July 18, 2011

Top Headline Comments 7-18-11
— Gabriel Malor

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 02:12 AM | Comments (139)
Post contains 25 words, total size 1 kb.

1 FIRST! Winning!

Posted by: Mobius 1 at July 18, 2011 02:20 AM (AM78t)

2 Is the Cain thread dead yet

Posted by: Jean at July 18, 2011 02:26 AM (tWctt)

3

Just saw on Fox that a Marine has asked Betty White to the USMC ball.

Can't these guys get dates any other way?

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 02:42 AM (Ig+B0)

4

Mount Lokon's eruption sends scores fleeing in terror!

SCORES!

That's anywhere from 40-199 (after that it's hundreds, right?)

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 02:44 AM (Ig+B0)

5 Sorry.  Mt. Lokon story: http://tinyurl.com/3npbpg2

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 02:45 AM (Ig+B0)

6

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 06:12 AM   heh.

Posted by: Talibill at July 18, 2011 02:58 AM (fkiq4)

7 Dammit, woke up alive again.

Posted by: Dastardly Dan at July 18, 2011 02:58 AM (56hk3)

8 pRophetic (or this congRessman followed Ace thRough the weineR implosion.)  EitheR way, how a congressman should React when theiR twitteR is hacked.

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 03:10 AM (Ig+B0)

9 Chuck - that reporter's transitions need a little blur tool as well

Posted by: Jean at July 18, 2011 03:15 AM (duqON)

10
What Chuck posted:
Mount Lokon's eruption sends scores fleeing in terror!

What Dyslexia read:
Many Look on erection's seeds, scores fleeing in terror!

Posted by: Bloke What Owns Kraken Inc. at July 18, 2011 03:21 AM (j5CHE)

11 is this where the welfare supporting retards come to talk ?

Posted by: PerryDREAMACT at July 18, 2011 03:23 AM (cNbYO)

12 12--spell check fail for the spammer. What's a croper?

Posted by: some dope at July 18, 2011 03:36 AM (+kznc)

13

Just saw on Fox that a Marine has asked Betty White to the USMC ball.

Can't these guys get dates any other way?

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 06:42 AM (Ig+B0)

My son (Army) has a dance invite and a marriage proposal out to Hope Solo on his FB page. 

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 03:37 AM (X6akg)

14 Part 2 The New Hope: More donors than jobs, More openness on government, More electric cars and less reliable electric power generation, More wars, More taxes, More government control, More foreign trips, More bowing, More government land, More borrowing from China, More rules and regulations for buying any weapon, More unions, More rules and regulations to start a new business, More money in circulation for banking, More democrats in office...from the white house to the peoples house, all will be democratic...by pResident fiat...or rather Chrysler.. Yeah, the new hope.

Posted by: Laughingmyasoff at July 18, 2011 03:38 AM (r1MR0)

15 some dope:  What do you expect from this guy?

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 03:39 AM (Ig+B0)

16 Linky no worky chuck.

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 03:40 AM (X6akg)

17

Tami, a marriage proposal? 

I remember when men who were interested in otherwise un-attainable women acted with honor and decency and stalked them.

These kids today...

 

Oh, and get off my lawn!

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 03:41 AM (Ig+B0)

18 Jean at July 18, 2011 06:26 AM

I caught a portion of Cain's exchange with Wallace. It sounded like Cain stood his ground on specifics; whereas it sounded as though Wallace wanted universal application/submission to Sharian Law in order to apply the "virtue" of the Constitution to its own loss of relevance, no longer referenced as the Supreme Law of the Land by the MFM. When Wallace was arguing the racial victim card, I anticipated a slew of jokes starting with, "A Jew, a Black and an Arab" this morning @ Ace.

Posted by: maverick muse at July 18, 2011 03:44 AM (lpWVn)

19

I remember when men who were interested in otherwise un-attainable women acted with honor and decency and stalked them.

These kids today...

It's hard to stalk from Afghanistan...besides I think FB is the new stalking method.  Saves on gas.


Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 03:44 AM (X6akg)

20 Headlines. Hmmm. Whatever happened to the good old days when the gubmit didn't make any? Just the locals getting their pic on the cover for the best pie at the fair. Best kid's grades at school. Best something, anything.

