1 | CarolJ Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:12:56pm |
My takeaway from tonight’s elections: the Obama coalition is here to stay. DeBlasio and McAuliffe are examples.
2 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:14:13pm |
re: #1 CarolJ
My takeaway from tonight’s elections: the Obama coalition is here to stay. DeBlasio and McAuliffe are examples.
Yeah I think with a decent Dem candidate that the Democrats would have gotten over 50% here even with Sarvis.
3 | Amory Blaine Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:14:59pm |
4 | klys Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:15:24pm |
re: #3 Amory Blaine
CUCCINELLI CAMPAIGN SAYS NATIONAL GOP ABANDONED THEM: ‘WE WERE ON OUR OWN’
Breitbart.
And so it begins…again.
5 | Targetpractice Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:16:06pm |
6 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:16:20pm |
re: #3 Amory Blaine
CUCCINELLI CAMPAIGN SAYS NATIONAL GOP ABANDONED THEM: ‘WE WERE ON OUR OWN’
Breitbart.
That one may actually be true but i think if our airwaves had been bombarded with more Cucci. Even more people would have gone to McAuliffe. Or maybe the message to take home here Ken is that you’re a fucking wacko who was lucky to get elected AG in this state.
7 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:18:40pm |
Speaks to the oft said- Conservatism can not fail, it can only be failed. Their problem is their backass backwards ideology is popular enough to get these guys nominated but it’s not enough to actually win. It’s a good thing our election wasn’t in a presidential year. Cuccinelli would be wanting a blow job by the end of the night to console him from the ass kicking he would receive if he actually had to share a ballot with President Obama or even Senator Kaine.
8 | dog philosopher Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:21:16pm |
i’m still worried about them chickens passing in broomfield
today it’s just chickens passing but the next thing you know buzzards and turkeys will be doing 90 miles an hour on the 101
9 | goddamnedfrank Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:22:13pm |
re: #6 HappyWarrior
That one may actually be true but i think if our airwaves had been bombarded with more Cucci. Even more people would have gone to McAuliffe. Or maybe the message to take home here Ken is that you’re a fucking wacko who was lucky to get elected AG in this state.
I think the real takeaway is that The Cooch is a casualty of the GOP civil war. I’m guessing that the business guys, national chamber of commerce and wall street money men explicitly told the GOPe to let Cuccinelli twist in the wind. There’s still a ton of resentment in boardrooms across the country over both the shutdown and how close we came to default. Now the money is being directed with far more discretion, and next year, if we’re lucky, the anger will grow on both sides, to the point where the GOPe and Tea Party start ignoring primary results and challenge each other in general election contests.
10 | freetoken Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:23:07pm |
Continuing our coverage of how our American media is covering the elections, we go down to Alabama:
Establishment Republican beats tea party foe in Alabama primary
A victory for sanity, you might say? Well…
The primary runoff for a congressional seat in Alabama, seen as a bellwether in the Republican Party’s civil war, closed Tuesday with establishment-backed Bradley Byrne overtaking conservative upstart Dean Young, officials said.
Byrne, a former state senator and onetime candidate for governor, was backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, while Young had the support of tea party-aligned groups. Both Republicans are opposed to taxes and President Obama’s healthcare law, and intent on reducing the scope of government. But Young portrayed himself resistant to bipartisanship, while Byrne campaigned on the need to fix Washington’s dysfunction.
[…]
That’s right, the big difference was over “bipartisanship”.
Let’s take a look at the winner Byrne’s own campaign website:
Government Regulations
Government Regulations continue to bypass Constitutional limits on federal authority and strangle state and local economies. I will work tirelessly to end the corruption and cronyism that frustrates efforts at real reform and cost-cutting – just like I did at the state level with the two-year college system. I will fight for a simpler and fairer tax code that would virtually eliminate the need for the corrupt IRS. Here at home, we need to get the federal government out of the business of telling us what fish we can catch and how many. […]
National Defense and Veterans
Every day, another young man or woman goes into harm’s way to protect our freedoms. But we must do more – much more – to ensure our national defense and to serve and honor our veterans. We must challenge the administration’s questionable answers to important questions. It does matter how and why four Americans died in Benghazi despite prior warnings and the victims’ pleas for help. We do need to know exactly how much the U.S. Justice Department has expanded, in an unprecedented fashion and to an […]
Traditional Alabama Values
My faith in Christ is my foundation. Our nation faces a moral crisis, but it doesn’t have to be that way. As God called the people of Israel back time and time again we in America have the responsibility to heed His call and do His will. Our Congress can set a better example. With a focus on our traditional Alabama values, we can work together for a better America.
2nd Amendment
Washington is bogged down in a fruitless debate over a gun bill which fails to address the true reason for mass tragedies. Rather than erode our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, we must look deeper and work to hold accountable the perpetrators of such slaughter. Consequences are the answer – not unconstitutional gun control.
Byrne runs down just the usual litany of right wing talking points. To try and differentiate him from his supposedly worse Tea Partying opponent is a forced false choice.
This is one of the problems with the current media fad of creating stories of supposedly “mainstream” Republicans versus the Tea Partiers: the Overton Window has already shifted so far to the right that the so-called “mainstream” Republicans today are far more reactionary and atavistic than the Republicans of my youth.
It used to be the GOP was a supporter of basic conservation type of environmentalism, e.g., fish quotas, the very fishing quotas that Byrne decries.
11 | teleskiguy Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:23:37pm |
Charles, I love it when you post these delightfully bizarre vimeo videos! This video made my day!
12 | goddamnedfrank Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:25:29pm |
re: #7 HappyWarrior
It’s a good thing our election wasn’t in a presidential year. Cuccinelli would be wanting a blow job by the end of the night to console him from the ass kicking he would receive if he actually had to share a ballot with President Obama or even Senator Kaine.
It’s good that McCaulliffe won now and won’t be seeking reelection in 2016, hurting up and down ticket Democratic Party chances in an election that actually matters.
13 | Kragar Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:26:15pm |
re: #3 Amory Blaine
CUCCINELLI CAMPAIGN SAYS NATIONAL GOP ABANDONED THEM: ‘WE WERE ON OUR OWN’
Breitbart.
14 | Targetpractice Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:27:04pm |
Don’t know what’s taking so long on the last few districts to be counted. Last update was almost an hour ago.
15 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:27:14pm |
re: #12 goddamnedfrank
It’s good that McCaulliffe won now and won’t be seeking reelection in 2016, hurting up and down ticket Democratic Party chances in an election that actually matters.
It would be 2017. Anyhow his big win tonight for Lt. Governor I imagine makes Northam the frontrunner to be McAuliffe’s successor. I know little about him honestly. More familiar with the Dem who ran for AG and may yet pull out a win here tonight or when they do a recount.
16 | freetoken Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:27:20pm |
From Byrne’s wikipedia entry:
During the campaign, he was accused of supporting evolution, to which he replied, “As a Christian and as a public servant, I have never wavered in my belief that this world and everything in it is a masterpiece created by the hands of God … As a member of the Alabama Board of Education, the record clearly shows that I fought to ensure the teaching of creationism in our school text books. Those who attack me have distorted, twisted and misrepresented my comments and are spewing utter lies to the people of this state.”[14]
This is the guy the LA Times writer wants to paint as a mainstream alternative to Tea Partier he beat.
17 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:30:35pm |
re: #16 freetoken
From Byrne’s wikipedia entry:
This is the guy the LA Times writer wants to paint as a mainstream alternative to Tea Partier he beat.
Yeah, he’s still very kooky. It’s honestly akin here to what we would have had Cucci and Bolling gone up against each other in a primary. Bolling with some exceptions such as not believing or affiliating himself with people who condemn anyone not Christian was as every bit as right wing in record as Cuccinelli is. Byrne I have no doubt will vote 97% of the same way that his opponent would have but he’s not as outright insane such as the birther nonsense. And hell that was still a tight race. If I were the CoC, I wouldn’t be patting myself on the back quite since you got a slightly less insane ideologue to beat an slightly more insane one.
18 | teleskiguy Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:31:41pm |
I’ve watched this video four times now! Really puts a smile on my face!
19 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:31:44pm |
I’m looking at the exit polls and I’m seeing what my earlier hypothesis suggested that a lot of people voted for Sarvis to protest McAuliffe too.
20 | Amory Blaine Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:32:22pm |
I think their next strategy is to infiltrate the democratic party as apostates and centrists.
21 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:34:22pm |
re: #20 Amory Blaine
I think their next strategy is to infiltrate the democratic party as apostates and centrists.
Yeah good luck with that one.
22 | dog philosopher Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:35:45pm |
re: #10 freetoken
i hear alabama is considering emerging into the 20th century soon
23 | Amory Blaine Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:35:58pm |
The GOP ran fake dems here in WI for the recall election primaries. Unapologetically I will add.
24 | teleskiguy Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:36:05pm |
51st State: 10 of 11 counties contemplating secession from Colorado reporting: http://t.co/RxKDvnkQyB #COPolitics #COElection— The Denver Post (@denverpost) November 6, 2013
25 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:37:01pm |
re: #23 Amory Blaine
The GOP ran fake dems here in WI for the recall election primaries. Unapologetically I will add.
That’s really fucked up. And these people have the nerve to cry about Obama and the Dems.
26 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:37:19pm |
re: #22 dog philosopher
i hear alabama is considering emerging into the 20th century soon
Are we talking BC or AD here?//
27 | Targetpractice Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:43:43pm |
Good God, guys, it’s the 21st century. How long does it take to finish up 7 precincts? Are you hand counting the ballots?
28 | blueraven Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:45:04pm |
re: #14 Targetpractice
Don’t know what’s taking so long on the last few districts to be counted. Last update was almost an hour ago.
somebody is getting updates
Herring not conceding AG race
Democrat Mark Herring, who trails a very close attorney general’s race in Virginia, said late Tuesday that he’s not conceding the race and suggested he might request a recount.
“The race for attorney general is razor-close, and the commonwealth has a process to make sure all the votes are counted, and we are going to make sure we go through that process,” Herring told reporters. “Right now it’s basically 50-50, and the numbers have been moving in our direction all night…”
…
Herring didn’t say specifically whether he would ask for a recount, which he can ask for if the margin is less than 1 percent.
The latest results show both Herring and Republican Mark Obenshain at 50.0 percent with 99 percent of precincts reporting. Obenshain led by less than 800 votes
29 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:46:03pm |
re: #27 Targetpractice
Good God, guys, it’s the 21st century. How long does it take to finish up 7 precincts? Are you hand counting the ballots?
Did he close the gap any? Wonder how big these precincts are too but damn yeah. I Want to go to sleep. In any case, I think Obensham is the front runner for running for governor in 2017 no matter if he wins or loses tonight. I don’t see him being foolish enough to run against the very popular Warner next year. I think that one will be a TP folly. Perhaps F.W JAckson will get the delusional idea that he can defeat our most popular governor in ages.
30 | Targetpractice Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:47:34pm |
re: #28 blueraven
somebody is getting updates
Just 800 votes? Like I said earlier, we’re likely going to see a recount regardless of who’s on top when the final result is tallied. Whoever goes to Richmond next year is doing so knowing he got less than 1% of 2M votes cast this year.
31 | HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:47:51pm |
re: #28 blueraven
somebody is getting updates
Well considering that McDonnell beat Deeds by 300 votes in 2005, he should fight it. Really hoping Herring can pull this out. Obensham may have distanced himself some from Cucci and Jackson but he make no mistake is part of the same agenda.
32 | teleskiguy Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:52:00pm |
UPDATE: 51st state question answered “yes” in 6 of 11 counties contemplating secession: http://t.co/RxKDvnkQyB #copolitics— The Denver Post (@denverpost) November 6, 2013
33 | blueraven Tue, Nov 5, 2013 9:52:06pm |
re: #30 Targetpractice
Just 800 votes? Like I said earlier, we’re likely going to see a recount regardless of who’s on top when the final result is tallied. Whoever goes to Richmond next year is doing so knowing he got less than 1% of 2M votes cast this year.
Yeah, I dont think this will be settled tonight.
Anyway…there is a chance!
G’Nite all
34 | Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:15:45pm |
re: #32 teleskiguy
Secessionism is another form of immature whining. We need to working making the system function for everyone and not subdividing into 320 million soverieign citizen-states…
35 | Amory Blaine Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:28:06pm |
Scott Walker brought all of his might to bear in Virginia!
From the other day:
On Virginia trail, Scott Walker hits Terry McAuliffe on unions
One of the about 100 supporters gathered in a field in this D.C. exurb waved a “Stand with Walker” sign from last year’s recall fight.
At an earlier stop in Spotsylvania, which drew about 150, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus led the crowd in singing Walker a happy 46th birthday.
Cuccinelli trails in the polls and is the heavy underdog. The attacks on unions are part of a broader effort to motivate the conservative base for the expected very low-turnout election.
150 people.
36 | Amory Blaine Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:32:10pm |
37 | dog philosopher Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:34:54pm |
just saw christie’s victory speech
apparently he’s gonna run for president as a plush toy
39 | Kragar Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:44:48pm |
re: #34 Sol Berdinowitz
Secessionism is another form of immature whining. We need to working making the system function for everyone and not subdividing into 320 million soverieign citizen-states…
Secessionism: What people start crying about when they can’t win elections
40 | AlexRogan Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:48:18pm |
re: #39 Kragar
Secessionism: What people start crying about when they can’t win elections
Secessionism: What people who have no genuine interest in compromise and actually running a government (other than what it takes to line their own pockets) make rumblings about when they don’t get their way, because it’s their ball and they’ll take it home if they want, whenever they want, damnit!
41 | Kragar Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:51:01pm |
re: #40 AlexRogan
How to speak conservative
“THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN” : “I hate the United States of America.”
42 | teleskiguy Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:51:55pm |
Priceless: in Weld County, CO, the 51st state initiative concedes defeat (via Denver Post) pic.twitter.com/ekLYuz9qea— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) November 6, 2013
43 | ProTARDISLiberal Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:55:58pm |
re: #32 teleskiguy
Which means the question is essentially voided.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 says the minimum population for a state is 60,000.
Those six counties combined are about 25,000 to 30,000.
American Samoa and the Northern Marianas Islands are closer to the magic number for statehood.
45 | teleskiguy Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:56:55pm |
46 | Kilroy01 Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:58:32pm |
Image: vtag2013.PNGVirgina AG race
Herring is leading now.
47 | ProTARDISLiberal Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:59:27pm |
I’m thinking the voter suppression tactics crippled Democratic Turnout in Virginia.
48 | Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All Tue, Nov 5, 2013 11:04:42pm |
I think I will be eating my prediction on Herring. I didn’t think He’d close the gap, let alone gain an apparent tentative lead of around 600 votes. Mind you, the Virginia Gov website still has Obenshain up by 7000, but if Huffpo has the right data, then a clean sweep of the races is an amazing result for Democrats in Virginia.
It’s likely that this will end up in the courts.
49 | piratedan Tue, Nov 5, 2013 11:12:59pm |
will await Cooch’s attempt to put the thumb on the scale of justice when it comes to counting votes, duplicitous, lying asshat that he is.
50 | Amory Blaine Tue, Nov 5, 2013 11:14:29pm |
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Pussy Riot Member, ‘Transferred To Siberia’
Jailed Pussy Riot band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is on her way to a new penal colony in Siberia, her husband said Tuesday, following fears after two weeks without information about her whereabouts.
Tolokonnikova, 23, who alleged major prison abuses in her previous colony in central Russia, is on her way to a new prison colony deep in the Krasnoyarsk region, her husband Pyotr Verzilov wrote on Twitter, saying the information comes from a reliable source.
The penal colony number 50 in the town of Nizhny Ingash lies about 300 kilometres (185 miles) from the regional centre Krasnoyarsk, four time zones away from Moscow and sitting on Russia’s Trans-Siberian railway.
Man I hope she makes it through the winter.
51 | sagehen Tue, Nov 5, 2013 11:24:35pm |
re: #43 ProTARDISLiberal
Which means the question is essentially voided.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 says the minimum population for a state is 60,000.
Those six counties combined are about 25,000 to 30,000.
American Samoa and the Northern Marianas Islands are closer to the magic number for statehood.
We had a Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
George Washington wasn’t even President yet (inaugurated in 1789), and the 1st Congress hadn’t been sworn in.
52 | AlexRogan Tue, Nov 5, 2013 11:27:55pm |
re: #51 sagehen
We had a Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
George Washington wasn’t even President yet (inaugurated in 1789), and the 1st Congress hadn’t been sworn in.
It was created and passed initially when the US was under the Articles of Confederation, then Congress reaffirmed it and Washington signed it into law after the Constitution was in effect.
53 | ProTARDISLiberal Tue, Nov 5, 2013 11:36:08pm |
Unfortunately, it looks like the bigot won in Lewiston, ME.
He is saying he will work for everyone, but a bigot never changes his stripes. He can rot.
54 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 12:01:53am |
Secession is all they got because what are they gonna say? We’re tired of this socialist hellhole! We’re moving to Canada!
55 | Spocomptonite Wed, Nov 6, 2013 12:43:53am |
My favorite strange music video will forever be Tight Pants.
56 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 2:19:34am |
Blast rocks China Communist Party building: report
An explosion in front of a Chinese Communist Party building in the northern city of Taiyuan on Wednesday has injured one person, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing local police. A homemade bomb was the suspected cause of the blast, the report said, adding that steel beads were found scattered at the scene. The incident comes just over one week after an alleged terror attack on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, in which a passenger vehicle plowed into a crowd, killing five people and injuring dozens.
57 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 2:24:20am |
Two other big votes in CO.
Voters reject big tax hike, school finance measure Amendment 66
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Not a very forward looking vote, IMHO, even if they’re saying a lot of those taxes will go to school construction.
And 25%+ in taxes on marijuana in CO? Compare that to the $2.28 per gal tax on alcohol. Cheeez, I remember $10 lids back in the day, and no, it wasn’t all Mexican dirt weed and hash was readily available, too. An illegal oz of pot already costs $200. Of course, I know people who have been paying $50 for a 1/4 for years now, but it’s primo, if illegal. Lots of people will probably continue to buy it on the black market. Haha, we always knew the profiteers would take it over and make plenty of money from its legalization, too, which is why many people preferred decriminalization so you could at least grow your own if you preferred. But the money guys always win out. However, I think there shouldn’t be any criminal penalties for any form of possession of marijuana, period.
After all, it’s just a weed, but a weed we cultivate. No different than growing anything else in the ground.
58 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 2:35:39am |
Could this be the future of transportation?
Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century
I imagine it would be applicable to mass transportation, also.
59 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 2:56:56am |
re: #43 ProTARDISLiberal
Which means the question is essentially voided.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 says the minimum population for a state is 60,000.
Those six counties combined are about 25,000 to 30,000.
American Samoa and the Northern Marianas Islands are closer to the magic number for statehood.
Comment from 1861: South Carolina is too small to be a country and too big to be an insane asylum.
60 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 2:59:58am |
re: #57 Justanotherhuman
After all, it’s just a weed, but a weed we cultivate. No different than growing anything else in the ground.
which is why I totally vote libertarian and ignore all the other stuff that Ron Paul guys says about blacks and guns and surveillance…
61 | wheat-dogghazi Wed, Nov 6, 2013 3:25:40am |
re: #58 Justanotherhuman
Could this be the future of transportation?
Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century
I imagine it would be applicable to mass transportation, also.
