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Slow News Day

2 Where's Prez. Toonces today?

3 Oh and good to see the Flaming skull hasn't gotten dusty with its lack of use. Makes me feel right at home.

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Here's some news: Yankees > Red Sox

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April 8 (Bloomberg) -- More Americans unexpectedly filed initial claims for jobless benefits last week, in part reflecting difficulty in seasonally adjusting the data ahead of the Easter holiday.

Initial jobless applications increased by 18,000 to 460,000 in the week ended April 3, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The week leading up to Easter and the two weeks that follow are traditionally a “volatile time” for claims, a Labor Department analyst said, making it difficult to discern the underlying trend in applications.

This is truly unexpected.

6
Glenn Beck has the best opening evah!

7 Awww, the Census Bureau is all worried that they won't get an accurate count

http://tinyurl.com/yjexarg

Here's a couple of thoughts:
1) Forget about counting the Illegals, ship them home instead
2) Only ask the questions you're legally allowed to ask!

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Awww, the Census Bureau is all worried that they won't get an accurate count the count they wanted.

modified

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1)  Without looking at the News, were jobless claims:

a)  Catastrophically higher than expected

b)  Radiantly lower than expected

c)  Mordantly in line with economists' expectations

d)  Docilely trenchant

e)  All of the Above

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Awww, the Census Bureau is all worried that they won't get an accurate count

http://tinyurl.com/yjexarg

Here's a couple of thoughts:
1) Forget about counting the Illegals, ship them home instead
2) Only ask the questions you're legally allowed to ask!

I can understand why censuses will only get harder in the future.  Bigger populations, inefficient immigrations rules, and identity theft. 

I don't think identity theft was a big issue in the 1790 census or even the 1980 census. I am not even comfortable giving out my name and birthdate to the government, because god knows they don't protect information very well.

Just wait until the next census and the one after that, or even worse wait until they do one online, it will be rampant with fraud.

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hahaha
NYT: we don't those cat-scans; they're bad for us

12 That Henry Waxman/Phantom of the Opera thing was kind of disturbing.

13 Once we all get implanted with RFID chips ,thanks to Obamacare, the census will be easy!

14 Census results so far: 85% Hispanic 12% Black 3% Asian 0% Caucasian And this was just California!

15 Where's Prez. Toonces today?

Prauge

16 I am not even comfortable giving out my name and birthdate to the government, because god knows they don't protect information very well.

The IRS already has my name and birthdate.  It can't possibly be cheaper to send sixteen "dear occupant" mailings to get that information than to make a phone call and ask the IRS to do an SQL search.

17 Man, comparing Henry Waxman to Lon Chaney is so unfair...to Chaney.

18 Where's Prez. Toonces today?

Posted by: Wizard of id at April 08, 2010 09:03 AM (eoYse)

Bending over for the Russians

19 just finished the reading the comments on the lgf circa 1950 thread from here last nite.....too funny........

20 Here's my headlines.

First:  Evil American Pork Imperialism! 

Second: Democrat commits fraud, party ID in first paragraph.  Not really noteworthy except I'm so used to Democrat scandals being "unknown party" scandals...

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Prediction: NYT headline next month:

Are People Living Too Long?
^{Studies On Quality of Life Show The Best Time To Die Is Before You're 80}

22 exactly Heather - the census should only be counting the taxpayers and their dependents. I would love to see the parasite delta between the two datasets expressed spatially. Then superimposed on voting precincts.

23 Lesbians!111111!!1111 Bondage1111!!11!111!! Repub-lick-cans!11!!1!!! I'm with you -- Hi ho, hi ho we're off to the burlesque show we'll sit up front and see some c***, hi ho, hi ho Hi ho hi ho, hi ho, we're off to the burlesque show we'll sit in back and see some crack, hi ho hi ho. That's all I got

24

Prediction: NYT headline next month:

Are cancerous children worth the time and money?

