December 06, 2012

Top Headline Comments (12-6-12)
— andy

Looks like Gabe's MIA this morning.

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1 "No Guns for Negroes" http://preview.tinyurl.com/am24pr3 http://preview.tinyurl.com/38e9ksv

Posted by: Thorvald at December 06, 2012 04:08 AM (1V6Pv)

2 Review of draft Egyptian constitution in context: http://preview.tinyurl.com/bh9n9ow

Posted by: Thorvald at December 06, 2012 04:08 AM (1V6Pv)

3 Fiscal cliff: what would Reagan do? http://preview.tinyurl.com/ckmtnwj

Posted by: Thorvald at December 06, 2012 04:09 AM (1V6Pv)

4 Good Morning Morons.  Today is Thursday, December 06, 2012.  On this date in 1790 the US Capital moved from NYC to Philadelphia.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:09 AM (YdQQY)

5 More flap from the Boner purge.

http://is.gd/rASnC8

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:09 AM (YdQQY)

6 Pentagon preparing for massive budget cuts.  Too bad they will not get to decide which of the unnecessary bases need to be closed.

http://is.gd/9U8VGQ

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:10 AM (YdQQY)

7 Recall the case I linked last week from OK where a teen was sentenced to attend to church for 10 years as a result of a DUI related death and how he would be a fool to oppose the plainly unconstitutional sentence.  Well he is not opposing it but the GD ACLU is.  They have filed a complaint against the judge.  Now how about you lawyer Morons.  How can these SOBs get involved in a case that they have no client for?  If I was this kidÂ’s parents I would be filing charges with the State bar against the ACLU lawyers fore endangering their child.

http://is.gd/SAnc7h

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:10 AM (YdQQY)

8 Gee elections do have consequences.  DOE to spend $120M Tiny Tim bucks to establish an electric car battery lab near ChicagoÂ…Â…for national security.

http://is.gd/3PEty2

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:10 AM (YdQQY)

9 The Fat ManÂ’s Sandy goons demolish an intact home without contacting the owner.

http://is.gd/DpwnmS

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:10 AM (YdQQY)

10 On-line sales tax bill added to the defense authorization bill. IIANM this is the defense bill that Rand Paul had been blocking but which has now passed the Senate 98-0.  The House has a similar sales tax bill so this is a likely done deal.  It really pisses me off.  The Supremes ruled long ago that States could not charge sales tax on out of State merchants.  But the SOBs in Washington, no matter which Party, all bow to lobbyists and contributorÂ’s bribes and contrary to what Republicans say, they have no problem with taxes.  Let us pray that someone like Amazon will sue.  However I have no confidence in Roberts for this.

http://is.gd/MB99DH

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:11 AM (YdQQY)

11 More Obamacare taxes finalized by IRS.  Did you know stitches are a “device” to be taxed?  What is the value of a few inches of thread?

http://is.gd/VJwENy

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:11 AM (YdQQY)

12 BB on why you should not believe poll reporting.  I say donÂ’t believe ANY poll, they all say what the pollster wants them to say, and the overwhelming majority of them are liberal slanted BS.

http://is.gd/nX4msw

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:11 AM (YdQQY)

13 The controversy of purging conservative committee members continues. In a closed door meeting in which even staff were kicked out Boner warned that voting was being watched and more may be on the way.  It looks like so far 4 members were kicked off committee assignments.

http://is.gd/TuoqXD

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:11 AM (YdQQY)

14 Meanwhile RINO Walter Jones (RINO-NC) says he may go against the Party line and vote for the Democrat tax hike bill. (ACU rating of 60 last year, near DIABLO levels).  He votes against the Party line quite regularly.  Will he be kicked off of committees or is this only conservatives being purged?

http://is.gd/Tq9FM3

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:12 AM (YdQQY)

15 House approves overwhelming bipartisan bill to keep US internet control out of UN hands 397-0.  But not to worry UN, it will probably not even get a vote in the Senate.

http://is.gd/3Deu9q

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:12 AM (YdQQY)

16

Cross-posted from the overnight thread.

 

 

I was looking for a Groucho Marx story last night, but IÂ’ll be damned if I can find it.  So IÂ’ll tell it, but until I can find the reference, IÂ’ll have to substitute fake names:

 

 

Groucho was throwing a party one evening when he ran into a writer friend (weÂ’ll call him Vic).  “IÂ’m glad youÂ’re here, Vic,” said Groucho.  “I want you to do me a favor.”  He pointed across the room to. . .oh, letÂ’s say CharlieBrownÂ’sDildo, a director whoÂ’d just been signed to a big picture after a few years without any work.

 

 

“You see CBD over there?” Groucho asked.  “This is the first time heÂ’s been able to enjoy himself in a while.  I want you to go over there and show him some money.”

 

 

“Show him what?” asked a flabbergasted Vic.

 

 

“Money,” Groucho repeated calmly.  “HeÂ’s been broke, you know, and hasnÂ’t seen any money in a long time.  If you pull a five or ten-spot out of your pocket and show it to him, I know heÂ’d be very grateful.”

 

 

So Groucho left a befuddled Vic and slowly worked his way around the party, saying hello and dropping a wisecrack here and there until he got to CBD.  “Good to see you, old man,” Groucho beamed, shaking his hand.  “IÂ’m glad I got to you in time.  Do you see Vic over there?” he went on, nodding across the room.  “I just wanted to warn you that heÂ’s been a little goofy lately.  He insists on showing his money to people and nobody knows why.  So if he pulls a bill out of his wallet, just nod and say nice things, will you?”

 

 

“Sure, Groucho.  Anything you say.”

 

 

Leaving CBD, Groucho then grabbed himself a drink and a couple of friends heÂ’d let in on the joke, all of them barely containing their laughter as they watched the two men meet in the middle of the room, one holding out a five dollar bill to the other, who smiled and said it was a wonderful thing to see.

 

 

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 06, 2012 04:12 AM (zF6Iw)

17 State Senator and candidate for JJJÂ’s seat in the Senate, Donne Trotter (C-IL) caught trying to sneak a loaded weapon on board an aircraft at OÂ’Hare.  He is a member of the IL Black Caucus and a staunch gun control advocate.  Hey, gun control laws are for the lumpenproletariat, not the commissars!  This action is a felony, which would prevent him from voting for himself.  But he can still run for office.

http://is.gd/4kOI8C

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:12 AM (YdQQY)

18 For you Beatle Fans a live web cam of good quality of the Abby Road crossing in Westminster England...

http://tinyurl.com/c47n2s
click on crossing web cam at the top...

It's a busy intersection where people try to recreate the Abby Road album cover and almost get run over...

Cam also good for Bird Watching !

 

Posted by: AmericanDawg at December 06, 2012 04:13 AM (c8hZ5)

19 Hey pixy, since it's seems to be incredibly hard for the moron co-bloggers to remember to get Vic's 7:00AM Top Headline Thread up on the regular, could you write a script that will create one automatically?



Posted by: General Woundwort at December 06, 2012 04:13 AM (RrD4h)

20 There was some discussion about contacting Dick Army at Freedom Works yesterday.  Here is the scoop.  He has resigned from Freedom Works over alleged charges of unethical behavior “at the top”.

http://is.gd/BlN4tr

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:13 AM (YdQQY)

21 Hamptons rich are trying to dump their mansions before Jan 1 to avoid taxes.  I have no sympathy for these SOBs since they voted overwhelmingly for Obama.  Hey assholes, you voted for it. I hope you like your shit sandwich, its what you ordered and its cooked just the way you asked.

http://is.gd/SFUtg7

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:13 AM (YdQQY)

22

Damn.  Thought I fixed those tags.  Need more tea.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 06, 2012 04:13 AM (zF6Iw)

23 Religion of Pig Piss advocates in Turdistan riddle young school girl with bullets for the crime of working on a polio campaign.

http://is.gd/km1frM

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:13 AM (YdQQY)

24 The controversy of purging conservative committee members continues. In a closed door meeting in which even staff were kicked out Boner warned that voting was being watched and more may be on the way. It looks like so far 4 members were kicked off committee assignments.




At what point is someone gonna stand up, point at Boner and say "Fuck you, you fucking coward"?


I mean, no one stands up to this guy. Does he have that much power? Pics of Reps in donkey shows? What?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 04:14 AM (da5Wo)

25 Vic,  I saw on Twitter this morning that some of those guys were kicked off for leaking important info to Politico.

I don't know if that's true but if it is I am going to be PO'd that they played the victim card.

