GOP Clown Car Town Hall, March 29, 2016, Thread 1

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I am filled with a sense of deep weariness and disgust as I contemplate tonight’s CNN GOP Town Hall meeting. My brain feels covered with a sticky layer of noxious mud and my eyes begin to droop. I yawn. They’re all such horrible people that it drains my energy to even think about them, as if I were the victim of a psychic vampire.

But still, I must summon my reserves and carry on. After all, there’s still hope. Hope that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz may launch themselves at each other and finally get into that apocalyptic fist fight we know America wants to see. And after all, isn’t this about what America wants?

So here’s our first thread for this dreadful mess.

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410 comments

thedopefishlives Mar 29, 2016 • 5:06:08pm

I’m still rooting for the Thunderdome.

451_Montag Mar 29, 2016 • 5:08:30pm

3 men enter, everyone else just goes home without telling them.

EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 5:08:31pm

I’d still like to see guns permitted at the Republican convention. After all, the GOP obeys the NRA in all things, and the NRA would like to see guns absolutely everywhere.

coin operated Mar 29, 2016 • 5:09:06pm

I don’t own a TV, or I’d be tempted to watch this one. The long knives are starting to come out for Trump, and I have lots of popcorn ready.

The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 5:09:13pm

RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM!!

thedopefishlives Mar 29, 2016 • 5:09:30pm

re: #2 451_Montag

3 men enter, everyone else just goes home without telling them.

3 men enter, none of them leave. We just lock all the doors and forget the whole thing happened.

Dr. Matt Mar 29, 2016 • 5:09:31pm

THIS is what a president looks like and sounds like:

.@POTUS: Drug abuse needs to be treated as “public health problem,” not just as criminal justice problem. https://t.co/ES0Ib1G7L9

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 30, 2016

thedopefishlives Mar 29, 2016 • 5:10:28pm

re: #7 Dr. Matt

THIS is what a president looks like and sounds like:

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The funeral for that Indiana sheriff’s deputy killed on that drug warrant was today. A good young man died because of this goddamn war on drugs. We need to do better, by our cops and by the addicts.

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:10:55pm

Only in the Republican Party could a monster who bites strippers still find employment.

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:11:03pm

And another right winger invokes my dreaded name as the ultimate boogeyman! Moohahaha! (“Has went” FTW.) pic.twitter.com/5zkXsqakj8

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 5:12:16pm

NO GO ZONES!

thedopefishlives Mar 29, 2016 • 5:12:18pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

Wow. I haven’t seen you laugh maniacally in a while. It must be a great day to be an irrelevant nobody.

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:12:32pm

There goes Ted Cruz, praising the unconstitutional NY surveillance program that was a complete failure.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

coin operated Mar 29, 2016 • 5:13:03pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson
This is small potatoes for a party that excuses prostitution and diaper play.

Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 5:15:37pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

Only in the Republican Party could a monster who bites strippers still find employment.

There’s a slasher movie franchise in there.

Dr. Matt Mar 29, 2016 • 5:18:15pm

A CNBC Columnist Asked Readers For Their Passwords. That Was a Mistake.

A columnist for CNBC’s The Big Crunch tried to make a misguided point about the FBI’s iPhone situation with an interactive tool that asked readers to input their password to see how secure they were. The post is now down, but if you did comply with the CNBC request, it might be a good idea to change your password. You should do this from time to time anyway.

The post asked you to type your password into a field, hit enter, and voila! CNBC’s expertly coded widget provided detailed analysis of that password, telling you whether it was strong, and if not, what was wrong with it.

I know what you’re thinking: Come on, this was only for “entertainment and educational purposes,” as the widget clearly stated in official-looking italic text. What could go wrong? Well…

Holy crap: @cnbc now sends your test passwd to all 3rd parties when you hit enter @__apf__https://t.co/rOQuvJ4KE2 pic.twitter.com/diRjcvJ919

— ashkan soltani (@ashk4n) March 29, 2016

lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 5:19:34pm

It’s as though there are some on the left who think that the GOP clown show shouldn’t be the only nut bar in town:

That and a $1.50 wont even get you on the subway. Wishful thinking is wishful. So much spin. So few facts @ShaunKing

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) March 29, 2016

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:19:37pm

Good grief. Ted Cruz is now pretending he isn’t a religious fanatic. WTF?! https://t.co/9IFDvee0qu pic.twitter.com/Vhpm5LikKM

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

Says a Cruz fan with “Crusader” in her Twitter name. @CrusaderforCruz

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

Shiplord Kirel Mar 29, 2016 • 5:20:29pm

Too bad it’s a state rather than a federal offense for Cruz to punch Trump in the face. Otherwise, Obama could pardon him for it.

thedopefishlives Mar 29, 2016 • 5:22:32pm

re: #17 lawhawk

It’s as though there are some on the left who think that the GOP clown show shouldn’t be the only nut bar in town:

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In the words of the lovely Mrs. Fish:

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Cheechako Mar 29, 2016 • 5:23:36pm

I had to turn Cruz off. I was only getting every third word in my LT stream. Even that was too much.

EmmaAnne Mar 29, 2016 • 5:24:16pm

I just went here to find out how various candidate’s plans would affect our taxes. Whoa - Bernie wants to tax us $15,000 more. I know that includes health insurance, but still - sticker shock!

vox.com

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:24:20pm

Ted Cruz is a Seven Mountains Dominionist, raised by a father who believes we’re in the End Times. Yes, this is fanaticism. @CrusaderforCruz

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:26:14pm

They always do this “so you’re saying all Christians” nonsense to put you on the defensive. I just ignore it. @RuckCohlchez @CrusaderforCruz

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 5:27:07pm

For the technical Lizards, a recent issue here that I’d like a second opinion on. Hidden because it is OT.

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Desktop just did a hard shutdown again for the third time in 24 hours - first two were about an hour apart, around this time yesterday. After the second one, it wouldn’t come back up until I power-cycled the power supply. The other two have seen the machine restart on its own.

I’m monitoring CPU temperature and no overheating. There’s nothing in the event logs at all until after the computer comes up, about how the previous shutdown was unexpected. My first instinct is power supply - the one in the machine is probably 5-6 years old - but is there something else I should be considering? Thanks.

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 5:27:15pm

re: #24 Charles Johnson

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I like when they tell me to “look up the history of the Crusades”.

asshats.

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:28:37pm

Ted Cruz: “What you see is what you get.” I see a guy who looks and sounds exactly like Joe McCarthy. https://t.co/9IFDvee0qu

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 5:29:00pm

Ted Cruz just said “With me, what you see is what you get.” I cannot think of a less compelling recommendation. #cnntownhall

— Thom David (@ThomboyD) March 30, 2016

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 5:30:02pm

Does Ted Cruz still have all his baby teeth?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) March 30, 2016

klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 5:30:42pm

re: #22 EmmaAnne

I just went here to find out how various candidate’s plans would affect our taxes. Whoa - Bernie wants to tax us $15,000 more. I know that includes health insurance, but still - sticker shock!

vox.com

…hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, oh man.

I know it’s because we make money and are doing well, but holy crap, we’re not doing so well that that change isn’t a substantial impact to how we currently live.

(I’m not going to give a specific number, but …let’s just say that we would have to make substantial changes in order to be able to continue to save money for retirement.)

Rocky-in-Connecticut Mar 29, 2016 • 5:30:44pm

Calling these “debates” makes Aristotle roll over in his grave. These men are mere talking points carnival barkers where no sense of classical logic or reason, nor any proper command of actual Facts are evident.

coin operated Mar 29, 2016 • 5:31:27pm

re: #25

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teleskiguy Mar 29, 2016 • 5:32:07pm

Ted Cruz is a bunch of silly putty stuck to the skeleton of a Salem witch trial judge who was killed in a fire lit by his favorite slave.

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) February 2, 2016

The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 5:32:09pm

The dairy farmer asked about immigrant labor and Tailgunner Ted starts ranting about EPA regulations.

dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Mar 29, 2016 • 5:33:40pm

i wouldnt have gotten so sick and tired of donald’s The Art Of Saying Nothing if he would only change it up once and a while

he long ago became predictable enough to be implemented as an Eliza bot

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 5:35:09pm

re: #34 The Vicious Babushka

The dairy farmer asked about immigrant labor and Tailgunner Ted starts ranting about EPA regulations.

Ted Cruz is dangerously close right now to reciting “Peter Piper.” #cnntownhall

— Thom David (@ThomboyD) March 30, 2016

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:35:10pm

Oh, great. Noxious Ted just brought up Sonny Bono, for fuck sake.

Barefoot Grin Mar 29, 2016 • 5:35:25pm

It’s a stressful job, as we all know, and when presidents age they age differently. Obama has aged into a sort of dignified gray. Were Cruz to become president he would begin to glisten like a Christmas ham.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:35:48pm

“I’m going to end illegal immigration.”

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:36:12pm

Ted Cruz cites Sonny Bono as an expert on illegal immigration.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 5:36:24pm

re: #30 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’d have to pay substantially more assuming Sanders won, but almost an equally lower amount under Trump or Cruz. I’d pay about the same under Hillary, whose tax policy is essentially playing around the margins.

Trump’s policy is a wholesale giveaway to the rich. Massive tax breaks to the rich, and the debt explodes. Cruz not only provides the tax breaks to the rich, but creates a new complex VAT process by which the tax burden is shifted to everyone else.

And Cruz also explodes the deficit.

I’d take either Democrat’s tax plans over the GOP nonsense.

thedopefishlives Mar 29, 2016 • 5:36:39pm

re: #25 klys (maker of Silmarils)

For the technical Lizards, a recent issue here that I’d like a second opinion on. Hidden because it is OT.

*Spoiler*

Click to Reveal

Power supply is most likely, but don’t discount the possibility of a hardware malfunction on the motherboard itself.

Dr. Matt Mar 29, 2016 • 5:37:11pm

Ted Cruz layin’ it on thick at #GOPTownHall… pic.twitter.com/W7yMl7ab2Z

— Dandelion Dollars (@DandelionDollar) March 30, 2016

lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 5:38:22pm

re: #40 Charles Johnson

If he had mentioned the Sonny Bono copyright act, at least he would have been in the ballpark, but that’s such a Mickey Mouse move on his part.

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:39:18pm

Cruz: “Sonny Bono was asked what’s your view on illegal immigration. He said ‘It’s illegal isn’t it?’”

Sheer genius.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:39:28pm

Trump, Cruz and Kasich all walk into a bar and the bartender says “Y’all just get the fuck out of here!”

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 5:40:10pm

I think Cruz took a page out of Trump’s book: Say a lot of words, don’t worry if they make sense, hope you’re not pressed on details.
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) March 30, 2016

Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 5:40:36pm

re: #25 klys (maker of Silmarils)

For the technical Lizards, a recent issue here that I’d like a second opinion on. Hidden because it is OT.

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I’ve just picked up a fault in the AE35 unit. It’s going to go 100% failure in 72 hours.

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:40:43pm

Senator Cruz, I’ve heard you have the amazing ability to open tin cans with your face. Is there any truth to this claim?

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:41:11pm

There is no way the Cruz story and the mistresses is true. His repulsive personality makes him totally unfuckable.

BeachDem Mar 29, 2016 • 5:41:16pm

re: #20 thedopefishlives

In the words of the lovely Mrs. Fish:

That was my mother’s favorite saying. (I admit, it really pissed me off when I’d say “I wish” whatever when I was a kid!)

EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 5:41:43pm

re: #41 lawhawk

I’d have to pay substantially more assuming Sanders won, but almost an equally lower amount under Trump or Cruz. I’d pay about the same under Hillary, whose tax policy is essentially playing around the margins.

Trump’s policy is a wholesale giveaway to the rich. Massive tax breaks to the rich, and the debt explodes. Cruz not only provides the tax breaks to the rich, but creates a new complex VAT process by which the tax burden is shifted to everyone else.

And Cruz also explodes the deficit.

I’d take either Democrat’s tax plans over the GOP nonsense.

I also prefer the (D) proposals to anything on offer from the GOP.

However, what I’d really like to see is a gradual decrease in US military spending, with about half the savings applied to debt reduction and the other half used to beef up social security, medicare and the ACA. 1-2% reduction each year for 10-20 years would be a good rebalancing, IMO.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:42:19pm

Thy irony meter hath exploded.

Cruz: “I think nominating Trump would be an absolute train wreck.”

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:42:54pm

Benjamin, get laid.

Dr. Matt Mar 29, 2016 • 5:43:17pm

In case you missed it…..

Donald Trump supporters are now pepper spraying protesters. https://t.co/70NkdHlzYz

— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) March 29, 2016

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:43:48pm

RADICAL ISLAMIC TERROR!!!!

EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 5:44:04pm

re: #50 Billy Batts

There is no way the Cruz story and the mistresses is true. His repulsive personality makes him totally unfuckable.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. If the National Enquirer story really is just a pack of lies, then it seems they will end up paying out the big bucks in an inevitable lawsuit.

lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 5:44:07pm

Shot:

Team Trump’s handling of the Fields incident is basically a blueprint for turning a minor airspace issue w/China into thermonuclear war.

— Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) March 29, 2016

Chaser:

Cruz dodges answering the question if he’ll support Trump if he’s the nominee.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

Particularly fitting given that we’d be back to doing duck and cover drills.

BeachDem Mar 29, 2016 • 5:44:39pm

Gotta say, for health reasons (I value mine) I’m not watching these buffoons. Thanks for doing the dirty work. You guys are cracking me up.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:45:06pm

A STUNNING DISPLAY OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!!!

dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Mar 29, 2016 • 5:45:07pm

re: #53 Billy Batts

Thy irony meter hath exploded.

Cruz: “I think nominating Trump would be an absolute train wreck.”

dumb bastard still believes the republican convention will turn to him in grateful relief if trump is not nominated on the first ballot

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:46:29pm

Ted Cruz says a terrorist yelled “ALOOHA OCKBAR.”

There are not enough facepalms.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 5:46:34pm

re: #61 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

“An absolute train wreck that I just can’t bring myself to turn against!”

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 5:46:38pm

Did Cruz just say “my home state of Florida” and then put Fort Hood there? #cnntownhall

— Joao Chaves (@Relijoao) March 30, 2016

Big Beautiful Door Mar 29, 2016 • 5:46:43pm

re: #59 BeachDem

Gotta say, for health reasons (I value mine) I’m not watching these buffoons. Thanks for doing the dirty work. You guys are cracking me up.

I’ve had my fill of them as well. I’m not watching any more debates until the general.

EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 5:47:12pm

re: #61 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

dumb bastard still believes the republican convention will turn to him in grateful relief if trump is not nominated on the first ballot

Why shouldn’t Cruz believe that? It is the plan of record for a large majority of the never-Trump types in the GOP.

It is Kasich who is being delusional if he thinks he has any chance of winning in a contested GOP convention.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:47:23pm

A clean conscience?

lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 5:49:02pm

re: #62 Charles Johnson

Aloha snackbar?

Admiral Ackbar?

Was it a trap, Ted?

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:49:02pm

I wish I could play poker with Ted Cruz. He has the worst poker face I’ve ever seen, I’d call his bluff with king high.

Blind Frog Belly White Mar 29, 2016 • 5:49:02pm

re: #62 Charles Johnson

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Maybe he was in Hawaii for a Star Wars Con, and heard someone yell “Aloha, Ackbar!” to one of the Cosplayers.

EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 5:49:12pm

re: #65 Big Beautiful Door

I’ve had my fill of them as well. I’m not watching any more debates until the general.

I very rarely watch candidate debates. However, seeing Clinton or Sanders vs. Trump or Cruz in a debate is probably worth doing at least once.

451_Montag Mar 29, 2016 • 5:49:27pm

Seriously, I just don’t get it. How can someone listen to this freak, nodding sagely and stroking their beard, thinking “I like the cut of this man’s jib, he is making deeply thought out and rational statements”

Same with Twump. I just do not get it. Is my brain wired differently? Is it having opposable thumbs?

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:49:36pm

Ted Cruz, who wants to totally ban reproductive rights, is now painting himself as a champion of women. https://t.co/9IFDvee0qu

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 5:50:37pm

This reminds me tourists you see in DC who point to the Capitol building and tell their kids its the White House. https://t.co/4mACr40wWe

— elizabeth baylor (@littlebethb) March 30, 2016

Thank you! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/ZWZkHrtRQN

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2016

EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 5:50:51pm

re: #72 451_Montag

Seriously, I just don’t get it. How can someone listen to this freak, nodding sagely and stroking their beard, thinking “I like the cut of this man’s jib, he is making deeply thought out and rational statements”

Same with Twump. I just do not get it. Is my brain wired differently? Is it having opposable thumbs?

I think the civilized world has to start thinking about exploring GOP America as some kind of anthropology project, as opposed to any form of normal communication.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:51:12pm

Yeah they’re struggling going to fight your fucking wars and then coming home all fucked up.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:52:43pm

Fact check time on the more people die from drug OD than car crashes…

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 5:52:53pm

Cruz asked question by younger version of himself… pic.twitter.com/htAwhGz1zR

— Zach Wolf (@zbyronwolf) March 30, 2016

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:53:26pm

It’s true. Like a broken clock twice a day.

Blind Frog Belly White Mar 29, 2016 • 5:53:35pm

re: #66 EPR-radar

Why shouldn’t Cruz believe that? It is the plan of record for a large majority of the never-Trump types in the GOP.

It is Kasich who is being delusional if he thinks he has any chance of winning in a contested GOP convention.

You know, whenever I think of Trump or Cruz getting the nomination over somebody more electable, I remember the line from ‘The Lion In Winter’, when the French King is asking why he should help make Richard King of England, since he might have to fight him:

“Aren’t I better off with ~~John~~ Donald or ~~Geoffrey~~ Ted? Why have you to fight when I could have the cretin or the fiend?”

451_Montag Mar 29, 2016 • 5:53:48pm

This is fucking horrible.

I can watch no more.

Going to shoot some robots in the face in Automatron DLC

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 5:53:53pm

re: #77 Billy Batts

Fact check time on the more people die from drug OD than car crashes…

Actually, that’s true.

stpaulbear Mar 29, 2016 • 5:54:11pm

re: #37 Billy Batts

Oh, great. Noxious Ted just brought up Sonny Bono, for fuck sake.

Was it to quote the song “Laugh At Me?”

Tigger2 Mar 29, 2016 • 5:54:21pm

re: #78 jaunte

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God even young Republicans look old.

Blind Frog Belly White Mar 29, 2016 • 5:55:11pm

re: #75 EPR-radar

I think the civilized world has to start thinking about exploring GOP America as some kind of anthropology project, as opposed to any form of normal communication.

“This would be entertaining, if only they didn’t have so many fucking bombs.”

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 5:55:21pm

re: #84 Tigger2

I had one like that in my high school. First time I was told about Ayn Rand.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:55:23pm

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

Actually, that’s true.

Yeah, I looked it up. About 58,000 overdoses vs. 38,000 car deaths.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:55:50pm

COMMON CORE!!!!

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 5:56:00pm

re: #87 Billy Batts

Yeah, I looked it up. About 58,000 overdoses vs. 38,000 car deaths.

It was one of the points that POTUS raised today.

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 5:56:03pm

ABOLISH THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION!!!!

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 5:56:27pm

Hey y’all, Ted’s favorite food in the whole world is ‘cheese.’ #chewonthat

— mata (@Hlandeast) March 30, 2016

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 5:57:19pm

Ted Cruz just said the key to creating jobs and a “strong work force” is to eliminate the Department of Education.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 5:57:29pm

re: #25 klys (maker of Silmarils)

For the technical Lizards, a recent issue here that I’d like a second opinion on. Hidden because it is OT.

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I’d unseat / reseat all connectors / memory. if that doesn’t fix it go to step 2.

Get Motherboard Monitor (MBT). It can track and log voltages / temps / loads. Get it running and then start running a test program. I bet that when it reboots and then comes back up, the log is going to show the power supply slowly dropping voltage until it resets.

Been there, done that.

RBS

Blind Frog Belly White Mar 29, 2016 • 5:58:36pm

re: #88 Billy Batts

COMMON CORE!!!!

God. I am boggled by how completely misunderstood Common Core is by those who oppose it. I’m not saying it’s a good idea - Mrs. FBW, for one, thinks it’s stupid - but whatever its flaws, it’s definitely not an attempt by Obama to ram Sharia down our collective throats.

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 5:58:45pm

Oh god, ted is using a heartbreaking story about opiod overdose to push privatization of the VA. Grotesque. #GOPTownHall

— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) March 30, 2016

Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 5:58:55pm

re: #92 Charles Johnson

Ted Cruz just said the key to creating jobs and a “strong work force” is to eliminate the Department of Education.

He said “strong”, not “smart”.

Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 5:59:40pm

re: #96 Decatur Deb

He said “stong”, not “smart”.

The world needs ditch diggers as well as lawyers.

RBS

Blind Frog Belly White Mar 29, 2016 • 6:00:19pm

re: #96 Decatur Deb

He said “strong”, not “smart”.

Think what a strong workforce we had under slavery, and we didn’t teach them ANYTHING!!!!
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klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 6:00:40pm

re: #41 lawhawk

Trump and Cruz’s reduce the tax bill by embarrassing numbers compared to what we currently pay.

I’d take either Democrat plan, but the reality is that the tax increase we’d see under Bernie’s plan is almost equivalent to what we spend on a yearly basis. That’s not trivial for most households to absorb, I think, even if healthcare costs suddenly were taken out of the picture and the employers decided to pass those savings on in the form of increased wages.

Of course, I also recognize the likelihood of any of Bernie’s plan passing Congress, especially with all the work he’s doing on the downticket races.

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Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 6:00:41pm

In a way, Cruz is right about this. Destroy public education and you’ll have a work force of desperate, ignorant drones. The GOP platform.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

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Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 6:00:46pm

re: #97 Reality Based Steve

The world needs ditch diggers as well as lawyers.

RBS

en.wikipedia.org

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DobermanBoston Mar 29, 2016 • 6:01:58pm

Cruz invoked the safety net as hammock. Drink!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:02:51pm

I’m guessing nobody briefed Ted on the big drug summit today.
The one that was bipartisan to address the drug problem, particularly opioid dependence, abuse and overdoses.

Hey Ted, it has absolutely nothing to do with Mexicans or the border.

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retired cynic Mar 29, 2016 • 6:02:58pm

To Mr. Fish!

I addressed a message to you downstairs, not realizing how long it had been since we moved upstairs! All the best!

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jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:03:11pm

re: #102 DobermanBoston

Cruz invoked the safety net as hammock. Drink!

