September 12, 2012
— Maetenloch
Let There Be Light: The Censored Documentary on Traumatized WWII soldiers
Made by a young John Huston for the Army in 1946:
With no political agenda, and anxious to keep scrupulously to the task he had been given, Huston applied to the letter the principle of objectivity he had followed in the two previous documentaries. For more than three months, he filmed the daily life of former combatants hospitalized at Mason General, a military hospital on Long Island. The courage and sense of sacrifice of these men was clearly portrayed, as the Pentagon had clearly requested. But equally apparent was the fact that some of them were utterly destroyed: their fear, their shame, and their tears showed clearly, as did their contempt for military authorities.
But in 1946, and especially in military psychiatry, the most widely accepted view was that soldiers who became mentally ill were psychologically weak or malingering.
The fact that film showed US Soldiers, not as the glorified heroes the public wanted, but as disabled veterans, meant that the film would be a huge propaganda disaster - likely compounded by the fact that most people saw these conditions as character flaws or shameful faking.
Today the military is much savvier regarding the effects of combat and PTSD is treated as a hazard of prolonged combat itself rather than a character flaw. Statistically any soldier - no matter how strong and well put together - will get PTSD if they're in combat long enough without a break.
It's hard to watch some of these interviews as the soldiers speaking are truly suffering - and their pain is further compounded by the shame of suffering from non-physical 'fake' injuries. And the doctors seem rather harsh and unempathetic to the men in front of them.
Some of the commenters have pointed out that this was how Army psychiatrists of the time were trained to deal with patients and that given the sheer volume of patients and short 8-week treatment program it would have been difficult to have been more personal. Luckily we've come a long way and I hope we treat today's returning troops better.
More here.
25-Year-Old Shocked Shocked to Find Out that Taking Out Huge Student Loans Leads to Huge Debt
Katie Brotherton is unhappy:
I attended St. Margaret of York grade school and then matriculated from the reputable Ursuline Academy. After high school, I earned degrees from Miami and Xavier universities. Because of my local education, Cincinnati is more than my hometown - she is the mother who raised me into the woman I am now. I am Cincinnati.
My pursuit in excellent education is rooted in a value system that promotes progressive thought for the betterment of the individual as well as society.
At 25 years old, I have $188,307.22 in student debt, all of which is my sole financial responsibility.
That exorbitant number was abetted by easy lending with a co-signer, negligence and lack of awareness, over-borrowing and the exponential growth of tuition.
Along with never sweating the details on future income versus a debt repayment schedule. Apparently NOT a part of progressive thought.
But don't worry Katie - there's a new booming career opportunity for you.
Probably old to the blog but obligatory.
Why are Americans less stylish than Europeans/Japanese?
i mean style in clothing, but the same question could be asked about taste in architecture, interior design and other domains. (blog post by a fashion person: http://bangsandabun.com/2010/03/europeans-dress-better-than-americans-fact/)1. greater average distance to a major fashion center. both physical and cultural distance.
2. less urbanization [these points 1&2 were maybe more important in the past]
3. distance from europe and few of the relevant european style-leaders emigrating
4. different signaling aims (more internal cultural diversity and weaker class distinctions; male clothing needing to be less 'gay' and more conventional).
5. any relation to the late blooming of US visual art and music on the world scene?
6. american is more informal in style and has been an influential exporter of informal styles (this doesn't undermine the general point about the style difference)
There are some pretty good responses in the comments but fundamentally I'd say that this is a cultural difference - adhering to style is just not as important here. For one thing American society is more diverse with multiple sub-cultures so there's no single style to follow. And in general signaling or reading social status isn't nearly as important in the US as it is in other countries. Plus in many European countries there seems to be strong social pressure to dress a certain way befitting your age and status or be looked down upon.
I remember a friend from Germany being surprised to see old people in the US walking around in shorts, t-shirts, jeans, etc. - pretty much whatever younger people might wear. Apparently in Germany once you get to a certain age you're expected to dress in a 'distinguished' fashion rather than whatever trendy styles the 40-something kids are all wearing. Here we're free to be as stupid and goofy as we wanna be - which in the end is the only true freedom.
Damn: Police Bust Ends 'Free sex after nine car washes' Offer
Best rewards program ever:
Nine Vietnamese women, ages 18 to 28, believed to be prostitutes were arrested.Police learned of the unique partnership between the car wash and sex ring when they kept finding car wash loyalty cards in the pockets of alleged customers of the sex ring.
The Mail quotes Emmi Shah Fadhil, the officer in charge of the area's Crime Prevention Division, as saying: "To get the extra 'offer', customers must send their cars for washing nine times within a certain period. The 10th car wash will entitle them to free sex,"
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Well there's your problem
Posted by: Unclefacts, now with even more summoning power. at September 12, 2012 06:25 PM (6IReR)
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 06:27 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: George Pattton at September 12, 2012 06:28 PM (2CiZb)
Well there's your problem
Posted by: Unclefacts, now with even more summoning power. at September 12, 2012 10:25 PM (6IReR)
I'm pretty sure Miami of Ohio has one or two Math! courses....what the hell she can't add simple numbers? Evidently she stars in "My Mother the Decaying River Metro"....
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 06:28 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Jack at September 12, 2012 06:29 PM (wUFaM)
Posted by: BlackOrchidMissesDagny at September 12, 2012 06:30 PM (J6kXj)
Posted by: DC in Towson at September 12, 2012 06:31 PM (CJwi5)
Did she major in retard? With a minor in What the fuck just happened?
Maybe those degrees came with a nice frame. She could at least pawn those.
Posted by: Dang at September 12, 2012 06:31 PM (R18D0)
Americans are more substantive.
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 06:31 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Lizzy at September 12, 2012 06:32 PM (D9y+s)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 06:32 PM (6o4Fb)
You know what irritates me about the student loans fiasco? Speaking from firsthand knowledge based on a couple of nieces and a nephew, these damn 20 somethings took out way bigger loans than they needed to because they were using the money for clothes, food, movies, new Apple products, booze. Because they could. And now they whine their asses off about having to repay these monster debts when they should have had more effing common sense in the first place.
My kid has learned from toddlerhood "there is no free money" end. of. discussion.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at September 12, 2012 06:35 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 06:36 PM (d/5qf)
Maybe Cincinnati Sooper Smart Gurl can figure that one out for us.
Posted by: Troll Feeder at September 12, 2012 06:36 PM (ocjAO)
Probably been said already but, people who are making a big deal about their early education should really use the term "matriculated" correctly. It means approximately the same as "enrolled" not "graduated".
Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at September 12, 2012 06:37 PM (chdbY)
My kid has learned from toddlerhood "there is no free money" end. of. discussion.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at September 12, 2012 10:35 PM (RZ8pf)
My kid has learned from early on there's no such thing as gravity....
//Kal El of krypton
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 06:37 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Cicero at September 12, 2012 06:37 PM (Jl3/t)
Posted by: Le Velóre, Fashion Designer at September 12, 2012 06:37 PM (sZTYJ)
That exorbitant number was abetted by easy lending with a co-signer, negligence and lack of awareness, over-borrowing and the exponential growth of tuition.
Also, Bush.
Posted by: Cicero at September 12, 2012 06:38 PM (Jl3/t)
Posted by: jewells45 says Romney wins in a landslide at September 12, 2012 06:39 PM (UljOc)
Posted by: GnuBreed at September 12, 2012 10:38 PM (ccXZP)
The stick shift could use some polishing IYKWIM
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 06:39 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 06:39 PM (O6q63)
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 12, 2012 06:39 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: sTevo at September 12, 2012 06:40 PM (VMcEw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 06:41 PM (bxiXv)
She really screwed up by not checking out the lucrative car wash industry first.
Posted by: Cicero at September 12, 2012 06:41 PM (Jl3/t)
I dunno.
I've traveled in Europe a lot, and people over there wear a lot of tacky clothes.
Stylish? Really? Except for Italy (big cities) where the men really care about how they look, I just don't see it. And women in Italy too.
You can go to Paris and see all kinds of weird or very plain dressed people.
And while there are numerous beautiful old buildings in Europe (as a whole) a lot of the newer building are really ugly, in a barren sort of way.
There's a tendency for Americans to be TOO casual and slovenly, but that's when they are away from work.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch (fake Internet person) writes.... at September 12, 2012 06:41 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: brad at September 12, 2012 06:41 PM (H0Cms)
Posted by: jewells45 says Romney wins in a landslide at September 12, 2012 10:39 PM (UljOc)
Well, yeah. Because if you disagree with a liberal, it can't possibly be because you have sincerely held beliefs obtained via wisdom and rational thought; instead it means *there's something wrong with you*.
God I hate the smug fucktards more and more
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 06:41 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: bigred at September 12, 2012 06:42 PM (mIcI8)
That exorbitant number was abetted by easy lending with a co-signer
She still doesn't understand what just happened. Her "sole financial responsibility"? She has a co-signer. Who is probably shitting bricks right now.
She was "educated"?!? What a scam.
Posted by: Dang at September 12, 2012 06:42 PM (R18D0)
Posted by: AltonJackson at September 12, 2012 06:42 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 06:42 PM (LRFds)
She really screwed up by not checking out the lucrative car wash industry first.
Did you click thru to see her pic? Her debt might have easily come from a failed car wash venture IYKWIM
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 06:43 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Cicero at September 12, 2012 10:41 PM (Jl3/t)
I hear Si ling's Pleasure pit is hiring
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 06:43 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: sTevo at September 12, 2012 06:43 PM (VMcEw)
Heh. See my car wash comment.
Posted by: Cicero at September 12, 2012 06:44 PM (Jl3/t)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 06:44 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Grey Fox at September 12, 2012 06:44 PM (yyiry)
http://tinyurl.com/8l3vf92
Heh.
Posted by: Crazee at September 12, 2012 06:44 PM (626t3)
I went to school in-state. I majored in something that had at least a passing usefulness. I joined the Army to pay off my debts and pursued a career path that would offer me opportunities outside of school. I took advantage of opportunities in the Army to improve myself through additional schooling. When I deployed I used the money that I made to pay off the last of my loans instead of spending it on toys.
I've done everything that I should have, lived within my means, and acted like an adult. To hell with this little bint.
Posted by: Alex at September 12, 2012 06:45 PM (hXYID)
uh...no governmental type agents in here, right?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 06:45 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: rabidfox at September 12, 2012 06:45 PM (e6faq)
Stylish? Really? Except for Italy (big cities)where the men really care about how they look, I just don't see it. And women in Italy too.
You can go to Paris and see all kinds of weird or very plain dressed people.
My wife, fashionista and Francophile (shut up) tells me that the French work hard to perpetuate the myth.
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 06:46 PM (O6q63)
Posted by: Big Zesty at September 12, 2012 06:46 PM (LC+RE)
$188k in debt and I didn't even learn how to use ten-dollar words *correctly*? Sheesh what a ripoff
Posted by: Katie Brotherton at September 12, 2012 06:47 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Cicero at September 12, 2012 06:47 PM (Jl3/t)
Posted by: Infidel at September 12, 2012 06:48 PM (k7biU)
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 10:41 PM (d/5qf)
probably not a good thing for someone who works in an industry known for smug fucktardery...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 06:48 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Big Zesty at September 12, 2012 10:46 PM (LC+RE)
I can't blame someone for a few thousand in student loan debt. Maybe even up to $20k. Because that is basically like a big car loan.
$188k in student loan debt is insane and absolutely mockworthy, especially when she seems so clueless and unaware about HOW she got into such huge debt
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 06:48 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 06:48 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Alex at September 12, 2012 06:49 PM (hXYID)
I am owed answers simply because I have the right to pursue happiness.
You're "owed answers"? OK, here's the answer: you're a self-involved little dipshit who can't do basic math or think two seconds into the future. Deal with it.
And fuck you.
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 12, 2012 06:49 PM (ivZLm)
Posted by: Barack H. Soetoro Obama at September 12, 2012 06:49 PM (wIgpo)
Posted by: Billy Quizboy at September 12, 2012 06:49 PM (FEzSe)
Yeah there are days when I really have to bite my lip. But they are better about it here than they were in Oregon. Here they know that they are in the minority.
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 06:49 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Craig Poe at September 12, 2012 06:50 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: AltonJackson at September 12, 2012 06:50 PM (JMmQ9)
I'm also a pretty good dick sucker. Better than these hookers out here, and they're supposed to be professionals.
Posted by: Barky al-Savant at September 12, 2012 06:50 PM (Jl3/t)
I don't get that chick at all.
Miami of Ohio tuition NOW (2012) is about $31K a year. It is a "select" state school (more expensive than most other state univeristies). Most state uni's in Ohio are about $17-19K a year (tuition, room and board).
Was all her tuition and room and board on loans? Wasn't she smart enough to get some grant or scholarship money?
Xavier is a private school and is about $48-52 K a year (undergrad). If she went to Grad school there she should have gotten some kind of stipend as a grad student/teaching assistant.
$188K in loans. Unless you went to an Ivy or Stanford, that's just nuts.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch (fake Internet person) writes.... at September 12, 2012 06:51 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: USS Diversity at September 12, 2012 06:51 PM (0CiTm)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 06:51 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: Craig Poe at September 12, 2012 06:51 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 10:49 PM (d/5qf)
Like the real estate folks say, location location location. 
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 06:52 PM (yh0zB)
@6- For us Old Farts, once we realise that we are not in fact sex symbols...
Whaaaa???
Dang, I must have missed that memo...(slinks off to put on a pair of old painter's pants and a torn T-shirt)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 12, 2012 06:52 PM (/LkSO)
Posted by: Tushar at September 12, 2012 06:52 PM (qG54/)
This was in large measure because of some substantial academic scholarships.