Posted by: Robert17 at July 18, 2011 03:45 AM (LaaRT)

21 Italics at AOS....maybe, maybe not.

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 03:46 AM (X6akg)

22

What Dyslexia read

Yeh, and I'm still trying to figure out why someone has a band named Chuck at home.

Mmph. Have to get the girl to an 8am class all the way over there (gestures westward). She moves slower than frozen molasses that...that doesn't want to wake up.

Or something.

Posted by: Mama AJ at July 18, 2011 03:47 AM (XdlcF)

23

Well Morons break's over time to get back on yout heads.

Good Morning Morons. It has been cool here for the last few days with temps only making it into the 80s.  But even as I was celebrating that in the true Moron lifestyle yesterday with company it was preparing to to come back.


Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 03:47 AM (M9Ie6)

24 Speaking of which - trying to figure out if Wolverine in the Rock'em Sock'em robots movie is going to be cool or not. But seriously, is there where we are now in movies? We are all out of annoying SNL skits and comic books, we are down to kids games? What's next, Hungry Hungry Hippos? Sorry? Boggle?

Posted by: blaster at July 18, 2011 03:48 AM (Fw2Gg)

25 It has been cool here for the last few days with temps only making it into the 80s.

hot damn

Posted by: maverick muse at July 18, 2011 03:50 AM (lpWVn)

26

Tami,

There's girls in Afghanistan, too. Even the ones covered in tarps and tentage are easily more attainable than hope solo.

And I forgot pixy hates imgur. the linky is imgur.com/fhqU2

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 03:50 AM (Ig+B0)

27

Mama AJ:  for lethargic kids in the AM, I keep a bag of marbles in the freezer.  They always roll to the lowest spot in the mattress (which, coincidentally, is the kid.)  They are inescapable, and they are cold.

If that doesn't work, the spray bottle does.  Sure, they'll be cranky, but they'll be on time.

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 03:52 AM (Ig+B0)

28

okay, last time (not really)

 

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 03:55 AM (Ig+B0)

29 Hope Solo?  Is that the daughter of Han and Leia?

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 18, 2011 03:56 AM (Wm4Mf)

30 so the website can figure out how to censor i m g u r . c o m, but not croper?

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 03:57 AM (Ig+B0)

31 Chuck Z - a lot of work, but that's the payoff?

Posted by: blaster at July 18, 2011 03:57 AM (Fw2Gg)

32 Han and Leia never had kids, after the inbred flipper boy was born.  Lei never mentioned it was Luke's to Han.

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 03:58 AM (Ig+B0)

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 03:58 AM (M9Ie6)

34 Tami, this is what Chuck was linking.

Posted by: Robert at July 18, 2011 03:59 AM (4ixH5)

35 They lose the funny when they have to be explained... Harrison J Bounel is one of the JEF's pseudonyms--like Barry Soetoro.

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:00 AM (Ig+B0)

36 We got a smidgeon of sprinkles one morning as the clouds flew by this weekend.
Uncle Sam says the Wildfires are coming East.

Posted by: maverick muse at July 18, 2011 04:00 AM (lpWVn)

37 There's girls in Afghanistan, too. Even the ones covered in tarps and tentage are easily more attainable than hope solo.

True....and I'm pretty sure she'd give him a run for his money arm wrestling.

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 04:01 AM (X6akg)

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:01 AM (Ig+B0)

39 After a weekend during which it became increasingly apparent that my pre-3G iPhone was breaking down and so I was unable to read or post here, I am eternally gratified to see the Johnnie LeMaster was among the 100 worst baseball players of all time. And deservedly so. That is all.

Posted by: No Whining at July 18, 2011 04:03 AM (sFGS7)

40 And for Mobius, and everyone else who must post "First!"

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:03 AM (Ig+B0)

41 Good God, turned on Fox at the top of the hour for news update. Top Story?

Still Casey Fking Anthony.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 04:04 AM (M9Ie6)

42 Imagine the President in the ONT. Shudder.

Posted by: blaster at July 18, 2011 04:06 AM (Fw2Gg)

43 Tami, this is what Chuck was linking.

Posted by: Robert at July 18, 2011 07:59 AM (4ixH5)

Thanks Robert...he relinked it in 29. Funny.

I wonder what event this was....why the hell does he have a laptop on the podium?


Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 04:06 AM (X6akg)

44

Uncle Sam says the Wildfires are coming East.

I'm in the red zone in the pic on the right.