He’s really pitching that disabled veteran vote.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 6:03:16pm

re: #93 Reality Based Steve

I’d unseat / reseat all connectors / memory. if that doesn’t fix it go to step 2.

Get Motherboard Monitor (MBT). It can track and log voltages / temps / loads. Get it running and then start running a test program. I bet that when it reboots and then comes back up, the log is going to show the power supply slowly dropping voltage until it resets.

Been there, done that.

RBS

I’m running a hardware monitor right now - had been watching temperature, but I’ll switch it so I can monitor voltages. (Been rock solid over 40 minutes so far, to the third decimal.)

I’ll be opening it up after the next crash and checking the connectors. I’m still trying to get work done today (hah).

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cat-tikvah Mar 29, 2016 • 6:03:49pm

re: #98 Blind Frog Belly White

Full employment AND job security!

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BeachDem Mar 29, 2016 • 6:04:12pm

re: #97 Reality Based Steve

The world needs ditch diggers as well as lawyers.

RBS

Sniff—I believe it was little Marco who lamented that we needed more welders and fewer philosophers. Those were the days, my friend…

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Mar 29, 2016 • 6:04:32pm

re: #92 Charles Johnson

Ted Cruz just said the key to creating jobs and a “strong work force” is to eliminate the Department of Education.

de-education is vital to the project of bringing back to the u.s. those low paying and dangerous factory jobs from third world countries

that’s what they mean by “we’re gonna take our jobs back”

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A Cranky One Mar 29, 2016 • 6:04:43pm

re: #87 Billy Batts

Yeah, I looked it up. About 58,000 overdoses vs. 38,000 car deaths.

Death from opioid overdose is preventable through timely administration of the antidote naloxone. Several countries now provide take-home naloxone (THN) to opioid users for emergency use, but mostly as pilot schemes and without formal evaluation. A new study published by the scientific journal Addiction found that take-home naloxone programs reduce overdose mortality and have a low rate of adverse events. The study recommends take-home naloxone as a new standard of care for prevention of heroin overdose deaths.Science Daily

The US isn’t one of those countries. Making naloxone available to addicts would be considered enabling drug addiction by the right wing drug warriors. Because they’re pro-life you know.

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Belafon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:05:12pm

re: #96 Decatur Deb

He said “strong”, not “smart”.

Stoick: When I was a boy…

Gobber: Oh here we go.

Stoick: …my father told me to bang my head against a rock and I did it! I thought I was crazy, but I didn’t question him. And you know what happened?

Gobber: You got a headache.

Stoick: That rock split in two! It taught me what a Viking can do, Gobber, he can, he can crush mountains, level forests, tame seas! Even as a boy, I knew what I was, what I had to become… Hiccup is not that boy.

From How to Train Your Dragon

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Mar 29, 2016 • 6:05:49pm

re: #103 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’m guessing nobody briefed Ted on the big drug summit today.
The one that was bipartisan to address the drug problem, particularly opioid dependence, abuse and overdoses.

Hey Ted, it has absolutely nothing to do with Mexicans or the border.

mexico is sending us their white anglo saxon new england meth addicts

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:06:15pm

Donald is so utterly sickening.

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thedopefishlives Mar 29, 2016 • 6:06:34pm

re: #104 retired cynic

To Mr. Fish!

I addressed a message to you downstairs, not realizing how long it had been since we moved upstairs! All the best!

Message received, thank you!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:07:16pm

Trump’s dramatic reading of the Michelle Fields statement is very Shatner. #cnntownhall

— Ben Greenman (@bengreenman) March 30, 2016

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Mar 29, 2016 • 6:08:24pm

re: #97 Reality Based Steve

The world needs ditch diggers as well as lawyers.

RBS

and they need those ditch diggers to not unionize and to accept minimum wage and to stay away from colleges where they pick up dangerous ideas such as computer science

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:08:32pm

“I don’t know what ‘touch’ means.” — Trump

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:08:42pm

If this is the hill he wants to die on, SPARTANS!!!!!!

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Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 6:09:12pm

re: #110 A Cranky One

Death from opioid overdose is preventable through timely administration of the antidote naloxone. Several countries now provide take-home naloxone (THN) to opioid users for emergency use, but mostly as pilot schemes and without formal evaluation. A new study published by the scientific journal Addiction found that take-home naloxone programs reduce overdose mortality and have a low rate of adverse events. The study recommends take-home naloxone as a new standard of care for prevention of heroin overdose deaths.Science Daily

The US isn’t one of those countries. Making naloxone available to addicts would be considered enabling drug addiction by the right wing drug warriors. Because they’re pro-life you know.

/

It’s the same argument that they make against needle exchanges. That people are going to become IV drug users simply because a needle exchange exists. Without going into details, lets just say that I’ve got some experience with rehab and addicts, and I can promise you that I’ve never met one that started shooting drugs because a needle exchange made it all ok.

Of course in the real world needle exchanges costs are much less than treating HIV / HEP infections. It also keeps people in touch with care professionals for when they are ready to quit.

RBS

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:09:20pm

Trump sure has a lot of jokes about simple battery. #cnntownhall

— Josh Zembik (@jzembik) March 30, 2016

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:10:14pm

He “doesn’t want to ruin somebody’s life” but he wants to ruin Michelle Fields’ life.

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Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 6:10:26pm

I’ve had it on for 10 minutes…. I simply can’t take it any more. I’ve got to turn it off.

RBS

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Belafon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:11:30pm

Random thought: Skyscrapers are so complicated the universe had to create humans first.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:11:48pm

A pen can be “very dangerous” according to @realDonaldTrump #cnntownhall From a man who’s terrified of reporters.

— Matt Wilstein (@TheMattWilstein) March 30, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:12:19pm

Trump’s line “I didn’t suggest anything, I tweeted it” should terrify voters but will go completely unnoticed #GOPTownHall #cnntownhall

— Uncommon Politics (@UncommonPol) March 30, 2016

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lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 6:12:47pm

Trump just suggested Michelle Fields pen could have been mistaken for a bomb.

— andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) March 30, 2016

Right, just a little bomb. If the USSS thought it was a bomb, they’d have acted, not waited for Corey to grab her. And they would have detained her to determine what was there.

There’s so much next level BS here, that it’s simply incomprehensible gibberish. And that’s on purpose.

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EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 6:12:49pm

re: #99 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Trump and Cruz’s reduce the tax bill by embarrassing numbers compared to what we currently pay.

I’d take either Democrat plan, but the reality is that the tax increase we’d see under Bernie’s plan is almost equivalent to what we spend on a yearly basis. That’s not trivial for most households to absorb, I think, even if healthcare costs suddenly were taken out of the picture and the employers decided to pass those savings on in the form of increased wages.

Of course, I also recognize the likelihood of any of Bernie’s plan passing Congress, especially with all the work he’s doing on the downticket races.

I don’t think tax increases of that magnitude are politically viable. If Sanders were the nominee, that would be a legitimate issue in the general election (although most certainly not enough to get me to vote Republican).

The fact that the Republicans aren’t hollering about “Tax and Spend Communists” loud enough to be heard in the Andromeda galaxy in view of Sander’s plan is proof positive that they want to face him rather than Clinton in November.

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:13:16pm

He wants to shake down all our allies.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:14:06pm

Weakness discovered: Trump is terrified of pens. He is not the best at pens. Not doing well with pens at all. #cnntownhall #dumptrump

— Kristin Milligan (@feelsblind87) March 30, 2016

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Belafon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:14:14pm

re: #128 The Vicious Babushka

He wants to shake down all our allies.

We would become a full fledged empire under Trump.

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:14:46pm

YOU GET A NUKE! AND YOU GET A NUKE! EVERYBODY GETS A NUKE! #tcot #UniteBlue #cnntownhall

— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) March 30, 2016

132

No Country For Old Haters Mar 29, 2016 • 6:14:47pm

Trump is afraid of a pen but he’s going to take on ISIS.

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) March 30, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:14:59pm

What if Japan gets a pen? #GOPTownHall #cnntownhall

— Carlton Abner (@CarltonAbner) March 30, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:15:59pm

#Trump says “Most people didn’t know” about the treaties & alliances that make up U.S. foreign policy. He’s clearly among them. #cnntownhall

— Eric Byler (@ericbyler) March 30, 2016

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jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:16:05pm

Trump says “EXCUSE ME” the way my cat would say it as he’s walking across my laptop keyboard. #GOPTownHall

— ¡Gabe! Ortíz (@TUSK81) March 30, 2016

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:16:10pm

Good god, Trump makes Palin look like Aristotle.

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The Ghost of the Spaghetti Weevil Mar 29, 2016 • 6:17:21pm

re: #136 Billy Batts

Arsetotle

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Barefoot Grin Mar 29, 2016 • 6:17:21pm

re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth

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They can’t have pens. It’s in their constitution. Which we wrote. In pen.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:17:22pm

Anderson Cooper: “That’s the argument of a five-year-old.”

Stop insulting five-year-olds, Anderson.

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jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:18:47pm

Wow! Havent seen font tht large since I did a Bob Hope show in 92. #GOPTownHall pic.twitter.com/qMmKpWBICy

— Kathleen Madigan (@kathleenmadigan) March 30, 2016

He has his Lewandowsky defense all printed up in 48 point type.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:18:49pm

You created this, GOP. Couldn’t happen to a finer group of dickbags.

142

The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:18:58pm

Trump is a real life grownup Eric Cartman with billions.

143

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 6:19:33pm

Donald Trump seems like he’s on the verge of a total meltdown tonight. Blathering like a snake oil salesman who knows he’s losing the rubes.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:21:28pm

Did Trump just hint that Obama is a Muslim?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:21:45pm

“you act as if retweeting is not an endorsement”- @Anderson to @RealDonaldTrump
#2016 #cnntownhall

— Alex Howard (@digiphile) March 30, 2016

Lol @andersoncooper just asked @realDonaldTrump, “Is not a retweet an endorsement?” Trump needs to put a disclaimer on his page #cnntownhall

— Micah (@MicahT1995) March 30, 2016

146

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:22:50pm

We’ve spent hundreds of billions on fighting “radical Islam” and what has that gotten us?

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:23:28pm

Bush 43 never said “radical Islam,” by the way.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:24:04pm

The question was about Sikh’s and Muslims…and Trump went from how popular he is to the 2nd amendment. #cnntownhall

— Indict HillaryCat (@KingFridaytcot) March 30, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:24:29pm

How do we fight discrimination Mr Trump? Answer: more guns. #CNNDebate #cnntownhall

— Shannyn Moore (@shannynmoore) March 30, 2016

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Eric The Fruit Bat Mar 29, 2016 • 6:24:38pm

re: #110 A Cranky One

CVS in several states has made naloxone available for purchase over the counter.

CVS was also the pharmacy that stopped selling all tobacco products a few years back as well

151

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:25:16pm

I think every person at this town hall should be given a transcript of Trump’s interview on foreign policy with the New York Times over the weekend.

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lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 6:25:48pm

re: #147 Billy Batts

He went out of his way to avoid that, or the clash of civilizations that the Islamophobes wanted. One of the very few good things GWB after 9/11 was to keep separating the terrorist ideology and that of wider Islam.

The current GOP has given up that ghost, and is more than willing to round up Muslims, throw them into internment camps, and/or prevent their entry in to the US - whether they’re citizens or not.

Craven doesn’t begin to cover this.

153

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:25:50pm

No one wants to call it a war?? Ever heard of the “War on Terror”?

