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November 01, 2012

Overnight Open Thread (11-1-2012) – Fleeing the Country Edition
— Maetenloch

That's right - I'm off to Germany next week for uh, business stuff yeah important business thingys and stuff. And of course it's purely coincidence that my parents will also be in Europe during the election along with all their assets.

So I may or may not be posting next week. Or returning. :-O

Ah who am I kidding - all the assets - the bass boat, the school bus, the silver dimes, vintage pr0n and the investment grade cubic zirconia - are still in the TN bunker. So I gotta come back for those.

It's Showtime Folks!

Now is when all the training and lifestyle discipline starts paying off. Gotta stay focused for a just a few more days.

Obama's Reverend: All 'Whites Going to Hell'

Apparently electing a black president did NOT end racial hatred:

All white people are going to hell, longtime African-American civil rights advocate Rev. Joseph Lowery told an audience at a get-out-the-vote event held Oct. 27 in Georgia.

Lowery, who gave the benediction at the January 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama, told the audience of up to 300 African-Americans "that when he was a young militant, he used to say all white folks were going to hell. Then he mellowed and just said most of them were. Now, he said, he is back to where he was," according to an Oct. 31 report in the Monroe County Reporter newspaper.

I wonder if he follows the one-drop rule for being hell-bound or if 50% honkitude is enough?

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party

5 Days!

Nope

Big Libya Unclassified Docs Dump

I've got no time to go through it but hopefully one of you fine morons will be willing to put in some time and help break this scandal open.

Go here and start wading through.

Did Pepsi Screw the Pooch?

Now they're a distant second in the cola wars. Another victim of the Obama curse.

Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi, in the job for about five years, was reportedly a huge Obama backer and behind the re-branding decision. Brilliant strategy: piss off half the country with your brand. I'd rather drink tap water than a Pepsi.

Why Doesn't George Lucas Love America?

Because I've been informed by many wealthy patriots^TM that paying more taxes is how you prove your love for the country. Yet Lucas betrayed this nation by shamelessly attempting to lower his taxes when he sold LucasFilms to Disney:

That Lucas struck a deal in 2012 may be no accident either, advisers say. Long-term capital gains tax from the sale of assets held more than one year are taxed at a rate of 15% for investors in the 25% income tax bracket or above (Lucas's level), and zero for investors in the 10% or 15% bracket. Those rates are set to jump to 20% and 10%, respectively in January. "He probably wanted to take advantage of the lower rate on long-term capital gain while it's certain," says Bill Smith, managing director at CBIZ MHM, a national accounting and professional services provider.

But the upside/downside of Disney Star Wars is that you do get an ewok Slash:

Can You Date Someone With Different Politics?

By and large it's liberals who are the ones who would never consider dating a <shudder> Republican.

Eight hundred miles from Ms. Davis's side, in Winston-Salem, N.C., Charles Rawlings is a neurosurgeon, attorney, deep-sea diver and published photographer. Like Ms. Davis, Dr. Rawlings, 53, is from Tennessee, and he is divorced with three children to whom he is devoted. He leads underwater photography expeditions when he isn't driving his daughter to cheerleading practice and representing patients in medical malpractice cases.

...Winston-Salem has offered slim pickings for a liberal thinker who says his new book, "It Really Is That Complicated," "grabs the reader and propels them through the exotic (and erotic) landscape that is the foundation for male/female relationships."

The city is "extremely conservative, politically and in its view on life," he says. There are plenty of eligible women, with one problem: "They could be Miss America or a member of Mensa, but as soon as they say 'I'm a Republican,' probably in five minutes we won't be talking."

Now I wouldn't want to date a true die-hard liberal just because it'd probably result in endless disagreements where I'm just being the asshole (as opposed to now where it's a manageable 61% :-)). But I would be open to a Democrat (if they mostly shared my values) just because for so many people being a Democrat is the easy default no-thinking position to avoid being ~~Republican~~ evil.

There is more to life than politics. There are shared interests and values. You might like the same music; admire the same principles; have similar attitudes towards what makes a person worthwhile.
And you might think the other person is cute.
It seems to me that it would be a shame to throw all that out the window over politics.
That said, I would have no desire to date Sandra Fluke, were I not married.

Levi's New ~~Bad Idea~~ Green Jeans

Made from 20% recycled plastic bottles:

Because the color of the plastic is retained through the recycling process, the denim apparel takes on a hue (which Levi's describes it as a "beautiful undertone" - presumably according to the color of plastic chosen for the particular garment, rather than a muddy mixture of the lot.

Chutzpah^³

A burglar broke into an elderly man's home - but what he didn't count on was that 90-year-old Jay Leone was a former Sheriff's deputy and armed. After trying to kill Leone and getting shot for his troubles of course the burglar is now suing him:

The plaintiff/criminal suspect, Samuel Cutrufelli, allegedly kicked in the door of 90-year-old Jay Leone's California home. Leone was ordered not to move as Cutrufelli scoured the house for valuables.
After some time, Leone told the burglar that he needed to use the bathroom. But instead of a potty break, Leone went to retrieve his .357 revolver.

Leone allegedly emerged from the bathroom with the revolver and pointed it at the burglar. Cutrufelli then took the first shot and hit Leone in the cheek, reports CBS News. Leone, a former sheriff's deputy, returned fire as Cutrufelli begged for his life.

As Leone tells it, "I looked him straight in the eye. He says, 'Don't kill me. Don't kill me... I've got a daughter!' I said, 'F- you ... pow, pow, pow, pow!'"

While Leone hit Cutrufelli with three of the shots, the criminal suspect allegedly rushed Leone, wrestled him to the floor, and then tried to kill Leone with his own weapon. But when Cutrufelli pulled the trigger, his weapon was out of ammo.

Cutrufelli eventually escaped and called for medical treatment, claiming that he'd shot himself. However, police promptly arrested him for suspicion of burglary and attempted murder, reports CBS.
Perhaps smarting over being outsmarted by his 90-year-old victim, Cutrufelli filed a lawsuit claiming that Leone negligently shot him.

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Posted by: Maetenloch at 06:46 PM | Comments (704)
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1 Well it's about fucking time.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 06:46 PM (+AV7H)

2 And FOIST!!

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 06:46 PM (+AV7H)

3 Germany. Beers, breasts, and brats. Yum.

Posted by: D. R. Ainbough at November 01, 2012 06:47 PM (BgIBZ)

4 First?

Posted by: Uncle Mikey at November 01, 2012 06:48 PM (8qoXL)

5 German Pron!!!!!!

Posted by: MrCaniac at November 01, 2012 06:48 PM (Zd/NW)

6 Close enough.

Posted by: Uncle Mikey at November 01, 2012 06:48 PM (8qoXL)

7 I'm over here on Long Island kinda freaking out because I can't find gas anywhere. I can do without for 4 days but then I need the gas to get out of the state and head towards Tennessee (after I voted of course). There's got to be a better way to find gas without driving randomly everywhere and wasting you know, even more gas.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 06:48 PM (+AV7H)

8 All white people are going to hell

Well, we've been in training for almost 4 years now, how much worse could it be?

Thanks for the ONT, maet!!

Posted by: Peaches at November 01, 2012 06:48 PM (kpCLl)

9 Chiefs are being the Chiefs again.

Posted by: logprof at November 01, 2012 06:49 PM (jKE+Z)

10 For the moby's, trolls the worriers:

You know where consumer confidence was at when George HW Bush was re-elected? 57.3

You know where it was when Carter was re-elected? 80.3

Or Ford? 87.1

What about Barack Obama?

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72.2

Posted by: NWConservative at November 01, 2012 06:51 PM (M1gmo)

11 Oh,and I'd rather watch a sex scene involving Godzilla, King Kong and Roseanne Barr than date a liberal.

Unfortunately that means ruling out 70% of single women. Any of you fine moronettes in an unhappy marriage?

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 06:51 PM (+AV7H)

12 Ponch! I'll be in my bunk! Goddammit, I'm old!

Posted by: Kalneva at November 01, 2012 06:52 PM (cQmXn)

13 That magazine cover reminds me why I hate the 70's so much.

Posted by: MrCaniac at November 01, 2012 06:52 PM (Zd/NW)

14 That's a lot of content.

Posted by: LASue at November 01, 2012 06:52 PM (gjIQF)

15 I did a Romney-esque flip-flop from Pepsi to Coke a few years before Obamania anyway. it's got more flavor yo.

Posted by: JDP at November 01, 2012 06:53 PM (8HhF2)

16 WaPo is running a Benghazi story on the front page of their site: http://tinyurl.com/dxalxr6 . Also, the Sharyl Atkisson story from earlier is now on the front page of the CBS News site.

Posted by: HenryVlosesAgincourt at November 01, 2012 06:53 PM (jn5Ou)

17 Maet, bring back some buxom German broads. Preferably one that looks like this. NSFW link in my nic.

Posted by: Adam at November 01, 2012 06:53 PM (/YJYi)

18 Ah Deutchland ist gut. Bier, brats, lamb chops! Salut!

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 06:54 PM (94rak)

19 Roy schider was phenomenal on All That Jazz. He certainly deserved the Oscar far more than Distinct Hofsn in the nauseatingly forgettable Kramer vs Kramer. I wonder which flick gets more Netflix requests?

Posted by: Avi at November 01, 2012 06:54 PM (eC5u/)

20 Just heard the weirdest fucking thing... Apparently they play Bro-Hymn by Pennywise at Qualcomm when the chargers score. When did I get so old that hardcore songs from my youth are played at NFL games?

Posted by: MiloX at November 01, 2012 06:54 PM (VwCyo)

21 I know the finality of death makes it tempting to say four men died. But Obama sputtered and was willing to sacrifice more than 30 people that night. He just got extremely lucky our SEALs disobeyed orders.

Posted by: John the Libertarian at November 01, 2012 06:54 PM (u2SdM)

22 knickerbocker

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at November 01, 2012 06:54 PM (ZPrif)

23 7 No worries, Christina's MJ, Bamster is deploying solar units even as we speak!

Posted by: Kalneva at November 01, 2012 06:54 PM (cQmXn)

24 Didnt that CEO of Pepsi also flip America off, or something like that? I know she also gave a speech about how when America points a finger at the world, there are three pointing back. She is a stupid bitch, and I don't buy Pepsi any more.

Posted by: RoyalOil at November 01, 2012 06:55 PM (imtbm)

25 I had to drink a diet pepsi the other day. It had no flavor, just tasted like metal.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 06:55 PM (dX4hn)

26 That's right - I'm off to Germany next week for uh, business stuff yeah important business things and stuff

Uh huh. Just remember to pay them in full. We don't want your rentals making a scene.

Posted by: Methos at November 01, 2012 06:55 PM (hO9ad)

27 I dated lib women without issue. I don't think I could have married one though.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 06:56 PM (HonRE)

28 You know, Christina's if you had a Chevy Volt, you wouldn't be having these problems. Just plug it in, you know.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 06:56 PM (dX4hn)

29 The Bullit car chase through SanFran is about to happen on TMC... 8-)

Posted by: east of nowhere at November 01, 2012 06:56 PM (C/oSI)

30 Date a liberal? Hmm, yes, and have had sex with some. Would I marry one? No, I couldn't marry a stupid bitch.

Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 06:56 PM (vj51i)

31 I had to fuckin drive 60 miles from NJto PA To get gas and I didn't see a fuckin PSE&G or a gas truck. Fuck u obozo and Christie. You both have done shit for me and I still have no fuckin power

Posted by: Avi at November 01, 2012 06:56 PM (eC5u/)

32 Diet Pepsi tastes better than Diet Coke, but Coke Zero is much better than Diet Pepsi.

Posted by: logprof at November 01, 2012 06:57 PM (jKE+Z)

33 How 'bout FUNEMPLOYMENT?

George H.W. Bush: 7.4%
Carter: 7.5%
Ford: 7.8%

Obama: 7.8% (We'll see how much they milk it tomorrow... if they can)

Posted by: NWConservative at November 01, 2012 06:57 PM (M1gmo)

34 is anyone else getting cell phone calls from 000 000 0000 asking for a $200 donation to Romney?

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at November 01, 2012 06:57 PM (W3UHW)

35 I had to drink a diet pepsi the other day. It had no flavor, just tasted like metal.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 10:55 PM (dX4hn)

I had one last week, first time in a long time. You're right, there is no taste to it.

Posted by: Adam at November 01, 2012 06:57 PM (/YJYi)

36 Shit is really bad on Staten Island.

Need food and clothing (fuck Andrea Mitchell) and the MBM is ignoring them along with Nanny Bloomberg and TFG

Â‘We Need Food, We Need ClothingÂ’: Staten Island Residents Plead for Help 3 Days After Sandy

http://tinyurl.com/bahzbbv

Pictures of devastation on Staten Island

Bloomberg still ignoring them

http://tinyurl.com/bjc2r33

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 06:57 PM (wwsoB)

37 I married a liberal once. Nastiest bitch of all time. One ugly, nasty divorce from that one.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 06:57 PM (dX4hn)

38 If you rednecks plan on boycotting Pepsi you should know that they own Mountain Dew.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 06:58 PM (HonRE)

39 The idiot robber really needs to look up the definition of "negligent" as that's about the opposite of the manner in which he was shot.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 06:58 PM (NYki8)

40 Pepsi-- Who the hell could not see through that 'rebranding' giving CommieBamma so free adspace.

Posted by: Rmoney Voter at November 01, 2012 06:58 PM (JtyGg)

41 Ah, the Keystone Chefs. And one of my fantasy opponents has the Chargers D.

Posted by: logprof at November 01, 2012 06:58 PM (jKE+Z)

42 26 That's right - I'm off to Germany next week for uh, business stuff yeah important business things and stuff Uh huh. Just remember to pay them in full. We don't want your rentals making a scene. Posted by: Methos at November 01, 2012 10:55 PM (hO9ad) And don't forget your safeword!!

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 01, 2012 06:58 PM (GEICT)

43 "Diet Pepsi tastes better than Diet Coke, but Coke Zero is much better than Diet Pepsi."

Gotta disagree, I had Diet Coke today, and it has so much more flavor than Diet Pepsi. Seriously, it was tasteless. Water tastes better and I hate water.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:00 PM (dX4hn)

44 37 I married a liberal once. Nastiest bitch of all time. One ugly, nasty divorce from that one. You know the questions: 1) was she hot? 2) how was she in bed?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 01, 2012 07:00 PM (GEICT)

45 The best thing in the world are the "Mexican Cokes" that have real sugar cane in them. Bbque joints have them a lot. Pepsi is doodle.

Posted by: Ktgreat at November 01, 2012 07:00 PM (avGs3)

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 10:51 PM (+AV7H)

I'd never date a democrat, much less a liberal as I want a real guy who can be depended on. The fact that I have 4 kids and am nearly 40 (and am *very* conservative) is a bit of a deal breaker for many.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:00 PM (NYki8)

47 As Leone tells it, "I looked him straight in the eye. He says, 'Don't kill me. Don't kill me... I've got a daughter!' I said, 'F- you ... pow, pow, pow, pow!'" Right on. While Leone hit Cutrufelli with three of the shots, the criminal suspect allegedly rushed Leone, wrestled him to the floor, and then tried to kill Leone with his own weapon. But when Cutrufelli pulled the trigger, his weapon was out of ammo. Good thing Leone emptied his gun into the scumbag (though that could very easily have gotten Leone time in jail in many insane places in America). Shame Leone didn't kill him. Cutrufelli deserves to be tortured to death ... for the children.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 07:00 PM (X3lox)

48 Well, I guess one upside of this game is I'll have Norv Turner to kick around for another week.

Posted by: logprof at November 01, 2012 07:00 PM (jKE+Z)

49 I'm over here on Long Island kinda freaking out because I can't find gas anywhere. I can do without for 4 days but then I need the gas to get out of the state and head towards Tennessee (after I voted of course). There's got to be a better way to find gas without driving randomly everywhere and wasting you know, even more gas.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 10:48 PM

Its really tough out there. I just got power back today, and I only had 10 gallons of gas left for the generator. The lines in jersey are bad. I ran into dudes who came all the way from brooklyn with a shitload of gas cans to central jersey. Thats how bad it is.

Posted by: Berserker at November 01, 2012 07:01 PM (FMbng)

Not sure if it's my imagination or not but the past few mornings when I wake I get a brief whiff of .. not sure what but I think it's a precusor to retribution, coming Nov. 6th.

So I seem to recall some asshole saying the tornados and flooding in the south and midwest were punishment from above for some stupid think like being bitter clingers or being "red" states or some shit like that. So is it radio silence that the people suffering as a result of hurricane Sandy live in "blue" states?

my reference to retribution above refers to the election. Ever since seeing all those people waiting in line to get chik fil a over the summer I have really believed Romney will win.

I just hope I'm right. I also hope all those poor people affected by Sandy get the help they need asap.

Posted by: tt the bear at November 01, 2012 07:01 PM (mg8ch)

51 34 is anyone else getting cell phone calls from 000 000 0000 asking for a $200 donation to Romney? Posted by: westminsterdogshow

I wish that was all I was getting! I have an unending stream of Romney emails!

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 07:01 PM (mKMj1)

Maet,

You'd tell us if you were in a German Scheise video wouldn't you?

Posted by: Darth Cartman at November 01, 2012 07:01 PM (mV8sg)

53 "And don't forget your safeword!!"

I hate it when they get all boring and use Red.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:01 PM (dX4hn)

54 I married a liberal once. Nastiest bitch of all time. One ugly, nasty divorce from that one.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 10:57 PM (dX4hn)

Well, that's because she felt she was entitled to everything and everything that was yours, too.

Posted by: John the Libertarian at November 01, 2012 07:01 PM (u2SdM)

Posted by: JDP at November 01, 2012 10:53 PM (8HhF2)

I preferred Pepsi for a long time because I usually drink pop warm (had a Polish friend in Jr High/High School) and Pepsi was fizzier. Now I prefer RC but usually drink the WalMart store brand.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:02 PM (NYki8)

56 Drudge headlines on Sandy

OBAMA LEFT THEM BEHIND: HUNGRY DUMPSTER DIVING IN NYC

Gas Shortages May Not End for Another Week...
Fear Turns to Frustration, Anger...
Fistfights, Guns Drawn...
'You're not getting gas tonight'...
Lines grow...
Some Siphoning From Cars!
'I'm pretty pissed'...
Troopers deployed to gas stations...
Stars throw extravagant Halloween party despite destruction...
Commuter Delays Rage...
NYC Official: Red Cross 'Absolute Disgrace'...
Looters Dress Like Con Edison Workers to Gain Access to Houses...
Staten Islanders Plead for Help: 'We Need Food'...

The MBM is trying to keep this quiet just like Benghazi

Don't let them, people really are hurting there

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 07:02 PM (wwsoB)

57 Maybe he could say it was negligent because the old guy didn't kill him.

Posted by: Trimegistus at November 01, 2012 07:02 PM (BHwC8)

58 He had me worried until he mentioned the investment grade cubic zirconia, and then I knew he was full of shit!

Posted by: Killerdog at November 01, 2012 07:02 PM (Oi60j)

59 "You know the questions: 1) was she hot? 2) how was she in bed?"

1) Yes, up until she was married

2) Great, up until she was married

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:02 PM (dX4hn)

60 If all white people Re going to hell , does that mean white raised WASP-Kenyans of slave owner stock will?

Posted by: Avi at November 01, 2012 07:03 PM (eC5u/)

61 I'm so sorry. That was meant to be : Pepsi is DOODIE. Sheesh.

Posted by: Ktgreat at November 01, 2012 07:03 PM (avGs3)

62 Just hit up the Salvation Army storm relief (sorry, Mitt, you're on your own today) . . . easy peasy, though, if anybody's on the fence!

Posted by: Peaches at November 01, 2012 07:03 PM (kpCLl)

63 53 "And don't forget your safeword!!"
I hate it when they get all boring and use Red.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 11:01 PM (dX4hn)

Or 'Ow ow ow!' or 'Stop it goddammit'.

Posted by: Mætenloch at November 01, 2012 07:03 PM (pAlYe)

64 #34 yes I did and I donated with a credit card.

Posted by: TD, one of the proud 53% at November 01, 2012 07:04 PM (+uFux)

65 "you should know that they own Mountain Dew."

Hence my decision that this is one boycott I can't participate in.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:04 PM (dX4hn)

66 Remember yesterday when the government (FEMA) was doing everything right and there weren't any looters and people were all just getting along?

Yeah, that never lasts.

Posted by: huerfano at November 01, 2012 07:04 PM (bAGA/)

67 Salvation Army and Catholic Charities always are good choices. Very low overhead, and they will get the supplies in.

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 07:05 PM (mKMj1)

68 Re-post...

http://youtu.be/qLrnkK2YEcE

Theme song...resulting from previous thread.

Posted by: sTevo at November 01, 2012 07:05 PM (CQ3uZ)

69 Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi, in the job for about five years, was reportedly a huge Obama backer and behind the re-branding decision. Brilliant strategy: piss off half the country with your brand. I'd rather drink tap water than a Pepsi.

I would rather drink goat piss than Pepsi. Fuck Pepsi!!

Posted by: Killerdog at November 01, 2012 07:05 PM (Oi60j)

70 Pepsi, Coke, meh -- I drink more than 16 oz and piss all over pukes like you, Mayor Endorsement-Whore Bloomberg

Posted by: John the Libertarian at November 01, 2012 07:05 PM (u2SdM)

71 >>9 Chiefs are being the Chiefs again. I dumped the Ravens for the Chargers D a couple of weeks ago anticipating this game.

Posted by: Y-not at November 01, 2012 07:06 PM (5H6zj)

72 "Obama's Reverend: All 'Whites Going to Hell'" Yeah, that Obama, he's not divisive at all.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 07:06 PM (3SQyE)

73 Maybe that crowd in Florida was really chanting, "Obama Fail!"

Posted by: parteagirl at November 01, 2012 07:06 PM (gsH1w)

74 Or when they try to mess with your head and pick "More"

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:06 PM (dX4hn)

75 Posted by: westminsterdogshow at November 01, 2012 10:57 PM (W3UHW)

I got an odd one on my landline tonight. Guy saying he was part of the Romney team. Asking if I could give more money to get them to win. He said I could donate up to $133. That if I gave him my debit or credit over the phone, he could process it faster than if I used the Romney web-site like I told him I would. That is when I hung up on him. Probably should call my Sec of State tomorrow about it.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:06 PM (94rak)

76 Aloha!

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 07:06 PM (kaalw)

77 "That was meant to be : Pepsi is DOODIE.

Sheesh.
Posted by: Ktgreat"

I thought "doodle" was kinda cute.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at November 01, 2012 07:06 PM (d6TfZ)

78 The MBM is hiding Benghazi and Sandy disasters in similar manner to coke mules smuggling a kilo

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 07:06 PM (wwsoB)

79 Pepsi supported the arab boycott of 1972. I haven't even thought of touching pepsi ever since then. I always considered that company evil and allied with the dregs of the Earth.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 07:07 PM (X3lox)

80 I don't drink soda often, but when I do, I drink Diet Dr. Pepper.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 07:07 PM (HonRE)

81 Totally not impressed by the new Transformers attraction at Universal.

Yawn.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:08 PM (dX4hn)

82 "4 kids and am nearly 40"

I blame the divorce culture. The risk to dating a divorced woman is enormous, before you know it you could wind up paying child support for kids that aren't yours. I have a relative who was bankrupted precisely because of a scenario like that.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 07:08 PM (+AV7H)

83 Canadian Mountain Dew has no caffeine. My first question upon hearing that was what's the point of drinking it then? Remember kids always test that you can get the safeword out around the ball gag.

Posted by: alexthechick -f u autocorrect at November 01, 2012 07:08 PM (Gk3SS)

84 Obama's Rev was just joking yo. He told the DC so. Even though the people at the event he said that shit at didn't think he was joking, and were reportedly horrified, he was joking and he said he was joking when he said it. Just like Obama sat at Rev. Wright's church for 20 years and never heard a single thing he said.

Posted by: Adam at November 01, 2012 07:08 PM (/YJYi)

85 I think Obama is going to getting a taste of voter redistribution on Tuesday.

Posted by: parteagirl at November 01, 2012 07:09 PM (gsH1w)

86 77 - cthulhu, Hi!

And are you in Hawaii?

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 07:09 PM (mKMj1)

87 @76 Thanks. iPad+dry eyes= doodle

Posted by: Ktgreat at November 01, 2012 07:09 PM (avGs3)

88 Pepsi is a safe word?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:09 PM (94rak)

89 That black preacher claimed today that 'he was just joking' about the white folk all going to hell.

My response? 'Go to hell, dirtbag'.

Posted by: GnuBreed at November 01, 2012 07:09 PM (ccXZP)

90 @66: FEMA is a Bureaucratic entity, NOT an immediate response unit. Expect FEMA to show up in force sometime in the next 3 months, to arbitrate insurance claims and amend and remap the officially designated flood zones.

Posted by: east of nowhere at November 01, 2012 07:10 PM (C/oSI)

91 Hey Cthulhu

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:10 PM (94rak)

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 11:07 PM (HonRE)

That's what my m-i-l drinks. Except she cuts it about 50/50 with water and then lets it set in the counter about 24 hours. I love that woman, but her drink choices make me shudder.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:10 PM (NYki8)

93 BTW, people are majorly acting like assholes here, but if there's an upside, a lot of the anger is being directed towards SCOAMF. Apparently Christie's live TV sucking of Obama's dildo wasn't enough. And this is on leftie Long Island (I no longer consider it red, even though once upon a time it used to be).

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 07:10 PM (+AV7H)

94 Politically mixed couples seem like they work okay with a liberal guy and a conservative woman, but not so much the other way around.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 07:10 PM (RLZvP)

95 Shit is really bad on Staten Island.... Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 10:57 PM I've heard reports of cannibalism... g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 01, 2012 07:10 PM (JMmQ9)

96 Does anyone else have the feeling that this has been the longest election ever? I'm ready for this bad boy to be over.

