April 15, 2014
— andy Tax day is upon us again. Pay up, subjects!
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Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 02:51 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 02:52 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Lester at April 15, 2014 02:53 AM (2UPXV)
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at April 15, 2014 02:58 AM (XvrTA)
Posted by: wing at April 15, 2014 02:58 AM (dLNm7)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 02:59 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: tunakermit at April 15, 2014 03:01 AM (djJSH)
Posted by: Barack "Pimp of the Year" Obama at April 15, 2014 03:01 AM (Z1z9g)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 03:03 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Your Lord and Saviour, Barack Obama at April 15, 2014 03:05 AM (MSrqi)
Posted by: redenzo at April 15, 2014 03:06 AM (WCnJW)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 03:06 AM (DmNpO)
Morning, ‘rons and ‘ronettes. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and settle down with me for a moment. Here’s an MGM story that demonstrates how Louis B. Mayer saw “his” studio as a family and how quickly Father could exact retribution if he felt you betrayed the family:
Because he read very slowly, Mayer hired a succession of storytellers who could effectively condense and recite the plot of a novel or play the studio was considering purchasing. One of the best was a woman named Lillie Messinger, who came to MGM from RKO and felt both a deep affection for Mayer and a great respect for his abilities.
It seemed that, one day in the studio commissary, MayerÂ’s table was talking about a certain property which had been bought. Everyone was excited about it and sure it would be another smash success. Messinger, however, recalled that the plot line mirrored a current political scandal; after lunch she went to see Mayer, telling him that in her opinion it wasnÂ’t the right moment to make the movie.
To her astonishment, Mayer (acknowledged as the studio’s greatest ham actor) fell on his knees in front of her “Lillie, do you want to sit behind my desk?” he cried. “You talk as if you know more about making pictures than I do. Do you want to sit behind that desk and take my place?”
Hurriedly, Messinger tried to explain her point of view, but that only made things worse. She had wounded Papa, and he didn’t want to see her anymore. Get out – get out of his sight, ungrateful loaf of bread. And so she did. And, taking their cue from the boss, for three months no one at MGM would speak to her. At the end of that time, she was summoned back to the mogul’s office.
“Did you cry this afternoon at Bernie’s funeral?” he asked. He was referring to the services for Bernie Hyman, a well loved MGM exec.
“Yes, I did.”
“Many people cried,” Mayer went on, “and when I die there will be people who will cry. You will probably cry at my funeral, but now,” he choked, his eyes filling with tears, “when I need you, you won’t help me. You won’t help me when I need you.”
On and on Mayer went, getting more and more emotional. “You will cry at my funeral, but now when I need you, you won’t help me.” Messinger, who still felt she hadn’t done anything wrong, began to weaken. Already saddened by Hyman’s death, now she was being asked to contemplate Mayer’s death and how she had failed that poor, overworked man. Finally, Messinger let her emotions override her convictions. She was wrong, she told Mayer. She apologized for having stated an opinion which conflicted with his.
Instantly, the tears stopped. Mayer got up off his knees, hugged Messinger and told her all was forgiven. Her stomach churning, Messinger left the studio, went home and became violently sick the moment she entered the bathroom.
Hope you all have a wonderful day,
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 15, 2014 03:08 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: I Work for Dick Jones at April 15, 2014 03:09 AM (MSrqi)
Posted by: Retread at April 15, 2014 03:11 AM (cHwk5)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 03:12 AM (DmNpO)
Meh, I got my taxes shoved out the door last week.
It would be my fondest wish to see a flat tax, with no exemptions, for everyone, to be paid on the second Tuesday of November.
Posted by: Gmac at April 15, 2014 03:12 AM (4pjhs)
Posted by: Rep. Alvin Homes at April 15, 2014 03:13 AM (eAJwE)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at April 15, 2014 03:19 AM (EqbLh)
An inch of white global warming on the lawn this morning...
