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March 12, 2012

CBS: President Obama Approval: 41%. Me: ...Eh?
— CAC

Looks like that giant contraception distraction worked great, hunh?

First Rasmussen, then ABC, now CBS. Two out of three of these are usually the "rescue pollsters" we joke about. CBS gives Obama an edge over both frontrunners, but that edge has narrowed considerably. The President led Romney 48-42 in the previous poll, that has shrunk to 47-44. He also leads Santorum, now 48-44, down from his 49-41 lead.

I have officially upgraded from "meh" to "eh".

UPDATE- A moron emailed me asking what would take me from "eh to yeah?".
It would take state-level polling data showing a return to the Fall of 2011, when President Obama was watching his margins in light-blue states like Michigan, Maine, Connecticut and the like evaporate. When those states are harder for him to keep, the purple ones (OH, FL, VA, NC, NH, CO, IA, NV) are already gone, and I can stop breathing from the Bag of Visions.

Posted by: CAC at 03:28 PM | Comments (277)
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1 Hi Andrew!

Posted by: Mark formerly in Spokane,now in Sandy Ut at March 12, 2012 03:30 PM (8ac7j)

2 N^th!

Posted by: PersonFromPorlock at March 12, 2012 03:31 PM (2VCZA)

3 Bestest administration EVAH!!1!!1!

Posted by: Morons everywhere at March 12, 2012 03:31 PM (ZyEsE)

4 But he's doing such a great job!

(I assume I need no /s)

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 12, 2012 03:31 PM (qiOph)

5 Quick, get the loition.

Posted by: dananjcon at March 12, 2012 03:32 PM (cv/XN)

6 Proof that America is increasingly racist.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 12, 2012 03:32 PM (qiOph)

7 You know, maybe it's good that Prez for Life Obama nixed the Keystone Pipeline. This way, a lot more people are feeling the pain and ... well... disliking their new Communist Overlord President.

Posted by: shibumi at March 12, 2012 03:32 PM (z63Tr)

8 SCOAMF!!!

Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 12, 2012 03:33 PM (DGIjM)

9 Let's fill up Sandra Fluke's tank for free! But I get to go first. Sorry; don't like you morons that much...

Posted by: CoolCzech at March 12, 2012 03:33 PM (niZvt)

10 Told you all Flukeing the snot out of Obama's condom ploy was a winner for us. I used this line on many friends and family: "Regular people worry about the skyrocketing gas prices, Obama wants you to worry about skyrocketing condom prices." Always got a good laugh.

Posted by: mugiwara at March 12, 2012 03:33 PM (KI/Ch)

11 If idiot's numbers drop below 40% he will 100% NOT be re-elected. I doubt if he will be re-elected if he drops below 46%. So though it is very painful to need anywhere from 50 to 150 bucks to fill up your tank right now, maybe it is worth the price to get rid of this communist and his enablers.

Posted by: Jehu at March 12, 2012 03:33 PM (JQ1k+)

12 I've upgraded to.. hmmmmm.

Posted by: aquaviva at March 12, 2012 03:34 PM (hkXlB)

13 But unemployment is down and ObamaCare is sweet and we can save money forcing everyone else to pay for everyone else + unions are destroying state budgets. Life is good with these amazing democrat overlords overlording over us.

Posted by: rectal exam at March 12, 2012 03:35 PM (O7ksG)

Polls in September rarely tell us anything about the election's outcome. These are nice numbers. And I think it's indicative of a close race.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 03:35 PM (I2LwF)

15 But wait... the oceans have stopped rising and the planet is healing. ACK

Posted by: The Jackhole at March 12, 2012 03:35 PM (nTgAI)

16 CARTER 2.0

Posted by: The Jackhole at March 12, 2012 03:36 PM (nTgAI)

Wait a fucking second here.

How many people? Cell phones or only land lines? Where were they? Were they voters or adults or what?

Guarantee his real number is more like 38-40

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 03:36 PM (I2LwF)

18 Newt, down in Mississippi was drawing laughter from crowds by calling Jug Ears, President Algae! He was calling himself President Drill, see which one people want right now.

Posted by: Jehu at March 12, 2012 03:36 PM (JQ1k+)

19 For a SCoaMF, he doesn't sweat much.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 12, 2012 03:37 PM (ccXZP)

20 Posted by: mugiwara at March 12, 2012 07:33 PM (KI/Ch) I am tweeting that!

Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 12, 2012 03:37 PM (DGIjM)

21 Americans are figuring out Obama sucks cock after 3 years of watching him suck cock. News at 11

Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 12, 2012 03:37 PM (swkkW)

22 Peznit #OccupyResoluteDesk: 'Our Best Hope To Elect A Republican Preznit In 2012

Posted by: Mitt Still Sux at March 12, 2012 03:38 PM (HH51r)

23 comment 22 is thread winner for the year!

Posted by: Jehu at March 12, 2012 03:38 PM (JQ1k+)

24 I assume CBS is following its usual 74%D-11%R-15%I model?

Posted by: nickless at March 12, 2012 03:39 PM (MMC8r)

25 Americans are figuring out Obama sucks cock after 3 5 years of watching him suck cock.

News at 11

Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 12, 2012 07:37 PM (swkkW)

FIFY

Posted by: The Jackhole at March 12, 2012 03:39 PM (nTgAI)

26 Lets not fluke each other yet.

Posted by: dananjcon at March 12, 2012 03:39 PM (cv/XN)

27 10 Told you all Flukeing the snot out of Obama's condom ploy was a winner for us. I used this line on many friends and family: "Regular people worry about the skyrocketing gas prices, Obama wants you to worry about skyrocketing condom prices." Always got a good laugh. Posted by: mugiwara at March 12, 2012 07:33 PM (KI/Ch) nice use of flukeing, but no capitalization. do not give her the recognition.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 03:40 PM (Z9EHQ)

28 Heh. I was just reading the first page of comments over on the CBS article. It's full of stinking Communist dumbasses. So dumb, they didn't even make me angry. I suppose I feel pity for them. But it's the kind of pity you feel for a retarded kitten right before you throw it off the roof of your house.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 03:41 PM (I2LwF)

29 Guarantee his real number is more like 38-40

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 07:36 PM (I2LwF)

Even assuming you're right, what the hell is wrong with this picture? How the hell does he even rate 4 out of 10?

I actually have a theory: Gas prices are the last straw, in conjunction with the retardation being exposed as we pull the curtains back on ObamaCare (I think most Americans look at the contraception issue and are beginning to realize the sheer stupidity/corrosiveness of the legislation).

If it were fear of being perceived as racist that kept his approval higher than is intuitive, the issues above may have assisted in clearing that particular hurdle.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 12, 2012 03:41 PM (qiOph)

On January 20, 2013 (or Year 1 of the post Mayan era), what does outgoing President Obama put in his letter to incoming Presdient Romntorurichpaul? NCAA picks?

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 12, 2012 03:42 PM (Ec6wH)

31 Truman, why are retarded kittens on your roof?

Posted by: Death Chipmunk at March 12, 2012 03:42 PM (pVvkk)

32 Shit I just paid $117 to fill my truck up last night @ $4.35 a gallon in Cali

Posted by: The Jackhole at March 12, 2012 03:42 PM (nTgAI)

33 bama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at March 12, 2012 03:42 PM (7W3wI)

34 Fuck.Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at March 12, 2012 03:43 PM (7W3wI)

35 So why dies he still have 41% approval? Could it be that people who are polled are afraid they will be branded as racist if they say they disapprove?

Posted by: Buffalobob at March 12, 2012 03:44 PM (qiFDD)

36 like a Chi-Town rent boy.

Posted by: Goin' down at March 12, 2012 03:44 PM (GTbGH)

37 Steevy... you are slipping you just stuttered on the blog... Keep up the good work

Posted by: The Jackhole at March 12, 2012 03:44 PM (nTgAI)

Why did the president directly order the murder of those 16 Afghan civilians?!?!?!?!

Ad nauseum, ad infinitum.

Posted by: Sharkman, channeling the left from 2001 - 2009 (W) at March 12, 2012 03:44 PM (RtpCp)

39 "in conjunction with the retardation being exposed as we pull the curtains back"

45% of the population has their ego wrapped around their Obama worship. You think Chris Matthews has "Seen the light"? Or anyone else? The sheep are still sheep. The wolves are still wolves.

Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting wolvses at March 12, 2012 03:45 PM (0tRzD)

40 On January 20, 2013 (or Year 1 of the post Mayan era), what does outgoing President Obama put in his letter to incoming Presdient Romntorurichpaul?

Given how classy he is?

"It's all Bush's fault."

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at March 12, 2012 03:45 PM (bjRNS)

41 I knew I shouldn't have gotten mixed up with that SKANK !!

Obama Fares Worse Among Women after Month-Long Contraception Mandate Battle

http://tinyurl.com/73dhje9

Posted by: King Barry the Equalizer at March 12, 2012 03:45 PM (Y+DPZ)

42 in conjunction with the retardation being exposed as we pull the curtains back"

45% of the population has their ego wrapped around their Obama worship. You think Chris Matthews has "Seen the light"? Or anyone else? The sheep are still sheep. The wolves are still wolves.

Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting wolvses at March 12, 2012 07:45 PM (0tRzD)

Buyers remorse is hard to admit.

Posted by: The Jackhole at March 12, 2012 03:45 PM (nTgAI)

43 Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting wolvses at March 12, 2012 07:45 PM (0tRzD)

45% of the population is retarded.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 12, 2012 03:46 PM (qiOph)

44 34 Truman, why are retarded kittens on your roof?
I put them there. Whenever David Caruso cashes a paycheck, I kill one. It's karma or something.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 03:46 PM (I2LwF)

45 The bitch set me up!

Posted by: Marion Barack at March 12, 2012 03:47 PM (GTbGH)

46 "45% of the population is retarded."

YES!!!eleventy!!

Now we begin to understand the true problem, and the scope of it.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

I say hide your nuts.

Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting fluke uterus at March 12, 2012 03:47 PM (0tRzD)

47 Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting wolvses at March 12, 2012 07:45 PM (0tRzD)

45% of the population is retarded.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 12, 2012 07:46 PM (qiOph)

Actually its 52 Percent

Posted by: The Jackhole at March 12, 2012 03:47 PM (nTgAI)

48 Greg? where is Greg?

Posted by: robtr at March 12, 2012 03:47 PM (MtwBb)

49 Don't worry Mr President, I've submitted my resume to the Romney campaign, and I'm gonna push him to pick Michele Bachmann for VP!

Posted by: Steve "Uncle Fester" Schmidt at March 12, 2012 03:47 PM (Y+DPZ)

50 Actually its 52 Percent

No, "retarded" doesn't apply to the seven percent who can learn if they have their noses rubbed in it.

The other 45 love the smell, and roll in it.

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at March 12, 2012 03:48 PM (bjRNS)

51 "been around the world and see that only stupid people are breeding...the cretins cloning and feeding..."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 12, 2012 03:48 PM (Ec6wH)

52 Time for Barry and company to come up with a new 2 minutes of hate to distract people. The last one only lasted about a week.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 12, 2012 03:49 PM (2uae4)

Is this recovery summer ? Hey just askin.

Posted by: The Jackhole at March 12, 2012 03:49 PM (nTgAI)

54 The Obama Administration is in a confuzed state of flucks.

Posted by: Stephany Condom, SeeBS News at March 12, 2012 03:49 PM (I8Xca)

55 "45% of the population has their ego wrapped around their Obama worship." Yeah, the Obama cock suckers I know are firmly invested in talking shit about Romney, decrying how Christian Santorum wants to regulate blowjobs, and claiming the Republicans only care about contraceptives. When they do mention Obama he is defended by deflection on to "well look at the Republican candidates!" or "he saved us from another Great Depression and killed Bin Ladin". Basically all they have is to either lie and claim that it is a literal fact his trillion dollar stimulus bill saved our country from imploding, or they just start talking about how much they hate Republicans for some odd shit no Republican i know cares about.

Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 12, 2012 03:49 PM (swkkW)

56 "the Obama cock suckers I know are firmly invested in talking shit about Romney"

You're lucky. I still get BOOOOOOOOSH!!! And "Palin scares me!"

Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting fluke uterus at March 12, 2012 03:50 PM (0tRzD)

57 "45% of the population is retarded."

YES!!!eleventy!!

Now we begin to understand the true problem, and the scope of it.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

I say hide your nuts.

Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting fluke uterus at March 12, 2012 07:47 PM (0tRzD)

George Carlin had a great line. "Think about how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of them are stupider than that"

Clip:

http://tinyurl.com/4jegueb

Posted by: mugiwara at March 12, 2012 03:51 PM (KI/Ch)

58 I'd hate to be the shift foreman at a Syrian aspirin factory right about now.

Posted by: garrett at March 12, 2012 03:51 PM (e1k4E)

59 he saved us from another Great Depression

We're in a Great Depression. Just with better "Relief".

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 03:51 PM (GTbGH)

60 Newt was relating how President Algae was talking about how their is so much more natural gas as part of our increasing energy supply, at the same time he was mocking the conservatives call to drill for more resources. As if the Harvard educated imbecile does not realize you have to drill for gas. Does he think it is just captured from the roof vents of faculty lounges. Geez this guy is unusually stupid. It is like the liberals elected Chancy Gardner and and they are all Shirley McClain masturbating as he utters one inanity after another, and needs a teleprompter to even do that.

Posted by: Jehu at March 12, 2012 03:52 PM (JQ1k+)

61 Before any dumbocrats get the wrong idea, PIAPS would have been no better. Sorry, your dumb shit ideas might sound good in theory, but really, just sit da fuck down and let grown ups do shit for a while.

Posted by: Jimmah at March 12, 2012 03:52 PM (amaZR)

62 Obama's friend the Bomb Maker calls Breitbart a Bomb Thrower

http://tinyurl.com/7ez2stg

Bill Ayers: Breitbart was a radical right Â“bombthrowerÂ”

Posted by: kbdabear at March 12, 2012 03:52 PM (Y+DPZ)

63 62 I'd hate to be the shift foreman at a Syrianaspirin factory right about now. Posted by: garrett at March 12, 2012 07:51 PM (e1k4E) I would guess he is more likely to go failsafe and wipeout a family around here a a way of evening things up.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 03:52 PM (Z9EHQ)

64 2008: The year that the planet stopped healing and the prices started rising.

Posted by: Wm T Sherman at March 12, 2012 03:53 PM (w41GQ)

65 Pissing on 25% of the population that's Catholic didn't work out? Who knew?

Posted by: theCork at March 12, 2012 03:54 PM (hbAdE)

66 PIAPS??

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 03:54 PM (I2LwF)

67 Yes, but that Sarah Palin movie on HBO totally makes her look TEH STUPID!!!! So the lefties have that going for them.

Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 03:55 PM (I1w2T)

68 Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 12, 2012 07:48 PM (Ec6wH)

"And I don't even own a TV"

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 12, 2012 03:55 PM (qiOph)

69 66 Obama's friend the Bomb Maker calls Breitbart a Bomb Thrower http://tinyurl.com/7ez2stg Bill Ayers: Breitbart was a radical right Â“bombthrowerÂ” Posted by: kbdabear at March 12, 2012 07:52 PM (Y+DPZ) ordinarily I would give some credence to him since there is some truth in the phrase "tales one to know one." He apparently has really bad pr representation and no sense of irony.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 03:56 PM (Z9EHQ)

70 If there had actually been an intelligent president that tried to shove all this Marxist bullshit agenda down our throats, just think how much trouble we'd be in? The public at large is mostly retarded as pointed out earlier. What if? What if the guy had had the good sense to go out there & just look presidential? We'd all be tiny voices crowded out and muted by the overwhelming village idiots crying for their dear leader.

Posted by: HungryKitty at March 12, 2012 03:56 PM (xaNnn)

71 Some comedy gold in the CBS comment thread. More anti-SCOAMF than pro-, surprisingly.

Posted by: Ducatisti, crashed riding 120mph for Perry at March 12, 2012 03:56 PM (mr/dg)

72 Sarah Palin movie on HBO totally makes her look TEH STUPID!!!! So the lefties have that going for them. Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 07:55 PM (I1w2T) who plays her?

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 03:57 PM (Z9EHQ)

73 Ayers is the political rock star of the left. He loves twisting the knife. He got away with murder many many times over, and has been rewarded for it by the Democrat-media-academia-unionista-race indusrty-terrorism complex.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 03:57 PM (I2LwF)

74 It's a genuine tragedy that Ayes didn't spend the last forty years getting buttraped in prison.

Posted by: nickless at March 12, 2012 03:58 PM (MMC8r)

75 So Mitt Romney can't beat a guy who supposedly has a 41% approval rating? Has there ever been weaker nominee?

Posted by: Greg at March 12, 2012 03:58 PM (J3Ovp)

76 No worries. I can tell people to inflate their tires again. And, um...

SARAH PALIN!

Posted by: SCoaMF at March 12, 2012 03:58 PM (eHIJJ)

77 Fuck Shemp Smith btw

Posted by: dananjcon at March 12, 2012 03:58 PM (cv/XN)

78 66, There ought to be some natural law, that when you utter a statement so painfully ironically stupid, your head just spontaneously implodes.

Posted by: thisheavenlyhell at March 12, 2012 03:59 PM (XWb4y)

Has there ever been weaker nominee?

You haven't seen me throw a ball or ride a bike, have you?

Posted by: Barack Obama at March 12, 2012 04:00 PM (e1k4E)

80 So Mitt Romney can't beat a guy who supposedly has a 41% approval rating? Has there ever been weaker nominee?

Posted by: Greg at March 12, 2012 07:58 PM (J3Ovp)

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uhmm he is beating a guy with a 46% approval rating in the Washington Post poll there Greg

Posted by: robtr at March 12, 2012 04:00 PM (MtwBb)

81 Greg is selective about his reality.

Posted by: nickless at March 12, 2012 04:00 PM (MMC8r)

82 uhmm he is beating a guy with a 46% approval rating in the Washington Post poll there Greg

Shh. He's rolling.

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 04:00 PM (GTbGH)

83 And ergy

Posted by: dananjcon at March 12, 2012 04:01 PM (cv/XN)

Yes, the CBS comment thread is comedy gold. It would be as if a conservative with a good sense of humor only picked the loudest and craziest lefties, and deleted the rest of them.

I don't think so, though. I think this is a representative sample of CBS's readership. Which makes it funnier.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:01 PM (I2LwF)

85 WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched the most comprehensive defense to date of his energy policies on Monday, pushing back against election-year attacks from Republicans who say they are to blame for high gas prices that are eroding his popularity with voters.

"Today's high gas prices are a painful reminder that there's much more work to do to free ourselves from our dependence on foreign oil and take control of our energy future," Obama said in a statement on the energy report. "We have made progress."

Yes Barry, lead us to the promise land of windmills and algae

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 12, 2012 04:01 PM (2uae4)

86 also, I'm pretty weak on simple physics.

Posted by: Barack Obama with an Umbrella at March 12, 2012 04:02 PM (e1k4E)

87 314 days. Today is almost over so its really like 313 days!

Posted by: Jimmah at March 12, 2012 04:02 PM (amaZR)

88 Mallamutt, RINO President for Life: "CBS News clearly undersampled Bartlesboro, Vermont."

I pray that newbies of the moron horde appreciate that... because of the funny.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at March 12, 2012 04:02 PM (eHIJJ)

89 and math. Math is racist.

Posted by: Barack Obama at March 12, 2012 04:02 PM (e1k4E)

90 he should be picking out a charity to work for after he leaves office.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 04:02 PM (Z9EHQ)

91 My back was killing me when I fucked up my SCoaMF posts.Now it only hurts severely.

Posted by: steevy at March 12, 2012 04:02 PM (7W3wI)

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at March 12, 2012 04:03 PM (Qxdfp)

93 Greg: "Believe the polls, wingnuts! ...NO, NOT THOSE POLLS, THESE POLLS OVER HERE!"

Posted by: nickless at March 12, 2012 04:03 PM (MMC8r)

94 239 days until election day. 238, since today is really over.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:04 PM (I2LwF)

95 And y'all are still gonna run either "What do I have to do to put you in this '87 Cavalier today" Romney or Jesus H. Santorum against me. It doesn't matter what I do....those clowns ain't winning shit.

