1 Good Morning Morons.  Today is Tuesday, June 12, 2012.  On this day in 1776 the Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted in Virginia.  Take a quick look at them.  You will find them familiar.  And I see we still have not implemented the registration thingy???

http://is.gd/IHs5sc

2 John Bryson, Secretary of Commerce to go on medical leave.

http://is.gd/flZNJv

3 They donÂ’t screw around in Texas.  Man tries to rape 4 year old girl. Father beats him to death.

http://is.gd/4iHIeB

4 Florida sues Holder, Holder sues Florida.  All of this over DOJ ordering Florida to halt purging people from the voter roles as required by section IV of the Motor Voter Law.

http://is.gd/yPkZgl

5 The oil boom in North Dakota is having a good impact.  They will try to eliminate the property tax (which I assume was probably already pretty low).  But there is this:

North Dakota's political and business establishment has lined up against the measure. The state Chamber of Commerce, farm groups, unions and most elected officials are opposed.


I suspect it is more “political” than it is business.  All the special interest groups are lined up against it, imagine that.

http://is.gd/QcN6Jj

6 Indiana passes law that allows citizens to shoot police who enter their homes illegally. This is one IÂ’ll have to think about.  The unintended consequences here could be staggering.  The law is in retaliation for what appears to be a bad State Supreme Court ruling.  

http://is.gd/hy20WI

7 Bank of America says it will contribute $50B to combat the AGW myth.  Wait, not the myth, they will give to the scam. I have got to get a new bank.  They can give $50B for a political bull shit scam but they want to increase fees for all kinds of accounts.

http://is.gd/jJWoeL

8 Holder the lying criminal shit-weasel: “Those on all sides of this debate have acknowledged that in-person voting fraud is uncommon.”

No it is not asshole, but it is damn near impossible to prove under the current rules and even when it is it is never prosecuted.  And that is because criminals like you make it impossible.  I would say that vote fraud in urban areas is rampant.

http://is.gd/wiecJE

9 Lisa Jackson, Obama commie running the EPA, says Americans canÂ’t read above the 5th grade level.  Perhaps she is right about that in her Chicago union schools (which are about to go on strike), but the rest of the country is doing just fine.  When I was writing reports etc at work I was told we should write to a 10th grade level because that was the average reading ability for educated people after they had left school. (They assumed we had no drop outs at work)

http://is.gd/p0fiuV

10 Big Chief Warren involved in more than just lying about her heritage in order to get AA points.

http://is.gd/NIjkhI

11 Outrage of the day:  State Department to pay $6600 each for Kindle Touches so they can send them to libraries and “education facilities” to disseminate information.  Not only is this incredibly stupid waste of taxpayer money, but WTF does the State Department need to disseminate propaganda to libraries and schools for?  Just more evidence that when congress tells you they canÂ’t cut more than $30B from a proposed INCREASE in annual budget, they are full of shit. (more on that below)

http://is.gd/NF7gKH

12 Red State E.E. looks at that energy bill we discussed a few days ago.  Look at all the attempts by various conservatives in the House to cut spending in the bill that were rejected by the House.  Some people still do not “get it”.  

http://is.gd/jtMwo0

13 Well, thatÂ’s it for the news this morning.

14 LOL, I see Gabe hit two of my items.

15 Oops, I didn't do the "cool" one.

16 Where is everyone at?

17

Oops, I didn't do the "cool" one.

 

Moar coffee!

 

BTW, I hope you and Mrs. Vic and the rest of the Morons  (you know who you are)  are doing well.

18 I'm here. Looks like the  ONT crew has retired for the morning.

19 I'm doing fine.

20

Kudos to that Texas dad who dealt some real justice to the animal that molested his daughter.

 

And also to my governor for telling Holder to pound sand, he's going to purge the voter rolls down here anyway.

21 Really overcast, raining and dark. My two lifeguard sons have school instead of work today and they are going to be pissed off that it's raining on a non-pool day.

22 And also to my governor for telling Holder to pound sand, he's going to purge the voter rolls down here anyway.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 12, 2012 07:07 AM (d0Tfm)

Yeah, good for him, I just hope he can do it before the election.

23 Stedman has to be dead chinless man walking.  If he complies with Issa he's giving over docs that will sink him.  If he doesn't then the MFM will have to cover why all those awful Rethuglicans are doing these mean things to Attorney General Fuzznuts and the final 2 or 3 dimwits that depend on the parakeet liners and comedy club shows will finally find out about Brian Terry and hundreds of dead Mexicans brought to you by the DOJ.


Game over fuckhead.

24 Since there's nobody here, this would be a good time to plug my post for today:http://tinyurl.com/ccbdcnr

25 Rainy here for the past several weeks.

26 Primary day in Virginia

Morons in VA, don't forget to vote.

27

Rain's just now letting up down here. Looks like it's going to settle into the  typical summer pattern, look for a shower  at 4:15 every afternoon.

 

We do need the rain, tho'. All the retention ponds now have a small beach around  them.

28 Morning all! Glad to see the gov's manning up and telling Holder to shove it. Takes the edge off my annoyance at him for appointing that idiot special prosecutor to the Zimmerman case.

29 Contempt of congress from Wiki:

Following a contempt citation, the presiding officer of the chamber is instructed to refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia;[9] according to the law it is the "duty" of the U.S. Attorney to refer the matter to a grand jury for action.

The criminal offense of "contempt of Congress" sets the penalty at not less than one month nor more than twelve months in jail and a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.[10]

^{So what do you do when the one in "contempt" is the AG? Special Prosecutor?}

30 Jerry Sandusky trial started yesterday with testimony of how he used Penn State facilities and trinkets to entice and compensate victims.  By the time all testimony is given, people will want to nuke all Happy Valley football structures from orbit and then salt the earth under the rubble.

31 @BB, No!!! I need a few more days of sunshine before the rain sets back in. It's killing my potted plants. I've had to go out and dump out standing water every day for two weeks. Plus, it's been nice taking the kiddies outside to play. They were starting to get crazy ring cooped up inside due to the rain.

32 Chicago teachers voted 98-2 to go on strike, demanding a 30% raise. Boom times reap rewards Tough guy Rahmbo says there no money. He needs that for cop's ammo. With this weekend's body count, you'd think Chitown was Fallujah. There is a special kinda stupid here in Chicago.

33 I'm actually voting in the dem primary in Virginia so that I can vote against Moran in the 8th district. I'll bring rubber gloves and Purell.

34 Heh, the morning peloton of  bicyclists just went  by.  Guess  there's a lot of  the  funemployed trying to get in shape by riding around the 4 mile loop here. That pack used to be a whole  lot smaller. Had to have been about 40 in this one.

35 I thought "cool" was a 1950s white boy thing.

36

Is there any way Romney can outlaw the CBC?.  They might as well just come out and say "any word applied by a conservative to Obama that is not in praise of His maginificence is, by definition, racist.  At least one good thing is coming out of this clusterfang of an administration - the race card is officially a joke; the first and last refuge of the dimwitted, the petulant and the Democrat (BIRM).

 

deep breath

 

Good morning, 'rons and 'ronettes.  Today marks the 1923 debut of Marlene Dietrich in the movie A Man on the Path.  I've never found her particularly attractive - though her garters and top hat turn in The Blue Angel is bunk-worthy, but many men in Hollywood wanted her.  The producer Joe Pasternak begged her to sleep with him.  "When Hitler's dead," she told him.  After hearing that Hitler had, indeed, killed himself, Pasternak immediately showed up at Dietrich's door, ready to collect.  "Hitler's alive and well and living in Argentina!" she snapped and slammed the door in Pasternak's face.

