January 13, 2012
— andy Happy Friday the 13th.
Here's one to get you started
Heather Locklear was rushed to a Southern California hospital on Thursday afternoon after an emergency call was placed from the "Melrose Place" star's home.Law enforcement insiders told TMZ that the actress' sister called 911 after Locklear, 50, reportedly took a "dangerous mix of prescription drugs and alcohol."
T.J. Hooker was unavailable for comment.
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Good Morning Morons its Friday, January 13th, 2012. Yes, Its Friday the 13th, stay at home today and drink, but make sure its good stuff and not home made. Today is the traditional bad luck day. Some say it got that name because it was a Friday 13th that Jesus was crucified. Me I have to give that some grains of salt since the calendar as we currently know it had not yet been invented. Others say it is bad luck because it was a Friday 13th that the Knights Templar were rounded up to be tortured and executed for the crime of being rich. (See the Democrats didnÂ’t invent that shit). In any case, letÂ’s be careful out there today.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 02:55 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 13, 2012 02:55 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 13, 2012 02:56 AM (UlUS4)
Perry's part time congress idea to be submitted in a bill from an IL Republican
Must not be too much of a crackpot idea. When congress was first convened it was more “part time”. Perhaps it is time to go back to that. But I would prefer a full time Congress dedicated to repealing bills for about 50 years first.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 02:56 AM (YdQQY)
Ocommie makes formal request for $1.2T debt hike
Now congress has 15 days to answer. In the meantime we have been exceeding the limit since Jan 4th and they have been ignoring it. Not to worry your royal highness Pharaoh Bambi the first, Boner will make a deal.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 02:56 AM (YdQQY)
Latest on the SOTA piece of shit
Sen. Patrick Leahy (C-Vt.) pushed back against criticism of his online piracy bill, the Protect IP Act, in a statement on Thursday, but said he will offer an amended version ahead of the Senate vote on Jan. 24.
Ah weÂ’ll make some cosmetic changes to the POS. Leahy will break out his polishing cloth and attempt to shine this turd up.
Both bills would empower the Justice Department and copyright holders to demand that search engines, Internet providers and payment processors cut off access to sites “dedicated” to copyright infringement.
Note they say NOTHING about the ability of the government to shut down sites based on rumor and accusation.
Hey asshole I have a better idea. LetÂ’s flush this turd for good.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 02:57 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 13, 2012 02:57 AM (UlUS4)
CA Republican retiring. Has been redistricted out of his seat to a Democrat
How is this done when CA is actually losing population? Well, they count illegals at the census dept for the purpose of congressional districts. Which is bull shit.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 02:57 AM (YdQQY)
SC Democrat Chair plays the race card, its all they have
So whatÂ’s the beef? TheyÂ’re holding a Republican debate on Martin Luther commie day.
South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Dickhead Harpoonian insinuated that Republican presidential candidates are campaigning on racist platforms, and indicted Mitt Romney with being too “meek” to take positions on racial issues, saying that he should also condemn the upcoming Republican debate, scheduled for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(I may have edited that some). Note that this guy has long been known in SC as a raging idiot asshole. The news loves him though which is why he threw this crap out there.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 02:58 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 13, 2012 02:59 AM (UlUS4)
Woman jailed for 6 days on Charleston for a "trashy" yard.
She should have shot someone. She would have been out sooner.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 02:59 AM (YdQQY)
Doctors warn of danger from new craze, magnetic tongue rings
You know, when I was young people knew not to put dangerous shit in their mouth. Now people protect their kids from dangerous toy guns and give them 4 wheelers and tats instead.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 02:59 AM (YdQQY)
Red wine researcher accused of falsifying data
HARTFORD, Conn. — A University of Connecticut researcher known for his work on red wine’s benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances, university officials said Wednesday.
UConn [sic] officials said nearly a dozen scientific journals are being warned of the potential problems after publishing his studies in recent years.
The researcher, Dr. Dipak Das, did some studies of resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine that has shown potential for promoting health.
But Dr. Nir Barzilai, whose research team conducts resveratrol research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, told the Associated Press that Das is not a major figure in the field. The new allegations will not make a material difference to resveratrol research, which is being conducted extensively around the world with encouraging results from many labs, Barzilai saidÂ…
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From S&L: This sounds like the same thing we heard when so much of the global warming research turned out to be falsified. It doesnÂ’t matter.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 03:00 AM (7+pP9)
Justice Department backs Obama on recess appointments
No shit, you mean Holder the lawless backs Obama the crook? How “unexpected”. But wait….
