Saying Goodbye to a Friend and Inspiration: Al Jarreau

MusicFebruary 2017 • Views: 34,197

Woke up this morning and got some very sad news. My friend and inspiration Al Jarreau has passed away in Los Angeles, at the age of 76. I played in quite a few incarnations of Al’s bands with some of the best musicians in the world, and I’ll always be grateful for the chance to work with this unique musical genius.

In remembrance, here’s a video I recently discovered at YouTube of a live performance we did at the Newport Jazz Festival (it says 2004 in the description but it was actually in 1996). It was hot on stage that day! The sound mix is a little inconsistent in this recording, but it does capture how much fun it was to play his music.

Rest in peace, Al. You’ll always be remembered with love by all who were blessed by your music.

Al Jarreau - Full Concert
Recorded Live: 8/10/1996 - Newport Jazz Festival (Newport, RI)

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Setlist:
0:00:00 - Step By Step
0:06:21 - We’re In This Love Together
0:10:37 - Across The Midnight Sky
0:18:06 - She’s Leaving Home
0:27:59 - Save Me
0:35:42 - Voice Percussion/Drums Jam
0:39:58 - Boogie Down
0:46:24 - Mornin’

Another good memory of working with Al: 1984, Wembley Arena, London.

YouTube

Al Jarreau Live Performance Newport Jazz Festival

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384 comments

freetoken Feb 12, 2017 • 12:01:46pm

Condolences to all who knew him.

PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 12:03:51pm

Rest in Peace Mr Jarreau.

Eclectic Cyborg Feb 12, 2017 • 12:04:31pm

Condolences Charles. I know he meant an awful lot to you.

teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 12:07:41pm

Very sad to hear about the passing of Al Jarreau… A legend,a musicians musician, and a singers singer.

— JOE BONAMASSA (@JBONAMASSA) February 12, 2017

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 12:12:04pm

Al Jarreau: Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz singer dies at 76 https://t.co/SjqWCaWtIR

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 12, 2017

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/lnidbDZN9S

— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) February 12, 2017

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Skandal Feb 12, 2017 • 12:12:59pm

Such a sad loss. Condolences, Charles.

A breathtaking musical collaboration beginning at about 4:35 :

Al Jarreau - CC Rider (live, 1994)

Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 12:15:38pm

Thanks for posting this. Many condolences.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 12:16:10pm

My condolences on the loss of your friend Al Jarreau, Mr. Johnson. Mr. Jarreau was a giant amongst jazz musicians.

scottslemmons Feb 12, 2017 • 12:16:42pm

Many sympathies. :(

plansbandc Feb 12, 2017 • 12:18:52pm

My condolences. How very sad.

Puss Power Feb 12, 2017 • 12:19:38pm

My condolences, Charles.

A Mom Anon Feb 12, 2017 • 12:19:49pm

Coming out of my cave to offer condolences and hugs. It would be nice if there would be a damned lull in the losing of good, talented people, just for awhile so we can maybe catch a breath. You are so lucky you were able to spend time playing and traveling with such talented people Charles, my heart goes out to you today.

(things in my part of the world suck bad right now, it would take forever to even scratch the surface. Heading back to the cave now….)

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 12:20:19pm

.@CHRISTUSTMF Health System hosts roundtable #healthcare discussion with U.S. Sen. @tedcruz https://t.co/o454vHDE9R pic.twitter.com/PEfmw0CJog

— Tylerpaper (@Tylerpaper) February 12, 2017

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Boy, there’s nobody I want more than religious-fanaticism-for-profit Ted Cruz deciding my healthcare. https://t.co/hLT1VRW8Bw

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 12, 2017

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 12:21:04pm

{{{Charles}}}

Treasure your memories of grooving with him. Tell lots of good stories.

jaunte Feb 12, 2017 • 12:21:17pm

My condolences, Charles. What a great experience playing with him must have been.

MomSense Feb 12, 2017 • 12:21:52pm

Sad news indeed. Condolences to you, Charles.

A Cranky One Feb 12, 2017 • 12:22:24pm

Condolences Charles. A loss for all of us, but especially for his friends and those lucky enough to have played with Al.

teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 12:27:24pm

Looking out my window, it’s one of those weird times where it’s snowing and yet the sun is out.

Kragar Feb 12, 2017 • 12:29:53pm

Seeing and more and more of my old Marine buddies, some strong conservatives, turning on Trump & calling him a Dictator/Fascist on FB

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 12, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 12:30:18pm

The Dept of Education made a typo in their tweet apologizing for making a typo.
At least we know @BetsyDeVos is really in charge over there. pic.twitter.com/RgppGynQG5

— Corbin Reiff (@CorbinReiff) February 12, 2017

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while(1) worries++; Feb 12, 2017 • 12:30:21pm

My condolences, Charles.

ObserverArt Feb 12, 2017 • 12:31:57pm

Sorry to hear about Al’s passing Charles.

Al was a great musician with a style that can truly be said to be one of a kind. One of those artists that will never be copied.

You got to play with a great one and listening to your licks in the tunes above tells me you added to that greatness.

And let the work you are doing now with this site be the strength you need to get past the tough times. I see this new work you do as great because you are helping save this country by helping flesh out the truth and flush out the bad.

Hang in there Charles. Peace.

Kragar Feb 12, 2017 • 12:32:52pm

re: #18 teleskiguy

Had some rain like that the other day here

Sunshower - Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning (1999)

thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 12:33:41pm

re: #18 teleskiguy

Looking out my window, it’s one of those weird times where it’s snowing and yet the sun is out.

The one I’m still waiting for that I haven’t seen yet is thundersnow.

teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 12:35:02pm

re: #24 thedopefishlives

The one I’m still waiting for that I haven’t seen yet is thundersnow.

I’ve seen thundersnow. While I was skiing. Had to be evacuated from the mountain.

thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 12:35:31pm

re: #25 teleskiguy

I’ve seen thundersnow. While I was skiing. Had to be evacuated from the mountain.

Yeah, I’m going to have to go with NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE on that one.

retired cynic Feb 12, 2017 • 12:35:49pm

I loved this, Charles. Thank you.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 12:36:15pm

re: #24 thedopefishlives

The one I’m still waiting for that I haven’t seen yet is thundersnow.

We get thundersnow around here occasionally. Kind of weird, especially when you can see lightning through the snow.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 12:37:24pm

Miller on judges: “Our opponents [will] see, as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president…will not be questioned” pic.twitter.com/WnY0eafLJx

— Will Saletan (@saletan) February 12, 2017

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“will not be questioned”

Cue ominous music and the sound of jackboots marching in the streets. https://t.co/1G5js599Lp

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 12, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 12:38:42pm

Remember when Republicans were smart/altruistic enough to not vote for McCain b/c they didn’t trust his heartbeat enough to stave off Palin?

— Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) February 12, 2017

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Wonder whatever happened to them? https://t.co/FrfbJIyk59

— Caryn Wallace (@caryn_wallace) February 12, 2017

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Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 12:43:26pm

re: #27 retired cynic

I loved this, Charles. Thank you.

Ditto.

My neighbors are now hearing me sing We’re in this Love Together LOUD. (& out of key)

while(1) worries++; Feb 12, 2017 • 12:45:02pm

re: #29 Anymouse

Can I recommend Inception’s blaw?

ObserverArt Feb 12, 2017 • 12:45:11pm

re: #24 thedopefishlives

The one I’m still waiting for that I haven’t seen yet is thundersnow.

I remember seeing thundersnow for the first time here in Columbus back in the year we also had natural gas shortages. January 1977. It was cold, cold cold and it snowed snowed snowed. One night it got a little warm and then cold fast and that triggered a huge thunderstorm of heavy wet snow. You couldn’t really see the lighting through the snow, but you could hear a rumble and see a whole area of the sky light up from the reflection of the lighting.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 12:46:24pm

On why you’re not hearing many (like almost no) psychiatrists weigh in on Donald Trump’s mental fitness (or no) to be President (or dogcatcher):

The Goldwater Rule (goes to Wikipedia)

Short description: after a magazine polled psychiatrists over Senator Barry Goldwater’s fitness to be President, he sued that magazine and won a large sum of money for libel. After that suit concluded, the APA created a rule named after him (colloquially) that says it is considered inappropriate for a psychiatrist/psychologist to weigh in on the alleged mental state of a public figure without first examining that person in person, and obtaining permission for the examination and release.

So, you will not hear many psychiatrists give an opinion on Mr. Trump’s mental state (as they could be drummed out of the tribe):

.@CharlesMBlow There’s something called The Goldwater Rule that prevents shrinks from speculating about mental health of public figures.

— Howard Lovy (@Howard_Lovy) February 12, 2017

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Yep and it’s NO coincidence that its namesake was a racist Republican sociopath who sued when clinicians questioned his fitness to serve. https://t.co/4y7QUR15pQ

— Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) February 12, 2017

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FormerDirtDart Feb 12, 2017 • 12:46:29pm

Oh and let’s clear something up before it gets even more out of hand.

We already have a Winter White House™. It’s called “The White House” pic.twitter.com/9N39AnrnjU

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) February 12, 2017

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Momkat56 Feb 12, 2017 • 12:50:23pm

Thundersnow is beautiful and scary. We had a late spring storm in April ‘93 in west Alabama. Surprisingly, that’s when we get the heaviest snow, if we get any. Watched it from the 3rd floor of a large hospital as I worked night shift, so got an awesome view. That storm will always stick with me because I had never heard of thunder and lightning during a snowstorm. Nature can really put on a show.

mmmirele Feb 12, 2017 • 12:56:40pm

re: #34 Anymouse

Which is why Propane Jane (a psychiatrist) is anonymous. But hell, I have a psychiatrist (white, middle-aged, Catholic) and if anything, he’s more freaked out by Trump than I am. He’s the kind of guy I expect to be caught hiding immigrants if it comes to that.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 1:08:41pm

While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump were at Mar-a-Lago, just down the hall from where they were meeting a wedding was going on.

smh.com.au

On Saturday, as Mr Trump and Mr Abe spoke about North Korea, a wedding reception was in full swing in a building less than 100 metres away connected by a walkway and a canopy.

Nice to know there was all sorts of security at the place that a wedding and its party were going on 100m from the President and Prime Minister.

The news conference was staged in an ornate room, with chandeliers overhead. Shortly before Mr Trump and Mr Abe emerged, faint music could be heard - either from the wedding reception or elsewhere in the building where the two leaders would appear with the US and Japanese flags behind them.

Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 1:17:23pm

1) Up until 2 yrs ago I was a moderator on 2 Anonymous accounts on Twitter. One was to expose police corruption and the other was to expose

— Rich Halliburton (@RichHalliburton) February 12, 2017

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Wow. Read this thread. @RichHalliburton https://t.co/2AmumaXmQg

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 12, 2017

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Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 1:17:43pm

We are in a pivotal moment in American history. We have a president who is delusional. He is a pathological liar.

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 12, 2017

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 1:17:45pm

re: #38 Anymouse

At least Trump didn’t break into the wedding party to feel up the bride. He didn’t, did he?

Eclectic Cyborg Feb 12, 2017 • 1:19:01pm

TIME pretty much nails it.

PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 1:19:03pm

re: #41 Skip Intro

I am almost sure he tried. /

Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 1:21:09pm

re: #42 Eclectic Cyborg

Every pic of Bannon needs to have some flies buzzing around his head to complete the wino, street bum look that he works so hard to project.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 1:21:44pm

re: #41 Skip Intro

At least Trump didn’t break into the wedding party to feel up the bride. He didn’t, did he?

Ewww. He was too busy with the Japanese Prime Minister. (I’m guessing if he’d tried that with Mr. Abe he would have had his crotch around his neck.)

Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 1:22:48pm

Past 24 hours sees straw-headed fool Donald Trump blast gangs, cable news, “Mark the Cuban.”

Keeps cowardly silence regarding DPRK missiles

— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) February 12, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 1:23:55pm

Romania.
The day 13th of anti-corruption resistance.
Eastern Europe at its best.https://t.co/Ew0Xe7K1Gb pic.twitter.com/xcuep76jVU

— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) February 12, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 1:25:04pm

Top @POTUS Advisor Stephen Miller Masterful in Command of Issues and Policies, White House Team Tops #MAGA #TrumpTrain #AmericaFirst #Dobbs

— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) February 12, 2017

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The saddest part of this very sad suck-uppy tweet is that the last part is a hashtag of his own name. Like, “people probably search for me!” https://t.co/bt61HrYgNy

— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) February 12, 2017

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Lidane Feb 12, 2017 • 1:25:39pm

Condolences, Charles. It’s always tough to lose a friend and mentor.

makeitstop Feb 12, 2017 • 1:27:48pm

So sorry, Charles. Condolences to you and your fellow band members.

Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 1:28:12pm

giphy.com

teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 1:28:38pm

“The Donald” sounds like the name of a filthy poncho they let you borrow when your clothes get stolen at the pool.

— Jordan Doll (@RazorLou) February 12, 2017

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“The Donald” sounds like the term for the one penguin in the flock that never gets to fuck.

— Jordan Doll (@RazorLou) February 12, 2017

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“The Donald” sounds like the name of the only motorhome you can afford with your credit score.

