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November 15, 2012

Steven DenBeste In Hospital
— LauraW

Mild stroke.

Thanks to TomM. for the heads up.

Posted by: LauraW at 05:45 AM | Comments (136)
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1 Saw this the other day. Bummer. He's clued me into plenty of good anime series.

Posted by: Citizen Anachronda at November 15, 2012 05:46 AM (1c58W)

2 He's a blogging giant. USS Clueless was one of the earliest blogs I read, circa 2002 or so. I haven't followed him lately since I'm not interested in anime, though. Get well, Steven.

Posted by: rickl at November 15, 2012 05:54 AM (zoehZ)

3 I think I was reading USS Clueless even before I found Belmont Club. For you young'uns, that was a major site in the immediate post 9/11 era.

Posted by: rickl at November 15, 2012 05:56 AM (zoehZ)

4 Know what the definition of a "small stroke" is? A stroke that happens to someone else.

Same goes for "minor surgery"...

Posted by: zipity at November 15, 2012 05:58 AM (kwgTF)

5 Yup...it was through Steven I found CQ I found LGF I found the horde....

so blame Steven...

God bless you buddy even if you don't like prayers.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 05:58 AM (LRFds)

6 I miss den Beste. Smartest blogger out there for a long time, except maybe Wretchard. Get well soon, SDB.

Posted by: joncelli at November 15, 2012 06:01 AM (RD7QR)

7 USS Clueless was a great read. Hope he gets well soon.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 15, 2012 06:01 AM (0yI6R)

I'm not familiar with Steven, but one never likes to see a good man struck by illness, and it sounds like he's a good one. Get well soon, Mr. DenBeste! I hope your recovery is fast and full.

First Dan Riehl, now this. Who next among the Horde's circle of favorites is going to be hospitalized? I don't like this trend. Someone bundle the Ewok and cob-loggers in some Snuggies.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit[/i][/b][/u] at November 15, 2012 06:01 AM (4df7R)

9 8 MWR,

We lost Andrew....I'm sad.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:03 AM (LRFds)

10 My prayers have been with him since I heard about this. You know, I was trying to figure out the other day how I stumbled into den of iniquity and I could not remember. It very well may have been through Steven.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Coming not nearly soon enough. at November 15, 2012 06:04 AM (VtjlW)

11 I've seen Steven even post here a time or two. I've read his stuff over in HA's Greenroom before they let Townhall take it over. Sharp dude.

Best wishes for your recovery Steven.

Posted by: GnuBreed at November 15, 2012 06:05 AM (ccXZP)

12 Prayers for him and his family.

Also: Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 15, 2012 06:06 AM (5DR1j)

13 Somehow this must be Bush's fault.

Posted by: Golan Globus at November 15, 2012 06:06 AM (vE/sd)

14 13 GG,

It always is...

//Kid from 2075

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:07 AM (LRFds)

15 Ohio is the worst hit...which means we no THEY lose the fucking governor's office since it will be HIS fault....

fuck goddamn I hate fucking mules.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:11 AM (LRFds)

16 I hope he recovers soon and finds he now has Anime superpowers.

Posted by: eman at November 15, 2012 06:11 AM (sRus3)

17 You know, I was trying to figure out the other day how I stumbled into den of iniquity and I could not remember. It very well may have been through Steven.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Coming not nearly soon enough. at November 15, 2012 10:04 AM (VtjlW)

Would prob make for interesting reading to hear how the Horde migrated here.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 06:11 AM (da5Wo)

18 I hope he recovers soon and finds he now has Anime superpowers. Having seen how anime superpowers tend to go, I would live in abject fear of that possibility.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, with gasoline and matches, looking innocent at November 15, 2012 06:12 AM (GBXon)

19 18 Brother Cavill,

then again he may enjoy that and if do God bless him.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:13 AM (LRFds)

