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Looking likely that Clara leaves at the end of the season. :(
re: #1 The War TARDIS
Who’s Clara and what season?
re: #2 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Who’s Clara and what season?
Clara is a character on Doctor Who, PLL’s favorite TV show.
re: #2 Higgs Boson’s Mate
The companion on Doctor Who. Season 9.
That is going to suck. Series 7b pulled me out of a very dark place in my life. And The Name of the Doctor shifted both my outlook, and how I compensate for being Autistic. The episode helped me realize how Feminism helps men too.
Sorry to go OT immediately, but it does suck.
re: #3 Dark_Falcon
Ahhh. Thank you! Haven’t watched that show since David Tennant left. Truth to tell, the show was the most fun for me in its earliest days when they had cardboard sets and rudimentary special effects. Those actors had to sell that baby.
re: #3 Dark_Falcon
Clara is a character on Doctor Who, PLL’s favorite TV show.
Hasn’t been the same since the 4th Doctor and Sarah Jane anyway…. /////// :)
More seriously, that’s as important a part of the show as the doctor’s regenerations.
re: #4 The War TARDIS
The companion on Doctor Who. Season 9.
That is going to suck. Series 7b pulled me out of a very dark place in my life. And The Name of the Doctor shifted both my outlook, and how I compensate for being Autistic. The episode helped me realize how Feminism helps men too.
Sorry to go OT immediately, but it does suck.
Sounds as though the show speaks to you in good ways. Try to be of good cheer, though this is a change it may open up some new directions for the show. Our son is autistic. I know how precious something can be when it reaches you.
re: #8 The War TARDIS
It takes what it takes. For my son, one of his biggest breakthroughs came about because he wanted to play Super Mario on a then-new 8 bit Nintendo.
Speaking of the Doctor, is there any way of watching the next season legally online? I recently started it, and I enjoyed it very much.
Everything that makes us passionate is because it speaks to us in some way. For me, it was the thrill of discovery (especially in the earlier series).
re: #10 andres
If you are in Britain, you can use I-Player.
This is something I have groused about with everyone. If there was an online option, I would take it. I would be willing to pay $15-20 a month for a BBC streaming option, but they do not offer one outside of Britain.
re: #11 The War TARDIS
Oh well.
There might be a chance that part of the problem is the exclusivity deal BBC has with Amazon for some shows. Offering their own streaming in the US might be a deal breach.
DF, you still around?
Just starting an interesting book called “Ike’s Bluff” about Eisenhower’s foreign policy and his desire to avoid both war and a militarized society like we had fought against in WWII. Very good stuff that you might like as well.
re: #11 The War TARDIS
The BBC is literally the only reason I have cable now. The rest of the channels I used to watch junked.
re: #12 andres
Season pass available on iTunes. This season is $30, I believe. Since I’ve gone to appletv, that’s how I’ll be watching this season
From a Bob Jones Earth Sciences textbook.
@ZackKopplin How about this one? (From http://t.co/QQDEZs32zp) pic.twitter.com/MDo2jx5JZ1
— Gebnut (@Geb_nut) September 15, 2015
re: #16 teleskiguy
From a Bob Jones Earth Sciences textbook.
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re: #16 teleskiguy
Reading that may have just killed more brain cells than all of the drinking I did in my twenties. I might need another drink or eight now
Obama today… http://t.co/PraFhYNCbX pic.twitter.com/47ilU5ZwGu
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) September 15, 2015
Excuse me, I’m going to the campus safe space, our whole country is being taken over by fascists.
re: #16 teleskiguy
That’s been circulated many times before. Zack is sharp, but he’s also young, and thus is prone to think these are new things.
What is new… is that soon you’ll be picking your child from the bottom of a long glass tube:
World Egg Bank offers advanced testing method that identifies 6,000 mutations in more than 600 genes
A partnership with Igenomix has allowed the World Egg Bank to offer to couples seeking eggs for IVF procedure to undergo a new genetic testing that identifies 6,000 mutations in more than 600 genes. The mutations are the cause of 20 percent of baby deaths in developing nations and 10 percent of young children’s hospitalisation.
Through the use of the Carrier Genetic Test, or CGT, couples who seek egg donation are matched with a donor who does not have the same gene mutations as the father. That would help avert the future baby from being infected with one of the over 600 genetic disorders.
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re: #23 freetoken
To me the sight of a creationist science textbook is rather novel, and I’m in my mid-30s four years removed from a bachelor’s degree.
re: #25 teleskiguy
Heh, you should see some of the “Home school” curricula.
Automated avalanche control? Who’d a thunk it!
@ColoradoDOT is installing Gazex avalanche systems on Loveland and Berthoud Pass http://t.co/xUH5KY2BE7 pic.twitter.com/RvFcEeRAAR
— UnofficialNetworks (@UnofficialNet) September 15, 2015
re: #28 teleskiguy
Automated avalanche control? Who’d a thunk it!
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As long as you can’t see it from your house.
re: #29 SteveMcGaziBolaGate
As long as you can’t see it from your house.
Oh, I never have to worry about avalanches at my house, believe me. And neither do 99.9% of the people in my county. See, there are laws against building habitable buildings in avalanche paths.
When I was living in Gunnison, CO I had a number of friends that lived in Mt. Crested Butte, CO, a separate town from Crested Butte proper. There are a handful of condos in Mt. Crested Butte (including a few that my friends lived in) that are in pretty questionable spots for snow slides, so much so that snow fences were built and the town forbids any access by anybody during the winter to the slide areas, on penalty of a $999 fine. No sledding, no skiing, no nothin’!
I imagine there’s some problem spots for some habitable buildings in Telluride, Lake City, Silverton, maybe outside of Aspen. You’re not going to see avalanches in Ouray, the mountains there are too steep to even hold snow. The highway (U.S. 550) above Ouray is a different story.
An avalanche? On this road? Impossible!Just watched the PBS documentary 1913: Seeds of Conflict :
Watching the first section of the documentary, I thought of how the Trumpiots look on immigrants, and compared that to the reaction of the first major waves of Zionist immigrants into Palestine as shown in this documentary.
Human interaction really doesn’t change very much.
re: #12 andres
Oh well.
There might be a chance that part of the problem is the exclusivity deal BBC has with Amazon for some shows. Offering their own streaming in the US might be a deal breach.
I guess that it has to do with European rulings on licensed goverment broadcasters and what they are allowed to offer abroad.
re: #13 William Lewis
DF, you still around?
Just starting an interesting book called “Ike’s Bluff” about Eisenhower’s foreign policy and his desire to avoid both war and a militarized society like we had fought against in WWII. Very good stuff that you might like as well.
Thank you for the recommendation.
Rain they promised me.
Well, it sprinkled for a couple of minutes an hour ago. Since then - nothing.
Watching the radar I see small bands of showers approach the land and then go *poof*, as if our dry land is too much even for the clouds.
Orange county is getting some rain though, just like they did during the blow-off of Hurricane Linda’s upper circulation and the strong monsoonal flow at that time.
Rain, dammit, rain.
Arctic sea ice has probably hit a minimum for the year:
Sorry if you have already seen this one, but it made my morning.
Still Did his JobBernie Sanders was in town last night and I heard most of his speech.
I did not feel the Bern.
re: #38 Iwouldprefernotto
Actually, he kinda did…..
re: #40 Lancelot Link
That was a love that not everyone in this world is lucky enough to have. Freddy was taken far too young.
The tally of homes destroyed in the #ValleyFire is now 585. Fire is 10% contained. pic.twitter.com/oUUJnRe4Gg
— Joe Fryer (@joefryer) September 15, 2015
Not to forget the Butte Fire, some Lizards might appreciate seeing these planes.
Praying for the fire fighters near Lake Oroville! These guys kept rolling through all day. #ButteFire #calfire #lafd pic.twitter.com/78xhmHP8lT
— Tim Jones (@timmyjphotos) September 14, 2015
I haven’t been following the Rough Fire (which is huge) but my understanding is that one is burning more in the Sequoia/Kings Canyon area and less near more developed areas.
re: #16 teleskiguy
From a Bob Jones Earth Sciences textbook.
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RWW News: Sensenbrenner: Can’t Feed Hungry Children If We Fund Planned Parenthood
Youtube Video
“I’d like to know what your priority is,” he repeated, “Planned Parenthood or feeding hungry children?”
Smith pointed out that some of Planned Parenthood’s services, such as affordable contraception, testing for sexually transmitted infections and cancer screenings, might help the mothers of those poor children.
For Sensenbrenner, that did not compute.
“How can they be the mothers of the children when children are aborted through Planned Parenthood?” Sensenbrenner said.
re: #46 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
RWW News: Sensenbrenner: Can’t Feed Hungry Children If We Fund Planned Parenthood
rawstory.com
#$#$#$#@ IDIOT
re: #16 teleskiguy
re: #45 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
I guess this person never heard of Benjamin Franklin. en.wikipedia.org
re: #47 Iwouldprefernotto
#$#$#$#@ IDIOT
did you watch the video.
It’s as if two parallel worlds have collided — women who go to Planned Parenthood cannot be mothers … .WTF?
Sensenbrenner cares about hungry kids? Good he can tell his GOP friends to stop crapping on food stamp receipents and welfare ones.
re: #49 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
did you watch the video.
It’s as if two parallel worlds have collided — women who go to Planned Parenthood cannot be mothers … .WTF?
From the party that gave you “90% of what PP does is abortion.”
re: #10 andres
Speaking of the Doctor, is there any way of watching the next season legally online? I recently started it, and I enjoyed it very much.
Everything that makes us passionate is because it speaks to us in some way. For me, it was the thrill of discovery (especially in the earlier series).
Yes, my wife has already bought the upcoming season.
re: #51 HappyWarrior
From the party that gave you “90% of what PP does is abortion.”
And the rest is teaching them to be promiscuous sluts…
I still haven’t watched the 3rd season of Vikings.
re: #30 teleskiguy
Oh, I never have to worry about avalanches at my house, believe me. And neither do 99.9% of the people in my county. See, there are laws against building habitable buildings in avalanche paths.
TYRANNY!
re: #55 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
I am waiting for the fifth season of Downton Abbey to become part of the Prime videos on amazon. That way I get to see it for free. :)
re: #57 PhillyPretzel
I am waiting for the fifth season of Downton Abbey to become part of the Prime videos on amazon. That way I get to see it for free. :)
First ep in the UK is in 5 days.
From the Twxas Tribunes FB posting
Trump is a wonderful candidate. Every Republican should support him. Who could better represent your core values?
You could roll that statement every which way you want. From my POV it’s funny as shit….
re: #46 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
RWW News: Sensenbrenner: Can’t Feed Hungry Children If We Fund Planned Parenthood
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re: #59 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
That is good news for the UK. The last season of Downton Abbey. I am going to miss that show when it ends. I think I will put away a few dollars so that I can purchase the six seasons and have them saved on amazon.
WHO: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group
MATERNAL deaths in the US are up, way up.
According to the World Health Organization, since 1995, the maternal mortality rate in the United States has increased 250%. African American women are four times more likely to die in childbirth than Caucasian women. The United State’s maternal mortality rate is ranked at the top of developed countries. In 2013, eight countries reported an increase in maternal mortality rates. This list included countries such as war-torn Afghanistan, and the United States, which was the only developed country on the list. The United States spends three times more money on childbirth than Great Britain, yet our maternal mortality rate is over three times higher.
Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Human Rights Failure
‘I was not allowed’: the words that steal our birth power -2014
Has Maternal Mortality Really Doubled in the U.S.?
- 2015
What War on Women?