Not the answer for everyone certainly, but part of the problem is we send so many people to college. There aren't enough non-government dollars. But that is merely an effect of having too many slots in college.
A realistic education program would start by cutting federal aid to college in general, and more tightly pointing it to majors we need - referencing the H1B list should give a good idea of what those are.
Want to be a petroleum engineer? There will be aid. Want to be a feminist studies major? Better hope you can pony up the cash yourself...
Posted by: 18-1 at September 12, 2012 06:52 PM (AUeaU)
It pays the bills.
Posted by: walter white at September 12, 2012 06:53 PM (vDl/w)
Amazon link:
http://tinyurl.com/8aww3y3
Wanted to ask, have of the AceOfSpades Movie Club members here ever sat through it? Is it really as horrific as legend claims?
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 12, 2012 06:53 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: marinemom at September 12, 2012 06:53 PM (OKtOV)
Want to be a petroleum engineer? There will be aid. Want to be a feminist studies major? Better hope you can pony up the cash yourself...
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Exactly what I've been saying. Nice.
Posted by: USS Diversity at September 12, 2012 06:54 PM (0CiTm)
I've been without my computer for a week and a half and just got it back today. Geez, I thought I was gonna go nuts with only the TV to let me know what was going on in the world.
Everything kinda went to hell; didn't it?
Posted by: katya the designated driver at September 12, 2012 06:54 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: A very special episode starring tv's Joey Biden at September 12, 2012 06:55 PM (R18D0)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 12, 2012 06:55 PM (aQ2q2)
Which is nice
Posted by: AltonJackson at September 12, 2012 10:50 PM (JMmQ9)
This is a good thing. I now have .45 ACP with three different loads; 7.0, 6.5 and 6.0 grains of Alliant Power Pistol topped with 230gr JHPs. Now I need to take them out and set them off and see which I like best for my default load.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 06:55 PM (yh0zB)
And when it collapses on them, they hold on to their loyalty to education...and blame every fucking body except those that misled them. They rally FOR and WITH the fucking teachers, for God's sake.
I'm 27, I can't get a job now either. But at least I owe a crisp $0.
Posted by: Crazee at September 12, 2012 06:55 PM (626t3)
Posted by: BlackOrchidMissesDagny at September 12, 2012 06:55 PM (J6kXj)
I can't blame someone for a few thousand in student loan debt. Maybe even up to $20k. Because that is basically like a big car loan.
$188k in student loan debt is insane and absolutely mockworthy, especially when she seems so clueless and unaware about HOW she got into such huge debt
Posted by: chemjeff at September 12, 2012 10:48 PM (d/5qf)
I don't disagree with you. All I'm trying to say is that traditional education is pushed on these kids until they think it's an entitlement. And, when they discover it actually costs money in their early 20's after having the 'rents pay everything, some of them may wonder why they weren't educated on the cost in the first place instead of being pushed into school anyway. Plenty of kids learn better beforehand, but lots don't. That's all.
Posted by: Big Zesty at September 12, 2012 06:56 PM (LC+RE)
I know nothing, nor do I care about "high fashion", but for what I see normal people in the usual term of art is "Euro Trash". I guess that is more of a male thing - with women I don't see much of a difference, usually either very slutty, very androgynous, or baggy sweats with random stains.
Posted by: 18-1 at September 12, 2012 06:56 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 06:57 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 12, 2012 06:57 PM (aQ2q2)
I am confused.
What the fuck are this cocksucking savages protesting exactly?
They wanted Mubarak out, and Barack Appeasment Obama helped push the so called dictator out.
They wanted The Muslim Brotherhood in control and Barack Hussein Obama told the military they better give up control to them.
They now live in a country where christians are crucified, woman are raped harrassed and beaten, and the fucking fanatical muslim extremists are running everything.
You would think this dumbshits would be throwing candy and flowers at the US embassy.
Our spineless piece of shit president did everything they wanted.
If they are upset that Israel still exists, they need to chill, Barrack is working overtime to make sure Israel does not strike until Iran has a bomb they can drop on Tel Aviv.
I swear these mother fucking uneducated unwashed animals arent happy no matter what, not even when you give these dumbshits every fucking thing they are crying for.
unbelievable.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 06:57 PM (ovpNn)
That's so true. The kids I know who make it into a decent college have this idea that life isn't supposed to be struggle while you study. Loan money pays for everything. Wheeee!
My wife and I finished college by waiting on tables every night and paying as we went. The she got a job that paid for my law school tuition. We took out a total of just $12,000 in student loans, which we easily repaid.
Posted by: Cicero at September 12, 2012 06:57 PM (Jl3/t)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 06:58 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: USS Diversity at September 12, 2012 10:54 PM (0CiTm)
Let industry and business deduct the expenses for grants and the grants tie the student to the company for "x years"
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 06:58 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 06:59 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 10:58 PM (kS8zU)
Wife is pondering McGill
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 06:59 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: A very special episode starring tv's Joey Biden at September 12, 2012 06:59 PM (R18D0)
I didn't end up as Cincinnati, but there ya go. If I have to pay off this twit's loans, I will be livid. She did nothing to help me, and I will be damned if I lift a finger for her, except to give her some advice.
Get a damned job. I had one all through college, and before that from when I had a paper route at 12 years old. Get a damned job.
Posted by: tcn at September 12, 2012 06:59 PM (VLG62)
Posted by: Big Bad Henry the MF'n Fifth at September 12, 2012 07:00 PM (VbzV2)
When better women are made, Faber men will make them.
Posted by: Doug Neidermeyer at September 12, 2012 07:00 PM (0CiTm)
Posted by: Northern lurker at September 12, 2012 07:00 PM (gpvAx)
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 12, 2012 07:00 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 10:57 PM (ovpNn)
Not if you've read the teleprompter...
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:00 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Darth Randall at September 12, 2012 07:00 PM (mV8sg)
I am putting bets on within the year if obama is re-elected.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:00 PM (ovpNn)
Skinny jeans on men - because looking like a frail woman is somehow attractive?
Pants+skirts - could you not make up your mind?
Bug eyed sun glasses - because nothing says kiss me like the face of a preying mantis?
Posted by: 18-1 at September 12, 2012 07:01 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Vietnamese carwash attendant at September 12, 2012 07:01 PM (gpvAx)
Posted by: nerdygirl at September 12, 2012 07:01 PM (WPuXt)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 07:01 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 11:01 PM (kS8zU)
Sounds like a kid could be up all night studying there.
Posted by: tcn at September 12, 2012 07:03 PM (VLG62)
Posted by: USS Diversity at September 12, 2012 07:03 PM (0CiTm)
***
I've actually had discussions at work along these lines.
How can you feel like a professional at work if you are wearing shorts....and sandals?
Ugh...
Posted by: 18-1 at September 12, 2012 07:03 PM (AUeaU)
This is a horrible loss. The man was a true idealist and he, his staff, all of their lives should have been defended rigorously, not left to "Libyan Security", which got them all dead.
Posted by: navybrat at September 12, 2012 07:03 PM (urgS1)
So essentially, it's reverse Robin Hood. It's like bailing out Wall Street's mistakes, which is why it's ironic. It's forcing taxpayers to subsidize the mistakes of others.
Posted by: Crazee at September 12, 2012 07:03 PM (626t3)
Posted by: Dang at September 12, 2012 10:42 PM (R18D0)
I noticed the co-signer comment along with "sole responsibility" as well. She clearly *still* doesn't really understand what she's done.
Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at September 12, 2012 07:04 PM (chdbY)
Posted by: Jerry at September 12, 2012 07:05 PM (4SKYj)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 07:05 PM (bxiXv)
My nephew is dating a genius who is getting her degree in English Lit. She thinks she's going to get some great paying job writing manuals or something.
After she gets a masters in technical writing, she can compete with the engineers who shifted thier careers.
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 07:05 PM (O6q63)
****
Yep - modern liberalism is all about punishing people that make positive choices and rewarding those who don't.
Why?
Because you can more easily control children then you can adults...
Posted by: 18-1 at September 12, 2012 07:06 PM (AUeaU)
I am hopping a few of these greasy unwashed assholes gets a little too close and his manskirt catches fire and he runs through the crowd lighting his unwashed buddies up and we get a REAL FLASH MOB going.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:06 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 12, 2012 07:06 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: jimi ray at September 12, 2012 10:50 PM (79EF9)
The way you use it would still mean "left" as opposed to entered, so not buying that just this once you're *not* actually a dirt ignorant troll.
Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at September 12, 2012 07:06 PM (chdbY)
Posted by: Kalneva at September 12, 2012 07:06 PM (cQmXn)
So essentially, it's reverse Robin Hood. It's like bailing out Wall Street's mistakes, which is why it's ironic. It's forcing taxpayers to subsidize the mistakes of others.
Posted by: Crazee at September 12, 2012 11:03 PM (626t3)
This is by design, they are building up the poor's rage at the middle and the rick each class is weaponized against the one above it and resents the one below it.
Barack Obama lives in a magic kingdom on Envy
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:06 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Y-not at September 12, 2012 07:07 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Crazee at September 12, 2012 11:03 PM (626t3)
Sweetie, that's how taxes work in this country, ever since the socialists took over. What do you think medicare, medicaid, AFDC, subsidized school lunch programs, and all the rest of it is? Fixing others' mistakes. If it weren't, it would be very temporary aid, like, a couple of months. Instead, we have whole generations who couldn't get a job if it were forced on them.
The idea is to keep yourself above all that crap, hold your nose and pay the taxes so you don't end up in jail, and find a decent shelter when you have enough to hide.
Posted by: tcn at September 12, 2012 07:07 PM (VLG62)
Posted by: The Ghost of Flannery O'Connor at September 12, 2012 07:07 PM (WE5bx)
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Understanding, uh, loans n'stuff, is, like for losers. Like, I totally can recite Rigoberta Menchú which is worth, uh...., all 15millions or whatever I have in loans.
Posted by: Some Graduate at September 12, 2012 07:07 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Left-handed lesbian eskimo transgender studies grad at September 12, 2012 07:07 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 11:05 PM (bxiXv)
You call them Radical Muslims I call them Democrats!
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:08 PM (LRFds)
I blinked my eyes and gas around me went up like 20 cents a gallon
but the news keeps saying "it's about to drop"?!?!?
But that's the media. And I don't believe a single word they say/write.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at September 12, 2012 07:08 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Y-not at September 12, 2012 11:07 PM (5H6zj)
Eldest Sister works in the psych ward at the VA hospital in Roanoke.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 07:09 PM (yh0zB)
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"There is no Pravda in Izvestia, and there is no Izvestia in Pravda"
Posted by: Some Proletarian at September 12, 2012 07:10 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 07:10 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 07:10 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 07:11 PM (2+bRt)
there's no misuse there.
Posted by: jimi ray at September 12, 2012 10:50 PM (79EF9)
Point of order there is absolutely a contextual misuse thematically since she preens as though her journey was a progress "ever upward" but she did not master Jr. High Home Econ or Math!
YMMV
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:11 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 12, 2012 07:11 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Kalneva at September 12, 2012 07:11 PM (cQmXn)
'sup jackwagons
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 12, 2012 11:11 PM (Rhie+)
On a lighter note, it made Les Warren a multi-millionairess.....behold the power of the JD
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:12 PM (LRFds)
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and car washing 'buffing'...
Posted by: Some Carwash Pimp at September 12, 2012 07:12 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Jose at September 12, 2012 07:13 PM (srIqv)
Posted by: Social Science Graduate Student ($242,00 in student debt you Capitalist pigs!) at September 12, 2012 07:13 PM (sZTYJ)
Bite me, Katie. Oh, and your parents were as dumb as a box of cocks for co-signing on that much debt with you. It would, in a sense, serve them right if you defaulted and left them holding the bag. So I'm going to give you a leetle credit for continuing to pay.......but I must note, they are paying much of your living expenses which is worth well over the $650 a month you are paying in student loans.
Posted by: GnuBreed at September 12, 2012 07:13 PM (ccXZP)
what a bunch of fucking amatuers.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:13 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 07:13 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 07:14 PM (yh0zB)
>>At 25 years old, I have $188,307.22 in student debt, all of which is my sole financial responsibility.
Better shut the fuck up and hit the pole, honey.
Those bills ain't gonna pay themselves. Oh, on you way back to the stage can you send that cute brunette to get me another bourbon?
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 07:14 PM (gdX1J)
Posted by: Hagbard Celine at September 12, 2012 07:14 PM (+/VIS)
I understand that, tcn, I just find it funny that the whole idea behind OWS was ostensibly anti-bailout for corporate entities. And yet, they're incapable of understanding that most taxpayers consider college students to be privileged in a sense. Getting advanced degrees makes you a a 1%'er in comparison to most of the population.
Again, I can't pay my bills. But I should subsidize college students. Fuck that.
My mom is on disability, and my dad was as well growing up. It frustrates me that she struggles to get by after working for 30 years, and yet stupid kids want to eat off her funds. Fuck them. And I'm poor, but I don't expect others to fix my problems.
Posted by: Crazee at September 12, 2012 07:14 PM (626t3)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 11:10 PM (kS8zU)
I love Montreal, loved it a lot more before it went Monolingual Frog, but I digress. The wife loiked our honeymoon there back in '93, '94 whichever...it is all starting to blur. While she is in school I may try to get my foot in in Alberta.
Thanks for the info.
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:14 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:15 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 07:16 PM (kS8zU)
Probably not the gym, but when have I had time to go there in the past five years anyway?
