Rachel Maddow is a treasure.

Senator Turd Cruz trying to distance himself from the crisis he created:

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, meanwhile, was also seeking a bit of remove from the dust-up that he, more than anyone else, had forced. (Cruz kicked off the effort with a 21-hour verbal tour de force that included references to Nazis, the “Star Wars” empire and its rebels, and “Green Eggs and Ham.” Though, were he to stay in sync with the message of the Dr. Seuss masterpiece, he would have suggested at least trying Obamacare, not the opposite.)

“We’re in a shutdown for one reason,” he declared on Wednesday, blaming it all on the Democratic Senate leader. “Harry Reid wants a shutdown.”

Just keep telling yourself that, Turd. At least Fox “News” believes it.

latimes.com

Ted Cruz is having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Cruz complains to Democrats about being seen as ‘the root of all evil in the world’

Report: Closed-Door GOP Meeting With Cruz Turned Into ‘Lynch Mob’

So I guess this is a completely different government shutdown over the ACA than the one they’ve been threatening for four-someodd years.

re: #4 The Ghost of a Flea

So I guess this is a completely different government shutdown over the ACA than the one they’ve been threatening for four-someodd years.

“If we don’t get our way we’ll shut the government down.”

“If we don’t get our way we’ll shut the government down.”

*government shuts down*

“OBAMA MADE THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN.”

House Ds will use previously filed GOP bill to file discharge petition, forcing vote to fund gov: http://t.co/W6Y6bPiL1w

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 4, 2013

re: #5 iossarian

“If we don’t get our way we’ll shut the government down.”

“If we don’t get our way we’ll shut the government down.”

*government shuts down*

“OBAMA MADE THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN.”

Exactly. After several years of saying they were ‘giddy’ about the prospect of shutting down the government, now that it’s happened, and it turns out that the stuff government does is actually pretty popular, and helps a lot of people, they are trying to shift the blame.

“The shutdown is the greatest thing ever, and its all Obama’s fault if it destroys the country!”

Not sure there’s such a thing as a “brief” history of GOP crybabies.

That list has gotta be bigger than the Encyclopedia Britannica.

re: #8 Kragar

“The shutdown is the greatest thing ever, and its all Obama’s fault if it destroys the country!”

One of the best things about this episode is it really exposes the incoherence at the heart of contemporary Republican politics. Eric Cantor’s brainless “that’s up next” approach to government-by-laundry-list sums it up.

Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts don’t do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out
Facts are getting the best of them
Facts are nothing on the face of things
Facts don’t stain the furniture
Facts go out and slam the door
Facts are written all over your face
Facts continue to change their shape

(Repeats)
I’m still waiting

- Talking Heads “Crosseyed and Painless”

re: #6 Lidane

House Ds will use previously filed GOP bill to file discharge petition, forcing vote to fund gov:

At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if Boehner himself didn’t tell the Dems about this bill hanging out.

re: #8 Kragar

.@SteveWorks4You .@WhiteHouse Sorry, but that was Rep. Bachmann who said that there was joy among GOP Reps for imposing the shutdown!

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 4, 2013

Well, I got an interview with a recruiter next week, and I’ve got another company which is opening some offices in LA who say they’re going to get back to me when they see what they need up there.

Got to get me a suit again. Haven’t worn one since 2002.

After Fox News, a former producer goes to Russia to testify in favor of the anti-LGBT laws. http://t.co/5VougEq87e

— Media Matters (@mmfa) October 4, 2013

re: #11 Feline Fearless Leader

Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts don’t do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out
Facts are getting the best of them
Facts are nothing on the face of things
Facts don’t stain the furniture
Facts go out and slam the door
Facts are written all over your face
Facts continue to change their shape

(Repeats)
I’m still waiting

Stop making sense

Boehner, Cantor trying to walk tightrope btwn clean CR/open revolt and Star Wars-style cheers for full defund http://t.co/9SlY5inhHs

— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 4, 2013

I was just posting in the previous thread when someone moved the little green football!

