Saturday Jam: Snarky Puppy, “Lingus”

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Here’s an outstanding live performance by the great jazz band Snarky Puppy, featuring a wild synthesizer solo by Cory Henry and amazing drumming by Larnell Lewis.

Snarky Puppy - Lingus
From the live DVD “We Like It Here”

Buy It Here:
http://ropeadope99.bandcamp.com/album/we-like-it-here
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-like-it-here/id810245592

Recorded and filmed live (free of overdubs) from October 7-10 at Kytopia Studios in Utrecht, the Netherlands, for GroundUP Music. For more information and upcoming tour dates, please visit http://groundup.ropeadope.com or http://www.snarkypuppy.com.

Written, arranged, and produced by Michael League.

Personnel:
Michael League - bass
Shaun Martin - keyboards
Bill Laurance - keyboards
Cory Henry - keyboards (solo)
Justin Stanton - Fender Rhodes
Mark Lettieri - guitar
Bob Lanzetti - guitar
Chris McQueen - guitar
Nate Werth - percussion
Larnell Lewis - drums
Mike Maher - trumpet (solo)
Chris Bullock - sax (solo)
Bob Reynolds - sax
Jay Jennings - trumpet

Engineered by Eric Hartman, Roy Van Rosendaal, Mike Harrison, & Colin Benders.
Filmed by Andy LaViolette, Brad Holt, Emily Schwarting, Joseph Lafond, and Christi LaViolette.
Mixed by Eric Hartman in Dallas, Texas.
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk New York, NY.

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ObserverArt  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:10:38pm

Mighty fine.

They seem to be keeping a certain type of jazz fusion going. Reminds me of some of the hot 70s stuff.

And that keyboard/synth solo was off the hook. I like the reaction of the other keyboard dude next to him.

One other thing. I sure would like to know what kind of a system they use to drive all those headphones.

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FormerDirtDart  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:13:39pm

But, you know you’ll hear:
“Lone wolf” “No way of knowing his motivation”
“Troubled, misguided young man”
“Well, a lot of people are scared/concerned”
“What was really going on in there..who knows?

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Charles Johnson  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:19:22pm
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Charles Johnson  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:20:11pm
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thedopefishlives  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:21:05pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

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It’s December 12, there’s no snow, and it’s above freezing. Fuck the wingnuts, I’m all for doing something about climate change. My only stipulation - and I’ve been consistent on this since day one - is I don’t want us compromising quality of life. We should be able to continue to progress technologically while also increasing friendliness to the environment.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:23:26pm

re: #5 thedopefishlives

Spooky, isn’t it? Makes me wonder why I traded my Prius for a RAV4.

/

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Charles Johnson  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:23:57pm
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Stanley Sea Toujours  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:24:22pm
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Charles Johnson  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:29:11pm

No word from Chucky for more than three days now.

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thedopefishlives  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:29:57pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

No word from Chucky for more than three days now.

Probably at the bottom of a bottle somewhere.

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WhatEVs  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:31:59pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

No word from Chucky for more than three days now.

And the world breathes a sigh of relief.

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Targetpractice  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:32:02pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

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Cold? Is that why it was hot enough to turn on the A/C today? Middle of December and it’s in the 70s. WTF?!

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:32:43pm

re: #8 Stanley Sea Toujours

Tank Girl, anime style.

Katyusha (full version) AMV - Girls und Panzer OST

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FormerDirtDart  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:32:48pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

No word from Chucky for more than three days now.

Wasn’t he going to San Francisco? Maybe he got caught up in some airbnb/craigslist scam to harvest his organs

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:33:48pm

re: #8 Stanley Sea Toujours

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Those look more like AK-12s than M4A1s to me. Most likely Spetnaz operating as part of the Russian takeover of the North Pole.

/

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:35:11pm

re: #13 Eric The Fruit Bat

Tank Girl, anime style.

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There is also a similar video with WWII German tanks set to the Panzerlied.

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Jay C  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:36:50pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

Conservative reaction to COP21: “It’s cold today! That proves climate change is a hoax! Al Gore!”

They should come to New York, where it was in the mid-60s F today (more of the same forecast for tomorrow)- and the LOW is going to be ten degrees warmer that the average high for this time of year.

Naaah, who’m I kidding? The deniers will just hoke up some other unconvincing bullshit argument (though Al Gore will almost certainly feature in that one, too!)…

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Amory Blaine  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:37:23pm

re: #14 FormerDirtDart

Not his heart, I hope.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:38:57pm

re: #16 Dark_Falcon

Man I saw that you put up a monster -34 back there. That’s incredible!

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freetoken  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:39:36pm

Speaking of creationists, over on a major religious right outlet there is this bit of biology-fail pretending to be a serious article:

Common Sense: Science Says It’s a Human Life

Those people are so ignorant they don’t even know how to appreciate how far they are from knowing anything.

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Timothy Watson  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:40:35pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

No word from Chucky for more than three days now.

Did the judge who read his California lawsuit submission order a 51-50 hold on him?

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WhatEVs  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:40:46pm

re: #18 Amory Blaine

Not his heart, I hope.

What heart? /

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Stanley Sea Toujours  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:41:07pm

See ya’ll later. Just loaded up Shameless season 5. I missed it & will watch the whole fucking thing!

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:41:36pm

re: #19 SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN

Man I saw that you put up a monster -34 back there. That’s incredible!

That doesn’t bother me as much as that I haven’t gotten over this virus I caught when I though I had.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:43:14pm

re: #16 Dark_Falcon

There be a whole boatload of those lurking on Youtube. Interesting find.

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FormerDirtDart  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:43:43pm

re: #21 Timothy Watson

Did the judge who read his California lawsuit submission order a 51-50 hold on him?

OT, back a few threads you asked if suited douche-boy carrying HK94 looking rifle had a real gun because of the magazine…
I think it’s a .22 cal MP5 clone

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Timothy Watson  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:45:13pm

re: #26 FormerDirtDart

OT, back a few threads you asked if suited douche-boy carrying HK94 looking rifle had a real gun because of the magazine…
I think it’s a .22 cal MP5 clone

Ah, thanks.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:49:34pm
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Timothy Watson  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:50:42pm

Rewatching The Wire, I always burst out laughing when Snoop buys the nail gun at the beginning of season 4.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:52:00pm

re: #25 Eric The Fruit Bat

There be a whole boatload of those lurking on Youtube. Interesting find.

I know, but I’m not going to link to it. Some of the depicted anime girls looked like they had SS Sigrunen, and I’m not posting or updinging a vid that shows that. Makes my stomach churn seeing that.

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FormerDirtDart  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:58:17pm

re: #28 Eric The Fruit Bat

Video appears to show Los Angeles sheriff deputies shooting a man in the back as he walked away today.

That’s insane.

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palomino  Dec 12, 2015 • 5:58:28pm

re: #29 Timothy Watson

Rewatching The Wire, I always burst out laughing when Snoop buys the nail gun at the beginning of season 4.

That’s a great scene.

Salesman: This is $800. The nail gun only costs $650.

Snoop: Keep the bump. You earned it like a motherfucker. Keep that shit.

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retired cynic  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:01:39pm

LOVE that band. So clean. And the drummer is just awesome.

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FormerDirtDart  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:01:53pm
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Lidane  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:01:59pm
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Targetpractice  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:03:10pm

re: #35 Lidane

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Damn it, Rand, stop teasing us!

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retired cynic  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:03:11pm

re: #35 Lidane

Good news!

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sagehen  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:06:01pm

re: #17 Jay C

They should come to New York, where it was in the mid-60s F today (more of the same forecast for tomorrow)- and the LOW is going to be ten degrees warmer that the average high for this time of year.

pssst. am i a bad person if i admit that this time of year, until maybe mid-march, i kinda don’t mind global warming???

I mean sure, I’ll get upset about it again next summer, but for now…

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Targetpractice  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:08:19pm

The thing is, if Aqua Buddha calls it quits after strong-arming the KYGOP into allowing him to run for both offices and paid for the caucus, I’m not sure there’s going to be a lot of happy folks to greet him next time he goes back home.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:12:59pm

re: #35 Lidane

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With only a 3% showing in Iowa in a poll out today (he needed 4% or higher), I’m pretty sure its off to the kids table for Ron Paul.

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FormerDirtDart  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:13:32pm

re: #35 Lidane

Rand Paul may end campaign if he misses debate cut

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Brian J.  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:13:33pm

re: #39 Targetpractice

The thing is, if Aqua Buddha calls it quits after strong-arming the KYGOP into allowing him to run for both offices and paid for the caucus, I’m not sure there’s going to be a lot of happy folks to greet him next time he goes back home.

What I see in Rand is wasted potential. He had a few good ideas about limiting government surveillance and authority over drugs… but they were so wrapped up in anti-abortion nonsense and kulturkampf anxiety and his daddy’s white supremacist leanings, combined with his own native spinelessness, that in the end he’ll be nothing but a footnote, in this campaign or in the Senate. Kentucky’s got enough people who are scared peeless over any kind of liberalism that he’ll keep his seat as long as he can get through the primary, but that’s looking pretty doubtful now.

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palomino  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:16:28pm

re: #34 FormerDirtDart

Here’s Aaron Sorkin at his preachy best. One minute of drama that pretty much encapsulates the divide over the issue. The debate remains the same, the arguments just as valid today as 15 years ago.

Gun Control Laws

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Great White Snark  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:17:00pm

Cycle of life, good close friend has new baby daughter. And yet…

William J. Degnan Jr. Passed away this morning. 8-9-28 to 12-12-15. He leaves behind his wife of 56 years, four sons, a daughter, three grandsons, three grand daughters and five great grandsons. God speed good sir. Father of my beloved wife and steadfast friend always.

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thedopefishlives  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:18:27pm

re: #44 Great White Snark

Cycle of life, good close friend has new baby daughter. And yet…

William J. Degnan Jr. Passed away this morning. 8-9-28 to 12-12-15. He leaves behind his wife of 56 years, four sons, a daughter, three grandsons, three grand daughters and five great grandsons. God speed good sir. Father of my beloved wife and steadfast friend always.

{{{RWC}}}

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:20:09pm

So, on Facebook, I posted this video of the Syrian refugees arriving in Canada to an enthusiastic, warm welcome.

I go with Trudeau. Dump Trump!

Then, I woke up this morning to catch these comments. [ARG! They didn’t get posted! See below] The first is from a friend, who was staunchly a Trump-ist. That she’s wavering now I take as a good sign. The other two are from her friends, a married couple, the wife first then the husband. I see them as beyond all hope.

Sorry, I needed to vent.

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palomino  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:22:17pm

re: #35 Lidane

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Rand hasn’t even been able to duplicate his dad’s “success” in running for Prez.

Why? My guesses: first, he’s a boring, unlikeable douchebag.

Second, he’s not hardcore libertarian enough to attract the cult members who loved his dad.

Third, he’s not mainstream conservative enough to get the support of GOP base voters, especially since he doesn’t have the constant hard-on for war of all the other candidates.

Fourth, he’s a totally boring douchebag. This cannot be said too often.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:22:52pm

These are the comments I was venting about.

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palomino  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:23:10pm

re: #19 SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN

Man I saw that you put up a monster -34 back there. That’s incredible!

Yes, he should be proud. Of nothing.

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Charles Johnson  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:26:43pm
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Charles Johnson  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:28:29pm
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Charles Johnson  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:31:31pm
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Charles Johnson  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:36:32pm

Even though Chuck C. Johnson has gone silent on Facebook, he still seems to be adding friends. Can people add friends even if they’re temporarily suspended from posting?

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The Vicious Babushka  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:40:22pm

Stuff You Absolutely Can Do Without On Christmas
Twerking Santa

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ObserverArt  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:41:09pm

re: #52 Charles Johnson

Glenn Fleishman ✔ @GlennF

Joshua Dubois: What the President secretly did at Sandy Hook Elementary School

nzzl.us via @nuzzel thanks @markhachman

Damn. That is incredibly sad.

You did good Mr. President. Even if some around these parts want to call you untrustworthy.

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palomino  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:41:20pm

re: #40 Dark_Falcon

With only a 3% showing in Iowa in a poll out today (he needed 4% or higher), I’m pretty sure its off to the kids table for Ron Paul.

Christie is doing just as badly in Iowa, so that can’t be the only factor as he will be in the “adult” debate. He’s also polling just as poorly nationally as Paul.