— Jordan Doll (@RazorLou) February 12, 2017

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“The Donald” sounds like the name of a court ordered haircut.

— Jordan Doll (@RazorLou) February 12, 2017

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 1:33:25pm

JFC—when did the yam administration take over the USTA?

U.S. Performs Nazi-Era “Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles” Before Fed Cup Match Against Germany

deadspin.com

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 1:34:31pm

On MSNBC today, Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Aryan House Deputy Press Secretary) spun a new tale of so-called voter fraud: A judge had nearly two hundred ballots sitting on his kitchen table.

Of course, the lie was exactly that. What she spun was not from whole cloth: There were about 160 ballots uncounted until the day after the election, in the clerk’s vault where they should have been, all of which were from legal voters, in a race that was not close for any candidate but city mayor (and they didn’t change the outcome of that race).
thinkprogress.org

The Ghost of Senator Incitatus Feb 12, 2017 • 1:36:38pm

re: #29 Anymouse

When the GOP controlled only the legislative branch, the executive and judicial were out of control and had seized powers they shouldn’t have.

When the GOP controls the legislative and executive branches….

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 1:39:39pm

Miller on judges: “Our opponents [will] see, as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president…will not be questioned” pic.twitter.com/WnY0eafLJx

— Will Saletan (@saletan) February 12, 2017

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Senior advisor Steven Miller is a threat to our Republic. Don’t let them reshape our balance of power. Trump is not a king. https://t.co/gClblZwrSA

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 12, 2017

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 1:40:48pm

re: #53 BeachDem

This guy needs to open 45’s first SOTU. The GOP will be tearing up, it’s so beautiful.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 1:44:08pm

re: #53 BeachDem

JFC—when did the yam administration take over the USTA?

U.S. Performs Nazi-Era “Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles” Before Fed Cup Match Against Germany

deadspin.com

Dollars to doughnuts this William Kimball (the singer) is a Trump supporter.

Eclectic Cyborg Feb 12, 2017 • 1:44:31pm

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John Carter Feb 12, 2017 • 1:44:48pm

re: #41 Skip Intro

At least Trump didn’t break into the wedding party to feel up the bride. He didn’t, did he?

Feeling up the bride was before he was elected. I am sure now he thinks he is entitled to Prima Nocta.

teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 1:47:08pm

re: #59 Eclectic Cyborg

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Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 1:49:25pm

Thanks everyone for your sympathies. I’m pretty torn up about this.

makeitstop Feb 12, 2017 • 1:49:40pm

re: #59 Eclectic Cyborg

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Eclectic Cyborg Feb 12, 2017 • 1:50:25pm

re: #63 makeitstop

I’m a Don. How do you think I feel?

Ouch!

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 1:52:15pm

re: #59 Eclectic Cyborg

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 1:52:35pm

re: #63 makeitstop

I’m a Don. How do you think I feel?

My father’s name was Donald.

Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 1:52:38pm

1984.

Al Jarreau Live In London 1984

Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 1:54:39pm

re: #63 makeitstop

I’m a Don. How do you think I feel?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 1:54:41pm

This is a real story from a real paper. Trump appointing ambassador to Austria based on his love of Sound of Music. https://t.co/R2ETCbTI0m pic.twitter.com/8zk5HvmeBQ

— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) February 12, 2017

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KGxvi Feb 12, 2017 • 1:55:45pm

re: #56 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’m fairly certain if we have a “the Chief Justice has rendered his opinion, now let him enforce it” moment, we will be looking at impeachment… even if the Republicans control Congress. They recognize that a president willing to marginalize the judiciary would be willing to marginalize the legislature. If nothing else, they’ll see him as a threat to their own power, short and long term

makeitstop Feb 12, 2017 • 1:56:32pm

Is this for real? I mean, the report’s from Newsmax, but…

NEW: Trump friend @ChrisRuddyNMX says Reince Priebus is “in way over his head,” makes case for new WH Chief of Staff https://t.co/yuLjFdVtaI

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) February 12, 2017

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It would be very Trump to fire Priebus - and a disaster for his Presidency. That means he’ll probably do it. https://t.co/qlYjgYO27y

— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) February 12, 2017

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KGxvi Feb 12, 2017 • 1:58:05pm

re: #71 makeitstop

Is there anyone in the White House, other than maybe the “permanent” staff (cooks, security, etc) who aren’t in over their heads right now?

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 1:59:25pm

“Congressional Republicans are finding that constituents, like facts, are stubborn things.” https://t.co/kbSOxtKVuk via @nytopinion

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 12, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 1:59:31pm

re: #61 teleskiguy

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makeitstop Feb 12, 2017 • 2:01:08pm

re: #72 KGxvi

Is there anyone in the White House, other than maybe the “permanent” staff (cooks, security, etc) who aren’t in over their heads right now?

Fair point.

bratwurst Feb 12, 2017 • 2:01:33pm

re: #71 makeitstop

Is there anyone in the entire administration who ISN’T in way over their head?

Maybe Kelly and Mattis?

Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 2:04:43pm

re: #76 bratwurst

Is there anyone in the entire administration who ISN’T in way over their head?

Maybe Kelly and Mattis?

They’re going to have to quit soon, for their dignity.

lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 2:05:12pm

re: #71 makeitstop

And like all that Bannon/Trump does, blame others for his failures.

Priebus would be the fall guy for Bannon. Which adds to the reasoning that he’d be dumped.

That also makes the admin even more unreliable/unstable/inconsistent, and ties with Congress even more tenuous. In other words, it’ll be exactly what he’d do.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 2:05:26pm

re: #76 bratwurst

Is there anyone in the entire administration who ISN’T in way over their head?

Maybe Kelly and Mattis?

They’re over their heads too, or they wouldn’t have signed on to this Nazi trainwreck of an administration. They knew what they were getting into.

At this point, I’m not sure any of the Cabinet or aides are untainted by the stink of fascism.

BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 2:06:42pm

MILLER: I have actually, having worked before on a campaign in New Hampshire, I can tell you that this issue of busing voters into New Hampshire is widely known by anyone who’s worked in New Hampshire politics. It’s very real. It’s very serious..

This is false. PolitiFact New Hampshire in November gave the state’s governor, Chris Sununu, a “Pants on Fire” for claiming that voters were bused in — and Sununu quickly retreated from his comment.

washingtonpost.com

This was Sununu’s supposed “walkback”

“No, I don’t want to imply I see buses coming over,” he said, when asked if he could name a specific instance of Democrats busing voters in to vote in New Hampshire elections. “It’s more a figure of speech that people are coming over, they’re temporarily here, they vote and then they leave.”

Hey, Chris—that’s not a figure of speech, it’s a fucking flat out lie. They are just all so full of shit.

Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 2:08:21pm

Alabama immigration: crops rot as workers vanish to avoid crackdown TRUMP SUPPORTERS HERE ‘YA GO! Jobs! Job! Jobs! https://t.co/FJx7nOpt2X

— Randy Prine (@randyprine) February 12, 2017

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I Would Prefer Not To Feb 12, 2017 • 2:09:39pm

re: #67 Charles Johnson

1984.

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Did he ever play at the Greek? I used to sell t-shirts there in the early 80s. Have a vague memory.

teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 2:09:57pm

{{{{{{{Charles}}}}}}}

Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 2:10:39pm

re: #82 I Would Prefer Not To

Did he ever play at the Greek? I used to sell t-shirts there in the early 80s. Have a vague memory.

Oh yes, we played at the Greek Theater many times. San Francisco and LA.

Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 2:13:07pm

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 2:13:15pm

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Eclectic Cyborg Feb 12, 2017 • 2:14:39pm

re: #81 Stanley Sea

Cash gets angry when people tell him that his Hispanic workforce was taking jobs away from Americans. Since the new law began two weeks ago only two American citizens have come by his farm asking for work.

The couple had driven two hours from a city to offer their services, but they barely lasted that long in the fields. Cash discovered that they were trying to fiddle him by notching up two baskets of tomatoes for every one they picked - as they were paid by the basket that would have fraudulently doubled their earnings.

“That’s just the kind of stuff you come across. Somebody who really wants a good job and is prepared to work hard and honest for it isn’t going to come up here for four months in the year.

“But Hispanics will do that, and move on to Florida when the picking’s finished.”

In a couple of weeks Cash says he will kiss goodbye to all the tomatoes left in the fields. He has already begun to pull up the stakes and remove the plastic ground cover, and then he will take a tractor out and bury the plants under ground.

“It’s going to be a little while, but eventually people will see what has been done here. The cost of food in the supermarkets is going to go up, and in the end we will all pay the price.”

——
Making America great again by jacking up food prices!

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 2:16:47pm

White House says tonight’s Marine One arrival is closed press. Unusual and no reason given, thus far

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) February 12, 2017

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 2:17:59pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

The uncouth one’s hair is a complete mess and cannot be fixed. /half

Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 2:18:24pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

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FormerDirtDart Feb 12, 2017 • 2:18:51pm

.@Franklin_Graham pic.twitter.com/U41XhyjNZf

— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) February 12, 2017

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 2:19:02pm

When you played Red Rocks it was with Al, correct?

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 2:19:55pm

re: #89 PhillyPretzel

re: #90 Stanley Sea

I suspect there’s a passenger he doesn’t want anyone to see.
Somebody who showed up secretly at Mar-A-Lago…

Eventual Carrion Feb 12, 2017 • 2:20:09pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

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The maybe spreading around some “speculating” is in order. Make him deny fornicating with a llama while Putin watches.

Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 2:22:07pm

re: #92 teleskiguy

When you played Red Rocks it was with Al, correct?

Yes - I also played Red Rocks with the George Duke band.

teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 2:23:25pm

re: #95 Charles Johnson

Yes - I also played Red Rocks with the George Duke band.

That’s so cool!

Again, my deepest condolences. You are blessed for being able to tour and perform with such talent. {{{Charles}}}

Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 2:27:04pm

Marine One arrival open press after all, was typo

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) February 12, 2017

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Odie Hugh Manatee Feb 12, 2017 • 2:28:03pm

Time doesn’t stop, we do. RIP Mr. Jarreau, your legend and music will live on. My condolences to his family and friends.

PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 2:28:15pm

re: #97 Stanley Sea

Once the rumors start flying they open it up. That might be a good thing to remember.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 2:30:38pm

Just leaving Florida. Big crowds of enthusiastic supporters lining the road that the FAKE NEWS media refuses to mention. Very dishonest!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2017

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Interesting Times Feb 12, 2017 • 2:31:15pm

Stephen Miller is basically if Greg Marmalard and Niedermeyer fucked and had a kid who was homeschooled by Reddit threads pic.twitter.com/zGSU00e09p

— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) February 12, 2017

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Whack-A-Mole Feb 12, 2017 • 2:31:25pm

Charles,

My condolences on the loss of your friend.

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JasonA Feb 12, 2017 • 2:31:26pm

*snort*

@jonnysun lol i looked at the responses to that tweet and theyre not EVEN FROM HOUSTON good job good facts, the US Department of Education pic.twitter.com/nrQTte1kJH

— jomny sun (@jonnysun) February 12, 2017

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Eclectic Cyborg Feb 12, 2017 • 2:33:11pm

re: #100 Backwoods_Sleuth

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They are probably there to flip you off as you leave, Donald.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 2:34:12pm

re: #104 Eclectic Cyborg

They are probably there to flip you off as you leave, Donald.

guessing he didn’t notice the torches and pitchforks, either…

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 2:34:43pm

heh

@realDonaldTrump those are traffic cones.

— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) February 12, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 2:35:05pm

@realDonaldTrump Those are protestors - roll down your window & you can hear the vitriol

— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) February 12, 2017

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Interesting Times Feb 12, 2017 • 2:36:30pm

re: #107 Backwoods_Sleuth

In all seriousness, that’s evidence for the theory he doesn’t see well and might even be legally blind - couldn’t read all the signs calling him a fascist bawbag - sad!

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 2:40:33pm

re: #93 Backwoods_Sleuth

I suspect there’s a passenger he doesn’t want anyone to see.
Somebody who showed up secretly at Mar-A-Lago…

So not Bob Kraft or the Russian oligarch?

BTW—who was the other guy at the dinner table Friday night—in almosat all the cutlines, they say: Clockwise from left: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, first lady Melania Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump, Abe’s wife Akie Abe sit down for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 2:42:15pm

POLL: What are the real issues America should be focused on?

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) February 12, 2017

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 2:42:19pm

re: #100 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Kragar Feb 12, 2017 • 2:44:01pm

“LOOK! All of them are saying that I’m Number One” - @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/i88yTelOnx

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 2:45:12pm

re: #110 Timothy Watson

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Barefoot Grin Feb 12, 2017 • 2:47:21pm

re: #80 BeachDem

MILLER: I have actually, having worked before on a campaign in New Hampshire, I can tell you that this issue of busing voters into New Hampshire is widely known by anyone who’s worked in New Hampshire politics. It’s very real. It’s very serious..

