Stunning a Cappella Version of Snarky Puppy’s “Shofukan,” Adapted for Six Voices

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Thank you so much for watching this video!

Song: “Shofukan” (Originally performed by Snarky Puppy, Released through Ropeadope Records)

Soprano: India Carney
Alto: Erin Bentlage
Tenor: Nathan Heldman
Baritone: Ben McLain
Bass: Tracy Robertson
Vocal Percussion: Charlie Arthur

Arrangement: Charlie Arthur
Video Produced by: Danny Olefsky

This is the first of an, admittedly, slow, but developing series of vocal adaptations of songs that make me feel a certain way enough to warrant their reimagining. I couldn’t have been more humbled by the sheer talent of everyone that I worked with on this project. Thanks to the collaborative drive, passion, and expertise of everyone involved, this chart was brought to life far beyond what I imagined possible. I can’t wait to start producing more.

Special thanks to:
Ben Bram
Hannah Lewis
Paula Lewis
Lily Lester
Danny Olefsky

Again, thank you so much for watching!

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239 comments
1
gocart mozart  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:01:39pm

My favorite Trump daughter returns. I call dibs on the Pulitzer if it turns out to be true.

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:03:04pm

These people are idiots.

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gocart mozart  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:10:02pm
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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:10:41pm

re: #2 JordanRules

These people are idiots.

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If only we could think of something that actually caused the deaths in Jacksonville, and regulate that, but for the life of us we just can’t think of what that might be.

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gocart mozart  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:11:15pm
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Charles Johnson  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:14:10pm

The guy who does vocal percussion in this video is amazing.

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:14:42pm

re: #2 JordanRules

These people are idiots.

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gocart mozart  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:18:05pm
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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:20:03pm
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goddamnedfrank  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:20:29pm

I know y’all’ve seen this already but Jesus Christ WTF this is some serious woman-on-the-edge shit.

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:23:02pm

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

I know y’all’ve seen this already but Jesus Christ WTF this is some serious woman-on-the-edge shit.

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It’s nuts!!!

I wish Omarosa had a tape of her. I want to see and hear her in an unscripted setting.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:25:31pm

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

I know y’all’ve seen this already but Jesus Christ WTF this is some serious woman-on-the-edge shit.

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like I said earlier…so weird.

when she *does* smile, it’s not even a legit smile…it’s a rictus grin.

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:27:41pm

re: #12 Backwoods_Sleuth

like I said earlier…so weird.

when she *does* smile, it’s not even a legit smile…it’s a rictus grin.

#savemelania -the awkward moment Melania Trump’s smile turns to sad frown

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:28:09pm
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gocart mozart  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:28:19pm
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goddamnedfrank  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:29:41pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:32:26pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:35:00pm

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

I know y’all’ve seen this already but Jesus Christ WTF this is some serious woman-on-the-edge shit.

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Maybe it’s a Jennifer Coolidge impression….

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:35:49pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:38:23pm
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ObserverArt  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:40:29pm

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

I know y’all’ve seen this already but Jesus Christ WTF this is some serious woman-on-the-edge shit.

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The White House is gonna blow up. It’s getting close.

Trump’s actions today and Melania acting like this. Today he seemed he is one step away from blowing up at a reporter.

The images today show he is coiled and ready to just go off.

I bet Trump is turning evil around her and his sons, maybe even Ivanka is hearing it. I bet he can be one mean husband/father.

All the talk of him starting to lose it around staff; then people being called in to try to talk him down.

Not good. Unsustainable. It’s gotta pop.

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Bubblehead II  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:41:57pm

Got CLed in the last thread. littlegreenfootballs.com

An over all thanks to the Lizards who sent me messages of condolences about my Mothers passing. She lived a good life and I will cherish the many memories of her.

Again, I thank You Lizards

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:43:20pm
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Patricia Kayden  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:43:39pm
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BeachDem  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:44:11pm

re: #21 ObserverArt

The White House is gonna blow up. It’s getting close.

Trump’s actions today and Melania acting like this. Today he seemed he is one step away from blowing up at a reporter.

The images today show he is coiled and ready to just go off.

I bet Trump is turning evil around her and his sons, maybe even Ivanka is hearing it. I bet he can be one mean husband/father.

All the talk of him starting to lose it around staff; then people being called in to try to talk him down.

Not good. Unsustainable. It’s gotta pop.

When he pops, I hope his evil bile covers Uday, Qusay, Ivanka AND Melon. They all disgust me equally.

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Bubblehead II  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:44:38pm

Got CLed (or a derivative there fore) needs to be added to the LGF lexicon.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:46:56pm

heh

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:47:19pm

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

I know y’all’ve seen this already but Jesus Christ WTF this is some serious woman-on-the-edge shit.

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That’s what happens when you sell your soul and marry a monster. I suppose she’s getting something out of it or she would have divorced him already. Oh well.

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:47:34pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:48:05pm
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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:48:40pm

re: #22 Bubblehead II

Got CLed in the last thread. littlegreenfootballs.com

An over all thanks to the Lizards who sent me messages of condolences about my Mothers passing. She lived a good life and I will cherish the many memories of her.

Again, I thank You Lizards

Very sorry for your loss.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:49:30pm
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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:50:30pm

It didn’t take long for Trumporrhoids to gleefully blame all Jews & #theresistance for the Jacksonville shooting. This is going to go on for a while. Good thing they all have that red X in their Twitter name so it makes it easier to block them.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:50:40pm
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Charles Johnson  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:52:24pm
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Joe Bacon 🌹  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:52:47pm

Maybe Franky Graham Cracker needs to bless the bottle!

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b.d.(fake news! fake crimes!)  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:52:56pm
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Bubblehead II  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:53:50pm

re: #31 Big Beautiful Door

Very sorry for your loss.

She lives on in my memory.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:55:46pm
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Joe Bacon 🌹  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:55:58pm

re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 5:57:57pm

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

I know y’all’ve seen this already but Jesus Christ WTF this is some serious woman-on-the-edge shit.

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Has anyone juxtaposed this with Melania next to Obama at Barbara Bush’s funeral?

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Jebediah, RBG  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:00:09pm

re: #22 Bubblehead II

I hadn’t seen that - my condolences on your loss.

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:01:06pm
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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:03:28pm

re: #22 Bubblehead II

Got CLed in the last thread. littlegreenfootballs.com

An over all thanks to the Lizards who sent me messages of condolences about my Mothers passing. She lived a good life and I will cherish the many memories of her.

