May 08, 2014

1 If I have to listen to "Whiter Shade of Pale" one more time I might brand Procol Harum terrorists!

Posted by: S. Muldoon at May 08, 2014 04:54 AM (MKpBT)

2 Back off Muldoon.

Posted by: Matthew Booker and Keith Reid at May 08, 2014 04:55 AM (kVK9G)

3 How Obama Created A Federal Hunting License For The Far Left OUTSTANDING If you haven't read it, go read it right now.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 04:55 AM (7ObY1)

4 Climate rags?

Posted by: teh Wind at May 08, 2014 04:57 AM (B3WUC)

5 I love how millionaire Obama who's living rent-free just can't wait to sock us plebes with higher energy costs while he pays no utilities at home and jets around in a massive taxpayer-funded aircraft for free. Such compassion. #incomeinequality

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:02 AM (r+7wo)

6 In fairness to to HGTV, those guys probably upset a huge segment of their target audience .

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) [/b] [/i] [/s] at May 08, 2014 05:02 AM (HDwDg)

7 The line was from the street to the cashier to get Hate Bizkits.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 08, 2014 05:03 AM (kVK9G)

8 Morning, all! I'm till catching up w/Vic's links from the last thread....moar coffee.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 08, 2014 05:04 AM (8zTpe)

9 In a short period of time, Putin will have a limo far cooler than the U.S. president's. This will be the turning point where our country slides into third-world status.

Posted by: jwest at May 08, 2014 05:04 AM (u2a4R)

10 At least, that would be one promise he keeps. -Under me, electricity prices will necessarily skyrocket. Great job, America!

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:04 AM (r+7wo)

11 "Poll Finds 1 in 5 People Would Have Sex With a Robot" ...or a vibrating recliner....(swoon)

Posted by: couch fucker at May 08, 2014 05:05 AM (Fp7JI)

12 Hillary ClintonÂ’s State Department Refused to Brand Boko Haram as Terrorists


I repeat what I said a few weeks ago.  She did almost nothing as SOS and the things she did do she screwed up.  And this scrunt will run in 2016 and a bunch of ignorant mouth breathers will vote for her. Why?  Because free shit.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at May 08, 2014 05:05 AM (T2V/1)

13 Good morning, Horde. Taser Bike (:p) ii watch a lot of HGTV. I get irritated when there's a gay couple featured, and I'm not even anti-gay. Get it outta my damned face!

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at May 08, 2014 05:07 AM (N/cFh)

14 Carried over from the last thread: 225 Hooray, Common Core. :^( :^( Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 08:50 AM (XyM/Y) Yep. Father was arrested for protesting it as well. http://tinyurl.com/mjszm8d Posted by: RWC at May 08, 2014 08:54 AM (fWAjv) We are living in a fascist police state. A sex-crazed one at that.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:07 AM (DrWcr)

15 it's chicK-fil-a.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at May 08, 2014 05:09 AM (u8GsB)

16

So it's official:  If you don't rabidly support gay marriage, you deserve to be fired from your job and chased from polite society.

 

Heh.  "Liberal" indeed.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, who does NOT speak for the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General at May 08, 2014 05:09 AM (fwARV)

17 Hillary Clinton's State Department Refused To Brand Boko Haram As Terrorists Or Slavers.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 05:10 AM (Kud7z)

18 Hmnnn.  Depends on the robot I think.

Posted by: Simon White-Thatch Potentloins at May 08, 2014 05:10 AM (NnjE8)

19 Good for the gay New Yorkers who love Chic-Fil-A. It's refreshing to hear about tolerance for once.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at May 08, 2014 05:11 AM (IyKYr)

20 As The Vic can attest, cooler temps prevail across the East. Over the past month and a half we've had a week w/highs above "average", most daytime highs 10 to 20 degrees below the average high, with nighttime lows up to 25 degrees below average lows. Third year in a row for a tough start of the growing season. Of course, the WaPo says the "average" is about -1 degree below "average". But still one of "the hottest Aprils on Record". *insert facepalm here*

Posted by: anon a mouse at May 08, 2014 05:11 AM (gXRIG)

21 The Putin link is FUBAR.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 08, 2014 05:12 AM (wNF3N)

22 It's already at third world status when a press van driver becomes a highy placed national security apparatchik in 5 years at the age of 32. IIRC, in Nigeria, there was (is?) a very powerful and ruthless political strongman who started out as someone's driver. You have to understand how low a driver is in the class conscious Nigerian society. Obama may not have known his dad but somehow he absorbed the worst African political sensibilities, e.g.straight up brazen obvious LYING. But at least in Nigeria, we've always had also many outlets that criticize those in power. Which makes the US press all the more pathetic.

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:12 AM (r+7wo)

23 Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at May 08, 2014 09:07 AM (N/cFh) Showing gays in about a third of their shows is one of the reasons I quit watching Curb Appeal. Is it *really* that cheap to film in San Francisco, or were they just padding the assume population percentage. Just got tired of it after a while.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 08, 2014 05:12 AM (GDulk)

24 Poll Finds One In Five People AoSHQ Horde Members Would Have Sex With A Robot Living La Vida Loca!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 05:12 AM (Kud7z)

25 15 it's chicK-fil-a..... Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at May 08, 2014 09:09 AM (u8GsB) --- NOM NOM NOM GIMME MAH HATE CHICKEN. I love that stuff.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at May 08, 2014 05:13 AM (N/cFh)

26 >>So it's official: If you don't rabidly support gay marriage, you deserve to be fired from your job and chased from polite society. Yes, and it looks like they're trying to nip these shows in the bud so they don't have another Duck Dynasty - where good ratings make the channel think twice about firing the unpersons.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 08, 2014 05:14 AM (8zTpe)

27 At a certain age, over half of the male population would do it with trees, if it were possible.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 08, 2014 05:15 AM (V70Uh)

28 21  
21 As The Vic can attest, cooler temps prevail across the East. Over the past month and a half we've had a week w/highs above "average", most daytime highs 10 to 20 degrees below the average high, with nighttime lows up to 25 degrees below average lows. Third year in a row for a tough start of the growing season.

Of course, the WaPo says the "average" is about -1 degree below "average". But still one of "the hottest Aprils on Record".

*insert facepalm here*

Posted by: anon a mouse at May 08, 2014 09:11 AM (gXRIG)



This has been the coldest Winter I have ever seen since living here over 30 years.  I have seen a few colder nights than occurred this year, but not the long monthly average daily highs that were anywhere from 15F to 20F lower than normal.  Also, the Winters keep coming sooner and lasting longer.



Everything I have seen is the typical behavior of an impending ice age such as occurred during the middle ages. But we haz global warming and temperatures have "stabilized" <sarc>

Posted by: Vic[/i] at May 08, 2014 05:15 AM (T2V/1)

29 16 So it's official: If you don't rabidly support gay marriage, you deserve to be fired from your job and chased from polite society. Heh. "Liberal" indeed. Posted by: Washington Nearsider, who does NOT speak for the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General at May 08, 2014 09:09 AM (fwARV) I was surprised on the podcast when Nick Gillespie wasn't alarmed by the Eich witch hunt. But he said he's for "marriage equality," so I wonder if that colors his view. Probably thinks being against gay marriage is beyond the pale. I suspect Ace was a little frustrated at the conversation.

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:16 AM (r+7wo)

30 A) Since when was the Far Left ever leashed...?

B) The link to the Putin article is busted.

Posted by: CPT. Charles at May 08, 2014 05:16 AM (lJaja)

31 Right Wing Watch reported Tuesday that David Benham had led a prayer rally outside of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC in 2012, in which he told conservative radio host Janet Mefferd that America’s Christian majority must repent for tolerating “homosexuality and its agenda that is attacking the nation” and “demonic ideologies tak[ing] our universities and our public school systems.” He also said his brother had joined him in the prayer protest. The group also claimed David leads protests outside of abortion clinics. Why, they're just horrible, horrible people! BURN 'EM!

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at May 08, 2014 05:17 AM (v0/PR)

32 American leftists are no better... or different... than any Nazi or Commie we've faced before.


Do you want to stop the leftists? There's only one way to stop them before they finish poisoning every bit of American Freedom we have left.


It worked pretty darn good in WW 2, Korea, and Viet Nam.

Posted by: Topo Gigio at May 08, 2014 05:18 AM (FuN7f)

33 Vic the President's climate report says that the cold you feel is the climate disruption that the greenies have been predicting all along. Your temperature ration has been increased by minus ten degrees thus proving Global Warmruptioning.

Posted by: Typo dynamofo at May 08, 2014 05:18 AM (IVgIK)

34 Poll Finds One In Five People AoSHQ Horde Members Would Have Sex With A Robot Living La Vida Loca! Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 09:12 AM (Kud7z) ***** Bah! Kids these days! Spoiled rotten. Back in my day we had a knothole in a fence and were happy to have even that!

Posted by: S. Muldoon at May 08, 2014 05:19 AM (MKpBT)

35 Poll Finds One In Five People AoSHQ Horde Members Would Have Had Sex With A Robot Additonal editing.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at May 08, 2014 05:19 AM (659DL)

36

Ya know. Krystal Bowl would've been on more solid ground to argue Animal Farm was all about Animal Rights and global warming.

=======================


Soon and late the day is coming,
Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown,
And the fruitful fields of England
Shall be trod by beasts alone

Rings shall vanish from our noses,
And the harness from our back,
Bit and spur shall rust forever,
Cruel whips no more shall crack

Riches more than mind can picture,
Wheat and barley, oats and hay,
Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels
Shall be ours upon that day

Bright will shine the fields of England,
Purer shall its waters be,
Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes
On the day that sets us free

Posted by: Bigby's Flappy Hands at May 08, 2014 05:19 AM (3ZtZW)

37 Shit. strikethrough fail.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at May 08, 2014 05:19 AM (659DL)

38 Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:16 AM (r+7wo) Ace knows it won't be long before his brand of speech is no longer allowed in either public or private. He's rightfully afraid of that. Gillespie is the well spoken type who, although highly libertarian, I suspect hasn't stepped far enough out of the PC bounds to feel the fire yet.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) [/b] [/i] [/s] at May 08, 2014 05:20 AM (HDwDg)

39 @NorthKorea: You need to take 2nd look at Obama: he's more like you than you think!