#10 andres:
Hulu according to someone I know. It will show on Sunday.
re: #24 freetoken
What is new… is that soon you’ll be picking your child from the bottom of a long glass tube:
World Egg Bank offers advanced testing method that identifies 6,000 mutations in more than 600 genes
That’s not supposed to happen until the year 6565!
re: #65 makeitstop
That’s not supposed to happen until the year 6565!
Only 4050 years off Zagar and Evans.
according to the CIA factbook, the US is ranked 136/184 in maternal death.
So much for American Exceptionalism.
re: #66 HappyWarrior
Only 4050 years off Zagar and Evans.
Maybe that’s why they were one-hit-wonders - nobody believed in their prognostication abilities.
re: #67 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
according to the CIA factbook, the US is ranked 136/184 in maternal death.
So much for American Exceptionalism.
That is simply deplorable.
re: #68 freetoken
Maybe that’s why they were one-hit-wonders - nobody believed in their prognostication abilities.
Ha maybe. 2525 is a catchy enough song but it’s hard to strike gd twice.
re: #43 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Not to forget the Butte Fire, some Lizards might appreciate seeing these planes.
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I haven’t been following the Rough Fire (which is huge) but my understanding is that one is burning more in the Sequoia/Kings Canyon area and less near more developed areas.
Wish I could send the rain pouring on LA this morning.
re: #70 HappyWarrior
The 1960’s brought us many one-hit wonders.
re: #67 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
according to the CIA factbook, the US is ranked 136/184 in maternal death.
So much for American Exceptionalism.
That’s exceptional.
re: #72 freetoken
The 1960’s brought us many one-hit wonders.
So did the ’90s. (I’ve been listening to the ’90s station on Sirius a lot since I got a subscription for the radio in my used car.)
“Next thing you know, the police held onto me, the doctor stuck me with a needle and I was knocked out,” Brock told NY Daily News. “I woke up to them taking off my underwear and then went out again. I woke up the next day in a hospital robe.”
Brock woke up inside the Harlem Hospital psychiatric ward. For eight days, doctors and medical staff repeatedly injected Brock with sedatives and forced her to take lorazepam and lithium after misdiagnosing her as bipolar and delusional. According to medical records, doctors also repeatedly attempted to coerce her into denying she owned a BMW, was a banker, and has President Barack Obama as a follower on Twitter.
What War on Women?
re: #77 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
What War on Women?
Those cops deserve to be in jail and they deserve to lose their pensions for this shit.
What the hell is happening to our country or has it always been this fucked up and we’ve just ignored it.
re: #71 Great White Snark
Wish I could send the rain pouring on LA this morning.
Your wish came true. The rain has been coming down steadily since about 1AM.
Thank you!
RT: The more a Republican preaches family values, voter fraud and freedom, more reason to suspect them of adultery, election… #UniteBlue
— The Progressive Mind (@Libertea2012) September 15, 2015
re: #82 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
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So which one is the adulterer, which one is engaged in electoral fraud, and which one is involved in all of the above and more?
re: #80 HappyWarrior
What the hell is happening to our country or has it always been this fucked up and we’ve just ignored it.
I think our inequities have always been compared to the rest of the world. As we’ve helped raise up the level of education and economic development in the rest of the world, our own standards are now really being challenged.
Wingnut heads are exploding because “American Exceptionalism” isn’t the standard anymore. Instead of moving forward, their answer is to declare war and ruin everyone else.
re: #84 HappyWarrior
So which one is the adulterer, which one is engaged in electoral fraud, and which one is involved in all of the above and more?
eenie, meenie, miney mo …
Old tunes play on a jukebox.
A singer’s voice comes back from the dead
To sing his song that will be new to someone
The song fades like time
and then life goes on.
re: #86 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
eenie, meenie, miney mo …
Pick a wingnut dipshit by the toe, if he hollers, let him go.
re: #77 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
I hope Mayor Bill de Blasio is outraged.
re: #85 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
I think our inequities have always been compared to the rest of the world. As we’ve helped raise up the level of education and economic development in the rest of the world, our own standards are now really being challenged.
Wingnut heads are exploding because “American Exceptionalism” isn’t the standard anymore. Instead of moving forward, their answer is to declare war and ruin everyone else.
I think it’s partially because we never unlike our Western European, Canadian, and Israeli allies we never really had a strong socialist movement in our country. Agree with you about the wingnut response.
re: #80 HappyWarrior
What the hell is happening to our country or has it always been this fucked up and we’ve just ignored it.
Sadly, I think it is the latter.
re: #80 HappyWarrior
What the hell is happening to our country or has it always been this fucked up and we’ve just ignored it.
We’re just paying attention. Again.
re: #91 Varek Raith
Sadly, I think it is the latter.
Nothing sad about that. We just made a couple lurches forward. We didn’t get the whole loaf. Next time.
re: #80 HappyWarrior
What the hell is happening to our country or has it always been this fucked up and we’ve just ignored it.
Yes
re: #89 Doofus
I’m pretty sure he would be, but I don’t think he’s the only person who should be outraged.
Michigan confirms state’s first case of bubonic plague
Michigan, isn’t there where Hell is?
Michigan and Colorado? Sure sign the apocalypse is upon us!
Trump showmanship is making us focus on a sideshow attraction. In the RCP aggregate, he gets only 29.8% of the half of Americans who are GOP. The first sane, realistic candidate, Bush, only gets 7.8 %. This is cause for relief, not panic.
re: #102 Decatur Deb
Trump showmanship is making us focus on a sideshow attraction. In the RCP aggregate, he gets only 29.8% of the half of Americans who are GOP. The first sane, realistic candidate, Bush, only gets 7.8 %. This is cause for relief, not panic.
I think Trump may be close to plateauing. However, it seems like Carson’s standing has raised considerably. The fact though is these guys are the only candidates not just with over 20% but with over double digits. But yeah it is cause for some relief when you consider that both would be terrible general election candidates.
re: #103 HappyWarrior
I think Trump may be close to plateauing. However, it seems like Carson’s standing has raised considerably. The fact though is these guys are the only candidates not just with over 20% but with over double digits. But yeah it is cause for some relief when you consider that both would be terrible general election candidates.
The Trump and Carson campaigns are going to detonate. With any luck, the fragmentation will leave the rest of them bleeding badly.
re: #104 Decatur Deb
The Trump and Carson campaigns are going to detonate. With any luck, the fragmentation will leave the rest of them bleeding badly.
What do you think will be the cause of said detonation? I think Trump’s undoing will be that he won’t be able to convince the religous right that he shares their agenda. Carson doesn’t have that problem but he also doesn’t have Trump’s war chest. I think and hope you are right about the implosion from Trump/Carson hurting the so called moderates. This has been the weirdest primary I’ve ever seen and it’s not even Fall yet.
re: #101 aagcobb
Michigan and Colorado? Sure sign the apocalypse is upon us!
Don’t mess with ground squirrels and prairie dogs. It won’t be an issue… Stupid people.
re: #104 Decatur Deb
The Trump and Carson campaigns are going to detonate. With any luck, the fragmentation will leave the rest of them bleeding badly.
On September 16, 2015, the Census Bureau will release new national data on poverty, income, and health insurance in the U.S. in 2014. As we get ready to crunch numbers, we thought it would be helpful to take a deeper look at what these numbers tell us—and don’t tell us—about poverty. We’ll get a somewhat fuller picture because for the first time, on the same date, the Census Bureau will be releasing data on poverty using two different measures: the “official” poverty measure and the “supplemental” poverty measure.” Here are a few FAQs on poverty and the Census Bureau data.
What does the official poverty rate measure?
Bill Kristol has a sad:
Kristol told CNN that he would like to see former Vice President Dick Cheney or Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) run as independents in 2016.
re: #105 HappyWarrior
What do you think will be the cause of said detonation? I think Trump’s undoing will be that he won’t be able to convince the religous right that he shares their agenda. Carson doesn’t have that problem but he also doesn’t have Trump’s war chest. I think and hope you are right about the implosion from Trump/Carson hurting the so called moderates. This has been the weirdest primary I’ve ever seen and it’s not even Fall yet.
Trump will explode because it’s Trump, a personality-driven vanity effort without a RL reason to exist. Carson is a figleaf. The TPGOP is not going to field a Black president in my lifetime or yours. (His campaign really needs to be studied at leisure—he has a strong, virtually all-white physical presence here in Alabama, and has had for more than a year.)
re: #107 Varek Raith
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re: #114 HappyWarrior
Hahahhaha oh Bill you joker
I don’t know about a joker, maybe fool is a better word.
re: #115 Eventual Carrion
I don’t know about a joker, maybe fool is a better word.
I know. It’s just so laughable.
re: #109 Timothy Watson
Bill Kristol has a sad:
Kristol made his own sad, by convincing RW GOPers that Palin was a plausible candidate. The TPGOP cannibalism starts there.
re: #110 Decatur Deb
Trump will explode because it’s Trump, a personality-driven vanity effort without a RL reason to exist. Carson is a figleaf. The TPGOP is not going to field a Black president in my lifetime or yours. (His campaign really needs to be studied at leisure—he has a strong, virtually all-white physical presence here in Alabama, and has had for more than a year.)
Yeah I agree. Just wanted you two cents. Carson’s support is just astounding to me. No political or even business experience. Just a guy who has found a gig trashing Obama and ACA. Man if I knew it was this easy………….
re: #118 HappyWarrior
Yeah I agree. Just wanted you two cents. Carson’s support is just astounding to me. No political or even business experience. Just a guy who has found a gig trashing Obama and ACA. Man if I knew it was this easy………….
That much astroturf is very expensive, and he has no visible means of support.
re: #119 Decatur Deb
That much astroturf is very expensive, and he has no visible means of support.
Yeah I haven’t heard about any prominent endorsers. He’ll run out of money sooner than later. I do wonder who is funding him.
Carly Fiorina was just trying to sneak freedom into Iran when HP was selling them ALL THE COMPUTERS http://t.co/ZsLoxdZSm6
— Wonkette (@Wonkette) September 15, 2015
re: #121 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
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re: #121 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
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re: #103 HappyWarrior
I think Trump may be close to plateauing. However, it seems like Carson’s standing has raised considerably. The fact though is these guys are the only candidates not just with over 20% but with over double digits. But yeah it is cause for some relief when you consider that both would be terrible general election candidates.
Picture, if you will, Ben Carson vs Hillary Clinton in a debate of any substance.
Once you’ve stopped laughing, feel free to lessen your worries. :-)
re: #110 Decatur Deb
Trump will explode because it’s Trump, a personality-driven vanity effort without a RL reason to exist.
Trump has a few billion dollars and he wants to be president. That’s real enough for the moment. Inasmuch as all of the Republican candidates are running on made up issues and making mountains out of molehills, testing them against RL reasons for running seems a waste.
re: #124 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
Active Shooter At Large On Mississippi’s Delta State Campus, Professor Shot And Killed
That happened yesterday, didn’t it?
re: #125 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
Daddy Issues???
Nah, more laughing at the fact that he seriously thinks that nominating Cheney with all his heart problems and age is a smart idea. And Cotton who made his bones by pretty much telling the Iranian regime not to listen or trust President Obama.
re: #126 WhatEVs
Picture, if you will, Ben Carson vs Hillary Clinton in a debate of any substance.
Once you’ve stopped laughing, feel free to lessen your worries. :-)
I am still not a huge Clinton fan but I think she’d take apart any of these clown car freaks in a debate. They no substance at all.
re: #127 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Trump has a few billion dollars and he wants to be president. That’s real enough for the moment. Inasmuch as all of the Republican candidates are running on made up issues and making mountains out of molehills, testing them against RL reasons for running seems a waste.
