Why Does the Republican Party Hate Christmas?
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The religious right is now obligated to boycott the GOP: 2010 RNC Holiday Ornament from GOP Store.com.
281 comments
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:10:25am |
Quick someone get O’Reilly on the phone!
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:11:51am |
What’s with the red crescents around the perimeter? OMG! Islamification!
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Lidane Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:16:06am |
re: #2 Killgore Trout
What’s with the red crescents around the perimeter? OMG! Islamification!
Red crescents and Jesus being ignored? ZOMG! Creeping Sharia law!
/wingnut
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Varek Raith Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:16:31am |
re: #2 Killgore Trout
What’s with the red crescents around the perimeter? OMG! Islamification!
And the Capital Building. Looks an awful lot like a boob.
-Peter Griffin
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Tiny alien kittens are watching you Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:17:01am |
But, but…it doesn’t even say “Happy Jesus Birthday” on there anywhere…what were they thinking?
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:18:25am |
If you actually buy anything from the GOP store, there is a 99.999999% chance you are a completely irredeemable douchebag.
The more you know.
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:18:44am |
re: #2 Killgore Trout
What’s with the red crescents around the perimeter? OMG! Islamification!
Not only crescents, but stars too!!11! And no Christmas tree or baby Jesus (a.s.)?? That’s it—America is over. *sob*
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Varek Raith Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:19:05am |
re: #6 Fozzie Bear
If you actually buy anything from the GOP store, there is a 99.999999% chance you are a completely irredeemable douchebag.
The more you know.
Made in China
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:19:23am |
re: #4 Varek Raith
And the Capital Building. Looks an awful lot like a boob.
-Peter Griffin
Dude, it has a DOME!!11!
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engineer cat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:19:39am |
god made that ornament, like he made the fossils, to confound the unbelievers
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:19:54am |
re: #2 Killgore Trout
It’s worse than that— look inside the little loops on the outside.
That is clearly a man kneeling down with a scroll on his lap. A man with no face— just like Mohammed can’t be represented with an actual face.
The scroll is obviously the Koran.
The terrorists have won.
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:20:07am |
re: #7 CuriousLurker
Even worse, they are FIVE POINTED STARS!!!!Eleventy1
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theheat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:20:35am |
Not as bad as it could have been, given the GOP’s propensity for gruesome and poor design. But I’d light fire to $40 before I’d spend it on a GOP ornament, be it Christmas or any other occasion.
But I do have all the USPS Classic Movie Monsters stamps. Does that count?
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:20:44am |
re: #11 engineer dog
god made that ornament, like he made the fossils, to confound the unbelievers
I’m starting to suspect that God has too much time on Her hands.
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Varek Raith Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:21:06am |
re: #13 Dreggas
Even worse, they are FIVE POINTED STARS!!!Eleventy1
Those are called “Summoning Circles”.
Get it right!!!
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Varek Raith Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:21:43am |
re: #15 SanFranciscoZionist
I’m starting to suspect that God has too much time on Her hands.
If you were omnipotent, wouldn’t you be bored out of your skull?
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:21:46am |
re: #14 theheat
Not as bad as it could have been, given the GOP’s propensity for gruesome and poor design. But I’d light fire to $40 before I’d spend it on a GOP ornament, be it Christmas or any other occasion.
But I do have all the USPS Classic Movie Monsters stamps. Does that count?
To be perfectly fair, I wouldn’t buy any sort of political Christmas tree ornament. I like, you know, things that look like snowflakes, and fruit and stuff.
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Kragar Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:22:22am |
You know, political parties are not what I think of when decorating a Christmas tree.
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Kragar Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:22:50am |
re: #17 Varek Raith
If you were omnipotent, wouldn’t you be bored out of your skull?
Nah, you just fuck with the cheat codes then.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:23:32am |
I want to share the gift of laughter with all of you, courtesy of Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller…
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engineer cat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:23:37am |
re: #17 Varek Raith
If you were omnipotent, wouldn’t you be bored out of your skull?
if the omnipotence lasts for more than four hours, call a theologian
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theheat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:23:55am |
re: #18 SanFranciscoZionist
I love Christmas ornaments. Trouble is, now with the Little Heat gone, we don’t go all out anymore and do the tree and lights and whatever. Besides, this year I’m leaving my Halloween stuff up.
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jea62 Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:24:06am |
Actually it’s a very nice ornament if you can clip off the GOP logo. And the red crescents are bunting celebrating May Day.
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:24:10am |
Also, what is the point of putting gop.com on the bottom of it? Are there seriously people too stupid to find the GOP website online, who need the aid of a Christmas ornament?
They’ll be sitting at the computer, tinsel trickling down their tree, whale oil-lamp burning, as they can’t figure out how the hell to find the GOP’s website— until finally their eye alights on this precious ornament with the website discretely embossed at the bottom?
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:24:12am |
From the site:
Funds received in response to this solicitation will be subject to federal contribution limits. Contributions from corporations and foreign nationals are prohibited.
No proceeds going to charity in the Christian Xmas spirit, huh? I’m sure Jesus (a.s.) would be proud. //
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:25:18am |
I set up a chrooted FTP server for FIVE FUCKING MINUTES to get a large file to a client, and my poor little server is being spammed with login attempts from China. How did they even find the open port that fast?
Fuck it, i’m just blocking half the planet’s incoming IP addresses. That continent is like the digital wild west or something.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:25:35am |
re: #22 engineer dog
if the omnipotence lasts for more than four hours, call a theologian
Side effects may include Messiah Complex, righteous anger, and possibly burning bush.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:25:43am |
re: #26 CuriousLurker
From the site:
No proceeds going to charity in the Christian Xmas spirit, huh? I’m sure Jesus (a.s.) would be proud. //
What does the a.s. stand for?
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:26:38am |
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Shiplord Kirel Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:26:45am |
This looks like a badge from the Ruritanian Civil Guard Volunteers.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:27:14am |
re: #30 CuriousLurker
Alayhi salaam (peace be upon him).
Ah, thanks. Would you use it for any late person, or is it special to major prophets?
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:27:38am |
re: #31 Shiplord Kirel
This looks like a badge from the Ruritanian Civil Guard Volunteers.
LOL! Yes. it does.
It’s pretty ugly. I assume the Democratic one, if there is one, isn’t much prettier.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:27:59am |
re: #12 Obdicut
It’s worse than that— look inside the little loops on the outside.
That is clearly a man kneeling down with a scroll on his lap. A man with no face— just like Mohammed can’t be represented with an actual face.
The scroll is obviously the Koran.
The terrorists have won.
On the last thread, you mentioned possibly purchasing a Kindle for your wife… do you or her have a Iphone or Ipod Touch… because for over all functionality, I wonder if a Ipad would cover all the possible bases… it makes a great reader plus hundreds of other features available?
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Tiny alien kittens are watching you Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:28:11am |
At least they have the sacred Indian elephant on there…
“As the Gods ( ‘Deva’) and the demons ( ‘Asura’) churned the oceans during ‘sagar manthan’ ( sagar = sea ; manthan = churning ) for the elixir of life - ‘amrit’ ( nectar ) that would make them immortal , there surfaced the ‘navratnas’ ( nine jewels ). One of these jewels was the elephant. The elephant is, therefore, considered absolutely precious to be preserved and protected like the way jewels are.”
“In one of her dreams, Buddha’s mother dreamt of a white elephant. And then the prophet of peace Gautam Buddha was born. Obviously, therefore, a white elephant in India’s cultural context can never connotate redundancy, as it would in the West.”
“And then comes the greatest of all ‘vahanas’ (carriages for Gods) - the ‘Airavat’ ( elephant ). The Airavat was the chosen carriage for the God of all Gods ‘ Indra ’. There were other Gods as well riding on elephants as well, but Indra’s airavat was special. It was regal in size and had ten tusks, not just the usual two.”
In a way it makes total sense, considering how much the Republicans have been supporting outsourcing of American jobs to Indian, they of course would want to let their “overseas constituents” know that they honor their religion also…
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:28:51am |
re: #32 SanFranciscoZionist
Ah, thanks. Would you use it for any late person, or is it special to major prophets?
It’s required for all the Abrahamic prophets.
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Lidane Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:28:55am |
re: #18 SanFranciscoZionist
To be perfectly fair, I wouldn’t buy any sort of political Christmas tree ornament. I like, you know, things that look like snowflakes, and fruit and stuff.
I like things like this:
Oh, and these. They make the insanity of Christmas that much more fun:
Heh.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:30:44am |
re: #37 Lidane
I like things like this:
[Link: www.thinkgeek.com…]
Oh, and these. They make the insanity of Christmas that much more fun:
[Link: www.thinkgeek.com…]
Heh.
Very nice!
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:30:46am |
Am I the only one who thinks it’s kinda tacky to slap a url onto a Christmas ornament?
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Varek Raith Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:31:06am |
re: #37 Lidane
I like things like this:
[Link: www.thinkgeek.com…]
Oh, and these. They make the insanity of Christmas that much more fun:
[Link: www.thinkgeek.com…]
Heh.
This makes a nice gift…
:)
thinkgeek.com
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:31:28am |
re: #34 Walter L. Newton
On the last thread, you mentioned possibly purchasing a Kindle for your wife… do you or her have a Iphone or Ipod Touch… because for over all functionality, I wonder if a Ipad would cover all the possible bases… it makes a great reader plus hundreds of other features available?
There is something neat about the ease on the eyes of the e-ink tech. I am totally convinced after spending an hour with one thata Kindle (or clone) is the way to go if your primary use case is just reading books.
Plus the battery life benefits are nice too. It only uses power when redrawing the screen.
(Not that Ipads aren’t also very cool, just throwing in my 2 cents)
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:31:57am |
re: #38 SanFranciscoZionist
I made a stalker post you might find interesting. One of them issued a “test” to see who is really Jewish. You might find my answers entertaining.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:32:31am |
re: #39 JasonA
Am I the only one who thinks it’s kinda tacky to slap a url onto a Christmas ornament?
I really don’t mind. Not my taste, but eh, I don’t even have a tree. It’s just a Christmas tree ornament.
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SpaceJesus Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:32:32am |
lacks a picture of jesus beating up a queer. RINOs!
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:32:53am |
re: #42 LudwigVanQuixote
I made a stalker post you might find interesting. One of them issued a “test” to see who is really Jewish. You might find my answers entertaining.
I saw his test.
