDRIR+Rr+Q5FPcQs2vdMuFl7dLa3PyaRonFBjknK/Ohu5fGAvh7dNyFdrOxuCwQ3Sj

What’s going to be fun is explaining to the mate when she get back home why I didn’t call and let her know I had to go in for stitches.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 3:42:22pm

re: #237 TedStriker

Gorilla Tape is much better than duct/Duck Tape.

can i use it with duck typing?

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Charles Johnson Aug 12, 2015 • 3:42:27pm

He seems nice.

Can't think of a less deserving hack than a virulent Islamophobe who jumped ship to become a shitty pro-Dem blogger https://t.co/oU3hsccXQ5

— Honkey Kong (@Bro_Pair) August 12, 2015

I do have to say, I am impressed with @Green_Footballs's skill in erasing a decade of hard-right, virulent racism & warmongering.

— Honkey Kong (@Bro_Pair) August 12, 2015

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Bubblehead II Aug 12, 2015 • 3:44:56pm

re: #228 Backwoods_Sleuth

Or duct tape…

That’s only good for lacerations. Puncture wounds need a filler hence the JB weld. :-)

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Teukka Aug 12, 2015 • 3:45:09pm

re: #220 Charles Johnson

Do you have a link to an article that says the attackers are Christians?

This crazy story is all over the anti-Muslim blogosphere.

Here in Sweden, the information on who has been arraigned is public record, so I know the name of the suspect who has been apprehended, the other is still wanted technically, because he is in the ICU after a self-inflicted wound to the stomach.
The name of the younger suspect indicates he is Eritrean Christian and interviews with fellow residents of the migration facility indicate that the two are Eritrean Christian as well. [Source/Swedish]

As to the decapitation angle, the person behind it is named Miriam Tapper, known right-wing personality. She claimed to have received a photo from a witness, which later turned out to be a photo that had been in circulation in extreme right wing fora, and which is the photo shown on Dim Jims blog. Since Miriam blurbed, even friatider.se, (sd (far right))-affiliated web magazine have retracted the decapitation angle. That should say something.

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Bubblehead II Aug 12, 2015 • 3:46:01pm

re: #230 #FergusonFireside

You crazy!!

Me hurt. But 4 or 5 more beers should take care of that. Until the morning.

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Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 3:46:17pm

re: #238 Bubblehead II

Don’t click if your squeamish.

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What’s going to be fun is explaining to the mate when she get back home why I didn’t call and let her know I had to go in for stitches.

Yeah, for that you definitely need duct tape.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 12, 2015 • 3:46:30pm

Well I am reading C.J. Sansom’s Lamentation, the latest of his Shardlake mystery series set in England during the time of Henry VIII.

This would make such a kickass TV series.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 3:49:25pm

re: #179 Jenner7

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Feckless Endangerment?

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freetoken Aug 12, 2015 • 3:50:13pm

I for one am hoping that Trump not only stays in this thing but wins at least one of the early caucus/primary states.

Oh, the hand-wringing that will occur among the GOP talking heads. It will be a beautiful thing to see.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 3:51:20pm

re: #242 Teukka

So, what really happened?

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 3:51:28pm

hillary emails are such a fascinating and outrage provoking topic that even the freeps are almost discussing it

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Eventual Carrion Aug 12, 2015 • 3:52:41pm

re: #245 The Vicious Babushka

Well I am reading C.J. Sansom’s Lamentation, the latest of his Shardlake mystery series set in England during the time of Henry VIII.

This would make such a kickass TV series.

For fun reading I am just getting into Dave Barry’s BABIES and Other Hazards of Sex

How to make a tiny person in only 9 months
with tools you probably have around the home

Dave is such a character.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 3:53:59pm

re: #247 freetoken

I for one am hoping that Trump not only stays in this thing but wins at least one of the early caucus/primary states.

Oh, the hand-wringing that will occur among the GOP talking heads. It will be a beautiful thing to see.

im holding out for a brokered convention and walkout of the base when they dont get their way

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 3:54:51pm

re: #247 freetoken

I for one am hoping that Trump not only stays in this thing but wins at least one of the early caucus/primary states.

Oh, the hand-wringing that will occur among the GOP talking heads. It will be a beautiful thing to see.

Continuing Trump-mentum could also make a dent in the media both-siderism that is a curse on the nation.

I like Driftglass’ take on the Trump affair driftglass.blogspot.com:

As I have mentioned before on the Professional Left Podcast and on the Hal Sparks Radio Show (Mega-Worldwide) this is essentially a real estate deal in which Donald Trump has swooped in and laid claim to a choice piece of property — the Republican Base — which Roger Ailes absolutely must have if he is going to have any hope of putting his nominee into the White House in 2016. Ailes has spent a fortune turning the Conservative Base into a cohort of infinitely reprogrammable idiots, and another fortune taking over the Republican political process, but to make it all work he has to have clear title to the Pig People, and Donald Trump is fucking with that.

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freetoken Aug 12, 2015 • 3:57:38pm

re: #252 EPR-radar

I agree, that Trump is in some ways forcing the traditional media to start to feel uncomfortable with their MBF gig.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 3:58:03pm

re: #191 HappyWarrior

He really is a creepy old bastard.

He’d be a perfect mate for Bristol Palin, if she could just stop getting pregnant every couple of years. Mama Grizzly would be so proud to have a world class lunatic like Ted join the family.