After all the loons had their moment of exaltation in 2012, the GOP came up with warmed-over Mitt.
re: #109 Timothy Watson
Bill Kristol has a sad:
Kristol told CNN that he would like to see former Vice President Dick Cheney or Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) run as independents in 2016.
There’s just never enough war for Bill. He wants the US to rule the world by any means (especially war). Mr. PNAC himself.
Did you ever read the PNAC mission statement? It was basically what I said above…US to rule the earth by “education” (their word) or any other means.
This guy is a danger to the entire planet.
re: #128 makeitstop
That happened yesterday, didn’t it?
yes. The shooter committed suicide after killing two other people.
re: #132 Decatur Deb
After all the loons had their moment of exaltation in 2012, the GOP came up with warmed-over Mitt.
That’s true but Mitt was polling better than Marco, Jeb, Scotty, Kasich, and Christie are. Now the question is where do the supporters of the defeated go. Better yet where does their money go.
re: #134 WhatEVs
There’s just never enough war for Bill. He wants the US to rule the world by any means (especially war). Mr. PNAC himself.
Did you ever read the PNAC mission statement? It was basically what I said above…US to rule the earth by “education” (their word) or any other means.
This guy is a danger to the entire planet.
I am surprised then that he’s not supporting Lindsay Graham.
re: #131 HappyWarrior
I am still not a huge Clinton fan but I think she’d take apart any of these clown car freaks in a debate. They no substance at all.
The only issue I see is that I cannot imagine that conversation without sounding like a complete asshole. I mean, seriously, I could debate Carson and win handily, but I would be so incredulous of, first, that he would be part of the debate, and second, it would be hard to not either laugh or give him the serious side eye, which would likely make me look like an asshole. I just cannot imagine that exchange. It boggles my mind.
re: #67 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
according to the CIA factbook, the US is ranked 136/184 in maternal death.
So much for American Exceptionalism.
Exceptionally bad is still exceptional!
re: #138 WhatEVs
The only issue I see is that I cannot imagine that conversation without sounding like a complete asshole. I mean, seriously, I could debate Carson and win handily, but I would be so incredulous of, first, that he would be part of the debate, and second, it would be hard to not either laugh or give him the serious side eye, which would likely make me look like an asshole. I just cannot imagine that exchange. It boggles my mind.
I know what you mean. I can’t take Carson seriously after he said that visiting the Holocaust Museum furthered his belief that we’re a modern day Nazi Germany. I hate to sound like a jerk but I really think Carson’s only appeal to the GOP base is that he’s a black man and doctor that has dissed Obama and ACA. He’s not qualified for the job at all. I think this is the first time he’s ran for any office at all anywhere.
re: #135 Backwoods_Sleuth
yes. The shooter committed suicide after killing two other people.
These fuckers always get the order wrong. Shoot yourself first. One and done.
(I am not meaning to be glib. This stuff saddens me to the point that black humor is the only thing I can muster.)
re: #136 HappyWarrior
That’s true but Mitt was polling better than Marco, Jeb, Scotty, Kasich, and Christie are. Now the question is where do the supporters of the defeated go. Better yet where does their money go.
The worst credible case now is probably Cruz, though I was more afraid of Walker. The most likely are still Bush, Rubio, or Kasich. The GOP processes are just not crazy enough to present a total freak. That’s probably a good thing.
re: #85 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
I think our inequities have always been compared to the rest of the world. As we’ve helped raise up the level of education and economic development in the rest of the world, our own standards are now really being challenged.
Wingnut heads are exploding because “American Exceptionalism” isn’t the standard anymore. Instead of moving forward, their answer is to declare war and ruin everyone else.
The bully impulse. “If I can’t feel good about myself I’ll make everyone else feel worse!”
It’s easier than thinking, or changing.
re: #142 Decatur Deb
The worst credible case now is probably Cruz, though I was more afraid of Walker. The most likely are still Bush, Rubio, or Kasich. The GOP processes are just not crazy enough to present a total freak. That’s probably a good thing.
Yeah I thought it would be Walker too. I thought the Koch money (ha! because it sounds like coke) and that he’s won three elections in a blue state would have some sway but politics is more than that obviously.
re: #141 WhatEVs
These fuckers always get the order wrong. Shoot yourself first. One and done.
(I am not meaning to be glib. This stuff saddens me to the point that black humor is the only thing I can muster.)
What about a powerful nation committing murder/suicide on a global scale?
re: #100 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
I blocked a site on my news aggregator this morning because it blamed these cases on the US Army losing a case of the bacteria.
Its source? InfoWars.
It was also Obama’s fault.
re: #146 Romantic Heretic
I blocked a site on my news aggregator this morning because it blamed these cases on the US Army losing a case of the bacteria.
Its source? InfoWars.
It was also Obama’s fault.
When is it NOT Obama’s fault with these dickwads?
re: #146 Romantic Heretic
I blocked a site on my news aggregator this morning because it blamed these cases on the US Army losing a case of the bacteria.
Its source? InfoWars.
It was also Obama’s fault.
The god of Thomas Jefferson created Infowars to test our faith in the 1st Amendment.
re: #147 HappyWarrior
When is it NOT Obama’s fault with these dickwads?
Back in ‘96, I got a bad burrito that ended up in some singularly unique gastrointestinal distress.
Clearly, Obama’s fault.
*smh*
re: #103 HappyWarrior
I think Trump may be close to plateauing. However, it seems like Carson’s standing has raised considerably. The fact though is these guys are the only candidates not just with over 20% but with over double digits. But yeah it is cause for some relief when you consider that both would be terrible general election candidates.
My biggest worry is that when the wingnut’s candidate loses the wingnuts will fall back on ‘2nd Amendment solutions’.
It won’t be the first time the US has been subjected to a massive terrorist campaign, and the last time the terrorists won.
re: #149 Dr Lizardo
Back in ‘96, I got a bad burrito that ended up in some singularly unique gastrointestinal distress.
Clearly, Obama’s fault.
*smh*
My cold over the past week? Clearly Obama’s fault.
re: #150 Romantic Heretic
My biggest worry is that when the wingnut’s candidate loses the wingnuts will fall back on ‘2nd Amendment solutions’.
It won’t be the first time the US has been subjected to a massive terrorist campaign, and the last time the terrorists won.
Yes, it will be their third consecutive presidential loss. It doesn’t help at all that their candidates egg them along “They’re coming for your guns.” I flat out told DF last night that his party bears direct responsibility for creating the kind of atmosphere where a demagogue bigot like Trump and a religious fanatic like Carson can not only function but flourish.
re: #147 HappyWarrior
When is it NOT Obama’s fault with these dickwads?
Obama planted teh sick fleas on teh cute prairie dogs!!!!
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Carson’s intellectual flatulence exiting his word hole? Obama’s fault.
I mean even the right wing “intellectuals” do this silly crap. Krauthammer bitching at Obama for it raining the day of his convention speech a few years ago. Because Obama was supposed to know tat it would rain in Charlotte that day.
re: #138 WhatEVs
The only issue I see is that I cannot imagine that conversation without sounding like a complete asshole. I mean, seriously, I could debate Carson and win handily, but I would be so incredulous of, first, that he would be part of the debate, and second, it would be hard to not either laugh or give him the serious side eye, which would likely make me look like an asshole. I just cannot imagine that exchange. It boggles my mind.
You’d have to study Biden’s technique dealing with Palin. He had the same narrow ledge to balance and he did it quite well. I sure couldn’t have mustered that kind of restraint.
The best are though the Republican voters that blame Obama for things that happened under Bush or better yet those Republicans who support Obama policy when you don’t tell them that it’s an Obama policy. I.E. why ACA is much more popular with Republican voters than Obamacare is even though they’re the same fucking thing. And of course, GOP strategists have no problem with that. They’d get rid of ACA and replace it with something similar just so they could deny Obama credit on the issue. That’s how craven these fuckers are. The true believers are bad enough but the cynical bastards that run the GOP are even worse IMO.
re: #150 Romantic Heretic
My biggest worry is that when the wingnut’s candidate loses the wingnuts will fall back on ‘2nd Amendment solutions’.
It won’t be the first time the US has been subjected to a massive terrorist campaign, and the last time the terrorists won.
There could be an increase in sporadic nutcase violence, but the deeply disaffected are just not very well coordinated. Over the last couple months the observable “Patriot” sites have shown a good bit of internal breakdown. An HRC victory might put many of them into irrecoverable despair.
No one except the pros can talk about the deeply paranoid types who stay off open media.
re: #156 allegro
You’d have to study Biden’s technique dealing with Palin. He had the same narrow ledge to balance and he did it quite well. I sure couldn’t have mustered that kind of restraint.
He did a nice job with the Ayn Rand Congressional Fan Club President too.
re: #145 Decatur Deb
What about a powerful nation committing murder/suicide on a global scale?
Sorry??
re: #151 HappyWarrior
My cold over the past week? Clearly Obama’s fault.
My hamburger meat was too fatty! Damn that Kenyan socialist to Hell!
re: #161 WhatEVs
Sorry??
Just raising your #141 grief above the individual level. Even with the post-Soviet step back, a few nations have the means to go postal. Think of 1939 with full silos.
Well on a OT note, Diet/Workout 2.0 seems to be working. When I started working here a couple plus weeks ago, I was around 214. Just about 212 two weeks later. So thank you office gym. Still about 20-25 pounds from being an ideal weight though but a start is a start.
re: #164 HappyWarrior
Well on a OT note, Diet/Workout 2.0 seems to be working. When I started working here a couple plus weeks ago, I was around 214. Just about 212 two weeks later. So thank you office gym. Still about 20-25 pounds from being an ideal weight though but a start is a start.
How tall are you?
If you don’t mind me asking.
re: #156 allegro
You’d have to study Biden’s technique dealing with Palin. He had the same narrow ledge to balance and he did it quite well. I sure couldn’t have mustered that kind of restraint.
That’s the reason I could never be a politician. I am not good at masking my disdain for idiocy. It’s hard enough to attempt to mask it in a work environment when there isn’t any kind global implications.
It’d be too easy to do something to fuck up the entire world. (Something I wish The Donald - and all his bellicosity - could understand.)
re: #163 Decatur Deb
Just raising your #141 grief above the individual level. Even with the post-Soviet step back, a few nations have the means to go postal. Think of 1939 with full silos.
Ah! Thank you.
re: #165 Varek Raith
How tall are you?
If you don’t mind me asking.
Nah not at all. I’m between 5’11 and 6’.
re: #164 HappyWarrior
and what are you wearing?!
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re: #168 HappyWarrior
Nah not at all. I’m between 5’11 and 6’.
I had a doctor tell me what my ideal weight should be.
I laughed.
I’m 6’3.5” and his suggestion would make me look like a toothpick.
XD
re: #146 Romantic Heretic
Some of California’s state and national parks have areas where the plague bacteria are still active in the rodent population. Out of the millions of visitors to the parks this year one, a child, contracted the plague and is recovering.
Dave In Austin already laid out how to avoid coming down with the plague: stay away from the rodents. Stay the hell away from them unless you want to sample one aspect of life in the 14th century. I would add; keep your pants tucked into your boots, apply insecticide, and don’t camp near rodent burrows.
It isn’t rocket science. There are warning signs posted.
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— WCPO (@WCPO) September 15, 2015
It’s a funny commercial.
re: #172 Decatur Deb
PT time. BBL.
