1 Here in Worcester MA, We are expecting 20+ inches of snow the next two days. My snowbanks in the driveway are already over ten feet tall. I have nowhere to put more snow. Where may I purchase a flame thrower?

2

No sooner than the ink is dry on the court decision yesterday we get this

RINO Graham introduces a bill for Obamacare lite. When is that good for nothing fuck-weasel going to wake up and smell the coffee. We donÂ’t want the government in healthcare you asshole. Get government out of healthcare totally. Allow real competition across State lines like the interstate commerce clause was originally intended. Get the damn blood sucking lawyers out of it as well.  Too bad this sorry bastard is good until 2014.

3

Feds at it again pushing their junk science attack on salt

Folks there has never been a shred of evidence that salt causes heart problems for the average American. There is a small percentage of people who are sensitive to salt but it has no impact on most people at all. WhatÂ’s more, they have no study or actual scientific proof to base these BS recommendations on. And yes they did the DASH-sodium study which was pure bull shit because they started with 412 people who already had high blood pressure.  According to John Stossel in his book “Give Me a Break” 9 out of 10 caridioligists that he contacted said that salt intake had no impact on blood pressure for most people. That also conforms to what I read in all the heart healthy diet books I read after my heart attack. It also conforms to the test I ran on myself in consuming LARGE quantities of salt an entire day while taking hourly blood pressure readings..

4 The carbon footprint of a flame thrower would only exacerbate the global warming crisis.

5

Assholes in NYC are sending out undercover cops again to gun dealers all over the country.

Perhaps local cops need to start prosecuting these people for trying to be a cop outside of their own jurisdiction. IÂ’ve got some news for these gun grabbing assholes like Bloomidiot, the gun dealers in Arizona have nothing to do with your crime problems in NYC.

6

Its amazing how far these liberal papers will go to try to prop up the Obama regime

State tax revenue grew at the fastest rate in nearly five years during the fourth quarter, as the steadily improving economy and higher taxes in some states propelled strong growth in income- and sales-tax collections.

Gee what was going on during the 4^th quarter?  Christmas you say?  What happens during Christmas as far as the retail sales go?  Half of their annual business you say?  Well, no shit sales taxes went up during the 4^th quarter. Too bad it doesnÂ’t mean a damn thing.

7

Who woulda' guessed it? Sowell explains how we need protection from spilled milk. I think I will cry.

8 And that concludes news for the morning.

9 NYC cops were even running stings here. They need to give them life sentences for their crimes.

10 Here in Worcester MA, We are expecting 20+ inches of snow the next two days. My snowbanks in the driveway are already over ten feet tall. I have nowhere to put more snow. Where may I purchase a flame thrower? Posted by: bowel movement at February 01, 2011 06:56 AM (Mul5k) I lived in Worcester and nearby for 20 years. Worcester is a cool town. Sorry about all the snow. Move to California. No snow, no ice. Babes everywhere. You break even on the politics.

11 Good morning,  Vic!

We have about 1/3 inch of ice coating everything and are in a lull,  with another inch of ice coming this afternoon.

I wish we were up in the snow band.  I hate ice.

12 LOL, its 39 here. All we are going to get is rain. That is the way it is supposed to be.

13 The orcs are restless, but where is Saruman El Baradei.

14 Did you lose power?

15 The snow keeps missing us. Our SUVs melt all the snow.

16 Here in the SF Bay Area the forecast id sunny and in the 60's all week.

17 Google Inc launched a special service to allow people in Egypt to send Twitter messages by dialing a phone number and leaving a voicemail, as Internet access remains cut off in the country amid anti-government protests.

18 I didn't catch his name, but one of the contributors on Fox, who seemed to know what he was talking about, said last evening that an issue that the MSM is apparently neglecting to mention deliberately is that, when that compulsive and chronic fuck-up, President Obama, gave his widely praised "Democracy vs. Colonialism" speech in Cairo, Egypt on June 4, 2009, that chronic fuck-up incited revolution in the Middle East, implying that, under his administration, their revolutions would receive his full support; thereby instigating and setting the stage for events which are occurring in Tunesia, Egypt and elsewhere today, and which will enable Obama and his shills in the MSM to advance their greenie, Comunist agenda. If you Google the text of that speech, you will readily see what that Fox contributor was saying.  

19 Google executive missing in Egypt.

20 Last evening enjoyed 70 degrees and sunshine. The north winds arrived overnight, and our temperatures are falling to 17 degrees with present rain that will turn to hail and ice storm.  This hard freeze will last a week without a thaw. And given California's migration to Texas for employment, lower taxes and housing over the past 20 years, most drivers on the roads persistently tailgate and play the abrupt lane change game, regardless of weather.  Anticipate Slip 'n Slide on the new toll road fly-overs, and skidding through intersections because stop signs and red lights simply don't apply to "special" people from California.

21
Judge Napolitano Disowns Cousin Janet

22

The similarity between today and the late 70's continues to grow.  Now Michigan (and many other states) will be suffering a freak snow storm that will bury us all in many, many inches of snow.  The last time we had a truly epic snow fall was the winter of 1978. 

Hopefully the county guys around here will put their plow blades all the way down, rather than using the New York City snow removal methodology.

Alas, I still don't see the next Reagan on the horizon.  Will we never reach a new 1980?

 

23 Vic,

We still have power but when the additional ice and wind come this afternoon,  it will probably go.

I am enjoying my warm house as long as it lasts.

24

Gee what was going on during the 4^th quarter?  Christmas you say?  What happens during Christmas as far as the retail sales go?  Half of their annual business you say?  Well, no shit sales taxes went up during the 4^th quarter. Too bad it doesnÂ’t mean a damn thing.

Posted by: Vic at February 01, 2011 07:00 AM (M9Ie6)

What else was going on in the 4^th quarter? INFLATION. THE MFM reports there's no inflation by only citing core inflation, which excludes food and gas. Overall inflation is now about the same as it was during the Carter years.

25 That and 1979 Iran is repeating itself.

26
Google executive missing in Egypt.

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 07:12 AM (SJ6/3)

Gimme the world's tiniest violin.

27
The administration is correct. There is no inflation if you ride public transportation subsidized by taxpayers and eat rabbit food from Michelle's garden. 

28 The steaks at the grocery store nowadays tend to remain unsold, getting browner and browner. Burritos are cheap. Steak once a week, if that, will have to do until sanity returns.

29 Maybe Thune is the next Reagan.

30 Reactionary,  I remember the '78 storm.  We were living in Evansville, Indiana and the city was paralyzed.  My folks up south of Indianapolis lost power for a week,  and they had to bring the REMC repairman in on National Guard halftracks.

The misery of the 70's has resurface,  10 times worse in its potential for destruction.

31 Miss Marple, good luck with keeping the power on.  Last night I was woken up at 2 by a dog with an upset stomach and it was snowing to beat the band with what seemed like a good part of a foot in the street.  Fortunately that must've been the worst of it (for the dog and the snow) because we're in a lull also with clear streets.  I think we're supposed to get ice also but I haven't been awake long enough to listen to any reports.

32

Rain has started here (Houston).  Hi temp for the day is now.  We'll cross 40 degrees mid-afternoon and won't see it again until Saturday, maybe.

Comcast thoughtfully dropped ISP and phone service around midnight for a couple of hours, before the freezapocalypse even started.  Idjits.

Lights keep flickering, like power is gonna go out.

4 nights of hard freeze temps in Houston with many hours below freezing can cause bad things to happen, like water pipes freezing and bursting.  We're not freeze hardened.

33
For you snowbound folks.  When all else fails, grow old, retire and move to Florida with the rest of the geezers and learn how to complain, argue, bitch, carp, fart, and drive slow. 

34 “By the way, if this is constitutional, then Republicans should turn around and mandate all citizens be forced to purchase a gun and a Bible. And, thereÂ’s a lot more evidence that owning a gun and a Bible is better for society than everyone having to own health insurance."   --Coulter   Memo to Worcester:  Move 30 minutes south!  Here in Seekonk, we're looking at 10" over two days, and my snowbanks are a measly six feet tall!

35 Count de Monet,  I have a niece and her husband in Houston.  Thanks for the info.

36 One misunderstood item on losing power during an ice storm is why the lines fail. Contrary to popular believe it is not because of ice freezing on the lines themselves. It is because of ice on the surrounding trees causing them to fall on the lines.

This is why "tree trimming" is so important and why people who live around tree huggers lose power more than the ones who do not.

37 Who woulda' guessed it? Sowell explains how we need protection from spilled milk. I think I will cry.

The EPA is scarier than the IRS.

38 The EPA is scarier than the IRS. Posted by: Retread at February 01, 2011 07:38 AM (okCHU) Well, if I wasn't worried about a hefty fine, I'd be dumping used motor oil on puppies all day long.

39 Ann Coulter on Obamacare.

40 If Obamacare is constitutional, I'm going to start a political party to push my new platform:  a really cute porn star-quality hooker and bacon mandate. 

41 5

Assholes in NYC are sending out undercover cops again to gun dealers all over the country.

Perhaps local cops need to start prosecuting these people for trying to be a cop outside of their own jurisdiction. IÂ’ve got some news for these gun grabbing assholes like Bloomidiot, the gun dealers in Arizona have nothing to do with your crime problems in NYC.

Posted by: Vic at February 01, 2011 06:59 AM (M9Ie6)

I have jurisdiction if I'm in hot pursuit of scumbags.  What we're dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law.

42 I will need subsides. I can afford the bacon.

43 I lived in Kansas City, MO for a couple of years and remember thundersnows - very cool.  Not so cool was trying to get to work through snow that was like mashed potatoes and a storm that left four inches of ice.  It was pretty to look at but it was hell to deal with.

44 Ruh-oh

Fox reporting King Abdullah of Jordan has fired his prime minister.

Expert says he is getting ahead of the curve in Jordan.

45

Daily Beast's Iranian born Reza Aslan:

"Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Like Christian Conservatives in U.S."

The Daily Beast contributor, the UC/Riverside creative writing faculty member who once insisted that there's "no such thing as sharia law" is at it again, dismissing the threat of radical Islam presented by the political instability in Egypt.

Ken Shepherd linked @ Breitbart
Big Journalism

"Never mind that the same people who scoff at the notion that religion could play no role in the emerging democracies in the Middle East are the same people who demand that religion must play a role in America's democracy. Ironically, one of the most vocal proponent of religious activism in politics is Mike Huckabee himself, who has repeatedly called Americans to 'take this nation back for Christ' and who, while running for president, proudly declared that "what we need to do is to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards. In fact, when it comes to the role of religion in society, Americans and Egyptians are pretty well in agreement. Nevertheless, since a state can be considered democratic only insofar as it reflects its society, if the society is founded upon a particular set of values, then must not its government be also?"
Reza Aslan, author, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, translated into six languages.

46 The immediate aftermath of an ice storm is a landscape that looks like a science fiction movie. As said above: fun to look at, not fun to deal with.

47 Now that the sun is up,  I went out on the back porch to check on things.  It is a hard coating of ice,  not that slushy stuff.  Slick as heck.

I am not going anywhere.  One of the dogs didin't even want to go out.  Took two steps out,  did a U-turn,  and came right back in.

48

 It is because of ice on the surrounding trees causing them to fall on the lines.

Yeh, when we lost power for 30 hours, it was because trees had taken down the lines behind us. Houses across the street got it back more than 12 hours earlier. Wasn't ice, but same idea. Power lines are buried in this neighborhood...except for right behind us. Sigh.

Despite the weather radio waking me up nice and early, we shouldn't get more than normal thunderstorms this morning. Winds of 60-70 NW of here, near the corner of Ark, LA, and TX.

49 so what's new today that's worse than yesterday?

50 Has Moobie left Egypt yet?

51 Enjoyed Coulter's take on the ruling, but was equally intrigued by the solid gold, push-button jug-release on at the neck of her blouse. Form and function.

52 My husband thinks that the one federal program he could get behind is an organized effort to bury power lines everywhere.   Of course we have no money to do this now,  so it's a moot point.

Every year power losses cause loss of productivity and income,  whether in hurricane areas or the snow belt or tornado alley.

53 This is why "tree trimming" is so important and why people who live around tree huggers lose power more than the ones who do not.

While that's true, Tree-huggers don't own the monopoly franchise against tree trimming. Municipalities that don't priorities the necessity, including those that can't finance the trimming, are included amongst those who lose power. Also, despite hiring City Managers and City Planners, "new" municipalities rarely go to the expense of networking underground utilities in city planning that would avoid so many future problems.

54 Miss Marple at February 01, 2011 07:56 AM

jinx

55

Has Moobie left Egypt yet?

Nope.  Still there.

56 Looters have made off with one of the Great Pyramids at Giza. The daring night-time theft has left officials stunned. However, they are confident the priceless artifact will turn up in local or international markets. "We''ll spot it", said one official off the record.

