In his disgusting, sleazy appearance on CNN yesterday, Fraud King Andrew Breitbart predicted that Jon Stewart wouldn’t cover the Anthony Weiner story. Oops.
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makeitstop Wed, Jun 1, 2011 8:55:21am |
Re-posted from last thread - Both the New York Post and NYC news radio outlet 1010WINS have picked up on Dim Hoft's 'Weiner has a bevy of beauties on Twitter' trash and are running with it.
Of course, 1010WINS is framing it as 'the New York Post is reporting...' - as if they're not.
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APox Wed, Jun 1, 2011 8:59:34am |
I loved this episode. When he jumps up and yells "NO, NO, YOU CAN LOOK INTO THESE ACCUSATIONS" I just had goosebumps. What is with these useless fucking "journalists" who let people like Andrew Breitbart, a known fraudster come on and basically call him a pedophile and basically not do any research to form a rebuttal? She basically just said 'Well, ya know, we can't really say he is a pedophile because he isn't here to defend himself..'
Really?
I also liked how he outlined the way CNN diminished these "bloggers" when in fact they are the people doing the actual journalistic investigation. (In reference to the picture IDs not matching up with what was on Mr. Weiner's account).
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:00:57am |
re: #1 makeitstop
Re-posted from last thread - Both the New York Post and NYC news radio outlet 1010WINS have picked up on Dim Hoft's 'Weiner has a bevy of beauties on Twitter' trash and are running with it.
Of course, 1010WINS is framing it as 'the New York Post is reporting...' - as if they're not.
Disgusting bottom feeders.
This is why I post about Jim Hoft. The stupid cretin makes so much ugly noise that he actually gets noticed by right wing media and his stories get into the mainstream.
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:03:18am |
No way. No frickin way. I recall a whole lot more Anthony and whole lot less Weiner.
HEH!
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makeitstop Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:04:25am |
re: #4 Charles
Disgusting bottom feeders.
This is why I post about Jim Hoft. The stupid cretin makes so much ugly noise that he actually gets noticed by right wing media and his stories get into the mainstream.
The Post story, complete with Twitter nics and pics of a few of the young women.
No doubt they'll start being harassed soon, if they haven't already.
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makeitstop Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:15:13am |
OT: Have you heard the one about the 'small-government conservative,' a little league game and a state police helicopter?
Gov. Christie arrives at son's high school baseball game in State Police helicopter
Nice extra touch: He had a car waiting to drive him from the chopper to the stands, 100 yards away.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:15:28am |
As far as I can tell the only person who claims to have actually seen the message in question is the wingnut who was obsessed with Rep Wiener and predicting a photo sex scandal several weeks ago.
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zora Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:17:36am |
re: #6 makeitstop
this is obviously a setup. we have been informed time and time again that liberal women just aren't that attractive. that's why we don't like sarah palin. these beautiful women must be conservative plants. /
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Obdicut Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:17:50am |
re: #8 Killgore Trout
Yeah. The prediction of the scandal part-- I have no idea why the media isn't focusing more on that.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:18:38am |
re: #8 Killgore Trout
As far as I can tell the only person who claims to have actually seen the message in question is the wingnut who was obsessed with Rep Wiener and predicting a photo sex scandal several weeks ago.
One of the blog posts I read yesterday said that several people had actually seen the tweet when it was posted.
But that Dan Wolfe guy was flat out stalking Weiner and the young woman in question. The Internet has legitimized this kind of creepy, sick, obsessive behavior to an appalling degree. And now the mainstream media characterizes Wolfe's actions as "monitoring."
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Stanghazi Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:19:56am |
re: #7 makeitstop
OT: Have you heard the one about the 'small-government conservative,' a little league game and a state police helicopter?
Gov. Christie arrives at son's high school baseball game in State Police helicopter
Nice extra touch: He had a car waiting to drive him from the chopper to the stands, 100 yards away.
Nicer touch, they left at the 5th inning & stopped the game because the helicopter made too much noise.
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sattv4u2 Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:21:58am |
dernitalltohell
Boss just walked in with a new piece of equipment with a 396 page manual and the words "we need this this to be working for the NHL game tonight" (satellite portion of it starts in less than 6 hours)
oh ,,, joy!