I already spent my tax refund a month ago!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 15, 2014 03:19 AM (b/lt+)
Posted by: Hank Johnson at April 15, 2014 03:19 AM (Aif/5)
Posted by: Gem at April 15, 2014 03:20 AM (zw+pb)
Posted by: Gem at April 15, 2014 03:23 AM (zw+pb)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 15, 2014 03:26 AM (xorT2)
Posted by: Gem at April 15, 2014 03:26 AM (zw+pb)
Posted by: Case at April 15, 2014 03:28 AM (wf3Kt)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 15, 2014 03:28 AM (xorT2)
Posted by: Retread at April 15, 2014 07:11 AM (cHwk5)
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If I were a democrat, I would call it a Predatory Loan.
Posted by: Darth Randall at April 15, 2014 03:28 AM (6n332)
Posted by: blaster at April 15, 2014 03:29 AM (4+AaH)
I'm totally confused by references to "Tuesday night", because last night was "Tuesday morning."
I'm assuming I missed it, because the cats let me sleep through a night for once.
Posted by: HR at April 15, 2014 03:29 AM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: blaster at April 15, 2014 03:30 AM (4+AaH)
Posted by: HR at April 15, 2014 03:33 AM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: EC at April 15, 2014 03:36 AM (doBIb)
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at April 15, 2014 03:38 AM (rXcBX)
Posted by: The guy next door at April 15, 2014 03:38 AM (Ki60V)
Posted by: Gem at April 15, 2014 03:39 AM (zw+pb)
Posted by: The Oort Cloud at April 15, 2014 03:39 AM (l1Nun)
Posted by: I Work for Dick Jones at April 15, 2014 03:39 AM (MSrqi)
Posted by: Melissa Harris-Perry at April 15, 2014 03:40 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: Adam at April 15, 2014 03:41 AM (Aif/5)
An inch of white global warming on the lawn this morning...
Two inches of new snow on the ground.
ALLLL LIIIEEESSSSS!!! THE WARMENING IS HAPPENING!!!! SUCH HERESY SHALL NOT GO UNPUNISHED!!!
Posted by: IPCC at April 15, 2014 03:42 AM (FS0MO)
Posted by: I Work for Dick Jones at April 15, 2014 03:42 AM (MSrqi)
Posted by: Landrew at April 15, 2014 03:43 AM (EqbLh)
Posted by: Stephen Maturin at April 15, 2014 03:43 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: fluffy at April 15, 2014 03:44 AM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 03:44 AM (DmNpO)
Of course not. Before the auto 6 month extension became law you had to have a reason for the extension. My accountant sent in "I am busy" one year. LOL.
Posted by: Lester at April 15, 2014 03:45 AM (2UPXV)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at April 15, 2014 03:45 AM (EqbLh)
Posted by: spypeach at April 15, 2014 03:47 AM (10H0T)
Posted by: Wesley Snipes at April 15, 2014 03:47 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: Carol at April 15, 2014 03:50 AM (gjOCp)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 03:53 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Carol at April 15, 2014 03:54 AM (gjOCp)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 03:54 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Serf, vassal, scum of the earth at April 15, 2014 03:54 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: Case at April 15, 2014 03:54 AM (wf3Kt)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 03:55 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 03:56 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 03:56 AM (DmNpO)
Yes. But only until IRS starts cross referencing your Obamacare medical records with your tax return.
Posted by: Lester at April 15, 2014 03:56 AM (2UPXV)
Posted by: Buck Farack, Gentleman Adventurer at April 15, 2014 03:58 AM (Nk6GS)
Posted by: Carol at April 15, 2014 03:59 AM (gjOCp)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 15, 2014 04:00 AM (IHBRO)
Posted by: Lois Lerner at April 15, 2014 04:01 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at April 15, 2014 04:01 AM (2x+V2)
Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at April 15, 2014 04:02 AM (nj9sX)
That's what I tell myself as I drive 500 miles to look at acres of dried out dirt in the middle of nowhere in August. Then I add a zero to the billing.
Posted by: Lester at April 15, 2014 04:02 AM (2UPXV)
Posted by: The Oort Cloud at April 15, 2014 04:02 AM (l1Nun)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:05 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:05 AM (oUOSD)
Damned if I can decode the following to reality-speak. I may have to diagram out the sentences:
"More than 100 trans women have signed a letter denouncing two recent articles about the TV show "RuPaul's Drag Race" use of the pun "She-mail" to refer to viewer mail:
"We, the undersigned trans women and trans-feminine individuals, are appalled at recent attacks on trans woman journalist Parker Marie Molloy published by Calpernia Addams and Andrea James on the Huffington Post and Boing Boing. AddamsÂ’ and JamesÂ’ hit pieces exhibit a pervasive hostility to young, queer trans women, and indeed any trans woman who is uncomfortable with the use of transmisogynist slurs by cisgender drag queens like RuPaul. They display homophobia, transphobia, ignorance, dishonesty, and hatred throughout."