But CNN wants Christie on stage because he’s a fat loudmouth, and that makes for good TV. Paul, as I’ve said before, is just a smarmy boring douchebag. So nobody really cares that Paul won’t be there. But Christie gets in on the strength of his NH numbers, which are around 8%, his best showing by far in the early states.

Not surprisingly, down in SC, Christie is at 1%. And that’s not because Lindsey has a huge home field advantage. In SC, they probably like Christie’s brash style and identify with his massive girth. But he shook Obama’s hand and said “Thank you, Mr. President”. That’s an act of heresy that the GOP’s staunchest reactionaries (disproportionately clustered in the south) can’t forgive.

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retired cynic  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:41:33pm

re: #52 Charles Johnson

I don’t usually share political things on Facebook, as that has burned me in the past. I had heard this before, but the writing was so clear I just had to share it. And if I get flames, I’ll just ignore them.

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WhatEVs  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:42:43pm

re: #42 Brian J.

What I see in Rand is wasted potential. He had a few good ideas about limiting government surveillance and authority over drugs… but they were so wrapped up in anti-abortion nonsense and kulturkampf anxiety and his daddy’s white supremacist leanings, combined with his own native spinelessness, that in the end he’ll be nothing but a footnote, in this campaign or in the Senate. Kentucky’s got enough people who are scared peeless over any kind of liberalism that he’ll keep his seat as long as he can get through the primary, but that’s looking pretty doubtful now.

Let’s not forget that he’s really pretty dumb. Truly so.

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WhatEVs  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:43:38pm

re: #44 Great White Snark

Cycle of life, good close friend has new baby daughter. And yet…

My deepest sympathies.

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FormerDirtDart  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:43:53pm

re: #52 Charles Johnson

Glenn Fleishman ✔ @GlennF

Joshua Dubois: What the President secretly did at Sandy Hook Elementary School

nzzl.us via @nuzzel thanks @markhachman

Why the hell did I read the comments?
You would think I would learn by now.

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WhatEVs  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:45:18pm

re: #47 palomino

You’re not even close to being a Libertarian if you ever espouse anti-choice rhetoric.

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Brian J.  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:45:32pm

re: #56 palomino

Christie is doing just as badly in Iowa, so that can’t be the only factor as he will be in the “adult” debate. He’s also polling just as poorly nationally as Paul.

But CNN wants Christie on stage because he’s a fat loudmouth, and that makes for good TV. Paul, as I’ve said before, is just a smarmy boring douchebag. So nobody really cares that Paul won’t be there. But Christie gets in on the strength of his NH numbers, which are around 8%, his best showing by far in the early states.

The NH polls are also the only things keeping Kasich and Fiorina at the first-string debate, and Fiorina’s not there by much (the WBUR poll has her at 3%, but CNN has her at 5). But the GOP wants someone with XX chromosomes there, and thus Fiorina gets in by the whims of the private entity rather than objective external measures, which is what libertarianism is all about, so what is Paul whining for?

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:45:43pm

re: #53 Charles Johnson

Even though Chuck C. Johnson has gone silent on Facebook, he still seems to be adding friends. Can people add friends even if they’re temporarily suspended from posting?

I’m not sure how FB handles friending. The default may be Person A is counted as a friend of Person B even before B approves the friending.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:47:37pm

re: #58 WhatEVs

Let’s not forget that he’s really pretty dumb. Truly so.

Second the motion. Pand Raul is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier by any means.

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ObserverArt  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:49:17pm

Can anyone honestly think TRUMP® would handle that Sandy Hook tragedy and the grief of all those families in a similar manner as Obama?

I know I don’t. I can’t see TRUMP® having any warmth in those all-about-himself bones. I would have said heart, but I doubt he has one.

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goddamnedfrank  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:52:04pm

The drone wars have begun. (Apologies for probably being the 10 millionth asshole to make that horrible “joke.”

Tokyo Police to Deploy Net-Carrying Drone to Catch Rogue Drones

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FormerDirtDart  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:52:56pm

re: #66 ObserverArt

Can anyone honestly think TRUMP(r) would handle that Sandy Hook tragedy and the grief of all those families in a similar manner as Obama?

I know I don’t. I can’t see TRUMP(r) having any warmth in those all-about-himself bones. I would have said heart, but I doubt he has one.

He is a parent, so maybe he could convey some measure of sympathy/comfort in a private setting. But no way in hell would he be able to address the nation with any level of graciousness

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The War TARDIS  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:53:48pm

re: #67 goddamnedfrank

You did it wrong.

It’s “Begun, the Drone War have.” :P

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palomino  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:54:59pm

re: #61 WhatEVs

You’re not even close to being a Libertarian if you ever espouse anti-choice rhetoric.

Of course they’re not real libertarians. But both Pauls find Ayn Rand to be great masturbation material. So the other pseudo-libertarians in the GOP have always had a fondness for the Pauls. Until now, that is.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Rand has even less charisma than his dad.

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goddamnedfrank  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:55:11pm

re: #68 FormerDirtDart

He is a parent …

Who has been pretty vocal about wanting to fuck his daughter.

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WhatEVs  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:56:55pm

re: #60 FormerDirtDart

Why the hell did I read the comments?
You would think I would learn by now.

Never read the comments. Ever

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goddamnedfrank  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:57:14pm
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ObserverArt  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:58:24pm

re: #68 FormerDirtDart

He is a parent, so maybe he could convey some measure of sympathy/comfort in a private setting. But no way in hell would he be able to address the nation with any level of graciousness

His own kids are his own kids. Possessions in a sense. I just can’t see him going room by room and facing all those people with hugs, etc. He’d probably hold a meeting in the gym and tell everyone how sorry he was and turn it over to a pastor or something. It’d would be more a business move.

Just my opinion.

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palomino  Dec 12, 2015 • 6:59:35pm

re: #71 goddamnedfrank

Who has been pretty vocal about wanting to fuck his daughter.

Who are you to judge old men who want to fuck their daughters?

Don’t you watch Game of Thrones? Incest is perfectly acceptable within a royal bloodline.

/

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:00:48pm

For you space exploration fans, here is a multimedia presentation by the BBC about everyday life on the ISS.

bbc.co.uk

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:18:07pm

re: #48 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

These are the comments I was venting about.

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Do your friends realize that it’s not up to them to decide whether or not Trump becomes President? There are millions of other Americans who would never let that happen and believe or not, we also get to vote. I doubt the majority of people in America are going to vote someone as bigoted and obnoxious and unqualified as Trump into the White House. Your friends, like typical Rightwingers, are delusional and self-centered. Trump cannot win with just White votes. Period.

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Eventual Carrion  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:24:14pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

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Thing is it’s 61F outside here at 10:22 PM on Dec 12th in NW PA. We should have snow on the ground and it should be maybe freezing or less.

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VegasGolfer  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:26:14pm

re: #67 goddamnedfrank

The drone wars have begun. (Apologies for probably being the 10 millionth asshole to make that horrible “joke.”

Tokyo Police to Deploy Net-Carrying Drone to Catch Rogue Drones

They will just shoot them dowm here in ‘murica.

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retired cynic  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:26:30pm

re: #77 Patricia Kayden

Do your friends realize that it’s not up to them to decide whether or not Trump becomes President? There are millions of other Americans who would never let that happen and believe or not, we also get to vote. I doubt the majority of people in America are going to vote someone as bigoted and obnoxious and unqualified as Trump into the White House. Your friends, like typical Rightwingers, are delusional and self-centered. Trump cannot win with just White votes. Period.

I don’t know the ethnic background of everyone on this blog, but believe there are a few white folks here that wouldn’t think of voting for Trump, and for any of the R’s.

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ObserverArt  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:29:13pm

re: #78 Eventual Carrion

Thing is it’s 61F outside here at 10:22 PM on Dec 12th in NW PA. We should have snow on the ground and it should be maybe freezing or less.

63° in Columbus right now. Low expected to be 55° with a high of 68°+ tomorrow. Long range forecast is a steady decline to 40° or so by the weekend and then back up to the 50s through Christmas.

If we go into January in the 40s or more I think winter’s back will be broken. Very strange. But, I can use the gas and electric savings.

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WhatEVs  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:29:32pm

re: #78 Eventual Carrion

Thing is it’s 61F outside here at 10:22 PM on Dec 12th in NW PA. We should have snow on the ground and it should be maybe freezing or less.

I’m in Canada. It was like Spring today. Hubby cut the grass. In December. In CANADA.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:30:31pm

re: #80 retired cynic

I don’t know the ethnic background of everyone on this blog, but believe there are a few white folks here that wouldn’t think of voting for Trump, and for any of the R’s.

You couldn’t pay me to even consider voting for any of the Republicans.

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retired cynic  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:31:26pm

Western Illinois: 68°F; saw people mowing grass. We sat on the porch and enjoyed the weather!

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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:32:51pm

So the Bush-Gore decision was 15 years ago today. That was the election that got me following politics. I was in 8th grade and in 8th grade the kids here in Va learn Civics. I had a bad feeling about Bush from the start. Not bragging, just stating what 13 year old me thought. I had read an article in Rolling Stone magazine about how liberally the death penalty was used in his time as Texas’s governor and how he mocked Karla Fay Tucker begging for her life.

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retired cynic  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:32:51pm

re: #84 retired cynic

And one my rhododendrons is blooming a few sport blossoms.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:33:33pm

Don’t know what the exact temps were here today but it was a beautiful day. Walked both of the dogs. My hoodie felt unnecessary.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:36:33pm

Fortunately I do think the demographics really are against Trump and honestly any of the Republicans but the Democrats can’t run a conservative campaign. They need to let the American people know exactly why the Republican Party should not be given the keys back to the WH.

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jaunte  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:40:38pm
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ObserverArt  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:41:42pm

For the sport fans…Milwaukee has those rascally Golden State Warriors on the ropes. Up by 11 with a little over 2.5 minutes to go.

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makeitstop  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:44:01pm

re: #90 ObserverArt

For the sport fans…Milwaukee has those rascally Golden State Warriors on the ropes. Up by 11 with a little over 2.5 minutes to go.

Streaks are made to end eventually. I thought the Celts were going to do it last night.

24 in a row, though. Pretty awesome.

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Jay C  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:44:13pm

re: #89 jaunte

WUT?!

So this pic of The Donald was, apparently, taken at an anti-windpower rally of some sort? Where? Why are there even such things? And why is he there? (OK, the last question is just for form…)

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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:44:56pm

re: #90 ObserverArt

For the sport fans…Milwaukee has those rascally Golden State Warriors on the ropes. Up by 11 with a little over 2.5 minutes to go.

Hell of a streak. Well done Curry and co.

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ObserverArt  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:45:44pm

re: #91 makeitstop

Streaks are made to end eventually. I thought the Celts were going to do it last night.

24 in a row, though. Pretty awesome.

I just want to see them come back down to earth. Getting a little too lofty!

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ObserverArt  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:48:03pm

It’s over. 108 to 95.

Milwaukee stops the two longest winning streaks in NBA history.

Edit to add…later lizards!

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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:48:34pm

re: #95 ObserverArt

It’s over. 108 to 95.

Milwaukee stops the two longest winning streaks in NBA history.

That’ll be a good trivia question some day.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:49:11pm

re: #77 Patricia Kayden

Do your friends realize that it’s not up to them to decide whether or not Trump becomes President? There are millions of other Americans who would never let that happen and believe or not, we also get to vote. I doubt the majority of people in America are going to vote someone as bigoted and obnoxious and unqualified as Trump into the White House. Your friends, like typical Rightwingers, are delusional and self-centered. Trump cannot win with just White votes. Period.

I think he got an earful from some other friends, because his latest comment about Trump is less enthusiastic.

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Great White Snark  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:50:50pm

re: #62 The Vicious Babushka

STUPIDEST MEME OF THE DAY==>

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Watch this pussy

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jaunte  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:53:42pm

re: #92 Jay C

WUT?!

So this pic of The Donald was, apparently, taken at an anti-windpower rally of some sort? Where? Why are there even such things? And why is he there? (OK, the last question is just for form…)

I think it was in the UK, based on the typography (and I can see one sign that says LADYMOOR)

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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:55:55pm

It’s my understanding from my cousin who lives in the UK and has in laws in Scotland that Donald has already done a lot to piss off the people there. Something about golf courses. I’ll have to ask her to expand next time we talk.

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Jay C  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:57:44pm

re: #99 jaunte

Yep. In Scotland

Still makes me go WUT?! though.

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jaunte  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:57:53pm

re: #100 HappyWarrior

”...Neighbours of Donald Trump’s golf course suffered ‘egotistical bullying’
People living close to Donald Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire suffered from “malign, egotistical bullying”, according to the director of cult film Local Hero.

