1

Yikes.  1st?

Anybody know when Rangel is going to have his going out of business garage sale?  I hear he's got a sweet wet bar that would look great in my garage.

2 Why no rickinstl, but that's a great thread starter you threw out there.  Algonquin round table worthy, if you don't mind my saying so.  Please tell us more.

3 That Marine Cpl that got blown up and walked away should be checked to see if he's a Terminator T-850 series.

4 Which makes one wonder just how much good did it do to have him at his post if he was burned beyond recognition and barely conscious the whole time he was standing there?

5 Gawd loves a frozen yankee.

6

Russian hotties smuggling night vision goggles;

Where's the AOS exclusive sex tape?

7

Anybody know when Rangel is going to have his going out of business garage sale?  I hear he's got a sweet wet bar that would look great in my garage.

And I'm sure a couple of Barney Frank's boys will be on hand to help you "load it up" in the truck as well..

Yikes..

8 The Marine that got blown up (actually didn't get blown up) owes his life to the incompetence of the bomber. The charge was buried too deep, and only partially detonated. He was lucky. Very lucky. Like winning the lottery.

9 And I'm sure a couple of Barney Frank's boys will be on hand to help you "load it up" in the truck as well..

Hey, are you about a size 13?

10 I don't know about the rest of you, but in the NY area every third news story is about Obama's appearance on The View today for "questioning."
The toughest question he is going to get will be whether he likes his balls fondled during a blow job.
Trick question - he has no balls.

11 After going on The View, Obama Faces Jilted Voters on Jerry Springer Show

12 Hey, are you about a size 13?

Ahhh, creepy.

13 So I look out my 18th floor window here in downtown NYC and there are police barricades all up and down the street. Three guesses as to who will be driving by.

14 so am i the only person here who doesn't watch Star Trek?

15

Three guesses as to who will be driving by.

Santa Claus?

16

_{gets down on knees....}

Thank you God (that I don't have to live in NYC).

17 Joe Biden in a clown car?

18 Durable goods orders fell....

....
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wait for it

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unexpectedly.

19 Joe Biden in a clown car?

Redundant.

20

The Oscar-Meyer weinermobile is coming to NYC? Or is that just a big dick in a limo?

21  so am i the only person here who doesn't watch Star Trek?

I'm just sayin'. Spock gets all the credit in that movie. While Preston's just layin' there, ash and fume drifting off his crispy face.

22

Any Colorado morons? What the hell is the GOP doing out there......I mean, other than arranging a very effective circular firing squad.

Just got back from there. It's a microcosm of how the GOP will piss away a potential body slam in November. They call it a toss-up but Hickenlooper is very popular, at least in Denver.

23 Charlie Rangel ina paddy wagon?

24 15 so am i the only person here who doesn't watch Star Trek?

Posted by: Ben at July 28, 2010 09:21 AM (wuv1c)

No...I've always been a cool kid.

 

25

Wow!  You can really build up speed going down hill!

http://tinyurl.com/2e67eu9

Public held debt double since '07.

Obviously Bush's fault but... just sayin'

26

They had to pass it to find out what is in it

A little-noticed section of the Wall Street reform law grants the federal government broad new powers to compel financial firms to hire more women and minorities — an effort at promoting diversity that’s drawing fire from Republicans who say it could lead to de facto hiring quotas.

Deep inside the massive overhaul bill, Congress gives the federal government authority to terminate contracts with any financial firm that fails to ensure the “fair inclusion” of women and minorities, forcing every kind of company from a Wall Street giant to a mom-and-pop law office to account for the composition of its work force.

Employment law experts say the language goes further than any previous attempt by the U.S. government to promote diversity in the financial sector — putting muscle behind federal efforts to help minority- and women-owned firms gain access to billions in federal contracts.

Good thing Barry isn't a socialist hellbent on taking over the economy

27 "Mexican Officials to Patrol Staten Island Following Latest Bias Attack"when I first heard this I thought the news was wrong, I mean, how is a foreign government allowed to come into the United States and have any authority?

28

Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director, quoted by Roger Simon of Politico today:

"I am sure Ezra had good intentions when he created it, but I am offended the right is using this as a sledgehammer against those of us who donÂ’t practice activist journalism.  Journolist was pretty offensive. Those of us who are mainstream journalists got mixed in with journalists with an agenda."

1.  He's offended by what the right is doing with Journolist.

2.  He's a mainstream journalist without an agenda.

Pop quiz - which statement is more ridiculous?

 

29

Mexican Officials to Patrol Staten Island Following Latest Bias Attack"when I first heard this I thought the news was wrong, I mean, how is a foreign government allowed to come into the United States and have any authority?

Because they are doing such a good job down in mexico, why not let them come up here and show us a thing or two on hows its down.

In completely unrelated news, a few months ago a mans face was sliced off, sewn to a soccer ball and kicked into city hall down in mexico.

30 I can't believe the IQ's of the GOP "leadership" has fallen to single celled organism levels. Fucking Steele has GOT TO GO. Fucking out of touch imbeciles. They could fuck up an anvil.

31 how is a foreign government allowed to come into the United States and have any authority?
Hope 'n Change

32 14 So I look out my 18th floor window here in downtown NYC and there are police barricades all up and down the street.

Three guesses as to who will be driving by.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 28, 2010 09:19 AM

When he does drive by, will you hang your ass out of the window and moon him for me?

33

or is this just some long festering blood letting and is Tancredo really serious.

I think this may be it, but all I had to read was the Denver Post, so who knows.....

34 Those Mexican Officials should go down and patrol a few border towns in their own country. Oops! That's right, the drug lords control that part of Mexico and they would get their silly pompous asses perforated. It makes sense now...

35 Rasmussen 44-56 (1500LV) which I take to mean 1500 legal voters so as to explain why there are so many polls in the RCP average which rate Obama a thumbs-up.

36 When he does drive by, will you hang your ass out of the window and moon him for me?

Posted by: TC at July 28, 2010 09:35 AM (DYJjQ)

I can think of something else I'd rather have him do while his ass is out the window.