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Teukka Aug 12, 2015 • 3:59:05pm

re: #248 Nyet

So, what really happened?

Still in the air. However, what the press has managed to glean together, the elder suspect got his asylum application denied due to the Dublin Regulation, that he and the younger suspect then went to IKEA, where the elder suspect snapped and killed two people who just happened to be there.

There are suspicions that the younger suspect might just have been caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, or even may have tried to stop the elder suspect. In that case, he will most likely be released later today or tomorrow.

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freetoken Aug 12, 2015 • 3:59:39pm

What could possibly go wrong?

Engineered bacterium produces 1,3-diaminopropane, an important industrial chemical

[…] Traditionally, 1,3-diaminopropane is derived from petroleum-based processes. In effort to address critical problems such as the depletion of petroleum and environmental issues inherent to the petroleum-based processes, the research team has developed an Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain capable of producing 1,3-diaminopropane. Using this technology, 1,3-diaminopropane can now be produced from renewable biomass instead of petroleum.

Visions of a future planet smothered in bacteria-produced diamines…

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:00:20pm

re: #251 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

im holding out for a brokered convention and walkout of the base when they dont get their way

Even past the convention, remember that in a Presidential election, what you’re really voting for are your state’s Electors. They can say they’re committed to the mainline candidate, but there is absolutely nothing to prevent them from casting their vote for anybody they want to. I wouldn’t be shocked at there being some teabagger sleepers in the process….

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 4:00:30pm

re: #255 Teukka

Thanks.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 4:00:54pm

re: #255 Teukka

Maybe make a page when things get clearer?

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:02:42pm

re: #225 goddamnedfrank

The most delusional thing in that poll:

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Um, no, just no.

In fact Trump is one of the only candidates that Sanders easily trounces in current head to head polling.

Now I see why Carson is in second place. He’s the one who best represents Republican values.

Who knew, and what are they?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:03:26pm

re: #254 Skip Intro

He’d be a perfect mate for Bristol Palin, if she could just stop getting pregnant every couple of years. Mama Grizzly would be so proud to have a world class lunatic like Ted join the family.

Well, she let that Medal of Honor winner get away at the very last minute.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:03:30pm

re: #256 freetoken

What could possibly go wrong?

Engineered bacterium produces 1,3-diaminopropane, an important industrial chemical

Visions of a future planet smothered in bacteria-produced diamines…

My experience with bacteria and cultured mammalian cells is that they only produce what they have to, to survive and thrive. Friggin’ things will silence the Gene Of Interest at the drop of a hat, leaving the selectable marker gene active.

So, unless there’s something in it for the bacteria, I’m not worried.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:03:49pm

re: #256 freetoken

What could possibly go wrong?

Engineered bacterium produces 1,3-diaminopropane, an important industrial chemical

Visions of a future planet smothered in bacteria-produced diamines…

A long time ago, I read Mutant 59: The Plastic-Eaters.

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Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 4:03:57pm

re: #260 Skip Intro

Now I see why Carson is in second place. He’s the one who best represents Republican values.

Who knew, and what are they?

Carson has a innovative strategy. He’s going to shut up and play sane.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:05:12pm

re: #263 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

A long time ago, I read Mutant 59: The Plastic-Eaters.

THAT, I’d worry about. Bacteria that have to expend energy making stuff have no selective advantage. Bacteria that can use a new energy source, OTOH, are dangerous.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 4:05:37pm

re: #264 Decatur Deb

Carson has a innovative strategy. He’s going to shut up and play sane.

Got him through medical school.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 4:05:45pm

re: #261 Backwoods_Sleuth

Well, she let that Medal of Honor winner get away at the very last minute.

No confirmation he’s the father, right? Deathly curious that it might be a one night stand. DNA DNA DNA!!

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Eventual Carrion Aug 12, 2015 • 4:06:04pm

re: #264 Decatur Deb

Carson has a innovative strategy. He’s going to shut up and play sane.

So crazy it just might work!

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Teukka Aug 12, 2015 • 4:06:16pm

re: #259 Nyet

Maybe make a page when things get clearer?

Will do.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 4:06:53pm

re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth

And that Jefferson Davis statue thing isn’t over yet, either.

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Replace it with a giant one of Abe.

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Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 4:07:20pm

re: #268 Eventual Carrion

So crazy it just might work!

But then he loses the Moron Majority.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:07:24pm

re: #261 Backwoods_Sleuth

Well, she let that Medal of Honor winner get away at the very last minute.

That’s twice, now. It reminds me of the saying, “No matter how good she looks, someone, somewhere, is tired of her shit.”

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ObserverArt Aug 12, 2015 • 4:07:48pm

re: #249 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

hillary emails are such a fascinating and outrage provoking topic that even the freeps are almost discussing it

I hope her turning over the server and a thumb drive puts an end to the email crap. I have a feeling the Committee was getting way more mileage out of her reluctance than they will get with the damn server.

And, I am now wondering if she hadn’t planned on turning it over all along. Letting the heat build so that when she turned in the server, the contrast of the reality versus all the drama about the emails is great and makes Gowdy and all the others look foolish.

Yeah, I sometimes think with her’s and Bill’s experiences with this kind of thing, she might actually be doing a little baiting on her own.

We shall see. Time to when we hear about the results of the server search will be critical to how big this is. If there is immediate news, Hillary has problems. If weeks go by and we hear things like “the FBI is still analyzing the emails” then it was all drama and she is cool.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:09:03pm

re: #261 Backwoods_Sleuth

Well, she let that Medal of Honor winner get away at the very last minute.