This is false. PolitiFact New Hampshire in November gave the state’s governor, Chris Sununu, a “Pants on Fire” for claiming that voters were bused in — and Sununu quickly retreated from his comment.

washingtonpost.com

This was Sununu’s supposed “walkback”

“No, I don’t want to imply I see buses coming over,” he said, when asked if he could name a specific instance of Democrats busing voters in to vote in New Hampshire elections. “It’s more a figure of speech that people are coming over, they’re temporarily here, they vote and then they leave.”

Hey, Chris—that’s not a figure of speech, it’s a fucking flat out lie. They are just all so full of shit.

I can tell you, living in New Hampshire, that people are getting really pissed at this bullshit.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 2:47:32pm

Abraham Lincoln was a great REPUBLICAN, and white southern Republicans honor his commitment to equality by displaying the Confederate Flag.

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) February 12, 2017

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 2:49:34pm

re: #115 Barefoot Grin

I can tell you, living in New Hampshire, that people are getting really pissed at this bullshit.

Good!

(I held my breath every time I saw a Trump event in southern New Hampshire, fearing I’d see my wingnut brother, who lives in Mass. but close to the border.)

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 2:49:39pm

Other observers of authoritarianism (cf @sarahkendzior) have made same point; US passing all key authoritarian thresholds w alarming speed.

— Jasmin Mujanović (@JasminMuj) February 12, 2017

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Thread https://t.co/UEoLJLuQYB

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) February 12, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 2:49:51pm

Hey journalists! #Flynntelligence and Trump leave Mar a Lago, Rybolovev’s plane MKATE also leaves Miami! Remarkable coincidence! pic.twitter.com/A2Z0S3lIWW

— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) February 12, 2017

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 2:49:55pm

Oh look. Fox drags out the self admitted convicted felon (who still needs court-required counseling) to discuss immigration:

On @ffweekend, @DineshDSouza shared his perspective on America and immigration. https://t.co/d8QYDzVkUb pic.twitter.com/TISvrFdVGr

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 12, 2017

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Do they not have anyone else? Apparently not. They have segments to fill, and they need someone who isn’t lily white to obfuscate what’s really going on here - that Bannon/Trump are pushing a xenophobic white nationalist agenda (and when you look at what white supremacists, white nationalists, and flat out Nazis are thinking, they’re loving Trump’s stance).

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BigPapa Feb 12, 2017 • 2:51:11pm

re: #95 Charles Johnson

Yes - I also played Red Rocks with the George Duke band.

I saw Duke in the Bay Area at the Saratoga and Wente wineries. Nice spots, tight music. We were surprised at how tight the bands and sound were. But of course we listened to rock and metal and felt out of place at wineries in our Motorhead concert tees… doh.

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 2:52:48pm

re: #71 makeitstop

Is this for real? I mean, the report’s from Newsmax, but…

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Kellyanne has her own chief of staff and is ready to step in.

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 2:53:52pm

re: #91 FormerDirtDart

This fucker would happily oversee a concentration camp. It would be Dog’s will.

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 2:59:36pm

Grammy preshow, and we’ve already got a winner:

Singer and songwriter Joy Villa makes a statement in a “Make America Great Again” dress #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/n4yr3n6o5j

— AFP Entertainment (@AFPceleb) February 12, 2017

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If you need a refresher on the absolute best reaction gifs known to humanity, I recommend the responses to this post. https://t.co/64rKH2QSnz

— Carly Carioli (@carlycarioli) February 12, 2017

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Barefoot Grin Feb 12, 2017 • 3:00:16pm

re: #117 BeachDem

Good!

(I held my breath every time I saw a Trump event in southern New Hampshire, fearing I’d see my wingnut brother, who lives in Mass. but close to the border.)

It’s actually not all that good. I take the liberal-leaning Concord Monitor, which is filled with editorials and letters blasting Sununu for his remarks on “voter fraud” and other things. And we did manage barely to vote in Democratic Senators. But the state house is completely in the hands of Sununu’s party now and they are trying to use phantom fraud as a way to clamp down on voter rights.

On your other point: old timers here complain that an influx of Mass folks is making NH more liberal. Statistics point in the other direction: conservatives from Massachusetts have been moving into communities like Salem, Wyndham (Lewandowski’s home), and Bedford over the years making southern New Hampshire the thriving heart of Trump country.

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Eventual Carrion Feb 12, 2017 • 3:03:00pm

re: #109 BeachDem

So not Bob Kraft or the Russian oligarch?

BTW—who was the other guy at the dinner table Friday night—in almosat all the cutlines, they say: Clockwise from left: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, first lady Melania Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump, Abe’s wife Akie Abe sit down for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.

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We’ll call him Boris.

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 3:04:13pm

re: #126 Eventual Carrion

So she’s… Natasha?

No, she’s Doris. /heh

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:04:27pm

When I was in Gdansk, Poland, I could not bring myself to go to Stutthof (where a large portion of my family wound up). This woman’s reaction is why:

Um, this should terrify you.
Stephen Miller this morning on the SundayMorning shows.#MeetThePress #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/3rQVin9Y2N

— #TheResistance (@AynRandPaulRyan) February 12, 2017

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I visited a Holocaust exhibit today in Berlin. It made me nauseous and it made me cry. #StephenMiller is extremely dangerous to the world: https://t.co/aoTHwqtb0E

— Andrea Chalupa (@AndreaChalupa) February 12, 2017

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 3:04:44pm

re: #114 Anymouse

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 3:06:45pm

re: #125 Barefoot Grin

It’s actually not all that good. I take the liberal-leaning Concord Monitor, which is filled with editorials and letters blasting Sununu for his remarks on “voter fraud” and other things. And we did manage barely to vote in Democratic Senators. But the state house is completely in the hands of Sununu’s party now and they are trying to use phantom fraud as a way to clamp down on voter rights.

On your other point: old timers here complain that an influx of Mass folks is making NH more liberal. Statistics point in the other direction: conservatives from Massachusetts have been moving into communities like Salem, Wyndham (Lewandowski’s home), and Bedford over the years making southern New Hampshire the thriving heart of Trump country.

I will do my best to keep wingnut bro in MA where he can do less harm! (Now that banshee sister-in-law has quit smoking, they shouldn’t be darkening your doors to buy cheap cigarettes either.)

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 3:08:10pm

re: #126 Eventual Carrion

We’ll came him Boris.

Seriously, though—I haven’t come across one photo from that dinner that identifies him, which I find really odd. He looks familiar, but I can’t place him.

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 3:09:46pm

The Grand Wizard speaks from the grave.

Ancona said his group held cross lighting ceremonies a minimum of every three months.

“We’ve got property in four or five locations here in Missouri and a few in Tennessee and Virginia, Florida,” he told The Star.

He called the event a “Christian ceremony.”

“The cross is wrapped with a few layers of burlap that is soaked in what we call Klansmen’s cologne,” he said. “It’s basically a mixture of kerosene and diesel. .. It’s kind of a spiritual thing. It’s almost like a revival at a church. You kind of come away feeling on fire for Christ and you want to go out and spread the word.”

sanluisobispo.com

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 3:10:47pm

re: #131 BeachDem

Seriously, though—I haven’t come across one photo from that dinner that identifies him, which I find really odd. He looks familiar, but I can’t place him.

Isn’t he the same guy who was stag at trump’s Superbowl party? I think it’s probably his Russian handler.

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 3:13:32pm

re: #129 Timothy Watson

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 3:18:25pm

re: #133 Skip Intro

Isn’t he the same guy who was stag at trump’s Superbowl party? I think it’s probably his Russian handler.

Good eyes—I believe you’re right, but I still can’t find the guy’s name anywhere.

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 3:23:16pm

re: #106 Backwoods_Sleuth

Big Crowds. All supporters the dishonest media won’t show.

Protesters await @realDonaldTrump motorcade in West Palm Beach pic.twitter.com/3uU8hTtzw6

— George Bennett (@gbennettpost) February 12, 2017

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 3:24:28pm

re: #135 BeachDem

No, he wasn’t identified then either. Trump’s private SS perhaps?

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:24:28pm

re: #129 Timothy Watson

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A county party needs help with a thing? A state regional office, or the state party, hooks them up. The state party needs a thing, the national party or the county parties do.

A bit more organisation seems to be in order here.

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 3:26:13pm

re: #134 BeachDem

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unproven innocence Feb 12, 2017 • 3:26:20pm

re: #138 Anymouse

Well, I’m hardly a big fish in the Democratic Party, but if I was, I would recommend something more like a military chain-of-command from the national party down to the local level. (Not that the top hands out orders and the lower echelons say “yes sir,” but the idea that there is a clear line of communication and aid both up and down the chain.)

A county party needs help with a thing? A state regional office, or the state party, hooks them up. The state party needs a thing, the national party or the county parties do.

A bit more organisation seems to be in order here.

Well, there’s this newfangled internet thing. And Email. /

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:29:37pm

re: #133 Skip Intro

Isn’t he the same guy who was stag at trump’s Superbowl party? I think it’s probably his Russian handler.

He looks like the same guy. This Sports Illustrated article about Mr. Trump’s Superbowl party has a clear photo. Does he look the same to you? (He is not named in the article. Maybe someone can do comparisons in image searches or something, I don’t really know how that works.)
si.com

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 3:29:41pm

re: #137 Skip Intro

No, he wasn’t identified then either. Trump’s private SS perhaps?

Not sure—but it’s odd that at the Super Bowl party, he’s sitting between Melania and Reince’s wife, and at the Friday night soiree, he’s between Kraft and Abe’s wife.

And in all the photo cutlines I can find from either event, he’s not mentioned at all—even as “unidentifed man.”

Now I’m obsessed!

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 3:32:30pm

re: #109 BeachDem

I’m trying to track that down, since there’s a Reuters image and a contact person; we’ll see if she knows.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:34:06pm

re: #140 unproven innocence

Well, there’s this newfangled internet thing. And Email. /

Well, we can start by getting Internet for everyone in my county. Maybe cell service too. /s

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:34:54pm

re: #142 BeachDem

Not sure—but it’s odd that at the Super Bowl party, he’s sitting between Melania and Reince’s wife, and at the Friday night soiree, he’s between Kraft and Abe’s wife.

And in all the photo cutlines I can find from either event, he’s not mentioned at all—even as “unidentifed man.”

Now I’m obsessed!

Is this him?
en.wikipedia.org

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 3:37:17pm

re: #139 Timothy Watson

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 3:37:27pm

re: #145 Anymouse

It might be him.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 3:38:30pm

re: #145 Anymouse

Is this him?
en.wikipedia.org

I’ve been giving enough hints about him for days now. He showed up at Mar-A-Lago the same time trump did and left at the same time, too.

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retired cynic Feb 12, 2017 • 3:40:06pm

re: #67 Charles Johnson

You need to get your name on that YouTube info!

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:41:00pm

re: #148 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’ve been giving enough hints about him for days now. He showed up at Mar-A-Lago the same time trump did and left at the same time, too.

Presuming Mr. Rybolovlev is the person pictured, what would he be doing hanging around Mr. Trump?

I find it odd the lack of curiosity on the part of the press to identify everyone around the President in a photo. Maybe someone should tweet the photo at a journalist and ask them WTF?

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 3:41:49pm

re: #145 Anymouse

Is this him?
en.wikipedia.org

Doesn’t look like the same guy.

google.com

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 3:41:57pm

re: #150 Anymouse

Presuming Mr. Rybolovlev is the person pictured, what would he be doing hanging around Mr. Trump?

I find it odd the lack of curiosity on the part of the press to identify everyone around the President in a photo. Maybe someone should tweet the photo at a journalist and ask them WTF?

Those two go waaaaay back…

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:42:22pm

Unreal: GOP shamelessly using Demand Protest as evidence of paid protesters, a sham site that was debunked by Tucker Carlson(!) weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/Iv3hPvoZvD

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) February 12, 2017

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Joe Bacon Feb 12, 2017 • 3:43:39pm

re: #62 Charles Johnson

Thanks everyone for your sympathies. I’m pretty torn up about this.

Charles I understand all too well.

20 years ago yesterday my Mother passed away on her birthday.

Yesterday was a tough day to get through.

Sending a hug to you!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 3:44:28pm

re: #152 Backwoods_Sleuth

Those two go waaaaay back…

That time a Russian billionaire paid Trump $95 million for a mansion

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 3:47:17pm

re: #146 BeachDem

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:47:49pm

re: #154 Joe Bacon

Charles I understand all too well.

20 years ago yesterday my Mother passed away on her birthday.

Yesterday was a tough day to get through.

Sending a hug to you!

My condolences on the loss of your mother and the pain that brings you today. I can’t imagine losing my own mother (it seems she has been around my whole life).

[Knowing how long women live in my family versus men, she’ll probably outlive me.]

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:50:55pm

re: #156 Timothy Watson

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 3:52:27pm

While on FAKE NEWS @CNN, Bernie Sanders was cut off for using the term fake news to describe the network. They said technical difficulties!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2017

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Untrue. Sanders was *criticizing Trump* for calling CNN “fake news.” You can see for yourself, all 11 minutes, here: https://t.co/qhtlb5Wo6Q https://t.co/AcwOiNHi0j

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 12, 2017

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I always wondered who fell for @FoxNews propaganda without bothering to check. (And without Fox ever correcting its lies) Now I know. https://t.co/Dq7Wvx1LzZ

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) February 12, 2017

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 3:53:33pm

re: #153 Anymouse

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 3:53:54pm

My condolences Charles.