I found articles about this idea from 2011. Here’s a more complete, and less optimistic report. slatesenergy.com
The engineering problem facing the developers is finding or building a suitable turbine to use the steam to drive the car. Convincing people that thorium (which Coleman used in its lantern mantles) is safe is another matter.
62 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 3:25:58am |
re: #10 freetoken
Continuing our coverage of how our American media is covering the elections, we go down to Alabama:
Establishment Republican beats tea party foe in Alabama primary
A victory for sanity, you might say? Well…
That’s right, the big difference was over “bipartisanship”.
Let’s take a look at the winner Byrne’s own campaign website:
Byrne runs down just the usual litany of right wing talking points. To try and differentiate him from his supposedly worse Tea Partying opponent is a forced false choice.
This is one of the problems with the current media fad of creating stories of supposedly “mainstream” Republicans versus the Tea Partiers: the Overton Window has already shifted so far to the right that the so-called “mainstream” Republicans today are far more reactionary and atavistic than the Republicans of my youth.
It used to be the GOP was a supporter of basic conservation type of environmentalism, e.g., fish quotas, the very fishing quotas that Byrne decries.
No, really—Young is worse. We’re used to sorting shit from manure in Alabama.
63 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 3:27:30am |
re: #60 Sol Berdinowitz
which is why I totally vote libertarian and ignore all the other stuff that Ron Paul guys says about blacks and guns and surveillance…
You’re kidding, right? : ) If we can grow our own food, why not our own pot?
I’ve never voted libertarian—too nutty.
64 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 3:34:31am |
re: #63 Justanotherhuman
You’re kidding, right? : ) If we can grow our own food, why not our own pot?
I’ve never voted libertarian—too nutty.
sorry, forgot the sarc tag, just commenting on all those “free weed” dudebros who have no idea what the rest of libertarian ideology is about.
and yes, I agree that what consenting adults do for fun in private and in their free time is nobody’s concern, especially not the government’s.
65 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 3:48:41am |
Is Christie the GOPs Great White Hope?
A tale of two parties: Christie offers GOP roadmap to resurgence in 2016
If women were thinking straight, they would have shunned Christie like the plague, just as they did Cuccinelli, just as gays should have. He’s no progressive, and maybe not as reactionary as a ‘bagger, but he’s no progressive, either. Check him out on the issues and also note his rather jingoistic approach to the military.
66 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 3:51:13am |
re: #65 Justanotherhuman
Is Christie the GOPs Great White Hope?
A tale of two parties: Christie offers GOP roadmap to resurgence in 2016
If women were thinking straight, they would have shunned Christie like the plague, just as they did Cuccinelli, just as gays should have. He’s no progressive, and maybe not as reactionary as a ‘bagger, but he’s no progressive, either. Check him out on the issues and also note his rather jingoistic approach to the military.
He is what Young is to Alabama - conservative but not quite reactionary. But not to worry, his own party will pick him apart and feast on his flesh before he gets very far.
67 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:13:36am |
re: #66 Sol Berdinowitz
He is what Young is to Alabama - conservative but not quite reactionary. But not to worry, his own party will pick him apart and feast on his flesh before he gets very far.
It would be interesting to break down the vote into demographics and see where his support came from. I don’t know much about Buono, this wasn’t my fight, but women seemed to abandon her.
Just the picture of him berating that teacher should have turned a lot of people off—but it didn’t. He’s a bully and that’s been documented a number of times.
Women have a long way to go in this country, minorities even further.
68 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:26:05am |
David Miranda lawyers to argue that Heathrow detention was unlawful
Partner of former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald had his rights violated by detention, lawyers will say at high court
“Miranda’s lawyers claim that the Metropolitan police misused schedule 7 and that his detention was a violation of his human rights. They have sought information about why Miranda was stopped and why his laptop, phone and electronic equipment were seized.”
Umm, maybe because your boyfriend has bragged incessantly about having files and documents stolen from the NSA by Snowden?
“A final draft of the police’s internal port circulation sheet (PCS), which formally set out the reasons for Miranda’s detention, said that “intelligence indicates that Miranda is likely to be involved” in espionage activity that had the potential to “act against the interests of UK national security”. Disclosure of the material he was carrying, it said, fell within the definition of terrorism.
“The PCS document, drawn up in consultation with the intelligence services, also said: “We assess that Miranda is knowingly carrying material, the release of which would endanger people’s lives.”
69 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:33:20am |
re: #66 Sol Berdinowitz
He is what Young is to Alabama - conservative but not quite reactionary. But not to worry, his own party will pick him apart and feast on his flesh before he gets very far.
Did you mean Byrne in Alabama? Young is pure nutcase theocrat.
70 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:37:25am |
CRAZY WINGNUT LOGIC: Why did Cooch lose? According to Prudence, he wasn’t Conservative enough! And Every Sarvis vote was a vote that should have gone to Cooch!
Sarvis vote was more Anti RINO….if GOP doesn't get on board with Teaparty, #GOP well have more Virginia results #2014 “PERIOD” #tcot #VA— Prudence (@dennygirltwo) November 6, 2013
71 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:44:29am |
Women’s health was the defining issue in this race, and women decided this election. Thank you. #VAgov #keepkenout pic.twitter.com/berNRCDw40— Planned Parenthood (@PPact) November 6, 2013
72 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:45:01am |
re: #70 Vicious Babushka
CRAZY WINGNUT LOGIC: Why did Cooch lose? According to Prudence, he wasn’t Conservative enough! And Every Sarvis vote was a vote that should have gone to Cooch!
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I’ve read hundreds of Freep and other RW comments overnight—bottom line is “They didn’t learn.” That’s a consequence of the tighter-than-expected VA count.
73 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:45:02am |
re: #67 Justanotherhuman
It would be interesting to break down the vote into demographics and see where his support came from. I don’t know much about Buono, this wasn’t my fight, but women seemed to abandon her.
Just the picture of him berating that teacher should have turned a lot of people off—but it didn’t. He’s a bully and that’s been documented a number of times.
Women have a long way to go in this country, minorities even further.
He has a lot of name recognition, and a well-cultivated image of being a “moderate” (at least by modern GOP standards)
I admired him for standing up to the Islamophobes who gave him a hard time for a Muslim judicial appointment.
But his overall record is another matter.
74 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:46:37am |
We are so fucked.
Concentrations of warming gases breaks record
“According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), atmospheric CO2 grew more rapidly last year than its average rise over the past decade.
“Concentrations of methane and nitrous oxide also broke previous records
“Thanks to carbon dioxide and these other gases, the WMO says the warming effect on our climate has increased by almost a third since 1990.”
75 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:48:40am |
re: #73 Sol Berdinowitz
He has a lot of name recognition, and a well-cultivated image of being a “moderate” (at least by modern GOP standards)
I admired him for standing up to the Islamophobes who gave him a hard time for a Muslim judicial appointment.
But his overall record is another matter.
Yes, he does a little here, a little there, just to keep people’s interest and to make it appear he’s more progressive than he really is.
Unfortunately, most people don’t think about these things from one day to the next, nor bother to look at a candidate’s entire record.
76 | Aqua Obama Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:52:30am |
Huh, woke up to find out that Republicans swept the county council and the executive. So weird to watch the whole country going the other direction whilst a historically Democratic county swings the other way.
Aging suburbia is going to be a tough nut to crack for Democrats.
77 | Aqua Obama Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:55:36am |
But the historically Republican county next door elected a Democrat (a former Republican vs a tea party type!) for executive, so something interesting is happening out there.
78 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 4:56:43am |
re: #74 Justanotherhuman
I just realized that that 33% increase in greenhouse gases happened from the year that my g-son was born. He is 23 yrs old now. I wonder what his son will face at his age; I doubt I’ll be around, but I’m already in mourning for them.
I’ve been fighting this since the early 70s, esp on a personal level of limited consumption, driving a small car, etc., and we’re no better off.
79 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:01:49am |
re: #78 Justanotherhuman
I’ve been fighting this since the early 70s, esp on a personal level of limited consumption, driving a small car, etc., and we’re no better off.
King Canute fought against the rising tide on a personal level, too…
But serioulsy, it has to start with basic education, starting with education on what science is and how it works: how scientists treat statistical evidence and come to findings and reach consensus.
As long as people are ill-educated on those topics, they will be open to the half-baked arguments as offered by the Koch brothers.
80 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:07:33am |
This is so fucking sad. And exactly what Republicans want for us. Jail, not help. This woman was struggling, and ashamed of her predicament.
Mom leaves for jail and leaves kids home alone, report says
“Neighbors up and down the street say Robin Kearns kept to herself. They note her kids always seemed well-mannered, going to school and playing in the yard.
“I’ve never seen them arguing or fighting or anything,” said Toomer.
“Since she was usually inside, neighbors didn’t notice Kearns was gone and the kids were inside the home alone.”
The kids are 14, 11 and 6.
81 | Aqua Obama Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:09:41am |
Another off election, another couple libraries get their funding slashed.
Reason #1,000,000,1 the American educational system is failing. Well to do families keep moving into “good” school districts and invariably vote to cut the tax base and school taxes. It’s like clockwork.
This involves the same issues discussed in Sol’s comment above,
82 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:11:36am |
re: #81 Aqua Obama
Another off election, another couple libraries get their funding slashed.
Reason #1,000,000,1 the American educational system is failing. Well to do families keep moving into “good” school districts and invariably vote to cut the tax base and school taxes. It’s like clockwork.
This involves the same issues discussed in Sol’s comment above,
In an otherwise boring election (in which the mayor, city clerk & treasurer all ran unopposed) citizens voted to uphold the school millage.
83 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:13:15am |
re: #79 Sol Berdinowitz
King Canute fought against the rising tide on a personal level, too…
Not what I meant. Everyone should fight on a personal level as well as politically, in groups, etc. I do what I think is socially responsible on a personal level all the time.
84 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:13:31am |
re: #80 Justanotherhuman
This is so fucking sad. And exactly what Republicans want for us. Jail, not help. This woman was struggling, and ashamed of her predicament.
Mom leaves for jail and leaves kids home alone, report says
“Neighbors up and down the street say Robin Kearns kept to herself. They note her kids always seemed well-mannered, going to school and playing in the yard.
“I’ve never seen them arguing or fighting or anything,” said Toomer.
“Since she was usually inside, neighbors didn’t notice Kearns was gone and the kids were inside the home alone.”
The kids are 14, 11 and 6.
And nobody asked about her kids when she was sentenced? What a fucked-up, malicious, punishment and revenge-oriented justice system we have: one that completely mirrors a lot of the sentiment behind the people who put it in place and maintain it.
85 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:14:58am |
People have been conditioned to hate taxes. I understand because the tax burden has shifted downward for 30 years. They can be conditioned to promote it shifting upward.
86 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:18:15am |
re: #85 Amory Blaine
People have been conditioned to hate taxes. I understand because the tax burden has shifted downward for 30 years. They can be conditioned to promote it shifting upward.
I find that difficult as those at the upper end of the tax brackets fashion themselves to be Job Kreators and still successfully sell the trickle-down ideology to the masses
87 | Aqua Obama Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:18:23am |
re: #82 Vicious Babushka
In an otherwise boring election (in which the mayor, city clerk & treasurer all ran unopposed) citizens voted to uphold the school millage.
Wish I could say the same. An entire township decided to forego the library tax and another turned down a .02 mill increase to fund one. Townships that (theoretically) have plenty of money.
But, it’s encouraging that there’s some positive movement happening out there… it can tell you a lot about an area…
88 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:19:30am |
Christie is tied to the abortion/rape wand crowd. No chance against Hillary. IMHO
89 | wheat-dogghazi Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:24:39am |
re: #87 Aqua Obama
When I lived in Louisville, Ky., the library tax came up several times and was defeated several times. It puzzles me no end why people think libraries are expendable, or can survive on slim budgets. Books wear out, and new ones are not cheap. Nor are DVDs, CDs, computers, electricity, staff, and all the other expenses it takes to run a good library.
90 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:25:54am |
Sample of delicious wingnut tears:
Hey #GOP @Reince - YOU did NOTHING to help Cuccinelli in #VA in the #VAGOV race. NO MORE MONEY FOR YOU! YOU ARE OFF MY LIST!— David Aaron Batten(TM) (@dmbatten) November 6, 2013
#VAgov race left over half the state very unhappy this morning. Majority lost.— Just me (@reluctantzealot) November 6, 2013
Enjoy the out of control spending and higher taxes, Virginia. You deserve it. #VAGov— Hair (@SHannitysHair) November 6, 2013
After being stabbed in the back by the #RINO #republicans, it is amazing how close @KenCuccinelli has kept this race. #vagop #vagov #tcot— Tea Party Nation (@teapartynation) November 6, 2013
Reality worth remembering: if you voted for Sarvis, you voted for McCauliffe and #Obamacare, whether you meant to or not. #breitbart #tcot— Heather R. Higgins (@TheHRH) November 6, 2013
91 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:26:32am |
When you give voters free shit so they will vote for you, you get millions on foodstamps who are not really hungry or needy. #cspanchat FAIL— Dr. Helldigger (@drhelldigger) November 6, 2013
92 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:30:56am |
Fucking pluralities—how do they work?
Conservative (Inspite of @GOP RINOs) & Libertarian Take 53% As Dem Steals #VAGov With 47% http://t.co/DMmvyWX1yY #tcot #tiot— Tea Party FTL (@TeaPartyFTL) November 6, 2013
93 | wheat-dogghazi Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:31:35am |
94 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:35:21am |
Off election years our local wingnut radio hosts rile up their local rubes about library, school, etc. referendums.
If they keep their downward national trend, these off year elections will be a good way to maintain power.
95 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:39:02am |
Having glanced through the rantings of the Freepers, the Breitbrats, etc., my take on it is they’re still peddling their “Conservatism didn’t fail - it can only be failed” happy horseshit.
I’m starting to think that even an electoral drubbing a la Walter Mondale won’t be enough to make them part with their delusions.
96 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:39:33am |
What? Are these 2 trying to say that Miranda is a journalist and the papers he was in possession of weren’t stolen from the US govt?
Yikes. Yes. MT @SMaurizi: Police doc on @ggreenwald partner David Miranda is chilling for EVERY journalist http://t.co/Dj3trM77wJ— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) November 6, 2013
What was a Brazilian national doing with secret US files?
What were Poitras and Greenwald doing with them?
You can’t paper over a crime when it’s not your “right” to have possession of something that has been stolen. It’s just adding one more crime to the original one.
97 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:39:43am |
re: #91 Vicious Babushka
When you give voters free shit so they will vote for you, you get millions on foodstamps who are not really hungry or needy
When you give corporations tax breaks and subsidies, they will contribute to you, you get an economy that produces profits but creates no jobs at a living wage
98 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:43:38am |
For every dollar an employee receives from SNAP, one dollar less in tax breaks for the company.
99 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:45:20am |
re: #98 Amory Blaine
For every dollar an employee receives from SNAP, one dollar less in tax breaks for the company.
A lot of these companies use tax law to pay little or nothing at all in the first place.
100 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:51:19am |
Looks like the Virginia AG’s race is a toss-up, with the possibility of a recount in the immediate future. Currently, Herring (D) has a 541 vote lead out of 2.2 million votes cast over Obenshain (R).
101 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:54:21am |
re: #100 Dr Lizardo
Looks like the Virgina AG’s race is a toss-up, with the possibility of a recount in the immediate future. Currently, Herring (D) has a 541 vote lead out of 2.2 million votes cast over Obenshain (R).
That’s good news for Herring. McDonnell won AG by 300 votes back in 2005. That pesky little fact aside though, really glad Herring may pull this out. I actually like him the most of any Dem on the ticket. So if him and now that Northam’s won, the Dem Party here has two guys who have one statewide now.
102 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:55:45am |
re: #101 HappyWarrior
That’s good news for Herring. McDonnell won AG by 300 votes back in 2005. That pesky little fact aside though, really glad Herring may pull this out. I actually like him the most of any Dem on the ticket. So if him and now that Northam’s won, the Dem Party here has two guys who have one statewide now.
Yep. I wonder who that lunatic E.W. Jackson is going to blame for his rather spectacular defeat?
103 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:56:28am |
re: #102 Dr Lizardo
Yep. I wonder who that lunatic E.W. Jackson is going to blame for his rather spectacular defeat?
SATAN!!!!!!!!
104 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:58:10am |
re: #102 Dr Lizardo
Yep. I wonder who that lunatic E.W. Jackson is going to blame for his rather spectacular defeat?
The media? Probably some crap about how the media “vilified” him for being a Christian.
105 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:58:19am |
106 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:58:58am |
re: #104 HappyWarrior
The media? Probably some crap about how the media persecuted him for being a Christian.
That wouldn’t surprise me either. The fellow struck me as a total loonie.
107 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 5:59:03am |
This person is completely batshit insane==>
If you want your constitution you can't keep it unless you fight for it. I mean fight, the old fashioned way. #tcot #p2 #ccot #pjnet #lnyhbt— Andi Benghazi Silver (@andilinks) November 6, 2013
The #gop prefers communism to 1776 America, just like the libs they are afraid to admit they are communists. #tcot #p2 #ccot #pjnet #lnyhbt— Andi Benghazi Silver (@andilinks) November 6, 2013
The Alinsky crowd are prima facie cheaters, it is their philosophy to cheat… Assume they did, make them prove they didn't. @bettered #tcot— Andi Benghazi Silver (@andilinks) November 6, 2013
108 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:00:05am |
Wow, he may actually win…
vpap.org
Cool beans.
109 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:00:10am |
The nominating convention that the state GOP here now though effectively means that the GOP will be more likely to nominate these types of candidates. Perhaps E.W Jackson who actually ran for the nomination for Senate last year against Tim Kaine will run for Senate against Mark Warner and lose every county in the state.
110 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:00:12am |
Shorter Andi Links:
HURR HURR!! ALINSKY!!!! COMMUNISTS!!!! BENGHAZI!!!!
111 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:03:38am |
This was just another day in modern Virginia politics. The candidate that presents himself as a reasonable moderate voice is going to win most of the time. Sorry cons that we’re not the state the spawned Harry Flood Byrd anymore. I’m honestly surprised that they haven’t blamed the minority vote yet. Apparently when McDonnell won four years ago, 22% of that electorate was non white, last night it was 29%. Maybe you guys should stop alienating people with an inclusive message?
112 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:05:32am |
re: #107 Vicious Babushka
This person is completely batshit insane==>
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Sure that makes as much sense as conservatives being afraid to admit that they’re actually Fascists. For crying out loud, I get not liking McAuliffe but he’s not a communist. Hell he’s even been criticized for and I don’t disagree with the criticism for taking his business to Mississippi because he had a personal friendship with Haley Barbour.
113 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:08:09am |
re: #112 HappyWarrior
Sure that makes as much sense as conservatives being afraid to admit that they’re actually Fascists. For crying out loud, I get not liking McAuliffe but he’s not a communist. Hell he’s even been criticized for and I don’t disagree with the criticism for taking his business to Mississippi because he had a personal friendship with Haley Barbour.
HURR HURR UR A COMMUNIST!!!!1!!!! is a standard wingnut response to anyone who tries to engage in a conversation on Twitter. I think they have studied Alinsky with more devotion than any liberal who ever lived, including Alinsky himself and people who knew him.