I think he must have had a sit down with the entire Palin clan and realized he was about to move to Crazytown.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:09:37pm

re: #274 Skip Intro

I think he must have had a sit down with the entire Palin clan and realized he was about to move to Crazytown.

Or he read her Twitter posts.

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Decatur Deb Aug 12, 2015 • 4:09:50pm

re: #274 Skip Intro

I think he must have had a sit down with the entire Palin clan and realized he was about to move to Crazytown.

Brave, not stupid.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 4:10:04pm

re: #272 Blind Frog Belly White

That’s twice, now. It reminds me of the saying, “No matter how good she looks, someone, somewhere, is tired of her shit.”

I obviously don’t know her personally but she comes off like a nasty person to me. She’s not unattractive but I never got the vibe that she is a caring person. A lot of people ripped on George W. Bush’s daughters for their underaged drinking but I got the vibe from seeing Jenna interviewed later that she was a nice young woman with an actual sense of civic responsibility. Bristol doesn’t have that.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:10:57pm

re: #267 #FergusonFireside

No confirmation he’s the father, right? Deathly curious that it might be a one night stand. DNA DNA DNA!!

I believe Bristol said she didn’t know she could get preggers when she was drunk. Since Bristol seems to get drunk a lot, maybe she still hasn’t figured it out.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 4:11:10pm

OK, it’s a bit old, but a useful summary for us, laymen.

5 Reasons Why the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Is a Fake

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Targetpractice Aug 12, 2015 • 4:11:39pm

re: #273 ObserverArt

I hope her turning over the server and a thumb drive puts an end to the email crap. I have a feeling the Committee was getting way more mileage out of her reluctance than they will get with the damn server.

And, I am now wondering if she hadn’t planned on turning it over all along. Letting the heat build so that when she turned in the server, the contrast of the reality versus all the drama about the emails is great and makes Gowdy and all the others look foolish.

Yeah, I sometimes think with her’s and Bill’s experiences with this kind of thing, she might actually be doing a little baiting on her own.

We shall see. Time to when we hear about the results of the server search will be critical to how big this is. If there is immediate news, Hillary has problems. If weeks go by and we hear things like “the FBI is still analyzing the emails” then it was all drama and she is cool.

After the various snipe hunts of the 90s, culminating in what Charlie Pierce calls “The Great Penis Hunt,” when we had Barney Frank actually heckling Ken Starr as he admitted in his report that not a single one of the accusations that the GOP had been making for years could be corroborated. Though I imagine things will work in exactly the opposite fashion, that if we don’t hear anything for awhile we should be concerned, while the more sound and fury we hear early the more evident it is that “leakers” are trying to blow up nonsense into a new “scandal.”

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 4:11:43pm

re: #254 Skip Intro

He’d be a perfect mate for Bristol Palin, if she could just stop getting pregnant every couple of years. Mama Grizzly would be so proud to have a world class lunatic like Ted join the family.

Shit, I’m sure that Mama Grizzly herself would go after Uncle Ted, if only she could get Putie Pute to send a polonium pancake or two to Todd.

///

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makeitstop Aug 12, 2015 • 4:12:19pm

re: #273 ObserverArt

And, I am now wondering if she hadn’t planned on turning it over all along. Letting the heat build so that when she turned in the server, the contrast of the reality versus all the drama about the emails is great and makes Gowdy and all the others look foolish.

Yeah, I sometimes think with her’s and Bill’s experiences with this kind of thing, she might actually be doing a little baiting on her own.

Can you blame her? Between all the shit they gave her and Bill, if I was her I’d take every opportunity to troll the fuck out of all of them and show the world just how dirt-stupid they really are.

But that’s just me.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 4:12:49pm

But I have to say one of the presidential candidate/presidential kids I am most impressed with is Chelsea. She doesn’t use her name to throw her weight around. She seems happy with not a lot of bitterness despite the fact that was smeared along with her parents. One of my first introductions to Rush was hearing that he called her a dog. The joke’s on Rush since over 20 years later, Chelsea not only is a beautiful woman but very smart and successful and Rush is doing the same crap he did in 1995- just being a hateful ass pimple. Was very happy for Bill and Hillary becoming grandparents for the first time not long after my own parents joined the club.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 4:13:21pm

re: #281 TedStriker

Shit, I’m sure that Mama Grizzly herself would go after Uncle Ted, if only she could get Putie Pute to send a polonium pancake or two to Todd.

///

Sounds like a Springer episode: We’re fighting over an old has been rocker.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:13:52pm

re: #278 Skip Intro

I believe Bristol said she didn’t know she could get preggers when she was drunk. Since Bristol seems to get drunk a lot, maybe she still hasn’t figured it out.

That’s that ‘Abstinence Only’ Sex Ed for you. You end up learning from your peers instead, and half of them are guys looking to get laid.

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William Lewis Aug 12, 2015 • 4:14:38pm

re: #279 Nyet

The toothless bit was cute though.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:15:13pm

re: #284 HappyWarrior

Sounds like a Springer episode: We’re fighting over an old has been rocker.

The whole Palin saga sounds like a Springer episode.

And yeah, no doubt Sarah would fall for Ted hard. Now Ted would probably be more interested in Willow.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:15:18pm

re: #278 Skip Intro

I believe Bristol said she didn’t know she could get preggers when she was drunk. Since Bristol seems to get drunk a lot, maybe she still hasn’t figured it out.

