October 21, 2011
— Gabriel Malor Cheers to the freakin' weekend.
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Posted by: joncelli at October 21, 2011 02:50 AM (+MbqG)
Posted by: Some Other Old Man at October 21, 2011 02:53 AM (R3k3C)
Posted by: No Whining at October 21, 2011 02:54 AM (Y9JPs)
Nothing is sacred anymore, Barbie now has ugly tats
Nothing like a doll with tramp stamps. But what will Ken say?Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 02:54 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: No Whining at October 21, 2011 02:58 AM (Y9JPs)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 03:01 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 06:54 AM (YdQQY)
Ken shaved his junk at her behest years ago en route to becoming just another accessory for her. He's bummed that she didn't take matters further by getting piercings for her genitalia, so he'll be ditching her in favor of trashier tarts any day now.
Posted by: No Whining at October 21, 2011 03:05 AM (Y9JPs)
After all, we must save 30 or 40 watts while burning megawatts on stupid shit with "green" in its title.
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 03:06 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: franksalterego at October 21, 2011 07:01 AM (9XykO)
But, but, but ... Joey Choo Choo and his Delaware pol pals have Fisker's word that they'll begin building the new "Nina" line of electric golf carts at the former GM plant here on Boxwood Road any day now. Jobs for yobs!
Posted by: No Whining at October 21, 2011 03:10 AM (Y9JPs)
Nothing like a doll with tramp stamps. But what will Ken say?
Mitt Romney says, tell me what you say 1st and then I'll tell you.
Posted by: Delta Smelt at October 21, 2011 03:11 AM (A0VTZ)
Another laughable headline from The Hill
Iowa conservatives complain Romney’s snubbing themAmid growing signs Mitt Romney could win the Iowa caucuses, conservatives there are complaining he’s snubbing them – even though he spent Thursday in the state.
I didnÂ’t know there were any
“conservatives” in Iowa. (just joking folks). And according to that last Ras poll Mitt will not win Iowa.
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 03:11 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 21, 2011 03:12 AM (STdkO)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 03:14 AM (UlUS4)
In 1960 there was no Department of Education. No Department of Energy. No Department of Housing and Urban Development. No Department of Transportation. No Department of Veterans Affairs. No Drug Czar. No Environmental Protection Agency. No Occupational Safety and Health Administration. No Medicare. No Medicaid. No Department of Homeland Security.
Posted by: No Whining at October 21, 2011 03:17 AM (Y9JPs)
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 03:17 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at October 21, 2011 03:18 AM (j5CHE)
Obama threatens appropriators with veto
The Obama administration on Thursday told House and Senate appropriators that the president will veto any 2012 spending bills that contain provisions blocking top administration priorities like healthcare and financial reforms.
Hahahahahaha, please please please brÂ’er Fox, donÂ’t throw me in that veto briar patch say brÂ’er Rabbit the real conservative.
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 03:19 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 03:19 AM (UlUS4)
Think about this, most of those departments were put in place by Nixon the "conservative".
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 03:20 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Spiker at October 21, 2011 03:21 AM (MaA4d)
I was never as impoverished as I was when Nixon was president
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at October 21, 2011 03:22 AM (j5CHE)
Posted by: sTevo at October 21, 2011 03:25 AM (VMcEw)
The Big Ten has 12 teams, the Big 12 has ten teams, and the Big East is looking to expand as far west as Idaho. NCAA conferences are in a state of a flux right now, and the movement has caught the attention of Congress.
And who is it concerned about this major issue?
In a letter released Wednesday, Michigan Rep. John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, requested “hearings regarding antitrust and due process issues relating to intercollegiate athletics, with a particular focus on the impact of recent realignments and legal disputes on smaller, minority conferences and athletes.”
This is why Detroit is such a shit-hole.
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 03:26 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: dontheflyer at October 21, 2011 03:27 AM (Ibx+6)
Is anyone else watching Judy Collins on F&F? What a fucking clown!
I believe music can change the world. BTW, my book comes out... Just one assey statement after another. AND, she looks like the walking dead.
Posted by: As If! at October 21, 2011 03:29 AM (piMMO)
From The Hill's article: "...the White House also threatened a veto if the final version of spending bills cuts funding too much or fails to fund investments in education, innovation or infrastructure."
In other words, if Congress cuts any money while trying to "reduce the deficit," the stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure gonna veto it.
