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March 16, 2014

March 16th Open Thread (below the Travel Thread) for Politics [Y-not]
— Open Blogger

Here's your Open Thread to discuss politics and news for those of you not interested in the travel thread.

To get you started, the latest news from Venezuela continues to be bad.

People who want food need to get marked and then stand in outrageously long lines:

More about the food shortage courtesy of Fausta's Blog.

This in NOT a demonstration, this is a line to buy food in Venezuela. The result of 15 years of Chavismo.

Finally, from the Catholic Register:

Deep economic problems and violent demonstrations in Venezuela have left Catholic charities struggling to supply food and medical supplies amid an increase in demand for services, said a top Catholic aid official.
"The situation has been getting worse over the last year, but now we're at the point where it has become very difficult for us to even find basic (food items) or to buy medications," Janeth Marquez de Soler, executive director of Caritas Venezuela, told Catholic News Service March 10.
Shortages of basic foods, rising inflation, high crime and political divisions have led to tense protests across Venezuela in the past month as opponents of President Nicolas Maduro and thousands of students have taken to the streets to demand changes. Demonstrations on several occasions turned violent, however, leaving at least 21 people dead and prompting the bishops of Caracas

I guess this is Obama's South American Spring.

Open Thread.

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1 yeah

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at March 16, 2014 09:43 AM (HxSXm)

2 Coming soon to Obama's America!!!!

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at March 16, 2014 09:44 AM (HxSXm)

3 You ain't kidding, Ashley.

Posted by: Y-not at March 16, 2014 09:45 AM (zDsvJ)

4 Oh, and our Libertarian friends are wishing us a Happy Open Borders Day! Who doesn't want to ally with the Libertarians -- who are completely indifferent to you and your family's welfare. And who think you are an immoral monster for wanting to have borders and for wanting America's political leaders and ruling class to care more about the welfare of Americans than than the welfare of Pakistanis, Russians, Nigerians, and Guatemalans. Marginal Revolution ‏@MargRev 3h Open Borders Day!: Today is Open Borders Day, a day to celebrate the right to emigrate and the right to immigr... http://bit.ly/1iRTqDy

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 16, 2014 09:47 AM (ZPrif)

5 Travel Thread is now up.

Posted by: Y-not at March 16, 2014 09:48 AM (zDsvJ)

6 People being inked up with numbers by their socialist government.

I'm sure that will turn out well.

Posted by: Methos at March 16, 2014 09:59 AM (hO9ad)

7 Why don't the Vuvezaliens just walk on up to the southern U.S. and be instantly relieved of poverty?

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 16, 2014 09:59 AM (BAS5M)

8 So, what are they going to do? Gotta eat. Maybe their new bff, Putin, will send some borscht? Maybe all the big mouth pinko celebs will donate some of their millions? Come on, Penn, Stone, and other Hwd losers, you're loaded. Give them some cash so they can buy food!.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 16, 2014 10:02 AM (r7mtu)

9 Why don't the Vuvezaliens just walk on up to the southern U.S. and be instantly relieved of poverty?

Because they'd have to walk through Mexico, which is a real enough country to defend its southern border.

Posted by: Methos at March 16, 2014 10:06 AM (hO9ad)

10 Getting a mark to be able to buy or sell. I've heard about that.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 16, 2014 10:06 AM (oMKp3)

11 Venezuela, USSR with a warmer climate.

Again proving its a very bad idea as a form of government.

Slogans do not fill an empty belly.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 16, 2014 10:06 AM (EIDkK)

12 The beaches of sunny, peaceful Venezuela for spring breakÂ…. a perfect destination for moron-ettes.

Posted by: Angel with a sword at March 16, 2014 10:07 AM (hpgw1)

13 So, what are they going to do? Gotta eat.

Not really. Mass starvation is just another kind of solution.

Posted by: Humanitarian Mao at March 16, 2014 10:08 AM (hO9ad)

14 Ugggh Cable and Internet ate the bed Not sure if I should shoot, golf, or just work

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 16, 2014 10:09 AM (FxIhI)

15 Think of the tattoos and impossibly long lines as having some skin in the game.

Posted by: Slow Uncle Joe Biden at March 16, 2014 10:10 AM (Dwehj)

16 Slogans do not fill an empty belly.

Yes We Can!