114 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:09:08am |
re: #111 HappyWarrior
This was just another day in modern Virginia politics. The candidate that presents himself as a reasonable moderate voice is going to win most of the time. Sorry cons that we’re not the state the spawned Harry Flood Byrd anymore. I’m honestly surprised that they haven’t blamed the minority vote yet. Apparently when McDonnell won four years ago, 22% of that electorate was non white, last night it was 29%. Maybe you guys should stop alienating people with an inclusive message?
Actually, some have, as this example from FR will illustrate:
They are a generation of GOD hating, tattooed feminazi baby murderers and sluts… not all… just most. I see them every day. I have friends that have daughters and they have to limit who their daughters hang around with and they have to reeducate them daily from their public school indoctrination. Virginia will burn in hell for this treason… not the good people who did the right thing but those that voted for evil or voted for the liberaltarian or didn’t vote at all. Might I suggest Sunblock 20,000 for those so condemned.
115 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:09:53am |
re: #114 Dr Lizardo
Actually, some have, as this example from FR will illustrate:
They are a generation of GOD hating, tattooed feminazi baby murderers and sluts… not all… just most. I see them every day. I have friends that have daughters and they have to limit who their daughters hang around with and they have to reeducate them daily from their public school indoctrination. Virginia will burn in hell for this treason… not the good people who did the right thing but those that voted for evil or voted for the liberaltarian or didn’t vote at all. Might I suggest Sunblock 20,000 for those so condemned.
Lol. Bring it.
117 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:10:28am |
re: #113 Vicious Babushka
HURR HURR UR A COMMUNIST!!!!1!!!! is a standard wingnut response to anyone who tries to engage in a conversation on Twitter. I think they have studied Alinsky with more devotion than any liberal who ever lived, including Alinsky himself and people who knew him.
Being a former English minor, I actually got Alinsky mixed with another Chicago Saul, Saul Bellow.
118 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:11:07am |
U know its a bad day for the #teaparty when you get wiped out in elections across the US & ur standard bearer gets fired by the Wash. Times.— Mitch Stewart (@Mitch_Stewart) November 6, 2013
119 | Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:12:30am |
re: #61 wheat-dogghazi
I found articles about this idea from 2011. Here’s a more complete, and less optimistic report. slatesenergy.com
The engineering problem facing the developers is finding or building a suitable turbine to use the steam to drive the car. Convincing people that thorium (which Coleman used in its lantern mantles) is safe is another matter.
It has “Thor” in its name, so it must be a god-like element!
/ ;)
120 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:12:36am |
re: #114 Dr Lizardo
Actually, some have, as this example from FR will illustrate:
They are a generation of GOD hating, tattooed feminazi baby murderers and sluts… not all… just most. I see them every day. I have friends that have daughters and they have to limit who their daughters hang around with and they have to reeducate them daily from their public school indoctrination. Virginia will burn in hell for this treason… not the good people who did the right thing but those that voted for evil or voted for the liberaltarian or didn’t vote at all. Might I suggest Sunblock 20,000 for those so condemned.
That seems more an attack on the youth than the fact that Virginia’s diversity though. LOL at the tatttooed feminazi sluts. Tattoos are most common on the actually more conservative Gen-X and shockingly from what I see in Exit polls, McAuliffe did his best not with 18-29 year olds but with 30-43 year olds.
121 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:13:09am |
re: #92 Vicious Babushka
Fucking pluralities—how do they work?
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122 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:13:56am |
Dear #GOP, One lesson from yesterday to take to Nov. 2014…you need to step a little further to the right. Thank you, #America.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) November 6, 2013
123 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:14:19am |
re: #116 Amory Blaine
The crazy, it goes up to eleven.
If the GOP loses the House in the 2014 midterms the crazy may well go up to twelve. Maybe even more.
124 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:15:00am |
Lol.
Hey wingnuts, did you know Sarvis supports gay marriage?
125 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:16:14am |
re: #120 HappyWarrior
That seems more an attack on the youth than the fact that Virginia’s diversity though. LOL at the tatttooed feminazi sluts. Tattoos are most common on the actually more conservative Gen-X and shockingly from what I see in Exit polls, McAuliffe did his best not with 18-29 year olds but with 30-43 year olds.
Yep. As the GOP dwindles ever further into a Fundamentalist, White Nationalist party, I expect we’ll see more of this sort of thing, though.
126 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:16:42am |
Terry McAuliffe Win Disproves Media Myth Of #NRA's Electoral Dominance http://t.co/2Kj1siRQFt— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) November 6, 2013
127 | Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:17:14am |
re: #87 Aqua Obama
Wish I could say the same. An entire township decided to forego the library tax and another turned down a .02 mill increase to fund one. Townships that (theoretically) have plenty of money.
But, it’s encouraging that there’s some positive movement happening out there… it can tell you a lot about an area…
Only poor moochers need libraries!
128 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:18:12am |
Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area where Christie and deBlasio won by landslides for different reasons, and one of the few contested races in our area was for State Senate, where my current State Senator, Bob Gordon appears to be heading to a 2,000+ vote win, though it hasn’t been called yet over Fernando Alonso.
Leave it to CNN to try and draw conclusions from the larger races, and come to boneheaded ones.
It doesn’t take reading tea leaves to see Gov. Christie is looking ahead to 2016. The 60% win is significant, and he won across all demographics in a state that is reliably Democratic leaning in national elections. But does anyone think he’s going to survive GOP primaries with attacks for being a RINO and standing alongside Pres. Obama? What would help in the general election in getting moderates/independents works against him in the primaries where the rabid socon (and I repeat myself) view him as an interloper.
If Obamacare really mattered in the VA governor’s race, and support for repeal was so strong, Cuccinelli would have won (there’s pretty much no one in the country who was calling for its repeal and/or unconstitutionality than the guy who was among the people litigating the case to the Supreme Court). Opponents to the ACA turned out in droves for him, and it wasn’t enough.
Womens’ rights matter. So does GOP policies that are for small government so small to fit inside vajayjays and in bedrooms (reinstating sodomy laws were part of Cuccinelli’s platform, even as the US S.Ct. rejected a bid by him to reinstate portions previously voided in the state).
The NYC mayor’s race isn’t a bellweather for anything - even inside NYC. Bloomberg is gone after January. He tweaked the term limits law to get a 3d term (just barely in fact), and overstayed his welcome. Democrats turned GOPers have essentially won in NYC for 20 years - and now a true-blue Democrat is about to take the helm with support across all demographics. He’s made lots of promises and I doubt he’ll be able to do any of them - especially the tax hike on rich to pay for universal pre-k.
DeBlasio’s going to have to deal with expiring contracts with multiple unions, infrastructure that needs to be fixed (especially subways subjected to Sandy), a laundry list of projects that ought to be funded, and prioritizing a city budget that rivals those of many states (NYC has a population (8+ million: larger than 37/38 of the 50). Lots of challenges, and that’s not even touching on stop and frisk and reaching underserved communities.
130 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:19:05am |
re: #124 Varek Raith
Lol.
Hey wingnuts, did you know Sarvis supports gay marriage?
He very strongly supports it. That actually has some of them saying that he’s not a real libertarian. I don’t like where Sarvis stood on economic issues but I give him props for that and actually looking at gay marriage the same way I do. In his case and my brother’s case, their marriages would have been illegal before Loving. I believe Mr. Sarvis himself is half-Chinese and his wife is African-American. They’re pissed off in otherwords that the Libertarian candidate actually was a libertarian.
131 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:19:41am |
re: #109 HappyWarrior
The nominating convention that the state GOP here now though effectively means that the GOP will be more likely to nominate these types of candidates. Perhaps E.W Jackson who actually ran for the nomination for Senate last year against Tim Kaine will run for Senate against Mark Warner and lose every county in the state.
And that right there is what Cuccinelli should be cursed for by Republicans. Conventions and caucuses attract only the the very most committed of a party, and those people are often out of step with most of their state. Hence they may not know or not care that they are nominating someone who can’t win.
Primaries are more expensive, but they are a better vetting for the general election. They also give the a party’s money men a chance to block out crazies by funding someone more acceptable.
132 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:21:27am |
re: #126 darthstar
@darthstar99 I wonder how much Michael Bloomberg paid David Brock's people to say that.
— Kurt Akemann (@Dark_Falcon7) November 6, 2013
133 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:23:06am |
re: #131 Dark_Falcon
And that right there is what Cuccinelli should be cursed for by Republicans. Conventions and caucuses attract only the the very most committed of a party, and those people are often out of step with most of their state. Hence they may not know or not care that they are nominating someone who can’t win.
Primaries are more expensive, but they are a better vetting for the general election. They also give the a party’s money men a chance to block out crazies by funding someone more acceptable.
Well do well to remember that this state GOP almost did nominate Bob “babies with Down Syndrome are God’s punishment for abortion” Marshall for Senate five years ago. There’s loads of problems but make no mistake, the problem with the Virginia GOP is instead of having reasonable men like John Warner, Tom Davis, and Linwood Holton as its leaders, they’re been replaced with people like Cuccinelli, Jackson, and the aforementioned Marshall. It is through your party’s action that my state has gone from reliably red to purple. But I’ll tell you what, even if they had the primary, Bolling would have still lost the primary.
134 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:23:07am |
YES, WORRYING SIGNS FOR DEMOCRATS IN SWEEP OF STATEWIDE OFFICES IN OFF-OFF YEAR ELECTION W TERRY MCAULLIFFE AT TOP OF TICKET!— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) November 6, 2013
135 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:24:26am |
Thats sad. The test of love is not in how they act but in how we react RT @stigma_bin: @SenTedCruz I don't want a world where Ted Cruz is in— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 6, 2013
136 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:25:46am |
re: #128 lawhawk
DeBlasio’s going to have to deal with expiring contracts with multiple unions, infrastructure that needs to be fixed (especially subways subjected to Sandy), a laundry list of projects that ought to be funded, and prioritizing a city budget that rivals those of many states (NYC has a population (8+ million: larger than 37/38 of the 50). Lots of challenges, and that’s not even touching on stop and frisk and reaching underserved communities.
The unions will demand big, fat raises and De Blasio will have to oblige. Much of the monies any tax increase will generate will go to pay for the new union contracts, thus proving Scott Walker’s point about public sector unions.
137 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:28:53am |
re: #134 darthstar
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Hahaha seriously. The Dems weren’t even able to do this the year they had Mark Warner at the top of the ballot in 2001.
138 | William Barnett-Lewis Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:29:32am |
re: #136 Dark_Falcon
The unions will demand big, fat raises and De Blasio will have to oblige. Much of the monies any tax increase will generate will go to pay for the new union contracts, thus proving Scott Walker’s point about public sector unions.
One, the contracts have yet to be negotiated.
Two, Walker’s hatred of anyone who does real work while in Government has never been right and is gutting this state. It hurts their narrative against government when state, county and municipal workers are more efficient and productive than the thieves they want to give privatization contracts to.
139 | 122 Year Old Obama Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:29:41am |
140 | William Barnett-Lewis Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:30:25am |
And, DF, don’t take it wrong but BBL because I have a date with a 9mm & a shooting range ;)
141 | Dr. Matt Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:30:46am |
So, have the RWNJs informed us yet that a Democratic victory in a red state is actually a bad sign for the Dems for 2014?
142 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:31:02am |
re: #136 Dark_Falcon
The unions will demand big, fat raises and De Blasio will have to oblige. Much of the monies any tax increase will generate will go to pay for the new union contracts, thus proving Scott Walker’s point about public sector unions.
Union Members…just look at them destroying our economy…#VoteBlue #UniteBlue #GetOutTheUnionVote pic.twitter.com/Hyf3aXd9rs— diane straub (@didikins4life) November 5, 2013
143 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:31:05am |
re: #140 William Barnett-Lewis
And, DF, don’t take it wrong but BBL because I have a date with a 9mm & a shooting range ;)
Meh, doesn’t bother me a bit. Have fun!
144 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:31:35am |
re: #136 Dark_Falcon
DeBlasio does not have to oblige. The unions, particularly the transit union, is already offering up some concessions on work rules, and we’ve all seen how transit keeps the city running - they got the city running after Sandy faster than anyone would have imagined and are dealing with the cleanup still.
A top union official said Local 100’s leadership has put forth its own set of money-saving proposals and isn’t interested in “broadbanding,” or the merging job titles, which would would lead to a smaller work force.
“We have supported Transit in the past when it replaced booth agents with ones that roam the station,” he said. “It makes for a safer, more welcoming subway. But the sad truth is that the move outside was soon followed by a reduction in station staffing. The question for Transit is how does it restore its credibility here?”
Local 100’s latest list of contract proposals include extending the time it takes a newly hired worker to reach the top pay rate from three to five years, and requiring new hires to pay 2% of base pay for healthcare. Transit workers now pay 1.5% for coverage.
Instead of another three-year contract, Local 100 is proposing a five-year agreement with annual raises between 3% and 4%. It also wants protective partitions on all buses within two years and four weeks maternity leave.
145 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:31:44am |
re: #136 Dark_Falcon
The unions will demand big, fat raises and De Blasio will have to oblige. Much of the monies any tax increase will generate will go to pay for the new union contracts, thus proving Scott Walker’s point about public sector unions.
Yeah Walker’s dealing with the unions was just the public sector unions being unreasonable. If telling yourself that makes you feel better. The fact of the matter is those unions were willing to budge but Walker wanted to take away their right to even collectively bargain and then he and his allies attacked teachers.
146 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:32:05am |
Christie to campaign only w/Republicans who oppose gay marriage, not those who want to totally ban anal #BalancingAct http://t.co/cJy0jqISnf— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) November 6, 2013
147 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:32:22am |
re: #144 lawhawk
DeBlasio does not have to oblige. The unions, particularly the transit union, is already offering up some concessions on work rules, and we’ve all seen how transit keeps the city running - they got the city running after Sandy faster than anyone would have imagined and are dealing with the cleanup still.
Way to bust the uncooperative union meme myth.
148 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:33:27am |
re: #138 William Barnett-Lewis
One, the contracts have yet to be negotiated.
Two, Walker’s hatred of anyone who does real work while in Government has never been right and is gutting this state. It hurts their narrative against government when state, county and municipal workers are more efficient and productive than the thieves they want to give privatization contracts to.
Was it over when the Unions bombed Pearl Harbor? NO!
149 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:34:12am |
re: #141 Dr. Matt
So, has the RWNJs informed us yet that a Democratic victory in a red state is actually a bad sign for the Dems for 2014?
Repeatedly last night. They haven’t quite settled on a talking point yet, but they seem to be slowly coalescing around “Obamacare is dragging Democrats down!” and asserting the proof is that Cucci did better than polled.
150 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:35:16am |
re: #146 darthstar
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I am glad he didn’t. Weird thing I discovered last night but Mudcat Saunders, southwest Virginia political adviser who advised Mark Warner, Jim Webb, and later worked on Edwards’ 2008 campaign actually endorsed Cuccinelli. I mean as I said, I get not liking McAuliffe and his style though I find it funny that he has a problem with Terry for being corporate when Mark Warner is very corporate like.
151 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:35:19am |
So where is all the whinging coming from? Oh yeah…
Interest in Obamacare rises despite website problems: Reuters/Ipsos poll
(Reuters) - Uninsured Americans are showing more interest in the coverage offered under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law despite technical problems that have hindered enrollment through a government website, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
“The glitches have crippled HealthCare.gov, the new online insurance marketplace meant to serve people in 36 states, frustrating millions of would-be applicants since it opened for enrollment on October 1.
“The poll’s findings are good news for Obamacare supporters who worry the problems and bad press could dissuade people from signing up, particularly the young and healthy who are crucial to diversifying the pool of insured and keeping premiums down.”
152 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:35:37am |
re: #149 Targetpractice
Repeatedly last night. They haven’t quite settled on a talking point yet, but they seem to be slowly coalescing around “Obamacare is dragging Democrats down!” and asserting the proof is that Cucci did better than polled.
There also seems to be a notion that all of Sarvis’ votes should be awarded to Cuccinelli.
153 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:36:08am |
re: #152 Vicious Babushka
There also seems to be a notion that all of Sarvis’ votes should be awarded to Cuccinelli.
To which this Sarvis voter says Ha!
154 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:37:17am |
re: #152 Vicious Babushka
There also seems to be a notion that all of Sarvis’ votes should be awarded to Cuccinelli.
Yeah, they’re combining his total with Cucci’s and declaring it proof that a majority of VA voters wanted a Republican governor.
155 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:38:03am |
re: #154 Targetpractice
Yeah, they’re combining his total with Cucci’s and declaring it proof that a majority of VA voters wanted a Republican governor.
HURR HURR!!
Obama Donation Bundler backed Libertarian candidate to split votes in tight race. http://t.co/HtXFRh0uwb @HOUSEofCIN #teaparty #UniteBlue— Irritated.Goldfish (@Gondien) November 6, 2013
156 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:38:20am |
re: #154 Targetpractice
Yeah, they’re combining his total with Cucci’s and declaring it proof that a majority of VA voters wanted a Republican governor.
And at the same time whining about Sarvis having socially libertarian positions , you know being upset that Sarvis actually is a Libertarian, not a libertarian like Glenn Beck.
157 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:39:21am |
Dan Stewart: “I was flattered when I heard Rand Paul plagiarized me, though a bit less when I heard how many other people he plagiarized.”— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) November 6, 2013
158 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:39:31am |
re: #155 Vicious Babushka
HURR HURR!!
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i didn’t see them being pissed when the RNC actually openly worked to get Nader on the ballot. Hell though, it’s a free country. Why the hell should we had to be forced to pick between a douche and a turd sandwich?
159 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:39:39am |
HURR HURR
.@MunichEleven: @cgpb Virginia - the new #Obamaville >> pic.twitter.com/OxNaooTbmH #uniteblue— Carmen G Pastor (@cgpb) November 6, 2013
160 | Ian G. Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:42:52am |
161 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:43:14am |
Christie’s short coattails will sure raise eyebrows. He won by 20 points but Democrats retained control in the legislature - holding all their seats in the Senate, and maybe losing 2 seats in the Assembly.
That’s a critical issue if Christie wants to position himself nationally. It speaks to New Jerseyans’ view of Christie as a leader, but find the positions taken by the rest of the party as major suckage.
162 | Dr. Matt Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:43:19am |
re: #149 Targetpractice
Repeatedly last night. They haven’t quite settled on a talking point yet, but they seem to be slowly coalescing around “Obamacare is dragging Democrats down!” and asserting the proof is that Cucci did better than polled.
Ah. I like that one. Makes perfect sense…you know, the first time the Democrats simultaneously held the VA governorship and White House in decades is actually an indicator of bad things to come.
163 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:43:23am |
I do love that they’re calling Sarvis a plant for the Dems. The man actually tried to get the nomination to run as a Republican to run against the then Dem majority leader in the Virginia State Senate. Maybe just maybe conservatives not every Virginian who leans right on the economy loves so-con wackos like Cuccinelli. I’m solidly left of center on economics and social issues but unlike Jim DeMint, I don’t believe you you have to be economically left of center or right of center to be socially left of center.
164 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:44:19am |
re: #160 Ian G.
Wait, what’s the wingnut issue with daycare?
HURR HURR MOTHERS IS LEAVIN THERE CHILDRENS WITH STRANGERS SO THEY CAN GO OUT AN TAKE AWAY A MAN’S JRRB!!!!1!!!!! THEY SHOULD STAY HOME WITH THERE CHILLRENS!!!!!