 

Today also marks the release of Enoch Arden in 1911 - or, rather, the first reel.  Based on the Tennyson poem and directed by D.W. Griffith, it runs for a length of about 17 minutes.  The Biograph company, however, was convinced people wouldn't sit that long to watch a movie and insisted Griffith release it in two reels, to be shown on different days.  Reel 2 was released on June 15.  To everyone's surprise but Griffith, audiences wanted to see EA in one sitting and Biograph was forced to splice the reels together into one film.

 

Thanks for the news roundup, Gabe and Vic.  Hope all the Horde has a wonderful day. 

 

How are you feeling this morning, Vic?

37 I feeling good.

38 In gloomy-looking Richmond this morning, I hitched a ride to the polling place with the mister on his way to work.  We were numbers 5 and 6.  The new polling-place workers what came onboard curiously in Nov. 2008, are rather sketchy looking and quite unlike all the little old ladies who had worked this precinct since 1900.

39 http://wtim.es/Lp0B89

Why are these cases called "teacher-student sex" and not teacher molesting student?

40 More on that contempt description.

Under this process, the procedure for holding a person in contempt involves only the chamber concerned. Following a contempt citation, the person cited is arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms for the House or Senate, brought to the floor of the chamber, held to answer charges by the presiding officer, and then subjected to punishment as the chamber may dictate (usually imprisonment for punishment reasons, imprisonment for coercive effect, or release from the contempt citation).

Scenes we'd like to see eh.

41 32 Chicago teachers voted 98-2 to go on strike, demanding a 30% raise. Boom times reap rewards This just baffles me. Didn't their mama ever tell them you can squeeze blood from a turnip? If there's no money, protesting ain't gonna make it magically appear.

42

43 Good for that Texas dad. However, no boy is going to want to get near her throughout high school. Imagine dating the girl who had a dad who killed a man for touching her. Too awesome. Someone should give him a medal.

44

I went to see Prometheus  yesterday in 3D Imax.  Never seen a movie in that format before, it was pretty impressive.  The movie's not bad, but don't let  the reviews fool you: it's a prequel, just with more monsters, and a setup for more sequels.

 

And I still can't decide whether Noomi Rapace is good looking or not. I don't have that problem with Charlize  Theron, tho'.

45 In Maine its Pri-Day! Pri-Day! Gotta get down on Pri-day!  If you're a Maineiac, consider voting for Bill Schneider for U.S. Senate.  I worked with Bill at the A.G.'s office, and he is a great guy, West Point grad, Ranger tab, etc.  He has a shooting range at his place.  I like Scott D'Amboise too.  Bruce Poliquin? Bruce gave money to Handgun Control Inc., according to Breitbart, which is enough to disqualify him in my book.

46 Isn't today the special election in Arizona for Gabby Gifford's open seat?  It would be so sweet if the donk's chosen successor got his candy ass kicked as a nice 'Fuck You" to Debbie Cooterhair-Schultz and in remembrance of the Republican judge who got murdered by Erg Loughner but nobody in the MFM ever mentions.

47 Posted by: Mandy P., long-time lurker at June 12, 2012 07:20 AM (qFpRI)


Well, did you see who the leader of that union was?  I think we have seen her before in other actions.  She is the very definition of social justice commie.


They don't care if there is no money.

48 You don't tug on Superman's cape.

49

They don't care if there is no money.

 

Reality isn't their strong suit.

50 Posted by: dagny at June 12, 2012 07:20 AM (WCAIB) I realize the teacher-student statutory rape thing is probably mostly about getting an ego boost from some gullible high school kid's adoration, but honestly. What the hell is some 16-year-old going to do for you in the bedroom? There's absolutely nothing I want in that way from some teenager.

51 Why are these cases called "teacher-student sex" and not teacher molesting student?

Female teacher and male student=sex.

Male teacher and any gender student=molestation.

If you don't understand the difference, you don't understand teenage boys.  (No I am not condoning it, yes the female teachers should be prosecuted, unless, you know, they are really hot).

52 Good Morning. Wish you all could send some rain this way. We need it. Glad you are doing well Vic. I've go nothing to add this morning. Will be going out of town tomorrow through the weekend and need to get some things done. Hoping it all comes together quickly.

53

What the hell is some 16-year-old going to do for you in the bedroom?

 

Well, considering that they're probably on the same emotional and intellectual level...

54 What do the Morons think about the proposed IN law to allow people to shoot cops who enter their home illegally?

55 It finds that the project will foul the air, harm aquatic life, and threaten no less than eleven endangered species.


That should not make me as happy as it does. How does that petard taste, bitches?

56

@46 Yes, today is the special election in AZ-8 to fill Gabby Giffords' seat.  The Dem candidate is a former Giffords staffer, and the 'Pub is an Iraq War vet.  Recent polls have the Dem ahead by about 10 points.

 

http://tinyurl.com/7bwymmf

57

Primary day in Virginia

 

613th look at Herman Cain?

 

Also, the odds of Bryson still being Commerce Secretary by Friday and that Texas dad serving time are the same as the amount of a raise the Chicago teachers will get.  EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ZEROS.

58 Re: IN law.

If you think you are defending your family, and wind up shooting someone and then learn after the fact that a) they were a cop, and b) they had no reason or excuse to kick in the door, then I don't think you should go to jail.

59 Posted by: Matt in Maine at June 12, 2012 07:28 AM (gWLRb) I realize there's likely a lot more, ahem, coercion involved with a male teacher having sex with a student. But honestly, it's just as predatory, even if it's in a different way.

60 50 I'm sure the only advantage a 16 yr old has is speed and recovery time, oh, and more interest in sex than the hockey game. I just find it interesting that the media reports priest sex with teenage boys as molestations and teacher sex with 16 year old boys as "sex". You're 10 times more likely to be molested by a teacher but the way they report it, you are really just getting it on. Either a 16 yr old boy knows what he's doing or he doesn't.


Having been the mother of 16 year old boys----mine certainly knew what was up. If the teacher were sufficiently hot enough and came on to them they would probably have given her 6 seconds of loving. However, I doubt anyone over 22 could live up to their standards.

61

What do the Morons think about the proposed IN law to allow people to shoot cops who enter their home illegally?

 

Nope.

 

However, people SHOULD be able to sue the beejeesus out of the department that does so.

62 What do the Morons think about the proposed IN law to allow people to shoot cops who enter their home illegally?

Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 07:29 AM (YdQQY)

"Illegally" is the key word.  I think the real question is why should cops have extra rights if they're doing something hinky.

63

It finds that the project will foul the air, harm aquatic life, and threaten no less than eleven endangered species.

 

If those species are   "endangered," then aren't they  already  on   their way out?  What difference  does it make?  Of course, it makes a lot of difference to the leftards who think mankind is a pox on the planet.

 

Meh.

64

I realize there's likely a lot more, ahem, coercion involved with a male teacher having sex with a student.

 

Prove it.

65 54 What do the Morons think about the proposed IN law to allow people to shoot cops who enter their home illegally? Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 07:29 AM (YdQQY) Probably a bad idea. Anyone else and I'm down with it, but I dunno if it's a good idea to include cops in that. I can see a situation where a cop has probable cause to enter and gets blown away by mistake. That would be bad.

