December 21, 2012
— DrewM And the "Global Test" is back!
Obama, making the announcement as Kerry and his wife looked on, praised the senator's "extraordinarily distinguished Senate career" and military service "with valor" in the Vietnam War."Over these many years, John's earned the respect and confidence of leaders around the world. He is not going to need a lot of on-the-job-training," Obama said. "I think it is fair to say that few individuals know as many presidents and prime ministers or grasp our foreign policies as firmly as John Kerry, and this makes him a perfect choice to guide American diplomacy in the years ahead."
Kerry has traveled the globe on behalf of the Obama administration to mend frayed relationships. Most notably, he traveled to Pakistan after relations had been set back by a series of incidents, including the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
"John's played a central role in every major foreign policy debate for nearly 30 years," Obama said. "As we turn the page on a decade of war, he understands that we have to harness all elements of American power and ensure that they're working together, diplomatic and development, economic and political, military and intelligence as well as the power of our values which inspires so many people around the world."
4 years of him and Obama is going to mighty tough to listen to.
Deval Patrick will make an interim appointment and then there will be a special election. Will Scott Brown go for it again?
Fun factoid: Kerry's nomination will have to be cleared by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The same committee he's chairman of at the moment.
As Chairman of Foreign Relations, Kerry helped sheppard Obama's START II deal with the Russians through the Senate. The treaty was too awful even for....Lindsay Graham.
Flexibility baby!
As you might expect, Kerry is no fan of missile defense. Obama is clearly transmitting information to Vladimir via this appointment.
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Posted by: Vic at December 21, 2012 10:49 AM (53z96)
Name one Barry
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 21, 2012 10:50 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: LASue at December 21, 2012 10:50 AM (gjIQF)
Posted by: Spypeach at December 21, 2012 10:51 AM (pwTow)
Posted by: LASue at December 21, 2012 10:51 AM (gjIQF)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 21, 2012 10:51 AM (K+mtQ)
Posted by: ElKomandante at December 21, 2012 10:51 AM (k9osu)
Kind of like reruns of a show that you hate but for some reason have seen every episode.*
*(AMIRITE? I have no idea how this happens but it does)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at December 21, 2012 10:52 AM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Soona at December 21, 2012 10:52 AM (fQaiK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 21, 2012 10:52 AM (QKKT0)
We'll be lucky if we make it 2 years before the wheels come off and the engine catches on fire.
Let it burn.
Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Are Now Decorated For Christmas at December 21, 2012 10:53 AM (+AV7H)
On the wrong side, EVERY. DAMN. TIME.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 21, 2012 10:54 AM (QKKT0)
Posted by: shibumi at December 21, 2012 10:54 AM (z63Tr)
Posted by: multitude at December 21, 2012 10:55 AM (bpONz)
Maybe TFG can hint to JK to pay is fuggin boat tax.
Posted by: sTevo at December 21, 2012 10:55 AM (VMcEw)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 21, 2012 10:55 AM (QKKT0)
Posted by: toby928© for TB at December 21, 2012 10:55 AM (evdj2)
Time to put on my NY Times "serious journalism" hat: "Has embattled senator John Kerry ever released his very controversial military record? Unnamed Democratic senators from his own party are asking why he hasn't released his military record! What is he hiding?? Eleventyyyyy1!!!!1!!!!"
Posted by: Javelina Bomb at December 21, 2012 10:57 AM (Wf+X1)
Posted by: SurferDoc at December 21, 2012 10:57 AM (6H6FZ)
Posted by: DAve at December 21, 2012 10:58 AM (XDC0v)
Posted by: State Department at December 21, 2012 10:59 AM (nyG2S)
So there's that.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 21, 2012 10:59 AM (QKKT0)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:00 AM (6zgse)
Posted by: BuddyPC at December 21, 2012 11:00 AM (jfUIE)
Posted by: tcn at December 21, 2012 11:00 AM (VLG62)
Very funny.
Posted by: your betters in the Media at December 21, 2012 11:00 AM (bAGA/)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:01 AM (6zgse)
I wonder if John still has the shortwave set North Vietnamese Military Intelligence gave him.....
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 21, 2012 11:01 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 21, 2012 02:50 PM (1Jaio)
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 11:02 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: your betters in the Media at December 21, 2012 11:02 AM (bAGA/)
Posted by: BuddyPC at December 21, 2012 11:02 AM (jfUIE)
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at December 21, 2012 11:03 AM (ygCDu)
Posted by: SurferDoc at December 21, 2012 11:03 AM (6H6FZ)
Posted by: Rob McNeece at December 21, 2012 11:04 AM (YesJa)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 03:00 PM (6zgse)
See, here's the deal. I don't expect Obama or anybody else to do much for any minorities except make sure that their rights are not infringed upon. Not those made-up "rights" from affirmative actions programs, but the same rights everyone in this country has--the God given ones enumerated in the Constitution. The fact that some blacks in this country THINK he should be giving them extra this and that is stupid, and that they call those extras "rights" is criminal. But maybe if the press would quick flogging the race card, we could see this for what it is: craven self-promotion by the JEF.
