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April 03, 2014

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— andy

The ATF denies targeting mentally disabled people to use in sting operations. It was totally random that they just happened across them in 6 different cities.

Makes me wonder if they also recruited these folks to design operation Fast & Furious.

Speaking of out-of-control federal agencies, somebody's about to get audited.

In case you were wondering, Bob Costas is still a jagoff.

Â“LetÂ’s make a bet, you and me. LetÂ’s say over the next five years Â— weÂ’ll do a Google search, weÂ’ll have an independent party monitor it Â— you keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a gun, and IÂ’ll keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly. And letÂ’s see who comes out ahead or behind as the case may be. These things are directly connected.Â”

So he's just saying athletes shouldn't have guns? Because as I recall his diatribes, they were directed at "America's gun culture", including people foolish enough to want a fighting chance against an armed assailant by carrying a concealed firearm. Let's bet on that.

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1 Hello

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at April 03, 2014 04:09 AM (V70Uh)

2 Top of the morning to ya'll!

Posted by: .87c at April 03, 2014 04:09 AM (qZPXs)

3 Timely

Posted by: testing at April 03, 2014 04:09 AM (9R4HJ)

4 So, what fresh hell will today bring?

Posted by: bicentennialguy at April 03, 2014 04:10 AM (vg8iE)

5 There's my crack!

Posted by: button pushing monkey at April 03, 2014 04:10 AM (Ua6T/)

6 Was wondering where everyone was.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:11 AM (HDwDg)

7 Good morning!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 04:11 AM (b/lt+)

8 Don't know about'n the rest of you but I'm getting Kohl's bra sale ads with this story here.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:11 AM (p09Bq)

9 I got to read the entire ONT (sans comments) while I was waiting. The practical jokers article was pretty good.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 04:12 AM (b/lt+)

10 >>> Don't know about'n the rest of you but I'm getting Kohl's bra sale ads with this story here. Go on...

Posted by: fluffy at April 03, 2014 04:12 AM (Ua6T/)

11 if I'd known all I had to do was post on the ONT to get this, I would've posted sooner! Â§ Glorious Spring morning, Glories! Walk with God today. Great listener!

Posted by: mindful webworker at April 03, 2014 04:12 AM (crLRi)

12 Apropos of nothing....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:12 AM (p09Bq)

13
Was wondering where everyone was.
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c)

We were sheltering in place....

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 03, 2014 04:13 AM (kdS6q)

14 "Go on..." Some Greek looking chick in the ad. Maybe Italic.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:13 AM (p09Bq)

15 Imagine going home at night answering the question, "How was work honey...do anything interesting?"

And you answer it by saying, "I manipulated a mentally disabled man to do something illegal and....get this honey....then I arrested him!"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 04:13 AM (QFxY5)

16 May not be here long.
Mrs VIA wants to go to the range this morning

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 03, 2014 04:14 AM (lceO/)

17 "Imagine going home at night answering the question, "How was work honey...do anything interesting?" But at least that cop made it home safe that night. Right?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:15 AM (p09Bq)

18 Isn't that nonsense? The greatest fighting force in history and when threatened they're supposed to hide under their desks and let someone else handle it. I remember seeing a candlelight vigil after Nasan's rampage and getting angry. Here are our warriors and they're holding candles and vigils? Doesn't seem to mesh properly.

Posted by: .87c at April 03, 2014 04:15 AM (qZPXs)

19 That asshole Tommy Sells is up for execution. He liked to rape and murder little girls. The thug lovers are demanding that TX tell them where they got the drugs for his execution. The state refuses because the thug lovers will harass these sellers out of business, make death threats against them and their children. So, the USSC has it. Sure hope they put an end to this nonsense quickly.

Posted by: Fistin Pug at April 03, 2014 04:16 AM (vFh9Q)

20 Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 03, 2014 08:13 AM (kdS6q) Heh, that was me a few hours ago. Granted no amount of self defense can protect you from a tornado

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:16 AM (HDwDg)

21 Isn't that nonsense? The greatest fighting force in history and when threatened they're supposed to hide under their desks and let someone else handle it. .......... Oh yeah.. it would be much better when faced with an unknown killer or killers to have hundreds of soldiers roaming around with guns not knowing if the other guys roaming around with guns is the shooter or not. Brilliant!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 04:18 AM (b/lt+)

22
Oh well, might as start the day's insanity:

Bruce Jenner wants to 'be called Bridgitte' and is seeking advice from a 'sex change coach'

Star Magazine said on Wednesday that the 64-year-old has reached out to his longtime friend transgender rights advocate Renee Richards.

Reports first surfaced that the star was transgender, after he had surgery in February to shave down his Adam's Apple. While the operation - known as chondrolaryngoplasty - can be the first step in gender reassignment surgery, Bruce told TMZ he underwent the procedure because 'I just didn't like my trachea'.

http://tinyurl.com/muywrln

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 03, 2014 04:18 AM (kdS6q)

23 Holy crap! I got here before comment 250? I don't know if that's a bad omen or not. Raining/thundering like a sonobitch here.

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at April 03, 2014 04:18 AM (bCEmE)

24 Saw a letter last night...The RCA(Reformed Church of America) is pushing for a letter writing campaign to push for the DREAM act.....nothing to see on the same sex front-if they even oppose it.

Posted by: Red Shirt at April 03, 2014 04:18 AM (M+evy)

25 So is this an ONT?

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 03, 2014 04:19 AM (H4aQb)

26 Â» On Wednesday April 2, NBCÂ’s Â“TodayÂ” which usually airs clips from their late night comedy shows or from Â“Saturday Night LiveÂ” did not air footage of FallonÂ’s ObamaCare criticism. Too much important news that morning; just didn't have time. Nothing to do with the content. Nothing.

Posted by: mindful webworker in cynical chapeau at April 03, 2014 04:19 AM (LM9t5)

27 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 08:13 AM (QFxY5) If they can't find a crime, they'll create one! How else do you expect them to stay employed in the era of falling crime. It's kinda weird if you think about it. Had they just recruited them and used them as "bait" as it were for the real criminals, we'd probably all be saying "That's horrible!" But it'd be soon forgotten. But the fact that they recruited them, used them as bait, and then arrested them as well. I thought the ATF couldn't get any colder. I was wrong.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:19 AM (HDwDg)

28 I think this is a case of never chalking up to incompetence what can be explained by malice.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Orion Death Star 2016 at April 03, 2014 04:19 AM (mf5HN)

29 I'm too sexy for my shirt.

Posted by: blaster at April 03, 2014 04:20 AM (SZZeT)

30 So NASA has suspended contact with the Russian government.
Would that mean we have pretty much abandon our title to a portion of the international space station?

After all, once a derelict vessel is abandon anyone can claim salvage rights.

Posted by: Dr. Zachary Smith at April 03, 2014 04:21 AM (cJS76)

31 "It's amazing what you can achieve when you make something mandatory... *** Somehow I don't think Fallon is criticizing Obamacare. More likely he's having an epiphany. "Hey, that's it. Let's just make everything mandatory!"

Posted by: S. Muldoon at April 03, 2014 04:22 AM (g4TxM)

32 Has there been any discussion about how the 7 million deathcare sign ups is an awfully convenient number for an administration that claimed just a few days before that they knew nuthink! about the numbers and then a couple if days before the deadline that there were 6.1 million ? We're supposed to believe that appearing on an internet comedy show led to a huge surge in people signing up to pay astronomical prices for crappy insurance? I like that Krauthammer straight up called it a fake number. Welcome to Soviet America, folks.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 04:22 AM (r+7wo)

33 Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 08:18 AM (b/lt+) Right, because these people have no idea how to handle a complex and fluid situation. I mean it's not like they're trained for it. Like the cops are. Best leave this up to professionals....wait a second... Keep beating that straw man buddy, you've got it on the ropes!

