October 19, 2012
— Gabriel Malor Happy Friday!
Mitt Romney has taken the lead in RCP's electoral vote count. Because of President Obama's losses, namely Florida and North Carolina, RCP has it 206 EVs for Romney, 201 for Obama, and 131 toss-ups.
There's a pretty sad effort to rally Democrats in this CNBC piece: "at least Obama still has Iowa and Wisconsin." I think the only thing that need be said in reply is, "SOON."
The Department of Homeland Security IG is saying that the Secret Service Director misled Congress when he testified about the prostitution scandal. But we already sorta knew that the misbehavior was cultural, no?
The weekly ad spending totals are out for this week. I'm told if you do the math (and, really, why the hell don't they have a summary page or something?) it comes to $62m spent in total this week. Obama and Democratic groups spent $25.5m. Romney and GOP groups spent $36.5m.
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Posted by: Elize Nayden at October 19, 2012 02:54 AM (NU+DB)
Posted by: Bruce at October 19, 2012 02:54 AM (vs/Oq)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 02:56 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 02:56 AM (AR7/8)
Posted by: spypeach at October 19, 2012 02:56 AM (pwTow)
Posted by: The Fresh Prints of Bill Ayers at October 19, 2012 02:56 AM (feFL6)
The October surprise site was a viral marketing scheme and unrelated to the election. The site has been shut down.
Posted by: Miss Marple at October 19, 2012 02:57 AM (GoIUi)
I like this Yahoo headline:
Weekly US unemployment benefit applications jump to 388,000, largely due to technical factors
Posted by: mallfly at October 19, 2012 02:57 AM (NI3M5)
If Obama loses (I still heed the words of Winston Wolf) what will he do? Will he go Scorched Earth, Roman or what?
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 02:59 AM (AR7/8)
http://is.gd/9eGVoT
Well, no shit. Mitt's a man who has done things; Obama's a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at October 19, 2012 02:59 AM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 02:59 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: Ozzie at October 19, 2012 03:00 AM (bx8t7)
We may be leading, but we still need to VOTE on 11/6.
Get everyone you know out to vote for Republicans; Family, Friends, Enemies, anyone that can pull the lever for Republicans on 11/6.
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:00 AM (zLp5I)
Every Sunday, Jews go out to Chinese restaurants for dinner. Do the Chinese go to Jewish delis? 
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 03:01 AM (+tqYo)
Tells me that Romney is looking good in the polls.
But, that he is still behind on the Electoral College prediction.
*Neighbor claims to be a high Information Voter*
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 19, 2012 03:04 AM (ZIOFS)
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 06:56 AM (AR7/
Every Sunday, Jews go out to Chinese restaurants for dinner. Do the Chinese go to Jewish delis?
Silly moron. The Chinese are at the restaurant, cooking and serving the food.
Today I saw what I think is the tallest building in Taipei. It looks like a series of Chinese take-out boxes, stacked one on top of another.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 03:04 AM (AR7/8)
Weekly US unemployment benefit applications jump to 388,000, largely due to technical factors
Posted by: mallfly at October 19, 2012 06:57 AM (NI3M5)
They forgot "unexpectedly."
What were the technical reasons? Let me guess? Higher Gas Prices, Higher Health Care Costs, More Regulations, and everything else generally sucks right now.
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:04 AM (zLp5I)
Posted by: John P. Squibob
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We are very lucky to have a solid majority in the House. He will be a very lame duck. And, he will only be able to do stuff by executive order. Granted he could do a lot of damage, but it is all immediately reversible on Jan 20.
and morning all!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 19, 2012 03:06 AM (UTq/I)
Clearly a Taipei personality. Be safe.Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 03:06 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: AussieMarcus at October 19, 2012 03:07 AM (RstsB)
I underestimated Romney. I was concerned that he wouldn't really "get it" and would go all RINO. He may want to be a RINO, but I think he's come to understand that he can't be a RINO and have the Republic survive, so he'll be the president the nation needs instead.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 19, 2012 03:07 AM (A1hOG)
Posted by: VW Zao at October 19, 2012 03:07 AM (vWZa0)
Posted by: Tsar Nicholas II at October 19, 2012 03:07 AM (r2PLg)
They forgot "unexpectedly."
What were thetechnical reasons? Let me guess? Higher Gas Prices, Higher Health Care Costs, More Regulations, and everything else generally sucks right now.
The technical reason was they got caught with their dick in the ringer. Well, at least the men were. I have no idea where the lady parts got caught.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 03:08 AM (AR7/8)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 03:08 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 19, 2012 07:04 AM (ZIOFS)
Not everyone has the advantages of AOS Premium Membership and Meatball's Massive Maps Mocking Our Present Pusillanious President.
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:08 AM (zLp5I)
Posted by: GASHSSIWB at October 19, 2012 03:10 AM (ZE/nf)
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 19, 2012 03:11 AM (A1hOG)
"Not everyone has the advantages of AOS Premium Membership and Meatball's Massive Maps Mocking Our Present Pusillanious President."
True dat. Sux to be them.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 19, 2012 03:11 AM (ZIOFS)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 19, 2012 03:11 AM (UTq/I)
Posted by: deusexmachina at October 19, 2012 03:11 AM (6RTwM)
No way Pollard gets released. TheOne™ would never appease the
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 03:11 AM (AR7/8)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at October 19, 2012 03:12 AM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at October 19, 2012 03:12 AM (feFL6)
re 27: Pollard? Really? Not exactly one of Obama's favorite groups.
Posted by: mallfly at October 19, 2012 03:12 AM (NI3M5)
Posted by: pep at October 19, 2012 03:12 AM (YXmuI)
What happened to the story that a WH official was involved in the Cartagena hokker scandal?
<The acting inspector general, Charles K. Edwards, said the employee "may have had contact with foreign nationals" and "may have been affiliated with the White House advance operation," according to a letter to lawmakers obtained by the AP. Edwards cited as evidence a hotel registry obtained by his investigators.
Edwards acknowledged that his investigators did not pursue information about the activities of the White House employee, who was not identified, or the actions of another U.S. military employee, because his report was intended to focus solely on employees at the Homeland Security Department. Edwards said his office "did not conduct any additional investigation into this finding and has made no determination related to these individuals because they are not DHS personnel.">
Oh, I see now. Those weren't the droids they were looking for.
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 03:14 AM (QjSgY)
This week, it comes out that, indeed, it was CA that 'misplaced' their numbers last week.
So should BI ask for a retraction of the retraction request? Plus a chance to give everyone involved noogies.
The head person responsible for getting those numbers out on time? A Dem; nay, a Dem what donated buttloads of cash to the TFG campaign.
Go figure. link in sig
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 19, 2012 03:14 AM (ccXZP)
And they'll throw in Nakoula Nakoula and Jonathan Pollard for appetizers. Posted by: J.J. Sefton
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Hmmm.. didn't think of that.
Do you think he would really dare send the blind sheik back? He would become one of the most reviled presidents in history (I mean more than he already is with us morons), and at that point, all he has left is building up his perceived stature for history.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 19, 2012 03:14 AM (UTq/I)
Have them watch Mad Max. That's where Obama is taking the country.
If they're good with welding, making all their own shit, and fending off marauding gangs and such, then I can see where that direction might have some appeal.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 19, 2012 03:14 AM (A1hOG)
They TEMPORARILY stop enriching uranium if they can continue to make fuel and the sanctions get lifted.
Iran waiting for guarantees by Obama.
No mention of how or if inspections will be carried out.
Iran states openly it's to aid Obama in reelection.