What a man!
Why anyone would waste time yammering about the shortcomings of Perry or Cain while Osama Obama's regime remains in power is beyond me. Hell, even The Newt, who I suspect would sit behind his desk and bloat up to resemble William Howard Taft out of sheer laziness, would be better than what we have.
Mutt Romney would be better, even if not much.
So would RuPaul....
Posted by: MrScribbler at October 21, 2011 03:29 AM (YjjrR)
Hand it to Jon Stewart framing it. (@7:00)
"But Mitt wasn't through Messing with Texas."
Perry: "Are you a liar?"
Romney: "You have a problem letting someone finish spieling-speaking. And I would suggest if you want to be potus you have to let people finish."
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 03:30 AM (lpWVn)
The blond lesbian Barbie was modeled after Meggy McCain before she discovered her love for french fries.
Posted by: Doctor Fish at October 21, 2011 07:23 AM (Lt/Za)
Why y'all such H8ers???
Posted by: Meggy MacNcheese at October 21, 2011 03:31 AM (R3k3C)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 03:33 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 21, 2011 03:36 AM (STdkO)
Posted by: dagny at October 21, 2011 03:36 AM (ubhub)
And sniffable toes, Ken has to have something to do.
Posted by: Retread at October 21, 2011 03:37 AM (ZxnqR)
Posted by: sTevo at October 21, 2011 07:25 AM (VMcEw)
Try this one, I started using it when I found that the links in tinyurl expired in my evals.
linky-http://is.gd./
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 03:38 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 07:33 AM (UlUS4)
It is your attention to important details like this that make me proud to read and post here!
Posted by: No Whining at October 21, 2011 03:39 AM (Y9JPs)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 03:39 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: SurferDoc
............
Wishful thinking much there?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 21, 2011 03:39 AM (UTq/I)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 03:40 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 21, 2011 07:37 AM (UTq/I)
That all depends upon how you define "alive".
Posted by: No Whining at October 21, 2011 03:40 AM (Y9JPs)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at October 21, 2011 03:40 AM (mGnwL)
The Manhattanites who are "fed up" are only fed up with the drumming. Otherwise they say they "support" the protestors.
Drum away guys/gals/trannies.
Posted by: dagny at October 21, 2011 03:43 AM (ubhub)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 03:44 AM (niZvt)
Not liking durl shortener. TinyUrl failed this morning, figured I would try another. Will continue to search for seamless one.
Posted by: sTevo at October 21, 2011 07:25 AM (VMcEw)
Get the TinyURL Generator add-on for Firefox. It uses the TinyURL algorithm independent of the web site. It works like a charm.Posted by: Ed Anger at October 21, 2011 03:45 AM (7+pP9)
Whoever saw Nixon as "conservative" in his federal potus platforms?
Selling out to easy power grab neo-conservatism, Nixon/Kissinger were anti-conservative Goldwater-Republican traditional party policy.
Nixon ran his re-election campaign: "I have a secret plan to end the Vietnam War with Peace" having maintained the LBJ political process for 4 years before giving up after re-election in Withdrawal.
Opening up China never set well with me. Way too hypocritical, boycotting Cuba and declaring China to be America's favorite nation trade partner. What was the point of the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Domino Theory? Fuck America. The middle and lower class American consumers didn't "save" anything, losing employment to China's slave labor, losing quality of American selection at stores to corrupted, poisoned and shoddy Chinese products. The only beneficiaries of Kissinger's neoconservatism were and remain the elitist globalists. In neoconservative parlance, "conservative" merely references monopolization of power to be liberally abused, destroying respect for Constitutional integrity.
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 03:47 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 07:44 AM (niZvt)
Moronettes excepted, of course (as if that will spare me any wrath)!
Posted by: No Whining at October 21, 2011 03:47 AM (Y9JPs)
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at October 21, 2011 07:18 AM (j5CHE)
Would seem Newt might want to go light on whining and bitching about other Republicans damaging the GOP's image. Pot, kettle, black.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 21, 2011 03:48 AM (haFNK)
Posted by: San Antonio Rose at October 21, 2011 03:49 AM (F12pH)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 21, 2011 03:51 AM (STdkO)
Posted by: As If! at October 21, 2011 07:29 AM (piMMO)
And to think it takes hours of makeup work to get the extras on the TV series to look like that, but Judy can skip that and walk right on camera.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 21, 2011 03:54 AM (haFNK)
Posted by: Mitt Romney's having fun running for president at October 21, 2011 03:55 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 21, 2011 07:36 AM (STdkO)
That would be easier to do if he took his foot out of his mouth first.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 21, 2011 03:57 AM (haFNK)
Indeed. I was surprised as well. Something about her appearance is ... disquieting.
