1 Good Morning Morons.  Today is Tuesday, June 5, 2012.  On this day in 2004 Ronald Reagan died. And it is raining here this morning.  The entire Northern half of the State is covered in rain.

2 Al Qaeda's Mr. YouTube targeted in drone strike that kills 8.  They are not sure if they got him or not.

http://is.gd/i63dkT

3 DOJ to monitor WI recall election.  Who will monitor them?

http://is.gd/Ut6cKB

4 PEW issues yet another stupid poll.  “Americans are more sharply divided than ever”.  No shit idiots.  Actually when they push “bipartisan” what they mean is that conservatives should do it the Democrat way.  Ut I like this statement they and all other liberals always push:

That polarization has important practical consequences -- forecasting continued gridlock in national politics.

Why do they and the MFM say this is a bad thing?  Gridlock is only bad if the action in national politics is to undo the drift to the left that has gone on for the past 100 years.

http://is.gd/Frtjt0

5 Will today be the day Obama decides not to suck cock? No

6 “Is Obama a Socialist”? The MFM is trying hard to kiss his ass some more and hide his evil ways.  They even call opponents proponents of slavery in an offhand way.  And no Mr. AP, he is not a “socialist”.  He is a damned communist.

http://is.gd/dotObS

7 Standby Morons, we are about to be sold out again.  They are debating the “farm bill” now.  If you think this only about giving pork to farmers think again.

The bill would put the United States on track to spend $969 billion over 10 years on farm and nutrition programs, but supporters noted that this is a $23.6 billion cut compared to simply extending current programs.

Long ago they snuck the food stamp program into the “popular” farm bills.  I say it is time to get rid of both totally but that will not happen until the country collapses totally.  And when the “supporters” say that it is a cut, they mean that it is not going up as fast as they would like.

http://is.gd/BYb1pl

8 Get ready for the price of shrimp to go through the roof Morons. The Obamanites want some more regulations on fishing.  All this will do is make it harder for U.S. fishing and give more of our shrimp to foreigners so we can pay them for it instead of our own.   All of this for one of the most abused acts in history.

http://is.gd/bP6D58

9 Disney sells out to Mooch.  Old WaltÂ’s ashes are spinning like a Sharpless Lube Oil purifier.

http://is.gd/gxKIDA

10 BB shows more evidence that Obama had a lot more to do with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers than he admits.

http://is.gd/QBAkzu

11 Rare Venus sun crossing will occur at 6 pm EDT today, but be careful watching it.

http://is.gd/priH92

12 Heritage looks at a really shitty call by SCOTUS in a case regarding paying for sewers in Indianapolis.  What it boils down to is that regarding taxes there is no such thing as equal protection.  But we always knew that didnÂ’t we.  All U.S. taxes violate the equal protection clause (as it has been applied since the 50s).

http://is.gd/WiKgxv

13 And thatÂ’s it for the news this morning.

14 Listening to a recap of Levin's show from last night. New book from David Limbaugh "The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic" Sounds amazing. Next hour an interview with Scott Walker.

15 3 DOJ to monitor WI recall election. Who will monitor them? Saw this yesterday, and aside from the irony meter pinning, should we be alarmed by this?

16 Breaking news on Fox

Syria is Expelling Western Diplomats, Foreign Ministry Says

17 Saw this yesterday, and aside from the irony meter pinning, should we be alarmed by this?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 05, 2012 06:58 AM (MCDCp)

I think it would be nice if the Republicans had a monitor for them.

18

Asked what he would pray for on the eve of election day, Scott Walker said :

“Same I start out with every night: military families and military personnel out there. More than anything, they are the ones who make it possible to do what we’re doing.”

Asked if God had a plan for him, a higher purpose, Walker replied: “In that case, what I always say, not so much just my election, but about my life. Whether I’m governor or not, or someday not in office doing something different, for me I always figure God has a plan in my life and I try to follow.”

Will he pray for victory?

“No,” he said. “Abraham Lincoln had it right years ago. God doesn’t pick sides in elections. He calls us to be on his side.”

19 Thanks Vic.

20 good morning all vic hope you and the wife are well

21 I'm doing fine this morning, thanks.

22 outlawing soda sizes vs legalizing pot morons

23 BREAKING NEWS:
Hollywood commie dumbasses will disappoint you every time.

Last night my mother mentioned that Martin Short was going to be on Leno, and I said, "Oh, I've always liked him-- I think he's funny and I don't recall him shoving politics in your face."  So I watched.  For about a minute and a half.

Took him about 60 seconds to get to a RRRRRAAAAACIIIIIST immigration joke and another 15 seconds for one knocking Palin.  Good to know his 2004 material is up to snuff. 

24 I'm trusting you Vic, when I'm clicking on one of your blind links..



(Kidding, yours are one of the few that I do trust around here)

25 >>>DOJ to monitor WI recall election.

What a sweet gig.  My guess is that the Federal Observers Union has been pressuring AG Eric Holder, of the Mr. Trololo Administration, to take on a more proactive role in voter fraud activities?

