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April 06, 2014

Tesla for Thee But Not For Me - [Niedermeyer's Dead Horse]
— Open Blogger

In case you missed it and, if you are like me and rarely watch Bill O'Reilly, you probably did. I caught this while driving and couldn't wait to see the video.

Dennis Miller and Bill O'Reilly are discussing Tesla Motors with BOR arguing that government funding of the company is in reality a national security expense, Dennis is having none of it. Then, at around the 3:45 mark Miller sets him up so beautifully that I just roared with laughter.

The "No Spin Zone" my ass.

Skip to the 1:56 mark for the relevant discussion.

And, of course, open thread.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 04:11 PM | Comments (144)
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1 Chimichanga time !

Posted by: Is this something? at April 06, 2014 04:14 PM (qQk+U)

2 Sunday Funday, bitches!! Woot! Yes, I've been drinking why do you ask?

Posted by: DC in Towson at April 06, 2014 04:16 PM (Pvcl5)

3 Where does electricity come from in O'Blather's world?

Posted by: huerfano at April 06, 2014 04:17 PM (bAGA/)

4 I generally like O'Reilly, but in this case he is as ignorant as Obama.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:17 PM (aDwsi)

5 Where does electricity come from in O'Blather's world? *** If w could convert to energy the noxious gasses spewing from his pie hole there wouldn't be any need to import oil.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 04:18 PM (DmNpO)

6 Wait, I wasn't first, there was another comment when I posted. Pixy's hamsters eating random hashtags again?

Posted by: DC in Towson at April 06, 2014 04:18 PM (Pvcl5)

7 Till there's at least a minimum of two more nuclear power plants being built in every state there is no point in producing electric/hybrid cars. None.

Posted by: lowandslow at April 06, 2014 04:19 PM (IV4od)

8 I gave up on O'Really about the time Fox news tried appealing to a wider audience.

Posted by: Smith the Recluse at April 06, 2014 04:19 PM (9r7ND)

9 You're all great Americans!

Posted by: Will O'Reilly at April 06, 2014 04:20 PM (Dwehj)

10 Wait, I wasn't first, there was another comment when I posted. Pixy's hamsters eating random hashtags again? *** Yes. Someone using the handle "Is this something?" shouted out "CHIMICHANGAS" and then the comment disappeared.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 04:20 PM (DmNpO)

11 Good for Miller calling that douche nozzle out

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 04:20 PM (HVff2)

12 Ted Baxter stoopid is rechargeable.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at April 06, 2014 04:21 PM (egfgf)

13 US and California tax dollars at work. Couple decide to take their 3 year old and 1 year old children on a sailboat around the world. The 1 year old gets sick off the coast of Mexico. So the California ANG dispatch a C-130 with 4 PJs and US Navy diverted a warship to save the girl.

http://tinyurl.com/mab77s7

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 06, 2014 04:21 PM (kPHyB)

14 I'm a conservative oriented fellow. I'm somewhat amused by how much the liberal/progressive left hates O'Reilly--limb of Satan, Spawn of the Devil (if they believed in religion). But I find O'Reilly virtually unwatchable for another reason. He's a world class blowhard. He's like the "boys" who ran Mr. Eich out of Mozilla. You can have any opinion you like so long as you agree with him. Still compared to say Dan Rather, O'Reilly might be a viable alternative---if he just wasn't such a bloviating jerk!

Posted by: Comanche Voter at April 06, 2014 04:22 PM (wdHk6)

15 Next up...my exclusive on Tot Mom.

Posted by: Will O'Reilly at April 06, 2014 04:22 PM (Dwehj)

16 BOR is looking out for you. Folks. Wanna buy a watch?

Posted by: eman at April 06, 2014 04:22 PM (AO9UG)

17 Till there's at least a minimum of two more nuclear power plants being built in every state there is no point in producing electric/hybrid cars. None. Posted by: lowandslow -------------- But, but...., solar! Well, except for at nighttime.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:23 PM (aDwsi)

18 >>>Yes. Someone using the handle "Is this something?" shouted out "CHIMICHANGAS" and then the comment disappeared. Good. For a second there, I thought I was drunk. Well, drinker than normal anyway...

Posted by: DC in Towson at April 06, 2014 04:23 PM (Pvcl5)

19 If BOR was telling the truth in that video, then he is an idiot. If he was lying, then lots of folks out there are idiots.