Posted by: Prezidizzle Obizzle at March 12, 2012 04:04 PM (FsqHK)

96 "It's a genuine tragedy that Ayes didn't spend the last forty years getting buttraped in prison."

There's the beauty of Christianity. Prison would have been easy. Hell is going to suck. What will be worse for him, is when Ayers comes to the Pearly Gates, Andrew Breitbart will be there to wave as St Peter ushers Bill into the elevator, going down.

Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting fluke uterus at March 12, 2012 04:04 PM (pVvkk)

97 No wave!

Posted by: Y-not channels Greg at March 12, 2012 04:04 PM (4Q04p)

98 You know, I look at the quantity and quality of the loud, angry and mis-informed shit being thrown on the CBS site, and I wonder: Are the president's "social media specialists" trolling there, or are they trolling here?

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:05 PM (I2LwF)

99 You have to hand it to Greg, he told us high gas prices wouldn't affect his approval ratings. Greg was wrong again making his prognastication record 100% fail.

Posted by: robtr at March 12, 2012 04:05 PM (MtwBb)

100 100 "It's a genuine tragedy that Ayes didn't spend the last forty years getting buttraped in prison." I do not know, forty years getting the same or worse from bernadette dorn is no small penalty.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 04:07 PM (Z9EHQ)

101 CAC, can you give us an "if the election were held today" prediction on the electoral vote count?

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:07 PM (I2LwF)

102 I'm half way through watching Immortals and so far, meh.

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 04:07 PM (GTbGH)

103 Remember when Greg was pretending to be one of 'us?'. Good times.

Posted by: Y-not at March 12, 2012 04:08 PM (4Q04p)

104 Yes, I'm now posting to CBS's site rather than Twitter's. What of it?

Posted by: Soledad O'Brien at March 12, 2012 04:09 PM (eHIJJ)

105 "WE" worry about if Mittens is a true convervative, Santorum cant win with icky socon issues, and Newts just a rino dick. "THEY" are pinning their re-election hopes on "free rubbers for the oppressed wymyn"....and ...."Rush is mean." Buck up Morons..... it aint ALL bad.

Posted by: fixerupper at March 12, 2012 04:09 PM (ffV1/)

106 Â by enlightenu March 12, 2012 7:43 PM EDT
It is a shame that Americans will allow the oil companies to decide who will be President of the United States simply by adjusting the price of one of their products, gasoline, up or down at the right time.
enlightenu. Heh. Learned about the oil business from hollywood movies (Syriana?).
~
This just goes to show how stupid the public can be. No President, Democrat or Republican, has any control over gas prices. If you want to blame someone, blame the billionaires who own the oil companies and the speculators on Wall Street that jack up the prices. Get with it people.The stoopid is strong, my friends.
~I see the republicans are at it again, blaming gas prices on "scarcity", which has nothing to do with the price. Gasoline supply/demand ratio hasn't changed in 30 years. Really? Srsly? It has very much to do however, on people at the Wall Street national casino buying and selling oil futures and artificially inflating the price. We all pay this "tax" at the pump so rich speculators can make money for nothing. If you don't believe this, compare what gas prices were before and after the market crash in 2009. It fell by half, overnight.
Keef-level stoopidity right there. He has heard about this "supply/demand" thingy but seems unsure of what it means. And he heard a scary word that he put in quotes, meaning it isn't really scarcity. Brilliant! And he almost got the oil price timeline correct. The drop was due to Dubya deciding to open up the US for drillin'. All them "speculators" saw a risk to future prices and that drove prices down. Markets work. Game. Set. Match.

Posted by: Ducatisti, crashed riding 120mph for Perry at March 12, 2012 04:09 PM (mr/dg)

107 Greg is the kinda guy you see at the mall scratching his ass and then trying to sniff his fingers without looking too obvious.

Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 12, 2012 04:10 PM (swkkW)

108 Greg is the kinda guy who buys irregular underwear.

Posted by: steevy at March 12, 2012 04:11 PM (7W3wI)

109 113 Scratches his ass with his right hand than sniffs his left .

Posted by: steevy at March 12, 2012 04:12 PM (7W3wI)

110 Greg is the kinda guy who has no problem buying women's underwear if it's on sale and he can get a good deal.

Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 04:12 PM (I1w2T)

111 All we have to do is give the independents something/someone to blame for NOT voting for Obama again. They voted FOR him for whatever reason - history, promises, Bush fatigue - but they won't do it again if they have an excuse not to. Anyone who is clearly not on one side or they other these days is a gullible idiot who believes the last thing they were told. Let's take advantage of that fact. Exposing the Left every chance we get - Fluke, Maher, Gas Prices, etc - gives the independents multiple reasons to vote GOP.

Posted by: (Original, Famous) My Sharia Moor at March 12, 2012 04:12 PM (KZi9D)

112 I think the R wins, 276-262

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:13 PM (I2LwF)

113 Greg is the kinda guy who picks boogers off public restroom walls and eats them.

Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 04:13 PM (I1w2T)

114 Better than that, actually. That's a worst-case number.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:13 PM (I2LwF)

115 Which key will the Obama lackeys rip from all the keyboards if handed a loss come Nov?

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 04:13 PM (e3MVZ)

116

Remember when Greg said he would be back with the new polls everyday because it was so fun for him?

Seems like that was only last week or something.

Posted by: robtr at March 12, 2012 04:13 PM (MtwBb)

117 Greg is the kinda guy who brings a bag full of rolled up pennies to the strip club.

Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 04:14 PM (I1w2T)

118 CAC, can you give us an "if the election were held today" prediction on the electoral vote count? Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 08:07 PM (I2LwF) See my twitter. I do it every day. First time in a while, R leads 276-29-233. Take a guess who, and which states.

Posted by: CAC at March 12, 2012 04:14 PM (ty0yn)

119 Ok folks, just made it home, will have an update for you shortly on how my day went at work today.. lol.. well, let's just say it was a pretty eventful day so it might take a bit to get it all typed out.

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 04:15 PM (R5yLq)

120 So Mitt Romney can't beat a guy who supposedly has a 41% approval rating? Has there ever been weaker nominee? --------- Know who else is beating Teh One. Rasmussen has Santorum over Ugabe by one. Santorum. Let.That.Sink.In.For.A.Moment.

Posted by: fixerupper at March 12, 2012 04:15 PM (ffV1/)

121 Let.That.Sink.In.For.A.Moment.

Is it too late to run that syphilitic camel?

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at March 12, 2012 04:16 PM (bjRNS)

122 Know who else is beating Teh One. Rasmussen has Santorum over Ugabe by one. Santorum. Let.That.Sink.In.For.A.Moment. Posted by: fixerupper at March 12, 2012 08:15 PM (ffV1/) "If Ron Paul is the Republican nominee, he trails the president by one, 42% to 41%. If Rick Santorum heads the GOP ticket, the president has a three-point advantage, 46% to 43%" Three of four GOP nominees are in the margin of error with the President.

Posted by: CAC at March 12, 2012 04:16 PM (ty0yn)

123 Greg has all the interpersonal skills of Ed Gein.

Posted by: nickless at March 12, 2012 04:16 PM (MMC8r)

124 Ok folks, just made it home, will have an update for you shortly on how my day went at work today.. lol.. well, let's just say it was a pretty eventful day so it might take a bit to get it all typed out. ------ Oooooo.... Im enjoying your story more than I do the Walking Dead. It'll be worth the wait.....

Posted by: fixerupper at March 12, 2012 04:17 PM (ffV1/)

125 125 The Taiwanese animators should do your saga.

Posted by: steevy at March 12, 2012 04:17 PM (7W3wI)

126 Part one of my new game called "$hit Mitt Romney did/didn't say." Get one point if you accurately guess if its a real or fake quote but lose your country to euro-nanny statism if you are wrong.

Part One:

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney (pictured bottom ), today stated:

"As a conservative, I think government is awesome and we have no reason not to trust it or its many lackeys and minions. Americans have lost faith in government and I cant wait to use my skills to get the giant government beast healthy and roaring."

later he added

"As a conservative I believe Obamas feelings are precious and he is very sensitive, that's why I work really hard to not blame him for any of the things he would be taking credit for if they were going well."

http://tinyurl.com/792rkrm

Posted by: Shiggz Rocketsurgeon at March 12, 2012 04:17 PM (RfvTE)

127 Greg is the kinda guy who eats baked beans before taking a bath so he can pretend he owns a hot tub.

Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 04:17 PM (I1w2T)

128 [i[He has heard about this "supply/demand" thingy but seems unsure of what it means.[/i]

Why does no one talk about the dollar not being worth the paper it is printed on except for the one who shall not be named? Gas prices are up because the Bernank is running the presses yet again.

Posted by: huerfano at March 12, 2012 04:17 PM (fIuC0)

129 Type faster SoS! If there's no news about Che-boy embellish it for this stone hearted bastard.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 04:18 PM (e3MVZ)

130 Pardon the formatting no idea how that happened.

Posted by: Shiggz Rocketsurgeon at March 12, 2012 04:18 PM (RfvTE)

131 Greg has the cool suave grace of Inspector Clouseau.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 12, 2012 04:18 PM (Nfbx3)

132 OK dammit, where the hell is Ace?!

Posted by: Death Chipmunk hunting fluke uterus at March 12, 2012 04:18 PM (0tRzD)

133 130 Which key will the Obama lackeys rip from all the keyboards if handed a loss come Nov? "Delete" they want to stop us from erasing everything they have done.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 04:18 PM (Z9EHQ)

134 Posted by: Jehu at March 12, 2012 07:52 PM (JQ1k+

Oh, that was goooood!