Not much of a test, but your answers were fun.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:33:02am |
re: #18 SanFranciscoZionist
To be perfectly fair, I wouldn’t buy any sort of political Christmas tree ornament. I like, you know, things that look like snowflakes, and fruit and stuff.
I try to get a Christmas ornament on our summer vacations. They make good souvenirs.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:33:03am |
re: #26 CuriousLurker
From the site:
No proceeds going to charity in the Christian Xmas spirit, huh? I’m sure Jesus (a.s.) would be proud. //
It is the Gomorrah old Party.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:33:18am |
re: #42 LudwigVanQuixote
I made a stalker post you might find interesting. One of them issued a “test” to see who is really Jewish. You might find my answers entertaining.
Lol so it has gone from “are you a real American?” to “are you a real Jew?”.
What’s next? “Are you a human or an alien from Theta Epsilon 9?”
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:33:34am |
re: #41 Fozzie Bear
There is something neat about the ease on the eyes of the e-ink tech. I am totally convinced after spending an hour with one thata Kindle (or clone) is the way to go if your primary use case is just reading books.
Plus the battery life benefits are nice too. It only uses power when redrawing the screen.
(Not that Ipads aren’t also very cool, just throwing in my 2 cents)
Every time I think about wanting a kindle, I tell myself to just wait and get a pad. Which means I’ll probably never have neither.
Though dual-core pads are just a few months away…
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:33:46am |
re: #48 Fozzie Bear
Lol so it has gone from “are you a real American?” to “are you a real Jew?”.
What’s next? “Are you a human or an alien from Theta Epsilon 9?”
There’s nothing in the Constitution that says that a Cylon can’t be president.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:34:24am |
re: #45 SanFranciscoZionist
I saw his test.
Not much of a test, but your answers were fun.
Yes, but they are also kind of tragic, that they would even have to be made if you think of it. And yes, his idea of a “test” shows pretty clearly the last time he was in a schul.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:34:26am |
re: #48 Fozzie Bear
Lol so it has gone from “are you a real American?” to “are you a real Jew?”.
What’s next? “Are you a human or an alien from Theta Epsilon 9?”
What does it get you to be an alien?
Holodeck? Fast spaceship? Insta cosmetic surgery? Smart, funny androids to pal around with?
Otherwise, it’s just like here, but with different constellations.
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:34:29am |
re: #47 LudwigVanQuixote
It is the Gomorrah old Party.
Heh, yeah, I liked that page. Left a comment a little while ago.
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lawhawk Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:34:43am |
Someone call the American Family Association. They have to declare war on the GOP.
Drop 50 and fire for effect.
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jaunte Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:34:56am |
re: #39 JasonA
Am I the only one who thinks it’s kinda tacky to slap a url onto a Christmas ornament?
I prefer them on a crackling Url Log.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:35:00am |
re: #48 Fozzie Bear
Lol so it has gone from “are you a real American?” to “are you a real Jew?”.
What’s next? “Are you a human or an alien from Theta Epsilon 9?”
I am a Zionist Lord of Remulak! Jeesh it isn’t like I haven’t been upfront abut that.
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SpaceJesus Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:35:52am |
stalker blog is about as jewish as a christmas ham roast at mahmoud’s house
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:35:53am |
re: #49 JasonA
Every time I think about wanting a kindle, I tell myself to just wait and get a pad. Which means I’ll probably never have neither.
Though dual-core pads are just a few months away…
Shh, stop that. I have a 1st gen pad and the new ones are bound to make me envious.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:35:57am |
re: #53 CuriousLurker
Heh, yeah, I liked that page. Left a comment a little while ago.
You in particular will like my new page too. I think that people of faith, who get the idea of being good to others is central really need to band together.
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engineer cat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:36:25am |
Warning: True Christmas Story
i spent christmas at the home of my college girlfriend many years ago when i was young (back in the civil war era). they all gathered around the christmas tree and brought out all the family christmas ornaments one by one, each one with a family story. finally, at the bottom of the box there were two worn down, shapeless ornaments that had not totally survived the ravages of time. they were also so old that they family didn’t even know where they came from anymore, so they didn’t have a family story like the rest. nevertheless, they were lovingly brought out and hung up on the tree like all the others
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:37:12am |
re: #57 SpaceJesus
stalker blog is about as jewish as a christmas ham roast at mahmoud’s house
Yeah really. The whole meme I have of writing all of this Jewish stuff is to prevent anyone from getting the wrong impression. There is so much danger of one of them being taken as a representative of the people because so few people have ever actually studied Jewish law.
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Kragar Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:37:44am |
re: #39 JasonA
Am I the only one who thinks it’s kinda tacky to slap a url onto a Christmas ornament?
Very tacky.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:38:04am |
re: #57 SpaceJesus
stalker blog is about as jewish as a christmas ham roast at mahmoud’s house
Does Mahmoud know you’re roasting ham at his house while you’re supposed to be house-sitting over the Christmas break?
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:38:07am |
re: #41 Fozzie Bear
There is something neat about the ease on the eyes of the e-ink tech. I am totally convinced after spending an hour with one thata Kindle (or clone) is the way to go if your primary use case is just reading books.
Plus the battery life benefits are nice too. It only uses power when redrawing the screen.
(Not that Ipads aren’t also very cool, just throwing in my 2 cents)
Well… just before the Touch 4g came out a few months ago… I found the 2g’s on sale for about 20 dollars off at Staples (I thought Apple products are never discounted… anyway)… I had a few extra hours at the store, so, I splurged and purchased it… I am amazed and totally satisfied… I haven’t really kept up with Apple products in the least (did use a mini-mac at the theatre to run the show control software)… but… all I can say is I’m amazed.
For under 50 dollars, I’ve loaded this thing up with so many useful (and not so useful) apps, it’s almost like you could velcro this thing to the palm of your hand and “rule” your world from a device that is the size of a pocket note book.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:38:28am |
re: #58 CuriousLurker
Shh, stop that. I have a 1st gen pad and the new ones are bound to make me envious.
LG’s Optimus Pad will have an 8.9” screen, dual-core Tegra 2 processor and Android 2.3. I’m kinda wanting that real bad.
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Merryweather Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:38:32am |
Man, if the GOP are going to join the battle against Christmas, we godless heathens are going to have to raise our game.
I propose we start calling everyone with ‘Christ’ in their name ‘Holiday’ instead.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:39:21am |
re: #66 Merryweather
Man, if the GOP are going to join the battle against Christmas, we godless heathens are going to have to raise our game.
I propose we start calling everyone with ‘Christ’ in their name ‘Holiday’ instead.
Holidayina.
Holidayopher.
Holidayabel.
It works for me.
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Lidane Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:39:33am |
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:39:33am |
re: #55 jaunte
I prefer them on a crackling Url Log.
That is so good, it precludes any followup puns.
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SpaceJesus Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:39:49am |
re: #63 SanFranciscoZionist
nope. he also doesn’t know about the gay jacuzzi party im throwing tonight
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PT Barnum Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:40:10am |
re: #65 JasonA
LG’s Optimus Pad will have an 8.9” screen, dual-core Tegra 2 processor and Android 2.3. I’m kinda wanting that real bad.
I have a nook. Works great. Best of all my local library offers some books online in the Adobe document format which means I can go to the library without going to the library. Since it can also play MP3 audio, I can download and play audiobooks on it too.
Don’t think I’d want to carry a pad around all day.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:40:16am |
re: #70 SpaceJesus
nope. he also doesn’t know about the gay jacuzzi party im throwing tonight
Oh, well. What Mahmoud doesn’t know won’t hurt him.
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SpaceJesus Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:40:28am |
so much mistletoe around this islamic crescent shaped hot tub
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:41:25am |
re: #60 engineer dog
That’s a great story.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:41:46am |
re: #71 PT Barnum
I have a nook. Works great. Best of all my local library offers some books online in the Adobe document format which means I can go to the library without going to the library. Since it can also play MP3 audio, I can download and play audiobooks on it too.
Don’t think I’d want to carry a pad around all day.
The Nook color looks pretty good, but the I see the $250 price tag and realize I could get a wifi iPad for just twice that. Not that I want an iPad at all, but that’s another story.
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:41:53am |
re: #73 SpaceJesus
so much mistletoe around this islamic crescent shaped hot tub
At Mahmoud’s place? Make sure that’s not a missile toe.
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engineer cat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:42:44am |
re: #74 CuriousLurker
That’s a great story.
thank you - the family are still among my closest friends
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:42:55am |
re: #65 JasonA
LG’s Optimus Pad will have an 8.9” screen, dual-core Tegra 2 processor and Android 2.3. I’m kinda wanting that real bad.
I got an iPad earlier this year. I love it for what it is, but… *sigh* Technology. There’s always something newer, faster, better.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:45:58am |
I received an email ad from apple. It’s a special shopping Friday or something.
No mention of sales or discounts, just a reminder that I can shop online or at the store.
Just like every other day.
(I don’t mind ads, just ones that seem to presume I’m stupid. Of course, there could be some special discount, but I think they would have mentioned it.)
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Shiplord Kirel Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:46:04am |
re: #56 LudwigVanQuixote
I am a Zionist Lord of Remulak! Jeesh it isn’t like I haven’t been upfront abut that.
I, for one, welcome our Remulak overlords, as long as they keep the checks coming.
While we’re at it, where’s that Gulfstream you promised anyway? The weekend with that Bambi chick was fun though, if a bit tiring. I highly recommend the Remulak Cialis, it’s much better than the domestic production.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:46:11am |
re: #76 JasonA
The Nook color looks pretty good, but the I see the $250 price tag and realize I could get a wifi iPad for just twice that. Not that I want an iPad at all, but that’s another story.
Yes you do :) I don’t know. Like I said above, I just got the Touch two months ago, and I am totally blown away by it. ANd of course, that make you think about… “Gee… wouldn’t this be even more fun and functional on a Ipad” Well, I was sitting next to a passenger on a plane last month who had an Ipad, and he was watching some episodes of some TV shows. It seemed a little bulky… and I saw some people at the airport holding them in their hands trying to use them sort of like a Iphone or Touch, and that seemed uncomfortable.
So, as much as I’m intrigued by the Ipad, the portability and “pocketbility” of a Touch sized device certainly has it’s advantages.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:47:00am |
re: #81 EmmmieG
I received an email ad from apple. It’s a special shopping Friday or something.