/

It was Lucy.

re: #17 lawhawk

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Costa is channeling a republican wet dream for them, DOA.

re: #17 lawhawk

What the hell are Star Wars style cheers? Otherwise, LOL Republicans.

pic.twitter.com/uqTDyAkfqW

— emilio porompompero (@PoromEmilio) October 4, 2013

re: #3 Kragar

Ted Cruz is having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Cruz complains to Democrats about being seen as ‘the root of all evil in the world’

Report: Closed-Door GOP Meeting With Cruz Turned Into ‘Lynch Mob’

And as I recently posted just downstairs…It appears the glue is coming off the covering. A good thing.

re: #22 Charles Johnson

Isn’t that Woody Allen’s kid?

re: #2 Skip Intro

The GOP in their blind hatred of anything supported by any Democrat anywhere finally were blindsided by a Tea Party candidate who they cheered on and called a leader. They brought rats on board their ship and now a very big rat has reared his rabid head. They wrought this, are afraid of it, and because they cater to the lowest possible common denominator of stupid, ignorant, bigoted and mean they are unable to control their rat population. Now we suffer from the inability of any sanity in the Cult once called the GOP. 2014 can’t get here soon enough.

re: #15 Gus

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If you want to see what our homegrown theocrats have planned, go look at what they’re doing in foreign nations where they don’t have a strong secular opposition.

So now they want to block all science classes because it offends Christians

Screw you.

re: #24 b.d.

Isn’t that Woody Allen’s kid?

That would be Sinatra.

re: #21 Lidane

What the hell are Star Wars style cheers? Otherwise, LOL Republicans.

I THINK it refers to when Chancellor Palpatine (AKA Darth Sidious)gets the Senate to suspend the Constitution, or some such - “So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.”

re: #29 GeneJockey

I THINK it refers to when Chancellor Palpatine (AKA Darth Sidious)gets the Senate to suspend the Constitution, or some such - “So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.”

I was thinking the Rebels when they cheered at the end of Episode IV.

The Lords are trying to distance themselves from the Commons:

Republican Senators distance themselves from House GOP: ‘Defunding Obamacare didn’t work’ http://t.co/Jz5FkmZZbD

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) October 4, 2013

re: #28 AlexRogan

That would be Sinatra.

But they look so much alike.

re: #32 b.d.

But they look so much alike.

I’ve seen some other images, but dang, that one really does it. The jaw line and facial proportions really show in that 3/4s shot.

re: #3 Kragar

Ted Cruz is having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Cruz complains to Democrats about being seen as ‘the root of all evil in the world’

Cruz expecting sympathy from Democrats? Oh, that’s rich. Richer than a Republican donor as a matter of fact.

John Stewart returns to Bullshit Mountain

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The sad thing is, we have proof in our own Pages of who buys Republican lies.

Reid on CNN right now. From the bit I heard he is sounding very much like an adult in the room compared to the childish whining and tantrums coming from the other side of the issue.

re: #32 b.d.

But they look so much alike.

I’d say that Ronan is definitely Frankie’s son; from the blue eyes to the nose to the chiseled jaw, ice skating in Hell is more likely that Ronan Farrow being Allen’s offspring.

re: #2 Skip Intro

Senator Turd Cruz trying to distance himself from the crisis he created:

“We’re in a shutdown for one reason,” he declared on Wednesday, blaming it all on the Democratic Senate leader. “Harry Reid wants a shutdown.”

There are some inconsistencies in your story

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re: #27 Kragar

So now they want to block all science classes because it offends Christians

Screw you.

You’re being too nice. (I’m inclined to reserve screwing to one or more trusted friends.)

re: #36 klys

The sad thing is, we have proof in our own Pages of who buys Republican lies.

He’s the reason I have to consciously work at avoiding reflexive dislike of people in that age group. Stubborn, old, set-in-their-ways bigots make me want to smash things (at least with young bigots, there’s hope they might grow out of it).

re: #35 Kragar

Nice to see all those people who connived, struggled and paid their way into running the government complain that the government is the problem.

For Bay Area Lizards, Oaktoberfest is tomorrow.

re: #41 Interesting Times

He’s the reason I have to consciously work at avoiding reflexive dislike of people in that age group. Stubborn, old, set-in-their-ways bigots make me want to smash things (at least with young bigots, there’s hope they might grow out of it).

This is why LGF is so wonderful. It reminds me there are other sane people out there.

You know what is funny/sad. It’s almost as if this mess is partly orchestrated by some dumb ass like Reince Priebus.