Posted by: Ducatisti, crashed riding 120mph for Perry at March 12, 2012 04:18 PM (mr/dg)

135 Certainly explains the hysterical nature of the MFM we are seeing on a daily basis. Bet he's down to 35 and even worse in swing states. Ogabe should be trying to move to the center, but he's not. Either he knows it's over for him and his commie pals so he's forging ahead or he expects a level of fraud we have never seen before will carry him to Chavez promised land of Dictator for Life.

Posted by: Ammo Dump at March 12, 2012 04:18 PM (WUWb9)

136

I get the same 276 that you do. I'm guessing it's Romney. States? Eh, let me see.

Democrat (262):

1 from Maine, VT (3) MA (11) RI (4) CT (7) NJ (14) DE (3) DC (3) MD (10) VA (13) MI (16) WI (10) IL (20) MN (10) IA (6) 2 from Nebraska, CO (6) NM (5) NV (6) WA (12) OR (7) CA (55) HI (4)

Republican (276): All the rest, by default, including the trifecta of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:19 PM (I2LwF)

137 Greg is the kind of guy who empties supermarket sample trays into his pockets.

Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 04:19 PM (I1w2T)

138 OK dammit, where the hell is Ace?!

Flying home from the funeral. If memory serves, Breitbart was on the West Coast, and Ace lives in NYC.

That's a looooong flight.

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at March 12, 2012 04:19 PM (bjRNS)

139 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army staff sergeant accused of the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan on Sunday was treated for traumatic brain injury after being in a vehicle that rolled over in Iraq in 2010, a U.S. official said on Monday. This should make it difficult

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at March 12, 2012 04:20 PM (e8kgV)

140 Greg thinks putting on 'new' socks means turning the ones he's been wearing all week inside out.

Posted by: nickless at March 12, 2012 04:20 PM (MMC8r)

141 Summon the TB3K

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 04:21 PM (GTbGH)

142 Flying home from the funeral. If memory serves, Breitbart was on the West Coast, and Ace lives in NYC.

That's a looooong flight.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at March 12, 2012 08:19 PM

Well, in fairness, last week it was a bad idea to fly over the poles. Still, he must have booked Southwest and flown into Love Field 4 or 5 times by now.

Posted by: huerfano at March 12, 2012 04:21 PM (fIuC0)

143 146 is a sock. Raykon wouldn't be posting as Jeebus-freak Ron Paul.

Posted by: nickless at March 12, 2012 04:21 PM (MMC8r)

144 129 Greg has all the interpersonal skills of Ed Gein. Posted by: nickless at March 12, 2012 08:16 PM (MMC8r) Spot on. And the lamp-making hobby definitely explains his posting habits.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 04:22 PM (e3MVZ)

145 Greg is the kind of guy who tries to negotiate bulk discounts for Girl Scout cookies.

Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 04:22 PM (I1w2T)

146 Which key will the Obama lackeys rip from all the keyboards if handed a loss come Nov?

None, this group will take the keyboards home.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 12, 2012 04:22 PM (yqRWu)

147 1 from Maine, VT (3) MA (11) RI (4) CT (7) NJ (14) DE (3) DC (3) MD (10) VA (13) MI (16) WI (10) IL (20) MN (10) IA (6) 2 from Nebraska, CO (6) NM (5) NV (6) WA (12) OR (7) CA (55) HI (4) Republican (276): All the rest, by default, including the trifecta of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 08:19 PM (I2LwF) The 2 from Nebraska? really? It's the McCain states + 1 Omaha EV; +IN, NC, FL, OH, IA, NH, VA. Tossups CO, PA. Everything else Obama.

Posted by: CAC at March 12, 2012 04:22 PM (ty0yn)

148 Fuck it if Santorum beats him how about we nominate Rush Limbaugh. He could call Hillary Clinton a slut, say he wants Obama to fail, and tell independant voters they are stupid if they don't realize Obama holds them in utter contempt while he cruises to victory in EIB 1. Leftists heads explode over the country, Elanor Clift commits sepuku on national TV, Rosie Odonell defects to Russia, and Keith Olberman finally gets a sex change.

Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 12, 2012 04:22 PM (swkkW)

149 Cill me

Posted by: raykon's helper monkey at March 12, 2012 04:23 PM (GTbGH)

150 Oh, goodie! SOS is home, somebody grad his pipe & slippers.

Posted by: Say What? at March 12, 2012 04:23 PM (b7L99)

151 @ mr pink

Ive always wanted to try being a man.

-Queef Olvermann

Posted by: Shiggz Rocketsurgeon at March 12, 2012 04:24 PM (RfvTE)

152 Greg has all the keen analytical abilities of Rick Roach.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 12, 2012 04:24 PM (Nfbx3)

153 155 Which key will the Obama lackeys rip from all the keyboards if handed a loss come Nov? none is probably right. why would you rip the keys off the keyboard you are going to be using for another 5 years?

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 04:24 PM (Z9EHQ)

154

freken dyslexia. and no one will pay for my meds

*grab

Posted by: Say What? at March 12, 2012 04:24 PM (b7L99)

155 The 2 from Nebraska? really?

It's the McCain states + 1 Omaha EV; +IN, NC, FL, OH, IA, NH, VA.
Tossups CO, PA.
Everything else Obama.

Posted by: CAC at March 12, 2012 08:22 PM (ty0yn)

Okay, we're basically on the same page as far as which states go where. I give the Democrat theft machine more credit than you do in Nebraska. And I think either of the presumptive R nominees is sufficiently to the left for PA to be safely red.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:25 PM (I2LwF)

156 eating is like dyslexic vomitting

Posted by: Shiggz Rocketsurgeon at March 12, 2012 04:25 PM (RfvTE)

157 OT, holy crap, link in sig

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:26 PM (I2LwF)

158 158 Ogabe should be trying to move to the center, but he's not. Either he knows it's over for him and his commie pals so he's forging ahead or he expects a level of fraud we have never seen before will carry him to Chavez promised land of Dictator for Life. Posted by: Ammo Dump he knows it's over for him and his commie pals so he's forging ahead or he expects a level of fraud we have never seen before yeah that there

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 12, 2012 04:26 PM (Z9EHQ)

159 And I don't think Obama's leaving the White House. No matter what the votes say. He just doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who will accept defeat.

Posted by: Truman North at March 12, 2012 04:27 PM (I2LwF)

160 ... link in sig

Ugh. Makes sense, though -- everybody needs laundry detergent.

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at March 12, 2012 04:27 PM (bjRNS)

161 So Rush was missing today, Ace is missing today, O'really is missing today from their shows and blogs....interesting. Wonder if Hannity and Savage were left out of a super sekret meeting?

Wonder if Trump's endorsement of Romney has impacted the apprentice, piss poor ratings this time around.

Wow, now rasmussen is shilling for romney.....

Posted by: disgusted at March 12, 2012 04:28 PM (oZfic)

162 Makes sense, though -- everybody needs laundry detergent.

We clearly need to include a right to laundry detergent in the Constitution.

Posted by: Barky O, Constitutional law-talking guy at March 12, 2012 04:29 PM (Nfbx3)

163 Eww

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 04:29 PM (GTbGH)

164 OK .. got it... junk silver, chipped beef, ammo and tide.

Posted by: Say What? at March 12, 2012 04:29 PM (b7L99)

165 176 Eww

Posted by: toby928Â© at March 12, 2012 08:29 PM (GTbGH)

Do you have the guts to ask Palin on fb or twitter about the title of her movie? I watch her feeds, I'll be looking for your direct question.

Posted by: disgusted at March 12, 2012 04:30 PM (oZfic)

166 Who's going to pay for my tide, so I can wash out my undies?

Posted by: Sandra Funky at March 12, 2012 04:30 PM (b7L99)

167 ... link in sig Ugh. Makes sense, though -- everybody needs laundry detergent. ----- Yeah..... but then the Zimbabwes actually had phosphates in their soap. Shit wont even clean for us now..... fuckin EPA

Posted by: fixerupper at March 12, 2012 04:30 PM (ffV1/)

168 Shit, it's like a troll vortex.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 12, 2012 04:31 PM (Nfbx3)

169 So when does the preference cascade thing kick in? I wanna see O'Bumblefuck polling at 15%.

Posted by: Cicero at March 12, 2012 04:31 PM (5noOE)

170 Greg is the kind of guy who collects empty soft drink cups from the fast food lobby and counts the ice cubes to make sure he's not being cheated out of soda by an "inconsistent ice cube policy."

Posted by: Warden at March 12, 2012 04:31 PM (I1w2T)

171 Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 08:15 PM (R5yLq)

There's our wandering song bird. Time for scotch, I guess.

Posted by: Retread at March 12, 2012 04:31 PM (joSBv)

172 Can we all just take a moment to reflect on how awesome Obama is?

Posted by: marie at March 12, 2012 04:31 PM (7V8g4)

173 In trying to understand what Obama will or will not do.. ask yourselves what Jarret and Moochelle will do. That's your real answer. I get the sense if we offered him golf, gay BJ's, approval from marxists peers, some cool race based mojo, slobbery media coverage etc.. Obama would do whatever we said.

****
edit message from Mitch McConnell

"That has been my plan all along."

Posted by: Shiggz Rocketsurgeon at March 12, 2012 04:32 PM (RfvTE)

174 Do you have the guts to ask Palin on fb or twitter about the title of her movie?

Are you saying that you know the origin of the title, but you just won't say? Or you don't know, but have to flap you virtual pie hole anyway?

Are you mental?

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 04:33 PM (GTbGH)

175 Are you mental?

Survey says ...

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 12, 2012 04:34 PM (Nfbx3)

176 >>moment is now over.

Can't say I was dazzled by the reflection, either.

Posted by: Retread at March 12, 2012 04:34 PM (joSBv)

177 Occutards are gonna be rich! Family, coworkers etc.. have been buying them laundry detergent for years. And HAH they've never used any.. got a basement storage full of it... like marxist hippie scrooge mcduck of Borax.