37
Charles Jonsin likes the idea of a Islamic Community Center and Mosque on the grave site of those who were murdered by.... wait for it.... Islam.

He proclaims that referring to ground zero as "sacred ground" is ridiculous.
According to Jonsin, the grave-site that holds 3000+ dead Americans, who were slaughtered in the name of one particular religion should not be considered special in any way.   Wow -- this guy is off the rails.  

Charles Jonsin likes to spit on the innocent who died on 9/11 - the rest of ya are right winger bigots and racists.  

38

Any Colorado morons? What the hell is the GOP doing out there......I mean, other than arranging a very effective circular firing squad.

Posted by: 48%er at July 28, 2010 09:26 AM (kcqZS)

I think that the Tea Party definately has pols off balance.  The pols, being pols, don't know from one day to the next which lies to tell and they are incapable of not tell lies so they screw up.

Plus the Hickenlooper thing added in.  He's really not been affective imo but he's the quintessential granola and the Repubs are incapable of countering the growing granola hippie influence.

Legalized dope, sanctuary city, big Fed employee presence. 

If a Repub says anything against any of that, they're screwed. 

Plus all of them have integrity issues.  They look more like Dems that the Dems.

39
That Marine Cpl that got blown up and walked away should be checked to see if he's a Terminator T-850 series.

It is my understanding that his series is T-1000.

40 so am i the only person here who doesn't watch Star Trek? Posted by: Ben at July 28, 2010 09:21 AM

There are more of us than you think.

I'm not watching the friggin' View, either.

Some dimbulb on Fucks News is babbling about the police chief in Bell, CA earning almost twice as much as Osama Obama. I object to the misuse of the word "earn" in both cases.

Summed up, today's news is delivering the all-too-familiar message: we're skroot.

41 Charles Johnson is a reprehensible sack of rodent shit. Nothing more.

42

or is this just some long festering blood letting and is Tancredo really serious

I think Tancredo is just trying to stay in the local TV cycle in case he wants to stay in politics.

I don't think he would be dumb enough to actually run. We need Colorado this year.

43 I'm afraid that if I moon Obama, he'll send a Muslim moon mission to land on Uranus.

44 Regarding the 'bias' attack: The only people who would be able to pick out the Mexicans from the Puerto Ricans are the Puerto Ricans.

45

Obama to visit Columbus on August 18 for a Strickland fundraiser, blah, blah, blah.

Okay, so why does he have to land at Port Columbus and dick up everyones travel plans when he could land at Rickenbacker on the south side? Is there some sort of protocol involved?

46 Posted by: Ben at July 28, 2010 09:31 AM (wuv1c)

I can't believe this is happening.  Ben, this is staten island.  There are a lot, a lot of union constructions workers without jobs.  If people are hiring illegals for construction, while the union construction workers remain out of work, well, the union construction workers are going to be a little cranky.  What Mexico should be doing is getting all their illegal construction workers out of there and sending them back to Mexico. 

47 Sigh. Another day, more thunderstorms. I'm just glad the damage from yesterday was amusing, not serious.

48 What Mexico should be doing is getting all their illegal construction workers out of there and sending them back to Mexico. 

Posted by: curious at July 28, 2010 09:43 AM (p302b)

What and give up all that money sent back to Mexico?  Shirley, you jest.

49 56 Posted by: Ben at July 28, 2010 09:31 AM (wuv1c)

I can't believe this is happening.  Ben, this is staten island.  There are a lot, a lot of union constructions workers without jobs.  If people are hiring illegals for construction, while the union construction workers remain out of work, well, the union construction workers are going to be a little cranky.  What Mexico should be doing is getting all their illegal construction workers out of there and sending them back to Mexico. 

Posted by: curious at July 28, 2010 09:43 AM (p302b)

Mayor Bloomberg will know what to do!

50

.  What Mexico should be doing is getting all their illegal construction workers out of there and sending them back to Mexico. 

You don't need as many workers when the house is built out of mud.

51 #6

I actually enjoy cold, snowy winters. Last year was a pain only because the snow was wet and heavy. Not fun to move off the driveway.

52 Charles Jonsin likes to spit on the innocent who died on 9/11 - the rest of ya are right winger bigots and racists.  


Posted by: Charles Jonsin's empty nutsack at July 28, 2010 09:37 AM

If only Chuckles was fighting this battle on his own! Sadly, he's got Hizzoner the Mayor and a whole bunch of deluded, self-hating Noo Yawkuhs on his side.

I'm expecting Osama Obama to be there for the cornerstone-laying ceremony. At some point, he'll give up all pretense of being a patriotic American and show his true Mohammedan colors.

The Terrorist-in-Chief isn't willing to restrict himself to spitting on us. He wants to destroy us.

53 53 I'm afraid that if I moon Obama, he'll send a Muslim moon mission to land on Uranus.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 28, 2010 09:41 AM (9Cooa)

As long as it's not my anus 'sallgood.

54

Glenn Reynolds has been covering the Chevy Volt for a while, and it looks like it will be hitting the market next year.

I just read the article Drudge posted on it. It says it can make it 40 miles on its electric charge.

40 miles? That's nothing. That doesn't  cover your average persons commute to work let alone back?

That's the best we can do? 40 miles on battery power.

55 I bet he's getting an earful from the unions about this.

56 Rumor has it that Obama skipped joining the Boy Scouts of America because smokin' dope and hangin' with communist pedophiles like Frank Davis weren't prerequisites.

57 The command is given:  warp speed.

58
Any Colorado morons? What the hell is the GOP doing out there......I mean, other than arranging a very effective circular firing squad.   Just got back from there. It's a microcosm of how the GOP will piss away a potential body slam in November. They call it a toss-up but Hickenlooper is very popular, at least in Denver. Posted by: 48%er

Colorado Republicans are clueless.

Hickenlooper will win on personality/default.  The GOP will lose this race, I'm almost certain.  Scott McInnis is a dead-end candidate.  Maes isn't all that bad, but he has campaign finance issues, and low name recognition.

