1 First!

2 We were wondering what happened to you Gabe.  Ace beat you in this morning!

3

Re sidebar: Britain faces coldest winter in 25 years Global warming

 

Not to be pedantic but the article says 30 years.  Couple of nice babes in the pictures included as well. It appears that the U.S. and Europe both are firmly attached to another round of record breaking cold.

 

We are on the verge of another ice age with three seasons in a row of record breaking cold and the warmies still are trying to maintain their scam.

4 AP dumps On Brit's suggestion Tiger turn to Christ, his argument? claims Brit is being anti-Buddhist, the same guy who dumps on christians everyday while claiming he's "against all religions" is making that argument

5 Colder in Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC than it is in Boston, or even central New Hampshire. Smoke that, AlGore!

6

About time you woke up, Gabe. Ace has been carrying you all morning.

A feel-good New Year's story for WTR et alia (especially TexasJew) at Ace's, Angel the golden retriever saves British Columbia boy from cougar attack... and lives to tell the tail tale.

7

Man, around these parts unless it warms up soon I'm basically going to be walking through a high snow trench to get to my car. All we get is snow, below freezing temps, then more snow. This crap isn't melting.

Now I can see how an ice-age starts.

8 The 2009 Weblog Awards are canceled! Check their site!

9 How 'bout them Cowboys?

10 30 years -- After diving into this AGW crap, the biggest shock I have had is the rate of change when an Ice Age is entered (or exited). I had always assumed the changes happened on 100 or 1000 year curves - not so. Also helps explain how a climate change can drive extinctions -- a slow change can be adapted or a species can move, abrupt change cannot be dealt with.

11 Remember when apologists fell all over themselves explaining to Americans that "jihad" meant "internal struggle"?   Looks like some guys missed the memo.

12 Not to be pedantic but the article says 30 years.

 Ah, 25, 30 years? Always round up, right?

13 I'm afraid of my heating bill. I wish Algore would take a vacation and go freeze some other country.

14

Global warming logic: The hotter it gets, the colder it gets. The bitter cold is proof of global warming. What a bunch of air heads. They seem to think ignoring all the exposed fraud by their Gurus and yelling even more insistently is a sound strategy. Dey brings da stoopid...

15

Tiny apartment + insulated crawl space + electric blanket + cat = toasty toasty nights. Of course, that doesn't help me brush the global warming off my car in the mornings.

I wonder how many Gaia worshippers it takes to stoke a furnace?

16 #9 You're dead to me.

17

16 #9 You're dead to me.

Boy, those Eagles sucked hind tit, didn't they? I mean the Cowboys really mopped the field with them. Made them look like sissy boys. Doncha think?

18

BURBERRY SCARF just $99.9

game CDKeys

19

And here you thought Obama only wanted to bring America down a notch or two.

http://tinyurl.com/ybvekdx

There's another country that he evidently thinks needs to be taken all the way down.

20

A feel-good New Year's story for WTR et alia (especially TexasJew) at Ace's, Angel the golden retriever saves British Columbia boy from cougar attack... and lives to tell the tail tale.

Helluva dog.  That is one lucky boy.

21 How 'bout them Cowboys? I thought it was going to be a slugfest, not a beating. The Cardinals and the Bengals will both get thrashed by the same team two weeks in a row.

22

@14

You are right. Who are we to believe, statistically altered historic temps, or own lying thermometers?

Hmmm...

23 According to New Republic,
Dems 'Almost Certain' to Bypass Conference

According to a pair of senior Capitol Hill staffers, one from each chamber, House and Senate Democrats are “almost certain” to negotiate informally rather than convene a formal conference committee. Doing so would allow Democrats to avoid a series of procedural steps--not least among them, a series of special motions in the Senate, each requiring a vote with full debate--that Republicans could use to stall deliberations, just as they did in November and December.

“There will almost certainly be full negotiations but no formal conference,” the House staffer says. “There are too many procedural hurdles to go the formal conference route in the Senate.”

(link to NR)
http://tinyurl.com/yhzfcvs

24 Does Jason carry bacon scarves?

25 In Me Burberry

26

I'm curious to people's opinion on the Mike Leach and Craig issue.  Leach is a weird dude but I find myself on his side and thinking Craig is a spoiled whiny kid.

I graduated from Texas Tech. I even attend some of their football games, usually when UT comes to Lubbock. I tend to feel the same way you do but I find it curious that the players don't seem to be siding with Leach. That is telling.

27

LOL, Fox just did a story that lets out the real reason the communists want to tax the so-called “Cadillac” healthcare plans.  They claimed they were taxing the “rich” however the expert on Fox said that the overwhelming majority of these plans were owned by government employees and unions.

 

The idea is that if they apply a 40% tax on the plan the administrator for the plan will pass that cost on to the consumer who will then cancel the plan and sign up for the government option. Cancelling the plan will allow higher wages to be paid to the employee who will then be taxed on those wages.

 

The commies get a two-fer, a huge tax increase and killing private plans even quicker.

28 "Also Sunday, the TSA announced that passengers flying to the U.S. from nations regarded as state sponsors of terrorism and countries of interest would be subject to enhanced screening."

I'm still confused why "passengers flying to the U.S. from nations regarded as state sponsors of terrorism" can even get a visa.