Does that mean I don't have to pay my flood insurance?

Posted by: Mama AJ at July 18, 2011 04:06 AM (XdlcF)

45 Hahaha Chuck. That'll be making an appearance in the ONT for sure.

Posted by: Andy at July 18, 2011 04:08 AM (veZ9n)

46 Why POTUS and VPOTUS never visit NYC together anymore...

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:08 AM (Ig+B0)

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 04:09 AM (M9Ie6)

48 Why POTUS and VPOTUS never visit NYC together anymore...

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 08:08 AM

LMAO!!!

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 04:10 AM (X6akg)

49 We need sum mo gubmint!

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 07:58 AM (M9Ie6)

Knowledge is power! 

And this sort of study is a good way to keep the academic grants flowing to the more deserving of the lapdogs in academe.

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 18, 2011 04:10 AM (yrGif)

50 Alert for morons at home:  Obama will be on TV today to announce the appointment of a former Ohio AG to head the Consumer fiefdom that Elizabeth Warren was supposed to head.

I expect whining about how poor Warren was maligned by evil Republicans, arrogant orders to confirm this guy immediately, and general obnoxiousness.

I am going to be cleaning the bathrooms today so will have something more pleasant to do other than watching him.

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 18, 2011 04:10 AM (Fo83G)

51

Hmmmm...

64 missile warheads stolen from Romanian train

Interior ministry spokesman Marius Militaru said Sunday the components are not dangerous on their own — only when integrated into missile systems. Prosecutors said Monday they are investigating the theft.

Somehow this doesn't ally my fears...

Posted by: Susan Feinberg at July 18, 2011 04:10 AM (9hSKh)

52

And why the preznint isn't in the ONT...

(higher res of all these is in the AoSHQ Yahoo group) /shameless plug

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:11 AM (Ig+B0)

53

Watching a new show called "Falling Skies". Post alien invasion 'n stuff. Link to the pilot in my name.

Haven't decided if it's good or not. But the video isn't full of commercials, so there's that.

Posted by: Mama AJ at July 18, 2011 04:12 AM (XdlcF)

54 #42  Vic,  I refuse to watch Fox until they quit covering Casey Anthony.  Greta even hypes interviews with jurors and lawyers in the case on Twitter.  Told her to get a new producer because she is losing a bunch of viewers, me included.

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 18, 2011 04:14 AM (Fo83G)

55 Posted by: Miss Marple at July 18, 2011 08:14 AM (Fo83G)
What could possibly be more important than a miscarriage of justice?
Let me count the ways...

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 18, 2011 04:16 AM (yrGif)

56 Nikki Haley on F&F now taking about budget and Rick Perry.

Look out Will Folks Perry is moving in.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 04:16 AM (M9Ie6)

57 Regarding the abysmal state of movies:  I am convinced that the writers are all under 25 and the products of abysmal public schools.  This is why the movies mostly do not have good stories,  but simply nudity, cussing,  and explosions. (I like explosions but they need to be tied to a PLOT.)

There are thousands of novels written in the last few centuries that could be done as movies.  Unfortunately,  the writers do not know about those,  having never read actual books,  so they us comics, cartoons, and games for their writing inspiration.

Pathetic.

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 18, 2011 04:16 AM (Fo83G)

58 Hrothgar,  agree it is a miscarriage of justice.  However,  it's done, and we have a country heading towards DOOM.  

Frankly,  if they want to avoid covering that I would prefer they go to shark attacks.  At least that might make swimmers more cautious and save some lives.

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 18, 2011 04:18 AM (Fo83G)

59 Regarding the abysmal state of movies:  I am convinced that the writers are all under 25 and the products of abysmal public schools.

Commercials too.  Most of them look like they were written in sophomore boys gym class.

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 04:19 AM (X6akg)

60

There are thousands of novels written in the last few centuries that could be done as movies. Unfortunately, the writers do not know about those, having never read actual books, so they us comics, cartoons, and games for their writing inspiration.  Pathetic.

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 18, 2011 08:16 AM (Fo83G)

 

Amen.  I've made a variant of this statement over and over.  The sci fi genre alone has many really great stories that could translate into film brilliantly, given the new CGI tech.  Alas, no such luck. 