^{Frank Rich's in depth look into the argument for post- third term abortions}

25 My prayers go out to Bowe Robert, captured by the Taliban.

New video released by Taliban  showing Bowe alive.

26 That's all I got Too bad; I was hoping you published a newsletter.

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My prayers go out to Bowe Robert, captured by the Taliban.

New video released by Taliban  showing Bowe alive.

Isn't he the guy who deserted to the Taliban or am i thinking of another guy?

28 Looks like Bowe Robert Bergdahl is playing it safe. Growing a beard and most likely professing to convert to Islam.Though the whole story of his capture is rather fishy.
He supposedly walked off base of his own free will.

29 CNBC reported that timmaaaay went to China.  He went all that way to be "on the ground exactly two hours" and to "talk to his Chinese counterpart"?

Also said the prez flew to Czechoslovakia last night to sign some treaty with the Russians.

Why doesn't anyone come to us anymore.

Also, NASA is paying a ridiculous amount of money per astronaut to hitch a ride of Russian capsules.  The reporter said ti was because the Russians had to make more capsules to accommodate the demand.  My question is if we are spending all that money, how come we just didn't make a new space shuttle?

30 Hi ho hi ho, hi ho, we're off to the burlesque show We'll watch them peel, then meet with Steele, Hi ho hi ho

31 The circumstances of his capture aren't clear. Somehow he got seperated from his unit and nabbed. Regardless of the taliban propaganda - these tapes make for go training material with some added shots of the less fortunate. Keep your little doggies focused on maintaining contact, not slipping outside of the wire for any reason, never letting your guard down, etc.

32

Re:  Henry Waxman

Is there a bigger douche (or douchy looking guy) in Congress?

33 "Also said the prez flew to Czechoslovakia last night to sign some treaty with the Russians." --- some treaty, you meant the nuclear arms reduction one that no one has seen the text of?

34 I would love to see the parasite delta between the two datasets expressed spatially. Then superimposed on voting precincts.

So would I.  Of course, the way precincts have been drawn, that data would be raaaaaacist.

35

You know, I made a couple of comments about Tom Coburn previously that I would like to clarify.  I called him a jackass if memory serves, for his comments praising Bela Pelosi.  So there is no misunderstanding, Tom Coburn is still a jackass precisely for those comments.  Nice people do not want socialism and ruin foisted on this country that was until a few short months ago, the beacon of freedom to the world.  He is a jackass by virtue of the fact that by praising the shithead speaker, he absolves her of all of the vicious attacks that she heaped on Bush. 

She is not a nice person by any stretch of the imagination and he is a jackass for saying so.  The people who are demeaning those who cite the fact that he is a jackass are jackasses themselves.

Fortunately for jackasses, their condition is treatable.  They do not have to live perpetually as jackasses.  They can look inward on their jackassedness and rip it out and shift the direction of this country back toward freedom and away from the slavery of socialism and f--king entitlement.

You are now free to resume the remainder of you socialist existence - brought to you inpart, by the jackasses of the Republican party.

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And for other good news:

http://tinyurl.com/y9huzmm

Oh yeah.  Working perfectly.

37 Could it happen?  Really?

Stupak may retire

Who else wants to pitch in for Stupak's retirement party?

38 "33 "Also said the prez flew to Czechoslovakia last night to sign some treaty with the Russians." --- some treaty, you meant the nuclear arms reduction one that no one has seen the text of?

Posted by: Jean at April 08, 2010 09:31 AM (OlnxK)"

Maybe, not sure since I was distracted by the airline incident last night so wasn't able to read anything about it until I heard he was "in the air".  But, doesn't congress have to accept and approve any treaty he signs on behalf of the American people?  So,  not to worry, right?

39 you meant the nuclear arms reduction one that no one has seen the text of? The Senate has to ratify it. Present O'Blah Blah makes it so easy for the Republicans to be the part of 'no'.

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@33 ... you know, he didn't care about passing Stimutard or No Health Care without anyone being able to read it so I'm not surprised that he's willing to significantly weaken our security without anyone reading that either.