20 Honestly, I got here by way of TepidAir. Not even sure I could tell you how I started there, the last several years have been a touch bit of a blur. (Mental note, must restrain Valu-Rite consumption, as it is impeding memory and hobo-hunting skills.) Yeah, I traded up.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, with gasoline and matches, looking innocent at November 15, 2012 06:14 AM (GBXon)

21 Would prob make for interesting reading to hear how the Horde migrated here.

I can't remember if it was that foot greenballs place or NRO. Was months before I worked up the nerve to comment.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 15, 2012 06:14 AM (/kI1Q)

22 Would prob make for interesting reading to hear how the Horde migrated here. Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 10:11 AM (da5Wo) I got here because I was bored and decided to search for new blogs alphabetically. First or second time here I made some casual remark about Whitney Houston that got two Morons to start in on each other in a flame war about which one was more teh ghey. They were hilarious and I think they migrated away long ago.

Posted by: eman at November 15, 2012 06:15 AM (sRus3)

23 I ended up here from Moe Lane's place. He links here all the time. I actually came over several times before I "got" what was cool about this place. Then lurked for a while before daring to stick my toe in the water.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 06:15 AM (da5Wo)

24 I hope he recovers soon and finds he now has Anime superpowers. Having seen how anime superpowers tend to go, I would live in abject fear of that possibility. Posted by: Brother Cavil, with gasoline and matches, looking innocent at November 15, 2012 10:12 AM (GBXon) Soul Reaper powers would be cool to have.

Posted by: eman at November 15, 2012 06:17 AM (sRus3)

25 USS Clueless was my first blog, I read him everyday.
get well Steve.

Posted by: apachetears at November 15, 2012 06:17 AM (VEZQ8)

26 If you have the chance go through the USS Clueless archives that are available on his anime site.

They are the most lucid and cogent essays on a topics as wide ranging as Energy, Terrorism, Politics, The Economy, etc.

He was and is an intellectual giant in conservative circles.

Posted by: General Woundwort at November 15, 2012 06:18 AM (RrD4h)

27 You know, I was trying to figure out the other day how I stumbled into den of iniquity and I could not remember. It very well may have been through Steven.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Coming not nearly soon enough. at November 15, 2012 10:04 AM (VtjlW)

Can't remember how I got here...The Rott, maybe?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:18 AM (yh0zB)

28 I got here Allahpundit/Lgf style.

Posted by: B5D, from the phone at November 15, 2012 06:19 AM (z5U4s)

29 Loved the USS Clueless- it was a tough read for me because it was so well thought out. Had been following him at his new blog which was mostly about anime but had the occasional political post. A unique man- I hope he can recover.

Posted by: jjshaka at November 15, 2012 06:20 AM (u2ah6)

30 I think anything Widmer Brothers makes is good. Drifter Pale Ale is to die for, and the Citra Blonde Summer Brew is almost as good. They make another...hefel..hefe..fuck I don't know but it's good too.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:21 AM (yh0zB)

31 Clueless and Belmont at first, then CJ for a bit, then HA for a bit, then here. Along with Wretchard and Insty for the whole ride.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at November 15, 2012 06:21 AM (0Db2g)

32 16 I hope he recovers soon and finds he now has Anime superpowers.

You hope he has boobs and a dick?
Or am I confusing Anime with Hentai?

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at November 15, 2012 06:22 AM (Qxdfp)

33 Yep, I'm gonna infect all y'all with my drunken ramblings until I ~~hit the floor~~ go to bed.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:22 AM (yh0zB)

34 (it's the moron way)

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:23 AM (yh0zB)

35 Hey, while we're talking bloggers in need, for all you gunnies out there...the Mistress of Snark could use a helping hand.

http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2012/11/operation-tamalanche.html

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:25 AM (yh0zB)

36 Here is a good example of why the USS clueless is sorely missed, especially today.

Den Beste on the press

http://tinyurl.com/aankr4f

Posted by: General Woundwort at November 15, 2012 06:26 AM (RrD4h)

Best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery for Mr. DenBeste. Never read any of his blog, but if the Horde endorses him, I regret missing it.

