June 24, 2012
— Maetenloch
End of the weekend for some, just another day for others, but all are welcome at the ONT party.
And good news - if you emailed me about being banned, pixy says you can now comment again. So you have that going for you.
The 20 Hottest Conservative Women In The New Media - 2012 Edition
As judged by a semi-qualified bunch of mostly well-known conservative blogger-types according to utterly subjective criteria that mean nothing.
But you're still gonna click through and pore over them anyway despite what the restraining orders say.
And here are the results from previous years for reference purposes...
The 20 Hottest Conservative Women In The New Media (2011 Edition)
The 20 Hottest Conservative Women In The New Media (2010 Edition)
The 15 Hottest Conservative Women In The New Media (2009 Edition)
Reagan Couldn't Be Nominated by the GOP Today?
Well that's what Jeb Bush said - well except once you dig through all the ellipses and Dowd-ified quotes he didn't. Here's what he actually said:
"Ronald Reagan would have, based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground, as would my dad - they would have a hard time if you define the Republican party - and I don't - as having an orthodoxy that doesn't allow for disagreement, doesn't allow for finding some common ground," Bush said, adding that he views the hyper-partisan moment as "temporary."
"Back to my dad's time and Ronald Reagan's time - they got a lot of stuff done with a lot of bipartisan suport," he said. Reagan "would be criticized for doing the things that he did."
Which is a fair statement IMO. Back before he became a statesman, Reagan was a conservative politician and not a perfectly orthodox one either. He may be nigh universally loved today but when he was president he still got a good amount of heat from the right.
Here's an article in the LA Times from 1987 in which many conservatives were angry with Reagan for being insufficiently anti-communist and their chilly reaction to him:
Thus, when the President arrived, the conservatives were already seething. Reagan, stunned by his icy greeting, used index cards in making a statement of less than five minutes.
"When he stopped there was dead silence, and he stood there awkwardly; as an old radio man, he would have called it dead air," said a conservative who attended the meeting. "He must have stood there for 15 seconds and then said: 'I guess I interrupted some work.' Then he turned and walked away and, as he went out the door, he put his hands out with his palms up as if to say: 'What's going on here?' "
And given how the Overton window in the GOP has shifted to the right on many issues since then I suspect the 1980 version of Reagan would not have smooth sailing to a nomination today - in large part due to lessons learned during the 80s:
Too little attention is paid to the basic fact that Reagan was a man of his times and the times have changed. For instance, much of the GOP's "extreme" opposition to tax increases stems from lessons learned from Reagan's experience. Democrats promised to cut spending if Reagan raised taxes. They didn't cut spending. Reality-based Republicans don't want to repeat that mistake. Likewise, Reagan agreed to amnesty for illegal immigrants in 1986. Rather than be a one-time deal, it proved to be an incentive for more illegal immigration. And so on. The upshot of so much of the "Reagan was too reasonable for today's GOP" blather assumes that Reagan wouldn't have learned from what turned out to be mistakes - and that today's Republicans shouldn't either.
But I am sure that a savvier 2012 101 year-old version of Reagan would win in a walk.
Stacy McCain's Rules for Comments
Well we're not quite as strict around here (except for #3) but then we also randomly ban people just to keep everyone on their toes.
I just want to spotlight a few things that I am finding particularly banworthy in recent days, for the benefit of those Loyal Readers who want to make my job easier by pointing out idiots who drop by for the express purpose of fouling the premises.
- The old whine that Romney is no better than Obama. I am sick and tired of reading this BS.
- Stupid posts by people who don't get why Stacy is posting like a madman about Brett Kimberlin and Neal Rauhauser. If you're too dumb to figure out their significance after all that's been written, GTFO.
- On a related topic, anyone encouraging vigilanteism or messing around with BK/NR a la Anonymous or 4chan is going to get banned. Period.
- [Reserved for future annoyances]
10 of the World's Most Expensive Beers
Well for varying strengths of 'beer':
Price: $765/330ml
ABV: 55%
With the beer to end all beers, the gang at Brewdog mistakenly thought End of History would end the ABV arms race. At 110 proof and a staggering $765, it is the third strongest and second most expensive beer on the planet. This blond Belgian ale was mixed with nettles and juniper berries from the Scottish highlands and then freeze distilled multiple times. Only 12 bottles exist, and each is made out of taxidermied roadkill: seven weasels (stoats), four squirrels, and one hare.
Formula One Cars Are Really Fast
Well when driven by professional racers. Here's side-by-side video of average people driving the track and then professionals.
No Visitors Please: Five Countries That You Won't Be Seeing Anytime Soon
Okay I could pretty much guess North Korea and Iran, but who knew Angola was so selective in who gets to see beautiful Luanda:
Angola, one of Africa's largest oil producers, as well as one of the world's poorest countries, is coping with the effects of a 27-year long war for independence that devastated its population and landscape. Tourism isn't easy either. Visas, which can take up to three months to arrive. To attain your visa and permission for entry, you must have proof of vaccination for yellow fever, two letters of invitation to Angola from within the country and a bank statement confirming that you have "proof of sufficient funds," at least $100 per day.
Weekly AoSHQ Commenter Standings
Top 10 commenters:
1 [444 comments] 'Vic' [62.39 posts/day]
2 [349 comments] 'AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart'
3 [342 comments] 'Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny'
4 [340 comments] 'Niedermeyer's Dead Horse'
5 [292 comments] 'MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter'
6 [275 comments] 'Anna Puma'
7 [266 comments] 'Y-not'
8 [240 comments] 'Robert'
9 [236 comments] 'soothsayer'
10 [200 comments] 'tasker'
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [127 names] 'House in order' [17.85 unique names/day]
2 [73 names] 'Ed Anger Issues'
3 [57 names] 'Cicero'
4 [54 names] 'kbdabear'
5 [50 names] 'andycanuck'
6 [50 names] 'Scobface'
7 [40 names] 'famous quote'
8 [39 names] 'The Political Hat'
9 [35 names] 'toby928?'
10 [31 names] 'Islamic Rage Boy'
The group. Yeah.
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Posted by: huerfano at June 24, 2012 06:05 PM (bAGA/)
Posted by: OregonMuse at June 24, 2012 06:05 PM (Yc01S)
Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 06:06 PM (Xb3hu)
Posted by: Y-not at June 24, 2012 06:07 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: pajama momma at June 24, 2012 06:07 PM (kld87)
There are some smokin' hot liberals, especially in movies. They are dumber than CAC's rock, but most of us would enjoy having our way with them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:09 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Former /b/-tard at June 24, 2012 06:10 PM (KLP9f)
Posted by: Meg McCain at June 24, 2012 06:10 PM (cnGuy)
Posted by: GnuBreed at June 24, 2012 06:10 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Jeb Bush at June 24, 2012 06:10 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2012 06:11 PM (7ppar)
Posted by: The Political Hat at June 24, 2012 06:12 PM (KLP9f)
Posted by: buzzion at June 24, 2012 06:13 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Justamom at June 24, 2012 06:14 PM (Sptt8)
Beer in Stoat has the advantage of actually being funny.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at June 24, 2012 06:14 PM (famk3)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 24, 2012 06:14 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: Ronster at June 24, 2012 06:15 PM (mHC3R)
And just what is funny about that?
Now Ann Romney -- that's funny.
Posted by: Saturday Night Comatose at June 24, 2012 06:15 PM (7ppar)
Posted by: buzzion at June 24, 2012 06:16 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at June 24, 2012 06:17 PM (npr0X)
Posted by: Theresa at June 24, 2012 06:17 PM (Rmto4)
From over at Drudge.... Condi steals the show at Romney retreat.
Strong America first message.... We can't sit back and watch things happen....If we don't take a leadership role someone else will...
She received a standing ovation.
http://yhoo.it/PSQCbi
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:18 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: jewells45 at June 24, 2012 10:17 PM (UljOc)
And that elbow could be a little sharp . . . . . . . .