Posted by: tcn at December 21, 2012 11:04 AM (VLG62)
Posted by: SFGoth at December 21, 2012 11:04 AM (dZ756)
Posted by: Andy at December 21, 2012 11:05 AM (C/NnJ)
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 11:05 AM (nqBYe)
Only those who have stared coolly into the receding shoulder blades of a deadly possible enemy and shot him down without flinching can understand what I went through.
Posted by: John F'n Kerry (D) War Hero at December 21, 2012 11:05 AM (QKKT0)
Posted by: DAve at December 21, 2012 11:05 AM (XDC0v)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at December 21, 2012 11:05 AM (SkyIE)
Posted by: Vic at December 21, 2012 02:49 PM
The Senate will confirm Kerry so fast you'd think they were making for the bar to hoist a few (taxpayer supported) drinks. I predict 90-5 (some of 'em won't bother to show up, as usual) or better.
After all, he's a fucking Senator, a Colleague and One of Their Own. Bitch McConnell will praise his "good friend" as if he was talking about Sgt. York.
Jesus, I hate watching my country die.
Posted by: MrScribbler at December 21, 2012 11:06 AM (yKUrR)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:06 AM (6zgse)
Posted by: MrScribbler at December 21, 2012 03:06 PM (yKUrR)
You misinterpreted the results. They want to be rid of him just as much as you. This is the Peter Principle in action.
Posted by: tcn at December 21, 2012 11:07 AM (VLG62)
Posted by: El Patron AuthorLMendez, Wishing Everyone Happy Holidays at December 21, 2012 11:07 AM (yAor6)
Posted by: jmel at December 21, 2012 11:09 AM (OLmL9)
Posted by: rickl at December 21, 2012 11:10 AM (zoehZ)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:10 AM (6zgse)
Posted by: Max Wedge at December 21, 2012 11:10 AM (DPXnL)
Why would anyone vote for Scott Brown again?
If you want to vote for a commie, why not go for broke? Seems MA voters did just that last election.
Posted by: Invictus at December 21, 2012 11:10 AM (OQpzc)
Democrats, no matter who the nominee is, will always oppose them and always say that the nomination of X is cause for concern for some bullshit reasons.
But not Republicans.
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 11:11 AM (ptD6d)
The tax cheat's back, I see... I wonder if anyone in the media is going to point out that the administration tried to put him into a position four years ago, but backed out when it came to light that he'd cheated on his taxes.
I'm starting to wonder, is cheating on your taxes a requirement for a position in this administration?
Posted by: junior at December 21, 2012 11:11 AM (UWFpX)
Posted by: DAve at December 21, 2012 11:11 AM (XDC0v)
Posted by: tcn at December 21, 2012 03:07 PM
You must be new to this "politics" shit. Senatorial blood and brotherhood are thicker than water. And thicker than patriotism.
Kerry is "one of them." They protect and promote each other, cover up for their "colleagues'" drunkenness, small fuckups, misdemeanors and felonies.
Posted by: MrScribbler at December 21, 2012 11:12 AM (yKUrR)
Posted by: nobama2012 at December 21, 2012 11:12 AM (dr6XJ)
Posted by: Vizzini [/i] at December 21, 2012 11:12 AM (O7Q1u)
Posted by: DAve at December 21, 2012 11:13 AM (XDC0v)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:14 AM (6zgse)
I proper Let it Burn strategy is to vote for people who are so fucked they scare the shit out of limousine liberals.
Let the rich reap what they sowed.
Posted by: Invictus at December 21, 2012 11:14 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 03:10 PM (6zgse)
Africa has been sunk by several factors, not the least of which was colonialism that ignored tribal factions. At no time have the majority of Africans been given any reason to improve their overall situation--creation of a constitutional republic is the privilege of those who be sure they will be eating tomorrow, which much of Africa is not. On the other hand, most Africans I have met are serious about hard work and consummate reward, so that impulse actually exists.
I grew up in Alaska, where the problems of the natives are similar while not being exactly the same. Most of the villages have members who work hard for very little reward, and members who expect whitey to give them everything from schools to twinkies.
I understand the impulse to dance with the one who brung ya, but I do not understand dancing with the one who brung ya to the edge of the cliff and then gave you a shove. That is how I see the "black" vote going for Obama. How is it that they cannot see it as well?
Posted by: tcn at December 21, 2012 11:16 AM (VLG62)
Senate Republicans trying to think:
Should we use the confirmation hearings to advance our agenda and ding up Obama and the Democrats, or should we just Kerry a free pass?
Senate Republicans in unison: Free pass!