Posted by: @ParisParamus at May 08, 2014 05:20 AM (jevv7)

40 I see explicit persecution of Christians coming in some form in the not too distant future since so many of our views are anathema to the left. But it's part of the package Jesus promised and we're to face it with an attitude of love, thanksgiving and praise (which is so contrary to human nature).

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:20 AM (r+7wo)

41 19 -- Simon White-Thatch Potentloins -- Omit the Nag and PMS bitch subroutines and we'll talk...

Posted by: CPT. Charles at May 08, 2014 05:21 AM (lJaja)

42 Ace knows it won't be long before his brand of speech is no longer allowed in either public or private. He's rightfully afraid of that. Yup. Just look at what happened to that father who publicly objected to his 14-year-old daughter being required to read porn in school. They have no qualms with arresting people for speech they don't like.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:21 AM (DrWcr)

43
"Steve Wiles, GOP candidate for the state senate in North Carolina who is a former drag queen who went by the name Mona Sinclair, received 27.49 percent of the vote in Tuesday's primary election in his very conservative District 31, but failed to win."




North Carolina --  'tis a silly place.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 08, 2014 05:22 AM (kdS6q)

44 Bah! Kids these days! Spoiled rotten. Back in my day we had a knothole in a fence and were happy to have even that! Posted by: S. Muldoon at May 08, 2014 09:19 AM (MKpBT) All we had was the knot.

Posted by: Kaboom Kid at May 08, 2014 05:22 AM (Fp7JI)

45 41 I see explicit persecution of Christians coming in some form in the not too distant future since so many of our views are anathema to the left.

But it's part of the package Jesus promised and we're to face it with an attitude of love, thanksgiving and praise (which is so contrary to human nature).

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:20 AM (r+7wo)


It is already rampant in the ME and Malaysia and parts of Africa controlled by the Muzzies.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at May 08, 2014 05:22 AM (T2V/1)

46 North Carolina -- 'tis a silly place. Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 08, 2014 09:22 AM (kdS6q) It's only a model.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:22 AM (DrWcr)

47 I haven't been watching the MSM - have they mentioned religion in their new found concern over Boko Haram?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 08, 2014 05:22 AM (8zTpe)

48 It's Krystal "Ball". You really have to have the "Ball" to get the full left wing dippy effect. I think she and the Witch from MS should run together. But your point about "Animal Farm is a good one and amusing. Send it over to the Eco Terrorist. They'd like it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 05:23 AM (XyM/Y)

49 Yup. Just look at what happened to that father who publicly objected to his 14-year-old daughter being required to read porn in school. They have no qualms with arresting people for speech they don't like.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:21 AM (DrWcr)

 

I THINK he was removed because he went over the 2 minute time limit.  2 minutes comrade.

Posted by: Bruce Lee's Fist at May 08, 2014 05:23 AM (M+evy)

50 41 I see explicit persecution of Christians coming in some form in the not too distant future since so many of our views are anathema to the left. But it's part of the package Jesus promised and we're to face it with an attitude of love, thanksgiving and praise (which is so contrary to human nature). Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:20 AM (r+7wo) If it comes to that, I think I'll name three of my rifles "Love" "Thanksgiving" and "Praise."

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:23 AM (DrWcr)

51 It's chicK-fil-abulous

Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 05:23 AM (7ObY1)

52
North Carolina -- 'tis a silly place.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix

It's only a model.
Posted by: Insomniac




*shush*

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 08, 2014 05:24 AM (kdS6q)

53 Someone better save these tidbits about Hillary and the State Dept because they'll be going down the memory hole.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 05:24 AM (XyM/Y)

54 50 Yup. Just look at what happened to that father who publicly objected to his 14-year-old daughter being required to read porn in school. They have no qualms with arresting people for speech they don't like.Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:21 AM (DrWcr)I THINK he was removed because he went over the 2 minute time limit. 2 minutes comrade. Posted by: Bruce Lee's Fist at May 08, 2014 09:23 AM (M+evy) That was bullshit pretext. I think I read they came up with that just before the meeting when they heard he was coming.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:24 AM (DrWcr)

55 Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:21 AM (DrWcr) Worse, they aren't prepared for disagreement. I get it, you want everyone to speak in turn, blah blah blah. But here's the deal, people are going to show up to that meeting charged up. And they're not going to like being called censors by those who don't have a problem with the book really supervise their children (fixed for accuracy.) Dude wasn't violent. He spoke out of turn, but that should have been expected. Indeed, they probably should have altered the "2 minute rule" which is designed to do absolutely nothing other than pretend they're listening.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) [/b] [/i] [/s] at May 08, 2014 05:24 AM (HDwDg)

56 Chique Facing it all with love is going to be tough for me. I've been saying for a while now that the the world which hates the Church should be very thankful for it because Catholic Faith is the main thing tempering my barbarian nature. I doubt I am the only one

Posted by: Typo dynamofo at May 08, 2014 05:25 AM (IVgIK)

57 My problem with libertarians is that they don't get the association between virtue and liberty. Virtue is necessary for true liberty. One of the founders spoke strongly about that. A very good message on that is Michael Ramsden's Pursuit of Pleasure talk it's on YouTube. He's with RZIM.

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:25 AM (r+7wo)

58 28 At a certain age, over half of the male population would do it with trees, if it were possible. I'm torn between that sassy sycamore out back and the quaking aspen across the street. decisions, decisions...

Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 05:25 AM (7ObY1)

59 23 It's already at third world status when a press van driver becomes a highy placed national security apparatchik in 5 years at the age of 32. IIRC, in Nigeria, there was (is?) a very powerful and ruthless political strongman who started out as someone's driver. You have to understand how low a driver is in the class conscious Nigerian society. Obama may not have known his dad but somehow he absorbed the worst African political sensibilities, e.g.straight up brazen obvious LYING. But at least in Nigeria, we've always had also many outlets that criticize those in power. Which makes the US press all the more pathetic. ------ Chique All I can figure about his "rise" from driver to NSA, is that he must have seen or partaken in questionable goings on in said van, and his promotion was ingratitude for his silence.

Posted by: Chillin the most at May 08, 2014 05:25 AM (gxtMZ)

60 Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:20 AM (r+7wo Well said.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 05:26 AM (XyM/Y)

61 Orwell was a great writer, but that lipstache was teh creepy.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 05:26 AM (7ObY1)

62 Someone better save these tidbits about Hillary and the State Dept because they'll be going down the memory hole.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 09:24 AM (XyM/Y)



You know all those great servers Malor is perpetually yammering about the GOPe having?  Those are for opposition research on the Tea Party, not the commiecrats.

Posted by: Captain Hate at May 08, 2014 05:27 AM (qiiIB)

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

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at May 08, 2014 05:28 AM (PYAXX)

64 59 28 At a certain age, over half of the male population would do it with trees, if it were possible. I'm torn between that sassy sycamore out back and the quaking aspen across the street. decisions, decisions... Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 09:25 AM (7ObY1) That cork tree keeps giving me a come hither look.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:28 AM (DrWcr)

65 Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:24 AM (DrWcr) Even if it were the rule (it's the standard rule for our city council meetings) you have to be prepared to understand that some people don't want their kids reading Harlequin novels as school assignments (and expect them be a bit wound up about it.) I would say that's not an irrational position to have, so give him a wide berth. I mean dude was called a censor by the asshole behind him. I mean WTF? It's a long line between "we're not going to make kids read this as an assignment" to "BURN ALL THE COPIES!" Almost a universe apart.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) [/b] [/i] [/s] at May 08, 2014 05:28 AM (HDwDg)

66 17 Hillary Clinton's State Department Refused To Brand Boko Haram As Terrorists Or Slavers. Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 09:10 AM (Kud7z) political agenda campaign platform

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 05:29 AM (gmrH5)

67 I see explicit persecution of Christians coming in some form in the not too distant future since so many of our views are anathema to the left. But it's part of the package Jesus promised and we're to face it with an attitude of love, thanksgiving and praise (which is so contrary to human nature). And a well lubed .45.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 05:29 AM (Kud7z)

68

I'll just note again how isn't it interesting how all this activity on Benghazi and the IRS scandal in the House just happened to occur right around the time of the Ohio Primaries.

 

A complete coincidence I'm sure.

 

Just like it will be a complete coincidence that the next time anything will happen on it will be around the end of October/beginning of November.

Posted by: buzzion at May 08, 2014 05:29 AM (LI48c)

69 60 Chique All I can figure about his "rise" from driver to NSA, is that he must have seen or partaken in questionable goings on in said van, and his promotion was ingratitude for his silence. Posted by: Chillin the most at May 08, 2014 09:25 AM (gxtMZ) Yup, most likely, because Dude has no skills to speak of, unless proudly making a fool of oneself on national tv counts as a skill.

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:29 AM (r+7wo)

70 65 59 28 At a certain age, over half of the male population would do it with trees, if it were possible.


I'm torn between that sassy sycamore out back and the quaking aspen across the street.

decisions, decisions...
Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 09:25 AM (7ObY1)

That cork tree keeps giving me a come hither look.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:28 AM (DrWcr)



Hello boys!