No mention of sales or discounts, just a reminder that I can shop online or at the store.
Just like every other day.
(I don’t mind ads, just ones that seem to presume I’m stupid. Of course, there could be some special discount, but I think they would have mentioned it.)
I thought Apple never discounts any of it’s products… or am I mistaken?
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:48:47am |
re: #83 Walter L. Newton
I have a lot of respect for the iFamily of devices, but they just aren’t for me. I want Android.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:48:59am |
Does the iOS have anything like a bash console?
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:49:23am |
re: #84 Walter L. Newton
I thought Apple never discounts any of it’s products… or am I mistaken?
I don’t really follow it. I was just amused by them sending me an email reminding me I can shop at a “special” day. I’m still not sure what makes it special. Clowns in the stores? Apple pie samples? Free t-shirts?
Ipods are discounted on amazon. I just checked.
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Soap_Man Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:50:07am |
Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone. I’m stuck at work with nothing to do.
But I guess I shouldn’t complain too much, with the unemployment rate being what it is.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:50:55am |
re: #88 Soap_Man
Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone. I’m stuck at work with nothing to do.
But I guess I shouldn’t complain too much, with the unemployment rate being what it is.
I switch with you… I have an 8 hour shift tomorrow… day.
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:51:12am |
re: #88 Soap_Man
Amen. stuck here too. Just waiting for the day to end, then to stuff myself tomorrow and go fishing friday.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:51:36am |
re: #88 Soap_Man
Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone. I’m stuck at work with nothing to do.
But I guess I shouldn’t complain too much, with the unemployment rate being what it is.
I’m in the same boat. I’m choosing to focus on the “nothing to do” part rather than the “stuck at work” part. That way it seems like a happy thing.
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Tiny alien kittens are watching you Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:52:11am |
re: #54 lawhawk
Someone call the American Family Association. They have to declare war on the GOP.
Drop 50 and fire for effect.
The American Family Association has completely gone off the rails too. Don’t believe me?
We have feminized the Medal of Honor.
According to Bill McGurn of the Wall Street Journal, every Medal of Honor awarded during these two conflicts has been awarded for saving life. Not one has been awarded for inflicting casualties on the enemy. Not one.
Gen. George Patton once famously said, “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other guy die for his.”
When we think of heroism in battle, we used the think of our boys storming the beaches of Normandy under withering fire, climbing the cliffs of Pointe do Hoc while enemy soldiers fired straight down on them, and tossing grenades into pill boxes to take out gun emplacements.
That kind of heroism has apparently become passe when it comes to awarding the Medal of Honor. We now award it only for preventing casualties, not for inflicting them.
So the question is this: when are we going to start awarding the Medal of Honor once again for soldiers who kill people and break things so our families can sleep safely at night?
I would suggest our culture has become so feminized that we have become squeamish at the thought of the valor that is expressed in killing enemy soldiers through acts of bravery. We know instinctively that we should honor courage, but shy away from honoring courage if it results in the taking of life rather than in just the saving of life. So we find it safe to honor those who throw themselves on a grenade to save their buddies.
Jesus, in words often cited in ceremonies such as the one which will take place this afternoon, said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). So it is entirely right that we honor this kind of bravery and self-sacrifice, which is surely an imitation of the Lord of lords and King of kings.
However, Jesus’ act of self-sacrifice would ultimately have been meaningless - yes, meaningless - if he had not inflicted a mortal wound on the enemy while giving up his own life.
Thats right because as we all remember the most often cited quote of Jesus is when he said “So I sayeth unto yea to kill, kill, kill, all those who oppose you, and breaketh things whilst you are doing so!” It comes right after that silly non-christian “Turn the other cheek” heresy.
///sheesh.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:53:12am |
My brother and his wife work at Best Buy. The tradition is that they show up to say hello for an hour or two, ,then go home and go to bed at four in the afternoon.
I think one year one of them had to be at work at 2 am, but this is better than being at work on the later shift, because that person has to deal with the people who missed the specials.
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engineer cat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:54:11am |
what? 42 million americans traveling by air today??? 12.7% of the country on planes??
we are truly crazy people - one of our great strengths
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:54:41am |
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William Barnett-Lewis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:54:51am |
Well, folks, off to do the drive to family for the holidays. With luck, I’ll have occasional connectivity, otherwise don’t OD on Turkey or Tofu & enjoy watching Detroit & NO win their games tomorrow.
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Kragar Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:56:53am |
re: #92 ausador
The American Family Association has completely gone off the rails too. Don’t believe me?
Thats right because as we all remember the most often cited quote of Jesus is when he said “So I sayeth unto yea to kill, kill, kill, all those who oppose you, and breaketh things whilst you are doing so!” It comes right after that silly non-christian “Turn the other cheek” heresy.///sheesh.
And Jesus spoke unto his disciples, “BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!” and thus they did reply “SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!”
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Soap_Man Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:57:16am |
re: #89 Walter L. Newton
I switch with you… I have an 8 hour shift tomorrow… day.
I usually had to do the morning shift back in the day when I was a produce clerk. It is truly amazing how many people wait until Thanksgiving morning to shop for dinner.
And I’m not talking about the “Oh shit, I’m about to start cooking and just noticed I forgot to buy yams” people. I’m talking full shopping carts.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:58:31am |
OT - Assange strikes again.
Pentagon Alerts House, Senate Panels to New Classified WikiLeaks Release
The Pentagon warned the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees that the website WikiLeaks.org “intends to release several hundred thousand” classified U.S. State Department cables as soon as Nov. 26.
The documents “touch on an enormous range of very sensitive foreign policy issues,” Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Elizabeth King wrote yesterday in an e-mail to the defense panels.
“We anticipate that the release could negatively impact U.S. foreign relations,” she wrote, telling committee staff members that “we will brief you once we have a better understanding of what documents the WikiLeaks publication contains.”
King said The New York Times, the U.K.’s Guardian and Der Spiegel of Germany “are each currently working with WikiLeaks to coordinate the release of these State Department documents.”
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albusteve Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:58:39am |
re: #94 engineer dog
what? 42 million americans traveling by air today??? 12.7% of the country on planes??
we are truly crazy people - one of our great strengths
entirely agree….and somewhat unpredictable as well
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Jack Burton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:59:23am |
re: #97 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
And Jesus spoke unto his disciples, “BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!” and thus they did reply “SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!”
Valor pleases you Crom, so grant me one request: grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to hell with you!
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:59:36am |
Got Spy up on the second monitor. Seeing some names pop up that I haven’t seen before. Like this one.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 11:59:59am |
re: #97 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
And Jesus spoke unto his disciples, “BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!” and thus they did reply “SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!”
I continue to wonder what relationship the Medal of Honor has to family issues. I mean, it’s like the names really are just random pseudo-patriotic word salad.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:01:04pm |
re: #99 Soap_Man
I usually had to do the morning shift back in the day when I was a produce clerk. It is truly amazing how many people wait until Thanksgiving morning to shop for dinner.
And I’m not talking about the “Oh shit, I’m about to start cooking and just noticed I forgot to buy yams” people. I’m talking full shopping carts.
I had 3-4 in line last night… 300+ dollar shopping carts… at 10:30 at night… in a rural mountain full sized Kroger… and I’m the only cashier open besides self-scan…
We are always three times as busy as the Safeway just a mile down the highway.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:01:26pm |
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Velvet Elvis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:01:36pm |
re: #34 Walter L. Newton
On the last thread, you mentioned possibly purchasing a Kindle for your wife… do you or her have a Iphone or Ipod Touch… because for over all functionality, I wonder if a Ipad would cover all the possible bases… it makes a great reader plus hundreds of other features available?
There is no comparison between and LCD screen and e-ink. The ipand and and nook/kindle are apples and oranges. You can for weeks without recharging the kindle and you get 8 hours on the Ipad.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:03:20pm |
re: #107 Conservative Moonbat
There is no comparison between and LCD screen and e-ink. The ipand and and nook/kindle are apples and oranges. You can for weeks without recharging the kindle and you get 8 hours on the Ipad.
I have a ereader on my Touch, and it’s fine for my eyes… with a Kindle, you have a Kindle… with a Iproduct, you have the world in your hand.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:03:29pm |
re: #97 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
And Jesus spoke unto his disciples, “BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!” and thus they did reply “SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!”
Then the teachers asked the young Jesus “What is best in life?” And he did spake unto them
“To crush your enemies,
See them driven before you,
And to hear the lamentation of their women!”
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Velvet Elvis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:04:10pm |
re: #76 JasonA
The Nook color looks pretty good, but the I see the $250 price tag and realize I could get a wifi iPad for just twice that. Not that I want an iPad at all, but that’s another story.
Nook color is LCD not e-ink too. It’s much grainer and has a drastically reduced time between rechargings.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:04:21pm |
re: #108 Walter L. Newton
I have a ereader on my Touch, and it’s fine for my eyes… with a Kindle, you have a Kindle… with a Iproduct, you have the world in your hand.
This is pretty much what’s kept me from getting a reader. A pad can do so much more.
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:05:28pm |
re: #103 Bubblehead II
Got Spy up on the second monitor. Seeing some names pop up that I haven’t seen before. Like this one.
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There are some regulars who log in daily but never post haven’t posted yet. CookEmnstr is one of them.
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Soap_Man Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:05:32pm |
re: #94 engineer dog
what? 42 million americans traveling by air today??? 12.7% of the country on planes??
we are truly crazy people - one of our great strengths
Turns out, the “protests” aren’t really materializing. Another case of slactivism, it appears.
Airport screening protest isn’t flying — so far
A loosely organized protest over the use of body scanners that threatened to delay travelers over the holiday weekend has so far failed to materialize at O’Hare International Airport.
Security lines were relatively short and appeared to be moving quickly.
…
The O’Hare situation appeared to be typical of airports around the country, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Airport officials in Atlanta, Denver and New York — among the nation’s most heavily traveled facilities — reported that early crowds were moving easily through checkpoints, with little or no disruptions, the newspaper reported.
It said a handful of screeners actually reported positive feedback from customers as they whisked through security lines.
At O’Hare this morning, Ohio office manager Annie Truman,41, who was on her way to Los Angeles, said the longest line she encountered was for coffee.
Randall Lowe, a 56-year-old contractor from Maine, said he expected a pat-down because his hip replacement always sets off airport metal detectors.
This time the hands-on search was “a little more invasive but nothing that was offensive,” he said.