Valerie Jarrett should be charged with treason.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 19, 2012 03:15 AM (Vh0f5)
It's never the crime, it's the cover-up
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 03:15 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: DangerGirl (@deadlyestrogen) at October 19, 2012 03:15 AM (RM1gx)
Posted by: Basement Cat at October 19, 2012 03:15 AM (khfBu)
My hat is off to the Moron who said that.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 19, 2012 03:15 AM (ZIOFS)
http://tinyurl.com/8p26evv
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 03:15 AM (AR7/8)
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 19, 2012 03:17 AM (A1hOG)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 19, 2012 03:17 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: deusexmachina
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Send out the link to Romney's performance at the Smith dinner last night. Not only does he look very presidential. but he shows another side that most people haven't seen.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 19, 2012 03:17 AM (UTq/I)
Posted by: Ghost of John Brown at October 19, 2012 03:17 AM (VQWqZ)
I can imagine Obama doing that Poison Pill on the American people who didn't vote for him, especially if he believes that his own party threw him under the bus.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 03:19 AM (AR7/8)
The gross combined enrollment of 119.249 million in Medicaid and Medicare in 2011 outnumbered the 112.556 million full-time workers employed in both the private sector and in government in 2011.
And so it goes. Link in sig.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 19, 2012 03:19 AM (ccXZP)
Someone might make the case that he could do it for state crimes, due to incorporation (14th Amendment).
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 03:21 AM (AR7/8)
Posted by: Rocky at October 19, 2012 03:21 AM (ybPY4)
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 03:22 AM (AR7/8)
Posted by: GnuBreed
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But that is to be expected.. the baby boomers are all hitting that age over the next several year.. me (gulp) included in 4 years!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 19, 2012 03:22 AM (UTq/I)
He's a narcissist, he'll think the country was too stupid to recognize his awesomeness. He'll also blame the Democrats and his campaign staff for betraying him. And of course, racism.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 19, 2012 03:22 AM (A1hOG)
Mitt was fantastic, and his delivery was flawless. He sounded like a professional comedian. To be fair, Obama was also very good, with lots of self-deprecation. If he'd adopted that persona for the last 4 years, this election might have turned out very differently.
Posted by: pep at October 19, 2012 07:12 AM (YXmuI)
I know I am biased, but several of Obama's lines sounded forced, like he was reading them for the first time. But it was interesting to see him mocking himself.
As always, I wish him a long life. So he can see every socialist program torn down, and every conservative program he mocked succeed. I want him to see the USA continue to be the leading nation in the world and grow in stature. I want him to see our people enjoying freedom and prosperity without government intervention and interference. I want him to see nations that adopt our principles succeed and their people grow rich as they enjoy Freedom.
RD
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:23 AM (zLp5I)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 19, 2012 07:14 AM (UTq/I)
I'm more worried about the loss of sovereignty to the UN crap, which he may try to get the Searchlight Strangler to pass in the Senate as his lame duck transformational poison pill. Admittedly, its a long shot, but it would ba a fitting bookend to Obamacare as a massively destructive end-run on our sovereignty and Constitution.
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 03:23 AM (QjSgY)
I know you usually wear protection, but think about it: when will you ever be back in Southeast Asia?Posted by: Truman North at October 19, 2012 03:24 AM (I2LwF)
Pat Boone was curious too.Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 19, 2012 03:26 AM (kc2b9)
But of that number of 119 million, over 70 million are on Medicaid. That's a welfare program, not a benefit being withheld for in your paycheck.
It's a different pocket, though ultimately all pockets are the same -- ours.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 19, 2012 03:26 AM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 19, 2012 07:14 AM
Before every anti-American, stupid and destructive move Choom Boy has made, someone who actually thinks like a decent, rational human being pipes up with "oh no, he wouldn't do that! He'd be impeached/reviled/ridiculed if he did...."
And, every time, the worthless shitweasel goes ahead and does whatever it is, to applause from his lefty toe-suckers and silence from the right.
My take is that the Blind Sheik will be cut loose as a goodwill gesture to the Traitor-in-Chief's Muzzie bros, and there will be a deal with Iran, based on their promise to use a nuke weapon only on Israel.
Any other president who even thought about pulling that kind of shit would be impeached and arrested. Not President Historic First©, though.
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at October 19, 2012 03:27 AM (ZgX/g)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 19, 2012 03:30 AM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 19, 2012 03:30 AM (ck76k)
Biden: " How many of you know somebody who's served in Iraq or Iran/"
And Harry Reid raised his hand.
And FoPoJo actually sad it twice.
apologies if it's old news.
lololol
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 03:31 AM (QjSgY)
Good morning, ‘rons and ‘ronettes. No Hollywood story as such today, just a few random observations about one of the Horde’s favorite subjects (no, not longbows. Sex).
Whether the hothouse atmosphere of a movie set encourages sexual activity or whether highly sexed people are drawn to acting is one of those chicken-and-egg questions. Suffice it to say that acting has always been seen as a rather sexually shady profession; one needs only remember Dr. Johnson’s lament, ”I’ll come no more behind your scenes, David, for the white bosoms and stockings of your actresses excite me.”
Hollywood has always had a reputation as a sexual playground. Even as early as 1915, fan magazines printed articles alternately insisting that movie studios were all business and that young, desperate women were juicy prey for established actors. The appetites of stars were open secrets to both those in the business and fans in the know, from ChaplinÂ’s lech for barely pubescent (and, sometimes, pre-teen pink) girls to Alla NazimovaÂ’s appetite for soft female flesh.
The droit du seigneur of directors, producers and moguls has always been a given, and unless you were physically unappealing, your experience as a starlet depended on which studio you were at. Daryl Zanuck at Twentieth had a stable of 4.00pm bed toys; at MGM, Louis B. Mayer presumed you knew the ropes and only chased you if you ignored the protocol.* At Paramount, it was a given that girls with exceptionally pretty feet should do their best to get DeMille to see them. And then, at Columbia, the crude Harry Cohn’s seduction technique consisted of dropping trou and snarling ”Suck it, bitch!”
Men, of course, also had to navigate the casting couch, though they were more prey for agents and directors than producers. In the 1950’s, agent Henry Willson was notorious for bedding - and then promoting – young, studly actors, changing their names to his idea of masculinity: Tab Hunter, Van Johnson, Rock Hudson.
Once a star, an actor’s sexual tastes were whispered about – was Hepburn really gay? Were the Gish sisters really incestuous lesbians? Was Mae West really a drag queen? – but without documentation, it’s hard to know what’s truth and what is rumor. My advice to you is to take all stories – especially those from the sordid Hollywood Babylon series – with a large grain of salt. There’s some truth there (Joan Crawford really was a hooker and stag film performer in her early days, and Marilyn Monroe did exclaim ”That’s the last cock I’ll ever have to suck!” after signing her Twentieth contract), but also outright silliness (Monroe’s ‘confession’ to roommate Shelley Winters that the one woman she wanted to seduce was Jacqueline Kennedy).
Well, you get the idea. And I could go on, but I won’t (still, feel free to ask me about any actor you can think of and I’ll give you a sex story if I know one). So let me end with one off the all-time great Hollywood one-liners: it’s credited to any number of funny men, but it really came from the lips of Red Skelton – at the funeral of the despised Columbia head Harry Cohn, an attendee was astonished at the number of people who turned out to witness the internment. Skelton simply shrugged and said, ”Well, it’s like they always say – give the people what they want to see, and they’ll come out for it!”
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. IÂ’ll be back on Monday with some thoughts about the great (and some not to great) silent comedians, as well as some suggestions for viewing.
*the fate of actress Esther Ralston, who refused MayerÂ’s advances and saw her career at MGM collapse.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 19, 2012 03:32 AM (zF6Iw)
Is Joe Biden gonna be there?
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at October 19, 2012 03:32 AM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 19, 2012 07:30 AM
Choom Boy can also pardon people who haven't yet been charged with or convicted of crimes, using the precedent set by Gerald Ford letting Nixon skate.
So Holder, Jarrett, Chu and a host of people who should be preparing for extensive orange-jumpsuit time in a federal SuperMax will all get free passes.
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at October 19, 2012 03:33 AM (ZgX/g)
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 07:31 AM (QjSgY)
Ace has the video under the Beckel It's All Over thread yesterday afternoon
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:33 AM (zLp5I)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 19, 2012 03:33 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Truman North at October 19, 2012 03:33 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 07:33 AM (zLp5I)
Yeah, I figured he would be all over it somewhere and I just missed it. Sorry about that...carry on.
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 03:39 AM (QjSgY)
So Holder, Jarrett, Chu and a host of people who should be preparing for extensive orange-jumpsuit time in a federal SuperMax will all get free passes.
