Stupidest Man on the Internet: The Media Are Biased Because They Don't Say Obama Was Born in Kenya

Stupidest Man on the Internet: The Media Are Biased Because They Don’t Say Obama Was Born in Kenya

Jim Hoft comes through with the most mindless defense of Ben Carson yet

WingnutsNovember 2015 • Views: 62,100

Good grief, not this old dried-up fake story again. Jim Hoft, fabled Stupidest Man on the Internet, goes full-on Birther at last with an amazingly incoherent (even for him) post that tries to accuse the media of having a double standard because they criticize Ben Carson but never mentioned that President Obama was born in Kenya: Media Double Standard: Ben Carson Is a Liar but Barack Obama Isn’t a Kenyan - the Gateway Pundit.

And to shore up this utterly mindless comparison, he dredges up a ridiculous fake 2012 story from Breitbart “News” (one of their “THE VETTING” masterpieces) about a promotional booklet produced by a literary agency in 1991 that mistakenly stated Obama was “born in Kenya.”

How’s this for a media double standard?

Barack Obama was either born in Kenya or he lied about it for years.
Breitbart.com published a 1991 booklet by Barack Obama’s literary agent today that says Obama was “born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii.”

[…]

The liberal media later blamed the publisher, not Obama for giving the publisher the information.

But that same liberal media is calling neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson a liar for his stories of struggling as a child in inner city Detroit.
What a bunch of hypocritical trash!

As usual, Jim Hoft has totally garbled up the facts in his crack-brained rant. As a matter of record, the literary agent who actually produced this booklet released a statement in an obviously futile attempt to prevent this kind of idiotic right wing speculation:

“You’re undoubtedly aware of the brouhaha stirred up by Breitbart about the erroneous statement in a client list Acton & Dystel published in 1991 (for circulation within the publishing industry only) that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. This was nothing more than a fact checking error by me — an agency assistant at the time. There was never any information given to us by Obama in any of his correspondence or other communications suggesting in any way that he was born in Kenya and not Hawaii. I hope you can communicate to your readers that this was a simple mistake and nothing more.”

Articles like this are why Jim Hoft will never be dethroned as the one true Stupidest Man on the Internet.

Oh, and here are a few of his knuckle-dragging racist readers’ comments, just to complete the right wing fustercluck.

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don’t say much about doin’ his own daddy, bein’ a gay, down low clubbing,
crack smokin’ , street pimp, does it .. eh ?? barry o’fraud .. takin’ the USA
to where it’s never been before ..

[…]

do0nt forget he’s a queer too.

[…]

It is really simple, if he had nothing to hide, why spend millions hiding it?
It has been proven the ring he wears as a wedding band, he was been wearing it years before he met MO.
What is sad, is all those we elected to protect us, didn’t have the nads to question anything he said. Nothing. Transformational changing of America, I wanted to know right away what that meant, and no one asked.
Even now, he gets by with rarely attending the am security meetings. And he lets Jarrett make decisions for this country, she has no right to be making, and not one person will stand up to these bullies. They make the perfect Muslim.

[…]

The whole damn thing is a con……his real name, the name given to him as a kid going to madressa, was Barry Mohammed (sp) Soetoro!

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Obama is a worm,a parasite, and homosexual. He will never achieve the the greatness of Dr. Carson.

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I’d be willing to bet that, before he’s out, he and Michelle bring Oprah out of retirement for a heart to heart and then spill the beans on the whole sorted affair.. his homosexuality, Michelle’s/Michale’s gender issues, etc, etc.

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The f*ing liar and the liars that enabled him need to be exposed and the tide turned. deportation back to kenya may enough, but we’ll see

[…]

There is a video on youtube of the MI6 spokes person in the British government who was in charge of Kenya at the time of birth of Barry Soetoro aka Barrack Hussein Obama. The British government has all of Obama’s birth records and paperwork and knows beyond a shadow of doubt that Obama was born in Mombasa, Kenya.

[…]

lol The certificate he showed from Hawaii isn’t a legal live birth certificate. I saw a video of the man in charge of finding proof that Obama was born in Hawaii. He said they could not find any documentation whatsoever nor a single person that had anything to do with it. I tend to believe the government that has his real paperwork and the people from his neighborhood in Mombasa. And he was getting aid in College as a foreigner. Sometime after that he decided to be an American…lol…well kind of an American the traitorous kind.

[…]

I trust the Russia Today website to tell more truth about American politics than I do American MSM.

[…]

I’ve been saying for years, if you wanted to get the biggest communist and hater of America you could find, elected as president, what better way than have it be a black man. Perfect Trojan horse.

It’s genius. They all knew NO ONE dare question the first black president. They all knew WHITE GUILT has taken hold on so many oatmeal-filled heads in America.

So yes, he gets carte blanche to destroy our damn country.

[…]

“…transgender president…
…
That guy Obama’s “married” to is clearly trans, does that count?

[…]

Micheal?

[…]

Sasquatch

[…]

The wookie?

[…]

(Speaking of Obama) “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” - John 8:44
…
This is about Obama’s TRUE father. O was sent here from somewhere even warmer than Africa…

[…]

obozo is a Ubangi want be pimp shine an Carson is a SKILLED Trained Professional..nuf said

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312 comments

freetoken Nov 7, 2015 • 1:16:04pm

Few things entertain that crowd more than seeing their own racist delusions on their screen.

lockjawcanbefun Nov 7, 2015 • 1:16:23pm

then spill the beans on the whole sorted affair

At least whatever affair the commenter is all up in arms about is well-organized.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Nov 7, 2015 • 1:21:40pm

Those were fake lies! Ben Carson only tells REAL LIES!!!

SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN Nov 7, 2015 • 1:22:36pm

If Sarah Palin’s lies didn’t DQ her, why should Carson’s?

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Nov 7, 2015 • 1:26:27pm

re: #4 SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN

If Sarah Palin’s lies didn’t DQ her, why should Carson’s?

Neither he nor Trump can say anything too outrageous to hurt them, so why even ease up?

Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 1:29:35pm

re: #4 SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN

If Sarah Palin’s lies didn’t DQ her, why should Carson’s?

She didn’t tell her worst lies till after the 2008 election. During the 2008 election, Sarah Palin couldn’t dropped from the ticket because had McCain done so he would have been labeled a “contemptible RINO” and many evangelicals would have dropped their support for him.

Nyet Nov 7, 2015 • 1:30:23pm

Hoft is a fucking racist imbecile.
He’s also indexed by Google News.
We’re in the wrong business.//

retired cynic Nov 7, 2015 • 1:30:38pm

GAG!

Amory Blaine Nov 7, 2015 • 1:32:58pm

Dio - Rainbow In The Dark [HD]

blueraven Nov 7, 2015 • 1:36:34pm

haha: from the comments.

I never tire of the Wingnut’s understanding of English.

I’d be willing to bet that, before he’s out, he and Michelle bring Oprah out of retirement for a heart to heart and then spill the beans on the whole sorted affair.. his homosexuality, Michelle’s/Michale’s gender issues, etc, etc.

sorted affair…well, so glad he is not confused and the affairs have been sorted. /

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 1:39:04pm

Someone say lies?

Lies - The Knickerbockers

By the way…I think this is one of the great Brit-inspired American rock hits of ‘64/’65.

blueraven Nov 7, 2015 • 1:40:48pm

re: #4 SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN

If Sarah Palin’s lies didn’t DQ her, why should Carson’s?

Because she wasn’t at the top of the ticket? Because she was a last minute choice and there was no one else to replace her with? Also, her lies did DQ her…and McCain. They lost.

William Lewis Nov 7, 2015 • 1:43:00pm

Gorillaz Dirty Harry

Just the mood I’ve been in lately. Especially when I wake up far too early…

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 1:43:03pm

re: #10 blueraven

haha: from the comments.

I never tire of the Wingnut’s understanding of English.

sorted affair…well, so glad he is not confused and the affairs have been sorted. /

Those would be considered proper affairs, right? Everyone in agreement, that sort of thing.

Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 1:46:46pm

re: #12 blueraven

Because she wasn’t at the top of the ticket? Because she was a last minute choice and there was no one else to replace her with? Also, her lies did DQ her…and McCain. They lost.

No, they were DQed by the stock market taking a nosedive and the housing market’s collapse finally becoming unconcealable. Had Leman Brothers not gone under when it did, its quite possible Hank Paulson could have papered things over long enough for McCain and Palin to have had a chance. But when Leman went done, as went the economy, so went the nation.

blueraven Nov 7, 2015 • 1:49:36pm

re: #15 Dark_Falcon

No, they were DQed by the stock market taking a nosedive and the housing market’s collapse finally becoming unconcealable. Had Leman Brothers not gone under when it did, its quite possible Hank Paulson could have papered things over long enough for McCain and Palin to have had a chance. But when Leman went done, as went the economy, so went the nation.

Dream on.

Yes, the crash had something to do with their loss, but people were wise to what a fool Palin was. No way McCain was going to win with her.

stpaulbear Nov 7, 2015 • 1:50:09pm

re: #11 ObserverArt

Someone say lies?

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By the way…I think this is one of the great Brit-inspired American rock hits of ‘64/’65.

One of the great one hit wonders. The album that the band put out to capitalize on that song is hotel lounge dreck. Nothing at all like the hit.

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 1:50:23pm

I never realized there was so much devil-inspired sexually-charged dancing in that Knickerbockers “Lies” video. All that thrusting and pumping is enough to give someone the vapors.

Why, it is a wonder we managed to survive that period in time.

Stuff Happens Nov 7, 2015 • 1:51:59pm

Why are these idiots so concerned with Obama’s sexuality?

William Lewis Nov 7, 2015 • 1:52:36pm

re: #15 Dark_Falcon

Sorry my friend but once she opened her mouth, Obama was elected. The only real question after that was by how much. Had McCain had the honor to go with his convictions and pick Lieberman he might well have still lost due to lower support among the hard core wingnuts and evangelicals (but I repeat myself) but he would have done far better with the rest of the voting population.

Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 1:53:03pm

re: #16 blueraven

Dream on.

Yes, the crash had something to do with their loss, but people were wise to what a fool Palin was. No way McCain was going to win with her.

And you support this conclusion with what evidence?

Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 1:55:03pm

re: #19 Stuff Happens

Why are these idiots so concerned with Obama’s sexuality?

Because “proving” Obama to be gay would reinforce their stereotypes about gay people.

blueraven Nov 7, 2015 • 1:55:21pm

re: #21 Dark_Falcon

And you support this conclusion with what evidence?

The same evidence you used to support your conclusion.

It’s like, my opinion, man.

gocart mozart Nov 7, 2015 • 1:55:32pm

How come the media never talks about that time Jim Hoft got those underage marmosets drunk and had his way with them back in the summer of ‘92 in the Philippines?

Amory Blaine Nov 7, 2015 • 1:57:40pm

Lehman Brothers can’t be dismissed like it’s some minor forgotten nobody.

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 1:57:48pm

re: #17 stpaulbear

One of the great one hit wonders. The album that the band put out to capitalize on that song is hotel lounge dreck.

Like a lot of albums of that time. It may not even really be them on some of the other cuts. I can’t say I’ve heard much of it, or remember if I ever did.

But, I knew a lot about the Ohio “Bubblegum” bands that were under the control of Kasenetz-Katz/ Super K Productions. Some of those bands were really just bands the label needed to fill the part of the musicians. One day you’d sign with them, then a few months later your record would be done and the band was never in the studio! Then a few months after that you’d get the bill for the production costs which were not all covered by your take of the album sales.

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 2:02:37pm

re: #21 Dark_Falcon

And you support this conclusion with what evidence?

Political reality. Her Kouric interview was a killer, and just about every screech out of her mouth after that point had people watching.

To this day I can’t believe the GOP did not see it. How they ever picked her is amazing. I know they needed to cater to a side of the party, but there had to be someone other than Palin.

And that watching is going on right now with Carson. Same process.

blueraven Nov 7, 2015 • 2:03:21pm

re: #25 Amory Blaine

Lehman Brothers can’t be dismissed like it’s some minor forgotten nobody.