I even shovel the snow in a nice pair of warm boots and a skirt. If it was good enough for great-grandma, it is probably good enough for me. Just don't make me wear a corset or lace up my boots. Not even the stompy ones.
Posted by: tcn at September 12, 2012 07:16 PM (VLG62)
Posted by: Jose at September 12, 2012 11:13 PM (srIqv)
Western Ohio is Romney land except Toledo and maybe Dayton.
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:16 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Infidel at September 12, 2012 07:16 PM (k7biU)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 07:16 PM (2+bRt)
But first, you will blow me.
Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs are Really SMOD in Disguise at September 12, 2012 07:17 PM (+AV7H)
Posted by: Arbalest at September 12, 2012 07:17 PM (znHgV)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 07:17 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:17 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 11:16 PM (kS8zU)
Logistics work ancillary to the oil boom. We are either 2 years or 5 years from making our way north. I am giving a lot of thought to trying to snag a permanent green card if I get on and buying some land on the northern edge.
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:17 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: nerdygirl at September 12, 2012 07:18 PM (WPuXt)
Posted by: george costanza at September 12, 2012 11:06 PM (vDl/w)
You told me you were a marine biologist!
Posted by: Dianne DeConn at September 12, 2012 07:19 PM (nZvGM)
http://minx.cc/?blog=86&post=332825#c19294256
Posted by: Arbalest at September 12, 2012 11:17 PM (znHgV)
Maybe, but then again despite stereotyping to the contrary either permutation is "okay" with me. I hope you're okay. Maybe I am too focused on Tard Ya Sow and Gerg but my trollollo meter doesn't trip as quick as it once did...
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:19 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: kawfytawk at September 12, 2012 07:20 PM (JWLqy)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 12, 2012 07:20 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Killerdog at September 12, 2012 07:20 PM (cq518)
Posted by: nerdygirl at September 12, 2012 11:18 PM (WPuXt)
I doubt it he will be a lot more "flexible" and not owe anyone anything.
It is ALL about the "O".
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:21 PM (LRFds)
The problem with college costs is administration and overhead. They are not paying faculty more, they are not providing better product. They're just charging their customers more because--like with medical costs--those paying and those consuming are not the same people.
The idea that college is an investment is true only when you invest in an education that produces someone capable of paying back the cost of that education. Otherwise, it's a rat hole.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at September 12, 2012 07:21 PM (dN5sa)
I believe it was Hank Stram who said, "Keep on matriculatng the ball down the field, boys!!"
Parse that usage!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 12, 2012 07:21 PM (/LkSO)
Posted by: Arbalest at September 12, 2012 07:21 PM (znHgV)
Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs are Really SMOD in Disguise at September 12, 2012 07:22 PM (+AV7H)
hmmm....wonder if the pres is napping through this one too
Posted by: kawfytawk at September 12, 2012 11:20 PM (JWLqy)
some chanting going on and more people congregating...i expect some fun shit soon.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:22 PM (ovpNn)
Sure, VA here. Virgil Goode is a Constitution Party fuckwit who's going to cost Mitt desperately needed votes in western Virginia.
Our state's population grew by 13% in 2010, mostly minority growth in northern Virginia.
Virginia will go Obama; hope Romney HQ has a plan to offset the 13-vote deficit. Sorry, folks.
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 11:16 PM (2+bRt)
My foster brother is in Bristow and he goes up and down to Roanoake(?) he says he sees a narrow Romney keep because of defense contractors.
I dunno I hope he's right but won't be shocked if you are.
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:23 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: tired at September 12, 2012 07:23 PM (cHc31)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 07:23 PM (2+bRt)
“A sudden, and unexpected, change in direction from a major strategic investor has affected GreenVolts’ access to funding,” the company said Wednesday in a statement, referring to ABB, the Swiss power and automation giant. “The impact was at the last minute and so severe that GreenVolts cannot continue normal operation and has reduced its workforce to a small team to provide customer support and engage other options, including working with potential buyers of the system, technology and IP.”
Posted by: Pres**ent Barack “Unexpectedly” Obama at September 12, 2012 07:24 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Left-handed lesbian eskimo transgender studies grad at September 12, 2012 11:07 PM (vDl/w)
Wow! Sounds like they're in pussy almost as much as they're in snow!
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 07:24 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Infidel at September 12, 2012 07:25 PM (k7biU)
... but good luck with Gargle and Tard Ya Sil ...
Posted by: Arbalest at September 12, 2012 11:21 PM (znHgV)
I'll look again...I'm tired and I had a cyst pop in my back that I fear may have been acidic pus...my whole left flank is aflame.
Headache and tired, and the media is pissed at President Romney...
I'm confused...why did Mitt leave the embassy unguarded?
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:25 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 07:25 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: rockmom at September 12, 2012 07:25 PM (qe2/V)
Posted by: teej at September 12, 2012 07:25 PM (85x54)
184 You told me you were a marine biologist!
That was, er, my minor.
Wait- I thought you were an importer/exporter...
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 12, 2012 07:26 PM (/LkSO)
Western Ohio is Romney land except Toledo and maybe Dayton.
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 11:16 PM (LRFds)
The southeast corner of Cincy is lost and so is the metro Cleveland area but the rest of the state is hardcore red.
Posted by: ErikW at September 12, 2012 07:26 PM (uq8hL)
Posted by: The Ghost of Flannery O'Connor at September 12, 2012 11:07 PM (WE5bx)
Speaking as someone with a degree in medieval history, that is disappointingly uninformative article (not that I disagree with it per se, but there is virtually no evidence given).
Posted by: Grey Fox at September 12, 2012 07:26 PM (yyiry)
Posted by: nerdygirl at September 12, 2012 07:26 PM (WPuXt)
Not much else to do when you are snowed in and your igloo doesn't even get basic cable.
Posted by: Hagbard Celine at September 12, 2012 07:26 PM (+/VIS)
"And if you were a Japanese kid in that situation, you were s'posed to kill yourself. Or something."
Won't happen because they understand MATH.
Posted by: harleycowboy at September 12, 2012 07:26 PM (wSTfB)
1. That poll is wrong.
2. I was talking about our 13 electoral votes, not a 13-point deficit.
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 11:23 PM (2+bRt)
That poll at least ostensibly shows its internals but "yeah" the state changes between cycles makes me nervous with VA and AZ.
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 07:27 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 07:27 PM (2+bRt)
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 12, 2012 07:27 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Robert at September 12, 2012 07:28 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: obie-boobie at September 12, 2012 07:28 PM (YQHqe)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 07:28 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 12, 2012 07:29 PM (Rhie+)
And did you know the Inuit have 123 different words for "pussy"?
Posted by: Left-handed lesbian eskimo transgender studies grad at September 12, 2012 11:07 PM (vDl/w)
Does "Barack Obama" count as one or two of those 123?
Posted by: somebody else, not me at September 12, 2012 07:29 PM (nZvGM)
My mom worked customer service...sales, basically. She had twenty years experience. But, hey, credentialism. We must lift the new aristocracy over the working class.So, even though no degree should even be needed for her line of worked...it became essential.
You'd think , with lots of students not even graduating HIGH SCHOOL, that requiring degrees for labor that isn't highly intellectual essentially leaves large segments of the populace unemployable. Especially minorities, that drop out at higher rates. So, college credentialism=racism.
Posted by: Crazee at September 12, 2012 07:29 PM (626t3)
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 11:08 PM (LRFds)
The similarities are many. The similarities of what we're experiencing and the lead-up to WW2 are many as well.
Interestingly, if the British government had decided to cave to the Germans before fighting *officially* started Churchill and his supporters intended to fight anyway (against their own Vichy-like government as well). Fortunately, the King thought Churchill was right and funded them from his private money until the Brit government could be convinced that the Nazis*had* to be opposed.
Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at September 12, 2012 07:29 PM (chdbY)
Yes! It's because of all of the fish and seal odors.
Posted by: Left-handed lesbian eskimo transgender studies grad at September 12, 2012 07:29 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 07:30 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 07:32 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 07:32 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: vivi at September 12, 2012 07:32 PM (OTPxW)
Posted by: Robert at September 12, 2012 11:28 PM (LUnTP)
You obviously did not watch my TV show, "Sprockets", which was a big hit in the early '90's. Philistine!
Posted by: Dieter at September 12, 2012 07:32 PM (nZvGM)
You have to admit, his idealism was boundless, if misplaced.
Posted by: navybrat at September 12, 2012 07:33 PM (urgS1)
Posted by: Robert at September 12, 2012 07:33 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 07:33 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 07:33 PM (2+bRt)
Posted by: andycanuck at September 12, 2012 07:34 PM (vDl/w)
So...what's good?
Posted by: Crazee at September 12, 2012 07:34 PM (626t3)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 07:34 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: kawfytawk at September 12, 2012 07:34 PM (JWLqy)
Posted by: Inspector Asshole at September 12, 2012 07:35 PM (T+lH2)
>>Anyone figures out the best kind of t-shirt and jeans combo for a single guy on the prowl please report back to me.
Skinny Jeans and a Magma T-Shirt.
Posted by: Hipster Douche at September 12, 2012 07:36 PM (gdX1J)
What's this about Ursuline?
Posted by: the pink not panicking about one poll formerly known as the hobbit Donna at September 12, 2012 07:36 PM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: Grey Fox at September 12, 2012 07:36 PM (yyiry)
"Your honor, we strenuously object!"
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 12, 2012 07:36 PM (/LkSO)
Posted by: Hans Brix at September 12, 2012 07:36 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Scobface at September 12, 2012 07:37 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Inspector Asshole at September 12, 2012 07:37 PM (T+lH2)
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 10, 2012 — A new kind of roof-and-attic system field-tested at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory keeps homes cool in summer and prevents heat loss in winter, a multi-seasonal efficiency uncommon in roof and attic design.
The system improves efficiency using controls for radiation, convection and insulation, including a passive ventilation system that pulls air from the underbelly of the attic into an inclined air space above the roof.
“Heat that would have gone into the house is carried up and out,” says Bill Miller of ORNL’s Building Envelope Group. “And with a passive ventilation scheme, there are no moving parts, so it’s guaranteed to work.”
The new roof system design can be retrofitted with almost all roofing products. The heart of the design is a foiled covered polystyrene insulation that fits over and between rafters in new construction or can be attached on top of an existing shingle roof system. Homeowners donÂ’t have to remove old shingles, which saves money.
The paper, “Prototype Roof Deck Designed to Self-Regulate Deck Temperature and Reduce Heat Transfer,” was published by the National Roofing Contractors Association. Authors on the paper are W. Miller, Stan Atherton and Russell Graves of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Billy Ellis of Billy Ellis Roofing.... it's amazing what you can get for $1.34 trillion a year.
Posted by: Pres**ent Barack “Unexpectedly” Obama at September 12, 2012 07:37 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: teej at September 12, 2012 07:37 PM (ZhNCB)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 07:38 PM (2+bRt)
From the bit about the 188 thousand dollar idiot.
I graduated from Ursuline, but I think you were probably in New Orleans.
So- trained bears?
Posted by: the pink not panicking about one poll formerly known as the hobbit Donna at September 12, 2012 07:38 PM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: the pink not panicking about one poll formerly known as the hobbit Donna at September 12, 2012 07:39 PM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: nerdygirl at September 12, 2012 07:39 PM (WPuXt)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 07:39 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: Inspector Asshole at September 12, 2012 11:37 PM (T+lH2)
A lot of good men and women are lost while matriculating at the Ursaline Academy each year.
Posted by: Zombie Timothy Treadwell at September 12, 2012 07:40 PM (Jl3/t)
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at September 12, 2012 07:41 PM (dN5sa)
A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, the mainstream Islamist group and the sponsor of Egypt’s first elected president, Mohamed Morsi, urged the United States government on Tuesday to prosecute the “madmen” behind the video, according to the English-language Web site of the state newspaper, Al Ahram.
The spokesman asked for a formal apology from the United States government and warned that events like the video were damaging WashingtonÂ’s relations with the Muslim world. He also emphasized that any protests should remain peaceful and respect property.
There should be “civilized demonstrations of the Egyptian people’s displeasure with this film,” the Brotherhood spokesman said, according to the newspaper Web site. “Any nonpeaceful activity will be exploited by those who hate Islam to defame the image of Egypt and Muslims.”
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 11:39 PM (6o4Fb)
Statement from an american: Go fuck yourselves.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:41 PM (ovpNn)
The SEALs removed one threat to America.
Remove the other in November.
Posted by: andycanuck at September 12, 2012 07:42 PM (vDl/w)
>>“And with a passive ventilation scheme, there are no moving parts, so it’s guaranteed to work.”
Fuckin' ridge vents. How do they work?
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 07:42 PM (gdX1J)
Posted by: baldilocks, team dagny and team mpfs at September 12, 2012 07:42 PM (6kWFm)
Posted by: Basement Cat at September 12, 2012 07:42 PM (4j5M9)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 07:43 PM (kS8zU)
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Just like 9/11 and every other attack by Islamicists: They attack, and then WE are made to feel guilty about what MIGHT happen in response. This template needs to be shattered.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 12, 2012 07:43 PM (D9y+s)
@246- Teej-
Mrs. Muldoon & I have both been seething all day about these embassy attacks and murders- and the US response. Trying not to let it spill over into my attitude at work, but it was a close thing today. Snapping at people about little things. Trying to just chill here tonight. Good luck with the job search. I'm sure you'll get it figured out.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 12, 2012 07:43 PM (/LkSO)
Posted by: Basement Cat at September 12, 2012 11:42 PM (4j5M9)
Yes I graduated from an Ursuline High school
Posted by: the pink not panicking about one poll formerly known as the hobbit Donna at September 12, 2012 07:44 PM (W2Z3C)
total student debt after four (4) years. Paid it off early.
worked 40 hrs a week all through school. Plus grants, workstudy, scholarships you name it. No social life and zero parties; too busy working and studying. 4 yr accounting degree and I've been without a job exactly two months in my entire career and that two months was my choice.