I’m afraid, my friend, that we’re of the age when too many people close to us will die. That doesn’t make it any easier to accept or any less painful.

Time to lean on your newer friends.

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 3:55:41pm

Sorry Charles. It’s always tough to lose a friend no matter how old you get. One of the things that drew me to this website was that you’re a musician and you appreciate fine music. I was at a show last night. I;m not a musician myself but I love talking to musicians and getting their thoughts on musicianship and songwriting.

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Unshaken Defiance Feb 12, 2017 • 3:56:42pm

Charles, and anyone else who was working with or mentored by greatness might have felt this? I had that good fortune in the gold alchemy biz. When you are there, it’s an amazing time, exhilarating and amazing and empowering. When the masters pass, fans of the work grieve, but nothing like the students or collaborating artists who were befriended. Those empowered by those whose skills just can’t think straight for a while. The hole is too big. I feel for you today.Maybe only our parents merit this level of reflection when they pass. We are shaped by them right?

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 3:59:26pm

re: #158 Anymouse

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:01:26pm

re: #163 Unshaken Defiance

Charles, and anyone else who was working with or mentored by greatness might have felt this? I had that good fortune in the gold alchemy biz. When you are there, i’ts an amazing time, exhilarating and amazing and empowering. When the masters pass, fans of the work grieve, but nothing like the students or collaborating artists who were befriended. Those empowered by those whose skills just can’t think straight for a while. The hole is too big. I feel for you today.Maybe only our parents merit this level of reflection when they pass. We are shaped by them right?

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:02:18pm

re: #164 Timothy Watson

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Eventual Carrion Feb 12, 2017 • 4:02:56pm

re: #150 Anymouse

Presuming Mr. Rybolovlev is the person pictured, what would he be doing hanging around Mr. Trump?

I find it odd the lack of curiosity on the part of the press to identify everyone around the President in a photo. Maybe someone should tweet the photo at a journalist and ask them WTF?

Watching his investment?

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 4:04:26pm

Talk about an inspiration! You folks see Charles jumping around and dancing in that Wembley Arena clip #67 ? Al looked like a fuckin’ fun guy to play with.

I’m a guitar player and it’s always really cool to see Charles play with these giants. He’s got that Strat Funk Sound down pat!

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:04:48pm

re: #167 Eventual Carrion

Watching his investment?

That was an awful lot of money for a house.

North Korea says ballistic missile test was a ‘success’ https://t.co/pCKTaeEFTe

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 12, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:06:57pm

re: #168 teleskiguy

Talk about an inspiration! You guys see Charles jumping around and dancing in that Wembley Arena clip #67 ? Al looked like a fuckin’ fun guy to play with.

I’m a guitar player and it’s always really cool to see Charles play with these giants. He’s got that Strat Funk Sound down pat!

Listening to that clip, my wife had her back to me when I started it.

She wrenched around and asked “who is that playing the hot guitar?” I told her “Charles Johnson of LGF” and she was like “why isn’t he out making records instead of running a politics Website?”

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 4:07:13pm

re: #166 Anymouse

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Belafon Feb 12, 2017 • 4:08:28pm

re: #118 Anymouse

I have to agree with Lusztig in in the replies, though. An authoritarian regime would not have to deal with the court bringing things to a stop, protesters running interference, or party members having to run from constituents.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:09:56pm

re: #171 Timothy Watson

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Critics: #Melania Trump’s decision not to move to cost US more than the budget for Natl Endowment for the Arts https://t.co/P2zzQ9M3SP

— David Beard (@dabeard) February 11, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:11:07pm

@realDonaldTrump You obviously have a phone, any reason YOU aren’t tweeting pictures of these alleged supporters?

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 12, 2017

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 4:11:15pm

re: #168 teleskiguy

Talk about an inspiration! You folks see Charles jumping around and dancing in that Wembley Arena clip #67 ? Al looked like a fuckin’ fun guy to play with.

I’m a guitar player and it’s always really cool to see Charles play with these giants. He’s got that Strat Funk Sound down pat!

You need a guitar shaped like a pair of skis.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:11:48pm

re: #175 b_sharp

You need a guitar shaped like a pair of skis.

Or skis shaped like guitars.

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ObserverArt Feb 12, 2017 • 4:12:44pm

re: #170 Anymouse

Listening to that clip, my wife had her back to me when I started it.

She wrenched around and asked “who is that playing the hot guitar?” I told her “Charles Johnson of LGF” and she was like “why isn’t he out making records instead of running a politics Website?”

I’m glad he is running this web site. It is needed at it is here at what is shaping up to be the right time to have it.

As far as the guitar, maybe Charles was just done with the road and the “biz” that surrounded it.

I hope he gets a platinum record for this site. It’s already gold to me.

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Pawn of the Oppressor Feb 12, 2017 • 4:12:58pm

re: #120 lawhawk

Oh look. Fox drags out the self admitted convicted felon (who still needs court-required counseling) to discuss immigration:

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Do they not have anyone else? Apparently not. They have segments to fill, and they need someone who isn’t lily white to obfuscate what’s really going on here - that Bannon/Trump are pushing a xenophobic white nationalist agenda (and when you look at what white supremacists, white nationalists, and flat out Nazis are thinking, they’re loving Trump’s stance).

Court-ordered by the Feds to get mental health treatment. Fox News contributor. Exposed THE REAL SCANDAL BEHIND HITLERY!!!1111

Utterly silent about the fucking Russians buying the President. THANKS, CORRUPTION HOUND *bark*

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 4:13:27pm

re: #176 Anymouse

Or skis shaped like guitars.

Might be a problem on the slopes.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 4:15:08pm

re: #176 Anymouse

Or skis shaped like guitars.

Gives a new definition to the term “shredding”.

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ObserverArt Feb 12, 2017 • 4:15:10pm

re: #179 b_sharp

Might be a problem on the slopes.

Nice to see you around b-sharp! You’ve not been around much lately. Hope all is well.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:15:25pm

re: #177 ObserverArt

I’m glad he is running this web site. It is needed at it is here at what is shaping up to be the right time to have it.

As far as the guitar, maybe Charles was just done with the road and the “biz” that surrounded it.

I hope he gets a platinum record for this site. It’s already gold to me.

“And the winner of the Grammy is … . Little Green Footballs!!! (Crowd goes wild)

In the Trump store inside Trump Towers, sales woman told me “It’s all made in America.” Actually none is. pic.twitter.com/IbCBYzKcqZ

— Sarah Maslin Nir (@SarahMaslinNir) February 12, 2017

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sagehen Feb 12, 2017 • 4:15:57pm

re: #170 Anymouse

Listening to that clip, my wife had her back to me when I started it.

She wrenched around and asked “who is that playing the hot guitar?” I told her “Charles Johnson of LGF” and she was like “why isn’t he out making records instead of running a politics Website?”

Because he’s traveled enough for a lifetime and doesn’t want to ever leave the house again?

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 4:16:18pm

These folks will make me skis with guitars on them. Kind of spendy, though. Plus I have too many pairs of skis.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:16:53pm

re: #183 sagehen

Because he’s traveled enough for a lifetime and doesn’t want to ever leave the house again?

As a hammered dulcimer player I’ll never have to worry about that.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:18:30pm

The mountain of bullshit is coming down at terminal velocity:

Quote of the day? Stephen Miller on @ThisWeekABC: “Sean Spicer, as always, is 100% correct.”

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 12, 2017

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Joe Bacon Feb 12, 2017 • 4:19:06pm

re: #132 Skip Intro

The Grand Wizard speaks from the grave.

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KGxvi Feb 12, 2017 • 4:19:12pm

So, Netflix is releasing a series called Dear White People, based on the movie of the same name, and exploring some of the same themes.

The trailer is based on the first episode which makes the basic point that “wearing blackface for a Halloween costume is not cool.”

Shockingly, the usual suspects are out calling for a boycott of Netflix.

The two years of the Trump Administration are going to be very, very long.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 4:19:43pm

re: #185 Anymouse

As a hammered dulcimer player I’ll never have to worry about that.

So, wait. Is the dulcimer hammered, or are you?

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 4:20:11pm

re: #188 KGxvi

So, Netflix is releasing a series called Dear White People, based on the movie of the same name, and exploring some of the same themes.

The trailer is based on the first episode which makes the basic point that “wearing blackface for a Halloween costume is not cool.”

Shockingly, the usual suspects are out calling for a boycott of Netflix.

The two years of the Trump Administration are going to be very, very long.

Have they launched a boycott of Sears/K-Mart? I would love that since Sears is owned by a wingnut and I love hot wingnut-on-wingnut action.

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 4:20:21pm

re: #181 ObserverArt

Nice to see you around b-sharp! You’ve not been around much lately. Hope all is well.

Good.
LGF is just difficult to use on my phone, so I spend time on Twitter.
(On my laptop right now)

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KGxvi Feb 12, 2017 • 4:20:43pm

re: #184 teleskiguy

These folks will make me skis with guitars on them. Kind of spendy, though. Plus I have too many pairs of skis.

If you use them, there’s no such thing as too many pairs of skis.

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 4:21:38pm

re: #184 teleskiguy

These folks will make me skis with guitars on them. Kind of spendy, though. Plus I have too many pairs of skis.

I have 14 working guitars. That isn’t too many.
How many skis are too many?

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:22:22pm

re: #189 thedopefishlives

So, wait. Is the dulcimer hammered, or are you?

Yes.

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MsJ Feb 12, 2017 • 4:22:28pm

Charles, I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:22:30pm

Let me as be unequivocal as possible-allegations of voter fraud in NH are baseless,without any merit-it’s shameful to spread these fantasies

— Tom Rath (@polguru) February 12, 2017

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Long standing GOP strategist in NH on the unfounded WH voter fraud charges https://t.co/NhbJkFPODD

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 12, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:24:15pm

37,001 updings to my comments! Thanks to the Academy, and to my wonderful fans at LGF, I couldn’t have done it without you.

Back to your regularly scheduled doom about Generalissimo Trump’s administration… .

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 4:24:36pm

re: #193 b_sharp

I have 14 working guitars. That isn’t too many.
How many skis are too many?

When I was racing I had about 45 pairs. I’ve whittled down to about 20, with seven being what I actually use.

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goddamnedfrank Feb 12, 2017 • 4:24:42pm

re: #184 teleskiguy

The folks will make me skis with guitars on them. Kind spendy, though. Plus I have too many pairs of skis.

I bought another used Marlin 39a yesterday, made in 1982. This will be my fifth 39, imho the best lever action .22 rimfire ever made and the price was too good to pass up.

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KGxvi Feb 12, 2017 • 4:24:49pm

re: #190 Timothy Watson

Have they launched a boycott of Sears/K-Mart? I would love that since Sears is owned by a wingnut and I love hot wingnut-on-wingnut action.

Don’t know. But something I have noticed is that there seems to be a disconnect within the wingularity (shocking, right?). My dad, who still gets most of his news from Fox (thankfully he doesn’t listen to much talk radio anymore), is still under the impression that “conservatives” or “people on the right” don’t boycott stuff because “they don’t believe in that.” The last time I heard him say that, I just kind of nodded, I’ve given up on political conversations with my family for the most part - they typically can’t be convinced on anything they don’t already believe. But it does strike me as funny that they tend to have this blind spot - and that they like to point out how other boycotts “failed” like chic-fil-a supposedly doing even better when people complained about them.

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 4:26:05pm

For the record, the article above about Alabama tomatoes going unpicked is from a different anti-labor spasm—2011. It’s not harvest time yet.

Very sorry, Charles. As we age the funerals of useful people come at shorter intervals.

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 4:26:34pm

I have to say, skis are not like guitars or guns. They get used. They get beat up. They become part of a bench or the big throne I’ve been collecting skis for years for.

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Joe Bacon Feb 12, 2017 • 4:27:05pm

re: #157 Anymouse

My condolences on the loss of your mother and the pain that brings you today. I can’t imagine losing my own mother (it seems she has been around my whole life).

[Knowing how long women live in my family versus men, she’ll probably outlive me.]

Thanks, friend. Yesterday was bad enough but Mother’s funeral had to be held on Valentine’s Day. Ever since, so rough to get through and often I take the day off of work.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:27:39pm

re: #190 Timothy Watson

Have they launched a boycott of Sears/K-Mart? I would love that since Sears is owned by a wingnut and I love hot wingnut-on-wingnut action.

Well, if they do, I suspect that will go as well as the multiple boycotts against Starbucks, the boycott against Wal*Mart, Target, Hamilton, Netflix, Disney, &c.

They keep up all these boycotts they might remove themselves entirely from society. That would be a shame… .

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:29:38pm

My computer screen just dimmed automatically … sunset has arrived. Maybe that’s why my room is getting dark.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 4:31:25pm

re: #194 Anymouse

Yes.

