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June 15, 2012

Obama's "Reframing" Speech Was a Replay
— Gabriel Malor

Yesterday the President claimed he would be reframing and rebooting his campaign's economic plans (I guess the old standby "pivot to jobs" is too worn out). But if you were unfortunate enough to have seen it, you'd have noticed that the speech was awfully familiar.

Why, it's just the same tired speech he always gives!!!

The RNC it's doing amazing fast response work with these ads. Kudos to Chairman Priebus and his team.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 03:43 AM | Comments (227)
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1 Well, Well: first.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and all that at June 15, 2012 03:46 AM (CP+yl)

2 Millionaires and Billionaires! Corporate Jets! Working Women! Let me be clear!!

Posted by: CoolCzech at June 15, 2012 03:47 AM (niZvt)

3 They are going to have to start hanging blinking applause signs on the back of TOTUS so his brain addled minions will know when to clap.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 03:47 AM (9TTOe)

4 So will Back to the future be Obama's new campaign slogan?

Posted by: Buzzsaw at June 15, 2012 03:48 AM (tf9Ne)

5 The dude has to go to community colleges to get a crowd...

Posted by: cajun carrot at June 15, 2012 03:49 AM (UZQM8)

6 Why does he even need a teleprompter at this point? He should have this speech memorized by now.

Posted by: JohnTant at June 15, 2012 03:49 AM (eytER)

7 Choom fog.

Posted by: Red in Maine at June 15, 2012 03:50 AM (hjick)

8 Kudos to the RNC. Yay!

Posted by: Ten at June 15, 2012 03:50 AM (56DAY)

9 4 So will Back to the future be Obama's new campaign slogan? Posted by: Buzzsaw at June 15, 2012 07:48 AM (tf9Ne) BACK TO TH FUTURE? Maybe he can trot out Michael J Fox. He can tell us how not being able to kill babies will stop the scientists from finding a cure for Parkinsons. You know what? I bet he's great on a Martini shaker.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 03:52 AM (9TTOe)

"As I have always said..."

"Some say..."

"Failed policies of the previous eight years (or something)..."

"For wealthy people like me..."

"Tax breaks for big oil..."

"Investments..."

"Teachers, policemen, and firefighters..."

"...through reduction in fraud and waste..."

Proving that one does not even have to pay attention any more to what he says. Ever.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at June 15, 2012 03:53 AM (B+qrE)

11 He's just trying to offset his and Moochelle's ludicrous "jetting around the world" AF One carbon foorprint by recycling his messages. Very green, you know.

Posted by: DocJ at June 15, 2012 03:55 AM (CDJHc)

12 BRB....check out my new, new speech. I wrote it. I spoke it. You heard it. Send me your money.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 03:55 AM (eavT+)

13 Whut?

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and all that at June 15, 2012 03:56 AM (CP+yl)

14 It's funny. How do you know Obama is about to lie to you? When he says, "Let me be clear" - here it comes!

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at June 15, 2012 03:57 AM (hlUJY)

There was one thing new: "I need a man date!"

Posted by: Canoedad at June 15, 2012 03:57 AM (A3zgF)

16 Well played, RNC! (Never thought I'd say that phrase.)

Must be hard for Obama to come up with a "new" speech when all of his ideas are 30+ years old.

Posted by: Lizzy at June 15, 2012 03:58 AM (kco//)

17 You'd think that after the RNC did this to his last couple of his Biggest Speech Evar!!11!s that they'd mix it up a little. But you'd be wrong.

Posted by: Andy at June 15, 2012 03:58 AM (9yau1)

18 Futther evidence that there's a clear difference between Priebus and Steele in terms of management.

Posted by: ironbill at June 15, 2012 03:58 AM (8HjJL)

19 Burn, straw men, burn!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at June 15, 2012 03:59 AM (iO3BG)

You know what? I bet he's great on a Martini shaker.

Heheh...funneh.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 04:01 AM (eavT+)

21 I have to admit that for someone who's name sounds like a punch line, he's doing very well.

One of the "momma's" (sorry, have not idea which one) on here is from his state and she vouched for him in no uncertain terms last year.

It helps that the candidate is also willing to take it to him and not be a wuss. (John, I'm talking about you).

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and all that at June 15, 2012 04:01 AM (CP+yl)

22 "It's funny. How do you know Obama is about to lie to you? When he says, "Let me be clear" - here it comes!"
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Also: "As I've said before..." or "As I've always said..." - which mean he's about to do a 180.

Every Obama statement says comes with an expiration date.

Posted by: Lizzy at June 15, 2012 04:01 AM (kco//)

23 Blame blame class warfare blame blame level playing field class warfare blame blame fair share blame class warfare Shit like that gets old very fast

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 15, 2012 04:03 AM (05RcU)

14 "It's funny. How do you know Obama is about to lie to you? When he says, "Let me be clear" - here it comes!"

All I need to see are his purple lips flapping to know he's lying.

Posted by: nraendowment at June 15, 2012 04:03 AM (1+CnU)

Errrr...phonin it in.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 04:03 AM (eavT+)

26 I knew they would do this, and in fact, they can do it for an future speech Obama will give. His speechwriters are worn out hacks.

Posted by: TheLittlShiningMan at June 15, 2012 04:04 AM (PH+2B)

27 Why don't they just do the Tupac hologram deal with Obama? Save all that jet fuel pumping AF1 everywhere, and the he could just play golf and shit.

Posted by: Pipe Holder at June 15, 2012 04:04 AM (VTeUD)

28 Cue the laugh track!

Posted by: Sheckie Obama's Campus Comedy Tour at June 15, 2012 04:04 AM (4TBK2)

29 What funneh is that there's only 2 1/2 months between the old speech and the "new" speech. Heheh..that young yarn.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 04:05 AM (eavT+)

30 L'il Barry makes the case why we should never nominate another Lincoln, Eisenhower, Nixon, or any other big government/"kindler-gentler" Republican, and I agree wholeheartedly. If you can't do a Dr. Johnson refuting Bishop Berkeley ("I refute it thus!" (kicks forcefully)) when some hand-wringer whines "but then it won't get done", then at least recall what General George S. Patton is reported to have said when asked about the 40,000 dead soldiers and airmen of the 3rd Army and 8th Airforce: "It is time to consider how many dead we'd have had [without maneuver warfare]". In other words, ask yourself whether if the Federal government hadn't milked us of taxes and built the interstate system we'd have flying cars instead. I shudder to think what a Romney administration will give us: e.g., the National Post-mortem "Baptism" Command deep underground in the Utah desert.

Posted by: Thorvald at June 15, 2012 04:06 AM (OhenJ)

31 Campaigner-in-chief: Obama jets out of New York on Air Force One after an evening of star-studded fundraisers... but a short trip to the World Trade Center means TAXPAYERS must pick up the check President combines trip to WTC with two fundraising events Attends A-list gala at Sarah Jessica Parker's house then party at Plaza Official status of visit means public must pay for part of the trip Obama re-election campaign raised $4.5million in the night Typical

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 15, 2012 04:06 AM (05RcU)

32 Hey, did anyone "faint" at this speech? Used to be this happened all the time.

Posted by: Lizzy at June 15, 2012 04:07 AM (kco//)

33 Is he still using a teleprompter to repeat this junk over and over again?

Posted by: Drider at June 15, 2012 04:07 AM (HaJD9)

34 Just use a hologram and be done with it.

Posted by: RWC at June 15, 2012 04:09 AM (fWAjv)

35 Campaigner-in-chief: Obama jets out of New York on Air Force One after an evening of star-studded fundraisers... but a short trip to the World Trade Center means TAXPAYERS must pick up the check Well, for those of you that want publicly funded elections, there you go.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 04:09 AM (9TTOe)

36 Look again at the video.

I detected a millimeter or two or three more chin-raise in the latest delivery.

