April 26, 2012
— CAC The weekly YouGov/Economist poll, which had already shown Romney shrinking the gap in it's previous weekly release, now gives Mitt a tiny lead amongst registered voters surveyed. Partisan breakdown is 42% Democrat, 33% Republican, 24% Independent, and age groups, race and gender all break down matching registered voter population.
Further, amongst hispanics (which every other pollster has screamed HUGE GAP OMGZ! DEMOGRAPHIC DOOOOOM): Obama 52%, Romney 42%.
Amongst women: Obama 49% Romney 45%. So much for the War on Women.
Then (for me) the moneyshot: when asked who they thought would win, Obama is down to just 52% of respondents, Romney comes in at 44%. This is significant, as many voters oftentimes break with whomever seems popular and destined to win. The perception that you have a candidate that can win boosts turnout and enthusiasm amongst your base, particularly after a daunting primary in which the eventual winner did little or nothing to pitch themselves to them.
Update- A few morons mentioned to me there is a lot of eeyoring today, particularly at a few sites I will not name, because of a few maps floating out there I'm not going to link. Well guess what? They're wrong or Im wearing a shirt made out of bacon. AoSHQ map as of 4/26/2012 below:
Boom.
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Posted by: © Sponge at April 26, 2012 12:26 PM (UK9cE)
Ok ..... help me out here.
Whats the statistical justification for oversampling D's to the tune of a 9 point spread???
Posted by: fixerupper at April 26, 2012 12:26 PM (C8hzL)
Posted by: model_1066 at April 26, 2012 12:26 PM (YbQJm)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 26, 2012 12:27 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: CAC at April 26, 2012 12:28 PM (Avroa)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 12:28 PM (jUytm)
Posted by: Ranginess at April 26, 2012 12:28 PM (1d6WV)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at April 26, 2012 12:29 PM (npr0X)
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at April 26, 2012 12:30 PM (8POqX)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:30 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 12:30 PM (jUytm)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 26, 2012 12:30 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:30 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Roman Polanski at April 26, 2012 12:32 PM (niZvt)
I would say based on elections they should consider it 60-50. But you must realize how they use that breakdown. They assign weighting multipliers to the actual poll answers based on that breakdown.
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 12:33 PM (YdQQY)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 26, 2012 12:33 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Egyptian Constitutional Scholar at April 26, 2012 12:33 PM (Pi5Sz)
...and don't get me started about fucking chimps
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 04:30 PM (jUytm)
hey, what you do in private is your own business!
Posted by: model_1066 at April 26, 2012 12:33 PM (YbQJm)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 12:34 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 12:34 PM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Matthew Broderick at April 26, 2012 12:35 PM (niZvt)
For trending purposes, I'd use polls within a week or so after the conventions as my initial data points.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:36 PM (8y9MW)
"As of 2010, Gallup polling found that 31% of Americans identified as Democrats, 29% as Republicans, and 38% as independents."
So D+2 might be justifiable. D+9? Not so much.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 12:36 PM (bjRNS)
8 -
1. People aren't yet paying attention.
2. He's relatively unknown.
3. They haven't yet wrapped their heads around the notion that they are done with Obama.
All three of those WILL change long before November, and when the avalanche starts, it won't stop.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 12:36 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: Winston Wolf at April 26, 2012 12:36 PM (jucos)
Posted by: teej at April 26, 2012 12:36 PM (Y5LDn)
Posted by: Soothsayer
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1 - Indie women don't like Romney's stance on abortion.
2 - Low-info voters who get their news from the MFM only know that he's rich (evil) and Mormon (weird).
3 - Not enough people are hurting badly enough yet and connecting their pain to Dem policies to turn on Obama.
The last one especially. My uber-lefty niece was at the house yesterday crying because she can't get a job. (She lives in Southern California, in a town that just outlawed paper AND plastic bags at the checkout lines because Mother Gaia doesn't like disposables.) It's a good think I wasn't there, because I've got 10% more cynicism now and I'd have told her she's in a hell of her own making.
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at April 26, 2012 12:36 PM (8POqX)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 26, 2012 12:36 PM (niZvt)
ROMNEY UP 10 ----- as the voters in 2010 were evenly split re party reg
also, if this is reg voters rather than Likely Voters, Romney is up maybe 14
Posted by: Major _________ de Coverly at April 26, 2012 12:37 PM (Dll6b)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 12:37 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 12:38 PM (4yXmp)
Dickie Toes Morris is right about One True Thing: Most 'undecideds' will break for Romney ( or not vote at all )
so, suck it, Gerg / raycon
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 26, 2012 12:38 PM (Dll6b)
Scan the headlines. Don't read the articles, just glance over the headlines. Now you're as informed as the average voter, and based on what you know, Obama is probably better.
Posted by: sandy burger at April 26, 2012 12:38 PM (HfydS)
That's 'cause you've got shame in your game.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 12:39 PM (bjRNS)
Did somebody say pole? Cuz Obama's got a big schtick ...
Posted by: Joe Biden at April 26, 2012 12:39 PM (A3zgF)
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Was that even a fucking question?!!
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 12:39 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at April 26, 2012 12:39 PM (npr0X)
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Not her style. She wants to steal money and power in other ways.
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at April 26, 2012 12:40 PM (8POqX)
Yes. From a child. We can cut the kids (say, under 16) a little slack with that one.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:40 PM (8y9MW)
1 - Indie women don't like Romney's stance on abortion.
2 - Low-info voters who get their news from the MFM only know that he's rich (evil) and Mormon (weird).
3 - Not enough people are hurting badly enough yet and connecting their pain to Dem policies to turn on Obama.
So stupid sluts.
(Why is rich evil again, the class envy thing?)
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 12:40 PM (4yXmp)
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 26, 2012 12:41 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 12:42 PM (jUytm)
Yeah, basically. Remember that to be a Liberal, you're contractually obligated to believe that the economy is a zero-sum game. So one person being rich, by definition, means one or more people have to be offsettingly poor.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:42 PM (8y9MW)
"Ok ..... help me out here.
Whats the statistical justification for oversampling D's to the tune of a 9 point spread???"
That was the 9 percent more registered democrates than republicans voted in '08. But that was coming off the Bush years and with a crap Repub McCanidate. The Dems can not expect a repeat of that spread. But the polling firms can "justify" using it.
Posted by: Canoedad at April 26, 2012 12:42 PM (A3zgF)
There should be a Moron Approved dog/hobo recipe thread....
Posted by: model_1066 at April 26, 2012 12:42 PM (YbQJm)
CAC: .....Then (for me) the moneyshot: when asked who they thought would win, Obama is down to just 52% of respondents, Romney comes in at 44%. This is significant, as many voters oftentimes break with whomever seems popular and destined to win.
It can also cause low voter turnout....if people think their guy has got it made.
Which is why I hope that the polls don't show Romney winning....in the days leading up to election day.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 12:43 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 26, 2012 12:43 PM (jucos)
****
He is a future lib voter.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 12:43 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 12:44 PM (4yXmp)
That question shows how much wish-casting goes on as well:
Whites for Romney 53 %
Hispanics for Romney 42%
Blacks for Obama 91 %
Whites who think *Romney* will win 51 %
Hispanics who think *Romney* will win 38 %
Blacks who think *Obama* will win 95 %
So across the races Obama enjoys a slightly better prediction of victory than his actual support. No surprise. In general, however, people think this early on that the person they're supporting will eventually win.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at April 26, 2012 12:44 PM (XXy2R)
Posted by: Riding Through The Desert On A Sock With No Name at April 26, 2012 12:44 PM (F1lOF)
Worst. Draft thread. Ever.
I don't even care what colors they wear when they throw that ball around. I just want them to start throwing it NOW!!! OH MY GOD I GET SO FUCKING EXITED WHEN THEY THROW THAT BALL AROUND!!!!
WOOOOO!!!
WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Posted by: give me touch at April 26, 2012 12:45 PM (xXhWA)
Naaa. Not necessarily. He's (she's?) just a kid. There's plenty of time to learn that Life Isn't Fair and that No One Owes You Anything.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:45 PM (8y9MW)
53 -
Nah, you could say he's been the frontrunner since around mid 2010, so he's been ebbing and peaking a lot over the last couple years.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 12:45 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 12:45 PM (r2PLg)
Am I the only one worried that Romney will peak too early?
Um, yep.
Mitt's demonstrated that this won't be a replay of '08 and the McLame debacle. He and his team have been beating back against the SCOAMF/mfm machine fairly hard here recently. And if this poll is any indication, his rise will be slow and steady.
