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February 10, 2014

Gov.Jindal Explains the Failures of Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion
— Gabriel Malor

Gov. Jindal had an excellent piece in Politico Magazine about Obamacare's failures. There's a lot in there (read the whole thing), but the one that sticks out is his observation that the President's signature healthcare law prioritizes health coverage for able-bodied adults over seniors and those with disabilities.

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, in 2012 more than half a million seniors and people with disabilities on state Medicaid lists were awaiting access to home and community-based services. Prompt access to these services could keep individuals with disabilities out of institutions, which are often more costly.
Yet Obamacare provides states with a much greater federal Medicaid match Â— 100 percent for the first three years, phasing down to 90 percent over time Â— to cover previously ineligible low-income individuals. According to the Urban Institute, nearly five in six adults to be covered under the Medicaid expansion are adults without children, most in their prime working years.

In other words, rather than start with the neediest and cover them first, Obamacare's Medicaid expansion goes to other groups. Coincidentally (Gov. Jindal is too nice to say it in his piece, but I will), those are groups that Democrats are most interested in luring to the voting booth.

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1 democratic philosophy : reward your friends, and punish your enemies.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 10, 2014 07:23 AM (t3UFN)

2 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at February 10, 2014 07:23 AM (PYAXX)

3 Medicaid got so big, nobody goes there anymore. It's the dumping ground for people that need a plan, that don't have a plan. Does Obama have a plan?

Posted by: Yogi Berra, Moron philosoper kingh at February 10, 2014 07:24 AM (RFeQD)

4 Does Obama have a plan? Posted by: Yogi Berra, Moron philosoper kingh at February 10, 2014 11:24 AM (RFeQD) kinda. he is re-using Stalin's first 5 year plan, since that one worked out so great

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 10, 2014 07:25 AM (t3UFN)

5 The cat in the last thread ate the Medicaid system.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 10, 2014 07:26 AM (l3vZN)

6 I still can't believe so many people were taken in by this huckster (Obama), this charlatan (Harry Reid) and this grifter (Nancy Pelosi) and believed that ObamaCare was created for good and not evil...

Posted by: Tony253 at February 10, 2014 07:28 AM (PryWG)

7 Nothing about the economics, priorities, or regulatory structure of The Thing make any sense and indeed, CONTRADICT EACH OTHER in not making sense. Racisim is apparently the Joseph Smith glasses to be able to see it, however.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 07:30 AM (659DL)

8 Posted by: Tony253 at February 10, 2014 11:28 AM (PryWG)

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.

Posted by: Turnip Defense League [/i] at February 10, 2014 07:30 AM (O7Q1u)

9 Why does everyone reference "Europe" as a supporting argument without mentioning their effective tax rate of 70% (ish).

Sweden - 80%
Netherlands - 71%
Denmark - 83%
United Kingdom - 67.5%
Germany - 64%
Spain - 61%

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 07:32 AM (fwARV)

10 We could have let Blue Cross, Kaiser etc bid for the 31 million uninsured.
Say 31 million at 500. 00 each = 15.5 billion.
That's 19 years at the cost of the exchange

Posted by: Roman Maroni at February 10, 2014 07:34 AM (fJS4a)

11 Why does everyone reference "Europe" as a supporting argument without mentioning their effective tax rate of 70% (ish). Also, their ethnic monocultures.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at February 10, 2014 07:34 AM (naUcP)

12 9 Why does everyone reference "Europe" as a supporting argument without mentioning their effective tax rate of 70% (ish). Sweden - 80% Netherlands - 71% Denmark - 83% United Kingdom - 67.5% Germany - 64% Spain - 61% Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 11:32 AM (fwARV) Because heads get all asplodey.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 10, 2014 07:35 AM (x65HD)

13 12 9 Why does everyone reference "Europe" as a supporting argument without mentioning their effective tax rate of 70% (ish). -------- God bless America!

Posted by: Will Smith at February 10, 2014 07:36 AM (Aif/5)

14 We are all Kulaks.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 10, 2014 07:37 AM (Z/g31)

15 But, but Paul Ryan pushes wheelchairs off of cliffs!!

Posted by: RWC at February 10, 2014 07:38 AM (fWAjv)

16 I'm just saying. Make your argument, lefties. Go on tv and sell to the American public that if they're willing to pay 65-70% of their salaries to the government, we can all have free shit.

Be honest about it. Let's debate the ideas.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 07:38 AM (fwARV)

17 Be honest about it. Yeah right.....

Posted by: The Left at February 10, 2014 07:40 AM (x65HD)

18 Go on tv and sell to the American public that if they're willing to pay 65-70% of their salaries to the government, we can all have free shit.

Keeping in mind that most of the people demanding more free shit do not have "salaries."

Posted by: HR at February 10, 2014 07:40 AM (ZKzrr)

19 Why am I working? No, seriously, why? Because I feel like a sucker and a fool. I work hard and I make vague attempts at debt reduction and I buy a car that I can afford instead of the one I want and I try to put at least some token amount away for retirement and then I look around and feel like the world's greatest fool for doing all of that. It truly disturbs me how the very concept of work as being a positive good that buttresses human dignity is under attack. Yes, there are times, such as today, when I feel like Sigourney Weaver in Galaxy Quest about my job and my role therein, but, generally, I feel proud that I work and can care for myself. There are many days that I go home and look around my apartment at all the books and clothes and video games and televisions and computers that I own and it hits me, hard, what a miracle it is that I live in a world where I can live on my own and have all of that. Now? Now I am being told by Our Betters that I should be ashamed of that rather than proud. This story will not end well.

Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us, oh mighty SMOD at February 10, 2014 07:41 AM (VtjlW)

20 15 But, but Paul Ryan pushes wheelchairs off of cliffs!! Wheelchairs with Grandmas in them. Don't forget poor ol' Granny!

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 10, 2014 07:41 AM (7ObY1)

21 6 I still can't believe so many people were taken in by this huckster (Obama), this charlatan (Harry Reid) and this grifter (Nancy Pelosi) and believed that ObamaCare was created for good and not evil...

Me, too. And yet when I look at the trash the magazines in the checkout lines peddle, it becomes all too clear. We have become a "culture" of trash.

Posted by: backhoe at February 10, 2014 07:41 AM (ULH4o)

22 We need to keep this type of pressure up. Good for Jindal. Of course, so many others have turned their attention to other "more important" issues, like Simon Shnapir wearing a gun holster as part of his James Bond music pair skating costume. What has America come to!???