57

Also, despite hiring City Managers and City Planners

That reminds me...signs are going up all over town for the election of a new City Marshall.

I'm still trying to figure out what this person does, besides spend my tax dollars. I've read a few things and let's just say it's still not very clear...

58 Marshal.

59 The protesters should take their million into Saudi Barbaria.

60 #59  No,  they shouldn't take their million to SA.

1.  The Saudis would shoot them
2.  Should they prevail in SA,  no oil for you!

61 I finally got my sarcophagus, sphinx box, and pyramid from the Hobby Lobby. Half off.

62 Form and function.
Posted by: alppuccino

Idea determines form.

63 It is terribly expensive to bury power lines in already established communities. This is why you don't see it done more often. Nobody wants to pay for it.  People think it should be "free".

We all know about "free" don't we. The power lines in my neighborhood are underground. The neighborhood was built that way from the begining. But during major storms it doesn't do a lot of good because the lines feeding the neighborhood are all above ground.

64 I hear thunder...pretty thin line coming at us...

65 If you leave a 1.75 Litre bottle of Jack Daniels on your porch the power line burying fairy will come and set things right.

66 Moobie was stupid not to keep a true freedom-loving opponent to his regime in the public eye. This person would be the magnet for an alternative to Islamic rule. Now we must hope that some sort of TEA Party-like self organization of democratic folks kicks into gear before the Allahbots take control.

67 Vic,  that was my husband's point:  that they all should be buried.

He felt it was both an economic and national security issue.

You could do it with loans or tax credits to utilities and space it out as a long-term (decades) project.

However,  since we spent the stimulus money on propping up NEA pension plans and SEIU salaries and such,  there is no money anyway so it will have to wait until many years from now.

68 11% of U.S. houses vacant.

69 I am SO pissed. Back in the early 90's they were promising me palm trees sprouting up in freaking Boston. Now I have a goddamned glacier in my Connecticut front yard. This was not how it was supposed to be.

70 Good morning and more good news: BREAKING NEWS: Royal Palace Says Jordan's King Abdullah Has Dissolved the Government in Wake of Protests

71

 If you leave a 1.75 Litre bottle of Jack Daniels on your porch the power line burying fairy will come and set things right.

Darn it, I tried go with something cheaper and it didn't work.

Well, 30 mile an hour winds and thunder. I have a strong urge to be dressed and wearing shoes (I was going to say "shod" but who knows what you morons would think that means.)

72 For you snowbound folks.  When all else fails, grow old, retire and move to Florida with the rest of the geezers and learn how to complain, argue, bitch, carp, fart, and drive slow. 

Posted by: Fish the Impaler at February 01, 2011 07:35 AM (ZHsNw)

There is wisdom in this.  I certainly don't plan to sit around freezing my butt off here in Michigan when (if) I get enough of a hoard piled up to retire on.  But I'm not sure Florida is far enough South, and the way things are going I'm not sure I'll want to live under Washington's jack boot.  I say now's the time to plan for expatriation, to beat the rush out the door.

73 68 11% of U.S. houses vacant. Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 08:09 AM (SJ6/3) Change, Baby! BTW, now that we are not in the heyday of the economically mighty Big Eighties, but rather in the depths of the Obama Depression... Where have all the media stories about the FUCKING HOMELESS gone? The liberal media is beneath contempt.

74 I finally got my sarcophagus, sphinx box, and pyramid from the Hobby Lobby. Half off.

Do they carry any available scapegoats? Likely sold out.

75 However,  since we spent the stimulus money on propping up NEA pension plans and SEIU salaries and such,  there is no money anyway so it will have to wait until many years from now.

Oh but we have to have "smart grid" otherwise known as the feds taking over the utility industry.

76 Amtrack in control of the power industry? What could possibly go wrong?

77 I am SO pissed.

Back in the early 90's they were promising me palm trees sprouting up in freaking Boston. Now I have a goddamned glacier in my Connecticut front yard.

This was not how it was supposed to be.

Posted by: CoolCzech at February 01, 2011 08:10 AM (tJjm/)

You've been bamboozled, hoodwinked even.

78 Old sock with a hole in it....

79 New England is neither "New" nor "England". Discuss.

80 You've been bamboozled, hoodwinked even. Posted by: MFM at February 01, 2011 08:16 AM (VuLos) I believe the technical term starts with an "eff"?

81 From listverse for those of you finding it hard to get a job during the Obama economy

How about arm pit sniffer and vomit collector.

82

BREAKING NEWS: Royal Palace Says Jordan's King Abdullah Has Dissolved the Government in Wake of Protests

And here I wasn't so worried about hubby heading to Qatar this year. Better than Iraq in 2009, I sez.

We'll see.

83 Citrus groves in New England would be so great. Too bad the Earth is an Ice Age and has been for about 3 million years. It would be a much nicer, more lush planet if it were a few degrees warmer.

84

Where have all the media stories about the FUCKING HOMELESS gone?

The are in shelters, murdering the staff workers.

Two good young people have been murdered in MA the past two weeks, one a staff member at a group home and the other a staff member at a homeless shelter. I am sure the executives running these 'non profits" draw nice fat salaries, at the expense of security for the staff.

I was listening to the CEO of the Boston Food Bank one day and googled her salary. 400,000. The appeal for volunteers, low wage workers, and donations while this witch makes more than the President of the US. Joe Kennedy III make > 400,000, with his citizens oil. They are not really non-profits, just vehicles for scum to make good money.

85 The Governor of SC was just on F&F, praising Lindsey Graham.

Interesting.

86 52 My husband thinks that the one federal program he could get behind is an organized effort to bury power lines everywhere.   Of course we have no money to do this now,  so it's a moot point.

Every year power losses cause loss of productivity and income,  whether in hurricane areas or the snow belt or tornado alley.

Posted by: Miss Marple at February 01, 2011 07:56 AM (Fo83G)

Back in '89 over Christmas/New Years time, Houston had several days of sub 25 degree weather and pipes began bursting all over town when it warmed up.  As some people were out of town, the mess was substantial.

After Rita and Ike, burying power lines was proposed here.  Cost impossible.  Carl Sagan "billions and billions" like estimates.  For a metro area of about 5.5 million people.

On a cost vs benefit analysis, I don't see how large scale burying of power lines after a metro area is developed will ever be feasible.

87 Mama AJ
the election of a new City Marshall.

When our municipality posted Constable elections, I looked at their job description seemingly involving paper processing and door knocking. Given the title Marshall, my guess? This is likely the local extension of DHS Federal Marshalls. Perhaps the City Marshall would have more authority to carry/use firearms in the line of duty processing arrest warrants or tracking fugitives than a Constable, leaving the town's Police Dept. focus on the immediacy of response to crimes/emergencies.  But you tell us.

88 New York gets the 2014 Super Bowl.  Open air stadium.  February.  What could go wrong?

89

New England is neither "New" nor "England". Discuss.

Sarah Palin's violent rhetoric!!

90 Marshal. Posted by: Mama AJ

Marshal. Marshal. Marshal. All I hear is Marshal.

91 Case ,  we have it next year (Indianapolis).  

For people AT the Super Bowl,  it should be no problem.  The stadium and hotels are all centrally located downtown.

Pretty hard to broadcast with power outages,  though.

92 MFM: Discuss

New-New Amsterdam, NYC pot utopia

93

Marshall, my guess? This is likely the local extension of DHS Federal Marshalls. Perhaps the City Marshall would have more authority to carry/use firearms in the line of duty processing arrest warrants or tracking fugitives than a Constable, leaving the town's Police Dept. focus on the immediacy of response to crimes/emergencies.  But you tell us.

If I could figure it out, I'd tell ya. The city's web site does not illuminate:

Protect and serve the citizens of Bossier City. Treat all citizens with dignity and respect in the performance of our duties. Discharge and perform our duties with professionalism and honesty.

The Bossier City Marshal's Office was established in 1907. Marshal Charles Smith was the first appointed City Marshal. Marshal Smith served his position until 1911.

Marshals policed Bossier City until 1949. Through the years, the Marshal's Office has grown and progressed to meet the needs of the city it serves.

In 1991, Marshal Johnny Wyatt was the first to initiate Deputies in uniforms, marked patrol cars, annual audits, increased training for Deputies, and a close working relationship with the Bossier City Police Department. The standards for the Marshal's Office are held high, and as time passes and our city grows, that bar is constantly being raised.

After the tragedy of September 11th, the Marshal's Office has increased its responsibilities of security and protection. The Marshal's Office continues to train and work hard to insure the safety of anyone in its protection. The Office also stands true to its dedication in being the little brother of the Bossier City Police Department, ready to help whenever called.

Law enforcement dude with the name 'Wyatt'? Hmmm...

94 79 New England is neither "New" nor "England". Discuss.

Posted by: ya2daup at February 01, 2011 08:17 AM (yRrAd)

S.E. Cupps' cups, they're like butter

95 2 feet out of Indianapolis  the corn field begins. It continues to the state line.

96

I was listening to the CEO of the Boston Food Bank one day and googled her salary. 400,000. ...They are not really non-profits, just vehicles for scum to make good money.

Posted by: madamex at February 01, 2011 08:21 AM (ice9D)

Ever notice how Liberal "altruism" always looks the same?  It must feel great to be able to draw smug self-satisfaction from the sacrifices OTHER people make, and to do so while causing the very problems you claim to be ameliorating.  People like that are disgusting - it makes me sad they they so seldom die in fires.

97 How can we afford to bury water and sewer lines, but burying power lines is crazy talk?

98

Sacre Bleu!  Front seems to have passed through, but instead of a gradual cooling from 65 down to 40 midafternoon, its now 36 outside!  25 windchill as the wind is picking up.

Day After Tomorrow killer cold is here.

99 #95  Quite true.  We have lots of corn here.   We LIKE it.  It's better than endless miles of urban blight.

100

Back in '89 over Christmas/New Years time, Houston had several days of sub 25 degree weather and pipes began bursting all over town when it warmed up.

My mom is getting ready to deal with that since the temps are going down to the single digits. She's in the mountains of Far West Texas.

_{Yes, there are mountains in Texas.}

 

101 57
That reminds me...signs are going up all over town for the election of a new City Marshal.
I'm still trying to figure out what this person does, besides spend my tax dollars. I've read a few things and let's just say it's still not very clear...
Posted by: Mama AJ at February 01, 2011 08:00 AM (XdlcF)

So go to a candidates' forum and ask, "Just what is it that you do that justifies us having to shell out tax $$ for this position?" The obligatory follow-up question is, "What is your plan to outsource and/or abolish this expensive and unneeded sinecure post that you seek?"

102

My mom is getting ready to deal with that since the temps are going down to the single digits. She's in the mountains of Far West Texas.

_{Yes, there are mountains in Texas.}

 

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 01, 2011 08:35 AM (XdlcF)

Davis Mountains, correct?  I hear they are very scenic.

103 Thar's a storm a brewin'.

Hold Fast.

104 To have a pass you must have mountains.

105 Belated news: Michelle Obama was the guest speaker at my graduation from basic training. I was surprised at how amateur it was. She tried to sound like her husband, but delivered poorly. She is fairly tall. No snark, the teleprompter was broken. A friend jokingly said he was putting me on suicide watch when I found out who the guest speaker was.

106 28 fun loving degrees here.

107

How can we afford to bury water and sewer lines, but burying power lines is crazy talk?

That's not crazy talk, this is crazy talk!

Now let's discuss why a 25 yr old neighboorhood has drainage that completely fails with more than 1/2 inch of rain--even after they started repaving bits of it last year.

108 There's been a shortage of cute puppy videos in the headlines. I denounce rdbrewer!

109 (I was going to say "shod" but who knows what you morons would think that means.)

Neigh, the morons wouldn't think anything of it.

110

What seemed clever and pithy on Saturday is played and corny on Tuesday.

111 'Wyatt'? Hmmm...

The origin is consistent as law enforcement began organization in territories with Marshals and Sheriffs in townships. And this portion,  After the tragedy of September 11th, the Marshal's Office has increased its responsibilities of security and protection, underlines the likely City Marshal link with DHS to coordinate with the city's police dept. so when critical mass push comes to shove, see about "dedication in being the little brother".

112

Davis Mountains, correct?  I hear they are very scenic.

Yep. Just sooo remote.

 

113 Paving will not solve drainage problems. You are supposed to solve drainage problems before paving to protect your investment.