Republicans complain ruling on four postings smacks of politics“Politics”??? Hahahahahaha. How about complete utter contempt for the law and the Constitution you spineless grubs.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:00 AM (YdQQY)
Grassley speaks out against DOJ and Obama on illegal appointments
More rhetoric butÂ…
Grassley hinted at Senate “action to check and balance” the president’s power grab, though he declined to go into specifics.
Oh, pardon me, just more rhetoric
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:01 AM (YdQQY)
Heritage unveils this year's index of economic freedom. It shows continued decline
Note the US under Obama last year dropped low enough to be out of the “free” category. This continues a long term trend for the U.S. as it slides further into socialism/communism. If you have not seen this index you need to take a look. I have been following it for years.
This year the U.S. is 10 on a continued downward trend. The last year Republicans were in charge we were ranked 5.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:02 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 13, 2012 03:02 AM (UlUS4)
That’s it for the “news” this morning. Note that I have avoided all coverage of the primary politics. It seems that coverage of the primary has now devolved into nothing but flame wars. I am done with it. I’ll vote in the primary here in about a week and I will vote for who I want. I urge all to do the same.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:02 AM (YdQQY)
Oh one more thing for all you TCM fans, today is Jane Fonda day. IÂ’m sure all of you vets can hardly wait to turn it on.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:02 AM (YdQQY)
What is it with tensile town?
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:04 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 03:04 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 03:05 AM (niZvt)
Dumbasses. Maybe in the Spring
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 06:58 AM (YdQQY)
Actually, Vic, it's better than rain. Normally a higher percentage of snowmelt makes way into the groundwater than an equivalent amount of rain. Less runoff.Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 03:06 AM (7+pP9)
But he'll get some magic beans and a promise to cut spending 10 years from now.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:06 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 03:07 AM (niZvt)
From S&L: This sounds like the same thing we heard when so much of the global warming research turned out to be falsified. It doesnÂ’t matter.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 07:00 AM (7+pP9)This will get press, the other not so much.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:08 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 03:08 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 03:08 AM (niZvt)
Oh, and I think it's "tinsel" town. Tensile is an engineer term dealing with material strength.
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 07:07 AM (niZvt)
Vic is an engineer. All engineers write stuff full of spelling errors.Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 03:11 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 03:11 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 07:11 AM (7+pP9)
Actually my last 10 or 15 years I was in Operations. Worked with Engineering a LOT but wasn't an Engineer.
But still write stuff full of spelling errors. And if it wasn't for spell check it would be much worse.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:13 AM (YdQQY)
Ed Henry @edhenryTV
President will speak 1120am ET at WH about seeking exec power from Congress to merge some federal agencies, consolidate gov't
Wait...it gets better....
WH official tells Fox's Kelly Chernenkoff the move is about making "government leaner, smarter and more consumer-friendly"
Posted by: Tami at January 13, 2012 03:14 AM (X6akg)
@5
We'll know that we've finally tamed the Washington Beast on the day this actually happens. Or the day that Congress isn't exempt from the law it creates. Or the day they start concentrating on repealing laws. Or when the budget is actually balanced at something around 15% of GDP.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 13, 2012 03:14 AM (d0Tfm)
Just continuing their 3 year tradition of massive outrageous lies. Its nothing more than a ploy to beat up Republicans with.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:15 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Rondinellamamma at January 13, 2012 03:16 AM (XgXT2)
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:18 AM (YdQQY)
He is no doubt consolidating power under a leftist and will lay off any stray conservatives who happen to remain.
Posted by: Miss Marple at January 13, 2012 03:18 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: BurtTC at January 13, 2012 03:19 AM (Gc/Qi)
I can't watch this right now....someone let me know if it's any good. (Sorry...link goes to NYT)
http://tinyurl.com/7bqmptc
Posted by: Tami at January 13, 2012 03:19 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: penny at January 13, 2012 03:21 AM (Z9ymd)
That’s it for the “news” this morning. Note that I have avoided all coverage of the primary politics. It seems that coverage of the primary has now devolved into nothing but flame wars.
What makes you say that?
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 03:24 AM (7+pP9)
On this date
In 1920 a New York Times editorial ridiculed Robert Goddard for his belief that rockets would be able to fly in space, saying that it would never happen.