I found my way here from Doubleplusundead.

Posted by: DaveinNC at November 15, 2012 06:28 AM (boNGU)

38 Thanks Tom M for letting us know. If you be the same Tom M I think you are, see you in the funny papers! btW , best wishes for a speedy recovery for Steven!

Posted by: Judge Roy Bean at November 15, 2012 06:28 AM (F9zwA)

39 DenBeste has wrote some great stuff before he stopped and went all anime all the time years ago. I always wondered why. My assumption was that, since he wrote critically of both the Left and Islam that he got tired of the constant personal attacks of one or both of those groups. He seemed like a pretty hard-core introvert so getting that level of outside attention could have scared him off blogging political/contentious issues. Too bad.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at November 15, 2012 06:29 AM (ZPrif)

40 Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 10:11 AM (da5Wo)

All of these stories are bullshit.

Everyone arrives here by mistake when looking for porn.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 06:31 AM (GsoHv)

41 All of these stories are bullshit. Everyone arrives here by mistake when looking for porn. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 10:31 AM (GsoHv) I gave him my story and I'm sticking to it.

Posted by: eman at November 15, 2012 06:33 AM (sRus3)

42 Believe it or not, I think I came here from the Anchoress

Posted by: Elizabethe at November 15, 2012 06:34 AM (ou/rY)

43 @39

His best stuff was on Energy and why anything except Coal, Nuclear and petroleum was a boondoggle.

He is an engineer by training so he went into great detail why this was so.

It remains some of his best work.

You can still find it on his site in the USS Clueless archives.

He, Charles Johnson and Wretchard were pretty much the conservative blogoshpere intelligentsia back then.

Posted by: General Woundwort at November 15, 2012 06:34 AM (RrD4h)

44 One of the Four Horsemen of the Ablogalypse. Of the four (Den Beste, Reynolds, RawMusGlutes, Bicycle Boy) the one most adept at making a full, long, complete and defensible statement. Granted, Insty does when he wants to, typically for columns, but the usual "Heh" pales to the words of the USS Clueless.

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at November 15, 2012 06:35 AM (1GFda)

45 43 GW,

Yup.....of course CJ was never the "genius" it was the commentariat....

which he is learning quickly.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:37 AM (LRFds)

46 I have no idea who this is.

Posted by: garrett at November 15, 2012 06:37 AM (pWipv)

47 Can't remember how I got here...The Rott, maybe? Dang. I still have that bookmarked somewhere. Haven't dropped by in years.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, with gasoline and matches, looking innocent at November 15, 2012 06:38 AM (GBXon)

48 All of these stories are bullshit.

Everyone arrives here by mistake when looking for porn.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 10:31 AM (GsoHv)

What the hell were you lookin for that..........nevermind. I don't want to know.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 06:38 AM (da5Wo)

49 Let's break 'em out!

Posted by: Walkers! at November 15, 2012 06:39 AM (7l6VK)

50 @45

No, Charles Johnson was good.

When he turned it was like a knife in the back.

Seriously!

A. Knife. In. The. Back!

Posted by: General Woundwort at November 15, 2012 06:39 AM (RrD4h)

51 First they came for the cigarettes,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a smoker.

    Then they came for the transfats,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't big on transfats.

    Then they came for the Big Gulps,
    and I didn't speak out because I wasn't that thirsty.

    Then they came for the Twinkies,
    and there was no one left to speak for me.

Posted by: WalrusRex at November 15, 2012 06:39 AM (Hx5uv)

52 I seem to recall he had some pretty serious health problems even before the stroke. That and natural introversion caused him to give up full-time political blogging for blogging about anime. (Which is too bad because I'm not much of a fan.)