Of course not. But McCain and Palin’s response to it was cuckoo.
McCain: fundamentals of the economy are sound. Palin didnt even understand what the hell was happening and that was painfully damned obvious.

It was a serious time and she was not a serious person.

Obama, on the other hand was cool, calm and Presidential.

Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 2:03:41pm

re: #24 gocart mozart

How come the media never talks about that time Jim Hoft got those underage marmosets drunk and had his way with them back in the summer of ‘92 in the Philippines?

Because it turned out that the marmosets had their parents’ permission. :D

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 2:04:27pm

re: #24 gocart mozart

How come the media never talks about that time Jim Hoft got those underage marmosets drunk and had his way with them back in the summer of ‘92 in the Philippines?

You should page it. Or maybe Charles could do it as a main.

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Big Beautiful Door Nov 7, 2015 • 2:04:51pm

Jim, know what else the media never reports? That Ted Cruz really was born in Canada! Not a fake story!

Franklin Nov 7, 2015 • 2:06:14pm

How are we doing tonight?

I just submitted a my latest beer to a homebrew competition, so wish me luck. It’s an American Wheat beer (category 6D). I’ve been brewing for a few years but this is the first one I’ve been confident enough to submit for competition.

stpaulbear Nov 7, 2015 • 2:06:35pm

re: #26 ObserverArt

Have you read or seen ‘The Wrecking Crew’? They talk about bands like that. The Grass Roots that appeared on the record covers were the road version of the band. They barely got to play on their records.

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 2:07:29pm

re: #31 Big Beautiful Door

Jim, know what else the media never reports? That Ted Cruz really was born in Canada! Not a fake story!

From immigrant parents out of a communist country. Who knows their real motivations???

Franklin Nov 7, 2015 • 2:10:35pm

re: #25 Amory Blaine

Lehman Brothers can’t be dismissed like it’s some minor forgotten nobody.

Another instance of children’s movies being partially geared to parents:

From Despicable Me:

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 2:12:42pm

re: #33 stpaulbear

Have you read or seen ‘The Wrecking Crew’? They talk about bands like that. The Grass Roots that appeared on the record covers were the road version of the band. They barely got to play on their records.

No, I have not. But I will look for it. Sounds interesting.

K&K did that to some guys I used to do sound and roadie work for back in the early 70s. When I heard the album it was like…who is that? You could tell right off. Happened to another group of friends a few years later.

They count on the bands wanting to be known. The next thing you know, you’re in a bad contract that ends up costing the band.

Franklin Nov 7, 2015 • 2:13:59pm

re: #28 blueraven

Of course not. But McCain and Palin’s response to it was cuckoo.
McCain: fundamentals of the economy are sound. Palin didnt even understand what the hell was happening and that was painfully damned obvious.

It was a serious time and she was not a serious person.

Obama, on the other hand was cool, calm and Presidential.

This was during my (R) days. And it’s funny to look back at it. Republican’s like to say that Democrats are “Low Information Voters”. But I was on auto-pilot from 2001 to 2012 checking the (R) boxes on voting ballots, hanging in the echo chambers and looking at critical thinking in the rear-view.

I also have a lot less hate in my heart nowadays :)

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 2:14:02pm

We’re exactly 1 year + 1 day away from the 2016 presidential election and I suspect the wingnuts are in full panic mode, pulling out all the stops as they watch their hopes of being able to nominate an electable GOP candidate circle the drain.

I think that at this point they’re capable of doing/saying just about anything in an effort to distract voters from the train wreck they’ve caused. It’s gonna get uglier before it gets better because we’re dealing with extremist, militant nihilists here, NOT conservatives (at least not according to the traditional definition).

Once again they remind me of Blaine (the insane, suicidal monorail) from Stephen Kings’ The Dark Tower series: darktower.wikia.com

It’s actually kind of sad to watch the once noble party that gave us presidents like Lincoln & Eisenhower descend into drooling, incoherent, pants-shitting madness.

GlutenFreeJesus Nov 7, 2015 • 2:14:18pm

re: #32 Franklin

Did you infuse it with helium? >=]

ObserverArt Nov 7, 2015 • 2:14:55pm

re: #32 Franklin

How are we doing tonight?

I just submitted a my latest beer to a homebrew competition, so wish me luck. It’s an American Wheat beer (category 6D). I’ve been brewing for a few years but this is the first one I’ve been confident enough to submit for competition.

Good luck.

A friend of mine has been getting some Labatts Wheat Beer in classic little 12 ounce bottles…wide with the stubby neck. It’s pretty good.

allegro Nov 7, 2015 • 2:15:42pm

re: #27 ObserverArt

Political reality. Her Kouric interview was a killer, and just about every screech out of her mouth after that point had people watching.

To this day I can’t believe the GOP did not see it. How they ever picked her is amazing. I know they needed to cater to a side of the party, but there had to be someone other than Palin.

And that watching is going on right now with Carson. Same process.

Tina Fey also too. That did more than Couric, I think, though it was the Couric interview that kicked it off.

Franklin Nov 7, 2015 • 2:16:13pm

re: #40 ObserverArt

Good luck.

A friend of mine has been getting some Labatts Wheat Beer in classic little 12 ounce bottles…wide with the stubby neck. It’s pretty good.

I wasn’t really fond of wheat beers until I brewed one. Decided to brew outside my comfort zone and came to like them.

Franklin Nov 7, 2015 • 2:18:30pm

re: #39 GlutenFreeJesus

Did you infuse it with helium? >=]

Are you truly Gluten Free as your handle indicates? I have thought about brewing a gluten free beer for a coworker of mine. It’s basically sorghum syrup (or malt) instead of barley/wheat/rye.

blueraven Nov 7, 2015 • 2:18:46pm

re: #41 allegro

Tina Fey also too. That did more than Couric, I think, though it was the Couric interview that kicked it off.

That one SNL skit with someone playing KC and Tina Fey as Palin…she used Palin’s exact words. It was hilarious and scary as hell.

William Lewis Nov 7, 2015 • 2:20:16pm

re: #36 ObserverArt

No, I have not. But I will look for it. Sounds interesting.

K&K did that to some guys I used to do sound and roadie work for back in the early 70s. When I heard the album it was like…who is that? You could tell right off. Happened to another group of friends a few years later.

They count on the bands wanting to be known. The next thing you know, you’re in a bad contract that ends up costing the band.

I’m reminded of the long road of John “Johnny Cougar” Mellencamp. Started with one of those hideous contracts and I don’t know how much or not of Chestnut Street Incident he did but it’s not a good album and the name change didn’t help.

Unlike many he managed to claw his way back and even became a legitimate star on his own - a couple of the finest live shows I’ve ever been at were by him - but he was nearly destroyed by that machine. Fortunately for him he managed more than that one hit that was all so many others had.

Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 7, 2015 • 2:23:39pm

For me, with Palin, it was the RNC speech.
When McCain first introduced her at Dayton, I thought she might be an interesting choice.
But then she opened her mouth at the convention.
And then she went on the campaign trail throwing red meat out to the frightened crowds (“he’s not like us…hanging around with domestic terrorists…REV. WRIGHT!!11!!”).
And THEN she decided to go rogue against McCain by heading to Michigan when she was specifically told not to go there.
It was a campaign in complete shambles and just a tiny glimpse into what a McCain/Palin administration would have been.

Amory Blaine Nov 7, 2015 • 2:24:35pm

Night Ranger - Don’t Tell Me You Love Me

Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 7, 2015 • 2:31:39pm

Donald Trump’s old Vine account discovered & he was obsessed with Anthony Weiner’s penis https://t.co/ouF4lSdB1q Reason his lips like that:)

— R Joseph (@rjoseph7777) November 7, 2015

I’m bad…I laughed…

Lidane Nov 7, 2015 • 2:32:48pm

Every time I read a Dim Hoft post, I need the right soundtrack:

“Weird Al” Yankovic - Dare To Be Stupid

Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 7, 2015 • 2:35:00pm

re: #49 Lidane

Every time I read a Dim Hoft post, I need the right soundtrack:

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Ha! That reminded me of this:

#recap Police respond to call about men dressed as traffic cones https://t.co/XtzZDLY7Zo pic.twitter.com/Sdjpv9aMQG

— The Poke (@ThePoke) November 7, 2015

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 2:35:51pm

re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth

For me, with Palin, it was the RNC speech.
When McCain first introduced her at Dayton, I thought she might be an interesting choice.
But then she opened her mouth at the convention.
And then she went on the campaign trail throwing red meat out to the frightened crowds (“he’s not like us…hanging around with domestic terrorists…REV. WRIGHT!!11!!”).
And THEN she decided to go rogue against McCain by heading to Michigan when she was specifically told not to go there.
It was a campaign in complete shambles and just a tiny glimpse into what a McCain/Palin administration would have been.

THIS. My reaction was pretty much exactly the same. When Giuliani (in case anyone’s forgotten what an asshole he is) and Palin belittled him for his work as a community organizer I immediately & permanently lost all respect for her. It went downhill from there until I could no longer tolerate even the sound of her arrogant, nasal, mean girl snarkiness—I’d literally hit the mute button on the TV anytime she was on.

Giuliani and Palin Belittle Obama’s Community Organizer Past

Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 7, 2015 • 2:37:54pm

re: #51 CuriousLurker

THIS. My reaction was pretty much exactly the same. When Giuliani (in case anyone’s forgotten what an asshole he is) and Palin belittled him for his work as a community organizer I immediately & permanently lost all respect for her. It went downhill from there until I could no longer tolerate even the sound of her arrogant, nasal, mean girl snarkiness—I’d literally hit the mute button on the TV anytime she was on.

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LOLOLOLOL!

COMMUNITY ORGANIZER!!11!! is apparently still a thing with the wingnuts:

@GetWisdomDude @BlkLightDisco Ben Carson is WORLD RENOWNED BRAIN SURGEON! NOT a community organizer charlatan.He made his money WORKING HARD

— David B Ross (@davidbrossc) November 7, 2015

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 2:39:01pm

re: #51 CuriousLurker

I mean seriously, WTF is funny about someone working as a community organizer?

Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 2:39:19pm

re: #49 Lidane

Every time I read a Dim Hoft post, I need the right soundtrack:

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A song that was part of the soundtrack to the 1980’s Transformers: The Movie.

Lidane Nov 7, 2015 • 2:39:36pm

I love how RWNJs belittle community organizing but still expect local charities to pick up the slack once they repeal Obamacare, kill Social Security and Medicare and get rid of all social services.

Lidane Nov 7, 2015 • 2:40:06pm

re: #54 Dark_Falcon

A song that was part of the soundtrack to the 1980’s Transformers: The Movie.

There’s a Transformers video set to that song on YouTube.

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 2:40:32pm

re: #52 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOLOLOLOL!

COMMUNITY ORGANIZER!!11!! is apparently still a thing with the wingnuts:

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So community organizers don’t work hard? I wonder how much time that asshat has spent working as one.

Odie Hugh Manatee Nov 7, 2015 • 2:40:47pm

Jim Hoft, fabled Stupidest Man on the Internet,

“Fabled”? I would have to respectfully disagree with you using “fabled” as Jim earned his internet merit badge as the “legendary Stupidest Man on the Internet” a long time ago.

Lidane Nov 7, 2015 • 2:41:57pm

Speaking of stupidity:

We the People have made 10,000 donations each day this week, raising $3.5M this week alone. Thank you biased media.

— Dr. Ben Carson (@RealBenCarson) November 7, 2015

William Lewis Nov 7, 2015 • 2:44:37pm

re: #54 Dark_Falcon

A song that was part of the soundtrack to the 1980’s Transformers: The Movie.

Wreck-Gar showed up in Transformers Animated as well.

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 2:45:19pm

re: #58 Odie Hugh Manatee

“Fabled”? I would have to respectfully disagree with you using “fabled” as Jim earned his internet merit badge as the “~~legendary~~ infamous Stupidest Man on the Internet” a long time ago.

FTFY—the word “legendary” has too much of a positive connotation to it, IMO.

gwangung Nov 7, 2015 • 2:46:41pm

re: #53 CuriousLurker

I mean seriously, WTF is funny about someone working as a community organizer?

You need to motivate masses of people and get them going to accomplish a goal. And you CAN’T use money as a direct motivator.