Posted by: Reactionary at July 18, 2011 04:19 AM (xUM1Q)

61 The legacy of the Aldenata comes to mind, or even better, Centurion, all by John Ringo.

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:23 AM (Ig+B0)

62

ha!  My boss is at home and in bed, and will be for the next 3 1/2 hours, (and when he comes in, I go home.)

To my banned from commenting IP.

 

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:25 AM (Ig+B0)

63

The absolutely amazing thing to me is that virtually the entire left still sees this idiot and his team of world class idiots as competent.  TheyÂ’ve taken everything in this country and in the world and not only made it worse, but theyÂ’ve made it catastrophic. 

I question the judgment of Obama supporters to the point that I believe that if they have jobs in the private sector, they should be fired – for the good of the economy – and the country.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 04:27 AM (jx2j9)

64 For you homebrewers, I give you the wookie and the ewok beer!

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:28 AM (Ig+B0)

65 Posted by: Miss Marple at July 18, 2011 08:18 AM (Fo83G)
DOOM, although a real and present danger, doesn't sell too well on the tube, and, from what I can see, our public schools have deadened enough brain cells in most of the populace that they cannot comprehend facts.  Casey, on the other hand, seems just like another episode of an "As the Stomach Turns" telenovella, plus you don't have to get off the couch.

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 18, 2011 04:29 AM (yrGif)

66 Reactionary,  so true.

It's like once Star Wars crashed in the prequels,  no one will touch sci-fi.  And there are thousands of really good novels of the last century that would make wonderful stories. 

Costume drama:  Regency novels and 18th century stories by Georgette Heyer and Patricia Veryan
Adventure stories: H. Ryder Haggard's books (he wrote King Solomon's Mines, but there are a bunch); the Tarzan movies such as Jewels of Opar or Lost CIty of Gold; the OLD Tom Swift books
Mysteries:  Besides Agatha Christie there are Ngaio Marsh, Nero Wolfe, Wilkie Collins.
Dickens has been ignored.  Kenneth Branham is the only person who pushed Shakespeare. It's only the Brits who will touch Austin.

It's just terrible what is cranked out. 

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 18, 2011 04:30 AM (Fo83G)

67

Hussein,

Same crowd that believes Jummah is an "Elder Statesman" and the Nation was better off under Clinton.

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:30 AM (Ig+B0)

68 Can someone smarter than stupid me look up how Moodys Investor Service contributed to the housing FUBAR and if it's bad enough tell them to suck our dick about the debt ceiling?

Posted by: BJ at July 18, 2011 04:32 AM (qX40S)

69 Hi everybody!!1!1!!
But seriously, that was some dust up yesterday. Anyone who thinks all righties are conservative should check the government interventionist shit  they was spouting. Straight from the prog playbook.
And as to the movie and advert business,, may I recommend a 30 min presentation over at Small Dead Animals from Sunday about how algorithms are now used to decide which movies and TV shows to make?
There will be no films made ever again that the bunch here will enjoy, that is certain.

Posted by: consequences of poor judgement at July 18, 2011 04:33 AM (le5qc)

70 This is much better than the Obama img, methinks.

Posted by: alexthedude at July 18, 2011 04:33 AM (HqL+q)

71 Greta even hypes interviews with jurors and lawyers in the case on Twitter.

Well I turned it on this morning and there was no Greta. So I left it on.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 04:33 AM (M9Ie6)

72

Ohhh, yeah.  Expect the MFM to be all over this, followed immediately by Hillary and the rest of BarryÂ’s crack team of hopers and changers.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 04:33 AM (jx2j9)

73 son of a hoo ha: http://imgur.com/gallery/fJznB

Posted by: alexthedude at July 18, 2011 04:34 AM (HqL+q)

74 Posted by: BJ at July 18, 2011 08:32 AM (qX40S)
That was then, this is now!

http://tinyurl.com/MoodySolution


Posted by: Moody's Investor Services and Obama Shill Division at July 18, 2011 04:35 AM (yrGif)

75 Brilliant.

Three times a charm.

Posted by: alexthedude at July 18, 2011 04:36 AM (HqL+q)

76 Centurion, all by John Ringo.

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 08:23 AM (Ig+B0)

 

This.  I loved that book.  I felt like I was reading a prophesy.  It was wayyy too believable.