Towelroad
BTW -- remember this is actually a bunch of guys in dresses and size 12 pumps screeching at each other.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 15, 2014 04:05 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: New Hampshire tobacco retailers at April 15, 2014 04:06 AM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: MTF at April 15, 2014 04:07 AM (F58x4)
@75- Carol, I could not live in Massachusetts.
Posted by: Case at April 15, 2014 04:08 AM (wf3Kt)
I am sick of the nonstop yammering about "the Marathon Bombing," which has evolved from genuine anger and sorrow to blatant exploitation by the local media and hack politicians. It's the biggest Media Event Boston has enjoyed -- and I use that word deliberately -- since, well, Kennedys.
Teh Teevees have been running shit constantly ("Now, for the first time, we can show you the actual handcuffs used on the bombing subject!!11!!") and now we're set for a whole day of "remembrance?"
There is so0mething sick about the way people are hanging on this story. I feel like laying five across the lip of every phony reporter who tells us They Were There. Ditto for every dumb shit who says, "we're Boston strong!"
Posted by: MrScribbler at April 15, 2014 04:08 AM (dDzOj)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:08 AM (oUOSD)
darn it
I wanted to know what hot "property" was causing all of the hullabaloo.
I wish I knew. That's the problem with a lot of old movie books; sometimes for various reasons they were unable to give complete details when relating a story.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 15, 2014 04:09 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:10 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Corolianus Snow at April 15, 2014 04:11 AM (Jsiw/)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:11 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 15, 2014 04:11 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at April 15, 2014 04:11 AM (DVPta)
Posted by: MTF at April 15, 2014 04:12 AM (F58x4)
--
Same here. I like the ones they show from around the 50s where the wife is always nagging the clumsy, doofus husband who can never do anything right. I'll have to be on the lookout for the bloopers. I've got TCM on every day.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 15, 2014 04:12 AM (tsGZY)
Does anything in DC now happen simply because it's the right thing to do?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 06:59 AM (DmNpO)
I go to work and manage to get through my day without throwing anyone down an elevator shaft?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, who does NOT speak for the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General at April 15, 2014 04:12 AM (fwARV)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:12 AM (IXrOn)
Apparently, lots of other folks are think of and doing it. Something like half smokes in NY are smuggled in.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at April 15, 2014 04:13 AM (V70Uh)
Neither does anyone else.
Posted by: MrScribbler at April 15, 2014 04:13 AM (dDzOj)
Posted by: mindful webworker can haz coffee! at April 15, 2014 04:14 AM (ztCj0)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:14 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at April 15, 2014 04:14 AM (EqbLh)
I am sick of the nonstop yammering about "the Marathon Bombing," which has evolved from genuine anger and sorrow to blatant exploitation by the local media and hack politicians. It's the biggest Media Event Boston has enjoyed -- and I use that word deliberately -- since, well, Kennedys.
Teh Teevees have been running shit constantly ("Now, for the first time, we can show you the actual handcuffs used on the bombing subject!!11!!") and now we're set for a whole day of "remembrance?"
There is so0mething sick about the way people are hanging on this story. I feel like laying five across the lip of every phony reporter who tells us They Were There. Ditto for every dumb shit who says, "we're Boston strong!"
Posted by: MrScribbler at April 15, 2014 08:08 AM (dDzOj)
Someone buy that man a beer!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 15, 2014 04:14 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Snow! AHHHHHHHH! at April 15, 2014 04:15 AM (hLRSq)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 15, 2014 04:15 AM (ZshNr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:16 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: SH at April 15, 2014 04:16 AM (6PnZM)
I have no idea what it means to be Boston Strong.
You hide in your house from an 18 year old punk until government goon squads come along and march you out at gun point while they search your home without a warrant.