Hm. Sounds like a HARDER job than a CEO.

Decatur Deb Nov 7, 2015 • 2:47:15pm

Just arrived home from the Alabama Yellow Dog Presidential Luncheon. James Carville represented HRC, Mark Longebaugh from the Bernie campaign. Carville was a blast, and his driving theme was the 11-hour Behghazi derpfest. They will come to regret that.

Lidane Nov 7, 2015 • 2:54:55pm

re: #63 Decatur Deb

Just arrived home from the Alabama Yellow Dog Presidential Luncheon. James Carville represented HRC, Mark Longebaugh from the Bernie campaign. Carville was a blast, and his driving theme was the 11-hour Behghazi derpfest. They will come to regret that.

Hillary - on TV for 11 hours facing hostile questions, walks out with a smile on her face.

GOP clowns - on CNBC for a two hour debate, spend days crying and threatening to take their ball and go home.

The ads write themselves. Carville will be all over that like a starving dog on a burger.

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 2:55:13pm

re: #52 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOLOLOLOL!

COMMUNITY ORGANIZER!!11!! is apparently still a thing with the wingnuts:

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You know what else is weird? MLK was also a community organizer, but they don’t laugh at him—no, they try to compare other wingnuts to him in an attempt to cast them in a favorable light. What about Jesus? Community organizer. Were his efforts funny too? What they really want their base to think of is people like Al Sharpton. I’m not fond of the man and he certainly has his flaws, but he sure knows how to raise a stink and force politicians to pay attention to him. I’m pretty sure that’s the main reason they hate him (I doubt it’s ethics as most don’t seem to have any).

Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 2:56:30pm

re: #59 Lidane

Speaking of stupidity:

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Here’s a takedown of Carson’s Pyramids DERP that doesn’t read like a takedown:

Why do some people think the pyramids were grain stores?

US presidential hopeful Ben Carson has attracted attention and some ridicule this week for saying Egypt’s pyramids were built to store grain. As most schoolchildren know, they were actually tombs for pharaohs. But where did the granary idea come from, and would it even have worked?

Egyptian history isn’t something American presidential candidates are usually quizzed about on the campaign trail, but this week Republican Ben Carson faced a barrage of questions after it emerged he believed the pyramids were built by the Biblical figure Joseph for storing grain.

This was revealed on Wednesday when Buzzfeed published a video of Carson addressing students at a Michigan university affiliated with his Seventh-day Adventist Church 17 years ago. But the famed neurosurgeon, currently the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, told inquisitive journalists that his views had not changed.

So where does this granary theory come from?

In the Old Testament, Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers, where he later interprets a pharaoh’s dreams and helps the Egyptians survive a seven-year famine - by storing grain. There is no mention of pyramids in the Bible’s version of the story but in the Middle Ages people started to write them into the story.

This piece is one the best knock-outs of a erroneous idea I’ve seen in a long time, in large part because it lacks the gloating ‘takedown’ pieces so often have. It’s honest, informative, and makes clear that Ben Carson is wrong without mocking the man.

GlutenFreeJesus Nov 7, 2015 • 2:57:06pm

re: #59 Lidane

@RealBenCarson are these donations factual like Joseph and his grain pyramids?

— efuseakay (@efuseakay) November 7, 2015

Odie Hugh Manatee Nov 7, 2015 • 2:57:28pm

re: #61 CuriousLurker

FTFY—the word “legendary” has too much of a positive connotation to it, IMO.

I agree, “legendary” has a positive connotation to it, as in “Jim Hoft is positively the Stupidest Man on the Internet”.

It works for me. ;)

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 2:58:51pm

re: #68 Odie Hugh Manatee

I agree, “legendary” has a positive connotation to it, as in “Jim Hoft is positively the Stupidest Man on the Internet”.

It works for me. ;)

LOL, well in that case I agree!

Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 3:00:16pm

re: #60 William Lewis

Wreck-Gar showed up in Transformers Animated as well.

He was the kind of character who just had to brought back for a guest spot (in no small part due to his association with Weird Al’s song) but couldn’t really have been a series regular.

GlutenFreeJesus Nov 7, 2015 • 3:00:32pm

re: #43 Franklin

Actually no. The name came to be as I was discussing what worshippers who are gluten free (for whatever reasons) do for Communion. Turns out there are gluten free ~~Bodies of Christ~~ wafers. Jesus sure was forward-looking!

wrenchwench Nov 7, 2015 • 3:02:18pm

Not all people who oppose homosexuality are bigots https://t.co/KtVl4u2cFR pic.twitter.com/Q6L0IYJ0jR

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 7, 2015

People are more concerned with being called a bigot than they are ending their bigotry.

— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) November 7, 2015

Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 7, 2015 • 3:04:29pm

good grief, she just keeps on bragging about her stupidity…

I greatly appreciate a respected media leader, Newsmax, acknowledging the importance of acting on our Founders’… https://t.co/lin1Mu4zSu

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 7, 2015

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 3:04:43pm

re: #66 Dark_Falcon

Here’s a takedown of Carson’s Pyramids DERP that doesn’t read like a takedown:

Why do some people think the pyramids were grain stores?

This piece is one the best knock-outs of a erroneous idea I’ve seen in a long time, in large part because it lacks the gloating ‘takedown’ pieces so often have. It’s honest, informative, and makes clear that Ben Carson is wrong without mocking the man.

To be perfectly honest, after the comments he’s made about Muslims and all the other stupid, insulting and/or bigoted things he’s said about people (not to mention his outright lies) I don’t give a hairy rat’s ass if he gets mocked.

worldknot Nov 7, 2015 • 3:09:12pm

re: #53 CuriousLurker

I mean seriously, WTF is funny about someone working as a community organizer?

There is no joke. It was enough for Palin to say the words “community organizer” with a sneer. That is the essence of wingnut humor.

Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 3:09:30pm

re: #66 Dark_Falcon

Here’s a takedown of Carson’s Pyramids DERP that doesn’t read like a takedown:

Why do some people think the pyramids were grain stores?

This piece is one the best knock-outs of a erroneous idea I’ve seen in a long time, in large part because it lacks the gloating ‘takedown’ pieces so often have. It’s honest, informative, and makes clear that Ben Carson is wrong without mocking the man.

I’ve never seen a Republican candidate for president who more thoroughly deserves mockery than Ben Carson. Absolutely none of the bizarre and regressive things he believes in deserve respect at all. Mockery is the appropriate way to deal with him.

William Lewis Nov 7, 2015 • 3:09:49pm

re: #71 GlutenFreeJesus

Actually no. The name came to be as I was discussing what worshippers who are gluten free (for whatever reasons) do for Communion. Turns out there are gluten free ~~Bodies of Christ~~ wafers. Jesus sure was forward-looking!

Depends upon the church as well - we have them just fine in the Episcopalian church but they are officially forbidden in the Roman Catholic church for example. That said, I would be willing to bet there are more than a few priests who have them stashed aside for those parishioners that need them.

wrenchwench Nov 7, 2015 • 3:10:07pm

re: #74 CuriousLurker

To be perfectly honest, after the comments he’s made about Muslims and all the other stupid, insulting and/or bigoted things he’s said about people (not to mention his outright lies) I don’t give a hairy rat’s ass if he gets mocked.

Mockery of evil is not a ‘bad’ thing to do. It is a good thing. I think ‘forced birthers’ are evil.

Timothy Watson Nov 7, 2015 • 3:11:22pm

re: #72 wrenchwench

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Eh, I thought The Atlantic was supposed to be one of those serious thinker magazines?

wrenchwench Nov 7, 2015 • 3:12:36pm

re: #79 Timothy Watson

Eh, I thought The Atlantic was supposed to be one of those serious thinker magazines?

It has its ups and downs. This was a serious ‘down’.

CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 3:12:44pm

re: #72 wrenchwench

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I haven’t read the article (too long, not in the mood), but that kinda reminds me of when Geller says oh no, she doesn’t hate Muslims, she only hates radical Islamists. Yeah, uh-huh, riiiiight—she hates Islam and anything connected to it, especially it’s followers (‘cause, y’know, all pious Muslims are terrorists). //

Alrighty then, time for me to step away from the internet before I end up in a bad mood. Gonna go play with paints.

Later, lizards.

Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 3:13:29pm

I don’t think Carson is going away. The RWNJs are circling the wagons, claiming that this is how the MSM is trying to bring down Carson because he’s a good Christian man. They called Reagan the “Teflon President”, but he had nothing on Carson. I swear that man is going to end up 5 points higher in the polls after this is all over.

RBS

Decatur Deb Nov 7, 2015 • 3:15:28pm

re: #77 William Lewis

Depends upon the church as well - we have them just fine in the Episcopalian church but they are officially forbidden in the Roman Catholic church for example. That said, I would be willing to bet there are more than a few priests who have them stashed aside for those parishioners that need them.

No great requirement for both species—they’d just fall back on the wine, which has its own Vatican Department of Agriculture requirements.

Unabogie Nov 7, 2015 • 3:15:55pm

re: #53 CuriousLurker

I mean seriously, WTF is funny about someone working as a community organizer?

It really came down to a desperate attempt to belittle one of Obama’s strength. Think about it. At a time when greed was taking down the global economy, Barack Obama’s story was that he graduated a prestigious university, but instead of immediately cashing in, he went to work for almost nothing to help the poor people of Chicago. That’s an awesome biography right there. So they had to try and turn that into a negative. The problem is that it’s so stupid that no one bought it except stupid people.

Big Beautiful Door Nov 7, 2015 • 3:17:51pm

re: #82 Reality Based Steve

I don’t think Carson is going away. The RWNJs are circling the wagons, claiming that this is how the MSM is trying to bring down Carson because he’s a good Christian man. They called Reagan the “Teflon President”, but he had nothing on Carson. I swear that man is going to end up 5 points higher in the polls after this is all over.

RBS

It will be interesting to watch the polling. The polling continues to show Trump and Carson pulling down nearly half the GOP electorate with 86 days to go until the Iowa caucuses. Time is running out if this is going to turn into a battle between Rubio and Cruz for the nomination.

thedopefishlives Nov 7, 2015 • 3:18:02pm

Mildly OT, but the following link just popped up on my Facebook feed, amongst all the wingnut derp about Dr. Carson (he has completely started owning my Facebook, so I do believe the religious right has found out that Donald Trump is not One Of Us). It’s basically reiterating what I’ve been saying all along: All this stupid shit we’ve been hearing from the rabid right isn’t really Jesus’s message. johnpavlovitz.com

dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Nov 7, 2015 • 3:18:39pm

re: #82 Reality Based Steve

I don’t think Carson is going away. The RWNJs are circling the wagons, claiming that this is how the MSM is trying to bring down Carson because he’s a good Christian man. They called Reagan the “Teflon President”, but he had nothing on Carson. I swear that man is going to end up 5 points higher in the polls after this is all over.

RBS

i think you may be right, but the man sure does whine alot

going into a defensive crouch and crying about ‘media bias’ every time he hears anything negative might get old after a certain number of repetitions

Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 3:19:14pm

re: #84 Unabogie

It really came down to a desperate attempt to belittle one of Obama’s strength. Think about it. At a time when greed was taking down the global economy, Barack Obama’s story was that he graduated a prestigious university, but instead of immediately cashing in, he went to work for almost nothing to help the poor people of Chicago. That’s an awesome biography right there. So they had to try and turn that into a negative. The problem is that it’s so stupid that no one bought it except stupid people.

That’s the money quote right there. I know people who steadfastly maintain that it’s immoral for a company like Google or Microsoft (or any other large company) to take any actions that would improve life for others, improve the environment, improve the general quality of the world. That their only duty is to maximize the return on the money invested with them. Any other action is dereliction of their duties.

Yea, they aren’t friends of mine.

RBS

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Nov 7, 2015 • 3:20:02pm

re: #20 William Lewis

Sorry my friend but once she opened her mouth, Obama was elected. The only real question after that was by how much. Had McCain had the honor to go with his convictions and pick Lieberman he might well have still lost due to lower support among the hard core wingnuts and evangelicals (but I repeat myself) but he would have done far better with the rest of the voting population.