29 Any of you morons know anything about Henry Brown of South Carolina? He's a Repub who's retiring from Congress.

30

5 Colder in Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC than it is in Boston, or even central New Hampshire.

Smoke that, AlGore!

No shit, my pool froze last night!  Forgot to turn on the pump. It's STILL 24 in Charlotte!

31

You may find this hard, if not impossible to believe but Sherriff Joe was right!

http://tinyurl.com/ybfg726

 

32

Posted by: Mallamutt at January 04, 2010 11:08 AM (V9SYy)

NH is a leaning blue, purple state, remember Dubya won there in 2000 & almost won again in 2004, Obama & McCain were in a tight contest there in 2008 for awhile before the financial crisis ended the McCain campaign, it's also I believe the New England state Obama polls the worst in getting mid 50 approvals while the rest of that region gives him approvals in the 60s

Posted by: polynikes from Houston at January 04, 2010 11:15 AM (m2CN7)

Leach had one thing against him, the whiny kid's dad worked for ESPN & ESPN went guns blazing w/ bias coverage against him, ESPN has gotten more bias and political the last year (remember what they did to Rush?), and they went after the Broncos' coach for benching Brandon Marshall (the same guy who tried to do a pro-Obama touchdown celebration 2 days after he was elected) even though Brandon was late to a team medical appointment

33 The Cowboys will get stomped this weekend.  Mark it down.  No playoff wins since Barry Switzer was head coach?  There's a reason for that...

34 flying to the U.S. from nations regarded as state sponsors of terrorism and countries of interest

Unless that list includes the UK, the Netherlands, and Sweden, it's not much of a list. 

35 I live in Florida, it's in the 30s down here

36 I tend to feel the same way you do but I find it curious that the players don't seem to be siding with Leach. That is telling.


I always liked Leach; easy to do from a distance.  My perspective:  being around people who think they're geniuses can get real old.  And young James is a whiny bitch.

37 38 The Cowboys will get stomped this weekend.  Mark it down.  No playoff wins since Barry Switzer was head coach?  There's a reason for that...

Posted by: Hatchet Five at January 04, 2010 11:25 AM (1J5/y)

Marked and noted, hope you don't mind when I rub your nose in it when it doesn't happen.

38

I have nothing to offer up here. Oh the Bengals sucked donkey balls last night.

I've put on my new year's  'wishlist' (I don't do resolutions--too much disappointment) to play here more during the day (time permitting at work). I know the night crew fairly well now and would like to familarilize myself with some of you asswipes

_{Did I leave a good impression?? *smoothes out suit*}

39

Posted by: maddogg at January 04, 2010 11:28 AM (OlN4e)

I agree w/ you Dallas wins, so will the Jets, Ravens, & Cardinals

40

I have nothing to offer up here. Oh the Bengals sucked donkey balls last night.

at least their in the playoffs, my team went 3-13 (Bucs)

41 Nothing will make me gladder than watching Romo crying on the sidelines and seeing their coach make his last desperate calls before he gets fired and hits the unemployment line right along with Zorn.

42 "Any of you morons know anything about Henry Brown of South Carolina? He's a Repub who's retiring from Congress."

Sort of a surprise, there will be good conservatives to replace him.

43 And young James is a whiny bitch.

talking about whiny bitch, can you believe it if I told you my brother is  giving me the silent treatment over me being right that his woman wasn't going to wash dishes and I would end up doing it? yep, the fact I washed dishes and his woman didn't after she said she would has him giving me "the silent treatment", you can't make this shit up

44

From Hotair:

A former high-ranking intelligence official in Iran has called for his country to form better relations with the United States and Israel and says the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is on the verge of collapse.

In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post Sunday, Mohammad Reza Madhi, a former officer in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence service, described Mr Ahmadinejad as ”crazy” and unfit to lead his country.

”He has already destroyed international relationships with many countries and made them enemies of Iran,” said Mr Madhi, who was forced to flee Iran in 2008 after being jailed for 73 years on what he described as ”trivial” charges. ”This has cost the Iranian people so much. His ideas are dangerous.”

45 This video is goin around.  I think it would be more powerful if edited a bit, but it's still very good, and should be sent everywhere:

 <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/yzfuwpy">Open Letter to Democrat Pols</A>


Via Hillbuzz.Org (your headquarters for gay support of Scott Brown for Senator)(I am not gay--and am not being defensive about it...)

46 OT: Dude has his balls chopped off, renames himself "Amanda", and is appointed to Commerce Dept. by O'Bumbles.  http://tinyurl.com/ydnzlkq

47 Crud:
http://tinyurl.com/yzfuwpy

48 Romo is playing consistently and well for a change, I expect Mr. Pink to change his nic to Mrs. Lavender after next weekend.

49 I know the night crew fairly well now and would like to familarilize myself with some of you asswipes

I dunno.  The day crew is pretty suspicious of the ONT clique. 

50

Any of you morons know anything about Henry Brown of South Carolina? He's a Repub who's retiring from Congress.

 

He is from Bishopville, SC which is a small town in Lee country. He represents the SC 1^st district which used to be considered solid Republican since Charleston was shifted to the 6^th district.  In the last election that district turned out to be a tossup but I donÂ’t think that will happen this time unless ther State Party picks another winner like that asshole Graham.

