Bobby Jindal announces on Fox News that he’s “suspending” his campaign. (Which means he’s quitting. But candidates use “suspending” so they can continue to get money from the FEC to offset their campaign costs.)
His announcement on Fox News contains the usual trademark bigoted anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant message. This is the season of Republican xenophobia.
“Suspending” is also useful just in case nobody gets the necessary delegates during the primaries.
re: #5 KGxvi
“Suspending” is also useful just in case nobody gets the necessary delegates during the primaries.
…
You are a heretic for even suggesting that the primaries are not going to be long enough to settle this.
BREAKING: Bobby Jindal, Republican Governor famous for saying “we can no longer be the Party of Stupid,” concedes to Donald Trump
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) November 17, 2015
I almost wish Sarah Palin was running this time just so I could enjoy seeing her quit too.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 17, 2015
OMG! @bobbyJindal has dropped out. And just when he was so close to breaking out of negative poll numbers! pic.twitter.com/MeGRXAa5Zm
— Shoq (@Shoq) November 17, 2015
re: #6 Kid A
Who’s Bobby Jindal?
He’s that guy who jumped up back in 2012 to suggest that the GOP couldn’t be the “stupid party”…then spent the rest of his gubernatorial term contributing to the nosediving his party’s collective IQ.
I honestly, didn’t know he was running.
Ah snap! He hasn’t tweeted yet.
Major shifts in Louisiana political tectonic plates today. Bobby Jindal is out of the race. @JamesCarville entered the Twitter-verse.
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) November 17, 2015
As the great grandchild of immigrants, I would be a fucking asshole to be demonizing today’s refugees. What does that make Bobby?
re: #7 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Since I’ve been eligible to vote, we’ve had:
- a sitting president impeached, but not convicted
- a president win an election while losing the popular vote
- a sitting governor of California successfully recalled
- a woman elected Speaker of the House
- an African American elected president
That leaves maybe three or four things left on the “list of things we’ll never see in American politics” (brokered convention, woman elected president (that’s looking likely this time around), member of the Supreme Court impeached)
Also, some people just want to see the world burn.
Here’s one immigrant that David Vitter wants far, far away from Louisiana (or a microphone or camera) until the polls close on Saturday night.
Four days, two hours, 11 minutes.
re: #15 bratwurst
As the great grandchild of immigrants, I would be a fucking asshole to be demonizing today’s refugees. What does that make Bobby?
A huge fucking asshole.
Slightly lightly OT, but it’s been weighing on me all weekend. I am sick and goddamn tired of all my Christian friends liking statements by their governors about rejecting Syrian refugees, or how they want to nuke all the Muslims, or how Obama is weak for not immediately retaliating with overwhelming force against ISIS. I’m basically outing myself as a liberal Christian this week because, fuck it, my FB friends need to see what Christ’s message is all about. American Christians have lost sight of the real Jesus amongst all the wingnut gun-porn fantasies of White American Jesus riding to the rescue and instituting religious nutjob theocracy. I’m sick of the victim mentality, I’m sick of the fear and the xenophobia, I’m sick of the cold lack of compassion and empathy among those who profess to follow the world’s greatest example of love in action. It’s time to take my stand, and damn the consequences.
I am the dopefish, and I am not a conservative.
[Deep breath.]
How go things among the lizardfolk on this wet, cold evening?
Now he can be a dick about Syrian refugees full time.
re: #16 KGxvi
Since I’ve been eligible to vote, we’ve had:
- a sitting president impeached, but not convicted
- a president win an election while losing the popular vote
- a sitting governor of California successfully recalled
- a woman elected Speaker of the House
- an African American elected presidentThat leaves maybe three or four things left on the “list of things we’ll never see in American politics” (brokered convention, woman elected president (that’s looking likely this time around), member of the Supreme Court impeached)
Also, some people just want to see the world burn.
I can think of a few more (I’m an alternate history buff, and have seen many of these scenarios explored):
Successful impeachment and conviction of a President or Cabinet secretary
Presidential election sent to the House/ VP election sent to the Senate
Nonwhite Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House (or lower) reaching the White House through the line of succession
Assassination of a Vice President or Supreme Court justice
Victorious Presidential candidate dies before inauguration (before or after Electoral College meets)
Faithless elector(s) alter the outcome of a Presidential election
re: #22 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Oh, it absolutely is too long. It’s mostly my PoliSci degree wanting to see something crazy happen. I think it would be fascinating, mostly in the same way that I suppose a slow motion trainwreck is fascinating, but fascinating nonetheless.
re: #20 thedopefishlives
I’m with ya. Said some things on twitter and FB here and there. Trying to push facts ahead of ignorance and assumptions. Not going too well but I’m not changing. Gotta say the Pages feature has been a major help. With how that hooks to twitter I can actually reach outside of my immediate network. It’s cathartic to me to push back.
re: #24 Brian J.
I thought there was a chance, ever so briefly, that the 2000 election was going to be sent to Congress. But all in all, that is a pretty good list, too.
re: #20 thedopefishlives
Slightly lightly OT, but it’s been weighing on me all weekend. I am sick and goddamn tired of all my Christian friends liking statements by their governors about rejecting Syrian refugees, or how they want to nuke all the Muslims, or how Obama is weak for not immediately retaliating with overwhelming force against ISIS. I’m basically outing myself as a liberal Christian this week because, fuck it, my FB friends need to see what Christ’s message is all about. American Christians have lost sight of the real Jesus amongst all the wingnut gun-porn fantasies of White American Jesus riding to the rescue and instituting religious nutjob theocracy. I’m sick of the victim mentality, I’m sick of the fear and the xenophobia, I’m sick of the cold lack of compassion and empathy among those who profess to follow the world’s greatest example of love in action. It’s time to take my stand, and damn the consequences.
I am the dopefish, and I am not a conservative.
[Deep breath.]
How go things among the lizardfolk on this wet, cold evening?
I hope things go well for you this week, and that someone unexpected from your friends or family ‘comes out’ to join you!
Sam Youngman: Can beating up on refugees save Rand Paul’s presidential campaign https://t.co/CwtR4pILju pic.twitter.com/SXj1rte6J6
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) November 17, 2015
On Friday night around 7 p.m., while the world looked on in horror as terrorists in Paris made flesh our collective nightmares, Rand Paul took to Twitter.
With uncertainty, fear and carnage gripping the globe, Kentucky’s junior U.S. Senator, in the cellar when it comes to presidential polls, was focused — on Marco Rubio.
“Do you stand with me or Marco Rubio on spending? #StandWithRand,” Paul asked on Twitter.
The post was later deleted, but it painted a pretty clear picture of Paul’s latest campaign predicament.
Paul, who Rubio referred to as an isolationist during the last GOP debate, has a problem with Republican primary voters when it comes to foreign policy.
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On Monday, Paul announced that he was introducing legislation that would suspend visa issuance for people from “high risk” countries and implement an additional waiting period for background checks for people from other countries.
Paul, noting that two al Qaeda-Iraq terrorists were arrested in Bowling Green in 2009, argued that “the time has come to stop terrorists from walking in our front door.”
Rand, try to keep up: the two guys were identified and caught before they could do anything.
All your phony chest-thumping isn’t going to stop them from coming in. Good intelligence and law enforcement can stop them once they are here…oh, you’re also concerned about over-reaching privacy issues.
Please to just shut up.
re: #28 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Yes. Also, I love the “wooooo” at the end.
re: #29 wrenchwench
I hope things go well for you this week, and that someone unexpected from your friends or family ‘comes out’ to join you!
Not bloody likely, but I know I have supporters. One of my other liberal friends who has been similarly closeted over the years. My wife, who is very supportive despite having been raised as an even bigger wingnut than I.
Now Bobby Jindal can spend all his time promoting creationism, trying to destroy Planned Parenthood & ruining Louisiana’s economy.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 17, 2015
re: #22 klys (maker of Silmarils)
/sob
Isn’t this damn election season long enough?
It’s a 27/7/365 industry
re: #31 KGxvi
Yes. Also, I love the “wooooo” at the end.
To be fair, it is probably what I would have done too. But then, I am not the insurance executive on the hook for it.
re: #20 thedopefishlives
Facebook is a cancer. Suspending my account made me a much happier person.
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
We grow them at home Rand.
re: #36 goddamnedfrank
Facebook is a cancer. Suspending my account made me a much happier person.
I was absolutely contemplating making a flounce post and walking away from it for a week or two. Right now, my feed is literally 2/3 full of people posting how they hate Muslims and want to turn away all the refugees because child terrorists.
By the ads for pseudo-medications alone, one can tell the target audience for Fox.
re: #38 thedopefishlives
I was absolutely contemplating making a flounce post and walking away from it for a week or two. Right now, my feed is literally 2/3 full of people posting how they hate Muslims and want to turn away all the refugees because child terrorists.
I have not logged in.
Even if I did log in right now, I’d only look at my carefully curated lists, and probably avoid the family one like the plague.
Because if I look, I might break my cardinal rule, which is absolutely no politics or religion on Facebook, and I really don’t have the time or energy for the resulting shitstorm that would happen.
..@CuriousLurker Some Americans became so cowardly their fears overcame our kindness. No! Win over refugee hearts with sanctuary and shelter
— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) November 17, 2015
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Rand, try to keep up: the two guys were identified and caught before they could do anything.
All your phony chest-thumping isn’t going to stop them from coming in. Good intelligence and law enforcement can stop them once they are here…oh, you’re also concerned about over-reaching privacy issues.
Please to just shut up.
We need a Sam Youngman in every state.
re: #41 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I have not logged in.
Even if I did log in right now, I’d only look at my carefully curated lists, and probably avoid the family one like the plague.
Because if I look, I might break my cardinal rule, which is absolutely no politics or religion on Facebook, and I really don’t have the time or energy for the resulting shitstorm that would happen.
You know I agree with you on the cardinal rule, but at this point, I just can’t. I can’t do it anymore. After the roller-coaster ride that has been the last year and change, I have officially run out of fucks to give. I am going to live the Christ life and take advantage of every goddamn moment.
This campaign has been an essential step in Bobby Jindal’s life journey towards being a lobbyist.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) November 17, 2015
And now, the Republican Party’s front-runner for the nomination.
What’s the over/under on this guy (who’s running for President) crashing and burning? RT @clxudia___: BEST ONE https://t.co/D9pvcs7Ay0
— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) November 11, 2015
re: #44 thedopefishlives
You know I agree with you on the cardinal rule, but at this point, I just can’t. I can’t do it anymore. After the roller-coaster ride that has been the last year and change, I have officially run out of fucks to give. I am going to live the Christ life and take advantage of every goddamn moment.
Flip some tables!
Assassination of a Vice President or Supreme Court justice
Maybe the entire bench in one fell swoop?
Anybody remember that bizarre multipart series on ABC called ‘Amerika’ where the entire House was machine-gunned down ?
re: #47 wrenchwench
Flip some tables!
I actually linked LGF a few minutes ago. Shit’s about to get real, yo.
.@BobbyJindal who was polling 0% suspends campaign for WH. No one will benefit from him dropping out. Not comics. Not other candidates.
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) November 18, 2015
Of course, it was so hard to tell whether he was running or not - especially since there were times when his polling indicated he was running against running at all. Never more than an asterisk.
Which means that there’ll be the inevitable question over who gets benefit of him dropping out and who will rush to support whom.
No one. No one will. No one will benefit. No one will gain - not when Jindal had zero support.
re: #44 thedopefishlives
You know I agree with you on the cardinal rule, but at this point, I just can’t. I can’t do it anymore. After the roller-coaster ride that has been the last year and change, I have officially run out of fucks to give. I am going to live the Christ life and take advantage of every goddamn moment.