Posted by: some idiot in a big city college campus at March 16, 2014 10:10 AM (hO9ad)

17
Oh, and our Libertarian friends are wishing us a Happy Open Borders Day!

Marginal Revolution ‏@MargRev 3h
Open Borders Day!: Today is Open Borders Day, a day to celebrate the right to emigrate and the right to immigr
Posted by: Flatbush Joe

MR's Alex Tabarrok isn't worried about the effect of unlimited mass immigration on employment. Of course, he's a tenured Professor at an East Coast University, so it's not really his problem, is it?

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 16, 2014 10:11 AM (kdS6q)

18 Hell Which day isn't open borders day?

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 16, 2014 10:13 AM (FxIhI)

19 They just aren't doing it right. Sigh.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at March 16, 2014 10:15 AM (Dwehj)

20 When does the gum thread start?

Posted by: Emily Litella at March 16, 2014 10:16 AM (JQuNB)

21 I forgot to mention, I've been to Venezuela. Once, many years ago (probably a dozen or so). Flew into Caracas to get to the beachside conference site. I was scared shitless. I had traveled quite a lot around the world by that point, but I was nervous during that entire trip.

Posted by: Y-not at March 16, 2014 10:17 AM (zDsvJ)

22
Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. reportedly near death

The anti-gay Kansas preacher who courted notoriety by picketing the funerals of homosexuals and U.S. soldiers is living out his last days in an unidentified care facility near his Topeka church.

Boy, is HE in for a nasty surprise....

Posted by: Beelzebub - Stoking the Fire in Pit 257

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 16, 2014 10:19 AM (kdS6q)

23 Interesting, when you consider the words of the Catholic charities, and couple that with the pictures.

The problem is not the shortages, it's distribution.

It's been said that all modern famines are political in nature, not due to real shortages.

If the people aren't being supplied with basic food and necessities, it's not necessarily because they don't exist.

Posted by: BurtTC at March 16, 2014 10:19 AM (BeSEI)

24 When does the gum thread start?

One hour after the macramÃ© thread.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at March 16, 2014 10:21 AM (Dwehj)

25 Global GDP per capita is about $10k. US GDP per capita is about $50k. The Libertarian Open Borders people, like Tabarrok and Volokh believe that is immoral and think we should have open borders until that equalizes. And if everybody moved around until we all were at $15k, they would be ecstatic. Look -- we raised global GDP by 50%! Sure, Americans lost 70% of their GDP, but the gains to the non-Americans more than made up for that. At least they are honest about their total and complete indifference to the welfare of Americans and American families.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 16, 2014 10:22 AM (ZPrif)

26

In a move that could unite George R. R. Martin book worms and dance club-goers alike, Madonna dressed as Game of Thrones's Daenerys Targaryen to mark the celebratory Jewish holiday of Purim.

"Alex, What is Unorthodox Judaism?"

"Correct. Pick again."

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 16, 2014 10:23 AM (kdS6q)

Because they'd have to walk through Mexico, which is a real enough country to defend its southern border

Oh, so the Open Borders ideal isn't quite universal yet? [snicker]

I wonder if these Open Borders dipshits have doors on their houses. What?

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 16, 2014 10:23 AM (BAS5M)

28 Nobody did more for gay rights and gay marriage than the Westboro freaks. They were such a boon for gay marriage that I've long wondered if they weren't plants -- real life mobys. They were so nasty and unpleasant that nobody wanted to be on their side.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 16, 2014 10:25 AM (ZPrif)

29
Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. reportedly near death

The anti-gay Kansas preacher who courted notoriety by picketing the funerals of homosexuals and U.S. soldiers is living out his last days in an unidentified care facility near his Topeka church.

Betcha they keep the location of his funeral and subsequent burial secret, or otherwise very private.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 16, 2014 10:25 AM (0IhFx)

30 At least they are honest about their total and complete indifference to the welfare of Americans and American families.

'America' is what the Declaration of Independence and Constitution declare it to be. Nothing more and nothing less than a mutual protection pact among free people (Americans) against everyone else.

If you (not you flatbush, I mean them) don't care about my well being and freedom from the lesser cultures of the earth, then you are not part of that pact. Fuck You.