154

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:25:53pm

Trump: “there are things going on in mosques.” #cnntownhall

— Catherine Valentine (@CCValentine_) March 30, 2016

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Jenner7 Mar 29, 2016 • 6:25:59pm

Excuse me! translates to “fuck you, I’m talking.”

156

The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:26:33pm

“I started out a poor boy with only $1 million”

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jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:26:45pm

Politifact says Trump tells the truth 3% of the time, ‘pants on fire’ level lies 61%, not that it matters to his supporters. #GOPTownHall

— mock_you_men_tory (@LiteisoN) March 30, 2016

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:26:47pm

Wow, a million dollar loan from your old man is “a small amount of money?”

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retired cynic Mar 29, 2016 • 6:26:59pm

re: #156 The Vicious Babushka

“I started out a poor boy with only $1 million”

Back when that was Real Money!

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TedStriker Mar 29, 2016 • 6:26:59pm

re: #93 Reality Based Steve

I’d unseat / reseat all connectors / memory. if that doesn’t fix it go to step 2.

Get Motherboard Monitor (MBT). It can track and log voltages / temps / loads. Get it running and then start running a test program. I bet that when it reboots and then comes back up, the log is going to show the power supply slowly dropping voltage until it resets.

Been there, done that.

RBS

MBM’s really old; I used to use it a long time ago, but it hasn’t been updated in almost ten years.

HWiNFO (32- and 64bit versions) does pretty much the same thing as MBM, it’s free, and it’s current:

hwinfo.com

I still use Windows Desktop Gadgets with 8GadgetPack; the HWiNFOMonitor gadget can take info from any sensor HWiNFO is reading and you can create up to 10 separate HWiNFO gadgets, each reading different things. It’s my go-to.

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goddamnedfrank Mar 29, 2016 • 6:27:13pm

Maddow mentioned Chuck C Johnson just now. He’s going to shit kittens.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 6:27:25pm

re: #160 TedStriker

MBM’s really old; I used to use it a long time ago, but it hasn’t been updated in almost ten years.

HWiNFO (32- and 64bit versions) does pretty much the same thing as MBM, it’s free, and it’s current:

hwinfo.com

I still use Windows Desktop Gadgets with 8GadgetPack; the HWiNFOMonitor gadget can take info from any sensor HWiNFO is reading and you can create up to 10 separate HWiNFO gadgets, each reading different things. It’s my go-to.

HWiNFO is what is currently running. >.>

163

Joe Bacon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:28:11pm

Holy Crap! Rachel Maddow is going after Chuck C Johnson!

164

The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:28:16pm

I can’t listen to this fireshitter any more.

165

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:28:18pm

On 9/11, Trump saw thousands of American Muslims holding pens.
— John Aravosis (@aravosis) March 30, 2016

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lawhawk Mar 29, 2016 • 6:28:24pm

re: #158 Billy Batts

Wow, a million dollar loan from your old man is “a small amount of money?”

He inherited his fortune. His real estate empire is the result of his dad’s work. He turned his name into a brand. And he was born at 3d base and thinks he hit a home run.

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No Country For Old Haters Mar 29, 2016 • 6:28:38pm

re: #154 Backwoods_Sleuth

@CCValentine_ People who believe in a god are actually praying to it. It’s happening in churches too. Everyone panic! Things are going on!

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) March 30, 2016

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retired cynic Mar 29, 2016 • 6:29:09pm

re: #166 lawhawk

He inherited his fortune. His real estate empire is the result of his dad’s work. He turned his name into a brand. And he was born at 3d base and thinks he hit a home run.

He slid off the base, too, but fortunately for him, the catcher dropped the ball.

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Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 6:29:09pm

re: #160 TedStriker

MBM’s really old; I used to use it a long time ago, but it hasn’t been updated in almost ten years.

HWiNFO (32- and 64bit versions) does pretty much the same thing as MBM, it’s free, and it’s current:

hwinfo.com

I still use Windows Desktop Gadgets with 8GadgetPack; the HWiNFOMonitor gadget can take info from any sensor HWiNFO is reading and you can create up to 10 separate HWiNFO gadgets, each reading different things. It’s my go-to.

Thanks. wasn’t aware that it was that far out of date. (shows you the last time one of my computers acted up).

On the other hand, I’m getting ready to upgrade to this new Windows ME operating system.

RBS

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Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 6:29:25pm

re: #128 The Vicious Babushka

He wants to shake down all our allies.

No problem. We won’t have any allies.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:29:30pm

re: #166 lawhawk

He inherited his fortune. His real estate empire is the result of his dad’s work. He turned his name into a brand. And he was born at 3d base and thinks he hit a home run.

Born at third with the bases loaded and scored on a walk.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:29:43pm

“Brooklyn was not a great place to be.” & w/ that statement on @CNN @realDonaldTrump guarantees that he’ll never win Brooklyn. #cnntownhall

— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) March 30, 2016

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:30:58pm

We spend nearly $600B a year on the military, and it’s not enough for Trumpf.

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TedStriker Mar 29, 2016 • 6:31:22pm

re: #169 Reality Based Steve

Thanks. wasn’t aware that it was that far out of date. (shows you the last time one of my computers acted up).

On the other hand, I’m getting ready to upgrade to this new Windows ME operating system.

RBS

///

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Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 6:31:31pm

Did AC ask Cruz “Senator, there have been a number of allegations about your private life. Are you willing to tell the American People that you’ve never been unfaithful to your wife?”

I crack myself up.

RBS

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:31:39pm

There’s no competition in health care? Ever heard of the health insurance marketplace?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:32:17pm

re: #176 Billy Batts

There’s no competition in health care? Ever heard of the health insurance marketplace?

Trump means there are too many lines around the states…

178

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:32:22pm

Did Trump just say “It’s penis”??!! LOLOLOLOLOL

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thedopefishlives Mar 29, 2016 • 6:33:09pm

re: #178 Billy Batts

It’s penis??!! LOLOLOLOLOL

Dafuq?!?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:33:15pm

I think Trump maybe having a stroke on my tv… Total word salad… #CNNDebate #cnntownhall

— Shannyn Moore (@shannynmoore) March 30, 2016

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:33:56pm

re: #179 thedopefishlives

Dafuq?!?

I think he meant to say “It’s peanuts,” but I swear he said penis.

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TedStriker Mar 29, 2016 • 6:34:12pm

re: #180 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Not wishing anything like that on anyone, even Trump; that said, we’re not gonna get that lucky.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:34:26pm

Trump: I’m self-funding.
Cooper: No you are not.
Trump: Whatever.#cnntownhall

— Dale Jackson (@TheDaleJackson) March 30, 2016

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jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:34:31pm

My number one priority this election is investing $45 billion into building a wall that will protect us from women with pens.
— birdie sanders (@palebirdy) March 30, 2016

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Jenner7 Mar 29, 2016 • 6:34:50pm

Anderson asked if his campaign will pay back his loan. He says he doesn’t know, hasn’t thought about it, and his lawyers set it up.

186

Shiplord Kirel Mar 29, 2016 • 6:34:53pm

It’s like a cheesy 60s horror movie, Trumpenstein vs. Teddy Munster.

187

The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 6:35:02pm

Donald Trump says he turned down $10 million donations. The donation cap is $2,700

— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) March 30, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:35:06pm

- @AndersonCooper: You solicit donations on your website.
- Trump: “I don’t really think so.”

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 30, 2016

189

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:35:32pm

This just really happened.

Anderson Cooper: What is your Healthcare Plan Mr Trump?

Donald Trump: I am self-funding.#GOPTownHall

— John (@linnyitssn) March 30, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:35:51pm

He tried, “No, I sell hats. That costs something…” AC corrects him; there are two DONATE buttons. #p2 #CNNTownHall #Trump #DonaldTrump

— Lauren Moccio (@TheGrottoTweets) March 30, 2016

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Jenner7 Mar 29, 2016 • 6:35:55pm

Trump’s secret: Virtually every sentence calls for “No, that’s BS, you’re just making it up.”

And you wear out before he does.

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) March 30, 2016

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BeenHereAwhile Mar 29, 2016 • 6:35:56pm

re: #25 klys (maker of Silmarils)

For the technical Lizards, a recent issue here that I’d like a second opinion on. Hidden because it is OT.

[Embedded content]

Most OEM desktop power supplies are crap barely able to adequately power OEM hardware when new.

Install a quality aftermarket power supply with a higher watt rating than the OEM.

It will make for a smoother operating system.

BTW, did your garage check the EGR valve re the intermittent “engine won’t idle without stalling” issue?

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Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 6:36:28pm

re: #188 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]
- @AndersonCooper: You solicit donations on your website.
- Trump: “I don’t really think so.”

What he really means.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:36:38pm

#Trump: “NATO is obsolete. It’s over 60 years old.”#FACT: @realDonaldTrump is obsolete. He’s almost 70 years old.#cnntownhall #NeverTrump

— #TRUMPathetic (@trumpathetic) March 30, 2016

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:36:47pm

The blond woman in the red jacket on the left behind Trump is falling asleep.

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FormerDirtDart Mar 29, 2016 • 6:37:08pm

re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth

Dale Jackson
‏@TheDaleJackson

Trump: I’m self-funding.
Cooper: No you are not.
Trump: Whatever.
#cnntownhall

Trump says his campaign doesn’t solicit donations on its website. Here’s the homepage of his website pic.twitter.com/ELzpoyGtH4

— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) March 30, 2016

197

jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:38:46pm

Trump claims he started with $1 million. The best estimate is that he inherited $40 million.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 30, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:39:02pm

Have to admit, I’m losing track of all the countries where Trump has “many of my friends.” #cnntownhall #GOPTownHall #2016

— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) March 30, 2016

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BeenHereAwhile Mar 29, 2016 • 6:39:08pm

re: #26 Backwoods_Sleuth

I like when they tell me to “look up the history of the Crusades”.

asshats.

Must have been an Albigensian.

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FormerDirtDart Mar 29, 2016 • 6:40:11pm

NC attorney general says he won’t defend anti-gay law in court https://t.co/m1d6LFHEsa pic.twitter.com/uBg96c4ST4

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 30, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:40:54pm

I’ve had drunk, babbling uncles make more sense than #DonaldTrump right now. #cnntownhall

— Andy Rosso (@andy_rosso) March 30, 2016

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jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:40:57pm

Trump lies like misbehaving children lie: In preposterously implausible ways, about easily verifiable things
— Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 30, 2016

This is why his supporters relate to him.

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A Cranky One Mar 29, 2016 • 6:41:25pm

re: #94 Blind Frog Belly White

God. I am boggled by how completely misunderstood Common Core is by those who oppose it. I’m not saying it’s a good idea - Mrs. FBW, for one, thinks it’s stupid - but whatever its flaws, it’s definitely not an attempt by Obama to ram Sharia down our collective throats.

I haven’t looked at Common Core in detail, but the idea of having national standards for education has merit. Having moved a lot (military brat) I discovered a wide disparity of education in different states. As a sophomore in NY state, I was taking chemistry classes in well equipped labs and learning material most kids don’t get until college. Finished high school in Alabama, where I coasted through the next two years while being considered a great student. Never had the heart to tell the teachers I’d already learned all the material as a freshman and sophomore. In essence, kids from states like Alabama were and probably still are two years behind college peers from other states.

