Obama Cries Over Children Killed in Gun Violence, Conservatives Mock Him

Sociopathy on display across the conservative world
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In today’s White House press conference, President Obama teared up as he spoke about the victims of gun violence, especially the children massacred at Newtown.

Many conservatives took this opportunity to show themselves once again as utterly heartless sociopaths.

Some of the ugliest comments were, of course, on Fox News where they specialize in non-stop ugliness.

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There’s nothing yet from Donald Trump, but you can expect him to add his voice to the Asshole Chorus.

UPDATE at 1/5/16 11:48:49 am by Charles Johnson

Here’s the reaction at Breitbart “News:”

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309 comments
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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:03:32am

Two words: John Boehner.

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:04:33am

Anyone that criticizes the President for his emotions is not a human.

But when it comes to too many right wing assholes, we already know that.

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b_sharp  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:04:39am

Sociopaths.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:06:17am
“You love me. You really really love me.” t.co
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 5, 2016

Isn’t this the guy who derp-tweeted about Hillary Clinton and Black Lives Matter being on that ISIS recruitment video?

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:06:21am

re: #3 b_sharp

Sociopaths.

This. Every last one. Brainwashed sociopaths.

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Charles Johnson  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:06:38am

re: #4 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Isn’t this the guy who derp-tweeted about Hillary Clinton and Black Lives Matter being on that ISIS recruitment video?

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Yup.

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:07:32am

Predictable. I knew they’d do that. Tantaros again shows why she’s a pathetic hack with the raw onion shit. As I said downstairs, none of these people whining about the EO have had to deal with the consequences of gun violence. I had a relative kill himself with a gun and I had a lot of former high school classmates as well as a family member at VT when that happened. Empathy, it’s what conservatives lack.

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:08:01am
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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:08:12am

re: #1 Belafon

Two words: John Boehner.

No kidding. But then again these are the people who laughed when Rush Limbaugh who looks like the troll from Ernest Scared Stupid mocked 13 year old Chelsea Clinton’s looks.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:08:31am

re: #1 Belafon

Two words: John Boehner.

and Glenn Beck with his Vicks Vaporub.

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Mike Lamb  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:08:41am

This all hurts my brain…

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:08:59am

re: #8 jaunte

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In their heads. Jeb is such a fucking hack. Gun grab, really, stop fucking lying you assholes and actually your constituents the truth for once.

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:09:28am

re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth

and Glenn Beck with his Vicks Vaporub.

No kidding.

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Dave In Austin  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:09:32am
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Jenner7  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:10:40am

So, you support Obama’s measures then?

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:10:46am

re: #14 Dave In Austin

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Dishonest? Yeah no first graders were killed at Sandy Hook and Lanza’s gun hoarding mother had nothing to do with it.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:10:50am

Dana thinks people should have background checks before they can post to a trending hashtag
(BTW #StopGunViolence is full of insane, unhinged shit but it’s not coming from “Anti-2A advocates”)

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blueraven  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:10:54am
Charles C. W. Cooke ✔ @charlescwcooke
Well, that was embarrassing. As I said, he’s let his emotion get the better of him. Irrational. Dishonest. And ultimately weak.
11:22 AM - 5 Jan 2016

How dare the leader of a country get emotional over the horror of 20 children; first graders, getting shot up while at elementary school.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:11:06am
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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:11:42am

re: #15 Jenner7

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So, you support Obama’s measures then?

They do until Obama says he supports them. FYI NRA, you’re the gun industry’s bitch. .

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Targetpractice  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:12:03am

re: #15 Jenner7

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So, you support Obama’s measures then?

The laws that the NRA has worked ever so hard to handicap, cut holes in, and generally make pointless to enforce. See also: “Default Proceed,” which is why Dylann Roof could buy a gun because the local authorities drug their feet on reporting his felony drug charge to the FBI.

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:12:36am

re: #17 The Vicious Babushka

Dana thinks people should have background checks before they can post to a trending hashtag
(BTW #StopGunViolence is full of insane, unhinged shit but it’s not coming from “Anti-2A advocates”)

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Antisemitic? Really she’s pathetic. I’m tired of her bullshit. She’s a walking argument for why we need gun control. The woman is clearly mentally unstable since she wants to censor people who criticize her precious guns.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:12:57am

Mrs “I left my unsecured weapon in my unlocked garage and somebody stole it” says what?

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:13:33am

re: #22 HappyWarrior

Antisemitic? Really she’s pathetic. I’m tired of her bullshit. She’s a walking argument for why we need gun control. The woman is clearly mentally unstable since she wants to censor people who criticize her precious guns.

One racist dweeb with like 12 followers tweeted some shit at her, so she’s claiming that’s “typical” of everybody she doesn’t like.

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:13:39am

re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth

Mrs “I left my unsecured weapon in my unlocked garage and somebody stole it” says what?

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Another responsible gun owner eh.

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:14:17am

re: #24 The Vicious Babushka

One racist dweeb with like 12 followers tweeted some shit at her, so she’s claiming that’s “typical” of everybody she doesn’t like.

She’s such a hack. Really, she’s just pathetic. All she cares about is guns and making herself out to be a victim. She can dish it out but she can’t ake it.

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Targetpractice  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:14:39am

re: #18 blueraven

How dare the leader of a country get emotional over the horror of 20 children; first graders, getting shot up while at elementary school.

As greater minds have noted time and again, any talk of gun control reforms ended the moment this nation decided that the deaths of 20+ children was acceptable if it meant there would be no further restrictions on gun purchases.

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unproven innocence  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:15:07am

Some perspective on that 30,000 per year: Since Obama took office, that’s several times as many who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:15:57am

re: #28 unproven innocence

Some perspective on that 30,000 per year: Since Obama took office, that’s several times as many who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Bigger than a lot of counties too.

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Charles Johnson  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:17:01am
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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:17:06am

re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth

Mrs “I left my unsecured weapon in my unlocked garage and somebody stole it” says what?

(I wish I could tweet from work)

So is the 1st, but I cannot just state that you’ve been having relations with your staff without getting in trouble.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:17:26am

I knew this would be the wingnut response as soon as I saw the headline at the NYT.

So what do we do about half our population being sociopaths or psychopaths? We can’t afford to put them all in mental hospitals, and civilized people don’t have the lust for blood like the right-wingers do, so we’re not going to put them down like rabid dogs.

Just what do we do about all these sickos?

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:17:42am

Remembering that “stop” is a red herring and should be replaced with “reduce.”

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:17:52am

i keep on hearing about all the responsible gun owners out there from people who aren’t exactly responsible. Look at shithead Ben, oh Obama gave an en EO, time to buy more guns and ammo even though I have an infant. Really stop fucking using the President as an excuse to hoard guns.

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:18:05am

re: #30 Charles Johnson

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He’s a professional liar.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:18:13am

re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth

Mrs “I left my unsecured weapon in my unlocked garage and somebody stole it” says what?

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:22:46am
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Charles Johnson  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:22:49am
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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:23:30am

P.S. To any of my lizard twitter pals, I must apologize for my crass language when replying to these idiots. But they deserve every word.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:25:31am

re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth

This type of go-at-it-alone behavior has not—and will not—be tolerated. Our right to bear arms is enshrined in our #Constitution.
— Rep. Renee Ellmers

Well, this is a perfectly reasonable response to marginal executive actions.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:25:37am

some brain bleach

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Dave In Austin  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:25:39am
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Tigger2  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:26:00am

re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth

Mrs “I left my unsecured weapon in my unlocked garage and somebody stole it” says what?

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:26:04am
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Nyet  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:26:07am

*Obama cries*

- False flag!!1

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Targetpractice  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:26:15am

re: #33 jaunte

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Remembering that “stop” is a red herring and should be replaced with “reduce.”