This student smugly congratulated herself on her "progressive" cred for four years, racking up the debt for a shit degree and now she's moaning.
I have a terrific life now w/ lots of options and no student debt.
As my dad used to say: you can pay now and play later, or you can play now and pay later. I made my choices and this progressive cosmopolitan citizen of the world made hers.
Posted by: Ms. Brotherton you are cordially invited to go FUCK YOURSELF at September 12, 2012 07:44 PM (yd/He)
But they have great oatmeal.
Posted by: andycanuck at September 12, 2012 07:45 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 12, 2012 07:46 PM (/LkSO)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 07:46 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: James P. Moran, Jr. at September 12, 2012 07:46 PM (ECYvo)
Just incase the jug eared fuck hasn't figured it out yet, even though he is so STRONG on foriegn policy...
...when you remove a dictator who is keeping the peace, without the spine willingness or plan to replace it with something better and stable, this kind of shit happens.
If you dont provide a better way, what ends up happening is destabilization and anarchy.
But then Mr Jug Eared Fuck and his spectacular speeches should have figured that out from his mentor Jimmy Oops I destabalized Iran and look what happened Carter.
Same script different decade.
We sure dodged the bullet not letting Sarah Palin become vice president...didnt we.
Dumb mother fuckers who voted this incompetent ignorant idiealogue twat in should all hang their heads in shame...if they still have any left that is....which they never did.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:46 PM (ovpNn)
But they have great oatmeal.
As far as I know Ursuline is an all Women's school..
Posted by: the pink not panicking about one poll formerly known as the hobbit Donna at September 12, 2012 07:46 PM (W2Z3C)
bemoaning the way Americans dress after a trip to Germany about 15 years ago. I'm sure it's only worsened since then. Baggy tees and sweatpants, shorts, sox-n-sandals...
Here we go again. As an older person, I, for one, appreciate the freedom to dress casually in public. When I'm spending hours in the car/in the airport, standing in line and hauling around luggage/in an airplane\repeat in reverse order, I want to be comfortable and able to breathe. I draw the line at weddings and funerals. I do get disgusted with people showing up at weddings and funerals looking like they just rolled out of bed or stopped by on their way home from work.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at September 12, 2012 07:47 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Pres**ent Barack “Unexpectedly” Obama at September 12, 2012 11:37 PM (e8kgV)
What's really amazing is that they managed to accomplish this without the expertise of Katie Brotherton and her two degrees.
Posted by: somebody else, not me at September 12, 2012 07:47 PM (nZvGM)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:48 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: AltonJackson at September 12, 2012 07:48 PM (JMmQ9)
"My foster brother is in Bristow and he goes up and down to Roanoake(?) he says he sees a narrow Romney keep because of defense contractors.
I dunno I hope he's right but won't be shocked if you are.
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 11:23 PM (LRFds) "
Romney will win Virginia. Obama had historical highs for an election, he will not repeat it. And Roanoke is pronounced "God's Country".
1. That poll is wrong.
2. I was talking about our 13 electoral votes, not a 13-point deficit.
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 11:23 PM (2+bRt)"
The Romney +5 poll may be a little high, but not too far out of line. RCP has the state leaning to Romney, and the only poll showing Obama in the lead is a PPP, and that is a +7 Dem sample.
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 07:49 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: Joey Biden at September 12, 2012 07:50 PM (YYyqq)
Posted by: teej at September 12, 2012 07:51 PM (F1lOF)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 07:51 PM (2+bRt)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 07:51 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: Not Dick Saslaw at September 12, 2012 07:53 PM (ECYvo)
A single Hellfire isn't nearly as face-meltingly awesome as a couple of quad-50 emplacements and a dump truck full of ammo.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 12, 2012 11:29 PM (Rhie+)
Take it for what it's worth but the superintendant I helped with the grow-in of a public course claimed that a mechanic he hired was a Vietnam vet who managed to ship a quad 50 back, A frame and all.
I hear a lot of shit so I don't know if that's really possible or not. I'd like to believe it is tho! 
Posted by: ErikW at September 12, 2012 07:54 PM (uq8hL)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 11:51 PM (6o4Fb)
Thats what happens when the left propoganda jew hater media excuses the actions of a "few extremists" instead of having the balls to say "YOU OWN IT YOU DUMB FUCKS FIX IT OR BE BRANDED BY IT" and forcing the so called peace loving muslims to fight against it themselves...not that they would cause you know they are peace loving.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:54 PM (ovpNn)
This guy blogs a lot about treating PTSD with weed, and Polywell fusion. The toobz are full of strangeness.
Posted by: DaveA at September 12, 2012 07:55 PM (nKOL2)
Posted by: the pink not panicking about one poll formerly known as the hobbit Donna at September 12, 2012 07:55 PM (W2Z3C)
Posted by: Scobface at September 12, 2012 07:56 PM (IoNBC)
I've already got the Bermuda shorts, I may be in trouble.
Posted by: DaveA at September 12, 2012 07:56 PM (nKOL2)
The Gulf states have so much money to throw around it's unreal.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at September 12, 2012 07:57 PM (dN5sa)
Posted by: Disgruntled Lurker at September 12, 2012 07:57 PM (VmuxO)
I've already got the Bermuda shorts, I may be in trouble.
Posted by: DaveA at September 12, 2012 11:56 PM (nKOL2)
WHen you dont wash your feet the black socks hide the nasty dirty laden toe jam.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 07:57 PM (ovpNn)
Odd that polls have Romney up in VA but down in FL
My limited knowledge of US political geography would lead me to think it's the other way around?
Posted by: AussieMarcus at September 12, 2012 07:58 PM (EwxYH)
Egyptian Muslim Bro. having a tantrum and rioting outside embassy.
Libyan Muslim Bro/Al Q killed US Ambassador and others at embassy.
Something about some anti-muslim film (not clear on how this fits in)
Teh Won continues to Las Vegas and makes a speech about him and his upbringing in distant parts of the world.
Are those the high points?
Posted by: someone at September 12, 2012 07:58 PM (bqjJT)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 07:58 PM (kS8zU)
If she truly thinks this sentence means anything she has an excellent chance of winning a lawsuit for fraud against every school she ever attended. It is not even grammatically correct.
When I worked for the Japanese and someone would say something like this the exact words they would respond with would be "that has no meaning" and then they would continue on like no one had said anything. I think it was their way of acknowledging someone had said something embarrassing and everyone should not dwell on the stupidity that just took place.
But for $188k I hope she bettered the shit out of herself. Because it is hard to believe she was ever $188k dumber than she is now.
Posted by: Voluble at September 12, 2012 07:59 PM (qYvEa)
Posted by: nerdygirl at September 12, 2012 08:00 PM (OHJy6)
Just incase the jug eared fuck hasn't figured it out yet, even though he is so STRONG on foriegn policy...
...when you remove a dictator who is keeping the peace, without the spine willingness or plan to replace it with something better and stable, this kind of shit happens.
If you dont provide a better way, what ends up happening is destabilization and anarchy.
But then Mr Jug Eared Fuck and his spectacular speeches should have figured that out from his mentor Jimmy Oops I destabalized Iran and look what happened Carter.
Same script different decade.
We sure dodged the bullet not letting Sarah Palin become vice president...didnt we.
Dumb mother fuckers who voted this incompetent ignorant idiealogue twat in should all hang their heads in shame...if they still have any left that is....which they never did.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at September 12, 2012 11:46 PM (ovpNn)
====
when one smokes so much choom that reading a history book is a complete impossibility, everything is always a surprise.
Posted by: jc at September 12, 2012 08:00 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Barky McFucknut at September 12, 2012 08:04 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Inspector Asshole at September 12, 2012 08:04 PM (T+lH2)
I dunno if even the JEF could get away with a nuke retaliation for anything but a nuke going off here.
How long can he pansy around before any strike is transparently political?
Posted by: DaveA at September 12, 2012 08:04 PM (nKOL2)
That was why I think Obama should pay off my gambling and whoring debts. I mean, if you think that $188k tab was rung up just in four years of textbooks and nose-to-the-grindstone studying, then maybe you'll kick in on my dissertation: "Semiotic Empathies Among Indigenous Nevada Sexual Outcomes: A Personal Case Study."
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at September 12, 2012 08:05 PM (dN5sa)
Posted by: steevy at September 12, 2012 11:33 PM (6o4Fb)
They always feel insecure. If they figured out the problem was internal and had nothing to do with the rest of us life would improve dramatically. For them as well, once they don't need to engage in preemptive strikes against the world.
Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at September 12, 2012 08:05 PM (chdbY)
He compared it to a judge telling a rape victim "you asked for it because of the way you dressed."
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz), the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, said Wednesday that a U.S. embassy statement criticizing an anti-Islam film trailer for fostering violence was akin to blaming a woman for her rape.
In a scrum with reporters, Kyl called it “a very bad statement” that “had to be cleared by somebody” in the State Department. He compared it to a judge telling a rape victim "you asked for it because of the way you dressed.” [...]
Posted by: andycanuck at September 12, 2012 08:05 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 08:05 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 08:05 PM (2+bRt)
So I just got in from a drive and heard the on the hour snooze and this just in, Michigan is no longer a battleground state, new epic mra poll conducted fri-tues has TFG up 48-38 and Stabthecow up same over Hoekstra for senate. Poll is +- 4% with 600 called. I call BS squared
Posted by: Red Shirt at September 12, 2012 08:06 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: rockmom at September 12, 2012 08:06 PM (qe2/V)
"150 any morons in PA/OH/VA/FL/WI/MI give us a sense of the race there on the ground?"
Except for a local county judge here in NE Central Ohio, there are no campaign signs here at all.
I live in a dark red area, no need to spend money here.
Posted by: ErikW at September 12, 2012 08:06 PM (uq8hL)
Posted by: Katie Brotherton at September 12, 2012 08:09 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: General Zod at September 12, 2012 08:10 PM (2+bRt)
Posted by: thunderb at September 12, 2012 11:37 PM (Dnbau)
Pinapple. Sideways. Etc.
Chances are pretty good that any retaliation is fabricated, like practically evry other "hate crime" ever. Did anyone ever hear what became of the muslims who were living in fear because someone had broken into their mosque, headed straight back to the offices, and burned papers in a trashcan, thus *proving* their city was over-run with islamophobics?
Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at September 12, 2012 08:10 PM (chdbY)
Uvula or I missed a [sarc]
Posted by: DaveA at September 12, 2012 08:13 PM (nKOL2)
Posted by: Jordan at September 12, 2012 08:13 PM (RSG1I)
Posted by: Jordan at September 12, 2012 08:15 PM (RSG1I)
Posted by: nerdygirl at September 12, 2012 08:16 PM (OHJy6)
Hi Jordan. Is the Texas Legislature still in session?
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at September 12, 2012 08:16 PM (NRwWP)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 08:19 PM (bxiXv)
this time tomorrow the green bay packers will be sent into the dustbin of history and the tears of their pathetic 'fans' will be my evening wine
i look foward to it
Posted by: navycopjoe (die packers and take your fans with you) at September 12, 2012 08:20 PM (Shrag)
Posted by: Craig Poe at September 12, 2012 08:22 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: nerdygirl at September 12, 2012 08:23 PM (OHJy6)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 08:25 PM (kS8zU)
Consider that Sledge fought in two of the most Godawful campaigns of the war: Pelilu and Okinawa. If you read some biographical information about him it's clear that he suffered from PTSD for most of his life, though he didn't let it control him.
PTSD is probably a normal reaction to highly stressful & dangerous situations like war. When I returned from Desert Storm I (along with most everybody else) had PTSD symptoms to one degree or another (reactions to loud noises, etc.) The funniest example was when my unit returned to Ft Hood and we went from the airfield to Abrams Fieldhouse for a quick welcome back ceremony. As we marched into the gym a ceremonial salute was fired (this was about midnight, we had been in transit for 30+ hours at this point). All of us hit the dirt and started to reach for our weapons (we had already turned them in at the airfield). As we started to get up the NCO's had to stop some of us from attacking the ceremonial unit that had fired. Ahh, good times.
Posted by: Mr Chips at September 12, 2012 08:25 PM (IADEA)
Now here's an interesting one
Some Michigan poll, "OMFG Obama up 10!!! 47-37..."
But......in 2008 it was 58-42
Obama is down 11 points, but Romney down 5 on McCain??? And 16% "undecided"??
I wonder what fancy number crunching they had to do on this one......
Posted by: AussieMarcus at September 12, 2012 08:28 PM (EwxYH)
Posted by: Dave S. at September 12, 2012 08:29 PM (UvR6d)
Maybe you missed the fact that "matriculate" is not a direct analogue to "enter".
It's like saying "I enrolled from Shitbird Prep". Even if you had context around it that made it partly understandable, it would still be wrong.
Katie obviously thinks "matriculate" means "graduate".
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 12, 2012 08:29 PM (vys2v)
“In an effort to cool the situation down, it didn’t come from me, it didn’t come from Secretary Clinton. It came from people on the ground who are potentially in danger,” Obama said. “And my tendency is to cut folks a little bit of slack when they’re in that circumstance, rather than try to question their judgment from the comfort of a campaign office.”
--
So, Barky sees his primary job now as campaigning? Not even going to bother to pretend to be presidentin', even in the midst of a foreign crisis? Brazen, stupid, insulting, accidentally honest, take your pick.