Again, I thank You Lizards

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Charles Johnson  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:03:29pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:04:26pm

re: #28 Patricia Kayden

That’s what happens when you sell your soul and marry a monster. I suppose she’s getting something out of it or she would have divorced him already. Oh well.

I know we’re all expecting tRump to go full-on bugnuts on TV, but what if Melanie snaps first and kills him?

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:05:00pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:07:32pm
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I Would Prefer Not To  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:08:30pm

re: #46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I know we’re all expecting tRump to go full-on bugnuts on TV, but what if Melanie snaps first and kills him?

The jury will not convict her.

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Skip Intro  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:12:28pm

re: #46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I know we’re all expecting tRump to go full-on bugnuts on TV, but what if Melanie snaps first and kills him?

Sweet dreams are made of this.

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Bubblehead II  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:12:54pm

re: #46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I know we’re all expecting tRump to go full-on bugnuts on TV, but what if Melanie snaps first and kills Bobbitt’s him?

FTFY.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:13:14pm
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gocart mozart  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:13:30pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:15:08pm

re: #51 Bubblehead II

FTFY.

That’s why they confiscate fingernail clippers.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:15:28pm
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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:17:27pm

Note to Jim: Leaving the hat at home won’t save you.

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:17:34pm

re: #46 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Is it wrong that my first reaction was to laugh at your query?

Sigh.

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BeachDem  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:17:37pm

re: #45 Charles Johnson

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And as Charles Pierce points out:

Then he picked Sarah Palin to run with him and that was the ballgame, at least for me… The choice of Palin was where I climbed completely off the tire swing. Only someone dangerously blinded by ambition would consider putting her that close to the national command authority. He had lost his way entirely. Anybody who wants to be president badly enough that he’d pick a half-bright human parka as his running mate never should be elected to that office.

esquire.com

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gocart mozart  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:18:12pm
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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:18:56pm

re: #56 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:19:59pm

re: #58 BeachDem

And as Charles Pierce points out:

Then he picked Sarah Palin to run with him and that was the ballgame, at least for me… The choice of Palin was where I climbed completely off the tire swing. Only someone dangerously blinded by ambition would consider putting her that close to the national command authority. He had lost his way entirely. Anybody who wants to be president badly enough that he’d pick a half-bright human parka as his running mate never should be elected to that office.

esquire.com

And this week is a sober reminder about how real being a heartbeat away from the Presidency can be.

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:20:03pm

re: #56 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Note to Jim: Leaving the hat at home won’t help.

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White, straight, male, Conservative Christians are in full control of Congress and yet some of them are whining and trying to act as if they’re victims. It’s outrageous. The most he’d get are stares of derision.

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:21:13pm

re: #61 JordanRules

And this week is a sober reminder about how real being a heartbeat away from the Presidency can be.

That was it for my sister as well.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:21:52pm

re: #60 Belafon

Is he afraid God won’t take him?

“Kill them all. Let God sort them out.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:22:02pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:24:02pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:25:10pm

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

So far, Republican senators are lukewarm on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s proposal to honor Sen. John McCain

Good. Let’s belatedly name the building after Ted Kennedy, then.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:25:49pm

pathetic

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:27:10pm
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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:27:35pm

re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth

pathetic

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My eyes did a weird thing initially and I read VOTE FOR PR0N.

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plansbandc  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:27:52pm

re: #58 BeachDem

Perfect.

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Bubblehead II  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:27:55pm

re: #54 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

That’s why they confiscate fingernail clippers.

LMAO!!!!!!!!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:28:20pm

grifters gotta grift

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:28:51pm

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

Wow. I’m genuinely surprised at that. I have to keep reminding myself that Republicans are the Party of Trump.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:29:48pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:30:42pm
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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:30:49pm

Former Australian PM says Rupert Murdoch is the biggest threat to democracy in the world

Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, former Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd slammed the billionaire media mogul as “the greatest cancer on the Australian democracy.”

“Murdoch is not just a news organisation. Murdoch operates as a political party, acting in pursuit of clearly defined commercial interests, in addition to his far-right ideological world view,” he charged.

The former prime minister noted parallels with America, where the News Corp executive chairman owns Fox News and The Wall Street Journal.

“In the United States, Murdoch’s Fox News is the political echo chamber of the far right, which enabled the Tea Party and then the Trump party to stage a hostile takeover of the Republican Party,” he noted. “In Australia, as in America, Murdoch has campaigned for decades in support of tax cuts for the wealthy, killing action on climate change and destroying anything approximating multiculturalism.”

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:31:29pm

re: #73 Backwoods_Sleuth

grifters gotta grift

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And the Clinton’s and Obama’s were careful to keep track of all of that money during Hillary’s run for office.

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:33:04pm

re: #2 JordanRules

So when do we ban guns? Beyond delusional.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:34:07pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:36:50pm

” According to a report from PR Week, Baylor officials placed a mole within several support groups for sexual assault survivors as a way to control their messaging and keep the university from looking bad.

Baylor currently faces a Title IX lawsuit from 10 anonymous former students for their alleged serial mishandling of sexual assault cases over the past decade, and Baylor football players have been accused of committing 52 rapes over four years. …”

” When these groups organized on campus to comfort each other and demand action from former chancellor Kenneth Starr, “[Burchett] would coordinate with them, befriend them, and pretend he was helping them organize vigils and demonstrations [about] sexual assault,” the source added.

Burchett would pass on what he learned to school officials, the communications department, and Ketchum, the source added. In an email described to PRWeek, Kevin Jackson, VP of student life and Burchett’s supervisor, said the director of student activities was “adept at this kind of thing.” …”

“… Burchett also tried to shape the group’s public statements, encouraged it not to say Baylor “failed” the survivors or Baylor “failed” to create a safe environment, two sources said. When the group was preparing to send a letter to Starr, Burchett suggested edits. …”

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:39:39pm

A cool couple of tools I found hunting for some machine learning stuff.

shapecatcher.com : This one allows you to draw a symbol and it will attempt to find the unicode value for the symbol. It actually produces the top so many matches. So, when I drew:

It gave these as the top three out of a bunch of guesses:

If you take the hex value without the leading 0, and put it between and ;, you can use it here: φ

The other tool is similar, but it generates the LaTex code for the drawn symbol: detexify.kirelabs.org. For those of you into machine learning, you can download the training data from this site.