26 6 “Is Obama a Socialist”? == Well, there's this: Barack Obama headlined a Democrat Socialists of America town hall meeting in Chicago in 1996. Barack Obama was also a member of the socialist New Party in Chicago back in the 1990's. and, this: http://tinyurl.com/7z4lg75 Tides is an extension of all of Obama's finances and causes. But, honestly, like we saw at the OWS crowds, the answer is, it is a melting pot of Anti-Americans: socialists, marxists, communists, neo-nazi's, what have you.

27 I don't mind them legalizing pot.  In fact, if it was left up to me I would eliminate ALL federal drug laws as they are unconstitutional and while I was at it I would eliminate the DEA.  The for State law I would eliminate drug laws except as a condition for getting any kind of public assistance.

We have spent trillions fighting drug use and have turned the country into a veritable police State.  And have continued to lose this so-called war.

legalize drugs and license the dealers.

28 THE CHOICE IN NOVEMBER: Save The Economy Or Save Democracy"http://tinyurl.com/7zc7dmv (business insider)

29 They are debating the “farm bill” now. ==== Well, they already have the farm-watching drones in place...

30 >>>Disney sells out to Mooch. Old WaltÂ’s ashes are spinning like a Sharpless Lube Oil purifier.

The first comment at WZ sums it up about Disney..

Pixar saved their ass. 

31 from the farm bill article: "Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said Monday that a wide “universe” of amendments are planned just from Democrats. These could include measures to link crop insurance to environmental protection, limit payments for wealthy farmers and increase food stamp spending. ... One big fight among Democrats is likely to be over food stamps. Gillibrand announced she will fight to restore $4.5 billion in cuts to the food stamp program and will propose paying for the increased spending with cuts to crop insurance." stunning... I bet on orders from Moochelle, the potato growers will get screwed.

32 I see John Carter is out on Bluray this week.  What is the  consensus of the Morons?  I no longer have a place I can rent BluRays so I have to buy blind.

33 9 Disney sells out ======== I'm waiting to see which Disney character comes out of the closet. Daffy Duck?

34 Seen on Twitter:



"Today is the 8th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's death. It's also primary day in CA. I'd like to write in "The Gipper" please"

35 Took him about 60 seconds to get to a RRRRRAAAAACIIIIIST immigration joke and another 15 seconds for one knocking Palin. Good to know his 2004 material is up to snuff.

Posted by: Filly at June 05, 2012 07:06 AM (247Qj)

The appeal of Martin Short has perpetually eluded me although I guess I can see where cocksuckers might consider him one of their own.

36 As I said, the "farm bills" are no longer about "farming". Its time for some  more "gridlock".  That way we will get nothing.

37 'spreaded'? Really?

38 Morning..

I didn't have time to read Ace's post about being wary of links..

But, did anyone slap Ace upside his fucking head about this crappy blog software that requires every link to be compressed an unrecognizable???

39 Clare McCaskill, looking as fetching as a giant orange, is on MSNBC....shouting that she's a moderate????

40

>>@6 Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 06:52 AM (YdQQY)

Couldn't agree more Vic.

The socialist thing is a straw dog. Nearly half of Americans, most of them younger, many without realizing it, are socialists.

SCOAMF's mother, father, grandfather, mentors, Jarrett's fil, Axelrod's mentors were all old school communists. That's without even mentioning Alinsky or Ayers.

Hell, half of the Chicago pols that he has ties with are commies.

All this while the "C" word has virtually been swept from the popular American vocabulary by guess who?

.....the commies.

Hope the wife is doing better btw.

41 I'm waiting to see which Disney character comes out of the closet. Daffy Duck?

Posted by: *yawn at June 05, 2012 07:17 AM (HOOye)

Isn't Daffy Duck a Warner Brothers creation?  I'm thinking the entire current Disney board is a NAMBLA chapter.

42 Hey Vic - Don't they have RedBox units in your area?  That's where I rent most of my blu-rays nowadays.. I cancelled NetFlix last year, and all the Blockbusters are closing down.

43 Double spaced that whole thing.



pixy really SUCKS

44 It's "Trump Tuesday" on CNBC.....he comes on every tuesday at 7:30 am

45 I'm waiting to see which Disney character comes out of the closet. Daffy Duck? Scroogie McDuck is a pedo.

46 Hey Vic - Don't they have RedBox units in your area?


Yeah, but not only do they have nothing but shitty old movies, they only carry DVDs.  No BluRays.

47 12 Heritage looks at a really shitty call by SCOTUS in a case regarding paying for sewers in Indianapolis ====== This is really shitty. One thing I wonder, though. The ones making the installment payments. Were they paying an additional fee or tax in order to make payments, and did the lump sum payers catch a break? That is not clear. They write it as if it was equal, just one side was spread out over time, another not. Lesson also learned - don't overpay the IRS - you'll never see it back.

48 >>>they have nothing but shitty old movies

Not true.  They have shitty new movies too.

49 pixy really SUCKS

Posted by: ontherocks at June 05, 2012 07:22 AM (aZ6ew)

Didn't the blog have a serious attack in the comments.   I always thought that pixy did an amazing job of keeping ace up and running in the face of that attack when probably, without pixy, another blog might have gone down for a couple of hours at least.