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Greta didn’t get the Fox memo:
What kind of world is my generation leaving for the children of the next? ask yourself… pic.twitter.com/9OM7PnyKyj
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) November 17, 2015
GGT wrote in last thread:
Restore the Rebublic
Restore the Caliphate
Remake American Greatness …I see a trend here.
Well, yes:
Palingenesis (/ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnəsɪs/; or palingenesia) is a concept of rebirth or re-creation, used in various contexts in philosophy, theology, politics, and biology. Its meaning stems from Greek palin, meaning again, and genesis, meaning birth. It is a central component of Roger Griffin’s analysis of Fascism as a fundamentally modernist ideology.[1]
[…]
British political theorist Roger Griffin has coined the term “palingenetic ultranationalism” as a core tenet of fascism, stressing the notion of fascism as an ideology of rebirth of a state and/or empire in the image of that which came before it - its ancestral political underpinnings. The best examples of this can be found with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. Under Benito Mussolini, Italy purported to establish an empire as the second incarnation of the Roman Empire, while Adolf Hitler’s regime was seen as being the third palingenetic incarnation of the German “Reich” - beginning first with the Holy Roman Empire (“First Reich”), followed by Bismarck’s German Empire (“Second Reich”) and then Nazi Germany (“Third Reich”).
Moreover, Griffin’s work on Palingenisis in Fascism analysed the pre-war Fin De Siecle Western society. In doing so he built off of Frank Kermode’s work The Sense of an Ending which sought to undersand the belief in the death of society at the end of the century.[8] As part of this death and rebirth Fascism sought to target what it perceived as degenerative elements of society, notably decadence, materialism, rationalism and enlightenment ideology. Out of this death society would regenerate by returning to a more spiritual and emotional state, with the role of the individual core.
Jindal drops out of POTUS race…….Bad news for Louisiana.
I went offline for 20 minutes to go to the store and Bobby Jindal dropped out? Maybe if I run to the dump, we’ll get rid of Ted Cruz
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) November 17, 2015
I don’t think Trump is religious enough for Willie Robertson’s coveted support.
Wonder where he’ll turn now?
Nice Freudian slip tweet
Jindal’s timing also craps on Vitter a bit, doesn’t it? Bitter had been trying to make LA news cycles all about Syrian refugees.
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) November 17, 2015
It’s shut. https://t.co/4G6bKCsfQq
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) November 17, 2015
If God opens the door, Sarah Palin says she’ll run again https://t.co/XACAIPvYLL pic.twitter.com/ENtsb1JLOz
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) November 17, 2015
re: #48 Eric The Fruit Bat
Maybe the entire bench in one fell swoop?
Anybody remember that bizarre multipart series on ABC called ‘Amerika’ where the entire House was machine-gunned down ?
I remember bits of it (I was only 10 at the time). The backstory of The Handmaid’s Tale started that way. “They blamed it on the Islamic radicals, at the time.”
Another AH standby that I should have mentioned: Using the 25th Amendment to remove an incapacitated President. Bill O’Falafel is currently recycling claims that WH CoS Don Regan’s aides considered it late in Reagan’s Presidency.
re: #49 thedopefishlives
I actually linked LGF a few minutes ago. Shit’s about to get real, yo.
I admire you!
Dear GOP, when Jesus said “suffer little children”, there was no comma after “suffer”.
re: #54 nines09
Jindal drops out of POTUS race…….Bad news for Louisiana.
Not that bad, mercifully. He’ll be gone in six weeks. With his current approval ratings (20/70), we’ll probably never hear from him again except as a lobbyist.
re: #33 Charles Johnson
I have a feeling that Jindal’s timely “suspension” in no coincidence; given that he’s been within the MOE of most polls for the longest time, I think he dropped out to concentrate on helping Vitter out in these last few days before the LA governor’s election.
re: #51 klys (maker of Silmarils)
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re: #53 Nyet
Restoring/remaking/recreating some lost golden age is central to most reactionary political ideologies. They are fundamentally opposed to progress and change, they tend to believe the current system is corrupt or otherwise unfair and must be replaced with a more pure system, usually similar to what they believe existed in the past.
There are three types of conservatives - those who stress prudence (not opposed to change but arguing for gradual change in hopes of avoiding unintended consequences, etc); those who believe things are as good as they’ll ever be (the old “standing athwart history yelling, ‘stop!’” group); and, reactionaries (those that want to turn back the clock). The reactionaries are running the American conservative movement these days.
re: #58 Backwoods_Sleuth
Well, “palin” does mean “again” in Greek…
re: #64 teleskiguy
Speaking of Ash, anyone else been watching Ash vs. Evil Dead on Starz? It’s fucking groovy…
re: #59 Brian J.
Did GWB invoke the 25th when he went under the knife for some surgery? That’s slightly different than what you’re talking about, and only a couple of hours.
I had forgotten he was even running for President. Oops.
re: #67 Nyet
Well, “palin” does mean “again” in Greek…
I know, every time I hear “Palin”, I think “Again???”’…
re: #68 TedStriker
Really? I’m glad. There’s always a risk that a revived series will suck…
re: #20 thedopefishlives
Slightly lightly OT, but it’s been weighing on me all weekend. I am sick and goddamn tired of all my Christian friends liking statements by their governors about rejecting Syrian refugees, or how they want to nuke all the Muslims, or how Obama is weak for not immediately retaliating with overwhelming force against ISIS. I’m basically outing myself as a liberal Christian this week because, fuck it, my FB friends need to see what Christ’s message is all about. American Christians have lost sight of the real Jesus amongst all the wingnut gun-porn fantasies of White American Jesus riding to the rescue and instituting religious nutjob theocracy. I’m sick of the victim mentality, I’m sick of the fear and the xenophobia, I’m sick of the cold lack of compassion and empathy among those who profess to follow the world’s greatest example of love in action. It’s time to take my stand, and damn the consequences.
I am the dopefish, and I am not a conservative.
[Deep breath.]
How go things among the lizardfolk on this wet, cold evening?
Bravo! *claps, stands on chair and holds up lighter*
re: #66 KGxvi
Restoring/remaking/recreating some lost golden age is central to most reactionary political ideologies. They are fundamentally opposed to progress and change, they tend to believe the current system is corrupt or otherwise unfair and must be replaced with a more pure system, usually similar to what they believe existed in the past.
There are three types of conservatives - those who stress prudence (not opposed to change but arguing for gradual change in hopes of avoiding unintended consequences, etc); those who believe things are as good as they’ll ever be (the old “standing athwart history yelling, ‘stop!’” group); and, reactionaries (those that want to turn back the clock). The reactionaries are running the American conservative movement these days.
I grew-up with parents falling into the first category. Change is inevitable, but let’s try to manage it to avoid fall-out.
It’s kind of understandable, as their generation endured the depression, WWII, and had to adjust to more changes than any other generation.
re: #65 thedopefishlives
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re: #24 Brian J.
I can think of a few more (I’m an alternate history buff, and have seen many of these scenarios explored):
Successful impeachment and conviction of a President or Cabinet secretary
Presidential election sent to the House/ VP election sent to the Senate
Nonwhite Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House (or lower) reaching the White House through the line of succession
Assassination of a Vice President or Supreme Court justice
Victorious Presidential candidate dies before inauguration (before or after Electorcal College meets)
Faithless elector(s) alter the outcome of a Presidential election
IMO, you could very well see that next year.
“0” Days since the American people embarrassed the American people
Bruh pic.twitter.com/cdHu4sMkB1
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) November 17, 2015
heh
.@BobbyJindal is a good, conservative, policy-focused governor. Am confident he will continue to play an important role in the party
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) November 18, 2015
I saw something about this downstairs.
See those viral videos of cats being scared by cucumbers? Experts say don’t try it at home: https://t.co/Ec973jXpE8
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) November 18, 2015
Did you try googling them? https://t.co/8Zpr9EcaAH
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) November 18, 2015
(1/2) In Aug @SenatorSessions & I asked Admin for info on 72 indivs in USA connected to terrorism. 3 mos later Admin has not provided info
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) November 18, 2015
hey Ted, try showing up for the briefings once in a while.
re: #79 FormerDirtDart
“0” Days since the American people embarrassed the American people
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“Most able to address terrorism”? I wouldn’t trust Trump to address an envelope.
re: #80 Backwoods_Sleuth
My wingnut senator is a Bobby fan as well.
.@BobbyJindal is a true conservative and a great friend. He will remain a thought leader in our party. Excited to see what’s next for him.
— Cory Gardner (@CoryGardner) November 17, 2015
re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth
UpChuck is still drunk:
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He didn’t properly describe David Carr in that tweet. He’s the late David Carr, who was very open about having been a crack addict in his past. Takes nothing for Upchuck to smear a dead man who wrote better than Upchuck ever will.
re: #71 Jay C
I know, every time I hear “Palin”, I think “Again???”’…
Not that anyone was asking. https://t.co/hZ5mqXTyqe
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) November 17, 2015
re: #85 wrenchwench
He didn’t properly describe David Carr in that tweet. He’s the late David Carr, who was very open about having been a crack addict in his past. Takes nothing for Upchuck to smear a dead man who wrote better than Upchuck ever will.
Apparently, he was also confused about which deposition he attended today.
re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth
This almost makes me want to know what court reporter service did the depo so I can order a copy.
re: #80 Backwoods_Sleuth
heh
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Jindal will have a role for a long time. The same one as you, Jeb: A warning to others.
I guess he’s also claiming credit for this:
Never ceases to amaze me how conservatives who are children of immigrants are so quick to shit on other immigrants/refugees else once they’ve got their citizenship.
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re: #91 Backwoods_Sleuth
A pivot to politics going into an election year? Not surprising in the slightest. It’s where the eyeballs are going into 2016. And so far it’s been a barnburner with insanity.
re: #38 thedopefishlives
I was absolutely contemplating making a flounce post and walking away from it for a week or two. Right now, my feed is literally 2/3 full of people posting how they hate Muslims and want to turn away all the refugees because child terrorists.
I’m not suspending my account, but I’m not going near Facebook unless it’s work-related or I have a gig to promote.
The derp was so thick last night, even among people who I consider to be smart. I bailed before I started calling people fucking idiots, because that’s what they were acting like.
I’ll get my cat pics and weird videos here. At least here I know I’m among people who know how to think.
re: #85 wrenchwench
He didn’t properly describe David Carr in that tweet. He’s the late David Carr, who was very open about having been a crack addict in his past. Takes nothing for Upchuck to smear a dead man who wrote better than Upchuck ever will.
To see the faces on those lawyers today.
I bet he went psycho.
re: #92 Mattand
Never ceases to amaze me how conservatives who are children of immigrants are so quick to shit on other immigrants/refugees else once they’ve got their citizenship.
children and/or spouses of immigrants: Jindal, Trump, Bush, Santorum, Rubio, Cruz.
Did I miss any?
Chuck Johnson is actually boasting that he called San Francisco “godforsaken” and called NYT writer David Carr a “crack addict” in a federal deposition.
Brilliant. I’m sure that’s really going to help him. This guy.
re: #92 Mattand
It’s the core tenet of Republicans; I got mine, fuck you.
re: #83 Targetpractice
“Most able to address terrorism”? I wouldn’t trust Trump to address an envelope.
Or a ball.
re: #90 Brian J.