Posted by: Gozer the Gozarian at November 01, 2012 07:11 PM (nD2pm)

97 2nd to last lib I dated was awesome - until she started talking politics. Her complete knowledge of the subject was slightly more than my knowledge of particle physics, which is basicly, I know there's a thing called particle physics. Then she disparaged John Kasich, that was the beginning of the end. Last one showed her psycho bitch side really early on, and thought Marcy Kaptur was the governor of Ohio.

Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 07:11 PM (vj51i)

98 Call me closed-minded because I would never date a lib.

I'm sorry, but it's not just politics, it is a statement about their values.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:11 PM (piMMO)

99 Hey Polliwogette, how goes things?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:11 PM (94rak)

100 "I got an odd one on my landline tonight. Guy saying he was part of the Romney team. Asking if I could give more money to get them to win. He said I could donate up to $133. That if I gave him my debit or credit over the phone, he could process it faster than if I used the Romney web-site like I told him I would. That is when I hung up on him. Probably should call my Sec of State tomorrow about it."

Actually, that is a pretty good sign. The scam artists are trying to get Romney donations, not Obama ones. They know who is winning.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:11 PM (dX4hn)

101 Must sleep now.

Posted by: Trimegistus at November 01, 2012 07:11 PM (BHwC8)

102 Kim Stahana's Cu---what School???

Posted by: andycanuck at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (nkiQM)

103 Oh, and as far as abandoning the ambassador, state dept. employee, and former navy seals to muslim terrorists, well, Obama DID tell hurricane victims that no person would be left behind. So he isn't a complete dick. Oh, wait, yes he is. When things went bad in Benghazzi, the f**ker only cared about how it would look politically to have a terrorist attack on 9/11. So he let those people die. F**k him to hell.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (3SQyE)

104 Hey, how's it going, Polli?

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (RLZvP)

105 Has anyone looked at the WV mountains, they got a shitloadof snow

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (CofEF)

106 Jay Leno is 90?

Posted by: Uncledave at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (TR1HR)

107 He said Blue ball. Huh huh huhuhuhuh

Posted by: Butt-Head at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (jKE+Z)

108 If all whites are going to hell, at least Hell won't have a littering problem.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (HonRE)

109

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 11:08 PM (+AV7H)

In my case, I'm a widow. But I can understand since I'd be leary about marrying a divorced guy because of the drama that too often goes with it.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (NYki8)

110 #98: That's cool, NDH! Nothing wrong with that view!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 07:12 PM (RLZvP)

111

Geez, I'm slow. Posted from the last thread.

Can't read all 300+ comments. Anyone mention GJ,CO.

On another note, saw a TFG bot walking down the street tonight when I pulled in the driveway with clipboard and everything. Must only be 1 or 2 registered demons on the street. He wasn't here long. Dead end street. Pretty funny, except I almost felt sorry for him, he looked so dejected.

Anyone?

Posted by: Infidel at November 01, 2012 07:13 PM (GkWtQ)

112 Barky is going down like a cheap whore on Tuesday!

The Mooch will cry like a cat in heat on Wednesday.

Posted by: Killerdog at November 01, 2012 07:13 PM (Oi60j)

113 I'm wondering if I should zoom around the neighborhood gas stations at 2AM to see if any tankers came in for them.

Shit's unreal though. I never lost power or Internet, so I'm thinking you know, this storm wasn't so bad. Then I go out and find myself right in the middle of a Walking Dead episode.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 07:13 PM (+AV7H)

114 I've been boycotting Pepsi since childhood. I never liked it. I don't care for Mt. Dew either. I'll have a Dr. Pepper or a Coke if I feel like living dangerously. I pretty much stopped drinking soft drinks a few years ago. I need no extra help developing kidney stones.

Posted by: no good deed at November 01, 2012 07:13 PM (mjR67)

115 did anyone watch on the record with Greta tonight if not checkout utube for it

Posted by: Evilpens at November 01, 2012 07:13 PM (ck76k)

116 "Remember kids always test that you can get the safeword out around the ball gag."

That is what triple grunts are for.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:14 PM (dX4hn)

117 Idealogically "mixed" marriages Do.Not.Work. Period. Full.Stop. You'd be better off, in the long run, if you just went out and found a libtard woman who hates you and buy her a house.

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 01, 2012 07:14 PM (JMmQ9)

118 Obama is like Voldemort. A half-blood who hates everyone who is of the half that he likes to pretend and hopes no one remembers that he is. Of.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 01, 2012 07:14 PM (DoZD+)

119 "Obama's Reverend: All 'Whites Going to Hell'" Well ... the insane inaugural benediction included the retarded begging that we should all pray for the day "when white will embrace what is right" and I guess the racist, retard reverend got ticked that white hasn't fully submitted to his racially idiotic bullying in the ensuing years. It still amazes me that America even accepted that shit on inauguration day and made not a peep about it. That was a bad, bad sign among a pile of terrible omens of the shit that was to come (not to mention the crimes that had already been commited even before that by the Ineligible Indonesian Malevolent Imbecile).

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 07:14 PM (X3lox)

120

is anyone else getting cell phone calls from 000 000 0000 asking for a $200 donation to Romney?

Someone else mentioned a call like that.

Posted by: fluffeneidas at November 01, 2012 07:14 PM (O6q63)

121 19 Roy schider was phenomenal on All That Jazz. He certainly deserved the Oscar far more than Distinct Hofsn in the nauseatingly forgettable Kramer vs Kramer. I wonder which flick gets more Netflix requests?
Posted by: Avi at November 01, 2012 10:54 PM (eC5u/)

Agreed. His death scene at the end - done as a dance number - is brilliant and has stayed with me since I first saw it.

Does anyone ever watch 'Kramer Vs. Kramer' anymore?

Posted by: Mætenloch at November 01, 2012 07:15 PM (pAlYe)

122 atc: How do you know about the ball gag thing, huh???

Posted by: CMU VET at November 01, 2012 07:15 PM (dPSpR)

123 84; Damage control. I'm sure Rev. dipshit got a call from Prezident Bumper Sticker's campaign to ixnay on the white man hatredey.

Posted by: stillers at November 01, 2012 07:15 PM (NHEyI)

124 #111: There's been some talk of maybe having a Denver Meetup on election night. I know that's a long drive for you, but you'd be welcome there if it ends up happening.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 07:16 PM (RLZvP)

125 "By and large it's liberals who are the ones who would never consider dating a Republican." i'm sure there's a pretty equal distaste for dating someone with opposite political views among the highly-active (or just highly-political) on either side of the divide...and i think you need a little more "meta" in your analysis if you're claiming that conservatives are open-minded while in the same breath dismissing the possibility that liberals could ever be >.> partisanship has gotten *so* bad in this country over the last ~8~12 years, and i think it's going to be up to conservatives to drop the "all liberals are intractable nasties" rhetoric and show, by example, how childish liberals are being with their own blanket dismissal of any possibility of conservatives' good faith. after all, as long as the "pelosi wing" controls the democratic party, it's hard to see liberals being the first to make that change themselves. i just wish we could have discussions about serious issues without immediately assuming bad faith and maleficent intent...and that's hard to do even among folks of the same partisan affiliation, much less across the aisles. there's a lot of healing to be done, and it's gonna start with the election of a reasonable politician who actually showed by example how serious he was about rising above the gutter-political mud slinging and focussing on The Big Picture! as for The Big Picture, i wonder about those levi's jeans :3 i like a little bit of colour in my clothing, but the pictures i've seen have all been pretty boring. i can't imagine that recycled plastics could possibly make cotton anything but less comfortable...never liked the feel of synthetic fibres! something tells me this is prolly just another case of Green Tech Gone Mad. o.o

Posted by: jimi ray at November 01, 2012 07:16 PM (79EF9)

126 Poll: 40% of Muslims in US want sharia, 46% say criminalize blasphemy, including death penalty

Posted by: Spike at November 01, 2012 07:16 PM (I4NNt)

127 CMU VET, read John Ringo's novel Ghost. Main character Mike Harmon is into that kind of stuff. That is where I read about it.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:16 PM (94rak)

128 Did I miss the job numbers thread? I think this is interesting (from CBS!): In today's release, the first one using ADP's new methodology, the payroll company said non-farm private employers added 158,000 jobs in October. That's in line with the 162,000 jobs it said the economy generated in September. Or not. According to ADP's new formula, job growth in September was half of what the company previously reported: Private sector employment increased by 88,200 jobs from August to September, according to the September ADP National Employment Report... Last month's employment estimate was revised down from 80,000 to 76,400 jobs. In gauging the state of the job market in a given month, the difference between 162,000 and 88,200 jobs is a major difference -- and that's not the only downward revision in the report. ADP previously said that the U.S. added 4,000 manufacturing jobs in October. But the latest report now says the economy actually lost 17,400 manufacturing jobs." Sounds like the numbers are being made up as they go along.

Posted by: LASue at November 01, 2012 07:16 PM (gjIQF)

129 No Pepsi for me, even during the clusterfuck of New Coke. Though I do weaken occasionally and drink Mountain Dew.

Posted by: GnuBreed at November 01, 2012 07:16 PM (ccXZP)

130 Pretty funny, except I almost felt sorry for him, he looked so dejected.

Anyone?

Posted by: Infidel at November 01, 2012 11:13 PM (GkWtQ)

Did he try to fondle your breasts?

Posted by: Peaches at November 01, 2012 07:17 PM (kpCLl)

131 In my case, I'm a widow. But I can understand since I'd be leary about marrying a divorced guy because of the drama that too often goes with it.
**********************

I'm really sorry to hear that, I hope it won't be long before you find another decent guy who would be good to your family.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 07:17 PM (+AV7H)

132 atc: How do you know about the ball gag thing, huh??? I've heard tell of such things. From other people. Who are not me.

Posted by: alexthechick -f u autocorrect at November 01, 2012 07:17 PM (Gk3SS)

133 WTF, *another* fumble? Come on Chefs, have some dignity!

Posted by: Butt-Head at November 01, 2012 07:17 PM (jKE+Z)

134 Perhaps smarting over being outsmarted by his 90-year-old victim, Cutrufelli filed a lawsuit claiming that Leone negligently shot him.

Damn straight. The home owner shot at him 4 times and the scum bag is still alive. Sentence Leone to a session at a shooting range.

Oh and Cutrufelli should face two attempted murder charges, theft (he used the home owner's gun), and criminal stupidity.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2012 07:17 PM (AUeaU)

135

I could never be married to a Democrat. Because everything is political. I challenge anyone to name any subject and within 30 seconds I could make a political connection.

Btw, I gave that challenge to my daughter. She said "the Pope". I said, "oh please, give me something hard."

Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 01, 2012 07:17 PM (DoZD+)

136 Today David Ignatius Ignatius in the Washington Post writes:

"5:15 a.m.: A new Libyan assault begins, this time with mortars. Two rounds miss and the next three hit the roof. The rooftop defenders never 'laser the mortars.' as has been reported. They donÂ’t know the weapons are in place until the indirect fire begins, nor are the mortars observed by the drone overhead. The defenders have focused their laser sights earlier on several Libyan attackers, as warnings not to fire."

I wrote to a military contact with the following observation:

"So, Ignatius wants us to believe that after the U.S. mission is hit by a coordinated assault of 150 men; the U.S. ambassador is missing; one American is confirmed dead; all pleas for help have been ignored; and a second assault has begun, former Navy SEALs in the middle of a firefight focus their lasers on armed attackers as warnings not to fire. Never mind the infrared discipline issue; since when do SEALs warn enemy assault teams to stop their operation or else?"

My contact responded thusly:

"Don't worry about Ignatius, and watch PJ Media tomorrow. We have what I would consider the 'smoking gun.'"

Stay tuned.

Posted by: Llarry at November 01, 2012 07:17 PM (5l2tw)

137 /buttmunch sock

Posted by: logprof at November 01, 2012 07:18 PM (jKE+Z)

138 They say that the red cross only has got about $11 million in donations. Some how they will blame this low number on Romney and his can food drive when in reality it is the media blackout of how really bad it is but they have to have the blackout or that will damage FEMA's "great reputation" and have people think they can do things on their own or have food storage for 5-8 days with water and a full tank of gas and five or more 5 gallon extra in Jerry cans filled when the hurricane was just passing Florida.

Posted by: Trevor (@TJexcite) at November 01, 2012 07:18 PM (Ea64Y)

139 Okay, pissing me off, the evil Red Cross is now spending more on prime time tee vee advertising than it ever will on a single victim of the storm. Sometimes I wish the nic "ball of hate" wasn't already taken . . .

Posted by: Peaches at November 01, 2012 07:18 PM (kpCLl)

140 If Obumbles had had a son with one of his composite white girlfriends, I'm pretty sure he would have looked like Samuel Cutrufelli.

Posted by: Leo Ladenson at November 01, 2012 07:18 PM (+Qbug)

141

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 11:11 PM (94rak)

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 11:12 PM (RLZvP)

Hi guys, been lurking again. It's going pretty well except that Son either has a bad cold or the flu so is rather unhappy at the moment (and it messes wtih the school schedule something awful). I've been keeping up with your feline adventures on FB Anna which I appreciate you sharing.

How is it with you PW? Have you voted yet?

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:18 PM (NYki8)

142 126 Poll: 40% of Muslims in US want sharia, 46% say criminalize blasphemy, including death penalty Posted by: Spike

There's plenty of places that would be happy to accommodate them.

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 07:18 PM (mKMj1)

143 If all white people are going to Hell at least there won't be people talking during the endless loop of Freddy Got Fingered.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 07:19 PM (HonRE)

144 I've heard tell of such things. From other people. Who are not me.
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Hmm...so if the other person is talking about one...I guess it is the listener who would be wearing one...

Posted by: Some Master of the Obvious at November 01, 2012 07:19 PM (AUeaU)

145 "I've heard tell of such things. From other people. Who are not me"

Of course.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:19 PM (dX4hn)

146 #128

That article pissed me the hell off. It was Yahoo or whoever furiously, and I mean FURIOUSLY spinning the numbers like they were the winning lottery ticket for Obama's reelection. People aren't buying the bullshit.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 07:19 PM (+AV7H)

147 Well, well, it looks like it is time for the "indecisive and irresolute" to step up to the plate. Which shall it be? Should we swing at the slider, the curve, take a glance at the coach, hoping that he will tell us what to do, or just go ahead and check the menu and make our decision based upon our own reading of the pitch? Oh, it is awful, being so bitter and indecisive and irresolute. Makes one wonder why anyone would spit on a good teammate so early in the season, during the primary part of the season. See you after the inning is over .... good luck.

Posted by: and irresolute at November 01, 2012 07:19 PM (DBH1h)

148

Whoever has the nic "concrete girl" it would be cool to go, "concrete blonde girl"
Or how about, "Joey's Concrete Blonde Girl"
Thanks to a friend in college, I have this band imprinted on my brain.

-----But I have auburn hair...and it's spectacular.

Posted by: concrete girl at November 01, 2012 07:19 PM (y2Ojs)

149 Poll: 40% of Muslims in US want sharia, 46% say criminalize blasphemy, including death penalty

Did they even ask how many want to know a goat in the biblical sense? See, these polls are total crap.

Posted by: Peaches at November 01, 2012 07:19 PM (kpCLl)

150 I'm sorry, but it's not just politics, it is a statement about their values.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 11:11 PM (piMMO)

Exactly. It's a indicator of how they view and treat other people. Not a perfect tell, but certainly a sign.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:19 PM (NYki8)

151 Also, the Sharyl Atkisson story from earlier is now on the front page of the CBS News site.

***

When she broke the story a couple of weeks ago it was shoved into third position in the sidebar.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:20 PM (piMMO)

152 124 #111: There's been some talk of maybe having a Denver Meetup on election night. I know that's a long drive for you, but you'd be welcome there if it ends up happening.
Any idea where in Denver? I may be able to be there by 7ish weather permitting. Nevermind, I'll go to yahoo.

Posted by: Infidel at November 01, 2012 07:20 PM (GkWtQ)

153 "I'm off to Germany next week for uh, business stuff yeah important business thingys and stuff."

Give my regards to Eva Habermann.

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at November 01, 2012 07:20 PM (F3HO3)

154 LOL at the Chefs fan at the game with a C'MON MAN bag over his head.

Posted by: logprof at November 01, 2012 07:20 PM (jKE+Z)

155 120 I received a telephone solicitation for Mitt Romney the other night. They asked if I could donate $150 by credit card. I told them I had already given every thing I could except for my vote, and I would give that on Tuesday.

Posted by: no good deed at November 01, 2012 07:20 PM (mjR67)

156 Does anyone ever watch 'Kramer Vs. Kramer' anymore? Posted by: MÃ¦tenloch at November 01, 2012 11:15 PM This.Word. I've hated Gwyneth Paltro ever since that movie.

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 01, 2012 07:20 PM (JMmQ9)

157 They say that the red cross only has got about $11 million in donations. Some how they will blame this low number on Romney and his can food drive when in reality it is the media blackout of how really bad it is but they have to have the blackout or that will damage FEMA's "great reputation" and have people think they can do things on their own or have food storage for 5-8 days with water and a full tank of gas and five or more 5 gallon extra in Jerry cans filled when the hurricane was just passing Florida.

***

Puhleeze! He's been imploring of his audiences to donate to the Red Cross. Maybe he should switch to the Salvation Army.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:21 PM (piMMO)

158 The press needs a disaster primer, one page about fourth gade reading level with pictures to explain the disaster response process and roles. They screw it up, people get the wrong expectations, and shit gets worse. Simple stuff, FEMA writes checks esp to first responders, don't get upset when you see the Salvation Army and not the Red Cross - they actually coordinate so as to not duplicate efforts, your ass is your responsibility for 72hrs - maybe more, the rescue/recovery/survey teams are not there to feed thousands, feeding the multitude requires trucks and palletized food direct from factories, etc.

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 07:21 PM (74T7W)

159 Stay tuned. Posted by: Llarry

I will. Thanks for the head's up.

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 07:22 PM (mKMj1)

160 Awww the score is a palindrome isn't that cute.

Posted by: alexthechick -f u autocorrect at November 01, 2012 07:22 PM (Gk3SS)

161 partisanship has gotten *so* bad in this country over the last ~8~12 years, and i think it's going to be up to conservatives to drop the "all liberals are intractable nasties" rhetoric and show, by example, ---- Thats been tried numerous times. Like their brethren (Al Qaeda) liberals view compromise as weakness. They must not only be defeated, they should be ruined. Shunned from civil society permanently, but that too will never happen. I think they should be fired and added to a blacklist of "never hire".

Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 07:22 PM (vj51i)

162

"Cutrufelli filed a lawsuit claiming that Leone negligently shot him. "

Bullshit, he did it on purpose.

Posted by: harleycowboy at November 01, 2012 07:22 PM (wSTfB)

163 I've hated Gwyneth Paltro ever since that movie.

***

Wha?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:22 PM (piMMO)

164 If all white folks should go to hell does that mean half of Obama should and half shouldn't? Exactly how much white blood qualifies one for hell?

Posted by: Gozer the Gozarian at November 01, 2012 07:22 PM (nD2pm)

165 ps: I know it was Meryl Streep; it's just to me, they're the same person. *spit*

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 01, 2012 07:22 PM (JMmQ9)

166 Polliwogette, hope its merely a cranky cold for your son. The cats are a good anodyne for things. There is no complexity in their world, as long you are service their every need. Dogs have masters, cats have staff.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:23 PM (94rak)

167 If all white people are going to Hell at least the goblins will get tipped.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 07:23 PM (HonRE)

168 I have also been getting the calls for Romney to donate $200 over the phone. Told them I don't give out my credit card on the phone and I would donate on the website. Same spiel as others here were getting about it processing faster.

Posted by: real joe at November 01, 2012 07:23 PM (PD2ad)

169 atc; Hearsay is inadmissible. Objection sustained.

Posted by: CMU VET at November 01, 2012 07:24 PM (dPSpR)

170 I was thinking there are times I would make an exception in dating a liberal, as there are generally two types: the flaming Soledad O'Brien/Ann Marcotte ditzy feminazi demon dogs of hell, and the generally nice liberal women who haven't been curb stomped by reality yet. I met one gorgeous girl who was like that, and expressed a few conservative principles to her she acted like it was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing.

The concept of finally understanding that we do not have unlimited resources to fund universal healthcare is like a religious experience. Get them to concede that money does not grow on trees, and the rich does not have the equivalent of Scrooge's bin full of money to play with, and you're halfway home.

Then again she was also batshit insane, but that's another story.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 07:24 PM (+AV7H)

171 DaveinFla...what's the freaking deal with the Eeyores earlier? I don't even see any real polls to influence panic. It just came from nowhere.

Posted by: Crazee (@Crazizzle) at November 01, 2012 07:24 PM (626t3)

172 The only thing I remember about Kramer vs. Kramer is the MAD magazine hilarious spoof of it. I was just a kid though.

Posted by: stillers at November 01, 2012 07:24 PM (NHEyI)

173 i just wish we could have discussions about serious issues without immediately assuming bad faith and maleficent intent...and that's hard to do even among folks of the same partisan affiliation
***
I talk with liberals on a regular basis who presume I am a liberal. They are publicly arguing out of bad faith and maleficent intent.

Now, I will caveat this a bit - I am talking about political active liberals, the average liberal has been taught not to think through the ideas that have been planted in his or her head and praised for not this willful ignorance.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2012 07:25 PM (AUeaU)

174 All white people stupid. All religiouse zealot. God do not exist! Religiouse just breed war and hate. Obama pastor right, all white people to hell. They hate us minorities. I think about running for pubic offises! Will vote for me?

Posted by: Jose Conseco at November 01, 2012 07:25 PM (/YJYi)

175 So, if Mitt wins FL, VA, CO, WI, MI, IA and PA, doesn't that pretty much render OH moot?

But I still say he wins OH too...

Posted by: Bawney Fwank at November 01, 2012 07:25 PM (j+44v)

176 I have also been getting the calls for Romney to donate $200 over the phone. Told them I don't give out my credit card on the phone and I would donate on the website. Same spiel as others here were getting about it processing faster.

****

That doesn't sound like Romney. He is more of a "give what you can" kind of guy.

There might be a phone scam going on.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:26 PM (piMMO)

177 I think we can all agree, however, that dating a liberal girl who isn't also hot is not acceptable.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 07:26 PM (HonRE)

178

If all white folks should go to hell

So does that include Obama's mama? How about John Kerry? Al Gore? Debbie Whassername? Helen Thomas? I'm sure that's also news to Tom Hanks. And how about Chris Matthews? Andrew Sullivan? Or maybe they don't consider themselves "white" white.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 01, 2012 07:26 PM (DoZD+)

179 83 Remember kids always test that you can get the safeword out around the ball gag. Posted by: alexthechick -f u autocorrect at November 01, 2012 11:08 PM (Gk3SS) Please, tell us what you've....heard. Slowly. And in great detail.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 01, 2012 07:26 PM (GEICT)

180 "is anyone else getting cell phone calls from 000 000 0000 asking for a $200 donation to Romney?" that sounds like a scam! i don't think the romney campaign would block caller ID like that. there was a time about a year ago that i received several calls over about a week from 000 000 0000. they never left any messages, so i did a google on it. apparently, it's a common shield number that foriegn scammers use, and apparently they have some pretty creative stories...debt collection, "free" vacations, and now it seems like they are claiming to be mitt romney @.@ i wldn't donate to mitt romney's campaign, or any other campaign, unless it was through direct, obviously legitimate channels like his website or a check mailed to campaign headquarters. definitely don't give anyone calling from a strange number your credit card over the phone!

Posted by: jimi ray at November 01, 2012 07:26 PM (79EF9)

181

A question for you:

The other morning I awoke to a coyote at the open screen door nose to nose with the little dog and the cat outside up a tree. Two other coyotes were circling the house. This is my fishing cottage, so I normally don't leave guns there to reduce the chance of theft while I'm away.

I'm going to take a 12 ga pump down and some #4 buckshot.

I need some feedback on whether #4 buck is a winner for the job. Never had coyotes on the Northern Neck until recently.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 01, 2012 07:27 PM (l3vZN)

182

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 11:20 PM (piMMO)

I think someone said front page at the WaPo too. I *really* hope this means there's finally going to be some justice done. Note though, I'm very carefully *not* holding my breath.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:27 PM (NYki8)

183 @172: I remember MAD magazine's 1972 election issue. IT had a bunch of pretty good campaign songs for all of the major candidates.

Man that used to be a funny as hell magazine.....

Posted by: Bawney Fwank at November 01, 2012 07:27 PM (j+44v)

184 Anna Puma, you scared me. I got a call earlier this week and donated with my credit card info., and yeah I usually don't do that. So after your comment I went to my online account and thankfully, it has only been charged for the amount I donated and it IS the Romney campaign. Relief.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 07:27 PM (3SQyE)

185 If all white people are going to Hell at least the goblins will get tipped.
___
Ok, you are definitely going to hell

Posted by: Rev. Joseph Lowery at November 01, 2012 07:28 PM (AUeaU)

186 You've gotta be kidding me!

Just saw over on Twitter that power crews from Alabama were turned away because they are non-union.

How would you like to drive more than a thousand miles to be spat upon?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:28 PM (piMMO)

187 29 The Bullit car chase through SanFran is about to happen on TMC... 8-)

Posted by: east of nowhere at November 01, 2012 10:56 PM (C/oSI)

Best ever!.....Good taste!....I've done my own version.