I got the impression from the posts about this that ace had decided to get his new site up and running for the election thereby releasing pixy from dealing with this one to concentrate on the new site.  Which I think most commenters would want, pixy working on the new site.

50 You can call Colorado for Obama now. The potheads will be out in force on election day.

51 A socialist is someone who belives that the State (ie the tax payer) should provide some kind of "safety net" to help food, clothe, and house people who can not or will not support themselves.  That definition includes all Democrats and about 3/4 of the Republicans.


A communist includes all of the above, plus believes that the State should take over key industries to accomplish the above (such as health care) and at the same time believes that there is no such thing as private property when the needs of the State arise.


That includes abut 3/4 of the Democrats and a large portion of Republicans.

52 14 Listening to a recap of Levin's show from last night. New book from David Limbaugh "The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic" Sounds amazing. Next hour an interview with Scott Walker. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 05, 2012 06:56 AM (MCDCp) ========= Okayyyy. I cut and copied "he Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic" then went to another tab (Chrome), and went to amazon.com where that book title was already q'd up. I did not search for it. Chrome analyzed the text I copied. Some might say, this makes the "system" intuitive. I say, creepy. And, btw, good reviews on the book so far.

53 18 Asked what he would pray for on the eve of election day, Scott Walker said : ========= You see how easy it is to spot a good man? This stuff rolls off the tip of his tongue, and it's natural. No "I," "me" crap. No teleprompter...

54 >>>>>The appeal of Martin Short has perpetually eluded me although I guess I can see where cocksuckers might consider him one of their own.

He was funny at one point, then he reached a point in his career when he was comfortable enough not to try to be funny anymore---  But since he still has a reputation for being a 'funny man', Hollywood still hired him because he was a tried and true (read, safe, no risk) bet in roles. 

I'm sure Short has an entourage surrounding him telling him he's great and that being in a fat suit staging fake interviews would be hilarious...   

Did he do his Katherine Hepburn impression?  Because that always kills at the AARP conventions..  

55 I guess the Fed's poll watchers will be wearing black and carrying night sticks?

56 legalize drugs and license the dealers. Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 07:10 AM (YdQQY) ----- I agree, I just note the hypocrisy. soda = bad pot = good pot smoking, no doubt will damage the lungs in large quantities, like cigarettes - although so many will argue that point. Inhaling smoke, day in and day out will have consequences. Same as drinking too much water, too fast (you can literally die). I say let us decide, but the hypocrisy to control this versus that is glaring.

57 guns.com/gun-review-colt-1911-8492.html

Happy 100 birthday 1911..

58 Speaking of legalizing pot--

See this in the sidebar?:  Taco Bell sold 100 million Doritos Locos Tacos in about 10 weeks –

59 32 I see John Carter is out on Bluray this week. What is the consensus of the Morons? I no longer have a place I can rent BluRays so I have to buy blind. Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 07:16 AM (YdQQY) ====== I usually compare IMDB (my favorite review site) with Rotten Tomatoes (but only the Audience review - critics are paid off). 6.9/10% on IMDB (I usually shoot for average 7) 66% on Rotten So, not bad. Best to read the reviews. It helps if there is something you will/won't like, versus what others do or don't.

60 : Taco Bell sold 100 million Doritos Locos Tacos in about 10 weeks –

Posted by: Dave C at June 05, 2012 07:41 AM (V4mim)

Call the Food Police! This violates two tenets of the Choom administration: promoting fatness and profits. No Doritos for any of you! Shut 'er down!

61 But, did anyone slap Ace upside his fucking head about this crappy blog software that requires every link to be compressed an unrecognizable??? Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at June 05, 2012 07:19 AM (UTq/I) ==== It had it's purpose, but I light of new events, maybe not such a good idea any more.

62 Hey Vic - Try RedBox.com.. it lets you locate which boxes in nearby zipcodes that have blu-rays.. you can even reserve them when you find it at a particular box.

63 I see John Carter is out on Bluray this week. What is the consensus of the Morons? I no longer have a place I can rent BluRays so I have to buy blind.

Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 07:16 AM (YdQQY)

I thought it was great fun.  Won't blow your mind but the film looks great and and it's got a lot of humor about it.

No NetFlix?  Amazon Prime?  I'm not sure if I'd recommend buying brand new on blu.  At least wait until you can find a cheap used copy.

64 Isn't Daffy Duck a Warner Brothers creation? I'm thinking the entire current Disney board is a NAMBLA chapter. Posted by: Captain Hate at June 05, 2012 07:21 AM (hzYnh) ==== hehe, good point. And, yea, I used to manage up to a 100 or so artists (game industry types: illustrators, 2D and 3D animators, etc), and the gay folks were always trying to get into Disney - very hard to do - and thought of it as mecca.

65 Trump bought the Doral country club and is making it into a 5 star resort.  He made a very good case for the fact that the media is obsessed with the birther issue, not him.

F chuck todd made a great case for the dems bringing up "wedge issues" so that they have a vote on record and can make nice campaign commercials.  He and Michael Steele pointed out his paycheck equality thing is one of those very issues.

