August 22, 2012
— Gabriel Malor Happy Wednesday.
Texas celebrated two major court victories yesterday. First, the DC Circuit ruled that the EPA exceeded its authority (translation: it was actually lawless) when it issued rules putting the squeeze on coal-fired power plants. Second, the 5th Circuit overturned the injunction preventing Texas from cutting off state funding for Planned Parenthood.
The Democrats' Charlotte convention is going to have fewer parties and fewer stars than the 2008 convention in Denver. The economy and the less "historical" nature of the election are cited.
Team Romney is out with a new ad today that's sure to confuse and enrage Democrats and Socialists (BIRM). Entitled "Nothing's Free," the ad continues the Obamacare-enabled Medicare attack and also gets some good shots in on Obama's plan to raise taxes.
And a new AP-GfK poll has the race statistically tied. Note that it's a registered voter poll when the pollsters really should be switching to the likely voter model.
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Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 02:52 AM (YdQQY)
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Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 02:52 AM (YdQQY)
A couple who each lost a leg when their motorcycle was struck by a teenager who was driving and texting have settled their lawsuit against him for $500,000, their lawyer says.
No, his insurance company has settled for what ever the limits on his insurance are which is not much. NJ min is 15/30/5 meaning that all the insurance company is responsible for is 30K for the two injured (assuming he had only min coverage which is what most people have).
The teen, or most likely his parents, will be responsible for the other $570,000. Goodbye house and all your possessions. I feel sorry for his parents but when you hand the keys to your car to a teen you are placing your life and wealth in his hands.
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Posted by: mallfly at August 22, 2012 02:55 AM (NI3M5)
Mafia Summer
Based on a true story, this thriller brilliantly captures a pivotal moment in Mafia history through the lives of teenagers enmeshed in New York City's organized-crime networks. An affectionate and violent story of friendship and loyalty, the novel focuses on two boys during a blistering summer in Hell's Kitchen, 1950.
And that's it for today. A few more but not a lot.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 02:56 AM (YdQQY)
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Posted by: Comrade Arthur at August 22, 2012 02:59 AM (il+Xn)
Posted by: mallfly at August 22, 2012 06:57 AM (NI3M5)
Different situation in AK with the Democrat natives back MooKow. MooKow also had help from the RNC.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 03:00 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:57 AM (LRFds)
What bothers me more is the Republicans will not respond in-kind.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 03:01 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 03:03 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: toby928© Ravel Rouser at August 22, 2012 03:04 AM (QupBk)
The difference between the two parties in Vic's comment is that to Republicans, "respond in kind" actually means "following the law."
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 03:05 AM (sbV1u)
For fear of being flamed, but Bush used the signing statement how does Obama's use of executive orders differ?
And I am only asking because I'd like to know how they differ.
Posted by: General Woundwort at August 22, 2012 03:05 AM (06lNq)
As for Republicans following the law, if they intend to prosecute the lawbreakers that would be fine, but that will not happen either.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 03:06 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 03:07 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:09 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Tsar Nicholas II at August 22, 2012 03:09 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 03:10 AM (K4AdI)
Can the signing statement be ignored? Meaning a law is a law and must be followed, but can the directives in a signing statement be ignored?
Posted by: General Woundwort at August 22, 2012 03:10 AM (06lNq)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 03:12 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 03:14 AM (cWpCn)
Posted by: Pilgrim at August 22, 2012 03:15 AM (smsnw)
Please believe me, I'm not trying to equate Bush's use of signing statements with Obama's use of executive orders.
I just want to know what the differences between the two are because it comes up in arguments with liberals, "..But Bush used signing statements."
Posted by: General Woundwort at August 22, 2012 03:16 AM (06lNq)
Also, "signing statements" have never been tested in court. My view on them is that they are wholly unconstitutional. The Constitution only allows two things from a President regarding a law passed by congress. He can approve it or veto it, that's it.
Bush did not use his veto pen near enough.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 03:16 AM (YdQQY)
And yes I realize it would never make it past dingy h to the floor.