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So, let me get this straight: Teabaggers hate the government and want it shut down. Yet, they want government facilities to stay open. Does that sum it up?

re: #46 Dr. Matt

So, let me get this straight: Teabaggers hate the government and want it shut down. Yet, they want government facilities to stay open. Does that sum it up?

and they want to “takebacksies” what they previously agreed to when the budget was submitted and passed, despite it being heavily weighted in their favor.

re: #46 Dr. Matt

Only the ones they think they want to use.

re: #46 Dr. Matt

So, let me get this straight: Teabaggers hate the government and want it shut down. Yet, they want government facilities to stay open. Does that sum it up?

And they want to cut government programs that gives money to moochers, but still fund farm and energy subsidies.

re: #31 Lidane

The Lords are trying to distance themselves from the Commons:

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While that is encourage, the fact remains that action to end the shutdown has to start in the House. Unless Republicans there can be swayed, there’s not going to be a lot of movement.

Has this crossed the LGF airwaves yet?

Punk Band Shoots Porn Film on Front Lawn of Westboro Baptist Church

re: #41 Interesting Times

He’s the reason I have to consciously work at avoiding reflexive dislike of people in that age group. Stubborn, old, set-in-their-ways bigots make me want to smash things (at least with young bigots, there’s hope they might grow out of it).

All bigots can be educated and changed. Most won’t, but age is not the determining factor of who will.

re: #51 Dr. Matt

Has this crossed the LGF airwaves yet?

Punk Band Shoots Porn Film on Front Lawn of Westboro Baptist Church

Yeah.

re: #46 Dr. Matt

So, let me get this straight: Teabaggers hate the government and want it shut down. Yet, they want government facilities to stay open. Does that sum it up?

Pretty much, because they can’t get the lie that it’s a “Democratic shutdown” to get any traction, no matter how hard they try.

Blowback’s a bitch, ain’t it, TPer fucks and your spineless, craven enablers in the House leadership?

re: #24 b.d.

Isn’t that Woody Allen’s kid?

I actually think Ronan looks more like a clone of Mia Farrow.
I’m not sure I see the resemblance to Sinatra but then Ronan does not exactly take after Woody Allen either.

GOP Rep Says ‘Dang Straight’ He’ll Collect His Paycheck During Shutdown

Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) made it clear to the Omaha World-Herald in a story published Friday that he would collect his salary during the government shutdown.

“Dang straight,” Terry said when the newspaper asked whether he would collect his pay during the shutdown, adding that he thought the question was irrelevant because the budget crisis would be resolved shortly.

Asked about other members of Congress who announced they would either donate their pay to charity or forego paychecks for the duration of the shutdown, Terry suggested it was all for show.

“Whatever gets them good press. That’s all that it’s going to be,” he told the newspaper. “God bless them. But you know what? I’ve got a nice house and a kid in college, and I’ll tell you we cannot handle it. Giving our paycheck away when you still worked and earned it? That’s just not going to fly.”

Fuck you asshole.

re: #51 Dr. Matt

Has this crossed the LGF airwaves yet?

Punk Band Shoots Porn Film on Front Lawn of Westboro Baptist Church

ROFL!

re: #56 Kragar

GOP Rep Says ‘Dang Straight’ He’ll Collect His Paycheck During Shutdown

Fuck you asshole.

Arnie says it best:

Youtube Video

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— emilio porompompero (@PoromEmilio) October 4, 2013

re: #27 Kragar

So now they want to block all science classes because it offends Christians

Screw you.

I would simply ask these people to show me which major religion evolution is so strongly identified with it that the mere teaching of the concept is akin to endorsing said religion.

re: #56 Kragar

GOP Rep Says ‘Dang Straight’ He’ll Collect His Paycheck During Shutdown

Fuck you asshole.

Shorter Lee Terry: Fuck everyone else, I’ve got mine.

re: #56 Kragar

GOP Rep Says ‘Dang Straight’ He’ll Collect His Paycheck During Shutdown

Fuck you asshole.

GOP Rep. Ellmers asks her salary be withheld: http://t.co/QRnRvL446D

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) October 4, 2013

WOW, Corbett is an arse. He compared same sex marriage to incest

GOP Rep. Ellmers Asks Her Salary Be Withheld

re: #60 Eclectic Cyborg

I would simply ask these people to show me which major religion evolution is so strongly identified with it that the mere teaching of the concept is akin to endorsing said religion.

SATANISM AND SECULAR HUMANISM.

That’s actually what they think.

