Thursday Night Jam: Laura Marling, “False Hope”

My worst problem is I don’t sleep at night
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From the new album Short Movie, a terrific song by British songwriter Laura Marling.

Is it still okay that I don’t know how to be alone?
Would it be okay if I don’t come home tonight?
We shared an apartment on the upper west side
And my worst problem is I don’t sleep at night
Woman downstairs just lost her mind
And I don’t care how, I don’t care why
Why I know false hope
Why I know false hope

Storm hits the city and the lights go out
Before I can prepare
The whole downtown looks dark like no one lives there
Shared an apartment on the upper west side
My worst problem is I don’t sleep at night
Woman downstairs just lost her mind,
And I don’t care how, I don’t care why
Why I know false hope
Why I know false hope

She’ll be alright tomorrow
Neither of us is gonna sleep tonight
We’ve false hope
I hear you begging through the wall
Like a dying animal’s last call

Is it still okay that I don’t know how to be at all?
There’s a party uptown and I just don’t feel like I belong at all
Do I?
Shared an apartment on the upper west side
My worst problem is I don’t sleep at night
Woman downstairs just lost her mind,
And I don’t care how, I surely don’t care why
Why I know false hope
Why I know false hope

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614 comments
1 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 9:31:06pm
2 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 9:32:49pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

Hmmm.

3 A Cranky One  Apr 30, 2015 9:36:26pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

What could possibly go wrong?

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4 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 9:37:01pm
5 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 9:38:00pm

re: #3 A Cranky One

What could possibly go wrong?

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Shooting an Uzi while hung over is also not a bright idea.

6 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 9:39:31pm

Chuck’s on a binge tonight. He might say anything.

7 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 9:40:24pm

He’s probably telling the truth about Breitbart there.

8 Higgs Boson's Mate  Apr 30, 2015 9:40:35pm

Chuck will soon be an expert on everything to do with automatic weapons.

9 William Lewis  Apr 30, 2015 9:41:12pm

re: #5 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Shooting an Uzi while hung over is also not a bright idea.

Shooting a tank canon while hung over is entertaining though… (whistles innocently…) Shoving a oil soaked roll of TP into the gun tube ahead of the round is even more fun…

10 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 9:41:12pm
11 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 9:42:22pm

He’s drunk off his ass. Stay tuned. This might be an epic night for the Ginger Avenger.

12 A Cranky One  Apr 30, 2015 9:44:33pm

re: #5 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Shooting an Uzi while hung over is also not a bright idea.

Hence the snark tags. I also suspect he won’t be sober tomorrow.

Upchuck and weapons don’t strike me as a good combination under any circumstances.

13 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 9:47:03pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

14 Higgs Boson's Mate  Apr 30, 2015 9:47:15pm

Some have expressed surprise at Chuck’s ability to travel. It’s easy: he just gives himself an enema and mails himself to his destination in a legal size envelope.

15 teleskiguy  Apr 30, 2015 9:48:07pm

Instead of reposting my verbose comment about the Aurora movie theater massacre trial I posted downstairs, I’ll just leave a link.

16 A Cranky One  Apr 30, 2015 9:48:56pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

I’m curious to see what will happen when someone challenges one of his claims. I’m betting he’ll provide details to prove he’s not lying.

Could be entertaining indeed.

17 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 9:50:20pm

Yup. It’s gonna be a fun night on the CCJ timeline.

18 Higgs Boson's Mate  Apr 30, 2015 9:51:34pm

re: #17 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Yup. It’s gonna be a fun night on the CCJ timeline.

Is anyone capturing this for the ages? He’ll probably be busy deleting things as soon as he sobers up a bit.

19 teleskiguy  Apr 30, 2015 9:52:35pm

re: #18 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Is anyone capturing this for the ages? He’ll probably be busy deleting things as soon as he sobers up a bit.

One thing I’ve learned about UpChuck, he very very rarely deletes anything. Absolutely no self-awareness.

20 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 9:55:10pm

re: #19 teleskiguy

One thing I’ve learned about UpChuck, he very very rarely deletes anything. Absolutely no self-awareness.

Well, he clearly does not expect or plan to be hired by someone for a job, so I guess he figures his history online doesn’t matter.

21 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 9:55:39pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

22 Teukka  Apr 30, 2015 9:56:29pm

re: #20 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Well, he clearly does not expect or plan to be hired by someone for a job, so I guess he figures his history online doesn’t matter.

Hey, isn’t he supposed to be from the same political camp which throws hissy fits a lot about being “dependent on the government teat” and “lazy”?

23 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 9:58:37pm

re: #22 Teukka

Hey, isn’t he supposed to be from the same political camp which throws hissy fits a lot about being “dependent on the government teat” and “lazy”?

He’s his own man, according to his many tweets along those lines. Take that with a dump truck of salt, though.

24 A Cranky One  Apr 30, 2015 9:59:02pm

re: #21 Kragar

Too bad LOL has become meaningless because LOL. Hat tip.

25 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 10:01:46pm
26 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 10:03:17pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

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27 A Cranky One  Apr 30, 2015 10:05:14pm

re: #25 Charles Johnson

I’m actually stunned. Upchuck told the truth about something. That being:

He is clearly drunk.

Edited to clarify the truth told is his intoxication

28 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 10:06:18pm

I challenged him on the thug =/= n*****r tweet, got no answer other than “aint you white?” Now his followers are throwing names of white people they call thugs, like Justin Bieber and Bill Clinton.

O_o

29 TedStriker  Apr 30, 2015 10:06:24pm

re: #25 Charles Johnson

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Stick a fork in yourself, Chuck, because, with that tweet, you’re done with everyone but the Stormfront/Political Cesspool set.

Who am I kidding? You’re a has-been that never really was.

30 teleskiguy  Apr 30, 2015 10:08:01pm

Again with the cocaine.

31 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 30, 2015 10:09:08pm

Well gang, I’m outta here. Remember, don’t do Alex Jones on ‘Shrooms, ‘cuz this will be the result…

See ya all later…

RBS

32 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 10:09:42pm

re: #30 teleskiguy

With the right encouragement, he’d probably admit he loves his Peruvian marching powder.

33 goddamnedfrank  Apr 30, 2015 10:10:05pm

Full on overt white supremacist now.

34 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 10:10:13pm

re: #30 teleskiguy

35 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 10:12:08pm

re: #33 goddamnedfrank

36 TedStriker  Apr 30, 2015 10:13:27pm

re: #35 Kragar

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Hehe…

37 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 10:13:40pm
38 TedStriker  Apr 30, 2015 10:15:33pm

re: #37 Charles Johnson

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What’s even worse is that, in less than 10 minutes, he’s already gotten nine faves and 4 retweets on that wretched, racist tweet.

39 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 10:16:48pm

re: #38 TedStriker

What’s even worse is that, in less than 10 minutes, he’s already gotten nine faves and 4 retweets on that wretched, racist tweet.

He’ll bring up The Bell Curve soon enough.

40 TedStriker  Apr 30, 2015 10:19:14pm

re: #33 goddamnedfrank

Full on overt white supremacist now.

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re: #37 Charles Johnson

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41 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 10:20:51pm
42 goddamnedfrank  Apr 30, 2015 10:20:57pm
43 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 10:27:28pm

Note that all the “white thugs” are either liberals or convicted murderers. No one’s mentioning angry crowds of white folks, or white kids coming home from the mini-mart.

44 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 10:29:45pm

Chuck’s really losing control tonight. This is the end of any hope he had of being considered employable as a journalist.

45 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 10:31:22pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

Chuck’s really losing control tonight. This is the end of any hope he had of being considered employable as a journalist.

So, I wonder if he’s drinking alone and tweeting up a storm, or with someone and ignoring them while he knocks back a few and tweets.

46 goddamnedfrank  Apr 30, 2015 10:31:24pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

Chuck’s really losing control tonight. This is the end of any hope he had of being considered employable as a journalist.

His Twitter app needs a breathalyzer interlock.

47 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 10:34:14pm

The people favoriting and retweeting Chuck are outright neo-Nazis and Holocaust demiers.

48 goddamnedfrank  Apr 30, 2015 10:35:46pm
49 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 10:37:42pm

re: #47 Charles Johnson

The people favoriting and retweeting Chuck are outright neo-Nazis and Holocaust demiers.

I caught a whiff of that stench.

50 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 10:40:00pm

re: #48 goddamnedfrank

51 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 10:40:09pm
52 BeachDem  Apr 30, 2015 10:41:13pm

re: #43 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Note that all the “white thugs” are either liberals or convicted murderers. No one’s mentioning angry crowds of white folks, or white kids coming home from the mini-mart.

Here are a few conservative white thugs:

Michael Grimm
Chris Christie
Bernie Kerrick
Bill O’Reilly
Ted Nugent
Darrell Issa

I could go on, but why?

53 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 10:42:56pm
54 BeachDem  Apr 30, 2015 10:43:55pm

re: #45 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

So, I wonder if he’s drinking alone and tweeting up a storm, or with someone and ignoring them while he knocks back a few and tweets.

He claimed he was drinking wine with a neuroscientist who disproved a Nobel Prize winner, but he says a lot of shit, so…

55 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 10:44:00pm

re: #33 goddamnedfrank

56 A Cranky One  Apr 30, 2015 10:46:00pm

re: #55 Kragar

Meh. I want Upchuck to provide evidence that he and AB did a lot of e.

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57 A Cranky One  Apr 30, 2015 10:47:00pm

Later, lizards. May your dreams be of good crunchy things.

58 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 10:47:07pm

re: #56 A Cranky One

Meh. I want Upchuck to provide evidence that he and AB did a lot of e.

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I tried to prod him into revealing more, but he’s not drunk enough to take the bait.

59 Charles Johnson  Apr 30, 2015 10:51:06pm

He may have passed out. Either that or he went on a blow run.

60 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 10:53:15pm

re: #59 Charles Johnson

He may have passed out. Either that or he went on a blow run.

Toilet break, maybe

61 goddamnedfrank  Apr 30, 2015 10:54:06pm

I predict Chuck is going to have another one of those magical mornings where he wakes up hungover in a city park being taken care of by a random prostitute. Can’t find the link to that story but I clearly remember that he recounting it to a reporter.

62 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 10:56:25pm

re: #61 goddamnedfrank

63 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 10:57:11pm

re: #61 goddamnedfrank

I predict Chuck is going to have another one of those magical mornings where he wakes up hungover in a city park being taken care of by a random prostitute. Can’t find the link to that story but I clearly remember that he recounting it to a reporter.

Half his stories are probably fiction to build up his street creds as one of the “cool guys.”

64 gwangung  Apr 30, 2015 10:59:01pm

re: #54 BeachDem

He claimed he was drinking wine with a neuroscientist who disproved a Nobel Prize winner, but he says a lot of shit, so…

Crackpot, then.

Legit research that disproves a Nobel Prize winner’s work usually gets a prize itself.

65 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 11:04:28pm

re: #64 gwangung

Crackpot, then.

Legit research that disproves a Nobel Prize winner’s work usually gets a prize itself.

Well, the key word there is “legit.”

66 Kragar  Apr 30, 2015 11:04:47pm

re: #54 BeachDem

He claimed he was drinking wine with a neuroscientist who disproved a Nobel Prize winner, but he says a lot of shit, so…

…

67 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 30, 2015 11:15:17pm

I’ve updated the Tweet-sourced Dossier to include tonight’s revelations.

68 Kragar  May 1, 2015 12:00:18am

Darlene seems nice.

69 goddamnedfrank  May 1, 2015 12:19:36am

re: #68 Kragar

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Darlene seems nice.

I wonder if she still works for @kwri.

J Darlene Jones

Maybe her account was hacked, though she’d make a pretty random target. Either she’s a genuinely disgusting and monumentally stupid racist or she pissed someone thoroughly the fuck off.

70 Dr Lizardo  May 1, 2015 12:34:05am

re: #69 goddamnedfrank

I wonder if she still works for @kwri.

J Darlene Jones

Maybe her account was hacked, though she’d make a pretty random target. Either she’s a genuinely disgusting and monumentally stupid racist or she pissed someone thoroughly the fuck off.

In this rather horrific Tweet, Darlene says:

but notice how she spells ‘neighbourhood’. That’s British English. Rather unusual for an American to use that.

71 Nyet  May 1, 2015 12:34:30am

re: #7 Charles Johnson

He’s probably telling the truth about Breitbart there.

Could easily be true, but Chuck is such a pathological liar that I think he could invent something like this on the fly (and then later claim it was either a joke or a deliberate trap).

72 freetoken  May 1, 2015 12:45:51am

re: #42 goddamnedfrank

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Given that Joe Rogan is an Alex Jones type of guy, I doubt he cares what CCJ is doing.

73 Nyet  May 1, 2015 12:49:09am

Doesn’t seem to work for me.

74 Kragar  May 1, 2015 12:50:40am
75 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 12:55:05am

re: #70 Dr Lizardo

In this rather horrific Tweet, Darlene says:

but notice how she spells ‘neighbourhood’. That’s British English. Rather unusual for an American to use that.

She doesn’t seem to be an exceptionally effective real estate agent. neighborcity.com

76 freetoken  May 1, 2015 1:03:11am

And now, some too rarely heard Mussorgsky:

MP3 Audio

77 Kragar  May 1, 2015 1:11:10am
78 Kragar  May 1, 2015 1:15:12am
79 Kragar  May 1, 2015 1:16:37am
80 Dr Lizardo  May 1, 2015 1:16:55am

Back later. Meatworld stuff to do today; it’s May 1st over here, so I’mma check out a few things that are open for free today. Sounds groovy.

81 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 1:18:52am

re: #80 Dr Lizardo

Back later. Meatworld stuff to do today; it’s May 1st over here, so I’mma check out a few things that are open for free today. Sounds groovy.

Happy May Day! We have a three-day holiday here, which coincides with my usual days off, so not much advantage for me

82 freetoken  May 1, 2015 1:33:37am

Continuing on with my one-man effort to revive the popularity of opera… I notice that there is an interesting parallel between how I feel about various sub-genres and my American-culture cast tastes.

For example, Italian operas no doubt contain some of the prettiest songs ever written, but after I listen to them I walk away with the feeling that yes, that was a pretty song, but for some reason a full opera from that late Italian period (around the turn of the century) leaves me feeling like there is no big picture, musically speaking. If I might make a strange comparison, Italian opera is much like American professional wrestling.

I also get a kick when an Italian opera singer does a cover of an American pop tune (even if it is Cole Porter):

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83 sagehen  May 1, 2015 2:10:06am

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

My ship/plane/camel is taking on water/losing altitude/stuck in a sandstorm in the Bermuda triangle/over the North Atlantic/outside Phoenix. Urgent assistance required.

MAYDAY!

84 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 2:45:28am

Happy May Day everyone!

Gil Scott Heron - Message to the Messengers

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85 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 2:47:21am

And the authoritarians are already at it.

Istanbul goes into security lockdown to prevent May Day rallies at Taksim Square - @Reuters
end of alert

86 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 2:49:09am

Morning Lizards. See that upchuck went into full meltdown mode again while I was sleeping.

87 Nyet  May 1, 2015 2:52:55am

re: #86 Bubblehead II

Morning Lizards. See that upchuck went into full meltdown mode again while I was sleeping.

He melted and all that’s left is a big smelly brown puddle.

88 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 2:53:43am

re: #87 Nyet

He melted and all that’s left is a big smelly brown puddle.