165 | Dr. Matt Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:44:23am |
re: #152 Vicious Babushka
There also seems to be a notion that all of Sarvis’ votes should be awarded to Cuccinelli.
Sarcasm?
166 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:44:24am |
re: #160 Ian G.
Wait, what’s the wingnut issue with daycare?
Well in the picture, it’s a DNC HQ. They’re implying that day care will indoctrinate the kiddies. Because you know sharing and respecting others is tyranny.
167 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:44:52am |
re: #144 lawhawk
DeBlasio does not have to oblige. The unions, particularly the transit union, is already offering up some concessions on work rules, and we’ve all seen how transit keeps the city running - they got the city running after Sandy faster than anyone would have imagined and are dealing with the cleanup still.
I’m not sure I agree with the size of those raises, since they’re pretty large and might be problematic budget wise. The rest of the things the transit workers want are reasonable, given the work they did during Hurricane Sandy. The pay raises may need to be adjusted downward a bit, but I’d say that at base THAT particular union is putting forth demands equal to its accomplishments.
My statement about public sector unions may be considered withdrawn when it comes to NYC’s transit workers at the curent time.
168 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:45:21am |
The daycare is next to the abortion clinic.
169 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:45:40am |
re: #165 Dr. Matt
Sarcasm?
Not really, there’s this belief that if not for Sarvis, Cuccinelli would have won but the actual exit polls strongly dispute that. Sarvis’s I think got a lot of votes because I think he was able to tap into why people didn’t like the two candidates here. Whether it was Cuccinelli being a lunatic or McAulifffe being a falke.
170 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:45:43am |
re: #166 HappyWarrior
Well in the picture, it’s a DNC HQ. They’re implying that day care will indoctrinate the kiddies. Because you know sharing and respecting others is tyranny.
At least there’s gambling and booze at the end of the strip mall…so we can fund raise off Republicans.
171 | Ian G. Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:46:26am |
For many (not all, but many), the label “libertarian” is just a way to make a more odious worldview more acceptable in public. Thus it is with Ron Paul, a white supremacist secessionist who has wrapped all that up in the “libertarian” label. Well, the mask has really come off of late, between this stumping for a candidate right out of Franco’s Spain, and the John C. Calhoun rhetoric. The sad part is that so many apparently honest people fell for his bullshit hook, line, and sinker.
On the plus side, his dunce of a son lacks the intelligence and self-awareness to hide his neo-confederate sympathies. Nobody will make the same mistake with Rand.
172 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:46:55am |
re: #168 Amory Blaine
The daycare is next to the abortion clinic.
At the Republican strip mall the Church is next to the gun store.
173 | Ian G. Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:48:18am |
re: #172 Dark_Falcon
At the Republican strip mall the Church is next to the gun store.
Why not just make the church and the gun store one and the same?
174 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:48:33am |
re: #172 Dark_Falcon
At the Republican strip mall the Church is next to the gun store.
Praise the lord and pass the ammunition.
//
175 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:49:05am |
re: #161 lawhawk
Christie’s short coattails will sure raise eyebrows. He won by 20 points but Democrats retained control in the legislature - holding all their seats in the Senate, and maybe losing 2 seats in the Assembly.
That’s a critical issue if Christie wants to position himself nationally. It speaks to New Jerseyans’ view of Christie as a leader, but find the positions taken by the rest of the party as major suckage.
I think what it is they genuinely like him as a person and are willing to overlook his positions. At the same time, I think many of them see him as a good governor but don’t think he’d make a great president. I mean the guy’s at his ultimate political zenith in NJ and he still would lose to Clinton in an election there. I dunno. I’m not from New Jersey so I don’t understand New Jersey political dynamics.
176 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:50:08am |
re: #173 Ian G.
Why not just make the church and the gun store one and the same?
Bit too commercial for the church. Need to keep up appearances, you know.
177 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:50:13am |
re: #170 darthstar
At least there’s gambling and booze at the end of the strip mall…so we can fund raise off Republicans.
True.
178 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:50:40am |
re: #167 Dark_Falcon
Their salaries have largely been frozen since the contracts expired - some for several years. 3-4% raises means that they’re getting just above the rate of inflation, so they’re not exactly outsized raises, and they correspond to what many in the private sector are getting.
They’re not asking for 5% raises, which is a tactic they’ve taken in previous talks, so they’re much closer to where they’re going to end up. I see 3% being probable, along with other concessions while beefing up protections for bus drivers. Maternity leave is a no brainer.
179 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:52:00am |
re: #167 Dark_Falcon
Serious question: You are the most anti-union person I have come across (online or otherwise). Where did this position come from? Was your father a union person who got screwed? Or did he do battle with the unions while you were growing up?
My wife dealt with strike threats, protests, etc. all last season. I regularly interact with people dealing first hand with some unreasonable union demands, and none of them are as vehemently anti-union as you project yourself to be.
180 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:52:37am |
re: #175 HappyWarrior
I think what it is they genuinely like him as a person and are willing to overlook his positions. At the same time, I think many of them see him as a good governor but don’t think he’d make a great president. I mean the guy’s at his ultimate political zenith in NJ and he still would lose to Clinton in an election there. I dunno. I’m not from New Jersey so I don’t understand New Jersey political dynamics.
Many of the Democrats who voted for Christie in 2009 and now in 2013 see him as the man who can fix problems for the Garden State. They remain Democrats and vote for Dems for other offices, but last night they felt that Christie has done good enough work to warrant retention.
181 | Dr. Matt Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:53:54am |
I’ll state the obvious: Christie won because the Democratic candidate simply sucked.
182 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:53:55am |
McDonalds waited 13 years for y'all to forget about this. Enjoy your 'Mighty Wings' everyone. pic.twitter.com/09vvbxkT8j— IG: BlackMigo_Quese (@BlackMigo_Quese) November 5, 2013
183 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:55:32am |
re: #182 darthstar
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And with that, I thank you for the reminder of why I am glad I don’t do fast food as much as I used to.
184 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:56:43am |
re: #181 Dr. Matt
Combination of awful candidate, and Christie remaining popular after showing leadership during and after Sandy (undermined by his unflagging support of NJ Transit leaders that decided to flood out its rail fleet on purpose).
185 | GunstarGreen Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:57:41am |
re: #9 goddamnedfrank
I think the real takeaway is that The Cooch is a casualty of the GOP civil war. I’m guessing that the business guys, national chamber of commerce and wall street money men explicitly told the GOPe to let Cuccinelli twist in the wind. There’s still a ton of resentment in boardrooms across the country over both the shutdown and how close we came to default. Now the money is being directed with far more discretion, and next year, if we’re lucky, the anger will grow on both sides, to the point where the GOPe and Tea Party start ignoring primary results and challenge each other in general election contests.
Never happen. The teatards are all perfectly well aware that their little band of pathetic pudknockers has zero chance of achieving anything without crutching on the “vote whichever one has an R next to the name” crowd. There’s a reason they’ve co-opted the Republican party rather than forming their own third party. They’ve seen what happens to fringe third parties in this country — Luap Nor and his similars, they don’t even break 10% of the vote in nationals. The entire momentum of the t-party, such as it is, has come from taking advantage of those life-long hardline R-down-the-ticket types that don’t know any better.
187 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:58:00am |
re: #183 HappyWarrior
And with that, I thank you for the reminder of why I am glad I don’t do fast food as much as I used to.
One side effect of keeping kosher: very very few fast food places, and when there are they are usually vegetarian.
188 | Political Atheist Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:58:34am |
re: #181 Dr. Matt
I’ll state the obvious: Christie won because the Democratic candidate simply sucked.
Well that probably won’t happen in 2016.
189 | Gus Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:59:37am |
re: #182 darthstar
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Outrageous outrage! She sued. Figures. Here, you can read more about this at Snopes.
190 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 6:59:54am |
191 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:01:13am |
re: #179 darthstar
I’m only against public-sector unions. I often have a problem with how private sector unions act, but I feel they perform a needed role and have no objection to their existence.
As to your other question: I’m sorry, but I cannot answer you here. If you want, you can send me an email (nic is blue) and I’ll explain a bit, but even then I won’t be able to give a full explanation.
192 | GunstarGreen Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:01:58am |
re: #136 Dark_Falcon
The unions will demand big, fat raises and De Blasio will have to oblige. Much of the monies any tax increase will generate will go to pay for the new union contracts, thus proving Scott Walker’s point about public sector unions.
I’m sorry, what was that? I couldn’t hear you over the sound of billions of taxpayer dollars going to pay executive bonuses at AIG, etc.
But nah, that’s cool. Just fuck those teachers, that’ll make up the difference. Why would you want to attract the best and brightest to teach our kids anyway?
193 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:03:29am |
HURR HURR
Cuccinelli could have won if the entire Republican Party backed him and supported him. Republican Party is heavily splintered.#TCOT #LNYHBT— Gene (@aviary7) November 6, 2013
194 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:03:50am |
196 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:05:16am |
re: #193 Vicious Babushka
HURR HURR
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And he would have lost big time if his Dem opponent wasn’t an unlikable tool. But it is what was it and Cuccinelli is not governor and for that, I am thankful. At least McAuliffe has decent people surrounding him. Cucci? He had Jackson and Obanshain. A man who called POTUS the anti-christ and another guy who wants the cops involved in miscarriages.
197 | Joanne Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:07:37am |
re: #184 lawhawk
Combination of awful candidate, and Christie remaining popular after showing leadership during and after Sandy (undermined by his unflagging support of NJ Transit leaders that decided to flood out its rail fleet on purpose).
Uhm…why? What was their rationale?
198 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:08:12am |
re: #160 Ian G.
Wait, what’s the wingnut issue with daycare?
Mothers ar supposed to stay home, barefoot and pregnant and home-school their kids.
199 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:08:13am |
HURR HURR
Proof that Democrats are more destructive than the atomic bomb #TCOT #LNYHBT pic.twitter.com/49Xt7iQyJN— Alexis (@MercuryOneOC) August 7, 2013
Let’s look at all the things wrong in this photo montage.
1. Photo of “Hiroshima” is more likely photo of Dresden or other European ruins—look at cathedral.
2. Comparing lit-up city at night to one abandoned building is apples to road apples. Detroit all lit up at night looks nice, and a color shot of the same view shown in the 1945 vista would look even nicer.
200 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:08:34am |
re: #193 Vicious Babushka
HURR HURR
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That’s not a ‘hurr hurr’. More a point of analysis. really. Might be wrong, but not obnoxious.
201 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:10:16am |
re: #199 Vicious Babushka
HURR HURR
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Let’s look at all the things wrong in this photo montage.
1. Photo of “Hiroshima” is more likely photo of Dresden or other European ruins—look at cathedral.
2. Comparing lit-up city at night to one abandoned building is apples to road apples. Detroit all lit up at night looks nice, and a color shot of the same view shown in the 1945 vista would look even nicer.
Agreed. Nagasaki actually did have a cathedral (which has since been rebuilt), but Hiroshima never did.
202 | kirkspencer Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:10:46am |
re: #191 Dark_Falcon
I’m only against public-sector unions. I often have a problem with how private sector unions act, but I feel they perform a needed role and have no objection to their existence.
As to your other question: I’m sorry, but I cannot answer you here. If you want, you can send me an email (nic is blue) and I’ll explain a bit, but even then I won’t be able to give a full explanation.
And why are you against public sector unions?
203 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:11:06am |
The tea leaf reading in VA is mostly focused on the exit polls as the pundits try to make some sense out of how Cucci could have won over white women and the anti-ACA crowd by significant margins but still lose. And one major unifying shock is that turnout was still so strong in an off-year election when most predictions were (again) that Democrats couldn’t keep up that level of enthusiasm without Obama on the ballot.
204 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:11:51am |
re: #199 Vicious Babushka
If you let facts get in the way, she can’t make her meme!
205 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:11:54am |
re: #199 Vicious Babushka
Basing a city’s entire economy on a single industry is a failed industrial/economic decision, politics an only hope to mitigate the social consequences of such a disastrous policy.
I know, I come from Gary, Indiana…
206 | GeneJockey Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:12:01am |
re: #193 Vicious Babushka
HURR HURR
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“And it would have worked, too, if it weren’t for you meddlesome kids and your stupid dog our crazy candidate and his fullblown batshit insane running mate!”
207 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:14:11am |
re: #191 Dark_Falcon
I’m only against public-sector unions. I often have a problem with how private sector unions act, but I feel they perform a needed role and have no objection to their existence.
As to your other question: I’m sorry, but I cannot answer you here. If you want, you can send me an email (nic is blue) and I’ll explain a bit, but even then I won’t be able to give a full explanation.
Sorry, the email function isn’t working. My apologies.
208 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:14:21am |
re: #203 Targetpractice
The tea leaf reading in VA is mostly focused on the exit polls as the pundits try to make some sense out of how Cucci could have won over white women and the anti-ACA crowd by significant margins but still lose. And one major unifying shock is that turnout was still so strong in an off-year election when most predictions were (again) that Democrats couldn’t keep up that level of enthusiasm without Obama on the ballot.
I think he alienated many middle class white women with his obsession with social issues. Republicans have shown no interest in the issues that matter to young single working women.
209 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:14:58am |
re: #202 kirkspencer
And why are you against public sector unions?
I’ve answered that repeatedly and I’m not going to re-argue my beliefs on that matter this morning.
210 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:16:06am |
All of our cars during the rise of the middle class were built there.
211 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:17:03am |
re: #210 Amory Blaine
All of our cars during the rise of the middle class were built there.
Damn UAW.// I love how all the problems with Detroit are all the Dems’ fault but don’t mention the rampant poverty in the brightest red areas of the country.
212 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:17:29am |
re: #197 Joanne
Backstory:
NJ Transit supposedly had a plan to deal with storms and flooding - move them to higher ground.
They didn’t. More than half the rail fleet was flooded out by Sandy in the Meadows and Hoboken yards. It took months to get service restored to pre-storm levels because of the reduced number of rail cars.
NJ Transit stonewalled - first claiming that they didn’t have a plan, then offering up a rediculous redacted one that shed no light on the subject, then indicating that their experts didn’t think the areas where they stored the trains would flood, and then they ultimately blamed some underling for purposefully moving the trains into the low lying areas. Gov. Christie even said that they couldn’t fire the guy because of civil service and instead demoted him.
Turns out that civil service doesn’t apply to NJ Transit, but the local media did track down someone who was demoted after all this.
None of this passed the smell test. The top officials at NJ Transit screwed up by not following their own guidelines to move trains to higher ground ahead of Sandy, including not heeding all the dire flooding predictions that were coming in days ahead of the storm.
The after-action claims are just as nuts. There was gross incompetence and no one was ultimately held accountable except for some low-level employee who really doesn’t have the power to move the fleet as was claimed.
In other words - either it was gross incompetence or as Gov. Christie claims - someone purposefully moved the fleet into a precarious position. The latter is the official position, and the fact that they didn’t move equipment to higher ground ahead of the storm despite all the warnings suggests a willingness to ignore facts and logic and allowed the fleet to be flooded out.
213 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:20:59am |
Well, I don’t know anyone who’s benefiting from this, but I don’t know any investors, either.
Dow Blasts To Record Highs!
The rich get richer, ad nauseam. How much do they need, truly?
214 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:21:16am |
re: #212 lawhawk
In other words - either it was gross incompetence or as Gov. Christie claims - someone purposefully moved the fleet into a precarious position. The latter is the official position, and the fact that they didn’t move equipment to higher ground ahead of the storm despite all the warnings suggests a willingness to ignore facts and logic and allowed the fleet to be flooded out.
Petty vindictiveness for Christie being too chummy with Obama?
215 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:21:57am |
re: #210 Amory Blaine
All of our cars during the rise of the middle class were built there.
True, but after WWII that was in large part because the car-making industries of the non-communist world had largely been pounded flat, or were preoccupied with demand in Europe in the case of the UK. For much of the world, the US was the only game in town.
In the late 60’s competition emerged, especially from Japan, while the Big Three and the UAW had grown complacent about their supremacy. As a result, they lost a great deal of their market share. It wasn’t just the unions, the management of Ford, GM, and Chrysler screwed up just as badly.
216 | GunstarGreen Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:22:38am |
re: #213 Justanotherhuman
Well, I don’t know anyone who’s benefiting from this, but I don’t know any investors, either.
Dow Blasts To Record Highs!
The rich get richer, ad nauseam. How much do they need, truly?
Remember back in 2009, when the DOW was the be-all end-all measure of the President’s success according to right-wing radio?
217 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:24:20am |
re: #214 Sol Berdinowitz
Petty vindictiveness for Christie being too chummy with Obama?
No, because that chumminess happened after the hurricane, whereas this was a decision made before Sandy hit.
218 | Ian G. Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:24:22am |
So apparently 6 of the 11 counties of Colorado voting for secession voted “yes”.
I added up the population of these 6 counties, and combined, it’s about 29,000. That’s roughly the population of Ithaca, NY. I’ll tell you what, wingnuts: you can have North Colorado as the 51st state if Ithaca becomes the 52nd. It will be nice to have a “moderate” Green and an actual Marxist (not an “ACA is communism!” Marxist) as Ithaca’s two senators. At least their votes will cancel out the votes of Cornyn and Cruz, who are pretty much the right-wing mirror images of a Green and a Marxist.
219 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:25:22am |
re: #199 Vicious Babushka
Yeah, Detroit in ruins…. totally.
Not to say that there aren’t areas that are in bad shape. But even there, people are working to demolishing abandoned structures, and opening up neighborhoods that had populations shrink.
221 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:26:29am |
re: #213 Justanotherhuman
Well, I don’t know anyone who’s benefiting from this, but I don’t know any investors, either.
Dow Blasts To Record Highs!
The rich get richer, ad nauseam. How much do they need, truly?
If you know a teacher, or a firefighter, a cop, someone working for a corporation that has a 401k plan as part of the compensation package, you DO know people that benefit by it. Those 401K plans are tied to the markets success (or failure) for those peoples retirement
222 | GunstarGreen Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:27:25am |
re: #219 lawhawk
Yeah, Detroit in ruins…. totally.
Not to say that there aren’t areas that are in bad shape. But even there, people are working to demolishing abandoned structures, and opening up neighborhoods that had populations shrink.
You mean a far-right loon, on the internet, put out something that was demonstrably false and easily proven so with two minutes of googling?
What a shocker!
223 | Ian G. Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:28:15am |
re: #199 Vicious Babushka
Why is it never Portland or Austin or San Francisco or (now) New York City that’s used as an example of what happens when Democrats run things?
Or hell, Pittsburgh. It had a lot in common with Detroit, especially the whole economy being built around a single industry that is now a shell of its former self. Yet it’s thriving right now. Why? Well, answering that question requires a lot of examination of economic, demographic, and even geographic questions. It’s much easier if you’re a wingnut simpleton to just scream “DEMOCRATZ RECKED DETROYT!”
224 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:28:20am |
re: #219 lawhawk
Yeah, Detroit in ruins…. totally.
Not to say that there aren’t areas that are in bad shape. But even there, people are working to demolishing abandoned structures, and opening up neighborhoods that had populations shrink.
ZOMG LOOK AT THESE HORRIBLE APOCALYPTIC RUINS OF DETROIT!!!!
225 | freetoken Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:29:07am |
re: #182 darthstar
But I thought Nose-to-Tail cooking was all the rage in culinary circles these days?