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allegro Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:22:22am |
Of those 198 people Rep. Weiner is following a few happen to be attractive young women. What about the other 190+? Besides being misogynist as hell in assuming that he follows these particular women only because they are attractive and young, where are the character assumptions about him based on the majority of others he follows? Are there any young attractive men? Old ugly men? Any ZOMG Mooslims?
Some reporting there.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:22:36am |
re: #11 Charles
One of the blog posts I read yesterday said that several people had actually seen the tweet when it was posted.
But that Dan Wolfe guy was flat out stalking Weiner and the young woman in question. The Internet has legitimized this kind of creepy, sick, obsessive behavior to an appalling degree. And now the mainstream media characterizes Wolfe's actions as "monitoring."
I thought I read that Dianna Loesch claimed to have seen it but I can't find the link. It seems unlikely that even an obsessed stalker just happened to be monitoring Wiener's yfrog account at just the right moment on a Friday night. He either knew what he was going to find or he photoshopped the screenshot.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:25:08am |
And now Breitbart is spewing his idiotic insults at me again on Twitter.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:25:19am |
re: #14 allegro
I saw an explanation of that earlier....
Dem Rep. Weiner Refuses To Answer TPM’s Questions On Twitter ‘Hack’
TPM asked Weiner if he could clarify why he followed the woman that received the lewd photo, which he would not discuss with CNN. His Twitter feed tracks a relatively light number of people, many of whom are politicians, public figures, and news outlets. He said that he followed some fans who used the hashtag #WeinerYes on the site as well -- we did a quick search that shows he tweeted a #WeinerYes post looking for new accounts to follow as recently as May 13.
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allegro Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:25:31am |
re: #11 Charles
But that Dan Wolfe guy was flat out stalking Weiner and the young woman in question. The Internet has legitimized this kind of creepy, sick, obsessive behavior to an appalling degree. And now the mainstream media characterizes Wolfe's actions as "monitoring."
Just like the fundies who spend their time "monitoring" porn and rent-boy websites for hours and hours and...
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makeitstop Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:25:53am |
re: #15 Killgore Trout
I thought I read that Dianna Loesch claimed to have seen it but I can't find the link. It seems unlikely that even an obsessed stalker just happened to be monitoring Wiener's yfrog account at just the right moment on a Friday night. He either knew what he was going to find or he photoshopped the screenshot.
I remember seeing a quote from the creepy stalker guy where he said (paraphrasing) 'Dianna Loesch was very helpful, she got everything' I take the 'got everything' to mean that she got the screen caps. The quote may be buried in the comments from the Hoft thread here from Sunday.
Breitbart is up to his neck in this, but the media seems utterly incapable of connecting dots these days..
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wrenchwench Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:26:07am |
re: #14 allegro
Of those 198 people Rep. Weiner is following a few happen to be attractive young women. What about the other 190+? Besides being misogynist as hell in assuming that he follows these particular women only because they are attractive and young, where are the character assumptions about him based on the majority of others he follows? Are there any young attractive men? Old ugly men? Any ZOMG Mooslims?
Some reporting there.
Is there proof any of them are attractive and young? I use a photo from 1963 for my fb profile.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:28:38am |
re: #19 makeitstop
I got the same impression. I suspect Loesch was very involved in manufacturing this incident.
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funky chicken Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:29:43am |
re: #11 Charles
One of the blog posts I read yesterday said that several people had actually seen the tweet when it was posted.
But that Dan Wolfe guy was flat out stalking Weiner and the young woman in question. The Internet has legitimized this kind of creepy, sick, obsessive behavior to an appalling degree. And now the mainstream media characterizes Wolfe's actions as "monitoring."
I sincerely hope this episode leads to some new laws about online stalking and harassment. I remember years ago when Bill O'Reilly was up in arms about this stuff...I kinda doubt he's gonna be on Rep Weiners' side here, but it would be nice if he would be honest enough to be so.
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recusancy Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:32:25am |
re: #22 funky chicken
I sincerely hope this episode leads to some new laws about online stalking and harassment. I remember years ago when Bill O'Reilly was up in arms about this stuff...I kinda doubt he's gonna be on Rep Weiners' side here, but it would be nice if he would be honest enough to be so.
This isn't really a stalking case. It's a hacking case. You can block stalkers on twitter.