Granted that standardized tests and similar metrics to ensure consistency are flawed and often biased. Their use can adversely impact student’s education as well. The NY schools I attended required passing a Regents exam to graduate (a “final” for HS). Can’t tell you how many times I heard students ask teachers “Is this going to be on the Regents?” and then doze off after being told no.

IMO the right hates Common Core because it sets standards for education. They don’t want their private (but government subsidized) for profit and/or church schools held up to any standard. There have already been lawsuits demanding that colleges grant credit for coursework that didn’t come close to meeting the college standards. I did study science, I learned all about creationism!!1!

As we see from the ongoing Texas Board of Education revision of history and science in textbooks, the right also doesn’t want their kids to be exposed to anything outside their rigid ideologies. Add the desire of the establishment to have a work force that can be paid third world wages to the greed of the private school profiteers and the refusal of fundamentalists to consider anything but their dogma as truth, and the sum is vehement opposition to Common Core and the Dept of Education.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:42:27pm

“NATO must be ‘re-jiggered’- @realDonaldTrump” How can we be sure it was jiggered in the first place? #cnntownhall

— Andrew parker (@350Nova) March 30, 2016

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 6:42:40pm

re: #192 BeenHereAwhile

Most OEM desktop power supplies are crap barely able to adequately power OEM hardware when new.

Install a quality aftermarket power supply with a higher watt rating than the OEM.

It will make for a smoother operating system.

BTW, did your garage check the EGR valve re the intermittent “engine won’t idle without stalling” issue?

Oh, this is a homebuilt machine. It’s a 1kW Antec in there. >.>

I don’t think they did. I got the car back today - they’d checked all the idle air control stuff. (It was doing this on start-up.) If it happens again with the car in my driveway, I’m close enough to the shop that they’re going to send someone over with the diagnostic computer to try and get a handle on it, because driving it over to the shop last time made it impossible to reproduce. In the meantime, I’m borrowing mr. klys’s car for any errands I need to do further away from the house this week.

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 6:43:39pm

Just getting back to LGF. I was watching USA Men’s soccer and a buddy dropped by too.

Wow, great commentary in this thread. Scary too. You guys have really captured the town hall BS. Trump sounds like he is mailing it in live, almost admitting he can wing it, it doesn’t matter at this point.

And I haven’t watched a bit. Is it still going on?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:43:54pm

“No, I don’t anymore.” @realDonaldTrump when asked if he pledges to support the GOP nom if not him. #cnntownhall

— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) March 30, 2016

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:44:29pm

re: #206 ObserverArt

Just getting back to LGF. I was watching USA Men’s soccer and a buddy dropped by too.

Wow, great commentary in this thread. Scary too. You guys have really captured the town hall BS. Trump sounds like he is mailing it in live, almost admitting he can wing it, it doesn’t matter at this point.

And I haven’t watched a bit. Is it still going on?

Yes, unfortunately.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 6:44:45pm

@nbcsandiego @fox5sandiego Just witnessed a #waterspout touch down in #TorreyPines from my office along the 5!!! pic.twitter.com/EYG2WhQvjr

— Steeze (@PittsburghSteez) March 30, 2016

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A Cranky One Mar 29, 2016 • 6:45:00pm

re: #150 Eric The Fruit Bat

CVS in several states has made naloxone available for purchase over the counter.

CVS was also the pharmacy that stopped selling all tobacco products a few years back as well

Thanks for the correction. Good to know.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:45:23pm

Irony meter meltdown. Trump just said he’s an honest and honorable guy.

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EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 6:45:33pm

re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth

Excellent news. The GOP is one step closer to a highly desirable split between Trump and anti-Trump factions.

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Jenner7 Mar 29, 2016 • 6:45:35pm

“I’m an honest man.”

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 6:45:39pm

re: #206 ObserverArt

Just getting back to LGF. I was watching USA Men’s soccer and a buddy dropped by too.

Wow, great commentary in this thread. Scary too. You guys have really captured the town hall BS. Trump sounds like he is mailing it in live, almost admitting he can wing it, it doesn’t matter at this point.

And I haven’t watched a bit. Is it still going on?

Still have Kasich to look forward to tonight!

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Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 6:45:50pm

Anybody who watches Trump this evening and still wants to vote for him needs to be sedated and then medically evaluated. They may well be suffering from brain worms. (and yes, there are such things…. SHUDDER)

RBS

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jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 6:46:10pm

Remember when everyone was mad that Obama gave the British prime minister some DVDs? https://t.co/OnujYIBgdf

— Teresa (@TeresaKopec) March 30, 2016

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MsJ Mar 29, 2016 • 6:46:24pm

re: #161 goddamnedfrank

Maddow mentioned Chuck C Johnson just now. He’s going to shit kittens.

In what context?

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EPR-radar Mar 29, 2016 • 6:46:27pm

re: #211 Billy Batts

Irony meter meltdown. Trump just said he’s an honest and honorable guy.

Hitler probably said the same thing a few times.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:47:11pm

Just coming in.

So how is it going?

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:49:32pm

Trump scoring a point over delegate shenanigans.

That sort of thing will backfire on Cruz. It sure as hell didn’t go well with Ron Paul when he tried it 4 years ago.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:49:49pm

It just occurred to me that Trump has no idea what he’s talking about.
/

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:50:26pm

Wooooondurfuhl Deeeeeels!

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Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 6:50:29pm

re: #211 Billy Batts

Irony meter meltdown. Trump just said he’s an honest and honorable guy.

For ~~Brutus~~ Donald is an honourable man;
So are they all, all honourable men—

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BeachDem Mar 29, 2016 • 6:50:49pm

So, have they asked any of the buffoons an actual policy question yet?

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Jenner7 Mar 29, 2016 • 6:50:53pm

Donald having a Sarah Palin moment…

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 6:51:16pm

re: #208 Billy Batts

Yes, unfortunately.

Okay, I just tuned in. Let’s see how long before my temp gauge light comes on and I have to turn to something I can take.

By the way. USA Men’s team won tonight 4-0 against Guatemala! They are still in the running to make the World Cup playoffs. The fans packed Columbus Crew stadium and were very enthusiastic. We are a great soccer town and the US Men’s National seems to like to play and win here.

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MsJ Mar 29, 2016 • 6:51:20pm

re: #213 Jenner7

“I’m an honest man.”

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……

NOPE. That snake from the prior thread is more honest.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:51:27pm

re: #225 Jenner7

Donald having a Sarah Palin moment…

Just a moment?

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gocart mozart Mar 29, 2016 • 6:51:44pm

@trumpathetic @realDonaldTrump
The Republican Party is obsolete, it’s way over twice as old as NATO!
— gocart mozart (@gocartmozart1) March 30, 2016

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:51:47pm

The Donald does not apologize, Anderson….

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GlutenFreeJesus Mar 29, 2016 • 6:51:59pm

re: #124 Backwoods_Sleuth

I knew he’d go there.

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 6:52:00pm

re: #214 Backwoods_Sleuth

Still have Kasich to look forward to tonight!

Oh my. He’s on last? Ugh.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Mar 29, 2016 • 6:52:15pm

re: #212 EPR-radar

Excellent news. The GOP is one step closer to a highly desirable split between Trump and anti-Trump factions.

if and when half the party walks out of the convention because they can’t accept who has just been nominated, then my dream will have come true

(sings inspirational song from a musical)

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Barefoot Grin Mar 29, 2016 • 6:53:09pm

re: #203 A Cranky One

I haven’t looked at Common Core in detail, but the idea of having national standards for education has merit. Having moved a lot (military brat) I discovered a wide disparity of education in different states. As a sophomore in NY state, I was taking chemistry classes in well equipped labs and learning material most kids don’t get until college. Finished high school in Alabama, where I coasted through the next two years while being considered a great student. Never had the heart to tell the teachers I’d already learned all the material as a freshman and sophomore. In essence, kids from states like Alabama were and probably still are two years behind college peers from other states.

Granted that standardized tests and similar metrics to ensure consistency are flawed and often biased. Their use can adversely impact student’s education as well. The NY schools I attended required passing a Regents exam to graduate (a “final” for HS). Can’t tell you how many times I heard students ask teachers “Is this going to be on the Regents?” and then doze off after being told no.

IMO the right hates Common Core because it sets standards for education. They don’t want their private (but government subsidized) for profit and/or church schools held up to any standard. There have already been lawsuits demanding that colleges grant credit for coursework that didn’t come close to meeting the college standards. I did study science, I learned all about creationism!!1!

As we see from the ongoing Texas Board of Education revision of history and science in textbooks, the right also doesn’t want their kids to be exposed to anything outside their rigid ideologies. Add the desire of the establishment to have a work force that can be paid third world wages to the greed of the private school profiteers and the refusal of fundamentalists to consider anything but their dogma as truth, and the sum is vehement opposition to Common Core and the Dept of Education.

We have moved a lot, too. When we talked to teachers in NH, which is hard to read on such issues, we were told that the notorious anti-federal stance here is mitigated by the pro-education (just leave it to us locals) orientation of most, but not all, communities. It turns out that our kids’ schools are basically Common Core without being officially CC. Why? Because CC is really strong suggestions rather than mandates anyway. Anyway, we’re pretty happy with our kids’ experience so far. Our best experience was in magnet schools in Lexington, KY (we were only there for two years; the first year was just ok in the neighborhood school). We haven’t had a worst experience. The small school in Virginia wasn’t great and there wasn’t much emphasis on science, but the teachers in their own ways tried to mitigate.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:53:39pm

Be right back. I’m going to put a couple bottles of Dom in the fridge for Hillary’s victory on November 8th.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:54:36pm

He has 5000 cows!

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:54:56pm

CHEEZE!

WTF does the Wisconsin dairy industry have to do with immigration?????

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:55:12pm

re: #236 Aunty Entity Dragon

He has 5000 cows!

He hates these cows! Stay away from the cows!

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 6:56:18pm

re: #237 Aunty Entity Dragon

CHEEZE!

WTF does the Wisconsin dairy industry have to do with immigration?????

Need them illegal workers.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:56:28pm

re: #238 Billy Batts

He hates these cows! Stay away from the cows!

They could be Mexican cows. Better chuck their papers to be udderly sure.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:57:21pm

The religious home school mom, because of course.

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Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 6:57:23pm

re: #237 Aunty Entity Dragon

CHEEZE!

WTF does the Wisconsin dairy industry have to do with immigration?????

Where do you think all that Swiss, Gouda, and Asiago come from? Undocumented spores.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Mar 29, 2016 • 6:58:06pm

SQUIRREL!

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A Cranky One Mar 29, 2016 • 6:58:07pm

re: #205 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Oh, this is a homebuilt machine. It’s a 1kW Antec in there. >.>

I don’t think they did. I got the car back today - they’d checked all the idle air control stuff. (It was doing this on start-up.) If it happens again with the car in my driveway, I’m close enough to the shop that they’re going to send someone over with the diagnostic computer to try and get a handle on it, because driving it over to the shop last time made it impossible to reproduce. In the meantime, I’m borrowing mr. klys’s car for any errands I need to do further away from the house this week.

A bad EGR could certainly cause the issue you described. Worth checking.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:58:16pm

A Fox News poll this week, believe it or not, had Hillary beating Trump straight-up by 10.5 points. Three weeks ago they had Trump at +3 vs Hillary.

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Belafon Mar 29, 2016 • 6:59:08pm

re: #245 Billy Batts

A Fox News poll this week, believe it or not, had Hillary beating Trump straight-up by 10.5 points. Three weeks ago they had Trump at +3 vs Hillary.