226 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:29:12am |
227 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:31:36am |
re: #223 Ian G.
Why is it never Portland or Austin or San Francisco or (now) New York City that’s used as an example of what happens when Democrats run things?
228 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:33:33am |
re: #221 sattv4u2
If you know a teacher, or a firefighter, a cop, someone working for a corporation that has a 401k plan as part of the compensation package, you DO know people that benefit by it. Those 401K plans are tied to the markets success (or failure) for those peoples retirement
QFT
229 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:34:13am |
re: #225 freetoken
But I thought Nose-to-Tail cooking was all the rage in culinary circles these days?
They tried to push it, but its now just gone to the dogs.
230 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:35:13am |
231 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:36:15am |
re: #221 sattv4u2
If you know a teacher, or a firefighter, a cop, someone working for a corporation that has a 401k plan as part of the compensation package, you DO know people that benefit by it. Those 401K plans are tied to the markets success (or failure) for those peoples retirement
Yes, and it’s a fucking shame because so many lost huge chunks of their 401ks during the economic meltdown.
Have they caught back up yet? The 401k, like the IRA, was a replacement for dedicated company pension plans that were handled by a professional administrator and were guaranteed. That system worked for years and allowed people who had years w/a company to retire with few worries. Has anyone ever done a real comparison of these plans with 401ks?
This is what Republicans want to tie SS to—the stock market. Over my dead body. Those 401ks are hardly worth the paper they’re written on—I’ve had experience with 4 of them and could have done just as well saving money on my own.
232 | kirkspencer Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:38:08am |
re: #209 Dark_Falcon
I’ve answered that repeatedly and I’m not going to re-argue my beliefs on that matter this morning.
Thank you. Went looking. Found this from 2011:
To briefly recap, the answer is that say, an auto-workers union can organize and even strike for better pay and working conditions, but they cannot decide who owns the company they work for. By contrast, a public sector union can directly try to put into office the people with whom it would be negotiating. Sometimes this ends up meaning that the unions back a candidate, if he wins he raises their salaries, which they then funnel back into his campaign in dues payments. Private sector unions have no such power.
It’s still stupid. Sorry, Dark, but it is, on multiple levels.
If private companies are corporations - as many are - then unions can indeed influence the decision through their ownership of stock. Frankly, some own LARGER proportions of voting power than public unions do in that arena.
It also appears to me that you give no credence to the values unions provide, or you give it so little weight that you will toss all the benefits for the risk that these people (as opposed to pretty much every lobbying organization there is) might have influence.
233 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:38:36am |
re: #231 Justanotherhuman
Yes, and it’s a fucking shame because so many lost huge chunks of their 401ks during the economic meltdown
Just as “The rich get richer, ad nauseam. How much do they need, truly” took huge hits also
Have they caught back up yet?
Mine has.
234 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:39:42am |
re: #231 Justanotherhuman
History shows, as long as you’re ‘in” for the long haul and not some penny stock day-trader, the market is a good investment
235 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:40:39am |
re: #230 Vicious Babushka
Don’t worry, Sideways Quarks have a very short half-life.
/Just good,clean fun.
236 | Joanne Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:42:10am |
re: #226 Vicious Babushka
Be still my heart. I always favored Tudor style. Those photos are stunning. Lovely, lovely homes.
237 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:42:11am |
re: #235 Dark_Falcon
Don’t worry, Sideways Quarks have a very short half-life.
/Just good,clean fun.
I’m sure that means something to someone somewhere!!!
238 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:44:33am |
239 | Lidane Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:44:51am |
240 | jaunte Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:44:52am |
re: #227 Vicious Babushka
Annise Parker looks a little like a 1940s movie star in that, but I can’t think who.
241 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:45:12am |
re: #236 Joanne
Be still my heart. I always favored Tudor style. Those photos are stunning. Lovely, lovely homes.
And most of them are <100K, some even <50K
242 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:45:55am |
re: #239 Lidane
Wow. WTF was all that about?
Intense dislike of Islam, with a dislike of religion in general added in.
243 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:46:11am |
re: #239 Lidane
Wow. WTF was all that about?
Some butthurt that Marvel Comics has a Muslim girl superhero because ISLAMOPHOBIC RAGE.
244 | jaunte Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:46:37am |
re: #182 darthstar
How different is a fried chicken head from a fried chicken wing, when you come right down to it?
245 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:46:38am |
re: #221 sattv4u2
If you know a teacher, or a firefighter, a cop, someone working for a corporation that has a 401k plan as part of the compensation package, you DO know people that benefit by it. Those 401K plans are tied to the markets success (or failure) for those peoples retirement
Kiddies, can you spell “co-opt”?
That’s right. Now can you spell “hostage”?
246 | kirkspencer Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:46:39am |
re: #223 Ian G.
Why is it never Portland or Austin or San Francisco or (now) New York City that’s used as an example of what happens when Democrats run things?
Or hell, Pittsburgh. It had a lot in common with Detroit, especially the whole economy being built around a single industry that is now a shell of its former self. Yet it’s thriving right now. Why? Well, answering that question requires a lot of examination of economic, demographic, and even geographic questions. It’s much easier if you’re a wingnut simpleton to just scream “DEMOCRATZ RECKED DETROYT!”
They’re never used as examples because they’re (relatively) successful.
(eta: duh. //)
247 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:49:23am |
re: #244 jaunte
How different is a fried chicken head from a fried chicken wing, when you come right down to it?
Instead of a crappy toy with your meal, they gave her something useful. A free comb!!
248 | Lidane Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:50:12am |
re: #243 Vicious Babushka
Some butthurt that Marvel Comics has a Muslim girl superhero because ISLAMOPHOBIC RAGE.
Which is stupid. Marvel has had other Muslim hero characters before. They’re a bit late in getting all butthurt over it.
249 | Dr. Matt Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:50:52am |
And yet the RWNJs continue to be amazed as why America is rejecting them….
Fox News’ Scott Brown: Cuccinelli lost because libertarian candidate was Democratic plant
250 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:51:05am |
re: #224 Vicious Babushka
ZOMG LOOK AT THESE HORRIBLE APOCALYPTIC RUINS OF DETROIT!!!!
Look at this nice place under 150k.
251 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:51:23am |
re: #245 Decatur Deb
Kiddies, can you spell “co-opt”?
That’s right. Now can you spell “hostage”?
If a pension plan invest in something, its members are also ‘hostages’ by that logic. Some amount of risk is inevitable, and its best to just accept it and figure out how to mitigate it through proper planning. But you know as well as anyone that no plan can completely protect you from Mr. Murphy if he decides to show up.
252 | Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:51:58am |
re: #244 jaunte
How different is a fried chicken head from a fried chicken wing, when you come right down to it?
Fried chicken feet are an established part of dim sum.
253 | Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:52:51am |
re: #251 Dark_Falcon
If a pension plan invest in something, its members are also ‘hostages’ by that logic. Some amount of risk is inevitable, and its best to just accept it and figure out how to mitigate it through proper planning. But you know as well as anyone that no plan can completely protect you from Mr. Murphy if he decides to show up.
Or the handlers of the Enron plan putting all the funds into Enron stock. Oops.
254 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:53:41am |
re: #248 Lidane
Which is stupid. Marvel has had other Muslim hero characters before. They’re a bit late in getting all butthurt over it.
Shit, if you can name a religion, Marvel has had a character who was either a follower or at least dabbled in such. Meanwhile, one of the most prominent recurring baddies is a fundamentalist preacher who’s sure that mutants are in fact spawns of the devil and has his own little army of mercs who kill mutants in the name of the Lord.
Rather odd time to suddenly get peeved.
255 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:54:11am |
re: #240 jaunte
Annise Parker looks a little like a 1940s movie star in that, but I can’t think who.
Celeste Holm? Image: 220px-Celeste_Holm-1955.jpg
256 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:56:27am |
re: #249 Dr. Matt
And yet the RWNJs continue to be amazed as why America is rejecting them….
Yes, Scott, I’m sure that’s why he tried to unseat the then Democratic majority leader as a Republican two years ago in the VA state legislature. Jesus Christ, read about the guy Republicans. He’s a legitimate Libertarian. He actually believes in gay marriage, choice, etc but shares some of your views on the economy. Don’t blame Robert Sarvice because you guys nominated a guy whose views were way out of line with the majority of Virginia voters. Be grateful that the Dems only had McAuliffe in their gubertorial roster. Otherwise, Cuccinelli would have lost by even more without Sarvice’s “help.”
257 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 7:58:46am |
In this picture she looks like Kathie Bates dressed like Capt. Kirk.
258 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:00:12am |
one year ago today. pic.twitter.com/wIgBAToKjC— Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 6, 2013
259 | jaunte Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:00:49am |
re: #255 Justanotherhuman
Pretty close:
Image: celeste-holm.jpg
260 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:01:03am |
261 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:02:18am |
re: #258 Vicious Babushka
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A year later and the GOP is as fractured as ever. The fault lines grow wider as they try to blame each successive on anybody but themselves. And me? I’m stocking up on popcorn.
262 | Lidane Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:04:09am |
re: #254 Targetpractice
Shit, if you can name a religion, Marvel has had a character who was either a follower or at least dabbled in such. Meanwhile, one of the most prominent recurring baddies is a fundamentalist preacher who’s sure that mutants are in fact spawns of the devil and has his own little army of mercs who kill mutants in the name of the Lord.
Rather odd time to suddenly get peeved.
Seriously. It’s pretty dumb to get bent out of shape over a Marvel character having defined religious beliefs, since quite a few characters in the comics wouldn’t be who they are without them.
263 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:04:53am |
Mmm. Sucking down a jug of fresh apple cider.
264 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:08:11am |
re: #253 Feline Fearless Leader
Or the handlers of the Enron plan putting all the funds into Enron stock. Oops.
Which is why you need regulations and oversight. That doesn’t mean 401(K)’s are bad, it means that Jeff Skilling and the rest of Enron’s top leadership were a bunch of crooks.
265 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:08:16am |
re: #251 Dark_Falcon
If a pension plan invest in something, its members are also ‘hostages’ by that logic. Some amount of risk is inevitable, and its best to just accept it and figure out how to mitigate it through proper planning. But you know as well as anyone that no plan can completely protect you from Mr. Murphy if he decides to show up.
If you like single-payer health funding, you’re going to love my National Pension Plan.
266 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:10:43am |
re: #264 Dark_Falcon
Which is why you need regulations and oversight. .
But everyone knows that government regulation stifles innovation and competition…
267 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:10:50am |
re: #250 Amory Blaine
Look at this nice place under 150k.
Beautiful architectural details you won’t see anymore in the cheap-ass houses they throw up these days. Here’s a Tudor in Charlotte—without the interior details of the Detroit house (probably redone too many times). $775K. trulia.com
268 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:11:01am |
Here’s an awesome place for 2.5 mil in Detroit.
269 | Joanne Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:11:21am |
270 | kirkspencer Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:13:05am |
re: #265 Decatur Deb
If you like single-payer health funding, you’re going to love my National Pension Plan.
It’s called Social Security.
Seriously, a lot of companies (and the US Government) have made that decision, and your 401k or other retirement plan is considered a supplemental benefit.
271 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:13:21am |
re: #266 Sol Berdinowitz
But everyone knows that government regulation stifles innovation and competition…
If that regulation is excessive. “An appropriate level of regulation” is a moving target, and laws and regulations need to change as the financial markets and the economy change.
272 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:13:30am |
re: #268 Amory Blaine
They have an exit sign with emergency battery backup over the kitchen door!
273 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:13:48am |
Looks like Obensham is oging to pull out the AG race here. Oh well. The only good thing I see coming from this is he’ll be forced to do his job knowing that he was the only Republican elected state wide this year and knowing furthermore if he wants to be anything more than our state’s AG, he can’t follow the Cuccinelli path.I strongly expect him to run for Senate in 2018 against Kaine or in 2017 against presumably Northam (Lt Governor elect and Jackson slayer) for governor. I do think that being in a tight spot though will sour his relationship with Virginia ultra-conservatives though.
274 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:14:44am |
re: #269 Joanne
I like the courtyard look with the carriage houses.
275 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:15:10am |
re: #268 Amory Blaine
Here’s an awesome place for 2.5 mil in Detroit.
Multiple uses: executive retreat, professional office, corporate residence, currently B & B*
So it’s zoned commercially, I gather
276 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:15:20am |
re: #262 Lidane
Seriously. It’s pretty dumb to get bent out of shape over a Marvel character having defined religious beliefs, since quite a few characters in the comics wouldn’t be who they are without them.
Ayep. Religion has played a pretty powerful part in Marvel’s history, both on character level and on the world as a whole. Hell, you have Asgard and the entire Norse pantheon living as ordinary people and their champion as one of the world’s most prominent heroes.
277 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:15:37am |
re: #268 Amory Blaine
Here’s an awesome place for 2.5 mil in Detroit.
Image: picture-uh=64f611dc72e18e3ff7ab60ebca8840bf-ps=ac737a1b741be6067bc15c17ed55f5e.jpg
In Michigan they call that a house fit for a Romney.
278 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:16:11am |
re: #277 Dark_Falcon
Image: picture-uh=64f611dc72e18e3ff7ab60ebca8840bf-ps=ac737a1b741be6067bc15c17ed55f5e.jpg
In Michigan they call that a house fit for a Romney.
I did not see that it has a car elevator.
279 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:16:33am |
re: #273 HappyWarrior
Looks like Obensham is oging to pull out the AG race here. Oh well. The only good thing I see coming from this is he’ll be forced to do his job knowing that he was the only Republican elected state wide this year and knowing furthermore if he wants to be anything more than our state’s AG, he can’t follow the Cuccinelli path.I strongly expect him to run for Senate in 2018 against Kaine or in 2017 against presumably Northam (Lt Governor elect and Jackson slayer) for governor. I do think that being in a tight spot though will sour his relationship with Virginia ultra-conservatives though.
With a Dem Gov and Lt Gov, as well as a legislature that is at least nominally split along party lines, I doubt he’s gonna be able to get up to much. Or at least do much that will amount to anything but rearranging the deck chair on the Titanic.
280 | kirkspencer Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:16:35am |
re: #271 Dark_Falcon
If that regulation is excessive. “An appropriate level of regulation” is a moving target, and laws and regulations need to change as the financial markets and the economy change.
No.
The changes tend to be dilutions, which in turn allow the actions that were the reason for the stronger laws in the first place.
Had the financial regulatory laws of the early 1980s continued we would not have seen the massive housing balloons nor the financial sleight of hand with mortgage notes that contributed so strongly to the recent Great Recession.
281 | wrenchwench Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:17:22am |
re: #276 Targetpractice
Ayep. Religion has played a pretty powerful part in Marvel’s history, both on character level and on the world as a whole. Hell, you have Asgard and the entire Norse pantheon living as ordinary people and their champion as one of the world’s most prominent heroes.
So that’s what jamesfirecat was talking about. Sometimes you young people go right over my head. Of course, so do the old ones.
282 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:18:18am |
re: #279 Targetpractice
With a Dem Gov and Lt Gov, as well as a legislature that is at least nominally split along party lines, I doubt he’s gonna be able to get up to much. Or at least do much that will amount to anything but rearranging the deck chair on the Titanic.
Yeah I don’t remember Jerry Kilgore doing too much when he got elected with Warner and Kaine in 2001. Obenshain is definitely going to be the establishment’s golden boy here though like McDonnell was when he got elected in 2005 in an equally similar close race for the same job.
283 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:18:23am |
re: #281 wrenchwench
So that’s what jamesfirecat was talking about. Sometimes you young people go right over my head. Of course, so do the old ones.
Yeah ,,, some of the references here at times,,,, I just draw a blank!!
AND GET OFFA MY LAWN!!
284 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:19:57am |
re: #278 Vicious Babushka
I did not see that it had a car elevator.
The carriage houses would hold enough cars. Besides, you want to keep the really pricey cars in California, where you can drive them more often. In Detroit you have to keep such cars in the garage from mid-November to April, just like in Chicago. Winter in the areas on the shores of the Great Lakes is pretty rough on cars. Lots of snow, road salt, and pot holes.
285 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:20:00am |
re: #271 Dark_Falcon
If that regulation is excessive. “An appropriate level of regulation” is a moving target, and laws and regulations need to change as the financial markets and the economy change.
the market is best left to regulate itself
286 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:20:19am |
WHOA
Putin and FSB Killer of Choice. Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with polonium -210, tests show http://t.co/D8CILcwqgG— Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) November 6, 2013
287 | freetoken Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:20:29am |
Will Obenshain allow statues to have breasts?
288 | GunstarGreen Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:20:45am |
re: #244 jaunte
How different is a fried chicken head from a fried chicken wing, when you come right down to it?
About as different as eating a cow vs. eating a dog.
They’re both animals. They can both be taught basic tricks and kept as pets if you want. But people will gladly chow down on the former without a second thought, whilst going into apopleptic fits of OUTRAGEOUS OUTRAGE at the latter (See Also: OBAMA ATE DOG!!1!11!!!11)
People are morons that are happy as clams, as long as they’re ignorant of reality. Force them to face the cold, hard truth of the way they live their lives, and they get mighty uncomfortable mighty quick.
289 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:22:09am |
re: #287 freetoken
Will Obenshain allow statues to have breasts?
I hope so. I don’t think he’ll waste the USSC’s time asking them to re criminalize blowjobs either.
290 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:22:43am |
I’d eat that chicken head. Dip it in sweet and sour sauce and never look back.
291 | GlutenFreeJesus Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:23:26am |
re: #3 Amory Blaine
CUCCINELLI CAMPAIGN SAYS NATIONAL GOP ABANDONED THEM: ‘WE WERE ON OUR OWN’
Breitbart.
But isn’t he for smaller Government?
*snort*
292 | Lidane Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:23:27am |
re: #276 Targetpractice
Ayep. Religion has played a pretty powerful part in Marvel’s history, both on character level and on the world as a whole. Hell, you have Asgard and the entire Norse pantheon living as ordinary people and their champion as one of the world’s most prominent heroes.
Magneto’s entire character is defined by his life as a German Jew during the rise of the Nazis. You couldn’t separate him from his religious views if you tried. Yes, he’s a villain, but he’s a sympathetic one.
It’s one of the things I love about Marvel, actually. They’ve never been afraid to have their characters exist in the real world and face real issues.
293 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:23:46am |
re: #280 kirkspencer
No.
The changes tend to be dilutions, which in turn allow the actions that were the reason for the stronger laws in the first place.
Had the financial regulatory laws of the early 1980s continued we would not have seen the massive housing balloons nor the financial sleight of hand with mortgage notes that contributed so strongly to the recent Great Recession.
That bolded part is the operative word. Technology can change economic needs and evolving financial needs and demands can cause new areas to open in finance. While care must be taken in altering regulations and laws, it is folly to simply refuse changes on grounds that change may be subject to lobbying.
294 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:24:02am |
re: #290 Amory Blaine
I’d eat that chicken head. Dip it in sweet and sour sauce and never look back.
Cooked right (generally deep fried) the combs are edible with the right seasoning and/ or sauce
295 | GlutenFreeJesus Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:24:49am |
re: #286 Vicious Babushka
WHOA
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Is that even possible, so many years after the fact?
296 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:25:47am |
re: #286 Vicious Babushka
This came up, but the trail of evidence is really shaky.