Ammosexuals only want to talk in absolutes when it’s to argue that gun control doesn’t work, but insist that absolutes not be the goal when it’s talking “MOAR GUNS!” Thus banning all guns won’t stop gun violence, but “MOAR GUNS!” will because criminals will be too afraid to use their guns because they won’t know who’s armed and who isn’t.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:27:01am
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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:27:27am

re: #36 Backwoods_Sleuth

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:27:48am

re: #38 Charles Johnson

With the leading right-wing candidates to match:

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Dave In Austin  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:29:19am
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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:29:39am

re: #49 jaunte

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:31:38am
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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:34:50am

re: #38 Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson @Green_Footballs

The leading right wing bloggers and journalists are basically nothing but professional liars.
2:21 PM - 5 Jan 2016

They are much worse than that. They are a danger to each and every American. The lies are just cover.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:34:54am

re: #17 The Vicious Babushka

Dana thinks people should have background checks before they can post to a trending hashtag
(BTW #StopGunViolence is full of insane, unhinged shit but it’s not coming from “Anti-2A advocates”)

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:35:20am

re: #36 Backwoods_Sleuth

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If you’ve had a gun stolen from you because it was not secured, you should shut up for the rest of your life about guns, gun laws, and gun safety. You’ve forfeited your right to have your opinion on the matter taken seriously.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:36:01am

re: #19 Backwoods_Sleuth

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:37:14am

They want a reason to start shooting at people.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:37:49am

Find the differences between this photo and the photo that actually appeared on cnn.com

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:39:09am

What part of “well regulated” do you people not understand? The right to bear arms is not an ABSOLUTE or UNLIMITED right.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:39:39am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:40:19am
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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:40:59am

re: #59 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

What part of “well regulated” do you people not understand? The right to bear arms is not an ABSOLUTE or UNLIMITED right.

Scalia and Roberts separated the amendment into two parts, basically saying that owning guns doesn’t have to be part of a regulated militia.

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Kragar  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:41:29am

re: #57 jaunte

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They want a reason to start shooting at people.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:41:59am

re: #59 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

What part of “well regulated” do you people not understand? The right to bear arms is not an ABSOLUTE or UNLIMITED right.

They should be limited to muskets to limit the damage they can do when they do something stupid or crazy.

We have police and a national guard. We don’t need militias anymore, as illustrated by all these militias being anti-government wingnuts who are fantasy role-playing at being heroes. They’re insurrectionists, not militias.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:42:30am

re: #62 Belafon

Scalia and Roberts separated the amendment into two parts, basically saying that owning guns doesn’t have to be part of a regulated militia.

Although I disagree, I understand that interpretation but I do not see it as the right of unrestricted access to unlimited firepower.

It is pretty damn hard to commit mass murder with a muzzle-loading musket that fires 3-4 shots per minute.

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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:43:10am

re: #65 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I understand that, but it is also not an absolute or unlimited right

Quite agree. The first amendment has limitations, and the second does as well.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:43:12am

cranky old man yells at clouds:

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:44:31am

re: #63 Kragar

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:44:59am

re: #66 Belafon

Quite agree. The first amendment has limitations, and the second does as well.

Right Wingers were complaining about Obama’s analogies between the two…how dare he imply that our right to own knows any limits except those of our courage and patriotism?

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:45:24am
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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:45:44am

re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth

“Don’t these people have JOBS???”

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:46:10am

re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth

cranky old man yells at clouds:

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Fuck him.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:46:11am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:46:48am
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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:47:14am
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:49:17am

re: #68 No Country For Old Haters

If wingnuts don’t fantasy role-play at being heroes fighting a tyrannical government, all they’re left with is being idiots

There is a big difference between a monarch across the seas and a freely and fairly elected democratic government in our own country.

So they then start coming up with arguments like:

President is not a US Citizen, therefore ineligible
Majority of his supporters are dependent on free government stuff, so not really eligible
They enact laws I disagree with, so those laws are invalid and I am not bound by them
It’s not in the Constitution!
Even if it is, the Bible trumps the Constitution, that’s Religious Freedom!!
We must prevent the spread of Sharia!!!

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Charles Johnson  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:49:29am

At Breitbart “News”…

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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:50:07am

re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth

cranky old man yells at clouds:

In addition to fake but accurate, we have appropriate but excessive.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:51:56am

re: #77 Charles Johnson

At Breitbart “News”…

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You can always count on the Breitbrats to post something that exposes their own mental illness instead of proving their bizarre claims.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:52:47am

re: #77 Charles Johnson

At Breitbart “News”…

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Aren’t those guys done fucking Andrew Breitbart’s rotting corpse yet?

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Barefoot Grin  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:54:03am

I will never forget seeing the breaking news about Sandy Hook. I sat in my office and sobbed.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:54:27am
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Stanley Sea Toujours  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:54:43am
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451_Montag  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:55:08am

I take heart with the wing nut reactions. The louder the few get is a great barometer of their declining power…I hope.

If you have kids you know the reaction.it’s when they don’t get what they want. The more you say no the louder they scream. Simply a futile attempt to exhert power. Give in and they know the screaming works. Think of the Gun-Der-Mentalists as petulant 15 year olds who have never been told no. It has to happen sometime, maybe now is the time.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:55:26am

re: #81 Barefoot Grin

I will never forget seeing the breaking news about Sandy Hook. I sat in my office and sobbed.

Instead of buying a gun like the shooter used and making it a fetish object, while you think about killing people? Are you some kind of Liberal hippie or something.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:56:38am

re: #84 451_Montag

I take heart with the wing nut reactions. The louder the few get is a great barometer of their declining power…I hope.

If you have kids you know the reaction.it’s when they don’t get what they want. The more you say no the louder they scream. Simply a futile attempt to exhert power. Give in and they know the screaming works. Think of the Gun-Der-Mentalists as petulant 15 year olds who have never been told no. It has to happen sometime, maybe now is the time.

More like 3-year-olds, and the worst of them will get much worse than they are now as civilization moves forward without their counterproductive input. Expect wingnut on civilized people violence.

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Tigger2  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:56:44am

re: #84 451_Montag

I take heart with the wing nut reactions. The louder the few get is a great barometer of their declining power…I hope.

If you have kids you know the reaction.it’s when they don’t get what they want. The more you say no the louder they scream. Simply a futile attempt to exhert power. Give in and they know the screaming works. Think of the Gun-Der-Mentalists as petulant 15 year olds who have never been told no. It has to happen sometime, maybe now is the time.

I’m really surprised nothing about it has popped up on my FB feed yet, I have some wingnuts on there.

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Jenner7  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:57:08am
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:57:52am

re: #77 Charles Johnson

At Breitbart “News”…

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Stay classy, dead Breitbarts

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Barefoot Grin  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:59:20am

re: #85 No Country For Old Haters

Instead of buying a gun like the shooter used and making it a fetish object, while you think about killing people? Are you some kind of Liberal hippie or something.

Dirty liberal hippie! I respect the people here who own guns and have no problem having rational discussions, understanding as they do what they own and the uses and dangers. I don’t care to own one.

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lawhawk  Jan 5, 2016 • 11:59:50am

Looks like domestic terrorist Ammon Bundy’s twitter account got suspended.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:00:23pm
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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:01:10pm

re: #92 GlutenFreeJesus

I have the ability to properly place apostrophes.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:01:22pm

re: #91 lawhawk

Looks like domestic terrorist Ammon Bundy’s twitter account got suspended.

What about First Amendment raghts??!?!?!?

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:01:28pm

re: #92 GlutenFreeJesus

Indoor and outdoor thermometers?

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:01:30pm

re: #91 lawhawk

Looks like domestic terrorist Ammon Bundy’s twitter account got suspended.

So the First and Second Amendments are under assault in our country today. TIME TO RISE UP!!!

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:02:48pm

To John McCain: Shut the hell up you old goat. Deep down in your soul you know your party is wrecking this country. And, because you let them do what they do you are neither a statesman or a maverick.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:03:18pm

re: #90 Barefoot Grin

Dirty liberal hippie! I respect the people here who own guns and have no problem having rational discussions, understanding as they do what they own and the uses and dangers. I don’t care to own one.

I have a friend who owns guns. He’s on the same page as we are regarding nuts with guns. He met some wingnuts in AZ, and saw their bunker and gun hoard, and was as horrified as we would be.