Remember Lieberman actually was elected Vice President once—why not twice?

thecommodore Nov 7, 2015 • 3:20:11pm

Good Christ! The “Michelle Obama is a man” crap?

Those comments prove how depraved, gullible, and hopelessly stupid many so called “conservative” people are.

Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 3:21:44pm

re: #90 thecommodore

Good Christ! The “Michelle Obama is a man” crap?

Those comments prove how depraved, gullible, and hopelessly stupid many so called “conservative” people are.

Those comments prove how depraved, gullible, and hopelessly stupid many so called conservative “people” are.

FIFY

allegro Nov 7, 2015 • 3:21:51pm

re: #74 CuriousLurker

To be perfectly honest, after the comments he’s made about Muslims and all the other stupid, insulting and/or bigoted things he’s said about people (not to mention his outright lies) I don’t give a hairy rat’s ass if he gets mocked.

I’ll go a step further and suggest that his brand of ignorance and hatefulness demands mockery. Our planet isn’t just heating up, it’s shrinking. We’ve got to share it in peace or go the way of the dinosaurs.

wrenchwench Nov 7, 2015 • 3:22:19pm

“Homosexuality” is not an “issue”. It is the lived the reality of so many.

— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) November 7, 2015

Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 3:24:35pm

re: #92 allegro

I’ll go a step further and suggest that his brand of ignorance and hatefulness demands mockery. Our planet isn’t just heating up, it’s shrinking. We’ve got to share it in peace or go the way of the dinosaurs.

OH!!! We get to get on a big ark with all the other animals and go for a ride?

Oh Wait….. That didn’t work so well for the dinos did it? (and how come we don’t have any Ichthyosaurus? I’d totally pay to see one at Sea World. Screw Shamu, give me IGGY!!!

RBS

Jenner7 Nov 7, 2015 • 3:26:08pm

What Repubs want from Liberals over Carson is a total pass on his record because he’s black. Exactly what they accused us of with Obama

— Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) November 7, 2015

Big Beautiful Door Nov 7, 2015 • 3:26:13pm

re: #93 wrenchwench

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I read an article earlier today about how the LDS’ new hardline against homosexuality has been a devastating blow to LGBT Mormons and their families. The cruelty is staggering, and they claim to be the moral ones.

The Ghost of a Flea Nov 7, 2015 • 3:30:09pm

re: #86 thedopefishlives

“Ministry” is the excuse used to justify creating and consuming such materials, but in function, it’s literally preaching to the choir. The actual purpose is the exact opposite of spreading the Good News. It’s…the Bad News.

The point is to re-enforce the distinction of the righteous saved versus the malefic, stupid, duped “other.” The latter are depraved and merit no compassion and deserve their suffering: only when they comply will they receive kindness. And in turn, the former are permitted to feel self-righteous, engage in mockery and schadenfreude, and be cruel.

wrenchwench Nov 7, 2015 • 3:30:57pm

re: #96 Big Beautiful Door

I read an article earlier today about how the LDS’ new hardline against homosexuality has been a devastating blow to LGBT Mormons and their families. The cruelty is staggering, and they claim to be the moral ones.

I want to tolerate all religions, but it is getting more difficult.

Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 3:32:47pm

re: #86 thedopefishlives

Mildly OT, but the following link just popped up on my Facebook feed, amongst all the wingnut derp about Dr. Carson (he has completely started owning my Facebook, so I do believe the religious right has found out that Donald Trump is not One Of Us). It’s basically reiterating what I’ve been saying all along: All this stupid shit we’ve been hearing from the rabid right isn’t really Jesus’s message. johnpavlovitz.com

Good points in that.

When did our desire for conflict begin to trump our pull toward compassion?

When did it become mandatory for the surrounding culture to conform to our inner religious preferences?

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 3:33:00pm

re: #76 Charles Johnson

I’ve never seen a Republican candidate for president who more thoroughly deserves mockery than Ben Carson. Absolutely none of the bizarre and regressive things he believes in deserve respect at all. Mockery is the appropriate way to deal with him.

It’s appropriate to mock him for the Pyramids DERP, but I think making clear he’s wrong without mockery is a better idea. It will help convince those who can be convinced Carson is wrong but whose instinct is to defend a Republican who is being attacked. So I favor making the takedown into something that cannot fairly be called an attack.

My objectives on this point are, admittedly, different from yours, but our interest in the truth is the same. I’m trying to be ready in case friends or coworkers of mine bring up a “Carson under attack” meme. My father thankfully needs no convincing: He knew Carson was wrong the second he heard what Ben had said.

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gwangung Nov 7, 2015 • 3:34:37pm

re: #100 Dark_Falcon

It’s appropriate to mock him for the Pyramids DERP, but I think making clear he’s wrong without mockery is a better idea.

That will never be accepted by the Republican base. It will called racism.

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stpaulbear Nov 7, 2015 • 3:36:54pm

re: #96 Big Beautiful Door

I read an article earlier today about how the LDS’ new hardline against homosexuality has been a devastating blow to LGBT Mormons and their families. The cruelty is staggering, and they claim to be the moral ones.

Staggering is the perfect word for it. Making a child renounce their parents in order to join the church is beyond cruel. I hope that a grandparent’s group goes into open revolt about this. I hope they lose thousands of members (and their money).

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 3:37:33pm

re: #97 The Ghost of a Flea

“Ministry” is the excuse used to justify creating and consuming such materials, but in function, it’s literally preaching to the choir. The actual purpose is the exact opposite of spreading the Good News. It’s…the Bad News.

The point is to re-enforce the distinction of the righteous saved versus the malefic, stupid, duped “other.” The latter are depraved and merit no compassion and deserve their suffering: only when they comply will they receive kindness. And in turn, the former are permitted to feel self-righteous, engage in mockery and schadenfreude, and be cruel.

In a way, it makes me think of one of the favorite terms of a few of the RWNJs, that being “Low Information Voters”, as in “Obama was only elected because he told Low Information Voters that they would get free stuff”

This enhances their own self-image as the elite (while railing against their version of the “elite political class”) and any losses they suffer are simply explained by the fact that not everybody is as smart as they are.

IF you believe that Obama was born in Kenya, you might be a LIV.
IF you believe that the President hates this country and is trying to destroy it, you might be a LIV
IF you believe that Hillary actively caused the death of Amb. Stevens and others, you might be a LIV.

I’d rather be a LIB than a LIV any day.

RBS

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stpaulbear Nov 7, 2015 • 3:41:26pm

re: #103 Reality Based Steve

They’re bad information voters.

Lots and lots of bad, rotten & wrong information.

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 3:49:46pm

re: #101 gwangung

That will never be accepted by the Republican base. It will called racism.

I’m not trying to reach the base at large, just a handful of people I know personally. I want to be ready if I need to reach them.

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BeachDem Nov 7, 2015 • 3:55:58pm

re: #63 Decatur Deb

Just arrived home from the Alabama Yellow Dog Presidential Luncheon. James Carville represented HRC, Mark Longebaugh from the Bernie campaign. Carville was a blast, and his driving theme was the 11-hour Behghazi derpfest. They will come to regret that.

I just got back from the Rachel Forum and the Dem Women’s fall meeting. Forum was great. Everyone had their supporters, but I think the consensus was that any one of the three would be capable of being a good president, and that the clown car on the right appears more foolish and childish every time the “grownups” get together to share their thoughts. I loved the questions, the atmosphere, and the answers. I thought O’Malley did really well and am surprised the guy can’t get any traction at all.

Will try to post some pics (mostly pretty bad, but…) later.

Bernie spoke to our group this morning, and he was “relaxed, funny Bernie” rather than “shouty, angry Bernie.” Kay Hagen was the Hillary surrogate, and O’Malley’s national campaign manager (?) spoke for him.

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The Ghost of a Flea Nov 7, 2015 • 4:05:40pm

re: #103 Reality Based Steve

I think it’s worse that that.

This isn’t a driven by a lack of information, it’s driven by a lack of a standard of veracity. The problem is not what data they have, it’s how they process what they receive. At this point in the US, politics is reflecting a long term cultural change in which a portion of the population has walled themselves in and created a theology, an epistemology, and a teleology in which truth is affiliation. It’s the unification of charismatic religion and conspiracist thinking.

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stpaulbear Nov 7, 2015 • 4:05:50pm

re: #105 Dark_Falcon

I’m not trying to reach the base at large, just a handful of people I know personally. I want to be ready if I need to reach them.

First step might be to not let them get to you when it comes to adapting a new outlook.

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wrenchwench Nov 7, 2015 • 4:08:20pm

“He was a skater goat he said see ya later goat” pic.twitter.com/wmRoo0l2FP

— Sassy Goats (@TheSassyGoats) November 8, 2015

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wrenchwench Nov 7, 2015 • 4:12:01pm

Skateboarding kitty 🐱 pic.twitter.com/EqmEW1yNmO

— Good Vibes (@BRINGGOODVlBES) November 7, 2015

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 4:18:06pm

re: #110 wrenchwench

That is one very cool kitty.

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 4:20:41pm

Missed this

Being anti-police abuse is no more anti-police than being anti-child abuse is being anti-parent.
— Cole Brown (@colebrownpdx) November 3, 2015

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 4:22:12pm

re: #111 PhillyPretzel

That is one very cool kitty.

& one good photog

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 4:27:13pm

Slo thread, I’ll share the latest.

I’m so late to the game, but I’m watching youtube “how-to’s” today.

My knowledge has increased.

Cooking
ShopVac
Blind repair/hanging new

I’ll go there from now on. Ya’ll be spared.

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 4:29:13pm

re: #114 Stanley Sea Toujours

Slo thread, I’ll share the latest.

I’m so late to the game, but I’m watching youtube “how-to’s” today.

My knowledge has increased.

Cooking
ShopVac
Blind repair/hanging new

I’ll go there from now on. Ya’ll be spared.

You should check out “How To: Build a Thermonuclear Device”
Impress your neighbors!
WITH FEAR!

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 4:29:30pm

re: #112 Stanley Sea Toujours

Missed this

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If that’s about Tarantino, then I’d like to add something on that score as it looks like the outrage aimed at him has not been based on the facts:

Police unions representing hundreds of thousands of policemen have announced plans to boycott Quentin Tarantino’s new movie, which will open on Christmas Day. The National Association of Police Organizations, which represents a quarter-million policemen, issued a statement supporting the boycott as a response to Tarantino’s having “bluntly referred to police as ‘murderers’.” Conservatives ought to support Tarantino — not because they like him or his movies, not because they agree with any of his political positions or because they are anti-police, but because Tarantino did not call policemen murderers. His speech — such as it was — lasted just 30 seconds. This is what he said, in full:

“Hey, everybody. I got something to say, but actually I would like to give my time to the families that want to talk. I want to give my time to the families. However I do just also want to say: What am I doing here? I’m doing here because I am a human being with a conscience, and when I see murder I cannot stand by, and I have to call the murdered the murdered and I have to call the murderers the murderers. Now I want to give my time to the families.”

Tarantino never says, nor does he imply, that he thinks all policemen are murderers. In fact, given the context, it seems perfectly clear that he’s talking only about specific instances of people killed by specific policemen. In later remarks on MSNBC, he said that he was talking about the deaths of Eric Garner, Sam DuBose, Antonio Lopez Guzman, Tamir Rice, and Walter Scott: He believes that these men were murdered, and that the policemen who killed them were murderers. He may have had other specific cases in mind (I imagine he did). Obviously, though, talking about a subset of police shooting is very different from saying that everyone killed by a policeman has been murdered, or that every policeman, by virtue of being a policeman, is a murderer.

Josh Gelernter goes on to smack Texas Ted Poe for his derping against Tarantino, so he does call out one of the nuts on his own side.

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 4:29:42pm

re: #114 Stanley Sea Toujours

I am sure that you tube is good but please do not forget for cooking America’s Test Kitchen/Cook’s Illustrated.

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 4:30:03pm

re: #115 Not a Sparkly Vampire

You should check out “How To: Build a Thermonuclear Device”
Impress your neighbors!
WITH FEAR!

Something stinky on the patio will suffice.