41 Hi ho, hi ho, we're off to the burlesque show We will collect your nice big check Hi ho hi ho, hi ho, we're off to the burlesque show But the RNC will pay for me, hi ho, hi ho

42 More good news, gotta love when Jihadi's accidently blow themselves up.

"Mullah Burhan along with some of his men were busy in making bombs in an abandoned house in Marja district late Wednesday night but suddenly the device went off, killing three persons including Burhan," Provincial governor spokesman Daud Ahmadi said. "

43 But, doesn't congress have to accept and approve any treaty he signs on behalf of the American people?

Pesky Constitution...

I've no doubt Congress will approve, I just don't know how bipartisan the opposition will be.

44

Ofuckhead is -14 again in the Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

http://tinyurl.com/5tnd2b

 

45 42 More good news, gotta love when Jihadi's accidently blow themselves up.

"Mullah Burhan along with some of his men were busy in making bombs in an abandoned house in Marja district late Wednesday night but suddenly the device went off, killing three persons including Burhan," Provincial governor spokesman Daud Ahmadi said. "

Posted by: Mjim at April 08, 2010 09:37 AM (V8B//)

Yeah...I'm an excellent bomb maker...Yeah.

46 Second: Democrat commits fraud, party ID in first paragraph.  Not really noteworthy except I'm so used to Democrat scandals being "unknown party" scandals...

Heh, that's funny.  From the article:

Embattled state Rep. Kerry Burt dropped his re-election plans Wednesday as prosecutors announced charges against the Waterloo Democrat and eight other people who allegedly gave false addresses to avoid paying full tuition at a state-run teacher training school.

So the guy is committing fraud by trying to get cheaper tuition for himself.  The funny part is if you go to his website, he lists his legislative priorities as:

My priorities this year also include balancing the budget, quality education and creating good jobs.

Now we know why he wanted "quality education" - so he could scam the taxpayers in getting some of it!

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42 More good news, gotta love when Jihadi's accidently blow themselves up.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the the mullahs say that you forfeit some virgins when you accidently blow yourself up?  And don't they also say the in the place of virgins, all you get are old, wrinkly puss buckets if you blow yourself up without taking any infidels with you?

48 I've no doubt Congress will approve, I just don't know how bipartisan the opposition will be. I approve

49 After drudge's headline yesterday, you kinda know who the 52% were, those paying no tax at all and those hoping to join that group.

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The United States was once a nation of proudly independent people. But now Americans in large numbers think they deserve free access to the Web, no-cost college educations, and jobs they don't deserve and can't be fired from. They believe others should be responsible for their mortgages and feel they have a right to early, cushy retirements at someone else's expense.

This unsustainable condition is perpetuated by a federal tax code that is forcing a shrinking number of taxpayers to fund the government while removing a growing number of Americans from the income tax rolls.

Ugh.

51 I know it's a pipedream, but could we limit federal voting rights to those who actually pay income tax?

52 What got me about that article on Drudge was that the top 40% pays 73% of the taxes, the bottom 40% not only pay no taxes but have a net positive return.  That is through the BS EIC otherwise known as "welfare".

53 the bottom 40% not only pay no taxes but have a net positive return.  That is through the BS EIC otherwise known as "welfare".

There's more than EIC--there's a whole bunch of "refundable credits" for buying stuff (houses, "green" cars and appliances, etc).

That shit needs to stop. 

54 Security breach at LAX this morning.  Shut down 3 terminals until they found the guy. 

55 Wonder what took them so long?

Obamas to appear on American Idol.

56 @55
Oh and an amusing interview on KTLA this morning of a passenger in a long line whose flight was cancelled.  The reporter asked what he thought and the guy said he had two comments: one was that "this is preparing us for Obamacare" and the other was he was glad that they responded to the breach. 

ha ha

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@56

Well, there's one charity I won't be supporting.