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at October 19, 2012 07:33 AM (ZgX/g)
If they are involved with F and F, we can see if Mexico wants them. I think I'd find want to find a way to stay in a US jail rather than a Mexican jail.
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:39 AM (zLp5I)
That's what's happened over the course of the debates. They were the inflection point. When the challenger comes across as more presidential than the incumbent, he (the incumbent) is toast.
I think most folks now look at Romney and already see the president. They no longer do that with Obama. He seems small and mean.
Posted by: pep at October 19, 2012 03:40 AM (YXmuI)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 19, 2012 03:41 AM (kc2b9)
68 One thing Romney couldn't undo is pardons. TFG can pardon to his heart's content people in the Federal legal system.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 19, 2012 07:30 AM (ccXZP)
No, but he could drop a gentle hint to the CIA to start whacking these enemies of the state.
To dreeeeaamm. . .the impossible dreaaaammm. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 19, 2012 03:42 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 07:39 AM (QjSgY)
It took me 2 viewings to catch it. I kept hearing Afghanistan when he was saying Iran. The amazing part is he said it TWICE. No one interrupted the idiot either time.
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:42 AM (zLp5I)
Turkey prosecuting concert pianist for mentioning ancient Muslim text.
Posted by: NATO Values at October 19, 2012 03:42 AM (BAnPT)
This coincides with the height of "Biketoberfest" which has ~50,000 bikers, biker chicks and motorcycles.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at October 19, 2012 07:32 AM (hO8IJ)
He'll be riding with his whole gang, "Sons of Aneurysm".
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 03:43 AM (QjSgY)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 19, 2012 03:43 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: and irresolute at October 19, 2012 03:44 AM (DBH1h)
So, we will end up with Iran controlling Iraq and Afghanistan, giving them a huge share of the oil market and they will go right back to getting busy on nuclear weapons in December.
Posted by: Miss Marple at October 19, 2012 03:44 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: downright mean country at October 19, 2012 03:44 AM (BAnPT)
By the way, Michelle Bachmann and Jim Graves are going hammer and tong with ads here in MN. The dems are going to dump millions here fighting her, and she will still win by 10 pts on election day.
They really hate her, almost a Sarah Palin level of hate.
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:46 AM (zLp5I)
Pundits complain that Mitt should have nailed Obama down on Libya when Crowley interrupted. I disagree. Mitt showed maturity and patience in not pursuing it further there with the two on one making a big confusing mess out of it. He knew Monday was coming.
He will have it all laid out liesurely when its one on one. He didn't panic throughout the pre nom portion, unlike every pundit. I suppose they have to have something to say.
Obama knows what's coming. The short term gain of "I mentioned it in the rose garden", solved the immediate problem but dug the hole much deeper on the entire issue.
Posted by: Dirks Strewn at October 19, 2012 03:47 AM (Rrc6j)
And they'll throw in Nakoula Nakoula and Jonathan Pollard for appetizers.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 07:08 AM (+tqYo)[/i]
Mumia Fuckface was convicted in a state court iirc and isn't eligible for a pardon. I'm pretty sure I read that elsewhere a while ago.
Josh Mandel and the Restraining Order got it on in Columbus yesterday with Josh jumping on the crater-faced piece of shit's junk for calling him a liar in his dimwitted ads; pretty funny that a lowlife cocksucker thinks he can just walk away from calling a Marine a liar. I want Sherwood gone so fucking bad it's almost at the JEF level; but I'm still not sure how this will play out. The union bosses are all in Brown's corner but I'm hoping the rank and file will say fuck that shit.
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at October 19, 2012 03:48 AM (dlpNW)
O+0.08% - Current RCP Average
O+0.46% - Average using the 2008 turnout model
R+2.27% - Average using the D+3 turnout model
R+4.47% - Average using the 2010 turnout model
R+4.52% - Average using the 2004 turnout model
R+6.22% - Average using the Rasmussen Party ID turnout model
Whatever bounce Obama got from the Tuesday debate appears to be gone.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 03:49 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Miss Marple at October 19, 2012 03:54 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: Dirks Strewn at October 19, 2012 07:47 AM (Rrc6j)
I think you are correct, Romney is going to come back and hit Obama hard on this and on Fast and Furious in the debate.
By waiting he gives people time to say, What is the deal with this thing? Why am I not hearing about this before?
Either they look it up themselves, or they ask their friends. If it is anything like my office, someone knows this shit cold and will set him and everyone else listeneing straight. In our office, it is the Cuban immigrant.
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:55 AM (zLp5I)
Posted by: Beefy Meatball at October 19, 2012 03:55 AM (i7B17)
Here's a link to the RightScoop version of the clip, which has the first minute or two and a joke or two that the link Ace posted last night missed at the beginning.
http://tinyurl.com/8qjsg4g
Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 19, 2012 03:55 AM (qEkGZ)
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at October 19, 2012 03:57 AM (dlpNW)
but then there's the hitch....
Posted by: ontherocks at October 19, 2012 03:59 AM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at October 19, 2012 03:59 AM (dlpNW)
Posted by: rd does not trust the MSM at October 19, 2012 03:59 AM (zLp5I)
Posted by: dananjcon at October 19, 2012 04:00 AM (eavT+)
Also, I think the "optimal" thing is being blown out of proportion. Had he said it on his own, yes, but he was using Stewart's word as emphasis of how not "optimal" the situation is.
Pardon me, now, while I barf.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 04:00 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Museisluse at October 19, 2012 04:00 AM (k3sO2)
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at October 19, 2012 07:33 AM (ZgX/g)
Well, it wouldn't be SuperMax. It would be Ft. Dix, NJ, in beige jumpsuits.
But....point taken.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 04:01 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: osu at October 19, 2012 04:01 AM (vgMWF)
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at October 19, 2012 07:55 AM (OWjjx)
I had to go over to their website to sneek a peek. What a slimey place. I see the Sandra Fluke is writting opinion pieces...about women in binders no less.
Posted by: Molly k at October 19, 2012 04:01 AM (MeVRZ)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:02 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: levi at October 19, 2012 04:02 AM (5V/0T)
"Romney Still Trails Obama in 2 Key Swing States:"
I almost feel sorry for them....NOT!!!
Posted by: dananjcon at October 19, 2012 04:03 AM (eavT+)
Posted by: 18 days at October 19, 2012 04:04 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: Havedash at October 19, 2012 04:05 AM (ToMJU)
Posted by: Rocky at October 19, 2012 04:05 AM (ybPY4)
Posted by: Thorvald at October 19, 2012 04:05 AM (1V6Pv)
That would be Al Smith IV, the host of the dinner last night.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:06 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Molly k at October 19, 2012 08:01 AM (MeVRZ)
I look forward to that cum dumpster returning to her home in Dontgiveashitville after November never to be heard from again.
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at October 19, 2012 04:06 AM (dlpNW)
Posted by: USA at October 19, 2012 04:06 AM (RIg+t)
****
None from Romney. Why bother? He's winning and nobody will report anything abut Obama anyway. It would be a waste of time.
From Obama, I suspect something that will make him look both presidential and necessary, such as starting an overseas contingency action in Syria or Libya.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 04:07 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Golan Globus at October 19, 2012 04:07 AM (/1U3u)
We're down by 1 with 3 seconds left on the clock and we need the 2 point conversion to win.
Early voting here started on the 21st of September. I'll be pulling the lever for all Rs in Virginia today. Since I live in deep blue NoVA, and the municipal races are full of Democrats, my ballot will be an undervote.
Beacuse I categorically refuse to vote for anyone who, after 4 years of this shit, can put "D" after their name and not be ashamed of it.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 04:07 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Ian S. at October 19, 2012 04:07 AM (rPA5/)
Posted by: Gem at October 19, 2012 04:08 AM (zw+pb)
****
Perhaps, but he's also been presenting business cases for decades.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 04:08 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 19, 2012 04:08 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Jack at October 19, 2012 04:09 AM (wUFaM)
Posted by: 18 days at October 19, 2012 04:09 AM (LpQbZ)
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I noticed, too. I said to Mr. Black, "look at him taking all those drinks. He doesn't like this."
