Donald Trump Supporter Arrested for Making Bombs to Attack Muslims

Acting on the incitement

CrimeDecember 2015 • Views: 66,923

Source: Facebook

A man in Richmond, California, has been arrested on suspicion of building bombs with which he planned to attack Muslims.

Would you be surprised to discover he’s a follower of Donald Trump?

The suspect was identified by police as 55 year old William Celli. He was arrested, and booked into the Contra Costa County jail Sunday afternoon.

Richmond police said they can’t elaborate on the threats other than to say that Celli’s actions and statements drew the attention of law enforcement, and were very concerning to officers.

Celli appeared to be a supporter of Presidential candidate Donald Trump. A post on his Facebook page said he would follow Trump “to the end of the world.”

A screenshot of that Facebook post:

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378 comments

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 1:12:47pm

LONE WOLF!!!

lawhawk Dec 21, 2015 • 1:13:34pm

Where’d he radicalize?

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 1:13:44pm

he’s just passionate……

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 1:13:53pm

Seriously, I think we’ll need a Trump font around here before all of this is done.

GlutenFreeJesus Dec 21, 2015 • 1:14:33pm

Trump is an equal opportunity recruiter, inciting both the far right, and Daesh.

GlutenFreeJesus Dec 21, 2015 • 1:14:59pm

re: #4 Eclectic Cyborg

Seriously, I think we’ll need a Trump font around here before all of this is done.

One where every letter = a swastika.

Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Dec 21, 2015 • 1:15:38pm

re: #2 lawhawk

Where’d he radicalize?

Trump University of course.

The Vicious Babushka Dec 21, 2015 • 1:16:30pm

re: #4 Eclectic Cyborg

Seriously, I think we’ll need a Trump font around here before all of this is done.

I have one:

< strong > [ wingnut ] [ large ] [ color Goldenrod ]
[ /color ] [ /large ] [ /wingnut ] < /strong >

Remove the spaces except between “color” & “Goldenrod”

IT’S FABULOUS & CLASSY & YOOGE!!!!1!!!!

WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 1:16:57pm

re: #2 lawhawk

Where’d he radicalize?

On the Internet and at a Trump rally.

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 1:18:13pm

Trump is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tonight.

“They are issuing a lot more than what the capacity of the building is knowing that protesters in competing campaigns go online and register for tickets in hopes that they can use up the seat make it look empty. Based on that, were asking that everybody be here early. Doors open at 5 p.m., the first 7,500 people that are here will be allowed in the building.”

The crowd is expected to be passionate with both Trump supporters and opponents. It is suggested arrive at 4 p.m. or earlier. Secret Service will have security checks.

Some items have been prohibited including: umbrellas, pepper spray, outside food and beverage and large signs, posters and banners.

Security has been increased leading up to Trump’s visit. Protesters will be forced to stand on the sidewalk adjacent to the complex. If protesters make it inside and try to disrupt the event, they will be shown the door.

b.d. Dec 21, 2015 • 1:18:27pm

Remember all the hell Janet Napolitano got in for a report warning us of far-right wingnut nutjobs like this guy?

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 1:20:48pm

re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth

Trump is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tonight.

If protesters make it inside and try to disrupt the event, they will be shown the door after getting insulted and beat down by Trump supporters and, possibly, Trump himself.

Edited for accuracy.

goddamnedfrank Dec 21, 2015 • 1:21:44pm

Overzealous plumber, nothing to see here.

Jack Burton Dec 21, 2015 • 1:22:13pm

re: #2 lawhawk

Where’d he radicalize?

Facebook.

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 1:23:27pm

Anti-abortion protesters protest Planned Parenthood that doesn’t perform abortions, in Farmington, NM https://t.co/Z2q2c0IV7g

— ClinicEscort (@ClinicEscort) December 21, 2015

FARMINGTON — Although Farmington’s Planned Parenthood does not offer abortion services, a group of Christians who meet monthly to protest outside the nonprofit say it is guilty because it is part of a larger group that includes clinics where abortions are performed.

“They have the name Planned Parenthood,” said Sarah Herth, the protest organizer. “They don’t have to do it themselves to be guilty.”

sigh…

goddamnedfrank Dec 21, 2015 • 1:26:14pm

re: #13 goddamnedfrank

Overzealous plumber, nothing to see here.

Plumber was probably inspired by those violent vidya games.

InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 1:26:55pm

Another of Trump’s “passionate” supporters!

Shiplord Kirel Dec 21, 2015 • 1:27:29pm

A post on his Facebook page said he would follow Trump “to the end of the world.”

Yep, and that’s exactly where he’ll take us if gets the chance.

The Vicious Babushka Dec 21, 2015 • 1:28:26pm

re: #17 InfidelOfFreedom

Another of Trump’s “passionate” supporters!

EVERYBODY LOVES ME!! SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE LOVE ME!!!! I CAN’T HELP IT. I CAN’T HELP IT!!!!111

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:29:03pm

How long until they claim that the lady who ran amok with her car in Vegas was a HIllary supporter?

There is no point in making too big a deal of this: the connection is obvious to anyone with a brain and completely impenetrable to Trump and his supporters.

Timothy Watson Dec 21, 2015 • 1:29:47pm

re: #16 goddamnedfrank

Plumber was probably inspired by those violent vidya games.

Channeling Hank Hill?

InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 1:30:16pm

re: #15 Backwoods_Sleuth

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sigh…

So basically they are guilty because they don’t judge women for wanting to control their reproduction, and that’s good enough for them.

Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 1:30:46pm

MENTALLY ILL LONE WOLF!

ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 1:31:15pm

Charles,

Any reason why sometimes when I log in and start reading an existing thread and then go to give an upding I get kicked out of the thread I was in and moved to the opening front page which is now new? I then have to go through all the new ad sequence reloading, etc. It can be a bummer. It happened yesterday as you opened some new pages quit rapidly in the afternoon.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:31:55pm

re: #15 Backwoods_Sleuth

Anti-abortion protesters protest Planned Parenthood that doesn’t perform abortions, in Farmington, NM

Let us not forget, these people are not just against Planned Parenthood as an organization, they are against the very concept of planning parenthood.

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 1:31:56pm

I had a formerly close, very Christian friend who makes no secret of the fact she wants to wipe Planned Parenthood off the map. She sent me those videos four times then decided I was happier staying “dumb and ignorant” because I refused to watch them.

allegro Dec 21, 2015 • 1:32:29pm

re: #22 InfidelOfFreedom

So basically they are guilty because they don’t judge women for wanting to control their reproduction, and that’s good enough for them.

By their logic they are thus responsible for all of the clinic bombings and murders of doctors, healthcare professionals, and parents of young children.

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 1:33:35pm

good grief…

i’m filling out a reference for a writer, and one of the questions is: “has applicant taken any parental leave?” is this legal to ask?

— Tessa Miller (@TessaJeanMiller) December 21, 2015

must be those “family values” we keep hearing about.

The Vicious Babushka Dec 21, 2015 • 1:33:58pm

Neil Tyson is being very anal about Star Wars. IT’S A FREAKING FANTASY! Complaining about the “science” in Star Wars is like complaining about the elves’ accents in LOTR.

Timothy Watson Dec 21, 2015 • 1:36:12pm

re: #29 The Vicious Babushka

Neil Tyson is being very anal about Star Wars. IT’S A FREAKING FANTASY! Complaining about the “science” in Star Wars is like complaining about the elves’ accents in LOTR.

If he wants Newtonian physics in science fiction, maybe he should stick to hard science fiction or, at the very least, the Battlestar Galactica reboot.

goddamnedfrank Dec 21, 2015 • 1:40:00pm

re: #30 Timothy Watson

If he wants Newtonian physics in science fiction, maybe he should stick to hard science fiction or, at the very least, the Battlestar Galactica reboot.

The Expanse pretty much adheres to Newtonian physics, Tyson should be all about that show.

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 1:40:40pm

re: #29 The Vicious Babushka

Neil Tyson is being very anal about Star Wars. IT’S A FREAKING FANTASY! Complaining about the “science” in Star Wars is like complaining about the elves’ accents in LOTR.

Yeah, the whole point about it being in a Galaxy FAR, FAR, AWAY is get across the fact that there’s a lot of differences between it and our own planet/solar system/galaxy, etc.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:40:42pm

re: #15 Backwoods_Sleuth

Anti-abortion protesters protest Planned Parenthood that doesn’t perform abortions, in Farmington, NM

also reminded of this Onion orticle :
Frustrated Gunman Can’t Believe How Far He Has To Drive To Find Nearest Planned Parenthood Clinic

The Vicious Babushka Dec 21, 2015 • 1:41:06pm

re: #30 Timothy Watson

If he wants Newtonian physics in science fiction, maybe he should stick to hard science fiction or, at the very least, the Battlestar Galactica reboot.

ISTR an astronaut (can’t remember which one) listing all the Scientific Impossibilities in “Gravity” which was supposed to be about, you know, real astronauts. But then after explaining eleventy million ways they would all die horribly in space he said “It’s just a movie! Enjoy!”

Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 1:41:13pm

re: #29 The Vicious Babushka

Neil Tyson is being very anal about Star Wars. IT’S A FREAKING FANTASY! Complaining about the “science” in Star Wars is like complaining about the elves’ accents in LOTR.

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?

Sometimes, people want to be right. I suppose they’re welcome to make that choice.

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 1:41:57pm

Ok so I found out who left the Trump literature on my desk at work. Now debating whether or not I should take to HR.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:42:21pm

re: #26 Eclectic Cyborg

I had a formerly close, very Christian friend who makes no secret of the fact she wants to wipe Planned Parenthood off the map. She sent me those videos four times then decided I was happier staying “dumb and ignorant” because I refused to watch them.

Did you call her “dumb and ignorant” for refusing to watch the unedited videos?

Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 1:42:48pm

re: #24 ObserverArt

Charles,

Any reason why sometimes when I log in and start reading an existing thread and then go to give an upding I get kicked out of the thread I was in and moved to the opening front page which is now new? I then have to go through all the new ad sequence reloading, etc. It can be a bummer. It happened yesterday as you open some new pages quit rapidly in the afternoon.

It’s probably because you’re clicking the button before the page has finished loading, and our Javascript code hasn’t run yet.

Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 1:42:57pm

re: #34 The Vicious Babushka

ISTR an astronaut (can’t remember which one) listing all the Scientific Impossibilities in “Gravity” which was supposed to be about, you know, real astronauts. But then after explaining eleventy million ways they would all die horribly in space he said “It’s just a movie! Enjoy!”

Frankly, the scientific inaccuracies of this nature bother me a lot more than Star Wars doing whatever, because they’re actively playing off of the viewer’s presumed desire to see something that can’t actually happen.

If you see a trailer full of laser swords and telepathic wizards and planet-sized spaceships and say, “hmm, I wonder if you could actually do that!”, you deserve what’s coming to you.

The Vicious Babushka Dec 21, 2015 • 1:43:08pm

re: #35 Testy Toad T

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?

Sometimes, people want to be right. I suppose they’re welcome to make that choice.

BTW Neil Tyson was wrong==>

In @StarWars #TheForceAwakens, BB-8, a smooth rolling metal spherical ball, would have skidded uncontrollably on sand.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 21, 2015

@Superdonaldo @neiltyson BB-8 is very much a real robot with puppeteers. There were a few that did different scenes: https://t.co/WRN5DEIUJ7

— Star Wars (@starwars) December 21, 2015

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:43:22pm

re: #28 Backwoods_Sleuth

i’m filling out a reference for a writer, and one of the questions is: “has applicant taken any parental leave?” is this legal to ask?

I’m willing to bet that it is not illegal to simply lie about it if you have.

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 1:44:20pm

re: #41 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I’m willing to bet that it is not illegal to simply lie about it if you have.

Yeah there are sorts of clever legal questions that can get you the answer to an illegal one without having to directly ask it.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:44:25pm

re: #32 Eclectic Cyborg

Yeah, the whole point about it being in a Galaxy FAR, FAR, AWAY is get across the fact that there’s a lot of differences between it and our own planet/solar system/galaxy, etc.

In a galaxy where you can hear explosions and laser bursts in space…

freetoken Dec 21, 2015 • 1:45:20pm

The hate-right isn’t going to stop here.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:45:43pm

re: #44 freetoken

The hate-right isn’t going to stop here.

isn’t ever going to stop…

I Would Prefer Not To Dec 21, 2015 • 1:45:55pm

re: #36 Eclectic Cyborg

Ok so I found out who left the Trump literature on my desk at work. Now debating whether or not I should take to HR.

WWTD? What would Trump do? Build a wall and have Mexico pay for it.

My advice is to do what Dorothy Parker said: “Living well is the best revenge.” I worked with a huge Mccain supporter. I said nothing at the time when he went on and on about how President Mccain will handle this and that. One of the best election nights of my life.

ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 1:46:41pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

It’s probably because you’re clicking the button before the page has finished loading, and our Javascript code hasn’t run yet.