Posted by: concrete girl at November 01, 2012 07:28 PM (y2Ojs)

188 I have also been getting the calls for Romney to donate $200 over the phone. Told them I don't give out my credit card on the phone and I would donate on the website. Same spiel as others here were getting about it processing faster. ----- Yes, it will be processed onto the presidents website within seconds.

Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 07:28 PM (vj51i)

189 I'm proud to say that I never saw Kramer vs. Kramer and never even thought of viewing it.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 07:29 PM (X3lox)

190 SWPLs can stay, as long as none of them defect to R-Money.

Posted by: Obamapastor at November 01, 2012 07:29 PM (8HhF2)

191 I had nine calls on my machine when I got home from work. One was from Susan Surandon, or however you spell that, shilling for the leagalize pot initiative in CO. I am so sick of the phone calls.

Posted by: Infidel at November 01, 2012 07:29 PM (GkWtQ)

192 I would estimate that no more than 98.9% of white people are going to Hell. Pretty much in line with all ethnicities.

Posted by: real joe at November 01, 2012 07:29 PM (PD2ad)

193 I am glad you seem to have dodged a bullet there NerdyGirl. Just watch your statements just in case.

But what raised my hackles was I said I would donate on the web page and he said he could do it faster. So he got Mr. Click.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:29 PM (94rak)

194 186 You've gotta be kidding me! Just saw over on Twitter that power crews from Alabama were turned away because they are non-union. How would you like to drive more than a thousand miles to be spat upon? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 11:28 PM (piMMO)

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 01, 2012 07:30 PM (GEICT)

195 139 Okay, pissing me off, the evil Red Cross is now spending more on prime time tee vee advertising than it ever will on a single victim of the storm. Sometimes I wish the nic "ball of hate" wasn't already taken . . .

Posted by: Peaches at November 01, 2012 11:18 PM (kpCLl)

Those are public service announcements. The networks and stations run them gratis.

Posted by: MrCaniac at November 01, 2012 07:30 PM (Zd/NW)

196 86 77 - cthulhu, Hi!

And are you in Hawaii?

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 11:09 PM (mKMj1)

No -- recently went to the Tiki Room at Disneyland.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 07:30 PM (kaalw)

197 #141: Not yet; I'm waiting for Election Day.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 07:30 PM (RLZvP)

198 partisanship has gotten *so* bad in this country over the last ~8~12 years, and i think it's going to be up to conservatives to drop the "all liberals are intractable nasties" rhetoric and show, by example, how childish liberals are being with their own blanket dismissal of any possibility of conservatives' good faith. after all, as long as the "pelosi wing" controls the democratic party, it's hard to see liberals being the first to make that change themselves.

Posted by: jimi ray at November 01, 2012 11:16 PM (79EF9)

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Seriously how old are you? How long have you been dealing with actual human beings?

Because by and large people don't change their behavior 'by example' - they do it in response to consequences - usually negative ones.

Are bullies ever swayed by the nobility and moral example of their victims?

And what did George W Bush get for all his reaching out to Democrats in Congress?
Answer: He was reviled and insulted like no other modern politician ever has been.

Should we not learn from *his* example?

Posted by: Mætenloch at November 01, 2012 07:30 PM (pAlYe)

199 Infidel, you should call Susan Sarandon's telemarketers back and scream at them "Dammit Janet!" See if any get the RHPS reference.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:31 PM (94rak)

200 Dammit. Rest of comment. Where'd you see that NDH? I know some people in NY that would be very interested to hear that.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 01, 2012 07:31 PM (GEICT)

201 A question for you: The other morning I awoke to a coyote at the open screen door nose to nose with the little dog and the cat outside up a tree. Two other coyotes were circling the house. This is my fishing cottage, so I normally don't leave guns there to reduce the chance of theft while I'm away. I'm going to take a 12 ga pump down and some #4 buckshot. I need some feedback on whether #4 buck is a winner for the job. Never had coyotes on the Northern Neck until recently. Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 01, 2012 11:27 PM #4 buck is good, but what you really need is a phased-pulse plasma rifle in the 40 watt range

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 01, 2012 07:31 PM (JMmQ9)

202 I need some feedback on whether #4 buck is a winner for the job. Never had coyotes on the Northern Neck until recently. Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 01, 2012 11:27 PM (l3vZN) yes, but depends how close they are

Posted by: jake in ID at November 01, 2012 07:31 PM (2CiZb)

203 The only thing I remember about Kramer vs. Kramer is the MAD magazine hilarious spoof of it. I was just a kid though.
There was an SCTV parody too. When the kid went to eat the ice cream, they had the dad start crying and the kid says, "Fine. I won't have the ice cream. Just stop crying you big wimp." (Or words to that effect.)

Posted by: andycanuck at November 01, 2012 07:31 PM (nkiQM)

204 #4 will work if they are small ones, if they are the 45lbs hybrids you might want to go with something larger like good old 00.

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 07:32 PM (74T7W)

205 "DaveinFla...what's the freaking deal with the Eeyores earlier? I don't even see any real polls to influence panic. It just came from nowhere."

I have no idea. There has been very slight movement toward Obama, but nowhere near enough to threaten Romney's victory. Mostly a pull back from the bump he got over the weekend from the Benghazi mess.

Maybe it is the Eeyores out on the blogs, like Trinko over at NRO. They claim to be poll "experts" but never bother to look inside a poll.

Maybe everyone is just nervous.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:32 PM (dX4hn)

206 Susan Sarandon is white. So you know what that means. No amount of Obama love is going to save her. She's going to Hell.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 01, 2012 07:32 PM (DoZD+)

207 i mean several fundamental issues people disagree on today aren't things that really lend themselves to compromise. I'd like for the atmosphere to be less "poisonous" as well but simultaneously understand why it's currently like this. Best you can do his hope to paper over differences with people in social situations/just not discuss politics much in general.

Posted by: JDP at November 01, 2012 07:32 PM (8HhF2)

208 "They must not only be defeated, they should be ruined."

I've come to this conclusion myself. Have we learned nothing from Islamists? When your opponents view you as, literally, the embodiment of evil then there can be no compromise; only victory or defeat.

And that is how liberals view us. How many times do they have to say it? How many people must they threaten, cars must they key, voters must they intimidate, innocents must they slander until you believe them?

Posted by: dawnfire at November 01, 2012 07:32 PM (eEeH7)

209 "I've heard reports of cannibalism... g'evenin', 'rons Posted by: AltonJackson " I don't blame them. I have that canned chicken set aside for emergencies and it tastes like crap.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 07:32 PM (3SQyE)

210

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 01, 2012 11:27 PM (l3vZN)

Yikes! What a way to wake up. Glad it sounds like your critters are okay.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:32 PM (NYki8)

211 186 If that's true, then maybe all of the non-union guys should go home. Ingrates! You don't get to pick and choose where the help comes from.

Posted by: no good deed at November 01, 2012 07:32 PM (mjR67)

212 Maet, you are. so. mean..!!!!!!!111!!!!111!!!11!1!!

Posted by: Jimi at November 01, 2012 07:33 PM (/YJYi)

213 Oh the irony of those Staten Island people begging for food and clothing -- exactly the kind of aid Romney was gathering using his campaign buses, and getting panned by MSNBC for doing so.

Hey MSNBC, a big ole double dumbass award goes to you.

Posted by: GnuBreed at November 01, 2012 07:33 PM (ccXZP)

214 There's always a use for carbonated beverages! If you can get Pepsi 12-packs on sale... remember that individual cans make excellent targets at the range. Just clean up your mess.

Posted by: .223 ways to leave your lover at November 01, 2012 07:33 PM (+2rUY)

215 #4 shot might to do the trick. All depends on distance to target, length of barrel gauge of shotty and if you shotty has any kind of choke to control pellet spread. Id go with 12 ga 3 inch magnum 00 buckshot...just to be sure

Posted by: helofixer at November 01, 2012 07:33 PM (fHET7)

216

"I've heard reports of cannibalism...

Zombies!

Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 01, 2012 07:34 PM (DoZD+)

217 Dear Mayor Bloomberg, will you lift your ban on Big Gulp cups? Help the people out.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:34 PM (94rak)

218 There was an SCTV parody too ---- Best SCTV parody ever was the Towering Inferno spoof, with the nuclear power plant on the top floor. Saw it once, when it first aired but still remember laughing my ass off.

Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 07:34 PM (vj51i)

219 Anna you always crack me up. I have not the patience for that, I just said a mighty fuck you and deleted.

Posted by: Infidel at November 01, 2012 07:35 PM (GkWtQ)

220 I keep looking at the Ohio polls and the early votes, and I just can't see Obama winning the state. Lot's of people are making the leap from
"expanding the map" to "Ohio is lost and we need to replace it".

I just can't see how we lose it, unless we see a D+4 turnout in the state.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:35 PM (dX4hn)

221 Warbler, just want to let you know I caught your response in the last thread. I hope you all have fun! And yes, I am positive we will have a lot of celebrating to do, barring fraud.

Posted by: Mindy, credit grantor at November 01, 2012 07:35 PM (6jLT3)

222 No -- recently went to the Tiki Room at Disneyland.
Posted by: cthulhu

Oh, man, does that bring back memories!

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 07:36 PM (mKMj1)

223 Heisst du M:atenloch? Wohin in Deutschland wirst du fahren? M:unchen freut mich serhr.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 01, 2012 07:36 PM (dM64F)

224 207 "They must not only be defeated, they should be ruined." Exactly how I felt that last time I dated a liberal.

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at November 01, 2012 07:36 PM (53riN)

225 "Thats been tried numerous times. Like their brethren (Al Qaeda) liberals view compromise as weakness." i don't mean political compromise! there is a way to firmly espouse conservative principles without venturing into the negative...and i think almost-prez-elect romney is oroving a great example of that fact! doormat v name-caller is a false dichotomy, i think, and the last time we really had someone who tried to fight the hostility of the left with inclusive, positive rhetoric ...we won 49 states xD so i think it works! i think, especially now, people are tired of the "new tone" and want a return to some civility. being bitter blood enemies with one's neighbours for voting the other ticket is enervating, and i know a lot of folks who just want to come together and start to succeed as americans once again!

Posted by: jimi ray at November 01, 2012 07:36 PM (79EF9)

226 217 Dear Mayor Bloomberg, will you lift your ban on Big Gulp cups? Help the people out. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 11:34 PM (94rak) No, no! There is a crisis, a shortage. We must tighten regulations and spread our stores out to everyone. "Everyone must do with less so that everyone can have more."

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 01, 2012 07:37 PM (GEICT)

227 Is there going to be a moron meetup in Hell then?

Posted by: model_1066 at November 01, 2012 07:37 PM (nuLjn)

228 Dave, did you see the Messina video with "paths to victory"?

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 07:37 PM (u5ozF)

229 here go, BC

http://bit.ly/Yuld3j

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:37 PM (piMMO)

230 Has anyone else been reading the Ulsterman Report?

It sounds like total fiction to me. I wasn't impressed. It feels like a Matt Drudge side project.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 07:37 PM (HonRE)

231 >> #4 buck is good, but what you really need is a phased-pulse plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

Just what you see, pal.

Posted by: gun shop owner at November 01, 2012 07:38 PM (ccXZP)

232 98 Call me closed-minded because I would never date a lib.

I'm sorry, but it's not just politics, it is a statement about their values.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 11:11 PM (piMMO)

This. Also, liberal men tend to be pussies, and there's nothing more off-putting than a weak ass man.

Posted by: tdpwells at November 01, 2012 07:38 PM (7vA7k)

233 BC, they will be working in NY, rather than NJ

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:38 PM (piMMO)

234 i think, especially now, people are tired of the "new tone" and want a return to some civility. Posted by: jimi ray at November 01, 2012 11:36 PM (79EF9) Shut the fuck up. Seriously.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 07:38 PM (X3lox)

235 Infidel, as long as you got stress relief and did not let the feelings fester. I would call that a win for you. Never marinate in negative feelings, might look like Helen Thomas or DWS.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:38 PM (94rak)

236 ...there's nothing more off-putting than a weak ass man.

Posted by: tdpwells at November 01, 2012 11:38 PM (7vA7k)

Very true.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:39 PM (NYki8)

237 "Perhaps smarting over being outsmarted by his 90-year-old victim, Cutrufelli filed a lawsuit claiming that Leone negligently shot him."

No, I'm pretty sure it was intentional, not accidental. Dumbass.

Posted by: RoadRunner at November 01, 2012 07:39 PM (rIOWj)

238 No, and I'm not going to look for it. Jim Messina creeps me out, I would never willing watch anything he was in.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:39 PM (dX4hn)

239 Model_1066, yes - in the white part

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 07:39 PM (u5ozF)

240 221 I keep looking at the Ohio polls and the early votes, and I just can't see Obama winning the state. Lot's of people are making the leap from
"expanding the map" to "Ohio is lost and we need to replace it".

I just can't see how we lose it, unless we see a D+4 turnout in the state.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 11:35 PM (dX4hn)

It still makes me nervous, but then I've been observing at the early voting location in Franklin county so you can only guess what I've been surrounded by.

Posted by: tdpwells at November 01, 2012 07:39 PM (7vA7k)

241 Yes, I've been reading Ulsterman for years. His Insider is the first to clue me in on what polling was going to be like this year. He warned about it last December.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:40 PM (dX4hn)

242 Yeah, the all 0 number calls are Romney. Before, they'd be ok with a pledge, now, they need money.

Posted by: RoyalOil at November 01, 2012 07:40 PM (imtbm)

243 dangit.

some are working in NY, another crew is heading back to AL

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:40 PM (piMMO)

244 Evening all. I saw Alabama crews working in NJ on the evening news. Was it just supposed to be NYC who turned them away?

Posted by: Cathy in The Chi at November 01, 2012 07:41 PM (g0VpE)

245 Yo 'Rons and 'Ettes. I assume everyone is knee deep in their favorite libation. Question, particularly for any desert rats here in AZ: Is it because of racists that Kyrsten Sinema (white, self-described "Prada socialist") is leading Vernon Parker (black, conservative, somewhat Tea Party-associated) in my newly created district? Yeah, I didn't think so. Couldn't possibly be, because liberal>race.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 07:41 PM (96M6e)

246 Just saw over on Twitter that power crews from Alabama were turned away because they are non-union. How would you like to drive more than a thousand miles to be spat upon? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 11:28 PM (piMMO) So that 'cutting through red tape' thing is bogus also? didn't think so, Union goons keeping you from your electricty since 1934...

Posted by: jake in ID at November 01, 2012 07:41 PM (2CiZb)

247 @218: I liked the SCTV spoof of Chinatown, Polynesiatown .

Posted by: Bawney Fwank at November 01, 2012 07:41 PM (j+44v)

248 Hey gang. I've been told not only is there still no power at my place, but it could be another 7-10 days. And there long range has another nor'easter for the middle of next week. Basically hoping the pipes don't freeze at this point. I see there is discussion of dating a lib. Last girlfriend considered Bill Maher's show "news". She had her perks, if you know what I mean, but in the end the stupid burned too much.

Posted by: Doc at November 01, 2012 07:41 PM (RkH4v)

249 There was alot of great stuff there, Up with people. I remember the nuclear plant owner only had the one eye. I really like the Godfather parody too starting out with Floyd the Barber asking Don Caballero to break Opie's legs for having broken Floyd's barber pole. (I almost thought Pavarotti was the guest star and not John Candy, RIP, until he charged the buffet line.) The Italian movie parody of the lower class guy always fantasizing was great too. And Das Boobs. Crap. Basically all of it was great stuff.

Posted by: andycanuck at November 01, 2012 07:41 PM (nkiQM)

250 Shut the fuck up. Seriously.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 11:38 PM (X3lox)

You're just a meenie poopie head too!!!!11!!!11!1!!!

Posted by: jimi rape at November 01, 2012 07:41 PM (/YJYi)

251 Yes, but he was negligent in how he shot intentionally. Duty, breach, causation = liability. Damned lawyers.

Posted by: CMU VET at November 01, 2012 07:41 PM (dPSpR)

252
    Never mind the buck, a rifled slug will do just fine.

    No need for half measures.

Posted by: irongrampa at November 01, 2012 07:42 PM (SAMxH)

253 Look at the maps in the cover still up on weaselzippers http://tinyurl.com/bsezhyk

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 07:42 PM (u5ozF)

254 That said, I donate online, not by phone.

Posted by: RoyalOil at November 01, 2012 07:42 PM (imtbm)

255 Great! Now I feel like some Malakai ribs! BTW, how do you like my grass skirt?

Posted by: andycanuck at November 01, 2012 07:42 PM (nkiQM)

256 Jim Messina drives a window-less Chevy van, and cruises around elementary schools every morning

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 01, 2012 07:43 PM (JMmQ9)

257 223 Heisst du M:atenloch? Wohin in Deutschland wirst du fahren? M:unchen freut mich serhr.
Posted by: SFGoth at November 01, 2012 11:36 PM (dM64F)

Ich bin nach Stuttgart gehen.

Posted by: Mætenloch at November 01, 2012 07:43 PM (pAlYe)

258

i think, especially now, people are tired of the "new tone" and want a return to some civility.

Posted by: jimi ray at November 01, 2012 11:36 PM (79EF9)

Yes. *We* are tired of the new tone (mostly because it's even worse than the old tone). The problem is that thosse *using* that new tone are absolutely fine with it and until, as Maet said, there are real, very negative personal consequences for using it they have no reason to stop.

The rest of us have neither the time nor energy to manage what Reagan did so, for the most part, we "wish them to Jericho" and try to get on with our lives as best we can given that these people are constantly looking for a fight.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:43 PM (NYki8)

259

Is there going to be a moron meetup in Hell then?

Now that would be fun.

Infidel, as long as you got stress relief and did not let the feelings fester. I would call that a win

No kidding. Don't let it get to me. Only have 1 person I work with that is constantly negative. I vent when I get home and drink a few. It's too much fun to laugh and be happy. 4 years of scoamf have only strengthened my resolve!

Posted by: Infidel at November 01, 2012 07:43 PM (GkWtQ)

260 Stuttgart? Porsche?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:43 PM (94rak)

261

So, that Obama reverend thinking all white folks are headed to hell--does that include gays and libs and obots? Kind of cuts down on voter turnout, doesn't it?

What about Asians? What color are they and where are they headed?

Posted by: looking for logic in all the wrong places at November 01, 2012 07:43 PM (Q2wni)

262 I think we can all agree, however, that dating a liberal girl who isn't also hot is not acceptable. Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 11:26 PM (HonRE) Even a homely leftist chick can be borderline hawt if she'll let you dork her up the squeekhole. Or is willing to give you a Dubuque Ratchet. 'sup jackwagons.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 07:44 PM (Rhie+)

263 Alright, I'm out. Have a good night and try not to burn the place down.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 01, 2012 07:44 PM (GEICT)

264 Tschuss BCochran

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:45 PM (94rak)

265 260 Stuttgart? Porsche?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 11:43 PM (94rak)

I wish! But at least I get the chance to visit the Porsche museum.

Posted by: Mætenloch at November 01, 2012 07:45 PM (pAlYe)

266 Yeah, I can understand what its like watching EVs in Ohio. But to date they are way under their numbers. Obama's margin of victory is currently wiped out, because they are down about 180,000 EVs while the GOP is up 80,000. He won Ohio by 260,000.

As long as Romney wins on election day proper, he wins Ohio. With the Independents at 8% for Romney, the Dems need to turnout at something like D+8 on Tuesday to take the state.

Kind of rough estimates, but I don't feel like finding the exact numbers right now.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:45 PM (dX4hn)

267 BTW, how do you like my grass skirt?
Posted by: andycanuck

I think I just went blind, what with all that blinding pale Canadian leg!

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 07:45 PM (mKMj1)

268 Anyone hear any more about the AQ guy that claimed leadership of the Benghazi attack that was recently hanging out in the hotel bar drinking strawberry frappes? Why hasn't he been snatched yet?

Posted by: Seddledown at November 01, 2012 07:45 PM (OkEgS)

269 I keep looking at the Ohio polls and the early votes, and I just can't see Obama winning the state. Lot's of people are making the leap from "expanding the map" to "Ohio is lost and we need to replace it". I just can't see how we lose it, unless we see a D+4 turnout in the state. ----- If FB is any weather vane, I think they'll be sitting this one out. 90% of my FB friends are Ohioans, 50% dem if it represents the state as a whole. Once in a great while someone will show slight support for SCoaMF and immediately be pounced on and destroyed.

Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 07:45 PM (vj51i)

270 "Kim Kahana's Stunt School".

Say that three times really fast.

Posted by: DaveS at November 01, 2012 07:46 PM (3Znbm)

271 I thought the power companies had mutual aid agreements in place to forestall that union crap. If true, I would bet it was some other union being a bitch.

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 07:46 PM (u5ozF)

272 "I talk with liberals on a regular basis who presume I am a liberal. They are publicly arguing out of bad faith and maleficent intent." hay, fair enough -- i'm not saying we ought to stick our heads in the ground and ignore reality, either! i know there are a lot of hard-left partisans whose politics ARE characterised by bad faith and maleficent intent...so if you have proof of that, then by all means, don't ignore it! xP

Posted by: jimi ray at November 01, 2012 07:46 PM (79EF9)

273 Also, if you want to hear some NJ horror stories about trying to get gas and other supplies listen online to NJ 101.5: http://nj1015.com/ I was told earlier by a neighbor that the one place in Westfeld that had gas (usually the most expensive station in town) had a 3 mile line for it.

Posted by: Doc at November 01, 2012 07:46 PM (RkH4v)

274 Evening all.
I saw Alabama crews working in NJ on the evening news.
Was it just supposed to be NYC who turned them away?

***

The crew from Huntsville was turned away in NJ and went to NY. Another crew is sitting in Roanoke waiting to see if someone will use them. Another crew headed back to AL.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 07:47 PM (piMMO)

275 Dr. Pepper beats all others.

Posted by: Saar at November 01, 2012 07:47 PM (VGOSV)

276 "Yeah, I didn't think so. Couldn't possibly be, because liberal>race."

You could ask Senator Steele of MD about that, I guess.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:47 PM (dX4hn)

277 Also, have to give some props to Mrs. Jakeman. While we were watching the news tonight and they showed a shot of TFG with the teleprompters, she said, "They're like training wheels. He's the fucking Training Wheel President." I thought that was pretty Moronish, although as I've mentioned before, she's not allowed to come here based on the Costanza Worlds Collide principle.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 07:47 PM (96M6e)

278 Bis spaeter, BCochran!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 07:48 PM (RLZvP)

279 This. Also, liberal men tend to be pussies, and there's nothing more off-putting than a weak ass man.
*******

I'm thinking the nose rings many of them wear don't help either.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 07:48 PM (+AV7H)

280 274. Unfreakingreal.

Posted by: Cathy in The Chi at November 01, 2012 07:49 PM (g0VpE)

281 Ack! Everytime I refresh that eye is *staring* at me. It's creeping me out.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at November 01, 2012 07:49 PM (NYki8)

282 I'm sorry, but it's not just politics, it is a statement about their values.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 11:11 PM (piMMO)

^ ^ ^ this ^ ^ ^

I CAN haz ONT!

Evening roonz and roonettez!

Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at November 01, 2012 07:49 PM (yh0zB)

283 Is there going to be a moron meetup in Hell then? Posted by: model_1066 at November 01, 2012 11:37 PM (nuLjn) Err, conservatives are banned from Los Angeles, by city statute.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 07:50 PM (Rhie+)

284

The crew from Huntsville was turned away in NJ and went to NY. Another crew is sitting in Roanoke waiting to see if someone will use them. Another crew headed back to AL.

*****

Yet another reason I have my survival stash. Still working on the generator and I'm golden.

Posted by: Infidel at November 01, 2012 07:50 PM (GkWtQ)

285 Maet, here you go.

A crew in PA married the drive train of a Porsche Boxster with the body of a Karmann Ghia.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=533546

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:50 PM (94rak)

286 I saw Alabama crews working in NJ on the evening news.
Was it just supposed to be NYC who turned them away?

Posted by: Cathy in The Chi at November 01, 2012 11:41 PM

I would believe that more likely. Christie isn't screwing around here, he would never go for that.

Posted by: Berserker at November 01, 2012 07:50 PM (FMbng)

287 As of last night, election day D+5 is needed for an Obama win (at 80% confidence)

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 07:50 PM (LnQr8)

288 I am married to a liberal and we get along famously. Long ago we decided that neither one of us could convert the other and therefore, we just choose not to really mention politics. We occasionally rib each other about it, but only in jest. The most important thing about our success is that we agree on everything else - how to raise the kids, past times, humor, and our love of music. Also, both of us have been near death at points in our lives and that makes politics seem less important. I would rather enjoy life with my beautiful wife than fight about politics. Now, I fight tooth and nail with her friends who are fucking Trotskyites. I show them no quarter.

Posted by: Witchfinder at November 01, 2012 07:50 PM (s/PhC)

289 He's the fucking Training Wheel President.
You/your wife should copyright that phrase. I don't think that would kill Independent Jakeman.

Posted by: andycanuck at November 01, 2012 07:50 PM (nkiQM)

290 Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 11:45 PM (dX4hn)

True enough. I was there the night of the Obama rally on OSU campus where they had buses on site to send people to the EV location. We were told to expect 2-3,000 from the rally, and that even though doors didn't close until 9pm (that was the day after Columbus Day, so the hours were extended to compensate), we might not be out of there until close to midnight.

Then 10 buses showed up, max capacity of 60, and the chatty sheriff I was talking to said at least one of them was only half full. You do the math.

By 8:30 there were tumbleweeds in the aisles, it was so dead in there. I felt pretty damn good that night.

Posted by: tdpwells at November 01, 2012 07:50 PM (7vA7k)

291 What's wrong with my nose ring? Just because I weigh 120 lbs doesn't mean I'm a pussy! You don't like my nose ring? You should see what I stick through my ding a ling!