Josh Penry should be the candidate for Governor.  Josh Penry is a fantastic, young, well-spoken fresh face.  He is the future.  Scott McInnis is a dead-end.    The Colorado GOP establishment refuses to consider the future.  The CO GOP  refuses to strategize with candidates that can be a part of a new and vibrant future.  Instead, we get the same old re-tread thinking and big ego "It's my turn" Scott McInnis.

Now that Tancredo has entered the race, it's over.  The GOP will lose for sure.  Oddly, Tancredo will set himself up to be hated.  So, I'm not sure what he's thinking.

I don't hate Tancredo, I think he's doing it for the right reasons, but his reasons are not good strategy.  Again - the GOP establishment in CO are clueless political strategists.

59

This cannot be good news for Barry:

http://tinyurl.com/266znm5

Brits unsocialize socialized medicine while Barry socializes unsocialized medicine.

Of course the Brits are obviously not as smart or competent as Barry.

60 61 #6

I actually enjoy cold, snowy winters. Last year was a pain only because the snow was wet and heavy. Not fun to move off the driveway.

Posted by: NJConservative at July 28, 2010 09:48 AM (LH6ir)

I did two winters in Western Kansas. Temperatures got to almost 20 below zero in winter. I learned things. Like don't wash your car if you ever want to get back into it. Don't set your parking brake if you want to use the car before spring. Yes, your tires CAN freeze solidly to the ground. Every house has at least one 4X4 in the driveway for a reason. etc.

61

@70.

It's funny, the left is always telling us we are 20 years behind Europe socially. Examples being fashion, squimishness with nudity, homosexuality, etc.

 

I would argue that the American Left is 20 years behind Europe when it comes to social engineering and economics. It seems that whenever Europe is figuring out that their cradle to grave society doesn't work, the Democrats are just starting to implement it here.

62 And he's getting an earful too.

63 O/T: Mary Fallin won the Oklahoma Republican nomination for governor.

http://www.maryfallin.org/

Well her front page picture isn't so great but some of the other pics on her site are pretty good.  Definitely hittable IMO.

64 ugh. seriously, you use the lamest cultural references in your quotes. If you need a list of decent ones, I'll be glad to send you some. I'm sure you quote stupid lyrics and stupid tv-shows and movies to be oh so post-modernly ironic, but it's really tired and weak.

65 Don't Boy Scouts wear flags on their uniforms and sleep outside? Ewww!

66 And they didn't even show that Preston was Scotty's nephew.

67 i love this girl.................... morning morons.............

68 That's the best we can do? 40 miles on battery power.

No just the best GM can do. Tesla motors advertises 300 miles per charge for a mere $8,000 more than the Volt.

_{(Full disclosure Tesla is a partner in the Volt project)}

69

 just the best GM can do. Tesla motors advertises 300 miles per charge for a mere $8,000 more than the Volt.

I thought Tesla's cars were like 80 thousand dollars.

70 Fox is teasing the Court decision on whether to block ("stay"?) the AZ immigration law from going into effect. I've seen a few MSM tear-jerker stories of illlegal families being "scared" and moving. But I wonder if there will be a really noticeable short term burst of travel into California, elsewhere. Imagine waking up in some sanctuary city tomorrow morning and seeing hundreds of illegals setting up camp on your sidewalks.

71 Racist Teabaggers run amok

72 For an extra $10,000, a Volt covered with solar panels would give you an extra half a mile during the daytime. You know, for emergencies! How is our Green Future any different than poverty?

73
How odd that we have a president of the United States going on an non-serious bullshit morning talk show. (The View - *ugh*)  It's nothing more than a desperate grasp at popularity restoration among the vast idiocracy. Goes to show how far we have fallen as a nation.  We really are a nation of idiots.  Well, OK, people who watch the View on a regular basis are the reason this nation is so incredibly irreparably stupid.

74 Brits unsocialize socialized medicine while Barry socializes unsocialized medicine.

They just didn't do communism right. We Kenyans...err...Americans will fix that.

75

Al-Andalus bans bull fighting.  Oks genital mutilation for women.

http://tinyurl.com/2387shh

I meant Catalonia in Spain, obviously.  Anyone could make that mistake.

(I may have made that second sentence up.  Not far off though, imo - name or practice.)

76

That's the best we can do? 40 miles on battery power.

Posted by: Ben at July 28, 2010 09:49 AM

For all GM's brave talk about the Volt being a "game changer," I have it on good authority that the company can only build a maximum of 30,000-40,000 Volts annually. Even if all are sold (no doubt gubmint motor pools will be full of the damn things), the company will lose serious money on each one.

What Osama Obama and all the green weenies forget is that batteries have no changed all that much since the days of the Baker Electric in terms of efficiency and longevity.

They also disregard certain laws of physics, and seem to think that a battery can store more energy than it takes in.

The 40-mile range is probably optimistic, as is the Nissan Leaf's 100-mile range.

77 Given Ace's dislike of Trek as expressed yesterday, I hereby by the power vested in my by absolutely nobody, declare this Irony Wednesday!

^{Go home, Ms. Morrisette.}

78

Maybe the Mexican consulate can help one of their Einstein's that got sentenced a few towns away yesterday, for first bringing into the US and then making young women into unwilling sex slaves.

That's the particular Einstein that made the news most recently here.

 

79

Morning.

*yawwwwwwwn*

Stayed up too late on the music thread last night.

Hope everyone is having a fine little Wednesday morning.

80

In case anyone missed this wrinkle in the Obama trip to "The View".

Obama will be attending a DNC fundraiser at Anna Wintour (Editor of Vogue) while in NYC.

By appearing onThe View while in NYC, that makes his trip "official business", meaning the taxpayers pick up the tab!

 

So, let's summarize:

Blow off the Boy Scout's at their once-every-five-years Jamboree, instead travel to NYC for a partisan DNC fundraiser with multi-millionaire luminaries from the fashion/intelligensia class, and get stroked by an adoring Joy Behar while Woopy fellates him.

And the US taxpayers pick up the tab!

How's that "Hope & Change" working out so far?

81 Gabriel--I love that movie.

82 79 And they didn't even show that Preston was Scotty's nephew.
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They did in the TV edit.

83

I'm kinda down with the whole idea of hot women Republicans in government.