I think a lot of the gun nuts have lead poisoning. It turns out to be pretty common in people who play with guns often. It impacts thoughts, without the victim being aware that they’re not thinking clearly.
Both the people I know who shoot have been diagnosed with lead poisoning.

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BeachDem  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:03:44pm

re: #93 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I have the ability to properly place apostrophes.

And periods; and/or semi-colons.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:04:14pm

So, the part of the video where this gem of a citizen shoots the McCain mask in the face (mouth) is at 4:45.

Blaine Cooper Calls out Criminal McCain at Town Hall Speaks Out and Shoots McCain in the Face! LOL!!

I reported as a harmful/dangerous act, and wrote a note about it. Perhaps if other Lizards did, he’d feel some heat for his crazy bullshit. Have at it.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:04:25pm

re: #93 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I have the ability to properly place apostrophes.

your an idiot!

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:04:32pm

re: #91 lawhawk

Looks like domestic terrorist Ammon Bundy’s twitter account got suspended.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:05:18pm

welp, my mentions have exploded.
Only blocked one person: an egg who called me dumb.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:05:22pm

re: #99 BeachDem

re: #101 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Added bonus: I also know when my degrees are absolutely not relevant to the conversation.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:05:51pm

re: #33 jaunte

“domestic terrorists south of the border”. Huh?

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:05:59pm

It turns out that I cannot quite finish a whole bag of broccoli slaw for lunch. This is probably a bonus.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:06:01pm

re: #98 No Country For Old Haters

I have a friend who owns guns. He’s on the same page as we are regarding nuts with guns. He met some wingnuts in AZ, and saw their bunker and gun hoard, and was as horrified as we would be.

I think a lot of the gun nuts have lead poisoning. It turns out to be pretty common in people who play with guns often. It impacts thoughts, without the victim being aware that they’re not thinking clearly.
Both the people I know who shoot have been diagnosed with lead poisoning.

I own 5 handguns, and a shotgun. These people terrify me.

I haven’t even laid eyes/hands on any of my guns in months. They are there if I need them, but I don’t obsess over them. I have a life and I’m comfortable with who I am.

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ipsos  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:06:16pm

Next serious question for whatever passes for local law enforcement out there in Harney County:

All this mail that’s being sent “general delivery” to the Burns PO for the Y’allqaeda terroritos… are they really just going to be allowed to leave the refuge, drive into town, pick up their snack shipments and drive back unimpeded? And if so…um…WHY?

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Barefoot Grin  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:07:15pm

re: #98 No Country For Old Haters

I have a friend who owns guns. He’s on the same page as we are regarding nuts with guns. He met some wingnuts in AZ, and saw their bunker and gun hoard, and was as horrified as we would be.

I think a lot of the gun nuts have lead poisoning. It turns out to be pretty common in people who play with guns often. It impacts thoughts, without the victim being aware that they’re not thinking clearly.
Both the people I know who shoot have been diagnosed with lead poisoning.

That’s a better guess than mine. I was thinking toxoplasmosis—the transfer of the parasite in cat feces that takes over the human brain and commands it to do odd things like get more cats. But there’s a weak correlation.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:07:25pm

re: #108 ipsos

If it’s glitter and mixed nuts snake cans, sure!

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:08:20pm

re: #109 Barefoot Grin

That’s a better guess than mine. I was thinking toxoplasmosis—the transfer of the parasite in cat feces that takes over the human brain and commands it to do odd things like get more cats. But there’s a weak correlation.

I do know that it is dangerous for pregnant women. So guess who got stuck cleaning out the litter box while she was pregnant?

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Kragar  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:08:38pm

re: #107 GlutenFreeJesus

I own 5 handguns, and a shotgun. These people terrify me.

I haven’t even laid eyes/hands on any of my guns in months. They are there if I need them, but I don’t obsess over them. I have a life and I’m comfortable with who I am.

I own 1 pistol and 1 shotgun. I take them out every year or so to maintain them, and that is about it. Otherwise, they’re in they’re locked case with a trigger lock.

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Barefoot Grin  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:08:38pm

re: #100 GlutenFreeJesus

So, the part of the video where this gem of a citizen shoots the McCain mask in the face (mouth) is at 4:45.

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I reported as a harmful/dangerous act, and wrote a note about it. Perhaps if other Lizards did, he’d feel some heat for his crazy bullshit. Have at it.

I’ll bet that one of his two degrees is in Criminal Justice. The irony never stops with these chuckleheads.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:09:45pm

re: #98 No Country For Old Haters

I have a friend who owns guns. He’s on the same page as we are regarding nuts with guns. He met some wingnuts in AZ, and saw their bunker and gun hoard, and was as horrified as we would be.

I think a lot of the gun nuts have lead poisoning. It turns out to be pretty common in people who play with guns often. It impacts thoughts, without the victim being aware that they’re not thinking clearly.
Both the people I know who shoot have been diagnosed with lead poisoning.

That’s an interesting observation, especially given the correlation between leaded fuel use and the rise and fall of violent crime from 1950 till now.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:09:52pm

re: #112 Kragar

I own 1 pistol and 1 shotgun. I take them out every year or so to maintain them, and that is about it. Otherwise, they’re in they’re locked case with a trigger lock.

If I still lived in Arizona, I would probably own a pistol - loaded with pellet shot to scare off rattlesnakes.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:10:27pm

re: #109 Barefoot Grin

That’s a better guess than mine. I was thinking toxoplasmosis—the transfer of the parasite in cat feces that takes over the human brain and commands it to do odd things like get more cats. But there’s a weak correlation.

That’s the syndrome that Pharma pirate Shkreli was charging $750/pill for treatment.

Still no word on whether Turing corporation of which he is no longer CEO (being an alleged criminal) has lowered the price.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:10:28pm

re: #112 Kragar

I own 1 pistol and 1 shotgun. I take them out every year or so to maintain them, and that is about it. Otherwise, they’re in they’re locked case with a trigger lock.

Lots of sane people have guns. It’s when you start fondling them and thinking about killing people outside your cultish subculture that’s the problem.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:10:49pm

re: #113 Barefoot Grin

I’ll bet that one of his two degrees is in Criminal Justice. The irony never stops with these chuckleheads.

He probably signed up to be a hor-ticulturist but was sadly disappointed when he found out what it really was.

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Barefoot Grin  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:10:52pm

re: #111 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I do know that it is dangerous for pregnant women. So guess who got stuck cleaning out the litter box while she was pregnant?

I get something like an asthma attack if I’m around cats for more than a few minutes.

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wrenchwench  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:11:12pm
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Ace-o-aces  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:11:24pm
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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:11:47pm

re: #117 No Country For Old Haters

Lots of sane people have guns. It’s when you start fondling them and thinking about killing people outside your cultish subculture that’s the problem.

Or slinging them over your shoulder just to go to the grocery store.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:12:26pm

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

If I still lived in Arizona, I would probably own a pistol - loaded with pellet shot to scare off rattlesnakes.

I would not live in AZ. Too many crazy stories from that state.

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sagehen  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:13:41pm

re: #111 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I do know that it is dangerous for pregnant women. So guess who got stuck cleaning out the litter box while she was pregnant?

This is one of the many, many reasons why dogs are better than cats.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:14:05pm

re: #121 Ace-o-aces

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:14:29pm
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wrenchwench  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:14:29pm

re: #123 No Country For Old Haters

I would not live in AZ. Too many crazy stories from that state.

Every state produces crazy stories. AZ has huge areas of beauty without any humans.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:14:40pm

re: #124 sagehen

This is one of the many, many reasons why dogs are better than cats.

Not as long as dogs keep barking, which cats never do.

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BeachDem  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:14:48pm

re: #104 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Added bonus: I also know when my degrees are absolutely not relevant to the conversation.

According to his Linked In page,

Yavapai College, Fire Science
2001 - 2003
study
Activities and Societies: Science, Physics

So, apparently no degrees.

But, he’s apparently pretty proud of this:

I was interrogated by the FBI for 45 minutes for a Facebook comment.
A week later I confronted John McCain to be Arrested for Treason!
After that I initiated the Bundy Ranch Stand Off with the Fed’s Played a huge role in it, including personal bodyguard to Clive Bundy and His Wife Carol. All Articles, and videos are available YouTube and web.