Posted by: Nash Rambler at January 13, 2012 03:24 AM (oxgwp)
Pretty bland and generic, but will still have some effect. Romney is doing the correct thing in keeping it cool and not overreacting. Newt and Perry will be irrelevant shortly, and Romney will still look presidential. Histrionics only help O since he is already the president.
Posted by: pep at January 13, 2012 03:24 AM (YXmuI)
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 03:27 AM (yowgW)
Perry's part time congress idea ... But I would prefer a full time Congress dedicated to repealing bills for about 50 years first.
The one thing I regret the Founders did not foresee to do was to install a house of Congress whose sole job was to repeal other laws. They would have no ability to create new law.
Posted by: dogfish at January 13, 2012 03:28 AM (N2yhW)
On inflation news, has everyone else noticed that Amazon has raised the prices of their BluRays by about 4 or 5 dollars each?
No, but I did notice at the grocery store yesterday that a tub of ICBINB, the same sized tub that was cost less than $2 about four years ago is now $3.45.
Hope and Change, baby.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 13, 2012 03:28 AM (d0Tfm)
Obama 2012 for Garbage Collector
Posted by: penny at January 13, 2012 07:21 AM (Z9ymd)
FTFY
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 03:28 AM (LEwrE)
Must not be too much of a crackpot idea. When congress was first convened it was more “part time”. Perhaps it is time to go back to that. But I would prefer a full time Congress dedicated to repealing bills for about 50 years first.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 06:56 AM (YdQQY)
As someone (I forget who) once said, the Republic was doomed from the moment air conditioning was invented so that the lunatic asylum could stay open year around in DC.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at January 13, 2012 03:29 AM (cPJUK)
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 03:29 AM (LEwrE)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 07:08 AM (niZvt)
Even if there are an infinite number of alternative universes, not a single one exists where I give a flying fuck about SNL.
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 03:30 AM (yowgW)
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 03:30 AM (LEwrE)
The one thing I regret the Founders did not foresee to do was to install a house of Congress whose sole job was to repeal other laws. They would have no ability to create new law.
Better yet would be a law that requires a sunset provision in every law, rule and regulation created, say, 10 or 15 years, 5 would be even better.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 13, 2012 03:31 AM (d0Tfm)
Even if there are an infinite number of alternative universes, not a single one exists where I give a flying fuck about SNL.
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 07:30 AM (yowgW)
Or one in which SNL is actually funny.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at January 13, 2012 03:32 AM (cPJUK)
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 03:33 AM (yowgW)
Hey! -- It's recovery Winter!:
More than five dozen employees are preparing for their final chapter at Offset Paperback Manufacturers Inc.
Management at the company, one of the largest paperback book manufacturers in the world, announced Thursday that 69 full-time positions are being eliminated effective Jan. 27.
Friendly's shut down 5 restaurants in PA, Tastycake is out of business, Hostess has filed for bankruptcy and Sears is shuttering over 100 stores.
All hail the Obameconomy!
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 03:33 AM (7+pP9)
"that was cost less" ?
Shit, more coffee here, Barrister! It seems typos aren't limited to engineers...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 13, 2012 03:34 AM (d0Tfm)
30.1° here with the wind blowing. I was sure it would make it to the 20s but the sun is coming up now do probably will not. They are calling for lows in the 20s for the rest of the week.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 03:34 AM (YdQQY)
Perry's part time congress idea ... But I would prefer a full time Congress dedicated to repealing bills for about 50 years first.
The one thing I regret the Founders did not foresee to do was to install a house of Congress whose sole job was to repeal other laws. They would have no ability to create new law.
Posted by: dogfish at January 13, 2012 07:28 AM (N2yhW)
The way to achieve goals of repealing bad laws and balancing the budget is relatively easy.
All you need to do is give congress incentives to do it. Pay congressmen 500 grand a year plus an additional 500 grand bonus if they complete all their budget duties on time and the total budget is less than 18% of GDP. Senators would get 750 grand with a matching bonus. Toss in a generous housing allowance and free NetJets travel.
You would be amazed how quickly the government could be paired down to a reasonable size if the people spending the money had a reason to do it.
Posted by: jwest at January 13, 2012 03:37 AM (FdndL)
Posted by: Bob Dole at January 13, 2012 03:38 AM (G6kli)
Posted by: San Antonio Rose at January 13, 2012 03:39 AM (Fx6Kf)
Posted by: BurtTC at January 13, 2012 03:40 AM (Gc/Qi)
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 07:33 AM (yowgW)
...morning Cap'n...that's about the only good thing. I've been tired of avoiding my yard, too and my firepit is a koi pond; now it's a skating rink...for chipmunks.
