Glenn Beck waxes nostalgic for those long-lost days of yesteryear, when people sat around listening to cheesy Paul Anka songs and watching Coke commercials, and breaks down weeping.
The hero of the right wing: a guy who breaks down in tears when he hears a Paul Anka song.
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Ojoe Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:03:12pm |
Turn of your tee vee
Throw away your papers
Move to the country
Build us a home
Have a lot of children
Feed 'em on peaches
Try and find Jesus
On your own.
— John Prine.
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Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:03:15pm |
I am continually amazed that so many take this loon seriously...
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Merryweather Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:03:52pm |
Glenn, I completely agree with you. I too long for the days of yore...when you weren't polluting the airwaves.
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bratwurst Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:04:25pm |
What do you expect from a guy who compared one WH spokesperson criticizing his employer to the mass murder of millions?
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recusancy Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:06:31pm |
This Norman Rockwell fetishization of America complete with childish emotions is just plain creepy.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:08:00pm |
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:08:03pm |
I think it's kind of creepy he's conflating a life lesson with his father with the current state of the nation and then breaking down in tears. He needs help.
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Guanxi88 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:08:12pm |
re: #6 recusancy
This Norman Rockwell fetishization of America complete with childish emotions is just plain creepy.
Remember, folks - kitsch kills.
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Liberally Conservative Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:08:38pm |
I watched the video...and who does Glenn Beck think he is? "Oh, America, let me tell you where you've gone wrong. Oh, America, you can't do this anymore".
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:10:53pm |
I always said that beck was going to have his "Howard Beale" moment on TV one night, but I just didn't know when. But now it dawns on me that he has "mini Howard Beale" moments 2-3 times each week. But since the "normal" glenn beck is so "out there," it's hard to tell the difference sometimes.
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Guanxi88 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:10:57pm |
re: #10 Liberally Conservative
I watched the video...and who does Glenn Beck think he is? "Oh, America, let me tell you where you've gone wrong. Oh, America, you can't do this anymore".
He thinks he's some kinda prophet, perhaps? Or maybe a latter-day...
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:12:18pm |
re: #13 _RememberTonyC
I always said that beck was going to have his "Howard Beale" moment on TV one night, but I just didn't know when. But now it dawns on me that he has "mini Howard Beale" moments 2-3 times each week. But since the "normal" glenn beck is so "out there," it's hard to tell the difference sometimes.
He does this all the time. It's so routine now that his audience is bound to get bored with it sooner or later.
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~Fianna Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:14:33pm |
He might want to question the talking heads bloviating which is dividing our country...
I also would think that the adult people watching would resent being likened to naughty teenagers.
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Pawn of the Oppressor Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:14:50pm |
He's got a pretty good sense of the magical past, for a guy who spent most of it high off his ass.
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erraticsphinx Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:14:59pm |
The American Glenn Beck remembers only existed in his mind.
Kind of like a lot of things.
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ghazidor Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:15:02pm |
Sigh...very theatrical I give it a 7/10.
Too bad he is only selling schtick and fantasy, I feel a little sorry for the people afraid enough of the modern world to want to believe in him.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:15:09pm |
A bit of simpler times is a natural human yearning. I worry however about that place, that place where a man could live his life to full measure. The measure was SHORT - and as I recall the place was called "Willoughby," once upon a screen.
-S-
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ryannon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:15:16pm |
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Randall Gross Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:15:40pm |
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:15:54pm |
At least he's clearly identifying his demographic. I teach people who wouldn't have a fargin' clue who Paul Anka is.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:16:02pm |
That Mean Joe Greene commercial was from 1979 -- hardly the USA's golden era.
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Ojoe Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:16:25pm |
If you go back far enough there was no TV or even printing and everyone had to think for themselves.
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Guanxi88 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:16:39pm |
re: #19 erraticsphinx
The American Glenn Beck remembers only existed in his mind.
Kind of like a lot of things.
Everything looks worse in black and white. - Kodachrome, Simon & that other guy.
nostalgia has its place, I suppose, but it cannot be a substitute for a rational consideration of the affairs of the day. An old Coke commercial is nice, as a piece of history, I suppose, but it's largely irrelevant to anything other than a discussion of old Coke commercials.
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Four More Tears Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:16:45pm |
I'd rather be listening to Mark Levine. That's saying a lot.
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Eclectic Infidel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:17:50pm |
"simpler times"
This is a loaded phrase like "family values," and it's highly subjective. Even if we take Beck's sincerity at face value, I'd be skeptical and outright suspicious of any politician who promised "simpler times" for the US. ESPECIALLY if the politician was conservative, because I am reasonably certain what that would mean.
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Randall Gross Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:18:09pm |
re: #25 Charles
That Mean Joe Greene commercial was from 1979 -- hardly the USA's golden era.
We were under constant threat of nuclear destruction, people were just beginning to tell us about the Greenhouse effect, 3 countries per year were falling to Communism, We had hostages in Iran, Beirut, the Jimmah was our president, well I could go on forever...
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:18:10pm |
re: #17 ~Fianna
He might want to question the talking heads bloviating which is dividing our country...
I also would think that the adult people watching would resent being likened to naughty teenagers.
But... *lip quiver* he just... loves... *sniffle* this country... *sniff* so much...
*dramatic, head lowering pause*
Dad was right, you know! *sob*
And this passes for conservative thought today. Wonderful.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:19:13pm |
re: #16 Killgore Trout
He does this all the time. It's so routine now that his audience is bound to get bored with it sooner or later.
Roger Ailes (FNC's head honco) has to know the negative effect beck is having on the network's credibility, but the monster ratings are hard to pass up. So perhaps Ailes is simply going to let beck keep going until he has that nuclear meltdown (the really big one we have yet to see) and then his decision to pull the plug on beck will essentially be made for him. But in the meantime, beck's numbers from 5-6pm ET lift FNC's average rating for the day by a significant amount, thus allowing FNC to charge higher rates for their ads on all its shows, not just beck's. Just a thought from a cynical TV producer!
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Four More Tears Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:19:13pm |
re: #32 Sharmuta
But... *lip quiver* he just... loves... *sniffle* this country... *sniff* so much...
*dramatic, head lowering pause*
Dad was right, you know! *sob*
And this passes for conservative thought today. Wonderful.
And William F. Buckley has been replaced by this.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:19:34pm |
So is this the clip they'll play for his Daytime Emmy?
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Guanxi88 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:20:02pm |
re: #34 JasonA
And William F. Buckley has been replaced by this.
IN fairness to Buckley, as long as he was alive, this crap had no traction. Dammit.
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:20:08pm |
re: #34 JasonA
And William F. Buckley has been replaced by this.
Yeah- replaced by a weeping Bircher. Buckley is spinning in his grave.
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:20:08pm |
Nostalgia is the flip side of cruelty. That said, I wonder which Mayberry RFD character he most resembles. I think Floyd the barber.
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Guanxi88 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:20:32pm |
re: #39 The Shadow Do
Nostalgia is the flip side of cruelty. That said, I wonder which Mayberry RFD character he most resembles. I think Floyd the barber.
otis.
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Four More Tears Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:20:48pm |
re: #37 Guanxi88
IN fairness to Buckley, as long as he was alive, this crap had no traction. Dammit.
I might be a Dem. but I miss that man.
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ryannon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:21:10pm |
re: #21 Dr. Shalit
A bit of simpler times is a natural human yearning. I worry however about that place, that place where a man could live his life to full measure. The measure was SHORT - and as I recall the place was called "Willoughby," once upon a screen.
-S-
Huh? Can it be?
I do think I know the (obscure) tv film you're talking about. I've been looking for "Willoughby" ever since... I guess that makes two of us ;-)
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:21:24pm |
re: #39 The Shadow Do
Nostalgia is the flip side of cruelty. That said, I wonder which Mayberry RFD character he most resembles. I think Floyd the barber.
Otis the drunk?
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medaura18586 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:21:33pm |
I have no idea what he is talking about. Never seen that coke commercial. Never heard of Paul Anka. No relation to this fabricated nostalgia. And the party, driving there, past midnight, pot, beer spilled all over you, your parents,... huh? I can't freaking believe people watch this dung for fun. It makes my brain hurt and doesn't make any sense. He's pandering to this ill-defined nostalgia, the wistfulness for the good ol' days,... all too common among conservatives, or should I say, reactionaries. Just another symptom of mental disease.
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bratwurst Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:22:31pm |
How about citing two TV commercials as symbolizing the America he loves?
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:22:39pm |
re: #24 abbyadams
At least he's clearly identifying his demographic. I teach people who wouldn't have a fargin' clue who Paul Anka is.
abbbyadams -
The way it is going, they may not know "Who" Kodak is either.
-S-
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:22:42pm |
re: #46 Guanxi88
Always throwing rocks, babbling incoherently.
and they both had (have) the key to the jail!
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Four More Tears Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:23:56pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:24:11pm |
re: #45 medaura18586
Yeah, I think he's just trying to appeal to the regressive instinct among his viewers.
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swamprat Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:24:49pm |
With all this crying, he is either unstable, or overdosing on Vick's. And Vick's explains some of the more prominent televangelists pissing out of their eyes.
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Eclectic Infidel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:25:09pm |
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erraticsphinx Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:25:10pm |
re: #53 Killgore Trout
A lot of people are confusing reactionary with conservative these days, and this is just another example.
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Guanxi88 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:25:47pm |
re: #47 bratwurst
How about citing two TV commercials as symbolizing the America he loves?
Says something about the psychology of the man. Is our nation, then, a commodity, Mr. Beck?
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:26:12pm |
re: #57 abbyadams
Whoa. Badness there. PIMF, is the correct acronym, right?
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:26:51pm |
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:26:51pm |
Glenn Beck appears to be the right wing manifestation of that ridiculous emo crap that was pretty popular a couple years back.
I won't be surprised if this idiot comes on one day dressed entirely in black, wearing black eye liner, dyed black hair with purple streaks, weeping about how deeply he was moved by Dashboard Confessional's newest single.
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ryannon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:26:52pm |
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recusancy Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:27:45pm |
re: #47 bratwurst
Commercials are, by definition, meant to manipulate. Seems like an apt medium to spark the crazy that is the Silver Gopher.
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Irish Rose Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:28:15pm |
Whaaa, whaaa, whaaa!
The hero of the GOP, what a damned disgrace.
Do us all a favor Beck... turn off the insta-spigot and shove it up your ***.
If you can find room.
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:28:17pm |
re: #53 Killgore Trout
Yeah, I think he's just trying to appeal to the regressive instinct among his viewers.
Indeed- it's feeds that portion of the populace that feels threatened by change, and is rallied to the notion that we're losing our country. Emotional stirrings of the past are supposed to swell the pride of our inner tribalist.
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medaura18586 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:28:24pm |
re: #53 Killgore Trout
Yeah, I think he's just trying to appeal to the regressive instinct among his viewers.
I've noticed that tendency in Conservative culture for a few years now... the longing for an idealized past, some idyllic model of life to be preserved like a fly in amber, or restored... faux melancholy over an imaginary fall from grace. I see it as an extension of the expulsion from the Garden of Eden theme, culturally -- and an inability to cope with the present and the future, thus retreating into the past from comfort -- psychologically. No matter the angle, it's f***ed.
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:28:42pm |
OT:
The Daily Mail has published a somewhat sceptical article in their Science & Tech page.
Whatever happened to global warming?
Which all blows a rather large hole in the argument that the earth is hurtling towards an inescapable heat death prompted by man's abuse of the environment.
Indeed, some experts believe we should forget global warming and turn our attention to an entirely differently phenomenon - global cooling.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:29:29pm |
re: #56 erraticsphinx
A lot of people are confusing reactionary with conservative these days, and this is just another example.
I tried to avoid the conservative thing thing because a lot of our remaining conservatives lizards are feeling a little touchy these days. Conservatives (at their worst) tend to want to retreat to an idyllic past that never existed and liberals (at their worst) want to create a Utopian future that would be a nightmare in reality.
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Eclectic Infidel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:30:19pm |
re: #57 abbyadams
You mean like simpler times when people knew their places in life? Women in the kitchen and all the other garbage like that? UGH. (To put it mildly.)re: #21 Dr. Shalit
Twilight Zone ref! Upding!
Yes. That's exactly what I was getting at. Women chained to a stove/denied access to employment & education, valued only by the productivity of their uterus; gay Americans forced into the closet, stripped of equal treatment in employment/housing; prayer forced back into public schools; increase in xenophobia; abortion outlawed, birth control restricted, etc.
NO THANKS.
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erraticsphinx Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:30:21pm |
I don't know about Beck, but this song makes me weepy every time.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:30:55pm |
Paul Anka, musical star of the riveting drama "Girl's Town"
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:30:57pm |
I am so disgusted by the cross promotion between Beck and O'Reilly. Really stupid if nothing else, a lose lose proposition ultimately. I thought O'Reilly was smart, guess not.
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Racer X Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:31:25pm |
re: #67 Bagua
OT:
The Daily Mail has published a somewhat sceptical article in their Science & Tech page.
Get with the program.
Its Climate Change!
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Four More Tears Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:32:13pm |
re: #74 The Shadow Do
I am so disgusted by the cross promotion between Beck and O'Reilly. Really stupid if nothing else, a lose lose proposition ultimately. I thought O'Reilly was smart, guess not.
What gave you that idea?
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erraticsphinx Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:32:25pm |
re: #67 Bagua
Not to start a fight, but the Daily Mail ain't exactly the most reliable thing when it comes to science (or anything else).
Just my experience with the British Press.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:32:30pm |
woohoo!...I finally got to see the town crier!...I'm thoroughly underwhelmed, except the 2million a tear...good stuff as entertainment goes
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swamprat Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:32:35pm |
re: #67 Bagua
I know but I can find other stories that go the other way.
You can't go 3 feet on the web without tripping over someone grinding an axe.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:32:36pm |
I think Beck only recently watched the end of Season 1 of Mad Men, where Don Draper makes that Kodak presentation.
Draper is pitching a fantasy about America and about the family, while knowing all the time that it's a total lie.
Throughout the season, Don Draper - all while slowly revealing to us his true identity - has been sleeping around behind his wife's back who, not the dimwit she's painted to be, knows her husband is cheating on her and cunningly reveals it to her psychologist knowing full well (because she sneaked a peek at the phone bill) the doctor will tell her husband saving her from the confrontation.
In the end, and due in big part to his preparation for the Kodak pitch, Don realizes he's got a great family and that he'd be wise not to rick losing it as he did his first family. In the final scene, we see him come home from work and tell his family he would, after all, go with them on on the family trip he'd earlier said he wouldn't. This being a television drama that needs tension to maintain viewership, we quickly see that scene was all in his head and when he opened the door to his house the second time, it was empty and his family and left without him.
In other words, it's all about self-delusion, lies, and cynical conscious manipulation of the public.
Glenn Beck is no Don Draper, but he likewise makes a living peddling bullshit.
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:33:30pm |
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aussieguy Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:34:15pm |
Hi all, a hatchling here!
A while ago I actually sat down and watched Beck’s whole show. At the end I still didn’t get it. Why would even fox put this stuff on air and why would so many people watch it?
But then, life is full of mysteries
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recusancy Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:34:33pm |
Are they are seriously going to boycott the NFL???
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:34:39pm |
re: #70 Killgore Trout
I tried to avoid the conservative thing thing because a lot of our remaining conservatives lizards are feeling a little touchy these days. Conservatives (at their worst) tend to want to retreat to an idyllic past that never existed and liberals (at their worst) want to create a Utopian future that would be a nightmare in reality.
I don my shiny armor of the lord and nothing can touch me...
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:35:40pm |
re: #57 abbyadams
You mean like simpler times when people knew their places in life? Women in the kitchen and all the other garbage like that?!
Yeah, and simpler times when the only appearance of a black man on TV was in the role of professional athlete-- not giving the State of the Union address.
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jaunte Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:35:53pm |
re: #80 iceweasel
I'm glad you mentioned that, there were quite a few parallels in what he was saying to themes in Mad Men. I don't think he understood the message the show's producers intended, though.
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~Fianna Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:36:35pm |
re: #32 Sharmuta
But... *lip quiver* he just... loves... *sniffle* this country... *sniff* so much...
*dramatic, head lowering pause*
Dad was right, you know! *sob*
And this passes for conservative thought today. Wonderful.
This needs to stop. First of all, I'd like the chance to vote for a Republican sometime in my life and second of all, even if I never wanted to do so, this country needs at least 2 sane, strong and functioning parties to work properly.
How did we get to this point? And what can we do to wrest back a party with a good history from the nutcases? Is that even possible at this point, or is scrapping the GOP and trying to start a new party worth the effort?
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:36:46pm |
re: #85 iceweasel
Yeah, and simpler times when the only appearance of a black man on TV was in the role of professional athlete-- not giving the State of the Union address.
"Rochester, oh Rochester..."
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:37:07pm |
re: #77 erraticsphinx
Not to start a fight, but the Daily Mail ain't exactly the most reliable thing when it comes to science (or anything else).
Just my experience with the British Press.
This is from the media, not a science journal. First it was the BBC, now the Daily Mail.
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:37:34pm |
re: #82 aussieguy
Hi all, a hatchling here!
A while ago I actually sat down and watched Beck’s whole show. At the end I still didn’t get it. Why would even fox put this stuff on air and why would so many people watch it?
But then, life is full of mysteries
It's because Birch Society members have been working for 20+ years at building up their own inter-connected propaganda machine:
It is a telling marker of the ideological cohesiveness and extremism of this core group of philanthropies that three of the five founding members, Joseph Coors, David Koch and Harry Bradley, were members and financial supporters of the John Birch Society. The Scaife foundations, headed by Richard Mellon Scaife, are also involved, albeit in less direct ways.
In the past 20 years this core group of funders has, by many reports, built and strategically linked an impressive array of almost 500 think tanks, centers, institutes and "concerned citizens groups" both within and outside of the academy. It is particularly telling to observe the funding sources of these organizations during the first 10-15 years of their existence, when their ideological identities were being established. A small sampling of these entities include the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute, the Hoover Institution, the Claremont Institute, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, Middle East Forum, Accuracy in Media, and the National Association of Scholars, as well as Horowitz's Center of the Study of Popular Culture.
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:38:42pm |
re: #83 recusancy
Are they are seriously going to boycott the NFL???
Just like some lefties "boycot" Walmart. This means they'll say they're boycotting it, won't watch the NFL for one week, and then go back to it thinking the most popular sport in America learned its lesson from 1500 dipshits watching re-runs of Monk on a single Sunday instead of Week 6.
I'm boycotting the NFL this week too, but it's because the Cowboys aren't playing.