Interesting. I’ll keep a watch on the sequence. Thanks.

The Vicious Babushka Dec 21, 2015 • 1:46:55pm

re: #39 Testy Toad T

Frankly, the scientific inaccuracies of this nature bother me a lot more than Star Wars doing whatever, because they’re actively playing off of the viewer’s presumed desire to see something that can’t actually happen.

If you see a trailer full of laser swords and telepathic wizards and planet-sized spaceships and say, “hmm, I wonder if you could actually do that!”, you deserve what’s coming to you.

“Gravity” was supposed to be “realistic” with its portrayal of weightlessness in space (which is ruined if you don’t watch it in IMAX) but the premise that one can survive a space disaster by escaping to an old, abandoned Russian or Chinese station is pure fantasy.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:47:22pm

re: #46 I Would Prefer Not To

WWTD? What would Trump do? Build a wall and have Mexico pay for it.

My advice is to do what Dorothy Parker said: “Living well is the best revenge.” I worked with a huge Mccain supporter. I said nothing at the time when he went on and on about how President Mccain will handle this and that. One of the best election nights of my life.

I recall sitting up until dawn here in Europe to watch the 2008 election results. Not because the results were not clear by the time the Central Time Zone reports were in, but because I wanted to hear Fox News deal with it.

Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 1:47:24pm

re: #24 ObserverArt

I just made a change that may prevent this annoyance from happening.

goddamnedfrank Dec 21, 2015 • 1:47:26pm

re: #32 Eclectic Cyborg

Yeah, the whole point about it being in a Galaxy FAR, FAR, AWAY is get across the fact that there’s a lot of differences between it and our own planet/solar system/galaxy, etc.

Except that galaxy’s government was dominated by “humans.”

Lucas, you have some ‘splaining to do.

Not a Sparkly Vampire Dec 21, 2015 • 1:48:12pm

re: #51 goddamnedfrank

Except that galaxy’s government was dominated by “humans.”

Lucas, you have some ‘splaining to do.

He can’t write.

I Would Prefer Not To Dec 21, 2015 • 1:48:38pm

re: #49 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I recall sitting up until dawn here in Europe to watch the 2008 election results. Not because the results were not clear by the time the Central Time Zone reports were in, but because I wanted to hear Fox News deal with it.

If you were in Germany than the word Schadenfreude would be appropriate.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 1:49:30pm

re: #53 I Would Prefer Not To

If you were in Germany than the word Schadenfreude would be appropriate.

Schadenfreudegasm

De Kolta Chair Dec 21, 2015 • 1:50:02pm

Frank Zappa would have been only 75 on his birthday today. Sigh.

The Mothers of Invention at the Whiskey A Go Go in West Hollywood, 1966

I Would Prefer Not To Dec 21, 2015 • 1:50:26pm

re: #54 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Schadenfreudegasm

Those are the best.

unproven innocence Dec 21, 2015 • 1:53:41pm

re: #51 goddamnedfrank

Except that galaxy’s government was dominated by “humans.”

Lucas, you have some ‘splaining to do.

It would be weird for some other sort of creature to be speaking English.

ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 1:54:42pm

re: #55 De Kolta Chair

Frank Zappa would have been only 75 on his birthday today. Sigh.

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Nice image. Never saw that one ever.

Anyone, is that Cap’n Beefhart up there in the back with the tambourine?

makeitstop Dec 21, 2015 • 1:57:46pm

re: #58 ObserverArt

Nice image. Never saw that one ever.

Anyone, is that Cap’n Beefhart up there in the back with the tambourine?

Looks like Van Vliet, yeah.

Dr Lizardo Dec 21, 2015 • 1:57:58pm

re: #29 The Vicious Babushka

Neil Tyson is being very anal about Star Wars. IT’S A FREAKING FANTASY! Complaining about the “science” in Star Wars is like complaining about the elves’ accents in LOTR.

Exactly. Star Wars is Lord Of The Rings meets Dune meets Flash Gordon.

It’s a fairy tale. With sci-fi elements thrown in. That’s it. It’s high fantasy in outer space. Even the very beginning of the film, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” - what’s that but “Once upon a time in a far-off, distant land….”, in other words, the beginning of every fairy tale ever. Almost every one of my Czech students has picked up on that immediately.

Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 1:58:48pm

OUTRAGE!

Obama to guest on Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’ https://t.co/46cAGkYEle pic.twitter.com/mFKXQbSfLC

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) December 21, 2015

Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 1:59:29pm

re: #57 unproven innocence

It would be weird for some other sort of creature to be speaking English.

Are you suggesting that, far from a sober and careful documentary of intergalactic politics and strife between ancient aliens long ago and far away, Star Wars is in fact a movie made with intentional unrealism to enhance the entertainment value for the viewing public?

J’ACCUSE!

unproven innocence Dec 21, 2015 • 2:00:56pm

re: #62 Testy Toad T

Ya got me.

Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 2:01:00pm

re: #60 Dr Lizardo

Exactly. Star Wars is Lord Of The Rings meets Dune meets Flash Gordon.

It’s a fairy tale. With sci-fi elements thrown in. That’s it. It’s high fantasy in outer space. Even the very beginning of the film, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” - what’s that but “Once upon a time in a far-off, distant land….”, in other words, the beginning of every fairy tale ever. Almost every one of my Czech students has picked up on that immediately.

Seriously.

It’s one thing to argue about the science in The Martian, since that’s presented as hard sci-fi with realistic elements thrown in. It’s another to argue about Star Wars. That’s like the idiots who are complaining that Hermione will be black in the Harry Potter stage play.

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 2:01:28pm

Oh boy!

Trump is going to kick off the New Year by coming to my neck of the woods, Biloxi.

He’ll be here on Jan. 2. NOT the New Year’s wish I was hoping for!

De Kolta Chair Dec 21, 2015 • 2:02:14pm

re: #58 ObserverArt

Nice image. Never saw that one ever.

Anyone, is that Cap’n Beefhart up there in the back with the tambourine?

That sure looks like him. Good eye!

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:03:08pm

re: #58 ObserverArt

Nice image. Never saw that one ever.

Anyone, is that Cap’n Beefhart up there in the back with the tambourine?

Looks like.

In the picture, that’s Del Casher (in the white cap) on guitar.

thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:05:23pm

Evening Lizardim.

Targetpractice Dec 21, 2015 • 2:06:08pm

re: #61 Lidane

OUTRAGE!

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That’s beneath the dignity of his office!

Shiplord Kirel Dec 21, 2015 • 2:06:19pm

You CAN hear explosions in space if the expanding gas shell from the detonation still has enough mass when it impinges on whatever craft or habitat you are in. This can happen at a considerable distance, but it is not the same as sound waves propagating through a fluid medium, which cannot happen in a vacuum.

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:06:20pm

re: #64 Lidane

Seriously.

It’s one thing to argue about the science in The Martian, since that’s presented as hard sci-fi with realistic elements thrown in. It’s another to argue about Star Wars. That’s like the idiots who are complaining that Hermione will be black in the Harry Potter stage play.

I don’t even remember any description of Hermione as being white. And why would it matter, in any case? Short of simple racism, I really do not understand.

thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:07:11pm

Oh, and then I log on to Facebook and see, in their Trending articles, that the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN is taking legal action to prevent a Black Lives Matter protest. What the actual fuck.

ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 2:07:40pm

re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth

Looks like.

In the picture, that’s Del Casher (in the white cap) on guitar.

A sure sign at how early a version of The Mothers is pictured. I bet it would have been real fun to see that early a show. And some of the folks are dancing. I bet that was a challenge. Good stuff.

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:07:51pm

re: #69 Targetpractice

That’s beneath the dignity of his office!

But hey, check out these naked pics of Melania Trump! Is FLILF a word yet?

Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 2:08:17pm

re: #70 Shiplord Kirel

You CAN hear explosions in space if the expanding gas shell from the detonation still has enough mass when it impinges on whatever craft or habitat you are in. This can happen at a considerable distance, but it is not the same as sound waves propagating through a fluid medium, which cannot happen in a vacuum.

Maybe Star Wars uses aether.

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:08:29pm

Requiring a credit card to verify identification for this is so stupid. Relieved that our drone doesn’t weigh enough to require registration.

#drone registration is free until 1/20/16. You still need to enter a credit card though for ID verification. pic.twitter.com/h2yMFj6Iz2

— NYCAviation (@NYCAviation) December 21, 2015

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:09:06pm

re: #75 Testy Toad T

Maybe Star Wars uses aether.

Lightsabers really only work in a phologiston atmosphere.

InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 2:09:07pm

re: #74 Blind Frog Belly White

Every time I see her name, my brain sees “melanoma.”

Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 2:09:43pm

re: #71 Blind Frog Belly White

I don’t even remember any description of Hermione as being white. And why would it matter, in any case? Short of simple racism, I really do not understand.

People have decided that Emma Watson = Hermione and that the stage play is somehow a continuation of the films when Rowling has said all along it’s a continuation of the books, where her race really isn’t specified. In fact, Rowling says as much:

Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever. White skin was never specified. Rowling loves black Hermione 😘 https://t.co/5fKX4InjTH

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 21, 2015

Honestly, it’s like the people who complained about Heimdall being black in the Thor films, or about a black Stormtrooper in Star Wars. It’s stupid.

Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 2:09:57pm

re: #77 Blind Frog Belly White

Lightsabers really only work in a phologiston atmosphere.

The four elements of the Galaxy Far Far Away are earth, air, fire, and Yoda.

thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:10:09pm

re: #76 Backwoods_Sleuth

Requiring a credit card to verify identification for this is so stupid. Relieved that our drone doesn’t weigh enough to require registration.

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Oh, yeah, I need to do that here soon.

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:11:01pm

re: #81 thedopefishlives

Oh, yeah, I need to do that here soon.

No, your drone is the same as ours. It doesn’t weigh enough to require registration.

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:12:09pm

re: #80 Testy Toad T

The four elements of the Galaxy Far Far Away are earth, air, fire, and Yoda.

What about the four elephants of the Galaxy? Dumbo, Babar, Mrs. Jumbo (Dumbo’s Mom), and Maya?

InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 2:12:16pm

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

Yours are not the drones they’re looking for.

thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:12:50pm

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

No, your drone is the same as ours. It doesn’t weigh enough to require registration.

I thought the weight was 250 grams. If I remember right, ours are closer to 400. Did I miss something? Disclaimer: I did not actually bust out a scale and weigh my drone.

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:13:17pm

re: #85 thedopefishlives

I thought the weight was 250 grams. If I remember right, ours are closer to 400. Did I miss something? Disclaimer: I did not actually bust out a scale and weigh my drone.

I checked.
Our drones are 70.3 grams.

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:13:34pm

re: #84 InfidelOfFreedom

Yours are not the drones they’re looking for.

So male honeybees don’t have to register, either? They’ll be relieved that they can go back to their carefree lives.

Shiplord Kirel Dec 21, 2015 • 2:14:00pm

re: #75 Testy Toad T

Maybe Star Wars uses aether.

If a humongous space cruiser full of pressurized air blew up a couple of hundred meters from your capsule, you would definitely hear something, unless of course the photonic phlogiston demateralizer beams happened to get you too.

thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:14:20pm

re: #86 Backwoods_Sleuth

I checked.
Our drones are 70.3 grams.

Okay. So my sense of balance was not out of whack. It seemed awfully light for supposedly weighing 380-some grams.

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:14:23pm

re: #85 thedopefishlives

I thought the weight was 250 grams. If I remember right, ours are closer to 400. Did I miss something? Disclaimer: I did not actually bust out a scale and weigh my drone.

That’d be nearly a pound! That’s a lot of drone!

Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 2:14:36pm

Doing some testing with a long comment thread, and it looks like my fix for the “early dinging” problem is working! No more popping out to the front page if you click before the page is finished loading.

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:16:01pm

re: #88 Shiplord Kirel

If a humongous space cruiser full of pressurized air blew up a couple of hundred meters from your capsule, you would definitely hear something, unless of course the photonic phlogiston demateralizer beams happened to get you too.

Hmmm. Inverse square law, since the air would expand in all directions. I think there’d be more noise from crap pinging off the hull.

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:16:09pm

re: #89 thedopefishlives

Okay. So my sense of balance was not out of whack. It seemed awfully light for supposedly weighing 380-some grams.

Mind you, that’s the stock drone…not the one modified to deliver a drink.

Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 2:16:23pm

re: #90 Blind Frog Belly White

That’d be nearly a pound! That’s a lot of drone!

Definitely big enough that you don’t want it falling on your head.

Nerd howling notwithstanding, so far pretty much everything about the new policy seems like a sober and reasonable solution to a manifesting problem.

dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Dec 21, 2015 • 2:17:09pm

re: #80 Testy Toad T

The four elements of the Galaxy Far Far Away are earth, air, fire, and Yoda.

i thought it was Earth, Air, Cigarette Lighters, and Vodka!

thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:17:50pm

re: #93 Backwoods_Sleuth

Mind you, that’s the stock drone…not the one modified to deliver a drink.