Someone spilled water on him.

89 Nyet  May 1, 2015 2:56:09am

re: #88 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Someone spilled water on him.

So that house I was ready to drop didn’t come in handy after all.

90 freetoken  May 1, 2015 2:56:16am

re: #87 Nyet

He melted and all that’s left is a big smelly brown puddle.

One could say “big smelly brown puddle” is CCJ’s leitmotif.

91 William Lewis  May 1, 2015 2:57:59am

Pity I don’t have any Sanders campaign literature. It would be fun to see if anyone got the humor of campaigning for him on May Day :)

92 Nyet  May 1, 2015 2:59:34am

re: #90 freetoken

One could say “big smelly brown puddle” is CCJ’s leitmotif.

Ain’t he evah brown…

93 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:00:17am

This is Baltimore, 2015, not Birmingham 1963.

94 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:08:03am
95 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:11:18am

It’s going to be a long day.

96 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 3:16:58am

re: #95 Justanotherhuman

It’s going to be a long day.

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Posted this yesterday, but Seattle is prepping for possible riots as well.

Seattle police, businesses brace for possible May Day violence

SEATTLE — As the May Day marches descend upon the city, business owners and local leaders aren’t taking any chances. Police expect to be challenged on multiple fronts, knowing that passions have re-ignited with the crisis in Baltimore.

97 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:18:51am

re: #96 Bubblehead II

This is supposed to be a day of celebration. I fear it will be a day of despair for for far too many. Just a continuation, really.

98 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:23:32am
99 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:38:19am

Humans treated as mere products for profit. I fear it’s going to get worse.

Mass graves unearthed at human-trafficker camp in Songkhla
Police: 20 more corpses could be found

bangkokpost.com

(snip)

The dead are suspected to be Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh who starved to death or died of disease while awaiting payment of ransoms to be smuggled into Malaysia by a trafficking comprised of Thai, Myanmar and Malaysian nationals.

Some of the bodies were buried, while others were covered with clothing and blankets at a shelter in the mountains of southern Songkla province, police Col. Weerasant Tharnpiem told The Associated Press.

“There are 32 graves, four bodies have now been exhumed and are on their way… to hospital to for an autopsy,” Sathit Thamsuwan a rescue worker, who was at the scene soon after the site was found, told assembled media around 3.30pm. Another body was found above ground. More

100 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:42:24am

Holy moly, what a resemblance.

101 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 3:45:44am

re: #99 Justanotherhuman

Human trafficking is a big, big problem in SE Asia. Girls are either sold as “brides” to men abroad — especially China — or as future prostitutes all over the region. Older people, especially men, are trafficked to the Arabian Peninsula as indentured workers. Women end up as domestic workers in Hong Kong and the Arabian Peninsula, and on and on.

Poverty and a lack of education drives families and individuals to extremes, and there are plenty of evil people around to take advantage of their desperation.

102 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:51:36am
103 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 3:55:07am

re: #101 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

And how many die along the way, as those in the report did?

This is nothing but modern slavery, diguised as the “promise” of work and a “better future”.

104 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 4:12:08am

re: #103 Justanotherhuman

And how many die along the way, as those in the report did?

This is nothing but modern slavery, diguised as the “promise” of work and a “better future”.

Too many. They are smuggled across border in shipping containers or trucks with no ventilation, no food or water. It’s the Atlantic slave trade all over again.

105 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 4:14:14am

I should add that trafficking happens within China’s borders, but in a different way. Girls from rural areas especially are victims, either being kidnapped or sold as brides, or being tricked into working as prostitutes and “karaoke girls” in the large cities.

106 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 4:20:17am

The interviewer is absolutely clueless and came in with his own preconceived notions and biases. Another win for Deray who schooled him. WMAL is a DC station.

“I don’t have to condone it to understand it”

107 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 1, 2015 4:24:00am

Twice in two weeks and it is 4am when the alarm goes off and ugh.

At least traffic shouldn’t be bad on the way there.

108 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 4:31:07am

This is horrific. Cop is trying to break this woman down. Is this asshole talking about the BB gun, for chrissakes? The one John Crawford was holding inside the Walmart when the cops shot him dead? Tasha Thomas didn’t even know Crawford was dead when this interrogation was going on. Even the “witness” who called the cops later recanted his testimony when he told cops Crawford was pointing it at people.

Police interview partner of John Crawford III after Ohio Walmart shooting - video

theguardian.com

109 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 1, 2015 4:37:23am

Reading the whining of GamerGate supporters in the comments makes me sad. Their struggle is just like those of the protesters, you know.

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Off to deal with knee surgery.

110 freetoken  May 1, 2015 4:47:49am

Next up at National Review Racists Summit is Marco Rubio, which starts in about an hour:

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Should be a barrel of laughs.

111 Nyet  May 1, 2015 4:53:46am

OK, that’s one lean, mean eatin’ machine.

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112 lawhawk  May 1, 2015 5:12:56am

Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. I suspect we’re going to have one epic Friday night news dump tonight given all the stuff likely to drop during the course of the day - the Bridgegate indictment against likely guilty plea by David Wildstein, which will likely result in further indictments against former Christie staffers and people at the Port Authority.

Then there’s the whole mess in Baltimore, in which the leaks are sprouting faster than the Titanic sank. The problem with all the leaks is that it can’t cover up one inescapable fact - Freddie Gray was killed in custody by Baltimore Police. He could not have done the injuries sustained to himself - which means that any/all of the officers involved in his transport should be indicted for homicide.

At the same time, the BPD investigation finds that there were additional stops that were unreported at the time? Only by chance too - video from a private surveillance video. In other words, the story concocted by the officers transporting him would have been considered official and final but for outside entities videotaping and finding discrepancy after discrepancy.

It’s little wonder then that law enforcement is all too often opposed to people video/photographing them while they’re doing their jobs - because it all too frequently reveals malfeasance on their part. It’s also why body cameras/video should be mandatory nationally for all law enforcement, at all times they are interacting with the public/suspects.

All too often, we see law enforcement abuse their power and discretion - and with fatal consequences. This hits hardest in minority communities, which is why the anger is so palpable there, but everyone should be outraged because these issues can affect anyone of any color/age.

113 Nyet  May 1, 2015 5:16:27am

re: #112 lawhawk

Yep. All the “leaks” about “when” he got the critical injury serve only to muddy the waters and are irrelevant - whether it was during the arrest, etc., it was still a result of the police actions. The only “exculpatory” leak about him injuring himself is utterly unbelievable.

I wonder what’s in the unreleased report.

114 Teukka  May 1, 2015 5:19:00am

In other news, Stockholm PD had what seems like a malfunctioning vehicle.
sverigesradio.se

115 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2015 5:23:06am

re: #112 lawhawk

…<snip>…This hits hardest in minority communities, which is why the anger is so palpable there, but everyone should be outraged because these issues can affect anyone of any color/age.

As I’ve said before, I’m a lily-white (well, more like boiled shrimp) guy raised in an all-white suburb, and I’ve never thought of cops as anything but the bullies I grew up with, selected for maximum sociopathy, given guns, and sicced on the public with no restraints on their behavior. If I’d been exposed to anything like what black people are in places like Baltimore, I would have embraced violent revolution as the only solution a long time ago.

116 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 5:26:35am

All those things are stuff he says about himself==>

117 Timothy Watson  May 1, 2015 5:27:11am

re: #116 Lord Of The Pies

All those things are stuff he says about himself==>

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He’s up early after that bender last night.

118 Eventual Carrion  May 1, 2015 5:32:59am

re: #117 Timothy Watson

He’s up early after that bender last night.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

119 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 5:33:44am

It’s hard to think of police (no matter what they’re called) as anything other than fascist gatekeepers when you’re viewing images of Baltimore, Ferguson, and other areas around the US and around the world.

There used to be a saying back in my old demonstration days: “It you’re white, you’re all right; if you’re Brown, stick around; if you’re Black, get back.” The first and last are still very true, the second is still in flux since at the time Latinos were “useful” for working in the fields, as housekeepers, and for whatever other purposes as long as they, too, knew their place and accepted their conditions and hid in the shadows. Just don’t come over the border until we can use you for our own purposes is the message today and when we no longer need you, get out.

When people are used, abused and neglected and told they’re not wanted, that they’re the superfluous dregs of society, we’re going to see more and more of what we’re seeing today. This is not a sudden phenomenon—it’s been going on forever, it seems. You’d think there would be a natural affinity among people that suffer this phenomenon, but unfortunately that’s not always the case, except among people who educate themselves about it and reject racism. And too many aren’t willing to do the work which this undertanding requires, but I have hope for those who do. They’re the ones who will make the future better for everyone.

120 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 5:35:37am

re: #116 Lord Of The Pies

All those things are stuff he says about himself==>

Honestly. The stuff I’ve put up about him came from the horse’s …. mouth, as it were. Unless he’s going to pull the old “how dare you quote me saying stuff that is inconvenient for people to know now!”

121 Decatur Deb  May 1, 2015 5:36:28am

re: #91 William Lewis

Pity I don’t have any Sanders campaign literature. It would be fun to see if anyone got the humor of campaigning for him on May Day :)

Half my friends are singing Ave Regina, half are whistling The Internationale.

122 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 5:36:37am

re: #118 Eventual Carrion

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

He probably can get a supply of Valium to overcome his major depressive episode on coming down, dont you think?

123 Eventual Carrion  May 1, 2015 5:40:23am

re: #122 Justanotherhuman

He probably can get a supply of Valium to overcome his major depressive episode on coming down, dont you think?

I think he uses e for that according to his tweets. Says Andrew showed him that weird trick.

124 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 5:41:36am

Shdes of “The Hunger Games”?

125 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2015 5:42:08am

re: #119 Justanotherhuman

…There used to be a saying back in my old demonstration days: “It you’re white, you’re all right; if you’re Brown, stick around; if you’re Black, get back.”…

Things are going backwards even there. When I was growing up, if your ancestry wasn’t from Subsaharan Africa, and you weren’t “Oriental” (Yeah, I know you’re not supposed to use that term any more), you were white. We had some Mexican and Levantine kids that wouldn’t be considered white today, but nobody gave it a thought then. I suppose South Asians would have mucked up that system but I don’t remember any.

It seems like we’ve adopted the British “The n*****s begin at Calais” system in recent years.

126 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 5:42:28am

re: #123 Eventual Carrion

I think he uses e for that according to his tweets. Says Andrew showed him that weird trick.

Wow, his brain is fried, then

127 William Lewis  May 1, 2015 5:42:37am

re: #123 Eventual Carrion

I think he uses e for that according to his tweets. Says Andrew showed him that weird trick.

His heart is going to implode even younger than Breitbart’s did the way he’s going.

128 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 5:43:02am

re: #123 Eventual Carrion

I think he uses e for that according to his tweets. Says Andrew showed him that weird trick.

Have we found the secret to his nearly 24-hour tweeting cycle?

129 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 5:43:23am

Got a libertarian fuckwad in my timeline.

130 William Lewis  May 1, 2015 5:48:50am

re: #129 Lord Of The Pies

That one’s a waste of atmosphere.

131 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 5:49:11am

Already UpChuck is tweeting race stuff. Yesterday he says thug doesn’t mean n****r. Today he says thug “undermines the history” of the n-word.

132 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2015 5:51:52am

re: #129 Lord Of The Pies

Got a libertarian fuckwad in my timeline.

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If I tweeted, I’d tell him all essential functions should be done by government workers, accountable to the people, and capitalism should only apply to the luxury market, and see how he reacts to that….

133 Timothy Watson  May 1, 2015 5:53:06am

re: #129 Lord Of The Pies

Got a libertarian fuckwad in my timeline.

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I guess I shouldn’t waste my breath pointing out that collective bargaining for public-sector employees is against the law here in Virginia?

134 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 5:53:55am
135 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 5:57:18am

It’s a bad sign when they say “wake up” in a tweet. Then you know you’ve a nutjob on your hands.

136 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 5:57:55am

re: #134 Lord Of The Pies

TRILLIONS!!!!!!!

WAKEUPAMERICA!!!!!!!1

137 Decatur Deb  May 1, 2015 5:58:38am

re: #134 Lord Of The Pies

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You’re jousting with an idiot. The entire Fed budget hovers around a trillion.
Much of it is pumped back into private hands.

138 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 5:59:36am

re: #124 Justanotherhuman

Shdes of “The Hunger Games”?

KILL EM ALL!!!! ITS DISTRACTION FROM JADEHELM!!!!!!1

139 Timothy Watson  May 1, 2015 5:59:42am

re: #136 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

TRILLIONS!!!!!!!

WAKEUPAMERICA!!!!!!!1

QUADRILLIONS!!1!

140 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 5:59:50am

re: #137 Decatur Deb

You’re jousting with an idiot. The entire Fed budget hovers around a trillion.
Much of it is pumped back into private hands.

I blocked that dumbshit.

141 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 6:01:16am

re: #110 freetoken

Next up at National Review Racists Summit is Marco Rubio, which starts in about an hour:

Discussion with Senator Marco Rubio

Should be a barrel of laughs.

There’s something called a National Review Institute.

That’s precious.

142 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 6:02:23am

I really think “Dennis Michael Lynch” is not even a real person. Just social media profiles and the YouTube videos are performed by a hired actor.
“Award-Winning Job Creator” How many jobs has this dude even created? Except for the actor who plays him.

143 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 6:02:35am

Sad that most Americans working 8 hr days don’t remember Haymarket.

We remain ignorant about our own history.

en.wikipedia.org

144 Romantic Heretic  May 1, 2015 6:03:34am

re: #31 RealityBasedSteve

Well gang, I’m outta here. Remember, don’t do Alex Jones on ‘Shrooms, ‘cuz this will be the result…

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See ya all later…

RBS

I like Terry Pratchett’s take.

The truth is out there but the lies are in your head.

Something proven every day by the RWNJs.

145 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 6:04:27am

re: #94 Justanotherhuman

This officer just refused to allow me to go to my car to leave. #BalitmoreUprising pic.twitter.com
— deray mckesson (@deray) May 1, 2015

JUST OBEY THE LAW!!!!!!!!

……

Y is DHS buying all the amo? JEMALAMA in Texas! When will military overthrow the dictator in chief in WH? We will die before obeying gay marriage law from SCOTUS. Wake Up America!!!

146 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 6:05:21am

re: #142 Lord Of The Pies

award winning Job Creator!

Must be an Alpha CCJ wannabe.

147 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 6:07:57am

re: #143 Justanotherhuman

Sad that most Americans working 8 hr days don’t remember Haymarket.

We remain ignorant about our own history.

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en.wikipedia.org

During the class trip earlier this week, I had to explain to a disbelieving Chinese student that workers in America get two days off every week PLUS two weeks’ vacation and most national holidays. Most Chinese workers get one day off a week and one week for Spring Festival, plus the national holidays like May 1 and Oct. 1 (National Day).

148 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 6:11:39am

re: #147 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

During the class trip earlier this week, I had to explain to a disbelieving Chinese student that workers in America get two days off every week PLUS two weeks’ vacation and most national holidays. Most Chinese workers get one day off a week and one week for Spring Festival, plus the national holidays like May 1 and Oct. 1 (National Day).

And all of the benefits people enjoy today in the US came from union victories.

Did you tell them also that people in the US are also cutting their own throats in not demanding unions? We can revert and have been in the process for years.

149 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 6:11:55am

re: #129 Lord Of The Pies

Got a libertarian fuckwad in my timeline.

