Video: Charlie Rose Interviews Bernie Sanders About His “Hillary Is Unqualified” Comments

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Sen. Bernie Sanders was on CNN’s Charlie Rose show last night, and Rose pressed him pretty hard about his statement that Hillary Clinton was “unqualified” to be president.

I don’t think Sanders came off very well here; he just repeats over and over that she started it, I was just responding to her, etc. This is the sort of excuse you see in a playground argument between children, and I really don’t like seeing it in a presidential candidate. It reminds me of the way Republicans argue, with personal attacks and refusal to accept any responsibility.

Sanders does make one statement here that I was glad to hear, though; he says if Clinton is the nominee, he will support her. I may be mistaken but I think this is the first time he’s come out and said this.

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Testy Toad T  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:45:53pm
Sanders does make one statement here that I was glad to hear, though; he says if Clinton is the nominee, he will support her. I may be mistaken but I think this is the first time he’s come out and said this.

I believe it is, and that’s really the only thing about this interview that I give a lick of a damn about.

I was never under the impression that Sanders was anything other than just another politician, so him acting like an aggrieved egotistical third grader didn’t really do anything other than lift the mask I knew was there.

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SoundGuy 2016  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:47:05pm

Creepy BernieBerserker warning: redlegion.org

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GlutenFreeJesus  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:49:24pm

Actions speak louder than words re: him supporting her

Will his support be more than “I support her.” or will he just give empty platitudes and slink back to Vermont never to be heard of again as I suspect?

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Snarknado!  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:49:26pm

He used to say often that stopping the Repubs was more important than who the Democratic candidate is, which I took to mean the same thing.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:52:27pm

I don’t have verification for this yet, but I am seeing it on Twitter.

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Kragar  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:53:03pm

Bernbot states Hillary is “hated by Congress”.

Hilarity ensues.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:53:27pm

re: #5 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Apparently the initial story was posted here:

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SoundGuy 2016  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:55:20pm

Check @allanbrauer ‘s TL for more on this creepy BernieBerserker named @krokodealer who runs the redlegion.org website.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:55:50pm

I posted this today on Twitter, and got immediately barraged by Bernie fans telling me he didn’t really say this, or he said it but he didn’t mean that exactly, and I was “stupid” for thinking so. Another one tweeted a “Butthurt Form” at me.

The full context:

“As president of the United States, I would do everything I can do to overturn those outrageous decisions by Mississippi and North Carolina.”

So yeah, you can split hairs and say he was referring to applying pressure to get the laws overturned, but this is part of a pattern of promising things he’ll never be able to deliver.

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gwangung  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:57:50pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

I posted this today on Twitter, and got immediately barraged by Bernie fans telling me he didn’t really say this, or he said it but he didn’t mean that exactly, and I was “stupid” for thinking so. Another one tweeted a “Butthurt Form” at me.

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The full context:

So yeah, you can split hairs and say he was referring to applying pressure to get the laws overturned, but this is part of a pattern of promising things he’ll never be able to deliver.

President can’t do the heavy lifting on this. If the cases were overturned, he’d be freeloading.

Compare and contrast with Obama and same sex marriage, or gays in the military. I flatly don’t think Sanders has the patience for that kind of work.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Apr 8, 2016 • 12:59:52pm

re: #5 klys (maker of Silmarils)

You want this nationwide? Vote Ted Cruz.

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Testy Toad T  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:00:08pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

So yeah, you can split hairs and say he was referring to applying pressure to get the laws overturned, but this is part of a pattern of promising things he’ll never be able to deliver.

It’s really even less than that: he’s promising that the bad things wouldn’t be bad anymore, rather than (say) presenting a cogent and thoughtful framework for a bill that would never get through Congress.

In this he is remarkably indistinguishable from Ron Paul or, if we’re being honest, Donald Trump.

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Franklin  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:00:23pm

re: #10 gwangung

President can’t do the heavy lifting on this. If the cases were overturned, he’d be freeloading.

Compare and contrast with Obama and same sex marriage, or gays in the military. I flatly don’t think Sanders has the patience for that kind of work.

You know who can do the heavy lifting? Down-ticket Dems, oh wait. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:00:55pm

Man, I’m starting to see such incredible ugliness from Bernie fans on Twitter. Calling Hillary a “white supremacist.” Saying she’s trying to get the “Dixiecrat” vote. This is getting so insane.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:02:21pm

re: #5 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I don’t have verification for this yet, but I am seeing it on Twitter.

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It could be true, but it seems a little odd that there are police hanging around checking ID on everyone using a random gas station restroom. It doesn’t sound like she was making a regular stop where she was well know as trans or anything. The odds of catching someone would be astronomically low.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:02:55pm

re: #14 Charles Johnson

I foresee violence between now and Nov…

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Eclectic Cyborg  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:04:31pm

re: #15 calochortus

Many less populated areas have a low percentage of trans people. Doesn’t surprise me she would stick out easily.

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Targetpractice  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:05:03pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

I posted this today on Twitter, and got immediately barraged by Bernie fans telling me he didn’t really say this, or he said it but he didn’t mean that exactly, and I was “stupid” for thinking so. Another one tweeted a “Butthurt Form” at me.

[Embedded content]

The full context:

So yeah, you can split hairs and say he was referring to applying pressure to get the laws overturned, but this is part of a pattern of promising things he’ll never be able to deliver.

Whether because he really believes it or because it gives him a convenient way of criticizing the President, Sanders regularly espouses the “Green Lantern Theory” of leadership. That if a President wants something bad enough and throws enough will behind it, he can make it happen and goodness will flow from it. You can hear him say it at least once a week, that the President didn’t “do enough” to get this or that progressive wish list item made law, the unspoken criticism being that the President obviously didn’t want it enough and thus isn’t “really” a progressive president. So I’m of the opinion that Sanders either personally believes or leading his supporters to believe that he can get everything he’s promising done because he’ll want it more than Obama or Hillary do.

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Testy Toad T  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:05:31pm

re: #14 Charles Johnson

Man, I’m starting to see such incredible ugliness from Bernie fans on Twitter. Calling Hillary a “white supremacist.” Saying she’s trying to get the “Dixiecrat” vote. This is getting so insane.

I take this as reassuring.

It powerfully supports the idea that the Berniebros are the sorts of people who never turn out to vote in the first place, so all of those “oooh X% of Sanders supporters would never support Clinton” FUD doesn’t really change the fundamental calculus of the election.

The most fervent/frothy supporters have never been in the political mainstream. Big whoop, they can go back to eating paste after June.

[I hate that I have to continue to attach a caveat that I think there are a lot of thoughtful, rational, reasonable Democrats and Democrat-leaning indies who support Sanders for intelligent reasons, and I have no quibble with them.]

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ramex  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:05:51pm

re: #16 Eclectic Cyborg

I foresee violence between now and Nov…

I foresee a calm and orderly election that will eliminate the need for a violent bloodbath.

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No Country For Old Haters  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:06:49pm

re: #14 Charles Johnson

Man, I’m starting to see such incredible ugliness from Bernie fans on Twitter. Calling Hillary a “white supremacist.” Saying she’s trying to get the “Dixiecrat” vote. This is getting so insane.

That’s a really odd, Republican-style claim, made after being rejected by black people. It assumes that one’s audience is completely delusional.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:07:09pm

I find it interesting that the same people who made excuses for Sanders saying he’d overturn laws he can’t overturn were arguing yesterday that Hillary Clinton was absolutely implying Sanders was unqualified even though she never said it.

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Testy Toad T  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:08:00pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

Their support for Sanders is messianic, not pragmatic. It is no surprise.

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Belafon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:08:37pm

re: #15 calochortus

It could be true, but it seems a little odd that there are police hanging around checking ID on everyone using a random gas station restroom. It doesn’t sound like she was making a regular stop where she was well know as trans or anything. The odds of catching someone would be astronomically low.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the police, or someone nearby, said she “looked like a man in drag.” One of the reasons we need anti-discrimination laws is that it can be easy to spot “a man in drag” and harass her.

Edit: And when I say this, I’m not talking about them caring whether or not the person is a trans woman or ciswoman. They have been given implicit approval to harass women.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:08:43pm

re: #17 Eclectic Cyborg

Many less populated areas have a low percentage of trans people. Doesn’t surprise me she would stick out easily.