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erraticsphinx Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:38:47pm |
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:39:57pm |
More authentic wingnut man-tears from Beck. What a freakshow.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:40:48pm |
re: #91 metrolibertarian
Just like some lefties "boycot" Walmart. This means they'll say they're boycotting it, won't watch the NFL for one week, and then go back to it thinking the most popular sport in America learned its lesson from 1500 dipshits watching re-runs of Monk on a single Sunday instead of Week 6.
I'm boycotting the NFL this week too, but it's because the Cowboys aren't playing.
Cowboys!...I'm a fan and they need a time out, meanwhile I'm gonna watch the Saints pound the Giants
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ryannon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:41:04pm |
re: #67 Bagua
OT:
The Daily Mail has published a somewhat sceptical article in their Science & Tech page.
The cooling, I have read, is part of a larger cycle of climate deregulation. People tend to think in terms of hot/cold, but the reality of GW is much more intricate. The extremes apparently perfectly correspond to what has been expected to occur...
Before the warming goes off the deep end.
"Mojib Latif, a member of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), stressed the impact of the ocean currents in the North Atlantic - a phenomenon called the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Atlantic Meridional Oscillation.
He believes we may be in a period of cooling - but that it will be temporary before global warming reasserts itself.
He said the NAO may have been responsible for some of the rapid rise in temperatures of the last three decades.
'But how much? The jury is still out,' he said.
So is the sun really going down on global warming?
The Met Office is not convinced.
They incorporate solar and oceanic cycles into their models, and they say that - even if there are periods of slower warming, or temporary cooling, the long-term trend in global temperatures is still on the up."
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Four More Tears Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:41:27pm |
re: #94 sngnsgt
Baloon Boy was a hoax, should Mommy and Daddy pay for it?
Was it a definite hoax or was it really believed that the kid was in there?
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:41:58pm |
re: #92 erraticsphinx
OT:
This guy is so totally never, ever, not a little peep racist.
I didn't know Robert Stacy McCain moonlighted as a Louisiana justice.
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swamprat Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:42:12pm |
re: #85 iceweasel
Not a huge Obama fan, but he sure put a damper on all the "racist America" propaganda. I note with glee the professional victim advocates who hate him.
/cough, jackson-wright, cough
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St. Louisville Cards Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:42:24pm |
Weird. I used to listen to Beck a few years ago on the radio, but he keeps getting crazier and crazier.
As a Libertarian, it is annoying that he claims to be a one.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:42:40pm |
re: #97 JasonA
Was it a definite hoax or was it really believed that the kid was in there?
I think that will be the major factor. They'll probably have to pay for sort of fee either way.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:42:46pm |
re: #93 Jimmah
More authentic wingnut man-tears from Beck. What a freakshow.
man-tears!...hahaha!...maybe it's manly to weep for our culture and those Anka days gone by
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sngnsgt Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:42:51pm |
re: #97 JasonA
Was it a definite hoax or was it really believed that the kid was in there?
I didn't, the poll is at about 60-40%
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:43:31pm |
re: #50 psyop
The writer and performer of the single most mysogynist tune in history and one of the worst songs ever foisted upon the American Public: "You're Havin' My Baby"
Followed closely by that anthem of awfulness "I've Never Been to Me"
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:43:57pm |
re: #95 albusteve
Cowboys!...I'm a fan and they need a time out, meanwhile I'm gonna watch the Saints pound the Giants
So it is written, and so it shall be
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:44:10pm |
One of the benefactors of grants from bircher member foundations, is david horowitz, owner of frontpage, where you can read "White Nationalism: A Symposium" (google link) with such guests of "honor" as Peter Brimelow- the founder of vdare.
They are mainstreaming this sort of divisiveness, and the right seemingly doesn't have a problem with this.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:44:23pm |
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Izzy Dunne Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:45:01pm |
re: #91 metrolibertarian
it's because the Cowboys aren't playing.
There's been several games already where they weren't playing - I hope this one's on the schedule...
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:45:30pm |
Radical Conservatives (don't even get me started on that contradiction)... long for a return of the 50's. That, I honestly believe, is when they believe America was greatest.
America - or Britain - was great in the 50's unless...
You were Black
A woman
Gay/Lesbian or Transgenderd
Homeless
Atheist
(and on and on)
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:46:36pm |
re: #100 St. Louisville Cards
Weird. I used to listen to Beck a few years ago on the radio, but he keeps getting crazier and crazier.
As a Libertarian, it is annoying that he claims to be a one.
If you are a Libertarian, you are subscribing to a degree of nuttiness. I have no idea which end of the nutty scale you are on, however.
No true Libertarian, etc...
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bosforus Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:46:50pm |
re: #94 sngnsgt
Baloon Boy was a hoax, should Mommy and Daddy pay for it?
Was it a helium balloon? A cubic foot of helium can lift 0.067 lbs. How much does the kid weight? 55lbs? 55/.067 = 820 ft^3. Was that balloon 10' x 10' x 82'? Didn't look like it.
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swamprat Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:47:04pm |
re: #67 Bagua
OT:
The Daily Mail has published a somewhat sceptical article in their Science & Tech page.
Posted 4 hrs ago, but I did skip over some that pointed the other way.
Posted to prove that you can find any viewpoint you look for.
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:47:04pm |
re: #96 ryannon
Yes I know. What is interesting is to observe how the media is reporting this.
The British are for turning on climate change
The Australians are not with the program so much either according to the latest poll.
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Four More Tears Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:47:45pm |
re: #110 wozzablog
Radical Conservatives (don't even get me started on that contradiction)... long for a return of the 50's. That, I honestly believe, is when they believe America was greatest.
America - or Britain - was great in the 50's unless...
You were Black
A woman
Gay/Lesbian or Transgenderd
Homeless
Atheist
(and on and on)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Soviets capable of kicking our asses in the '50s?
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:48:38pm |
re: #109 Izzy Dunne
There's been several games already where they weren't playing - I hope this one's on the schedule...
They lost at the last second to two undefeated teams. One play each game, and the Cowboys are 5-0 and nobody's talking about benching Romo for Jon Kitna.
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:48:52pm |
re: #115 JasonA
Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Soviets capable of kicking our asses in the '50s?
Consider yourself corrected.
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Ben G. Hazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:49:04pm |
re: #110 wozzablog
Radical Conservatives (don't even get me started on that contradiction)... long for a return of the 50's. That, I honestly believe, is when they believe America was greatest.
America - or Britain - was great in the 50's unless...
You were Black
A woman
Gay/Lesbian or Transgenderd
Homeless
Atheist
(and on and on)
But it was so wholesome, like Leave It to Beaver...
///
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:49:08pm |
re: #113 swamprat
Posted 4 hrs ago, but I did skip over some that pointed the other way.
Posted to prove that you can find any viewpoint you look for.
Of course the Media has been a strong AGW cheerleader.
That story in the CS however is false.
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:49:28pm |
re: #67 Bagua
It's just another repeat of the disastrously poorly understood points Latif Mojib has said, and the article features the well known skeptics who have consistently shown that they either don't understand or more likely intentionally misrepresent what climate change is all about.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:49:53pm |
re: #109 Izzy Dunne
There's been several games already where they weren't playing - I hope this one's on the schedule...
they lose 'em close tho...a fun team to watch...(put that on their gravestone)
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sngnsgt Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:49:54pm |
re: #112 bosforus
Was it a helium balloon? A cubic foot of helium can lift 0.067 lbs. How much does the kid weight? 55lbs? 55/.067 = 820 ft^3. Was that balloon 10' x 10' x 82'? Didn't look like it.
I seriously doubt anyone bothered to do the math.
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ryannon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:50:54pm |
re: #114 Bagua
Yes I know. What is interesting is to observe how the media is reporting this.
The British are for turning on climate change
The Australians are not with the program so much either according to the latest poll.
Any damn thing to fill the column-inches of a half-dead medium.
In two weeks they'll be publishing evidence to the contrary.
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bosforus Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:50:57pm |
re: #122 sngnsgt
I seriously doubt anyone bothered to do the math.
I know. The story was too good for anyone reporting on it to bother.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:51:09pm |
re: #116 metrolibertarian
They lost at the last second to two undefeated teams. One play each game, and the Cowboys are 5-0 and nobody's talking about benching Romo for Jon Kitna.
right on...a play here and there, literally
| 127 |
fizzlogic Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:51:43pm |
Glen Beck is more like Bill Clinton than Bill Clinton ever was. If only Bill could've cried like that on que.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:51:45pm |
A few months ago, Charles posted an old B&W film takeoff on the perfect 1950's/1960's family as created by some very funny people in an ad agency. I think it would be fun to see that thing again.
Charles ... do you mind?
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:52:09pm |
"You smell like pot, your friends spilled beer all over you ..."
Yeah, so? Isn't this Thursday?
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swamprat Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:52:15pm |
re: #115 JasonA
No.
But they liked to pretend.
So did we. Pretending the Russians could stagger their way into a war made many people rich.
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:52:38pm |
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:53:39pm |
re: #128 _RememberTonyC
Didn't they make a whole feature film about that? "Pleasantville" I believe it was called.
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Egregious Philbin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:53:51pm |
How anyone falls for Beck's daily baloneyfest is beyond me.
But, we are a nation of pretty stupid people, looking for someone to think for us.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:54:02pm |
re: #131 freetoken
It can be found at the Internet Archives:
[Link: www.archive.org...]
thanks! gonna watch it now
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swamprat Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:54:25pm |
re: #119 Bagua
Of course the Media has been a strong AGW cheerleader.
That story in the CS however is false.
Reality is not the point. There is so much chatter and counter claims, the truth goes begging.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:54:44pm |
re: #132 PT Barnum
Didn't they make a whole feature film about that? "Pleasantville" I believe it was called.
freetoken posted the link ... it is FUNNY if you haven't seen it
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:55:06pm |
re: #102 albusteve
man-tears!...hahaha!...maybe it's manly to weep for our culture and those Anka days gone by
Not sure that the passing of his 'ideal America' would be anything worth crying over. I wonder if Beck will one day go the whole Icke? He's beginning to look like a candidate to me.
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:55:35pm |
re: #131 freetoken
It can be found at the Internet Archives:
[Link: www.archive.org...]
Or you can search LGF's archives:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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ryannon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:55:57pm |
re: #110 wozzablog
Radical Conservatives (don't even get me started on that contradiction)... long for a return of the 50's. That, I honestly believe, is when they believe America was greatest.
America - or Britain - was great in the 50's unless...
You were Black
A woman
Gay/Lesbian or Transgenderd
Homeless
Atheist
(and on and on)
| 140 |
Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:56:01pm |
re: #120 freetoken
It's just another repeat of the disastrously poorly understood points Latif Mojib has said, and the article features the well known skeptics who have consistently shown that they either don't understand or more likely intentionally misrepresent what climate change is all about.
It does reference what Latif Mojib said, among others. They say clearly that Mojib believes the cooling is temporary. They are also clear in saying "such dramatic falls in temperatures provide superficial evidence for those who doubt that the world is threatened by climate change."
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:57:22pm |
re: #110 wozzablog
Radical Conservatives (don't even get me started on that contradiction)... long for a return of the 50's. That, I honestly believe, is when they believe America was greatest.
America - or Britain - was great in the 50's unless...
You were Black
A woman
Gay/Lesbian or Transgenderd
Homeless
Atheist
(and on and on)
Beck's performance here reminded me of the film 'Bob Roberts' - a satire about a right wing folk singer who made an album called "The Times They are a Changin' Back"
| 142 |
Gus Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:57:50pm |
re: #25 Charles
That Mean Joe Greene commercial was from 1979 -- hardly the USA's golden era.
More cognitive dissonance. The crying alone goes against the "beta male" meme we hear about frequently in blogs that support Glenn Beck (e.g. Hot Air).
The 1979 bit is a kick in the pants because Jimmy Carter was in his second year of office. Last time I checked Carter wasn't popular with Beck audience members.
The Cold War was still present including the Iranian Revolution of 1979 amongst other crazy things. Total murders in the United States for 1979 was 21,460 compared to 16,272 in 2008.
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:57:54pm |
re: #115 JasonA
Okay - aside from the imminent threat of nuclear holocaust, the racsim, the sexism and the homophobia... the 50's was a great place.
In the 60's the Conservative Movement had to put up with Hippies and in the 70's it was Disco... and the 80's hadn't happend by the time the Revivalist Movement got into full swing so they couldn't go back to that.
the 50's is *their* time.
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St. Louisville Cards Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:59:04pm |
re: #126 albusteve
right on...a play here and there, literally
And those Cowboy wins have come against teams that are 1-14! Go Rams...who am I kidding, Sam Bradford here we come!
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:59:04pm |
re: #141 Jimmah
Bob Roberts IS the ideal Reublican for the current crop. They are longing for someone like him to appear.
thats why they never released the Soundtrack - for fear people would take it literally and misappropriate them
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swamprat Thu, Oct 15, 2009 5:59:44pm |
re: #119 Bagua
How the heck can you know, that a 4 hour old story, is false?
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:00:27pm |
re: #123 St. Louisville Cards
What? How so?
Are you an isolationist?
Do you subscribe to open and penalty free drug use?
How do you feel about income tax?
How do you feel about Social Security and other government safety nets?
etc
etc
etc
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Gus Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:00:56pm |
Also, notice the long pauses between his crying bouts. He's using an emotional mechanism to facilitate the tears. My guess is that he is going back in memory to a sad time in his life with not relationship to the topic: things such as illness, loss of a loved one, past depression, etc. This technique is commonly used by [other] actors.
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jaunte Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:00:58pm |
re: #145 wozzablog
Bob Roberts IS the ideal Reublican for the current crop. They are longing for someone like him to appear.
thats why they never released the Soundtrack - for fear people would take it literally and misappropriate them
Here's a clip; it looks a little like the Huckabee show:
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:01:23pm |
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:01:34pm |
re: #149 Gus 802
I think he uses Vicks VapoRub under his eyes..
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:01:38pm |
re: #144 St. Louisville Cards
And those Cowboy wins have come against teams that are 1-14! Go Rams...who am I kidding, Sam Bradford here we come!
w/l records don't mean shit on game day...you know that right?...there is little difference between teams outside of the very best or the very worst...the inside 28 teams are all very closely matched...I said so
| 154 |
freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:02:08pm |
Speaking of Paul Anka...
Did you know you have approximately 71 shopping days left until Christmas?
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:02:18pm |
re: #144 St. Louisville Cards
And those Cowboy wins have come against teams that are 1-14! Go Rams...who am I kidding, Sam Bradford here we come!
Eh, Oakland is trying desperately to make up for that one win they have by playing as poorly as possible. You may have to settle for Colt McCoy.
But hey, at least your owner isn't Dan Snyder, who will most likely pressure whoever is the GM next offseason to draft Tim Tebow in the first round.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:02:21pm |
re: #141 Jimmah
Beck's performance here reminded me of the film 'Bob Roberts' - a satire about a right wing folk singer who made an album called "The Times They are a Changin' Back"
I wonder if Jimmah-Ice productions could redo that-- the Wall Street song-- but put Beck's head in place of Tim Robbins', change all the signs he's holding, and do a different voice over?
| 158 |
Gus Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:03:10pm |
re: #152 PT Barnum
I think he uses Vicks VapoRub under his eyes..
If he did that every day that would cause serious damage to his eyes. I don't know if he cries every day but it sure seems like it.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:04:05pm |
re: #50 psyop
Who's Paul Anka?
psyop -
A Greek Orthodox Canadian Frankie Avalon with WAY more talent. That is all.
-S-
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:04:10pm |
re: #146 swamprat
How the heck can you know, that a 4 hour old story, is false?
Firstly because it is not 4 hours old, the article you linked is 4 days old. Secondly, I'm familiar with the story, it is false, there was no "historic journey."
| 161 |
prairiefire Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:04:39pm |
re: #61 metrolibertarian
It's still popular with 6th graders.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:05:01pm |
re: #157 iceweasel
I recognize that voice. Any clue who's singing?
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:05:09pm |
Bob Roberts: Complain
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:06:36pm |
re: #159 Dr. Shalit
psyop -
A Greek Orthodox Canadian Frankie Avalon with WAY more talent. That is all.
-S-
Paul Anka had nothing to do with defining America...if he did, it was less than Britney Spears
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~Fianna Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:07:35pm |
re: #132 PT Barnum
Didn't they make a whole feature film about that? "Pleasantville" I believe it was called.
It was a great movie - very, very well done.
| 167 |
freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:07:39pm |
Speaking of cheesy Paul Anka songs...
This one is for Glenn Beck:
[Link: www.skreemr.com...]
/imagine Anka singing it to Beck...
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:07:50pm |
re: #162 Killgore Trout
I recognize that voice. Any clue who's singing?
Oh I have no idea, sorry. Maybe erratic sphinx knows.
Drugs Stink!
| 169 |
Racer X Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:08:02pm |
Glenn Beck is just freaking pathetic.
Glenn, and other pundits on the right, are making a fatal error in playing off emotions. The right side has always done the fiscal responsibility dance and the national security dance. The GOP does not do emotion.
| 172 |
Digital Display Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:08:24pm |
OT: Lizards we are putting together a list of our Military personnel in the war zone for Small Christmas packages this year. Please show you care..
You can send packages overseas from the Post office for only $8.95...
I will compile a list of names and you can pick a name to send a package too
Sunday morning at 10am. I will be posting what we are allowed send for our service members... Types of canned tuna, Hard Candies, Special treats.
Join us here at 10am to make a difference for our American Hero's..
Let's bring a small piece of American respect and love this year Lizards
Thank you
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:08:41pm |
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:09:55pm |
re: #138 Sharmuta
Or you can search LGF's archives:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
just watched it again ... WAY funny
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Gus Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:10:00pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:10:21pm |
re: #165 wozzablog
"Times Are Changing' Back"
Music and Lyrics by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
Produced and Arranged by David Robbins
Choral Consultant Gil Robbins
Performed by The Chatham College Choir and The Shady Side Men's Choir
Solocist Angela Hall
Robbins Egg Music (c) 1992, A.S.C.A.P.
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:10:29pm |
re: #172 HoosierHoops
OT: Lizards we are putting together a list of our Military personnel in the war zone for Small Christmas packages this year. Please show you care..
You can send packages overseas from the Post office for only $8.95...
I will compile a list of names and you can pick a name to send a package too
Sunday morning at 10am. I will be posting what we are allowed send for our service members... Types of canned tuna, Hard Candies, Special treats.
Join us here at 10am to make a difference for our American Hero's..
Let's bring a small piece of American respect and love this year Lizards
Thank you
Good to go, bring it Hoosier
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:10:48pm |
re: #174 Billy Bob
You get a down ding just because you don't make a fucking ounce of sense.
| 182 |
Etaoin Shrdlu Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:12:33pm |
Hang on a minute… I've just been tricked into watching Glenn Beck, again. Oh, you're good, Charles, you're good – no wonder Fox pays you the big bucks.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:12:37pm |
re: #164 albusteve
albusteve -
Anka wrote the soon to be released Michael Jackson tune "This Is It," and the Lyrics for "My Way" as sung by Frank Sinatra. Not a big fan myself, just recognizing "what is." That is all.