114 Big Sis the Rug Muncher in Today's El Paso Times with a stern warning: While in El Paso on Monday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered a clear and unmistakable message to the Mexican drug cartels: "Don't even think about bringing your violence and tactics across this border," she said. Untranslated cartel response: "Jajajajajajaja"

115 105
Belated news:
Michelle Obama was the guest speaker at my graduation from basic training. I was surprised at how amateur it was. She tried to sound like her husband, but delivered poorly. She is fairly tall. No snark, the teleprompter was broken.
Posted by: Cincinnatus at February 01, 2011 08:38 AM (mKF9D)

But how were her arms? Were they toned and awesome? And what kind of draperies was she wearing?

116 What color boob belt did she wear?

117

"What is your plan to outsource and/or abolish this expensive and unneeded sinecure post that you seek?"

Heh. Found this:

Richard promises to do “more with less” and to continue the highest level of professionalism the community expects from the City Marshal’s office. Under his leadership, Richard pledges that the Marshal’s budget will be reduced and its commitment to the community increased.

 

118 Napolitano delivered a clear and unmistakable message to the Mexican drug cartels:

"Don't even think about bringing your violence and tactics across this border," she said.


This is a direct result of the ADA.  We have people with the mental capacity of simians running things.

119 #114  Pecos Bill,  this morning when I was waking up there was a story on the radio that said that Big Sis was WARNING legislators not to EXAGGERATE the violence on the US side of the border,  and then quoted some examples of how crime was lower in the area.

120 Did she bring you Tuscan kale? I hear it's awesome.

121  Napolitano delivered a clear and unmistakable message to the Mexican drug cartels:

"Don't even think twice about bringing your violence and tactics across this border, Obama hates competition," she said.

122 How can we afford to bury water and sewer lines, but burying power lines is crazy talk?

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 08:33 AM (SJ6/3)

This is because water and sewer lines were built long long ago when the towns and cities were being built. If you had to bury them fresh now it would be just as cost-prohibitive as the power lines.

123 114
While in El Paso on Monday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered a clear and unmistakable message to the Mexican drug cartels:
"Don't even think about bringing your violence and tactics across this border," she said.
Posted by: Pecos Bill at February 01, 2011 08:43 AM (j84s0)

When she said this, did she brandish ... a sternly-worded letter (the fiercest and most deadly weapon in a libtard's arsenal)?

124 Breaking News: Royal Palace Says Jordan's King Abdullah Has Dissolved the Government in Wake of Protests http://is.gd/VkFPEE

125 It also conforms to the test I ran on myself in consuming LARGE quantities of salt an entire day while taking hourly blood pressure readings..



Vic,

A few years ago I had a blood volume test ran at the Cleavland Clinic. Turns put I'm 'a quart low' (actually what the heart docs called it).   If I don't get an insane amount of salt daily, my energy drops, I get dizzy, light-headed, etc.  One of the things my hubby asked the doctors was about heart disease because of all the salt I have to consume.

They looked at him, grinned, and said, 'Well, I can't say the correlation is wrong, but it does remind me of something you find in your yard when you have pets.'

Funny thing was that a few years before this study at the CC, IO had a quack put me on a low sodium diet.  I couldn't even get off the couch because me symptoms were so severe.

Because the food is so bland no a days, I actually have to eat chips or go back to taking salt pills.

126

While in El Paso on Monday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered a clear and unmistakable message to the Mexican drug cartels:

"Don't even think about bringing your violence and tactics across this border," she said.

Does she even know that these are animals who have/will cut the heads off of their opposition by the baker's dozen.  Display numerous headless corpses on playground equipment?  Hack living people apart like a butcher with MS?

Like they are scared of her and her words?  We are SO boned.

127

Paving will not solve drainage problems. You are supposed to solve drainage problems before paving to protect your investment.

Well, the streets are kinda higher in the middle so the water goes to the edges...and then sits there because it's higher than the corner...so I had hopes that would improve. They also fixed some sidewalks, esp. at the corners where the drains are.

I have this silly idea that it would be nice to be able to get in and out of the neighborhood in my minivan even when it's raining...

128 Where have all the media stories about the FUCKING HOMELESS gone? The liberal media is beneath contempt. Posted by: CoolCzech at February 01, 2011 08:12 AM (tJjm/) That and the "Pump Patrol" the evening news use to do now that the price of gas is rising.. Haven't seen anything like that..

129 So make the power cables and have a small robot snake them through the sewers.

130 What eats up streets in the first place generally is standing water. If you fix the damage without fixing the cause you get more damage.

131 My earliest sociological thought about myself had been that I was fortunate to be a boy and an American. Now the world was being told that American males – especially white, Protestant males who had done well under ‘the system’ – were the root of all evil. Law abiding conformity had become the opposite of a refuge. The Vietnam era was no sunny picnic for me.
- John Updike

132

Hello from Australia - our top headline is about Cyclone Yasi, now heading towards Cairns in Far North Queensland - a monster cyclone now upgraded to Cat 4

Looks like it will make landfall at 10pm tonight our time (Wednesday here)

My friends in Townsville have decided to move out as their home would be hit by the storm surge if it reaches predicted levels - so they've headed south

I'm certainly not going to whinge about the heatwave we're having in Sydney - the only danger to us is drowning in sweat -not the nightmare those poor Aussies up north will be experiencing in a few hours!

133 "There are only a few who will be the Fords, the Edisons, the Carnegies, and I think I'm in that number."
- Phillip Michael Thomas (12/9/1985)
(the guy from Miami Vice)

134

Byron York twitters these Egyptian stats:

84% of Egyptians favor death penalty for apostasy

90% favor freedom of religion

majority in favor of democracy as best form of govt

59% favor fundamentalists though'

82% favor stoning for adulterers

88% support impartial judiciary

80% free speech

75% freedom of the press

My conclusion is that they don't know what the words mean. How can you favor freedom of religion and then death for leaving islam? How can you favor free speech and then favor fundamentalists? How could an impartial judiciary stone adulterers? When they say adulterers do they mean only women? Thought men could take temporary wives?

Final conclusion: Crazy inbred lunatics.

135

What eats up streets in the first place generally is standing water. If you fix the damage without fixing the cause you get more damage.

That seems to be the plan.

Maybe they used stimulus funds!

136 According to Wikipedia,the first documented panty raid occurred on February 25, 1949, at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.  The anniversary is coming up-- plan accordingly

137 Brian Fantana: So the team pancake breakfast is tomorrow morning at nine, instead of eight.

Ron Burgundy: Oop... I almost forgot. I won't be able to make it fellas. Veronica and I trying this new fad called uh, jogging. I believe it's jogging or yogging. it might be a soft j. I'm not sure but apparently you just run for an extended period of time. It's supposed to be wild.

138 134 Key to this poll is the literacy rate of Egypt 71.4%.

139 Damn, this is good. I love the word "ignorati" btw.

140 I suspect that Muslims consider "Freedom of religion" to mean "freedom from Jews."

141 I was listening to the CEO of the Boston Food Bank one day and googled her salary. 400,000. The appeal for volunteers, low wage workers, and donations while this witch makes more than the President of the US. Joe Kennedy III make > 400,000, with his citizens oil. They are not really non-profits, just vehicles for scum to make good money. Posted by: madamex at February 01, 2011 08:21 AM (ice9D) Do you know how difficult it is to maintain a house with maids, gardeners, butlers and drivers? It isn't easy.. I have to make every dollar stretch..

142 Where have all the media stories about the FUCKING HOMELESS gone?


The news outlets here just had a call in donation drive for the homeless shelters/food banks around town because the need has gone up 7000% this year over last year.

Yes, you read that right.  7000%  Which is actually a worse number than it looks because Columbus has a huge hungry/homeless problem.  There was just a dust up here because the last year the city (tried) to stop counting kids that the food banks/shelters were serving, so the numbers would look better. (Wanted to count only 'families')

news item from June of last year: The Mid-Ohio Foodbank said in the past 12 months, they have provided a record-level 36 million pounds of food to Ohioans in need.

143 You could feed a lot of hobos for 400 K.

144

At Powerline, they make fun of Ezra Klein who says:

 The full ruling has a very Bush v. Gore feeling, as Vinson concedes that his position is activist in the extreme and a break from the court's usual preference for limited rulings, but says, in effect, that he's going to do it just this once.

Emphasis on the stupidity by me. Well, on one bit of, I guess.

145

Quick!  Somebody change the name of Jordan to Palestine!

Problem solved! 

146 The homeless disappearance was solved years ago. When a D is in the White House state run media stops reporting on the homeless.

147

The origin is consistent as law enforcement began organization in territories with Marshals and Sheriffs in townships.

Actually, the term "sheriff" derives from shire reef. The reef was the tax collector of the shire. That's why properties seized for failure to pay property taxes are still sold at sheriff's sales.

148 145 The original 2 state solution was Jordan for the A-Rabs and Israel for the Joos.

149 There is no such thing as Palestine.

150

Posted by: momma at February 01, 2011 09:02 AM (penCf)

Can you imagine if a Republican were in power now?  The story of the homeless and the hungry in this country needs to be in the news, but it isn't because the healer of the world and the receder of the seas is in power and we wouldn't want to upset his delicate digestion while he's about the people's business... I mean between golf... and constant campaigning.

 

151 Meep.

152 "The original 2 state solution was Jordan for the A-Rabs and Israel for the Joos."

How'd that work out?

153 Aren't most palestinians descended from arabs that were kicked out of Jordan for being a general nuisance?

154 Dear golly,


Sorry about all the typos and butchered English today. 

I suck.


To stop terrorism we should just threaten our enemies with the 'anyone caught will be forced to be the love slave of either Hillary Clinton or Janet Napolitano, our choice.' punishment.

We know Muslims hate dogs.  Think they'd give up wanting to rule the world if we threatened them with being one's sex slave?

155 "The U.S. State Department has just ordered all non-emergency embassy personnel to leave Egypt."
link
via twitter breaking news

156 149 Thank you. Someone else says that everytime the word comes up other than me.

157 Posted by: momma at February 01, 2011 08:50 AM (penCf)

There are some people who should avoid salt. These are people who have congestive heart failure and people who are just plain allergic to salt.  But for 90% of the population salt is not an issue.

158 Hm.  According to the Comcast home page, there is no such thing as an Egypt.  Justin Bieber, however, is going through 'puberty blues'

159 According to Wikipedia,the first documented panty raid occurred on February 25, 1949, at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. The anniversary is coming up-- plan accordingly Posted by: Truman North at February 01, 2011 08:57 AM (8ay4x) Anybody who was in college in 1949, well in all honesty I do not want to see their panties or depends or whatever they are wearing. Just saying

160

 The story of the homeless and the hungry in this country needs to be in the news, but it isn't because the healer of the world and the receder of the seas is in power

Duh, they are just camping on the beaches because of the receding seas...

161 153 Yes. They were desperadoes and fugitives run out of every place in the region.

162 The stupidity of the left is truly  incurable. They are all atwitter at the possibility of "hope 'n' Change" in Egypt, when all the history points to another butt fukkin cluster fuck of foreign policy by the leftards. Goodbye Egypt (how fucked are we now on the suez canal?)

163 arafat was egyptian.....egypt didn't want him

164

155 I guess the emergency people are left to help any straggling americans? At this point any westerners left there are really too stupid to make concessions for. Watched a couple of brits bemoaning the fact that the pyramids were closed. They were going to wait. Yeah, you do that, idiots.

All this political correctness about how normal the muzzies are will get innumeral people killed. They aren't normal and bears/snakes/deadly animals aren't "cute".

165 Isn't the Queen of Jordan an American blonde arm candy wife?

166 They could end this for the price of 1 daisy cutter.

167 Can you imagine if a Republican were in power now?


What is crazy is that the 'need for food banks and homeless shelters is skyrocketing' meme our local media is pushing, only started on THE DAY Gov. Kasich was sworn into office (he beat Gov. Strickland - D).

The very, fucking day.  Now the news is nothing but negative stories about Ohio, not the Country (still protecting O's ass).

168

 The full ruling has a very Bush v. Gore feeling, as Vinson concedes that his position is activist in the extreme and a break from the court's usual preference for limited rulings, but says, in effect, that he's going to do it just this once.

Nonsense, his decision was the exact opposite of judicial activism. He stated that he could not be the one to determine which parts of the act should be retained and which should not, and that this determination was rightly the responsibility of the legislative branch. This is not activist, this is strict constructionist.

169 I think the burning of the synagogue in Tunisia has suddenly made this real to some.

170 arafat was egyptian.....egypt didn't want him Posted by: phoenixgirl at February 01, 2011 09:13 AM (eOXTH) Well actually he wasn't. He lived in Egypt and went to school there, but he was a pali

171

172 The Jordanians are in CYA mode:

Jordan's King Abdullah dismisses government, appoints new prime minister - Reuters

173 ptooooie!      (sorry, bit phlegm)

174 165 no ,the current kings mother is the american

175 It was Jordan who took in Fakestinian refugees. They showed their thanks by trying to have a revolution.

176 I think the burning of the synagogue in Tunisia has suddenly made this real to some. Posted by: curious at February 01, 2011 09:15 AM (p302b) Well it's not like the first time they burned a synagogue in Tunisia. It's really a national past time

177

Where have all the media stories about the FUCKING HOMELESS gone?