(also apparent that proofreading his bullshit doesn’t come into play at all.)

Oh, and

Organizations blaine supports:
Anything against Big government and Islam…….

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:15:37pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:16:48pm
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Pawn of the Oppressor  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:17:33pm

There is no “news” anymore. Only reactionary tabloids.

The real reason the gun lobby isn’t serious about mental health being a factor in gun purchases is they’d lose half their customers overnight if you got DQ’d for paranoia and anger issues.

These people have lost what’s left of their fucking minds. I say this as a life-long gun owner and licensed carrier.

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:18:35pm

re: #101 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

your an a idiot!

:-D

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:18:46pm

re: #127 wrenchwench

Every state produces crazy stories. AZ has huge areas of beauty without any humans.

A handful of states produce the craziest stories. FL, TX, and AZ top the list.
In AZ, they don’t trouble people to renew their drivers licenses until they’re 65, which allows senile people on the road, and any nut can run around with guns. They’re also the maniacs that elected Jan Brewer.

If you have to avoid the humans to enjoy a state, it’s one of the crazy states. I’ll stick with states with less crazy, and more art and theater.

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unproven innocence  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:19:22pm

re: #98 No Country For Old Haters

[snip]
I think a lot of the gun nuts have lead poisoning. It turns out to be pretty common in people who play with guns often. It impacts thoughts, without the victim being aware that they’re not thinking clearly.
Both the people I know who shoot have been diagnosed with lead poisoning.

The powers that be fought tooth and nail against regulations restricting tetra-ethyl-lead and similar fuel additives, lead in paint, lead in tires, etc. They also campaigned hard against the science and the people involved in the research that lead to the regulations.

Maybe we are not going about this gun problem the right way.

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:19:26pm
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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:20:11pm

re: #119 Barefoot Grin

I get something like an asthma attack if I’m around cats for more than a few minutes.

I found there’s one breed of cats that trigger my allergies - Burmese. The alcoholic chainsmoking ex-Army Lesbians who lived next door in SF had them, and whenever I visited I’d start sniffling within minutes. They bred and showed them.

Then I confirmed it when visiting a coworker who also bred and showed Burmese. Same symptoms.

We had cats at the time and never a sniffle, but half an hour there - or worse, having dinner there - and I’d end up with itchy eyes and a mild wheeze.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:20:22pm

re: #136 jaunte

I’m waiting for someone on my FB to say Obama is faking the tears.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:22:06pm

re: #123 No Country For Old Haters

I would not live in AZ. Too many crazy stories from that state.

One reason I no longer live there. Cannot go out and enjoy the wilderness areas around Phoenix without encountering dozens of locked and loaded gunfuckers.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:22:22pm

re: #135 unproven innocence

The powers that be fought tooth and nail against regulations restricting tetra-ethyl-lead and similar fuel additives, lead in paint, lead in tires, etc. They also campaigned hard against the science and the people involved in the research that lead to the regulations.

Maybe we are not going about this gun problem the right way.

You may be right. A smarter population is one solution to the problem. If we got all the lead paint out of homes, and required good ventilation at indoor ranges now, we might solve the problem in 40-60 years as the impaired people become too old to be very dangerous and die off.

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wrenchwench  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:22:31pm

re: #134 No Country For Old Haters

A handful of states produce the craziest stories. FL, TX, and AZ top the list.
In AZ, they don’t trouble people to renew their drivers licenses until they’re 65, which allows senile people on the road, and any nut can run around with guns. They’re also the maniacs that elected Jan Brewer.

If you have to avoid the humans to enjoy a state, it’s one of the crazy states. I’ll stick with states with less crazy, and more art and theater.

There are political things to do in AZ also:

There are good people living there. They may be outnumbered, but they may not, or soon may not. There are also reservations full of non-wingnuts.

Don’t give up on any one of the 50.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:22:40pm

sigh

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:23:08pm

re: #124 sagehen

This is one of the many, many reasons why dogs are better than cats.

“Dogs are man’s best friend. Cats are man’s weird reclusive roommate who craps in a box.”

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:25:01pm

re: #133 WhatEVs

:-D

Is not “an” idiot proper? It is both before a vowel and a word that has an initial vowel-like sound.

Or, am I missing something…like a joke?

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:25:23pm

re: #131 Backwoods_Sleuth

Why are they not cutting off the power?

I’m confused.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:25:24pm

re: #136 jaunte

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wrenchwench  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:25:43pm

re: #139 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

One reason I no longer live there. Cannot go out and enjoy the wilderness areas around Phoenix without encountering dozens of locked and loaded gunfuckers.

Perhaps you went further than necessary, though?

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Tigger2  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:25:47pm

re: #142 Backwoods_Sleuth

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sigh

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:26:27pm

re: #144 ObserverArt

Is not “an” idiot proper? It is both before a vowel and a word that has an initial vowel-like sound.

Or, am I missing something…like a joke?

Yes, a joke.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:27:04pm

Oh, what fun!

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:27:17pm

re: #142 Backwoods_Sleuth

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lawhawk  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:27:21pm

re: #145 WhatEVs

Why are they not cutting off the power?

I’m confused.

It’s possible that they aren’t cutting power because it might result in damage to the property - pipes bursting, that kind of thing.

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Jenner7  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:27:51pm
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Timothy Watson  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:28:12pm

re: #145 WhatEVs

Why are they not cutting off the power?

I’m confused.

Because the DOJ is feckless as ever when dealing with white supremacists, militias, and sovereign citizen types.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:28:29pm

re: #137 Blind Frog Belly White

I found there’s one breed of cats that trigger my allergies - Burmese. The alcoholic chainsmoking ex-Army Lesbians who lived next door in SF had them, and whenever I visited I’d start sniffling within minutes. They bred and showed them.

Then I confirmed it when visiting a coworker who also bred and showed Burmese. Same symptoms.

We had cats at the time and never a sniffle, but half an hour there - or worse, having dinner there - and I’d end up with itchy eyes and a mild wheeze.

The cat mr. klys had when we started dating was Burmese. He’d gotten her from a friend when she had moved in with her then-boyfriend, who didn’t want cats. Purebred, but had come at a discount because her meow sounded like she had smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years.

I miss her. Even if she did trigger my allergies something fierce when we first started dating. I took a lot of Benadryl those first few months, and then the exposure finally kicked in and I stopped flaring up as much.

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Testy Toad T  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:28:49pm

re: #150 Backwoods_Sleuth

Oh, what fun!

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To be honest, I think politics in this country went off the rails at the precise moment we figured the other party needed to have a televised “response” (in reality, a pre-planned pre-written set of dueling talking points) to anything the sitting president says.

When did this stupid shit start?

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:29:00pm

re: #147 wrenchwench

Perhaps you went further than necessary, though?

I wound up in a part of the world with rather strict gun control laws.

But whatever drives me dippy about Europeans in general and Germans in particular, at least I don’t have to worry about gun fetishists.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:30:09pm

re: #145 WhatEVs

Why are they not cutting off the power?

I’m confused.

So the DOJ can bill them for it when they finally come out?

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:30:43pm

re: #149 Blind Frog Belly White

Yes, a joke.

I figured so. I guess I am not in a joking mood today. Sorry.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:31:38pm

re: #157 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I wound up in a part of the world with rather strict gun control laws.

But whatever drives me dippy about Europeans in general and Germans in particular, at least I don’t have to worry about gun fetishists.

But with those strict gun control laws, there must be horrific levels of gun violence there!!!
////To infinity, and beyond!

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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:32:01pm

re: #156 Testy Toad T

To be honest, I think politics in this country went off the rails at the precise moment we figured the other party needed to have a televised “response” (in reality, a pre-planned pre-written set of dueling talking points) to anything the sitting president says.

When did this stupid shit start?

2009. No other president has been responded to this way.

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:32:18pm

re: #152 lawhawk

It’s possible that they aren’t cutting power because it might result in damage to the property - pipes bursting, that kind of thing.