Darnell Martin, 37, of the Wicker Park neighborhood, who was on his way to visit family in Las Vegas, said he went through the full body scan and wasn’t bothered by it at all. He said he didn’t ask for the pat-down, but that wouldn’t have been a problem either. “I’m going to Vegas,” he joked. “People pay money for that in Vegas.”
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:05:50pm |
re: #111 JasonA
This is pretty much what’s kept me from getting a reader. A pad can do so much more.
Yeah they aren’t really comparable.
E-readers do one thing extremely well. Pads are general-purpose computers that can do more but are less fit for the specific task of serving as a reader. Apples and Oranges.
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Velvet Elvis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:06:32pm |
re: #108 Walter L. Newton
I have a ereader on my Touch, and it’s fine for my eyes… with a Kindle, you have a Kindle… with a Iproduct, you have the world in your hand.
Well, if you jailbreak a Nook the world is at your hands too because you can run all android aps. E-ink is so much easier on the eyes than LCD though. It’s just like paper.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:07:17pm |
re: #115 Conservative Moonbat
Well, if you jailbreak a Nook the world is at your hands too because you can run all android aps. E-ink is so much easier on the eyes than LCD though. It’s just like paper.
What’s paper?
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:07:53pm |
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:08:17pm |
re: #112 wrenchwench
Well this is the first time I’ve actually been able to use Spy. Kinda interesting to watch.
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lawhawk Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:08:26pm |
re: #116 Walter L. Newton
The sound of thousands of trees crying out in pain and then ceasing to exist all at once.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:08:37pm |
re: #115 Conservative Moonbat
Well, if you jailbreak a Nook the world is at your hands too because you can run all android aps. E-ink is so much easier on the eyes than LCD though. It’s just like paper.
IMO, it doesn’t get to call itself a computer unless there is a freely-available compiler for the platform, and binaries generated by that compiler can be executed immediately without interference.
The iPad is a very sophisticated toy. There’s no fucking way i’ll ever call it a computer.
(rant mode off)
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Velvet Elvis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:08:38pm |
re: #116 Walter L. Newton
What’s paper?
The still preferred reading medium for the majority of people, myself included, and I’m as big a geek as it gets.
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:10:31pm |
re: #118 Bubblehead II
Well this is the first time I’ve actually been able to use Spy. Kinda interesting to watch.
Keep a crowbar handy, to pry yourself away for meals and stuff.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:11:17pm |
re: #120 Fozzie Bear
I think Android’s JiT compiler sounds like what you’re looking for.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:11:44pm |
re: #119 lawhawk
The sound of thousands of trees crying out in pain and then ceasing to exist all at once.
Oh give me a fucking progressive break.
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:12:00pm |
re: #118 Bubblehead II
Well this is the first time I’ve actually been able to use Spy. Kinda interesting to watch.
This one has been a regular lately:
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:12:24pm |
re: #50 SanFranciscoZionist
There’s nothing in the Constitution that says that a Cylon can’t be president.
If the Cylon was born in Area 51, New Mexico, then I guess it can become President…
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Varek Raith Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:13:22pm |
re: #126 ralphieboy
If the Cylon was born in Area 51, New Mexico, then I guess it can become President…
We Have a Plan.
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engineer cat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:13:29pm |
re: #113 Soap_Man
Turns out, the “protests” aren’t really materializing. Another case of slactivism, it appears
i put it to my regular wingnut correspondants that they were getting all het up about patdowns, but it didn’t bother them that the “patriot” act gives the government permission to read their private communication and business records - yet both measures are ostensibly for the same purpose. one answer:
Ya’ know, I can’t believe you are actually equating the government looking at your banking records with fondling your genitals. You are quite the sick puppy
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:13:58pm |
re: #121 Conservative Moonbat
The still preferred reading medium for the majority of people, myself included, and I’m as big a geek as it gets.
My girlfriend is a voracious reader… we have over 3000 books here, history, literature, religion, fiction, plays, art, culture… and she buys bargain bags of used paperbacks and reads 10 or more books a month.
I use to read hard copy as much as she does, but I’ve become much more geared to electronic content.
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Jack Burton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:14:25pm |
re: #126 ralphieboy
If the Cylon was born in Area 51, New Mexico, then I guess it can become President…
Then I guess you cant since Area 51 is in Nevada.
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:14:31pm |
re: #122 wrenchwench
Interesting. Why bother to get an account and not post? I may not be the most verbose Lizard here, but I at least try to contribute in my own way.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:14:33pm |
re: #123 JasonA
I think Android’s JiT compiler sounds like what you’re looking for.
Yep. I’m waiting for an android (or just straight up linux) pad in the right price range before I take the plunge. For now, my laptop will do fine. I love the design concept of a tablet, but I find the “walled garden” approach to computing to be extremely irritating, if not outright offensive.
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researchok Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:15:22pm |
re: #125 wrenchwench
In fairness, it was a while before I commented on the site.
Then I thought, ‘You know, I think I would enjoy the beatings…’
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:15:55pm |
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:16:04pm |
re: #131 Bubblehead II
Interesting. Why bother to get an account and not post? I may not be the most verbose Lizard here, but I at least try to contribute in my own way.
I lurked for the better part of 6 months before posting a single comment. If you aren’t aware of the history of this blog, the whole stalker thing makes no sense.
Just my .02
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Soap_Man Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:16:45pm |
re: #128 engineer dog
i put it to my regular wingnut correspondants that they were getting all het up about patdowns, but it didn’t bother them that the “patriot” act gives the government permission to read their private communication and business records - yet both measures are ostensibly for the same purpose. one answer:
Ya’ know, I can’t believe you are actually equating the government looking at your banking records with fondling your genitals. You are quite the sick puppy
In a parallel universe, those vary people are rushing to President McCain’s defense on the necessity of the pat-downs and screening devices.
“Typical libtard overreaction overblown by the libtard media. Can’t you see these make us safe!!!!”
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Political Atheist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:17:07pm |
re: #112 wrenchwench
My pal Leftwingconspirator is like that. He’s a writer. He loves LGF but the last thing he wants to do is writer more. Except when I can talk him into another satire soiree page.
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:17:14pm |
re: #131 Bubblehead II
Interesting. Why bother to get an account and not post? I may not be the most verbose Lizard here, but I at least try to contribute in my own way.
Here’s how I figure: Had something to say, registered, forgot what it was, now waiting for the next inspiration…..
Either that, or preparing for the world’s most impressive flounce.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:17:32pm |
re: #132 Fozzie Bear
Yep. I’m waiting for an android (or just straight up linux) pad in the right price range before I take the plunge. For now, my laptop will do fine. I love the design concept of a tablet, but I find the “walled garden” approach to computing to be extremely irritating, if not outright offensive.
And that’s one reason I stay away from Apple. I can only get programs for my device through their store, with them deciding what’s acceptable and what’s not? No thanks.
Also, when it comes to phones and pads, the soul-sucking carriers do a lot to restrict us too.
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Soap_Man Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:18:25pm |
re: #136 Fozzie Bear
I lurked for the better part of 6 months before posting a single comment. If you aren’t aware of the history of this blog, the whole stalker thing makes no sense.
Just my .02
Around the time that I joined, there was much more suspicion and (sometimes) hostility toward new posters, much of which was unwarranted.
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:19:03pm |
re: #136 Fozzie Bear
I got here just before the balloon went up. This place has definitely changed (for the better)
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:19:16pm |
re: #140 JasonA
And that’s one reason I stay away from Apple. I can only get programs for my device through their store, with them deciding what’s acceptable and what’s not? No thanks.
Also, when it comes to phones and pads, the soul-sucking carriers do a lot to restrict us too.
Yep. If I can’t write, compile, and install software for MY OWN FREAKING COMPUTER, free of charge, then really, I don’t own it. It’s just a glorified lease.
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Political Atheist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:20:09pm |
re: #141 Soap_Man
Around the time that I joined, there was much more suspicion and (sometimes) hostility toward new posters, much of which was unwarranted.
If you look at when I first registered and my first comment, I think it was just about a year. And I still effed up. Noob thing.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:20:27pm |
re: #140 JasonA
And that’s one reason I stay away from Apple. I can only get programs for my device through their store, with them deciding what’s acceptable and what’s not? No thanks.
Also, when it comes to phones and pads, the soul-sucking carriers do a lot to restrict us too.
I stay away from apple because I look at it as a $300 toy that will easily break.
(I have four boys. I know every way things can break.)
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:20:33pm |
re: #132 Fozzie Bear
Yep. I’m waiting for an android (or just straight up linux) pad in the right price range before I take the plunge. For now, my laptop will do fine. I love the design concept of a tablet, but I find the “walled garden” approach to computing to be extremely irritating, if not outright offensive.
That would be my only complaint about the Iproducts… being locked out of the file system… a simple example… I have a BASIC interpreter/compiler app on my Touch… I purchased it because I thought “that’s cute… BASIC on a Touch” But… you can’t get to the “saved” program files… you can write all the little “apps” you want, but you can’t distribute them, or write the scripts off line and upload them to the Touch to run them… so, you have a toy… evidently Apple doesn’t want anyone writing applications that get around their SDK.
I would love to do some development for a Touch, but their SDK ONLY runs on a Mac. Apple wants you behind their “wall” before they let you play with the hardware.
It was that locked out attitude that kept me away from Apple products for so long. I’ve always love the open nature of other platforms.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:20:59pm |
re: #144 Rightwingconspirator
If you look at when I first registered and my first comment, I think it was just about a year. And I still effed up. Noob thing.
I think every noob messes up on the first post.
Maybe we should include a mulligan as a newbie gift?
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:21:33pm |
re: #139 wrenchwench
“Either that, or preparing for the world’s most impressive flounce.”
Haven’t seen one of those in a long time.
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Kragar Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:21:42pm |
re: #145 EmmmieG
I stay away from apple because I look at it as a $300 toy that will easily break.
(I have four boys. I know every way things can break.)
A group of boys can be given a ball bearing. 30 minutes later, the ball bearing is broken and no one knows how it happened.
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:22:06pm |
re: #134 researchok
In fairness, it was a while before I commented on the site.
Then I thought, ‘You know, I think I would enjoy the beatings…’
/
I didn’t even look at the comments for months, not having ever seen an interesting set of comments on a blog before. Then I noticed Charles pulling some up as updates to the front page. “Hey, there’s intelligent life in there!”