Posted by: Under 30 Hipster at November 01, 2012 07:51 PM (/YJYi)

292 Polliwogette, it could be the Eye of Sauron staring.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 07:51 PM (94rak)

293 Oh, the Dems are begging the Governor here in Florida to le Early Voting go an extra day. The lines are "too long" for the delicate Demo voters to wait in. They are giving up and going home.

I guess they aren't hitting their numbers.

Seriously, did they not think Romney would know their EV strategy and have plans to counter it?

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:51 PM (dX4hn)

294 zOMG. CBS new radio in Detroit. CBS FREAKING NEWS in Detroit. Had. A. Good. Benghazi. Story. Oh. My. Gosh. CBS news. CB fucking S. Benghazi.

Posted by: Joe in MI at November 01, 2012 07:52 PM (3R8wQ)

295 Had a huge talk with my 17 year old son tonight and let me say I received an earful. The good...he is applying for Naval ROTC at Kansas University and has a pretty good chance cause of his grades plus my service history. The bad...he has concerns that his girlfriend might by pregnant. Yesterday she took a private test and it was negative. I then told him to wait for 2 weeks and have her take another test before a real doctor test since her parents do not know and my son's mother doesn't know. He only trusts me (mom and I are divorced), but I wasn't easy on him. I told him that no matter what, there will be no abortion and then I explained to him that he would have had a half brother/sister, but that child was aborted by his half-sisters mother many years ago. There sure as hell ain't no manual when it comes to raising kids.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 07:52 PM (ZOf1l)

296 I got one of those calls from the Romney campaign with the all-zero number. They knew how much I'd given before, as well as my name and e-mail address, so I went ahead and trusted them. Gave $100. I was a little nervous because I haven't gotten a confirmation e-mail. I'm glad to see others confirming the legitimacy of those calls.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 07:53 PM (RLZvP)

297 "As of last night, election day D+5 is needed for an Obama win (at 80% confidence)"

Well then turn out the light, this party is over. They will be supremely lucky to get D+3, and I'm still betting on Even.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 07:54 PM (dX4hn)

298 Posted by: Witchfinder at November 01, 2012 11:50 PM All liberal promises have expiration dates....

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 01, 2012 07:54 PM (JMmQ9)

299 Now, I fight tooth and nail with her friends who are fucking Trotskyites. I show them no quarter.

Posted by: Witchfinder at November 01, 2012 11:50 PM (s/PhC)

LOL so basically you deflect.

In all seriousness, though, I think it matters how militant they are. My BFF is liberal, but she's one of those 'don't really give a fuck' liberals so I can tolerate her. But I don't think I could handle, say, a Matlin/Carville type relationship. That baffles me to no end.

Posted by: tdpwells at November 01, 2012 07:55 PM (7vA7k)

300

I dated lib women without issue.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 10:56 PM

You denied them your essence?

Posted by: otho at November 01, 2012 07:55 PM (yBF/9)

301 Dogs and bed - good night, and you folks on the east coast, stay safe!

Posted by: Dianna at November 01, 2012 07:55 PM (mKMj1)

302 "Why hasn't he been snatched yet?"

Obama's a pussy. Or he's hoping to time such an operation for maximum political effect.

They're both equally obvious reasons. No way to prove which is correct.

Posted by: dawnfire at November 01, 2012 07:55 PM (eEeH7)

303 I bought some car decals from the Romney online "store" back in September.

I JUST got an email telling me that my order had been shipped out.

By first class mail.

#facepalm.......

Posted by: Bawney Fwank at November 01, 2012 07:55 PM (j+44v)

304 Well I finally saw Dark Knight Rises and... I was pretty disappointed. The last half hour of the film or so is pretty dramatic and every scene with Catwoman was worth watching but there were way too many "what the hell??" moments and bizarre implausibilities to even make the film entertaining to me.
The most obnoxious part was the climb out of the pit. That wall was so rocky and rough I could easily climb out of it and I'm out of shape and 46 years old. That was so horribly done it was just unbearable.
I put up with the Joker's magical gasoline bomb summoning ability in the second film because the rest was so good but this one had too many of those moments, from smuggling motorcycles into the stock exchange building to having hackers blatantly manipulating the system and nobody blocking or shutting down the trades to cops charging down a street like a bunch of medieval retards to magic blink thugs with machine guns who suddenly appear out of nowhere, on and on... it was just weak.
Even the final confrontation didn't make sense to me. Why was Batman suddenly able to beat up Bane when he couldn't before? What changed? Why couldn't he beat him in the first place, being big and muscly doesn't make you able to take a kick from a guy who can casually kick through a brick wall. It was just absurd from beginning to end.
Very, very disappointing end to the series.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 07:56 PM (r4wIV)

305 295. Samuel Adams, Best to all of you. I know it's a seemingly giant problem, but my nephew and his GF just announced the same, and after the initial shock - what can you do? You will love the tiny new member of your family and take it one day at a time and do your best. Hang in there - prayers.

Posted by: Cathy in The Chi at November 01, 2012 07:56 PM (g0VpE)

306 off damned sock...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at November 01, 2012 07:57 PM (j+44v)

307 Well then turn out the light, this party is over. They will be supremely lucky to get D+3, and I'm still betting on Even.
Bet on R+3.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 07:57 PM (r4wIV)

308 WaPo article is CIA's spin on Benghazi, they swear it only took them 25 minutes to mobilize and head to the consulate after the phone call telling them the consulate was being attacked...something along the lines of the CIA states, "they immediately mobilized..." "they never were told to stand down..." IN 25 MINUTES???? For a compound one mile away?? Oh sure, 25 minutes for one mile??? And of course, the majority of the MSM is all over this as gospel. I am sooo hoping for just one severely pissed off special forces communications officer to release the audio of the "stand down" order, we need it NOW!

Posted by: blb at November 01, 2012 07:57 PM (2/5Sp)

309 Pretty good FB thing making the rounds. And large wall of text: ---- Obama's Public Military Endorsements: General Wesley Clark, USA, (Ret) General Colin Powell, USA (Ret) Major General Paul Eaton, USA (Ret) Admiral Donald Gutter, USN, former JAG of the Navy, (Ret) Admiral John Nathman, USN, (Ret) Mitt Romney's Military Endorsements: Admiral James B. Busey, USN, (Ret.) General James T. Conway, USMC, (Ret.) General Terrence R. Dake, USMC, (Ret) Admiral James O. Ellis, USN, (Ret.) Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, USM, (Ret.) General Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, (Ret) General Tommy Franks, USA, (Ret) General Alfred Hansen, USAF, (Ret) Admiral Ronald Jackson Hays, USN, (Ret) Admiral Thomas Bibb Hayward, USN, (Ret) General Chuck Albert Horner, USAF, (Ret) Admiral Jerome LaMarr Johnson, USN, (Ret) Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN, (Ret) General Paul X. Kelley, USMC, (Ret) General William Kernan, USA, (Ret) Admiral George E.R. Kinnear II, USN, (Ret) General William L. Kirk, USAF, (Ret) General James J. Lindsay, USA, (Ret) General William R. Looney III, USAF, (Ret) Admiral Hank Mauz, USN, (Ret) General Robert Magnus, USMC, (Ret) Admiral Paul David Miller, USN, (Ret) General Henry Hugh Shelton, USA, (Ret) General Lance Smith, USAF, (Ret) Admiral Leighton Smith, Jr., USN, (Ret) General Ronald W. Yates, USAF, (Ret) Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN, (Ret) Lieutenant General James Abrahamson, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Edgar Anderson, Jr., USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Marcus A. Anderson, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Buck Bedard, USMC, (Ret.) Vice Admiral A. Bruce Beran, USCG, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Lyle Bien, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Harold Blot, USMC, (Ret.) Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, USA, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Mike Bowman III, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Mike Bucchi, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Walter E. Buchanan III, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Richard A. Burpee, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General William Campbell, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General James E. Chambers, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Edward W. Clexton, Jr., USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General John B. Conaway, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Marvin Covault, USA, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Terry M. Cross, USCG, (Ret.) Vice Admiral William Adam Dougherty, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Brett Dula, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Gordon E. Fornell, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral David Frost, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Henry C. Giffin III, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Peter M. Hekman, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Richard D. Herr, USCG, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Thomas J Hickey, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Walter S. Hogle, Jr., USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Ronald W. Iverson, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Donald W. Jones, USA, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Douglas J. Katz, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Jay W. Kelley, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Tom Kilcline, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Timothy A. Kinnan, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Harold Koenig, M.D., USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Albert H. Konetzni, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Buford Derald Lary, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Frank Libutti, USMC, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Stephen Loftus, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Michael Malone, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Edward H. Martin, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral John J. Mazach, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Justin D. McCarthy, USN, (Ret.) Vice Admiral William McCauley, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Fred McCorkle, USMC, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Thomas G. McInerney, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Joseph S. Mobley, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Carol Mutter, USMC, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Dave R. Palmer, USA, (Ret.) Vice Admiral John Theodore "Ted" Parker, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Garry L. Parks, USMC, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Charles Henry "Chuck" Pitman, USMC, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Steven R. Polk, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral William E. Ramsey, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Joseph J. Redden, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr., USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Edward Rowny, USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral Dutch Schultz, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Charles J. Searock, Jr., USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General E. G. "Buck" Shuler, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Alexander M. "Rusty" Sloan, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Edward M. Straw, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General David J. Teal, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Billy M. Thomas, USA, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Donald C. "Deese" Thompson, USCG, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Alan S. Thompson, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Herman O. "Tommy" Thomson, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Howard B. Thorsen, USCG, (Ret.) Lieutenant General William Thurman, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Robert Allen "R.A." Tiebout, USMC, (Ret.) Vice Admiral John B. Totushek, USNR, (Ret.) Lieutenant General George J. Trautman, USMC, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Garry R. Trexler, USAF, (Ret.) Vice Admiral Jerry O. Tuttle, USN, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Claudius "Bud" Watts, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General William "Bill" Welser, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Thad A. Wolfe, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General C. Norman Wood, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Michael W. Wooley, USAF, (Ret.) Lieutenant General Richard "Rick" Zilmer, USMC, (Ret.) Major General Chris Adams, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Henry Amos, USN (Ret.) Major General Nora Alice Astafan, USAF, (Ret.) Major General Almon Bowen Ballard, USAF, (Ret.) Major General James F. Barnette, USAF, (Ret.) Major General Robert W. Barrow, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral John R. Batlzer, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jon W. Bayless, USN, (Ret.) Major General John E. Bianchi, USA, (Ret.) Major General David F. Bice, USMC, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Linda J. Bird, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral James H. Black, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Peter A. Bondi, USN, (Ret.) Major General John L. Borling, USMC, (Ret.) Major General Tom Braaten, USA, (Ret.) Major General Robert J. Brandt, USA, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jerry C. Breast, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Bruce B. Bremner, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Thomas F. Brown III, USN, (Ret.) Major General David P. Burford, USA, (Ret.) Rear Admiral John F. Calvert, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jay A. Campbell, USN, (Ret.) Major General Henry Canterbury, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral James J. Carey, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Nevin Carr, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Stephen K. Chadwick, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral W. Lewis Chatham, USN, (Ret.) Major General Jeffrey G. Cliver, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Casey Coane, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Isaiah C. Cole, USN, (Ret.) Major General Stephen Condon, USAF, (Ret.) Major General Richard C. Cosgrave, USANG, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert Cowley, USN, (Ret.) Major General J.T. Coyne, USMC, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert C. Crates, USN, (Ret.) Major General Tommy F. Crawford, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral James P. Davidson, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Kevin F. Delaney, USN, (Ret.) Major General James D. Delk, USA, (Ret.) Major General Robert E. Dempsey, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jay Ronald Denney, USNR, (Ret.) Major General Robert S. Dickman, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral James C. Doebler, USN, (Ret.) Major General Douglas O. Dollar, USA, (Ret.) Major General Hunt Downer, USA, (Ret.) Major General Thomas A. Dyches, USAF, (Ret.) Major General Jay T. Edwards, USAF, (Ret.) Major General John R. Farrington, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Francis L. Filipiak, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral James H. Flatley III, USN, (Ret.) Major General Charles Fletcher, USA, (Ret.) Major General Bobby O. Floyd, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Veronica Froman, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Vance H. Fry, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral R. Byron Fuller, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral George M. Furlong, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Frank Gallo, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ben F. Gaumer, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Harry E. Gerhard Jr., USN, (Ret.) Major General Daniel J. Gibson, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Andrew A. Giordano, USN, (Ret.) Major General Richard N. Goddard, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Fred Golove, USCGR, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Harold Eric Grant, USN, (Ret.) Major General Jeff Grime, USAF, (Ret.) Major General Robert Kent Guest, USA, (Ret.) Major General Tim Haake, USAR, (Ret.) Major General Otto K. Habedank, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Thomas F. Hall, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Donald P. Harvey, USN, (Ret.) Major General Leonard W. Hegland, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral John Hekman, USN, (Ret.) Major General John A. Hemphill, USA, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Larry Hereth, USCG, (Ret.) Major General Wilfred Hessert, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Don Hickman, USN, (Ret.) Major General Geoffrey Higginbotham, USMC, (Ret.) Major General Jerry D. Holmes, USAF, (Ret.) Major General Weldon F. Honeycutt, USA, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Steve Israel, USN, (Ret.) Major General James T. Jackson, USA, (Ret.) Rear Admiral John S. Jenkins, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Tim Jenkins, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ron Jesberg, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Pierce J. Johnson, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Steven B. Kantrowitz, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral John T. Kavanaugh, USN, (Ret.) Major General Dennis M. Kenneally, USA, (Ret.) Major General Michael Kerby, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral David Kunkel, USCG, (Ret.) Major General Geoffrey C. Lambert, USA, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Arthur Langston, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Thomas G. Lilly, USN, (Ret.) Major General James E. Livingston, USAF, (Ret.) Major General Al Logan, USAF, (Ret.) Major General John D. Logeman Jr., USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Noah H. Long Jr, USNR, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Don Loren, USN, (Ret.) Major General Andy Love, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Steven Wells Maas, USN, (Ret.) Major General Robert M. Marquette, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Larry Marsh, USN, (Ret.) Major General Clark W. Martin, USAF, (Ret.) Major General William M. Matz, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Gerard Mauer, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral William J. McDaniel, MD, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral E.S. McGinley II, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Henry C. McKinney, USN, (Ret.) Major General Robert Messerli, USAF, (Ret.) Major General Douglas S. Metcalf, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral John W. Miller, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Patrick David Moneymaker, USN, (Ret.) Major General Mario Montero, USA, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Douglas M. Moore, USN, (Ret.) Major General Walter Bruce Moore, USA, (Ret.) Major General William Moore, USA, (Ret.) Major General Burton R. Moore, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral James A. Morgart, USN, (Ret.) Major General Stanton R. Musser, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral John T. Natter, USN, (Ret.) Major General Robert George Nester, USAF, (Ret.) Major General George W. Norwood, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert C. Olsen, USN, (Ret.) Major General Raymund E. OÂ’Mara, USAF, (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert S. Owens, USN, (Ret.) Rear Admiral John F. Paddock, USN, (Ret.)

Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 07:57 PM (vj51i)

310 I'm reading on Twitter that there are some reports of scary shit going on in Long Island;

Alex Heard ‏@alexheard

@jpodhoretz: our NY-based ed @abestreep has been seeing scary stuff in parts of Long Island that haven't got much attention yet. #Sandy

And south of 39th street, the lights are still out in Manhattan. The lefty elite of the MSM still have their wine chilled though

John Podhoretz ‏@jpodhoretz

After being in the city of Light, drove tonight through darkness below 39th street. Bleak, cold--so sorry for everyone living through it.

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 07:57 PM (wwsoB)

311 Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 11:57 PM (vj51i) Wow, somebody besides us needs to see that.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 07:58 PM (ZOf1l)

312

Obama is bi-racial. Does that mean half of him goes to hell and the other half to heaven? And which half goes where?

And what if you're of mixed race? Say, part Asian, part black, part white, part Amerindian? What part goes where? Is there an afterlife bureaucracy that will sort this out?

Posted by: looking for logic in all the wrong places at November 01, 2012 07:58 PM (Q2wni)

313 Yeah I'm not sure how accurate that generals count and names is, and its awfully hard to check. Looks pretty plausible though. You have to wonder about the judgment of those four knuckleheads. I mean I know Powell is voting for the brotha because he's a brotha but the others?

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 07:59 PM (r4wIV)

314 Well I do know one thing, a power company from Michigan is kicking ass here. They have a staging area down the street from me and have been working the area. there were transformers blowing up left and right and they got a lot of stuff fixed pretty quick in this area.

Posted by: Berserker at November 01, 2012 07:59 PM (FMbng)

315 270 "Kim Kahana's Stunt School".

Say that three times really fast.

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

I did and I got Cunt Stool.

Posted by: Big Bird's Binder at November 01, 2012 07:59 PM (+Qbug)

316 A marriage between a liberal and a conservative? Geez, I can barely get through a 3 hour visit with my sister in law. The last time she was here she brought up illegal aliens. I wiped the floor up with her ass. Her only argument seemed to be that she didn't like a couple of wealthy women she knows who were against TFG's executive order. Because they're rich, the evil bitches. So I went at her with how schools and hospitals in SW states are overwhelmed with providing services to illegal aliens. If she ever brings it up again, I'm going to tell her that the cost of educating illegal aliens should be covered by cutting teachers' pay and benefits. She's a union teacher.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 07:59 PM (3SQyE)

317 Ulsterman's WHI is the shit...He's consistently ahead of the virtually every WH related story. He had stories about TFG being lazy and undisciplined months before those exact stories started showing up in the MSM. If its fiction, it's pretty awesome fiction...

Posted by: Tony253 at November 01, 2012 08:00 PM (3yMFT)

318 Okay IllTemperedCur, I'll bite. What's a Dubuque Ratchet??

Posted by: mpfs at November 01, 2012 08:00 PM (Mkhiu)

319 Good noght all. Don't trash the place.

Posted by: Infidel at November 01, 2012 08:00 PM (GkWtQ)

320

Maet - you are a genius.

Stay safe in Europe brother.

I will be digging into the document dump tomorrow after some meetings.

We are all investigative journalists now. It is up to us to move the ball forward on this.

I can't express how much the military is ticked off over this colossal fail at the highest levels of government.

My family served all over the world and I can tell you that our connections to retired military brass all the way up to generals... they are beyond pissed.

This is our country my friends and just like Washington to Lincoln we need to conduct ourselves with integrity and grit.

Pray for our country because it is so fractured.

Posted by: Journolist at November 01, 2012 08:00 PM (LyIKl)

321 As for civility, remember when Richard Dreyfuss started that "Civility project" and 2 minutes later stated that Ed Schultz's wish for Dick Cheney's death was "beautifully phrased"? Riiiiiiight. The one that really sticks in my craw is that ratfucking cocksucking suspected pedophile Harry Reid, who IIRC, in the Donk response to W's 2005 State of the Union address, said essentially "congratulations on winning re-election Mr. President. Now YOU need to compromise with US."

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 08:00 PM (Rhie+)

322 Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 11:57 PM (vj51i)

Me gusta!

Posted by: tdpwells at November 01, 2012 08:01 PM (7vA7k)

323 @294 - what, CBS is really, honestly, truly going to let Sharyl Attkisson take a run at a Pulitzer?

Lord knows she's done more real journalism in the past two years than anything that fouls the toilets at the NYT.

Posted by: JEM at November 01, 2012 08:01 PM (o+SC1)

324 John Podhoretz ‏@jpodhoretz

***

Also tweeting that civil society is in serious danger of collapsing

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 08:01 PM (piMMO)

325 230 Has anyone else been reading the Ulsterman Report?

It sounds like total fiction to me. I wasn't impressed. It feels like a Matt Drudge side project.

Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 11:37 PM (HonRE)

Ulsterman is a rumor site. If you want something passed through layers of "fact checkers", you can get the NYT.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 08:01 PM (kaalw)

326 "I JUST got an email telling me that my order had been shipped out."

Glad it wasn't just me. I ordered a ton of stuff, but only got the yard signs. I'm going to make them give me the rest of the crap after the election and STILL put the decals on my car.

But I am see a lot of Romney stickers on cars now, only one Obama one in the last 3 weeks. I think a bunch of stickers just arrived.

The one thing that Romney has really fucked up is the online store. I'm hoping it is because the demand is off the charts and they can't handle it.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 08:01 PM (dX4hn)

327

You suppose Michael Bloomberg knows he's going to Hell?

And Asians are going to Hell because they are successful without government "help".

Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 01, 2012 08:01 PM (DoZD+)

328 Night Infidel. Think I shall scoot so I can concentrate on some writing. Might be back later.

"Blucher!"

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:01 PM (94rak)

329 I know Powell is voting for the brotha because he's a brotha O'Reilly got some serious heat from one of the black women Fox reporters for implying that tonight. His line of reasoning was that Powell openly admits that affirmative action helped him, and clearly TFG had been helped by AA, and didn't that make them simpatico. She WAS PISSED.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 08:02 PM (96M6e)

330

I have a supply of #4 so it sounds like a good choice. Morning time is not my best time and the more shot the better. Last Saturday I was outside in my birthday suit yelling at the varmints to get the to run away.

Fortunately it is a very isolated place.

I will probably never seen them that close again. You know the old story: " the things you see when you don't have a loaded gun."

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 01, 2012 08:02 PM (l3vZN)

331 The very end of The Dark Knight Rises was the only part I was disappointed in. I understand the rest of your points CT but the end to me felt like a let down.

Posted by: Adam at November 01, 2012 08:02 PM (/YJYi)

332 "If its fiction, it's pretty awesome fiction..."

If it is fiction, he needs to be buying lotto tickets instead of running a blog.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 08:03 PM (dX4hn)

333 Harry Reid = white = going to Hell.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 01, 2012 08:03 PM (DoZD+)

334 I would believe that more likely. Christie isn't screwing around here, he would never go for that.

***

He wouldn't but he can't be in all places at all times and local authorities will be making the call.

I did, however, just text him the local news report about it.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 08:03 PM (piMMO)

335 285 Maet, here you go.

A crew in PA married the drive train of a Porsche Boxster with the body of a Karmann Ghia.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=533546
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 11:50 PM

That is one wild ride. Might put that on my blog

I love what they did with the interior too

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:04 PM (wwsoB)

336 Up with people,

more on that at theothermccain.com
/2012/10/17/military-endorsements-
arent-decisive-that-said-wow/

Romney's list is longer there. But there's a discussion of Obama's set. Clark: Tool is at least completely correct.

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 08:04 PM (MzQOZ)

337 Someone here one night speculated that Ulsterman's insider was Carville.

Posted by: andycanuck at November 01, 2012 08:04 PM (nkiQM)

338 Posted by: jakeman at November 02, 2012 12:02 AM (96M6e) Truth fucking hurts.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:05 PM (ZOf1l)

339

Sandra Fluke thinks her health care insurance should supply her with free contraception. To take that to it's logical conclusion... it should also supply her with free alcohol, because nobody in their right mind is going to have sex with her without being severely impaired.

That makes alcohol a right. A value-rite.

Contraception should be mandatorily sold at liquor stores, or liquor should be sold at drug stores. Isn't that logical... in her line of thinking?

Posted by: Frank N. Stein at November 01, 2012 08:05 PM (BaAx8)

340 @ 181: "I need some feedback on whether #4 buck is a winner"

Well, what range do you intend to shoot? Do you have nearby neighbors? Do you want to try to sell the pelt?

If you think you can tag the 'yote from less than 10 yards with your fullchoke shotgun, and don't care about the condition/aftermath, go for it with #4.

Otherwise, think about a longer range 223 solution.

Posted by: east of nowhere at November 01, 2012 08:05 PM (C/oSI)

341 our NY-based ed @abestreep has been seeing scary stuff in parts of Long Island that haven't got much attention yet. #Sandy

Get off my fucking lawn.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at November 01, 2012 08:05 PM (+AV7H)

342 "She WAS PISSED."

Of course she was. Nothing burns quite like an embarrassing truth. And righteous indignation is one of the last havens for scoundrels.

Posted by: dawnfire at November 01, 2012 08:05 PM (eEeH7)

343 Lord knows she's done more real journalism in the past two years than anything that fouls the toilets at the NYT.

***

While the big boys are enjoying their celebrity status, three little gals are doing the hard work nobody else can be bothered to do.

It's really incredible to see what an honest-to-God reporter can accomplish when driven by integrity to do so.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 08:07 PM (piMMO)

344 Sandra Fluke = white = going to Hell.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 01, 2012 08:07 PM (DoZD+)

345 @285 - looks a whole lot better than a Boxster, too...

Posted by: JEM at November 01, 2012 08:07 PM (o+SC1)

346 Erik Estrada couldn't fight his way out of a soft taco shell.

Posted by: Scoop at November 01, 2012 08:07 PM (AzwZn)

347 "Someone here one night speculated that Ulsterman's insider was Carville"

Me

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 08:07 PM (dX4hn)

348 327 And Asians are going to Hell because they are successful without government "help". ------------------------------------------ The hell of being cut to pieces or the hell where people are skinned alive? Chinese got a lot of hells.

Posted by: Big Bird's Binder at November 01, 2012 08:07 PM (+Qbug)

349 Fuck those union fatass hacks;

Nonunion Ala. crews turned away from Sandy recovery

http://tinyurl.com/axycnuy

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:08 PM (wwsoB)

350

MÃ¦tenloch, say hello to the Fatherland for me.

#293 It will take them that long to find the "missing" ballots.

Okay dayshifters. You can go to bed now, your replacements are off work.