Well, that makes sense. Sorta. They haven’t hurt anyone. Yet.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:32:32pm

These people just don’t pay attention. Chicago, for instance. There’s a gun violence problem because the majority of the guns being used are coming from states with lax gun laws.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:32:45pm

re: #152 lawhawk

It’s possible that they aren’t cutting power because it might result in damage to the property - pipes bursting, that kind of thing.

It would destroy the property, but a takeover by heavily-armed wingnuts is not good for a building either. Water from burst pipes beats piles of wingnut feces. It’s like having raccoons in the building, but with guns.

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CuriousLurker  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:32:54pm

I don’t know if any of you have read this Rolling Stone article, but it sounds like something that could be disastrous: The Oath Keeper Who Wants to Arm Black Lives Matter

It’s pretty long and quite page-worthy, but unfortunately I don’t have time to create a proper page for it right now. If any of you want to page it, please be my guest.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:34:07pm

re: #163 GlutenFreeJesus

These people just don’t pay attention. Chicago, for instance. There’s a gun violence problem because the majority of the guns being used are coming from states with lax gun laws.

They know that. Pretending that liberals cause Chicago gun-violence is part of the RWNJ agenda. Many are idiots, but a lot of them are intentionally misleading the idiots.

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:34:56pm

re: #164 No Country For Old Haters

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:35:00pm

re: #161 Belafon

2009. No other president has been responded to this way.

Actually, at least since LBJ:
presidency.ucsb.edu

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:35:01pm

re: #163 GlutenFreeJesus

These people just don’t pay attention. Chicago, for instance. There’s a gun violence problem because the majority of the guns being used are coming from states with lax gun laws.

And might be one of those states be Indiana where Mike Pence is the Governor?

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:35:28pm

re: #161 Belafon

2009. No other president has been responded to this way.

Well, SOTU responses go back decades. Apart from that, yeah.

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Tigger2  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:36:05pm

re: #169 ObserverArt

And might be one of those states be Indiana where Mike Pence is the Governor?

It most likely is.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:36:33pm

re: #167 jaunte

Rocket?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:36:43pm

re: #163 GlutenFreeJesus

These people just don’t pay attention. Chicago, for instance. There’s a gun violence problem because the majority of the guns being used are coming from states with lax gun laws.

Hell, a huge number of the guns coming into Chicago are coming from essentially one gun store in an adjacent Illinois county.

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:36:54pm

re: #172 No Country For Old Haters

Yes, a concept drawing.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:37:47pm

HURR HURR OBAMA FORCED ME TO BUY A GUN AT GUNPOINT!!!11!!!!

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gocart mozart  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:37:48pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:37:58pm

re: #169 ObserverArt

And might be one of those states be Indiana where Mike Pence is the Governor?

Gary, Ind., is just minutes away.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:38:39pm

re: #163 GlutenFreeJesus

These people just don’t pay attention. Chicago, for instance. There’s a gun violence problem because the majority of the guns being used are coming from states with lax gun laws.

To be fair, however, Chicago has a lower murder rate than at least 19 other major US cities.

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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:39:37pm

re: #168 Backwoods_Sleuth

Actually, at least since LBJ:
presidency.ucsb.edu

You’re correct. I missed the SOTU part. I was responding to the fact that Republicans seem to think they need to have a response to nearly every statement Obama makes.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:40:04pm

re: #177 Backwoods_Sleuth

Gary, Ind., is just minutes away.

…Not Louisiana, Paris France, New York or Rome!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:40:38pm

Somebody who obviously is unable to comprehend facts:

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Timothy Watson  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:41:09pm

ROFL ROFL ROFL

The MRAs actually think they caused The Force Awakens to loss money
donotlink.com

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:41:42pm

re: #175 The Vicious Babushka

HURR HURR OBAMA FORCED ME TO BUY A GUN AT GUNPOINT!!!11!!!!

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:42:34pm

re: #178 Blind Frog Belly White

To be fair, however, Chicago has a lower murder rate than at least 19 other major US cities.

Shhhh. Don’t let the facts get in the way of all the gun lovers and gun loving politicians that use Chicago as example #1.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:43:02pm

re: #181 Backwoods_Sleuth

Somebody who obviously is unable to comprehend facts:

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japa21  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:43:05pm

re: #179 Belafon

True, it started in 1966. However, only beginning in 2009 have the responses been full of idiotic statements and non sequitors as they are now.

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:43:47pm

re: #155 klys (maker of Silmarils)

The cat mr. klys had when we started dating was Burmese. He’d gotten her from a friend when she had moved in with her then-boyfriend, who didn’t want cats. Purebred, but had come at a discount because her meow sounded like she had smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years.

I miss her. Even if she did trigger my allergies something fierce when we first started dating. I took a lot of Benadryl those first few months, and then the exposure finally kicked in and I stopped flaring up as much.

Did you see the video of a rescue cat named Tribble? It purred like a Tribble. It was returned by two adopters because the purring freaked them out. She now has a good home and owners who love her purr.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:43:50pm

re: #181 Backwoods_Sleuth

Somebody who obviously is unable to comprehend facts:

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Crazed gun nut:
Your conscience @aginorr * 463 FOLLOWERS * 10,102 TWEETS

Loves include my wife, kids and country. #2A. Families are the cornerstone of our society. The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed

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Timothy Watson  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:44:13pm

re: #175 The Vicious Babushka

HURR HURR OBAMA FORCED ME TO BUY A GUN AT GUNPOINT!!!11!!!!

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Without a props guy to keep him safe, how long until he shoots himself in the foot?

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:44:37pm

re: #188 No Country For Old Haters

Crazed gun nut:
Your conscience @aginorr * 463 FOLLOWERS * 10,102 TWEETS

Loves include my wife, kids and country. #2A. Families are the cornerstone of our society. The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed

Note how he leaves out the first clause of the 2A…

It is not part of their consciousness.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:44:42pm

Where Chicago guns come from:

nytimes.com

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:45:18pm

re: #189 Timothy Watson

Without a props guy to keep him safe, how long until he shoots himself in the foot?

Hopefully he doesn’t buy any bullets. If he does, it increases his chances of a successful suicide, or a terrible injury due to carelessness.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:45:28pm

re: #175 The Vicious Babushka

HURR HURR OBAMA FORCED ME TO BUY A GUN AT GUNPOINT!!!11!!!!

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That is they dumbest thing I’ve seen all day. He doesn’t WANT a gun, but he has to buy one because Obama’s making it harder for people who can’t legally own a gun to get one? How wacked out do you have to be for that to make any sense.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:46:02pm

Dana you are a shill for the gun lobby, you are literally a Guns And Ammo cover girl, you fucking GET MONEY from them, so please cut the bullshit.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:46:04pm

re: #190 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Note how he leaves out the first clause of the 2A…

It is not part of their consciousness.

Of course. They can’t engage with reality, or they’ll realize that they’re dangerous assholes. That’s a hard pill to swallow.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:46:16pm

re: #184 ObserverArt

Shhhh. Don’t let the facts get in the way of all the gun lovers and gun loving politicians that use Chicago as example #1.

It’s full of Blah People, after all.

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:46:22pm

re: #186 japa21

True, it started in 1966. However, only beginning in 2009 have the responses been full of idiotic statements and non sequitors as they are now.

2009? Hmmm. I can’t quite figure out what happened in 2009 that would have caused this.

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:46:49pm

re: #158 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

So the DOJ can bill them for it when they finally come out?

Which they’ll promptly ignore.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:46:50pm

re: #194 The Vicious Babushka

Dana you are a shill for the gun lobby, you are literally a Guns And Ammo cover girl, you fucking GET MONEY from them, so please cut the bullshit.

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Kragar  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:47:22pm
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EPR-radar  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:47:45pm

re: #197 ObserverArt

2009? Hmmm. I can’t quite figure out what happened in 2009 that would have caused this.

US conservatives went out of their tiny minds the moment a black man was elected president.

It really is that simple.

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BeachDem  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:47:59pm

re: #150 Backwoods_Sleuth

Oh, what fun!