Also, these pollsters will begin to slowly start sampling LV without the Dim skew (as badly), so as to break it to the SCOAMF supporters that their little boy is GOING DOWN!!
IMO, that is
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at April 26, 2012 12:46 PM (d0Tfm)
Really? I've had one tell me (with a straight face) "The economy may not actually be a zero-sum game, but it works like one."
I'll let you puzzle out what that means, because I still haven't.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:46 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 12:46 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 12:46 PM (D7pNR)
****
And, he's now taking on Obama one on one.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 12:46 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 12:47 PM (jUytm)
? doesn't it need to be closer to get a real idea?
another question how many thought mccain would win with media licking obama's boots last go around?
i want to hope but i want to know it might be real.
is it?
Posted by: willow knows she is being an eeyore, but, at April 26, 2012 12:47 PM (TomZ9)
AFTER an election, a significant number of people who did not vote or voted for the loser will claim that they voted for the winner. We know this because the percentages of people claiming to vote for the winner is higher than the percentage he actually got.
This is especially true of popular presidents
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 26, 2012 12:47 PM (Dll6b)
If that don't work, it's $2 colonoscopies.
Posted by: MarkD at April 26, 2012 12:48 PM (iYBP2)
This is what libtards make me do. Start screaming things that make ME look nuts. Or like what my husband and sons do and I end up screaming I AM NOT A WOMAN DRIVER, when, in fact I am. Grrrrrrr.
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 12:50 PM (4yXmp)
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 26, 2012 04:41 PM (XvHmy)
He'll be okay if he just slows down and thinks about baseball.
Posted by: joncelli, too stressed by half at April 26, 2012 12:50 PM (RD7QR)
"I don't know how to win at this stupid game."
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 12:50 PM (bjRNS)
WOOOOO!!!
WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*****
Hee! Me too! I lost track of the days this week and was doing a huge happy dance on one of the threads Tuesday night about how the long football related drought was over with the first round kicking off the following night.
You have no idea how disappointed I was when someone reminded me it was only Tuesday.
As much fun as a Super Bowl can be, I start getting depressed before it even comes on because I know it is the end.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 12:50 PM (piMMO)
they will hide anything bad.
Bernanke said it was going to be All better, just yesterday.
Posted by: willow knows she is being an eeyore, but, at April 26, 2012 12:51 PM (TomZ9)
Posted by: give me touch at April 26, 2012 12:51 PM (xXhWA)
Posted by: MarkD at April 26, 2012 04:48 PM (iYBP2)
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Okay! Now you've got my attention.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 12:51 PM (D7pNR)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 12:51 PM (jUytm)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:51 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: The Oceans That Have Not Yet Begun To Heal at April 26, 2012 12:52 PM (y4J7O)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 26, 2012 12:52 PM (SB0V2)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 04:50 PM (piMMO)
try being a Cowboys fan---you know it's Over even before Romo starts throwing passes to the Other Guys
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 26, 2012 12:52 PM (Dll6b)
Posted by: Tonic Dog at April 26, 2012 12:52 PM (X/+QT)
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 12:53 PM (4yXmp)
But they're required weekly, and Anesthesia isn't covered. That's mentioned in Paragraph 9 of the article, though, so most people will miss it.
On the other side we have Romney, a boyscout with no skeletons, a successful businessman, and a likable chap.
Yeah, he's so weird. I can't vote for him! /Liberal
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 12:53 PM (8y9MW)
I remember screaming at someone once THERE IS NO PIE THERE IS NO PIE THERE IS NO PIE
...But there is cake. If you like your cake you can keep your cake...and eat it too!
Posted by: Barack Antoinette at April 26, 2012 12:53 PM (gppu7)
Posted by: Dagny at April 26, 2012 04:36 PM (4yXmp)
The women that still vote for him all have that in common.
Posted by: ryukyu at April 26, 2012 12:53 PM (MOHSR)
We should not be losing to or even tied with Obama.
****
My guess...he's not.
I saw this thread and thought...oh shit! Not another worthless poll.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 12:54 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: AuthorLMendez, Liberterian For Romney at April 26, 2012 12:55 PM (yAor6)
Mooch is big on the "pie" thing
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 12:55 PM (4yXmp)
I remember screaming at someone once THERE IS NO PIE THERE IS NO PIE THERE IS NO PIE
I was screaming THE CAKE IS A LIE at the new copier today. The copier totally deserved it.
Posted by: alexthechick at April 26, 2012 12:55 PM (VtjlW)
Yeah, he's so weird. I can't vote for him! /Liberal
****
How long before AshleyMadison .com issues a $1M bounty for proof of sex with Romney?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 12:56 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 26, 2012 04:53 PM (SB0V2)
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You mean it's pie in the sky?
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 12:56 PM (D7pNR)
Do these women know Obama eats dogs?
dogs?
it's ok as long as abortion is plentiful and free .
hey remember when Hillary would say safe and rare?
Posted by: willow knows she is being an eeyore, but, at April 26, 2012 12:56 PM (TomZ9)
+9 D?
F* rose glasses, they are staring through solid jasper, and they are still losing?
♫OOOOHHHH GREGIEEEEE♫
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 12:56 PM (0q2P7)
Too generous. There's now just one independent voter. His name is Kennedy and he sits on SCOTUS.
Can we bribe him or do we have to trust that he'll do the right thing?
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 12:56 PM (eHIJJ)
To get that price point they will be performed by migrant workers using an acrylic tube and a flashlight.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at April 26, 2012 12:57 PM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 12:57 PM (piMMO)
That was some funny $hit they came up with. :-D
Posted by: Tonic Dog at April 26, 2012 12:57 PM (X/+QT)
Barak Obama
Very Conservative- 2%
Conservative-5%
Moderate -24%
Liberal- 19%
Very Liberal-34%
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 04:45 PM (r2PLg)
SCOAMF - 100%
Posted by: YIKES! at April 26, 2012 12:58 PM (eXigD)
Posted by: AuthorLMendez, Liberterian For Romney at April 26, 2012 12:58 PM (yAor6)
Score one for ace.
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 12:58 PM (YdQQY)
If this poll is "correct" and the actual party breakdown on election day is 50/50, Romney would win a landslide like we haven't seen in over 20 years.
My advice to Republicans: start being more positive about our chances!
Posted by: Brigadier at April 26, 2012 12:58 PM (0kf1G)
Posted by: Riding Through The Desert On A Sock With No Name at April 26, 2012 12:58 PM (pyh5u)
74 -
I think it's like when you have a stomach ache. At first you dismiss it, then when it doesn't go away, and you realize it's not just gas, or it's getting worse, you start to worry. You know you want to make it stop hurting, but it takes a while before it dawns on you, "hey, it was that Indonesian dog I ate the other day, that's why my stomach hurts!"
And once you're convinced you know what caused it, you do everything you can to avoid eating Indonesian dog the rest of your natural life.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 12:59 PM (TOk1P)
My best response to the zero sum gain pie is. "You know what's best about pie, with just a little effort you can bake more of it."
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 12:59 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 12:59 PM (4yXmp)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 12:59 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at April 26, 2012 04:57 PM (tf9Ne)
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PVC pipe.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 12:59 PM (D7pNR)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 12:59 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: MJ at April 26, 2012 01:00 PM (/x4oj)
If they do, I have one suggestion:
http://tinyurl.com/bm3c2z2
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 01:00 PM (bjRNS)
Self-selected Internet poll. Why didn't you mention that in the post?
WTF, homeslice? That would dereliction of duty if this join had standards.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at April 26, 2012 01:01 PM (ebPtk)
SCOAMF - 284
Romney - 172
Toss Up - 82
http://tinyurl.com/7udvkr6
Posted by: kbdabear at April 26, 2012 01:01 PM (Y+DPZ)
Maybe try, "He's coming for your shoes and jewelry."
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 01:01 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 01:01 PM (4yXmp)
Always remember and never forget: Karl Rove is a piece of shit.
American Crossroads will run simultaneously against Obama and Romney.
It produces ads against Obama while Rove puts out doom projections undercutting Romney.
Why? To hopefully (for Rove) improve the GOP position down ballot while backhandedly helping the Dims defeat Romney, thereby clearing the way for Jebby Boy to arrive in '16 and reunify a bad splintered, gridlocked DC.
As a Palinista, I'm no Romney fan, but what's done is done. Its time to get rid of Obama, period.
Now I wish Rove had gotten perp walked in the Plame business.
Posted by: njinfl at April 26, 2012 01:01 PM (SKSDk)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 01:01 PM (0q2P7)
everyone else invite for a kegger and don't wake them up after they pass out.