Posted by: harleycowboy at November 01, 2012 08:08 PM (+9AX9)

351

215 Jesus Christ why not just nuke them from orbit?

Posted by: simpleton at November 01, 2012 08:08 PM (za3QZ)

352 Boxter = meh
911 = meh (looks that is)

For some reason, I really like the Cayman though.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 08:08 PM (dX4hn)

353

Those WH Insider dialogues on Ulsterman read like a third-rate playwright writing a hardboiled detective character or tough guy stereotype. Almost a parody. Whether true or not the dialogue reads like bad fiction. But I do enjoy them and like to believe it's the inside scoop.

Posted by: the clubfooted pegleg at November 01, 2012 08:08 PM (Q2wni)

354 Someone here one night speculated that Ulsterman's insider was Carville.

***

How quickly would Carville throw Obama under the bus to save a Clinton?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 01, 2012 08:09 PM (piMMO)

355 His line of reasoning was that Powell openly admits that affirmative action helped him, and clearly TFG had been helped by AA, and didn't that make them simpatico. She WAS PISSED.

Posted by: jakeman at November 02, 2012 12:02 AM (96M6e)

Sad thing is...he's probably more right than she wanted to admit, hence the pissed-offedness.

Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at November 01, 2012 08:09 PM (yh0zB)

356 kbdabear, it is pretty sweet. And boy would it shock a bunch driving it and beating their new Camaros.

Al, the thing about Wes Clark is. He is truly a political general. Waco, the armor came from his unit according to some reports. His career was marking time for retirement. After Waco, he becomes SACUER just in time to bomb Yugoslavia. He almost starts a shooting war with the Russians over Prstina. British commander fends off Clark's troop request and calls White Hall who calls the White House. Meanwhile Clark is being resisted by the USN Admiral off shore. White House calls Hungary and Hungary denies the Russians over-flight rights. And suddenly Clark is heading to retirement. But he is still a faithful Democratic tool.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:09 PM (94rak)

357 I knew it was a regular, Dave. Thanks.

Posted by: andycanuck at November 01, 2012 08:10 PM (nkiQM)

358 The thing about Carville is he has been totally quiet this election, which is a first. And he also has direct ties into the GOP through his wife.

That's why I've suspected it, anyway.

Now that Wall Street guy? I'm dying to know who that is.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 08:11 PM (dX4hn)

359

Mother Teresa is roasting on a spit. (According to O's preacher.)

Plus, she's doubly damned because she was anti-abortion. That makes her a reich-winger.

Posted by: the clubfooted pegleg at November 01, 2012 08:11 PM (Q2wni)

360 By the way, #4 buck is a great solution, but east of nowhere is right, you will probably not get that close so use a rifle of some sort unless you are right on the coyotes ass. I worked a scene where a guy was hit with #4 buck in the gut. The guy (obviously dead) only took around ten minutes for the gradual intestines to push through his large wound. Gross, but educational.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (ZOf1l)

361 hi all
wow at this rate, this 30 pack isn't going to last very long
have a safe trip to Deutschland, maet

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (d/5qf)

362 Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 11:57 PM (vj51i)

that's quite a list.

too bad he doesnt get them all on stage together for a photo op

Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (ovpNn)

363 Anyone hear any more about the AQ guy that claimed leadership of the Benghazi attack that was recently hanging out in the hotel bar drinking strawberry frappes? Why hasn't he been snatched yet? Posted by: Seddledown at November 01, 2012 11:45 PM (OkEgS) Snatched, hell. I want to see the motherfucker turned into pink mist. Preferably with full 1080p HD video to count coup.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (Rhie+)

364 Fuck those union fatass hacks;

Nonunion Ala. crews turned away from Sandy recovery

http://tinyurl.com/axycnuy

Posted by: kbdabear at November 02, 2012 12:08 AM

That pisses me off. I hope Christie finds the prick that did that and ass fucks him with an auger.

Posted by: Berserker at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (FMbng)

365 If my God is a black nationalist with an IQ of 80 then I better invest in some flame retardant underwear.

Posted by: Scoop at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (AzwZn)

366 Guess I'll head to bed too, later folks.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (dX4hn)

367 That makes alcohol a right. A value-rite.

Quote of the day right there.

And righteous indignation is one of the last havens for scoundrels.

Posted by: dawnfire at November 02, 2012 12:05 AM (eEeH7)

Smile when you say "scoundrel" (check out the link at the nic)

Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (yh0zB)

368 <i>He almost starts a shooting war with the Russians over Prstina.</i>

This was all I needed to see. Tool T O O L Tool. The entire situation reads "What in the fuck were you smoking?!?"

Probably picked that opinion up from John Ringo, but still - nothing I've heard contradicts it.

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 08:12 PM (MzQOZ)

369 @348 - Sometimes it's just purgatory. There's a lot of those in China. Even the clean, shiny ones like the Foxconn plants.

My mother's father did his time in the Chicago meat-packing houses while he saved up to get a place of his own further west. Nearly a hundred years ago now.

Posted by: JEM at November 01, 2012 08:13 PM (o+SC1)

370 265 But at least I get the chance to visit the Porsche museum. ------------- Daimler Benz has a museum in Stuttgart, too. Went there on a field trip in 7th grade (Dad was stationed at Robinson Barracks). Recommended. There might be a Zeppelin museum in the area, too; Friedrichshofen is in the neighborhood.

Posted by: Anachronda at November 01, 2012 08:13 PM (1c58W)

371 I mean I know Powell is voting for the brotha because he's a brotha but the others? Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 11:59 PM (r4wIV) Clark is voting for the worm because he's a worm. I would have imagined Casey ("As great a tragedy as this was [Ft. Hood terrorist attack], it would be a shame if our diversity became a casualty as well.") would be backing Barky.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 08:13 PM (X3lox)

372 I ordered some stuff after the oct third debate from the Romney store and after a few emails and unanswered voice mails im just gonna write it off as a donation and call it good. couple of bumper stickers and some yard signs. disappointing that they didn't even bother to answer.

Posted by: helofixer at November 01, 2012 08:14 PM (fHET7)

373 Where is Al Jolson headed to?

Posted by: inquiring minds wish to know at November 01, 2012 08:14 PM (Q2wni)

374 "Whether true or not the dialogue reads like bad fiction."

I've thought the same thing. Personally, the stupid super-cryptic dialogues deal a body blow to its credibility. But like Dave said, if it's straight fiction then that guy must have a crystal ball. E.g. he mentioned the Libyan mujahid guy hanging around in cafes, etc. concurrently with or just before it was mentioned in the press, expressing dread that Obama might be able to cap him the week of the election.

Posted by: dawnfire at November 01, 2012 08:14 PM (eEeH7)

375 Are any of the tweeters more specific than "scary stuff?" Are they talking damage we haven't seen or current activities of those affected?

Posted by: Methos at November 01, 2012 08:14 PM (hO9ad)

376 I guess Gov Cuomo hasn't heard about Staten Island;

Andrew Cuomo ‏@NYGovCuomo

Pres. Obama has called multiple times a day, @fema has been fantastic, his entire cabinet - Gov #sandy #recovery

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:14 PM (wwsoB)

377 Hey, Infidel! Sorry about the delayed response; I didn't see that you'd asked about location. We haven't gotten that far. Watch the HQ; I'll try to keep in communication the the other Denverites and such. I'd really like to be hanging out with like-minded folks on election night.

Anyway, good night!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 08:15 PM (RLZvP)

378

If my God is a black nationalist with an IQ of 80 then I better invest in some flame retardant underwear.

Posted by: Scoop at November 02, 2012 12:12 AM

Yes, I am. And yes, you'd better.

Posted by: barry "apollo weed" soetoro at November 01, 2012 08:15 PM (yBF/9)

379 OK, I'm out tomorrow night, mi amigos.

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 01, 2012 08:15 PM (JMmQ9)

380 JEM, the Karmann Ghia design is a truly international collaboration. The Ghia design bureau of Turin Italy was inspired by American automotive genius Virgil Exner. So when Karmann coachwerks of Osnabruck West Germany wanted to steal the sporty contract for the VW Beetle. Ghia offered a unique design, Karmann crafted it in metal using the same workers that built Porsche 356s, sold the idea to Volkswagen, and in 1955 the world's slowest sexiest sports car was born.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:15 PM (94rak)

381 Good night, Alton!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 08:16 PM (RLZvP)

382 "I need some feedback on whether #4 buck is a winner" Use a cut shell and it'll be fine.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 08:16 PM (X3lox)

383
Question, particularly for any desert rats here in AZ: Is it because of racists that Kyrsten Sinema (white, self-described "Prada socialist") is leading Vernon Parker (black, conservative, somewhat Tea Party-associated) in my newly created district?
___
I think I just found the world's first pregnant man in one of Sinem's pictures;

http://tinyurl.com/bku2wb3

Posted by: Some Obstetrician at November 01, 2012 08:17 PM (AUeaU)

384 Hey Anna Puma, how far into NaNoWriMo didja get today? I had every good intention to write 1500 words for my in-progress book on freelancing...and paying work took precedence.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 08:17 PM (96M6e)

385 Once again, the British media hasn't gotten the word on which stories are unhelpful to Dear Leader;

Shocking images show desperate New Yorkers digging through dumpsters for food as downtown Manhattan embarks on fourth night without power

http://tinyurl.com/a3vvszk

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:17 PM (wwsoB)

386 "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Seriously how old are you? How long have you been dealing with actual human beings?" ...how old are *you*? take a good hard look at what you seem to think is legitimate behaviour for an adult. take a look at what you think qualifies as an appropriate response to a completely inoffensive plea for civility. i highlighted it for you. "Because by and large people don't change their behavior 'by example' - they do it in response to consequences - usually negative ones." i'm pretty sure someone who behaves like you do has absolutely no evidence either way for the efficacy of infectious civility. but still: because you say so? because someone who peddles blanket statements, abuses his power to bully people on the internet, and acts like an adolescent ass in a disagreement says so, people don't respond to civil behaviour? i have anecdotal evidence, too. as a matter of fact, the folks i have dealt with in [groups] discussions, lettres-to-the-editor disagreements, and forum arguments have *always* seemed to drop their initial hostility when it's returned with relative civility. it's not 100% successful, but i suspect you'd be really surprised at the embarrassment at one's own hostility a civil reply can engender in even the most belligerent, argumentative partisan. "killing them with kindness" really does work...at least when "they" have enough shame to realise how bad their childish behaviour makes them look. the fact that you seem to run into a lot of "negative" responses while i've managed to coax civility out of initially nasty people is probably more than just a coincidence, for the record. bush is a terrible example, because bush was also a doormat -- he was taken advantage of because he didn't stand firm to his principles. the example you might be looking for is reagan -- the last true "great uniter" in american politics --- or even mitt romney. anecdotally or not, i'm sure most of us here have at least subconsciously registered the contrast between mitt romney's rise-above-it campaign and barack obama's old-school gutter politics...and any fool can see how much better mitt romney looks for it. i'm sure there are some petty folks who would prefer to stick with the confrontation and nastiness...as evidence, there are enough posters here at the HQ who clearly get off on picking a fight over anything they can...but the average american is probably mature enough to realise that "YEAH BITCH WHAT WHAT" is best left to drunken frat-boy dick-waving contests.

Posted by: jimi ray at November 01, 2012 08:17 PM (79EF9)

387 Maybe Ulsterman's Insider is Bubba Clinton? Although the profanity has more of a Carville tone to it.

Posted by: the clubfooted pegleg at November 01, 2012 08:18 PM (Q2wni)

388 That pisses me off. I hope Christie finds the prick that did that and ass fucks him with an auger. Fuck that. That fat fuck will probably suck that union dick. I don't trust that fucking fat fuck anymore that I can throw his Jersey ass. Never, ever trust that fat fuck. He is only about 10% better than Corzine. Never trust anyone from Jersey.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:18 PM (ZOf1l)

389 I love the body of Karmann Ghia but its a pretty crappy car in terms of performance. Here's where you insert the "I've had girlfriends like that" joke.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 08:18 PM (r4wIV)

390

I have a .257 that would do the trick, but it is a shotgun only area. My spot would be safe because of the isolation and topography. Problem with the rifle is that I'm not really coyote hunting, rather just trying to be prepared for when they are around and the shotgun is a better bet for me to be quick.

the old .250/3000 would work too.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 01, 2012 08:19 PM (l3vZN)

391 Another screed that no one will read..........

Posted by: Adam repeats himself at November 01, 2012 08:19 PM (/YJYi)

392 Okay IllTemperedCur, I'll bite. What's a Dubuque Ratchet?? Posted by: mpfs at November 02, 2012 12:00 AM (Mkhiu) Someone's forgetting AoSHQ Rule #1. I WILL say that the rumors that it involves a lead-paint coated backscratcher, a kiddie pool full of creamed corn and a bottle of Anbesol are unconfirmed. Unconfirmed, I say.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 08:19 PM (Rhie+)

393 383 Since you are an obstetrician, I will take your professional opinion at face value. Dude is what, 7 months along?

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 08:20 PM (96M6e)

394 and a bottle of Anbesol

Will the generic brand work? 'Cuz it was on sale

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:20 PM (d/5qf)

395 jakeman. Well I was working on an outline which has grown into a synopsis for the story. Adding in the character sketches, past 4,600 words. Still working out the dynamics of the dramatic conclusion for the synopsis. But I am rocking it seems.

I am sure you will get on stride. Good luck.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:20 PM (94rak)

396 Some Moron posted a comment regarding how much more effective Bayonets and Horses would have been in Benghazi.

I semi-plagiarized it (re-worded), and put it in a comment on my nephew's FB page.

Who proceeded to start a "meme". Credited me.
I corrected that, and said I'd plagiarized it from AOSHQ (crediting it as a "Moron", of course).

Whoever did that: if you want credit, "Contact Small Groker": http://tinyurl.com/5unoobv

That might go viral.
Have a nice evening. Avoid profanity and urbanity, as usual.

Posted by: jwb7605 at November 01, 2012 08:21 PM (Qxe/p)

397 #383: It's possible that this might explain it...

http://preview.tinyurl.com/9h5ze4z

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 08:21 PM (RLZvP)

398 "There sure as hell ain't no manual when it comes to raising kids. Posted by: Samuel Adams" Human nature being what it is, this can happen no matter how well you raise them. In the old days it was called "Having to get married", and it happened in some really strict Catholic families. If this turns out to be just a scare, it could shake him up to being more careful.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 08:21 PM (3SQyE)

399

jimi ray--a word of advice. Logorrhea has the effect of your screeds going unread.

Condense.

Posted by: the clubfooted pegleg at November 01, 2012 08:22 PM (Q2wni)

400 "the fact that you seem to run into a lot of "negative" responses while i've managed to coax civility out of initially nasty people is probably more than just a coincidence, for the record."

Hey, English majors... is the fact that jimi ray is trying to sell his "civility is better" approach with a confrontational public shaming, complete with demeaning comments, ironic, or something else? And what if it works, and the guy he's talking to changes his tone because he suffered "negative consequences" (i.e. his point is proven)? I'm always fuzzy on this.

Posted by: dawnfire at November 01, 2012 08:23 PM (eEeH7)

401 Expect a "clarification" from Geraldo Cantore after TWC's NBC bosses call him into the office on "proper" reporting

Jim Cantore ‏@JimCantore

I expect a much better response to this recovery than what I have seen. Not issuing hurricane warnings was a massive mistake ! #Sandy

In fairness to NBC, they were the only outlet to report the devastation in Staten Island

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:23 PM (wwsoB)

402 Good evening morons. Friday... my weekend starts in 7.5 hours.

Posted by: zeera at November 01, 2012 08:23 PM (Lv9bM)

403 well I did manage to catch the beginning to Good Morning America this morning at the gym, and they did show the crap in Staten Island, including the fire damage and the gas main leaks

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:24 PM (d/5qf)

404 and a bottle of Anbesol Will the generic brand work? 'Cuz it was on sale Posted by: chemjeff at November 02, 2012 12:20 AM (d/5qf) I don't see why not. But you'd have to consult with a recognized expert on the Dubuque Ratchet.......which is not me. Hey, what's so funny?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 08:24 PM (Rhie+)

405 zeera, congrats!
going to GOTV HQ this weekend?

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:24 PM (d/5qf)

406 "and after the initial shock - what can you do? You will love the tiny new member of your family and take it one day at a time and do your best. " Exactly, and hell, babies are almost as cute as puppies.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 08:25 PM (3SQyE)

407 Hey, English majors... is the fact that jimi ray is trying to sell his "civility is better" approach with a confrontational public shaming, complete with demeaning comments, ironic, or something else? Posted by: dawnfire at November 02, 2012 12:23 AM (eEeH7) It's Moby-ness.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 08:25 PM (X3lox)

408 jimi ray,

If there's ever a moron meetup in your area, find something else to do that night.

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:25 PM (wwsoB)

409 I thought I might drop in the Liberty MO Romney HQ just to see what is going on

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:25 PM (d/5qf)

410 Drag racing Karmann Ghias.
http://www.dragtimes.com/Volkswagen--Karmann-Ghia-Drag-Racing.html

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:26 PM (94rak)

411 oh I don't think jimi ray is all that bad. just gotta keep the comments to 10,000 words or less, that's all

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:26 PM (d/5qf)

412 Well roonz and roonettez, I have a busy weekend planned; NC State parade at 5 PM (prolly gonna be cold, glad I'll be up front with the heat), Saturday I'll be on the Tail of the Dragon, Sunday one last run on the Dragon and then back home. I'll catch you when I can. Later!

Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at November 01, 2012 08:26 PM (yh0zB)

413 Logorrhea? Izzat the the same as "stream of incontinentiousness"?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 01, 2012 08:27 PM (pFqpP)

414 good night..... time for bed. thanks for the replies.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 01, 2012 08:27 PM (l3vZN)

415 Have fun GGE. Hope none of the Ghia times I just posted beat your Mustang.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:27 PM (94rak)

416 Obama campaigning while North easterners dumpster dive.

Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 01, 2012 08:27 PM (ovpNn)

417 He is only about 10% better than Corzine. Never trust anyone from Jersey. Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 02, 2012 12:18 AM

Native of NJ.

I'd be offended if I could find a reason to refute that

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:27 PM (wwsoB)

418 2/10. It's not internet bullying - it's constructive criticism. A flurry of words and run-on sentences is generally the concealment smoke that fuzzy thinking lurks behind.

Posted by: Mætenloch at November 01, 2012 08:28 PM (pAlYe)

419 Just remember everyone Romney's a stupid dummy head for having people try and help those affected by Sandy while Obama was getting his hair done for his situation room photo op. What a dummy that Romney guy is geez.

Posted by: james at November 01, 2012 08:28 PM (1PqiV)

420 Good night, GGE! Good night, Jinx!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 08:28 PM (RLZvP)

421 Hey, English majors dawnfire, as someone who slogged through and wrote papers on some of the longest books in the English language back in the day, I simply skip just about anything that guy writes. Can't parse it.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 08:28 PM (96M6e)

422 297, the same material had the likely turnout between D+2 to R+1 in Ohio (with early voting blended in unfortunately). And the good part, I saw this in a Democrat's office, the mood was somber. The breakdown among women is killing the Dims. I had to keep my piehole shut, but I was smiling inside and wiggling my toes.

Posted by: Jean at November 01, 2012 08:29 PM (iy7de)

423 jakeman, so you are saying our resident savant's writing density could stop neutrinos?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:29 PM (94rak)

424 Never fear though, the CELEBRITIES are coming through

NBC is holding a benefit concert with Bruce, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Fallon, and Cristina Aguilera

Obama love and Romney bashing sure to be in plentiful supply

I'll be watching anything else

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:29 PM (wwsoB)

425 "314 Well I do know one thing, a power company from Michigan is kicking ass here." They get a lot of practice in Michigan, storms, blizzards, and trees make for a lot of power outages.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 08:30 PM (3SQyE)

426 jimi ray--a word of advice. Logorrhea has the effect of your screeds going unread.

Oh no, now you're going to get him going on his wrights to free speech!!!!!11!!1!

Posted by: Adam at November 01, 2012 08:30 PM (/YJYi)

427 Grew up drinking Pepsi in a Pepsi family. Switched to Coke when the diet stuff became mandatory. Switched for good when I decided I really wasn't all "brown & bubbly" a few years back. Plus, Coke Zero. Plus, Dixie and all...

Posted by: Boomer Redneque voted for Romney/Ryan on Nov 1 at November 01, 2012 08:30 PM (eQnzo)

428 Posted by: nerdygirl at November 02, 2012 12:21 AM (3SQyE) I know, thank God that he trusts me more than others. Doesn't mean I was easy on him, but I did a pretty good job raising him.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:31 PM (ZOf1l)

429 Jimi Ray, the problem with civility is that, all too often, liberals call for it when they know they're losing. When they feel like they're winning, anything goes as far as they're concerned.

Civility to a liberal is equivalent to what Muslims call hudna, a false cease-fire.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 08:31 PM (RLZvP)

430 jwb7605, we need to -see- the reworded version.

The original was spot-on-target if wordy....

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 08:31 PM (MzQOZ)

431 Every time a youtube gets splashed onto the blog I end up surfing youtube for an hour or so. And then eventually I end up in the weird part of youtube, you know, celebrity plastic surgeries gone awry, deformities, weird sexual practices, etc. It's a vortex, a black hole that sucks me in.

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 01, 2012 08:32 PM (Q2wni)

432 Mama Casanova, that's nothing. Wait until you get sucked into the weird Russian pop music videos.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:33 PM (94rak)

433 Anna Puma, I wish I could recall the exact quote from Donald Sutherland's character in "Back to School," something along the lines that "I find Milton just as boring as you do."

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 08:33 PM (96M6e)

434 Hope none of the Ghia times I just posted beat your Mustang.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 02, 2012 12:27 AM (94rak)

I would have come in sixth. 13.1998 with the top down, not bad for a completely stock car and the first time ever on the strip for both of us.

http://lastrefugeofascoundrel.blogspot.com/2012/10/st-judes.html

And now I'm really out. Later roonz and roonettez!

Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at November 01, 2012 08:33 PM (yh0zB)

435 Civility to a liberal is equivalent to what Muslims call hudna, a false cease-fire.

Or straight to dhimmitude: You obey all my rules while, I do whatever I want anyway.

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 08:34 PM (MzQOZ)

436 Posted by: kbdabear at November 02, 2012 12:27 AM (wwsoB) Been there several times and it is a pretty state. Although it seems that they have a lot of uneducated half-breed guineas who wear way too much jewelry. Just saying.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:34 PM (ZOf1l)

437 298 - It's been years. I am not worried about an expiration date. Also, this ain't my first rodeo, or hers for that matter. 299 - My wife is not a militant liberal, and in fact lives her personal life very conservatively. She's a conservative but just doesn't realize it yet. She is a sweetheart and I love her, but her politics are just plain wrong. She's an artist so I guess her politics are par for the course. Also, she's English so it's a given that she would be a socialist. Some of her friends are completely cocooned libs that have never had their beliefs challenged before they met me. They can't handle being challenged and I delight in tormenting them.

Posted by: Witchfinder at November 01, 2012 08:34 PM (s/PhC)

438 chemjeff; gonna call the local office. I signed up at the link a couple weeks ago, getting tons of emails but no contact yet. I figured it was my lack of smartphone, didn't make the cut. I'll reach out and see what I can do to help.

Posted by: zeera at November 01, 2012 08:34 PM (Lv9bM)

439

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 02, 2012 12:31 AM (RLZvP)

yeah, PW is right, don't be civil to liberals just because they demand civility. be civil to liberals when they've EARNED it. such as, by not asking leading dumb questions like "why do you Republicans always hate women so much, huh???" or nonsense like that. such as, when they've actually made an effort ahead of time to make an honest attempt to figure out what Republicans and conservatives *actually stand for*, and not just regurgitate some bullshit MSNBC talking point.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:35 PM (d/5qf)

440 Night all. Time to flee. Scribble some words. Have fun.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 01, 2012 08:36 PM (94rak)

441

Posted by: zeera at November 02, 2012 12:34 AM (Lv9bM)

well I have a smartphone and I never heard back either. I assume optimistically that they are overwhelmed and swamped with volunteers and don't need us.

I think I might just pop in unawares since I'll be in the area anyway.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:36 PM (d/5qf)

442 419Just remember everyone Romney's a stupid dummy head for having people try and help those affected by Sandy while Obama was getting his hair done for his situation room photo op. What a dummy that Romney guy is geez.

Posted by: james at November 02, 2012 12:28 AM (1PqiV)

----I concur...the atrocity of it all!.....Jiminy Crickets!....= B.S.

Posted by: concrete girl at November 01, 2012 08:36 PM (y2Ojs)

443 Posted by: nerdygirl at November 02, 2012 12:21 AM (3SQyE) I know, thank God that he trusts me more than others. Doesn't mean I was easy on him, but I did a pretty good job raising him. Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 02, 2012 12:31 AM (ZOf1l) All right, fuck that. Right now I am crying my eyes out. He's 17, way too young to be a father. I am really scared.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:37 PM (ZOf1l)

444 #439: You just stated much better what I was trying to say, ChemJeff! Yeah, I'll respond to civility with civility. It has to be a two-way street or it's meaningless.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 08:37 PM (RLZvP)

445 Some NYC fatcats ought to put up billboards in every borough of the city with Rudi Giuliani's mug and the words "Miss Me Yet?"

Posted by: mrp at November 01, 2012 08:38 PM (HjPtV)

446 Good night, Anna!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 08:38 PM (RLZvP)

447 Nobody needs food or clothing, they need money! Because you can eat money!

Posted by: Andrea Mitchell at November 01, 2012 08:38 PM (/YJYi)

448 @413 Yes. And Pepto-Abysmal is recommended

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 01, 2012 08:38 PM (Q2wni)

449

Star Wars is a spent franchise. Disney should scratch the idea of reviving it and focus on spin-offs involving its more interesting characters.