I’ve been clocking that sucker in even though we are currently in MA. The hotel gym has an acceptable recumbent bike and the wifi is good enough to stream my hockey games.
re: #140 HappyWarrior
I know what you mean. I can’t take Carson seriously after he said that visiting the Holocaust Museum furthered his belief that we’re a modern day Nazi Germany. I hate to sound like a jerk but I really think Carson’s only appeal to the GOP base is that he’s a black man and doctor that has dissed Obama and ACA. He’s not qualified for the job at all. I think this is the first time he’s ran for any office at all anywhere.
I can’t take anyone seriously who claims to be a YEC. If that person is a science major —well … .[redacted].
re: #171 Varek Raith
I had a doctor tell me what my ideal weight should be.
I laughed.
I’m 6’3.5” and his suggestion would make me look like a toothpick.
XD
Did he give a BMI like weight? That stuff is just crazy. I want to get in the 180’s personally because of my heart condition. Myself being 210ish is different than the average guy without the heart condition. One thing I am resigned to though, no matter how light I get, I am never going to be a fast runner, no matter, I have always hated running but I have become at least a quicker runner.
re: #176 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
I can’t take anyone seriously who claims to be a YEC. If that person is a science major —well … .[redacted].
I know what you mean. YEC’s just dumbfound me. All creationists do but YEC’s especially.
re: #156 allegro
You’d have to study Biden’s technique dealing with Palin. He had the same narrow ledge to balance and he did it quite well. I sure couldn’t have mustered that kind of restraint.
linky? I try not to watch such things, but I’d enjoy seeing that.
re: #177 HappyWarrior
Did he give a BMI like weight? That stuff is just crazy. I want to get in the 180’s personally because of my heart condition. Myself being 210ish is different than the average guy without the heart condition. One thing I am resigned to though, no matter how light I get, I am never going to be a fast runner, no matter, I have always hated running but I have become at least a quicker runner.
Yeah, the BMI one is about 200ish.
Which is about where I am at.
The doc suggested I be at 165 to 175.
I was like 0_o
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— ggt (@geegeetee) September 15, 2015
Dr. King delivering the eulogy for the #FourLittleGirls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. #52Years pic.twitter.com/6NcPz6WZD6
— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) September 15, 2015
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— Mediaite (@Mediaite) September 15, 2015
In Ben Carson’s own words: pic.twitter.com/EGxDLRBpJx
— Yukio Strachan (@boldandworthy) September 15, 2015
re: #183 Lidane
Disgrace to the uniform says what?
POTUS is slacking again:
Jade Helm 15 ends today…so Obama only has a few hours left to invade Texas, impose martial law http://t.co/y7hqoyrJM3
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) September 15, 2015
re: #184 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
Emmett Till couldn’t be reached for comment.
re: #180 Varek Raith
Yeah, the BMI one is about 200ish.
Which is about where I am at.
The doc suggested I be at 165 to 175.
I was like 0_o
At your height, that’s insane. Hell at my height, that’s out there.
re: #183 Lidane
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Criminal, N-o-r-t-h. But thanks for playing word association with us Ollie.
re: #191 HappyWarrior
At your height, that’s insane. Hell at my height, that’s out there.
I got many different opinions on what it should be and they all agreed that one was extreme.
re: #179 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
linky? I try not to watch such things, but I’d enjoy seeing that.
It’s on youtube. Just search Biden Palin debate.
re: #191 HappyWarrior
I have the opposite problem. BMI says I should be between 170 to 190 at 6 foot 5 inches. But I have a rail thin build, so become visibly chubby. My optimum weight is in the 160 to 170 range.
11 foreign policy questions for the GOP candidates
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3. One of Hillary Clinton’s signature policies as secretary of state was the pivot to Asia. Do you believe that the United States needs to re-focus its attention and resources on Asia, or was that policy a mistake you would reverse?
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7. In recent years, the United States has moved away from using large, international organizations like the United Nations or the World Trade Organization; instead, it has opted to deal with challenges like trade in smaller, more informal forums or bilaterally. Which path would you pursue and why? Should the United States revise its relationships with bodies like the UN?
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11. President Obama has announced that he intends to end the American war in Afghanistan by the end of his presidency, with any remaining U.S. troops playing non-combat roles in Kabul. Do U.S. forces need to stay in Afghanistan and continue to fight? If so, for how long?
re: #197 The War TARDIS
If I meet Jenna Coleman in a month, I will share a picture privately.
re: #188 Lidane
POTUS is slacking again:
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The consipiritards will take the non-event as proof that their efforts prevented a takeover.
re: #197 The War TARDIS
I have the opposite problem. BMI says I should be between 170 to 190 at 6 foot 5 inches. But I have a rail thin build, so become visibly chubby. My optimum weight is in the 160 to 170 range.
Man, that seems too low.
*shrugs*
re: #182 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
Dr. King delivering the eulogy for the #FourLittleGirls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. #52Years pic.twitter.com/6NcPz6WZD6
— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) September 15, 2015
WHY DOES KING HAVE TO POLITICIZE THIS TRAGEDY!!!!
re: #191 HappyWarrior
At your height, that’s insane. Hell at my height, that’s out there.
I’m 6’0” and I consider 180 to be on the low end of my ideal weight range. I wouldn’t call 175 “insane” but “implausible.” Depends on your build.
The brave leader of NRx is throwing a tantrum because he was kicked off of Twitter. pic.twitter.com/BW22dqtjL2
— Asher Langton (@AsherLangton) September 15, 2015
re: #205 Charles Johnson
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a) What’s NRx, and b) kicked off of Twitter, but now posting with sockpuppet/second account?
There is no good measure on weight, IMHO.
Do you feel good? Are you comfortable in your clothes? Can you do all you want to do?
Is your weight the cause of knee/foot/back problems?
Is your heart at risk? Is your weight from fat or muscle? (Muscle weighs more than fat)
I think these are better questions to ask.
I always think the doctors think I should weigh more than I do —for the amount of muscle I have. I felt best under 130 —to them that is underweight. at 160, they don’t bat an eye.
re: #201 Varek Raith
Man, that seems too low.
*shrugs*
Yeah I have to agree. I think at 6’5, one should be over 200 easily. I can’t take BMI seriously when the mid 180’s is the highest amount that is considered “regular weight.” I don’t think I’m in perfectly good shape at 212 but I don’t think awful. I really think we have to look at our bodies, genetics, diets, etc when determining our ideal weights.
re: #205 Charles Johnson
He seems nice. It’s so rare to see such calm and rational discourse on a public forum like Twitter.
*maximum headdesk*
re: #204 It’s on his hat!
I’m 6’0” and I consider 180 to be on the low end of my ideal weight range. I wouldn’t call 175 “insane” but “implausible.” Depends on your build.
Yeah it does depend on build. I’ve always been husky. Built more like a running back or linebacker more than a receiver or track runner.
re: #211 HappyWarrior
Yeah it does depend on build. I’ve always been husky. Built more like a running back or linebacker more than a receiver or track runner.
Same.
At my worst, I was 300ish.
re: #213 Varek Raith
Same.
At my worst, I was 300ish.
I think I peaked at 262 the spring after I graduated. Man I was in terrible shape. Glad that chapter is done.
re: #211 HappyWarrior
Yeah it does depend on build. I’ve always been husky. Built more like a running back or linebacker more than a receiver or track runner.
I was rail-thin in high school — same height, but around 140 pounds. Post-college, I’m just a padded rail. I’ve been working to put on muscle, but that’s a slow process.
Carson said, “A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay.”
must be the water
re: #215 It’s on his hat!
I was rail-thin in high school — same height, but around 140 pounds. Post-college, I’m just a padded rail. I’ve been working to put on muscle, but that’s a slow process.
I think the last time I was 140, I was probably about six inches shorter than I am now. But yeah putting on muscle is tough for me at least in my upper body. I’ve gotten really strong in my lower body. I am never going to be a fast runner but I got good walking endurance.
re: #208 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
While we’re at it, a rational discussion on body image in advertising would also be great, but I’m not holding my breath. Sigh.
re: #205 Charles Johnson
@AsherLangton “going to strangle a bitch” Yeah, that proves something.
— ggt (@geegeetee) September 15, 2015
re: #207 It’s on his hat!
a) What’s NRx, and b) kicked off of Twitter, but now posting with sockpuppet/second account?
NRx is “neo-reactionary” - a really creepy offshoot of the “men’s rights” weirdos. He registered that account when he was suspended, but that one’s now suspended too. Good riddance.
re: #218 klys (maker of Silmarils)
While we’re at it, a rational discussion on body image in advertising would also be great, but I’m not holding my breath. Sigh.
Advertising is about appealing to our emotions, insecurities and instincts, not about reason.
re: #218 klys (maker of Silmarils)
While we’re at it, a rational discussion on body image in advertising would also be great, but I’m not holding my breath. Sigh.
Funny you should mention that - Victoria Beckham is under fire for using some rail-thin models in her recent New York fashion show.
re: #220 Charles Johnson
NRx is “neo-reactionary” - a really creepy offshoot of the “men’s rights” weirdos. He registered that account when he was suspended, but that one’s now suspended too. Good riddance.
So you’re telling us that there’s a movement that thinks the MRA movement is not wacko enough. Well of course. I figured he was a MRA type reading his tweets that you posted.
Am now in L.A. Will be going to the U.S.S. IOWA at 5:30 P.M. to speak to our great VETERANS and other friends!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2015
I sure hope he explains to all those veterans how his military boarding school experience gave him better military training than anything they had.
re: #215 It’s on his hat!
You should check out “Bigger, Leaner, Stronger” and muscleforlife.com after i lost a bunch of weight i decided to start lifting weights and trying to put on muscle and that site and book (by the guy who runs the site) really helped me put the pieces together. Been following his program for about 10 weeks, my strength and muscle mass has increased while the stubborn fat on my stomach is disappearing pretty rapidly.
re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I sure hope he explains to all those veterans how his military boarding school experience gave him better military training than anything they had.
Yeah I am sure they’re awaiting with baited ears to hear that.
re: #180 Varek Raith
Yeah, the BMI one is about 200ish.
Which is about where I am at.
The doc suggested I be at 165 to 175.
I was like 0_o
My youngest brother is 6’3”. When he was in his late teens he was <150lbs.
re: #218 klys (maker of Silmarils)
While we’re at it, a rational discussion on body image in advertising would also be great, but I’m not holding my breath. Sigh.
re: #220 Charles Johnson
NRx is “neo-reactionary” - a really creepy offshoot of the “men’s rights” weirdos. He registered that account when he was suspended, but that one’s now suspended too. Good riddance.
Checking the #nrx hashtag on twitter results in a lot of vdare and European heritage pride crap.
re: #217 HappyWarrior
I think the last time I was 140, I was probably about six inches shorter than I am now. But yeah putting on muscle is tough for me at least in my upper body. I’ve gotten really strong in my lower body. I am never going to be a fast runner but I got good walking endurance.
I’ve found that dropping even 5-10 pounds helps immensely with long-distance running. I shaved probably 2-3 minutes off of my average 5k time when I was at my lowest weight, but sadly, after a summer of vacationing and overindulgence (and a nagging ankle injury), I’m ~20 pounds heavier. Sigh.
re: #227 b_sharp
My youngest brother is 6’3”. When he was in his late teens he was <150lbs.
Did the wind blow him away???
/
Mental note, maintaining proper form is of utmost importance when deadlifting 200+ lbs. Lost my form on one rep this morning, strained my back, workout over.
re: #230 It’s on his hat!