51 John F'n Kerry gets second hip replacement instead of being given a pain pill and sent home to die (in a wheelchair subject to an excise tax).

*spit*

52 Some of us from the night crew hang out occasionally with the day crew. (although, in my personal opinion, the night crew is more fun)

53 Via Hillbuzz.Org (your headquarters for gay support of Scott Brown for Senator)(I am not gay--and am not being defensive about it...) (your headquarters for blind Hillary Clinton support and bashing Obama even though both would have governed the same & Obama has Hillary working for her...they also claim Roland Burris will save the country)

FIFY

54 Anyway, if the players won't support Leach, the students won't support Leach. So he's toast.

55

Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 04, 2010 11:36 AM (NtiET)

as i've said before, that comment would offend me but after the liberal response to Rush's health scare, it's fair game

56 (although, in my personal opinion, the night crew is more fun)

That's not even arguable.  Gym rat etiquette in the morning, ice cubes and stompy boots in the ONT.  Game, set, match.

57 The ONT is not a clique, it just received a bad rap from a disgruntled ex-poster. We're all lovers; not fighters. Well there are some fighters I suppose...

58

Why would I change my name? I have become used to dissapointment. Obama won the presidency and precedes to trash the country at an alarming rate, the Redskins went 4-12 and fired yet another head coach, and the Capitals couldn't beat Pittsburgh yet again. The Cowboys winning a game against the Eagles really wouldn't faze me compared to that.

59

Posted by: maddogg at January 04, 2010 11:37 AM (OlN4e)

again he dealt w/ a whiny kid who happen to have a Dad who works at ESPN, ESPN is like CNN in the early 90's, no checks and balances because there's no alt., so they had bias guns blazing coverage portraying him the bad guy, he was screwed before it even got started

60 Yeah what's up the poo-poo mess on the other thread re working out?? I had to leave there. Yikes.

61 YRM, what's offensive about that comment?  The man voted for a bill that would put an excise tax on wheelchairs, at the urging of a president who said people should consider pain pills over life-extending surgery.   All I did was note that he's not walking his talk.

62 the students won't support Leach. So he's toast.

Leach has already been fired.  That's pretty toast.  And good luck with him getting another HC gig after this, unfortunately.  I knew he was going to have problems with that anyway a couple of years ago when he was deemed Too Weird For Southern California.  Think about that for a moment...

63

From the NP article on the Brown story:

At least four Republicans had announced their intention to challenge Brown in the June 8 primary, including businessman Carroll Campbell III -- son of the late (and beloved) governor.

I would go with Cambell who will actually be more of a fiscal conservative than Brown.

 

64

sassy,

What a new years gift, sassy blogging before midnight?  How do you do it?  Red Bull? Meth or just good ole valu rite?

65 You should join us once in a while on the overnight, Kemp. It's always a party. People in the daytime on this thing are much too serious. I do, in fact, drink Red Bull at least once a day. I leave out the Meth these days, though.

66
The ONT is not a clique, it just received a bad rap from a disgruntled ex-poster.

The ONT sucks. It's a blight on AoS.

67

WSJ had interesting op-ed this a.m.  "Prohibition:  A Cautionary Tale" by Thomas Fleming. 

"Today most people think Prohibition was fueled by puritanical Protestants who believed drinking alcohol was a sin.  But the vocal minority who made Prohibition law believed they were marching in the footsteps of the abolitionists who sponsored a civil war to end another moral evil--slavery.  At least as important was the belief that Prohibition would produce health and wealth.  Yale economist Irving Fisher, the best-known economist in the early 20th century, predicted that a ban on alcohol would guarantee a 20% rise in industrial productivity.  He cited 'scientific' tests that proved alochol diminished a worker's efficiency by as much as 30%.

Fisher and many other anti-alcohol proponents were fervent believers in eugenics...removing alcohol from the national diet was central to many eugenicists' belief that an invigorated America would eventually create a race of supermen and women.

...Prohibition corrupted and tormented Americans from coast to coast...In 2010, with talk of restructuring large swaths of our economy back in vogue, Prohibition should also remind us that Congress, scientists and economists seized by the noble desire to achieve some great moral goal may be abysmally wrong."

Here's the link: 

http://tinyurl.com/y8vasnl

68 Lacey - I'll let you deal with #72.

69

Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 04, 2010 11:41 AM (NtiET)

just showing you how liberals think

70
Even before you guys took a dump on Michael from Michigan I said the ONT was a clique. The ONT is pretty much a post for 15 commenters.

71

Posted by: YRM at January 04, 2010 11:48 AM (xNw7B)

what I mean is to point out the hypocrisy of libs

72 76 You're just secretly jealous of all of us ;-) 'cause we know how to have a good time.

73

Hey look Obama named a "transgendered" person to the Commerce Department.

http://tiny.cc/LNS3e

74

Posted by: Posted by: at January 04, 2010 11:48 AM (z37MR)

I used to be on the ONT alot but haven't gotten to lately (life happens), but I do miss M in M, he was a good young conservative but I guess his feminine touch in sex/romance subjects in a blog like this doomed him from the start

75
You know how people criticize Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers for being a movie of 'goodbyes'?