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:22 AM (HDwDg)

34 Granted no amount of self defense can protect you from a tornado .

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 08:16 AM (HDwDg)

Carbon credits and more recycling and riding your bike to work will prevent them, but you are too selfish to care about the survival of the earth!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 04:24 AM (QFxY5)

35 Neil Kinnock is a fine American.

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 03, 2014 04:24 AM (H4aQb)

36 Look at the converse, ncj...if the shooter wasn't sure how long until their weight doubled from flying lead...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 03, 2014 04:25 AM (m9V0o)

37 Has anyone told North Carolina that vote fraud doesn't exist and even if it does it's too small to affect an election? According to some around here election fraud doesn't happen.

Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at April 03, 2014 04:25 AM (rXcBX)

38 >>> a couple if days before the deadline that there were 6.1 million ? This administration would never fudge the numbers.

Posted by: fluffy at April 03, 2014 04:25 AM (Ua6T/)

39 It still pisses me off that they refer to Manning as a she and a woman. He has not legally changed his name or sex. This bullshit of catering to every whim of some groups is ridiculous. And with that murderer who got a judge to order the prison to pay for his sex operation, I'm sure Manning will demand the same. Not only do you have to give them an operation, you have to pay for security to have it done. It's not like it can be done in the prison infirmity.

Posted by: Fistin Pug at April 03, 2014 04:25 AM (vFh9Q)

40 Brilliant!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 08:18 AM (b/lt+)

1. That's what they do all of the time in urban fighting.
2. That's not the only option.
3. Keep your Chicago gun fear to yourself.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 04:26 AM (QFxY5)

41 Bruce Jenner wants to 'be called Bridgitte' and is seeking advice from a 'sex change coach' Star Magazine said on Wednesday that the 64-year-old has reached out to his longtime friend transgender rights advocate Renee Richards. Reports first surfaced that the star was transgender, after he had surgery in February to shave down his Adam's Apple. While the operation - known as chondrolaryngoplasty - can be the first step in gender reassignment surgery, Bruce told TMZ he underwent the procedure because 'I just didn't like my trachea'. http://tinyurl.com/muywrln Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 03, 2014 08:18 AM (kdS6q) Always thought he looked like a chick, so what's the point. I hope he completes it just in time to walk Kim down the aisle. Maybe her marriage will last up to 4 months this time.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 04:26 AM (r+7wo)

42 "Bruce Jenner wants to 'be called Bridgitte' and is seeking advice from a 'sex change coach'" I knew it. I knew it. Fucker is going for a sex change.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:26 AM (p09Bq)

43 34. Yo Da Bears and all that usual crap

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 04:26 AM (xLpEI)

44 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 08:24 AM (QFxY5) According to facebook I'm to stupid to care about my own survival. (All my friends nearby are mentioning they're in the basement. I turned on the TV when the sirens went off and said "huh, tornado producing front is 15 miles past us, I'm going back to bed."

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:26 AM (HDwDg)

45 The Last Thing I want To Do is inflame passion.

Posted by: MAnchesterU at April 03, 2014 04:27 AM (p3pdR)

46 Whoops That was meant for chi-town And AtC of course

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 04:27 AM (xLpEI)

47 Er obviously I meant responding to Chi-Town Jerry... /nervously eyes the barrel

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 03, 2014 04:27 AM (m9V0o)

48 Bruce Jenner ~~wants to 'be called Bridgitte'~~ wants to be in the news again and is seeking ~~advice~~ publicity from ~~a 'sex change coach'~~ another media whore. http://tinyurl.com/muywrln Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 03, 2014 08:18 AM[/] Edited for accuracy (and length)

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:28 AM (HDwDg)

49 37. Huh? Wrong chi-town kid

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 04:29 AM (xLpEI)

50 This guy Selles murdered 22 women and children -- mostly children. And assholes want to save him.

Posted by: Fistin Pug at April 03, 2014 04:29 AM (vFh9Q)

51 40 It still pisses me off that they refer to Manning as a she and a woman. Why do you hate teh pussy?

Posted by: Janeane Garofalo at April 03, 2014 04:29 AM (H4aQb)

52 Nothing good ever comes of me posting from this device...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 03, 2014 04:30 AM (m9V0o)

53 Bruce Jenner What the hell happened to that poor bastardized

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 04:30 AM (xLpEI)

54 So we're OK with regular people carrying in public to avoid mass casualties in the event that there's an evil gunman on the loose, but for the trained military, that's a no no? Huh.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 04:30 AM (r+7wo)

55 Colorado's health exchange signed up 277,149 people during its six-month open enrollment period. 158,521 (57%)of them signed up for Medicaid. 118,628 signed up for "private" insurance. No word on how many have paid their first month's premiums. Demographics don't look so hot in terms of the risk pool either. But lot's of "Yay us" going on nonetheless. www.completecolorado.com

Posted by: S. Muldoon at April 03, 2014 04:31 AM (g4TxM)

56 Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 08:30 AM (r+7wo)

NCJ has another perspective in the post below the ONT.

I disagree with him, but it's a well thought-out analysis and worth finding.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 04:32 AM (QFxY5)

57 55 - Nah, just CTJ...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 03, 2014 04:32 AM (m9V0o)

58 Shelter in Place is a good time to go to the store... ...the checkout lines are much shorter.

Posted by: S. Muldoon at April 03, 2014 04:33 AM (g4TxM)

59 Thanks, CBD. will check it out. But before I do, did his analysis have anything to do with da bears?

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 04:34 AM (r+7wo)

60 The BBC has a 2 part documentary about Kim Philby. It's pretty good. The filmmaker wants to dispel this myth that he was a "gentlemen spy." Not sure why anyone would see him that way knowing that he spied for the Soviets but they do. The reality was that he was a ruthless murdering shit. I bitch about the incompetency of the brits in these matters but we are no different. We let these little shits off easy when they are responsible for the deaths of good people including good Americans.

Posted by: Fistin Pug at April 03, 2014 04:34 AM (vFh9Q)

61 ...you keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a gun, and IÂ’ll keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly." I didn't know Bob was an out and proud racist.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at April 03, 2014 04:34 AM (HLprW)

62 RiffTrax guys releasing movie-length riff on Sharknado in theaters on July 10.

Posted by: joncelli at April 03, 2014 04:34 AM (RD7QR)

63 Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 08:30 AM (xLpEI)

Scary. It's what celebrity does to weak people.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 04:34 AM (QFxY5)

64 Yeah. I'll just stand by my previous response to Costas.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Orion Death Star 2016 at April 03, 2014 04:36 AM (mf5HN)

65 It's raining so hard even big doggeh said 'no way!' when I went to let them out. She never does that.

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at April 03, 2014 04:36 AM (bCEmE)

66 60. NO BEARS IN THE POST!!!

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 04:36 AM (xLpEI)

67 Let's just say that, when confronted with imminent danger from someone with a firearm, Bob Costas will have an immediate epiphanyÂ… ...in the form of sharting himself.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at April 03, 2014 04:37 AM (HsTG8)

68 Well I don't often comment on current events but when there is a gunman on the loose, I hide in the closet.

Posted by: Dr. Zachary Smith at April 03, 2014 04:38 AM (cJS76)

69 I like that Krauthammer straight up called it a fake number. Welcome to Soviet America, folks. Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 08:22 AM (r+7wo) C'mon, Cd'a, can we at least call it fake but accurate?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at April 03, 2014 04:39 AM (HsTG8)

70 Ok. I read ncj's comment. If they're not going to arm them, then they should have a boatload of armed security all over the place. It's simply not acceptable that theses people are sitting ducks vulnerable to any crazy person that walks on base. Simply unacceptable.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 04:39 AM (r+7wo)

71 36 Neil Kinnock is a fine American.

