If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is “God is crying.” And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is “Probably because of something you did.”
— Jack Handey
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Bagua Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:20:12pm |
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shai_au Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:23:13pm |
In reference to the OP… I don’t even want to know what snow could be.
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boxhead Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:25:46pm |
re: #1 Bagua
Bad Luck and Trouble
[Video]
- Lightnin’ Hopkins
very nice….
Here is 3 o’clock blues with BB King and Clapton….
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Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:36:03pm |
Jesus is crying because he saw you masturbating…
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boxhead Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:38:57pm |
re: #4 Irenicum
How ‘bout dem Mets?
Dodger fan here….. My good friend is a hard core Met fan. We console each other over beers.. LOL
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boxhead Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:40:52pm |
Here is n00b question. How many “points” does one have? And what does the higher rated posters achieve other than good karma?
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teleskiguy Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:41:24pm |
My favorite Deep Thought:
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
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Irenicum Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:42:44pm |
re: #7 boxhead
Every post you post is allowed to be “rated”. so you garner good or bad karma based on your posts.
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freetoken Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:45:25pm |
re: #7 boxhead
Here is n00b question. How many “points” does one have?
Click on your icon.
And what does the higher rated posters achieve other than good karma?
After a while you can trade them in online for gifts and goodies, mostly kitchen appliances but occasionally a date night with SpaceJesus comes up on the menu.
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boxhead Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:47:42pm |
re: #10 freetoken
After a while you can trade them in online for gifts and goodies, mostly kitchen appliances but occasionally a date night with SpaceJesus comes up on the menu.
heh…. Nice… I will wear my Sunday best!
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ClaudeMonet Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:49:35pm |
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Eclectic Infidel Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:55:12pm |
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ClaudeMonet Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:55:45pm |
re: #14 Irenicum
G’nite kids. It’s been real and it’s been fun.
G’nite. I hope you had a good day and will have a better tomorrow.
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Bagua Tue, Jun 29, 2010 11:59:35pm |
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reine.de.tout Wed, Jun 30, 2010 12:05:54am |
re: #18 Bagua
rofl!
You’re not gonna have an accident before you start!
LOL.
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boxhead Wed, Jun 30, 2010 12:08:20am |
re: #19 reine.de.tout
rofl!
You’re not gonna have an accident before you start!
LOL.
no kidding…. That sounded like an Onion piece…. :(
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Bagua Wed, Jun 30, 2010 12:19:39am |
Australian Senator discusses the oil spill in 1991 when the Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia.
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boxhead Wed, Jun 30, 2010 12:22:56am |
re: #21 Bagua
Australian Senator discusses the oil spill in 1991 when the Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia.
[Video]
- Clarke & Dawe
Sounds like Baghdad Bob……
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 12:51:56am |
re: #21 Bagua
Australian Senator discusses the oil spill in 1991 when the Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia.
[Video]
- Clarke & Dawe
LOL.
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freetoken Wed, Jun 30, 2010 1:29:24am |
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steve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 1:47:44am |
re: #25 freetoken
Two men who would not pass the litmus test of Joe McCarthy, Beck, or Bachmann …
Freetoken, let me make a sarcastic remark in the form of a question.
“Which litmus test are you refering to?
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Eclectic Infidel Wed, Jun 30, 2010 1:57:48am |
Vincent D’Onofrio is 51 today.
Buon Compleanno, Vincent.
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shai_au Wed, Jun 30, 2010 2:07:35am |
re: #21 Bagua
Australian Senator discusses the oil spill in 1991 when the Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia.
[Video]
- Clarke & Dawe
Heh, that’s definitely the best segment those two have ever done. And they’re still going today!
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 2:32:21am |
More true religion:
My wife relates that when she was young, her granny read her the story of the Nativity, including the Massacre of the Innocents.
To which she asked, “How could they tell that it was boy babies that they were supposed to kill?”
Her prude Northern English granny could not bring herself to mention the anatomical difference between boy and girl babies, so she explained “boy babies have thicker fingers.”
Which casued my wife to panic, worrying: “I have fat fingers, too. What if they come and murder me in my sleep?”
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EdDantes Wed, Jun 30, 2010 2:59:24am |
This thread seems to be in the doldrums. I shall do something about it.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Jun 30, 2010 3:16:50am |
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EdDantes Wed, Jun 30, 2010 3:20:55am |
re: #32 ralphieboy
Throw some horses overboard?
These are not the horse latitudes. I was thinking of hitting the Log Out button. When I hit Log In was when our little bark came to a standstill.
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Spartacus Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:06:51am |
Good morning, Lizardim. The dopefish household has some new additions - early this morning, our very pregnant outdoor female kitty gave birth to her litter. Two of the four didn’t make it and we’re not sure if #3 is going to survive the morning, but the fourth one is very strong and healthy, at least. Something to look forward to when I get home from work, I guess.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:08:25am |
EdD,
You are right, Horse Latitudes are farther north than the Doldrums. But while we are waiting for a breeze:
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:39:04am |
Enjoy your satanic visions
That’s an order
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:40:23am |
re: #35 EdDantes
I made it to 1 minute 30.
I thank you for trying!
Here’s something a little more listenable and a little closer to the Windupbird molten core:
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:42:43am |
(lyrics to the above yo)
Run, run like you’ve already done
You’ve gotta move to meet demand
You’re far flung when the music’s done
You better find a place to land
It’s all true when I lit that fuse
I never meant to be your friend
I kicked the tire but it caught on fire
I’m gonna try to make amends
You act mysterious
but you speak in gibberish
You can take your memories
I’m off
I better be alone
Alone
Part two, now you’re back in the news
you’re gonna spread the word around
I’m all done because the song is sung
I’m gonna black my windows out
You move mysterious
but you speak in gibberish
You can take your memories
I’m off
I better be alone
Alone
No harm no foul
It’s not fun at all
It’s not fair leading us there
It’s no fun at all
You act mysterious
but you speak in gibberish
You can take your memories
I’m off
I better be alone
Alone
I’m gone
I better be alone
Alone
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:44:16am |
I think somebody should come up with a way to breed a very large shrimp. That way, you could ride him, then, after you camped at night, you could eat him. How about it, science?
-Jack Handey
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:46:02am |
re: #42 Mad Al-Jaffee
I think somebody should come up with a way to breed a very large shrimp. That way, you could ride him, then, after you camped at night, you could eat him. How about it, science?
-Jack Handey
A Jumbo Shrimp?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:51:25am |
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:54:21am |
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Spartacus Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:05:05am |
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:08:24am |
BP oil spill brings big order to Seattle boat builder
[Link: seattletimes.nwsource.com…]
“The impact of the nation’s worst oil spill has stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the shores of Puget Sound, creating a small boom for one local company.
To combat the oil that continues to gush out of the uncapped well on the Gulf floor, additional shallow-water skimmer boats are being ordered from Kvichak Marine Industries.
Two skimmers are already on their way to the Gulf. Seattle-based Kvichak has orders for 28 more boats, in a deal that may be worth about $10 million.
This is the first time the company has built boats during an oil spill. During such emergencies it usually just gets orders for more of the belts and pads its boats use to collect oil, because contractors run through their supplies quickly.
“Normally you don’t do it,” said Keith Whittemore, president. “[But] this damn thing keeps spewing oil.”
The BP spill is unique in that it’s been leaking for more than two months. The sheer scope of the cleanup effort is now beyond the capability of the 68 or so shallow-water skimmer boats that emergency-response company ES&H has working the spill, said Donald Nalty, ES&H’s chief operating officer.
Around 2,000 skimmers, from 200-foot barges to the 30-foot shallow-water boats made by Kvichak, are working the spill. The 30 skimmers from Kvichak will boost the size of ES&H’s fleet by about 50 percent.”
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:12:19am |
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:15:38am |
re: #47 Ericus58
A Seattle maritime joke:
What do get when you cross a guiduck clam with an owl?
-A ten-inch mussel that stays up all night!!!
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:16:24am |
Reuters
Today: 21
Yesterday: 17
Hi Reuters!
:P
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Achilles Tang Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:31:38am |
CNN broadcasting legend Larry King to step down
Time sell stock in psychics now that they won’t get free advertising from the “legend”.//
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:35:00am |
re: #50 ralphieboy
The did a “Dirty Jobs” episode on those once, I think.
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Achilles Tang Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:36:01am |
re: #42 Mad Al-Jaffee
I think somebody should come up with a way to breed a very large shrimp. That way, you could ride him, then, after you camped at night, you could eat him. How about it, science?
-Jack Handey
Better still, you can chop off a leg (or perhaps smarter, a claw), eat that and keep riding until the next molt when it grows back, and keep the head shell for a shelter.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:37:16am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:39:26am |
re: #30 ralphieboy
Which casued my wife to panic, worrying: “I have fat fingers, too. What if they come and murder me in my sleep?”
And granny said, “Not if you’re a good girl. You should have more spinach…”
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:40:37am |
re: #55 ralphieboy
Yeah. It was pretty disgusting. One of the few shows that didn’t involve some form of poop or the other.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:42:55am |
Did anyone watch the premiere of Louie last night? Great show. Louis CK has a very cynical, dark sense of humor that I can really identify with. I hope this one gets good ratings.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:45:28am |
re: #57 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Yeah. It was pretty disgusting. One of the few shows that didn’t involve some form of poop or the other.
But for that, it showed a peeing geoduck right t the beginning…
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:45:40am |
re: #58 Mad Al-Jaffee
CK is one of the funniest comics out there… he did a guest spot on “Parks and Recreation” last year, played a totally different character than his normal… did pretty well, too.
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Achilles Tang Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:45:50am |
More self promoting Godwin garbage from Fox News this morning:
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:49:44am |
re: #60 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
CK is one of the funniest comics out there… he did a guest spot on “Parks and Recreation” last year, played a totally different character than his normal… did pretty well, too.
I never even heard of him until he was on Parks (best comedy on NBC now.) Really enjoyed his character on it.
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Targetpractice Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:53:01am |
Good morning, fellow lizards. What’s the good word?
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:53:23am |
re: #52 Naso Tang
CNN broadcasting legend Larry King to step down
Time sell stock in psychics now that they won’t get free advertising from the “legend”.//
Did the psychics see that one coming?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:53:25am |
re: #62 Mad Al-Jaffee
It was funny how that grew from an unfunny show to a very funny show over at a pretty slow pace.
Then, I notice that the show did not really get that much funnier. I just started to like the characters more.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:53:32am |
re: #63 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Good morning, fellow lizards. What’s the good word?
Burn Notice (season 3)
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:53:40am |
re: #63 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Good morning, fellow lizards. What’s the good word?
Fractal basin
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:54:49am |
re: #63 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Good morning, fellow lizards. What’s the good word?
Hurricane Alex is going west*
*Not valid in Texas and parts of Mexice.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:55:56am |
re: #65 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
It was funny how that grew from an unfunny show to a very funny show over at a pretty slow pace.
Then, I notice that the show did not really get that much funnier. I just started to like the characters more.
I liked it from the beginning. The first season was a little uneven, but it quickly got better. Aubrey Plaza is one of the funniest young comic actors working today. I love her character, and Ron F’n Swanson.
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:58:32am |
re: #61 Naso Tang
More self promoting Godwin garbage from Fox News this morning:
From your referenced link:
“While gun control advocates point to the toll of accidental deaths and murders involving firearms, I believe such tragedies highlight the need for citizens to take more personal responsibility for the handguns they own, not any justification for them to be infantilized by banning them from owning handguns at all.”