Posted by: Methos at March 16, 2014 10:32 AM (hO9ad)

31
I wonder if these Open Borders dipshits have doors on their houses. What?
Posted by: Count de Monet

One does find humor in a Libertarian Econ Professor who insists on the unrestricted flow of resources towards their most widely demanded use, all while having a reserved parking space and campus parking enforcement hot-keyed on his phone.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 16, 2014 10:33 AM (kdS6q)

32 When does the gum thread start? Posted by: Emily Litella at March 16, 2014 02:16 PM Right after we Puerto Rico a Steak.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 16, 2014 10:38 AM (EKOIc)

33 NASCAR about to go green.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 10:38 AM (ojnk6)

34 NASCAR about to go green.

The stands are pretty empty, hope that means people are in line at concessions

Posted by: Methos at March 16, 2014 10:40 AM (hO9ad)

35 NASCAR about to go green.

No. Please no.

The thought of watching a race consisting of cars that look like bicycles covered in cellophane, coupled with the soft whine of underpowered electric motors hurtling those contraptions around the track at upwards of five mph, makes golf look exciting.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 16, 2014 10:41 AM (0IhFx)

36 27

Oh, so the Open Borders ideal isn't quite universal yet? [snicker]

Heck, no! Not while we're paying for Mexico's defense of its own southern border, anyway.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm at March 16, 2014 10:41 AM (M5T54)

37 NASCAR about to go green.

Including properly inflated tires.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at March 16, 2014 10:43 AM (Dwehj)

38 21 I forgot to mention, I've been to Venezuela. Once, many years ago (probably a dozen or so). Flew into Caracas to get to the beachside conference site. I was scared shitless. I had traveled quite a lot around the world by that point, but I was nervous during that entire trip.

My wife is about to leave for a conference in Argentina (BA). She was actually supposed to leave on Saturday, but between the Argentinian bureaucracy and the efficiency of low level US government employees, her visa was not approved in time. She's going to try again tomorrow.

I'm now not so sure that the delay, (and hopefully permanent delay) was a bad thing. The usual waste of time that is training for foreign travel turned out to be hair-raising. I'd very much like for her to be unable to go.

Posted by: pep at March 16, 2014 10:45 AM (4nR9/)

39 I was here for early morning thread. Someone posted something about FNS & I responded that I won't watch because Juan Williams is almost always on it. I put something on demand & when it was over FNC was on with Juan on panel on 2 o'clock show. It's time to let him go, he sounds like he's acting when he speaks. Pity job has been going on far too long. Rove was on panel too, surprised?

Posted by: Carol at March 16, 2014 10:47 AM (gjOCp)

40 My wife is about to leave for a conference in Argentina (BA). She was actually supposed to leave on Saturday, but between the Argentinian bureaucracy and the efficiency of low level US government employees, her visa was not approved in time. --- I'm with you pep. The conference I was attending was an electron microscopy conference. Usually those will have a lot of vendors who will actually set up the microscopes and other equipment. This one had virtually none. Turned out that the bribes required to get the equipment into (and OUT of) the country were too high for the companies to bother.

Posted by: Y-not at March 16, 2014 10:49 AM (zDsvJ)

41 NASCAR about to go green.

Everyone is assimilated, eventually. Resistance is futile.

Posted by: The Leftist Borg at March 16, 2014 10:49 AM (Dwehj)

42 Yellow Pug, Let's see if all those Hollyweird celebrities give the poor in Venezuela a nickel, never mind a million. They generous with other's money.

Posted by: Carol at March 16, 2014 10:51 AM (gjOCp)

43 Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 16, 2014 02:41 PM (0IhFx)

Funny.

Green Flag, which is the start of the race, for anyone that was confused.

Posted by: Methos at March 16, 2014 10:51 AM (hO9ad)

44 It's already started here. Have you seen the waiting lines for .22lr?

Posted by: Spun and Murky at March 16, 2014 10:54 AM (4DCSq)

45 If you thought Nascar going green was bad, you should see them go red. Everything stops.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 16, 2014 10:55 AM (ZPrif)

46 Is this our Bristol thread?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 10:55 AM (CEKeN)

47 Actually, I think NASCAR is doing something with a Ford Eco-Boost engine.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 16, 2014 10:55 AM (czg0O)

48 46 I think its gonna have to be, Tammy.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 10:56 AM (ojnk6)

49 I do love Bristol.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 10:57 AM (CEKeN)

50 And they're off....

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 10:58 AM (ojnk6)

51 Let's go racin', 'rons!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 10:58 AM (CEKeN)

52 My next EO will limit the races to 8 laps.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at March 16, 2014 10:58 AM (Dwehj)

53 Why don't the Vuvezaliens just walk on up to the southern U.S. and be instantly relieved of poverty?

Because they would have to go through Panama and the Chinese would object; and
the ones that could afford a flight are already in Florida.