Posted by: eman at April 06, 2014 04:24 PM (AO9UG)

20 How much pollution is connected to the batteries? Get it? Connected?

Posted by: eman at April 06, 2014 04:26 PM (AO9UG)

21 BOR is looking out foryou. Folks. Wanna buy a watch? I've come to hate the word 'folks'. Obama uses it too. It reeks of condescension and insincerity, coming from guys like that.

Posted by: Secundus at April 06, 2014 04:26 PM (lvOBL)

22 US and California tax dollars at work. Couple decide to take their 3 year old and 1 year old children on a sailboat around the world. The 1 year old gets sick off the coast of Mexico. So the California ANG dispatch a C-130 with 4 PJs and US Navy diverted a warship to save the girl. *** There are so many things about this story that make me want to scream.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 04:26 PM (DmNpO)

23 "Couple decide to take their 3 year old and 1 year old children on a sailboat around the world."

Only way to fix stupidity like that is to punish them, send them a bill and garnish their wages the same way any tax liability is.

Posted by: lowandslow at April 06, 2014 04:26 PM (IV4od)

24 Yep.

Posted by: GilaGuy who lurks at April 06, 2014 04:26 PM (b96D1)

25 The Tesla is a matter of national security? That's a new one on me.

Posted by: rickl at April 06, 2014 04:27 PM (sdi6R)

26 Where does electricity come from in O'Blather's world?>>

It's not just the source of the electricity these types overlook. Where does the Lead, Nickel, Lithium, Cadmium and sulfuric acid come from? To change the entire US to electric cars the mining of heavy metals that the greenies block anyway they can will have to increase exponentially. Just as electricity isn't magic like they believe nether is it's storage.

Posted by: The Hickster at April 06, 2014 04:27 PM (TI3xG)

27 I also hate that palms-forward thing he does with his hands. It's so.... IDK. Weak.

Posted by: Secundus at April 06, 2014 04:28 PM (lvOBL)

28 Miller may be the only person BOR allows to complete multiple sentences.

Posted by: Vendette at April 06, 2014 04:28 PM (fVvvF)

29 I don't think teslas are big enough to be chauffeured around in. I bet that blowhard rides around in a vehicle that does 10 miles per gallon. Looking out for the folks. Yeah I can afford a $100,000 electric car.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 04:28 PM (HVff2)

30 WE'LL DO IT LIVE!

Posted by: Bill O'Reilly at April 06, 2014 04:29 PM (ASI5U)

31 His sole utile function on this planet is to send lefties into a sputtering rage every time he opens his cake hole. I find him totally unwatchable.

Posted by: mc at April 06, 2014 04:30 PM (lrfmC)

32 US and California tax dollars at work. Couple decide to take their 3 year old and 1 yearold childrenon a sailboat around the world.The 1 yearold gets sickoffthe coast of Mexico.So the CaliforniaANGdispatcha C-130with 4 PJs and US Navydiverted a warship to save the girl. http://tinyurl.com/mab77s7 Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 06, 2014 08:21 PM (kPHyB I see no problem... As long as they're invoiced properly, and they pay up. What's JP8 going for these days?

Posted by: Secundus at April 06, 2014 04:30 PM (lvOBL)

33 Are chimichangas offensive @ the HQ ? *** Not that I know of. One moment the comment was there, the next it was gone.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 04:30 PM (DmNpO)

34 teslas don't lower greenhouse gases because you need a power plant to charge them, but we use les islamonazi oil to drive them.

Posted by: Avi at April 06, 2014 04:31 PM (p/izY)

35 So the California ANG dispatch a C-130 with 4 PJs
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 06, 2014 08:21 PM (kPHyB)
They delivered pajamas?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 06, 2014 04:32 PM (4tAp3)

36 Where does electricity come from in O'Blather's world?>>

It's not just the source of the electricity these types overlook. Where does the Lead, Nickel, Lithium, Cadmium and sulfuric acid come from? To change the entire US to electric cars the mining of heavy metals that the greenies block anyway they can will have to increase exponentially. Just as electricity isn't magic like they believe nether is it's storage.

Posted by: The Hickster at April 06, 2014 08:27 PM (TI3xG)

Bill explains it all in his new book on converting the US to all electric autos;Killing Mobility.