Even if it works out that they are as incompetent and self-centered/self-interested as the men, they'd still be hot.

We should have thought of this earlier.

84

By appearing on The View while in NYC, that makes his trip "official business", meaning the taxpayers pick up the tab!

 

Makes me ill to consider how much tax payer money we all are forced to pay to watch Obama campaign.  Everything Obama does is all part of his campaign.

85 Hey Planet of the Apes is on! Woo!

86

The Telsa car can maybe go 300 miles ...  and then you have to sit around charging it for at least several hours to continue driving it ...

The Volt can go as far as you can stay awake to drive it (with fill ups) ...

 

87 Chuck Todd's tweets on why he cannot sleep at night:



For those wondering, the context that I'm seeing JournOlist, it's in the same week that Breitbart pulls his latest stunt. There is this belief with conservatives that there is a liberal bias in mainstream journalism. There isn't. You can argue geographic bias and even cultural bias but the idea that any LONGTIME, legitimate news organization is actually advocating for one political party or ideology is absurd. But JournOlist gave the conspriacy theorists about the media an "a ha" or "gotcha" moment that actually, when one looks closely isn't there. There aren't a lot of mainstream journalists involved in this JournOlist but there are enough that work for longtime mainstream journalistic enterprises to give the tabloid conservative provocateurs something to run with -- a sledgehammer, if you will, to yell "told ya so."

So in short, what's depressed me and caused me to lose sleep was the both incidents coming so close together; the fact Breitbart is taken seriously by so many and has outlets to push his agenda, combined with too many on the left deciding that the best way to fight this rise in conservative media outlets to is actually create a liberal type of campaign or organization. In short, it makes me wonder, what the hell is happening to journalism.

88

So, let's summarize:

Blow off the Boy Scout's at their once-every-five-years Jamboree, instead travel to NYC for a partisan DNC fundraiser with multi-millionaire luminaries from the fashion/intelligensia class, and get stroked by an adoring Joy Behar while Woopy fellates him.

And the US taxpayers pick up the tab!

How's that "Hope & Change" working out so far?

Let them eat cake.

89 Posted by: Buzzsaw at July 28, 2010 10:00 AM

The Tesla you're talking about has not been built, hasn't even been tested. A mock-up has been shown, but there is no verifiable data to support either the price or performance claims.

I predict it will never exist. If Tesla makes any more progress on this project, it'll come only after more taxpayer dollars have been provided by Osama "I'm green and black...like a bruise" Obama. The real price will more than double, and the optimistic performance figures will be halved at a minimum.

90
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91 16

Three guesses as to who will be driving by.

Santa Claus?

I am, I won! I am only giving presents to "my homies", sorry bitch, this place is non union.  Sticks for you, and no coal.

92 89 Hussein: Wow. That is huge. The equivalent would be New York state banning baseball. I saw a bullfight in Sevilla two years ago and while I was glad to see it, it is something that I don't really want to see again. It has its roots in Roman blood sports as well as in the flamenco traditions. A few years ago, there was a big controversy when it was discovered that the bulls were being doped before the match to make them somewhat less dangerous. Odd parallel with the steroid-addled decade of baseball during the 90's. I'm sorry to hear that and I hope the Spaniards raise a stink about. If they try to do that in Andalusia (which is the southern part of Spain, and not Catalunya which has a very distinct identity and separate language from Spanish), there will be a very strong reaction.

93 99:  So...I can new career start when get back, yes?

94

Charles Johnson is a reprehensible sack of rodent shit. Nothing more. 
 
Ok, maddog, have to take you to task for this one.  Charles Johnson is most certainly more than just an average, everyday reprehensible sack of rodent shit.  He is without a doubt the world's largest, most odious, reprehensible sack of rodent shit. 
 
(With special thanks to the guy responsible for resurrecting the word odious) 
 
lol.. 

95 Posted by: pam at July 28, 2010 10:11 AM (h8R9p)

Beck is saying that FINREG exempts the SEC from any and all FOIA requests....

now he is reading an article from politico and trying to figure out what the guy is trying to say....the article appears to be about journo lists.

96 American Held Hostage:  Day 555

97 There destination of choice......New Mexico.

And they are all going to Albuquerque or Las Cruces.

98 98 79 And they didn't even show that Preston was Scotty's nephew.
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They did in the TV edit.

And also in the Director's Cut DVD.

99 I thought Tesla's cars were like 80 thousand dollars.

I didn't read very carefully. Base price is $49,000 which includes the $7,500 Govt. subsidy. The base model also is only rated for 160 MPC so you are correct the price for 300MPC is probably $80,000.

But for that small investment they claim you will save $1,300 annually on fuel cost. Though they probably used a 20 MPG car in that calculation.

To MrScribbler's point we are not close to the tech necessary to make this anything more than a rich mans toy right now.

100 Scratch that sock, Anna's a has-been.

101 So in short, what's depressed me and caused me to lose sleep was the both incidents coming so close together; the fact Breitbart is taken seriously by so many and has outlets to push his agenda, combined with too many on the left deciding that the best way to fight this rise in conservative media outlets to is actually create a liberal type of campaign or organization. In short, it makes me wonder, what the hell is happening to journalism.

Posted by: pam at July 28, 2010 10:11 AM (h8R9p)

I believe I'm going to back off a bit on my impression of these guys as cunning evil geniuses.  They appear to be neither cunning nor geniuses.

102 "Poor, overshadowed Preston. He stayed at his post. When the trainees ran, he stayed."

That scene made a lot more sense after they restored the deleted scene where they introduce Preston as Scotty's nephew.  In the original release it didn't make much sense for Scotty to carry his body up to the bridge. Scotty never worried about his guys getting slaughtered before.

103 Beck is reading "roger dodger's" article from politico and beck is saying that he doesn't understand what the guy is trying to say.

104 117: Oh, okay.  $80k...comparable non electric probably $20k...save $1300 a year...hit that calculator and...

It pays for itself in about 46 years.  Spiffy!

(Note to O & Co.:  You Fail Economics Forever.)

105

That's the best we can do? 40 miles on battery power.