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:39:42pm

re: #76 Backwoods_Sleuth

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McCain just passed. The normal emotions would be sadness for his passing and sympathy for his family. Is that so hard to figure out? Wow. Talk about lack of empathy. No wonder they idolize Trump.

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:40:55pm

re: #83 Patricia Kayden

McCain just passed. The normal emotions would be sadness for his passing and sympathy for his family. Is that so hard to figure out? Wow. Talk about lack of empathy. No wonder they idolize Trump.

“The media wants to interrupt your two minutes hate with feels!”

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MsJ  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:42:58pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:43:35pm
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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:49:18pm

Someone had put up the Tom Perez tweet about changes to the rules for the DNC for candidates running for office. After having read them, I don’t see anything that would have improved Bernie’s chances for winning. More primaries would actually make it harder for him, I think. But I added one reply and got more likes than my usual scatter:

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Teukka  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:50:59pm

Facebook Video

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Jay C  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:51:01pm

re: #75 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Interesting evolution of Beto O’Rourke’s video releases: still always (or most-always) shot from behind to show the audience as the focus of the candidate’s speechifying: but now the audiences are filling larger venues (vs. the smaller, town-hall/county-courthouse-type meetups he’s been featuring before) - I’m guessing that by November, we’ll be seeing Beto in front of stadiums-full of folks. Good, subtle messaging there: I hope he can keep up the good work til Election Day.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:51:19pm
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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:52:12pm

re: #77 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Former Australian PM says Rupert Murdoch is the biggest threat to democracy in the world

I’ve been arguing that for well over a decade. Most people have treated it about as well I treat idiots who claim the moon landing was faked. < sigh >

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:54:38pm

re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth

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How’s McConnell going to block it? It’s Gov. Douchey’s decision, right?

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bratwurst  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:54:39pm

re: #86 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

She put what I was feeling about this situation into words extremely well.

While I try to curate my Twitter follows to the point I don’t see a LOT of this, I have unfortunately been exposed to some folks on the left behaving boorishly on the topic of McCain’s passing. What Rachel said applies to them just as well.

There are some out there (mostly in the Bernie Bro wing it seems, but not limited to them) who seem to think that the way to beat Trump is to be just as nasty and obnoxious as he and his sycophants. I couldn’t disagree with this more.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:56:18pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:56:59pm
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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:58:06pm

All these holier-than-thou conservative white men who’re all about family values are secretly super freaky. All you have to do is check their browser history.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:59:10pm
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bratwurst  Aug 27, 2018 • 6:59:25pm

re: #95 Backwoods_Sleuth

A few months ago people here were appalled that I announced that I was going to have a hard time voting for J.B. Pritzker, the Democrat who purchased earned the Democratic nomination for Governor in Illinois for engaging in pretty much the exact same behavior.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:02:20pm

*snerk*

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ObserverArt  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:02:27pm

re: #96 teleskiguy

All these holier-than-thou conservative white men who’re all about family values are secretly super freaky. All you have to do is check their browser history.

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He’ll do a Townshend.

He was just checking it out to do some research on the subject.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:03:28pm

snowflake…

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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:05:13pm

re: #100 ObserverArt

He’ll do a Townshend.

He was just checking it out to do some research on the subject.

During his child custody trial, he said in open court that he occasionally partook in cannabis “to test its strength, like the CIA does it.”

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:05:31pm

re: #77 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Former Australian PM says Rupert Murdoch is the biggest threat to democracy in the world

Murdoch is definitely part of a sourdough starter recipe for sabotaging humanity.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:06:20pm

JFC

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:06:23pm

re: #102 teleskiguy

During his child custody trial, he said in open court that he occasionally partook in cannabis “to test its strength, like the CIA does it.”

Reefer Madness strikes again! When will they learn?

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MsJ  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:07:36pm

re: #91 William Lewis

I’ve been arguing that for well over a decade. Most people have treated it about as well I treat idiots who claim the moon landing was faked. < sigh >

Ditto! And I feel your pain. Everything I’ve said has been poo poo’d completely. Murdoch is a threat to Democracy everywhere he has a newspaper.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:07:40pm

Greetings and Salutations!
Long time lurker, since before the great schism, remembering Mandy Manners and FBV. It feels strange commenting, I’ve never been part of an online community, but I feel like I know you all…

I really just joined to kick into the pot, Mr. Johnson maintains an incredible site, I’ve spent countless hours reading your comments, learning, jamming to some great tunes and blowing snot on a keyboard laughing, Thanks!

Craft beers on the table to the right, single malt scotch on the table in the middle, coffee and VB’s virtual pies on the left… I’ll be over in the corner sweeping up eggshells…

Teleski - be cool, its a marathon, not a sprint

Anymouse - hope the power is back on

William Lewis - I think we have frozen our asses off in some of the same places, B-1-13 AR, Illesheim, ‘82 - ‘82

CL - rest, you are missed

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Eclectic Cyborg  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:08:11pm

re: #96 teleskiguy

That’s really more than I care to know about Alex Jones.

But it is funny.

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:08:12pm

I for real can’t believe we really just let spouses take over for politicians. Crazy.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:09:00pm

You all realize the GOP is probably going to ram Kavanagh down our throats before this is all over, right?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:09:11pm

not enough hours in the day//////

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Cheechako  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:09:11pm

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:09:59pm

re: #109 JordanRules

I for real can’t believe we really just let spouses take over for politicians. Crazy.

Did Lurlene (sp?) Wallace start that, or was it one of the Hoggs in Texas?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:10:15pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

welcome hatchling and thank you for remembering to bring gifts.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:10:36pm
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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:11:30pm

re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth

JFC

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How it happens? Doubt you’d be saying that if Katz was a Hispanic.

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:11:47pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

Such hospitality, thank you!
I hope your maiden comment inspires more.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:12:16pm

re: #116 HappyWarrior

How it happens? Doubt you’d be saying that if Katz was a Hispanic.

it’s a mystery, like the tides…you can’t explain it!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:13:25pm

teehee

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makeitstop  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:13:55pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

Welcome!

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ObserverArt  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:14:27pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

Greetings and Salutations!
Long time lurker, since before the great schism, remembering Mandy Manners and FBV. It feels strange commenting, I’ve never been part of an online community, but I feel like I know you all…

I really just joined to kick into the pot, Mr. Johnson maintains an incredible site, I’ve spent countless hours reading your comments, learning, jamming to some great tunes and blowing snot on a keyboard laughing, Thanks!