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 03:41 AM (LEwrE)
Posted by: Fritz at January 13, 2012 03:41 AM (3raPN)
Posted by: nickless at January 13, 2012 07:41 AM (MMC8r)
Prove it...links would be helpful, thank you.
Posted by: Morons Everywhere at January 13, 2012 03:44 AM (LEwrE)
Posted by: San Antonio Rose at January 13, 2012 03:45 AM (Fx6Kf)
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 03:46 AM (yowgW)
On this date
In 1920 a New York Times editorial ridiculed Robert Goddard for his belief that rockets would be able to fly in space, saying that it would never happen.
Posted by: Nash Rambler at January 13, 2012 07:24 AMLeave it to the stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure to make the NYT's prediction come true!
Posted by: MrScribbler at January 13, 2012 03:46 AM (tkd/a)
You would be amazed how quickly the government could be paired down to a reasonable size if the people spending the money had a reason to do it.
A lot of common-sense things could be done if we actually had control over our government. Congress, however, makes its own rules, and since we have no honest, real-world candidates to pick from, we're left with power-hungry, egotistical maniacs in nice suits who say one thing on the campaign trail to win, and quite another when they get there.
They absolutely will not reduce their power or influence. Power corrupts, and we're getting a lesson in that every day, good and hard.
We are so boned, and we've done it to ourselves by not demanding accountability from our politicians. There is no recourse for recalling any pol who violates the Constitution. Why we put up with the shit we do from Washington is a mystery to me.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 13, 2012 03:47 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at January 13, 2012 03:48 AM (Og1Kk)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at January 13, 2012 03:49 AM (l9zgN)
Requirements of the tamper-resistant packaging (TRP) regulations covering most OTC products were published by FDA in the FEDERAL REGISTER of November 5, 1982.
http://1.usa.gov/wYmvhI
Posted by: StrategicCorporalUSMC at January 13, 2012 03:52 AM (zgwWv)
I thought much the same thing the other day after I first removed the plastic wrap around a condiment bottle's top and then had to unscrew the top in order to remove the inner seal. Sealing the bottle in a lead envelope come next, I guess.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at January 13, 2012 03:54 AM (Og1Kk)
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 07:46 AM (yowgW)
I'm actually in 'recovery-mode' from hernia surgery...one more week of organizing everything in my home, computer, etcetera. Will have to come to the Eastside next week though...what's the best day/time for you, Cap'n?
Posted by: Morons Everywhere at January 13, 2012 03:54 AM (LEwrE)
Vic's got a knack...
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 03:55 AM (LEwrE)
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 03:56 AM (7+pP9)
...I need those for my helmets, gun-cases, etc!
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 03:57 AM (LEwrE)
“…we're left with power-hungry, egotistical maniacs in nice suits who say one thing on the campaign trail to win, and quite another when they get there.”
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 13, 2012 07:47 AM (d0Tfm)
If we made it viable for more people to run for office, we would get better candidates. As it stands now, only those who are dirt poor or multi millionaires can go into politics. By making it possible for the vast middle to afford being in the job, you can attract the right people.
Posted by: jwest at January 13, 2012 03:57 AM (FdndL)
Posted by: Morons Everywhere at January 13, 2012 07:54 AM (LEwrE)
Probably Friday at any time.
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 03:57 AM (yowgW)
This is how curmudgeons are made, Vic.
Look in your mailbox for a Union packet. Act now, and you'll receive a free "Walter" doll from the Jeff Dunham Collection.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at January 13, 2012 03:58 AM (d0Tfm)
@33"...if it wasn't for spell check it would be much worse."
Posted by Vic.
What is this "spell check" you speak of? Is there something to check my sentence construction? I have a fear of hanging participles.
Posted by: Case at January 13, 2012 04:00 AM (FD6YW)
Probably Friday at any time.
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 07:57 AM (yowgW)
OK...location...?WinkLiz @ miles?...lunch?...other?...I'm open...
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 04:01 AM (LEwrE)
Posted by: HH at January 13, 2012 04:04 AM (KB0hv)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at January 13, 2012 07:49 AM (l9zgN)
LOL, must have some way of increasing my ranks. Yes, I figured plopping that cow patty about Jane Scrunt would get a rise.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 04:05 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: phoenixgirl....all in for perry at January 13, 2012 04:06 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: ombdz at January 13, 2012 04:08 AM (2DpoY)
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 08:01 AM (LEwrE)
I didn't even know there was one there. That works great for me if it's convenient for you. Lunch is good for me. Email me at my nic (one word) at ameritech dot net with any updates; otherwise I'll meet you at 11:30 or 12.