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Well, of course she is. She’s been auditioning for the VP slot for about 6 years now. And the idiot media, in their usual feckless style, gave her big props for her “bold stand” against the confederate flag at the statehouse (after she campaigned just months prior about how nobody cares about the flag at all.)

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:49:18pm

re: #193 Blind Frog Belly White

That is they dumbest thing I’ve seen all day. He doesn’t WANT a gun, but he has to buy one because Obama’s making it harder for people who can’t legally own a gun to get one? How wacked out do you have to be for that to make any sense.

As whacked out as the rest of the conservatives suffering from ODS.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:49:49pm

re: #201 EPR-radar

US conservatives went out of their tiny minds the moment a black man was elected president.

It really is that simple.

They also thought they’d be able to drag us back to the dark ages when Republicans won the Presidency. Those hopes were dashed when Obama won, and they realize that demographic trends are not on the side of white Christianist racists.

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Kragar  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:49:59pm
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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:51:41pm

re: #205 Kragar

We are at the threshold of the most dangerous year in the history of the Second Amendment

Just forget about the time the Soviets had nuclear missiles in Cuba, or when it looked like the Nazis might take Europe completely. Background checks are existential threats.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:51:51pm

re: #205 Kragar

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Unabogie  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:52:58pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:53:14pm

I’ve been checking some of my mentions on my tweet and it’s interesting that a lot of those liking/retweeting are from (in no particular order) Canada, Arizona, Texas and California.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:53:38pm
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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:53:45pm
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goddamnedfrank  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:54:21pm

re: #152 lawhawk

It’s possible that they aren’t cutting power because it might result in damage to the property - pipes bursting, that kind of thing.

Also because the secret microphones Obama installed in every government building run off the mains.

Shhh don’t tell anybody.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:54:35pm

Has Dana Mahgunz threatened civil war yet?

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:54:43pm

re: #208 Unabogie

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:54:59pm

Oh! Lookie at who I just got a “like” from!
And then he tweeted this to me:

time to say byeeee….

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ChuckJager95  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:56:30pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:56:35pm
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KGxvi  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:56:46pm

The LA Times has this current headline:

How to drive in the rain: A guide for Southern Californians

I don’t know if they’re trolling us, if they’re trying to be the Onion, or if this is actually necessary. And I’m not sure if any answer makes it ok.

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:57:19pm

re: #201 EPR-radar

US conservatives went out of their tiny minds the moment a black man was elected president.

It really is that simple.

No doubt. I still remember listening to local political radio coverage of the inauguration. As soon as the speech was over and commercials were covered they started their bitching. He hadn’t even done anything and they were against it. I knew right then it was going to be a long 4 years…which of course turned into 8 years.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:58:20pm
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lawhawk  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:58:33pm

re: #164 No Country For Old Haters

Rocket Oh Yeah! HD

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:58:51pm

He’s just flailing now:

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makeitstop  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:59:05pm

re: #193 Blind Frog Belly White

That is they dumbest thing I’ve seen all day. He doesn’t WANT a gun, but he has to buy one because Obama’s making it harder for people who can’t legally own a gun to get one? How wacked out do you have to be for that to make any sense.

He’s afraid that if they start cracking down on mental patients being able to buy guns, he won’t be able to get one at that point.

/ (half)

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:59:31pm

re: #216 ChuckJager95

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What a pathetic load of shit. Oh POTUS criticized guns, now I need to hoard guns! Do these people even listen to how stupid tehy sound?

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:59:36pm
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KGxvi  Jan 5, 2016 • 12:59:52pm

re: #175 The Vicious Babushka

he seems to be confusing “guns” and “health insurance.” of course, both could lead to a psychological evaluation, so i guess i can see why they’d be confusing.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:00:33pm

Let me guess: gun sales have already spiked upward.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:00:54pm

They really lack any kind of nuanced thinking. We’re dealing with actual morons.

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:01:13pm

re: #226 KGxvi

Of course the “I can’t afford health insurance, so I have to buy more guns” proposition is inherently confusing.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:01:58pm

re: #229 jaunte

Of course the “I can’t afford health insurance, so I have to buy more guns” proposition is inherently confusing.

If you shoot yourself in the head, as these idiots do too often, you don’t need health insurance.

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:02:02pm

Dear NRA. Did you have to come up with that tweet about being at the threshold of the most dangerous year in the history of the Second Amendment, or did you just copy and paste it from the 1,546,356th time you have the same or slightly different?

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:02:09pm

re: #228 No Country For Old Haters

The left hates corrupt police. Is that nuance lost in the #wingnut mind?

Pause while he Googles for instances of leftist police corruption.

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:02:42pm

re: #227 Eclectic Cyborg

Let me guess: gun sales have already spiked upward.

I totally expect that to happen. Obama and Democratic presidents are the best thing that can happen to the gun industry.

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gocart mozart  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:03:03pm

re: #183 No Country For Old Haters

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:03:12pm

re: #231 ObserverArt

“This is a uniquely dangerous time, just like the last 1,000 fundraising emails said.”

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:03:23pm

re: #232 jaunte

Pause while he Googles for instances of leftist police corruption.

He’ll find it in South America. In America it’s the right that’s off the rails, while the “left” is mostly moderates.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:04:35pm

re: #234 gocart mozart

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KGxvi  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:05:10pm

re: #229 jaunte

It’s not that confusing, we’ve all seen the movies where a guy holds a doctor at gun point to get him to perform emergency surgery… usually in the back of a veterinarian office. I’m surprised the wingularity hasn’t burped that up as a health care plan yet.

(also, there is something of a family legend that goes that my grandfather in the late 40s/early50s (while still in Cuba) pulled a gun on doctors and nurses because his sister was dealing with a complicated delivery and they weren’t sure what they were going to do)

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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:05:43pm

The thing is these guys just want an excuse to gun hoard. Oh Obama’s elected. I’ll buy a buncha guns. Obama’s re-elected. Time ot buy more guns. Oh Obama issued an EO that I don’t like. Time to hoard more. These guys are just sad. They want to hoard guns. It’s a mental illness.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:06:39pm

re: #238 KGxvi

It’s not that confusing, we’ve all seen the movies where a guy holds a doctor at gun point to get him to perform emergency surgery… usually in the back of a veterinarian office. I’m surprised the wingularity hasn’t burped that up as a health care plan yet.

(also, there is something of a family legend that goes that my grandfather in the late 40s/early50s (while still in Cuba) pulled a gun on doctors and nurses because his sister was dealing with a complicated delivery and they weren’t sure what they were going to do)

BECAUSE EVERYONE DOES THEIR BEST WORK AT GUNPOINT!!!!!

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jaunte  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:07:15pm

re: #239 HappyWarrior

They won’t listen to reason, so maybe we should encourage them to stop buying food and paying rent and spend the money buying more guns.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:07:21pm

I fear progressives may have lost this war. I mean think about it: The President has to use an Executive Order to tighten background checks, advocate for better handling of mental illness and stronger restriction of laws already on the books.

No bans, no restrictions, no reforms. It’s practically nothing and he had to circumvent congress to even get THAT far. It’s not looking good folks.

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gocart mozart  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:07:22pm

re: #237 No Country For Old Haters

I used to like some of his acting too. I think he is one of those guys that lost their minds after 9/11.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:07:29pm

If somebody forced me to write SQL stored procedures at gunpoint it would be the crappiest code ever.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:07:32pm
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HappyWarrior  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:08:02pm

re: #241 jaunte

They won’t listen to reason, so maybe we should encourage them to stop buying food and paying rent and spend the money buying more guns.

Frankly, I don’t want to hear people who spend tons of money on guns bitching about taxes.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:09:27pm

re: #205 Kragar

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Shorter NRA: PANIC!! BUY GUNS!! GIVE US MONEY!!!

It is necessary at all times to stand at the precipice of disaster, or people who like guns would just keep and shoot the ones they have, buying new ones based on interest and need.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:09:33pm

re: #243 gocart mozart

I used to like some of his acting too. I think he is one of those guys that lost their minds after 9/11.