297 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:25:56am |
re: #291 GlutenFreeJesus
But isn’t he for smaller Government?
*snort*
Yeah I thought the old conservative maxim was local works best. I guess not. I really don’t think the national Republican Party spending more money on this would have propelled Cuccinelli to victory. We in Northern Va knew we didn’t like him from the start. Hell who knows, more money and given Cucci’s instance that he be a cultural warrior, he may have lost by even more. It’s not an invalid argument they’re making but they’re ignoring that they got their base out just fine, it’s just the rest of us who weren’t at that convention who nominated Cucci and Jackson don’t think much of them.
298 | Mattand Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:26:22am |
re: #286 Vicious Babushka
WHOA
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LOL, given the Guardian’s track record of late, I’m skeptical.
299 | freetoken Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:26:44am |
re: #286 Vicious Babushka
It’s not clear to me if that is really large amount. The half-life of Po210 is something like a third of a year. Arafat died 9 years ago. So that is something like 27 half lives.
Now 2^27 is not a small number, but we are all going to have some Po in us because metals are found in trace quantities throughout the crust, and given the nuclear weapons, nuclear waste, etc., we’ve got even more Po around today than pre- WWII.
Quoting the article:
The Swiss report said that even taking into account the eight years since Arafat’s death and the quality of specimens taken from bone fragments and tissue scraped from his decayed corpse and shroud, the results “moderately support the proposition that the death was the consequence of poisoning with polonium-210”.
300 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:26:57am |
re: #295 GlutenFreeJesus
Is that even possible, so many years after the fact?
Don’t know about polonium but I could swear they’re able to detect arsenic poisoning on people long dead and buried.
301 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:27:11am |
re: #292 Lidane
Magneto’s entire character is defined by his life as a German Jew during the rise of the Nazis. You couldn’t separate him from his religious views if you tried. Yes, he’s a villain, but he’s a sympathetic one.
It’s one of the things I love about Marvel, actually. They’ve never been afraid to have their characters exist in the real world and face real issues.
Point of order: His religious views weren’t the full issue, since the Nazis would have brutalized him and murdered members of his family even if his family was all atheists. That they were Jews by ancestry was enough to trigger the Nazis psychotic hatred of Jews.
302 | GlutenFreeJesus Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:27:29am |
re: #276 Targetpractice
Ayep. Religion has played a pretty powerful part in Marvel’s history, both on character level and on the world as a whole. Hell, you have Asgard and the entire Norse pantheon living as ordinary people and their champion as one of the world’s most prominent heroes.
Don’t forget Nightcrawler too.
303 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:28:56am |
re: #300 HappyWarrior
Don’t know about polonium but I could swear they’re able to detect arsenic poisoning on people long dead and buried.
They can, but arsenic is a stable stable element in its common forms, whereas polonium is not.
304 | GunstarGreen Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:30:24am |
re: #291 GlutenFreeJesus
But isn’t he for smaller Government?
*snort*
No, he’s for Small Gub’mint™. There’s a difference.
Small Gub’mint™ is not a government that is small. It’s a government that does exactly what you want it to do and nothing else. It is a government that has no place demanding that a food processing plant meet certain minimum safety standards, but has an absolute mandate and requirement to determine which plants you can and cannot smoke, based on nothing more than arbitrary fiat. It is a government that has no place regulating the financial practices and book-keeping of national-scale corporations that directly affect the lives of millions of Americans, but does have the right and the obligation to police what consenting adults do with each other in the supposed privacy of their own homes.
Republicans have never been for small government. They have been for Small Gub’mint™.
305 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:30:32am |
re: #286 Vicious Babushka
Chain of evidence is a huge issue. Kinda tough to claim that he was poisoned and by who when he was buried without an autopsy as per his wife’s request.
It’s only years later that someone found his clothes and tested them - that was when the examiners claim to have found polonium on them.
The whole thing reeks.
306 | Joanne Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:31:07am |
re: #297 HappyWarrior
I don’t think there was enough lipstick to put on that SoCon pig to get him in. His views are so whackadoodle the only thing that scares me to tears is that he got as many votes as he did. Really, outlawing what married couples do in the privacy of their own bedrooms? Insane.
307 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:32:28am |
re: #303 Dark_Falcon
They can, but arsenic is a stable stable element in its common forms, whereas polonium is not.
Right, different elements obviously are more harder to detect in this case.
308 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:32:53am |
@Steverocks35 @JeffersonObama Well we know it wasn't put in a knish.— Charles Almon (@charles116) November 6, 2013
309 | Amory Blaine Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:33:26am |
This place is even nicer. For 1/4 the price.
310 | Mattand Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:33:47am |
re: #301 Dark_Falcon
Point of order: His religious views weren’t the full issue, since the Nazis would have brutalized him and murdered members of his family even if his family was all atheists. That they were Jews by ancestry was enough to trigger the Nazis psychotic hatred of Jews.
That’s actually a good point. Magneto/Lensher has seen what regular humans can do to each other, when one group is designated “different”. He’s driven more by preventing mutants from suffering the same fate, although his ideas are often just as horrible.
It’s been a loooong time since I’ve read the X-Men, but I don’t think I ever recall Magneto practicing Judaism. Not to start any trouble, but to be honest, if any comic book character was a prime candidate to go atheist, it’d be Magneto.
311 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:34:32am |
re: #270 kirkspencer
It’s called Social Security.
Seriously, a lot of companies (and the US Government) have made that decision, and your 401k or other retirement plan is considered a supplemental benefit.
My generation saw your company benefits as the ‘real’ plan and your SSA as the ‘supplement’. That’s rapidly disappearing. Many companies of the
Enron ilk flee their contractual obligations through bankruptcy or outright fraud, dumping their retirees on a backup insurance system that gives them dimes on the dollar. Might as well eliminate the middle-man.
312 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:36:12am |
re: #306 Joanne
I don’t think there was enough lipstick to put on that SoCon pig to get him in. His views are so whackadoodle the only thing that scares me to tears is that he got as many votes as he did. Really, outlawing what married couples do in the privacy of their own bedrooms? Insane.
What really scares me is the way the Republicans nominate their candidates here favors dramatically guys like him. And I don’t think we’ve seen the last of F.W Jackson either. If Allen hadn’t ran for Senate last year, he could well have been the nominee. I remember that primary a little and the most telling thing for me is that George Allen was the one who sounded the most reasonable in the bunch. George Allen FFS. This was right around the time that McDonnell nominated an openly gay judge and the RWNJs flipped their shit on the guy who by the way is also a decorated veteran who just happens to be gay.
313 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:36:34am |
re: #311 Decatur Deb
My generation saw your company benefits as the ‘real’ plan and your SSA as the ‘supplement’. That’s rapidly disappearing. Many companies of the
Enron ilk flee their contractual obligations through bankruptcy or outright fraud, dumping their retirees on a backup insurance system that gives them dimes on the dollar. Might as well eliminate the middle-man.
Enron did a lot to ensure that Social Security will never be “privatized”.
314 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:37:36am |
re: #292 Lidane
In the movies, they made a point to show that the horrors of the Holocaust played a role in how Magneto viewed the world, treating those who were different (not just disabilities, but the mutations that gave them special powers), and the horrors of Nazi medical experiments (Sebastian Shaw).
The directors/producers purposefully wrote the X men films as a parable for the current treatment of gays.
Up to and including the possibility of a “cure”. The need to conform/fit in, etc.
This is what makes the Marvel Universe so interesting, and the comic book movies more than just popcorn flicks. Sure, there’s tons of sfx and explosions for the fanboys and fangirls to get excited over, but they’ve been touching on deeper issues for a long, long, long time.
315 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:39:13am |
Has anyone seen the first series of this?
The second season of Netflix’s original series Lilyhammer will start streaming on Friday, Dec. 13, at 12:01 a.m. PT, it was announced Wednesday.
316 | kirkspencer Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:39:46am |
re: #285 Sol Berdinowitz
the market is best left to regulate itself
No.
Because the self-regulation the market applies is dog-eat-dog with no holds barred. Because a market has as its primary goal profit and will set aside all other bounds if allowed to do so.
Case in point: gutter oil.
317 | Mattand Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:40:19am |
re: #314 lawhawk
I think that’s what Raimi’s first Spidey movie nailed so well: the fact that Peter Parker’s life really didn’t get any better once he got his powers. In some ways, it got much worse.
318 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:42:05am |
re: #290 Amory Blaine
I’d eat that chicken head. Dip it in sweet and sour sauce and never look back.
In N. Italy it’s traditional to eat grilled sparrows on a stick for All Souls’ Day. They’re de-feathered, and that’s all. As a wannbe ethnographer, I went at it with my friend’s family. They got a great laugh because no one told me it’s OK to spit out the beak. I provided a lot of amusement to the folks in my village.
319 | Ian G. Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:44:00am |
re: #286 Vicious Babushka
WHOA
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If this is true, (and that’s a big “if”), who did it? I doubt Hamas or another Palestinian rival group has easy access to Polonium.
320 | sattv4u2 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:44:14am |
re: #318 Decatur Deb
In N. Italy it’s traditional to eat grilled sparrows on a stick for All Souls’ Day. They’re de-feathered, and that’s all. As a wannbe ethnographer, I went at it with my friend’s family. They got a great laugh because no one told me it’s OK to spit out the beak. I provided a lot of amusement to the folks in my village.
Not to mention one of them got to practice his tracheotomy technique
321 | Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:46:33am |
re: #318 Decatur Deb
In N. Italy it’s traditional to eat grilled sparrows on a stick for All Souls’ Day. They’re de-feathered, and that’s all. As a wannbe ethnographer, I went at it with my friend’s family. They got a great laugh because no one told me it’s OK to spit out the beak. I provided a lot of amusement to the folks in my village.
So God is aware of a sparrow’s fall, but approves even more of grilling them for a snack?
O_o
322 | GlutenFreeJesus Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:46:48am |
re: #305 lawhawk
Chain of evidence is a huge issue. Kinda tough to claim that he was poisoned and by who when he was buried without an autopsy as per his wife’s request.
It’s only years later that someone found his clothes and tested them - that was when the examiners claim to have found polonium on them.
The whole thing reeks.
His wife did it!
/// (but not really)
323 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:46:50am |
Who would have thought a 3 yr old would like this song? : )
ETA: Thank you, Al Kooper.
325 | Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:50:07am |
Morning Lizards.
Hey!, Let’s privatize our fire departments. What could go wrong?
Surprise home burns; Rural Metro bills owner almost $20k
PHOENIX -
A man’s house burned to the ground, but that wasn’t his only shock — because two weeks later, he received a bill for almost $20,000 from the private fire department that tried to fight it.
It took Rural Metro 24 minutes to arrive at the scene.
326 | jamesfirecat Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:51:10am |
re: #310 Mattand
That’s actually a good point. Magneto/Lensher has seen what regular humans can do to each other, when one group is designated “different”. He’s driven more by preventing mutants from suffering the same fate, although his ideas are often just as horrible.
It’s been a loooong time since I’ve read the X-Men, but I don’t think I ever recall Magneto practicing Judaism. Not to start any trouble, but to be honest, if any comic book character was a prime candidate to go atheist, it’d be Magneto.
I agree also.
Honestly I think the story of Magneto can be told just as well if he /his family were gypsies or if he himself were Homosexual as if he were Jewish. All that matters here is that he has seen the worst that humanity will do to those it labels as “other” and learned the wrong lesson from it by deciding to try and separate his new group from control of mainstream humanity (either peacefully or by destroying the mainstream) instead of trying to enlarge the “monkey sphere” of mainstream humanity to include everyone.
His Jewishness isn’t as core to his character as his oppression by the Nazis is in my opinion,
327 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:51:15am |
re: #325 Bubblehead II
Morning Lizards.
Hey!, Let’s privatize our fire departments. What could go wrong?
Surprise home burns; Rural Metro bills owner almost $20k
PHOENIX -
A man’s house burned to the ground, but that wasn’t his only shock — because two weeks later, he received a bill for almost $20,000 from the private fire department that tried to fight it.It took Rural Metro 24 minutes to arrive at the scene.
Privatization: Taking advantage 24/7.
328 | Lidane Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:52:16am |
re: #314 lawhawk
This is what makes the Marvel Universe so interesting, and the comic book movies more than just popcorn flicks. Sure, there’s tons of sfx and explosions for the fanboys and fangirls to get excited over, but they’ve been touching on deeper issues for a long, long, long time.
I was never a big comic book reader growing up, but with the advent of the films, I’ve really found myself getting into Marvel and their approach to storytelling. I think they are very effective in showing that while all those powers and gadgets and heroics might be awesome, the characters have more going on and it’s not always perfect. I like that.
329 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:53:58am |
LOLWUT
'Extremist' Cuccinelli Crushed McAuliffe Among Independents http://t.co/NdtW1JMrUt #p2 #UniteBlue #tcot— Conservative News (@ConNewsNow) November 6, 2013
330 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:54:59am |
Establishment (and business backed) GOP Byrne defeats Tea Partier Dean Young in Alabama, though I’m sure most of you saw that already.
That’s kind of a surprise to me. When the Tea Party can’t win clean in Alabama, you know they’re hurting.
331 | danarchy Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:55:09am |
re: #319 Ian G.
If this is true, (and that’s a big “if”), who did it? I doubt Hamas or another Palestinian rival group has easy access to Polonium.
I think Polonium is one of those radioactive materials that is actually pretty easy to get. It is in things like smoke detectors and anti-static brushes. Granted it is in pretty small amounts, but the stuff is toxic enough you only need small amounts.
332 | Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:55:29am |
re: #325 Bubblehead II
Morning Lizards.
Hey!, Let’s privatize our fire departments. What could go wrong?
Surprise home burns; Rural Metro bills owner almost $20k
PHOENIX -
A man’s house burned to the ground, but that wasn’t his only shock — because two weeks later, he received a bill for almost $20,000 from the private fire department that tried to fight it.It took Rural Metro 24 minutes to arrive at the scene.
Unincorporated area. Probably minimal tax burden for property taxes, etc. And thus you get what you pay for.
333 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:55:34am |
re: #329 Vicious Babushka
LOLWUT
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Yeah, that’s another bit that’s been brought up, but it’s a joke. Unlike the old days, a lot of those “independents” are Republicans in denial.
334 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:56:21am |
re: #329 Vicious Babushka
LOLWUT
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They tried using this in the past when Romney polled high among independents. Many independents are right wingers who find the Republican party to be not right wing enough. The Dems have moved to the center and a lot of newly registered Dems are former Independents or even Republicans like Tim Kaine’s father in law. And yes Cuccinelli is an extremist, he was proud of being one if you look at the kooky newsletter he used to write as a state senator.
335 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:56:35am |
re: #325 Bubblehead II
Morning Lizards.
Hey!, Let’s privatize our fire departments. What could go wrong?
Surprise home burns; Rural Metro bills owner almost $20k
PHOENIX -
A man’s house burned to the ground, but that wasn’t his only shock — because two weeks later, he received a bill for almost $20,000 from the private fire department that tried to fight it.It took Rural Metro 24 minutes to arrive at the scene.
Note, Surprise is the name of the town. It also revealed what seems to be underhanded tactics by a firm in serious financial trouble.
336 | Justanotherhuman Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:57:15am |
Ford staffer no longer with mayor’s office as crack controversy continues
Read more: cp24.com
The straw that broke the camel’s back?
337 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:57:45am |
Amazon wants to save independent bookstores…by making them sell Kindles
The program, dubbed Amazon Source, allows small bookstores to not only sell Kindle devices in-store, but to then get 10% of all sales tied to those devices for two years after the device is bought.
On the one hand, Source can provide these bookstores with a revenue stream they might not have had access to as customers increasingly turn to e-books.
It also gives them the opportunity to (presumably) make a bit of money from selling the actual devices, though how much stores make on Kindle device sales is unclear. There is a second version of the Source program that offers a deeper discount on Kindles but no percentage on later e-book sales, which would seem to imply that those in the rev-share version are making a thin margin on Kindle device sales.
Amazon does say that stores that join the program have six months to return any unsold Kindles from their first order of the devices, so that does take away some of the investment costs.
Now let’s look at things through a more skeptical lens.
One could argue that bookstores that join the Source program are only setting themselves up for a long-term bleed that could ultimately leave them dead.
Yes, there may be the short-term boost to sales from customers who come in, buy a Kindle then buy a bunch of e-books from Amazon. But how many of those customers have been forever lost to Amazon?
338 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:58:04am |
re: #333 Targetpractice
Yeah, that’s another bit that’s been brought up, but it’s a joke. Unlike the old days, a lot of those “independents” are Republicans in denial.
It’s like how some of them call themselves libertarians when they are in fact paleoconservatives. They’re too pussy to admit that they’re just GOP hacks. And besides party registration has never really mattered for much here in Va given we’re an open primary state.
339 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 8:59:24am |
re: #330 Eclectic Cyborg
Establishment (and business backed) GOP Byrne defeats Tea Partier Dean Young in Alabama, though I’m sure most of you saw that already.
That’s kind of a surprise to me. When the Tea Party can’t win clean in Alabama, you know they’re hurting.
Byrne had a massive funding advantage and most the organizational endorsements (The NRA endorsed him, for example). The ‘Tea Party’ label isn’t enough to surmount that kind of organizational and funding advantage.
340 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:00:58am |
A lot is made of party registration. You register with a party when you first register to vote and then if you want to change it, you can but there’s no real use in doing so unless you’re pursuing office and your opponent finds out that you were registered with the other party in the past. This has happened in the South not just Virginia for years now. People who registered Democratic when the party was more their style stayed registered Dem even as they were voting Nixon, Ford, Reagan, etc for president and etc.
341 | Lidane Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:01:15am |
re: #339 Dark_Falcon
Byrne had a massive funding advantage and most the organizational endorsements (The NRA endorsed him, for example). The ‘Tea Party’ label isn’t enough to surmount that kind of organizational and funding advantage.
Which is why the Freepers are currently in full-on THE RINOS ARE ALL TRAITORS mode and they’re threatening to destroy the GOP in order to “save” it.
342 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:01:36am |
re: #316 kirkspencer
No.
Because the self-regulation the market applies is dog-eat-dog with no holds barred. Because a market has as its primary goal profit and will set aside all other bounds if allowed to do so.
Case in point: gutter oil.
The market will weed those vendors out after a few dozen customers have died in great agony.
Isn’t perwsonal freedom a great thing?
/
343 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:02:04am |
re: #328 Lidane
I was never a big comic book reader growing up, but with the advent of the films, I’ve really found myself getting into Marvel and their approach to storytelling. I think they are very effective in showing that while all those powers and gadgets and heroics might be awesome, the characters have more going on and it’s not always perfect. I like that.
Heroes who are more than the cape or the cowl, who have real life problems and deal with them in the way that real people do. ‘course, one thing they said they were going to tackle with Stark and they never really got to it in the movies was his drinking problem.
344 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:03:38am |
re: #343 Targetpractice
Heroes who are more than the cape or the cowl, who have real life problems and deal with them in the way that real people do. ‘course, one thing they said they were going to tackle with Stark and they never really got to it in the movies was his drinking problem.
It’s shame, given his real life history, I think Robert Downey Jr. could have really made that believable.
345 | wrenchwench Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:03:46am |
re: #335 Dark_Falcon
Note, Surprise is the name of the town. It also revealed what seems to be underhanded tactics by a firm in serious financial trouble.
When you live in Surprise, you should be prepared for anything.