Then I registered a few months after that, then three months later I made a comment. I was so intimidated, the one person who answered me I answered through the email system.
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Political Atheist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:22:30pm |
re: #148 EmmmieG
Yeah +1 for registering. Actually I got myself in trouble on the great Limbaugh flounce night. Just a misunderstanding caused by my naivete.
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:23:45pm |
re: #149 Bubblehead II
“Either that, or preparing for the world’s most impressive flounce.”
Haven’t seen one of those in a long time.
There was a flounce this morning, if you can call a troll who registered just to be obnoxious and get banned a “flounce”.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:24:04pm |
re: #150 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
A group of boys can be given a ball bearing. 30 minutes later, the ball bearing is broken and no one knows how it happened.
I see you have met my boys. They aren’t quite as bad as their cousins. Yesterday, my daughter refererred to her cousins as, and I quote: wrecking ball monkeys on crack.
They have a plexiglass screen in front of their television, because the “baby” (who is built like a brick) took out the television with a big wooden sword. Do not ask why they had a big qooden sword.
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Velvet Elvis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:24:11pm |
re: #146 Walter L. Newton
That would be my only complaint about the Iproducts… being locked out of the file system… a simple example… I have a BASIC interpreter/compiler app on my Touch… I purchased it because I thought “that’s cute… BASIC on a Touch” But… you can’t get to the “saved” program files… you can write all the little “apps” you want, but you can’t distribute them, or write the scripts off line and upload them to the Touch to run them… so, you have a toy… evidently Apple doesn’t want anyone writing applications that get around their SDK.
I would love to do some development for a Touch, but their SDK ONLY runs on a Mac. Apple wants you behind their “wall” before they let you play with the hardware.
It was that locked out attitude that kept me away from Apple products for so long. I’ve always love the open nature of other platforms.
Have you tried getting OSX running on your PC? It’s what a couple friends of mine who do iphone ap development do.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:24:18pm |
re: #150 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
A group of boys can be given a ball bearing. 30 minutes later, the ball bearing is broken and no one knows how it happened.
What they cannot break, they lose…
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:25:27pm |
re: #155 Conservative Moonbat
Have you tried getting OSX running on your PC? It’s what a couple friends of mine who do iphone ap development do.
Apple can sue them into oblivion for that, sadly.
Hence, why I will never use Apple products.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:25:29pm |
re: #156 ralphieboy
What they cannot break, they lose…
Which is why we do not have small, easily-broken, portable $300 toys in this house. We have small, cheap mp3 players that will not evoke too many tears.
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engineer cat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:25:32pm |
more airport sex fantasies from wingnuttia:
If your grandma wants to fly out to see the kids and grand-kids for Thanksgiving, Officer Crotchfondler of the TSA gets to go to third base
these people are truly more ill than i ever realized before
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Kragar Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:25:39pm |
re: #154 EmmmieG
I see you have met my boys. They aren’t quite as bad as their cousins. Yesterday, my daughter refererred to her cousins as, and I quote: wrecking ball monkeys on crack.
They have a plexiglass screen in front of their television, because the “baby” (who is built like a brick) took out the television with a big wooden sword. Do not ask why they had a big qooden sword.
Actually, my experience comes from the USMC, but its the same difference.
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:26:31pm |
re: #153 wrenchwench
Which one. There were two trolls on this morning.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:26:51pm |
re: #155 Conservative Moonbat
Have you tried getting OSX running on your PC? It’s what a couple friends of mine who do iphone ap development do.
I thought that wasn’t stable enough yet… no… I haven’t looked into it… I’ve seen a few “comment” about it when I was looking into the Apple SDK, but I didn’t pursue it… I thought it wasn’t totally workable.
You say it’s a viable way to do app development on a PC platform?
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:27:43pm |
re: #159 engineer dog
more airport sex fantasies from wingnuttia:
If your grandma wants to fly out to see the kids and grand-kids for Thanksgiving, Officer Crotchfondler of the TSA gets to go to third base
these people are truly more ill than i ever realized before
They have no problem with sneak and peek searches, warrantless wiretaps, secret library record subpoenas, torture, and indefinite arrest and detention without charge… but if you touch grandma’s hoo-hoo IT’S ON BITCHES!!!
The selectivity of the outrage in wingnuttia is truly staggering.
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:28:23pm |
re: #151 wrenchwench
That’s adorable.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:29:26pm |
Random hilarious blog of the day:
hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com
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Velvet Elvis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:29:37pm |
re: #162 Walter L. Newton
I thought that wasn’t stable enough yet… no… I haven’t looked into it… I’ve seen a few “comment” about it when I was looking into the Apple SDK, but I didn’t pursue it… I thought it wasn’t totally workable.
You say it’s a viable way to do app development on a PC platform?
It depends a lot on the compatibility of your hardware but it definitely can and has been done successfully by many people, and yes they can sue your nuts off for it.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:30:23pm |
re: #166 Conservative Moonbat
It depends a lot on the compatibility of your hardware but it definitely can and has been done successfully by many people, and yes they can sue your nuts off for it.
Wait exactly would one be doing that they can sue over?
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:30:37pm |
re: #134 researchok
In fairness, it was a while before I commented on the site.
Then I thought, ‘You know, I think I would enjoy the beatings…’
/
Heh, I commented pretty much right away. I figured if I was gonna have to get “jumped in” I might as well get it over with quickly. Y’all aren’t nearly as scary on the inside as you appear from the outside. It took a while for my skin to thicken up on some if the Islam-related stuff though.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:31:24pm |
re: #166 Conservative Moonbat
It depends a lot on the compatibility of your hardware but it definitely can and has been done successfully by many people, and yes they can sue your nuts off for it.
Only the TSA can touch my nuts.
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Velvet Elvis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:31:25pm |
re: #167 JasonA
Wait exactly would one be doing that they can sue over?
It’s a violation of the license agreement of the OS.
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:32:08pm |
re: #140 JasonA
And that’s one reason I stay away from Apple. I can only get programs for my device through their store, with them deciding what’s acceptable and what’s not? No thanks.
Yeah, that’s one of the big Apple downsides.
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engineer cat Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:32:35pm |
re: #163 Fozzie Bear
They have no problem with sneak and peek searches, warrantless wiretaps, secret library record subpoenas, torture, and indefinite arrest and detention without charge… but if you touch grandma’s hoo-hoo IT’S ON BITCHES!!!
The selectivity of the outrage in wingnuttia is truly staggering.
it boggles my mind. perhaps they read 1984 and wonder what the fuss is all about…
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:33:10pm |
re: #167 JasonA
Wait exactly would one be doing that they can sue over?
Using Apple’s OS on non-approved hardware, and running the SDK on non-approved hardware. Also violation of the terms of use of the SDK.
They can and will take you to the cleaners if you do production work on their OS without buying their hardware.
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:33:15pm |
re: #161 Bubblehead II
Which one. There were two trolls on this morning.
Went back and checked, they both got the stick.
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Political Atheist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:33:22pm |
re: #163 Fozzie Bear
Good thing I’m an indy. I am really not happy with the unfettered e surveillance since 9/11. The idea that they can mine the data from my cell, I-pad, laptop, whatever just because I am re entering the country (no probable cause) upsets me.
I have no problem with TSA screening, the Rapiscan or a pat down.
Gee I seem to have all this backwards. :-)
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:33:29pm |
re: #163 Fozzie Bear
They have no problem with sneak and peek searches, warrantless wiretaps, secret library record subpoenas, torture, and indefinite arrest and detention without charge… but if you touch grandma’s hoo-hoo IT’S ON BITCHES!!!
The selectivity of the outrage in wingnuttia is truly staggering.
We’re talkin’ about Obama’s TSA, remember? If this were Bush or McCain’s TSA, they would be encouraging mandatory body-cavity probes as well…
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Kragar Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:33:39pm |
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:34:27pm |
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:34:54pm |
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:35:20pm |
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:35:41pm |
re: #176 ralphieboy
We’re talkin’ about Obama’s TSA, remember? If this were Bush or McCain’s TSA, they would be encouraging mandatory body-cavity probes as well…
New slogan: Cavity First.
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:35:45pm |
re: #161 Bubblehead II
Which one. There were two trolls on this morning.
I didn’t think of FriarsTale as a troll. He was one of the Left Behind from when LGF had more conservatives. He was still occasionally a bit reasonable until the last few days. BadNewsModerate is the one I was referring to.
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CuriousLurker Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:36:30pm |
I feel a sore throat coming on. Time to go make some Indian chai… BBL
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:37:10pm |
TSA Blog on wait times and opt outs. Looks like the Truther-wingnut alliance is a flop.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:38:04pm |
re: #185 CuriousLurker
I feel a sore throat coming on. Time to go make some Indian chai… BBL
I am so jealous right now. The only thing to drink here at the office is
a. Coffee that is in the process of being rendered into an adhesive
and b. water that is so chlorinated it makes a great stain remover.
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Velvet Elvis Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:38:10pm |
re: #175 Rightwingconspirator
I have no problem with TSA screening, the Rapiscan or a pat down.
I have a problem with the federal government touching my genitalia without just cause and due process, but I think taking it out on ununionized TSA screeners making $10 an hour is the wrong way to go.
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Nevertires Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:38:23pm |
Re: Newbies and long-time lurkers not posting…
Sometimes it may just be the rapid progression of the threads and prolific posters. Personally sometimes I feel like George Costanza where hours later I think of a snappy or (not)smart comment. By that time the thread has long since changed.
Just like this comment. Not that it is smart, but will probably be late to the party!
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albusteve Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:38:26pm |
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:39:16pm |
re: #188 Conservative Moonbat
I have no problem with TSA screening, the Rapiscan or a pat down.
I have a problem with the federal government touching my genitalia without just cause and due process, but I think taking it out on ununionized TSA screeners making $10 an hour is the wrong way to go.
Exactly. How exactly is this the fault of the poor SOB’s doing the pat downs? The wingnuts need to look in the fucking mirror and realize THEY ARE THE STUPID FUCKS WHO WANTED SECURITY AT ANY COST.
grrrrrr
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albusteve Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:39:18pm |
re: #189 Nevertires
Re: Newbies and long-time lurkers not posting…
Sometimes it may just be the rapid progression of the threads and prolific posters. Personally sometimes I feel like George Costanza where hours later I think of a snappy or (not)smart comment. By that time the thread has long since changed.