Posted by: Reactionary at July 18, 2011 04:36 AM (xUM1Q)

77 Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 08:33 AM (jx2j9)
DoS to issue harsh memo recommending border renegotiation in 3...2...1

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 18, 2011 04:37 AM (yrGif)

78 Can someone smarter than stupid me look up how Moodys Investor Service contributed to the housing FUBAR and if it's bad enough tell them to suck our dick about the debt ceiling?

Posted by: BJ at July 18, 2011 08:32 AM (qX40S)

They gave packaged mortgages fictitiously good ratings based on input from the banks that packaged them - JPM, Bank of America, etc.  They gold plated crap.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 04:37 AM (jx2j9)

79

alex, dump the url into either your name, or into is.gd

pixy no likey i m g u r

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:37 AM (Ig+B0)

80 Well I turned it on this morning and there was no Greta. So I left it on.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 08:33 AM (M9Ie6)

Do you mean Gretchen?  Twit of all Twits?

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 04:38 AM (X6akg)

81

Reactionary,

Pick up a copy of Xenophon's Anabasis.

Pretty much the base document for the march home of the centurion.

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:40 AM (Ig+B0)

82 Is it just me, or is Fox's "Judge" Jeanine Pirro cross-eyed?

Posted by: Chuck Z--the banned at home but not at work at July 18, 2011 04:41 AM (Ig+B0)

83

They gave packaged mortgages fictitiously good ratings based on input from the banks that packaged them - JPM, Bank of America, etc.  They gold plated crap.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber
...........
Which led to regular investors being the ones holding the bag of crap at the end..  All the big guys got out in time.. as the truth was dribbling out about these worthless pieces of shit, the big guys were bailing.. and Moody's and the rest were still giving them good ratings.

And still.. no one is in jail... un-freakin-believable.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 18, 2011 04:45 AM (Wm4Mf)

84 Hilarious screed from Bobby K Jr. whining about the Nantucket wind farm. In the WSJ. Apparently he's still alive. Who knew? Hahahahahahahaha

Posted by: consequences of poor judgement at July 18, 2011 04:45 AM (le5qc)

85 off to work.. have a good day all!  Stay cool!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 18, 2011 04:46 AM (Wm4Mf)

86 Greta even hypes interviews with jurors and lawyers in the case on Twitter.

Yes, that's what I meant no Gretchen. They have the red headed babe from MA today. She is about the same as Gretchen politically but she does look better.

Sorry it took a few minutes to reply. I have sitting here eating on some fresh peaches one of of the guys from my wife's bridge club brought by yesterday.

They are a sticky mess dripping all over my lap.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 04:46 AM (M9Ie6)

88 Jail! Hell, they got huge bonuses.

Posted by: Case at July 18, 2011 04:47 AM (0K+Kw)

89 And still.. no one is in jail... un-freakin-believable.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 18, 2011 08:45 AM (Wm4Mf)

IIRC, they've also managed to pretty much run out the clock on the statute of limitations, so the big guys can keep contributing to the Dems from their homes in the Hamptons (instead of Riker's which is where they belong).

Is this a great country or what!

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 18, 2011 04:48 AM (yrGif)

90

Talk about leaving a markÂ… Of course the MFM will be all over this, too.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 04:51 AM (jx2j9)

91
I
don't know if this has been covered here yet....but this is the real reason for the August 2nd deadline on the debt ceiling issue

Seriously...up his ass sideways with a rusty fucking chainsaw

Posted by: beedubya at July 18, 2011 04:51 AM (AnTyA)

92 Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 08:47 AM (jx2j9)
The Zero and the Hag think they have leverage against Israel and none against the Palis and their supporters.  Could it be because they don't think the Israelis will fly planes into buildings in the US, behead US nationals, or conduct terrorist attacks in Europe and the US? 

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 18, 2011 04:52 AM (yrGif)

93

More than one weenie being exposed in this family.  Those are some dots that nobody ever believed could be connected.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 04:55 AM (jx2j9)

94 A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 06:12 AM Hey Gabriel, while you were celebrating, I cleaned out all your Bank Accounts On Line.

Posted by: The Computer at July 18, 2011 04:56 AM (i6RpT)

95 Sorry it took a few minutes to reply. I have sitting here eating on some fresh peaches one of of the guys from my wife's bridge club brought by yesterday.

They are a sticky mess dripping all over my lap.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 08:46 AM (M9Ie6)

Peach cobbler is much easier to eat.