Is Fox finally scared enough of Trump to skew their polls/audience in the other direction?

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 6:59:25pm

Donald does Heart well. Just like his kids. Good heart.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 6:59:29pm

re: #244 A Cranky One

A bad EGR could certainly cause the issue you described. Worth checking.

If it happens again, top of my list for them to look at.

Until I can get it to reproduce for them, checking is difficult.

On the plus side, I pushed at my desktop with my foot and made it turn off again. I think there may be an unhappily compressed wire in there. Time to open it up.

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Jenner7 Mar 29, 2016 • 6:59:31pm

“My children love people.”

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Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 6:59:50pm

re: #245 Billy Batts

A Fox News poll this week, believe it or not, had Hillary beating Trump straight-up by 10.5 points. Three weeks ago they had Trump at +3 vs Hillary.

That tells you more about Fox than Trump and Hillary.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 6:59:59pm

I mentioned last night that I bet my wingnut cousin $1000 that Hillary would beat Trump in the general. After tonight, I think it’s time to bump it up to $5000. I like my chances.

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 7:00:28pm

re: #246 Belafon

Is Fox finally scared enough of Trump to skew their polls/audience in the other direction?

I was kinda thinking it might still be skewed. Hillary could be up by 21.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:00:28pm

re: #249 Jenner7

“My children love people.”

They value the Help as long as they remain invisible.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Mar 29, 2016 • 7:00:42pm

what’s up w the cheeze meme?

255

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 7:00:44pm

Trump is responding to a question about being less reactionary with an insanely reactionary rant.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:01:23pm

re: #254 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

what’s up w the cheeze meme?

The dairy farmer was linking cheese and dairy production somehow with immigration.

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 7:01:40pm

what in the utter fuck
btw I turned that shit off

A discussion about his children turns into an attack on LaGuardia Airport. #GOPTownHall

— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) March 30, 2016

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Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 7:01:54pm

re: #254 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

what’s up w the cheeze meme?

Trump is nacho best choice.

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A Cranky One Mar 29, 2016 • 7:02:13pm

re: #237 Aunty Entity Dragon

CHEEZE!

WTF does the Wisconsin dairy industry have to do with immigration?????

He wants immigrants to smell the Winconsin dairy air?

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:02:31pm

re: #257 The Vicious Babushka

what in the utter fuck
btw I turned that shit off

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Well, LaGuardia is kinda screwed up…

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 7:03:48pm

re: #260 Aunty Entity Dragon

Well, LaGuardia is kinda screwed up…

just “kinda”?

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TedStriker Mar 29, 2016 • 7:04:31pm

re: #25 klys (maker of Silmarils)

re: #162 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Check to see if the fans are all running, especially the CPU and PSU fans; I had the fan go out in my 8-year-old Cooler Master 850W PSU not long ago and the only reason I found out is that, while playing the new Hitman for about 45 minutes-an hour right after it came out and I DL’ed it on Steam a couple of weeks ago (a nice little freebie that came with the new Radeon R9 390 that I bought a month or so ago), my computer just shut right down, no warning, right in the middle of the game.

I tried to power right back up, no dice, nothing; when I opened up the case, everything was just hot as hell inside, the PSU even more so. I unplugged the PSU, let everything cool down for about 10-15 minutes, plugged it back up, and it fired right up. Leaving the side of the case off, I made sure all of the fans were running and found the PSU fan wasn’t, so I ordered a new PSU fan from Newegg and held off on doing any heavy loads on the machine until I got the new fan and replaced it.

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gocart mozart Mar 29, 2016 • 7:04:32pm

Created by Buddy McCue pic.twitter.com/hjla4J29qO

— gocart mozart (@gocartmozart1) March 30, 2016

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Mar 29, 2016 • 7:05:11pm

re: #258 Decatur Deb

Trump is nacho best choice.

Trump Now In Cool Ranch And Sriracha Flavors?

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 7:05:14pm

re: #256 Aunty Entity Dragon

The dairy farmer was linking cheese and dairy production somehow with immigration.

He wants a policy that allows him to keep the illegals he most likely already has on his dairy farm. And then because they are at 3% unemployed he needs more workers. So he wants Trump to make them all legal and make it easy to get more immigrants in legally.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:05:19pm

Oh great, it’s Kasich and his bullshit “Aw shucks” shtick.

267

Eric The Fruit Bat Mar 29, 2016 • 7:05:38pm

Lawrence McDonnel is now going after Drumpf on his show.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:06:08pm

Aaaaand this years nominee for smarmy asshole who tries to be your folksy friend….

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Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 7:06:59pm

re: #266 Billy Batts

Oh great, it’s Kasich and his bullshit “Aw shucks” shtick.

The more I see Kasich, the more thankful I am for Trump.

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 7:07:34pm

re: #268 Aunty Entity Dragon

Aaaaand this years nominee for smarmy asshole who tries to be your folksy friend….

Don’t ignore him! Johnny wants to be noticed.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:08:23pm

I want evidence that a poll has you beating Hillary by eleven points, Johnny.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 7:08:41pm

re: #262 TedStriker

I just replaced the case fans last month; PSU is not unduly warm to the touch right now, so my current guess is some of the wiring got compressed more than it should have on the backside, below the motherboard support. I’m checking all the connections now, but I was able to cause a crash by pushing with my foot in about that spot, so…

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:08:53pm

Rebuilding the military??????

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ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 7:09:15pm

re: #269 Decatur Deb

The more I see Kasich, the more thankful I am for Trump.

As an Ohioan, can I get you to expound on your feeling about him? I don’t think I’ve seen you define him in your eyes.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:09:19pm

re: #273 Aunty Entity Dragon

Rebuilding the military??????

Forget it, he’s rolling.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:09:38pm

Kasich logic: It doesn’t matter that nobody voted for me because everyone ignored me in the debates. #cnntownhall #GOPTownHall #2016

— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) March 30, 2016

Kasich talking about accumulating delegates, he makes it sound like he has more than 3 delegates #cnntownhall

— Majdi (@1_state) March 30, 2016

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goddamnedfrank Mar 29, 2016 • 7:10:23pm

re: #217 MsJ

In what context?

As prelude to exploring Lewandowski’s assault on Fields. She spent some time talking about Chuck’s toxic background, his soliciting pics of Sen Cochran bedridden wife, his getting banned by twitter, etc. She segued from that to Trump’s campaign rehabilitating Chuck by citing his reporting in defense of Lewandowski, as a way of showing how low the Trump campaign is willing to reach to find support.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:10:29pm

TOO MUCH SOCIALISM!!!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:10:33pm

“I have more experience than all of them except for Mrs. Clinton.” — @JohnKasich, just now on the #CNNTownHall. #ImWithHer

— Casey Brown (@milesizded) March 30, 2016

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:10:42pm

TOO MUCH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!!

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goddamnedfrank Mar 29, 2016 • 7:11:36pm

Yes @_sansserif please tell me more of these minorities and these black people.

— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) March 30, 2016

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jaunte Mar 29, 2016 • 7:11:47pm

re: #265 ObserverArt

He wants an immigration policy that won’t raise his employment costs and reduce his profits.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:12:01pm

Too much socialism in Europe is to blame for terrorism.

Yeah.

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Decatur Deb Mar 29, 2016 • 7:12:23pm

re: #274 ObserverArt

As an Ohioan, can I get you to expound on your feeling about him? I don’t think I’ve seen you define him in your eyes.

Don’t know much about him, except that, in a normal election year, he would be defined as “plausible”. Hillary is not the best possible candidate, and I appreciate the absurdity Trump/Cruz offer to the GOP electorate.

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Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 7:12:57pm

re: #161 goddamnedfrank

Maddow mentioned Chuck C Johnson just now. He’s going to shit kittens.

I hope she called him “Chuck.”

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:12:59pm

A BASEBALL GAME IN CUBA!!!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:13:02pm

Why is Kasich wearing a navy jacket but green slacks? I’ve never seen such a thing. Not important, just wondering. #cnntownhall

— Tamara Holder (@tamaraholder) March 30, 2016

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Kragar Mar 29, 2016 • 7:13:04pm

Who could have predicted that #Trump wouldn’t pledge to support the GOP nominee? pic.twitter.com/r7eIl5G6kc

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 30, 2016

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The Vicious Babushka Mar 29, 2016 • 7:13:07pm

Hillary watching the #GOPTownHall right now #tcot #UniteBlue pic.twitter.com/B7awyeIh2I

— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) March 30, 2016

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:13:22pm

re: #285 Charles Johnson

I hope she called him “Chuck.”

I hope she called him “Floor shitter.”

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Ziggy_TARDIS Mar 29, 2016 • 7:13:50pm

re: #283 Aunty Entity Dragon

Europe has done a lot wrong in regards to terror, but this is not one of them. If anything, it has dampened what would be a worse problem.

It’s why I despise that half-pig piece of shit Cameron, he will make the problem worse.

292

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:14:10pm

Edrogan is a fucking nut, Kasich.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:14:37pm

re: #287 Backwoods_Sleuth

That looks just terrible.

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MsJ Mar 29, 2016 • 7:14:50pm

re: #277 goddamnedfrank

Thank you!

295

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:15:29pm

Is Kasich wearing velcro shoes?

296

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:15:37pm

Awww shucks, John. Go have a word with your guy!

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Ziggy_TARDIS Mar 29, 2016 • 7:15:48pm

re: #292 Aunty Entity Dragon

Erdogan is playing us for fools. He is in all likelihood supporting DAESH, and is fully in bed with Saudi now.

Saudi smuggled Erdogan’s son from Italy.

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goddamnedfrank Mar 29, 2016 • 7:16:27pm

re: #285 Charles Johnson

I hope she called him “Chuck.”

Better, she didn’t refer to him by name at all. I recall her calling him “this guy” and something like “blogger too creepy for Twitter.” She put his picture up and showed coverage by and about him, but if I remember right she made a point of never actually saying his name.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:16:57pm

#cnntownhall President Obama isn’t presidential enough to appoint SCOTUS justice, but is presidential enough to tell Europe what to do?

— KimmieG (@kage10) March 30, 2016

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:17:01pm

It’s your party, John. Enjoy the mud.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:17:32pm

gaaaahhhhh

“We all die a little bit when they blow up children during an Easter service” - Kasich #cnntownhall

— NBP (@NewBostonPost) March 30, 2016

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:17:39pm

re: #299 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Hey, he only gets 3/5 of his office duties.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:17:54pm

Obamacare. Drink.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:18:28pm

Now Kasich is being an asshole. His actual self.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:18:41pm

Sit down, John.

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Ziggy_TARDIS Mar 29, 2016 • 7:19:09pm

re: #301 Backwoods_Sleuth

What about the Muslims that were killed at the same time?

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Kragar Mar 29, 2016 • 7:19:34pm

Basic Voting Strategy

Primaries: Who will do the most good?

General Election: Who will do the least damage?

Don’t vote stupid or angry

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 30, 2016

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:19:54pm

If you aren’t rich, I guess you are in prison in Ohio.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:20:41pm

Kasich’s plan to replace Obamacare is to replace it with Obamacare.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:21:09pm

Ignore the female student of course.

He has a thing about college girls. Look up the youtube videos.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:22:07pm

salon.com

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:22:13pm

“Young lady.” Jeebus.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:23:03pm

re: #312 Billy Batts

“Young lady.” Jeebus.