Maybe I’m just unobservant or naive, but how would you tell if someone is trans? Wouldn’t she be dressed like a woman, with a woman’s hairstyle or whatever?
If this was a regular stop, well, the police could plan ahead, but she said she was on her way to a new job and stopped at this gas station where there were a bunch of people just hanging around. Not that this was different from any other time, which would indicate they might know her. How would the police know to stake the place out on that day?

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Belafon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:10:25pm

re: #25 calochortus

Maybe I’m just unobservant or naive, but how would you tell if someone is trans? Wouldn’t she be dressed like a woman, with a woman’s hairstyle or whatever?
If this was a regular stop, well, the police could plan ahead, but she said she was on her way to a new job and stopped at this gas station where there were a bunch of people just hanging around. Not that this was different from any other time, which would indicate they might know her. How would the police know to stake the place out on that day?

The face. And they don’t even have to be 100% correct. Just correct enough to scare trans people.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:14:23pm

re: #24 Belafon

I wouldn’t be surprised if the police, or someone nearby, said she “looked like a man in drag.” One of the reasons we need anti-discrimination laws is that it can be easy to spot “a man in drag” and harass her.

As I said, it could be true, but I’d need to know quite a bit more. To be clear, I think the law in NC is utterly appalling and disgusting.
That does not mean I believe everything that would fit in with this belief.

Someone could have pointed her out to the police, but she already set this up as being an unusual, scary situation because there were a bunch of people loitering-the implication as I read it is they were kind of waiting for her, or some other trans person to come in, which strikes me as a statistically unlikely proposition.

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Belafon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:17:12pm

re: #1 Testy Toad T

I believe it is, and that’s really the only thing about this interview that I give a lick of a damn about.

I was never under the impression that Sanders was anything other than just another politician, so him acting like an aggrieved egotistical third grader didn’t really do anything other than lift the mask I knew was there.

Someone should write a DK diary titled “Bernie Says He Will Support Clinton if She’s the Nominee.”

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No Country For Old Haters  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:17:43pm

re: #26 Belafon

The face. And they don’t even have to be 100% correct. Just correct enough to scare trans people.

There will be a lot of false-positives if they do that. Some wingnuts will be among the victims.

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No Country For Old Haters  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:19:48pm

re: #27 calochortus

As I said, it could be true, but I’d need to know quite a bit more. To be clear, I think the law in NC is utterly appalling and disgusting.
That does not mean I believe everything that would fit in with this belief.

Someone could have pointed her out to the police, but she already set this up as being an unusual, scary situation because there were a bunch of people loitering-the implication as I read it is they were kind of waiting for her, or some other trans person to come in, which strikes me as a statistically unlikely proposition.

There’s nothing unusual about loitering nitwits in dead-end towns.

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Belafon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:19:55pm

re: #29 No Country For Old Haters

There will be a lot of false-positives if they do that. Some wingnuts will be among the victims.

Yep. But: “I’m sorry ma’am, I just saw you heading for the restroom and I was just making sure you were going to the right one.”

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:20:47pm

re: #14 Charles Johnson

Man, I’m starting to see such incredible ugliness from Bernie fans on Twitter. Calling Hillary a “white supremacist.” Saying she’s trying to get the “Dixiecrat” vote. This is getting so insane.

I saw one on Facebook this morning post a long screed that ended with ‘the only thing she’s qualified to occupy is a prison cell, period.’

The level of invective coming from the Left is reaching parity with your typical wingnut Clinton hate. These people gotta wise the hell up.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:20:51pm

Sanders does make one statement here that I was glad to hear, though; he says if Clinton is the nominee, he will support her. I may be mistaken but I think this is the first time he’s come out and said this.

He has said this before.

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wrenchwench  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:24:15pm
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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:32:02pm

re: #7 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Apparently the initial story was posted here:

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Pretty sure I know the store this happened at. I drive by it on occasion going south on 421. This is in the middle of hyper conservative/reactionary good ol’ boy rural North Carolina. I am always careful when I go out in that area.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:32:45pm

re: #30 No Country For Old Haters

There’s nothing unusual about loitering nitwits in dead-end towns.

I’m sure that’s true. I’m really not insisting this story can’t be true, just that I’d like to have a bit more information, maybe corroboration of some sort before pass it along. The original post is no longer available, and Klys did note that she didn’t know if it was true or not.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:33:49pm

More qualified than any GOP candidate… Isn’t exactly saying much. lol

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:34:53pm

re: #15 calochortus

It could be true, but it seems a little odd that there are police hanging around checking ID on everyone using a random gas station restroom. It doesn’t sound like she was making a regular stop where she was well know as trans or anything. The odds of catching someone would be astronomically low.

Police hang around gas stations where they can get free coffee. I see three or four cop cars at the station around the corner from me at the same time on some nights.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:35:35pm

re: #36 calochortus

I’m sure that’s true. I’m really not insisting this story can’t be true, just that I’d like to have a bit more information, maybe corroboration of some sort before pass it along. The original post is no longer available, and Klys did note that she didn’t know if it was true or not.

I certainly think it’s plausible and I’m inclined to think it true, but it is currently just an unverified story on the Internet. I don’t know what the likelihood of getting more verification is at this point.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:35:48pm

re: #37 GlutenFreeJesus

More qualified than any GOP candidate… Isn’t exactly saying much. lol

Not just more qualified, but infinitely more qualified.

Mind you, divide any number by Zero, and you get infinity, so even that wasn’t saying much….
//

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:37:57pm

So, I really didn’t intend this to be a Big Deal. More just a thought. Might be real, might not be. We’ll probably never know. But it’s a nasty, stupid law regardless.

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:40:54pm

re: #27 calochortus

As I said, it could be true, but I’d need to know quite a bit more. To be clear, I think the law in NC is utterly appalling and disgusting.
That does not mean I believe everything that would fit in with this belief.

Someone could have pointed her out to the police, but she already set this up as being an unusual, scary situation because there were a bunch of people loitering-the implication as I read it is they were kind of waiting for her, or some other trans person to come in, which strikes me as a statistically unlikely proposition.

As others pointed out, it is fairly common to see locals hanging out in the store/gas station in rural towns. Sometimes, these stores have a built in cafe or some such to catch the trucker business on 421. A trans woman stands out real fucking quick if she isn’t local and known, or hasn’t had facial feminization surgery etc to go stealth.

As a rule, I do not go obviously fem when I leave Greensboro. I may wear women’s jeans and a tee shirt, but I do not push my luck with a dress or skirt or some such. I don’t feel like getting shot. As it is, I am considering getting my ccw here in NC simply because the temperature has been turned up real fucking high.

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Belafon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:42:01pm

I guarantee these people aren’t looking for trans men.

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EPR-radar  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:43:22pm

re: #41 calochortus

So, I really didn’t intend this to be a Big Deal. More just a thought. Might be real, might not be. We’ll probably never know. But it’s a nasty, stupid law regardless.

One of the main purposes of this evil law in NC is for people to get randomly harassed by knuckle-dragging oxygen thieves, as may have happened in this case.

For RWNJs, this harassment ideally extends all the way to murder often enough to “send a message”. The authors and supporters of the law will claim they didn’t want anyone to get killed, but that will be a lie.

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:49:20pm

re: #44 EPR-radar

One of the main purposes of this evil law in NC is for people to get randomly harassed by knuckle-dragging oxygen thieves, as may have happened in this case.

For RWNJs, this harassment ideally extends all the way to murder often enough to “send a message”. The authors and supporters of the law will claim they didn’t want anyone to get killed, but that will be a lie.

Yes, the intent is to encourage harassment, and violence has been lurking under the surface ever since the prop 1 debacle when NC banned all recognition of gay marriage or any facsimile thereof. Lots of suggestions of shotguns and murder directed at the GLBT community in local statements and media, including some on youtube.

Yes, I am looking a getting a handgun and a ccw. I cannot effectively flee from somebody who wants to hurt me, and I may well have to use force to defend myself. I don’t like it, but I also don’t like being beat for somebody else’s entertainment.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:52:17pm

RIGHT NOW

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:54:13pm
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blueraven  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:54:24pm

A small correction in the OP Charles:

Sen. Bernie Sanders was on CNN’s Charlie Rose show last night

It is CBS not CNN.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:54:41pm

re: #47 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 1:58:22pm

re: #47 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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Cool… but practical?? This is one successful boat landing out of a lot of failures. Better to just make a stable platform anchored to the seafloor.