66 "CA Buyer's Remorse," Nick Allen, UK Telegraph

2008 Ballot 53% voted for the Bullet Train to link LA to Frisco. Projected to remain unfinished until 2028 when postponements inevitably begin and inflation proves insurmountable. CA voters already bought themselves $10 billion DEBT from bonds and Obama "injected" $3.5 billion as stimulus, leaving the project ONLY $54.9 billion short.  At a projected cost of $123 for a one-way ticket, not a single person said they would use the bullet train more than once a week, and only 33 per cent said they would prefer the bullet train over a one hour plane journey or seven hour drive.
--
Include the cost of the project and price to purchase a 1-way ticket on the ballot.

Shovel ready jobs. Massive unemployment. Golden State. California Dreamin'

67

I'm sure Short has an entourage surrounding him telling him he's great and that being in a fat suit staging fake interviews would be hilarious... <<<<

 

There is a woman in our town who is continually introducing herself as "Martin Short's Niece." No shit. With supreme haughtiness, as though he's some type of fucking megastar pulling $100 million per film. If he were actually still making worldwide blockbusters like "Captain Ron."

Whenever she's around the missus will squeeze my hand hard and warn me "Do NOT say ANYTHING you might be thinking out loud."

I find her lack of faith disturbing.

68 ll this while the "C" word has virtually been swept from the popular American vocabulary by guess who? .....the commies. The commies didn't sweep the "C" word from our vocabulary. Commies will be commies, and they will always bitch about being called what they are. Bears shit in the woods, fish piss in the sea. The problem is the reflexive anti-anticommunists on the right. Even accurately quoting what a leftist said will get these people who are supposed to be playing on the right team jumping down your throat . WTF is the deal? Are they afraid the "cool kids" they want to impress on the left are going to call them Birchers if they don't pounce vehemently enough?

69 Btw, did you see, portraits of Eric Holder is Bing's homepage today.

70 Reading the individual reviews on Rotten Tomatoes it looks like most people think it is ho-hum OK.  So probably not worth the current $20 cost.  Maybe the $5 bin at WalMart.

71 Just a rant here: I am so sick of the pot stuff. Saturday, it was gorgeous outside, and so me and the family were outside in the backyard. After awhile, it smelled like somebody hit a skunk, which is highly unlikely, being as we're in a major metropolitan area. When things cleared out awhile, it was pretty obvious that the smell was some neighbor(s) smoking pot. The smell hung over the backyard for at least an hour. Then last night, trying to put my 2-year-old to bed, there's a nice breeze that comes in the room, and it stinks of pot. This isn't Amsterdam, people!

72 ...speaking of the US Senate Cruz/Dewhurst race in TX  ...which is to replace Kay Bailey Useless (TX-Rino)  ...just heard her interviewed on local radio and talking about Obama she stated "he's a good man, a nice man".    The female McCain cannot be gone fast enough.

73 Posted by: Katja at June 05, 2012 07:54 AM (hkwch)


Pot doesn't have a "skunk oder". The closest thing to skunk oder is a male cat marking territory by spraying.


Pot smells more like grass burning.

74 @23.  Yeah, the Hollywood crowd really should keep their mouths shut.  Jason Alexander (George Castanza) from Seinfeld joined the Occupy Wall Street (LA) in protest.  As much money the guy has made he wants to protest rich people?  Use to like the guy but now I just think he is stupid.

75

Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 07:54 AM (YdQQY)

It wasn't popular at teh theater and it probably won't sell all that well on DVD/Bluray.  Give it six months and you'll probably find it for $10 bucks.  THEN go for it.

76 According to Mark Davis, Dewhurst got on his show yesterday and said that anyone who voted for Paul or Santorum "wasted their vote." Now I'm no fan of either Paul or Santorum but last time I checked, I still lived in a free country where my vote, whether it is for Mr Dewhurst's right candidate or not, still counts and may be important to me. I certainly do not take kindly to some politician telling me my vote is wasted if I'm not voting for whom they think I should. Did anyone hear the interview live on 660 AM yesterday? Just wondering if maybe I'm overreacting and reading the wrong context into the statement.

77

Good morning, 'rons and 'ronettes.  Let's raise a glass to the Gipper at 5 o'clock, wherever you are.

 

Vic and Gabe, thanks for the news roundup.  Hope you and the wife are doing well, Vic.

 

Nothing much in old movie news today.  It's the birthday of William Boyd (better known as Hopalong Cassidy) and also of Franklyn Farnum, who, in a career spent mostly in the saddle as a Western star, also appeared with the Duke in "Stagecoach," and as a shadowy extra in "Sunset Boulevard" (he's the undertaker who shows up with the baby coffin for Norma Desmond's monkey).

78

Pot smells more like grass burning<<<<

 

No.  It has a distinctive and unpleasant odor.  It doesn't smell like skunk, but it puts you in mind of something that bad. 

79 The female McCain cannot be gone fast enough.
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Don't want another gumby McCain doll seated; whether Dewhurst is male or not is beside the point.