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 11:16 AM (ptD6d)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:16 AM (6zgse)
He has done so well! They love us now!
don't think hard about this.
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 11:16 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:19 AM (6zgse)
finally we have peace and love and especially arms into plowshares for the world.
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 11:19 AM (nqBYe)
Maybe Obama was high at the time, but I recall when Kerry ran for President, one of his biggest problems was that he DID NOT HAVE AN "extraordinarily distinguished Senate career."
I don't recall hearing anything since that would have changed that.
Words. We use 'em, but not for communication...
Posted by: BurtTC at December 21, 2012 11:19 AM (TOk1P)
Kerry will be an awful Sec of State, even worse than Hillary Clinton.
Why?
Because he's lazy and he, like Hillary and Obama, have no idea how to be an administrator of a large department.
But Kerry's downfall at State will be because he's lazy. He'll quit after one year. Kerry likes to travel, vote occasionally, and hob-nob, he doesn't like to actually work.
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 11:20 AM (ptD6d)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 21, 2012 11:21 AM (4WhSY)
Posted by: tcn at December 21, 2012 11:21 AM (VLG62)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 21, 2012 11:21 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:21 AM (6zgse)
Kerry goes to Davros, Switzerland to pretend he's actually there on business, but he goes there to ski and be "seen."
Kerry is 69 years old, and he is a lazy erudite. Very very lazy.
One year, if that, and he's done.
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 11:22 AM (ptD6d)
Posted by: Old Bob at December 21, 2012 11:22 AM (TgZ6X)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:22 AM (6zgse)
don't worry- it won't be Kerry's fault
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:22 AM (8sCoq)
Only those who have stared coolly into the receding shoulder blades of a deadly possible enemy and shot him down without flinching can understand what I went through.
Posted by: John F'n Kerry (D) War Hero at December 21, 2012 03:05 PM (QKKT0)
John F'n Kerry was my Saigon Princess
Posted by: Jung Fung Dung at December 21, 2012 11:23 AM (0oXia)
McCain, the guy who thinks it is bitchin to lock up Americans indefinitely, is BFF with Kerry.
Demint thinks Harry Reid is a righteous dude.
They are all frauds. I'm voting for whoever brings home the most money.
Pork Party 2014. Because, fuck you, pay me.
Posted by: Invictus at December 21, 2012 11:24 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:25 AM (6zgse)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 21, 2012 11:26 AM (1Jaio)
But Kerry's downfall at State will be because he's lazy. He'll quit after one year. Kerry likes to travel, vote occasionally, and hob-nob, he doesn't like to actually work.
One could argue that's a feature, not a bug. Kind of a LIB-Foreign Policy Edition.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 21, 2012 11:26 AM (3x3F6)
how does a guy who manufactured Purple Heart citations, and accused his fellow soldiers of war crimes, get to be a US Senator and SecDef nominee?
he should have been hiding in shame all these years
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:27 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Soona at December 21, 2012 11:27 AM (fQaiK)
Posted by: Stacy0311 at December 21, 2012 11:28 AM (nCRP2)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:28 AM (6zgse)
If the Swift Boat Vets can crank up the fundraising machinery, I believe we can raise enough for a fairly serious carpet bombing of the media.
Kerry will most likely be confirmed, but we can insure that whatever is left of reputation is destroyed. This is a mission to bring the story of John Kerry to the masses, exposing him as the slimy coward he is.
Let's make sure Teresa insists on separate cars from now on.
Posted by: jwest at December 21, 2012 11:29 AM (ZDsRL)
YA ON THE WRONG FU%KING side of said debate.
Posted by: bobbymike at December 21, 2012 11:30 AM (wJSZn)
Posted by: Whiskey_Joe at December 21, 2012 11:30 AM (RIm0W)
Posted by: Wooga at December 21, 2012 11:31 AM (dFUso)
Posted by: toby928© for TB at December 21, 2012 11:31 AM (evdj2)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at December 21, 2012 11:31 AM (cgXSq)
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 03:20 PM (ptD6d)
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Same could be said about Hillary. Exactly what did she really accomplish for the US? This is just a continuation of the last four years.
Posted by: Soona at December 21, 2012 11:32 AM (fQaiK)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:32 AM (8sCoq)
Yeah, what a horse face!
Posted by: Sarah Jessica Parker at December 21, 2012 11:33 AM (dFUso)
Posted by: dantesed at December 21, 2012 11:33 AM (GmsM/)
Kerry will have a great legacy at State.
It will be under his watch that Iran builds the bomb and probably test-detonates at least one.
It will be under his watch that North Korea finally does send a nuke to Seoul.
It will be under Kerry's watch that full-blown war in the middle east breaks out, started by the Muslim Brotherhood.
All of Obama's and Hillary Clinton's foreign chickens are coming home to roost.
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 11:34 AM (ptD6d)
I predict 90-5
Posted by: MrScribbler
The vote on Hillary was 94-2, and one of the nays was De Mint.