66 I don't think you should prosecute teenager sex the same way you would with a child. I think you would still press charges but you would have to determine what the level of coercion was. I have a 17 adonis walking around in my kitchen this minute. The idea that anyone would put something over on him is ridiculous.

67 What do the Morons think about the proposed IN law to allow people to shoot cops who enter their home illegally?


If someone enters my home illegally, I have every right to believe that person is a threat and react accordingly. I don't care in the slightest that it's a cop. The burden should rest, at all times, upon the police to ensure that they are entering the proper home. There have been far, far, far too many instances of the police using full out SWAT techniques on the wrong homes. I would say that's part of the point of SWATting conservatives, the odds are far higher that the conservative will have a gun and will protect his/her family and the cops will shoot him/her dead.   Let's face it,, given how official immunity is applied, there are really no blocks on the police to keep them for kicking down any door they like and then saying "oops, sorry about that".  After all, if you shoot back, you go to jail.  If they kill you, your pets, your spouse, your kid, too bad so sad. 


Will this place greater burdens on the police? Yup. Do I give a shit about that? Nope.

68 Posted by: dagny at June 12, 2012 07:32 AM (WCAIB) Oh yes, the difference in the way those things are reported is infuriating. But you know, it fits with their narrative of priests=church=baaaaaad and teachers=public schools=heroes!!!

69 I can see a situation where a cop has probable cause to enter and gets blown away by mistake.


If there's probable cause, then it's not illegal to enter.  Vic, one of the unintended consequences will be the sudden discovery by the cops that they have probable cause to enter anywhere they like. 

70

Yes, this is AZ-8's day to vote on Gabby's successor. PPP had a poll out yesterday giving 'rat Barber a 12 point lead over Kelly. The poll gave a six point voter advantage to the 'rats in a district that is majority Republican. Hell, the dems are in third place in this district on voter registration, with Independants outnumbering them.

 

Linky to poll:

 

http://tinyurl.com/7jjpbgd

71 I'm sick of the police. They've gone full corrupt/lib. Now, it's a statist money making cartel controlled by the special interest libs.

72 With you 1000% on the BOFA bull crap, Vic. Pulling my account out of there and will find a nice low fee bank to store my fortune.

73

What do the Morons think about the proposed IN law to allow people to shoot cops who enter their home illegally?

 

It appears as a reaction to the state supreme court's idiotic decision that the police have unlimited  power. Not sure if it's a good idea or not, but it sure sends a message.

 

I wonder  what the stats are on the number of screwed-up "no knock" raids there?  You'd think that the cops would be pretty careful to double-check their info in cases like that, but from what I've read, they seem to be somewhat lax  in that lately.

74 Oh yes, the difference in the way those things are reported is infuriating. But you know, it fits with their narrative of priests=church=baaaaaad and teachers=public schools=heroes!!!

Posted by: Mandy P., long-time lurker at June 12, 2012 07:39 AM (qFpRI)

Plus the local taxpayers all get to enable the predators by paying their salary.  What's not to like about that??

75 Will this be the day you finally lay your hate and racism aside and accept Barack Obama into your hearts?

It's going to be a beautiful day here in Brattleboro.

76

Re BoA and the 50Bn$ for AGW, it seems to be that their stockholders should SUE early and often; and Congress should investigate why they ever got a dime of the stimulus. 

But I am not holding my breath for either to happen.

77 With you 1000% on the BOFA bull crap, Vic. Pulling my account out of there and will find a nice low fee bank to store my fortune.

 Posted by: Ezra's Equal at June 12, 2012 07:40 AM (0XPAv)

We got out of BoA a while back and never missed it or their "quality of service".  Find a credit union (while you still can).

78 I have been trying to call up the case that sparked the IN law but the site must be flooded right now due to that Drudge link.

I think the intent of the law was to protect the homeowner in an after the fact proceeding, but the unintended consequences here are potentially very bad.

In the end I think the law is a bad idea and it is really a patch to try to fix other bad shit.  What is needed is to go back to police work the way it was before this BS "war on drugs" that is turning us into a virtual police State with "no knock raids, no warrant raids, and all kinds of other shit.

79 Vic, the unit cost on those Kindles was misreported. http://tinyurl.com/c5pe8fv

Still a stupid waste of money in general, but the outrage meter is down off the peg.

80 69 I can see a situation where a cop has probable cause to enter and gets blown away by mistake. If there's probable cause, then it's not illegal to enter. Vic, one of the unintended consequences will be the sudden discovery by the cops that they have probable cause to enter anywhere they like. Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 12, 2012 07:39 AM (Gk3SS) Well, yes, but then you're asking average joe to determine, possibly in the heat of the moment, whether or not he believes the cop actually did have probably cause. I guess the reason this gives me pause is that my in-laws actually have had police enter their house under probably cause (the door was accidentally left open and there were weird noises coming from the tv, which appeared to the cop outside that something bad might have been going on inside). It ended up fine, but my FIL and the cop had a tense moment when FIL came out of his bedroom armed after hearing someone in the front room and the cop had entered after thinking there might be a crime in progress. The ONLY reason my FIL didnt shoot on site was that he saw it was a cop. You take away the protection of that uniform and it would have ended very badly.

81 Thanks to Ace for not making me provide my name, age, date of birth and SS#, along with my address and phone number when I registered to post comments. 

Wait, what?

We still don't have to register to post comments?  But commenters have been complaining for days that the site now sux because !!!!11!!!!!!. PRiVacY! FrEE SPEEEEECH!.

I guess the reports of AoSHQ demise have been exagerated, and we may live with The Loomin Specter of Comment Registration for about as long as we have lived with The New Comments Thingy, or as long as we have waited for The New Website Design.

That's cool with me though.

82 Uh oh, the male kid w/female teacher vs. female kid with male teacher debate. Yeah, it's just different. It shouldn't need to be explained, it just is. They're both wrong, but one is wronger. You know which one.

83 And iPad autocorrect fails me yet again. Probable cause, not probably. Jeez.

84 That's cool Racist.

85

What is needed is to go back to police work the way it was before this BS "war on drugs" that is turning us into a virtual police State with "no knock raids, no warrant raids, and all kinds of other shit.

 

Yeah, when they decided that they could keep anything they confiscated in a drug raid,  (which just happens to be a Constitutional violation) that's when all this shit started.  Whatever happened to "due process?"

 

I detect a perversion of the law, with a little greed thrown in for good measure.

86 Vic, the unit cost on those Kindles was misreported. http://tinyurl.com/c5pe8fv



That's a lot better Andy.  Also I see that article says "around the world"meaning there may actually be a real reason for it.

But they cut out VOA to do a Kindle?

87 55 It finds that the project will foul the air, harm aquatic life, and threaten no less than eleven endangered species.


That should not make me as happy as it does. How does that petard taste, bitches?

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 12, 2012 07:30 AM (Gk3SS)

 

I've been laughing at that one for quite a while. 

88 They donÂ’t screw around in Texas. Man tries to rape 4 year old girl. Father beats him to death.

http://is.gd/4iHIeB

Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 06:51 AM (YdQQY)

The feel good story of the summer.

89 But they cut out VOA to do a Kindle?

 Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 07:50 AM (YdQQY)

Don't tell me this lobbyist wasn't worth the investment!

90 The sheriff is cool!

91 The feel good story of the summer.

Posted by: Robert at June 12, 2012 07:50 AM (4ixH5)

Yeah, I said the other day I was going to try to find at least one "good news story" for the morning doomy news.