I’ve found that dropping even 5-10 pounds helps immensely with long-distance running. I shaved probably 2-3 minutes off of my average 5k time when I was at my lowest weight, but sadly, after a summer of vacationing and overindulgence (and a nagging ankle injury), I’m ~20 pounds heavier. Sigh.
I think I just can’t do long distance running for a couple reasons. A) I’m flat footed and B) I got the heart condition. Even when I was in optimal shape as a kid, I never had impressive mile times. I think my best ever was in the 9 minutes.
re: #225 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
You should check out “Bigger, Leaner, Stronger” and muscleforlife.com after i lost a bunch of weight i decided to start lifting weights and trying to put on muscle and that site and book (by the guy who runs the site) really helped me put the pieces together. Been following his program for about 10 weeks, my strength and muscle mass has increased while the stubborn fat on my stomach is disappearing pretty rapidly.
Thanks, I’ll check that out. I had been following a program called StrongLifts 5x5 but I think bad squat form messed up my ankle, and I have been afraid to start it up again. I should really see a doctor, but my family has seen the inside of the orthopedist’s office waaaaay too much this year…
What. The. Fuck. https://t.co/OMNBVATczv
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 15, 2015
Matthew Yglesias is an ass.
re: #184 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
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Well, as long as Carson’s grateful for what he’s been given…
(sheesh)
re: #221 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Advertising is about appealing to our emotions, insecurities and instincts, not about reason.
Sure, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about the harm it’s doing.
I used to be 5’11-3/4” & 175lbs.
Then I went to 5’11-1/4” & 235lbs.
Now I’m 5’11-1/4”& 195lbs.
However, my head is still quite fat, & frequently makes me fall on my face when I lean over.
@markyzaguirre @dandrezner Mass deportation is cruel, but I don’t see why it would be impossible. Jeb’s tax cuts clearly won’t juice growth
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 15, 2015
Chopping off my own testicles would be cruel, but not impossible.
re: #231 Varek Raith
Did the wind blow him away???
/
No.
We had a string tied to his waist & we took turns holding the other end.
re: #244 jaunte
Sounds like it’s sold at GNC.
Yeah I thought that it sounded like a pharmaceutical too.
— Sitnexto Kim Davis (@nexttokimdavis) September 15, 2015
re: #222 Dr Lizardo
Funny you should mention that - Victoria Beckham is under fire for using some rail-thin models in her recent New York fashion show.
Several of those girls look like they are ill. But then again, Beckham herself, is stick thin.
Alot of these designers (and I believe Beckham is one) will not make clothes for anything over like a size 4. Karl Lagerfeld is one. He makes nasty comments about women he feels are fat (you know, anyone larger than Beckham).
Fashion is a weird business. One would think they’d like to make money from whomever is able to buy their wares. Apparently not.
re: #239 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Sure, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about the harm it’s doing.
We can talk about sports or the weather to the same effect.
re: #248 WhatEVs
Several of those girls look like they are ill. But then again, Beckham herself, is stick thin.
Alot of these designers (and I believe Beckham is one) will not make clothes for anything over like a size 4. Karl Lagerfeld is one. He makes nasty comments about women he feels are fat (you know, anyone larger than Beckham).
Fashion is a weird business. One would think they’d like to make money from whomever is able to buy their wares. Apparently not.
Yeah….what’s freaky (to me, at least) is when they use those size 0 models. Yeesh. Like walking skeletons.
re: #249 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
We can talk about sports or the weather to the same effect.
Clearly you don’t think this conversation will offer anything of value. That’s fine, feel free to ignore it.
However, as a result of this conversation happening in the past, we have things like Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign, which is a hell of a lot better than no recognition at all. So I will continue to think it an important and necessary conversation to have, because it does impact a lot of people.
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— ggt (@geegeetee) September 15, 2015
re: #252 jaunte
They seem to have a big problem with Jews.
A lot of those types blame Jews for what they call “Cultural Marxism.” I think I’ve seen some of them ramble about the Vienna School or something like that. Not sure though.
Looks like another failure for Obama. @RightWingWatch
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 15, 2015
re: #254 HappyWarrior
If they get to crow about “Cultural Marxism” and get taken seriously by more of the mainstream than they deserve, do we get to accuse them of “Cultural Fascism” in turn?
Not a serious suggestion, just hoping to point out the absurdity of the ‘Cultural Marxism’ bullshit.
re: #254 HappyWarrior
A lot of those types blame Jews for what they call “Cultural Marxism.” I think I’ve seen some of them ramble about the Vienna School or something like that. Not sure though.
Frankfurt School.
re: #234 It’s on his hat!
Thanks, I’ll check that out. I had been following a program called StrongLifts 5x5 but I think bad squat form messed up my ankle, and I have been afraid to start it up again. I should really see a doctor, but my family has seen the inside of the orthopedist’s office waaaaay too much this year…
Form is super important but footwear is very important too, especially on the major lifts as I discovered, again, this morning doing a deadlift and straining my back effectively ending today’s workout. If you plan to lift get some good cross trainers or better yet get some good weightlifting shoes. I have Adi-Power’s by Adidas, they weren’t cheap but are excellent for weight lifting (they are olympic weightlifting shoes). Based on the stuff in that book and on the site I built out a 5 day routine, know the ins and outs as far as nutrition and have managed to build a decent amount of muscle while still shedding the fat. I still have a few pounds to shed fat wise but am under 10% body fat.
here’s a recent pic after finishing 9 weeks:
re: #250 Dr Lizardo
Yeah….what’s freaky (to me, at least) is when they use those size 0 models. Yeesh. Like walking skeletons.
That’s why they all look so pissed off all the time. They feel like shit.
re: #250 Dr Lizardo
Yeah….what’s freaky (to me, at least) is when they use those size 0 models. Yeesh. Like walking skeletons.
Beckham is a size 00 (you’re not thin enough if you are a size 0 any longer). Those girls look to be a 0000.
I suppose it’s cheaper to make clothes (that you charge a lot for) if you’re using a half a yard of fabric.
re: #251 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Clearly you don’t think this conversation will offer anything of value. That’s fine, feel free to ignore it.
However, as a result of this conversation happening in the past, we have things like Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign, which is a hell of a lot better than no recognition at all. So I will continue to think it an important and necessary conversation to have, because it does impact a lot of people.
Up here in Canuckistan, the government has PSA’s for what they call Dietainment, which is all about body image for girls and supposed articles which are nothing more than ads for diet related products - because one can never be too thin. They are really good PSAs.
re: #228 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
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My problem with that ad campaign is that every one of those women appears to have a toned stomach.
re: #240 b_sharp
I used to be 5’11-3/4” & 175lbs.
Then I went to 5’11-1/4” & 235lbs.
Now I’m 5’11-1/4”& 195lbs.
However, my head is still quite fat, & frequently makes me fall on my face when I lean over.
Naw, you’re just big-brained.
re: #184 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
Holy shit. That sounds like what Cliven Bundy said. Damn. Is this for real??
re: #257 Timothy Watson
Frankfurt School.
Forgot the link:
en.wikipedia.org
A 21st-century conspiracy theory regards the Frankfurt School as the origin of a contemporary movement in the political left to subvert traditional western cultural norms, referred to as “Cultural Marxism” by theory proponents. It advocates the idea that multiculturalism and political correctness are products of critical theory, which originated with the Frankfurt School. The theory is associated with American conservative thinkers such as William Lind, Pat Buchanan and Paul Weyrich, and has received institutional support from the Free Congress Foundation.[51][52][53][54]
re: #262 Timothy Watson
My problem with that ad campaign is that every one of those women appears to have a toned stomach.
And yet, even with that, it represents a huge amount of progress compared to all size 0s, all the time!
re: #262 Timothy Watson
My problem with that ad campaign is that every one of those women appears to have a toned stomach.
The Dove one? I don’t see that at all.
re: #263 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Naw, you’re just big-brained.
Then what’s that knocking I hear when I shake my head?
— Bristola (@bristola48) September 14, 2015
re: #265 Timothy Watson
It advocates the idea that multiculturalism and political correctness are products of critical theory
A.K.A. acknowledgement of syncretism, the reality that disparate cultures blend and influence one another.
re: #262 Timothy Watson
My problem with that ad campaign is that every one of those women appears to have a toned stomach.
Again, playing with our emotions, insecurities, instincts and personal dreams/fantasies. Reason plays only a minor role when it comes to selling fashion or body care products.
re: #267 WhatEVs
The Dove one? I don’t see that at all.
I’m not saying they’re rail thin, but most of them have toned (as in firm, muscular, etc.) stomachs, fourth from the left almost has a six-pack.
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re: #268 b_sharp
Then what’s that knocking I hear when I shake my head?
Eyebleach, stat!
Oops, replied to the wrong comment. I was so flustered by the idea of nude, pregnant Trump that I clicked the wrong button.
I have no issue with models being healthy and in shape, because that is something I can achieve if I work at it. (I do have problems with excessive airbrushing, because that creates unrealistic standards without ever making it clear that it is doing so.)
I do have issues with only thin women being used in advertising. Because heaven forbid we acknowledge that women have different body types, that not every woman is going to fit into a size 0 even if they starved themselves, that this is not the only standard men measure against for beauty out there.
You want to talk about where the insecurities come from, a non-trivial part is the fact that a HUGE number of women never see anyone in advertising that looks even remotely like them.
Birmingham church bombing was 52 years ago today. Here’s UPI wire coverage which ran in WaPo http://t.co/EupHKHt7UO pic.twitter.com/6fXeEvmCHj
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) September 15, 2015
I bet TRUMP® could do a greater Jade Helm any day.
And I bet TRUMP® has the perfect body type…because he says so.
(Just practicing up for the all Trump all the time world we are now living in.)
re: #276 ObserverArt
I bet TRUMP(r) could do a greater Jade Helm any day.
And I bet TRUMP(r) has the perfect body type…because he says so.
(Just practicing up for the all Trump all the time world we are now living in.)
Trump would do Jade Help so good your head would spin.
re: #276 ObserverArt
There is no Trump but Trump and Trump is the prophet of Trump.
re: #277 Franklin
Trump would do Jade Help so good your head would spin.
Trump would do Jade Helm so good you won’t even see it as it happens.
re: #268 b_sharp
Then what’s that knocking I hear when I shake my head?
I used to describe my dizziness-when-walking as a litter of kittens rolling around in my head, then one big cat, then billiard balls, only bigger and heavier, then I said, ‘It’s like a balloon, only full of sloshy stuff. Hey, wait! I DO have one of those in there! It’s my brain!’
I’ve been creeped out for about a week.
re: #279 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump would do Jade Helm so good you won’t even see it as it happens.
He’d have those Texans thinking that they were all going to a church social right up until they close the camp gates on them.
re: #281 Higgs Boson’s Mate
He’d have those Texans thinking that they were all going to a church social right up until they close the camp gates on them.
And those camp gates would be classy!! And yuuuge!!!!
re: #280 wrenchwench
I used to describe my dizziness-when-walking as a litter of kittens rolling around in my head, then one big cat, then billiard balls, only bigger and heavier, then I said, ‘It’s like a balloon, only full of sloshy stuff. Hey, wait! I DO have one of those in there! It’s my brain!
I’ve been creeped out for about a week.
You have a reason for your state. As long as you keep improving we’ll be happy.
Here’s why one Navy mom will feel safer for her son with the #IranDeal in place → http://t.co/8iXTGwfZKE pic.twitter.com/5XeXkOS7Bt
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 15, 2015
re: #272 Timothy Watson
I’m not saying they’re rail thin, but most of them have toned (as in firm, muscular, etc.) stomachs, fourth from the left almost has a six-pack.