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 04:57 AM (X6akg)

96 Could it be because they don't think the Israelis will fly planes into buildings in the US, behead US nationals, or conduct terrorist attacks in Europe and the US? 

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 18, 2011 08:52 AM (yrGif)

Hillary has shown anti-Israel, anti-Jew bias for years.  Obama's problem is obvious.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 04:58 AM (jx2j9)

97

Re: Moody's

My favorite nugget from Reckless Endangerment is the fact that neither Moody's nor any of the other ratings agencies looked at debt-to-income ratios when reviewing mortgages in the pools!  This is a fundamental measure of creditworthiness that has been used in underwriting for decades.  Many, many, many of these subprime mortgages took people's DTIs up into the 50s and 60s, which is not sustainable under any scenario, and a pool full of these mortgages should neve have been rated higher than Baa.  Prior to the boom and since the bust, you could not have total debt of more than 36% of gross income to get a mortgage. 

The other thing they did was use average credit scores to fool investors.  But a pool with an average FICO of 680 could have a bunch of prime 780 score loans in it and an equal number of horrible 580 loans.  If all the 580 loans default, you are screwed.  And that's what happened.

Moody's was raking in huge fees for rating these securities at the same time.  It was a hideous conflict of interest and nobody saw it.  The thinking was that the competition among the agencies would ensure they did not screw up, but when they ALL used garbage models to rate the pools, there wasn't any regulation of them.

Posted by: rockmom at July 18, 2011 04:58 AM (lSyyU)

98 Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 08:04 AM (M9Ie6)

My policy has been to change the channel immediately whenever any mention of her occurs. It works! I know almost nothing about the case, and that makes me happy.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 18, 2011 04:59 AM (LH6ir)

99 Can someone provide a summary of the Cain thread in 50 words or less? I was busy watching frakking wymens soccer when the Cain thread was happening...

Posted by: glowing blue meat at July 18, 2011 05:00 AM (K/USr)

100

Another hate crime wilding

But not really a hate crime because the victim was white

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 05:00 AM (M9Ie6)

101
Sorry it took a few minutes to reply. I have sitting here eating on some fresh peaches one of of the guys from my wife's bridge club brought by yesterday.

They are a sticky mess dripping all over my lap.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 08:46 AM (M9Ie6)

You gotta slice 'em up, add some fresh cream, and eat 'em with a spoon.

With a side of bacon.

Posted by: Ed Anger at July 18, 2011 05:00 AM (7+pP9)

102 I remember when men who were interested in otherwise un-attainable women acted with honor and decency and stalked them. Tell me about it. Women SAY they want some of that old time chivalry and romance, but I've got several snootfuls of pepper spray that say they're a bunch of lying whores.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 18, 2011 05:00 AM (lbo6/)

103

Peach cobbler is much easier to eat.

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 08:57 AM (X6akg)

Yes, but someone has to make it first.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 05:01 AM (M9Ie6)

104 Hillary has shown anti-Israel, anti-Jew bias for years. Obama's problem is obvious. Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 08:58 AM (jx2j9) Actually I don't think Hillary is intrinsically anti- Jew?Israel. She is just an astute politician and since the Moron Liberal Jews vote Democratically no matter how many time these progressives kick sand in their face, there is no real reason to cater to them. Hey wake up you freaken morons ( for the record I am Jewish, but no moron. Well ok moron, but not about this stuff).

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 18, 2011 05:01 AM (i6RpT)

105 Side of bacon, yes must have.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 05:03 AM (M9Ie6)

106

Yes, but someone has to make it first.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 09:01 AM (M9Ie6)

Tell your wife 'no more bridge until she cranks out a few peach cobblers'.  Then run like hell.

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 05:03 AM (X6akg)

107 Tell your wife 'no more bridge until she cranks out a few peach cobblers'.  Then run like hell.

She would tell me no more bourbon.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 05:06 AM (M9Ie6)

108 Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 18, 2011 09:01 AM (i6RpT)

I disagree. She has been steeped in left-wing politics since birth. Scratch a lefty -- find an anti-Semite (and a racist, but that's  for another thread).