Did she literally say that? Jesus fuck—you expect ignorance from the Palin household, but that’s shocking.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 4:15:50pm

re: #286 William Lewis

So outrageous that it almost looks authentic. :)

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:17:13pm

re: #287 Skip Intro

The whole Palin saga sounds like a Springer episode.

And yeah, no doubt Sarah would fall for Ted hard. Now Ted would probably be more interested in Willow.

Nah. She’s 21. Too old.

Hasn’t she got another girl around somewhere? Skipjack? Hackberry?

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:18:01pm

re: #290 Blind Frog Belly White

Nah. She’s 21. Too old.

Hasn’t she got another girl around somewhere? Skipjack? Hackberry?

Kapok? Drywall?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:18:28pm

re: #277 HappyWarrior

I obviously don’t know her personally but she comes off like a nasty person to me. She’s not unattractive but I never got the vibe that she is a caring person. A lot of people ripped on George W. Bush’s daughters for their underaged drinking but I got the vibe from seeing Jenna interviewed later that she was a nice young woman with an actual sense of civic responsibility. Bristol doesn’t have that.

Amy Carter is another president’s child that turned out well.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:19:15pm

re: #291 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Kapok? Drywall?

Cessna? Camaro?

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:19:44pm

re: #292 Backwoods_Sleuth

Amy Carter is another president’s child that turned out well.

Who also got pilloried for being an unattractive preteen.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:19:48pm

re: #292 Backwoods_Sleuth

Amy Carter is another president’s child that turned out well.

Don’t forget Ron Reagan.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:20:54pm

re: #295 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Don’t forget Ron Reagan.

I love his commercials for FFRF.

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ObserverArt Aug 12, 2015 • 4:22:36pm

re: #295 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Don’t forget Ron Reagan.

Yeah. How come you never hear the St. Ronnie lovers ever mention Ron Jr.? It’s like they don’t even know he exists.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:22:54pm

oops! this was supposed to be in response to:
re: #283 HappyWarrior

re: #292 Backwoods_Sleuth

Amy Carter is another president’s child that turned out well.

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Nyet Aug 12, 2015 • 4:23:06pm

Ffrf is what the fox said.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 4:25:31pm

re: #282 makeitstop

Can you blame her? Between all the shit they gave her and Bill, if I was her I’d take every opportunity to troll the fuck out of all of them and show the world just how dirt-stupid they really are.

But that’s just me.

I think this is what’s happening. This is a very well planned campaign.
They know what’s coming & are not going to be caught flat footed.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:25:34pm

re: #295 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Don’t forget Ron Reagan.

And Caroline Kennedy, who got insulted by Trump the other day.

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 4:27:32pm

re: #301 Backwoods_Sleuth

And Caroline Kennedy, who got insulted by Trump the other day.

However, RFK Jr. can just go take a long walk off a short pier for his anti-vaxxer cheerleading.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 4:28:05pm

re: #295 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Don’t forget Ron Reagan.

I’m Ron Reagan, lifelong athiest, not afraid of burning in hell.

…

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:28:06pm

re: #288 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Did she literally say that? Jesus fuck—you expect ignorance from the Palin household, but that’s shocking.

She said she was drunk (and on birth control pills!) and a virgin and she was never going have sex again before she was married.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:28:14pm

re: #302 TedStriker

However, RFK Jr. can just go take a long walk off a short pier for his anti-vaxxer cheerleading.

Well, RFK Jr isn’t a president’s child, but I agree with you that he’s an asshat.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:28:34pm

re: #300 #FergusonFireside

I think this is what’s happening. This is a very well planned campaign.
They know what’s coming & are not going to be caught flat footed.

I don’t know what to think about the speculation that Bill Clinton deliberately encouraged Trump to pursue his Presidential ambitions in a ploy to blow up the whole shebang, but it’s out there and I choose to believe it. Call me a conspiracy theorist if you will….

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:29:21pm

A guitarist reflects on playing a 1953 Fleta guitar from the Museum's collection. http://t.co/GqLUzoQ7Nj #MetMusic pic.twitter.com/4EDRFYjZQB

— metmuseum (@metmuseum) August 12, 2015

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 4:29:39pm

re: #306 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I don’t know what to think about the speculation that Bill Clinton deliberately encouraged Trump to pursue his Presidential ambitions in a ploy to blow up the whole shebang, but it’s out there and I choose to believe it. Call me a conspiracy theorist if you will….

haha, he knows the donald’s ego.

it would be brilliant.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:29:50pm

re: #297 ObserverArt

Yeah. How come you never hear the St. Ronnie lovers ever mention Ron Jr.? It’s like they don’t even know he exists.

/

Because he’s the biological son. They like the adopted wingnut one, who mentions a couple of time a minute that his dad was Ronald Reagan. He’s made an entire career out of it.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 12, 2015 • 4:30:24pm

re: #270 HappyWarrior

Replace it with a giant one of ~~Abe~~ a Black Union soldier.

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ObserverArt Aug 12, 2015 • 4:30:51pm

re: #300 #FergusonFireside

I think this is what’s happening. This is a very well planned campaign.
They know what’s coming & are not going to be caught flat footed.

People fail to recognize Hillary is a professional political monster. She may be more political than Bill. I think she is the real political driver in the family. To say she is riding on Bill’s achievements sells her short. Bill may have not got to where he is without Hillary. It is at the least a 50/50 relationship politically in my opinion.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:31:36pm

re: #290 Blind Frog Belly White

Meth, Crack?