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:59:51am |
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:00:46am |
Futures Tumble After Weak Jobs Number
[Link: www.cnbc.com…]
“Wall Street looked set for a slightly lower opening Wednesday after the latest report on private-sector employment arrived much weaker than expected.
The ADP report said the private sector added just 13,000 jobs in June, well below the 61,000 economists surveyed by Briefing.com predicted.”
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:01:41am |
re: #61 Naso Tang
More self promoting Godwin garbage from Fox News this morning:
The media are saturating us with manufactured fear. No one on the Left, Right or Center is giving up any guns.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:03:20am |
re: #71 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Aubrey has the best eye roll I’ve ever seen.
And, you mean Duke Silver.
Aziz Ansari is really good too. I’m not much into has standup, mainly because he does so many jokes about rap/hip hop people I know nothing about. Very funny guy though. I’ve been a fan of Amy Poehler since she was playing Andy Richter’s little sister on Conan O’Brien.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:04:50am |
re: #74 Mad Al-Jaffee
My nic is blue… email me…
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:05:23am |
re: #75 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Godwin was right…
You don’t wait for a Nuremberg Rally to start whispering “Never Again”.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:07:15am |
Good morning Lizards. if the Obama administration continues its effort to deport this man, I will never EVER take them seriously about wanting to fight terrorism and evil in the world.
[Link: www.nypost.com…]
That our administration would even CONSIDER trying to deport this man is so unbelievable that words fail me.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:08:11am |
re: #76 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
My nic is blue… email me…
Just sent you one with the subject “Duke Silver”
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:10:12am |
Another thing I liked about the Louie premiere were the promos for Sons of Anarchy and Always Sunny. With these shows and Justified, FX is becoming one of my favorite networks.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:11:18am |
re: #73 Decatur Deb
The media are saturating us with manufactured fear. No one on the Left, Right or Center is giving up any guns.
That’s becasue they are afraid to try and take them, as they know they will have to do so from our cold, dead hands. And those of our cold, dead wives and children. And from the maws of our cold, dead dogs, etc…
/
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:11:50am |
re: #78 _RememberTonyC
in case any of the New York Post bashers don’t believe this story, here’s another source …
[Link: www.google.com…]
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:13:20am |
Today is my monthly trip to the local old age home where I lead my discussion group in sports conversation …. so I gotta run. BBL.
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:16:33am |
re: #81 ralphieboy
That’s becasue they are afraid to try and take them, as they know they will have to do so from our cold, dead hands. And those of our cold, dead wives and children. And from the maws of our cold, dead dogs, etc…
/
“And the paws of our cold, dead kitties….”
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Spartacus Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:17:24am |
re: #84 Ericus58
“And the paws of our cold, dead kitties…”
Who are you kidding, the cats wouldn’t fight for us. They’d wait for us all to be cold and dead and then take over the country.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:17:53am |
re: #84 Ericus58
“And the paws of our cold, dead kitties…”
And from my terentatek’s dead hands….
Image: Terentatek_TOR.jpg
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:18:02am |
re: #81 ralphieboy
That’s becasue they are afraid to try and take them, as they know they will have to do so from our cold, dead hands. And those of our cold, dead wives and children. And from the maws of our cold, dead dogs, etc…
/
“They” have this, lot of them:
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:18:18am |
re: #85 thedopefishlives
Who are you kidding, the cats wouldn’t fight for us. They’d wait for us all to be cold and dead and then take over the country.
“Greet your Overlords with open arms!”
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Spartacus Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:18:47am |
re: #88 Ericus58
“Greet your Overlords with open arms!”
A bag of kitty treats or a fluffy mouse toy will also suffice.
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:19:21am |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:20:29am |
re: #78 _RememberTonyC
Good morning Lizards. if the Obama administration continues its effort to deport this man, I will never EVER take them seriously about wanting to fight terrorism and evil in the world.
[Link: www.nypost.com…]
That our administration would even CONSIDER trying to deport this man is so unbelievable that words fail me.
Get me an article about this from a less biased cesspit than the NY post and you will have me fuming at Obama very angrily.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:20:44am |
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:21:04am |
re: #91 LudwigVanQuixote
Get me an article about this from a less biased cesspit than the NY post and you will have me fuming at Obama very angrily.
See his Goggle link
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:21:21am |
re: #82 _RememberTonyC
in case any of the New York Post bashers don’t believe this story, here’s another source …
[Link: www.google.com…]
You beat me to it. I am now going to say WTF Obama!?!?
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:21:37am |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:22:23am |
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:22:37am |
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:22:59am |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:23:20am |
re: #95 Decatur Deb
They never shield the ventilator ports.
Well what do you expect, they are built by people who know they get choked with the force or fried with lightening if they make suggestions.
Really, the Sith need to learn labor relations.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:23:33am |
re: #97 Ericus58
Are you making up for any “short comings”?
/
Nope.
That’s the only ship size that could fit a spinal mount superlaser.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:24:04am |
re: #99 LudwigVanQuixote
Well what do you expect, they are built by people who know they get choked with the force or fried with lightening if they make suggestions.
Really, the Sith need to learn labor relations.
Just outsource to a neighboring galaxy with laxer labor laws and lower environmental standards…
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:24:22am |
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:24:31am |
re: #99 LudwigVanQuixote
Well what do you expect, they are built by people who know they get choked with the force or fried with lightening if they make suggestions.
Really, the Sith need to learn labor relations.
“Huelga!! Urrrk.”
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:24:43am |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:24:53am |
re: #100 Varek Raith
Nope.
That’s the only ship size that could fit a spinal mount superlaser.
And yet again a small team of Jedi got aboard and pushed the off button. You guys have really got to stop with the off buttons.
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Targetpractice Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:24:53am |
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:25:32am |
re: #78 _RememberTonyC
Good morning Lizards. if the Obama administration continues its effort to deport this man, I will never EVER take them seriously about wanting to fight terrorism and evil in the world.
[Link: www.nypost.com…]
That our administration would even CONSIDER trying to deport this man is so unbelievable that words fail me.
Yes, it is sickening.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:26:27am |
re: #105 LudwigVanQuixote
And yet again a small team of Jedi got aboard and pushed the off button. You guys have really got to stop with the off buttons.
True.
Palpatine was a fool.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:27:16am |
re: #106 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Bah!
Borg are even more incompetent than Sith at ship design. They fold when Picard sends them a harshly written letter.
OK nerds, fan boys and trekkies… which would win:
Starfury,
Tie fighter,
Viper mk II
Viper mk VII
X wing?
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:27:22am |
re: #91 LudwigVanQuixote
Get me an article about this from a less biased cesspit than the NY post and you will have me fuming at Obama very angrily.
I’ve posted several links about it. I’ll look for them.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:27:30am |
re: #106 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Bah!
PFFFTTT, big whoop.
Voyager’s transphasic torpedoes made shortwork of a cube.
JUST 1 and BOOOM!
Stupid time travel in Star Trek.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:27:56am |
re: #110 MandyManners
I’ve posted several links about it. I’ll look for them.
You are going to see me bash Obama with full Ludwig rage soon then.
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:28:58am |
re: #99 LudwigVanQuixote
Well what do you expect, they are built by people who know they get choked with the force or fried with lightening if they make suggestions.
Really, the Sith need to learn labor relations.
Hopefully, they won’t use Cuba as their basis for dealing with “suggestions”:
Restrictions to freedom of expression create climate of fear in Cuba
[Link: www.amnesty.org…]
“The report Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Cuba highlights provisions in the legal system and government practices that restrict information provided to the media and which have been used to detain and prosecute hundreds of critics of the government.
“The laws are so vague that almost any act of dissent can be deemed criminal in some way, making it very difficult for activists to speak out against the government. There is an urgent need for reform to make all human rights a reality for all Cubans,” said Kerrie Howard, Deputy Americas Director at Amnesty International.”
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:29:30am |
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:29:43am |
re: #109 LudwigVanQuixote
Borg are even more incompetent than Sith at ship design. They fold when Picard sends them a harshly written letter.
OK nerds, fan boys and trekkies… which would win:
Starfury,
Tie fighter,
Viper mk II
Viper mk VII
X wing?
Depends.
The Starfury wins because it’s the most realistic.
Realism aside, I’d have to say X-wing. Why? Shields. 4x Blasters. The others would be overpowered.
My $0.02
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:29:44am |
re: #112 LudwigVanQuixote
We ran over this topic many days ago, the problem and the inherent damned-if-you-do/don’t dilemma is that we really don’t know whose side this fellow is or was on.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:30:00am |
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:30:37am |
re: #112 LudwigVanQuixote
You are going to see me bash Obama with full Ludwig rage soon then.
Racist!!!
/
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:30:44am |
re: #109 LudwigVanQuixote
OK nerds, fan boys and trekkies… which would win:
Starfury,
Tie fighter,
Viper mk II
Viper mk VII
X wing?
Mega-Maid
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:30:55am |
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:30:56am |
“The laws are so vague that almost any act of dissent can be deemed criminal in some way, making it very difficult for activists to speak out against the government. There is an urgent need for reform to make all human rights a reality for all Cubans,” said Kerrie Howard, Deputy Americas Director at Amnesty International.”
replace “dissent” with “terrorism” and you will see a similar pattern all over the world…
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:31:03am |
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:32:07am |
When I was a kid my favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. After school we’d all go play in his cave, and every once in a while he would eat one of us. It wasn’t until later that I found out that Uncle Caveman was a bear.
–Jack Handey
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:32:27am |
AP about Yousef. 6 hours old. Short.
[Link: www.google.com…]
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:32:32am |
re: #115 Varek Raith
Depends.
The Starfury wins because it’s the most realistic.
Realism aside, I’d have to say X-wing. Why? Shields. 4x Blasters. The others would be overpowered.
My $0.02
See my .02 goes to the star fury or the viper mk VII because they conserve momentum and rotate on their centers of mass while the x-wings fly like planes. I think either could do a snap turn and strafe an x wing before she could bring her guns to bear.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:33:30am |
re: #120 Decatur Deb
Death Blossom
Massive upding for the Last Starfighter reference. The gunstar is a starfury on steroids.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:33:48am |
re: #125 LudwigVanQuixote
See my .02 goes to the star fury or the viper mk VII because they conserve momentum and rotate on their centers of mass while the x-wings fly like planes. I think either could do a snap turn and strafe an x wing before she could bring her guns to bear.
Yeah, Lucas annoys me with his WWII in space themes.
:)
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:35:19am |
re: #127 Varek Raith
Yeah, Lucas annoys me with his WWII in space themes.
:)
BTW the Revan pic is awesome.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:35:44am |
re: #127 Varek Raith
Yeah, Lucas annoys me with his WWII in space themes.
:)
As soon as I saw the personalized helmet paint, I told the kids it was WWII.
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Targetpractice Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:36:06am |
re: #109 LudwigVanQuixote
OK nerds, fan boys and trekkies… which would win:
Starfury,
Tie fighter,
Viper mk II
Viper mk VII
X wing?
Viper Mk II. It’s got speed, maneuverability, durability, firepower, and it doesn’t have networked computers that those frakin’ toasters can hack.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:36:09am |
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:36:21am |
re: #127 Varek Raith
Yeah, Lucas annoys me with his WWII in space themes.
:)
I mean, my SSDs could glass a fleet half an AU away!
None of this point blank range crap!
:evilgrin:
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:36:52am |
re: #124 Cannadian Club Akbar
AP about Yousef. 6 hours old. Short.