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 10, 2014 07:42 AM (IXrOn)

23 Be honest about it. Let's debate the ideas.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 11:38 AM (fwARV)

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ha ha

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

**breathe**

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.......

Posted by: fixerupper at February 10, 2014 07:42 AM (nELVU)

24 I'm just saying. Make your argument, lefties. Go on tv and sell to the American public that if they're willing to pay 65-70% of their salaries to the government, we can all have free shit. I'm not even willing to do that because telling people that a central government body can adminsiter one-sixth of a $14 trillion economy with over three hundred million people is absurd. No one--well, no one this side of Maxine Waters--would argue that the government could deliver gasoline or pasta to the masses in a desirable way. Why, then, is healthcare the big target for the left? Because it makes us dependent on the government in a manner that can be clothed in "compassion."

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 07:43 AM (659DL)

25 I feel like a sucker and a fool. I work hard and I make vague attempts at debt reduction and I buy a car that I can afford instead of the one I want and I try to put at least some token amount away for retirement and then I look around and feel like the world's greatest fool for doing all of that.

It truly disturbs me how the very concept of work as being a positive good that buttresses human dignity is under attack.

Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us, oh mighty SMOD at February 10, 2014 11:41 AM (VtjlW)

Pretty much nailed it here.

I need to sit down and really do the math to see how much I'd 'earn' if I quit my job entirely.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 07:43 AM (fwARV)

26 Yes let's debate.

Posted by: Candy Crowley at February 10, 2014 07:43 AM (Aif/5)

27 Keeping in mind that most of the people demanding more free shit do not have "salaries." Posted by: HR at February 10, 2014 11:40 AM (ZKzrr) And absolutely no fucking clue as to what an "effective tax rate" is.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 10, 2014 07:43 AM (x65HD)

28 Yes let's debate.

Posted by: Candy Crowley at February 10, 2014 11:43 AM (Aif/5)

No problem Candy. Before we get started, I'd like to thank Dunkin Donuts for sponsoring this debate. They've left samples in the other room.

*waits for stampeding herd of water buffalo to leave*

*locks door*

Now. Let's get on with it, shall we?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 07:45 AM (fwARV)

29 Because it makes us dependent on the government in a manner that can be clothed in "compassion." Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 11:43 AM (659DL) Exactly.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 10, 2014 07:45 AM (x65HD)

30 It's almost as if you guys believe the goal of health care reform wasn't to help people...

Posted by: Clownf*cker at February 10, 2014 07:45 AM (XiVKO)

31 Alex--now is as good a time as any to bring out the Heinlein quote: Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded Â— here and there, now and then Â— are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty. This is known as Â“bad luck.Â”{/i}

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 07:45 AM (659DL)

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 07:46 AM (659DL)

33 I mean, the scrunt from my quilt beelet who's all butthurt that Indiana didn't expand Medicaid like Kentucky did works part-time in quilting-related retail. She has a college degree and has worked full-time in bookkeeping-related jobs over the years, but she wants to be living Nancy Pelosi's dream of doing fun stuff while someone else pays her way.

I don't think she's going to be terribly upset at a proposal to take 75% of my paycheck for "universal[sic] healthcare[sic]".

And the more I eavesdrop on people when I leave the house, the more I think we're outnumbered by people like her.

Posted by: HR at February 10, 2014 07:46 AM (ZKzrr)

34 >>>And absolutely no fucking clue as to what an "effective tax rate" is.

An effective tax rate is the one that allows me to access as much of your money as I can. Duh.

Posted by: Congressional Dems [/i] at February 10, 2014 07:46 AM (O7Q1u)

35 Russia 13% flat tax since 2001. Probably the biggest reason they stared recovering from their pivotal experiment.

Posted by: votermom at February 10, 2014 07:46 AM (GSIDW)

36 It's almost as if you guys believe the goal of health care reform wasn't to help people...

Posted by: Clownf*cker at February 10, 2014 11:45 AM (XiVKO)

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almost??

Posted by: fixerupper at February 10, 2014 07:47 AM (nELVU)

37 But, but Paul Ryan pushes wheelchairs off of cliffs!!

Wheelchairs with Grandmas in them.

Don't forget poor ol' Granny!

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 10, 2014 11:41 AM (7ObY1)

After he makes them live in the streets eating cat food then comes pushing her off the cliff in the wheelchair

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 10, 2014 07:47 AM (1Jaio)

38 There are many days that I go home and look around my apartment at all the books and clothes and video games and televisions and computers that I own and it hits me, hard, what a miracle it is that I live in a world where I can live on my own and have all of that.>>

And the next question is how much of that could you live without.

Producers like you and the hoarde allow a system where all that is available still even to those that don't produce. If the left gets it wish all that will be gone. And your efforts/work will be expended on much more mundane tasks to survive.

Posted by: The Hickster at February 10, 2014 07:47 AM (TI3xG)

39 Does Obama have a plan? Posted by: Yogi Berra, Moron philosoper kingh at February 10, 2014 11:24 AM (RFeQD) Do I look like a guy with a plan?

Posted by: Heath Ledger's Obama at February 10, 2014 07:48 AM (T0NGe)

40 Russia 13% flat tax since 2001.

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In Soviet Amerika..... tax flattens YOU!.

Posted by: fixerupper at February 10, 2014 07:48 AM (nELVU)

41 In other words, rather than start with the neediest and cover them first, Obamacare's Medicaid expansion goes to other groups.

Barry the Just: You need medical attention. Take the blue pill or is it the red one...errr...go to the website and.....ummmm

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 10, 2014 07:48 AM (1Jaio)

42 Why am I working? Why can't I work? I spent years learning a trade that I was interested in and am pretty good at. That knowledge is still in use, yet thanks to corrupt politicians (whom I did not vote for), I cannot utilize my skills in the marketplace of my home country. I suppose it's too much to ask to be represented by people who want me to prosper.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at February 10, 2014 07:49 AM (0HooB)

43 Russia 13% flat tax since 2001.
Probably the biggest reason they stared recovering from their pivotal experiment.

Posted by: votermom at February 10, 2014 11:46 AM (GSIDW)

Barry: I'll give you capitalistic imperialists a flat tax. 100%! Except for my cronies

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 10, 2014 07:49 AM (1Jaio)

44 So Jindal's problem with O'care... is that it helps the WRONG group of people? Why does that sound like a Democrat's argument?