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 03, 2014 08:24 AM (H4aQb)

===================================

Not only does Kinnock write great speeches for you but it his daughter in law in the hot Danish PM that has the President so whooped up. What a great administration resource.

Posted by: MTF at April 03, 2014 04:40 AM (LISuA)

72 "C'mon, Cd'a, can we at least call it fake but accurate?" I can go with that.

Posted by: Dan Rather at April 03, 2014 04:40 AM (p09Bq)

You know there is a new phrase that just makes me mad as hell.

"Shelter in place" makes me want to respond with "fuck you up the ass with a razor wire wrapped telephone pole". Gawd I hate leftard phrases, they just ooze stupidity and lack of intelligent thought.

Posted by: maddogg at April 03, 2014 04:41 AM (xWW96)

74 But the fact that they recruited them, used them as bait, and then arrested them as well. I thought the ATF couldn't get any colder. I was wrong. "ALL federal agencies NOT specifically provided for in the Constitution are hereby disbanded effective immediately". //Very first statement of President rickb223 after swearing the oath of office.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 03, 2014 04:41 AM (ix+5k)

75 Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 08:39 AM (r+7wo)

The bases I have been on are huge! Ft. Hood is 250 square miles.

I cannot imagine how large a force would be required to secure them.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 04:41 AM (QFxY5)

76 Condolences to the Ft. Hood Army Family Ft. Hood's Ivan the Terrible with wife and young daughter recently moved into an apt. (recently arrived in Killeen?) and were described as really sweet by those who met them. Although the media and perhaps his superiors project/infer that he was, Ivan wasn't diagnosed with PTSD. He was diagnosed with depression and was prescribed antidepressants. Whatever the fine line between, not for me to say. The military medical treatment for his diagnosed depression was the drugs used to keep personnel "ready" for service, to desensitize and blanket over troubles -- the same drugs with murderous side effects prescribed to most Americans suffering depression who become MORE suicidal and even become mass murderers (school shooters). Antidepressants have extremely negative side effects, obviously not to be dismissed out of hand for the inconvenience of onus when the worst plays out. Whether or not Ivan was a nice guy, he obviously didn't have his head together. And the medical treatment he was given obviously made things worse. Go figure. Where's yesterday's "trigger" -- while he was at his Army medical center? Three years ago, Ivan served in Iraq, 2011. Ivan was in the 13th Sustainment Brigade, according to his Ft. Hood General's press brief. The only mention of that brigade from the Fort Hood Press Center (early this morning) regards a peace keeping Sinai assignment involving his Puerto Rico National Guard who recently returned from the Egypt/Israel border. Whether Ivan was part of the Sinai peace keeping, no mention in press reports. What Obama's perverted administration will use this incident to achieve, remember this CinC/Prez early policy in national security, targeting Military Veterans as Enemies of the State.

Posted by: panzernashorn at April 03, 2014 04:41 AM (/vO0r)

77 @51- Some people need killin'. That guy is one of them.

Posted by: Case at April 03, 2014 04:42 AM (wf3Kt)

78 71. The scary part... It was people like ME they gave the gun to on a base Ha!!

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 04:42 AM (xLpEI)

79 #74 "Shelter in place" makes me want to respond with "fuck you up the ass with a razor wire wrapped telephone pole". Come for the smart military blog, stay for the sheer poetry!

Posted by: Citizen X at April 03, 2014 04:43 AM (7ObY1)

80 I thought Bob Costas' beef was about black athletes owning guns. He secretly wants them victimized for having talent that he never possessed growing up as a dwarfish moron.

Posted by: Fritz at April 03, 2014 04:43 AM (UzPAd)

81 " @51- Some people need killin'. " Reminds me of an old saying: -The only reason some people are alive is simply because it's against the law to kill them.-

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:43 AM (p09Bq)

82 Armed Assailants are an Urban Legend, wingnuts. Just ask the citizens of Detroit.

Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at April 03, 2014 04:44 AM (reJQl)

83 "Shelter in place" makes Wayne Brady want to choke a bitch!!!!

Posted by: Wayne Brady at April 03, 2014 04:44 AM (p09Bq)

84 If they're not going to arm them, then they should have a boatload of armed security all over the place. It's simply not acceptable that theses people are sitting ducks vulnerable to any crazy person that walks on base. Simply unacceptable. Posted by: Chique d'afrique ............ I never said they shouldn't be armed. They know how to handle weapons and should be able to have them at the ready for self-defense. What I was commenting on was the idea that you would let hundreds of armed personnel roam around looking for an armed person you may not know the description of. Without the proper communications equipment and coordination, that is inherently more dangerous than the one guy roaming around with a gun.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 04:44 AM (b/lt+)

85 so Bob Costas' position is that because Athletes are what retarded Americans as a whole shouldn't have guns?

This is why the media interviewing each other produces nothing but a spectacle of mutual self-copulation....

any serious newsie who was more worried about truth and logic than guild cred would call him on his frippery but not the media my friend...

not even "Faux News"

Posted by: sven10077 at April 03, 2014 04:45 AM (TE35l)

86 ...the TDCJ will administer a five-gram dose of pentobarbital obtained from a licensed compounding pharmacy within the United States. The batch from which the dose will be taken has been tested by an independent laboratory. That test revealed that it has a potency of 108%, and is free of contaminants. Sounds good to me!

Posted by: Fistin Pug at April 03, 2014 04:45 AM (vFh9Q)

87 Murder 22 women and children and you deserve sympathy and understanding, as well as protection from H8RS. Be an innocent baby whose only crime is that you're inconvenient to your mother and/or dad and/or grandparents and let the dismemberment or poisoning begin! So exciting.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 04:45 AM (r+7wo)

88 This guy Selles murdered 22 women and children -- mostly children. And assholes want to save him. They need to look at the flowers...... Just sayin'.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 03, 2014 04:46 AM (ix+5k)

89 4 So, what fresh hell will today bring? Posted by: bicentennialguy at April 03, 2014 08:10 AM (vg8iE) OFA will offer fabulous franchising opportunities in the chain of Li'l Barkey's Houses of Stinkburgers and Meanwiches. Mooch will immediately return fire by denouncing them for encouraging "unhealthy eating habits".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at April 03, 2014 04:46 AM (HsTG8)

90 I guess Jimmie Fallon is trying to channel Jay Leno? Guess some pollster found his lacking demographic area, and realized that, BOY!, Jay was right? Gosh, Comcrap must have their nickers in a wad over this, seeing how this sucker-punches their champion serial liars..

Posted by: Fred Rodgers at April 03, 2014 04:46 AM (zL/eJ)

91 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 08:41 AM (QFxY5) I found NCJ's post and it seems fairly well thought out and logical. I just find it hard to believe that we can't find a way to balance these things. Having said that prior to Fort Hood 1 (sad that I have to refer to it as "1") it probably wasn't that big of a concern. Attacks on military bases were probably fairly unheard of (obviously Ayers planned on, but based on the outcome you can say that it'd take a idiot to plan something like that.) But apparently times are changing, and while suck attacks are still rare, they are no longer vanishingly rare.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:46 AM (HDwDg)

92 Morning, all!

I read that ATF story in the Washington Examiner yesterday (http://tinyurl.com/o4wovva) and it made me so furious I couldn't even think. The Examiner article also included this little tidbit that turned my fury incandescent:

Jones told Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, R-Mich., that "hindsight's 20-20," but said that ATF agents hadn't apologized to any of the mentally disabled people they recruited and then arrested in undercover operations because the individuals are in prison, so "the opportunity for interaction is limited."