-S-
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Gus Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:12:48pm |
Humanists!
Don't go out after dark in Humanist neighborhoods!
//
| 186 |
reine.de.tout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:13:36pm |
re: #172 HoosierHoops
OT: Lizards we are putting together a list of our Military personnel in the war zone for Small Christmas packages this year. Please show you care..
You can send packages overseas from the Post office for only $8.95...
I will compile a list of names and you can pick a name to send a package too
Sunday morning at 10am. I will be posting what we are allowed send for our service members... Types of canned tuna, Hard Candies, Special treats.
Join us here at 10am to make a difference for our American Hero's..
Let's bring a small piece of American respect and love this year Lizards
Thank you
10 a.m. in which time zone?
| 187 |
Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:13:39pm |
re: #157 iceweasel
I wonder if Jimmah-Ice productions could redo that-- the Wall Street song-- but put Beck's head in place of Tim Robbins', change all the signs he's holding, and do a different voice over?
I think we need to do that before he does it himself. ;-)
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:14:03pm |
re: #183 Dr. Shalit
He also wrote the theme music for the Tonight Show (at least when Johnny Carson was still host, I haven't watched it in a long time, so I don't know if it changed)
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St. Louisville Cards Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:14:56pm |
re: #148 The Shadow Do
Are you an isolationist?
Do you subscribe to open and penalty free drug use?
How do you feel about income tax?
How do you feel about Social Security and other government safety nets?
etc
etc
etc
I am not an isolationist
I think the war on drugs is a waste of money, manpower, and is racist. But no I don't think people should allowed to shoot heroin on the street corner.
I not against social safety nets, but I think they should be less and harder to get.
I think your idea of a libertarian is an anarchist.
The people I most closely agree with politically are Milton Friedman and John Stossel.
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bratwurst Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:15:23pm |
There is no need to bash Paul Anka here, folks. He is not to everyone's taste, but he belongs on a short list of the greatest singer/songwriters of the 20th century.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:15:51pm |
re: #183 Dr. Shalit
albusteve -
Anka wrote the soon to be released Michael Jackson tune "This Is It," and the Lyrics for "My Way" as sung by Frank Sinatra. Not a big fan myself, just recognizing "what is." That is all.
-S-
the song has already been panned from what I've read...no links...and as for 'My Way', I thought it was it was a conceited ode that only FS could pull off...it was written for Frank himself, but that's show biz
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Digital Display Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:16:11pm |
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:16:35pm |
re: #178 Killgore Trout
am 90% certain it is Tim Robbins.
He had a garage band at one point and went on one of the Change For Good (or somesuch) tours with Pearl jam (et.al( in 2004 according to the wiki.
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:16:36pm |
re: #183 Dr. Shalit
albusteve -
Anka wrote the soon to be released Michael Jackson tune "This Is It," and the Lyrics for "My Way" as sung by Frank Sinatra. Not a big fan myself, just recognizing "what is." That is all.
-S-
My Way? Sudden respect for Anka.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:16:40pm |
re: #190 bratwurst
But it's so much fun! Although on sheer love/hate, he doesn't even come close to Barry Manilow or Neil Diamond
| 196 |
Irish Rose Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:16:45pm |
Wow, my 17 year old son just came home and told me he wants to spend the evening with his mom.
Can't say no to that, later folks :).
| 197 |
Ojoe Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:17:07pm |
re: #122 sngnsgt
A helium balloon about 11.5 feet in diameter will lift approximately 50 lbs.
The air in a medium sized room in a house weighs about 80 lbs.
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ryannon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:17:41pm |
re: #190 bratwurst
There is no need to bash Paul Anka here, folks. He is not to everyone's taste, but he belongs on a short list of the greatest singer/songwriters of the 20th century.
Right up there with Chuck Berry and Fats Domino.
snark off/
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:17:41pm |
re: #190 bratwurst
There is no need to bash Paul Anka here, folks. He is not to everyone's taste, but he belongs on a short list of the greatest singer/songwriters of the 20th century.
somewhere behind Gerry Garcia, I agree
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:18:42pm |
| 201 |
freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:19:44pm |
Whoops, my cut and paste skills are down the tubes tonight...
Here is the likely love song to Beck, from the Beckians:
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cliffster Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:19:56pm |
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:20:49pm |
re: #172 HoosierHoops
You have my email, can you send the whole list to me in an email so I don't miss it.
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:20:54pm |
re: #184 Gus 802
Humanists!
Don't go out after dark in Humanist neighborhoods!
//
The secular ones are the worst.//
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:21:09pm |
re: #189 St. Louisville Cards
I am not an isolationist
I think the war on drugs is a waste of money, manpower, and is racist. But no I don't think people should allowed to shoot heroin on the street corner.
I not against social safety nets, but I think they should be less and harder to get.
I think your idea of a libertarian is an anarchist.
The people I most closely agree with politically are Milton Friedman and John Stossel.
Very confusing. Maybe you are just a Libertarian sympathizer? Or simply a pissed off Republican seeking reform like myself?
If you are truly a Libertarian then, yes you are pretty darn close to anarchy as I understand the subject. That's ok if that is your thing I suppose.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:21:16pm |
Just in case we're still accepting submission for Hot Air comment of the day...
Knock off the LGF-baiting, please. Ace has had chronic problems with people hijacking threads over there to complain about CJ. I’m not going to let it happen here.Allahpundit on October 15, 2009 at 9:08 PM
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:21:24pm |
re: #202 cliffster
And both somewhere behind John Hiatt
Hiatt!
2pts
all older posters know I'm a huge Hiatt fan...mister do-it-all, and well
| 208 |
St. Louisville Cards Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:21:49pm |
re: #153 albusteve
w/l records don't mean shit on game day...you know that right?...there is little difference between teams outside of the very best or the very worst...the inside 28 teams are all very closely matched...I said so
Yous cowboy fans brought up the records, talking about only losing to undefeated teams. Romo is a good QB though and talk of benching him is stupid. We have a turtle for QB in St. Louis. But I may have some good news on my college football front as John Gruden is rumored to be a potential coach for Louisville!
| 209 |
simoom Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:21:58pm |
re: #59 Charles
I posted a dozen Hot Air quotes into the previous thread. The thread was pretty much dead, so just in case you missed them here's a link:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
They were all comments responding to a Hot Air article on a six year old's question at Obama's Town Hall today – it really set them off.
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:23:01pm |
re: #94 sngnsgt
Baloon Boy was a hoax, should Mommy and Daddy pay for it?
Any evidence yet that it was a knowing hoax by the parents?
| 212 |
Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:23:39pm |
re: #210 Killgore Trout
All your threads are belong to us.
"You know what you are doing, take off every zig."
| 213 |
_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:24:29pm |
and you thought Chicago politics was rough?
[Link: www.philly.com...]
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:25:08pm |
re: #209 simoom
A lot of the Hot Airhead comments are pretty bad but I do agree that it was probably a set up question. There really aren't any surprises at these things but especially with kids you have to make sure they aren't going to freeze up or tell a poop joke or something.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:25:25pm |
re: #208 St. Louisville Cards
Yous cowboy fans brought up the records, talking about only losing to undefeated teams. Romo is a good QB though and talk of benching him is stupid. We have a turtle for QB in St. Louis. But I may have some good news on my college football front as John Gruden is rumored to be a potential coach for Louisville!
Grugen will be back in the NFL in two years, mark my word...maybe with the Cowboys
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:25:51pm |
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:26:39pm |
re: #6 recusancy
This Norman Rockwell fetishization of America complete with childish emotions is just plain creepy.
Especially when one considers that Rockwell's work for the Saturday Evening Post was just one facet of his artistic output. The man knew how to tackle tough social subjects with a nuance, depth, and complexity that totally escapes those who hold his SEP work as the preferred iconography for a simplistic constructed narrative of that era.
My personal favorite NR painting, "New Kids in the Neighborhood."
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:26:40pm |
re: #212 Varek Raith
"You know what you are doing, take off every zig."
You have no time to survive make your time.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:26:44pm |
re: #215 Killgore Trout
with kids you have to make sure they aren't going to freeze up or tell a poop joke or something.
what's brown and sounds like a bell? DUNG!
What's squishy and sits on a piano bench?
Beethoven's last movement.
Just in case you needed examples..:)
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Digital Display Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:26:58pm |
re: #203 Walter L. Newton
You have my email, can you send the whole list to me in an email so I don't miss it.
You betcha.. We are still gathering names and duty Stations.. I prefer we stick to Children or friends of Lizards to send packages too.. Let's make it personnel and among our group here...
Also those that ask to give a donation of money will not be accepted...There is possible issues of giving money to anything on the Internet and I'm not going to accept money...There will be a name and duty station to send a package to.. Send them your gift of appreciation this Christmas...
Thanks Walter
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:27:06pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:28:17pm |
re: #217 albusteve
No, Allahpundit is complain that every thread at Hot Air turns into a discussion of Charles.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:28:24pm |
re: #220 PT Barnum
what's brown and sounds like a bell? DUNG!What's squishy and sits on a piano bench?
Beethoven's last movement.Just in case you needed examples..:)
What's green and glides along the ice?
Peggy Flem
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webevintage Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:28:33pm |
You know what Glen, no I would NOT do it in a heart beat.
I have no desire to go back to a "simpler time".
Never.
Ever.
There is no such thing as the good old days.
(ugh, I hate whenever a white dude talks about "simpler times" when things were great for straight white dudes...the rest of us, not so much. Sorry but I have had it listening to these guys whine and whine and whine. They have whined so much this year. This gal is just tired of hearing it. Now we're supposed to feel sorry for Rush. Sheesh.)
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Cato the Elder Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:28:36pm |
That wonderful, simpler time.
When certain people knew their places, and white men could by football teams whenever they damn well pleased.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:29:07pm |
re: #221 HoosierHoops
You betcha.. We are still gathering names and duty Stations.. I prefer we stick to Children or friends of Lizards to send packages too.. Let's make it personnel and among our group here...
Also those that ask to give a donation of money will not be accepted...There is possible issues of giving money to anything on the Internet and I'm not going to accept money...There will be a name and duty station to send a package to.. Send them your gift of appreciation this Christmas...
Thanks Walter
good choice
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:29:18pm |
re: #220 PT Barnum
I wish they wouldn't pre-screen questions. I'd love to see a kid tell of of those jokes to the President.
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Ojoe Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:29:26pm |
re: #218 goddamnedfrank
Norman Rockwell painted a cycle of paintings illustrating basic human rights too.
They were quite good.
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:29:51pm |
re: #223 Killgore Trout
No, Allahpundit is complain that every thread at Hot Air turns into a discussion of Charles.
Amazing Charles has the ability to derail an entire blog when all they say is how irrelevant he is.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:30:06pm |
re: #226 Cato the Elder
That wonderful, simpler time.
When certain people knew their places, and white men could by football teams whenever they damn well pleased.
It was before the Mormon church allowed blacks to join too.
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jayzee Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:30:30pm |
I made it until 2:20. It's like watching cup chick.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:30:42pm |
re: #223 Killgore Trout
No, Allahpundit is complain that every thread at Hot Air turns into a discussion of Charles.
got it...too bad I guess, a sign LGF is doing something right
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webevintage Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:31:34pm |
re: #209 simoom
I posted a dozen Hot Air quotes into the previous thread. The thread was pretty much dead, so just in case you missed them here's a link:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]They were all comments responding to a Hot Air article on a six year old's question at Obama's Town Hall today – it really set them off.
I wonder how long before the kid's family is getting stalked by Malkin and has death threats? Maybe she'll let us know what kind of counter tops this family has...
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Ben G. Hazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:31:40pm |
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simoom Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:32:05pm |
re: #215 Killgore Trout
Setup in that the parent put the kid up to it, the organizers of the event did or it was coordinated with the administration?
Maybe I'm a bit naive, but my assumption is that many a parent and child on the way to such an event would discuss what question they might ask if called on, and if a child came up with a question like the one the six year old asked, the parent perhaps thinks it's cute and encourages their child to raise their hand once the Q&A begins (or does it for them).
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justthefacts916 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:32:40pm |
re: #216 albusteve
Tony Romo is not a good quarterback. A good quarterback wins games. The fact that Tony Romo can't pull out a tough game, let alone a playoff game, is proof that the Cowboys need to light a fire under his butt, or start looking for a better quarterback. The Cowboys also need a new coach. Where's the discipline on that team?
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:33:56pm |
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:34:11pm |
this was an unbelievable hockey goal from a 9 year old kid. if you haven't seen it, check it out ... SportsCenter even showed it today ...
[Link: www.fark.com...]
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:35:02pm |
re: #236 simoom
We had the meteorologist from the local news come and visit our school when I was in 6th grade. We had to submit questions even for that two days before - they were going to choose the "best" ones, since tv cameras were involved. I was absent that day, and the administration wouldn't even review my question to see if it was good enough. (It was more than good enough - it was, like, 1,000 times better than the ones that got picked.)
Not that I'm bitter, or anything.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:35:14pm |
re: #237 justthefacts916
Tony Romo is not a good quarterback. A good quarterback wins games. The fact that Tony Romo can't pull out a tough game, let alone a playoff game, is proof that the Cowboys need to light a fire under his butt, or start looking for a better quarterback. The Cowboys also need a new coach. Where's the discipline on that team?
they were 13-3 two seasons ago...Romo was awesome then and he will be again...it's a process
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:35:55pm |
re: #25 Charles
That Mean Joe Greene commercial was from 1979 -- hardly the USA's golden era.
Yeah, I'm not too clear what the ads represent.
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St. Louisville Cards Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:36:10pm |
re: #205 The Shadow Do
Very confusing. Maybe you are just a Libertarian sympathizer? Or simply a pissed off Republican seeking reform like myself?
If you are truly a Libertarian then, yes you are pretty darn close to anarchy as I understand the subject. That's ok if that is your thing I suppose.
I would disagree with you, being truly libertarian, does not make one close to anarchy. That is like saying being a democrat makes you close to a socialist (which I know seems to be popular to say these days among some), but we all know that is not true.
We could just be arguing semantics. I'm 30 so for my entire life the Republican party has been 30-50% filled with the religious right. I believe the religious right (and thus the GOP) supports policies that I believe are as restrictive and anti-liberty as many of the policies on the left.
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:36:21pm |
re: #206 Killgore Trout
Seems my sympathy meter is still at zero. Ain't that the darnedest thing?
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:36:24pm |
re: #239 _RememberTonyC
this was an unbelievable hockey goal from a 9 year old kid. if you haven't seen it, check it out ... SportsCenter even showed it today ...
[Link: www.fark.com...]
Looked like he was using a Lacrosse stick!
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:37:01pm |
"If a politician told you right now that he could make that happen again, you could go back to those simpler times when people were together, you'd do it in a heart-beat wouldn't you"?
Actually, Glenn Baby, I would be concerned that said politician was pushing for a fascist state. That's usually where all that "return to our glorious golden age of the past" rhetoric tends to lead.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:37:11pm |
re: #28 JasonA
I'd rather be listening to Mark Levine. That's saying a lot.
It's terribly slow watching, isn't it? He seems utterly unscripted, and just sort of meanders on.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:37:30pm |
re: #204 Jimmah
The secular ones are the worst.//
They always start by tying you up and stripping you of your religion. :(
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bosforus Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:37:33pm |
re: #239 _RememberTonyC
Cool for a 9 year old to be able to pull off! ...though it's been done before by the big boys...
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:37:41pm |
re: #208 St. Louisville Cards
Yous cowboy fans brought up the records, talking about only losing to undefeated teams. Romo is a good QB though and talk of benching him is stupid. We have a turtle for QB in St. Louis. But I may have some good news on my college football front as John Gruden is rumored to be a potential coach for Louisville!
John Gruden is a potential coach for everyone it seems. The Cowboys, the Redskins, the Raiders again after Tom Cable goes to jail, San Diego if they don't get their shit straight. NC State, Lebron James' old high school, and Team USA soccer.
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:38:30pm |
re: #237 justthefacts916
Tony Romo is not a good quarterback. A good quarterback wins games. The fact that Tony Romo can't pull out a tough game, let alone a playoff game, is proof that the Cowboys need to light a fire under his butt, or start looking for a better quarterback. The Cowboys also need a new coach. Where's the discipline on that team?
Tony is doing just as best as he can. Coach is a very nice man. What's the problem?
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:38:42pm |
re: #228 Killgore Trout
I wish they wouldn't pre-screen questions. I'd love to see a kid tell of of those jokes to the President.
The second one actually got told on the air on a kid's program here in Iowa. "The Floppy Show".
Thank god for 7 second delay.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:39:27pm |
re: #249 bosforus
Cool for a 9 year old to be able to pull off! ...though it's been done before by the big boys...
ESPN Hockey analyst Barry Melrose was in awe of the kid ...
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:39:28pm |
re: #29 eclectic infidel
"simpler times"
This is a loaded phrase like "family values," and it's highly subjective. Even if we take Beck's sincerity at face value, I'd be skeptical and outright suspicious of any politician who promised "simpler times" for the US. ESPECIALLY if the politician was conservative, because I am reasonably certain what that would mean.
In simpler times, women and Negros knew our places, and gas was cheap. I don't think I'm being mean by assuming that's what he means, because honestly, what time in American history has ever been simple?
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:40:14pm |
re: #253 _RememberTonyC
Which means...? (Not a Barry Melrose fan.)
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:40:18pm |
re: #251 The Shadow Do
Tony is doing just as best as he can. Coach is a very nice man. What's the problem?
he hasn't been the same since jessica simpson left ...
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St. Louisville Cards Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:40:31pm |
re: #237 justthefacts916
Tony Romo is not a good quarterback. A good quarterback wins games. The fact that Tony Romo can't pull out a tough game, let alone a playoff game, is proof that the Cowboys need to light a fire under his butt, or start looking for a better quarterback. The Cowboys also need a new coach. Where's the discipline on that team?
Any fan of Oakland, DC, St. Louis, Tampa, and 8 or 9 other teams would gladly trade you. I'd rather have a QB who can't close a game, than one who can't even keep you in a game. At least you guys have some hope.
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Hector1980 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:40:37pm |
Not enough tears.
Didn't have enough time to apply he Vick?
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:40:51pm |
re: #35 Ojoe
Lets go back to no seat belts (?)
BBL.
But you see, when we had no seatbelts, we didn't worry so much about the harsh world our children were in.
//feh
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simoom Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:41:02pm |
re: #240 abbyadams
I'm pretty sure both Obama and Administration representatives have said outright that they don't pre-screen questions at these townhall events.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:41:07pm |
re: #255 abbyadams
Which means...? (Not a Barry Melrose fan.)