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at April 15, 2014 04:17 AM (rXcBX)
@90-Yeah. Pay $6-8 bucks depending here in Texas.
Well, y'all don't have a state income tax.
Is the $8.00 for marlboro reds? If I lived along the border, think I'd make a weekly trip to Mexico.
Posted by: Case at April 15, 2014 04:17 AM (wf3Kt)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 15, 2014 04:18 AM (HVff2)
Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at April 15, 2014 04:19 AM (nj9sX)
Good news, everyone!:
The EFF is reporting that the FBI's new facial recognition database, containing data for almost a third of the US population, will be ready to launch this summer.
Codenamed NGI, the system combines the bureau's 100 million-strong fingerprint database with palm prints, iris scans and mugshots. Naturally, this has alarmed privacy advocates, since it's not just felons whose images are added, but anyone who has supplied a photo ID for a government job or background check.
According to the EFF's documents, the system will be capable of adding 55,000 images per day, and could have the facial data for anything up to 52 million people by next year.
http://tinyurl.com/pgnp7hb
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 15, 2014 04:19 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at April 15, 2014 04:19 AM (EqbLh)
Posted by: irongrampa at April 15, 2014 04:19 AM (SAMxH)
The two most happy days of your life are the day you buy it and the day you sell it.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at April 15, 2014 04:20 AM (V70Uh)
Posted by: sloppy drunk in a Boston Strong tee shirt at April 15, 2014 04:20 AM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Carol at April 15, 2014 04:21 AM (gjOCp)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:21 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 15, 2014 04:21 AM (HVff2)
I have no idea what it means to be Boston Strong.
Nobody does. It's a witless slogan. And now any other community holding a rally in "support" of the marathon takes it for themselves - Attleboro Strong, Worcester Strong, Scituate Strong - it's annoying as hell.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 15, 2014 04:21 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:21 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Kreplach at April 15, 2014 04:22 AM (gznAu)
I can't imagine compliance is too strong in these parts.
Posted by: Anthony L. at April 15, 2014 04:22 AM (qRDBx)
If I had been living in Watertown (where the police finally grabbed that little shit Tsarnaev), I would have hidden too. Too much flyin' lead.
After the local cops found him in that boat, they fired off more rounds than were expended in the Battle of the Bulge. I mean, they opened up and went full rock and roll. If anyone had actually know how to shoot, the little fuck would have been Swiss cheese. Which would have been a Good Thing.
Posted by: MrScribbler at April 15, 2014 04:23 AM (dDzOj)
I would argue that's not necessarily a good thing.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 08:21 AM (da5Wo)
I wasn't asked about doing 'good' things, I was asked about doing 'the right' thing :-)
Not murdering my lazy, incompetent coworkers is definitely 'right,' in a moral sense. Though... My duty to my country compels me to really look at that...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, who does NOT speak for the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General at April 15, 2014 04:24 AM (fwARV)
Posted by: RWC at April 15, 2014 04:25 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: MTF at April 15, 2014 04:25 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:25 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:26 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: AoSHQ Rambo at April 15, 2014 04:26 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:27 AM (oUOSD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:27 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: brak at April 15, 2014 04:27 AM (M2qTM)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:28 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:28 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at April 15, 2014 04:28 AM (4Chvm)
Posted by: SH at April 15, 2014 04:29 AM (6PnZM)
After the local cops found him in that boat
The boat owner found him and the drugstore ninjas embarrassed themselves with their shoot on sight bullshit. They made no attempt to get him to surrender before they opened up and only took him alive because collectively they couldn't hit a barn from the inside.
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at April 15, 2014 04:30 AM (rXcBX)
Posted by: RWC at April 15, 2014 04:30 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at April 15, 2014 04:30 AM (4Chvm)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:30 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:31 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:32 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Paladin at April 15, 2014 04:32 AM (ycm4Q)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 15, 2014 04:33 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at April 15, 2014 04:33 AM (4Chvm)
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 15, 2014 04:33 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:33 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:33 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:33 AM (da5Wo)
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/#ixzz2yxP3yb4n
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 08:26 AM (IXrOn)
Jonestown 2. Now.