Craft beers on the table to the right, single malt scotch on the table in the middle, coffee and VB’s virtual pies on the left… I’ll be over in the corner sweeping up eggshells…

Teleski - be cool, its a marathon, not a sprint

Anymouse - hope the power is back on

William Lewis - I think we have frozen our asses off in some of the same places, B-1-13 AR, Illesheim, ‘82 - ‘82

CL - rest, you are missed

Welcome. No need to hide now, join in!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:14:53pm

really, McConnell can just fuck off.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:15:01pm

re: #118 Backwoods_Sleuth

it’s a mystery, like the tides…you can’t explain it!

If only there was some way of preventing people from getting their hands on the things that kill people. There may even be a body of people that can do that and another person to enforce that. I don’t know if we have such a thing in our society though.

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bratwurst  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:15:07pm

This man is a clown:

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Unshaken Defiance  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:15:51pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

Said like a true vet. Not sure why ya held out but do feel welcome. So one question and one suggestion. What region do you hail from and hey how about a shiny avatar to celebrate your hatching?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:17:31pm

O_o

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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:17:57pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

Greetings and Salutations!
Long time lurker, since before the great schism, remembering Mandy Manners and FBV. It feels strange commenting, I’ve never been part of an online community, but I feel like I know you all…

I really just joined to kick into the pot, Mr. Johnson maintains an incredible site, I’ve spent countless hours reading your comments, learning, jamming to some great tunes and blowing snot on a keyboard laughing, Thanks!

Craft beers on the table to the right, single malt scotch on the table in the middle, coffee and VB’s virtual pies on the left… I’ll be over in the corner sweeping up eggshells…

Teleski - be cool, its a marathon, not a sprint

Anymouse - hope the power is back on

William Lewis - I think we have frozen our asses off in some of the same places, B-1-13 AR, Illesheim, ‘82 - ‘82

CL - rest, you are missed

C 1/13 tank. 83 - 84. Goddamn. Remember the old M8 Greyhound out front? Beer in the soda machine was my first “Toto we are not in Kansas” moment :) Learned to love Jagerschnitzel and the M60A3 there :D

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:18:30pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

Evening hatchling. You’ve been lurking since I was a young lizard myself. I have to admit, that’s some dedication to being a fly on the wall. But, welcome to the fold nonetheless. Mind your head, yah?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:18:59pm

ooooh…

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:19:09pm

re: #126 Backwoods_Sleuth

O_o

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Yeah we get it, your boss doesn’t care about the flag and just used the National anthem to attack black athletes with views different than he is because he’s a fascist inbred pig.

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:19:26pm

Dark stuff. This is a very long Buzzfeed article about the dark past of St. Joseph’s in Burlington, Vermont.
We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage

This reminds me of a question I had about a different part of the world. I was a student at Cornell when I first studied the Spanish Civil War in any depth. I remember being puzzled at the savagery of the attacks on the Catholic Church. I could understand the rage against brutal bosses and arrogant aristocrats, but priests and nuns? I had never had much contact with the Catholic Church, though I did know enough to scoff when my goober relatives attacked them as heathen papists. Then the pedophile scandals started. That was decades ago now, but the revelations just keep coming. How much worse is it going to get? How far does it go?
I really suspect that many other churches, especially Evangelicals, are no better. They are just smaller and lack a unified global presence. There is more of a tendency to see each episode of brutality and abuse as an isolated incident, yet we see one such incident after another.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:20:09pm

re: #112 Cheechako

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:21:27pm

there’s always a tweet:

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:23:06pm

re: #131 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Dark stuff. This is a very long Buzzfeed article about the dark past of St. Joseph’s in Burlington, Vermont.
We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage

This reminds me of a question I had about a different part of the world. I was a student at Cornell when I first studied the Spanish Civil War in any depth. I remember being puzzled at the savagery of the attacks on the Catholic Church. I could understand the rage against brutal bosses and arrogant aristocrats, but priests and nuns? I had never had much contact with the Catholic Church, though I did know enough to scoff when my goober relatives attacked them as heathen papists. Then the pedophile scandals started. That was decades ago now, but the revelations just keep coming. How much worse is it going to get? How far does it go?
I really suspect that many other churches, especially Evangelicals, are no better. They are just smaller and lack a unified global presence. There is more of a tendency to see each episode of brutality and abuse as an isolated incident, yet we see one such incident after another.

It’s disturbing stuff. The Catholic Church was a big part of my family for many years. Dad’s Uncle was a priest and he and the aunts/uncles all went to paroichal school. My cousins and I otoh were brought up non denomination without the pressures of religion. I think this stuff happens in all faiths but the RCC is so organized.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:23:12pm
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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:23:15pm

re: #132 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Keep inflating! My head’s not big enough!

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:24:14pm

re: #131 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

This was devestating to read. I have so much respect for the years of reporting work that went into it.

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:24:21pm

re: #135 Charles Johnson

I basically lost it this morning, and told the Republican guy I occasionally talk politics with/to at work that Trump was petty.

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Unshaken Defiance  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:25:23pm

re: #135 Charles Johnson
Khizr Khan may have been a great clue…

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:25:53pm

re: #131 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Dark stuff. This is a very long Buzzfeed article about the dark past of St. Joseph’s in Burlington, Vermont.
We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage

This reminds me of a question I had about a different part of the world. I was a student at Cornell when I first studied the Spanish Civil War in any depth. I remember being puzzled at the savagery of the attacks on the Catholic Church. I could understand the rage against brutal bosses and arrogant aristocrats, but priests and nuns? I had never had much contact with the Catholic Church, though I did know enough to scoff when my goober relatives attacked them as heathen papists. Then the pedophile scandals started. That was decades ago now, but the revelations just keep coming. How much worse is it going to get? How far does it go?
I really suspect that many other churches, especially Evangelicals, are no better. They are just smaller and lack a unified global presence. There is more of a tendency to see each episode of brutality and abuse as an isolated incident, yet we see one such incident after another.

Evangelical churches are no better than the Catholic churches, taken as an entire collective, but the media impact is much less because the monstrosity is spread across the various denominations. There is no one single chain of command that has to own up to the heinous crimes committed by some of the ministry.

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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:26:03pm

re: #131 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Interesting.

My ex and I talked about the PA Grand Jury Report today. She was raised catholic to the core - all the way through catholic college. But never saw the same shit because her father converted to marry. His Baptist upbringing left him more than able to stand up to the priests and their power trips.