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Kragar  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:00:41pm

re: #50 Aunty Entity Dragon

Cool… but practical?? This is one successful boat landing out of a lot of failures. Better to just make a stable platform anchored to the seafloor.

I believe the barge was chosen so in case of failure, the rocket full of fuel would crash into the ocean rather than explode and cause major fires on the ground.

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Belafon  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:01:57pm

re: #50 Aunty Entity Dragon

Cool… but practical?? This is one successful boat landing out of a lot of failures. Better to just make a stable platform anchored to the seafloor.

This means you can put a landing platform anywhere in the world. But it also means that automatic landing can be done under other than ideal conditions.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:02:03pm

I’ve finally convinced myself to wash some windows. Blech.
BBL

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:07:17pm

re: #52 Belafon

This means you can put a landing platform anywhere in the world. But it also means that automatic landing can be done may occasionally happen under other than ideal conditions.

Accounting for wind and sea movement is a nightmare even in good conditions as any naval aviator can tell you. I think this is a gee-whiz moment, but it gets real expensive to throw away your reusable boosters on this kind of thing.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:11:03pm

re: #45 Aunty Entity Dragon

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ObserverArt  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:15:42pm

Just got caught up with all of today’s comments. Wow. Just another crazy day in America.

You know it hits me that everyone is saying Bernie is bringing both new and young voters to politics.

I guess with that comes a lot of what we are seeing. Absolute clueless thinking.

Yeah, new voters is a good thing. Bernie might want to also educate a few because some of them sure as hell need it.

And while reading, the lyrics to a John Lennon song kept playing in my head. So, I looked them up. Maybe it is just me…but damn they work for today…for the Bernie bots.

Revolution - (Great video…don’t remember seeing this before…)

The Beatles - Revolution

You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it’s evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don’t you know that you can count me out
Don’t you know it’s gonna be all right
All right, all right

You say you got a real solution
Well, you know
We’d all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well, you know
We’re doing what we can
But when you want money
For people with minds that hate
All I can tell is brother you have to wait
Don’t you know it’s gonna be all right
All right, all right
Ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah…

You say you’ll change the constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it’s the institution
Well, you know
You better free you mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao
You ain’t going to make it with anyone anyhow
Don’t you know it’s gonna be all right
All right, all right
All right, all right, all right
All right, all right, all right

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TedStriker  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:16:50pm

re: #32 makeitstop

I saw one on Facebook this morning post a long screed that ended with ‘the only thing she’s qualified to occupy is a prison cell, period.’

The level of invective coming from the Left is reaching parity with your typical wingnut Clinton hate. These people gotta wise the hell up.

Useful idiots that help a fractured and dysfunctional GOP.

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Swift2991  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:19:01pm

All the fault of the Washington Post headline writer.

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Stanley Sea  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:19:26pm
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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:22:46pm

re: #55 The Vicious Babushka

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:23:43pm

re: #59 Stanley Sea

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This is going to spread. Artists are going to start boycotting venues.

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gocart mozart  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:23:58pm
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Blind Frog Belly White  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:27:21pm

re: #56 ObserverArt

Just got caught up with all of today’s comments. Wow. Just another crazy day in America.

You know it hits me that everyone is saying Bernie is bringing both new and young voters to politics.

I guess with that comes a lot of what we are seeing. Absolute clueless thinking.

Yeah, new voters is a good thing. Bernie might want to also educate a few because some of them sure as hell need it.

And while reading, the lyrics to a John Lennon song kept playing in my head. So, I looked them up. Maybe it is just me…but damn they work for today…for the Bernie bots.

Revolution - (Great video…don’t remember seeing this before…)

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I’m seeing clueless thinking coming not only from new/young voters, but also from people who should know better. Case in point is my older brother, who waved away my concerns about Sanders’ apparent lack of concern over or even interest in downticket races, with the breezy assertion that if Bernie were to be elected it would sweep the Dems into control of the Senate and House, and I was asking him to dirty his hands by asking rich people for money for those races.

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Timothy Watson  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:28:50pm

OT, shot this on my way home from work:

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:29:57pm

re: #54 Aunty Entity Dragon

Accounting for wind and sea movement is a nightmare even in good conditions as any naval aviator can tell you. I think this is a gee-whiz moment, but it gets real expensive to throw away your reusable boosters on this kind of thing.

It’s not their long-term plan, as far as I can tell. They have done a landing on solid ground, but the ocean landings allow multiple recovery options, whereas if something goes wrong and it’s coming down on land, well, you’ve thrown away that reusable booster all the same.

From an article discussing the third failure (in January - and really, only three failures is not what I would call a ‘lot’ given what they were trying to do):

Despite today’s failure, SpaceX will continue to push for sea landings, as it gives the company multiple options for recovering its rockets post-launch. Landing the Falcon 9 on land is an easier task, but only certain missions are suitable candidates for landing on solid ground. Redirecting a returning rocket to land on a launch pad requires extra fuel capacity that some missions just can’t spare. SpaceX wants to recover most, if not all, of its rockets in the future, no matter the type of mission. And sometimes, landing at sea is the only option.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:30:20pm

re: #61 Aunty Entity Dragon

This is going to spread. Artists are going to start boycotting venues.

I’m sure they can get some Christian Rock bands to fill in. Or maybe a reboot of Prussian Blue, with another set of Aryan twins who haven’t yet figured out what they’re being used to push.

/

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:30:32pm

re: #64 Timothy Watson

OT, shot this on my way home from work:

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It looks warm there. I am jealous.

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Jayleia  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:31:24pm

re: #45 Aunty Entity Dragon

{{Aunty Entity Dragon}}

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Timothy Watson  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:31:39pm

re: #67 makeitstop

It looks warm there. I am jealous.

57F if that counts as warm. :)

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:33:04pm

Might get pulled at some point, but:

SpaceX Falcon 9 - Successful Drone Ship Landing - 8th April 2016

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:35:11pm

re: #10 gwangung

President can’t do the heavy lifting on this. If the cases were overturned, he’d be freeloading.

Compare and contrast with Obama and same sex marriage, or gays in the military. I flatly don’t think Sanders has the patience for that kind of work.

To be fair there is one thing the President can hypothetically do about this, force all Federal agencies to score applicants for contracts based on their ability to comply with Title VII of the ‘64 civil rights act, specifically with regards to transgender equality. If a federal contractor’s State has laws on the books that conflict with that right the contractor has two options, either install gender neutral bathrooms in ALL their facilities, or move out of that State.

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retired cynic  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:36:15pm

re: #70 klys (maker of Silmarils)

So great!

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:38:27pm

re: #70 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Might get pulled at some point, but:

Video

re: #72 retired cynic

So great!

Seconded—that was impressive!

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:40:55pm

re: #73 CuriousLurker

Seconded—that was impressive!

It’s gonna be one of my feel-good go-to videos. Like when Curiosity landed too.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:45:41pm

re: #74 klys (maker of Silmarils)

For those who might enjoy that one:

Live NASA TV Coverage Of The Curiosity Mars Rover Entry, Descent, Landing and Firs Pictures From The

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Unabogie  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:46:42pm

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but DKos has the Clinton “sound ray” insanity on the recc list, and it’s got 330 updings as I write this. These people have gone insane.

dailykos.com

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EPR-radar  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:48:21pm

re: #71 goddamnedfrank

To be fair there is one thing the President can hypothetically do about this, force all Federal agencies to score applicants for contracts based on their ability to comply with Title VII of the ‘64 civil rights act, specifically with regards to transgender equality. If a federal contractor’s State has laws on the books that conflict with that right the contractor has two options, either install gender neutral bathrooms in ALL their facilities, or move out of that State.

A bit of googling turned up the (surprising to me) fact that the EEOC interprets Title VII as forbidding employment discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.eeoc.gov

This interpretation will disappear about 3 seconds after any GOPer gets into office as president, making this issue reason # 1,000,000,001 to vote against the Republicans.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:51:37pm

The whiny, intellectually dishonest hairsplitting of the above “Fact Checker” article annoyed the hell out of me. Also, note that they blamed everything on Sanders:

Headline writing is an imperfect art. The editor often has to summarize the meaning of a complex and nuanced article in just a few words. Many Washington-based reporters have experienced the frustration of having an accurate article denied by an agency spokesman because of a headline that went a little far off the mark.