Well, the ONT is a post of "hi's."

76

So far I've only heard reports from the current players or a player that was previously suspended.  Current scholarship players may be reasonable in not coming to his defense.  I wonder what former players have to say? 

I have relatives in Lubbock. They are involved with the University. I expect to get more info soon.

77 It's a blight on AoS.

Posted by: Posted by: at January 04, 2010 11:46 AM (z37MR)

Too bad you're too much of a chicken-shit to sign your name to that.  Brave man, there.

78

51

Everything and everyone connected to this administration is abnormal.

79

Since I'm the guy that's been dropping the Leach headlines, I guess I could at least offer my .02.  Short answer, I don't fucking know who's right or wrong.

Everything that's been asserted is possible, it could be that the admin has decided Leach is a dick and he's gotta go, James could be a whiney bitch, could be a money deal (although schools really don't mind paying out when you win big, something Tech didn't do this year).

Who knows? It's not like Tech hasn't taken risks with crazy-ass genius coaches before, see Knight, Robert.

Do I believe it's possible big-time big-money coaches can be abusive? Duh, I thought it was in the job description. Do players sometimes not love that shit? Duh again. Can hotshot prima donna ESPN announcers who have a kid on the team stick their noses in it? Way up where it's brown, yes they can.

See who comes out ahead with cash and you'll know who was (mostly) right.

 

 

80

Re prohibition story:

 

Prohibition was brought to us by the same idiots who brought in the 16^th amendment; “progressives”.

81

Posted by: YRM at January 04, 2010 11:50 AM (xNw7B)

espc. when comment posters decide to declare who has lost or kept their "man cards"

82 #58, They have recently repudiated their support of Burris.  In any case, half a loaf is better than none.  When Hillary and Sarah face off (they often talk about that on that site...it's as close as they get to fantasizing about women....), I'll worry about it.  Until then, I don't care if they want to sleep with elect HRC.

83
Yes, that's it. I'm jealous.

I wish I take away my humorous observations, my acerbic wit, and sharp analytical skills and join the party in the ONT.

84 #58 And they LOVE Palin, too, by the way.  Makes no sense, but for the foreseeable future, it doesn't matter.

85

Dave in Texas

Remember when the University President got all over Bobby Knight a few years ago? The students frigging rioted and he had to back down and eat crow. The lack of riots/protests give me pause.

86 I wonder how many Gaia worshippers it takes to stoke a furnace?

Bind them tightly, but remember to cross them in alternate layers for good airflow.

87

Well if he's a visitor perhaps he (she??) knows my old addage: Kindly get bent.....

Some of us can't participate during the day so that's where we find refuge at night. To call it a *blight* only shows you haven't spent any time there. There are good people there that pretty much share your viewpoint and some give money to this blog just like the daytimers.

Don't hate; participate!

88
Too bad you're too much of a chicken-shit to sign your name to that.  Brave man, there.

See this? This is a product of the ONT. Instead of a witty retort, we get a butt-hurt reply.

Spar with me! Show me what you got.

89 Yes, that's it. I'm jealous.

I wish I take away my humorous observations, my acerbic wit, and sharp analytical skills and join the party in the ONT.



Gotta love big talk from a chicken-shit.  All big and brave, with no name even.  Makes the lib trolls look upstanding by comparison.

90

Yeah maddogg, I do. I'm not makin a case for or agin, I really don't know, and nobody else except Leach, James and the Tech administration knows either.

As a Longhorns fan, I hated losing to the bastard, but I don't hate him. Don't love him either.

Jerry Glanville was a crazy mofaku too. Fans and supporters put up with it while he was winning. Afterwards, not so much.

91

Anybody see this link on Drudge?

The reason it's getting colder in Peru? Global Warming!

Funny how the Grauniad doesn't allow comments to this twaddle.

92 The students frigging rioted and he had to back down and eat crow. The lack of riots/protests give me pause.

Remember that this has all gone down while most of the student body is home on break.  Could be the admin learned from previous experience.

93 maddogg, aren't they on a break? It looks suspicious firing he a few days before an $800K check was due to drop.

94 Spar with me! Show me what you got.


Try signing your name, douchebag.  Right now all you've earned is contempt.  Kinda like Slow Joe.

95

Posted by: Vic at January 04, 2010 11:51 AM (QrA9E)

A neighbor of mine's that I disassociated myself w/ who does the typical Palin bashing and claims her support for Obama isn't because he's black has a son who my mom brought along w/ us to the mall (I wasn't a fan of the idea, that little punk almost tried to start a fight w/ me before and came one second of my mom coming in the room from me bashing his head in),  well he started talking about what a proud dem he was, only thing Is I was listening to my headphones and didn't know he even did this until we got to the mall, it made me wonder, does this young black kid know that dems wanted his ass as a slave in the civil war, that dems voted against civil rights legislation until one dem President happen to battle his party on that (a President that called MLK JR a "Niger Preacher"), and that dems keep black families hooked on welfare for votes? nope, they just blindly vote for and support dems

as do women, though Republicans were the ones responsible for the women's movement

as do hispanics, though Republicans were the ones to support helping stop Spain's inhumane treatment of Spanish colonies

as do jews, though Republicans have been the ones defending Isreal

as do catholics, though Republicans are pro-life

as do gays, though Republicans were the ones to give them civil unions & not want them outed & fired as teachers in CA

96

Some feel good headlines for the a.m.: 

"Al Qaeda Threat Escalates"

"Chinese Evade U.S. Sanctions On Iran"

"Deficit, Budget Woes Need Solutions as U.S. Nears The Precipice"

"Mobility Helps Al Qaeda Extend Reach"

"Tehran Plans A Major Military Exercise"

"Turbulence Marks Global Outlook For 2010"

WTF?  I thought Teh Bamster's election as POTUS was going to take care of all this crap. 