I love Barry Melrose. Barry said he played in the NHL and couldn't make that move. He really was in awe of the kid.
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justthefacts916 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:41:28pm |
re: #241 albusteve
True, the Cowboys were 13-3. The talent that they had on that team that year they should have won the super bowl, but they didn't. Tony Romo threw a horrible pass in the last seconds of the NFC Championship game and lost the game. If it is a process how long is it going to take Tony Romo? He has been surrounded by an excellent offensive line, has a great running back, and was throwing to T.O. What more can a quarterback ask for. Look at what Payton Manning has done with less in some years.
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:41:34pm |
re: #256 _RememberTonyC
he hasn't been the same since jessica simpson left ...
And I would be? Not one to judge this...
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:41:42pm |
re: #244 Sharmuta
Seems my sympathy meter is still at zero. Ain't that the darnedest thing?
Mine's busted too.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:41:56pm |
re: #251 The Shadow Do
Tony is doing just as best as he can. Coach is a very nice man. What's the problem?
T Coughlin was washed up two years ago, remember?...since then he's copped a SB dumped some pro bowlers and is riding high with arguably the best team in the game...stuff changes fast in the NFL
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:42:23pm |
re: #257 St. Louisville Cards
Any fan of Oakland, DC, St. Louis, Tampa, and 8 or 9 other teams would gladly trade you. I'd rather have a QB who can't close a game, than one who can't even keep you in a game. At least you guys have some hope.
You're not enthusiastic about Kyle Boller?
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:42:31pm |
re: #260 simoom
That may be true. But it doesn't make me feel any better about not having my question picked. :-)
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:42:46pm |
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:43:29pm |
re: #261 _RememberTonyC
Am a huge Penguins fan, and therefore am not sanctioned to like Barry Melrose. It is what it is.
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flywheel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:43:43pm |
re: #25 Charles
That Mean Joe Greene commercial was from 1979 -- hardly the USA's golden era.
That was bizzare. From what I remember, double digit inflation, double digit interest rates, double digit unemployment. They called it the misery index.
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St. Louisville Cards Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:43:53pm |
re: #250 metrolibertarian
John Gruden is a potential coach for everyone it seems. The Cowboys, the Redskins, the Raiders again after Tom Cable goes to jail, San Diego if they don't get their shit straight. NC State, Lebron James' old high school, and Team USA soccer.
Team USA seems to be in good hands. 2010 should be fun.
I also heard Gruden's name mentioned if Wiess were to quit or get fanned.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:44:04pm |
re: #25 Charles
That Mean Joe Greene commercial was from 1979 -- hardly the USA's golden era.
Are you kidding? I was eight years old then, wrastlin' in the dirt, playing with my Star Wars action figures, and peeing on trees where ever I went. It was frickin' awesome!
/
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:44:22pm |
re: #45 medaura18586
I have no idea what he is talking about. Never seen that coke commercial. Never heard of Paul Anka. No relation to this fabricated nostalgia. And the party, driving there, past midnight, pot, beer spilled all over you, your parents,... huh? I can't freaking believe people watch this dung for fun. It makes my brain hurt and doesn't make any sense. He's pandering to this ill-defined nostalgia, the wistfulness for the good ol' days,... all too common among conservatives, or should I say, reactionaries. Just another symptom of mental disease.
I've seen the Coke commercial. I was six. It's nostalgic, in the sense that 'Hey! I was six when that was on TV!"
The world was not better back then. It was definitely simpler, for me, because my mommy and daddy made all the decisions except for whether I wanted apple juice or orange juice after school. But I grew out of that.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:44:42pm |
re: #269 abbyadams
Am a huge Penguins fan, and therefore am not sanctioned to like Barry Melrose. It is what it is.
Barry is a good man ... one of the most credible analysts on TV. Did he bash the Pens?
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:44:43pm |
re: #206 Killgore Trout
Knock off the LGF-baiting, please. Ace has had chronic problems with people hijacking threads over there to complain about CJ. I’m not going to let it happen here.
Allahpundit on October 15, 2009 at 9:08 PM
They hate me ... they really hate me!
Thank you, thank you! It's an honor to be with you tonight.
Heh.
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poteen Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:46:06pm |
re: #45 medaura18586
I have no idea what he is talking about. Never seen that coke commercial. Never heard of Paul Anka.
.. the longing for an idealized past, some idyllic model of life to be preserved like a fly in amber, or restored... faux melancholy over an imaginary fall from grace. I see it as an extension of the expulsion from the Garden of Eden theme, culturally -- and an inability to cope with the present and the future, thus retreating into the past from comfort -- psychologically. No matter the angle, it's f***ed
Forget about Beck for a minute.
Print out these lines and tuck them away for 30 years. Pull them out when more of your life is behind you than ahead of you. Substitute your own memorable commercial and songwriter and I'll bet you'll be more tolerant of "idyllic models of the past". And Paul Anka.
To 'duck and cover' in grade school and party with my old friends from high school isn't possible, but if I could do it again, I would.
Back to Beck... Light him up. He deserves it for crying like a wuss.
But do it now cuz he won't be around forever and ...
Kid, your gonna miss this someday.
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St. Louisville Cards Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:46:11pm |
re: #266 metrolibertarian
You're not enthusiastic about Kyle Boller?
I'm as enthusiastic about him as Ravens fans were.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:46:15pm |
re: #65 Sharmuta
Indeed- it's feeds that portion of the populace that feels threatened by change, and is rallied to the notion that we're losing our country. Emotional stirrings of the past are supposed to swell the pride of our inner tribalist.
So what do those ads suggest we've lost? We still have Coke, and Kodak products. I have Coke in my fridge right now.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:46:20pm |
It must be really irritating to Allahpundit for him to post about how irrelevant I've become, and then watch as every thread at Hot Air turns into an obsessive series of comments about ... li'l ol' me.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:47:11pm |
re: #280 Charles
It must be really irritating to Allahpundit for him to post about how irrelevant I've become, and then watch as every thread at Hot Air turns into an obsessive series of comments about ... li'l ol' me.
Karma's a bitch.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:47:50pm |
re: #262 justthefacts916
True, the Cowboys were 13-3. The talent that they had on that team that year they should have won the super bowl, but they didn't. Tony Romo threw a horrible pass in the last seconds of the NFC Championship game and lost the game. If it is a process how long is it going to take Tony Romo? He has been surrounded by an excellent offensive line, has a great running back, and was throwing to T.O. What more can a quarterback ask for. Look at what Payton Manning has done with less in some years.
comparisons are meaningless...I've been a Cowboy fan for 44 years and have seen it all I think...shit happens...Romo is talented enough to win the SB, no question, but it's not all about him...TO was a corrosive personality and the O line may be over rated...size will not overcome penalties
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:48:15pm |
in sports news, the phillies are pummeling the dodgers in game 1 of the NL Championship Series
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:48:23pm |
re: #274 _RememberTonyC
Yeah, a bit more in the early 90's than now...though he hearts OV way to much, IMO.
Don Cherry was/is the worst though, on Penguin-bashing. Never gave Lemieux any credit for anything.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:48:28pm |
re: #272 Slumbering Behemoth
Are you kidding? I was eight years old then, wrastlin' in the dirt, playing with my Star Wars action figures, and peeing on trees where ever I went. It was frickin' awesome!
/
It was a grand time.
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simoom Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:49:03pm |
re: #267 abbyadams
That may be true. But it doesn't make me feel any better about not having my question picked. :-)
I keep trying to upding comments that make me smile, and only then remember that I need to get to 50 comments before I have that privilege again :P.
I think I'll start keeping a list of links to comments so I can do a little belated karma distribution in a few days ;-P.
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:49:18pm |
re: #284 albusteve
comparisons are meaningless...I've been a Cowboy fan for 44 years and have seen it all I think...shit happens...Romo is talented enough to win the SB, no question, but it's not all about him...TO was a corrosive personality and the O line may be over rated...size will not overcome penalties
The Offensive Line would be awesome if the refs didn't bitch and complain about things like leg whips, trying to kneecap defensive linemen, etc.
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jaunte Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:49:39pm |
re: #279 SanFranciscoZionist
So what do those ads suggest we've lost? We still have Coke, and Kodak products. I have Coke in my fridge right now.
Maybe Beck is sad that he can't have the influence that Walter Cronkite had.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:49:55pm |
re: #280 Charles
It must be really irritating to Allahpundit for him to post about how irrelevant I've become, and then watch as every thread at Hot Air turns into an obsessive series of comments about ... li'l ol' me.
Lol
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:50:07pm |
re: #286 abbyadams
Yeah, a bit more in the early 90's than now...though he hearts OV way to much, IMO.
Don Cherry was/is the worst though, on Penguin-bashing. Never gave Lemieux any credit for anything.
Don Cherry ... loved his outfits ... what a hoot! How would you describe what he used to wear on TV? "Aging Hoser Pimp?"
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:50:38pm |
re: #289 metrolibertarian
The Offensive Line would be awesome if the refs didn't bitch and complain about things like leg whips, trying to kneecap defensive linemen, etc.
those fuckers!...Adams coughed up liken 25k in three weeks!
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:50:53pm |
re: #294 dootz99
Why would we want to endure an entire broadcast?
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:50:57pm |
re: #293 _RememberTonyC
Upding for "Aging Hoser Pimp." That's pretty classic, right there.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:51:28pm |
re: #71 eclectic infidel
Yes. That's exactly what I was getting at. Women chained to a stove/denied access to employment & education, valued only by the productivity of their uterus; gay Americans forced into the closet, stripped of equal treatment in employment/housing; prayer forced back into public schools; increase in xenophobia; abortion outlawed, birth control restricted, etc.
NO THANKS.
Sexual and physical abuse dismissed and covered up for the sake of the 'family'. Lynching. (How far back to we want to go with this?) Pregnant teenagers forced to give up their children in closed adoptions they had no voice in. Incessant smoking. No rights for the disabled or the retarded, often no education for these people. (How far back are we going?)
I mean, there's a lot of good stuff back there too, don't get me wrong, but this hazy-dazy crap is just silly. We are who we are. We are when we are. All we can do is be as good as we can be, which is what every previous generation of Americans had to do--and that worked out OK.
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Digital Display Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:52:08pm |
re: #285 _RememberTonyC
in sports news, the phillies are pummeling the dodgers in game 1 of the NL Championship Series
This is the best time of the year for me.. Baseball play-offs..NFL football..World Cup Soccer qualifying.. And the Basketball season starts in 2 weeks!
I mean unless twin sisters from Amsterdam call me on the hot line.. I'm in Heaven...*wink*
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:52:09pm |
re: #297 abbyadams
Upding for "Aging Hoser Pimp." That's pretty classic, right there.
thank you, thank you ... I guess I should find a photo to post so the rest of the Lizards will get what we mean ... standby!
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:52:16pm |
re: #78 albusteve
woohoo!...I finally got to see the town crier!...I'm thoroughly underwhelmed, except the 2million a tear...good stuff as entertainment goes
He's the Town Crier! You are a genius!
LOL.
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shiplord kirel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:52:21pm |
Ah, yes, the good old days again, a simpler time when all was folksy roses and our LaSalle ran great.
I was born in 1949. I remember the "good old days." When young loafers were carted away by the draft, drunks could come home and beat their wives with impunity, rapists got off because "she asked for it," women in the workplace could either put out or quit when the fat-ass boss leaned on them, corrupt cops could beat people who had the wrong haircut. Going further back, I remember "whites only" signs and death trap tail-finned Bulgemobiles with 300 hp but no seatbelts and migrant workers who looked like (and actually were) starving refugees and the polio epidemic.
Right now, with all its problems and fears and insanity, is the best time in human history to be alive. This is the world I helped build and I am proud of it. It is a long way from being perfect but it is a hell of a lot better than the one I grew up in.
Fuck the good old days and this whole lost-golden-age Atlantis myth.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:53:01pm |
Looks like the nutbags have finished dinner.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:53:29pm |
re: #299 HoosierHoops
This is the best time of the year for me.. Baseball play-offs..NFL football..World Cup Soccer qualifying.. And the Basketball season starts in 2 weeks!
I mean unless twin sisters from Amsterdam call me on the hot line.. I'm in Heaven...*wink*
I went to see the Celtics and Raptors in Hartford last night ... KG looked FOOKING GREAT!
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:53:51pm |
re: #85 iceweasel
Yeah, and simpler times when the only appearance of a black man on TV was in the role of professional athlete-- not giving the State of the Union address.
And if you go back even before that, the black man as professional athlete was controversial--and Glenn Bloody Beck would have been crying about how America was gonna lose its innocence if Jackie Robinson was allowed to play.
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metrolibertarian Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:54:01pm |
re: #295 albusteve
those fuckers!...Adams coughed up liken 25k in three weeks!
It's a result of Obama's Commie-Naziism, this is how he's going to force us into universal single payer healthcare, by fining nfl players like Flozell just for playing the game a little roughly. And then he can fulfill his lifelong dream of mercilessly executing the elderly through denial of healthcare.
/Sarcasm (I know I laid it on a little thick, but Atlas Shrugs fans aren't too quick, and may think this is an actual plan of Obama's)
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Maui Girl Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:54:28pm |
re: #133 Egregious Philbin
But, we are a nation of pretty stupid people, looking for someone to think for us.
The election of Barack Obama as our current president being a prime example of your observation.
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The Shadow Do Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:54:46pm |
re: #285 _RememberTonyC
in sports news, the phillies are pummeling the dodgers in game 1 of the NL Championship Series
Pummeling the Dodger, musical
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Digital Display Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:55:01pm |
re: #304 _RememberTonyC
I went to see the Celtics and Raptors in Hartford last night ... KG looked FOOKING GREAT!
How did his knees look? Did he have speed and hops?
KG is a monster...Go Celtics!
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:55:17pm |
When I watch this video, all I can see is that Beck is projecting and that he needs therapy.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:55:33pm |
re: #226 Cato the Elder
That wonderful, simpler time.
When certain people knew their places, and white men could by football teams whenever they damn well pleased.
I Wanna Go Back - Eddie Money, 1985
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:55:39pm |
re: #94 sngnsgt
Baloon Boy was a hoax, should Mommy and Daddy pay for it?
If they deliberately set it up and lied, yes, every penny.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:56:02pm |
re: #308 Maui Girl
But, we are a nation of pretty stupid people, looking for someone to think for us.
The election of Barack Obama as our current president being a prime example of your observation.
And 8 years of that stupid @#@# GW doesn't prove it either?
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:56:06pm |
re: #297 abbyadams
Upding for "Aging Hoser Pimp." That's pretty classic, right there.
for those who were wondering ... Image: don_cherry_rose.jpg
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:56:51pm |
re: #310 HoosierHoops
How did his knees look? Did he have speed and hops?
KG is a monster...Go Celtics!
MAD HOPS ... threw down an alley oop from Rondo and bounced back up the court like a kid!
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sngnsgt Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:57:01pm |
re: #313 SanFranciscoZionist
Agreed, fire and rescue have better things to do.
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Blue Fin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:57:30pm |
re: #298 SanFranciscoZionist
I like your phrase, "We are when we are."
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shiplord kirel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:58:08pm |
re: #305 poteen
/Somebody steal your lunch money?
Do you have some rational objection to anything I said? Or is a stupid insult you stole from some goddamn moron sitcom the best you can do?
Golden Age mythology is one of the longest running, most ridiculous, and most destructive types of propaganda ever foisted on a gullible and ignorant audience.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:58:54pm |
re: #314 PT Barnum
And 8 years of that stupid @#@# GW doesn't prove it either?
George W. is not stupid. Sometimes he has been wrong, but his understanding of the world is far better than that of BHO.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:59:01pm |
re: #132 PT Barnum
Didn't they make a whole feature film about that? "Pleasantville" I believe it was called.
I showed that to a seventh-grade class without screening, because the Vice Principal swore we HAD to see it to go with The Giver. When they got to the courthouse scene with the To Kill A Mockingbird visual I almost died laughing, and the kids were quite confused.
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:59:16pm |
re: #248 iceweasel
They always start by tying you up and stripping you of your religion. :(
Hee.
That reminds me - I think i may need to be on particular guard against being trapped by anarchists next week. Just a feeling I have.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 6:59:27pm |
Kind of reminds me of a conversation that I keep having with an elderly relative. "Things are so much worse, these are the End Times, blah blah blah".
Yeah, things are so much worse now. It sucks how we don't have to keep on constant guard against predatory animals, murderous barbarians, and lawless marauding armies.
It totally sucks not having to worry about awesome stuff like rickets, polio, leprosy, and similar things.
Life was so much better when a little gangrene meant the loss of a limb, and rape and murder were just another tribes way of saying "hello".
Everything totally sucks now, we're definitely going to hell in a hand basket.
/
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:00:01pm |
late again. appolgies for all I haven't read, just to get that straight; but this is what pops into mind:
Welcome to humanity.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:00:19pm |
re: #307 metrolibertarian
It's a result of Obama's Commie-Naziism, this is how he's going to force us into universal single payer healthcare, by fining nfl players like Flozell just for playing the game a little roughly. And then he can fulfill his lifelong dream of mercilessly executing the elderly through denial of healthcare.
/Sarcasm (I know I laid it on a little thick, but Atlas Shrugs fans aren't too quick, and may think this is an actual plan of Obama's)
there is movement afoot that pro football is way too dangerous and some point to the rise of brain/concussive problems...as well as the historic neglect of the league to take care of it's old time players...knees, shoulders, necks...there is some merit to that and the image sensitive NFL is cracking down on all illegal hits and pampering receivers and QBs like never before...so much so that it's changing games and eventually the game itself...something to think about...penalties are becoming marginal and ticky tack stuff rules right now...personally I don't like it
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:00:22pm |
re: #325 RogueOne
The little balloon kid just outed the family. It was a total hoax.
KOA in Denver was hinting at that about 3 hours ago. CNN, last breaking news... good going Wolf.
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abbyadams Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:00:30pm |
re: #322 SanFranciscoZionist
Whoa, what did they make of the scene before the tree caught on fire?
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Digital Display Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:00:43pm |
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shiplord kirel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:01:00pm |
re: #325 RogueOne
The little balloon kid just outed the family. It was a total hoax.
Yikes! It figures though, they were contestants on one of those idiotic "new opiate of the moron masses" reality (sic) shows.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:01:51pm |
re: #306 SanFranciscoZionist
And if you go back even before that, the black man as professional athlete was controversial--and Glenn Bloody Beck would have been crying about how America was gonna lose its innocence if Jackie Robinson was allowed to play.