Posted by: cm9000 at April 06, 2014 04:32 PM (XRSxm)

37 Bill explains it all in his new book on converting the US to all electric autos;Killing Mobility. **** that screams out for a hashtag #BillOReillysNextBook Killing Brain Cells

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 04:33 PM (DmNpO)

38 O'Reilly is a world-class boob who's unwatchable. However, I love his segments with Jesse Watters and Dennis Miller; I DVR those shows so I can fast-forward through Bloviating Bill's BS Bonanza. Only an out-of-touch idiot like O'Reilly can defend giving tax breaks to rich cretins who buy toys like the Tesla, whose cheapest model costs more than I've ever made in a year. My tax dollars at work.

Posted by: Anselmo Pederasti at April 06, 2014 04:34 PM (APFov)

39 Plutonium powered cars for everyone!

Posted by: Secundus at April 06, 2014 04:34 PM (lvOBL)

40 Posted by: cm9000 at April 06, 2014 08:32 PM (XRSxm) Killing Mobility. Excellent

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 04:34 PM (HVff2)

41 I once ran over an octogenarian wearing Factor gear.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 06, 2014 04:34 PM (oFCZn)

42 O'Reilly is a world-class boob who's unwatchable. However, I love his segments with Jesse Watters and Dennis Miller; I DVR those shows so I can fast-forward through Bloviating Bill's BS Bonanza. *** Yep. Miller and Watters are the only worthwhile segments in the entire week.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 04:35 PM (DmNpO)

43 i remember reading in a letter to the editor in the NYPOST some greenie moron predicting that one day a solar collector the size of an iPhone will power an entire city.

Posted by: Avi at April 06, 2014 04:35 PM (p/izY)

44 meh, I go back and forth about the Navy rescuing the family. It is not entirely clear that the medical event was a foreseeable thing. From what I understand the parents were fairly experienced and had some problems. I look at this differently than all of the stupid people the Coast Guard has to rescue.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 04:36 PM (rDidD)

45 34 So the California ANG dispatch a C-130 with 4 PJs Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 06, 2014 08:21 PM (kPHyB) They delivered pajamas? Wonder what they did with dirty diapers?

Posted by: FCF at April 06, 2014 04:36 PM (Khja4)

46 O'Reilly: Sir, are you telling me that what you think is actually correct?!!? Guest: Bill, the facts are that we can't really know what happened with the... O'Reilly: Well, that's ridiculous. I'll give you the last word. Guest: What I'm trying to say is that... O'Reilly: You're wrong! Thanks for coming on the show and buy my new book, "Killing Hamilton!"

Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 06, 2014 04:36 PM (GrtrJ)

47 BOR is kinda an idiot. How do he and Hannity survive and thrive at Fox? I don't get it

Posted by: Erik L at April 06, 2014 04:37 PM (H2zfd)

48 O'Reilly: Sir, are you telling me that what you think is actually correct?!!? Guest: Bill, the facts are that we can't really know what happened with the... O'Reilly: Well, that's ridiculous. I'll give you the last word. Guest: What I'm trying to say is that... O'Reilly: You're wrong! Thanks for coming on the show and buy my new book, "Killing Hamilton!" *** That's about the size of it.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 04:37 PM (DmNpO)

49 waters is watchable? wtf? I always assumed waters was the strongest evidence oreilly swung both ways cause i do not see how he has a job is less he is giving oreilly jobs, expertly and on a regular basis.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 04:37 PM (rDidD)

50 one day a solar collector the size of an iPhone will power an entire city. Just give me a fucking flying car, already.

Posted by: garrett at April 06, 2014 04:38 PM (ASI5U)

51 Killing My Overbearing Whore of a Mother By Bill O'Reilly

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 06, 2014 04:38 PM (oFCZn)

52 That's about the size of it. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 08:37 PM (DmNpO) And why I stopped watching O'Reilly years ago.

Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 06, 2014 04:40 PM (GrtrJ)

53 Ah hell, slow news day. "US to send two (count'm -- two) warships (wow! warships) to Japan by the end of 2017 to counter N Korea threat. And this is like Mar uh...April already. Man, that Obama is one tuff mofo.

Posted by: Smith the Insipid at April 06, 2014 04:41 PM (9r7ND)

54
I will say that unless and until you can find an alternate source that meets or surpasses the advantages of the IC engine you'll be driving around with the present formulation.