Kerry levels up, 96-0.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 21, 2012 11:34 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Old Bob at December 21, 2012 11:34 AM (TgZ6X)
Posted by: camel's pleasing themselves at December 21, 2012 11:35 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: some stalwart Repub Senator at December 21, 2012 11:35 AM (nyG2S)
LOL... the voters of Massachussetts can all choke to death on a bag o' dicks. They're not going to elect Scott Brown.
Brown's not much use to the GOP or conservatism either, so I really don't care. If the majority of that rotten state feels that Elizabeth Warren is fit for the US Senate, then the whole state can fall into the bay as far as I'm concerned.
I think Kerry's Vietnam fraud should be rehashed again, for the simple nihilistic pleasure of doing so.
God this place sucks.
Posted by: Sam In VA at December 21, 2012 11:36 AM (rFiOs)
Posted by: sounds about right at December 21, 2012 11:36 AM (LpQbZ)
Prof. Jacobson:
"The GOP is like a public school that rewards students with social promotions. Just as scads of high school grads canÂ’t read and compute at grade level, senior Republican candidates and office holders can neither read the national tea leaves nor compute winning strategies."
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 21, 2012 11:37 AM (FaqTv)
Posted by: Old Bob at December 21, 2012 03:22 PM (TgZ6X)
Swift Boat Vets site is still up, but "inactive": http://tinyurl.com/c8g2wys
This sub-page might get you started: http://tinyurl.com/d26nbcw
They seem to have sent the "comment" section down the memory hole. That's where most of the good evidence was.
Posted by: jwb7605 (Let It Burn) at December 21, 2012 11:37 AM (Qxe/p)
I'd be quite pleased if Scott Brown ran and won. It would put one senator closer to ousting Harry Reid in 2014.
* if Scott Brown wins again in 2014, that is.
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 11:38 AM (ptD6d)
I can't even comprehend the train of thought that would produce what I'm seeing posted there
I weep for my Nation
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:38 AM (8sCoq)
That John Kerry?
Fuck both him and TFG with Moochelle's dick.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 21, 2012 11:39 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: georgeofthedesert at December 21, 2012 11:39 AM (Eq2MX)
I support any program that brings fed dollars to Texas. I no longer give a shit if the USA goes bankrupt. In fact, I support it.
Texas, uber alles, bitches.
Catch the wave, or drown. I don't give a fuck about anything that does not advance Texas.
Posted by: Invictus at December 21, 2012 11:40 AM (OQpzc)
Barky Commie Obama as pResident;
John The Warrior Kerry as Sec State;
Joe ADHD Biden as a heartbeat away from the presidency;
Eric Red Holder as AG at DoJ;
Chuck Anti-Semite Hagel as Sec Def;
Mitch McConnell as well-deserved minority Senate leader;
John Tanning Booth Boehner as House Majority Back Room Deal Maker, and
scores of unaccountable unelected, but appropriately named, czars.
What could possibly go wrong!
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 21, 2012 11:40 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: John Kerry, Global Intestinal Worm at December 21, 2012 11:41 AM (w41GQ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 11:41 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 11:41 AM (6zgse)
Posted by: bloggers gone wild! at December 21, 2012 11:42 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: Dave M at December 21, 2012 11:42 AM (5s32q)
(seen on twitter)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:42 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 11:43 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 03:38 PM (8sCoq)
I think past tense is appropriate here since I am no longer sure we have a nation as we once understood it.
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 21, 2012 11:43 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: I hope that didn't sound too racist... at December 21, 2012 11:43 AM (LpQbZ)
Obama's treaty that John Kerry worked with is 'New START'
START II was actually a somewhat stillborn treaty signed by GHWB that delt with deMIRVing each sides strategic missile forces, but never got put into effect.
Posted by: Uriah Heep at December 21, 2012 11:44 AM (jhI6f)
Posted by: Conservatives want our children murdered at December 21, 2012 11:44 AM (HL0e9)
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 21, 2012 03:43 PM (Cnqmv)
it bears no resemblance to the country I grew up in 1958-1976
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:45 AM (8sCoq)
America is dead. I can't get outraged that they're stealing the shoes, too. America isn't going to need those shoes anymore.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 21, 2012 11:45 AM (DuH+r)
Posted by: Vic at December 21, 2012 11:45 AM (53z96)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 11:46 AM (VtjlW)
Every thread needs a dick. You're it.
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:48 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Vic at December 21, 2012 03:45 PM (53z96)
---- He was and is a fucking traitor, so he is perfect for this administration
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at December 21, 2012 11:49 AM (R8hU8)
148 I like pie.
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 03:46 PM (VtjlW)
I've heard that about you. What flavor you like best?
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 21, 2012 11:50 AM (da5Wo)
don't worry, the Republicans will bring that up during the confirmation hearings.
hahahahahahhahaahhahahaha!