Hilariously, the GOP website lists Robinson as one of its republican heroes...despite the fact that Robinson was an independent and had this to say about the RNC in 1964:
That convention was one of the most unforgettable and frightening experiences of my life. The hatred I saw was unique to me because it was hatred directed against a white man. It embodied a revulsion for all he stood for, including his enlightened attitude towards black people.
A new breed of Republicans had taken over the GOP. As I watched this steamroller operation in San Francisco, I had a better understanding of how it must have felt to be a Jew in Hitler’s Germany.
GOPfail.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:02:09pm |
re: #321 Dark_Falcon
George W. is not stupid. Sometimes he has been wrong, but his understanding of the world is far better than that of BHO.
Sorry, I don't buy it. Care to enlighten the rest of us?
Perhaps I put too much stock into being able to speak the English Language, but George never struck me as being that much of a rocket scientist.
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poteen Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:02:17pm |
re: #319 shiplord kirel
See 277. See the sarc tag in 305. I was born in 1954. Been through all the same times as you. I wish I could do it all over again. Be 20 something again. Don't you? Chill out.
Or I will steal your goddam lunch money!!
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:02:33pm |
re: #319 shiplord kirel
Golden Age mythology is one of the longest running, most ridiculous, and most destructive types of propaganda ever foisted on a gullible and ignorant audience.
Hmmm... I've been thinking about this... and while I agree with you that Beck chose a rather stupid set of examples and a very bad example of a time period, I do believe that cultures have golden ages. Nations do rise and fall, and cultures wax and wane. Examples are better in the arts I believe than in politics.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:02:37pm |
re: #333 RogueOne
I really didn't mean to insult your hometown Walter. I apologized profusely.
Accepted.
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Liberal Classic Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:02:46pm |
re: #321 Dark_Falcon
George W. is not stupid. Sometimes he has been wrong, but his understanding of the world is far better than that of BHO.
About some things, maybe. About others, I don't know.
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:03:59pm |
I've never ever watched Glenn Beck. Have only glimpsed Charles's posts about him, and that's been enough to form an opinion.
But now that I've seen this segment, I'm really disturbed by it. This guy believes what he says. It's dangerous. He's playing on fear, trying to bring out the worst in people.
He's an evil son of a b*(&^
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allegro Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:04:18pm |
re: #302 shiplord kirel
I
was born in 1949. I remember the "good old days." When young loafers were carted away by the draft, drunks could come home and beat their wives with impunity, rapists got off because "she asked for it," women in the workplace could either put out or quit when the fat-ass boss leaned on them...
All of that is true and good riddance. But might we also remember that it was also a time of family farms before the advent of Big Ag and hormone/poison laden food, kids playing outside, "be home by dinner", without the overwhelming every-minute-supervised paranoia. When there was an actual family dinner that didn't involve fast food, when there was a single TV in the home that everyone watched together with programs shared and talked about rather than everyone to a different computer/TV for whatever...
Just sayin'... there is good and bad in every age. How about we learn from it all, take the best of every age and apply it to make now better than yesterday to be better than today.
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:04:38pm |
re: #321 Dark_Falcon
I disagree.
Obama has a much less blinkered view of the world - and strikes me as someone who will change his positions when new facts become available.
W was a stubborn mule who benefited from a fearful populice and a smatering of end times voters.
Obama seized independents who value his pragmatism.
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:04:43pm |
re: #272 Slumbering Behemoth
Are you kidding? I was eight years old then, wrastlin' in the dirt, playing with my Star Wars action figures, and peeing on trees where ever I went. It was frickin' awesome!
/
You touch a chord, but some of those memories (call them early) still make me cringe. You must be such a solidly well adjusted soul. Hopefully I will get there eventually.
:=)
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:04:48pm |
re: #83 recusancy
Are they are seriously going to boycott the NFL???
Those types don't have the will to think for themselves, so I highly doubt they have the willpower to stop watching football.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:04:58pm |
re: #335 PT Barnum
Sorry, I don't buy it. Care to enlighten the rest of us?
Perhaps I put too much stock into being able to speak the English Language, but George never struck me as being that much of a rocket scientist.
you don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand what the right thing to do is...funny you should put so much stock in speaking the language...by that standard that nincompoop BO is a world class genius, rather than the utter boob he's proven himself to be...so far
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:05:07pm |
re: #324 Jimmah
Hee.
That reminds me - I think i may need to be on particular guard against being trapped by anarchists next week. Just a feeling I have.
They're everywhere, you know. Best remain alert and well-rested.
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:05:12pm |
re: #341 davesax
I've never ever watched Glenn Beck. Have only glimpsed Charles's posts about him, and that's been enough to form an opinion.
But now that I've seen this segment, I'm really disturbed by it. This guy believes what he says. It's dangerous. He's playing on fear, trying to bring out the worst in people.
He's an evil son of a b*(&^
Have you seen the takes of him inducing tears for publicity shots?
HE'S A FUCKING JOKE.
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:05:14pm |
Confirmed, Falcon is cute!
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shiplord kirel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:05:35pm |
re: #336 poteen
See 277. See the sarc tag in 305. I was born in 1954. Been through all the same times as you. I wish I could do it all over again. Be 20 something again. Don't you? Chill out.
Or I will steal your goddam lunch money!!
Ok, ok. I wouldn't mind being 20 something today, especially if a certain Carol M. could get the same magical rejuvenation, but I wouldn't go back to the world of that time for anything.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:05:36pm |
re: #325 RogueOne
The little balloon kid just outed the family. It was a total hoax.
I don't know what you're talking about. I'm watching CNN and there's nothing like that on the air.
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:06:37pm |
re: #344 wozzablog
I disagree.
Obama has a much less blinkered view of the world - and strikes me as someone who will change his positions when new facts become available.
W was a stubborn mule who benefited from a fearful populice and a smatering of end times voters.
Obama seized independents who value his pragmatism.
What "pragmatism"? Hope and change are buzzwords for pragmatism? Since when?
Good gravy. Hollywood couldn't write better shit.
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:06:57pm |
re: #353 Charles
I don't know what you're talking about. I'm watching CNN and there's nothing like that on the air.
He is trying to justify his earlier comment that the parents were "dirty hippies" when we all thought the child was in danger.
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Liberal Classic Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:07:01pm |
re: #343 allegro
But might we also remember that it was also a time of family farms before the advent of Big Ag and hormone/poison laden food, kids playing outside, "be home by dinner", without the overwhelming every-minute-supervised paranoia.
With all due respect, I eat a lot of conventionally grown food and none of it is poisonous. I say away from Chinese baby formulas, but other than that, I'm golden.
When there was an actual family dinner that didn't involve fast food, when there was a single TV in the home that everyone watched together with programs shared and talked about rather than everyone to a different computer/TV for whatever...
Because one boob tube is better than two? ;)
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:07:20pm |
re: #290 jaunte
Maybe Beck is sad that he can't have the influence that Walter Cronkite had.
Walter Cronkite had a set. If Beck grows one, perhaps we can talk.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:07:41pm |
re: #347 albusteve
The right thing to do? Like starting a war on false pretenses, like trashing the Bill of Rights? Like hiring people without any real qualifications for their jobs resulting in a major american disaster?
GMAFB
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Blue Fin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:07:58pm |
re: #335 PT Barnum
PT, I trust the opinion of Hitchens on the subject of Bush's intellect. Both are most likely beyond your level and have accomplished more than you. As far as Bush only, no idiot can be that lucky to have achieved what he has.
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Liberal Classic Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:08:11pm |
re: #352 shiplord kirel
I'd rather be 20 again 20 years from now. I don't want to go back, I want to go forward.
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:08:17pm |
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:08:19pm |
re: #355 Bagua
He is trying to justify his earlier comment that the parents were "dirty hippies" when we all thought the child was in danger.
Ok, well, that was his last comment at LGF. Un-freaking-believable.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:08:38pm |
re: #354 MandyManners
What "pragmatism"? Hope and change are buzzwords for pragmatism? Since when?
Good gravy. Hollywood couldn't write better shit.
Obama is a pragmatist. This is evident from the way he's governed-- a lot more to the centre than most people here expected.
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:08:49pm |
re: #357 SanFranciscoZionist
Walter Cronkite had a set. If Beck grows one, perhaps we can talk.
Dan Rather TRIED TO FORGE A SET.
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Racer X Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:08:52pm |
GW Bush or Obama?
I would vote for Bush again in a heartbeat over Obama.
In a heartbeat.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:09:04pm |
re: #335 PT Barnum
Sorry, I don't buy it. Care to enlighten the rest of us?
Perhaps I put too much stock into being able to speak the English Language, but George never struck me as being that much of a rocket scientist.
He actually understood that some problems cannot be negotiated away, only fought. Obama shows no sign of understanding that. In fact, he's a member in good standing of the Blame America First crowd.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:09:19pm |
re: #359 PT Barnum
The right thing to do? Like starting a war on false pretenses, like trashing the Bill of Rights? Like hiring people without any real qualifications for their jobs resulting in a major american disaster?
GMAFB
I guess so...so what is this "major american disaster" you allude to?
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:09:47pm |
re: #367 Dark_Falcon
He actually understood that some problems cannot be negotiated away, only fought. Obama shows no sign of understanding that. In fact, he's a member in good standing of the Blame America First crowd.
Can you give me one quote where Obama has "blamed America first?"
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:10:03pm |
I remember the 60's ... I was 12 when they ended ... I don't miss them.
I remember the 70's ... at least some of the 70's ... the clothes were ugly and carter was president ... I don't miss them.
I remember the 80's ... they were very very VERY good ... but I don't miss them.
I remember the 90's ... they were better than the 80's, but I don't miss them.
Times right now are challenging ... but there's no place (the present) that I'd rather be.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:10:56pm |
re: #359 PT Barnum
WTF is GMFAB?...speak English and forgo the stupid acronyms
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:11:09pm |
re: #345 Naso Tang
You touch a chord, but some of those memories (call them early) still make me cringe. You must be such a solidly well adjusted soul. Hopefully I will get there eventually.
:=)
I dunno. I still pee on trees where ever I go. :)
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:11:30pm |
re: #329 Walter L. Newton
KOA in Denver was hinting at that about 3 hours ago. CNN, last breaking news... good going Wolf.
I happened to watch a bunch of that, and the landing because it was the only thing on; but what I already knew, and had verified, before the end was that in oder to be "news caster" without a teleprompter takes about a 67 IQ and a middle school education.
The garbage I heard those people spout while watching a frigging balloon float by, even while there was a chance that there was a child in danger, made me embarrassed to be human.
This crap (and more) is after all going to hit other star systems years from now. Good thing I'll be dead, but I'll give my kids a heads up.
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Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:11:42pm |
re: #371 albusteve
WTF is GMFAB?...speak English and forgo the stupid acronyms
GMFAB = Give me a fucking break
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cliffster Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:11:50pm |
re: #341 davesax
I've never ever watched Glenn Beck. Have only glimpsed Charles's posts about him, and that's been enough to form an opinion.
But now that I've seen this segment, I'm really disturbed by it. This guy believes what he says. It's dangerous. He's playing on fear, trying to bring out the worst in people.
He's an evil son of a b*(&^
"I've never ever watched Glenn Beck"
"He's an evil son of a b***"
Heh
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:12:29pm |
re: #370 _RememberTonyC
I remember the 60's ... I was 12 when they ended ... I don't miss them.
I remember the 70's ... at least some of the 70's ... the clothes were ugly and carter was president ... I don't miss them.
I remember the 80's ... they were very very VERY good ... but I don't miss them.
I remember the 90's ... they were better than the 80's, but I don't miss them.
Times right now are challenging ... but there's no place (the present) that I'd rather be.
Bravo! Once minor correction: 80's music as a whole suuucked. There are a few exceptions like Talking Heads, maybe a few Devo songs but new wave was garbage.
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Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:12:53pm |
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Bagua Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:13:05pm |
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poteen Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:13:13pm |
re: #352 shiplord kirel
Like Alegro said, parts of were good. As a kid I could bounce all over the neighborhood. We had psychos but everyone knew who they were and watched out for their friends. It wasn't that way for my kids and my grandkids might as well be on lockdown, with good reason. And they live in a 'good' area.
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Ojoe Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:13:25pm |
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cliffster Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:13:42pm |
re: #376 Killgore Trout
Word. 80's music was trash. You left off GNR from the good list though :)
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:13:56pm |
re: #354 MandyManners
The far far far left is hugely annoyed with him on Healthcare, FISA, Iraq, Afghanistan, Presidential Privilidge, Torture prosecutions... if he was an out and out commie facsit liberal he'd have done everything his base wanted.
You don't win as many independents as he did - and carry several previously purple states by being namby pamby and airy fairy sloganeering.
And seriously - when 70% of people believe the country is on the wrong track in an election year WHY OH WHY would anyone slate a candidate for using the word CHANGE?
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:13:56pm |
re: #372 Slumbering Behemoth
I dunno. I still pee on trees where ever I go. :)
Me too sometimes, but I don't tell. Ooops.
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Ben G. Hazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:13:57pm |
re: #280 Charles
It must be really irritating to Allahpundit for him to post about how irrelevant I've become, and then watch as every thread at Hot Air turns into an obsessive series of comments about ... li'l ol' me.
I know it's gotta be hard for you, Charles...however, I'm sure you'll soldier on.
///
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:14:03pm |
re: #368 albusteve
Three Words ("Heck of a job Brownie")
Micheal Brown's qualifications for FEMA Director? He had a position with the Arabian Horse Association.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:14:35pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:14:45pm |
Still accepting Hot Airhead comments of the day nominations?
There is going to come a time when all patriotic, Republic-loving Americans realize that we cannot fight these Liberal parasites with words alone.I believe that time is drawer nearer.
The Republic will be saved with bullets, not vitriole.
David2.0 on October 15, 2009 at 9:54 PM
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The Sanity Inspector Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:15:02pm |
re: #13 _RememberTonyC
I always said that beck was going to have his "Howard Beale" moment on TV one night, but I just didn't know when. But now it dawns on me that he has "mini Howard Beale" moments 2-3 times each week. But since the "normal" glenn beck is so "out there," it's hard to tell the difference sometimes.
And Beck's a few decades too young to pull off the "the good old days" routine. The 60s and 70s were not a simpler, more innocent era. It's no use trying to build a better yesterday.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:15:10pm |
re: #364 iceweasel
Obama is a pragmatist. This is evident from the way he's governed-- a lot more to the centre than most people here expected.
right...he came to a fork in the road and took it...another Bush wannabee?...except he trumped himself with his bailout and this ridiculous health care scam...he's a follower...when he tries to lead it all goes to hell
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:15:24pm |
re: #330 abbyadams
Whoa, what did they make of the scene before the tree caught on fire?
They were pretty mature about it.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:15:45pm |
re: #381 cliffster
I hated Gun and Roses. I considered them more of a 90's thing anyways.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:15:56pm |
re: #373 Naso Tang
I happened to watch a bunch of that, and the landing because it was the only thing on; but what I already knew, and had verified, before the end was that in oder to be "news caster" without a teleprompter takes about a 67 IQ and a middle school education.
The garbage I heard those people spout while watching a frigging balloon float by, even while there was a chance that there was a child in danger, made me embarrassed to be human.
This crap (and more) is after all going to hit other star systems years from now. Good thing I'll be dead, but I'll give my kids a heads up.
Let me clarify. The reporter on KOA, who so happened to know this family from some other media events that they have appeared at, hinted that there was the possibility that there was more to the story and that in the past, he knew this family to be a bit of publicity hounds.
Nothing yet, as far as I have heard, has proven that this was totally a set up. What was being hinted at is the family was using, or were capable of using the incident to their advantage.
The family are UFO buffs, homegrown weather chasers and "scientist."
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:15:57pm |
Glenn Beck's creepy nostalgia reminded me of this song
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:12pm |
re: #390 freetoken
There's a lot of competition.
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:12pm |
re: #367 Dark_Falcon
Sorry - had to downding you for that.
Thats empty baloney.
Blame America First is Malkinesque bobbleheaded blather with no substance.
English Translation of Blame America - AMERICA IS NOT PERFECT/
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:16pm |
re: #392 Killgore Trout
I hated Gun and Roses. I considered them more of a 90's thing anyways.
Axel Rose's voice reminds me of two cat's mating
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Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:17pm |
re: #392 Killgore Trout
I hated Gun and Roses. I considered them more of a 90's thing anyways.
{Killgore}
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:21pm |
Beck is awful.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:31pm |
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:39pm |
re: #376 Killgore Trout
Bravo! Once minor correction: 80's music as a whole suuucked. There are a few exceptions like Talking Heads, maybe a few Devo songs but new wave was garbage.
Don Henley had two classic albums in the 80's ... they have stood the test of time.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:50pm |
re: #387 Killgore Trout
Still accepting Hot Airhead comments of the day nominations?
And that thread is turning into another LGF-bashing session! Gotta love it.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:16:59pm |
re: #385 PT Barnum
geeze rented fingers tonight..meant to write that as "heckuva job Brownie"
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poteen Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:17:12pm |
re: #370 _RememberTonyC
I remember the 60's ... I was 12 when they ended ... I don't miss them.
I remember the 70's ... at least some of the 70's ... the clothes were ugly and carter was president ... I don't miss them.
I remember the 80's ... they were very very VERY good ... but I don't miss them.
I remember the 90's ... they were better than the 80's, but I don't miss them.
Times right now are challenging ... but there's no place (the present) that I'd rather be.
Is that Paul Anka?/
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:17:17pm |
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:17:27pm |
re: #404 Spare O'Lake
Beck is crying all the way to the bank.
That seems to be the only thing important to you.
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Vicious Babushka Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:17:42pm |
re: #298 SanFranciscoZionist
Sexual and physical abuse dismissed and covered up for the sake of the 'family'. Lynching. (How far back to we want to go with this?) Pregnant teenagers forced to give up their children in closed adoptions they had no voice in. Incessant smoking. No rights for the disabled or the retarded, often no education for these people. (How far back are we going?)
I mean, there's a lot of good stuff back there too, don't get me wrong, but this hazy-dazy crap is just silly. We are who we are. We are when we are. All we can do is be as good as we can be, which is what every previous generation of Americans had to do--and that worked out OK.
The State of Israel kicked ass.
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:17:49pm |
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:18:21pm |
re: #387 Killgore Trout
Still accepting Hot Airhead comments of the day nominations?
Vitriole? Is that some kinda mouthwash or hair product or somethin?
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:18:40pm |
re: #402 Charles
Yeah, I think they made it about 50 comments before you were mentioned.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:18:41pm |
re: #385 PT Barnum
Three Words ("Heck of a job Brownie")
Micheal Brown's qualifications for FEMA Director? He had a position with the Arabian Horse Association.
yup...he should have said "GMAFB Blanco!"...he didn't tho
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:18:51pm |
re: #389 albusteve
Bailouts - a Bush policy continued.