Posted by: Captain Hate at April 15, 2014 04:33 AM (dr4EY)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:34 AM (oUOSD)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:34 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Kreplach at April 15, 2014 04:34 AM (nFI1a)
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 15, 2014 04:35 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: MTF at April 15, 2014 04:35 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: irongrampa at April 15, 2014 04:36 AM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:36 AM (oUOSD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:36 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 08:33 AM (da5Wo)
Have you ever listened to her talk off-script? That could give ED to the entire world.
Posted by: Captain Hate at April 15, 2014 04:36 AM (dr4EY)
I made it through last year on a third of what I usually make.
If it was not for self employment tax I would have negative liability.
--I won't be waiting for my check.
My company of five got paid every week without fail, although I worked six days a week for the last three years without a vacation.
My business partner sat on his rear but still gets half.
(His *one* responsibility, the Sch. K, got done so late I have to file for an extension, while his are done on time.)
Slowly, ever so slowly, I am clawing back and paying back the loan I gave the company three years ago to keep it all afloat.
So suck it FSA! What you are getting from me will not even pay the electric bill for your Obamaphone charger!
I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
Posted by: AE at April 15, 2014 04:37 AM (+ft6G)
Posted by: Captain Hate at April 15, 2014 08:36 AM
Ever seen her in person? The embodiment of "make-up is your friend...."
Posted by: MrScribbler at April 15, 2014 04:38 AM (dDzOj)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:38 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:39 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at April 15, 2014 04:39 AM (Eflez)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:39 AM (oUOSD)
Posted by: mindful webworker - boob & moron at April 15, 2014 04:40 AM (pEOD8)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:40 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at April 15, 2014 04:42 AM (pYXiI)
Posted by: @JohnTant at April 15, 2014 04:42 AM (eytER)
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 15, 2014 04:43 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: RWC at April 15, 2014 04:43 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Carol at April 15, 2014 04:44 AM (gjOCp)
Posted by: MTF at April 15, 2014 04:44 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: RWC at April 15, 2014 04:44 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:44 AM (oUOSD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:45 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Kreplach at April 15, 2014 04:45 AM (UyYYt)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 15, 2014 04:46 AM (ZshNr)
That being the case, why does Bundy deserve our sympathy? To begin with, his family has been ranching on the acres at issue since the late 19th century. They and other settlers were induced to come to Nevada in part by the federal governmentÂ’s promise that they would be able to graze their cattle on adjacent government-owned land. For many years they did so, with no limitations or fees. The Bundy family was ranching in southern Nevada long before the BLM came into existence.
Over the last two or three decades, the Bureau has squeezed the ranchers in southern Nevada by limiting the acres on which their cattle can graze, reducing the number of cattle that can be on federal land, and charging grazing fees for the ever-diminishing privilege. The effect of these restrictions has been to drive the ranchers out of business. Formerly, there were dozens of ranches in the area where Bundy operates. Now, his ranch is the only one. When Bundy refused to pay grazing fees beginning in around 1993, he said something to the effect of, they are supposed to be charging me a fee for managing the land and all they are doing is trying to manage me out of business. Why should I pay them for that?
Where are the fucking libs who whine about all the "Mom and Pop" stores that Walmart purportedly drives out of bidness? And the usual suspects here who think Bundy's the villain are why we keep getting dogshit candidates like McCain and Romney and losing elections.
Posted by: Captain Hate at April 15, 2014 04:46 AM (dr4EY)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:46 AM (oUOSD)
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 15, 2014 04:46 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: MTF at April 15, 2014 04:46 AM (F58x4)
Anyone got a fish? Matthew 17, verses 24-27
Posted by: grammie winger at April 15, 2014 04:47 AM (oMKp3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:47 AM (DmNpO)
Oh, yeah. Upton all the way. She would look good without makeup too.