Now play it again, and just listen. Close your eyes.

Don't you think that this guy's voice is annoying, and that the voters in the middle that we want to bring over, are starting to think the same?

Posted by: TheLittlShiningMan at June 15, 2012 04:09 AM (PH+2B)

37 He says Nixon created the EPA like it was a good thing. I guess Carter's DOE is the holy grail.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 04:10 AM (eavT+)

38 Isn't there an app that can recreate every dog eater speech ever made? BRB

Posted by: Beefy Meatball at June 15, 2012 04:10 AM (mxnUd)

39 Reminds me, July 2nd marks the beginning of the last hundred days of the campaign. I think I'll have a mini-celebration that night.

Posted by: Lincolntf at June 15, 2012 04:10 AM (HethX)

40 Dude, it's like the beer pongin' speech writers, like did a speech already and like why would the dudes at the AP be the same dudes as the ones watchin' this yesterday. Like that's just stupid.

Or like they loaded the wrong one into the like teleprompter.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 04:13 AM (WCAIB)

41 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: Mr. Dave subbing for steevy and AllenG at June 15, 2012 04:13 AM (OBDWE)

42 "Within 6 months of my Administration, we were creating jobs."-----Barack Obama

Posted by: Please, please, please keep running on that Barry! at June 15, 2012 04:13 AM (3p/jD)

43 38 Isn't there an app that can recreate every dog eater speech ever made? BRB

Posted by: Beefy Meatball at June 15, 2012 08:10 AM (mxnUd)

Heard a Korn song this mornin on the way to work "Narcissistic Cannibal" couldn't help but think of Barky. Whats funnier is that the song SUCKS too!

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 04:15 AM (eavT+)

44 "Within 6 months of my Administration, we were creating jobs."-----Barack Obama Yep, Czars, staff for Czars, Security for Czars, ETC.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 04:15 AM (9TTOe)

45 Yep. Here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T2b6_k4Qus

Posted by: Beefy Meatball at June 15, 2012 04:18 AM (mxnUd)

46 Barry's speeches aren't punching above their weight

Posted by: TheQuietMan at June 15, 2012 04:18 AM (1Jaio)

47 "I've seen no independent analysis, from anyone, that Gov. Romney's plan will reduce the deficit!" ---Barack Obama

Posted by: Don't need history when I have think tanks! at June 15, 2012 04:19 AM (3p/jD)

48 Jeebus, doesn't this clown have like a while team full of speechwriters and this is best he can do? And then the throws-like-a-girl, stuttering JEF has the stones to coin this rehash a "major" address. Who could be bothered to deliver a new speech when Sarah Jessica Horseface awaits?

Posted by: Ezra's Equal at June 15, 2012 04:19 AM (q2cmq)

49 SCOAMF is an adept pop culture pretender but a miserable excuse for presidential impressionist.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 15, 2012 04:20 AM (aZ6ew)

50 Could it be that this rinse, repeat...rinse, repeat...rinse, repeat of the same old, tired class warfare, level the playing field, fair share, weathiest among us is designed to brainwash even those that aren't inclined to believe it to begin with? If it's repeated often enough, does the brain start to react and agree, whole or in part? Maybe his idiocy at not coming out with a fresh campaign is actually an operation in psych ops.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 15, 2012 04:20 AM (vOMX+)

51 He's repeating himself because we were too stupid to get it last time, plus he was late for the $40,000 per plate fundraiser at ol' Horseface's place.

Posted by: forest at June 15, 2012 04:20 AM (7RBBe)

52 Bobby Jindal sure did let him have it in a letter to Red State entitled Liberal and Incompetent.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 04:21 AM (9TTOe)

53 @30... as though the actual procession of Time requires the direct intervention of Federal Authorities.

Posted by: Thorvald at June 15, 2012 04:21 AM (OhenJ)

54 32 Hey, did anyone "faint" at this speech? Used to be this happened all the time. Posted by: Lizzy at June 15, 2012 08:07 AM (kco//) I almost fainted just hearing about it on TV.

Posted by: CoolCzech at June 15, 2012 04:21 AM (niZvt)

55 MIKE CHECK!

Posted by: nickless at June 15, 2012 04:24 AM (MMC8r)

56 For God's sake, Barrack. Copy somebody else.

Posted by: Joe Biden, Class Clown (Retired) at June 15, 2012 04:25 AM (IoNBC)

57 ||: "Reframing"

| replay...recycling, "reset"...

"Fred Thompson: Obama Has 'Run Out of Things to Say'"

Posted by: FOX News with Greta at June 15, 2012 04:25 AM (BAnPT)

The way he used the word "headwind"would make a better ad.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at June 15, 2012 04:27 AM (hftE2)

"Fred Thompson: Obama Has 'Run Out of Things to Say'"

**

Ol' Fred is pretty damn funneh on the Twatter-nets.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 04:28 AM (eavT+)

60 >>"Within 6 months of my Administration, we were creating jobs."-----Barack Obama

Everyone in office in years divisible by 10 takes a Census, SCOAMF.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at June 15, 2012 04:29 AM (ZKzrr)

61 Do you think Obama has figured out that all of his brilliant marxist friends, religious guides and professors were full of shit?

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 04:30 AM (9TTOe)

62 "Within 6 months of my Administration, we were creating jobs."-----Barack Obama

...virtual jobs for the hordes of Julias. Counting on the dead voters and illegal votes again to /substantiate/ who got a created job. For Obama, Messiah isn't nearly enough any more, gotta be THE Creator.

Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 04:30 AM (BAnPT)

63 NYT's Dana Milbank cannot use the word "lies" in his headline for his column today, discussing yesterday's speech, so he goes with "falsehoods."

Let's give him another week or so.

The comments are stacking up over on the NYT site. About a thousand so far.

We are in a preference cascade, baby.

Posted by: TheLittlShiningMan at June 15, 2012 04:31 AM (PH+2B)

64 Obama's campaign, when asked to respond to being buzzed by the Romney campaign bus yesterday, said they wouldn't respond. Thy did say they were going to dispatch "truth teams" to all Romney speaking events. Code Pink anyone? That will work great. I'm sure it will be super persuasive. Not to mention verryyy Orwellian.

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 04:32 AM (Dnbau)

65 The substance of his existence and philosophy is in the woodpile.

Posted by: Clemenza at June 15, 2012 04:32 AM (qA9lG)

66 "The RNC it's doing amazing fast response work with these ads. Kudos to Chairman Priebus and his team."

That's Galactic Overlord Reince Priebus to you.

Posted by: Galactic Overlord Reince Priebus at June 15, 2012 04:32 AM (JeYhZ)

67 66 The substance of his existence and philosophy is in the woodpile. Posted by: Clemenza at June 15, 2012 08:32 AM (qA9lG) Next to his Daddy.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 04:33 AM (9TTOe)

68 Thy did say they were going to dispatch "truth teams" to all Romney speaking events. Code Pink anyone?

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"Fight the Smears!" in reverse.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 15, 2012 04:34 AM (vOMX+)

69 "Within 6 months of my Administration, we were creating jobs."-----Barack Obama>>

Look at the chart in this article to see where those jobs were created.

http://tinyurl.com/bohxos6
link to Heritage.org

Posted by: Buzzsaw at June 15, 2012 04:34 AM (tf9Ne)

70 Barack Obama. Keeping it fresh. Like a mausoleum.

Posted by: Crypt Keeper Economics at June 15, 2012 04:35 AM (L5yyj)

71 I think Mitt better beef up the security at his events. I put nothing past the organizer in chief, not to mention his smelly foot soldiers.