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

GOP Congressman offers to bake Obama cookies if he agrees to change Obamacare http://t.co/DHZZYuiudt

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) October 4, 2013

re: #66 Lidane

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

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Like that fucktarded Governor in NC bringing out the plate of cookies to the protestors when he demolished abortion rights.

re: #66 Lidane

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

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I’d say they misunderstood the concept of “killing them with kindness”.

re: #66 Lidane

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

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Wait…..what?

WOLF BLITZER (HOST): I got to wrap it up. You just heard the president say he wants to negotiate. He wants to work with you on all of these issues.

re: #66 Lidane

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

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Ladies and gentlemen, that’s Marsha Blackburn, one of my state’s representatives to the House; vapid and intellectually bankrupt, she is.

Get a load of her official website: blackburn.house.gov

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re: #66 Lidane

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

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I’m sure that Martha can be counted on to bake cookies for each and every American who would get fucked over by the overturn of the ACA….

LOL:

Friend or foe? Cuccinelli cautious about upcoming Cruz fundraiser: http://t.co/zvEblxe35K

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) October 4, 2013

re: #72 Lidane

LOL:

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1913: Typhoid Mary
2013: Cholera Cruz

re: #66 Lidane

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

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The editors of The Onion weep.

My congresscritter, Ron Barber (most commonly known as Gabby Giffords’ successor) is donating his salary to the food bank of a local border community during the shutdown.

re: #46 Dr. Matt

So, let me get this straight: Teabaggers hate the government and want it shut down. Yet, they want government facilities to stay open. Does that sum it up?

Teabaggers hate the government and want it shut down AND BLAME OBAMA FOR THE INCONVENIENCE and also they still want to have government services THAT THEY LIKE but ALL NON-ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES STAY FIRED.

Michigan: Abortion opponents submit 315,477 signatures for petition to mandate insurance riders for abortions

Abortion opponents turned in 315,477 signatures to the Secretary of State today that would require insurance companies and health plans to offer separate riders if a customer wants to get abortion coverage.

The state has to certify that at least 258,088 of the signatures are valid. After that happens, the petition would go to the state Legislature to approve or reject.

If it’s approved, as appears likely — in Michigan’s strongly anti-abortion legislature — that the measure would automatically become law. Gov. Rick Snyder wouldn’t have the chance to review or veto the legislation.

Not for nothing, but when Obama starts riffing like he did in that clip he almost sounds like young Bill Cosby.

re: #75 DesertDenizen

My congresscritter, Ron Barber (most commonly known as Gabby Giffords’ successor) is donating his salary to the food bank of a local border community during the shutdown.

Now if we can get him to vote with the Dems, all will be good, I’ve already called his office and e-mailed him about it… I would urge you to do so as well.

For the MOAST EPIC GOP BUTTHURT CRYBABY read Steve Stockman’s Twitter feed.

Hmm, want to make a 5th Element “I’m here to negotiate” joke - but it’s not really appropriate since this is not a movie.

francis has spammed every wingnut site except for stormfront.

re: #66 Lidane

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

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Well, they did it didn’t they. They actually found in Marsha Blackburn a replacement for Michele Bachmann.

re: #72 Lidane

LOL:

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lol you know you’ve gone too far when Ken Cuccinelli wants to distance himself from your brand of crazy.

re: #82 Vicious Babushka

francis has spammed every wingnut site except for stormfront.

I’m sure it’s coming. Somewhere.

Maybe this time the GOP will finally realize they went too far. I have my doubts though.

re: #6 Lidane

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Fascinating, but also depressing in that the Republicans have to be tricked into NOT DESTROYING THE U.S. AND GLOBAL ECONOMIES BECAUSE THEY’RE TRYING TO DESTROY THE ACA.

Sorry. Still irritated that I had to cut someone loose on FB over this nonsense. I can only be told to get my dick head out of my ass so many times before I draw the line.

Fun fact: apparently telling someone they have their dick head up their ass is not the same as saying they’re a dick head. And this guy claimed to be a Democrat. I can only imagine what a conservative would have said.

Furloughed technician in the Air Force Reserve: “The govt seems to have become more like terrorists than leaders.” http://t.co/bQXtSHCTj0

— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) October 4, 2013

re: #80 Vicious Babushka

For the MOAST EPIC GOP BUTTHURT CRYBABY read Steve Stockman’s Twitter feed.

No thanks. Twittering following makes me ill. I can understand why others follow and read, but when I see an image like Bryan Fischer, Erik, Prudence, Stockman associated with a tweet quote box, I get all queasy…

I think it is called the gag reflex.

re: #86 HappyWarrior

Maybe this time the GOP will finally realize they went too far. I have my doubts though.