*SEETHE*

They finished off the article with this delightful jab that is totally a jab, and a well-deserved jab, too:

He promised that agents would not knowingly target disabled people in the future.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) [/u][/i][/s][/b] at April 03, 2014 04:47 AM (4df7R)

93 85 Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 08:44 AM (b/lt+)

Horse fuck.

CTJ Shelter in place with a gun means the baddie stumbles on an armed group and gets killed.

Shelter in place with unarmed essentially hostage soldiers means "die where you are"...

Let the troops have the same right to self-defense Americans have.

Posted by: sven10077 at April 03, 2014 04:47 AM (TE35l)

94 Athletes are majority black, why does Bob Costas want to disarm black people? It couldn't be because he's racist could it?

Posted by: Darth Randall at April 03, 2014 04:48 AM (6n332)

95 Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 08:44 AM (b/lt+) Did anyone suggest that? I think people are suggesting that we adjust "cower in fear" to "take up a defensible stance." Which is still a continent away from "Saddle up the Posse."

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:48 AM (HDwDg)

96 42. At the age of 64, under ACA, Bruce (Bridgette) Jenner is deemed too old by the Death Panel, not worth the medical surgical procedures. But he's welcome to volunteer his body for recycling ASAP. NeXt!

Posted by: panzernashorn at April 03, 2014 04:49 AM (/vO0r)

97 I thought Bob Costas' beef was about black athletes owning guns. He secretly wants them victimized for having talent that he never possessed growing up as a dwarfish moron. Posted by: Fritz I think that about sums it up. He is a strange, little man.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative riding Orca at April 03, 2014 04:49 AM (RFeQD)

98 #94 - they used to have the right, until 1992, when it was deemed verbotten... Didn't want all the PTSD Kommandoes going all Rambo and bringing a black eye to the Green machine...

Posted by: Fred Rodgers at April 03, 2014 04:49 AM (zL/eJ)

99 CBD, I know they're huge. My point is either let them be armed like normal people in Texas are or protect them somehow. Chi-Town, thanks for explaining your point.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 04:50 AM (r+7wo)

100 21 Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 08:18 AM (b/lt+)

By the way Shit-Town Jerry your logic taken to its conclusion says we only need one rifle per platoon of soldiers afoot on operations...since the rest would just shoot themselves or each other.

I'm an ex 11H I think I had the judgement that the LAPD showed in gunning down multiple people named "not Dorner" at a minimum.

Posted by: sven10077 at April 03, 2014 04:50 AM (TE35l)

101 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) at April 03, 2014 08:47 AM (4df7R) So they're saying "we didn't do it knowingly!" Followed by "we won't do it knowingly in the future." Really? Ok then.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:50 AM (HDwDg)

102 ...you keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a gun, and IÂ’ll keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly."

Okay, Bob. Here's one good and constructive thing associated with athletes having a gun: they know it'll keep your smarmy ass away from them.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) [/u][/i][/s][/b] at April 03, 2014 04:50 AM (4df7R)

103 "Paul RyanÂ’s Â“WeÂ’ll Increase Spending Now, Cut Spending LaterÂ” Budget Is A Joke" What the fuck is wrong with this guy. It's like he got chosen for V.P., lost............and decided then that his path to solvency was servicing Democrat Party cock.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:50 AM (p09Bq)

104 Bob Costas is a 4 foot tall Ass Head. As far as athletes are concerned most are as dumb as a box of rocks so unless they are properly trained please keep them away from guns, and motorcycles, and gold diggers. Most would be hard pressed to work at Wally World after their playing days are over.

Posted by: IrishEd at April 03, 2014 04:51 AM (D0NZx)

105 ...the TDCJ will administer a ~~five-gram~~ 230 grain dose of ~~pentobarbital~~ copper jacket lead obtained from a .45acp FIFY

Posted by: rickb223 at April 03, 2014 04:51 AM (ix+5k)

106 "It couldn't be because he's racist could it?" Racist. But liberal. That's acceptable to us.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:52 AM (p09Bq)

107 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) at April 03, 2014 08:50 AM (4df7R) I said on Twitter, not only does Costas totally prove he doesn't understand media sensationalism (bias as well, but set that aside for a moment) he's clearly showing he hasn't read any Shakespeare. "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar." So it would be with gun stories as well.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:53 AM (HDwDg)

108 The thug lovers are demanding that TX tell them where they got the drugs for his execution. The state refuses because the thug lovers will harass these sellers out of business, make death threats against them and their children. So, the USSC has it. Sure hope they put an end to this nonsense quickly. Posted by: Fistin Pug at April 03, 2014 08:16 AM (vFh9Q) Fuck 'em. Use Clorox bleach.

Posted by: RWC at April 03, 2014 04:53 AM (fWAjv)

109 tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 08:46 AM (HDwDg)

A couple of years ago, as I remember it, there was a shooting incident in a training company where the unarmed men in that training company mobbed the shooter and took him down. Several died, others wounded.

They were out in the field so apparently 'shelter in place' wasn't an option at the time.

Posted by: Dr. Zachary Smith at April 03, 2014 04:53 AM (cJS76)

110 When speaking of experimenting with Sharia Law, what is the difference between the UK saying, "Hey, what could go wrong?" and me saying it?

http://tinyurl.com/ny2zoea

S A R C A S M

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at April 03, 2014 04:53 AM (BZAd3)

111

Posted by: Dr. Zachary Smith at April 03, 2014 04:53 AM (cJS76)

112 Has Colbert the bigoted nickelfucker been taken off the air yet?

Posted by: Captain Hate at April 03, 2014 04:54 AM (9uGT0)

113 @107 was attributable to the "MSM" Don't know what the fuck happened there. Fuck, fuck, fuckity, fuck.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:54 AM (p09Bq)

114 Although the media and perhaps his superiors project/infer that he was, Ivan wasn't diagnosed with PTSD. He was diagnosed with depression and was prescribed antidepressants. Whatever the fine line between, not for me to say. The military medical treatment for his diagnosed depression was the drugs used to keep personnel "ready" for service, to desensitize and blanket over troubles -- the same drugs with murderous side effects prescribed to most Americans suffering depression who become MORE suicidal and even become mass murderers (school shooters). Antidepressants have extremely negative side effects, obviously not to be dismissed out of hand for the inconvenience of onus when the worst plays out.

Whether or not Ivan was a nice guy, he obviously didn't have his head together. And the medical treatment he was given obviously made things worse. Go figure. Where's yesterday's "trigger" -- while he was at his Army medical center?

Posted by: panzernashorn at April 03, 2014 08:41 AM (/vO0r)
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If he was also "self-medicating" with booze while on the anti-depressants he may not have needed any kind trigger at all. People can do terrible things while in a booze and anti-depressant induced "black-out" state.

Posted by: Nighthawk at April 03, 2014 04:54 AM (OtQXp)

115 Any words I have for the ATF may either get me banned or violate my no profanity rule. So I'll just say disband them. They are obviously a useless and harmful organization.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 04:54 AM (r+7wo)

116 Hey, where's Vic? I'm outta here.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 03, 2014 04:54 AM (b/lt+)

117 Oh Christ I'm hanging out in a parking lot waiting for a long call and there is a dude and his chick going at it Hope they stay away from the car

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 04:55 AM (WnvXh)

118 Security Breaches of Personal Information at Federal Agencies More than Doubles Since 2009

Weekly Standard: http://tinyurl.com/qasx8so

Millions of individuals who recently entrusted personal, medical, and financial information to the federal government while enrolling in Obamacare via Healthcare.gov may find a recent trend reported by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) rather unsettling. The number of security breaches involving Personally Identifiable Information (PII) at federal agencies more than doubled in recent years, increasing from 10,481 in 2009 to 25,566 in 2013. Perhaps even more disturbing, the GOA found that "none of the seven agencies [in a related study] consistently documented lessons learned from PII breaches."