Posted by: Rubber tree at May 08, 2014 05:30 AM (GQ8sn)

71 "Poll Finds 1 in 5 People Would Have Sex With a Robot" I guess males made up only 20% of their polling sample. http://instantrimshot.com

Posted by: Abner "Call Me Abbie" Normal[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 08, 2014 05:30 AM (qlBdX)

72 At a certain age, over half of the male population would do it with trees, if it were possible. I'm torn between that sassy sycamore out back and the quaking aspen across the street. decisions, decisions... Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 09:25 AM (7ObY1) That cork tree keeps giving me a come hither look. The balsa tree is so soft.....

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 05:31 AM (Kud7z)

73

Bah! Kids these days! Spoiled rotten. Back in my day we had a knothole in a fence and were happy to have even that!

 

A knothole?  Rich snob.  We had to wait for rain so there'd be a mud puddle.  Oh, the dry months...

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 05:31 AM (JtwS4)

74 Posted by: buzzion at May 08, 2014 09:29 AM (LI48c) I've stated in the blog that I think Boehner finally agreed to a select committee on Benghazi because his primary was coming up.

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:31 AM (r+7wo)

75 The difference between republican office holders and democrat office holders    in     their attitudes toward morals    and  freedom     is basically only the letter after their name.    The official GOP line is not for getting rid of government departments, but to run them   and    to run them    more efficiently.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at May 08, 2014 05:32 AM (ZkzmI)

76 i'm hot, sweet & sticky.....

Posted by: maple tree at May 08, 2014 05:32 AM (u8GsB)

77 re sex with robots --
 
Chances are, I'd hit it.
 
Pics would help.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 08, 2014 05:32 AM (wNF3N)

78 Even if it were the rule (it's the standard rule for our city council meetings) you have to be prepared to understand that some people don't want their kids reading Harlequin novels as school assignments (and expect them be a bit wound up about it.) I would say that's not an irrational position to have, so give him a wide berth. I mean dude was called a censor by the asshole behind him. With the reading level of some teens, just pass out Hustler. /s

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 05:33 AM (Kud7z)

79 Obama totally fucked up traffic last night. Not sure why these assholes have to fly in at 5 pm.

Posted by: Pug of Brunei at May 08, 2014 05:34 AM (3U9Bd)

80 73 At a certain age, over half of the male population would do it with trees, if it were possible. I'm torn between that sassy sycamore out back and the quaking aspen across the street. decisions, decisions... Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 09:25 AM (7ObY1) That cork tree keeps giving me a come hither look. The balsa tree is so soft..... Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 09:31 AM (Kud7z) Nothing tops a hot sugar maple.

Posted by: eman at May 08, 2014 05:34 AM (EWsrI)

81 It's so 1950s not to want your 14-year old to study porn. /s

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:34 AM (r+7wo)

82 Posted by: Hotel Haram - Boko Haram's Greatest Hits You can check in, but you can never check out.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 05:35 AM (Kud7z)

83
A recent report from the Egyptian channel Al Tahrir uses an episode of The Simpsons broadcast in 2001 to prove the "Arab Spring" was a foriegn plot.  For example noting that a jeep in the episode's music video displays the flag that is now used by the Syrian opposition.

http://tinyurl.com/phznv79




"Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night? We do, we do, we do! "


Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 08, 2014 05:35 AM (kdS6q)

84 >>I mean WTF? It's a long line between "we're not going to make kids read this as an assignment" to "BURN ALL THE COPIES!" Reminder: This isn't about sex, it's about making our children more compliant tools of the state. Bookworm nailed this a few years ago: http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/07/sex_and_state_power.html "What's interesting is that, because the Left expresses itself in terms of "freeing" people's sexuality, many people miss the fact that it is every bit as sexually controlling in its own way as Islam is. This control comes about because the Left works assiduously to decouple sex from a person's own sense of bodily privacy and, by extension, self-ownership. If a person has no sense of autonomy, that person is a ready-made cog for the statist machinery. "

Posted by: Lizzy at May 08, 2014 05:35 AM (8zTpe)

85 Nothing tops a hot sugar maple. True, but beware of the similar looking Norway Maples. Filthy Scandis.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 05:36 AM (7ObY1)

86 I call bullshit on that shark video. If a shark was going to bite your rubber boat, wouldn't you take a pole and poke it in the eye instead of standing there watching it rip a hole in your boat?

Posted by: Pug of Brunei at May 08, 2014 05:36 AM (3U9Bd)

87 72 "Poll Finds 1 in 5 People Would Have Sex With a Robot" I guess males made up only 20% of their polling sample. http://instantrimshot.com Posted by: Abner "Call Me Abbie" Normal at May 08, 2014 09:30 AM (qlBdX) I suppose I might, if it were sufficiently lifelike. Many advantages: no getting tricked into fatherhood, it won't lie to you or steal from you, it won't verbally or physically abuse you, it won't fuck around behind your back, it won't have an Axis II personality disorder...

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:36 AM (DrWcr)

88 That cork tree keeps giving me a come hither look. Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:28 AM (DrWcr) Hmmm, baby! My Scarlet Oak, quercus coccinea!

Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid aint no termite at May 08, 2014 05:36 AM (Fp7JI)

89 Soon, we'll be having pole dancing lessons, proper uniform required, as part of gym class. Yet, most of these kids aren't learning anything useful. So thankful my school district seems to be OK based on what I've seen of the work my nephew brings home.

Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 05:37 AM (r+7wo)

90 Rubber trees have natural protection properties.

Posted by: BEL at May 08, 2014 05:37 AM (thLL8)

91 91 Soon, we'll be having pole dancing lessons, proper uniform required, as part of gym class. Sex ed will become hands-on.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:37 AM (DrWcr)

92 Ummm, does that robot have a mute button? Just sayin'

Posted by: S. Muldoon at May 08, 2014 05:38 AM (MKpBT)

93 I suppose I might, if it were sufficiently lifelike. Many advantages: no getting tricked into fatherhood, it won't lie to you or steal from you, it won't verbally or physically abuse you, it won't fuck around behind your back, it won't have an Axis II personality disorder...

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:36 AM (DrWcr)


I'll take one of those Nexus-6 pleasure models.


More human than human, yo!

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 05:38 AM (GQ8sn)

94 I don't read CAC unless he posts at REASON.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 08, 2014 05:38 AM (QFxY5)

95

Sex ed will become hands-on.

 

I was actually rooting for that in jr. high, cuz there was no other way I was going to get any.

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 05:39 AM (JtwS4)

96 I'll take one of those Nexus-6 pleasure models. More human than human, yo! Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 09:38 AM (GQ8sn) Right on, but preferably not one that will kill me with her thighs.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:39 AM (DrWcr)

97 I'm not THAT kind of hemlock. No, not the poison kind. Honest. Come to meeeee, boys! You can trust me. Come to meeeeee.

Posted by: The Hemlock Tree at May 08, 2014 05:39 AM (7ObY1)

98 Are we really surprised at HGTV crushing pro-family hosts? If you watched any of their shows you'd think half the population was gay. They go waaaay out of their way to find gay "couples" for House Hunters, House Hunters international, and Income Property. At least they're finally being honest about their fascism.

Posted by: Iblis at May 08, 2014 05:40 AM (U0ndG)

99 Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:37 AM (r+7wo) Eldest Kidlet *hates* the "floor work" part of her dance class for P.E. (which they seem to have confused for "cheer class" anyway). Says rolling around on the floor makes them all look like strippers.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 08, 2014 05:40 AM (GDulk)

100 cherry 2000 was about the future.....2017

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at May 08, 2014 05:40 AM (u8GsB)

101 "What's interesting is that, because the Left expresses itself in terms of "freeing" people's sexuality, many people miss the fact that it is every bit as sexually controlling in its own way as Islam is. This control comes about because the Left works assiduously to decouple sex from a person's own sense of bodily privacy and, by extension, self-ownership. If a person has no sense of autonomy, that person is a ready-made cog for the statist machinery. " Posted by: Lizzy at May 08, 2014 09:35 AM (8zTpe) And as I mentioned last year, at some point, engaging in sexual acts will be compulsory, because those who refuse to do so will be outed as not complying with the group think of the state. Now cue Jeff B. to tell me i'm a wacky wack nut job for pointing out something which the old testament pointed out several thousand years ago. (Sodom and Gomorrah attempted forced homosexual sex with Angels, City of Benjamin, attempted forced homosexual sex with a traveler.) And again, i'm agnostic.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 05:40 AM (bb5+k)

102 95 I suppose I might, if it were sufficiently lifelike. Westworld. Where nothing can go worng.

Posted by: Yul Brynner's Ghost at May 08, 2014 05:40 AM (Fp7JI)

103 70 Yup, most likely, because Dude has no skills to speak of, unless proudly making a fool of oneself on national tv counts as a skill. Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:29 AM (r+7wo) That does seem to be becoming more and more popular these days...

Posted by: rickl at May 08, 2014 05:41 AM (zoehZ)

104 Says rolling around on the floor makes them all look like strippers. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 08, 2014 09:40 AM (GDulk) Were they rolling or writhing? Makes a lot of difference.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:41 AM (DrWcr)

105
Right on, but preferably not one that will kill me with her thighs.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:39 AM (DrWcr)



Maybe one of those "Rachel" models.



Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 05:41 AM (GQ8sn)

106 Check out the tolerance by the rabid student at Arizona state. The mere sight of a pro-christian sign left him/her(?) frothing at the mouth http://tinyurl.com/lbayfy7

Posted by: McCool at May 08, 2014 05:41 AM (nCSwS)

107 58 My problem with libertarians is that they don't get the association between virtue and liberty. Virtue is necessary for true liberty. One of the founders spoke strongly about that. A very good message on that is Michael Ramsden's Pursuit of Pleasure talk it's on YouTube. He's with RZIM. Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:25 AM (r+7wo) Agree about libertarians. They simply do not comprehend a world beyond their own immediate experience and history.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 05:42 AM (bb5+k)

108 If you watch HGTV with any regularity, you'll soon learn that about half of North America is composed of reasonably attractive homosexuals who are upwardly mobile and involved in long-term, committed relationships.  Promiscuity and campiness amongst gay men?  Bah!  That's a harmful stereotype spread by you Christianist bigots.