Seems unlikely. The way this has played out, whichever party is seen as losing this battle is going to take a really big hit with the public.

Even the Democrats realize this, which is probably why they’ve finally managed to locate their spines.

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re: #91 Kragar

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I have never seen an episode of Breaking Bad. I would be tempted to, but the sheer volume of hipster journalists creaming themselves over the greatest narrative arc since Homer* is a bit off-putting.

* What am I talking about? BETTER than Homer, obv.

re: #80 Vicious Babushka

Whoever is doing Stockman’s tweets (because I refuse to believe that the Congressman is this adept) is a real piece of work who’s been trained well by the Ailes folks, they have no problems whatsoever with projection, stating that water isn’t wet, and succinctly lying in sound byte friendly bits of consumption.

Republicans cause shutdown of federal government for petty nonsensical reasons, backfires, everyone blames it on Republicans?

WHO COULD EVER HAVE PREDICTED

Elizabeth Warren is awesome

“We all know how we got here,” Warren said Thursday on the Senate floor. “For years now, we’ve heard a small minority in this country rail against government. When I hear the latest tirades from some of the extremists in the House I am struck by how vague these complaints are.”

The Democratic senator said Americans and their congressional representatives haven’t asked that regulators stop ensuring the safety of goods and products.

“In fact, whenever the ‘anarchy gang’ makes headway in their efforts to damage our government, the opposite happens,” Warren said.

Warren pointed out that, after automatic budget cuts kicked in earlier this year, Republicans immediately called for maintaining national defense spending and keeping air traffic controllers on the job.

Limbaugh actually insists that Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program is “not doing anybody any good.” http://t.co/Pygt2WIZqc

— Media Matters (@mmfa) October 4, 2013

re: #96 Lidane

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Not anybody that matters to him….

re: #96 Lidane

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I’m reminded of the “right-wing view of government” pie chart, which is a tiny sliver of “things that benefit me directly” and then 99% of “waste”.

re: #79 piratedan

Now if we can get him to vote with the Dems, all will be good, I’ve already called his office and e-mailed him about it… I would urge you to do so as well.

Barber is a Dem, and further left than Giffords. He needs no encouragement. This district is several border counties who see lots of federal dollars and also includes two military installations (Davis-Mothan AFB and Fort Huachuca).

re: #92 iossarian

I have never seen an episode of Breaking Bad. I would be tempted to, but the sheer volume of hipster journalists creaming themselves over the greatest narrative arc since Homer* is a bit off-putting.

* What am I talking about? BETTER than Homer, obv.

I will say this, whoever set up this shot did so beautifully.

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re: #72 Lidane

LOL:

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Go ahead and have him there Cuccinelli that should lose you some more votes.

re: #6 Lidane

That’s a Daisy Cutter of a bill (not quite a nuclear option, but devastating to GOP dreams of using budget renewal for what wingnuts like to call “leverage”)…auto-renewal of CRs with a 1% drop every 90 days. 1% is a big chunk of money, but it prevents shut downs going forward.

re: #100 Kragar

I will say this, whoever set up this shot did so beautifully.

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I’m sure it’s a really good show. It’s just my contrarian nature.

“This isn't some damn game!” - Speaker Boehner on shutdown — WATCH: http://t.co/6hDdYRAVwo (via @BloombergNews)

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 4, 2013

re: #99 DesertDenizen

then why did he vote No? I’ve worked the phones for him and Gabby both, donated to the campaign and yet…..he was one of a handful of votes that sided with the R’s on the CR (and so was Sinema).

re: #100 Kragar

I had to warm up to Breaking Bad, but I ended up loving it. As much as you can love a violent show about meth and sickness and family and dysfunction and crazy shit.

The song playing in the last scene is perfect too, IMO (edited to remove spoilers, I realize some people haven’t seen it all yet, sorry)

re: #106 A Mom Anon

I had to warm up to Breaking Bad, but I ended up loving it. As much as you can love a violent show about meth and sickness and family and dysfunction and crazy shit.

The last scene where Walt is dying and the song “Baby Blue” by Badfinger was playing was perfect, IMO. I hope Jesse Pinkman lives happily ever after too.

I didn’t watch it till a few weeks ago. Caught up to season 5 on Netflix then watched it from there.

re: #107 Kragar

I think the thing is how well written it was, lots of great cinematography too.

re: #83 ObserverArt

Well, they did it didn’t they. They actually found in Marsha Blackburn a replacement for Michele Bachmann.