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 10, 2014 07:50 AM (84gbM)

>>>>No one--well, no one this side of Maxine Waters--would argue that the government could deliver gasoline or pasta to the masses in a desirable way. <<<Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 11:43 AM (659DL)

Or shoes. Imagine what we would be wearing if the government was responsible for designing, allocating, manufacturing and distributing shoes for 300 million people over the US.

Posted by: Javems at February 10, 2014 07:50 AM (nTgAI)

46 I just got back from the UAE. That is a great example of the end result of government largess, without any mitigation to control the cultural work ethic.

UAE is oil rich with the citizens (only Emerates can be citizens) eligible for government benefits. Only 10% of the residents are citizens, the rest are ex-pats and servants.

There is a very poor work ethic among the citizens, they might work 10 to 2, 5 days a week, if they work at all.

Most men have a highly developed sense of entitlement, expecting there to always be servants available to wait on them. This is a role filled almost exclusively by Filipinos. No citizen of the UAE ever works in the service industry.

It is illegal to collect debts from a citizen. Every 5 years they can petition the government to forgive all of their debt.

The practical results is that Emerate men rarely work, and they all buy very expensive Ferraris and Lambos on credit, then have the government pay off the debt.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at February 10, 2014 07:50 AM (w5S6B)

47 What would help is if members in good standing of the FSA would have their "income" taxed at the top rate, with no deductions. That would nip this crap in the bud.

Now, excuse me while Pegasus and I fly to Krypton.

Posted by: Clownf*cker at February 10, 2014 07:51 AM (kZVsz)

48 Democrats create new realities instead of admitting policy failures. Therefore, it's not a failure of Obamacare that it drives people out of the workforce, because work (which we thought of as a good thing) is now a bad thing and something to avoid if possible.

Posted by: Marmo at February 10, 2014 07:51 AM (QW+AD)

49 Politico had an interesting quote--or section of those "Hillary Papers" that Gabe linked to earlier today: In a 1993 entry, Clinton supported single-payer health care at a White House dinner with Blair, calling it Â“necessary.Â” The sentiment directly contradicts what presidential candidate Clinton told The New York Times in a 2008 interview, when she told the paper, Â“You know, I have thought about this, as you might guess, for 15 years and I never seriously considered a single-payer system.Â”

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 07:51 AM (RJMhd)

No, seriously, why? Because I feel like a sucker and a fool. I work hard and I make vague attempts at debt reduction and I buy a car that I can afford instead of the one I want and I try to put at least some token amount away for retirement and then I look around and feel like the world's greatest fool for doing all of that.

Welcome to my world, Imperial One. I'm sick and tired of being a fool.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 10, 2014 07:52 AM (zF6Iw)

51 We don't want our children to be punished with a good paying job, and no healthcare subsidy.

Posted by: Mooch and Bigears McF*ckstick at February 10, 2014 07:52 AM (DHj6D)

52 Posted by: Dave in Fla at February 10, 2014 11:50 AM (w5S6B) I wonder if they don't fear revolution. Wouldn't take much. The only way around it is to make sure the workers leave after some period of time.

Posted by: AmishDude at February 10, 2014 07:53 AM (T0NGe)

53 So Jindal's problem with O'care... is that it helps the WRONG group of people? Why does that sound like a Democrat's argument? His argument is just like all the other things we have been saying--The Thing does not do any of the things its proponents said that it would do. Jindal did not jump at the federal money to expand like some other Republicans we could name.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 07:53 AM (659DL)

54 In a 1993 entry, Clinton supported single-payer health care at a White House dinner with Blair, calling it Â“necessary.Â” The sentiment directly contradicts what presidential candidate Clinton told The New York Times in a 2008 interview, when she told the paper, Â“You know, I have thought about this, as you might guess, for 15 years and I never seriously considered a single-payer system.Â”

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So...... she LIED????

O_O <------- this is my shocked face.

Posted by: fixerupper at February 10, 2014 07:53 AM (nELVU)

55 And the more I eavesdrop on people when I leave the house, the more I think we're outnumbered by people like her. Posted by: HR at February 10, 2014 11:46 AM (ZKzrr) You're welcome!

Posted by: Professor Birkenstock at February 10, 2014 07:54 AM (x65HD)

56 the more parasites , the more dem voters

Posted by: Avi at February 10, 2014 07:54 AM (p/izY)

57 I'm still in shock the candidates for the Presidential election in 2016 could be Clinton vs Bush. WTFF?

Posted by: Seems legit at February 10, 2014 07:54 AM (A98Xu)

58 So...... she LIED???? If a cutthroat system of the rich being able to afford the best and the poor being serviced by a safety net of free clinics is good enough for Hillary's legal profession, it's good enough for medicine.

Posted by: AmishDude at February 10, 2014 07:55 AM (T0NGe)

59 I can not believe Jeb would win the GOP primary.

Posted by: votermom at February 10, 2014 07:55 AM (HomnR)

60 Jindal did not jump at the federal money to expand like some other Republicans we could name. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 11:53 AM (659DL) IIRC, he was the first or one of the first to say: Fuck you, Barqui.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 10, 2014 07:56 AM (x65HD)

61 Actually The Free Beacon quotes it more specifically: On Feb. 23, 1993, Blair joined the Clintons for a family dinner at the White House. The subject of health care reform came up. Â“At dinner, [Hillary] to [Bill] at length on the complexities of health careÂ—thinks managed competition a crock; single-payer necessary; maybe add to Medicare,Â” Blair wrote.

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 07:56 AM (RJMhd)

62 Pretty much nailed it here. I need to sit down and really do the math to see how much I'd 'earn' if I quit my job entirely. Married white male, 51, no kids. I don't qualify for nuttin'.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 07:56 AM (GjYxB)

63 I'm still in shock the candidates for the Presidential election in 2016 could be Clinton vs Bush. Jeb Bush is not going to be the nominee. For if he is, there will be a third party candidate.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 07:56 AM (659DL)

64 So...... she LIED???? O_O <------- this is my shocked face. Posted by: fixerupper at February 10, 2014 11:53 AM (nELVU) ********** *shit* Uh--yep.

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 07:57 AM (RJMhd)

65 The same Jindal who said immigration should be Republicans Number 1 priority and implied anyone disagreeing with that is racist?

No thanks.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 10, 2014 07:57 AM (GGCsk)

66 I find it hard to believe Hillacry wilol be the Dem nominee either. Too many enemies .

Posted by: votermom at February 10, 2014 07:58 AM (R5W0n)

67 At dinner, [Hillary] to [Bill] at length on the complexities of health care Give them credit--there was more discussion at that dinner than before passage of The Thing.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 07:58 AM (659DL)

68 33?
HR?