Posted by: willow knows she is being an eeyore, but, at April 26, 2012 01:02 PM (TomZ9)
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C'mon. You have to be more creative than that. You know he had some action on the side! That Michelle Bachmann was kinda cute.
Posted by: Whores R Us .com at April 26, 2012 01:02 PM (piMMO)
Mrs. Romney had five sons....
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at April 26, 2012 01:03 PM (/kI1Q)
If you have to constantly tell everyone you're cool, you're not
He's a thin skinned dork who thinks he's cool
His fanboys who think he's cool are like the "Vampire Kids" in South Park
Posted by: kbdabear at April 26, 2012 01:03 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 01:04 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 01:04 PM (jUytm)
Posted by: AuthorLMendez, Liberterian For Romney at April 26, 2012 01:04 PM (yAor6)
Posted by: Dagny[/i] at April 26, 2012 01:05 PM (4yXmp)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:05 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 04:57 PM (piMMO)
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June (supposedly)
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 01:05 PM (D7pNR)
A 9 point advantage for Democrats in the sample? Preposterous.
We need a Polling Czar who determines the party affiliation breakdown on a monthly basis based upon thousands of interviews. Then all pollsters MUST BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO WEIGHT THEIR SAMPLES BY THAT BREAKDOWN. The America People deserve to see apples to apples polling. As it is now, we have Rasmussen showing Romney +5 while CBS shows him -9. It is ridiculous.
If there were ever a time for government regulation it is here. This abuse is DANGEROUS.
Posted by: Bill Mitchell at April 26, 2012 01:05 PM (hlUJY)
Posted by: AuthorLMendez, Liberterian For Romney at April 26, 2012 01:05 PM (yAor6)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 01:05 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: GERG! at April 26, 2012 01:05 PM (+7RKm)
"The perception that you have a candidate that can win boosts turnout and enthusiasm amongst your base, particularly after a daunting primary in which the eventual winner did little or nothing to pitch themselves to them."
Wow, CAC, this sauce is incredible. You almost can't tell it's a shit sandwich under there.
Posted by: SMOD, we need you at April 26, 2012 01:06 PM (wWZWw)
Rage. Rage. Rage.
Seethe. Seethe. Seethe.
Though, honestly: better the backs of today's "poor" than on the backs of my grandchildren.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 01:06 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: © Sponge at April 26, 2012 01:06 PM (UK9cE)
I don't know where you're at. Last time I was in DFW, though, I ate here:
http://tinyurl.com/d389fxm
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 01:06 PM (bjRNS)
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Which was kid of Cavuto's point. I'm sure it will be online eventually, but to paraphrase, sometimes folks are embarrassed by things they once thought were cool and come to think of other things as totally cool, such as Lincoln and Give 'em hell, Harry.
He thinks Obama will one day come to regret his actions.
I completely agree. Remember the 80's?
Posted by: Whores R Us .com at April 26, 2012 01:07 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 01:07 PM (jUytm)
137....So what should I grab to eat?
Nothing too greasy, if you're going to have to eat it while driving. .....So that rules out Long John Silvers crunchy fish and hush puppies.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 01:07 PM (O4AQQ)
The recent CNN poll that showed Obama 9 points ahead had it as a TIE in the actual polling. Only after the re-weighted it heavily Democrat did he go ahead by 9.
This MUST end.
Posted by: Bill Mitchell at April 26, 2012 01:08 PM (hlUJY)
Sure it is. And it's a patch of lies. It's also protected 1st amendment speech. Your argument is that people are so stupid as to be fooled. Short of outright fraud, that is an invalid argument to infringe speech.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 01:08 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: blogforce one at April 26, 2012 01:08 PM (IBzeA)
Posted by: MJ at April 26, 2012 01:08 PM (/x4oj)
Posted by: joeindc44 says hide your dogs, SCOMDEF's in town at April 26, 2012 01:08 PM (QxSug)
Sound's good, but I've got to get it to go.
CFA is my easy choice. Or Whataburger.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 01:08 PM (8y9MW)
Dog-eater was on Jimmy Kibble yucking it up. Where's the cool bounce?
Posted by: Tough,Tougher,Crunchy at April 26, 2012 01:08 PM (c3mby)
Rush was right when he said today that the Democrats are running scared. I am sure that are more "scientific" polling is even worse news for Barky. I do hope that Mittens stays on message a la speech the other night and does not take the bait that would surely be cast his way to get him off message.
Posted by: eureka! at April 26, 2012 01:09 PM (81yf8)
Posted by: Riding Through The Desert On A Sock With No Name at April 26, 2012 01:09 PM (RM1gx)
>Very Conservative- 2%
>Conservative-5%
Who the fuck are these people and what is wrong with them? I understand why a dirty pinko douche nozzle would vote for Obama but who calls themselves a conservative and still supports the SCOAMF? But there are seriously enough of these dumb bastards out there to actually register on a poll?
Posted by: DanInMN at April 26, 2012 01:09 PM (XqeyF)
Posted by: maddogg at April 26, 2012 01:09 PM (OlN4e)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 05:04 PM (8y9MW)
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Is there a pound nearby?
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 01:10 PM (D7pNR)
CFA? I have been gone too long, 'cause that doesn't compute.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 01:11 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: jimmuy at April 26, 2012 01:11 PM (kSaUf)
Posted by: blogforce one at April 26, 2012 01:11 PM (IBzeA)
OK... if women are 49% 45% pro Obama... and the overall poll is 47% 46%pro Romney...
Does that not mean that the Precedent has a HUGE problem with MALE voters?
So.... Obama gets the MetroMale Vote... but gets slammed by the Man Vote?
Becaue of his namby pamby I want the Government to be your Mom Outlook? (not to mention his Mom Jeans)...
Posted by: Satan at April 26, 2012 01:11 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 01:12 PM (8y9MW)
Weinberger's Chicago Style Deli in Grapevine. Best. Sandwiches. Ever.
Posted by: © Sponge at April 26, 2012 01:12 PM (UK9cE)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:12 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2012 01:12 PM (Af3Wg)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 01:12 PM (jUytm)
Posted by: jimmuy at April 26, 2012 05:11 PM (kSaUf)
Which just about equals the % if taxpayers?
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 26, 2012 01:12 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Infidel at April 26, 2012 01:13 PM (O/fK8)
Exactly. When the best one can say about someone else is, "He's cool," I pretty much conclude, "He's a stoner layabout bullshitting me because he has no real skills."
"Cool" is someone who can actually do things in a responsible manner. It isn't someone who's a poseur. I guess that's why "cool" appeals so to the Hollyweird/Media crowd. They're living in a fantasy world of make-believe.
Fallon's bit was a perfect example of this. (Well, as far as about 20 seconds of viewing that I could tolerate.) Seriously, that was an embarrassment and exactly what I'd expect from "cool" kids. They've just never escaped high-school mentality.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 01:13 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2012 01:13 PM (Af3Wg)
Posted by: kbdabear at April 26, 2012 05:03 PM (Y+DPZ)
It's more like a Twilight following.
Posted by: YIKES! at April 26, 2012 01:13 PM (eXigD)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:13 PM (r2PLg)
As I said elsewhere (brilliantly, I might add), the 52% never really considered whether Barack Hussein Obama was or is cool. They voted for him because it made THEM seem cool!
Like the teenage girl in high school who starts dating the black guy and/or the guy with the tats and the motorcycle. It's not about him, he could be the biggest dud in the world, it's about how he makes her look cool to all her catty little friends.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 01:14 PM (TOk1P)
Want to Know Just How Close the Muslim Brotherhood Is to the Obama Admin?
http://tinyurl.com/cunw5wx
Posted by: momma at April 26, 2012 01:15 PM (oKsWl)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 01:15 PM (jUytm)
Posted by: Dr Spank at April 26, 2012 01:15 PM (Sh42X)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:15 PM (r2PLg)
Hooray for the Arab Spring!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2012 05:12 PM (Af3Wg)
Barry: If I had a dead Egyptian wife she'd look bangable to me. At least for the first 6 hours
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2012 01:16 PM (1Jaio)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:16 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2012 01:19 PM (jUytm)
Posted by: Riding Through The Desert On A Sock With No Name at April 26, 2012 01:20 PM (F1lOF)
And if they vote for him again it will make them
Posted by: Retread at April 26, 2012 01:21 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: Dr Spank at April 26, 2012 05:15 PM (Sh42X)
My dad has ESPN on most all days.....with the sound down. "Like to watch sports, but those fucking talking heads get on my nerves!!!?
I rarely watch that shit anymore.
Golf Channel in the morning and random stuff in the evening......ESPN could really fall off the planet and I wouldn't mind a bit.