The liberal media is beneath contempt.
Posted by: CoolCzech at February 01, 2011 08:12 AM (tJjm/)

There are no homeless during a Democrat administration. 10% unemployment (that has lasted this long) is nothing to report about, increasing inflation is to be ignored, growing international problems aren't really problems. We're living in a total utopia with Barry in the White House

178

Well, the storm's hitting here now. I got off of work just in time. Very fine snow was on the streets. But now the snow and the wind are picking up, so it's blowing all over the place.

And this is just the beginning.

179 Anyone who remembers the blizzard of '78 in Mich/Ind really ought to remember 1979 also (I'm giving a pass on Thanksgiving '77). The first was a deadly laugher; the repetition is what broke people's spirit and made them believers in the Coming Ice Age. In-the-shit is a state of mind. You'll never believe how beautiful winter can be until you retire and have the choice to play in it, or sit in the living room and watch it through the window.

Big whoop, hey there's corn in Indiana. Which direction did you take to the state line, that allowed you to miss the City of Roses, the library of the author of Ben-Hur, all those sprint-car tracks, and the shops that built the Robert E Lee? Foreigner.

Couldn't agree more that drainage must come before pavement. Hell, the Romans knew that.  Absent a favorable percolation, paving makes drainage worse. Many wannabe-great cities 100 years ago built dual sewage systems -- built them of brick, by God -- intending for perpetuity to treat both real sewage and groundwater. Then slackers coasted for a century on that foresight until EPA-like agencies popped them for gut-flora and presented multi-billion dollar improvement plans, driving away the businesses that might have paid for it otherwise.

Used to be you could drill sump holes to deliver runoff directly to the water table. Spray-green and doggy-doo now pretty much preclude that. We're also inhabiting a lot of flood plain. My town successfully makes water run uphill into Lake Erie, but that's done with diesel and you have to question its "sustainability" in the coming oil-free solar world of the future. Windmills, maybe. We're suddenly short a Dutchman or two.  No sweat for me, living on the high spot, but you'd think somebody would have the sense, a couple times a century, to let a damn bean field just be a bean field instead of Missy's Dream Castle with vinyl siding on the parts you don't see from the street.

I go plow snow now. I'm good at it. We have four  big seasons here.

 

180 165
Isn't the Queen of Jordan an American blonde arm candy wife?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 01, 2011 09:14 AM (XBM1t)

Queen Mother ... or whatever they call it. I don't think that she is is mother, though, being a second wife and all. Queen Noor, I think, is her name.

181 I think the burning of the synagogue in Tunisia has suddenly made this real to some.
Posted by: curious at February 01, 2011 09:15 AM (p302b)

 American jews least likely to notice.

182 #2 Al Zawuhheeri is an Egyptian also.

183 Well actually he wasn't. He lived in Egypt and went to school there, but he was a pali.

Regardless of his origins, Arafat was still a KGB-trained operative used to sow chaos throughout the ME and limit US influence in the ME via putting pressure on Israel. 

184 136
According to Wikipedia,the first documented panty raid occurred on February 25, 1949, at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.  The anniversary is coming up-- plan accordingly
Posted by: Truman North at February 01, 2011 08:57 AM (8ay4x)

Celebrants are urged to consider raiding Kelly's panties specifically. They'll be easy to spot: after yesterday's flaming skull post regarding the ObamaCare decision, they're the ones in tightly bound knots.

185 when beck says "the US got in bed with all these dictators" he just makes it sound so dirty, so dirty.

186 arafat was born in cairo egypt

187 Regardless of his origins, Arafat was still a KGB-trained operative used to sow chaos throughout the ME and limit US influence in the ME via putting pressure on Israel. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 01, 2011 09:18 AM (9hSKh) Yeah but under the new non-DADT non-rules he could serve in the US Military

188 174 165 no ,the current kings mother is the american

Posted by: phoenixgirl at February 01, 2011 09:16 AM (eOXTH)

Thanks for the info.  I guess that makes the current King of Jordan 1/2 American and 100% more American than President "We Do Big Things."

189 24 August 1929(1929-08-24)
Cairo, Egypt^[1]

190 arafat was born in cairo egypt Posted by: phoenixgirl at February 01, 2011 09:19 AM (eOXTH) To Pali parents and as far as I know was never given Egyptian Citizenship since in reality the Egyptians hate the Palis as much as all the other Arabs

191 A guy I went to school with had a father who was an Egyptian doctor and his mom was from the midwest.  They were three brothers, and, as soon as the last turned 18, they all marched into court and changed their last name.

192 Jordan killed far more Fakestinians then the Joos.

193 So was Edward Said, the other great Palestinian intellect, Abu Mazen, the former prime minister was actually born in the area.

194 Jim Holt: “Peaceful” Cairo Mob Hangs Mubarak in Effigy

195 Jordan killed far more Fakestinians then the Joos. Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 09:23 AM (SJ6/3) Not enough. OOps did I say that. Bad nevergiveup Bad

196 This is why "tree trimming" is so important and why people who live around tree huggers lose power more than the ones who do not.

Posted by: Vic at February 01, 2011 07:37 AM (M9Ie6)

Is that what they call that?  Usually when they get done around here, you want to ask, why didnt you just cut it down...Arborists they are not.

197

Wow, the giant mega-storm is now past me. That wasn't a bad hour. Tornado warnings south of me, though.

198 2 of the 3 founding members of the P.L.O. were homosexual child molesters.

199 Yeah but under the new non-DADT non-rules he could serve in the US Military

lol, I remember the rumors that Arafat died from AIDS, which he supposedly contracted from one of his many "bodyguards".  Dunno what to think about that. 

If true, Suha Arafat still wouldn't have minded.  She's been busying spending all the Pali largesse on designer clothes and town-houses in Europe. 

200 Can anybody explain to me Allah's infatuation with Christopher Hitchens?

201 Ya know listening to CNN and MSNBC on TV their liberal weenie anoouncers are actually having orgasms live they are so excited by the hope and change in Egypt?

202 "Queen Noor of Jordan (Arabic: جلالة الملكة نور‎ (born Elizabeth (Lisa) Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) is the last wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan"

203 Who controls the Army in Egypt? Is the Army likely to back an Islamist government? Are we talking real McCoy civil war in Egypt?

204 Folks there has never been a shred of evidence that salt causes heart problems for the average American. There is a small percentage of people who are sensitive to salt but it has no impact on most people at all.

Yeah, I agree with you about the salt guidelines.  When we were doing our strict diet last year, we were never able to stay under the guidelines -- and I only rarely add salt when I cook and make most things from scratch. 

I looked into the source of the salt (and sugar guidelines - some places break out sugar separately from carbs) and found that the really strict ones come from UNESCO or some such place where they work with third world countries.  I'm thinking that basing guidelines on what folks in Ethiopia or wherever are doing is not such a helpful thing. 

Plus, there's "salt" and there's "salt."  And there's naturally-occurring salts even in fresh veggies and unprepared meats.  So as long as you're not using tons of table salt (sodium chloride) or relying on a lot of prepared/preserved foods, most folks have nothing to worry about.

Cooking Light just posted a brief article summarizing the latest food/nutrition guidelines at the FB page and I noticed (with satisfaction) that they decided to blow off the salt, too.
 

205

Is that what they call that?  Usually when they get done around here, you want to ask, why didnt you just cut it down...Arborists they are not.

Yeh, I live in a neighborhood full of "crepe murderers".

206 Can anybody explain to me Allah's infatuation with Christopher Hitchens? Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at February 01, 2011 09:25 AM (TpXEI) It's an atheist thing.. At least, that's my guess.

207 I want to sue the EPA for stopping global warming.

208 If Obamacare is constitutional, what about a Charlie Sheen Mandate? 

Hookers, blow, and rehab.

209 lol, I remember the rumors that Arafat died from AIDS, which he supposedly contracted from one of his many "bodyguards". Dunno what to think about that. If true, Suha Arafat still wouldn't have minded. She's been busying spending all the Pali largesse on designer clothes and town-houses in Europe. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 01, 2011 09:25 AM (9hSKh) When Arafuck was in the hospital dying of AIDS a bunch of Arab big shots paid him a visit for a photo-op. When it came time to join hands with Arafuck one of the big shots kept yanking his hand away. Classic.

210

200 Yeah. Hitchens of "god is not great" ---

(to which my 6 yr old said on hearing the title, "What dumbass said that?"--catholic school only partially working)

---is a rabid insulting low life angry atheist who has held fast to his convictions in the face of terminal cancer. He's a martyr to the cause of outraged atheism. In fact, Hitchens has worked hard to even try to destroy the memory of Mother Teresa.

Allah LOVES this guy because allah sees Hitchens as the Ronald Reagan of atheism. These guys can't just not believe in God, they have to go out of their way to insult, demean, stir up and debase anyone who does.

It's angry weird stuff. Hitchens is Allah's little hero in a sick twisted way. It's the main reason I don't go there and whenever I get the chance run down the site and AP in particular. I don't care what he believes, I do care that he seems to have such contempt for me and people that are better than me. That's also the reason he hates Palin and Beck---they offend his rabid martyred atheism.

I call his politics in question when they are colored by some pathos he can't come to terms with.

211

 And there's naturally-occurring salts even in fresh veggies and unprepared meats. 

I've had to almost double my water intake with the low low carb eating. Maybe that's why...

212 210 Sounds like a keeper.

213 That commercial free Beck link was great.

214 #185 - Glenn Beck is naive. As recently as 20 years ago, he didn't know squat about political issues, professing to be a McCain supporter without knowing squat about McCain or Bush.

215

Posted by: AmishDude at February 01, 2011 09:30 AM (BvBKY)

Saw the cover of Rolling Stone Mag yesterday. Not what I wanted to see (rapper covered with tats posing in undies), but one of the articles listed was: Global Warming, who caused it?

I really don't think I'll be purchasing that issue...

216 The most serious charge that can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February.

And they cheap shot, and they cheat. And their head coach is a Democrat-grade asshole.

217

Libtard's commentary concerning the current goings-on in Egypt.  Emphasis mine.

This happens time and time again, but the powers that be never learn or seem to care. They got theirs, and that's all that matters to them. The news medias fail their societies when they marginalize the concerns of their people; issues that would improve the societies never get addressed. Worse yet, the news medias manipulate public opinion so that the working classes turn on each other, keeping the ruling classes on top above the fray. Uneducated ignorant people are manipulated into opposing the educated progressive people who are trying to improve things for everyone's interests. The political classes just hope the society does not crack on their watch or they hope they could get out in time.

(This post is from the Velvet Rope forum, btw, which is mostly populated by music/media industry peeps.  You just seriously cannont make this stuff up.)

218

Posted by: curious at February 01, 2011 09:26 AM (p302b)

Thanks, I was too lazy to go look (Dowager) Queen Noor up.  She's still hot, even though she's been shuffled off to the side and her kids dropped from the line to the throne.

219 It's angry weird stuff. Hitchens is Allah's little hero in a sick twisted way. It's the main reason I don't go there and whenever I get the chance run down the site and AP in particular. I don't care what he believes, I do care that he seems to have such contempt for me and people that are better than me. That's also the reason he hates Palin and Beck---they offend his rabid martyred atheism. I call his politics in question when they are colored by some pathos he can't come to terms with. Posted by: dagny at February 01, 2011 09:33 AM (0Hp4r) This.. more than anything.. is why AP loves Hitch.. Hell, my brother is an atheist but he isn't passive aggressive about it like AP is.. He and I both live and let live.. One of the reasons why I like it here.. Ace is a self-described agnostic (IIRC) but has said that he respects people who do have beliefs.. AP doesn't..

220 194
Jim Holt: “Peaceful” Cairo Mob Hangs Mubarak in Effigy
Posted by: dagny at February 01, 2011 09:23 AM (0Hp4r)

I blame Sarah Palin!! When, oh when, will she stop fomenting h8red?

221 ---is a rabid insulting low life angry atheist who has held fast to his convictions in the face of terminal cancer." Posted by: dagny at February 01, 2011 09:33 AM (0Hp4r) I admire that last bit about Hitchens: he sticks with his beliefs even when faced with death. Good for him.

222 Interesting, at that wiki link about queen noor, who incidentally renounced her American citizenship and became a muslim so that her kids would have access to the thrown and it appears they were screwed out of the throne anyway.  Professor Henry Gates did the research on her.  Isn't he the beer guy from Harvard?

223

I've had to almost double my water intake with the low low carb eating. Maybe that's why...