Posted by: joncelli at November 15, 2012 06:40 AM (RD7QR)

53 21 Would prob make for interesting reading to hear how the Horde migrated here. I can't remember if it was that foot greenballs place or NRO. Was months before I worked up the nerve to comment. Posted by: HeatherRadishÂ™ at November 15, 2012 10:14 AM (/kI1Q)::::: I was captured during a Moron raid of the comments section at qando.net where I was a regular commenter. There was some minor blog-spat going on at the time and the Horde came to bat us around. "What a bunch of dicks," I thought. I followed them here and realized that I was also a dick and that my special skill set would be more useful and appreciated at AoSHQ. So I stayed. It was a lot like Richard Burton in "A Man Called Horse."

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 15, 2012 06:40 AM (0yI6R)

54 What the hell were you lookin for that..........nevermind. I don't want to know.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 10:38 AM (da5Wo)

http://tinyurl.com/a3yq7m8

NSFW

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 06:41 AM (GsoHv)

55 Excuse me. Richard Harris.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 15, 2012 06:42 AM (0yI6R)

56 I ended up lurking here after being banned at HotAir. o.o Apparently I am a bit hot-blooded about things like Palestinian terrorists murdering Israeli babies in their homes at night.

I think the breaking point was when I said we were actually at war with Islam itself and all the placating, dulcet tones in the world would not change that fact. Apparently the administrations disagreed.

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at November 15, 2012 06:42 AM (X1PJ8)

57 Oh, and I came here from LGF just as CJ was skidding to the left. Came for the snark, stayed for the lengthy threads riffing on extramarital affairs.

Posted by: joncelli at November 15, 2012 06:43 AM (RD7QR)

58 Don't you mean Brian Dennehy?

Posted by: Brother Cavil, with gasoline and matches, looking innocent at November 15, 2012 06:43 AM (GBXon)

59 Like General Stockdale, I have no idea how I got here.

Probably a combination of Right Wing News, Malkin, LGF, Protein Wisdom, etc.

Posted by: General Woundwort at November 15, 2012 06:43 AM (RrD4h)

60 Would prob make for interesting reading to hear how the Horde migrated here. Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 10:11 AM (da5Wo) From what I gather lots of them are just like me. They got banned everywhere else.

Posted by: Ed Anger at November 15, 2012 06:44 AM (tOkJB)

61 Apparently I am a bit hot-blooded about things like Palestinian terrorists murdering Israeli babies in their homes at night.

---

You've got to reach out across the aisle.

Posted by: WalrusRex at November 15, 2012 06:44 AM (Hx5uv)

62
55 Excuse me. Richard Harris.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 15, 2012 10:42 AM (0yI6R)

A dick either way.

Which also happens to be the title of Sandra Fluke's autobiography.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 06:45 AM (da5Wo)

63 I usta get loaded quicker on cheap swill...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:46 AM (yh0zB)

64 Can't remember how I got here. Perhaps through a link.

Like Heather, it was ages before I worked up the nerve to comment.

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 06:46 AM (UOM48)

65 The Israeli defence forces have confirmed that a rocket from Gaza has struck near the city of Rishon LeZion, which is about nine miles (15km) south-east of Tel Aviv, as you can see from the map below. Rishon LeZion is about 30 miles from the Gazan border. Which also means they can reach Dimona. Which also means a land war amy be on the way. Which means.....

Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 15, 2012 06:46 AM (79ueO)

66 http://tinyurl.com/a3yq7m8

NSFW

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 10:41 AM (GsoHv)

That's a winning pair.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 06:47 AM (da5Wo)

67 "Apparently I am a bit hot-blooded about things like Palestinian terrorists murdering Israeli babies in their homes at night."

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at November 15, 2012 10:42 AM (X1PJ

The world would be much more comfortable with the Jews if only we would line up quietly and march into the gas chambers.