How to burn compost or something

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 4:31:00pm

re: #117 PhillyPretzel

I am sure that you tube is good but please do not forget for cooking America’s Test Kitchen/Cook’s Illustrated.

I learned so much from that show.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 4:31:26pm

re: #114 Stanley Sea Toujours

Slo thread, I’ll share the latest.

I’m so late to the game, but I’m watching youtube “how-to’s” today.

My knowledge has increased.

Cooking
ShopVac
Blind repair/hanging new

I’ll go there from now on. Ya’ll be spared.

There is a ShopVac channel? I’m outta here!

RBS

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 4:32:12pm

re: #119 Not a Sparkly Vampire

That is one of my favorite shows on PBS.

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 4:34:29pm

re: #116 Dark_Falcon

If that’s about Tarantino, then I’d like to add something on that score as it looks like the outrage aimed at him has not been based on the facts:

Josh Gelernter goes on to smack Texas Ted Poe for his derping against Tarantino, so he does call out one of the nuts on his own side.

This is the problem, the police circle the wagon, claim everyone is out to kill them, rather than fucking admit there’s a problem.

AND The Hateful Eight is promised to be a great one.

The police are showing themselves to be cowards. Hmm

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 4:41:09pm

re: #122 Stanley Sea Toujours

This is the problem, the police circle the wagon, claim everyone is out to kill them, rather than fucking admit there’s a problem.

AND The Hateful Eight is promised to be a great one.

The police are showing themselves to be cowards. Hmm

Its really about stereotyping, with cops reading “Quentin Tarantino” as “Generic Hostile Hollywood Liberal”, which he isn’t. Its also about confirmation bias, with many police and many of their defenders having adopted a siege mentality and reading that news that confirms said mentality. And its about people preferring to ignore facts instead of admitting error.

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bratwurst Nov 7, 2015 • 4:41:54pm

Some important journalism tonight:

Hating queerness without hating the queer https://t.co/duCXkS2Ex6

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 8, 2015

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 4:50:15pm

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dholmes32 Nov 7, 2015 • 4:51:49pm

re: #96 Big Beautiful Door

I read an article earlier today about how the LDS’ new hardline against homosexuality has been a devastating blow to LGBT Mormons and their families. The cruelty is staggering, and they claim to be the moral ones.

I had a shower thought today and realized the Mormon church was treating the children of gay and lesbian same-sex married (SSM) couples worse than it treated black people prior to 1978. At least black people could get baptized. They won’t even allow a name and a blessing in church for the despised children of gay and lesbian SSM couples.

I think SLC and Utah in general is an amazing place, but I can’t help but think this decision is going to hurt like hell.

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 4:51:53pm

re: #125 Charles Johnson

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Ain’t working for me.

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 4:52:29pm

re: #127 b_sharp

Same here. :(

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KGxvi Nov 7, 2015 • 4:52:33pm

re: #61 CuriousLurker

Infamous always reminds me of the scene from the Three Amigos. Which is perfect because Hoft is a joke.

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 4:53:20pm

re: #125 Charles Johnson

It works for me.

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thedopefishlives Nov 7, 2015 • 4:53:39pm

re: #125 Charles Johnson

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 4:55:18pm

re: #127 b_sharp

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 4:56:45pm

re: #131 thedopefishlives

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 4:58:57pm

re: #132 PhillyPretzel

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 4:59:41pm

re: #134 Dark_Falcon

That is sick.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 4:59:46pm

FWIW, it looks like the “Carson may have been a Dem. plant to argle bargle Cruz argle bargle Trump argle bargle (and here comes what they view as the strongest damnation of all) and he’s a product of Affirmative Action to start with.” meme has taken hold over at FR. I knew it was coming, there was / is a civil war forming over him there. It’s great fun to watch.

How come everybody else (Carson, The Gheys) gets all kinds of secret mission / infiltration type missions from the Democrats, and the most I’ve ever been asked to do at a local meeting was to make some coffee?

RBS

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BeachDem Nov 7, 2015 • 5:01:07pm

OK—as promised, some bad pics from last night’s forum. I suck as a photographer with my phone—had to delete my cu of Bernie from this morning, as it looks like a big blob in front of a wonky sign.

These aren’t great, but kinda give the atmosphere of being there

Outside the Auditorium

The “hard to get” ticket

That’s Rachel in front before the show (yeah, I’m terrible at this)

Hillary shaking hands, two guys, Bernie, Debbie WS, Jaime Harrison (SCDP Chair) Martin, James Clyburn (trust me—even though they look like ghosts, that’s who they are!)

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 5:01:21pm

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 5:02:00pm

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:02:10pm

re: #131 thedopefishlives

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 5:02:56pm

re: #140 Charles Johnson

It is the only way to go.

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thedopefishlives Nov 7, 2015 • 5:03:16pm

re: #140 Charles Johnson

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goddamnedfrank Nov 7, 2015 • 5:04:33pm

re: #133 Dark_Falcon

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 5:05:35pm

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:06:19pm

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 5:06:58pm

re: #143 goddamnedfrank

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 5:07:03pm

re: #144 teleskiguy

Sorry about my previous comment. I wanted see what was said. That is why I said go to the master log.

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 5:08:20pm

Now where were we? Oh yeah! That painting in Ben Carson’s house!

if only Jesus was leaning against Dale Earnhardts racecar Ben could wrap up the GOP nomination by the end of the day pic.twitter.com/DXW4v7MM13

— Matt Oswalt (@puddinstrip) November 7, 2015

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KGxvi Nov 7, 2015 • 5:09:41pm

re: #148 teleskiguy

I’m not sure that’s going to go over well with the wingularity. Jesus looks a little too… let’s say “tanned” in that painting

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:09:55pm

re: #147 PhillyPretzel

Sorry about my previous comment. I wanted see what was said. That is why I said go to the master log.

What do you mean by the “master log?”

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Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 7, 2015 • 5:10:23pm

re: #149 KGxvi

I’m not sure that’s going to go over well with the wingularity. Jesus looks a little too… let’s say “tanned” in that painting

Jesus looks like a Klingon…

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thedopefishlives Nov 7, 2015 • 5:10:26pm

re: #149 KGxvi

I’m not sure that’s going to go over well with the wingularity. Jesus looks a little too… let’s say “tanned” in that painting

It’s WHITE American Jesus, you librul bastards!!!!

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 5:10:38pm

re: #137 BeachDem

OK—as promised, some bad pics from last night’s forum. I suck as a photographer with my phone—had to delete my cu of Bernie from this morning, as it looks like a big blob in front of a wonky sign.

These aren’t great, but kinda give the atmosphere of being there

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I envy you being there.

You heard ‘em live, I respect your evaluation!!

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 5:10:54pm

re: #150 Charles Johnson

LGF Master Spy. I typed the wrong thing. Sorry.

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:12:15pm

re: #145 Charles Johnson

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Charles, we used to have private threads every once in a while. Perhaps its time to reinstate them?

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 5:12:54pm

re: #155 b_sharp

That sounds like a good idea to me.

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:16:39pm

re: #155 b_sharp

I’m not even sure that feature still works at this point after all the recent changes, but I’ll check it out.

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BeachDem Nov 7, 2015 • 5:17:15pm

re: #153 Stanley Sea Toujours

I envy you being there.

You heard ‘em live, I respect your evaluation!!

Thanks. I bitched and moaned about driving 4 hours in the rain and standing in line for 2-1/2 hours, but when all was said and done, it was really fun and I’m glad I went. That was my third time seeing/meeting O’Malley; second time for Hillary and second and third for Bernie.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 5:19:20pm

re: #158 BeachDem

Thanks. I bitched and moaned about driving 4 hours in the rain and standing in line for 2-1/2 hours, but when all was said and done, it was really fun and I’m glad I went. That was my third time seeing/meeting O’Malley; second time for Hillary and second and third for Bernie.

Any of them would make a much better president than ANYTHING the GOP is producing. (For that matter, a hedgehog would be preferable to anything the GOP has presented)

RBS

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:21:39pm

re: #158 BeachDem

Thanks. I bitched and moaned about driving 4 hours in the rain and standing in line for 2-1/2 hours, but when all was said and done, it was really fun and I’m glad I went. That was my third time seeing/meeting O’Malley; second time for Hillary and second and third for Bernie.

Why does Bernie get two positions?

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Jay C Nov 7, 2015 • 5:24:06pm

re: #160 b_sharp

Why does Bernie get two positions?

Socialism in action…

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:24:42pm

re: #161 Jay C

Socialism in action…

Bloody entitlement culture.

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BeachDem Nov 7, 2015 • 5:24:51pm

re: #159 Reality Based Steve

Any of them would make a much better president than ANYTHING the GOP is producing. (For that matter, a hedgehog would be preferable to anything the GOP has presented)

RBS

All three of them really are all very qualified, smart, think fast on their feet, have good senses of humor and “get it.” (And, if Biden had jumped in, the number would be four.) Might sound mushy, but I’m pretty proud to be a Democrat right now. When you figure that the only passengers in the clown car who aren’t stupid, crazy and/or totally unqualified are Kasich and Christie, it’s a sight to be seen. (ymmv on the clowns—Kasich is mean and phony, Christie is crooked and obnoxious, but the rest of them are off the charts scary.)

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BeachDem Nov 7, 2015 • 5:25:43pm

re: #160 b_sharp

Why does Bernie get two positions?

Because I saw him at the forum last night and at a women’s conference this morning.

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BeenHereAwhile Nov 7, 2015 • 5:26:57pm

re: #36 ObserverArt

No, I have not. But I will look for it. Sounds interesting.

K&K did that to some guys I used to do sound and roadie work for back in the early 70s. When I heard the album it was like…who is that? You could tell right off. Happened to another group of friends a few years later.

They count on the bands wanting to be known. The next thing you know, you’re in a bad contract that ends up costing the band.

IIRC, typical recording contract back then was the label made approx $1.00 each LP (plus publishing), while the band paid back production costs (recording, packaging & promotion) at $.15 - $.23 a LP.

Free goods (LPs given out for promotion for which the band paid costs, but collected no royalties) drove bands paying attention to record label accounting nuts.

Free Goods were given to regional promotion (get the record played at radio stations) personnel far in excess of what was needed to hand out their area radio stations.

To sweeten the deal between the label and the promo guy, the understanding was that the promo guy would sell the excess promotional LPs to One Stops (non label) wholesalers who would in turn then sell them to record stores.

Ever buy a punch out (hole drilled in a corner, or corner cut off of an album cover) in a record store?

You just bought a free good (or a return) for which the band paid production expenses, but collected no royalties.

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:30:52pm

By the way, there’s a new feature in the popup Image Library, making it easier to add more than one image to a comment or LGF Page. When you click the Insert button, just hold the Shift key and the Image Library stays on-screen so you can add more pictures to your post.

This is especially handy if you’ve searched for image tags; previously you’d have to open the Image Library popup and do the search all over for each picture.

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:31:21pm

I cooked a pizza today in an oven set to 400F. It was sitting on a piece of cardboard.

Successful scientific experiment to see if a pizza changes the ignition temperature of paper.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 5:32:13pm

re: #165 BeenHereAwhile

IIRC, typical recording contract back then was the label made approx $1.00 each LP (plus publishing), while the band paid back production costs (recording, packaging & promotion) at $.15 - $.23 a LP.

Free goods (LPs given out for promotion for which the band paid costs, but collected no royalties) drove bands paying attention to record label accounting nuts.

Free Goods were given to regional promotion (get the record played at radio stations) personnel far in excess of what was needed to hand out their area radio stations.

To sweeten the deal between the label and the promo guy, the understanding was that the promo guy would sell the excess promotional LPs to One Stops (non label) wholesalers who would in turn then sell them to record stores.

Ever buy a punch out (hole drilled in a corner, or corner cut off of an album cover) in a record store?

You just bought a free good (or a return) for which the band paid production expenses, but collected no royalties.

I believe the same thing exists in book publishing. That paperbacks without a front cover mean that they have been ‘returned’ to the publishing house, so there are no royalties paid. There was a local flea market that always had a big shelf of ‘no-front-cover’ paperbacks.

RBS

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 5:32:48pm

re: #167 b_sharp

I cooked a pizza today in an oven set to 400F. It was sitting on a piece of cardboard.