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funky chicken Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:33:15am |
re: #19 makeitstop
If I had any respect for the intelligence of most of the media folks I'd say they are just waiting for all the facts to come in so they can humiliate Breitbart and thoroughly discredit him. I wish I could be so optimistic.
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allegro Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:33:21am |
re: #23 recusancy
This isn't really a stalking case. It's a hacking case. You can block stalkers on twitter.
I see it more of a case of absolutely irresponsible journalism.
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wrenchwench Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:33:40am |
re: #4 Charles
Disgusting bottom feeders.
This is why I post about Jim Hoft. The stupid cretin makes so much ugly noise that he actually gets noticed by right wing media and his stories get into the mainstream.
They spelled "Dim" wrong in this, but otherwise I'd think it was him:
Image: funny-pictures-after-this-tim-still-didnt-know-his-ass-from-a-hole-in-the-ground.jpg
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:33:47am |
re: #20 wrenchwench
Is there proof any of them are attractive and young? I use a photo from 1963 for my fb profile.
Ha! I can top that. I'm all of a week old in my profile picture here.
(Doesn't get any younger, not unless you want to post an ultrasound photo.)
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recusancy Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:34:08am |
re: #25 allegro
I see it more of a case of absolutely irresponsible journalism.
Well, yeah, that too.
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:34:18am |
re: #24 funky chicken
If I had any respect for the intelligence of most of the media folks I'd say they are just waiting for all the facts to come in so they can humiliate Breitbart and thoroughly discredit him. I wish I could be so optimistic.
the facts keep beating them over the head with a sledgehammer and they still don't get it. They are dumb, period, end of story.
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funky chicken Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:34:25am |
re: #23 recusancy
This isn't really a stalking case. It's a hacking case. You can block stalkers on twitter.
The young woman in question (and at least one other who was following Weiner?) was subjected to harassment for weeks before this pic was sent to her. That isn't stalking?
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Kragar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:34:37am |
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recusancy Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:34:54am |
re: #30 funky chicken
The young woman in question (and at least one other who was following Weiner?) was subjected to harassment for weeks before this pic was sent to her. That isn't stalking?
Ah, yeah, that is then.
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makeitstop Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:36:35am |
re: #24 funky chicken
If I had any respect for the intelligence of most of the media folks I'd say they are just waiting for all the facts to come in so they can humiliate Breitbart and thoroughly discredit him. I wish I could be so optimistic.
I'm with you - I doubt I can summon that much optimism when it comes to the media.
CNN already tipped their hand as to where they stand on this when they had Breitbart on to 'speculate' about the 'younger girls' on Weiner's Twitter account.
The fix is in. CNN and the rest of the media really, really want to see this guy fall. Good for the ratings, doncha know.
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recusancy Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:36:45am |
re: #33 recusancy
Who was that blonde cnn
reporter"reporter"?
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:39:53am |
re: #23 recusancy
This isn't really a stalking case. It's a hacking case. You can block stalkers on twitter.
No, you cannot. It's a simple matter for a stalker to continue following anyone, even if they're blocked.
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Opal Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:40:02am |
CNN's "report" was analyzed by Luke Russert at MSNBC and has been accepted as a starting point in "fact." Russert asserted that there is something strange about Weiner's "relationship" with young women. So, CNN goes with the Breitbart claim and MSNBC repeats it. This is the way that rumors become "facts." Weiner's career is dead unless he gets ahead of this. Weiner is/was a regular on MSNBC, and they're going after him by repeating unsubstantiated rumors. If they're doing that, Weiner has lost the game.
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darthstar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:45:46am |
I like that Stewart keeps the picture of the underwear bulge up on the screen for most of the bit...listening to the MSNBC and CNN fucktards talk about the "lewd image" (they love to say 'lewd') and "picture of the lower part of a man's body" makes it sound like the image in question was of Weiner stroking an oily cock...which would, ultimately, lead Boehner to asking him to change parties.
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recusancy Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:45:48am |
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:45:59am |
re: #37 Opal
Weiner's career is anything but dead; he's got strong support in his district, and he's likely to be reelected as long as he wishes to run for Congress.
However, he has higher aspirations than being a Congressman; he has shown an interest in being mayor or US Senator at some point.
This kerfuffle wont do anything to stop that.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:47:32am |
re: #39 recusancy
You can make your twitter account protected. But that kind of defeats the purpose, especially when you're a public figure.