Cracked had a funny article (click on link) about how Star Wars couldn't have proceeded beyond Episode VI without totally cannibalizing itself.

Posted by: Ernie McCracken at November 01, 2012 08:38 PM (ZETiK)

450 Awesome ONT Maet !!!!!! And 309 Wow , that is an impressive list of Romney endorsements !!!!! Hope all the Horde is well tonight !!!!!!!

Posted by: grumpy momma bear at November 01, 2012 08:38 PM (t+8iv)

451 Coke Zero is bett than regular Pepsi. I don't know what sorcery is involved but its great. Any of the MD brigade around? I'd love to have some knowledge dropped on me about the many questions on the ballot. In particular, the only reason to oppose the gambling expansion one seems to be that shitweasel deluxe Martin O'Malley thinks its great, but Im sure there's more to it.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 01, 2012 08:39 PM (OevbG)

452 Been there several times and it is a pretty state.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 02, 2012 12:34 AM

Are you SURE you were in NJ?

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:39 PM (wwsoB)

453 Hi grumpy momma bear!!!!!
hope you are not so grumpy tonight

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:40 PM (d/5qf)

454 Posted by: kbdabear at November 02, 2012 12:39 AM (wwsoB) I always liked that area by the Tapanzee bridge. Really pretty. Also, the area by the Penn border is really nice off of I-80.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:41 PM (ZOf1l)

455
All right, fuck that. Right now I am crying my eyes out. He's 17, way too young to be a father. I am really scared.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 02, 2012 12:37 AM (ZOf1l)

All I can say is that I'm praying for you. I never had a fatherhood scare myself but I had friends that did in high school. If he is going to be a father just be as supportive as possible. My mother had me when she was 19, shotgun wedding and everything. My parents are still happily married 24 years later.

Posted by: Adam at November 01, 2012 08:41 PM (/YJYi)

456 Sam Adams, hang in there - we are all hoping for the best

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:41 PM (d/5qf)

457 439
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 02, 2012 12:31 AM (RLZvP)

yeah, PW is right, don't be civil to liberals just because they demand civility. be civil to liberals when they've EARNED it. such as, by not asking leading dumb questions like "why do you Republicans always hate women so much, huh???" or nonsense like that. such as, when they've actually made an effort ahead of time to make an honest attempt to figure out what Republicans and conservatives *actually stand for*, and not just regurgitate some bullshit MSNBC talking point.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 02, 2012 12:35 AM (d/5qf)

I keep hoping that Romney's administration will start by changing up the whole relationship with the press. Someone pulls a "when did you stop beating your wife?" question, and is banned from pressers for a month. Press Secretary starts his morning with questions -- defers anything with more than toss-off answers for the afternoon, and holds full briefings in the afternoon to give presentations. You know -- like adults.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 08:41 PM (kaalw)

458 be civil to liberals when they've EARNED it. THIS. Kind of like when someone keeps insisting on using the "xtian" construct to refer to Christians even though they've been told that a large number of Christians find the term offensive. Why, I'd almost think that this hypothetical person was TRYING to be offensive to Christians. Especially when it would require such a small amount of effort to type a few more letters in order to be......civil.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 08:41 PM (Rhie+)

459 Witchfinder: Thanks for sharing the story about you and your wife. It's encouraging for folks like me who wonder if something like that can work. The only woman I've even dated since the divorce has quit talking to me because she can't stand my politics. Yes, she's voting for Obama again, how'd you know? Poliwogette: How YOU doin'?

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at November 01, 2012 08:42 PM (5J54Q)

460 @452: Outside of the cities NJ is shockingly rural and beautiful. No kidding. I couldn't believe it either.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 01, 2012 08:42 PM (OevbG)

461 yeah, PW is right, don't be civil to liberals just because they demand civility. be civil to liberals when they've EARNED it.

I mostly restrict myself to a -single- front in the ongoing war of words. Normally energy/global warming/science. The rest can be fended off if you can say you're a liberal progressive with a straight face. I'm open to new-but-tested ideas, and I -do- want change. They're free to misinterpret my statement completely. And they do. I'm in Seattle, so it's 100% perfect camouflage unless I'm in Fremont, where they want you do declare Trotsky/Lenin/Stalin/ or Mao as your fav.

Then on the -one- front, pound them. "Oh, I'm all for alternative energy ... because of course nuclear is the way to go." Or I can discuss the state of computer modelling long enough for their eyes to roll back into their heads. Or the magic treemometer and the upside-down lake sediment.

They inevitably snap. Can't handle -any- disagreement.

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 08:43 PM (MzQOZ)

462 I don't like you, jimi ray. You insist upon yourself.

Posted by: Scobface at November 01, 2012 08:43 PM (IoNBC)

463 "You will love the tiny new member of your family and take it one day at a time and do your best.
Hang in there - prayers. Posted by: Cathy in The Chi"

God's timing is never wrong, not even by a hair. Everything happens for His reason.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at November 01, 2012 08:43 PM (d6TfZ)

464

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 02, 2012 12:37 AM (RLZvP)

PW, thanx

I just learned a while ago that it is just pointless to attempt to have a discussion with people who think you're stupid and/or evil. so if they are intent on having a discussion with you, the best you can do is just have fun with it. play with their stereotypes and just become the most absurd republican caricature you can be. or, use the opportunity to demonstrate obama's hypocrisy, or pelosi's, or reid's, or any of the other libtards'. etc., etc. they will complain that you're being "rude" and "uncivil", but that is only because they don't even realize their own initial insulting incivility from the beginning.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:44 PM (d/5qf)

465 "Shocking images show desperate New Yorkers digging through dumpsters for food as downtown Manhattan embarks on fourth night without power " Don't these people have canned goods and cereal in their cupboards? loaf of bread, peanut butter? I mean it's only been a few days. We go through power outages in Michigan. You start by eating the refrigerator food and ice cream from the freezer. Of course when you live in a house, you can grill your thawed meat. When it is cool weather like this you wear about 3 layers of clothes and put extra blankets on the bed. And if you have a gas hot water heater you can take a nice warm bath. You always keep shopping bags of candles and matches, not to mention flashlights. I know that the flooding is really awful, and I've never been through it. But a week long power outage is doable, as long as it isn't 10 degrees outside.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 08:45 PM (3SQyE)

466 Hey chemjeff !!!!!!!!!! How are you doing tonight ? I am my usual self ....just enough grumpiness to get me into trouble.!!!!! Praying hard that I can change my nic to .... Happy , Estatic, Elated and Overjoyed momma bear on the evening of Nov 6 !!!!!!

Posted by: grumpy momma bear at November 01, 2012 08:45 PM (t+8iv)

467 Just checked Gallup for unemployment #'s tomorrow and they said 7.4%

Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 01, 2012 08:45 PM (9+ccr)

468 Mary Matalin and James Carville #buckingthetrend (but no progeny)

Posted by: bergerbilder at November 01, 2012 08:45 PM (bErUT)

469 460 @452: Outside of the cities NJ is shockingly rural and beautiful. No kidding. I couldn't believe it either.

I agree, it can be beautiful, but the problem is, even in the rural areas, they all drive as if they were still in Newark

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:46 PM (d/5qf)

470 non union electric crews are being turned away from new jersey. Its over at the bigs

Posted by: joethefatman™ (@joethefatman1) at November 01, 2012 08:46 PM (MnSla)

471 I know for a fact that Maet is going to Europe for the Scandi whores. He is. I've got the documents to prove it. Flight schedules. Pictures. Recordings. Reservations with whore online. It's all here. And as soon as I finish drinking, I'll produce them.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 01, 2012 08:46 PM (BuSM8)

472 460 @452: Outside of the cities NJ is shockingly rural and beautiful. No kidding. I couldn't believe it either. Posted by: Ian S. at November 02, 2012 12:42 AM

I grew up in NW NJ in the NJ/NY/PA tri state area

Wonderful scenery in the warm months, but dreary in the winter.

The opening credits scene in The Sopranos showed the butt ugliest part of NJ

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:46 PM (wwsoB)

473 Don't these people have canned goods and cereal in their cupboards? loaf of bread, peanut butter? I mean it's only been a few days.
They probably live on takeout and delivery. Lot of people in the city do that, and even if they had raw materials wouldn't know how to make anything.
The line between civilization and barbarism is very, very thin, terrifyingly so.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 08:48 PM (r4wIV)

474 467 Just checked Gallup for unemployment #'s tomorrow and they said 7.4%
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 12:45 AM

How do they pick up .4 inside a month with a GDP they can only jigger to 2 percent?

It's bullshit

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:48 PM (wwsoB)

475 Samuel Adams hang in there. You'll love the little one like your own. Yeah 17 is way too young but that's how it goes sometimes. It's going to be tough to suddenly have to be a grownup. After reading some of the comments I use the term loosely.

Posted by: harleycowboy at November 01, 2012 08:48 PM (+9AX9)

476

We should all be civil like those foul-mouthed violence-threatening codgers in the Michael Moore video. Or like Ed Schultz wanting to rip Cheney's heart out. You know, those kumbaya types.

I want to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

And cock-punch you until you think like me...

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 01, 2012 08:49 PM (Q2wni)

477 non union electric crews are being turned away from new jersey. Its over at the bigs
That's probably more mob related than anything else.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 08:49 PM (r4wIV)

478 148 Whoever has the nic "concrete girl" it would be cool to go, "concrete blonde girl" Or how about, "Joey's Concrete Blonde Girl" Thanks to a friend in college, I have this band imprinted on my brain. -----But I have auburn hair...and it's spectacular. Posted by: concrete girl at November 01, 2012 11:19 PM (y2Ojs) *********** Concrete Ginger!

Posted by: Boomer Redneque voted for Romney/Ryan on Nov 1 at November 01, 2012 08:50 PM (eQnzo)

479 It's bullshit Yes, it is. And it's all we're going to hear for the next 5 days.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 08:50 PM (96M6e)

480 459 - Good hunting my friend. There are lots of great women out there. I met my wife 10 months after my divorce and I just wish I hadn't wasted 10 years with my ex-wife. I know there are many here who keep saying that they couldn't date a liberal. I was one of those people once and I was wrong.

Posted by: Witchfinder at November 01, 2012 08:50 PM (s/PhC)

481 I hope for the best but will accept the worst since that is what I do. I remember I had this I don't give a fuck attitude when I was in High School about going bareback, but I survived it. My son says it was a complete and utter accident and I don't believe him. Although I didn't tell him that I didn't believe him. As long as he knows that I have his and his girlfriends back, that's the best I can do right now.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:50 PM (ZOf1l)

482 Someone pulls a "when did you stop beating your wife?" question, and is banned from pressers for a month.

well I don't think Romney will be that kind of guy, I think he will be more 'polite'. which is okay too, as long as he is polite in a passive-aggressive manner.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:50 PM (d/5qf)

483 7.4 unemployement? My ass. I doubt anyone, anywhere buys that crap. I'd dearly love it to be true, but there's just no way.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 08:51 PM (r4wIV)

484 Basically hoping the pipes don't freeze at this point.

Plumbers trick...leave the faucets open a crack to where there's a slight trickle. The water isn't as prone to freezing when its moving. Pour some anti-freeze in the toilet tank and flush. That's get antifreeze into the trap/bowl, then pour some more into the fresh water in the tank.

If it goes on a long time, drain down any boilers.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 08:51 PM (g7XWC)

485 Actual real liberals are impossible to deal with because their ideas aren't learned as a reaction to the world and consequences of their actions and others. Instead, liberals ideas are incidental (in many cases) to their ego. If that doesn't make sense, their ego is tied to their identity as "liberals," with "liberal" being in their mind a word that simply means "good person," they hold whatever positions their peer group requires for them to be called "liberal." Which is why the arguments don't make any sense, why dishonesty is rampant, and why they flip out when you challenge them - it's all about ego, you *cannot* discuss ideology or positions with a liberal without them responding emotionally. Most of them can't express the thought coherently, but if you challenge their ideas you are automatically attacking them personally. That's also why so many times their descriptions of the right not only don't make sense but are risibly distorted - it's not about the positions, it's about ego and identity, so if you aren't like them you must be the opposite of them, so that's what they believe you are. And so we get all the "warmongers, rapists, racists, abusers of the poor and ravagers of the world" horse shit they constantly vomit as if they were actual descriptions of real people.

Posted by: Ben Ghazi at November 01, 2012 08:51 PM (Nax5p)

486 They'll be footing the bill, so I hope they enjoy working for someone else's benefit;

Americans Aged 18-29 Have A More Favorable Response To Socialism Than To Capitalism

http://tinyurl.com/csno2jy

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:51 PM (wwsoB)

487 Don't these people have canned goods and cereal in their cupboards? loaf of bread, peanut butter? I mean it's only been a few days. They probably live on takeout and delivery. Lot of people in the city do that, and even if they had raw materials wouldn't know how to make anything. The line between civilization and barbarism is very, very thin, terrifyingly so. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 02, 2012 12:48 AM (r4wIV) So you have to add WATER to beans & rice before putting 'em in the microwave??????? Water? Like, from the toilet?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 08:52 PM (Rhie+)

488

Posted by: grumpy momma bear at November 02, 2012 12:45 AM (t+8iv)

I too am very much hoping that you become Ecstatic Momma Bear on Tuesday night

I'm doing okay, drinking too much beer for a work night, but, eh, whatevs

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:53 PM (d/5qf)

489 See, Jimi Ray, I know you understand that social conservatives can disagree with you on many topics without being hateful, including same-sex marriage, which I know is a pretty big deal for you. You're remarkably well-informed on both sides of that particular debate.

You should give us more credit on other points where we disagree with you. Conservatism isn't about hate in any sense; it's about preserving classic American values, the very values that have made this country so great.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 08:53 PM (RLZvP)

490 I agree about Gallup... How could it possibly drop that low? Still, they will do anything to help obama win... Go check for yourselves..

Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 01, 2012 08:53 PM (9+ccr)

491 That NBC benefit will have Jimmy Fallon

Good thing it's him, it wouldn't be cool to have anyone laughing during the show

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:54 PM (wwsoB)

492

So, the unemployment figures drop twice a the last weeks of the election. How conveeenient!

Like the voters won't pick up on that fortuitous timing.

Posted by: Church Lady at November 01, 2012 08:54 PM (Q2wni)

493 Americans Aged 18-29 Have A More Favorable Response To Socialism Than To Capitalism

And you morons criticize me when I say I wish I was old..........

Posted by: Adam at November 01, 2012 08:54 PM (/YJYi)

494 The problem with most leftists is that they've grown up and lived surrounded by like-thinking people and haven't ever been challenged or had to defend their ideas. They have a completely unexamined worldview, and when you question it, they lash out sometimes violently in fear and confusion.
The worst sort of leftist is the guy that is completely demolished with facts, logic, and reality, but clings to what they just know to be true anyway. They are convinced not that they might be wrong, only that they don't have the facts they need at the time to disprove you. So they get personal and goofy in their arguments.
There are conservatives like that, too. Guys that grow up in rural areas with everyone agreeing and nobody ever questioning why they believe that way. They are just as awful at defending or understanding what they believe.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 08:55 PM (r4wIV)

495 Chemjeff ...have one for me , please !!!!!!

Posted by: grumpy momma bear at November 01, 2012 08:55 PM (t+8iv)

496 kbdabear, we're of like mind. I immediately went to ZH to see if they had a comment on Gallup, and I was greeted by that monstrosity. We're screwed as a society unless reality bitchslaps the yutes into understanding that TANSTAAFL.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 08:55 PM (96M6e)

497 I know there are many here who keep saying that they couldn't date a liberal. I was one of those people once and I was wrong.

Posted by: Witchfinder at November 02, 2012 12:50 AM (s/PhC)

Well my hubby was kinda a lib when I met him, more conservative then me by a long shot now!

And did not read the comments, please tell me they are not trying to lie with 7.4 % unemployment!

They said job growth reported from sep was cut in half from them cooking the books.

Man they are fkin desperate!

Posted by: lou's a girl at November 01, 2012 08:56 PM (2Nzn8)

498 You gotta admit though, being a conservative isn't nearly as much fun as when leftists froth at the mouth over how evil we are.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 08:56 PM (Rhie+)

499 The frustrating thing to me is that the left figures the right has no answers, no ideas, no solutions, only hate bitterness and meanness. We both want to solve the same problems, we just differ on how to go about it. Stop assuming we're evil for disagreeing with you and we'll stop assuming your a moron.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 08:56 PM (r4wIV)

500

If they don't count the people that are no longer receiving unemployment because it ran out the numbers drop considerably.

Saw a fat woman on TV crying "We're dying here." She looke like she should last at least a week without food.

Posted by: harleycowboy at November 01, 2012 08:56 PM (+9AX9)

501 Water? Like, from the toilet?

no, you add Brawndo, dummy

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:57 PM (d/5qf)

502 472 460
@452: Outside of the cities NJ is shockingly rural and beautiful. No kidding. I couldn't believe it either.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 02, 2012 12:42 AM

I grew up in NW NJ in the NJ/NY/PA tri state area

Wonderful scenery in the warm months, but dreary in the winter.

The opening credits scene in The Sopranos showed the butt ugliest part of NJ

Posted by: kbdabear at November 02, 2012 12:46 AM (wwsoB)

I've seen some places in upstate New York that just looks amazing. Would love to live there. I can't because liberals destroyed it with high taxes.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 01, 2012 08:57 PM (BuSM8)

503 490 I agree about Gallup... How could it possibly drop that low? Still, they will do anything to help obama win... Go check for yourselves..
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 12:53 AM

The only way it could drop that with the GDP at 2 percent and at best 150K jobs added were if there was a huge uptick in those whose funemployment benefits were exhausted

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:58 PM (wwsoB)

504 Brawndo has electrolytes!

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 08:58 PM (r4wIV)

505 495 Chemjeff ...have one for me , please !!!!!!

okay - for you, I will have another

actually, it's for me, but I'm sure you won't mind

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:58 PM (d/5qf)

506 they will complain that you're being "rude" and "uncivil", but that is only because they don't even realize their own initial insulting incivility from the beginning. Posted by: chemjeff at November 02, 2012 12:44 AM (d/5qf) Don't kid yourself, chemjeff. Even the dumbest people understand common decency and know full well when they're being insulting and/or uncivil. Leftists are generally just turds. Yes, I've run into leftists that I could have good, civil discussions with but they are few and very far between. And they are only civil so long as the dicussion is theoretical and not pertaining to any real politics that might affect lives in the near-future. You have to understand that pretty much all leftists are either total idiots, jealous pricks, control freaks, or just emotionally damaged beyond repair. That's why they're leftists.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 08:58 PM (X3lox)

507 I would like to hereby apologize for my earlier prediction that the Kansas City Chiefs would be 10-6. They really suck so bad that I think that not only the owner should sell the franchise. They should also murder Scott Piole and never let Romeo Crenel near anything resembling an NFL job for the rest of his life. Also, Matt Cassel should start thinking about getting his insurance license cause that's the only job he will get very soon.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 08:58 PM (ZOf1l)

508 Gallup will claim "seasonal adjustments" to keep from being laughed out of town by anyone not employed by the MBM

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 08:59 PM (wwsoB)

509 498 You gotta admit though, being a conservative isn't nearly as much fun as when leftists froth at the mouth over how evil we are.

I must say, trolling on Reddit is a lot more fun as a conservative

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 08:59 PM (d/5qf)

510 I've seen some places in upstate New York that just looks amazing. Would love to live there. I can't because liberals destroyed it with high taxes.
Every state in the union has its beauty, some of them a bigger than their fair share (such as Oregon) and some a lot less but all have some.
Big cities tend to be a parasite on the rest of the state, sucking all its resources and money just to make life nicer for the residents and fulfill their dreams. New York City is the biggest of big cities, even if its not the most populous right now.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 08:59 PM (r4wIV)

511 "All right, fuck that. Right now I am crying my eyes out. He's 17, way too young to be a father. I am really scared. Posted by: Samuel Adams" You said that the store test came up negative? So there's a decent chance that this is a false alarm. Don't go too nuts till you know for sure. This is different but kind of applicable. I've had 3 biopsies. All came up negative. For the first one, after I went to the surgeon and he told me I'd have to have a biopsy, I was blubbering in the car on the way home. I learned not to get too worked up until I knew for sure. I'll bet it was hell for the kid to have to tell you. I'd never had to tell my parents anything that serious. I would have been scared shitless. Take it easy.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 01, 2012 09:00 PM (3SQyE)

512 Socialism is great until you dare to aspire to more than owning a clapped out Vespa scooter and living in a one bedroom walkup apartment. Then you find out those 80% tax rates make upward mobility kinda impossible.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 09:00 PM (g7XWC)

513 Even the dumbest people understand common decency and know full well when they're being insulting and/or uncivil.

But the really devoted don't actually realize that they are being uncivil, only "factual".

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 09:01 PM (d/5qf)

514 207 "They must not only be defeated, they should be ruined." I've come to this conclusion myself. Have we learned nothing from Islamists? When your opponents view you as, literally, the embodiment of evil then there can be no compromise; only victory or defeat. And that is how liberals view us. How many times do they have to say it? How many people must they threaten, cars must they key, voters must they intimidate, innocents must they slander until you believe them? Posted by: dawnfire at November 01, 2012 11:32 PM (eEeH7) **************** This has pissed me off, literally, since I was just a kid growing up in the '70s. I never understood why I could see at 12 yrs old that the left viewed this as a war and played for keeps, but the right wanted to be sure that the badminton rules were all fully obeyed, and went out drinking with the enemy afterward.

Posted by: Boomer Redneque voted for Romney/Ryan on Nov 1 at November 01, 2012 09:01 PM (eQnzo)

515 I'm reasonably certain that some aspects of worldview and understanding of reality are hard wired into us as humans. That some of us tend to be more one way or another by nature and that cannot be changed completely. Some people are just born left leaning and will always be that way no matter what reality bludgeons them with. They'll find some way of believing their "deeper truth" anyway. Some are more flexible and can learn.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:01 PM (r4wIV)

516 I would like to hereby apologize for my earlier prediction that the Kansas City Chiefs would be 10-6.

that's okay, I didn't really believe you at the time

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 09:02 PM (d/5qf)

517 I never understood why I could see at 12 yrs old that the left viewed this as a war and played for keeps, but the right wanted to be sure that the badminton rules were all fully obeyed, and went out drinking with the enemy afterward.
Following the rules and doing the right thing when it costs you is part and parcel of conservatism. Its a weakness and a strength.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:02 PM (r4wIV)

518 People who use obscure, lengthy acronyms can shampoo my crotch.

Posted by: Jack Nicholson at November 01, 2012 09:03 PM (Q2wni)

519 although I guess, in principle, the Chiefs could still end up 9-7 by winning 8 straight

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 09:03 PM (d/5qf)

520 Posted by: nerdygirl at November 02, 2012 01:00 AM (3SQyE) First time I or any other adult heard it. I was just happy he could confide in me. He's a good kid, and everything he has had happened to him has happened to me. Finally, I was able to confide in him my mistakes at that age.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 01, 2012 09:04 PM (ZOf1l)

521 " I know that the flooding is really awful, and I've never been through it. But a week long powe rI know that the flooding is really awful, and I've never been through it. But a week long power outage is doable, as long as it isn't 10 degrees outside. Routge is doable, as long as it isn't 10 degrees outside." We did it in 78. It's doable.

Posted by: bergerbilder at November 01, 2012 09:04 PM (bErUT)

522 Some people are just born left leaning....

Leftists are a defacto criminal class who thinks they're entitled to other people's shit and will take it by force whenever given the opportunity.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 09:05 PM (g7XWC)

523 Woman at work (hard core union/socialist/Dem) was talking about her kid's way of thinking and she was trying to explain "the facts of politics" to them. I almost laughed out loud. Kid figured out something wasn't right on their own and momma didn't like it.

Posted by: harleycowboy at November 01, 2012 09:05 PM (+9AX9)

524 Are you ready, Spartans?

Posted by: fluffineidas at November 01, 2012 09:05 PM (z9HTb)

525 496 kbdabear, we're of like mind. I immediately went to ZH to see if they had a comment on Gallup, and I was greeted by that monstrosity. We're screwed as a society unless reality bitchslaps the yutes into understanding that TANSTAAFL. Posted by: jakeman at November 02, 2012 12:55 AM

That age group has a majority still living at home, so "paying" for necessities other than i-Phones and mocha lattes is alien to them.

They also hear wonderful stories about the utopia of the Eurozone, where everything is taken care of for you and all you need money for are movie tickets and an i-Phone

Europe is a charging rhinoceros with a bullet in its brain, the only reason its still moving is previous momentum. Europe is about to tumble and die

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 09:05 PM (wwsoB)

526 518 People who use obscure, lengthy acronyms can shampoo my crotch.

Posted by: Jack Nicholson at November 02, 2012 01:03 AM (Q2wni)

AWANPMJADB

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 09:05 PM (d/5qf)

527 @507: Probably the smartest thing Bill Simmons at ESPN ever wrote is that any game involving Norv Turner is a trap. Don't try to predict the outcome, and never ever bet money on it.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 01, 2012 09:06 PM (OevbG)

528 I'm just so proud of what Barack Obama has accomplished so far and I'm endorsing him again. No, I'm not Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, VT but she sure sounds like my kind of woman!

Posted by: Gen. Colin Powell at November 01, 2012 09:06 PM (FcR7P)

529 508 Gallup will claim "seasonal adjustments" to keep from being laughed out of town by anyone not employed by the MBM

Posted by: kbdabear at November 02, 2012 12:59 AM (wwsoB)

Wow, they really suck, huh! So ready for a good man who loves America to be president. I was the worst on Romney, fully admit it, but after what he has been through with this scumbag media. Will proudly vote for him!

Posted by: lou's a girl at November 01, 2012 09:07 PM (2Nzn8)

530 My thoughts on the liberal/conservative relationship thing is that I don't want to be put politics as the highest priority.