[Link: www.google.com…]
So the fuck is Obama playing at? Seriously. This guy has been in the states for some time. He is an ally and we are sending him to his death if he goes back to the Arab world. I am sure that the Israelis will take him, but that only invites hit squads to go to Israel.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:37:03am |
re: #112 LudwigVanQuixote
You are going to see me bash Obama with full Ludwig rage soon then.
There are Lizards who argue for his deportation, btw.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:37:45am |
re: #133 LudwigVanQuixote
So the fuck is Obama playing at? Seriously. This guy has been in the states for some time. He is an ally and we are sending him to his death if he goes back to the Arab world. I am sure that the Israelis will take him, but that only invites hit squads to go to Israel.
This story is beyond WTF.
Why is he being deported?!
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:37:57am |
re: #130 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Viper Mk II. It’s got speed, maneuverability, durability, firepower, and it doesn’t have networked computers that those frakin’ toasters can hack.
They pulled the backdoor out of the MkVIIs. It was a software hack for those not a backdoor. It is early, so I will forgive you for the nerd being weak in you this morning.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:38:12am |
re: #135 MandyManners
There are Lizards who argue for his deportation, btw.
I think he should be included in the Universal Amnesty.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:38:17am |
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:39:25am |
re: #112 LudwigVanQuixote
You are going to see me bash Obama with full Ludwig rage soon then.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:39:28am |
re: #137 LudwigVanQuixote
PIMF early for me too
They pulled the backdoor out of the MkVIIs. It was a software hack for those not a network. It is early, so I will forgive you for the nerd being weak in you this morning.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:40:54am |
re: #133 LudwigVanQuixote
So the fuck is Obama playing at? Seriously. This guy has been in the states for some time. He is an ally and we are sending him to his death if he goes back to the Arab world. I am sure that the Israelis will take him, but that only invites hit squads to go to Israel.
He wasn’t a problem for the Bush Administration.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:41:18am |
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:41:51am |
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:43:14am |
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:44:51am |
re: #145 Decatur Deb
It’s a big world. He’ll fare as well as Salman Rushdie.
Not even apples and oranges.
Rushdie wrote some shit that pissed off the mullahs.
Yousef helped the Israelis fight Hamas.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:45:21am |
re: #144 MandyManners
Happy news from the pond. One of my tads spent most of the day yesterday mostly out of the water, sunning himself on a rock. He has all 4 legs and his tail is shrinking. He could be wandering around the garden in the next week or two.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:46:30am |
re: #145 Decatur Deb
It’s a big world. He’ll fare as well as Salman Rushdie.
Are you gonna’ try this approach?
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
Oh, he’s just another author. No biggie.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:46:42am |
re: #148 Killgore Trout
Happy news from the pond. One of my tads spent most of the day yesterday mostly out of the water, sunning himself on a rock. He has all 4 legs and his tail is shrinking. He could be wandering around the garden in the next week or two.
Soon you’ll be buying freeze-dried slugs to feed the herd.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:47:24am |
And, did Rushdie seek refuge here, was granted it and then kicked out by another administration?
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:48:07am |
re: #148 Killgore Trout
Happy news from the pond. One of my tads spent most of the day yesterday mostly out of the water, sunning himself on a rock. He has all 4 legs and his tail is shrinking. He could be wandering around the garden in the next week or two.
WATCH OUT, SLUGS! KILGORE, JR., IS COMING!
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:48:39am |
re: #149 MandyManners
Are you gonna’ try this approach?
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
Oh, he’s just another author. No biggie.
No, but I’m not ascribing world-wide superhuman powers to Hamas. It’s in Israel’s interest (and responsibility) to make sure he collects a pension.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:49:32am |
re: #135 MandyManners
There are Lizards who argue for his deportation, btw.
I don’t argue for it, but the reasoning seems to be that since he is the Israelis’ man, let them deal with him.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:49:39am |
re: #139 LudwigVanQuixote
ON what basis?
Here is some more from the Alabama thread.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:50:27am |
re: #109 LudwigVanQuixote
Let me consult the charts and these charts.
I’d actually go with Talyn from Farscape but that’s a 250 meter ship (not exactly small).
In the size range we’re talking about (and I’m assuming mass production), I’d go with the Goa’uld Death Gliders or the the SGC F-302s.
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Vicious Babushka Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:50:47am |
re: #133 LudwigVanQuixote
So the fuck is Obama playing at? Seriously. This guy has been in the states for some time. He is an ally and we are sending him to his death if he goes back to the Arab world. I am sure that the Israelis will take him, but that only invites hit squads to go to Israel.
I can just hear the Israelis saying Boi na chavivi! (Bring it on)
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:52:13am |
re: #154 Decatur Deb
No, but I’m not ascribing world-wide superhuman powers to Hamas. It’s in Israel’s interest (and responsibility) to make sure he collects a pension.
Which nation is farther away from the West Bank? Hamas certainly has the ability to slip people into Israel. Not so much into the US but, it’s possible.
BTW, the pension point is a no-go. My dad collects a pension from Israel. Should he live there?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:52:16am |
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:52:40am |
re: #156 ralphieboy
I don’t argue for it, but the reasoning seems to be that since he is the Israelis’ man, let them deal with him.
No. 161, please.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:54:07am |
re: #161 MandyManners
Which nation is farther away from the West Bank? Hamas certainly has the ability to slip people into Israel. Not so much into the US but, it’s possible.
BTW, the pension point is a no-go. My dad collects a pension from Israel. Should he live there?
I’m not suggesting he would be in Israel. I’m thinking “undisclosed location” with good intertubes connectivity.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:55:30am |
re: #161 MandyManners
Which nation is farther away from the West Bank? Hamas certainly has the ability to slip people into Israel. Not so much into the US but, it’s possible.
BTW, the pension point is a no-go. My dad collects a pension from Israel. Should he live there?
Oops. Not the same. The pension comes from an Israeli company, not the Israeli government.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:55:59am |
It’s all in who you know when it comes to asylum.
[Link: www.foxnews.com…]
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:57:26am |
gotta go myself for a bit. I am furious over the DHS story though.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:57:26am |
re: #164 Decatur Deb
I’m not suggesting he would be in Israel. I’m thinking “undisclosed location” with good intertubes connectivity.
Then, why not the United States of America, Israel’s No. One ally?
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:58:07am |
re: #166 Cannadian Club Akbar
It’s all in who you know when it comes to asylum.
[Link: www.foxnews.com…]
It would be bad for her, and US interests, to have her bouncing around the Third world. Asylum is a valid argument.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:58:16am |
re: #168 LudwigVanQuixote
gotta go myself for a bit. I am furious over the DHS story though.
Just remember which administration let him in, and which is trying to kick him out.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 6:59:27am |
re: #169 MandyManners
Then, why not the United States of America, Israel’s No. One ally?
I’m not against it, knowing what little we know about the situation. At any rate, he needs to go off the radar.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:00:47am |
re: #172 Decatur Deb
I’m not against it, knowing what little we know about the situation. At any rate, he needs to go off the radar.
So grant him asylum and change his name to Bob.:)
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Dom Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:02:07am |
Charles,
The Kagan hearing vid on the frontpage is trying to autoplay some audio. It comes out very broken interrupted by excessive buffering. I checked all my tabs, usually Drudge ads are to blame, and didn’t suspect it would be LGF but it seems to be an error. I am browsing with the latest Chrome (5.0.375.86) on XP.
Much respect to you as ever.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:04:09am |
re: #173 Cannadian Club Akbar
So grant him asylum and change his name to Bob.:)
We, and Israel, have very good relations with the Republic of the Marshall Islands. I’d rather be there than Detroit or Afula.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:05:14am |
re: #174 Dom
Charles,
The Kagan hearing vid on the frontpage is trying to autoplay some audio. It comes out very broken interrupted by excessive buffering. I checked all my tabs, usually Drudge ads are to blame, and didn’t suspect it would be LGF but it seems to be an error. I am browsing with the latest Chrome (5.0.375.86) on XP.
Much respect to you as ever.
Yeah, the autoplay is annoying.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:06:17am |
As good of news that can come: The Tampa PD officer who was killed yesterday had pregnant wife. She went into labor yesterday, which could have meant the birth of her child on the day her husband died. Well, she still hasn’t given birth yet.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:10:21am |
re: #172 Decatur Deb
I’m not against it, knowing what little we know about the situation. At any rate, he needs to go off the radar.
The links Joo-Liz, CCA and I posted should give you ample information.
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:11:10am |
re: #160 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Whoa! Nekkid people alert!
Gee…. guess I’ll have to see it at home, glad I saw your post before the click!
“Clicks on the Heart”
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:11:18am |
re: #177 Cannadian Club Akbar
As good of news that can come: The Tampa PD officer who was killed yesterday had pregnant wife. She went into labor yesterday, which could have meant the birth of her child on the day her husband died. Well, she still hasn’t given birth yet.
Have they caught the bastard yet?
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:13:04am |
re: #180 MandyManners
Have they caught the bastard yet?
No. The girl driving was caught and released with no charges. 95K reward for the guy. His family is pleading for him to turn himself in.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:13:58am |
re: #178 MandyManners
The links Joo-Liz, CCA and I posted should give you ample information.
The man lives in the world of real espionage. No one who knows his real story is blogging anything about it. I recognize real concern for what might be a brave and honest man. I also see a lot of opportunity to take another swipe at the President.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:14:00am |
re: #181 Cannadian Club Akbar
No. The girl driving was caught and released with no charges. 95K reward for the guy. His family is pleading for him to turn himself in.
Got a link? I’ve seen very little about it.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:15:30am |
re: #182 Decatur Deb
The man lives in the world of real espionage. No one who knows his real story is blogging anything about it. I recognize real concern for what might be a brave and honest man. I also see a lot of opportunity to take another swipe at the President.
He has his own blog. The link is in this thread and was posted by Joo-Liz.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:15:41am |
re: #182 Decatur Deb
I think it’s a fair swipe at this administration.
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garhighway Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:15:42am |
re: #182 Decatur Deb
The man lives in the world of real espionage. No one who knows his real story is blogging anything about it. I recognize real concern for what might be a brave and honest man. I also see a lot of opportunity to take another swipe at the President.
If he really is a product of “the world of real espionage”, then writing a tell-all autobiography was sort of a strange thing to do.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:15:43am |
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:16:24am |
re: #182 Decatur Deb
The man lives in the world of real espionage. No one who knows his real story is blogging anything about it. I recognize real concern for what might be a brave and honest man. I also see a lot of opportunity to take another swipe at the President.
Liz’s link.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:17:02am |
re: #182 Decatur Deb
The man lives in the world of real espionage. No one who knows his real story is blogging anything about it. I recognize real concern for what might be a brave and honest man. I also see a lot of opportunity to take another swipe at the President.
BTW, this administration has EARNED that swipe.
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Donna Ballard Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:17:11am |
re: #148 Killgore Trout
Happy news from the pond. One of my tads spent most of the day yesterday mostly out of the water, sunning himself on a rock. He has all 4 legs and his tail is shrinking. He could be wandering around the garden in the next week or two.
Congratulations Froggie Daddy!
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:17:26am |
re: #186 garhighway
If he really is a product of “the world of real espionage”, then writing a tell-all autobiography was sort of a strange thing to do.
If anything can be trusted, he was born into the middle of it.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:21:01am |
re: #189 MandyManners
BTW, this administration has EARNED that swipe.
Yes. If he is deported unfairly.