Healthcare - an election promise. yo know - one of those things people vote for... which he won on...
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:19:18pm |
re: #409 freetoken
Don't even know what "downstairs" means. I rarely post here anymore.
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BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:19:18pm |
re: #406 SanFranciscoZionist
Jeez.
BTW, why isn't Condi Rice on the GOP heroes thingie?
And why does their 'accomplishments" page list nothing after 2004?
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:19:47pm |
re: #415 davesax
Don't even know what "downstairs" means. I rarely post here anymore.
Feeling out of place?
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:19:48pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:19:55pm |
re: #404 Spare O'Lake
Fools and their money.
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allegro Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:20:07pm |
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shiplord kirel Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:20:12pm |
re: #358 poteen
We cool? Mine was a Cheryl M.
Of course. I knew a Marian too. She was responsible for an affinity to redheads that I retain to this day.
One aspect of the modern world that I like is in fact the eclectism and diversity of the styles and other choices people can make. We can keep what we want of the past and discard the things that need to be discarded.
I love old stuff. I have a restored 1953 Chevy pickup that I get out and drive once in a while, and a 1939 Hallicrafter console radio that works perfectly.
I am a geologist by profession. I am also a vintage sci-fi addict (and a retro writer of that genre). I like to affect the look I associated with field scientists when I first became aware of them in 50s monster movies; battered fedora, khaki shirt and trousers, old military belt and surplus boots.
At the same time, I can come back to my computer and communicate with real people all over the world, even helping spread the appreciation of my interests in ways that were unthinkable just a few years ago. I've survived some health problems that would have killed me stone dead when I was a young man.
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:20:32pm |
re: #418 freetoken
Out of place? What are you talking about?
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:20:42pm |
re: #397 PT Barnum
Axel Rose's voice reminds me of two cat's mating
agreed...something about macho screamers
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:21:01pm |
re: #393 Walter L. Newton
I don't even remember what channel I was watching on cable, but the commentary was excruciating. EG, what is the rate at which helium dissipates?
Then, the idiot talking obviously couldn't even see the live video that I was watching. That is a TV channel? Embarrassing. I'm glad the third world probably wasn't watching.
| 427 |
freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:21:07pm |
re: #424 davesax
You said you don't post here much anymore... wondering why.
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The Sanity Inspector Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:21:24pm |
re: #376 Killgore Trout
Bravo! Once minor correction: 80's music as a whole suuucked. There are a few exceptions like Talking Heads, maybe a few Devo songs but new wave was garbage.
Au contraire. If it was concept albums one wanted, that era was well & truly past. But it was a great decade for light, throwaway singles. Who really needs to sit through a bunch of cerebral REM albums, when you can dig into a nice chocolatey box of these?:
| 429 |
MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:21:31pm |
re: #392 Killgore Trout
I hated Gun and Roses. I considered them more of a 90's thing anyways.
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:22:27pm |
re: #402 Charles
And that thread is turning into another LGF-bashing session! Gotta love it.
Give em rope. Keep your smiles coming.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:22:49pm |
To be fair though, the 80s were also responsible for this, quiet possibly the gheyest video ever.
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:22:54pm |
Um...cause I stopped posting on all blogs because I did it for years and got tired of it.
What's it to you?
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:23:18pm |
re: #428 The Sanity Inspector
GoGo's sucked, and the others are one hit wonders. Come On Eileen is a decent song and has some nostalgia appeal but it's not really very good music.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:24:05pm |
re: #427 freetoken
Don't badger the old lizards.
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:24:12pm |
re: #432 davesax
What's it to you?
You were the one who mentioned it... so it must have had some relevance or importance, no?
Secondly, you seemed to approve of what Beck does, in this example with Anita Dunn.
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bratwurst Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:24:15pm |
re: #431 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Before I clicked, I KNEW this is what it was going to be! LOL
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:24:24pm |
re: #431 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
To be fair though, the 80s were also responsible for this, quiet possibly the gheyest video ever.
in other 80's music news ... I think Haircut 100 broke up
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:24:28pm |
re: #407 Charles
That seems to be the only thing important to you.
I am personally insulted by the gullibility of the audience which allows a fraudulent huckster like him to rake it in.
Did you take my comment to mean that I approved of his shenanigans?
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:24:29pm |
re: #388 The Sanity Inspector
And Beck's a few decades too young to pull off the "the good old days" routine. The 60s and 70s were not a simpler, more innocent era. It's no use trying to build a better yesterday.
I'd like to pop that balloon. When people start waxing about "simpler times" and the "good old days", they are always talking about their childhood.
When you are a child, times ARE simpler, for you. Life is orderly and you are protected. But then you grow up and become more aware of the problems in the world. The world hasn't gotten worse, you've just GROWN UP.
Rape, incest, murder, adultery, torture, war, addiction, prostitution, child abuse, etc, etc. These are not new things introduced in the 60s.
| 440 |
Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:24:43pm |
re: #429 MandyManners
Torture! Geneva convention! Oh, the humanity!
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:25:28pm |
re: #433 Killgore Trout
GoGo's sucked, and the others are one hit wonders. Come On Eileen is a decent song and has some nostalgia appeal but it's not really very good music.
What's worse than grease on Olivia Newton John?
Come On Eileen...
I HATED that song. There was a vocal style during the 80's, especially among English Bands that sounded like they were all trying to sing way out of their range.
| 442 |
davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:25:34pm |
| 443 |
_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:25:47pm |
Graceland was released in the '80s ... one of the great albums ever
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:26:06pm |
Fuck that shit. '80s music fucking RULED!
/helps if you were into metal, though
| 445 |
freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:26:07pm |
re: #434 Killgore Trout
Heh... old badgers are probably more dangerous than old lizards:
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:26:21pm |
re: #436 bratwurst
Before I clicked, I KNEW this is what it was going to be! LOL
It is rather obvious to those who know. Time to clean out the ears.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:26:53pm |
re: #435 freetoken
You were the one who mentioned it... so it must have had some relevance or importance, no?
Secondly, you seemed to approve of what Beck does, in this example with Anita Dunn.
chill out...
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:26:55pm |
re: #443 _RememberTonyC
You get an upding for that. Graceland introduced me to a lot of African music that I would never have even tried to listen to, otherwise.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:27:08pm |
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:27:31pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:27:53pm |
re: #449 Sharmuta
The 80s gave us U2
I'm not a fan. There are some decent songs and the band has certainly survived but they just don't appeal to me.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:28:17pm |
re: #451 PT Barnum
You get an upding for that. Graceland introduced me to a lot of African music that I would never have even tried to listen to, otherwise.
like this?
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:28:21pm |
Man, things are really getting crazy out there tonight.
I think I'll make it a little bit crazier, and put together that 'Hot Air Comments of the Day' post.
| 457 |
davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:28:25pm |
re: #454 Killgore Trout
With you, Kilgore. Never did it for me.
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:28:25pm |
re: #444 Slumbering Behemoth
I dunno, Hair Metal always struck me as the triumph of style over any discernable talent.
| 459 |
BARACK THE VOTE Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:02pm |
| 460 |
Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:11pm |
re: #458 PT Barnum
and we were getting on sooo well :-(
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:19pm |
re: #449 Sharmuta
The 80s gave us U2
[Video]
I envy all you folks who can get high on music, even though I like it. Sometime this place is like a contact high. Know what I mean?
| 462 |
Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:19pm |
I think there are great songs and bands from every decade, as well as crappy ones.
The Beatles and Led Zeppelin are both before my time, but those are my two favorites.
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webevintage Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:21pm |
re: #423 shiplord kirel
One aspect of the modern world that I like is in fact the eclectism and diversity of the styles and other choices people can make. We can keep what we want of the past and discard the things that need to be discarded.
Indeed.
We are Mid Century Modern folks here. I may not want to go back to the 50's and early 60's, but they had some snazzy style. Haywood Wakefield, fiberglass lamp shades and chrome kitchen tables make me swoon.
Rockabilly style.
It's an addiction, but I've got some pretty cool stuff.
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allegro Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:25pm |
re: #443 _RememberTonyC
Graceland was released in the '80s ... one of the great albums ever
Points for that one!
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:27pm |
re: #369 Charles
Can you give me one quote where Obama has "blamed America first?"
My thoughts on that man are mostly visceral, not rational. I'll try to develop a good explanation for my opinion, but doing so is quite difficult for me. He sees the world in a very different way than I do, much more of a one-world way of seeing things, whereas my own views are very America-centric. That's the start of the matter. More as I can organize my thoughts, but I do thank you for making me actually think through my emotions. It's not an easy thing for me, but I thank you for making me better at it with your relentless sanity.
| 466 |
Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:53pm |
'80s music (metal, anyway) was frickin' awesome. Need I say more?
/Iceweasel and Jimmah are gonna have to make a special "Heavy Metal Butthurt" meter for me.
| 467 |
Sharmuta Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:29:59pm |
re: #454 Killgore Trout
I'm not a fan. There are some decent songs and the band has certainly survived but they just don't appeal to me.
Be thankful I didn't go for the 70s and link disco.
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simoom Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:30:53pm |
re: #128 _RememberTonyC
A few months ago, Charles posted an old B&W film takeoff on the perfect 1950's/1960's family as created by some very funny people in an ad agency. I think it would be fun to see that thing again.
The Cliche Family in Television Land (maybe NSFW because of brief nudity)
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Blue Fin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:31:15pm |
re: #433 Killgore Trout
I disagree sir. As a child of the eighties looking back it was so eclectic...a buffet of music to choose from if you will. Rap was new authentic, pop was pretentious but innocent, country was not a caricature that it is now and though hard rock had it hair spray issues with the dudes, it rocked.
Music was better that today's...TV was worse then.
| 471 |
Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:31:25pm |
re: #458 PT Barnum
I dunno, Hair Metal always struck me as the triumph of style over any discernable talent.
SLAYER IS NOT FRICKEN HAIR METAL!!11! ELEVENTY!
/I'm gonna have to come over to your place and pee on your rose bushes.
| 472 |
freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:31:28pm |
re: #446 davesax
Is that how you see it?
I was wondering why you chose the phrase "body slammed"... which at first (and second) look does seem to suggest strong approval.
| 473 |
bratwurst Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:31:40pm |
re: #465 Dark_Falcon
My thoughts on that man are mostly visceral, not rational.
This kind of honesty is why I love LGF.
| 474 |
Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:31:49pm |
Since we're playing 80's music, here's my contribution:
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:31:55pm |
re: #465 Dark_Falcon
Well, that's my point. I hear this talking point a LOT, and I really haven't seen anything he's said that actually backs it up. In fact, when I read his speeches, I see a lot of strong defenses of American values. I do NOT see him "blaming America first" for anything.
Way too many people are reacting emotionally instead of paying attention to reality.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:31:55pm |
re: #466 Slumbering Behemoth
'80s music (metal, anyway) was frickin' awesome. Need I say more?
/Iceweasel and Jimmah are gonna have to make a special "Heavy Metal Butthurt" meter for me.
One word: Danzig
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:32:04pm |
re: #460 wozzablog
and we were getting on sooo well :-(
So much of the Hair metal was more about makeup and pouting than anything else. Bands like Ratt, Poison, Warrant..etc. bleah...
But then again, I have AC/DC's Back in Black as my ring tone.
It went off the other day at work and one of my coworkers actually thanked me.
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SteveC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:32:29pm |
re: #19 erraticsphinx
The American Glenn Beck remembers only existed in his mind.
"We have serious problems to solve, and we need serious people to solve them. And whatever your particular problem is, I promise you, Bob Rumson Glenn Beck is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things and two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who's to blame for it."
/My name is Andrew Shepard, and I am the President of the United States!
| 479 |
Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:32:30pm |
re: #458 PT Barnum
I dunno, Hair Metal always struck me as the triumph of style over any discernable talent.
Some good, some bad.
Crue, GNR and Bon Jovi each had one incredible album. Poison and Ratt had decent runs, and LA Guns had one great album. Everything else was fair to middling.
You could probably say about the same for any style of music over a similar period of time.
| 480 |
Spare O'Lake Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:32:37pm |
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poteen Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:33:28pm |
re: #423 shiplord kirel
That was the point of 277 to Medaura. You dont forget the good times.
If your smart and a little lucky, you live long enough to learn from from the bad ones. She rolled the good old days, and Paul Anka into the big ball of shit that were the bad.
Thats all I was sayin'.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:33:30pm |
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simoom Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:33:44pm |
re: #469 simoom
Oops, I missed that freetoken already posted a better archive.org version.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:34:25pm |
re: #46http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/6 Slumbering Behemoth
'80s music (metal, anyway) was frickin' awesome. Need I say more?
/Iceweasel and Jimmah are gonna have to make a special "Heavy Metal Butthurt" meter for me.
heavy metal
heavy METAL
HEAVY METAL!
you banged one too many time...
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reine.de.tout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:34:26pm |
re: #465 Dark_Falcon
My thoughts on that man are mostly visceral, not rational. I'll try to develop a good explanation for my opinion, but doing so is quite difficult for me. He sees the world in a very different way than I do, much more of a one-world way of seeing things, whereas my own views are very America-centric. That's the start of the matter. More as I can organize my thoughts, but I do thank you for making me actually think through my emotions. It's not an easy thing for me, but I thank you for making me better at it with your relentless sanity.
Been there, am there, trying to get past there, trying to figure it all out myself, DF. . . .
| 487 |
davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:34:30pm |
I actually have a weakness for the Bee Gees, I hate to say. Thought they were good writers, and also, I went to music school with their band, so...I'm biased!
| 488 |
Ojoe Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:34:46pm |
re: #463 webevintage
I would like to see floor mounted dimmer switches & wind wings again, and station wagons with two part tail gates, a down part and a (window) up part.
| 489 |
Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:34:58pm |
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:35:18pm |
re: #479 Ray in TX
My tastes are pretty eclectic, so there is a fair amount of metal I listen to, but as I don't watch videos, I get more of my sense of whether a band is any good from just listening.
Of course I was working in Top 40 radio at the time they were popular, so it may have been that I grew to hate the stuff, much like I did Christmas music working retail for 4 years.
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:35:21pm |
re: #321 Dark_Falcon
George W. is not stupid. Sometimes he has been wrong, but his understanding of the world is far better than that of BHO.
Sure, that explains why President Bush's administration was classifying thousands of satellite photographs from NASA and the military solely on the basis that these photographs documented an increase in arctic sea-ice loss, because GWB understands the world better than BHO.
It also explains why the USA has now been returned to our rightful position as the most admired nation on the whole damned planet, because George may very well have understood the world the best, but he treated it at times with almost open contempt.
| 492 |
MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:35:21pm |
| 494 |
Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:36:06pm |
re: #465 Dark_Falcon
i went through that in the early years of Bush 2 - don't get me wrong, he will never make my 40 greatest presidents list - but No Child Left Behind, Afghanistan (before Iraq) and not selling the farm entirely to the Looney Tunes are things i can hang my hat on to his presidency.
It's not much but it's something.
When people say "i don't agree with anything obama has ever done"... he helped disadvantaged kids in poor neighbourhoods, he got a good education, he ordered the strike on the pirates and Eric Holder dropped the charges against stalwart conservative Ted Setevens for prior prosecutorial negligence in his case.
It took me a long time - but there are shades of grey in politics.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:36:41pm |
re: #485 albusteve
Ha! I'll be throwing up them horns till the day I die.
| 496 |
davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:36:47pm |
Wow, this whole blog thing has really become a warzone! I didn't realize it was so intense these days!
| 497 |
SteveC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:36:55pm |
re: #443 _RememberTonyC
Graceland was released in the '80s ... one of the great albums ever
Me and my best buddy, rolling down the road going anywhere
and singing
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al
/Thanks, Tony, I had almost forgotten!
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:37:10pm |
re: #470 Blue Fin
I disagree sir. As a child of the eighties looking back it was so eclectic...a buffet of music to choose from if you will. Rap was new authentic, pop was pretentious but innocent, country was not a caricature that it is now and though hard rock had it hair spray issues with the dudes, it rocked.
Music was better that today's...TV was worse then.
You bold bastard!
| 499 |
Ojoe Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:37:10pm |
re: #475 Charles
i.e. Obama gave a talk to young kids in which he told fathers to be responsible and stay with their families. What's not to like about that?
| 500 |
Spare O'Lake Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:37:16pm |
| 501 |
Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:37:17pm |
re: #487 davesax
I actually have a weakness for the Bee Gees, I hate to say. Thought they were good writers, and also, I went to music school with their band, so...I'm biased!
The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack broke sales records for a reason. I think there was a reflexive rejection to disco in the 80s and people forgot how good some of those songs really were.
| 502 |
Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:38:00pm |
re: #466 Slumbering Behemoth
'80s music (metal, anyway) was frickin' awesome. Need I say more?
/Iceweasel and Jimmah are gonna have to make a special "Heavy Metal Butthurt" meter for me.
Hehe - there's something deeply Spinal Tap about this...:)
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:38:07pm |
re: #470 Blue Fin
I disagree sir. As a child of the eighties looking back it was so eclectic...a buffet of music to choose from if you will. Rap was new authentic, pop was pretentious but innocent, country was not a caricature that it is now and though hard rock had it hair spray issues with the dudes, it rocked.
Music was better that today's...TV was worse then.
Music was better because we were younger and less critical, and so was TV for the same reason and even the picture snow from the big bang helped the concentration. (Of course I don't know your age)
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webevintage Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:38:31pm |
re: #487 davesax
I actually have a weakness for the Bee Gees, I hate to say. Thought they were good writers, and also, I went to music school with their band, so...I'm biased!
I did see the Bee Gees in concert when I was a 11 or 12.
I'll admit to loving ABBA...don't judge me...
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:38:37pm |
re: #501 Ray in TX
Ray, I agree. They were always very talented pop musicians. Their songs were crafted very well.
I actually think Saturday Night Fever is really strong stuff.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:38:50pm |
re: #496 davesax
Wow, this whole blog thing has really become a warzone! I didn't realize it was so intense these days!
My Heavy Metal outrage is completely faux, and is simply meant as good natured goofery, in case you might be referring to my posts.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:38:50pm |
re: #492 MandyManners
I know I have guilty pleasure songs from the 80's but I can't think of them now. It wasn't a totally desolate musical decade for me but I have a hard time conjuring up stuff that I find listenable.
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allegro Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:38:58pm |
re: #501 Ray in TX
The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack broke sales records for a reason. I think there was a reflexive rejection to disco in the 80s and people forgot how good some of those songs really were.
Disco totally sucked - even for those of us there - but there were gems among the detritus and the Bee Gees were at the top.