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As someone who has been overweight all my life, I can tell you that this is perfectly normal for overweight people. You have excess fat on your stomach (and elsewhere) but you don’t sag until you are much older. I looked much like the gal on the far right for a good part of my life until my early 30s when I lost weight (and since gained it back again).
You’re right about the girl who is 4th from the left. It is a little weird if you look at it as a six pack. But I think it’s just where she is carrying her fat cells…because everyone carries them in different places and have differing appearances.
Put two women who are the same height and weight (to the letter) together and they will not look the same.
8 dead, 5 missing in southern Utah flash flood
Search dogs were looking Tuesday for five people still missing after being caught in a flash flood near Hildale on Monday that took the lives of eight others.
One of the five is a woman, while the other four are children, authorities said.
Meantime, the National Weather Service issued another flood warning in the area where heavy rains caused Short Creek to overflow its banks.
re: #283 b_sharp
You have a reason for your state. As long as you keep improving we’ll be happy.
I think the sloshiness is subsiding an almost imperceptible amount. And jogging did not make it worse, as I feared would happen.
Fox News explains the dangers of Christianity in public schools
Being forced to conform to someone else’s religious norms has been an issue in public schools for a long time. While Christians have been more than happy to conflate the separation of church and state with oppression when Christian symbols are removed, this is one of the few times these same Christians have had to endure something even remotely close to what many non-Christians have experienced for decades.
re: #260 WhatEVs
Beckham is a size 00 (you’re not thin enough if you are a size 0 any longer). Those girls look to be a 0000.
I suppose it’s cheaper to make clothes (that you charge a lot for) if you’re using a half a yard of fabric.
tiny people —junior high girls spend the more (I think) than any other demographic on cheap clothing. $$$$$
re: #287 wrenchwench
I think the sloshiness is subsiding an almost imperceptible amount. And jogging did not make it worse, as I feared would happen.
One of the downsides to being an organic meatbag.
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OT - (Fear the Walking Dead related, no spoilers though).
Someone on Reddit posted a link to the (supposed) house used in the show where Madison lives with her kids and the boyfriend.
If you go to street view and look at the house across the street you get a nice surprise:
re: #287 wrenchwench
I think the sloshiness is subsiding an almost imperceptible amount. And jogging did not make it worse, as I feared would happen.
Damn, I wish I could hug you.
Tell your hubby to give you a hug from me.
re: #290 Varek Raith
One of the downsides to being an organic meatbag.
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An extremely complex organic meatbag. So complex, nobody is talking about going in there to fix something. I’m a mechanic, damnit!
re: #262 Timothy Watson
My problem with that ad campaign is that every one of those women appears to have a toned stomach.
The point, I think, is that a woman can be healthy, and physically active and be beautiful.
The idea that super model body is the ONLY standard for health and beauty is stupid.
Most women who do sports, play tennis, golf, run, go to the gym, run around after kids, etc do not look like super models — and they are beautiful.
Starving is not beautiful.
re: #293 b_sharp
Damn, I wish I could hug you.
Tell your hubby to give you a hug from me.
Thanks in advance for the hug!
re: #291 Franklin
OT - (Fear the Walking Dead related, no spoilers though).
Someone on Reddit posted a link to the (supposed) house used in the show where Madison lives with her kids and the boyfriend.
If you go to street view and look at the house across the street you get a nice surprise:
“Assholes live here”. LOL. Not a nice thing to say about people trying survive the zombie apocalypse
re: #246 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Exactly how many bigots have been murdered by left wing nutjob gay people? Wouldn’t that officers time be better spent protecting a Planned Parenthood clinic?
re: #296 wrenchwench
Thanks in advance for the hug!
HK-47: “Retraction: Did I say that out loud? I apologize, master. While you are a meatbag, I suppose I should not call you such.”
Revan: “You just called me a meatbag again!”
HK-47: “Explanation: It’s just that… you have all these squishy parts, master. And all that water! How the constant sloshing doesn’t drive you mad, I have no idea.”
“Recitation: First, weapon selection is critical. If I see one more idiot attacking a Jedi with a blaster pistol, then I’ll kill them myself.”
re: #303 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I wish they’d release a re-mastered version of those games, I’d replay them again in a heartbeat.
re: #305 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
I have bought them a good 3 times now: original, again on Steam, and on iOS.
It’s sitting on the iPad but I’m trying to be good and get some work done.
re: #305 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
I wish they’d release a re-mastered version of those games, I’d replay them again in a heartbeat.
It’s a pain in the ass getting the games to run on a modern computer too.
re: #307 Timothy Watson
It’s a pain in the ass getting the games to run on a modern computer too.
Yeah, I loved the Warhammer 40k Dawn of War series but it’s unplayable since you can’t set the resolution high enough to enjoy it. Especially when running an nVidia GTX 980 on a 27 inch 3d monitor.
“Answer: Select grenades, sonic screamers, cluster rockets, and plasma charges. Mines are also effective, as many Jedi will run to meet you in hand to hand combat. Silly Jedi.”
Club For Growth Attacks Donald Trump With New Ads In Iowa
“He’s really just playing us for chumps.”
Trump, of course, has an instant response. You stupid fuckers should have known better, now it’s too late.
Little respected Club For Growth asked me for $1,000,000 - I said “NO”. Now they are spending lobbyist and special interest money on ads!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2015
re: #310 Skip Intro
Club For Growth Attacks Donald Trump With New Ads In Iowa
Trump, of course, has an instant response. You stupid fuckers should have known better, now it’s too late.
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They keep on calling him a fake but he points out that the hypocritical fucks had no problem with him before whether it was looking for money, a shared appearance, or a kind word. He’s got them by the balls.
re: #310 Skip Intro
Club For Growth Attacks Donald Trump With New Ads In Iowa
Trump, of course, has an instant response. You stupid fuckers should have known better, now it’s too late.
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As much as I dislike Trump, I don’t discount the possibility he’s telling the truth.
re: #312 Timothy Watson
As much as I dislike Trump, I don’t discount the possibility he’s telling the truth.
Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised if the CFG asked him for money.
Trump has been gone after some of the pillars of the GOP establishment more than he’s gone after Clinton. The GOP establishment wishes you to know that Trump isn’t a Real Conservative and that there is no dissatisfaction among the rank and file.
re: #314 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Trump has been gone after some of the pillars of the GOP establishment more than he’s gone after Clinton. The GOP establishment wishes you to know that Trump isn’t a Real Conservative and that there is no dissatisfaction among the rank and file.
The thing that is funny is both are sort of right. Trump is fake as hell but at the same time so are the candidates denouncing him who had no problem with him before. It’s a great popcorn moment.
re: #309 Varek Raith
I missed your first quote and before I saw the word Jedi, I thought it was a Strax quote from Doctor Who.
re: #316 KGxvi
I missed your first quote and before I saw the word Jedi, I thought it was a Strax quote from Doctor Who.
Close enough
yes, why didn’t chelsea just admit to a partisan attack on her own *mother* asks top conservative media watchdog https://t.co/MTbsErNgrW
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) September 15, 2015
In softball @NBCNews interview, Chelsea Clinton dodges @HillaryClinton’s “liar” label http://t.co/uf24HUJCtd
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) September 15, 2015
re: #314 Higgs Boson’s Mate
Trump has been gone after some of the pillars of the GOP establishment more than he’s gone after Clinton. The GOP establishment wishes you to know that Trump isn’t a Real Conservative and that there is no dissatisfaction among the rank and file.
I’d never stop laughing if Trump manages to completely discredit those pillars of the GOP establishment and then makes such a horse’s ass of himself he completely blows the General.
re: #319 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
That’s the bizarre part of his popularity; the people who like him seem to want a horse’s ass in charge.
re: #319 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
I’d never stop laughing if Trump manages to completely discredit those pillars of the GOP establishment and then makes such a horse’s ass of himself he completely blows the General.
That would be what we call the best of both worlds.
re: #320 jaunte
That’s the bizarre part of his popularity; the people who like him seem to want a horse’s ass in charge.
Yeah I was getting my tea in the cafeteria this morning and CNN was on and Trump was shown bragging about his wealth and the crowd was going wild.
I’M RICH, THAT MEANS I’M BETTER THAN YOU.
*GOP crowd cheers*
re: #320 jaunte
That’s the bizarre part of his popularity; the people who like him seem to want a horse’s ass in charge.
Can we call him Incitatus? (The name of Caligula’s horse which Caligula, allegedly, made a consul.)
re: #325 jaunte
Neofeudal impulses.
Neo-feudal and neo-plutocratic. Trump reminds me of the Russian oligarchs. Don’t know if Sergey is here right now but I would be interested in his take on that analogy since he’s lived it unlike me.
“I like Trump as my lord, because he tells it like it is: I am his vassal, but these other people are total loser peasants.”
re: #320 jaunte
That’s the bizarre part of his popularity; the people who like him seem to want a horse’s ass in charge.
A lot of people want someone to do something. They’re not looking beneath the surface of events so “Throw the bums out!” seems like a sensible solution.
AL chief Justice Roy Moore likens Kim Davis to Nazi victims: “First they came for Kim Davis…” http://t.co/ogo30N4nDh
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) September 15, 2015
re: #329 Kragar
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Of course he did. He’s yet another religious right pig fucker who thinks that not being able to discriminate against gay people is even close to what the Jews of Germany went through. Roy would have been happy to join the Nazis in their persecutions of groups he doesn’t like.
re: #329 Kragar
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I am surprised he didn’t put himself at the top of the martyr list.
Dianna Duran is mum in court, but her lawyers say the secretary of state didn’t do it | http://t.co/VbDysLVE8J pic.twitter.com/OziR4rkrO0
— Santa Fe Reporter (@SantaFeReporter) September 15, 2015
By ‘it’, they mean 64 counts of embezzlement and stuff.
[…]
As such, Duran, a two-term Republican who served nearly two decades in the state Senate, can still assume her role as the secretary of state, and she will still have access to state funds.
Joseph Spindle, an assistant attorney general, asked the judge to deny Duran. But in the end she was released on her own personal recognizance on condition that she’s barred from entering any casinos or leaving the state unless she gives the court a 72-hour notice of her departure.
She’s also to refrain from the use of alcohol and drugs, and she and her immediate staff are not to talk about the case while she oversees the day to day duties associated with her job, the judge said.
Duran, who earns an $85,000 a year salary, was notified of the charges against her in late August, and they range from fraud and embezzlement after she allegedly drew on some of her campaign contributions for purposes of gambling while also also cashing personal checks that were supposed to go into her campaign contribution coffers.
- See more at: sfreporter.com
Another elected official being paid beyond her usefulness.
re: #312 Timothy Watson
As much as I dislike Trump, I don’t discount the possibility he’s telling the truth.
Would it matter? I would say 90%+ of political ads are bullshit.
Trump is pushing back the way I had wished Dems did over all the bullshit they stated about Max Cleland, John Kerry, and a bunch of others. Ok, not really the way I would have done it (less dickishness, but pushback nonetheless).
Today I saw a sticker on a car that said “Illegal Immigrant Hunting Permit”, “ISIS Hunting Permit” and “Proud Infidel”.
A couple days ago I passed a truck with a huge Confederate flag in the back and the guy was doing duck calls for some reason.
I’m used to seeing anti-obama stickers and Benghazi Hillary stickers, but this? This is new to me here. Seems to me they are no longer ashamed to publicly show their bigotry.