Posted by: Shiggz Rocketsurgeon at March 12, 2012 04:35 PM (RfvTE)

178 Meh.... vampires, the undead, and the Antichrist do not have reflections.

Posted by: fixerupper at March 12, 2012 04:35 PM (ffV1/)

179 CAC I think WI is a tossup if Romney is the nominee

I also think NC & IN are lost for Obama

Posted by: AuthorLMendez, Liberterian For Romney at March 12, 2012 04:38 PM (JC87Z)

180 Time of possession in Ohio is key. You have to get a hat on a hat.

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 04:39 PM (GTbGH)

181 Greg is the kinda guy who is afraid of women,children and small dogs so he rarely leaves his mom's basement.

Posted by: steevy at March 12, 2012 04:40 PM (7W3wI)

182 Anybody know the Tide/Gain exchange rate? The Steyn quote at the end of that has me missing Monty even more now.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 04:40 PM (e3MVZ)

183 The candidate with the fewest turnovers is gonna win this.

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 04:41 PM (GTbGH)

184 Mmmmm..turnovers

Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 12, 2012 04:42 PM (xKC/c)

185 Barky's going to start emptying the Strategic Detergent Reserve before the election.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 12, 2012 04:43 PM (Nfbx3)

186 Greg is a tool, remember 63 seats aint a wave? that hes one of us but yet he cheered on as the Dems kept the senate? his complaining we didnt take the VA senate but when we did he dissapeared. hes a troll, plain and simple

Posted by: AuthorLMendez, Liberterian For Romney at March 12, 2012 04:43 PM (JC87Z)

187

hey white Trash,

I thought the same thing..lol

Posted by: Sandra Funky at March 12, 2012 04:44 PM (b7L99)

188 @198 if unemployment is 8.5%+ that wont matter

Posted by: AuthorLMendez, Liberterian For Romney at March 12, 2012 04:44 PM (JC87Z)

189 Obama, Helicopter Ben, and the Baghdad Bob Media have boxed themselves into a coffin corner

The Bernanke has to keep the printing presses at full blast because the Chinese are no longer buying T-Bills and the Fed has to keep buying them along with the MBS garbage. But fuel and food prices keep rising up, his "no core inflation" statements are being laughed at, and it's hurting the SCOAMF.

He's been trying to drop hints that there will be no more QE's or Twists, while the pros know that he's just trying to snow the currency traders while winking to Wall Street that the punch bowl will be kept full

The SCOAMF had the Strategic Oil Reserve trick yanked from him by his own comrades in the MBM, who in their zeal to blame Wall Street speculators keep telling the sheeple that we have more than enough oil in relation to the demand.

Here's a description of the aviation "Coffin Corner Effect"

http://tinyurl.com/6aywmro

Posted by: kbdabear at March 12, 2012 04:50 PM (Y+DPZ)

190 It is important, when shopping at the Salvation Army for underwear, to carefully sniff each potential pair. The reason should be obvious--sometimes they forget to launder them and you end up with a pleasantly fragrant surprise!

Posted by: Greg at March 12, 2012 04:53 PM (J3Ovp)

191 Oh, I'm confident Obama loses at this point, but I'm just as confident that President Romney means just a slight slowing in the collapse of the US. Buy guns. Buy land. Focus on the local and write off the federal government.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 12, 2012 04:55 PM (r4wIV)

192 Obama is a stuttering clusterfluke of a miserable failure.

Posted by: poplicola at March 12, 2012 04:57 PM (9YQuF)

193 Speaking of blue states, and purple states, how long are we going to let liberals stick us with the color "red." Red is a warning color. It's cause for alarm.

IBM picked Blue for a reason.

We need to change our color. Obviously pink is out, since that what the Democrats are. Green is taken Yellow, black, and white are not up for consideration. Orange is not an improvement.

What we really are is Purple. Now, who do I see to get this done?

Posted by: Steve O at March 12, 2012 04:58 PM (Orxpy)

194 I think only 15% are idiots. My guess on the pro-Obama 45%

Group 1: 15% racists (against a white person if there is a non-white alternative)
Group 2: 15% public employees/union leaders/cronies/assorted freeloaders who will make more money under Obama than under any alternative no matter how bad the economy is
Group 3: 15% assorted idiots (leftists/idealists/nitwits/people who can't admit they were wrong in 2008/...)

And remember to be nice to the idiots--they are the swing voters! Groups 1 & 2 will never vote against Obama, but the idiots might change their mind or get demoralized and vote for Nader or something.

Posted by: Dave at March 12, 2012 05:04 PM (OMNfZ)

195 Shhhhhh! It's me, Greg! I've changed my name so I can post more polls and pretend to be a concerned Republican!

Posted by: bub at March 12, 2012 05:05 PM (CaUEs)

196 Yesterday I polled two chipmunks in my back yard and they both said they supported Obama. Afterward, I had a threesome with them, in case you were wondering about these scratches.

Posted by: bub at March 12, 2012 05:06 PM (CaUEs)

197 I guess tonight's episode would best be titled, "When Twilight Falls". When I arrive at work this morning I find my cubicle already filled with a gaggle. We have representatives from Maintenance, the IT Department, my supervisor, and the Managing Director. None of them look happy. Seems over the weekend someone took what looks to be the entire contents of a big gulp and poured it all over my monitor, my desk, and of course my computer. The monitor and computer were completely fried. No hope of salvaging either. The managing director is there, she asks if I have time for a quick meeting. I look at her, look at my cubical, and say, "Yes, as it turns out it looks like I will have some free time this morning." So we head to her office. She apologizes profusely, says she had thought she had made it clear to security to keep a closer eye on my cubical, but apparently they dropped the ball. I just shake my head. "Can't really blame them, they have a lot of ground to cover and unless they post someone there odds are good whoever is doing it will just wait till they leave." So we chat for a bit, and she says, "Perhaps the best thing to do for now would be to move you off the production floor." My response was simple. "I realize that this vandalism is costing the company money, and I do feel badly about that, but if at all possible I don't wish to be moved. Not off the floor, not even out of my cube." She's a little surprised by this, and asks why. "Well, if I do get moved then whoever is doing this wins. I'd rather not see that happen. So if maybe IT can give me some of the old equipment, the stuff they were planning to surplus anyway - a CRT monitor, etc.. Well if at all possible I'd really like to stay right where I'm at. " She gets it, right away - smart lady my MD. She says I'm right, I should stay right where I'm at. So we chat for a bit more about my Saturday at the police station, Wolverine, and a few other topics of interest. She's already sent an email to the security company praising him so much you'd think she wanted to adopt him. She showed me the email, I was quite impressed. After a while I head back to my cube, the IT guy is still there - he's just finishing setting up my new system. Ok, for comparison purposes my old system was a 1.8 ghz dual core with a 17 inch LCD. The one he's just finishing installing is an I5 with a 23 inch brand new LCD. I looked at him like he'd lost his ever loving mind. "You do realize odds are good that someone is going to come along and trash this, right? I mean I'd be perfectly happy with something off the surplus shelf and an old CRT for now." He just shakes his head and smiles. "Nope. Trust me. There is a method to my madness." Ok, well, he's the IT guy. I think he's off his freaken rocker, but, he's the IT guy. So I let him do his thing, and about 15 minutes later I'm up and running. Rest of the morning is fairly uneventful, and thus we come to what has become my favorite part of the day, lunch. As usual I find a nice secluded spot at an empty table and begin to enjoy my repast. I can see Che-boy and the che-bots at another table, close to the vending machines. I'm too far way to hear them of course, but I can't help but notice that an argument ensues. Twilight Fan stands up, is waving her arms about in a very animated fashion, and apparently arguing with che-boy. I can see him shaking his head, not certain what the kerfuffle is all about. She finally throws up her hands and leaves their table, making a bee-line straight towards me. She marches up to my table, and with no preamble says "I saw what they did to your computer. I thought it was funny. You deserved it. You know what? Your an ASSHOLE!" I looked at her for a moment, then I tried my best to sound hurt when I responded, "Do you really think so?" She stomped her little foot for emphasis. "Yes! I really think so - I really think your an Asshole!". A cold, vicious smile crossed her lips. I paused for a moment, then smiled back. "So... I guess that means were not on for the prom anymore then?" Her jaw fell open. I would describe the look I got as "deer in the headlights" but that really wouldn't do it justice. I would have to say it was more like "dear in the headlight - of an oncoming diesel train". She stood for a moment longer - flabbergasted, then finally screamed at me in front of the entire lunch room. "You.. You FUCKING ASSHOLE! I FUCKING HATE YOU!" - then she turned and stormed out. Just before she reached the door I called after her, "Ok. Nice chatting with you then. See you tomorrow." She let out one of those frustrated, guttural noises that I've heard some women make on occasion and stormed out. It's not really a full fledged scream mind you, more of a cross between a scream and a grunt. Hard to describe, but funny as hell to see in front of a lunch room full of people. What can I say, she wasn't wrong. I am an asshole. So I finish my lunch, che-boy and the rest of the che-bots stay firmly rooted at their table. I must admit I'm a little disappointed. Our little lunch room chats have become the highlight of my day, after all. So I head over to the vending machine right next to wear they are sitting, grab a Mt. Dew for my afternoon, turn to che-boy and ask conversationally, "So, how's the petition going?" He looks up at me and says, "What?". "Your petition, you know - the one you were circulating here at work. Just wondering how it's going." He gets a cold smile on his face as well. "You wouldn't believe how many signatures we have." I smile back. "Well, that's great! Congratulations. You'll be Queen of France at no time at this rate. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help." Then I turn and walk away to a table full of stunned silence. So, afternoon goes fairly smoothly, no problems. New system is faster than hell and the monitor is huge, reminds me of my home setup. The thought of it getting trashed makes me sick - but not my call. I'll just have to leave that in IT's capable hands. Even if they are out of there ever-loving minds. So my last break comes, I head outside for my customary afternoon smoke. As I'm out there a young lady comes up to me that I've seen maybe once or twice, I know she works the second shift but I don't really know her name. "So your the guy, right?" I smile. I know what she means. "Yup. I'm the guy. Might not want to stand too close." She laughs, a little nervously. Then she lowers her voice and says, "You know, my husband and I are both registered republicans." I smile again, and let her continue. "I have to be honest, before all of this I didn't really even know who Che was - I mean I've seen the T-shirts, but I really had no idea." "I know. A lot of people don't. What's worse is the kid wearing it had no idea who Che was either. If people really knew, they'd never be able to sell one of those things again." She nodded, turned as if she were going to head into the building, and then she turned back again and asked, "I know that you eat lunch alone now. That most people don't even talk to you because their afraid to get involved. I hope you don't mind if I ask, was it worth it?" I just smiled. "For me? Absolutely it was worth it. See, last week a great man named Andrew Breitbart died. I could spend hours telling you about him, you may have even heard of him already. But one thing I can tell you is that if Andrew had one goal in life, it was to make so people like you and I would never have to lower our voices in public when we say that were conservatives, or republicans. So yes.. for me, it was worth it." She smiled, grasped my hand, and then hurried into the building. So, back to work, I finish up for the day - I've got about 5 minutes left and a security guard shows up at my desk. Wolverine of course has the day off, so I get this guy. I'm going to call him Guido - trust me, it will all become clear in very short order. Guido is about 6 feet tall and apparently spends every waking moment either at the gym, or preening himself, or perhaps preening himself at the gym. He has the spiked hair, the gold chain around his neck, a security shirt that's about one size to small so he looks appropriately bulgy. Worse, yet, he insists on speaking with a fake Brooklyn accent. I look up at him, and he asks, "Are youse ready to go?" I give him a look that will melt steel. "No, I am not. And I suggest you go to the security desk and wait. I refuse to be perp walked off the production floor." He looks at me, a little surprised. "I'm supposed to take youse to yer car." If anything, my look darkens. "I will meet you at the security desk in 5 minutes. You will not escort me off the floor. That is final." So, Guido finally gets the hint and leaves. Five minutes later I'm down at the security desk, the security supervisor is at the desk and so is Guido. I get there, and in what can only be termed as a completely oblivious fashion, Guido pipes up with, "Well, I guess youse probably feel a lot better having me walk you out than Napoleon." I looked at him and said, "Who?" "You know, Napoleon. I call him that because he reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite." Of course, he's referring to Wolverine. Ok folks, I'm known for being a pretty cool customer, but I must admit it, I lost it. I turned to Guido and explained his situation, in no uncertain terms. "If I ever hear you, or anyone else call him that ever again, the only thing that is going to beat your sorry ass to the hospital is the headlights of the ambulance your on." Then I turned to the security supervisor at the desk, and explained his situation to him, "Don't you ever send this Jersey Shore reject to escort me anywhere, ever again." Then I turned back to Guido. "You can park it right here, I'll escort myself to my car." And thus ended my Monday.