Posted by: Anthony L. at April 15, 2014 04:47 AM (qRDBx)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at April 15, 2014 04:47 AM (4Chvm)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 15, 2014 04:48 AM (oUOSD)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:48 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 15, 2014 04:48 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: Anthony L. at April 15, 2014 04:49 AM (qRDBx)
Posted by: mindful webworker - odiferously at April 15, 2014 04:50 AM (LM9t5)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:50 AM (DmNpO)
Martha MacCallum has been investigating the over-looked signs that the Tsarnaevs were a danger.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 08:33 AM (DmNpO)
Barry: We've got to use all of our resources keeping an eye on those Tea Party types. Very dangerous. And racist. But 2 Muslim kids, they get a free pass
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 15, 2014 04:51 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Cliven Bundy at April 15, 2014 04:51 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: grammie winger at April 15, 2014 04:51 AM (oMKp3)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:52 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Mainah at April 15, 2014 04:52 AM (659DL)
Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 15, 2014 04:52 AM (ywbwL)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:52 AM (DmNpO)
-C
Posted by: cnation at April 15, 2014 04:53 AM (+ewoP)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:53 AM (IXrOn)
Barry: We've got to use all of our resources keeping an eye on those Tea Party types. Very dangerous. And racist. But 2 Muslim kids, they get a free pass
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 15, 2014 08:51 AM (1Jaio)
Two Muslim kids about whom we were fucking warned, they get a free pass.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, who does NOT speak for the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General at April 15, 2014 04:53 AM (fwARV)
Reid tells News4's Samantha Boatman his take on the so-called cattle battle in southern Las Vegas. "Well, it's not over. We can't have an American people that violate the law and then just walk away from it. So it's not over," Reid said.
You can have the government violate the law and the rights of citizens but don't let any citizen stand up for himself. What a miserable bastard
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 15, 2014 04:53 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Down with Meat! at April 15, 2014 04:54 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Scout Troop 41, Las Vegas at April 15, 2014 04:54 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: Fat Freddy's Cat at April 15, 2014 04:55 AM (OsheA)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 08:52 AM (DmNpO)
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I have a little theory that if the people of God actually tithed faithfully, there would be very little need for government programs for the FSA and we'd all be the richer for it.
Posted by: grammie winger at April 15, 2014 04:55 AM (oMKp3)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 04:55 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 15, 2014 04:56 AM (ZshNr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 15, 2014 04:56 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: irongrampa at April 15, 2014 04:57 AM (SAMxH)
You mean people could actually get off the plantation? Heresy!!
Posted by: grammie winger at April 15, 2014 04:57 AM (oMKp3)
Posted by: Scout Troop 41, Las Vegas at April 15, 2014 08:54 AM (F58x4)
Harry: Oh you little scamps. Get back in the basement and I'll give you my special merit badge!
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 15, 2014 04:58 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Rowan Atkinson at April 15, 2014 04:58 AM (8c12T)
Tell the truth, you work for USAirways, don't you?
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 08:55 AM (da5Wo)
Which, of course, explains why it is that I don't speak for DOC OIG. :-)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, who does NOT speak for the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General at April 15, 2014 04:58 AM (fwARV)
Posted by: grammie winger at April 15, 2014 08:57 AM (oMKp3)
I'll have those ni^^ers voting democratic for 200 years...
Posted by: Zombie LBJ at April 15, 2014 04:59 AM (qRDBx)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 15, 2014 04:59 AM (IXrOn)
$1500. Somehow I doubt one day will be enough to make them ubiquitous, but maybe I'll finally see someone wearing a pair some day soon. Posted by: Lincolntf
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Great.. Stupid fucks aren't distracted enough already with their ipods in their ears and texting on their iphone as they are walking down the street, now they're gonna be staring into space reading their Google Glass.. traffic should take care of 'em all pretty quickly!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 15, 2014 04:59 AM (b/lt+)
Posted by: Rowan Atkinson at April 15, 2014 05:00 AM (8c12T)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 15, 2014 05:00 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Fritz at April 15, 2014 05:01 AM (UzPAd)
What else would they be doing in your bed?
Posted by: carla tortelli-lebec at April 15, 2014 05:02 AM (hn5v5)
Posted by: Rowan Atkinson at April 15, 2014 05:03 AM (8c12T)
Posted by: joncelli at April 15, 2014 05:03 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: irongrampa at April 15, 2014 05:03 AM (SAMxH)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at April 15, 2014 05:04 AM (4Chvm)
Posted by: MTF at April 15, 2014 05:04 AM (F58x4)
Posted by: mindful webworker - melting down at April 15, 2014 05:05 AM (ZX0Je)
Posted by: Fat Freddy's Cat at April 15, 2014 05:05 AM (OsheA)
And yes, very applicable here. LBJ was a scoundrel, to be polite about it.