In this case, however, the Post headline did not quote Clinton as saying Sanders was unqualified, and neither did the article. Instead, it drew attention to an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” in which Clinton sidestepped questions about whether Sanders was qualified. […]

Those kinds of answers certainly give license to reporters to offer an interpretation that Clinton is raising questions about her rival’s qualifications. Clinton, after all, is a former secretary of state and is adept at signaling messages without actually saying the words out loud. But it’s not the same as “quote unquote” saying Sanders is unqualified. […]

Granted, Sanders should’ve checked before attacking her, but as I pointed out in one of RWC’s pages earlier this week, I’ve lost all trust in the U.S. media.

I’ve gotta admit these two tweets made me LOL though:

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Targetpractice  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:58:47pm

re: #78 CuriousLurker

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The problem with this argument is that it assumes that the whole thing was an “honest mistake” on the part of Bernie, that he just read the headline or had it read to him and didn’t do the research. But his remarks in the last 24 hours makes it clear that he doesn’t feel it was a mistake, he feels that he’s somehow the victim, not only of an “attack” by Hillary, but also of being humiliated by the press. So to argue that this is somehow the fault of a WaPo editor lets him off way too lightly, which is totally in line with the media’s efforts to maintain this illusion of his being a viable candidate when most of us on the outside can see that he’s crashing and berning.

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gocart mozart  Apr 8, 2016 • 2:58:58pm

This new Cheap Trick single is great.
Cheap Trick - When I Wake Up Tomorrow

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:00:05pm

Unreal.

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stpaulbear  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:01:18pm

I’m just signing on for the first time today so someone has probably covered this already, but I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed Paul Krugman’s takedown of Bernie in the NYT today. It felt so good to read.

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BeachDem  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:02:20pm

re: #76 Unabogie

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but DKos has the Clinton “sound ray” insanity on the recc list, and it’s got 330 updings as I write this. These people have gone insane.

dailykos.com

All the loons are posting at kos (and there are a ton of 1st time diarists getting bojo’d within an hour.) I have to say, on one of the (multiple) Bernie or Bust diaries, I thought this was a pretty near perfect response to an “I’m staying true to my principles” whiner:

The principle of “I don’t care if my actions make you worse off” is not a principle I endorse.

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EPR-radar  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:02:35pm

re: #81 goddamnedfrank

This looks like proof that some idiots end up being judges.

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Shiplord Kirel  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:02:51pm

re: #76 Unabogie

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but DKos has the Clinton “sound ray” insanity on the recc list, and it’s got 330 updings as I write this. These people have gone insane.

dailykos.com

Obviously the RW has scrambled their brains with the Halliburton Crazy Ray.

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Amory Blaine  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:03:35pm

Judge strikes down state’s right-to-work law

A Dane County judge struck down Wisconsin’s so-called right-to-work law Friday.

Attorney General Brad Schimel said he would appeal.

Last year, Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature made Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state. Such laws bar businesses and unions from reaching labor deals that require workers to pay fees to the union.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:03:44pm

re: #62 gocart mozart

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You’ll be happy to know Freepers never liked Springsteen anyway. Or so they are saying.

And I know you’ll all be thrilled to know that I washed the insides of all the windows. Outsides need to wait until the rainy season is over.

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Sherlock Hound  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:05:15pm

re: #83 BeachDem

All the loons are posting at kos (and there are a ton of 1st time diarists getting bojo’d within an hour.) I have to say, on one of the (multiple) Bernie or Bust diaries, I thought this was a pretty near perfect response to an “I’m staying true to my principles” whiner:

The principle of “I don’t care if my actions make you worse off” is not a principle I endorse.

“Don’t sacrifice me on the altar of your Sacred Principles.”

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sagehen  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:06:07pm
Sanders does make one statement here that I was glad to hear, though; he says if Clinton is the nominee, he will support her. I may be mistaken but I think this is the first time he’s come out and said this.

He said it on Seth Meyers’ show too — not sure which tapes first but. Seth had to push for it,

“Would you like to talk about Senator Clinton’s qualifications as compared to something something blah blah”
“Uh, no.”
“Perhaps I didn’t phrase that well. If Senator Clinton somehow ends up the nominee, will you support her in the general election?”
“Oh, absolutely. On her worst day, she’s a hundred times better than any of the Republican candidates.”

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ObserverArt  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:07:59pm

Bernie today. Please take it as intended…a gentle poke about today’s news.

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Aunty Entity Dragon  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:08:58pm

Rod Dreher loves the new laws in Mississippi and NC of course. He assures his readers that really bad things won’t be allowed to happen to GLBT people as they get kicked out of restaurants and their jobs.

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:11:18pm

re: #79 Targetpractice

The problem with this argument is that it assumes that the whole thing was an “honest mistake” on the part of Bernie, that he just read the headline or had it read to him and didn’t do the research. But his remarks in the last 24 hours makes it clear that he doesn’t feel it was a mistake, he feels that he’s somehow the victim, not only of an “attack” by Hillary, but also of being humiliated by the press. So to argue that this is somehow the fault of a WaPo editor lets him off way too lightly, which is totally in line with the media’s efforts to maintain this illusion of his being a viable candidate when most of us on the outside can see that he’s crashing and berning.

Exactly, he’s running for President while demonstrating the reading comprehension skills and reactionary temper of a boy going through puberty. I’m getting progressively more and more alarmed by this ongoing display of childish behavior.

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Kent Dorfman  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:11:35pm

Tastes great!

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mmmirele  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:12:07pm

re: #91 Aunty Entity Dragon

Rod Dreher loves the new laws in Mississippi and NC of course. He assures his readers that really bad things won’t be allowed to happen to GLBT people as they get kicked out of restaurants and their jobs.

Rod considers himself such a great Christian too. He’s one of the people I intend when I say, “Jesus, save us from your professional followers.”

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:12:20pm

re: #79 Targetpractice

At no point did I say (or intend to imply) that the whole thing was an honest mistake on Sanders’ part, nor did I say (or intend to imply) that the fault was 100% with the WaPo editor.

I expect politicians & their representative to split hairs and opportunistically jump at any chance to make their opponent(s) look unqualified, and I’m not the least bit surprised when they lash out at criticism (real or perceived) because no one runs for POTUS unless they’re ambitious and have a pretty large ego. I do, however, expect the media to at least try remain neutral—or at least I used to. Not anymore.

Edit: Changed “(or imply)” to “(or intend to imply)” in first sentence, for clarity.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:13:03pm

re: #92 goddamnedfrank

Exactly, he’s running for President while demonstrating the reading comprehension skills and reactionary temper of a boy going through puberty. I’m getting progressively more and more alarmed by this ongoing display of childish behavior.

Key word right there, am I right?

;)

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Dr. Matt  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:17:50pm

As the saying goes, ‘break a leg’…..or foot.

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EPR-radar  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:17:52pm

re: #91 Aunty Entity Dragon

Rod Dreher loves the new laws in Mississippi and NC of course. He assures his readers that really bad things won’t be allowed to happen to GLBT people as they get kicked out of restaurants and their jobs.

You shouldn’t go off and murder someone just for being satanic queer hellspawn. Really. God will take care of that in due course with torture in hell for all eternity. So you really shouldn’t kill these abominations before their appointed time. Please. Even though they really are abominable, and they will corrupt your children, and they stand against everything that is right and proper and just and holy in this world…

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stpaulbear  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:18:18pm

re: #69 Timothy Watson

57F if that counts as warm. :)

It snowed in the Twin Cities today.

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Amory Blaine  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:19:11pm

re: #97 Dr. Matt

He won’t be able to run away if someone throws a teddy bear on stage.

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Whack-A-Mole  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:21:30pm

re: #99 stpaulbear

heh, I wish it was ‘just snowing’ here. It’s a damn snowstorm today. Like a 3-6 inches kind of snowstorm and, at the moment, it’s coming down really heavy. Wisconsin weather is so crazy this time of year.

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ObserverArt  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:22:40pm

re: #99 stpaulbear

It snowed in the Twin Cities today.

It got to a high of about 40° today in Columbus, and it was trying to figure out of it should rain or spit snow. So it did both. We might get a light dusting overnight. Ugh.