The parasites finally have outnumbered the producers. We're screwed, royally.

Posted by: backhoe at February 10, 2014 07:58 AM (ULH4o)

69 Married white male, 51, no kids. I don't qualify for nuttin'. Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 11:56 AM (GjYxB) You probably qualify for that re-education camp the progressives are setting up. But just remember I called the top bunk

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 10, 2014 07:58 AM (t3UFN)

70 "I wonder if they don't fear revolution. Wouldn't take much. The only way around it is to make sure the workers leave after some period of time."

They do, they are highly worried about an Arab Spring.

The non-citizens must all have jobs, and must leave the country before they retire.

You can live and work in the UAE for 40 years, but you can not stay once you retire.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at February 10, 2014 07:58 AM (w5S6B)

71 I find it hard to believe Hillacry wilol be the Dem nominee either.
Too many enemies .

Posted by: votermom at February 10, 2014 11:58 AM (R5W0n)

They don't have anyone else.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 07:58 AM (fwARV)

72 Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us, oh mighty SMOD at February 10, 2014 11:41 AM (VtjlW) You speak for many I think, atc. We have stopped being producers and retired, but that was just a miracle of a 30 year plan coming together at just the right time. There's not as much chance for others to replicate that, especially those younger than us. And to top it all off, we are the lowest form of life in America now, a straight white male with a boring straight white wife. I have to remind myself to be incredibly grateful that we escaped (for the time being) with financial stability and some time to enjoy life. There's only sadness now in watching this decline into dystopia for most Americans.

Posted by: Meremortal at February 10, 2014 07:58 AM (1Y+hH)

73 Sorry about the typos.

Posted by: votermom at February 10, 2014 07:59 AM (GSIDW)

74 The end goal of all this: A 2.5-tier society. At the bottom will be the proles: smoking weed, playing video games in tiny apartments in the city, and entirely dependent on government. The 0.5 will be a bureaucracy that will implement the system. The high tier will be the apparatchiks, the planners, the fixers, the brass. Europe is almost there; we are 20 or 30 years behind and closing fast.

Posted by: joncelli at February 10, 2014 07:59 AM (RD7QR)

75 Jeb Bush *picks up M1911A1* *slide* *click* BLAM-O!

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 10, 2014 07:59 AM (x65HD)

As Curly would say, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.

http://tinyurl.com/l7tbzrr

Posted by: maddogg at February 10, 2014 07:59 AM (xWW96)

77 For if he is, there will be a third party candidate. I have the RNC Straw Presidential Poll linked over at my little slice of Intarwebz Heaven if you'd like to tell them who you want for Preezy. There are lots of names other than Jeb, who I will not vote for. Click nic...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at February 10, 2014 07:59 AM (0HooB)

78 You probably qualify for that re-education camp the progressives are setting up. But just remember I called the top bunk Posted by: Nevergiveup Oh, that one. I have a platinum reservation for that one.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 08:00 AM (GjYxB)

79 "They don't have anyone else."

Ahem!

Posted by: Marty O'Malley, Candidate at large at February 10, 2014 08:00 AM (DHj6D)

80 mooch, espn, and all the progressives are comparing this gay bastard football player to Jackie Robinson. BULLSHIT

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 10, 2014 08:00 AM (t3UFN)

81 They don't have anyone else.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 11:58 AM (fwARV)

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WHAAAT????? I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!

Posted by: Joey "The Fredo" Biden at February 10, 2014 08:00 AM (nELVU)

82 67 At dinner, [Hillary] to [Bill] at length on the complexities of health care Give them credit--there was more discussion at that dinner than before passage of The Thing. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 11:58 AM (659DL) ********** I bet you anything Hill and Bill--well--mostly Hill has been plotting for more than a decade now-- what to do once she gets in there.

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 08:01 AM (RJMhd)

71: "They don't have anyone else."

Can't they manufacture one just like they manufactured Choomsauce?

Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at February 10, 2014 08:01 AM (f6ZLT)

84 Part of my indoctrination into the SMOD/LIB movement was the crash of 2008 and coinciding housing bubble. I had in my 20s assumed SSI was a failed system. I purchased housing, cars, entertainment etc. within my means and saved for the future. Only to see that which I stockpiled to be eaten by the Grasshoppers. WTF is the point? There is no way for me to invest since no rational market pressure can be seen currently to gauge risk. I'll still live better than most in the future because of my decisions. But I will live well below what I could have because of the 52%.

Posted by: The Hickster at February 10, 2014 08:01 AM (TI3xG)

85 Thanks for the link, Gabe. I have also noticed that ObamaCarer is eager to cover well-person medical expenses (free physicals, for instance) but not so eager to cover sick-person expenses (withholding treatment from smokers, overweight or old people).

Posted by: Mindy at February 10, 2014 08:01 AM (mQwL2)

86 73 Sorry about the typos. Posted by: votermom at February 10, 2014 11:59 AM (GSIDW) Wait a few threads. I'll make a bunch to even things out.....

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 10, 2014 08:01 AM (x65HD)

87 They don't have anyone else.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 10, 2014 11:58 AM (fwARV)

How.

Posted by: Elizabeth "Two Dogs Fucking" Warren at February 10, 2014 08:01 AM (RD7QR)

88 OMG, I just heard a radio ad for something called "non-24-hour sleepÂ–wake disorder." Wiki describes it as; a "complaint of insomnia or excessive sleepiness related to abnormal synchronization between the 24-hour lightÂ–dark cycle and the endogenous circadian rhythms of sleep and wake propensity." Um.....

Posted by: ExSnipe at February 10, 2014 08:02 AM (LKJt3)

89 The same Jindal who said immigration should be Republicans Number 1 priority and implied anyone disagreeing with that is racist?

SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SO EVERYTHING THEY SAY IS WRONG.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 10, 2014 08:02 AM (SY2Kh)

90 Europe has VAT of 20% for most countries. The lower and middle class are taxed far more than in the USA. The Left conveniently ignores this. 20% VAT creates amazing retail prices...I sell product at retail in USA and in Europe. Item that sells for 20 dollars here goes for 30-40 dollars there. And the consumers don't complain. (Well, they do, in that many cannot afford to buy as much.) The point is for all the "free" healthcare, you also end up having less actual consumption.