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 04:35 AM (Dnbau)

72 And he STILL needs the got-damn TOTUS? Obvious short-term memory impairment.

Posted by: 66chevelle at June 15, 2012 04:35 AM (QjSgY)

73 73 And he STILL needs the got-damn TOTUS? Obvious short-term memory impairment. Posted by: 66chevelle at June 15, 2012 08:35 AM (QjSgY) The Choom takes down short term memory and it also, um, what was I saying again?

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 04:37 AM (9TTOe)

74 I find it very odd that he (or adolescent speech writers) think that naming republicans that did "good" things (shocker) is some brilliant strategy to get attention. Weirdly enough, I bet his low-history minions (socialism is good) think this sounds brilliant because NO ONE knew that there were some republicans in the distant mists of time that spent money and signed stupid legislation like the current crop of retards.

Look see how brilliant Obama is! He can name republicans from the past that did good things! This makes him smart and, uh, now he has to be good, or something! Spend more money!

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 04:37 AM (WCAIB)

75 Good article linked at my nic.

Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2012 04:38 AM (OlN4e)

76 62 he's proving the bitterest clinger EVAH -- condemning the world for "Schade" turning on him. "It's not fair! I don't DESERVE this." That perpetual victim is too obtuse to take Gen. Honore's advice, "Don't stay stuck on stupid."

Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 04:38 AM (BAnPT)

77 I think Mitt better beef up the security at his events. I put nothing past the organizer in chief, not to mention his smelly foot soldiers.

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 08:35 AM (Dnbau)

Mitt was in Chicago last night at the Pump Room. There were 2 cops and a few of secret service guys out front. Barry is coming to Chicago for Jarrett's daughter's wedding this weekend. He is demanding 200 cops for security and won't be reimbursing the city. Man, that Romney is an out of touch rich guy

Posted by: TheQuietMan at June 15, 2012 04:38 AM (1Jaio)

78 Visualize environmentally-friendly bumpersticker removers.

Posted by: Brittany Freeman-Toussaud at June 15, 2012 04:38 AM (IoNBC)

79 Visualize environmentally-friendly bumpersticker removers. That's funny, I don't have any on my car but the Mrs. Has a bunch.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 04:41 AM (9TTOe)

"I've seen no independent analysis, from anyone, that Gov. Romney's plan will reduce the deficit!" ---Barack Obama

I'm just spitballin' here--but if a) the economy grows and b) the health care thing is repealed then c) the deficit will fall.

Hard concepts to grasp, I know.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at June 15, 2012 04:42 AM (B+qrE)

Well the Interstate highways were actually intended as high-speed roads for military use in time of war. Eisenhower had been particularly impressed by the Germans' autobahn and the U.S. didn't have anything like it at the time. So there was really a national defence rational for building the interstates.

Other than that, the SCOAMF was making the case that the federal government has gotten deeply involved in matters having nothing to do with the enumerated powers in the U.S. Constitution and should be state-level issues. When we're shivering in the dark cold, I'm sure the proles will be especially grateful to the EPA because we won't have eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil hydrocarbons to generate power.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at June 15, 2012 04:43 AM (M0NzJ)

82 Barry is coming to Chicago for Jarrett's daughter's wedding this weekend.

Wait......Jarrett has a child!?!?

I'll be damned....

Posted by: Tami at June 15, 2012 04:44 AM (X6akg)

83 The interstate system was also the last domestic thing the federal government even came close to getting right.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at June 15, 2012 04:44 AM (B+qrE)

84 Hey Speilberg, check the undercarriage while you're under that bus!

Posted by: Bain Attacks? It Was Spielberg's Idea! at June 15, 2012 04:44 AM (N2svL)

85 I'll be damned.... Posted by: Tami at June 15, 2012 08:44 AM (X6akg) Yeah, I know, Right?

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 04:44 AM (9TTOe)

86 Not a single American flag flying on Sarah Jizzbag Pecker's street yesterday. Not one. On Flag Day.

Posted by: BP NJ at June 15, 2012 04:46 AM (ph70Q)

87 Priebus is doing a brilliant job.

Posted by: mama winger at June 15, 2012 04:46 AM (P6QsQ)

88 Stuttering Clusterfuck of a Miserable Tyrant

Posted by: Zakn at June 15, 2012 04:47 AM (zyaZ1)

89 I went to this big-deal meeting last night for Catholic women leaders. Not only did some not know who David Axelrod but one said to me, "This is a very divisive administration, don't you think?" The woman from the PAC makes you guys look like Paul Ryan and Mark Rubio on speed. By half way through I had pretty much taken over. It's a real struggle not to go native though.

They plan on fasting. I plan on eating lean protein and getting warmed up. And I may not cook it.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 04:48 AM (WCAIB)

90 scoamf, scoamf, scoamf, scoamf, scoamf, scoamf, scoamf, scoamf, scoamf...................

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 15, 2012 04:48 AM (Ho2rs)

91 60
The Republican Leadership should better utilize Fred's talents during this 2012 campaign, including franchising on the First Principles campaign platform. Currently, there isn't a better "communicator" nor a sharper wit with solid Republican credibility than Fred. The others on his par are commentators like Mark Steyn, John Stossel, not afraid to intelligently tag it as they see it with laser intensity.

With Greta, Fred was reminding Congress to extend the Bush Tax Cuts, explaining that those were certainly not what led to the 2008 economic collapse as Obama premises. And he critically encouraged Mitt to solidify his conservative legs under him, warning Republicans to take nothing for granted towards this 2012 potus campaign results.

Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 04:48 AM (BAnPT)

92 I have to admit that for someone who's name sounds like a punch line, he's doing very well.

One of the "momma's" (sorry, have not idea which one) on here is from his state and she vouched for him in no uncertain terms last year.

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That's me - Reince is from my town of Kenosha.

Posted by: mama winger at June 15, 2012 04:49 AM (P6QsQ)

93
Wait......Jarrett has a child!?!?

I'll be damned....

Posted by: Tami at June 15, 2012 08:44 AM (X6akg)

Heh..heard she was the pick of the litter.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 04:49 AM (eavT+)

Speilberg is driving campaign policy.

Stop and think about that one for a minute, folks.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at June 15, 2012 04:49 AM (B+qrE)

95 A lot of DC high level govt women have ONE child. That child is almost always female. My husband had been getting more and more suspicious about the femaleness of these only children of rich, degreed, lib DC (and some non-lib) women. He thinks the PPP gender selection is going the other way at least here. They hate men and a son would be the worst thing to have to put up with.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 04:51 AM (WCAIB)

96 83 Barry is coming to Chicago for Jarrett's daughter's wedding this weekend. ----------------------------------- The groom-to-be is a FABULOUS man with a unique fashion sense.

Posted by: Rev. Wright's Gay Matchmaking Service. at June 15, 2012 04:52 AM (N2svL)

97 There is an interesting dynamic going on with this particular variation of Stealth Preference Cascade.

A lot of people are still hesitant to say what they belatedly have discovered. But it's as if SCOAMF is constantly emitting a stream of SBDs while wearing a toilet paper tail and because he hears no discouraging words he prattles on foolishly.