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rurality Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:39:06pm |
I think this yearning for the 'real America' or the 1950s is a reflection of two things or combo of both. 50's America was basically pre-drugs, aside from a little reefer madness here and there. Influx of drugs really hit my small town America hard and seemingly out of left field. Jr. was helping with the harvest one weekend and strung out on heroin the next or Jr. went off to Viet Nam and came back with a monkey, etc. Drugs were associated with Dems. and cities/colleges, so lots of once democratic rural areas went R. Perhaps the anti-intellectual hostility was fed by this too and what I think is the second reason for the yearning, insecurity. Nutters want to go back to a time when being white was kinda like having an Am Ex gold card--instant entre. You could be a lazy, dumbass, but hey, you were white so you were already way ahead of the game--or at least way ahead of those people. It's easier to rail against 'elites' or the Ivy educated, to somehow paint intellectual achievement as suspect than to read a book, put down the remote, try to broaden horizons so that you understand other people, places and how they effect issues. And the nutters gift themselves and their lazy, fearfulness with righteousness by cherry picking stuff out of the Bible or parroting stuff they hear from the Bible. If that is your text, yeah, maybe you can time travel and go back to this 'real' America. This sort of thinking or non-thinking is why Fox is so dangerous. It reinforces a narrowness of thought and experience and gives it legitimacy by being on TV (the true God of the lazy) and if Fox is the only source of info aside from Rush and the Bible--I mean, that's a trifecta of misinformation. And this sort of group think, circle jerk, works really well, gives the social and intellectually insecure people tons of confidence---as long as the bubble isnt penetrated. That's why Charles is getting so much heat. This is also why I will never listen to or respect those that know better and pander to this fearful, hateful, laziness.
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:39:15pm |
re: #481 davesax
Thanks for all the attention.
Heh... no problem... and not much work either...
What I do pay attention to though are the hatchet jobs Glenn Beck does to whomever his fancy urges him to prosecute.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:39:31pm |
Here's something from the '80s that albusteve will like:
/the concert footage in from 1995, but the song came out in 1981.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:39:49pm |
re: #495 Slumbering Behemoth
Ha! I'll be throwing up them horns till the day I die.
take heavy metal with you when you go...please
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:39:58pm |
re: #477 PT Barnum
cool ringtone upding.
i frequent clubs where Warrant are played without fear. i am biassed
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Achilles Tang Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:39:59pm |
re: #496 davesax
Wow, this whole blog thing has really become a warzone! I didn't realize it was so intense these days!
Where?
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Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:40:08pm |
re: #496 davesax
Wow, this whole blog thing has really become a warzone! I didn't realize it was so intense these days!
It's been pretty intense since the election. There's been a tectonic shift in the political landscape and we're all trying to get our bearings.
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:40:08pm |
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Blue Fin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:40:13pm |
re: #498 MandyManners
Cool...Mandy has dissed me...working my way in.
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Nanook37 Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:40:17pm |
The 80's also gave us The Replacements - I watched Adventureland the other day and any movie that starts out with Bastards of Young is probably going to rock.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:40:29pm |
re: #480 Spare O'Lake
Please no Bee Gee's.
re: #497 SteveC
Me and my best buddy, rolling down the road going anywhere
and singingIf you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al/Thanks, Tony, I had almost forgotten!
youtube is getting a workout from me right now ... listening to the title track as we speak!
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:40:34pm |
re: #501 Ray in TX
The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack broke sales records for a reason. I think there was a reflexive rejection to disco in the 80s and people forgot how good some of those songs really were.
Early BEE GEES were magnificent. Once they entered the disco phase it went down hill from there.
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Liberal Classic Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:40:38pm |
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:40:39pm |
re: #496 davesax
Wow, this whole blog thing has really become a warzone! I didn't realize it was so intense these days!
DUCK, DAVE! COVER YOUR SAX!
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:41:47pm |
re: #501 Ray in TX
The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack broke sales records for a reason. I think there was a reflexive rejection to disco in the 80s and people forgot how good some of those songs really were.
the reason was MTV which nearly killed off decent R/B...people are easily swayed
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:42:27pm |
re: #509 rurality
We've had drugs in this country long before then. They were legal, too.
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Kragar Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:42:47pm |
And one song thats stuck with me from my youth for some reason
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:43:01pm |
re: #507 Killgore Trout
I discovered Joe Jackson in the 80s, even though he had been doing music before that.
I discovered Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler.
I discovered ska..
The 80s were a good time.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:43:20pm |
re: #511 Dark_Falcon
Here's something from the '80s that albusteve will like:
/the concert footage in from 1995, but the song came out in 1981.
heh...the Stones are the real deal, regardless of headbanging BeeGee boobs
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Stormy Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:43:33pm |
re: #491 goddamnedfrank
It also explains why the USA has now been returned to our rightful position as the most admired nation on the whole damned planet, because George may very well have understood the world the best, but he treated it at times with almost open contempt.
I'm sorry, but I don't buy this. So what if the "National Brand Index" (whatever that is) says we're number one. Is being most popular really that important? Frankly I would be willing to bet most rational people would rather be best than most popular. With the exception of a few high school kids of course...
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:44:14pm |
re: #512 albusteve
take heavy metal with you when you go...please
You can't kill it, Albusteve. Don't even try.
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webevintage Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:44:16pm |
re: #465 Dark_Falcon
My thoughts on that man are mostly visceral, not rational.
I understand, felt the same way about Bush and I can look back now and see that a lot of my reaction is not rational.
Some is, but the purely "I can not even stand to hear him talk" reaction has no basis in reality.
I'm not sure where the deep seated loathing for Palin comes from...I'm sure she is a nice person and a good mother.
I. Just. Don't. Like. Her.
Totally irrational.
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:44:19pm |
re: #490 PT Barnum
My tastes are pretty eclectic, so there is a fair amount of metal I listen to, but as I don't watch videos, I get more of my sense of whether a band is any good from just listening.
I think mine are, as well. I don't categorically reject music because of it's genre or era, but of course there are things I don't prefer. But in the 80s, I was as big of a metalhead as most people. I might still have a drumstick lying around that I caught at an Armored Saint halloween concert.
So much of it is subjective. For example, I absolutely cannot stand Pink Floyd even though they are generally listed as among the greatest rock bands of all time. I don't get what people like about them.
So when people despise some band that I think is great, I understand and shrug it off as personal taste.
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Blue Fin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:44:21pm |
re: #503 Naso Tang
I get it the snow reference but the TV sucked for the most part. The best show ever came from the eighties though...'Wise Guy'...hands down
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Ojoe Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:44:48pm |
re: #528 Slumbering Behemoth
The government used to send morphine through the mail to injured civil war vets.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:46:13pm |
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Stanghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:46:24pm |
re: #475 Charles
Well, that's my point. I hear this talking point a LOT, and I really haven't seen anything he's said that actually backs it up. In fact, when I read his speeches, I see a lot of strong defenses of American values. I do NOT see him "blaming America first" for anything.
Way too many people are reacting emotionally instead of paying attention to reality.
I so agree. Someone earlier noted the emotional reactions to "he's leading us down the path of...blah blah blah" pre-emptive fear mongering.
On the other hand, as a new member, I'm having a heck of a time keeping up to these fast paced comments. It's like working out or something.
Love the 80's music.
Beck's nostalgia: notice how everything being sold is mid-century modern? It's because we all love the things of our childhood.
I started typing when there were no comments pending. Now there are 26...!
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Liberal Classic Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:46:25pm |
re: #528 Slumbering Behemoth
Lots of abuse and addiction to prescription drugs in the 50s, too.
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:46:32pm |
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:46:35pm |
re: #524 albusteve
the reason was MTV which nearly killed off decent R/B...people are easily swayed
MTV's success was capitalism in action, so I probably shouldn't complain. However, I think that the increased emphasis on visual appeal probably allowed some bad bands to get more airplay than they deserved.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:46:39pm |
re: #533 Slumbering Behemoth
You can't kill it, Albusteve. Don't even try.
I didn't say you could...heavy metal is highschool garage music...the very best is terrible...it has no where to go and nobody to take it there...brainlock droolers
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:46:40pm |
re: #531 albusteve
heh...the Stones are the real deal, regardless of headbanging BeeGee boobs
Start Me Up was a song I would put on at 3AM when I was about ready to pass out behind the mike in my radio days.
Almost as good as 3 Vivarin and 2 Mountain Dews.
(what you won't do when you're young and stupid)
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:46:54pm |
re: #534 webevintage
i came up with three things i could tolerate/like/just about stand - for Bush 2... Palin on the other hand... i would really have to try longer than i would ever give her brain space for.
I don't think it's irrational with here - there is just sooo much to choose that is flat out wrong.
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webevintage Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:47:19pm |
re: #530 PT Barnum
I discovered Joe Jackson in the 80s, even though he had been doing music before that.
I discovered Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler.
I discovered ska..
The 80s were a good time.
The Pogues
The Kinks
The Clash
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WindHorse Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:47:22pm |
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:47:24pm |
Let's hear it for the 90's.
| 550 |
Killgore Trout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:47:57pm |
My cat BEANER!
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:48:13pm |
re: #546 webevintage
Kinks were around long before the 80s...
The Clash is one of the best bands ever.
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Velvet Elvis Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:48:16pm |
My gf and I share a long lasting affinity for Crowded House
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:48:23pm |
re: #542 Ray in TX
MTV's success was capitalism in action, so I probably shouldn't complain. However, I think that the increased emphasis on visual appeal probably allowed some bad bands to get more airplay than they deserved.
no shit...rock and roll is a live thing...everything else is tripe looking for the payoff
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Wozza Matter? Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:48:37pm |
re: #540 Liberal Classic
it's how the housewives made it through/
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:48:51pm |
re: #553 Conservative Moonbat
Split Enz were good too.
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Racer X Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:48:59pm |
re: #535 Ray in TX
So much of it is subjective. For example, I absolutely cannot stand Pink Floyd even though they are generally listed as among the greatest rock bands of all time. I don't get what people like about them.
/Facepalm
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:49:36pm |
re: #549 wozzablog
Lets here it for the Boys...
AAARRGGHHH...no footloose references!!!
Or am I over reacting?
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:49:57pm |
re: #531 albusteve
heh...the Stones are the real deal, regardless of headbanging BeeGee boobs
Yes, they are. This one is a song that came out in the mid-90's. It's not the Stones' best song, but it's the first good one that really touched me. It's something I know use for those who've taken the wrong path, those I've tried to reach but can't. When I need to move past some of the pain, this song really speaks to me:
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:50:05pm |
re: #544 PT Barnum
Start Me Up was a song I would put on at 3AM when I was about ready to pass out behind the mike in my radio days.
Almost as good as 3 Vivarin and 2 Mountain Dews.
(what you won't do when you're young and stupid)
I used to wake up the family on Christmas morning with a window shattering 'Sympathy for the Devil'...my kids still dig me
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webevintage Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:50:26pm |
re: #552 PT Barnum
Kinks were around long before the 80s...
The Clash is one of the best bands ever.
That's true, I did not discover them until the very early 80's as a teenager.
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allegro Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:51:04pm |
re: #558 Racer X
So much of it is subjective. For example, I absolutely cannot stand Pink Floyd even though they are generally listed as among the greatest rock bands of all time. I don't get what people like about them.
Thank you! So that makes two of us...
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:51:06pm |
re: #543 albusteve
I didn't say you could...heavy metal is highschool garage music...the very best is terrible...it has no where to go and nobody to take it there...brainlock droolers
wow.
Heavy metal is just another musical format that people write lyrics for. Early Metallica was VERY heavy for its time and the band wrote a lot of smart songs.
Ever since the Beatles popularized the 4-man format, almost every rock band has technically been "high school garage music."
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SteveC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:51:29pm |
re: #561 albusteve
I used to wake up the family on Christmas morning with a window shattering 'Sympathy for the Devil'...my kids still dig me
*Shows up on Christmas eve with a pillow and a blanket*
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rurality Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:51:36pm |
re: #526 Ojoe
Thank you, especially for honorarium of "sir", I am not so equipped.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:51:56pm |
re: #547 WindHorse
Thanks... I owe you an apology.
Sorry for my rudeness the other night.
Apology accepted. Thank you for it and again glad to have you back.
| 569 |
Spare O'Lake Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:51:58pm |
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:52:18pm |
re: #563 webevintage
Well Regarded Man About Town
You Really Got Me
Good stuff.
I worked oldies radio for a while which aided in my musical education immensely. Though I had a program director threaten to blacken my eye if I didn't quit doing an hour of Philly Soul on Saturday mornings.
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:53:26pm |
re: #510 freetoken
What I do pay attention to though are the hatchet jobs Glenn Beck does to whomever his fancy urges him to prosecute.
Not really sure what that means, but I can tell you don't like Glenn Beck.
I don't like him either. As a matter of fact, I don't think anything of him. I don't have a working TV, and I wish people would stop watching so much television. Then, blowhards like him would have to get real jobs like the rest of us. I only know about the existence of him through this blog and some articles at TNR.
I do realize that lots of Republicans seem to think highly of him, which is ridiculous, but very unsurprising.
That being said, Beck or no, Limbaugh or no, I do think it's weird for anyone to say that Mao is a "favorite philosopher". It's kind of like saying Stalin is a "favorite philosopher".
And while I think Dunn is right to call Fox on their B.S., she's leaving an opening when she says, "Fox is just a mouthpiece of the G.O.P." (which it is) Simply because, that's an attack that a republican will come back and say, "Well, the NYTimes is a mouthpiece of the DNC". (which it is).
Now, if that pisses you off, there's really nothing I can do about it.
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Racer X Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:53:37pm |
re: #564 allegro
Thank you! So that makes two of us...
No,no, what I meant was - The Stones SUCK!
Pink FLoyd rules!
/only half kidding
/Stones are just OK
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:53:49pm |
re: #561 albusteve
Definite upding for that...
That and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Gimme Shelter" are in my permanent play list.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:54:18pm |
re: #543 albusteve
I didn't say you could...heavy metal is highschool garage music...the very best is terrible...it has no where to go and nobody to take it there...brainlock droolers
Cranky old curmudgeon. Ignorant too. I could waste my time detailing where it's been, or where it could go, how much it has evolved over the decades, and list a great many metal artists that posses intellect far above the average person, but the effort would be wasted on a brainlocked drooler such as yourself.
Enjoy whatever music you like, it's highly doubtful you'll find me shitting all over it with stupid tripe similar to what I quoted above.
/Jimmah, Ice, I need that Butthurt meter stat!
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:54:44pm |
re: #558 Racer X
/Facepalm
[Video]
Music is very subjective ... I love Pink Floyd. But tastes change. When Elton John was in his heyday, I was not a big fan. But 20 years later, I thought he was great. back in the 70's, I was totally into ELP and Yes, but now I never listen to them at all. Right now, I think Coldplay is a great contemporary band. I have all their albums and there is not a bad one in the bunch IMHO.
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reine.de.tout Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:54:52pm |
re: #534 webevintage
I understand, felt the same way about Bush and I can look back now and see that a lot of my reaction is not rational.
Some is, but the purely "I can not even stand to hear him talk" reaction has no basis in reality.
I'm not sure where the deep seated loathing for Palin comes from...I'm sure she is a nice person and a good mother.
I. Just. Don't. Like. Her.
Totally irrational.
I liked her before I didn't like her anymore.
she has been most disappointing.
And was a huge mistake in judgment.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:54:54pm |
re: #565 Ray in TX
wow.
Heavy metal is just another musical format that people write lyrics for. Early Metallica was VERY heavy for its time and the band wrote a lot of smart songs.
Ever since the Beatles popularized the 4-man format, almost every rock band has technically been "high school garage music."
heavy metal is a marginal offshoot of rock and roll...wow...nobody will even remember Metalica 25 yrs from now...their contribution to the greater picture is little...unless our children are as braindead as their parents who dig that crap
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:56:01pm |
re: #579 albusteve
c'mon..everyone knows the greatest garage band of all time..
Can I get a GABBA GABBA HEY! Anybody?
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:56:35pm |
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:56:47pm |
re: #574 PT Barnum
Definite upding for that...
That and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Gimme Shelter" are in my permanent play list.
then we are eternal brothers
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allegro Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:57:15pm |
re: #573 Racer X
No,no, what I meant was - The Stones SUCK!
That just tells me you weren't there. It's like saying the Doors suck, and the Beatles and Jethro Tull and Moody Blues... I dig it, they don't speak to you. But they did to us. That's cool.
| 585 |
bratwurst Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:57:28pm |
re: #579 albusteve
nobody will even remember Metalica 25 yrs from now
I am not a fan, but I think you are way off base here.
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rurality Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:57:30pm |
re: #527 MandyManners
I don't know what you mean, sorry. I am new to this.
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:57:37pm |
re: #558 Racer X
/Facepalm
lol, I know. I just personally don't like their style of music. I'm not saying they're a bad band.
I liked "The Wall", but probably the best concept album of all time came a few years later, and only us metalheads really got to enjoy it.
"Operation: Mindcrime" by Queensryche is probably one of my favorite, if not my favorite, album of all time. Everything else they did was average, at best, but Mindcrime was orders of magnitude above anything else in that era.
And with white supremacists resurgent, it seems relevant again.
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:57:55pm |
re: #572 davesax
Now, if that pisses you off, there's really nothing I can do about it.
Ummm.. not, it doesn't bother me at all.
Beck got his start in radio and did television before going to Fox.
Indeed, some of the worst things Beck has said was on his radio show, not his current melodrama-pretending-to-be-a-news show.
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:58:17pm |
re: #582 MandyManners
Mandy, yeah. But I don't care.
I have nothing but respect for what Charles does here, and I think my history shows that. If people want to pick fights with me, that's their problem.
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:58:32pm |
re: #583 albusteve
then we are eternal brothers
Honky Tonk Woman
Brown Sugar
As Tears Go By
Satisfaction
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:58:39pm |
re: #587 Ray in TX
Silent Lucidity had that kind of ethereal quality..About the only song I remember by them though.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:58:42pm |
re: #576 Slumbering Behemoth
Cranky old curmudgeon. Ignorant too. I could waste my time detailing where it's been, or where it could go, how much it has evolved over the decades, and list a great many metal artists that posses intellect far above the average person, but the effort would be wasted on a brainlocked drooler such as yourself.
Enjoy whatever music you like, it's highly doubtful you'll find me shitting all over it with stupid tripe similar to what I quoted above.
/Jimmah, Ice, I need that Butthurt meter stat!
ignorant...
ignorant?
DRINK!
| 593 |
Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 7:59:17pm |
re: #590 Spare O'Lake
Honky Tonk Woman
Brown Sugar
As Tears Go By
Satisfaction
Don't forget Paint It Black
| 595 |
Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:00:01pm |
re: #594 wozzablog
Same here...I gotta take some more of the codeine cough syrup the doc gave me 3 colds ago and pass out for a while...