John Kasich Insults Women: (02/22/2016) @CNN COVERAGE

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:23:25pm

The Old Kasich (the mean one) is really bleeding through tonight #cnntownhall

— Kia Makarechi (@Kia_Mak) March 30, 2016

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Lidane Mar 29, 2016 • 7:24:04pm

Facebook Post

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:24:04pm

Hipster beard dude…missing his Bernie button. :)

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:24:12pm

Kasich really is an asshole.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:24:54pm

re: #317 Billy Batts

Kasich really is an asshole.

He can’t hide it more than a few minutes.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:25:37pm

Kasich is siding with the Muslims, so we can cross him off the list.
//

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Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:25:40pm

The contempt for Europe is fucking amazing.

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Pawn of the Oppressor Mar 29, 2016 • 7:25:50pm

I’m not watching the creepshow, just following along here. I had a thought earlier - What do we know about Donald Trump’s mother? I looked around for some articles but didn’t find much of interest (or depth).

DT has such a fucked-up relationship with women, I couldn’t help but wonder if he has mommy issues. His latest exhibition of Human Garbageism, attacking a woman with a pen for the crime of being roughed up by Subcommander Dickless of the Drumpfian Guard, made me think he’s really got deeper problems than just reflexive assholery.

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Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:26:20pm

re: #318 Aunty Entity Dragon

He can’t hide it more than a few minutes.

And he has 35 minutes left to really let it shine.

323

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:26:42pm

“It’s really cool.”

324

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:27:13pm

I thought Cruz was an arrogant prick and then Kasich showed up.

325

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:27:32pm

Call them on it?

That has sure been working.

326

teleskiguy Mar 29, 2016 • 7:27:44pm

I really wish Star Trek hadn’t skipped over the part about how Earth became a peaceful planet. That seems like useful information right now.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) July 20, 2014

327

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:28:15pm

An early warning system?

Hey, a new use for NORAD and the DEW line!!!!

328

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:28:29pm

Bad football analogy. Zero response. Crickets.

329

Pawn of the Oppressor Mar 29, 2016 • 7:28:55pm

re: #320 Aunty Entity Dragon

The contempt for Europe is fucking amazing.

Ignorance is contagious. Nobody flies over there anymore.

I remember when Europe was a wonderful getaway, now Broken Yurop is a GOP shibboleth. I don’t think they (the whole continent!) have recovered PR-wise from being a transit point for the 9/11 hijackers.

330

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:29:27pm

Leaders tell people what the Koch brothers tell them to say!!!!!

331

No Country For Old Haters Mar 29, 2016 • 7:30:14pm

re: #326 teleskiguy

Lots of people respond to that pointing out we do not want to go the Trek WWIII route.

332

Ziggy_TARDIS Mar 29, 2016 • 7:30:28pm

re: #326 teleskiguy

It would probably be easier if the TARDIS was around.

Tell the Doctor that the Republicans were responsible for what happened to Clara, and the problem would be solved yesterday. Literally.

333

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:30:43pm

“Young man, look…”

334

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:31:45pm

OMG does this kid have College GOP Asshole all over him…

except now I feel sorry for him after Kasich treats him like a 12 year old in public with that “young man” bullshit.

And he does it again. Jesus.

335

ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 7:32:02pm

re: #282 jaunte

He wants an immigration policy that won’t raise his employment costs and reduce his profits.

Exactly. Make it easy to keep the people I have at the price I pay them and bring me more.

He understands Trump is a Great corner cutter.

336

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:33:50pm

Well, Fox and several other polls on RCP have Kasich up on Hillary, but after tonight you can kiss that lead goodbye. He’s an insufferable prick.

337

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:34:05pm

Oh, you condescending prick. “Young man, I don’t know if you’re a leader in your family or not…”
Kasich is a dick. #cnntownhall

— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) March 30, 2016

338

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:34:42pm

LOL

Kasich: “The budget hasn’t been balanced since man walked on the moon.” Man walked on the moon? Now he’s just talking crazy. #cnntownhall

— Ben Greenman (@bengreenman) March 30, 2016

339

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:36:35pm

Kasich condescending seems to be a thing on twitter right now…

340

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:37:09pm

The ideal Town Hall would be making candidates solve a Soul Train Scramble Board Puzzle and then blend into the audience and dance.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) March 30, 2016

341

Belafon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:37:10pm

re: #331 No Country For Old Haters

Lots of people respond to that pointing out we do not want to go the Trek WWIII route.

Someone also points out the replicator, which eliminated the need for money. Though I tend to think that the replicator will cause some serious conflicts because there are plenty of people who won’t want to give up their power. I think the movie Elysium modeled it pretty well.

342

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:38:36pm

Kasich sound like the substitute teacher covering for the sick substitute teacher #cnntownhall

— Hardline Stance (@Hardline_Stance) March 30, 2016

343

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:40:31pm

re: #342 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]

Hey…I’m a sub teacher and I never say “Now young lady!” to my kids!

344

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:40:57pm

Looks like none of the remaining Republican candidates will pledge to support the Republican nominee. #cnntownhall

— Matthew Dickinson (@MattDickinson44) March 30, 2016

345

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:41:11pm

Over regulated big banks!!

What. The. Fuck.

346

BeenHereAwhile Mar 29, 2016 • 7:41:18pm

re: #205 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Oh, this is a homebuilt machine. It’s a 1kW Antec in there. >.>

Given what’s installed, sufficient power should not be an issue.

I don’t think they did. I got the car back today - they’d checked all the idle air control stuff. (It was doing this on start-up.) If it happens again with the car in my driveway, I’m close enough to the shop that they’re going to send someone over with the diagnostic computer to try and get a handle on it, because driving it over to the shop last time made it impossible to reproduce. In the meantime, I’m borrowing mr. klys’s car for any errands I need to do further away from the house this week.

FWIW, an EGR valve that’s stuck open usually causes engine stalling at idle, especially when the engine has not reached operating temperature. Then (hypothetically) it begins to operate properly to confound subsequent diagnosis.

It’s usually the last thing auto mechanics consider as sometimes the EGR valve is located in an inaccessible location.

347

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:42:32pm

Fact check just gave Aw Shucks Johnny a black eye…

348

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:43:12pm

What the hell is this Commonsenseregulation meme?

349

Charles Johnson Mar 29, 2016 • 7:43:27pm

The GOP is melting down into a puddle of stinky white nationalist goo, and it couldn’t happen to a nicer party.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 30, 2016

350

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:43:47pm

Clap your hands and believe!!!! Tinkerbelle will come back to life!

351

teleskiguy Mar 29, 2016 • 7:44:13pm

Obligatory ski break from this sludge heap known as the GOP.

Saw this picture fly by on my Facebook, took me a second but realized that I installed the bindings on these skis last December. I took my time, hand-tightened the screws.

Heidi is a mogul monster! :)

Facebook Post

352

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:44:16pm

Kasich says we should arm the Ukrainians with “non-lethal…lethal arms.” Clearly he means phasers, but permanently set to stun #GOPTownHall

— Ben Mankiewicz (@BenMank77) March 30, 2016

353

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:44:19pm

Anti reproductive rights nut.

354

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:44:50pm

Okaaaaaay….

355

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:46:14pm

Shucks Uncle Johnny! You were courageous when you helped St Reagan run against Ford back in ‘76!

356

klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 7:46:33pm

re: #346 BeenHereAwhile

Given what’s installed, sufficient power should not be an issue.

Yeah, I’m not pushing the limits in terms of what it’s powering either - there’s plenty of room to spare. I opened up the case after the most recent crash, which happened as I shoved on the outside at the spot where I knew the wires were a little bunched, and redid it so those aren’t crossing now but instead lay flat. Also adjusted a few other things. It’s back up and running now, and so far so good? I’ve shoved at it a bunch of times in the same spot and it’s been fine, and I can think of the possibility where I might have applied enough pressure on 3 of the 4 crashes to have caused it.

Fingers are now very crossed. The sucky part of self-employment is you are your own IT department. I have done very little writing today.

FWIW, an EGR valve that’s stuck open usually causes engine stalling at idle, especially when the engine has not reached operating temperature. Then (hypothetically) it begins to operate properly to confound subsequent diagnosis.

It’s usually the last thing auto mechanics consider as sometimes the EGR valve is located in an inaccessible location.

Would it repeat the performance after the engine had cooled again? That was the issue - the car started behaving after my dad drove it over and they could never get it to replicate the problem. (Which isn’t their fault - I’m going to be more than happy to take it back to them because a) they’re in walking distance and b) the price charged was reasonable. And he said if it happens in my driveway again, he’ll send someone over with the tools to try to diagnose it there.)

I’m definitely going to be watching it like a hawk and sticking to errands closer to home.

357

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:46:37pm

RNC pledge is officially declared dead at 10:38 pm ET when John Kasich became the third and final candidate to walk away from it.

— David Chalian (@DavidChalian) March 30, 2016

358

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:47:00pm

No need to worry about no one liking you, Aw Shucks Johnny. Because no one does.

359

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:47:52pm

Not entirely sure an offer of a life after death is a helpful message for a Presidential candidate. #Kasich #CNNTownHall

— Kyle W. Orton (@KyleWOrton) March 30, 2016

360

BeachDem Mar 29, 2016 • 7:47:55pm

re: #339 Aunty Entity Dragon

Kasich condescending seems to be a thing on twitter right now…

Just as a reminder of Kasich’s true dickhead personality…edit to add: (at about 45 to 55 seconds is peak obnoxious)

Kasich, FitzGerald debate 2014 Streisand Effect

361

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:47:57pm

I beleeeeve!!!!!!!!

362

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:48:35pm

What the hell did I just hear?

363

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:48:58pm

“Are you available? You look great tonight!”

Dude. Stop.

364

teleskiguy Mar 29, 2016 • 7:49:42pm

One more skiing thing.

Instagram

One more from last weekend in the San Juans w @scarpana Shot on #HERO4Session

365

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:49:46pm

Seriously…he just did some fucking 1968 Mad Men faux comedy routine with that woman. What the hell?????

366

Stanley Sea Mar 29, 2016 • 7:49:55pm

re: #363 Billy Batts

“Are you available? You look great tonight!”

Dude. Stop.

Kasich?

367

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 7:50:18pm

heh

“@CaptYonah: Kasich really firing up this crowd. #CNNTownHall pic.twitter.com/GyC3VuDzNO” omg! u win TWITTER!

— Trumpxican (@sandraDodd7) March 30, 2016

368

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:50:22pm

re: #366 Stanley Sea

Yes.

369

Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 7:50:49pm

I’m going to take a good hot shower and then go to bed. My sinuses are kicking my butt right now. Red, White, Blue, Purple, Yellow. Every freaking color of the rainbow is blooming and at least one of them hates me.

RBS

370

Stanley Sea Mar 29, 2016 • 7:51:28pm

re: #364 teleskiguy

One more skiing thing.

[Embedded content]

I’m ensconced in my suite in Las Vegas. Did a bit of throwing the $ away, but I won.

Came back up to order room service, because relax.

See Aunt Joan tomorrow.

Carry on!

371

Stanley Sea Mar 29, 2016 • 7:51:42pm

re: #368 Billy Batts

Yes.

gag

372

Reality Based Steve Mar 29, 2016 • 7:51:44pm

re: #364 teleskiguy

One more skiing thing.

[Embedded content]

No.Freaking.Way.

RBS

373

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:51:59pm

Good god, the ads they’ll run against Aw Shucks Johnny after that one, holy shit.