Jindal will have a role for a long time. The same one as you, Jeb: A warning to others.
re: #98 Charles Johnson
Chuck Johnson is actually boasting that he called San Francisco “godforsaken” and called NYT writer David Carr a “crack addict” in a federal deposition.
Brilliant. I’m sure that’s really going to help him. This guy.
He blew it big time & is now trying to compensate.
What did I do? What did I dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
re: #98 Charles Johnson
Chuck Johnson is actually boasting that he called San Francisco “godforsaken” and called NYT writer David Carr a “crack addict” in a federal deposition.
Brilliant. I’m sure that’s really going to help him. This guy.
Still trying to figure out why he would mention Carr at the MoFo deposition.
re: #99 plansbandc
It’s the core tenet of Republicans; I got mine, fuck you.
Mama Fish posted a rant about “kids these days” demanding free tuition for their schooling. What it boiled down to was, “My husband and I paid for our college the old-fashioned way, with blood, sweat, and tears; what’s wrong with you yoots?” Apparently, the rapidly rising cost of tuition does not compute with my mother.
re: #104 thedopefishlives
She actually had the balls to say that if kids can’t afford it, they should have to rely on their parents to give them a financial leg up for higher education. How many brilliant, but poor, kids are rotting in an alleyway somewhere in America because they have no parents or their parents have no money to afford such schooling?
re: #103 Backwoods_Sleuth
Still trying to figure out why he would mention Carr at the MoFo deposition.
Laying out his “history”
now watching reruns of 2 1/2 Men.
Much better.
re: #103 Backwoods_Sleuth
Still trying to figure out why he would mention Carr at the MoFo deposition.
‘Cause one time David said something MEAN about Upchuck.
re: #44 thedopefishlives
Good for you! I wish I did that before I quit. Like, go all out and then drop the mic…
STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
@StacyOnTheRight: #SyrianRefugees #ISIS #ParisAttacks #tcot @slaboe pic.twitter.com/tkl41mbzuD
I see this meme repeated by wingnuts over and over and over as though it is an actual “Gotcha!” It is stupid as fuck.
re: #104 thedopefishlives
Mama Fish posted a rant about “kids these days” demanding free tuition for their schooling. What it boiled down to was, “My husband and I paid for our college the old-fashioned way, with blood, sweat, and tears; what’s wrong with you yoots?” Apparently, the rapidly rising cost of tuition does not compute with my mother.
As if her she can still fill up a full tank of gas for the same amount as she paid when she was in college. That just might spark a moment of clarity.
Good riddance, @BobbyJindal. You tried to be an awful human, but Trump just has that market cornered this year.
— Unabogie (@Unabogie) November 18, 2015
re: #66 KGxvi
Restoring/remaking/recreating some lost golden age is central to most reactionary political ideologies. They are fundamentally opposed to progress and change, they tend to believe the current system is corrupt or otherwise unfair and must be replaced with a more pure system, usually similar to what they believe existed in the past.
There are three types of conservatives - those who stress prudence (not opposed to change but arguing for gradual change in hopes of avoiding unintended consequences, etc); those who believe things are as good as they’ll ever be (the old “standing athwart history yelling, ‘stop!’” group); and, reactionaries (those that want to turn back the clock). The reactionaries are running the American conservative movement these days.
I’m not certain the latter category can be considered conservatives since it is not their intention to conserve, but to destroy.
re: #110 The Vicious Babushka
STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
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I see this meme repeated by wingnuts over and over and over as though it is an actual “Gotcha!” It is stupid as fuck.
Fucking hell, if I felt like I was in a position to take somebody in, you’re goddamn right I would. I told one of my liberal Christian friends earlier today - my life is in God’s hands. If I die at the hands of some suicide bomber, so be it, as long as I went out doing my utmost to show Christ’s love to people.
re: #93 thedopefishlives
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re: #111 Targetpractice
As if her she can still fill up a full tank of gas for the same amount as she paid when she was in college. That just might spark a moment of clarity.
Nope. The only thing that’ll spark is an ugly anti-Obama rant. I know this because this topic comes up sometimes. Needless to say, Christmas at the fish farm is going to be tense. Especially if my mom figures out what I’m really saying with my tree-hugging hippie FB posts.
USA should embrace refugees, not fear them. Words on Statue of Liberty shouldn’t be empty promise #RefugeesWelcome https://t.co/NeCWLz2w24
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) November 18, 2015
My governor is a shitnozzle, but at least he’s not this shitnozzle==>
The red states have back bone. #tcot pic.twitter.com/lS2sVjfqA1
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 18, 2015
re: #110 The Vicious Babushka
STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>
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I see this meme repeated by wingnuts over and over and over as though it is an actual “Gotcha!” It is stupid as fuck.
It’s like I said yesterday, it’s the exact same “argument” from last year, when the freak-out was about “terror babies” and kids fleeing the violence back home in Central America. The wingnuts absolutely sure these kids were gang members/terrorists in disguise, who were being exported here to terrorize Americans unless we threw them out by the scruff of the neck and build a wall in the wake.
re: #110 The Vicious Babushka
Nitwits still thinking I must host a Syrian refugee in my home. I’ve got room, so yes, I would. What now? Claim I’m a terror sympathizer?
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) November 17, 2015
Meanwhile over in the alternate reality where Biff Tannen is corrupt, powerful, and married to Marty McFly’s mother:
33 bi-partisan Governors now oppose Obama’s plan to force USA to take in unvetted Syrian refugees. Two states left for Article V Convention.
— GayPatriot (@GayPatriot) November 17, 2015
re: #118 The Vicious Babushka
My governor is a shitnozzle, but at least he’s not this shitnozzle==>
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Who the fuck is he kidding? They outnumber the green states by over 3 to 1. I think it takes more backbone at this point to say “yes” than to say “no”. Asshat.
re: #38 thedopefishlives
The Boston Marathon bombers came the the US as child refugees.
re: #118 The Vicious Babushka
My governor is a shitnozzle, but at least he’s not this shitnozzle==>
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It takes a back bone to turn your back on refugees?
MOAT STUPIDS==>
You know what the source of the evil is, Bryan? It’s you.
Question for libs: if America is the source of all evil in the world, why do you even want refugees to come here?
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) November 18, 2015
Oh yeah, so long froggy! One less idiot for the next R debate. Eventually the last man standing in the kiddie room will either have to drop as well, or join the big leagues. Lol.
Who’s next?
re: #123 compound_Idaho
The Boston Marathon bombers came the the US as child refugees.
And were radicalized here.
Posting this again for those who missed it.
Something something many feelings.
Also, French is the most beautiful language, especially spoken by a bebe.
WATCH: A father has the perfect answers to his son’s questions about the Paris attacks https://t.co/MvnJrXromt https://t.co/CN1Irkmhrq
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) November 17, 2015
re: #121 teleskiguy
Meanwhile over in the alternate reality where Biff Tannen is corrupt, powerful, and married to Marty McFly’s mother:
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“bi-partisan”???
LOLOLOLOL
re: #125 The Vicious Babushka
MOAT STUPIDS==>
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Hey Brian, if Islam is so horrible, don’t you want to bring those refugees here so you can convert them?
re: #115 klys (maker of Silmarils)
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re: #123 compound_Idaho
Timothy McVeigh was born here.
re: #84 teleskiguy
.@BobbyJindal is a true conservative and a great friend. He will remain a thought leader in our party. Excited to see what’s next for him.
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re: #123 compound_Idaho
The Boston Marathon bombers came the the US as child refugees.
And the 9/11 hijackers came over on student/work visas. What’s your point?
re: #134 Targetpractice
And the 9/11 hijackers came over on student/work visas. What’s your point?
Ban those too! Not enough background checks!
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re: #137 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Ban those too! Not enough background checks!
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I have a new cow-orker who came from our partner company in India on an H1B. Apparently I’m going to have to start coming armed to the office, lest he be a sooper-sekrit radical Muslim terrorist.
re: #121 teleskiguy
Meanwhile over in the alternate reality where Biff Tannen is corrupt, powerful, and married to Marty McFly’s mother:
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re: #118 The Vicious Babushka
My governor is a shitnozzle, but at least he’s not this shitnozzle==>
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@GregAbbott_TX Being cowardly is “back bone” now? Republicans can no longer claim to be Christian as they try to turn away those in need.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) November 18, 2015
@GregAbbott_TX Fortunately you’re just putting on a show for the xenophobes, and don’t even have the power to restrict immigration.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) November 18, 2015
So….Jindal is out. The real question is why Pataki, Santorum and Graham are still ‘running’.
Perhaps they just have nothing better to do with their time.
I have been despairing over this country over the last few days. These words from a beautiful woman who is in the last stage of her life gave me hope.
@GregAbbott_TX You’re a bed-wetting coward. You’re afraid of a bunch of orphans, you ninny? Oh, forgot, you’re a “christian” coward.
— Unabogie (@Unabogie) November 18, 2015
re: #138 thedopefishlives
I have a new cow-orker who came from our partner company in India on an H1B. Apparently I’m going to have to start coming armed to the office, lest he be a sooper-sekrit radical Muslim terrorist.
Cow-orking fits the Indian cultural heritage.
re: #134 Targetpractice
The point is that background checks are pretty much bullshit. The Russians contacted US officials a couple of times warning us about Tsarnaev. Apparently the FBI cannot connect the dots even when someone else does it for them.
re: #144 Decatur Deb
Cow-orking fits the Indian cultural heritage.
Fantastic moment in college: one of the kids on the Honors College floor was from India, and it was steak and lobster night at the dining hall.
He had the steak, with the justification that it was okay because it was an American cow.
re: #141 Danack
So….Jindal is out. The real question is why Pataki, Santorum and Graham are still ‘running’.
Perhaps they just have nothing better to do with their time.
No one will miss them. Not a single person. At all.
re: #146 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Fantastic moment in college: one of the kids on the Honors College floor was from India, and it was steak and lobster night at the dining hall.
He had the steak, with the justification that it was okay because it was an American cow.
That is absolutely full of win. I might have to tell my cow-orker that.
(By the way, not my original schtick. I got it from Dilbert’s Scott Adams.)
re: #145 compound_Idaho
Man, it’s amazing that the Russians contacted the US about the family all the way back when the asylum application was made, saying that the eight year old kid and his fifteen year old brother were scary radical Islam terrorists and the US just completely disregarded that information and granted them asylum anyway.
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re: #121 teleskiguy
And if he gets his Article V Convention, the Constitution as he knows it goes byebye-and everything he fears will happen.
Known nationalities of Paris attackers French: 5 Syrian: 0 https://t.co/zKMGWVg9Xk pic.twitter.com/YOrnxI7tJ8
— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) November 18, 2015
re: #146 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Fantastic moment in college: one of the kids on the Honors College floor was from India, and it was steak and lobster night at the dining hall.
He had the steak, with the justification that it was okay because it was an American cow.
A paper in one of my Anthro texts was Why Are There Too Few Old Cows in India?
(A: Muslims)
re: #142 plansbandc
That was so well said. Sorry to hear that she’s at death’s door. We need so many more like her.
So, how many Syrian refugees have ended up in New York City since the beginning of the year? Four.
Four.
Yes. You read that right.
In a city of 8 million plus, four. 51 have gone to other parts of New York State.
re: #151 Eric The Fruit Bat
And if he gets his Article V Convention, the Constitution as he knows it goes byebye-and everything he fears will happen.