Posted by: KGB at May 08, 2014 05:43 AM (4fVw4)

109 What if somebody hacks your sex bot and puts it in crazy ex-wife mode? Don't go cheap on security measures, fellas.

Posted by: eman at May 08, 2014 05:43 AM (EWsrI)

110
Eldest Kidlet *hates* the "floor work" part of her dance class for P.E. (which they seem to have confused for "cheer class" anyway). Says rolling around on the floor makes them all look like strippers.



What is going on in those classes?

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 05:43 AM (GQ8sn)

111 Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 09:41 AM (DrWcr) Suspect it was actually "writhing". I'm getting tired of how much the term "completely inappropriate" is coming out of my mouth.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 08, 2014 05:43 AM (GDulk)

112 110 58 My problem with libertarians is that they don't get the association between virtue and liberty. Virtue is necessary for true liberty. One of the founders spoke strongly about that. A very good message on that is Michael Ramsden's Pursuit of Pleasure talk it's on YouTube. He's with RZIM. Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:25 AM (r+7wo) Agree about libertarians. They simply do not comprehend a world beyond their own immediate experience and history. Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 09:42 AM (bb5+k) Libertarians: All of the fun, none of the responsibility.

Posted by: Iblis at May 08, 2014 05:43 AM (U0ndG)

113 "Maybe one of those "Rachel" models.

Posted by: EC"


Mmmm Blade Runner Rachel.  I'd hit that.

Posted by: Simon White-Thatch Potentloins at May 08, 2014 05:44 AM (NnjE8)

114 I'm no treecist. Black oak, red oak, white birch, yellow birch...they're all the same inside.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 05:45 AM (7ObY1)

115 Check out the tolerance by the rabid student at Arizona state.

The mere sight of a pro-christian sign left him/her(?) frothing at the mouth

http://tinyurl.com/lbayfy7

Posted by: McCool at May 08, 2014 09:41 AM (nCSwS)



Ah yes, this was made into a gif yesterday by RWC, I believe.  We're going to start using it now for any news concerning libtards and progs getting pwned.



Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 05:45 AM (GQ8sn)

116 adds a wide range of trees to my list.

Posted by: willow at May 08, 2014 05:45 AM (nqBYe)

117 Sex with Robots?? Bite my shiny metal ass.

Posted by: Bender at May 08, 2014 05:45 AM (Na2P1)

118 Ummm, does that robot have a mute button? Just sayin' A circuit module like Flo-bot from Progressive?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 05:45 AM (Kud7z)

119

Agree about libertarians. They simply do not comprehend a world beyond their own immediate experience and history.  

 

That is overly broad, fairly insulting, and based on nothing. 

 

I debate social conservatives on the merits of issues, I don't hurl blanket accusations at them as a group.  What do you have to justify that libertarians don't comprehend a world apart from themselves?

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 05:46 AM (JtwS4)

120 109 Check out the tolerance by the rabid student at Arizona state. The mere sight of a pro-christian sign left him/her(?) frothing at the mouth Masturbators Thieves Liars Drunkards Fornicators Homosexuals Why, those are clearly all trigger words.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 05:46 AM (7ObY1)

121 Oh, and the pro-family candidates did better than the gay "marriage" candidates in Indiana to. http://tinyurl.com/l5e2g9v

Posted by: Iblis at May 08, 2014 05:47 AM (U0ndG)

122

I just got back from a few weeks in the Far East.  My reservation code with Cathay Pacific was: ZIP6ME.  Are you fucking kidding me?  All I could think of was A Body Bag + 6 Feet of Soil + Me. 

 

I have no fear of flying, but that seemed out of order. 

Posted by: KGB at May 08, 2014 05:47 AM (4fVw4)

123 Speaking of schools, my nephew asked me to quiz him on his Social Studies material to help him prepare for a test. They were covering China, including the communist revolution. Nephew: Auntie chique, can you please quiz me on these questions? Chique: Sure. I see you're studying China. You know communism is evil, right? N: Yeees, Auntie chique. C: And they always end up killing lots of people, right? N: Yes. (*eyeroll in his mind cos he dare not roll his eyes at me* Words in brackets not on question sheet but were added by chique C: OK. First question. What did Mao do [, aside from killing millions and millions of his own citizens,] to make the Chinese more supportive of the revolution. N: Auntie chique! And so on. Anyway, the nephew has a brilliant mind and knows communism doesn't work. I have been slowly indoctrinating him. Bwahahaha. Actually, we just have conversations and a lot of these things are obvious to him.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 05:48 AM (r+7wo)

124 Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 09:43 AM (GQ8sn) Well, not the "Ethnic Dance" section that she was promised by the counselor when enrolling. *that* has turned out to be a group creative writing assignment complete with making different rules for males and females. I suspect it's a "fear of cultural appropriation" issue.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 08, 2014 05:48 AM (GDulk)

125 Having read Merridale's Fortress, which I recommended to Captain, as well as the entire Horde, one sees that the Romanov clan, were one one of the dynasties that arose out of the Rus, in that light, it's not that far removed to see Volodya, as wanting to create a new line,

Posted by: Jeffrey Pelt at May 08, 2014 05:48 AM (Jsiw/)

126 adds a wide range of trees to my list. Posted by: willow Admit it. You enjoy mighty oak.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2014 05:48 AM (Kud7z)

127

Hello from way Down Here on a mild Autumn night - all is quiet and even the Aussie bloke is not too loud with the snoring

 

Anyone here from North Carolina? (Had to look it up on the map)

 

One of my lovely young patients is heading off to a summer camp there - Camp America or something like that - 3 months in the US

 

He went last year and loved it!

 

 

Posted by: aussie at May 08, 2014 05:48 AM (flMT4)

128 (due to distractions from business, this was originally posted on the wrong thread) Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:12 AM (r+7wo) I'm curious as to how you believe the majority of people in Nigeria would react to the following scenario: After a confusing night of violence, the country wakes up to a well planned series of announcements that Bill and Melinda Gates have successfully backed a coup d' etat and have installed themselves as absolute monarchs in Nigeria. The PR campaign focuses on how the Gates' will focus on eliminating violence, corruption and improving the lives of every Nigerian. It would say that only someone of great wealth can accomplish the goals without being corrupted as past leaders have been. Of course, they would promise all sorts of free shit, along with lopping off the heads of the country's most notorious villians, just to start things off. Would people be dancing in the streets?

Posted by: jwest at May 08, 2014 05:49 AM (u2a4R)

129 109 Check out the tolerance by the rabid student at Arizona state. The mere sight of a pro-christian sign left him/her(?) frothing at the mouth http://tinyurl.com/lbayfy7 Posted by: McCool at May 08, 2014 09:41 AM (nCSwS) I watched that yesterday. He completely loses his shit. He was a hair's-breadth away from getting his ass kicked too, which I would have enjoyed seeing.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:49 AM (DrWcr)

130 They simply do not comprehend a world beyond their own immediate experience and history. Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 09:42 AM (bb5+k) Yes. They're kinda like libs that way.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 05:49 AM (r+7wo)

131 KGB, reminds me of that 1 800 fck you obamacare

Posted by: willow at May 08, 2014 05:49 AM (nqBYe)

132 FIF rickb223: Poll Finds One In Five AoSHQ Horde Members Would Have Sex With... a couch a mailbox a toaster an imaginary furry The other four would demand "pix, or...."

Posted by: mindful webworker at May 08, 2014 05:50 AM (rSIYI)

133 Libertarians get it from both sides. The SoCons say we are irresponsible and and uncaring. So does the Left. Do your worst. See if I f-cking care. I can open up a can of ad hominem as well as anyone.

Posted by: navybrat at May 08, 2014 05:50 AM (d0luY)

134 nood Gabe up

Posted by: Citizen X at May 08, 2014 05:50 AM (7ObY1)

135 Gay athlete update, Michael Sam is now projected as a 50-50 proposition in the NFL Draft. Some say he won't be drafted at all after a terrible early workout, others say he's worth a seventh round pick, I haven't seen him projected any higher than that. In non-gay athlete news, a student from my wife's D2 college has a shot at being drafted in the late rounds, Carlos Fields, linebacker. The school has one other player in the NFL right now, drafted 6 years ago.

Posted by: Lincolntf at May 08, 2014 05:50 AM (ZshNr)

136 Anyone here from North Carolina? (Had to look it up on the map)


Me!


Where is Camp America at this year?

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 05:52 AM (GQ8sn)

137 138 Gay athlete update, Michael Sam is now projected as a 50-50 proposition in the NFL Draft. Some say he won't be drafted at all after a terrible early workout, others say he's worth a seventh round pick, I haven't seen him projected any higher than that. In non-gay athlete news, a student from my wife's D2 college has a shot at being drafted in the late rounds, Carlos Fields, linebacker. The school has one other player in the NFL right now, drafted 6 years ago. Posted by: Lincolntf at May 08, 2014 09:50 AM (ZshNr) He should try out for wide receiver. *rimshot*

Posted by: Insomniac at May 08, 2014 05:52 AM (DrWcr)

138 I'm in North Carolina, I know a bunch of others are, too. It's a pretty big state, I'm about in the middle, Winston-Salem.

Posted by: Lincolntf at May 08, 2014 05:52 AM (ZshNr)

139 Yes; Ad hominem (on both sides) is so helpful here. :^(

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 05:52 AM (XyM/Y)

140 Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 09:48 AM (r+7wo)

Ah...the beautiful sight of an adult Moron training an adolescent in the mysterious ways of the Horde.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 08, 2014 05:52 AM (QFxY5)

141 rick, my list is comprised of things i cannot look at the same way after ace's cucumbers, toasters, couches, tea cups, chickens,Trees etc. sometimes i hate y'all

Posted by: willow at May 08, 2014 05:52 AM (nqBYe)

142 oh hell mailbox? srsly whu!