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:25:28pm
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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:29:08pm

Okay, gonna go take out the trash & check the snail mail.

BBL

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Timothy Watson  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:29:53pm

re: #98 EPR-radar

You shouldn’t go off and murder someone just for being satanic queer hellspawn. Really. God will take care of that in due course with torture in hell for all eternity. So you really shouldn’t kill these abominations before their appointed time. Please. Even though they really are abominable, and they will corrupt your children, and they stand against everything that is right and proper and just and holy in this world…

And hate crime legislation, which calls for enhanced penalties for assaults and murders committed due to the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity, violates their freedom of religion.

Which, of course, means that they openly admit that their religion calls for the deaths of, or injuries to, LGBT people.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:33:43pm

I have been on a pie-atus for a while but I found some flaky pastry dough in the freezer and wanted to use it up before Passover, so==>

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:34:34pm

re: #65 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Relevant to this discussion earlier:

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:36:10pm

The filling is custard, berries, and whipped cream.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:37:37pm

heh…

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:37:41pm

Greasy Rat Man Spotted Making Speeches In English At Assorted Locations In New York State

locals alarmed and calling for exterminators

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EPR-radar  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:39:00pm

re: #105 Timothy Watson

And hate crime legislation, which calls for enhanced penalties for assaults and murders committed due to the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity, violates their freedom of religion.

Which, of course, means that they openly admit that their religion calls for the deaths of, or injuries to, LGBT people.

IMO the kill the gays bill in Uganda was simply a logical attempt at making laws consistent with US RWNJ preaching on the subject.

What else are you going to do with “hellspawn that seek to corrupt your children” except kill them on sight?

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Dr. Matt  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:40:13pm

re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:40:39pm

re: #111 EPR-radar

IMO the kill the gays bill in Uganda was simply a logical attempt at making laws consistent with US RWNJ preaching on the subject.

What else are you going to do with “hellspawn that seek to corrupt your children” except kill them on sight?

I dunno, maybe just let them live their lives? No? I guess it’s too simple for many.

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thedopefishlives  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:41:42pm

Evening Lizardim.

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:43:01pm

re: #107 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Relevant to this discussion earlier:

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There would still be a hypothetical advantage to landing at sea when launching from the East Coast though, in that it saves fuel not having to traverse Westward back to the launch point. This will be especially be true of the Heavy Lift vehicle, where the second stage comes down a significant amount of time after the two booster cores detach.

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:44:36pm

re: #80 gocart mozart

This new Cheap Trick single is great.
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Yeah, really good. I keep forgetting to buy the new album.

Also - that’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Cheap Trick to you. About damn time, too.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:46:27pm

Charlotte NC:

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thedopefishlives  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:47:07pm

re: #117 Backwoods_Sleuth

Actions have consequences? Who knew?

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Dr. Matt  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:48:27pm

re: #117 Backwoods_Sleuth

Charlotte NC:

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Good. I hope Pearl Jam follows Bruce’s lead.

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Timothy Watson  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:48:31pm

Virginia’s new motto: Virginia’s for Lovers…and we only have a few crazies in our legislature, not a whole body worth of them.

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prairiefire  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:49:40pm

Happy Friday, Lizards!

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:50:39pm

re: #115 goddamnedfrank

There would still be a hypothetical advantage to landing at sea when launching from the East Coast though, in that it saves fuel not having to traverse Westward back to the launch point. This will be especially be true of the Heavy Lift vehicle, where the second stage comes down a significant amount of time after the two booster cores detach.

Oh yeah, there’s still definite reasons for them to want to be able to land at sea. I think the barge also wins over a fixed platform because they do use multiple launch locations, both east and west coast.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:51:03pm

If only I lived closer to NC so I could boycott them… I occasionally do business with Replacements, but IIRC they came out strongly against the legislation, so I’m OK there.

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No Country For Old Haters  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:51:11pm

re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:52:35pm

I love it when this happens on Twitter. Tweet a link to an LGF article, somebody tweets back with one of those “gotcha” moments.

Uh…

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TedStriker  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:52:36pm

re: #87 calochortus

You’ll be happy to know Freepers never liked Springsteen anyway. Or so they are saying.

And I know you’ll all be thrilled to know that I washed the insides of all the windows. Outsides need to wait until the rainy season is over.

Never stopped the GOP from co-opting Bruce or other artists when they think it suits them, such as Reagan’s infamous “Born in the USA” gaffe.

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CleverToad  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:53:05pm

re: #74 klys (maker of Silmarils)

It’s gonna be one of my feel-good go-to videos. Like when Curiosity landed too.

re: #75 klys (maker of Silmarils)

For those who might enjoy that one:

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We got to watch Curiosity’s landing live, on the IMAX screen at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. So much detail you could see the screensavers on the JPL computers closest to the cameras. Something to remember for a lifetime, to go with watching the fuzzy images from the moon landing in 1969 on a small-screen black-and-white TV. The speed and quality of the first images from Curiosity were mind-blowing.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:54:06pm

re: #96 klys (maker of Silmarils)

The threader was in today’s mail. *happy dance*

I’ve never seen one quite like that before. It was very sweet of you to send me yours, and the card did indeed make me giggle.

OMG, your handwriting is sooooo neat & tiny. I’m impressed that you didn’t make any mistakes and need to cross anything out—I can barely fill out my rent check every month without screwing something up (sometimes I have to do it 2-3 times).

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:54:16pm

re: #126 TedStriker

Never stopped the GOP from co-opting Bruce or other artists when they think it suits them, such as Reagan’s infamous “Born in the USA” gaffe.

Of course not. Things mean whatever they want them to at any given time.

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Targetpractice  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:55:44pm

re: #95 CuriousLurker

At no point did I say (or intend to imply) that the whole thing was an honest mistake on Sanders’ part, nor did I say (or intend to imply) that the fault was 100% with the WaPo editor.

I expect politicians & their representative to split hairs and opportunistically jump at any chance to make their opponent(s) look unqualified, and I’m not the least bit surprised when they lash out at criticism (real or perceived) because no one runs for POTUS unless they’re ambitious and have a pretty large ego. I do, however, expect the media to at least try remain neutral—or at least I used to. Not anymore.

Edit: Changed “(or imply)” to “(or intend to imply)” in first sentence, for clarity.

I meant no offense, wasn’t so much an attack on you as much as an expression of how fed up I am with Kessler. He has his moments, but most of the time he works as hard as he can to split enough hairs to maintain the “Both Sides” mantra.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:56:46pm

re: #128 CuriousLurker

I’m glad it arrived! That kind doesn’t break nearly as often as the kind with a little wire loop. I haven’t broken one yet, at least. >.> I did get to the other store yesterday and bought myself two more. :)

Also, haha, my handwriting has gotten sloppier (because I don’t write by hand that often) and that wasn’t written with a proper small pen. The lack of mistakes was mostly luck. They do happen.

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mmmirele  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:58:10pm

re: #123 calochortus

If only I lived closer to NC so I could boycott them… I occasionally do business with Replacements, but IIRC they came out strongly against the legislation, so I’m OK there.

My evil to big to fail employer has a significant footprint in NC and all of our managers were in Charlotte this week at a big meeting. I have to wonder if meetings will be moved elsewhere because of HB2.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:58:55pm

re: #131 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’m glad it arrived! That kind doesn’t break nearly as often as the kind with a little wire loop. I haven’t broken one yet, at least. >.> I did get to the other store yesterday and bought myself two more. :)

Also, haha, my handwriting has gotten sloppier (because I don’t write by hand that often) and that wasn’t written with a proper small pen. The lack of mistakes was mostly luck. They do happen.

What kind of needle threader is this?

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 3:59:10pm

I’ve had this link around for a few days. A guy who I play in a couple of bands with sent me the link, saying it was the craziest gig he’s ever played - a bar mitzvah held at Barclay Center in Brooklyn with a budget of over five million dollars.

Talk about excess. I can’t believe those photos.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:02:05pm

re: #133 calochortus

What kind of needle threader is this?

The small metal flat kind that mostly just give you a slightly larger needle eye.

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William Lewis  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:02:09pm

re: #45 Aunty Entity Dragon </>

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:02:32pm

re: #134 makeitstop

Definite overkill. I suppose it is good for the economy…

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stpaulbear  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:02:47pm

re: #117 Backwoods_Sleuth

Charlotte NC:

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When ALL the states accept GOD and ban all the HOMOS than no one will be able to cancel ANTWHERE!!!