You’d have to be insane to want an Article V Convention, because there’s no way of knowing what would come out of it. Those who foolishly dream of such assume that the Convention would just codify their wet dream policies while leaving the rest of the Constitution alone. But that’s unlikely.
re: #113 Romantic Heretic
Your probably right to a degree. Reactionaries see themselves as restoring something lost. They are the mirror opposite of revolutionaries that are typically of the left (for lack of a better term). So from a certain perspective, they are conservative. But it is one of those areas where the straight line political spectrum doesn’t always work well
re: #152 teleskiguy
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re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth
UpChuck is still drunk:
His reduced to bragging that he disparaged people and cities in a deposition to determine whether he should be held in contempt of court.
Ohhhhhhhhhhkay, then.
And San Francisco described Chuck C. Johnson as “who now???” @Green_Footballs https://t.co/0UqMsUDVzM
— Carroll King (@cjkingmd) November 18, 2015
“Cartoon: How to tell the difference between ISIS and Muslims” #UniteBlue https://t.co/x4F78wfaNW pic.twitter.com/dva60JJOis
— Rob Simpson (@robin182zz) November 17, 2015
re: #141 Danack
So….Jindal is out. The real question is why Pataki, Santorum and Graham are still ‘running’.
Perhaps they just have nothing better to do with their time.
They’re running to exercise.
Feeling a bit sorry for Santorum though since he did okay in 2012. Not sure why he’s dropped out of favor with Republican voters this time around.
re: #44 thedopefishlives
You know I agree with you on the cardinal rule, but at this point, I just can’t. I can’t do it anymore. After the roller-coaster ride that has been the last year and change, I have officially run out of fucks to give. I am going to live the Christ life and take advantage of every goddamn moment.
Nothing especially private, just maybe tl:dr for some people so I used the tags so everyone won’t have to scroll past it. ;-)
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Great Fisking of that war-wankfest by @KurtSchlichter by @nomoremister *Real enemy = Liberals https://t.co/jRjcsGtntI
— Paul Canning (@pauloCanning) November 18, 2015
By the way, depositions are usually supposed to be sealed. And Chuck already knows that the mofo lawyers are reading his Facebook account. So by posting about what he said in the deposition he’s possibly getting himself in even more serious trouble.
re: #121 teleskiguy
An Article V convention? I don’t think conservatives really want to go that way. That means we can write an entirely new constitution. Meaning little things like the Administrative Procedures Act go from being laws to Articles. And all sorts of “court made rights” become clearly defined constitutional rights. Do they really think they’d have the votes to stop that? Or to keep the convention from doing more than one or two things? Because that worked out well for proponents of the Articles of Confederation in 1789
re: #163 CuriousLurker
As a point of reference, I believe we also have a Spoiler tag, though I prefer the Private tag.
re: #118 The Vicious Babushka
My governor is a shitnozzle, but at least he’s not this shitnozzle==>
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re: #166 KGxvi
An Article V convention? I don’t think conservatives really want to go that way. That means we can write an entirely new constitution. Meaning little things like the Administrative Procedures Act go from being laws to Articles. And all sorts of “court made rights” become clearly defined constitutional rights. Do they really think they’d have the votes to stop that? Or to keep the convention from doing more than one or two things? Because that worked out well for proponents of the Articles of Confederation in 1789
Think of all the ways the nation’s government could be improved:
No more Senate.
No more Electoral College.
Proportional representation.
Equal marriage, equal rights for women, equal rights for all races become unalterable parts of national law.
Complete subsidiarity of the states to Washington - no more federalism.
No limitations on union membership. And on and on.
(And technically, the Constitutional Convention was in 1787.)
re: #95 makeitstop
I’m not suspending my account, but I’m not going near Facebook unless it’s work-related or I have a gig to promote.
The derp was so thick last night, even among people who I consider to be smart. I bailed before I started calling people fucking idiots, because that’s what they were acting like.
I’ll get my cat pics and weird videos here. At least here I know I’m among people who know how to think.
Yeah, same situation here. People who I thought should know better are really letting their inner asshole rip.
re: #164 jaunte
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re: #167 thedopefishlives
As a point of reference, I believe we also have a Spoiler tag, though I prefer the Private tag.
The private tag is a bit better since it only works for registered lizards. Even though some registered lizards might be socks, it’s still more secure for personal stuff than the spoiler tag.
re: #165 Charles Johnson
You can be sure that they’ll look for inconsistencies and claims that he took the lawyers for a ride and told something that wasn’t correct, etc.
It.Will.Not.End.Well.
I’m sure Steve Crowder had multiple orgasms from Kurt Schlichter’s fanfic
Boom => 2015: The Year Liberalism’s Chickens Came Home to Roost https://t.co/vwhNG3nCR8 pic.twitter.com/x3WWfIjq41
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) November 18, 2015
re: #123 compound_Idaho
The Boston Marathon bombers came the the US as child refugees.
Didn’t get a reaction over on RWC’s Page, so you decided to try it here, huh?
Show this chart to everyone who’s scared of allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S. https://t.co/praJHSMzws pic.twitter.com/CMOrRiJ5qB
— Fusion (@ThisIsFusion) November 18, 2015
re: #176 CuriousLurker
Didn’t get a reaction over on RWC’s Page, so you decided to try it here, huh?
When the application was approved versus when the warnings were received is a difficult concept, especially when one wants to be deliberately obtuse.
re: #118 The Vicious Babushka
My governor is a shitnozzle, but at least he’s not this shitnozzle==>
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The greatest trick the GOP has pulled on the country is getting it to mistake pants-wetting fear for courage.
re: #168 Lidane
We’ve stopped using the “days” counter in Texas- when you have people like Abbot, Patrick, Gohmert, and Cruz either representing or governing the state, that counter is for “minutes” and it rarely gets out of the single digits.
re: #177 jaunte
I might add that this is including those Minnesota Somalis that everyone was so freaked out about about 5ish years ago, when there was a rash of articles talking about them flying overseas to terrorist training camps. You want to look at an example group comparable to the Syrian refugees, the Somali enclave in my fair state might serve.
re: #180 Bill and Opus for 2016!
We’ve stopped using the “days” counter in Texas- when you have people like Abbot, Patrick, Gohmert, and Cruz either representing or governing the state, that counter is for “minutes” and it rarely gets out of the single digits.
To be fair, we had a pretty good run when Michele Bachmann was an actual public figure. Nowadays, she’s just a washed-up has-been and we can kinda sweep her under the rug and pretend nothing happened for a little bit longer.
re: #179 Kryptik
The greatest trick the GOP has pulled on the country is getting it to mistake pants-wetting fear for courage.
“Land of the Freepers, and the home of the gutless wonders.”
re: #143 Unabogie
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It’s been a while since I’ve looked at Abbot’s personal Twitter timeline. Nice to know that he’s got more than a few bonafide white nationalists in his personal follows/retweets lists now.
re: #118 The Vicious Babushka
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Yes, that’s a tough stand when your average plumber joe already hates 4ners and is now considering brownish citizens as potential terrorists.
Tomorrow, in tribute, I’ll be wearing my tanned, rested, and ready t-shirt. pic.twitter.com/bMxLR4KFHg
— Lamar White, Jr (@CenLamar) November 18, 2015
How much would it cost to fly to Wasilla (or where ever Caribou Barbie is living), set up in an near-by location, and beam ultrasonic subliminal messages to her of “Run, to Save America” and “Ronnie Wants You to Run”? (yes, I know that there are no ultrasonic subliminal message transmitters, but a guy can dream can’t he?)
I think she would be a welcome addition to the GOP field, and since the crew over at FreeRepugnant seem to be tearing themselves in 2 with Trump v. Cruz, let’s make it a battle royal.
RBS
We HAVE the world’s most powerful military Like how rebuild? Wait, you mean get rid of women and gays, right? https://t.co/qOoOnsZLr4
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) November 18, 2015
Stay tuned for my speech at The Citadel tomorrow on rebuilding our military in light of Paris attacks. pic.twitter.com/J3U7y1S6zG
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) November 18, 2015
re: #164 jaunte
I keep thinking of Jingo. Johnny Klatchian just needs a taste of cold steel.
I’m on FacePlant mostly to see my kids. Then I got friends who found me. Then I got acquaintances and friends of friends. Then old friends and acquaintances. And so on. Some others of friends of friends who I never got…. Then the horrible realization that I really didn’t know a lot of people to begin with outside of a beer and shits and giggles. Quite a few really had no other way of formally “talking” outside of links to ugly and stupid. Just looking to confirm their fears and loathing, they post idiot shit. I now have less “friends” because if I need to see shit, I just pick up after my dog.
re: #188 Reality Based Steve
How much would it cost to fly to Wasilla (or where ever Caribou Barbie is living), set up in an near-by location, and beam ultrasonic subliminal messages to her of “Run, to Save America” and “Ronnie Wants You to Run”? (yes, I know that there are no ultrasonic subliminal message transmitters, but a guy can dream can’t he?)
I think she would be a welcome addition to the GOP field, and since the crew over at FreeRepugnant seem to be tearing themselves in 2 with Trump v. Cruz, let’s make it a battle royal.
RBS
They need a woman somewhere in the circus to counter Hillary’s lady bits. I think the world is ready for a gun-totin’ Caribou Barbie President. As I always say, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?!
re: #128 Stanley Sea Toujours
Posting this again for those who missed it.
Something something many feelings.
Also, French is the most beautiful language, especially spoken by a bebe.
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Wow, what a great dad. I wish I had more updings for that. What he didn’t explain to the kid, but what the boy will understand when he gets older (if he’s wise) is that the flowers & candles are indeed for protection. Not protection from bullets or bad men, but for the protection of his own heart—to keep the fear & hatred out.
re: #172 The Vicious Babushka
nomoremister.blogspot is the most horrible looking website I have seen since 2003. I did not know anyone still even used that gawdawful fugly wallpaper.
And yet it is still better than white print on a black background.
re: #167 thedopefishlives
As a point of reference, I believe we also have a Spoiler tag, though I prefer the Private tag.
I almost never remember the spoiler tag because I hardly ever use it.
re: #190 EmmaAnne
I keep thinking of Jingo. Johnny Klatchian just needs a taste of cold steel.
“…It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone’s fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I’m one of Us. I must be. I’ve certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We’re always one of Us. It’s Them that do the bad things.”
— Terry Pratchett
re: #195 CuriousLurker
I almost never remember the spoiler tag because I hardly ever use it.
The private tag is just so much more useful. Unless you’re trying to shorten a long post that you deliberately want to be visible to the world, there’s no reason not to use it.
re: #194 EmmaAnne
And yet it is still better than white print on a black background.
Did the pastel-print-on-a-slightly-darker-pastel-background craze finally die out?
re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth
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In the eyes of the GOP, the military always has to be “rebuilt.” Like St. Ron demanding a “600 ship navy,” going so far as to haul ships out of mothballs just to have something to throw at an enemy that was barely able to keep half of its own ships working as designed.
re: #198 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Did the pastel-print-on-a-slightly-darker-pastel-background craze finally die out?
I like light blue on an animated fractal gif background. Set so the text scrolls over the background.
RBS
re: #191 nines09
I’m on FacePlant mostly to see my kids. Then I got friends who found me. Then I got acquaintances and friends of friends. Then old friends and acquaintances. And so on. Some others of friends of friends who I never got…. Then the horrible realization that I really didn’t know a lot of people to begin with outside of a beer and shits and giggles. Quite a few really had no other way of formally “talking” outside of links to ugly and stupid. Just looking to confirm their fears and loathing, they post idiot shit. I now have less “friends” because if I need to see shit, I just pick up after my dog.