When hard core lefties get in trouble, their complete lack of self awareness is a deadly flaw, like a leaded life vest worn by a deep ocean dog paddler.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 15, 2012 04:53 AM (aZ6ew)

98 Sorry got PP and PPP mixed up. Same business different methods.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 04:53 AM (WCAIB)

99 Shit, this really takes all the fun out of Obama bingo.

Posted by: jakeman at June 15, 2012 04:54 AM (96M6e)

100 I don't know how anybody can listen to that boring tripe; without Tammy Bruce providing a mocking voice-over it was impossible for me to take. Anybody expecting to hear anything but boilerplate rehashed garbage is looking in the wrong place. I thought it was very telling that Romney was talking at a work-site yesterday while the JEF was speaking to a community college.

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 15, 2012 04:54 AM (bDMB8)

101 At least he's plagiarizing his own speeches.

Posted by: Ozzie at June 15, 2012 04:56 AM (+2KjZ)

102 lol The man that brought you the worst Indiana Jones movie of all time is giving campaign advice. This will end well

Posted by: Zakn at June 15, 2012 04:57 AM (zyaZ1)

103 Wow, I figured that Reince was from an east coast preppy family due to his weird first name. In the old days it was just those who gave their kids' f-ed up names, then it moved down the class ladder, and now the uppers give their kids'
names like "sam" to distinguish them from the trailer park "connor" or "madison".

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 04:57 AM (WCAIB)

104 >>The groom-to-be is a FABULOUS man with a unique fashion sense.

So's the mother of the bride.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at June 15, 2012 04:57 AM (ZKzrr)

105 102 At least he's plagiarizing his own speeches.

Posted by: Ozzie at June 15, 2012 08:56 AM (+2KjZ)

That was Biden's idea.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 04:58 AM (WCAIB)

106 Captain Hate, I was saying the same thing yesterday. I refuse to listen to him speak unless there's a Moron liveblog to simul-lampoon it.

Posted by: jakeman at June 15, 2012 04:58 AM (96M6e)

107 I thought it was very telling that Romney was talking at a work-site yesterday while the JEF was speaking to a community college.

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Reportedly the same community college where Pres Clinton gave a speech in 2010, saying that if the Dems didn't have this economy up and running in 2 years, they'd be voted out of office.

Posted by: mama winger at June 15, 2012 04:58 AM (P6QsQ)

108 Axelrod: "Look Boss, the Bain attacks aren't working." Obama: "That's not what Speilberg is telling me! You think you know better than Speilberg?!"

Posted by: Celebrity Apprentice at June 15, 2012 04:59 AM (L5yyj)

109 I heard an "NBC News Special" on the radio this morning that played clips from the "dueling speeches" yesterday. Obama's was filled with applause during the entire clip. Romney's was dead silent except for his own voice and an irritating buzz. Communists are so funny.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at June 15, 2012 05:00 AM (ichgg)

110 "I repeat myself when under stress.

I repeat myself when under stress.

I repeat myself when under stress.

I repeat myself when under stress."

Posted by: Dang at June 15, 2012 05:01 AM (Ky1+e)

111 apparently the name Reince means newborn or fresh start...inneresting

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 05:01 AM (Dnbau)

112 Spielberg hasn't been worth listening to since 'Batteries Not Included.'

Posted by: nickless at June 15, 2012 05:03 AM (MMC8r)

113

Sneed hears the Chicago Police Department, which is battling a recent rise in homicides and violent crime, has new marching orders this weekend.

Provide security for a private wedding!!!!!

How about them apples!

In the midst of a recent homicide spike and prediction of a weekend weather scorcher, Sneed is told somewhere between 100 to 200 police officers will be dispatched to help Â“secure the perimeterÂ” of a high-profile wedding in Kenwood.
Translation: The president will be there. Barack Obama and his family will be in town for three days of private, unofficial business Â— tops of which will be the backyard wedding of senior adviser/inner sanctum best friend Valerie JarrettÂ’s daughter, Laura.

Further translation: A section of Kenwood will be entirely surrounded. The festivities also will include friends gathering at ObamaÂ’s Kenwood home and a backyard barbecue at the home of neighbor Allison Davis.

It's a good thing that Chicago is so safe and crime free that 200 cops can be pulled from duty to surround a wedding. And Barry won't reimburse the city for the cops

Posted by: TheQuietMan at June 15, 2012 05:03 AM (1Jaio)

114 112 In what language?

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 05:03 AM (WCAIB)

115 Hey Dang, is that a King Crimson reference, or just a general statement? Sucks that album isn't on iTunes since my cassette long ago bit the dust...

Posted by: jakeman at June 15, 2012 05:03 AM (96M6e)

116 Any further proof that 0 is an advanced manakin parooting the same inane BS is no longer needed. We have a paroot in cheif, not a president and after listening to that, certainly not a leader.

Posted by: Gmac at June 15, 2012 05:04 AM (8lVlV)

117

And SNL and Stewart can't find ANYTHING funny about Juggy Bear?

Really...

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz Bunny at June 15, 2012 05:04 AM (tcSZb)

118 Reportedly the same community college where Pres Clinton gave a speech in 2010, saying that if the Dems didn't have this economy up and running in 2 years, they'd be voted out of office.

Posted by: mama winger at June 15, 2012 08:58 AM (P6QsQ)

I'm sure the Slick part is correct because the whole administration is a massive donk operation. Btw I've done some math tutoring there in the past.

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 15, 2012 05:05 AM (bDMB8)

119

OK,

As someone who works/worked in the field of Medical research, I can say this. He cited basically 5600 grants to be elimiated. When one considers the amount of grants given this isn't all that many. Hell I wonder how many grants you could just cut by eliminating the NIH's division of Alternative medicine (yeah, such a POS exists and look at the shit they pay for: nccam.nih.gov adding the Http part of course).

Also start reforming some of the F&A parts of grants, and maybe trim the R01 value down a bit and I'd bet you could basically keep the same science funding effect with less money (And I'm pro science and even pro-some governmet expenditures on bench science.)

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 05:05 AM (22rSN)

120 "Also: "As I've said before..." or "As I've always said..." - which mean he's about to do a 180." But he HAS said it before...in all his other speeches.

Posted by: Cheetah at June 15, 2012 05:05 AM (zXhtZ)

121 according to Slate upper Flemish(?). His father was German and his mother is Greek.

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 05:07 AM (Dnbau)

122 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at June 15, 2012 05:07 AM (8y9MW)

123 Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 09:05 AM (22rSN) If Romney wins he will have a target rich eviroment for cutting. I just hope he pulls the trigger.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 05:07 AM (9TTOe)

124 What possible scientific advances could we gain by studying benches?

Posted by: Truman North, iPhone snob at June 15, 2012 05:08 AM (I2LwF)

125 Hey Dang, is that a King Crimson reference, or just a general statement? Sucks that album isn't on iTunes since my cassette long ago bit the dust... Posted by: jakeman

Bingo! They prefer to keep their material in close control. They own all the rights and have cut out the record companies. Very DIY. I find that used cds are often cheaper than iTunes. Better sound quality, too. Then pop it into iTunes yourself!