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 24, 2012 06:19 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 06:19 PM (Xb3hu)
Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2012 06:19 PM (7ppar)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at June 24, 2012 06:19 PM (npr0X)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:20 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: eman at June 24, 2012 06:20 PM (ejmiE)
I scrapped my trip to Egypt (1996) when the university suggested I acquire a passport that didn't list my religion (as Jewish).
No way you could get me to go there, now.
Posted by: garrett at June 24, 2012 06:20 PM (wm1HM)
Posted by: Guy with a bucket over his head at June 24, 2012 06:22 PM (tcFym)
Well when driven by professional racers. Here's side-by-side video of average people driving the track and then professionals.
Put the "average people" in an F1 car and the pros in a GT car and then check the results. Not a fair comparison.
Posted by: Ronster at June 24, 2012 06:22 PM (mHC3R)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 24, 2012 06:22 PM (bMLFV)
Yes, he understands that real women have just a bit more curves than the prepubescent boys that are favored by our current crop of designers.
Perhaps it's just me, but I have never found a six-pack to be particularly attractive on a woman.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:22 PM (nEUpB)
****
I know Cheney and his warcock are legend here, but I am slightly less a fan, and believe he might have undermined her at times.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:23 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 10:20 PM (piMMO)
Because we're supposed to respect them for their minds and views instead of their looks no matter how bangable they may be? I kind of consider that list to be crappy though. I would not put Palin and Coulter in as New Media.
Posted by: buzzion at June 24, 2012 06:23 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: moki at June 24, 2012 06:23 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: Truman North, iPhone snob at June 24, 2012 06:23 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at June 24, 2012 06:24 PM (Y5I9o)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 10:20 PM (piMMO)
Probably because S.E. Cupp isn't number 1 in all of them, and 20 is apparently too many based on some of the entries...those are my reasons, at any rate. What ever happened to Tina Korbe, anyway?
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 24, 2012 06:24 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: tmi3rd at June 24, 2012 06:24 PM (cxomr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:25 PM (piMMO)
Excuse me, I meant "Debby".
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 24, 2012 06:25 PM (bMLFV)
I got pretty sick in Egypt but not bad enough to leave. If you don't eat anything there you'll be fine.
Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2012 06:26 PM (7ppar)
Coulter has fat thighs, so she is off my list. Come on, the only reason she makes any list is that she has long legs, but that doesn't make 'em sexy.
And let's be honest...she looks like a horse.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:26 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 06:26 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Craig Poe at June 24, 2012 06:26 PM (BVkEs)
That's the second time in a few days (hours?) that you have made me laugh out loud.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:27 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at June 24, 2012 06:27 PM (9TTOe)
Pictures...or you will be forever tagged as a 17-year-old geek wacking it in your parent's basement.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:28 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Truman North, iPhone snob at June 24, 2012 06:28 PM (I2LwF)
Follow me on Twitter. I'm fucking hilarious.
@cicero
Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2012 06:28 PM (7ppar)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at June 24, 2012 06:29 PM (6idrQ)
Posted by: Fritz at June 24, 2012 06:29 PM (ZN5qR)
*******
Yeah, especially because he added about 12" to a 5' 8" female frame.
Check out how he elongates the knee-to-ankle distance.
A girl like that could wrap her legs around your head just like eyeglasses.
Posted by: Jim Sonweed at June 24, 2012 06:30 PM (pJbuO)
Posted by: Truman North, iPhone snob at June 24, 2012 06:30 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at June 24, 2012 06:30 PM (Y5I9o)
Finally!
And a buddy of mine claims that he banged her in college. If she slept with him I have absolutely no respect for her.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:31 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at June 24, 2012 06:32 PM (9TTOe)
Again, she looks like someone pulled all of the stuffing out of Miss Piggy.
**********
I love Coulter, but that there's funny!
(It's like the description of Charles Bronson as "Clark Cable left out in the sun too long.")
Posted by: Jim Sonweed at June 24, 2012 06:32 PM (pJbuO)
"If you don't eat anything there you'll be fine."
Ummm, so what DO you eat?
Two weeks without eating anything seems kind of harsh. Well, to me anyhow...
Posted by: HH at June 24, 2012 06:33 PM (v+ExF)
Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at June 24, 2012 06:33 PM (Y5I9o)
Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at June 24, 2012 10:30 PM (Y5I9o)
That's a fair criticism, but I counter with this: long legs, a pretty face, and big ole hoots.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 24, 2012 06:33 PM (lJJMb)
****
WhAT?! There isn't a drop of fat on that woman, and she could stand a least a little.
http://bit.ly/PYNhHT
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:33 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 06:33 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Truman North, iPhone snob at June 24, 2012 06:34 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at June 24, 2012 06:34 PM (9TTOe)
My worst was Continental Airlines JFK --> OAK. I was sick for two full days.
Bastards.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:34 PM (nEUpB)
That can be achieved.
YESSSSSSSSSSS!
*I hate it when I get all distracted and forget that I've left a comment somewhere
Posted by: pajama momma at June 24, 2012 06:35 PM (kld87)
Israel's right next door. Try Ben Yehuda St. in Jerusalem. Tons of good restaurants.
Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2012 06:35 PM (7ppar)
75 Jim Sonweed, that would probably be considered porn in 1946.
Posted by: Ronster at June 24, 2012 06:35 PM (mHC3R)
Posted by: eman at June 24, 2012 06:35 PM (ejmiE)
That is, by far, the best photo I have ever seen of her legs.
Poke around and you'll see what I mean.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:36 PM (nEUpB)
For the first time in modern American history, the incumbent (that's us) will get outspent in a re-election campaign -- by some estimates as much as 3-to-1.
Over the last 10 days of this month alone, GOP outside groups will spend $20 million attacking President Obama on TV.
Think about that, then think about what they'll spend over the last 10 days in October.
We have to take this seriously. Four months to go in this election, and we have a huge fundraising deadline coming up in less than a week -- any day we're not chipping away at that disadvantage, we're falling behind.
Please donate $3 or more today.
We don't have billionaires writing $10 million checks, and right now, we can't change the laws that allow the hijacking of our democracy by private money.
What we do have is more than 2 million donors grassroots giving an average donation of $51. Every day between now and November we can combat the huge spending advantage that our opponent and his allies have over regular people.
You can do that here:
Thanks,
Stephanie
Stephanie Cutter
Deputy Campaign Manager
Obama for America
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:36 PM (piMMO)
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WhAT?! There isn't a drop of fat on that woman, and she could stand a least a little.
http://bit.ly/PYNhHT
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 10:33 PM (piMMO)
Maybe she could work on taking some of Chris Christie's the next time she's busy blowing him.
Posted by: buzzion at June 24, 2012 06:36 PM (GULKT)
I knew that was a Vargas printbefore Iseen his sig. He is/was good with the female anatomy
*******
Yeah, especially because he added about 12" to a 5' 8" female frame.
--
I can add 12" to a 5'8" female frame, IYKWIMAITYD. Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog
*********
Another Ron Jeremy impersonator!!!
Posted by: Jim Sonweed at June 24, 2012 06:37 PM (pJbuO)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 10:09 PM
Olivia Wilde is gorgeous and leftist, but even before I knew her politics and family history (she's from a long line of lefty and socialist journalists and socialites), there was just something unlikable about her. I didn't like Thirteen, maybe that's it. But she's got this look that says "unpleasant bitch" about her
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 06:37 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Rick in MB at June 24, 2012 06:37 PM (2ocJB)
Posted by: Truman North, iPhone snob at June 24, 2012 06:37 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Phelps at June 24, 2012 06:38 PM (aO4H/)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at June 24, 2012 06:38 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Ann Coulter at June 24, 2012 06:38 PM (BVkEs)
Poke around and you'll see what I mean
****
Check out the abs: http://bit.ly/lYCBIh
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:38 PM (piMMO)
can't change the laws that allow the hijacking of our democracy by
private money.
The irony, it burrrrns.
Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2012 06:39 PM (7ppar)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at June 24, 2012 06:39 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 24, 2012 06:39 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: pajama momma at June 24, 2012 06:39 PM (kld87)
That is, by far, the best photo I have ever seen of her legs.
Poke around and you'll see what I mean.
***********
Poke around....mmmmm... must poke ...around.
Posted by: Jim Sonweed at June 24, 2012 06:40 PM (pJbuO)
Judging from the gay activists flipping his portrait the bird in the White House, he's still hated by the Democrats
Notice that whenever a lefty shits on the memory of Reagan, it's Nancy or Michael who raise the objection, Young Ron and Patti just giggle or say nothing.
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 06:40 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: OregonMuse at June 24, 2012 06:41 PM (Yc01S)
This should help: http://is.gd/ttA9Sz [NSFW...I guess]
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:41 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at June 24, 2012 06:41 PM (Y5I9o)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 06:42 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 24, 2012 06:42 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Ronster at June 24, 2012 10:15 PM (mHC3R)
He knew how to appreciate it.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 24, 2012 06:42 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Truman North, iPhone snob at June 24, 2012 06:43 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 10:40 PM (Y+DPZ)
It is a testament to Ronald Reagan's kindness and inherent goodness that he never spoke an unkind word about those two.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:43 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 24, 2012 06:44 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 24, 2012 06:45 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 10:43 PM (nEUpB)
You sir, are a good man.
Posted by: HH at June 24, 2012 06:46 PM (v+ExF)
Bastards.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 10:34 PM
I case you skipped the Morning thread, Vic linked to the New York Post article about the TSA idiot who pulled a fuckup so boneheaded that it was worthy of "Airplane!"
JFK airport evacuated after TSA agent's metal detector found to be unplugged
http://tinyurl.com/85ud6u2
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 06:46 PM (Y+DPZ)
She's not bad looking. But in what parallel universe is she hot? The universe where Homer Simpson stepped on that butterfly?
Posted by: Hepcat at June 24, 2012 06:46 PM (frbyY)
Posted by: Rick in MB at June 24, 2012 10:37 PM (2ocJB)
Tomatoes!
(Okay, that was lame and obscure and I think two people might actually get this.)
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 06:47 PM (HWUv9)
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The most important political issue in 1980 was how to deal with the Soviets.
Conservatives wanted to more actively confront them, liberals wanted to full on appease them.
Most Republican candidates fell somewhere between the two ideologies. Reagan was about the farthest right major candidate on the issue.
And he wasn't that far off on most other issues.
In the end he would compromise with the left on domestic spending to get enough moderate Democrats - they did used to exist - to go along with his tax cuts and military build up.
He did want to cut spending, but it was agenda item 3.
Well, Reagan won the cold war for us. Taxes are an issue, but not issue #1.
So one could expect a Reagan clone would be going after the bureaucratic behemoth, just like he went after the Soviet one and the political class would be calling him an extremely extreme extremist that is going to kill us all, just like they did in 1980.
This goes to show also, there is no need to nominate liberals like Romney. Republicans can win nationally running on actual conservative ideas. Hell, Bush 43 did it in 2004. He just didn't bother governing on the ideas he ran on.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 24, 2012 06:48 PM (AUeaU)
My dad met an ex army photographer who was in the same outfit as Reagan. The guy said that Ronald Reagan was the nicest man he had ever met.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:48 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 10:44 PM (piMMO)
Until he started talking about his file with the local police department, and demonstrated that he really should watch porn as outlet for all of his rage.
Posted by: buzzion at June 24, 2012 06:48 PM (GULKT)
She's not bad looking. But in what parallel universe is she hot? The universe where Homer Simpson stepped on that butterfly?
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I think it might be her attitude that lands her on the list. She's a twitterer and openly cheers for our side and makes snide remarks about lefties.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:48 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 06:48 PM (R5yLq)
I nominate Chris Matthews.
*love*
Posted by: pajama momma at June 24, 2012 06:49 PM (kld87)
I'm in a really good mood tonight and I don't even know why.
I don't think I'm feeling any more manic than usual. My world has not ceased spiralling down the shitter. I did have a really good day's sleep an excellent cup of coffee and two really good BMs. Maybe that's it?
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 06:49 PM (HWUv9)
I nominate Chris Matthews.
Dude, that's funny. I snorted in my ice cream!
Posted by: stevea28 at June 24, 2012 06:49 PM (08zAt)
Our airport security is dependent on people who are incapable of doing any other job, other than feeling up children and peering at zip-locs with small bottles of shampoo in them..
Scary.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:50 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at June 24, 2012 06:50 PM (tKFT6)
Posted by: nerdygirl at June 24, 2012 06:50 PM (4XsMQ)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at June 24, 2012 06:52 PM (QTHTd)
If you picked this week to vacation down on the Gulf Coast of FL, you're shit outta luck, it's supposed to rain all week
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 06:52 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at June 24, 2012 06:52 PM (jucos)
Monica Crowley?
She's not bad looking. But in what parallel universe is she hot?
I find her attractive. Not hot. I also think Jeneane Pirro is attractive.
Posted by: Ronster at June 24, 2012 06:53 PM (mHC3R)
Posted by: Theresa at June 24, 2012 06:53 PM (Rmto4)
"oh..ohhh... oh I DON'T KNOW"
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at June 24, 2012 06:54 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Hepcat at June 24, 2012 10:51 PM (frbyY)
It's why I never eat the little cherry tomatoes you get in salads at restaurants cause then I get this bizarre urge to stand up and shout hallelujah.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 06:54 PM (HWUv9)
The photo archive on Ann Coulter's website is a dead link.
I rest my case.
You owe me a beer.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 24, 2012 06:54 PM (nEUpB)
Good thing, because that storm is parked over the very warm water of the Gulf
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 06:56 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: yerro at June 24, 2012 06:56 PM (KoSNi)
Allahpundit!
Posted by: andycanuck at June 24, 2012 10:54 PM (nrW1y)
And somewhere, a beta male's ears pricked up and he felt a sudden surge of...confidence.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 06:56 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: Theresa at June 24, 2012 10:53 PM
With the chutzpah of the Obama team, I'm surprised they didn't email grieving families to ask that instead of flowers to the funeral, mourners send donations to Obama
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 06:58 PM (Y+DPZ)
Good thing, because that storm is parked over the very warm water of the Gulf
****
We've been catching the bands since yesterday and I'm all the way over in Jax. We're going to be soaked for the next 5 days
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 06:58 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Arbalest at June 24, 2012 10:07 PM (kWjXw)
Only her hairdresser and gynecologist would know....
Posted by: Mjölnir the banhammer at June 24, 2012 06:59 PM (Jls4P)
Posted by: Rondinellamamma at June 24, 2012 06:59 PM (53riN)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 06:59 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:00 PM (HWUv9)
***
Yeah, but her taking a regular slot over on MSNBC gives me the heebie-jeebies. And, really, how original: They're copying The Five format.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 07:01 PM (piMMO)
And Meghan McCain just reached for a restraining order.
Posted by: andycanuck at June 24, 2012 07:01 PM (nrW1y)
Posted by: macintx at June 24, 2012 07:02 PM (ucs8Y)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 07:05 PM (3yCFy)
http://tinyurl.com/8axm3h2
Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2012 07:06 PM (7ppar)
Consider the fact she's 51. The woman is amazing.
Posted by: AD at June 24, 2012 07:06 PM (uUsyW)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 24, 2012 07:07 PM (bMLFV)
Elf 'n' safety? Boy, 15, climbs 60ft tree to save cat stuck for FIVE days. . . after firemen do nothing
http://tinyurl.com/77rrqr5
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 07:08 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 24, 2012 11:07 PM (bMLFV)
No, but I'm thinking about it.
First PIXAR's Brave, then The Amazing Spider-Man which I think opens this week.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:08 PM (HWUv9)
Well, the Boulder hipsters would be in utopia. You'd all be in camps, like you deserve.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at June 24, 2012 07:08 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 07:08 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 07:09 PM (R5yLq)
Isn't that RightWingSparkle that used to post here years back? If I remember she got pissed because we were a little to vulgar and didn't show McCain enough love or something.