Society fails yet again to create the ultimate libertarian paradise.

150 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 6:12:29am

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson’s record win in the Mille Miglia. Jenks was as good a writer as he was a navigator and his first-person account is marvelous read. You can look up the full article at Motor Sports Magazine Archive.

151 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 6:13:16am

re: #131 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Already UpChuck is tweeting race stuff.

Must be a day ending in -day.

152 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 6:13:19am

re: #148 Justanotherhuman

And all of the benefits people enjoy today in the US came from union victories.

Did you tell them also that people in the US are also cutting their own throats in not demanding unions? We can revert and have been in the process for years.

There are no labor unions in this worker’s “paradise.” I find that deeply ironic.

153 darthstar  May 1, 2015 6:14:28am
154 freetoken  May 1, 2015 6:14:38am

Now going into the EXCEPTIONALISM bit …

It’s a gimmick, and has always been.

155 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 6:17:21am

re: #154 freetoken

Now going into the EXCEPTIONALISM bit …

It’s a gimmick, and has always been.

It’s all about marketing the brand, man. The United States of America™!

156 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 6:19:06am

Damn I see I missed an epic CCJ meltdown last night. That guy needs help big time.

157 freetoken  May 1, 2015 6:19:27am

re: #155 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

It’s an exploitation of religious sentiment for the sake of getting the other guy to sacrifice his life for yours.

158 darthstar  May 1, 2015 6:21:05am

re: #156 HappyWarrior

Damn I see I missed an epic CCJ meltdown last night. That guy needs help big time.

Somebody’s giving him an Uzi to shoot. That should do the trick.

159 Romantic Heretic  May 1, 2015 6:21:06am

re: #134 Lord Of The Pies

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Amazing how the anarchists, I mean libertarians, can move the goalposts.

160 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 6:22:16am

re: #148 Justanotherhuman

I also know people at the bottom of the labor ladder, working PT, and never knowing from week to week what their schedule will be and how many hours they will be able to work; these are people with family obligations as well. Employers don’t like it when you even ask off for a dr’s appt because it screws with the company’s schedules. These folks work weekends, are sometimes sent home, don’t get those holidays off (except perhaps xmas), no benefits. And the “underground” economy, where workers are paid cash is huge, far larger than most people can imagine, with workers being paid under the table. As long as a worker is classified as “casual labor”, it’s legal, too.

This is the situation for many workers in the US who can’t find permanent, FT employment that offers those benefits mentioned.

161 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 6:24:26am

re: #158 darthstar

Somebody’s giving him an Uzi to shoot. That should do the trick.

Ah yes gun therapy.

162 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 6:26:47am

re: #156 HappyWarrior

Damn I see I missed an epic CCJ meltdown last night. That guy needs help big time.

No worries. Sure there will be another one today or tomorrow.

163 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 6:28:26am

re: #162 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

No worries. Sure there will be another one today or tomorrow.

I’m sure his poor toilet is feeling it right now.

164 lawhawk  May 1, 2015 6:28:37am

BTW, Chuckles didn’t have a meltdown last night. He had a stream of consciousness rant that identifies him squarely as a racist and white supremacist.

He might gussy that up with the whole “exploring different views” BS that he’s laid on thick previously, but at his core, and is a racist.

And consorting with racists (who gleefully retweet/favorite his racist rants).

Drugs or not. He’s got serious issues, and Twitter isn’t the appropriate place for him. As Charles said, his “ambition” to be a journalist is all but shot with his revelations on Twitter (as if any employer other than say racist outfits like Takimag or VDare would go near him if they do even the slightest bit of due diligence - like say looking him up on Twitter).

That stream of tweets would and should be radioactive. But he thinks that this is all just normal, and he’s speaking truth to power. Or something.

It’s all rather sad and pathetic, but the worst part is that he smears others who have no way to fight back (like say the dead Michael Brown).

165 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 6:29:17am

re: #164 lawhawk

BTW, Chuckles didn’t have a meltdown last night. He had a stream of consciousness rant that identifies him squarely as a racist and white supremacist.

He might gussy that up with the whole “exploring different views” BS that he’s laid on thick previously, but at his core, and is a racist.

And consorting with racists (who gleefully retweet/favorite his racist rants).

Drugs or not. He’s got serious issues, and Twitter isn’t the appropriate place for him. As Charles said, his “ambition” to be a journalist is all but shot with his revelations on Twitter (as if any employer other than say racist outfits like Takimag or VDare would go near him if they do even the slightest bit of due diligence - like say looking him up on Twitter).

That stream of tweets would and should be radioactive. But he thinks that this is all just normal, and he’s speaking truth to power. Or something.

It’s all rather sad and pathetic, but the worst part is that he smears others who have no way to fight back (like say the dead Michael Brown).

Yes

166 freetoken  May 1, 2015 6:33:51am

Bobby Jindal is up at 11:15 eastern time. Kaisich is then scheduled for 2:00 today.

Tom Cotton and Carly Fiorina are tomorrow.

167 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 6:35:30am

re: #165 HappyWarrior

He picks his victims carefully.

168 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 6:38:12am
169 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 6:45:13am

Cross your fingers:
Ally of Chris Christie Expected to Plead Guilty in George Washington Bridge Lane-Closing Case

A former Port Authority official and ally of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is expected to plead guilty on Friday to the first charges stemming from the 16-month federal investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closings scandal.

The United States attorney for New Jersey, Paul J. Fishman, announced early on Friday that there would be a “proceeding of interest in a criminal matter” related to the closings at 11 a.m. in front of Judge Susan D. Wigenton in United States District Court in Newark. Mr. Fishman will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. to discuss the investigation, breaking his long silence over the inquiry…

170 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 6:45:27am

I may not need a revolution, but there are plenty out there who do.

“I don’t have to condone it to understand it.” — Deray McKesson. That has to be the greatest quote to come out of all this yet.

171 RadicalModerate  May 1, 2015 6:46:17am

Note to self.
Do not engage in discussion with the pro-“Gamergate” faction. Just made that mistake when a couple of them updinged a LGF Page that attempted to equate Stormfront neo-Nazis to so-called “Social Justice Warriors”.

172 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 6:47:50am

re: #171 RadicalModerate

Note to self.
Do not engage in discussion with the pro-“Gamergate” faction. Just made that mistake when a couple of them updinged a LGF Page that attempted to equate Stormfront neo-Nazis to so-called “Social Justice Warriors”.

Where is this page?

173 darthstar  May 1, 2015 6:48:17am
174 darthstar  May 1, 2015 6:49:54am
175 RadicalModerate  May 1, 2015 6:50:47am

re: #172 Lord Of The Pies

Where is this page?

Here you go.
littlegreenfootballs.com

Page is titled “Stormfront or SJW” which should give you an immediate tip-off of the slant.

176 lawhawk  May 1, 2015 6:50:59am

re: #174 darthstar

For the win! Circle gets the square!

177 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 6:51:23am

re: #163 HappyWarrior

I’m sure his poor toilet is feeling it right now.

It’s not his toilet; therefore, he demands that one of the “Asian females” clean it up. I hope they tell him to go soak his head in it.

178 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 6:52:29am

re: #175 RadicalModerate

Here you go.
littlegreenfootballs.com

Page is titled “Stormfront or SJW” which should give you an immediate tip-off of the slant.

Ucccch. Downdinged. Flush that turd.

179 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 6:55:00am

re: #177 Justanotherhuman

It’s not his/i> toilet; therefore, he demands that one of the “Asian females” clean it up. I hope they tell him to go soak his head in it.

I know. I was making a joke though that I felt bad for the toilet since he looking at the tweets last night seemed sauced than ever.

180 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 6:55:45am

re: #171 RadicalModerate

Note to self.
Do not engage in discussion with the pro-“Gamergate” faction. Just made that mistake when a couple of them updinged a LGF Page that attempted to equate Stormfront neo-Nazis to so-called “Social Justice Warriors”.

Agh really? That’s the same shit mindset where Glenn Beck likens support for social justice to Nazism.

181 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 6:55:52am

re: #178 Lord Of The Pies

Just did the 10th ding. Buh-bye turd.

182 freetoken  May 1, 2015 6:56:21am

I readily admit that I don’t understand anything even tangentially associated with GamerGate.

I was born before video games.

183 Nyet  May 1, 2015 6:59:38am

re: #178 Lord Of The Pies

Interestingly, fizziks, whose, ahem, interesting views on Arabs I posted in a comment there, was a longtime poster at DailyKos who, judging by the record, used to be a pretty reasonable individual who always supported his criticism of antisemitism with facts and reasoned arguments. A moderate cool head, so to say.

Then, as DKos commentariat drifted “leftwards” on Israel and quite a lot of strongly pro-I Kossacks were banned for one reason or another (as were lots of pro-P folks, incidentally), something happened to him, and now he rants against “Arab crimes” and whatnot at his blog.

184 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:00:52am

re: #173 darthstar

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So, I’m wondering when it will be feasible and cheap enough for people to own their solar panels and this battery storage?

For many, it will be more expensive than using traditional electricity from power plants unless there is major $ incentive to do so.

185 Charles Johnson  May 1, 2015 7:03:20am
186 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:04:12am

re: #184 Justanotherhuman

So, I’m wondering when it will be feasible and cheap enough for people to own their solar panels and this battery storage?

For many, it will be more expensive than using traditional electricity from power plants unless there is major $ incentive to do so.

I read that Tesla is considering leasing the home battery. That would make sense because rechargeables, no matter what type, are good for around 1000 full recharges.

187 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:05:34am

re: #185 Charles Johnson

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I guess Sunshine’s grumpy because Charles Murray doesn’t want that drink with him.

188 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:06:25am

re: #186 Higgs Boson’s Mate

I read that Tesla is considering leasing the home battery. That would make sense because rechargeables, no matter what type, are good for around 1000 full recharges.

I just don’t see it happening on a wide scale in what’s left of my lifetime, though.

189 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:07:42am

Baltimore City state’s attorney to hold 10:30 am ET press conference regarding death of Freddie Gray - @NBCNews
end of alert

190 RadicalModerate  May 1, 2015 7:07:57am

re: #184 Justanotherhuman

So, I’m wondering when it will be feasible and cheap enough for people to own their solar panels and this battery storage?

For many, it will be more expensive than using traditional electricity from power plants unless there is major $ incentive to do so.

There was a recent article about new-technology solar panels and batteries that has the cost of both home-generated solar energy and coal-fired electricity generation coming to a nearly equivalent cost per MWH sometime before the end of the decade. The major difference now is with power from the electric grid is paid on a monthly basis, while solar panels and batteries have a significant up-front cost, and typically batteries require replacement roughly every 3-5 years, and solar panels about every 10 years on average.

191 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 7:07:59am

A new hashtag has been born: #StrategicIrony

Plus CCJ’s usual lack of grammar, even allowing for 140 character limits.

192 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:08:20am

re: #188 Justanotherhuman

I just don’t see it happening on a wide scale in what’s left of my lifetime, though.

Elon Musk has a record of following through so I believe that it will be done. How widespread it becomes is another matter.

193 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:08:40am

‘Stand by Me’ singer and R&B icon Ben E. King dies at 76, publicist confirms - @BBCBreaking, @Telegraph
read more on telegraph.co.uk

RIP—you left a great legacy.

194 Charles Johnson  May 1, 2015 7:08:44am
195 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:09:15am

re: #191 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

A new hashtag has been born: #StrategicIrony

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Plus CCJ’s usual lack of grammar, even allowing for 140 character limits.

He really wants to make social justice warrior a bad thing. Me? I’d rather care about all people than be Ted Cruz and Chris McDaniel’s lackey.

196 Amory Blaine  May 1, 2015 7:09:21am

My wife’s severely diabetic sister has been battling cancer for months and is suffering through #4 of 6 chemo treatments. This has opened her own eyes to her diabetes which she seems to be taking concern to now. Thursday her aunt, who has been suffering dimensia and Alzheimer’s for years, was taken to the hospital and is near death. Today, shortly after arriving at work wife called me, her cousin suffered a brain aneurism and will be taken off the respirator in appx. 1 hour. I don’t know how much more she can take.

197 Charles Johnson  May 1, 2015 7:09:44am
198 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:10:23am

re: #197 Charles Johnson

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Such a humble lad.

199 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:10:48am

re: #196 Amory Blaine

Keeping you and your wife in my thoughts today.

200 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:11:45am

re: #197 Charles Johnson

There were some Tweeters in the 70’s and 80’s who were pretty good, too.

201 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:12:01am

re: #192 Higgs Boson’s Mate

People living next door to my late aunt intalled solar panels for their water heater, and that was in the ’70s. The next owner took them down, about the same time Reagan took those down at the WH.

I would have loved to have solar panels for everything on houses I owned, but as mentioned, the upfront cost was always prohibitive.

202 Nyet  May 1, 2015 7:12:44am

re: #197 Charles Johnson

The greatest twit, more like.

203 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:12:53am

re: #191 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Chuck’s only brush with irony is the difference between the way he sees himself and the way the world sees him.

204 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:14:03am

re: #191 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

A new hashtag has been born: #StrategicIrony

Plus CCJ’s usual lack of grammar, even allowing for 140 character limits.

Not all of us are good enough to receive the wisdom and courage emanating from CCJ’s award-winning journalism tweets.

//

205 b.d.  May 1, 2015 7:14:44am

re: #200 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

There were some Tweeters in the 70’s and 80’s who were pretty good, too.

[old man] EVERYONE KNOWS THAT TWEETING PEAKED DURING THE MID 60s BRITISH TWEETER INVASION [/old man]

206 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 7:15:15am

re: #200 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

There were some Tweeters in the 70’s and 80’s who were pretty good, too.

Woofers, too

207 Eventual Carrion  May 1, 2015 7:15:15am

re: #197 Charles Johnson

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Pretty convenient that twitter hasn’t been around for a generation. Upchuck is more like a child with a new toy to annoy the adults.

208 RadicalModerate  May 1, 2015 7:15:22am

re: #197 Charles Johnson

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Tweeter or twit?
…

209 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:16:27am

re: #200 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

There were some Tweeters in the 70’s and 80’s who were pretty good, too.

Celestion’s metal dome tweeter in 1982 was a breakthrough.

210 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:16:36am

re: #174 darthstar

Disappointed. Great actress.

/

211 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:17:08am

re: #202 Nyet

I’d rather use the British “twat” to describe him.

UK offensive a stupid or unpleasant person
dictionary.cambridge.org

212 Lidane  May 1, 2015 7:20:43am

Raving Freakazoid Nut Sandwich is bleating again:

213 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:22:15am

re: #212 Lidane

Raving Freakazoid Nut Sandwich is bleating again:

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Sounds as though Beck is back on the Peruvian marching powder, too.

214 darthstar  May 1, 2015 7:24:09am

Heh…

215 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:24:22am

re: #212 Lidane

Raving Freakazoid Nut Sandwich is bleating again:

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Well Glenn church attendance is NOT mandatory so if fewer people want to go to church because of SSM being legal, that’s their choice. You can stop claiming you’re for freedom and a heir of the founding fathers now too.

216 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 7:24:57am

re: #197 Charles Johnson

The Greatest, giving the multitudes tweets like this one:

217 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:24:59am

re: #214 darthstar

Heh…

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Okay, I don’t like Scientology but I gotta give Kirstie credit for having a sense of humor there.