Posted by: Miss Marple at December 06, 2012 04:14 AM (GoIUi)

26 Libyan terrorist who killed ambassador used US provided weapons and Obama knew it.  And shocker!  Reported by the NYT!

http://is.gd/dAQyOj

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:14 AM (YdQQY)

27 Conservative group says it will only take 16 House Republicans not voting for Boner to unseat him and calls for that to be done.  HereÂ’s the rub, that assumes no Democrats vote FOR Boner.  My feeling is a lot will under those conditions because he is the best thing they ever had.

http://is.gd/h721JC

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:14 AM (YdQQY)

28 Will the courts kill ObamaÂ’s illegal non-recess appointments?  It looks like they may, but the case is moot anyway because their terms expire with the start of the new congress in Jan.

http://is.gd/PKNzuY

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:14 AM (YdQQY)

29 Will Obama overtly push gun control in second term?  Some say he will but who knows.  He has been pushing it under the table all through the first term with shit like FnF.  Why should he change?

http://is.gd/kLmd3T

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:15 AM (YdQQY)

30 Even more evidence that laws are meant only for the proles. During prohibition Congress had their very own official bootlegger.

http://is.gd/ctUqpL

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:15 AM (YdQQY)

31 WaEx looks at Harry ReidÂ’s blocking of the vote on the Obama proposal.  Too bad this will never hit the alphabets because it shows how really sordid the commies are being on this.

http://is.gd/CeH1l6

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:15 AM (YdQQY)

32 Since I have adopted what I call the "Sackcloth and Ashes" regime of not buying anything that is not necessary (It's political), I don't care if Amazon starts charging sales tax. 

Posted by: Al at December 06, 2012 04:15 AM (V70Uh)

33 New vile concoction for the Internet, Revenge Porn.  Asshole launches new site which will, which will among other things, feature contributor nude photos of young ladies and allow you to post their home address.   Too bad this asshole doesnÂ’t live in the South.  He would be feeding the catfish and water moccasins in short order.

http://is.gd/s7VF1M

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:16 AM (YdQQY)

34 Kindle Daily Deal:


Black Diamond


Attorneys Michael Knight and Lex Devlin agree to defend a jockey accused of murdering a fellow jockey while racing at Boston's Suffolk Downs. Their fast-paced investigation uncovers deception after deception as the pair digs into the seamier side of horse racing, an effort that makes them targets for Boston's Irish mafia.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:16 AM (YdQQY)

35 TodayÂ’s Christmas Kitteh and feel good picture

http://is.gd/gkmOc7

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:16 AM (YdQQY)

36 There was some discussion about contacting Dick Army at Freedom Works yesterday. I shagged Dick Armey's niece. He probably wouldn't be very happy to know that though.

Posted by: Self-reflection isn't my strong suit at December 06, 2012 04:16 AM (bS6uW)

37 DAY 30 1,430 to go Mayans, Muzzies, Marxists, Maoists, Mau-Maus, MFM's, Moochelle, McCain's, mutants, malcontents, miscreants, menstruating mons veneri and miscellaneous meshugas notwithstanding.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:17 AM (XkWWK)

38 Thoughts on the ONT link to conservative blogger poll for 2016 candidates (http://is.gd/IN7YpU)

It is far to early for us to be talking about potential candidates for 2016.  Not only is everyone sick of this shit but there are two other major concerns.  First, we have to get by 2014 and we need to work on that to keep the House and try to take the Senate.  Second, and most importantly of all, anyone we start pushing now is, by definition, an establishment candidate whoÂ’s turn it is.   I want to see some damn new blood.  

And thatÂ’s it for today.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:17 AM (YdQQY)

39 Aaanndy! ah ah, savior of the bloggerverse!  He saved everyone of us!


Sorry Queen.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:17 AM (YdQQY)

40 Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 08:17 AM (YdQQY)




There can be only One.




Apparently, it's Andy.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 04:18 AM (da5Wo)

41 The Dick Armey thing was in response to my rant that we should get the Tea Party to mobilize a protest on Capitol Hill to oust Boehner and install the purged conservatives to the heads of key committees. I still say that should happen.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:19 AM (XkWWK)

42 Rugged individualists, Unite!!!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 06, 2012 04:19 AM (1OZSU)

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

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:20 AM (5DR1j)

44 I just posted this in the now dead ONT.  Let me know what you think:
*******************************

So I'm still looking why Romney lost the election, and I think I've hit on something. Let me know what you think, though.

In general, Democrats win low turnout elections, and Republicans win high turnout elections (in general). So it behooves Republicans to ensure a high turnout election. So how do we do that.

The one thing that neither McCain nor Romney would do was get into conflict with Obama. Certainly they had areas of disagreement, but they wouldn't actually get into conflict. Now, this is important because conflict is exciting. People get involved in conflict; they root for one side or the other.

Take, for example, American Idol. American Idol did better every year until Simon Cowell left. Why? Because Simon Cowell was a dick. He was very specifically a dick, because it caused conflict. With him gone, there is no conflict, and the show is boring.

Or take American Wrestling (or, as we called it, "wrastling."). There was a time when no one paid attention to it. It wasn't entertaining at all. The some guy came along and decided that his wrastling persona was going to be "the bad guy." Suddenly, it wasn't two grown men in their underwear tussling in a boxing ring, it was a fight between Good and Evil. To this day, the WWE keeps that dynamic, and they do very well.

I think Republican politicians, especially on the national stage, need to court a certain kind of controversy, of conflict. Certain "well duh" rules apply here of course (if you're ever having to explain that you think rape is bad, you've already lost, for instance). But imagine if, during one of the debates, Obama had said something about having to "raise revenue," and Romney had returned with this rejoinder:

"Mr. President, I completely reject your premise. We don't have a revenue problem, I'm not particularly interested in seeing the US Government take in more money. We have a spending problem, and that is what we should be attacking."

Now, instead of his mealy mouthed "Well, I want to raise revenues, too!" we have conflict. One side wants to "raise revenue," and the other wants to "cut spending." Now we have conflict. Now we have controversy. Now we have sides.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:20 AM (5DR1j)

45 I just posted this in the now dead ONT. Let me know what you think I think you should start a blog.

Posted by: Self-reflection isn't my strong suit at December 06, 2012 04:21 AM (bS6uW)

46 So, I stumbled across a story about the whole kooky MSNBC crew getting entertained in the West Wing...the images flashing through my mind: Obambi tying into "Big" Ed ala Ned Beatty in "Deliverance," Maddow in a wife beater, leading Mika by a leash over to Mooch, and Carney and Chrissy Mathews in french maid outfits making sure everyone's drinkies are fresh. Oh, and Scarborough scrolling through his iPhone to see if the Celtics covered.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at December 06, 2012 04:21 AM (Aitxy)

47 I don't know if that's true but if it is I am going to be PO'd that they played the victim card.

Posted by: Miss Marple at December 06, 2012 08:14 AM (GoIUi)


I know I don't believe Politico and Twitter is doubtful as well. If it shows up in Fox with an attribute I may believe it.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:22 AM (YdQQY)

48 4 I don't know if anyone has posted this before, but here is an excellent Dave Brubeck performance from Belgian TV in 1964: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1S_vA0ougg Posted by: rickl at December 06, 2012 08:09 AM (sdi6R) I saw one of Brubeck's last performances about a year ago at the Blue Note here in NYC. What a phenomenal artist, gentleman and performer. Even at 90 he was sharp and engaging. And he loved America and freedom, likening jazz to democracy: (from 2005 AP interview) "Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States. Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz....And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want." RIP Dave Brubeck.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:22 AM (XkWWK)

49 Besides, even Boner is saying it was based on votes.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:22 AM (YdQQY)

50 Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 08:20 AM (5DR1j)



tl;dr

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 04:22 AM (da5Wo)

51

At what point is someone gonna stand up, point at Boner and say "Fuck you, you fucking coward"?

Got a fund raising letter from the GOP last night, clearly they have Mitts list as Mitt was the only individual I donated too.

I wrote "Go to hell" and sent it back.

Posted by: gdonovan at December 06, 2012 04:23 AM (DzWaE)

52 The SPCA in Auckland, New Zealand thought it would be a good way to showcase how smart rescue dogs are and perhaps improve their adoption rate. So they called on animal trainer, Mark Vette, who was up for the challenge, teaching a series of 10 behaviors to dogs so they can drive a car on command.
-- my fox, tampa bay

/Man's best friend no longer consigned to back seat drivin'.

Posted by: panzernashorn at December 06, 2012 04:24 AM (BAnPT)

53 Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 08:22 AM (da5Wo)


Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:24 AM (5DR1j)

54

12More Obamacare taxes finalized by IRS. Did you know stitches are a “device” to be taxed? What is the value of a few inches of thread?
............

 

 

The lady I share an office with called yesterday to line up a rep to come to a health fair to demonstrate glucometers. He informed her that the competition just laid off 70 reps. I'm going to guess that if a suture is a medical device then so are glucometers. My office mate is a big Obama fan and was devastated saying " I know one of those guys, he has four kids!!"

Posted by: Molly k. at December 06, 2012 04:25 AM (RX2lv)

55 @45

Or maybe when your opponent calls you a cancer causing, wife killing, dog abusing, heartless, ruthless, greedy, unprincipled SOB maybe you should respond with a couple of ads or get a little worked up about it at a debate or two, maybe kick over a chair?