Posted by: willow at May 08, 2014 05:53 AM (nqBYe)

143 Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 09:46 AM (JtwS4) Perhaps my own statements about libertarians are overly broad, but that is my impression of the Reason types and the few I've met in real life. I find the libertarians that post here to be more thoughtful, frankly. Admittedly, I don't have that much experience with libertarians, but that is my partially informed opinion.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 05:53 AM (r+7wo)

144 I debate social conservatives on the merits of issues, I don't hurl blanket accusations at them as a group. What do you have to justify that libertarians don't comprehend a world apart from themselves? Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 09:46 AM (JtwS4) I saw you "debate" yesterday. It consisted of what the Romans called "argumentum ad hominem." Wasn't impressed. My own personal experience with "debating" the "Let's all have responsibility-free sex, and drugs!" crowd is that they generally don't grasp opposition points because they are too alien to the Libertarian world view. One of my points that always gets them, is pointing out the VICTIMS of absent fathers who aren't paying the bills for their own children. How about you? Do you have an answer for this?

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 05:53 AM (bb5+k)

145 dump stomp

Posted by: noone, really [/i] [/b] at May 08, 2014 05:53 AM (5ikDv)

146 oh hell mailbox? srsly whu!

Posted by: willow at May 08, 2014 09:53 AM (nqBYe)



It's practice for a date with Sandra Fluke.

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 05:54 AM (GQ8sn)

147 138 Gay athlete update, Michael Sam is now projected as a 50-50 proposition in the NFL Draft. Some say he won't be drafted at all after a terrible early workout, others say he's worth a seventh round pick, I haven't seen him projected any higher than that. In non-gay athlete news, a student from my wife's D2 college has a shot at being drafted in the late rounds, Carlos Fields, linebacker. The school has one other player in the NFL right now, drafted 6 years ago.

Posted by: Lincolntf at May 08, 2014 09:50 AM (ZshNr)

 

Roger Goodell wants a gay player.  He will be drafted.  I'd laugh though if he got Mr. Irrelevant or whatever the very last player drafted is called.

 

Also if he is not drafted you can expect to hear 2 weeks of  "is the nfl homophobic?" on ESPN.

Posted by: buzzion at May 08, 2014 05:54 AM (LI48c)

148 Posted by: jwest at May 08, 2014 09:49 AM (u2a4R) Um, that is a bizarre scenario. We have some pride, you know.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 05:54 AM (r+7wo)

149 hi all

for your viewing pleasure:  tree pr0n

http://tinyurl.com/mmppa8z

(NSFW?)

Posted by: chemjeff at May 08, 2014 05:54 AM (9GG/0)

150

139 EC

 

Hi, I'll ask him - not sure where the camp is

 

He did love his camp experience last year! 

Posted by: aussie at May 08, 2014 05:55 AM (flMT4)

151 I *heart* Harry Reid.

Posted by: Joshua Tree at May 08, 2014 05:55 AM (thLL8)

152

@57 Typo dynamofo

 

"I doubt I am the only one"

You're not. 

Posted by: Observer at May 08, 2014 05:55 AM (0cBHN)

153 I listen to libertarians all the time, I don't bother arguing with them. They usually start out with conservative-sounding principles, but by the time they're done, they're more anti-corporate than anti-government, at least that's the impression I get from the social media interaction I have with a vocal handful.

Posted by: Lincolntf at May 08, 2014 05:56 AM (ZshNr)

154 144 rick, my list is comprised of things i cannot look at the same way after ace's
cucumbers, toasters, couches, tea cups, chickens,Trees etc.

sometimes i hate y'all

Posted by: willow at May 08, 2014 09:52 AM (nqBYe)

 

Have you forgotten about the archery lady that has sex with her bow?

Posted by: buzzion at May 08, 2014 05:56 AM (LI48c)

155 156 I listen to libertarians all the time, I don't bother arguing with them. They usually start out with conservative-sounding principles, but by the time they're done, they're more anti-corporate than anti-government, at least that's the impression I get from the social media interaction I have with a vocal handful. Posted by: Lincolntf at May 08, 2014 09:56 AM (ZshNr) This is what I am talking about. But for some reason, the self-identifying libertarians here aren't like that, from what I've seen.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 05:57 AM (r+7wo)

156

One of my points that always gets them, is pointing out the VICTIMS of absent fathers who aren't paying the bills for their own children.


How about you? Do you have an answer for this?  

 

Libertarians are all about personal responsibility.  You may be confusing us with libertines.  Of course fathers are responsible for whomever they sire. 

 

We not only believe in responsibility, we demand it.  We are to be trusted with firearms, with freely voiced opinions, with making our own economic decisions, and pretty much everything else.

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 05:57 AM (JtwS4)

157 Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 09:48 AM (r+7wo) ------- Don't let up. I was amazed to learn how sneakily they are spreading the "communism is so much more fair" doctrine, and it was only when I pointed out how communism drains any personal creative drive to better themselves and the world did I get through. Children growing up in America find it difficult to realize how good they have it here.

Posted by: Chillin the most at May 08, 2014 05:57 AM (gxtMZ)

158 Do your worst. See if I f-cking care. I can open up a can of ad hominem as well as anyone. Posted by: navybrat at May 08, 2014 09:50 AM (d0luY) Is attacking the ideology of "Libertarianism" equivalent to attacking a person, ala "Ad Hominem"? My point is that the philosophy/ideology of libertarianism is founded on an incomplete perception of the larger picture. If someone takes personal offense it is because they too closely associate with that philosophy/ideology.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 05:57 AM (bb5+k)

159 "Poll Finds 1 in 5 People Would Have Sex With a Robot"

Does the definition of "robot" include vibrators? If so, I'm surprised the ratio is so low.

Posted by: Brown Line at May 08, 2014 05:57 AM (VrNoa)

160 142 Yes; Ad hominem (on both sides) is so helpful here. :^( Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 09:52 AM (XyM/Y) Thanks for pointing that out Bill O'reilly.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 05:58 AM (bb5+k)

161 CAC's post implies that Tillis is not a conservative. Nothing could be further from the truth. Is not a wacko that doesn't pay his property tax and gets found liar in a court, Brannon. Is not a Baptist Preacher who believes in all that Baptist believe in, don't drink etc. Harris The rest of the field was unimportant.

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 08, 2014 05:58 AM (0FSuD)

162 Hi, I'll ask him - not sure where the camp is

He did love his camp experience last year!

Posted by: aussie at May 08, 2014 09:55 AM (flMT4)


I googled it but it has no info about where the camp is located.  There's something about flights into NYC, making it sound like the camp is in the NY state area.


The NC camp could be either mountains or coast.  Either location will be great.

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 05:59 AM (GQ8sn)

163

141  Lincolntf

 

Hi and I'll find out where he's going in North Carolina...

 

Look out for a young Aussie bloke named Ned - tall, polite and nice looking who speaks Aussie!

Posted by: aussie at May 08, 2014 05:59 AM (flMT4)

164 Posted by: Chillin the most at May 08, 2014 09:57 AM (gxtMZ) I didn't get the impression that the teacher was pushing communism from him, thankfully. It doesn't seem to be a school full of lefty teachers, but we've only been at this for 3 months.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 05:59 AM (r+7wo)

165 151 Posted by: jwest at May 08, 2014 09:49 AM (u2a4R)

Um, that is a bizarre scenario. We have some pride, you know.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 09:54 AM (r+7wo)

 

Gee you mean you don't think other Africans are little more than backwards savages that obviously need to be and want to be ruled by a white man like jwest does?

 

Gosh why wouldn't you just love that idea?

Posted by: buzzion at May 08, 2014 05:59 AM (LI48c)

166

Also,

I saw you "debate" yesterday. It consisted of what the Romans called "argumentum ad hominem."  

 

Nope, not me. Never.  I don't do ad hominem.

 

I did spend a lot of yesterday tweaking the fag-haters for being so scared of fags.  That's a weakness I indulge in.  I know I'm not going to change anyone's mind, but Fear of the Ghey is stupid, so I call it stupid.

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 05:59 AM (JtwS4)

167 Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 09:48 AM (r+7wo) Would u adopticate me, please? (insert puppy-dog eyes here)

Posted by: Cicero Kid at May 08, 2014 06:00 AM (Fp7JI)

168 Posted by: Chillin the most at May 08, 2014 09:57 AM (gxtMZ) In Eldest Kidlets "Business and Marketing" calss they were taught that "conflict of interest" meant putting profit before people. Given that it's *actually* a legal issue, this is essentially educator malpractice. Oh, and this is a "really good" Texas high school that I don't believe is even using Common Core.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 08, 2014 06:01 AM (GDulk)