97 It's 4 degrees here.  4!!!!

98
yep, nice crowd you got there, ONT.

99 YRM--OK, fair enough.   

Personally, I think there's something viscerally wrong with people who aren't offended by the proposed excise tax on wheelchairs and all other medical equipment, but I'm an extremist.

100 Bind them tightly, but remember to cross them in alternate layers for good airflow.

You'll need a lot of them.  Skin and bones don't burn as hot as fat does.

101

Remember that this has all gone down while most of the student body is home on break.  Could be the admin learned from previous experience.

Good point.

102 z37MR, your not jealous that the ONT is where the cool kids hang out, your jealous that you can't stay awake anymore.

103

#102

At least in the end, there will be only chaos.

/Repeated ad naseum, but what else can I say?  I'll have to wait for the release of GoW3 for more sayings.

104

Posted by: Posted by, sure you're not a lib?? You seem to have a lot of pent-up anger.

105

"Briton pulled alive from Swiss avalanche as record freezing weather grips Europe, North America and Asia"

Quite.

Remember: 2 and a half months ago the British Meteorological office was predicting an uncommonly mild winter, and in 2000 they were saying, due to climate change, snowstorms would become a very rare event... even in northern England... where, during the (man-caused???) warm period known as the "Holocene optimum" the Romans tended VINYARDS.

In northern England. While the Vikings farmed in Greenland a millennia later during the medieval warm period.

Anyhow, the Met Office, big believers in man-caused global warming, can't predict the weather in 2.5 months, or in 9 years, but by God they can predict the future of the Earth's climate in 50 and 100 years. Except ALL of the climate computer models have ALWAYS failed to predict the future temperatures... always... it's colder than they predict.

Conspiracy among top scientists to hide (and delete) data, distort data, and discredit their critics calling them (neo-nazi- like) "climate deniers"?

Okay, forget that for now. How about human blindness (the sort of blindness even scientists have held throughout history for their pet theories in the face of new thinking and data) and adherence to an idea that seemed great, but the facts don't support?

On another subject, this time about humanity and philosophy, I'm thinking about adding this, a quote from one of my favourite philosophers, to my standard "signature line":

"All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way."
— Epictetus

Mind you, I actually disagree with him about some things, which is why I'm also a fan of Epicurus....

Together, they rock.

Declaration of independence author, Thomas Jefferson, wrote in a letter to William Short:

"As you say of yourself, I TOO AM AN EPICUREAN. I consider? the genuine doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us. Epictetus, indeed, has given us what was good of the Stoics."
— Thomas Jefferson

... and I shan't say what this American founder had to say about another belief system.

Focussing simply on Epicureanism amd Stoicism, those 2 philosophies, properly understood, have stood the test of time, and have helped both Emperor and slave for century and century, from Marcus Aurelius, to Epictetus the slave himself, to Medal of Honor bearer Admiral James Stockdale.

They are studied in universities and homes around the world to the present day.

I strongly invite you to look into them if you haven't already.

I believe there you'll discover a lot of the best underpinnings of the thought that went into the magnificent constitution and free traditions of the United States of America, many of the principles of capitalism (especially in Epicureanism), the western warrior ethos (Stoicism), and the best attributes of the Republican Party.

Cheers,

Christoph

106 To stay on the politically correct side, i think we should do away with "new years" because it is offensive to those in america who do not celebrate their new years on Jan 1. Also, the term "holiday" is offensive because their are people who do not believe in religion or anything of the sort who do not celebrate such hurtful days.

107

Alright you guys.  Break it up!

And you...  Yeah, you with the gun!  Stop forcing those guys to read the ONT!

 

108

Posted by: Posted by: at January 04, 2010 11:54 AM (z37MR)

as much as I agree w/ you a little, you should post a little more bravely, take it from a guy who told a troll who wanted to threaten me over the net my real name and link to my facebook at times

Posted by: Dave in Texas at January 04, 2010 11:57 AM (WvXvd)

i'm rooting for Texas in the National Title Game, Bama' can suck it

109 ?-mark in the Thomas Jefferson quote is a typo.

110 Three years to the apocalypse, eh? I think 2010 is going to look an awful lot like it. The shit is flying toward fan blades.

111 sure you're not a lib?? You seem to have a lot of pent-up anger.

I think that's it.  Lib troll who's too un-original to even come up with a witty handle.  Even Pale Stool passed that simple test.

112 runningrn--perhaps you are subscribing to the wrong newsletter. It will take years, years they say!, to undo all the damage of the Bush era. Don't you worry your pretty little proletariat head of yours. Just fall in line!