I recently signed up for the first time. Friends = Sister in Law (kids) Brother (brother)
A lot of her friends keep requesting me. It’s like a weird shopping/gathering of people. Ima keeping it verrry simple.
re: #200 Reality Based Steve
I like light blue on an animated fractal gif background. Set so the text scrolls over the background.
RBS
Two words: Blink tag.
If you were for @BobbyJindal & want a conservative who delivers, I’d be honored to have your support https://t.co/TIoZnujW33
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) November 18, 2015
So Santorum waited almost one whole hour between wishing the Jindal family well and trying to scavenge the tiny handful of supporters there.
And yes…this is pretty much the last we will ever hear from Bobby Jindal.
re: #200 Reality Based Steve
With music, of course.
re: #192 thedopefishlives
They need a woman somewhere in the circus to counter Hillary’s lady bits. I think the world is ready for a gun-totin’ Caribou Barbie President. As I always say, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?!
Trump would destroy her. He’s kissing her ass right now, but in the end?
re: #178 klys (maker of Silmarils)
When the application was approved versus when the warnings were received is a difficult concept, especially when one wants to be deliberately obtuse.
There are mixed reports on when the children arrived in the US, but everything does seem to agree that they had immigrated by 2003 at the latest, granted derivative asylum status after their parents were granted asylum status after coming to the US on a tourist visa in 2001.
The Russian warnings were apparently from 2011, per my 30 second Google search.
For those who are curious about the dates involved, and why the asylum checks might not have caught the Russian warnings. Since, you know, they came at best 8 years late.
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST TWEET ABOUT THE PARIS ATTACKS THAT YOU WILL SEE ALL DAY==>
129 people killed in Paris 💔 3000 animals killed every second 💔 No, cos they’re only *animals *jews *blacks *women *gays Wake up #vegan
— Veganoso Ⓥ (@veganoso) November 16, 2015
re: #203 bratwurst
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So Santorum waited almost one whole hour between wishing the Jindal family well and trying to scavenge the tiny handful of supporters there.
And yes…this is pretty much the last we will ever hear of Bobby Jindal.
If Jindal ever runs in a Jewish district, he’ll be shopping for a mohel.
re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Not only do we have the most powerful military in the world, if you base it on the total weaponry that a country can bring to bear at any moment, the United States is more powerful that the next six countries COMBINED. The only place that other countries outpace the US is in the number of infantry troops they have on active duty. Every other metric - whether it be airpower, naval strength or total military budget, the numbers aren’t even close.
re: #204 jaunte
With music, of course.
Nothing but the finest of 8bit midi, set to autoplay looping.
RBS
Good riddance Jindal, you turned out to be a bigger douche than I had even earlier thought
After mentioning that her husband is on the Supreme Court, Ginni Thomas endorses Ted Cruz https://t.co/3a1Gix33fJ
— Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) November 17, 2015
re: #204 jaunte
With music, of course.
Yes! A big honking .wav file that takes forever to download, then suddenly blasts your eardrums. Oh, and never ever provide an off or mute button.
re: #212 Bill and Opus for 2016!
For comparison: The United States Navy has at its service ten fleet-class aircraft carriers. The rest of the world has ten fleet-class aircraft carriers. Combined.
Remember when Fox News was defending religious liberty against government power? You know, way back in the summer? https://t.co/FONmTDp2bq
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 18, 2015
re: #214 b.d.
Good riddance Jindal, you turned out to be a bigger douche than I had even earlier thought
Jindel says that he’s going to spend the remaining time campaigning for Vittner for Governor in Louisiana. I hope this is true, it’s the best thing that could happen for Edwards. New Orleans Times-Picayune. Lots of derp in the article.
RBS
re: #220 Reality Based Steve
David Vitter would be Bobby Jindal on steroids. Saturday we will end the Jindal era for good and finally #PutLouisianaFirst. #lagov
— John Bel Edwards (@JohnBelforLA) November 18, 2015
re: #200 Reality Based Steve
I like light blue on an animated fractal gif background. Set so the text scrolls over the background.
RBS
You think you’re kidding, but I’ve seen more or less that a couple of places….
SMH this is why we should never allow 17 year olds on Twitter:
Why don’t we just make the refugees join the military to prove their loyalty?
— Yasmin✨ (@yasmeannie) November 17, 2015
WH says Chief of Staff tells Governors that all refugees undergo “the most rigorous screening and security vetting” of any traveler to US.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 18, 2015
re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth
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The US has:
1,400,000 Front line ready troops
1,100,000 Reserve troops
8,848 Tanks
41,062 Armored Fighting Vehicles
2,207 Fighter planes
2,979 Other attack planes
6,196 Helicopters
920 Attack Helicopters
20 Aircraft Carriers
62 Destroyers
72 Submarines
Hey Jeb! What else do we need to beat ISIS?
Over 242,000 without power in Washington State, Idaho and Oregon due to high winds. #wawx #orwx #idwx
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) November 18, 2015
re: #206 klys (maker of Silmarils)
There are mixed reports on when the children arrived in the US, but everything does seem to agree that they had immigrated by 2003 at the latest, granted derivative asylum status after their parents were granted asylum status after coming to the US on a tourist visa in 2001.
The Russian warnings were apparently from 2011, per my 30 second Google search.
For those who are curious about the dates involved, and why the asylum checks might not have caught the Russian warnings. Since, you know, they came at best 8 years late.
Yes, but see you’re not supposed to go looking for actual facts. A knee jerk “Fuck yeah!” is all that’s required or desired, otherwise you risk being labeled a terrorist apologist or coddler. When I first registered there were still a few hardliners here and that was a popular tactic—throw you off balance by making you go down into a defensive crouch, then knock you over. I know because I observed for a good long while before catching an open registration window.
re: #203 bratwurst
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So Santorum waited almost one whole hour between wishing the Jindal family well and trying to scavenge the tiny handful of supporters there.
And yes…this is pretty much the last we will ever hear from Bobby Jindal.
Well, there is one thing that can be said about getting advice from Santorum. He definitely knows how to lose elections.
In the 1950s, finding this would’ve meant you were being wiretapped. Today, it means you have a strong housecat. pic.twitter.com/m2Uq7HlFpq
— BEN PATRICK JOHNSON (@benpatrick90069) November 18, 2015
re: #225 b.d.
And we left thousands of those armored fighting vehicles behind in Iraq ‘cuz it would be too expensive to bring them back.
re: #225 b.d.
The US has:
1,400,000 Front line ready troops
1,100,000 Reserve troops
8,848 Tanks
41,062 Armored Fighting Vehicles
2,207 Fighter planes
2,979 Other attack planes
6,196 Helicopters
920 Attack Helicopters
20 Aircraft Carriers
62 Destroyers
72 SubmarinesHey Jeb! What else do we need to beat ISIS?
“If you find yourself in a fair fight, the command group has already fucked up.”
re: #227 CuriousLurker
Thankfully, most of the current Lizards appreciate facts.
And I’ll keep repeating them whenever I see him pulling out this chickenshit argument. He can let the terrorists win in his head if he wants to, but I believe in a better America.
re: #218 thedopefishlives
For comparison: The United States Navy has at its service ten fleet-class aircraft carriers. The rest of the world has ten fleet-class aircraft carriers. Combined.
I still say we should scrap 6 of them. 1 on patrol in the Pacific, 1 in the Atlantic, 1 refitting, 1 training is still more than anyone else could bring to bear against us.
And cut 15 billion a year in just day to day operating expenses.
re: #232 klys (maker of Silmarils)
The incessant complaining about how background checks are useless is very tiresome.
As is the condescending comment “you’re not a contract worker are you?” leveled at anyone who dares to disagree.
I’ve actually been through a federal background check, way back in the day when I went to work with Treasury/Commerce Department. It’s pretty damned thorough.
Turns out that latest Bigfoot sighting was a hoax pic.twitter.com/1UqnCgVF9H
— LoveMyKittyo (@LoveMyKittyo) November 18, 2015
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re: #233 William Lewis
I still say we should scrap 6 of them. 1 on patrol in the Pacific, 1 in the Atlantic, 1 refitting, 1 training is still more than anyone else could bring to bear against us.
And cut 15 billion a year in just day to day operating expenses.
I would be willing to say 2 on patrol per ocean, one refitting, one training. 6 is still 5 more fleet carriers than anyone else has.
re: #238 thedopefishlives
I would be willing to say 2 on patrol per ocean, one refitting, one training. 6 is still 5 more fleet carriers than anyone else has.
Pearl Harbor conditioning. It might be half as many as are needed on the second day of the war.
This is FUCKING INSANE. @JebBush again doubling down saying refugees must “prove they are Christian.” Horrific. pic.twitter.com/8wrrBG7UIR
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 17, 2015
re: #233 William Lewis
I still say we should scrap 6 of them. 1 on patrol in the Pacific, 1 in the Atlantic, 1 refitting, 1 training is still more than anyone else could bring to bear against us.
And cut 15 billion a year in just day to day operating expenses.
The Navy basically provides international water patrolling for the rest of the world at our expense. Reducing it would divide the seas into sections controlled by local groups, and would make things more expensive and dangerous.
re: #240 jaunte
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From a trusted source: 24 elected officials in Jefferson Parish will endorse John Bel Edwards tomorrow. 13 Republicans. Vitter’s home.
— Lamar White, Jr (@CenLamar) November 18, 2015
Lamar is pretty reliable.
re: #239 Decatur Deb
Pearl Harbor conditioning. It might be half as many as are needed on the second day of the war.
Which is fair, but then, to return the favor, the USS Enterprise stood alone with her task group against the full might of the Imperial Japanese Navy for several months until the US could rush out some new carrier groups. I think we might be able to get away with less than we have, though I will never settle for less than what we need. I just think the latter number is impossible for anyone to really demonstrate.
re: #191 nines09
The only social network I’m on with my real name is LinkedIn, primarily to keep track of previous co-workers and to keep track when headhunters ping me for contracts (I work on software that has a very small user base, and most of us have crossed paths with each other at one point or another.)
I refuse to use Facebook.
Sorry if this has been posted already, and I hope this works. It is very sweet and important.Link
re: #241 Belafon
The Navy basically provides international water patrolling for the rest of the world at our expense. Reducing it would divide the seas into sections controlled by local groups, and would make things more expensive and dangerous.
Shrug. Then have the navy start stopping shipping and making them pay for the protection they’re getting. /////
The DOD budget needs to be cut at least in half. That’s for real.
re: #246 thedopefishlives
Which is fair, but then, to return the favor, the USS Enterprise stood alone with her task group against the full might of the Imperial Japanese Navy for several months until the US could rush out some new carrier groups. I think we might be able to get away with less than we have, though I will never settle for less than what we need. I just think the latter number is impossible for anyone to really demonstrate.
General Dynamics executives sleep better, knowing which way we want to guess.
re: #218 thedopefishlives
For comparison: The United States Navy has at its service ten fleet-class aircraft carriers. The rest of the world has ten fleet-class aircraft carriers. Combined.
re: #233 William Lewis
I still say we should scrap 6 of them. 1 on patrol in the Pacific, 1 in the Atlantic, 1 refitting, 1 training is still more than anyone else could bring to bear against us.
And cut 15 billion a year in just day to day operating expenses.
re: #238 thedopefishlives
I would be willing to say 2 on patrol per ocean, one refitting, one training. 6 is still 5 more fleet carriers than anyone else has.
re: #239 Decatur Deb
Pearl Harbor conditioning. It might be half as many as are needed on the second day of the war.
re: #241 Belafon
The Navy basically provides international water patrolling for the rest of the world at our expense. Reducing it would divide the seas into sections controlled by local groups, and would make things more expensive and dangerous.