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 11:50 AM (ptD6d)
Posted by: Isn't this all wrong? at December 21, 2012 11:50 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 11:51 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Vic at December 21, 2012 03:45 PM (53z96)---- He was and is a fucking traitor, so he is perfect for this administration
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at December 21, 2012 03:49 PM (R8hU
I'm surprised that Barry didn't nominate Jane Fonda. She went to Vietnam too
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 21, 2012 11:51 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 11:52 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 11:52 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Cricket at December 21, 2012 11:52 AM (DrC22)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 03:46 PM (VtjlW)
If you hurry, you might get the last slice of blueberry in the kitchen..... ooops, too late. The boy snarfed it.
Posted by: tcn at December 21, 2012 11:53 AM (VLG62)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 11:53 AM (XkWWK)
fuuuuuuuhhhh...
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:54 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 11:54 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 03:52 PM (XkWWK)
Too late Ford already pardoned her.
Posted by: Vic at December 21, 2012 11:54 AM (53z96)
And now I must enjoy my Holiday break. IÂ’ll see if I can posts during it but overall iÂ’ll be pretty silent the next 2 weeks. So just in case, I just want to say Merry Christmas!
Posted by: El Patron AuthorLMendez, Wishing Everyone Happy Holidays at December 21, 2012 11:55 AM (yAor6)
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 21, 2012 03:43 PM (Cnqmv)
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I agree. I wasn't just talking shit or wailing over an election loss on the evening of Nov 6th. We lost the nation that night.
Posted by: Soona at December 21, 2012 11:55 AM (fQaiK)
123 90 Have heard that Kerry actually advised N. Viet negotiators in Paris while still a sworn U.S. Naval Reserve officer. Can someone with effective (mine are severely affective) on-line search skills find and link proof or denial of this?
Posted by: Old Bob at December 21, 2012 03:22 PM (TgZ6X)
On the Swift Boat site is a topic: Bombshell: Kerry met with terrorists
http://tinyurl.com/cy7ff4d
I think you need to be registered there to see it.
I "dropped off" right after Kerry lost the election.
"jwb7605" and old password still worked, though, if there are others that were members and want to dig around.
Posted by: jwb7605 (Let It Burn) at December 21, 2012 11:57 AM (Qxe/p)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 21, 2012 11:58 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 12:00 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Killerdog at December 21, 2012 12:01 PM (TCVO1)
Am I to understand that none of you have seen this season's Doctor Who's because they haven't aired yet over here?
1. haha, suckas
2. you ain't missing much -- all 5 episodes are the same old shit: Either Amy, Rory, or the Doctor dies, they cry, and then at the end nobody is dead!
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 12:02 PM (ptD6d)
Zero Times Thirty
Posted by: ontherocks at December 21, 2012 12:02 PM (aZ6ew)
why am I watching this sappy Hallmark Christmas movie?
I'm watching some asian chick with an English accent talk about equivalence relations.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 21, 2012 12:03 PM (3x3F6)
Posted by: toby928© for TB at December 21, 2012 12:03 PM (evdj2)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 12:04 PM (VtjlW)
Huh? That was this past season, which came and went months ago. Next season has a new companion. One who got naked in Californication.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 21, 2012 12:04 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:05 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: toby928© for TB at December 21, 2012 12:06 PM (evdj2)
And that was on his first day.
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 21, 2012 12:06 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 12:06 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:06 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Killerdog at December 21, 2012 12:07 PM (TCVO1)
Posted by: toby928© for TB at December 21, 2012 12:07 PM (evdj2)
It will be interesting over the next couple of years to see how our allies handle the realization that we ain't gonna do jack shit about fuckall.
You stupid bastards are on your own.
Posted by: eleven at December 21, 2012 12:07 PM (fsLdt)
Posted by: garrett at December 21, 2012 12:08 PM (ylHp2)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:09 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:10 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 12:10 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Killerdog at December 21, 2012 04:01 PM (TCVO1)
He was whoring himself out to the VC & North Vietnam but that's public knowledge
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 21, 2012 12:10 PM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at December 21, 2012 12:11 PM (PMGbu)
Makes sense to me.
Posted by: © Sponge at December 21, 2012 12:11 PM (UK9cE)
Merry Christmas, toby.
maybe next year you can join the rest of civilization and buy a smartphone with internet
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 12:11 PM (ptD6d)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:12 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Killerdog at December 21, 2012 12:12 PM (TCVO1)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 04:09 PM (XkWWK)
Nahh, it'll be Israel/Iran and India/Pakistan. Order can be flipped on that as well.
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 04:10 PM (VtjlW)
Why not say all of the above?
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 12:12 PM (nqBYe)
Name one other American hero like John F'n Kerry who was awarded three Purple Hearts without ever spending a day hospitalized? It was a medical miracle, a big fucking miracle.