346 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:04:17am |
re: #343 Targetpractice
Heroes who are more than the cape or the cowl, who have real life problems and deal with them in the way that real people do. ‘course, one thing they said they were going to tackle with Stark and they never really got to it in the movies was his drinking problem.
The rationale of casting Ben Affleck in the next Batman movie was that they were searching for the best actor to play Bruce Wayne, since anybody could be the guy in tights and a cape.
347 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:04:24am |
re: #341 Lidane
Which is why the Freepers are currently in full-on THE RINOS ARE ALL TRAITORS mode and they’re threatening to destroy the GOP in order to “save” it.
It will be funny to see the TP turn on things like Citizens United that allow groups like the NRA and CoC to fund more establishmentarian candidates like Byrne to their heart’s content. But as already said here, Byrne isn’t exactly sane. I think we’re seeing the difference between a Steve King and Eric Cantor here. Both insane but one with a more focused insanity.
348 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:06:17am |
re: #346 Vicious Babushka
The rationale of casting Ben Affleck in the next Batman movie was that they were searching for the best actor to play Bruce Wayne, since anybody could be the guy in tights and a cape.
They’re making the same mistake that pretty much killed the franchise. The Burton films really got Batman as a character, dark and broody. The Schumacker films went campy and so just did plug-and-play with the actor because all you needed was somebody who looked good and could make quips. Christian Bale really brought the franchise back to its roots and I think it’s gonna be poorer without him.
349 | Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:07:02am |
re: #344 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s shame, given his real life history, I think Robert Downey Jr. could have really made that believable.
First movie referred to it in passing a few times, and it triggered other events. Him drunk partying in the suit getting Cuba Golding to take the suit public thinking Stark was not competent to retain sole control. Stark showing up to the office drunk/hungover and being told by Black Widow to go home and sober up (or be picked up by SHIELD and be taken home.)
350 | Joanne Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:07:59am |
re: #337 Eclectic Cyborg
Unfortunately, eBooks are the way of the future. If book sellers don’t join in, or find some very large niche market to sustain the retail model, they are going to find themselves having to close down.
351 | Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:08:23am |
re: #315 Justanotherhuman
Has anyone seen the first series of this?
The second season of Netflix’s original series Lilyhammer will start streaming on Friday, Dec. 13, at 12:01 a.m. PT, it was announced Wednesday.
It’s horrible strawman central.
352 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:09:36am |
Have to say even if I’m disappointed with the Steelers season. I like hearing from Troy Polamalu that the sort of thing that happened in Miami doesn’t happen with the Steelers. A sad day for football when he retires. The guy is all class.
353 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:10:16am |
re: #351 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut
It’s horrible strawman central.
Fine, then just dress up the strawmen and plant corn around them. The strawmen will help scare off the crows if they’re moved around from time-to-time.
354 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:10:34am |
re: #350 Joanne
Unfortunately, eBooks are the way of the future. If book sellers don’t join in, or find some very large niche market to sustain the retail model, they are going to find themselves having to close down.
Borders already did close down. I hope they do respond to ti somehow. I do like E-books if not for practical reasons. Much for the same reason I like MP3s more than physical music.
355 | Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:10:57am |
re: #299 freetoken
It’s not clear to me if that is really large amount. The half-life of Po210 is something like a third of a year. Arafat died 9 years ago. So that is something like 27 half lives.
Now 2^27 is not a small number, but we are all going to have some Po in us because metals are found in trace quantities throughout the crust, and given the nuclear weapons, nuclear waste, etc., we’ve got even more Po around today than pre- WWII.
Quoting the article:
Polonium decays into lead-206, so they should be able to detact that as a proxy, too.
356 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:11:26am |
re: #352 HappyWarrior
Have to say even if I’m disappointed with the Steelers season. I like hearing from Troy Polamalu that the sort of thing that happened in Miami doesn’t happen with the Steelers. A sad day for football when he retires. The guy is all class.
Not to mention all hair.
/
357 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:12:12am |
re: #356 Eclectic Cyborg
Not to mention all hair.
/
His hair is awesome! I’d grow mine like that if I could.
358 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:14:39am |
re: #189 Gus
Outrageous outrage! She sued. Figures. Here, you can read more about this at Snopes.
I don’t care if it’s fake, it’s fun!
359 | Dr. Matt Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:16:21am |
So, will the Dean Young supporters sit home or vote third party (or write-in) in the general elections?
360 | Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:18:37am |
re: #335 Dark_Falcon
Note, Surprise is the name of the town. It also revealed what seems to be underhanded tactics by a firm in serious financial trouble.
Yep. You either pay $500.00 a year for questionable service/protection or face a huge bill because,
Rural Metro does have payment plans, but says it doesn’t give people the option to let their home burn.
361 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:19:04am |
re: #359 Dr. Matt
So, will the Dean Young supporters sit home or vote third party (or write-in) in the general elections?
Neither. Most of them will whine for a short time then vote for Byrne is the general election.
362 | geoffm33 Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:20:48am |
So the Boston Mayoral election (thankfully over) has opened my eyes to corporate education reform. Someone recommended I read the book ‘Reign of Error’ by Diane Ravitch. Anyone here read it? Recommend it?
363 | Lidane Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:21:09am |
re: #344 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s shame, given his real life history, I think Robert Downey Jr. could have really made that believable.
His real life history might be part of why they didn’t go into Stark’s drinking too deeply, since it would erase the line between actor and character even more than the Iron Man films have already done for RDJ.
I like the fact that in Iron Man 3 he wasn’t unaffected by the events of The Avengers, though. Panic attacks, flashbacks, sleep deprivation, an obsessive drive to distract himself as a coping mechanism, etc. They gave him clear signs of PTSD.
364 | Joanne Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:23:17am |
re: #354 HappyWarrior
Borders already did close down. I hope they do respond to ti somehow. I do like E-books if not for practical reasons. Much for the same reason I like MP3s more than physical music.
I really shouldn’t have said “unfortunately” as out of the 10k books I own, almost 4k are eBooks. I don’t buy books any longer (except for picture books like art, architecture, etc.) Had Amazon offered their Kindle at a reasonable price earlier on, I would have adopted years before I did. I used to take 10 books with me, packed in my suitcase, when I traveled. Too much weight, too inconvenient, and, since I read at a really silly rate, once those 10 were read, there often wasn’t a place to buy any more books or even magazines in English.
I have no desire to buy physical books any longer.
365 | Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:24:49am |
re: #360 Bubblehead II
Yep. You either pay $500.00 a year for questionable service/protection or face a huge bill because,
>Rural Metro does have payment plans, but >says it doesn’t give people the option to let their home burn.
This is the firefighting equivalent of the personal health care mandate…
366 | HoosierHoops Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:27:33am |
Good Lord.. I just tried again to sign up for Obamacare..for the third time.
You talk about stupid.. I finished the process and on thelast page you have to answer 3 security questions..( who designed this shit?)
So I answer and pressed registration and boom. It did not like one of my answers to a security question..No big deal.. I can fix that..So I pressed the button to go back and it fucking wiped out everything and I was at the first page so I have to start all over..AGAIN!
100% of every registrations I have ever done on-line the program allows you to make a mistake. It highlights the problem and lets the user correct it then resubmit the form..
I read once that a good software interface doesn’t allow the user to make a mistake. For instance. If you don’t enter the date right on the form it forces you to correct it. It doesn’t make you start all over.
367 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:29:15am |
re: #363 Lidane
His real life history might be part of why they didn’t go into Stark’s drinking too deeply, since it would erase the line between actor and character even more than the Iron Man films have already done for RDJ.
I like the fact that in Iron Man 3 he wasn’t unaffected by the events of The Avengers, though. Panic attacks, flashbacks, sleep deprivation, an obsessive drive to distract himself as a coping mechanism, etc. They gave him clear signs of PTSD.
I think what really separates a lot of the Marvelverse films is that the build-up to The Avengers not only required them to maintain continuity and thus let audiences see the characters evolve, but it’s also given a sense that this is a real world we’re looking in on, where actions have real consequences.
368 | Joanne Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:29:23am |
re: #366 HoosierHoops
It’s a shame that they apparently had people ignorant of GUI and basic web principles creating that website.
369 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:29:45am |
re: #360 Bubblehead II
Yep. You either pay $500.00 a year for questionable service/protection or face a huge bill because,
>Rural Metro does have payment plans, but >says it doesn’t give people the option to let their home burn.
Oh ok so a private company can force you to use a service and it’s just peachy but the Federal government tries the same thing and its Tyranny? Got it.
370 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:30:31am |
re: #367 Targetpractice
I think what really separates a lot of the Marvelverse films is that the build-up to The Avengers not only required them to maintain continuity and thus let audiences see the characters evolve, but it’s also given a sense that this is a real world we’re looking in on, where actions have real consequences.
And that’s the benefit with Marvel having control over almost all those characters, rather than different studios with the rights to different heroes.
371 | Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:31:37am |
re: #365 Sol Berdinowitz
This is the firefighting equivalent of the personal health care mandate…
Perhaps, but at least with the ACA, you know you are going to get quality service for the money you pay. With this outfit, not so much.
372 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:31:42am |
re: #370 Eclectic Cyborg
And that’s the benefit with Marvel having control over almost all those characters, rather than different studios with the rights to different heroes.
I understand DC is now trying to get in on that, but their movie franchise is such an utter mess that I doubt its going to happen anytime soon.
373 | Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:31:48am |
re: #366 HoosierHoops
Good Lord.. I just tried again to sign up for Obamacare..for the third time.
You talk about stupid.. I finished the process and on thelast page you have to answer 3 security questions..( who designed this shit?)
So I answer and pressed registration and boom. It did not like one of my answers to a security question..No big deal.. I can fix that..So I pressed the button to go back and it fucking wiped out everything and I was at the first page so I have to start all over..AGAIN!
100% of every registrations I have ever done on-line the program allows you to make a mistake. It highlights the problem and lets the user correct it then resubmit the form..
I read once that a good software interface doesn’t allow the user to make a mistake. For instance. If you don’t enter the date right on the form it forces you to correct it. It doesn’t make you start all over.
Obamacare site is not the only one I’ve seen where they ask security questions (for account security) and it then locks up or wipes the process. I’ve seen that with my auto insurer (redacted). And then it once asked me a security question that I know I did not put in. Which kept me out of looking at my account and paying a bill until I got in touch with their helpdesk and had them reset things.
I was annoyed, but did *not* take it out on the responder. I work IT and have handled helpdesk calls and been on the other side of the phone (so to speak.) Keep calm, have another drink, and carry on.
374 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:32:16am |
re: #364 Joanne
I really shouldn’t have said “unfortunately” as out of the 10k books I own, almost 4k are eBooks. I don’t buy books any longer (except for picture books like art, architecture, etc.) Had Amazon offered their Kindle at a reasonable price earlier on, I would have adopted years before I did. I used to take 10 books with me, packed in my suitcase, when I traveled. Too much weight, too inconvenient, and, since I read at a really silly rate, once those 10 were read, there often wasn’t a place to buy any more books or even magazines in English.
I have no desire to buy physical books any longer.
I like that with the kindle that you can change the size of print. I also like being able to highlight.
375 | jaunte Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:32:51am |
Charles P. Pierce:
Ken Cuccinelli Still Won
“…Face facts. In a sane political world. Ken Cuccinelli should have lost by 12 points. Bishop Jackson should have lost by 98. These are two guys who have to dial 1 just to place a call to “extreme.”
esquire.com
376 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:33:29am |
re: #359 Dr. Matt
So, will the Dean Young supporters sit home or vote third party (or write-in) in the general elections?
I magine the Dem that will run for that seat isn’t much better. I’d be happy to be wrong though.
377 | AlexRogan Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:35:01am |
re: #348 Targetpractice
They’re making the same mistake that pretty much killed the franchise. The Burton films really got Batman as a character, dark and broody. The Schumacker films went campy and so just did plug-and-play with the actor because all you needed was somebody who looked good and could make quips. Christian Bale really brought the franchise back to its roots and I think it’s gonna be poorer without him.
re: #346 Vicious Babushka
The rationale of casting Ben Affleck in the next Batman movie was that they were searching for the best actor to play Bruce Wayne, since anybody could be the guy in tights and a cape.
Affleck may surprise, but after Daredevil, I’m not holding my breath.
Frankly, I think the best Bruce Wayne/Batman (the total package) in film was Keaton; he had that out-on-the-edge thing going on for him very well.
378 | Bubblehead II Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:35:01am |
re: #369 Eclectic Cyborg
Oh ok so a private company can force you to use a substandard service and it’s just peachy but the Federal government tries the same thing and its Tyranny? Got it.
ftfy and yep.
379 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:35:02am |
re: #375 jaunte
Charles P. Pierce:
>Ken Cuccinelli Still Won
I think Mr. Pierce just doesn’t realize how unlikable Terry McAuliffe is. Yes, Cuccinelli should have been slaughtered but this still is a state that have parts of it that are still fighting the Civli War and they vote.
380 | Dr. Matt Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:35:16am |
re: #375 jaunte
Charles P. Pierce:
>Ken Cuccinelli Still Won
“…Face facts. In a sane political world. Ken Cuccinelli should have lost by 12 points. Bishop Jackson should have lost by 98. These are two guys who have to dial 1 just to place a call to “extreme.”
Whoever called conservative voters “sane”? Where has Charles Pierce lived for the last 6 years? Conservative voters love extremism.
381 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:35:38am |
re: #377 AlexRogan
Affleck may surprise, but after Daredevil, I’m not holding my breath.
Frankly, I think the best Bruce Wayne in film was Keaton; he had that out-on-the-edge thing going on for him very well.
Affleck’s a better director than actor for my money. Argo and The Town, both films he directed I really liked.
382 | jaunte Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:36:03am |
re: #380 Dr. Matt
Yes, I think he’s mostly griping about that.
383 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:37:11am |
re: #382 jaunte
Yes, I think he’s mostly griping about that.
Well I don’t blame him at all but I really do wish he’d see why that Cuccinelli did benefit even if he did lose to an extremely unlikable individual.
384 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:37:17am |
re: #370 Eclectic Cyborg
And that’s the benefit with Marvel having control over almost all those characters, rather than different studios with the rights to different heroes.
Having control and using it the right way.
385 | Targetpractice Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:37:32am |
re: #377 AlexRogan
Affleck may surprise, but after Daredevil, I’m not holding my breath.
Frankly, I think the best Bruce Wayne in film was Keaton; he had that out-on-the-edge thing going on for him very well.
Keaton and Bale are, at least in my mind, pretty evenly matched.
386 | Dr. Matt Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:38:21am |
re: #369 Eclectic Cyborg
Oh ok so a private company can force you to use a service and it’s just peachy ….. Got it.
See the cable company monopoly for a perfect example.
387 | jaunte Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:38:33am |
“But when the female finally got dressed, she attempted to put a cheeseburger on her foot as if it were a sandal.”
loganville.patch.com
388 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:39:11am |
re: #372 Targetpractice
I understand DC is now trying to get in on that, but their movie franchise is such an utter mess that I doubt its going to happen anytime soon.
I’ve pretty much given up hope of seeing a Justice League live action movie in my lifetime.
389 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:39:25am |
re: #379 HappyWarrior
I think Mr. Pierce just doesn’t realize how unlikable Terry McAuliffe is. Yes, Cuccinelli should have been slaughtered but this still is a state that have parts of it that are still fighting the Civli War and they vote.
Mr. Pierce needs to be CC’d on a memo sent to the Tea Party, that memo explaining that beating the point spread is not winning.
390 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:41:18am |
re: #377 AlexRogan
Affleck may surprise, but after Daredevil, I’m not holding my breath.
Frankly, I think the best Bruce Wayne/Batman (the total package) in film was Keaton; he had that out-on-the-edge thing going on for him very well.
I liked Keaton too. His quirky, eccentric Bruce Wayne really worked.
391 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:42:08am |
re: #389 Dark_Falcon
Mr. Pierce needs to be CC’d on a memo sent to the Tea Party, that memo explaining that beating the point spread is not winning.
I agree but I think he’s saying that Cuccinelli should have lost by more than he did. This is different then what the TP does who see the narrower margin as a moral victory. He sees this as somehow being a flaw with the electorate. But here’s the thing off year election combined with an unlikable Democratic candidate plus years of precedent favoring Cuccinelli and he still lost by over 2 points. If it had only been Cuccinelli and McAuliffe running, I would not have voted for governor.
392 | AlexRogan Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:42:37am |
re: #381 HappyWarrior
Affleck’s a better director than actor for my money. Argo and The Town, both films he directed I really liked.
The problem with Affleck is that he’s generally the same guy in almost every role he plays; not like that’s necessarily a bad thing, but you can’t play Supes Wayne/Batman the same way you do your roles in the Askewniverse.
393 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:43:13am |
re: #386 Dr. Matt
See the cable company monopoly for a perfect example.
Yes, but where I live there is also DSL for internet and U-Verse for a TV package as well. There are also two satellite service providers.
Plus in much of Chicagoland there is actually a cable competitor called RCN.
394 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:43:30am |
re: #390 Eclectic Cyborg
I liked Keaton too. His quirky, eccentric Bruce Wayne really worked.
The Batman many of us grew up with. I always liked Mike Keaton. And I have to say while everyone loves the Ledger joker, Nicholson’s was solid too and DeVito’s penguin scared little me.
395 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:43:52am |
re: #321 Feline Fearless Leader
So God is aware of a sparrow’s fall, but approves even more of grilling them for a snack?
O_o
The custom is dieing out—hunters have really burned through the Italian flyway. You can find expensive artisan candy shops that sell several little chocolate sparrows on a stick.
396 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:44:23am |
re: #392 AlexRogan
The problem with Affleck is that he’s generally the same guy in almost every role he plays; not like that’s necessarily a bad thing, but you can’t play Supes the same way you do your roles in the Askewniverse.
Absolutely. I’m not a big comic guy so I really am not upset or thrilled either way. i do think Bale and Keaton were the best of the batmen I’ve seen.
397 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:44:59am |
re: #384 Dark_Falcon
Having control and using it the right way.
With great characters comes great responsibility.™
398 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:45:19am |
399 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:46:08am |
re: #394 HappyWarrior
The Batman many of us grew up with. I always liked Mike Keaton. And I have to say while everyone loves the Ledger joker, Nicholson’s was solid too and DeVito’s penguin scared little me.
Danny DeVito’s ‘Penguin’ was really good; I enjoyed it as well. Creepy character.
I liked Tom Hardy’s ‘Bane’ from TDKR; a hybrid of Lenin, bin Laden and Stone Cold Steve Austin. An intellectual terrorist.
400 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:46:52am |
re: #392 AlexRogan
The problem with Affleck is that he’s generally the same guy in almost every role he plays; not like that’s necessarily a bad thing, but you can’t play Supes the same way you do your roles in the Askewniverse.
Bruce Wayne can’t be played the same way as Affleck’s usual roles, you’re right about that. He’s far more traumatized than most Americans ever are, but he was born rich and is still rich (in most iterations). As such, he is a man for the people, but he is not really a man of the people.
401 | AlexRogan Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:47:41am |
re: #385 Targetpractice
Keaton and Bale are, at least in my mind, pretty evenly matched.
For slightly different reasons, IMO.