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 4:32:05pm

re: #300 #FergusonFireside

I think this is what’s happening. This is a very well planned campaign.
They know what’s coming & are not going to be caught flat footed.

The thing I like most about Hillary Clinton is that she will have no delusions of being able to ‘work with’ Republicans.

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b.d. Aug 12, 2015 • 4:32:26pm

Just saw the clip of Trump saying that his Art of the Deal book is his 2nd favorite book ever, next to The Bible.

I don’t know how he kept a straight face. Those morons are eating that stuff up.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:33:26pm

re: #310 The Vicious Babushka

Go through all the Civil War photographs and see if you can find one of one of the black soldiers massacred by Nathan Bedford Forrest and put his face on it.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 4:33:27pm

re: #307 Backwoods_Sleuth

A guitarist reflects on playing a 1953 Fleta guitar from the Museum’s collection.

the met has a great collection of historic guitars, including at least a couple dozen old acoustic martins going back to the 19th century, but they sit silent behind glass

i thought it would be nice if they provided recordings you could listen to of the guitars being played while you gawk at them

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TedStriker Aug 12, 2015 • 4:34:05pm

re: #305 Backwoods_Sleuth

Well, RFK Jr isn’t a president’s child, but I agree with you that he’s and asshat.

If not for Sirhan Sirhan, I think that RFK would have blown Nixon’s doors off.

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Targetpractice Aug 12, 2015 • 4:34:46pm

re: #306 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I don’t know what to think about the speculation that Bill Clinton deliberately encouraged Trump to pursue his Presidential ambitions in a ploy to blow up the whole shebang, but it’s out there and I choose to believe it. Call me a conspiracy theorist if you will….

I’m willing to believe it. It’s the equiv of dynamite fishing: He lit the fuze on The Donald and tossed him into the pond with the rest of the GOP bench. Fizzle or boom, Donald has done lasting damage to whoever ultimately rises from the muck that is the GOP primaries.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 4:35:01pm

re: #305 Backwoods_Sleuth

Well, RFK Jr isn’t a president’s child, but I agree with you that he’s an asshat.

Gaahhhh! I can’t stand that fuckweasel. Back when there was slight hiccup in the upward trend of autism diagnoses, a few years after Thimerosal was removed from vaccines, he wrote a widely-read article suggesting this was evidence that Thimerosal was causing autism.

Then it turned out that was just the kind of random statistical noise you get, and the trend continued unabated.

Then multiple studies in multiple countries found NO LINK.

Then Wakefield’s work was refuted, recanted by the journal, and Wakefield himself barred from practicing.

And still he beats the Antivaxxer drum.

Fuck him.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:35:03pm

re: #314 b.d.

I just read that when he was in second grade he punched his music teacher because he didn’t know shit about music.

I’m thinking old daddy Trump must have had mob connections,

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Charles Johnson Aug 12, 2015 • 4:36:50pm

But without the humor. @daveweigel @realDonaldTrump

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 12, 2015

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The War TARDIS Aug 12, 2015 • 4:37:51pm

re: #320 Skip Intro

I’m thinking current Trump has them now.

The incident in Tianjin really has to humble everyone. Years of effort in that city were wiped out in 30 seconds.

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The War TARDIS Aug 12, 2015 • 4:39:04pm

The Tianjin disaster is probably the worst industrial accident since PEPCON, possibly Bhopal.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:40:09pm

re: #310 The Vicious Babushka

To be fair, there is a monument in Frankfort at Green Hill Cemetery: Colored Soldiers Monument.
It’s one of the very few Union CW monuments to be found in Kentucky.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:41:02pm

re: #316 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

the met has a great collection of historic guitars, including at least a couple dozen old acoustic martins going back to the 19th century, but they sit silent behind glass

i thought it would be nice if they provided recordings you could listen to of the guitars being played while you gawk at them

There is an audio clip at the link in the tweet I posted.

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Feline Fearless Leader Aug 12, 2015 • 4:41:06pm

re: #256 freetoken

What could possibly go wrong?

Engineered bacterium produces 1,3-diaminopropane, an important industrial chemical

Visions of a future planet smothered in bacteria-produced diamines…

Green PE piggy bank

Piggy bank given out at work. Made from polyethylene produced from sugar cane leavings — not oil!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:43:01pm

New Cosby rape accuser: He said I was ‘blessed with his semen, like holy water’

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Feline Fearless Leader Aug 12, 2015 • 4:43:16pm

re: #257 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Even past the convention, remember that in a Presidential election, what you’re really voting for are your state’s Electors. They can say they’re committed to the mainline candidate, but there is absolutely nothing to prevent them from casting their vote for anybody they want to. I wouldn’t be shocked at there being some teabagger sleepers in the process….

I believe that if a large scale Elector defection occurs the Electoral College will cease to exist less than a decade later. The outrage will be immediate and large scale, but it might take 1-2 election cycles to get the legislation eliminating lined up and passed.

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makeitstop Aug 12, 2015 • 4:43:17pm

re: #300 #FergusonFireside

I think this is what’s happening. This is a very well planned campaign.
They know what’s coming & are not going to be caught flat footed.

My wife and I were talking about HRC’s campaign the other night, and my wife (who doesn’t pay as close attention to teabaggery as I do) thinks they’re going to run an extremely misogynistic campaign against here.