Mr Forsyth, writing in the Guardian, described the film, which recorded Mr Trump’s neighbours losing their water supply and having earth mounds built outside their homes, as a “depiction of human survival and dignity amidst murky doings akin to seventies Romania”.

telegraph.co.uk

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jaunte  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:58:33pm

“Mr Trump reacted to news that the documentary - which has been seen in US cinemas - would be shown on BBC Two by criticising its director, Anthony Baxter, on Twitter.

He called him a “stupid fool” and said he had tried to watch the film but had fallen asleep, adding: “All the morons that cause the controversy in Scotland have made my development far more successful than anticipated.”

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Amory Blaine  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:58:34pm

Took a nice, relaxing bath. Lebowski style, with candles and a doob. George was there. He’s a nihilist, so he fit right in. Afterwards, my wife and I went out for a lovely dinner. I am stuffed and relaxed.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 7:59:05pm

re: #102 jaunte

”...Neighbours of Donald Trump’s golf course suffered ‘egotistical bullying’
People living close to Donald Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire suffered from “malign, egotistical bullying”, according to the director of cult film Local Hero.

telegraph.co.uk

Yes, that sounds right. Thanks.

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jaunte  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:00:29pm
“It’s interesting that a couple of people can create the feeling that what I did wasn’t popular, when in fact we have a tremendous popularity.”
heraldscotland.com

Donnie One-Note

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VegasGolfer  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:00:42pm

Theres a movie about that called you’ve been trumped.

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CleverToad  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:05:40pm

re: #52 Charles Johnson

Thanks for linking this.
Is it any wonder the man’s gone grey? So glad we have this President.

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jaunte  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:06:36pm

re: #107 VegasGolfer

Theres a movie about that called you’ve been trumped.

You’ve Been Trumped Official Trailer #1 (2012) Donald Trump Movie HD

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Amory Blaine  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:06:38pm

Cruz Soars To 31 Percent In Iowa With 10-Point Lead Over Trump

Stock Photo
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HappyWarrior  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:07:35pm

re: #110 Amory Blaine

Cruz Soars To 31 Percent In Iowa With 10-Point Lead Over Trump

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I cannot get over that being real. It’s like a parody of a right wing candidate.

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DarknSilentNight  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:08:44pm

Holy CRAP that band is GOOD! I was in band in both high school and college, and we used to say that the best bands had a tight rhythm section. It doesn’t get any tighter than this. We’re talking Spyro Gyra good.

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Reality Based Steve  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:11:09pm

re: #110 Amory Blaine

Cruz Soars To 31 Percent In Iowa With 10-Point Lead Over Trump

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Ted Cruz…. It gives you WINGS!!!!!

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Reality Based Steve  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:17:45pm

Well, I’m checking out for the evening. I’ve got almost all of my studying done and am feeling pretty good about the material. Now to see what happens when the rubber meets the road.

There’s cake on the counter if anybody wants some.

RBS

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Great White Snark  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:21:35pm

re: #113 Reality Based Steve

Ted Cruz…. It gives you RIGHT WINGS!!!!!

FTFY

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Jay C  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:21:47pm

re: #110 Amory Blaine

Cruz Soars To 31 Percent In Iowa With 10-Point Lead Over Trump

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It reminds me of a color-it-yourself placemat from an aggressively low-end diner or chain “family” restaurant. I.e. some place where the crayons on the table won’t look out of place.

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Reality Based Steve  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:22:41pm

re: #115 Great White Snark

FTFY

Wouldn’t that make you fly in circles and be generally ineffective…. Oh wait, that makes sense now.

RBS

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jaunte  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:28:19pm

Breitbart Fail

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Romantic Heretic  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:47:26pm

re: #13 Eric The Fruit Bat

Loved that series. So freaking hilarious seeing all those WWII beasts in an anime.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:50:07pm

re: #118 jaunte

Notice the number of votes: just shy of 210,000.

Houston’s total population: 2.239 million.

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Romantic Heretic  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:52:05pm

re: #44 Great White Snark

So sorry for your loss.

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Romantic Heretic  Dec 12, 2015 • 8:57:44pm

re: #82 WhatEVs

I saw pussy willows on my trek for groceries the other day.

It’s a bit unnerving.

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Brian J.  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:03:42pm

re: #118 jaunte

Breitbart Fail

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Sun rises in east. Pope still Catholic. Bears continue to defecate in woods.

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EmmaAnne  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:04:56pm

re: #52 Charles Johnson

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That is really intense.

Person after person received an engulfing hug from our commander in chief. He’d say, “Tell me about your son… . Tell me about your daughter,” and then hold pictures of the lost beloved as their parents described favorite foods, television shows, and the sound of their laughter. For the younger siblings of those who had passed away—many of them two, three, or four years old, too young to understand it all—the president would grab them and toss them, laughing, up into the air, and then hand them a box of White House M&M’s, which were always kept close at hand. In each room, I saw his eyes water, but he did not break.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:24:04pm

re: #124 EmmaAnne

That is really intense.

This is the president haters call “divisive” and a “failure.” He has stepped into the role of President as Role Model for the Nation better than anyone in recent memory.

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Joe Bacon  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:27:57pm

OOPS! How did this get into the Rafael Cruz Coloring Book????

Obviously Daddy thinks Dr. Seuss is a Communist!
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jaunte  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:29:05pm

re: #126 Joe Bacon

Wow, even a drawing of Cruz is creepy.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:32:53pm

re: #127 jaunte

Wow, even a drawing of Cruz is creepy.

The bright red lips on all of them is disturbing.

When did coloring books as a campaign promo become a thing? Kids can’t vote.

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:34:18pm

Took a peek downstairs. Dark_Falcon is totally going to vote for Donald Trump if he’s the Republican nominee.

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Joe Bacon  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:36:00pm

Barry Goldwater (1964) In Your Heart, You Know He’s Right

Donald Trump (2016) In Your Guts, You Know He’s Nuts!

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:36:28pm

Almost 70 downdings in one thread? You might be more appreciated at Breitbart or Free Republic.

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William Lewis  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:39:55pm

re: #131 teleskiguy

Just because you want to run him out of here doesn’t mean all of us do even if we disagree with him.

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:40:01pm

Oh hai wlewsiii! One of Dark_Falcon’s most ardent apologists.

Merry Christmas.

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William Lewis  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:40:53pm

re: #133 teleskiguy

Better that than being his stalker.

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:41:09pm

re: #132 William Lewis

Just because you want to run him out of here doesn’t mean all of us do even if we disagree with him.

Fuck you. I never said that at all. NEVER! Find the comment and show it to me, show me where I say I want Dark_Falcon out of here. Fuck you.

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BeachDem  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:41:45pm

re: #43 palomino

Here’s Aaron Sorkin at his preachy best. One minute of drama that pretty much encapsulates the divide over the issue. The debate remains the same, the arguments just as valid today as 15 years ago.

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Video

Aaron can preach to me any time. One of the very best Sports Night episodes was The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee, about the confederate flag. And that was from 1998:

In the history of the South, there’s much to celebrate. And that flag is a desecration of all of it. It’s a banner of hatred and separatism. It’s a banner of ignorance and violence and a war that pitted brother against brother, and to ask young black men and women, young Jewish men and women, Asians, Native Americans, to ask Americans to walk beneath its shadow is a humiliation of irreducible proportions. And we all know it.

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:45:31pm

I’ve only wanted one poster out of here, and I told KiTA straight that I wanted him to leave this board and never come back. I’ve never wished that upon ANY poster here other than him, and to say otherwise is a filthy slander.

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William Lewis  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:47:15pm

re: #135 teleskiguy

And the right wing never tells their people to go kill doctors. But the message gets out nonetheless.

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Mentis Fugit  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:48:27pm

re: #92 Jay C

WUT?!

So this pic of The Donald was, apparently, taken at an anti-windpower rally of some sort? Where? Why are there even such things? And why is he there? (OK, the last question is just for form…)

Well wind power is a lie-beral scam…

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William Lewis  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:48:39pm

I have work to do. I think someone needs some snow to forget what he’s scared by. Good night.

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:49:01pm

Oh, and people are bombing mosques now, and the perps are probably Trump voters.

Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Lyrics)

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BeachDem  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:51:54pm

re: #56 palomino

Christie is doing just as badly in Iowa, so that can’t be the only factor as he will be in the “adult” debate. He’s also polling just as poorly nationally as Paul.

But CNN wants Christie on stage because he’s a fat loudmouth, and that makes for good TV. Paul, as I’ve said before, is just a smarmy boring douchebag. So nobody really cares that Paul won’t be there. But Christie gets in on the strength of his NH numbers, which are around 8%, his best showing by far in the early states.

Not surprisingly, down in SC, Christie is at 1%. And that’s not because Lindsey has a huge home field advantage. In SC, they probably like Christie’s brash style and identify with his massive girth. But he shook Obama’s hand and said “Thank you, Mr. President”. That’s an act of heresy that the GOP’s staunchest reactionaries (disproportionately clustered in the south) can’t forgive.

Lindsey barely moves the needle in SC. It’s all TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP. Carson’s still in 2nd, but dropping like a stone—then Cruz and Rubio, but Trump’s lapping them. Lindsey’s holding firm at about 2+%, just behind Fiorina and just ahead of Huckabee. No native son love for Lindsey here. Sniff.

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:53:05pm

I maintain that Dark_Falcon is a company man through and through. Only time will tell. The 2016 General Election is this far away…

Video

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BeachDem  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:55:27pm

re: #58 WhatEVs

Let’s not forget that he’s really pretty dumb. Truly so.

And let’s not forget the Charles P. Pierce 5-minute rule:

This rule states that, for five minutes, both the son and the father, Crazy Uncle Liberty (!), make perfect sense on many issues. At the 5:00:01 mark, however, the trolley inevitably departs the tracks.

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Jay C  Dec 12, 2015 • 9:59:09pm

re: #139 Mentis Fugit

Well wind power is a lie-beral scam…

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And you just KNOW that if old Ben lived in this country, he’d be a dedicated Republican…

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 10:00:01pm

re: #140 William Lewis

I have work to do. I think someone needs some snow to forget what he’s scared by. Good night.

I’m fucking frightened, man!

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TedStriker  Dec 12, 2015 • 10:00:46pm

re: #134 William Lewis

re: #138 William Lewis

re: #140 William Lewis

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teleskiguy  Dec 12, 2015 • 10:04:29pm

Some levity…

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Tigger2  Dec 12, 2015 • 10:12:22pm

re: #84 retired cynic

Western Illinois: 68°F; saw people mowing grass. We sat on the porch and enjoyed the weather!

West central Indiana was out in a shirtsleeve shirt today and still got a little warm when the sun was out.

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TedStriker  Dec 12, 2015 • 10:20:04pm

re: #139 Mentis Fugit

Well wind power is a lie-beral scam…

Embedded Image

re: #145 Jay C

And you just KNOW that if old Ben lived in this country, he’d be a dedicated Republican…

That’s from Viz, which is like the UK’s version of MAD or Cracked, just a lot more raunchy.

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Mentis Fugit  Dec 12, 2015 • 11:31:49pm

re: #150 TedStriker

That’s from Viz, which is like the UK’s version of MAD or Cracked, just a lot more raunchy.

I figured the creative spelling of “Letterbox” was a sufficiently fluorescent flag.

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 13, 2015 • 12:07:23am

re: #149 Tigger2

Philly will be having warm weather today. forecast.weather.gov

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Decatur Deb  Dec 13, 2015 • 12:09:04am

Join the fight against irony deficiency: Christian Carry

local8now.com

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dell*nix  Dec 13, 2015 • 12:18:41am

re: #13 Eric The Fruit Bat

Japanese school girl sports.

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Nyet  Dec 13, 2015 • 12:38:24am

re: #61 WhatEVs

You’re not even close to being a Libertarian if you ever espouse anti-choice rhetoric.

Quite a few Libertarians are anti-choice.

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Mentis Fugit  Dec 13, 2015 • 12:59:19am

re: #153 Decatur Deb

Join the fight against irony deficiency: Christian Carry

local8now.com

What Would Jesus Pack?

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freetoken  Dec 13, 2015 • 1:46:27am

MP3 Audio

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freetoken  Dec 13, 2015 • 2:30:28am

So, it’s been a big weekend in monetized violence a.k.a. “fighting” on TV…

Click to Reveal

UFC now have some new champions and rematches to promote. Quite a bloody sport in many ways. But we like our violence and are willing to pay big money for it. Speculation was that tonight’s fight could set a record gate for a UFC event. I don’t know if it did or not, but I bet it is in the top 3.