Posted by: lowandslow at June 24, 2012 07:09 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 24, 2012 11:07 PM (bMLFV)
Didn't see it, I heard from a friend it was horrible. He pretty much said it should have stayed as a 5 minute fan made concept on youtube and nothing more.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at June 24, 2012 07:10 PM (tKFT6)
Posted by: Megaton McCain at June 24, 2012 07:10 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 07:10 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: The Political Hat at June 24, 2012 07:11 PM (KLP9f)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 11:09 PM (R5yLq)
You poor thing. 
Was it as bad as everyone said?
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:12 PM (HWUv9)
Jazz McCheetohs has also thought to be the lead clown in reporting Chris for spam and getting his Twitter account suspended
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 07:12 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog
Two inches at a time????
Posted by: Mjölnir the banhammer at June 24, 2012 07:13 PM (Jls4P)
You got an Honorable Mention for Most Likely to Eat One of the Other Contestants.
Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2012 07:13 PM (7ppar)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 07:15 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 07:15 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at June 24, 2012 07:16 PM (jucos)
Anybody seen Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter yet?
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 24, 2012 11:07 PM (bMLFV)
Yes. I was mostly Abraham Lincoln killing vampires in an over-the-top way.
At the end though, the presumptive "new recruit" (only seen from the back) looks like Obama with his big jug ears...
I saw it with my son today and we both thought it was awesome, as did 5 other people we were with. And yes, I thought the new recruit looked like Obama. Wrong call. Obama wouldn't be a vampire hunter. He would be a vampire. A greedy bloodsucker with delusions of godhood.
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 24, 2012 07:16 PM (bMLFV)
Posted by: Waterhouse at June 24, 2012 07:17 PM (kN0F8)
****
She tweeted this tonight:
Tomorrow on the menu after SCOTUS decision: just desserts.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 07:18 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: macintx at June 24, 2012 07:18 PM (ucs8Y)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 11:15 PM (R5yLq)
As long as things 'splode purty like it's all good. 
I'm waiting for it to land at the dollar "ghetto" theater.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:20 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 07:21 PM (3yCFy)
Unfortunately I've spent enough time at the Freethought Blogs that I know otherwise. As is the case with several other groups I could name / have named in here... 90% of atheists give the remaining 10% a bad name.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at June 24, 2012 07:22 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 11:18 PM (piMMO)
Oh man, every time I read something like this I get this bad feeling that karma will come back and bite us all in the ass.
Unless Perino went down on Kagan so she'd vote to overturn it in which case I thank Dana for her service.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:22 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 11:21 PM (3yCFy)
TESTIFY!
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:23 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: Future News Tomorrow, Ink at June 24, 2012 07:24 PM (BVkEs)
The horror. I think we'll find that image under "taking one for the team" in the dictionary
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at June 24, 2012 07:24 PM (QTHTd)
I have nasty thoughts about S.E. Cupp as a schoolteacher... got to be the glasses
Posted by: Mjölnir the banhammer at June 24, 2012 07:24 PM (Jls4P)
Posted by: The Politial Hat at June 24, 2012 07:25 PM (KLP9f)
we've got a lot of damn good-looking women right here among the Moronettes.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 11:21 PM (3yCFy)
Right on, right on, right on, right on! (LOL)
Posted by: RushBabe at June 24, 2012 07:26 PM (tQHzJ)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 07:26 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at June 24, 2012 11:24 PM (QTHTd)
Resulting in the burning of millions of dictionaries.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:26 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 07:28 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at June 24, 2012 07:29 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 07:30 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 07:31 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: buzzion at June 24, 2012 07:32 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 07:33 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 11:26 PM (R5yLq)
Ever see Battle: Los Angeles?
Wonderful little action movie. Similar premise, alien invasion, military guys, yada yada yada. Starred Aaron Eckhart as a sergeant that was completely unlike what you frequently see. Main character is a dedicated professional without any qualms about what he does or uncertainty. Refreshing in a way.
And shit 'splodes reeeaaaaal good! 
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:34 PM (HWUv9)
I also had the cheery thought of Palin going all Ann Richards on Obama in a twenty-minute prime-time speech at the RNC Convention.
"Pooorrrr Barry, he cain't hep it . . ."
Posted by: filbert at June 24, 2012 07:34 PM (smvTK)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 07:34 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Craig Poe at June 24, 2012 07:35 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: filbert at June 24, 2012 07:35 PM (smvTK)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 07:36 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: Craig Poe at June 24, 2012 11:35 PM (BVkEs)
I hated her longer before anyone else started to shit on her, same with Cupp
Posted by: The Hipster Dude at June 24, 2012 07:37 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at June 24, 2012 07:37 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 11:36 PM (RQjPS)
Preach it, Brother Badger!
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:38 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: macintx at June 24, 2012 07:38 PM (ucs8Y)
Too skinny as noted elsewhere; also I can't get past the too-smart, Bryan Ferry ennui in her voice all the time.
Posted by: filbert at June 24, 2012 07:38 PM (smvTK)
*waves*
Posted by: Meghan McCain at June 24, 2012 07:39 PM (7ppar)
Heh heh heh. You said "position"
Posted by: Beavis at June 24, 2012 07:39 PM (lyStv)
It must be reciprocal to the USA still being hard on Angola for being commies.
Posted by: logprof at June 24, 2012 07:39 PM (sdNZ8)
Posted by: Mjölnir the banhammer at June 24, 2012 07:39 PM (Jls4P)
Posted by: The Hipster Dude at June 24, 2012 11:37 PM (tw6Ar)
Love to hate, hate to love....and the beat goes on....
Posted by: Craig Poe, not doing the brown acid... at June 24, 2012 07:40 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: AltonJackson at June 24, 2012 07:40 PM (JMmQ9)
That kind of girl is really good at parties, but not . . . er . . . OK, she's perfect for Red-Eye . . .
Posted by: filbert at June 24, 2012 07:40 PM (smvTK)
Posted by: Hummingbird at June 24, 2012 07:40 PM (R5yLq)
so, chewy on the outside, crunchy on the inside
Posted by: Jones in CO at June 24, 2012 07:40 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at June 24, 2012 11:37 PM (ZPrif)
Thread winner, right here.
Aaaaaaannnnnndddddd woik calls.
Back later.
Anyone finds any Ann Coulter upskirts in the meantime I want to be the first to know about them.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 07:41 PM (HWUv9)
Zell Miller
Posted by: Jones in CO at June 24, 2012 07:43 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Spackle at June 24, 2012 07:43 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 11:41 PM (HWUv9)
just look inside your pants, you'll see the same bits
Posted by: The Hipster Dude at June 24, 2012 07:44 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 07:44 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: filbert at June 24, 2012 07:44 PM (smvTK)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 24, 2012 07:46 PM (bMLFV)
(rim-shot)
Thank you all for coming, tip your waitresses!
Posted by: filbert at June 24, 2012 07:47 PM (smvTK)
One way you can tell is there are clearly multiple classes of cars competing in the GT (left-hand side) race which is normal for races like that.
F1 is crazy fast. Which is why they retire so much younger than, say, Nascar.
Some of the top Nascar drivers could probably have competed in their youth given a shot -- guys like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart. Kyle Busch probably. Montoya obviously did before he came to Nascar.
F1 the reflexes typically force retirement by the early 30s. Top Nascar guys can be competitive till their early 40s.
Of course, the top motocross and supercross guys typically have to retire by their mid-20s. Not sure about MotoGP, but those guys always seem under 30.
When it comes to racing, I'm a big fan of the Lucas Oil off road racing series -- basically big trucks and dune buggies racing on giant motocross style courses. Not sure why that isn't more popular. Lots of carnage and dirt and metal flying, crazy jumps, Makes for good TV.
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at June 24, 2012 11:29 PM (ZPrif)
The speed of F1, Indy, and NASCAR cars is unbelievable when you see them in person. 200 mph is very impressive.