Successful scientific experiment to see if a pizza changes the ignition temperature of paper.

It made it lower than 451?

RBS

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:33:27pm

re: #169 Reality Based Steve

It made it lower than 451?

RBS

The cardboard came out fine.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 5:34:10pm

re: #170 b_sharp

The cardboard came out fine.

How about the pizza?

RBS

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 5:34:46pm

re: #166 Charles Johnson

Thank you for another great feature. That is what makes this a great weblog.

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:35:16pm

re: #171 Reality Based Steve

How about the pizza?

RBS

Top was over done, crust underdone.

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sagehen Nov 7, 2015 • 5:35:30pm

re: #165 BeenHereAwhile

And that’s before we even get into “cowriter” credits for label execs, who ended up with half the publishing. If the band wanted out of their deal, they could buy their way out… for the other half the publishing.

I don’t think any of the artists who recorded for Chess ever got anything out of it beyond maybe some share of ticket sales. Maybe. Half the initial inductees to the R&R Hall of Fame ended up homeless and/or starving and/or living out their final days in some charity ward.

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Timothy Watson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:36:29pm

re: #167 b_sharp

I cooked a pizza today in an oven set to 400F. It was sitting on a piece of cardboard.

Successful scientific experiment to see if a pizza changes the ignition temperature of paper.

I did that once when I was younger, the pizza end up getting thrown away because it tasted awful.

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Lidane Nov 7, 2015 • 5:36:58pm

Carson on media scrutiny: “Next week, there will be a teacher who said I peed in my pants” https://t.co/SlWFtR7YLz pic.twitter.com/f687vuObkK

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) November 7, 2015

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 5:37:00pm

I don’t know how private comments work.

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:37:05pm

re: #175 Timothy Watson

I did that once when I was younger, the pizza end up getting thrown away because it tasted awful.

Who throws away a pizza?

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:37:57pm

re: #177 Dark_Falcon

I don’t know how private comments work.

White question mark on green circular background below the comment box tells it all.

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 5:38:01pm

re: #178 b_sharp

Who throws away a pizza?

Iknowrite.
BURN THE WITCH!
/

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CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 5:38:45pm

re: #177 Dark_Falcon

I don’t know how private comments work.

The instruction are right there under the box where you type your comment. Just hover your mouse over the “?” in the green circle.

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 5:39:10pm

Nevermind, CL just gave me the clue.

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Timothy Watson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:39:23pm

re: #178 b_sharp

Who throws away a pizza?

It tasted like cardboard and, IIRC, the pizza had been in the freezer for awhile and the cardboard had apparently picked up some of the smells from other stuff.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 5:40:03pm

re: #175 Timothy Watson

I did that once when I was younger, the pizza end up getting thrown away because it tasted awful.

re: #178 b_sharp

Who throws away a pizza?

You’ve never cooked one accidently on the cardboard. I did the same thing TW did, the cardboard taste just infuses the pizza with cellulose yummyness. The pizza tastes oddly like ‘wet dog’

yeech

RBS

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:40:42pm

Um, conservatives? If you try to tell me Obama was “never vetted” (like Ben Carson) I’m just going to laugh and laugh at you.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 8, 2015

This ridiculous talking point is an object example of how totally divorced from reality the conservative movement has become.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 8, 2015

Seriously, conservatives. I can hardly believe you’re trying to push this happy horseshit out there. Only a complete idiot would buy it.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 8, 2015

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b_sharp Nov 7, 2015 • 5:41:27pm

re: #182 Dark_Falcon

I get that, but I don’t know how to form the darn things.

The instructions on how to form them are there.

[ private ] Text [ /private ]

Remove the spaces.

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:42:02pm

Me too. https://t.co/DFdd4nqkiA

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) November 8, 2015

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GlutenFreeJesus Nov 7, 2015 • 5:43:11pm

re: #171 Reality Based Steve

How about the pizza?

RBS

How do you tell the difference if you’re not from Chicago? ;)

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Bubblehead II Nov 7, 2015 • 5:43:44pm

Lizards I came, I read and now I withdrawal. Still waiting to see if I can keep a 31 yr marriage intact. No you may NOT ask questions. This is something that has to be worked out between the two of us.

I will say this.

It is not infidelity, money, politics or legal problems. So far things are still amicable.

Maybe we just got tired of each other. I just don’t know.

But I will probably be distracted and perhaps I will post some really weird shit so bear with me. That’s all I ask.

Best video I can post about my mental state.

It must have been love - roxette (lyrics)

As always, may the Deity of your choice smile down upon you and yous

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:44:01pm

Speaking of complete idiots. @hansgruberdies @donnabrazile

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 8, 2015

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 5:45:07pm

re: #182 Dark_Falcon

I get that, but I don’t know how to form the darn things.

Cut & paste the examples below under the ? Replace with your info.

That’s how I do it. Make sense?

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 5:46:00pm

re: #191 Stanley Sea Toujours

That usually works for me.

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 5:48:02pm

Lyndon B. Johnson drives his Amphicar into a lake on his ranch as a prank pic.twitter.com/Oreu0HjfOP

— OnThisDay & Facts (@NotableHistory) November 8, 2015

Lyndon would take some guests out in his Amphicar, drive really fast down a hill towards the lake and start screaming “The brakes are out!” They’d splash in and then tootle around the lake. Good prank!

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 5:49:48pm

re: #191 Stanley Sea Toujours

Cut & paste the examples below under the ? Replace with your info.

That’s how I do it. Make sense?

CL beat you to it. But thanks anyway.

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 5:55:04pm

And of course, now I’m hearing from complete idiots who totally buy this happy horseshit.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 8, 2015

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 5:55:55pm

I’m totally enjoying “American Boardwalk” on Amazon Prime. I had never really thought of Steve Buscemi as having those kind of acting chops.

I do have to admit that in the back of my mind, I’m waiting for his character to start to say something and having someone else say “Shut Up Nucky”.

RBS

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 5:56:32pm

re: #195 Charles Johnson

New emoji.

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 5:58:07pm

re: #197 teleskiguy

Meadow Muffin?

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CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 6:00:34pm

re: #182 Dark_Falcon

I get that, but I don’t know how to form the darn things.

xoY1Y7op7OXxCxdPG8evOu6RGXOE/BvvCWAklBVUoQpEYGe+B7Q2bCRf61565Z+wFucNkDOQ9iQgqBawL/MbPjl8KLQ23xIbuHaT9LMyzXGaYbfOuqxYbIaDHKSj1sR3Rg0PSrFtFMwyI7pnkmF5TCch7ylKScrNU46AOIj1+safcSmkShxjlQ==

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CuriousLurker Nov 7, 2015 • 6:00:49pm

re: #198 PhillyPretzel

Meadow Muffin?

LOL!

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 6:02:23pm

re: #200 CuriousLurker

aka The Steaming Divot.

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 6:04:56pm

re: #201 PhillyPretzel

Or as bluntly put from Sense and Sensibility. “Be careful dears the horses have been here.”

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BeenHereAwhile Nov 7, 2015 • 6:05:30pm

re: #174 sagehen

And that’s before we even get into “cowriter” credits for label execs, who ended up with half the publishing. If the band wanted out of their deal, they could buy their way out… for the other half the publishing.

I don’t think any of the artists who recorded for Chess ever got anything out of it beyond maybe some share of ticket sales. Maybe. Half the initial inductees to the R&R Hall of Fame ended up homeless and/or starving and/or living out their final days in some charity ward.

Chess and some of the other R&B, Pop, & C&W labels were infamous for not awarding “Gold” (500K sold) and later “Platinum (1 Mil) album awards to their artists because they did not want to have to pay the royalties due.

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 6:06:18pm

LOL! RT @commonsenseCOLO I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that you couldn’t have followed politics in 2007-2008.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 8, 2015

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makeitstop Nov 7, 2015 • 6:08:28pm

re: #45 William Lewis

I’m reminded of the long road of John “Johnny Cougar” Mellencamp. Started with one of those hideous contracts and I don’t know how much or not of Chestnut Street Incident he did but it’s not a good album and the name change didn’t help.

Unlike many he managed to claw his way back and even became a legitimate star on his own - a couple of the finest live shows I’ve ever been at were by him - but he was nearly destroyed by that machine. Fortunately for him he managed more than that one hit that was all so many others had.

Johnny Cougar’s first manager was a guy named Tony DeFries, his company was called MainMan.

Same manager as Ziggy-era David Bowie. He was notorious for bullying his clients.

Fun fact: During the Ziggy Stardust tour, DeFries forbade Bowie from leaving his hotel room. I learned that straight from Mick Ronson, who I met while they were out on that tour.

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 6:08:31pm

Man, these conservatives are really living in their own weird universe. It’s sad. Yet hilarious in a sad way.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 8, 2015

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PhillyPretzel Nov 7, 2015 • 6:10:24pm

re: #206 Charles Johnson

ostrich head in the sand syndrome

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 6:11:44pm

Oh nothing much, he just had to produce his birth certificate and prove he was American. https://t.co/83u4ibltaO

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) November 8, 2015

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Nov 7, 2015 • 6:15:04pm

re: #206 Charles Johnson

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The last month before the 2008 election, every fucking channel was Rev. Wright 24 hours a day. Our liberal media at work. They don’t remember that?

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BeenHereAwhile Nov 7, 2015 • 6:19:48pm

re: #174 sagehen

And that’s before we even get into “cowriter” credits for label execs, who ended up with half the publishing. If the band wanted out of their deal, they could buy their way out… for the other half the publishing.

-snip-

Or artists like Elvis/Tom Parker who required that songwriters give up 1/2 of their publishing rights (in reality 1/2 of songwriter’s 1/2 or 1/4, as the publishing company got the other 1/2) to Elvis before he would record their song.

The best example is Dolly Parton who refused to allow Elvis to record “I will always love you” for that reason.

Her reply was, ‘I guess Elvis won’t be recording my song.’

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 6:20:30pm

re: #209 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

The last month before the 2008 election, every fucking channel was Rev. Wright 24 hours a day. Our liberal media at work. They don’t remember that?

I say still, God DAMN America!

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BeenHereAwhile Nov 7, 2015 • 6:22:29pm

re: #211 Stanley Sea Toujours

I say still, God DAMN America!

(Sorry can’t resist)

GODDAMN the pusher man!!

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The Vicious Babushka Nov 7, 2015 • 6:35:38pm

STUPIDEST MEMES OF THE DAY==>

In different circumstances, this would be hilarious. pic.twitter.com/55FV13FmHj

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) November 8, 2015

Thank you for calling out the #MediaBias! @RealBenCarson!! #Carson #TheMediaStinks #tcot #ccot @TwitchyTeam pic.twitter.com/xkh6ARo4Wx

— Sister Patriot (@SisterPatriot) November 8, 2015

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TedStriker Nov 7, 2015 • 6:36:26pm

re: #205 makeitstop

Johnny Cougar’s first manager was a guy named Tony DeFries, his company was called MainMan.

Same manager as Ziggy-era David Bowie. He was notorious for bullying his clients.

Fun fact: During the Ziggy Stardust tour, DeFries forbade Bowie from leaving his hotel room. I learned that straight from Mick Ronson, who I met while they were out on that tour.

Quoth the Wiki:

He also helped to launch the solo careers of Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Mott the Hoople, Luther Vandross and John Mellencamp.

Huh…

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KGxvi Nov 7, 2015 • 6:36:53pm

re: #196 Reality Based Steve

Boardwalk Empire? I watched the first few seasons in its original run but lost interest. I think I had too many shows at the time. Keep meaning to give it another go. But I’ve just started Vikings on Hulu and am about half way through hemlock grove on Netflix. So many good choices out there - still have a bunch of new stuff I need to get to like Fargo, the bastard executioner, and American horror story. I need more time to watch tv

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 6:38:05pm

Shaun King is getting seriously attacked on this trending hashtag: #ShaunKingLetMeDown

Not sure how much of it to believe; there are a lot of Milo Yiannopoulos racists and right wing creeps in there, but there are also some people whose complaints seem legit.