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:00:14pm |
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Blue Fin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:00:32pm |
re: #580 MandyManners
And hello to you fellow Tennessean...if I remember correctly...if not, hello fellow American
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:00:40pm |
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Racer X Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:00:40pm |
re: #577 _RememberTonyC
Music is very subjective ... I love Pink Floyd. But tastes change. When Elton John was in his heyday, I was not a big fan. But 20 years later, I thought he was great. back in the 70's, I was totally into ELP and Yes, but now I never listen to them at all. Right now, I think Coldplay is a great contemporary band. I have all their albums and there is not a bad one in the bunch IMHO.
I'm right there with ya.
I hated disco in the 70's and 80's.
Too bad - I missed out on some good stuff.
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:00:46pm |
re: #579 albusteve
heavy metal is a marginal offshoot of rock and roll...wow...nobody will even remember Metalica 25 yrs from now...their contribution to the greater picture is little...unless our children are as braindead as their parents who dig that crap
That's what my grandfather was undoubtedly telling my father about the Beatles. "Rock and roll is a fad!"
I don't think Metallica is timeless by any means, but they were not some idiotic drooling teenage band. They wrote a lot of anti-war songs, like "Blackened", "For Whom the Bell Tools", "Fight fire with Fire" and "One".
How can anyone listen to "One" and think Metallica was a crappy band? It boggles the mind.
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Kytan Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:00:49pm |
What are the execs smoking that they thought "You know what? I think if Glenn Beck cried more, the ratings would go up."?
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The Sanity Inspector Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:01:26pm |
re: #581 PT Barnum
c'mon..everyone knows the greatest garage band of all time..
Can I get a GABBA GABBA HEY! Anybody?
I tend to file them under "bands more interesting to read about than listen to." No offense.
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rwmofo Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:01:28pm |
re: #590 Spare O'Lake
Honky Tonk Woman
Brown Sugar
As Tears Go By
Satisfaction
I love the back-up singer on this one.
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:01:33pm |
re: #591 PT Barnum
Silent Lucidity had that kind of ethereal quality..About the only song I remember by them though.
That was their Pink Floyd ripoff.
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:01:34pm |
re: #576 Slumbering Behemoth
Cranky old curmudgeon. Ignorant too. I could waste my time detailing where it's been, or where it could go, how much it has evolved over the decades, and list a great many metal artists that posses intellect far above the average person, but the effort would be wasted on a brainlocked drooler such as yourself.
Enjoy whatever music you like, it's highly doubtful you'll find me shitting all over it with stupid tripe similar to what I quoted above.
/Jimmah, Ice, I need that Butthurt meter stat!
You have my word SB, that level "Eleven" will be reserved for him.
I think Albusteve should now kneel in penitential awe before the very essence of RAWK! :
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Sloppy Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:01:35pm |
I think Paul Anka wrote the theme music for "The Longest Day." I liked it.
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SteveC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:02:16pm |
re: #581 PT Barnum
c'mon..everyone knows the greatest garage band of all time..
The Archies!
Sugar... Oh, honey, honey!
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:02:22pm |
re: #590 Spare O'Lake
Honky Tonk Woman
Brown Sugar
As Tears Go By
Satisfaction
and tons more...btw I think Jagger is one hell of a harp player...OH NOEZ!
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:03:19pm |
re: #602 The Sanity Inspector
I tend to file them under "bands more interesting to read about than listen to." No offense.
None Taken, but most people can't listen to the opening chords of "I Wanna Be Sedated" without involuntary, rythmic movement. And I'm not talking reverse peristalsis.
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_RememberTonyC Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:03:26pm |
g'night Lizards ...
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Nervous Norvous Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:04:04pm |
re: #607 SteveC
The Archies!
Sugar... Oh, honey, honey!
[Video]
Oh dear...now I am going to suffer from reverse peristalsis..and diabetes to boot.
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:04:10pm |
re: #586 rurality
I don't know what you mean, sorry. I am new to this.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:04:23pm |
re: #603 rwmofo
I love the back-up singer on this one.
Mary Clayton...I met her once for a few minutes
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:04:57pm |
re: #532 Stormy
I'm sorry, but I don't buy this. So what if the "National Brand Index" (whatever that is) says we're number one. Is being most popular really that important? Frankly I would be willing to bet most rational people would rather be best than most popular. With the exception of a few high school kids of course...
Why can't we be both? Why can't we be the most popular precisely because we ARE the best?
When most people leave high school they realize that the real world bears little resemblance. In politics and diplomacy popularity matters, and perception is reality.
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Gearhead Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:05:05pm |
There was so much good music in the 80s and all so different. I forgot about disco and went to Dire Straits, Rush, Moody Blues. There was an oldies revival, prompting me to raid my parents' collection (still have a Kingsmen Live and a Booker T and the MGs). Dire Straits and CCR begat an interest in the Blues, and then someone played Led Zeppelin for me. Got into Alternative music in college.
And there was my secret, guilty pleasure: Tangerine Dream
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Pepper Fox Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:05:44pm |
At least with Michael Savage its like listening to an old timer reminisce, quite interesting to hear, but I have since stopped listening to him.
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rwmofo Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:05:45pm |
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:05:56pm |
my Boze are smokin...thanks for all the cool Stones stuff
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:06:17pm |
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Ayeless in Ghazi Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:06:48pm |
Night all.
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rwmofo Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:09:10pm |
re: #622 albusteve
WHAT?...
Watch until the end and Jagger says her name. I bet Mary is a nice person though...
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:09:27pm |
re: #622 albusteve
A much higher-pitched second vocal track is sung by guest vocalist Merry Clayton. Of her inclusion, Jagger said in the 2003 book According to... The Rolling Stones: "The use of the female voice was the producer's idea. It would be one of those moments along the lines of 'I hear a girl on this track - get one on the phone.' " Clayton gives her solo performance, and one of the song's most famous pieces, after a solo performed by Richards, repeatedly singing "Rape, murder; It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away," and finally screaming the final stanza. She and Jagger finish the song with the line, "Love, sister, it's just a kiss away." To date it remains one of the most prominent contributions to a Rolling Stones track by a female vocalist.[2]
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:09:31pm |
re: #597 Blue Fin
And hello to you fellow Tennessean...if I remember correctly...if not, hello fellow American
I was born and raised there.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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Stormy Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:10:39pm |
re: #615 Gearhead
And there was my secret, guilty pleasure: Tangerine Dream
I played a lot of chess in high school. During tournaments I would listen to their stuff a lot. It put my brain in a place where everything flowed and I could really see the board. Almost a mind-altering drug that music. Was darn lucky to have a Sony discman way back in the late 80's.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:10:44pm |
re: #623 rwmofo
Watch until the end and Jagger says her name. I bet Mary is a nice person though...
your history is wrong...
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Gearhead Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:11:09pm |
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:11:28pm |
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rwmofo Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:11:59pm |
re: #624 albusteve
Ahhh. You're talking about the '69 record. I'm talking about the '95 version in that video I linked.
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Gearhead Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:12:43pm |
re: #626 Stormy
I played a lot of chess in high school. During tournaments I would listen to their stuff a lot. It put my brain in a place where everything flowed and I could really see the board. Almost a mind-altering drug that music. Was darn lucky to have a Sony discman way back in the late 80's.
Exactly.
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Mich-again Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:13:38pm |
I am not going to go through 631 posts to see if this has been noted before, but clearly that was not Paul Anka singing that song it was Andy Williams.
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Blue Fin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:15:43pm |
re: #625 MandyManners
I understand. I refer to the city now as KnoxVOL.
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rurality Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:16:03pm |
re: #620 MandyManners
Allegro? Don't get the link. Catching up might not be an option--I don't have a cell phone and don't know shit about "aps" and how to do links and learn empirically, which isnt too easy where I am.
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:16:20pm |
Speaking of 80's...Tears for Fears actually had some decent stuff. Woman in Chains is a beauty.
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:16:55pm |
re: #634 Blue Fin
I understand. I refer to the city now as KnoxVOL.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:17:23pm |
re: #631 rwmofo
Ahhh. You're talking about the '69 record. I'm talking about the '95 version in that video I linked.
whoops!...Mary Clayton, Merry is a studio name btw, is the sister of Sam Clayton, the percussionist for Little Feat and a personal friend of mine...she slammed 'Gimme Shelter' in the studio at like 7am in the morning with her towering back up...just a tid bit
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Mich-again Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:17:27pm |
Ha. I searched and got no results for "Andy Williams". You guys are slipping.
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allegro Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:17:41pm |
re: #633 Mich-again
clearly that was not Paul Anka singing that song it was Andy Williams.
'
It was definitely Paul Anka.
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:18:21pm |
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davesax Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:18:59pm |
I'm back in the 50's.
Lately I've been listening to Sinatra's Capitol stuff.
'Nuff said.
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rwmofo Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:19:46pm |
re: #638 albusteve
whoops!...Mary Clayton, Merry is a studio name btw, is the sister of Sam Clayton, the percussionist for Little Feat and a personal friend of mine...she slammed 'Gimme Shelter' in the studio at like 7am in the morning with her towering back up...just a tid bit
...and that was ONLY 40 years ago. Has always been one of my favorite songs.
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MandyManners Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:22:14pm |
I learned "SEC" when I learned "ABC".
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:22:42pm |
re: #643 rwmofo
...and that was ONLY 40 years ago. Has always been one of my favorite songs.
oh hell yeah...amazing how the Stones seem to be timeless...there is a reason for that...Let It Bleed is one of the four or five greatest records ever laid down...easy
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albusteve Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:24:03pm |
rock on brothers and sisters
and thanks for the good vibe...
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Mich-again Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:25:36pm |
re: #640 allegro
'
It was definitely Paul Anka.
Your right. I was way off base there. Jeesh. I think I was confusing Paul Anka and Neil Sedaka and I was like no way! That aint the guy who sang breaking up is hard to do. Ha. Forever archived.
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Racer X Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:25:39pm |
re: #647 albusteve
rock on brothers and sisters
and thanks for the good vibe...
Later Steve - you know I really do like the Stones.
;-)
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:29:06pm |
re: #630 MandyManners
Your nic pisses me off.
Fascinating.
It was my grandmother's nickname for my grandfather, and continues to bring me much amusement. If it makes you feel better you can follow it up with some variant of "sumbitch!" Lord knows she did.
Is it the inferred sacrilege? The lack of capitalization? What about it specifically pisses you off?
For the record I am not an athiest, but a possibilian, a la www.abc.net.au...] Eagleman">. I believe in the possibility of an afterlife, and find the exploration of that conceptual idea-space to be incredibly rewarding and worthwhile. In other words I do respect religion, but especially religious text as literature.
Does this help contextualize my nick, or will you continue to think of it in rather blunt terms?
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:31:02pm |
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Blue Fin Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:33:19pm |
re: #644 MandyManners
I've watched a total of four games at Neyland and had alcoholic laced beverages splashed and dumped on me from behind on two occasions after a home team score and an interception...I now watch from home ;)
Also, I've run that hill shown at the 2:00 mark with the track team back in the day
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Ray in TX Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:33:34pm |
A potential measure of timeless appeal for old musical acts mentioned in this thread.. number of matches on Google News:
12436 Beatles
5511 Elvis Presley
4165 Elton John
3815 Paul Anka
3699 Rolling Stones
3296 Frank Sinatra
2374 Metallica
1723 Pink Floyd
1540 Led Zeppelin
707 Bee Gees
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allegro Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:34:15pm |
re: #651 Spare O'Lake
Worst Paul Anka song: Having My (*blech*) Baby
Indeed. And thanks for instilling that (deliberately) long-forgotten song back into my brain. Let me go arp now...
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Oct 15, 2009 8:44:17pm |
Typo in last post. Meant to say "possibilian a la David Eagleman, author of Sum: Forty tales from the afterlife."
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Nadnerb Thu, Oct 15, 2009 9:01:32pm |
re: #302 shiplord kirel
Hey, that was great! I feel the same way, though I was born in 1978. From a technology standpoint things are unreal now. I remember when I was a kid, our top of the line '85 Cherokee had a carbureted 2.8 liter Chevy V6-115 horsepower! Now, you can buy a Taurus with a twin-turbo 365! Look at the iPhone. Look at the upcoming Boeing 787 Dreamliner. These are the times to yearn for.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Oct 15, 2009 9:53:33pm |
re: #658 Oversquare
Yeah, too bad we are disgusted at the obscene parody of sanity the right has become. Even worse that there are endless fools like you who buy into it.
Tell you what... why not go to someplace like Hot Air, they have a sheet in your size.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Oct 15, 2009 9:54:29pm |
re: #657 earthwirm
Yes commies are everywhere damn it... everywhere...
Ever since that folded in Russia and all, they came here...
Time to check your meds.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 9:57:22pm |
re: #658 Oversquare
Why don't you go over to The Deuce and spew that BS. You'll fit right in over there.
GAZE
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Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 9:58:24pm |
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tradewind Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:07:32pm |
The King of Pop sez: Don't be hatin' on Paul...
[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]
[Link: online.wsj.com...]
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:11:46pm |
re: #663 Earthwirm
Van Jones - Communist
Bill Ayers - Communist
Frank - Communist
Barack Obama Sr. - Communist
Stan Dunham - Communist
Anita Dunn - Loves Mao.yeah. I need to check my meds.
OK, you are right there earthworm. Let me tell you the secret truth and come clean... this is an orthodox Leninist movement. In April of 2005, the great leader Lenin's brain was surgically implanted into the body of Barak Obama.
This was done using technology developed from captured saucers at MIT. The scientists of the world have finally decided to take America from you.
They are tired of people who can't do algebra voting and messing up the world as they see it.
So, they are making a communist utopia fueled by AGW legislation and health care reform in order to remake the world in a smarter vision.
Now you are correct. In normal circumstances, communism doesn't work. It only works when smart people who aren't driven by greed have work done by robotic labor. But where does that leave you... Well that is why the government is fluoridating the water and making chem trails. The combination of that, and secret messages in television programming, will cause people like you to become sterile, smoke more and die early.
It is eugenics admittedly.
But the world really will be better off without stupid, angry, crazed types.
| 666 |
tradewind Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:12:26pm |
re: #644 MandyManners
Baba O'Riley is no Rocky Top.
Smokey would be howling in pain.
| 667 |
Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:13:50pm |
re: #665 LudwigVanQuixote
Freaking Operational Security, Ludwig!!!11 Dammit, that set us back decades!
/:)
| 668 |
Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:15:11pm |
re: #663 Earthwirm
re: #657 earthwirm
I would cry too if I discovered that the Obama administration was full of truthers and communists and the communications director revered Mao as one of her top two political philosophers.
I would cry too.
re: #663 Earthwirm
Van Jones - Communist
Bill Ayers - Communist
Frank - Communist
Barack Obama Sr. - Communist
Stan Dunham - Communist
Anita Dunn - Loves Mao.yeah. I need to check my meds.
Let's evaluate your comments side-by-side, shall we:
Van Jones: Valid point, but he has been let go.
Bill Ayers: Is not part of the Obama administration
Frank: Which Frank do you mean?
Barak Obama (Sr): Valid point, but his political influence on his was nil.
Stan Durham: ?
Anita Dunn: Did not say she loves Mao. I maintain that she didn't explain herself very well. I severely doubt she loves Maos murderous reign in China. Most likely, she admires some of his sayings and tactics of warfare.
Overall, your argument doesn't stand up that well.
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Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:19:01pm |
re: #668 Dark_Falcon
Stan Dunham = Obama's Grandfather.
/still doesn't make sense.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:20:53pm |
re: #669 Varek Raith
Stan Dunham = Obama's Grandfather.
/still doesn't make sense.
No it doesn't. He is not a part of Obama's administration, and he has been dead for many years.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:22:10pm |
They really love guys who weep on camera, don't they?
| 672 |
Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:23:13pm |
| 673 |
Varek Raith Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:23:52pm |
re: #672 Varek Raith
err, the ones who were blocked of course.
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freetoken Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10:25:33pm |
re: #668 Dark_Falcon
re: #657 earthwirm
Let's evaluate your comments side-by-side, shall we:
Van Jones: Valid point, but he has been let go.
I would even challenge him there. From the speeches Van Jones has given he was pretty clear that he became disillusioned with marxism.
Furthermore it appears he has charted a new path that is a mix of religion-light (sort of a new-age eschatology) and Jungian psychology. In other words, he believes he can help mankind reach a new order of society through self awareness (in this particular case, ecological self awareness.) Now, that may be strange in itself but it is hardly a reason to run someone out of their government job.
| 676 |
BlackFedora Thu, Oct 15, 2009 11:33:31pm |
I couldn't get through it. I turned it off when he started talking about a simpler time. I don't think there ever really was a simpler time in this country...
| 677 |
Wozza Matter? Fri, Oct 16, 2009 4:10:55am |
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spoosmith Fri, Oct 16, 2009 5:12:17am |
re: #129 goddamnedfrank
"You smell like pot, your friends spilled beer all over you ..."
Yeah, so? Isn't this Thursday?
How else are you supposed to recognize a fellow traveller? Better than a secret handshake.
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spoosmith Fri, Oct 16, 2009 5:28:48am |
re: #335 PT Barnum
Sorry, I don't buy it. Care to enlighten the rest of us?
Perhaps I put too much stock into being able to speak the English Language, but George never struck me as being that much of a rocket scientist.
If I could upding you, I would.
| 681 |
Andrew Lazarus Fri, Oct 16, 2009 7:46:48am |
It's worse than you think, earthwirm. Even John McCain quotes Mao.
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nccanuck Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:33:52am |
Good Lord .. give me a break. The guys a showman, anyone who shows this much distaste and frothing at the mouth over him needs to take a kit kat break or something.
The guy is the Fox equivalent to Maher and Stewart for crying out loud.
| 683 |
nccanuck Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:39:23am |
re: #31 Thanos
Don't foget the Ford Pinto, Chevy Vega, the new Ice Age and Al Capones vault with Geraldo.
| 684 |
GCM29 Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:42:26am |
When I was in college I used to watch Glenn Beck on Headline News from time to time and he seemed a little out there, but tolerable...is it just me or has he gone way off the rails since joining Fox? That is, is he hamming it up for the Fox News audience or did he just straight up lose his mind somewhere in between?
| 685 |
MinisterO Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:44:38am |
re: #682 nccanuck
Glen Beck is equivalent to Jon Stewart?
That's, uh,..., wow. Just wow. And some say the right-wing lacks a sense of humor.
| 686 |
GCM29 Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:46:42am |
re: #682 nccanuck
He might be a showman, but he's not funny (intentionally at least).
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spoosmith Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:51:07am |
As someone who spent their high school years in the 80s, I have a great love of the music (punk, ska, etc). I am not fond of the 70s, as that decade gave us Muscrat Love and the Carpenters.
The 70s also produced this:
Watch at your peril.
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