Posted by: toby928© at October 21, 2011 03:59 AM (GTbGH)
Thank goodness the Democrats theyÂ’re that stupid.
Posted by: sickinmass at October 21, 2011 07:57 AM (1rflU)
I have to disagree. The media just won't talk about it. That way, there's nothing to spin, and no one who wasn't already voting ABO is any wiser.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at October 21, 2011 04:01 AM (wnbjH)
Judge dismisses congressmenÂ’s lawsuit over Obama administrationÂ’s Libya intervention
On Thursday a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed in June by ten members of Congress against the Obama administrationÂ’s military intervention in Libya.
Once again they flogged the old “standing” mule. That’s the one they use when they do not want to hear a case. Recall the rules for standing:
There must be a concrete injury. (yes we have that here)There must be a plain causal connection between the injury and the addressed partyThe injury must be of a nature that action by the court can address it.So what did they use here? They relied on previous court rulings which said that congress had within their power a method to address this already. Hum, I donÂ’t see that in the above list, must be another one of those invisible items hidden in the penumbras.
Oh what is than means to address the issue? They never said, but one must assume they meant impeachment. Doesn't the judiciary know that one can not impeach someone protected by blackdemocratium?
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 04:02 AM (YdQQY)
Police told The Daily Caller to stop “egging on” the protesters by conducting interviews.
Sometimes the stupid is so evident it burns.Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 04:05 AM (YdQQY)
Indeed. I was surprised as well. Something about her appearance is ... disquieting.
Shall we say, time has not treated her well.
Posted by: franksalterego at October 21, 2011 04:05 AM (9XykO)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:07 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 21, 2011 04:08 AM (STdkO)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:08 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 04:09 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:12 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: DangerGirl at October 21, 2011 04:12 AM (GAqsy)
Posted by: franksalterego
.........
Well, she's gotta be in her seventies at least.. probably pushing 80.
I don't understand why some start - movie, TV, music, what have you - feel like they have to go on until they croak.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 21, 2011 04:12 AM (UTq/I)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 04:15 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:16 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:17 AM (niZvt)
Have a good day all.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 21, 2011 04:18 AM (UTq/I)
Yo, y'all.
Yesterday I did a little searching for news stories about the LA second hand dealer story and found a bunch of blog posts all going back to one news story.
Same thing this morning. Either every news outlet in the state except for one tv station is asleep or this story isn't what it seems.
I searched for "louisiana second hand dealers" and "louisiana act 389" and got a lot of results...just all blogs. We'll see...
Posted by: Mama AJ at October 21, 2011 04:20 AM (XdlcF)
That would be the Washington Post who is known for being notorious liars. They also missed the fact that Rubio never made any such claim. (See Gabe's post from last night)
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 04:20 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: mike at October 21, 2011 04:20 AM (andP2)
Posted by: Chilling the most for perry at October 21, 2011 04:21 AM (6IV8T)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at October 21, 2011 08:21 AM (SH3gZ
Yea, mine kinda mellowed out.
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at October 21, 2011 04:23 AM (mFxQX)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 21, 2011 04:25 AM (STdkO)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:26 AM (niZvt)
That's why it is so obvious that this time we'll do it right and nominate him to run against an incumbent SCOAMF.
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 21, 2011 04:27 AM (i3+c5)
The injured party, Gaddafi, is dead. He's no longer standing. Killing him was the point, to prevent rule of law justice, to silence whatever information he had, and more quickly rob Libya, leaving their minority populations dead without standing.
The Ford Executive Order prohibiting the CIA or Executive Branch to assassinate a Head of State is no longer standing.
The only Congress that matters, "Special" 12, has nothing to say, nor has it constitutional standing.
What "standing" has the SCOTUS that does not uphold the Constitution? What we have here is a failure to communicate.