I told her that’s a given. It’s what they do, and it’s all they’ve got.

But if you think about it, the Clintons have been through so many campaigns at this point that they’ll be ready for just about anything. And I told my wife that if the GOP wants to get down in the dirt, Hillary (and Bill) are pretty good at that themselves.

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Eventual Carrion Aug 12, 2015 • 4:43:49pm

re: #281 TedStriker

Shit, I’m sure that Mama Grizzly herself would go after Uncle Ted, if only she could get Putie Pute to send a polonium pancake or two to Todd.

///

He could deliver them across her back fence. They can see each other ‘lands’ can’t they?

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:44:04pm

re: #322 The War TARDIS

I’m thinking current Trump has them now.

The incident in Tianjin really has to humble everyone. Years of effort in that city were wiped out in 30 seconds.

He certainly had them in the past. He had mob lawyer Roy Cohn and a construction guy who later met with a fatal accident involving bullets. Daddy Trump showed him how to buy politicians, since he owned NY Mayor Beame.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:46:21pm

re: #328 Feline Fearless Leader

I believe that if a large scale Elector defection occurs the Electoral College will cease to exist less than a decade later. The outrage will be immediate and large scale, but it might take 1-2 election cycles to get the legislation eliminating lined up and passed.

I agree the Electoral College has to go—but that would require a Constitutional Amendment, and the states that dominate the process now because of their two unearned Electoral Votes aren’t going to give that up.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:47:33pm

re: #331 Skip Intro

He certainly had them in the past. He had mob lawyer Roy Cohn and a construction guy who later met with a fatal accident involving bullets. Daddy Trump showed him how to buy politicians, since he owned NY Mayor Beame.

Did he come home late one night and fall down an elevator shaft…onto some bullets?

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 12, 2015 • 4:47:52pm

Man accused of vandalizing Metairie abortion clinic signs booked with hate crime http://t.co/6XjAFqE7eo

— nola.com (@NOLAnews) August 12, 2015

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:49:02pm

re: #332 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

The GOP controls 30 state governments. Four more and they can call for a Constitutional Convention.

If that doesn’t get Dems off of their asses and out voting I don’t know what will.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 4:50:28pm

re: #333 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Did he come home late one night and fall down an elevator shaft…onto some bullets?

Yeah, something like that. It was mentioned in the documentary that Trump tried to kill for a quarter of a century.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 4:52:27pm

re: #335 Skip Intro

If that doesn’t get Dems off of their asses and out voting I don’t know what will.

A phone call on election day.

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 4:53:04pm

re: #335 Skip Intro

The GOP controls 30 state governments. Four more and they can call for a Constitutional Convention.

If that doesn’t get Dems off of their asses and out voting I don’t know what will.

I’m still expecting to see moves in GOP-ruled blue states to just give their electoral votes to the GOP candidate in 2016. Some form of bullshit per Congressional district assignment if they feel the need to preserve some traces of legitimacy, or by straight vote of the state legislature if they really need the numbers.

That will teach people the consequences of voting GOP at the state level.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 4:53:33pm

re: #337 wrenchwench

A phone call on election day.

Maybe a ride to the poll.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 4:55:33pm

re: #338 EPR-radar

I’m still expecting to see moves in GOP-ruled blue states to just give their electoral votes to the GOP candidate in 2016. Some form of bullshit per Congressional district assignment if they feel the need to preserve some traces of legitimacy, or by straight vote of the state legislature if they really need the numbers.

That will teach people the consequences of voting GOP at the state level.

Yeah, I said earlier that no Democratic candidate was going to lose any of the states on the Kerry map, but that overlooks the possibility of a state legislature—I’m looking at you, Wisconsin—just handing their EVs to the GOP candidate. It could very well happen.

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 4:57:08pm

re: #332 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I agree the Electoral College has to go—but that would require a Constitutional Amendment, and the states that dominate the process now because of their two unearned Electoral Votes aren’t going to give that up.

The national popular vote interstate compact (en.wikipedia.org) is an interesting idea.

If successful, it could get us to a national popular vote without the need to amend the constitution. The basic idea is for a block of states to all agree that their EVs go to the winner of the national popular vote, and that this will not be effective until the block of states agreeing to the deal has 270+ electoral votes.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 12, 2015 • 4:59:03pm

Ben is intimately familiar with being a whiny little bitch

We must give people free student loans so they can learn how to use emojis to whine for crap. https://t.co/LwF7PoDmf4

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 12, 2015

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 4:59:53pm

This is great!
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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 5:00:07pm

re: #340 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Yeah, I said earlier that no Democratic candidate was going to lose any of the states on the Kerry map, but that overlooks the possibility of a state legislature—I’m looking at you, Wisconsin—just handing their EVs to the GOP candidate. It could very well happen.

Wisconsin seems to be the most likely place for this crap to happen. I hope that it does, and that it fails to ensure a GOP victory in 2016. That way the Wisconsin voters that were squeamish about recalling that thug Walker get a good kick in the ass without nationwide damage.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 5:03:19pm

re: #341 EPR-radar

The national popular vote interstate compact (en.wikipedia.org) is an interesting idea.

If successful, it could get us to a national popular vote without the need to amend the constitution. The basic idea is for a block of states to all agree that their EVs go to the winner of the national popular vote, and that this will not be effective until the block of states agreeing to the deal has 270+ electoral votes.