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Donna Ballard Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:22:01am |
Good Morning and Happy Wednesday Everyone! And WELCOME to the newest members of Lizardia! Especially Leftwingconspiritor who’s a dear friend of RWC and I. The three of us had a real blast last night co-writing the Gold Cap ad, the wine was flowin fine after a ribeye steak dinner and you all can look for more of the same to come as LWC is a very talented writer. ;)
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:22:19am |
re: #177 Cannadian Club Akbar
I am still hoping they’ll find the perp dead with his gun still in his own mouth…
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Bubblehead II Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:22:34am |
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Summer Seale Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:22:46am |
re: #109 LudwigVanQuixote
Borg are even more incompetent than Sith at ship design. They fold when Picard sends them a harshly written letter.
OK nerds, fan boys and trekkies… which would win:
Starfury,
Tie fighter,
Viper mk II
Viper mk VII
X wing?
This is so easy.
X Wing. For three reasons:
1) An X Wing is probably flying in formation with other NR ships. If you’re flying it, and we have to assume that you are because if not the question wouldn’t be relevant, then you’re a star of the story. If you’re a star, your NR formation has an A Wing, which was a prototype and never released for full production. But the A Wing is so advanced and awesome that nothing can beat it in combat.
2) Given that the above is true, as logically proved, it also means you have an MCSC-80 or, given the fact that you are a hero of the story, probably the MSCS-90 prototype as your mothership backing up your squadron. Nothing beats an MCSC with a squid in charge, as everyone knows from watching ROTJ. Hence, you have major backup to blow away anything coming at you, no matter how thick they’re flying around the area.
3) Given that the first two are true, as has been proven logically, the final reason an X Wing would win over anything else is because you’re coming from the SW Universe, which means you’re flying with The Force. Given that no other major Sci-Fi franchise also has magic backing them up, you win by default. Nothing beats The Force.
So like, duh. Totally. There you go. Proven with absolute 100% logic and reliability. Child’s play.
Next? =)
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:23:42am |
re: #195 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I am still hoping they’ll find the perp dead with his gun still in his own mouth…
You know they are following the girl and tapping her phone.
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Donna Ballard Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:24:48am |
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darthstar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:25:21am |
re: #197 Summer
I could take out all those fighters with a can of hair spray and a lighter.
Mornin’ everyone.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:26:18am |
re: #201 darthstar
I could take out all those fighters with a can of hair spray and a lighter.
Mornin’ everyone.
Why do you hate the environment?
/
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darthstar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:28:10am |
re: #202 Cannadian Club Akbar
Why do you hate the environment?
/
Sorry…flashback to my childhood days of doing battle with my toys…do they even sell aerosoles anymore which can be used as flame throwers?
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darthstar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:29:07am |
re: #203 darthstar
Sorry…flashback to my childhood days of doing battle with my toys…do they even sell aerosoles anymore which can be used as flame throwers?
aerosols - pimf (Aerosoles are shoes, I believe)
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Cannadian Club Akbar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:29:27am |
re: #203 darthstar
Sorry…flashback to my childhood days of doing battle with my toys…do they even sell aerosoles anymore which can be used as flame throwers?
Toys? We used them at Iron Maiden concerts.:)
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Donna Ballard Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:32:49am |
re: #203 darthstar
Sorry…flashback to my childhood days of doing battle with my toys…do they even sell aerosoles anymore which can be used as flame throwers?
One of my brothers used to have a toy cannon that really fired, it used “Bangsite” as an accelerator. I always wondered why he loved to aim it at me? Thank goodness it didn’t have much of a range or I’d be covered with miniature cannonball pockmarks! Ahhh, sibling revelry! Those were the days…
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:32:51am |
re: #203 darthstar
Sorry…flashback to my childhood days of doing battle with my toys…do they even sell aerosoles anymore which can be used as flame throwers?
Google “Potato Cannon”.
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:35:21am |
re: #197 Summer
Gotta disagree - because the Force isn’t magic. It’s a frakking parasitic infection. Or do you just want to ignore the whole midichlorian infestation/infatuation. And even all those midichlorians weren’t enough to watch every last one of the Jedi whacked when they weren’t looking (and quite a few when they were) by nothing more than a bunch of bad ass Jango Fett cloners. Who was left? Yoda and Obi Wan. That’s it. Everyone else was killed. And it doesn’t matter how fast your reaction times are if you’re trying to out run a laser blast in space. If your ship can’t make the turn, it will burn.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:35:38am |
re: #207 Dragon_Lady
One of my brothers used to have a toy cannon that really fired, it used “Bangsite” as an accelerator. I always wondered why he loved to aim it at me? Thank goodness it didn’t have much of a range or I’d be covered with miniature cannonball pockmarks! Ahhh, sibling revelry! Those were the days…
Bangsite, IIRC, is their name for carbide. When wetted it generates acetylene, the same technology as a miner’s lamp.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:36:57am |
re: #197 Summer
This is so easy.
X Wing. For three reasons:
1) An X Wing is probably flying in formation with other NR ships. If you’re flying it, and we have to assume that you are because if not the question wouldn’t be relevant, then you’re a star of the story. If you’re a star, your NR formation has an A Wing, which was a prototype and never released for full production. But the A Wing is so advanced and awesome that nothing can beat it in combat.
2) Given that the above is true, as logically proved, it also means you have an MCSC-80 or, given the fact that you are a hero of the story, probably the MSCS-90 prototype as your mothership backing up your squadron. Nothing beats an MCSC with a squid in charge, as everyone knows from watching ROTJ. Hence, you have major backup to blow away anything coming at you, no matter how thick they’re flying around the area.
3) Given that the first two are true, as has been proven logically, the final reason an X Wing would win over anything else is because you’re coming from the SW Universe, which means you’re flying with The Force. Given that no other major Sci-Fi franchise also has magic backing them up, you win by default. Nothing beats The Force.
So like, duh. Totally. There you go. Proven with absolute 100% logic and reliability. Child’s play.
Next? =)
I love you.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:37:01am |
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:37:11am |
And this is why the Russians chose who they did for their spy ring. They were to blend in or to be honey pots. Anna Chapman sure was. The others blended in to their suburban communities.
But to what gain? It’s not clear that this spy ring managed to gather any classified or secret information.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:38:11am |
re: #193 Decatur Deb
Yes. If he is deported unfairly.
The very fact that they are trying to deport him is swipe-worthy.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:38:48am |
re: #212 MandyManners
Let’s hope he doesn’t make it that far.
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Donna Ballard Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:39:22am |
re: #210 Decatur Deb
Bangsite, IIRC, is their name for carbide. When wetted it generates acetylene, the same technology as a miner’s lamp.
Yeah, I know. The other thing he used to do is catch fly’s and put them into the bangsite/water mixture and watch them fizz. He was a bit of a pistol my big brother… As we grew older he gained the nickname “Mighty Mouth” I’ll let you guess why… Needless to say he’s a lot nicer since the Marines discharged him.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:40:33am |
re: #214 MandyManners
The very fact that they are trying to deport him is swipe-worthy.
Saying that requires knowledge of facts and rationales that are not available to us. Some day they might be, but I doubt it.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:41:13am |
re: #213 lawhawk
And this is why the Russians chose who they did for their spy ring. They were to blend in or to be honey pots. Anna Chapman sure was. The others blended in to their suburban communities.
But to what gain? It’s not clear that this spy ring managed to gather any classified or secret information.
Does the lack of information matter? Isn’t the motivation important?
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:41:38am |
re: #215 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Let’s hope he doesn’t make it that far.
That he’s having to deal with this at all is a travesty.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:42:26am |
re: #217 Decatur Deb
Saying that requires knowledge of facts and rationales that are not available to us. Some day they might be, but I doubt it.
If you’d read the information available, you’d see that they are claiming that he’s a terrorist.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:42:30am |
re: #216 Dragon_Lady
Yeah, I know. The other thing he used to do is catch fly’s and put them into the bangsite/water mixture and watch them fizz. He was a bit of a pistol my big brother… As we grew older he gained the nickname “Mighty Mouth” I’ll let you guess why… Needless to say he’s a lot nicer since the Marines discharged him.
I hope torturing flies as a kid doesn’t count on our serial killer profile score. We took some to altitude in our physics lab bell jar.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:43:26am |
re: #221 Decatur Deb
I hope torturing flies as a kid doesn’t count on our serial killer profile score. We took some to altitude in our physics lab bell jar.
Or turning a magnifying glass into a superlaser against ants…
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:44:10am |
re: #209 lawhawk
From the Robot Chicken SW special:
Darth Vader: Luke… I am your father!
Luke Skywalker: Noooo! That’s impossible!
Darth Vader: It’s true! And Princess Leia is your sister!
Luke Skywalker: That’s… improbable.
Darth Vader: And the Empire will be defeated by Ewoks!
Luke Skywalker: That’s… highly unlikely…
Darth Vader: And as a kid, I built C-3PO!
Luke Skywalker: …wha?
[time passes]
Darth Vader: And you know that all-powerful Force? That’s really just microscopic bacteria called Midichlorians!
Luke Skywalker: [smoking a cigarette] Look, if you’re not gonna take this seriously, I’m outta here!
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:44:50am |
re: #214 MandyManners
The very fact that they are trying to deport him is swipe-worthy.
It is a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t situation, I am sure that not all the relevant information has been made available (nor can it be made available for various reasons), but go swipe away if it makes you feel better.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:44:53am |
re: #220 MandyManners
If you’d read the information available, you’d see that they are claiming that he’s a terrorist.
“One never know, do one?”
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:46:54am |
re: #218 MandyManners
Well, it does inform us as to why the charges were done as they were - they weren’t charged with espionage, but with failing to register as foreign agents - a far less severe charge. Money laundering is the other major charge (up to 20 years and $500k in fines).
That compares with espionage, which could give the death penalty under 18 USC 794.
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Donna Ballard Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:47:09am |
Well boys and girls I gotta go get ready to go out to my folks place. I haven’t seen them for a while and I can’t stay for dinner as RWC and I are going to go out to night for dinner and celebrate our Anniversary. So I’ll bid you all “Adeu” and wish you all a great day! Keep Laughing!
I see Mad is doing his best to see to it! Well done Mad! Keep up the great work! See you!
P.S. Up-ding for you!
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:49:20am |
re: #226 lawhawk
Well, it does inform us as to why the charges were done as they were - they weren’t charged with espionage, but with failing to register as foreign agents - a far less severe charge. Money laundering is the other major charge (up to 20 years and $500k in fines).
That compares with espionage, which could give the death penalty under 18 USC 794.
Lock ‘em up and then deport them.
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Donna Ballard Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:49:40am |
re: #221 Decatur Deb
I hope torturing flies as a kid doesn’t count on our serial killer profile score. We took some to altitude in our physics lab bell jar.
Nah. It was just middle child syndrome. He’s a really good guy, I’d trust him with my life and I love him to pieces! I really must go! Ta ta! ;)
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:50:00am |
Model for the new GOP? NJ Gov. Chris Christie. He’s already gotten the state budget done - and largely on his terms. He’s reframed the budget process to begin getting spending under control and showing that spending at all levels of the state and local levels are responsible for out of control property taxes and a tax burden that is the highest in the country.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:50:43am |
re: #208 Decatur Deb
McDonald’s french fries are made with a potato water cannon.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:50:56am |
Lando’s Deal.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:51:48am |
re: #231 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
McDonald’s french fries are made with a potato water cannon.