Me personally I think Maduro & Cia are trying to figure out if they need to invade Curacao or Colombia to garner national support, start trying to blackmail the EU by threatening the Ariane site in Surinam for operating funds, or just start rounding up people and shooting them in soccer stadiums across the country. They will think three times before doing the last if they have an eye on hosting a World Cup sometime in the future.

Posted by: kindletot at March 16, 2014 10:58 AM (LRUgq)

54 Nice save.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 10:58 AM (CEKeN)

55 Actually, I think NASCAR is doing something with a Ford Eco-Boost engine.

NASCAR does have some kind of grren program, based on the Biffle ad I keep seeing, but it seems like it's mostly fluff.

There's just no way you can talk seriously about fuel efficiency (in the green sense) when you insist on going 200 mph.

Posted by: Methos at March 16, 2014 10:59 AM (hO9ad)

56 ...and no more left turns.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at March 16, 2014 10:59 AM (Dwehj)

57 "Funny. Green Flag, which is the start of the race, for anyone that was confused." NASCAR did start using ethanol polluted racing fuel last? year! Not funny...

Posted by: Spun and Murky at March 16, 2014 10:59 AM (4DCSq)

58 57 Yeah, they did, along with fuel injection. Great move for 800hp cars......

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:01 AM (ojnk6)

59 remember: "labor power freedom". Sounds more new age than "work liberates"

I can imagine what they would have thought of PIV... no, I can't.

Posted by: Mallfly at March 16, 2014 11:01 AM (bJm7W)

60 ...and no more left turns.
Posted by: Prez'nit 404

Huh, I figured always going left would be your kinda thing.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 16, 2014 11:01 AM (0AKks)

61 My next EO will limit the races to 8 laps.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at March 16, 2014 02:58 PM (Dwehj)

Heh, thanks. You just gave me a mental image of a couple hundred NASCAR fans showing up at a track under arms daring someone to enforce that EO.

Posted by: Methos at March 16, 2014 11:01 AM (hO9ad)

62 I'm a bit nervous.

Posted by: Danica Patwreck at March 16, 2014 11:02 AM (Dwehj)

63 couple hundred thousand, I mean

Posted by: Methos at March 16, 2014 11:02 AM (hO9ad)

64 They hittin that top groove already.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:02 AM (CEKeN)

65 64 Junior is killing it in that top groove.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:03 AM (ojnk6)

66 I figured always going left would be your kinda thing.

What was I thinking?

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at March 16, 2014 11:03 AM (Dwehj)

67 People being inked up with numbers by their socialist government. I'm sure that will turn out well. Hey, I got a gold star! For free!!

Posted by: t-bird at March 16, 2014 11:04 AM (FcR7P)

68 64 That be JR. heading to the front.

Posted by: Spun and Murky at March 16, 2014 11:05 AM (4DCSq)

69 Yeah, they did, along with fuel injection. Great move for 800hp cars...... Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 03:01 PM (ojnk6) No lie.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:05 AM (CEKeN)

70 A lot of young westboro cult members left in 2012-2013. I believe what helped them was contact with a Danish film crew that filmed them and then remained in friendly contact with them via email. IOW, they were treated with kindness and not as freaks.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 16, 2014 11:06 AM (r7mtu)

71 Hey, I got a gold star! For free!! Posted by: t-bird

Wait'll you get a look at the sanitation and hygiene facilities.

Posted by: pep at March 16, 2014 11:07 AM (4nR9/)

72 DemocratWestboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. reportedly near death

The anti-gay Kansas preacher who courted notoriety by picketing the funerals of homosexuals and U.S. soldiers is living out his last days in an unidentified care facility near his Topeka church.

Boy, is HE in for a nasty surprise....