:D

Actually, the mod I’m seriously considering doing is setting it up to mount an iPhone. My church is experimenting with live streaming services, and I would love to mount my phone to it and use a high-capacity battery to grab an aerial camera view for select moments.

InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 2:18:01pm

re: #87 Blind Frog Belly White

Cue Trump calling for registry of Muslim bees. He was stung by one once and he’s pretty sure it yelled “Allah Akbar” beforehand. There’s definitely a video somewhere but the media is hiding it as part of their pro-bee agenda.

KGxvi Dec 21, 2015 • 2:18:03pm

re: #95 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

i thought it was Earth, Air, Cigarette Lighters, and Vodka!

No, that’s the four elements of a concert.

Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Dec 21, 2015 • 2:18:04pm

re: #91 Charles Johnson

Not sure if it was by design but I have noticed that I do not stay logged in in multiple places any more and when I check “remember me” it’s only remembering my credentials on one machine but not on my home PC.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:18:47pm

re: #94 Testy Toad T

Definitely big enough that you don’t want it falling on your head.

Nerd howling notwithstanding, so far pretty much everything about the new policy seems like a sober and reasonable solution to a manifesting problem.

And it’s not like there’s no reason to do it, either. There was a near-miss recently out here where a police chopper had to veer away from a drone. The drone operator was totally apologetic and took complete responsibility, but sometime someone’s going to get int he way at the wrong time and bring down a manned aircraft.

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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Dec 21, 2015 • 2:18:50pm

re: #96 thedopefishlives

Actually, the mod I’m seriously considering doing is setting it up to mount an iPhone. My church is experimenting with live streaming services, and I would love to mount my phone to it and use a high-capacity battery to grab an aerial camera view for select moments.

I want a drone with a modification to drop water balloons.

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Dr Lizardo Dec 21, 2015 • 2:19:07pm

As far as sound in outer space goes, the only film that really got it right (IMO) was 2001: A Space Odyssey.

And certainly, while for me it remains a sci-fi masterpiece, I quite understand it’s not for everyone. 20+ years ago, I recall a friend of mine watching it, and she called me at home and said, “You told me this was some great sci-fi masterpiece and all I see is a bunch of goddamn apes jumping around.”

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:19:23pm

re: #95 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

i thought it was Earth, Air, Cigarette Lighters, and Vodka!

Red Necks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:19:33pm

re: #96 thedopefishlives

Actually, the mod I’m seriously considering doing is setting it up to mount an iPhone. My church is experimenting with live streaming services, and I would love to mount my phone to it and use a high-capacity battery to grab an aerial camera view for select moments.

MrBWS has already done a quick and messy mod to piggyback extra batteries for extended flying time. I think he’s up to three batteries so far; still has another three to work out logistics to add.

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:19:53pm

re: #101 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

I want a drone with a modification to drop water balloons.

Another potential modification would be to mount a light auto-firing Nerf gun. My office would die for that, as they love all things tech and have a large supply of Nerf weaponry.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:20:23pm

re: #102 Dr Lizardo

As far as sound in outer space goes, the only film that really got it right (IMO) was 2001: A Space Odyssey.

And certainly, while for me it remains a sci-fi masterpiece, I quite understand it’s not for everyone. 20+ years ago, I recall a friend of mine watching it, and she called me at home and said, “You told me this was some great sci-fi masterpiece and all I see is a bunch of goddamn apes jumping around.”

To be fair, and biologically accurate, that’s what most films are anyway.
//

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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Dec 21, 2015 • 2:21:33pm

re: #105 thedopefishlives

Another potential modification would be to mount a light auto-firing Nerf gun. My office would die for that, as they love all things tech and have a large supply of Nerf weaponry.

oh now that would be epic. I would definitely be nailing my nephews when they came over. I can see it now, flight of the valkyries playing as my drone flies up and over the rood unleashing an orange barrage at them as they exit their vehicle. It. would. be. glorious.

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:21:50pm

re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth

MrBWS has already done a quick and messy mod to piggyback extra batteries for extended flying time. I think he’s up to three batteries so far; still has another three to work out logistics to add.

Do be careful with that. The limitation on battery capacity isn’t just to spoil the fun; the motors can overheat with extended use. I’d probably keep it to three batteries for now. That does sound like a good idea, especially if I pick up the extra batteries I asked for for Christmas.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:22:00pm

re: #97 InfidelOfFreedom

Cue Trump calling for registry of Muslim bees. He was stung by one once and he’s pretty sure it yelled “Allah Akbar” beforehand. There’s definitely a video somewhere but the media is hiding it as part of their pro-bee agenda.

They’er already Africanized, in many places. Maybe his Yoooge Wall will keep them out. Have to be pretty fucking high for that….

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Dr Lizardo Dec 21, 2015 • 2:22:28pm

re: #106 Blind Frog Belly White

To be fair, and biologically accurate, that’s what most films are anyway.
//

Heh.

I let one of my students borrow my copy of Bladerunner, and she was flabbergasted that it was made all the way back in 1982. She loved it.

And again, Bladerunner isn’t for everyone.

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:22:31pm

re: #107 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

oh now that would be epic. I would definitely be nailing my nephews when they came over. I can see it now, flight of the valkyries playing as my drone flies up and over the rood unleashing an orange barrage at them as they exit their vehicle. It. would. be. glorious.

That one would be tough, though. You’d have to have a drone with a lot of lifting capacity; Nerf weaponry is not lightweight, and the ones that are would require a custom-built firing mechanism. But fun as hell, yes.

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makeitstop Dec 21, 2015 • 2:22:33pm

re: #99 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

Not sure if it was by design but I have noticed that I do not stay logged in in multiple places any more and when I check “remember me” it’s only remembering my credentials on one machine but not on my home PC.

I stay logged in on my work laptop, non-work laptop and Kindle, and I just jump on to LGF depending upon which part of the house I’m in and which machine is closest. :)

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:22:34pm

re: #108 thedopefishlives

Do be careful with that. The limitation on battery capacity isn’t just to spoil the fun; the motors can overheat with extended use. I’d probably keep it to three batteries for now. That does sound like a good idea, especially if I pick up the extra batteries I asked for for Christmas.

I will tell him that.

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Jack Burton Dec 21, 2015 • 2:22:51pm

re: #106 Blind Frog Belly White

To be fair, and biologically accurate, that’s what most films are anyway.
//

Especially all the Big Dumb Action Film®’s

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 2:23:05pm

re: #102 Dr Lizardo

As far as sound in outer space goes, the only film that really got it right (IMO) was 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Although we have to amused at the enormous TV cameras he depicted on the moon. Even Kubrick said that he did not begin to appreciate the degree of miniaturization that came between 1968 and 2001 and continues to this day.

20-ounce camera drones…

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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Dec 21, 2015 • 2:23:53pm

re: #112 makeitstop

I stay logged in on my work laptop, non-work laptop and Kindle, and I just jump on to LGF depending upon which part of the house I’m in and which machine is closest. :)

yeah i used to be able to be logged in on my work laptop and home pc but now if I log in on one i get logged out on the other.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:25:02pm

re: #110 Dr Lizardo

Heh.

I let one of my students borrow my copy of Bladerunner, and she was flabbergasted that it was made all the way back in 1982. She loved it.

And again, Bladerunner isn’t for everyone.

I’m old enough that I still think of Bladerunner as a modern film. Since it didn’t depend on a specific future history, and since it’s very stylized rather than trying for some kind of ‘accuracy’, the anachronisms aren’t glaring, either.

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makeitstop Dec 21, 2015 • 2:25:03pm

re: #116 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

yeah i used to be able to be logged in on my work laptop and home pc but now if I log in on one i get logged out on the other.

I remember that Charles used to have the site set up so you could only log in on one device at a time.

The day he changed that was a happy day for me.

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Dr Lizardo Dec 21, 2015 • 2:25:10pm

re: #115 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Although we have to amused at the enormous TV cameras he depicted on the moon. Even Kubrick said that he did not begin to appreciate the degree of miniaturization that came between 1968 and 2001 and continues to this day.

20-ounce camera drones…

Oh, definitely. Some of the tech from 2001 is clearly dated, but it still stands as one of the great sci-fi films.

A student of mine noted how that flick seemingly predicted iPads and tablets. Heh.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:27:12pm

Ah, the old Trump is a liberal bit You know, because Liberals, boy oh boy, they sure do love that Vladimir https://t.co/dNyTPF2ufp

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 21, 2015

Every conservative in this race should stand up to Donald Trump for his liberal views and embrace of Putin. https://t.co/4qRbNF8mZ3

— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) December 21, 2015

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Dr Lizardo Dec 21, 2015 • 2:27:44pm

re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White

I’m old enough that I still think of Bladerunner as a modern film. Since it didn’t depend on a specific future history, and since it’s very stylized rather than trying for some kind of ‘accuracy’, the anachronisms aren’t glaring, either.

The whole robot evolution being in the Nexus phase, specifically, Nexus 6 replicants - yeah, that’s gonna be awhile, I’m thinking.

Still, a damn good film. I’ve also recommended Ghost In The Shell, which though based on Masumune Shirow’s manga, is actually different in the sense that it’s a fairly thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. I enjoyed it immensely, and I consider it not necessarily an anime, but a straight-up sci-fi classic.

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Romantic Heretic Dec 21, 2015 • 2:27:59pm

re: #36 Eclectic Cyborg

No debate at all in my mind. Proselytizing any cause at work is a no-no.

If someone left literature at work for a cause I supported I’d speak to them and then HR if they didn’t stop.

Work is for working, not electioneering.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:28:59pm

re: #119 Dr Lizardo

Oh, definitely. Some of the tech from 2001 is clearly dated, but it still stands as one of the great sci-fi films.

A student of mine noted how that flick seemingly predicted iPads and tablets. Heh.

The amount of effort they put into getting that right, too! Like the PanAm flight attendant walking down the hallway, turning, walking up the wall and out that way.

Then when they did “2010”, Roy Scheider comes STRIDING into the room like you only can in Gravity, then hangs a pen in midair. Sheesh!

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Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 2:29:16pm

re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth

No one could have predicted:

Among GOP voters w/a college degree: 3-way tie between Trump, Cruz & Rubio Among those without one: TRUMP LANDSLIDE! https://t.co/EYpi7WKcZA

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) December 21, 2015

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Dr Lizardo Dec 21, 2015 • 2:30:13pm

re: #123 Blind Frog Belly White

The amount of effort they put into getting that right, too! Like the PanAm flight attendant walking down the hallway, turning, walking up the wall and out that way.

Then when they did “2010”, Roy Scheider comes STRIDING into the room like you only can in Gravity, then hangs a pen in midair. Sheesh!

Yeah….Kubrick was a fanatical perfectionist from what I understand, and that really shines through in 2001.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:30:40pm

re: #124 Lidane

No one could have predicted:

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So, support for Trump is inversely proportional to education, eh? Who woulda thunk it?
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InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 2:32:54pm

The fact that JEB! thinks Putin is a liberal should disqualify him from office.

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ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 2:34:38pm

re: #125 Dr Lizardo

Yeah….Kubrick was a fanatical perfectionist from what I understand, and that really shines through in 2001.

He was fanatical. He drove everyone to the extremes. He tested actors, crew, producers, studios, himself. A fascinating study.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Dec 21, 2015 • 2:35:01pm

re: #124 Lidane

Among GOP voters w/a college degree: 3-way tie between Trump, Cruz & Rubio Among those without one: TRUMP LANDSLIDE!

even those with college degrees then are 2/3rds total wingnut moron

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 2:35:39pm

Experts agree: @realDonaldTrump is an effective recruiter for ISIS.

— John Podesta (@johnpodesta) December 21, 2015

.@siteintelgroup documents ISIS jihadists praising @realDonaldTrump’s comments for furthering their cause: https://t.co/jHKzjuaTJo

— John Podesta (@johnpodesta) December 21, 2015

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 2:35:58pm

I never thought I’d actually get to a place where I missed Mitt Romney but…here I am.

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Nojay UK Dec 21, 2015 • 2:36:11pm

re: #125 Dr Lizardo

Yeah….Kubrick was a fanatical perfectionist from what I understand, and that really shines through in 2001.

Someone saved the instruction plaque from the zero-gee toilet on the Pan-Am Orion shuttle. It can’t be seen clearly in the movie or read from the film but it was detailed, step-by-step and logically correct assuming the toilet worked the way they thought, back in 1966, a zero-gee toilet would have to operate.

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Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 2:36:31pm

re: #129 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

even those with college degrees then are 2/3rds total wingnut moron

Which is why I am still convinced it will be Rubio in the end. Cruz is an unlikable asshole and Trump has the Palin effect of scaring people who don’t want him to have access to the nukes.