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freetoken  Dec 13, 2015 • 2:31:05am

MP3 Audio

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Amory Blaine  Dec 13, 2015 • 2:53:04am

This new Festool saw cuts deep dadoes.
Festool hk85 + VN-HK85

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Alephnaught  Dec 13, 2015 • 5:34:22am

re: #54 The Vicious Babushka

Stuff You Absolutely Can Do Without On Christmas
Twerking Santa

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(You really need the audio on to appreciate this one…)

(Note the date on this one!)

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dharmamark  Dec 13, 2015 • 5:55:27am

Wittman to run for VA Gov. in ‘17

“Probably all these folks agree with me that the future of Western civilization hangs in the balance next year, and Virginia is ground zero as one of the swing states,” he said. “So I’m going to put a lot of effort into that.” - Ken Cuccinelli

Oh jezuz… Maybe I’ll move.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:01:04am

re: #162 dharmamark

Wittman to run for VA Gov. in ‘17

“Probably all these folks agree with me that the future of Western civilization hangs in the balance next year, and Virginia is ground zero as one of the swing states,” he said. “So I’m going to put a lot of effort into that.” - Ken Cuccinelli

Oh jezuz… Maybe I’ll move.

“The future of the free world hangs in the balance, Mandrake.”
[Not a direct quote]

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Shiplord Kirel  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:05:41am

re: #8 Stanley Sea Toujours

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WhatEVs  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:08:19am

re: #162 dharmamark

Wittman to run for VA Gov. in ‘17

“Probably all these folks agree with me that the future of Western civilization hangs in the balance next year, and Virginia is ground zero as one of the swing states,” he said. “So I’m going to put a lot of effort into that.” - Ken Cuccinelli

Oh jezuz… Maybe I’ll move.

What a drama queen. Then again, aren’t they all? Republican’s are afraid of their own shadows.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:16:41am
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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:21:07am

I’ll pray for you Darth

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:26:38am

re: #167 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

I’ll pray for you Darth

Use the words at the bottom please.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:30:45am

Twas two weeks before Xmas and all through the house
A mouse could be heard screeching horribly
as his betters toyed with and tortured him.

I do hope the cats had fun.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:31:25am

re: #168 darthstar

Use the words at the bottom please.

I’d rather use the Hard Words. Because I’m Hard.

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Bubblehead II  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:32:00am

re: #167 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

I’ll pray for you Darth

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:33:27am

So I found a GoPro on the beach yesterday. Was pretty stoked, but the Pacific Ocean being such a small place, I figured somebody had to own it. I posted a pic on facebook and woke up to a message connecting me with its owner.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:34:40am

re: #170 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

I’d rather use the Hard Words. Because I’m Hard.

Fine, use the hard words. They’re more fun anyway.

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:35:04am

re: #172 darthstar

That is good. :)

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:37:28am
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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:42:28am

Radicalized on Facebook.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:43:18am

re: #56 palomino

Christie is doing just as badly in Iowa, so that can’t be the only factor as he will be in the “adult” debate. He’s also polling just as poorly nationally as Paul.

But CNN wants Christie on stage because he’s a fat loudmouth, and that makes for good TV. Paul, as I’ve said before, is just a smarmy boring douchebag. So nobody really cares that Paul won’t be there. But Christie gets in on the strength of his NH numbers, which are around 8%, his best showing by far in the early states.

Not surprisingly, down in SC, Christie is at 1%. And that’s not because Lindsey has a huge home field advantage. In SC, they probably like Christie’s brash style and identify with his massive girth. But he shook Obama’s hand and said “Thank you, Mr. President”. That’s an act of heresy that the GOP’s staunchest reactionaries (disproportionately clustered in the south) can’t forgive.

CNN’s standard is that anyone over 4% in either Iowa or New Hampshire gets a main debate podium, and that’s bar Christie clears with ease in New Hampshire.

I agree, though, that CNN wants on on the main stage because he makes for more drama. IMO it is especially desired that he fight with Trump, as both are loud and brash and their volume will be mistaken by some voters for conviction.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:43:54am

re: #176 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

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Radicalized on Facebook.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:46:27am

re: #177 Dark_Falcon

CNN’s standard is that anyone over 4% in either Iowa or New Hampshire gets a main debate podium, and that’s bar Christie clears with ease in New Hampshire.

I agree, though, that CNN wants on on the main stage because he makes for more drama. IMO it is especially desired that he fight with Trump, as both are loud and brash and their volume will be mistaken by some voters for conviction.

In other words, CNN is trying to bail the GOP out by lowering the bar enough to let any candidate they think might have a shot at surviving Trump and courting moderate voters in the general. If that means putting in a step for Christie so he can haul his ass over the bar that’s already at knee level, then so be it.

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Eventual Carrion  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:48:24am

re: #175 darthstar

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I hope he was attempting the Baby Jesus part.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:54:04am
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PhillyPretzel  Dec 13, 2015 • 6:55:37am

re: #181 darthstar

lol. That and constantly looking for the “Man Bites Dog” story.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:03:08am

re: #182 PhillyPretzel

lol. That and constantly looking for the “Man Bites Dog” story.

I’ll probably get blocked for that one, but seriously, two minutes spent posting a video link to SNL counts toward his quota at WaPo?

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:03:44am

re: #179 darthstar

In other words, CNN is trying to bail the GOP out by lowering the bar enough to let any candidate they think might have a shot at surviving Trump and courting moderate voters in the general. If that means putting in a step for Christie so he can haul his ass over the bar that’s already at knee level, then so be it.

Any network would do likewise, Darth. An election that was over before the debates would be a Very Bad Thing for the news media.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:08:02am
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The Vicious Babushka  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:10:52am

re: #185 darthstar

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Whoa. Isn’t Barkley the guy in that wingnut meme “Poor people been voting for Democrats for 50 years and they’re still poor”

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:11:05am

re: #179 darthstar

In other words, CNN is trying to bail the GOP out by lowering the bar enough to let any candidate they think might have a shot at surviving Trump and courting moderate voters in the general. If that means putting in a step for Christie so he can haul his ass over the bar that’s already at knee level, then so be it.

I think it means CNN doesn’t care about the election process at all and is more concerned with dramatic reality entertainment. If they could they’d have Mark Burnett produce the damn “show” so they can get more viewers and dollars out of it all.

Oh yeah…good morning!

I see we had a bit of extra drama overnight here too. Seems the overnight crew tends to get a little riled up lately.

Personally I hope no one wants to drive Dark_Falcon out of here, and I am a bit concerned Dark_Falcon may just leave. But then, I also get the feeling there are times when he does like to post in a way to get everyone fired up.

Oh well. People do what they are gonna do. Welcome to the land of the free.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:11:18am

re: #184 Dark_Falcon

Any network would do likewise, Darth. An election that was over before the debates would be a Very Bad Thing for the news media.

They did it for Fiorina too. Upped the stage to 11. Personally, I don’t care who’s on stage this week. I’ll watch for a bit, but they can all go fuck themselves for supporting Trump’s bigotry these last five months - and they all have to some extent - even your golden boy Rubio.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:13:57am

re: #187 ObserverArt

I think it means CNN doesn’t care about the election process at all and is more concerned with dramatic reality entertainment. If they could they’d have Mark Burnett produce the damn “show” so they can get more viewers and dollars out of it all.

Oh yeah…good morning!

I see we had a bit of extra drama overnight here too. Seems the overnight crew tends to get a little riled up lately.

Personally I hope no one wants to drive Dark_Falcon out of here, and I am a bit concerned Dark_Falcon may just leave. But then, I also get the feeling there are times when he does like to post in a way to get everyone fired up.

Oh well. People do what they are gonna do. Welcome to the land of the free.

I’m fine.

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:15:34am

re: #186 The Vicious Babushka

Whoa. Isn’t Barkley the guy in that wingnut meme “Poor people been voting for Democrats for 50 years and they’re still poor”

Charles Barkley is an equal opportunity skewer. I don’t think he ever holds back. He’s gotten plenty of people pissed off over the years. And all that from covering sports.

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:16:34am

re: #189 Dark_Falcon

I’m fine.

That’s to be debated!

; )

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danarchy  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:17:56am

re: #190 ObserverArt

Charles Barkley is an equal opportunity skewer. I don’t think he ever holds back. He’s gotta plenty of people pissed off over the years. And all that from covering sports.

I think his money quote there was “Twitter is where fools go to feel important”

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:19:01am

re: #190 ObserverArt

Barkley does not hold back on anything. I remember when he was with the 76ers he was very vocal.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:21:05am

re: #163 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

“The future of the free world hangs in the balance, Mandrake.”
[Not a direct quote]

Very interesting development. Anyhow the Dems I expect will be united behind Lt Governor Northam. No idea who wins this thing. Wittman throwing his name though adds another dynamic to the race.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:22:30am
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PhillyPretzel  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:23:24am

re: #195 darthstar

That Trump person paid for it. /

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:23:34am

re: #186 The Vicious Babushka

Whoa. Isn’t Barkley the guy in that wingnut meme “Poor people been voting for Democrats for 50 years and they’re still poor”

Charles (Barkley) speaks his mind. He says some stuff that I disagree with but he’s very much his own man.

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Alephnaught  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:24:21am

Via Dangerous Minds, here’s “Last Christmas” by Wham! slowed down by a factor of eight, ending up sounding like one of those ambient tunes from Norway.

WLC! PHON

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:29:50am
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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:29:59am

What I appreciate about Barkley is that he’s willing to offer his opinion on edgy issues in and out of sports the way someone like Michael Jordan never has. Barkley, for example has been adamant that sexuality shouldn’t mean shit when it comes to teammates and that every professional athlete has had a gay teammate at one point so this whole shower paranoia is stupid. Now granted Charles wasn’t a larger than life icon like Michael is so I guess he can afford to take stands but I nonetheless appreciate that about him. He’s a good friend of one of my favorite sportswriters and casters, Michael Wilbon too. I really enjoy Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser on PTI.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:30:21am

re: #199 darthstar

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Good mockery is what they needed.

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A Mom Anon  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:37:05am

Just a moment to recommend a book…

I’m almost done with Steve Silberman’s Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. All I can say is wow. This is a really important book, IMO. There’s a lot of history there I didn’t know, how autism came to be a diagnosis, stuff about Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger and Nazi Germany, how different therapies came into being, and he posits the theory that autism is a natural variation in humans, not some freakish flaw. I really recommend it, even if some of it is hard to read (the parts about the Nazis is horrifying as you might guess, but damn near as bad was American attitudes and how our medical professionals dealt with issues of mental illness and disability), but it’s an important book. Well researched, it took him over 5 years to write. If you or someone you love is on the spectrum, or if you just want to understand autism a little better, it’s probably one of the best books written on the subject.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:39:46am
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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:44:24am

So Chuck Todd has an interview with Rubio. Dance Marco, dance!

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Belafon  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:45:00am

re: #166 darthstar

I went looking for evidence of this. As interesting as it would be if it were true, this page has some decent analysis refuting it: christian-research.blogspot.com.

One obvious point is that there are 31,102 verses in the Bible and 6346 versus in the Qur’an.

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makeitstop  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:51:35am

re: #185 darthstar

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I watched that live on TNT the other night after the Knicks game.

He also had plenty to say about Turner Broadcasting, in particular CNN. And not much of it good. I love when Bark bites the hand that feeds.

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Belafon  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:52:53am

re: #203 darthstar

Cute, but some serious fail. Trump’s in first place, not Bush, because he represents the party; there should only be one road there. Clinton has plenty of followers that like what she represents. Sanders isn’t leading the party off the highway (yes, this last one is a misrepresentation of what the artist meant, but the artist is just one interpretation).

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:56:24am
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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:57:44am

Oh boy. NBC is joining up with PolitiFact. Chuck says to have a third party help out with their facts. I guess that is the official admittance they can’t do any fact checking on their own. Groan.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 7:57:55am

re: #152 PhillyPretzel

Philly will be having warm weather today. forecast.weather.gov

Going out and taking a walk in the warmth right now.

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:00:41am

re: #209 ObserverArt

Oh boy. NBC is joining up with PolitiFact. Chuck says to have a third party help out with their facts. I guess that is the official admittance they can’t do any fact checking on their own. Groan.

Fuck it. They should just replace all the political talking head shows with this. It’d be an improvement, to be honest.

Network - We’re In A Lot Of Trouble!