Americans and Constitutional Governance are getting raped-raped-raped by our Judicial Branch. From the SCOTUS, it's passive aggression denying "standing" -- see no evil, address no evil, allow evil to permeate all. From the Attorney General, its absolute corruption of office, breaking laws while thwarting efforts from lower courts to uphold law, and no fear of reprisal for lawless activities. And from all the courts, judicial activism legislates from the bench, disregarding their own constitutional limits, empowering themselves illegitimately.
Loss of constitutional integrity is the '12 matter now.
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 04:27 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 04:28 AM (UlUS4)
After staying the same for months, mine now changes every time I log on. Odd.
Posted by: Retread at October 21, 2011 04:28 AM (ZxnqR)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at October 21, 2011 08:21 AM (SH3gZ
Mine did but I do not know why. Maybe I was flagged by Attackwatch and am now on the terrorist watch list, or possibly because I just re-upped my virus protection or possibly I am being punished by the internet gods?
Posted by: Sgt. Fury at October 21, 2011 04:28 AM (yc3WX)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 04:29 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:30 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 21, 2011 04:30 AM (UlUS4)
I am getting a little tired of Cablevision, but we have only one option, which is Verizon, and I'm not thrilled with them either.
Luckily our scrupulously honest local officials know better than I what systems are best.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at October 21, 2011 04:31 AM (UYLrj)
4th new one in a few weeks, after having the same one for at least a few years.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at October 21, 2011 04:32 AM (UYLrj)
"I've looked at life, from both sides now ..." - Judy Collins
Yeah, toots, what's it like being a zombie?
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 21, 2011 04:32 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: mike at October 21, 2011 04:33 AM (andP2)
Yes the faster you accept the dominance of your public "servants" over every aspect of your life, the quicker we will achieve Utopia, and Unicorns for all!
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 21, 2011 04:34 AM (i3+c5)
Posted by: mike at October 21, 2011 04:35 AM (andP2)
For all of us whose hash changed, maybe we'll be the first to be sent to the re-education camps? That's cool though cause we can start on the tunnel early. Somebody, make sure to smuggle in the miners hat.
Posted by: Sgt. Fury at October 21, 2011 04:35 AM (yc3WX)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:36 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 21, 2011 04:37 AM (STdkO)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:37 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:41 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:42 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: franksalterego at October 21, 2011 07:01 AM (9XykO)
I heard this from my father this morning, and you know what my first thought was?
"DAMN DIRTY SCANDIS!"
I love the HQ.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at October 21, 2011 04:42 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 21, 2011 04:42 AM (ENKCw)
Posted by: Chilling the most for perry at October 21, 2011 04:45 AM (6IV8T)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 04:45 AM (niZvt)
Give yourself a break. And save money by dropping CableTV from your internet package. The Basic Plan provides a customer with what, at what cost? Commercials.
Watch previously missed series by choice, back to back episodes without commercial interruption, at your convenience.
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 04:45 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 08:37 AM (niZvt)
MaxLife - For high mileage cooters
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 21, 2011 04:46 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: mike at October 21, 2011 04:47 AM (andP2)
Posted by: Jean at October 21, 2011 04:48 AM (pawS5)
(C)andidate #1 -- I promise everyone free milk and cookies.
C #2 -- Me too, but the milk will be warm.
C #3 -- Me too, but I'll give it out 3 times a day.
C #4 -- Me too, but the milk and cookies will be free range.
C #5 -- Me too, but the cookies will be baked with solar power only.
And so it goes.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 21, 2011 04:49 AM (ENKCw)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 21, 2011 08:45 AM (niZvt)
Scary, isn't it.
I had a chat with my dad about this yesterday. I pointed out that these people have beautiful theories, and when inconvenient facts intrude, they don't change the theories -- they change the facts.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at October 21, 2011 04:49 AM (UYLrj)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 21, 2011 04:50 AM (1Jaio)
It lasted just a millisecond, but it left its mark. The reassuring
and unflappable command that had carried Romney through — indeed, above —
previous debates was punctured. True, his unflappability is, to some,
less reassurance than a sign of inauthenticity. But if you are going to
show real passion, petulance is not the way to do it. Worse, Romney turned to the referee — moderator Anderson Cooper —
with a plaintive “Anderson?” seeking intervention. An
uncharacteristically weak moment. What does he do when Vladimir Putin
sticks a finger in his chest and starts yelling at a Vienna summit? Call
for Anderson? --NRO
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 04:52 AM (lpWVn)
The candy floss salesman watches ladies in the sand,
Out for a freaky weekend in the hopes that they'll be meeting
Mr. Universe...