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unproven innocence  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:03:56pm

re: #123 calochortus

If only I lived closer to NC so I could boycott them… I occasionally do business with Replacements, but IIRC they came out strongly against the legislation, so I’m OK there.

Mixed feelings about the news of boycotts for NC.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:04:12pm

re: #134 makeitstop

I’ve had this link around for a few days. A guy who I play in a couple of bands with sent me the link, saying it was the craziest gig he’s ever played - a bar mitzvah held at Barclay Center in Brooklyn with a budget of over five million dollars.

Talk about excess. I can’t believe those photos.

Avast gave me a malware warning when I clicked that link. I edited it to prevent people from getting infected.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:05:23pm

re: #135 klys (maker of Silmarils)

The small metal flat kind that mostly just give you a slightly larger needle eye.

Got it.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:05:42pm

re: #133 calochortus

What kind of needle threader is this?

this is not the needle threader you were looking for

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:06:21pm

re: #139 unproven innocence

Mixed feelings about the news of boycotts for NC.

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Always a double edged sword. With any luck some court will come down on them hard and take care of the problem.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:08:00pm

re: #141 calochortus

Got it.

That was actually hard to answer. How do you describe that? Once you know what it is, it makes sense, but…

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wrenchwench  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:09:28pm
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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:10:00pm

re: #140 Charles Johnson

Avast gave me a malware warning when I clicked that link. I edited it to prevent people from getting infected.

Oops.Sorry ‘bout that. Time to go scan….

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:10:42pm

I will fully admit this just cracked me up so hard.

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wrenchwench  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:11:48pm

re: #147 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I will fully admit this just cracked me up so hard.

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Me too, right after I posted that ‘evil cat’ video.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:13:14pm

re: #131 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Many thanks for sending it so quickly. While I was waiting I ordered a spool of the Kreinik silver #8 braid and the pearl 1/16” ribbon to go with the gold #8 I bought right after I initially asked you about it. Oh, and I also bought a set of embroidery needles with like five different sizes, so I’m all set now—all I have to do is figure out something to make. I’ve been in the mood for bling lately.

Did I mention glitter? I also bought a shitload of glitter because it’s colorful & shiny and makes me happy. Part of my last two evening were spent making glitter swatches with double-sided tape on cardstock.

P.S. It appears that the gauge of needles, like wire, gets thinner (and shorter with smaller holes in the case of needles) as the numbers get larger—is that correct? I’ve always found it sooooo unintuitive. Ditto for seed beads. Drove me nuts in the beginning.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:13:40pm

re: #144 klys (maker of Silmarils)

That was actually hard to answer. How do you describe that? Once you know what it is, it makes sense, but…

Yeah, I know. But I am familiar with a bunch of different tools. I tend to be a bit of a tool geek in all my areas of interest..

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:13:50pm

Black-footed kittens! Sooo cute.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:14:29pm

Just in time for closing weekends at Beaver Creek and Vail!

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sagehen  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:14:33pm

Jeffrey Toobin on CNN last night tells us that Cruz accusing Trump of “New York values” is a thinly veiled anti-semitic slur.
talkingpointsmemo.com

Aaron Sorkin more than 15 years ago told us it wasn’t thinly-veiled at all.

New York Values (Sense of Humor)

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:15:26pm

re: #149 CuriousLurker

Many thanks for sending it so quickly. While I was waiting I ordered a spool of the Kreinik silver #8 braid and the pearl 1/16” ribbon to go with the gold #8 I bought right after I initially asked you about it. Oh, and I also bought a set of embroidery needles with like five different sizes, so I’m all set now—all I have to do is figure out something to make. I’ve been in the mood for bling lately.

Did I mention glitter? I also bought a shitload of glitter because it’s colorful & shiny and makes me happy. Part of my last two evening were spent making glitter swatches with double-sided tape on cardstock.

P.S. It appears that the gauge of needles, like wire, gets thinner (and shorter with smaller holes in the case of needles) as the numbers get larger—is that correct? I’ve always found it sooooo unintuitive. Ditto for seed beads. Drove me nuts in the beginning.

Yep. I mostly stitch with 28s for the cross stitching - the smaller end will work with those, but the #8 braid will be a tight squeeze. A 26 might be better. I’ve used some of the bigger ones when they come with kits (don’t know the sizes of everything I have on hand) and could easily see them working for the ribbons.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:17:11pm

re: #142 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

this is not the needle threader you were looking for

We could use them for some of the arguments here sometimes, heh.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:18:41pm

re: #155 CuriousLurker

We could use them for some of the arguments here sometimes, heh.

Nah, the part you fit through the eye still has to fit.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:19:34pm

re: #130 Targetpractice

I meant no offense, wasn’t so much an attack on you as much as an expression of how fed up I am with Kessler. He has his moments, but most of the time he works as hard as he can to split enough hairs to maintain the “Both Sides” mantra.

No harm, no foul. Maybe we should ask klys to send Kessler one of those needle threaders she sent me. FWIW, I’m fed up too. I think RWC really nailed it the other day.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:19:39pm

re: #134 makeitstop

I’ve had this link around for a few days. A guy who I play in a couple of bands with sent me the link, saying it was the craziest gig he’s ever played - a bar mitzvah held at Barclay Center in Brooklyn with a budget of over five million dollars.

Talk about excess. I can’t believe those photos.

I just went to my grandson’s bar mitzvah in Toronto, I think it cost about $5000 in Canadian money. They had a “one man band” playing a synthesizer and he was very good!

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plansbandc  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:19:49pm

My usually fairly left of center friend is pissed that Springsteen canceled his North Carolina concert. She bitched about it on FB, so I put forward my opinion. Then her fundie friends came out with comments like, “People need to use the bathroom that matches the gender that GOD GAVE THEM.” And, “I don’t want my little girl hearing a MAN talking on his cell phone in the stall next to her.”

FFS

I want to throw down, but I know this is a battle I can’t win and should not fight.

I hate the ignorance of this country.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:20:31pm

It’s Friday night! Send it!

Hair jump @ Mammoth Mountain California

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GlutenFreeJesus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:20:35pm
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Ziggy_TARDIS  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:20:54pm

re: #159 plansbandc

I know I am one of, if not the most aggressive person on here, but I still think you need to fight.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:21:45pm

re: #156 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Nah, the part you fit through the eye still has to fit.

LOL, “Dude, there’s no WAY you’re gonna get that camel through the eye of that needle, no matter how awesome you think your threader is.”

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:21:54pm

re: #162 Ziggy_TARDIS

Politics on Facebook is a no-win battle. Period.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:24:51pm

re: #159 plansbandc

My usually fairly left of center friend is pissed that Springsteen canceled his North Carolina concert. She bitched about it on FB, so I put forward my opinion. Then her fundie friends came out with comments like, “People need to use the bathroom that matches the gender that GOD GAVE THEM.” And, “I don’t want my little girl hearing a MAN talking on his cell phone in the stall next to her.” [bolding mine]

FFS

I want to throw down, but I know this is a battle I can’t win and should not fight.

I hate the ignorance of this country.

Finally, something I can agree with. People should not be talking on the phone while in the bathroom.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:24:55pm

re: #162 Ziggy_TARDIS

Arguing with idiots on Facebook is like screaming at one of these.

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wrenchwench  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:25:55pm

re: #162 Ziggy_TARDIS

I know I am one of, if not the most aggressive person on here, but I still think you need to fight.

Gotta pick your battles, there’s no time for all of them. When it comes to FB, I find ‘unfriending’ a useful tactic. I’ve pretty much used it in real life when it comes to family.

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wrenchwench  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:26:49pm

re: #166 teleskiguy

Arguing with idiots on Facebook is like screaming at one of these.

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Looks like one of my sisters!

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:26:52pm

re: #162 Ziggy_TARDIS

I know I am one of, if not the most aggressive person on here, but I still think you need to fight.

Fighting can be entertaining, but if you want to change someone’s opinion you generally have to be gentle. It helps to establish a rapport with your debate partner as well.

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plansbandc  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:26:54pm

re: #162 Ziggy_TARDIS

I want to fight, but I lose friends because of those fights. I have to chose my battles, and I really really like this usually left of center friend. Her friends, however? Not so much.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:27:17pm

I should write at least 500 words today. I want to wrap up this chapter/component/whatever because it would be a good spot to start back up on.