Apparently he was aboard an aircraft that was used as a “dry run” by the terrorists. He saw something, said something, but nobody paid any attention.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:10:03pm

If the government taxed the fuck out of gun purchases would that violate the 2A?

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Great White Snark  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:10:21pm

re: #62 Belafon

Scalia and Roberts separated the amendment into two parts, basically saying that owning guns doesn’t have to be part of a regulated militia.

Actually the point still stands well. Contrary to certain fantasies or paranoid fears (right wing and left) Heller did not wipe gun control from the books. Every California gun control measure, state or Federal survived Heller just fine. 100% intact.

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William Lewis  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:11:10pm

re: #98 No Country For Old Haters

Both the people I know who shoot have been diagnosed with lead poisoning.

When I was looking into casting lead bullets I had a blood test for lead to set a baseline lead level to watch out for over exposure.

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KGxvi  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:11:42pm

re: #240 The Vicious Babushka

stoopid libTARDS where do you thunk the fraze “under teh gun” comes from?!?!1/1//? HUH???

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:11:43pm

re: #215 Backwoods_Sleuth

Oh! Lookie at who I just got a “like” from!
And then he tweeted this to me:

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time to say byeeee….

The 72,659 denials don’t count, apparently.

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Snarknado!  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:11:56pm

re: #93 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I have the ability to properly place apostrophes.

And not to split infinitives?

<ducks>

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:12:27pm

fecking clueless:

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:13:21pm

re: #239 HappyWarrior

The thing is these guys just want an excuse to gun hoard. Oh Obama’s elected. I’ll buy a buncha guns. Obama’s re-elected. Time ot buy more guns. Oh Obama issued an EO that I don’t like. Time to hoard more. These guys are just sad. They want to hoard guns. It’s a mental illness.

Gun manufacturers are in trouble. They’re making a lot of money because the nuts created a bubble, but when the nuts die, there are going to be a lot of used guns up for sale.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:13:45pm

re: #218 KGxvi

The LA Times has this current headline:

How to drive in the rain: A guide for Southern Californians

I don’t know if they’re trolling us, if they’re trying to be the Onion, or if this is actually necessary. And I’m not sure if any answer makes it ok.

You put the top up, and close the windows.

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Dr Lizardo  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:13:54pm

re: #243 gocart mozart

I used to like some of his acting too. I think he is one of those guys that lost their minds after 9/11.

IIRC, I do believe Mr. Woods actually saw some of the 9/11 hijackers doing a dry run.

And yep….here it is.

Claim: Actor James Woods observed and reported four suspicious men possibly making a hijacking trial run on an airline flight before the 9/11 attacks.

True.

James Woods apparently was on the same flight from Logan to LA a week prior and reported seeing individuals in first class that were taking notes and doing a dry run.

snopes.com

I can’t help but think that experience may have unhinged him a bit. But on the other hand, Seth MacFarlane is still with us because he missed his flight on 9/11.

American Airlines Flight 11.

I guess people react differently.

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Targetpractice  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:14:00pm

re: #255 Backwoods_Sleuth

fecking clueless:

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Why does he need to use an EO? Because Congress refuses to enforce the laws, as they are either in the NRA’s pocket or are afraid of being replaced by someone who is.

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:14:04pm

You know, if there is another mass shooting as tragic as Sandy Hook there should be a call to round up all the people in Congress and put them on a plane or bus and force them to go through the whole scene before the bodies are removed and the scene cleaned up. Let’s see how truly uncaring they really are. The people of America deserve that kind of fact finding mission.

(I hope I am not too out of line…)

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CuriousLurker  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:14:23pm

This is the kind of religious stuff that makes me twitch. The country singer who went missing with his friend, Craig Strickland, was found dead. That’s sad, he was young as was the friend who died with him. But this is what makes me all twitchy:

On Instagram, Helen [his wife —CL] described Strickland’s final moments: “The night of the accident he had fought his way out of the water and up a hill before the stages of hypothermia set in. He experienced no pain in his final moments and simply felt like he was falling asleep,” she wrote, thanking those who had prayed for him and their family.

Backroad Anthem also shared a few details about Strickland’s remains, saying they were “thankful to know he fought his way from the water to a hill and was lying in the shape of a cross on his back looking up to his Heavenly Father.”

“There was not a more peaceful way for him to go into the arms of our Lord,” wrote Helen. […]

usatoday.com

WTF? Do y’all think he died in that position on purpose? Or maybe you think God or the Holy Ghost or whoever moved him into that position as a message of some sort?

That’s what drives me nuts, what reminds me of dealing with this shit as a teen: Everything is a freaking sign. And with people like Ammon Bundy, they think every desire, ever emotion they have is somehow God-inspired, God “talking” to them, therefore making whatever the hell happens “holy” or some ridiculous crap. I just…

*Runs out of room screaming, hair on fire….*

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Blind Frog Belly White  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:14:32pm

re: #243 gocart mozart

I used to like some of his acting too. I think he is one of those guys that lost their minds after 9/11.

I liked him better when he was just PLAYING a crazy person.

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Targetpractice  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:14:38pm

re: #256 No Country For Old Haters

Gun manufacturers are in trouble. They’re making a lot of money because the nuts created a bubble, but when the nuts die, there are going to be a lot of used guns up for sale.

Coming soon: A tax on sales of used guns that goes back to the gun makers.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:16:08pm
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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:16:26pm

re: #245 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:17:51pm

re: #123 No Country For Old Haters

I would not live in AZ. Too many crazy stories from that state.

One more for the record

Arizona Bans Banning Plastic Bags

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Targetpractice  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:18:53pm

re: #266 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

One more for the record

Arizona Bans Banning Plastic Bags

“Local control,” my ass.

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Kragar  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:19:14pm

re: #264 Backwoods_Sleuth

“If armed societies are polite societies, how do you explain Texas?”

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lawhawk  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:20:00pm

re: #265 No Country For Old Haters

That was one precious nutter.

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ObserverArt  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:20:16pm

Later. Time to chill.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:20:38pm

re: #218 KGxvi

The LA Times has this current headline:

How to drive in the rain: A guide for Southern Californians

I don’t know if they’re trolling us, if they’re trying to be the Onion, or if this is actually necessary. And I’m not sure if any answer makes it ok.

Another True Arizona story: I was driving with a young lady when it started to rain. She panicked because she had up to that point in her life, never, ever driven in the rain.

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FormerDirtDart  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:21:04pm

When the ONION became the new Nostradamus
After Obama Victory, Shrieking White-Hot Sphere Of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-Runner For 2016

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Eventual Carrion  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:22:12pm

re: #19 Backwoods_Sleuth

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What do you call someone that graduates very last in class from medical school?

Doctor

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KGxvi  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:24:02pm

re: #261 CuriousLurker

Everything is a freaking sign.

In times of crisis, when we have (or appear to have) no control over the circumstances, we look for signs anywhere we can find them. And it’s trait that is likely older than history - we try to make sense out of chaos. For many, that means religion - you accept something on faith and believe there’s a greater plan.

I’m somewhere between an agnostic and an atheist, with a touch of free thinkerism thrown in, and in ordinary circumstances the religious stuff like that does bother me. But in a situation like this, I let it go because we all need comfort sometimes.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:24:15pm

re: #269 lawhawk

That was one precious nutter.

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He wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:24:22pm

re: #248 The Vicious Babushka

Apparently he was aboard an aircraft that was used as a “dry run” by the terrorists. He saw something, said something, but nobody paid any attention.

And he hates Obama because of that?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:24:58pm

LOL!

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Snarknado!  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:24:59pm

re: #187 WhatEVs

Did you see the video of a rescue cat named Tribble? It purred like a Tribble. It was returned by two adopters because the purring freaked them out. She now has a good home and owners who love her purr.

My cat purrs like a jet engine. I’d love a tribble purr.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:25:42pm

re: #276 WhatEVs

And he hates Obama because of that?

Story of his sad, pathetic life.
No one listens to him…

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:27:09pm

re: #248 The Vicious Babushka

Apparently he was aboard an aircraft that was used as a “dry run” by the terrorists. He saw something, said something, but nobody paid any attention.

