March 22, 2011

Top Headline Comments 3-22-11
— Gabriel Malor

Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 02:57 AM | Comments (74)
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1 first..?

Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2011 03:00 AM (W6bJb)

2 yeah, kinda like Bosnia. This is the Lib Dems' kind of war.

Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2011 03:01 AM (W6bJb)

3 as the Bard said, Full of sound and fury and signifying Obama.

Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2011 03:03 AM (W6bJb)

Posted by: Robert at March 22, 2011 03:08 AM (4ixH5)

5 There's something kind of fishy about the couple in the story where the beauty queen shot the burglar.  If you google the fiancee, there is at least one set of stories about him postponing his previous wedding because the $31,000 engagement ring disappeared the day of pre-marital counseling and a previous history of him losing an $18,000 rolex.

Posted by: eskimo at March 22, 2011 03:13 AM (OVjzo)

6

The Libyan central bank – which is under Colonel Gaddafi’s control – holds 143.8 tonnes of gold, according to the latest data from the International Monetary Fund, although some suspect the true amount could be several tonnes higher.

Posted by: by any other name at March 22, 2011 03:16 AM (H+LJc)

7 Der Spiegel spilled Obama's Kill Team photo beans.

Posted by: by any other name at March 22, 2011 03:19 AM (H+LJc)

8 U.S. Africa Command confirms both pilots are safe. http://tinyurl.com/4aesa37

Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at March 22, 2011 03:22 AM (YVZlY)

9 Friendly fire, pilot error, mechanical malfunction

F-15 down in Libya, U.S. Spokesman says it wasn't hostile fire.

Posted by: by any other name at March 22, 2011 03:22 AM (H+LJc)

10 Friendly fire, pilot error, mechanical malfunction.

Obama.

Posted by: dogfish at March 22, 2011 03:23 AM (N2yhW)

11 Want to go skiing in Afghanistan? What a thrill. Is that next mogul just a bump or a land mine?
 
This is kind of off my vacation list for now.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 22, 2011 03:26 AM (ENKCw)

12

A ton here, a ton there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

Posted by: King Abdullah, Saudi Pimp at March 22, 2011 03:26 AM (Ig+B0)

13 Stolen Valor Act found to be unconstitutional by the 9th Circuit -- the most overruled circuit of all by the Supremes.
 
Slap those MOHs on with glee; no one will harass you now.
 
Turds.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 22, 2011 03:30 AM (ENKCw)

14 Bush sucks!

Posted by: Truman North at March 22, 2011 03:30 AM (8ay4x)

15

Seriously?  Nobody blames Bush anymore.  It's Palin and the Teabaggers. 

And the Jooooos.

Posted by: King Abdullah, Saudi Pimp at March 22, 2011 03:32 AM (Ig+B0)

16 You know why I dislike this President?

THIS

Unfortunately, it is the rule, not the exception.  We are fighting three wars, the actual unemployment figures are over 10%, the number of homeless families with children rise everyday, there are flash mobs holding businesses hostage in Columbus, OH, etc., etc.




Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 03:32 AM (penCf)

17 #17  Look at the dress.... She got one to match his lips!

Posted by: Yves St. Laurent at March 22, 2011 03:33 AM (Ig+B0)

18

#18 Yes.  There is plenty of gold at Fort Knox. 

No, you can't see it.

Trust us, we are the President.

Posted by: Tim Geitner at March 22, 2011 03:35 AM (Ig+B0)

19 Picture of the downed plane.  Thank you Lord for protecting her crew.

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 03:35 AM (penCf)

20 Meet your new boss; same as the old boss......

The editor-in-chief of the Yemen Post, Hakim Almasmari, says that he believes Yemeni President SalehÂ’s 32-year reign will end within the next 24 hours. A top military leader has turned on him and ordered his forces to protect the protesters. Unless Saleh is able to fight a civil war, the leader will soon be gone, and an opening for Iranian proxies, the Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Qaeda, will be created.