That is exactly the response I expected.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:32:39pm

Hezbollah: Having an idiot in the White House makes us optimistic.

thehill.com

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jeffreyw Feb 12, 2017 • 4:33:46pm

Imgur

beer butt chicken

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 4:34:05pm

And the hits just keep on coming.

gallup.com

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goddamnedfrank Feb 12, 2017 • 4:34:11pm

White lady just walked into this Starbucks wearing overalls and bleach blonde dreadlocks swirled up into a beehive. We’ve reached peak SoCal

— Frankly My Dear … (@goddamnedfrank) February 13, 2017

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Unshaken Defiance Feb 12, 2017 • 4:34:18pm

Maybe it’s a mistake to skip lunch and go to the grocery store.
Sunday night dinner. A cocktail then it’s our California Carbonara. Linguini, panchetta, eggs, creme, butter, parmesan. Black pepper. But adding spinach and a bit of scallions. Garlic bread, wine. Prepped to make at 06:30

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Droid Builder Feb 12, 2017 • 4:34:25pm

re: #161 b_sharp

My condolences Charles.

I’m afraid, my friend, that we’re of the age when too many people close to us will die. That doesn’t make it any easier to accept or any less painful.

Time to lean on your newer friends.

This reminds me of when I was younger. My grandfather would read the newspaper every night and then finish his reading by perusing the obituary section. Very often, probably too ofter I would hear him read off someone’s name that he knew.

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 4:36:02pm

re: #198 teleskiguy

When I was racing I had about 45 pairs. I’ve whittled down to about 20, with seven being what I actually use.

That’s a lot.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:36:03pm

President Trump’s Instagram account commemorated Abraham Lincoln’s birthday Sunday by posting a quote wrongly attributed to the 16th president.
The photo included a caption that read “HAPPY BIRTHDAY Abraham Lincoln!!!” with a quote that said “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

The Republican National Committee on Sunday posted the same image Sunday with the improperly attributed quote.

According to Quote Investigator, a website that tracks the source of quotes, there is no evidence Lincoln uttered this phrase.

The website traced the quote back, not to Lincoln, but to a 1947 book advertisement about aging by Dr. Edward Stieglitz.

thehill.com

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Joe Bacon Feb 12, 2017 • 4:36:09pm

re: #178 Pawn of the Oppressor

Court-ordered by the Feds to get mental health treatment. Fox News contributor. Exposed THE REAL SCANDAL BEHIND HITLERY!!!1111

Utterly silent about the fucking Russians buying the President. THANKS, CORRUPTION HOUND *bark*

Dinesh will do ANYTHING to keep people from focusing on his five RAZZIE nominations!

usatoday.com

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 4:36:12pm

Just in case there was any lingering doubt:

Pres. Trump and Republican Party post phony quote to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday

rawstory.com

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 4:36:16pm

re: #212 Droid Builder

This reminds me of when I was younger. My grandfather would read the newspaper every night and then finish his reading by perusing the obituary section. Very often, probably too ofter I would hear him read off someone’s name that he knew.

Part of my non-farm job is to write obituaries.
Every week now there is at least one person I knew well.

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Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 4:38:00pm

Scoop: Trump plans to nominate David Malpass as Treasury undersecretary for international affairs, sources tell me and @SalehaMohsin.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 12, 2017

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Malpass was chief economist at Bear Stearns when the investment bank collapsed in March 2008. https://t.co/k46MQkgAGQ

— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) February 12, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:38:08pm

re: #217 Backwoods_Sleuth

Part of my non-farm job is to write obituaries.
Every week now there is at least one person I knew well.

That must be a gruelling task … I read the local obituaries (they cover the entire Panhandle and E. Wyoming) and run across a person now and again I know. Just reading them is tough, I can’t imagine writing them about people I know.

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 4:38:42pm

re: #211 Unshaken Defiance

They had a sale at Costco on chicken breasts, $2.99/lb. I spent 20 bucks, now I got all these chicken breasts in the freezer. Just got done making a big batch of chicken noodle soup. I’mma let it sit on the stove for a bit before I chow, needs to simmer.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:39:12pm

re: #220 teleskiguy

They had a sale at Costco on chicken breasts, $2.99/lb. I spent 20 bucks, now I got all these chicken breasts in the freezer. Just got done making a big batch of chicken noodle soup. I’mma let it sit on the stove for a bit before I chow, needs to simmer.

I guess that is the exchange rate for chickens.

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 4:41:27pm

re: #212 Droid Builder

This reminds me of when I was younger. My grandfather would read the newspaper every night and then finish his reading by perusing the obituary section. Very often, probably too ofter I would hear him read off someone’s name that he knew.

My dad does that. I’m getting to the point where the number of people I know who have died recently is increasing in frequency.

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 4:42:03pm

re: #221 Anymouse

I guess that is the exchange rate for chickens.

But for boneless skinless chicken breasts? It’s usually around 8 bucks a pound at the local Kroger affiliate.

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 4:43:42pm

re: #221 Anymouse

I guess that is the exchange rate for chickens.

Hold on to those chickens. We’ll be able to get colonoscopies with them in a year or so.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:44:00pm

OT: Got my mail from yesterday - my Amateur Extra study guides came from the ARRL. Will have to buckle down and dredge up all those formulae from the recesses of my brain …

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 4:44:19pm

re: #223 teleskiguy

But for boneless skinless chicken breasts? It’s usually around 8 bucks a pound at the local Kroger affiliate.

I just drive 5 minutes north of here and steal a chicken.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:45:23pm

re: #222 b_sharp

My dad does that. I’m getting to the point where the number of people I know who have died recently is increasing in frequency.

More of my family is dead than alive since I was born … that can’t be good. (I have been the oldest male in my family since my grandfather died in 1974, and am the second-oldest person in my family after my mother.)

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Unshaken Defiance Feb 12, 2017 • 4:45:31pm

re: #202 teleskiguy

I have to say, skis are not like guitars or guns. They get used. They get beat up. They become part of a bench or the big throne I’ve been collecting skis for years for.

Maybe we are atypical. But when in competition, the guns get worn. Bluing and finish? Gone where muzzle and slide meet holsters. Worn at all the moving parts. Springs come and go. The wife ran not one but two Browning high powers right out of service. Also as we get better we get to where better gear means better performance and skills. Skis guitars and guns. Cars and motorcycles too I suppose. As we get along-Specialization for the subgenre of interest.

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goddamnedfrank Feb 12, 2017 • 4:45:47pm

re: #220 teleskiguy

They had a sale at Costco on chicken breasts, $2.99/lb. I spent 20 bucks, now I got all these chicken breasts in the freezer. Just got done making a big batch of chicken noodle soup. I’mma let it sit on the stove for a bit before I chow, needs to simmer.

One of the best deals I’ve found at the local Costco is trays of roasted thighs in the mornings for $5, has to come out to about <=$1.50/lb. Prett sure they’re broken down from left over roasted whole chickens from the night before. Almost always sold out by noon.

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 12, 2017 • 4:47:08pm

So sorry to hear this news Charles.

re: #207 Anymouse

Hezbollah: Having an idiot in the White House makes us optimistic.

thehill.com

So, Iran tests a missile, and they are “on notice”. NK tests one, and they aren’t? Just “condemnation”.

Pretty obvious what’s going on here.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:47:09pm

re: #229 goddamnedfrank

One of the best deals I’ve found at the local Costco is trays of roasted thighs in the mornings for $5, has to come out to about <=$1.50/lb. Prett sure they’re broken down from left over roasted whole chickens from the night before. Almost always sold out by noon.

Is a Costco one of those citified grocery stores? I have never seen one. Something like the mythical Whole Foods?

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 4:47:39pm

re: #231 Anymouse

Is a Costco one of those citified grocery stores? I have never seen one. Something like the mythical Whole Foods?

Costco is Sam’s Club for people who don’t shop at Wal-mart.

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Belafon Feb 12, 2017 • 4:48:11pm

re: #188 KGxvi

So, Netflix is releasing a series called Dear White People, based on the movie of the same name, and exploring some of the same themes.

The trailer is based on the first episode which makes the basic point that “wearing blackface for a Halloween costume is not cool.”

Shockingly, the usual suspects are out calling for a boycott of Netflix.

The two years of the Trump Administration are going to be very, very long.

That has nothing to do with Trump. Remember Starbucks cups?

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 12, 2017 • 4:48:13pm

re: #120 lawhawk

We’re a nation that rescues refugees. Not @FoxNews or derpy @DineshDSouza , of course, but honorable Americans are here to help.

— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 13, 2017

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 4:48:47pm

re: #231 Anymouse

Is a Costco one of those citified grocery stores? I have never seen one. Something like the mythical Whole Foods?

No, It’s very much like a Sam’s Club, but owned by decent human beings.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 4:49:48pm

re: #231 Anymouse

Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s are membership warehouses. You pay a yearly fee and you can buy quite a bit and save time and some money. I believe I still have a BJ’s membership.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:50:05pm

re: #232 thedopefishlives

Costco is Sam’s Club for people who don’t shop at Wal-mart.

Is Sam’s Club another of those citified stores? /s

We have a superette forty miles east in Oshkosh, a market with wooden floors and a Franklin stove for heat twenty-two miles south in Dalton, and a larger market with buggies and everything sixteen miles west in Bridgeport (plus our general store here).

Cabela’s in Sidney doesn’t sell much in the way of groceries.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:51:04pm

re: #234 Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters

One version of the Puritans is they were refugees.

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sagehen Feb 12, 2017 • 4:51:22pm

re: #232 thedopefishlives

Costco is Sam’s Club for people who don’t shop at Wal-mart.

Except they pay their staff a living wage, with benefits, and they keep refusing IPOs because the Wall Street analysts are always telling them to pay less.

(good wages, plus benefits, adds up to very little turnover and much lower rates of theft. Their prices, and their per store profits, are the same as Walmart).

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Skip Intro Feb 12, 2017 • 4:51:43pm

Florida Man Says He Stole $7 Billion Because Jesus Wants Him To Be Wealthy

Guy must think he’s Pat Robertson.

huffingtonpost.com

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 4:52:36pm

re: #237 Anymouse

Is Sam’s Club another of those citified stores? /s

We have a superette forty miles east in Oshkosh, a market with wooden floors and a Franklin stove for heat twenty-two miles south in Dalton, and a larger market with buggies and everything sixteen miles west in Bridgeport (plus our general store here).

Cabela’s in Sidney doesn’t sell much in the way of groceries.

Does your county actually have the logistical base to support a Dem rally or demonstration, or should they bring their own MREs?

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:53:10pm

re: #240 Skip Intro

Florida Man Says He Stole $7 Billion Because Jesus Wants Him To Be Wealthy

Guy must think he’s Pat Robertson.

huffingtonpost.com

Logical extension of the Prosperity Go$pel.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 4:53:39pm

Here is the website for Whole Foods.

wholefoodsmarket.com

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goddamnedfrank Feb 12, 2017 • 4:54:37pm

re: #235 Decatur Deb

No, It’s very much like a Sam’s Club, but owned by decent human beings.

I grew up in Redmond, WA and am old enough to remember when there was only one Costco store, the original one in neighboring Kirkland. Back in those days membership was only available through people’s employers and I could only go with my best friend’s Mom because she was a public school teacher. The first hour of the day was also restricted to private business owners.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:55:02pm

re: #241 Decatur Deb

Does your county actually have the logistical base to support a Dem rally or demonstration, or should they bring their own MREs?

Well, the whole county has three thousand people. We could probably muster up enough space in the park here in my village (our park is considerably larger than the one in the county seat).

Afterwards we can retire to the community centre/cafe/bar/pool hall.

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 4:55:10pm

re: #231 Anymouse

Is a Costco one of those citified grocery stores? I have never seen one. Something like the mythical Whole Foods?

The Costco near me has been a resounding success, increasing the tax base so much that we have all this neat shit in town (rec center, new library, new town hall, baseball fields, new fancy signage for town, yes, all that *after* the Costco got built).

Like thedopefishlives says, it’s Sam’s Club for people who don’t shop at Walmart. Membership ($50/yr) required. Just this year (2017) I’ve bought tires for my car, a new phone, groceries, various DVDs, gasoline (cheapest in the valley!), booze, and a big metal rod so I can break the ice that forms on my driveway, all at Costco.

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Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 4:55:45pm

re: #168 teleskiguy

Talk about an inspiration! You folks see Charles jumping around and dancing in that Wembley Arena clip #67 ? Al looked like a fuckin’ fun guy to play with.

I’m a guitar player and it’s always really cool to see Charles play with these giants. He’s got that Strat Funk Sound down pat!

I remember the director of that video instructed us to exaggerate our movements. Hence the jumping and the leaping and the goofy dancing.

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 4:56:42pm

re: #227 Anymouse

More of my family is dead than alive since I was born … that can’t be good. (I have been the oldest male in my family since my grandfather died in 1974, and am the second-oldest person in my family after my mother.)

I’m the second oldest too. My dad’s 84 & I’m 61.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 4:57:04pm

re: #247 Charles Johnson

I remember the director of that video instructed us to exaggerate our movements. Hence the jumping and the leaping and the goofy dancing.

One thing I love about working with my church’s worship teams is that we have very animated bass players. It really livens the stage experience when the musicians get into their groove.