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 19, 2012 04:09 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at October 19, 2012 04:27 AM (dlpNW)
Posted by: mr.midnight at October 19, 2012 04:29 AM (Kv/xV)
President Kool Kat will get his first lesson in humility, and he will learn to like it. Michelle will be another story.
Posted by: Fritz at October 19, 2012 04:29 AM (/ZZCn)
Posted by: VBJonny at October 19, 2012 04:29 AM (bED4B)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 19, 2012 04:30 AM (Dnbau)
So I see they have a new consipiracy theory about the voting machines, though now instead of Diebold screwing them over it's Tagg Romney. What I find amazing is that these are the same people who fight voter ID laws tooth and nail.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at October 19, 2012 04:30 AM (JxMoP)
Al Smith IV is a Member of the Moron Horde???
I did not know that.
*I wish that were true*
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 19, 2012 04:30 AM (ZIOFS)
The look he had was almost a reservation for the chitlin circuit.
Posted by: Clemenza at October 19, 2012 04:31 AM (afx6B)
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I noticed, too. I said to Mr. Black, "look at him taking all those drinks. He doesn't like this."
And, uh, what the hell is wrong with this blog every morning at 8:10??
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 19, 2012 04:31 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 19, 2012 04:32 AM (Dnbau)
At the smith dinner, obama finally couldn't pull off a laugh at Romneys
digs and started sipping from his coffee mug at every round of applause.
It was great!
----
I noticed, too. I said to Mr. Black, "look at him taking all those drinks. He doesn't like this."
The devil, that proud sprite, cannot bear to be mocked.
It's about time somebody told TFG that his shit stinks worse than Mooch's Temple of Doom.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 19, 2012 04:32 AM (zF6Iw)
That is the average if you don't include Gallup.
I can't use Gallup in my reweights, because they don't publish their internals. So take my numbers and mix in your own dash of +7 Gallup optimism.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:32 AM (dX4hn)
Someone trip over the power cord?
Apparently Pixy cleans the squirrel's cage every day around 8:00.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at October 19, 2012 04:32 AM (JxMoP)
Nate Silver is getting a fat paycheck from the preeminent left-wing media organ in the United States. He is sublimating whatever integrity he may have in the service of Mamon.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 04:32 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Museisluse at October 19, 2012 04:33 AM (k3sO2)
Mornin neighbor! The medical saga continues....
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 04:33 AM (da5Wo)
Precisely how many elections has wunderkind been very successful at predicting?
Posted by: Alec Leamas at October 19, 2012 04:35 AM (auPSv)
Kv/xV
Posted by: Thunderb at October 19, 2012 08:33 AM (Dnbau)
Appears to be his own little cloudy day. Can't find him posting as anything other than mr. midnight.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 04:35 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at October 19, 2012 04:36 AM (HNwOT)
It's pretty easy to predict things when you are being hand fed internals in 2008.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:36 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Wymmin's Plumbing Dept. at October 19, 2012 04:36 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 19, 2012 04:38 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 08:33 AM (da5Wo)
You realize that on a less civilized blog you would have opened yourself up to dozens of hilariously embarrassing comments?
Luckily you are on AOSHQ.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 04:38 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Alec Leamas at October 19, 2012 04:38 AM (auPSv)
Posted by: mr.midnight at October 19, 2012 04:38 AM (Kv/xV)
It is now known there was no mob upset by the video. There are video tapes from security cameras and both State and intelligence groups confirm this.
So why, in the New York Times article this morning, is the guy who is supposed to be the leader of the attack talking about a mob enraged by a video?
Either the NYT is making stuff up, or the perp had an agreed-upon story and hasn't gotten the word that the video excuse is a non-starter. I really think this is a big deal.
Here is the link to the story:
http://tinyurl.com/8pwbxkl
Posted by: Miss Marple at October 19, 2012 04:38 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:39 AM (dX4hn)
...Obama declared himself offended by the suggestion that anyone in his administration, including the U.N. ambassador, would “mislead” the country on Libya...
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/330893/great-gaffe-hofstra-charles-krauthammer
Posted by: 18 days at October 19, 2012 08:09 AM (LpQbZ)
**
Yeah, that statement wasn't exactly optimal.
Posted by: dananjcon at October 19, 2012 04:39 AM (eavT+)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:40 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 04:40 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 19, 2012 04:41 AM (oSFWF)
I finally broke down and looked at Silver's blog last night for the first time. It appears that he has decided that Gallup is no longer a reputable polling organization and like all leftists, when the data doesn't fit the model you scrap the data.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at October 19, 2012 04:41 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: John P. Squibob at October 19, 2012 06:56 AM (AR7/
Every Sunday, Jews go out to Chinese restaurants for dinner. Do the Chinese go to Jewish delis?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 07:01 AM (+tqYo)
Here is another one ... Do Chinese Moms tell their kids at the beach, "If you keep on digging you will end up in America."
Posted by: Pointy Elbow Cheerleader at October 19, 2012 04:41 AM (kzp9t)
He will gradually bring his forecasts into reality so that by election day we will be amazed at his acumen.
But thanks for your concern.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 04:42 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: runner at October 19, 2012 04:42 AM (WR5xI)
Obama and the NY Yankees: The biggest losers of 2012.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 04:43 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 08:38 AM (2b4yb)
That may be the first time in the history of..well, anything..that AoS has even been hinted at as being civilized.
Yeah, I know. But NDH knows what I mean. And riffs from the Horde are always entertaining.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 04:43 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Clemenza at October 19, 2012 04:43 AM (afx6B)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at October 19, 2012 04:43 AM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 19, 2012 04:44 AM (oSFWF)
Posted by: runner at October 19, 2012 08:42 AM (WR5xI)
On the job training is more effective.
Posted by: Joe 'I mean what I say' Biden at October 19, 2012 04:44 AM (FIDMq)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 19, 2012 04:44 AM (oSFWF)
Morning, all!
I just have to say, my morning got off to a pretty good start when I saw that Lawrence O'Donnell* link in the sidebar. Really, Larry? YOU want to fight TAGG ROMNEY? Have you even SEEN Tagg? He'd wipe the floor with you, son, then piss on the floor and wipe it with you again.
*More appropriately known as, "Draft dodging draft dodger Lawrence O'Donnell, the draft dodging draft dodger who dodged the draft."
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 19, 2012 04:45 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Jay at October 19, 2012 04:45 AM (WSgyE)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:45 AM (dX4hn)
"Do you think he doesn't care that he may be humiliated if what you guys think is true?"
He probably cares more about how much he's being paid.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 19, 2012 04:45 AM (uD2fR)
Posted by: Jon Stewart at October 19, 2012 04:46 AM (OiC7K)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at October 19, 2012 04:46 AM (sRsX7)
You know, the other day I was thinking to myself that if you're Obama, there has to be the creeping thought that if he doesn't pull it out, he gets to live on the beach in a 30M+ estate in Hawaii, golf all day every day, and make Millions by giving speeches to hand-picked, adoring audiences. Seems like a better job - or at least, the job he thought the Presidency was until he had to be accountable.
Posted by: Alec Leamas at October 19, 2012 04:46 AM (auPSv)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 19, 2012 04:46 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Golan Globus at October 19, 2012 04:46 AM (/1U3u)
Swisher.
Everything else is secondary, including A-Rod.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 04:47 AM (2b4yb)
How do you explain his past success in predicting elections?
I'm pretty sure that he just started this gig in 2008 so it's not like he has this awesome track record. If I'm not mistaken he pooh-poohed the 2010 wave and was off on the Wisconsin recall as well.
All I need to know about how this election is going is to look at where the candidates are campaigning and where they aren't. When I see Jugears campaigning in New Hampshire, Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado, and basically establishing temporary residency in Ohio I know that he's in trouble.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at October 19, 2012 04:47 AM (JxMoP)
I just have to say, my morning got off to a pretty good start when I saw that Lawrence O'Donnell* link in the sidebar. Really, Larry? YOU want to fight TAGG ROMNEY? Have you even SEEN Tagg? He'd wipe the floor with you, son, then piss on the floor and wipe it with you again.
Aren't libs cute when they try to go all Alpha?