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:36:52pm

re: #131 Eclectic Cyborg

I never thought I’d actually get to a place where I missed Mitt Romney but…here I am.

For all his faults - and they were legion - at least he wasn’t batshit crazy.

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Romantic Heretic Dec 21, 2015 • 2:37:42pm

re: #51 goddamnedfrank

Except that galaxy’s government was dominated by “humans.”

Lucas, you have some ‘splaining to do.

I’d love to see someone do movies, or better yet TV series, set in David Brin’s Uplift Universe. Humans are barely tolerated nouveau riche there.

Startide Rising would be perfect for displaying how much trouble humans are in in that setting

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Dr Lizardo Dec 21, 2015 • 2:40:37pm

re: #132 Nojay UK

Someone saved the instruction plaque from the zero-gee toilet on the Pan-Am Orion shuttle. It can’t be seen clearly in the movie or read from the film but it was detailed, step-by-step and logically correct assuming the toilet worked the way they thought, back in 1966, a zero-gee toilet would have to operate.

That’s just next-level detail for something people wouldn’t see. Truly impressive.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Dec 21, 2015 • 2:41:23pm

re: #133 Lidane

Which is why I am still convinced it will be Rubio in the end. Cruz is an unlikable asshole and Trump has the Palin effect of scaring people who don’t want him to have access to the nukes.

i’m betting all comers 3.2 zillion quatloos that trump will dominate the primaries

also, joe mccarthy will show up in a darth vader mask saying “ted cruz, i am your father”

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Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 2:42:12pm

re: #136 Dr Lizardo

That’s just next-level detail for something people wouldn’t see. Truly impressive.

Or wasteful, depending on your viewpoint. I understand that Kubrick was a living hell to work for.

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William Lewis Dec 21, 2015 • 2:43:39pm

re: #110 Dr Lizardo

Heh.

I let one of my students borrow my copy of Bladerunner, and she was flabbergasted that it was made all the way back in 1982. She loved it.

And again, Bladerunner isn’t for everyone.

Glorious movie. And one of the rare occasions when the studio cut is better than the directors cut.

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The Vicious Babushka Dec 21, 2015 • 2:45:18pm

re: #133 Lidane

Which is why I am still convinced it will be Rubio in the end. Cruz is an unlikable asshole and Trump has the Palin effect of scaring people who don’t want him to have access to the nukes.

If Trump doesn’t get the nomination he will flounce out and run 3rd party. LOL.

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 2:45:48pm

I still think a live action Star Wars TV series could be all kinds of win. There are just so many storylines in that universe that would make for a great serial.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:47:11pm

The ‘Black Hermione’ controversy is interesting. Some who object are claiming that no, it’s not about race, it’s that Emma Watson is Hermione! No other actress should play her!

But they’re not complaining that other actors than Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint are playing Harry and Ron….

Why is that, do you suppose?

Even if you take them at their word, the HP series was books long before there were any movies.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Dec 21, 2015 • 2:47:33pm

in any case, trump might just have already succeeded in fatally splitting the republican party

if he isn’t nominated, his followers will surely revolt. they’re not exactly the type to accept reality when it doesn’t conform to their fantasies

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bratwurst Dec 21, 2015 • 2:47:44pm

I just interviewed our next president @hillaryclinton on @theconversation with @amandadecadenet xoxo -GloZell pic.twitter.com/6ULMae60VG

— GloZell Green (@GloZell) December 21, 2015

I could be wrong, but I have to think there is a way Democrats could reach their desired demographic without indulging this person’s thirst for fame.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:48:18pm

re: #130 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Well, duh. It’s only those who think that bombast frightens Jihadists who don’t get that.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:49:51pm

re: #134 thedopefishlives

For all his faults - and they were legion - at least he wasn’t batshit crazy.

The idea of Romney as President, I found unsettling and unacceptable. The idea of Trump, Cruz, or even Rubio, I find downright terrifying!

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 2:50:54pm

re: #146 Blind Frog Belly White

The idea of Romney as President, I found unsettling and unacceptable. The idea of Trump, Cruz, or even Rubio, I find downright terrifying!

Ladies and gentlemen, your modern GOP. Unsettling and unacceptable at best; downright terrifying at worst.

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InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 2:52:40pm

re: #146 Blind Frog Belly White

Coincidentally, both Romney and Trump made a lot of money firing people.

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Jack Burton Dec 21, 2015 • 2:53:46pm

re: #51 goddamnedfrank

Except that galaxy’s government was dominated by “humans.”

Lucas, you have some ‘splaining to do.

I *really* hate any explanation of something from a Star Wars movie that begins like “In the extended universe, it is explained…”*

but… In the extended universe it was explained that there was a bit of Human supremacy in the upper echelons of the Empire, and that non-humans were slowly purged from positions of power and often stripped of rights (like Wookies). Much of the Empire was modeled after the Nazis after all.

_{*It’s almost all non-canon now, but before Disney, the EU was filled with mountains of horrible hack writers (I’m looking at you Kevin J Anderson & Karen Traviss) and garbage stories with a lack of originality and borderline Mary Sue characters. I also think that if George Lucas required some other writer to explain why his story didn’t make sense, GL wasn’t doing his job.}

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 2:55:02pm

re: #147 thedopefishlives

Ladies and gentlemen, your modern GOP. Unsettling and unacceptable at best; downright terrifying at worst.

On the radio this morning, there was a discussion of the polarization of politics, and why can’t we work together, etc. What’s so completely galling is that there was no mention of how that actually came about, and how the Democrats are pretty much where they’ve been for the last 70 or more years, while the Republicans have moved to what were fringe positions within the GOP even 60 years ago.

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Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 2:56:19pm

re: #143 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

in any case, trump might just have already succeeded in fatally splitting the republican party

if he isn’t nominated, his followers will surely revolt. they’re not exactly the type to accept reality when it doesn’t conform to their fantasies

If you ask me, his followers are revolting already.

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InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 2:57:37pm

re: #151 Testy Toad T

If you ask me, his followers are revolting already.

You said it, they stink on ice!

(Thank you Mel Brooks.)

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 3:02:28pm

re: #151 Testy Toad T

If you ask me, his followers are revolting already.

The rank hath their privileges.

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:03:37pm

Some people were floating the idea that Bill Clinton made Trump take part in the elections for lulz for whatever. Here’s the thing: even if tomorrow Trump makes a presser announcing it has all been a hoax to expose the GOP extremism, it would still not excuse him given all the incitement to hatred that he has already caused. Since he is serious (as far as Trump can be serious), he’s basically a criminal human being as far as I’m concerned.

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HappyWarrior Dec 21, 2015 • 3:03:49pm

re: #134 thedopefishlives

For all his faults - and they were legion - at least he wasn’t batshit crazy.

Romney’s problem wasn’t being batshit crazy. It was pandering to it but yeah I have to say it’s sad but he does look sane compared to the rest of the crop.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 3:04:02pm

#JohnMcCain says #SarahPalin’s impression of #TinaFey is funny. What do you think? https://t.co/oPC1s91X8y pic.twitter.com/FmkZciFAbn

— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) December 21, 2015

It is brutal.

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InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 3:04:54pm

re: #150 Blind Frog Belly White

This is what gets under my skin the most. Which party is standing in the way of a record number of presidential appointments? Who said they would stop at nothing to defeat a democratically elected President? Which party demands ideological purity on EVERY issue, no matter how seemingly inconsequential?

Sorry but the voters (and non-voters) of this country are to blame for the lack of anything getting done. Republicans ran and won on a platform of “we want to stop Obama from doing anything.” Now that they are successful the media cannot pretend to be surprised.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 3:06:23pm

re: #153 thedopefishlives

The rank hath their privileges.

Rank and Vile Republicans

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bratwurst Dec 21, 2015 • 3:08:19pm

re: #156 Backwoods_Sleuth

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It is brutal.

With each passing year, it becomes more and more obvious that McCain is not a good judge of ANYTHING or ANYONE. Whichever so-called moderate he and Graham eventually endorse will be doomed. As much as those of us left of center dislike him, the hate the Limbaugh wing of the party feels for him is 100X greater.

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InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 3:10:50pm

re: #156 Backwoods_Sleuth

He didn’t really see the impression, he was too captivated by her “starbursts.”

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:11:15pm

Take a look at #truejihad

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 3:11:20pm

Armed forces members, veterans use #iwillprotectyou after Muslim child says she’s afraid https://t.co/cAEWeEp2dI pic.twitter.com/w1wqEUDVyg

— WTOP (@WTOP) December 21, 2015

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Kid A Dec 21, 2015 • 3:12:18pm

< strong > [ wingnut ] [ large ] [ color Goldenrod ]
[ /color ] [ /large ] [ /wingnut ] < /strong >

Remove the spaces except between “color” & “Goldenrod”

I’M THE ONLY PERSON ALIVE THAT HAS ACTUALLY LOST MONEY RUNNING A CASINO!!! DO YOU YOU KNOW HOW YUUUUGE THAT IS???!!!

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:12:28pm

re: #161 Nyet

As well as #ManderaBusAttack

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:13:24pm

#ManderaBusAttack the only race, religion that matters #BeingHuman #TrueHero pic.twitter.com/Qa26AA8Taw

— Guy (@elspryte) December 21, 2015

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:19:47pm

Just today, as I continued reading Achcar’s The Arabs and the Holocaust, I was reminded of the genocidal slaughter of Muslims in Sabra and Shatila. They were murdered by Christian fascists as their allies, Jewish soldiers led by Ariel Sharon, stood by and did nothing to prevent the massacre. Are those the famed Judeo-Christian values in action?

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 3:20:24pm

re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth

Every conservative in this race should stand up to Donald Trump for his liberal views and embrace of Putin.

I think there are two poorly combined messages in one pathetic tweet: that Trump’s “conservative credentials”, when considered objectively, are pretty shaky. and that Putin is not necessarily an admirable figure in many aspects.

But in the subjective, selective world of the modern GOP, Trump talks all the rabid, bigoted, short-sighted points they want to hear, and of course how can you not love a guy who hunts bears bare-handed while riding bare-chested and bareback and tolerates no guff from an independent press or political opponents.

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Testy Toad T Dec 21, 2015 • 3:21:40pm

re: #167 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

It’s so cute that ¿Jeb? thinks he understands the party he wants to lead.

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 3:22:44pm

re: #29 The Vicious Babushka

Neil Tyson is being very anal about Star Wars. IT’S A FREAKING FANTASY! Complaining about the “science” in Star Wars is like complaining about the elves’ accents in LOTR.

What he is doing is taking advantage of the popularity of Stars Wars to teach a bit of real science, I suspect.

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InfidelOfFreedom Dec 21, 2015 • 3:25:28pm

re: #168 Testy Toad T

I don’t think he even understands this country, for better or worse.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Dec 21, 2015 • 3:25:40pm

re: #168 Testy Toad T

It’s so cute that ¿Jeb? thinks he understands the party he wants to lead.

they’re all in denial right now and will be until trump proves to them that the party is now his to command

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:27:34pm

For more context of the above tweets:

A group of Kenyan Muslims travelling on a bus ambushed by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups, according to eyewitnesses.

bbc.com

Dunno, I would post it as frontpage.

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 3:30:16pm

re: #110 Dr Lizardo

Heh.

I let one of my students borrow my copy of Bladerunner, and she was flabbergasted that it was made all the way back in 1982. She loved it.

And again, Bladerunner isn’t for everyone.

One of my all-time favorites.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 3:32:03pm

re: #171 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

they’re all in denial right now and will be until trump proves to them that the party is now his to command

They haven’t figured that out yet?

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GlutenFreeJesus Dec 21, 2015 • 3:33:08pm

$25,000 fine if you don’t register your drone. Guns? Oh. You don’t have to register those at all.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 3:35:23pm

re: #175 GlutenFreeJesus

$25,000 fine if you don’t register your drone. Guns? Oh. You don’t have to register those at all.

What if you mount a gun on your drone? Does that make it an ‘arm’, and therefore FREEEEDOOOMMM!!!?

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 3:35:34pm

re: #172 Nyet

For more context of the above tweets:

bbc.com

Dunno, I would post it as frontpage.

Should be front-page all over the US media…the liberal, PC media

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 3:36:04pm

re: #176 Blind Frog Belly White

What if you mount a gun on your drone? Does that make it an ‘arm’, and therefore FREEEEDOOOMMM!!!?

Don’t worry, that’s coming…

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 3:39:57pm

Trump event is Christmas themed once again in Grand Rapids, MI. So…much…Christmas music. Grinches (like me) struggling.

— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) December 21, 2015

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Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 3:40:12pm

So Ted Cruz is having a raffle to raise money for his campaign. The grand prize? An engraved shotgun.

Yes, really.

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 3:41:21pm

So, this just happened at the Fish household.

Yes, that’s right. CRYSTAL PEPSI.

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EPR-radar Dec 21, 2015 • 3:42:17pm

re: #173 Big Beautiful Door

One of my all-time favorites.