Posted by: © Sponge at April 26, 2012 01:21 PM (UK9cE)
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 01:22 PM (D7pNR)
Posted by: Bosk at April 26, 2012 01:23 PM (n2K+4)
Portland bans Groupon: http://bit.ly/IA7ty1
Posted by: Whores R Us .com at April 26, 2012 01:23 PM (piMMO)
61 55 Oh yeah. I forgot. "The Pie". How do they answer the problem that population grows and there is still pie.
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Imperialism, you running dog. It's all about stealing 3rd world pie.
Posted by: Anachronda at April 26, 2012 01:23 PM (xGZ+b)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2012 01:24 PM (1Jaio)
The libtards are still using 2011 and 3 month old 2012 polls to justify their claim that Obamster will trounce Mitt. Ha!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 26, 2012 01:24 PM (f9c2L)
Posted by: Mohammad Python at April 26, 2012 01:25 PM (n2K+4)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2012 01:25 PM (Af3Wg)
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 26, 2012 01:26 PM (Dll6b)
Posted by: lauraw at April 26, 2012 01:27 PM (eZUHn)
Egypt Passes 'Farewell Intercourse' Law
No gender discrimination here. Women will also be allowed to have sex with their dead husbands.
Must. Not. Make. Jokes.
"The new law is part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated parliament. It will also see the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14 and the ridding of womenÂ’s rights of getting education and employment."
Yep, barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen. That's how we keeps the wimmen folk back in West by God Virginny.
Posted by: Jim in Virginia at April 26, 2012 01:27 PM (RQD3a)
It's been a while since my Statistics class. Also: I'm lazy. Can anyone do the math (or give a ball-park) on what would happen if this weren't so inaccurately skewed?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 01:28 PM (8y9MW)
ROMNEY UP 10 ----- as the voters in 2010 were evenly split re party reg
also, if this is reg voters rather than Likely Voters, Romney is up maybe 14
Posted by: ex-PFC Wintergreen at April 26, 2012 01:28 PM (Dll6b)
Posted by: unfrozen caveman eleven at April 26, 2012 01:29 PM (KXm42)
Posted by: Dr Spank at April 26, 2012 01:29 PM (Sh42X)
Muhammad Carson: My wife was so ugly.
Audience: How ugly was she?
Muhammad Carson: She was so ugly, I only banged for the first 6 hours after she died
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2012 01:29 PM (1Jaio)
Wells Fargo is the nation's biggest mortgage lender.
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 01:29 PM (YdQQY)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:30 PM (r2PLg)
The poll also reveals that more Americans trust their state governments to be honest, efficient and less partisan than the federal government.
In other news, apparently, in the process of taking this poll, Politico spoke to no one from the state of California.
Posted by: David, infamous sockpuppet[/i][/b] at April 26, 2012 01:30 PM (UtoLw)
James Forte Stabs Himself After Tripping Over Cat: Pa. Police
http://tinyurl.com/3vt6pk7
Posted by: kbdabear at April 26, 2012 01:31 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Hawaiian Sharia at April 26, 2012 01:31 PM (r2PLg)
Good news blip on the radar screen this far out but no biggie.
Baby Doll (Eli Wallach's first film) is on TCM. A bizarre flick that I didn't like at first, it's really quite good. Karl Malden plays the part of of the unhinged malevolent character very well. Directed by Elia Kazan, more evidence of Kazan's genius.
Wallach was also excellent in The Misfits, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe's last film. Both films were dark and unsettling, products of a time when Hollywood was at its creative best.
And, of course, Wallach was the only person to play Tuco in The good, The Bad and The Ugly. That movie rates in my top 10 and I cannot understand those who pan it. But then Dr. Strangelove and A Clockwork Orange also rate on my top 10 list, both of which a lot of people don't "get".
I think (propose) Ace should diversify his movie reviews to include old classics. I understand he's a young ewok and totally unfamiliar with many of the classics, but I think it could be fun for Ace and his audience to delve into past classics.
I'd find it far more interesting and entertaining than a trailer/review of Iron Man VI.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at April 26, 2012 01:32 PM (7+pP9)
yup...Cali politics is a tire fire.
Posted by: unfrozen caveman eleven at April 26, 2012 01:32 PM (KXm42)
He tells her "Now I know what to get you for Mother's Day."
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 01:33 PM (O3R/2)
[/]White ones, black ones, yellow ones, red ones
Necrophiliacs looking for dead ones
The greatest of the sadist and the masochists too
Screaming "Please hit me, and I'll hit you"
Posted by: DR. Hook (freakin' At The) Freaker's Ball at April 26, 2012 01:33 PM (eXigD)
Also on Drudge,a link from the Weekly Standard: Michelle Obama says she won't run for President.
Damn. I was so totally going to vote for her.
Posted by: Jim in Virginia at April 26, 2012 01:33 PM (RQD3a)
Posted by: Lt. Col. Bat Guano at April 26, 2012 01:35 PM (Dll6b)
Posted by: alexthechick at April 26, 2012 01:35 PM (HnQE5)
Shamelessly blogwhoring my latest blog post, "And They Wonder Why We Don't Trust Them...."
You want to know why the Mainstream Media is losing market share?
It’s because their “product” isn’t reliable.
An uncomfortable truism of the free market is that there are ALWAYS other choices. And consumers tend to go with the “brands” that they know they can trust. That’s just as true for laundry detergent as it is for news sources.
Once a company has lost the trust and respect of their customers, they almost never recover, and eventually most of them have to close their doors.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at April 26, 2012 01:36 PM (0xqzf)
Kind of like a Cowboy's fan watching an Eagles / Giants game: "Can they both lose?"
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 26, 2012 01:36 PM (8y9MW)
I like the first two but I have never seen Clockwork Orange.
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 01:37 PM (YdQQY)
****
I watched Beverly Hills Cop the other day. Still laughed at it.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 01:37 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Cate at April 26, 2012 01:37 PM (i6X2I)
Posted by: Jim in Virginia at April 26, 2012 01:38 PM (RQD3a)
Posted by: Dr Spank at April 26, 2012 01:39 PM (Sh42X)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 01:39 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 05:37 PM (YdQQY)
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I never liked it. Even when I dropped some acid to see it.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 01:40 PM (brD2T)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2012 01:40 PM (Af3Wg)
****
Disturbing and disturbed.
Then again, I rate the original Cape Fear amongst my top movies so, who am I to say anything.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 01:41 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 26, 2012 01:41 PM (SB0V2)
Posted by: Dr Spank at April 26, 2012 01:41 PM (Sh42X)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 01:42 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 05:37 PM (YdQQY)
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Clockwork Orange was ahead of it's time. ....We are living it today.
When it came out, it was considered 'far fetched' that roving gangs of unemployed youth, living in decaying cities....would engage in wanton, degenerate behavior and do home invasions for fun.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 01:43 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: alexthechick at April 26, 2012 01:43 PM (HnQE5)
Great film. One of the few films that was better than the book. Kubrick was a stylistic master with this type of stuff. It has effective shock value which is part of its charm. Seriously good film.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 01:43 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2012 01:44 PM (QF8uk)
Posted by: CAC at April 26, 2012 01:45 PM (Avroa)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 01:45 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: unfrozen caveman eleven at April 26, 2012 01:45 PM (KXm42)
****
It must have been scandalous when it was released. There is some very rough stuff going on for the early 60's, and Mitchum is so convincing it's difficult to separate the hate for the character from the actor.
The remake was also very good. All the actors were fantastic but Juliette Lewis, as the daughter, was incredible.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 01:46 PM (piMMO)
235 "Dr Strangelove" doesn't age well because you had to be at least a teenager by that time to understand the Cold War vibe Kubrick was going after
Posted by: Lt. Col. Bat Guano at April 26, 2012 05:35 PM (Dll6b)
Yeah -- my (10 year younger) Grad School GF thought it was totally over the top when Major "King" Kong yelled "fire the explosive bolts!" She thought it was some sort of fake drama. I don't think she believed me when I told her explosive bolts were a reality.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at April 26, 2012 01:46 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2012 01:46 PM (Af3Wg)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:46 PM (r2PLg)
No gender discrimination here. Women will also be allowed to have sex with their dead husbands.
Must. Not. Make. Jokes.
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I think the law was extended so that the wives could finally beat their husbands for no more than six hours after the husband dies.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 01:46 PM (brD2T)
I've sworn off bacon. Dog isn't sounding that bad right now. I may need to welcome our Old Dog-eating Overlords.
Posted by: Eeyorepundit at April 26, 2012 01:47 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 01:47 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Mohammed at April 26, 2012 01:48 PM (KWdVT)
Which edition? The US version with the missing end chapter in which Alex grows up?