My mother was very similar and my father had been willing to convert for her as well. But when my mother went to talk to the priest about how to do that, he launched into a screed about how evil she was to date a “LUTHERAN” boy. She turned around and walked out for 30 years. He would later be murdered by someone we all wondered if he’d abused.

I would grow up only seeing that church at it’s smells and bells best - Christmas and Easter. But I listened to the stories I heard. I went with the Anglican tradition - the Episcopal church - to have the ritual and the Reformation. I still think that was a damn good choice compared to the alternatives.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:26:22pm

re: #135 Charles Johnson

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Hate to say it but we tried telling you guys but you didn’t want to listen because you hated us so much. If this fucks Trump big in the long run, good but we tried telling these people what he was and they didn’t want to listen and they need to actually eat some humble fucking pie about who has actually been disrespectful to the military over the years.

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:26:26pm

re: #113 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Did Lurlene (sp?) Wallace start that, or was it one of the Hoggs in Texas?

Miriam “Ma” Ferguson. Her popular but corrupt husband, James “Pa” Ferguson, was impeached, removed from office and declared ineligible to hold public office again in Texas. A few years later, Pa entered Ma in the primary in his place. She won and ended up serving two non-consecutive terms.

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:26:29pm

re: #110 Eclectic Cyborg

You all realize the GOP is probably going to ram Kavanagh down our throats before this is all over, right?

McCain’s death makes it virtually inevitable. Only an extremely negative disclosure about him can prevent it now.

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:26:49pm

re: #135 Charles Johnson

The questions in the replies are obviously “Why now?” And the answer, I think, is that this was actual action on Trump’s part. A lot of these veterans are used to taking shit, and some of them saw worse in the military. But Trump “did” it.

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Unshaken Defiance  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:27:05pm

re: #131 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Dark stuff. This is a very long Buzzfeed article about the dark past of St. Joseph’s in Burlington, Vermont.
We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage

This reminds me of a question I had about a different part of the world. I was a student at Cornell when I first studied the Spanish Civil War in any depth. I remember being puzzled at the savagery of the attacks on the Catholic Church. I could understand the rage against brutal bosses and arrogant aristocrats, but priests and nuns? I had never had much contact with the Catholic Church, though I did know enough to scoff when my goober relatives attacked them as heathen papists. Then the pedophile scandals started. That was decades ago now, but the revelations just keep coming. How much worse is it going to get? How far does it go?
I really suspect that many other churches, especially Evangelicals, are no better. They are just smaller and lack a unified global presence. There is more of a tendency to see each episode of brutality and abuse as an isolated incident, yet we see one such incident after another.

They say it’s about the money. But when the money is not “it” it’s about the raw power of authority. Over others fates. Therein lies the power that corrupts absolutely.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:28:24pm

re: #146 Unshaken Defiance

They say it’s about the money. But when the money is not “it” it’s about the raw power of authority. Over others fates. Therein lies the power that corrupts absolutely.

A lot of the kookier ministers and televangelists are just creepy guys that get off on feeling like they have the power of life and death over people. It’s a damn good thing that Jesus is doing the actual judgment, and not these assholes.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:29:11pm

re: #127 William Lewis

jaeger schnitzel at Dietz gasthaus… we had to have crossed paths… I was 63B10 on M-60A3’s

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:29:22pm

re: #139 Unshaken Defiance

Khizr Khan may have been a great clue…

Right! One in just the first group of many concerning our veterans.

Oh and he still hasn’t gone to visit any of the troops. I can see a countdown clock invoked by the media if a Democrat was so inclined to ignore them.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:30:17pm

re: #139 Unshaken Defiance

Khizr Khan may have been a great clue…

I hate saying it but their own prejudice against Muslims definitely colored their reaction there. But many were equally silent when Trump mocked McCain for being captured. I mean I’m glad these people are outraged by Trump’s behavior here. They should be. But maybe they should actually listen to liberals and Democrats in the future instead of dismissing us and falling head over heels for a fat fraud who has never shown any indication that he understands or respects what the men and women who serve this country sacrifice. I want these right wingers to be fully aware that tehy were morons and I have no problem saying that I told them so.

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Skip Intro  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:32:15pm

re: #123 HappyWarrior

That’s crazy talk! Just stop it now!

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Kragar  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:32:21pm
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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:32:23pm

re: #150 HappyWarrior

Therein lies the problem. They are seeing the light, or at least a dim echo of it - and that’s good! But they will, in the end, refuse to come fully into the light because their hatred and pride are far too strong.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:33:03pm
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Unshaken Defiance  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:33:54pm

re: #150 HappyWarrior

I hate saying it but their own prejudice against Muslims definitely colored their reaction…

I’m starting to enjoy pointing it out to red hats. Beyond pissed at this point.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:34:09pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

Greetings and Salutations!
Long time lurker, since before the great schism, remembering Mandy Manners and FBV. It feels strange commenting, I’ve never been part of an online community, but I feel like I know you all…

I really just joined to kick into the pot, Mr. Johnson maintains an incredible site, I’ve spent countless hours reading your comments, learning, jamming to some great tunes and blowing snot on a keyboard laughing, Thanks!

Craft beers on the table to the right, single malt scotch on the table in the middle, coffee and VB’s virtual pies on the left… I’ll be over in the corner sweeping up eggshells…

Teleski - be cool, its a marathon, not a sprint

Anymouse - hope the power is back on

William Lewis - I think we have frozen our asses off in some of the same places, B-1-13 AR, Illesheim, ‘82 - ‘82

CL - rest, you are missed

Welcome! There is blueberry pie in the fridge!

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:34:28pm

re: #154 Backwoods_Sleuth

But White American Jesus has forgiven him for all that, don’tcha know. He forgives all the good pious Republican sinners. You libruls, on the other hand, are going to BURN IN HELL for believing in abortion.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:36:56pm
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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:37:18pm

and yes, I like pineapple on pizza!
ducks…

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:37:31pm

re: #149 JordanRules

Right! One in just the first group of many concerning our veterans.

Oh and he still hasn’t gone to visit any of the troops. I can see a countdown clock invoked by the media if a Democrat was so inclined to ignore them.