Â@
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 04:47 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 19, 2012 04:47 AM (HethX)
Posted by: Interested Party at October 19, 2012 04:47 AM (RE+1w)
Posted by: kawfytawk at October 19, 2012 04:47 AM (JWLqy)
Surgery?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 08:40 AM (piMMO)
I go see the surgeon on Monday. But my doc called me yesterday and the results of the culture were in. Not. Staph. Wtf??? And since full spectrum tests are expensive and they were so sure it was staph, they didn't test for anything else. So. No idea what kind of infection it is.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 04:48 AM (da5Wo)
"I just have to say, my morning got off to a pretty good start when I saw that Lawrence O'Donnell* link in the sidebar. Really, Larry? YOU want to fight TAGG ROMNEY? Have you even SEEN Tagg? He'd wipe the floor with you, son, then piss on the floor and wipe it with you again."
Did you pick up the conspicuous faux Southy accent?
Faggots and Sailors.
Posted by: Alec Leamas at October 19, 2012 04:48 AM (auPSv)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 19, 2012 04:48 AM (1Jaio)
How do you explain his past success in predicting elections?
A blind, meth-amped meerkat could have picked the 2008 election. We were not going to win that one. Period.
Rasmussen has nailed the last eight elections. How is that looking?
No incumbent has ever come back from a Gallup deficit at this point in the cycle. How is that looking?
The lefties just cannot admit that their savior has turned out to be the cold, teleprompter-reading, narcissistic empty suit that we saw from the start.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 19, 2012 04:49 AM (B+qrE)
Let's take Ohio!
Posted by: kelley in virginia at October 19, 2012 04:49 AM (HNwOT)
"Any N.E. Fl. morons up for a viewing party on election night?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 08:40 AM (piMMO)"
I'm in. We can use my restaurant, but I'm not sure I'll have my beer and wine license by then, so it might need to be BYOB.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 19, 2012 04:49 AM (uD2fR)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 19, 2012 04:50 AM (oSFWF)
Go see an Infectious Diseases consultant.
Most other physicians don't know shit about infections and how to treat them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 04:50 AM (2b4yb)
Hey guys, can somebody give me a quick tutorial on keeping capital gains taxes low. My boss says that capital gains should be taxed at 30% cause it's only fair.
I want to explain to him that it would stunt investment and if that happened the market would go down and everybody's pensions and 401K's would lose money. There has to be other stuff too. You guys are smart help me out.
Posted by: Jaimo at October 19, 2012 04:50 AM (9U1OG)
I think Gallup might be very accurate in predicting winners, but it's likely voter model picks up enthusiasm for the winner at a slightly higher level than occurs on election day.
Right now Gallup is tracking very closely to the poll average using the Rasmussen Party ID poll.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:50 AM (dX4hn)
*More appropriately known as, "Draft dodging draft dodgerLawrence O'Donnell, the draft dodging draft dodger who dodged the draft."
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at October 19, 2012 08:45 AM (4df7R)
**
What a fuckin phony, I loved the forced/fake Boston accent he put on. I wanted to punch my screen.
**spit**
Posted by: dananjcon at October 19, 2012 04:50 AM (eavT+)
203 "Any N.E. Fl. morons up for a viewing party on election night?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 08:40 AM (piMMO)"
I'm in. We can use my restaurant, but I'm not sure I'll have my beer and wine license by then, so it might need to be BYOB.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 19, 2012 08:49 AM (uD2fR)
But me down as an "I sure as hell wanna come and am going to do my best"
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 04:51 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Redd at October 19, 2012 04:51 AM (RoEtU)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 08:47 AM (sbV1u)
Adorable!
Draft dodging draft dodger Lawrence O'Donnell: the archetypical theta male.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 19, 2012 04:52 AM (4df7R)
"Meaner."
Yes....exactly.
Throwing AT batters.
Sliding hard.
Running over fielders in the base-paths.
Hard-nosed baseball.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 04:52 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 04:52 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: VBJonny at October 19, 2012 04:52 AM (bED4B)
Go see an Infectious Diseases consultant.
Most other physicians don't know shit about infections and how to treat them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 08:50 AM (2b4yb)
I may. It appears to be healing. It's still, slowly, draining and the abscess under the skin is shrinking. See the surgeon Monday, see what he has to say and then go from there.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 04:52 AM (da5Wo)
Morning. Nice to oversleep through The Morning Gap (aka hamster cage cleaning).
Are the libs going to freak about Mitt saying "I have my beautiful wife, you have Bill C?" cuz that is kinda funny if you think about it.
Posted by: Mama AJ, Binder American at October 19, 2012 04:53 AM (SUKHu)
No. Obama is trying to get voters who just made up their minds to switch back. Romney is trying to make sure his lead is locked down. It's the same here in FL, even though we have been finished for almost 2 weeks now.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:53 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Jay at October 19, 2012 04:53 AM (WSgyE)
Go see an Infectious Diseases consultant. Most other physicians don't know shit about infections and how to treat them. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 08:50 AM (2b4yb)
Ditto, BC. Like sooner rather than later. My office mate almost died when his doc didn't pick up an infection quickly enough. When he finally found competent medical care the doc told him he was about 12 hours from major organ failure. He spent 3 weeks in the hospital
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 04:54 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 19, 2012 08:48 AM (1Jaio)
That comment made me SO mad. As if "bumps in the road" wasn't bad enough, now four dead Americans are considered "not optimal."
Fuck you, Barry. Fuck you right to Hell.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 19, 2012 04:54 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 04:54 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 19, 2012 04:55 AM (/i3Yt)
Posted by: USA at October 19, 2012 04:55 AM (RIg+t)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 19, 2012 04:55 AM (GvYeG)
Posted by: Redd at October 19, 2012 04:56 AM (RoEtU)
I think Gallup might be very accurate in predicting winners, but it's likely voter model picks up enthusiasm for the winner at a slightly higher level than occurs on election day.
Dave, didn't Jay Cost write a piece not too long ago in which he examined Gallup's historical numbers and showed that they have a tendency to overestimate the Democratic share of the vote? I remember reading the piece and I remember that the subject was Gallup and a general Democratic skew, but I don't remember if it was their likely voter poll or a different one.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at October 19, 2012 04:56 AM (JxMoP)
do you think the campaigns think Virginia is that fluid?
Virginia is a turnout game. The enthusiasm for you know who has faded generally, so if Romney's ground game outside of Fairfax, Arlington, Richmond, and Norfolk is as good as it appears to be, VA is a win. I just can't see Obama ringing up the numbers in Northern Virginia that he did in '08. The rest of the state is as solidly red as you can make it.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 19, 2012 04:56 AM (B+qrE)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at October 19, 2012 04:56 AM (HNwOT)
"Tagg Romney admits he'd like to slug Obama, becoming the latest white man that thinks he can say whatever he wants" By David Sirota
It's true, only black men can say whatever they want. Amiright?!?!
Posted by: Toure "Corn" Neblett at October 19, 2012 04:56 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 19, 2012 08:54 AM (uD2fR)
I don't think so. Location plus none of the usual mono symptoms.
Ditto, BC. Like sooner rather than later. My office mate almost died when his doc didn't pick up an infection quickly enough. When he finally found competent medical care the doc told him he was about 12 hours from major organ failure. He spent 3 weeks in the hospital
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 08:54 AM (sbV1u)
Aaaannnndddd now I'm having a panic attack.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 04:57 AM (da5Wo)
"Tagg Romney admits he'd like to slug Obama, becoming the latest white man that thinks he can say whatever he wants" By David Sirota
Posted by: USA at October 19, 2012 08:55 AM (RIg+t)
*raises hand* I'm a white woman, and I'd like to punch Obama's nose through his brain. Does that make me racist?
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 19, 2012 04:57 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Jean at October 19, 2012 04:58 AM (tWctt)
Posted by: VBJonny at October 19, 2012 04:58 AM (bED4B)
Posted by: runner at October 19, 2012 04:58 AM (WR5xI)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at October 19, 2012 04:58 AM (HNwOT)
Oh hell, forget I said Mono. I didn't know the symptoms.