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at April 26, 2012 01:48 PM (ebPtk)
I saw "A Clockwork Orange" when I was 18. I did not understand it. I didn't like the senseless violence<<<
It wasn't even that violent. Just senseless.
More hippy college bullshit affectation, like claiming to enjoy the Grateful Dead or sitting through Pink Floyd's Live at Pompeii film and acting like you didn't just watch Roger Waters fingerprint for two hours while David Gilmour tortured a cat to death.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2012 01:48 PM (4ZNCv)
"Clockwork" is a movie you like when you're young.
No. It wasn't. I always thought it was gratuitous shit.
Posted by: garrett at April 26, 2012 01:49 PM (J4VUV)
You get the feeling Mitchum coulda been a bad man if the acting gig hadn't worked out. But then he played that captian in the WWII flick that men would follow into hell.
Great actor.
Posted by: unfrozen caveman eleven at April 26, 2012 01:50 PM (KXm42)
I used to work in typesetting, and -- to read quickly -- you want to set your column width to about eight to ten words.
So I'm not a big fan of the wide margins.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 01:50 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 01:51 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: Infidel at April 26, 2012 01:52 PM (O/fK8)
like claiming to enjoy the Grateful Dead
don't start this shit. when Ron was alive, they rocked.
Posted by: garrett at April 26, 2012 01:52 PM (J4VUV)
****
Monroe is just gorgeous in that flick but think of all the tragedy associate with that crew.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 01:52 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 01:53 PM (O3R/2)
(*** Possible spoiler alert for Vic, so skip if you want to remain pure of mind ***)
The only version I've seen (several times) is where Alex is recuperating in the hospital bed and the Prime Minister has given him his Beethoven. IOW his "rehab" is complete. I guess it must be the US version.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 01:54 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:54 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: sybilll at April 26, 2012 01:55 PM (wqUb1)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 01:55 PM (bjRNS)
If they can get the lid down.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at April 26, 2012 05:53 PM (phlKA)
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They'll just have to drill a hole in the lid for me. I'm goin' out in style.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 01:55 PM (brD2T)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 01:56 PM (r2PLg)
According to wikipedia, he's alive and living with Abe Vigoda.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 01:56 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: Infidel at April 26, 2012 01:57 PM (O/fK8)
Great film. One of the few films that was better than the book
Except Kubrick fundamentally altered the point of the story by omitting the last chapter. In the book, Alex meets up with one of the old friends and decides to voluntarily reform. The story becomes about morality being dependent upon having free will to choose good over evil, and how when he was a 'clockwork monkey' he was forced to be good - without any moral improvement.
But by removing the final chapter, Kubrick leaves you with just a bunch of violence without any moral redemption (hence the 'gratuitous violence' criticism, as Kubrick got rid of the moral purpose of showing the violence in the first place).
Posted by: wooga at April 26, 2012 01:57 PM (vjyZP)
don't start this shit. when Ron was alive, they rocked.<<<
They never "rocked." They "folked" or "jammed" or whatever the fuck it is you people call it that you danced to barefooted like a retard for three hours before passing out in the hirsute, B.O. and patchouli-smelling crotch of a fat broad in a tye-died muumuu.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2012 01:57 PM (JDIKC)
283.....I used to work in typesetting, and -- to read quickly -- you want to set your column width to about eight to ten words.
So I'm not a big fan of the wide margins.
The wider text stretches out the sentences. A big scrunched up wall-o-text is a turn off to a lot of people. .....In a hand-held newspaper or magazine, it was/is different...there wasn't a light behind the text that messes with your eyes.
As you may imagine....I am not a Kindle user.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 01:57 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Mohammed at April 26, 2012 01:59 PM (KWdVT)
I was just talking about margins. Paragraphs and their spacing is a different topic.
That said, you are correct. Some posters need to learn to add white space if they want to be more readable.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 02:00 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: kbdabear at April 26, 2012 02:00 PM (Y+DPZ)
It was so long ago, I don't remember. The most I recall from the book was just getting through the vocabulary. The actual chapter-to-chapter plot I don't recall at all. I mean, the book was OK (whichever the version), but it didn't really grab me. The movie did which was why I liked it.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 02:01 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2012 02:01 PM (pLTLS)
Well unless blowing out the margins is part of the plan...
Posted by: Mætenloch at April 26, 2012 02:01 PM (pAlYe)
Posted by: Momar Rhafanjohni at April 26, 2012 02:02 PM (Sh42X)
Posted by: Mohammed at April 26, 2012 02:02 PM (KWdVT)
What a douchenozzle. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2012 05:46 PM
Don't yell at me, I'm just an analyst doing my job
My job happens to be the ascension of Jeb Bush no matter how much earth I have to scorch
Posted by: Karl Rove at April 26, 2012 02:02 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2012 05:57 PM (JDIKC)
You went down on a hippy chick once and now you are bitter. I get it.
But, Pigpen rocked. This you can't deny.
Posted by: garrett at April 26, 2012 02:03 PM (0uADq)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at April 26, 2012 02:03 PM (uoRhP)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 02:04 PM (r2PLg)
****
Jeb needs to deliver Florida and then sit the hell back and help prepare George P. for his future instead of pulling a Ron-screws-Rand song and dance.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 02:04 PM (piMMO)
FNC is always at least a day behind the bloggers.
Posted by: toby928© at April 26, 2012 06:03 PM
We're always behind Sarah Palin.
Because she's got a GREAT ASS
Posted by: The Secret Service at April 26, 2012 02:04 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: sybilll at April 26, 2012 05:55 PM (wqUb1)
This is good to hear. .....So I doubt that it matters to them how "cool" he is.
This election will come down to the economy, I think. ....And I cannot imagine Barky doing anything that will actually get it to improve between now and November.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:05 PM (O4AQQ)
Actually, I think A Clockwork Orange is a film that doesn't age well. Lots of references to the pop culture/themes of that time. Vic is old enough to get it whether he likes it or not.
The senseless violence in it makes sense just because it was so senseless. But then I remember the Watts riots, the '68 Chicago convention and many other acts of senseless violence from that era. To me its violence is no more gratuitous (actually less) than the violence in The Fight Club.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at April 26, 2012 02:05 PM (7+pP9)
Look, Mitt was not/is not my first choice but he is the nominee and getting Obama out of there is job # 1. Once that sets in, and it will very soon with conservative voters, we'll be off to the races. Especially if Mitt runs a good campaign, picks a more conservative Veep as him and takes the fight to Obama.
Romney is no McCain and the country will have had 4 yrs of suck known as Obama. I believe Obama is landslide'able....
Posted by: ATLDiver at April 26, 2012 02:06 PM (rCsM0)
Posted by: Tsar Nicholas II at April 26, 2012 02:07 PM (f8XyF)
See, I didn't get that impression from the conclusion. I interpreted the closing scene with Alex being so grateful for his rehab that he'd just realized his fortunes after all the grief he'd experienced. Sure, it was a snapshot moment with some extrapolation on my part as to whatever would become of Alex, but an extra chapter would have been superfluous in Kubrick's presentation.
Like I said, I don't recall the book having gone the extra mile to spell things out.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 02:07 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Infidel at April 26, 2012 02:07 PM (O/fK8)
Posted by: CAC at April 26, 2012 02:07 PM (Avroa)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at April 26, 2012 02:07 PM (uoRhP)
Posted by: Prime Minister and King Barky at April 26, 2012 02:08 PM (X3lox)
Yeah ... that movie blew chunks of poodle.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 26, 2012 02:09 PM (X3lox)
Sorry, but according to the official AoS style guide the use of the word 'marxist' preceding 'EPA' is redundant.
Now perform an ablution of rain water and grain alcohol to cleanse yourself.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at April 26, 2012 06:06 PM (phlKA)
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Was already planning on it. The other mistake was calling a fascist a marxist, but I will self punish myself with a 40 oz. to cover both mistakes.
Posted by: Jimmah at April 26, 2012 02:09 PM (UpwlP)
Hey
AllahPundit.
Eeyore just called to say "It ain't that bad dude"
Debbie called to say "Lighten up!"
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 02:09 PM (0q2P7)
So Romney needs Ohio and Virginia. So... I guess that means Virginia Gov. McDonnell (who I know very little about) will be VP. Maybe Ohio's Portman - but I think he is too tied to the "Bush economy" to sell.