We have become such troublemakers!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 06:47 AM (GsoHv)

68 Which also means they can reach Dimona. Which also means a land war amy be on the way. Which means.....

Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 15, 2012 10:46 AM (79ueO)

A land war in Asia?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:47 AM (yh0zB)

69 64 jane D'oh,

I think my first comment here was treeing a moonbat on their grasp of insurgency.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:48 AM (LRFds)

70
Which also means they can reach Dimona. Which also means a land war amy be on the way. Which means.....

Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 15, 2012 10:46 AM (79ueO

Watch this drive! *plink.....into the water hazard*

Posted by: Preznit Choom at November 15, 2012 06:48 AM (UOM48)

71 We have become such troublemakers!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 10:47 AM (GsoHv)

God's chosen People should be troublemakers.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:48 AM (yh0zB)

72 65 NGU,

barky will be trying to spin helping the Muzzy Wuzzys....

screw it pray.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:49 AM (LRFds)

73 Steven actually posted a comment on one of my book threads.

It made me happy.

Posted by: OregonMuse at November 15, 2012 06:49 AM (yaUGT)

74 I guess I'm a rarity in that I was never at that greenballs place.

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 06:49 AM (UOM48)

75 OK, I'm really out this time. Not as loaded as I wanted to be, but tired enough to sleep anyway. Later roonz and roonettez!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 15, 2012 06:49 AM (yh0zB)

76 Which means.....

Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 15, 2012 10:46 AM (79ueO)

Lots of bad things.

Jabotinski was correct.....We need an iron wall separating us from the Arabs, and lots of land.

My bet is that Dimona is mostly underground by now.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 06:49 AM (GsoHv)

77 A couple of days ago, somebody here was in Israel. Dan from Eigrit (sp)? Had to travel south and was worried as things were escalating. Yo, Dan! Where are you? We need a man in the street report!

Posted by: Walkers! at November 15, 2012 06:50 AM (7l6VK)

78 Oh, hell.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 15, 2012 06:50 AM (GsoHv)

79 CBD the issue ain;t going away.

Not telling you anything mind you.

Maybe we need a two state solution in America.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:51 AM (LRFds)

80 Well, between this and the center column at Drudge, this day just keeps getting better and better.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows the chocolate ration only goes up at November 15, 2012 06:51 AM (Lxw+T)

81
74 I guess I'm a rarity in that I was never at that greenballs place.

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 10:49 AM (UOM4

I don't even know what it is, beyond comments about it here.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 06:53 AM (da5Wo)

82 Get this. ABC News just blamed the high unemployment claims numbers on... Wait... Wait... HURRICANE SANDY!

Posted by: Ed Anger at November 15, 2012 06:53 AM (tOkJB)

83 80 george Orwell,

It is getting better...we lost be entertained at the spin and the bullshit and the stupidity.

It's funnier than the crap they try to sell us as entertainment and if frankly I can harden my heart to suffering so will the "Blue Castle's trying to cope"....

Let it burn.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:53 AM (LRFds)

84 82 Ed Anger,

"so do we"

//Class of 2177

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 06:54 AM (LRFds)

85 "Jesse Jackson Jr. Won't Resign Until He Gets Disability Pay"

http://tinyurl.com/bypqomw

Disability pay. Disability pay? DISABILITY PAY?!?!?!

*inarticulate scream of rage*

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 06:55 AM (da5Wo)

86 55 Excuse me. Richard Harris. Yes. Richard Burton was in "A Man Called 'Whore!'"

Posted by: George Orwell what knows the chocolate ration only goes up at November 15, 2012 06:56 AM (Lxw+T)

87 Since I was feeling a bit down I'm glad I just checked in on Drudge. Everything there is skittles and unicorns.

Posted by: Ed Anger at November 15, 2012 06:56 AM (tOkJB)

88 82
Get this.

ABC News just blamed the high unemployment claims numbers on...

Wait...

Wait...

HURRICANE SANDY!

Yeah, funny how the unemployment numbers went down just before the election. Strange, isn't it?