92 I wonder what they would think if we all called Obama Dickhead?

93 I wonder what they would think if we all called Obama Dickhead?Posted by: Killerdog at June 12, 2012 07:53 AM (CZrbJ)

It would be racist.  Pretty soon pointing out that Obama is a man will be declared "racist."

94 It would be racist. Pretty soon pointing out that Obama is a man will be declared "racist."

Posted by: Sean Bannion at June 12, 2012 07:55 AM (sbV1u)

Hell, we are already at the point where failure to bow down and grovel at his feet is considered racist.

95 Ok, Dickhead it is!!!!

96 Stoopid weather radio.

<glares at everyone over coffee mug>

Because once an hour warnings for 3 hours are so fun when you are trying to sleep.

97

What is needed is to go back to police work the way it was before this BS "War on Drugs" that is turning us into a virtual police state with "no knock" raids, no warrant raids and all kinds of other shit.

 

This.  Insty's been beating this drum for years.  Believe me, I'm all in favor of the whole "support your local sheriff" idea, but when the cops kick down your door without warning and start spraying hot lead before finding out that, whoops, it was the wrong house! and retreat back behind the blue wall of silence to cover their asses, it damn well ought to be legal for you to shoot back.  Maybe if a few of the power-tripping assholes had to consider that an armed citizen was behind the door who would blow their ass away - and not get prosecuted for it - these damned raids would slow down.  Yet another freedom issue that Mitt should hammer on.

 

"You're ten times more likely to be molested by a teacher"

 

A government teacher, dagny.  Otherwise, cut, jib, newsletter. . .

98 26 Primary day in Virginia.  Morons in VA, don't forget to vote.

I still haven't decided.  I'd rather not vote for George Allen again, but Radtke and Jackson, while probably purer, have little chance of winning against Kaine.

99 Outrage of the day: State Department to pay $6600 each for Kindle Touches so they can send them to libraries and “education facilities” to disseminate information. Not only is this incredibly stupid waste of taxpayer money, but WTF does the State Department need to disseminate propaganda to libraries and schools for? Just more evidence that when congress tells you they can’t cut more than $30B from a proposed INCREASE in annual budget, they are full of shit. (more on that below)

http://is.gd/NF7gKH

Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 06:53 AM (YdQQY)

$6,600?  For a Kindle?  Jesus, they don't even know they're getting ripped off, do they?

100 Hell, we are already at the point where failure to bow down and grovel at his feet is considered racist. Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 07:56 AM

Roger that.

I gotta admit, I really cannot get my mind around how someone can go as full-on narcissist as Obama has.  I thought Clinton was a narcissist - and he is - but Obama's got nothing on him.

I mean, at what point does Obama finally look in the mirror and say, "Hey I have no actual accomplishments."????

101 Here is another version of that story about the law. It may not be as "bad" as it seems because they say "it is not clear that someone could shoot and officer who kicks down the wrong door".

http://is.gd/QCgUUW

102 Whete the hell did BoA get $50B

103 102 Whete the hell did BoA get $50B About $45B came from us.

104 Where the hell did BoA get $50BPosted by: Jean at June 12, 2012 08:02 AM

Yeah, that story capped it for me.  The remainder of my accounts will be transferred to USAA by Friday.  I kept a BoA account that I had since I was in grad school just for convenience...no more.

105 >>we may live with The Loomin Specter of Comment Registration for about as long as we have lived with The New Comments Thingy, or as long as we have waited for The New Website Design.

Yeh, my reaction to "it'll be ready Monday" wasn't exactly "oh, it'll be here Monday fer shur".

Whatever. I've had the retinal scan and TSA-style body scan so I'm all set.

106 Whatever. I've had the retinal scan and TSA-style body scan so I'm all set.
Posted by: Mama AJ at June 12, 2012 08:04 AM (SUKHu)

You gonna post those body scans?  I mean, this is AoSHQ, you know the rules.  No pics...it didn't happen.

107 Here is a discussion of the bad ruling which has resulted in the bad law.

http://is.gd/4mjfUv

108 96, you need one that lets you edit the SAME settings. Turn off flood watch, warnings unless you live in a ravine.

109 Wow, I'm shocked that he hasn't called.

Yep.

This is my shocked face.

110 Commerce Secretary John Bryson, involved in separate traffic accidents in California over the weekend, informed President Obama on Monday evening that he is taking medical leave to cope with an unspecified illness. Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank will serve as acting secretary in his absence.

Secretary Bryson assured the White House that the Commerce Department staff will not miss a beat in their work helping America’s businesses compete,” Carney said

Actually....that's what I am worried about.

111 How about shooting down drones over your yard?

I think I'll be looking at used Vulcans on Ebay shortly.

112

Rise and shine, fellow KKK members.

Yahoo Shine thinks you're a racist POS for not liking their boyfriend.

 

Have a nice white day.

113 How about shooting down Google planes over your yard?


Federal crime it is

114 Jean, we do have a nice one these days. It lets us turn off stuff by "county", as you heathens call them.

But...our parish is really narrow, so we do need to know that storms are coming from Texas. This is just a big storm with severe thunderstorms and such, so there were a few warnings for the county in Texas and then for us.

It is definitely better than the old radio that used to tell us about flood warnings for 4 Texas-sized counties.

115 Well, we figured out last night that the chat room on the yahoo group works beautifully as a comment/moron section. If the comments go dead again, head over there. Feels a little like a moon colony but is better than nothing or having to take half a day to go somewhere else, et al.1

116 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

117

From Vic's link:  The ruling overturned centuries of common law, a fact the court acknowledged in the decision, noting that some scholars trace its origin to the Magna Carta in 1215.

 

Good for Mitch Daniels  for signing this law. Now, let's get rid of that idiot judge and replace him with somebody who has a bit better reading comprehension and understanding of Constitutional law.

118 I think I'll be looking at used Vulcans on Ebay shortly.Posted by: ontherocks at June 12, 2012 08:10 AM (aZ6ew)

Get an old one from 3/4 ADA Bn.  That's the 82d's ADA unit.

Those ones are easier to tow.

Me?  I want a Phalanx CIWS...easier to ground mount.

119 Regarding registration, I got a nice letter from Pixy (who I didn't know was in Nigeria) saying that all I have to do is send in my BoA account number and I will be automatically registered at AoS fro both comments and prizes.

120 >>You gonna post those body scans?

I'm pretty sure they're posted at comment 752 on one of the long threads over the last week.

121 Pretty soon pointing out that Obama is a man will be declared "racist."
Posted by: Sean Bannion at June 12, 2012 07:55 AM

Fewer and fewer people are calling Bark Obama a "man," so I guess we're all racism-free here.

The New, Improved, Kinder, Gentler Ace might disapprove of what I'd call him, though....

122 Posted by: Mandy P., long-time lurker at June 12, 2012 07:27 AM (qFpRI)

Aside from a refractory period of about 5 minutes? Nothing.

When I drop my 17-year-old brat off at school, the thing I notice about the girls is that they all look sort of unfinished.

I'll take a 35-45 year-old woman any day.

123 Morning 'rons and 'ronettes.


Well, second and last child has graduated from college and is off to St. Louis to teach. 


Did I miss anything important around here?

124 >>I got a nice letter from Pixy (who I didn't know was in Nigeria)

Duh, what did you think "nu" stood for??

125 >>Posted by: Sean Bannion at June 12, 2012 08:13 AM (sbV1u)



If we're talking "want" I'll go with Eva Mendes, but somehow I don't think she'd go for ground mounting at my house.