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 4:57:33pm

re: #231 Anymouse

Membership warehouse. Usually bulk goods, good prices on pharmaceuticals, optical dept, and food (in bulk). House brand, Kirkland, is very good and equal or better than name brands in many areas.

Newer Costco locations also have gas stations, and the prices are usually cheaper (depending on state, you might not need to show membership).

Oh, and Costco is a publicly traded company (sorry sagehen) - ticker symbol: COST

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:58:04pm

re: #246 teleskiguy

The Costco near me has been a resounding success, increasing the tax base so much that we have all this neat shit in town (rec center, new library, new town hall, baseball fields, new fancy signage for town, yes, all that *after* the Costco got built).

Like thedopefishlives says, it’s Sam’s Club for people who don’t shop at Walmart. Membership ($50/yr) required. Just this year (2017) I’ve bought tires for my car, a new phone, groceries, various DVDs, gasoline (cheapest in the valley!), booze, and a big metal rod so I can break the ice that forms on my driveway, all at Costco.

Wow! That’s like a whole mall in one store! /s

When we go to the big city (Cheyenne) we generally load up the car to the gunwales at the Commissary at FE Warren AFB. (With the GOP looking to close stateside commissaries again, I am not sure how much longer we can do that.)

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 4:58:05pm

re: #245 Anymouse

Well, the whole county has three thousand people. We could probably muster up enough space in the park here in my village (our park is considerably larger than the one in the county seat).

Afterwards we can retire to the community centre/cafe/bar/pool hall.

Once worked in a building that has 8 times the population of your county.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 4:59:02pm

Whole Foods is okay but my personal favorite is Wegman’s.

wegmans.com

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:59:03pm

re: #248 b_sharp

I’m the second oldest too. My dad’s 84 & I’m 61.

My mother is seventy-six and I am fifty-six. The only other male is my son.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 4:59:26pm

re: #252 Decatur Deb

Once worked in a building that has 8 times the population of your county.

I was on ships with more people than my county.

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 4:59:52pm

re: #241 Decatur Deb

Does your county actually have the logistical base to support a Dem rally or demonstration, or should they bring their own MREs?

Dammit! I was laughing so hard I strangled! I’ll be coughing all night now.

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retired cynic Feb 12, 2017 • 5:00:13pm

re: #245 Anymouse

Well, the whole county has three thousand people. We could probably muster up enough space in the park here in my village (our park is considerably larger than the one in the county seat).

Afterwards we can retire to the community centre/cafe/bar/pool hall.

We have about 3000 people here in our county as well. I hear you!

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 5:00:20pm

re: #251 Anymouse

Wow! That’s like a whole mall in one store! /s

When we go to the big city (Cheyenne) we generally load up the car to the gunwales at the Commissary at FE Warren AFB. (With the GOP looking to close stateside commissaries again, I am not sure how much longer we can do that.)

All of my jeans are Kirkland brand (sold exclusively at Costco) which are just as good as Levis or Wranglers. Hell, Kirkland whisky IMO is just as good as Jim Beam, and much cheaper.

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 5:00:33pm

re: #255 Anymouse

I was on ships with more people than my county.

Lived in a town with fewer people in it than the high school I went to in the city.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:01:18pm

re: #241 Decatur Deb

Does your county actually have the logistical base to support a Dem rally or demonstration, or should they bring their own MREs?

Shotguns for Canada geese, or fishing poles for the river.

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 5:01:45pm

re: #258 teleskiguy

All of my jeans are Kirkland brand (sold exclusively at Costco) which are just as good as Levis or Wranglers. Hell, Kirkland whisky IMO is just as good as Jim Beam, and much cheaper.

We really like the Costco brand stuff too. Just spent $430 at Costco yesterday.

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 12, 2017 • 5:01:58pm

re: #247 Charles Johnson

Sure they did! ;)

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goddamnedfrank Feb 12, 2017 • 5:02:57pm

One of the things I really like about Costco is that they generate as much goodwill as they do entirely without a PR department or any advertising. They just focus on providing good deals and treating their employees well, letting the rest sort itself out organically.

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retired cynic Feb 12, 2017 • 5:03:21pm

re: #259 b_sharp

Lived in a town with fewer people in it than the high school I went to in the city.

Yep. 800 in my graduating class. Married my husband and lived in a town of less than 400.

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 5:03:28pm

re: #253 PhillyPretzel

Whole Foods is okay but my personal favorite is Wegman’s.

wegmans.com

All hail Wegmans!

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:04:31pm

re: #259 b_sharp

Lived in a town with fewer people in it than the high school I went to in the city.

My graduating class (I graduated in Michigan) had seventeen people.

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Sherlock Hound Feb 12, 2017 • 5:04:52pm

re: #225 Anymouse

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BigPapa Feb 12, 2017 • 5:05:18pm

Been listening to Al all day. Smooth, sweet, stylish.

I was just a metal kid at the time. Better late than never.

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 5:05:26pm

re: #264 retired cynic

Yep. 800 in my graduating class. Married my husband and lived in a town of less than 400.

There were about 15 in my HS senior class. Then we all moved down the hall to the smallest accredited college in the country.

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 5:05:41pm

re: #265 Timothy Watson

All hail Wegmans!

Trader Joe’s!

Though I’ve never set foot in that store (only two in Colorado, one in Denver, one in Boulder). I hear it’s nice and has a lot of nice food stuffs.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 5:05:45pm

re: #265 Timothy Watson

My late cousin had mentioned that in Harrisburg that is where he shopped. After that my family started to shop there.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 5:06:12pm

re: #269 Decatur Deb

There were about 15 in my HS senior class. Then we all moved down the hall to the smallest accredited college in the country.

I graduated third in a class of 137. There was one school in our district that was big enough to have a football team; none of the rest of us did.

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ObserverArt Feb 12, 2017 • 5:06:50pm

re: #263 goddamnedfrank

One of the things I really like about Costco is that they generate as much goodwill as they do entirely without a PR department or any advertising. They just focus on providing good deals and treating their employees well, letting the rest sort itself out organically.

What a concept!

Somebody probably could do a survey and market study and prove how that doesn’t work./

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 5:07:06pm

re: #266 Anymouse

My graduating class (I graduated in Michigan) had seventeen people.

High school had 1800 students.

Town I lived in during grade 6 & 7 had 900 people. Great teacher to student ratio.

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 5:07:12pm

re: #271 PhillyPretzel

My late cousin had mentioned that in Harrisburg that is where he shopped. After that my family started to shop there.

We got one in Fredericksburg, VA a couple years ago and the place is always packed.

My coworkers in Richmond are getting acquainted with them now that they’re popping up down there.

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 5:07:19pm

re: #272 thedopefishlives

I graduated third in a class of 137. There was one school in our district that was big enough to have a football team; none of the rest of us did.

I graduated at the very bottom of my class. Did you know seminaries have Class Clowns?

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:07:25pm

re: #264 retired cynic

Yep. 800 in my graduating class. Married my husband and lived in a town of less than 400.

That class is seven times the size of my town.

When I went to my son’s graduation, there were about a thousand in his class (and Dad was proud of the fact he was valedictorian and got a four-year scholarship paid to University of North Florida).

My ex-wife was really unhappy I showed up though.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 5:08:48pm

re: #275 Timothy Watson

The store I like to go to is in King of Prussia, PA. For me it is easier to get to that store and heading out to Warrington, PA.

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Interesting Times Feb 12, 2017 • 5:09:17pm

re: #263 goddamnedfrank

One of the things I really like about Costco is that they generate as much goodwill as they do entirely without a PR department or any advertising. They just focus on providing good deals and treating their employees well, letting the rest sort itself out organically.

Speaking of Costco, I just got this reply via twitter (in response to a petition I tweeted a while back):

@intrstngtimes Costco is neither affiliated w/Breitbart nor have we paid to advertise on Breitbart.

— Costco (@Costco) February 12, 2017

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 5:09:23pm

re: #276 Decatur Deb

I graduated at the very bottom of my class. Did you know seminaries have Class Clowns?

Despite spending huge (relatively speaking) amounts of cash on trying to cultivate a top-notch basketball program, the first-ever state championship in school history was won by … the nerds, captained by yours truly, who took our academic bowl teams to a single state championship my junior year, and a triple state championship our senior year.

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FormerDirtDart Feb 12, 2017 • 5:09:48pm

JUST IN: Authorities order residents in low-lying areas of Oroville, Calif., to evacuate as dam is predicted to fail https://t.co/2x3ZloKOqw pic.twitter.com/UVXxgiHMWj

— ABC News (@ABC) February 13, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:09:48pm

re: #267 Sherlock Hound

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 5:10:50pm

My graduating class was 95 kids. This was 17 years ago 35 miles west of Vail, CO. They’ve built two new high schools in the area since, and they still can’t keep up.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:11:07pm

re: #276 Decatur Deb

I graduated at the very bottom of my class. Did you know seminaries have Class Clowns?

I graduated second of seventeen.

That said, the old saw applies here:

What do you call the med student who graduates at the bottom of his class?

Doctor.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 5:11:20pm

re: #283 teleskiguy

My graduating class was 95 kids. This was 17 years ago 35 miles west of Vail, CO. They’ve built two new high schools in the area since, and they still can’t keep up.

My high school is slowly sinking into the swamp upon which it was built. I wonder if they ever did stabilize it.

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Sherlock Hound Feb 12, 2017 • 5:12:25pm

re: #282 Anymouse

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 5:12:32pm

re: #281 FormerDirtDart

The whole situation looks sketch as fuck. Dam will hold, but all that erosion next to it? Shit, are the transmission line towers from the power plant still standing?

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Droid Builder Feb 12, 2017 • 5:12:46pm

re: #238 Anymouse

One version of the Puritans is they were refugees.

The Puritans are an interesting story. They left England because they were not able to practice their particular brand of religion and went to the Netherlands, which at the time was just about the only country accommodating to other religions. However due to a large influx of foreigners their was much anger at the foreigners for trying to take away jobs from the Dutch. Sound familiar.

So their solution was to require all individuals to become a member of the local “guild” for their profession, and conveniently the guilds would discriminate against anyone from a different religion. So the Puritans decided they needed to go somewhere else and the hard trip to America was basically their only choice if they wanted to continue to practice their version of religion.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:13:52pm

re: #281 FormerDirtDart

That would be the so-called emergency spillway now flooding?

I recall reading something saying that the dam is secure because it is built into bedrock … I guess we’ll find out.

I understand the regular spillway has holes in the concrete the size of a four storey building.

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 5:14:37pm

re: #281 FormerDirtDart

First time that the emergency spillway is being used, and the inflow is still exceeding outflow over the spillways. Not a good situation; the state authorities are saying that the dam is stable, but water getting into the wrong places in a dam structure and bad things happen.

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calochortus Feb 12, 2017 • 5:14:41pm

re: #287 teleskiguy

The whole situation looks sketch as fuck. Dam will hold, but all that erosion next to it? Shit, are the transmission line towers from the power plant still standing?

Supposedly they’re really worried about erosion at the base of the emergency channel which will result in an uncontrolled release any moment now.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:16:01pm

re: #286 Sherlock Hound

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 5:16:15pm

re: #285 thedopefishlives

My high school is slowly sinking into the swamp upon which it was built. I wonder if they ever did stabilize it.

Mine became a juvie corrections facility. Which is sort of funny, because I went there from a Catholic reform school.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 5:19:57pm

re: #248 b_sharp

I’m the second oldest too. My dad’s 84 & I’m 61.

My mom will be 86 next week. She’s the last of her generation. When she goes, I become the family matriarch.

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BigPapa Feb 12, 2017 • 5:20:19pm

OK called all my peeps in the Oroville/Chico area.

Lots of water. Insane.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 5:22:53pm

Northeast High School Phila., PA

en.wikipedia.org

This is the high school that I graduated from. After that I hated school so much that I went directly into the job market. My late parents pleaded with me to take a few courses from Community College of Philadelphia and went on to get an Associates and then transferred to La Salle University.

en.wikipedia.org

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 5:24:30pm

re: #295 BigPapa

OK called all my peeps in the Oroville/Chico area.

Lots of water. Insane.

And winter ain’t over by a damn sight.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 5:25:01pm

re: #296 PhillyPretzel

Northeast High School Phila., PA

en.wikipedia.org

This is the high school that I graduated from. After that I hated school so much that I went directly into the job market. My late parents pleaded with me to take a few courses from Community College of Philadelphia and went on to get an Associates and then transferred to La Salle University.

en.wikipedia.org

I loved learning, but I never truly got over the ostracism and alienation that came with being a nerd and a Christian in a secular, physically oriented setting like a suburban public high school. I am still very secretive with people except behind the keyboard; I think I’ve talked more to the Lizardim than to any other single group of people.

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BeachDem Feb 12, 2017 • 5:25:38pm

re: #294 Backwoods_Sleuth

My mom will be 86 next week. She’s the last of her generation. When she goes, I become the family matriarch.

The last of my parents’ generation died about 15 years ago—all the rest of them died more than 25 years ago. I can’t be the matriarch because I’m the youngest child in the family in my generation.

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 5:26:33pm

re: #288 Droid Builder

The Puritans are an interesting story. They left England because they were not able to practice their particular brand of religion and went to the Netherlands, which at the time was just about the only country accommodating to other religions. However due to a large influx of foreigners their was much anger at the foreigners for trying to take away jobs from the Dutch. Sound familiar.