Almasmari says that at least 18 of the strongest military commanders have joined the opposition and up to 90 percent of all the military is no longer loyal to Saleh. “The military have made it clear that a national emergency government will be announced,” he said.

http://tinyurl.com/4fyl8n4


Posted by: Queen Elizabeth at March 22, 2011 03:36 AM (VuLos)

21 Amen Momma.

Posted by: Chuck Z at March 22, 2011 03:37 AM (Ig+B0)

22 Bugger off sock!

Posted by: Tami at March 22, 2011 03:37 AM (VuLos)

23 FORE!

Posted by: sir golfsalot at March 22, 2011 03:38 AM (ph9vn)

24 15 Bush sucks!

Posted by: Truman North at March 22, 2011 07:30 AM (8ay4x)

Word!

Posted by: a red colored merkin at March 22, 2011 03:38 AM (YVZlY)

25 Pussys provoke Preznit

Posted by: Andrea Mitchell's Universe at March 22, 2011 03:39 AM (le5qc)

26 #17

Forgot to mention, the reason Progressive Ohio protested at the bank was that they gave $65,000 to Republicans. It doesn't say over what period of time, though.

I wish these protesters would realize if they had their way, they wouldn't have jobs at all.

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 03:39 AM (penCf)

27

The two crew members on the F-15E fighter jet ejected to safety. One has already been recovered by US forces, who say they are in the process of rescuing the other.

It is understood that at least one of the crew members was initially rescued by rebel Libyan soldiers after ejecting from the aircraft.

The crashed plane was discovered by a Telegraph journalist reporting in and around Benghazi, the rebel-held city.

It is thought the F-15E fighter jet came to ground after suffering a mechanical failure.

The US military confirmed that one of its jets had crash landed but said that it had not been shot down.

Posted by: StrategicCorporalUSMC at March 22, 2011 03:40 AM (BKcBp)

28 Link for #29 http://bit.ly/flwhnJ

Posted by: StrategicCorporalUSMC at March 22, 2011 03:41 AM (BKcBp)

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 03:43 AM (penCf)

30   tweetmeme_source ='tweetmeme'; USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Mediterranean Sea,  Mar 22, 2011 — Two crew members ejected from their U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle when the aircraft experienced equipment malfunction over northeast Libya, March 21, 2011 at approximately 10:30 p.m. CET.

Both crew members ejected and are safe.

The aircraft, based out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, was flying out of Aviano Air Base in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn at the time of the incident.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.

The identities will be released after the next of kin have been notified.

Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces.

Posted by: Chuck Z at March 22, 2011 03:44 AM (Ig+B0)

31 Another thing.  Remember those pictures that came out yesterday?  Why wasn't Obama asked about them? 

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 03:45 AM (penCf)

32

Momma,

They don't have to ask the Pres**ent.  He is not to blame.

Those men are reminiscent of Jenjis Khan.

Posted by: John "Purple Hearts" Kerry at March 22, 2011 03:46 AM (Ig+B0)

33 Drudge or HA had up a blurb saying that costs are already approaching $1 billion for us. Fine. Pull up a few supertankers to rebel controlled oil terminals and say 'fill er up'. Surely they won't object to paying for services rendered.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 22, 2011 03:47 AM (ENKCw)

34 Utah:  You are so screwed.

WH aides were flabbergasted. Here was Mark Shurtleff, the conservative Republican attorney general of deeply red Utah, explaining how he and other GOP officials had approved a statewide version of the immigration measures that the president and his progressive allies have long sought.

"You sued us on healthcare," Shurtleff recalls the aides saying during his meeting in Washington this month. "How is it you did something differently on immigration?"

The answer lies in how Utah expresses its conservative values — particularly the importance placed on family and business — and the influence of the Mormon Church.

Gov. Gary Herbert last week signed a bill that would give illegal immigrants who do not commit serious crimes and are working in Utah documents that, in the state's eyes at least, make them legal residents. For the law to work, however, the Obama administration would have to permit Utah to make it legal to employ people who entered the United States illegally — a federal crime.

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 03:47 AM (penCf)

35 Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 07:32 AM (penCf)

We are at war, and the cocksucker in chief is at a party.


Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 22, 2011 03:53 AM (LH6ir)

36 Monkey troop given Mercedes to play with
Attn all Concerned Christian Conservatives: I'm racist. I know.

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 03:53 AM (penCf)

37

JAWA

Flopping Aces:

The notion that the Arab League’s endorsement of the “no fly” zone is somehow vindication for a desperately stupid foreign policy gives one pause for cause. Are our current crop of politicos and advisors unaware there is little love lost between Gaddafi and the Arab League? When you see Arab leaders, crying for western military might in Islamic countries, doesn’t anyone become the least bit suspicious?

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 03:56 AM (penCf)

38 Utah: You are so screwed.
Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 07:47 AM (penCf)

Uh no, we are all screwed.  These people deny compassion to US citizens and give more of a damn about illegal invaders.  It is a drain on our burdened institutions and removes one more potential entrepreneurial opportunity for a citizen. The bleeding hearts are effectively stealing from us and calling it compassion.

Posted by: dogfish at March 22, 2011 03:59 AM (N2yhW)

39 Video: Chris Matthews And Left-Wing Panel Ridicule Sarah PalinÂ’s Trip To Israel
You only support Israel because of the End of Days, you stupid teabaggers

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 04:03 AM (penCf)

40

We're just doing it to add some cafe ole to our sister wives.

Posted by: Gary Herbert, UtahGov at March 22, 2011 04:05 AM (Ig+B0)

41 momma on UT "conservatives" -- Sen. Hatch's version, importing cheap labor using legality to displace US workers, illustrates well enough that whatever makes a bigger profit (particularly for big business monopoly) gets his vested interest's vote.  So from highly skilled with visas to whatever skilled illegal alien, it's cheap labor and fresh meat for exploitation. 

Posted by: by any other name at March 22, 2011 04:05 AM (H+LJc)

42 momma @ The Fed v. SCOTUS

the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an industry appeal that aimed to shield the records from public view.

You can say that again.

the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an industry appeal that aimed to shield the records from public view.

Posted by: by any other name at March 22, 2011 04:09 AM (H+LJc)

Posted by: by any other name at March 22, 2011 04:11 AM (H+LJc)

44

#17,

??? That's not a "flash mob" - a flash mob is an unstructured gathering at a given point. That's a mob intent on destruction & disruption (I know, the MSM will never show that)

Interesting that there's little "new" news about Fukushima Daiichi. Power is well established across most of the plant, and pump operations are being restarted, w/the worst damage @ spent fuel container #2. Still a great deal of work to do, but connecting to electrical power "turned a corner" in efforts to bring it all under control.

Posted by: Jess at March 22, 2011 04:14 AM (WyHCD)

45 Well, it sure is a good thing we canceled the stupid F-22, since it's not like our 30-year-old F-15s are literally falling out of the sky or anything...

Posted by: Major Kong at March 22, 2011 04:15 AM (SVltK)

46 Here's a real vote of confidence of the feet -- a former IL state Senator and Cook County Board Chairman announces he is splitting for Texas. A blurb:
 

“Illinois is ranked 50th for fiscal policy; 47th in job creation; first in unfunded pension liabilities; second largest budget deficit; first in failing schools; first in bonded indebtedness; highest sales tax in the nation; most judges indicted; and five of our last nine elected governors have been indicted.  That is more than the other 49 states added together!...

“We are moving to Texas where there is no income tax while IllinoisÂ’ just went up 67%.  TexasÂ’ sales tax is half of ours, which is the highest in the nation.  Southern states are supportive of job producers, taxpayers and folks who offer opportunities to their residents.  Illinois shakes them down for every penny that can be extorted from them.



Posted by: GnuBreed at March 22, 2011 04:16 AM (ENKCw)

47 Like we have nothing else on our f*cking plate:

File this under Obama's idea #666,666,666,666 to win re-election:

US demanding gay rights support at UN body

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 04:20 AM (penCf)

48 re my post #48 --
 
Thank you IL for taking over several rankings where MS was most likely #1 in bad shit. Every little bit helps.
 
PS Watch Barbour make his moves soon. I know there are not many fans here yet. I am. We could do far worse than Haley for Pres.
 