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 06:58 AM (UOM48)

89 So, I went to his "base" website, his earlier post mentioned that he had a run of hiccups the day before, lasting about an hour.

So for S&G, I googled stroke hiccup link. Yeah, it's there, per- and post-stroke. I'm not an MD and I do know enough that correlation is not causation.

Any morons out there who are MDs that want to take a crack at this?

Posted by: John P. Squibob at November 15, 2012 06:58 AM (kqqGm)

90 "Jesse Jackson Jr. Won't Resign Until He Gets Disability Pay"

Gotta be in five years to collect the pension (I believe it was noted here that that was why Giffords didn't resign until a full year after she became too disabled to serve...had to hit the five years).

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 15, 2012 06:58 AM (/kI1Q)

I first came here about 8 or 9 years ago on a link to watch a car accident in which one of the cars flipped over a pedestrian, missing him by inches.

That was when AOS was not politics 99.9% of the time. I miss the top list threads, the haikus, the deep thought threads and assorted popular culture threads. Doesn't seem people can chew gum and walk at the same time any longer.

Posted by: polynikes at November 15, 2012 06:58 AM (m2CN7)

92 74 I guess I'm a rarity in that I was never at that greenballs place.

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 10:49 AM (UOM4

Que, Jane? What is this "greenballs" place of which you speak? Is it a clinic for afflicted Gaiaists?

Posted by: tubal at November 15, 2012 06:59 AM (BoE3Z)

93 Markets continue to "adjust."

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 15, 2012 06:59 AM (UZQM8)

94 I liked the recipe thread last week.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 15, 2012 07:00 AM (/kI1Q)

95 Everything there is skittles and unicorns. Posted by: Ed Anger at November 15, 2012 10:56 AM (tOkJB) Yes. The Arabs fired marshmallow bunnies into Israel. So the Israelis fired back chocolate kittehs. Happy Happy Joy Joy

Posted by: eman at November 15, 2012 07:00 AM (sRus3)

96 I first came hereabout 8 or 9years agoon a link to watch a car accident in which one of the cars flipped over a pedestrian, missing him by inches.

That was when AOS was not politics 99.9% of the time. I miss the top list threads, the haikus, the deep thought threads and assorted popular culture threads.Doesn't seem people canchew gum and walk at the same time any longer.

Don't forget the accidental links to lipstick lesbian porn sites.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at November 15, 2012 07:00 AM (kqqGm)

97 I got here from Megan McCardle's defunct comment threads, which were more interesting than her idle patter. I started a thread on ASCII bohbehs and it was one for the ages.

Posted by: simpleton at November 15, 2012 07:00 AM (i3pKT)

98 Gotta be in five years to collect the pension (I believe it was noted here that that was why Giffords didn't resign until a full year after she became too disabled to serve...had to hit the five years).

Posted by: HeatherRadishÂ™ at November 15, 2012 10:58 AM (/kI1Q)

The article said he was just reelected to his 10th term, had recently applied for disability pay and that it would take some sort of congressional approval that wont be coming for a bit. I'm short on details. I couldn't make it much past the headline.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 07:00 AM (da5Wo)

99 Get this.

ABC News just blamed the high unemployment claims numbers on...

Wait...

Wait...

HURRICANE SANDY!

Posted by: Ed Anger at November 15, 2012 10:53 AM (tOkJB)

The entire MFM is doing that. Somehow a storm that hit a part of the east coast affected unemployment in the whole country. And how did people lose their job because of a storm? Are they unemployed because they can't make it to work for a few days?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at November 15, 2012 07:00 AM (1Jaio)

100 I first came hereabout 8 or 9years agoon a link to watch a car accident in which one of the cars flipped over a pedestrian, missing him by inches. That was when AOS was not politics 99.9% of the time. I miss the top list threads, the haikus, the deep thought threads and assorted popular culture threads.Doesn't seem people canchew gum and walk at the same time any longer. Posted by: polynikes at November 15, 2012 10:58 AM (m2CN7) RINO!