Posted by: Dr Fish, TDY to SAT for ill mom at December 21, 2012 12:13 PM (ndqJC)
Posted by: wooga at December 21, 2012 12:13 PM (dFUso)
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 12:13 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: wth at December 21, 2012 12:14 PM (wAQA5)
season 7 of Doctor Who began last September, aired 5 episodes
it will return in April for the other 9 episodes (besides the Christmas special)
so it's still in the middle of season 7
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 12:14 PM (ptD6d)
Posted by: alexthechick - Told you we weren't worthy of SMOD at December 21, 2012 12:15 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at December 21, 2012 12:15 PM (dvRYt)
Posted by: CarolT at December 21, 2012 12:15 PM (CofEF)
Senator John Kerry was the correct choice, and I wholeheartedly endorse his selection. He was five-hands above the other candidates.
Posted by: Sarah Jessica Parker at December 21, 2012 12:16 PM (ndqJC)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:16 PM (XkWWK)
Of all the naked hotassery on that show, the first person who comes to your mind is David Duchovny???
Who are you and what have you done with alexthechick?
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 21, 2012 12:16 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 04:13 PM (nqBYe)
----
Will a Rufinol do???
Posted by: fixerupper at December 21, 2012 12:16 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: ejo at December 21, 2012 12:17 PM (GXvSO)
after I eat I get sharp pains in my lower abdomen on the right side
what's that, my liver?
my appendix?
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 12:17 PM (ptD6d)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:18 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: DAve at December 21, 2012 12:18 PM (XDC0v)
Crap. I can't give my candid opinion here without being banned.
Just have to express my profound dismay.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 21, 2012 12:19 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: jakeman at December 21, 2012 12:19 PM (96M6e)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:19 PM (XkWWK)
For Chrissakes confirm this guy so he can finally get his ass over to Cambodia for Christmas. Sear the other side of his Lurch-headed brain.
Posted by: Mac at December 21, 2012 12:19 PM (0J18b)
Posted by: connielu at December 21, 2012 12:20 PM (i0aCV)
Posted by: Old Bob at December 21, 2012 12:20 PM (TgZ6X)
Posted by: wth at December 21, 2012 12:20 PM (wAQA5)
John Kerry's discharge records reflected a Silver Star with "V" devise. The SS is a valor award and does not require a "V." Kerry forged his records, but claimed the records clerk made a mistake. Bullshit!
Posted by: Dr Fish, TDY to SAT for ill mom at December 21, 2012 12:21 PM (ndqJC)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:21 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Vizzini [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:22 PM (O7Q1u)
Okay everybody, shop Walmart!
Why? They're out of guns.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 21, 2012 12:22 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Fritz at December 21, 2012 12:22 PM (w3+gB)
Posted by: Butters at December 21, 2012 12:23 PM (NIZHJ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:23 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:23 PM (feFL6)
John's earned the respect and confidence of leaders around the world. He is not going to need a lot of on-the-job-training," Obama said.
Slap at Hillary?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at December 21, 2012 12:23 PM (4u2LN)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:24 PM (XkWWK)
John Kerry, Sarah Jessica Parker and a horse walk into a bar. The bartender looks at them and says
'first drink on the house since its my first time meeting triplets'
Posted by: polynikes at December 21, 2012 12:24 PM (m2CN7)
Posted by: SpongeBob Saget's square dildo at December 21, 2012 12:24 PM (97nMP)
Posted by: jakeman at December 21, 2012 12:26 PM (96M6e)
if pain doesn't abate see doc.
another way to give more credibilty to appendix is to poke (another person poking sometimes is best )four fingers into area,
see if you faint.
(i'm not a health care provider online or off.)
anyway pain usually escalates.
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 12:26 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 21, 2012 04:23 PM (feFL6)
sounds yummy !
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 12:27 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: rickb223 Let. It. Burn. at December 21, 2012 12:27 PM (GFM2b)
what's that, my liver?
my appendix?
Rarely liver. Possible Appendix, possible gall bladder. Both of which require a doctors intervention to avoid death. In other words see your doctor, chances are you need him/her.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at December 21, 2012 12:27 PM (0q2P7)
One of my life goals is living long enough to piss on that man's grave.
This shit provides more than enough incentive.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 21, 2012 12:28 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:29 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Vic at December 21, 2012 12:29 PM (53z96)
Posted by: Vizzini [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:30 PM (O7Q1u)
Posted by: Killerdog at December 21, 2012 12:30 PM (TCVO1)
Posted by: Butters at December 21, 2012 04:23 PM (NIZHJ)
When filling out the paper work Kerry was wounded by a deadly paper clip, once had a staple break his skin and had a rather nasty paper cut that required a band aid. Very brave of him to face that kind of life threatening injuries
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 21, 2012 12:31 PM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Dr. Bernard Frank [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:32 PM (feFL6)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:32 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: President 3AM at December 21, 2012 12:33 PM (w3+gB)
Well that cements it as most likely either Gall Bladder or Appendicitis. The two are very close in symptoms. SEE YOUR DOCTOR before your appendix explodies and kills you over the course of a few hours of agonizing pain.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at December 21, 2012 12:33 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 12:33 PM (6zgse)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:34 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 21, 2012 12:34 PM (GVxQo)
just twinges of pain, nothing too bad
I'm just trying to figure out what organ is in the vicinity of my belt line on the right-ish side.