Go Haley. Now it is time for you all to hate me.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 22, 2011 04:23 AM (ENKCw)

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 04:24 AM (penCf)

50 Road Runner has a 'Has your opinion of Obama's health care reform changed in the last year?' poll up.

 Go, Take the poll.

over 15,500 votes and 63% say, 'No, I've never supported it'

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 04:39 AM (penCf)

51 Wisconsin Republicans Ask For Help: "We are in the fight of our lives"
The Committee to Elect a Republican Senate (CERS), the main campaign committee for Senate Republicans, is trying to raise money for the eight Republicans who face a recall.

"We are in the midst of a crucial time," a fund-raising letter says. "CERS is waging a counter-battle against the unions and other well funded liberal special interest money fueling these recall elections." The letter adds: "We are in the fight of our lives. We can assure you the Senate Republicans are up for the fight, but we need to know you stand behind us."The donation page is here.

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 04:42 AM (penCf)

52 Update from NEI

TEPCO believes the tsunami that inundated the Fukushima Daiichi site was 14 meters high, the network said. The design basis tsunami for the site was 5.7 meters, and the reactors and backup power sources were located 10 to 13 meters above sea level. The company reported that the maximum earthquake for which the Fukushima Daiichi plants were designed was magnitude 8. The quake that struck March 11 was magnitude 9.

Posted by: Vic at March 22, 2011 04:50 AM (M9Ie6)

53 @47 Preach it, brother.
We're starting to look like the Spanish fleet at Santiago.
Hard to bestride the earth like a colossus, while you're wearing Depends.

Posted by: comatus at March 22, 2011 05:00 AM (W5ilH)

54

#49. Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 08:20 AM (penCf)

 

It's almost like he's hard coded to be a radical community organizer and has no clue what it means to be president.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 22, 2011 05:11 AM (1Jaio)

55 To not attack GaddafiÂ’s compound in Tripoli because BBC and Reuters "journalists" were acting as human shields is as backwards and stupid as you can get.  The BBC and Reuters are a greater enemy and a more lethal threat than Gaddafi.

Posted by: You got some DeMint on your shoe at March 22, 2011 05:18 AM (F/4zf)

56 Not awake yet   BBC = CNN

Posted by: You got some DeMint on your shoe at March 22, 2011 05:19 AM (F/4zf)

57 How come no moron coverage on teh Palin?  Hot Air has a headline about her energy shining in India.  Also, there was something on Drudge about her asking Israel why they are always apologizing.  These are fine alternate venues, but I get my meat and potatoes from AoS. 

Or did I just miss it?

Posted by: elspeth at March 22, 2011 05:22 AM (0AkWH)

58

I found out a little bit more of the inside story on the "rogue" Stryker force.  Let's just say: they are guilty but there are some pretty big rationalizations (mainly to do with the ROE and when winning hearts and minds goes bad), and those innocent civilians were not really all that innocent (or at least a goodly portion of them, which had helped get a bunch of our guys killed, plus a bunch of actual friendlies...who did get mutilated...they don't usually release a lot of those pictures to the folks back home; it'd ruin the meme).

Of course, none of this will make the papers, none of it will come out.  We have to think all the people over there are in reality angels with dirty faces, and we are just cads for wanting to hurt them.

Sometimes in the face of all this people can go mad, perhaps?  Yeah, I think perhaps they can.

Posted by: unknown jane at March 22, 2011 05:22 AM (5/yRG)

59
Plus, there is this: (bet you never heard this story did you?)

From Wed., March 9:

President Barack Obama is meeting Wednesday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before hosting a White House party to watch basketball.

In between, Obama will meet with the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Richard Eubank.

Clinton, national security adviser Tom Donilon, CIA Director Leon Panetta and other top officials have scheduled a White House session to examine the ramifications of a no-fly zone over Libya and other potential military options, but Obama is not scheduled to attend.

Obama's hometown Chicago Bulls are playing the Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday night. He has invited a bipartisan group of lawmakers from Chicago and Charlotte, N.C., to watch the game with him.

Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 05:32 AM (penCf)

60 Posted in Libya thread:

http://tinyurl.com/4gytrhe

We just gave Petrobras, you know the BRAZILIAN oil company, permission to drill in the gulf of Mexico.  Only 2 permits for US companies since the BP spill but now we give a fucking permit to Petrobras!??  What.the.fuck.