That's my point. You can't block stalkers if you're going to have a public Twitter profile.
This is one of the real dark sides of the Internet. It has enabled this kind of sick obsessive behavior more than any other technology, because stalkers can almost always remain anonymous, while their targets must remain public.
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recusancy Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:47:40am |
re: #40 lawhawk
Weiner's career is anything but dead; he's got strong support in his district, and he's likely to be reelected as long as he wishes to run for Congress.
However, he has higher aspirations than being a Congressman; he has shown an interest in being mayor or US Senator at some point.
This kerfuffle wont do anything to stop that.
Yup. Look at Sen Vitter. He was caught and admitted to frequenting whore houses and having a diaper fetish.
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William of Orange Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:48:44am |
[Link: crooksandliars.com...] This is intesting!! Seems there are two SCOTUS rulings from the past that trump Citizens United
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Kragar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:53:16am |
Chris Christie takes state helicopter to son’s baseball game
According to the Newark Star-Ledger, Christie landed in the state's $12.5 million helicopter just before the game began, buzzing over the trees in left field and distracting spectators. The GOP governor then got into a black sedan with tinted windows, which drove him about 100 yards to the baseball diamond.Flanked by bodyguards, Christie and his wife, Mary Pat, watched the game from the stands until they left during the 5th inning. The two got back into the car and rode back to the helicopter. According to the Star-Ledger, the game was stopped for a "couple of minutes" while the helicopter took off.
Christie's oldest son, Andrew, was playing the position of catcher in the game, which was held at a high school in Montvale, N.J.--about 80 miles away from Trenton, where the state capitol is. But it's unclear exactly where Christie was coming from because his office won't say.
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darthstar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:53:27am |
re: #42 recusancy
Yup. Look at Sen Vitter. He was caught and admitted to frequenting whore houses and having a diaper fetish.
Soiled diaper fetish. He liked getting cleaned up after he messed himself.
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Four More Tears Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:53:38am |
re: #43 William of Orange
[Link: crooksandliars.com...] This is intesting!! Seems there are two SCOTUS rulings from the past that trump Citizens United
Not Citizens United, but a ruling recently made that allows corps to give to cadidates directly. CU didn't give them quite that much power.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:53:51am |
re: #44 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Chris Christie takes state helicopter to son’s baseball game
Fiscal responsibility!
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darthstar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:54:20am |
re: #44 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Chris Christie takes state helicopter to son’s baseball game
Fat fuck can't walk 100 yards?
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Four More Tears Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:55:13am |
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Obdicut Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:55:26am |
re: #48 darthstar
Meh, that part doesn't bug me. Maybe he has bad knees. I don't care about that. The helicopter bit is the expensive part.
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iossarian Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:55:37am |
re: #47 Varek Raith
Fiscal responsibility!
Apparently, Christie was heard to say: "It's all right, I'm a Republican" to some of the other parents present.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:56:01am |
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darthstar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:56:17am |
re: #49 JasonA
A little over the top, no?
He could have gone with green technology and just been carried on a throne the 100 yards by his security guards.
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recusancy Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:56:55am |
re: #44 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Chris Christie takes state helicopter to son’s baseball game
He left during the 5th inning and disrupted the game again because he had to meet with some rich Iowans who want him to run for pres.
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iossarian Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:57:10am |
re: #50 Obdicut
Meh, that part doesn't bug me. Maybe he has bad knees.
Disgusting that the disabled should get special treatment.
Let the cripples crawl, I say.
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albusteve Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:57:43am |
re: #53 darthstar
He could have gone with green technology and just been carried on a throne the 100 yards by his security guards.
you're spewing nonsensical partisanship all over yourself
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:57:51am |
re: #55 iossarian
Disgusting that the disabled should get special treatment.
Let the cripples crawl, I say.
I have bad knees.
WHERE'S MY HELICOPTER?!?!
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:58:02am |
re: #55 iossarian
When the Republicans cut taxes further and the economy booms, we will all be able to afford private helicopters, which will be cheaper and more efficient than the government models.
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William of Orange Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:58:44am |
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blueraven Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:59:37am |
Well if, as Anthony Weiner has claimed, this was a prank in order to cause a distraction, it has worked beautifully.
Is anyone talking about Clarence Thomas' financial disclosure on Friday?
Between the Palin bus tour and weinergate, the MSM is just too damn busy to look into any real news.