Posted by: wooga at April 26, 2012 02:11 PM (vjyZP)
Poll: Gov't favorability at 15-year low
http://tinyurl.com/6mymb8x
Allahpundit to follow with poll showing most people want government everywhere in their lives
Posted by: kbdabear at April 26, 2012 02:11 PM (Y+DPZ)
Kubrick's establishing a tone. You're supposed to be angry, disgusted, and pissed. At Alex and his droogs. It's what you think of his reform and the societal input to reform him and his type that's of importance. Stick with it for a bit so you can watch Alex "get his" for a bit. Then enjoy the morality play.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 02:14 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: CAC at April 26, 2012 02:14 PM (Avroa)
The 'milk bar' scene in Clockwork Orange was some really sick, twisted shit....for a movie to show back then. ....What year did that come out? I saw it on cable, several years afterward.....late at night, bored, looking for something to watch. Big mistake.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:15 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: wooga at April 26, 2012 02:15 PM (vjyZP)
Clockwork Orange was a main staple of early HBO/Cinemax (circa 1980) . Probably saw it 5 times and still don't remember what it was about.
Aerobicize on the other hand was freaking awesome for a 16 year old boy though.
Posted by: Jimmah at April 26, 2012 02:16 PM (UpwlP)
Kubrick's establishing a tone. You're supposed to be angry, disgusted, and pissed. At Alex and his droogs. It's what you think of his reform and the societal input to reform him and his type that's of importance.
This. Alex is a villain. You can't have meaningful redemption without first establishing his extreme depravity.
Posted by: wooga at April 26, 2012 02:17 PM (vjyZP)
Posted by: ConcealedKerry or SubMitt at April 26, 2012 02:19 PM (nonzP)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:19 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: sherlock at April 26, 2012 02:19 PM (6rLSO)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 02:20 PM (O3R/2)
People don't expect Romney to try to act "cool".....and I hope he doesn't even try to go there.
But it would be nice if he didn't pick another 'boring white guy' for his VP running mate.
Which is why I keep coming back to Allen West. ....It makes a lot of sense. .....Being "cool" is in the eye of the beholder. And an ex-military guy, who rides motorcycles and quotes Virgil....is pretty damn cool, in my book.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:22 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Prius Bumper Sticker I saw today at April 26, 2012 02:22 PM (jiZcz)
Posted by: tasker at April 26, 2012 02:22 PM (r2PLg)
A few morons mentioned to me there is a lot of eeyoring today, particularly at a few sites I will not name, because of a few maps floating out there I'm not going to link. Well guess what?
They're wrong or Im wearing a shirt made out of bacon
can't you be right AND wear a shirt made of bacon?(cooked of course)
think of your girl!
Posted by: willow at April 26, 2012 02:22 PM (TomZ9)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:23 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:24 PM (eCnLg)
***
You've gotta hand it to McDowell. The dude can compete for the depraved roles with the best of them. Don't forget he also played Caligula.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 02:24 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 02:24 PM (Gc/Qi)
Posted by: steevy at April 26, 2012 02:24 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: wooga at April 26, 2012 06:17 PM (vjyZP)
To me it was always interesting that the only people in the movie who had insight into Alex's true nature were his parole officer and the prison chaplain.
Posted by: Mætenloch at April 26, 2012 02:25 PM (pAlYe)
And the beauty is: it's going to get much worse for Obama, not better.
Posted by: _Dave_ at April 26, 2012 02:25 PM (2amQY)
6 hour limit?
5 good, 7 is bad, bad.
It's when they start to smell better. That make it a crime.
Posted by: ryukyu at April 26, 2012 02:27 PM (MOHSR)
Can't stand anything he did, and I've seen virtually all of it.
***
Full Metal Jacket? The Shining? Spartacus!!!
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 02:27 PM (piMMO)
What 'Gutsy Call'?: CIA Memo Reveals Admiral Controlled bin Laden Mission
http://tinyurl.com/77zdnbn
Posted by: kbdabear at April 26, 2012 02:27 PM (Y+DPZ)
It's kinda stupid to argue over A Clockwork Orange -- you either find the violence just too disgusting or a critical element of the movie.
Also on my top 10 list are 12 O'clock High and The Longest Day.
Anybody want to argue about them?
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at April 26, 2012 02:27 PM (7+pP9)
And stop and I mean NOW STOP calling obama a nice guy. He's a prick. He has always been a prick. He will always be a prick.
I agree..that Barky is a prick...but I thnk he enjoys being one. The "nice guy" comments probably feel like jabs to him.
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at April 26, 2012 02:28 PM (YmPwQ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 06:23 PM (eCnLg)
This! .....Yeah, I hate hearing that too.
Hey, are you the same 'Nevergiveup' as the one with a small 'N'....'nevergiveup'?
It's sort of confusing. ....We also have a 'Soothsayer' and a 'soothsayer' and a 'soothie', which is very confusing.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:29 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Roy at April 26, 2012 02:30 PM (EuD1c)
Check out his website. I think he is more interested in large, green racks.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 26, 2012 02:30 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 02:30 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:31 PM (eCnLg)
Serious momentum to make a real change has not even begun to start building yet. That won't be for another few months.
As the presidential campaign starts to crank up and electrify: the issues will clarify and the stakes will rise. Americans will increasingly come to realize what's on the line. The awareness shift is inevitable and it will be palpable.
Not good for Obama.
Posted by: _Dave_ at April 26, 2012 02:31 PM (2amQY)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:32 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: steevy at April 26, 2012 02:33 PM (7W3wI)
I guess the thing is, we need to see some justification behind the official AoS map. If correct, Romney is stiitng in the catbird's seat right now.
Before CO and VA went purple, the way the numbers worked was that WI didn't matter, and Obama needed to take all three of the rest - MI, OH, and PA - in order to win. Since each carried a 50/50 chance, Obama's re-election probability was 1/8. With CO and VA both going purple, the odds would still heavily favor Romney.
I'm pretty optimistic. The voters don't remember anything much from more than 6 months previous, and so the ugliness against Romney is going to be a distant memory. The guy seems pretty squeeky-clean, and anybody who wants to paint him as some heartless corporate raider only needs to see the add about him shutting down his office to save the life of a young girl. The main thing would be about issues, but he hasn't (to my knowledge) taken any stands that were especially ideological, and so the independents should warm up to him easily. He's learning to speak in a more Reaganesque way. He has become especially good at taking an attack and turning it around against Obama. Never mind "teflon", he's starting to seem something like f-ing Superman, with the bullets bouncing off, and hitting the bad guys.
Posted by: Optimizer at April 26, 2012 02:34 PM (As94z)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 06:30 PM (O3R/2)
Kind of amazing ... considering the fact that Barky the Dog-Eating Retard has been intentionally and continuously antagonizing America since the day he first slimed into office, with his inaugural benediction "prayer" of "let us pray for the day ... when white will embrace what is right."
I mean, WTFF? And then his first TV interview was with Al Arabiya. It's almost funny ...
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 26, 2012 02:34 PM (X3lox)
Was it for a restaurant?
Posted by: Barry Obama at April 26, 2012 02:35 PM (Ky1+e)
Some real breaking news - an international flight from Africa has apparently been quarrantined by the CDC. Reports of a passenger from Ghana with a rash that may or may not be connected. CDC personnel are masked and no one is being allowed off the flight. Haven't got a link yet, but it's making all the networks.
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 26, 2012 02:36 PM (pYA5L)
Posted by: Optimizer at April 26, 2012 02:37 PM (As94z)
It's a word anagram, sort of.
Dogs are People-Treats for Democrats.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 26, 2012 02:37 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:38 PM (eCnLg)
Ed- Hope your dad is doing well and getting settled in!
Posted by: Infidel at April 26, 2012 06:07 PM (O/fK
He's improving quickly but is very unhappy he's not home. I told him we'd take him home tomorrow (lie) just to settle him down a bit.
My brother will explain to him tonight that he'll have to pay for all of his care if he checks out early. That settled him down two years ago.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at April 26, 2012 02:39 PM (7+pP9)
- an international flight from Africa has apparently been quarrantined by the CDC. Reports of a passenger from Ghana with a rash that may or may not be connected.
This is why we need to spend more money on African Penis Washing Programs.
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at April 26, 2012 02:39 PM (jiZcz)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:40 PM (eCnLg)
I'm not confused at all!
Posted by: Wheatie at April 26, 2012 06:34 PM (nEUpB)
*sticks out tongue* Pbbbt.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:40 PM (O4AQQ)
***
Spartacus had a battle scene, filmed on a hillside with real actors, not that CGI crap, that was just beautiful. The precision and the drama and the heart-pounding music impressed me so much the first time I saw it and all these years later still does. It is an example of a fine movie (with the exception of Tony Curtis) that shows the violence relevant to the story but doesn't actually show blood. You KNOW the soldiers and the slaves are dying without having to see their guts spilled all over the ground.