218 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:25:47am

re: #212 Lidane

Raving Freakazoid Nut Sandwich is bleating again:

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The worshippers of an all-powerful god aren’t going to be able to make it to church because someone, somewhere, got married?

Truly, you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
Isaiah 45:15

219 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:26:20am

heh:

220 darthstar  May 1, 2015 7:26:33am
221 darthstar  May 1, 2015 7:27:21am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

heh:

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I wonder if the topic will be triggering?

222 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:28:03am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

@cspanwj I’m going to be in DC Monday to Wednesday. Will you have me on your show?
— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) May 1, 2015

CSPAN: Who are you?

223 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2015 7:28:16am

re: #212 Lidane

Raving Freakazoid Nut Sandwich is bleating again:

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Glenn Beck: persecution will cause church attendance to drop 50% in the next 5 years if SCOTUS legalizes gay marriage bit.ly

And this would be bad…why, exactly?

224 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:28:27am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

heh:

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I wonder how I can get on @cspan’s Q & A.

Piece o’ cake once you make it past Security.

225 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 7:28:56am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

Pretty please?

226 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:29:58am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

I wonder how I can get on @cspan’s Q & A.
— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) May 1, 2015

Usually by writing something that people have read and liked, and generally being someone who CSPAN thinks people would want to watch on TV.

227 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:30:20am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

heh:

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He’ll have to get past Steve Scully, but that shouldn’t be so hard to do.

I quit watching CSPAN long ago, when all the ‘baggers and other assorted RWNJs were allowed to spout.

228 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:31:35am

re: #226 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Usually by writing something that people have read and liked, and generally being someone who CSPAN thinks people would want to watch on TV.

Oh come on, people would love to see the best selling author of Calvin Coolidge: Capitalist Jesus.

229 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:31:57am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

I wonder how I can get on @cspan’s Q & A.
— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) May 1, 2015

Stop being a racist psychopath. For starters.

230 Lidane  May 1, 2015 7:33:14am

Bummer:

231 Amory Blaine  May 1, 2015 7:34:36am

CCJ must’ve cashed out his fund-me and got a couple of eight balls last night. Also career damaging tweets on the cusp of buying a house doesn’t sound like a high IQ decision to me.

232 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:35:13am

re: #226 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Usually by writing something that people have read and liked, and generally being someone who CSPAN thinks people would want to watch on TV.

Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.
- Alfonso the Wise

233 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:35:15am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

Life TV ambition: jeopardy, c-span q & a, @CharlieRoseShow, be one of the investors on Shark Tank.
— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) May 1, 2015

No openings available. Would you like to host Red Eye?

/

234 Lidane  May 1, 2015 7:36:47am

This is a point in Utah’s favor:

Unfortunately, my asshole governor caved to the Alex Jones fuckwits and is going to “monitor” the US Army so they don’t cart off Cletus T. Yokel to the Walmart FEMA Death Camps o’ DOOOOM.

235 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2015 7:38:17am

re: #234 Lidane

This is a point in Utah’s favor:

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Unfortunately, my asshole governor caved to the Alex Jones fuckwits and is going to “monitor” the US Army so they don’t cart off Cletus T. Yokel to the Walmart FEMA Death Camps o’ DOOOOM.

So they’ve got Ernest T. Bass keeping an eye on them? Sounds legit.

236 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:38:43am

Watch Live: Baltimore’s State’s Attorney Holds Briefing on Freddie Gray Case

nbcnews.com

237 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:39:17am

re: #173 darthstar

Pretty sure that MrBWS will want to reserve one of the Tesla batteries when he reads this tonight.
If it works out, he’ll get more later (and hopefully the price will drop then).
Right now, we’re using a bank of gel cells for our solar panels, and we have the wind generator ready to put online. The gel cells were previously used and are getting close to their up-and-die stage.

238 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:42:44am

hahahaha…so funny…
///////////

239 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 1, 2015 7:42:47am

Well, mr. klys is in surgery now, just about 30 minutes late.

They offer free wifi here, which is nice.

It’s still an iPad keyboard though, so I think I will mostly lurk.

240 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2015 7:43:44am

re: #237 Backwoods_Sleuth

Pretty sure that MrBWS will want to reserve one of the Tesla batteries when he reads this tonight.
If it works out, he’ll get more later (and hopefully the price will drop then).
Right now, we’re using a bank of gel cells for our solar panels, and we have the wind generator ready to put online. The gel cells were previously used and are getting close to their up-and-die stage.

Even without solar power, if every dwelling had these so power plants only had to be built to average demand instead of peak demand, it would mean a tremendous saving in energy, money, and pollution.

241 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:43:51am

re: #233 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

No openings available. Would you like to host Red Eye?

/

CCJ hasn’t even bothered to show up on Fresno public access cable. He’d rather hold out his beggar’s bowl on Twitter and complain that no one recognizes his genius. He’s lazy. From his casual adoption of bottom-of-the-barrel memes to his writing he’s a smorgasbord of laziness.

242 blueraven  May 1, 2015 7:44:41am

Whoa! Criminal charges in Gray case.

243 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:44:43am

re: #240 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Even without solar power, if every dwelling had these so power plants only had to be built to average demand instead of peak demand, it would mean a tremendous saving in energy, money, and pollution.

Absolutely.

244 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:45:00am
245 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 7:45:08am

re: #236 Justanotherhuman

Watch Live: Baltimore’s State’s Attorney Holds Briefing on Freddie Gray Case

nbcnews.com

Probable cause to file charges. YES!

246 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:45:23am

Mosby: We believe we have the information to file probable cause for a criminal action (in Freddie’s death).

247 blueraven  May 1, 2015 7:45:44am

re: #242 blueraven

Whoa! Criminal charges in Gray case.

Ruled a homicide by States Attorney.

248 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:46:02am

re: #239 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Well, mr. klys is in surgery now, just about 30 minutes late.

They offer free wifi here, which is nice.

It’s still an iPad keyboard though, so I think I will mostly lurk.

Good luck. And, be honest: you just don’t want to hassle with autocorrect.

249 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2015 7:46:30am

re: #247 blueraven

Ruled a homicide by States Attorney.

But the resulting white riot will be ignored.

250 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 1, 2015 7:46:32am

re: #248 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Good luck. And, be honest: you just don’t want to hassle with autocorrect.

Fucking autocorrect.

251 blueraven  May 1, 2015 7:46:40am

re: #247 blueraven

Ruled a homicide by States Attorney.

Knife he had was legal…no probable cause for arrest.

252 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:46:50am

Wow failed to establish probable cause for an arrest. And he was illegally arrested.

253 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:47:16am
254 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:48:03am

JOKES!!11!!! They’re just jokes!!!!
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255 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:48:20am

re: #247 blueraven

Ruled a homicide by States Attorney.

The old Sixties radical in me would like to think that the protests kept this from being swept under the rug.

256 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:48:26am

re: #241 Higgs Boson’s Mate

CCJ hasn’t even bothered to show up on Fresno public access cable. He’d rather hold out his beggar’s bowl on Twitter and complain that no one recognizes his genius. He’s lazy. From his casual adoption of bottom-of-the-barrel memes to his writing he’s a smorgasbord of laziness.

Public Access? Do You Know Who I Am?

257 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:48:46am

re: #255 Higgs Boson’s Mate

The old Sixties radical in me would like to think that the protests kept this from being swept under the rug.

It helped no doubt I’m sure.

258 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:48:52am

re: #251 blueraven

Knife he had was legal…no probable cause for arrest.

But he RAN!!!!!!11

259 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:48:54am

Cop bullshit was never working, no matter how they tried to slice it. #FreddieGray

260 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 7:49:31am

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

JOKES!!11!!! They’re just jokes!!!!
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Gelling like a felon.

261 blueraven  May 1, 2015 7:50:21am

Gray asked repeated times for medical assistance. Officers failed to render any.

262 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:50:39am

re: #257 HappyWarrior

It helped no doubt I’m sure.

Coming near you on Free Republic:

Hurr hurr DA bowing to thug riot pressure

263 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:50:50am
264 lawhawk  May 1, 2015 7:50:56am

Mic drop:

265 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 7:51:02am

re: #260 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Gelling like a felon.

“It was just a joke! I wasn’t doin’ nothin’, man.”

266 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:51:09am

re: #262 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Coming near you on Free Republic:

Hurr hurr DA bowing to thug riot pressure

They’ll probably call her a thug herself.

267 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:51:26am

re: #261 blueraven

Gray asked repeated times for medical assistance. Officers failed to render any.

Disgraceful.

268 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:51:49am

re: #260 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Gelling like a felon.

[CCJ]I may be the best Tweeter jokester in a generation.[/CCJ]

269 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 7:51:49am

re: #262 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Coming near you on Free Republic:

Hurr hurr DA bowing to thug riot pressure

You know it’ll happen. You can practically hear Limbaugh bloviating now about how this is just a black state’s attorney bowing to the “mob” to put these cops on trial when “everybody knows” Gray was a drug dealer and “everybody knows” that his arrest was legal.

270 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:52:20am

re: #269 Targetpractice

You know it’ll happen. You can practically hear Limbaugh bloviating now about how this is just a black state’s attorney bowing to the “mob” to put these cops on trial when “everybody knows” Gray was a drug dealer and “everybody knows” that his arrest was legal.

Oh yes, they’re totally going to bring Ms. Mosby’s race into this.

271 Amory Blaine  May 1, 2015 7:53:12am

re: #255 Higgs Boson’s Mate

The old Sixties radical in me would like to think that the protests kept this from being swept under the rug.

These new kids are really something. They are the ones they’ve been looking for all along. We should be proud of their continuing efforts.

272 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:53:23am

I’ll give the Baltimore DA’s office credit. They handled this better than the St. Louis County did.

273 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:53:42am
274 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:53:51am

Manslaughter and a lot of assault charges.

275 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:54:05am

re: #271 Amory Blaine

These new kids are really something. They are the ones they’ve been looking for all along. We should be proud of their continuing efforts.

[media]BUT THE CVS!!!!![/media]

276 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 7:54:16am

re: #265 Higgs Boson’s Mate

“It was just a joke! I wasn’t doin’ nothin’, man.”

Some guy tweeted that he’d cross the street to “offer him a fade,” and UpChuck asked if that meant he wanted to kill him and cc’d @support and @safety in the reply.

Guy said he’s in Brasil and “offer a fade” meant he’d like to knock a few teeth out if he heard CCJ say the n-word.

UpChuck is such a woos.

277 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:54:21am

Misconduct in office.

278 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:55:32am

Chuck is too busy with his twitter slapfight with Ali to notice the Freddie Gray news.

279 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 7:55:52am

re: #272 HappyWarrior

I’ll give the Baltimore DA’s office credit. They handled this better than the St. Louis County did.

As I noted yesterday, the state’s attorney for Baltimore is new to the job and ran on dealing with police violence. She’s not a “Good Ol’ Boy” who’s more interested in keeping a friendly relation with the BPD than she is getting justice.

280 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 7:56:09am

nbcnews.com
Get to know Marilyn Mosby. Impressive lady. Comes from a family of police officers.

281 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:56:29am

Goodson being charged w/2nd deg, “depraved heart” murder and various others.

Others w/manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office and various other charges. Lots and lots of charges.

Man, she is good.

Appeals to demonstrators: Your peace is sincerely needed—as she prepares the case. She comes from a long line of LE, BTW.

282 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:56:33am
283 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 7:57:40am

re: #230 Lidane

Bummer:

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He sang lead on the first rock ballad to feature an orchestra.

…

RIP, Mr. King.

284 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 7:57:57am

re: #281 Justanotherhuman

Goodson being charged w/2nd deg, “depraved heart” murder and various others.

Others w/manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office and various other charges. Lots and lots of charges.

Man, she is good.

Appeals to demonstrators: Your peace is sincerely needed—as she prepares the case. She comes from a long line of LE, BTW.

She’s not only hitting them with enough charges that there’s little chance they’ll walk away without either some jail time or losing their badges, but she’s also absolving Gray of any guilt whatsoever in his own death. Now this is what justice looks like.

285 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:58:11am
286 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 7:58:23am

re: #279 Targetpractice

As I noted yesterday, the state’s attorney for Baltimore is new to the job and ran on dealing with police violence. She’s not a “Good Ol’ Boy” who’s more interested in keeping a friendly relation with the BPD than she is getting justice.

Is this the person who also has a bunch of relatives that are cops? Saw that mentioned on Twitter.

287 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 7:58:57am

This prosecutor is just destroying the BPD with this news conference.

288 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 7:59:02am

but, of course:

Kevin Moore, the man who filmed Freddie Gray’s brutal arrest, has now himself been arrested following “harassment and intimidation” from Baltimore police.

Moore was arrested at gunpoint last night along with two other members of Cop Watch, a group dedicated to filming and documenting police work.

289 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 7:59:30am

re: #286 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Is this the person who also has a bunch of relatives that are cops? Saw that mentioned on Twitter.

Yep, fifth generation police, but she went into practicing law rather than enforcing it.

290 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 7:59:35am

re: #286 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Is this the person who also has a bunch of relatives that are cops? Saw that mentioned on Twitter.

Yeah Shaun King had a diary at the GOS detailing her cop ties. Glad to see he was wrong about the fix being in.

291 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 7:59:49am

Warrants issued for arrest of officers this am. #FreddieGray

292 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:00:43am

re: #286 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Is this the person who also has a bunch of relatives that are cops? Saw that mentioned on Twitter.

Yes, both parents, uncles, and a grandfather too. They can’t (though they certainly will I have no doubt) accuse her of being anti cop.

293 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:01:00am

re: #287 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

This prosecutor is just destroying the BPD with this news conference.

BPD: OK, but here is witness who says Gray threw himself around van to injure himself.

///

294 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:01:10am

re: #289 Targetpractice

Yep, fifth generation police, but she went into practicing law rather than enforcing it.

Oh I missed that it was fifth generation. Knew it went back a long way though.

295 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:01:15am

re: #291 Justanotherhuman

Warrants issued for arrest of officers this am. #FreddieGray

How long before a GoFundMe collection starts up to pay their bail?

296 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:01:27am

re: #291 Justanotherhuman

Warrants issued for arrest of officers this am. #FreddieGray

Holy sht

297 William Lewis  May 1, 2015 8:01:42am

re: #255 Higgs Boson’s Mate

The old Sixties radical in me would like to think that the protests kept this from being swept under the rug.

The really clumsy attempts at intimidation by the Fraternal Order didn’t hurt the cause of justice either.

298 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:02:14am

re: #288 Backwoods_Sleuth

What was he arrested for?

299 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:03:01am

Goddamn, she threw the fucking book at them. This wasn’t a few piddly charges just to give the appearance of taking this case seriously, she whapped them with everything she could think of to charge. Then added arrest warrants atop the heap.

This woman will go far.

300 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:03:07am

re: #293 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

She’s already said:

1) the arrest was illegal (no cause)
2) the knife was legal (not a switch blade)
3) cops failed to secure Freddy Gray in the van as they should have

the list is growing. I mean she is destroying the BPD on live TV. There’s no getting around it at this point.

301 William Lewis  May 1, 2015 8:03:30am

re: #280 HappyWarrior

nbcnews.com
Get to know Marilyn Mosby. Impressive lady. Comes from a family of police officers.

She knows what to expect then. Good. There might yet be justice here.

302 Great White Snark  May 1, 2015 8:03:48am

Just to repeat.

Callous disregard for human life, for a person in custody, for all and any morals and ethics on law enforcement in a civil society.