Apparently, Bush received a memo warning him of an imminent attack, but nobody paid attention…

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Tigger2  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:27:23pm

re: #275 Backwoods_Sleuth

He wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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He’s a stupid SOB I blocked him to.

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KGxvi  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:27:46pm

re: #271 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Having spent a fair amount of time in Arizona over the last ten years or so, I can believe that story. I actually like it out there, if the change in seasons wasn’t so extreme, I could probably live there.

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lawhawk  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:27:48pm

re: #281 Tigger2

He’s a stupid SOB I blocked him to.

Let him eat static.

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lawhawk  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:28:10pm
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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:28:23pm

re: #261 CuriousLurker

That’s how primitive religions work. They think their god is constantly intervening in their lives, and will rationalize anything to support that belief. Yes, it’s childish.

In their world, their god let these men die, or even killed them, so they have to take it as a valuable message, or discard their religion.

People rarely discard their religion once they’re locked-in to a belief system as adults. Even the death of a loved-one isn’t extreme enough to get them thinking. They just keep on rationalizing.

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No Country For Old Haters  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:28:45pm

re: #268 Kragar

“If armed societies are polite societies, how do you explain Texas?”

Heinlein was an amusing hack.

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Tigger2  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:29:02pm

re: #283 lawhawk

Let him eat static.

The one he posted had been switched around. some one relabeled the color of the lines. Here’s the real one.

pewresearch.org

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:29:16pm
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FormerDirtDart  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:29:47pm

re: #187 WhatEVs

Did you see the video of a rescue cat named Tribble? It purred like a Tribble. It was returned by two adopters because the purring freaked them out. She now has a good home and owners who love her purr.

Tribble Cat

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:29:54pm

re: #282 KGxvi

Having spent a fair amount of time in Arizona over the last ten years or so, I can believe that story. I actually like it out there, if the change in seasons wasn’t so extreme, I could probably live there.

I had the good fortune to live in Sedona, AZ before it was overrun by New Agers and millionaires. It has the perfect climate, just above freezing in the winter, rarely above 90 degrees in the summer. And some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.

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lawhawk  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:32:27pm

LOLWUT:

These nitwits think that they’ve actually fact-checked the President on his EO?

LMAO.

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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:32:35pm

re: #218 KGxvi

The LA Times has this current headline:

How to drive in the rain: A guide for Southern Californians

I don’t know if they’re trolling us, if they’re trying to be the Onion, or if this is actually necessary. And I’m not sure if any answer makes it ok.

Here in Dallas, after the summer is over and it starts raining, people do have to be reminded of how to drive on it. You get those that ignore the hazards, and those that are afraid of every wet spot. Both are dangerous.

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sagehen  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:34:16pm

re: #218 KGxvi

The LA Times has this current headline:

How to drive in the rain: A guide for Southern Californians

I don’t know if they’re trolling us, if they’re trying to be the Onion, or if this is actually necessary. And I’m not sure if any answer makes it ok.

That little “weather box” up in the top corner of the front page? Many years ago an editor, instead of putting temperatures and the sun icon, put a chapter and verse number to scripture. If you looked it up, it said “the same today as yesterday, and tomorrow, and forever more.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:36:35pm
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CuriousLurker  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:37:01pm

re: #274 KGxvi

In times of crisis, when we have (or appear to have) no control over the circumstances, we look for signs anywhere we can find them. […]

But in a situation like this, I let it go because we all need comfort sometimes.

I get it, I do. I’m a believer, a Muslim (by conversion). The thing is, Christian fanaticism and this weird kind of… I dunno what to call it—using religion as a crutch because you can’t or don’t want to deal with reality—this crap destroyed my parents’ marriage, and subsequently destroyed my (and my younger brother’s) relationship with our mother to the point that it never recovered.

Both of my parents are dead now, so there’s no hope of any of the damage ever being repaired. It’s why I really, really, really despise fanaticism (regardless of the religion) and why I get so pissed when some atheists act like all believers are just head-in-the-clouds deluded fools who can’t deal with reality. I’ve dealt with the goddamned reality of religious fanaticism and don’t need some asshat online condescending to explain to me about how harmful religion can be.

Sorry, I’m not mad at you and the above wasn’t directed at you personally—this is obviously just a HUGE trigger for me. I think I’m gonna go take out the trash and walk around a bit to see if I can calm down. Gah.

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WhatEVs  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:37:14pm

re: #289 FormerDirtDart

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Thanks! I’m on my phone or I’d have posted it. Isn’t Tribble cute?!

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Belafon  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:38:27pm

re: #250 Great White Snark

Actually the point still stands well. Contrary to certain fantasies or paranoid fears (right wing and left) Heller did not wipe gun control from the books. Every California gun control measure, state or Federal survived Heller just fine. 100% intact.

Understood. I was just trying to point out that the “well regulated militia” part had been separated from “the right of people to bear arms” (however furry they are). I still believe, and I believe the court left in place, that states can regulate. You just can’t use the militia argument.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:38:35pm

re: #218 KGxvi

The LA Times has this current headline:

How to drive in the rain: A guide for Southern Californians

I don’t know if they’re trolling us, if they’re trying to be the Onion, or if this is actually necessary. And I’m not sure if any answer makes it ok.

My guess is necessary.

A light sprinkle does not require that the windshield wipers be on high, but I see this a lot.

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makeitstop  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:39:09pm

re: #278 Snarknado!

My cat purrs like a jet engine. I’d love a tribble purr.

Here ya go!

The Cutest Purr in the World

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Targetpractice  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:39:28pm

re: #286 No Country For Old Haters

Heinlein was an amusing hack.

Heinlein’s line actually makes sense in context, because it’s meant to be satire. “An armed society is a polite society” is supposed to be sarcastic, that such a society only works if everyone is constantly afraid that they will be shot dead for being impolite. Politeness enforced by summary execution.

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Cheechako  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:45:08pm

Remember, there is one good thing about these gun clingers who have large caches of guns. They can only use one at a time (maybe two if there’re ambidexterous). The remainder of their guns are out of circulation and not in the hands of other gun nuts.

For example I knew a gun collector who had over 400 rifles, shotguns, and hand guns stored in gun safes in his basement. Except for the gun in his hand, all his other guns were off the street and out of circulation from the “bad guys”.

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sagehen  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:47:17pm

re: #260 ObserverArt

You know, if there is another mass shooting as tragic as Sandy Hook there should be a call to round up all the people in Congress and put them on a plane or bus and force them to go through the whole scene before the bodies are removed and the scene cleaned up. Let’s see how truly uncaring they really are. The people of America deserve that kind of fact finding mission.

(I hope I am not too out of line…)

Not at all.

That was sort of the reasoning when Eisenhower ordered local townspeople to be paraded past the concentration camps and take a good look at the facilities and the piles of bodies and the condition of the survivors, he didn’t want them to be able to say they didn’t know, or to deny later that it ever happened.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:51:05pm

Let it out Dana, so we can point and laugh

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Sionainn  Jan 5, 2016 • 1:56:18pm

re: #291 lawhawk

LOLWUT:

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These nitwits think that they’ve actually fact-checked the President on his EO?

LMAO.

What’s a “thorough fisking”?

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KGxvi  Jan 5, 2016 • 2:17:21pm

re: #295 CuriousLurker

No worries, I have plenty of friends and family that are believers (of a variety of faith traditions). I have no ill feelings for any of them, nor do I have any inherent ill feelings toward religions - just some who practice them. Which is to say that I do agree with you about fanaticism.

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Romantic Heretic  Jan 5, 2016 • 2:30:58pm

re: #213 Eclectic Cyborg

Has Dana Mahgunz threatened civil war yet?

When doesn’t she?

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gocart mozart  Jan 5, 2016 • 2:35:04pm

re: #277 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Jebediah, RBG  Jan 5, 2016 • 2:39:05pm

re: #44 GlutenFreeJesus

Did she just threaten to shoot the POTUS? How else does one parse that sentence? She didn’t say “as an elected representative.” She said as a concealed-carrier.


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