Just like this comment. Not that it is smart, but will probably be late to the party!
the Party never ends
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Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:39:54pm |
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:40:12pm |
re: #190 albusteve
so the outrage over the outrage can go to the back burner?
Probably but it shouldn’t. Wingnuts and Fox News viewers being manipulated by Alex Jones deserves much more attention in my opinion.
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Four More Tears Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:40:13pm |
I think it’s funny that so many people think that TSOs want to touch their junk.
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Kragar Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:40:54pm |
re: #195 JasonA
I think it’s funny that so many people think that TSOs want to touch their junk.
Its an easy date and you don’t have to buy them a meal first.
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Stanley Sea Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:42:11pm |
re: #165 Fozzie Bear
Random hilarious blog of the day:
hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com
Oh that is EXCELLENT
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albusteve Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:43:30pm |
re: #194 Killgore Trout
Probably but it shouldn’t. Wingnuts and Fox News viewers being manipulated by Alex Jones deserves much more attention in my opinion.
you are just the person for that….good work…as for myself, I’ll just wait til it all crashes down…it might fall to our advantage
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:43:31pm |
re: #189 Nevertires
Re: Newbies and long-time lurkers not posting…
Sometimes it may just be the rapid progression of the threads and prolific posters. Personally sometimes I feel like George Costanza where hours later I think of a snappy or (not)smart comment. By that time the thread has long since changed.
Just like this comment. Not that it is smart, but will probably be late to the party!
I believe my typing speed has improved dramatically from posting here. (Still not very fast, and I preview every damn comment.) But I see nothing wrong with late-to-the-thread comments. Oaktree left a good acronym on this morning’s Fox News thread:
76 oaktree Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:17:24pm replyquoteFamilies Opposed to Xenophile Nuturing of Elitist Welfare Socialists demands an apology!
(yea yea, I’m a couple days late for the thread, so sue me…)
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:43:33pm |
re: #198 Stanley Sea
Oh that is EXCELLENT
Seriously! People should check this blog out, because I was laughing so hard my stomach hurts. It’s really brilliant.
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albusteve Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:44:59pm |
I like a thread that moves rapidly….the faster the better
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sizzleRI Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:46:26pm |
re: #165 Fozzie Bear
I love love love that blog! My favorite is herself as four year old’s obsession with cake. Classic.
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lawhawk Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:47:38pm |
re: #191 Fozzie Bear
And the whole point of those scanners was to eliminate (or vastly reduce) the need for the feelaround.
Yet, they’re the ones who are complaining the loudest, even though the folks who are operating those screeners/checkpoints aren’t to blame for this situation. It’s on Congress and the TSA itself which demanded these kinds of screenings in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and later attempts to blow up airlines with underwear and shoe bombs.
Oh, and this program started under Bush (and at that time the main opposition to these scanners were the ACLU/civil liberties types). Now, you’ve got the right wing throwing opposition not on principle but on politics- they just don’t want the guy in office running things. ODS runs hard and deep with ‘em and it’s not getting any better. In fact, combined with the trooferism nonsense, I’d say it’s getting a whole lot worse because these folks are coming completely unhinged from facts or reality in pursuit of their objective of hating on Obama.
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Stanley Sea Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:49:34pm |
re: #201 Fozzie Bear
Seriously! People should check this blog out, because I was laughing so hard my stomach hurts. It’s really brilliant.
Tears running down my cheeks. I’m @ work, struggling to keep it on the down low that I’m DYING of laughter.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:50:38pm |
Does Glenn Beck Think Andrew Napolitano Should Be Fired For Being A 9/11 Truther?
So what does Beck think about Napolitano’s 9/11 trutherism? “I have been warning about these people for years,” Beck has said, “these 9/11 Truthers are truly disturbed people.” When asked for comment by ThinkProgress, a press aide of Beck’s told us this afternoon that he is “not in a position to comment,” and asked ThinkProgress to “call back on Monday.”
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:50:45pm |
re: #205 Stanley Sea
Tears running down my cheeks. I’m @ work, struggling to keep it on the down low that I’m DYING of laughter.
Somebody has to save the cake post there for FBV.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:56:15pm |
The right wing blogs are utterly silent about Napolitano the Truther.
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Stanley Sea Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:57:16pm |
re: #207 wrenchwench
Somebody has to save the cake post there for FBV.
I’m reading it now. funniest thing I’ve read in a LONG time.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 12:58:14pm |
re: #189 Nevertires
Re: Newbies and long-time lurkers not posting…
Sometimes it may just be the rapid progression of the threads and prolific posters. Personally sometimes I feel like George Costanza where hours later I think of a snappy or (not)smart comment. By that time the thread has long since changed.
Just like this comment. Not that it is smart, but will probably be late to the party!
We all have those moments.
Just jump in.
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lawhawk Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:00:05pm |
re: #208 Charles
The right wing blogs are utterly silent about Napolitano the Truther.
Ignoring it isn’t going to make it going away. It’s only going to highlight the utter hypocrisy and idiocy among those who had formerly been among those loudly castigating and exposing trooferism.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:00:34pm |
re: #208 Charles
The right wing blogs are utterly silent about Napolitano the Truther.
It’ll be interesting to see how they handle it. Hopefully the lefties will press Beck to comment on it. I don’t think the wingnut blogs are going to be bothered by 9-11 truth. Maybe a little bit of fake outrage at first but it’ll soon fade.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:00:53pm |
re: #207 wrenchwench
Somebody has to save the cake post there for FBV.
I’m gonna e-mail him with it. Too good!
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:01:14pm |
Footage of the results of North Korean artillery strike on Yeonpyeong Island
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wrenchwench Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:03:42pm |
re: #214 Killgore Trout
Footage of the results of North Korean artillery strike on Yeonpyeong Island
[Video]
It’s lucky there weren’t more people killed.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:07:15pm |
re: #214 Killgore Trout
All because the South Koreans were holding military training exercises on their island. Sad.
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lawhawk Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:11:23pm |
re: #216 Slumbering Behemoth
That’s the excuse the North is giving - that they saw the South engaging in military drills and test firings and thought the fire was heading in their direction. It’s BS, but that’s what they’re going with.
The reality is that the South’s military drills were nothing more than an excuse for the North to open fire on the South and claim that the South made ‘em do it.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:12:52pm |
Huffpoo readers warming up to Fox News….
Andrew Napolitano, Fox Business Host, Reveals He Is A 9/11 Truther
I believe 9-11 occurred to open the door for US occupation in the middle east and while they were at it, a distraction from the heist of the US Treasury. That is my personal belief.
…
‘m glad to see that the collapse of Building 7 finally getting the attention it deserves.
The Building 7 NIST report is outrageous, and if their assertions are true, than every steel structure building in this country is at risk from a book of matches.
Over 1000 architects & engineers support a new investigation.
Considering how our country has changed in the last 9 years I think we are well over due for an independent criminal investigation into what exactly happen on 9/11.
…
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:13:57pm |
re: #217 lawhawk
That’s the excuse the North is giving - that they saw the South engaging in military drills and test firings and thought the fire was heading in their direction. It’s BS, but that’s what they’re going with.
The reality is that the South’s military drills were nothing more than an excuse for the North to open fire on the South and claim that the South made ‘em do it.
It’s almost as ridiculous as the US claiming that Iraq was just about to develop nuclear weapons, and thus, we have to invade NOW.
Unfortunately, the US has less than zero credibility on this issue, and nobody else seems to give a shit.
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webevintage Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:14:10pm |
re: #165 Fozzie Bear
Random hilarious blog of the day:
hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com
I have both a “helper” dog and a “simple” dog and I laughed so hard I cried.
Seriously funny post.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:14:12pm |
re: #217 lawhawk
That’s the excuse the North is giving - that they saw the South engaging in military drills and test firings and thought the fire was heading in their direction.
I hadn’t heard the excuse part. The way they put it on the tv news was that NK attacked simply because they did not want SK engaging in any drills on that island.
Either way, pretty fucked up.
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lawhawk Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:14:59pm |
re: #219 Fozzie Bear
I’m going to respectfully disagree with you on that one.
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lawhawk Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:16:02pm |
re: #218 Killgore Trout
Left-right crazy convergence. And they’re all frakkin’ nuts.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:16:37pm |
re: #219 Fozzie Bear
It’s almost as ridiculous as the US claiming that Iraq was just about to develop nuclear weapons, and thus, we have to invade NOW.
That’s not exactly the case that was made, but whatever.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:17:51pm |
re: #223 lawhawk
Left-right crazy convergence. And they’re all frakkin’ nuts.
Yeah, they old Code pink/Ron Paul alliance can resume now that the neocons have been chased out of the Republican party. The party of national security after 9-11 now believes 9-11 never happened.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:18:52pm |
Republican Jimmy Duncan will be on the Alex Jones show today.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:19:18pm |
re: #222 lawhawk
I’m going to respectfully disagree with you on that one.
Disagree all you want. There remains to this day zero credible evidence that Iraq was a threat to the US. As a result of THAT, our military is tied down in the region, and we can’t leverage a credible threat of a response to NK’s aggression.
re: #224 Slumbering Behemoth
That’s not exactly the case that was made, but whatever.
THAT was the case that was made. Ad nauseum.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:19:47pm |
Another Huffpoo comment…
First Geraldo Rivera, now the Judge. The truth is leaking out from unexpected avenues. It’s a beautiful thing to behold. You folks who buy the official line, when even members of the 9/11 commission itself said it was bunk, should really reexamine the evidence.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:20:57pm |
Perhaps huffpo could recommend a blend of homeopathic remedies to help cure trooferism. /
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:21:26pm |
re: #227 Fozzie Bear
Read the link for the contents of the resolution, or continue with the false meme. No skin off my nose, either way.
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lawhawk Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:21:31pm |
The left is using the nutbar right wing own craziness in pushing claims that there was a conspiracy as proof that there was a conspiracy and that the facts need to be “reinvestigated”.
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reloadingisnotahobby Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:21:40pm |
What a great Blog!!
Excuse me I gotta go pee………
LOL
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:22:17pm |
re: #230 Slumbering Behemoth
Read the link for the contents of the resolution, or continue with the false meme. No skin off my nose, either way.
What false meme? That the administration, both itself and through numerous proxies, pushed the meme that we were in imminent danger of being nuked by Iraq?