Progressive politics goes hand-in-hand with revolution theology, freedom movements, indigenous people's struggles, etc. All of those have as a tenet the active dislike of Israel, and the subtext of anti-Semitism couched as anti-Zionism.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 18, 2011 05:07 AM (LH6ir)

109 She would tell me no more bourbon.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 09:06 AM (M9Ie6)

Peach cobbler is nice, but it ain't bourbon. Life isn't worth living without bourbon.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 18, 2011 05:09 AM (LH6ir)

110 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 18, 2011 09:07 AM (LH6ir) Yes that's probably true for most die in the wool progressives, but both Bill and Hillary have no principals what so ever and will do and say almost anything to get elected or get what they want. Both would sell their mothers down the river for a deal.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 18, 2011 05:11 AM (i6RpT)

111 She would tell me no more bourbon.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 09:06 AM (M9Ie6)

Damn...she's mean.

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 05:11 AM (X6akg)

Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 05:13 AM (s7mIC)

113 Oh my - when you've lost Kathleen Parker... Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 09:13 AM (s7mIC) When you lie your ass off EVERY TIME you open your mouth, eventually even liberals might notice

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 18, 2011 05:14 AM (i6RpT)

114 RE: the sorry state of film. In a fictitious interview with Michael Bay discussing Transformers 3, he lays the blame for today's shitty cinema at the feet of women. "...my movies exist because of women, because they've driven men batshit crazy into 'man caves' and Call Of Duty XI. Did they have giant robot movies in the 1930s and 40s? No, all of those movies had dance numbers. Back when a guy could punch a dame for overcooking a chicken there was no shame in watching some fool tap dance his way through WWII. Now these bitches expect you to change a diaper and shave your balls? Fuck that. Giant robots." You can read the whole thing at thelastpsychiatrist.com

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 18, 2011 05:16 AM (lbo6/)

115 LOL, wife just got up and I showed her these posts on the peaches. She said she would make peach cobbler if I pealed them and cut them up.

Guess I might get busy here in a little bit.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 05:17 AM (M9Ie6)

116 Can someone provide a summary of the Cain thread in 50 words or less?

Commenter 1: You're a poopy head.

Commenter 2: Am not!

Commenter 1: Are too!

Posted by: Retread at July 18, 2011 05:19 AM (BO5ap)

117 I was busy watching frakking wymens soccer when the Cain thread was happening... Unbelievably, your time was spent more productively watching soccer.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 18, 2011 05:20 AM (lbo6/)

118 Every part of any meaningful debate on the Cain thread was covered in the first 20 or 30 posts. The rest was repetition and a bunch of crap people kept saying regarding facts that were not acts.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 05:22 AM (M9Ie6)

119 oops Monty done sneaked in the doom thread while we weren't looking.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 05:22 AM (M9Ie6)

120 Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 18, 2011 09:01 AM (i6RpT)

Her antipathy toward Jews is well documented.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at July 18, 2011 05:30 AM (jx2j9)

122 LOL, wife just got up and I showed her these posts on the peaches. She said she would make peach cobbler if I pealed them and cut them up.

Guess I might get busy here in a little bit.

Posted by: Vic at July 18, 2011 09:17 AM (M9Ie6)

You're welcome! ;o)

Posted by: Tami at July 18, 2011 05:32 AM (X6akg)

123 Hilarious screed from Bobby K Jr. whining about the Nantucket wind farm. In the WSJ. Apparently he's still alive. Who knew? Hahahahahahahaha

Posted by: consequences of poor judgement at July 18, 2011 08:45 AM (le5qc)

I thought that was a fucking parody as I was reading it this morning.  He's one of the Kennedys that has had major substance abuse problems, no; oh WTF, they're all a bunch of fucking soaks except for Kathleen.  Every line has a hilarity component but the one I like best is when he whines about "the desecration of sacred Native American land, including land now under shallow waters in the Sound, where the turbines would also obstruct religiously significant views of the sunrise and sunset".  Oh noes, no sunsets!!!  I'll bet a dollar to a donut that that simple fuckhead has no problem with the Ground Zero mosque hive of subversion.  Also LOL at that fucking dimwit whining about sacred land that's underwater; what did the aboriginal Americans (not Native Americans, which anybody born here is, you fucking mongrel mick dipshit) go there in their aboriginal submarines.  There's no doubt he's back on the pipe.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 18, 2011 05:35 AM (zsvKP)

124

Still Casey Fking Anthony.