No one as yet has come within a mile.

Posted by: irongrampa at April 06, 2014 04:42 PM (SAMxH)

55 Something happened re: oil companies in BOR's past, something like his dad being fired by an oil company or something. If there's any one topic that will make BOR go even more non-logical than usual, it's oil. Look for it .... In any situation, if it's XXX vs oil, BOR sides with XXX.

Posted by: Steck at April 06, 2014 04:42 PM (5i94q)

56 >>>Just give me a fucking flying car, already. Right? It's 2014 already for fucks sake. At least a jet pack. I would settle for a jet pack if they can't get me a flying car.

Posted by: DC in Towson at April 06, 2014 04:42 PM (Pvcl5)

57 Does Tesla make a pick up truck? My cabin is off the grid. Perhaps I can plug it into a currant bush.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 04:42 PM (HVff2)

58 So, let's all get electric powered vehicles. Where is the electricity going to come from since the nanny in charge is trying to shut down all the coal plants? Oh, oh, that's right solar and wind..... yeah, that's working out REALLY well so far. I think it's producing 1/1000 of one percent of daily energy needs, I could be a bit off on that stat......

Posted by: lindafell at April 06, 2014 04:42 PM (PGO8C)

59 one day a solar collector the size of an iPhone will power an entire city.
Posted by: Avi at April 06, 2014 08:35 PM (p/izY)
All we need is another Manhattan project and it will come to pass, right?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 06, 2014 04:43 PM (4tAp3)

60 OT:
Just opened the HQ in Pale Moon. Report:

Firefox migration tool failed to work so I went to

C:\Users\Lurker Report\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox

Copied everything in there and pasted it to:

C:\Users\Lurker Report\AppData\Roaming\Mooonchild Productions\Pale Moon

I have a heavily modified user interface and tons of add-ons, including RoboForm browser plug-in.

Perfect.

I can't even tell I'm in a different browser. Roboform works. Took 5 minutes.

Cool.

Posted by: Lurker Report at April 06, 2014 04:44 PM (UXHIi)

61 &&&

suck it

Posted by: Lurker Report at April 06, 2014 04:45 PM (UXHIi)

62 Crap. That was supposed to be ampersands.

I'll live.

Posted by: Lurker Report at April 06, 2014 04:45 PM (UXHIi)

63 45 - Dangergirl - Okay..., possible thread winner. rofl

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:45 PM (aDwsi)

64 54 Something happened re: oil companies in BOR's past, something like his dad being fired by an oil company or something. If there's any one topic that will make BOR go even more non-logical than usual, it's oil. Look for it .... In any situation, if it's XXX vs oil, BOR sides with XXX. Posted by: Steck at April 06, 2014 08:42 PM (5i94q) I got into an argument with the clerk at a Sinclair station in 1980. HE WAS WRONG AND FUCK THOSE FUCKERS!

Posted by: Bill O'Reilly at April 06, 2014 04:46 PM (oFCZn)

65
    Speaking of solar and wind, what do you do at night with a solar powered grid?

   Does everyone go to bed at dusk?

   How do you deal with demand on a still, hot August night with wind power when everyone wants a fan or AC?

Posted by: irongrampa at April 06, 2014 04:46 PM (SAMxH)

66 Lurker - Pale Moon + NoScript Easy peasey &&& And, oh yeah..., screw Mozilla.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:46 PM (aDwsi)

67 Word of the day? Come on let's be pithy morons

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 04:47 PM (HVff2)

68 speaking of oreilly what is hannity's new found obsession with spring break? did someone finally clue him in on what he missed in college? I have a feeling he mostly likes having Ainsley Earhardt tell him all the awful stuff she saw and making her describe them to him. "so ainsley, tell me again what the bad men were doing. one more time in more detail."