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Eclectic Cyborg Nov 7, 2015 • 6:40:13pm

re: #216 Charles Johnson

Shaun King is getting seriously attacked on this trending hashtag: #ShaunKingLetMeDown

Not sure how much of it to believe; there are a lot of Milo Yiannopoulos racists and right wing creeps in there, but there are also some people whose complaints seem legit.

What triggered this hashtag?

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Timothy Watson Nov 7, 2015 • 6:42:27pm

re: #217 Eclectic Cyborg

What triggered this hashtag?

Some conservative agitprop/pseudo-scandal:
donotlink.com

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 6:42:43pm

Carson is Palin 2.0.

This time we know he’s bonkers right out of the gate.

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 6:43:40pm

re: #217 Eclectic Cyborg

What triggered this hashtag?

Don’t know. Just stumbled across it.

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 6:43:55pm

Light in the sky

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makeitstop Nov 7, 2015 • 6:44:45pm

re: #214 TedStriker

Quoth the Wiki:

Huh…

Embedded Image

Luther was one of the featured backup singers on Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ album. That’s where I first heard of him.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 6:47:42pm

Highest SAT in Detroit history. Believes pyramids built to store grain.

Ayup. Seems legit.

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 6:48:16pm

re: #217 Eclectic Cyborg

What triggered this hashtag?

The same ole thing that triggered the FBI against MLK.

No comparison, please. But they always have a way to break down the race truth tellers. And those who speak for the oppressed. The powers that be have an invested benefit to bring anyone who speaks out down. I don’t give a shit Shaun’s missteps. He’s on the side of right so he’s game to be taken down.

Same as the 60’s. Same today. And if that doesn’t remind you how we are still fucked & need a truth and reconciliation.

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TedStriker Nov 7, 2015 • 6:49:42pm

re: #222 makeitstop

Luther was one of the featured backup singers on Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ album. That’s where I first heard of him.

Huh, once again…

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bratwurst Nov 7, 2015 • 6:51:00pm

re: #222 makeitstop

Luther was one of the featured backup singers on Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ album. That’s where I first heard of him.

He also toured as a back-up singer with Todd Rundgren that same year, 1975.

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makeitstop Nov 7, 2015 • 6:51:24pm

More on DeFries from MentalFloss:

Tony Defries’ hero was Elvis’ manager, Colonel Tom Parker. So in 1970, when Defries saw a new king of rock in 23-year-old David Bowie, he pounced on the opportunity. The fearless Defries got Bowie signed to Elvis’ label, RCA, then spent lavishly on publicity stunts. He famously flew a plane full of American journalists first-class to London, where they watched Bowie perform his fantasy album Ziggy Stardust at the Dorchester Hotel. The press was then granted a private audience with Bowie in his suite, where he was still decked out in full glam-rock regalia. For his troubles, Defries took half the earnings.

Unlike the Colonel, who was a family man, Defries lived extravagantly. With his eight Manhattan apartments, karate-suit-wearing bodyguards, and crushed-velvet suits, Defries was more of a rock star than Bowie. In fact, at the height of his Ziggy fame, Bowie often borrowed money from Defries just to buy groceries. “I slaved and made nothing,” Bowie said after dumping Defries in 1975. The divorce wasn’t easy. In addition to 50 percent of all back royalties, Bowie surrendered 16 percent of future gross earnings through 1982.

He came in second on the ‘10 most ruthless managers’ list, behind Colonel Tom and ahead of Albert Grossman, who managed Dylan until Dylan couldn’t stand him any more and fired him.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 6:52:44pm

A kajillion honorary doctorates. I don’t believe we came from no monkey you monkey.

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The Vicious Babushka Nov 7, 2015 • 6:53:08pm

Some theories on strange light: Taurid meteor shower, rocket, helicopters. @OCSD just told us it was a Military test fire @nbcla

— Adrian Arambulo (@AdrianNBCLA) November 8, 2015

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jaunte Nov 7, 2015 • 6:57:35pm

They’ve found Joseph’s corn!

Infrared Scans Show Possible Hidden Chamber in King Tut’s Tomb https://t.co/tQsMxxXUt0 via @NatGeo

— Michael F Ozaki MD (@brontyman) November 8, 2015

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Great White Snark Nov 7, 2015 • 6:57:48pm

re: #221 Charles Johnson

NBCLA says military “test firing” No word on what

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Charles Johnson Nov 7, 2015 • 6:58:17pm

#OCSDPIO: Light seen in OC sky was confirmed through JWA tower to be a Naval test fire off the coast. No further details.

— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSD) November 8, 2015

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Great White Snark Nov 7, 2015 • 6:59:24pm

re: #232 Charles Johnson

Okay so not Ben Carsons campaign flaming out, too bad.

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William Lewis Nov 7, 2015 • 7:00:43pm

re: #213 The Vicious Babushka

STUPIDEST MEMES OF THE DAY==>

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According to whom? Given his story about West Point, what do we really know about his SAT scores?

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Majacita Nov 7, 2015 • 7:01:25pm

How can anyone have the record SAT score? People get perfect scores every year. What’s higher than perfect?

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:01:42pm

re: #234 William Lewis

According to whom? Given his story about West Point, what do we really know about his SAT scores?

Highest in history since pyramids built. All of them.

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The Vicious Babushka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:02:03pm

Suck on that, Ben Shapiro

Carson’s Westmoreland story doesn’t match records
https://t.co/OOKIw4Skqq pic.twitter.com/SqBtUn7wwj

— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) November 7, 2015

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sagehen Nov 7, 2015 • 7:03:17pm

re: #215 KGxvi

Boardwalk Empire? I watched the first few seasons in its original run but lost interest. I think I had too many shows at the time. Keep meaning to give it another go. But I’ve just started Vikings on Hulu and am about half way through hemlock grove on Netflix. So many good choices out there - still have a bunch of new stuff I need to get to like Fargo, the bastard executioner, and American horror story. I need more time to watch tv

Let me put in plugs for:

The Americans — Kari Russell and Matthew Rhys are an apparently ordinary suburban couple in 1980’s Virginia. They have a couple of kids, they run a travel agency… and they’re really deep-cover KGB operatives.

Manhattan — a soapy drama about Los Alamos. The project, the scientists, their families. The cliffhangers at the ends of episodes might be a romantic issue, an espionage issue, a physics problem…

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Teukka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:03:20pm

re: #230 jaunte

They’ve found Joseph’s corn!

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Now, what if it isn’t Nefertiti, but Akhenaten they’ve found? Or both?

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jaunte Nov 7, 2015 • 7:03:27pm

Luckily for Ben, no History SAT.

241

The War TARDIS Nov 7, 2015 • 7:04:58pm

That was the best Doctor Who story ever, along with its most political.

I think we have a first though. For the first time, a Doctor Who baddie exists in the real world. The Republican Party.

They caused the cease-fire to nearly collapse during that 2-parter.

Question to DarkFalcon. How does it feel to be elevated to the same pantheon of villains as the Daleks, Cybermen, and the Weeping Angels? Will this be a wake-up call.

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KGxvi Nov 7, 2015 • 7:07:18pm

re: #238 sagehen

I saw a few episodes of the Americans (always loved Kerri Russell), that’s another I’d like to get back to. But there’s just so much out there now. I really need to find away to get paid for watching tv. Maybe I can get a job at Bill Simmons’ new website?

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KGxvi Nov 7, 2015 • 7:08:34pm

re: #241 The War TARDIS

A wake up call? Why would REEL MURCANS care what a bunch of whiny euros say about them?

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Teukka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:09:01pm

re: #232 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

INB4 Outer Wingnuttia explodes into ZOMG! Obummer testing a sekrit weapon to kill of us Chrisuns!

Brace for DERP in 5… 4… 3… 2…

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Great White Snark Nov 7, 2015 • 7:10:04pm

re: #232 Charles Johnson

Related
abc7.com

Friday, November 06, 2015 11:59PM
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Mysterious maneuvers over the Pacific are forcing a change in Los Angeles International Airport landings late at night, meaning noise for thousands of people in the flight path.

Instead of landing from the east over Inglewood, planes begin flying from the west and over the ocean to keep noise levels down, but due to secret military operations, the airspace over the Pacific is closed to incoming flights for the next week.

“We clearly understand that neighbors and communities east of the airport will experience noise and we apologize for that,” said Nancy Castles, LAX public relations director.

The military is not saying what exactly is causing the change, and LAX claims it’s also in the dark. Castles said all they know is planes can’t be flying at low altitudes to our west.

Jade Helm Two!!!

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:10:18pm

It’s a secrete weapon.

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 7:12:56pm

GREAT footage here. https://t.co/ReSdWkU46u Venting, staging, impact? Still not sure. Rocket launch 100% sure though. :)

— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) November 8, 2015

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Teukka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:13:31pm

In other items through the day, I posted a surreal video in another forum, and one of the viewers found this by the same artist and said it really epitomized the voters swayed by Faux Noise, going from one outrage to the next:

Click to Reveal

Full-Body Prolapse

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The War TARDIS Nov 7, 2015 • 7:13:45pm

re: #243 KGxvi

True. Though the other lesson there was that a cycle of revenge must stop.

Still, the fact that the political party and people have grown to hate so much are now actually baddies on Doctor Who gives me joy.

250

jaunte Nov 7, 2015 • 7:14:34pm

Alex Jones must be out at a movie. The intern running his twitter hasn’t reacted to the launch.

251

sagehen Nov 7, 2015 • 7:14:36pm

re: #245 Great White Snark

Related
abc7.com

The military is not saying what exactly is causing the change, and LAX claims it’s also in the dark. Castles said all they know is planes can’t be flying at low altitudes to our west.

I’ve seen enough movies to know it’s really a naval salvage mission just off the coast. Russian submarine run aground, Chinese submarine full of defectors, crashed spaceship…

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The War TARDIS Nov 7, 2015 • 7:15:26pm

re: #249 The War TARDIS

Maybe it will inspire those who are Republican fans to feel shame for the first time in their insipid, ignorant lives.

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 7:15:28pm

re: #247 teleskiguy

That be a rocket.
ZOOOOM!

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Teukka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:16:11pm

re: #251 sagehen

I’ve seen enough movies to know it’s really a naval salvage mission just off the coast. Russian submarine run aground, Chinese submarine full of defectors, crashed spaceship…

“NWO stormtruupers blu helmits landing for the final act of trying to take over”

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 7:17:31pm

re: #246 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

It’s a secrete weapon.

THEY SUNK MY UFO!

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Teukka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:17:58pm

re: #255 Not a Sparkly Vampire

THEY STUNK MY UFO!

FTFY.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 7:19:52pm

re: #254 Teukka

“NWO stormtruupers blu helmits landing for the final act of trying to take over”

WOLVERINES ASSEMBLE!!!!

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 7:23:48pm

re: #250 jaunte

[Embedded content]

Alex Jones must be out at a movie. The intern running his twitter hasn’t reacted to the launch.

It just means he’s clearly in on it.

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Belafon Nov 7, 2015 • 7:26:47pm

re: #213 The Vicious Babushka

STUPIDEST MEMES OF THE DAY==>

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Maybe the media should start asking those colleges for Carson’s records.

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jaunte Nov 7, 2015 • 7:29:07pm

How can a lunatic become president?: I don’t think it matters at all how obviously mentally ill Ben Carson is … https://t.co/6ViWYTstlh

— toma (@sickhorses) November 8, 2015

“…There’s no doubt they love him all the more for standing his low ground fighting back:”

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BeachDem Nov 7, 2015 • 7:29:12pm

re: #242 KGxvi

I saw a few episodes of the Americans (always loved Kerri Russell), that’s another I’d like to get back to. But there’s just so much out there now. I really need to find away to get paid for watching tv. Maybe I can get a job at Bill Simmons’ new website?

Did you ever see “Waitress?” Such a sweet movie—and a sad story about the writer/director.

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CriticalDragon1177 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:30:24pm

Seriously Dim Jim? Hasn’t even “Fox News” given up on the whole birth certificate nonsense?

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The Vicious Babushka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:30:29pm

Dim Jim may be the SMOTI but he better look over his shoulder

Leftists who say “You want to end abortion? Then provide free birth control!” are literally holding babies hostage.