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 01, 2011 09:34 AM (XdlcF)

For every 1 gram of carbs you take in your body stores 3 grams of water to support it.  When you reduce your carb intake drastically, your body starts flushing water that it no longer needs.  This is part of the reason some people drop weight quickly on a low low card or no carb diet. 

224 Saw a older mercedes this morning with plates "itsys benz". On the left was a george mason patriots stickeer--looks like an elongated bespangled colonial era soldier. The other side had a picture of Che in shades of yellow, red and green. I so wanted to ask the driver if they knew what "cognitive dissonance" meant?

225 He has great faith in the atheist religion.

226 I also seriously cannot spell either.  I guess that officially makes me one of the uneducated ignorant people then.

227

 

MFM: Egyptians mobs rioting is a natural form of democracy. The Tea Party is dangerous, racist, extremist and leads to violence

228 Our state run media needs to be put to sleep.

229 Ah, thanks, Tami.

230 We need one, just one, Egyptian holding up a TEA Party sign, or one with a pic of Sarah Palin to see the MFM crap its pants.

231 so beck thinks that Olberman was criticized because of what he covered in the last two weeks before he was fired.  Apparently he had become very strident about BO/

232 202
"Queen Noor of Jordan (Arabic: جلالة الملكة نور‎ (born Elizabeth (Lisa) Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) is the last wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan"

Posted by: curious at February 01, 2011 09:26 AM (p302b)

So the muzzies invented emoticons, too? My, we owe them so much! Perhaps they should rule ...

233 Reactionary,  I remember the '78 storm.  We were living in Evansville, Indiana and the city was paralyzed.

I, too, remember '78.  I was in high school in SW Ohio.  Snow drifts up to the roof of our barns and two story house.  We didn't have water for a week because the "water man" couldn't bring the truckload of water down our 1/2 mile drive.  The National Guard eventually came and dug us out.  Brushing teeth & flushing the toilet with snow.  But I got out of school, so there's that.... 

234 230 Can you imagine? Anyone got contacts in Egypt? That would rock.

235 228 Our state run media needs to be put to sleep.
  COURAGE

236 Hell, I'm from a whole family of atheists and was agnostic until my mid-30s. I'm still skeptical about some people's emotional response to religion--it's an intellectual  (mind/will) issue with me. I don't understand the radical aggressive atheist. I don't give a shit what you believe as long as you're not taking my money. The radicals are exactly what they think they despise.

237 Posted by: libtard eager to denigrate Western culture at February 01, 2011 09:45 AM (yRrAd)

Is that what that thing that showed up after I posted was, an emoticon?

238 217
The news medias fail their societies when they marginalize the concerns of their people; issues that would improve the societies never get addressed. Worse yet, the news medias manipulate public opinion so that the working classes turn on each other, keeping the ruling classes on top above the fray.

(This post is from the Velvet Rope forum, btw, which is mostly populated by music/media industry peeps.  You just seriously cannont make this stuff up.)
Posted by: lace whig at February 01, 2011 09:38 AM (+OP3J)

Ah, yes, the bright, unalloyed intelligence of our betters ... it always shines through when they state their case for their purported superiority.

239 I don't give a shit what you believe as long as you're not taking my money.

Or forcing me to wear a burlap sack when I leave the house (only in the company of the brother-in-law who owns me, mind you...).

240

The radicals are exactly what they think they despise.

Yep. They surely are. Or worse than the people they despise. They remind me of Global Warmers, they still have their religion, but it's their religion, and like a radical Southern Baptist, everyone else is going to Hell.

241 isn't that Gates guy in the National Treasure movies ...

242 These guys can't just not believe in God, they have to go out of their way to insult, demean, stir up and debase anyone who does.

Posted by: dagny at February 01, 2011 09:33 AM (0Hp4r)

That type is a noxious breed.  Some atheists are pretty fine, normal folk - I think of the mild, inoffensive atheism of Theodore Dalrymple, who I'd happily sit down with to have a beer and talk.  But the nasty, angry ones are never pleasant to interact with.  They're a toxic bunch.  I honestly don't think they really disbelieve in God - I think they just hate Him as a result of their resentment toward higher moral authority, and because He didn't set up the world/life they way they want it to be.  They transfer the human responsibility for human problems onto God, and throw a life-long temper tantrum.  The big bonus for them is that they get to enjoy the feeling of righteous indigation, while not having any actual righteousness.  While I dislike this type, I do pity them.  They're not going to like the eternal alternative they've chosen.

243 The news medias fail their societies when they marginalize the concerns of their people; issues that would improve the societies never get addressed.

"media industry peeps", heal thyselves.

244 I don't believe in atheism.

245 Hell, I'm from a whole family of atheists and was agnostic until my mid-30s. I'm still skeptical about some people's emotional response to religion--it's an intellectual (mind/will) issue with me. I don't understand the radical aggressive atheist. I don't give a shit what you believe as long as you're not taking my money. The radicals are exactly what they think they despise. Posted by: dagny at February 01, 2011 09:46 AM (0Hp4r) I've heard Atheists complain of constant attacks from Believers, and I've heard Believers complain of constant attacks from Atheists. Both sides cause trouble. As someone mentioned above, live and let live.

246 Inflation and Islamic uprisings, huh?  I swear to God, if I have to relive the '70s someone is going to pay ....

247

My conclusion is that they don't know what the words mean. How can you favor freedom of religion and then death for leaving islam? How can you favor free speech and then favor fundamentalists? How could an impartial judiciary stone adulterers? When they say adulterers do they mean only women? Thought men could take temporary wives?

Final conclusion: Crazy inbred lunatics.

Posted by: dagny at February 01, 2011 08:56 AM (0Hp4r)

Right on dagny--what they really mean is our kind of free speech in the mosque and madrassas.   Jews and infidels, as sub-humans don't really count!

English common law and a written Constitution were nice concepts--too bad they are passe.

248 Maybe someone could photo shop some Tea Partiers into the Egyptian mob?

249 If the Iranians are on the side of the protesters...

Egypt revolt is 'step towards Islamic Middle East'
Iran said on Tuesday the uprising in Egypt will help create an Islamic Middle East but accused US officials of interfering in the "freedom seeking" movement which has rocked the Arab nation.

"With the knowledge that I have of the great revolutionary and history making people of Egypt, I am sure they will play their role in creating an Islamic Middle East for all freedom, justice and independence seekers," Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying on state television's website.

250

Posted by: bowel movement

 

Worcester? I've lived 90% of my life there. Tatnuck Square.

251 237
Is that what that thing that showed up after I posted was, an emoticon?
Posted by: curious at February 01, 2011 09:47 AM (p302b)
From your posting, as seen on my laptop, this occurred in the text immediately prior to " (born " ...

<img src="http://smilies.mee.nu/light/15_orange/icon_wink.gif" />

252 249 What if it spreads to Iran?

253 I don't believe in atheism. Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 09:51 AM (SJ6/3) I accept that Atheism is real. The photos are a little fuzzy, but there are so many eye-witness accounts from fine upstanding folks.

254 Iran said on Tuesday the uprising in Egypt will help create an Islamic Middle East but accused US officials of interfering in the "freedom seeking" movement which has rocked the Arab nation.

How do they figure this?  Bambi's been supporting the 'protesters'. 

255

 I swear to God, if I have to relive the '70s someone is going to pay ....

It might be time to invest in polyester leisure suits? The sure sign of the apocalypse is if the BeeGees get back together.

256 Should we start translating posts into Albino Jive?

257 I've heard Atheists complain of constant attacks from Believers, and I've heard Believers complain of constant attacks from Atheists. Both sides cause trouble.

The problem is, when atheists cause trouble, it usually is through the legal system trying to get nativity scenes off city property or striking God from our money.

What many activist atheists want is religion removed from anything public, so basically, they want their religion to be the official state religion.  They go about this not through elections or attempting to convince their fellow men by strength of argument, but through the courts.

A live and let live view would be to allow predominantly christian communities to celebrate christian holidays, and to let predominantly Hindu communities celebrate Hindu holidays, etc.   But that isn't acceptable to them.

258 Maybe ABBA will release their unfinished album.

259 246
Inflation and Islamic uprisings, huh?  I swear to God, if I have to relive the '70s someone is going to pay ....
Posted by: I hate waiting in line at February 01, 2011 09:53 AM (yARWD)

There's our cue!

260

255  The sure sign of the apocalypse is if the BeeGees get back together.

 

I think most of them are dead, so that truly will be the sign of the apocalypse!!

261 The 70's are returning. Ok, everybody repeat after me, "Oh wow, Man. Far out" Remember to to put a bit of extra emphasis on the word "out".

262 What about Photoshopping Islamic Rage Boy into a Tea Party gathering?

263 255
It might be time to invest in polyester leisure suits? The sure sign of the apocalypse is if the BeeGees get back together.
Posted by: maddogg at February 01, 2011 09:56 AM (OlN4e)

'Ceptin' they'd be the Zombie Gees, of course (at least 1/3 would be).

264

 I honestly don't think they really disbelieve in God - I think they just hate Him as a result of their resentment toward higher moral authority, and because He didn't set up the world/life they way they want it to be.  They transfer the human responsibility for human problems onto God, and throw a life-long temper tantrum.  The big bonus for them is that they get to enjoy the feeling of righteous indigation, while not having any actual righteousness.  While I dislike this type, I do pity them.

Yep.

They also like to use that little "you're stooopid" lefty mantra. That's put my sister in quite the bind since it's always been clear who is, um, "less intelligent". Last time we had the conversation (she was pissed they had a prayer at the inauguration), she told me to ask her husband what she believed. I told her, game, set, match.

265

Return of the '70s?  Groovy!

266 ace has his Super Fly outfit at the ready.

267 One down two to go.

268 Zombie Gees

That's good shit right there.

269 250
Worcester? I've lived 90% of my life there. Tatnuck Square.
Posted by: Lincolntf at February 01, 2011 09:55 AM (hUf/c)

Oh, wow! Are you, like, the portal to Middle Earth? Your Shire sauce is far out, man!

270 How does global warming cause snow again?

271

Yeh, I live in a neighborhood full of "crepe murderers".

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 01, 2011 09:30 AM (XdlcF)

LOL, my MIL had a supposed "arborist" trim her crepe myrtles and that is exactly what he did to them.

272 Posted by: dagny at February 01, 2011 10:03 AM (0Hp4r) How many Christians here believe Atheists are stupid? And of you how many don't like it when they hear Atheists say that Christians are stupid?

273 as has been stated many times ... the real problem is the suicide bombing methodist fascists

274 Just another example of government meddling that has reduced our standard of living.  It's interesting to note how people have just grown accustomed to this diminished quality of life without any pushback towards those jackwads in Congress who passed this crap (pun intended).

The Relentless Misery of 1.6 Gallons

275 270
How does global warming cause snow again?
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 10:06 AM (SJ6/3)

We don't have to 'splain ... you just have to believe!

276 The Egyptian protests are all blurry now.

277 The Dearborn mosque bomb plot guy turned out to be a Muslim convert by the name of Hem Ahadin with a couple dozen M-80s and some spray paint (warning contents under pressure).

He was spouting off to an Arab bartender in arabic in America's Arab heartland about this plot.

He called himself a Jihadi when he threatened Bush.

Oh, and Dawud Walid (MI CAIR) isn't interested in anything except that he maybe might of heard from someone, but he can't remember who, that this Hem Ahadin maybe could have praised Tim McVeigh.

Does this seem like some elaborate propaganda setup to anyone?

278

Posted by: Zombie 70's stoner

You are forever barred entry to Wormtown.

279

Mohamed Ghanem, one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, calls Egypt to stop pumping gas to Israel and prepare the Egyptian army for a war with itÂ’s eastern neighbor.

- From Weasel Zippers

Yep, just a righteous outcry of the peoples for some Jeffersonian democracy in Egypt.  The world is so boned.

280 At least one million have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, reports Al Jazeera. Watch the station's livestream: http://bit.ly/goylfZ

281 How does global warming cause snow again?

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 10:06 AM (SJ6/3)

Shut up!  That's how.

282 How does global warming cause snow again?

It's called "Climate Chaos" now, old chum. Anything bad that happens is because of the vengeful god Anthropogeniccarbondioxide. Our climate sciencyificness has brought us far since our primitive beliefs about Thor's chariot wheels causing thunder, oh yes.

283 He should the one way pilgrimage into the Israeli Sinai.

284 274
The Relentless Misery of 1.6 Gallons
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 01, 2011 10:09 AM (x9xik)

Ah, yes. What once took only one flush now takes two (at a minimum).

Progress: there's no stopping it!

285 They sure don't like this Alahu Ackbar feller.

286

Mohamed Ghanem, one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, calls Egypt to stop pumping gas to Israel and prepare the Egyptian army for a war with itÂ’s eastern neighbor.