126

I'm pretty sure they're posted at comment 752 on one of the long threads over the last week.

 

Posted by: Mama AJ, keeping morons busy for hours on end at June 12, 2012 08:15 AM (SUKHu)

 

brb, checking teh  archives...

127 I've thought that some enterprising school district could break the textbook racket by using ebooks instead of printed textbooks. Of course, that might run up against the education mafia.

128 Hello, everyone. Hope everyone is having a wonderful morning!

129 Posted by: Sean Bannion at June 12, 2012 08:13 AM (sbV1u)

Apparently they have improved the counter-battery capability, so if the zombies ever learn how to use mortars you will be all set.

130 Texas already has the law that allows you to "handle" illegal entry of anyone, including the police. Good morning everyone, and remember to up with people today.

131 I thought Pixie was in Neverland?

132 >>Did I miss anything important around here?

Not. A. Thing.

133 When I drop my 17-year-old brat off at school, the thing I notice about the girls is that they all look sort of unfinished. I'll take a 35-45 year-old woman any day.Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 12, 2012 08:16 AM (nEUpB)


This is how you know you're old.

Although, I was once told that when you're 18 your acceptable range of "datable" women runs from about 18 to 23.  When you're 37 your acceptable range of datable women runs from 18-37.

134 Oh I just heard on Fox Ms. Laura Ingaraham  talking about F&F. She was talking about Holder and said something like ".... an Attorney General, which I would love to be one day, should...."

I found that very interesting. Can you imagine replacing Holder with her if Mittens were elected?! The left would lose their collective shit.

Win!

135 Wisconsin?  These Titleist NXT Tour balls ain't gonna dig themselves outta this bunker.

136 Ramesh debunking Six Myths about the Wisconsin Recall: 1. WalkerÂ’s union-busting had nothing to do with the state budget. 2. Money is what saved Walker from the recall. 3. The Supreme CourtÂ’s decision in Citizens United rescued Walker. 4. WalkerÂ’s win didnÂ’t mean the public favored his labor reforms. 5. The vote has no implications for November. 6. Other Republican governors will follow WalkerÂ’s lead. http://scoamf.us/vs

137 I think I'll be looking at used Vulcans on Ebay shortly.Posted by: ontherocks at June 12, 2012 08:10 AM (aZ6ew)

You can buy Leonard Nimoy and Kirstie Alley on Ebay?

138 Apparently they have improved the counter-battery capability, so if the zombies ever learn how to use mortars you will be all set.Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 12, 2012 08:18 AM

Oddly, I am hearing Julie Andrews in my head now....

"The hiiiillllllls are aliiiiive, with the sound of counter-battery fire...."

139 Posted by: ontherocks at June 12, 2012 08:17 AM (aZ6ew)

She might: http://is.gd/lP3iT6   (NSFW)

140 Yikes. Don't read Patterico's top post if you want to enjoy your breakfast.

Content warning...

141

I was reading over at Hotair how in England you can theoretically be sent to jail for wondering out loud how it is a woman can pass thru airport security without ever removing her hijab to show her face - one guy did, and was detained and sternly lectured for over an hour at the airport, missing his flight I guess.

Furthermore, if you are in fact jailed, it must not even be reported in that oppressed land what precisely you said to get you in trouble... Shit, even Commie Czechoslovakia at the height of the 1950's Cold War wasn't THAT downright evil. 

I would be afraid to travel to Britain these days.  When I visited communist Czechoslovakia as a teen I was nervous but took comfort in my US citizenship.  Britain now, quite frankly, would terrify me.

142

Having been the mother of 16 year old boys----mine certainly knew what was up. If the teacher were sufficiently hot enough and came on to them they would probably have given her 6 seconds of loving. However, I doubt anyone over 22 could live up to their standards.<<<<

 

6 seconds?  What, are they using numbing cream and two rubbers?

143 Although, I was once told that when you're 18 your acceptable range of "datable" women runs from about 18 to 23. When you're 37 your acceptable range of datable women runs from 18-37.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at June 12, 2012 08:20 AM (sbV1u)

 

Once you turn 70 your acceptable range runs to from 80 to 120 beats per minute.

144 Now they want to limit our access to $6500 Kindles? Republicans are trying to outlaw Kindles!

145

@134........"The left would lose their collective shit."

 

Hey!!  I'm all for the left losing their collective shit!

146 When I drop my 17-year-old brat off at school, the thing I notice about the girls is that they all look sort of unfinished. We went to the High School recently to watch a basketball game with the cub scouts. Watching the students, it was easy to see how unsure they all were. If I could have seen that at their age, I could have ruled the world.

147

 

They donÂ’t screw around in Texas. Man tries to rape 4 year old girl. Father beats him to death.

http://is.gd/4iHIeB

 

Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 06:51 AM (YdQQY)

 

Poor girl and her family.  Kudos to the Dad.  He won't even  have to use  the Texas defense of "He just needed killin'."  DA should award a medal rather than even think about presenting charges to a Grand Jury.

148 140 Yikes. Don't read Patterico's top post if you want to enjoy your breakfast. Content warning... Posted by: Mama AJ at June 12, 2012 08:22 AM (SUKHu) Wow. That's disturbing.

149 I'm all for the Indiana law.
With our militarized cops  intent on kicking in doors when you are most likely to be confused and frightened, the argument isn't about the shooting, which will happen. It is about the after the fact prosecution.
At this point, anything that makes the police think twice about acting like soldiers in a hostile foreign country is a good thing.

150 Speaking of teenagers... $300 for Drivers Ed $200 for Summer School $200 for Summer Camp Kid's killing meh...

151 It's a shame that cops are so out of control that the IN law is necessary, but they are. I bought a house from a cop, and a year later he was trespassing on my property, peering in my windows, and wanting to know what I did with "his" house. I did my best to make him feel unwelcome while still being polite, and as soon as he left I changed all the locks on the house. Fortunately he hasn't come back, because if he does I don't know what to do. You can't call the cops on a cop.

152 Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at June 12, 2012 08:28 AM (gPDxp)

Wait for the prom.

153 6 seconds? What, are they using numbing cream and two rubbers?

From across the room?

154 In Maryland, the cops will prosecute you just for videotaping them while they do something illegal. And they'll bust into your house and confiscate your computer and cam to get the evidence. I say, "Go, Indiana!"

155 That Texas man beat the pervert molester to death with his bare hands. Now, that's an accomplishment. Law enforcement officers foresee no charges forthcoming.

156 When I drop my 17-year-old brat off at school, the thing I notice about the girls is that they all look sort of unfinished. --------- I knew I was getting old when i started having a hard time distinguishing the age of anyone under 25. They all look like kids in their early teens to me.

157 152 Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at June 12, 2012 08:28 AM (gPDxp)

Wait for the prom wedding.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 12, 2012 08:29 AM (nEUpB)

 

FTFY.

158 On a couple of occasions I listened to my (then) teenagers talking with their friends, when they thought no one was around. You can't write a shallower conversation. Had to quit listening.

159 Anyone who thinks that I'm not the bestest Prezy ever is racist.

160 They donÂ’t screw around in Texas. Man tries to rape 4 year old girl. Father beats him to death.

The best thing about this story- well, aside from the Dad protecting his daughter, is that the police don't seem to have taken his story at face value.  I say that's good, because when (as seems likely at the moment) he's let go without charges, the public can be relatively certain that his version of events is accurate.