Here ya go: http://bit.ly/IsCJeY
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 02:40 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 26, 2012 04:52 PM (Dll6b)
Dammit! He threw 10 interceptions last season, less than Eli. He had his best statistical season and was in the top five in all categories including completion percentage and passer rating. Not to mention he played at least 4 games with broken ribs. It ain't Romo dammit! Did you happen to see their secondary play especially at the end of the season? Austin was hurt half the time, Bryant still needs to grow up. And Murray went down as well. Quit blaming Romo.
Posted by: Samuel Adams, 42 year Cowboys fan. at April 26, 2012 02:41 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 26, 2012 02:42 PM (pYA5L)
Posted by: Infidel at April 26, 2012 02:43 PM (O/fK8)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:43 PM (eCnLg)
373....Also on my top 10 list are 12 O'clock High and The Longest Day.
Great movies. .....'Operation Petticoat' is also a favorite of mine, from that era of movie-making.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:43 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 02:45 PM (O3R/2)
Rush Limbaugh: "I Think Obama's Going To Lose In A Landslide"
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For a headline like that I won't even edit the name. Havn't typed his name, or spoke his name since McCain lost Ohio 3 years ago. Pasted it a few times though.
Posted by: Jimmah at April 26, 2012 02:46 PM (UpwlP)
Dammit! He threw 10 interceptions last season, less than Eli.
****
I held on to Eli from the FF draft all the way through to the Super Bowl although it wasn't really a game yet until Eli threw an interception.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 02:46 PM (piMMO)
.....with the point of origin being Africa.
Dear God.....let's hope it's not Ebola. ....That is some scary shit.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:47 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:47 PM (eCnLg)
****
It seems we now know Sam Adams' hot button.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 02:47 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Jimmah at April 26, 2012 02:48 PM (UpwlP)
I'm a big Kubrick fan - but not because he typically delivered
awesome messages of undeniable truth. But his pictures combined
human drama are awesome.
In Clockwork Orange, we're ultimately supposed to feel
sorry for Alex. I think this narrative goal is a total failure because
we can never forget what a moral monster Alex is.
That doesn't mean he deserves the torture doled out on him,
but know one I know ever started to identify with him as
a character.
Posted by: _Dave_ at April 26, 2012 02:48 PM (2amQY)
There's no reason to be an eeyore...but it's also smart to proceed as Romney is behind, even if he isn't. We don't need to see any "Dewey defeats Truman" headlines this year. God foirbid.
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at April 26, 2012 02:49 PM (YmPwQ)
411 "That, my boys, is what we're fighting for."
Ha! ....Yeah, the ditzy nurse with like, double-D boobs. ....The captain ended up marrying her, didn't he?
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:49 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:49 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2012 02:50 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Infidel at April 26, 2012 02:51 PM (O/fK8)
Posted by: Jimmah at April 26, 2012 02:52 PM (UpwlP)
Wheatie - ebola was one thing that came to mind for me as well. Plus, there's a boat-load of other wonderful possibiities - a tropical medicine textbook is one of the scariest reads there is.
Then there's the possibility of deliberate infection and an organized effort to spread contagion....smallpox, perhaps?
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 26, 2012 02:53 PM (pYA5L)
Posted by: gerg at April 26, 2012 02:53 PM (nU/dt)
Posted by: Samuel Adams, 42 year Cowboys fan. at April 26, 2012 06:41 PM (ZOf1l
did you watch the second half of the Lions game?
Posted by: Lt. Col. Bat Guano at April 26, 2012 02:54 PM (Dll6b)
Clockwork Orange is the only Kubrick film I can think of
that on balance I reject in an overall sense.
There are many compelling and enthralling scenes.
But ultimately, it's just too emotionally gruesome.
And as far as I can tell, there is no redeeming value
anywhere in the film.
The Shinning (my favorite Kubrick film) on the other hand
has tremendous redeeming value. And two out of the
three good/sweet characters in the film survive.
Posted by: _Dave_ at April 26, 2012 02:54 PM (2amQY)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2012 02:54 PM (4q5tP)
Two good days in a row. Yesterday, the judge refused to dismiss the case against Bradley Manning. Today, she refused to dismiss any of the individual charges.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 02:57 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 02:57 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 26, 2012 02:57 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 26, 2012 06:53 PM (pYA5L)
Yeah. My kids aren't even vaccinated for smallpox. ....I got one as a kid, but it's probably been so long that it's not still effective.
The plane is in quarantine at Midway Airport in Chicago. .....Didn't they close down Midway a few years ago? ....Maybe they diverted the plane to there. ....Passenger with the infection, is from Ghana.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 02:58 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: willow at April 26, 2012 02:58 PM (TomZ9)
****
TB?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 02:58 PM (piMMO)
ABC now reporting the CDC has evaluated the flight and found nothing of concern - passengers being released.
Big sigh of relief.....
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 26, 2012 02:58 PM (pYA5L)
For me, the sun rises and sets with the Cowboys. And I am usually the first to criticize stupidity on their part whether it's in the front office, coaches booth, or the players. Romo proved he had heart this season, just not enough help. Take away his awful 2nd half performance against the Lions and that was just about it.
Posted by: Samuel Adams, 42 year Cowboys fan. at April 26, 2012 02:59 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 26, 2012 02:59 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: willow at April 26, 2012 02:59 PM (TomZ9)
Posted by: freshly dead Egyptian cooch at April 26, 2012 02:59 PM (z9HTb)
****
Oh please. I just calmed down from wanting to break off his limbs and beat him to death with them. Don't get me started again.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 03:00 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Retread at April 26, 2012 03:00 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 03:00 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 03:00 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 03:01 PM (0q2P7)
No drug has been approved to treat Ebola virus or Marburg virus. People diagnosed with Ebola or Marburg virus receive supportive care and treatment for complications, anyway i'm sure we'll find out soon.
hope not
Posted by: willow at April 26, 2012 03:01 PM (TomZ9)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 06:48 PM (O3R/2)
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Lest we forget. Ace wasn't feeling well today.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 03:02 PM (brD2T)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 03:02 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 03:03 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 03:03 PM (Gc/Qi)
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 07:00 PM (O4AQQ)
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Almost sounds like a Barney Frank date night.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 03:04 PM (brD2T)
Oh it's effective till you die. Though it may not prevent the virus in all cases after a lot of years, it will however prevent a bad enough case to cause death.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 03:04 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 26, 2012 03:05 PM (jucos)
449 how much of the american population isn't immunized?
You mean smallpox? .....Millions. They took it off the 'threat' list decades ago, so a couple of generations now have not been vaccinated for smallpox.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 03:05 PM (O4AQQ)
321 How the hell did they come up with the
6 hour limit?
Onset of rigor mortis begins in 4-6 hours.
Posted by: Cicero Kid at April 26, 2012 03:05 PM (sROEh)
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 03:06 PM (Gc/Qi)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 03:06 PM (eCnLg)
*****
Nobody can deny the magnificence of that battle scene.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 03:06 PM (piMMO)
The scary thing about FMJ is that it's not as bad as it could have been. I am told that the movie stops after Part II of the book, and in Part III, Joker joins the V.C.
I have not bothered to find out for sure, because I didn't like the movie that much to begin with.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 03:07 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at April 26, 2012 03:08 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 26, 2012 03:08 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at April 26, 2012 07:05 PM (sROEh)
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Depends. Onset of rigor can start within 30 minutes. And that's at normal room temperature.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 03:08 PM (brD2T)
Posted by: willow at April 26, 2012 03:08 PM (TomZ9)
Why yes I did, he played stupidly. I also watched Eli, Peyton, Tom throw 3 int's in a game over the course of their careers. Hell, even Montana threw 3 int's in a game.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at April 26, 2012 03:09 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 03:10 PM (O3R/2)
*****
teee heeee
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 03:11 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: teej at April 26, 2012 03:11 PM (Y5LDn)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 03:11 PM (eCnLg)
First your bowels are evacuated. After that, it's all about the rigor. Occurs rather quickly.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at April 26, 2012 03:12 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 03:12 PM (Gc/Qi)
Posted by: willow at April 26, 2012 07:08 PM (TomZ9)
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Or it could be the last alien cast member of the movie "War of the Worlds".
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 03:12 PM (brD2T)
465....Oh it's effective till you die. Though it may not prevent the virus in all cases after a lot of years, it will however prevent a bad enough case to cause death.