Read more at littlegreenfootballs.com

303 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:03:52am

Mosby said what she got from the BPD today was what she already had.

Says she can’t go into elaborate detail about the cases while she prepares them.

Stupid press.

304 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:03:54am

re: #300 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

I mean the arrest of the guy who filmed the arrest of Gray.

305 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:03:57am

Officer’s being charged with…a shit load of charges including assault, murder, manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter.

306 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:04:15am

re: #298 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

What was he arrested for?

Filming while Black

307 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:04:15am

re: #287 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

This prosecutor is just destroying the BPD with this news conference.

She is a state-level and not city or county -level isn’t she?

308 Nyet  May 1, 2015 8:04:21am

re: #291 Justanotherhuman

Warrants issued for arrest of officers this am. #FreddieGray

That should be the beginning, not the end. But…

309 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:04:50am

re: #304 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

I mean the arrest of the guy who filmed the arrest of Gray.

Oh, my bad.

310 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:05:02am

re: #307 Feline Fearless Leader

She is a state-level and not city or county -level isn’t she?

State level.

311 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:05:04am

re: #301 William Lewis

She knows what to expect then. Good. There might yet be justice here.

She had very strong words for any officer that would attempt to screw with the evidence too. Really impressed by her. Obviously wants justice for Freddie but also very professional too.

312 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:05:09am

re: #297 William Lewis

The really clumsy attempts at intimidation by the Fraternal Order didn’t hurt the cause of justice either.

BPD: Hi, Washington Post, Would you like to publish this leak here about how Gray just had spine and larynx surgery before we arrested him?

/

313 blueraven  May 1, 2015 8:05:43am

I am so thrilled that finally, finally, one state attorney has the courage to do the right thing.

On a side note, I cant wait to see idiot Sean Hannity’s reaction. He was jumping on that “Freddie Injured his own self” so hard. To him, it was fact; End of Story. It was sickening.

314 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:05:47am

re: #309 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

No problem.

315 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:05:47am

I can only imagine the tone right now on the cop boards. They must be absolutely pissed by what they’re watching.

316 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:06:00am

With a lot of officers charged. What are the odds that one flips and becomes state’s witness?

317 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:06:15am

re: #298 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

What was he arrested for?

no idea

318 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2015 8:06:33am

InB4 “Second Amendment solutions to government tyranny!”

319 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:06:38am

Now addressing her family history of being cops.

320 nearly-headless smith25  May 1, 2015 8:07:25am

re: #311 HappyWarrior

She had very strong words for any officer that would attempt to screw with the evidence too. Really impressed by her. Obviously wants justice for Freddie but also very professional too.

This is the kind of person who we need in positions like this nation-wide. Minorities have not just been screwed over by police officers, but that screw-job has for generations gone all the way up the ladder of the Criminal Justice system in the United States(see Ferguson). Refreshing right now.

321 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:07:47am

re: #310 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

State level.

Yeah, and this is Maryland*, not Missouri. Or Florida.

*Even though Maryland does have something called a Law Enforcement Bill of Rights, which is presumably designed to reduce exposure to prosecution.

322 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:07:51am

There’s also this today:

323 nearly-headless smith25  May 1, 2015 8:08:33am

re: #322 Backwoods_Sleuth

Today seems like a good day for Justice.

324 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 8:08:42am

Ben is all like VIDEO OR IT NEVER HAPPENED!!!!!!!

325 Amory Blaine  May 1, 2015 8:09:22am

Where’s Megan Kelly to admonish the white thugs?

326 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:09:30am

re: #320 nearly-headless smith25

People know…

327 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:09:33am

re: #322 Backwoods_Sleuth

There’s also this today:

Stop spiking the football!!!!

328 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 8:10:10am

re: #261 blueraven

Gray asked repeated times for medical assistance. Officers failed to render any.

Maybe a depraved indifference charge coming?

329 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 8:10:12am

Arraignment today.

330 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:10:52am

re: #324 Lord Of The Pies

Ben is all like VIDEO OR IT NEVER HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Yeah, it’s not like they killed anyone.

//

331 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:10:54am

re: #324 Lord Of The Pies

Ben is all like VIDEO OR IT NEVER HAPPENED!!!!!!!

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I don’t even think she charged them with second degree murder. I heard a lot of charges of manslaughter and assault but not 2nd degree murder. I don’t know what Eddie Munster is griping about. And yes Ben failing to seatbelt someone in a rough ride is definitely negligence at the very least. Maybe you missed that in that part of law class when you were too busy flirting with Fundies.

332 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:11:35am

re: #331 HappyWarrior

I don’t know what Eddie Munster is griping about.

That should stick.

333 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:12:01am

re: #328 makeitstop

Maybe a depraved indifference charge coming?

Perhaps. It definitely sounded like Ms. Mosby was especially critical of the officers for not giving Freddie medical attention.

334 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:12:11am

Creationist Governor just about to be interviewed:

…

335 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:12:15am

So decided to don my biohazard suit and take a dip amongst the Freepers. And the reaction is about what you’d expect: Attacking Mosby, attacking the city, attacking black folks, attacking everybody but the cops who of course are being “railroaded” simply because they’re white. And how, no doubt, this is all something that the President has some hand in.

After the last few cases where the cops walked free completely cleared, it seems the wingnuts have gotten used to the idea that holding cops responsible for their actions is a form of discrimination.

336 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:12:33am

re: #324 Lord Of The Pies

Ben is all like VIDEO OR IT NEVER HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Why is this Black DA sentencing innocent cops to Death????

337 William Lewis  May 1, 2015 8:12:37am

May Day.

I’m damn near tempted to raise the red flag today.

Just fuckin’ because.

338 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:12:47am

re: #332 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

That should stick.

I honestly don’t know why it hasn’t already. He’s a spitting image of him just like Ted Cruz is of Eddie’s grandfather though granted Al Lewis was much older.

339 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:13:15am

re: #336 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Why is this Black DA sentencing innocent cops to Death????

Don’t laugh, that’s pretty much the Freeper mentality.

340 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 8:13:29am

Hate to be the wet blanket at this party Lizards, But this is only the first step. While it is one in the right direction, there is still trials to be conducted. Only after a conviction(s) is/are obtained will I say that justice has been served.

341 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:13:30am

Well you know the usual suspects will try to find anything in Ms. Mosby’s background to smear her character.

342 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:13:32am

re: #331 HappyWarrior

Yes, there was a charge of second degree “cold heart” murder.

343 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:13:47am

Um, Chuck, there’s that subpoena…

344 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:13:58am

The name “Watergate” should come back to haunt all RW politicos.

345 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:14:22am

re: #339 Targetpractice

Don’t laugh, that’s pretty much the Freeper mentality.

It will add to their paranoia about Obama (and AAs in general) taking over the country.

346 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:14:26am

re: #340 Bubblehead II

Hate to be the wet blanket at this party Lizards, But this is only the first step. While it is one in the right direction, there is still trials to be conducted. Only after a conviction(s) is/are obtained will I say that justice has been served.

I very much agree with this though after Ferguson and past cases, I’m honestly just refreshed to a see a district attorney who wants justice rather than being the cops buddy bud.

347 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:14:57am

re: #340 Bubblehead II

Hate to be the wet blanket at this party Lizards, But this is only the first step. While it is one in the right direction, there is still trials to be conducted. Only after a conviction(s) is/are obtained will I say that justice has been served.

It’s a step further than the Brown family got. Or the Garner family. Or the Harris family. That these cops are getting their day is far more than just dragging the case into a grand jury to die an ignoble death.

348 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:15:00am

re: #342 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

Yes, there was a charge of second degree “cold heart” murder.

Ah okay. Must have missed that. Still, Ben’s acting like he has access to evidence that the state attorney’s office does not.

349 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:16:02am

re: #328 makeitstop

Maybe a depraved indifference charge coming?

That 2nd degree murder charge, “depraved heart”. That cop may have been the immediate supervisor of the other 5, but I don’t know. He was mentioned first in the list of defendants.

350 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:16:18am

re: #348 HappyWarrior

Ah okay. Must have missed that. Still, Ben’s acting like he has access to evidence that the state attorney’s office does not.

Oh, all the wingnuts are absolutely sure that this is a railroad job. Hell, most of them still believe that Rodney King would have been alright had he just obeyed the cops instead of “fighting back.”

351 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:16:54am

re: #343 Backwoods_Sleuth

Um, Chuck, there’s that subpoena…

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LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

352 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:16:57am

re: #350 Targetpractice

Oh, all the wingnuts are absolutely sure that this is a railroad job. Hell, most of them still believe that Rodney King would have been alright had he just obeyed the cops instead of “fighting back.”

I’m sure of it.

353 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:17:16am

re: #343 Backwoods_Sleuth

“Not wise to comment on ongoing legislation”? WTFITS? That’s what politicians, journalists, pundits, bloggers and talking heads DO, for dog’s sake.

354 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:17:24am

re: #348 HappyWarrior

Ah okay. Must have missed that. Still, Ben’s acting like he has access to evidence that the state attorney’s office does not.

Ben has copies of Gray’s pre-arrest spine and throat surgeries, the video evidence of Gray killing himself before the cops arrested him and in the van, and Gray’s juvy records, elementary school report cards, etc.

////

355 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 8:17:47am

re: #346 HappyWarrior

I very much agree with this though after Ferguson and past cases, I’m honestly just refreshed to a see a district attorney who wants justice rather than being the cops buddy bud.

Oh, I agree 100%. But between now and the end of the trial(s) anything can and probably will happen.

356 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:17:56am

To hear Jindal put it, he’s the #1 education guy around.

357 nearly-headless smith25  May 1, 2015 8:18:04am

re: #340 Bubblehead II

Hate to be the wet blanket at this party Lizards, But this is only the first step. While it is one in the right direction, there is still trials to be conducted. Only after a conviction(s) is/are obtained will I say that justice has been served.

You are 100% correct, but I think it brings to mind the fact that there are different standards for justice in this country based on race. If Freddie Gray had been white, how would we as a community feel?

358 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:18:20am

Little more fuel on the fire:

Oh, fuck you!

359 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:18:31am

re: #351 Backwoods_Sleuth

@ali has got him on the run.

360 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:19:17am

re: #358 Targetpractice

Little more fuel on the fire:

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Oh, fuck you!

Like clockwork.

361 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:19:30am

re: #350 Targetpractice

Oh, all the wingnuts are absolutely sure that this is a railroad job. Hell, most of them still believe that Rodney King would have been alright had he just obeyed the cops instead of “fighting back.”

The wingnuts have video proof of the stuff before the actual video of cops beating King near to death, which was never released because Reasons.

///

362 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:19:41am

re: #355 Bubblehead II

Oh, I agree 100%. But between now and the end of the trial(s) anything can and probably will happen.

You’re right. Here’s to a conviction.

363 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:19:41am

nope, no dog whistle here:

364 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:20:14am

re: #358 Targetpractice

Little more fuel on the fire:

Oh, fuck you!

Some people. Still not getting it.

365 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:21:04am

re: #363 Backwoods_Sleuth

nope, no dog whistle here:

He’s playing the superiority card, too. “I am above these petty actions of my enemies.”

366 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 8:21:16am

re: #358 Targetpractice

Little more fuel on the fire:

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Oh, fuck you!

He went into cardiac arrest in that van.

They cannot admit wrong ever.

367 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:21:19am

re: #363 Backwoods_Sleuth

nope, no dog whistle here:

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You know Chuck just because the liquor store opens before noon and it’s Friday, that’s no excuse to get shit plastered before noon.

368 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:21:28am

re: #363 Backwoods_Sleuth

nope, no dog whistle here:

Everybody’s monkeys and people all trying to get “control” over Chuck.

/

369 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:21:53am

I get that the union has to defend all of its members, lest the lack of defense be used against the union itself. But come the fuck on, this is the sort of shit that any other union would get its balls ripped off for saying publicly.

370 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:23:03am

re: #340 Bubblehead II

Hate to be the wet blanket at this party Lizards, But this is only the first step. While it is one in the right direction, there is still trials to be conducted. Only after a conviction(s) is/are obtained will I say that justice has been served.

Well, Mosby did say the cops were “innocent until proven guilty”; she is not going to misstep in this case to try to gain convictions. She repeated what her office is doing, with the charges and warrants, several times. She’s a sharp one and isn’t going to do anything to jeopardize those cases.

371 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:23:13am

Jindal’s wrong again, about the number of political appointees which he claims is few, because he wants to blame bureaucrats.

There are very many political appointees. And the departments of our executive branch do what they do because that is what the law tells them.

372 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:23:35am

re: #368 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Everybody’s monkeys and people all trying to get “control” over Chuck.

/

It’s a recurring theme with him, this control by SJWs, or the establishment, or feminists — whatever. Everyone’s trying to tell him what to do, supposedly. It’s like listening to a petulant teenager.

373 klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 1, 2015 8:23:42am

re: #369 Targetpractice

I get that the union has to defend all of its members, lest the lack of defense be used against the union itself. But come the fuck on, this is the sort of shit that any other union would get its balls ripped off for saying publicly.

And yet we never hear about police unions in the litany of horrible public unions…

374 Lidane  May 1, 2015 8:25:41am
375 b_sharp  May 1, 2015 8:26:38am

I wonder what the chance is that the cops routinely threw people in the back of the van without belting them in and drove recklessly just to ‘punish’ the person in the back by bouncing them against the van walls.

376 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:26:49am

DC police:: 3 construction workers were initially unaccounted for but have been found at the Watergate collapse site. No injury update - @gwhatchet
see original on twitter.com

9m
Parking garage at Watergate complex in Washington DC undergoes ‘pancake collapse,’ per firefighter - @nbcwashington
read more on nbcwashington.com

377 Nyet  May 1, 2015 8:27:25am

re: #374 Lidane

Looks good. But most will prolly get a few months, if that.

378 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:27:27am

Ya know, I am generally supportive of unions but it seems the Police Union’s sole role is to defend killer cops.

379 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:27:49am

re: #369 Targetpractice

I get that the union has to defend all of its members, lest the lack of defense be used against the union itself. But come the fuck on, this is the sort of shit that any other union would get its balls ripped off for saying publicly.

A union or organization not willing to police its own (who by identification are essentially the public face of that organization) is essentially asking for trouble. If they put loyalty before legality, ethical behavior, etc. then the trustworthiness, character, and further behavior of any member of that organization is cast in doubt.

And for a public service organization that should be a major red flag.

380 GlutenFreeJesus  May 1, 2015 8:27:55am

re: #357 nearly-headless smith25

Well. He’d still be alive, so there’s that.

381 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:28:23am

re: #378 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

Ya know, I am generally supportive of unions but it seems the Police Union’s sole role is to defend killer cops.

It oddly enough is one of the few unions that often support Republicans and vice versa so go figure.

382 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:28:33am

re: #375 b_sharp

I wonder what the chance is that the cops routinely threw people in the back of the van without belting them in and drove recklessly just to ‘punish’ the person in the back by bouncing them against the van walls.

That’s the infamous “nickel ride”.

383 danarchy  May 1, 2015 8:28:48am

What is the deal with calling it “Baltimore City” instead of just Baltimore? It isn’t like NY City where you could get it confused with the state or something.

384 blueraven  May 1, 2015 8:29:23am

CNN and MSNBC are all over this Freddie Gray breaking news story. Continuous coverage.

Fox News really cant be bothered to cover this very much at all. Funny, that.
What little coverage I have seen there is “skeptical”.