If I found someone who was a solid Christian actively involved with church, I think I would be willing to overlook liberal tendencies.   I think that's a better foundation than just being politically conservative.   (unfortunately, being in CA, most will have those liberal tendencies).

The flip side to that is that thanks to Obama and CA's budget situation, I have a very low tolerance to leftist crap.   I will comment on political stuff and point out how it harms society and generates the worse outcomes.

The question is really going to be if they're going to shift their politics in my direciton, or if they consider politics the dealbreaker.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at November 01, 2012 09:08 PM (xHaTb)

531 so how exactly does Gallup supposedly get the inside scoop on the unemployment numbers? something tells me this 7.4 nonsense is just some pre-buttal misinformation

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 09:08 PM (d/5qf)

532 The problem I've found with dating liberal women is that they have a strong tendency, on the first date, to say something like, "Okay, you seem kind of cool. Let's go back to your place!"

Sorry, toots, but I don't do one-night stands. I have to believe that you're interested in more than that.

The more people you sleep with, the less it means. I want sex to remain kind of important to me.

And then there's the pro-life angle; I don't want to run into a girl I had sex with a year earlier and have her say, "Oh, hey, you got me pregnant! Don't worry, though; I had an abortion." I'd be horrified by that!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 09:09 PM (RLZvP)

533 Well Greece has proven its doomed. The government just released its budget and its bigger than the maximum the said they could do before the last bailouts (from Spain of all places, who now need a bailout from somewhere else). They just won't, apparently can't, cut enough to survive. China can't send any money to anyone else, and eventually the musical chairs of EU nation loans between each other is going to come to a stop.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:09 PM (r4wIV)

534 505 495 Chemjeff ...have one for me , please !!!!!! okay - for you, I will have another actually, it's for me, but I'm sure you won't mind YAY!!!!!!!!!!! On Nov 6 I plan on having a few myself !!!!!! Time to trudge to the bear cave .....God Bless The Horde !!!!!! Keep on Fighting the Good And Right Fight !!!! Romney and Ryan 2012 !!!!!!!!!!!!! And chemjeff ....tomorrow is a work day ...so get some good sleep !!!! God Bless You !!!!!

Posted by: grumpy momma bear at November 01, 2012 09:09 PM (t+8iv)

535 Years ago, I came to the conclusion that for a large number of leftists, they really don't give a rat's ass about the actual policies they espouse. What's important to them is that society and gov't must beat down and forcibly re-educate those cousin-humping, toothless, farmer-bib wearing, yee-hawing, shotgun-blasting, imaginary-sky-friend-worshipping, greedy conservatives. Emphasis on "forcibly".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 09:09 PM (Rhie+)

536 Big cities tend to be a parasite on the rest of the state, sucking all its resources and money just to make life nicer for the residents and fulfill their dreams. New York City is the biggest of big cities, even if its not the most populous right now. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 02, 2012 12:59 AM

NYC is the most populous in the USA at 8.2 million, more than double 2nd place LA with 3.8 million

http://tinyurl.com/y7vkrq

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 09:10 PM (wwsoB)

537 the Karmann Ghia design is a truly international collaboration

Dad used plenty of American Bondo on his every year. Pennsy road salt finally killed it.

Posted by: A bald sheep in a hurricane at November 01, 2012 09:11 PM (MOWP1)

538

Posted by: grumpy momma bear at November 02, 2012 01:09 AM (t+8iv)

okay grumpy momma bear, it's time for me to get some sleep pretty soon

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 09:11 PM (d/5qf)

539 Most women, in my experience, are pretty flexible when it comes to politics - in most areas. They aren't that wedded to any political position and if you can provide strong reasons and good arguments for why you hold a position, they're more than willing to move toward you. If they like you.
The problem is that too many have flagged areas they won't move on no matter what, ever, who cares what the facts are and damn you for bringing them up, like abortion. And that's a deal killer for me.
You aren't killing my baby, lady, I don't give a damn how free it makes you feel.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:11 PM (r4wIV)

540 Posted by: Jack Nicholson at November 02, 2012 01:03 AM (Q2wni) If you're referring to TANSTAAFL, Mr. Nicholson, it's not obscure: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Get yo'self a copy of "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." You won't regret it.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 09:12 PM (96M6e)

541 *hands grumpy momma bear a case of Miller Lite*

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 09:12 PM (d/5qf)

542 I'm giving 100k to the Red Cross cuz OBAMA YEAH!!!!!!! I don't care if they're not doing anything for Staten Island......... Crackas gonna hate!!!!!11!!!!1!!!

Posted by: Charles Woodson at November 01, 2012 09:13 PM (/YJYi)

543 okay, time for bed
good night all

Posted by: chemjeff at November 01, 2012 09:13 PM (d/5qf)

544 I will bite. Sorry ya'll.

the fact that you seem to run into a lot of "negative" responses while i've managed to coax civility out of initially nasty people is probably more than just a coincidence, for the record.

jimi, outside of the trolls, you are the nastiest commentor I've seen on this blog.

Wanna start calling me Judas/Moses again?

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at November 01, 2012 09:13 PM (xHaTb)

545 Witnesses: The FBI only spent 3hr at the consulate investigating.

http://tinyurl.com/bgyov3n

Foreign Policy reporters also found documents still scattered around a month after the FBI had been there.

FWIW, the PBSO crime scene guys spent more than 3 hours at my crib investigating a burglary a few years ago.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 09:13 PM (g7XWC)

546 #539: Yeah, you know what I'm talking about, Christopher!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 09:13 PM (RLZvP)

547 541 *hands grumpy momma bear a case of Miller Lite* You are wonderful !!!!!! I am going to save this for Tuesday nite !!!!!!!

Posted by: grumpy momma bear at November 01, 2012 09:13 PM (t+8iv)

548

Maybe they are surrounding the wagons for the last time this election cycle, to discourage us?

I told a lib that I will vote on election day for Romney, he gave me shit.

Does not matter, will vote. Even though I have been told by the media, libs, and some here sadly that Romney has no chance in NV.

I will vote for Romney, Heller & Heck! Yeah, those last two are our congressman and senator elects from NV!

Posted by: lou's a girl at November 01, 2012 09:14 PM (2Nzn8)

549 Years ago, I came to the conclusion that for a large number of leftists, they really don't give a rat's ass about the actual policies they espouse
Rush Limbaugh proposes that most leftists hold the positions they do not out of any particular allegiance to the policies, but because they want to seem nice and look caring to other people. I think that's true for at least a few, perhaps many.
Most I think hold those positions because they just haven't ever grown up in that area. Things like socialism seem really great when you don't understand reality and how the world works, when you're a kid.
You have a basic sense of it being unfair when someone takes from you like those kids in Crowder's Halloween video, but you notice there were no complaints from the kids who got extra candy. And most people think they're the ones with less candy in their plastic pumpkin basket.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:14 PM (r4wIV)

550 Good night, ChemJeff!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 09:14 PM (RLZvP)

551 Conservativemontter you're a meanie head poopie head!!!! Judaz!!!!

Posted by: JimuZ Rapuz at November 01, 2012 09:15 PM (/YJYi)

552 150,000 new jobs is now meant to cause a 0.5% drop in the UE rate?

That implies a labor force of 30 million. Less than 10% of the population.

OK, then.

Posted by: Waterhouse at November 01, 2012 09:16 PM (qVqgW)

553 Posted by: Gen. Colin Powell at November 02, 2012 01:06 AM (FcR7P) Seriously, I was fucked in the colon by a big West German guy sometime around 1982. Loved that guy so much that for awhile I shaved my head. Bet you didn't know that.

Posted by: General "Colon" Powell at November 01, 2012 09:16 PM (ZOf1l)

554 You aren't killing my baby, lady, I don't give a damn how free it makes you feel.

Definite dealbreaker for me. Too many adorable nieces to have any feeling but horror towards one who supports it.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at November 01, 2012 09:16 PM (xHaTb)

555 But the really devoted don't actually realize that they are being uncivil, only "factual". Posted by: chemjeff at November 02, 2012 01:01 AM (d/5qf) Sorry, but that's just incorrect. If someone is being uncivil to you, you can bet your ass they know it and are doing it on purpose. It doesn't matter if they are true believers or not. Now, if you're talking about a foreigner, then that is something else. It is easy for someone from another culture to inadvertently do things we take as incivility, but for an American ... they know what they're doing. And foreigners aren't worth speaking with about politics or governance, anyway, as their countries are pretty much all basket cases or shitholes and they all have the asinine party-oriented parliamentary structures that are centralized, unlimited, collectivist systems burned into their very blueprints.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 09:17 PM (X3lox)

556 At this point New York, Illinois, California, and Oregon are the only states I'd count Romney out on for certain. Probably Washington and Hawaii too. Other than that? I wouldn't be surprised at all if he won in any other state.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:17 PM (r4wIV)

557 People who use obscure, lengthy acronyms can shampoo my crotch. Posted by: Jack Nicholson at November 02, 2012 01:03 AM (Q2wni) The screenwriter William Goldman did his military service in the 50s as a young conscript, who wasn't a very good soldier. He was a clerk of some sort, and part of his job was to come up with acronyms for the Army. He stated that his proudest moment was when he came up with an official acronym that was longer than the full name of the Army agency that it described.......and the NY Times jumped all over it. I believe that it was the first time he had any of his words published in the Times.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 09:17 PM (Rhie+)

558 Now, if you're talking about a foreigner, then that is something else.
I think we're near if not at the point that urban leftists are actually from a different culture than rural conservatives. Like, don't know which hand to use to eat with and what are these strange customs? difference.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:18 PM (r4wIV)

559 but because they want to seem nice and look caring to other people

Image is all that matters. Results? not so much.

The very first (and often only) thing that went up were ARRA signs. The very first. That was all that mattered. Those signs are all overgrown with weeds now, and projects abandoned.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 09:19 PM (g7XWC)

560 Outside of the cities NJ is shockingly rural and beautiful. No kidding. I couldn't believe it either. Posted by: Ian S. at November 02, 2012 12:42 AM (OevbG) little colonial towns with stone churches and streams running through them. Little waterfalls, hills, pasture land, gorgeous old trees, town squares. Loads of history. Remember Washington retreated all through NJ and winter soldier was about his difficulties there. It was in Trenton when he snuck up on the Hessians and killed them in their sleep on Christmas Eve. Jersey politics have always been rough

Posted by: Thunderb at November 01, 2012 09:21 PM (Dnbau)

561 God love 'ya, but if it weren't for the ARRA we would have never had the Hoover dam or cable TV.

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 01, 2012 09:21 PM (ZOf1l)

562 545 Witnesses: The FBI only spent 3hr at the consulate investigating. Posted by: @PurpAv at November 02, 2012 01:13 AM (g7XWC) WAAAARRRGAAARRBBBLLEEE!!!!

Posted by: Ben Ghazi at November 01, 2012 09:22 PM (Nax5p)

563 the many questions on the ballot.

I voted No, but I've got no use for casinos and way too many folks tried way too hard.

Posted by: A bald sheep in a hurricane at November 01, 2012 09:22 PM (MOWP1)

564 The very first (and often only) thing that went up were ARRA signs. The very first. That was all that mattered. Well, that and the "traffic fines doubled in construction zones" signs. There are 10 mile long sections of CA highways where there's absolutely NOTHING being done to the road.....but the fine signs have been up for several years.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 01, 2012 09:23 PM (Rhie+)

565
5 More nights till Democracy Dies again!

In preparation you shoudl watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-IXwrP_LSk

Bonus of the crying man calling into a radio show and crying some more epic meltdown.

Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 01, 2012 09:25 PM (ovpNn)

566 533 Well Greece has proven its doomed. The government just released its budget and its bigger than the maximum the said they could do before the last bailouts (from Spain of all places, who now need a bailout from somewhere else). They just won't, apparently can't, cut enough to survive. China can't send any money to anyone else, and eventually the musical chairs of EU nation loans between each other is going to come to a stop.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 02, 2012 01:09 AM (r4wIV)

Wait until the banker decides it wants to collect, and then the Germans goosestep across Europe again.

While Germany's military is no where near what it used to be, the rest or Europe's is in worse shape.

Posted by: MrCaniac at November 01, 2012 09:25 PM (Zd/NW)

567 #556: You know, I wouldn't really count Romney out in NY, either. That storm will have an impact. Liberals are less enthusiastic to begin with this year, and if they have to go out and vote in a storm-wracked district, I think a surprising number won't bother. I think NY will probably still go to Obama, but it'll be closer than anyone's predicting.

And Oregon is also surprisingly close. They may need a few spurious recounts to win that state for Obama.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 09:25 PM (RLZvP)

568 "WaPo article is CIA's spin on Benghazi" Well, yeah. The CIA isn't gonna take the fall for TFG. Neither is Hillary.

Posted by: HenryVlosesAgincourt at November 01, 2012 09:27 PM (jn5Ou)

569 Pennsylvania is notorious for 10-20 mile long bogus construction zones with enhanced fines...

I call'em "revenue enhancement zones".

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 09:28 PM (g7XWC)

570 I think we're near if not at the point that urban leftists are actually from a different culture than rural conservatives. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 02, 2012 01:18 AM (r4wIV) No. They're not really Americans, in any national sense, but they do share and understand our basic culture of social interaction, with a healthy splattering of depravity, self-destruction, and total dickheadedness thrown on top. They know what is offensive in American culture and they purposely pursue it and promote it.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 09:29 PM (X3lox)

571 And Oregon is also surprisingly close. They may need a few spurious recounts to win that state for Obama.
No, just one count. Remember: its all vote-by-mail in Oregon. They'll find all the ballots they need the first time through.
You can tell because they count super-left Portland Oregon last. No matter how things are going, they always find just enough from that area to push the vote to the left. Three times in a row a Republican almost won the governor position, leading until they counted those last ballots from Portland.
Its just wall to wall fraud here, and they want vote by mail only for all states.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:29 PM (r4wIV)

572 Wait until the banker decides it wants to collect, and then the Germans goosestep across Europe again.
Well there's the problem. What banker? To bail out Greece, they are forcing nations to take loans for double the interest rates they are allowed to charge Greece. Then when their banks start to fail, someone bails out that nation. And the nation who bailed them out gets a bailout from someone else. Its almost exactly like musical chairs, and its only a matter of time before that music stops.
The problem is, once it does, all the chairs will collapse, too.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:31 PM (r4wIV)

573 564
The very first (and often only) thing that went up were ARRA signs. The very first. That was all that mattered.

Well, that and the "traffic fines doubled in construction zones" signs. There are 10 mile long sections of CA highways where there's absolutely NOTHING being done to the road.....but the fine signs have been up for several years.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 02, 2012 01:23 AM (Rhie+)

Here in Roanoke they decided to renovate the federal office building. The local GOP congressman has been trying to squash the renovation because it would cost 30% more than building a new building. It would be cheaper to build a new building than to make this building into a "green building".

Posted by: MrCaniac at November 01, 2012 09:33 PM (Zd/NW)

574 Well, yeah. The CIA isn't gonna take the fall for TFG. Posted by: HenryVlosesAgincourt at November 02, 2012 01:27 AM (jn5Ou) Petraeus testified to Congress three days after the attack that it was the youtube video that was the cause of everything. Of course, Petraeus always gets an extra kick out of blaming the actions of Americans (especially when we are exercising our rights on our soil) for the attacks of muzzies.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 09:34 PM (X3lox)

575 It would be cheaper to build a new building than to make this building into a "green building".
How on earth are the right folks supposed to get their kickbacks if this damn Republican keeps getting in the way?

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:34 PM (r4wIV)

576 568 HenryV... "The CIA isn't gonna take the fall for TFG. Neither is Hillary." Don't forget the bureaucrats at State and DoD. There are effectively 2 days left to make a plan, any plan, happen ... it's now or never, since a re-elected BO will fear nothing and no one. I look for some interesting revelations tomorrow and Saturday ... with a big story on Sunday that does major damage to BO's campaign.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 09:35 PM (YBwys)

577 Dems! Love You! http://scoamf.us/3h

Posted by: Boomer Redneque voted for Romney/Ryan on Nov 1 at November 01, 2012 09:36 PM (eQnzo)

578 Its just wall to wall fraud here, and they want vote by mail only for all states. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 02, 2012 01:29 AM (r4wIV) If we somehow instantly had infallible methods of catching out vote fraud, and tried those responsible, we not only wouldn't have enough prisons, we wouldn't have enough courts. The "problem" (treason) is as "winked at" by authorities as illegal immigration. Absolute legal intolerance is a bad policy, but hugely partisan legal blindness is as well.

Posted by: Ben Ghazi at November 01, 2012 09:36 PM (Nax5p)

579 off wooly sock

Posted by: DaveA at November 01, 2012 09:37 PM (MOWP1)

580 Good night, everyone!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler (@ProthonotaryW) at November 01, 2012 09:37 PM (RLZvP)

581 little colonial towns with stone churches and streams running through them. Little waterfalls, hills, pasture land, gorgeous old trees, town squares.

Loads of history. Remember Washington retreated all through NJ and winter soldier was about his difficulties there. It was in Trenton when he snuck up on the Hessians and killed them in their sleep on Christmas Eve.

Jersey politics have always been rough

Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 01:21 AM

Washington practically camped in my backyard on his way to Monmouth. Yeah beautiful place outside the cities, but fucking shot to hell when it comes to ass sucking dem political infestation.

Posted by: Berserker at November 01, 2012 09:37 PM (FMbng)

582 Even Indiana is a pretty state... but when you look at Gary, you wonder if there can be any beauty anywhere.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:39 PM (r4wIV)

583 Its just wall to wall fraud here, and they want vote by mail only for all states.

Washington is the same.

The procedures for handling and securing "vote by mail" are somewhere between "wildly insufficient" and "abysmal".

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 09:39 PM (MzQOZ)

584 Doncha hate it when you're wide awake at this hour but the thread slows down? Don't any Pacific Time Zone people post here?

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 01, 2012 09:40 PM (Q2wni)

585 PDT here ...

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 09:41 PM (YBwys)

586 The Blaze has a pretty extensive look at Michelle Obama's very radical racial political college days. She was a regular Angela Davis, fixated on African immigrants. Probably how she met Barry Obama who claimed he was from Kenya at the time.
http://tinyurl.com/93k4puz

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at November 01, 2012 09:41 PM (r4wIV)

587 Was thinking the same thing, Mama Cassanova. I keep refreshing and we've come to a crawl--and I just poured myself another cocktail, dammit!

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 09:42 PM (96M6e)

588 PMS here...

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 01, 2012 09:42 PM (Q2wni)

589 ... but the 500 comment mark has been passed

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 09:42 PM (YBwys)

590 Doncha hate it when you're wide awake at this hour but the thread slows down? Don't any Pacific Time Zone people post here?

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 02, 2012 01:40 AM

Occasionally.

Posted by: otho at November 01, 2012 09:42 PM (yBF/9)

591 @587 Pour me one.

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 01, 2012 09:43 PM (Q2wni)

592 Mercifully, Mrs. Jakeman has never made a big deal of PMS! But she is asleep, and this cocktail is NOT going to waste as I toggle between doing paperwork and visiting Moronville.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 09:44 PM (96M6e)

593 What's your pleasure, Mama C.? Cheap white wine, cheap beer, or a snifter of Pyrat rum?

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 09:45 PM (96M6e)

594 I don't know if this has been covered anywhere else here at HQ, but it should be interesting to those who are sceptical about global warming. As most know, Dr. Mann has brought a law suit against Steyn and NRO and another writer. In the papers, Mann describes himself as a Nobel Peace Prize winner for his work for the IPCC when actually the Peace Prize was given to the IPCC as an organization with no individual named; thus it was incorrect for Mann to identify himself as sharing the Nobel. (Summary is a bit scattered brained but go to WUWT.com for a much better description.

BUT that's not the kicker: Steyn and NRO have bought a full page ad in the Penn State student paper that shows that Mann is claiming to be a Nobel Prize winner when he actually isn't!! Talk about taking the war to the enemies home ground.

Posted by: rabidfox at November 01, 2012 09:45 PM (HLYFs)

595 Remember last time Gallup had the unemployment at 8.1 and it came in at the 7.8? And now they are going to come out with 7.4--0.7 drop in one month? Even the mushrooms are saying that's too much bullshit.

Posted by: RoyalOil at November 01, 2012 09:46 PM (imtbm)

596 "but when you look at Gary, you wonder if there can be any beauty anywhere." Gary isn't really Indiana, though. It's a little fistula of Chicago that's oozed across the border.

Posted by: HenryVlosesAgincourt at November 01, 2012 09:46 PM (jn5Ou)

597 Well I hope the ass sucking NE libs learned a valuable lesson this week.

You NEED fucking gasoline. You need it for cars, for generators, chain saws, and leaf blowers. You can go hybrid car yourself silly, but in the end you still need fucking GAS. As they will find out this week, gas is life. The people in the suburbs (red sections) with half a chance were fairly prepared.

Posted by: Berserker at November 01, 2012 09:47 PM (FMbng)

598 A few years ago, pre-crash, Palm Beach county renovated the old county court house for an insane amount of money. It was supposed to be a historic restoration of a landmark that dated back the early 1900's.

I did a bit of electrical work on that job. The bits of the building that actually dated back to the early 1900's were very few. There were several layers of more modern extensions layered over the old structure to the point where the old structure wasn't recognizable anymore. Even within the old core, it had clearly been remodeled back around 1930's based on the materials and methods that were present.

It would have cost about 1/3 the price to build a period themed new structure that retained some of the old court bench seats and courtroom trappings.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 09:47 PM (g7XWC)

599 Mr. Jakeman--anything but rubbing alcohol will do just fine.

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 01, 2012 09:48 PM (Q2wni)

600 "Petraeus testified to Congress three days after the attack" Petraeus is a political appointee, though. I'm talking about the real CIA guys. Same thing holds for the real people at State, as Arbalest noted.

Posted by: HenryVlosesAgincourt at November 01, 2012 09:48 PM (jn5Ou)

601 Even the mushrooms are saying that's too much bullshit. With the disclaimer that the plural of anecdote is not data, I know way more people who've gotten laid off or accepted "packages" in the past year than those who've gotten new jobs. I'm self-employed, so somewhat out of that loop...

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 09:49 PM (96M6e)

602 CNN has an article on the main page about how the backlash against Obama mirrors the Southern backlash against Reconstruction. "some historians" say. next up in part 2: Nazis.

Posted by: JDP at November 01, 2012 09:49 PM (8HhF2)

603 Petraeus testified to Congress three days after the attack that it was the youtube video that was the cause of everything.

The actual quotes to that effect come from Democratic Senators.

But the briefing covered Cairo as well as Benghazi - I have no doubt whatsoever that the video did come up for Cairo. (The Muslim Brotherhood showed it on national television in Egypt and demanded a protest over it. Shockingly, exactly that happened. In Egypt.)

Not much of a fan of Petraeus myself, but everything I've seen that was <i>particularly</i> galling has actually been said by the Senatorial fuckweasels. And they parse crap to within an inch of its life for every second they aren't lying outright.

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 09:50 PM (MzQOZ)

604 With Mann being a proven liar on at least one aspect of his filing, even a sympathetic judge is going to be questioning his claims from here on out.

Judges don't like it when you file obvious bullshit with them. They get offended.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 09:51 PM (g7XWC)

605 I don't know if this has been covered anywhere else here at HQ, but it should be interesting to those who are sceptical about global warming. As most know, Dr. Mann has brought a law suit against Steyn and NRO and another writer. In the papers, Mann describes himself as a Nobel Peace Prize winner for his work for the IPCC when actually the Peace Prize was given to the IPCC as an organization with no individual named; thus it was incorrect for Mann to identify himself as sharing the Nobel. (Summary is a bit scattered brained but go to WUWT.com for a much better description.

BUT that's not the kicker: Steyn and NRO have bought a full page ad in the Penn State student paper that shows that Mann is claiming to be a Nobel Prize winner when he actually isn't!! Talk about taking the war to the enemies home ground.

Posted by: rabidfox at November 02, 2012 01:45 AM (HLYFs)

I read that. Pretty funny. The dumbass brought in on him self. Discovery is a bitch.

Posted by: The Jackhole at November 01, 2012 09:51 PM (DU15A)

606

If Romney doesn't win I will avoid all news sites and political blogs for days.

I won't want to read or hear anything about O.

However, if R. wins I'll be perusing the leftwing blogs for hours and then I'll finally get around to those sites more aligned to my ideology.