169 58. My problem with libertarians is that they don't get the association between virtue and liberty. Virtue is necessary for true liberty. One of the founders spoke strongly about that. Posted by: Chique at May 08, 2014 09:25 AM (r+7wo) -- Given that irresponsible juvenile "it's my life!" minds assert themselves as anarchists, smearing the "libertarian" concept in order to feign gravitas for their own demands to be taken seriously, perhaps that's what your allusion references as a problem. Of course virtue is a requirement for ANYTHING to function properly. I'm as civil libertarian as anyone. The "problem" might be a misunderstanding of what/who libertarians are/believe. Take Katheryn Albrecht as one contemporary example of a devoted Libertarian. If you miss her emphasis on the significance of exercising virtue in life, and exercising mutual respect for other people as we all have inalienable rights, then think again. Read F. Bastiat "The Law" -- comprised of simple and clear explanations regarding libertarian views. And yes, you are absolutely correct in that our Founders realized AND EXEMPLIFIED virtue in the "Great Cause" for Liberty. Corruption was absolutely not tolerable. Becoming an independent nation from beneath the "tyranny" of the British (economic) authoritarians was hard enough to learn how to accomplish without traitors or fraud. The amount of resistance from the American colonials to contribute funds to simply feed and clothe the soldiers of the Continental Army was what weighed Washington down the hardest. But the skimpy money trail itself was all above board. All it takes to know is to read the correspondences between our Founders. Of course they were Christians; and those today saying contrary have their own atheist agenda to promote, extremely shortsighted with regards to how OPEN Christianity became through the Enlightenment which era elevated the Individual relationship with the Divine aka Providence and "The Creator". [They were also cosmopolitan enough (ironically from "the colonies"), having studiously absorbed all the Classics, to realize that when dealing with (non-Christian) Muslim Pirates and Muslim Governors, that any diplomacy would be based upon whatever common ground available in arranging a treaty for trade routes and the customary cost for "protection". ] /BTW, jwest, one might note that the Barbary Pirates weren't the only ones hijacking American ships, sailors and merchandise. Remember the lead into and through our War of 1812 against Britain. Ask Dolly Madison whether she thought it a boon having been raised a subject of the British Monarch.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 06:02 AM (gmrH5)

170 Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 09:59 AM (JtwS4) Is anyone really afeared of the ghey? It's one thing to be concerned about mob tactics and the influence ghey mafia (not regular ghey folks living their lives) will have on society. That's not the same thing as fear. Anyway, I wasn't part of the exchange, so I don't know what was actually said.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 06:02 AM (r+7wo)

171 Um, that is a bizarre scenario. We have some pride, you know. Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 09:54 AM (r+7wo) Didn't mean to offend, but I was curious as to how you believe something like that would be received. I suspect there would be wide gap between the wealthy, educated population, the merchant class and the working class/poor.

Posted by: jwest at May 08, 2014 06:03 AM (u2a4R)

172 THINK that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

Posted by: Joyce Kilmer at May 08, 2014 06:03 AM (Fp7JI)

173 "Poll Finds 1 in 5 People Would Have Sex With a Robot"

The other four were pretty sure they already had.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at May 08, 2014 06:04 AM (xq1UY)

174 Don't let up. I was amazed to learn how sneakily they are spreading the "communism is so much more fair" doctrine, and it was only when I pointed out how communism drains any personal creative drive to better themselves and the world did I get through. Children growing up in America find it difficult to realize how good they have it here.

Posted by: Chillin the most at May 08, 2014 09:57 AM (gxtMZ)



My fav way is at Halloween time. 


The parent gets to decide how much candy you get to keep after you've canvassed three different neighbourhoods and worked your ass off filling up a half dozen pillowcases with the finest Reese Cups and Snicker bars out there.  Then (after taking my cut, ofcourse), I will distribute your candy to your younger siblings who were not able to work as hard as you did to collect candy.  It's only fair, right?  Everyone will get an equal portion, some more equal than others.  If you give me any lip, I will put you in a camp until you die send you to your room and seize all of your candy.


And remember.....I love you!

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 06:04 AM (GQ8sn)

175 Yes, please send Bill and Melinda Gates here immediately. And their debit cards.


Posted by: Boko Haram [/i] [/b] at May 08, 2014 06:05 AM (5ikDv)

176 Gosh why wouldn't you just love that idea? Posted by: buzzion at May 08, 2014 09:59 AM (LI48c) Yeah, I practically had goose bumps envisioning the Utopian scenario jwest gave. Really, jwest? You thought of that and allowed it to pass through your mind filter into the keyboard? Wow.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 06:05 AM (r+7wo)

177 Holy White Man's Burden, Batman!

Posted by: Lincolntf at May 08, 2014 06:07 AM (ZshNr)

178 "Fear of the Ghey is stupid, so I call it stupid." And how does the Gay Mafia fit in there? If you worry about losing your job or having death threats against you because of views on gay marriage it's probably a legitimate fear. But fear that adult males are going to molest straight men yes, that seems irrational.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 06:07 AM (XyM/Y)

179 jwest, just seeing your most recent post. The only people that might welcome that are people hoping to make money off the Gates, just like anywhere else. I maintain it is a bizarre scenario, colonization by a couple. I hope you understand why it is crazy. I hope you realize that as messed up as Africa generally is, we are also humans like everyone else.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 06:08 AM (r+7wo)

180 >>>Roger Goodell wants a gay player. He will be drafted. I'd laugh though if he got Mr. Irrelevant or whatever the very last player drafted is called.<<<

What's wrong with Tom Brady?  If Tom wasn't tapping the skinny tall chick with no ass, I'd say his wardrobe preferences pretty much put him in that category.

Posted by: Fritz at May 08, 2014 06:08 AM (UzPAd)

181 Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 09:48 AM (r+7wo He did something besides killing millions to make them more supportive?! I'm pretty sure that was the primary motivation (maybe propaganda as motivation #2.)

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) [/b] [/i] [/s] at May 08, 2014 06:09 AM (HDwDg)

182

Is anyone really afeared of the ghey? It's one thing to be concerned about mob tactics and the influence ghey mafia (not regular ghey folks living their lives) will have on society. That's not the same thing as fear.

 

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 10:02 AM (r+7wo) 

 

I hate the mob tactics, too, and they hurt the cause.  If I say gay marriage is a civil liberties issue all of a sudden I'm aligned with the thought-Nazis who got Eich fired from Mozilla and I don't want that.

 

There is a tendency for any issue relating to gheys to turn into how icky butt sex is and how all gay males are either promiscuous or predatory or both.  That's what I meant under my fear of teh ghey umbrella.

 

 

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 06:10 AM (JtwS4)

183 So reading the news and observer, I see Brannon, did have that lawsuit, but
the folks who sued him, were partners in the venture, so they didn't know  what they were investing in?

Posted by: Jeffrey Pelt at May 08, 2014 06:11 AM (Jsiw/)

184 183 >>>Roger Goodell wants a gay player. He will be drafted. I'd laugh though
if he got Mr. Irrelevant or whatever the very last player drafted is
called.<<<

What's wrong with Tom Brady? If Tom wasn't tapping the skinny tall chick with no ass, I'd say his wardrobe preferences pretty much put him in that category.

Posted by: Fritz at May 08, 2014 10:08 AM (UzPAd)

 

I'll modify that to being an out of the closet gay player.  There are of course former players that have announced that they are gay, and are likely quite a few current gay players that just aren't "out"

Posted by: buzzion at May 08, 2014 06:11 AM (LI48c)

185
But fear that adult males are going to molest straight men yes, that seems irrational.

O rly?

Posted by: Genesis 9: 4 - 5 [/i] [/b] at May 08, 2014 06:11 AM (5ikDv)

186 Accusations of homophobia are thinly veiled hominems, meant to imply weakness and cowardice where the speaker knows none exists. Only a fool would be, not afraid of, but cautious around the gay issue or potentially face the rule of the howling mob. Only someone who deliberately blinds himself to the pile of scalps the gay tribe has accumulated could think otherwise.

Posted by: Lincolntf at May 08, 2014 06:12 AM (ZshNr)

187 how all gay males are either promiscuous or predatory or both. Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 10:10 AM (JtwS4) I think it's established fact that the vast majority are promiscuous. And it appears a not insignificant portion is predatory, but I'm not sure if the percentages are different with hetero men.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 06:14 AM (r+7wo)

188 I know it is legitimate concern about a real event, but is anyone else getting a "wag the dog" vibe from this #bringbackourgirls stuff? *Michelle tweets selfie: http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/michelle-obamas-promise-hashtag-moment *At BigPeace they have a photo of locals, of them holding a **professionally printed sign*** w/the hashtag *Amy Poehler tweeted selfie just like Michelle; so did Nida (Pakistani girl the Taliban tried to kill) *They're holding a Bring Back Our Girls rally in Denver today

Posted by: Lizzy at May 08, 2014 06:15 AM (8zTpe)

189 I know it is legitimate concern about a real event, but is anyone else getting a "wag the dog" vibe from this #bringbackourgirls stuff?


It's about the only thing they can do that makes them believe they're actually doing something relevant to help the situation.  Intentions matter more than outcomes.


Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 06:16 AM (GQ8sn)

190 Agree about libertarians. They simply do not comprehend a world beyond their own immediate experience and history.
And because they're overwhelmingly high-IQ white guys they think everyone else in the world thinks, acts and reacts the same way they do/would.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at May 08, 2014 06:17 AM (dUZwp)

191 188
But fear that adult males are going to molest straight men yes, that seems irrational.

(stupid phone)

Posted by: *correction* Genesis 19: 4 - 5 [/i] [/b] at May 08, 2014 06:18 AM (5ikDv)

192

And because they're overwhelmingly high-IQ white guys they think everyone else in the world thinks, acts and reacts the same way they do/would.

 

That's the sneakiest insult ever.  ;-)

 

Am I supposed to deny being a high-IQ white guy?

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 06:19 AM (JtwS4)

193 Would people be dancing in the streets? Posted by: jwest at May 08, 2014 09:49 AM (u2a4R) jwest, You do realize that your scenario sans violence is exactly how Obama and the Obamoids see themselves, correct? A group of rich, highly enlightened, highly educated, virtuous people who should and must rule over and install their foreign ideology (Marxism) upon an ignorant populous. Are you happy with their appropriation of your country and ongoing scrapping of it's laws and traditions?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 08, 2014 06:19 AM (0cMkb)

194 It's about the only thing they can do that makes them believe they're actually doing something relevant to help the situation. Intentions matter more than outcomes. It's their latest demonstration of #caring; how dare we question its authenticity!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at May 08, 2014 06:20 AM (jJ3HS)

195 What was that big social media push in Africa a few years back? Something about some African warlord complete with a video? It was really big for like 2 weeks, and then the main guy behind the push got caught jacking it on the streets of San Diego which became immortalized in South Park.