 

80

>>Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at June 05, 2012 07:53 AM (p7SSh)

The entire media wing of commies have done their best to eliminate use of the word.

The best example that I always use is The History Channel never referencing WW 2 Russia as Communist when showing its role in the war.

Also, if you ever watch network alphabet dinosaur news, they haven't used it since the fall of the Berlin Wall, which conveniently and fallaciously killed the onerous communist bogeyman once and not for all.

81 Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 06:53 AM (YdQQY)

We used to get very high-quality gulf shrimp, but after the BP spill everyone said it would be years before they came back. Of course they were wrong, and the shrimp are now available. They are fresher and better than the Asian shrimp that we see everywhere, and also competitively priced. Who knew that America could compete with Asia?

But...those shrimpers are filthy Americans who should be punished for raping Mother Gaia.

82 72 ...speaking of the US Senate Cruz/Dewhurst race in TX ...which is to replace Kay Bailey Useless (TX-Rino) ...just heard her interviewed on local radio and talking about Obama she stated "he's a good man, a nice man". The female McCain cannot be gone fast enough. Posted by: dogfish at June 05, 2012 07:54 AM (N2yhW) ========== Really bothered me to see Perry attacking Tea Party and Cruz the other day. The "we know what's best for you" crap came out. "You don't know how Texas runs/works" blah blah blah. Sounded like Biden's "They don't get us!" rant.

83 74 @23. Yeah, the Hollywood crowd really should keep their mouths shut. Jason Alexander (George Castanza) from Seinfeld joined the Occupy Wall Street (LA) in protest. As much money the guy has made he wants to protestrich people? Use to like the guy but now I just think he is stupid. Posted by: Case at June 05, 2012 07:58 AM (oP90r) ---- and, then he came out and did horrible "gay" jokes on late night and got blasted for it.

84 Posted by: Empire of Jeff at June 05, 2012 08:01 AM (JDIKC)

The occasional whiff of cigarette or especially cigar smoke is quite pleasant, but every time I smell marijuana I wonder why people smoke it every day!

85 Did anyone hear the interview live on 660 AM yesterday? Just wondering if maybe I'm overreacting and reading the wrong context into the statement. Posted by: DangerGirl at June 05, 2012 08:00 AM (zEeUf) --- I didn't hear, it but it sounds just like Rick Perry's attack. Wth?

86 No. It has a distinctive and unpleasant odor. It doesn't smell like skunk, but it puts you in mind of something that bad. Posted by: Empire of Jeff at June 05, 2012 08:01 AM (JDIKC) ======== the really good stuff has that "skunky" smell...

87 Posted by: DangerGirl at June 05, 2012 08:00 AM (zEeUf)

You sound like one of those cranky individualists.

Come on...get with the program. You'll vote the way you are told, and you'll like it!

88 All the pot smoke I have ever smelled smelled like leaves or grass burning. Maybe there is a new strain out. I have smelled any in a long time.

But I have never smelled any kind of smoke that was like skunk oder.

89 But...those shrimpers are filthy Americans who should be punished for raping Mother Gaia.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 05, 2012 08:02 AM (nEUpB)

I think this is just ore of the Obamanites trying to destroy American industry.

90

"I'm waiting to see which Disney character comes out of the closet."

 

She's not Disney, but I wouldn't mind Jessica Rabbit being a little "curious," IYKWIMAITYD. . .

91 new thread already? I haven't even eaten breakfast, yet.

92

I strongly disagree with legalizing marijuana.

 

That's just giving Democrats another tool to permanently enslave the minds and wills of their base. 

93 We used to get very high-quality gulf shrimp


We used to be able to drive down to the beach and get fresh shrimp from roadside vendors for really cheap.  That went away long ago.

94 The entire media wing of commies have done their best to eliminate use of the word. Of course they have. Bears shit in the woods. Fish piss in the sea. When a commie yelps about being called a commie, then tear into the bitch. In my experience, that puts the conversation about two steps away from the sheepish, "Well, communism has never been tried." The problem is that the staunch anti-anticommunists claiming to be on my side will take up the argument against me. I don't give a shit whether he has my back. He should slink away if I embarrass him instead of making a show of how fucking tolerant of communism he is.

95 Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 08:11 AM (YdQQY)

There are a few places around here that carry SC shrimp. I love the stuff! It and Maine shrimp are the only fresh shrimp we can get, and the SC stuff is often whole, unprocessed fresh, which is the best kind. Oh, it's also pricey!

And you are correct that the turtle legislation is simply another way to turn America into a third-world shithole. Their goal is to destroy innovation, entrepreneurship, self-reliance and personal responsibility. And they are doing a good job.

96 A new thread with this one less than 100.  It will be dead before it gets to 150.

97 What's with RedBox?  Go to their website and John Carter does even exist.

The Redbox kiosks in my town have BluRay disks.

98 Good Morning fellow AOS horde members.

It is morning in Wisconsin.  Dawn will soon be breaking in the rest of the Country.

99
>>11 Rare Venus sun crossing will occur at 6 pm EDT today, but be careful watching it...