I think the breakdown at any given time is something like this: 3 carriers deploying, 3 carriers returning, 3 carriers refitting, and (ideally) 2 or 3 in “hot reserve” status (ready to deploy within a few days’ notice). The issue is that, the navy is down at least one carrier (the retired Enterprise), so that puts a strain on the others.
#inners Governor Malloy hitting it out of the park. Calling out @GOP governors who love #NRA but worry about refugees hurtng our citizens.
— Rich (@RichNj5) November 18, 2015
re: #249 William Lewis
Shrug. Then have the navy start stopping shipping and making them pay for the protection they’re getting. /////
The DOD budget needs to be cut at least in half. That’s for real.
Nevah
She might be 17, but she just grabbed the Christian excuse with both hands
@danja84 Christ tore up his own temples more than a few times just to prove a point. He had compassion, but he was no fool.
— Yasmin✨ (@yasmeannie) November 18, 2015
re: #243 b.d.
ALL FUTURE REFUGEES SHOULD BE FORCED TO EAT A HAM SANDWICH WITH BACON ON IT TO PROVE THEY AREN’T A MUSLIM
He was NO FOOL.
We’re all good here, today’s Christ would be with us.
re: #249 William Lewis
Shrug. Then have the navy start stopping shipping and making them pay for the protection they’re getting. /////
The DOD budget needs to be cut at least in half. That’s for real.
Do you think they’ll cut GO travel funds or 120mm training ammo?
Well, it looks like the new Speaker is threatening yet another Government shutdown:
Spending legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown in December must include Republican policy measures in order to pass Congress, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) said Tuesday.
Mr. Ryan didn’t rule out the possibility of a lapse in government funding when its current funding expires on Dec. 11, saying Republicans will force President Barack Obama to accept some conservative provisions, known as “riders” in the sweeping spending bill.
“There will have to be some riders in this for us to pass it through Congress,” Mr. Ryan said …
Read more at calculatedriskblog.com
re: #240 jaunte
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re: #223 electrotek
SMH this is why we should never allow 17 year olds on Twitter:
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Service means citizenship. Would you like to know more? /Starship Troopers (the movie).
re: #259 Decatur Deb
Do you think they’ll cut GO travel funds or 120mm training ammo?
Not without lots of screaming. But if we cut back to an appropriate size of all our forces, we could drastically cut costs while still providing more training ammo than we did in decades past.
@TheDailyEdge I’m so old I remember when we were appalled about this, now it’s a GOP instructional video pic.twitter.com/kXsDR2PlTm
— J P (@histino) November 18, 2015
re: #256 Stanley Sea Toujours
She might be 17, but she just grabbed the Christian excuse with both hands
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Wow. She completely and utterly missed the point of those temple incidents.
re: #263 William Lewis
Not without lots of screaming. But if we cut back to an appropriate size of all our forces, we could drastically cut costs while still providing more training ammo than we did in decades past.
There is no ‘could’, young Skywalker, there is only ‘do’.
In case you haven’t seen it, the final word on PB&J’s campaign:
This is the second time Bobby Jindal quit a race.
— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) November 17, 2015
Jindal as he wants to be remembered:
re: #58 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #266 thedopefishlives
Wow. She completely and utterly missed the point of those temple incidents.
I’m not as well-versed on Christianity so what was the point of these temple incidents she’s citing?
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And most common form of terrorism continually ignored 3 Virginia white men arrested for Black churches bombing plot pic.twitter.com/RSKL5nkryq
— Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) November 18, 2015
re: #266 thedopefishlives
Wow. She completely and utterly missed the point of those temple incidents.
“Tear stuff up to prove your point,” of course.
Just find it amusing that a Hispanic girl with an obviously Arabic name would somehow be so adamant about requiring refugees to serve as a test to their loyalty.
re: #269 Joe Bacon
God’s door may be shut, but Ayn Rand’s door is always open for BiBULL Spice!
The clear, quiet voice of God tells Palin: more cash; bigger speaking fees; subscription video service.
Blessed is the Merchandising..
Obama is not pleased with how Republicans are talking about Syrian refugees, per pooler @shearm at APEC pic.twitter.com/fRlSsevaNO
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) November 18, 2015
OT First World Problem
I spent 3 hours looking for my charger and spare battery for my micro 4/3rds camera. Nowhere to be found. Thinking I may have left it behind on a trip, I just ordered a new charger and 2 batteries from Amazon. Just got word they have shipped.
Now I find the missing charger and battery next to my night stand. Oh well, extras are always good.
RBS
Obama just went off on GOP governors pic.twitter.com/0r5luHT9Aa
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) November 18, 2015
re: #279 Dr. Matt
Any updates on CCJ’s depo today?
Chuck C. Johnson is boasting about being an asshole in a federal deposition. Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/k7XbwEZ7fs
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2015
re: #273 jaunte
“Tear stuff up to prove your point,” of course.
AUGH!
*flips desk, lights on fire*
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re: #279 Dr. Matt
Any updates on CCJ’s depo today?
Apparently he was facebooking some of the things he said. Apparently not in his best interest. I’m sure one of the Legal Lizards could elaborate.
RBS
Does anyone have a link to a Bush Administration statement about reducing the reference to ‘Islamic terrorism’ to give these groups less legitimacy? Tried to find it and saw it on Twitter but alas many of them are screen caps of the White House website so it’s hard to find it :(
re: #282 Charles Johnson
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He is looking quite bloated and dissipated. I’m no doctor, but he can’t be in good health.
RBS
hahaha
More hilarity in re Ben #Carson and ex-#CIA trickster Dewey Clarridge: @NYT took advantage of ‘elderly gentleman’ https://t.co/WJ4c5rWrrk
— Jeff Stein (@SpyTalker) November 17, 2015
re: #282 Charles Johnson
Says the assclown that pooped on the floor. #chuckcjohnson pic.twitter.com/Eh1OaIv64a
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) November 18, 2015
re: #287 Reality Based Steve
He is looking quite bloated and dissipated. I’m no doctor, but he can’t be in good health.
RBS
Well, he spent the night before the deposition drinking in a bar.
#BREAKING: Texas man arrested for threatening to “shoot up a mosque” - https://t.co/xn7l7ctcaM
— Grasswire Now (@GrasswireNow) November 18, 2015
re: #287 Reality Based Steve
He is looking quite bloated and dissipated. I’m no doctor, but he can’t be in good health.
RBS
A 20-something should not look that shitty while sober.
re: #291 electrotek
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He’s being persecuted for exercising his right of free speech.
re: #292 Dr. Matt
A 20-something should not look that shitty while sober.
I think it was quite likely that he wasn’t completely sober.
re: #295 Backwoods_Sleuth
I think it was quite likely that he wasn’t completely sober.
Going to a legal proceeding that may determine your entire future life while “drunk-over” doesn’t strike me as prudent. But that’s just me.
RBS
re: #298 Reality Based Steve
Going to a legal proceeding that may determine your entire future life while “drunk-over” doesn’t strike me as prudent. But that’s just me.
RBS
It’s the Rage Furby we’re talking about here. “Prudent” is not in his wheelhouse.
re: #280 Reality Based Steve
OT First World Problem
I spent 3 hours looking for my charger and spare battery for my micro 4/3rds camera. Nowhere to be found. Thinking I may have left it behind on a trip, I just ordered a new charger and 2 batteries from Amazon. Just got word they have shipped.
Now I find the missing charger and battery next to my night stand. Oh well, extras are always good.
RBS
Sometimes I could swear there’s a jinni (genie) following me around the house hiding my stuff every chance it gets, then putting it back after I’ve replaced whatever it was.
Jinn (Arabic: الجن, al-jinn), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural creatures in early Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology. An individual member of the jinn is known as a jinni, djinni, or genie (الجني, al-jinnī).
They are mentioned frequently in the Quran (the 72nd sura is titled Sūrat al-Jinn) and other Islamic texts and inhabit an unseen world, another universe beyond the known universe. The Quran says that the jinn are made of a smokeless and “scorching fire”, but are also physical in nature, being able to interact in a tactile manner with people and objects and likewise be acted upon.
I fucking hate him
Scalia Compares Legal Protections For Gay People To Protections For Pedophiles https://t.co/LrNYzYMOIb
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) November 18, 2015
I made the mistake of looking at the cross stitch forum thread on the refugees.
People suck.
There’s a few voices there trying to speak out with facts and reality, but too many ladies just terrified of terrorists buying into the lies of Fox.
re: #300 CuriousLurker
Sometimes I could swear there’s a jinni (genie) following me around the house hiding my stuff every chance it gets, then putting it back after I’ve replaced whatever it was.
YES!!!! A 1000 Times YES!!! and you KNOW you looked there 3 times and the missing item wasn’t there, and then “poof” it’s there.
RBS
re: #302 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I made the mistake of looking at the cross stitch forum thread on the refugees.
People suck.
There’s a few voices there trying to speak out with facts and reality, but too many ladies just terrified of terrorists buying into the lies of Fox.
{{{klys}}}
re: #282 Charles Johnson
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Is it just me or is he starting to look really scruffy—as in don’t be surprised if this time next year he’s sleeping on park benches wandering around the street talking to himself?
re: #287 Reality Based Steve
He is looking quite bloated and dissipated. I’m no doctor, but he can’t be in good health.
RBS
re: #290 Backwoods_Sleuth
Well, he spent the night before the deposition drinking in a bar.
re: #292 Dr. Matt
A 20-something should not look that shitty while sober.
re: #293 thedopefishlives
You assume he’s sober.
re: #295 Backwoods_Sleuth
I think it was quite likely that he wasn’t completely sober.
re: #297 Dr. Matt
Touche’
Sounds like Chuck did the Arlo Guthrie routine from “Alice’s Restaurant”, where he got trashed before going to the recruiting station:
But that’s not what I’m here to tell you about.
I’m here to talk about the draft.
They got a buildin’ down in New York City called Whitehall Street, where you
Walk in, you get injected, inspected, detected, infected, neglected and
Selected!I went down and got my physical examination one day, and I walked in, sat
Down (got good and drunk the night before, so I looked and felt my best when
I went in that morning, ‘cause I wanted to look like the All-American Kid
From New York City. I wanted to feel like … I wanted to be the
All-American Kid from New York), and I walked in, sat down, I was hung down,
Brung down, hung up and all kinds of mean, nasty, ugly things.
re: #305 CuriousLurker
Is it just me or is he starting to look really scruffy—as in don’t be surprised if this time next year he’s sleeping on park benches wandering around the street talking to himself?
Assuming he is not in jail.
re: #302 klys (maker of Silmarils)
{{{klys}}} Sorry to hear that. Pretty much nowhere except LGF is safe right now.
Tell them not to worry, we’re not coming for their embroidery floss or hoops. Yet. //
re: #289 Dr. Matt
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re: #306 TedStriker
Sounds like Chuck did the Arlo Guthrie routine from “Alice’s Restaurant”, where he got trashed before going to the recruiting station:
On the bench, and the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one … the meanest
Father-raper of them all … was comin’ over to me, and he was mean and
Ugly and nasty and horrible and all kinds of things, and he sat down next to
Me. He said, “Kid, what’d you get?”
And then hilarity ensured.
RBS
re: #308 CuriousLurker
{{{klys}}} SOrry to hear that. Pretty much nowhere except LGF is safe right now.
Tell them not to worry, we’re not coming for their embroidery floss or hoops. Yet. //
I can’t even logon to Star Wars the Old Republic or Eve without seeing these xenophobic assholes in chat.