Bladerunner is a fine movie. However (pet peeve alert), the chess scene where the cyborg looks at a chess position from a human vs. human correspondence game and finds a forced checkmate is completely ridiculous, especially if this is supposed to somehow demonstrate the superior capability of the cyborg.

Chess is not so random as to have forced checkmates lying around for cyborg kibitzers to notice.

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:43:04pm

re: #181 thedopefishlives

What does it taste like?

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bratwurst Dec 21, 2015 • 3:44:06pm

re: #175 GlutenFreeJesus

$25,000 fine if you don’t register your drone. Guns? Oh. You don’t have to register those at all.

On the topic of drones: I genuinely fear that it is just a matter of time before there is a serious incident with a manned aircraft. Considering the fact that one single death caused lawn darts to be banished from the earth…what happens then?

Yes, I recognize that drones are WAY more useful than lawn darts, but I am honestly afraid we will get to the point where pubic safety is going to be at risk.

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bratwurst Dec 21, 2015 • 3:45:39pm

re: #183 Nyet

What does it taste like?

Heavily dilute whatever cleaning solvent you happen to have on hand with carbonated water. That will give you a good idea. /

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:46:48pm

re: #185 bratwurst

Heavily dilute whatever cleaning solvent you happen to have on hand with carbonated water. That will give you a good idea. /

Thought so ;)

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 3:47:34pm

re: #183 Nyet

What does it taste like?

It’s only just arrived, so I haven’t the foggiest. My suspicion is that my answer will start with swear words and end with, “Rum.”

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Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 3:48:15pm

re: #181 thedopefishlives

WHY would you harm your taste buds that way? Crystal Pepsi is an abomination.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 3:48:49pm

re: #188 Lidane

WHY would you harm your taste buds that way? Crystal Pepsi is an abomination.

I figured it was cleaning supplies.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Dec 21, 2015 • 3:49:06pm

re: #174 Blind Frog Belly White

They haven’t figured that out yet?

denial is a river that apparently runs through washington dc as well as other places…

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 3:49:44pm

re: #188 Lidane

WHY would you harm your taste buds that way? Crystal Pepsi is an abomination.

In my defense, Mrs. Fish got it for free. It’s a major award. She won it.

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Nyet Dec 21, 2015 • 3:51:05pm

re: #191 thedopefishlives

In my defense, Mrs. Fish got it for free. It’s a major award. She won it.

Nice scam! //

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Decatur Deb Dec 21, 2015 • 3:51:08pm

re: #178 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Don’t worry, that’s coming…

Nope, already happened. A teenager mounted and fired a .45. It was found to be legal by local cops.

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Lidane Dec 21, 2015 • 3:51:26pm

re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth

I figured it was cleaning supplies.

It might as well be. Clear cola is awful.

There was a brand of stevia-sweetened sodas that I would occasionally buy and they recently got rid of all the artifical colors in their drinks, making everything clear. It’s awful. I’ve had to stop buying them, which is disappointing.

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 3:51:36pm

re: #184 bratwurst

On the topic of drones: I genuinely fear that it is just a matter of time before there is a serious incident with a manned aircraft. Considering the fact that one single death caused lawn darts to be banished from the earth…what happens then?

Yes, I recognize that drones are WAY more useful than lawn darts, but I am honestly afraid we will get to the point where pubic safety is going to be at risk.

There have already been a number of close calls, which is why the FAA is heading this off at the pass by instituting the regulations early. When a serious incident occurs - and I say when, not if - at least they will be able to track it down and prosecute accordingly. Unlike, say, gun crimes, where nobody knows where the gun came from or who owned it.

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ausador Dec 21, 2015 • 3:53:04pm

re: #178 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Don’t worry, that’s coming…

It has already been done some time ago…
Flying Gun

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 3:54:01pm

Now I’ve seen everything. I just read someone on a Conservative forum talking complaining about how the Republican Party was moving to the LEFT!

Why? Well apparently because of the budget bill that Ryan, Pelosi, McConnell and Reid negotiated, which passed with bipartisan majorities.

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Romantic Heretic Dec 21, 2015 • 3:54:09pm

re: #129 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

even those with college degrees then are 2/3rds total wingnut moron

In the words of Peter Drucker, “The only thing a degree certifies is that the person has sat for a long time.”

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 3:54:59pm

re: #196 ausador

Not going to lie, watching the recoil blow that thing back 3 feet at a time kinda cracked me up. But, yeah, as soon as quadcopters became a thing, it was obvious that the first thing someone would think would be to look at one and say, “Imma mount a gun to that.”

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Dec 21, 2015 • 3:55:02pm

re: #196 ausador

It has already been done some time ago…
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Video

If you can get Domino’s to deliver a pizza using one, why to to deliver some hot lead?

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 3:55:13pm

Very handy for preventing trolls from using our contact form to send hate mail.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 21, 2015

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 3:55:29pm

re: #184 bratwurst

On the topic of drones: I genuinely fear that it is just a matter of time before there is a serious incident with a manned aircraft. Considering the fact that one single death caused lawn darts to be banished from the earth…what happens then?

Yes, I recognize that drones are WAY more useful than lawn darts, but I am honestly afraid we will get to the point where pubic safety is going to be at risk.

Let me know when drones have a steel spike on them.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 3:55:59pm

re: #201 Charles Johnson

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So, does this mean we never get a “we get hate mail” post again?

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 3:56:35pm

re: #203 Backwoods_Sleuth

So, does this mean we never get a “we get hate mail” post again?

Perhaps put this function on a switch, kinda like open registration. That way, we can still have a few times where the terminally stupid can come in, spam the mailbox, and give us entertainment.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 3:57:08pm

re: #184 bratwurst

On the topic of drones: I genuinely fear that it is just a matter of time before there is a serious incident with a manned aircraft. Considering the fact that one single death caused lawn darts to be banished from the earth…what happens then?

Yes, I recognize that drones are WAY more useful than lawn darts, but I am honestly afraid we will get to the point where pubic safety is going to be at risk.

“Due in part to Snow’s lobbying, on December 19, 1988, the CPSC reinstated the outright ban on lawn darts.[2] In the previous eight years, 6,100 people had been sent to the emergency room due to lawn darts. Out of that total, 81 percent were 15 or younger, and half of them were 10 or younger. On the week the commission voted to ban the product, an 11-year-old girl in Tennessee was hit by a lawn dart and sent into a coma.[1]”

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bratwurst Dec 21, 2015 • 3:57:36pm

re: #202 Blind Frog Belly White

Let me know when drones have a steel spike on them.

Drones do not need a steel spike to cause serious, possibly fatal problems for an aircraft…but if they did, the fact you can see a gun mounted on one here in this thread would lead one to believe it could easily be done.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 3:58:20pm

it’s a long line for #trumpvisit Ponchos for sale @GRPress pic.twitter.com/s7nGeyct5F

— Matt Vande Bunte (@vandebum) December 21, 2015

how sad for them that Trump’s people banned umbrellas for this event.

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De Kolta Chair Dec 21, 2015 • 3:59:24pm

DAMN THAT LIBERAL MEDIA!!!!

.@FoxBusiness @FoxNews @CNN @Morning_Joe all in one day. #campaignlife pic.twitter.com/i0wJsw8seU

— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) December 21, 2015

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 3:59:54pm

re: #200 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

If you can get Domino’s to deliver a pizza using one, why to to deliver some hot lead?

Maybe you can use the gun one to get the guys at Dominoes to send the pizza one with dinner?

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 3:59:54pm

re: #204 thedopefishlives

Perhaps put this function on a switch, kinda like open registration. That way, we can still have a few times where the terminally stupid can come in, spam the mailbox, and give us entertainment.

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bratwurst Dec 21, 2015 • 4:00:16pm

Seymour Hersh is at it again:

HERSH: Pentagon leaders conducted secret alliance with Assad, Putin to undermine Obama… https://t.co/KWN3eD226s

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) December 21, 2015

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Decatur Deb Dec 21, 2015 • 4:00:45pm

re: #202 Blind Frog Belly White

Let me know when drones have a steel spike on them.

The most serious threat is ingestion or other FOD to an airliner. Turbine blades and flying shit don’t mix well. Check out the DoD birdstrike efforts.

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Skip Intro Dec 21, 2015 • 4:01:14pm

So, is the site about to crash or is it just me?

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:01:18pm

re: #206 bratwurst

Drones do not need a steel spike to cause serious, possibly fatal problems for an aircraft…but if they did, the fact you can see a gun mounted on one here in this thread would lead one to believe it could easily be done.

My point was that lawn darts were not really as innocuous as a single death suggests.

Yes, I agree that drones are an accident waiting to happen.

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danarchy Dec 21, 2015 • 4:02:19pm

re: #188 Lidane

WHY would you harm your taste buds that way? Crystal Pepsi is an abomination.

I thought the point of crystal pepsi was it had the same flavor as regular pepsi, just no caramel coloring? Of course that may be your point since regular pepsi is more or less an abomination.

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 4:02:30pm

re: #213 Skip Intro

So, is the site about to crash or is it just me?

Its just you.

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Skip Intro Dec 21, 2015 • 4:02:39pm

Cruz Christmas Classics

Merry Xmas ad from Ted Cruz.

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:02:46pm

re: #213 Skip Intro

So, is the site about to crash or is it just me?

No problem on this end.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:03:12pm

re: #213 Skip Intro

So, is the site about to crash or is it just me?

Well, if you’re LGF’ing while driving, it’s probably you who’s about to crash.
////

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:03:51pm

re: #215 danarchy

I thought the point of crystal pepsi was it had the same flavor as regular pepsi, just no caramel coloring? Of course that may be your point since regular pepsi is more or less an abomination.

That sounds about right.

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:04:06pm

re: #210 Charles Johnson

p1YVU2571fl47ubBGROJ2+lun1VCC06I9UEmozSM6Zykt+L2hWAXXkkLFZw8sBiKP+EqpAoAt5XTpZ8s9p4Uzg==

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 4:04:50pm

re: #221 Charles Johnson

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:04:56pm

re: #221 Charles Johnson

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Why, that handle hardly sounds creepily obsessive at all!
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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:04:59pm

Woman to Jeb: “Thank you for saying ‘Merry Christmas.’ If you were a radical Muslim you wouldn’t say that.” Jeb: “That’s for sure.”

— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) December 22, 2015

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Skip Intro Dec 21, 2015 • 4:05:16pm

re: #218 Charles Johnson

Can’t upload images and the site is really non-responsive. Also, clicking on the Jump to Bottom button always brings me to the top of page.

That is all.

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Reality Based Steve Dec 21, 2015 • 4:05:43pm

re: #215 danarchy

I thought the point of crystal pepsi was it had the same flavor as regular pepsi, just no caramel coloring? Of course that may be your point since regular pepsi is more or less an abomination.

Is this Pepsi thing going to be like the pineapple pizza thing? FWIW, I’m an RC Cola fan.

RBS

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:06:26pm

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Bubblehead II Dec 21, 2015 • 4:07:06pm

re: #213 Skip Intro

So, is the site about to crash or is it just me?

Don’t know about LGF. Working great for me. But if you want to see something (maybe) crash this looks like a go for tonight.

Currently looking good for a Sunday night (~8pm local) attempted orbital launch and rocket landing at Cape Canaveral
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2015

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 4:08:06pm

So I just noticed this. Facebook is saying, “Season’s Greetings!” inside the status window.

[Cough.]

ZOMG WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!! MARK ZUCKERBERG IS A DIRTY JOOISH ANTI-CHRISTIAN CORPORATE STOOGE!!!

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WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 4:09:45pm

re: #144 bratwurst

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I could be wrong, but I have to think there is a way Democrats could reach their desired demographic without indulging this person’s thirst for fame.

I don’t know who GloZell is but more power to Hillary if she’s popular. The GOP has the ultimate celeb, an asshole who’s running for the highest office. Our celebs have to out celeb the celeb.

And yes, this is politics in 2105.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:09:54pm

lolwut???

Ban Hybrids. They’re small, quiet, & easily concealable. They fit on most sidewalks & could squeeze thru revolving doors. Ban the Hybrid.

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) December 22, 2015

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b_sharp Dec 21, 2015 • 4:10:28pm

re: #231 Backwoods_Sleuth

lolwut???

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Too much to drink?

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 4:10:49pm

re: #228 Bubblehead II

Don’t know about LGF. Working great for me. But if you want to see something (maybe) crash this looks like a go for tonight.

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Or I could post another video of me crashing and burning with my quadcopter.

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 4:11:11pm

re: #211 bratwurst

Seymour Hersh is at it again:

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Yes, he did great work in the past, but the last few years he has become a raving loon. I guess he’s making money that way.

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 4:12:42pm

re: #231 Backwoods_Sleuth

lolwut???

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He probably thinks he is making a clever trollish argument against gun control. But I’m only guessing, because it doesn’t make any sense.