I'm all for Dad's protecting their little girls, I'm also for rule of law.  It's a happy day when both can be served.

161 Posted by: Up With People at June 12, 2012 08:30 AM (iYvMQ)

So ours aren't the only ones who sound profoundly retarded?

162 They donÂ’t screw around in Texas. Man tries to rape 4 year old girl. Father beats him to death.

http://is.gd/4iHIeB

Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 06:51 AM (YdQQY)

 

 

 

I'm glad to see they're not prosecuting the father.  Finally, an incident showing that it is not impossible for those in officialdom to show some common sense.

 

In terms of the law, this should be standard practice nation wide.  I figure that if we as a society do not have the balls to execute child molesters, then we should outsource the job to those who would happily do it for free. 

163 And they'll bust into your house and confiscate your computer and cam to get the evidence.

Which is why all personal recording equipment should have some kind of wireless connection, and you should have a cloud storage account with someone.  As soon as the act is filmed, up it goes to the cloud.

Confiscate that.

164 Well, this whole BK thing has convinced me I want nothing to do with Twitter.

165 161 Posted by: Up With People at June 12, 2012 08:30 AM (iYvMQ)

So ours aren't the only ones who sound profoundly retarded?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 12, 2012 08:31 AM (nEUpB)

 

I remember how weird "Valley Girl" talk sounded back in the 1980's, back when I was a teen/early 20 something myself.  Now they ALL sound like that, especially the "High Talk" ones that end every sentence like they are asking a question.

166

I'm glad to see they're not prosecuting the father. Finally, an incident showing that it is not impossible for those in officialdom to show some common sense.

 

Jerry Sandusky should be thanking his lucky stars he doesn't  live in Texas.

167 I used to live behind a sherrif, and one night happened to walk outside and saw him in his backyard. He asked if I heard any shooting and I said no. Then he said "good!". He was standing over a dead woodchuck, and shooting in town was illegal. I didn't care, but thought it was funny. Later (in life) his wife locked him in the shed because he was spending too much time in the shed. I was in my shed at the time, listening to this. After that I pitied him. 

168 I'm confused about this "cool" thing. Is it good or bad to call Obama cool?

169 This is the case I was thinking about: "The state police in Maryland actually busted into the guyÂ’s house, searched it, and confiscated his computer and hard drive, and then indicted him for a felony violation of MarylandÂ’s wiretapping laws." http://tinyurl.com/7rskedy

170 In terms of the law, thisshould be standard practice nation wide. I figure that if we as a society do not have the balls to execute child molesters, then we should outsource the job to those who would happily do it for free.

Posted by: Reactionary at June 12, 2012 08:32 AM (xUM1Q)

 

I wouldn't even go that far.  Somebody like Sandusky is obviously sick beyond his control; as hateful as what he did is, I don't think he could help it.

I would establish a colony for people like him, on some island somewhere, with a normal town with stores, work, etc., where they could live out their lives in a normal way.  Just no kids there, at all.  And no way do they ever leave.

 

171 Although, I was once told that when you're 18 your acceptable range of "datable" women runs from about 18 to 23. When you're 37 your acceptable range of datable women runs from 18-37. Posted by: Sean Bannion at June 12, 2012 08:20 AM (sbV1u) And when your 47 your range is dictated by whether your friends will see you with her or not.

172 @162 In my PA gun class, I learned that state law there says you are authorized to use deadly force if you or a family member is in imminent danger of the following: 1) Murder 2) Rape 3) Kidnapping 4) Serious bodily injury My instructor gave us the following example: "if you walk into your kid's bedroom and see a stranger trying to take your kid out of the house, you can drop him right then & there."

173 168 I'm confused about this "cool" thing. Is it good or bad to call Obama cool?

Posted by: Cricket at June 12, 2012 08:35 AM (DrC22)

 

I don't know.  This whole PC business is getting way too complicated.  Cher tweeted that Romney is "too white."  Does that mean it's OK to point out that Obama is too black?

174

@159  "Anyone who thinks that I'm not the bestest Prezy ever is racist."

 

Anyone who thinks that you are the bestest Prezy ever  is a dumbass racist.

 

 

175 At the end of the day, I support the Indiana law not because I want cops to get shot, but because I want cops to rethink their policy of no-knock, no-warrant home invasions.

176 I'm confused about this "cool" thing. Is it good or bad to call Obama cool?Posted by: Cricket at June 12, 2012 08:35 AM (DrC22)

Whichever one you pick it will be wrong - because you're white - so just go with it.

177 I don't know. This whole PC business is getting way too complicated. Cher tweeted that Romney is "too white." ------------- What the hell does that even mean?

178 It would be cheaper to build an autobahn highway down the middle of CA. You can drive whatever speed you want. No big rigs.

179

Cher tweeted that Romney is "too white."

 

Kind of like her audiences.

 

But, if we've lost Cher....I need a sammich.

180 This law essentially provides an incentive for the Police to follow the rules, get warrants, and approach a residence in a responsible, restrained manner.

181 175 At the end of the day, I support the Indiana law not because I want cops to get shot, but because I want cops to rethink their policy of no-knock, no-warrant home invasions. Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at June 12, 2012 08:38 AM (gPDxp) Yeah, the cops are getting bold. Have been for awhile.

182 176 I don't know. This whole PC business is getting way too complicated. Cher tweeted that Romney is "too white."
-------------

What the hell does that even mean?

Posted by: Mandy P., long-time lurker at June 12, 2012 08:39 AM (qFpRI)

 

I don't really even know.  But making disparaging remarks about whites has become a Liberal cottage industry.  Witness Tom Rich White Boy Brokaw referring to Romney's "White Man's Overbite," whatever the eff THAT means.

183 So, if I hear a black man being interviewed at the polls saying he voted for Zero and mentions some shit about Zero getting his thug thizzle on, and then I repeat what he said verbatim, I'm a racist?

184

It would be cheaper to build an autobahn highway down the middle of CA. You can drive whatever speed you want. No big rigs.

 

Those exist already.  It's called "Texas."

185

I would establish a colony for people like him, on some island somewhere, with a normal town with stores, work, etc., where they could live out their lives in a normal way. Just no kids there, at all. And no way do they ever leave.

 

Not me, that's far too  lenient of a punishment.

 

The whole point of a civilized society is to have lines drawn  that  say, "Beyond this point, you absolutely  will not go. Ever." And then mean it. Back when we actually had a bit of masculinity in our   society, this was the norm. Laws were equally applied, and there were limits to behavior. Of course, the laws have to make rational,   common sense to everyone,  that   goes without saying.

 

As we've become more feminized,   we've seen this attitude discredited, and judges growing more and more lenient WRT the  damage that someone with no self-control (and so apparent soul) can do to an innocent child.

186

Can you imagine replacing Holder with her if Mittens were elected?! The left would lose their collective shit.

Win!

Posted by: laceyunderalls at June 12, 2012 08:21 AM (FQJc4)

 

How about Ann Coulter as press secretary?

187 Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at June 12, 2012 08:40 AM (gPDxp)

That will unnecessarily impinge upon the ability of the police to do whatever they need to do...according to the law of course.

188 So, if I hear a black man being interviewed at the polls saying he voted for Zero and mentions some shit about Zero getting his thug thizzle on, and then I repeat what he said verbatim, I'm a racist?Posted by: Up With People at June 12, 2012 08:41 AM (iYvMQ)

Yes.

In fact, noticing that the ink used in printing books is black, is considered being racist.