Fur real? Shoot them through a blade array?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:53:26am |
re: #230 lawhawk
Model for the new GOP? NJ Gov. Chris Christie. He’s already gotten the state budget done - and largely on his terms. He’s reframed the budget process to begin getting spending under control and showing that spending at all levels of the state and local levels are responsible for out of control property taxes and a tax burden that is the highest in the country.
And it looks like he appreciates pie.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:59:35am |
re: #233 Decatur Deb
Fur real? Shoot them through a blade array?
Yep… there’s a McDonalds (obviously) video that talks of the tater making process at about 6:20…
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:02:49am |
re: #231 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
McDonald’s french fries are made with a potato water cannon.
And Arby’s roast beef isn’t really meat. :)
[Link: www.snopes.com…]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:03:38am |
re: #230 lawhawk
He’s my new hero… he’s lost 35lbs.
Wonder why… dum dum dada dum dada dada dada dum…
(really, if you say that right, it is “Hail to the Chief”..)
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:04:47am |
re: #238 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
He’s my new hero… he’s lost 35lbs.
Wonder why… dum dum dada dum dada dada dada dum…
(really, if you say that right, it is “Hail to the Chef”..)
FIFY
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:04:56am |
re: #237 Mad Al-Jaffee
See the vid… I ain’t lying…
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:06:32am |
re: #240 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
See the vid… I ain’t lying…
Can’t watch it at work. And next you’re going to tell me that soylent green isn’t really made from soy and lentils.
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:07:24am |
Assassination of a Candidate for Governor Scars Mexico
[Link: news.yahoo.com…]
“Last Friday, June 25, gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torre raised both his arms to the sky in front of 15,000 cheering white-shirted supporters in a baseball stadium minutes from the Rio Grande. After he promised security in his violence-ridden border state of Tamaulipas, the crowd erupted to his campaign anthem, sung to the catchy tune of the smash hit “I Gotta Feeling” by U.S. pop band Black Eyed Peas. They had reason for celebration. Opinion polls all concurred that the mustachioed physician would win the July 4 election by a landslide of more than 30 points. But on Monday, as Torre left the state capital to conclude his campaign, assailants showered his convoy with gunfire from automatic rifles and heavy-caliber weapons, killing him instantly. Army commanders said the attack bore all the signs of the Zetas, a paramilitary drug gang that was born in the state.”
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:09:56am |
re: #242 Ericus58
Assassination of a Candidate for Governor Scars Mexico
[Link: news.yahoo.com…]
“Last Friday, June 25, gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torre raised both his arms to the sky in front of 15,000 cheering white-shirted supporters in a baseball stadium minutes from the Rio Grande. After he promised security in his violence-ridden border state of Tamaulipas, the crowd erupted to his campaign anthem, sung to the catchy tune of the smash hit “I Gotta Feeling” by U.S. pop band Black Eyed Peas. They had reason for celebration. Opinion polls all concurred that the mustachioed physician would win the July 4 election by a landslide of more than 30 points. But on Monday, as Torre left the state capital to conclude his campaign, assailants showered his convoy with gunfire from automatic rifles and heavy-caliber weapons, killing him instantly. Army commanders said the attack bore all the signs of the Zetas, a paramilitary drug gang that was born in the state.”
the Zetas are presumably moving back and forth across the border, setting up shop in AZ…
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:12:57am |
Here’s a nice story now to balance the gloom:
Couple who met, and fell in love, on South Park Bridge 66 years ago sad to see it go
[Link: seattletimes.nwsource.com…]
“It was that September day when Vern Landry, his brother Eugene and two friends were driving across the bridge and saw the 17-year-old girl walking alone, heading home from her job at Boeing’s Shelter Cafe. Was she cute? “She was a girl,” said Vern Landry.
His brother was driving his ‘41 Chevy and stopped the car in the middle of the bridge and offered her a ride home. Ardis wasn’t about to get into a car with a bunch of strangers, even though she thought Vern was pretty darned handsome.
So they asked her if they could follow her home across the bridge. She agreed, knowing she had her parents and eight brothers and sisters waiting for her. Lots of protection if these guys turned out to be hellions.”
Really enjoyed reading this; great style of words used and just a good story.
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Political Atheist Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:14:59am |
re: #216 Dragon_Lady
Yeah, I know. The other thing he used to do is catch fly’s and put them into the bangsite/water mixture and watch them fizz.
“Waitress! Hold the eggs, I’ll just have coffee this morning”.
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sattv4u2 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:21:08am |
re: #247 Lidane
Heh.
befoe you “heh’, to paraphrase Jeff Foxworthy
“You might just be a Libertarian”
(take the quiz and see where you stand)
[Link: www.theadvocates.org…]
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Political Atheist Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:21:39am |
re: #248 sattv4u2
Have you seen the You might be a Taliban email?
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sattv4u2 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:24:02am |
re: #249 Rightwingconspirator
Have you seen the You might be a Taliban email?
no,,, and in that I usually shave but once or so a week,, I may be closer than I thinnk!
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:24:57am |
re: #242 Ericus58
Assassination of a Candidate for Governor Scars Mexico
[Link: news.yahoo.com…]
“Last Friday, June 25, gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torre raised both his arms to the sky in front of 15,000 cheering white-shirted supporters in a baseball stadium minutes from the Rio Grande. After he promised security in his violence-ridden border state of Tamaulipas, the crowd erupted to his campaign anthem, sung to the catchy tune of the smash hit “I Gotta Feeling” by U.S. pop band Black Eyed Peas. They had reason for celebration. Opinion polls all concurred that the mustachioed physician would win the July 4 election by a landslide of more than 30 points. But on Monday, as Torre left the state capital to conclude his campaign, assailants showered his convoy with gunfire from automatic rifles and heavy-caliber weapons, killing him instantly. Army commanders said the attack bore all the signs of the Zetas, a paramilitary drug gang that was born in the state.”
I posted a link in Pages the other day about Cuba being mixed up in violence and drug-running in one area of Mexico. Any connection?
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:31:47am |
GRAND ISLE, La. – Rough seas generated by Hurricane Alex pushed more oil from the massive spill onto Gulf coast beaches as cleanup vessels were sidelined by the far-away storm’s ripple effects.
The hurricane was churning coastal waters across the oil-affected region on the Gulf of Mexico. Waves as high as 6 feet and winds over 25 mph were forecast through Thursday just off shore from the Mississippi Delta in Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
In Louisiana, the storm pushed an oil patch toward Grand Isle and uninhabited Elmer’s Island, dumping tar balls as big as apples on the beach.
“The sad thing is that it’s been about three weeks since we had any big oil come in here,” marine science technician Michael Malone said. “With this weather, we lost all the progress we made.”
very bad news…worst case scenario
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Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:37:44am |
re: #232 Varek Raith
Lando’s Deal.
[Video]
“Clown Shoes” is a running joke with one of my RPG groups. The reference is instantly picked up, and usually comes up when an NPC boss makes the group some sort of shoddy deal offer.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:39:09am |
from the hearings…
“In terms of my political views, I’ve been a Democrat all my life,” Kagan said in response to questioning from Sen. Lindsey Graham. “I’ve worked for two Democratic presidents. And that’s what my political views are.”
After further questioning, she added, “My political views are generally progressive.”
Kagan is a progressive(?)…will this upset the dem/libs here?….if progressive is insulting then how do they reconcile Kagen?
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Lidane Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:41:31am |
re: #248 sattv4u2
I’ve taken those quizzes before. They’re vague and designed to push people towards calling themselves libertarian. I mean, all the stuff it asks you about sounds great in theory. It’s putting it all into practice where libertarianism falls apart.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:41:44am |
re: #254 albusteve
Kagan is a progressive(?)…will this upset the dem/libs here?…if progressive is insulting then how do they reconcile Kagen?
I don’t think the term progressive is any more insulting than conservative. I consider myself a liberal but even I use the term as a slur sometimes. Glenn Beck will freak out about the progressive thing but to the rest of the world it won’t be a surprise.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:42:35am |
For the scifi geeks:Fans fund indy sci-fi film
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:43:09am |
re: #61 Naso Tang
More self promoting Godwin garbage from Fox News this morning:
And one need look no further for counterexamples than the UK.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:44:05am |
re: #254 albusteve
from the hearings…
“In terms of my political views, I’ve been a Democrat all my life,” Kagan said in response to questioning from Sen. Lindsey Graham. “I’ve worked for two Democratic presidents. And that’s what my political views are.”
After further questioning, she added, “My political views are generally progressive.”Kagan is a progressive(?)…will this upset the dem/libs here?…if progressive is insulting then how do they reconcile Kagen?
It’s only insulting to you and Mandy.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:44:46am |
re: #254 albusteve
from the hearings…
“In terms of my political views, I’ve been a Democrat all my life,” Kagan said in response to questioning from Sen. Lindsey Graham. “I’ve worked for two Democratic presidents. And that’s what my political views are.”
After further questioning, she added, “My political views are generally progressive.”Kagan is a progressive(?)…will this upset the dem/libs here?…if progressive is insulting then how do they reconcile Kagen?
In this past Monday, didn’t she have trouble understanding how the word “progressive” had any meaning to he judicial views?
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:45:38am |
re: #262 Walter L. Newton
In this past Monday, didn’t she have trouble understanding how the word “progressive” had any meaning to he judicial views?
She was talking about her political views not her judicial philosophy.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:46:40am |
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:47:28am |
re: #263 Killgore Trout
She was talking about her political views not her judicial philosophy.
So… ones political views does not influence their judicial views?
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pharmmajor Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:48:42am |
Apologies if I asked this before, Charles, but I really am curious to know: what exactly do you dislike about libertarians?
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:50:36am |
re: #266 pharmmajor
Apologies if I asked this before, Charles, but I really am curious to know: what exactly do you dislike about libertarians?
May I interject… Rand Paul, Ron Paul… and in general the libertarian party is and will always be the party of the future.
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researchok Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:51:39am |
re: #267 Walter L. Newton
May I interject… Rand Paul, Ron Paul… and in general the libertarian party is and will always be the party of the future.
The alternate universe future.
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:51:57am |
re: #251 MandyManners
I posted a link in Pages the other day about Cuba being mixed up in violence and drug-running in one area of Mexico. Any connection?
I haven’t read about much of a Cuban connection within Mexico itself.
I’ve read many reports though about Cuba’s hand in conjunction with Hugo on their growing influence in other Central/South American countries.
I’ll do some checkin.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:54:24am |
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel on Tuesday for three days of talks, amid reports that the US would like to see Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu extend the 10-month settlement freeze in exchange for a Palestinian Authority agreement to enter into direct talks.
G Mitchell, that wizard if the ME is in town!…the admin keeps pushing Israel to back down, over and over for nothing in return…an old, moldy, burned out strategy that does more harm than good….change!
Mitchell’s arrival comes a week before a meeting in the White House between Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama, in which the issue of settlement construction after the moratorium expires on September 26 is expected to be discussed.
more discussion…that will do the trick!…talk Hamas into oblivion
[Link: www.jpost.com…]
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:57:31am |
re: #265 Walter L. Newton
So… ones political views does not influence their judicial views?
must be a pretty fine distinction…semantics
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Lidane Wed, Jun 30, 2010 8:58:26am |
re: #258 Killgore Trout
For the scifi geeks:Fans fund indy sci-fi film
And for the comics nerds, Wonder Woman is getting a makeover.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:00:34am |
re: #271 albusteve
must be a pretty fine distinction…semantics
I asked that question honestly… if “ones political views does not influence their judicial views” is a fact, then is it possible that the 4 judges that voted against the Chicago gun ban are in actually, or at least possibly conservatives.