NASCAR's age where they start dropping off seems to be getting younger and younger. Years ago drivers spent their 20's in garbage rides trying to impress the big owners, and then in their 30's they would get the good rides because they had learned to not tear up the equipment. Junior Johnson wasn't going to hire somebody that tore up cars because Junior was very thrifty. Now, the big owners don't really care since the top rides are getting about 20 million a year in sponsorship.
I think Gordon, Busch, and Stewart all had the talent to be in F1, but I don't think there is enough butter to put on Smoke's hips to get him to fit into a F1 cockpit.
Posted by: MrCaniac at June 24, 2012 07:52 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2012 11:53 PM (Y+DPZ)
FIFY
Posted by: The Hipster Dude at June 24, 2012 07:54 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: macintx at June 24, 2012 07:59 PM (ucs8Y)
Yeah she was very pretty but a lousy pundit/blogger. Erika Johnson, the new Salem female diversity hire at HotAir, is also very attractive and a better blogger then Korbe ever was. I think she'll be alright.
Posted by: lowandslow at June 24, 2012 07:59 PM (GZitp)
Meh you guys suck, Ann Coulter is far more conservative than S.E. Cupp. She's funny and doesn't try to get along with liberal dickheads on MSNBC. She isn't at all politically correct when she talks or writes plus she's hot.
Anybody sitting at home tonight with anyone hotter? If you are good on you. Coulter has done more for conservatives than any of the women on that list except Dana Loesh, Coulter and Loesh are alot alike though. Loesh will be the next Coulter.
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 08:03 PM (MtwBb)
See NHRA someday. 300 mph. If you stand at the start line on the fence you need hearing protection and to hold both hands over your ears. They leave quicker than your eyeballs swivel. You HAVE to turn your head to keep them in sight.
Posted by: DaveA at June 24, 2012 08:04 PM (EyTMo)
Posted by: mali at June 24, 2012 08:04 PM (KoSNi)
huehuehuehue
Posted by: robtr at June 25, 2012 12:03 AM (MtwBb)
FIFYcan't help but giggle at granny in this video
http://tinyurl.com/7mthdw6
Posted by: The Hipster Dude at June 24, 2012 08:04 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 08:05 PM (3yCFy)
And I have a feeling that when the autopsy is done on Ann Coulter that they'll discover some interesting... anatomical features.
Posted by: Pre at June 24, 2012 08:07 PM (f4iB6)
***
You know, those rebels were a real pain in the ass.
Posted by: Mommar Qaddafi at June 24, 2012 08:08 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 08:08 PM (3yCFy)
Havbe you ever actually bothered to take a good look at Coulter's tits??
They are not...inconsiderable, sir.
Or are you a secret "trachea" man.
If so, as a "mucous membrane" man, I fully understand.
Posted by: Jim Sonweed at June 24, 2012 08:08 PM (pJbuO)
I still maintain that the Ann Richards "Poor George" speech was one of the bestest political smack-down of all time. And I loathed Ann Richards, voted against her every time I could.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgeQ_y7LMRI
Posted by: AltonJackson at June 24, 2012 11:40 PM (JMmQ9)
My favorite was in 88 after Teddeh's famous "Where Was George" speech at the DNC. Poppa Bush told a press conference, "I was home with Barbara".
Posted by: MrCaniac at June 24, 2012 08:09 PM (1grxW)
https://twitter.com/#!/erikajohnsen
Posted by: lowandslow at June 24, 2012 08:10 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: Adriane at June 24, 2012 08:10 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Jim Sonweed at June 25, 2012 12:08 AM (pJbuO)
Secret Trachea Man
Secret Trachea Man
They've given you a number
and taken away your name
Posted by: The Hipster Dude at June 24, 2012 08:11 PM (tw6Ar)
I agree 100%; Erika can blog while Tina pretty much sucked at it. Ever watch Tina do a live interview? I've seen dashboard bobbleheads on a dirt road with less nodding going on.
Erika was formerly a blogger at Townhall before her new HA gig. Tina is now working for some OK agency.
Posted by: GnuBreed at June 24, 2012 08:12 PM (ccXZP)
Coulter also single handedly stopped the pitty party around the Jersey girls who lost loved ones at 9/11 and then used their dead bodies to push a liberal agenda. Those same Jersey Girls got over $2 Million each from the feds for their loss. I served with guys in Vietnam whos wives got $10,000 bucks. Even now death benefits for soldiers is $250,000.
Once Coutler spoke out they dissappeared.
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 08:12 PM (MtwBb)
I think that one inspired a great political button, which said "Sober, dry, and home with his wife."
Posted by: Splunge at June 24, 2012 08:13 PM (2IW5Q)
I became even more of a fan when I read a column she wrote a while back about her dad, after he had passed away. He sounded to me like my own dad.
Posted by: Theresa at June 24, 2012 08:15 PM (Rmto4)
A study finds that those who drink in moderation - no more than 14 drinks a week and no more than three a day for women and four a day for men - have better overall scores than those who abstain completely.
The quality of life was measured using the Health Utilities index, which looks at factors including dexterity, emotion, cognition and mobility.
http://tinyurl.com/7p7w2j2 (Telegraph link)
Posted by: GnuBreed at June 24, 2012 08:17 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: robtr at June 25, 2012 12:12 AM (MtwBb)
Well my only criticism for Coulter tonight was that I didn't think she should count as New Media to be on that list.
I think she's great at smacking around liberals, but its when she's on intra-party issues does she really get under my skin and I find her to be too much of an elitist northeastern bitch than an asset.
Posted by: buzzion at June 24, 2012 08:18 PM (GULKT)
Yes, Coulter is indeed one of the good guys.
Posted by: Craig Poe at June 24, 2012 08:18 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: GnuBreed at June 25, 2012 12:17 AM (ccXZP)
what about over that? 14 beers in a sitting isn't out of the question
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 08:18 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: The Jackhole at June 24, 2012 08:20 PM (DU15A)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 08:20 PM (piMMO)
Well Dude, my operating philosophy on that is 'everything in moderation........including moderation'.
Posted by: GnuBreed at June 24, 2012 08:21 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: AltonJackson at June 24, 2012 08:22 PM (JMmQ9)
****
For about three week now she's been all over FNC. Cavuto has her on regularly.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 08:22 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Craig Poe at June 24, 2012 08:22 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: GnuBreed at June 25, 2012 12:21 AM (ccXZP)
so I'm good to go then
if i wanted to fuck a turkey, I'd rather fuck an actual turkey, typically a Royal Palm as they have a beautiful plummage
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 08:23 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Pre at June 24, 2012 08:24 PM (f4iB6)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 08:25 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 08:26 PM (RQjPS)
I love Katie Pavlich. She's just too perfect, for what she has written and for being so wholesome hot.
Posted by: Reggie1971 at June 24, 2012 08:27 PM (mARqz)
Coulter doesn't pretend to be conservative to serve as a useful idiot for democrats on MSNBC, she had a job there. She got fired for lighting up democrats. Joe Scarborough took her place and the first thing he did was start bashing Bush over Katrina. He's been there every since.
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 08:30 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: Robert
I saw her on the tube last week. Think it was Cavuto on FBN. Didn't see much leg there though.
Posted by: myYbj at June 24, 2012 08:31 PM (myYbj)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 08:31 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 08:32 PM (RQjPS)
293
Scarborough seems to know his place. He'll make just enough conservative remarks to preserve what scant GOP cred he has left. But he'll play the useful RINO enough to preserve his job security.
Posted by: Reggie1971 at June 24, 2012 08:33 PM (mARqz)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 25, 2012 12:25 AM (3yCFy)
post rejection is the best part of getting rejected by a girl as you have a few options:
1) drink - boring as you do it every night
2) spazz out - fun and your friends will laugh but you can only do it so many times
3) creeper - follower her home, break in when she is at work and steal a pair of her panties and hair from her hair brush. Every week send her a message written in crayon (cut out letters are over played) about what you would like to do to her.