Posted by: Ben at July 28, 2010 09:49 AM

For all GM's brave talk about the Volt being a "game changer," I have it on good authority that the company can only build a maximum of 30,000-40,000 Volts annually. Even if all are sold (no doubt gubmint motor pools will be full of the damn things), the company will lose serious money on each one.

I am guessing that the Federal Government will buy up the unsold inventory each year for government vehicles.

 why in the world would i pay 20 grand extra for a 40 miles or even 100 miles?

If i buy an electric car, i want it to be nothing but electric. No gas. That is the frigging point.

Also, I am interested to see in the next 5-7 years how the first hybrids are doing. I've always thought they will need 10 thousand + in work after 10 years or so. I can't imagine the battery in their lasting very long.

 

 

I'm still working on my new concept car which runs on burning styrofoam.

106 118 Scratch that sock, Anna's a has-been.

Posted by: DarkLordOfTheIntarWebs at July 28, 2010 10:19 AM (IkEhE)

At least the Ruskies don't scrimp on the hotness factor with their spies they send here. 

Have you seen the spies we send over there?

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech!  Knock a buzzard off a shitwagon.

107

"I'm still working on my new concept car which runs on burning styrofoam.

Posted by: Ben at July 28, 2010 10:25 AM (wuv1c)"

Oh I'm not sure of styrofoam...it has toxic outgasing that's why I'm working on mine which runs on dryer lint.

108 Perhaps Preston would have had a chance at survival if Scotty had taken him directly to the infirmary....RATHER THAN TAKING HIM ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE FRICKIN' BRIDGE.

109 Hussein, why have we been scared of these guys in the MSM for 40 years?

Their emotional maturity level reaches only about 12 years!

110 128 Perhaps Preston would have had a chance at survival if Scotty had taken him directly to the infirmary....RATHER THAN TAKING HIM ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE FRICKIN' BRIDGE.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 28, 2010 10:30 AM (P9+0W)

Maybe a tour of "The Frickin' Bridge" was on Preston's bucket list.

111

Charles is not a "secret Muslim" but he's going all out for mosque construction.  That's what I've noticed about Islam: it causes non-Muslims to basically conduct da'wa (call to Islam) for it through intimidation. 

The old Charles would have at least noticed the complete lack of church construction in the Dar-al-Islam.  Trying to convert a Muslim is a crime throughout the world and Charles thinks it's a good idea to help the one-way ratchet to Islamization of the world.  You know, for tolerance.

Never mind their little problems with killing apostates, dishonorable women, cartoonists, gays, and blasphemers.

Cuz, you know, the Christians would do that if it was 1463 again, or whatever.  

   

112

Also, I am interested to see in the next 5-7 years how the first hybrids are doing. I've always thought they will need 10 thousand + in work after 10 years or so. I can't imagine the battery in their lasting very long.

I'm still working on my new concept car which runs on burning styrofoam.

Posted by: Ben at July 28, 2010 10:25 AM

So far, the hybrids have done pretty well on battery life. Most are still using their original batteries as of now. It helps that the carmakers (Toyota, et. al.) are subsidizing battery-pack replacements at this point. Cost to the owners is somewhere around $8K, I'm told, or roughly 50% of the real cost.

Forget styrofoam. Develop a car that runs on Democrat promises and it'll have virtually infinite range. If you can ignore the pollution/fallout, that is.

113 _{"Dems launch effort to equate GOP with far right Tea Party candidates"} 
the headline reads "TEAPUBLICANS"

114

Michael Medved....20% entertaining talkshow host....80% tool.

 

http://tinyurl.com/2djtnq2

115 Styrofoam + gasoline = napalm Napalm powered buggy. Nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning.

116

Never mind their little problems with killing apostates, dishonorable women, cartoonists, gays, and blasphemers.

Cuz, you know, the Christians would do that if it was 1463 again, or whatever.  

   

Posted by: Beagle at July 28, 2010 10:32 AM (sOtz/)

Maybe he thinks it will help him to be the last one killed.

117

By appearing on The View while in NYC, that makes his trip "official business", meaning the taxpayers pick up the tab!

 

Makes me ill to consider how much tax payer money we all are forced to pay to watch Obama campaign.  Everything Obama does is all part of his campaign.

Posted by: Lemon Kitten at July 28, 2010 10:09 AM (0fzsA)

I'm sure Aunt Ester's trip to Spain will be considered and "official trip" as well. Glad we can pick up the tab for her ugliness to live like a queen

118

Why Do You Think You Think?

I was thinking (heh) about that part of Atlas the other day during the Sherrod thing. The idea is you are a racist (if you're white) even if you aren't a racist because structurally there is implicit racism which you participate in because you are part of the structure. Think?

119 Dobrij Djenh, Tovarischi.

Posted by: Wodeshed at July 28, 2010 09:10 AM (MFbfZ)

Hmmm.  Those first two words reversed are how my Polish mother says "good morning."  The third word stumped me.

120 After the suggestion that we call "hourno list"  "social list" treacher sends you here.

121 typo alert in my last post...typed "h" instead of "j" in journo list, #141

122 wake up Lacey.

123

F. Chuck Todd should be losing sleep over MSNBC horrible ratings and the fact that the left wing management at MSNBC is about to be sweept out the door by Comcast, who, it appears, actually like to make a profit.

As should Ed Schultz, Chrissy Matthews, Keith Olbermann, et al.

However, I am certain, C#ntessa Brewer will still be able to service someone to stay gainfully employed.

Posted by: Mallamutt at July 28, 2010 10:23 AM (OWjjx)

I'm not so sure about that Crookcast changing things. It's pretty left wing. After Obozo's election I'm pretty sure Crookcast was running a 24 hour Odumbo channel until his coronation

124 David "Hugs" Weigel - a former Journ-O-lista, an MSNBC contributor, a fill-in for Andy Heartache, and an ex-Washington Post blogger - now has a new gig at Slate

Slate is wholly owned by the Washington Post Company.

Courage!

125 From Roger's article,  "Journolist was founded by Ezra Klein in early 2007, when he was 22 and working for the liberal publication The American Prospect. Klein continued running it when he went to The Washington Post in 2009. The Post is a mainstream publication, but Journolist was limited to those “from nonpartisan to liberal, center to left.”