Posted by: Dang at June 15, 2012 05:08 AM (Ky1+e)

126 That's all well and good, but what does Meghan McCain think?

Posted by: Words Never Spoken At The RNC at June 15, 2012 05:09 AM (+iqDb)

127 125 What possible scientific advances could we gain by studying benches? Posted by: Truman North, iPhone snob at June 15, 2012 09:08 AM (I2LwF) Well, we don't want the homeless to have bad backs from sleeping on them. This will save in health care costs.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 05:09 AM (9TTOe)

128 UN wants to impose a $1,300 per family "green tax" on the US. Link below.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at June 15, 2012 05:09 AM (ichgg)

129 Of course, I should have been able to identify upper flemish. I'm getting slow.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 05:10 AM (WCAIB)

130

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 08:48 AM (WCAIB)

Trust me dangy, that's still better than the muckity-muck dinners I go to with the Catholic Bioethics people who just want to dream about Obama all day. I get the entire feeling I'm not really welcome there, but I keep showing up!

And then I piss people off by daring ask questions about "handing over control to a government diametrically opposed to our interests in the name of accomplishing nebulous social reform." And they just stare blankly at me before they shake their heads and walk away.

I wrote on a piece of paper "I told you so" and handed it to a friend and told him to open it in 10 years because I wouldn't be back.

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 05:10 AM (22rSN)

131 For a guy named Rice Prius he's doing a great job.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at June 15, 2012 05:10 AM (RD7QR)

132 Ugh. Trying again. UN wants to impose a $1,300 per family "green tax" on the US. Link below.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at June 15, 2012 05:11 AM (ichgg)

133 dear God....looking at michelle's outfit last night....she's got one of those ginormous belts on AGAIN!!!!

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 15, 2012 05:11 AM (Ho2rs)

134 That's me - Reince is from my town of Kenosha.

Posted by: mama winger at June 15, 2012 08:49 AM (P6QsQ)

He was on Dennis Miller's show last week and is a very funny guy; such a marked contrast to the lifeless drone of Debbie Washmygash-Schultz.

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 15, 2012 05:11 AM (bDMB8)

135 and if I get some coffee in my system I'll remember that parot has one 'o' in it, not two...

Posted by: Gmac at June 15, 2012 05:11 AM (8lVlV)

136 125 What possible scientific advances could we gain by studying benches? ------------------------------------ I can think of one.

Posted by: Diagnosing Diseases Of The Homeless at June 15, 2012 05:12 AM (3p/jD)

137 I think the guy who programs the TOTUS may have retired?

Posted by: Jean at June 15, 2012 05:12 AM (TjgR9)

138 138 I think the guy who programs the TOTUS may have retired? Posted by: Jean at June 15, 2012 09:12 AM (TjgR9) Or drinking heavily.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 05:13 AM (9TTOe)

139 When Reince Priebus was chairman of the Wisconsin GOP, he was very friendly to the Tea Party and actively sought Tea Party type candidates to run for office. Sean Duffy and Ron Johnson were two of his recruits.

Posted by: mama winger at June 15, 2012 05:13 AM (P6QsQ)

140 Hey Dang, is that a King Crimson reference, or just a general statement? Sucks that album isn't on iTunes since my cassette long ago bit the dust...

Robert Fripp got hold of the distribution.

http://www.dgmlive.com/

He would probably sue you if you sock puppetted him.

Posted by: fluffy tongues in aspic, part VI at June 15, 2012 05:13 AM (z9HTb)

141 All hail Star Khan Reince Priebus.

Posted by: toby928© at June 15, 2012 05:14 AM (QupBk)

142 dear God....looking at michelle's outfit last night....she's got one of those ginormous belts on AGAIN!!!! Posted by: phoenixgirl

Look like she won it at a wrestling match?

Posted by: Dang at June 15, 2012 05:14 AM (Ky1+e)

143 My nic leads to an image of Meggy Mac's reaction if an actual thought ever lost it's way and infested her head.

Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2012 05:14 AM (OlN4e)

144 I find that used cds are often cheaper than iTunes. Better sound quality, too. Then pop it into iTunes yourself!

Posted by: Dang at June 15, 2012 09:08 AM (Ky1+e)

Not to get too audio techy (because those fuckheads are boring as hell and generally have garbage musical taste) but doesn't iTunes save the file in a compressed format, which would explain the sound quality?

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 15, 2012 05:15 AM (bDMB8)

145

What's the over/under on Chicago homicides while SCFOAMT is in town and monopolizing the popo?

I'm throwing my marker down on 18.

Good thing the Second Ammendment is null and void in the Second City, right?

Posted by: Jaws at June 15, 2012 05:15 AM (4I3Uo)

146 WTF was SCOAMF supposed to "frame" anyway?

$5 trillion in debt and the middle class are poorer now than in 2007.

He sincerely believes that hiring "police, firefighters, and teachers" and more federal revenue via higher taxation will make the economy grow.

What else could this moron possibly say?

Posted by: Jay at June 15, 2012 05:15 AM (3LaGb)

147 143 dear God....looking at michelle's outfit last night....she's got one of those ginormous belts on AGAIN!!!! I need that. Got this hernia, see.

Posted by: Moochelle at June 15, 2012 05:15 AM (IoNBC)

148 @114 Oh, terrific. Later today my lovely 17 yr old daughter is going to Chi for the weekend. Fortunately, she'll be in the care of her older brother, but still. Makes me darn nervous. I hope they stay off of the trains.

Posted by: Lizabth at June 15, 2012 05:16 AM (JZBti)

149 Somebody add tsrblke to the shadow cabinet please.

Posted by: Jean at June 15, 2012 05:16 AM (TjgR9)

150 NRO's election dude Gerghity is going to be on UpChuck Todd's show in around 30 min. Hopefully he takes a cleveland steamer on the SCoaMF

Posted by: Zakn at June 15, 2012 05:16 AM (zyaZ1)

151 144 My nic leads to an image of Meggy Mac's reaction if an actual thought ever lost it's way and infested her head. Posted by: maddogg at June 15, 2012 09:14 AM (OlN4e) Sing along with me, Cause I'm a Blonde, Yes I'm a Blonde, B..L..O....................Whatever...

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 05:17 AM (9TTOe)

152 Hey its Goony-nuf for me!

Posted by: Schpielburg at June 15, 2012 05:17 AM (eavT+)

153 Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 09:10 AM (22rSN)

Actually they were all over putting together the force it will take to defeat the mandate BUT their understanding of politics is remedial. I was afraid I was going to do one of those table headers where I become so stunned at someone's lack of understanding my head crashes to the fore. Like my famous Alamo story.

Regardless, they want to protect the Church, they really do but they also want to take the opportunity when they're talking about Sandra Fluke et al to "teach" about NFP etc. While that's fine and I completely understand the impetus, this isn't the time for that. This struggle is about religious freedom not about birth control. Hell, the struggle isn't even about birth control but about Despotism and abortifacients.

They were truly a lovely bunch but will need some radicalizing to get much done.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 05:18 AM (WCAIB)

154 Posted by: Captain Hate at June 15, 2012 09:15 AM (bDMB

Yes.

CDs store about 700mb of information. Assume that an album has 10 songs, so that is about 70mb/song. A typical compression program will crunch that 70mb into about 3mb-5mb.

An interesting (geeky though) test is to listen to a CD and a compressed version of that CD side by side. The difference is significant, although it really depends on the kind of music.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 15, 2012 05:20 AM (nEUpB)

155 139, choom squad?

Posted by: Jean at June 15, 2012 05:20 AM (TjgR9)

156

Vote Romney

*HONK!* *HONK!*

Posted by: the Romney bus at June 15, 2012 05:21 AM (WDySP)

157

Ugh. Trying again. UN wants to impose a $1,300 per family "green tax" on the US. Link below.

I truly, genuinely, and sincerely hope they do.