4) rapist - umm......yeah
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 08:35 PM (tw6Ar)
A 13-year-old boy was one of two people killed, and 13 other people were wounded, in shootings in the city overnight that stretched from Montrose Avenue south to 97th Street, authorities said.
Then we have this part:
In the shootings overnight,Tyquan Tyler, 13, was at a party with his sister, 19, in the 6200 block of South Rhodes Avenue when a fight broke out about 1:20 a.m., police said. The two ran from the fight but someone pulled a gun and fire, hitting the boy, police said.
So a 13yo was at a party at 1:20 am.......mmkay.
Let it be noted that IL in general, and Chicago in particular, has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. It's almost like 'if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns'.
Go figure.
Posted by: GnuBreed at June 24, 2012 08:35 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: stillers at June 24, 2012 08:35 PM (gVUg0)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque, Threadslayer at June 24, 2012 08:35 PM (eQnzo)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 08:39 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Reggie1971 at June 25, 2012 12:33 AM (mARqz)
I got in an email exchange with that asshole when he was on the air bashing bush for not calling out the LA National Guard. I explained to him politely that the President can't call out the National Guard that it is the Governors duty and perogative to do that.
We went back and forth for awhile and he finally said on the air that he was arguing with Rob in Seattle like some guy from Seattle would know anything about hurricanes.
Well I do actually, I have sailed through a tropical storm, lived through a hurricane in St. Thomas and was in the worst fucking monsoon in Vietnams history. But that wasn't the point. The point was the President can't call out the Governors National Guard unless the entire state chain of command has gone missing.
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 08:40 PM (MtwBb)
Dana Loesch on the other hand comes across extremely insightful, very witty and fun. Add to that her breathtaking beauty and you are as close to the most perfect women as you can get. She deserves the number one spot, nobody else is close right now.
Posted by: lowandslow at June 24, 2012 08:43 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: robtr at June 25, 2012 12:40 AM (MtwBb)
When they know you've proven them wrong, they pull out the stupid. It's their only defense.
Posted by: Theresa at June 24, 2012 08:43 PM (Rmto4)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 25, 2012 12:39 AM (3yCFy)
That's a joke right?
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 08:44 PM (MtwBb)
It does take away from the message. It comes across as hatefulness.
Posted by: rdbrewer at June 24, 2012 08:45 PM (Iyg03)
Robtr, people sometimes don't like facts to get in the way of a good narrative. Your post did remind me of the time Christopher Hitchens was on a discussion panel in front of a large audience. He brought up the same point you did about Governors having to authorize the use of the National Guard. They of course howled at him. He responded to them by repeatedly saying "That's the Constitution!" "That's the Constitution!"
Posted by: Reggie1971 at June 24, 2012 08:47 PM (mARqz)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 25, 2012 12:39 AM (3yCFy)
Please to supply the names of these wimminz...for research purposes only...
Evening roonz and roonettez! Back from Florida and waiting for the rain.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at June 24, 2012 08:47 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Pre at June 24, 2012 08:47 PM (f4iB6)
Posted by: Big T Party at June 24, 2012 08:48 PM (EhUTA)
****
Not all of them. Take a second and think of what it is that attracts you to them in the first place. Are they flirty, or scantily dressed, or drinking a lot?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 08:48 PM (piMMO)
Danm Rubio has a good looking family. I told my daughter the other night he will be your president someday.
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 08:49 PM (MtwBb)
****
Her man is a hottie as well.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 08:49 PM (piMMO)
304
You should hear Dana Loesch do her impression of Meghan McCain. I laughed so hard I was literally in pain.
Posted by: Reggie1971 at June 24, 2012 08:49 PM (mARqz)
Posted by: Anachronda, hoping noones done this yet at June 24, 2012 08:50 PM (oYccn)
*****
Obama stumbled yesterday and laughed about it. He did seem to have a good sense of humor about it.
I inquired as to where is Chevy Chase when you need him?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 08:51 PM (piMMO)
I inquired as to where is Chevy Chase when you need him?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 25, 2012 12:51 AM (piMMO)
He was laughing about all the forks he stole from the Latinos for his campaign fund.
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 08:53 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 08:54 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 08:55 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: Theresa at June 24, 2012 08:56 PM (Rmto4)
Posted by: Theresa at June 25, 2012 12:56 AM (Rmto4)
hahahahahahaha<weezes>hahahahahahahahaha......HA
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 08:58 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: zeera at June 24, 2012 08:59 PM (XtxRN)
Theresa,
I think registration was coming right after the new website to fix the formatting. He might be behind schedule.
Posted by: robtr at June 24, 2012 09:02 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:02 PM (RQjPS)
Just got back from a graduation party. Had a great convo with a Korean war Navy Vet. who told me the key to marriage is a big house and a lot of tv's and different schedules...that way, less time to interact.
Posted by: Journolist at June 24, 2012 09:03 PM (QWOh7)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 09:04 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: bernverdnardo at June 24, 2012 09:04 PM (xXhWA)
1. Getting VD is less fun than getting laid.
2. She is a keeper and dont want to fuck it up by ficking too soon.
3. wiskey dick
****
Right, but why are the women so anxious? Were the slut queues there all along?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 09:06 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: eman at June 24, 2012 09:07 PM (ejmiE)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 25, 2012 01:04 AM (piMMO)
really wish they do the character properly
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:08 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: The Politicl Hat at June 24, 2012 09:09 PM (KLP9f)
Posted by: eman at June 25, 2012 01:07 AM (ejmiE)
Pam Geller and Debbie Schlussel covered in shit and eating each other out
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:09 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Helen Thomas at June 24, 2012 09:10 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:10 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: The Political Hat at June 24, 2012 09:11 PM (KLP9f)
Posted by: The Political Hat at June 25, 2012 01:11 AM (KLP9f)
two possibilities, one outcome
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:12 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:13 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 25, 2012 01:13 AM (RQjPS)
I kinda prefer liquid on my leather
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:15 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:17 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 25, 2012 01:17 AM (RQjPS)
do you think down there really looks like a well worn catchers mitt?
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:19 PM (tw6Ar)
honourable mentch to ms coulter. 50 years old and still cutting a figure that makes liberal women apoplectic (i guess cigs CAN sub for food o.o)...and as always, the epitome of Classy In Black! xDPosted by: jimi ray at June 24, 2012 09:19 PM (FcOR4)
And because they're on The Pill, they don't feel a need to hold back. They feel they can be more aggressive.
In turning down their quick offers for sex, I feel like I'm dodging bullets. After all, if I hook up with her and we end up in a serious relationship, she'll stop taking The Pill and as a result end up finding other men more attractive. She'd cheat and eventually leave me, and I'd be stuck paying child support for some other dude's kid.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 09:20 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 25, 2012 01:20 AM (3yCFy)
wow, didn't know Allah was posting again on here
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:22 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:24 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:26 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: jimi ray at June 24, 2012 09:27 PM (FcOR4)
I was looking at the chicks so may be incorrect...
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 25, 2012 12:55 AM (RQjPS)
Yes, Jenny Erickson is holding a Mosin...with her finger on the trigger...d'oh!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at June 24, 2012 09:28 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: bernverdnardo at June 25, 2012 01:04 AM (xXhWA)
Condi has always refused to answer which basically means that she voted for Obama.
It's not out of character. She voted for Carter for similar stupid reasons.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 09:28 PM (4ixH5)
Living in Denver, though, I'm not willing to risk it unless I think a girl is genuinely interested in me in a long-term way. And generally I think they're just out for a good time around here.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 09:28 PM (3yCFy)
It's not out of character. She voted for Carter for similar stupid reasons.
***
Which actually helps to neuter the inevitable Uncle Tom accusations should she be chosen as the running mate.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 09:31 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 25, 2012 01:20 AM (3yCFy)
I thought the pill made women more inclined towards seeking out assholes, not less?