Call my mom. She was a nurse for 40 years and has diagnosed anything wrong with me for the last 25 years over the phone with perfect accuracy.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 19, 2012 04:58 AM (uD2fR)
Posted by: Pointy Elbow Cheerleader at October 19, 2012 04:59 AM (kzp9t)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 19, 2012 04:59 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: Golan Globus at October 19, 2012 04:59 AM (/1U3u)
If you are anywhere near a medical school that would be a good place to start.
Just see an expert and you won't have to worry.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 05:00 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 19, 2012 05:00 AM (GvYeG)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 05:01 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Jean at October 19, 2012 05:01 AM (tWctt)
Posted by: defense at October 19, 2012 05:02 AM (oZfic)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 19, 2012 05:03 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 19, 2012 05:03 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 19, 2012 05:03 AM (GvYeG)
"CIA found militant links a day after Libya attack"
http://tinyurl.com/8dmas4x
I'm sorry, I know this is very serious, but am i the only one who read that headline and immediately pictured a bunch of sausages dressed like Nazis?
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 19, 2012 05:03 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Truman North at October 19, 2012 05:04 AM (I2LwF)
So the sis, who had dinner at my house, upon hearing that it was not staph had a new theory. "Now, you're gonna freak and I know you're not gonna like this, but considering where it is and that it's not staph, I would guess e. coli." I didn't not respond well as she predicted. I believe the highlight was "E. Coli??? I'm 31 years old. I know how to wipe my ass and I shower every damn day."
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 05:04 AM (da5Wo)
This is why so many in the journalist class lambast wealth, success, and fame (those in entertainment and sports likewise pick like vultures on the flesh of their subjects). These mediocre minds in expensive suits and over-paid gigs have to cover those who are immensely more wealthy and cater to the latter for their livelihoods. Their only revenge is their word processor.
Hence, stories about the poor, ill, and downtrodden are always uplifting and looking for the heart of gold. Coverage of the upper class looks for the sneer and cynicism. It's not that they want to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. It's not politics. It's bitter frustration and jealousy.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at October 19, 2012 05:04 AM (vouc9)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 19, 2012 05:05 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: Truman North at October 19, 2012 05:05 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 19, 2012 09:03 AM (UZQM
MFM: And it's not a news story either!
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 19, 2012 05:05 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 19, 2012 05:05 AM (Ho2rs)
We will see if Brown still has that turnout machine working for him, but the polls are starting to look tough for him.
The good news is that the same dynamic is working against Kaine in VA and Nelson in Florida. It could even pull Akin to victory.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 05:05 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: 18 days at October 19, 2012 05:06 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 19, 2012 05:06 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 09:01 AM (sbV1u)
I've done a few soaks, but didn't feel I was getting a lot of results. So I just take a wet wash cloth, get it really hot, pour some epsom salts on it and then use it as a compress. Seems to work really well.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 19, 2012 05:06 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: DangerGirl (@deadlyestrogen) at October 19, 2012 05:06 AM (Vdd8W)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 19, 2012 05:06 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton, what Brown can do for you! at October 19, 2012 05:06 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: tcn at October 19, 2012 05:06 AM (ZOUmX)
Posted by: Ed Anger at October 19, 2012 05:07 AM (tOkJB)
Posted by: Jean at October 19, 2012 05:07 AM (tWctt)
They're voting while they're there; until a couple days ago you didn't need to provide proof of WI residence to register to vote.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, predenounced for your convenience at October 19, 2012 05:07 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 19, 2012 05:08 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton, what Brown can do for you! at October 19, 2012 05:08 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: Golan Globus at October 19, 2012 08:59 AM (/1U3u)
Well now we know what brown can do for you
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 19, 2012 05:08 AM (1Jaio)
If Fidel goes tits up before the election, watch Stalin cry true tears and drop 10 points.Posted by: eman at October 19, 2012 05:09 AM (+XD7n)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 05:09 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, predenounced for your convenience at October 19, 2012 05:09 AM (/kI1Q)
When it comes to infections, your nurse relatives are correct.
Broadly -- infections are divided into four categories plus the broad designation of aerobic or anaerobic.
1. community acquired above the diaphragm.
2. community acquired below the diaphragm.
3. Hospital acquired above the diaphragm.
4. Hospital acquired below the diaphragm.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 05:09 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at October 19, 2012 08:57 AM (4df7R)
**
I'd like to punch Bo.
Posted by: M. Vick at October 19, 2012 05:10 AM (eavT+)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 05:11 AM (2b4yb)
***
Ick.
There are some place you just don't want a surgeon nosing around. I'm glad to learn that it is, albeit slowly, starting to get somewhat better.
BTW and I will lay out a comfy cot for you on 11/6. You must be there.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:11 AM (piMMO)
>>While this may suggest that the errors more or less cancel each other out, this is only true if the errors are random in direction and value, but they are not; and only of the polls themselves have value, which is doubtful.
Yeh. Iowahawk just keeps saying "Nice percent response rate". And I just don't believe equal numbers of Romney supporters and Obama supporters are answering the phone.
Posted by: Mama AJ, Binder American at October 19, 2012 05:11 AM (SUKHu)
The guy has been very successful predicting elections in the past, and he's clearly very smart.
However, the harder trick you see is to be successful in predicting elections in the future.
Here's my prediction: Truman beats Dewey.
Now, go find yourself a good editor and try again.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 19, 2012 05:11 AM (BAS5M)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 19, 2012 05:11 AM (Ho2rs)
"I've got a ton of nurses in my family. Like half a dozen. Including my sister. And I don't know if yall are aware of this, but apparently, every doctor is an absolute moron (little m) and every nurse is a genius. Don't believe me? Ask a nurse. Lol."
Hey, good ol' mom diagnosed me with costeo condritis at 2am in about 2 minutes while Navy medicine took 4 hours, an EKG (or whatever the hell that thing was), 3 corpsemen and two docs the next day to reach the same conclusion. I'm tellin' ya, she's the real deal.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 19, 2012 05:11 AM (uD2fR)
****
Cool!
I'm in!
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:11 AM (piMMO)
Who the hell would want to fuck Obama?
You have weird people in your office.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 05:11 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: eman at October 19, 2012 05:12 AM (+XD7n)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 19, 2012 05:12 AM (kc2b9)
>>Oh, and would it be wrong of me to stand up in my cube and scream "STOP FUCKING TALKING ABOUT FUCKING OBAMA ALREADY!?!?!"
Hey, if they talk about him now, it's only fair that you get to talk about him on Nov. 7th.
And everyday after that...
Posted by: Mama AJ, Binder American at October 19, 2012 05:13 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: IreneFingIrene at October 19, 2012 05:13 AM (X7MMs)
Posted by: Dept. of Accuracy Dept. at October 19, 2012 05:13 AM (+I8Mq)
Secret Service director Mark Sullivan...
in 1991 Sullivan was assigned to the Presidential Protective Division. In 1996, he was made Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Protective Operations.
Oh, the security guy who was responsible for keeping an eye out for Hillary while Clinton was railing interns.
Glad to see he cleaned up his act.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 19, 2012 05:13 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 19, 2012 09:11 AM (uD2fR)
And they all did rectals too!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 05:14 AM (2b4yb)
I want to explain to him that it would stunt investment and if that happened the market would go down and everybody's pensions and 401K's would lose money. There has to be other stuff too. You guys are smart help me out."
you made excellent points; also you may wanna ask him why if it is fair, cap gains on sale of main residence are excluded from tx income - there is a cap, but that is nor relevant at the moment (answer , because if it is not, it will retard the real estate market, that real estate, stocks, bonds are types of assets and if the burden of taxation can retard growth in one, than it surely will retard the other) ....
Posted by: runner at October 19, 2012 05:14 AM (WR5xI)
Broadly -- infections are divided into four categories plus the broad designation of aerobic or anaerobic.
1. community acquired above the diaphragm.
2. community acquired below the diaphragm.
3. Hospital acquired above the diaphragm.
4. Hospital acquired below the diaphragm.
>>>>
Hey! I don't use a diaphragm. Guess I'm safe from infections! Party on, boys!