So their solution was to require all individuals to become a member of the local “guild” for their profession, and conveniently the guilds would discriminate against anyone from a different religion. So the Puritans decided they needed to go somewhere else and the hard trip to America was basically their only choice if they wanted to continue to practice their version of religion.

Interesting. I knew about the Puritans being in the Netherlands but I didn’t know why they left.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:27:25pm

re: #294 Backwoods_Sleuth

My mom will be 86 next week. She’s the last of her generation. When she goes, I become the family matriarch.

May your mother’s fortunes hold a long quality life.

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Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 5:27:30pm

One of the collateral horrors of 9/11 is that it created ideologues like Stephen Miller; it warped his brain, then froze it in place at 16.

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 12, 2017

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calochortus Feb 12, 2017 • 5:27:38pm

re: #299 BeachDem

The last of my parents’ generation died about 15 years ago—all the rest of them died more than 25 years ago. I can’t be the matriarch because I’m the youngest child in the family in my generation.

I guess I’m the matriarch of my family-but since I’ve got 2 kids, neither of whom have children and I only have one brother and he doesn’t have kids, I don’t have much of a family to rule over…

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:29:44pm

re: #296 PhillyPretzel

Northeast High School Phila., PA

en.wikipedia.org

This is the high school that I graduated from. After that I hated school so much that I went directly into the job market. My late parents pleaded with me to take a few courses from Community College of Philadelphia and went on to get an Associates and then transferred to La Salle University.

en.wikipedia.org

My school has no entry in Wikipedia (I presume it doesn’t meet their notability standards, like being in a town big enough to note).

Alumniclass notes it though, and I even have an entry there.

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 5:29:59pm

My dad’s mom was the last one left in her generation when she passed away at 92. Dad’s oldest sister and sibling has taken her place. It’s so strange to be as fairly young as I am and have an aunt that’s a great grandmother. To put things in perspective, we don’t even know who my mom’s one great grandfather even was.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 5:31:42pm

re: #304 Anymouse

My school has no entry in Wikipedia (I presume it doesn’t meet their notability standards, like being in a town big enough to note).

Alumniclass notes it though, and I even have an entry there.

As another fun side note, I didn’t have a 10-year reunion to attend. When our class officers tried to organize one, everybody got to bickering so badly that we just wound up calling the whole damn thing off. Not that I minded terribly; there are, like, three people I might have wanted to see there. The rest of them could die in a fire for all I care.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 5:31:51pm

re: #293 Decatur Deb

Thank you for the up-ding. You put me at 20,000. :)

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:32:14pm

re: #305 HappyWarrior

My dad’s mom was the last one left in her generation when she passed away at 92. Dad’s oldest sister and sibling has taken her place. It’s so strange to be as fairly young as I am and have an aunt that’s a great grandmother. To put things in perspective, we don’t even know who my mom’s one great grandfather even was.

My mother is a grandmother, but my son does not seem likely to have children. She will not be a great-grandmother.

When I was a teenager one of her great-grandmother was still alive (my great-great grandmother).

I have a five-generation photograph of my mother’s grandmother, her mother, her, me, and my son.

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Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 5:33:06pm

Twitter is becoming the Little Green Footballs of social media platforms.

— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) February 12, 2017

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 5:34:21pm

re: #308 Anymouse

My mother is a grandmother, but my son does not seem likely to have children. She will not be a great-grandmother.

When I was a teenager one of her great-grandmother was still alive (my great-great grandmother).

I have a five-generation photograph of my mother’s grandmother, her mother, her, me, and my son.

My mother and father may live to become great-grands. It is possible that Mrs. Fish’s folks will not, however; the oldest grandchildren seem to be having problems forming stable marriages. On my side of the family, my dad’s mom was a great-grandmother for a little over two years. Sadly, that’s too soon for any of my children to really remember her.

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 5:34:44pm

re: #309 Charles Johnson

IRRELLLEVANNTTT!!!!

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 5:34:55pm

Emergency evacuations are being declared downstream from the Oroville Dam after erosion on the emergency spillway.

5:15 p.m.

Officials have ordered residents near the Oroville Dam in Northern California to evacuate the area, saying a “hazardous situation is developing” after an emergency spillway severely eroded.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office says the emergency spillway could fail within an hour unleashing uncontrolled flood waters from Lake Oroville.

The department says people in downstream areas need to leave the area immediately.

It says residents of Oroville, a town of 16,000 people, should head north toward Chico and that other cities should follow orders from their local law enforcement agencies.

Water began flowing over the emergency spillway at dam on Saturday for the first time in its nearly 50-year history after heavy rainfall.

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 5:35:42pm

re: #304 Anymouse

My school has no entry in Wikipedia (I presume it doesn’t meet their notability standards, like being in a town big enough to note).

Alumniclass notes it though, and I even have an entry there.

The buildings to the right of the low connector were my HS and Jr College. Left of it was the Sr College and monastery. One of the finest highschools in medieval America.

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Single-handed sailor Feb 12, 2017 • 5:36:44pm

re: #281 FormerDirtDart

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This sounds real bad.

Failure of the auxiliary spillway structure will result in an uncontrolled release of flood waters from Lake Oroville.

The National Weather Service said at about 4:45 p.m. that officials anticipate a failure of the auxiliary spillway in the next 60 minutes.

Residents of Oroville should evacuate in a northward direction such as towards Chico, National Weather Service officials said. Other city’s should follow the orders of their local law enforcement.

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Charles Johnson Feb 12, 2017 • 5:36:50pm

You mean a popular site that doesn’t allow hate speech, harassment or trolls? Cool! (Somehow I don’t think that’s what he meant.) pic.twitter.com/sJSWOoxIyV

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 13, 2017

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 5:37:30pm

re: #312 lawhawk

Oh. Shit …

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William Lewis Feb 12, 2017 • 5:37:33pm

re: #313 Decatur Deb

The buildings to the right of the low connector were my HS and Jr College. Left of it was the Sr College and monastery. One of the finest highschools in medieval America.

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 5:38:00pm

re: #308 Anymouse

My mother is a grandmother, but my son does not seem likely to have children. She will not be a great-grandmother.

When I was a teenager one of her great-grandmother was still alive (my great-great grandmother).

I have a five-generation photograph of my mother’s grandmother, her mother, her, me, and my son.

I never knew any of my great grands. The last one to die died 20 years before I was born. And neither of my parents knew their grandparents that well with the exception of my Dad and his Dad’s mom. I think part of the reason why is I’m descended from so many younger children. My parents were both the youngest and all four my grandparents were late in their family line too. As a result even though I’m not even 30, my “youngest” great grandparent was born in 1898 and the oldest in 1874.

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 5:38:52pm

re: #310 thedopefishlives

My mother and father may live to become great-grands. It is possible that Mrs. Fish’s folks will not, however; the oldest grandchildren seem to be having problems forming stable marriages. On my side of the family, my dad’s mom was a great-grandmother for a little over two years. Sadly, that’s too soon for any of my children to really remember her.

I hope my grandmother lives long enough for my niece to remember her.

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bratwurst Feb 12, 2017 • 5:39:54pm

From “the one who smelt it” school of philosophy:

People in glass houses… .The Hill: Franken: GOP colleagues question Trump’s mental health https://t.co/GXvtD9CecQ

— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) February 13, 2017

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 5:39:59pm

re: #318 HappyWarrior

I knew my great-grandmother, my dad’s mom’s mom. She actually lived well into my teen years. By that time, both my grandfathers had already passed, and my first grandmother would follow soon after.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 5:41:41pm

re: #299 BeachDem

The last of my parents’ generation died about 15 years ago—all the rest of them died more than 25 years ago. I can’t be the matriarch because I’m the youngest child in the family in my generation.

I’m second oldest of my generation.
Oldest is a Carmelite nun, so she doesn’t count.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:42:22pm

re: #318 HappyWarrior

I never knew any of my great grands. The last one to die died 20 years before I was born. And neither of my parents knew their grandparents that well with the exception of my Dad and his Dad’s mom. I think part of the reason why is I’m descended from so many younger children. My parents were both the youngest and all four my grandparents were late in their family line too. As a result even though I’m not even 30, my “youngest” great grandparent was born in 1898 and the oldest in 1874.

I knew two of my great grandmothers (my mother’s maternal grandmother, and my fathers maternal grandmother). My mother’s grandmother died in 1993 (I was given emergency leave at the request of the family to fly home from Spain), and my father’s grandmother died in 1984 (just after her daughter by about two weeks) - I was given emergency leave from Virginia Beach for that.

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 5:42:34pm

re: #302 Stanley Sea

One of the collateral horrors of 9/11 is that it created ideologues like Stephen Miller; it warped his brain, then froze it in place at 16.

What the fuck? That toolbag Miller is only three years old than me?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 5:43:48pm

re: #301 Anymouse

May your mother’s fortunes hold a long quality life.

well, her mom made it to 98 and her oldest sister made it to 95.

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stpaulbear Feb 12, 2017 • 5:44:12pm

Officials begin evacuations below Oroville dam in California. https://t.co/cELzeFDVuW https://t.co/R2sjB8fn5c pic.twitter.com/kMIzt6szJ4

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) February 13, 2017

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Interesting Times Feb 12, 2017 • 5:44:15pm

re: #325 Timothy Watson

What the fuck? That toolbag Miller is only three years old than me?

I know. Like Alex Jones, he looks 10-15 years older than he actually is.

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 5:44:17pm

in re: Oroville Dam in California. The emergency spillway is 20 feet below the crest of the actual dam.

That whole hillside on the left side of the picture is just fucked from here on until spring/summer. And folks have to wait until then to make very expensive repairs.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:44:24pm

re: #322 Cheechako

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Interesting Times Feb 12, 2017 • 5:45:47pm

Is #Oroville going to be the first major crisis for 45 and his inept bunch of lackeys? Given their stance on EPA, FEMA and more, worrying

— Citizen of Nowhere (@sunnysingh_n6) February 13, 2017

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Not to worry, I’m sure the truckloads of Playdoh will be arriving any minute now -_-

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:46:03pm

re: #323 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’m second oldest of my generation.
Oldest is a Carmelite nun, so she doesn’t count.

I am the oldest of my generation (with my sister and five first cousins), and second-oldest in my family.

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calochortus Feb 12, 2017 • 5:47:26pm

Freepers who don’t live near the dam think CA should be punished by not getting any federal aid. Sweethearts all. A couple Freepers who might be affected have a slightly different view.

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 5:47:43pm

re: #329 teleskiguy

Video showing the water spilling over the entire length of the emergency spillway - which reaches further to the left of where the red indication demarcates the spillway margin.

With all the water running, it’s undermining the stability of the structure, and that’s a very bad thing. It could cause a progressive collapse, and the dam managers have no alternatives as they need to relieve pressure, and their regular spillway is already compromised.

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 5:48:04pm

re: #320 bratwurst

From “the one who smelt it” school of philosophy:

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I am usually reluctant to engage in questioning one’s mental health but Trump is an unique case and Cornyn knows it.

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calochortus Feb 12, 2017 • 5:48:42pm

re: #334 lawhawk

Apparently the top 30 feet of Lake Oroville might just head down that spillway if it fails. That’s a lot of water.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 12, 2017 • 5:49:03pm

re: #330 Anymouse

google.com

There is a historic railway in that area. I have seen the PBS special and from that program it looks beautiful.

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Decatur Deb Feb 12, 2017 • 5:49:52pm

re: #335 HappyWarrior

I am usually reluctant to engage in questioning one’s mental health but Trump is an unique case and Cornyn knows it.

It takes a trained professional to identify and classify a mental patient, but anybody from Pittsburgh can identify a Born Prick.

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austin_blue Feb 12, 2017 • 5:51:14pm

re: #312 lawhawk

Emergency evacuations are being declared downstream from the Oroville Dam after erosion on the emergency spillway.

Uh oh. That’s not good. Is there a California Board of Dam Safety?

If so, they must be molto nervoso.

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 5:52:25pm

re: #321 thedopefishlives

I knew my great-grandmother, my dad’s mom’s mom. She actually lived well into my teen years. By that time, both my grandfathers had already passed, and my first grandmother would follow soon after.

My mom’s grandparents were pretty much all gone by the time she was born. Her mom’s mom died when she was really young. And her great grands all lived in Europe so they were either gone or they otherwise never knew her anyhow. Dad’s maternal grandmother died when his mom was real young so even though my dad’s parents were high school sweethearts, I don’t know if he ever met his future mother in law. I really wish I had asked her more about her parents and in laws while she was still alive. It doesn’t matter how much I research. I’m never going to know any of these people. That said, it is an interesting irony that I know more about some of the people who died before my Dad could meet them than the people he did meet like his mom’s dad and his dad’s mom. Can’t find anything out on his Dad’s maternal grandfather. Just know he was a German immigrant who served in the Civil War, owned a blacksmtih shop, and then got murdered.

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calochortus Feb 12, 2017 • 5:53:30pm

re: #339 austin_blue

Uh oh. That’s not good. Is there a California Board of Dam Safety?