Roger Simon  deliberately FAILS to note the main problem...that Ezra Klein's employer, the WP also FAILED to inform its readers of Klein's liberal agenda.  Pretending he was just a "reporter".

And when he appeared on the MSM's "news" programs, they too FAILED to note his liberal agenda.

But somehow Roger and the MSM always include "conservative" when introducing a person or subject.

126 O/T: Okay here's one of the big problems with growth of government today.

It starts like this:

From Yahoo News: Goofy activist lady sits on streetcorners talking to people about sex, wanting them to wear female condoms.

Fine, no big deal, even if it is a little weird.  Okay, so I think, who's actually paying for this?  Turns out activist lady works for The Women's Collective.  Well with a name like that you know there's some hard-core leftism going on there.  Sure enough, in their website's advocacy section, they argue for ObamaCare and a "strong public option" and all the rest of the leftist health care nonsense.  They are of course a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.  So how do they get their money?  Why, from the DC city government.  Just read this heart-wrenching WaPo article about them from last fall, where the writer laments the fact that their budget has been "slashed" to "only" $375,000 per year.

(Oh and The Women's Collective is hiring!)

So we have these leftist nonprofits, funded by the government, who advocate for more government, which then spawns more nonprofits, funded by the government, etc., etc.

It's enough to make you sick.

127 This blog says the attack occurred in Port Richmond so it wasn't puerto ricans involved.

128 Good Morning Morons

On the Tesla/Volt scenario I did some research not long ago.  The Tesla is able to achieve its dramatic stats for range and speed by using a LiHO battery vs the standard lead-acid that the Volt will use.

That is the main reason that it cost so much more for the Tesla than the Volt.  But that is not the end of the story. Both companies have received HUGE government subsidies for the development of these cars. I am not talking about tax credits or additional tax deductions here that the commies all squeal about when some evil company gets them. I am talking about direct payments in taxpayer cash.

Also, both have a relatively short life span for the batteries. The Volt has an estimated 5 years with a replacement cost of $3,000. The Tesla has an 8 year span and IF you pay for it in advance they will replace the battery for $8,000.  What they don't tell you is the company is about to go bankrupt.

In this manner the Volt was never designed to be actually sold to real life consumers. Only an idiot would pay the estimated 45K - 50K price tag for this POS that has less range than a damn electric golf cart. This car had one purpose only, that was to get GM some much needed givernment give-a-way cash.  This is much like the god-awful coal to oil plant that Dow Chemical ran for a decade at its Baton Rouge plant. The day the government subsidies expired (from Jimmy Peanut) the plant was shut down and bulldozed away.

And speaking of electric golf carts I saw one advertised that would go at a top speed of 25 mph and had a range of 35 miles.  If you added the optional solar cell sun roof it extended the range to 50 miles on a sunny day.

Since the overwhelming majority of the miles driven in this country is the daily back and forth to work at a distance of ten miles or less this would be ideal except for one fact. Damn if the average Moron wants to get on a freeway at 25 mph and share that freeway with a semi going 70 mph.

So, if the commies in government were really serious with eliminating the use of gasoline/oil for transportation they would outlaw the internal combustion engine.   That includes the use of said engine for the rich and the politicians.

Personally I wouldn't mid using an electric golf cart for local travel IF all that was on the road was more golf carts and bicycles.

129 Question re the women's collective: Why does the left want people to have random stranger sex and abort any offspring? Has it ever occured to them to suggest not screwing everything that walks by? I don't see the connection between disease and votes, but I guess it's part of throwing off "the man"?

130 140, looks like a German transliteration of the Russian for 'Good Morning, Comrades!'

131

Vic:

A relative works for the company that is establishing electric car "service stations" in Israel and Norway with the intent to expand. There was a recent article in the Smithsonian but I haven't seen it yet. It apparently portrays the CEO as a "visionary".

She says that a chemical they need for the batteries is currently only produced in China-which is a problem.

 

 

132 "Jim Rogers: CNBC Is A PR Agency"
Jim Rodger's wiki page....

133 "George Soros Is So Bullish On India That He's Buying Their Stock Exchange Itself"

134 Couldn't somebody please design an expensive, heavy car which I don't dare take on the highway, which won't quite last for one commute* even as I dutifully recharge it from coal-fired power plants, and which is guaranteed to boat-anchor after 5 years unless I dispose of 800 lbs of lead batteries? * job not included

135 "New Controversy: Financial Reform Bill Contains Quotas For Minority Hiring On Wall Street"

136 "And now with the Dodd-Frank Act, according to POLITICO there's a measure, authored by Maxine Waters, that essentially mandates a certain amount of minority hiring at firms that do business with the government, which is everyone."

137

149 And speaking of electric golf carts I saw one advertised that would go at a top speed of 25 mph and had a range of 35 miles.  If you added the optional solar cell sun roof it extended the range to 50 miles on a sunny day.

Since the overwhelming majority of the miles driven in this country is the daily back and forth to work at a distance of ten miles or less this would be ideal except for one fact. Damn if the average Moron wants to get on a freeway at 25 mph and share that freeway with a semi going 70 mph.

---------------------

Neighborhood Electric Vehicles are not legal on roads with a speed limit faster than 35 MPH.

I live about 3 miles from work. I also live in the desert, so having one with solar cells on the roof that would recharge the battery while I'm working would be ideal. However, there is one portion of my drive that has a 55 MPH speed limit with no alternate routes available, so I can't use an NEV.

 

138 Posted by: curious at July 28, 2010 11:00 AM (p302b)

Just as bad: the FinReg "law" also contains a provision immunizing the SEC from the Freedom of Information Act.

Another victory for the Osama Obama New World Order!

BTW: What happened to the revelation that the Traitor-in-Chief's regime got involved in the release of Megrahi?

*crickets*

Oooh, shiny!

We're no longer skroot. We're fucked.

139 "@Lawrence: Rep. Acosta is speak truth when he say to America "Considering the devastation that has taken place in the minority communities – that was done by irresponsible and predatory lending – this makes sense and helps them mitigate that.” and America need to listen.