Nothing would galvanize public support for withdrawal more.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at June 15, 2012 05:22 AM (YhjZc)

158 NRO's election dude Gerghity is going to be on UpChuck Todd's show in around 30 min. Hopefully he takes a cleveland steamer on the SCoaMF

Posted by: Zakn at June 15, 2012 09:16 AM (zyaZ1)

F Chuck is such a worthless pile of shit; and that goatee makes him look like an asshole with dentures.

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 15, 2012 05:25 AM (bDMB8)

159 Dagney, have them go to the comments section at Daily KOS. Last night there was a post up about a referendum vote in ND that lost. Apparently it was to allow employers and health care providers refuse to provide care if it violated their religious principles. Anyway, in the comments they were talking bout how everyone should be forced to have one abortion for the experience. One person suggested that every girl be forced to have an IUD device which would only be removed upon her reasoned request and approved by a board. Nobody said this was a fascist idea, even if they were joking. And I don't think they were joking. They are our betters, you know.

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 05:26 AM (Dnbau)

160 Woo Hoo!

Who has two thumbs and a blog that comes up first if you search "lockheed martin strike charity" on google?

This Guy!

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at June 15, 2012 05:26 AM (8y9MW)

161 An interesting (geeky though) test is to listen to a CD and a compressed version of that CD side by side. The difference is significant, although it really depends on the kind of music.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 15, 2012 09:20 AM (nEUpB)

Thanks for the info. I've done that before and I listen to a lot of improv where the sound fidelity is very pronounced compared to rock, for example.

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 15, 2012 05:27 AM (bDMB8)

162

Yes.

CDs store about 700mb of information. Assume that an album has 10 songs, so that is about 70mb/song. A typical compression program will crunch that 70mb into about 3mb-5mb.

An interesting (geeky though) test is to listen to a CD and a compressed version of that CD side by side. The difference is significant, although it really depends on the kind of music.

Loss-less conversion is always an option. It takes the full CD size (most music CD's are rarely completely full.) And not all devices will play Lossless (although iPods play Apple's Losselss codec, so it's really only a problem with a knockoff device.)

I opted not to go lossless because I'd have to re-rip everything I already ripped. Also worht nothing that AAC (apple's codec) and WMA (MS's codec) have gotten better at compression (as has MP3 I believe) so it's getting better at a quality/size ratio.

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 05:27 AM (22rSN)

163 The middle class is disappearing because unions are going away

=========================
That's right. I forgot that despite only comprising 35% of all US workers at their peak, labor unions created the middle class.

Pass the bath salts.

Posted by: Jay at June 15, 2012 05:27 AM (3LaGb)

164 >>....she's got one of those ginormous belts on AGAIN!!!!

Next time you read/hear a soft news blurb about her "fresh" style, remember she's been rockin' that style since at least 2007, when she burst into national attention.

(Yes, most of my non-work wardrobe consists of team-logo and ThinkGeek T-shirts that vintage and older, but no one's claiming I'm a trend-setting stylemaker.)

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at June 15, 2012 05:29 AM (ZKzrr)

165 Just had an evil thought for a political commercial titled Â“Land SharkÂ”.

It starts with Obama on his bicycle stopping to take a breath. Then the Â“JawsÂ” music starts as the camera panned across the ground til it finally begins to head for Obama who fantically start to run like a scared schoolgirl. As the camera is just about to Obama, everything stops.

George W Bush (smiling): Hi Barack, howÂ’s it going ?

Announcer: America deserves a President who can take on his demons.

Posted by: Land Shark at June 15, 2012 05:30 AM (e8kgV)

166 Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 09:27 AM (22rSN)

But it really isn't lossless. The compression algorithms are better (I guess) but not perfect.

I have done a comparison playing an iPod through my receiver and then swapping to a CD of the same material. There is a difference.

But I doubt most people care. I am a bit of a sound geek and most of the time I don't care.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 15, 2012 05:31 AM (nEUpB)

167 A roof hit for every pot.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at June 15, 2012 05:32 AM (pvQJ9)

168 That Barry and his vaunted speechwriters...always punching above their weight, what?

Cordially...

Posted by: Rick at June 15, 2012 05:32 AM (aLk6T)

169 Posted by: HeatherRadishÂ™ at June 15, 2012 09:29 AM (ZKzrr)

She's the Commander in Chic!

(ripped off from the title of an actual book).

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 15, 2012 05:32 AM (nEUpB)

170

Speilberg is driving campaign policy.

Stop and think about that one for a minute, folks.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at June 15, 2012 08:49 AM (B+qrE)

Same administration that sends the Treasury Secretary to have a serious meeting with Jon Stewart.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at June 15, 2012 05:32 AM (YhjZc)

171

Am I the only one terrified that the RNC appears to have grown both a brain and a spine? Why, if the Cubs were winning, I would be certain that the ZA is nigh.

Posted by: alexthechick at June 15, 2012 05:33 AM (VtjlW)

172

So, like the instructions for shampoo say, "rinse and repeat," we'll never get out of the shower for the rest of our lives.

Also, the latest rant is up over at my place.http://tinyurl.com/7q5qspp

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, feeling all extra curmudgeony today at June 15, 2012 05:33 AM (d0Tfm)

173

Just had an evil thought for a political commercial titled Â“Land SharkÂ”.

No, ma'am, I'm a dolphin.

Posted by: George W. Bush at June 15, 2012 05:33 AM (VtjlW)

174 Wait, the Obama-loving media is dissing his speech?

Hang on, let me check...no wait, I already have a goatee, I can't use that to see if I'm in the mirror universe...well, dang. Now I'm totally befuddled.

Posted by: Brother Cavil presents at June 15, 2012 05:34 AM (GBXon)

175 Dolphins kill sharks just for sport. Ram them to death. True story.

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 05:35 AM (Dnbau)

176

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 09:18 AM (WCAIB)

I'm glad to hear that. And I agree with you that now is simply not the time to be pushing NFP, it'll backfire.

Link in my Sig to an an article from late Feb. about Washington wanting to make Abortion coverage mandatory in insurance. Focus on that, the end result of any mandated coverage.

I dunno if you can get much traction the "lifestyle" argument. (The idea that hormonal birth control is a lifestyle choice rather than a "healthcare" choice from the standpoint of what insurance is meant to accomplish, and thus shouldn't be mandated in insurance, regardless of your love or opposition of it.) My experience is that people who are trying to push NFP lose the forest for the tress in this area with the "but birth control is wrong?!" cries, missing the point which is to reframe the discussion.'

I'm glad someone's working on this, becuase you'll get no help from a Certian Organization run by a certain Nun who has a "special pen" held by Teh One! Trust me, they're too busy trying to figure out how to justify this.

(FWIW, I come out of the McCormick Tradition of moral Theology/Philosophy so I don't really have a problem with Birth Control itself, and I've made theological arguments more or less in favor of my position. However I have a HUGE problem with requiring the coverage of by insurance, for the obvious reasons.)

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 05:36 AM (22rSN)

177

We really are getting a good look at just how incompetent Michael Steele was. McCain's campaign sucked eggs, but he didn't have this kind of support from the bench either.

Cheers,

The Worm

Posted by: The Worm at June 15, 2012 05:37 AM (iUWM0)

178 He's pivoted to the economy so many times that people are starting to take notice he's spinning in circles.

Posted by: no good deed at June 15, 2012 05:37 AM (mjR67)

179 Talking to some people the other day when the subject of politics came up. A particularly irritating woman said, "I don't like to talk about politics, can we talk about something else?" I said "Sure, how about music?" She said "OK." So I said, "Do you think that marxist lying piece of crap in the White House plays the guitar?"