Posted by: sexypig at February 10, 2014 08:03 AM (dZQh7)

91 There are lots of names other than Jeb, who I will not vote for. Well...yeah. All have to run through my initial filter: No Bushes, no Clintons, no Yalies, no Harvardites, no laywers. (P.S.: No Santorums, no Huckabees.) So for me, it's down to Walker, Jindal, or Paul.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 08:03 AM (659DL)

92 I just heard a radio ad for something called "non-24-hour sleepÂ–wake disorder." Wiki describes it as; a "complaint of insomnia or excessive sleepiness related to abnormal synchronization between the 24-hour lightÂ–dark cycle and the endogenous circadian rhythms of sleep and wake propensity." Um..... Posted by: ExSnipe One more time. In Enlish, please.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 08:03 AM (GjYxB)

93 I just heard a radio ad for something called "non-24-hour sleepÂ–wake disorder." Wiki describes it as; a "complaint of insomnia or excessive sleepiness related to abnormal synchronization between the 24-hour lightÂ–dark cycle and the endogenous circadian rhythms of sleep and wake propensity." Um..... Posted by: ExSnipe at February 10, 2014 12:02 PM (LKJt3) This is a common malady among those from another planet.

Posted by: Mindy at February 10, 2014 08:04 AM (mQwL2)

94 non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder.

AKA, the Ace O' Spades Lifestyle.

Posted by: Turnip Defense League [/i] at February 10, 2014 08:04 AM (O7Q1u)

95 So for me, it's down to Walker, Jindal, or Paul. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 12:03 PM (659DL) ********** Walker has to win in Wisconsin. Bet you anything the Dems want to kill him in the cradle--so to speak.

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 08:04 AM (RJMhd)

96 One more time. In Enlish, please.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 12:03 PM (GjYxB)

-----

They cant sleep unless the drapes are closed.

Problem solved.

Posted by: fixerupper at February 10, 2014 08:05 AM (nELVU)

97 I just heard a radio ad for something called "non-24-hour sleepÂ–wake disorder."

That's nothin'
Did you see the condition that requires a female employee at some business to masturbate till orgasm every two to three hours.
If she doesn't, her head explodes or something.
Courts said that her medical condition had to be accounted for.

Saw it here at the HQ, but can't find the link.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 10, 2014 08:05 AM (DHj6D)

98 Um..... Hobo Livers can cause night terrors. Best to eat them before sundown.

Posted by: garrett at February 10, 2014 08:06 AM (4fx1m)

99 It truly disturbs me how the very concept of work as being a positive good that buttresses human dignity is under attack. What a bittersweet moment!

Posted by: Meredith Vieira at February 10, 2014 08:06 AM (0cMkb)

100 >>>They can't sleep unless the drapes are closed.

Well, since most people affected by this disorder are blind...I don't think the status of the drapes matters much.

Posted by: Turnip Defense League [/i] at February 10, 2014 08:06 AM (O7Q1u)

101 So for me, it's down to Walker, Jindal, or Paul. Cruz, Perry, Paul here. And Walker. Basically, if Karl Rove is supporting a candidate, I won't.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at February 10, 2014 08:06 AM (0HooB)

102 They cant sleep unless the drapes are closed. Problem solved. Ahhh. Um, I gots nothin'.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 08:06 AM (GjYxB)

103 80 mooch, espn, and all the progressives are comparing this gay bastard football player to Jackie Robinson. BULLSHIT Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 10, 2014 12:00 PM (t3UFN) It took them this long?

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 10, 2014 08:06 AM (x65HD)

104 Oh gawd-- just now at The Daily Caller-- Joe Scarborough--considering making a run for the presidency. Jeebus.

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 08:07 AM (RJMhd)

105 Joe Scarborough--considering making a run for the presidency. Jon Huntsman wasn't Liberal enough.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 10, 2014 08:08 AM (7ObY1)

106 Joe Scarborough--considering making a run for the presidency.

Jeebus.

Presidency of what? The Bunny Ranch?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 10, 2014 08:08 AM (SY2Kh)

107 Does anyone smell a circus?

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 08:08 AM (RJMhd)

108 "Joe Scarborough--considering making a run for the presidency. " For the dipshit party?

Posted by: Seems legit at February 10, 2014 08:08 AM (A98Xu)

109 Obama is the coolest. He's the first black president. Obamacare? What's that?

Posted by: Typical LIV at February 10, 2014 08:09 AM (OZmbA)

110 The problem is not that the PPACA is creating 2.5 million "free agents" who can now be street artists. The problem is that the PPACA is creating 2.5 million "free agents" who can now be really crummy street artists.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 10, 2014 08:09 AM (g4TxM)

111 Presidency of what? The Bunny Ranch? Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 10, 2014 12:08 PM (SY2Kh) ******** I think Scarborough is --serious--you guys!!

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 08:09 AM (RJMhd)

112 Joe Scarborough--considering making a run for the presidency. OK, that's it. SMOD, enough talk, time for action.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 08:09 AM (659DL)

113 O/T
At one point or another, every one of us has kidded about the bomb making class that goes wrong.

Well, life imitates AoSHQ

http://tinyurl.com/l7tbzrr

Take a bow.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 10, 2014 08:09 AM (DHj6D)

114 104 Oh gawd--

just now at The Daily Caller--

Joe Scarborough--considering making a run for the presidency.

Jeebus.

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 12:07 PM (RJMhd)

MR. SCARBOROUGH: And so it is with considerable pleasure --

MS. BRZEZINSKY: Mmmm-hmmmm...

MR. S.: -- that I announce my candidacy --

MS. B.: Mmmmmmmmm....

MR. B.: -- for the office of President of the United States!

MS. S.: [Checking cell phone]

Posted by: Joe! at February 10, 2014 08:10 AM (RD7QR)

115 And my own oh so compassionate governor of Ohio, Kasich, just expanded Medicaid, "for the poor."

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at February 10, 2014 08:10 AM (yE8uc)

116 92 I just heard a radio ad for something called "non-24-hour sleepÂ–wake disorder." Wiki describes it as; a "complaint of insomnia or excessive sleepiness related to abnormal synchronization between the 24-hour lightÂ–dark cycle and the endogenous circadian rhythms of sleep and wake propensity." Um..... Posted by: ExSnipe One more time. In Enlish, please. Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 12:03 PM (GjYxB) Oddly enough, I think I have that. Notice they don't list the primary cause, which is chronic fapping.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 10, 2014 08:10 AM (x65HD)

117 One more time. In Enlish, please. Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 12:03 PM (GjYxB) Which part. The name of the stupid disorder, the stupid discription, or Um.