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iossarian Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:59:46am |
re: #57 Varek Raith
I have bad knees.
WHERE'S MY HELICOPTER?!?!
It's being used to ferry welfare queens around in Detroit. They have bad knees too you know.
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darthstar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:59:54am |
re: #56 albusteve
you're spewing nonsensical partisanship all over yourself
Some asshole uses state funds to fly to his son's baseball game for five innings before flying to meet some guys who want to give him money, and I'M spewing nonsensical partisanship?
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Ericus58 Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:00:06am |
re: #13 sattv4u2
dernitalltohell
Boss just walked in with a new piece of equipment with a 396 page manual and the words "we need this this to be working for the NHL game tonight" (satellite portion of it starts in less than 6 hours)
oh ,,, joy!
I'm counting on you!!!
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:00:26am |
re: #62 darthstar
Some asshole uses state funds to fly to his son's baseball game for five innings before flying to meet some guys who want to give him money, and I'M spewing nonsensical partisanship?
LOOK!
A dem behaving badly!
/
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darthstar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:01:41am |
re: #13 sattv4u2
dernitalltohell
Boss just walked in with a new piece of equipment with a 396 page manual and the words "we need this this to be working for the NHL game tonight" (satellite portion of it starts in less than 6 hours)
oh ,,, joy!
Too bad it's not "take your kid to work day"...you could simply say, "Son, plug this thing in and make it work."
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iossarian Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:01:57am |
re: #64 Varek Raith
LOOK!
A dembehaving badlytrying to defend himself from the smear job we created to try to distract everyone from the fact that we're giving all the money to our wealthy friends!
/
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albusteve Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:02:07am |
re: #62 darthstar
Some asshole uses state funds to fly to his son's baseball game for five innings before flying to meet some guys who want to give him money, and I'M spewing nonsensical partisanship?
yeah, and it's ignorant besides....you sound as if you know all the details
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zora Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:03:26am |
re: #34 makeitstop
I'm with you - I doubt I can summon that much optimism when it comes to the media.
CNN already tipped their hand as to where they stand on this when they had Breitbart on to 'speculate' about the 'younger girls' on Weiner's Twitter account.
The fix is in. CNN and the rest of the media really, really want to see this guy fall. Good for the ratings, doncha know.
there professional shit stirrers not journalists. i don't know that they want weiner to fail personally, so much as they give less than a fuck if their faulty reporting ruins him.
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iossarian Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:04:07am |
re: #67 albusteve
yeah, and it's ignorant besides...you sound as if you know all the details
Christie wants state workers to pay 30% of their medical costs (in other words, a massive cut to their overall pay package). Don't you think he could find a cheaper way to get around?
Or is he going to pay for every state worker to get to their son's baseball game on time?
Fucking hypocritical ****.
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Kragar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:04:58am |
re: #67 albusteve
yeah, and it's ignorant besides...you sound as if you know all the details
I'm sure there is a perfectly reasonable explanation to take a limo 100 yards to a kid's baseball game.
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zora Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:05:12am |
re: #40 lawhawk
Weiner's career is anything but dead; he's got strong support in his district, and he's likely to be reelected as long as he wishes to run for Congress.
However, he has higher aspirations than being a Congressman; he has shown an interest in being mayor or US Senator at some point.
This kerfuffle wont do anything to stop that.
i hope you're right. i like weiner.
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iossarian Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:05:35am |
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Bubblehead II Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:05:54am |
What is sad about this this whole thing is the picture itself. I mean come on, what is so "lewd" about this photo? If you are going to send a picture of your underwear clad crotch, why not send something like this that shows just exactly how well your endowed. Otherwise, what's the point?
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:06:01am |
re: #71 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I'm sure there is a perfectly reasonable explanation to take a limo 100 yards to a kid's baseball game.
The I'MWAYBETTERTHANYOU aspect.
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makeitstop Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:06:38am |
re: #68 zora
there professional shit stirrers not journalists. i don't know that they want weiner to fail personally, so much as they give less than a fuck if their faulty reporting ruins him.
Yep. Collateral damage in the name of ratings.
What would Edward R. Murrow make of today's 'media?' My guess is he'd be as disgusted as I am.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:07:59am |
re: #76 makeitstop
Yep. Collateral damage in the name of ratings.