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:12:58pm

re: #225 Skip Intro

Can’t upload images and the site is really non-responsive. Also, clicking on the Jump to Bottom button always brings me to the top of page.

That is all.

Well, that’s weird - I see you’re using Firefox so I checked with that browser, and I still am not seeing any problems like that. Must be something about your Internet connection.

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WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 4:13:33pm

re: #156 Backwoods_Sleuth

Conservatives and comedy just don’t mix. The only thing funny in that was Graham popping up like a prairie dog. That made me chuckle.

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:14:00pm

THIS IS HOW CARROTS GET HARVESTED I’M FREAKING OUT pic.twitter.com/Ie66asKoiv

— Alexis Kleinman (@alexiskleinman) December 21, 2015

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 4:14:28pm

I thought this was funny: Republicans are embarrassed to admit they like Donald Trump
vox.com

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 4:14:32pm

re: #235 Big Beautiful Door

He probably thinks he is making a clever trollish argument against gun control. But I’m only guessing, because it doesn’t make any sense.

If I had to guess at the logic, it probably has something to do with the common liberal response to gun-fuckers, where we mention that cars are heavily regulated.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:14:56pm

re: #235 Big Beautiful Door

He probably thinks he is making a clever trollish argument against gun control. But I’m only guessing, because it doesn’t make any sense.

Especially given how many larger cars use hybrid technology, and even electric cars aren’t all small - the Tesla Model S is a pretty good sized car!

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Bubblehead II Dec 21, 2015 • 4:16:09pm

re: #233 thedopefishlives

Or I could post another video of me crashing and burning with my quadcopter.

You could (and should). But I don’t think it can compete with a Falcon Nine impacting the ground and exploding. I actually don’t want to see this happening as Space X needs to perfect the landing portion to realize their vision of cutting the cost of space flight.
And it is t - 1H 30M to launch.

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 4:17:26pm

re: #242 Bubblehead II

You could (and should). But I don’t think it can compete with a Falcon Nine impacting the ground and exploding. I actually don’t want to see this happening as Space X needs to perfect the landing portion to realize their vision of cutting the cost of space flight.
And it is t - 1H 30M to launch.

The Falcon 9 heavy doesn’t have anything on this baby:

Soviet N1 moon rocket exploding

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Stanley Sea Toujours Dec 21, 2015 • 4:17:38pm

Well, the sign that my visit is ending. My Dad is sitting here with Fox News on.

I leave tomorrow.

GAH

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Skip Intro Dec 21, 2015 • 4:17:47pm

re: #231 Backwoods_Sleuth

lolwut???

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More of that famous Right Wing humor.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:18:10pm

re: #240 thedopefishlives

If I had to guess at the logic, it probably has something to do with the common liberal response to gun-fuckers, where we mention that cars are heavily regulated.

The funny thing is, it’s the gunfuckers who usually bring up cars. Up until last year, I think, cars killed more Americans than guns. So gunfucker says, “Maybe we should ban cars a-hyuck, a-hyuck!”

To which rational humans respond, “We regulate the ever-loving crap out of cars and drivers.”

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EPR-radar Dec 21, 2015 • 4:18:36pm

re: #239 Big Beautiful Door

I thought this was funny: Republicans are embarrassed to admit they like Donald Trump
vox.com

The shy Fascist effect.

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 4:18:44pm

re: #246 Blind Frog Belly White

The funny thing is, it’s the gunfuckers who usually bring up cars. Up until last year, I think, cars killed more Americans than guns. So gunfucker says, “Maybe we should ban cars a-hyuck, a-hyuck!”

To which rational humans respond, “We regulate the ever-loving crap out of cars and drivers.”

Which I think is what Walsh was trying to get at. I’m not sure; the stupid was pretty thick, even for me.

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WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 4:19:46pm

re: #181 thedopefishlives

So, this just happened at the Fish household.

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How was it? I’m a Pepsi drinker and would love to try it. I only like diet pop, tho. Scoop? Was it good?

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Dec 21, 2015 • 4:20:08pm

re: #239 Big Beautiful Door

I thought this was funny: Republicans are embarrassed to admit they like Donald Trump
vox.com

one of the reasons i expect trump to own the republican party in 2016

and i’m not even willing to predict how the general will turn out with trump running against hillary and how scary is that??

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thedopefishlives Dec 21, 2015 • 4:20:16pm

re: #249 WhatEVs

How was it? I’m a Pepsi drinker and would love to try it. I only like diet pop, tho. Scoop? Was it good?

Haven’t tried it yet. I’ve blown past my calorie limit for today. I’ll take one to work tomorrow and let you know!

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 4:20:34pm

re: #246 Blind Frog Belly White

The funny thing is, it’s the gunfuckers who usually bring up cars. Up until last year, I think, cars killed more Americans than guns. So gunfucker says, “Maybe we should ban cars a-hyuck, a-hyuck!”

To which rational humans respond, “We regulate the ever-loving crap out of cars and drivers.”

Which has resulted in the deaths they cause dropping to the same level as guns, and soon to go lower. Perfect argument for regulation.

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Pawn of the Oppressor Dec 21, 2015 • 4:20:37pm

re: #169 Big Beautiful Door

What he is doing is taking advantage of the popularity of Stars Wars to teach a bit of real science, I suspect.

He does that with every popular movie. He’s not seriously mad about things, although one time he did confront James Cameron about the star pattern in the night scenes in Titanic.

I skipped NdGT’s tweets today not because they bothered me, but because I was afraid they’d spoil something. Haven’t seen the movie yet.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:21:32pm

re: #248 thedopefishlives

Which I think is what Walsh was trying to get at. I’m not sure; the stupid was pretty thick, even for me.

But I’m sure he’ll claim his joke makes libtards’ heads explode.

AFAIK, though, nobody’s head ever exploded from rolled eyes or raised eyebrows.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:22:08pm

re: #252 Big Beautiful Door

Which has resulted in the deaths they cause dropping to the same level as guns, and soon to go lower. Perfect argument for regulation.

Exactly.

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 4:22:15pm

re: #250 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

one of the reasons i expect trump to own the republican party in 2016

and i’m not even willing to predict how the general will turn out with trump running against hillary and how scary is that??

I’m feeling pretty confident. If Trump doesn’t inspire a massive turn out by Hispanics, Muslims, African-Americans and Asians to vote for Hillary, nothing will.

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Big Beautiful Door Dec 21, 2015 • 4:23:14pm

re: #253 Pawn of the Oppressor

He does that with every popular movie. He’s not seriously mad about things, although one time he did confront James Cameron about the star pattern in the night scenes in Titanic.

I skipped NdGT’s tweets today not because they bothered me, but because I was afraid they’d spoil something. Haven’t seen the movie yet.

What until you see …

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:24:39pm

re: #253 Pawn of the Oppressor

He does that with every popular movie. He’s not seriously mad about things, although one time he did confront James Cameron about the star pattern in the night scenes in Titanic.

I skipped NdGT’s tweets today not because they bothered me, but because I was afraid they’d spoil something. Haven’t seen the movie yet.

I’ve been tempted to post something like,

“You know that time in “Empire Strikes Back”, when Leia give Luke a passionate kiss that becomes creepy in retrospect? Well, apparently Leia could never forgot that kiss, and, well…..”

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Reality Based Steve Dec 21, 2015 • 4:25:26pm

re: #243 thedopefishlives

The Falcon 9 heavy doesn’t have anything on this baby:

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Here’s the link for the webcast for the actual launch…. spacex.com

RBS

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ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 4:26:59pm

re: #191 thedopefishlives

In my defense, Mrs. Fish got it for free. It’s a major award. She won it.

A major award? Like this?

It’s a major award. It’s from Italy!

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 4:28:10pm

re: #175 GlutenFreeJesus

$25,000 fine if you don’t register your drone. Guns? Oh. You don’t have to register those at all.

Probably less legal red tape in shooting the drone down than actually flying it in the first place. America, Fuck yeah!

262

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:31:54pm

pic.twitter.com/GovV1Bxkw7

— Derek Faye (@Derek_Faye) December 20, 2015

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 4:32:03pm

re: #253 Pawn of the Oppressor

He does that with every popular movie. He’s not seriously mad about things, although one time he did confront James Cameron about the star pattern in the night scenes in Titanic.

I skipped NdGT’s tweets today not because they bothered me, but because I was afraid they’d spoil something. Haven’t seen the movie yet.

Titanic makes sense though because it’s set on Earth and we have accurate information on how the sky should have looked the night of April 14, 1912. Star Wars is not based on real events or set on or anywhere near earth, so trying to apply earth science to it is a bit much.

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KGxvi Dec 21, 2015 • 4:32:12pm

re: #256 Big Beautiful Door

I’m feeling pretty confident. If Trump doesn’t inspire a massive turn out by Hispanics, Muslims, African-Americans and Asians to vote for Hillary, nothing will.

I suspect that Trump, should he get the nomination, will have a moment in the general when he goes chauvinist in a way that will kill his chances (my favorite theory is still him responding to something Clinton says with something like, “listen here, little lady”). But I also have a feeling that this may turn out to be a very low turnout election (probably below 53% and possibly even below 50%). And if it does end up being a low turnout election, anything can happen.

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WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 4:32:18pm

re: #251 thedopefishlives

Haven’t tried it yet. I’ve blown past my calorie limit for today. I’ll take one to work tomorrow and let you know!

Thanks!

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BillinGlendaleCA Dec 21, 2015 • 4:32:33pm

re: #243 thedopefishlives

I grew up pretty close to the test site for the Saturn V rocket engines, it shook pretty good.

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 4:33:26pm

re: #264 KGxvi

But I also have a feeling that this may turn out to be a very low turnout election (probably below 53% and possibly even below 50%). And if it does end up being a low turnout election, anything can happen.

This is what worries me too. I think people just won’t be as excited for Hillary as they were for Obama and you just know the GOP supporters will crawl over hot coals to vote in this one.

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ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 4:36:06pm

re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Obviously there is no video to prove this Jeb!, so we all want an apology!!! /

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gocart mozart Dec 21, 2015 • 4:36:48pm

re: #231 Backwoods_Sleuth

@WalshFreedom You were wittier when you were in the Eagles, what happened to you?
— gocart mozart (@gocartmozart1) December 22, 2015

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:36:56pm

Donald Trump demands apology from Clinton over ISIS recruitment claims https://t.co/itWYEOSFPz pic.twitter.com/imUdUco0QL

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 22, 2015

Hah! Good luck with that. https://t.co/doEwURwooc

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 22, 2015

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:38:41pm

re: #270 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

I got yer apology right here!

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ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 4:39:05pm

re: #232 b_sharp

Too much to drink?

Too much asshole…can’t make a funny because of it.

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Great White Snark Dec 21, 2015 • 4:39:23pm

re: #227 Charles Johnson

Embedded Image

Heh, looks like my Overlord Pepper.

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KGxvi Dec 21, 2015 • 4:39:56pm

re: #267 Eclectic Cyborg

Well, like I said, I could see Trump saying something completely chauvinistic in the general. I think that could hurt him among Republican women - it might not be enough to drive them to vote for Clinton, but it could be enough to drive them to not vote in the presidential race, or vote for a third party in protest. And there may even be some shaming of Republican men by those Republican women that could drive Trump’s numbers down.

And yeah, I agree that Clinton isn’t an exciting candidate/nominee. Turn out seems to be tied to how good the nominees are.

It’s going to be a weird race to the end.

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stpaulbear Dec 21, 2015 • 4:40:56pm

re: #253 Pawn of the Oppressor

He does that with every popular movie. He’s not seriously mad about things, although one time he did confront James Cameron about the star pattern in the night scenes in Titanic.

I skipped NdGT’s tweets today not because they bothered me, but because I was afraid they’d spoil something. Haven’t seen the movie yet.

Tyson does a guest appearance on ‘Everything Wrong With ‘Gravity’. A lot of these ‘Everything Wrong..’ reveiws are pretty funny.

Everything Wrong With Gravity - With Neil deGrasse Tyson

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makeitstop Dec 21, 2015 • 4:41:18pm

re: #269 gocart mozart

You were wittier when you were in the Eagles, what happened to you?

Hell, the real Joe Walsh’s lawyer is wittier than that putz.

To wit: The funniest cease & desist letter ever.

277

Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:41:22pm

“I wouldn’t kill them. But I hate them” Trump on journalists. Crowd roars.

— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) December 22, 2015

Absolutely blatant incitement to violence. https://t.co/boSdwNUly1

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 22, 2015

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:42:51pm

Donald Trump in Michigan: “Lindsey Graham left the race… Sad. Extremely sad. He was nasty to me, wasn’t he?”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

First round of supportive booing: Donald Trump says Time magazine should have named him the man of the year.

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

Donald Trump on Germany’s Angela Merkel: “Putin likes me. I want her to like me, too.”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

279

BeachDem Dec 21, 2015 • 4:43:45pm

Fuck. These. People.