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:01:56am

re: #176 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

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Radicalized on Facebook.

Who probably resorts to feeling better for himself by picking another group to demonize as lessers to be attacked.

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I Would Prefer Not To  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:02:04am

Quoted from Doonsbury.

“Electing him would be like asking the clown at a child’s birthday party to start juggling chainsaws.”
—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Donald Trump

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:03:39am

re: #186 The Vicious Babushka

Whoa. Isn’t Barkley the guy in that wingnut meme “Poor people been voting for Democrats for 50 years and they’re still poor”

Maybe Barkley is going to come out as a Whig shortly. (Or in one?)

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:08:48am

re: #205 Belafon

I went looking for evidence of this. As interesting as it would be if it were true, this page has some decent analysis refuting it: christian-research.blogspot.com.

One obvious point is that there are 31,102 verses in the Bible and 6346 versus in the Qur’an.

I like how they add percentages - The Qu’ran by their count is 46% hate while the Bible is only 13% hate…that’s 87% hate free.

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:08:52am

re: #208 Lidane

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Oh God, thanks for that. I needed a good laugh this mornin’.

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:09:41am

re: #216 Targetpractice

Oh God, thanks for that. I needed a good laugh this mornin’.

I like P.J. O’Rourke. I disagree with his politics, but he’s entertaining at least.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:10:56am

re: #207 Belafon

Cute, but some serious fail. Trump’s in first place, not Bush, because he represents the party; there should only be one road there. Clinton has plenty of followers that like what she represents. Sanders isn’t leading the party off the highway (yes, this last one is a misrepresentation of what the artist meant, but the artist is just one interpretation).

Also, left and right are from the viewer’s perspective. It should be the opposite.

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:13:11am

And now I see a Northrup Grumman commercial with a drone and a B2 bomber. Not sure how I feel about that at this time of world turmoil. Sure, they have all rights to advertise, but is that a wise choice for either NBC or Northrup Grumman?

Just another image of shit getting real. I suppose it all has to come to a head sometime.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:18:38am

Republicans think $7.2b is too much for 9/11 first responders. But they have a bottomless purse for bullshit wars that do nothing but foment more instability around the globe.

D_F. Your party.

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I Would Prefer Not To  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:18:48am

re: #219 ObserverArt

And now I see a Northrup Grumman commercial with a drone and a B2 bomber. Not sure how I feel about that at this time of world turmoil. Sure, they have all rights to advertise, but is that a wise choice for either NBC or Northrup Grumman?

Just another image of shit getting real. I suppose it all has to come to a head sometime.

Who else is going to advertise on their stupid shows? Depends?

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GlutenFreeJesus  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:20:31am

re: #215 darthstar

I like how they add percentages - The Qu’ran by their count is 46% hate while the Bible is only 13% hate…that’s 87% hate free.

I suppose they leave out the context that most of the Quranic verses of violence are under the guise of war when they are being attacked….

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Joe Bacon  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:20:36am

re: #208 Lidane

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More like a half-assed case for a full blown asshole…

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:20:56am

re: #221 I Would Prefer Not To

Who else is going to advertise on their stupid shows? Depends?

Damn good point.

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:23:07am

re: #223 Joe Bacon

More like a half-assed case for a full blown asshole…

It’s pretty much the best case scenario for the GOP. They’re FUBAR as a party.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:23:42am

re: #222 GlutenFreeJesus

I suppose they leave out the context that most of the Quranic verses of violence are under the guise of war when they are being attacked….

Surprised no one has taken the opposite tack and searched both books for the verses about taking care of the poor and disadvantaged.

Which pretty much has been the basis for every religious reform movement that has cropped up. The group and church hierarchy in power ignoring that requirement.

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:24:21am

Don’t know if this has been posted as I haven’t gone through the thread thoroughly. The opening to SNL last night. The vid is obviously not a full NBC official vid.

Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush Announces Candidacy in SNL Cold Open

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:24:56am

My walk has been delayed by Tuxedo Cat finding the ideal combination of a lap to sleep on that happens to be in direct sunlight at the same time.

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BeachDem  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:29:10am

re: #209 ObserverArt

Oh boy. NBC is joining up with PolitiFact. Chuck says to have a third party help out with their facts. I guess that is the official admittance they can’t do any fact checking on their own. Groan.

Apparently they didn’t ask Rachel Maddow what she thought of the idea:

“This is why the very important concept of fact-checking has become pointless at a time in our country when we really need it to mean something,” Maddow said. “Because Politifact exists and has branded themselves as the generic arbiter of fact, and the paragon of fact-checking, and they are terrible at it! They are terrible!”

huffingtonpost.com

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I Would Prefer Not To  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:30:35am

re: #227 ObserverArt

Don’t know if this has been posted as I haven’t gone through the thread thoroughly. The opening to SNL last night. The vid is obviously not a full NBC official vid.

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Best opening in a long time.

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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:33:44am

Hello all,
Is this what the end of a party looks like?

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:36:26am

re: #229 BeachDem

Apparently they didn’t ask Rachel Maddow what she thought of the idea:

“This is why the very important concept of fact-checking has become pointless at a time in our country when we really need it to mean something,” Maddow said. “Because Politifact exists and has branded themselves as the generic arbiter of fact, and the paragon of fact-checking, and they are terrible at it! They are terrible!”

huffingtonpost.com

I heard that comment the other night, but I wasn’t aware of the context. Thanks for the link and reminding me.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:36:31am

re: #231 Great White Snark

Hello all,
Is this what the end of a party looks like?

It’s hard to say. We haven’t seen a major party implosion since the mid 1850’s. It was slavery that did the Whigs in. It’s really hard to say since Republicans do maintain majorities in both Houses of Congress, the state legislatures, and governor mansions but I would argue that they have benefited heavily from low turn out. Frankly the GOP where it’s growing if at all is growing in parts of the population declining. Meanwhile the Dems have made strong gains in growing parts i.e. single women, Latinos, and Asians.

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:37:20am

re: #231 Great White Snark

Hello all,
Is this what the end of a party looks like?

We’ll know by March 1.

If Trump takes a commanding lead in the primaries, then yes. It’s the end of the GOP.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:38:11am

re: #208 Lidane

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That was pretty good.

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Eventual Carrion  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:40:24am

re: #210 Feline Fearless Leader

Going out and taking a walk in the warmth right now.

I just did that (62F here). Got a coffee and took a walk through downtown (small town PA). New bakery opening in the old train station. The second one to open in the last 2 months. The other is on the corner behind my sons’ house. I will have to get to each of them at some point to see what they offer.

At least both of the new ones are opening at 6 am. The last one (which is now out of business) didn’t open until 8. That had to miss the morning, going to work crowd. Bakeries need to be open early in the morning.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:41:27am

Frankly what needs to be said is the difference between the establishment and TP types really isn’t ideological. It’s more on style. It’s not like when the Whig party imploded in the 1850’s, there were serious differences of opinions on slavery between people like say Abraham Lincoln and the wing of the party that accepted slavery’s legality as a way of keeping the country together or who owned slaves themselves. Or to use a later example when the Democratic Party became more outspoken in favor of civil rights and the Southern/conservative wing of the party remained opposed. I’m not sure what will happen if Trump is the GOP nominee and or plays a big role. What we are seeing is the ugly face of right wing populism bear its ugly head and I’m thankful for two things- One the country is diverse enough to reject it for president and two the economy is in good enough shape.

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Joe Bacon  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:42:04am

re: #231 Great White Snark

Hello all,
Is this what the end of a party looks like?

We’re on course for another 1912-type election where the GOP splits in two or maybe even three parts—Jesus, Wall Street and Libertarians. I got a gut feeling that Trump will come in with the most delegates but he won’t get the nomination because he doesn’t have a majority. The rest will be split between Rubio, Cruz, Kasich and others. The party bosses will draft either Ryan, Thune, Baker or Romney as a last-ditch effort. Trump’s people will walk out. They may actually seize the GOP line in a bunch of states. The resulting chaos creates an opening for the Libertarian Party to make a move to replace the GOP as a major party. We may see the GOP wind up like the British Liberals did between 1931-89 as a rump party with a handful of seats in the South and Rocky Mountain states.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:42:07am

Another nice walk though this morning. I swear this feels like April. I’m actually swearing a litlte.

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sagehen  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:43:07am

re: #186 The Vicious Babushka

Whoa. Isn’t Barkley the guy in that wingnut meme “Poor people been voting for Democrats for 50 years and they’re still poor”

Charles Barkley a few years ago said he wanted to be Republican because TAXES (now that he’s rich), but he still has a lot of problems with the party’s positions on almost everything else.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:43:33am

re: #238 Joe Bacon

We’re on course for another 1912-type election where the GOP splits in two or maybe even three parts—Jesus, Wall Street and Libertarians. I got a gut feeling that Trump will come in with the most delegates but he won’t get the nomination because he doesn’t have a majority. The rest will be split between Rubio, Cruz, Kasich and others. The party bosses will draft either Ryan, Thune, Baker or Romney as a last-ditch effort. Trump’s people will walk out. They may actually seize the GOP line in a bunch of states. The resulting chaos creates an opening for the Libertarian Party to make a move to replace the GOP as a major party. We may see the GOP wind up like the British Liberals did between 1931-89 as a rump party with a handful of seats in the South and Rocky Mountain states.

I’d actually be interested in seeing someone from the LP in office. LP members always insist they can do so much better so let’s see one of them actually govern.

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:46:40am

re: #230 I Would Prefer Not To

Best opening in a long time.

I loved the broccoli versus broccoli! line. That was worth it. After it was over, I wondered if TRUMP® called Lorne Michaels and threatened him.

In TRUMPS next speech: “Did anyone see that group of losers at Saturday Night Life last weekend? A bunch of dummies. Dummies I tell you. That show isn’t any good anymore. Not good. Not great like it used to be. Not funny like TRUMP®. Let me tell you, their best ratings are when TRUMP® is on it. Well, I’ll never do that show again. I don’t know why I did it the last time anyway. They’re losers. I was the only funny one on that show. I tell you what, don’t watch it. Don’t watch it and we can all kill it. That’s what we’ll do. We’ll make America great again. We’ll make America great without SNL. They haven’t been great in years. It’s been down down down since 1975. And really, aren’t there too many dark people on that show anyway? Some of them are radicals. Maybe terrorists. We should check them. We should do background checks on all of them to find out what the hell is going on. Why the hell they aren’t as funny as TRUMP®”

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:46:46am

Facebook Post

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:46:56am

CNN are a bunch of weasels. They said they were going to announce the debate lineup this morning and they still haven’t:

Rand Paul is seriously arguing that CNN should round up. New polling puts him at a 3.7% average in Iowa, which is below the 4% threshold to be let on the main stage.

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Joe Bacon  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:47:05am

re: #241 HappyWarrior

I’d actually be interested in seeing someone from the LP in office. LP members always insist they can do so much better so let’s see one of them actually govern.

I lived in South Gate California when they had 2 Libertarians on their 5 member City Council. The Council also had 1 Republican and 2 Democrats. The Libertarians formed a coalition with the Republican, absolutely NOTHING got done in the city. Council meetings became a joke. After the next election, one of the Libertarians was booted out by a Democrat. The other Libertarian got his feelings hurt and he stopped attending Council meetings…

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danarchy  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:47:41am

re: #231 Great White Snark

Hello all,
Is this what the end of a party looks like?

At my house it generally looks like a bunch of empty beer and wine bottles on the counters, plates and left over food in strange places, and the occasional misplaced article of clothing(usually, hats or gloves).

Although after one particularly epic party in college the morning after involved more than one person saying “Great party…where are my pants?”

Those were thee days…

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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:48:59am

Politics are ugly. Cross posted from FB just for a little mental balance.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:49:51am

re: #245 Joe Bacon

I lived in South Gate California when they had 2 Libertarians on their 5 member City Council. The Council also had 1 Republican and 2 Democrats. The Libertarians formed a coalition with the Republican, absolutely NOTHING got done in the city. Council meetings became a joke. After the next election, one of the Libertarians was booted out by a Democrat. The other Libertarian got his feelings hurt and he stopped attending Council meetings…

I’m not surprised that happened honestly. I’m just sick of the Libertarians I know acting smug as hell and like they’d do better when they have never shown a serious desire to actually govern. I mean it’s easy to find fault when you view most issues in absolutes and in my observations a lot of libertarians do. So imagine how I feel as someone who used ot be a leftist version of that who has become pragmatic with age.

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:49:56am

re: #247 Great White Snark

Thanks. That is beautiful.