Posted by: Beelzebub - Stoking the Fire in Pit 257

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 16, 2014 02:19 PM (kdS6q)

FIFY. I know you are one of the good guys, but we must never forget.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 16, 2014 11:07 AM (wZhAq)

73 And no wrecks yet. I'm kinda surprised, given the track was so clean after the rain.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:08 AM (CEKeN)

74 Competition yellow coming up. After that, wrecking may commence.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:09 AM (ojnk6)

75 Yep, I'm all done now with talkin with them silly goofy libertarians, and their no-borders world and all. From now on I'll vote the straight Republican ticket, that's for sure sir, because of all they've done to protect the country's borders, and keep illegals out, and The Plan they have to make that even better. Yessir.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 16, 2014 11:09 AM (xq1UY)

76 Not a fan of the competition yellow, either.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:09 AM (CEKeN)

77 76 I can see why they do it, since the track has changed so much since they were last on it.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:11 AM (ojnk6)

78 I can see why they do it, since the track has changed so much since they were last on it. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 03:11 PM (ojnk6) I'm a redneck. I say let the sumbitches race.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:12 AM (CEKeN)

79 #10 saved by the comp caution from going a lap so early.

Posted by: Spun and Murky at March 16, 2014 11:12 AM (4DCSq)

80 78 LOL.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:12 AM (ojnk6)

81 Gordon just t-boned Regan in the pits!

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:13 AM (ojnk6)

82 Gordon's car seems lose as hell

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:13 AM (CEKeN)

83 82 The damqge from that hit may tighten it up some...

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:15 AM (ojnk6)

84 It's a fact that, on the Right, the only people advocating for the elimination of national borders are Libertarians. Nobody made these Libertarians celebrate Open Borders Day. They did it of their own free will. Because they really do believe in Open Borders. Just ask them. They want you to believe in it, too. That's why they are publicly celebrating Open Borders Day. It's a real thing. It's a, what do you call it -- a fact.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 16, 2014 11:15 AM (ZPrif)

85 loose, Jesus, sorry about that.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:15 AM (CEKeN)

86 Haha, maybe, Man!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:16 AM (CEKeN)

87 Andrew A. Michta ‏@andrewmichta Will China "do a Putin"? China to West: DonÂ’t You Dare Sanction Russia http://wp.me/p4ja0Z-mkW via @aminterest

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 16, 2014 11:16 AM (ZPrif)

88 And Gordon's back to 35th.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:17 AM (ojnk6)

89 Up at Drudge it seems the pilot of the Malaysian flight may have had some political proclivities and was very upset hours before getting in the cockpit. Occams razor strikes again I think.

Posted by: keena at March 16, 2014 11:17 AM (RiTnx)

90 See, that's the thing..of ALL tracks to not need a comp yellow... you're guaranteed at least a million cautions here.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:18 AM (CEKeN)

91 90 This one's for debris. Which smart ass driver tossed a glove?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:19 AM (ojnk6)

92 Oh, Crimea voted to secede from Ukraine in a totally legit vote with no problems at all, just ask the nice masked gunmen. It will formally ask to join Russia tomorrow. Putin's smash and grab almost complete. Christopher Miller ‏@ChristopherJM Wasting no time. TT @sergyaksenov: Supreme Council of Crimea at a meeting on March 17 will issue formal request to join Russian Federation! Maxim Eristavi ‏@MaximEristavi Meanwhile the chief of Putin's media empire goes on air with threats to turn US into "radioactive dust" if needed pic.twitter.com/UojybzHtXF

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 16, 2014 11:19 AM (ZPrif)

93 This looks moron approved: Bacon alarm clock wafts meat odors from your iPhone http://tinyurl.com/qzjy43l

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 16, 2014 11:23 AM (bCEmE)

94 From the Associated Press Files of Captain Obvious; SOMALI SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS SELF http://tinyurl.com/l9lfcrj Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the bomber appeared to have prematurely detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday as he tried to park near a hotel. No others were hurt or killed in the blast.

Posted by: kbdabear at March 16, 2014 11:25 AM (aTXUx)

95 All the people who bitch about NASCAR stopping in the rain need to look at those marbles. And also, the no-tread tires. Love to see F1 run on slick tires in the rain, please.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:25 AM (CEKeN)

96 What's with all the toilet paper on the track? Is one of the Morons at Bristol or something?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:26 AM (ojnk6)

97 Is it just me or did we, in USA, have people fawning over Hugo Chavez and his socialist idiocy? People like Cindy Sheehag would rush off to have a photo-op with him? Chavez would take over "opposition" television stations and our leftist puditry would tell us that it is all a-OK?