What would Edward R. Murrow make of today's 'media?' My guess is he'd be as disgusted as I am.
they would not be doing this if they didn't know that they can make money selling advertising spots in between their drivel
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:09:04am |
Close these loopholes then we'll talk cutting social programs.
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Flounder Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:11:12am |
I live in NY and we have been giving guvnahs a hard time about their helicopter usage since old man Mario Cuomo. If Gov. Cuomo flew into my sons baseball game, I would be having kittens. No really, I'm an evil conservative and I adore Gov. Cuomo (not in that prison inmate sorta way)
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garhighway Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:11:37am |
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Kragar Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:13:44am |
re: #81 garhighway
I want a jetpack.
I don't know. The palanquin sounds pretty cool as long as the guards remember to stay in step.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:13:50am |
re: #78 Varek Raith
Close these loopholes then we'll talk cutting social programs.
They sell us an idea on corporate taxes that they are like withholding taxers on income: you earn, you pay.
Newt expressed it succinctly that General Electric has the largest legal department in the world because they perceive it to be in their interest to hire people to avoid taxes.
The Swiss system is based on the combination of low base tax rate and very limited exemptions, deductions and tax breaks. Then companies put thier eforts into making profits and not hiding them from taxation.
At least in theory it sounds reasonable.
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shutdown Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:14:12am |
re: #13 sattv4u2
dernitalltohell
Boss just walked in with a new piece of equipment with a 396 page manual and the words "we need this this to be working for the NHL game tonight" (satellite portion of it starts in less than 6 hours)
oh ,,, joy!
look at it this way: 3+9+6 = 18, the numerical equivalent of "chai", or "life", in Hebrew. This is considered a good portent, so I predict the equipment will be installed and in perfect working order well in time for the game.
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Darth Vader Gargoyle Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:15:06am |
re: #38 darthstar
I like that Stewart keeps the picture of the underwear bulge up on the screen for most of the bit...listening to the MSNBC and CNN fucktards talk about the "lewd image" (they love to say 'lewd') and "picture of the lower part of a man's body" makes it sound like the image in question was of Weiner stroking an oily cock...which would, ultimately, lead Boehner to asking him to change parties.
Wait a minute...Weiner/Boehner 2012!!!!
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blueraven Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:16:43am |
re: #71 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I'm sure there is a perfectly reasonable explanation to take a limo 100 yards to a kid's baseball game.
Yes, and it takes away the opportunity for his Cheney-like admirers to "worship the ground he walks on".
/
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shutdown Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:16:53am |
re: #84 ralphieboy
It works. Recently, when UBS and Roche had (again) threatened publicly to move out of Switzerland, a Swiss daily ran an article. The thesis was, why do these companies that periodically threaten to move (over taxes, regulations, etc.) never actually go anywhere? Result of inquiry: It's worse almost everywhere else with a similarly educated workforce and infrastructure. So they stay put and bitch.
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shutdown Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:19:02am |
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Varek Raith Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:19:34am |
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funky chicken Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:27:02am |
re: #60 blueraven
Well if, as Anthony Weiner has claimed, this was a prank in order to cause a distraction, it has worked beautifully.
Is anyone talking about Clarence Thomas' financial disclosure on Friday?
Between the Palin bus tour and weinergate, the MSM is just too damn busy to look into any real news.
And sadly nobody seems to care about the fact that one or several young women are being stalked and harassed for having the audacity to support a politician while being (apparently) attractive.
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funky chicken Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:30:21am |
re: #80 Shropshire_Slasher
I live in NY and we have been giving guvnahs a hard time about their helicopter usage since old man Mario Cuomo. If Gov. Cuomo flew into my sons baseball game, I would be having kittens. No really, I'm an evil conservative and
I adore Gov. Cuomo(not in that prison inmate sorta way)
I hope you don't have a twitter account.
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lawhawk Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:48:48am |
re: #80 Shropshire_Slasher
The whole improper use of state helicopters is a spectator sport in NY. It was a big deal with Cuomo, then Pataki, and then Spitzer. Then AG Cuomo looked into Spitzer's use of the choppers. Several times there were calls to end their use.
Oh, and in NJ, former Gov. Corzine was nearly killed when he was rushing to a confab between the Rutgers ladies b-ball team and Don Imus when his SUV driven by a state trooper crashed doing 95 on the GSP with lights flashing.
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