Gah.
Posted by: Kerry at October 21, 2011 04:54 AM (a/VXa)
That and that router would routinely drop various computers off service, requiring constant reconnecting. That problem, at least, seems to have gone away.
Posted by: nickless at October 21, 2011 04:54 AM (MMC8r)
I hope to be fucking in my 70s, just not with somebody who looks like that!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at October 21, 2011 04:54 AM (UYLrj)
Posted by: Jean at October 21, 2011 04:54 AM (pawS5)
Posted by: USA at October 21, 2011 04:56 AM (6Cjut)
Last I read, she with child escaped to Algiers; and al-Qaeda demanded the Algiers' government extradite them back to the officially terrorist new Libyan government to be dealt the same fate as any Gaddafi.
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 04:57 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: nickless at October 21, 2011 05:00 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: USA at October 21, 2011 05:00 AM (6Cjut)
The girl at the McDonald's drive thru this morning was having trouble getting my order right until I switched to Spanish for her. At first this seemed like something to get outraged over. Then I remembered my bank used to have a teller who's English wasn't adequate to be serving English only customers. Not being able to do business at the bank in English is a big effing deal.
Didn't all the illegals go home after Obama wrecked the economy?
Posted by: Bob Saget at October 21, 2011 05:01 AM (SDkq3)
Don't watch Nature on PBS. Well, unless you want a reason to buy a new TV.
Posted by: Retread at October 21, 2011 05:02 AM (ZxnqR)
“I recently directed all components of the Department of Justice to re-evaluate their training efforts in a range of areas, from community outreach to national security,” Cole told a panel at the George Washington University law school.
The move comes after complaints from advocacy organizations including the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and others identified as Muslim Brotherhood front groups in the 2004 Holy Land Foundation terror fundraising trial.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 21, 2011 05:03 AM (ENKCw)
Posted by: Formerly Productive Mama AJ at October 21, 2011 05:04 AM (XdlcF)
in the 2004 Holy Land Foundation terror fundraising trial.
Should that be re-written "M*slim Brotherhood front groups in the H*ly Land" or something?
Posted by: Mama AJ at October 21, 2011 05:06 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: macintx at October 21, 2011 05:10 AM (ucs8Y)
Should that be re-written "M*slim Brotherhood front groups in the H*ly Land" or something?
Posted by: Mama AJ at October 21, 2011 09:06 AM (XdlcF)
Not by me; it's a direct quote from the Daily Caller. Plus I'm not sensitive enough, I guess, to avoid offending anyone anywhere at any time.
But first you will blow me.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 21, 2011 05:12 AM (ENKCw)
Posted by: mike at October 21, 2011 05:12 AM (andP2)
I see no new news yet.
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 05:13 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: mike at October 21, 2011 05:15 AM (andP2)
There is no greater American patriot than a US citizen who joins the Military in order to devote his life and blood to the protection of our US Constitution. Which POTUS candidate receives the greatest support from our military personnel?
Another mission where Barry must have flown in and pulled the trigger.
Impeachable offense. As if Congress, the Judicial Branch, or the American vote will do squat.
Who knew he was such an action hero?
Incriminates Americans as hypocritical barbarians, feeding the foreign anti-American propaganda given that our CinC/Military are not fighting wars to protect and preserve the US Constitution.
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 05:15 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: USA at October 21, 2011 05:16 AM (6Cjut)
Posted by: MDH3 at October 21, 2011 05:16 AM (4u+LN)
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 05:17 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: mike at October 21, 2011 05:20 AM (andP2)
Even in the UK the BBC has pushed it out.
Posted by: Retread at October 21, 2011 05:23 AM (ZxnqR)
Posted by: nickless at October 21, 2011 05:28 AM (MMC8r)
WASHINGTON, DC—With an excess of supply stalling a recovery in the U.S. housing market, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Mike Lee (R-UT) announced today that they will offer a bipartisan proposal to boost demand for homes by luring foreign investors to purchase residences and live in the U.S. The concept is part of a broad immigration package aimed at boosting foreign travel and investment in the United States.
The Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act (VISIT-USA Act) would remove bureaucratic red tape that stifles travel and investment in the U.S. For instance, the bill would reduce barriers for Canadian and Chinese visitors whose consumer spending provides a lift to the U.S. economy. The bill would also expedite priority visa applicants, introduce videoconferencing as a means to screening foreign nationals, and make major changes to visa procedures for U.S. allies in the fight against al Qaeda.
Posted by: Y-not at October 21, 2011 05:30 AM (5H6zj)
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Caught a couple of minutes of NBC morning news today (accidentally). Boy were they ever eager to get McCain to give credit to Obama. (He obliged.)
The worst thing is that the lead in to the question was (paraphrasing) "You were amongst the first to call for intervention in Libya, but you criticized Pres Obama for how he went about it..." then went to say 'now that Qaddafi is dead, do you give Obama full credit for what he did?'
Why McCain couldn't point out the flaw in their "ends justify the means" argument is beyond me.
Posted by: Y-not at October 21, 2011 05:34 AM (5H6zj)
Well, he was better than McGovern would've been, especially on foreign policy.
Posted by: Y-not at October 21, 2011 05:35 AM (5H6zj)
Yeah, he is starting out his first year real good isn't he? His last big co-sponsor was with Lindsay Graham.
I guess we will have to keep an eye on this guy.
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 05:36 AM (YdQQY)
I'll give him credit for at least giving the appearance of weighing his options before he comes out and endorses Romney. Jason Chaffetz didn't last more than a few weeks.
What do you think about the bill (as described)? I always get nervous when economic arguments are used to drive things like visa rules, especially when the Chicoms are beneficiaries.
Posted by: Y-not at October 21, 2011 05:44 AM (5H6zj)
It sounds like a POS, but I would have to read it before deciding how big a POS it is.
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 05:55 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 21, 2011 05:56 AM (STdkO)
Posted by: DangerGirl at October 21, 2011 05:57 AM (GAqsy)
He does seem to be getting some push back for this.
This was an interesting point:
Fourth, buyers will not be allowed to purchase a home by taking out a mortgage. They must pay up front and in cash in order to qualify. They will not create additional risk in our financial system, nor will they create a stream of interest payments to our major banks
Somehow, that seems like a bad idea to me. Won't it just inflate housing markets and/or provide a way for foreign bad guys to launder money?
Posted by: Y-not at October 21, 2011 06:00 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at October 21, 2011 06:00 AM (dIHHd)
Did you see the report about them "working with the Obama administration" to help people find work?
Sounds like a great way for O's campaign to grab even more data on potl supporters... and potl "enemies."
Posted by: Y-not at October 21, 2011 06:02 AM (5H6zj)
Because he's John McCain?
Posted by: toby928© at October 21, 2011 06:04 AM (GTbGH)
Consider the sources. The neoconservative Perry is not "Tea Party" nor was he ever. And there's no cut in spending during any Perry administration.
Most Americans are fond of Reagan's characteristic "optimism" and love of America. Conservative Americans remember Reagan the anti-Communist. Beyond that, ironically, touting "Reagan Conservative" is a neoconservative rally cry. Aside from Reagan's amnesty for illegal aliens, and the gun control Brady Bill, consider well that once elected, the "voodoo economics" that played out during the Reagan era translated to the platform which the usurper GHWBush campaigned to implement. Cutting taxes feels good for the moment and can provide economic growth GIVEN A DOLLAR WITH VALUE. That was then, certainly not now. Today's Federal Government MUST BE CUT.
Degree by degree, whatever else we enjoyed during the longest period of economic growth, it was inflating DEBT, spending more than revenue, augmenting federal government bureaucracy, and empowerment of globalist "investors" whose interests do not tolerate sovereign nations. International globalist banking/investing absolutely oppose pro-USA Constitutional Governance as a hindrance to authoritarianism.
Certainly Americans are players in the globalist game while empowering the Federal Reserve to bail-out the corrupt at the expense of the workers (NOT Union). Americans including Forbes and Romney, neoconservative bipartisan leadership whether Marxist Obama or revisionist-Marxist-lite self branded politically correct as neoconservative for American consumption.
We're between a rock and a hard spot being told that logic is insanity, that there is no Constitution or rule of law during a war. Publicizing Obama as a Constitutional Professor is still valid in Forbes' circle, sick.