Maybe?

Posted by: General Woundwort at December 06, 2012 04:26 AM (RrD4h)

56 Since Groucho was the subject of MPPPP's movie star story this morning do any of you remember a clip of Groucho and his family on a trip to Germany after WWII? Specifically of them at one of the concentration camps, dancing. His version of a big FU to the Nazis, as if to say, 'You tried, but you didn't get us all.'. IIRC, a link was posted here at the HQ some time back

Posted by: Retread at December 06, 2012 04:26 AM (zxitI)

57 Today is the first day of the rest of the Obama reign of terror

Posted by: Cricket at December 06, 2012 04:26 AM (DrC22)

58 I can't find the original article, but this one hits a lot of the same points. Simon Cowell, as a judge on American Idol, was a conservative. I never thought of it this way, but it makes sense.



http://tinyurl.com/a925bm2

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 04:27 AM (da5Wo)

59 What is the value of a few inches of thread? A stitch in time saves nine

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 06, 2012 04:28 AM (79ueO)

60 Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 08:20 AM (5DR1j)


My thought was Romney just did not inspire a big turnout and the Free Shit Brigade (FSB) turned out in droves.


That could be due to lack of conflict on Romney's part but I don't know.  I never saw a single ad on TV here issued by his campaign so I don't know how he ran it.


I know it would probably be a waste of money to run ads here because there was no way in hell Obama was going to win Sc, but it left a lot of us wondering.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:29 AM (YdQQY)

61 45 Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 08:20 AM (5DR1j) Interesting thoughts, but I would take it a step further. The reason that the so-called moderate Republican candidates don't engage (aside from fear of being called racist and ridiculed by the MFM) is because they don't believe in their hearts in the very principles that should drive their engagement; individual liberty, private property, limited government as outlined in the Constitution and the free market. Romney's background should have made him a better candidate than McCain, Dole, Ford or Bush 41, but the only time he was a vocal advocate for limited government was when he responded to "you didn't build that." At this point, it's going back to one's vomit, but it does illustrate the point that we must DEMAND a true conservative fighter/proponent and that the Republican Party under Boehner does not represent us.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:29 AM (XkWWK)

62 Talk about getting sacked! Notorious Upper East Side madam Anna Gristina is about to start naming names of high-power clients from her little black book — and an unlucky NFL executive will be the first bombshell name she lets fly, we’re told. Just goes to show ya it's best to keep it zippered.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 06, 2012 04:29 AM (79ueO)

63 Allen, you know I'm messing with you. I read it, and I agree. Controversy is not something to be avoided at all costs. In politics, it can be used to create a difference, to show the actual stark choices between candidates and ideals. Stand up and say "No, I don't believe that. I think you're completely and utterly wrong. Here's why."


Oh how I would love to see that.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 04:29 AM (da5Wo)

64 Interesting poll numbers... ''American voters favor the legalization of marijuana, 51 - 44 percent, with a substantial gender and age gap, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters today are divided 48 - 46 percent on the issue of same-sex marriage, reversing the 55 - 36 percent opposition to same-sex marriage in a July, 2008, survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. White Catholics support it 49 - 43 percent. Climate change did not cause Superstorm Sandy, voters say 53 - 37 percent. '' Social issues seems to indicate softening, while climate change kooks are losing the battle.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at December 06, 2012 04:29 AM (feFL6)

65 A stitch in time saves nine 7.2. Counting for inflation and all ...

Posted by: Self-reflection isn't my strong suit at December 06, 2012 04:30 AM (bS6uW)

66 Dammit, sorry, I hope I don't break anything

Posted by: Self-reflection isn't my strong suit at December 06, 2012 04:30 AM (bS6uW)

67



Barrel!

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (da5Wo)

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (feFL6)

69 #56  I said this yesterday but I will repeat it.   For 30 years we have heard about how Reagan won with "sunny optimism" and positive ads like "Morning in America."  My own governor-elect (Pence) refused to run a negative ad and lost his impressive lead and fortunately squeaked through.

I think that this "positive" ad thing is because people didn't really understand why Reagan won.  He won because he was a friendly TV celebrity and Carter was a sour incompetent.

The celebrity portion of Reagan's personna was why he won, not his campaign style.  For 30 years we have been following that idea and it is completely wrong.

I don't blame Romney for following what EVERY GOP EXPERT has been saying for 30 years.  But we had better wake up about the effectiveness of negative ads and quit counting on the good sense of the American people.

Posted by: Miss Marple at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (GoIUi)

70 in the barrel

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (YdQQY)

71 Or maybe when your opponent calls you a cancer causing, wife killing,
dog abusing, heartless, ruthless, greedy, unprincipled SOB maybe you
should respond with a couple of ads or get a little worked up about it
at a debate or two, maybe kick over a chair?

Yeah, that, too.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (5DR1j)

72 Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 08:20 AM (5DR1j)


Disagreeing in public for the record might make us look mean and principled and stuff. 


Trust me, my vast successful political experience tells me that conflict is NOT the way to run a campaign.  Reasonable moderate voters are not interested in ideas, principles, or policies, they want candidates that will grow in office and reach across the aisle to do the people's work!

Posted by: Karl Rover at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (Cnqmv)

73 I love the Christmas kitties vic

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (uFY4s)

74 Some places are already burning, thieves rip copper pipes out of church closing soup kitchen. http://preview.tinyurl.com/apwrv9n

Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (hrAg/)

75 Test

Posted by: Hoping for the best at December 06, 2012 04:31 AM (bS6uW)

76 Self-reflection isn't my strong suit at December 06, 2012 08:30 AM (bS6uW)

1 internetz fine, and a turn in the barrel.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:32 AM (5DR1j)

77 I love the Christmas kitties vic

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 08:31 AM (uFY4s)


Someone asked for them after a Tuesday depressing dump of bad news.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:32 AM (YdQQY)

78 Sorry about all that

Posted by: Self-reflection isn't my strong suit at December 06, 2012 04:34 AM (bS6uW)

79

Breaking: Weekly jobless claims fall 25,000 to 370,000. Economists expected 380,000.




Oh goody.....

Posted by: Tami at December 06, 2012 04:34 AM (X6akg)

80 I always thought that the Dems win high-turnout elections and the GOP wins low-turnout ones.

Maybe times have changed. 

Posted by: Al at December 06, 2012 04:34 AM (V70Uh)

81 Some places are already burning, thieves rip copper pipes out of church closing soup kitchen. http://preview.tinyurl.com/apwrv9n

Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2012 08:31 AM (hrAg/)


That has been going on for a long time. Thieves stole all the copper coils out of the A/C units for the animal shelter here in the middle of the Summer.  Almost killed all the little doggies and kittehs.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:34 AM (YdQQY)

82 Looks like Gabe's MIA this morning.

Today is already looking better than yesterday.

Posted by: you know you thought it at December 06, 2012 04:34 AM (EZl54)

83 enter hipsters...later.

Posted by: grease monkey at December 06, 2012 04:34 AM (VSWPU)

84 If a dog can learn to drive an automobile, then train the politician some 10 behaviors to vote according to Constitutional LIMITED GOVERNANCE on tax payer command. Greedy, greedy makes a hungry puppy.

...obedience training -- re-educate the political candidates. Enforce term limits already available via loss in re-election bid.

Elections yada yada -- try this consequence: Rather than salivating per paid commercial, train yourself to reject at face value whatever propaganda until you've researched the criticisms and fine printed foot notes, certainly beyond whatever shallow but swift PC group think "is" at the moment.


Posted by: panzernashorn at December 06, 2012 04:37 AM (BAnPT)

85

Morning.

 

You may recall back in October there was a huge explosion here in NW Louisiana. Turned out to be a company that was improperly storing explosives at Camp Minden.

 

Well, last week inspectors were back there, looked out a window and found a million pounds of explosive powder, sitting around in boxes outside.

 

Then when they started looking around, they determined that it was more like 6 million pounds of "M6 smokeless gunpowder".

 

A local town, Doyline, has been partially evacated for several days now while authorities try to move the boxes out of there.

 

I'll post a couple links separately.

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 06, 2012 04:37 AM (SUKHu)

86 Dog to Mitt, you ride on the roof

Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2012 04:37 AM (LnQr8)

87 Oh goody.....

Posted by: Tami at December 06, 2012 08:34 AM (X6akg)



I always thought it would be interesting for Faux (or economist) to post the original data (UE, jobless claims, inflation rate, etc.) as well as the corrected data (that generally invalidates the original data) AND the error value (raw correction value).

Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 06, 2012 04:37 AM (Cnqmv)

88 Tax Exodus: Top 5 States That Residents Are Fleeing Short version; New Jersey New York Ohio Indiana California http://tinyurl.com/a2u4ln3 // For some reason higher taxes is correlated with desire to leave the state. I've always said that politicians should be required to take at least one stinking class in psychology before being permitted to take office. Maybe a statistics class, too.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at December 06, 2012 04:38 AM (feFL6)

89 Australian PM deadpans "Mayans were right" spoof: http://tinyurl.com/9wkky74

Posted by: Self-reflection isn't my strong suit at December 06, 2012 04:38 AM (bS6uW)

90 So I guess the answer is not to be a happy warrior with the facts and history on our side, but to be a mean nasty SOB of a warrior... with the facts and history on our side. Do to the MFM what Newt did to Juan Williams during the primary debate when he ripped the premise of his question. Do what Dick Cheney did to Pat Leahy when he told him to go fuck himself. If that's the way they want it, then reap the whirlwind, bitches. Call them out on their lies, mischaracterizations, obfuscations and false premises. Ridicule and demean their beliefs and worldview at every opportunity. Hit back with the truth and hit back hard.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:38 AM (XkWWK)

91 That has been going on for a long time. Thieves stole all the copper coils out of the A/C units for the animal shelter here in the middle of the Summer. Almost killed all the little doggies and kittehs.

It happened at my brother's company about four years ago. The thieves went up on the roof and took all the copper they could get from four roof units. Cost him over $20K to replace.

Posted by: Retread at December 06, 2012 04:38 AM (zxitI)

92 Should I start melting down pennies

Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2012 04:39 AM (LnQr8)

93 Link in name to a picture (click to embiggenate it) of the professional storage of millions of pounds of explosives.

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 06, 2012 04:40 AM (SUKHu)

94 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 08:38 AM (XkWWK)


It might be nice to push back on the liberal bastardization of language as well:  revenues vice taxes, pro-choice vice pro-abortion, etc.

Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 06, 2012 04:40 AM (Cnqmv)

95 89 I've always said that politicians should be required to take at least one stinking class in psychology before being permitted to take office. Maybe a statistics class, too. Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 06, 2012 08:38 AM (feFL6) How about history and the Constitution at Hillsdale College. Let Mark Levin teach them. Heh...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:40 AM (XkWWK)

96
On-line sales tax bill added to the defense authorization bill...has now passed the Senate 98-0. The House has a similar sales tax bill so this is a likely done deal.
Posted by: Vic





So, an up to 11.5% regressive tax increase. Thank goodness we have the Republicans around to hold the line on "revenues".


Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 06, 2012 04:40 AM (kdS6q)

97 Should have blown it in place, must not have had a warrant in charge - probably a lawyer

Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2012 04:40 AM (LnQr8)

98 All I want to hear from any politician is

1 - How are you going to make my taxes lower?

2 - How are you going to reduce the size, scope and reach of the federal/state/local government?

And that's pretty much it.


If those become base principles, sign me up!

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY POLITICIAN TELL ME WHAT GREAT THINGS THEY WANT TO DO FOR ME!

Posted by: General Woundwort at December 06, 2012 04:41 AM (RrD4h)

99 Since Groucho was the subject of MPPPP's movie star story this morning do any of you remember a clip of Groucho and his family on a trip to Germany after WWII? Specifically of them at one of the concentration camps, dancing. His version of a big FU to the Nazis, as if to say, 'You tried, but you didn't get us all.'. IIRC, a link was posted here at the HQ some time back

Posted by: Retread at December 06, 2012 08:26 AM (zxitI)

 

Actually, Groucho danced on Hitler's grave.  From an article in the Sarah Lawrence College Magazine:

 

 

 

The late comedian Groucho Marx, famous for his quick wit, performed some of his best work in 1958 on a pile of East Berlin rubble for an audience of five.

 

 

Among the five was Judith Dwan Hallet Â’64, then 16 and the daughter of Robert Dwan, the long-time director of GrouchoÂ’s radio and TV shows. She and her father, along with MarxÂ’s wife and 11-year-old daughter, had accompanied him on the tour of Europe. In Dornum, the German town where MarxÂ’s mother had been born, the travelers discovered that the Nazis had obliterated all Jewish graves, and removed from the local church the old register of inhabitants from his parentsÂ’ generation. Marx hired a car with a chauffeur, and told the driver to take the group to Adolph HitlerÂ’s grave in Berlin.

 

 

It was surprisingly easy to get there. The car slipped through a checkpoint into a devastated gray and brown city of people in solemn clothing. Marx told the chauffer to drive to the bunker where Hitler was said to have committed suicide, where he was supposedly still buried.

 

 

The rubble at the site was about 20 feet high. Wearing his characteristic beret but without the trademark cigar, Marx alone climbed the side of the debris. When he reached the top, he stood still for a moment. Then he launched himself, unsmiling, into a frenetic Charleston. The dance on HitlerÂ’s grave lasted a minute or two.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 06, 2012 04:41 AM (zF6Iw)

100 Posted by: Mama AJ at December 06, 2012 08:37 AM (SUKHu)



I don't know why they evacuated people.  Smokeless powder is not much more than a fire hazard unless you confine it in strong metal containers with no blowout baffles.


Maybe they were worried about the quantity of it for a fire.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:41 AM (YdQQY)

101 Ha! Found the original "Simon Cowell is a Conservative" article. And of course, it was written by Schlichter over at BB.




http://tinyurl.com/akj6rml



Fucking brilliant.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 04:41 AM (da5Wo)

102 Vic, Allen and alexthechick are intrinsicly important to this blog

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 04:42 AM (uFY4s)

103 95 It might be nice to push back on the liberal bastardization of language as well: revenues vice taxes, pro-choice vice pro-abortion, etc. Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 06, 2012 08:40 AM (Cnqmv) EXACTLY. The left has totally co-opted the language. It's what Arthur Lackoff and Alinsky taught, i.e. controlling and framing the debate on your own terms. The idea of "Paying for a tax cut" and calling legal deductions "loop-holes" makes me nuts, especially when people on our side use those terms to defend themselves. This has got to stop.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:43 AM (XkWWK)

104 Call them out on their lies, mischaracterizations, obfuscations and false premises. Ridicule and demean their beliefs and worldview at every opportunity. Hit back with the truth and hit back hard.

Exactly.  Even Reagan talked about it ("Uplifting" Campaign notwithstanding): "Bold Colors," he said.  A clear distinction between "us" and "them."

And, truthfully, this won't always mean that Conservatives have to be mean SOBs.  But when that's called for, we shouldn't shy from it.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:43 AM (5DR1j)

105 For some reason higher taxes is correlated with desire to leave the state. Not possible. Just heard Obama say dynamic scoring is bullshit. Only static models are realistic. If we made X in revenues by taxing amount Y at Z percent, we will obviously make X' by taxing Y at Z', and there is no chance Y will decrease as a function of policy aversion. Apparently people don't alter their behavior in response to negative stimulus anymore.

Posted by: Self-reflection isn't my strong suit at December 06, 2012 04:44 AM (bS6uW)

106 If that stuff was loose packed it would have made a mess, but nothing to evacuate the town over, the building yes.

Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2012 04:45 AM (LnQr8)

107 It might be nice to push back on the liberal bastardization of language as well: revenues vice taxes, pro-choice vice pro-abortion, etc.

This, too.

"Mr. President, do you mean you want to raise revenue, or do you want to raise taxes?  Because, historically, you can do one or the other, but not both."

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:45 AM (5DR1j)

108 If that's the way they want it, then reap the whirlwind, bitches.

Call them out on their lies, mischaracterizations, obfuscations and false premises. Ridicule and demean their beliefs and worldview at every opportunity. Hit back with the truth and hit back hard.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 08:38 AM (XkWWK)

 

This!

Posted by: Ammo Dump at December 06, 2012 04:45 AM (YYyqq)

109 Vic, Allen and alexthechick are intrinsicly important to this blog

Ah.  Now I'm blushing.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:46 AM (5DR1j)

110 "Mr. President, do you mean you want to raise revenue, or do you want to raise taxes? Because, historically, you can do one or the other, but not both."

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 08:45 AM (5DR1j)



Who, exactly, is going to ask him that question?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 04:46 AM (da5Wo)

111 100 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 06, 2012 08:41 AM (zF6Iw) Never heard that story. Wow. I would bookend it with George Patton pissing into the Rhine in '45.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:47 AM (XkWWK)

112

Yeh, Vic, it was the quantity and the fact that they were moving it around. They are separating some of it, so that if any exsplodes, it won't set off *all* of it.

 

There was a thunderstorm Monday and this stuff is in boxes ouside...

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 06, 2012 04:47 AM (SUKHu)

113 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY POLITICIAN TELL ME WHAT GREAT THINGS THEY WANT TO DO FOR ME!

Exactly!  They can't do anything FOR us without doing something TO us. 

Posted by: no good deed at December 06, 2012 04:48 AM (mjR67)

114 Or explodes, which is slightly worse than "exsplodes".

Posted by: Mama AJ, insufficiently caffinated at December 06, 2012 04:49 AM (SUKHu)

115 111 ghost of Christmas future

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 04:49 AM (uFY4s)

116 82. Seems that the domestic security industry is going to be as big at home as the foreign mercenary security forces are abroad. But then, only afforded by those with the bucks, leaving most charities and even living quarters as vulnerable as ever to thieving thugs.