I don’t know whether to believe these pie charts—Republicans would be crazy to go for this—but if they’re accurate, this would be a great thing.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 5:05:02pm

re: #317 TedStriker

If not for Sirhan Sirhan, I think that RFK would have blown Nixon’s doors off.

Our world would be very different.

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Teukka Aug 12, 2015 • 5:05:28pm

re: #259 Nyet

Maybe make a page when things get clearer?

Done. Enjoy.
IKEA stabbings: What we know so far

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:05:30pm

re: #310 The Vicious Babushka

That works too. My first thought was Abe since he’s Kentucky’s greatest son.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 5:06:06pm

re: #339 wrenchwench

Maybe a ride to the poll.

Many of us on the Left Coast vote by mail. Maybe a stamp would help.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:06:29pm

RFK is one of my biggest political heroes. RFK Jr OTOH drives me bonkers.

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 5:06:44pm

re: #323 The War TARDIS

The Tianjin disaster is probably the worst industrial accident since PEPCON, possibly Bhopal.

Not sure anything beats Bhopal. Yet.

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 5:06:57pm

re: #345 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

So far Republican state-level office holders have shown no interest in National Popular Vote (correctly from their point of view). All states that have joined so far are blue states.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 5:07:31pm

re: #349 Skip Intro

Many of us on the Left Coast vote by mail. Maybe a stamp would help.

Which I consider a Poll Tax. You can thank a lawsuit by the Republicans in Oregon for mail-in ballots not being Reply Mail.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 5:08:03pm

so a friend of mine asked me to describe lgf and the Other Blog i hang out on -

i told him it’s like mystery science theatre 3000 except instead of bad movies the topic is stupid things wingnuts say

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:08:17pm

re: #342 The Vicious Babushka

Ben is intimately familiar with being a whiny little bitch

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We can’t all be child of privilege like you Ben and pay off our loans with wingnut welfare. Really what a pathetic little asshole this guy is. You’d think this would be one issue that maybe he could actually be human on since having attended an expensive college, he probably definitely knows someone who had a tough time with student loans but nope Ben again shows that he’s an ass kisser for a bunch of greedy dickbags.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate Aug 12, 2015 • 5:09:27pm

re: #323 The War TARDIS

Don’t forget Chernobyl.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 5:09:35pm

re: #349 Skip Intro

Many of us on the Left Coast vote by mail. Maybe a stamp would help.

I have one Harvey Milk stamp left!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 5:09:54pm

re: #352 EPR-radar

So far Republican state-level office holders have shown no interest in National Popular Vote (correctly from their point of view). All states that have joined so far are blue states.

They’re smarter than Republicans in general. Or the people who answered that poll could have remembered that only Election Fraud in Ohio kept Bush from getting Gored in 2004….

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:10:20pm

re: #340 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Yeah, I said earlier that no Democratic candidate was going to lose any of the states on the Kerry map, but that overlooks the possibility of a state legislature—I’m looking at you, Wisconsin—just handing their EVs to the GOP candidate. It could very well happen.

I despised Bob McConnell but one of the best things he did as governor here was oppose that. If Cuccinelli had gotten elected OTOH. Really those proposals are such bullshit. If Virginia had done that, Romney would have gotten twice as much EVs as Obama despite losing the state by a good margin.

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wrenchwench Aug 12, 2015 • 5:13:27pm

People of color: Please find a way to dismantle systemic oppression without hurting white feelings.

— Jade Helms Deep (@eclecticbrotha) August 13, 2015

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:14:07pm

re: #343 Backwoods_Sleuth

This is great!
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Video

Hahahaha the ending. But really PP is one of the better organizations out there. The way they’re being likened to Joseph Mengele and the Nazis is fucking vile and evil.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:15:40pm

We are talking about people who bought the Onion’s Abortionplex story and pushed it as real. Real Congressmen actually believed that was a real story.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 12, 2015 • 5:21:47pm

Just in case you thought Ben Carson showed more intelligence than the other GOP contenders==>

“ObamaCare is the worst thing to happen to this country since slavery.” - @RealBenCarson speaking in Queens #tcot pic.twitter.com/RpWlgfQCB9

— Vito and Vito (@VitoandVitoShow) August 13, 2015

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:21:57pm

I was actually surprised though I have not read it yet that Trump actually defended PP yet. Trump honestly isn’t the most whacked up one ideologically wise of them. The so called moderates like Rubio, Bush, and Walker are a lot more nutty in some ways.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:23:22pm

re: #363 The Vicious Babushka

Just in case you thought Ben Carson showed more intelligence than the other GOP contenders==>

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Yeah Ben me not being able to be denied coverage due to my heart condition is just as bad as slavery. Really go fuck yourself. You may be a brilliant and renowned neurosurgeon but you’re a pathetic asshole too.

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 5:24:39pm

re: #363 The Vicious Babushka

Just in case you thought Ben Carson showed more intelligence than the other GOP contenders==>

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Can’t say I ever thought that.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:25:12pm

If you think ACA is anywhere near close what slavery was. I don’t care if you’re black, white, or what, you’re an asshole. Carson being black doesn’t give him a pass to miminize the horrors of slavery to make a pathetic attack on Obamacare because he knows the Republican base loves hearing pathetic shit like this. And just so it’s clear, I would call out a Democratic presidential candidate who would say similar things. The difference is a Dem candidate wouldn’t insult the millions of people who suffered under slavery.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:25:27pm

re: #366 Skip Intro

Can’t say I ever thought that.