Posted by: Hedgehog at March 22, 2011 09:26 AM (Rn2kl)


Posted by: momma at March 22, 2011 05:35 AM (penCf)

62 I love Outsourced.

Posted by: WINNING! at March 22, 2011 06:14 AM (NKSOm)

63 According to the story, the photographer was repeatedly groped, and they call it assault.   Down at the bottom (3rd par from the end,) they mention that Lara Logan was abused.  Is there a method which I don't know about on how to determine if someone is abused or assaulted?  Is one worse than the other, or are the terms interchangeable now?

Posted by: kurtilator at March 22, 2011 06:24 AM (juh4Z)

64 Outsourced is one of the best comedies to come out in a long while.

Hope the network has the good sense to renew it.

Posted by: mpurinTexas (kicking Mexico's ass since 1836) at March 22, 2011 06:30 AM (jxuSt)

65 6 There's something kind of fishy about the couple in the story where the beauty queen shot the burglar.  If you google the fiancee, there is at least one set of stories about him postponing his previous wedding because the $31,000 engagement ring disappeared the day of pre-marital counseling and a previous history of him losing an $18,000 rolex.

Gee, a gorgeous woman getting hooked up with an unscrupulous jerk who treats her like crap.  What next?  A liberal court that ignores the law?

Posted by: AmishDude at March 22, 2011 06:39 AM (T0NGe)

66 63 Who has major money invested in Petrobas?

Posted by: unknown jane at March 22, 2011 06:54 AM (5/yRG)

67 The Outsourced article was nice to read. I love the show. It just shows the paternalism of the Left. The show doesn't make fun of Indians at all.  Just the opposite.  The non-Indians are generally less sympathetic and even the "hero" is portrayed as ignorant but well-meaning.

Steyn often makes the point that liberals love multiculturalism as long as they don't have to actually learn about other cultures. I know quite a few Indians, but I learned some things from the show.

The actors are all Americans or Brits, BTW.

I think liberals don't know how to handle Indians.  They aren't the typical poor country.  They're a functional culture that doesn't live on resentments of the West and are building their own future with economic growth.

And, frankly, it's about time that Indians start playing a more visible role in American culture. Muslims get all the attention because their co-religionists are willing to blow stuff up, but nobody pays attention to Hindus (even Buddhists get Hollywood attention) or any other Asian minority.  We have two Americans of Indian descent in governors' houses in the South (GOP, BTW) and the Indian-American communities have just lived their lives and done nothing more than participate in American life.

Posted by: AmishDude at March 22, 2011 06:55 AM (T0NGe)

68 70 63 Who has major money invested in Petrobas?

Posted by: unknown jane at March 22, 2011 10:54 AM (5/yRG)

Soros, I believe

Posted by: Red Shirt at March 22, 2011 07:21 AM (FIDMq)

69
The Outsourced article was nice to read. I love the show. It just shows the paternalism of the Left. The show doesn't make fun of Indians at all.  Just the opposite.  The non-Indians are generally less sympathetic and even the "hero" is portrayed as ignorant but well-meaning.

Honestly, the only stereotype I've seen on the show is the character Charlie Davies (played by Diedrich Brader) as the loud American redneck type.


Posted by: mpurinTexas (kicking Mexico's ass since 1836) at March 22, 2011 07:31 AM (jxuSt)

70 Charlie Davies may be a stereotype, but note how he's friends with the Indian employees. Lots of shows with Indian characters these days: The Guild Big Bang Theory Parks & Rec Outsourced More power to them!

Posted by: WINNING! at March 22, 2011 08:11 AM (NKSOm)

71 Joe Biden rapes children.

figuratively

Posted by: Flounder at March 22, 2011 11:21 AM (Kkt/i)

72 60 How come no moron coverage on teh Palin? 

You didn't miss anything. Nobody here has covered it.

Posted by: Nunya Bizness at March 22, 2011 11:48 AM (B49Cl)

73

paul smith bag

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74 paul smith bag

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