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 04:47 PM (rDidD)

69 How do you deal with demand on a still, hot August night with wind power when everyone wants a fan or AC? Posted by: irongrampa --------------- Stay at O'Reilly's house. He undoubtedly has a back-up generator.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:48 PM (aDwsi)

70 At dusk? Suck it up like the NorKs. Don't you wish your daddy was a genocidal dictator too?

Posted by: Kindletot at April 06, 2014 04:48 PM (NUMLx)

71 65 Lurker - Pale Moon + NoScript Easy peasey &&& And, oh yeah..., screw Mozilla. Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 08:46 PM (aDwsi) For a second I thought you were talking craft beer, Pale Moon

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 04:49 PM (HVff2)

72 of oreilly what is hannity's new found obsession with spring break? did someone finally clue him in on what he missed in college? I have a feeling he mostly likes having Ainsley Earhardt tell him all the awful stuff she saw and making her describe them to him. "so ainsley, tell me again what the bad men were doing. one more time in more detail." Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 08:47 PM (rDidD) Personally I'd have her act them out but that's me.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 06, 2014 04:49 PM (oFCZn)

73 Shoes for Industry!

Posted by: Porgy Tirebiter at April 06, 2014 04:50 PM (egfgf)

74 For a second I thought you were talking craft beer, Pale Moon Posted by: Misanthropic -------------- Well, that would work too..., maybe.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:50 PM (aDwsi)

75 65 Lurker - Pale Moon + NoScript
Easy peasey &&&

What is no script? Is it a addon?

Where can I get it?

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 04:50 PM (nkPV9)

76 59 I can't even tell I'm in a different browser. Roboform works. Took 5 minutes. Cool. Posted by: Lurker Report at April 06, 2014 08:44 PM (UXHIi) I'm liking Epic so far. I've got ampersands &&& And hashtags out the wazoo.

Posted by: rickl at April 06, 2014 04:51 PM (Lfoau)

77 GMB - Yes - http://noscript.net/

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:51 PM (aDwsi)

78 Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 06, 2014 08:49 PM (oFCZn) Especially when your girl friend is watching bad tv

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 04:52 PM (HVff2)

79 A veritable wealth of browsers.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:53 PM (aDwsi)

80 Especially when your girl friend is watching bad tv Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 08:52 PM (HVff2) lol

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 06, 2014 04:53 PM (oFCZn)

81 Irongramp, My point exactly. Until, we are willing to go full nuclear there really is no point in all this "clean energy" electric anything. I know people in the wind and solar industry, living here in hippie Austin, and even they laugh at it. They have flat out told me the clean energy we have the current or foreseeable ABILITY (being the operative word) of producing in quantities to meet demands is nuclear, period. Lots of fun theories to think about but not a lot or realities.

Posted by: lindafell at April 06, 2014 04:53 PM (PGO8C)

82 >>>64 Speaking of solar and wind, what do you do at night with a solar powered grid? I take her to bed with me and tie up her girdle. But don't mind me. I spent the whole afternoon digging up a tree stump.

Posted by: Caliban at April 06, 2014 04:54 PM (2ArJQ)

83 Mike Hammer, thank you

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 04:55 PM (nkPV9)

84 Also about O'Reilly: I always got the vibe the guy was a misogynist. His body language and the way he talked to some of the Fox women on his show gave off the vibe that he's very dismissive of them.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 06, 2014 04:56 PM (oFCZn)

85 Germany is the most solar-developed (PV) country in the world. Last year the Greenies went absolutely ballistic with glee when PV-generated energy reached 50%..., for about 3 minutes. Net energy production by PV is 3%. Meanwhlie, Germany is buying nuclear from neighbors, and Merkle is building coal plants to replace Germany's de-commisioned nukes.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:57 PM (aDwsi)

I'm afraid to say what I think of BOR. Suffice it to say he's as dumb as any media figure (now that is a damning standard), and his appeal is a complete mystery.

I assume the "national security" idiocy is the usual completely baseless "analysis" that is, unfortunately, very widespread (I've even heard otherwise intelligent GOP office-holders allude to it): that reducing imported oil dependence will have any concrete effect on our foreign policy or national security.

Uh, no it won't. Energy ABUNDANCE is the (obvious) desirable situation, which could be easily achieved (without any meaningful environmental cost) by simply letting markets and technology work their very unmagical magic. But such a happy thing would have, probably, zero impact on our national security.

Unless you assume a radically different overall foreign policy, and a willingness to live with the risks and costs of a world pretty much free of US influence, then self-sufficiency in petroleum/energy (or more reasonably, North American self-sufficiency - Canada and Mexico) has no particular value beyond the implied economic (unrelated) one. We gain from a global economy, and have an interest in secure sea lanes and world order that goes far beyond just oil (and always has).