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 12:34 PM (ptD6d)
Posted by: dantesed at December 21, 2012 12:35 PM (GmsM/)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:36 PM (XkWWK)
Well, that depends on whether you wrap it clockwise or counterclockwise.
Posted by: Vizzini [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:36 PM (O7Q1u)
Posted by: Killerdog at December 21, 2012 12:37 PM (TCVO1)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:37 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 04:30 PM (ptD6d)
am notPosted by: ette at December 21, 2012 12:37 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 04:34 PM (ptD6d)
There's a little rarer form of Diverticulitis that happens on the right side.
Colonoscopy would find that as well.
Posted by: ontherocks at December 21, 2012 12:38 PM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: CarolT at December 21, 2012 12:39 PM (tmzN0)
Posted by: Big Appendix at December 21, 2012 12:39 PM (w3+gB)
you guys are morbid, you know that?
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 04:30 PM (ptD6d)
Castration.
Or looser underwear, if you're desperate.
Posted by: jwb7605 (Let It Burn) at December 21, 2012 12:39 PM (Qxe/p)
Posted by: eleven at December 21, 2012 12:39 PM (fsLdt)
>>>I'm just trying to figure out what organ is in the vicinity of my belt line on the right-ish side.
You've got five things in there. Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Appendix, Pancreas, gall bladder.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at December 21, 2012 12:39 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 21, 2012 12:40 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Killerdog at December 21, 2012 12:40 PM (TCVO1)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:40 PM (XkWWK)
There are no coefficients, no NAIRUs, no Phillips curves and no r-stars. And the rule has summed up Fed behavior in the post crisis world better than any other. To that end, the only safe place to hide from the guaranteed dilution of the real value of money and debt is in real/hard assets. And if you still believe (like I do) that the business cycle exists, and we will eventually see an upswing in real growth, then the best real asset is physical capital - specifically equity capital. Good luck trading.
Posted by: Gordon Gekko at December 21, 2012 12:40 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Wily Wrepublican Wench at December 21, 2012 12:40 PM (kXoT0)
below navel right side between right hip bone and umbilicus,
although sometimes the pain can be so intense one cannot tell but everything by and below umbilicus hurts.
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 12:41 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Web MD [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:41 PM (feFL6)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque at December 21, 2012 12:41 PM (6P9Du)
Well there's your problem. Maybe try eating for shorter periods of times. Honestly, I think everyone would be in pain after eating for 2 or 3 hours straight.
Seriously, definitely go see a doctor. could be allergies. could be gall bladder could be all kinds of stuff. Pain is a pretty could indicator that something is wrong.
Posted by: wiserbud at December 21, 2012 12:42 PM (gCa4h)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:43 PM (XkWWK)
how long does it take to take to normally recover from an ordinary cold?
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 12:43 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Rob McNeece at December 21, 2012 12:44 PM (YesJa)
Posted by: dananjcon at December 21, 2012 12:44 PM (jvd3N)
Posted by: eleven -- medicine man at December 21, 2012 12:44 PM (fsLdt)
Posted by: Big Appendix at December 21, 2012 12:45 PM (w3+gB)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:45 PM (XkWWK)
No such thing as an "ordinary" cold. Depending on how bad your symptoms became it can take a couple of days to a couple of months to fully recover.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at December 21, 2012 12:45 PM (0q2P7)
I thought we outlawed those? Along with car accidents and slippery sidewalks.
Posted by: Vizzini [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:45 PM (O7Q1u)
sooth, they knock you out for the colonoscopy. Haven't had the prostate exam, but had several colon tours. Nothin'
The endoscopy is what sucks. That thing makes your throat hurt for days (and makes you hope they did the throat first, as I asked the Doc to do for me)
Your pain could be any number of things, including small kidney or bladder stones.
Or it could be a portal to the negative dimension that is just waiting to suck you in from the inside out.
Posted by: imp at December 21, 2012 12:45 PM (UaxA0)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:46 PM (XkWWK)
Or put both hands on your shoulders.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at December 21, 2012 12:46 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Vic at December 21, 2012 12:46 PM (53z96)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:47 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: DriveBy at December 21, 2012 12:47 PM (PqT4s)
**
MINUNTES!! Thats right Minutes!! With my new health care plan you'll be whistlin dixie in no time.