189 How about Ann Coulter as press secretary?

Posted by: jwest at June 12, 2012 08:43 AM (ZDsRL)

 

That would be a hoot.

190 Isn't the word "black" racist?  I mean, it brings to mind unpleasant things, like darkness, blindness, etc.

191 Why doesn't Mexifornia just pick 10,000 random citizens from the various phone books and give each one of them $50,000 a year for five years in lieu of hiring all those construction workers? It would be a lot cheaper than that stupid train and has the added benefit of not fouling the land or the air.

192 If Romney can be "too white," can Obama be both "too white" and "too black"? Can Romney be "too male"? Can Hillary be "too female"? (Not!)

193 I wouldn't even go that far. Somebody like Sandusky is obviously sick beyond his control; as hateful as what he did is, I don't think he could help it.
I would establish a colony for people like him, on some island somewhere, with a normal town with stores, work, etc., where they could live out their lives in a normal way. Just no kids there, at all. And no way do they ever leave.

Posted by: CoolCzech at June 12, 2012 08:36 AM (Iaxlk)

 

 

 

Sick beyond control?  If so, he would be incapable of functioning in society, because he'd be doing it wherever/whenever, willy-nilly.  I'm pretty strongly attracted to women, yet I do not rape.  Not even the ones who wear those short skirts.  Not even the really hot half-asian ones... 

But for the sake of arguement, I'll conceed the point.  In such cases, I endorse and advocate what I call the Old Yeller principle.  Old Yeller was a good dog for many years.  It was by no means his fault that he went mad.  YET - what had to be done was clear.  Old Yeller had to be put down.  It was sad, it was regrettable, but it had to be done.  Same with irredeemable whack jobs like Sandusky.

Personally, I don't like idea that the main deterent to child molestation would then be a life on an island of like-minded individuals where you get to live out the rest of your days in peace.  This is the instinct to do-gooderism.  It must be crushed down and acknowledged for what it is - sentimentality trumping justice.

194 Come to think of it, Obama is the perfect PC President. He's not "too white" and he's not "too black." He's not "too male" and he's not "too female." All he is is "too cool" (not that there's anything wrong with that!).

195 This pedobear discussion makes me wonder how many pedos are out there who never reveal or act on their desires.

196 Isn't the word "black" racist? I mean, it brings to mind unpleasant things, like darkness, blindness, etc.

Posted by: CoolCzech at June 12, 2012 08:46 AM (Iaxlk)

-----

They'll change it from "black" to something else without warning, and then everyone who hasn't got the new memo will be racist. "Muslims" used to be moslems, particularly before 9/11. Searching the CNN archives will confirm that, but after 9/11 it became taboo to call them moslems, so now I make it a point to only refer to them as moslems, mainly because it pisses them off, and since they aren't a "race" they can't call me a racist. 

197 Come to think of it, Obama is the perfect PC President. He's not "too white" and he's not "too black." He's not "too male" and he's not "too female." All he is is "too cool" (not that there's anything wrong with that!).Posted by: Cricket at June 12, 2012 08:50 AM (DrC22)

So should we start calling him President Goldilocks?

I prefer SCOAMF, but that's just me.

198 OT  OK hoard I'm actually hiring some people at my job over the next few weeks, shocking I know, I've got an app here in my office from a woman whose previous work experience includes at the "Augusta Abortion Clinic". Her work for me would be COMPLETLY unrelated to that. I can't seem to bring myself to call her in. DOes this make me a bad person?

199

...now I make it a point to only refer to them as moslems, mainly becauseit pisses them off, and since they aren't a "race" they can't call me a racist.

 

I read somewhere once that they consider it an insult to mispronounce or misspell anything moslem.

 

This   is a convention I will adopt.  They already consider me an infidel, so what's the harm?

200 Good morning.

Authorities investigate lungs found on L.A. sidewalk
http://yhoo.it/LyGNxN

201 DOes this make me a bad person?

Posted by: wierd flunky at June 12, 2012 08:54 AM (X+nFp)

-----

Not in my book. 

202 I don't fuck with the police. I'll open a door for them, just like I would for anyone. I thank them for serving, even if they are serving me a ticket. I wave and smile as we pass; again, like I do with anyone. If they burst into my home, I'll greet them with my Mossberg- just like I would for anyone. Please tell me this isn't just a Texas thing.

203 Her work for me would be COMPLETLY unrelated to that. I can't seem to bring myself to call her in. DOes this make me a bad person?

Posted by: wierd flunky at June 12, 2012 08:54 AM (X+nFp)

 

 

 

Think of it this way.  If she were hiring staff, and she came across a resume that included "volunteer for Right to Life" on it - what would she do?  I think we both know full well.

I'm sure you can find your company someone better and thus fullfill your responsibilities.

204

Authorities investigate lungs found on L.A. sidewalk
http://yhoo.it/LyGNxN

 

I wonder if the Werewolves of London  have passports?   "He'll rip your lungs out, Jim."http://tinyurl.com/bq9mzqx

205 Please tell me this isn't just a Texas thing.Posted by: Beefy Meatball at June 12, 2012 08:58 AM (mxnUd)

Ditto.

Except for thanking them for a ticket.

206 I mean, I can see your wallet falling onto the sidewalk, or your hat, or maybe even your glasses.  But how do your lungs fall onto the sidewalk without you noticing? 

207 #198 She prolly wouldn't be a good personality fit in my office. Harmony is a good thing. It leads to productivity, and OMG- profit!

208 (Sherriff) Panis said it was the first time she was aware of a pair of lungs being recovered from the streets of Los Angeles.

209 Weird-
Your question disturbs me. Would you feel bad passing over the guy with experience as a guard at Auschwitz?

210 I've got an app here in my office from a woman whose previous work experience includes at the "Augusta Abortion Clinic". Her work for me would be COMPLETLY unrelated to that.

-----

If she's included that on her application for a job completely unrelated to that, she may be laying that out there as a marker.  "I am an activist.  Deal with it."

211 I lost my liver once in Cancun.

212 White is the new Black.

213 Obama is hot.

214

Where is CAC with information on AZ-8?

215 I think this may be a Texas thing: Yesterday, as a courtesy, I yielded the sidewalk to a young man. He was ~ 17, dressed like a punk, (hispanic, like that matters- but FTR). He nodded, and said, "Thank you, Sir." That is a very common exchange.

216 UN gang of thieves who run the phony AGW scam are seeking global immunity from just about any kind of legal action now.


Do they see the hand writing on the wall as people start waking up to the fraud that is in this scheme?

http://is.gd/uUG3Xg

217 Two co-workers a few cubes over are talking about how bad Prometheus sucked.

218 Where is CAC with information on AZ-8?

Posted by: jwest at June 12, 2012 09:08 AM (ZDsRL)

The last poll has the Republican down by 10. Not surprising in this district.

219 Chicago teachers voted 98-2 to go on strike, demanding a 30% raise. Boom times reap rewards

Tough guy Rahmbo says there no money. He needs that for cop's ammo. With this weekend's body count, you'd think Chitown was Fallujah.

There is a special kinda stupid here in Chicago.

Posted by: doo'n fine at June 12, 2012 07:15 AM (G1Eop)

There is. And then the teachers (who can barely speak proper English themselves) speak to the media and say that they are only doing this for the chirren. I'd tell the teachers to first learn to speak proper English and then get lost

220 How about Ann Coulter as press secretary?

Posted by: jwest at June 12, 2012 08:43 AM (ZDsRL)

I'm not a big fan of hers but after the last eight years we will need a press secretary who'll call those cocksuckers out and not be afraid of openly ridiculing every fucking MFM jizzmop when they ask one of their obviously leading questions.