We may be headed towards part of this picture in any case. It's a fundamentally unserious country, on all important matters, including foreign policy, so we may end up rolling the dice and seeing how things work out. But reducing oil imports, absent huge unrelated changes in our overall national security strategy and risk tolerance, would/will have no impact in of it itself.

And no, it's not smart to just go with the flow and bank the support for rational oil development/use that comes from this simplistic and incorrect idea of reduced imports = national security advantage. What would be smart would be educating the public and changing the public framework to an economically literate one in which energy development is understood as a key element of a truly vibrant economy. If we/someone cannot frame important issues in serious terms, but always rely on dumbed-down (or even incorrect, as in this case) slogans and mass misunderstandings, then any progress will be fitful and random. We're in the various messes we're in primarily, specifically BECAUSE all public policy issues are discussed in ridiculously dumbed down or misleading terms.

Posted by: non-purist at April 06, 2014 04:57 PM (afQnV)

87 &&&&&

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 04:57 PM (nkPV9)

88 O'Reilly, Hannity, Beck, Rush...they all make me insane. They are all massively clueless about anything outside of politics and broadcasting. I swear there isn't a one of them that can tell the difference between Cadmium and Cadbury's, or a Semi-Auto and a revolver. I used to listen to Dennis Miller in the AM online, but then they delayed it so I couldn't. Oh well. Pleasant enough guy but he can't seem to tell the difference between a distraint warrant and a gopher. I long for the day when someone on the air says, "I ain't got a clue. Can I look it up on Wiki?" What gets into people's heads that make them think they have to be infallible sages.

Posted by: Kindletot at April 06, 2014 04:58 PM (NUMLx)

89 Solar system sellers are scam artists. Robbing from the poor, and feeding the wealthy. It is that simple.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:58 PM (aDwsi)

90 Fox women on his show gave off the vibe that he's very dismissive of them.>>

BOR may be a misogynist but first he is a narcissist. He is dismissive of everyone.

Posted by: The Hickster at April 06, 2014 04:59 PM (TI3xG)

91 try again. &&&&&

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 04:59 PM (nkPV9)

92 GMB - A test? Have you enabled the Add-on, and restarted your browser?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 04:59 PM (aDwsi)

93 Personally I'd have her act them out but that's me. Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 06, well that is because you are a moron and he giggles like a little girl when he sees old vogue lingerie ads.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 05:00 PM (rDidD)

94 GMB - The sweet smell of success....

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 05:00 PM (aDwsi)

95 well we could drill more, add refineries, or we can use electricity that can also use gas or oil. and pluggin in a car in somehow more affrodable to the average guy? i can load my truck with fossil fuel and run it a hell of a lot cheaper than trying to run heat or air, with the exception of a couple of mths a year where i can survive high temps or low temps by wearing barely any clothing or dressing in robes and blankets before i bite the bullet.

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:00 PM (nqBYe)

96 I remember reading in Fortune magazine about 35-40 years ago that the answer was nuclear f**** fusion. Fortune glowingly opined that this was the answer and was going to be reality in about 2014 or so. Well so far I don't know of any working fusion plants producing electricity in my neighborhood. As a previous poster said: it'll take 2 nuclear power plants in every State to produce enough electricity to feed this greenie wet dream.

Posted by: BarneyOffal at April 06, 2014 05:01 PM (ul4Lc)

97 Watching ACM awards tonight Wtf happened to country music ? Shakira ?

Posted by: mccool at April 06, 2014 05:01 PM (UQcFV)

98 Auf Wiedersehen firefascist. TchlÃ¼ÃŸle.

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 05:01 PM (nkPV9)

99 oh & i see Dennis also likes gingers.

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:01 PM (nqBYe)

100 anyone else feel irresponsible for not having a bunker?

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 05:01 PM (rDidD)

101 the Jews had gorillas. Oh, never mind.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 05:02 PM (rDidD)

102 97 - Ja!

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 05:02 PM (aDwsi)

103 anyone else feel irresponsible for not having a bunker? Posted by: yankeefifth --------------- Not only that, I don't have 10 years worth of food, or half a million rounds of ammo.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 05:04 PM (aDwsi)

104 Wtf happened to country music ? 1997 give or take a few years.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 06, 2014 05:04 PM (7clvp)

105 Shakira on a country music awards show? I'll allow it.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 06, 2014 05:04 PM (oFCZn)

106 And who doesn't like Gingers? I mean not as an initial searching point exclusively, it is far better to find some woman who is not as neurotic as a shaved monkey who is also a ginger, as opposed to finding a ginger and hoping with all of your ability that this one is not a raving lunatic who you happened to catch on a good week.