[Note that I've not yet read all the above comments, but...] Now that is has collapsed into a disgusting, poor craphole we get silence?

Hey, look over there ---> something about a bridge and a Republican governor. or, uh... War On Women! wait, um... Minimum Wage Increase!

:wq!

Posted by: Insert Clever Name Here at March 16, 2014 11:26 AM (SS8WM)

98 much better than "cat wafts digested salmon shreds in savory sauce from its butt"

Posted by: Mallfly at March 16, 2014 11:28 AM (bJm7W)

99 Damn, almost 100 in at Bristol and still no wrecks. The world has seriously turned upside down.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:34 AM (CEKeN)

100 99 There was a single car wreck just as the yellow for debris came out.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:35 AM (ojnk6)

101 So what will Sir Golfsalot and Lurch do? Strongly Worded Letter? Send DNC lawyers? White House will not recognise result of Crimea referendum http://tinyurl.com/ntnowfa

Posted by: kbdabear at March 16, 2014 11:37 AM (aTXUx)

102 Mexico & illegal immigrants TO Mexico:

The men are robbed, beaten and deported. The women are raped and deported.

This has a pronounced deterrent effect. AND there are no court costs or expensive detention.

Posted by: mnw at March 16, 2014 11:40 AM (P+3u+)

103 102 Yet mexico actually bitches when we send them back. OK then.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:41 AM (ojnk6)

104 NASCAR Food City 500: Racing in a fish bowl.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at March 16, 2014 11:42 AM (V70Uh)

105 104 Complete with water from the sky again.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:43 AM (ojnk6)

106 There was a single car wreck just as the yellow for debris came out. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 03:35 PM (ojnk6) I use Redneck Rules, Man, I keep tellin' ya! No such thing as a single car wreck in Redneck Rules. A wreck is multi-car, and the best ones lead to fights in the pit and often start feuds. Sometimes the WAGs even jump in on the action.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:43 AM (CEKeN)

107 Mexico illegal immigrants TO Mexico: You're talking about the Guatemalans, et al, trying to get into or thru Mexico.

Posted by: t-bird at March 16, 2014 11:45 AM (FcR7P)

108 106 Patience Tammy, they'll get there. It is kinda funny to see a Logano or a Kesolowski try and look tough.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:45 AM (ojnk6)

109 Ugh this is sick and depraved.

Two Maryland teenage girls forced an autistic boy to perform sex acts. They even recorded this on their phones.
http://tinyurl.com/m3qqv88

I suggest that these two slags get feed into a wood chipper live and feet first. And the shredded remains used as chum for sharks.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 16, 2014 11:46 AM (EIDkK)

110 I think a fishbowl is roomier than Bristol. More like racing in a coffee cup.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:46 AM (CEKeN)

111 Hmm

A "best wreck". Worked NASCAR more than 10 years. Never heard of a "best wreck".

Posted by: NCwoof at March 16, 2014 11:46 AM (aUQgu)

112 I stopped watching Special Report because I got both sick and tired of both seeing and hearing Juan "Fucking Ignoramus" Williams.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at March 16, 2014 11:47 AM (V70Uh)

113 I guess no gun thread?

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 16, 2014 11:47 AM (0FSuD)

114 If it weren't for all the obstructionists things would be going just fine. It seems that some folks are just WISHING for us to run out of toilet paper, instead of betting on the Venezuelan people. Just what ideas do the Republicans have for the centralized distribution of TP? I haven't heard any. Jeesh.

Posted by: Barak Hussein O'Chavez at March 16, 2014 11:48 AM (a9hZn)

115 Posted by: Tami at March 16, 2014 03:23 I saw that bacon app the other, but since I refuse to upgrade my ios most apps won't allow download. Tami, how's you're weather? Ice just started coming down in cape.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 16, 2014 11:48 AM (EKOIc)

116 some political proclivities and was very upset hours before getting in the cockpit. Occams razor strikes again I think. So, on the spur of the moment, he hatches an elaborate plan and flies six hours out into the middle of the Indian Ocean? Why would he bother cutting transmission?