- From Weasel Zippers

Yep, just a righteous outcry of the peoples for some Jeffersonian democracy in Egypt.  The world is so boned.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 01, 2011 10:10 AM (XBM1t)

I dread turning on the TV to see footage of Abrams tanks firing on Israeli soldiers.

287 Yes, Texas has mountains:
 
The West Texas Guadalupe Mountains reach their highest point at Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, with an elevation of 8,751 feet (2,667 m). The range lies southeast of the Sacramento Mountains and east of the Brokeoff Mountains. Part of the Chihuahuan Desert, the mountain range extends north-northwest and northeast from Guadalupe Peak in Texas into New Mexico.The Guadalupe Mountains are surrounded by the South Plains to the east and north, Delaware Mountains to the south, and Sacramento Mountains to the west. The Pecos River and Rio Grande define The Trans-Pecos Natural Region marked by the Davis Mountains, a small section of the volcanic mountains adjoining a long chain of hills in west Texas stretching from Big Bend NP to the Guadalupe Mountains.

Elsewhere, Caprock and Palo Duro Canyon lands are dramatic as well, not to mention the Texas Hill Country along the ancient Balcones Escarpment.

288 Huh. It snowed for about ten minutes there. I was starting to worry Snowmageddon wasn't going to live up to the hype.

289 Anything bad that happens is because of the vengeful god Anthropogenicalcarbongoredioxide.

290 I dread turning on the TV to see footage of Abrams tanks firing on Israeli soldiers. Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at February 01, 2011 10:14 AM (TpXEI) How and when would you see that?

291 When looking for your expatriate destination, keep Puerto Rico in mind.....

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's governor has signed a broad package of tax cuts aimed at spurring economic growth.

Gov. Luis Fortuno says the $1.2 billion in annual tax cuts translate into an average savings of 50 percent for individuals and 30 percent for businesses.

He signed the package into law Monday. Legislators passed it over the weekend.

Those earning $20,000 or less will pay no taxes until 2016. All other tax brackets will see reductions as well.

Puerto Rico hopes to make up some lost revenue with a new excise tax on offshore companies operating on the island.

Fortuno says it's a "fair and simple" tax system that also contains new measures to fight tax evasion. Critics say the plan is fiscally irresponsible.

292

272 That's the point. I don't run around saying that Atheists are stupid. I don't care what anyone believes. Just don't foist your beliefs on me and I'll leave you alone too. I think that radical atheists have some other kind of problem with christians (mostly) and that it has nothing to do with a belief or non-belief in God. Stupidity has nothing to do with it. However, an adult should know what they believe and have some sort of reason for it--not refer it to someone else like my sister does. For example, if someone says when you're in trouble, "I'll pray for you" the response should be "thanks" not "oh, no, don't do that". That doesn't even make common sense.

Lefties like the "stupid" taunt and it's a non-issue. Do they mean uninformed? Do they mean not hip? Do they mean misguided?  Do they mean "uneducated"? "Stupid" is a "stupid" argument. The atheists like to use the same argument. Belief isn't even a completely intellectual exercise, it's an assent of the will to the intellect. If someone chooses to not have the idea or to not allow the assent of their will then fine, that is their choice. That's also the basis of Christianity--free will and the choice of assent. You can't make people believe just like you can't make them love.

293 fyi - here's the CPAC agenda

294 The Obama Touch: Jordan's king sacks his government to try to quell protests.

295 Maybe Thune is the next Reagan.

We'll see during the primaries. I like him in interviews, he looks the part, and he's taller than Obama, which is an advantage.

Thune / Martinez might be a good ticket. I also like Huntsman / Rubio now.

296 The Obama Touch: Jordan's king sacks his government to try to quell protests. Posted by: t-bird at February 01, 2011 10:22 AM (FcR7P) Tunisia, Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan and Obamacare? Obama is on some wining streak ha?

297 Panama Canal now located in Egypt.

298 How and when would you see that?

Posted by: nevergiveup at February 01, 2011 10:18 AM (0GFWk)

Egypt manufactures Abrams tanks and uses them in their army, along with F-16s.

In a confrontation with Israel, which seems unfortunately likely if the Muslim Brotherhood come to power, we would see American designed weaponry being utilized against Israel.

299 When looking for your expatriate destination, keep Puerto Rico in mind.....

What happened with that bill last session to force them into voting for statehood?  It hasn't been re-proposed, has it?

300 I think PR lost all the Rum distilleries.

301 When looking for your expatriate destination, keep Puerto Rico in mind..... ?? It's a US territory funded by us. Pure welfare state.

302

I dread turning on the TV to see footage of Abrams tanks firing on Israeli soldiers.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at February 01, 2011 10:14 AM (TpXEI)
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They're monkey tanks (downgraded versions). Israeli Merkavas would most likely slice & dice 'em.

303 http://bit.ly/fDFqMg commodities are up if you can eat them http://bit.ly/dVHL7C corporations are reporting higher profits, states happy but it's false hope http://bit.ly/hDTNfh Legal stealing doesn't make it ethical

304 It's called "Climate Chaos" now, old chum. Anything bad that happens is because of the vengeful god Anthropogeniccarbondioxide. Our climate sciencyificness has brought us far since our primitive beliefs about Thor's chariot wheels causing thunder, oh yes. Posted by: Al Gore delivers the 411 at February 01, 2011 10:12 AM (3YYhR) Shit.. Even that's in dispute.. There was a guy on The Today Show calling it Global Swings. instead of Climate Change or Global Warming.. Something even more ambiguous than before..

305 Egypt manufactures Abrams tanks and uses them in their army, along with F-16s. In a confrontation with Israel, which seems unfortunately likely if the Muslim Brotherhood come to power, we would see American designed weaponry being utilized against Israel. Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at February 01, 2011 10:25 AM (TpXEI) Yes I know but they are forbidden by treaty to even venture into Sinai. Any movement of heavy Armor into Sinai would abrogate the treaty and those Abrams Tanks would be taken out long before they get more than a few miles from the Canal.

306

Mitt Romney saying some stupid stuff:  "Our plan isnÂ’t working perfectly. There are a # of things I would do differently 2nd time around and Mitt Romney this morning on Egypt: "It's very clear that Mubarak has to move on".

Sigh.

Oh and Collins and Liberman wanting to reintroduce internet regulation. Good timing.

307 There was a guy on The Today Show calling it Global Swings.

Sounds like a sex apparatus.

308 What happened with that bill last session to force them into voting for statehood?  It hasn't been re-proposed, has it?

Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 01, 2011 10:27 AM (TUpD9)

I think it passed the house but didn't Puerto Rico have to vote too?  I don't know...lost track of it.

?? It's a US territory funded by us. Pure welfare state.

Posted by: t-bird at February 01, 2011 10:28 AM (FcR7P)

Duh...yes it is.  I read 'Puerto Rico' and my mind said 'Costa Rica'....and I've had plenty of coffee so it's clearly a brain problem.

Totally unrelated but Al Jazeera seems to be better at estimating crowd numbers than our media. 

309 They're monkey tanks (downgraded versions). Israeli Merkavas would most likely slice & dice 'em.

In any conflict with Israel, the Egyptians would probably emulate the Yom Kippur War wrt to tanks and use small 4-man hunter/killer teams to attack the Merkavas with American anti-tank weaponry. 

Hezbollah used this tactic during the 2006 Lebanon War with some success and disabled several dozen Merkavas IMSMC. 

310 Dallas airport closes! 

I warned you, don't fuck with me.

311

The Dearborn mosque bomb plot guy turned out to be a Muslim convert by the name of Hem Ahadin with a couple dozen M-80s and some spray paint (warning contents under pressure).

He was spouting off to an Arab bartender in arabic in America's Arab heartland about this plot.

He called himself a Jihadi when he threatened Bush.
------

My local paper is running an AP account of this story that paints him as a Tea Party kind of guy.

312

There was a guy on The Today Show calling it Global Swings.

In the U.S., we usually refer to them as "seasons."

313

Folks there has never been a shred of evidence that salt causes heart problems for the average American.

Join the club.

314

Mitt Romney saying some stupid stuff:  "Our plan isnÂ’t working perfectly. There are a # of things I would do differently 2nd time around and Mitt Romney this morning on Egypt: "It's very clear that Mubarak has to move on".

Sigh.

eh i don't blame him. Mubarak is toast at this point. Any politician who is still backing him is behind the game. We need to move on and ensure he is replaced by someone reliable. Why fight over an 82 year old who will be deposed any minute now.

We need to focus on who is in the next government. And make sure it isn't el baredi or the muslim brotherhood

315

They're monkey tanks (downgraded versions). Israeli Merkavas would most likely slice & dice 'em.

In any conflict with Israel, the Egyptians would probably emulate the Yom Kippur War wrt to tanks and use small 4-man hunter/killer teams to attack the Merkavas with American anti-tank weaponry. 

Hezbollah used this tactic during the 2006 Lebanon War with some success and disabled several dozen Merkavas IMSMC. 

I agree, the effectiveness of tanks has greatly diminished since WW2 with the advent of shoulder fired anti-tank weaponry.

This is especially true in urban combat.

 

316 Posted by: Ed Anger at February 01, 2011 10:29 AM (7+pP9)

Toss in Israeli Apaches and F16s chopping them up long before they got anywhere near Israel. Remember, these are operated by Arabs, who haven't had an impressive martial reputation for a very long time.

317

In any conflict with Israel, the Egyptians would probably emulate the Yom Kippur War wrt to tanks and use small 4-man hunter/killer teams to attack the Merkavas with American anti-tank weaponry. 

Hezbollah used this tactic during the 2006 Lebanon War with some success and disabled several dozen Merkavas IMSMC. 

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 01, 2011 10:33 AM (9hSKh)

IIRC they were able to take out the Merkavas by firing on them from their rear quarter. I hope the Israelis have upgraded their tactics to deal with it.

318 You know what's funny?  A ~300 comment thread on Obamacare ruling juxtaposed with a ~1700 comment thread on evolution.  HotAir continues to bring the chuckles. 

319 One moron noted it in a comment yesterday. But I can't believe there has been no tribute to the passing of John Barry, one of our greater and most prolific composers.

320

eh i don't blame him. Mubarak is toast at this point. Any politician who is still backing him is behind the game. We need to move on and ensure he is replaced by someone reliable. Why fight over an 82 year old who will be deposed any minute now.

We need to focus on who is in the next government. And make sure it isn't el baredi or the muslim brotherhood

Ben, "we should do this or that" solutions are lame.  Those who think they can control events at this point are deluded.  This entire scenario is playing out just like Iran where the U.S. always seeks to identify the mysterious "moderates" and ends up with uncontrolled facial fire.  The time for Mubarak to reform was twenty years ago through a steady process.  It's not possible now and out room for maneuver is so narrow as to be nonexistent. 

321 Indiana youth builds solar powered death ray in his garage.

Makes me feel much better about today's youth.  Blofeld-DiMera Memorial Scholarship, coming up!

322 Oh Dear God!  Al Jazeera just showed someone holding a sign from Tahrir Square.  It read:  'YES, WE CAN TOO'.

323

Ok, I officially can't vote for Romney in the primaries.

Given the current field, I planned on voting for Romney, but if he can't even pretend the Romneycare mandate was a bad idea, then I can't in good conscience vote for him.

I like his business record and think he is great of fiscal issues, but this tells me that he isn't going to repeal Obamacare if a repeal got on his desk.

shoot. That leaves no one else to vote for. Herman Cain and John Huntsman jr better be as good as everyone is claiming.

324 Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 01, 2011 10:33 AM (9hSKh)

Crossing the Sinai is different than going into little villages in Lebanon. The terrain is more suited to tank warfare. That being said, my bet is that the Israeli army will attack the Egyptian armor from afar, and not close to main gun distance for exactly the reason you suggest.

325 Tunisia, Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan and Obamacare? Obama is on some wining streak ha?

Posted by: nevergiveup at February 01, 2011 10:23 AM (0GFWk)

The Indonesian is making up for his loss in trying to help his anti-American, marxist, tin-foil buddy, Zelaya, pull off his coup in Honduras.

326 321 Indiana youth builds solar powered death ray in his garage.

Cool.  How long before Obama goes and visits him?!


I do wonder if his parents will be able to keep their home owners insurance coverage seeing as how the darned thing caused the fire that destroyed it (and the shed it was in). 

327 318 I didn't realize Hot Air was a religious blog.

328 Herman Cain and John Huntsman jr better be as good as everyone is claiming.

Posted by: Ben at February 01, 2011 10:41 AM (wuv1c)

Huntsman offered himself up as a tool for the Indonesian.  He's a totally worthless piece of shit.