I'm not sure whether to slam him or just be glad he didn't have the smarts to say "...from the comfort of the Oval office."
Posted by: Mayday at September 12, 2012 08:30 PM (F3s39)
Posted by: Jbs at September 12, 2012 08:30 PM (lZE/o)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at September 12, 2012 08:31 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: Mindy at September 12, 2012 08:31 PM (CC6tc)
Posted by: Jbs at September 12, 2012 08:32 PM (lZE/o)
yep, i can confirm first-hand that i've already seen signs put up in yards in which they don't belong this year in austin, tx.
oh.
i forgot to specify the party that was resorting to such exasperating social-vermin tactics.
guess y'all will never figure it out. ~.~
what scares me most is that they really don't mind lying. the 120% turnout or whatever? and all the missing black voters?
we can't really win a close election playing on *those* terms, can we? :/
Posted by: jimi ray at September 13, 2012 12:24 AM (79EF9)
City mouse, you still here? The over voting is one of the biggest reason why cities suck.
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 08:32 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 12, 2012 08:32 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 08:33 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 08:33 PM (EPbpF)
Gen 16:12 "He will be a wild donkey of a man, His hand will be against everyone, And everyone's hand will be against him; And he will live to the east of all his brothers."
Yeah, who saw that coming?
Posted by: Craig Poe, Realville at September 12, 2012 08:35 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 08:35 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO supporter [/i][/b][/u] at September 12, 2012 08:36 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: lous a girl at September 13, 2012 12:33 AM (EPbpF)
So nice, I watched it twice. Maybe thrice...
Posted by: Craig Poe, Realville at September 12, 2012 08:36 PM (BVkEs)
Q: how could people become this agitated, this fast?
over something that has nothing to do with the american government, or the american people....
it would be like people here protesting the middle east because everyone suddenly decided they didn't like falafels.
it has to be a psy op. nothing else makes sense.
A; They are Muslims. Basically Muslims are meat containers for demons.
Wow. Meat containers for demons...
Posted by: Shibumi at September 12, 2012 08:36 PM (z63Tr)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 08:37 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: D. Hopper at September 12, 2012 08:37 PM (AVfT8)
>>go read ace's latest tweet & click on the link therein if you really want to get good and pissed off...
I'm trying to hold it together and the only thing helping me do so is the reported source is a Lebanese Paper.
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 08:40 PM (fTPu4)
Please tell me that hillary and obama did not really try to say the video of that poor man being dragged through the street was the murderous assholes trying to get him to the hospital?
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 08:41 PM (EPbpF)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 13, 2012 12:37 AM (X3lox)
yup. but some of it will be completely fused together.
Posted by: jc at September 12, 2012 08:41 PM (ufJKx)
Here's hoping it's just a dubious source ...
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 12, 2012 08:41 PM (vys2v)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 08:42 PM (X3lox)
Now here's an interesting one
Some Michigan poll, "OMFG Obama up 10!!! 47-37..."
But......in 2008 it was 58-42
Obama is down 11 points, but Romney down 5 on McCain??? And 16% "undecided"??
I wonder what fancy number crunching they had to do on this one......
Posted by: AussieMarcus at September 13, 2012 12:28 AM (EwxYH)
Just heard it tonight. Epic MRA poll. 600 polled
Posted by: Red Shirt at September 12, 2012 08:42 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 08:43 PM (kS8zU)
I guess a few billion in aid every year under the Obama regime--second largest recipient--only buys you...what?
I'm especially bumfuzzled as to why you'd give military aid to a non-ally.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at September 12, 2012 08:43 PM (dN5sa)
My poor kitty has hepatic lepidosis. Having to feed her through a feeding tube.
Posted by: rockhead at September 12, 2012 08:43 PM (ZMHGo)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO supporter [/i][/b][/u] at September 12, 2012 08:45 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 12, 2012 08:45 PM (sZTYJ)
Virginia went hard for Obama in 2008, but that isn't exactly its history.
Posted by: Dave S. at September 13, 2012 12:29 AM (UvR6d)
I looked up the voting totals a few months ago and surprisingly, McCain equaled the vote total that Bush had in 04. NoVA totals seemed to be in line with 04's also. It was in the traditionally "red" areas of Virginia that Obama seemed to get his added votes, and those were the ones that disappeared in 09, 10, and 11 elections. I do believe some of those voters were, what is a delicate way to phrase it, oh yes, ACORN voters.
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 08:45 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: Craig Poe, Realville at September 12, 2012 08:46 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: andycanuck at September 12, 2012 08:46 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 12, 2012 08:46 PM (kS8zU)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 08:47 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at September 13, 2012 12:43 AM (kS8zU)
I feel sick. And so pissed off. I did not want to see that picture, but maybe we need to see this. They took all the pictures of people jumping to their deaths from tv after 9-11, but they are burned in my memory, horrific. So pissed.
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 08:47 PM (EPbpF)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO supporter [/i][/b][/u] at September 12, 2012 08:47 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Jen at September 12, 2012 08:49 PM (Du+x/)
Well that was a corner of the human zoo I didn't need to hear before bed. I hope for his sake he died quickly and without undue suffering.
To better days, my friends.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at September 12, 2012 08:49 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 12, 2012 08:49 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO supporter [/i][/b][/u] at September 12, 2012 08:49 PM (CA2NO)
My poor kitty has hepatic lepidosis. Having to feed her through a feeding tube.
Posted by: rockhead at September 13, 2012 12:43 AM (ZMHGo)
Awww, poor thing. Lay your hands on it as we all pray.
Posted by: Craig Poe, Realville at September 12, 2012 08:50 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 12, 2012 08:50 PM (aQ2q2)
Ah, videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y
Posted by: Progress at September 12, 2012 08:51 PM (uo3Le)
The press should be considered a full enemy today!
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 08:52 PM (EPbpF)
Posted by: Mindy at September 12, 2012 08:52 PM (CC6tc)
At the end of the day, though, what does it matter?
Murder is worse than rape.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at September 12, 2012 08:52 PM (dN5sa)
Obama campaign in central Palm Beach County is non-existent. No signs, no bumper stickers in my 80% black neighborhood or surrounding areas.
Its almost like the local dem party is distancing itself from itself. Most local Dem candidates aren't putting party affiliation on their campaign signs.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 08:53 PM (61N5Z)
My poor kitty has hepatic lepidosis. Having to feed her through a feeding tube.
Google Dr. Charles Loops DVM. He is a naturopathic vet who does consultations online. Might be able help. First online consultation is, I believe, free.
Posted by: Shibumi at September 12, 2012 08:53 PM (z63Tr)
http://tinyurl.com/8k49439
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 13, 2012 12:45 AM (sZTYJ)
Sheep and goats get relief, sick bastages need a visit from Puff the Magic Dragon..the AC-130 version
Posted by: Red Shirt at September 12, 2012 08:53 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: andycanuck at September 13, 2012 12:46 AM (vDl/w)
I'm holding out hope that just this once they might act against their nature.
Probably a fruitless hope, but I'm holding onto it anyway.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO supporter at September 13, 2012 12:49 AM (CA2NO)
It would be like Bill Clinton not fucking fat interns, Obama not sniffing NBA players' jocks, and Chuck Schummer not running to a TV camera, it is just in their DNA.
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 08:55 PM (1grxW)
A few buffoons in the neighborhood with Ofoolme stickers, a few RR stickers on the road..but pretty sparse...Western MI
Posted by: Red Shirt at September 12, 2012 08:56 PM (FIDMq)
Maybe the remaining eggs were/are not viable and she was able to figure that out somehow and just gave up?
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 08:58 PM (61N5Z)
Posted by: Javems at September 12, 2012 08:59 PM (c8xU9)
Posted by: Red Shirt at September 13, 2012 12:53 AM (FIDMq)
unleash spooky
Posted by: The Jackhole at September 12, 2012 08:59 PM (DU15A)
331.....Katie obviously thinks "matriculate" means "graduate".
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 13, 2012 12:29 AM (vys2v)
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Maybe she got that from that dreadful movie..."Twighlight".
The 'dreamy' vampire, Edward, says...."We matriculate a lot".....in response to Bella [the lead girl] noticing a huge wall-hanging made of dozens of mortar board hats....as he is showing her through his house.
The way he said....'matriculate'....made it sound like he meant 'graduate'.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 09:00 PM (LdrIf)
A few journalists ought to get the "Libyan Ambassador Treatment." If someone like say, Debra Saunders of the NYT was being attacked and I was able to do something about it, I'd keep walking.
Posted by: Progress at September 12, 2012 09:00 PM (uo3Le)
Posted by: 24 Hour Revenge Therapy at September 12, 2012 09:00 PM (CWsn4)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 12:58 AM (61N5Z)
Most birds use feigned injury as a means a luring a perceived threat away from their young. Though I am sure you know this. Kill Deer are famously annoying with this trait.
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 09:01 PM (fTPu4)
http://tinyurl.com/4tad5s7
Posted by: jc at September 12, 2012 09:01 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 09:01 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at September 13, 2012 12:41 AM (l3vZN)
Al Queda reportedly raped and sodomized the Ambassador before killing him.
http://tinyurl.com/8k49439
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 13, 2012 12:45 AM (sZTYJ)
My God!
Posted by: Craig Poe, Realville at September 12, 2012 09:01 PM (BVkEs)
A false analogy.
Deal with it.
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 12, 2012 09:01 PM (vys2v)
387.....heh, I spelled "Twilight" wrong.
fukkit.
I'm worn out from being pissed off and outraged all day.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 09:02 PM (LdrIf)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 09:04 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Craig Poe, Private Citizen at September 12, 2012 09:04 PM (BVkEs)
I think this is a local ordinance, and my town legislates the snot out of displaying signs of any kind, not just political ones. (For instance, they got into it with a woman for displaying signs about her lost dog on her own property.) I don't know how much they enforce it unless someone complains.
Posted by: Jen at September 12, 2012 09:05 PM (Du+x/)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 09:05 PM (61N5Z)
Your diatribes on grammar would be much more persuasive if you bothered with the proper usage of capitalization and didn't confuse colons with semi-colons.
Posted by: Hagbard Celine at September 12, 2012 09:06 PM (+/VIS)
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 09:06 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: teej at September 12, 2012 09:06 PM (F1lOF)
I am so upset and mad about the Ambassador... Hopethis latest news is not true
RE; 2012 - Here is PA (Pittsburgh) MANY TV ads -which is strange as lately (since 1988, IIRC) state votes for Dem POTUSes here.
Posted by: Baldy at September 12, 2012 09:06 PM (opS9C)
No sex.
Posted by: Rosie Palm and the 5 Fingers at September 12, 2012 09:08 PM (uo3Le)
Last night I said to you that the MFM would come down on Romney for 'politicizing' the Cairo attack.......
I hate being that right. Even though the admin ran like hell from the embassy statement, Romney's the bad guy for pointing out that the statement sucked donkey balls. Romney made 'a gaffe'.
I say again -- if you are doing anything to contribute to the coffers of the MFM, stop. If they own a movie division, quit buying their movies or buying tickets or renting their DvDs. If they own newspapers, unsubscribe. Etc.
Put these useless fuckers into the dustbin of history where they belong.
Posted by: GnuBreed at September 12, 2012 09:08 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: USS Constitution at September 12, 2012 09:08 PM (KqwSL)
jimiray,
No , you are a snotty asshole who acts so fucking smart, but post long ass comments about nothing, kinda like obama! Play a game of scrabble or jeopardy against me, and I would kick your ass, or just a girl fight!
But dont bitch when I kick your smarmy ass.
Now before you start correcting me on my spelling/punctuation. I graduated high school.
A really long time ago.
And only high school you over-educated blowhard!
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 09:09 PM (EPbpF)
>>She walks/hobbles asymmetrically everywhere all the time.
That's known as Gangsta Waddle.
Proabably a Crip.
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 09:10 PM (fTPu4)
Sorry, I don't know how to post a link.
Posted by: Pam at September 12, 2012 09:12 PM (cgrL5)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 09:12 PM (61N5Z)
you have no rational reason to dislike me so much: i am, unless directly insulted, actually very nice to everyone here.
Posted by: jimi ray at September 13, 2012 12:54 AM (79EF9)
jimi, we don't really give a shit about you, but you seem to want to come on the site and be a cockknuckle all the time so that may be why we tell you to go f yourself.
And my question from previous nights still stands, what country are you from?
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 09:12 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: Berserker at September 12, 2012 09:13 PM (FMbng)
Why are we talking about some know-it-all's poor use of language?
"I attended St. Margaret of York grade school and then matriculated from the reputable Ursuline Academy."
How I read it.
"I attended St. Margaret of York grade school and then enrolled from the reputable Ursuline Academy."
Mmmmkay.
But, hey, Ernest Hemingway I ain't.
Anyway, matriculation always sounded to me like something you do with the door closed, the lights off, scented candles burning brightly and with a jar of vaseline within reaching distance.
Posted by: Robert at September 12, 2012 09:13 PM (4ixH5)
374 The press should be considered a full enemy today!
They've been acting like an enemy for a long time.
Today...they got caught in the act of conspiring together, orchestrating an attack.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 09:13 PM (LdrIf)
Put these useless fuckers into the dustbin of history where they belong.
Posted by: GnuBreed at September 13, 2012 01:08 AM (ccXZP)
===
Already did that. Now ready to join letter writing campaigns and boycotts against advertisers. Oddly enough -- without TV or newspapers, I have no idea who their advertisers are. Oh, well. Anyway, after they starve to death I plan to piss on their graves.