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sagehen  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:51:27am

re: #217 Lidane

I like P.J. O’Rourke. I disagree with his politics, but he’s entertaining at least.

My favorite O’Rourke bit is “You say you don’t want America to be the world’s policeman? So tell me, when someone needs help, like when Iraq invades Kuwait, you gonna call Sweden?!?!”

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:52:27am

re: #247 Great White Snark

Politics are ugly. Cross posted from FB just for a little mental balance.

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Yes, nice shot.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:54:39am

Libertarians to me suffer from smartest guy in the room syndrome. Maybe many of them have read more books about political theory, economics, etc than I have but what I think many of them like leftist and rightist absolutists refuse to get is that politics is ultimately about people. Doesn’t matter if it’s something as small as a paved wrong in a small rural town that allows the farmers to transport goods easier or something as massive as a major health care plan like ACA.

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:55:52am

re: #238 Joe Bacon

We’re on course for another 1912-type election where the GOP splits in two or maybe even three parts—Jesus, Wall Street and Libertarians. I got a gut feeling that Trump will come in with the most delegates but he won’t get the nomination because he doesn’t have a majority. The rest will be split between Rubio, Cruz, Kasich and others. The party bosses will draft either Ryan, Thune, Baker or Romney as a last-ditch effort. Trump’s people will walk out. They may actually seize the GOP line in a bunch of states. The resulting chaos creates an opening for the Libertarian Party to make a move to replace the GOP as a major party. We may see the GOP wind up like the British Liberals did between 1931-89 as a rump party with a handful of seats in the South and Rocky Mountain states.

One of Chuck Todds panelists, Jerry Seib, Wall Street Journal brought up an interesting concept regarding Kasich and Ohio.

He said if Kasich can manage to stay in the fight and carry Ohio, Ohio’s large number of delegates would be currency Kasich could carry into the convention and use as a bargaining chip for a brokered convention.

Interesting. Problem is, I don’t think Kasich can carry his own state. I have a feeling Ohio GOPeers will go Trump.

Sad isn’t it?

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:56:45am

re: #253 ObserverArt

One of Chuck Todds panelists, Jerry Seib, Wall Street Journal brought up an interesting concept regarding Kasich and Ohio.

He said if Kasich can manage to stay in the fight and carry Ohio, Ohio’s large number of delegates would be currency Kasich could carry into the convention and use as a bargaining chip for a brokered convention.

Interesting. Problem is, I don’t think Kasich can carry his own state. I have a feeling Ohio GOPeers will go Trump.

Sad isn’t it?

Did Kasich face a TP type candidate when he first ran for governor five years ago in the primaries?

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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:58:20am

re: #249 PhillyPretzel

Thanks. That is beautiful.

You are welcome. I love to sometimes put the sun behind my subject. Neglected to mention that’s a Laelia Anceps.

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:58:46am
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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:59:23am

re: #255 Great White Snark

You are welcome. I love to sometimes put the sun behind my subject. Neglected to mention that’s a Laelia Anceps.

The sun is great for that. I like doing that for shots of the ocean especially as evening draws near.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:59:24am

re: #204 ObserverArt

So Chuck Todd has an interview with Rubio. Dance Marco, dance!

He’s Cuban, they’re good at dancing.

/Stereotype humor.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 8:59:51am

re: #256 Lidane

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GOP voters will be confused here.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:00:08am

re: #236 Eventual Carrion

I just did that (62F here). Got a coffee and took a walk through downtown (small town PA). New bakery opening in the old train station. The second one to open in the last 2 months. The other is on the corner behind my sons’ house. I will have to get to each of them at some point to see what they offer.

At least both of the new ones are opening at 6 am. The last one (which is now out of business) didn’t open until 8. That had to miss the morning, going to work crowd. Bakeries need to be open early in the morning.

I generally love small local bakeries. However, recent diet change to try to reduce (if not completely cut out) bread and starches had limited my visits to them. Simply too tempting if I go into one.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:01:09am

re: #253 ObserverArt

One of Chuck Todds panelists, Jerry Seib, Wall Street Journal brought up an interesting concept regarding Kasich and Ohio.

He said if Kasich can manage to stay in the fight and carry Ohio, Ohio’s large number of delegates would be currency Kasich could carry into the convention and use as a bargaining chip for a brokered convention.

Interesting. Problem is, I don’t think Kasich can carry his own state. I have a feeling Ohio GOPeers will go Trump.

Sad isn’t it?

I think he can, the question is if he will. But Trump will be out in force since if Kasich takes Ohio or Rubio takes Florida then Trump’s path to the nomination gets harder.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:02:24am

re: #238 Joe Bacon

We’re on course for another 1912-type election where the GOP splits in two or maybe even three parts—Jesus, Wall Street and Libertarians. I got a gut feeling that Trump will come in with the most delegates but he won’t get the nomination because he doesn’t have a majority. The rest will be split between Rubio, Cruz, Kasich and others. The party bosses will draft either Ryan, Thune, Baker or Romney as a last-ditch effort. Trump’s people will walk out. They may actually seize the GOP line in a bunch of states. The resulting chaos creates an opening for the Libertarian Party to make a move to replace the GOP as a major party. We may see the GOP wind up like the British Liberals did between 1931-89 as a rump party with a handful of seats in the South and Rocky Mountain states.

That’s possible. Or like post-Bullmoose Party they simply re-coalesce around a new candidate once Trump is in the ditch. Like the Republicans did post-Wilson.

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darthstar  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:04:02am

re: #258 Dark_Falcon

He’s Cuban, they’re good at dancing.

/Stereotype humor.

Okay…that was actually funny.

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:05:42am

re: #254 HappyWarrior

Did Kasich face a TP type candidate when he first ran for governor five years ago in the primaries?

No. If I remember correctly, he was uncontested in his own party. I think the Ohio GOP knew he could win because of Obama in the WH and previous Governor Ted Strickland didn’t run a real strong campaign in the face of the Obama hatred.

Funny thing is, now Strickland is doing decent (so far) against Rob Portman in the 2016 Senator race. Go figure.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:09:25am

re: #264 ObserverArt

No. If I remember correctly, he was uncontested in his own party. I think the Ohio GOP knew he could win because of Obama in the WH and previous Governor Ted Strickland didn’t run a real strong campaign in the face of the Obama hatred.

Funny thing is, now Strickland is doing decent (so far) against Rob Portman in the 2016 Senator race. Go figure.

Ah okay, gotcha. Portman-Strickland should be an interesting one to watch. Portman doesn’t seem a radical but that could hurt him in turnout cases. but conversely could benefit him some too.

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allegro  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:16:46am

I flipped on the teevee at about 6am this morning in the midst of torrential rain and high winds to check the weather report. Was so pleased to be greeted by the news that Sylvester Turner is Houston’s new mayor, keeping our run of a long line of good Democrat mayors intact. Congrats Mayor-elect Turner and good job my fellow Houstonians!

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ObserverArt  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:19:38am

re: #265 HappyWarrior

Ah okay, gotcha. Portman-Strickland should be an interesting one to watch. Portman doesn’t seem a radical but that could hurt him in turnout cases. but conversely could benefit him some too.

Portman is too damn dull to be considered alive!

I’m not kidding. Have you ever watched him speak. Zzzzzzzzzzzz.

Here he is speaking on his change of heart on gay marriage. This issue alone could kill him politically. Conservatives probably see it as a sell out. Liberals saw it as a cheap maneuver only because his own son came out gay. It pissed me off because he was only thinking of himself and not of others and all the crap they’ve had to endure conservatives thinking like this. And his speech is just so slow and dull in my opinion.

Sen. Rob Portman’s Dramatic Reversal on Gay Marriage

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:23:15am

re: #267 ObserverArt

Portman is too damn dull to be considered alive!

I’m not kidding. Have you ever watched him speak. Zzzzzzzzzzzz.

Here he is speaking on his change of heart on gay marriage. This issue alone could kill him politically. Conservatives probably see it as a sell out. Liberals saw it as a cheap maneuver only because his own son came out gay. It pissed me off because he was only thinking of himself and not of others and all the crap they’ve had to endure conservatives thinking like this. And his speech is just so slow and dull in my opinion.

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Yeah I remember seeing his name come up for VP for Romney. I have to agree with you about his about face on gay marriage. I mean one part of me appreciates he’s not Alan Keyes and didn’t disown his son but another part of me is pissed off since we know full well if his son weren’t gay, he would still be against gay marriage. That’s what pisses me off about conservatives in general though. They’re often against certain liberal things until it hits home. Same thoughts about Dick Cheney too btw. I don’t give him much credit especially since he didn’t speak up when his boss and the RNC declared war on gay marriage to ensure Bush’s re-election. and we know Cheney is anything but a quiet guy when it comes to the issues. He seems like a pretty dull, boring guy. That seems to be my observation with most prominent Ohio Republicans not named Jim Jordan.

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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:29:27am
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Dr. Matt  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:30:03am

It’s a start:

Clearwater Police Department collected 458 guns at Saturday’s gun buyback event. Officials denied a Walmart giftcard to the owner of a potato gun.

Posted by Tampa Bay Times on Saturday, December 12, 2015
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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:31:55am

re: #270 Dr. Matt

It’s a start:

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Mmmmmmmm potatoes.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:32:32am

Hey, why not:

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:34:31am

re: #272 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

Hey, why not:

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Coming to a theater near you.

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Dr. Matt  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:34:45am
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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:37:55am

Man I stink at these but here goes.
A Cuban refugee tries to prosper in 1980’s Miami and is conflicted between his sense of honor and his desire to live the American dream.

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:38:42am

re: #275 HappyWarrior

Man I stink at these but here goes.
A Cuban refugee tries to prosper in 1980’s Miami and is conflicted between his sense of honor and his desire to live the American dream.

“He lived the American Dream……with a vengeance.”

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Dr. Matt  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:39:48am
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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:40:27am

re: #276 Dr Lizardo

“He lived the American Dream……with a vengeance.”

Can I be honest here? I find Scarface overrated. Don’t get me wrong. I love Al but I think he overacts big time in this film. Al to me is at his best in Godfather 1/2, Dog Day,

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:41:07am

re: #277 Dr. Matt

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He’d lose if you told him that the owner of the Orioles is a huuuuuuuuuuuge liberal. Really on behalf of all Orioles fans, I apologize.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:41:46am

A fun loving statutory rapist teaches asylum patients to have fun and to stand up for themselves.

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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:43:33am

re: #270 Dr. Matt

It’s a start:

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Next time give the tater gun guy some fries for the trade in. :-)

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:44:58am

You know how some of you guys post those Twitter profiles along with “automatic blocking function triggered”?

I wish there was a real life blocking function that I could I use for people I see riding around in pickup trucks with Gadsden flags and Ted Cruz bumper stickers.

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:45:17am

re: #278 HappyWarrior

Can I be honest here? I find Scarface overrated. Don’t get me wrong. I love Al but I think he overacts big time in this film. Al to me is at his best in Godfather 1/2, Dog Day,

I like it. I first saw it when I was about 13 or so. As to being over-the-top, well…..let’s be honest. Tony Montana is sort of an over-the-top character.

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teleskiguy  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:45:37am

Just wanted to say something before I schlep off to the ski shop. Why I’m called a “stalker” at this board for calling out bad arguments, bad behavior, or questionable character is beyond me. It’s happened a few times and it’s fucking bullshit. Them’s fighting words and I will respond in kind.

Have a good Sunday, y’all.

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:45:44am

re: #272 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

A group of short, hairy-footed gluttons has to toss a ring into a volcano before it drives more people insane.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:47:18am

re: #270 Dr. Matt

It’s a start:

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Most of those look to be old hunting rifles, which are not exactly crime guns. Some pistols, but even then most of them looked to be junk or just gun parts. The only guns i saw that a criminal might favor were a revolver and two semi-auto pistols.

Shame about the old shotgun. Gun dealers need to be proactive when buybacks like that are announced, to see if they can secure old and collectible guns for resale.an astute dealer could likely have given the owner 2-3 times what the cops gave him then turned a good profit on the resale.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:48:09am

re: #283 Dr Lizardo

I like it. I first saw it when I was about 13 or so. As to being over-the-top, well…..let’s be honest. Tony Montana is sort of an over-the-top character.

Right. Sort of a gangster parody character almost.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:48:48am

re: #283 Dr Lizardo

I like it. I first saw it when I was about 13 or so. As to being over-the-top, well…..let’s be honest. Tony Montana is sort of an over-the-top character.