Kony the Warlord.

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 06:21 AM (GQ8sn)

196 What I should have said is "fear that gay men are going to molest straight men in the gym shower" seems irrational. Of course men have been raping other men for as long as they're have been men. It's a tool of oppression. Not everybody raping men in prisons, for instance. would identify as being gay

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 06:22 AM (XyM/Y)

197 It's their latest demonstration of #caring; how dare we question its authenticity!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ at May 08, 2014 10:20 AM (jJ3HS)



They should all fly over to Nigeria and do it in downtown Lagos.

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 06:24 AM (GQ8sn)

198 191 I know it is legitimate concern about a real event, but is anyone else getting a "wag the dog" vibe from this #bringbackourgirls stuff? Shrillary's drooping dugs are caught in a wringer over her not having designated the Bokononists as terrorists and she knows it. All this manufactured concern is by way of detracting from that fact. Don't get me wrong: what has happened to the young women in Nigeria is truly terrible. But the "victim" for which there is the most concern from the #caring crowd is Shrillary.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at May 08, 2014 06:26 AM (jJ3HS)

199 >>It's about the only thing they can do that makes them believe they're actually doing something relevant to help the situation. I get htat part of it, it just seems so....coordinated. Like those astroturf "grassroots"protests where supposedly random concerned citizens all have the same preprinted sign. Like someone sent the message that THIS is the hot issue/squirrel!! My husband's deadpan response to the Michelle selfie shown on the news: "Gee, I hope they're feeding those girls nutritious food."

Posted by: Lizzy at May 08, 2014 06:26 AM (8zTpe)

200 How can you question that if it's tweeted t's not deeply sincere and pro-active? /sarc.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 06:27 AM (XyM/Y)

201 Would you have preferred "libertarians aren't as dumb as they look", FB?
;^)

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at May 08, 2014 06:27 AM (dUZwp)

202 Nope, not me. Never. I don't do ad hominem. I did spend a lot of yesterday tweaking the fag-haters for being so scared of fags. That's a weakness I indulge in. I know I'm not going to change anyone's mind, but Fear of the Ghey is stupid, so I call it stupid. Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 09:59 AM (JtwS4) You are doing it now.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 06:28 AM (bb5+k)

203 I get htat part of it, it just seems so....coordinated. Like those astroturf "grassroots"protests where supposedly random concerned citizens all have the same preprinted sign. Like someone sent the message that THIS is the hot issue/squirrel!!


There are no coincidences when it comes to progtards in the media and the democrats.  The universe is rarely that lazy.  They're all friends or have one to two degrees of separation from gov officials who want to push a specific message.

Posted by: EC at May 08, 2014 06:29 AM (GQ8sn)

204 I hope you realize that as messed up as Africa generally is, we are also humans like everyone else. Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at May 08, 2014 10:08 AM (r+7wo) My scenario was built around the idea of a billionaire taking the leadership of a country as an absolute monarch, following centuries of precedent where the rich and powerful use their position for leadership. Gates was used as an example because he is universally recognized as rich enough to be uncorruptable. You could substitute anyone you want in this position (of any color), it doesn't matter. If there is a Nigerian billionaire who has legitimately made his money and has no reason to cheat and corrupt the process, then he can be subject of the scenario. Of course Nigerians are humans just like everyone else. As humans, they desire stabilty, justice, safety and growing prosperity, just like everyone else. My question was whether the Nigerians cling to the idea of democracy in the same way the people in the U.S. do, or are they more open to a monarchy that could bring a higher order of stability in short order, as opposed to the decades it will take in a democracy.

Posted by: jwest at May 08, 2014 06:29 AM (u2a4R)

205 Gates was used as an example because he is universally recognized as rich enough to be incorruptible That's very funny; Thx. I come from a different universe, I guess; I think he's quite capable of being corrupted and already has been. Gates has (along with some good ones) involvelment with causes that are questionable

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 08, 2014 06:32 AM (XyM/Y)

206 161. an incomplete perception of the larger picture D-Lamp, after you read 172., kindly explain the limited perception of the libertarian. Here's another contemporary example of a very thoughtful libertarian, Joyce Riley. She goes the utmost lengths in research in order to "see" not only what damage happens to our military personnel, but what is and is not happening when and where, constantly updating, in the pursuit for their recovery of health. For you to smear her medical devotion to our troops as " an incomplete perception of the larger picture" only illustrates your own limitations according to bias. On reflection, consider the mote/beam parable. As for "Is attacking the ideology of 'Libertarianism' equivalent to attacking a person, ala 'Ad Hominem'?" Consider myself as case in point: I don't do drugs, tobacco or alcohol. But reading the popular mantra at Ace of Spades HQ, the morons and ettes regurgitate that all libertarians are potheads. It's not true. But it doesn't matter to idiots who repeat the lie, because they like the lie. Their lie makes them feel comfortable. They play Alinsky. And within the conservative movement, they divide to conquer only to LOSE THE WAR. And God forbid people be honest about their own biases. Among the things I love? After God/Family, I do love our Constitution Republic and Bill of Rights. It isn't simply because I was born that way. God knows, I've evolved spiritually long past the dogmas from my earliest training. Our American Legacy promoted Liberty, and justice given equality under the law, and inalienable human rights respected by established governance of the people, by the people, for the people. All of this made it ENJOYABLE to get to know other people, other ideas, and to find common ground along the way. I do respect virtue. As for convincing others in order to force them to fall in line on MY command? There's no point to that. People have the freedom to choose. So long as they don't infringe on me ("and who is my brother"), in my book it's live and let live. And when they do infringe? Not spilling the spoiler beans.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 06:32 AM (gmrH5)

207 eman.... did you forget the sarc tag? or do you really think that......

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at May 08, 2014 06:34 AM (u8GsB)

208 There is a tendency for any issue relating to gheys to turn into how icky butt sex is and how all gay males are either promiscuous or predatory or both. That's what I meant under my fear of teh ghey umbrella. Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 10:10 AM (JtwS4) It is my impression that you have never studied information and evidence critical of Homosexuality. You have the impression that your own experience and television has left you with, and no interest in understanding other history and experience regarding this demographic. In other words, you condemn others opinions because you are ignorant of the reasons for their opinions.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 06:34 AM (bb5+k)

209 oops....wrong thread

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at May 08, 2014 06:35 AM (u8GsB)

210 186 So reading the news and observer, I see Brannon, did have that lawsuit, but the folks who sued him, were partners in the venture, so they didn't know what they were investing in? Not exactly. Brannon told two of his former classmates, class guy, that Verizon was going to invest in the company, which was false. Relying on that statement the two invested $250K. The company then bankrupt and the investors sued to recover their investment. They sued the President of the company and Brannon for false representation. The jury ONLY found Brannon liable and awarded damages PLUS lawyer's fees. Total Brannon owes now? $454K Brannon also failed to pay his home property tax till the N&O asked him about. He is wacko.

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 08, 2014 06:38 AM (0FSuD)

211 "Agree about []. They simply do not comprehend a world beyond their own immediate experience and history." THIS applies to all people. Regardless.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 06:38 AM (gmrH5)

212 And because they're overwhelmingly high-IQ white guys they think everyone else in the world thinks, acts and reacts the same way they do/would. Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2014 10:17 AM (dUZwp) And this is my observation as well. They advocate a philosophy which they themselves would not abuse, but is quite easily abused by less philosophically minded individuals. And they work to keep themselves blissfully unaware of the long term victims of the philosophy they advocate. "Drugs"? Victimless crime. " Yeah, i've known four people who died as a result of this "Victimless crime." Two who left behind infant children.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 06:38 AM (bb5+k)

213 Maybe Obama dispatched community organizers instead of military consultants to Nigeria, and that's why the locals have such profession signs to demonstrate their concern. And the State Dept. was busy contacting celebrities to create a coalition of the willing, instead of world leaders.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 08, 2014 06:39 AM (8zTpe)

214

It is my impression that you have never studied information and evidence critical of Homosexuality. You have the impression that your own experience and television has left you with, and no interest in understanding other history and experience regarding this demographic.

 

Why would I study "evidence critical of homosexuality"?  It would be like studying "evidence critical of negroes". 

 

Gay people are people.  I treat people as individuals.  I reject treating people as categories. 

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 06:39 AM (JtwS4)

215 Gates was used as an example because he is universally recognized as rich enough to be incorruptible. -- jwest "Universally recognized as rich enough to be incorruptable." Rather, that references corruption. Mark 10 Mark 8 Luke 9

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 06:43 AM (gmrH5)

216 Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 10:32 AM (gmrH5) To answer your point, I don't think there is a consensus on what is the meaning of the term "Libertarian." By invoking Bastiat you are suggesting a very different philosophy from what has become to be known as "Libertarianism." I argue with people who identify as "Libertarian" all the time. Without fail, they seem to have two issues which define them. "Unlimited sex without responsibility" and "Legalize Drugs!" I would suggest that your gripe is with those who have transformed the original meaning of the term, and not with those who point out that this modern version is rationalized short sighted idiocy poorly disguised as philosophy.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 06:46 AM (bb5+k)

217 Why would I study "evidence critical of homosexuality"? It would be like studying "evidence critical of negroes". Gay people are people. I treat people as individuals. I reject treating people as categories. Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at May 08, 2014 10:39 AM (JtwS4) No it would not. Homosexuality is a mental and behavioral problem, and you are twisted to equate it as being the same thing as being black. People do not become black by acting black. People DO become homosexual by acting homosexual, especially if it is forced upon them as a child, which about 40% of Homosexuals have admitted happened to them. Ever hear of Chas Bono? Did you know she was repeatedly molested by her Lesbian babysitter with whom her mother left her while she went off on those world tours? Yeah, that little girl didn't get fucked up or anything. You are speaking out of ignorance, and a willful intent to remain that way. You need to grow the fuck up and consider the possibility that you might be wrong in your understanding of the world and history.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 06:53 AM (bb5+k)

218 Re the Hunting License, Obama appointees also sent out emails to all universities who received federal money (virtually all of them) to require its staff to answer a racial survey. I got the email from our diversity officer, stating that it's voluntary, but the feds will consider taking away their money if we don't answer the survey. So that's voluntary?