113

Leach had one thing against him, the whiny kid's dad worked for ESPN & ESPN went guns blazing w/ bias coverage against him, ESPN has gotten more bias and political the last year (remember what they did to Rush?), and they went after the Broncos' coach for benching Brandon Marshall (the same guy who tried to do a pro-Obama touchdown celebration 2 days after he was elected) even though Brandon was late to a team medical appointment

"What they did to Rush" was small potatoes compared to the hatchet job they did to Bobby Knight. Bobby, in his early years had made fools out of reporters from Sports Illustrated and ESPN who later became editors of both of those organizations. If you go back to about two, two and a half years before Bobby was let go from IU, and do an article search, you will find an endless hatchet job by both organizations that culminated in his firing from IU. Just for fun: do you have a mental image of Bobby Knight throwing a chair? Well that image is more widely recognized  than the "execution photo" that came to symbolize the entire Vietnam conflict. It was broadcast more often than the Rodney King beating that led to national rioting. I can think of DOZENS of crimes involving sports figures far more violent than Bobby's Chair Toss including shootings and dog fights....and yet THAT was the image that was broadcast, endlessly.

114 You'll need a lot of them.  Skin and bones don't burn as hot as fat does.


I know you need better fuel, and are probably still upset about me trying to censor all the music back in the 80s, but don't throw us in!!!

115 Personally, if Alabama plays UT like they did Florida, It's going to remind you of a semi hitting a puppy. I never saw a better played college football game.

116 #85 Another ball-less 'man' working for a ball-less Precedent.

117

Posted by: Just a Cynic.... at January 04, 2010 12:06 PM (v4UYp)

Hey, the Cynics had their contributions too. Good reminder.

118 J E T S JETS JETS JETS-- ok back to your regular programming

119 Even Pale Stool passed that simple test.

sometimes I miss that POS, wonder if he'll ever find a way back in

120

Posted by: nevergiveup at January 04, 2010 12:10 PM (0GFWk)

I have them beating Cincy 24-17 this weekend

121

polynikes, I'm more of a Psyche girl myself, but Burn Notice is also good. Who knew USA had it in them.

Don't feel bad about your Cougar Town choice. My remote has been known to somehow find its way over to MtV to watch the trainwreck that is Jersey Shore.

122

Christoph, from "dude pulled out of avalanche" to "join my religion", in 12 paragraphs.

Take a pill wouldya? It's getting old.

123 I have them beating Cincy 24-17 this weekend Posted by: YRM at January 04, 2010 12:11 PM (xNw7B) Maybe Maybe. What is the weather gonna be like? The worse it is, the better for the Jets I think.

124

YRM

The blacks bought into the media myth of the "Nixon Southern Strategy" at the same time as the urban blacks bought into the welfare way of life. (we see where that LBJ "Model Cities" program got Detroit.) 

The new "protected class" of Hispanics is buying into it as well now. This is why Republicans will never make any kind of gains in these groups regardless of how big tent they get.

One can simply not out socialist a communist.

125 Obama Administration Disappointed by Latest Message from al-Qaeda (click image to enlarge): tinyurl.com/yj6c5ey

126 This is old, but I thought about it recently, and, really, it's better than ever.  Ran across a link today:  George Carlin destroys environmentalists and global warming cultists.

127

Posted by: Dave in Texas at January 04, 2010 12:13 PM (WvXvd)

AP would be proud

128 Maybe Maybe. What is the weather gonna be like? The worse it is, the better for the Jets I think.

Posted by: nevergiveup at January 04, 2010 12:13 PM (0GFWk)

Cold, sunny.  23-17, Bungles.

129 Christoph, from "dude pulled out of avalanche" to "join my religion", in 12 paragraphs.

It isn't a religion.

They're both philosophies. There's a difference.

Epictetus believed in God (and was quite a popular philosopher among early Christians). Epicurus didn't.

Tried education much?

130

hey sassy, lacy, hatchet, and the rest of you ONTers. Are we invading the daytime too? lol.  Either way, ONT is more fun, but the daytime threads are where i come for smart blogging.

Anychance we could get algore here in hampton roadds?  Since it's cold enough, i could do with the snow to make it more fun. 

Oh and sassy, sorry i didn't respond to the email yet, but got tied up and haven't had a chance. i'll be around tonight tho.  I'll catch up with you then.

 

131

>> Tried education much?

Try this much. Stop threadjacking over your goddamned compulsive religious bullshit behavior or you're outta here.

Educated now?

132
Christoph, from now on you're Eczema, the Canadian philosopher of
nuisance and dry skin.

133 Dave in Texas,

Afterthought: They're not just philosophies, but in large measure they're philosophies on which your country was founded.

134 Cynic, I remember the chair, but then I gerw up in Big Ten country. We all knew about it.  Heck, the local radio station would give away 2 tickets to the UI - IU game at the "Memorial Bobby Knight Chair Throwing Contest" every year before the game.  Was comedy gold sometimes.

135 i'm rooting for Texas in the National Title Game, Bama' can suck it

I keel you!!

136 No problem, Todler. I'll be around, as usual, tonight. In other news - it's effing cold here in CT! I'm curled up like a cat next to the wood stove with this laptop. Wish I lived in some southern state right about now.