I play games to escape real life, ffs.
Sigh.
re: #308 CuriousLurker
{{{klys}}} SOrry to hear that. Pretty much nowhere except LGF is safe right now.
Tell them not to worry, we’re not coming for their embroidery floss or hoops. Yet. //
There are days where I am so grateful that I don’t have an account so all I can do is lurk. I probably would open my mouth and alienate people.
The main reason I don’t do it on Facebook is the same one reason I don’t discuss politics with my mother-in-law. I have to be able to get along with some of these people and can’t just cut them out of my life.
re: #311 Not a Sparkly Vampire
I can’t even logon to Star Wars the Old Republic or Eve without seeing these xenophobic assholes in chat.
I play games to escape real life, ffs.
Sigh.
This is why I have public chat channels turned off when I log into World of Warcraft. Of course, online games usually have trouble with trolls anyway, but it seems racist/xenophobic dickheads feel especially free to let their dumbass flag fly in-game.
re: #309 BeachDem
Why would his opinion of San Francisco have a damn thing to do with his deposition? Does he think he’s Al fucking Pacino?
My guess: he’s lying, as usual.
If he isn’t lying, it’s more proof that he’s fucking insane.
re: #311 Not a Sparkly Vampire
I can’t even logon to Star Wars the Old Republic or Eve without seeing these xenophobic assholes in chat.
I play games to escape real life, ffs.
Sigh.
I have trade chat turned off in WoW.
I keep debating giving SWTOR another shot but that requires time that is not spent writing. (Current word count: 25, 864. Today’s goal: 27,400. I’m playing catch-up.)
re: #305 CuriousLurker
We’re still waiting on l’affaire Gawker to drop as well.
Closer to the home of the Dopefish, stpaulbear and myself, a real scummy attorney appears to be getting his comeuppance.
re: #302 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I made the mistake of looking at the cross stitch forum thread on the refugees.
People suck.
There’s a few voices there trying to speak out with facts and reality, but too many ladies just terrified of terrorists buying into the lies of Fox.
Ravelry seems pretty safe. Knitters discussing knitting, weavers talking weaving, and crocheters thinking about Thanksgiving plans. I take it your cross stitch forum isn’t on there?
re: #314 Dr. Matt
My guess: he’s lying, as usual.
If he isn’t lying, it’s more proof that he’s fucking insane.
So, Mr. Johnson, were you lying them, or are you simply insane? Remember, you’re under oath.
Dana’s been huffing the hoppes solvent again
Obama blames Americans’s concern for terrorism, not his placating Iran and Turkey over US interests, as terror recruitment tool. Nuts.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
I’m sitting and waiting on Fallout 4 in part because of time constraints.
re: #317 calochortus
Ravelry seems pretty safe. Knitters discussing knitting, weavers talking weaving, and crocheters thinking about Thanksgiving plans. I take it your cross stitch forum isn’t on there?
No, unfortunately.
I should look and see if they have one. Facebook is just out because their UI is so awful, and …well, to be blunt, a lot of folks who do cross stitch aren’t very technically savvy. Maybe I should look at Tumblr again, there’s a reasonable young community there, as long as I avoid some of the stranger fandoms….
I am distracting myself from all of this madness with news from the stilted world of frequent flyers. The news today is that American Airlines is falling into line with the other two remaining traditional carriers in this country and shifting their frequent flyer program to be based on revenue instead of miles flown. That means that choosing the cheapest possible ticket (i.e. what 99.9% of people do) will reduce your mileage. This is bad enough, but what is really freaking people out is that miles flown own partner airlines are REALLY being devalued.
Total first world problem, but also the inevitable result of allowing merger after merger. The consumer takes it in the shorts.
re: #322 bratwurst
I have a stupid number of miles on United that I would like to use to upgrade to business class for an international flight for mr. klys and myself, but it will likely cost at least $1200 in addition to the price of two coach class tickets if I want to do that.
re: #320 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I’m sitting and waiting on Fallout 4 in part because of time constraints.
No, unfortunately.
I should look and see if they have one. Facebook is just out because their UI is so awful, and …well, to be blunt, a lot of folks who do cross stitch aren’t very technically savvy. Maybe I should look at Tumblr again, there’s a reasonable young community there, as long as I avoid some of the stranger fandoms….
I haven’t looked into cross stitch there, but their general embroidery threads are not particularly active. In fact, embroiderers seem not to spend as much time on line as knitters, weavers, and so on.
re: #319 The Vicious Babushka
Dana’s been huffing the hoppes solvent again
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re: #325 calochortus
I haven’t looked into cross stitch there, but their general embroidery threads are not particularly active. In fact, embroiderers seem not to spend as much time on line as knitters, weavers, and so on.
My experience is that it tends to skew older. There are some scattered blogs out there, and a reasonable number of younger stitchers on Tumblr, but embroidery hasn’t seen the resurgence that some of the other fiber arts have.
Me and my niche hobbies.
Alright, I suppose I had better be a responsible adult and flop my fat self into bed. Good night, gentle lizardfolk. And fuck you, right-wingers, your hatred is not going to win while I still stand on my feet.
re: #257 CuriousLurker
Me neither. I take my ham with mustard and cheddar.
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re: #295 Backwoods_Sleuth
I think it was quite likely that he wasn’t completely sober.
Hey—remember, upchuck told us that’s all part of his master plan—to make people think he’s drunk while he plays 11ty dimensional chess. Heh.
re: #319 The Vicious Babushka
She should know better than to fear immigrant refugees, living in St. Louis.
The Bosnian population in St. Louis, Missouri, numbers over 60,000, making it the largest Bosnian community outside of Bosnia. Nearly all of the members of this community came to St. Louis as a result of the war and genocide perpetrated in Bosnia between 1992 and 1995. Bosnians were allowed to immigrate to the U.S. as refugees, and St. Louis became a preferred destination due to the availability of jobs and inexpensive housing. St. Louis’s population has continued to grow due to secondary migration of Bosnian refugees from other parts of the U.S.
fontbonne.edu
There’s never a bad day on Planet UpChuck. As long as he gets to shit on someone, he’s happy.
re: #331 jaunte
She should know better than to fear immigrant refugees, living in St. Louis.
Hmmm…Bosnians…weren’t they Muslim? Being eradicated…by Christians?
re: #322 bratwurst
And Delta is no longer allowing animals as checked baggage-they must now fly on Delta Cargo, following United Airlines’s decision to do the same. If your pet is small and can fit under the seat in its carrier it can still fly with you (for a fee, of course.)
re: #319 The Vicious Babushka
Dana’s been huffing the hoppes solvent again
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WTF do Iran & Turkey have to do with Da’esh & the civil war in Syria?
It’s like these idiots carry around a bag of keywords & phrases written on little pieces of paper and just reach in and pull some out whenever they feel the need: Benghazi! Iran! Second Amendment! War on Christmas! Impeach! Race card!
re: #326 funky chicken
That doesn’t even make sense.
Dana is totes high on hoppes
But Democrats say that Syrian refugees are 3 year-old orphans. So why are they worried about them buying guns?
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
re: #310 Reality Based Steve
And then hilarity ensured.
RBS
Several years before Arlo, I had my great encounter with an Army psychiatrist at the Whitehall examining Station.
Corporal with clipboard: “The following go down the hall to see The Shrink.”
Overweight, Chainsmoking Shrink: “It says on your health history form that you have trouble sleeping. Why’s that?>”
Me: “Yes. I worry a lot.”
OCS: “Yeah, it says that too. What are you worried about?”
Me: “Getting drafted.”
OCS: “Get the fuck out of here, kid.”
re: #295 Backwoods_Sleuth
I think it was quite likely that he wasn’t completely sober.
Hungover as hell. He blew it.
John Kasich proposes new government agency to promote Judeo-Christian values https://t.co/n6P6gIvPah pic.twitter.com/jrvUJSu933
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 17, 2015
re: #336 The Vicious Babushka
Dana is totes high on hoppes
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That was a Republican who said that easy access to guns is why the refugees should be kept out of Texas. Or do they actually sell guns to 3-year-olds down there?
Not gonna lie, I’m seriously re: #339 FormerDirtDart
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Maybe they can go ahead and try to free Anders Breivik from Norwegian jail so he can head such a department.
re: #295 Backwoods_Sleuth
I think it was quite likely that he wasn’t completely sober.
If he brought up David Freaking Carr, he lost his shit.
“The US has accepted <1,900 refugees from Syria. Germany accepted 5,700… on FRIDAY NIGHT” https://t.co/M0OgdtYklJ pic.twitter.com/gqZ09D0dUn
— Daniel Streicher (@streicher) November 17, 2015
re: #340 Brian J.
That was a Republican who said that easy access to guns is why the refugees should be kept out of Texas. Or do they actually sell guns to 3-year-olds down there?
They’re very strict about that! 35-month-olds are completely rejected from buying guns!
re: #324 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I have a stupid number of miles on United that I would like to use to upgrade to business class for an international flight for mr. klys and myself, but it will likely cost at least $1200 in addition to the price of two coach class tickets if I want to do that.
International upgrades have become an absolute joke at this point. It is entirely possible that outside of summer the cheapest upgradable coach ticket is the same price as the cheapest business class ticket. My suggestion would be to maximize your miles (get the credit card if you haven’t already and do online surveys) and cash them in for tickets.
On United it is possible (but not easy) to go to Europe for 115,000 in business class. I just booked one for next September, being optimistic that my health will allow me to go. It gives me something to shoot for anyway.
re: #340 Brian J.
That was a Republican who said that easy access to guns is why the refugees should be kept out of Texas. Or do they actually sell guns to 3-year-old down there?
The 3-year-olds down here just pick them up off the coffee table, or out of the back seat of the car.
re: #118 The Vicious Babushka
My governor is a shitnozzle, but at least he’s not this shitnozzle==>
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Listen douchenozzle, Illinois is NOT a red state. We just happen to have an asshole republican governor that everyone hates at the moment.
re: #339 FormerDirtDart
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Well,,, I guess when you’re polling at a consistent 4%, you’ve got to go crazy big to get noticed.
RBS
re: #333 gwangung
Hmmm…Bosnians…weren’t they Muslim? Being eradicated…by Christians?
That’s different because REASONS, so SHUT UP you America hating cultural Marxist !!11!
re: #345 bratwurst
International upgrades have become an absolute joke at this point. It is entirely possible that outside of summer the cheapest upgradable coach ticket is the same price as the cheapest business class ticket. My suggestion would be to maximize your miles (get the credit card if you haven’t already and do online surveys) and cash them in for tickets.
On United it is possible (but not easy) to go to Europe for 115,000 in business class. I just booked one for next September, being optimistic that my health will allow me to go. It gives me something to shoot for anyway.
I don’t have quite enough to do the tickets for both of us. I haven’t sorted out yet if it would make sense to buy one and use miles or one or what.
At this point, once I use them I’m not bothering with saving them again. Most of them were actually with Continental, when I lived in NJ and flew out of Newark. mr. klys and I highly prefer flying Southwest these days for domestic flights, although Delta gets its share of business too if we can get a reasonable direct (their upgrades to first class are not too horrible) and Virgin America can also be nice.
When we travel internationally we’re generally looking at the international carriers.
I do have enough American miles that I should sort out what we’re going to try and use those for as well, so I can wash my hands of that program.
This. Is. Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/UFuoflvrE1
— Mark Malone (@soundmigration) November 17, 2015
re: #348 Reality Based Steve
Well,,, I guess when you’re polling at a consistent 4%, you’ve got to go crazy big to get noticed.