Barring lightning or a crosstown bus hitting her, Blackburn’s in a very safe, very gerrymandered seat, one that, despite covering quite a bit of traditionally-Democratic territory in west TN (including many of the counties south of I-40 between Memphis/Shelby County and Nashville/Davidson County), has gone solidly GOP since 1982 with little more than token Democratic resistance since the 2002 election that gave Blackburn her seat. If not for Williamson County (directly south of Nashville/Davidson County and one of the wealthiest counties in the US), Fayette County (another of TN’s wealthiest counties, directly east of Memphis/Shelby County) and Montgomery County (northwest of Nashville/Davidson County and home of Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne), three very solidly GOP counties, Blackburn’s seat wouldn’t be so safe.

As it is, she’ll have that seat as long as she wants it or until she dies; that’s what makes her presence in the House so dangerous.

re: #66 Lidane

Sweet zombie Jesus these people are stupid and desperate.

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I think they are attempting to use sarcasm to mock democrats and win public favor, because they see democrats like Patty Murray (yay WA!) offering to join in on a group hug if it’ll make Republican feelings less hurt and pass the budget, and public response to those have been great for Democrats and not so much for Republicans.

What they don’t understand is comments like that are in response to ridiculously egotistical/petty statements by Republicans, and they are sarcastically mocking those statements by offering sarcastic solutions to those statements to further highlight the pettiness. The ACA, and Obama’s comments about it/the shutdown have not been ridiculous nor egotistical nor petty, so this just makes those Republicans look even more petty.

If Thomas Sowell thinks Dems caused shutdown http://t.co/Qz2mISxmMs why did he beg GOP not to shut down last week? http://t.co/r7pU0dbuUo

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) October 4, 2013

If Thomas Sowell thinks Dems caused shutdown http://t.co/Qz2mISxmMs why did he beg GOP not to shut down last week? http://t.co/r7pU0dbuUo

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) October 4, 2013

re: #44 klys

This is why LGF is so wonderful. It reminds me there are other sane people out there.

Hey guys, we have her fooled.

re: #111 Lidane

[ Benjy Sarlin ✔ @BenjySarlin

If Thomas Sowell thinks Dems caused shutdown townhall.com … why did he beg GOP not to shut down last week? creators.com …
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Uh…he hadn’t received the talking points yet???

re: #51 Dr. Matt

You’d think those idiots just discovered sex. Sleazy, indeed.

re: #111 Lidane

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Double post?
Cheap attempt to get updings there Lidane.

re: #99 DesertDenizen

Barber is a Dem, and further left than Giffords. He needs no encouragement. This district is several border counties who see lots of federal dollars and also includes two military installations (Davis-Mothan AFB and Fort Huachuca).

OT to your comment, but that’s beautiful country and I loved the summer I spent at the Army Intel School at Ft. Huachuca. If there wasn’t already way too many people for the water supply to support, I’d consider retiring there

re: #116 b_sharp

Double post?
Cheap attempt to get updings there Lidane.

Haha wow. I just saw that. Amazing.

re: #80 Vicious Babushka

For the MOAST EPIC GOP BUTTHURT CRYBABY read Steve Stockman’s Twitter feed.

I’m just seeing a lot of wingnut derp. He seems to have some kind of disorder that causes him to constantly tweet and retweet Republican propaganda. I hope it’s a staffer actually doing it, because I’d hate to think that this clown fucks off on the Internet all day while we’re paying him.

@piratedan

It appears he voted to accept the CR with the proviso delaying the individual mandate for a year. While I don’t agree with that, I wouldn’t call that a “no”

“Barber told me Tuesday, just before that conference call, that he supported the delay in the individual mandate in part because the administration has already delayed imposing penalties for businesses that do not provide health insurance. If the Senate had passed the bill Barber voted for, it would have meant that people who do not sign up for health insurance in the first year of the program would not be fined.

Delaying “the individual mandate is not about torpedoing or destroying the Affordable Care Act, which I support in the main,†Barber said.”

re: #14 Kragar

Well, I got an interview with a recruiter next week, and I’ve got another company which is opening some offices in LA who say they’re going to get back to me when they see what they need up there.

Got to get me a suit again. Haven’t worn one since 2002.

Think outside of the box and really impress them…

Wear a kilt!