As Batman, both are pretty even, but Bale, to me, seemed to play Wayne much more straight than Keaton did. Keaton’s Wayne, his schtick was his playboy eccentricity, a stark contrast to his alter-ego; it was a bit of public misdirection about who Wayne really was and what he was capable of.
402 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:47:44am |
re: #398 darthstar
Have fun at the Inaugural Ball.
The guy’s not a Cucci supporter, DS. He thinks he should have lost by more than he did and I agree with him there. He got a higher percentage of the vote then the Dem who lost to George Allen when Allen became governor back in ‘93.
403 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:48:07am |
Looks like David Barton won’t be running against John Cornyn after all; he’s decided against it.
404 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:48:37am |
re: #399 Dr Lizardo
Danny DeVito’s ‘Penguin’ was really good; I enjoyed it as well. Creepy character.
I liked Tom Hardy’s ‘Bane’ from TDKR; a hybrid of Lenin, bin Laden and Stone Cold Steve Austin. An intellectual terrorist.
Still need to see Dark Night Rises but I’ll go on record of saying I like Tom Hardy. Creepy good in that movie Bronson and I liked him as the one brother in Lawless about the bootlegging brothers here in Virginia.
405 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:49:07am |
re: #403 Dr Lizardo
Looks like David Barton won’t be running against John Cornyn after all; he’s decided against it.
Perhaps God told him to move to Pluto.
406 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:49:20am |
re: #404 HappyWarrior
Still need to see Dark Night Rises but I’ll go on record of saying I like Tom Hardy. Creepy good in that movie Bronson and I liked him as the one brother in Lawless about the bootlegging brothers here in Virginia.
His take on Bane was very good.
407 | AlexRogan Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:50:24am |
re: #404 HappyWarrior
Still need to see Dark Night Rises but I’ll go on record of saying I like Tom Hardy. Creepy good in that movie Bronson and I liked him as the one brother in Lawless about the bootlegging brothers here in Virginia.
Tom Hardy was one of the highlights of the ST:TNG crew’s last movie (Star Trek: Nemesis).
408 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:50:24am |
re: #395 Decatur Deb
The custom is dieing out—hunters have really burned through the Italian flyway. You can find expensive artisan candy shops that sell several little chocolate sparrows on a stick.
I’d have though they’d regulate hunting in Europe. We regulate it well enough in the US to protect the bird population on flyways.
Human hunting, that is, as cats are a different story. But that’s another reason hunting by humans is regulated: the Feline Overlords demand it to ensure there are enough birds for them.
Entirely kidding in that second paragraph.
409 | jaunte Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:50:51am |
re: #403 Dr Lizardo
Looks like David Barton won’t be running against John Cornyn after all; he’s decided against it.
Good to see he can read polls.
410 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:50:53am |
re: #405 HappyWarrior
Perhaps God told him to move to Pluto.
If only humanity could be so fortunate.
Barton no doubt recognizes he’s got a lot of influence in the GOP as a grey eminence, more than he’d have as a sitting Senator. Plus, he can continue to fleece the rubes by peddling his historical revisionism.
411 | jaunte Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:51:53am |
On the other hand, it would have been entertaining to see him try.
412 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:52:29am |
re: #406 Dr Lizardo
His take on Bane was very good.
Yeah I heard. He’s from the same school of acting that Bale is. You’re seeing a totally different guy everytime you see him. Bale himself has a new one I want to see that looks awesome.
Youtube Video
413 | Bulworth Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:52:48am |
re: #364 Joanne
I really shouldn’t have said “unfortunately” as out of the 10k books I own, almost 4k are eBooks. I don’t buy books any longer (except for picture books like art, architecture, etc.) Had Amazon offered their Kindle at a reasonable price earlier on, I would have adopted years before I did. I used to take 10 books with me, packed in my suitcase, when I traveled. Too much weight, too inconvenient, and, since I read at a really silly rate, once those 10 were read, there often wasn’t a place to buy any more books or even magazines in English.
I have no desire to buy physical books any longer.
I have some books on Kindle now but after some layoff, I have resumed my addiction of buying physical books. Got two nice new ones yesterday, the new tome from Doris Kearns Goodwin on TR-Taft and the Muckrackers (not the actual title) and the newest from Alan Taylor on Virginia and slavery. I still love the feel of actual books, particularly new ones with deckled pages.
The e-books are good for older books or for special bargains. I use my Kindle on the train but like the actual books for reading at home.
414 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:52:54am |
re: #407 AlexRogan
Tom Hardy was one of the highlights of the ST:TNG crew’s last movie (Star Trek: Nemesis).
Shinzon was a very similar character to Bane, in that both were driven by a nihilistic desire for vengeance.
415 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:54:12am |
So Anti-Government Gun Rampages Aren’t Big News?
Days Later, LAX’s “Pissed-Off Patriot” Draws Little Press Interest
416 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:54:14am |
re: #412 HappyWarrior
Yeah I heard. He’s from the same school of acting that Bale is. You’re seeing a totally different guy everytime you see him. Bale himself has a new one I want to see that looks awesome.
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I am definitely looking forward to ‘American Hustle’. It has a kind of ‘Boogie Nights’ vibe to it.
417 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:54:22am |
You know who’s another wonderful actor, Michael Shannon. Great on Boardwalk Empire. I’ve been a fan of his since he played Kathy Bates’ son in Revolutionary Road. He played Richard Kuklinski in a movie I saw about him. Take Shelter was also good. He’s got a bit of niche of playing nutty characters but man he’s good. I heard his General Zod was fantastic in teh last Superman film.
418 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:54:51am |
re: #416 Dr Lizardo
I definitely looking forward to ‘American Hustle’. It has a kind of ‘Boogie Nights’ vibe to it.
Yeah I like the retro feel of it. My favorite era in film in the 70’s.
419 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:56:33am |
re: #403 Dr Lizardo
Looks like David Barton won’t be running against John Cornyn after all; he’s decided against it.
From that article:
Barton and [Glenn] Beck agreed that it looks like without him or the other ideal candidate, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Cornyn’s seat seems to be safe.
Louie Gohmert as an ‘ideal candidate’? ROFLMAO!
420 | Bulworth Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:56:58am |
re: #402 HappyWarrior
The polls were so weird on this one in the past couple of weeks. Some polls had McA up by a lot. That always seemed a little unreasonable to me. Makes his victory last night less impressive. And there was the Libertarian candidate.
On the other hand, these off-year elections usually go against the presidential party, and Cuccinelli, despite being a Kook, had actually won and occupied a current state-wide office. So whatever his limitations, he had won a state-wide race before, making McA’s win a little more impressive from that vantage point.
Anyway, point is to win and hopefully do great things. Or at least in this case ensure that really bad things aren’t done for at least another four years.
421 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:57:22am |
Five Counties Vote To Secede From Colorado
“The heart of the 51st State Initiative is simple: We just want to be left alone to live our lives without heavy-handed restrictions from the state Capitol,” Jeffrey Hare, an secession advocate told the Denver Post.
Morans.
422 | goddamnedfrank Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:57:45am |
re: #391 HappyWarrior
I agree but I think he’s saying that Cuccinelli should have lost by more than he did.
He should have. According to exit polls 7% of liberals broke for Sarvis, vs. 3% of conservatives. Also while McCauliffe took self identified moderates by 56% to 34%, 10% of moderate voters broke for Sarvis. Add it all up and it looks like McCauliffe could have easily doubled his lead in a two man contest.
423 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:57:54am |
Right-wing activists insist Ken Cuccinelli would've won if he was even more conservative http://t.co/zXTHpZqk5e— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 6, 2013
424 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:58:19am |
re: #415 Varek Raith
So Anti-Government Gun Rampages Aren’t Big News?
Days Later, LAX’s “Pissed-Off Patriot” Draws Little Press Interest
It happened right before an election and only one person died. It wasn’t bad enough to stay in the news.
425 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:58:26am |
re: #418 HappyWarrior
Yeah I like the retro feel of it. My favorite era in film in the 70’s.
I have a collection of the great 70’s films. Some damned good stuff from that era.
426 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:58:46am |
re: #419 Dark_Falcon
From that article:
Louise Gohmert as an ‘ideal candidate’? ROFLMAO!
GOHMERT! Lord help us.
427 | Bulworth Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:58:52am |
re: #417 HappyWarrior
Michael Shannon is fabulous. Played a role in The Runaways and the central role in The Missing Person.
429 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:59:41am |
re: #403 Dr Lizardo
Looks like David Barton won’t be running against John Cornyn after all; he’s decided against it.
Translation: He did the math and decided he can make more money as a fake historian than a real politician.
430 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 9:59:55am |
re: #419 Dark_Falcon
From that article:
Louise Gohmert as an ‘ideal candidate’? ROFLMAO!
I don’t know DF, I think Louise may better than Louie heh. Just teasing, I know you made a typo but I just like to imagine Louie has a fraternal twin sister named Louise who lives in reality with the rest of us. I’d rather have Louie C.K than Louie Gohmert as senator. These guy thinking Gohmert is an ideal senator is the kind of thinking that gets people nominating Cuccinelli for governor.
431 | Bulworth Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:00:17am |
re: #423 Vicious Babushka
E.J. Jackson should have been at the top of the ticket. What? He lost by moar votes than Cooch? Oh well, he wasn’t severely conservative enough either.
Also, too: Democrat vote fraud and ACORN!!!
432 | Dr Lizardo Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:00:25am |
re: #429 Eclectic Cyborg
Translation: He did the math and decided he can make more money as a fake historian than a real politician.
He has more power in his role as historical revisionist as well.
433 | Eclectic Cyborg Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:01:19am |
re: #415 Varek Raith
So Anti-Government Gun Rampages Aren’t Big News?
Days Later, LAX’s “Pissed-Off Patriot” Draws Little Press Interest
It may sound cynical but I think it’s a numbers game. There was only one death in this incident, had there been 10, 15, 50 it would have caught a lot more press.
Also, it was a shooting. Shootings are, sadly, quite commonplace in America. If It had been a bombing or a gassing it would have gotten more press.
434 | AlexRogan Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:01:27am |
re: #412 HappyWarrior
Yeah I heard. He’s from the same school of acting that Bale is. You’re seeing a totally different guy everytime you see him. Bale himself has a new one I want to see that looks awesome.
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Gary Oldman and Daniel Day-Lewis are other actors in that same vein.
435 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:01:42am |
re: #427 Bulworth
Michael Shannon is fabulous. Played a role in The Runaways and the central role in The Missing Person.
I’ll make a gentleman’s bet here but he’s got an Oscar in him. I actually thought he should have won for John Givings in RR. I’ve read the novel. He made that character come to life and honestly stole scenes with DiCaprio, Winslet, and Bates. All fine actors in their own right.
436 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:02:00am |
Virginia gun shop gave out free AR-15 magazines to anyone showing a voter ID card yesterday.
And Cuccinelli still lost.
437 | wrenchwench Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:02:14am |
re: #415 Varek Raith
So Anti-Government Gun Rampages Aren’t Big News?
Days Later, LAX’s “Pissed-Off Patriot” Draws Little Press Interest
Two problems. He left a trail indicating his non-lefty ideology, and he’s still alive, so they can’t lie about him being a Democrat, etc.
Any further attention that shooter gets is to the detriment of the libertarian (and other) loons who inspired him.
438 | AlexRogan Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:02:42am |
re: #423 Vicious Babushka
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You mean, “more conservative” like E.W. Jackson, who definitively got his ass handed to him?
The only reason that Cucci didn’t get his ass handed to him in the same manner is that McAuliffe is a sleaze; had the Democrats put up a less divisive candidate, Cucci would’ve have been paste.
439 | Vicious Babushka Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:02:46am |
re: #431 Bulworth
E.J. Jackson should have been at the top of the ticket. What? He lost by moar votes than Cooch? Oh well, he wasn’t severely conservative enough either.
Also, too: Democrat vote fraud and ACORN!!!
You think you are being sarcastic but that is all I am seeing on Teh Twitters this morning.
440 | darthstar Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:03:25am |
The biggest thing is Christie is stuck with a blue legislature who won't let him accomplish many conservative goals— YeaYouRite (@YeaYouRite) November 6, 2013
This will actually help Christie on the national stage as it will enable him to play his ‘moderate’ credentials…but it will also hurt him in the primaries as he’ll have to work with Democrats to get anything done.
441 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:04:18am |
re: #423 Vicious Babushka
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They’re right. Cuccinelli should have ran on platform banning all forms of sex. Then he would have won for sure. i am glad that even after they nominated their white knight who used our state AG’s office to harass climate change researchers, gay friendly student organizations, and begged the USSC to let him re-criminalize blowjobs that he wasn’t enough for them. Could it be that your message sucks guys? Oh no, sir, it’s that you’re not conservative enough. That’s it. You’re never going to get a Democratic candidate as unlikable for governor here as McAuliffe again. Northam who I imagine will be standard bearer in 2017 is a doctor as well as a retired Major in the Army.
442 | Bulworth Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:04:50am |
re: #439 Vicious Babushka
Actually didn’t Virginia implement some tougher new voter ID requirements?
443 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:05:03am |
re: #436 darthstar
Virginia gun shop gave out free AR-15 magazines to anyone showing a voter ID card yesterday.
And Cuccinelli still lost.
WHERE THE FUCK IS MY MAGAZINES?!?!?!
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445 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:05:59am |
re: #442 Bulworth
Actually didn’t Virginia implement some tougher new voter ID requirements?
They did. I got by fine using my identification but my grandmother had a little problem using what she’s used here in the past.
446 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:06:04am |
447 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:07:50am |
They don’t seem to understand that as Newton said for each reaction, there’s an equal reaction. So they nominate their white conservative knight in shining tea armor for governor. Okay, that drives their base out but guess what, there’s people in this state who will turn out to vote against that person. I don’t like McAuliffe. I’ve made no secret here that I didn’t even vote for him but I showed up to vote against him and his party(Cuccinelli that is as I voted Dem straight other than governor)
448 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:08:51am |
re: #437 wrenchwench
Two problems. He left a trail indicating his non-lefty ideology, and he’s still alive, so they can’t lie about him being a Democrat, etc.
Any further attention that shooter gets is to the detriment of the libertarian (and other) loons who inspired him.
The article was talking about coverage in news organs like the New York Times. It was not primarily looking at the right-wing media. It was one of the less-common moments when Media Matters looks at news coverage as a whole, and needs to be read in that light.
449 | Dark_Falcon Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:12:18am |
re: #446 Varek Raith
OMFG, that’s right down the road.
Why the reaction? The store wasn’t demanding people vote in a specific way and they included all military personnel in the giveaway as well. And the mags were not given away loaded.
450 | lawhawk Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:12:36am |
re: #440 darthstar
A blue legislature that has worked with him to pass budgets and has negotiated with him on numerous issues so that both sides get to claim victory. The one area where the Democrats haven’t ceded ground is on Supreme Court appointees. There’s two vacancies on the court that have yet to be filled. It’s something that will have to be addressed soon.
451 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:13:19am |
Liberals are seeing the Va election wrong.
This should’ve easily gone to the GOP. Bolling would’ve trounced Terry.
The fact that Terry won is more of a surprise.
452 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:14:50am |
re: #451 Varek Raith
Liberals are seeing the Va election wrong.
This should’ve easily gone to the GOP. Bolling would’ve trounced Terry.
The fact that Terry one is more of a surprise.
I wager to say if it was Terry against Bolling, we’d be looking at the results the same way we did McDonnell versus Deeds. Still think Jackson loses against NOrtham in that race but I think Bolling would refuse to run with such a man.
453 | Decatur Deb Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:15:01am |
re: #408 Dark_Falcon
I’d have though they’d regulate hunting in Europe. We regulate it well enough in the US to protect the bird population on flyways.
Human hunting, that is, as cats are a different story. But that’s another reason hunting by humans is regulated: the Feline Overlords demand it to ensure there are enough birds for them.
Entirely kidding in that second paragraph.
Italian hunting laws are at least feudal in parts—maybe even Etruscan. one of the 40 or so parties that win seats is the “Hunting and Fishing Party”.
454 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:16:42am |
re: #449 Dark_Falcon
Why the reaction? The store wasn’t demanding people vote in a specific way and they included all military personnel in the giveaway as well. And the mags were not given away loaded.
Some of us don’t like our neighborhoods being filled with people who stockpile guns the way some of us stockpile music perhaps. And no they weren’t demanding they vote a certain way but I guarantee if I showed up to such a store wearing a pro-Obama or McAuliffe shirt or even my intentionally ironic Che shrit, I doubt I’d get magazines. It’s this kind of stuff that shows why gun ownership isn’t even distributed.
455 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:19:21am |
It’s too bad honestly that Brian Moran lost a lot of credibility with the state Democratic party since he was at the helm when they lost the state senate a couple years ago. I think he understands Virginia politics better than McAuliffe and what’s more he’s actually more progressive too. He was state party chair at that time I believe. Just happened to have that job during a time when there was a backlash against the Democratic Party.
456 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:22:12am |
I don’t trust anyone who feels the need to stockpile weapons and/or ammo.
457 | Bulworth Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:26:09am |
re: #451 Varek Raith
Much the same way Republicans would have won the Senate seat from Delaware when Christine O’Donnell beat the moderate Repub in the primary, and the same way Repubs continue to nominate teabag party candidates in primaries/conventions who go on to lose in the general (not all of them go on to lose of course, just some notable examples of where they have beaten a more electable candidate in a primary).
458 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:27:18am |
re: #456 Varek Raith
I don’t trust anyone who feels the need to stockpile weapons and/or ammo.
That’s the word, stockpile. Guy who owns a pistol and rifle for protection and so he can go hunting with the fellas on the weekend. I get that guy. Hell I have friends like that guy. Mr. I need to own tons of weapons because I’m paranoid that the government is going to turn into Nazi Germany, yeah……….. What I wish gun shops and gun owners would realize is that guns are guns. Their primary purpose is to end or at least hurt a life and that’s why it’s foolish to liken guns to cars say. I don’t deny people can be responsible gun owners. We never got near my grandfather’s gun cabinet when I was a kid but these people who need arsenals are people I am as a rule wary of.
459 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:28:49am |
re: #457 Bulworth
Much the same way Republicans would have won the Senate seat from Delaware when Christine O’Donnell beat the moderate Repub in the primary, and the same way Repubs continue to nominate teabag party candidates in primaries/conventions who go on to lose in the general (not all of them go on to lose of course, just some notable examples of where they have beaten a more electable candidate in a primary).
So many cases of that I’ve lost count. Never thought I’d see ol’ Bill Bolling be seen as a RINO but here we are in the 2013 Virginia GOP that thinks a minister who thinks the president is the anti-christ should be the tie breaker on bills in our quite divided state senate.
463 | jamesfirecat Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:35:29am |
re: #394 HappyWarrior
The Batman many of us grew up with. I always liked Mike Keaton. And I have to say while everyone loves the Ledger joker, Nicholson’s was solid too and DeVito’s penguin scared little me.
Hey if you’re going to talk about Ledger and Nicholson of me respect just also be paid to the brilliance that is something like two decades of Mark Hamil’s performance.
464 | Varek Raith Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:36:17am |
465 | HappyWarrior Wed, Nov 6, 2013 10:41:41am |
re: #463 jamesfirecat
Hey if you’re going to talk about Ledger and Nicholson of me respect just also be paid to the brilliance that is something like two decades of Mark Hamil’s performance.
I’ve heard great things but as I said, what I’ve seen is limited being more a casual fan than hardcore comic fan.