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 04:08 AM (yowgW)
LOL, I actually used to have a program that would do that. I got it when our bosses at work told us to limit our sentence construction to a tenth grade reading level. The first question I asked was HTFDWDT?
I got this program and the first thing I tested it on said 14th grade. I played with a few things and nothing changed. So I made a copy of the paper and then shortened every sentence just by making it gibberish.
That cut the grade level down but filled it up with underlined incomplete sentences. After that I figured it out. If you made long sentences it jacked up the grade level. Nothing else mattered. In short, it was a POS.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 04:10 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Harry Reid at January 13, 2012 04:11 AM (CZrbJ)
By making it possible for the vast middle to afford being in the job, you can attract the right people.
An honest press would also go a long way towards restoring a bit of sanity to our electoral process, too. If I were to run for orifice today, I'd last about three seconds given the outright hostility of the MFM to any sort of conservative candidate.
I can't figure out a way of changing that without violating the First Amendment, tho'. The press is free to do whatever it wishes, and it wishes to be decidedly anti-American. They are doing this of their own free will, mostly.
I often wonder, where are all the normal people? Morons excluded, naturally. I read comments from other sites and am amazed at some of the rediculous ideas that some people have and how blind to Reality most of them are. That poll from a couple of days ago, the one that said more Americans are concerned about the disparity of wealth here is really scary, as it's gone up recently. This tells me that there are way too many people who just can't think for themselves and are so easily led to believe the most outrageous ideas.
I once had confidence that there was a real "Silent Majority" of people who were just busy with the rigors of modern life, but who still had a modicum of common sense and a grasp of the way things should be, and that eventually they'd get to the polls to correct the course of the Ship of State.
I'm not so sure about that anymore.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at January 13, 2012 04:14 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 08:08 AM (yowgW)
Sounds good -- I'll email later today/tomorrow...gmail address; it will be obvious when compared to my nic!
Posted by: billygoat at January 13, 2012 04:15 AM (+pXeg)
Posted by: Case at January 13, 2012 04:15 AM (DYR2Q)
Posted by: MDH3 at January 13, 2012 04:15 AM (GKyUC)
How do we know he's libertarian? He's not wearing a helmet.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 13, 2012 04:16 AM (BhuDE)
I think we all know there is a bias in the military
against warriors!
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 13, 2012 04:16 AM (i3+c5)
Posted by: phoenixgirl....all in for perry at January 13, 2012 08:06 AM (Ho2rs)
Because the brass are a bunch of PC driven fuckheads that don't give a tinker's damn about the grunts they stepped on and stabbed in the fucking back on their way up.
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 13, 2012 04:17 AM (yowgW)
I feel extreme regret that we have offended the sensibilities of people who will set a girls' school on fire and shoot the girls when they try to escape.
Posted by: nickless at January 13, 2012 04:18 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 04:19 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 13, 2012 04:19 AM (UlUS4)
Think it was to take only 51% to cancel any existing law.
To pass a new law required 67% of the other house.
Numbers may be off.
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 13, 2012 04:19 AM (i3+c5)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 13, 2012 04:20 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: phoenixgirl....all in for perry at January 13, 2012 08:06 AM (Ho2rs)
Because, sadly, you know the country you live in now too well, and you know they will be.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at January 13, 2012 04:21 AM (cPJUK)
Ouch.
Posted by: lael at January 13, 2012 04:22 AM (eAN1f)
Posted by: Case at January 13, 2012 04:22 AM (DYR2Q)
California's cellphones, tablet computers, power tools and hundreds of other portable electronic devices will be required to have energy-stingy battery chargers beginning next year.
The California Energy Commission, by a 3-0 vote Thursday, approved first-in-the-nation efficiency standards designed to drive stakes through the hearts of about 170 million so-called vampire charging systems that waste as much as 60% of the electricity they suck from outlets.
Yeah, who cares if it drives up the product prices for everyone on the planet. It's for Gaia. LA Slimes link.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 13, 2012 04:23 AM (BhuDE)
Posted by: Penny at January 13, 2012 04:23 AM (fYOZx)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 04:24 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Case at January 13, 2012 08:22 AM (DYR2Q)
That was many years ago in the era of Wordstar and DOS
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 04:25 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: StrategicCorporalUSMC at January 13, 2012 04:26 AM (zgwWv)
Posted by: Jean at January 13, 2012 04:27 AM (elbGQ)
Remember Haditha!