That’s not a meme. That’s a fact.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:25:53pm |
re: #233 Fozzie Bear
Here, just ‘cuz I like ya:
The resolution cited many factors to justify the use of military force against Iraq:[2][3]
* Iraq’s noncompliance with the conditions of the 1991 cease fire, including interference with weapons inspectors.
* Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, and programs to develop such weapons, posed a “threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region.”
* Iraq’s “brutal repression of its civilian population.”
* Iraq’s “capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people”.
* Iraq’s hostility towards the United States as demonstrated by the alleged 1993 assassination attempt of former President George H. W. Bush, and firing on coalition aircraft enforcing the no-fly zones following the 1991 Gulf War.
* Members of al-Qaeda, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq.
* Iraq’s “continu[ing] to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations,” including anti-United States terrorist organizations.
* The efforts by the Congress and the President to fight terrorists, and those who aided or harbored them.
* The authorization by the Constitution and the Congress for the President to fight anti-United States terrorism.
* Citing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, the resolution reiterated that it should be the policy of the United States to remove the Saddam Hussein regime and promote a democratic replacement.
Those are the facts. This…
It’s almost as ridiculous as the US claiming that Iraq was just about to develop nuclear weapons, and thus, we have to invade NOW.
… is a meme that ignores the facts above.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:26:22pm |
I think I just came up with the perfect way to discuss Palin’s desire to stand with our “North Korean Allies.”
I doubt sincerely Sarah could tell us much of anything about the two Koreas. If you asked her about Thailand’s “border” with Korea, she would tell you that she is worried that Obama isn’t doing enough about it.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:28:25pm |
re: #208 Charles
The right wing blogs are utterly silent about Napolitano the Truther.
Of course they are. Of course they are. These sorts can’t remember anything inconvenient to their present narrative from two weeks ago. How could you possibly expect them to remember that 9-11 was done by terrorists and not an inside government job, when there is all of this anti-government hysteria going around?
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Jadespring Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:30:05pm |
It is. re: #165 Fozzie Bear
Random hilarious blog of the day:
hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com
Thanks for posting. It’s great.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:30:45pm |
re: #234 Slumbering Behemoth
* Iraq’s noncompliance with the conditions of the 1991 cease fire, including interference with weapons inspectors.
* Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, and programs to develop such weapons, posed a “threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region.”
* Iraq’s “brutal repression of its civilian population.”
* Iraq’s “capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people”.
* Iraq’s hostility towards the United States as demonstrated by the alleged 1993 assassination attempt of former President George H. W. Bush, and firing on coalition aircraft enforcing the no-fly zones following the 1991 Gulf War.
* Members of al-Qaeda, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq.
* Iraq’s “continu[ing] to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations,” including anti-United States terrorist organizations.
* The efforts by the Congress and the President to fight terrorists, and those who aided or harbored them.
* The authorization by the Constitution and the Congress for the President to fight anti-United States terrorism.
* Citing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, the resolution reiterated that it should be the policy of the United States to remove the Saddam Hussein regime and promote a democratic replacement.
The bolded portions are now known to be false, the italicized portions are either irrelevant in general, or not at related to the stated causes. (i.e., Iraq had not a damn thing to do with 9/11.)
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reloadingisnotahobby Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:31:26pm |
re: #235 LudwigVanQuixote
Ah Ha!!
So it IS “ROCKET SURGERY”!
..and has EVERYTHING to do with the “PRICE OF TEA IN…
….COMPTON”?
Total fail!
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:34:37pm |
re: #176 ralphieboy
We’re talkin’ about Obama’s TSA, remember? If this were Bush or McCain’s TSA, they would be encouraging mandatory body-cavity probes as well…
To be entirely fair, people always resented the shoes thing, and the liquids thing. It usually went along with a bitch about people should be able to look at them or their elderly relative or whatever, and realize they weren’t terrorists.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:34:59pm |
re: #238 Fozzie Bear
The bolded portions are now known to be false, the italicized portions are either irrelevant in general, or not at related to the stated causes. (i.e., Iraq had not a damn thing to do with 9/11.)
If you have any links to support that all of those portions are known to be false, I’ll be more than happy to look at them.
Personally, I consider chemical weapons to be WMDs, but that may just be a matter of opinion.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:35:05pm |
Since I may not be able to visit tomorrow, I want to wish all Lizards a Happy Thanksgiving. I also want to wish all of our servicemen and servicewomen a happy holiday. Many are in harm’s way and they deserve our gratitude. Some are in Korea, and given the events of the past couple of days, we should remember that they are in a dangerous place.
God Bless all of them.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:35:27pm |
re: #191 Fozzie Bear
Exactly. How exactly is this the fault of the poor SOB’s doing the pat downs? The wingnuts need to look in the fucking mirror and realize THEY ARE THE STUPID FUCKS WHO WANTED SECURITY AT ANY COST.
grrr
No, they wanted security CHEAP. That’s a big part of why we are in this mess.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:37:10pm |
re: #236 LudwigVanQuixote
I’m also particularly interested to see all those righteous ex-lizards who flounced over LGF not supporting Glenn Beck and the Tea Parties. They all claimed to be fighting jihad and supporting Israel. Sooner or later they’re going to realize their heroes think 9-11 was an inside job by zionist Jewish bankers.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:37:41pm |
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ihateronpaul Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:40:57pm |
meh.
all I want for christmas is a republican party that embraces science
cue guffaws
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:44:37pm |
re: #246 ihateronpaul
I think they’re going to have to suffer some terrible losses at the ballot box before they answer that wake up call.
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Fozzie Bear Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:48:55pm |
I find it ironic thatre: #241 Slumbering Behemoth
If you have any links to support that all of those portions are known to be false, I’ll be more than happy to look at them.
Personally, I consider chemical weapons to be WMDs, but that may just be a matter of opinion.
Gladly. Lets break the list down into pieces.
* Iraq’s noncompliance with the conditions of the 1991 cease fire, including interference with weapons inspectors. - clearly true.
* Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, and programs to develop such weapons, posed a “threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region.” - false. No such weapons were found either by inspectors before, or after the invasion. They were alleged to exist, and never found.
* Iraq’s “brutal repression of its civilian population.” - true.
* Iraq’s “capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people”. - You can’t use what you don’t have.
* Iraq’s hostility towards the United States as demonstrated by the alleged 1993 assassination attempt of former President George H. W. Bush, and firing on coalition aircraft enforcing the no-fly zones following the 1991 Gulf War. - true, but 10+ years old. Not relevant to regional or global security in 2001 and later. Certainly one hell of a personal grudge, however.
* Members of al-Qaeda, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq. - false, and ridiculously so. There was never any evidence for this claim.
* Iraq’s “continu[ing] to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations,” including anti-United States terrorist organizations. - once again, there was never e=any evidence for this claim.
* The efforts by the Congress and the President to fight terrorists, and those who aided or harbored them. - irrelevant for obvious reasons.
* The authorization by the Constitution and the Congress for the President to fight anti-United States terrorism. - once again… there was no AQ/Iraq link ever substantiated by evidence,
* Citing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, the resolution reiterated that it should be the policy of the United States to remove the Saddam Hussein regime and promote a democratic replacement. - hard to argue with this one.
So, what does that leave?
* Iraq’s noncompliance with the conditions of the 1991 cease fire, including interference with weapons inspectors.
* Iraq’s “brutal repression of its civilian population.” - true.
* Iraq’s “willingness to use weapons of mass destruction (that it does not possess) against other nations and its own people”.
* Iraq’s hostility towards the United States as demonstrated by the alleged 1993 assassination attempt of former President George H. W. Bush, and firing on coalition aircraft enforcing the no-fly zones following the 1991 Gulf War.
* Citing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, the resolution reiterated that it should be the policy of the United States to remove the Saddam Hussein regime and promote a democratic replacement.
If you care to provide substantiation that hasn’t already been totally refuted for the deleted items, go ahead. Otherwise, I ask you if what remains is really sufficient reason for war.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:49:07pm |
Sliv_the_eli has an excellent minipage.
The official position of the PA is that the Jews have no connection to the Western Wall. That is something like telling Muslims that they have no connection to Mecca.
I wrote this once a while back here:
For those who claim that Israel does not want peace, they really need to consider the Temple mount.
In Judaism, there is only one Temple.
The one in Jerusalem, the one where we believe Abraham took Isaac, the one that was the center of our faith, the place where our Tradition teaches the very presence of G-d manifested itself in the Holy of Holies.
There is no more sacred place to us in the world.
Yet we leave two Mosques squat on top of it.
If the Muslims had ever taken the Vatican and turned it into a Mosque, how long would the Catholics let it remain so if they got it back? How long would Haiga Sophia stay a mosque if the Greeks ever got it back?
How long would the Muslims let there be a Church in Mecca?
Yet,
We leave those structures squat on our holiest site - even when we know it was built specifically to announce Islam’s supremacy over us and all other faiths. I will be clear. I have nothing against mosques, but that one is a painful abomination to my nation.
Yet,
We would rather have peace.
Anyone who thinks that Israel and the Jews have not sacrificed for peace is a fool. We have given our dearest blood.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:50:43pm |
re: #244 Killgore Trout
I’m also particularly interested to see all those righteous ex-lizards who flounced over LGF not supporting Glenn Beck and the Tea Parties. They all claimed to be fighting jihad and supporting Israel. Sooner or later they’re going to realize their heroes think 9-11 was an inside job by zionist Jewish bankers.
It isn’t as if the writing is not firmly on the wall. I wonder how many of them will flip lock step into openly hating Jews. Certainly, amongst the far right, it will become obvious. Those Jews who allied with these abominations will feel in a very bad place indeed.
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researchok Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:53:53pm |
re: #250 LudwigVanQuixote
It isn’t as if the writing is not firmly on the wall. I wonder how many of them will flip lock step into openly hating Jews. Certainly, amongst the far right, it will become obvious. Those Jews who allied with these abominations will feel in a very bad place indeed.
Another convergence between far right and far left.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:56:51pm |
re: #248 Fozzie Bear
I’ll repeat, if you have any links to support that all of those portions are known to be false, I’ll be more than happy to look at them.
Personally, I consider chemical weapons to be WMDs, but that may just be a matter of opinion.
I’ll check back later to see if you’ve provided any credible sources.
In the mean time, if I don’t see you before tomorrow, have a happy Thanksgiving. Get fat and happy, and enjoy your family.