221 There is. And then the teachers (who can barely speak proper English themselves) speak to the media and say that they are only doing this for the chirren. I'd tell the teachers to first learn to speak proper English and then get lostPosted by: TheQuietMan at June 12, 2012 09:16 AM (1Jaio)

I always love that line.  I am also always amazed that no reporter ever asks the obvious follow-up question.

"How exactly does putting money in your pocket help the children?"

222 So I may be a bad person but not hiring this "lady" ain't got nothin to do with it. Thanks!

223 "Any votes Obama gained due to his race in the general election were not nearly enough to outweigh the cost of racial animus, meaning race was a large net negative for Obama

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at June 12, 2012 09:20 AM (OWjjx)

I saw that yesterday. They interview some f*ckwit who's research was based on Google searches and made it a front page story. What a joke. Yahoo has decided to rival the Daily Kos as it slowly goes out of business.

224

The last poll has the Republican down by 10. Not surprising in this district.

Posted by: Vic at June 12, 2012 09:16 AM (YdQQY)

 

This is a R+4 district that McCain won by 6 in 2008.  What the hell is PPP doing projecting a democrat win by 12 points? 

225 I don't want to contaminate the Reagan thread with this, but just caught CNN interviewing Erick Erickson about SWAT-ting when I went to get ice from the break room.

Scrunt sneered at the letter to Holder ("only *Republicans*") and asked if he thought Holder would do anything. Erickson's answer was about the FBI having jurisdiction over telephone crimes committed over state lines.  Scrunt also tried very hard to get him to say the magic name.

I would have blurted out the truth--"No, all the victims were white, so Holder doesn't give a (kinder, gentler...)fig."  Which is why I'm not a TV pundit, I guess.

226 this is a R+4 district that McCain won by 6 in 2008. What the hell is PPP doing projecting a democrat win by 12 points?

Posted by: jwest at June 12, 2012 09:33 AM (ZDsRL)

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Don't forget redistricting.  Evidently it has become more Democrat.

227 Meghan McCain has assaulted the world of literature again: "Readers may find that McCain’s prose style — she employs turns of phrase such as “self-admittedly” and “final last days” — leaves a tad to be desired." "This book might be for you also if you’re interested in McCain’s thoughts on theology: “God for me is found everywhere; in my family, in the desert, in first kisses, in smiles, in laughter, in friendship, in cheesecake, in red wine, and above all else in love.” Or her thoughts on Little Rock, Ark.: “This place sucks.” Or on strippers: “Strippers. Strippers. Strippers. What is a proper trip to Vegas without strippers?”" http://scoamf.us/vt

228 How about Ann Coulter as press secretary?

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Oh lord Coulter as press sec'y would be orgasmic!

229 Meghan McCain is the most important voice of a new Republican generation.

230 But how do your lungs fall onto the sidewalk without you noticing?

Ere, hit this.

231 How about Ann Coulter as press secretary?

The Rumsfeld Strangler FTW

232 I see Lindsey Graham has decided to become "nuanced" on tax increases, by which he means he's all for 'em.

233 re: hiring a liberal--you'll also be asking for trouble in that the odds are good she'll feel entitled, not work very hard and be quick on the trigger to sue you.  

234 How's Obama's approval rating on Gallup doing with all the scanals and bad economic news and gaffes?

235 According to the CBC:  Snoopy is black (Joe Cool), and Jimmy Fallon is a racist (referred to Obama as "Preezy Steezy").

236

In a perfect example of "what goes around comes around" ...

A coalition of environmental justice and civil rights activists has filed a complaint alleging that cap-and-trade provisions in California's pioneering program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions discriminate against people of color.

The groups, which represent minority communities, accused the California Air Resources Board of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it agreed to allow polluters in low-income areas to use carbon offsets to buy their way out of pollution reduction under the state's global warming reduction plan.

237 A mom taking her toddler to a kids' playground in Miami sees a naked man exposing his genitals lying on a park bench.

This lady figures that her daughter DESERVES to play at the park, no matter, and she shouldn't have to go out of her way because of some naked man she'd rather brush by than call the cops.

She told police she tried to walk past the man when he stood up calling out,  “Come here little girl, I want to stick it in you.”

What kind of a moronic mother doesn't anticipate the worst and take evasive action rather than insisting on approaching apparent danger? As if bad things would never happen to her or her little girl.  

The news relays possible "bath salts" to blame. And had the man pounced on the girl and eaten her face? A day at the park. damn.

238

Interesting brouhaha in Virginia over the abrupt firing of U-VA President Teresa Sullivan over the weekend.  She had only been there two years and was only the 8th president in the 200-year history of the U.  The Board of Visitors is appointed by the Governor, but this one is equal numbers appointed by Democrat Tim Kaine (who is running for Senate) and Republican Bob McDonnell.  The chair is a Democrat.  The vote was unanimous, so it doesn't appear to be political. 

 

I personally think we have hit a crisis point in higher ed all over America.  Too many of these big universities have hired female presidents just for the "diversity" cred, and they are overrated and underperformaing.  Teresa Sullivan was considered a star in the high ed world, but for no apparent reason.  The fundraising was lagging, top professors were retiring, and she failed to embrace the change that the Board wanted.  She was "popular," but the U. needed a serious visionary leader who could take it to the next iteration of what the university is going to have to be in the future.  I commend the Board for seeing this early on and acting decisively to correct the previous Board's mistake. 

 

The whole Elizabeth Warren fiasco is another case in point.  She is a mediocre scholar with a pedestrian background, yet got herself promoted constantly until she reached the pinnacle of a tenured prfessorship at Harvard Law School.   Elene Kagan is another.  Definitely more brilliant than Warren, but wholly undeserving of a Supreme Court appointment.  I am a Harvard alumna and I was pretty disgusted when it hired Drew Faust as President.  This was 100%  reaction to the whole Larry Summers debacle, which also pissed me off.

 

I'm a woman and I enjoy seeing successful women in all walks of life, but I do not enjoy seeing mediocre women promoted beyond their abilities just because they are female. 

239 Arrrgh, sock off!

240 maverick muse writes: 238 What kind of a moronic mother doesn't anticipate the worst and take evasive action rather than insisting on approaching apparent danger? Don't they sell pepper spray in Florida? Heck, she even had two targets for it. I think the technical term for that is a "win-win".

241 Posted by: Jimmy the Greek at June 12, 2012 11:37 AM (qE3AR)

Look at post 10 and you will see why she "resigned".

242 Cornyn goes full bore on Holder :"Time for you to resign".

243 Vic, are you sure you're not from Pittston, PA? http://tinyurl.com/liberalsruineditall

244 LOL, sounds like me.

245 Just looked up Pittston on the map, yep obvious bitter clinger territory.

246 http://tinyurl.com/liberalsruineditall

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That was part 1...there gonna need a bigger internets-webs.

247 I got quite a laugh out of that one and thought of you immediately. LOL And we're definitely in the heart of bitter clinger territory.

248 I can't wait for Part II!

249 "What do the Morons think about the proposed IN law to allow people to shoot cops who enter their home illegally?"

The operative word is "illegal". It is never legal to shoot a cop who is engaged in  his or her lawful duty, with a warrant, etc. That is my understanding.

250 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.