Fortunately, it's never been easier to observe the phenomenon. In 1874, eight American expeditions set out to record the Transit of Venus at a cost of $177,000.

You won't have to spend a penny! You can watch it live from your computer screen. NASA will be streaming the passage live from the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

There is also video documentaries and educational articles about Hawaii, Astronomy and the Transit of Venus. You'll have everything you need to witness this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Webcast: http://tinyurl.com/7uxwswd
Information: http://tinyurl.com/c8y7ky5

100 Maybe they (Redbox) are having a feud with Disney.

101 Smoking stinks, regardless of what's burning. Even mesquite campfires or BBQ reek from your clothes next day.

Katja
Try the tall sprinkler between you and the smokers. It might help wash down the air. I'm surprised the neighbors aren't at least attempting to mask their stink on their own. But then, regardless of chosen vice, most people's heads are up their asses these days. No consideration for neighbors.

Our county used to be pretty fascist with law enforcement, illicit drugs were absolutely verboten with extremely aggressive prosecution and jury convictions. Twenty years ago, our town enjoyed a bit of independent identity separated from the capital by a lovely green belt. But the doubling in size this past decade has changed prioritization, blending in with the megametro PC scene that now permeates life surrounded by immigrants (whether from out of state or illegals).

102 Mornin' horde! Just a reminder- Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure

103 The DOJ Overlord vote counter doesn't play well.

104

I strongly disagree with legalizing marijuana.

That's just giving Democrats another tool to permanently enslave the minds and wills oftheir base.

I have a problem with the practicality of it.  Unlike Alcohol there's no easily identifiable real time test for Marijuana, so someone could show up to work or drive completely baked and we'd have no way of detecting it (accurately).  My (admittedly rough) understanding of Pharmacology tells me that the blood test for THC is a good indicator but not always accurate as far as mental status goes.  (While you could make the same argument for Blood EtOH level, that actually scales fairly well all things considered.)

From the driving aspect, I suppose we could roll it into reckless driving or the more nebulous "Driving under the influence" based on a roadside test. But for the purposes of job performance, it's already hard enough to fire someone, and I certainly don't want to work with people who are baked all the time, (I did that for a while, it was called my a highschool job in fast food.)  This would make it much harder to fire them.  As opposed to now, where you can simply put a ban on all illegal drugs period, and have a zero tolerence policy and you don't have to verify that they were high as a kite at the time of the test, just at somepoint.

105 Posted by: Empire of Jeff at June 05, 2012 08:11 AM (JDIKC)

How many of these stoners will vote? Sure, they will vote to legalize, but then what? I doubt they are an energetic voting bloc.

Maybe that's the answer? Getting every Democrat in the country stoned on election day.

106 Liesman advocating for the US to step in and fix europe.  Michelle Caruso Cabrera and Rick Santelli all over him on this one.  (CNBC)

107 Cabrera making a good case that europe is latin america in the 80's.  

108 Liesman sound totally panicked.....

"Let's go to europe with one million copies of "Atlas Shrugged", that's how you'll help europe."  -  Rick Santelli

109

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 05, 2012 08:33 AM (nEUpB)

*cough*Halo4*Cough*

It will have the same effect, I think. At least amongst the under 30 male crowd.  I don't know how that crowd broke in 2008 (my guess would be Democrat? But I live in a strange bubble so my under 30 male crowd broke R).  Also there's some overlap between Halo fans and pot smokers (I'm only in the Gaming side of that Venn Diagram.)

As was said by one of the Moron horde a while back: "Someone at Microsoft leans very far right."  (Or just doesn't want to see another anti-trust suit.)

110 Posted by: tsrblke at June 05, 2012 08:32 AM (22rSN)

The legality of marijuana should have no effect on its ban in the workplace. Alcohol is legal, but lots of people get fired for going to work drunk.

Your point about testing is a good one. Any pharmacologists out there who know whether there is a reliable blood test for acute marijuana use?

111 93  We would always buy our shrimp from a lady who sold out of the back of her truck.  She was very successful and purchased a storefront.  Back in my neck of the swamp, there are folks who go door to door to sell shrimp. 

112 Off topic....just returned to states from Canada trip (Quebec City...loved it). Anyway, have an email from friend I trust that has possibly gone viral, but no mention in MSM? Two different emails from Vietnam Vets complaining of treatment at Vietnam Wall on Memorial Day due to Obama photo op. True story? I am just getting caught up with what y'all have been up to, so have no idea if this was mentioned anywhere....but vets were not allowed to be near Vietnam Wall for five hours and blocked 100 yards away from site with their families.

113 DFW morons, Ted Cruz on Mark Davis in ~ 15 min. ...just had to suffer through Kay B H for a2nd time this morning, ugh.

114 Your point about testing is a good one. Any pharmacologists out there who know whether there is a reliable blood test for acute marijuana use?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 05, 2012 08:44 AM (nEUpB)

We used to test for it all the time.

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Organized labor is staring down the prospect of a bitter disappointment here on Tuesday, where union members are working furiously to unseat Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and replace him with a Democratic challenger.