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 09:31 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 25, 2012 01:28 AM (3yCFy)
dude, you said you're afraid of girls because they might find someone else more attractive which has to be some of the most pussiest shit I've ever read
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:32 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:32 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: The Dude at June 25, 2012 01:19 AM (tw6Ar)
BLEURGH!!!!!!!
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 09:33 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at June 24, 2012 09:34 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 09:35 PM (3yCFy)
Did they use the term "spinner" in June of 1946?
Posted by: Reggie1971 at June 24, 2012 09:36 PM (g5JeX)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at June 25, 2012 01:34 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Christina Hendricks wearing nothing but a couple of well placed leafs at June 24, 2012 09:36 PM (4ixH5)
Living in Denver, though, I'm not willing to risk it unless I think a girl is genuinely interested in me in a long-term way. And generally I think they're just out for a good time around here.
***
I accept that this is odd. I know it is, but... I don't date men that I don't know. I have to form an attraction to someone through friendship or familiarity before an attraction develops.
A really great guy, a baseball player, had a major crush on me when I was in my late 20s and asked me out on date. I told him I couldn't go out with him because I didn't know him well enough. His answer, of course, is that I could get to know him if I went out with him. Still no.
You will never, ever catch me dating someone from a website.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 09:36 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:36 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at June 25, 2012 01:34 AM (yh0zB)
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that's OK, you are allowed to just dip your balls in.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 09:36 PM (ufJKx)
not that I wouldn't dip a toe or two...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at June 24, 2012 09:37 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: butch at June 24, 2012 09:37 PM (nK2Sx)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:38 PM (RQjPS)
did you check out Erika johnson witha Moisen Nagant???
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 25, 2012 01:36 AM (RQjPS)
Jenny Erickson, with her finger on the trigger. Comment 351.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at June 24, 2012 09:38 PM (yh0zB)
I can't help but think such women are trying to pull a fast one on me somehow.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 09:39 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 25, 2012 01:35 AM (3yCFy)
lol
so which tampons do you wear
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 09:40 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 09:41 PM (3yCFy)
"don't believe the hype. girls on the pill STILL prefer assholes...tall, broad, gym-rat assholes."
Yeah, pretty much.
Posted by: Reggie1971 at June 24, 2012 09:41 PM (g5JeX)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at June 24, 2012 09:42 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: jimi ray at June 24, 2012 09:43 PM (FcOR4)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:44 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: honey badger the 3rd at June 24, 2012 09:46 PM (RQjPS)
???
***
Yep. But I need a base upon which to build. I'm not attracted to folks based upon looks alone, so it takes a little time for an attraction to form.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 09:51 PM (piMMO)
So I dropped in to say, I love the ONT, & all you M&Ms bring me comfort, so thank you for that. Now I'll go back and read some of the 376 previous posts, and then stagger off to my rest, or what passed for it. Affectionately yours,
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at June 24, 2012 09:53 PM (spVa4)
http://tinyurl.com/7278xjj
If Andrea Yates can get her first conviction overturned because someone cited the wrong fucking episode of Law & Order I guarantee that this asshole will get off because of something like this.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 09:55 PM (4ixH5)
If Andrea Yates can get her first conviction overturned because someone cited the wrong fucking episode of Law Order I guarantee that this asshole will get off because of something like this.
****
So, let's say 3/4 of convictions are over-turned. That fucker still gets a life sentence.
He IS going down.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 09:59 PM (piMMO)
Why didn't he say "ANY boy"?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 10:01 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: jimi ray at June 24, 2012 10:03 PM (FcOR4)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 10:08 PM (3yCFy)
New Romney campaign slogan: Michelle wants to take away all our cheeseburgers, Ann wants to give everyone a new pony!
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 10:09 PM (4ixH5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699wksSzG6M
Posted by: Slappy at June 24, 2012 10:13 PM (LTbLf)
girl who looks at me. Maybe you are, but that doesn't make
you some kind of Real Man (TM).
****
Heh. Well, I can tell you for a fact that for many women I have known, a man's sense of self-control is very sexy. And, if he can read a woman correctly, and maintain control slightly longer than she can, well, she will be his.
A man can tease will set himself apart from 95% of all men.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 10:13 PM (piMMO)
Not that I particularly mind, because, as I've been saying, I feel like I've dodged a few bullets by sticking to those principles.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 10:21 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 10:26 PM (3yCFy)
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Unless you are dating strippers, I'd give you 90-10 odds that it was because your actions made them feel insulted/unattractive, rather than having anything at all to do with "good time." It is very difficult for a man to turn down a woman without insult/unattractive being the only message they hear, no matter what you say.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 10:41 PM (ufJKx)
She was engaged to a guy on the other side of the country at the time. I turned her down. She kept trying. I kept turning her down, even after she finally broke up with her fiance. But I continued to be friendly with her.
A few weeks later, I heard through the grapevine that she was pregnant. I think what she really wanted was to put my name on her kid's birth certificate as the father.
That's what I'm talking about when I say I've dodged some bullets.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 10:42 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 24, 2012 10:50 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 10:54 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Praetor Valerie Jarret at June 24, 2012 10:58 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 02:50 AM (kaalw)
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Don't be so quick to declare freedom here. Yes, if they say the commerce clause allows everything, we are slaves. But there is no converse conclusion associated with the opposite. Anytime anyone gets to own your time without paying for it, you are a slave at least to the degree of the amount of time confiscated against your will.
BTW, anyone who suggests that a clause (eg. commerce clause) in any contract should supersede an amendment to that same contract (eg. bill of rights) is trying to blow one by you. Those who write a contract have an imperfect view of future amendments, but those who write amendments always have a opportunity for 20-20 hindsight about the language of the contract.
Yes, I know that the constitution and the bill of rights were not separated by a long period of time. However, it has to be clear to everyone that really thinks about it that the amendments were not included in the body of the contract precisely for the reason that any reasonable person would plainly see that the amendments shall always supersede the original body of the contract.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 10:59 PM (ufJKx)
http://tinyurl.com/6vyb5cs
Posted by: Robert at June 25, 2012 03:02 AM (4ixH5)
===
Tell Gushka we are thinking about her and hope she is doing well.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 11:04 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 24, 2012 11:06 PM (JoIcn)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 11:06 PM (3yCFy)
Posted by: Adriane is a real girl, dammit at June 24, 2012 11:06 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 11:10 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Adriane at June 24, 2012 11:11 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Adriane is not related to Bob Villa at June 24, 2012 11:13 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 25, 2012 03:06 AM (3yCFy)
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This is how rumors get started.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 11:13 PM (ufJKx)
well yes ... but only because I clipped the fingernails ...
Tried to remove cork tile adhesive with an industrial floor scraper yesterday. Am still recovering.
How goes with you?
Posted by: Adriane is not related to Bob Villa at June 25, 2012 03:13 AM (qmMAj)
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I love my cork floor. I can drop stuff in the kitchen without breakage. The shop project is still going along well, too.
I am a busy lad.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 11:15 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 11:16 PM (piMMO)
The authors of The Federalist were opposed to the adoption of The Bill of Rights because they thought that saying government could do only 38 things (or whatever the number in Article 1, Section 8 includes) should be enough -- if you continued with "and especially not A, B, C, D, E, and F", the focus would turn away from what was allowed, but to what was forbidden. Subsequent events have proved them right.
Of course, the faction that supported a Bill of Rights that would have bright-line determinations of limits not to be crossed said that without such limits, the government would run amok. They, also, were proved right by subsequent events.