I did not answer it. I got another request a month later to participate in the voluntary survey. I quit a month later but I never answered it. Now the same survey is on my doctor's patient access website. Not going to answer that one either.

Hunting for disparities, hunting for racism, hunting for control.

Posted by: PJ at May 08, 2014 06:54 AM (ZWaLo)

219 216. D-Lamp: They advocate a philosophy which they themselves would not abuse, but is quite easily abused by less philosophically minded individuals. -- that could be said of Christians. /The fools. D-Lamp: And they work to keep themselves blissfully unaware of the long term victims of the philosophy they advocate. "Drugs"? Victimless crime. " -- there you go again, like a dog returning to its vomit. Who at this blog has advocated harder against drug abuse, from government authorities against its citizenry, to the damaged lives of people whose brains are scrambled by drugs whether illicit or prescription, than I, a civil libertarian? You can go to some juvenile delinquent blogs and pretend that they represent the libertarian movement for smaller governance. No matter how many fellows you convince to be prejudiced with you does not prove credible under scrutiny. Physician, heal thyself. At least take your own medicine rather than pawning deceit for profit. In order to win an election against the odds, the various factions of conservatives must align on common ground. And you're flooding the field with rot so no one will coalesce. Great job.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 06:56 AM (gmrH5)

220 Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 10:46 AM (bb5+k) Your coy "moi?" ain't cutting it. Admit your role promoting bigotry and division amongst conservative interests.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 06:58 AM (gmrH5)

221 thought as much 5 minutes are up, dlamp, and you haven't posted in the new dump, either.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 07:04 AM (gmrH5)

222 You can go to some juvenile delinquent blogs and pretend that they represent the libertarian movement for smaller governance. No matter how many fellows you convince to be prejudiced with you does not prove credible under scrutiny. You should check out "TalkPolywell.org". It is there that I have most of my encounters with "Libertarians." The clientele consists of mostly engineers and scientists, so I would not categorize it as juvenile ", but then again, there are Global Warming Scientists, so maybe you have a point. And you're flooding the field with rot so no one will coalesce. Great job. Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 10:56 AM (gmrH5) Pragmatism and principle do not often work well together. It is the consequence of one being flexible while the other is not.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 07:05 AM (bb5+k)

223 Your coy "moi?" ain't cutting it. Admit your role promoting bigotry and division amongst conservative interests. Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 10:58 AM (gmrH5) You think preserving the coalition is so important, while I think incorporating bad ideas into it will only result in further troubles ahead. I point out to you the forming of the colonies into the United States, during which they agreed to accept the premise of slavery. That turned out to have been a very bad move, for both sides of the issue. Another example would be the cooking of a stew. Adding a turd as an ingredient ought to be a deal breaker, and it ought not to matter how badly someone wants it in there. It will ruin the stew.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 07:10 AM (bb5+k)

224 225 thought as much 5 minutes are up, dlamp, and you haven't posted in the new dump, either. Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 11:04 AM (gmrH5) Was checking out other websites. Often enough, the conversations get boring in these comments. Either that, or we reach an impasse at which no further meaningful communication is possible without some passage of time. I try not to hold grudges the next day. I'm tolerant like that.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 07:12 AM (bb5+k)

225 89 72 "Poll Finds 1 in 5 People Would Have Sex With a Robot"

. . .
I suppose I might, if it were sufficiently lifelike. Many advantages: no getting tricked into fatherhood, it won't lie to you or steal from you, it won't verbally or physically abuse you, it won't fuck around behind your back, it won't have an Axis II personality disorder...
*
*
"I'll take the Nicole Kidman model, please.  About age 28, and slightly larger, uh, medallions up front.  What?  Oh, yes, I would like the 'expert manual dexterity' module too."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 08, 2014 07:16 AM (QVyxQ)

226 D-Lamp, I first wrote juvenile minds, which has no age requirement these days as I've written many times, before "refining" whom you target as libertarian being delinquent or irresponsible in a destructive manner, intention aside. This? Duh: "Pragmatism and principle do not often work well together. It is the consequence of one being flexible while the other is not." As this applies across the board, what has it to do with the specific price of tea in China? Given how the human mind works, to unite many factions of people, you must establish the firm foundation of common cause. Decide on which principle matters. And if, to you, Inalienable Rights don't? Then no matter what pragmatic actions or other principles that you promote, it's corrupt, all for naught so far as I'm concerned. A house built on a sandy cliff, being sold "for my own good" for my demise at my expense. No.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 07:19 AM (gmrH5)

227 Given how the human mind works, to unite many factions of people, you must establish the firm foundation of common cause. Decide on which principle matters. And if, to you, Inalienable Rights don't? Then no matter what pragmatic actions or other principles that you promote, it's corrupt, all for naught so far as I'm concerned. A house built on a sandy cliff, being sold "for my own good" for my demise at my expense. No. Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 11:19 AM (gmrH5) Inalienable rights are great. I simply don't recognize many things as "inalienable rights" which libertarians advocate, and if you had the time, I would give my explanation as to which are which and why. Why don't you join "TalkPolywell and we can discuss this at a more leisurely pace? I know I can't condense my philosophy into simple sound bites, as are often required in these thread commentary forums.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 07:25 AM (bb5+k)

228 I will further add that I have always regarded your commentary as some of the most insightful on this website. You often point out aspects and nuances which no one else notes. You would be a beneficial addition to the discourse at TalkPolywell, even if you do see yourself as a "Libertarian." (Yeah, we talk about other things than Nuclear Fusion reactors too.) I'm an Edmund Burke style conservative.

Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 07:27 AM (bb5+k)

229 227. "holding the coalition together"?! WHAT coalition? You think there's an organized coalition of conservatives already? pfft And where the hell do you get off calling our Founders' libertarianism "corruption" to be destroyed by the likes of self righteous you? You know better than to poison our nation's foundational root, our novel constitutional governance, by promoting an extraneous (erroneous) interpretation as if the root or any of the primary branches of the current libertarian movement. For all the years I've linked comments here to Mises.org, have you yet researched "Libertarian" there? And to our contemporary libertarian radio hosts Katheryn Albrecht; and Joyce Riley "The Power Hour" -- She is fueled by her desire to keep Americans informed of the challenges this country is faced with everyday. Help us restore the Constitution to its rightful place of importance in the United States. -- have you listened to their discussions, EVER, in order to complete your own concept of what/who is "libertarian"? 228. I try not to hold grudges the next day. I'm tolerant like that. -- D-Lamp. Considering it's still the same morning of your ad hominem of an entire group of free minds, and your failing to apologize for the consistently limited (a flaw to prove a flaw) of "libertarian", how big of you. It remains my right, and yours, to speak freely. Consider the source. I've said over the years, it's not my job to make anyone agree with me. Live and learn.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 07:45 AM (gmrH5)

230 Inalienable rights are great. I simply don't recognize many things as "inalienable rights" which libertarians advocate, and if you had the time, I would give my explanation as to which are which and why. Why don't you join "TalkPolywell and we can discuss this at a more leisurely pace? I know I can't condense my philosophy into simple sound bites, as are often required in these thread commentary forums. Posted by: D-Lamp at May 08, 2014 11:25 AM (bb5+k) OK, no hatchet. But TalkPolywell? Rather, how'd you like to join a classical music history forum where we can comfortably discuss libertarianism at leisure. Nah. Me, neither. But have you followed The Daily Bell website, for another instance of libertarian interviews, editorials, and comments? At some point after long exposure, you've learned well from one source, and should go to another given serious consideration. Politics? I always found to be ugly. It was interesting to note how parties were the same or different, compared to themselves and against each other over time. How ideas determine form is the matter. It wasn't until our children were entering school and their teachers were weird that we began to look hard at our surroundings and forces bearing down. My better half knew well before I. But I've gone out of my way to research, to "go figure". As for governance? Listen to Ravel (no, not the Bolero war horse) and appreciate how persuasive minimalism can be in the hands of a master. Come to think of it, Jesus was a minimalist. Keeping it simple. Not saying that less means less effective. Just that if you have an ingenious archetype model bestowed upon you, as we have in the US Constitutional Republic which protects and honors our Bill of Rights as the LEAST of our inalienable rights, then do you best for it. You'll benefit, and others will also enjoy the fruits of Liberty. And it is our responsibility to perpetuate our firm foundation. You drag out slavery, as if it were ever an intrinsic element of our Constitutional Republic. It was in practice "inherited" until it wasn't practiced. We outgrew the need and the want for slavery (though not indentured service given magnate employers exploiting emigrant labor). Our Constitutional Republic and Bill of Rights ALLOWED the practice of slavery to END. And you know that it was an argument all along. So if it's tolerance you exercise, there it is. Understanding that people sacrificed everything, lost everything, and should be left to rest in peace where we all end up, regardless of social stature, given mortality. Ending slavery most certainly did not take (nor would such have worked) "a living, breathing" Constitution revisionism (into this post constitutional era) -- "organic" to be exploited by eugenics, scientism, Darwinian Scrooge promotion that it be better to be rid of the unwanted surplus population. Inalienable Rights? You're confused? Meditate and search within to find your answers.

Posted by: panzernashorn at May 08, 2014 08:15 AM (gmrH5)

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