374

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:52:06pm

That was one of the most bizarrely tone deaf fuck ups I have seen in years.

This guy is supposed to be the adult? He all but patted her on the head and told her to get some coffee and sammiches….

375

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:52:26pm

re: #364 teleskiguy

I Hate you.

376

Kragar Mar 29, 2016 • 7:52:55pm

We now cut to @Reince for his comments about tonight’s #GOPTownHall pic.twitter.com/sP1jEs9Ubr

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 30, 2016

377

klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 7:53:09pm

re: #374 Aunty Entity Dragon

That was one of the most bizarrely tone deaf fuck ups I have seen in years.

This guy is supposed to be the adult? He all but patted her on the head and told her to get some coffee and sammiches….

…you mean he accurately expressed the Republican attitude towards women? Yeah, I can see where the voters might frown on that.

378

ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 7:53:56pm

re: #367 Backwoods_Sleuth

heh

[Embedded content]

Ahhhaaahahahaha…Johnny transfixing them into acceptance. That’s how he won in Ohio.

379

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 7:55:23pm

Kasich’s attempts at humor are awkward&embarrassing. Condescending,
pomposity. Arrogant& dismissive. What a nasty bastard.

— Maggie Kaigler-Armst (@newsgirl123456) March 30, 2016

380

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Mar 29, 2016 • 7:55:51pm

re: #326 teleskiguy

[Embedded content]

We went through a period where this was a likely jury pool:

Farpoint Gambit 2

381

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 7:57:06pm

@jwmcclelland @JohnKasich Easy. He’s insulted just about everyone tonight. “You look great! Are you available??!!” #GOPTownHall

— Billy Batts (@BillyBatts1970) March 30, 2016

382

ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 7:58:03pm

The thing that has always bothered me about Kasich is his “let me tell you” and “listen” crap. He puts everything down before he even starts to give an answer. It’s all a big “why the hell are you all being so stupid?”

383

teleskiguy Mar 29, 2016 • 7:58:08pm

re: #372 Reality Based Steve

No.Freaking.Way.

RBS

Chris Davenport (@SteepSkiing) is probably my favorite skier. He’s been taking ski alpinism to pretty amazing levels in recent years.

Instagram

The greatest couloir in Chile, if not all of S. America, in my opinion is this one… The SuperC at @skiportillo Here #SuperstarsCamp coach @jmcmillan wraps up her camp week with a fine descent of this gem. Join us for the best ski week of the season in 2016, Aug 6-13.

384

retired cynic Mar 29, 2016 • 7:59:52pm

re: #383 teleskiguy

OMG, I just now see the tiny person way down there. Oh. No.

385

Belafon Mar 29, 2016 • 8:00:02pm

re: #381 Billy Batts

All he’s done is insult women. Compared to the other two, that’s nothing.

////////

386

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 8:00:11pm

I have heard how people in private have complained about how big an asshole he is over the years, but this is the first time he has actually let it show on the national stage.

Unfortunately, the other two guys are even worse, and he will be given a pass. Any other year, and the talking heads on the news would be remarking about how testy and defensive he was as well as the demeaning attitude towards the audience.

387

teleskiguy Mar 29, 2016 • 8:00:59pm

re: #384 retired cynic

OMG, I just now see the tiny person way down there. Oh. No.

You know what’s funny? I look at that picture and think to myself “I could freeheel ski that, like a boss!”

388

Aunty Entity Dragon Mar 29, 2016 • 8:01:38pm

re: #387 teleskiguy

You know what’s funny? I look at that picture and think to myself “I could freeheel ski that, like a boss!”

Awesome sled run.

389

BeachDem Mar 29, 2016 • 8:03:37pm

re: #385 Belafon

All he’s done is insult women. Compared to the other two, that’s nothing.

////////

From December (the list is a whole lot longer now):—the article has links to the applicable stories:

Here’s a short list of all the women Kasich has insulted in recent memory
Young women - 18 year old reporters just want “Taylor Swift tickets”
Older women - Old folks will ‘get over’ his medicare cuts
Hispanic women - Give that “Latina Maid” a tip!
African American Women - “I don’t need your people”
Female teachers - They need to stop gossiping in teachers’ lounges
Rich Republican women - “I don’t know about you, lady…”
His own wife - She’s “hot” and “makes all the minor decisions”
Sexually assaulted women: “Just let it go”
Mitt romney’s wife - She’s “at home doing the laundry”
The girlfriend of a guy at the BMV - “Is this your mother?”
His female staffers - Pay them less. A LOT less.
The nearly-zero women on his cabinet: ” I really wish I could get some guys around me” (also this!)
Any women who feel insulted by his comments - “Let’s also get a sense of humor back in America, OK?”

plunderbund.com

390

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 29, 2016 • 8:03:38pm

OK, it’s been fun but time for some sleep.

But first:

~~jazz hands~~ pic.twitter.com/sc9lgpnPzl

— Animal Life (@MeetAnimals) March 29, 2016

niterz, lizardz!

391

retired cynic Mar 29, 2016 • 8:04:50pm

re: #387 teleskiguy

You know what’s funny? I look at that picture and think to myself “I could freeheel ski that, like a boss!”

Skiing: well, I waterskied once! I know exactly what would happen if you put me on something slippery up there. In fact, the hill could be five feet tall, and it might be too tall! Tell you what: I’ll cheer!

392

Lidane Mar 29, 2016 • 8:05:22pm

#GOPTownHall proves it is long past time to raze it all down by raising Cthulhu up. pic.twitter.com/68qXzeZWAW

— Cthulhu for America (@cthulhu4america) March 30, 2016

393

ObserverArt Mar 29, 2016 • 8:05:51pm

Later folks. It appears everyone got the feel for the real John Kasich. Pray for Ohio!

394

Billy Batts Mar 29, 2016 • 8:06:20pm

re: #360 BeachDem

Just as a reminder of Kasich’s true dickhead personality…

[Embedded content]

Video

He’s a total cock.

395

Ziggy_TARDIS Mar 29, 2016 • 8:07:09pm

Meanwhile, San Francisco State has had an incident.

396

stpaulbear Mar 29, 2016 • 8:07:32pm

re: #351 teleskiguy

I used to look like that every time I tried to go up the hill on a T-bar.

397

BeachDem Mar 29, 2016 • 8:08:28pm

re: #394 Billy Batts

He’s a total cock.

Yep. Always has been. Always will be.

398

De Kolta Chair Mar 29, 2016 • 8:10:30pm

The Washington Post today:

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that Clinton used two different email addresses, sometimes interchangeably, as secretary of state. She used only hdr22@clintonemail.com as secretary of state. Also, an earlier version of this article reported that 147 FBI agents had been detailed to the investigation, according to a lawmaker briefed by FBI Director James B. Comey. Two U.S. law enforcement officials have since told The Washington Post that figure is too high. The FBI will not provide an exact figure, but the officials say the number of FBI personnel involved is fewer than 50.

Jeez, just bend over and fuck yourselves to death already, Washington Toast.

399

NotAgain Mar 29, 2016 • 8:18:29pm

re: #22 EmmaAnne

Wish I was making so much!

400

No Country For Old Haters Mar 29, 2016 • 8:24:15pm

re: #398 De Kolta Chair

The Washington Post today:

Jeez, just bend over and fuck yourselves to death already, Washington Toast.

I’ve been keeping an eye on r/politics over at reddit to see what the kids are thinking, and so many see this as a real scandal, even people who understand that prior scandals have been fake. The 147 number was repeated over and over as proof that this is very serious, and that Clinton is wasting tax dollars on this investigation that she did not initiate.

401

fern01 Mar 29, 2016 • 8:29:21pm

re: #399 NotAgain

Wish I was making so much!

Perfect statement. My mother’s favorite comment “Wish we had to pay more tax”

402

Jebediah, RBG Mar 29, 2016 • 8:35:13pm

re: #20 thedopefishlives

And if horses were fishes cowboys would swim.

403

klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 8:38:56pm

re: #401 fern01

Perfect statement. My mother’s favorite comment “Wish we had to pay more tax”

Doesn’t take much to have to pay more tax.

Using the calculator, a married couple with no children making $10,000 a year would see an increase of $1200 in their tax bill (on average, in the brackets that they’ve used to produce these numbers) under Sanders’ plan.

It’s interesting to play around with.

404

piratedan Mar 29, 2016 • 8:44:15pm

re: #398 De Kolta Chair

still trying to emulate the NY Times in grossly misrepresenting damn near everything that HRC ever did.

She followed the same e-mail protocols as her predecessors
She didn’t fuck up Benghazi
she got paid by Wall Street for giving speeches and reported it

and yet, she’s the untrustworthy one because the media has an ongoing hard-on for the Clintons that have found essentially bupkis… cripes, what’s next, her using a wide stance in the toilet?

We have Ted Cruz allegedly sleeping with any Conservative chick that crossed his path, the governor of Alabama melting down in his own sex scandal and the state is overrun with idiocy that makes the haters in NC look like pikers and all these guys can do is report on this non-issue because they’ve trained thee rest of the media to believe that she’s unworthy.

… disclaimer mine… yes I think she’s a bit hawkish for my taste but hell, so is Obama, Considering the potential Armageddon awaiting us if the GOP takes office, I will vote for her unreservedly.

405

BeenHereAwhile Mar 29, 2016 • 9:01:31pm

#356 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Yeah, I’m not pushing the limits in terms of what it’s powering either - there’s plenty of room to spare. I opened up the case after the most recent crash, which happened as I shoved on the outside at the spot where I knew the wires were a little bunched, and redid it so those aren’t crossing now but instead lay flat. Also adjusted a few other things. It’s back up and running now, and so far so good? I’ve shoved at it a bunch of times in the same spot and it’s been fine, and I can think of the possibility where I might have applied enough pressure on 3 of the 4 crashes to have caused it.

Fingers are now very crossed. The sucky part of self-employment is you are your own IT department. I have done very little writing today.

Would it repeat the performance after the engine had cooled again? That was the issue - the car started behaving after my dad drove it over and they could never get it to replicate the problem.
< snip >

I’m definitely going to be watching it like a hawk and sticking to errands closer to home.

Could you leave the car overnight at the garage?

Let them start it cold the next morning and see if the problem occurs again.

406

klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 9:02:11pm

re: #405 BeenHereAwhile

#356 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Could you leave the car overnight at the garage?

Let them start it cold the next morning and see if the problem occurs again.

They had it from Friday. Cold starts, warm starts, didn’t seem to matter.

407

BeenHereAwhile Mar 29, 2016 • 9:12:56pm

re: #406 klys (maker of Silmarils)

They had it from Friday. Cold starts, warm starts, didn’t seem to matter.

I think we killed the thread.

408

klys (maker of Silmarils) Mar 29, 2016 • 9:19:03pm

re: #407 BeenHereAwhile

I think we killed the thread.

There’s a new one upstairs. :)

409

NotAgain Mar 29, 2016 • 10:45:41pm

re: #403 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Given this is the GOP wet dream: a married couple working full time making less than 500 a month apiece, getting taxed all to hell, why doesn’t the GOP support Bernie?
I mean really, if we quit taxing rich people, and tax the crap out of poor people, wouldn’t this encourage poor people to get rich? Problem solved

410

steve_davis Mar 30, 2016 • 4:42:33am

re: #62 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

The cool thing is that Aloha Akbar is something that means both hello and goodbye when dealing with the Admiral.

Spy Auto

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