He’s a coward. He’s always been a coward. TBH I was honestly surprised that someone like him got as much support from military members and families as he did. I mean I get that they lean conservative and many unfortunately have their own prejudices but come the hell on guys, this guy literally said he “liked people who don’t get captured.” Or how about how he was happy to get a Purple Heart. Many Americans can point to a relative who’s served in the military. Not so with the Trump family.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:38:22pm

re: #159 BogeyMon

and yes, I like pineapple on pizza!
ducks…

I’m going to lend you my asbestos scale suit. You might yet survive this.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:38:49pm

re: #155 Unshaken Defiance

I’m starting to enjoy pointing it out to red hats. Beyond pissed at this point.

When you hate the left more than you actually believe in your own principles, Trumpism rises. And it sucks that many of the people who fell for that are military members, vets, or families of those but that doesn’t give them an excuse.

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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:39:02pm

re: #148 BogeyMon

jaeger schnitzel at Dietz gasthaus… we had to have crossed paths… I was 63B10 on M-60A3’s

Couldn’t remember the name till you just said it. I was reading just the other day that the 13th only stayed in Illeshiem till ‘87 and after a stay at Vilsek was shut down for a few years.

A lot of people mythologize their high school years. I could have done that for the year and a half I spent in Illeshiem, FRG.

And thanks to that thought, here’s the Boss talking about that…

Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:39:33pm

re: #160 HappyWarrior

Honestly, most of them only vote Republican because they advertise themselves as spending more on military budget. It doesn’t even matter if it’s true - they talk a big game, and that makes them the winners in the court of public opinion.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:39:59pm

re: #159 BogeyMon

and yes, I like pineapple on pizza!
ducks…

I like it, too.
You can sit next to me.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:40:19pm

re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Yeah why did the Senate confirm Obama pick, Jeff Sessions. For fuck sake Lindsay. You guys voted to confirm this guy. But he sucks now because he won’t protect Trump? And Lindsay, I hope your friend John McCain is looking down on you with anger now from whereever he is due to your pathetic attempt to curry favor with the man who trashed him repeatedly.

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:40:28pm

re: #145 Belafon

The questions in the replies are obviously “Why now?” And the answer, I think, is that this was actual action on Trump’s part. A lot of these veterans are used to taking shit, and some of them saw worse in the military. But Trump “did” it.

I think there are a few more variables that may factor in.
Trump looks weaker now.
Any benefit of the doubt they gave is just exhausted.
Other incidents just didn’t rate the same - Kazir Kahn & La David Johnson for example.
The amount of support for McCain, peer pressure.
Generals and Intelligence Officers breaking protocol to speak out, even on matters unrelated to the military directly.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:40:36pm

re: #159 BogeyMon

and yes, I like pineapple on pizza!
ducks…

Don’t wanna get into that battle!

Actually, it’s not something I would order, but whatever floats your boat. My major objection is that it makes pizza soggy—I feel the same way about fresh tomato, as far as that goes….

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calochortus  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:40:36pm

re: #161 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

I’m going to lend you my asbestos scale suit. You might yet survive this.

We Lizards are a kind and generous group. ;-)

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:41:52pm

re: #164 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Honestly, most of them only vote Republican because they advertise themselves as spending more on military budget. It doesn’t even matter if it’s true - they talk a big game, and that makes them the winners in the court of public opinion.

I’m sure of it but years of propaganda of liberals and Democrats as hating the military has worked too and although I’m not a vet myself, I greatly resent that. I’m named after an Army vet. I have ALWAYS always been proud of my family members that served this country from my third great grandmother’s brother who served in the War of 1812 to my Dad’s brother who served in the Vietnam years.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:43:18pm

re: #169 calochortus

We Lizards are a kind and generous group. ;-)

Well, that and I’ve been known to order a Hawaiian pizza on occasion myself.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:44:18pm

I dunno…what could go wrong?

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:45:26pm

re: #172 Backwoods_Sleuth

I dunno…what could go wrong?

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But yeah, we don’t need training exercises with South Korea and Japan. //

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:46:28pm

re: #172 Backwoods_Sleuth

I dunno…what could go wrong?

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My second most popular phrase these days. Current #1 is, “Never a dull moment!”

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:46:35pm

re: #170 HappyWarrior

I’m sure of it but years of propaganda of liberals and Democrats as hating the military has worked too and although I’m not a vet myself, I greatly resent that. I’m named after an Army vet. I have ALWAYS always been proud of my family members that served this country from my third great grandmother’s brother who served in the War of 1812 to my Dad’s brother who served in the Vietnam years.

Until SUPPORTING TEH TROOPS! stops meaning “Sending them to get killed anytime anybody suggests it” and HATING TEH TROOPS stops meaning “Not wanting to get them killed unnecessarily”, there’s nothing that can be done.

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Kragar  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:48:46pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:49:48pm
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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:50:57pm

Thank you all for the gracious welcome!
probably won’t post much, I bow to your expertise and knowledge. One of the things I love about this site is the way posts are fact checked and verified, been sharing this place with my wife for years.
Thanks Charles!

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:51:27pm

A lovely story too!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:52:18pm
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bratwurst  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:52:46pm
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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:54:26pm

re: #178 BogeyMon

Thank you all for the gracious welcome!
probably won’t post much, I bow to your expertise and knowledge. One of the things I love about this site is the way posts are fact checked and verified, been sharing this place with my wife for years.
Thanks Charles!

Post as much or as little as you like, you’re still family. Unless you’re an asshole, but usually assholes make themselves known quickly because they’re trying to get banned.

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JordanRules  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:55:22pm

Damn!

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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:56:09pm

So, thinking about Illeshiem FRG once again and the Storck Barracks/Illesheim Kaserne once again made me remember the old M8 Greyhound armored car out front. Great little scout vehicle but definitely in the “if they see you, you’re fucked” category. Well, usually.

Here’s a little tale from the Battle of the Bulge about a Greyhound, a Tiger and an Oddball moment in history…

Battle of the Bulge, Duel at St. Vith, Belgium

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:56:45pm

re: #183 JordanRules

Wait, Rudy is getting divorced? DUDE. His wife has got some balls (and one HELL of an expensive book…)

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dangerman  Aug 27, 2018 • 7:56:51pm

re: #159 BogeyMon

and yes, I like pineapple on pizza!
ducks…

And you were doing so well…. ;-)

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:00:36pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:01:01pm

re: #185 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Wait, Rudy is getting divorced? DUDE. His wife has got some balls (and one HELL of an expensive book…)

Let’s see…what could make Rudy even more stable and statesmanlike….