Posted by: Kindletot at April 06, 2014 05:05 PM (NUMLx)

107 The only thing that changed in my switch over was the font in the comment box. Everything else was smooth as a babys bottom.

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 05:05 PM (nkPV9)

108 yankee i would like to have one but there wouldn't be anything to store in it.well, maybe an extra can of inedible cranberry sauce or one gofted fruit cake from last year.

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:05 PM (nqBYe)

109 Not only that, I don't have 10 years worth of food, or half a million rounds of ammo. Posted by: Mike H you know, if you are planning for the apocalypse, half a million rounds is not as outrageous as you may think.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 05:06 PM (rDidD)

110 Speaking of Fox News, they are re-airing, right now, a very good special "Enemy of the State" about the government targeting of US citizens.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 05:06 PM (DmNpO)

111 yankee i would like to have one but there wouldn't be anything to store in it.well, maybe an extra can of inedible cranberry sauce or one gofted fruit cake from last year. Posted by: willow heh. I was thinking of digging one but I think it is easier to make an offer to the guy who lives in apartment 12 c, fewer problems with the condo board.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 05:07 PM (rDidD)

112 Getting used to a new browser is a challenge, but worth it. And I have these: &&&&&&&&&&&&&

Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 06, 2014 05:08 PM (GrtrJ)

113 Speaking of Fox News, they are re-airing, right now, a very good special "Enemy of the State" about the government targeting of US citizens.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 09:06 PM (DmNpO

I watched it last night and I do believe I got an uptick of my blood pressure.

Posted by: Ronster at April 06, 2014 05:10 PM (puNd6)

114 And I have these: &&&&&&&&&&&&& Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 06, 2014 09:08 PM (GrtrJ) and they look gorgeous on you.

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:10 PM (nqBYe)

115 The path to collective government started way back on Sep 24, 1862. We are slowly getting there. Wonder who the first dictator will be?

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 05:10 PM (nkPV9)

116 GMB, i suppose we will know when the fist arrests happen for hurting the state or it's leader. or the one right after the obscure video guy

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:12 PM (nqBYe)

117 At least there's a lot of Telecasters on the CAMs Keith urban playing with 3 drummers ? FFS

Posted by: mccool at April 06, 2014 05:12 PM (UQcFV)

118 you know, if you are planning for the apocalypse, half a million rounds is not as outrageous as you may think.>>

If they find me I don't expect to outlive the ammo stores I have now. And I am well below 1/2 a million. But for the long haul not being hunted by the govt you are right.

Posted by: The Hickster at April 06, 2014 05:13 PM (TI3xG)

119 and they look gorgeous on you. Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 09:10 PM (nqBYe) Well thank you, Ms. Willow, my friend. *blushes*

Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 06, 2014 05:13 PM (GrtrJ)

120 114 The path to collective government started way back on Sep 24, 1862. We are slowly getting there. Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 09:10 PM (nkPV9) What happened on that date? Wikipedia doesn't have anything.

Posted by: rickl at April 06, 2014 05:13 PM (59U5Q)

121 its* leader

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:13 PM (nqBYe)

122 119 Honest Abe Lincoln I believe.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 06, 2014 05:14 PM (ojnk6)

123 I keep expecting those " All off topic comments" things to tell us to use a different browser.
"Brought to you by COMODO ICE DRAGON" browser.