RBS
Honestly, you’ve have thought someone would have had the idea of being the sane man in the race by now, not chasing Trump and Carson into every folly of fiscal irresponsibility, warmongering, failed right-wing social engineering and general idiocy. Why does every candidate insist on thinking that he’s going to beat Trump by being just like him, only with less money, bombast, and media attention?
re: #234 Backwoods_Sleuth
The incessant complaining about how background checks are useless is very tiresome.
As is the condescending comment “you’re not a contract worker are you?” leveled at anyone who dares to disagree.
I’ve actually been through a federal background check, way back in the day when I went to work with Treasury/Commerce Department. It’s pretty damned thorough.
The background checks performed by the actual government are thorough. Unfortunately the ones performed by the agencies that sprung up in the late 1990s have proven to be pretty crappy.
Dana is drunk or huffing gun cleaner or maybe both
Like you turned away Chris Stevens, Tyroen Woods, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty? Or allowed ISIS supply routes to fester? https://t.co/FO0u0Wow8H
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
Hillary Clinton cares so much about the Syrian refugees she did all she could while in State Dept to help create them.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
re: #350 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I don’t have quite enough to do the tickets for both of us. I haven’t sorted out yet if it would make sense to buy one and use miles or one or what.
At this point, once I use them I’m not bothering with saving them again. Most of them were actually with Continental, when I lived in NJ and flew out of Newark. mr. klys and I highly prefer flying Southwest these days for domestic flights, although Delta gets its share of business too if we can get a reasonable direct (their upgrades to first class are not too horrible) and Virgin America can also be nice.
When we travel internationally we’re generally looking at the international carriers.
I do have enough American miles that I should sort out what we’re going to try and use those for as well, so I can wash my hands of that program.
re: #334 Eric The Fruit Bat
And Delta is no longer allowing animals as checked baggage-they must now fly on Delta Cargo, following United Airlines’s decision to do the same. If your pet is small and can fit under the seat in its carrier it can still fly with you (for a fee, of course.)
Seems to me that there is a possible solution between these two posts.
RBS
re: #337 Decatur Deb
Several years before Arlo, I had my great encounter with an Army psychiatrist at the Whitehall examining Station.
Corporal with clipboard: “The following go down the hall to see The Shrink.”
Overweight, Chainsmoking Shrink: “It says on your health history form that you have trouble sleeping. Why’s that?>”
Me: “Yes. I worry a lot.”
OCS: “Yeah, it says that too. What are you worried about?”
Me: “Getting drafted.”
OCS: “Get the fuck out of here, kid.”
Nice.
When will Americans learn that turning their backs on desperate Muslim refugees is EXACTLY what ISIS wants them to do?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2015
Really? Your response is to send me a link to World Net Daily?
You’re pathetic. Blocked. @TNeuhardt
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2015
So you’re basically just admitting outright you’re a bigoted piece of shit.
Blocked. @Brachalicious
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2015
re: #342 Stanley Sea Toujours
If he brought up David Freaking Carr, he lost his shit.
That’s operating under the assumption that Chuck had any shit left to lose.
re: #358 TedStriker
That’s operating under the assumption that Chuck had any shit left to lose.
Isn’t that part of what started this? That he lost it on some floor where he shouldn’t have?
re: #350 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I don’t have quite enough to do the tickets for both of us. I haven’t sorted out yet if it would make sense to buy one and use miles or one or what.
At this point, once I use them I’m not bothering with saving them again. Most of them were actually with Continental, when I lived in NJ and flew out of Newark. mr. klys and I highly prefer flying Southwest these days for domestic flights, although Delta gets its share of business too if we can get a reasonable direct (their upgrades to first class are not too horrible) and Virgin America can also be nice.
When we travel internationally we’re generally looking at the international carriers.
I do have enough American miles that I should sort out what we’re going to try and use those for as well, so I can wash my hands of that program.
Again, look at alternative methods of generating United miles. If you are thinking about Europe, I can tell you after exhaustive research in the last month that they have the best routes that add the fewest extra charges to so-called “free” tickets. The majority of American Airlines connections to Europe entail making a British Airways connection at Heathrow which will set you back $490! Last year I spent an extra night in Berlin to avoid this. The train ticket from where I was to Berlin and a hotel night there STILL saved me money!
Having said that, I would highly recommend sorting out your American miles ASAP. The award chart is not getting SO much worse, but you will get the most bang for your miles there if you can get something booked before the end of the year there (to fly anytime in the next 10 months).
Drunk Dana is blaming ISIS on Hillary
Hillary Clinton cares so much about the Syrian refugees she did all she could while in State Dept to help create them.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
re: #358 TedStriker
That’s operating under the assumption that Chuck had any shit left to lose.
Chuck is so full of shit he alters the local gravitational field. He has plenty.
re: #356 TedStriker
Nice.
True as I can remember it. Got a nice letter from LBJ a couple weeks later.
re: #360 bratwurst
Again, look at alternative methods of generating United miles. If you are thinking about Europe, I can tell you after exhaustive research in the last month that they have the best routes that add the fewest extra charges to so-called “free” tickets. The majority of American Airlines connections to Europe entail making a British Airways connection at Heathrow which will set you back $490! Last year I spent an extra night in Berlin to avoid this. The train ticket from where I was to Berlin and a hotel night there STILL saved me money!
Having said that, I would highly recommend sorting out your American miles ASAP. The award chart is not getting SO much worse, but you will get the most bang for your miles there if you can get something booked before the end of the year there (to fly anytime in the next 10 months).
Yeah, we have to sort out what our goals are for travel next year, which is part of the issue. My miles expire in May, so I either need to ping them through not-travel or book to use them.
LOL this might work
@CarlyFiorina Holy crap this woman is hideous. #carlyfiorina #Carly2016 #UniteBlue #tcot pic.twitter.com/CY1vuqW5uz
— TKDMike (@tkdmike) November 18, 2015
re: #342 Stanley Sea Toujours
If he brought up David Freaking Carr, he lost his shit.
We don’t know the context of that comment, of course. But it seems likely that NAF’s lawyers asked him about his history of horrible sleazy attack pieces. And he responded with a sleazy attack on a very well-respected New York Times writer. Hard to see how this is going to turn out well for our boy Chuck.
The halfwit psycho crowd is frisky tonight.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2015
Dana here is why the Syrians can’t just go back home==>
The HURR DURR! reaction is to always import people. How about you eliminate the threat, ISIS occupation, and help them return home?
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
re: #368 The Vicious Babushka
That and the fact that Assad is totally nuts.
We helped create this mess with our invasion of Iraq. We can’t just walk away from what’s going on now.
This might come in handy in case of wingnuts:
— The Cult Cat (@Elverojaguar) November 17, 2015
niterz, lizardz!
From the “Freedom Fries” crowd, no less:
At noon at the Mansion we had a minute of silence to pray for the victims of the #ParisAttacks #txkege pic.twitter.com/xgNv4ANaQu
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 16, 2015
Watching the local Fox station because they’re on at 9pm, and the churches around here in the Dallas area are ignoring Abbott’s call to halt helping the refugees.
re: #371 Backwoods_Sleuth
This might come in handy in case of wingnuts:
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niterz, lizardz!
Donald Trump, naked.
(Now I just threw up in my mouth)
re: #357 Charles Johnson
Since Tark RT’d this I can’t help but wonder if he knows about that shiny new mega mosque Putin built in Moscow?
And brie seems nice:
Sick of hearing not all@muslims are terrorists: not all rats have rabies, still don’t want them running around my house!
— brie (@Brachalicious) November 17, 2015
I’m getting a callous on my finger from pressing the block button so many times since Friday. I think I’m gonna call it a night now…
re: #372 electrotek
@GregAbbott_TX So not only do you ignore Jesus’ teaching to help those in trouble, you ignore his teaching to pray in private.
— Lonnie Mask (@LonnieMask) November 18, 2015
re: #353 funky chicken
The background checks performed by the actual government are thorough. Unfortunately the ones performed by the agencies that sprung up in the late 1990s have proven to be pretty crappy.
Syrian refugees are subject to far more stringent checks than any other refugees. Most won’t/don’t get approved until after 3-4 years.
TN House Republican Caucus Chair wants to activate the Guard to round up Syrian immigrants https://t.co/G4Xstf5FPo pic.twitter.com/46h1Cwdrl6
— J.R. Lind (@jrlind) November 18, 2015
re: #363 Decatur Deb
True as I can remember it. Got a nice letter from LBJ a couple weeks later.
I got a letter from L. B. J.
It said this is your lucky day.
It’s time to put your khaki trousers on.
Though it may seem very queer
We’ve got no jobs to give you here
So we are sending you to Viet Nam
re: #378 FormerDirtDart
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Excuse me, I’m going to go outside and scream at the moon for a while.
RBS
re: #375 CuriousLurker
Rodents (squirrels, chipmunks, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs), rabbits, and hares rarely get rabies and have not been known to cause rabies among humans in the United States. Squirrels may suffer from the fatal roundworm brain parasite, which causes signs that look exactly like rabies
re: #380 Reality Based Steve
Excuse me, I’m going to go outside and scream at the moon for a while.
RBS
I’m gonna go to my bedroom and scream into a pillow.
Later, lizards.
What do you say to those who either are currently serving in the military or served in the past and spew this type of inflammatory rhetoric?
They think they get a free pass because of their military service and denounce anyone who criticizes them as unpatriotic.
re: #384 electrotek
What do you say to those who either are currently serving in the military or served in the past and spew this type of inflammatory rhetoric?
They think they get a free pass because of their military service and denounce anyone who criticizes them as unpatriotic.
Since I’ve served, and in addition, had people shoot at me with bad intent (and fortunately worse aim), I have no compunction about telling them exactly what I think of them.
RBS
re: #16 KGxvi
Since I’ve been eligible to vote, we’ve had:
- a sitting president impeached, but not convicted
- a president win an election while losing the popular vote
- a sitting governor of California successfully recalled
- a woman elected Speaker of the House
- an African American elected presidentThat leaves maybe three or four things left on the “list of things we’ll never see in American politics” (brokered convention, woman elected president (that’s looking likely this time around), member of the Supreme Court impeached)
Also, some people just want to see the world burn.
I must be older than you; I remember a Vice President resigning, then a President resigning, and we got a President who’d only ever won 1 congressional district. (I’m not quite old enough to have seen a President assassinated, and have only a child’s memory of a candidate assassinated — memory is vague, but I think maybe there was a brokered convention that year).
re: #315 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I have trade chat turned off in WoW.
I keep debating giving SWTOR another shot but that requires time that is not spent writing. (Current word count: 25, 864. Today’s goal: 27,400. I’m playing catch-up.)
Writing is good. Fiction is one of my useful fallbacks when real life sucks. Yeah, I know it’s escapism, but if I’m writing it instead of just reading it, I can tell myself it’s productive escapism.
Doing unkind things to fictional beings for the sake of a dramatic plot point can be cathartic sometimes. (Remind me, I need to go research Lord Byron to figure out which year(s) it was fashionable for some of the impressionable young upperclass twits to study the picturesque in their attire…)
re: #203 bratwurst
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So Santorum waited almost one whole hour between wishing the Jindal family well and trying to scavenge the tiny handful of supporters there.
And yes…this is pretty much the last we will ever hear from Bobby Jindal.
@RickSantorum @BobbyJindal Jindals one supporter is on the way over to add to your 30 supporters.
— jim (@jlcoffeecup) November 18, 2015
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