Posted by: jc at September 12, 2012 09:14 PM (ufJKx)
No, you really don't. You mistake verbosity for having something to say.
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 09:14 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 09:15 PM (61N5Z)
Verily and indubitably as JeffB often soliloquizes.
Posted by: rimi jay at September 12, 2012 09:16 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 13, 2012 01:06 AM (1grxW)
Maybe some light experimentation after she's done?
Rope, chains, handcuffs, gimp mask...maybe a sex swing...these are the things you should go out and buy beofre the weekend.
Posted by: Robert at September 12, 2012 09:17 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Kalneva who is really going to bed, now at September 12, 2012 09:17 PM (cQmXn)
Posted by: USS Constitution at September 12, 2012 09:18 PM (KqwSL)
Posted by: Robert at September 12, 2012 09:19 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Craig Poe at September 12, 2012 09:20 PM (BVkEs)
418 Obama can suck it. Like I said in an earlier thread, he was all up in Bush's shit right before the last election. He was flying around in his make believe airfarce one trying to sideline bush while he was still president, going to iraq trying to cut separate deals, giving speeches in other fucking countries, . Now he whines because Romney is speaking out. Fuck him, and fuck the media.
Posted by: Berserker at September 13, 2012 01:13 AM (FMbng)
This.
Can't be said enough.
The arrogant bullshit artist was acting like he'd already won, having closed door meetings with foreign leaders.
I guess we're not supposed to remember all that.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 09:20 PM (LdrIf)
Well to loosely quote Mooche- For the first time in my adult life I believe half of the average Americans can't count their balls ( or boobehs) and come up with the same number twice.
Posted by: Berserker at September 12, 2012 09:20 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 09:20 PM (X3lox)
Can't be said enough.
The arrogant bullshit artist was acting like he'd already won, having closed door meetings with foreign leaders.
I guess we're not supposed to remember all that.
Posted by: wheatie at September 13, 2012 01:20 AM (LdrIf)
Exactly, the arrogant prick was carrying on as if he was the savoir of the fucking world and the actual president was in his way. Fuck him in his eye socket.
Posted by: Berserker at September 12, 2012 09:22 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Eye Socket Fuckerz R Us at September 12, 2012 09:23 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Craig Poe at September 12, 2012 09:23 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 09:24 PM (fTPu4)
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 09:25 PM (EPbpF)
And sodomized kadaffy too.
(thanks for posting that link for me)
Posted by: Pam at September 12, 2012 09:25 PM (cgrL5)
Posted by: Hagbard Celine at September 12, 2012 09:25 PM (+/VIS)
Posted by: Gemma Atkinson at September 12, 2012 09:26 PM (4ixH5)
Two thousand words explaining that he doesn't talk too much.
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 09:27 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at September 12, 2012 09:27 PM (4RZZJ)
20 paragraphs of Aspy glory!
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at September 12, 2012 09:27 PM (NRwWP)
Posted by: garrett at September 13, 2012 01:24 AM (fTPu4)
"I loves me some Jew killers. Cheers!" -Obama
That's why.
Posted by: Craig Poe at September 12, 2012 09:28 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at September 13, 2012 01:27 AM (4RZZJ)
*Hastily puts pillow over lap*
Posted by: Robert at September 12, 2012 09:29 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 09:29 PM (X3lox)
Rope, chains, handcuffs, gimp mask...maybe a sex swing...these are the things you should go out and buy beofre the weekend.
Posted by: Robert at September 13, 2012 01:17 AM (4ixH5)
What about a butt plug and some anal lube?
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 09:29 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: DC in Towson at September 12, 2012 09:29 PM (CJwi5)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at September 12, 2012 09:30 PM (4RZZJ)
Posted by: Hagbard Celine at September 13, 2012 01:25 AM (+/VIS)
Original Willie Wonka movie! Saw it, Yeah, I would kick her ass on Jeopardy!
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 09:30 PM (EPbpF)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 09:30 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: The Public Matriculator at September 12, 2012 09:30 PM (sZTYJ)
I told him I do all that because I'm just an asshole, so it must be nice to have an excuse.
Posted by: Hagbard Celine at September 12, 2012 09:32 PM (+/VIS)
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 13, 2012 01:29 AM (1grxW)
That's, uh, for, uh, people of, uh...different persuasion.
If you catch my meaning.
Posted by: Robert at September 12, 2012 09:32 PM (4ixH5)
You might want to take along your fucking shinebox to sit on for added comfort.
Posted by: GnuBreed at September 12, 2012 09:33 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at September 13, 2012 01:30 AM (4RZZJ)
*Unzips gimp mask*
And what gives you the right to judge?
Posted by: Robert, indigently slapping his cat o'nine tails against his knee at September 12, 2012 09:33 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 09:34 PM (EPbpF)
Posted by: andycanuck at September 12, 2012 09:34 PM (vDl/w)
Maybe you shouldn't have cut out the hole for your nose.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 13, 2012 01:30 AM (bxiXv)
Curses! Foiled again!
Posted by: Gemma Atkinson at September 12, 2012 09:35 PM (4ixH5)
That's, uh, for, uh, people of, uh...different persuasion.
If you catch my meaning.
Posted by: Robert at September 13, 2012 01:32 AM (4ixH5)
Nope, can you draw me a picture?
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 09:36 PM (1grxW)
Dude: We're not talking about a guy who built the fucking railroads, Walter. We're talking about a guy who...who...
Donnie: He peed on The Dude's carpet!
Dude: Thank you, Donnie.
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 09:36 PM (fTPu4)
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 13, 2012 01:36 AM (1grxW)
Will stick figures suffice?
Posted by: Gemma Atkinson at September 12, 2012 09:38 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: DC in Towson at September 12, 2012 09:38 PM (CJwi5)
457 Not your best effort. C+, and that's grading on your own unique and special curve.
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 09:39 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: wankette at September 12, 2012 09:39 PM (qNhTJ)
Posted by: Dan K. at September 12, 2012 09:40 PM (c32CV)
Love the picture of Clint Eastwood.
Mmm.
Thanks for that, Maetenloch.
That's from 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot', maybe?
Looks to be from that general timeframe.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 09:41 PM (LdrIf)
I have never trolled here. I am conservative, and have never lied about this on AOS.The ont knows me. I guarantee you this.
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 09:41 PM (EPbpF)
Watching replay of VanSustern. Wow.
Brit Hume reports that Obama (as of when the show 1st aired, of course) had yet to make any kind of statement about Egypt. Any comments were apparently about Libya.
He further outlined how the situation could easily degrade in Egypt over the next few days - this thing is not necessarily over. But the President is off fund-raising in Vegas? Is this BizzaroWorld?
Posted by: Optimizer at September 12, 2012 09:43 PM (As94z)
>>By the way, my mommas surgery went fine, should be on the road to recovery.
It is my most humble aspiration that your matronly custodian achieves a successful convalescence and matriculates to a state of ribald salubriousness.
Posted by: Jimmuh Rhea at September 12, 2012 09:44 PM (fTPu4)
Nice. Drop your 'g's too, for more authenticity.
Posted by: Barack Obama, Expert Perpetrator of Unwarranted Condescension at September 12, 2012 09:46 PM (vys2v)
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 13, 2012 01:06 AM (1grxW)
http://tinyurl.com/9pc5hcp
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 09:49 PM (kaalw)
484...1971, Dirty Harry, says the link.
Ah, thanks fluffy.
Duh....I shoulda clicked the link.
'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot' was a couple of years after that, iirc.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 09:50 PM (LdrIf)
Will stick figures suffice?
Posted by: Gemma Atkinson at September 13, 2012 01:38 AM (4ixH5)
It depends on where the figures stick things.
And with that, I retire for the evening. If I'm not back in 3 or 4 days, I guess that I have the gimp mask on.
Posted by: MrCaniac at September 12, 2012 09:51 PM (1grxW)
Dear God....he lectures.
I feel sorry for those poor souls who have to sit through a jimmuh ray lecture.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 09:52 PM (LdrIf)
Posted by: wankette at September 12, 2012 09:54 PM (qNhTJ)
I remember ads. Was too young to go see it. Maybe I'll stream it someday.
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 09:54 PM (z9HTb)
GOVERNOR ROMNEY DO YOU APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR STATEMENT?
It is often noted that the Media is corrupt, and their pathological sycophancy towards Obama is evidence of that. The devotion of the Media to Obama astounds, as by all accounts Obama is a cold and solitary figure.
If Obama is re-elected it will be the work of the Media, as he could win by no objective standard, and all the sorrow to come will lay fully on their hands.
Posted by: cm9000 at September 12, 2012 09:56 PM (lzvtR)
http://tinyurl.com/8mrumnl
http://tinyurl.com/8eqzjem
http://tinyurl.com/9lpz484
http://tinyurl.com/8n5lfkt
http://tinyurl.com/84n7yhc
Posted by: jc at September 12, 2012 09:56 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: The Political Hat at September 12, 2012 09:57 PM (sZTYJ)
That said, Hillary came off as the most impassioned. Obama was the worst- didn't have any emotion at all talking about 4 Americans who were brutally murdered.
Posted by: Baldy at September 12, 2012 09:57 PM (opS9C)
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 09:59 PM (fTPu4)
http://i48.tinypic.com/358ox1k.gif
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 01:49 AM
Oh thats great. Gonna print that one out.
Posted by: Berserker at September 12, 2012 10:00 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Satan's Barbed Cock at September 12, 2012 10:00 PM (4Pqfm)
Nice that you have a hobby.
G'night, folks
Posted by: fluffy at September 12, 2012 10:00 PM (z9HTb)
I remember ads. Was too young to go see it. Maybe I'll stream it someday.
I saw it years later, on cable.
It's not one of my favorite Eastwood films.....he plays kind of a mysterious, shady character.
'Play Misty For Me' was good....all the 'Dirty Harry' movies were great.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 10:01 PM (LdrIf)
That's his NPD speaking. What happened wouldn't bother a narcissist at all.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 10:02 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 10:04 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Some Al Qaeda Dickhole at September 12, 2012 10:04 PM (8hBZi)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 10:06 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 10:08 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 10:10 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 10:11 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Waterhouse stops reading as soon as the sexual innuendo is complete at September 12, 2012 10:12 PM (vys2v)
Posted by: navycopjoe (die packers and take your fans with you) at September 12, 2012 10:13 PM (Shrag)
Just so you know, accommodating evil always puts you on the path to destruction.
Posted by: cm9000 at September 12, 2012 10:14 PM (lzvtR)
Posted by: Satan's Barbed Cock at September 12, 2012 10:16 PM (4Pqfm)
anywho, my mini me asked her homeroom teacher if she can wear her hester jersey to school tomorrow
didn't work out as well as she thought
they wear sailor moon uniforms there
on a good note...the girl can tie a square knot like a champ
Posted by: navycopjoe (die packers and take your fans with you) at September 12, 2012 10:17 PM (Shrag)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 10:18 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: navycopjoe (die packers and take your fans with you) at September 12, 2012 10:18 PM (Shrag)
Posted by: navycopjoe (die packers and take your fans with you) at September 12, 2012 10:19 PM (Shrag)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 10:19 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 10:20 PM (AFWFw)
You've got my vote to come back on as a cob logger. The weekends could use more livening up.
Posted by: GnuBreed at September 12, 2012 10:21 PM (ccXZP)
for the record, a poll out of wisconsin showed that 98% of packers fans are voting for obama
if you don't root for Da BEARS then you are RINO scum
Posted by: navycopjoe (die packers and take your fans with you) at September 12, 2012 10:21 PM (Shrag)
"507 Obama was the worst- didn't have any emotion at all talking about 4 Americans who were brutally murdered.
That's his NPD speaking. What happened wouldn't bother a narcissist at all."
I "second" that assessment. Practically all of Obama's behavior can be explained by (1) severe NPD, (2) socialism, (3) anti-colonialism, and (4) cronyism, in that order. Although the last one is kind of redundant.
I especially remember when he was asked about national security leaks (the ones that only could have come from within the WH). Every other president would have assured the public that he would investigate the matter and make sure any violators would be punished (and then not do it). This guy came out and said he was "insulted." Everything has to be about him.
Posted by: Optimizer at September 12, 2012 10:21 PM (As94z)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 10:21 PM (bxiXv)
526 epic troll comment editing
that was you who used to do that right?
jack m. was a master at it when he wasn't writing his poems
Posted by: navycopjoe (die packers and take your fans with you) at September 12, 2012 10:22 PM (Shrag)
I thought it was the usual blood pressure/cholesterol stuff.
But I'm seeing dead ambassadors and embassies overrun by jihadists.
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 10:23 PM (kaalw)
526 I was thinking more along the lines of epic troll comment editing. The ban hammer is nice and all, but it really wads their panties when you start fucking with what they wrote.
Yeah, it does.
That would be epic. Heh.
It would be great to see that deployed with some of these fucking 'concern trolls' that have been polluting the place lately.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 10:24 PM (LdrIf)
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 12, 2012 10:24 PM (vys2v)
532 yep
if i was the muslim brotherhood...i would take the embassy now and execute the staff before the security forces arrive
sends a hell of a message
Posted by: navycopjoe (die packers and take your fans with you) at September 12, 2012 10:25 PM (Shrag)
Posted by: Satan's Barbed Cock at September 13, 2012 02:16 AM (4Pqfm)
My reading of history seemed to have a preponderance of Leftists having their political enemies put on trail and executed, but mostly executed.
Posted by: cm9000 at September 12, 2012 10:25 PM (lzvtR)
Yes, a 1000x's yes. Troll's post to annoy. Turn their posts into garbage and they can't claim their pathetic prize.