137

"Try this much. Stop threadjacking over your goddamned compulsive religious bullshit behavior or you're outta here.

"Educated now?"

Of course, Dave in Texas, mentioning the philosophies of two men, one of whom believed in God and the other didn't, that largely formed the philosophical underpinning of the United States, as evidenced by the lead author of the Declaration of Independence, is exactly the same as religion.

Well spotted.

Having met a whole lot of smart and open-minded Texans, I argue with my fellow Canadians about Texan-stereotypes but every so often there's someone that makes it hard.

138 Tried education much?

typical agnostic/atheist reaction

Try this much. Stop threadjacking over your goddamned compulsive religious bullshit behavior or you're outta here.

wish we could say that to AP over at HA

139 I argue with my fellow Canadians

that would explain some things

140 Sassy they are just as cold down there, they are calling for freeze warnings in AL,MS and a few other states right now, lol gee isn't "global warming" just great!
For the record its 21 in WV and that's about as warm as its going to get for the week ugh!

141

todler ace,

Good  chair throwing story. Our neighbor attached a chair to the top of his flagpole every year on the anniversary date of that game.

I think Bob Knight should be in the House. He wouldn't take shit. And he'd probably punch Pelosi in the face. I salivate thinking about him as President. He'd tell Member's Only in Iran and the parrot man in Venezuela to fuck off. Just as it should be.

142

Wish I lived in some southern state right about now.

Wouldn't do much good this week. Here in SOUTH Carolina it has just got above freezing. Its supposed to get down in the teens every night this week with highs in the 30s.

143 Christoph, you are cruising for a bruising, darlin. Don't mess with Dave. It takes a lot to upset him, and he doesn't seem to happy with you.

144

It's not personal Christoph, you've done it before, been warned off of it, and you just cannot stop yourself.

Either put the regulator on or I will. You do not have a right to continue banging your personal angst drum here. It's rude, boorish, threadkilling. Cut it the fuck out.

145

Posted by: Vic at January 04, 2010 12:32 PM (QrA9E)

same here...in FLORIDA

146

Posted by: Sassypants at January 04, 2010 12:32 PM (D9/AU)

one of my life lessons: NEVER screw w/ a Texan

147 Well, TEE and Vic - I guess I just thought that even if it's only in the 40s in the South, it would be better than in the low 20's here right now.

148

Posted by: YRM at January 04, 2010 12:29 PM (xNw7B)

I don't believe an understanding of the philosophies that formed the United States' Declaration of Independence actually requires a rejection of religion.

Stockdale, one of the people I mentioned, was religious, as to a degree was Marcus Aurelius, another of the people I mentioned, and, for that matter, Epictetus, one of the two philosophers beloved by Thomas Jefferson whom I mentioned.

But, sure, other than that, and the fact I quoted Epictetus as saying:

"All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way."

... it was an anti-religious diatribe.

149 It's not personal Christoph, you've done it before, been warned off of it, and you just cannot stop yourself.

i'm guilty of going into anti-atheists and anti-AP rants, but I try to keep myself in check, i'd suggest listening to his advice Christoph

150 I am doing the exact opposite of what he says I'm doing, YRM, so not only am I "listening" to his advice, I'm proactively following it, and was from the first comment.

151

Posted by: Christoph at January 04, 2010 12:35 PM (0fq7b)

ok, and? we don't really care too much to suddenly have a comment about that out of nowhere in a comment posted, how on earth did we get to that from an avalanche comment?

152

Posted by: Christoph at January 04, 2010 12:38 PM (0fq7b)

ok, keep telling yourself that

153 you people should be talking about Bret Hart coming back to RAW tonight, what the hell is this religion & politics talk?

154 If humans had tails, would we wear them inside, or outside, our pants?

Discuss.

155 "ok, and? we don't really care too much to suddenly have a comment about that out of nowhere in a comment posted, how on earth did we get to that from an avalanche comment?"

It was on a more general thread related to "headlines", and I started with a great headline, and analysis no one here has disagreed with.

Then, I chose to open it up into a more broad discussion of the history of the founding philosophy of the United States, as well as the fact I recently learned one of my favourite philosophers, whom I've mentioned here before, spoke of the need for religious tolerance.

I may not completely agree with him, but reading that from someone I have grown to respect gave me pause.

156 161 I'm voting for wearing them outside because otherwise, it would give us pantylines. Yes, I know I don't have a lot on my plate right now.

157

well, I'd invite you down sassy, but it's only mid 30s max here all week, and teens at night. but we don't have snow.  The flip side is, the threat of snow will shut down the area for a day or 2, and god help us if it does actually snow. they have no idea how to deal with it.

 

I agree Lacey, as much as I dispised coach knight, he didn't put up with any BS.  And you hjad to respect him, no matter what you thought, he earned it.

158 I guess — while I'm reluctant to believe it, the evidence appears to be right in front of me — few if any people here find the philosophical ideas that formed the United States as interesting as I do.

I don't even say that sarcastically. I'm genuinely surprised, and even disappointed.

159 I'd think the tail would have to be outside, otherwise it would mess up the balance issues.

160 Mid-30s is still too cold for my blood, todler. Thanks for the invite, though. I'm happiest with temps in the mid '80s. Why I live in Connecticut is anyone's guess.