385 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:30:03am

re: #375 b_sharp

I wonder what the chance is that the cops routinely threw people in the back of the van without belting them in and drove recklessly just to ‘punish’ the person in the back by bouncing them against the van walls.

Those are called “nickel rides”. They obviously don’t buckle any arrestees in, just handcuff and shackle them.

386 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:30:12am

re: #384 blueraven

CNN and MSNBC are all over this Freddie Gray breaking news story. Continuous coverage.

Fox News really cant be bothered to cover this very much at all. Funny, that.
What little coverage I have seen there is “skeptical”.

Maybe there’s some wingnuts dressed up in colonial garb to cover or maybe Bill O’Reilly has another ghostwritten book out(he actually does).

387 Lidane  May 1, 2015 8:30:16am

More of this please:

388 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:30:16am

re: #383 danarchy

What is the deal with calling it “Baltimore City” instead of just Baltimore? It isn’t like NY City where you could get it confused with the state or something.

County of Baltimore and City of Baltimore are different entities.

389 GlutenFreeJesus  May 1, 2015 8:30:28am

re: #375 b_sharp

Enough of a chance that there’s an actual term for it.

390 Timothy Watson  May 1, 2015 8:30:37am

Do felony charges in Maryland have to go through a grand jury? If so, I wouldn’t get your hopes up yet.

391 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:31:03am

“SPECIAL PLACE”

Again, and again…

392 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:31:56am

Now the only thing that could make this day better is if Wildstein implicates Christie today.

393 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:32:07am

re: #383 danarchy

What is the deal with calling it “Baltimore City” instead of just Baltimore? It isn’t like NY City where you could get it confused with the state or something.

It’s in Baltimore County, so the differentiation.

394 b_sharp  May 1, 2015 8:32:37am

The deaths in Saskatoon stopped starlight tours for a few years but they came back so don’t put too much faith in these charges changing anything.

395 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:33:14am

re: #390 Timothy Watson

Do felony charges in Maryland have to go through a grand jury? If so, I wouldn’t get your hopes up yet.

Nope. They’ve been directly charged by the prosecutor, Mosby. No need for a grand jury.

396 Great White Snark  May 1, 2015 8:33:30am

re: #378 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

Ya know, I am generally supportive of unions but it seems the Police Union’s sole role is to defend killer cops.

Just an issue of supporting reasonable unions. It should be beyond dispute they like other organizations can run right off the edge fueled by advocacy. “our man right or wrong”.

397 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:33:39am

re: #393 Justanotherhuman

It’s in Baltimore County, so the differentiation.

Hmm, city was separated from the county and given an independent status equivalent to a county by the state of Maryland in 1851.

en.wikipedia.org

398 Lord Of The Pies  May 1, 2015 8:33:50am

MOST RACIST, HOMOPHOBIC & MISOGYNISTIC TWEET OF THE DAY==>
Not embedding it here, because reasons.

399 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:35:06am

re: #397 Feline Fearless Leader

Hmm, city was separated from the county and given an independent status equivalent to a county by the state of Maryland in 1851.

en.wikipedia.org

Ah we have things like that in Virginia too. The city of Falls Church (where many Congress people live) is a so called independent city. We have a lot of those. Not sure how many Maryland has outside of Baltimore.

400 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 8:36:07am

re: #384 blueraven

CNN and MSNBC are all over this Freddie Gray breaking news story. Continuous coverage.

Fox News really cant be bothered to cover this very much at all. Funny, that.
What little coverage I have seen there is “skeptical”.

Dude just said fuck on CNN. heh

401 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 8:36:59am

re: #343 Backwoods_Sleuth

Um, Chuck, there’s that subpoena…

it’s not wise to comment on ongoing legislation & they haven’t asked me to appear in Mississippi.

What an idiot.

402 Timothy Watson  May 1, 2015 8:37:17am

re: #395 Justanotherhuman

Nope. They’ve been directly charged by the prosecutor, Mosby. No need for a grand jury.

In Virginia, all felony charges have to be indicted by a grand jury before they can be tried (unless the defendant waives his right to indictment by grand jury), regardless of whether the person was charged by the police or the prosecutor.

403 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:37:20am

re: #399 HappyWarrior

Ah we have things like that in Virginia too. The city of Falls Church (where many Congress people live) is a so called independent city. We have a lot of those. Not sure how many Maryland has outside of Baltimore.

Just the one.

Wikipedia:

There are 41 independent cities in the United States, with 38 of these in Virginia (in Virginia, cities are separate from counties even if they function as county seats). The three others are Baltimore, Maryland; St. Louis, Missouri; and Carson City, Nevada.

404 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:37:25am

re: #401 makeitstop

What an idiot.

He’s still drunk

405 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:37:35am

re: #391 freetoken

“SPECIAL PLACE”

Again, and again…

Is Bobby harping on American exceptionalism?

406 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:38:25am

re: #405 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Is Bobby harping on American exceptionalism?

And on how he’s the education governor.

And won’t bow to special interests.

And….

407 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:38:28am

re: #403 Feline Fearless Leader

Just the one.

Wikipedia:

Thanks. Virginia has tons of them. Hell we got Alexandria and Falls Church in NoVa alone.

408 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:38:31am
409 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:38:33am

re: #401 makeitstop

What an idiot.

Reading the conversation over, I realized he meant lawsuits, not legislation.

410 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:38:41am

re: #406 freetoken

And on how he’s the education governor.

And won’t bow to special interests.

And….

Is his nose growing?

411 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 8:38:49am

re: #357 nearly-headless smith25

You are 100% correct, but I think it brings to mind the fact that there are different standards for justice in this country based on race. If Freddie Gray had been white, how would we as a community feel?

I would hope that we would all feel the same way. That cops need to be reigned in and held accountable for their actions regardless of the race of the suspect.

412 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:39:22am

re: #411 Bubblehead II

I would hope that we would all feel the same way. That cops need to be reigned in and held accountable for their actions regardless of the race of the suspect.

Exactly. Police brutality is a real problem in this country.

413 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:39:54am

re: #406 freetoken

And on how he’s the education governor.

And won’t bow to special interests.

And….

Education governor = “I support teaching religion and creationism in schools.”
Special interests =/= RW Christian groups
And more BS

414 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:40:02am

re: #410 HappyWarrior

He’s being very, very slick.

Still lies, but slick ones.

415 danarchy  May 1, 2015 8:40:09am

re: #400 #FergusonFireside

Dude just said fuck on CNN. heh

There has been an awful lot of on air cursing this week. It was funny watching Leeland Vittert trying to tell people he was interviewing that you can’t curse on the air.

416 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:40:10am

re: #409 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Reading the conversation over, I realized he meant lawsuits, not legislation.

Thus, he is still an idiot.

417 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:40:23am

re: #397 Feline Fearless Leader

Hmm, city was separated from the county and given an independent status equivalent to a county by the state of Maryland in 1851.

en.wikipedia.org

OK, Baltimore County is the ‘burbs. Towson the county seat. Largely Black and white differences.

418 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 8:40:47am

Freddie Gray should never have been arrested.

They just round up young black men at 830 in the morning.

419 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 8:40:54am

re: #353 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

“Not wise to comment on ongoing legislation”? WTFITS? That’s what politicians, journalists, pundits, bloggers and talking heads DO, for dog’s sake.

I believe the word he was looking for was ‘ligiation.’

But his coke-addled brain pan just couldn’t find it.

420 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:41:13am

re: #416 Backwoods_Sleuth

Thus, he is still an idiot.

Perhaps the world’s dumbest high IQ scorer.

421 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:41:33am

re: #417 Justanotherhuman

OK, Baltimore County is the ‘burbs. Towson the county seat. Largely Black and white differences.

Yeah. In fact, Maryland’s last Republican governor before Hogan, Robert Ehrlich is from that area I Think. Represented it in Congress. It’s not a right wing area but not liberal by any means.

422 RealityBasedSteve  May 1, 2015 8:41:41am

re: #197 Charles Johnson
I may be the greatest Tweeter of a generation.

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He left the “A” out.

RBS

423 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:41:48am

These people are in total cognitive dissonance.

424 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:42:08am

re: #419 makeitstop

I believe the word he was looking for was ‘ligiation.’

But his coke-addled brain pan just couldn’t find it.

Yeah, I got that, though I think you mean litigation.

425 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:42:26am

Higgins says they shouldn’t talk about money but rather “aspiration.”

Yes, really.

426 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:42:42am

wow…

427 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:43:50am

Perp walk ‘em.

428 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:44:07am

re: #426 Backwoods_Sleuth

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wow…

Crooks. I hope Christie goes down for this.

429 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  May 1, 2015 8:44:08am

re: #426 Backwoods_Sleuth

I am waiting for “Did the governor know?”

430 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:44:37am

re: #426 Backwoods_Sleuth

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wow…

Hope he doesn’t end up in a concrete suit before he gives evidence.

431 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:44:59am

re: #417 Justanotherhuman

OK, Baltimore County is the ‘burbs. Towson the county seat. Largely Black and white differences.

Longer historical split. But you can also see that causing issues in the 20th century in relation to the civil rights movement and “white flight”. No chance for the city to expand and get a greater tax base. Possibly one reason the City of Baltimore has had long-standing economic issues as compared to some of the city-county* combos that even into the 1900s absorbed outlying areas that had previously been independent.

* - Places like Philadelphia or Denver where the city and county are congruent. And at some point a lot of the functions have been combined or divided accordingly in order to get greater efficiency.

432 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:45:11am

re: #384 blueraven

CNN and MSNBC are all over this Freddie Gray breaking news story. Continuous coverage.

Fox News really cant be bothered to cover this very much at all. Funny, that.
What little coverage I have seen there is “skeptical”.

Did the mob riots in Baltimore lead to charging the police with murder? Hey, we’re just asking questions.

433 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:45:27am

“AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM”

434 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 8:45:29am

re: #427 Justanotherhuman

Perp walk ‘em.

[Embedded content]

Make sure they are buckled in safely.

435 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:46:08am

re: #426 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]

wow…

Now, will he roll on Christie or will he fall on his sword?

436 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:47:00am

The only chat entry on Jindal’s video just popped up:

Mark Laymon One of the number one characteristics I appreciate most about Bobby Jindal is his faith in God’s Word and Jesus Christ!

437 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:47:05am

re: #408 Backwoods_Sleuth

Really, follow the route from initial stop to last stop.
good grief.

438 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:47:33am
439 darthstar  May 1, 2015 8:47:42am

re: #237 Backwoods_Sleuth

Pretty sure that MrBWS will want to reserve one of the Tesla batteries when he reads this tonight.
If it works out, he’ll get more later (and hopefully the price will drop then).
Right now, we’re using a bank of gel cells for our solar panels, and we have the wind generator ready to put online. The gel cells were previously used and are getting close to their up-and-die stage.

We’re going solar when we put the second level on our house. I’ll be ordering a Tesla battery at that time as well.

440 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 8:48:07am

re: #431 Feline Fearless Leader

Longer historical split. But you can also see that causing issues in the 20th century in relation to the civil rights movement and “white flight”. No chance for the city to expand and get a greater tax base. Possibly one reason the City of Baltimore has had long-standing economic issues as compared to some of the city-county* combos that even into the 1900s absorbed outlying areas that had previously been independent.

* - Places like Philadelphia or Denver where the city and county are congruent. And at some point a lot of the functions have been combined or divided accordingly in order to get greater efficiency.

Same thing as in Charlotte-Mecklenburg here.

441 Nyet  May 1, 2015 8:48:09am

re: #426 Backwoods_Sleuth

Christie is going down…

442 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:49:17am

re: #436 freetoken

The only chat entry on Jindal’s video just popped up:

A vote for Bobby is like a vote for Jesus! Praise God!

443 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:49:34am

This is shaping up to be a great day for news.

444 Nyet  May 1, 2015 8:49:47am

Remember how Christie was going to be the GOP savior?

445 Charles Johnson  May 1, 2015 8:49:58am
446 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:50:20am

re: #444 Nyet

Remember how Christie was going to be the GOP savior?

Yes.

447 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:50:20am

re: #437 Backwoods_Sleuth

Really, follow the route from initial stop to last stop.
good grief.

I think my greatest curiosity right now is about that mystery stop. We didn’t know about it until security camera footage came in, so somebody has something to hide.

448 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 8:50:52am

re: #445 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

Bigoted idiot.

449 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:51:36am
Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, a former deputy chief of staff to Mr. Christie, were expected to be indicted.

The news comes as David Wildstein, another former Port Authority official and ally of Mr. Christie, pleaded guilty for his role in the lane closings.

The disclosure of the indictments was to come at a “proceeding of interest in a criminal matter” at 11 a.m. in front of Judge Susan D. Wigenton in United States District Court in Newark. The United States attorney for New Jersey, Paul J. Fishman, was expected to hold a news conference at 1 p.m. to discuss the investigation, breaking his long silence over the inquiry.

nytimes.com

450 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:51:45am

re: #438 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]

Now that he’s rolled on Baroni and Kelly, even if he doesn’t roll on Christie, they now have incentive to do so to get from under the boot.

451 Viscous Obama  May 1, 2015 8:52:16am

re: #442 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

A vote for Bobby is like a vote for Jesus! Praise God!

Praise “Bob”!

452 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:52:27am

Jindal playing armchair general now.

453 allegro  May 1, 2015 8:53:42am

re: #451 Viscous Obama

Praise “Bob”!

Battery operated boyfriend?

454 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 8:53:43am

re: #378 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

Ya know, I am generally supportive of unions but it seems the Police Union’s sole role is to defend killer cops.

That union fought like hell to water down reform legislation. They got civilian overview removed.

Whoever introduced the legislation should re-introduce it. It would probably pass now.

455 freetoken  May 1, 2015 8:54:01am

He was able to work Keystone Pipeline in while talking about Iran.

Quite the slick politician. No wonder he got the rubes to vote him into office.

456 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:54:38am

re: #454 makeitstop

That union fought like hell to water down reform legislation. They got civilian overview removed.

Whoever introduced the legislation should re-introduce it. It would probably pass now.

Why do I suspect there is never a “good” time to talk about cop control.
//

457 Kilroy01  May 1, 2015 8:54:40am

re: #447 Targetpractice

I think my greatest curiosity right now is about that mystery stop. We didn’t know about it until security camera footage came in, so somebody has something to hide.

Looking at the location on Google and the only thing around is a store.

458 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:55:17am

re: #455 freetoken

He was able to work Keystone Pipeline in while talking about Iran.

Quite the slick politician. No wonder he got the rubes to vote him into office.

JIndal is clever, that’s for sure. Or maybe, “conniving” is a better word to use.

459 Viscous Obama  May 1, 2015 8:56:36am

“Depraved Heart Murder” sounds like the title of a Captain Beefheart album

460 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 8:56:51am

re: #445 Charles Johnson

His best tweets this morning had to do with the Mississippi subpoena:
littlegreenfootballs.com
littlegreenfootballs.com

461 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 8:56:55am

re: #427 Justanotherhuman

Perp walk ‘em.

BPD: Looks like we’re going to need one of those File fotos showing our officers getting blown eye sockets from arresting Gray.

/

462 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:56:59am

re: #457 Kilroy01

Looking the location on Google and the only thing around is a store.

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Quick stop to pick up a 6-pack maybe.