Wisconsin has become the front line in the battle between unions and reform-minded Republicans, and organized labor arguably has more on the line in Tuesday's recall election than any other constituency.

Preparing for their defeat? Most of the story is overpaid union thugs whining. I hope that they spent themselves stupid only to lose

116 Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 08:47 AM (YdQQY)

Urine tests? That doesn't show recent use. What kind of tests?

117 Yeah it was urine tests.  If would tell if you had smoked any in the past 6 months or so. Any positive sign at all was grounds for instant firing per federal law.


As for telling if someone is smoking on the job that should be pretty easy from visible signs. Pinhole eyes, slurred talk, and odor.

I actually had to go to a class on aberrant behavior and that was one of the things we were educated on.

118 This morning on NPR:  The North Dakota Religious Freedom Amendment, women and children hardest hit.

After reading about it online I think this issue is worthy of it's own thread.

119 Vic - I saw John Carter on a large screen a few weeks ago.  I thought it was pretty good.  Very faithful to the ERB books (which may have been it's downfall).

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The legality of marijuana should have no effect on its ban in the workplace. Alcohol is legal, but lots of people get fired for going to work drunk.

I don't disagree but the problem is related to the problem of testing.  I've been in jobs where they have a breathalyzer on Site.   You blow a .0X, it's been nice knowing you pack up your desk.

This is also similar for pilots, etc.  Score higher than X, lose job.  AFAIK, there's no equivalent for THC, there are bloodtests to be sure, but my (limited) understanding is they don't scale well as far as "how high are you" goes.  Plus the defense will always been "Well I was high last night and that's not illegal, I'm not high now."

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As for telling if someone is smoking on the job that should be pretty easy from visible signs. Pinhole eyes, slurred talk, and odor.

I actually had to go to a class on aberrant behavior and that was one of the things we were educated on.

I don't disagree entirely, except odor doesn't help in the person gets high before they come in (or ate a big batch of pot brownies.)  Everything else could be explained away.

Years ago, I worked a McD's and we suspected someone of skimming small amounts from the drawer each day (Usually between $20-$40 IIRC.)  When we axed said person, McD's still had to pay unemployment because they didn't meet the remarkably rigorous criteria for "proper firing."  I think we ended up just hiring her back because it was a better use of money to let her skim some cash, than pay unemployment.

122 As I said, it is fairly easy to tell if someone is using on the job.


But even at that there are two categories of workers that require drug tests by federal law (maybe other I don't know about).  In those categories federal law requires firing if ay shows up at all in the testing program.  It also requires banning from any job in that industry for a minimum of 5 years.  However, from practice it means a permanent ban.

123 Legalize Drugs? Included the punitive premise to prosecute/convict those who would injure others in the process.

It comes to costs. And prohibition costs taxpayers far too much ($900 billion annually). Consider well how many bureaucrats/enforcers are intent on maintaining their status quo. It would come to Big Pharma buying the whole enchilada.

In repealing prohibition, reiterate individual responsibility and the rights of individuals and private enterprise to hold independent standards in the workplace, in public and at home. Employers can enforce their own protocol. If the Republican Leadership has its way, frivolous litigation won't have standing to reach a court. (Careful you're not tossed in with the rubbish, as well.)

You get fired because your work performance does not meet requirements and/or expectations.

You get a traffic ticket because you failed to abide by rules of the road, driving recklessly.

Most cities outlaw open containers in public on sidewalks, in automobiles. The same could apply to whatever unseemly drug that clouds better judgment.

But if Americans vote to revoke the FDR initiated "controlled substance" laws, we should seriously consider the drug farm that Big Pharma offered to drug heads back in that day. The drug users could come or leave voluntarily. While at the farm, they worked on the farm. And taxpayers did not have to pay. It was a private global Big Pharma business, much like the paid volunteer drug tests advertised in America today, only long term, with long term records to show for science. Eugenics? No, the agenda was not to kill addict test subjects.

However, the battle over whether a drug addict has "free will" to volunteer his/her self (body) could be argued. But the drug farm provided housing and outdoor work growing produce and tending livestock for the patients, and scientific drug research on humans. That was then; this is now. And the question remains with the lost souls, what to do? Farm life was both Washington's and Jefferson's ideal. Far better than institutionalized locked inside a concrete cell with the other human monsters grown in that system.

The "compassion" to condemn the farm hospital drug addict hospice that did not attempt to cure addicts only made matters worse these many decades since, dumping addicts back into over populated urban allies and prisons, pawns of violent crime.

Addiction is in the mind, enhanced by chemicals, but a mindset that we all must recognize in order to transcend by choosing behavioral and mental sobriety. No one can force another to choose independent sobriety; it remains the individual's "will". So perhaps the old farm has a place for addicts to at least subsist in good health, physically and mentally.

Regardless of habits or addictions, those who choose what leads to violence must via Justice go to prison or "die by the sword" as the Prince of Peace told his disciple before allowing himself to be sacrificed.

124 When we axed said person, McD's still had to pay unemployment because they didn't meet the remarkably rigorous criteria for "proper firing."


That is not a problem for smoking hooch.  It is a problem for shitty labor laws in that State. In right to work States you can fire anyone for any reason at any time, as long as it does not violate federal EEOC rules.