Don't get Big Brother in on the act of domestic surveillance -- oops, Patriot Act and DHS to watch over us, for our own good, of course. As if tax funded bureaucratic enterprise amounts to more than squandering capital principal and capitol principles down the drain with more corruption to show. (See Benghazi for open communication between national intelligence bureaus.)

And to think that Big Brother must have the world's text messages stored forever, in order to incriminate you all the more easily in whatever concoction they have brewing. ex: Joe the Plumber, George Zimmerman, etc., character and professional assassination via trial by media. Anything for an easy profit. Anything to pirate.


Posted by: panzernashorn at December 06, 2012 04:49 AM (BAnPT)

117 You could consider putting gunpowder in the rain as a green disposal method. Sounds like someone with a government job needed a crisis.

Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2012 04:49 AM (LnQr8)

118 AllenG and Miss Marple,

Allen, you are correct.  Obviously Obama has been playing like he's John Stewart, and with the Hollywood-ization of politics, it's only going to get worse.  So putting up a guy who sounds like Mitt against a guy who sounds like he's a talk show host makes it tough.

On the other hand, act too much like their clown, and you turn off your base. So it's tricky.  Can't go out there sounding like Mark Levin, can't go out there sounding like Bob Dole.  Gotta find the sweet spot.

Miss M has it partly correct, but I believe there's an extra portion to Reagan that damn near every single politician and analyst continually fails to spot, even with my help, down here in comment-land. As Ace wrote recently, Reagan had a way of telling you uncomfortable things in a comfortable way (or something like that).  More importantly, though is that Reagan had a knack for chopping through the loaded question crap from the press. SPECIFICALLY the loaded questions that bogged Santorum (to name one conspicuous example) down every single day he spoke to the media: God, Gays, Guns, Evolution, Global Warming.  The gotcha questions.

Reagan had a way of answering the leftist hacks in short, tight messages that were difficult to raise an objection to.  My favorite example was on abortion. Reagan gave some really great speeches on abortion, but those were well written to be solid arguments.  But when interviewed, he always kept his answer short and sweet: "Until science catches up to the question of where does life begin, I always say, 'err on the side of life.'"

Pitch Perfect.

Not one dog in the race in 2012 ever bothered to study that answer.

No one ever bothered to analyze why it was so full of win.

Until candidates do that, they cannot break through the iron dome the media puts up around the leftist du jour.

Posted by: K~Bob at December 06, 2012 04:49 AM (oi6KG)

119 105 Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 08:43 AM (5DR1j) That is true, but listen to any of Reagan's speeches from 1980 when he was campaigning against Jimmuh and he did not pull punches. If you compare them to Romney or McCain, he makes them sound like SCOAMF's running mate by comparison.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:51 AM (XkWWK)

120 Posted by: Mama AJ at December 06, 2012 08:47 AM (SUKHu)


I suspect the previous huge explosion was bomb filler material.  Something like Octol(sp?) which is more explosive than dynamite.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:51 AM (YdQQY)

121 Who, exactly, is going to ask him that question?

Well, it would have been nice if Romney had, wouldn't it?  Paul Ryan and Rand Paul certainly should.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:51 AM (5DR1j)

122 From the prior post, thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I added another for anyone so inclined.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 06, 2012 04:51 AM (piMMO)

123

G'day, y'all.

 

I see we're still screwed.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at December 06, 2012 04:52 AM (yiIja)

124 119 Posted by: K~Bob at December 06, 2012 08:49 AM (oi6KG) Yup. Short answer is you have to believe in what you're fighting for. The RINO's and the candidates they ram down our throats do not. This is why people sit out elections and why we cannot connect and even have a shot at low-info voters.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:53 AM (XkWWK)

125 I see we're still screwed.

No, we only wish we were screwed.  Screwed would be so much better than what we are, that to compare the two is nonsensical.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 04:53 AM (5DR1j)

126 Not as screwed as the Syrians.  Assad seems willing to douse the crowds with sarin gas.

Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at December 06, 2012 04:53 AM (epxV4)

127 114 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY POLITICIAN TELL ME WHAT GREAT THINGS THEY WANT TO DO FOR ME! Exactly! They can't do anything FOR us without doing something TO us. Posted by: no good deed at December 06, 2012 08:48 AM (mjR67) It's like a pimp telling one of his girls how much he loves her... ...after he's beaten the shit out of her for holding out on him.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:54 AM (XkWWK)

128 Not as screwed as the Syrians. Assad seems willing to douse the crowds with sarin gas.

I wonder where he got all his chemical weapons?

Posted by: Vizzini at December 06, 2012 04:55 AM (O7Q1u)

129 Gabe got lucky?

Posted by: Walkers! at December 06, 2012 04:55 AM (e/Cti)

130

In the West,  Fresh & Easy supermarkets are about to get their plug pulled by their British parent company. 199 stores to close.

Green shoots!

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 06, 2012 04:55 AM (kdS6q)

131 Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 08:51 AM (YdQQY)

I hope not.

Octol is expensive, extremely powerful, and really easy to form into pretty much anything. Like suicide vests.

If we have lost control of stuff like that it does not bode well for the future.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 06, 2012 04:56 AM (GsoHv)

132

From another article:

 

Authorities are slowly moving some of the 6 million pounds of explosives improperly stored at a munitions recycling facility because they feared a chain reaction blast could have spread through corridors packed with explosive materials, the sheriff of the threatened area said Tuesday.

...

Webster Parish Sheriff Gary Sexton said Tuesday that the buildings operated by Explo Systems Inc. are several hundred yards apart but connected by above-ground corridors wide enough for a fork lift to shuttle materials between them.

He said state police who discovered the storage problems found the corridors stuffed with explosives, including a propellant called M6 that is used in artillery shells.

 

I'm still shaking my head about how the explosion was in Oct. but "investigators" just found this stuff last week.

 

Oh, and the owners of the company are out of the country, but expected to return.

 

Sure they will.

 

From the town next door:

 

Sexton said a trio of burglars apparently thought they could take advantage of the evacuation and attempted to break into the home of an elderly couple just outside the city limits early Saturday.

When they tried to break into a rear window, the 77-year-old woman shot one with a .44-caliber handgun. Sexton said the injured suspect was hospitalized in critical condition and the other two suspects were arrested. He did not have their identities.

"She dropped the hammer on one of them. One is fighting for his life," said Sexton, 59, who is in his third term as sheriff.

Posted by: Mama AJ, insufficiently caffinated at December 06, 2012 04:56 AM (SUKHu)

133 Bow down, you fools.  Fifteen days until the purge begins.

Posted by: Itzamna at December 06, 2012 04:56 AM (/ZZCn)

134 What state is the most screwed? I would say California, its public school system makes Mississippi look smart.

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 04:57 AM (uFY4s)

135 Not as screwed as the Syrians. Assad seems willing to douse the crowds with sarin gas.

I wonder where he got all his chemical weapons?
Posted by: Vizzini at December 06, 2012 08:55 AM (O7Q1u

While I was eating my oatmeal Fox reported they have confirmed he is loading the material on bombs now.


Hillary is going to speak in a few minutes. I really don't give a damn if he gasses the Taliban. we don't have a dog in that fight.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:58 AM (YdQQY)

136 Ugh. Link to the story with both those quotes in my name now.

Posted by: Mama AJ, insufficiently caffinated at December 06, 2012 04:58 AM (SUKHu)

137 Bow down, you fools. Fifteen days until the purge begins.  Posted by: Itzamna at December 06, 2012 08:56 AM (/ZZCn)

Save us, SMOD!!!

Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 06, 2012 04:58 AM (sbV1u)

138 How about history and the Constitution That would be good, too. One lousy semester of all of those classes. So we don't go down the same stupid road, time after time, expecting different results.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at December 06, 2012 04:58 AM (feFL6)

139

That originally was "Fresh ampersand Easy".

Pixy hateses ampersands -- gollum...