I still have to pack.

We leave on vacation tomorrow. I have like no focus.

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:28:01pm

re: #32 makeitstop

I saw one on Facebook this morning post a long screed that ended with ‘the only thing she’s qualified to occupy is a prison cell, period.’

The level of invective coming from the Left is reaching parity with your typical wingnut Clinton hate. These people gotta wise the hell up.

Are the people saying these kinds of awful things about Clinton really Democrats who care about the Supreme Court, voting rights, reproductive rights, immigration reform, gun control, LGBT rights, etc.? Or are they just people who for some reason are infatuated with the delusion that a Sanders Presidency will be magical? This is becoming odd. I don’t recall this vitriol in 2008 between the Obama and Clinton camps outside of the PUMAs (who turned out to be no threat by November 2008).

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:28:22pm

re: #154 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Yep. I mostly stitch with 28s for the cross stitching - the smaller end will work with those, but the #8 braid will be a tight squeeze. A 26 might be better. I’ve used some of the bigger ones when they come with kits (don’t know the sizes of everything I have on hand) and could easily see them working for the ribbons.

I got this Dritz set based on info in this post at the Kreinik blog. I love companies that provide lots of useful info.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:28:23pm

re: #170 plansbandc

I want to fight, but I lose friends because of those fights. I have to chose my battles, and I really really like this usually left of center friend. Her friends, however? Not so much.

I’d have a dialogue with her one on one in person. Or at least privately.

I don’t think there’s much to be gained by having a politics discussion with someone else’s friends in their “space,” as it were.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:28:52pm

re: #171 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Enjoy your trip. With or without writing first.
Me? I’m weekending in Modesto (weaving conference) so you won’t be the only person enjoying the glamour of travel.

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Stanley Sea  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:31:33pm

re: #134 makeitstop

They’re going to have to up it for the little brother. mah dog.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:31:46pm

Facebook Post

16 hours 35 minutes to ski 108 km with 27,395 feet of elevation gain. For mere mortals this route can take up to a week!

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:32:19pm

re: #171 klys (maker of Silmarils)

We leave on vacation tomorrow. I have like no focus.

You’re going out of town again? Didn’t you just recently get back from somewhere??

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William Lewis  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:32:49pm

re: #172 Patricia Kayden

Many of them are people who would never vote Democratic in the first place because they’re “just as bad” and that Hillary is a shill for the Billionaires too.

Of course, 99% of them are straight white males with good jobs so that as the privileged they won’t suffer in a Republican nightmare.

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:33:26pm

re: #176 Stanley Sea

They’re going to have to up it for the little brother. mah dog.

Yeah, I thought about that. How they gonna top renting out Barclay’s Center?

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Stanley Sea  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:34:08pm

re: #180 makeitstop

Yeah, I thought about that. How they gonna top renting out Barclay’s Center?

Maybe the kid’s into the Lakers. Staples. Fly everyone out.

damn.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:34:29pm

re: #178 CuriousLurker

You’re going out of town again? Didn’t you just recently get back from somewhere??

We had my folks in town like 2 weeks ago, so I was scarce then.

This trip (heading over to FL, and then a Disney cruise + Disney World for a teeny bit) is with my in-laws. I do know one topic of conversation that is not going to come up if I have any say at all. >.>

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plansbandc  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:34:59pm

Thanks peeps. You always help me calm down. I Truly appreciate it.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:37:04pm

re: #183 plansbandc

Thanks peeps. You always help me calm down. I Truly appreciate it.

I normally come and vent here after dealing with my in-laws. I get it.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:37:28pm

Not a cool way to end your season, brah.

Snowboarder hanging from chairlift!!! (Stuck for 2 minutes)

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majii  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:39:07pm

re: #10 gwangung

Remember how some on the Left wigged out when the president wouldn’t issue an EO to temporarily rollback DADT? They just couldn’t wait for him to figure out a permanent way to get rid of DADT. As it turned out, he was successful at getting Congress to rid us of DADT. I become very irritated with adults who demand that they get everything they want immediately when they know that life oftentimes doesn’t work that way. A legislative solution to ending DADT outlasts an EO, something I think adults who are politically savvy ought to know.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:42:05pm

re: #182 klys (maker of Silmarils)

We had my folks in town like 2 weeks ago, so I was scarce then.

This trip (heading over to FL, and then a Disney cruise + Disney World for a teeny bit) is with my in-laws. I do know one topic of conversation that is not going to come up if I have any say at all. >.>

Ah right, you weren’t out of town just away from LGF more than usual because your parents were visiting. I’d totally forgotten about you mentioning them.

Have fun in Florida, but stay away form Florida Man (and politics) at all costs.

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plansbandc  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:42:35pm

I think it’s stupid. I don’t think it’s an anti gay law at all. It was passed to protect everybody, including those who are transgender, from pedophiles who would take advantage of the loophole. The safety of 99.5 percent of the population is more important than the wishes of half of one percent. WLOS makes sure to keep this high profile stuff stirred up because it means ratings and money for them. If I was a Bruce Springsteen fan, I would be disappointed that he would cancel for political reasons. Being sick I can understand, but not that. People travel hundreds of miles to these shows and book rooms that can’t always be refunded.

Another comment on LOC friend’s FB. Headache inducing.

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Belafon  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:44:33pm

re: #117 Backwoods_Sleuth

Charlotte NC:

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Both sides! “I don’t have to do anything because both sides are just as bad.”

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:44:49pm

re: #188 plansbandc

I recommend seeing if there’s any way to get un-notified about comments on that post and then avoiding Facebook for the rest of the evening.

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:45:51pm

re: #188 plansbandc

One of those statements that makes one open one’s mouth to reply (or flex one’s fingers to type) and then just back away slowly…

It is so indicative of a different reality that it is hard to know what to say.

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stpaulbear  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:48:15pm

LOL. Someone on my neighborhood’s FB page said our neighborhood flag has “a picture of a snake lighting off fireworks while eating a pizza”. Somehow this seems so right.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:50:58pm
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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:51:46pm

These trans bathroom laws are a sick joke. Since when did trans people using bathrooms become such a hot issue? There are some powerful people in North Carolina and Mississippi that are bigoted fearful nincompoops.

And you can be sure that draconian laws like those will be the law of the land should a Republican win the White House in November. Along with a slew of anti-abortion laws and the de facto merger of the (evangelical Christian) church and state.

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retired cynic  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:53:45pm

re: #194 teleskiguy

I think it is ‘power.’ They gain power by working the system this way. It always seems like the people who bang the drum the loudest and hiding what they protest against.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:54:07pm
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BeachDem  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:54:55pm

re: #189 Belafon

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Both sides! “I don’t have to do anything because both sides are just as bad.”

The only thing that sucks is that Charlotte was the city that passed the protection law that set them off, so McCrory and friends were sticking it to Charlotte with their bullshit.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:56:33pm
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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 4:57:54pm

re: #192 stpaulbear

LOL. Someone on my neighborhood’s FB page said our neighborhood flag has “a picture of a snake lighting off fireworks while eating a pizza”. Somehow this seems so right.

Speaking of flags, from March 28:

Saudi man arrested for flying Pride flag above home

A Saudi doctor was arrested by authorities for flying a rainbow pride flag above his home, unaware that it symbolised LGBT rights.

According to CNN Arabic, the doctor had bought the flag online because his children found the colours “pretty”.

The Saudi religious police, or the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, arrested the man after he raised the flag on a three-metre pole above his home in Jeddah.

According to local media, the man was bailed after an “investigation,” and agreed to remove the flag. […]

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CuriousLurker  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:02:19pm

Alright, I’m out. Later, lizards.

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:02:35pm

[ picks up stick, pokes thread… ]

Everybody go out or something?

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:03:06pm

re: #201 makeitstop

[ picks up stick, pokes thread… ]

Everybody go out or something?

I got reservations for a remote guest ranch in CA for the July 4th weekend and was doing a happy dance.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:04:23pm

re: #201 makeitstop

[ picks up stick, pokes thread… ]

Everybody go out or something?

Maybe this’ll kickstart it. Or really annoy folks.

badgers mushroom snake!!