If so, they must be molto nervoso.

Why yes there is. It’s part of the Dept. of Water Resources.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 5:53:33pm

Can’t believe that thanks to “blended families” I became a grandmother at age 32. Then, as things eventually turn out, I became a great-grandma.
So my mom is technically a great-great-grandma, which gives her no end of pleasure to inform anyone who will listen. (But she is also an actual great-grandma via my niece’s two sons…her other grandchildren are not reproducing.)

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 5:53:38pm

re: #325 Timothy Watson

What the fuck? That toolbag Miller is only three years old than me?

Yeah he’s not that much older than us. Milo too. CCJ is actually younger than me.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:53:54pm

The San Francisco Gate has an article saying the dam emergency spillway will fail within the hour.

sfgate.com

Department of Water Resources officials issued a statement just before 4:45 p.m. that the “auxiliary spillway at the dam was predicted to fail within the hour.”

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b_sharp Feb 12, 2017 • 5:54:10pm

re: #332 Anymouse

I am the oldest of my generation (with my sister and five first cousins), and second-oldest in my family.

I’m the oldest in my gen. My aunt & father still survive in the previous gen.

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Interesting Times Feb 12, 2017 • 5:54:18pm

As said in the replies to this tweet, they must’ve had Betsy DeVos do the proofreading:

There is a glaring typo in Trump’s official commemorative portrait https://t.co/becqnJkBA2 pic.twitter.com/uDbaIo58eg

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 13, 2017

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:55:36pm

re: #334 lawhawk

Video showing the water spilling over the entire length of the emergency spillway - which reaches further to the left of where the red indication demarcates the spillway margin.

With all the water running, it’s undermining the stability of the structure, and that’s a very bad thing. It could cause a progressive collapse, and the dam managers have no alternatives as they need to relieve pressure, and their regular spillway is already compromised.

Will workers at the dam proper be evacuated from the generator halls and such? Is there a possibility the entire structure could fail?

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 5:56:10pm

re: #342 Backwoods_Sleuth

Can’t believe that thanks to “blended families” I became a grandmother at age 32. Then, as things eventually turn out, I became a great-grandma.
So my mom is technically a great-great-grandma, which gives her no end of pleasure to inform anyone who will listen. (But she is also an actual great-grandma via my niece’s two sons…her other grandchildren are not reproducing.)

Shit, my dad didn’t become a father until he was 36. It’s crazy to think about all that. I think I read the most living generations was 7 or so. And that just astounds me because in some cases I don’t even know who that is for my family. I think I may finally break some ice with the Irish though. Found a great site with helpful people.

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stpaulbear Feb 12, 2017 • 5:56:13pm

re: #344 Anymouse

The San Francisco Gate has an article saying the dam emergency spillway will fail within the hour.

sfgate.com

I wonder if Trump even knows yet?

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calochortus Feb 12, 2017 • 5:56:18pm

re: #347 Anymouse

Will workers at the dam proper be evacuated from the generator halls and such? Is there a possibility the entire structure could fail?

Not that anyone has mentioned on the news here.

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Joe Bacon Feb 12, 2017 • 5:56:21pm

re: #264 retired cynic

Yep. 800 in my graduating class. Married my husband and lived in a town of less than 400.

Graduated from Ambridge PA High School in 1973 with a class of 400. Then the steel industry died, people left en masse and the student body really shrunk. Last senior class didn’t have 100 in it.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 5:56:27pm

re: #345 b_sharp

I’m the oldest in my gen. My aunt & father still survive in the previous gen.

So when do we move into a retirement home? /s

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Timothy Watson Feb 12, 2017 • 5:56:51pm

re: #343 HappyWarrior

Yeah he’s not that much older than us. Milo too. CCJ is actually younger than me.

Don’t forget Benny Shapiro.

Ugh, even when I was a Republican I don’t think I could come close to matching the assholeness of these guys.

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FormerDirtDart Feb 12, 2017 • 5:57:11pm

I sit here astounded.
How can Flynn not of a grasp on the legal control of Foreign Military Sales?
He was the damn director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
How can someone be so utterly clueless?

a. Jeez, really?
b. This ship is the USS Leaky McLeakfacehttps://t.co/9eeUES3ku9 pic.twitter.com/Q6alxeCun2

— Andrew Exum (@ExumAM) February 13, 2017

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compound_Idaho Feb 12, 2017 • 5:57:17pm

The Corps of Engineers dam on the Teton River never filled successfully before it failed.

video.search.yahoo.com

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Joe Bacon Feb 12, 2017 • 5:59:35pm

re: #343 HappyWarrior

Yeah he’s not that much older than us. Milo too. CCJ is actually younger than me.

Time sure has a way of catching up. Right now I have 39 years in with Social Security. I’m 3 years and 11 months away from Medicare if that will still be there…

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FormerDirtDart Feb 12, 2017 • 5:59:36pm

Our vantage point from Hwy 70 as cars evacuate #Oroville @kcranews

Our vantage point from Hwy 70 as cars evacuate #Oroville @kcranews pic.twitter.com/knuEoYf2jY

— Dana Griffin (@KCRADana) February 13, 2017

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Stanley Sea Feb 12, 2017 • 5:59:47pm

SEE YA.

New Walking Dead.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 5:59:53pm

The Walking Dead is baaaaaaaaaaaackkkkk………..

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 6:00:10pm

re: #358 Stanley Sea

re: #359 Backwoods_Sleuth

Welp, looks like the new thread is DOA.

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stpaulbear Feb 12, 2017 • 6:00:13pm

The Johnstown Flood (Full Documentary)

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 6:00:26pm

re: #342 Backwoods_Sleuth

Can’t believe that thanks to “blended families” I became a grandmother at age 32. Then, as things eventually turn out, I became a great-grandma.
So my mom is technically a great-great-grandma, which gives her no end of pleasure to inform anyone who will listen. (But she is also an actual great-grandma via my niece’s two sons…her other grandchildren are not reproducing.)

What is a blended family? (Consider me uneducated.)

I suspect I will not be a grandfather, due to my son’s disinterest in creatures like women. (He is disinterested in men, too.) That’s okay, because grandfather equates to old in my mind (sorry to you grandparents here).

I can’t be old: I still ride on shopping carts through stores (to the chagrin of my wife, who finds that profoundly embarrassing: on my fiftieth birthday I rode a shopping cart across a parking lot and an Episcopal priest told her she needed to get her teenage son under control).

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calochortus Feb 12, 2017 • 6:00:27pm

Mr. C. has informed me that dinner is ready. (OK, so it’s reheated lasagna, I still didn’t have to do the reheating.) BBL

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 6:00:32pm

re: #353 Timothy Watson

Don’t forget Benny Shapiro.

Ugh, even when I was a Republican I don’t think I could come close to matching the assholeness of these guys.

Oh yeah of course. God, there was a kid in the Bush years, his name was Kyle Williams. I have no idea whatever came of him. And I doubt you could too. I mean being a Republican doesn’t automatically make one an asshole but being a professional Republiacn like those guys are OTOH.

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austin_blue Feb 12, 2017 • 6:01:14pm

re: #327 stpaulbear

[Embedded content]

DWR is the California Department of Water resources.

water.ca.gov

Twitter feed:

CA - DWR ‏@CA_DWR 1h1 hour ago

EVACUATION ORDER. Use of the auxiliary spillway has lead to severe erosion that could lead to a failure of the structure. @CALFIRE_ButteCo

CA - DWR ‏@CA_DWR 1h1 hour ago

EMERGENCY EVACUATION: Auxiliary spillway at Oroville Dam predicted to fail within the next hour. Oroville residents evacuate northward.

Well, this sucks, bigly.

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 6:02:03pm

re: #361 stpaulbear

[Embedded content]

My mom’s family is from there. Dad’s second great grandparents lived there a while too after arriving from Ireland. Heard from a cousin that my grandmother’s great aunt was a survivor of the flood.

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 6:02:04pm

re: #347 Anymouse

Beats me. If they’re predicting that there’s a collapse of a portion of the structure imminent, I’d say that they’d be evacuating those working at the dam, and calling on everyone directly downstream to evacuate.

This is bad stuff. And I’m just spitballing here, but I think the engineers are weighing the progressive collapse of the emergency spillway versus the total collapse of the dam if they try relieving pressure through the main spillway; they’re taking the former option figuring that a smaller collapse could relieve the pressure on the dam and prevent a true cataclysm.

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FormerDirtDart Feb 12, 2017 • 6:02:31pm

re: #358 Stanley Sea

SEE YA.

New Walking Dead.

Since this time last night I watched the entire first half of the season to catch up.
Just finished in time to take the dogs out to pee, and get ready for the new episode

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 6:03:03pm

re: #353 Timothy Watson

Don’t forget Benny Shapiro.

Ugh, even when I was a Republican I don’t think I could come close to matching the assholeness of these guys.

I was never a Republican … glad you came over from the dark side. /s

I pretty much put my father’s death on Nixon’s/Kissinger’s secret war in Cambodia. Pretty much made me a never-GOP back when I was old enough to comprehend politics (a teenager). Haven’t seen a reason yet to support even one GOP politician.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 6:03:17pm

re: #362 Anymouse

What is a blended family? (Consider me uneducated.)

I haz step-children. Well, just the youngest one left, the others have passed on.

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lawhawk Feb 12, 2017 • 6:03:19pm

re: #354 FormerDirtDart

There’s a reason that Obama fired his sorry ass. The guy has no regard to the chain of command, or facts/logic.

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 6:04:16pm

re: #367 lawhawk

Beats me. If they’re predicting that there’s a collapse of a portion of the structure imminent, I’d say that they’d be evacuating those working at the dam, and calling on everyone directly downstream to evacuate.

This is bad stuff. And I’m just spitballing here, but I think the engineers are weighing the progressive collapse of the emergency spillway versus the total collapse of the dam if they try relieving pressure through the main spillway; they’re taking the former option figuring that a smaller collapse could relieve the pressure on the dam and prevent a true cataclysm.

This is why engineers make the big bucks.

Does Mr. Trump even have a nominee for FEMA yet?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 12, 2017 • 6:04:30pm

re: #362 Anymouse

I can’t be old: I still ride on shopping carts through stores

MrBWS also rides shopping carts through the store.
He also yodels (mostly on demand from the workers in the deli area of the Kroger store).

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HappyWarrior Feb 12, 2017 • 6:04:33pm

re: #371 lawhawk

There’s a reason that Obama fired his sorry ass. The guy has no regard to the chain of command, or facts/logic.

He also has the doesn’t play well with others card. My mom worked in DOD for years. Tells me that Flynn was widely disliked. Flynn is a jackass. One of the biggest ones Trump employs.

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thedopefishlives Feb 12, 2017 • 6:05:15pm

re: #372 Anymouse

This is why engineers make the big bucks.

Does Mr. Trump even have a nominee for FEMA yet?

My father is a retired civil engineer. I bet he would have plenty to say about this right now. Mostly along the lines of, “Oh… SHIT.”

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Anymouse Feb 12, 2017 • 6:05:57pm

re: #370 Backwoods_Sleuth

I haz step-children. Well, just the youngest one left, the others have passed on.

I could use a child for a step, I guess. My wife has a step-child (my son). They do not interact … he is not interested in my wife, though she has tried to engage him. The only time they met was at his high school graduation.

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stpaulbear Feb 12, 2017 • 6:07:15pm

I just IM’ed a friend in Sacto who hadn’t heard the news yet. Sounds like he’s paying attention now…

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retired cynic Feb 12, 2017 • 6:14:56pm

re: #377 stpaulbear

I just IM’ed a friend in Sacto who hadn’t heard the news yet. Sounds like he’s paying attention now…

I just emailed a friend who lives in a wide, low valley SW of Sacramento. He wasn’t aware.

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CrazyPants Feb 12, 2017 • 6:17:52pm

a. Jeez, really?
b. This ship is the USS Leaky McLeakfacehttps://t.co/9eeUES3ku9 pic.twitter.com/Q6alxeCun2

— Andrew Exum (@ExumAM) February 13, 2017

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CrazyPants Feb 12, 2017 • 6:18:11pm

a. Jeez, really?
b. This ship is the USS Leaky McLeakfacehttps://t.co/9eeUES3ku9 pic.twitter.com/Q6alxeCun2

— Andrew Exum (@ExumAM) February 13, 2017

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teleskiguy Feb 12, 2017 • 6:19:09pm

re: #355 compound_Idaho

Yeah fuck the gubmint, AMIRITE?!?

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ObserverArt Feb 12, 2017 • 6:33:10pm

re: #335 HappyWarrior

I am usually reluctant to engage in questioning one’s mental health but Trump is an unique case and Cornyn knows it.

I ask simply. What the hell has John Cornyn ever done as a Senator? As far as I can tell he looks good in photos…like what a lot of Americans think a Senator looks like. I think that is the extent of his usefulness.

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 12, 2017 • 9:17:31pm

Charles

My sympathies to you and the family and friends of Al Jarreau on his passing.

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JKleins507 Feb 13, 2017 • 1:24:20pm

CJ,
What an important part of Al’s music you were and remain. Thanks, jk.

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