...

A data breach may consist of something as simple as mailing documents containing PII to the wrong recipient, but also includes incidents involving massive loss of sensitive data...

But when it happens to the gubmint it's okay, and they don't have to tell you.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) [/u][/i][/s][/b] at April 03, 2014 04:55 AM (4df7R)

119 Do these yoga pants make my ass look fat?

Posted by: Bridgette Jenner at April 03, 2014 04:55 AM (H4aQb)

120 Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 08:46 AM (HDwDg)

There absolutely is.

Maybe restrict those who are armed to NCOs with combat experience.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 04:55 AM (QFxY5)

121 "Fuck 'em. Use Clorox bleach." And, if that fails..............Lead.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:56 AM (p09Bq)

122 93. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) at April 03, 2014 08:47 AM (4df7R) Jesus, Mary and Joseph! ATF should fire everyone remotely connected! /Jobs, jobs, jobs.../ The "not knowingly" depends on what "is" is. Likewise, you saw yesterday's gubmint report that the EPA 2010-2011 conducted five experiments targeting the most vulnerable human (US Citizens as rats designated for termination) population segments (the young, elderly, any with maladies), POISONED ON PURPOSE in order to "prove" the necessity for Obama's Agenda. For the greater good, with the best intentions, of course: Death MARX the Spot.

Posted by: panzernashorn at April 03, 2014 04:56 AM (/vO0r)

123 " there is a dude and his chick going at it " Your lucky day.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 04:57 AM (p09Bq)

124 118 Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 08:55 AM (WnvXh)

Going at it fucking or going at it raging?

I hear bodily excretions from acrobatic monkey sex are a lot like a poor man's "clear coast" for vehicles NCJ...

Posted by: sven10077 at April 03, 2014 04:57 AM (TE35l)

125 I'm hanging out in a parking lot waiting for a long call and there is a dude and his chick going at it Hope they stay away from the car Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 08:55 AM (WnvXh) That's ballsy.

Posted by: Mainah at April 03, 2014 04:57 AM (659DL)

126 Posted by: Dr. Zachary Smith at April 03, 2014 08:53 AM (cJS76) Which brings me back to my original question. Is it just my youthful ignorance, or is the whole "attack the military base" thing getting more prevalent? (Granted probably hard to draw any conclusions from a small data set.)

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 04:57 AM (HDwDg)

127 Perhaps even more disturbing, the GOA found that "none of the seven agencies [in a related study] consistently documented lessons learned from PII breaches." Well, does one need to document anything when one is disinclined to think one needs to learn anything?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at April 03, 2014 04:57 AM (HsTG8)

128 Possibly we could use our large standing army to patrol and secure our bases. Maybe if each individual had or could carry a weapon on base, then we'd have thousands of people covering the whole base. More importantly, there'd be armed guards wherever there are people/targets! I think it's a plan. Placing a large guard force to guard the guard force of the nation seems redundant. Plus, what if one of the guards goes crazy/is a jihadi and kills the other guards. Then we'll need a meta-guard force to guard the guard force guarding the nation.

Posted by: .87c at April 03, 2014 04:57 AM (qZPXs)

129 Posted by: Fistin Pug at April 03, 2014 08:25 AM (vFh9Q) For that matter, even if he *had* legally changed his status there's still no way to change his DNA. He will *always* be male and as an actual, genetic female I resent his assuming that there is now no difference between us.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 03, 2014 04:57 AM (GDulk)

130 116Any words I have for the ATF may either get me banned or violate my no profanity rule. So I'll just say disband them. They are obviously a useless and harmful organization.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 08:54 AM (r+7wo)

Yes, and they have a lot of company in our illustrious cluster bugger of a government.

Posted by: maddogg at April 03, 2014 04:57 AM (xWW96)

131 And, if that fails..............Lead. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 08:56 AM (p09Bq) Molten lead? A bullet is too quick. Unless we can start at the extremities and work our way s l o w l y to the more vital areas.

Posted by: RWC at April 03, 2014 04:58 AM (fWAjv)

132 That asshole Tommy Sells is up for execution. He liked to rape and murder little girls. The thug lovers are demanding that TX tell them where they got the drugs for his execution. The state refuses because the thug lovers will harass these sellers out of business, make death threats against them and their children. So, the USSC has it. Sure hope they put an end to this nonsense quickly.

Posted by: Fistin Pug at April 03, 2014 08:16 AM (vFh9Q)

This can easily be settled by putting the rape-happy asshole into a big metal bathtub and dropping in an old toaster, a couple of hair dryers, and a space heater.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) [/u][/i][/s][/b] at April 03, 2014 04:58 AM (4df7R)

133 Â» President Barack Obama compared the Republican budget plan unveiled by Rep. Paul Ryan this week to a "stinkburger" and a "meanwich" during a speech Wednesday afternoon in Michigan. Have I mentioned today how much I detest the miserable fop? What an eloquent statesman! But, aren't his pants creases crisp!

Posted by: mindful webworker sitting on his brains at April 03, 2014 04:58 AM (HeCg1)

134 121 CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 08:55 AM (QFxY5)

Unofficially before it was officers...

Officers conceal carried a lot in the 70s and 80s...

then "evil gun culture"

and frankly Ivan going rage quit is an indicator of how poisoned the military has gotten with the civilian world's special snowflake-itis...

Posted by: sven10077 at April 03, 2014 04:58 AM (TE35l)

135 @119 - Yep. No problem for them but if a disgruntled employee at a hospital steals a laptop and breaches patient confidentiality, well, that's a $50,000 fine per instance on the hospital.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at April 03, 2014 04:59 AM (vg8iE)

136 119. Our State Comptroller's Office repeatedly screws our pooch. County Clerks' offices aren't immune to idiocy, either. Job performance?

Posted by: panzernashorn at April 03, 2014 04:59 AM (/vO0r)

137 God will they shut the hell up already I want to peek to see if she's hot

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 04:59 AM (WnvXh)

138 I just saw a commercial for the old game "Operation" that essentially says they're making the game easier. Do I need to bust out some comparison stories about how easy kids have it these days? 'Cause I'll do it.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at April 03, 2014 04:59 AM (HLprW)

139 Posted by: sven10077 at April 03, 2014 08:57 AM (TE35l) Wife and I were leaving a restaurant a couple weeks back and on the way out of the parking lot I saw a couple...enjoying themselves...in a car parked near ours. As far as I could tell as I briefly noticed out of the corner of my eye they were still on first base, but all I could thing was "there are significantly more private places within a 30 second drive than this parking lot."

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 05:00 AM (HDwDg)

140 Well, does one need to document anything when one is disinclined to think one needs to learn anything? Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling StarsÂ™ at April 03, 2014 08:57 AM (HsTG

I think you meant to say: when one does it intentionally.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 05:00 AM (r+7wo)

141 @134 - I thought Patty Murray was involved in that budget. No furburgers mentioned?