Posted by: eman at November 15, 2012 07:01 AM (sRus3)

101

Damn I mean 11 or 12 years ago I think. How long has ace been around?

Posted by: polynikes at November 15, 2012 07:01 AM (m2CN7)

102 Â–Romney says president Bill Clinton called him after the election and said he might have won if not for Hurricane Sandy. Romney: Â“I spoke with president Clinton the day before yesterday, he called and spent thirty minutes chatting with me. He said a week out I thought you were going to win. And he said, but the hurricane happened, and it gave the president a chance to be presidential, and to look bipartisan, and you know he got a little more momentum, and of course he also said that when he was watching Ann speak at the Republican convention, he decided he was tempted to join the Republican Party. So he may have just been effusive with generous comments as he chatted.Â”

From link to ABC News. No. Words.

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 07:01 AM (UOM48)

103 Jane, can you imagine Bill publicly flipping?

OMG.

Heads exploding everywhere.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 07:03 AM (da5Wo)

104 If Mitt Romney took a phone from Bill Clinton and believed anything that fucker said, you have Mitt's loss summed up right there.

Posted by: eman at November 15, 2012 07:04 AM (sRus3)

105 10th term? Shit, he's got the pension all locked up. Fuck 'im. With Mooch's dick.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 15, 2012 07:05 AM (/kI1Q)

106 "taps screen"...hello, hello, is this thing on?

Posted by: tubal at November 15, 2012 07:05 AM (BoE3Z)

107 disappointed by the non-hotness of the FBI shirtless guy though by his list of takedowns while on the job, he appears to be quite a bad ass

Posted by: L, just L at November 15, 2012 07:05 AM (0PiQ4)

108 That's quite interesting in light of all the pre-election "gaffes" Bill was making where it kept sounding like he was slamming Obama.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 15, 2012 07:05 AM (B/VB5)

109 103 Jane, can you imagine Bill publicly flipping?

OMG.

Heads exploding everywhere.

Yep. I'd pay good money to see that. And to see Barry's pissy face.

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 07:05 AM (UOM48)

110 "taps screen"...hello, hello, is this thing on? No.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, with gasoline and matches, looking innocent at November 15, 2012 07:06 AM (GBXon)

111 I can.

The Democratic Party has been completely taken over by the Berkeley Trotskyites that Reagan and Bob Heinlein were desperately fighting in the 1960's.

I'm sure some of the crap they are pulling now horrifies even him. If he wanted to run for high office again, he would HAVE to switch parties.

Posted by: Kristophr at November 15, 2012 07:06 AM (wYVte)

112 I can't possibly understand why Texas Instruments is laying off 5%. Therefore it must be racism and the government ought to force them to stop. Seriously, that is where we are headed. It will be here far sooner than you think. The rule of law is virtually dead. May you fire someone, change the prices in your restaurant, or even wash your own fucking car in your own fucking driveway? These decisions will no longer be based upon clearly understood laws or your rights to your own property. They will be based upon how much political pull and popularity you have, or whether you think your neighbors will rat you out. It's going to feel a lot like the former Soviet Union very soon.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows the chocolate ration only goes up at November 15, 2012 07:06 AM (Lxw+T)

113

Romney also agreed with most here when he said, I paraphrase, that he believes he lost because Obama gave gifts to the latinos, women and minorities whereas his was a plan for the whole country.

Of course Jindal immediately rejected what Romney said. Pencil neck dick face.

Posted by: polynikes at November 15, 2012 07:07 AM (m2CN7)

114 It's cold and rainy here, which matches my mood.

Had a nice dream last night and then woke up this morning and realized, once again, we're in Stage ll: The Age of Obama...the Burning.

Wish I could sleep through the next four years of this nightmare.

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 07:07 AM (UOM48)

115 You know, the whole "Let it burn" mantra we have here is weak sauce.

Seriously, what kind of man sits back and *lets* something happen.