Posted by: Kafiroon at April 06, 2014 05:15 PM (HZMpv)

124 "What happened on that date? Wikipedia doesn't have anything." Lincoln suspended Writ of Habeas Corpus on that date.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 06, 2014 05:15 PM (7clvp)

125 114 The path to collective government started way back on Sep 24, 1862. We are slowly getting there. Wonder who the first dictator will be? Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 09:10 PM (nkPV9) Ho Lee Fuk, he owns all the T-bills

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 05:15 PM (HVff2)

126 If they find me I don't expect to outlive the ammo stores I have now. And I am well below 1/2 a million. But for the long haul not being hunted by the govt you are right. Posted by: The Hickster yeah the hunted by the government thing is a problem. once some starts looking for you with a drone and thermal imaging you are kinda S.O.L.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 05:16 PM (rDidD)

127 Lincoln issued a EO suspending Habeas Corpus. In the name of "National Security". Read the proclamation, it's scary as all heck and very well could be a model for whoever decides that us evil conservatives need to go. http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/historicdocuments/a/lincolnhabeas.htm

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 05:16 PM (nkPV9)

128 I watched it last night and I do believe I got an uptick of my blood pressure. *** the story about the ranchers just blew my mind

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 05:16 PM (DmNpO)

129 123 Lincoln suspended Writ of Habeas Corpus on that date. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 06, 2014 09:15 PM (7clvp) Thanks. I assumed it had something to do with Lincoln.

Posted by: rickl at April 06, 2014 05:18 PM (5kfnB)

130 As I understand it the Writ is your ability as a citizen to provide evidence and have it heard as to why you should not be falsely imprisoned.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 06, 2014 05:18 PM (7clvp)

131 i'm sorry i'm just too tired to learn mandarin at this time

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:20 PM (nqBYe)

132 There was a book, I can't remember the exact name, about how Tito got his game going in Yougoslavia after the german invasion. You won't need a million rounds of ammo when the government keeps throwing chelsea mannings at you. Just the will to do what is needed and a will to survive.

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 05:20 PM (nkPV9)

133 Space thread up

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 06, 2014 05:20 PM (DmNpO)

134 I'm not a spacey guy tonite

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 06, 2014 05:21 PM (HVff2)

135 Neidermeyer, i'm spacey enuff

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:21 PM (nqBYe)

136 I grew up not 50 miles from Lincoln's boyhood home. Even though I was home schooled, I got a super heavy dose of just how great Lincoln was. Then I started reading a lot of his early works. His documents he filed as a lawyer in and around Sangamon County. Pardon my bluntness. Lincoln was a fucking communists. End rant.

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 05:22 PM (nkPV9)

137 About a dozen years or so ago when the then bleeding heart liberal compassionate conservative president proposed building 'democracy' in the ME my answer was to spend the money on, oh, a hundred nuke plants at home and put the goat lovers behind an iron curtain they so much earned.

When searching for a new car, conserving energy is patriotic, so I hear, so I could go with a Cobalt with the deadly ignition switch for $12k, or a $100k Tesla... with gas a $4/gallon I could burn ($100k - $12k = $88k, $4/gal) 22,000 gallons of gas RIGHT NOW - 'MERICA!

Knowing I will break even, maybe, when the Tesla gets, oh, 660,000 miles on it (assuming 30 mpg on the Cobalt and free juice on the Tesla) - clearly the smart thing to do.

The problem with most, if not all, libs/greens like O'Reilly is that that actually are fucking stupid, or simply evil.

p.s. - all calcs rough PV - it is simple and you don't have to justify assumptions.

Posted by: Burnt Taoist at April 06, 2014 05:24 PM (80R0X)

138 126 Read the proclamation, it's scary as all heck and very well could be a model for whoever decides that us evil conservatives need to go. http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/historicdocuments/a/lincolnhabeas.htm Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 09:16 PM (nkPV9) Interesting. What's also interesting is that when I highlighted the link and control+right-clicked and chose "Open URL", it launched Safari which I didn't have running. If I pick "Go To (url)" it opens in Epic. Looks like it will take me a while to get used to the new browser.

Posted by: rickl at April 06, 2014 05:25 PM (lby7O)

139 rickl - And you are using what browser?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 06, 2014 05:30 PM (aDwsi)

140 My switch over to Pale Moon was very painless. Got my &&&& back.

The only glitch is that hotmail doesnt like me using Pale Moon keeps asking me to upgrade to a new browser. Nein Danke!

Posted by: GMB (et al) Your friendly neighborhood Coroner. at April 06, 2014 05:31 PM (nkPV9)

141 later

Posted by: willow at April 06, 2014 05:31 PM (nqBYe)

142 I'm using Epic, Mike. I found it in a link at Instapundit. www.epicbrowser.com

Posted by: rickl at April 06, 2014 05:34 PM (onFS4)

143 did someone say germany is the post piv country?

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 06, 2014 05:38 PM (rDidD)