You ain't seen nothing like a PC JAG officer going after a fighting troop!
Manning--not so much!
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 13, 2012 04:27 AM (i3+c5)
Posted by: Uncle Wang's Dog Kennel & Supper Club at January 13, 2012 04:28 AM (jiwQf)
You know? I thank God for our fighting men and women, but I often wonder at their sanity. Given the scorn and derision with which they are viewed by their own government (not to mention too much of the population), I am often amazed at their sense of duty in spite of all that.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 04:29 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Jean at January 13, 2012 04:29 AM (elbGQ)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at January 13, 2012 04:29 AM (vzFJV)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 04:29 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 04:32 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Jean at January 13, 2012 04:32 AM (elbGQ)
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 04:32 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 04:34 AM (i6RpT)
Would that leave a rather big hole? And wouldn't be a Trapezoid after you fixed it? That doesn't sound nearly as cool.
"Yes, I work at the Trapezoid," just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 04:34 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Jean at January 13, 2012 04:35 AM (elbGQ)
Posted by: Jean at January 13, 2012 04:36 AM (elbGQ)
The facebook mentality is responsible for a lot of unneeded grief!
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 13, 2012 04:37 AM (i3+c5)
Can I just say "We're flayed?" When the Republicans will complain about "politics" instead of freaking Unconstitutional Usurpation of Authority, we've already lost.
Where can I go to get some principled politicians with spine?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 04:39 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 04:39 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 04:40 AM (i6RpT)
Obama 2012
Posted by: penny at January 13, 2012 07:21 AM (Z9ymd)
Drugs are bad. mmmmkay?
Posted by: Unclefacts Out Of Commenting Retirement Just For This One Thing at January 13, 2012 04:41 AM (6IReR)
Posted by: Learflyer at January 13, 2012 04:41 AM (9vscO)
Posted by: Case at January 13, 2012 04:41 AM (DYR2Q)
Posted by: Please Don't Piss On The Dead Taliban at January 13, 2012 04:42 AM (jiwQf)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 08:39 AM (i6RpT)
As a former E-6 I can say it doesn't bother be a damn bit. As for JAG being mostly "nice guys" so what. There is still no place for them in a real military.
My daughter is a "nice girl" but she would make a shitty Marine in the field.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 04:42 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at January 13, 2012 04:43 AM (4df7R)
<LiberalTalkingPoints>well you can't stop them anyway, you should just teach them to have safe sex and that abortions are available.</LiberalTalkingPoints>
The So-Cons will be over here. Pointedly not saying "We told you so."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 04:43 AM (8y9MW)
If you made long sentences it jacked up the grade level. Nothing else mattered. In short, it was a POS.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 08:10 AM (YdQQY)
Actually, reading level is determined by two factors: sentence length and the average number of syllables per word. A high number in either case bumps up the reading level. You could probably find out exactly how grade level is calculated with some searching, but I'm too lazy.Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 04:44 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 08:43 AM (8y9MW)
And we'll especially refrain from voicing the implied "Nyah, nyah, nyah!"
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at January 13, 2012 04:45 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 04:45 AM (i6RpT)
Hey Vic, how many robocalls are you getting? I've had a quite a few here lately, one to attend a Romney rally, one to attend a Huntsman town meeting. Perry is in town today, Santorum was here yesterday, and I assume Newt will be back at some point.
Makes me glad I will be out of town all next week, only problem is that because of that I will have to vote today and I still have no clue other than not Huntsman. I can't find an affirmative reason to vote for any of the others.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at January 13, 2012 04:46 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at January 13, 2012 04:46 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 13, 2012 04:46 AM (BhuDE)
Found it. Posted by: Empire of Jeff
...........
Are you here in the Midwest? We got hit with about 6 inches last night.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 13, 2012 04:47 AM (UTq/I)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at January 13, 2012 04:48 AM (l9zgN)
Posted by: maddogg at January 13, 2012 08:38 AM (OlN4e)
Hell, with that kind of power, you could put a man into space...
Posted by: HH at January 13, 2012 04:52 AM (KB0hv)
You don't need to be a lawyer to tell if someone needs to be boarded out. In fact, I would say that it actually hurts. There are a lot of things that make a person unfit to be a military guy that are not illegal and some things that are illegal that have no bearing.