329 In any conflict with Israel, the Egyptians would probably emulate the Yom Kippur War wrt to tanks and use small 4-man hunter/killer teams to attack the Merkavas with American anti-tank weaponry. Hezbollah used this tactic during the 2006 Lebanon War with some success and disabled several dozen Merkavas IMSMC. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 01, 2011 10:33 AM (9hSKh) Any move by Egypt into the Sinai would be fought almost fully in the Air and by Special Forces. I doubt Israel would, ideally, have to or want to commit a large number of land troops at all. Israel in all likely hood would have no territorial aims this time in Sinai, they would just make it into a huge sand box to blow things up in

330

Posted by: Mama AJ, mumbling to herself at February 01, 2011 08:39 AM (XdlcF)

Civil engineer here. The more pavement, the more impervious surface. The more impervious surface means less runoff is absorbed into the ground, so more runoff. Making the drainage system failure even greater.

331 The Moose-limb sisterhood is getting Egypt ready for it's next historic ass kicking at the hands of the Israeli military.

332 Any move by Egypt into the Sinai would be fought almost fully in the Air and by Special Forces. I doubt Israel would, ideally, have to or want to commit a large number of land troops at all. Israel in all likely hood would have no territorial aims this time in Sinai, they would just make it into a huge sand box to blow things up in

Posted by: nevergiveup at February 01, 2011 10:44 AM (0GFWk)

If it comes to another war with Egypt, as certainly seems likely, Israel needs to take Sinai and the Suez and not give them back.

Giving arabs back ANY territory won in war is nothing but a fool's game.

333 Great 'gov't and greenies fuck up again' story out of Columbus, Ohio!

Energy Saving in theory means time-consuming, energy-consuming, budget busting in practice:

Franklin County (Ohio) spent $105 million on a new court house, but the month they are supposed to move in, they realize there isn't cell phone/2 way radio service/signals in it.  Awesome!  An energy saving courthouse with no means of 'tech' communication within it!


A cell phone problem has put the grand opening of the county's new $105 million courthouse on hold.

The new courthouse, supposed to open this month, is now on indefinite hold because it cannot accommodate reliable cell phone and two-way radio service, 10 Investigates' Paul Aker reported on Monday.

The person in charge of the project said the problem can be blamed on new energy-saving windows that absorb the radio signals.

 
"Well, it's a huge problem," said Franklin County Administrator Don Brown. 

No one installed repeaters; devices that bridge signal-blocking glass, and allow the radios to function like normal, Aker reported.

334 Given the current field, I planned on voting for Romney, but if he can't even pretend the Romneycare mandate was a bad idea, then I can't in good conscience vote for him.

Ben, I read his comments as endorsing a state by state approach.  I definitely think he'd get rid of Obamacare based on what he said there -- although he needs to state that more clearly.  Don't you think he's talking about federalism and how Obamacare is unconstitutional?

I hope we can do better than Romney, but that particular interview doesn't bother.  It would be better if he dissected Masscare which, as I understand it, doesn't actually work well.  But at least he makes the federalism argument. 

335 Jimmy 'Rent Is Too Damn High' McMillan: Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich could be my vice president


Jimmy McMillan is looking for a VP in his bid for President, and he's got two candidates in mind - Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

The bombastic former gubernatorial wanna-be, whose Rent Is Too Damn High mantra stole the show during November's state elections last year, says both Republicans would make good No. 2's.

"Newt Gingrich has been there before," he told News Talk Radio 77 WABC's David Goodman, in an interview featured on AOL News. "He is a good liar."

McMillan, 64, went on to call Romney "good looking," adding, "it'll keep the ladies from looking at me."

McMillan's unlikely run for New York state governor ultimately earned him nearly 40,000 votes. His debate performance earned him national headlines, and he was even mocked on "Saturday Night Live."

DailyNews 1/31

336

Civil engineer here. The more pavement, the more impervious surface. The more impervious surface means less runoff is absorbed into the ground, so more runoff. Making the drainage system failure even greater.

Ah, so using concrete instead of asphalt is all part of their evil plan...

337 If it comes to another war with Egypt, as certainly seems likely, Israel needs to take Sinai and the Suez and not give them back. Giving arabs back ANY territory won in war is nothing but a fool's game. Posted by: iknowtheleft at February 01, 2011 10:47 AM (N49h9) NAh I don't agree. Putting Israeli forces on the canal again only exposes them to extreme danger is man intense. Using Sinai as a huge buffer that can be entered and used as needed at will is much better and cheaper. In addition Israel would also not be blamed then for the closing of the Canal.

338

Given the current field, I planned on voting for Romney, but if he can't even pretend the Romneycare mandate was a bad idea, then I can't in good conscience vote for him.

Ben, I read his comments as endorsing a state by state approach.  I definitely think he'd get rid of Obamacare based on what he said there -- although he needs to state that more clearly.  Don't you think he's talking about federalism and how Obamacare is unconstitutional?

I hope we can do better than Romney, but that particular interview doesn't bother.  It would be better if he dissected Masscare which, as I understand it, doesn't actually work well.  But at least he makes the federalism argument. 

I agree with the highlighted part of your statement, but it leads me to believe that the only thing he would undo is the mandate. It has to be repealed in total before it begins to take full effect, otherwise the only way we'll get rid of it is through bankruptcy.

339

Giving arabs back ANY territory won in war is nothing but a fool's game.

Posted by: iknowtheleft at February 01, 2011 10:47 AM (N49h9)

I have a friend, elderly Jewish woman, liberal but not in your face so.  We were talking last Saturday about the situation in Egypt.  She was recounting a trip she took to Cairo 20+ years ago.  She visited a museum in Cairo and was shocked to find out that Egyptian history records them as having won the 6 day war. 

I resisted the urge to tell her about the erroneous 'history' taught in our own public schools.  She's a retired teacher.

340 I see Mama AJ was asking about Marshals and what they do.

Well, I'd like to know why we have a Mayor of Salt Lake City and a Mayor of Salt Lake County.  What the hell is a county mayor? 

341

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Posted by: DDT & Freon, exonerated but still banished at February 01, 2011 10:34 AM (urYpw)

At one point in my truck driving career I drove for a company that specialized in hauling hazardous waste. One job in Hartford CT, Freon had leaked out of the tank of the air-conditioning system at an office building, They dug up all the dirt around the foundation of the building and we hauled it all to a toxic waste dump in Oklahoma. Sounds stupid to me but that was a good paying job. We did haul some really hazardous shit at times though, like chemicals and infectious medical waste.   

342 Most people don't even know why Israel took territory in the first place. They think it was because they were "mean" to the "palestinians".

343 I agree with the highlighted part of your statement, but it leads me to believe that the only thing he would undo is the mandate. It has to be repealed in total before it begins to take full effect, otherwise the only way we'll get rid of it is through bankruptcy

Yeah, I see what you're saying. 

I wonder if he's clearer in his full interview.  He talks about it being unconstitutional but does emphasize the mandate, which is not sufficient.  I guess I was reading more into the different solutions for each state thing. 

I don't know who's advising Mitt, but he really needs to get on the stick and disavow this public health care crap asap. 


My recollection of my research on Huntsman is that he endorses a private company based approach to improving health care access/delivery.  In 2008 he signed some things into law that I believe included tax breaks to try to get costs under control.  I'm still researching that. 

So far the only black mark (for me) on his record is him signing Utah up for a regional carbon credit consortium (which I believe Utah has pulled out of now thanks to Herbert).  That's not great, but I'd like to know the details.  We do have a serious smog problem here in the Salt Lake and Utah Valleys in the winter. 

344
#140  I suspect that Muslims consider "Freedom of religion" to mean "freedom from Jews" ...AND Christians.

345

Posted by: Y-not at February 01, 2011 10:48 AM (pW2o

Agreed.  Romneycare is a liability if he isn't willing to say straight up that health care reform is a state issue, and not a federal issue.  If he is willing, then he has a strong position to hammer Obamacare and the Dems.

346 Vince Flynn battles Stage III prostate cancer.

347 Posted by: Tami at February 01, 2011 10:53 AM (VuLos)

I think you meant the Yom Kippur War.  Egypt teaches its kids that that was a big win for them.  They have to.  They can't admit to any loss and not work to seek "revenge" for it.  But, this is how arab culture works.  In the case of the Yom Kippur War, they had a point, as Israel returned the Suez to them quickly and Sinai later. 

Saddam Hussein built a museum to his "great victories" in the first gulf war - the fact that he was able to hit Israel with almost 40 missiles.  If you look through arab history, they do shit like this all the time.  It's how they are, which is something that Westerners generally can't wrap their minds around (and figure that these stories aren't true).  They have no attachment to reality.

Compounding this problem is the arab shame-based culture.  If you are in a competition with an arab and you beat him, fair and square, then you have shamed him and his only recourse is to either have you declare him the winner (by giving him the trophy you won) or he has to take "revenge" on you and kill you.  But arabs are the biggest losers in the world, which means that the West can't stop them from being shamed and seeking the "revenge" necessary to lift that shame.  We can't stop them from making idiots of themselves and then lashing out at everyone because they are idiots. 

This is why I keep saying that all threats emanating from the arab/persian/muslim world start and stop with control of the gulf oil fields.  We can't stop the arabs from humiliating themselves and, thus, seeking our destruction, so the only answer is to defang them - which cannot be done so long as they are allowed to retain control of the oil fields they stole in the forced nationalization waves of the mid-20th century.

Interestingly, in a very morbid way, this shame/revenge dynamic is the same basic motivation of the Indonesian Imbecile and his burning hate of America and the West.  He sees himself as the Avenging Angel of the Third World, brought to exact revenge on the West for, in their fevered minds, humiliating and shaming the third world with our great freedoms, power, creativity and advancement.  Sadly, this was all obvious from way back in the campaign ... but America was thrown into a psychotic break by the credit crisis and decided to vote for Suicide by Indonesian, which is exactly what we see happening.

348 Palestine WAS Jordanian territory proper until the British determined the creation of Israel without Jordan's permission.

Quick!  Somebody change the name of Jordan to Palestine!

Problem solved! 

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber

349 348 Jordan, Israel, and Fakestine were all British territory before the partition.

350 Sheriff Arpaio is not pleased about Bloomberg's traveling band of gun grabbers.  This oughta be good.

351 Vince Flynn stage III prostate cancer. Wow that is too bad.

352  Maybe Thune is the next Reagan. 

We had a contest once.  I won.

No, cereal.  He's a career politician and charter member of the Good Old Boys Club.®

353 If he is willing, then he has a strong position to hammer Obamacare and the Dems.

He is in a strong position, but only if he shows his expertise by dissecting the flaws with Masscare.  If he doesn't do that, then he comes off (to me, anyway) as stubbornly emotionally invested in the damned thing even with the warts that Masscare has. 

I would like Romney to be an option (although at this moment in time he's still second tier for me simply because he's been on the sidelines for a while, in addition to his disastrous positioning on government-run health care), but he needs a clearer walk-back for me to trust him.


Ironically, poor Huntsman is being tarred with Romney's brush on this issue even though I find no evidence that he supports anything other than a private-based solution to bringing down costs and improving delivery. 

354 349 348 Jordan, Israel, and Fakestine were all British territory before the partition.

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 11:09 AM (SJ6/3)

And before that, Turkish.  I suppose it was briefly Arab after the eastern Roman Empire fell.

355 The Kempster should be happy. The commie-crats have chosen Charlotte for their convention.

I have just one question. Why are they holding a convention?

356 Ed Anger at February 01, 2011 09:06 AM

No conflict of interest in sourcing there.

Regarding the US "Wild" West's development prior to statehood, the chief responsibility of a town's Sheriff was keeping the peace. Taxation wasn't the same issue then as now since pioneers generally maintained minimalist government, and funded the construction of public buildings (jail, church and school) through contributed donations and services. Before public building projects, the pioneers utilized the privately owned local hotel bar/saloon for public civic gatherings/meetings. It wasn't until towns were established that city folk from back East arrived by train with grand Progressive schemes for taxation to fund improvements in society and "culture" that the wealthiest would benefit from the most.

357 RINO Graham introduces a bill for Obamacare lite. When is that good for nothing fuck-weasel going to wake up and smell the coffee. Hey, that prick Hugh Hewitt should love it. Well, he will unless he is a shameless hypocrite with a crush on Mitt Romney. He spent yesterday telling everyone that Masscare was okay and Obamacare was not because Obamacare "is unconstitutional" but states can mandate anything they want upon their citizens. (How that can be true if such a mandate violate privileges of the people codified in COTUS he leaves unanswered.) So, if states can use Graham's bill to enact Obamacare on a statewide basis, problem solved, yes? That shithead Hewitt will say anything to prop up Romney, and that was his whole motive... to use this argument "states can do socialized medicine but feds can't" as a bat to swat down people pointing out that Romney will have a hell of a time defending Masscare if he runs against Barry and Obamacare. That argument is weaker than goldfish urine.