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 05:12 PM (R5yLq)

198 I like red.

Posted by: toby928© at March 12, 2012 05:12 PM (GTbGH)

199 SOS I do not think you have heard me say this... but you are AWESOME.

Posted by: gushka haz a new Kitty! at March 12, 2012 05:26 PM (r7Ddb)

200 >> But one thing I can tell you is that if Andrew had one goal in life, it was to make so people like you and I would never have to lower our voices in public when we say that were conservatives, or republicans. So yes.. for me, it was worth it."

I can imagine people saying in stage whispers to each other, "Andrew Breitbart."

Posted by: Retread at March 12, 2012 05:26 PM (joSBv)

201 "SOS I do not think you have heard me say this... but you are AWESOME." Lol.. appreciate that, but I can't be that awesome. I don't even have a date for the prom.. lol

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 05:29 PM (R5yLq)

202 I live for StuckOnStupid's updates.

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 05:29 PM (gre5a)

203 Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 09:12 PM (R5yLq) Uggg.... downer of an ending..... But .... dude.... "So... I guess that means were not on for the prom anymore then?" Balls.Of.Titanium .... oh.... and any chance that newfangled monitor of yours has an... oh.... I dunno.... a James Bond 007 hidden webcam with back-up feed to IT's workstation????

Posted by: William Jefferson Clinton at March 12, 2012 05:36 PM (ffV1/)

204 dammit..... sock fail at 216

Posted by: fixerupper at March 12, 2012 05:36 PM (ffV1/)

205 I do recall at least one shrewd poster here saying that Sandra Fluke was sent by the god of conservatism, and that if the GOP had any brains at all they shd make her a poster girl for voters in 2012. Seems that wise man was, yet again, keeeeerect!!

Posted by: JewishOdysseus at March 12, 2012 05:40 PM (IojUD)

206 @truman north
Wait a fucking second here.
How many people? Cell phones or only land lines? Where were they? Were they voters or adults or what?
Guarantee his real number is more like 38-40

Looked at the "internals" of this stupid poll. Something like 800 or so registered voters were interviewed, with a little over 300 stating that they planned to vote in Republican primaries. As said primaries are open in many many states, that is by no means any kind of indicator that the 300 or so interviewees were Republican.

Ergo, worthless poll. But we are talking about seebus and the pinchie times here- so this ain't particularly surprising.

Other than that, I suspect you're right but I'd go 33-36%.

Posted by: Chariots of Toast at March 12, 2012 05:41 PM (eNURf)

207 Eh, now my meter is pegged to meh.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 05:41 PM (e3MVZ)

208
210
Sooo......I.T. is recording every movement around your cube with their
spy system. Surprised it didn't happen sooner.

Posted by: Beto at March 12, 2012 05:42 PM (lpWVn)

209
Lol.. appreciate that, but I can't be that awesome. I don't even have a date for the prom.. lol

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 09:29 PM (R5yLq)

LOL i would go with you. If you knock the horse shit off me, i clean up real purty. Besides do you really wanna be stuck all night with Twilight Fan in a tacky black dress? I bet she can't even dance!

Posted by: gushka haz a new Kitty! at March 12, 2012 05:43 PM (r7Ddb)

210 My blog fu is not strong- can anyone tell me how to do a search on StuckOnStupid so I can read what is obviously one for the ages?

Dang, just caught the update on this thread and already know this is an epic tale.

Posted by: Chariots of Toast at March 12, 2012 05:43 PM (eNURf)

211 221
210
Sooo......I.T. is recording every movement around your cube with their
spy system. Surprised it didn't happen sooner.

Posted by: Beto at March 12, 2012 09:42 PM (lpWVn)

yeah. thats pretty much what i got from that.

Posted by: gushka haz a new Kitty! at March 12, 2012 05:43 PM (r7Ddb)

212 CAC said: It would take state-level polling data showing a return to the Fall of 2011, when President Obama was watching his margins in light-blue states like Michigan, Maine, Connecticut and the like evaporate. When those states are harder for him to keep, the purple ones (OH, FL, VA, NC, NH, CO, IA, NV) are already gone, and I can stop breathing from the Bag of Visions.

If we were seeing that today it would not necessarily be a good thing. Campaigns are about pacing. Psychologically, people are moved by recent knowledge and any token's influence degrades superlinearly. So, people become habituated to old information, but are moved by recent things. Which is why things get heated up in September/October.

Ideally, Romney can effectively wrap this up by April and start prepping the battlefield by getting the sub-threshold Obama economic failure drumbeat going. Just enough to stay in people's subconscious.

I wouldn't expect to see the low-point for Obama's polling in those light-blue states until convention time when the RNC/Romney unloads the advertising and hit jobs. But, given Obama's current level is barely buoyant in what should be his 'happy time' -- right after the Republican infighting and media pushed economic recovery story -- it's looking good. Two indicators:

1) Romney's PAC has out-raised the top four democratic PAC's combined by nearly 4:1. Just today the democratic PACs decided to merge (http://tinyurl.com/7qo4znc).

2) The Democrats know they are missing their benchmarks and must not expect to make up the ground. They showed their hand by telling the down-ticket campaigns to not expect money flowing down.

Just wait to see his battleground approvals among independents after the Romney boys, Rove's PAC and the RNC go after him, dumping cash like it's 1999.

Posted by: Uriah Hepp at March 12, 2012 05:45 PM (JdSQO)

213 ".... oh.... and any chance that newfangled monitor of yours has an... oh.... I dunno.... a James Bond 007 hidden webcam with back-up feed to IT's workstation????" Could be.. hmm.. maybe IT is getting sneaky. Technically there's not supposed to be cameras on the production floor, but maybe IT doesn't suffer that restriction. Interesting.

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 05:46 PM (R5yLq)

214 "LOL i would go with you. If you knock the horse shit off me, i clean up real purty. Besides do you really wanna be stuck all night with Twilight Fan in a tacky black dress? I bet she can't even dance!" Well, if were going to Twilight Fan's prom lets not even bother with knocking the horse shit off - if the kiddies have no tolerance for the fragrance of nature, that's their problem.. lol..

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 05:47 PM (R5yLq)

215 If it's CBS it's a set up for the 'Big Comeback' narrative. I'm watching that Blues at the White House thing and the f'ing President took the first 3 minutes of the 1 hour program. In 4x FF it was only about 10 seconds tho. Bush should have done a Country Western thing. And they got Booker T leading the house band but no Drive by Truckers, the band that backed him up on his last album. The drummer of the band has a black vest with a picture of Michelle on one side and O on the other. I'm embarrassed for him.

Posted by: East Bay Jay at March 12, 2012 05:48 PM (svwGR)

216 "My blog fu is not strong- can anyone tell me how to do a search on StuckOnStupid so I can read what is obviously one for the ages?" I did a compilation post - it covers most of it, I think I missed a bit about an email but I can clarify if needed. I'll see if I can find the url.. just had it here a minute ago.. lol

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 05:50 PM (R5yLq)

217 http://tinyurl.com/7rv7cuw

Stuck's recap

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 05:52 PM (gre5a)

218 Ok.. here it is.. http://tinyurl.com/7rv7cuw That's most of the saga at any rate. I can fill in the blanks, I'm pretty sure I missed a posting about one of the emails so if you need clarification just let me know.