 

Heh!  That story in the sidebar about the guy and his 2 sons (all named Casey Anthony) in Darby, PA was kind of funny.  Since the verdict, he's been harassed (his phone number was on his FB page).  His supposed sister wrote the following comment (which cracked me up for some reason):

MY BROTHER IS NOT CHANGING HIS NAME NOR MY NEPHEWS THIS IS CRAZY.......HOW YALL MISTAKE A BLACK MAN FOR A WHITE WOMEN ARE YOU COLOR BLIND OR WHAT...FOR THE SAKE OF THE 2 SON PLEASE LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE.....DAMNN OPEN YALL EYES......THIS IS NONESENSE.....   And with that, I summarily ban myself!

Posted by: runningrn at July 18, 2011 05:39 AM (ihSHD)

125

"the desecration of sacred Native American land, including land now under shallow waters in the Sound, where the turbines would also obstruct religiously significant views of the sunrise and sunset".

 

He only cares because it's his sunsets that are allegedly blocked (they're so far out there, they don't block anything).  If it was anyone else but him, he'd be all touting the green energy that would create green jobs.  I hate these hypotards.

Posted by: runningrn at July 18, 2011 05:41 AM (ihSHD)

126 Since the Cain thread is almost dead I look forward to DrewM's new post supporting the ground zero mosque.

Posted by: Alabaster Jones at July 18, 2011 05:53 AM (yst+O)

127 Ben,

Did you mean "legend"?

Posted by: elspeth at July 18, 2011 06:09 AM (0AkWH)

128 116 Oh my - when you've lost Kathleen Parker...

She's only partially lost: 
"It is too much to say that Obama told an intentionally tall tale to mislead the public."

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 18, 2011 06:31 AM (EIlEQ)

129 31 so the website can figure out how to censor i m g u r . c o m, but not croper?

I was told it's a feature, not a bug.

Posted by: elspeth at July 18, 2011 06:47 AM (0AkWH)

130

I really do not like the term "Service Members". Three Service Members killed in Afghanistan. Is this some kind of softball team? Maybe they were a book appreciation club? No, hell no, these were people who hump out into the black night and ride down ambush-ready mountain roads SEEKING trouble. Yeah, semantics, I see that. But, I do not want us to be isolated from these Soldiers by semantics and I do not want the edges smoothed off on the loss of a single one of them. I want it to ache, burn, sting and cut each time we see one of those headlines. Three Soldiers Gave Their Lives For You Today...

Posted by: Errol at July 18, 2011 07:33 AM (d2AYO)

131 The other day someone was asking how Gore could be considered a conservative Democrat back when Perry supported him.  Via Beldar Blog, this article outlines the history of Perry's connection to Gore. 

Re Gore's conservative bona fides:

"Gore shared the views of his fellow southern centrists — he opposed the federal funding of abortion, supported a moment of silence in schools for prayer, approved funding of the Nicaraguan contras and was against the ban on interstate handgun sales. It was a platform a conservative West Texas Democrat like state representative Perry could stand on, and he signed up to chair the Senator's Texas campaign"

Posted by: Y-not at July 18, 2011 07:38 AM (5H6zj)

132 I AM George Jettson and I want my flying car NOW ! http://tinyurl.com/3h4579s

Posted by: Errol at July 18, 2011 07:57 AM (d2AYO)

133 Posted by: Y-not at July 18, 2011 11:38 AM (5H6zj)


Good find, Y-not

Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at July 18, 2011 08:00 AM (OonVm)

134

ttp://www.styleite.com/media/stephanie-seymour-peter-brant-jr/

Supermodel Stephanie Seymour calls cops on her son.: Liberal hollywood drama.

Posted by: Rich Republican at July 18, 2011 10:46 AM (t4YF+)

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Posted by: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Audiobook at July 18, 2011 04:57 PM (ZDGM2)

136 Antlantis-like, huh?  Harley and his team predict that the sunken land mass once connected Scotland to Norway.

Posted by: elspeth at July 18, 2011 05:44 PM (clwS9)

137 I want one! 
Man builds turbine-powered Batmobile with iPad in dashboard

Posted by: elspeth at July 18, 2011 05:46 PM (clwS9)

138 "I guess it's okay if CNN, CBS. NBC, or ABC do undercover sting investigations, but not an independent conservative" Nice strawman. I applaud you sir.

Posted by: Sigh at July 18, 2011 06:14 PM (tPbl7)

139 sending a check is specific welfare not general welfare.

Posted by: Texan Economist at July 18, 2011 11:04 PM (TC/9F)

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