463 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 8:57:53am

Right now, if Wildstein does not roll on Christie, my money is on Kelly doing so. Not only was she part of his inner circle, but she was also the one he rather unceremoniously threw under the bus and then backed over a few times for good measure. But even if she doesn’t, Christie’s immediate career in politics is pretty much over. He might someday resurrect it, but any talk of his winning reelection to the governor’s mansion, let alone the White House, is DOA.

464 Dr Lizardo  May 1, 2015 8:58:50am

Some photos from the “Day of Open Doors” at Lower Vitkovice; this was an old steel mill that’s now been converted into a cultural area for the people of the region - it includes art galleries, places to make your own art, a film studio with cinema, conference centers and in the last photo, an observation platform from the top of the old blast furnace. I love what they did with it…..far better than letting it to fall apart and rust away. This is money well-spent by the city (in cooperation with the EU).

465 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 8:59:19am

re: #460 Backwoods_Sleuth

His best tweets this morning had to do with the Mississippi subpoena:
littlegreenfootballs.com
littlegreenfootballs.com

Protect his sources — does he mean the guy he paid money to?

466 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 8:59:47am

re: #463 Targetpractice

Right now, if Wildstein does not roll on Christie, my money is on Kelly doing so. Not only was she part of his inner circle, but she was also the one he rather unceremoniously threw under the bus and then backed over a few times for good measure. But even if she doesn’t, Christie’s immediate career in politics is pretty much over. He might someday resurrect it, but any talk of his winning reelection to the governor’s mansion, let alone the White House, is DOA.

Unfortunately I don’t quite believe it. I can foresee his local career remaining viable since all this will be portrayed in the media as a “witch hunt” to get Christie in any way possible. And a sufficient number of NJ voters will buy into it because they want to.

467 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 9:00:06am

re: #463 Targetpractice

Right now, if Wildstein does not roll on Christie, my money is on Kelly doing so. Not only was she part of his inner circle, but she was also the one he rather unceremoniously threw under the bus and then backed over a few times for good measure. But even if she doesn’t, Christie’s immediate career in politics is pretty much over. He might someday resurrect it, but any talk of his winning reelection to the governor’s mansion, let alone the White House, is DOA.

Isn’t he term limited out anyhow? He’s definitely no longer viable as presidential or vice presidential material or even AG if Jeb is elected.

468 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 9:00:57am

re: #464 Dr Lizardo

Looks like a killer site for a paintball game. :)

469 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 9:02:06am

re: #467 HappyWarrior

Isn’t he term limited out anyhow? He’s definitely no longer viable as presidential or vice presidential material or even AG if Jeb is elected.

Max of two consecutive terms. So he could sit out a cycle and then run for governor again if he wanted to.

470 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 9:02:31am

re: #469 Feline Fearless Leader

Max of two consecutive terms. So he could sit out a cycle and then run for governor again if he wanted to.

Ahhh okay.

471 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 9:03:07am

jeebus.
Yesterday he ranted that mean tweets aren’t the same as death threats:

472 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 9:03:11am

re: #466 Feline Fearless Leader

Unfortunately I don’t quite believe it. I can foresee his local career remaining viable since all this will be portrayed in the media as a “witch hunt” to get Christie in any way possible. And a sufficient number of NJ voters will buy into it because they want to.

His popularity poll numbers have been in a downward slide since last year, and I don’t think there’s any real way to revive them. It’s hard to play this “bipartisan politician” act twice when you’ve got Democrats putting your inner circle away for fucking with a major transit hub because the mayor wouldn’t support your reelection bid.

473 freetoken  May 1, 2015 9:03:34am

Creationists are very good at lying to themselves.

474 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2015 9:05:23am

re: #471 Backwoods_Sleuth

jeebus.
Yesterday he ranted that mean tweets aren’t the same as death threats:

He’s very thin-skinned. Contradict him, you’re a stalker. Imply you’d like to cause him bodily harm, he’ll report you.

475 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 9:05:27am

re: #471 Backwoods_Sleuth

jeebus.
Yesterday he ranted that mean tweets aren’t the same as death threats:

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How does that read to him as a death threat? It’s obvious that Symonds is saying that Chuck talks tough guy on the internet but isn’t so tough talking outside of it. For a man who loves to dish it out, he can’t take it.

476 freetoken  May 1, 2015 9:05:48am

Well, that was a whole lot of nothing.

Jindal threw in more buzz words, talking points, and hot buttons per minute than any of the other candidate wannabes.

477 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 9:06:00am
478 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 9:06:00am

re: #424 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Yeah, I got that, though I think you mean litigation.

Oops. Stupid sausage fingers. :)

479 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:06:01am

re: #450 Targetpractice

Well iirc, Wildstein and Christie are long time friends, so Kelly and Baroni might squeal to save their own asses too much time.

And, after all Christie was their boss, and the boss should have a clue about what his closest help is doing, right?

480 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 9:06:41am

re: #477 #FergusonFireside

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481 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:07:21am

re: #457 Kilroy01

Looking at the location on Google and the only thing around is a store.

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It was the store’s security cam.

482 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 9:07:35am

re: #472 Targetpractice

His popularity poll numbers have been in a downward slide since last year, and I don’t think there’s any real way to revive them. It’s hard to play this “bipartisan politician” act twice when you’ve got Democrats putting your inner circle away for fucking with a major transit hub because the mayor wouldn’t support your reelection bid.

That could prove accurate as well. I guess it also depends on who the NJ GOP has waiting in the wings to head center stage for the state and potentially national level. If no one is on the horizon it’s easier to see an attempted rehabilitation of Christie as a candidate. Plus the consideration of what his ego demands.

483 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 9:07:54am

re: #478 makeitstop

Chuck needs ligatures, not litigation.

484 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 9:08:28am

Whole lot of derping going on right now at littlegreenfootballs.com

485 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 9:08:52am

re: #477 #FergusonFireside

And here is the answer the police union should receive:

[Geary is demanding a large bribe for a gaming license]

Senator Pat Geary: I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow. And one more thing. Don’t you contact me again, ever. From now on, you deal with Turnbull.

Michael Corleone: Senator? You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally.

486 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 9:09:13am

re: #480 #FergusonFireside

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Conflict of interest my ass. McCulloch actually had a father killed in the line of duty and no one was begging for him to recuse himself. Ryan’s just upset that Mosby isn’t a hack like McCulloch.

487 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 9:09:44am

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

488 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:09:52am

re: #480 #FergusonFireside

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Mosby has said there will be no special prosecutor.

489 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 9:10:09am

re: #481 Justanotherhuman

It was the store’s security cam.

IF they just stopped and did not actually get out of the van, and there is no matching call on the van’s radio at the time then I would have cause to wonder if there was a personal cell phone call made or received at that time that could prove interesting and germane to the case in some way.

490 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 9:10:28am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Congratulations!

491 Nyet  May 1, 2015 9:10:31am

re: #484 Backwoods_Sleuth

Already wanted to post myself. Fizziks trying to defend his anti-Arab racism in the latest comments.

492 Nyet  May 1, 2015 9:10:47am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Yesssss! :)

493 Dr Lizardo  May 1, 2015 9:10:59am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

Congrats!

494 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 9:11:17am

TY TY TY !!!

495 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 9:11:29am

re: #488 Justanotherhuman

SA Mosby: FOP? You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing.

496 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 9:11:37am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

AWesome.

497 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 9:11:48am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

:) Congratulations.

498 Higgs Boson's Mate  May 1, 2015 9:12:02am

re: #482 Feline Fearless Leader

That could prove accurate as well. I guess it also depends on who the NJ GOP has waiting in the wings to head center stage for the state and potentially national level. If no one is on the horizon it’s easier to see an attempted rehabilitation of Christie as a candidate. Plus the consideration of what his ego demands.

Christie has threatened to eat them if they don’t go along with rehabbing his image.

499 blueraven  May 1, 2015 9:12:13am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

Congratulations Stanley Sea!

500 Dr Lizardo  May 1, 2015 9:12:14am

re: #468 Feline Fearless Leader

Looks like a killer site for a paintball game. :)

Heh. I’m sure it would be.

One of the things they’ve incorporated into the cultural center is a small film studio with editing facilities and a music recording studio.

It’s nice that Ostrava now has such a thing.

501 Great White Snark  May 1, 2015 9:12:52am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

502 William Lewis  May 1, 2015 9:13:51am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

Congratulations.

503 Varek Raith  May 1, 2015 9:14:28am

Hi.

504 Feline Fearless Leader  May 1, 2015 9:14:31am

re: #498 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Christie has threatened to eat them if they don’t go along with rehabbing his image.

…

505 Nyet  May 1, 2015 9:14:59am

re: #503 Varek Raith

Hi.

Hello.

506 WhatEVs  May 1, 2015 9:16:02am

re: #463 Targetpractice

Right now, if Wildstein does not roll on Christie, my money is on Kelly doing so. Not only was she part of his inner circle, but she was also the one he rather unceremoniously threw under the bus and then backed over a few times for good measure. But even if she doesn’t, Christie’s immediate career in politics is pretty much over. He might someday resurrect it, but any talk of his winning reelection to the governor’s mansion, let alone the White House, is DOA.

I don’t know…the right loves stories of revenge and vengeance.

507 freetoken  May 1, 2015 9:16:39am

Thinking CCJ might want to get in on this action… but on second thought it looks like he has competition:

Jack Sen, UKIP’s parliamentary candidate for West Lancashire, has claimed that other governments have ignored “the ethnic cleansing” of people of European descent in South Africa.

The candidate also alluded to the actions of a number of Jewish campaigners, saying there is “a common thread that binds so-called atheist Marxists”.

[…]
The Afrikaner website said Sen, who describes himself on Twitter as “unapologetically politically incorrect”, is a “bloody genius”.

[…]

508 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 9:17:26am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

Congrats.

509 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 9:18:35am

re: #486 HappyWarrior

Conflict of interest my ass. McCulloch actually had a father killed in the line of duty and no one was begging for him to recuse himself. Ryan’s just upset that Mosby isn’t a hack like McCulloch.

Well yeah, but that’s the difference, Mosby is new on the job and she doesn’t have the sort of incestuous relationship with the BPD that police unions approve of, where she lets cops get away with murder in exchange for them providing her office with a steady stream of cases to try.

I’m curious just how far the FOP is willing to take this to assert their authority. Will they follow in the NYC chapter’s footsteps of calling for a slowdown in arrests? Have cops stage a massive sick-out? There’s just no way they’re going to let this end with some seething and a demand that she hand this over to an SIP that they can influence into dropping all the charges.

510 Viscous Obama  May 1, 2015 9:22:29am

The way the prosecutor is getting treated by the right reminds me of how they treat Michelle Obama. She’s brown, is a woman, and holds authority.

Their worst nightmare came true

511 Black d20  May 1, 2015 9:23:51am

re: #484 Backwoods_Sleuth

And I’m pulling out of it because I’m pretty sure the guy’s a NRx type or something similar and that’ll just piss me off in the long run.

512 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 9:26:15am

re: #511 Black d20

And I’m pulling out of it because I’m pretty sure the guy’s a NRx type or something similarm and that’ll just piss me off in the long run.

yep.

513 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:27:17am

re: #494 #FergusonFireside

TY TY TY !!!

Many, many congrats! Hope you enjoy it. : )

514 freetoken  May 1, 2015 9:28:37am
515 EmmaAnne  May 1, 2015 9:28:40am

Here is why I don’t think Christie’s career will recover from this: Everyone wha was trapped in those horrible traffic jams (and a lot of people who weren’t) will never forget. If they had done something just as illegal, but that affected only their political enemies, it wouldn’t resonate the same.

516 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:29:15am

re: #509 Targetpractice

Well yeah, but that’s the difference, Mosby is new on the job and she doesn’t have the sort of incestuous relationship with the BPD that police unions approve of, where she lets cops get away with murder in exchange for them providing her office with a steady stream of cases to try.

I’m curious just how far the FOP is willing to take this to assert their authority. Will they follow in the NYC chapter’s footsteps of calling for a slowdown in arrests? Have cops stage a massive sick-out? There’s just no way they’re going to let this end with some seething and a demand that she this over to an SIP that they can influence into dropping all the charges.

II imagine if the cops go on strike or have a “sick-out” that the crime rate would probably actually fall.

Don’t forget, also, that the DoJ is conducting a parallel investigation into Freddie Grays’ death.

517 BeachDem  May 1, 2015 9:30:40am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

Congrats! Refresh my memory—is this the job that will let you move to wherever or will you be staying in Cali?

518 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 9:30:59am
519 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 9:31:25am

re: #516 Justanotherhuman

II imagine if the cops go on strike or have a “sick-out” that the crime rate would probably actually fall.

Don’t forget, also, that the DoJ is conducting a parallel investigation into Freddie Grays’ death.

Ayep, and considering the conclusions of the state’s attorney, I imagine potential federal charges will be coming as well.

520 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:31:41am

I’d bet a nickel to a donut that the DoJ comes up with a similar plan for the BPD as they did Ferguson.

And there could also be civil rights violations as well since Freddie Gray was illegally arrested, for one thing.

521 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 9:31:59am

re: #518 Backwoods_Sleuth

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If they can prove that Christie knew, then it’s game over.

522 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 9:33:49am

re: #514 freetoken

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They’ve apparently changed the headline. Pretty funny, though.

523 freetoken  May 1, 2015 9:36:33am

re: #521 Targetpractice

If they can prove that Christie knew, then it’s game over.

re: #522 makeitstop

And if they can prover Kirstie knew, well, then the entire Federation is doomed.

524 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:38:10am

Officially indicted.

Chris Christie’s former deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly, ex- Port Authority appointee Bill Baroni indicted in traffic scandal - @AP
read more on bigstory.ap.org

525 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 9:39:02am

Fox News busted for Using an image from Venezuelan riots to illustrate ‘Baltimore in flames’.

They’re not even trying at this point.

526 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:39:24am

Direct link to #524 : bigstory.ap.org

527 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 9:39:29am

Remember a couple years ago, when Christie was laughing about the bridge closing and treating it as some sort of witch hunt?

Wonder if he’s laughing now?

528 Skip Intro  May 1, 2015 9:40:12am

re: #525 makeitstop

Fox News busted for Using an image from Venezuelan riots to illustrate ‘Baltimore in flames’.

They’re not even trying at this point.

Their audience is so gullible and stupid they don’t have too.

529 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:41:19am

President Obama says, ‘I think what the people of Baltimore want more than anything else is the truth,’ adds that new attorney general Loretta Lynch is in communication with city officials
end of alert

530 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 9:41:27am

re: #525 makeitstop

Fox News busted for Using an image from Venezuelan riots to illustrate ‘Baltimore in flames’.

They’re not even trying at this point.

Fake but Acurate!!!1

531 WhatEVs  May 1, 2015 9:42:01am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

That’s fantastic! Congratulations!

532 Varek Raith  May 1, 2015 9:42:03am

re: #525 makeitstop

Fox News busted for Using an image from Venezuelan riots to illustrate ‘Baltimore in flames’.

They’re not even trying at this point.

THROBBING CITIES

533 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:42:32am

re: #527 Targetpractice

Remember a couple years ago, when Christie was laughing about the bridge closing and treating it as some sort of witch hunt?

Wonder if he’s laughing now?

Probably shitting on the floor.

534 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 9:43:01am

re: #517 BeachDem

Congrats! Refresh my memory—is this the job that will let you move to wherever or will you be staying in Cali?

Yes, I will be working from home, wherever that home is. The company is based in Colorado, the VP who I’ll be working for is in Laguna Hills.