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 06, 2012 04:58 AM (kdS6q)

140 125, 119 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 08:53 AM (XkWWK) Further to this brainwave, 4 years from now, think back to the fact that you want a conservative candidate and no more RINO's. If all we have are people like Santorum, Bachmann, Newt or whomever, are we going to piss and moan about them not being perfect or are we going to pick one and stand by him/her no matter what? OR... can we somehow find someone now (or as early as possible before the primary process) to get behind and short-circuit the RNC? Allen West-Trey Gowdy '16 as an example. Just sayin'.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 04:58 AM (XkWWK)

141 Hamptons rich are trying to dump their mansions before Jan 1 to avoid taxes. I have no sympathy for these SOBs since they voted overwhelmingly for Obama. Hey assholes, you voted for it. I hope you like your shit sandwich, its what you ordered and its cooked just the way you asked.

http://is.gd/SFUtg7

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 08:13 AM (YdQQY)




We have a number of clients typical wealthy liberals who voted for Barry and the Dims because of social issues (war on womyn). Now they are howling like Banshees over their taxes going up next year and want to find any and all ways to avoid paying the higher taxes. Reality, how do it work?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 06, 2012 04:58 AM (1Jaio)

142 If we have lost control of stuff like that it does not bode well for the future.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 06, 2012 08:56 AM (GsoHv)


The control they lost of it was it exploded on site and destroyed the building and killed a bunch of people.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 04:59 AM (YdQQY)

143 What does Moron horde think?

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 04:59 AM (uFY4s)

144 Vic, Allen and alexthechick are intrinsicly important to this blog Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 08:42 AM (uFY4s) That's sweet. Not true, but sweet.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Will spare the calming manatees at December 06, 2012 04:59 AM (VtjlW)

145 I wonder where he got all his chemical weapons? Don't look at me, I just take the stuff where the boss tells me.

Posted by: Iraqi Truck Driver [/i] at December 06, 2012 05:00 AM (feFL6)

146 127 Not as screwed as the Syrians. Assad seems willing to douse the crowds with sarin gas. Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at December 06, 2012 08:53 AM (epxV4) Gee. I wonder where they might have obtained it. Suddenly, the "Bush Lied-People Died" crowd are very silent...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 05:00 AM (XkWWK)

147 Well, it would have been nice if Romney had, wouldn't it? Paul Ryan and Rand Paul certainly should.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at December 06, 2012 08:51 AM (5DR1j)



I hope so. Ryan has certainly shown a willingness, eagerness even, to go toe to toe with TFG. I wonder if he chafed under the campaign directives?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 05:00 AM (da5Wo)

148 Tax Exodus: Top 5 States That Residents Are Fleeing
Short version;
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Indiana
California
http://tinyurl.com/a2u4ln3

// For some reason higher taxes is correlated with
desire to leave the state. I've always said that politicians should be required to take at least one stinking class in psychology before being permitted to take office. Maybe a statistics class, too.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 06, 2012 08:38 AM (feFL6)



I can't believe that Illinois is not on that list. Oh well, something to shoot for

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 06, 2012 05:00 AM (1Jaio)

149 J.J. and Hrothgar,

Pushing back on leftist language would be really nice to see.

But what I've been yammering about for years is that our rummies have got to stop sounding like their rummies when talking about an issue.  Wehn we use the language of the left, we're pre-screwed in the debate.

The one that makes me want to grab folks by the necktie (yeah, I know the kids don't wear 'em anymore) and slap them with each word is: Stop Calling It An "immigration" Problem.  Stop. It.

We do not have an immigration problem.  We have an illegal alien problem, a porous border problem, and a law enforcement problem. NONE of which will ever get solved by screwing around with immigration law.  Bear with me: Why? Because they never deal with any of those issues in immigration law.

Hell yes it would be nice if some crafty rascal on our side slipped an end to the anchor baby problem into page 90,310 of the next omnibus bill.  That would be really great.  But that doesn't fix the illegal alien problem.  It just reduces it enough to allow politicians to keep it un-fixed.

And for the nit-pickers, sure, we need to actually change the immigration laws to reflect at least nineteenth century issues, if not all the way to the present.  But fix that stuff later, after the bigger problem has been dealt with.

Posted by: K~Bob at December 06, 2012 05:01 AM (oi6KG)

150 Pooh chemical weapons. Sounds like fun

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 05:02 AM (uFY4s)

151 150 Posted by: K~Bob at December 06, 2012 09:01 AM (oi6KG) EXACTLY. We seem to be on the same brainwave. Repulsive as they might be, it's time to study and learn the tactics of Lakoff and Alinsky and learn how to defeat/deflect or use them against the left.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 06, 2012 05:03 AM (XkWWK)

152 AtC,

Feeling better?

Posted by: Vizzini at December 06, 2012 05:03 AM (O7Q1u)

153 I can't believe that Illinois is not on that list. Oh well, something to shoot for Oh crap. You're right. Substitute Illinois for Indiana. I couldn't cut n paste so I typed from memory. Memory not good. Bad OS.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at December 06, 2012 05:03 AM (feFL6)

154 Hell yes it would be nice if some crafty rascal on our side slipped an end to the anchor baby problem into page 90,310 of the next omnibus bill. That would be really great. But that doesn't fix the illegal alien problem. It just reduces it enough to allow politicians to keep it un-fixed.


We will NEVER fix the illegal problems until we first start jailing people who hire them, quit giving them benefits, and eliminate the anchor baby interpretation.


If we quit giving them incentives to come and stay they will leave on their own.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 05:04 AM (YdQQY)

155 I can't believe Indiana is on that list for taxes.  We might be on it because of losing so many automotive jobs over the last 4 years,  or because so many college graduates leave the state for employment or grad schools.

Posted by: Miss Marple at December 06, 2012 05:04 AM (GoIUi)

156 We have a number of clients typical wealthy liberals who voted for Barry and the Dims because of social issues (war on womyn). Now they are howling like Banshees over their taxes going up next year and want to find any and all ways to avoid paying the higher taxes. Reality, how do it work?

 

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 06, 2012 08:58 AM (1Jaio)

 

I realize that it doesn't bode well for you in terms of keeping / getting clients if you told them, "you're going to pay these taxes, and I'm going to make sure you pay these taxes, because your precious Obama orders you to pay your fair share.  So cough it up, jackhole!"

 

But do you at least obliquely tell them, "you broke it, you bought it?"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 06, 2012 05:05 AM (zF6Iw)

157

Yeah, I'm not sure what it's going to take to un-screw us. I'm all for testing politicians on their knowledge of American life and law, with the results being made public. I advocated that for a while.

 

But  these days, I'm liking the idea of a Conservative Boot Camp for potential candidates,  preferably with someone like Gunny Sargeant Ermey in charge. I'd like to see them doing pushups while getting yelled at to reinforce a few principles of freedom  and crawling through mud while protecting a copy of the Constitution.

 

"You think Thomas Jefferson would have dodged that question in such a pathetic way from some piece of shit who thinks he's  a  journalist?  You disgust me. Drop and  give me 20, you RINO pussy! If you can't make it here, how do you expect to  stand up to anything once you make it to the front lines in Washington!  Hell, my  grandmother would turn that question around on that little bitch and make him look  like the Progressive asshole he is with a smile on her face. She's  twice the man you are, and she's  dead!!!"

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at December 06, 2012 05:05 AM (yiIja)

158 Oh crap. You're right. Substitute Illinois for Indiana.

I couldn't cut n paste so I typed from memory. Memory not good. Bad OS.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 06, 2012 09:03 AM (feFL6)



I just read the article and it is Illinois. We're #1!!!!!! in suckiness.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 06, 2012 05:06 AM (1Jaio)

159 Well,  I see it was supposed to be Illinois.  HA!


Posted by: Miss Marple at December 06, 2012 05:06 AM (GoIUi)

160 I'm looking at Gretchen Carlson and thinking Spanx needs to branch out into flabbity a control sleeves.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 06, 2012 05:06 AM (APmL9)

161 AtC, Feeling better? Posted by: Vizzini at December 06, 2012 09:03 AM (O7Q1u) Knock wood, so far I am, thank you for asking. Apparently my body decided that I needed to go on a purge yesterday. It would have been nice if it asked me first. Stupid beta meat sack.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Will spare the calming manatees at December 06, 2012 05:06 AM (VtjlW)

162

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 09:00 AM (da5Wo)

___

There was a report that Ryan had a War on Poverty campaign pitch but the smartest guys in the room shot him down. He could bring all the charisma and energy and conservative values to the ticket that anyone could hope for, but unfortunately he had little decision making power insofar as campaign strategy.

 

The GOP is going to die a slow death choking on its own stuffed shirts.

Posted by: kallisto at December 06, 2012 05:07 AM (jm/9g)

163 I realize that it doesn't bode well for you in terms of keeping / getting clients if you told them, "you're going to pay these taxes, and I'm going to make sure you pay these taxes, because your precious Obama orders you to pay your fair share. So cough it up, jackhole!"

But do you at least obliquely tell them, "you broke it, you bought it?"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 06, 2012 09:05 AM (zF6Iw)



It's hard to keep a straight face talking to these idiots who would rant on about Republicans war on womyn and other idiot liberal talking points before the election and now are doing everything in their power to avoid what they voted for. I'd love to tell them they need to pay their fair share but it won't go over well. Hypocrites everyone of them.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 06, 2012 05:08 AM (1Jaio)

164 Syria has a high population density (350) and a very high inhabited density (500). Chemical weapons would be effective there

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 05:08 AM (uFY4s)

165 Of lesser concern to me is Boy Assad dumping Sarin on his people. Can't they ALL die?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 06, 2012 05:08 AM (APmL9)

166 Tax Exodus: Top 5 States That Residents Are Fleeing

People aren't fleeing FROM Indiana.  They're fleeing TO Indiana, from Illinois.