358 I have just one question. Why are they holding a convention?

Job creation for SEIU thugs?

359 I would like Romney to be an option (although at this moment in time he's still second tier for me simply because he's been on the sidelines for a while, in addition to his disastrous positioning on government-run health care), but he needs a clearer walk-back for me to trust him. No, Mitt, no! Don't walk back Masscare! I love you!!

360 I would like Romney to be an option (although at this moment in time he's still second tier for me simply because he's been on the sidelines for a while, in addition to his disastrous positioning on government-run health care), but he needs a clearer walk-back for me to trust him.

I wholly agree.  I'll say more.  If Romney were to say, "I did the best I could to put a tasty dijonnaise on this shit sandwich, but there is no way to salvage government-run health crap" (or something a bit less salty), then he would be the runaway frontrunner, despite his other flaws.

The primary winner will not be someone who is tepid on Obamacare.

361 I wonder if they'll use the pillars again.  Or throw flags in the trash again.

362 RINO Graham introduces a bill for Obamacare lite. When is that good for nothing fuck-weasel going to wake up and smell the coffee.

Hey, that prick Hugh Hewitt should love it. Well, he will unless he is a shameless hypocrite with a crush on Mitt Romney.

First of all the sidebar picture of that bugeyed pole-smoker is absolutely hilarious.  Second, I'm glad to hear somebody else that hates that asshole Hewitt as I do; although in my case it's because he pontificates from California about being an expert on Ohio politics while the ignorant cocksucker doesn't know a fucking thing about it.

363 If Romney were to say, "I did the best I could to put a tasty dijonnaise on this shit sandwich, but there is no way to salvage government-run health crap" (or something a bit less salty), then he would be the runaway frontrunner, despite his other flaws. Absolutely. That's all that he needs to do. Then he could get moving. Why certain cheerleaders on his side insist there is no problem there is a mystery. Seriously, who precisely will be convinced with an argument from Romney such as "Obamacare bad, Masscare good. Good enough for Massachusetts but not good enough for the rest of you. Please don't look at its track record. It's a constitutional thang, you wouldn't understand."

364 I think you meant the Yom Kippur War.  Egypt teaches its kids that that was a big win for them.  They have to.  They can't admit to any loss and not work to seek "revenge" for it.  But, this is how arab culture works.  In the case of the Yom Kippur War, they had a point, as Israel returned the Suez to them quickly and Sinai later.

No, she said 'the six day war' and mentioned Gaza. 

365 Does anyone really think Hewitt's attempts at football jokes are anything less boring than radio commercials?

366

In a confrontation with Israel, which seems unfortunately likely if the Muslim Brotherhood come to power, we would see American designed weaponry being utilized against Israel.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at February 01, 2011 10:25 AM (TpXEI)

Hmmmm... Merkava vs. Export Abrams....

Factor in Crew quality? and its Merkava for the Win...

367 There is no such thing as Palestine.
Posted by: FlaviusJulius

I'd heard and repeated that, as well.

But historical sources reference Palestine (Greek Παλαιστίνη, Palaistinē; Latin Palaestina; Hebrew ארץ־ישראל Eretz-Yisra'el, (formerly also פלשׂתינה, Palestina); Arabic فلسطين‎ Filasṭīn, Falasṭīn, Filisṭīn) is a conventional name used, among others, to describe a geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea  and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands.

The name "Palestine" is the cognate of an ancient word meaning "Philistines" or "Land of the Philistines".

And Philistines were the uncircumcised blaspheming heathen invading army championed by Goliath, brought low by the boy David during Saul's reign over the united Kingdom of Israel.

368 I got a kick out of seeing the king of jordan in an episode of star trek TNG before he was king, I guess he was a prince at the time. He was a fan of the show, so he got a small part in one of the episodes. true story.

369 Can you imagine? Anyone got contacts in Egypt? That would rock.

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 01, 2011 09:45 AM (SJ6/3)

I do.  It's my "uncle."

370 Does anyone really think Hewitt's attempts at football jokes are anything less boring than radio commercials?

Posted by: George Orwell at February 01, 2011 11:30 AM (AZGON)

He tells jokes as poorly as Toonces and Lurch; if they tried standup, we'd be rid of them due to broken necks from getting the hook.

371 Sheriff Arpaio is not pleased about Bloomberg's traveling band of gun grabbers. This oughta be good. Look, maybe I'm ignorant but is this sort of thing even remotely conventional? What are New York undercover cops doing in Arizona, planting sting operations? Like New York doesn't have enough crime within its borders to worry about? Or is it more important for Bloomberg to feed his taste for authoritarianism by sending his thugs out of state?

372 No, she said 'the six day war' and mentioned Gaza.

Posted by: Tami at February 01, 2011 11:29 AM (VuLos)

Damn! They're even crazier than I thought.

373

Damn! They're even crazier than I thought.

Posted by: iknowtheleft at February 01, 2011 11:34 AM (N49h9)

LOL!  I think that's what she was trying to get across....not that she need to.

374 350 Sheriff Arpaio is not pleased about Bloomberg's traveling band of gun grabbers.  This oughta be good.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 01, 2011 11:11 AM (p05LM)

Eww... that could be good.

New York Law enforcement does NOT have Police Powers in Arizona, thus they were acting as Private citizens, and MUST follow the law like everyone else.

They then went and bought guns under false pretenses, with Fake IDs???

THEY are the ones who broke the very gun laws they were there to investigate... and should be prosecuted.

375

He is in a strong position, but only if he shows his expertise by dissecting the flaws with Masscare.  If he doesn't do that, then he comes off (to me, anyway) as stubbornly emotionally invested in the damned thing even with the warts that Masscare has. 

I think that he needs to be careful about going too far overboard, lest he look like he's abandoning his position out of convienence.  Defending Masscare will play to the squishy moderates and liberal republicans, but if he's willing to force these programs down to the state level, conservatives win.  The goal should be to first and foremost change the mentality that every program has to come from the federal government.  If it means that we get more states pushing versions of Masscare, then I count it a fair trade off for winning that fight. 

376 Posted by: Plateau Plato at February 01, 2011 11:30 AM (H+LJc)

Flavius' point is that what we call "palestinians" are generally syrians who came to the area as Jews established some industry and jobs, there.  They used to call themselves "syraisn" for the most part, while it was Jews born in the area who were referred to as "Palestinians".  It wasn't until 1964 (while the West Bank was still controlled by Jordan - which had taken it in 194 that the arabs started calling themselves "palestinians".  But before that, there were no arabs that called themselves "palestinians".  They were Syrians and Egyptians and the sort.

377 New sidebar item, hilarious... Five South Dakota lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require any adult 21 or older to buy a firearm “sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense.” --- “Do I or the other cosponsors believe that the State of South Dakota can require citizens to buy firearms? Of course not. But at the same time, we do not believe the federal government can order every citizen to buy health insurance,” he said. Let Bloomberg send his creeps to South Dakota.

378 but states can mandate anything they want upon their citizens.

Actually, this is true to a great extent.  But that doesn't mean it is right.  It just means that if Massachusetts wants to be stupid, they can be stupid.  As long as the feds don't bail them out, people can vote with their feet.

"Unconstitutional" is not synonymous with "bad idea".

379 "syraisn"

Did I type that?  If I were an arab, I'd blame this web site and have to exact revenge on them for their shaming of me by posting my typo.  That's how arab culture goes.

I meant "syrians", obviously.

380

 If the Iranians are on the side of the protesters...

Egypt revolt is 'step towards Islamic Middle East'
Iran said on Tuesday the uprising in Egypt will help create an Islamic Middle East but accused US officials of interfering in the "freedom seeking" movement which has rocked the Arab nation.

It really hits home when you see it on a map.  Beck pointed out country by country the Islamic-ruled countries of the Middle East.  They're falling like dominoes.  Onward and upward.  Next up, Spain, Italy, France, the U.K.  The map of Eurabia is becoming reality way sooner than it was forecasted.  The muzzies are down with global governance; it's just that they haven't told our commie lefties that it's going to be a caliphate.

381 If it means that we get more states pushing versions of Masscare, then I count it a fair trade off for winning that fight. You're on your own, pal. As a resident of the fair state of Clownifornia, I know what ClowniforniaCare would be. A mandate to buy underperforming insurance at double current prices, it would triple our current budget deficit, it would be free for illegals, and sex change operations would be available at will, while the waiting list for an MRI would be six months. State versions of Masscare all over? Screw up your own state, mine is plenty screwed already.

382 Actually, this is true to a great extent. But that doesn't mean it is right. Precisely, and true, which is another reason Hewitt is such a shithead... he refused too say the obvious thing, that even if Obastardcare were constitutional it must not stand, and the same goes for Masscare, which is an unqualified disaster. He refused to say it for the clear reason that it would hurt his boyfriend with the slick hair.

383 I've come across Hugh Hewitt's radio show a couple of times over the years. I listened for a little bit and then shouted, WTF, this guy is supposed to be a Conservative????

384

Yeh, I live in a neighborhood full of "crepe murderers".

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 01, 2011 09:30 AM (XdlcF)

Mega thanks for the linky.  I have lots of folks to send it to. 

We finally got new neighbors next door on a house that was foreclosed years before.  The lady of the house said her son was a landscaper, so I couldn't wait to see the place all jazzed up.  Meh, nothing special.  This morning, I went out to see that all the established crepe myrtles on the property line had been mur-duh'd!  Landscaper, my arse.

385 Mittens has a lot more going against him than Obamacare. He is also a gungrabber. He is a NE version of McCain with slick hair. If he is nominate we will be in for another 4 years of Obama and the Republican Party will be relegated to 3rd Party status.

386 Pocono Joe.. .I am with you....when I learned how many"wives" Hewitt has had, and his slease bull about being "conservative I thought...if I hate Gingrich for it, hell I can hate Hewitt...so I do.

387 16 Here in the SF Bay Area the forecast id sunny and in the 60's all week.

Posted by: eman at February 01, 2011 07:07 AM

Nice weather to stand on a corner with the "will work for food" signs

388 I've come across Hugh Hewitt's radio show a couple of times over the years. I listened for a little bit and then shouted, WTF, this guy is supposed to be a Conservative????

Posted by: PoconoJoe at February 01, 2011 11:47 AM (8TlEo)

He's as squishy as they come.  The stupid cocksucker was holding court in December when Voinovich was doing his best to fuck things up before he finally got the hell out and some caller complained about him.  Huge Douche said "Oh he used to be good; he's just been in office too long".  WRONG!  He's always been a fucking RINO who's never met a tax increase he didn't like going back to when he was mayor of Cleveland.  Huge Douche has absolutely no credibility among conservatives who know WTF is going on in Ohio.  Of course he left Ohio for Californicate; he's in his element and can't bring himself to admit it.

389 Agree on Mittens too...all hat no cattle.

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I think that he needs to be careful about going too far overboard, lest he look like he's abandoning his position out of convienence.

--

I'm not saying he needs to say that he regrets doing it, but I am saying that he should do a detailed analysis of Masscare as implemented, warts and all.  He's supposed to be an expert on this issue -- he needs to show it.  He should show us what is working and what is not working. 

Honestly, the man has no job and a bunch of folks (like me) who are willing to vote for him (I did in the CA primary b/c my other candidates had dropped out by then), but who will not vote for him until he shows that he is objective on this issue and that he is smart on this issue.  Right now, he's coming off to me as emotionally invested in Masscare and/or as a guy who always think government is the answer.  If I want an emo or nanny POTUS, there are other candidates I'd choose. 

The other thing is this.  Why should I vote for Mitt when I can vote for Huntsman, a guy whose credentials are superior to Mitt's, who is for private-based solutions to health care costs and delivery, and whose only serious policy flaw that I can find at the moment is signing UT up for a regional carbon credit consortium? 

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Posted by: Captain Hate at February 01, 2011 11:56 AM (eh+ki)

  Yeah Captain. I remember a few years ago he was considered in the top tier of Conservative media, I think the bloom is off the rose now. I think he's full of shit and I just ignore him.

392 377 New sidebar item, hilarious...

Five South Dakota lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require any adult 21 or older to buy a firearm “sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense.”
---
“Do I or the other cosponsors believe that the State of South Dakota can require citizens to buy firearms? Of course not. But at the same time, we do not believe the federal government can order every citizen to buy health insurance,” he said.

Posted by: George Orwell at February 01, 2011 11:38 AM (AZGON)   I think Kelly has several friends who can't protect themselves

393 387 Nice weather to stand on a corner with the "will work for food" signs
________

Meh. "Will work for food" is just a scam to skirt the 1099 reporting requirements of Obamacare. Now doubt it'll be squashed by those 16,000 new agents the IRS wants to hire.

394 So Mayor Bloomberg is the self-admitted mastermind of a multi-state criminal enterprise.

Oddly, not surprising.

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