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b.d.  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:04:52pm

re: #201 makeitstop

[ picks up stick, pokes thread… ]

Everybody go out or something?

re: #202 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I got reservations for a remote guest ranch in CA for the July 4th weekend and was doing a happy dance.

I was just fixing myself a Bombay Sapphire Martini trying to catch up on the day’s events, apparently Bernie Sanders got elected Pope or something?

Any extra room in that guest house?

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:06:09pm

re: #204 b.d.

I was just fixing myself a Bombay Sapphire Martini trying to catch up on the day’s events, apparently Bernie Sanders got elected Pope or something?

Any extra room in that guest house?

Oh man, a gin and tonic sounds good.

Hmmm.

I still have some calories available. Decisions, decisions.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:07:19pm

I need to see the Himalayas before I die.

Avalanche in way of machhapuchhre base camp (MBC) and annapurna base camp(ABC)

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:08:03pm
I got reservations for a remote guest ranch in CA for the July 4th weekend and was doing a happy dance.

Anywhere interesting?

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EPR-radar  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:08:49pm

re: #188 plansbandc

For future reference, you might want to block quote stuff like that. My first thought on reading this was that you’d suddenly transformed into some kind of wingnut apologist.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:08:57pm

re: #207 calochortus

Anywhere interesting?

Anfwu70pINH5/q7UjpZUhubLSDbDFRNvKQLW5sbG/GgB/BrltlnNnjudcBewbAlMvKHb1Z3V42YcgHhBIjHWguoqs5dbBaVl7keE25i2yhWqqUK45x1Biln+Anf4kk1ZEQCpFsjKmpROk7JM86XfWFx6G9FcWTkLKMdMSd9uMyqamNuWukY5WFbOl4bpNYliH2Bdb5tq03u2L9LgCbFCbxaG10myaNpaX0ijz7gdHqjYfnSdv62jpN2Y9lBMPYsB5HZU2bj61l+W1mMOhECEtNkBuL1QsJkB

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b.d.  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:09:06pm

re: #205 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Oh man, a gin and tonic sounds good.

Hmmm.

I still have some calories available. Decisions, decisions.

They’re empty calories, which I think means that they don’t count.

//

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:11:19pm

re: #203 teleskiguy

Maybe this’ll kickstart it. Or really annoy folks.

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Dude. Haven’t seen that in years. Still annoying. :)

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b.d.  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:14:04pm

re: #211 makeitstop

Dude. Haven’t seen that in years. Still annoying. :)

How about an inspirational old video then?
power to the people vs give peace a chance

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:14:10pm
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Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:14:40pm

Look at this bullshit. These people are out of their fucking minds.

White noise at a Hillary Clinton fundraiser

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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:16:19pm

re: #209 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:16:41pm

re: #212 b.d.

Mike Gravel! He made my favorite dadaist campaign commercial.

Mike Gravel - Rock -

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Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:17:11pm

Instagram

when you’re having a crappy day but then someone brings you ice cream #maymo #maymoindisguise #cutedogs

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Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:17:37pm

Instagram

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#📷: The abbot of the church of the Archangel Michael (#Vyshegorod Village, #Pskov Region) keeps a large #farm with many #pigs, goats, fowl. On the picture he is herding a #sow from the street into the barn.
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calochortus  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:19:02pm

Time to go start making dinner. The fun just never stops, does it?

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Great White Snark  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:21:32pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

I find it interesting that the same people who made excuses for Sanders saying he’d overturn laws he can’t overturn were arguing yesterday that Hillary Clinton was absolutely implying Sanders was unqualified even though she never said it.

Few things bring confirmation bias more strongly than elections.

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b.d.  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:25:26pm

re: #216 teleskiguy

Mike Gravel! He made my favorite dadaist campaign commercial.

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I really liked Bernie Sanders better when he was Mike Gravel.

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BeachDem  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:27:03pm

re: #214 Charles Johnson

Look at this bullshit. These people are out of their fucking minds.

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Video

I know my hearing isn’t the best, but I don’t hear a damn difference at any point on that—at the beginning, you hear muffled conversations and when the WHITE NOISE starts—you hear the same muffled conversations. Am I missing the big reveal? (Or, as you said, are these people out of their fucking minds?)

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Great White Snark  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:30:06pm

re: #45 Aunty Entity Dragon

Yes, I am looking a getting a handgun and a ccw. I cannot effectively flee from somebody who wants to hurt me, and I may well have to use force to defend myself. I don’t like it, but I also don’t like being beat for somebody else’s entertainment.

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Shiplord Kirel  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:32:24pm

re: #214 Charles Johnson

Look at this bullshit. These people are out of their fucking minds.

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Video

Ah, the white noise generator. Not as good as the brown note generator or the tsunami/earthquake machine, or as drastic as mind control drones, but not as obvious either.
I, for one, am glad to see that these diabolical Halliburton engines of evil have been confiscated and placed safely back in Democrat hands where they belong.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:44:29pm

hahahahahaaa

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:45:38pm

Something for wrenchwench. It’s also a lovely story. Eagle is 10 miles away from my twenty.

Facebook Post

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makeitstop  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:47:07pm

re: #225 Backwoods_Sleuth

hahahahahaaa

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A fairly recent quote from Lincoln.
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b.d.  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:48:35pm

re: #224 Shiplord Kirel

Ah, the white noise generator. Not as good as the brown note generator or the tsunami/earthquake machine, or as drastic as mind control drones, but not as obvious either.
I, for one, am glad to see that these diabolical Halliburton engines of evil have been confiscated and placed safely back in Democrat hands where they belong.

I’m really glad that HRC had that white noise generator so she could speak to her Rothschild owners in peace, I just hope that team Bernie doesn’t get their hands on one of those special sunglasses or Hillary’s goose is really cooked!

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Shiplord Kirel  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:50:28pm

re: #225 Backwoods_Sleuth

hahahahahaaa

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Saint Ronald the Great has displaced the RlNO Lincoln in the GOP pantheon.

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Shiplord Kirel  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:53:28pm

re: #228 b.d.

I’m really glad that HRC had that white noise generator so she could speak to her Rothschild owners in peace, I just hope that team Bernie doesn’t get their hands on one of those special sunglasses or Hillary’s goose is really cooked!

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DHS secretary Alex Jones: “Now Mrs. Clinton, tell us again why you tried to use the brown note on those Bernie partisans before the election.”

Clinton: “It was the only way to make them give a shit!

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Sherlock Hound  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:54:11pm

re: #228 b.d.

“HE CAN SEE!”

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Lancelot Link  Apr 8, 2016 • 5:56:03pm

re: #175 calochortus

Me? I’m weekending in Modesto (weaving conference) so you won’t be the only person enjoying the glamour of travel.

Heh - my mother’s at that same weaving conference.

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teleskiguy  Apr 8, 2016 • 6:01:03pm
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b_sharp  Apr 8, 2016 • 6:04:23pm

re: #225 Backwoods_Sleuth

hahahahahaaa

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abrahamlincolnonline.org

Lincoln quote
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 8, 2016 • 6:06:37pm

re: #234 b_sharp

abrahamlincolnonline.org

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Compared that date to the one on Fiore’s calendar.

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b_sharp  Apr 8, 2016 • 6:07:57pm

re: #235 Backwoods_Sleuth

Compared that date to the one on Fiore’s calendar.

They are the immortal words of Lincoln.

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b_sharp  Apr 8, 2016 • 6:08:21pm

re: #235 Backwoods_Sleuth

Compared that date to the one on Fiore’s calendar.

I didn’t notice that.

Funny shit.

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rgold77  Apr 9, 2016 • 7:39:30am

I’ve got to say, if somehow Sanders became the nominee, I will drop my membership in the Democratic party and I will not vote for Sanders in November.

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CleverToad  Apr 9, 2016 • 9:06:25am

re: #238 rgold77

I’ve got to say, if somehow Sanders became the nominee, I will drop my membership in the Democratic party and I will not vote for Sanders in November.

In the extremely unlikely chance that it comes to this pass — hold your nose and do it. In any case, get out there and stump for the down tickets and the 2018 midterms. As annoyed as I am with Bernie right now, his appointees and judicial picks will be one helluva a lot better than anything the Republicans come up with.

But yeah, I am so ready for this primary to be over, and I think Bernie’s gone past the point where he has anything positive to contribute to the Democratic race. I’d have to hold my nose really hard to vote for him, but he’s still the far lesser of the evils out there.


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