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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:01:43pm

Dude. I wish I could’ve made this show. David Byrne at Red Rocks, tonight and tomorrow.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:03:51pm

re: #182 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

yep, figured that already! I’ll try to be one of the nicer assholes here :)

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:04:53pm
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A Cranky One  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:05:20pm

re: #159 BogeyMon

and yes, I like pineapple on pizza!
ducks…

Welcome hatchling/ex lurker. So you like pineapple on both pizza and ducks. Odd…

Which means you belong here, because lately the lizards can’t even.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:06:27pm
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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:07:17pm

Former Lubbock County Democratic chair and unsuccessful mayoral candidate Todd Klein is determined not to be out-goobered again. Here he schools us on the invincibility of Jedi Master (baiter) Trump:

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:07:39pm

re: #184 William Lewis

That shit’s funny, I don’t care who y’are.

Honestly, though, I live for that sort of historical trivia. I store up those facts like tiny little diamonds. I will never forget 12/18/44 or the Little M8 That Could.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:08:27pm

re: #192 A Cranky One

actually pineapple on a properly roasted duck might not be bad, but I’m married to a coonass, so she could probably make it work

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:08:29pm

I needed something to cheer me up. Found this episode of Mark Of Jazz with Maynard Ferguson. Remember seeing it on PBS several times when I was in college—mid 70s…

Maynard Ferguson - Mark of Jazz (full concert, live 1975)

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:10:57pm

re: #196 BogeyMon

actually pineapple on a properly roasted duck might not be bad, but I’m married to a coonass, so she could probably make it work

Iunno. I feel like the pineapple might be effective at cutting the fattiness of the duck. But, I’m a guy that really likes sweet over savory. I was raised on KC-style barbecue, North Carolina can eat a bag of dicks.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:12:59pm

re: #198 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

North Carolina can eat a bag of dicks.

with slaw on top…

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:13:37pm

re: #196 BogeyMon

actually pineapple on a properly roasted duck might not be bad, but I’m married to a coonass, so she could probably make it work

My god, I haven’t heard the phrase “coonass Cajun” since my mother died. I think the last person I heard her apply it to was Doug Kershaw….

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:15:00pm

re: #187 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

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Oh come the fuck on.

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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:15:22pm

re: #195 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

That shit’s funny, I don’t care who y’are.

Honestly, though, I live for that sort of historical trivia. I store up those facts like tiny little diamonds. I will never forget 12/18/44 or the Little M8 That Could.

Exactly. And that bit of reality is where the (in)famous sequence in “Kelly’s Heroes” comes from. Oddball’s tank and his paint rounds give us humour appropriate to the late 60’s but the idea that a much lesser vehicle could ambush a Tiger? Damn straight, skippy.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:16:53pm

re: #191 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

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I knew that those morons got the wrong guy. And frankly Katz’ views on politics are irrelevant. Did he shoot up a gathering of Republicans? No, he shot up a Madden tournament. But yeah go ahead, Jim, Cernovich, and make Trump supporters the victims as always because you’re obsessed with being the victim all the time.

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Belafon  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:17:02pm

re: #200 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

My god, I haven’t heard the phrase “coonass Cajun” since my mother died. I think the last person I heard her apply it to was Doug Kershaw….

Wikipedia has an entry that starts with: “Coonass, or Coon-ass, is a term for a person of Cajun ethnicity. Some consider the term an ethnic insult, even though many Cajuns use the word in regard to themselves.[citation needed]” (I love the “citation needed” part.)

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A Cranky One  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:17:59pm

So my daughter-in-law, an English teacher and published author, is annoyed with me.

She gifted my youngest daughter’s baby with a teddy bear. She explained that the teddy bear had belonged to her mother (now deceased), then her brother and then it was hers. She passed it down to her two kids, now too old to want the bear. Since she and my son don’t plan on more kids, she wanted my daughter’s baby to have it.

It was a touching moment, until I suggested it was a family bear-loom.

Ah well. She’ll forgive me. ;-)

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:18:35pm

re: #205 A Cranky One

*WHACK!*

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Kragar  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:18:54pm

re: #205 A Cranky One

I’ve got 2 teenage daughters.

Puns are an unforgivable sin.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:18:56pm

Hey Hey Hey!
I’m from NC! in the mtns near Asheville…
won’t get into the bbq controversy, to each his own, with slaw on top.
My wife is my Katrina refugee, best thing that came out of that storm, and yes, we eat good!

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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:20:42pm

re: #205 A Cranky One

So my daughter-in-law, an English teacher and published author, is annoyed with me.

She gifted my youngest daughter’s baby with a teddy bear. She explained that the teddy bear had belonged to her mother (now deceased), then her brother and then it was hers. She passed it down to her two kids, now too old to want the bear. Since she and my son don’t plan on more kids, she wanted my daughter’s baby to have it.

It was a touching moment, until I suggested it was a family bear-loom.

Ah well. She’ll forgive me. ;-)

Exquisite. You must promise me - seriously - that you will teach that youngest daughter’s baby that simple truth. Her teachers will hate thank you for her appreciation of the language ;)

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Ace-o-aces  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:22:14pm

re: #191 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

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He’s doing an AMA:
reddit.com

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William Lewis  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:22:18pm

re: #207 Kragar

I’ve got 2 teenage daughters.

Puns are an unforgivable sin.

Puns are the way you teach a child the value of language. Do it right and they can knife the ones oppressing them and the enemy never even knows they were defeated… :D

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Brian J.  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:24:54pm

Tonight’s Dumb BernieBro Trick (tm) comes from the home office in Syracuse, New York, where Our Revolution-backed Dana Balter is the Democratic candidate against GOoPer John Katko. Nate Silver has this race leaning to Katko by three percent based on his models, but Balter’s mighty support from Vermont’s junior senator has boosted him to…

a 15-point chasm, according to Siena College. This compares to a 2-point deficit for a generic candidate.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:24:56pm

re: #204 Belafon

Wikipedia has an entry that starts with: “Coonass, or Coon-ass, is a term for a person of Cajun ethnicity. Some consider the term an ethnic insult, even though many Cajuns use the word in regard to themselves.[citation needed]” (I love the “citation needed” part.)

Yeah, sometimes it’s funny, like there. Other times you know the author wants to say: “I’m the fucking citation! I’m telling you, OK?”