All rich Wall Street companies are rich because of they have exploited and keep down the minority and undocumented workers in this country. But now, all of this has change. They have raise up and Obama bring justice to America now. Thank you.

Every Wall Street company should be half minority and hispanic, because is white majority no more. Is the law now. Thank you President Obama! He make justice pure in America. President Obama is a great man."
from the comments on the article about the quotas..

140

Neighborhood Electric Vehicles are not legal on roads with a speed limit faster than 35 MPH.

I live about 3 miles from work. I also live in the desert, so having one with solar cells on the roof that would recharge the battery while I'm working would be ideal. However, there is one portion of my drive that has a 55 MPH speed limit with no alternate routes available, so I can't use an NEV.

 

Posted by: Anachronda at July 28, 2010 11:04 AM (3K4hn)

Can you drive on the sidewalk?

141 The Tesla you're talking about has not been built, hasn't even been tested. A mock-up has been shown, but there is no verifiable data to support either the price or performance claims.

I predict it will never exist. If Tesla makes any more progress on this project, it'll come only after more taxpayer dollars have been provided by Osama "I'm green and black...like a bruise" Obama. The real price will more than double, and the optimistic performance figures will be halved at a minimum.

Even if the Tesla car never exists, and the Volt never sells one car, it doesn't matter. The idiot politicos in Michigan will tout it as the Next Big Thing and continue to push all of the states economy in that direction. Hell, we're paying people to make movies here, that's how idiotic these people are. Promoting a technology that isn't viable that won't create real jobs is what they do best here!

142 On the financial act and the crap added by the CBC.  That crap will last about as long as it takes from some one to take it to court.

The supremes ruled long ago that quotas and set-asides were unconstitutional and a violation of the civil rights act.

You know, the portion that says government will NOT discriminate on the basis of race. 

143

I live about 3 miles from work. I also live in the desert, so having one with solar cells on the roof that would recharge the battery while I'm working would be ideal. However, there is one portion of my drive that has a 55 MPH speed limit with no alternate routes available, so I can't use an NEV.

Posted by: Anachronda at July 28, 2010 11:04 AM (3K4hn)

Pretend you're a Democrat and ignore the law.

144 "President Obama heads to NJ for Economic Talk"

145 The Tesla does exist and IS being sold.

http://tinyurl.com/2cah3gm

How long it lasts is the real question.

146 Posted by: shibumi at July 28, 2010 11:09 AM (OKZrE)

It's not just idiot politicians in Michigan. This is a nationwide, even worldwide, disease.

Spain's monster failure with government subsidy of "green jobs" is being ignored by the pampered, corrupt fatcats in governments everywhere. From Osama Obama to the lords of the EU, politicians have been so insulated from reality that they see themselves as above the laws of physics, ethics, economics and decency.

Until we rid ourselves of both the enablers and the laws they have enacted to solidify their grip on us (while rewarding their cronies), we will never again enjoy a day of peace or the ability to enjoy the fruits of our own labors.

147 Obama must be speaking. The DJIA is dropping.

148 The Tesla does exist and IS being sold.

http://tinyurl.com/2cah3gm

How long it lasts is the real question.
Posted by: Vic at July 28, 2010 11:15 AM

That's the Lotus-built, two-seat high-speed golf cart, Vic. It does not even meet the range figures quoted for it. It is neither practical nor comfortable for most buyers. And Tesla loses a shit-ton of money on each one.

It is not the four-door, extended-range sedan Elon Musk and his Tesla geeks have been yapping about (and getting vast sums of public money for).

149

F. Chuck Todd should be losing sleep over MSNBC horrible ratings and the fact that the left wing management at MSNBC is about to be sweept out the door by Comcast, who, it appears, actually like to make a profit.

As should Ed Schultz, Chrissy Matthews, Keith Olbermann, et al.

What would be funnier? Seeing all those guys fired or keeping them on the air but somehow forcing them to "report" the news in an unbiased manner?

150 O/T: Turbo Tax Timmy's IRS breaks the law

151

USMC Corporal "rag dolled" by IED going off right under his feet.
"It pissed me off" - Matt Garst

Oooh-rah Devil Dog, St. Chesty was looking out for you this time. Don't forget to go to the magic show Sunday and thank your maker.

152 Guess whose helping charlie out with his legal fees?

153 "The Daily Propaganda Is Just Getting Painful"

154

I'm sure Aunt Ester's trip to Spain will be considered and "official trip" as well. Glad we can pick up the tab for her ugliness to live like a queen

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 28, 2010 10:38 AM (1Jaio)

Actually, Barry had an invite from the King of Spain or whoever runs the place.  He doesn't want to go, so Worf and Malaria (?) are representin.'

155 A reminder, at Zero Hedge you need to read the comments....comedy gold...

156 rush Babe, Sasha, the little one.  The tall, tall, tall one is not going.  People on the social blogs are wondering where she will be.  As BO will be at his thirty grand a pop Bday party.  Those same people are wondering where grandma will be, with mom and sasha?  And she booked thirty rooms?  This has got to be the Clinton wedding, in disguise.  Although thirty rooms are booked somewhere in NYS.  Someone should check if thirty rooms are booked in DC, then we would know the wedding is at the SH and the occupants, if not going to the wedding, graciously decided to vacate.

157

Actually, Barry had an invite from the King of Spain or whoever runs the place.  He doesn't want to go, so Worf and Malaria (?) are representin.'

Posted by: RushBabe at July 28, 2010 11:34 AM (W8m8i)

I guess they need those 30 rooms. One for her, one for Malaria and the other 28 are needed for her ass

158 post #180 should not be "SH" it should be "WH"....fingers aren't cooperating today.

159 Posted this last night I'll try again since it's a big deal. http://www.newfederalists.org/blog/?p=303

160 I'm not so sure about that Crookcast changing things. It's pretty left wing. After Obozo's election I'm pretty sure Crookcast was running a 24 hour Odumbo channel until his coronation

I think that was actually an infomercial paid for by the campaign/the DNC - it also ran on other carriers.