YEah you’re right. I like it, don’t get me wrong but I don’t see it the same way I do otehr crime films like i do the Godfather and Goodfellas. Strictly entertaining wise, it works for me but it doesn’t work for me as a true epic. I should give it a rewatch though one night.

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b_sharp  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:48:55am

re: #282 Eclectic Cyborg

You know how some of you guys post those Twitter profiles along with “automatic blocking function triggered”?

I wish there was a real life blocking function that I could I use for people I see riding around in pickup trucks with Gadsden flags and Ted Cruz bumper stickers.

It’s called a car.

Drive in front of them and stop.

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:49:24am

re: #272 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

The Americans and Russians try to find a missing submarine.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:49:34am

re: #284 teleskiguy

Just wanted to say something before I schlep off to the ski shop. Why I’m called a “stalker” at this board for calling out bad arguments, bad behavior, or questionable character is beyond me. It’s happened a few times and it’s fucking bullshit. Them’s fighting words and I will respond in kind.

Have a good Sunday, y’all.

Teleskiguy, we’ve got people who stalk this blog, and you ain’t one of ‘em. You couldn’t be like those assholes if you tried, so don’t worry about it.

[waves to the Stalkers]

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:49:45am
re: #286 Dark_FalconGun dealers need to be proactive when buybacks like that are announced, to see if they can secure old and collectible guns for resale. An astute dealer could likely have given the owner 2-3 times what the cops gave him then turned a good profit on the resale.

Umm, wouldn’t that sort of thing defeat the purpose of the buyback? I thought the idea was to get these weapons OUT of circulation.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:50:20am

Facebook Post

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:50:31am

re: #287 Eclectic Cyborg

Right. Sort of a gangster parody character almost.

I’ve heard some say Tony’s meant to reprsetnt the excesses of the 80’s. I guess having not lived that, it’s hard for me to relate. I find the movie entertaining, don’t get me wrong but I really feel Pacino’s best acting is his transformation from war hero Michael Corleone to Don Michael Corleone, cold blooded Mafia don one of the best character developments I’ve seen in film.

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stpaulbear  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:50:59am

re: #286 Dark_Falcon

The whole point of the exercise is to get guns out of circulation.

edit: and given that most gun deaths are not crime related, it doesn’t matter how unsuited the guns are to street crime.

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:51:15am

re: #269 Great White Snark

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The ban that they talk about also came as part of a package of sanctions against Iran passed by Congress and signed by Carter. And was aimed at a specific country, not a religion.

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:51:26am

re: #293 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

rofl. It might actually work.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:51:44am

re: #294 HappyWarrior

I was young in the 80s (born 1981) and I don’t remember a whole lot but I do remember a bit of the culture and yes, excess was THE thing. Big cars, Big hair, Big stereos, Big Muscles and Big personalities.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:51:59am

re: #289 b_sharp

It’s called a car.

Drive in front of them and stop.

Not smart to cut off wingnuts like that. Their SUVs bigger and more powerful than your hybrid compact.

Note: All liberals are assumed to drive hybrid compacts.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:52:38am

re: #298 Eclectic Cyborg

I was young in the 80s (born 1981) and I don’t remember a whole lot but I do remember a bit of the culture and yes, excess was THE thing. Big cars, Big hair, Big stereos, Big Muscles and Big personalities.

‘87. Need to give it another view.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:53:24am

re: #300 HappyWarrior

‘87. Need to give it another view.

Yeah you were probably too young to pick up most of that stuff…but I’m sure you remember 90s hair (bowl cuts FTW!).

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:53:50am

Looks like all of Rand Paul’s whining paid off:

LAME. He doesn’t meet the threshold set by the rules but they let him in anyway.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:54:19am

re: #301 Eclectic Cyborg

Yeah you were probably too young to pick up most of that stuff…but I’m sure remember 90s hair (bowl cuts FTW!).

Oh yes skaters cut. My one brother had that. Something I need to show to his litlte girl if she ever wants to laugh at Daddy.

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Dr. Matt  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:54:20am

re: #286 Dark_Falcon

As usual, you miss the point entirely. Continue to pity the poor defenseless gunz.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:54:57am

re: #302 Lidane

Looks like all of Rand Paul’s whining paid off:

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LAME. He doesn’t meet the threshold set by the rules but they let him in anyway.

When are parents going to say no to whining children?

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No Depression  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:55:10am

re: #277 Dr. Matt

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Something tells me he lives on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a wingnut enclave in a blue state.

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:55:25am

re: #302 Lidane

Looks like all of Rand Paul’s whining paid off:

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LAME. He doesn’t meet the threshold set by the rules but they let him in anyway.

The whole “threshold” business has been a joke since Fox first instituted it in order to pare down the slate of rejects to a manageable size and relegated the “Did Not Pass” crowd to the kiddie table undercard.

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b_sharp  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:55:37am

re: #284 teleskiguy

Just wanted to say something before I schlep off to the ski shop. Why I’m called a “stalker” at this board for calling out bad arguments, bad behavior, or questionable character is beyond me. It’s happened a few times and it’s fucking bullshit. Them’s fighting words and I will respond in kind.

Have a good Sunday, y’all.

WTF calls you a stalker?

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:55:42am

re: #302 Lidane

Looks like all of Rand Paul’s whining paid off:

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LAME. He doesn’t meet the threshold set by the rules but they let him in anyway.

I’m almost wondering if it was for aesthetic purposes. Frontrunner in the middle with four on each side does provide nice symmetry.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:56:03am

re: #304 Dr. Matt

As usual, you miss the point entirely.

I get the idea, I just don’t agree with it.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:56:30am

re: #306 No Depression

Something tells me he lives on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a wingnut enclave in a blue state.

or the western part near the WV/PA border. Maryland is the opposite of Pennsylvania in that way. It’s too bad Maryland’s Eastern Shore is so wingnutty. It’s beautiful there and I’ve had some of the best seafood I’ve ever eaten there and caught some great waves.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:56:49am

re: #292 Eclectic Cyborg

The firearm dealers would probably need to get some local ordinances and/or laws changed in order to successfully execute this-it may not be worth the hassle for the dealers to participate.

If these gun buybacks are ‘no questions asked’ there is the risk that they could be destroying evidence-but I suspect that would be extremely small.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:57:15am

re: #303 HappyWarrior

Oh yes skaters cut. My one brother had that. Something I need to show to his litlte girl if she ever wants to laugh at Daddy.

And then there was this classic…

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:57:18am

re: #285 Lidane

A group of short, hairy-footed gluttons has to toss a ring into a volcano before it drives more people insane.

More like they undertake a long journey to destroy stolen (lost?) property rather than return it to its rightful owner.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:58:07am

re: #313 Eclectic Cyborg

And then there was this classic…

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HAhaa yeah I remember that. I remember the 90’s quite well. I’m definitely a 90’s kid.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:58:36am

re: #290 Targetpractice

The Americans and Russians try to find a missing submarine.

“Hijacked” rather than stolen. ;)

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:58:53am

re: #315 HappyWarrior

HAhaa yeah I remember that. I remember the 90’s quite well. I’m definitely a 90’s kid.

God, I wish I could forget the 90s.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:59:42am

re: #317 Targetpractice

God, I wish I could forget the 90s.

It had its moments but I don’t care what people say, the music nowadays doesn’t suck and the music then wasn’t vastly superior.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:00:25am

re: #299 Dark_Falcon

I traded my Prius for a RAV4 simply because it sucks in the snow-even with Nokian WRG3 tyres. The 2016 RAV4 Hybrid actually performs better than the stock RAV4 based on preliminary reports, and only adds $700 on the sticker.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:01:04am

re: #308 b_sharp

WTF calls you a stalker?

That’s what I’d like to know as well. I caught a hell of a lot of flak for saying that Mitch McConnell ought to give the anti-AGW treaty the brush-off next year, but I don’t feel that anyone stalked me. I knew I was going to make people angry saying something like that, and consequently i don’t feel mistreated about that matter.

I paid my money and I made my choice. That Teleskiguy yelled at me wasn’t ‘stalking’.

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:01:06am

re: #307 Targetpractice

The whole “threshold” business has been a joke since Fox first instituted it in order to pare down the slate of rejects to a manageable size and relegated the “Did Not Pass” crowd to the kiddie table undercard.

At this point they should have just one debate. Having an undercard now is stupid.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:01:31am

re: #309 Eclectic Cyborg

I’m almost wondering if it was for aesthetic purposes. Frontrunner in the middle with four on each side does provide nice symmetry.

Almost a Menorah pattern. Do they light one of them on fire every 20 minutes during the debate?

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b_sharp  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:02:08am

re: #319 Eric The Fruit Bat

I traded my Prius for a RAV4 simply because it sucks in the snow-even with Nokian WRG3 tyres. The 2016 RAV4 Hybrid actually performs better than the stock RAV4 based on preliminary reports, and only adds $700 on the sticker.

I’ve owned nothing but 4X4s & AWD since ‘84.

I wouldn’t know how to drive a 2WD on the ice/snow any more.

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:02:19am

re: #318 HappyWarrior

It had its moments but I don’t care what people say, the music nowadays doesn’t suck and the music then wasn’t vastly superior.

It’s part of that whole process of getting old, where you begin to realize that the stuff you used to like and now feel nostalgic about is an absolute joke to anyone too young to buy beer legally.

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:02:26am

re: #294 HappyWarrior

I’ve heard some say Tony’s meant to reprsetnt the excesses of the 80’s. I guess having not lived that, it’s hard for me to relate. I find the movie entertaining, don’t get me wrong but I really feel Pacino’s best acting is his transformation from war hero Michael Corleone to Don Michael Corleone, cold blooded Mafia don one of the best character developments I’ve seen in film.

Oh, I agree. That gave my ex-wife the chills. Brilliant acting.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:02:48am

re: #324 Targetpractice

It’s part of that whole process of getting old, where you begin to realize that the stuff you used to like and now feel nostalgic about is an absolute joke to anyone too young to buy beer legally.

Ha yeah totatlly.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:03:19am

re: #325 Dr Lizardo

Oh, I agree. That gave my ex-wife the chills. Brilliant acting.

Yeah Marlon was great in that but I think Pacino deserved Best Actor.

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:04:25am

re: #327 HappyWarrior

Yeah Marlon was great in that but I think Pacino deserved Best Actor.

Yeah, Pacino was brilliant and his star really shone in Godfather II.

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stpaulbear  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:04:54am

I’d like to take a moment to thank Walgreens for locating all of the items necessary to prepare for a colonoscopy in one convenient display across from the prescription counter. It even had the gallon of Gatorade.

This week is not going to be fun.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:04:55am

re: #328 Dr Lizardo

Yeah, Pacino was brilliant and his star really shone in Godfather II.

It really did.

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Lidane  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:04:56am

Also, Gov. Bridgegate got a pass on this debate:

The only reason he made it in was his New Hampshire numbers, otherwise he’s just as DOA as Rand is nationally.

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Kid A  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:05:46am

re: #277 Dr. Matt

Does that bumper sticker on the left say “Team Reason”? LOLZ

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:06:17am

re: #331 Lidane

Also, Gov. Bridgegate got a pass on this debate:

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The only reason he made it in was his New Hampshire numbers, otherwise he’s just as DOA as Rand is nationally.

There’s a lot of humor in the fact that 3/4 of the people who will be on that stage would require divine intervention to win the nomination by this point.

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Kid A  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:06:24am

re: #328 Dr Lizardo

And to think they wanted James Caan to play Michael.

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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:07:16am

re: #312 Eric The Fruit Bat

The firearm dealers would probably need to get some local ordinances and/or laws changed in order to successfully execute this-it may not be worth the hassle for the dealers to participate.

If these gun buybacks are ‘no questions asked’ there is the risk that they could be destroying evidence-but I suspect that would be extremely small.

They really should fire them at the gun lab and see if the bullets or serial numbers can shed any light.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:07:20am

re: #334 Kid A

And to think they wanted James Caan to play Michael.

Caan was perfect for Sonny.

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Kid A  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:08:03am

re: #336 HappyWarrior

Caan was perfect for Sonny.

Caan as Sonny is like Gandolfini as Tony. The parts were tailor made for them.

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Kid A  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:09:04am

The scene at New Year’s in Cuba where Michael tells Fredo that he broke his heart, my God you can see the fear in Fredo’s eyes. John Cazale was a fine actor that left this rock way too early.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:09:32am

re: #322 Feline Fearless Leader

Almost a Menorah pattern. Do they light one of them on fire every 20 minutes during the debate?

No, each one of them lights on fire something that represents a liberal policy or program.