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at October 19, 2012 05:14 AM (BAS5M)
Posted by: RomneylosesOhio at October 19, 2012 05:14 AM (Ja6pC)
http://tinyurl.com/8hswqoe
I read it while pixy was taking its morning dump.
Posted by: ontherocks at October 19, 2012 05:15 AM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 19, 2012 05:15 AM (4df7R)
-Scrunts in binders
-Hillary tells women to "stop whining"
-Romeny ahead in EV count
-Prince AutoPen calls the deaths of 1 ambassador and 3 State Dept workers "not optimal."
I can't wait to see what today holds. I just can't wait.
Posted by: Filly at October 19, 2012 05:15 AM (4M1WG)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 19, 2012 05:15 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 19, 2012 05:15 AM (GvYeG)
HeatherRadish, I intend to scream exactly that at anyone who bitches/whines/complains/breathes about Obama after Nov. 6th. Don't want to hear it.
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 19, 2012 05:15 AM (HethX)
Posted by: Redd at October 19, 2012 05:15 AM (RoEtU)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 19, 2012 05:16 AM (Ho2rs)
It sounds like the new QA guy is one of us, ranting about how Democraps just want power and don't give a shit about Americans.
I'm just sick of hearing about TFG.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, predenounced for your convenience at October 19, 2012 05:17 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 19, 2012 05:17 AM (ogdab)
Where is this lesion?
Epsom salt soaks work well for horses. Usually you put'em on cross ties and give'em a carrot. So try eating a carrot while soaking.
Skin problems are horrible. However if you not feeling sick sick. Don't panic. I am board certified Wikipedia doctor. Hope you feel better soon.
Posted by: Pointy Elbow Cheerleader at October 19, 2012 05:17 AM (kzp9t)
No way they cut their own throats. They're going for the new hope.
Posted by: Dept. of Accuracy Dept. at October 19, 2012 05:18 AM (+I8Mq)
Just see an expert and you won't have to worry.
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BC, although Shands gets a bad reputation, the docs that practice there are outstanding and have access to the latest technology.
I was seen by several doctors around town, including those at the Mayo Clinic, and it was a specialist at Shands that diagnosed the "silent" migraines which were causing me to lose my balance and fall down.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:18 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 19, 2012 05:18 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 19, 2012 05:18 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: cajun carrot at October 19, 2012 05:19 AM (UZQM8)
*****
Awww. Black salve.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:19 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Ed Anger at October 19, 2012 05:19 AM (tOkJB)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 19, 2012 05:20 AM (uD2fR)
*****
Brought to you by the Letter 'O' and the number '16 Trillion'
Still giggling about that one.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:20 AM (piMMO)
I want to explain to him that it would stunt investment and if that happened the market would go down and everybody's pensions and 401K's would lose money. There has to be other stuff too.
I tackled that on my blog the other day (yes, I have one). It's in a post about Mitt Romney saying he thought his tax rate was fair.
Also, I have a post up on the SCOAMT calling the murders of 4 Americans "not optimal."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 19, 2012 05:21 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Jean at October 19, 2012 05:21 AM (Pvjul)
Lesions of this description almost always originate in the digestive system.
Posted by: Dept. of Accuracy Dept. at October 19, 2012 05:21 AM (+I8Mq)
*****
Ha!
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:22 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 19, 2012 05:22 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: Jean at October 19, 2012 09:21 AM
He bombed last night
Posted by: Dept. of Accuracy Dept. at October 19, 2012 05:22 AM (+I8Mq)
I guess I am now the focus. Whatever.
Yes, Romney and Obama are tied in Rasmussen. Now that his poll looks best for Obama suddenly it is the gold standard I guess.
You know the taunts are a waste of time. You know we have the underlying numbers and the mathematical models. You know the direction the trends are moving. You know we don't believe anything you post.
What is the purpose?
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 19, 2012 05:22 AM (dX4hn)
Amputation is always an option.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 19, 2012 05:22 AM (8y9MW)
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Someone asked earlier for predictions re October Surprise and that was my guess.
Syria? Libya?
Israel?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:23 AM (piMMO)
Now we are left with binders and Big Bird.
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I was ashamed yesterday that in the binders thread i failed to post...
Three Rings to rule them all, Three Rings to find them,
Three Rings to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
I denounce myself
Posted by: Duke Louis Antoine at October 19, 2012 05:23 AM (SO2Q8)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 09:18 AM (piMMO)
FIFY
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 05:23 AM (2b4yb)
Hopefully it's nothing.
Posted by: indy at October 19, 2012 05:24 AM (+SaRQ)
His pay-check. Also, he gets to take extra turns in the barrel if he exceeds his quota.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 19, 2012 05:24 AM (8y9MW)
Bcochran, my dad would often heat up his pocket knife with a cigarette lighter, cut it open and squeeze it to see what came out.
Of course, he was an engineer, not a doctor, but it seemed sciency.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 19, 2012 05:24 AM (HipuG)
Posted by: VBJonny at October 19, 2012 05:25 AM (bED4B)
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Just like they new that tobacco would remove the poison from a bee sting.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:25 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 09:14 AM (2b4yb)
My Mother-in-Law is an career officers wife. Her take on military medicine was she always felt they either using you for training or an experiment.
Posted by: Pointy Elbow Cheerleader at October 19, 2012 05:25 AM (kzp9t)
It's so tempting to think, after the exertions of this election are over, that we can go back to our normal lives. This must be especially tempting for the undecideds, the swing voters or the less engaged who feel that once they pull the lever, their duties and efforts as citizens are done. Nope. This means that once this is over, people have to start volunteering to serve on school boards, to attend community board meetings and to remain involved in this process. It took a long time to get in this mess - about two generations. The other side played a long game, working through the schools and the media, the culture and the nonprofits and the foundations...and they aren't afraid to play dirty. (You don't really think D'Souza's affair was revealed by accident, do you?).
Posted by: vivi at October 19, 2012 05:25 AM (OTPxW)
Posted by: 18 days at October 19, 2012 05:25 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: eman at October 19, 2012 05:26 AM (+XD7n)
Of course, he was an engineer, not a doctor, but it seemed sciency.
****
Get a mirror, BC.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:26 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Duke Louis Antoine at October 19, 2012 05:26 AM (SO2Q8)
Posted by: What do you do all day if you don't watch tv, anne? at October 19, 2012 05:26 AM (oZfic)
Posted by: Redd at October 19, 2012 05:26 AM (RoEtU)
A lot of skin issues result.
Docs are notoriously pathetic with skin probs.
Posted by: ontherocks at October 19, 2012 05:28 AM (aZ6ew)
*****
Nvr liked bourbon. I was/am a scotch girl.
And no, let's not get started on the single-malt vs. blended malts.
I like both.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:28 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 19, 2012 05:28 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: EC at October 19, 2012 05:28 AM (GQ8sn)
>>Bcochran, my dad would often heat up his pocket knife with a cigarette lighter, cut it open and squeeze it to see what came out.
Are we still talking about capital gains taxes???
Posted by: Mama AJ, Confused Binder American at October 19, 2012 05:28 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 19, 2012 05:29 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: RomneylosesOhio at October 19, 2012 05:29 AM (DoXFu)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 19, 2012 05:29 AM (Ho2rs)
Big trouble for Mittens!
-Gerg
Posted by: Highsmith at October 19, 2012 05:30 AM (KE1ZP)
you do know that she doesn't have an "e" in her first name don't you? i mean after all you stayed up for an entire night defending her on twitter or so you claim.....i would think that you would know how to spell her name...
****
There are no 'e's in 'cat lady'
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:30 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 19, 2012 05:30 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: eman at October 19, 2012 05:31 AM (+XD7n)
Nobodies gonna walk off with that sucka.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at October 19, 2012 05:31 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 19, 2012 05:31 AM (136wp)
Of course, he was an engineer, not a doctor, but it seemed sciency.
****
Get a mirror, BC.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 09:26 AM (piMMO)
I am envisioning a party game for the Moron meet-up ...Lancing Bcochran's Infected Lesion.
Posted by: Pointy Elbow Cheerleader at October 19, 2012 05:32 AM (kzp9t)
Posted by: Redd at October 19, 2012 05:32 AM (RoEtU)
People get very snobbish about Scotch Whisky.