We'll not be freed if the Constitution is upheld and Obamacare fails.....but we'll be instantly enslaved if Obamacare stands and the Constitution fails. But so long as our primary governing document holds firm, freedom shall be within our reach.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 24, 2012 11:17 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Your New Facebookian Overlords at June 24, 2012 11:18 PM (4ixH5)
No girls on the ONT, only lusty wenches.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 11:20 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 25, 2012 03:06 AM (JoIcn)
if that was the basis, Geller shouldn't be on it either
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 11:20 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Your New Facebookian Overlords at June 25, 2012 03:18 AM (4ixH5)
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cult deprogramming is available for an appropriate fee.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 11:24 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 24, 2012 11:26 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 24, 2012 11:26 PM (JoIcn)
Posted by: Adriane has no energy for lusty wenchedness after that adhesive debacle at June 24, 2012 11:28 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 03:26 AM (kaalw)
Chatroom on Yahoo. All the coolest 'Rons are using it.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 11:28 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 25, 2012 03:26 AM (JoIcn)
fuck you and your sharp elbows, let me get back to jerking off to a turkey
Posted by: robtr0 at June 24, 2012 11:28 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 03:17 AM (kaalw)
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I think there is a day coming when people like me will have to decide if we have been patient or meek. Patience has its limits. I hope I am up to what will be required.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 11:30 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 24, 2012 11:33 PM (JoIcn)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 03:26 AM (kaalw)
Chatroom on Yahoo. All the coolest 'Rons are using it.
Posted by: Robert at June 25, 2012 03:28 AM (4ixH5)
Sadly, I'm ensnared in a total clusterfark of deferred maintenance, and I don't have tools or time to "hang out" in the places I should. It's nothing about the people there or the atmosphere, it's just tripping over things and breaking other things trying to get to things that can be fixed to get things done.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 24, 2012 11:34 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 25, 2012 03:33 AM (JoIcn)
well, Bill Maher is sucker of cocks
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 11:35 PM (tw6Ar)
Oh, that Michelle Obama Ann Romney thing came from Ann Althouse, not Insty.
Worth a read. The first few comments are also hilarious.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 11:37 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: The Dude at June 25, 2012 03:35 AM (tw6Ar)
The fact they were once an item should be an immediate disqualifier for that list. Totally agree with Dana for #1 though. Makes me feel funny....like climbing the rope in gym class.
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 24, 2012 11:41 PM (JoIcn)
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 24, 2012 11:41 PM (JoIcn)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 03:34 AM (kaalw)
So what you're saying is you're actually a super secret NSA AI program that developed a consciousness and empathy and have gone rogue from your assigned mission of spying on rightwing internet comment sites?
Say hi to WOPR for me and also...I would like to play a game.
Posted by: Robert at June 24, 2012 11:42 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 03:30 AM (ufJKx)
I'm hoping we don't come to that. Obamacare getting skewered like that grudge match on the chess thread would be a good start. Overturning Wickard would get us halfway there in a single bump (though I'm not expecting that terribly soon [I'd be delighted to be wrong!]). I'm hoping that we never come to the cusp of "patient or meek......or not", 'cause the last time we were there (1861) was so much fun.
But I'm Jacksonian enough to have a problem with enslavement.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 24, 2012 11:42 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: landofskybluewater at June 25, 2012 03:41 AM (JoIcn)
lol, expecting something to be fixed on this site lolz
Posted by: The Dude at June 24, 2012 11:44 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 03:42 AM (kaalw)
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sometimes I think the only conversation we should ever have with a leftist is to repeat the same exact statement over and over again --- "I will never be your slave."
Maybe the sheer power of endless repetition would begin to form a dent.
Posted by: jc at June 24, 2012 11:50 PM (ufJKx)
But it was "essential" because of a crisis caused by.......EMTALA, which *should also be unconstitutional* because it coerces emergency care providers to behave in uneconomic ways.
Which could only be imaginable if Wickard hadn't held that Congress' power over "interstate commerce" extended to transactions where both the buyer and seller were in the same state.
The entire state of affairs was worsened by the Feds because they refused to allow insurance companies to offer plans in other states. Ironically, this is the single, solitary act that is actually Constitutional in the whole shebang -- it's just incredibly, atomic-bomb-level, stupid.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 24, 2012 11:55 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 03:55 AM (kaalw)
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which occurs every single time people who do not truly understand a problem attempt to solve it.
We as voters have been abominably stupid. We continually vote for people who absolutely no demonstrated problem solving skills and then demand that they solve every last one of of our problems. Blind luck is a limited commodity and we have used up more than our share.
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 12:03 AM (ufJKx)
Maybe the sheer power of endless repetition would begin to form a dent.
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 03:50 AM (ufJKx)
It'd be really fun (though impossible) to generalize that.
There's an interesting little quirk in the Constitution, in Article 1 section 8: "but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years". It has been widely found that no Congress can shackle a subsequent Congress to a course of action, but there's a hint of a loophole here.
At first blush, it can be read in one of two ways -- either this provision is limited to two years because every other provision can be only one; or that this provision is limited to two years because every other provision might as well be perpetual. I believe that historical evidence supports the former interpretation -- and, thus, every "perpetual" program (i.e. "entitlements") runs counter to the enumerated powers granted to the US government.
Every year, Congress should pass a budget that supports or recants the promises of the Congress before.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 12:14 AM (kaalw)
We as voters have been abominably stupid. We continually vote for people who absolutely no demonstrated problem solving skills and then demand that they solve every last one of of our problems. Blind luck is a limited commodity and we have used up more than our share.
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 04:03 AM (ufJKx)
And you'll note that these issues were thrashed out in the public square with the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist papers. They weren't decided in secret and spun to sway an ill-informed electorate. A public argument has two responses -- further public argument, or the ravings of a demogogue. Our Constitution consistently favors free speech.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 12:22 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 04:14 AM (kaalw)
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I fear that we have lost the basic understanding of so much that we need to turn to much more fundamental issues than the sophisticated details you are discussing.
For example, we need people to once again understand that money is only a representation of our time. Maybe we could build on that and get back to the degree of sophistication required to understand higher order details.
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 12:25 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 12:26 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 04:22 AM (kaalw)
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And you will note that those events come from a time when people did not expect government to solve all their problems. We need to realign our expectations to match our capabilities. We imagine ourselves to be so much more than we really are, and expect some sort of magic called "government" to make it be so.
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 12:28 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 04:26 AM (kaalw)
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I shall stand upwind.
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 12:29 AM (ufJKx)
For example, we need people to once again understand that money is only a representation of our time. Maybe we could build on that and get back to the degree of sophistication required to understand higher order details.
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 04:25 AM (ufJKx)
Verily. If you're in debt, your labors today are not just pledged to today's enjoyments but also to those of yesterday. What does it mean when you work more for yesterday's enjoyment than today's?
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 12:29 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 04:29 AM (ufJKx)
Good plan.
And, unfortunately, it seems that I'm fading.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 25, 2012 12:32 AM (kaalw)
If the world understand what I am trying to say, it would be widely recognized that the healthcare problem originates within the first 5 assumptions of the law of s/d -- particularly at the violations of those assumptions --
For example, when health is the question, very few things are substitutable. Diminishing marginal valuation is not a valid concept when one needs an organ transplant -- there is never a need for the 2-for-1 special. Scarcity is artificially enforced by the AMA, the FDA, etc. Multiple wants goes out the window when we are seriously ill.
Taken all together, any time health care is the issue the natural limitations on unethical behavior are very limited. This begs for a government solution -- but we will never have one if the people who are trying to invent one don't bother to understand the problem before they state, and then enforce, a dumbass, only-going-to-work-by-blind-luck, solution. No one yet has ever successfully solved a problem that they did not understand.
Posted by: jc at June 25, 2012 12:36 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at June 25, 2012 12:55 AM (9TTOe)
Aaaaannndddddd I'm out for the rest of the night, too.
Good night, JC, Cthulhu, Oldsailor.
Good morning, Vic.
Posted by: Robert at June 25, 2012 01:19 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: teej at June 25, 2012 02:39 AM (vzfrq)
Here's an idea. How about doing it twice a day for two days so those of use on the West coast don't have to get up absurdly early to participate. Financial industry types think EST is the center of the friggin' universe.
Posted by: epobirs at June 25, 2012 03:13 AM (kcfmt)
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Posted by: epobirs at June 25, 2012 03:18 AM (kcfmt)
It was either that or leather straps if they're going to be made to hold still for the photo.
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