I have sat on a few boards myself. I managed to make 3 cruises to the WESPAC, 2 in Vietnam, with over 6,000 crewmen and not a single JAG officer aboard. We did damn fine.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 04:55 AM (YdQQY)
LOL, none. I no longer have a land line phone. I have got another "conservative" Romney flyer though.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 04:57 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at January 13, 2012 04:58 AM (l9zgN)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at January 13, 2012 04:59 AM (4df7R)
Almost makes me okay with the 30F where we started out the morning here in DFW.
Almost.
I still say the temperature is like a grade: anything less than 70 is failing.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 05:00 AM (8y9MW)
Vic:
My father, (an officer with no military background) was assigned the defense of somebody facing a court martial. He said the guy was a young kid who made a stupid mistake that would follow him the rest of his life. He stole a .45. My father convinced him the Army would eventually find it, and when they did it was off to Leavenworth. So he talked the kid into telling him where he hid it. My father threw the pistol off a New York ferry, the Army never found the weapon and the kid was acquitted.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 13, 2012 05:04 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain at January 13, 2012 05:04 AM (bj+Nc)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 13, 2012 07:07 AM (niZvt)
I thought it was a crack at hollywood. There hasn't been much real entertainment coming out of there lately. And, since they like to think they can buy almost anything, seemed like the perfect word. Perhaps their ability to buy anything is waning along with their state. The tensile strength of tinsel town is not the same as it was.
Posted by: hey at January 13, 2012 05:05 AM (oZfic)
That's better.
LOL, I thought that was what you meant. A JAG officer would have fried the guy.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 05:08 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Turd Ferguson at January 13, 2012 05:08 AM (WUWb9)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 05:09 AM (i6RpT)
Almost.
I still say the temperature is like a grade: anything less than 70 is failing.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 09:00 AM (8y9MW)
I wonder if that works in today's school system? 70 probably earns you at least a C these days. You'd probably have to earn at least a 49 to actually FAIL something (though they probably call it "differently achieve").
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at January 13, 2012 05:09 AM (4df7R)
Dickhead Harpoonian
thats
Mr. Dickhead Harpoonian
Does his actual name make Dickhead Harpoonian funnier?
Posted by: DaveA at January 13, 2012 05:09 AM (t/mAc)
Hell, with that kind of power, you could put a man into space...
Posted by: HH at January 13, 2012 08:52 AM (KB0hv)
It's not a matter of power, it's a matter of control. Controlling that thing at speed would be like flying in close formation at supersonic speed in rough air with minimal control. You might do it after years of research and wind tunnel work, with computer operated controls like fly by wire, but the problem is the thing is dependant on running along the ground at bullet speeds, anything upsets steady state conditions and you are gone in milliseconds. In an aircraft, a quick deviation from a straight line of 10 feet is not a problem, along the ground, disaster.
Posted by: maddogg at January 13, 2012 05:09 AM (OlN4e)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at January 13, 2012 08:39 AM (8y9MW)
I'm pretty sure the spammers will be advertising them right here any time now...
Posted by: Nighthawk at January 13, 2012 05:13 AM (RSqz2)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 09:09 AM (i6RpT)
I have never said they were. My point is we do not need them and in a lot of cases they are only there to enforce PC bullshit.
At least that is the impression I get from what we are hearing now. Shit like pissing on dead terrorists shouldn't even be brought up other than a ho-hum, yeah, we'll get right on that.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 05:13 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 13, 2012 05:15 AM (i6RpT)
Yeah, I'm not feeling particularly judgmental. Urine is more easily transported than pig entrails. QED.
I do think that before they deploy, they need to be reminded not to record themselves doing anything other than "messages for their families back home" because if it falls into the hands of our fifth column, it will be used and mis-used against them.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 13, 2012 05:16 AM (ZKzrr)
drudge is describing this as another "grab for power"
Posted by: hey at January 13, 2012 05:17 AM (oZfic)
I was under the impression that they had embedded press with them.
Posted by: hey at January 13, 2012 05:19 AM (oZfic)
Of course in former wars people used to take pictures of themselves standing with the feet on dead enemy while holding a gun and grinning like a big game hunter.
It is not a new thing. Only having an enemy press and CIC is a new thing.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 05:19 AM (YdQQY)
I checked for myself. How did this guy survive grade school?