Republican lawmakers in Ohio have proposed a bill that would require women seeking abortions to choose whether to have the tissue buried or cremated, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

“Today, we stand for the voiceless,” state Rep. Robert McColley (R) said in support of the bill. “Today, we stand for the dignity of the unborn.”

Abortion providers who fail to comply with the woman’s choice would be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and could spend up to six months in jail. Women seeking the procedure would be required to state their preference in writing, which would then be kept in state records.

The provider would be forced to pay for whichever procedure the patient chose.
House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R) said the bills would be “a priority in the House” when legislators reconvene in January

rawstory.com

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:44:49pm

Someone just shouted at the Trump Rally “you’re a biggot!” And Trump yells back “bye, bye” and waves!

— MC (@Energy51) December 22, 2015

Ten minutes into Trump’s rally in Michigan, and two protesters have already been led out. Lots of booing and chants of “USA! USA!”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

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KGxvi Dec 21, 2015 • 4:45:06pm

re: #279 BeachDem

I assume the only two choices will be “buried” and “cremated”, with no “donated to science” included?

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stpaulbear Dec 21, 2015 • 4:45:28pm

re: #270 Charles Johnson

Hillary should just come out and say she saw thousands of ISIS members jumping and cheering after a Trump rally. Rub his nose in it.

283

Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:45:33pm

Donald Trump makes clear that he’s opposed to the killing of journalists: “I would never kill them, but I do hate them.”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

Not really. He said HE wouldn’t kill them. He didn’t say he was opposed to other people doing it for him. https://t.co/deWYirELIw

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 22, 2015

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:45:44pm

2nd protester interruption, this time a man saying something about September 11th. He is escorted out as well.

— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) December 22, 2015

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:46:21pm

Fuck you. @theprophecy005

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 22, 2015

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urbanmeemaw Dec 21, 2015 • 4:47:29pm

re: #3 Backwoods_Sleuth

And as Chuck Todd would say, “He’s just ‘afraid’”. Has the NYT called him a “gentle loner” yet?

287

stpaulbear Dec 21, 2015 • 4:47:57pm

Hillary shoud also be doing practice debates with Andrew Dice Clay. I really don’t want to see her get flustered by Trump if he’s the R candidate.

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jaunte Dec 21, 2015 • 4:50:15pm

The only people the crowd seems to dislike more than the protestors are the journalists who they scream and roar at when prompted by Trump.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) December 22, 2015

289

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:51:11pm

Person with a bag over their head in the crowd at Trump… pic.twitter.com/xnkztMdTYD

— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) December 22, 2015

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ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 4:52:05pm

re: #282 stpaulbear

Hillary should just come out and say she saw thousands of ISIS members jumping and cheering after a Trump rally. Rub his nose in it.

Nice thought.

In practice Hillary would get hammered for it.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:52:29pm

re: #287 stpaulbear

Hillary shoud also be doing practice debates with Andrew Dice Clay. I really don’t want to see her get flustered by Trump if he’s the R candidate.

If she can handle the clowns on the BENHGAZIIIII!!!!!! committee, I don’t worry about Trump too much. She needs to keep her cool, keep her facts straight, and call him on his bullshit. Unlike the GOP Primary candidates, she’s not fighting for people who think like he does - or says he does, anyway.

292

Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:53:02pm

Lenny Kravitz has been accused of illegal dentistry in the Bahamas https://t.co/xMePsWqEHs pic.twitter.com/6jkxjxOZMI

— Stereogum (@stereogum) December 21, 2015

lolwut? https://t.co/eALj3Oif1p

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 22, 2015

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:53:10pm

re: #290 ObserverArt

Nice thought.

In practice Hillary would get hammered for it.

Unless she did it in an overtly sarcastic way.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:53:23pm

Deafening boos for Hillary Clinton at Trump Rally. “The last person she wants to run against is me”—Trump

— Mara MacDonald (@maramacdonald) December 22, 2015

295

b.d. Dec 21, 2015 • 4:54:09pm

Ok so for the record, Donald Trump would never kill a journalist. So there’s that.
— Ali Weinberg (@AliABCNews) December 22, 2015

Wow RINO https://t.co/tnq8nwPqP9

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) December 22, 2015

296

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 4:54:42pm

re: #289 Backwoods_Sleuth

Wow, check out the diversity of THAT crowd!!

297

KGxvi Dec 21, 2015 • 4:54:45pm

re: #290 ObserverArt

How many people under the age of 35 know who Andrew Dice Clay is? Hell, how many people over the age of 35 remember who Andrew Dice Clay is?

298

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:54:56pm

Clinton campaign rejects Trump’s demand to apologize for saying he’s “ISIS’s best recruiter” https://t.co/3PJ0X9zmpI pic.twitter.com/2XXRTGq3g0

— ABC News (@ABC) December 22, 2015

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Charles Johnson Dec 21, 2015 • 4:55:02pm

Trump: “Where did Hillary go? They had to start the debate without her. I know where she went. It’s too disgusting. It’s disgusting,”

— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) December 22, 2015

Wow. https://t.co/wzktkJ8hzI

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 22, 2015

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WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 4:55:07pm

re: #279 BeachDem

Fuck. These. People.

Republican lawmakers in Ohio have proposed a bill that would require women seeking abortions to choose whether to have the tissue buried or cremated, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

“Today, we stand for the voiceless,” state Rep. Robert McColley (R) said in support of the bill. “Today, we stand for the dignity of the unborn.”

Abortion providers who fail to comply with the woman’s choice would be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and could spend up to six months in jail. Women seeking the procedure would be required to state their preference in writing, which would then be kept in state records.

The provider would be forced to pay for whichever procedure the patient chose.
House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R) said the bills would be “a priority in the House” when legislators reconvene in January

rawstory.com

Donated to science. That’s what’s in my will (so my Jewish friends/family can’t argue with my corpse) and what everyone I know knows I want done with my body.

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Reality Based Steve Dec 21, 2015 • 4:55:11pm

re: #292 Charles Johnson

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The dentistry story is actually a lot cooler and less weird than that headline might suggest. Kravitz isn’t digging in people’s mouths with rusty tools. Instead, he’s been sponsoring charitable endeavors in the Bahamas, where he lives. And as Page Six reports, police recently raided a dental clinic that he’d sponsored.

Kravitz had reportedly flown four American dentists to do a free weekend clinic in Gregory Town, the island locale where he lives. But since he didn’t get the right permits, the dentists had to run out the back door to avoid being arrested while “local residents were being fitted for dentures and having root canals.” Makes me wonder if any poor Bahamians were left sitting in dental chairs with half-done root canals. This is obviously pure conjecture, but I wonder if Kravitz just didn’t bribe all the right people.

stereogum.com

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BeachDem Dec 21, 2015 • 4:55:11pm

re: #281 KGxvi

I assume the only two choices will be “buried” and “cremated”, with no “donated to science” included?

Not really mentioned.

One bill would require hospitals, abortion clinics and other health-care providers to dispose of fetuses and fetal tissue either by burial or cremation.

The second bill would require women who have abortions to sign a paper designating whether they want the fetal remains to be buried or cremated.
dispatch.com

It’s all because creepy Mike DeWine couldn’t find anything in his initial witch hunt against Planned Parenthood, so he decided to stir up some shit, with rhetoric like “Cooking and disposing of fetuses is not humane. It will come as a shock to Ohioans that fetal remains are being mixed in with yesterday’s garbage.”

dispatch.com

Mike DeWine, always awful—speaking of yesterday’s garbage…

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jaunte Dec 21, 2015 • 4:55:14pm

MSNBC and CNN are both airing a Trump rally on live tv right now. When is the last time you saw this for any candidate other than Trump?
— KStreetHipster (@KStreetHipster) December 22, 2015

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retired cynic Dec 21, 2015 • 4:56:09pm

re: #211 bratwurst

Seymour Hersh is at it again:

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He’s got to have lost his mind. I used to admire his work!

305

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:56:35pm

Guy in crowd goes crazy, holding up a red hat. Trump is a little confused: “Are you with me or against me? Oh, you’re with me!”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 4:56:55pm

re: #299 Charles Johnson

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So is he gonna claim he never has to go to the can? Because we could test that. Plus which he’s older than she is and being a guy, probably has prostate issues…

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GlutenFreeJesus Dec 21, 2015 • 4:57:01pm

re: #297 KGxvi

How many people under the age of 35 know who Andrew Dice Clay is? Hell, how many people over the age of 35 remember who Andrew Dice Clay is?

Hickory Dickory Doc…

308

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:57:18pm

Trump: “Is there more fun than a Trump rally?”

— Rebecca Sinderbrand (@sinderbrand) December 22, 2015

309

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 4:58:18pm

@HainanAirlines commercial like crazy on @CNN tonight. Fly to #China China China. It feels like a Trump Rally. Oh they are airing that too

— MC (@Energy51) December 22, 2015

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Reality Based Steve Dec 21, 2015 • 4:58:54pm

re: #308 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]Trump: “Is there more fun than a Trump rally?”

the Lenny Kravitzs Unlicensed Dental Center?

RBS

311

jaunte Dec 21, 2015 • 4:59:00pm

re: #305 Backwoods_Sleuth

He really is keeping it down to a sixth grade reading level.

312

jaunte Dec 21, 2015 • 4:59:33pm

If Trump were president, our enemies would be crushed unless they figure out he’s as desperate for a compliment as a acne-cursed 9th grader.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) December 21, 2015

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Reality Based Steve Dec 21, 2015 • 4:59:35pm

re: #311 jaunte

He really is keeping it down to a sixth grade reading level.

Oh, so he’s challenging his audience?

RBS

314

WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 4:59:35pm

re: #307 GlutenFreeJesus

Hickory Dickory Doc…

Who’s the chick? ;-D

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KGxvi Dec 21, 2015 • 4:59:42pm

re: #307 GlutenFreeJesus

I would love to see how cable news would deal with Andrew Dice Clay in 2016…

I imagine it would be something like this:

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back - Trailer

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Shiplord Kirel Dec 21, 2015 • 4:59:44pm

re: #279 BeachDem

Fuck. These. People.

Republican lawmakers in Ohio have proposed a bill that would require women seeking abortions to choose whether to have the tissue buried or cremated, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

“Today, we stand for the voiceless,” state Rep. Robert McColley (R) said in support of the bill. “Today, we stand for the dignity of the unborn.”

Abortion providers who fail to comply with the woman’s choice would be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and could spend up to six months in jail. Women seeking the procedure would be required to state their preference in writing, which would then be kept in state records.

The provider would be forced to pay for whichever procedure the patient chose.
House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R) said the bills would be “a priority in the House” when legislators reconvene in January

rawstory.com

“kept in state records” In a thousand years some unsuspecting history researcher would come across these records and declare, “What the fuck was wrong with these people?”

317

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 4:59:54pm

We should hire Steve Harvey next November to announce Donald Trump won the election…

318

ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 5:00:15pm

re: #293 Blind Frog Belly White

Unless she did it in an overtly sarcastic way.

I don’t know. The public seems to have lost any sense of humor, proportion, context and reality. Not much left to work with that won’t get turned on her.

I almost think the media knows Trump brings more hits, views and ratings. So it would not surprise me if she gets fed to the lions because that will sell. It’s going to be a tricky game board.

319

jaunte Dec 21, 2015 • 5:00:23pm

re: #313 Reality Based Steve

Oh, so he’s challenging his audience?

RBS

Forcing them to actually read each other’s hats.

320

Jenner7 Dec 21, 2015 • 5:01:13pm

I haven’t been able to watch the news today, did they cover this story??

321

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:01:30pm

Trump revives the “Ford moving its plant to Mexico” story tonight in Michigan. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve heard this one.

— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) December 22, 2015

322

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:01:42pm

re: #318 ObserverArt

I don’t know. The public seems to have lost any sense of humor, proportion, context and reality. Not much left to work with that won’t get turned on her.

I almost think the media knows Trump brings more hits, views and ratings. So it would not surprise me if she gets fed to the lions because that will sell. It’s going to be a tricky game board.

How about, “Well, I don’t have video of thousands and thousands of them having tailgate parties on rooftops….”

323

ausador Dec 21, 2015 • 5:01:42pm

re: #279 BeachDem

Fuck. These. People.

Republican lawmakers in Ohio have proposed a bill that would require women seeking abortions to choose whether to have the tissue buried or cremated, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

“Today, we stand for the voiceless,” state Rep. Robert McColley (R) said in support of the bill. “Today, we stand for the dignity of the unborn.”

Abortion providers who fail to comply with the woman’s choice would be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and could spend up to six months in jail. Women seeking the procedure would be required to state their preference in writing, which would then be kept in state records.