Posted by: t-bird at March 16, 2014 11:50 AM (FcR7P)

117 It is kinda funny to see a Logano or a Kesolowski try and look tough. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 03:45 PM (ojnk6) Do not get me started. I always whine about the lack of Southerners in NASCAR drivers any more, but I think it's more that they're all so damn bland. Your average poor white Southerner generally has some charm and sass about them, whereas these Yankee/Cali/Northern boyz seem so dull. And when they DO have some sort of spark, it's usually just assholiness. (Tony Stewart)

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:51 AM (CEKeN)

118 I mean, look at this boy. Sweet guy, darling, but....dull.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:52 AM (CEKeN)

119 118 True, but both good drivers.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:53 AM (ojnk6)

120 Oh yes, excellent drivers, no doubt. But.... not the NASCAR of my youth.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:55 AM (CEKeN)

121
Funny.

Green Flag, which is the start of the race, for anyone that was confused.

Oh thank god. I was afraid there for a moment.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 16, 2014 11:55 AM (0IhFx)

122 I found that communism works best with a rapidly declining population.

Posted by: Joseph Stalin at March 16, 2014 11:56 AM (Q6pxP)

123 120 True. Drive for diversity and all that. A kinder, gentler, greener more sensitive NASCAR, dontcha know.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 11:57 AM (ojnk6)

124 Yet another stupid rule.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 11:57 AM (CEKeN)

125 email from King Barky and the democrats:

The top Republican in the House said Americans should judge them not on how many laws they pass, but on how many they repeal.

The top Republican in the Senate said his top priority wasn't to create jobs or expand opportunity, but to beat me.

I want to work with Congress wherever I can to do the job the American people sent us here to do -- but it turns out Republicans and Democrats have some very different ideas about what that means.

Let me level with you: The only way we're going to achieve our goals is by electing more Democrats in 2014.

Add your name to help elect Democrats to a Congress we can all be proud of

Posted by: Mallfly at March 16, 2014 11:59 AM (bJm7W)

126 Gordon isn't exactly pumping up the collective testosterone levels either.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 12:00 PM (ojnk6)

127 re:
116 some political proclivities and was very upset hours before getting in the cockpit. Occams razor strikes again I think.

So, on the spur of the moment, he hatches an elaborate plan and flies six hours out into the middle of the Indian Ocean? Why would he bother cutting transmission?

Posted by: t-bird at March 16, 2014 03:50 PM (FcR7P)

---

It is a strange new development, but to be honest, he may have been planning this over a long time. Like those of us who rehearse what we would like to say to the boss if we win the lottery. Just because it SEEMS sudden, doesn't make it so.

Also: as I know absolutely nothing about internal Malaysian politics, I'm forcing myself to refrain from blaming the Religion Of Peace just yet.

:wq!

Posted by: Insert Clever Name Here at March 16, 2014 12:00 PM (SS8WM)

128 Drive for diversity and all that. A kinder, gentler, greener more sensitive NASCAR, dontcha know. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 03:57 PM (ojnk6) EXACTLY. Good God, and fresh outta the Shires of Middle Earth, we have Greg Biffle.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 12:00 PM (CEKeN)

129 Posted by: Insert Clever Name Here at March 16, 2014 04:00 PM (SS8WM) Agreed. I think this is more about him protecting himself due to his political views. Hoping he and all the people onboard are laid up safe somewhere.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 12:03 PM (CEKeN)

130 125 email from King Barky and the democrats: Posted by: Mallfly Just hurled a little bit. Was that email for realz?

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 16, 2014 12:03 PM (EKOIc)

131 and from "Ready For Hillary" (proudly sponsored by the makers of Pepto and Beano):

"She's fierce, she's funny. She's focused, she's a fighter. And those are just some of the things we love about her."

(quick, tell me something Hillary! ever said or did that was funny and meant to be that way. I'll wait. And as long as we're alliterating, she's also fat, flabby, and maybe fugly. Also bossy, but don't say that... maybe 'fascistic'...)

Posted by: Mallfly at March 16, 2014 12:05 PM (bJm7W)

132 Gordon most assuredly does not elevate the testosterone curve!

Still has more than the sitting POTUS, of course not that that says much...

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 12:09 PM (CEKeN)

133 132 I'm sure Hillary has a higher count than the SCOAMF.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 12:10 PM (ojnk6)

134 Meanwhile the chief of Putin's media empire goes on air with threats to turn US into "radioactive dust" if needed
pic.twitter.com/UojybzHtXF

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 16, 2014 03:19 PM (ZPrif)

ok twitter pic isn't coming up for me and who's the chief and would that be in a specific media outlet or paper?