Dick Harpootlian
Posted by: DaveA at January 13, 2012 05:19 AM (t/mAc)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at January 13, 2012 08:46 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: Shillary Clintdumb at January 13, 2012 05:22 AM (i3+c5)
Posted by: toby928© goes cold turkey yet again at January 13, 2012 05:23 AM (GTbGH)
Which one would you take?
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 05:24 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Jean at January 13, 2012 05:27 AM (WkuV6)
Oh one more thing for all you TCM fans, today is Jane Fonda day. IÂ’m sure all of you vets can hardly wait to turn it on.
Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2012 07:02 AM (YdQQY)
TCM has turned into a total commie bullshit station. And they run modern movies which is against the point of the whole station. I stopped watching that a long time ago
Posted by: TheQuietMan at January 13, 2012 05:29 AM (1Jaio)
To which I say: Aw, fuck off JackStraw. Take your phony conservative act somewhere else along with your smear jobs cribbed from Rolling Stone. Which I called you out twice for using and pointed out how it was full of lies and half-truths and was sourced entirely from left-wing cranks and 9/11 Truthers.
Posted by: Jimmuy at January 13, 2012 05:31 AM (pbKln)
More Recovery Winter™ news:
Almost 5000 employees will be out of a job when Food Lion closes 113 stores in the next 30 days. Looks like most of the Jacksonville stores are going down. This is going to leave a lot of strip malls without anchors, which is going to kill many of the already struggling smaller businesses in the strip malls they occupy.
Speaking as a business owner whose center doesn't have an anchor right now (and who is probably going to pull the trigger on his own business sometime in the middle of next month), that's going to be fatal. Given the economy down here right now, there's no way Barky takes FL. The anti-Obama bumper stickers are rampant.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at January 13, 2012 05:33 AM (rX1N2)
Posted by: Jimmuy at January 13, 2012 09:31 AM (pbKln)
JackStraw wasn't the anywhere near the only one and you should probably read the thread before spouting off.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at January 13, 2012 05:34 AM (rX1N2)
Jimmuy at January 13, 2012 09:31 AM
Straw did nothing wrong. He and I have had some somewhat uncivil moments regarding my support of Perry and his support of Romney.
Flush the sand from your vajayjay and grow a pair. Ace is a big boy and can take care of himself.
Posted by: Dick Nixon at January 13, 2012 05:37 AM (kaOJx)
Posted by: penny at January 13, 2012 07:21 AM (Z9ymd)
Damn those gotta be some tasty paint chips.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at January 13, 2012 05:38 AM (rX1N2)
Posted by: abandon at January 13, 2012 05:47 AM (Q/K83)
Oh, and whoever formalized the spelling of 'necessary' should be taken out and shot. Pissing on corpse optional, but welcomed.
Posted by: DarkLord©, Rogue Commenter at January 13, 2012 06:03 AM (GBXon)
Posted by: tasker at January 13, 2012 06:06 AM (r2PLg)
147 Per the sidebar, I'm glad to see Mercedes is embarrassed enough by their use of Che Guevara at CES this week to apologize. They're still stupider than a bag of hammers that thinks it's a bag of wrenches, though. Idiots.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at January 13, 2012 08:43 AM (4df7R)
So I guess the Hitler campaign scheduled for kickoff next week is right out?
(Phooey, they already paid the ad agency...)
Posted by: Warthog at January 13, 2012 06:06 AM (WDySP)
Posted by: polynikes - Texan for Romney at January 13, 2012 06:15 AM (o0pY6)
Posted by: oldman at January 13, 2012 06:19 AM (myYbj)
Posted by: Kensington at January 13, 2012 06:20 AM (uaEZS)
Compared to y'all, NH is downright balmy this morning. Currently 28F, with an expected high of 37F. This weekend's going to be a bitch, though, as the cold affecting all y'all rolls over New England.
Winter has been very comfortable so far, at least here in Philly. The only downside is that the local environazis are ramping up the Global Warming rhetoric.
Posted by: Sgt. Hartman at January 13, 2012 06:20 AM (YmPwQ)
Posted by: naturalfake at January 13, 2012 07:00 AM (XBdI0)
Posted by: t-bird at January 13, 2012 07:14 AM (FcR7P)
Hey Ben... if you see this...
That correction is about Bain & Co (the consulting company), not about Bain Capital. They are different companies. I can't see the original article, but it seems that the article should have mentioned Bain Capital when it actually mentioned Bain & Co.
Posted by: dan-O at January 13, 2012 07:35 AM (sWycd)
Posted by: tamo at January 13, 2012 10:09 PM (R2aBz)
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