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) November 8, 2015

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 7:31:08pm

re: #263 The Vicious Babushka

Dim Jim may be the SMOTI but he better look over his shoulder

That’s painfully stupid.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 7:35:10pm

re: #263 The Vicious Babushka

Dim Jim may be the SMOTI but he better look over his shoulder

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I think my brain just tied itself into a mobius knot trying to parse that. I know that my eyes rotated independently and in different directions.

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CriticalDragon1177 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:36:56pm

re: #263 The Vicious Babushka

Both Steven Crowder and Jim Hoft suck and neither of them are anywhere near as smart as Obama or either of the current Democratic nominees to be our next president!

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 7:37:21pm

re: #265 Reality Based Steve

I think my brain just tied itself into a mobius knot trying to parse that. I know that my eyes rotated independently and in different directions.

There’s a vid for that;
Lewis Black - if it weren’t for my horse

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:37:39pm

Literally holding babies hostage.

That literally made my brain hurt.

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The Vicious Babushka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:38:25pm

The only difference between Dim Jim and Steve Crowder is that Dim Jim makes up his own derp, but Steve plagiarizes lame shit that Rush Limbaugh said 20 years ago.

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The Vicious Babushka Nov 7, 2015 • 7:38:51pm

re: #268 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

Literally holding babies hostage.

That literally made my brain hurt.

LITERALLY

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 7:40:11pm

re: #263 The Vicious Babushka

@scrowder pic.twitter.com/tA3lIH4Wlo

— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) November 8, 2015

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Nov 7, 2015 • 7:41:26pm

re: #265 Reality Based Steve

I think my brain just tied itself into a mobius knot trying to parse that. I know that my eyes rotated independently and in different directions.

I think he means all those tiny fetuses embedded in wombs awaiting sperm visitors are being held hostage.

It’s Wingnut Biology 101.

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 7:41:42pm

Can we go back to talking about grain pyramids?
Much more sane.

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Belafon Nov 7, 2015 • 7:41:54pm

Charles, the About button at the top doesn’t go anywhere.

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Stanley Sea Toujours Nov 7, 2015 • 7:42:39pm

re: #271 teleskiguy

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Steven, who will never ever fuck for fun.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Nov 7, 2015 • 7:43:13pm

re: #274 Belafon

Charles, the About button at the top doesn’t go anywhere.

Every time you click that button, a sock disappears from someone’s dryer.

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William Lewis Nov 7, 2015 • 7:43:38pm

re: #275 Stanley Sea Toujours

Steven, who will never ever fuck ~~for fun~~.

FTFY.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:45:07pm

re: #276 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Every time you click that button, a sock disappears from someone’s dryer.

Wait… are you serious? Literally?

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 7:45:36pm

The #UFO is showing up in reports and photos from #Arizona and #California (from SF to LA and San Diego). pic.twitter.com/D76Gck7RVg

— Michael Oman-Reagan (@OmanReagan) November 8, 2015

LA still more freaked out by rain than large missiles.

— Shawn Milrad (@shawnmilrad) November 8, 2015

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 7:45:46pm

re: #278 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

Wait… are you serious? Literally?

Yes.

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KGxvi Nov 7, 2015 • 7:46:27pm

re: #279 teleskiguy

In defense of LA, UFOs are more common than rain here.

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CriticalDragon1177 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:48:00pm

Speaking of idiots and Ben Carson in particular

Thanks, but no thanks! We can’t afford another idiot! pic.twitter.com/7Mel3EvKjt

— vooda (@vooda1) November 8, 2015

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jaunte Nov 7, 2015 • 7:49:38pm

re: #273 Not a Sparkly Vampire

Can we go back to talking about grain pryramids?
Much more sane.

Crowder’s brain is hidden under a pile of sprouted grain in the heretofore secret pyramid chamber.

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jaunte Nov 7, 2015 • 7:51:29pm

re: #279 teleskiguy

Obviously four different missiles; the exhaust plumes are way different…

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 7:52:32pm

re: #284 jaunte

Obviously four different missiles; the exhaust plumes are way different…

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Jenner7 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:53:37pm

re: #217 Eclectic Cyborg

Seems his organization didn’t turn out as he hoped and people are asking about all the donations the org has received and what he’s done with them.

facebook.com

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:54:57pm

I watched my dryer and clicked the About button three times. No socks disappeared.

But half a bottle of shiraz evaporated.

(Side eye at all you fakas)

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Barefoot Grin Nov 7, 2015 • 7:55:22pm

re: #177 Dark_Falcon

I don’t know how private comments work.

They’re private.

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CriticalDragon1177 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:56:26pm

re: #281 KGxvi

In defense of LA, UFOs are more common than rain here.

I would imagine! We’re talking about Hollywood after all! ;)

Alien licking my head

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CriticalDragon1177 Nov 7, 2015 • 7:58:27pm

Oh on the subject of UFOs in LA

WATCH: Navy rocket test over Los Angeles area has some wondering if they saw a UFO https://t.co/hLGqgAe8Vh pic.twitter.com/cHoXkpUAWu

— Raw Story (@RawStory) November 8, 2015

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Feline Fearless Leader Nov 7, 2015 • 7:59:02pm

re: #251 sagehen

I’ve seen enough movies to know it’s really a naval salvage mission just off the coast. Russian submarine run aground, Chinese submarine full of defectors, crashed spaceship…

Short shooting match incident with The Deep Ones.

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BeenHereAwhile Nov 7, 2015 • 7:59:08pm

re: #264 Not a Sparkly Vampire

That’s painfully stupid.

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Reality Based Steve Nov 7, 2015 • 7:59:19pm

Damn it…. I had a bunch of socks in the dryer and now a mess of them are missing. What in the hell am I going to do with 1 purple argyle sock. Stop clicking the freaking ABOUT button.

RBS
grumble grumble grumble.

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 8:00:04pm

@ShaunKing is addressing the criticisms leveled at him tonight right now on Twitter.

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Romantic Heretic Nov 7, 2015 • 8:01:24pm

re: #189 Bubblehead II

Sending strength and positive vibes your way.

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 8:03:21pm

re: #289 CriticalDragon1177

This reminds me rather strongly of a weird scene in Terminator 2.

Click to Reveal

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Jenner7 Nov 7, 2015 • 8:04:01pm

Last Monday, I had a good conversation w/ @ShaunKing as I stepped down from the board of Justice Together, to focus my energy & time.

— deray mckesson (@deray) November 8, 2015

I, too, learned about the end of Justice Together via email. & I’m working to understand more about the decisions and the q’s being raised.

— deray mckesson (@deray) November 8, 2015

.@ShaunKing’s reporting has been powerful since Aug. 2014. & I’m hopeful that we can all learn & grow from the recent events re: JT.

— deray mckesson (@deray) November 8, 2015

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CriticalDragon1177 Nov 7, 2015 • 8:06:31pm

re: #296 teleskiguy

Well like I said, Hollywood!

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CriticalDragon1177 Nov 7, 2015 • 8:17:02pm

On the subject of aliens, some people really take their Sci Fi a bit too seriously

What caused the evolutionary leap in Cro-Magnon man? Was Cro-Magnon man the result of extraterrestrial intervention? pic.twitter.com/2qecVpZ0Qv

— YOUniversal Beings (@Mindfield123) November 6, 2015

@Mindfield123 Um, no ET had nothing do with human evolution. They didn’t interbreed with our ancestors or genetically engineer us! #FacePalm

— CriticalDragon1177 (@CriticalDragon1) November 8, 2015

Thankfully I wasn’t the only one to realize how dumb this is.

@Mindfield123 @TakeThatScience No reputable scientist talks about cro-magnon man. Are you a moron? I think you are.

— Daddy Love (@SemiMooch) November 8, 2015

@Mindfield123 @TakeThatScience Cite a reputable scientist. If you need help knowing what “reputable” means, I’ll help.

— Daddy Love (@SemiMooch) November 8, 2015

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Romantic Heretic Nov 7, 2015 • 8:19:23pm

re: #293 Reality Based Steve

Check your closets.You now have a lot more coat hangers than you did this morning.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016 Nov 7, 2015 • 8:25:56pm

re: #300 Romantic Heretic

Check your closets.You now have a lot more coat hangers than you did this morning.

If you outlaw coat hangers only outlaws will have coat hangers.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Nov 7, 2015 • 8:29:57pm

re: #287 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

I watched my dryer and clicked the About button three times. No socks disappeared.

But half a bottle of shiraz evaporated.

(Side eye at all you fakas)

Your computer must have malware, then.

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Jenner7 Nov 7, 2015 • 8:36:24pm

I don’t think Shaun King stole any money and is doing good work. However, he has a habit of posting inaccurate things. He blocked me from commenting or sharing his stuff on FB, so I stopped following him. I wish him and his organization the best.

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Feline Fearless Leader Nov 7, 2015 • 8:42:54pm

Good night Lizards. Stay scaly. Leaving you with something from the last set of slide scans.

Purple Martin - 1990 photo

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate Nov 7, 2015 • 8:44:04pm

re: #303 Jenner7

I don’t Shaun King stole any money and is doing good work. However, he has a habit of posting inaccurate things. He blocked me from commenting or sharing his stuff on FB, so I stopped following him. I wish him and his organization the best.

Shaun may be one of those guys who’s a thinker and promoter, but who sucks at practical things like sound financial practices and oversight. The “Three Cups of Tea” guy is an example (Mortenson?). He’s gotten a lot of bad press because much of what he wrote never happened, and there are some serious questions about how the money his organization raised has been spent. He got in that situation because he’s a dreamer, not a businessman. I’d like to think he didn’t deliberately set out to bilk people of their money. And I’d like to think the same of Shaun King.

Unfortunately, their shortcomings can harm the very missions they seek to promote.

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goddamnedfrank Nov 7, 2015 • 8:44:24pm

Very cool.

REI believes that being outside makes our lives better. That’s why this Black Friday, we’re closing all 143 of our stores and paying our employees to head outside.

I know it’s kind of a cynical marketing move at the same time, because they still have a website and I’m sure will be taking lots of people’s money on that. But I’d like to see more of an anti consumerism backlash to Black Friday and if this is how it starts I’m okay with that.

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Dark_Falcon Nov 7, 2015 • 8:45:41pm

re: #241 The War TARDIS

That was the best Doctor Who story ever, along with its most political.

I think we have a first though. For the first time, a Doctor Who baddie exists in the real world. The Republican Party.

They caused the cease-fire to nearly collapse during that 2-parter.

Question to DarkFalcon. How does it feel to be elevated to the same pantheon of villains as the Daleks, Cybermen, and the Weeping Angels? Will this be a wake-up call.

I have no idea what you’re talking about. I just got home after buying groceries.

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teleskiguy Nov 7, 2015 • 8:49:58pm

re: #306 goddamnedfrank

REI is a great company, I’ve been a member for many years and I’ve spent a lot of money at their flagship store in Denver. Their store in Denver? Imagine musicians walking around Guitar Center except for outdoor enthusiasts, I’ve found it hard to leave many many times, they got everything, man!

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goddamnedfrank Nov 7, 2015 • 8:55:03pm

re: #308 teleskiguy

REI is a great company, I’ve been a member for many years and I’ve spent a lot of money at their flagship store in Denver. Their store in Denver? Imagine musicians walking around Guitar Center except for outdoor enthusiasts, I’ve found it hard to leave many many times, they got everything, man!

As a kid in the 80’s my Dad and I used to go to REI when there was only one location, on Capitol Hill in Seattle. In the late 90’s I lived a block away from their Headquarters Store on Yale Ave. It’s a great company.

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sagehen Nov 7, 2015 • 9:09:36pm

Watching SNL, and not sure if I just saw a real ad, or one of their fake ads.

Is Michael Bay doing a movie about Benghazi, for release in a couple of months?

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dell*nix Nov 7, 2015 • 9:21:48pm

re: #189 Bubblehead II

Hope you have a positive outcome. Been there with a negative outcome myself.

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Not a Sparkly Vampire Nov 7, 2015 • 10:05:39pm

re: #310 sagehen

Watching SNL, and not sure if I just saw a real ad, or one of their fake ads.

Is Michael Bay doing a movie about Benghazi, for release in a couple of months?

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