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Grunthos the Flatulent  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:25:11pm

re: #25 BeachDem

When he pops, I hope his evil bile covers Uday, Qusay, Ivanka AND Melon. They all disgust me equally.

BOOMER!

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:28:34pm

re: #208 BogeyMon

Hey Hey Hey!
I’m from NC! in the mtns near Asheville…
won’t get into the bbq controversy, to each his own, with slaw on top.
My wife is my Katrina refugee, best thing that came out of that storm, and yes, we eat good!

I have nothing against NC specifically. I carry a mild grudge against the Deep South in general for the whole lingering Confederate dickbag thing that seems to be making a resurgence these days, but otherwise, they make good food and they talk real cute and some of them are purdy.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:31:54pm

re: #210 Ace-o-aces

He’s doing an AMA:
reddit.com

Have they accused the victims and families of being crisis actors yet?

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:32:27pm

re: #216 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Have they accused the victims and families of being crisis actors yet?

Yeah, they have.

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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:33:16pm

This is some very good Umphrey’s McGee. From nine nights ago in St. Augustine, FL.

Umphrey’s McGee: “Attachments” 08/18/18

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:34:21pm

re: #215 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

no offence taken, and yes, we are full of ignorant unrepentant dickheads that can’t accept reality, but we keep trying to educate. one small brain at a time…

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HappyWarrior  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:34:38pm

re: #217 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Yeah, they have.

Like false flag, that’s another phrase I could die happily without hearing again.

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ObserverArt  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:35:12pm

re: #177 Backwoods_Sleuth

CBS Philly ✔
@CBSPhilly
#BREAKING: #Philadelphia School District to dismiss students early Tuesday and Wednesday due to dangerous heat cbsloc.al

4:27 PM - Aug 27, 2018

Columbus is doing the same. It was pretty miserable today with all the humidity…and 91°.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:36:50pm

re: #219 BogeyMon

no offence taken, and yes, we are full of ignorant unrepentant dickheads that can’t accept reality, but we keep trying to educate. one small brain at a time…

Hey, my origins are from the heart of wingnut country. Fishfolk live in the middle of Indiana, they probably even voted for Dickhead Mike Pence (although as far as I’m aware, even they were sick of him by the time 2016 rolled around, and Pence was about to get his ass so thoroughly kicked he would still be in orbit).

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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:36:51pm

BogeyMon, if you make two more comments you can access Private Comments.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:40:07pm

re: #223 teleskiguy

thanks tele!
you are the one that turned me on to Umphreys

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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:42:07pm

re: #224 BogeyMon

thanks tele!
you are the one that turned me on to Umphreys

That fuckin’ band. I’ve seen them 60 times in 10 different states. I’ve seen them 15 times at Red Rocks, if you can believe that.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:47:39pm

re: #225 teleskiguy

watched the vids you’ve posted, would love to see anyone at redrocks… thanks

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makeitstop  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:49:04pm

re: #204 Belafon

Wikipedia has an entry that starts with: “Coonass, or Coon-ass, is a term for a person of Cajun ethnicity. Some consider the term an ethnic insult, even though many Cajuns use the word in regard to themselves.[citation needed]” (I love the “citation needed” part.)

Jim Carville used to call himself a coon-ass. My dad used it once or twice, too (he was born in Lake Charles).

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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 8:50:45pm

re: #226 BogeyMon

Short list of artists I’ve seen at Red Rocks:

Umphrey’s McGee
Slayer
Bob Dylan
The James Gang
Tom Petty
Ziggy Marley
Megadeth
NOFX
Widespread Panic
Wu-Tang Clan
Paul Oakenfold

…and a lot of others I can’t remember off the top of my head at present.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 9:01:59pm

re: #228 teleskiguy

I am envious!
watched a show on AXS that showed the graffiti scrawled in the tunnels to the stage. what a great place to see a show

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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 9:06:04pm

re: #229 BogeyMon

That tunnel you saw is actually the tunnel from backstage (which is under the stage itself) to the soundboard. I got to spend a half hour in that tunnel once upon a time. That “graffiti” is actually artists’ signatures. I found some neat ones!

Here’s me in one of the green rooms.

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BogeyMon  Aug 27, 2018 • 9:08:38pm

re: #230 teleskiguy

nice!

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teleskiguy  Aug 27, 2018 • 9:11:27pm

re: #231 BogeyMon

Charles has played at Red Rocks, with Al Jarreau, I think…

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Aug 27, 2018 • 9:35:58pm

Rand Paul: Vaccines Can Lead to ‘Mental Disorders’

Republican Sen. Rand Paul is standing by his statement that most vaccinations should be “voluntary,” telling CNBC that a parent’s choice not to vaccinate a child is “an issue of freedom.”

In an interview with the network Monday, Paul said that vaccines are “a good thing” but that parents “should have some input” into whether or not their children must get them.

And he gave credence to the idea - disputed by the majority of the scientific community - that vaccination can lead to mental disabilities.

“I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines,” he said.

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Hecuba's daughter  Aug 27, 2018 • 10:34:18pm

re: #138 Belafon

I basically lost it this morning, and told the Republican guy I occasionally talk politics with/to at work that Trump was petty.

I had a FB exchange with a FOAF (both Trumpsters) — wherein I called Herr Trump a vindictive coward and a petty little man. The FOAF used LOL and tit-for-tat to describe Trump’s disgraceful handling of the official response to McCain’s death. These deplorables are vile beyond words.

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Hecuba's daughter  Aug 27, 2018 • 10:34:58pm

re: #107 BogeyMon

Welcome on board!

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Dave In Austin  Aug 28, 2018 • 4:46:26am

re: #74 Patricia Kayden

Wow. I’m genuinely surprised at that. I have to keep reminding myself that Republicans are the Party of Trump.

“Trumpublicans”. And they don’t like that name.

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dangerman  Aug 28, 2018 • 6:51:44am

re: #203 HappyWarrior

I knew that those morons got the wrong guy. And frankly Katz’ views on politics are irrelevant. Did he shoot up a gathering of Republicans? No, he shot up a Madden tournament. But yeah go ahead, Jim, Cernovich, and make Trump supporters the victims as always because you’re obsessed with being the victim all the time.

Everything is not about politics

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dangerman  Aug 28, 2018 • 7:01:09am

re: #233 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Rand Paul: Vaccines Can Lead to ‘Mental Disorders’

“I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines being raised on mother’s milk”

Moran

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis  Aug 29, 2018 • 2:10:17pm

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