Me neither. They’re all awful.

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goddamnedfrank Aug 12, 2015 • 5:26:15pm

@HillaryClinton ???

— Yo soy tu infierno (@Virginia_Mayer) August 12, 2015

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 12, 2015 • 5:26:43pm

ABSOLUTELY awful news #Tianjin https://t.co/iq17XWMPBY

— Gita (@OooAuto) August 13, 2015

#Tianjin: Hospital has received 300-400 injuries. 2 fire fighter lost contact, 6 injured. 38 fire engines on scene. pic.twitter.com/ZN11gpdra3

— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) August 12, 2015

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 5:27:50pm

re: #368 HappyWarrior

I see that Jeb Bush is busy scrubbing any trace of his brother’s presidency from his speeches.

Apparently we went directly from Clinton to Obama, and it’s all been bad.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Aug 12, 2015 • 5:28:00pm

re: #365 HappyWarrior

Yeah Ben me not being able to be denied coverage due to my heart condition is just as bad as slavery. Really go fuck yourself. You may be a brilliant and renowned neurosurgeon but you’re a pathetic asshole too.

im wondering what kind of health insurance i’ll be able to get once my current contract runs out considering that i’ve recently had quadruple bypass surgery

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 12, 2015 • 5:28:41pm

re: #365 HappyWarrior

Yeah Ben me not being able to be denied coverage due to my heart condition is just as bad as slavery. Really go fuck yourself. You may be a brilliant and renowned neurosurgeon but you’re a pathetic asshole too.

Ben Carson is a genius, just like Mozart! #tcot #UniteBlue pic.twitter.com/WfuC8h3f32

— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) August 13, 2015

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EPR-radar Aug 12, 2015 • 5:29:08pm

re: #363 The Vicious Babushka

Mr Carson. Obamacare is not the worst thing to happen in the US since slavery.

That distinction, ironically enough, applies to the degenerate state the GOP finds itself in these days. A party that controls both houses of Congress and more than half the governorships and state legislatures has in fact no domestic agenda other than cutting taxes on the wealthy and breaking everything in sight to promote the notion of universal government incompetence. Its foreign policy is ‘all war, all the time, everywhere people look at us funny.’

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 5:29:25pm

re: #372 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

im wondering what kind of health insurance i’ll be able to get once my current contract runs out considering that i’ve recently had quadruple bypass surgery

None under the Republican plan. No problem under the ACA.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:30:22pm

re: #372 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

im wondering what kind of health insurance i’ll be able to get once my current contract runs out considering that i’ve recently had quadruple bypass surgery

That’s scary to think about. Really I see a lot of people who rag on ACA never empathize with people like me or yourself who could be denied coverage because of things like that. I’ve had my condition since I was 14 years old and murmurs run in my family. Denying me coverage because of that would be bullshit. The only reason why Republicans honestly hate ACA is because of the man who signed it. You describe ACA to most people even Republicans and they love it and then you nudge and say “That’s Obamacare” and then they suddenly hate it. Hmmm. And I know there’s some excuse for that just being politics but fuck that shit.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:30:50pm

re: #373 The Vicious Babushka

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Heh yeah it’s stupid.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 12, 2015 • 5:32:41pm

re: #363 The Vicious Babushka

Just in case you thought Ben Carson showed more intelligence than the other GOP contenders==>

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Slavery “happened to the country”? Uh, no Ben—slavery was a part of the country from the get-go.

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zora Aug 12, 2015 • 5:33:01pm

re: #365 HappyWarrior

I wish Cuba Gooding Jr could play him for the rest of the primary season.

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HappyWarrior Aug 12, 2015 • 5:36:20pm

re: #378 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Slavery “happened to the country”? Uh, no Ben—slavery was a part of the country from the get-go.

It was the economy of an entire region which is why the South’s economy struggled so much after the war.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 12, 2015 • 5:37:12pm

re: #378 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Slavery “happened to the country”? Uh, no Ben—slavery was a part of the country from the get-go.

Nah, man, it just happened. One day everything’s cool, next day, out of the blue, black people are in chains and white people are all like “Hey, man, sorry about the chains, bro. Don’t know how THAT happened! But no, come to think about it, you can’t have them off.”
/////

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Skip Intro Aug 12, 2015 • 5:38:16pm

re: #376 HappyWarrior

Back in the good old days before the ACA, I was self employed and was unable to buy health insurance because I was on prescription meds for blood pressure and cholesterol.

Fortunately I was able to buy it under guaranteed issuance because I played the game right when I left my job. Of course, they charged me 400% more than what a regular policy would cost.

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Bubblehead II Aug 12, 2015 • 5:42:51pm

Lizard, calling it a night. Today’s incident requires more potent pain remedies than are compatible with social media so I’m going to invoke the I.F. rule and exit stage left.

For my music critic from last night, Have yourself some Pink.

…

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#FergusonFireside Aug 12, 2015 • 5:47:19pm

re: #357 wrenchwench

I have one Harvey Milk stamp left!

I have a whole sheet of Janis Joplin.

I love stamps.

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Tigger2 Aug 12, 2015 • 6:06:43pm

re: #342 The Vicious Babushka

Ben is intimately familiar with being a whiny little bitch

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@benshapiro No, It's so they can go out and get good jobs, we don't want kids to turn out like you Ben.
— jim (@jlcoffeecup) August 13, 2015

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