Thanks. Good to know. ....Although, my vaccination site didn't really form the usual sort of lesion, not like the other kids or like my brothers' did when they got theirs. ....So my mom wondered at the time if it 'took'.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 03:12 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: teej at April 26, 2012 03:14 PM (Y5LDn)
Posted by: Art Schlichter at April 26, 2012 03:14 PM (jucos)
Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2012 03:14 PM (Gc/Qi)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2012 03:14 PM (eCnLg)
Camelpox and cowpox are still at large, and they've crossed over to humans before as smallpox, so we're not out of the woods yet.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 26, 2012 03:15 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 07:11 PM (O3R/2)
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What a fuckin' loser.
Posted by: Art Schlichter at April 26, 2012 07:14 PM (jucos)
Fucking pikers!
Posted by: Tony Mandarich and Brian Bosworth at April 26, 2012 03:15 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: willow at April 26, 2012 03:19 PM (TomZ9)
Posted by: Travis at April 26, 2012 03:19 PM (9WkMB)
Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2012 03:19 PM (QKKT0)
That means Is were breaking against Obama almost 3-1
Think about it... Obama can only get 46% in a poll with 42% Democrats?
Corrected for sampling bias it's closer to:
52% Romney vs 39% for Obama
But these are 'registered voters' not 'likely voters' which is more subject to enthusiasm. Ask yourself who is more fired up? D's or R's?
So... worse than 52-39?
Posted by: DANEgerus at April 26, 2012 03:21 PM (e3/KR)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 26, 2012 03:23 PM (jucos)
Posted by: willow at April 26, 2012 03:24 PM (TomZ9)
Posted by: Libyan sailor at April 26, 2012 03:25 PM (z9HTb)
You can argue all you want about Kubrick's "brilliance" but I think his record was pretty spotty. 2001: A space Odyssey is a horrible, unintelligible hash of film clips. And I've watched it way more than once. I think why it has such a large cult following is because everybody can hypothesize on every part of the totally disjointed film.
Elia Kazan, on the other hand, was a true genius. The ultimate proof of it was how many film industry leftists refused to applaud his lifetime achievement award during the 1999 Oscar awards presentation.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at April 26, 2012 03:26 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: An Egyptian Whore House at April 26, 2012 03:27 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Dagny at April 26, 2012 04:36 PM (4yXmp)
The fugly ones are counting on it.
Posted by: HoundOfDoom at April 26, 2012 03:27 PM (KhioZ)
Posted by: steevy at April 26, 2012 03:28 PM (7W3wI)
It only feels big going in, Joe.
Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2012 03:29 PM (QKKT0)
****
He was busted twice in the past few weeks for possession of oxycodone which was "taken from other people's residences." So, theft? Possession?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 03:29 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 26, 2012 03:30 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: steevy at April 26, 2012 03:32 PM (7W3wI)
This links to Hot Air, and it's about Romney and his sons saving a family and their dog from drowning.
Round 2, anybody?
Posted by: jwb7605 at April 26, 2012 03:33 PM (Qxe/p)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 03:33 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 26, 2012 03:35 PM (niZvt)
Witnesses claim one of those attackers screamed, "That's justice for Trayvon" as she drove away.
"[police]I can tell you without a doubt 100 percent that the Trayvon Martin case was not the motivating factor, said Levy. "That 100 percent, it is an ongoing incident between people that have been fighting for a few years now."
Linked on Drudge.
Posted by: 13times at April 26, 2012 03:36 PM (h6XiD)
Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2012 03:36 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 26, 2012 03:36 PM (jucos)
520 516 Seriously,was he talking about Obama's dick or what?
Teddy Roosevelt was sorta famous for saying his foreign policy was to "Speak softly, but carry a big stick". .....Biden probably doesn't realize that a lot of people today don't 'get' his reference to that.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 03:37 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 03:38 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Blog Driver at April 26, 2012 03:38 PM (jucos)
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 03:39 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 26, 2012 03:39 PM (niZvt)
He was once declared to be a quarterback too and we all know how that turned out. Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 26, 2012 07:08 PM (jucos)
Thanks for the reminder, punk.
Posted by: eureka! the Charger Fan at April 26, 2012 03:39 PM (81yf8)
Give Kubrick some credit for Dr. Strangelove and Barry Lydon - the former resonates with audiences to this day, and the latter was a lavish evocation of the Eighteenth Century in all its glamor and grittiness, with the added plus of having a protagonist who was a completely unappealing douchebag, for whom Kubrick still managed to evoke some strange sympathy.
If you really want to plumb the depths of weirdness, check out the conspiracy theories out there about 2001 and The Shining - people are seriously trying to argue that 2001 was Kubrick's dry-run test film to prove that he had the right stuff to fake the Apollo 11 moon landing footage, and The Shining is his coded admission of guilt over doing this. It's the sort of thing that leaves even the Icke and Alex Jones types shaking their heads.
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 26, 2012 03:39 PM (pYA5L)
Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2012 07:36 PM (QKKT0)
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The door's locked. But I'm hearing bottles clinking and moaning.
Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2012 03:40 PM (brD2T)
Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2012 07:36 PM (QKKT0)
Looks like a man's belt and 2X4. Is that good or bad?
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 03:41 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2012 03:41 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: steevy at April 26, 2012 03:41 PM (7W3wI)
Barky is no Teddy Roosevelt.....not by a long shot. .....Roosevelt never bowed to any foreign leader. He kicked ass, and asked questions later.....just like Biden is trying trash Bush for doing.
Biden, as usual, us full of shit.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 03:42 PM (O4AQQ)
***
Fox and Friends did a segment this morning based upon what he would screw up today. Then they played some of his greatest hits.
He has now become a running comedy bit.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 03:43 PM (piMMO)
FIFY
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at April 26, 2012 03:44 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 26, 2012 03:46 PM (pYA5L)
Posted by: toby928© at April 26, 2012 03:46 PM (NG097)
541 Didn't Kubrick do Eyes Wide Shut? I didn't see it but I hear it was a bucket of crap.
Yeah, I think so. ....Saw it. Wish I could delete it from memory. "Bucket of crap" is putting it mildly.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 03:46 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 03:46 PM (YdQQY)
****
It wasn't sexy, it was perverse.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2012 03:48 PM (piMMO)
Compared to his other stuff? Yeah. It was a weird film. It's like he was hinting at an undiscovered underworld but all the sex and innuendo got in the way. I think Kubrick died near the end of its making which would explain either its a) lack of focus, b) focus on the least interesting parts of an "underworld," or c) its general crapitude despite expensive casting.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 26, 2012 03:49 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 03:49 PM (YdQQY)
A war we won that Obama bids fair to throw away, brain damaged sucker of cock.
The fucking word Victory will never pass their God cursed lips.
Posted by: toby928© at April 26, 2012 03:49 PM (NG097)
Posted by: Ronster at April 26, 2012 03:49 PM (8oQw/)
It's more than a little ridiculous to see that hack Biden giving credit to Obama for getting Bin Laden. This after Obama - and by extension Biden, as a Democrat - doing everything in their power to undermine everything the Bush Administration was trying to do to get Bin Laden. From non stop attacks on the Patriot Act to doing everything in their power to stop any effective interrogation techniques - both these fucks have the temerity to take credit for, essentially, 'just being there' when all those policies and efforts were finally rewarded.
Fucking Democrats have no shame.
Posted by: LGoPs at April 26, 2012 03:51 PM (+Uv5V)
Posted by: steevy at April 26, 2012 03:52 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 26, 2012 03:52 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2012 03:53 PM (QKKT0)
And contrary to Walter Frakin Conkite, the Tet Offensive was a horrible failure for the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese.
Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 03:53 PM (YdQQY)
548 544 How did I spell hilarious hoarius?
I'll bet that "hoarius" is a word in some language. ....I thought that maybe you were using some Latin word-origin or something.
Posted by: wheatie at April 26, 2012 03:54 PM (O4AQQ)
Posted by: Jimbo at April 26, 2012 03:58 PM (O3R/2)
Eyes Wide Shut made some interesting comments about trust, about male and female sexuality, about the sort of wack shit the ultra-powerful class get up to,* about the choices people make every hour.
*This is fascinating to me. People just don't seem to get how sinister and evil people can be. For instance Walter Duranty of Ukraine-famine fame was an actual Satanist (Crowley sect). In general, assuming you're not very talented, the more evil you are, the more fun you'll have. That's why Obama gravitated toward communist and racist organisations all his life.
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Posted by: Vic at April 26, 2012 07:53 PM (YdQQY)
But, but, but....Walter was America's anchorman.
Posted by: Liberal fucking idiots. at April 26, 2012 04:01 PM (ZOf1l)
So she doesn't get the movie? I could understand the last act where starstuff turns into a fetus could be confusing, but monkees? Obviously they're there to show gratuitous violence before even Korova Milkbars had evolved.
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