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 05:54 PM (R5yLq)

219 Interesting. We both did a tinyurl conversion and it came out identical.

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 05:55 PM (gre5a)

220 Quick comment for SOS -- Twilight has admitted to you (with other witnesses) that she witnessed the vandalism. Sounds like something the MD ought to know about. Name names or it's walking papers time.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 12, 2012 05:56 PM (ccXZP)

221 @210

I think IT is on your side. Every time the shitheads trash your system, you get an upgrade. That's got to frustrate the shitheads.

And if there is a hidden cam in the monitor frame they can get a nice picture of the shitheads with, bonus!

Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 12, 2012 05:58 PM (xKC/c)

222 SOS, were there no repercussions from Twilight Fan's lunch room tirade? She said she was happy your computer was destroyed. Surely HR can't be pleased that she approves of destroying company property?

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 05:58 PM (gre5a)

223 "Twilight has admitted to you (with other witnesses) that she witnessed the vandalism. Sounds like something the MD ought to know about. Name names or it's walking papers time." Well she admitted she saw my workstation and it was vandalized, she hasn't really admitted she was there when it happened. Truth is I doubt she was, she works pretty much the same schedule as I do, M-F days, the vandalism happened sometime either Saturday night or Sunday - As it was fine Friday when I left. But no worries, I have a feeling her days are pretty numbered as it is, which is fine by me, because apparently I already have a date for the prom. Lol

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 05:58 PM (R5yLq)

224 "SOS, were there no repercussions from Twilight Fan's lunch room tirade? She said she was happy your computer was destroyed. Surely HR can't be pleased that she approves of destroying company property?" Lol.. well I didn't really report it to HR myself, someone else may have, who knows - but I haven't as of yet. Honestly the last thing I want for right now is yet another meeting with HR - it would be nice to get through one entire day this week where I'm not in a meeting discussing this shit with somebody.. lol

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 06:00 PM (R5yLq)

225 SOS, did the other lunch time people giggle at her nonsense, or are they just stoic?

Posted by: madamex at March 12, 2012 06:02 PM (SEOs4)

226 Alright I misinterpreted what you said SOS. Some detective I am.

Great update btw. I'm really liking your MD.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 12, 2012 06:02 PM (ccXZP)

227 I'm sorry, and this will gain me no friends here, but it has to be said. Â I love this story and the way it has been told. Â The protagonist is beyond John Carter status in the modern sense for regular cube-farm workers.Â What boggles my mind is that someone can pull the term reposte out of his ass and yet faithfully mix up there and their throughout the entire story.Â Among other things. Hey, I screw up all the time. Â And half my friends couldn't define a dangling participle. I love them all and know they have my back but I gotta draw the line somewhere.Â If this is real, hat's off to ya SoS you sonofabitch. And God help America if there really is a Che-boy clique anywhere. Â More Breitbarts do=more good. Their, I said it.Â

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 06:06 PM (e3MVZ)

228 "SOS, did the other lunch time people giggle at her nonsense, or are they just stoic?" Mixed reaction really - the giggling was mostly nervous twittering at best. Guess I have to work on my material before I consider stand up.. lol

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 06:06 PM (R5yLq)

229 What industry do you work in again, SOS?

Posted by: CAC at March 12, 2012 06:08 PM (ty0yn)

230 Their, I said it. HA

Posted by: madamex at March 12, 2012 06:10 PM (SEOs4)

231 RHH, I noticed that, too. But I have a friend who's smart as a whip but can't keep from typing "too" for "to". I think it's just a quirk.

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 06:11 PM (gre5a)

232 "What boggles my mind is that someone can pull the term reposte out of his ass and yet faithfully mix up there and their throughout the entire story. Among other things. " Lol - well, I'm not a professional writer, and believe me when I say their & there have always been the bane of my existence. Unfortunately I can't really cut and paste from my trusty word which normally fixes that for me, otherwise the formatting gets messed up quite badly. Pretty much the whole thing has been typed into the blog with no editing, on the fly. So I hope you'll bear with me. As to the story, well it is true. Some names have been changed to protect the innocent - and a lot of details left out to protect my job. Also there has been some paraphrasing, etc - especially when it comes to email - but for conversations I try to present them as accurately as memory allows. If anyone chooses not to believe it, well that's their (or there) prerogative I guess. If nothing else I hope there enjoying the read and getting a good giggle out of it now and again.

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 06:13 PM (R5yLq)

233 Twilight girl: "You're SUCH AN ASSHOLE!!"

= we wanted you to tremble in fear, curl up in a fetal ball, to rue the day you criticized us, to SHUT UP and GO AWAY and the fact that absolutely NONE of this is happening is frustrating the SHIT out of us!

Posted by: Andrew Breitbart is here at March 12, 2012 06:13 PM (XHTHB)

234 P.S. Rex, the term is "riposte". See? None of is us immune.

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 06:16 PM (gre5a)

235 @creeper I agree, the smartest and most successful man I've ever known couldn't spell to save his life. That said, something is off here. Good story though. Sorry for being Debbie Downer.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 06:16 PM (e3MVZ)

236 Yes, in their warped minds, SOS is making them behave like feral monkeys. Shame on you SOS.

Posted by: madamex at March 12, 2012 06:17 PM (SEOs4)

237 Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 10:13 PM (R5yLq) I've enjoyed the read from the start. Sorry for not buying the entire story though. Definitely nothing personal.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 06:25 PM (e3MVZ)

238 Rex, you said earlier, "And God help America if there really is a Che-boy clique anywhere."

When I read that to hubby (who's following this saga as avidly as I), he said "That man needs to get out more!"

I think that's why you feel something is "off" here...you have no idea what it's like out there. The world is full of these people.

I *think* I know where SOS is and if I'm right it's one of the most liberal cities in the heartland. Not surprising StuckOnStupid ran into this cabal. They're everywhere.

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 06:25 PM (gre5a)

239 247 P.S. Rex, the term is "riposte". See? None of is us immune. Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 10:16 PM (gre5a) I could blame that on auto-correct but will admit it was my screwup. TouchÃ©. Or is it touchÃ¨?

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 06:28 PM (e3MVZ)

240 SoS, thanks for the update. Interesting dissension among the Che/Che-ette ranks. I wonder if che-boy is having second thoughts about the daily confrontations and was trying to dissuade Vampiress from engaging with you?

Posted by: Mayday at March 12, 2012 06:30 PM (orrLR)

241 @252 I bow to superior skill with accents.

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 06:31 PM (gre5a)

242 When I read that to hubby (who's following this saga as avidly as I), he said "That man needs to get out more!" I worked at at non-profit that was founded by a church and the libtards at Christmas loved to mock the Virgin Mary, the Creche. The cognitive dissonance that they were employed by a church fully escaped them. They threw out all the Bibles, they were mental cases.

Posted by: madamex at March 12, 2012 06:34 PM (SEOs4)

243 "I've enjoyed the read from the start. Sorry for not buying the entire story though. Definitely nothing personal." No worries. I've tried to report it as accurately as I can, and I certainly am not personally offended by those who chose not to believe it in whole or in part. As it is I certainly never expected any of this to happen. As I said originally, I've worked there for a while now and while I've seen this kid wearing that T-shirt fairly often, I never commented on it before Breitbart passed. Something just changed. I can't really explain it, but I just decided I had to say something - do something. After that, well, I lost all fear of losing my job. Sort of changed my outlook, a lot I guess. So if nothing else I hope your enjoying the read, I will try a little harder in the future to edit (particularly the there and their thing - I know, it drove my beloved mother crazy for years) but no promises

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 06:35 PM (R5yLq)

244 "SoS, thanks for the update. Interesting dissension among the Che/Che-ette ranks. I wonder if che-boy is having second thoughts about the daily confrontations and was trying to dissuade Vampiress from engaging with you?" Could be - hard to tell. The other thought that occurred to me is that maybe Che-boy is a bit concerned about the police involvement - and if so I'd say it's a safe bet that he's connected to Heckle and Jeckle somehow. Don't really know for sure, but I'll keep you posted on anything I learn.

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 06:37 PM (R5yLq)

245 I *think* I know where SOS is and if I'm right it's one of the most liberal cities in the heartland. Not surprising StuckOnStupid ran into this cabal. They're everywhere. Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 10:25 PM (gre5a) Hey Creeper, Fully aware of the cultural Marxism that has invaded and the road ahead for us. Perhaps I'm just unaware of how bold they've become. Che-clan seems to have no regard for their own well-being. Something I've never personally witnessed in a work environment. I've also been self-employed for 5 years so maybe I missed this transition. If SoS's saga is real, 2012 is looking grim.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 06:38 PM (e3MVZ)

246 "I *think* I know where SOS is and if I'm right it's one of the most liberal cities in the heartland. Not surprising StuckOnStupid ran into this cabal. They're everywhere. " Lol.. well if you've figured it out I hope you'll keep that info to yourself. Lets just say I'm guessing your probably right, while the rest of my state is fairly red, the city I work in is most definitely not.

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 06:39 PM (R5yLq)

247 Rex, they are out there, do you know what it is like to watch a thirty-something Social Worker scour a library looking for Bibles to throw out. They don't care because noone challenges them. As the lone conservative, I could only last a year. I spoke up, but it definately put me at risk for loss of job.

Posted by: madamex at March 12, 2012 06:43 PM (SEOs4)

248 The other thought that occurred to me is that maybe Che-boy is a bit concerned about the police involvement - and if so I'd say it's a safe bet that he's connected to Heckle and Jeckle somehow.

That would make sense. By the same logic, maybe the little creap wasn't directly involved herself.

The company has got to be getting pissed about the property damage. I hope there is a camera in your new set up and I hope the vandals strike again. It's really amazing that they are stupid and brazen enough to keep trashing company property given the high visibility (MD send out an email to your entire group), police involvement, Wolverine sent to the hospital in an ambulance, etc.