Posted by: Ashley Puff at December 06, 2012 05:09 AM (/kI1Q)

167 Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 08:11 AM

Vic, Amazon WANTS that bill. They figured out that they could charge their affiliated vendors for handling the sales tax calculations for them. It also creates a barrier to entry for competitors who might try to compete with them, as they probably don't have the resources to manage the ever changing database. Crony capitalism marches on, and now picks up Amazon in it's clutches.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at December 06, 2012 05:10 AM (rqlRk)

168 89 "I've always said that politicians should be required to take at least one stinking class in psychology before being permitted to take office. Maybe a statistics class, too." -- Posted by: Schrödinger's cat

Psychology?! Damn choice, mandating that manipulators (leaders) take "how to fuck with voters 101," especially if a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

96 "How about history and the Constitution at Hillsdale College. Let Mark Levin teach them. Heh..."  -- Posted by: J.J. Sefton

I'm with 96. Require every candidate to pass an exam on the US Constitution. But I'd certainly require the candidates to also pass a math and book keeping course, proof positive that they KNOW how to balance a budget before they get elected. 

Politicians including Hillary Clinton who overspend in campaigns and refuse to repay debts should be barred from government. Of course she isn't alone in that practice. The BILLIONS of dollars spent barraging voters with crap! Just to end up with the same old same old liars.

Given the internet's relative inexpensive format, as a voter I'd rather all political advertising simply be at the home page per candidate. If a voter wants the scoop, just go to the home page per candidate. The media? pfft. Get off the televisions and radios, screeching the same old same old "promise them anything, just get their votes" crapola commercials.

I hate perpetual campaigning. My $.02 ad? As an American citizen tax payer and registered voter, "I approve this message."



Posted by: panzernashorn at December 06, 2012 05:10 AM (BAnPT)

169 >>I suspect the previous huge explosion was bomb filler material. Something like Octol(sp?) which is more explosive than dynamite. Don't know. Explo is a "bomb recycling" company. A machine malfunctioned and set off a spark, but I'm not sure of what. Love this line from one article: >>A high-ranking source, close to the investigation told us that all the bombs strewn over the Explo Systems compound during the blasts are now accounted for and have been placed in underground storage. Good to know.

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 06, 2012 05:10 AM (SUKHu)

170 Posted by: kallisto at December 06, 2012 09:07 AM (jm/9g)



If that's true, and I have no reason to doubt it, then that's two elections in a row where the enthusiasm and charisma was purposely dialed back and choked off by the "professionals." My response to them is the same as I had for Boner earlier, "Fuck you, you fucking cowards."

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 05:10 AM (da5Wo)

171 I want candidates who do not hire consultants.  Hire somebody to take polls,  and somebody to do fundraising,  and somebody with some actual skill to run social media and web site.

NO consultants who tell you what to do.  That should be the candidate's job to decide,  not some guy who gets paid by a per cent of ads (effective or not).

Then these same consultants trash other GOP candidates when they are unemployed. (Murphy, Schmidt, Rove, etc.)  I am quite tired of them.

Posted by: Miss Marple at December 06, 2012 05:11 AM (GoIUi)

172 Die ugly stupid scrunt sock.


Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at December 06, 2012 08:21 AM
I hope Krampus visits you tonight and drinks all your best hooch.  Lol.  Dammit.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 06, 2012 05:11 AM (/kI1Q)

173 Sarin threat = Assad escape pod negotiating fodder? With his wife it's going to have to be Paris.

Posted by: Blacksheep at December 06, 2012 05:11 AM (bS6uW)

174

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at December 06, 2012 09:10 AM (rqlRk)

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Big winners: online vendors based in DE and NH

Posted by: kallisto at December 06, 2012 05:11 AM (jm/9g)

175 Require every candidate to pass an exam on the US Constitution. But I'd certainly require the candidates to also pass a math and book keeping course, proof positive that they KNOW how to balance a budget before they get elected.

Dems would just cheat.  AFTER demanding the test for black candidates be dumbed down and a Spanish-language test be made available.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 06, 2012 05:12 AM (/kI1Q)

176 Many of us wanted Rick Perry, let's start after New Year's and send him emails and beg him to run. I saw a video from 2011 where the crowd was screaming" Run, Rick, Run" but he had back surgery. Let's start a Run Rick Run deluge on him on 1/2/2013. Good Morning All! Try to have a good day.

Posted by: CarolT at December 06, 2012 05:12 AM (z4WKX)

177 I gotta ask the morning morons: how important is restoration to you folks?

After I saw the results of that stupid poll I could already sense that Republican party-ism is going to trump restoration again this cycle.

We have some really great "values" conservatives. Perry, Rubio, Romney, etc, etc.

None of those guys gives a shit about restoration. (which is why Mitt lost.)

And I'll say it again clearly: Rubio is not a Restoration guy.  He's not a Tea Party guy.  He's a values conservative.  A good guy, but like Mitt, he' not what we need right now. I wish to hell he was.

Reagan DID care about restoration, a lot.  Those early speeches J.J. was referring to showed that clearly.  He actually believed in what the founders were trying to do. Romney, like Bush 41, never seemed the least bit interested in that boring old "Constitutional" stuff.

Posted by: K~Bob at December 06, 2012 05:12 AM (oi6KG)

178 We will NEVER fix the illegal problems until we first start jailing people who hire them I remember as an employer, after one of the many 'fixes' to immigration (you probably remember, better then me how many times they 'fixed' the problem over the decades) being required to have employees show proof of citizenship. It took maybe two minutes of secretaries time per employee. She was done in an hour. I didn't complain, the employees didn't complain, life went on. I never want to hear about a business that thinks checking status would be tough. The only reason they might bitch is because they know they're breaking the law and want to continue.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at December 06, 2012 05:13 AM (feFL6)

179 Memory not good. Bad OS.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 06, 2012 09:03 AM (feFL6)

Reboot and try this virus killer:

http://tinyurl.com/b25yooq

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 06, 2012 05:13 AM (GsoHv)

180 Require every candidate to pass an exam on the US Constitution. But I'd
certainly require the candidates to also pass a math and book keeping
course, proof positive that they KNOW how to balance a budget before
they get elected.





I clear majority would fail. Perhaps as high as 90% on the Dem side

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 06, 2012 05:14 AM (1Jaio)

181 Ben dump

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 05:14 AM (YdQQY)

182 Bring on the death

Posted by: alex at December 06, 2012 05:14 AM (uFY4s)

183 Memory not good. Bad OS.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 06, 2012 09:03 AM (feFL6)

Reboot and try this virus killer:

http://tinyurl.com/b25yooq

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 06, 2012 05:14 AM (GsoHv)

184

 

Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 06, 2012 09:10 AM (da5Wo)

___

It's a problem, no doubt. But I really wonder if anything would have kept preazy from a second term, it's like the American electorate is in a big time self destruct mode.

Posted by: kallisto at December 06, 2012 05:14 AM (jm/9g)

185 Of lesser concern to me is Boy Assad dumping Sarin on his people. Can't they ALL die?  Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 06, 2012 09:08 AM (APmL9)

Time to stock up on Atropine injectors.

Sarin, coming soon to a mall near you.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 06, 2012 05:15 AM (sbV1u)

186 Sarin, coming soon to a mall near you. Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 06, 2012 09:15 AM (sbV1u) Honestly, I'm shocked that hasn't happened already.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Will spare the calming manatees at December 06, 2012 05:16 AM (VtjlW)

187 The Republicans are to the Dimorats as the Washington Generals are to the Harlem Globetrotters.

Posted by: Ammo Dump at December 06, 2012 05:18 AM (YYyqq)

188 Honestly, I'm shocked that hasn't happened already. Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Will spare the calming manatees at December 06, 2012 09:16 AM (VtjlW)

If Assad goes down, then you can COUNT on that stuff getting loose.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 06, 2012 05:19 AM (sbV1u)

189 "We will NEVER fix the illegal problems until we first start jailing people who hire them, quit giving them benefits, and eliminate the anchor baby interpretation.

If we quit giving them incentives to come and stay they will leave on their own."

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 09:04 AM (YdQQY)

Sure.  I'm aware of that.  But it absolutely will  not be a winnable argument as long as our guys keep tripping over their own bootlaces calling it "immigration" issues.  This country has always been open to immigrants and for many more years it should remain so.  Somehow the racists on the left have managed to plaster the mask of "latino" over the word "immigrant" in people's minds.

We need to plaster the mask of "jihadist" and "lawbreaking scum" on the word "illegal alien." and shoe it back hard, with enough mental discipline to never let TEHM get away with calling it an immigration problem.