Posted by: Mama Cassanova at November 01, 2012 09:52 PM (Q2wni)

607 Oh man. Watching Paranormal 3 and I feel so sorry for these people. I've got a pretty good idea of how this is going to end. I don't know why I put myself through this. :/

Posted by: D. R. Ainbough at November 01, 2012 09:52 PM (BgIBZ)

608 @PurpAv, having grown up in an old town in Mass., I had some sympathy for the people wanting to preserve truly historic buildings. One of my best friends lived in a house that was built circa 1640 by one of the secondary waves of Pilgrims. But the idea that ALL "old" buildings are worth saving intact, particularly something from 1900-ish, is insane.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 09:54 PM (96M6e)

609 I spent a few days in NYC (Manhattan) long ago. I recall that very many people who live in the high-rise buildings in the reasonably nice sections in mid-town were old ... as in retired, and frequently in need of periodic and serious medical attention. HotAir's "Dumpster Diving" thread shows the ugly potential of living in severely-densely-populated areas ... and, as per AP's quote of "Gothamist": "There are bound to be hundreds of elderly people, rich and poor, who live on the upper floors of buildings with elevators that are now disabled. IF POWER IS NOT RESTORED, THIS WILL MOVE FROM BEING AN ECONOMIC DISASTER TO A HUMANITARIAN DISASTERÂ…" I think this will end the political aspirations of Blumenthal and much of the Liberal Life that is Manhattan. Hopefully, the death toll will be small.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 09:57 PM (YBwys)

610 Doncha hate it when you're wide awake at this hour but the thread slows down? Don't any Pacific Time Zone people post here? Posted by: Mama Cassanova

All the better for sophomoric a-holes to tell you what you should've known.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 09:57 PM (jo069)

611 If Romney doesn't win I will avoid all news sites and political blogs for days. I won't have time, because I'll be busy planning a 4-year sabbatical in Belize.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 09:58 PM (96M6e)

612 ~~Blumenthal[[/s] --> Bloomberg It's late here in CA, and trying to win the state for Romney is exhausting ...~~

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 09:58 PM (YBwys)

613 Arbalest, is CA really a possibility, in a landslide scenario?!?

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 10:00 PM (96M6e)

614 I'll be busy planning a 4-year sabbatical in Belize.

Won't be anything to come back to after another 4 years of Obama. Might as well stay down there.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 10:01 PM (g7XWC)

615 Aww. The lame cultist ending. I just hate seeing the parents die.

Posted by: D. R. Ainbough at November 01, 2012 10:02 PM (BgIBZ)

616 Gotta disagree, I had Diet Coke today, and it has so much more flavor than Diet Pepsi. Seriously, it was tasteless. Water tastes better and I hate water. Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 01, 2012 11:00 PM (dX4hn) Â¿Quieres comprar una Coca-Cola?

Posted by: Coca-Cola Mexicano at November 01, 2012 10:03 PM (sZTYJ)

617 611 If Romney doesn't win I will avoid all news sites and political blogs for days.

I won't have time, because I'll be busy planning a 4-year sabbatical in Belize.

Posted by: jakeman at November 02, 2012 01:58 AM (96M6e)

Romney is not going to lose.

Don't get taken in by the misinformation campaign.

Even Americans aren't stupid enough to put Obama back in office for four more years.

Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 01, 2012 10:03 PM (ovpNn)

618 Petraeus testified to Congress three days after the attack that it was the youtube video that was the cause of everything. Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair

In case it hasn't sunk in Petraeus did no such thing. Jackass jackasses spoke to MSM and said that he did.

Hearsay from jackasses who have yet to provide testimony.

Don't hang your hat on that, pendejo.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:04 PM (jo069)

619 @574 - if Petraeus is going to do something honorable he'd better have the letter drafted by now.

Otherwise...he's just another one of the idiots.

Posted by: JEM at November 01, 2012 10:04 PM (o+SC1)

620 Not that there aren't red areas of California (like everywhere else) buuuut...no CA is not a possibility. i speaks from experience

Posted by: JDP at November 01, 2012 10:04 PM (8HhF2)

621 @PurpAv, I can think of worse fates than living out my days on a sailboat, as sad as it would be for my home country. But I know the U.S. will extract their pound(s) of flesh anyway, since all of my accounts are here and I'm not quite tinfoil enough to cash out and fill the hold with gold doubloons.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 10:05 PM (96M6e)

622 If all white people are going to Hell at least the goblins will get tipped. Posted by: runninrebel at November 01, 2012 11:23 PM (HonRE) Good thing I'm an atheist, or else that guy with the pitchfork and the pineapple being shoved in and out of my butt would start to bother me!

Posted by: Karl Marx at November 01, 2012 10:05 PM (sZTYJ)

623 @613 - CA a possibility?

Don't make me laugh.

Or cry, since I live here.

This state is run by idiots, and the next generation of Dems is even worse.

Posted by: JEM at November 01, 2012 10:06 PM (o+SC1)

624 Romney is not going to lose. I'm no Concerny McConcernerton, but I do hope you're right, Jeremiah.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 10:07 PM (96M6e)

625 Things are getting nasty in Nevada. Even leftist pundit Jon Ralston is disgusted by the Democrats: http://tinyurl.com/bhzrfwl

Posted by: The Political Hat at November 01, 2012 10:07 PM (sZTYJ)

626

Good thing I'm an atheist, or else that guy with the pitchfork and the pineapple being shoved in and out of my butt would start to bother me!

Posted by: Karl Marx at November 02, 2012 02:05 AM

Hey, Karl. Are there good drugs in hell, as well as the kinky sodomy? I kinda like the sound of it, except all those honkeys would piss me off.

Posted by: barry "apollo weed" soetoro at November 01, 2012 10:09 PM (yBF/9)

627 Alrighty folks, my glass is empty and bed is beckoning. Have a good evening.

Posted by: jakeman at November 01, 2012 10:13 PM (96M6e)

628 Petraeus testified to Congress three days after the attack that it was the youtube video that was the cause of everything
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair

Amigo, when was this?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:13 PM (jo069)

629 jakeman: I think CA is unlikely to vote for Romney, but a lot of us are trying. I've been getting robocalls ... from, among others, the SEIU. It's unlikely that I'm the only one, and I vote against unions, and usually ballot choices that they favor. This election, I think I'm the not the only one. I see no "O" signs/stickers/etc., on cars, in yards, in windows ... and I live in the San Jose area. This tells me that the D's are hurting. Not just monetarily, vote-itarily. Very many people are really unhappy with Sacramento and spending. Brown is an idiot, but we know that. I have this feeling that there will be a major political change in the makeup of the State legislature, but it's just a feeling. I think a lot of people are keeping quiet about their vote ... if everyone does this, then no one can be singled out later. We don't have the same sort of problems that big union states have, as our unions are SEIU and Teachers, not Auto or Steel workers. Still, life is easier when one lives well under the radar. For these "reasons" (for lack of a better term), I think CA might be in play.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 10:14 PM (YBwys)

630 Meggie Mac's favorite mayor continues to be clueless;

Bloomberg Diverts Food, Generators from Devastated Staten Island to NYC Marathon

http://tinyurl.com/asxp4km

Posted by: kbdabear at November 01, 2012 10:16 PM (wwsoB)

631 Amigo, when was this?

It was in news articles dated the 13th, IIRC.

But it was the ~~Democratic Senators~~ fuckweasels doing the reporting. Like you said.

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 10:16 PM (MzQOZ)

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Posted by: The Political Hat (@PoliticalHat) at November 01, 2012 10:16 PM (sZTYJ)

633 But it was the Democratic Senators fuckweasels doing the reporting. Like you said.Posted by: Al

Link the Cong Record in which Gen. Petraeus said that or find comfort in the next bong load.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:18 PM (jo069)

634 Hearsay from jackasses who have yet to provide testimony. Don't hang your hat on that, pendejo. Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 02, 2012 02:04 AM (jo069) I guess Petraeus didn't bitch about Terry Jones in Florida burning the koran, either. Â“WeÂ’re concerned that the images from the burning of a Quran would be used in the same way that extremists used images from Abu Ghraib Â— that they would in a sense be indelible,Â” Petraeus told NBCÂ’s Brian Williams. Â“They would be used by those who wish us ill, to incite violence and to enflame public opinion against us and against our mission here in Afghanistan, as well as our missions undoubtedly around the world.Â” Must have been a different Petraeus trying to stomp on our First Amendment rights and giving an out to the jihadists ...

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 10:19 PM (X3lox)

635
The white house spin with the help of the media on benghazi has begun. They have come up with a story, except it doesn't quite match what we have heard before, plus why were prior requests for security denied. Plus live video.

Nevertheless, here are a couple of pravdas to peruse:

http://tinyurl.com/bxuq4v7

http://tinyurl.com/aybfxmz

Posted by: Barry Oflustercluck, the benghazi butcher at November 01, 2012 10:20 PM (PHb2k)

636 Must have been a different Petraeus trying to stomp on our First Amendment rights and giving an out to the jihadists ... Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPai

Was that Congressional testimony in reference to the Benghazi disaster?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:21 PM (jo069)

637 Prim, Post the Gen. Petraeus testimony to the Benghazi event.

Please. We're all hanging on your links.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:22 PM (jo069)

638 566 533

Wait until the banker decides it wants to collect, and then the Germans goosestep across Europe again.
While Germany's military is no where near what it used to be, the rest or Europe's is in worse shape.
Posted by: MrCaniac
///

You're out of your mind. Germans are practically pacifists compared to 1939. I go there several times a year, have friends there, and one is a Hauptmann (captain) in the German Army chemical corps. He's also a DJ at Munich's best goth club. The only goosestepping he intends to do is to Rammstein or something.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 01, 2012 10:23 PM (dM64F)

639 I'm in Santa Clara, and there is an odd hush.

At the corner of Winchester and Stevens Creek, there were a couple of Tea Party things back in the day, with hundreds of people holding handmade signs....then the Dems started showing up with preprinted ones. I went to a couple of the town hall meetings about Obamacare, only to be astounded at the pre-printed signs, matching union t-shirts, and groupthink. So I stopped going. Didn't change my mind, made me one of the "broken glass" voters instead. There are a lot of "I'm tired already" discussions instead of "Fired up! Ready to go!"

And CA is a squirrelly state to predict -- it puts up with a lot until it doesn't. Look at the whole history of Prop 13.....it was squeeze, squeeze, squeeze on the property taxes until, BOOM -- constitutional amendment, baby!

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 10:23 PM (kaalw)

640 Was that Congressional testimony in reference to the Benghazi disaster? Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 02, 2012 02:21 AM (jo069) The Cong testimony was related by others. But what's your point about it? Petraeus said the same basic shit about koran burning in America (which was none of his business) and even tried to further the bullshit line that the jihadis gave a shit about Abu Ghraib (another laughable lie). Is Petraeus your uncle or cousin or something?

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 10:25 PM (X3lox)

641 You are poking a guy that (I think) agrees with you.

It was ThePrimordialOrderedPair that believed the fuckweasel's interpretation of events.

It was a closed door hearing though, so there's no transcript available. Yet.

Posted by: Al at November 01, 2012 10:25 PM (MzQOZ)

642 639 I'm in Santa Clara,
At the corner of Winchester and Stevens Creek,

Posted by: cthulhu

Hey, isn't that near the Winchester Mystery house?

Posted by: SFGoth at November 01, 2012 10:27 PM (dM64F)

643 New Post: Danish Doctors Try to Harvest Organs of Healthy Girl Declared "Brain Dead" The slaughter of patients in order to harvest their organs has previously been touched upon, but the horrors just seem to multiply. Recently in Denmark, proud doctors of their socialized Â“utopiaÂ” will all that spiffy Â“freeÂ” medicine, declared a 19 year old girl to be Â“brain deadÂ” with no hope of recovery, and convinced the parents to donate her organs. However: Â“But Carina Melchior did not die after her respirator was removed. She is now undergoing rehabilitation and may make a full recovery. About 500 people immediately removed their names from DenmarkÂ’s organ donor register.Â” What could be more Â“socializedÂ” then a Â“redistributionÂ” of your internal organs? More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=364

Posted by: The Political Hat at November 01, 2012 10:27 PM (sZTYJ)

644 It was ThePrimordialOrderedPair that believed the fuckweasel's interpretation of events.
It was a closed door hearing though, so there's no transcript available. Yet.
Posted by: Al

Primordial said that Petraeus testified before Congress.

Primordial is incorrect.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:27 PM (jo069)

645 Primordial said that Petraeus testified before Congress. Primordial is incorrect. Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 02, 2012 02:27 AM (jo069) Closed hearings are testimony just as open ones are. Petraeus never pushed back against what was attributed to him, not directly or indirectly. Not in the least.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 01, 2012 10:29 PM (X3lox)

646 Is Petraeus your uncle or cousin or something? Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair

Amigo, the truth matters.

It may be Silly Putty to you but, dude, you posted bullshit, so find a bitchin joke to go along.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:30 PM (jo069)

647 All you guys up Petrae-whatever's stuff, what do you think would happen if the bulk of our senior officer corps resigned in disgust? You really think Red Dawn is a realistic scenario? I'm not saying the Ruskies would invade, but shit would become real all over the world and we'd be looking like the Soviets facing Army Group Center (Armee Gruppe Mitte) during the first few months of Barbarossa. For those of you who don't know, Stalin purged half, or more, of the Soviet military's leadership from regiment on up during 1937-1939 (Marshall Rokossovksy, perhaps 2nd to Zhukov in capability during WWII for the Sovs, was lucky to only get the gulag and most of his teeth knocked out). As a result, they were routinely slaughtered, only getting lucky when Hitler called a month-long halt to his panzer units and then waited too long to attack Moscow.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 01, 2012 10:31 PM (dM64F)

648 Closed hearings are testimony just as open ones are. Petraeus never pushed back against what was attributed to him, not directly or indirectly. Not in the least. Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair

Andrew Sullivan just twitted thanks for that line of defence.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:32 PM (jo069)

649 643 SFGoth It's about 2 blocks away. The corner of Winchester and Stevens Creek is effectively the center of political theater in the San Jose area. I saw Critical Mass there once. Just once. No idea why, except maybe the combination of the WMS and the proximity to Guitar Showcase and the Century Dome Theaters does something ... cosmic ... and not just on Halloween.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 10:35 PM (YBwys)

650 Closed hearings are testimony just as open ones are. Petraeus never pushed back against what was attributed to him, not directly or indirectly. Not in the least.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair

Oh, sorry Secret Agent Primordial.

Sorry to blow your cover.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 10:39 PM (jo069)

651 649 643 SFGoth

It's about 2 blocks away.

The corner of Winchester and Stevens Creek is effectively the center of political theater in the San Jose area. I saw Critical Mass there once. Just once.
Posted by: Arbales

I don't get down to S.J. much. Not that it's "flyover" country, but if there's a good reason to go down there, it involves alcohol and it's a 40 mile drive. Lots of conventions though.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 01, 2012 10:45 PM (dM64F)

652 651 SFGoth " ... if there's a good reason to go down there, it involves alcohol and it's a 40 mile drive." The Saddle Rack closed years ago, and Downtown SJ ... just about every part of SF is more interesting, and not 40 miles away.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 10:51 PM (YBwys)

653 643 639
I'm in Santa Clara,
At the
corner of Winchester and Stevens Creek,

Posted by: cthulhu

Hey, isn't that near the Winchester Mystery house?

Posted by: SFGoth at November 02, 2012 02:27 AM (dM64F)

Yep, I can easily walk there.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 10:58 PM (kaalw)

654 Wait -- Arbalest, you're only two blocks away from Winchester & Stevens Creek?!?? I should have you step outside your house and wave and see if I can see you.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:01 PM (kaalw)

655 Freakin' ampersands.....it's always the ampersands....

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:02 PM (kaalw)

656 The last 3 posts are from Bay Areans. Weird. Ok, night.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 01, 2012 11:02 PM (dM64F)

657 654 Wait -- Arbalest, you're only two blocks away from Winchester Stevens Creek?!?? I should have you step outside your house and wave and see if I can see you.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 02, 2012 03:01 AM (kaalw)

now THATS funny. anyone else having trouble sleepin lately?

Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at November 01, 2012 11:03 PM (r7Ddb)

658 654 cthulhu No, I'm many miles away. The Winchester Mystery House is only about 2 blocks away from the corner of Winchester Stevens Creek

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 11:03 PM (YBwys)

659 Oh, and it's Guitar Center -- Showcase is way down Bascom by Camden. And we just got Starving Musician moving into the old Hummer dealership -- don't forget that!

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:04 PM (kaalw)

660 Gushka!!! How are you doin'????

How are things with Bebe and her mom?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:05 PM (kaalw)

661 Is this one of those things like the regularly scheduled blog breakage at 8:25?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:09 PM (kaalw)

662 Guitar Center <--. Santana Row replaced the old Town and Country shopping center, and nothing has been the same.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 11:09 PM (YBwys)

663 Yeah, Satanic Row has certainly changed the traffic patterns.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:10 PM (kaalw)

664 Speaking of Satanic -- are we holding off three short of the number for some cosmic purpose?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:15 PM (kaalw)

665 Guitar Center
Santana Row replaced the old Town and Country shopping center, and nothing has been the same.
Posted by: Arbalest

I bet they have a sale.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 11:15 PM (jo069)

666 Oh, heck.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:16 PM (kaalw)

667 I've spen 10 years working around the German military, they would struggle invading a Boy Scout weenie roast. Great guys, but a defense budget of 1% GDP.....

Posted by: Icedog at November 01, 2012 11:17 PM (9ScGj)

668 Guitar Center always has a sale....it's their schtick.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:17 PM (kaalw)

669 What happened to Gushka?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:19 PM (kaalw)

670 For that matter, what happened to Arbalest?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:20 PM (kaalw)

671 660 Gushka!!! How are you doin'????

How are things with Bebe and her mom?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 02, 2012 03:05 AM (kaalw)

i think Bebes mom is still bleeding internally she had to be transfused again. beeb was really in rough shape tonight. they are talking bringing mom home to die and nobody feels good about it.

Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at November 01, 2012 11:21 PM (r7Ddb)

672 I may have scared G. off. But I'm not R2; he disappeared. Alternatively, it's ... tomorrow, and time to prepare for things. Never give up. Never surrender.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 01, 2012 11:24 PM (YBwys)

673 i however am good and had a nice little all hallows eve, then a really fun halloween. drinking wine, and watching Supernatural on Netflix with the cats, not a single fuck was given till late last night...

Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at November 01, 2012 11:24 PM (r7Ddb)

674 i m harder to scare than that arb. im just reading several different tabs i got out. That Is All...

Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at November 01, 2012 11:26 PM (r7Ddb)

675 Guitar Center always has a sale....it's their schtick.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 02, 2012 03:17 AM

and its usually crap thats on sale.

Posted by: Berserker at November 01, 2012 11:26 PM (FMbng)

676 Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at November 02, 2012 03:21 AM (r7Ddb)

I'm sorry to hear that things continue to be that way for Bebe and her mom. Please let her know that they continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:28 PM (kaalw)

677 The 90 year old former deputy was negligent. He failed to kill that idiot.

Posted by: epobirs at November 01, 2012 11:29 PM (kcfmt)

678 Glad to hear your Halloween went well. We did our usual thing for the kiddies....and the BH didn't overbuy the candy as much as she has in prior years, so there's that.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:31 PM (kaalw)

679 677 The 90 year old former deputy was negligent. He failed to kill that idiot.

Posted by: epobirs at November 02, 2012 03:29 AM (kcfmt)

I was thinking that the negligence might have involved the caliber, since hitting the guy three times didn't stop him.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:32 PM (kaalw)

680 Hey, wait a second.....imdb says that Supernatural is "Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as "hunters" fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth."

Does that involve elder gods, as well? -- 'cause I'm not all that hep to that.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:35 PM (kaalw)

681 When Prop. 13 was passed, the majority of voters in the state could still remember Ronald Reagan as Governor.

Today, I've found myself in conversations with young adults who grew up here but were unaware that Jerry Brown had been Governor previously and that it was under him that a large amount of the things wrong with this state came to be.

Posted by: epobirs at November 01, 2012 11:36 PM (kcfmt)

682 And if I haven't mentioned it lately, I want the voting age raised to 25. 30 would be better but 25 is at least medically arguable to be when true cognitive adulthood begins.

Posted by: epobirs at November 01, 2012 11:37 PM (kcfmt)

683 Does that involve elder gods, as well? -- 'cause I'm not all that hep to that.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 02, 2012 03:35 AM (kaalw)

Lovecraft does get a mention for a couple episodes. But that's about it. Other than the story titles no real connection to the elder gods.

Posted by: buzzion at November 01, 2012 11:39 PM (GULKT)

684 681 When Prop. 13 was passed, the majority of voters in the state could still remember Ronald Reagan as Governor.

Today, I've found myself in conversations with young adults who grew up here but were unaware that Jerry Brown had been Governor previously and that it was under him that a large amount of the things wrong with this state came to be.

Posted by: epobirs at November 02, 2012 03:36 AM (kcfmt)

Well, it's not like they're going to learn it in public schools.....

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:41 PM (kaalw)

685 Lovecraft does get a mention for a couple episodes. But that's about it. Other than the story titles no real connection to the elder gods.

Posted by: buzzion at November 02, 2012 03:39 AM (GULKT)

***whew!***

Posted by: cthulhu at November 01, 2012 11:45 PM (kaalw)

686
Does that involve elder gods, as well? -- 'cause I'm not all that hep to that.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 02, 2012 03:35 AM

Yeah, but you're just some funky ass squid god. Who cares about cephalopod deities? I'm an incredibly handsome living god. Everybody loves me. It would be racist to fight me.

Posted by: barry "apollo weed" soetoro at November 01, 2012 11:46 PM (yBF/9)

687 Current versions of the German Leopard 2 tank are pretty impressive. They do some things quite well.

Posted by: @PurpAv at November 01, 2012 11:48 PM (mk41+)

688 668 Guitar Center always has a sale....it's their schtick.
Posted by: cthulhu

You think?

Good thing I wasn't joking about it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 01, 2012 11:56 PM (jo069)

689 .....and.....I think it's time to hit it. G'night, all!

Posted by: cthulhu at November 02, 2012 12:41 AM (kaalw)

690 And what if you're of mixed race? Say, part Asian, part black, part white, part Amerindian? What part goes where? Is there an afterlife bureaucracy that will sort this out? Posted by: looking for logic in all the wrong places at November 01, 2012 11:58 PM (Q2wni) It's Hell, and Hell most assuredly has an afterlife bureaucracy: former DMV, IRS and postal workers gotta have something to do, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at November 02, 2012 01:27 AM (sQAxA)

691 Republican National Committee alleges voting machine troubles in Nevada, other swing states

In a letter sent to the RNC on Thursday, Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller responded that said unsubstantiated allegations of voting machine problems based on rumor, media reports and hearsay, Â“undermine the publicÂ’s confidence in the electoral process.Â”

Â“While it is possible for a voter to inadvertently select a candidate, it is not possible for the machine to automatically select a candidate,Â” Miller said in his statement. -- rgj.com, 01 Nov 12

impossible to tamper with computers and software...

/Jul 24, 2012 ... Iranian nuclear facilities have reportedly been attacked by a Â“musicÂ” virus, turning on lab PCs at night and blasting AC/DC's Â“Thunderstruck.Â” rt.com

Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 01:45 AM (BAnPT)

692 http://tinyurl.com/cr4e4uz

Colorado election integrity and transparency is now officially out the window, with a series of corruption protection rules and new laws.
Black Box Voting

Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 01:56 AM (BAnPT)

693 Other than the story titles no real connection to the elder gods... A FORTUNATE CHOICE, WORMS

Posted by: Eyroix at November 02, 2012 02:04 AM (/FT0A)

694 218 There was an SCTV parody too ---- Best SCTV parody ever was the Towering Inferno spoof, with the nuclear power plant on the top floor. Saw it once, when it first aired but still remember laughing my ass off. Posted by: Up with people at November 01, 2012 11:34 PM (vj51i) SCTV was the best. I'm working on getting the entire DVD collection. For me, SNL rarely matched it.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at November 02, 2012 02:05 AM (Zpi4D)

695 Good Morning Morons

All That Jazz, I liked that movie. They had it on one of the movie channels we get on DISH a few months ago so I could watch it again.

Can you date somebody with different politics? I could date a liberal once. Just long enough to find out they are a liberal. I would never marry one. There are simply too many things already to disagree over in a household without throwing politics into the mix.

And liberals are stupid anyway.

Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 02:06 AM (YdQQY)

696
Secret Service resident agent in charge of White Plains, NY

Since Rafael Prieto's six year extramarital affair with a Mexican woman was revealed, he was found dead in his car with the engine running. His carbon monoxide poisoning is being investigated by Metropolitan Police in Washington DC and the medical examiner's office.

Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 02:10 AM (BAnPT)

697

Has the caffeine kicked in yet? What's happening?

Posted by: otho at November 02, 2012 02:19 AM (yBF/9)

698 I don't think Liberals and Conservatives should marry. It comes down to the "shared values" thing. Spenders should not marry savers. They won't be happy together.

Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 02:23 AM (he2LC)

699 What? Do I need to bathe? Do I need to use mouthwash? Where'd everybody go?

Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 02:42 AM (he2LC)

700 Nah. Bathing's over rated. Embrace the stank.

Posted by: otho at November 02, 2012 02:44 AM (yBF/9)

701 better that libs stay together. I wouldn't want to share their misery after the election. Aw, who am I kidding, of course I want to share their misery and throw it back at them, just not at six am at home...

Posted by: mallfly at November 02, 2012 02:45 AM (jDjlM)

702 52+days vs. 1/3 a day

52 days later and counting, Obama's still puffin' smoke out his White House ass and will never come clean on his Gross Dereliction of Duty. Contrast Obama's total failure of responsibility compared to the Libya military intelligence service response time of 8 hours and 20 minutes. After all, these were Americans, not Libyans. At least the Libyans showed up (after the fact) when the smoke cleared. Meanwhile, the mess of strewn "sensitive" US documents remains unsecured in Benghazi.

David Ignatius, WaPo: The times listed are Benghazi time on the night of Sept. 11 and the morning of Sept. 12:

9:40 p.m.: A senior State Department security officer at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi called the CIA base, at an annex about a mile away, and requested assistance: Â“The compound is under attack. People are moving through the gates.Â” CIA officers at the base can hear the alarm, and a team immediately begins gathering weapons and preparing to leave.

At 5:26 the attack is over. Woods and Doherty are dead and two others are wounded.

6 a.m.: Libyan forces from the military intelligence service finally arrive, now with 50 vehicles.

Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 02:45 AM (BAnPT)

703 Maetenloch, Berlin?

Life is a Cabaret, ol' chum!

http://tinyurl.com/cce97bc

Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 02:50 AM (BAnPT)

704 but were unaware that Jerry Brown had been Governor previously So basically you can blow these peoples' minds by spinning an original dated vinyl of "California Ãœber Alles"?

Posted by: Ian S. at November 02, 2012 03:10 AM (OevbG)

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