Posted by: Mayday at March 12, 2012 06:43 PM (orrLR)

249 Okay, I'm creaping off to bed. Looking forward to the denoument tomorrow.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 12, 2012 06:50 PM (e3MVZ)

250 "The company has got to be getting pissed about the property damage. I hope there is a camera in your new set up and I hope the vandals strike again. It's really amazing that they are stupid and brazen enough to keep trashing company property given the high visibility (MD send out an email to your entire group), police involvement, Wolverine sent to the hospital in an ambulance, etc. " It is a bit bizarre, but when someone suggested Twilight Fan might be the culprit I realized that both times - first the monitor and then the monitor and workstation both - well both occurred over a weekend. I work days during the week, and so does Twilight fan, Che-boy and the che-bots. You have to swipe your security badge to get onto the production floor, so if they had come in over the weekend, well there would be a record of it - and I'm assuming that the company would have caught that already. So it has to be someone that works over the weekend, and on the evening shift. No clue who that might be - maybe some friend of group I don't know about perhaps? But if folks are right and that new monitor has a webcam, I have a feeling someone is going to be in a world of hurt real quick.

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 06:53 PM (R5yLq)

251 I think everyone's moved over to the ONT...

Posted by: Mayday at March 12, 2012 06:56 PM (orrLR)

252 RHH @258 " Che-clan seems to have no regard for their own well-being."

I think it's more a lack of fear of almost everything. This is a generation that has been protected like the Hope Diamond and insulated from the consequences of their actions right from the cradle. They honestly do not believe they are responsible for this (as has been pointed out by several others here) nor can they comprehend the possibility that they will suffer for it. It's all StuckOnStupid's fault and they are the innocent aggrieved.

That there are several of them and only one of SOS probably compounds their feelings of entitlement and invincibility. They're the majority so they MUST be right.

Posted by: creeper at March 12, 2012 06:59 PM (gre5a)

253 SOS - been following your story. You definitely are Breitbart, man. If it helps at all with the there/their thing, remember this: Over There! Generally speaking, if you can't put an "over" in front of it, it's not "there." It's a little memnonic(sp?) that I've found useful in the past ... of course that does still leave two other choices. Such is life. Rock on!

Posted by: chicagorefugee at March 12, 2012 07:18 PM (FeFBS)

254 Chicagorefugee, I tried to teach my kids that mnemonic device, bit it was over their heads.

Posted by: Average Guy at March 12, 2012 07:21 PM (JGXZ3)

255 .... oh.... and any chance that newfangled monitor of yours has an... oh.... I dunno.... a James Bond 007 hidden webcam with back-up feed to IT's workstation???? This. My immediate thought when Mr. IT Dude told you not to worry was that there's a built-in webcam. All events during the night will be recorded for posterity. Hahahahahahahahhaahahahahah!!!!!

Posted by: NukemHill at March 12, 2012 07:25 PM (7WLzC)

256 Pish. Whatever.

Old polling trick. Release bad numbers just as the election cycle begins, then as voting day approaches, Obama's numbers gradually rise by the magic of number juggling! And voila! Suddenly the "underdog" is "surging" in the polls thanks to the public's [pick one] distaste for the other candidate/ great job the president is doing which people are just now realizing/ recent news that shows the president in a positive light.

Posted by: Book at March 12, 2012 07:44 PM (DwjJa)

257 I waited ALL WEEKEND for SoS updates. Me thinks two things. 1) SoS needs to be taken Hostage ASAP (iykwimaityd) 2) This has to go viral on MSM

Posted by: vIMsTL at March 12, 2012 07:54 PM (qquCH)

258 vIMsTL: So that SOS can lose his job because of breach of confidentiality? And then the Che gang has the last laugh? No.

Posted by: sistrum at March 12, 2012 08:00 PM (AyryN)

259 sistrum,
How so?" wtf do you mean"?
What ;breach of confidentiality are you referring to?
I think you are blowing smoke.

Posted by: ChrisP at March 12, 2012 08:06 PM (qquCH)

260 sistrum, It's kinda an inside thing. "The Hostages" know exactly what I mean. They are a brotherhood unto their own. He has the heart and the tenacity. Particularly after witnessing Wolverine's determination. Me? I'd kinda like to meet Vampire Fan at the gym. And I'm female and over 60. Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets.

Posted by: vIMsTL at March 12, 2012 08:14 PM (qquCH)

261 SOS made it pretty clear that his workplace requires some kind of basic confidentiality agreement, that he's been tiptoeing carefully not to make his company or area of work too obvious. Though he's done that in response to questions and requests that have come after his posts, those aren't in the grand unified story post.

Posted by: sistrum at March 12, 2012 08:16 PM (AyryN)

262 sistrum,
He's got it covered and does not need your baby-sitting. I'm pretty damn sure about this. Much ado about nothing.
He is a grown man and does not need you to hold his hand.

Posted by: ChrisP at March 12, 2012 08:24 PM (qquCH)

263

Another problem with SoS's story 'going viral'.....is that the bad guys might recognize themselves in the story.....and then bring the whole thing to the attention of SoS's boss.

This whole thing is not over yet. .....It is still in play. ....Putting SoS's story out there any more than it is now, could serious screw things up and prevent the bad guys from getting caught.

Posted by: wheatie at March 12, 2012 08:25 PM (aykLa)

264 wheatie,
It appears that his boss is on his side...
Did you miss that?
We will have to see how this plays out...

Posted by: ChrisP at March 12, 2012 08:30 PM (qquCH)

265 Yeah, the issue itself must be entirely resolved prior to any public exposure. That's rather a foregone conclusion. It must play out. Period. Once that is done there is a harvest of information that will expose a repression of thought and expression that most people do not yet realize.

Posted by: vIMsTL at March 12, 2012 08:36 PM (qquCH)

266 ChrisP: I'm merely repeating something already covered by SOS. In case you had missed it, which by your tone it seems you have. I scarcely call that baby-sitting or hand holding.

Posted by: sistrum at March 12, 2012 08:37 PM (AyryN)

267

ChrisP.....I know that his boss seems to be on his side....so far. ....But that could change, if Che-boy, or one of the people that have been fired so far, printed out all of his postings and went waving them to her, saying "Look. He's been posting this on the internet".

Once it has all played out....the vandals caught, fired and prosecuted....the senders of the death threats dealt with....then it would probably safe for the story to get out there. ....But right now, it just seems like the potential for harm exists.

Posted by: wheatie at March 12, 2012 08:38 PM (aykLa)

268 Sorry, I got to thinking that maybe I misunderstood things or was overreacting so I just had to scroll though the commentary (which by now is approaching Talmudic proportions) to be sure I WAS merely repeating something. I did come across this --

Were a third party company that handles certain services, the account I work on is for a financial institution - and it's a casual dress environment. Can't really say much more than that without risking violating the NDA's - but ya, some people push that "casual" dress thing to an extreme.
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 06, 2012 12:54 AM (R5yLq)

Not the smoking gun I was looking for but I'm too tired to search further. It does indicate there is a non-disclosure agreement involved in employment there. Doubt the MSM would be so polite as to not dig for specifics should the story fall into their laps and they wished to further it. Especially since (given the tenor for which we rightly revile the MSM) they'd not be chary about SOS suffering any repercussions because of it.

Posted by: sistrum at March 12, 2012 09:21 PM (AyryN)

269 One the misspelling/misusing words I've found this site helpful and funny.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

Hope this works.

Posted by: Thermadin at March 12, 2012 09:36 PM (05c32)

270 41%...the soft bigotry of low expectations

Posted by: Cricket at March 13, 2012 04:18 AM (DrC22)

271 I'm reading this the next morning, so no one is going to read my comment, but come on people! grammar policing there/their? In a blog comment? Get real. For all the people pointing out the rules, I'd like to say for me when I make this mistake it's usually a problem of muscle memory, and my fingers choosing to remember the wrong word, more than any kind of ignorance about which "there/their/they're" to use in which circumstance. I know this rule perfectly well (not to mention the rule for the bane of my existence, it's/its), and always have and yet, when typing fast, I will type the wrong one by accident. I always catch it on edit, but frankly, I am just not going to close edit a blog comment. Leave SoS alone grammar police!

Posted by: elizabethe at March 13, 2012 04:52 AM (7x+DI)

272 elizabethe, I read your comment this morning and agree completely. I'm one of those language Nazis. As I get older I find myself making essential errors in spelling or even typing wrong words. It's as though my fingers come unhooked from my brain. We need to remember there's no "preview" here. Given the length of some of SOS's posts it's a miracle there aren't more errors in them.

Posted by: creeper at March 13, 2012 05:16 AM (gre5a)

273 And who the heck are the deaf and blind 41%?

Posted by: jilda at March 13, 2012 08:36 AM (bTffh)

274 Since when has the current POTUS POS ever lived in reality???

He thinks it's time to fly the green energy air force one squadron on another family vacation!!!

Posted by: James at March 14, 2012 11:39 AM (ssVbu)

275 Dry your eyes and quietly bear this pain with pride
For heaven shall remember the silent and the brave
And promise me they will never see, the fear within our eyes
(my eyes are closed)
We will give strength to those who still remain

So bury fear, for fate draws near
And hide the signs of pain
With noble acts, the bravest souls
Endure the heart's remains
Discard regret, that in this debt
A better world is made
That children of a newer day might remember
And avoid our fate

Posted by: Rand al'Thor at March 14, 2012 06:17 PM (NVu2l)

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Dry your eyes and quietly bear this pain with pride

For heaven shall remember the silent and the brave

And promise me they will never see, the fear within our eyes

(my eyes are closed)

We will give strength to those who still remain

So bury fear, for fate draws near

And hide the signs of pain

With noble acts, the bravest souls

Endure the heart's remains

Discard regret, that in this debt

A better world is made

That children of a newer day might remember

And avoid our fate

Posted by: Rand al'Thor at March 14, 2012 06:18 PM (NVu2l)

277 Dry your eyes and quietly bear this pain with pride
For heaven shall remember the silent and the brave
And promise me they will never see, the fear within our eyes
(my eyes are closed)
We will give strength to those who still remain
So bury fear, for fate draws near
And hide the signs of pain
With noble acts, the bravest souls
Endure the heart's remains
Discard regret, that in this debt
A better world is made
That children of a newer day might remember
And avoid our fate

Posted by: Rand al'Thor at March 14, 2012 06:19 PM (NVu2l)

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