Mo money, my car will be retired, no more awful commute & I can work more at the neighborhood grill across the street until I figure out a moving scenario. At this point I’m not in a rush, my whole purpose was to see my getting up their parents more often, but thinking about it more, I will have the $$ now to just travel & visit them that way.

:)

535 WhatEVs  May 1, 2015 9:44:45am

re: #515 EmmaAnne

Here is why I don’t think Christie’s career will recover from this: Everyone wha was trapped in those horrible traffic jams (and a lot of people who weren’t) will never forget. If they had done something just as illegal, but that affected only their political enemies, it wouldn’t resonate the same.

Locally, I completely agree. Nationally? Not so much. As I said, RWNJ’s love them some vengeance. And if that vengeance is against those New York liberal loving liberals, so much the better. I bet it plays well in small mind America.

536 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:44:54am
537 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 9:45:36am

Apparently I missed Megyn Kelly taking the time last night to badger the Gray family’s lawyer about whether they’d accept the exoneration of the cops or not, if they’d accept that the system had worked and the decision was the right one or not.

Somehow I get the feeling tonight’s show will be muttering about “indicting a ham sandwich” and a lot of excuse-making about how charges don’t really matter, convictions do and so the cops could still walk free.

538 b_sharp  May 1, 2015 9:47:26am

re: #487 #FergusonFireside

Well folks, I GOT THE JOB.

Wheeee. Will give notice on Monday. :)

Congrats.

539 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:47:37am

Live video: Ongoing WBAL coverage from Baltimore after charges filed against officers in death of Freddie Gray - @NBCNews

nbcnews.com

540 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 9:49:01am

You can see the strain in Pres Obama’s face as I’m watching him on WBAL.

541 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 9:50:43am
542 Amory Blaine  May 1, 2015 9:51:00am

To paraphrase Rumsfeld, the union represents the members it has, not the members it wants. Also unions don’t hire people, managers do.

543 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 9:53:41am
544 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 9:53:43am

re: #525 makeitstop

Fox News busted for Using an image from Venezuelan riots to illustrate ‘Baltimore in flames’.

They’re not even trying at this point.

Assholes.

545 Kragar  May 1, 2015 9:54:47am
546 wrenchwench  May 1, 2015 9:55:29am

I just met the guy who took care of me on the helicopter ride to the hospital. He’s going to bring me his bikes to work on this afternoon. I met his sister 25 years ago when we both lived in Washington State. All three of us live here now. He said he gave me the drugs that made me not remember anything from the day of the life flight. I thanked him.

547 Varek Raith  May 1, 2015 9:55:59am

re: #546 wrenchwench

I just met the guy who took care of me on the helicopter ride to the hospital. He’s going to bring me his bikes to work on this afternoon. I met his sister 25 years ago when we both lived in Washington State. All three of us live here now. He said he gave me the drugs that made me not remember anything from the day of the life flight. I thanked him.

Small world, eh?

548 wrenchwench  May 1, 2015 9:56:18am

re: #547 Varek Raith

Small world, eh?

Tiny!

549 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 9:56:31am

re: #545 Kragar

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TCOT predictable as a rooster.

550 Varek Raith  May 1, 2015 9:57:06am

re: #548 wrenchwench

Tiny!

How goes the recovery?

551 BeachDem  May 1, 2015 9:57:26am

re: #534 #FergusonFireside

Yes, I will be working from home, wherever that home is. The company is based in Colorado, the VP who I’ll be working for is in Laguna Hills.

Mo money, my car will be retired, no more awful commute & I can work more at the neighborhood grill across the street until I figure out a moving scenario. At this point I’m not in a rush, my whole purpose was to see my getting up their parents more often, but thinking about it more, I will have the $$ now to just travel & visit them that way.

:)

Fantastic. So happy for you. Working from home is great.

I still expect a visit when you come to see the parental unit in my area!

552 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 9:57:28am

re: #546 wrenchwench

I just met the guy who took care of me on the helicopter ride to the hospital. He’s going to bring me his bikes to work on this afternoon. I met his sister 25 years ago when we both lived in Washington State. All three of us live here now. He said he gave me the drugs that made me not remember anything from the day of the life flight. I thanked him.

Small world. Great story. Glad you’re doing well.

553 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 9:57:49am

good freaking grief:

554 Eventual Carrion  May 1, 2015 9:59:01am

re: #358 Targetpractice

Little more fuel on the fire:

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Oh, fuck you!

Fucking union thugs.

555 Varek Raith  May 1, 2015 9:59:52am

Are they seriously going with the ‘he broke his own neck’ thing?

556 wrenchwench  May 1, 2015 10:00:12am

re: #550 Varek Raith

How goes the recovery?

Good. I opened my shop on Saturday. Today is day 5. I still see double up close, and still have enough dizziness to use a stick when I walk. I can fix bikes, but very slowly. They can still go fast when I’m done.

557 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 10:01:40am

re: #555 Varek Raith

Are they seriously going with the ‘he broke his own neck’ thing?

Why not. They always blame the victim regardless.

558 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 10:03:36am

re: #555 Varek Raith

Are they seriously going with the ‘he broke his own neck’ thing?

Who’s that, the FOP? No doubt, that’s the only real defense left. Between the video and the timeline of events, there’s just no way to account for his broken neck except trying to argue that it was his own fault. Thing is, that’s not really a defense, it’s an argument for conviction on lesser charges, by saying that yeah they didn’t kill him, but he died in their custody and thus they were negligent. A way of saying “Oops, he killed himself, my bad!”

559 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 10:03:53am

re: #556 wrenchwench

Good. I opened my shop on Saturday. Today is day 5. I still see double up close, and still have enough dizziness to use a stick when I walk. I can fix bikes, but very slowly. They can still go fast when I’m done.

I hope you’ve had a lot of visitors to the shop to wish you well! I’d be there if I could!

560 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 10:04:22am

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego Aaron Schock?

Looks like he’s gone on the lam…

561 Varek Raith  May 1, 2015 10:04:25am

re: #558 Targetpractice

Who’s that, the FOP? No doubt, that’s the only real defense left. Between the video and the timeline of events, there’s just no way to account for his broken neck except trying to argue that it was his own fault. Thing is, that’s not really a defense, it’s an argument for conviction on lesser charges, by saying that yeah they didn’t kill him, but he died in their custody and thus they were negligent. A way of saying “Oops, he killed himself, my bad!”

That was floated out to the WaPo yesterday. That he was trying to hurt himself.

562 Nyet  May 1, 2015 10:04:55am

re: #556 wrenchwench

:(

:)

563 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 10:05:25am

re: #560 makeitstop

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego Aaron Schock?

Looks like he’s gone on the lam…

Oh my!

Kurowski said the address Schock listed on his Federal Election Commission forms is vacant

564 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 10:06:02am

re: #560 makeitstop

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego Aaron Schock?

Looks like he’s gone on the lam…

Those damn corrupt Illinois Democrats Republicans.

565 WhatEVs  May 1, 2015 10:06:11am

re: #560 makeitstop

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego Aaron Schock?

Looks like he’s gone on the lam…

If you’re going to go down, might as well go down in flames.

566 Varek Raith  May 1, 2015 10:06:29am

re: #563 #FergusonFireside

Oh my!

Indeed. That’s not a good sign.
Also, congrats!

567 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 10:06:41am

re: #563 #FergusonFireside

Oh my!

Where is he? Try the nearest non-extradition country.

568 Ace-o-aces  May 1, 2015 10:07:00am

re: #553 Backwoods_Sleuth

good freaking grief:

[Embedded content]

Uh, does this constitute harassment?

569 wrenchwench  May 1, 2015 10:08:50am

re: #559 #FergusonFireside

I hope you’ve had a lot of visitors to the shop to wish you well! I’d be there if I could!

I know ya would. I get hugs from complete strangers to make up for it.

Congrats on the job!

570 TedStriker  May 1, 2015 10:10:00am

re: #560 makeitstop

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego Aaron Schock?

Looks like he’s gone on the lam…

re: #563 #FergusonFireside

Oh my!

re: #564 HappyWarrior

Those damn corrupt Illinois Democrats Republicans.

re: #565 WhatEVs

If you’re going to go down, might as well go down in flames.

re: #567 Targetpractice

Where is he? Try the nearest non-extradition country.

He give 1060 West Addison as his address or something?

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Youtube Video

571 b_sharp  May 1, 2015 10:10:09am

re: #569 wrenchwench

I know ya would. I get hugs from complete strangers to make up for it.

Congrats on the job!

I’m giving you a big hug right now. Well as big as my tiny brain can imagine.

572 Varek Raith  May 1, 2015 10:11:16am
573 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 10:12:15am
574 Charles Johnson  May 1, 2015 10:12:34am
575 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 10:12:43am

5 minutes to Baltimore’s mayor presser.

576 TedStriker  May 1, 2015 10:14:04am

re: #574 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

Somehow, I don’t think he’s planning to pop out of a giant cake for her…

577 Dave In Austin  May 1, 2015 10:14:50am

re: #573 #FergusonFireside

That’s one good lookin’ couple right there.

578 HappyWarrior  May 1, 2015 10:15:40am

re: #577 Dave In Austin

That’s one good lookin’ couple right there.

Smart as hell too seeing their alma maters.

579 wrenchwench  May 1, 2015 10:18:33am

re: #571 b_sharp

I’m giving you a big hug right now. Well as big as my tiny brain can imagine.

Tiny brains give some of the best hugs!

580 No Country For Old Haters  May 1, 2015 10:19:59am
581 No Country For Old Haters  May 1, 2015 10:20:57am

re: #577 Dave In Austin

That’s one good lookin’ couple right there.

They seem like really nice, down to earth people. It’s the shame that so many right-wing lunatics have been taught to hate them.

582 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 10:21:42am
583 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 10:23:01am

Whoa, didn’t hear about that until now. Wildstein formally plead today in court, but the plea agreement was prepared Jan 12th and signed by Wildstein Jan 21st. The Feds really have been playing this one close to the vest. I wonder if this means that Baroni and Kelly have also plead or if they just got totally blindsided?

584 #FergusonFireside  May 1, 2015 10:23:22am
585 Kragar  May 1, 2015 10:23:26am
586 Nyet  May 1, 2015 10:23:50am

re: #573 #FergusonFireside

Such a great family :)

587 Kragar  May 1, 2015 10:24:33am
588 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 10:24:39am

Presser starting

589 Nyet  May 1, 2015 10:25:10am

re: #584 #FergusonFireside

[Embedded content]

As I said before, Arschgesicht (assface).

590 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 10:25:18am

It appears Todd Starnes is leading the racist charge against #Baltimore today.

Check out his timeline.

twitter.com

Jesus, how do these idiots even have jobs? They’re scum, but I guess the scummier the better for Ailes and Fox.

591 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 10:25:45am

re: #582 Justanotherhuman

Too many Black people in the streets, with no permission cards.

///

592 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 10:26:46am

re: #590 Justanotherhuman

It appears Todd Starnes is leading the racist charge against #Baltimore today.

You mean pure Christian and promoter of absolute religious liberty, Todd Starnes?

///

593 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 10:27:08am

re: #583 Targetpractice

Indictments were actually handed down last Fri against Kelly & Baroni; they just haven’t formally appeared yet.

594 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 10:27:35am

re: #590 Justanotherhuman

It appears Todd Starnes is leading the racist charge against #Baltimore today.

My surprise face. Let me show you it.

595 wrenchwench  May 1, 2015 10:27:51am

BEES

596 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 10:28:52am

Officials hold a hold a press conference on developments related to the closing of local access lanes to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey, in 2013.

nbcnews.com

597 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 10:29:00am

re: #593 Justanotherhuman

Indictments were actually handed down last Fri against Kelly & Baroni; they just haven’t formally appeared yet.

So, any bets on which will roll?

598 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 10:29:13am

It’s on.

This is a great day…

599 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 10:29:32am

Baroni and Kelly also charged with wire fraud.

600 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 10:29:58am

re: #582 Justanotherhuman

[Wolf Blitzer]It’s wrong for all these protesters to be out in the streets within the curfew, isn’t it?[/Wolf Blitzer]

601 freetoken  May 1, 2015 10:30:35am

re: #594 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

He’s not really worse than PaleoPat or NR’s Rich Lowry, who both have articles out today blaming all the problems and Gray’s death on the Democrats, Liberals, The Great Society, and so on.

And remember last night’s NR Summit talk where we were warned of “Baltimores as far as the eye can see”?

602 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 10:30:43am

re: #599 Justanotherhuman

Baroni and Kelly also charged with wire fraud.

These charges, like the charges against the Bmore cops, are also totally racist and political.

/////

603 freetoken  May 1, 2015 10:31:42am

“Baltimore!” is now a sales slogan for the hate right outlets, to sell subscriptions and merch.

604 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 10:31:50am

re: #601 freetoken

And remember last night’s NR Summit talk where we were warned of “Baltimores as far as the eye can see”?

I didn’t stick around to listen to all the Great Ideas from NR’s Idea Summit.

But this doesn’t surprise me.

605 TedStriker  May 1, 2015 10:33:13am

re: #601 freetoken

He’s not really worse than PaleoPat or NR’s Rich Lowry, who both have articles out today blaming all the problems and Gray’s death on the Democrats, Liberals, The Great Society, and so on.

And remember last night’s NR Summit talk where we were warned of “Baltimores as far as the eye can see”?

The RWNJs aren’t warning against unrest and disorder, they are rooting for it.

606 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 10:33:38am

5 of 6 officers now under arrest. No word on the sixth.

607 Justanotherhuman  May 1, 2015 10:34:03am

Need to get some groceries. Damned meat world.

BBL.

608 Targetpractice  May 1, 2015 10:34:43am

re: #606 Bubblehead II

5 of 6 officers now under arrest. No word on the sixth.

I wanna perp walk. No being allowed to walk in uncuffed, no dignity whatsoever. Treat them like they’d treat any suspect they arrested.

609 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 1, 2015 10:36:15am

re: #603 freetoken

“Baltimore!” is now a sales slogan for the hate right outlets, to sell subscriptions and merch.

Revolution! We need all true American patriots to rise up and overthrow the tyrannical dictatorship of the fairly and constitutionally elected Obama regime. It’s time for 2nd Amendment Solutions.

Michael Brown and Freddie Gray killings lead to Ferguson and Baltimore uprisings.

These people are out of control and threatening a Revolution against the peace and stability of our republican and constitutional framework.

610 Bubblehead II  May 1, 2015 10:38:53am

re: #608 Targetpractice

I wanna perp walk. No being allowed to walk in uncuffed, no dignity whatsoever. Treat them like they’d treat any suspect they arrested.

Might get your wish if #6 has gone on the run.

611 BeenHereAwhile  May 1, 2015 10:41:31am

re: #125 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

It seems like we’ve adopted the British “The n*****s begin at Calais” system in recent years.

WOGs, “Worthy Oriental Gentlemen”.

612 makeitstop  May 1, 2015 10:46:19am

re: #608 Targetpractice

I wanna perp walk. No being allowed to walk in uncuffed, no dignity whatsoever. Treat them like they’d treat any suspect they arrested.

I think that opportunity has passed. 5 of 6 in custory.

I wonder who the sixth officer is?

613 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 1, 2015 10:49:10am

bwahahaaa!

614 retired cynic  May 1, 2015 11:28:22am

re: #541 Backwoods_Sleuth

Could be a bit crispier around the edges.


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