Have we been confusing the way we look at Supreme Court judges all these years, labeling them liberal or conservative.
It confuses me.
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CapeCoddah Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:00:40am |
Hey all…. anyone here at the moment who can answer a question about a macbook question?
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:01:32am |
re: #274 CapeCoddah
Hey all… anyone here at the moment who can answer a question about a macbook question?
You have a Macbook that asked a question? That’s scary?
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:01:51am |
re: #269 Ericus58
I haven’t read about much of a Cuban connection within Mexico itself.
I’ve read many reports though about Cuba’s hand in conjunction with Hugo on their growing influence in other Central/South American countries.I’ll do some checkin.
It’s in the Pages but I cannot figure out how to use the search function there.
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wrenchwench Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:02:02am |
re: #266 pharmmajor
Apologies if I asked this before, Charles, but I really am curious to know: what exactly do you dislike about libertarians?
You crack me up.
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SilentAlfa Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:02:06am |
re: #265 Walter L. Newton
So… ones political views does not influence their judicial views?
Unless I’m mistaken, supreme court judges are highly esteemed for their ability to make objective decisions about the law, regardless of their moral values or political concerns. So no, why should we hold a judge’s political views against him/her? Don’t they have the right to have political beliefs, just like everyone else? It would seem to me that conservatives love to paint all potentially liberal judges as partisan hacks incapable of making just rulings because they’re hellbent on pushing forward their Progressive Agenda, though.
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CapeCoddah Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:02:18am |
LOL, Walter…I have a very SPECIAL MacBook!!
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:02:22am |
Abdullah, 86, arrived at the White House just a week before Obama is due to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following Israel’s decision to allow some “civilian” goods into Gaza after its deadly flotilla raid.
Obama, who pushed for such a step, may try to use the Israeli move as a spur to intensify US-brokered indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians, as he seeks to open a direct channel between the two sides.
allow some civilian goods?..wtf?…that’s just intentionally misleading, in fact Israel just doubled the number of aid trucks into Gaza and plans to more than double that number
[Link: news.ninemsn.com.au…]
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:03:04am |
re: #276 MandyManners
It’s in the Pages but I cannot figure out how to use the search function there.
I still need to figure out the “Pages” gig and apply it to my contributions here… ;)
I’ve been lazy.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:03:18am |
re: #272 Lidane
And for the comics nerds, Wonder Woman is getting a makeover.
She’s not a Marvel Comics character. Charles won’t like this post.
/
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:04:07am |
re: #273 Walter L. Newton
I asked that question honestly… if “ones political views does not influence their judicial views” is a fact, then is it possible that the 4 judges that voted against the Chicago gun ban are in actually, or at least possibly conservatives.
Have we been confusing the way we look at Supreme Court judges all these years, labeling them liberal or conservative.
It confuses me.
It all boils down to the philosophy which informs one’s Weltanschauung.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:04:57am |
re: #281 Ericus58
I still need to figure out the “Pages” gig and apply it to my contributions here… ;)
I’ve been lazy.
I’m still fiddling with it.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:05:23am |
re: #278 SilentAlfa
Unless I’m mistaken, supreme court judges are highly esteemed for their ability to make objective decisions about the law, regardless of their moral values or political concerns. So no, why should we hold a judge’s political views against him/her? Don’t they have the right to have political beliefs, just like everyone else? It would seem to me that conservatives love to paint all potentially liberal judges as partisan hacks incapable of making just rulings because they’re hellbent on pushing forward their Progressive Agenda, though.
exactly the attitude of federal judges consistently blocking nuclear reactor construction
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:05:38am |
re: #270 albusteve
So much for that. Hamas refuses to talk with Fatah over reconciling their differences. They use defenestration to get their point across.
Oh, and a Hamas bigwig was arrested, just a month after being released for violating the terms of his release. Go figure.
Meanwhile, Iran doesn’t like Coke, smiles, or the Zionists.
They’ve banned Cokes and Zionists. They’re prohibiting the advertising of products and companies that do business with Israel. I guess no Intel inside. Or Microsoft, or any other company that does business in Israel. Which pretty much includes every tech company around because Israel is a worldwide leader in high tech, software, and cutting edge medicine.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signed Wednesday a new amendment to a law in the Islamic Republic that forbids the airing of advertisements for “Zionist companies.” The blacklist of prohibited companies is comprised mainly of international companies, mainly American, owned by Jews or that operate branches in Israel.
Among those on the list are Coca Cola, Nestle, Intel, and IBM.The boycott is rooted in Iran’s “Palestinian support law,” which acts as a response to assertions that Israel prevented goods from entering the Gaza Strip during its raid on the flotilla.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:06:53am |
re: #273 Walter L. Newton
I asked that question honestly… if “ones political views does not influence their judicial views” is a fact, then is it possible that the 4 judges that voted against the Chicago gun ban are in actually, or at least possibly conservatives.
Have we been confusing the way we look at Supreme Court judges all these years, labeling them liberal or conservative.
It confuses me.
it confuses me how anyone could vote against the 2nd amendment…that vote should have been 9-0…politics is exactly why four judges voted nay
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:07:09am |
re: #278 SilentAlfa
Unless I’m mistaken, supreme court judges are highly esteemed for their ability to make objective decisions about the law, regardless of their moral values or political concerns. So no, why should we hold a judge’s political views against him/her? Don’t they have the right to have political beliefs, just like everyone else? It would seem to me that conservatives love to paint all potentially liberal judges as partisan hacks incapable of making just rulings because they’re hellbent on pushing forward their Progressive Agenda, though.
So, Democrats always look at possible Supreme court nominees for their judicial decisions. How many times has the judicially liberal members of the court voted conservative.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:07:18am |
re: #274 CapeCoddah
Hey all… anyone here at the moment who can answer a question about a macbook question?
This will depend on what the question is.
Fire away!
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:07:36am |
re: #278 SilentAlfa
Unless I’m mistaken, supreme court judges are highly esteemed for their ability to make objective decisions about the law, regardless of their moral values or political concerns. So no, why should we hold a judge’s political views against him/her? Don’t they have the right to have political beliefs, just like everyone else? It would seem to me that conservatives love to paint all potentially liberal judges as partisan hacks incapable of making just rulings because they’re hellbent on pushing forward their Progressive Agenda, though.
Kinda’ like liberals attacked Thomas, Scalia and Roberts?
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:08:42am |
re: #286 lawhawk
So much for that. Hamas refuses to talk with Fatah over reconciling their differences. They use defenestration to get their point across.
Oh, and a Hamas bigwig was arrested, just a month after being released for violating the terms of his release. Go figure.
Meanwhile, Iran doesn’t like Coke, smiles, or the Zionists.
They’ve banned Cokes and Zionists. They’re prohibiting the advertising of products and companies that do business with Israel. I guess no Intel inside. Or Microsoft, or any other company that does business in Israel. Which pretty much includes every tech company around because Israel is a worldwide leader in high tech, software, and cutting edge medicine.
Those ‘banned’ items are only being banned for the common folk…. you can be sure that any and all technology required in their Nuclear program will be obtained and used.
OH, and those snappy personal electronic devices and software - thems belong to the elites methinks too.
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Targetpractice Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:09:00am |
re: #290 MandyManners
Kinda’ like liberals attacked Thomas, Scalia and Roberts?
That’s pretty much all I heard on Monday: “This court is way too conservative, all the decisions keep coming down 5-4 in favor of conservatives, and that’s why we need Kagan, because we need a liberal voice on the court!”
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:09:59am |
re: #287 albusteve
it confuses me how anyone could vote against the 2nd amendment…that vote should have been 9-0…politics is exactly why four judges voted nay
You gun fetishist!!!
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:10:53am |
It isn’t going to have a huge impact regardless, as Kagan will be replacing a relatively liberal justice anyway.
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William Barnett-Lewis Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:10:59am |
re: #274 CapeCoddah
Hey all… anyone here at the moment who can answer a question about a macbook question?
Yes. Go ahead and ask.
William
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:11:09am |
re: #292 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
That’s pretty much all I heard on Monday: “This court is way too conservative, all the decisions keep coming down 5-4 in favor of conservatives, and that’s why we need Kagan, because we need a liberal voice on the court!”
and when the court is properly stacked, amnesty for illegal immigrants will be deemed a constitutional civil right…bet me
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:11:28am |
Is there to be no, absolutely no, restrictions to be place upon the 2nd amendment?
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:12:04am |
re: #292 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
That’s pretty much all I heard on Monday: “This court is way too conservative, all the decisions keep coming down 5-4 in favor of conservatives, and that’s why we need Kagan, because we need a liberal voice on the court!”
She’s replacing Souter who was neither on the left nor on the right.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:12:04am |
re: #286 lawhawk
So much for that. Hamas refuses to talk with Fatah over reconciling their differences. They use defenestration to get their point across.
Oh, and a Hamas bigwig was arrested, just a month after being released for violating the terms of his release. Go figure.
Meanwhile, Iran doesn’t like Coke, smiles, or the Zionists.
They’ve banned Cokes and Zionists. They’re prohibiting the advertising of products and companies that do business with Israel. I guess no Intel inside. Or Microsoft, or any other company that does business in Israel. Which pretty much includes every tech company around because Israel is a worldwide leader in high tech, software, and cutting edge medicine.
Now if only they would ban Jewish physics. It would be impossible for them to make anything atomic.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:12:20am |
re: #271 albusteve
must be a pretty fine distinction…semantics
Not really. Politically Conservative judges can have various judicial philosophies (Constructionist, Originalist, etc). Politically liberal judges can use various judicial philosophies as well.
There’s nothing outrageous about this.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:12:42am |
re: #297 Varek Raith
Is there to be no, absolutely no, restrictions to be place upon the 2nd amendment?
huh?…there are thousands of gun laws that are all restrictive in some sense
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:12:42am |
re: #297 Varek Raith
Is there to be no, absolutely no, restrictions to be place upon the 2nd amendment?
The army has all the flamethrowers, but Texas is working on that.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:14:25am |
re: #301 albusteve
huh?…there are thousands of gun laws that are all restrictive in some sense
I know.
I’m just trying to get other’s opinions.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:14:38am |
re: #299 LudwigVanQuixote
Now if only they would ban Jewish physics. It would be impossible for them to make anything atomic.
There’s an exhibit on Einstein here at OMSI this summer. It’s interesting, but not really meant for kids (well, except for the giant fiberglass Einstein head.)
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:15:02am |
re: #300 Killgore Trout
Not really. Politically Conservative judges can have various judicial philosophies (Constructionist, Originalist, etc). Politically liberal judges can use various judicial philosophies as well.
There’s nothing outrageous about this.
agreed, it means little to me…I only care how they vote
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Lidane Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:15:43am |
re: #302 LudwigVanQuixote
The army has all the flamethrowers, but Texas is working on that.
That’s because they agree with Grassley that God told us all to carry guns. =P
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:15:46am |
re: #294 Fozzie Bear
Indeed - there isn’t going to be a serious groundswell of change on the court unless Kennedy retires (or Roberts, Thomas, Alito, or Scalia retire or leave the Court). Kennedy is the swing on many cases, and if Obama gets to pick his replacement, then we’d see a possible shift in the ideological balance on the Court.