Posted by: willow at March 16, 2014 12:10 PM (nqBYe)

135 re 130, olddog: oh, yes, I get lots of them. here's a beg-mail from "organizing for action" from yesterday:

"If you were thinking about chipping in to the last push for health care, here's a reminder for you:

One Koch-brothers funded group alone has spent $27 million on anti-Obamacare ads -- since August.

Our work is the most powerful force pushing back on that cynical campaign full of misinformation. "

and from Sen Gillibrand (Dope -- NY) on behalf of NH Sen Shaheen (being challenged by Scott Brown):

"JeanneÂ’s seat is key to keeping our Democratic majority, but it will not be easy Â– the Kochs and other far-right groups are on the attack. Now that Brown is in, Jeanne will face tens of millions more."

And March 5 from Lizzy Warren (Heckowi Indian from MA):
"I know these policies sound crazy to you and me. But Karl Rove, the Koch Brothers, and their powerful allies will spend zillions of dollars in the next eight months to tear down our candidates and bring the House Republicans' agenda to the Senate. Like you, I'm frustrated about the status quo, but I'm deeply concerned it can get even worse."

you might notice things in common.

Posted by: Mallfly at March 16, 2014 12:14 PM (bJm7W)

136 Hell yeah!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 12:15 PM (CEKeN)

137 The Koch Bros. Is there anything those dudes can't do?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 12:16 PM (ojnk6)

138 137 Wow, a team used toilet paper to pad the battery box? Pretty high tech, boys.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 12:21 PM (ojnk6)

139 Does this kid even shave yet?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 12:29 PM (CEKeN)

140 Well, but that is just CLASSIC old-school NASCAR stuff, Man!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 12:30 PM (CEKeN)

141 Do y'all think that the Koch brothers are accepting applications for another brother? I *SO* want to be one of those dudes who are evil incarnate , I mean drive the libs crazy.

:wq!

Posted by: Insert Clever Name Here at March 16, 2014 12:31 PM (SS8WM)

142 Hey, there was supposed to be a strikethrough in "are evil incarnate". What gives? The whole joke, ruined...

:wq!

Posted by: Insert Clever Name Here at March 16, 2014 12:34 PM (SS8WM)

143 140 True. It was funny as hell to see a TP explosion when the battery fell out though.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 12:43 PM (ojnk6)

144 I never realized how much Tony Stewart looked like manbearpig.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 12:44 PM (CEKeN)

145 141 Do y'all think that the Koch brothers are accepting applications for another brother? Just wait 'til I win the lottery. I'm applying to be the even more evil Koch Sister. In fact I may clone myself to double down on the evil.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at March 16, 2014 12:46 PM (QBm1P)

146 Tami, how's you're weather? Ice just started coming down in cape. Posted by: olddog in mo at March 16, 2014 03:48 PM (EKOIc) It's been crappy all day. Started with rain which turned to sleet, which turn to snow and it's still snowing. Looks like about 3 - 4" so far.

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 16, 2014 12:47 PM (bCEmE)

147 I bet this one has yet to drop his testes.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 12:49 PM (CEKeN)

148 147 I see a first shave coming within 2 years, tops.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 12:49 PM (ojnk6)

149 LOL!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 01:09 PM (CEKeN)

150 Getting set to roll again. Racing to halfway.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 01:18 PM (ojnk6)

151 Never mind, raining again.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 01:21 PM (ojnk6)

152 FInally, a Georgia boy! You notice he is a man, and ain't afraid to say when he's pissed.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 01:54 PM (CEKeN)

153 Oh my fucking God. Is nothing sacred?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 02:00 PM (CEKeN)

154 Is the race cancelled then??

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 16, 2014 02:01 PM (CEKeN)

155 Well, they cut to local coverage. I guess that's it for a while.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 02:01 PM (ojnk6)

156 Apparently updates are at Fox Sports 1.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 16, 2014 02:12 PM (ojnk6)

157 People who want food need to get marked and then stand in outrageously long lines: So can socialism be roundly condemned yet by everyone? Or are there still believers among the liberal set?

Posted by: Blacaque Jacques Shellacque at March 16, 2014 02:46 PM (pSFcx)

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