Posted by: Barky the Carny Barker at December 21, 2012 12:48 PM (jvd3N)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:48 PM (XkWWK)
And you'll pay for the privilege, sonny.
Posted by: Big Appendix at December 21, 2012 12:48 PM (w3+gB)
You'd rather be awake so you can enjoy it?
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 21, 2012 12:48 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:49 PM (XkWWK)
All I know is, I really don't care much what happens. I just don't want to remember it.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at December 21, 2012 12:49 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:50 PM (XkWWK)
It could be worse. It could be someone you know.
Posted by: Vizzini [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:50 PM (O7Q1u)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:51 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 21, 2012 12:51 PM (6zgse)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:52 PM (XkWWK)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 04:49 PM (XkWWK)
**
Oh, Thats no douchbag my friends! Thats the new and improved Barka-matic health care system where anyone and everyone gets the same health treatment no matter what!! After-all its only fair... RIGHT??
Posted by: Barky the Carny Barker at December 21, 2012 12:52 PM (jvd3N)
Posted by: eleven -- medicine man at December 21, 2012 12:53 PM (fsLdt)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 21, 2012 12:54 PM (XkWWK)
you think I'm going under while strangers in a cold room play with my rectum?
Hopefully your doctor will take you out for dinner and a show first. That makes it much nicer.
(Actually, the cleaning out of your intestines is ... interesting. Can't say as I'd do it without having a procedure coming up, but getting rid of absolutely EVERYTHING inside is a unique experience)
Posted by: imp at December 21, 2012 12:54 PM (UaxA0)
Posted by: Barky the Carny Barker at December 21, 2012 12:55 PM (jvd3N)
Posted by: KG at December 21, 2012 12:55 PM (p7BzH)
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you think I'm going under while strangers in a cold room play with my rectum?
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soothsayer,
They now have a little pill-shaped camera...that you swallow.
It shows what is going on, all the way down.
You don't have to go through all that other invasive stuff...unless there is a damn good reason to.
There are a variety of intestinal conditions that might be causing your pains.
It could be something like a slight impaction, or clog, that has started.
Try taking some sort of High Fiber super-clean-you-out sort of stuff...and see if that gets rid of your pain.
Posted by: wheatie at December 21, 2012 12:55 PM (K4wCe)
Posted by: Web MD [/i] at December 21, 2012 12:55 PM (feFL6)
Posted by: Agent from H.A.R.M. at December 21, 2012 12:56 PM (PMGbu)
Posted by: Sharron Akin O'Mourdock at December 21, 2012 12:56 PM (pmsMR)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at December 21, 2012 01:00 PM (PMGbu)
Posted by: Big Appendix at December 21, 2012 01:01 PM (w3+gB)
I think it's rather appropriate that on a John Kerry confirmation thread we are talking about the close examination of assholes
Posted by: imp at December 21, 2012 01:01 PM (UaxA0)
Posted by: Mom at December 21, 2012 01:08 PM (PMGbu)
I don't think it warrants a doctor's visit yet, but thanks, everyone.
Posted by: soothsayer in a barrel going over the cliff at December 21, 2012 05:06 PM (ptD6d)
Be sure to ask questions about all the diagnoses given here.
That's how they learn things.
Posted by: jwb7605 (Let It Burn) at December 21, 2012 01:09 PM (Qxe/p)
Posted by: Braineaterbob at December 21, 2012 01:11 PM (qDbun)
Posted by: jakeman at December 21, 2012 01:13 PM (96M6e)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at December 21, 2012 05:00 PM (PMGbu)
All good advice.
Also...a lot of people don't realize that things like Antihistamines and Decongestants will cause dryness in your intestinal tract.
This can lead to pain, as things are moving through the intestines.
Taking meds to dry up your sinuses and sniffles...over a long period of time...can cause constipation, impactions, and even a nasty infection.
This happened to me.
I was misdiagnosed with all sorts of things...like Diverticulitus, Crones and IBD...and put through all that invasive stuff, until we finally figured out what was going on.
I now just take some herbal+fiber tablets whenever I have to take stuff for sniffles and congestion...and I'm fine.
Posted by: wheatie at December 21, 2012 01:13 PM (K4wCe)
Posted by: jakeman at December 21, 2012 01:14 PM (96M6e)
And here I would have thought that treason would disqualify someone from holding such an office. Of course, he is part of a lawless Senate that hasn't passed a budget in four years, so, you know, what the fuck.
Bartender? Just like the government of the United States, I'd like to run a tab.
A big fucking tab.
Posted by: -Shawn- at December 21, 2012 04:00 PM (MDVUQ)
Posted by: Truff at December 21, 2012 04:12 PM (fQlRP)
Posted by: ALL_IS_LOST at December 21, 2012 04:33 PM (T/L2Z)
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and Hagel? Is this the next insult?
Posted by: ette at December 21, 2012 10:48 AM (nqBYe)