Right now, it appears that the justice most likely to leave the Court next would be Ginsberg (poor health), followed by Scalia and Kennedy and Breyer (age 74, 73 and 71 respectively). The other members are in their 50s and 60s and seemingly good health. In other words, barring some unforeseen deaths, the composition of the court is likely to be stable for some years to come.
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Bubblehead II Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:18:36am |
Angle: ‘I Meant Take Reid Out of Office’
LOS ANGELES — Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle backed away Tuesday from remarks in which she referred to the Second Amendment right to bear arms and the need to “take … out” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
/Sure she did.
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Targetpractice Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:20:03am |
re: #298 MandyManners
She’s replacing Souter who was neither on the left nor on the right.
Yep. Lawhawk pretty much laid it out that, despite all the grandstanding, Kagan being seated on the court won’t change the composition of the court in any significant fashion. All the Congress critters are doing is using these hearings as a soapbox for their own particular talking points. The Republicans to rant against Obama, the Democrats to rant against “Big Business” and conservatism.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:20:34am |
re: #308 Bubblehead II
Angle: ‘I Meant Take Reid Out of Office’
LOS ANGELES — Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle backed away Tuesday from remarks in which she referred to the Second Amendment right to bear arms and the need to “take … out” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
/Sure she did.
people presuming she meant kill Harry are just slinging shit…I don’t think we are quite to the point of murder going mainstream
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:21:15am |
re: #309 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Yep. Lawhawk pretty much laid it out that, despite all the grandstanding, Kagan being seated on the court won’t change the composition of the court in any significant fashion. All the Congress critters are doing is using these hearings as a soapbox for their own particular talking points. The Republicans to rant against Obama, the Democrats to rant against “Big Business” and conservatism.
There are big stiff shiny fliers to be sent out before the next election cycle, and something needs to go on them.
Goodness knows nobody in the electorate pays attention to anything they DO.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:21:42am |
re: #304 Emmmieg
There’s an exhibit on Einstein here at OMSI this summer. It’s interesting, but not really meant for kids (well, except for the giant fiberglass Einstein head.)
With atomics, it’s not just Einstein.
It’s Bohr, Bethe, Rabi, Feynman, Oppenheimer, depending on how you count, Fermi, Levi and a bunch of others.
Any list of the top 20 physicists of that generation will be 1/2 to 3/4 Jewish depending on who you consider top 20.
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garhighway Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:21:43am |
re: #287 albusteve
it confuses me how anyone could vote against the 2nd amendment…that vote should have been 9-0…politics is exactly why four judges voted nay
I guess I missed the day the second amendment came up for a vote.
Unless you are talking about Heller and other similar cases. If so, I continue to think that the phrase “well regulated militia” has meaning in that amendment. I think one way one would regulate a militia is to tell its members that they can only carry certain firearms, so that training and resupply would be simpler.
The second amendment absolutists read those words right out of the amendment, which I think is against the normal rules of statutory and constitutional construction.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:21:54am |
re: #307 lawhawk
Indeed - there isn’t going to be a serious groundswell of change on the court unless Kennedy retires (or Roberts, Thomas, Alito, or Scalia retire or leave the Court). Kennedy is the swing on many cases, and if Obama gets to pick his replacement, then we’d see a possible shift in the ideological balance on the Court.
Right now, it appears that the justice most likely to leave the Court next would be Ginsberg (poor health), followed by Scalia and Kennedy and Breyer (age 74, 73 and 71 respectively). The other members are in their 50s and 60s and seemingly good health. In other words, barring some unforeseen deaths, the composition of the court is likely to be stable for some years to come.
good news…so why can’t the SC review an immigration bill for it’s legality before it’s voted on?
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:23:17am |
re: #312 LudwigVanQuixote
With atomics, it’s not just Einstein.
It’s Bohr, Bethe, Rabi, Feynman, Oppenheimer, depending on how you count, Fermi, Levi and a bunch of others.
Any list of the top 20 physicists of that generation will be 1/2 to 3/4 Jewish depending on who you consider top 20.
Darn you Juice anyway, hogging all the good brain cells like that.
(The “Jewish physics” quote was up somewhere in the exhibit.)
(I think the top contribution that the LDS community has given the world was television. Philo T. Farnsworth.)
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garhighway Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:23:27am |
re: #307 lawhawk
Indeed - there isn’t going to be a serious groundswell of change on the court unless Kennedy retires (or Roberts, Thomas, Alito, or Scalia retire or leave the Court). Kennedy is the swing on many cases, and if Obama gets to pick his replacement, then we’d see a possible shift in the ideological balance on the Court.
Right now, it appears that the justice most likely to leave the Court next would be Ginsberg (poor health), followed by Scalia and Kennedy and Breyer (age 74, 73 and 71 respectively). The other members are in their 50s and 60s and seemingly good health. In other words, barring some unforeseen deaths, the composition of the court is likely to be stable for some years to come.
Agree. Right now we basically have a one-man Court: Kennedy wins every time.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:24:36am |
re: #309 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Yep. Lawhawk pretty much laid it out that, despite all the grandstanding, Kagan being seated on the court won’t change the composition of the court in any significant fashion. All the Congress critters are doing is using these hearings as a soapbox for their own particular talking points. The Republicans to rant against Obama, the Democrats to rant against “Big Business” and conservatism.
I wonder if she’ll follow Souter’s opposition to Heller.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:25:04am |
re: #317 garhighway
Agree. Right now we basically have a one-man Court: Kennedy wins every time.
it’s good to be King
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Kragar (Antichrist ) Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:26:20am |
White House to let McChrystal retire with 4 stars
Washington (CNN) — President Obama has agreed to waive a Pentagon rule and let outgoing Gen. Stanley McChrystal retire at his full four-star rank, a White House spokesman said Tuesday.
While the general is short of the time needed to retire at his current pay grade, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama would ensure he keeps his rank as he steps down.
“The president believes and has talked with Secretary Gates about this, and we will do whatever is necessary to ensure he, somebody who has served the country as he has, can retire at a four-star level,” Gibbs told reporters.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:27:34am |
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KingKenrod Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:27:45am |
re: #297 Varek Raith
Is there to be no, absolutely no, restrictions to be place upon the 2nd amendment?
The question is one of competing rights. McDonald says you have a right to own a handgun, but not to use it in any manner you choose. People have the right to move freely in public. If carrying a weapon is likely to threaten or disrupt the peace (prevent free movement), the govt has an interest in protecting the public, and the right of the public has to be balanced against the right of a gun owner.
I think the govt can deny public carry rights to people until they can prove they can safely carry a weapon without endangering the public. The weapon has to be one that can sensibly be used for self-defense.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:28:22am |
re: #314 albusteve
good news…so why can’t the SC review an immigration bill for it’s legality before it’s voted on?
Because crafting legislation is not among their proscribed duties, and because SCOTUS doesn’t generally act unless the lower courts require guidance. You don’t get to SCOTUS but through appeals, for the most part, and that requires a law to be applied before bringing a case.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:31:24am |
re: #323 KingKenrod
The question is one of competing rights. McDonald says you have a right to own a handgun, but not to use it in any manner you choose. People have the right to move freely in public. If carrying a weapon is likely to threaten or disrupt the peace (prevent free movement), the govt has an interest in protecting the public, and the right of the public has to be balanced against the right of a gun owner.
I think the govt can deny public carry rights to people until they can prove they can safely carry a weapon without endangering the public. The weapon has to be one that can sensibly be used for self-defense.
I disagree, somewhat. Just as the government has no right to intercede with you and your children until you abuse those children, you have the right to carry until you have proven yourself untrustworthy*.
*That doesn’t have to involve an incident with a gun. Walking around downtown having conversations with the lamposts qualifies.
I also have no problem with mandating safety classes for concealed carry, although my “safety classes” were conducted by my father when I was eight.
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ReamWorks SKG Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:33:19am |
re: #304 Emmmieg
BTW: Here’s my Einstein pet peeve. I’ve read a number of biographies of him, plus his own writings for the lay audience (for example [Link: www.amazon.com…] and his [Link: www.amazon.com…] )
Anyway, by all accounts he was a exceptionally smart kid and a smart adult. From a young age he excelled in foreign languages violin, and piano.
Here’s the problem: there’s a myth that he was a “slow learner”. That he didn’t learn to speak until he was 6 (or whatever, the myth varies). Parents of developmentally disabled kids like to trot out Einstein stories to make themselves feel better. But it simply isn’t true. The only primary reference I could ever find about him being “slow” was a quote that he was “slow to speak” meaning he would carefully consider each thing he said. (I couldn’t find any primary sources “free” on line, but here’s a reliable secondary source—from Richard Rhodes “making of the atomic bomb” [Link: books.google.com…] )
(I hope that this myth doesn’t discourage parents of developmentally disabled kids from getting the special attention they might need. Here’s a website called “Xtian Mommies” that somehow takes comfort in bearing false witness with the made-up fact that Einstein “failed math” [Link: www.christian-mommies.com…] )
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:33:20am |
re: #317 garhighway
Kennedy: Just don’t call me the swing vote.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:33:54am |
re: #325 Emmmieg
I disagree, somewhat. Just as the government has no right to intercede with you and your children until you abuse those children, you have the right to carry until you have proven yourself untrustworthy*.
*That doesn’t have to involve an incident with a gun. Walking around downtown having conversations with the lamposts qualifies.
I also have no problem with mandating safety classes for concealed carry, although my “safety classes” were conducted by my father when I was eight.
The governement can, however, make reasonable distinctions about what you can carry. The right to bear arms is neither unlimited nor without condition.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:36:56am |
re: #328 Fozzie Bear
The governement can, however, make reasonable distinctions about what you can carry. The right to bear arms is neither unlimited nor without condition.
I NEED my XQ-318 Interplanetary Atomizer with optional infrared sighting and adjustable grip. Yes, I know it destroys entire buildings, but that really came in handy when those Bug-things took over the UN.*
*The major problem being the inability to tell them from the regular residents.
**Why are aliens always bugs? Seriously, how practically is a giant exoskeleton?
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:37:11am |
re: #327 lawhawk
Kennedy: Just don’t call me the swing vote.
sounds like a decent guy…
. “I don’t swing around the cases. They swing around me.”
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:38:51am |
re: #326 reuven
I think it would be funny if Einstein’s parents bought “Baby Regular Kids” dvds for him when he was an infant.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:39:45am |
re: #326 reuven
BTW: Here’s my Einstein pet peeve. I’ve read a number of biographies of him, plus his own writings for the lay audience (for example [Link: www.amazon.com…] and his [Link: www.amazon.com…] )
Anyway, by all accounts he was a exceptionally smart kid and a smart adult. From a young age he excelled in foreign languages violin, and piano.
Here’s the problem: there’s a myth that he was a “slow learner”. That he didn’t learn to speak until he was 6 (or whatever, the myth varies). Parents of developmentally disabled kids like to trot out Einstein stories to make themselves feel better. But it simply isn’t true. The only primary reference I could ever find about him being “slow” was a quote that he was “slow to speak” meaning he would carefully consider each thing he said. (I couldn’t find any primary sources “free” on line, but here’s a reliable secondary source—from Richard Rhodes “making of the atomic bomb” [Link: books.google.com…] )
(I hope that this myth doesn’t discourage parents of developmentally disabled kids from getting the special attention they might need. Here’s a website called “Xtian Mommies” that somehow takes comfort in bearing false witness with the made-up fact that Einstein “failed math” [Link: www.christian-mommies.com…] )
They had his report card on display. Top marks in math and science. Not so much in languages—not failing, just not top marks.