Posted by: ExSnipe at February 10, 2014 08:10 AM (LKJt3)

118 107 Does anyone smell a circus? *** Nope, but I guess I'll change my nick anyway.

Posted by: Elephant Turd at February 10, 2014 08:10 AM (g4TxM)

119 I heard the non-24 ad and had to look it up the other day. While I was looking, I also looked up the Fujitsu Mini-Split heating and air-conditioning system. I have been hearing the ads for a year and could never figure out what they were saying. To my (tin) ear, it sounded like Housing Hybrid Flexingburger.

Turns out, it's Halcyon Hybrid Flex Inverter.

Yeah, that didn't help me understand it any better.

Posted by: Turnip Defense League [/i] at February 10, 2014 08:10 AM (O7Q1u)

120 I wouldn't say it's so much rewarding you for not working, more encouraging you to work under the table...

Posted by: Clownf*cker at February 10, 2014 08:10 AM (kZVsz)

121 Celebration of deviance as heroic in the media and by the esteemed leaders. Pedo-heroes can't be far behind.

Posted by: Meremortal at February 10, 2014 08:11 AM (1Y+hH)

122 Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 12:03 PM (GjYxB) It helps if you know it's apparently fairly common among people who are blind. Basically- when you can't tell what time of day it is, your internal clock gets all messed up. So you don't sleep well at night, and then you have a hard time being awake during the day. But it's (apparently) NOT like "normal" insomnia- though I don't know why.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at February 10, 2014 08:11 AM (PYAXX)

123 The problem is that the PPACA is creating 2.5 million "free agents" who can now be really crummy street artists.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 10, 2014 12:09 PM (g4TxM)

Yeah. I anticipate a startling upsurge in mime-killings.

Posted by: joncelli at February 10, 2014 08:11 AM (RD7QR)

124 I saw President Obama on TV talking to a bunch of dudes in suits and some were smiling and some weren't. I think the ones that weren't were racist white guys that somehow got a ticket to the speech. There were two dudes behind Obama and one was acting goofy. One looked like he'd just come from the tanning parlor.

Posted by: Typical LIV at February 10, 2014 08:12 AM (OZmbA)

125 The problem is that the PPACA is creating 2.5 million "free agents" who can now be really crummy street artists. >>

Or crappy street artists.
http://tinyurl.com/nfhxfx6

Posted by: The Hickster at February 10, 2014 08:12 AM (TI3xG)

126 At one point or another, every one of us has kidded about the bomb making class that goes wrong.

Take a bow.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 10, 2014 12:09 PM (DHj6D)

----

I wish to express my extreme displeasure with the fact the linked article has NO VIDEO footage....

Posted by: fixerupper at February 10, 2014 08:12 AM (nELVU)

127 112 Joe Scarborough--considering making a run for the presidency. You may fire when ready.

Posted by: Moff Tarkin at February 10, 2014 08:12 AM (x65HD)

128 MR. SCARBOROUGH: And so it is with considerable pleasure -- MS. BRZEZINSKY: Mmmm-hmmmm... MR. S.: -- that I announce my candidacy -- MS. B.: Mmmmmmmmm.... MR. B.: -- for the office of President of the United States! MS. S.: [Checking cell phone] Posted by: Joe! at February 10, 2014 12:10 PM (RD7QR) ********** Mika for VP!! The *chirpy* parrot.

Posted by: tasker at February 10, 2014 08:13 AM (RJMhd)

129 The problem is that the PPACA is creating 2.5 million "free agents" who can now be really crummy street artists.

Even Sweden has stopped giving shitty artists lifetime stipends.

Posted by: HR at February 10, 2014 08:13 AM (ZKzrr)

130 What what would you expect from a program designed by Ezekiel "Complete Lives System" Emanuel?
Use your resources on those with most to contribute to society is his view.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2014 08:14 AM (POpqt)

131 Ok, death panelists, I gotta go do stuff. Y'all have fun and try not to trash the place, 'k?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at February 10, 2014 08:14 AM (0HooB)

132 Damn, I want Obama to be president FOREVER. So cool to be off work for the last two years and still have an iPhone and Starbucks money.

Posted by: Typical LIV at February 10, 2014 08:16 AM (OZmbA)

133 Even Sweden has stopped giving shitty artists lifetime stipends. Posted by: HR at February 10, 2014 12:13 PM (ZKzrr) Yeah, but we'll do it right!

Posted by: Congressional Marxists at a location near you at February 10, 2014 08:16 AM (x65HD)

134 I just heard a radio ad for something called "non-24-hour sleepÂ–wake disorder." ------------- Every time I hear that I get one step closer to hell. "You can't see me because I am on the radio, and I can't see you because I'm legally blind." Just the way he delivers that line makes me laugh.

Posted by: RWC at February 10, 2014 08:16 AM (fWAjv)

135 Joe Scarborough will soon discover that his "friends" at MSNBC and in the Dem party are only friendly up until the part where he competes against a Democrat. Then he'll be treated like every other demon Republican.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2014 08:17 AM (POpqt)

136 Porn is the best.

Posted by: Typical LIV at February 10, 2014 08:17 AM (OZmbA)

137 "Manos-The Hands of Fate" makes more sense than Joe Scarborough as a Republican nominee.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 10, 2014 08:18 AM (7ObY1)

138 Just don't sync your Firefox history with your mom's computer!

Posted by: Typical LIV at February 10, 2014 08:18 AM (OZmbA)

139 135 Joe Scarborough will soon discover that his "friends" at MSNBC and in the Dem party are only friendly up until the part where he competes against a Democrat. Then he'll be treated like every other demon Republican. One dead co-ed in the Congressional office, comin' right up...morning, noon and night on every single MSDNC program.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 10, 2014 08:19 AM (7ObY1)

140 And my own oh so compassionate governor of Ohio, Kasich, just expanded Medicaid, "for the poor." Of all the disappointments, Kasich has to be near the top of the list.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 10, 2014 08:19 AM (659DL)

141 Nikki Haley 2016. Bring the war on women, bitchez!

Posted by: blaster at February 10, 2014 08:20 AM (4+AaH)

142
At this point it is less of a concern to me that the govt would create more debt for their health care utopia than the fact that they also made fucking insurance premiums and deductibles go thru the roof. That's the part that chaps my hide.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 10, 2014 08:20 AM (n0DEs)

143 137 "Manos-The Hands of Fate" makes more sense than Joe Scarborough as a Republican nominee.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 10, 2014 12:18 PM (7ObY1)

The Master is pleased with this comment!