But the blends can be really nice. I have a bottle of Johnny Walker Red in my liquor cabinet and I will sometimes pour a few ounces when I don't feel like drinking a single malt, with their specific and unique flavors.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 19, 2012 05:33 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Wyatt's Torch at October 19, 2012 05:33 AM (zxrQh)
You don't work much with computers, do you? Maybe Heather Radish can explain the short version, but it's something that used to give my brain fits.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at October 19, 2012 05:34 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: 18 days at October 19, 2012 05:34 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 19, 2012 05:34 AM (oSFWF)
Remember when the JEF thought he could rally all the blacks in FL to him by jumping into the Tackyon Martin affair?
He really thought stoking a little racial anger would work--just like it always did back in Chicago.
And just like his plan for attacking Romney, it might have worked great if the target didn't fight back.
Posted by: RoyalOil at October 19, 2012 05:35 AM (imtbm)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 19, 2012 05:35 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: eman at October 19, 2012 05:36 AM (+XD7n)
Posted by: Ed Anger at October 19, 2012 05:37 AM (tOkJB)
Posted by: ObamaLosesPennsylvania at October 19, 2012 05:38 AM (WR5xI)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 19, 2012 05:39 AM (oSFWF)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 19, 2012 05:40 AM (ck76k)
Of course his automatic response to whatever injury I had was "Just rub some dirt on it and quit whining" so he may not have been the best medical authority.<<<<<<
Small world! I was also prescribed "Dirt rub as needed" many times as a boy. Maybe they went to the same med school.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 19, 2012 05:40 AM (HipuG)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 19, 2012 05:40 AM (ogdab)
On my way to see my stress therapist so that I can be taught how bad stress is for my health.
No shit.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 19, 2012 05:40 AM (piMMO)
Shit, my dad is a doctor, and every time I came home and said "I fell and broke this bone" the response was "if it still hurts in a few days, I'll look at it then." Casts every time. Harrumph.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, predenounced for your convenience at October 19, 2012 05:41 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 19, 2012 05:42 AM (136wp)
Posted by: eman at October 19, 2012 05:43 AM (+XD7n)
I helped train some military medical people...
Like the guy trying to get me to move my leg into the right position for the 17th x-ray he was taking...
Me: If I could move my leg, I wouldn't need x-rays of it.
Him: Blink.
Him: Oh.
Him much nicer and patient after that.
Every time I had to give a blood sample (2 pregnancies while at the military teaching hospital) there were trainees who had just walked in the door. Luckily for everyone, a well trained person always happened over to me, because I would have walked out before letting a newbie practice on me.
Posted by: Mama AJ, Binder American at October 19, 2012 05:44 AM (SUKHu)
Rasmussen is just trying to sound all neutral and sciency. Above it all.
Posted by: Pointy Elbow Cheerleader at October 19, 2012 05:44 AM (kzp9t)
That's more typing than I feel like doing this morning. Hit up Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-based_numbering
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, predenounced for your convenience at October 19, 2012 05:45 AM (/kI1Q)
>>In the last week campaign signs have begun to sprout like weeds. 10:1 ratio of Romney:Obama. Even in the blue township next door.
<grin>
Posted by: Mama AJ, Binder American at October 19, 2012 05:46 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 19, 2012 05:47 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: AmishDude at October 19, 2012 05:49 AM (T0NGe)
At the smith dinner, obama finally couldn't pull off a laugh at Romneys digs and started sipping from his coffee mug at every round of applause. It was great!----
I noticed, too. I said to Mr. Black, "look at him taking all those drinks. He doesn't like this."
The devil, that proud sprite, cannot bear to be mocked.
It's about time somebody told TFG that his shit stinks worse than Mooch's Temple of Doom.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 19, 2012 08:32 AM (zF6Iw)
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You think SNL will have him chugging down buckets of coffee tomorrow night, like they did with Paul Ryan and the water glass?
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 05:50 AM (QjSgY)
Technically, the "1s and 0s" in a computer are neither, they're "On/Off" switches. So binary 0 = "Off"
Thus, we start with 0 (everything "Off") and count from there.
Simple, really.
(Full disclosure: I'm= enough of a geek that he uses his hands to count binary. I don't know very many people who realize you can count to 1023 on your hands.)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 19, 2012 05:50 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: eman at October 19, 2012 05:50 AM (+XD7n)
No, skeptical about politics and politicians screams Republican.
Posted by: AmishDude at October 19, 2012 05:52 AM (T0NGe)
Hate to tell you, but you do this all the time, the 0 is just implied.
When you're holding all the money (or before you've started counting), you're sitting at zero. When you put the first bill in their hand (or on the table, or flip it to show it's been counted, or whatever) the first "bit" flips from 0 to 1 and you say, "One."
All counting starts with zero, because the base assumption is "none."
If you "started" with one, then when you handed them the first bill, you'd have to say, "two."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 19, 2012 05:53 AM (8y9MW)
Go see an Infectious Diseases consultant.
Most other physicians don't know shit about infections and how to treat them.
Let me second that. Mrs P had a "staph infection" last year that wouldn't clear up. It wasn't until (thank God) the ID doc saw her that she got rushed to the OR for open heart surgery. If she hadn't seen him, she'd be dead.
Moral? Don't fuck around. See an ID doc stat.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 19, 2012 05:55 AM (zF6Iw)
Heh:
>>Joshua Treviño @ jstrevino
>>I fully expected the reelect campaign and its affiliated cult to be this frenzied by now. I didn't expect it to be this inept.
Posted by: Mama AJ, Binder American at October 19, 2012 05:56 AM (SUKHu)
227 - Van Johnson was gay??? My mother wd have been heart broken.
Better break it easy to her about Liberace, then.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 19, 2012 05:57 AM (zF6Iw)
That does explain it. Also why it confused the heck out of me because I 'started' with Fortran and Cobol. Years later, in C -- where the first element of an array was zero -- I had to work around that so that I just took the first six elements of an array for a pick box and didn't refer to them by number. Just kept looping and incrementing the elements until the user found what he wanted.
I never saw the term zeroth, so I learned something new today.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at October 19, 2012 06:02 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 06:03 AM (sbV1u)
If anyone asks if I am tough, there's your answer.
Posted by: Miss Marple at October 19, 2012 06:04 AM (GoIUi)
There's 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at October 19, 2012 06:04 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at October 19, 2012 09:03 AM (4df7R)
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I saw Black Panthers in Golf Carts.
Posted by: 66chevelle at October 19, 2012 06:05 AM (QjSgY)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 19, 2012 06:07 AM (sbV1u)
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...Green Revolution forgotten as irrelevant to the American lack of memory.
Posted by: Matthew 23:27 at October 19, 2012 06:07 AM (BAnPT)
Good lord that sounds like some sort of Nazi torture.
Posted by: Pointy Elbow Cheerleader at October 19, 2012 06:07 AM (kzp9t)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 19, 2012 06:09 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: eman at October 19, 2012 06:15 AM (+XD7n)
Yeah, I remember. I supported Rick Perry, until he cratered in the Presidential Idol debates. And I was absolutely certain that Romney wouldn't have the nads to take the fight directly to Obama.
Boy, was I wrong. I'm sure that by 2016, a Romney administration will have given us plenty to complain about. But it's clear now that the guy is as tough as they come. He is, in fact, the best candidate.
And I loved that wisecrack from the Smith dinner: "Speaking of Sesame Street, this evening is brought to you by the letter 'O' and the number 16 trillion."
Posted by: Brown Line at October 19, 2012 06:15 AM (VrNoa)
I hope he leads the country the same way.. looking at what has worked and what hasn't worked and adjusting his policies accordingly.
Posted by: not the mama at October 19, 2012 06:24 AM (kzCIn)
There was an element of "He's down, I'm going to keep him down, and you in the media can't do a damn thing about it" to Mitt's performance.
He really did push the envelope just a bit, and had it not been for the last four years and the behavior of all his minions and backers I might have felt just a bit sorry for Obama.
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GROOOooooaaannnn....
:-)
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