Plus it's a hell of a lot more fun to read the mangled versions.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at September 12, 2012 10:26 PM (NRwWP)
Posted by: Baldy at September 12, 2012 10:26 PM (opS9C)
I thought it was the usual blood pressure/cholesterol stuff.
But I'm seeing dead ambassadors and embassies overrun by jihadists.
Posted by: cthulhu at September 13, 2012 02:23 AM (kaalw)
===
the bullshit polls are real familiar, too.
Posted by: jc at September 12, 2012 10:26 PM (ufJKx)
A lot of what passes for humor these days is just stupid, trite, and rote. Real humor is hard and often fails because the audience is too Neanderthal to get its subtlety or even recognize the clever word play that makes something funny. Half the time you wind up failing at it 80% of the time.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 10:29 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: Adriane at September 12, 2012 10:29 PM (/OhbZ)
But I'm seeing dead ambassadors and embassies overrun by jihadists.
Heh. No, unfortunately it's all real.
And worse than in 1979.
Gas was at $1.25 back then....and Carter only facilitated the creation of *one* country being taken over by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 10:29 PM (LdrIf)
I see what you did there. Oh, and 89% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Posted by: Guy who can't think of a clever sock at September 12, 2012 10:32 PM (pcnpf)
537....Troll's post to annoy. Turn their posts into garbage and they can't claim their pathetic prize.
Plus it's a hell of a lot more fun to read the mangled versions.
Yep! ....And it doesn't screw up the comment numbers.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 10:32 PM (LdrIf)
Sigh....
Yes, I have a son who now deals with the day to day demons from 5 combat tours. Yes, I have "re-located" my firearms to places he know not, Yes I do love him so yet do not know how to reach him in his pain. He goes to the VA.he gets the help...(I Pray) he needs. I just love him for what he gave for our Nation, for our Constitution, for our Liberty.
I Love my son, no matter what....and....I love my son.........
Posted by: Richard at September 12, 2012 10:33 PM (Xg5Tf)
That's not funny.
C'mon. That was done well.
Besides I was hoping the answer would be 'no'.
Otherwise I'm feelin' a lot like what purp is laying down, myself. I come here for the entertainment not for the introspection.
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 10:33 PM (fTPu4)
Posted by: Adriane at September 12, 2012 10:36 PM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 10:36 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Baldy at September 13, 2012 02:26 AM (opS9C)
I will concede you used a poor choice of words, if you will acknowledge it is impossible to "be fair to Obama."
Posted by: cm9000 at September 12, 2012 10:38 PM (lzvtR)
546
Sigh....
Yes, I have a son who now deals with the day to day demons from 5 combat tours.
Please thank him for his service, for me, Richard.
And let him know, that there are millions of us who are grateful for his sacrifice.....and yours, too.
Hopefully, in time, he'll be able to beat back those demons.
Posted by: wheatie at September 12, 2012 10:38 PM (LdrIf)
You guys quit fighting tonite, the devil wins when we fight!
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 10:40 PM (EPbpF)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at September 12, 2012 10:40 PM (KbV2C)
I blinked at her and said, "Oh, the jihadis are evil assholes who I would happily mow down with a Ma-Deuce all day long. But I am talking about the press."
My wife (or rather, her mother) is the reason I like to say, "Of course I am anti-Semitic. My mother-in-law is Jewish. What is your excuse?"
Posted by: Guy who can't think of a clever sock at September 12, 2012 10:43 PM (pcnpf)
Posted by: Richard at September 13, 2012 02:33 AM (Xg5Tf)
It's never a bad idea to take your son fishing. Something about fishing with dad is good for a man.
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 10:44 PM (0nCxG)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 12, 2012 10:46 PM (i0App)
Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit who wants some R&R at September 12, 2012 10:48 PM (chdbY)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 02:45 AM (AFWFw)
My god - that screencap of Marilyn Monroe that popped up after the Bob Hope clip!?
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 10:48 PM (0nCxG)
Posted by: zeera at September 12, 2012 10:48 PM (XtxRN)
Steve Earle tells me that the pistol is the devil's right hand.
Apparently I am unable to control myself as soon as a particularly-machined piece of metal is placed into my palm.
Lucky Cro-Magnons. Without the demon Metallurgy, they resisted the temptation to kill anyone.
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 12, 2012 10:49 PM (vys2v)
Posted by: The Devil at September 12, 2012 10:49 PM (bxiXv)
Is it possible that with people like Adam Carolla and Dennis Miller that we're doing a better job of creating alternatives to mainstream entertainment than we give ourselves credit for?
Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit who wants some R&R at September 13, 2012 02:48 AM (chdbY)
Indeed!
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 10:49 PM (EPbpF)
555
I love fishing, my son loved fishing...it is a far different time now for both of us. I have to try to make ends meet, he has to try and salvage his sanity. It would be so very good if we could go and simply....fish.....bastard! my tears are flowing now.....
Posted by: Richard at September 12, 2012 10:51 PM (Xg5Tf)
Posted by: The Devil at September 13, 2012 02:49 AM (bxiXv)
See, this is why I Love you! ONTPosted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 10:51 PM (EPbpF)
I don't think that's an accident.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 10:51 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 10:53 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 13, 2012 02:46 AM (i0App)
Welcome back BeckoningChasm.
Posted by: cm9000 at September 12, 2012 10:54 PM (lzvtR)
Eliminate every living soul, then leave.
It'd be a serious disincentive for allowing ambassadors to be murdered. You wouldn't even need Marines. The local constabulary would be jumping on grenades to assure ambassadors' safety. Hell, local criminal syndicates would be knocking off anyone who mentioned the ambassador's health.
The UN would scream, the lefties would faint, anyone whose plans included knocking off an ambassador would switch its funds from "operations" to "PR"......and the end result would likely be a significant decrease in violence against Americans.
Hmmmmm.....
How about, "every American killed in your country needs 10,000 honor guards to Valhalla"? It ain't fair, and it's designed to be disproportionate -- but would it be effective? In the early rounds, a regime would sacrifice those who it desired to be gone, anyway.....but by labeling this as a payback for American deaths, would the regime gain or lose credibility?
My general feeling is that "proportionate response" is a greater evil than "wildly disproportionate response" because malefactors can calculate a cost-benefit that may lie in their favor. In the first move, proportionate is better. In the long run, wildly disproportionate may be a runaway.
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 10:55 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit who wants some R&R at September 12, 2012 10:55 PM (chdbY)
Romney gives a press conference, and obama is in vegas?
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 10:58 PM (EPbpF)
Posted by: Richard at September 13, 2012 02:33 AM (Xg5Tf)
We love your son, too. A thousand thanks for his service. Let him know.
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 10:59 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: lous a girl at September 13, 2012 02:51 AM (EPbpF)
Wait, is that agape, philia, or eros?
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 13, 2012 02:53 AM (bxiXv)
Just drunk girl, mwaaaaa
Posted by: lous a girl at September 12, 2012 11:00 PM (EPbpF)
Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit who wants some R&R at September 12, 2012 11:01 PM (chdbY)
Posted by: A-Hole at September 12, 2012 11:02 PM (wsGWu)
You mean the requests to have balls placed on one's eyelids or gargle dong were too subtle?
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at September 12, 2012 11:02 PM (NRwWP)
There's an almost universal social taboo in all societies against fucking with crazy people, because you never know how they'll respond...because they might just rip your throat out and shit down your neck and laugh insanely about it.
If we project that kinda crazy people will stop fucking with us.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 11:02 PM (AFWFw)
Speaking of NPD, please indulge me in a little group therapy.
My commie brother posted that stupid twitter story about Jim Cramer on FB, and I called it a "silly story" because the guy can just file an absentee ballot, and further pointed out that Cramer's update - which says that the PA authorites contacted him and took care of it (which means "false alarm - never mind") affirms that. It was silly to claim that his dad couldn't prove he was a citizen, and even sillier to say that the fact that he was too old to drive had anything to do with it, and the silliest thing was the implied suggestion that the father should simply be allowed to vote on the "honors system."
Just to be clear, by the time of the link, Cramer had already essentially admitted that he wrong - that his dad would be able to vote after all. Let's not forget, also that impulse control is literally part of this guy's schtick, and he has come out openly for Obama - which is where I stopped paying any attention to him). So putting this out there was pure partisan quackery and hate-mongering. Even the original author had admitted he was wrong.
Perhaps you all know how it goes - it always follows the same pattern with a hard-core NPD lefty. First they make some lame attempt to defend what is obviously undefendable (again, even the originator had essentially retracted!). The arguments get increasingly ridiculous (at one point he literally suggested that our late grandfather, who was born in PA a few year before they started birth certificates, would not have been able to vote under this law), and then the conspiracy theories that the "nepharious" Republicans just want to disenfranchise Democrat voters.
I had to throw in that I thought it was also rather silly to suggest that any Democratic cousins we have down there had some sort of inherent disability that would cause them to have a harder time with their paperwork than our Republican ones. Oh, and that it was silly to suggest that a state as big as PA was magically 100% devoid of voter fraud (when it's easy to do) based on the fact that they have never prosecuted a case.
Next comes frustration and anger, which invariably leads to ad hominums, various insults, personal attacks, and general verbal abuse. Usually most of that is via what I call "hate mail". I called him out on it, and probably have even more extreme hatemail waiting for me. People with NPD do not apologize, do not back off, and it is NEVER their fault.
I've pretty much decided that it would be self-flagellation not to dump my brother from my list. "Friends" don't act that way - hell, civilized people don't act that way - and being a blood relative of mine is no excuse for expecting a "pass".
In fact, I don't especially like pretty much any of my family members. My neices and nephews periodically spout hateful partisan propaganda, and none of them lead lives that especially lend credit to the family. My one nephew literally works for Obama's campaign, which is scandalous. Even my other brother - who isn't a libtard - is a scumbag who is getting divorced again, after having cheated on his wife for years.
I'm sure you all can relate to at least some of this. OK. Rant "off" now!
Posted by: Optimizer at September 12, 2012 11:04 PM (As94z)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 11:06 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit who wants some R&R at September 12, 2012 11:06 PM (chdbY)
Oh fuck, look at this asshole.
Posted by: A-Hole at September 13, 2012 03:02 AM (wsGWu)
In some places, they shoot people who talk like that.
Posted by: model_1066 at September 12, 2012 11:06 PM (yYKoR)
I'm gonna get some rest...or at least try to.
Richard if you and your boy ever find yourselves in montana you have an open invitation for a day on the water with me. I'd love to take you both flyfishing.
It's the least I could hope to do in return for the service you have both done for us all.
goodnight morons.
Posted by: garrett at September 12, 2012 11:07 PM (0nCxG)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 11:07 PM (bxiXv)
GOVERNOR ROMNEY; DO YOU REGRET YOUR STATEMENT?
Posted by: MFM at September 12, 2012 11:07 PM (lzvtR)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 03:02 AM (AFWFw)
Exactly -- which is why we need structure like, "you cannot receive a dime of aid if an American is kidnapped, raped, or murdered in your country in the prior fiscal year."
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 11:08 PM (kaalw)
I had to figure out why people wanted to know about four dead Americans.
Four!
Out of 300+ million!
That seems a little unreasonable. A lot of you are still alive. Only four of you were murdered. What am I, my brother's keeper?
Wait, don't cross-reference that to what I've previously said. And how I've previously-treated my actual brother.
The important thing is: people were chanting my name.
In Las Vegas.
It appeared a little unseemly to concentrate on a mere four people, amid all that.
So I recited my speech, full of down-home homilies, with y'alls and dropped 'g's, to appease the degenerates, and inside jokes to appease the super-smart coastals. Like dhjimmi-ray.
Anyway, fortunately my Palace Guard (BPQB 1st MFM) stepped in to cover for me Not that I need cover, I mean. Being almost as awesome as dhjimmi-ray, what cover do I need?
But they sprang into action anyway.
For which I thank them. I thank the for not being quite as smart as me. A tip o' the hat, for being good enough to recognize their betters.
Like me and dhjimmi-ray.
Anyhoo, put it in 'D', folks. Ignore that crumbling cliff-edge in front of you. Probably just the devil's right hand.
Posted by: BarackyO, Breakfast of Champions at September 12, 2012 11:09 PM (vys2v)
It never goes away, but the debilitating aspects eventually fade.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 11:09 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 11:09 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: SFGoth at September 12, 2012 11:09 PM (wGIYq)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 11:10 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Adriane at September 12, 2012 11:12 PM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: cthulhu at September 13, 2012 03:08 AM (kaalw)
I'd give them aid...of the thermonuclear variety.
Posted by: model_1066 at September 12, 2012 11:12 PM (yYKoR)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 12, 2012 11:13 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: model_1066 at September 13, 2012 03:12 AM (yYKoR)
If we had more "James Bond" types, it would be interesting to see how many of those enrichment facilities would "accidentally" form a critical mass and either contaminate the facility or blow themselves to hell.
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 11:17 PM (kaalw)
Want to help our courageous soldiers? Stop sending them into combat with declaring fucking war. I'm sick and tired of conservatives who've never served, avoided serving, and haven't sacrificed shit patronizing our armed forces. F*ck off.
Posted by: SFGoth at September 13, 2012 03:09 AM (wGIYq)
My biggest regret is that I didn't go the extra mile. I probably could have served but partying it up seemed a hell of a lot more fun at the time (and it was!) but whatever.
Coulda, shoulda.
Posted by: ErikW at September 12, 2012 11:17 PM (uq8hL)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 11:18 PM (tw6Ar)
Declarations of war, while sounding appealing on the surface, have some major downsides. For example - they can result in other nations being forced into the fight due to treaty obligations. WWI was basically escalated due to an interlocking network of treaty obligations as various powers declared war.