Posted by: Torgo at February 10, 2014 08:21 AM (RD7QR)

144 It helps if you know it's apparently fairly common among people who are blind. Basically- when you can't tell what time of day it is, your internal clock gets all messed up. So you don't sleep well at night, and then you have a hard time being awake during the day. Ok. THAT I understood & can understand & see how it would be a bitch. The original wording? I was waiting for the complete works of Shakespear to show up.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2014 08:21 AM (GjYxB)

145 I just heard a radio ad for something called "non-24-hour sleepÂ–wake disorder." Wiki describes it as; a "complaint of insomnia or excessive sleepiness related to abnormal synchronization between the 24-hour lightÂ–dark cycle and the endogenous circadian rhythms of sleep and wake propensity." Basically, what's going on is this- Human's sleep wake cycle is not exactly 24 hrs. Light is the most efficient way to synch up with the daily 24 hr daylight cycle. If you can't see light, it's harder to synch up. So, if your cycle is, let's say 23 hrs, and it's start looks like this: * And this -------------------------------------- represents the normal 24 hr cycle. This is how it looks: in synch ------------------------- * After a few days: ------------------------ * Some more days: ----------------------- * As you can see, your sleep/wake cycle starts to drift throughout the usual diurnal cycle. Essentially, you're jet lagged all the time except when your cycle drifts into the normal diurnal cycle. Probably, the cure is that strong blue light that Ace was using for seasonal affective disorder a while back.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2014 08:21 AM (0cMkb)

146 OT: Atlanta area rons and ettes, warnings now of an Ice storm coming in tonight through Wednesday.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 10, 2014 08:21 AM (ojnk6)

147 Video evidence that there are female Morons in Russia.
We talk about blogging without pants on?

Pfftt,

Imagine doing the Olympics with no shirt on.
It's safe for work
And she's kinda cute

http://tinyurl.com/lmvmcjd
Autoplay warning.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 10, 2014 08:23 AM (DHj6D)

148 Good. Grand jury won't indict man who shot Texas deputy DALLAS A Central Texas man who shot and killed a sheriff's deputy entering his home will not be charged with capital murder, attorneys said Thursday. A local grand jury declined Wednesday to indict Henry Goedrich Magee for the Dec. 19 death of Burleson County Sgt. Adam Sowders, who was part of a group of investigators executing a search warrant for Magee's rural home. Sowders and other officers entered the home about 90 miles northwest of Houston without knocking just before 6 a.m. Authorities were looking for guns and marijuana. Magee's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, said his client thought he was being burglarized, reached for a gun and opened fire. DeGuerin has acknowledged his client had a small number of marijuana plants and seedlings, as well as guns he owned legally. The grand jury did indict Magee for possession of marijuana while in possession of a deadly weapon, a third-degree felony. "This was a terrible tragedy that a deputy sheriff was killed, but Hank Magee believed that he and his pregnant girlfriend were being robbed," DeGuerin said in an interview Thursday. Go ahead. Keep up with the no-knocks for petty bullshit and this will keep happening.

Posted by: RWC at February 10, 2014 08:23 AM (fWAjv)

149 146 OT: Atlanta area rons and ettes, warnings now of an Ice storm coming in tonight through Wednesday.

Thanks for the warning- I'm on the coast in an incredibly cold, old Victorian house. Brrrr!

Posted by: backhoe at February 10, 2014 08:24 AM (ULH4o)

150 I have to say I'm a little surprised the new gay hero is an SEC defensive lineman. I would have expected some Ivy League kicker to be the first openly gay player.

Posted by: Lincolntf at February 10, 2014 08:25 AM (ZshNr)

151 As you can see, your sleep/wake cycle starts to drift throughout the usual diurnal cycle. Essentially, you're jet lagged all the time except when your cycle drifts into the normal diurnal cycle. That's it! THAT'S IT!!! Do I get weed now?

Posted by: Colorado Pete at February 10, 2014 08:25 AM (x65HD)

152 Yes. It is an excellent piece. He makes a strong case against Obamacare and for a state-managed system. And, if there were a single shred of integrity at the AARP organization they would be screaming mad about the Medicaid slight paid to their constituency, but we know there is not, and thus there will not be.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 10, 2014 08:25 AM (pkNRJ)

153 147 Video evidence that there are female Morons in Russia. We talk about blogging without pants on? Now that's what the Olympics needs more of! That is a thing of which the Olympics need more? That is more of a thing of which The Olympics need?

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 10, 2014 08:25 AM (7ObY1)

154 Hey, just because we're dainty that doesn't make us gay.

Posted by: Harvard Field Goal Specialist at February 10, 2014 08:26 AM (OZmbA)

155 damn you Pixy! My crapola grafts didn't come out right. Let's try this: in synch: *--------------------- After a few days: -----*---------------- After more days: --------------*-------

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2014 08:26 AM (0cMkb)

156 I have to say I'm a little surprised the new gay hero is an SEC defensive lineman. I would have expected some Ivy League kicker to be the first openly gay player. Posted by: Lincolntf at February 10, 2014 12:25 PM (ZshNr) Well to be honest, the guy in the ivy League, is probably smart enough to know that first you get drafted high, sign the big money contract, then you come out. Not come out, fall in the draft because nobody in their right mind wants to deal with this shit, and gets a much smaller contract. Smart this guy is not

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 10, 2014 08:27 AM (t3UFN)

157 mooch, espn, and all the progressives are comparing this gay bastard football player to Jackie Robinson. BULLSHIT

Yeah, that presumes talent not in evidence, given the kid was a 3rd-rounder at best before this announcement.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 10, 2014 08:27 AM (B/VB5)

158 What's AARP ? Is that like a BURP ?

Posted by: Typical LIV at February 10, 2014 08:27 AM (OZmbA)

159 Not come out, fall in the draft because nobody in their right mind wants to deal with this shit, and gets a much smaller contract. Smart this guy is not I never heard of him until today. Was he going to be a high prospect in the first place? If not, or if he even feared being undrafted, this lets him say the reason was "homophobia" rather than mediocre talent.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at February 10, 2014 08:28 AM (PYAXX)

160 Not come out, fall in the draft because nobody in their right mind wants to deal with this shit, and gets a much smaller contract.

And sue the shit out of the league for "discrimination."

Posted by: HR at February 10, 2014 08:28 AM (ZKzrr)

161 Nikki Haley 2016. Bring the war on women, bitchez! ..... Just another whiny bitch.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 10, 2014 08:29 AM (pkNRJ)

162 Imagine doing the Olympics with no shirt on.
It's safe for work
And she's kinda cute>>

Her ass in those tights caught my attention more than the zipper faux pas.