Posted by: bicentennialguy at April 03, 2014 05:00 AM (vg8iE)

142 Likewise, you saw yesterday's gubmint report that the EPA 2010-2011 conducted five experiments targeting the most vulnerable human (US Citizens as rats designated for termination) population segments (the young, elderly, any with maladies), POISONED ON PURPOSE in order to "prove" the necessity for Obama's Agenda. This is the government-sponsored forced sterilizations all over again. Indict, try and convict the perps? Never happenÂ…

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at April 03, 2014 05:00 AM (HsTG8)

143 Look, we wouldn't be caught dead in mom jeans. Leave us out of it.

Posted by: Fops Everywhere at April 03, 2014 05:00 AM (ILBCY)

144 Raging Two pissed off drunk locals Someone's getting hit soon 600lbs of ugly

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 05:01 AM (WnvXh)

145 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 03, 2014 08:57 AM (GDulk) The great arrogance of progressivism is that it thinks it's better than God.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 05:01 AM (HDwDg)

146 Time was, Commanders could authorize their CQ's sidearms as the building guard, to be the first line of defense. It was their options in FRG, and I witnessed it. Now, we're a kinder, friendlier nation, on the world stage, and its sooooo gouache and faux-cowboy to allow our Armed Services have their own arms to protect themselves, since the earlier policy was removed. Remove one assumed problem, beget a host of whole new ones...

Posted by: fred zeppelin at April 03, 2014 05:01 AM (zL/eJ)

147 And there's a cop Fun is over

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 05:01 AM (WnvXh)

148 "A bullet is too quick. Unless we can start at the extremities and work our way s l o w l y to the more vital areas." Okay.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 05:02 AM (p09Bq)

149 So they're saying "we didn't do it knowingly!"
Followed by "we won't do it knowingly in the future."

Really? Ok then.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 08:50 AM (HDwDg)
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It's the old Clinton administration stand-by line:
"We didn't do anything wrong and we'll never do it again!"

Posted by: Nighthawk at April 03, 2014 05:02 AM (OtQXp)

150 "And there's a cop Fun is over" Happens every fucking time. Shit.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 05:03 AM (p09Bq)

151 Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 09:01 AM (WnvXh) What, no live dash cam feed, ncj? Isn't it 4 AM out there right now?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at April 03, 2014 05:03 AM (HsTG8)

152 145 Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 09:01 AM (WnvXh)

Yeah I figured it was awful early for "Dear Penthouse I never thought it could happen to me BUT"...

stay frosty and keep your focus.

Posted by: sven10077 at April 03, 2014 05:03 AM (TE35l)

153 O.K. So amongst the other bungles, calls for Obamacare were sent to the wrong phone number including to a sex line, a pottery shop and my personal favorite, a cupcake shop: In yet another bungle for the botched government insurance rollout, the state Health Department has mistakenly listed numerous non-health-related business as enrollment sites Â— including a Brooklyn cupcake shop that has been besieged by callers. Â“I have nothing to do with this,Â” said Carmen Rodriguez owner of Brooklyn Cupcake in Williamsburg. Â“I run a very busy establishment, and IÂ’m like, what is going on?Â”

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 03, 2014 05:04 AM (XyM/Y)

154 150. Now there's lots of all around my car Shit Hope I don't have to leave soon

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 05:04 AM (WnvXh)

155 "Raging " Oh. Raging.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 05:04 AM (p09Bq)

156 Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling StarsÂ™ at April 03, 2014 09:00 AM (HsTG In the 1990s John Hopkins research got shut down by the NIH for significantly less. Must be nice, being the government, and getting to chose to ignore the federal regulations on human subjects research (while simultaneously making them stricter). Seriously, I have no idea how this passed any IRB. To the extent the "burden/benefit" analysis can take into account "benefit from knowledge" I'm not even sure what was really learned here. Generally speaking we don't tend to allow research to tell us exactly what amount of a dangerous substance is "highly dangerous" (unless said substance has a benefit itself and we're trying to find that line.)

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 05:04 AM (HDwDg)

157 Likewise, you saw yesterday's gubmint report that the EPA 2010-2011 conducted five experiments targeting the most vulnerable human (US Citizens as rats designated for termination) population segments (the young, elderly, any with maladies), POISONED ON PURPOSE in order to "prove" the necessity for Obama's Agenda.

Comparisons to the Tuskegee syphillis study in 5... 4.. 3-

What's that? Such comparisons will never be made, because this time it was the EPA running tests on behalf of their Cappuccino Christ-figure? Oh, okay. Never mind then.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) [/u][/i][/s][/b] at April 03, 2014 05:05 AM (4df7R)

158 Now she's yelling she fell Oh !! My girl Mary is here !!!! Someone is getting tased

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 05:05 AM (WnvXh)

159
The Republican National Committee has dropped Columbus, Ohio, and Phoenix, Arizona, from its list of potential 2016 convention cities, leaving just six contenders in the mix.

The committee announced Wednesday that Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City and Las Vegas have all advanced to the next round.

Politico

RNC funneling more overtime to Union held cities run by Democrats.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 03, 2014 05:05 AM (kdS6q)

160 I actually came home from work one day and asked my husband how his day went. I found out he'd talked to the FBI. They'd been watching us for a week, thinking he might be a guy wanted in Chicago for a bombing. He didn't really fit the description but he did smoke a pipe and have a beard. That seemed to be enough. I kinda stopped asking about his day, after that.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 03, 2014 05:06 AM (Lqy/e)

161 Trying to find a mass shooting that DIDN'T happen in a gun free zone. Anyone remember one?

Posted by: RWC at April 03, 2014 05:06 AM (fWAjv)

162

Hope I don't have to leave soon

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You have nothing to worry about, unless you're mentally disabled in which case they'll try to entrap you for something.

Posted by: @JohnTant at April 03, 2014 05:06 AM (eytER)

163

Costas' comments were revealing. His thinking is entirely derivitive and dependent on what he reads in the media, probably just NBC. If he doesn't see it on a Google search it never happened.

It points to the necessity of belaboring the obvious with idiots like Costas, and endlessly publicizing the stories of citizens who've successfully defended themselves. It also points to how, with low information bozos like Bob Costas, until you can get some positive pop culture buzz you can't really get their attention.

Posted by: MTF at April 03, 2014 05:06 AM (LISuA)

164 "Fuck 'em. Use Clorox bleach." And, if that fails..............Lead. Lead first. Clorox for the sanitizing.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 03, 2014 05:07 AM (ix+5k)

165

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 09:05 AM (WnvXh)

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Next time on "Cops."

Posted by: @JohnTant at April 03, 2014 05:07 AM (eytER)

166 152 3am

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 05:07 AM (WnvXh)

167 @160 - I really hope it's not in Cleveland. I can't even begin to tell you all the crazy that will be out in protest. Life would be hell for the duration of the convention.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at April 03, 2014 05:07 AM (vg8iE)

168 "Someone is getting tased" Don't tase me, bro'!

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 05:07 AM (p09Bq)

169 159 Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 09:05 AM (WnvXh)

I swear I am tempted to start freelance walking to video tazings...

they are the funniest.

Posted by: sven10077 at April 03, 2014 05:07 AM (TE35l)

170 For that matter, even if he *had* legally changed his status there's still no way to change his DNA. He will *always* be male and as an actual, genetic female I resent his assuming that there is now no difference between us. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 03, 2014 08:57 AM (GDulk) Hear, hear! Modern western culture:embracing insanity and shunning common sense. Re: President Stinkburger Meanwich. Obama - elevating presidential discourse since 2009. Brought to you by All Wee-Wee-ed up.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 05:07 AM (r+7wo)

171 [Y]ou keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a gun, and IÂ’ll keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly. And letÂ’s see who comes out ahead or behind as the case may be. But here's the thing, Bob: I flat out don't care what you think, say or do. You're a pampered little unpatriotic leftist midget who thinks his judgment should replace the collective wisdom of the Founding Fathers. Go fuck yourself. If you want to disarm yourself then by all means feel free to do so. But I don't need you or anyone you know, admire or agree with to validate my Constitutional rights.