Is this the Trump effect?
if there really is a carson surge, it aint visible in the comments of freeperland or foxnews
Evangelical Christians are acting just like a bully who got a bloody nose for the first time: shocked and outraged their victim fought back
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) September 15, 2015
re: #333 WhatEVs
Would it matter? I would say 90%+ of political ads are bullshit.
Trump is pushing back the way I had wished Dems did over all the bullshit they stated about Max Cleland, John Kerry, and a bunch of others. Ok, not really the way I would have done it (less dickishness, but pushback nonetheless).
Those attacks were just awful and then the RNC that year with their purple hearts that mocked Kerry. Yeah you could just feel the respect for the troops and their sacrifices there that they would mock an award received for being wounded in combat because the Democratic nominee had received some. Sorry, but I will never forgive the GOP for that show of classlessness. John McCain’s service was never bashed at the DNC and in fact always praised by Democratic candidates.
re: #319 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
I’d never stop laughing if Trump manages to completely discredit those pillars of the GOP establishment and then makes such a horse’s ass of himself he completely blows the General.
60% of Americans think Trump is unqualified to be President. He’s unelectable, but he might win the GOP nomination. Everyone has expected that Trump’s numbers have to start coming down, but the GOP electorate is finally clued in that the GOP establishment has been blowing smoke up their ass, which is why none of the politicians in the race is polling above the single digits and Trump and Carson between them are polling about 50%.
re: #332 wrenchwench
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By ‘it’, they mean 64 counts of embezzlement and stuff.
Another elected official being paid beyond her usefulness.
The SoS of New Mexico makes $85,000/year, and the County clerk of one of Kentucky’s minuscule counties gets $80,000? Something’s wrong with one end or the other of this situation.
‘Right Wing News’ gives this um uh wonderful explanation of why carson is unacceptable to wingnuts
Meanwhile, as Trump promises to rid the country of illegal aliens within 2 years, Ben Carson wants to give them guest worker status, and defends his stance with the doubtful claim that enforcing immigration law would lead to paying $4 for a tomato because only foreigners from the Third World are willing to work on farms.
To the extent it is true that Americans are unwilling to work on farms despite the alarmingly low labor force participation rate, this is a matter to be resolved by reining in the welfare state, not by leaving the border open.
Conservatives may also have a hard time swallowing this:
Carson says he probably wouldn’t have used deadly force against Michael Brown, the teenager whose fatal shooting by police Officer Darren Wilson sparked a national debate on race and the role of police.
Carson gave an interview to the Post-Dispatch on Friday afternoon after visiting Ferguson. When asked if he would have shot Brown if he were in Wilson’s shoes, Carson said: “It’s hard to say. I probably, knowing who he was, I probably just would have arrested him.”
Uh, Ben…
A Justice Department investigation concluded that Wilson had reason to fear for his life and thus couldn’t be prosecuted for fatally shooting the unarmed 18-year-old.
Suggesting that Darren Wilson had any choice is playing along with the liberal narrative — that is, ignoring reality and thereby splashing gasoline on the fire
re: #339 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The SoS of New Mexico makes $85,000/year, and the County clerk of one of Kentucky’s minuscule counties gets $80,000? Something’s wrong with one end or the other of this situation.
I’ve heard that New Mexico is the poorest state in the three-state area. The other two states are Chihuahua and Sonora.
re: #338 aagcobb
60% of Americans think Trump is unqualified to be President. He’s unelectable, but he might win the GOP nomination. Everyone has expected that Trump’s numbers have to start coming down, but the GOP electorate is finally clued in that the GOP establishment has been blowing smoke up their ass, which is why none of the politicians in the race is polling above the single digits and Trump and Carson between them are polling about 50%.
You sure about that?
Half /
re: #340 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
‘Right Wing News’ gives this um uh wonderful explanation of why carson is unacceptable to wingnuts
Meanwhile, as Trump promises to rid the country of illegal aliens within 2 years, Ben Carson wants to give them guest worker status, and defends his stance with the doubtful claim that enforcing immigration law would lead to paying $4 for a tomato because only foreigners from the Third World are willing to work on farms.
To the extent it is true that Americans are unwilling to work on farms despite the alarmingly low labor force participation rate, this is a matter to be resolved by reining in the welfare state, not by leaving the border open.
Conservatives may also have a hard time swallowing this:
Carson says he probably wouldn’t have used deadly force against Michael Brown, the teenager whose fatal shooting by police Officer Darren Wilson sparked a national debate on race and the role of police.
Carson gave an interview to the Post-Dispatch on Friday afternoon after visiting Ferguson. When asked if he would have shot Brown if he were in Wilson’s shoes, Carson said: “It’s hard to say. I probably, knowing who he was, I probably just would have arrested him.”
Uh, Ben…
A Justice Department investigation concluded that Wilson had reason to fear for his life and thus couldn’t be prosecuted for fatally shooting the unarmed 18-year-old.
Suggesting that Darren Wilson had any choice is playing along with the liberal narrative — that is, ignoring reality and thereby splashing gasoline on the fire
And yet Carson is gaining on Trump in some polls. Love that the two GOP frontrunners are not the people the GOP puppetmasters wants. They want Jeb! to give them a gargantuan tax cut, or Walker to crush the unions.
Joe The Plumber: Maybe God Killed A Hundred People In Mecca | Right Wing Watch http://t.co/LVblnwWrYF via @rightwingwatch
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) September 15, 2015
re: #344 Kragar
That idiot is still around??
Well, Jade Helm is over.
The scorecard:
RWNJs rounded up: 0
Martial Law declarations issued: 0
Bibles seized: 0
Guns seized: 0
Towns carpet bombed: 0
Dollars made by conspira-liars: Millions
both freepers and foxnews commenters let the racism hang out when carson is mentioned
the least vulgar remarks are on the order of “carson will turn out to be just as big a liberal as colin powell and herman cain”
it goes downhill from there…
re: #156 allegro
You’d have to study Biden’s technique dealing with Palin. He had the same narrow ledge to balance and he did it quite well. I sure couldn’t have mustered that kind of restraint.
Biden and Paul Ryan:
re: #342 Eclectic Cyborg
You sure about that?
Half /
If you listen to rightwing radio any (hard to do, I know), they hate Boehner and McConnell about as much, possibly more, than they do Obama, because they make promises they can’t keep.
re: #334 Jenner7
I’m really tired because time zones, and that’s my defense for why I initially misread what you said as “stickers on a cat” instead of car.
re: #348 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
both freepers and foxnews commenters let the racism hang out when carson is mentioned
the least vulgar remarks are on the order of “carson will turn out to be just as big a liberal as colin powell and herman cain”
it goes downhill from there…
When did Herman Cain turn out to be a “liberal”? Not surprised that they let their racist freak flag fly with him though.
re: #318 Jenner7
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Softball interview? It’s the daughter of a candidate, should she be asked about the email server too?
Oh that’s right…she’s a Clinton. ATTACK!
re: #350 aagcobb
If you listen to rightwing radio any (hard to do, I know), they hate Boehner and McConnell about as much, possibly more, than they do Obama, because they make promises they can’t keep.
Yeah they despise the leadership. Boehner and McConnell both got booed heavily at the anti-Iran deal rally.
re: #184 I Stand With Planned Parenthood
@boldandworthy It’s clear that Mr Carson isn’t just really stoned. He acts like a white supremacist.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) September 15, 2015
re: #354 HappyWarrior
Yeah they despise the leadership. Boehner and McConnell both got booed heavily at the anti-Iran deal rally.
The GOP has spent decades telling their base to hate and fear government and political insiders. So guess how they react to politicians? Surprise! They want a businessman or a doctor instead!
re: #355 No Country For Old Haters
Sorta like Clarence Thomas. What’s good for me ain’t good for thee. (IOW, IGMFY) @FurlingtonJeff @boldandworthy
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) September 15, 2015
re: #355 No Country For Old Haters
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I can’t believe he really said that. Can that quote be sourced?
re: #355 No Country For Old Haters
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Please tell me he didn’t really say that. Man I know he’s a pathetic hack but the hell is that nonsense.
re: #357 WhatEVs
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At least Thomas has the “excuse” of hanging out with Scalia the past quarter century. What’s Carson’s excuse? Seriously some things man.
re: #347 Shiplord Kirel
This year’s #jadehelm was obviously meant to lull us into a false sense of security so Obama can take over Texas next year. Obviously,
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) September 15, 2015
re: #358 aagcobb
I can’t believe he really said that. Can that quote be sourced?
This says it was from a Mark Levin show in October 2014:
dailykos.com
re: #339 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The SoS of New Mexico makes $85,000/year, and the County clerk of one of Kentucky’s minuscule counties gets $80,000? Something’s wrong with one end or the other of this situation.
State and local pay scales can get weird, the local Clerk of the Circuit Court (similar duties as Davis) here in Caroline County (pop. 27,000) makes $115,642 (a combination of state and local funding) but the Governor only makes $175,000.
re: #359 HappyWarrior
Carson was born and raised in Detroit, he went to Yale for undergrad and Michigan for medical school. Then he worked at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, and now lives in a Baltimore suburb. Given that personal history, I could totally see Carson not believing that people considered race “before Obama.” It’s completely ahistorical and almost as crazy as believing the earth (and possibly universe) is only 6,000 years old - but it’s entirely possible he didn’t experience much discrimination in his life so he doesn’t believe it’s real.
re: #343 aagcobb
And yet Carson is gaining on Trump in some polls. Love that the two GOP frontrunners are not the people the GOP puppetmasters wants. They want Jeb! to give them a gargantuan tax cut, or Walker to crush the unions.
Carson is gaining on Trump in the polls because Carson isn’t an egomaniacal, self-promoting buffoon who talks like a grade school bully on the one hand, and on the other he’s not a professional politician. The GOP Primary electorate seem to be rejecting anyone with actual experience in governing, which fits with their belief that all situations are black and white and all solutions are simple.
Mormons Claim Doomsday September 28th 2015, Book Events For October http://t.co/lmJzAKVmgd
— Matt Osborne (@OsborneInk) September 15, 2015
re: #367 Kragar
Hey now, what if it doesn’t happen? Never hurts to be ready to make money off of the next claimed EOTW date.
re: #365 KGxvi
Carson was born and raised in Detroit, he went to Yale for undergrad and Michigan for medical school. Then he worked at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, and now lives in a Baltimore suburb. Given that personal history, I could totally see Carson not believing that people considered race “before Obama.” It’s completely ahistorical and almost as crazy as believing the earth (and possibly universe) is only 6,000 years old - but it’s entirely possible he didn’t experience much discrimination in his life so he doesn’t believe it’s real.
I assume though that he would have had older relatives that came to Detroit during the Great Migration from the South that would have though.
re: #367 Kragar
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I am losing track of when doomsday is. I need to know so I can buy a really good bottle of whiskey for the occasion.
re: #369 HappyWarrior
one would think… especially since Dr King was assassinated when Carson was in High School.
re: #366 Blind Frog Belly White
Carson is a soft-spoken, superficially calm and prudent, anti-government nut.
re: #369 HappyWarrior
I assume though that he would have had older relatives that came to Detroit during the Great Migration from the South that would have though.
Look, this is a guy who said that the ACA is the worst thing to happen to America since slavery. The whole of his success was made possible by government programs which allowed him to excel professionally despite starting out in poor circumstances, yet he wants to curtail the very programs he depended on.
His problem isn’t whether or not he experienced discrimination growing up, or whether or not he’s pandering. His problem is that he’s completely full of shit.
re: #374 Blind Frog Belly White
Look, this is a guy who said that the ACA is the worst thing to happen to America since slavery. The whole of his success was made possible by government programs which allowed him to excel professionally despite starting out in poor circumstances, yet he wants to curtail the very programs he depended on.