Posted by: Anthony L. at April 15, 2014 05:06 AM (qRDBx)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 15, 2014 05:06 AM (ZshNr)
Posted by: grammie winger
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It's the mega-church pastor asking for the ten percent.. God asks for nothing..
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 15, 2014 05:07 AM (b/lt+)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 15, 2014 05:08 AM (xorT2)
I actually put a little effort (minimum, mind you) into keeping track of the terminology of the "Transwhatever" movement, mainly out of morbid curiosity. But "trans-feminine" is a new one to me.
That "community" can't even keep its language straight between themselves and frequently attack one another over lack of sensitivity without any hint of irony, or even sanity.
Who would have thought that reducing language to meaninglessness (gender=social construct) would have resulted in such confusion?
Posted by: Burn the Witch at April 15, 2014 05:09 AM (HLprW)
Posted by: No one at all at April 15, 2014 05:09 AM (SUKHu)
Hahahaha!!! There's no comparison! Kate all the way!
Posted by: EC at April 15, 2014 09:07 AM (GQ8sn)
I second the motion.
Posted by: Insomniac at April 15, 2014 05:09 AM (DrWcr)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 15, 2014 05:09 AM (hn5v5)
Posted by: Carol at April 15, 2014 05:11 AM (gjOCp)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 15, 2014 05:12 AM (hn5v5)
It's the mega-church pastor asking for the ten percent.. God asks for nothing..
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 15, 2014 09:07 AM (b/lt+)
That sounds catchy, Jerry, but it's just not true. The teaching of the tithe goes back all the way to the days of the Patriarchs and continues through the New Testament. Here is just a sampling of Bible verses that deal with acknowledging the Lordship of God by setting aside a portion of your earnings for His purposes. It's extensive:
http://tinyurl.com/m3v6ufh
Posted by: grammie winger at April 15, 2014 05:12 AM (oMKp3)
Posted by: Caunotaucarius at April 15, 2014 05:12 AM (XdAzY)
Posted by: Carol at April 15, 2014 05:13 AM (gjOCp)
Posted by: Scont at April 15, 2014 05:14 AM (pCuII)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 15, 2014 05:16 AM (b/lt+)
Posted by: Carol at April 15, 2014 05:17 AM (gjOCp)
Posted by: Caunotaucarius at April 15, 2014 09:12 AM (XdAzY)
You know the rules. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 15, 2014 05:19 AM (zF6Iw)
You need to get out to some different churches.
Mine? We don't even have a building. We started by meeting in homes. Now we meet in a movie theater. We run on 400 volunteers. Next month our offering is going to sponsor a prom for retarded teenagers. Last months offering went to stock the pantries of our local Salvation Army.
I'm not saying this to boast. I'm saying this to break through the stereotypes.
Posted by: grammie winger at April 15, 2014 05:19 AM (oMKp3)
Yes.. the idea goes back to Biblical times.. the practice, nowadays, finances lavish lifestyles of the clergy and their grandiose plans for ever bigger churches. Some of them are obscene.
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Kind of a broad brush there, don't you think? My pastor leads a lifestyle that one might charitably call "utilitarian." OTOH, the church funds a food bank, coordinates people to help the poor fix things in their houses, helps provide short term child care to help the poor go on job interviews, collects clothes and things for the needy, and similar activities. Hardly obscene.
Posted by: @JohnTant at April 15, 2014 05:28 AM (eytER)
She might not of had the the level of decolletage but she was a stone cold fox.
Maybe this is insane, but as I get older I find older women more attractive than younger ones.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at April 15, 2014 08:42 AM (pYXiI)
Nope. I feel the same way. I'd jump over 10 air-headed Kate Uptons to get at one fiftysomething zaftig babe. At least then I stand a better chance of my head not exploding the moment she opens her mouth...
Posted by: The Oort Cloud at April 15, 2014 05:48 AM (l1Nun)
Posted by: Baron Von Ottomatic at April 15, 2014 06:22 AM (MnKqG)
Posted by: Buckeye Katie at April 15, 2014 06:26 AM (1M/xn)
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