Although, I will say, my kids all speak late, but do well in school. My cousin didn’t speak until he was 3, and he’s working on a scientific PhD right now at UW. I’m not sure what this has to do with Einstein, except that my oldest used to have Einstein’s hair when she woke up.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:39:53am |
A BP spokesman declined to comment on the new efforts to raise cash but a person close to the company said BP has raised close to $15 billion through a combination of asset sales and bank lines as of last week, and expects to raise at least $5 billion by the end of this week. Press officials at the four banks would neither confirm nor deny their involvement in the money-raising effort.
BP will need every dime they can get their hands on….personally I see no way they can pay the bills when they come due….the economic suffering is way too massive
[Link: www.foxbusiness.com…]
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ReamWorks SKG Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:40:02am |
re: #329 Emmmieg
I don’t question the right to bear arms.
What I do question is the fact that we don’t punish misuse of firearms seriously enough.
If an unsupervised young child gets hold of a parent’s gun, for example, and it’s discharged, the owner of the gun should go away for a long time.
Sadly, most parents don’t, under the “well, they’ve suffered enough” theory. Just do a google search for “shot with parent’s gun” and see for yourself….
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:40:58am |
Do you all know that Actor/Comedian/Director Albert Brooks is the brother of actor “Super Dave” Einstein? Brooks changed his name for the obvious reason.
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ReamWorks SKG Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:41:03am |
re: #331 Mad Al-Jaffee
Disney, the owner of Baby Einstein, settled a number of lawsuits wrt false claims: [Link: www.nytimes.com…]
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ReamWorks SKG Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:42:29am |
re: #332 Emmmieg
By age 16, he was speaking several languages. But maybe that was the norm for well-educated Germans at the time….
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:43:22am |
re: #334 reuven
I don’t question the right to bear arms.
What I do question is the fact that we don’t punish misuse of firearms seriously enough.
If an unsupervised young child gets hold of a parent’s gun, for example, and it’s discharged, the owner of the gun should go away for a long time.
Sadly, most parents don’t, under the “well, they’ve suffered enough” theory. Just do a google search for “shot with parent’s gun” and see for yourself…
Here in Oregon there was a famous case in which a young man was prosecuted for killing his sister*. The parents said that they should have been prosecuted, but the state went after him.
*He said it was an accident, and his subsequent life seems to bear this out.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:43:47am |
whatever happened with Gitmo and the KLM trial?
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:43:57am |
re: #337 reuven
By age 16, he was speaking several languages. But maybe that was the norm for well-educated Germans at the time…
Probably. And, also, he was Einstein.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:45:36am |
re: #332 Emmmieg
They had his report card on display. Top marks in math and science. Not so much in languages—not failing, just not top marks.
Although, I will say, my kids all speak late, but do well in school. My cousin didn’t speak until he was 3, and he’s working on a scientific PhD right now at UW. I’m not sure what this has to do with Einstein, except that my oldest used to have Einstein’s hair when she woke up.
a classic doo…lifted by Jerry Garcia and others
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darthstar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:46:21am |
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darthstar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:48:44am |
I have to say, I’m still chuckling over the Sharron Angle interview last night. I can’t wait to hear other Republicans asked if they support her positions on the little things, like her belief that the constitution doesn’t establish a separation of church and state.
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ReamWorks SKG Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:48:47am |
Well, it’s time to be a productive member of society! See ya’ll mañana!
/// I’m more motivated after 7/1—when I get to keep the $$$ I earn, instead of giving it to deadbeats/bailouts/bridges to nowhere/interest on national debt, etc.
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Summer Seale Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:49:40am |
re: #209 lawhawk
Gotta disagree - because the Force isn’t magic. It’s a frakking parasitic infection. Or do you just want to ignore the whole midichlorian infestation/infatuation. And even all those midichlorians weren’t enough to watch every last one of the Jedi whacked when they weren’t looking (and quite a few when they were) by nothing more than a bunch of bad ass Jango Fett cloners. Who was left? Yoda and Obi Wan. That’s it. Everyone else was killed. And it doesn’t matter how fast your reaction times are if you’re trying to out run a laser blast in space. If your ship can’t make the turn, it will burn.
Sound reasoning, but you have to present it as a proof (as I did). So A for effort, but F for presentation, young man! =)
You need logical steps. Prove A, then use A to build a case for B. Then finalize with C as a therefore conclusion.
Anyway, everyone knows that if you’re a good enough Jedi (and you darn sure are as the star of the story, as I’ve proved in case A at the onset), then you obviously can swing away from the bast before it cuts across your path because you are sensing it coming from the minds and the environment around you.
Like, so simple. I did my nails typing that. That’s how easy it was…. =)
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ReamWorks SKG Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:50:24am |
Ok! One more news story to ponder, from our friends at overlawyered.com
[Link: www.thestar.com…]
(Parents sue when their kids are cut from the team.)
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:50:44am |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:51:23am |
re: #346 reuven
Ok! One more news story to ponder, from our friends at overlawyered.com
[Link: www.thestar.com…]
(Parents sue when their kids are cut from the team.)
WWI was won on the playing fields of Eton, and the next is being lost in the courtrooms.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:53:06am |
re: #346 reuven
Before I even read it, I can tell you that kid is screwed.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:53:51am |
(CBS/AP) White House advisers are nearing a recommendation for President Obama to choose a military trial for self-professed Sept. 11, 2001 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior administration officials said Thursday.
The review of where and how to hold a Sept. 11 trial is not over, so no recommendation is yet before the president and Obama has not made a determination of his own, officials said. The review is not likely to be finished this week.
[Link: www.cbsnews.com…]
this is from March….hello! Eric!
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:53:57am |
re: #346 reuven
Dear Canada,
We would like to apologize for the spread of litigious morons beyond our shores. We really though it was a uniquely American idiocy, and that we had contained the contagion.
Sincerely,
USA
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:55:29am |
For those NYers out there - your legislature thinks you’re ignorant, foolish, or just plain not paying attention.
I’m sure you’ve been hearing about all the dire cuts that had to be made in this year’s budget.
Well, here’s a few numbers that you can use.
Last year’s fiscal year budget was $131.9 billion (FY 2009-2010).
This year’s fiscal year budget proposed by the Legislature with portions likely to be vetoed by Gov. Paterson: $135.7 billion.
The state is increasing spending by $3.8 billion. $3.8 billion that New York just doesn’t have (and they are billions in deficit from last year, that carried over to the new fiscal year too).
Even if you go by Paterson’s budget numbers, the state budget increases over last year’s bloated disaster (which itself was an increase in spending of more than 8% or $10+ billion from FY 2008-2009). The state keeps spending more than can be reasonably expected to take in. It isn’t reducing spending - and it’s trying to balance the budget again with more tax hikes (cigarettes, wine sales in groceries as per Paterson’s proposal, business taxes, and eliminating sales tax exemptions on clothes).
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darthstar Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:55:31am |
re: #346 reuven
Ok! One more news story to ponder, from our friends at overlawyered.com
[Link: www.thestar.com…]
(Parents sue when their kids are cut from the team.)
Well, that kid is going to get wall-checked a few times.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:56:43am |
re: #346 reuven
Ok! One more news story to ponder, from our friends at overlawyered.com
[Link: www.thestar.com…]
(Parents sue when their kids are cut from the team.)
“Their direct actions have caused irreparable psychological damage to Daniel Longo’s self esteem as an impressionable teenager and demoralized Daniel as an athlete and team hockey player with his peers
call a waaaabulaaaance!
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Summer Seale Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:56:58am |
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:58:48am |
re: #352 lawhawk
the price of grease has skyrocketed….especially on the coasts
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:58:57am |
For the record, that kind of shit pisses lawyers off more than anybody. The good ones, anyway.
Your kid not making the cut cause he sucks at hockey is NOT an actionable case. Fucking morons.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:00:27am |
re: #347 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Well, that’s a helluva question…
embarrassed by his own advisers it seems…but BO can’t wait forever
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:00:33am |
re: #354 albusteve
“Their direct actions have caused irreparable psychological damage to Daniel Longo’s self esteem as an impressionable teenager and demoralized Daniel as an athlete and team hockey player with his peers
call a waaabulaaance!
You called?
Image: waaambulance.jpg
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:00:35am |
re: #346 reuven
Ok! One more news story to ponder, from our friends at overlawyered.com
[Link: www.thestar.com…]
(Parents sue when their kids are cut from the team.)
I bet those Spayshul Snowflakes believe EVERY child deserves a trophy.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:01:01am |
re: #357 Fozzie Bear
For the record, that kind of shit pisses lawyers off more than anybody. The good ones, anyway.
Your kid not making the cut cause he sucks at hockey is NOT an actionable case. Fucking morons.
You wanna’ hurt his widdle feewings?
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Slap Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:01:27am |
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:01:50am |
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:02:07am |
re: #352 lawhawk
For those NYers out there - your legislature thinks you’re ignorant, foolish, or just plain not paying attention.
I’m sure you’ve been hearing about all the dire cuts that had to be made in this year’s budget.
Well, here’s a few numbers that you can use.
Last year’s fiscal year budget was $131.9 billion (FY 2009-2010).
This year’s fiscal year budget proposed by the Legislature with portions likely to be vetoed by Gov. Paterson: $135.7 billion.The state is increasing spending by $3.8 billion. $3.8 billion that New York just doesn’t have (and they are billions in deficit from last year, that carried over to the new fiscal year too).
Even if you go by Paterson’s budget numbers, the state budget increases over last year’s bloated disaster (which itself was an increase in spending of more than 8% or $10+ billion from FY 2008-2009). The state keeps spending more than can be reasonably expected to take in. It isn’t reducing spending - and it’s trying to balance the budget again with more tax hikes (cigarettes, wine sales in groceries as per Paterson’s proposal, business taxes, and eliminating sales tax exemptions on clothes).
TAX DOSE EEEBILLL KORPASHUNS MORE!
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HoosierHoops Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:04:16am |
Good Afternoon Lizards!
I hope you are all well..
I got word today a friend of mine has brain cancer..They found it late.. He has maybe 3 months to live.. I am reeling from the news
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:04:30am |
re: #362 Slap
The single greatest cause of problems in youth athletics:
PARENTS.
The only time I’ve inserted myself into the game was when The Kid took a line-drive in the face. I was out on the field in a flash.
Last week he said a decision by the ump “sucked” and the ump heard him. Ump chewed his ass out completely. After the game, I walked up to the ump and thanked him, apologized and told him that that word is forbidden in my house.
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:05:30am |
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:07:53am |
re: #366 MandyManners
The only time I’ve inserted myself into the game was when The Kid took a line-drive in the face. I was out on the field in a flash.
Last week he said a decision by the ump “sucked” and the ump heard him. Ump chewed his ass out completely. After the game, I walked up to the ump and thanked him, apologized and told him that that word is forbidden in my house.
I went through all of that when I was growing up…then repeated the whole gig again with my own kids….my girl was a softballer, and my boy a LLer and school BB player…good times
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MandyManners Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:11:07am |
re: #368 albusteve
I went through all of that when I was growing up…then repeated the whole gig again with my own kids…my girl was a softballer, and my boy a LLer and school BB player…good times
Former cheer-leader here.
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pharmmajor Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:13:40am |
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albusteve Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:15:47am |
re: #369 MandyManners
Former cheer-leader here.
my daughter was editor of the HS paper…also a photographer…she took pictures of the cheer leaders all her senior football season then put them together in a book like thing and gave them to the girls….blew their minds
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