The problem is also that in some States you are going to pay unemployment regardless of the reason for firing.  Hell, some States require you to pay unemployment if they quit.

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Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 09:11 AM (YdQQY)

I dunno, I defer to you on the aberent behavior thing. I just know that in Medicine for example they have problems determining when someone is abusing painkillers at work to a point where they feel comfortable dismissing the person without the fear of a valid lawsuit being leveled against them.

As such, you usually get to a point where it's painfully obvious that the person is using (See the courtcase: Kadlec v. Lakeview).  Obvious in the sense that the person can't stand up straight, or actually passes out on the job.  By then it's far too late, and people have usually been injured as a result of the missed signals.  I'd just hate to expand that problem to other places.  IMHO, it's not the obvious cases of being high you need to worry about, it's the marginal ones.  If someone walks in barely able to stand up, you're going to find a reason to send them home.  It's when someone's just high enough that it's barely noticiable but they start producing errors.

126 Urine tests? That doesn't show recent use. What kind of tests?

Hair including the follicle.

127 Urine tests do show recent use.  The difference between the urine tests and hair follicle tests is the lenght of time it will show.  As I said, the urine tests are good for about 6 months.  The hair tests are good for 5 years. But they are much more expensive.

A urine test for pot and most common barbiturates is about $35 (or it was before I retired).

128 That nefarious plot by the dems to keep the rabble stoned and complacent is a massive failure . Every reefer smoker I know , save one , votes Republican . I'll be skint up when I pull the straight R lever in November .

129 Posted by: Vic at June 05, 2012 09:21 AM (YdQQY)

A urine test probably won't show whether someone is high at that moment, but will show that they have used marijuana within the last few weeks. Urine tests are useless past about one month.

This is a link to a CDC advisory, which has some good info.

http://is.gd/8Q5dMV

130 Posted by: awkward davies at June 05, 2012 09:25 AM (Jp1VY)

And what about the people you know who don't smoke dope? I'll bet most of them are Republicans too!

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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 05, 2012 09:33 AM (nEUpB)

My wife doesn't believe me when I say we're a "center-right" country.  This isn't one of those opinions, It's a fact.

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On Monday, Microsoft released an critical out of sequence update to deal with the Flame virus security certificate spoofing issue.

If your computer is set to automatic updates, you should have the patch, although you might need to restart your computer to complete the update process.  If you're set to manual updates, stop by Windows Update or download from support.microsoft.com/kb/2718704.

133 Yeah CBD , my little thing above was anecdotal . So what , so's everything the anti pot statists on aoshq post . Of course then they'll bitch about the loss of freedom due to the humorless enforcement arm of the state . Oh noe's , it's drones , helicopters , TSA , DEA ,ATF and on and fuckin' on .

134 73 Pot smells more like grass burning.

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My dad, a narcotics officer, once told me that it smelled like wet hay burning, but that he couldn't say that in court.

135 "The Michigan Supreme Court has approved the language of a Detroit referendum question to legalize possession and use of up to 1 ounce of marijuana, on private property, by those 21 and older."


Yes! Free lids for everybody! We'll get stoned and watch them plow the city under.

136 Of course then they'll bitch about the loss of freedom due to the humorless enforcement arm of the state . The federal government operates way outside its charter. If we starve the beast and fix that, then decriminalization or legalization will be a side-effect. Potheads can get on board with the starve-the-beast agenda that I want to get the freedom to get baked that they want. Until then, they can shit themselves every time they hear a knock on the door. That's leverage, and there is no way I'm surrendering the upper hand for nothing in return.

137 Today I'm going to "waste my vote" in the California Republican Primary by voting for Ron Paul. In what has been the most underreported story of the 2012 elections, Ron Paul won more delegates in 11 states than Mitt Romney. These delegates along with successful Liberty candidates for Congress will be essential to keeping Mittens from wandering into RINO territory, as he is often wont to do.

138 ABC, erin mclauchlin yesterday

Bank Robbery: "a unique situation that required an unusual response"

Based on a "reliable" anonymous call that provided no description at all, Police in Aurora, Colo., searching for suspected bank robbers stopped every car at an intersection, removed all passengers from vehicles and handcuffed all the adults and searched the cars, one of which they believed was carrying the suspect."

After two hours detaining everyone at the intersection, the final car yielded a man with two firearms whom the police apprehended and charged with the bank robbery though no money or evidence from the scene was found.
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The unique situation requiring an unusual response, WHERE'S THE MONEY? And what bank robber would sit in his car for two hours at an intersection awaiting search and seizure?

What are Colorado State's gun laws, anyway?

139 keeping Mittens from wandering into RINO territory

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Getting him off the RINO Reservation would be a miracle. He's not called Obamalite for no reason.

140 So, I have been catching up on the news on my day off, and started to read about the lively race war that appears to have engulfed the slums of LA.

Seems that for the past year there have been quite a few race based killings.  The MSM and police have been reporting them as "gang related" in order to keep the rest us in the dark, but it looks like it is going to explode here shortly.

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