According to Mark Steyn, there is only one principled conservative in the GOP POTUS campaign. Given that candidate is loyal to the Constitution, as POTUS he would require Constitutional Governance from his office when Congress declares war. Given that candidate is loyal to protecting individual liberty, and that candidate is the only one valuing American sovereignty, where is the irony expecting the best protection by securing America first? After all, when Palin joined McCain's ticket, that was the GOP '08 mantra: "Country First!"
Posted by: didn't take long at October 21, 2011 06:06 AM (lpWVn)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at October 21, 2011 06:11 AM (dIHHd)
I still use it. We've moved a lot. Our friends are scattered throughout the country. It's a good way to keep in casual contact with people and share pictures. (Also ideas, as you point out.)
I just set my protections very high and don't put in too much biographical info. I never understand these stories where people get in trouble for posting controversial stuff "publicly," especially when they're in jobs that invite scrutiny. Why not just use the protections settings?
But this move looks like a bad one. I doubt it is solely about "jobs." It really smacks of something designed to assist Obama's political efforts, not his presidential duties.
Posted by: Y-not at October 21, 2011 06:21 AM (5H6zj)
If the people of New York were to wake up one morning - realize what a douche bag Chuck Schumer is, and vote him out of office. The only difference between Schumer and Anthony Weiner is that Schumer hasn't been caught waving his Weiner around yet.
The most positive things I can say about Senator Schumer is that - as far as I know - he has never been convicted of being a child molester, and that the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit has - so far - not identified him as a mass murdering, serial rapist, cannibalistic, necrophiliac.
Strong message to follow.
Posted by: An Observation at October 21, 2011 06:23 AM (ylhEn)
Posted by: Vic at October 21, 2011 06:28 AM (YdQQY)
We're getting the mid-40s overnight, so I tap the heat when I first get up so the man doesn't shrivel up when he gets out of bed.
Glorious during the day, though -- mid- to high-60s and sunny!
Posted by: Y-not at October 21, 2011 06:31 AM (5H6zj)
How about adding: "I killed the American Economy" to that list El Presidente?
Posted by: An Observation at October 21, 2011 06:46 AM (ylhEn)
Posted by: Errol at October 21, 2011 06:55 AM (vewos)
Conversely, of course, if we don't win in 2012 The U.S. and probably the World - is done forever. Pretty important election next year.
Progressives politicians are basically Zombies - you can't kill them off because they aren't really alive in the first place.
Posted by: An Observation at October 21, 2011 06:58 AM (ylhEn)
Posted by: Errol at October 21, 2011 07:07 AM (vewos)
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Posted by: DGAS at October 21, 2011 07:35 AM (EL+OC)
The singularity is never going to happen. The best a computer can do is simulate intelligence it can never be intelligent. We are wowed that a computer can play chess or Jeopardy - like these are the peaks of human intellect. We think them difficult because most people are not very good at them - but the fact that computers can be programmed to do them tells us that they are not very difficult tasks.
Perhaps an example will illustrate what I am trying to say. Years ago there was a horse that could add. People would ask the horse what 2 + 3 was and the horse would paw the earth 5 times. Everyone thought that this was an equine genius. A psychologist studied the horse and said "The horse isn't doing anything; he is sensing his owner's body language and wanting to please him it paws the earth until the owner relaxes as the right number is reached. The horse is not intelligent." Or words to that effect.
I think the psychologist was an idiot. It would take me perhaps a few minutes in assembly language to program a computer to add 2 + 3 and get 5. How long do you think it would take to program a computer to do what the psychologist dismissively said the horse was doing? To understand the concept of a person - who was its owner, to want to please him, to be able to read that person's body language, to figure out that pawing the earth pleased him. These are the difficult tasks - not playing chess or even Jeopardy.
However the real problem with AI is not the Intelligence part it is the Artificial part - as in Artificial flower. It is fake, simulated, not the real thing. Isn't that what Artificial means? An 8 bit Z80 processor from the 1970s can do arithmetic much faster than any human can. It is 'superior' to a human brain in the same way a fork lift is 'superior' to the human body because it can lift far more weight than any human can. Both the processor and the fork lift are idiot machines with no will of their own - and neither is ever going to develop any will of its own no matter how fast or how strong they get.
A human being is more than the sum of his parts - no machine ever will be.
Posted by: An Observation at October 21, 2011 10:35 AM (ylhEn)
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