Regarding electric cars, I really would like to subscribe to the "100% of torque available at 0 RPM" newsletter, but someone needs to solve the energy storage first.  Current batteries ain't it.

161 "Fourth Circuit Decides First Amendment Trumps Social Security Number Privacy"

162 ooh that is interesting chicago jeff

163 Open Congress

164 "IÂ’ll Be Taking Some Time Off From Blogging Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 4:53 AM"

165 "White Editor Hired at Black Magazine! Crisis?"

166 Awww...poor thing

167 "Silver haired monster" is just a little over the top, don't you think?

168 "Vogue editor Anna Wintour is hosting a fundraiser for Barack Obama at her house tonight. Holy coming-together-of-the-gods, Batman"

and this is, for the most part, where "they" get their news...

169 Posted by: curious at July 28, 2010 11:50 AM (p302b)

I ran into this problem at work several years ago in doing a review for a procedure change involving performing a type of safety review that required special qualifications. Its complicated so I will not get into the details)

In any event the procedure change involved maintaining and publishing a list of the people who were qualified to perform these reviews.  The list contained the SSNs of the people. I turned in a comment as part of my review that the SSNs were not needed and could be used in identity theft therefore they should not be included on the published list.

They blew off my comment with some snarky remark. When the people (corporate) came on site to discuss the change at a meeting I told the individual responsible for the change that since he thought the SSNs were not a problem and would be included regardless of the potential for abuse that I would hold him personally accountable. If my identity was "stolen" and I could trace it back to that list I would sue him personally and not the company.

When the revision finally went through there were no SSNs. This is what people need to do with government bureaucrats. However the problem is that people and their bloodthirsty lawyers are always in it for the money and the damn bureaucrats are never held accountable.

The taxpayers are the ones who pay for it.     

170 There is an article by a certain 'Ezra Klein' running around today, talking about the filibuster.

I have been of mixed thoughts on the filibuster. Originally, I think it is clear that--back in the day when actual oral debates before assembled Senators mattered--that it was a method used to keep the debate going because it was felt the issue had not yet been exhausted. I'm sure there were "legilslative ledgermain" aspects to it, but there was definitely a certain element of purity behind the purpose.

Now, with the end of truly deliberative sessions, and the end of the requirement to actually 'filibuster'--that is speak continually without yielding the floor--the filibuster has obviously morphed into sort of a quasi-Madisonian supermajority requirement. I am actually not against this per se, but I do want to give it more thought, and I sympathize with the argument that says if it is to be viewed as a Madisonian-type requirement for a discretionary supermajority then it needs to be enshrined via Constitutional amendment instead of legislative rules passed at the beginning of each session.
 
But it occurred to me today that the filibuster as it is today could perhaps viewed in a different light--that it has not strayed as far from its roots as it thought, and is thus still a valid legislative rule. While the filibuster as practiced today is fairly clearly a tool used, not to prolong legislative debate, but to actually block legislation, it can also be clearly viewed as the following--that when a bill is filibustered it has indeed the strength needed to pass the legislature--that the legislative debate is over--but that it does not have the strength, it has not yet reached the ability, to close off the national debate--except by a narrow majority.

In other words, that legislative majorities are not permanent and that perhaps on this issue being filibustered the ideas at play should be referred back to the people. If the people truly approve of the ideas proposed they will in time remove the problem of the filibuster by either making their desires known to their representatives and/or removing and replacing said same. If not enough do, then they won't. Who can say they have a problem with this, if popular sovereignty with delegated powers be the desired and proper state of things?

Thus, the filibuster is a public good, for the Senate is where the passions of the people go off to cool, as has been said before. A bill or action that can pass without being filibustered is a bill that, even if opposed, is not opposed in such opposition as to cause further hate and discontent down the road because it was large in effect but small in majority. The filibuster thus assures that only those things that are conducive to the continued stability of the American Republic are passed into law, for a bill or action (such as a confirmation of a nominee) that is filibustered will assumedly still remain a desire of those who first proposed it--which means they can then appeal, via the process of follow-on campaigns, to the sovereign, the people, for their amplified views on the subject.

Thus, the filibuster should be viewed as an indication that the issue under discussion is one that is both of such import and of insufficient support that a further discussion by the true determiners of the fate of the Republic, the people themselves, is needed before further action can be taken. Far from being a sign of arrogance by those who choose to wield it, its adoption as a rule is a collective sign of humility by the legislature; as bills of large import should have large amounts of support; and large changes should not be accomplished by  barely adequate means--for it then engenders several years of discord as both supporters and opponents--realizing the narrow nature of their victory (or defeat)--become engaged in a fight that causes the law to whipsaw as each side gains momentary victories. The filibuster thus assures that if an issue passes, then for at least a while, the issue will be settled and that societal energies can be spent on other areas more conducive to furthering the happiness of the people, and that both opponents and supporters of the issue at hand will, instead of concentrating on electoral and legislative legerdemain to gain quick victory the moment the strength suffices, will learn instead how to better present cases to the public in a way that hopefully moves them in the direction they feel necessary, to the general improvement of the commonweal all around. This is because a nation that educates itself and concerns itself and involves itself with its own governing affairs; a nation that in its distributed mass argues the issues instead of delegating them to a remote few for a resolution; is a nation in which the strains of liberty will long resonate and not die off as dimly remembered and remote echoes because of man's natural inclination to be concerned with his own day to day affairs, laying the ground needed for the ambitious to then act while few are watching--the fate of so many nations before.  

171 "When she complained to the principal, Samenia Mayer says she was told to mind her own business.  And when she complained to others in the community, Mayer soon found herself out of a job:"

hey, where was the teacher's union on this?

172 Shorter version of 194:

Filibuster: "We, the minority, think that you, the majority, need to go campaign on this some more. We appeal to the people."

173 Sallie had an STD and she hid it?

174 Ohhh, pretty! Skittles from the One's unicorns

175 "The Federal Reserve Made a Record $47.4 Billion HELPING Housing Market in 2009?"
Link from here with the comment:  ""You think IÂ’m making this up, donÂ’t you? Well, IÂ’m not"

176 The first rule of Fight Club is not to mention Fight Club.

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