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allegro  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:09:49am

re: #335 Great White Snark

They really should fire them at the gun lab and see if the bullets or serial numbers can shed any light.

That could limit the effectiveness of the exercise. If people knew they were going to do that they may not turn in the guns just in case Cousin Andy had some questionable behavior in his past.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:10:08am

re: #337 Kid A

Caan as Sonny is like Gandolfini as Tony. The parts were tailor made for them.

I appreciate the subtleties of the Sonny character the more I watch the movie. Yes, he’s a hothead but he also loves his sister and family very much. He loses his temper with Tom and says he’s not really Vito’s son but quickly realizes he was out of bounds. And man Cazale as Fredo, it’s such a shame he died, he was one of my favorite actors ever.

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Kid A  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:10:43am

re: #341 HappyWarrior

Cazale in The Deer Hunter, now that’s a movie.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:10:56am

re: #338 Kid A

The scene at New Year’s in Cuba where Michael tells Fredo that he broke his heart, my God you can see the fear in Fredo’s eyes. John Cazale was a fine actor that left this rock way too early.

Fredo’s scene about how he resented being passed over for his younger brother is great. Pacino and Cazale were great friends in real life too.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:11:24am

re: #339 Dark_Falcon

No, each one of them lights on fire something that represents a liberal policy or program.

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So do they burn the Dept of Energy two, or three, times?

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:11:25am

re: #342 Kid A

Cazale in The Deer Hunter, now that’s a movie.

Love that movie. What a cast- DeNiro, Cazale, Walken, Savage, Streep.

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stpaulbear  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:11:40am

re: #339 Dark_Falcon

A homeless veteran.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:11:55am

re: #335 Great White Snark

They really should fire them at the gun lab and see if the bullets or serial numbers can shed any light.

You’d never get any guns turned in if you did that. I don’t favor gun buybacks, but the only way they could possibly work is on a ‘no questions asked’ basis.

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Kid A  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:12:36am

re: #345 HappyWarrior

I picked up Chinatown on Blu-Ray yesterday and watched it for like the thousandth time. Soooooooo good.

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:12:44am

re: #272 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

It’s a movie about a bloke who’s mad and he’s called Max.

/Joke unapologetically stolen from Jeremy Clarkson

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:13:12am

re: #348 Kid A

I picked up Chinatown on Blu-Ray yesterday and watched it for like the thousandth time. Soooooooo good.

I need to catch that again.

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Kid A  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:13:35am

“Only when I breathe.”

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:14:26am

re: #346 stpaulbear

A homeless veteran.

No, they give the veteran a bottle of gasoline and a lighter. The veteran then pours the gasoline over a bureaucrat of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and sets the bureaucrat on fire.

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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:20:39am

re: #347 Dark_Falcon

You’d never get any guns turned in if you did that. I don’t favor gun buybacks, but they only way they could possibly work is on a ‘no questions asked’ basis.

They can’t be tied back to the person giving it in. No ID or names taken no images at the point of handing in right? But like guns from a lake, see what might get closed out. Just seems sensible.

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:21:12am

re: #348 Kid A

I picked up Chinatown on Blu-Ray yesterday and watched it for like the thousandth time. Soooooooo good.

When I first came here back in 2001, a local cinema was showing a double bill of Chinatown and L.A. Confidential.

Brilliant.

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Jenner7  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:22:27am
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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:22:55am

By the way SFV lizards or LA area Lizards. Navy F-18 apparently out of Burbank departure pattern is circling around a bit. Loudly I might add. If he keeps coming around I’ll grab the 400mm and get a snap.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:23:17am

re: #318 HappyWarrior

It had its moments but I don’t care what people say, the music nowadays doesn’t suck and the music then wasn’t vastly superior.

In general I agree, though I am disappointed with the current state of rock music. There was some great rock and alternative rock in the 90s but for whatever reason nowadays it’s such a vacuum as a genre.

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b_sharp  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:24:11am

re: #356 Great White Snark

By the way SFV lizards or LA area Lizards. Navy F-18 apparently out of Burbank departure pattern is circling around a bit. Loudly I might add. If he keeps coming around I’ll grab the 400mm and get a snap.

Why is it circling?

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Targetpractice  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:24:48am

re: #355 Jenner7

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What Ted doesn’t seem to understand is that the mindset of ISIS is reflected in much of the GOP base that Trump is appealing to. They only quibble with ISIS over the holy book they want to use as the basis for ruling their theocracy.

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allegro  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:25:14am

re: #358 b_sharp

Why is it circling?

Left turn signal stuck?

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urbanmeemaw  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:25:44am

re: #35 Lidane

Dayum. What a loss for America.

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allegro  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:26:42am

re: #359 Targetpractice

What Ted doesn’t seem to understand is that the mindset of ISIS is reflected in much of the GOP base that Trump is appealing to. They only quibble with ISIS over the holy book they want to use as the basis for ruling their theocracy.

Without Bullhorn Trump the bigoted base doesn’t have an international mainstream audience.

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b_sharp  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:26:58am

re: #360 allegro

Left turn signal stuck?

I hate it when that happens.

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Dark_Falcon  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:27:44am

re: #358 b_sharp

Why is it circling?

It’s waiting for the drone to designate targets. They’ve found a house full of illegal immigrants from Islamic countries and the Navy is going to take it out with a 1000lb laser-guided bomb. They’re doing it to reassure the public and to curry favor with Donald Trump.

///

BBL

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Not a Sparkly Vampire  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:30:02am

re: #356 Great White Snark

By the way SFV lizards or LA area Lizards. Navy F-18 apparently out of Burbank departure pattern is circling around a bit. Loudly I might add. If he keeps coming around I’ll grab the 400mm and get a snap.

THEY’RE ON TO YOU!

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Charles Johnson  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:35:13am

Get a load of this one.

367
Belafon  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:35:57am

re: #355 Jenner7

[Embedded content]

What ISIS wants is what the Republican party wants: People to be afraid and to act on that fear.

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Bubblehead II  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:37:28am

Misogynistic asshole says what?re: #366 Charles Johnson

Get a load of this one.

I think his caps lock is stuck on.

369
Eric The Fruit Bat  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:38:46am

re: #266 allegro

With about 201,000 votes cast, that pales to Houston’s total population of 2.200+ million.

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Not a Sparkly Vampire  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:40:06am

re: #367 Belafon

What ISIS wants is what the Republican party wants: People to be afraid and to act on that fear.

*Continues hitting ‘plus karma’ button*

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:40:10am

re: #366 Charles Johnson

ALL CAPS? Instant block.

372
Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:40:32am

re: #358 b_sharp

Why is it circling?

Well this area is thick with airports and traffic. LAX, Burbank, and Van Nuys the busiest general aviation airport at least nationally.Or a girlfriend in Encino maybe.

373
b_sharp  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:43:28am

re: #372 Great White Snark

Well this area is thick with airports and traffic. LAX, Burbank, and Van Nuys the busiest general aviation airport at least nationally.

Uh huh.

That doesn’t explain why it’s circling your place.

What did you do?

374
urbanmeemaw  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:47:22am

re: #209 ObserverArt

Who’s going to fact check Chuckles?

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Joe Bacon  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:48:12am

re: #366 Charles Johnson

Get a load of this one.

[Embedded content]

Tony was homeskooled…

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Not a Sparkly Vampire  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:49:03am

re: #373 b_sharp

Uh huh.

That doesn’t explain why it’s circling your place.

What did you do?

Aliens.

377
urbanmeemaw  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:50:01am

re: #229 BeachDem

Rachel is a good team player and I doubt we will read or hear any other outbursts of truth.

378
Joe Bacon  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:50:49am

re: #358 b_sharp

Why is it circling?

I still remember how awestruck I was when I saw a B-1 flying overhead here in Mid-Wilshire. Of course I didn’t have my phone with me to snap a picture…

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Jay C  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:52:12am

re: #322 Feline Fearless Leader

Almost a Menorah pattern. Do they light one of them on fire every 20 minutes during the debate?

A Hanukkah miracle!!!

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Dave80  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:53:51am

re: #352 Dark_Falcon

So question; dark humor hahaha but why do you find it acceptable to joke about setting people on fire. Seriously people that work at the VA “bureaucrats” are just that people doing a job. Some are good some not great and most just doing a job. Many are veterans themselves and you joke about setting them on fire because you don’t like bureaucrats and because you have decided to treat politics as nothing but a team sport and the VA is an imperfect organization and since it’s not about ra team or killing the other so you could give zero shits about it. And doing so have lost the thread. You use veterans, or guns, or the sexier military equipment as totems in your little sports contest. You ignore that there is no bureaucracy in the country larger than the DOD but you choose to ignore that because you also fetishize the military so they don’t count in your disdain for bureaucrats. And no I didn’t want my first comment on this board to be a bit of a rant but joking about setting someone who works at the VA on fire was just beyond my personal pale.

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Dr. Matt  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:54:35am
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urbanmeemaw  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:57:47am

re: #258 Dark_Falcon

Couldn’t stand to watch it (caught bits and pieces of MTP while doing chores.)

I think “The Mainslime Media Talking Points Script” has dubbed Marco “The Best Candidate Because Young and Hip And See, Republicans Aren’t Racist So Neener Neener Liberals”. Both David Brooks, MTP and Dog knows who else are beating this drum.

The really scary part about this (in addition to all of the scary parts about any or all Republicans in office) is that Trump’s outlandishness has set the stage for the mythical “Reasonable Republican”, of which there are none.

Edited to Add - No disrespect intended towards you personally, DF. But most of the people in your party scare the hell out of me.

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allegro  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:59:02am

re: #369 Eric The Fruit Bat

With about 201,000 votes cast, that pales to Houston’s total population of 2.200+ million.

This is true. Results are still very good.

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Great White Snark  Dec 13, 2015 • 10:59:09am

re: #373 b_sharp

Uh huh.

That doesn’t explain why it’s circling your place.

What did you do?

Hmmm maybe that big shoulder mount for the camera with laser range finding was a bit too much.
////

385
Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 13, 2015 • 11:00:50am

re: #380 Dave80

Good first comment.
Seriously good.

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HappyWarrior  Dec 13, 2015 • 11:03:52am

re: #382 urbanmeemaw

Couldn’t stand to watch it (caught bits and pieces of MTP while doing chores.)

I think “The Mainslime Media Talking Points Script” has dubbed Marco “The Best Candidate Because Young and Hip And See, Republicans Aren’t Racist So Neener Neener Liberals”. Both David Brooks, MTP and Dog knows who else are beating this drum.

The really scary part about this (in addition to all of the scary parts about any or all Republicans in office) is that Trump’s outlandishness has set the stage for the mythical “Reasonable Republican”, of which there are none.

I think the Republican establishment sees that the Democratic base embraced a fairly young son of an immigrant who made the Senate and then the presidency and thinks they can do the same with Rubio. The problem with Rubio is he’s not Obama. He’s nowhere near as intelligent, thoughtful, or as knowledgible in policy as Obama is.

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urbanmeemaw  Dec 13, 2015 • 11:11:13am

re: #386 HappyWarrior

True that.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Dec 13, 2015 • 11:12:31am

Get a load of Mr ALL CAPS’ tagline:
The Miracle happens when mankind sees the world and all the life it contains as a gift that needs to be treasured beyond measure.

Proceeds to have every tweet Islamophobic in ALL CAPS..

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teleskiguy  Dec 13, 2015 • 12:18:05pm

re: #308 b_sharp

WTF calls you a stalker?

littlegreenfootballs.com

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VegasGolfer  Dec 13, 2015 • 2:06:08pm

re: #220 GlutenFreeJesus

Will he reply?

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teleskiguy  Dec 13, 2015 • 9:08:04pm

re: #380 Dave80

So question; dark humor hahaha but why do you find it acceptable to joke about setting people on fire. Seriously people that work at the VA “bureaucrats” are just that people doing a job. Some are good some not great and most just doing a job. Many are veterans themselves and you joke about setting them on fire because you don’t like bureaucrats and because you have decided to treat politics as nothing but a team sport and the VA is an imperfect organization and since it’s not about ra team or killing the other so you could give zero shits about it. And doing so have lost the thread. You use veterans, or guns, or the sexier military equipment as totems in your little sports contest. You ignore that there is no bureaucracy in the country larger than the DOD but you choose to ignore that because you also fetishize the military so they don’t count in your disdain for bureaucrats. And no I didn’t want my first comment on this board to be a bit of a rant but joking about setting someone who works at the VA on fire was just beyond my personal pale.


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