Posted by: K~Bob at December 06, 2012 05:20 AM (oi6KG)

190 172. Miss Marple, a case of getting what they paid for ... "professional" advice. You'd think a smart candidate who really "needs" to rely on another's opinion of public opinion would have their campaign advisers sign contracts that require confidentiality forever after services provided, to stuff it, or lawsuit for breach of contract.

Posted by: panzernashorn at December 06, 2012 05:21 AM (BAnPT)

191 Sure. I'm aware of that. But it absolutely will not be a winnable argument as long as our guys keep tripping over their own bootlaces calling it "immigration" issues.


Winning argument for who?

This country has always been open to immigrants and for many more years it should remain so. Somehow the racists on the left have managed to plaster the mask of "latino" over the word "immigrant" in people's minds.


No it hasn't. The door has opened and closed several times as the number of immigrants grew too large for assimilation.  And not only that, at the time those were legal immigrants.  Not a flood of migrants streaming across the border for no tax work and welfare benefits.



Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 05:25 AM (YdQQY)

192 panzerhorn,  I would think so as well,  but obviously no GOP candidates have done so.

I really think a good investigation of all of the consultants is in order.  

Posted by: Miss Marple at December 06, 2012 05:28 AM (GoIUi)

193 Lack of coffee? I forgot what DIABLO means, can someone remember for me?

Posted by: Ed Anger at December 06, 2012 05:30 AM (tOkJB)

194 181. I clear majority would fail. Perhaps as high as 90% on the Dem side
Posted by: TheQuietMan

Exactly, a clear majority of the corrupt bastards would get cleared out of the way for the next batch of fresh meat. Keep flushing the rot and maintain the plumbing.

Btw, you'd be disgruntled to find that Republicans spent more than Democrats.  See the research by Nicholas Eberstadt, a political economist who holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He is also author of 'A Nation of Takers: America's Entitlement Epidemic'.
http://tinyurl.com/d8evac5

 

Posted by: panzernashorn at December 06, 2012 05:30 AM (BAnPT)

195 If Assad goes down, then you can COUNT on that stuff getting loose.

i]Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 06, 2012 09:19 AM (sbV1u)

It's binary, so we could just carpet bomb the storage sites to prevent anyone from getting it.

That's what B-52s are for.

 

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 06, 2012 05:30 AM (GsoHv)

196 Vic, they never totally closed the door.  That's all I meant. I want to see immigration managed like it is supposed to be managed. But that's not what the left means by going on about "immigration reform."

"Winning argument for who?"

What?

Posted by: K~Bob at December 06, 2012 05:31 AM (oi6KG)

197 Democrat in all but label only.

Posted by: Mama AJ, insufficiently caffinated at December 06, 2012 05:31 AM (SUKHu)

198 DIABLO = Democrat In All But Label Only


IOW, a Democrat with an R after their name.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 05:32 AM (YdQQY)

199 Vic, they never totally closed the door.


Sure they did.  The quotas have grown up and down for various ethnic groups, and in some cases all of them.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 05:33 AM (YdQQY)

200 There was a report that Ryan had a War on Poverty campaign pitch but the smartest guys in the room shot him down. He could bring all the charisma and energy and conservative values to the ticket that anyone could hope for, but unfortunately he had little decision making power insofar as campaign strategy. Smart, charismatic VP pick gets cut off at the knees by GOP 'advisors'. Huh. That's never happened before... {Eff it, we're circular-firing-squad anyway...}

Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 06, 2012 05:36 AM (GBXon)

201 "Sure they did. The quotas have grown up and down for various ethnic groups, and in some cases all of them."

I don't get what's going on. You seem to be argumentative for argument's sake here. Immigration was never "totally" shut down. Not even during wartime (see "scientists, German" for example).  "For various ethnic groups" is a qualifier that does not apply to the word "totally".  Why are we arguing when we clearly agree on probably 99% of the illegal problem? Do you think our folks should continue using the language of the left? Is that why the push back?

Posted by: K~Bob at December 06, 2012 05:40 AM (oi6KG)

202 No it hasn't. The door has opened and closed several times as the number of immigrants grew too large for assimilation. And not only that, at the time those were legal immigrants. Not a flood of migrants streaming across the border for no tax work and welfare benefits.

Posted by: Vic at December 06, 2012 09:25 AM (YdQQY)

Exactly.

Up until the 1960s (Ted Kennedy, I hope you are enjoying Satan's attention), we let people into the country based on what they could do for us. If we needed labor we relaxed the restrictions, etc.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 06, 2012 05:41 AM (GsoHv)

203 20 Hey pixy, since it's seems to be incredibly hard for the moron co-bloggers to remember to get Vic's 7:00AM Top Headline Thread up on the regular, could you write a script that will create one automatically -------- Next you'll want he gerbils to autopost "heh" or "indeed" if it's been more thwn two hours since the last post.

Posted by: Citizen Anachronda at December 06, 2012 05:42 AM (1c58W)

204 114 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY POLITICIAN TELL ME WHAT GREAT THINGS THEY WANT TO DO FOR ME!

Exactly! They can't do anything FOR us without doing something TO us.
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If they made it so that you were legally equal and had a fair shot at winning jobs you were qualified for, what would that do TO you? If they got rid of affirmative action, quotas, set-asides and disparate impact, what would that do TO you?

Posted by: The Lightworker at December 06, 2012 05:45 AM (/5JaH)

205 193. Miss Marple, as the sayings go:

Buyer beware.
They got what they paid for.
What goes around comes around.
Shit hit the fan.

So really, at this point, who really cares what douchebags say about fools who hire them? 

Rather, care about replacing the "leadership" bent on corruption.

Conservative? Conserving the right of elitists to twist and break rules they make for lesser mortals to suffer the "benefits" of obedience to their "betters". The Republican Party is NOT the party of fiscal conservatism, or the US Debt would not have doubled during the administrations of GWBush. And the Republican Leadership? At the emergence of the outraged conservative Americans during 2008 who rallied 'round the "Tea Party" 2010 elections to impact results, the Republican national leadership declared that the GOP would simply usurp the Tea Party. It isn't as if they didn't accomplish the knife in the back after the conservative voter "victory" that amounted to Republican treachery when George W. Bush was initially elected with what he called "political capital" to spend, and spend and spend.

A pox on both major parties' leadership, Republican and Democrat each according to their own mannerisms, enforcing authoritarianism while dissolving our Constitutional Rule of Law. Our US Government is every bit as corrupt today as any Union or criminal organization. Perhaps different mannerisms while conducting business, different phraseology, but the same methods regardless of decorum or lack of decorum with the same results in the end. Corruption. Loss of Liberty. Tyranny and terrorism.

Posted by: panzernashorn at December 06, 2012 05:48 AM (BAnPT)

206 205 114 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY POLITICIAN TELL ME WHAT GREAT THINGS THEY WANT TO DO FOR ME!

Exactly! They can't do anything FOR us without doing something TO us.

** All at OUR tax funded expense.

Posted by: panzernashorn at December 06, 2012 05:50 AM (BAnPT)

207 Smart, charismatic VP pick gets cut off at the knees by GOP 'advisors'. Huh. That's never happened before...

Heh.

Posted by: Jack Kemp at December 06, 2012 06:07 AM (/kI1Q)

208 207 205
114 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY POLITICIAN TELL ME WHAT GREAT THINGS THEY WANT TO DO FOR ME!

Exactly! They can't do anything FOR us without doing something TO us.

** All at OUR tax funded expense.
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Then politicians can do a lot of great things for you, at zero expense, or at least they can try. You should demand that they concede all Whites the full legal and financial equality that elites do not need (because they are doing so well anyway) but that non-elite Whites do need, and that they are actively being deprived of every day, by enforcing anti-White laws and policies through highly expensive bureaucracies.

This is not too much to ask. This is not unthinkable. This is necessary. And this plus an end to mass immigration and forced integration and assimilation (by which I mean that the Whites are forced to integrate and assimilate, though the non-Whites enjoy cultural separatism and identity politics) has to happen, or else Whites have no future.

This is not a call for supremacy. This is a call for the minimum conditions of life: to be free, to be equal, and to have a future where your posterity will not be wiped away by government policies that are guaranteed to put an end to people like you.

How can this be "at your tax-funded expense" when all that's necessary is to pass and repeal the right laws and abolish malign bureaucracies that already exist at tax-funded expense?

How can it be too much to dream and demand, when non-Whites, when they were so much less powerful than Whites in historically White countries, already got all their legal disabilities removed? They have everything I ask for: full legal equality, full access to jobs, and a future, where they can foresee their posterity extending endlessly, the way America's founding fathers did. It must be possible.

Posted by: The Lightworker at December 06, 2012 01:54 PM (EE56y)

209 I clicked a link at Ace of Spades HQ that said "First Stills of 'Smaug' From Third Hobbit Film" and I ended up being very disappointed.  Smaug had only one head.  The beast that was displayed had two!  What the heck is Peter Jackson thinking?!

Posted by: Mr_Write at December 06, 2012 02:54 PM (CLkAH)

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