Fuck that.

I am all for "Make it Burn!"

Sign up for every silly entitlement program you can think of. Get your kids and relatives on it, too. Break it faster!

Make it Burn!

Posted by: MrShad at November 15, 2012 07:08 AM (Xqfwb)

116 Yep. I'd pay good money to see that. And to see Barry's pissy face.

Posted by: Jane D'oh says Let It Burn at November 15, 2012 11:05 AM (UOM4

And watching the Right deal with accepting him.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 07:09 AM (da5Wo)

117 This: FBI shirtless guy says shirtless pic was a joke, him posing with a couple of dummies. Someone else who saw the same pic said it was taken at a Tampa party with guests posing with the Rev Jesse Jackson. geeshers. dummies indeed

Posted by: L, just L at November 15, 2012 07:09 AM (0PiQ4)

118

EVERYBODY HAVE YOU HEARD

Posted by: Billy Squire at November 15, 2012 07:10 AM (ccC5G)

119 112 George orwell,

Yup...and these stupid asshole fucking American Idol nation voters will not care.

Like I said melt to red and then say "fuck you," may be the only chance the founding has.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 07:10 AM (LRFds)

120 I'm sure some of the crap they are pulling now horrifies even him. If he wanted to run for high office again, he would HAVE to switch parties. If there was a Bizzaro center-left version of the HQ (where Ace didn't have a beard) Bill Clinton would be their Paul Anka. I'm just sayin'.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 15, 2012 07:10 AM (B/VB5)

121
111 I can.

The Democratic Party has been completely taken over by the Berkeley Trotskyites that Reagan and Bob Heinlein were desperately fighting in the 1960's.

I'm sure some of the crap they are pulling now horrifies even him. If he wanted to run for high office again, he would HAVE to switch parties.

Posted by: Kristophr at November 15, 2012 11:06 AM (wYVte)

Ummmm.....no. Bill and Hill are as lefty as it gets. Not to mention, Bill cares about one thing and one thing only. Bill.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 15, 2012 07:10 AM (da5Wo)

122 115 MrShad,

That's a hard pill to swallow, but maybe cheating the system husbanding resources to be able to afford to concentrate to force the issue is the best we can do....

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 07:11 AM (LRFds)

123 That was when AOS was not politics 99.9% of the time. I miss the top list threads, the haikus, the deep thought threads and assorted popular culture threads.Doesn't seem people canchew gum and walk at the same time any longer.::;;;;; I have agitated for an AoSHQ Weekend Style section. I know that 12 Open Threads in a row is the new normal, but I'm a traditionalist.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 15, 2012 07:11 AM (0yI6R)

124 "...... These decisions will no longer be based upon clearly understood laws or your rights to your own property"........
Posted by: George Orwell what knows the chocolate ration only goes up at November 15, 2012 11:06 AM (Lxw+T)

That's probably the next domino to fall. The OWS thinking crowd has zero (ironic) respect for other people's stuff. I have worthless relations who live in apartments and have never owned shit beyond personal effects. Tho they work, being a taker is their natural inclination.

Posted by: tubal at November 15, 2012 07:11 AM (BoE3Z)

125 114 Jane D'oh,

Project Wideawake ma'am...even if it can't nail the newsies.

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 07:12 AM (LRFds)

126 124 Tubal,

Yup...

read up on the Cataline conspiracy....next time someone tells you this is all new....kick 'em in the groin

Posted by: sven10077 at November 15, 2012 07:13 AM (LRFds)

127 Ummmm.....no. Bill and Hill are as lefty as it gets. Not to mention, Bill cares about one thing and one thing only. Bill's cock. FIFY.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 15, 2012 07:14 AM (B/VB5)

128 I came here via link at a lesbian pron site.

Posted by: somebody else, not me at November 15, 2012 07:14 AM (nZvGM)

129

Empire of Jeff rules

Like a Pez dispenser should