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Obamas to appear on American Idol

Ugh. Can't this putz and his hideous she-beast wife stay the hell outta even one freaking thing?

Look stutters- I had to listen to your empty headed jabber about BOTH ncaa tourneys, then watch your crappy set shooting form 10 times while Kellogg tanked a game of horse- now you arrive to stink up American Idol?

Irrelevance through ubiquitousness. That's the ticket.

Preznit Jakass, get thee gone. Now.

59 56 Wonder what took them so long?

Obamas to appear on American Idol.

If they show up on Mythbusters, I'm goin' postal.

60 If they show up on Mythbusters, I'm goin' postal.

I stopped watching Mythbusters after Adam decided we all were desperate to hear his opinion of Sarah Palin. 

61 Hundreds of travelers waited on the sidewalk at LAX Thursday morning when officials shut down three terminals and delayed at least 14 flights because of a security breach.

62 I stopped watching Mythbusters after Adam decided we all were desperate to hear his opinion of Sarah Palin.

When will these dumb SOBs learn that they are entertainers and when they branch out into partisan politics they automatically lose half their audience?

Besides that Mythbusters ran out of "myths" to test a long time ago.

63 Besides that Mythbusters ran out of "myths" to test a long time ago.
Posted by: Vic

Yeah, they're really stretching it.  Plus, any myth involving a living organism that they try to test is inevitably a poorly-controlled disaster. 

Grant, and to a lesser extent Jamie, is the only one with a clue on that show. 

64

Laura Ingraham's had this one before.  And many more.

65 Missouri Lt. Gov. Kinder(R) to sue Feds over Health Care Bill over objections of Dem. Gov. and A.G.

Good on Lt. Gov. Kinder. Dems. Gov. Nixon and A.G. Kostner can go get stuffed, at least somebody is listening to their bosses.

Anybody who thinks that this health care bill is good for America either hasn't bothered to see past their own selfish, "FREE STUFF! GIMME SOME!" attitude or is being willingly obtuse about it. Somebody has to pay for it and it ain't gonna be the almost 50% of the country who have no tax liability.

Part of the bill will be laid at the feet of those who will have their Social Security and Medicare cut, and part will come from those who bust their humps to earn a living just to see some of it forcibly taken away to given to the "GIMMIE's".

But the best part will be when they institute the VAT, or Value Added Tax to make up the trillions of dollars this sham will cost. Because then even the "GIMMIE's" will have to pay their share everytime they buy ANYTHING!! Then the howling will ensue.

And that howling will be music to the ears of everyone tired of seeing their hard earned money being pissed away on "Feel Good" B.S. social programs and it will be the silver lining to the cloud.

66 I posted this in the wrong thread, but since there's an article about the nuke treaty, I'll put it here (just pasting the comment):

Anyone see how Allahpunditinmyass (I stole that from some commenter) is arguing about how The Precedent's nuke treaty is a good thing?  What a stupid twerp that guy is ... both of them, Allah and his buddy, and the guy he believes to be super-smart, the Indonesian Imbecile.

Allah's latest silly comment:

"Yes, ObamaÂ’s assumption that this will somehow deter other nations is juvenile, but like Liam said earlier in the thread, as long as we have enough warheads to threaten other nations with total destruction, symbolic little cuts like this are a non-issue. Again, given jihadistsÂ’ aspirations to get the bomb, the fewer nukes there are in play around the world, the better.

Allahpunditinmyass on April 8, 2010 at 1:01pm"

So ... it's really an anti-jihadi treaty ... What a frickin clown.

Apologies for having put this in the unemployment thread ... though it might have been a subconsious desire on my part to connect unemployment and allah.

67 It doesn't matter whether the Senate ratifies the treaty or not.  If they don't, Obama will implement its terms by Executive Order.

68 > Besides that Mythbusters ran out of "myths" to test a long time ago. Posted by: Vic But they haven't run out of .50 cal ammo and C4. And that's the important thing!

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