Posted by: Blacksheep at April 03, 2014 05:08 AM (bS6uW)

172 Benghazi - Morell just puking lies into the faces of congressional hearing committee members. More like a zombie movie than real life, but it is real life.

http://tinyurl.com/m8xtbz4

Breathtakingly hard to believe - not what he is saying, but that he is actually saying it.

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at April 03, 2014 05:08 AM (BZAd3)

173 Mary has a new blacked out ford explorer Very nice ride I wonder if she would be pissed if I took it for a spin

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 05:09 AM (WnvXh)

174 I actually came home from work one day and asked my husband how his day went. I found out he'd talked to the FBI. They'd been watching us for a week, thinking he might be a guy wanted in Chicago for a bombing. He didn't really fit the description but he did smoke a pipe and have a beard. That seemed to be enough.

Good grief.

You know, I always have people telling me that I remind them of their cousin or their niece or an old high school friend of theirs. It's only a matter of time before I remind someone of some crook they saw on America's Most Wanted and call teh cops on me.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) [/u][/i][/s][/b] at April 03, 2014 05:09 AM (4df7R)

175 This can easily be settled by putting the rape-happy asshole into a big metal bathtub and dropping in an old toaster, a couple of hair dryers, and a space heater.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) at April 03, 2014 08:58 AM (4df7R)

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Just don't forget to "penny" the fuses or replace the circuit breakers with short lengths of heavy walled copper tubing.

Posted by: Nighthawk at April 03, 2014 05:10 AM (OtQXp)

176 Posted by: naturalfake at April 03, 2014 09:08 AM (KBvAm)

I don't think it's that simple.

You have left out the shapeliness of her butt, which is of tremendous importance when judging intellect.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 03, 2014 05:10 AM (QFxY5)

177 Waiting at 3AM for a long call in a parking lot rife with unsavory activity is no way to go through life, son.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at April 03, 2014 05:10 AM (HsTG8)

178 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) at April 03, 2014 09:05 AM (4df7R) Eh, in fairness the only reason I didn't jump to compare it to Tuskegee is because it seems like everything is compared to that. The analogy wears a bit thin now. Which is why I reached into my bag of "other incidences" and pulled out the Hopkins hexamethonium case. In that one a woman (Ellen Roche) died after breathing in hexamethonium for an experiment to study asthma attacks. The docs did a shitty lit search and never found that hexamethonium is more dangerous than expected. Considering the EPA knew this dangerous it's a notch above that but Hopkins got shut down for a bit and audited out the ass, the EPA gets...nothing.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 05:10 AM (HDwDg)

179 ..you keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a gun, and IÂ’ll keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly." Sounds like Bob Costas has a dog whistle

Posted by: McCool at April 03, 2014 05:11 AM (nCSwS)

180 173. You list me at 1) boob size

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 05:11 AM (WnvXh)

181 Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 09:04 AM (HDwDg) What makes you think an IRB was involved? They're the government. They're the ultimate authority.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 05:11 AM (r+7wo)

182 Nobody came and got us....dump up.

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at April 03, 2014 05:12 AM (bCEmE)

183 176 my wife won't watch cops because she's afraid she'll see a family member on cops

Posted by: Navycopjoe at April 03, 2014 05:12 AM (WnvXh)

184

The committee announced Wednesday that Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City and Las Vegas have all advanced to the next round.

My guess is Cincinnati is possible, because Rob Portman is so popular with the establushment GOP and because Rand Paul has a decent shot at becoming the nominee, Dallas, because the GOP has to be hoping to keep Texas solidly red, and Denver if Cory Gardner does well, in hopes of building the state into a red state once again.

Posted by: MTF at April 03, 2014 05:13 AM (LISuA)

185 Eh, in fairness the only reason I didn't jump to compare it to Tuskegee is because it seems like everything is compared to that.

The analogy wears a bit thin now.

Yes, but my point was that it's the lefts favorite go-to comparison anytime someone does something they consider even slightly experimentally unsavory. The fact that we will hear nothing from them on this is just another example of their overbearing hypocrisy.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit (or Beth for short) [/u][/i][/s][/b] at April 03, 2014 05:13 AM (4df7R)

186 Posted by: Blacksheep at April 03, 2014 09:08 AM (bS6uW) Actually now that I think about it. Someone should take that bet. And then note that every story about a happening in the winter Olympics biatholon is a positive story about an athlete with a gun. The number of those would far outweight the number of shootings by athletes

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 05:14 AM (HDwDg)

187 21 Isn't that nonsense? The greatest fighting force in history and when threatened they're supposed to hide under their desks and let someone else handle it.
..........
Oh yeah.. it would be much better when faced with an unknown killer or killers to have hundreds of soldiers roaming around with guns not knowing if the other guys roaming around with guns is the shooter or not. Brilliant!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry

Yeah, because when you're looking down the barrel of a .45 and all you have to defend yourself is your bare hands when it could be equal you're screwed.

And by screwed I mean politicians meddeling incomprehensibly with other peoples lives.

Posted by: Gmac at April 03, 2014 05:14 AM (4pjhs)

188 People can do terrible things while in a booze and anti-depressant induced "black-out" state. Posted by: Nighthawk at April 03, 2014 08:54 AM (OtQXp) Indeed. The alcohol itself makes people idjits. (Mel Gibson -- where's Stephen Colbert's "I share your rage" when a guy sobers up?) But given the timing in broad daylight, how frequently do soldiers ON BASE get themselves plastered drunk by the afternoon? Point remains, the anti-depressants do not RESOLVE any issues, but promote the festering under the surface of problems. When a person is well enough adjusted to deal with life so long as the person's sensitivity is dulled, the drug is a "success". But really, given the ultra stress of combat and the supreme disillusionment a soldier can experience when "truth" bares its ugly face, the anti-depressants are NOT the "depressed" soldier's friend. But try telling that to the Military invested in using that soldier for everything they've a need until he expires. Someone here wrote earlier this morning ONT that it's easier to replace 1000 men than a ship. Expendable.

Posted by: panzernashorn at April 03, 2014 05:14 AM (/vO0r)

189 What makes you think an IRB was involved? They're the government. They're the ultimate authority. Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 09:11 AM (r+7wo) that the article mentioned an IRB...

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 05:14 AM (HDwDg)

190 Sounds like Bob Costas has a dog whistle Yep. Here's how I heard it: ..you keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a gun, and IÂ’ll keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly, boy.

Posted by: Blacksheep at April 03, 2014 05:15 AM (bS6uW)

191 #176 Beth You know, I always have people telling me that I remind them of their cousin or their niece or an old high school friend of theirs. It's only a matter of time before I remind someone of some crook they saw on America's Most Wanted and call teh cops on me. ** With the coming facial rec software, and other hi-tech aides to LEO work, you can expect more life to become Minority Report than Andy Griffith and Barney

Posted by: fred zeppelin at April 03, 2014 05:15 AM (zL/eJ)

192 "Waiting at 3AM for a long call in a parking lot rife with unsavory activity is no way to go through life, son. " So, you're saying this is a bad thing, right?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 05:15 AM (p09Bq)

193 Waiting at 3AM for a long call in a parking lot rife with unsavory activity is no way to go through life, son.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling StarsÂ™ at April 03, 2014 09:10 AM (HsTG

He's a Bears fan and Navy so it's safe to assume he's working a 900 number.

Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at April 03, 2014 05:15 AM (rXcBX)

194 big, perky breasts: in my experience, after a certain age, this can only be achieved with the help of a very supportive bra. Or plastic.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 05:15 AM (r+7wo)

195 I have written an NOT posted two random long comments this morning. You're welcome. So I'm giving myself one: Milady Webworker likes to shop at the once/week thrift store. Usually brings home musty old books (Â© 1899 on one she bought this week) and high-quality name brand clothing priced at a quarter. She brought home multiple PC towers yesterday. The most expensive was $40. Apparently, some folks take the end of MS XP support as cause to throw out the boxes. Wonder what we'll do with 'em!

Posted by: mindful webworker sitting on his brains at April 03, 2014 05:15 AM (K7W+A)

196 "For that matter, even if he *had* legally changed his status there's still no way to change his DNA. He will *always* be male and as an actual, genetic female I resent his assuming that there is now no difference between us.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 03, 2014 08:57 AM (GDulk)"

Would it not be easier if Bruce were to get lip plumping injections, pull all his teeth, and rename his mouth as a vagina?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 03, 2014 05:15 AM (lceO/)

197 Raw Lewis doesn't need no steenking gun, he uses knives. Hey Bob Costas, fuck off & pink eye.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 03, 2014 05:18 AM (HVff2)

198 that the article mentioned an IRB... Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 09:14 AM (HDwDg) Ah. (Tries to hide embarrassment.) Well, my point about the holy government being the ultimate authority still stands.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 05:19 AM (r+7wo)

199 Thunder outside.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 05:21 AM (p09Bq)

200 The weather witches said we might have "Bad" today.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 05:21 AM (p09Bq)

201 Indict, try and convict the perps? Never happenÂ… Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling StarsÂ™ at April 03, 2014 09:00 AM (HsTG

the 'why bother' -- Quitters love company: redistribute the misery. Drag the politicians through their own bloody corruption.

Posted by: never say never Nood at April 03, 2014 05:22 AM (/vO0r)

202 that the article mentioned an IRB... Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 09:14 AM (HDwDg) * tries one more time to redeem self*. So you read the article? The cool kids don't read articles.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 05:22 AM (r+7wo)

203 Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 09:19 AM (r+7wo) Well yes, I mentioned that upthread as well. They've shut down places for less.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 05:23 AM (HDwDg)

204 The ATF didn't knowingly target the mentally disabled. "They seemed just as bright as us," drooled an ATF spokefolk.

Posted by: Chip Beef, stand-up guy at April 03, 2014 05:23 AM (+kzsa)

205 ""They seemed just as bright as us," drooled an ATF spokefolk." Word.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 03, 2014 05:24 AM (p09Bq)

206 Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 09:22 AM (r+7wo) Can't afford to be cool, gotta find more crazy stories for the still nonexistent dissertation.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 05:27 AM (HDwDg)

207 Snow on the ground this morning. Being from south Texas, I'd seen snow like 3 times growing up - and for about ten minutes each time. I thought then, "this ain't so bad."

No. It's bad. Unnatural. One of the curses visited on the Egyptians if memory serves.

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at April 03, 2014 05:29 AM (BZAd3)

208 In my aborted first grad school research project, we had people breathing in ozone, but at amounts one could be exposed to in a large city. And we used only healthy young people! Except for cancer drugs, Pharma companies do all their first in man studies in healthy ppl between 18-45, and ppl have to be avoiding procreation during the studies. Yet Pharma are the bad guys but the govt is oh so virtuous.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 05:29 AM (r+7wo)

209 Let's try something here. Â“LetÂ’s make a bet, you and me. LetÂ’s say over the next five years Â— weÂ’ll do a Google search, weÂ’ll have an independent party monitor it Â— you keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a car, and IÂ’ll keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly. And letÂ’s see who comes out ahead or behind as the case may be. These things are directly connected.Â” I just changed one word and look how ridiculous that statement is. Certainly no one would argue that cars should be banned right?

Posted by: ch3cooh at April 03, 2014 05:29 AM (IG5KL)

210 Can't afford to be cool, gotta find more crazy stories for the still nonexistent dissertation. Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at April 03, 2014 09:27 AM (HDwDg) Heh. Mine was full of equations and colorful figures. You'll be done at some point, don't worry. Although it was weirdly an anticlimax for me. I haven't felt elated about it since I passed my defense, and it's been over 7 years now.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at April 03, 2014 05:33 AM (r+7wo)

211 Figures... Facilities does the monthly generator test, and, it kills the whole server\data center, and fries the core router. great way to run a railroad...

Posted by: fred zeppelin at April 03, 2014 05:41 AM (zL/eJ)

212 Makes me wonder if they also recruited these folks to design operation Fast & Furious. No. While any plan crafted by them wouldn't likely work, it would be on much sounder theoretical footing.

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at April 03, 2014 05:47 AM (1hM1d)

213

I guess Costas would have a special rule for pro athletes, so they would not be permitted to have weapons, because they have so many problems.

Unless he is trying to say that professional athletes are a legitimate cross-section of society, and the experience of pro athletes indicates that nobody should be permitted to have weapons.

Perhaps the easiest way to solve this problem is to pass a law that would make it illegal for Bob Costas to have a microphone...

Posted by: Haiku Guy at April 03, 2014 06:20 AM (bIy5N)

214 "Let's make a bet..." Maybe we should track how gambling works out for everyone.

Posted by: Michael at April 03, 2014 07:27 AM (smKbx)

215 Costas- so this big-asshat in the media wants to bet that The Media won't report stories that are POSITIVE about athletes using guns.

Think about that one.

Posted by: Book at April 03, 2014 07:29 AM (ujDl9)

216 Greetings: I wonder if Bob Costas would be willing to apply that same logic to athletes tattoos ???

Posted by: 11B40 at April 03, 2014 07:51 AM (evgyj)

217 The ATF are criminals and murderers. Fast and Furious and whatever more recent shenanigans they've done with easily manipulated Americans are just chapters in a long, dirty history. Remember the innocents who were slaughtered at Mount Carmel outside of Waco, TX.

Posted by: Gusto Smooth at April 03, 2014 08:05 AM (otQV8)

218 Of course they targeted 'tards.

Everyone knows that the asshole who wants to blow up the church, go buy 10 kilos of drugs, or sell a bunch of machineguns to terrorists is a government agent.

So the BATFE has to target mentally retarded persons, like Leeland Yee -D, Modesto, in order to maintain their arrest stats.

Posted by: Kristophr at April 03, 2014 08:06 AM (c6N69)

219 What would Bob Costas know about athletes and guns? He only covers the Ghey Olympics, with the ice and the dancing, and the Punk Olympics, with the dogfights and the wife-beating. Not that you could tell by his network, but there are more athletes, in more events, shooting at the Olympics than any other sport. They cover biathlon only. There are scores of others. There is also a World Championship every year (no coverage) and the World Cup every two years (no coverage), and National Matches every year in pistol, smallbore, high-power, shotgun and muzzle-loader (no coverage). Plus USAS, CMP, NRA air rifle and airgun, NCAA, and 4-H. Bob Costas does not know or care that these athletes exist.

And the modern Olympics? Founded by a shooter.

So he has already lost his bet. It's Google you have to go to if you want the "good news" of shooting and athletics -- because Bob Costas won't cover it.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at April 03, 2014 01:02 PM (xq1UY)

220 Swift's "Modest Proposal" was a satire. Slate creep means it. Creams in his jeans at the very thought of it.

Posted by: herbork at April 04, 2014 08:13 AM (JF94C)

221 Thought, above, I was commenting on Slate creep. Costas also a creep.

Posted by: herbork at April 04, 2014 08:14 AM (JF94C)

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