The provider would be forced to pay for whichever procedure the patient chose.
House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R) said the bills would be “a priority in the House” when legislators reconvene in January

rawstory.com

Which would then become public records I’ll bet… :(

324

Bubblehead II Dec 21, 2015 • 5:02:24pm

re: #259 Reality Based Steve

Here’s the link for the webcast for the actual launch…. spacex.com

RBS

And it is now live. But not really showing anything yet except their logo and playing music.

325

Jenner7 Dec 21, 2015 • 5:02:28pm

re: #299 Charles Johnson

He’s beneath #1 and #2.

326

WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 5:02:38pm

re: #318 ObserverArt

I don’t know. The public seems to have lost any sense of humor, proportion, context and reality. Not much left to work with that won’t get turned on her.

I almost think the media knows Trump brings more hits, views and ratings. So it would not surprise me if she gets fed to the lions because that will sell. It’s going to be a tricky game board.

Politics is the new sporting event. Go team. Rah.

327

ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 5:03:01pm

re: #297 KGxvi

How many people under the age of 35 know who Andrew Dice Clay is? Hell, how many people over the age of 35 remember who Andrew Dice Clay is?

???

Uh, I didn’t mention Andrew Dice Clay. Maybe you wanted to quote stpaulbear in #287?

328

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 21, 2015 • 5:03:51pm

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Jingle Bell Glock
Obama got run over by a reindeer
It’s beginning to look a lot like Liberals
You’re a mean one, Mrs. Clinton
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329

BeachDem Dec 21, 2015 • 5:04:17pm

re: #306 Blind Frog Belly White

So is he gonna claim he never has to go to the can? Because we could test that. Plus which he’s older than she is and being a guy, probably has prostate issues…

No, don’t you remember, his doctor said he has the healthiest prostate in the history of prostates!!!

330

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:04:27pm

re: #325 Jenner7

He’s beneath #1 and #2.

Okay, let’s go crude for a moment and assume HRC had to take a dump. Who the fuck cares? Why is this even a thing?

331

Jenner7 Dec 21, 2015 • 5:05:07pm

re: #330 Blind Frog Belly White

Someone should send Trump the “Everybody Poops” book.

332

GlutenFreeJesus Dec 21, 2015 • 5:05:33pm

re: #322 Blind Frog Belly White

Or:

Dude. What the actual FUCK are you thinking?

333

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:05:38pm

re: #329 BeachDem

No, don’t you remember, his doctor said he has the healthiest prostate in the history of prostates!!!

It was a privilege to put my finger up his ass!

334

WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 5:05:41pm

re: #297 KGxvi

How many people under the age of 35 know who Andrew Dice Clay is? Hell, how many people over the age of 35 remember who Andrew Dice Clay is?

I shouldn’t admit this but I used to be able to recite all his - er - limericks from memory. I can still remember Hickory Dickory Doc though in full.

335

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:05:42pm

As yet another group of protesters are removed, Donald Trump marvels that they are leaving as asked and not becoming combative.

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

336

jaunte Dec 21, 2015 • 5:05:43pm

re: #330 Blind Frog Belly White

Trump is the Twilight Zone child.

337

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:06:13pm

Odd moment: dozens of people just get up and start walking out of Trump rally.

— WalterSmith-Randolph (@WalterReports) December 22, 2015

338

jaunte Dec 21, 2015 • 5:06:18pm

“I would never wish the press into the cornfield.”

339

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:07:07pm

Trump says that if he could just sit down with these passionate protesters, he could win them over. (Unless they are on drugs, he said.)

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:07:11pm

re: #336 jaunte

Trump is the Twilight Zone child.

It’s real good that you done that, son! REAL good! But could you please send him to the cornfield?

341

dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Dec 21, 2015 • 5:07:40pm

what will all the regular republicans do when trump finishes stealing their party from them?

342

Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:07:52pm

Lots of people leaving Trump rally right in the middle of it… .perhaps a staged walkout. One said he’s a Cruz supporter @wzzm13 #trump

— David Bailey (@DavidBaileyWZZM) December 22, 2015

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:08:18pm

re: #337 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Maybe THEY had to take a dump.

344

Bubblehead II Dec 21, 2015 • 5:08:30pm

Now it’s starting to get interesting.

ORBCOMM-2 Launch.

345

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:08:44pm

re: #341 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

what will all the regular republicans do when trump finishes stealing their party from them?

They’ll fucking vote for him.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Dec 21, 2015 • 5:08:52pm

re: #324 Bubblehead II

It’s now live.

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De Kolta Chair Dec 21, 2015 • 5:10:01pm

re: #339 Backwoods_Sleuth

Trump says that if he could just sit down with these passionate protesters, he could win them over. (Unless they are on drugs, he said.)

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

“Heh heh, good one Donny!”

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Shiplord Kirel Dec 21, 2015 • 5:10:08pm

Holy jumping Jesus on a pogo stick, it’s happened again:
Racism Is Alive in Texas: 12 Year-Old Sikh Boy Detained For “Bomb Threat”

It has been about three months since Texas made headlines for the case of Ahmed Mohamed, the 14 year-old boy from Irving who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. After such a high-profile case, you might think that the onslaught of negative media attention would have taught Texas school districts to tread carefully, and avoid impulsively arresting brown children without cause. You would be wrong.

On Friday, December 11, in Arlington, TX, Armaan Singh Sarai, age 12, was arrested and sent to a juvenile detention facility. The Sikh seventh-grader was arrested and sent to juvie because a classmate thought that a battery charger in Armaan’s backpack looked like a bomb.

This seemingly fantastic tale checks out, Dallas Morning News story: Arlington police say boy made hoax bomb threat; family blames classmate’s prank

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Reality Based Steve Dec 21, 2015 • 5:10:10pm

re: #346 Eric The Fruit Bat

It’s now live.

NBC could take a lesson from them on streaming. (and yes, I know that there is a huge difference in scale)

RBS

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BeachDem Dec 21, 2015 • 5:10:19pm

So, here’s my question. Is any other candidate from either party holding a rally of any kind tonight? Or do CNN and MSNBC feel that only Trump’s ranting is “newsworthy?” (and I use the term “news” advisedly.)

As sick as Trump makes me, the media make me even sicker.

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Bubblehead II Dec 21, 2015 • 5:10:24pm

re: #346 Eric The Fruit Bat

It’s now live.

yep

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Eric The Fruit Bat Dec 21, 2015 • 5:11:33pm

re: #351 Bubblehead II

I like the bottom bar which shows the events as they are supposed to take place. Nice touch.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:13:34pm

re: #350 BeachDem

So, here’s my question. Is any other candidate from either party holding a rally of any kind tonight? Or do CNN and MSNBC feel that only Trump’s ranting is “newsworthy?” (and I use the term “news” advisedly.)

As sick as Trump makes me, the media make me even sicker.

Bernie is

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Bubblehead II Dec 21, 2015 • 5:14:13pm

re: #352 Eric The Fruit Bat

I like the bottom bar which shows the events as they are supposed to take place. Nice touch.

Yep, that is definitely a nice touch. T- 15 till launch.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:14:17pm

Trump slams Obama for vacationing in Hawaii for, he says, three weeks. “We don’t have time for this. We have to work.”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:15:35pm

re: #350 BeachDem

So, here’s my question. Is any other candidate from either party holding a rally of any kind tonight? Or do CNN and MSNBC feel that only Trump’s ranting is “newsworthy?” (and I use the term “news” advisedly.)

As sick as Trump makes me, the media make me even sicker.

Yeah, why ARE Trump’s rallies broadcast live as news when nobody else’s are? Sure, everyone wants to be the network that caught it live when Trump ate that baby, but they’ve gone far beyond simply reporting the news and are now his primary media outlet.

357

Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:16:15pm

re: #355 Backwoods_Sleuth

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“Lazy, shiftless n*****!”

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:16:17pm

re: #350 BeachDem

Huckabee is singing Christmas carols in Iowa

Singing #Christmas carols/hymns with the @FaithandFreedom coalition at Kava House & Cafe in Swisher, IA. #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/IsIaIrcYld

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) December 22, 2015

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:16:54pm

re: #356 Blind Frog Belly White

Yeah, why ARE Trump’s rallies broadcast live as news when nobody else’s are? Sure, everyone wants to be the network that caught it live when Trump ate that baby, but they’ve gone far beyond simply reporting the news and are now his primary media outlet.

Not just live news, but BREAKING news!

O_o

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HappyWarrior Dec 21, 2015 • 5:17:58pm

re: #358 Backwoods_Sleuth

Huckabee is singing Christmas carols in Iowa

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Those poor people.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:18:23pm

Female protester starts screaming. Donald Trump: “Oh, she doesn’t sound very tough. That’s a very weak voice.” He tells her to try harder.

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

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HappyWarrior Dec 21, 2015 • 5:18:42pm

re: #355 Backwoods_Sleuth

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This president has vacationed the least amount of any president in a while. Such concern troll bs. It’s not as if Obama is just sipping Mai Tais in between catching waves you dumbass.

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De Kolta Chair Dec 21, 2015 • 5:18:54pm

re: #355 Backwoods_Sleuth

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2019 — President Trump enjoying the first vacation of his presidency as his Cabinet looks on.

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WhatEVs Dec 21, 2015 • 5:19:40pm

re: #361 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Feel free to down ding me but I with that fucker would drop dead.

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BillinGlendaleCA Dec 21, 2015 • 5:19:51pm

re: #359 Backwoods_Sleuth

“When the News Breaks, we fix it”

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ObserverArt Dec 21, 2015 • 5:20:38pm

re: #350 BeachDem

So, here’s my question. Is any other candidate from either party holding a rally of any kind tonight? Or do CNN and MSNBC feel that only Trump’s ranting is “newsworthy?” (and I use the term “news” advisedly.)

As sick as Trump makes me, the media make me even sicker.

You mean channels Trump1 and Trump2?

Yeah, it’s sad. I went to Catholic school and we were always cautioned about self-abuse.

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HappyWarrior Dec 21, 2015 • 5:20:47pm

re: #364 WhatEVs

Feel free to down ding me but I with that fucker would drop dead.

I don’t want him dead. I want him to suffer though.

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Blind Frog Belly White Dec 21, 2015 • 5:22:16pm

re: #362 HappyWarrior

This president has vacationed the least amount of any president in a while. Such concern troll bs. It’s not as if Obama is just sipping Mai Tais in between catching waves you dumbass.

Of course! Every other President, like Bush or Reagan, “The White House goes with them! They can’t escape the job, no matter where they go! There’s really no vacation for the President!”

But there’s something different about this President from all the 43 Presidents who went before. What do you suppose it could be?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:23:03pm

As yet another protester is led out, Donald Trump does some more mocking: “He’s so brave. He’s so brave.”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:23:11pm

I’ve lost count of how many protesters have interrupted tonight. Latest Trump narration: “What a bunch of losers. You really are a loser!”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

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HappyWarrior Dec 21, 2015 • 5:23:11pm

re: #368 Blind Frog Belly White

Of course! Every other President, like Bush or Reagan, “The White House goes with them! They can’t escape the job, no matter where they go! There’s really no vacation for the President!”

But there’s something different about this President from all the 43 Presidents who went before. What do you suppose it could be?

Ha yeah seriously. Such a bunch of concern troll bs.

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HappyWarrior Dec 21, 2015 • 5:23:43pm

re: #370 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Says a man who would be nothing without his Daddy.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Dec 21, 2015 • 5:24:59pm

And another protester. Donald Trump: “They’re so weak though, you notice? They just walk out.”

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) December 22, 2015

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Eric The Fruit Bat Dec 21, 2015 • 5:39:47pm

THEY STUCK THE LANDING!!!!!!!

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BeachDem Dec 21, 2015 • 5:43:05pm

re: #358 Backwoods_Sleuth

Huckabee is singing Christmas carols in Iowa

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OMG—stop the presses!!! (does anyone still say that—I am an old)

So, candidates are having rallies, singing songs (ok—that makes me ill) and doing all sorts of things, but TRUMP running his mouth for the 9zillionth consecutive day, saying the same crap he says every day, is NEWS11ty!!

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BeachDem Dec 21, 2015 • 5:48:24pm

re: #373 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I don’t even see why this crap is even tweet worthy. But, I guess the sycophant press covering Trump can’t do anything else, like talk to the people in the crowd, without Trump security accompanying them (yeah, guys and gals, you’re really intrepid reporters).

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gocart mozart Dec 21, 2015 • 6:06:43pm

re: #355 Backwoods_Sleuth

@wpjenna A bowel movement.
— gocart mozart (@gocartmozart1) December 22, 2015

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sagehen Dec 21, 2015 • 8:36:47pm

re: #253 Pawn of the Oppressor

He does that with every popular movie. He’s not seriously mad about things, although one time he did confront James Cameron about the star pattern in the night scenes in Titanic.

I skipped NdGT’s tweets today not because they bothered me, but because I was afraid they’d spoil something. Haven’t seen the movie yet.

Then there was the time he came on The Daily Show and told Jon Stewart the Earth in their opening graphics was rotating the wrong way…

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