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Renaissance_Man Wed, Nov 24, 2010 1:57:12pm |
re: #244 Killgore Trout
I’m also particularly interested to see all those righteous ex-lizards who flounced over LGF not supporting Glenn Beck and the Tea Parties. They all claimed to be fighting jihad and supporting Israel. Sooner or later they’re going to realize their heroes think 9-11 was an inside job by zionist Jewish bankers.
Remember, one of the peculiar powers of Conservative cultists is to hold two dichotomous ideas to both be true simultaneously. It is, in fact, Orwellian doublethink. They can hate government health care and love Medicare. They can hate Mexican immigrants and like that nice Hispanic family down the street. It would not surprise me in the least that they can hate ‘liberals’ for being 9/11 truthers, while loving Glenn Beck and Andrew Napolitano, because they hate liberals too.
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JeffFX Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:05:56pm |
re: #252 Slumbering Behemoth
I’ll repeat, if you have any links to support that all of those portions are known to be false, I’ll be more than happy to look at them.
Personally, I consider chemical weapons to be WMDs, but that may just be a matter of opinion.
I’ll check back later to see if you’ve provided any credible sources.
In the mean time, if I don’t see you before tomorrow, have a happy Thanksgiving. Get fat and happy, and enjoy your family.
As far as I know, the chemical weapons in Iraq were all old, and the claim that Saddam was developing them and was in imminent threat was untrue.
Some Republicans pretended that finding old shells meant Bush and Powell’s claim that they knew weapons were being developed was true, but that was completely unrelated.
Some say they lied, others say they were mistaken, some think the weapons are in Syria, but I don’t think anyone has any evidence that the claims of wmd development were true.
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PT Barnum Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:07:28pm |
Anybody been catching the Salon.com top 30 list of political hacks?
Pretty entertaining.
Top 10 includes Richard Cohen, Maureen Dowd and Mark Halperin.
The Hack Thirty
1. Richard Cohen
2. Mark Halperin
3. Thomas Friedman
4. David Broder
5. Marty Peretz
6. Marc Thiessen
7. Jonah Goldberg
8. Maureen Dowd
9. Laura Ingraham
10. Peggy Noonan
11. George Will
12. John Fund
13. Roger Simon
14. David Ignatius
15. Mort Zuckerman
16. Michael Barone
17. Bill Kristol
18. Tina Brown
19. Joe Klein
20. Howard Fineman
21. S.E. Cupp
22. Tucker Carlson
23. Howard Kurtz
24. Dana Milbank
25. Mickey Kaus
26. Jeffrey Goldberg
27. Pat Caddell
28. Andrew Malcolm
29. Matt Bai
30. David Brooks
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PT Barnum Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:08:38pm |
re: #255 JeffFX
As far as I know, the chemical weapons in Iraq were all old, and the claim that Saddam was developing them and was in imminent threat was untrue.
Some Republicans pretended that finding old shells meant Bush and Powell’s claim that they knew weapons were being developed was true, but that was completely unrelated.
Some say they lied, others say they were mistaken, some think the weapons are in Syria, but I don’t think anyone has any evidence that the claims of wmd development were true.
The problem was that going to war was a foregone conclusion and that all they were doing was throwing things up against the wall and seeing what would stick long enough to let them do what they had wanted to do regardless.
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:10:00pm |
re: #252 Slumbering Behemoth
Chemical weapons are more inefficient at killing people than conventional explosives are. If chemical weapons are WMDs, then so are artillery shells.
The other portions that were bolded are also known to be untrue. Saddam provided a tiny portion of support for Palestinian terrorism. Saudia Arabia, including members of the House of Saud, have provided far, far more support for terrorism.
Al Queda was the enemy of Saddam Hussein and did not operate in any significant way in Iraq prior to the invasion.
Etc. etc.
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Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:11:43pm |
First they cry because Christmas is too commercialized. Then they cry that Christmas isn’t in your face enough. Is there a greater group of whiners in this country than conservatives? I highly doubt it.
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:15:45pm |
re: #259 Amory Blaine
This is year 2200 or so of successfully avoiding the crass commercialization of Hanukkah.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:16:57pm |
re: #260 Obdicut
This is year 2200 or so of successfully avoiding the crass commercialization of Hanukkah.
Yeah, but you have to watch out for all of those Yom Kippur adds, sales, specials, and claymation programs on the networks.
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JeffFX Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:17:25pm |
re: #257 PT Barnum
The problem was that going to war was a foregone conclusion and that all they were doing was throwing things up against the wall and seeing what would stick long enough to let them do what they had wanted to do regardless.
This does appear to be the case. I really wish McCain had won the 2000 primary, but we can’t change the past, so I just hope that somehow the region winds up better off in the long-term because of what we did.
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:21:01pm |
re: #261 LudwigVanQuixote
I’ve got a great idea for a Yom Kippur special— five or six guys sitting around talking about how hungry they are and apologizing to each other for having not having stayed in better touch during the past year.
Now that’s entertainment!
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:21:52pm |
re: #263 Obdicut
I’ve got a great idea for a Yom Kippur special— five or six guys sitting around talking about how hungry they are and apologizing to each other for having not having stayed in better touch during the past year.
Now that’s entertainment!
Why aren’t they in schul?!?! Aipikorous!
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:23:18pm |
Fox has manufactured this outrage about the TSA security procedures in an effort to make it easier for terrorists to board planes and pull off terrorist attacks. Remember, a Saudi prince, Alwaleed bin Talal, owns a fair share of New Corp, and has already exerted pressure on Fox to minimize some reportage during the aftermath of 9/11.
Fox is trying to compromise the security of the United States and then Beck and company will blame all of it on the Jews.
//
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:25:06pm |
re: #265 LudwigVanQuixote
Well, they got into their hometown to go to services, but they’re stuck in an airport because they couldn’t get a rabbinical decision on whether passing through a security gate completes a circuit.
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brookly red Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:25:42pm |
Just popping in to wish everyone a great holiday… and that is all. See ya!
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Varek Raith Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:25:57pm |
re: #268 Obdicut
Well, they got into their hometown to go to services, but they’re stuck in an airport because they couldn’t get a rabbinical decision on whether passing through a security gate completes a circuit.
I don’t get it.
But my gut is telling me to laugh.
:)
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SteveC Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:26:48pm |
re: #261 LudwigVanQuixote
Yeah, but you have to watch out for all of those Yom Kippur adds, sales, specials, and claymation
programsmines on the networks.
// Claymation Mines only appear on the Palestinian networks, mind you.
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Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:28:03pm |
re: #265 LudwigVanQuixote
re: #263 Obdicut
I’ve got a great idea for a Yom Kippur special— five or six guys sitting around talking about how hungry they are and apologizing to each other for having not having stayed in better touch during the past year.
Now that’s entertainment!
Why aren’t they in schul?!?! Aipikorous!
They ARE in shul!
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:30:42pm |
I went with a friend to a service one Yom Kippur. There was one guy there who my friend said every service would always take a candy bar out of his pocket and munch on it discreetly— except on Yom Kippur, when he fasted. During the service, this old guy’s hand would stray to inside his jacket, and every time he found the absence of the candy bar, the perfect picture of woe and deprivation would pass across his face.
It was pretty adorable.
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Tiny alien kittens are watching you Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:36:09pm |
re: #264 Varek Raith
Every weapon is a WMD!
/
Sure, haven’t you heard about reloading? With proper care and maintenance you can probably use the same FMJ bullet to shoot at least three or four people (provided it doesn’t hit anything hard enough to fracture it). And the same cases probably 10 times before they stress fracture…
Oh wait. you were talking about weapons that kill thousands in one deployment and are used for terrorism right? Oops my bad…
///
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sliv_the_eli Wed, Nov 24, 2010 2:58:47pm |
re: #249 LudwigVanQuixote
re: #249 LudwigVanQuixote
We would rather have peace.
Anyone who thinks that Israel and the Jews have not sacrificed for peace is a fool. We have given our dearest blood.
Sadly, we shall continue to have to do so. I am reminded of a conversation I had shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War began with an elderly cousin, since deceased, who lived in Haifa. When I telephoned to ask how she was holding up in the face of Hizb-allah’s rocket barrage, she resignedly told me that she was “Fine. It has always been this way, and always will be. We are used to it.” Golda Meir’s lament remains true and, as the PA reaffirmed, will sadly remain true: There will be peace when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us.
Though I am skeptical, lu yehi, may that day come soon.
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sliv_the_eli Wed, Nov 24, 2010 3:05:26pm |
And with that, my best wishes to all for a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Nov 24, 2010 3:27:22pm |
re: #272 Alouette
re: #263 Obdicut
I’ve got a great idea for a Yom Kippur special— five or six guys sitting around talking about how hungry they are and apologizing to each other for having not having stayed in better touch during the past year.
Now that’s entertainment!
Why aren’t they in schul?!?! Aipikorous!
They ARE in shul!
I love you!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Nov 24, 2010 3:58:56pm |
One rule for the mindless droids that loyally vote Republican and get worked up over The CULTURE WARZZZ, another rule for the guys manipulating them
Bizness as usual!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Nov 24, 2010 4:01:24pm |
re: #259 Amory Blaine
First they cry because Christmas is too commercialized. Then they cry that Christmas isn’t in your face enough. Is there a greater group of whiners in this country than conservatives? I highly doubt it.
I never care about the commercialization of Christmas. Commercialize away! I like kitsch, it’s fun and obnoxious. I like techno remixes of Christmas songs, I like fake trees and trashy ornaments. I love Christmas. Awesome!
also the more Christmas is commercialized, the more cool sparkly lighting shows up at 75% off the day after Xmas
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Eclectic Infidel Wed, Nov 24, 2010 4:09:47pm |
re: #9 Varek Raith
Made in China
Well of course *you’d* say that, you, you, you godless non-American!!1!
/
I’m wired on fatigue so I’m having a couple of beers to wind down.
How are you?
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Nov 24, 2010 4:51:31pm |
re: #273 Obdicut
I went with a friend to a service one Yom Kippur. There was one guy there who my friend said every service would always take a candy bar out of his pocket and munch on it discreetly— except on Yom Kippur, when he fasted. During the service, this old guy’s hand would stray to inside his jacket, and every time he found the absence of the candy bar, the perfect picture of woe and deprivation would pass across his face.
It was pretty adorable.
My favorite rabbi would sometimes walk through the shul during Yom Kippur services, and take lunch orders.
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