Keeping a fight "off the books" gives unwilling treaty participants a fig leaf to hide behind.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 11:18 PM (AFWFw)
"... If we project that kinda crazy people will stop fucking with us. ..."
You know, I usually take the claims about how our feckless rhetoric caused this stuff with a grain of salt - it's really kind of unprovable. It always sounded a bit like the "saved or created" kind of rhetoric, making blithe and self-serving assumptions about what WOULD HAVE BEEN.
But it this case I just ask myself, "Why do these people think they can just push there way onto US territory, and vandalize our national symbols, while simultaneously violating the most basic rules of civilization, and get away with it?"
Then it becomes clear just how right guys like Bolton are. They know we won't stand up for ourselves, because our president thinks better of those barbarians than he thinks of his own country - and it is all too obvious.
Posted by: Optimizer at September 12, 2012 11:18 PM (As94z)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 11:19 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 11:21 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: model_1066 at September 13, 2012 03:12 AM (yYKoR)
If we had more "James Bond" types, it would be interesting to see how many of those enrichment facilities would "accidentally" form a critical mass and either contaminate the facility or blow themselves to hell.
Posted by: cthulhu at September 13, 2012 03:17 AM (kaalw)
I'd also assume that the entire country of Iran is an enrichment facility.
Posted by: model_1066 at September 12, 2012 11:21 PM (yYKoR)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 11:21 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Deety at September 12, 2012 11:22 PM (2YP1B)
Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit who wants some R&R at September 12, 2012 11:23 PM (chdbY)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 11:24 PM (tw6Ar)
Here's "One More Thing":
Why does anybody let them suggest that Obama is not responsible for what the embassy said without approval? The ambassador is in charge of the embassy, and works for Hillary, who works for Obama. Obama appointed the ambassador. They're HIS people! He's responsible for what they say, whether his WH approved it or not!!
Posted by: Optimizer at September 12, 2012 11:27 PM (As94z)
I'll call in the gunfire when it sounds a little too close, but if it a half mile away or more I don't bother.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 11:27 PM (AFWFw)
There have been a lot of articles lately on "assume good" or "assume bad". As a society, we benefit if there is a base level of trust, and aberrations are looked upon as "bad".
Posted by: cthulhu at September 12, 2012 11:29 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit who wants some R&R at September 12, 2012 11:29 PM (chdbY)
if symbolism is what they want, maybe symbolism is what they should get. there are lots of possibilities.
Posted by: jc at September 12, 2012 11:30 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 03:27 AM (AFWFw)
Time to get out the hood don't ya think?
Posted by: ErikW at September 12, 2012 11:32 PM (uq8hL)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at September 12, 2012 11:33 PM (KbV2C)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 11:34 PM (X3lox)
Coulda, shoulda.
Posted by: ErikW at September 13, 2012 03:17 AM (uq8hL)
I didn't serve and I make no apology for it. They probably would have had little use for me, given my nearly pathological aversion to authority. I have a proper respect for those who serve in the spirit of Patriotism, but I don't pretend that everyone in the American military is worthy of veneration.
Posted by: MFM at September 12, 2012 11:35 PM (lzvtR)
Posted by: model_1066 at September 12, 2012 11:37 PM (yYKoR)
Posted by: Adriane at September 12, 2012 11:37 PM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 11:37 PM (X3lox)
All this because we had the temerity to point out how utterly wrong this guy is when it comes to some fairly basic grammar.
Keep imagining your 1/32nd as smart as you think you are, jimi.
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 12, 2012 11:42 PM (vys2v)
@615
To be clear, I'm not saying "Barky" was really running the show, I'm saying that he's responsible for what his people do, even if they don't clear it with him.
For what it's worth, there was a report that State, back in DC, ordered them not to transmit their messages, but they disobeyed orders. I'm saying they're reponsible for what their employees do, regardless of whether they followed orders.
But the puzzling part is that while they try to disavow what the embassy put out, Hillary and Obama said pretty much the same thing anyway, the way I heard it.
Posted by: Optimizer at September 12, 2012 11:44 PM (As94z)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 11:44 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Deety at September 12, 2012 11:44 PM (2YP1B)
The crib is paid off though and worth today about half what it was when I bough it new back in 1989. I'm stuck here for a while.
This hood is archetypical "ground zero" for the housing bubble. As the foreclosures slowly get worked through, its nature is slowly changing. The meth lab that blew up is being rebuilt as a much nicer place after someone bought the blown up shell/lot. Even in a shit economy, the scumbags/criminals are slowly being evicted and replaced with upgrades.
We got hit with a lot of the human debris fallout when the city of West Palm Beach leveled a bunch of slums to build its "showcase" City Place office/commercial complex.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 11:46 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 03:27 AM (AFWFw)
No, no...that's extreme urban homeopathy...it's covered under Obamacare...see page 1,452.
Posted by: model_1066 at September 12, 2012 11:46 PM (yYKoR)
Posted by: MFM at September 13, 2012 03:35 AM (lzvtR)
I'm a rah, rah USA guy all day every day and I missed out on joining the Navy like my old man. Long story short, I have asthma and that's a no go, evidently.
Anywho, I'm there for everyone who serves.
Posted by: ErikW at September 12, 2012 11:48 PM (uq8hL)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at September 12, 2012 11:48 PM (KbV2C)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 12, 2012 11:50 PM (AFWFw)
Posted by: cm9000 at September 12, 2012 11:51 PM (lzvtR)
What, you didn't like my awesome podiatrist joke?
Posted by: SCOAMF, running on empty at September 12, 2012 11:52 PM (vys2v)
Posted by: Zakn at September 12, 2012 11:52 PM (ZDsG1)
Posted by: The Dude at September 12, 2012 11:55 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Adriane at September 12, 2012 11:55 PM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 12, 2012 11:56 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Deety at September 13, 2012 12:00 AM (2YP1B)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at September 13, 2012 12:00 AM (KbV2C)
Posted by: Adriane at September 13, 2012 12:02 AM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: Adriane at September 13, 2012 12:03 AM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 12:05 AM (AFWFw)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 03:46 AM (AFWFw)
Fuck Florida. I have friends and family who are practically begging me to move to Clearwater because it's dirt cheap to live there. I love the beach and all but if it's that cheap, crackheads and whores tend to move in and ruin everything.
I'm happy here in Ohio.
Posted by: ErikW at September 13, 2012 12:06 AM (uq8hL)
Posted by: Zakn at September 13, 2012 12:08 AM (ZDsG1)
Posted by: Adriane at September 13, 2012 04:02 AM (/OhbZ)
===
my dad shot a moose bare assed nekkid once.
Posted by: jc at September 13, 2012 12:09 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: zeera at September 13, 2012 12:09 AM (XtxRN)
There's a lot of decent neighborhoods where you can get a decent place for cheap. Clearwater doesn't have that bad a rep. The west coast of FL tends to be somewhat less sketchy than the east coast. Central FL maybe 40 miles south of Orlando and away from the coastal areas is quite rural and nice.
North of Orlando up around the DeLand area is pretty nice too. Daytona is a shithole. Get 25 miles north of Dayona though and it gets nice again until you hit J-ville.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 12:11 AM (AFWFw)
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 12:14 AM (AFWFw)
Posted by: Deety at September 13, 2012 12:15 AM (2YP1B)
GOVERNOR ROMNEY WHY DID YOU JUMP THE GUN?
Posted by: cm9000 at September 13, 2012 12:16 AM (lzvtR)
Night temps down into the 20's are pretty common up there. Here in Palm Beach it goes into the 40's bur freezing is rare.
Posted by: @PurpAv at September 13, 2012 04:14 AM (AFWFw)
See here's the thing. I don't know that I can separate myself from Ohio weather. I get pissed if I'm not snowed in with at least six inches of ice and snow for three or more days in January.
It's an excuse to take a mini vacation and build a nice fire in the fireplace.
Posted by: ErikW at September 13, 2012 12:22 AM (uq8hL)
Posted by: Zakn at September 13, 2012 12:41 AM (aqfuo)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 13, 2012 12:43 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: zeera at September 13, 2012 01:02 AM (XtxRN)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at September 13, 2012 01:18 AM (xrOMa)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at September 13, 2012 01:22 AM (xrOMa)
Posted by: Truman North from the desktop PC at September 13, 2012 01:37 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: cthulhu at September 13, 2012 01:38 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at September 13, 2012 01:39 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at September 13, 2012 01:40 AM (kaalw)
But I shall...try...
*Poses*
Posted by: Robert at September 13, 2012 01:42 AM (4ixH5)
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Oh, people can easily consider it someone else's fault, if they're suitably inclined to delude themselves. They'll just toss around the words "big oil" and "obscene profits", and when they get to the pump they'll rage at evil corporations trying to take advantage of a bad situation for a buck.
Posted by: Dan K. at September 13, 2012 01:47 AM (c32CV)
Posted by: zeera at September 13, 2012 01:53 AM (XtxRN)
Posted by: Deety at September 13, 2012 01:55 AM (2YP1B)
Posted by: Dan K. at September 13, 2012 02:00 AM (c32CV)
Bill Bennett's on.
Check in Thursday. He debated Chis Mathews. Probably bitch slapped CM.
Posted by: sTevo at September 13, 2012 02:11 AM (VMcEw)
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 13, 2012 02:38 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: SurferDoc at September 13, 2012 02:40 AM (6H6FZ)
I gotta say Drudge is doing yeoman service keeping the focus where it should be.
Posted by: SurferDoc at September 13, 2012 02:42 AM (6H6FZ)
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 13, 2012 02:46 AM (LRFds)
CFOs to Helicopter Ben-Don't get on the BOAT!
QE3 loses Fans
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 13, 2012 02:48 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: SurferDoc at September 13, 2012 02:48 AM (6H6FZ)
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 13, 2012 02:49 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: mugiwara at September 13, 2012 02:50 AM (rLvxx)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at September 13, 2012 02:55 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 13, 2012 02:56 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: SurferDoc at September 13, 2012 02:57 AM (6H6FZ)
Posted by: SurferDoc at September 13, 2012 06:57 AM (6H6FZ)
Morning Cho says the Teachers are nobly and selflessly sacrificing "for the kids"...
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 13, 2012 03:00 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 13, 2012 03:00 AM (LRFds)
I don't think the teachers even believe that.
Posted by: SurferDoc at September 13, 2012 03:04 AM (6H6FZ)
Posted by: mugiwara at September 13, 2012 06:50 AM (rLvxx)
Unfortunately they aren't dead they are alive, mostly wealthy, and well. The spectacle we saw where Obama's disaster was turned into an attack on Romney, was a sad reminder of the latent power of the Media.
Posted by: cm9000 at September 13, 2012 03:05 AM (lzvtR)
(On topic for a change.)
Posted by: SurferDoc at September 13, 2012 03:09 AM (6H6FZ)
on the fashionable reference, i find it fascinating that European fashion is the standard we are measured by. isn't it a progressive assumption that, by definition, Europe is more fashionable and there we are less.
also, i thought we were to celebrate diversity, well i guess that doesn't apply to fashion, where we should all emulate Europe.
Posted by: biff at September 13, 2012 05:44 AM (iPZAG)
That age must be about 90. I was in Germany last summer and if by style, you mean any mismatched piece of fabric you can lay your hands on, then yes, the Germans have style.
I'm a scientist and *I* was better dressed.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at September 13, 2012 08:35 AM (PMGbu)
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Today we have gathered in a public school to talk about some very pressing issues that we are going through as a people. My fellow presidential candidates often question me, saying my speeches are about dreams and do not stand a chance, but we know what we can succeed in. We know what we will succeed in. There is no question hope can succeed. We have seen what so-called 'experience' does. It sends us to war based on lies. It weakens our resolve. It fills us with bitter rage. These are not accomplishments; they're signs that we need to change.
We are facing a weakened economy, but our leaders are looking away. They fumble around with speeches written by others and we suffer. "Address the issue," we demand, but our voices have fall on deaf ears. Today that changes! We come here full of inspiration. We come here to create unity. I stand here before you, my ears open, my heart pleading. I ask that you join me; join me in this gathering of hope. Join me in making this country better than it has ever been. Join me in making it a place we can be proud of, a place in which pride thrives rather than starves, a place known for humanity and goodwill, a place that pushes the expectations of chivalry. United, we can make this a country in which patriotism means being willing to hold government accountable, upholding our need to improve, helping all people, and progressing toward a greater future. The America I know was hurt by 9/11, hurt badly, and still wants to see Osama bin Laden brought to justice. The America I know dropped everything so we could help one another after Katrina hit, despite that our leaders were all on vacation. The America I know views our sale of arms to Saudi Arabia as a mistake that will only further disrupt the Middle East. The America I know spoke its mind during the 2006 elections and the voice was loud and unified. We need change. If we stay the course, rising fuel costs will lead beyond just a recession, our international reputation will die, and our deficit will ruin the future for our children.
I've been accused of being not being grounded. The people gathered here today know the truth. It does not take a white person or a black person to bring change. Nor does it take a man or a woman, a Christan or a Muslim. It doesn't even take an American. It takes a connected and empowered society that can agree on our need for progress as a united people; our principles of honesty must guide us whether they come from our religions, our science, or our fellow citizens. It will take an America that not only agrees political divisiveness weakens our unity, but an America that does something about it.
My opponents question my resolve. They ask if we can really accomplish all this. I tell them, "Yes, we can!" Thank you, America.
//Barack T Ogabe esq
Posted by: Sven10077@svenJolafson at September 12, 2012 06:24 PM (LRFds)