161 Christoph - I know plenty of people who share your same interests, namely the philosophical ideas that formed the U.S. -- but some of them may not be on the current thread at the same time you're here. Also, the subject matter may be a bit highbrow for so early in the day. Especially in a "top headline" comments thread.

162

C'mon Sassy.  We had like 3 of those days last summer.

Sheesh.

163

Stereotypes about Texans -- I've heard bad things, but whenever I press for specifics I get, "You know!" I've never been to Texas so I really don't know, and I suspect the stereotypes are derived from that one Family Guy episode.

So aside from those Texans I know a little something about (Lyndon Johnson, Selena Quintanilla-Perez, National Oilwell Varco and the Dallas Starts Ice Girls) I'll have to revert to these stereotypes and prejudices when it comes to everybody else in the state and root for Boise State and Alabama in this week's games.

Sorry, Dave in Texas; it's nothing personal. I know it's totally based on my ignorance of your state. And for what it's worth, I hope you guys don't have any more problems with the superdevil.

164 Thanks, Sassypants, I appreciate and understand your comment.

That's why I was drawing attention to those 2 philosophers and inviting people who are interested to check it out in their own time.

I'm sure I'm not the only person to not know they were important in the American founding before today (equally, I'm sure their must be some well-educated commenters at this site who do know this).

And for those who didn't, I thought it would be interesting.

165

I'm with ya Dave. Go Big 12! Hook 'Em Horns.  (At least till the next time ya play K-State )

166

Thanks for the invite, though. I'm happiest with temps in the mid '80s. Why I live in Connecticut is anyone's guess.

LOL, I have been trying to talk my wife into us moving to Worland, WY but she complains that it gets too cold in WY. Now we have the cold AND still have all the taxes and blue laws.

BTW, WY has no income tax, no State sales tax, and generally very low property tax. (Worland has a 5% city sales tax).

 

167 Geez, where'd everybody go?

168

>> Sorry, Dave in Texas; it's nothing personal.

HAH. Okaaaay, LBJ was an asshole, yeah.

169 I'll have to revert to these stereotypes and prejudices when it comes to everybody else in the state and root for Boise State and Alabama in this week's games.

I've got a slackjawed, bowlegged cousin we can pass around during the game.

Roll Tide!

170

Posted by: toby928: Alabama Alum at January 04, 2010 01:19 PM (PD1tk) -

Hope you're not too disappointed when neither of those work out for ya.

171 I'm not rooting for Boise State.  I really wished they had gotten the bid against Florida.  The Gators were going to take out their frustration on whatever sad sack they ended up with.

Cincy just drew the short straw.

172 Wolf!

173

Seriously, I think that's been the left-wing script lately: "Texas, you know how they are down there." And I betray myself as not being part of the group when I don't immediately agree. (I guess prejudice is cool again, but you gotta keep up on which specific prejudices.)

And really, Dave, I like your work here. LBJ may've been an asshole, but Selena was awesome. And Wayman Tisdale was from Texas, too. (And I meant Dallas Stars Ice Girls -- but you knew that, I'm sure.)

174

Posted by: toby928 at January 04, 2010 01:39 PM (PD1tk) -

Do you really think Fl. would have handled Boise St. the way they did Cincy?

175 Do you really think Fl. would have handled Boise St. the way they did Cincy?

I think so.  Florida was really good again this year.  Maybe not as dominating in all aspects as last year but still the a class of the field.  (I'm really surprised how easily Alabama handled them but I did think Bama had good matchups with them) 

And Boise state only played one ranked opponent AFAIK.

Watching tonight's game could be enlightening though.

176

I know some folks have posted this around here before, but this is the first time I've actually sat through it.  It's quite refreshing to hear David Horowitz and Pat Caddell talk without being interrupted every two secomnds by Beck or Hannity. 

This is from the Nov. 2009 Restoration Weekend.  The aforementioned discuss where the radicals in charge of things came from, McCain's role in campaign finance reform and the four millionaires who made our lives miserable.

http://tinyurl.com/yd6j6wd

 

177 Remember when the University President got all over Bobby Knight a few years ago? The students frigging rioted and he had to back down and eat crow. The lack of riots/protests give me pause.

Texas Tech did all this during the Christmas break, so there weren't any students around to get up-in-arms.  However, at the bowl game, the stands were filled with signs supporting Leach.  One thing I have noticed is that the school didn't release all the affidavits.  They only released the ones that supported their case.   That's to be expected, but it still gives you pause.

I believe that the attack on Bobby Knight started with John Feinstein's book in 1987.  Knight was nice enough to allow him to follow him around and Feinstein shoved a shiv all the way into Knight's back.  Of course, that's what Feinstein does best.  The book started people looking at Knight and looking for ways to get rid of him.

178

While Amanda Simpson is clearly one of the first transgender presidential appointees [Transportation], Democratic officials say theyÂ’re unsure if she is the very first one [DNC churning the rumor machine: who else]. Simpson hopes that HUNDREDS more transgenders will gain government appointments.

So given 52% unemployment, that’s one way Obama’s crew expects a college grad to fit in for a job, and gives “created or saved” a twist to boot.

179 I was out of town for the holidays. May I see a show of hands of those of you who missed me?