Posted by: The Hickster at February 10, 2014 08:29 AM (TI3xG)

163 Not come out, fall in the draft because nobody in their right mind wants to deal with this shit, and gets a much smaller contract. But this way, Ghey Football Player gets to complain about Teh Haterz and scream "ZOMG, bigotz!" if he's drafted low. I know it's hard to think like a deranged Liberal, but there you go.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 10, 2014 08:29 AM (7ObY1)

164 And sue the shit out of the league for "discrimination."

It's working for me. Just don't tell the wife the truth...

Posted by: Chris Kluwe at February 10, 2014 08:29 AM (B/VB5)

165 Nodd.
And it could be a fun one.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 10, 2014 08:30 AM (DHj6D)

166 Anywhere from fourth to seventh round until this. I don't know if all the draft gurus are gonna start moving him down or just ignore the news. There will be pre-draft workouts and camps where the media swarm him, I'm sure.

Posted by: Lincolntf at February 10, 2014 08:32 AM (ZshNr)

167 Guess you have to do what you have to do, but DAYUM that NY legal AR-15 is fugly. http://tinyurl.com/n9rz7f9

Posted by: RWC at February 10, 2014 08:34 AM (fWAjv)

168 Robinson was openly discriminated against not for any character flaw, lack of intellect or talent, or even physical disability, but for the color of his skin alone. I am hardly a raving supporter of gay rights (nor do I rage against them) but comparing the discrimination based upon race to that against one's personal behavior is a bridge too far. While we aren't supposed to be discriminatory we are supposed to be discriminating, and the inability of so many to understand (or care about) the difference is disturbing.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 10, 2014 08:38 AM (pkNRJ)

169 Off sock

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 10, 2014 08:38 AM (pkNRJ)

170

167: "Guess you have to do what you have to do, but DAYUM that NY legal AR-15 is fugly."

If the government wants to go all Ruby Ridge on citizens who own practical firearms, I don't think there really is anything that I can do about it.

But until that time, I'm of a mind to just go out and get whatever I can in any manner I can, and the laws be damned.

With all the laws and regulations on the books, we're all felons of some sort or another anyways.

Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at February 10, 2014 08:40 AM (OJn3e)

171 And why is pixy eating all my spaces?

Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at February 10, 2014 08:41 AM (f6ZLT)

172 I'm with the people who really have no opinion regarding "gay" behavior within the privacy of personal actions, but the arrogance of demanding civil rights is just nonsense and, frankly, demeaning to those who have had to fight for the right to vote. Females finally achieved the right to vote. How many "gays" have been denied voting rights? Beyond ensuring that each citizen has the right to vote, my support for any type of social/fashion nonsense is nil.

Posted by: Mustbequantum at February 10, 2014 08:47 AM (MIKMs)

173
   You want a firearm? Go buy whatever suits your need.

    All you are doing by that action is exercising a right affirmed by the Constitution.

   Government permission is not required to exercise this or any other enumerated right.

    And I fucking DEFY anyone to prove differently.

Posted by: irongrampa at February 10, 2014 09:05 AM (SAMxH)

174 A bit late, but

democratic philosophy : reward your friends, and punish your enemies.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 10, 2014 11:23 AM (t3UFN)

republican philosophy: reward your friends across the aisle, and punish your base.

Posted by: Hrothgar at February 10, 2014 09:15 AM (o3MSL)

175 I can not believe Jeb would win the GOP primary.

Posted by: votermom at February 10, 2014 11:55 AM (HomnR)

I find it incredibly hard to believe as well, given that Jeb Bush has nothing in his background or public statements that sets him apart from any other former governor with a fairly decent (but not extraordinary or even notable) record. I'm sure that, like his father and brother, Jeb Bush is a good man with stolid character and good intentions, but there is little to lift him above the ordinary, and you better believe we'll need a great deal better than ordinary and nice to defeat Hillary in 2016.

I mean, look at the guy. Listen to him. Soft and moderate and respectable, Jeb Bush reminds me of a branch manager of a small town bank, a member of the Lions Club and the Moose Lodge and the local chamber of commerce, not the guy I would tap to lead the fight against the commie bastards attempting to the tear down the Republic. I can't imagine this guy fighting anyone over anything. There's no there there.

Posted by: troyriser at February 10, 2014 09:25 AM (2jF2B)

176 This is close to a point that I've been making for quite awhile. I have a relative who is profoundly disabled, and though I don't know details of his support, I have to conclude that a lot of his costs are covered through government programs. All this "reform" necessarily diverts resources from him - someone who not only cannot take care of himself, but also needs skilled care in order to live - and diverts it to people who often are just too lazy to take care of their own lives. Of course, this relative of mine can't vote because of his disability, so when it comes down to who's important, we know he's not it, and moreso, probably listed in the HHS book of "useless eaters".

Posted by: Katja at February 10, 2014 09:34 AM (LmCTZ)

177 It's the age old adage: Follow the money. Which of the three groups listed has money that the government can take? Seniors? They are mostly on Social Security. Disabled? They don't work much, so no, here too. Ah! The middle aged folks. Not too much money, but worth taking. Go Obamatax!!!!

Posted by: TimothyJ at February 10, 2014 11:39 AM (ep2io)

178 There is no failure. The sole purpose of Obamacae is to take all that money from those 'rich' white people who are wasting it extending their lives for a few more months and transferring to his homeboys for a few more fore-tays and choome.

"Reparations do no go far enough"
- BHO

Posted by: Burnt Toast at February 10, 2014 01:31 PM (80R0X)

179 Go read Ezekiel Emanuel's (Rahm's brother) article in the Lancet "Principles for Allocation of Scarce Medical Interventions", also known as "The Complete Lives System." Emanuel is a medical ethicist who provided the ethical foundation in the ACA for dealing with medical shortages, whether organs, or equipment, or hospital space, or personnel: whatever.

In it, infants and elderly are placed at the back of the line. Always. Infants because society hasn't invested much in them, so there is no great loss when they die; the elderly because they have little opportunity to repay any medical investment made in them and their well-being.

Remember this the next time you hear "it's for the children." Death - that's what they have in mind for the children. And the elderly.

Here is the article. It's only 7 pages long:
http://tinyurl.com/nlxape

Posted by: I lurk, therefore I amn't at February 10, 2014 08:47 PM (ab+jQ)

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