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at June 15, 2012 05:38 AM (9TTOe)

180 4 So will Back to the future be Obama's new campaign slogan?

Posted by: Buzzsaw at June 15, 2012 07:48 AM (tf9Ne)

------------------------------------------------------------

No, the correct slogan is: Ba-rack To The Future.

He is the one he's been waiting for. That all makes more sense now.

Posted by: A Monkey on Crack at June 15, 2012 05:38 AM (O7Q1u)

181 I have done a comparison playing an iPod through my receiver and then swapping to a CD of the same material. There is a difference.

But I doubt most people care. I am a bit of a sound geek and most of the time I don't care.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 15, 2012 09:31 AM (nEUpB)

***

I get song skip with my Ipod Nano...anybody know how to fix this?? Rebooting the Ipod has not worked, can;t find anything helpfull on the webs.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 15, 2012 05:39 AM (eavT+)

182

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 15, 2012 09:31 AM (nEUpB)

Erg, no it's not "better compression" it's simply *not* comprssion. It's a conversion Codec, but not a compression. Hence it takes exactly the same digital space as a CD, but is playable by more devices.

It's basically a disk image, except that it's broken up into the proper tracts. Or at least that's how the Windows Media one works. Apple likes to stick fancy names on their shit that don't always reflect reality, so their "lossless" codec may be more like "Stainless steel"

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 05:40 AM (22rSN)

183 Damn formatting...my apologies.

Posted by: A Monkey on Crack at June 15, 2012 05:40 AM (O7Q1u)

184 heather you need some dtom tshirts and cowboy boots

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 15, 2012 05:41 AM (Ho2rs)

185 Speilberg is driving campaign policy.

Stop and think about that one for a minute, folks.
--

Close encounters of a third kind

Reich?

Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 05:41 AM (BAnPT)

186 The dude has to go to community colleges to get a crowd...

And only then because they were handing out free Ramen noodles to anyone who showed up.

Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 15, 2012 05:42 AM (0MTHQ)

187 Close Encounters of the Turd Kind?

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 05:42 AM (Dnbau)

188 Hey, what is this shit?

I don't like the taste of this at all. Tastes like shit.

Posted by: Injuin Blackfoot Barry, The One Who Eats Dogs at June 15, 2012 05:42 AM (hXJOG)

189 >>He's pivoted to the economy so many times that people are starting to take notice he's spinning in circles.

The Tazmanian Devil President.

Time to go Bugs Bunny on his ass. The bus honk thing kinda has a Merrie Melodies feel...

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at June 15, 2012 05:43 AM (ZKzrr)

190
We really are getting a good look at just how incompetent Michael Steele was. McCain's campaign sucked eggs, but he didn't have this kind of support from the bench either.

Tell me about it.

Posted by: Rick Sanorum at June 15, 2012 05:43 AM (7+pP9)

191 Yeah, I know I have no audiophile cred whatsoever for using iTunes. But most of the time I'm listening with earbuds or in the car (a loud old Ford Explorer) so it's not like I'm missing much. And now that I have that song stuck in my head, consider how the followup lyric could be a description of Obama's feelings about his speech: The more I look at it.. The more I like it. I do think it's good. The fact is... No matter how closely I study it No matter how I take it apart No matter how I break it down It remains consistent. I wish you were here to see it.

Posted by: jakeman at June 15, 2012 05:43 AM (96M6e)

192 Am I the only one terrified that the RNC appears to have grown both a brain and a spine?

I know...it does suggest that they've been taken over by some sort of space aliens doesn't it?

Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 15, 2012 05:45 AM (0MTHQ)

193 I will not rest.... Laser like focus..... Five point program...... Education teachers union Energy disabling coal fired plants Innovation retarded solar wind and green algae Infrastructure spent billions already not shovel ready Tax Code with laser focus on jobs

Posted by: sonnyspats at June 15, 2012 05:45 AM (Qr9Rc)

194 The JEF just gave 800,000 illegal immigrants a free pass. They can't win this election so he has to do this before the vote!

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 05:46 AM (Dnbau)

195 Re 195--maybe they added a set of balls?

Posted by: Comanche Voter at June 15, 2012 05:47 AM (6USwK)

196 The JEF diluted our votes by executive order.

Posted by: Thunderb at June 15, 2012 05:47 AM (Dnbau)

197 a description of Obama's feelings about his speech..

That sounds like meth head tweaker dialog

Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 15, 2012 05:47 AM (0MTHQ)

198 2 - & "Folks"

Posted by: I have the President's back at June 15, 2012 05:48 AM (4eNxd)

199 The guy is a robot parrot: Not only is the cadence exactly alike, but his shift from teleprompter to teleprompter is in exactly the same spots.

What's even more amazing is the "smartest President ever" still has not even memorized one, single line of his stump speech.

When the said "re-boot" and "re-framing" that was true--this whole speech was new to the JEF as he lacks the ability to remember giving it before (remember HillBuzz's repeated claim that someone they know was in the JEF's Chicago house and saw certain books and articles on a particular ailment?).

Posted by: RoyalOil at June 15, 2012 05:50 AM (kSaUf)

200 188 Speilberg is driving campaign policy. Stop and think about that one for a minute, folks. -- Close encounters of a third kind Reich? Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 09:41 AM (BAnPT) Screw Speilberg Romney has Stuart Stevens check him out

Posted by: sonnyspats at June 15, 2012 05:50 AM (Qr9Rc)

201 Obama just went there, Amnesty for students by executive order. Sue Martinez for VP?

Posted by: Jean at June 15, 2012 05:50 AM (TjgR9)

202 192 >>He's pivoted to the economy so many times that people are starting to take notice he's spinning in circles. >>>To put it into terms that the Pres will understand, he traveled>>>

Posted by: I have the President's back at June 15, 2012 05:51 AM (4eNxd)

203 193

McCain was on PBS news last night, interview w/ Gwen. Jeebus, his lame apologies just keep on comin' -- beginning a sentence with strength only to be completed with defeatism, capitulation. The solar interference in the signal providing the break up in presentation was perfectly timed to turn him off.

Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 05:51 AM (BAnPT)

204 Stuart Stevens check him out
Posted by: sonnyspats

linky?

Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 05:52 AM (BAnPT)

205 Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 09:36 AM (22rSN)

I'll put that one in my back pocket.

I was desperate trying to explain that while I am full on with the theology countering the mandate argument with NFP is a net loser in this particular argument. You can't counter the "they want to take your birth control away" with "use this thermometer". It's a valid argument but the education required to get there is prohibitive. We want to get a conscience protection provision through congress (which we may not need depending on the results of the Freedom of Religion Restoration Act in court) and get rid of this fucking mandate.

Everyone, not just catholics have to be on board with protecting the first amendment. Creeping communism is everyone's problem.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 05:52 AM (WCAIB)

206

Speilberg is driving campaign policy.

I want to know if having Dreamworks PR advise the President counts as an in kind contribution.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 15, 2012 05:54 AM (VtjlW)

207 You also need to add the American Crossroads Peanuts "Wah Wahhh" ad.

http://tinyurl.com/6ohhjyq.

Posted by: RoyalOil at June 15, 2012 05:54 AM (kSaUf)

208 How is not paying for birth control, banning it and breaking out the NFP?

Posted by: Jean at June 15, 2012 05:55 AM (TjgR9)

209 203 Royal Oil

During the 2008 campaign, we noticed that Obama's photos from speech to speech never varied. Too weird, robotic. How else to duplicate with such profundity?

Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 05:55 AM (BAnPT)

210

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 09:52 AM (WCAIB)

I'm trying to figure out how to push the happenings in Washington State that I linked up the chain.

The general argument (which I reject, but whatever) is "well these people are using BC anyway...."

But look! Over there! Someone's tryign to actually mandate abortion coverage! Seriously, it's not a strawman. And you'd be hard pressed to find a ton of Catholics (even those using BC) who are pro-abortion. Even if they split exactly as the national polls showed (unlikely) you'd be looking at a statistical dead heat of people "OK" with abortion and people who are opposed to it (and likely think it's murder.) Yet let's go ahead and mandate it! Yaaaaay!

If that alone doesn't scare people off the mandate, nothing will. Once government can make people buy insurance, and can define what "insurance" is, it's all over.

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 06:00 AM (22rSN)

211 204 Obama just went there, Amnesty for students by executive order.

Sue Martinez for VP?

Posted by: Jean at June 15, 2012 09:50 AM (TjgR9)

where did you read this?

Posted by: willow at June 15, 2012 06:03 AM (TomZ9)

212

Posted by: willow at June 15, 2012 10:03 AM (TomZ9)

Noob post.

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 06:04 AM (22rSN)

213 I'm surprised the MFM fell for it again. Remember his speech to congress, they also said would be so monumental that the RNC should move their debate because the awesomely awesome speech could not wait another day. Yup, it was a re-run speech too. TOTUS must be tired.

Posted by: Schwalbe: The Me-262© at June 15, 2012 06:04 AM (UU0OF)

214 Noob post.

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 10:04 AM (22rSN)

thank you.

Posted by: willow at June 15, 2012 06:06 AM (TomZ9)

215 Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 10:00 AM (22rSN)

A younger girl said that last night, that "everyone uses birth control" is the obvious bitch. Dolan responded to that with "well, everyone may cheat on tests or speed, or break some law but the Church is not in the business of encouraging it or helping".
The other outrageous LIE is that 98% of catholics use birth control---that number includes abstinence. That really pisses me off. It's also an impossible number.
The Cardinals are meeting in Atlanta to decide if the American Church is going to 1. Pay the fine 2. Close Down or 3. Resist per Card Dolan yesterday. They want it to pay for abortifacients, sterilizations, and birth control now. I'm sure abortions themselves are next and then forced sterilizations, abortions, etc. Somewhere in that timeline is forced marrying of gays and God knows what else.

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 06:07 AM (WCAIB)

216 Maybe we could use Obama speeches as a novel torture method at Gitmo? Even the most hardened AQ operative would crack after 24 solid hours of this shit.

Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 15, 2012 06:11 AM (0MTHQ)

217 So will Back to the future be Obama's new campaign slogan?
Posted by: Buzzsaw

Â“Dead wrong about that [Keynesian bailouts and employment] Â— dead wrong about the effect of the stimulus . -- he can only resort to going back. And the reason he stumbled so much lately is because he is looking backwards all the time Â— thatÂ’s his strategy, apparently.Â” Teh Fred

Even the Captain of the Titanic wasn't stuck looking back while forging full speed ahead through the iceberg riddles Atlantic.

Posted by: Shirley, you jest at June 15, 2012 06:14 AM (BAnPT)

218

Posted by: dagny at June 15, 2012 10:07 AM (WCAIB)

I'm aware of fact that the 98% is a load of crap (IIRC it doesn't actually include abstinence, what it does is specifically exclude non-sexually active people.) Additionally it cheats. If a woman uses BC as an acne treatment, or to get Accutane, as required by some states, or for Cysts, etc. it counts. Even though the church would count neither of those as "use of birth control" for the purposes of morality, of insurance for that matter. BUT it is convincing to what is the equivalent of the Low Information Voters. So I try to reframe the topic. Sometimes you flush the best philosophical argument down the drain for the most convincing, and still philosophically sound argument. Is it my ideal? No! In an ideal world I'd explain why the numbers are crap, the intention of the lying, etc. But frankly that battle is being fought and I can't tell if we're losing, it's a stalemate, or we're just being ignored

I am, in fact, supposed to be working on a paper for this (the numbers game and other "half facts" actually. Which reminds me, I need to go email the guy and gal I'm working on that with. At the rate we're moving, I expect to have it done by the end of the SCOAMF's tenure.

Posted by: tsrblke at June 15, 2012 06:20 AM (22rSN)

219 165 The middle class is disappearing because unions are going away ========================= That's right. I forgot that despite only comprising 35% of all US workers at their peak, labor unions created the middle class. Pass the bath salts. Posted by: Jay at June 15, 2012 09:27 AM (3LaGb) Nah. In reality, unions just provided a mechanism for those not capable of success in a purely merit-based system to enjoy the benefits of the middle class. In times of plenty, the masses tolerated such Affirmative Action. Then they got greedy and started believing the reason it was hard to fire one of them is because of their superior work ethic/skills. Combine that with hard times and all of a sudden unions look like the scam they actually became. One could just as easily claim that the middle class is going away because of paying for union salaries and benefits, either directly in the public sector or through higher prices in the public sector, is wiping out the taxpayer. Every time someone claims "the unions gave you 40-hour work week", ask them what they did to the steel industry? How come we got our asses kicked in the auto industry?

Posted by: Huffin' Jimmies at June 15, 2012 06:31 AM (KZi9D)

220 Oh my God...the teleprompter...it's full of tropes and bromides!

Posted by: Preezy Kier Dueezy at June 15, 2012 06:32 AM (KZi9D)

221 It was reframed - with a very old, very tired frame.

Posted by: Fussy at June 15, 2012 06:33 AM (Y/2U4)

222 THE VERY IDEA THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED OBAMA FELT HE HAD TO SAY SOMETHING NEW REALLY PROVES THAT THE LIBERAL POLICIES HE HAS EMPLOYED THE LAST 4 YEARS HAVE BEEN INEFFECTIVE AND ARE PASSE. AND THAT IS THE REAL SUBTEXT OF WHAT CRITICS LIKE ALTER AND MILBANK HAVE SAID. AND THEY DON'T YET FULLY REALIZE IT - OR ACCEPT IT. THEIR CRITICISMS OF OBAMA'S SPEECH ARE A FORM OF DENIAL - THEY ARE BLAMING HIM THE WAY PINKOS BLAME STALIN AND LENIN AND MAO FOR THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM.

Posted by: reliapundit at June 15, 2012 07:21 AM (TyO3R)

223 If Obama says it is so, doesn't that make it so?

Posted by: Lefty the Clueless Pinhead at June 15, 2012 08:36 AM (659DL)

224 If you say it enough people just may start tobelieve you

Posted by: reitred military at June 15, 2012 09:14 AM (SElov)

225 Isn't that the definition of "reframing"? Say the same thing is a different setting or way?

If you reframe an old picture, its still an old picture, just in a new frame.

Posted by: John T at June 15, 2012 09:19 AM (E90/9)

226

I became disgusted with the RNC several years ago, back during the second Bush term. They seemed to be doing stupid shit on one hand, while ignoring the needs and desires of actual Republicians on the other. Since that point I've been donating directly to candidates I like across the country and sidestepping the RNC.

I haven't broke yet, but I'm on the verge of giving the RNC some of my even-less-available-now cash. Right on the precipice.

They are doing good things right now it seems...

Posted by: fretless at June 15, 2012 10:22 AM (v3pYe)

227 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at June 15, 2012 11:50 AM (Xb3hu)

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