His problem isn’t whether or not he experienced discrimination growing up, or whether or not he’s pandering. His problem is that he’s completely full of shit.
True that.
re: #373 WhatEVs
It was supposedly a rant he made on the Mark Levin show in 2014. I can find nothing that supports this (really)…just a lot of circular references to this and this.
Seconding.
Supposedly it was in October of 2014 but I haven’t even been able to find evidence that he was a guest on the show in that time frame. Still looking.
Nothing bugs me more than passive aggressive bullshit
i never subscribed to receive sanders’ emails. but when I click “unsubscribe”, this is where the link goes. LOL pic.twitter.com/AjEOrsGTiN
— k8 (@rolling_2) September 15, 2015
Heh. Since Jade Helm is over, I thought I’d go to the Counter Jade Helm web site to see how active it was, or had been.
Update for Texas
Category: Texas
Published: Thursday, 06 August 2015 17:47TEXAS UPDATE Here is what we have been able to piece together. The Special Forces have been mock infiltrating through Caddo Lake. From there they are moving in a southwestern direction through College Station, Caldwell, etc. To review the map scroll down on the home page. They are being moved by ranchers from town to town. In Bastrop is Camp Smith. We are not sure if they are ending there or continuing on throughout all the towns finally ending up into New Mexico. Volunteer turnout in Texas is lower than expected so it makes detection extremely difficult. Locals have been instrumental in providing us with this info though.
Update for California
Category: California
Published: Thursday, 06 August 2015 19:30CALIFORNIA UPDATE: Our volunteers are reporting increased rail and convoy activity. Not uncommon especially for this time of year. Summer brings about National Guard training in addition to regular military training. It is common to see convoys on roads in southern Cali since they drive from base to base on occasion. No foreign or UN troops/vehicles being seen either. Some foreign troops are no doubt on US bases but that has been the norm for decades.
That’s it for Texas and California! I looked at the reports for the other states…not much there. All reports seemed to have been issued August 6th. All reports seem to have ended August 6th.
Damn that Obama!!! He can’t even scare the good people of Texas like he is supposed to!!!
By the way, is Louie Gohmert still on the job? He was so so worried about Jade Helm and then we heard he was going to quit his office because of Same Sex Marriage attacking Christians.
I worry about Louie…snicker!
re: #377 jaunte
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In a just world, that would have gotten himself laughed out of the debate but in the GOP’s pathetic reality, it gets him a big bump in the polls. You don’t get to compare our country to Nazi Germany because you don’t like policy.
re: #378 Kragar
Nothing bugs me more than passive aggressive bullshit
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Yeah we discussed that yesterday. That’s just crappy.
re: #367 Kragar
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Mormons Claim Doomsday September 28th 2015, Book Events For October http://t.co/lmJzAKVmgd
— Matt Osborne (@OsborneInk) September 15, 2015
September 28, 2015 is 13.0.2.14.11, 1 Chuwen, 19 Ch’en:
Nothing special there….
re: #366 Blind Frog Belly White
Carson is gaining on Trump in the polls because Carson isn’t an egomaniacal, self-promoting buffoon who talks like a grade school bully on the one hand, and on the other he’s not a professional politician. The GOP Primary electorate seem to be rejecting anyone with actual experience in governing, which fits with their belief that all situations are black and white and all solutions are simple.
Someone asked Carson if it’s safe to play football and he said something like ‘it’s human nature to want to watch carnage and that seems like a pretty safe form of carnage to watch.’
Granted, that’s not a direct quote, but the man is a fucking neurologist! ‘Safe carnage.’ In the SKULL, asshole!
re: #380 HappyWarrior
Not only is he a nut for using that analogy, he’s a weasel for trying to say he didn’t.
re: #384 jaunte
Not only is he a nut for using that analogy, he’s a weasel for trying to say he didn’t.
He’s a coward.
re: #354 HappyWarrior
Yeah they despise the leadership. Boehner and McConnell both got booed heavily at the anti-Iran deal rally.
Led by their great friend Teddy Cruz.
I bet Ted isn’t on a lot of GOP holiday party invitation lists.
re: #386 ObserverArt
Led by their great friend Teddy Cruz.
I bet Ted isn’t on a lot of GOP holiday party invitation lists.
I’d be shocked. He just seems like a real jerk and a real downer too. I noticed it when watching the Bad Lip reading video.
re: #356 aagcobb
The GOP has spent decades telling their base to hate and fear government and political insiders. So guess how they react to politicians? Surprise! They want a businessman or a doctor instead!
DIng! DIng! DIng! We have a winner. My curated email stream from the far right expresses deep anger and mistrust at both Boehner and McConnell. At present they’re receiving more negative attention than Obama or Clinton.
re: #376 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I can’t find anything either, so I don’t believe he really said it. You’d think mediamatters.org would have caught something like that. Or even HP.
re: #334 Jenner7
Today I saw a sticker on a car that said “Illegal Immigrant Hunting Permit”, “ISIS Hunting Permit” and “Proud Infidel”.
A couple days ago I passed a truck with a huge Confederate flag in the back and the guy was doing duck calls for some reason.
I’m used to seeing anti-obama stickers and Benghazi Hillary stickers, but this? This is new to me here. Seems to me they are no longer ashamed to publicly show their bigotry.
Is this the Trump effect?
Absolutely. Trump makes it okay for them to let their bigot flag fly, because ‘Political Correctness is killing us!’ This is why his reprehensible comments about Carly Fiorina had no effect on his popularity, nor did his reprehensible comments about McCain. I’m a bit surprised there’s been no effect from his claiming that going to military school was equivalent to going to Vietnam, but we already know that the belief that a President should have served in the military only applies to Democrats.
re: #376 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Seconding.
Supposedly it was in October of 2014 but I haven’t even been able to find evidence that he was a guest on the show in that time frame. Still looking.
It’s not like he doesn’t already say a load of crap on an almost daily basis. Is there really a need to make this shit up (if it is indeed - which it looks like it is - made up)?
re: #389 Jenner7
I can’t find anything either, so I don’t believe he really said it. You’d think mediamatters.org would have caught something like that. Or even HP.
Especially considering that some of Carson’s previous remarks on the show have been picked up by the media before. (See the “white liberals are the most racists” kerfluffle.)
I’m definitely coming down on the side of fake.
re: #370 HappyWarrior
I am losing track of when doomsday is. I need to know so I can buy a really good bottle of whiskey for the occasion.
You can probably find a prophet predicting the eotw on any date you like, so go ahead, get that bottle and drink up!
I think it’s fake. Surely it would have been picked up by someone who makes a living finding the stupid shit right wing nuts say.
What a time to be alive. pic.twitter.com/xwSOX3jJg8
— You had one job (@_youhadonejob) September 15, 2015
re: #393 aagcobb
You can probably find a prophet predicting the eotw on any date you like, so go ahead, get that bottle and drink up!
Now to find something good and Irish.
re: #390 Blind Frog Belly White
Absolutely. Trump makes it okay for them to let their bigot flag fly, because ‘Political Correctness is killing us!’ This is why his reprehensible comments about Carly Fiorina had no effect on his popularity, nor did his reprehensible comments about McCain. I’m a bit surprised there’s been no effect from his claiming that going to military school was equivalent to going to Vietnam, but we already know that the belief that a President should have served in the military only applies to Democrats.
And of all the Democratic Presidential candidates I can think of, the one whose military service was far and away the riskiest was George McGovern—and you know how his war hero status was celebrated.
re: #394 HappyWarrior
I think it’s fake. Surely it would have been picked up by someone who makes a living finding the stupid shit right wing nuts say.
You would think so, so the absence of that is compelling but not entirely conclusive.
However, I have found no evidence so far that Carson was on Levin’s show in October of 2014. I can’t completely rule it out, because he was promoting a new book at that point, but there’s no clips of an interview on Youtube, or mention of the appearance on the podcast summaries in October.
re: #395 Kragar
“Look: I’m young again!”
President Obama honors the achievements of #Latinos in America in proclamation designating Hispanic Heritage Month pic.twitter.com/SIhMiSkQ2h
— Katherine Vargas (@Vargas44) September 15, 2015
re: #390 Blind Frog Belly White
re: #400 Jenner7
I am sure that the media will be dying to know what Donald Trump thinks of this…
re: #390 Blind Frog Belly White
Absolutely. Trump makes it okay for them to let their bigot flag fly, because ‘Political Correctness is killing us!’ This is why his reprehensible comments about Carly Fiorina had no effect on his popularity, nor did his reprehensible comments about McCain. I’m a bit surprised there’s been no effect from his claiming that going to military school was equivalent to going to Vietnam, but we already know that the belief that a President should have served in the military only applies to Democrats.
It actually proved to be a minus for Kerry thanks to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth Lies. The last time a War Veteran won was in ‘88.
re: #398 klys (maker of Silmarils)
You would think so, so the absence of that is compelling but not entirely conclusive.
However, I have found no evidence so far that Carson was on Levin’s show in October of 2014. I can’t completely rule it out, because he was promoting a new book at that point, but there’s no clips of an interview on Youtube, or mention of the appearance on the podcast summaries in October.
I’ll just assume fake until proven real.
re: #403 aagcobb
It actually proved to be a minus for Kerry thanks to the Swift Boat Veterans for
TruthLies. The last time a War Veteran won was in ‘88.
combat veteran. W Bush does count as a veteran.
re: #404 HappyWarrior
I’ll just assume fake until proven real.
Wise to do, when it comes to quotes on the Internet.
Especially when they are quotes that would be too good if they were true.
re: #407 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Wise to do, when it comes to quotes on the Internet.
Especially when they are quotes that would be too good if they were true.
“Quotes you find on the internet are often fake” - Abraham Lincoln
re: #406 HappyWarrior
combat veteran. W Bush does count as a veteran.
Thanks to his daddy getting him into a National Guard unit guaranteeing he wouldn’t get sent to Vietnam.
re: #410 aagcobb
Thanks to his daddy getting him into a National Guard unit guaranteeing he wouldn’t get sent to Vietnam.
No doubt. Just saying that W does count as a veteran.
re: #407 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Wise to do, when it comes to quotes on the Internet.
Especially when they are quotes that would be too good if they were true.
Fake until proven real and besides this guy has a treasure trove of equally messed up quotes.
re: #400 Jenner7
President Obama honors the achievements of #Latinos in America in proclamation designating Hispanic Heritage Month pic.twitter.com/SIhMiSkQ2h
— Katherine Vargas (@Vargas44) September 15, 2015
re: #406 HappyWarrior
combat veteran. W Bush does count as a veteran.
Is that the Bob Pinciotti clause?
re: #414 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Is that the Bob Pinciotti clause?
Ha. I thought that even if you served statewide that you still qualify as a veteran? Maybe some veterans can help me out here but I thought that was why we had the terms “veteran” and “combat veteran”.
You can make the point that Dr Ben Carson proves that one can be outstanding in ones field, and out standing in a field on everything else. Trump proves once and for all money cannot buy class or a soul.
re: #398 klys (maker of Silmarils)
You would think so, so the absence of that is compelling but not entirely conclusive.
However, I have found no evidence so far that Carson was on Levin’s show in October of 2014. I can’t completely rule it out, because he was promoting a new book at that point, but there’s no clips of an interview on Youtube, or mention of the appearance on the podcast summaries in October.
He was on around then…but I can’t find that quote.
Ooops…just out of a meeting. Dead thread syndrome. :-)
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