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 07:14 AM (cWpCn)
I suppose they could pass a law that negates an XO, but I suppose the President would veto it. I don't think that has ever been tested either.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 03:17 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 03:17 AM (cWpCn)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 03:17 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:19 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:20 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: DangerGirl on her DangerPhone at August 22, 2012 03:22 AM (Pfr2x)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 03:23 AM (cWpCn)
We still await the Federal "approval" of Texas Voter ID Law.
2012 election in how many days?
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 03:26 AM (BAnPT)
Liberals went apoplectic because Bush signed non legacy binding statements of intent on his interpretation of execution of executive branch oversight of laws during his tenure. IOW "wah....he is governing", by the very nature of the action Bush was limiting himself to at most modifying or clarifying contemporary Legislative actions. It is not as though he could take a farm bill, and decide it ended collective bargaining with the flick of a wrist.
Obama on the other hand has used XO to nullify prior precedent wholecloth, and nullify existing law. His dream act for example goes inarguably from an enforcement alteration to creation of new law. Hell he could be impeached for his refusal even to send DoJ to defend DOMA, he has an obligation to enforce the law and he does not get to choose what laws are "good enough", he doesn't have to be bound on his directions to DoJ and they can defacto whiff a case on purpose but for theatrics he decided not even to do that.
Barack's "justification" for his Jedi Hand wave Dream Act is "Congress won't give me what I want", if allowed to stand untested he has in essence just given himself the right to nullify an opposition Congress.
Go look up Oliver Cromwell to see where that leads.
First, it creates a constitutional problem between the separation of powers. Second, it creates a constitutional problem without a clear remedy.
Barack also gets his shits and giggles ignoring the courts, in essence when he was ORDERED to follow the law and permit oil rigs in the Gulf he ignored the law.
You don't get to do that simply by saying "I won." Harry Reid's refusal to do the honorable thing and walk across the street and knock on Obama's door like Bob Dole did Nixon is destroying the separation of powers. The demcorats could give three fucks because they are trying to destroy our nation.
This is not going to end well.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 03:32 AM (LRFds)
The response is, "So did Obama." Check the link at the nic.
Signing statements are the equivalent of "Sense of Congress" resolutions you see appended to bills. They have no legal force, but they give Executive level agencies guidance on what the President wants to see.
Executive Orders ALSO have no legal force, but are used as policy statements. There is really no material difference between the two except that for a signing statement, you have to have a bill you're signing. EOs can be issued anytime.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 03:33 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: ParisParamus at August 22, 2012 03:34 AM (7SkSw)
"Some organizations may be waiting..."
"Hollywood stars could decide to jet to Charlotte at the last minute..."
"The economy also could be partly to blame..."
"None of this means thereÂ’s wonÂ’t be stars and celebrations in Charlotte..."
"Actress Eva Longoria...plans to attend. And actress Ashley Judd is a delegate."
Jeez, desperate much?
Yes, yes, everything is just hunky feckin' dory.
Dopes.
Posted by: Judean People's Front at August 22, 2012 03:34 AM (ksERZ)
Posted by: The littl shyning man at August 22, 2012 03:34 AM (PH+2B)
I think it's just wonderful that the prez now has the power to veto any prior law he wants at any time via EO. What a great f**king idea. A presidential veto that requires a supermajority to re-veto by the body that is supposed to make the laws. Brilliant.
If we lived in a nation where those in power only rarely abused it, instead of every damn time one side gets its hands on the levers of power, this would probably not be an issue. But the Dems have proven that they are willing to do anything at all.
Of course - maybe I just defeated my own point. The Dems are lawless criminals who ignore every law they find inconvenient, up to and including laws against murder, so why would it matter what the law says? When Americans elect Democrats, they are voting for absolutist tyrants.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 22, 2012 03:35 AM (xUM1Q)
Choom is screwing with Texas, Virginia is too close and too friendly to him to mess with.
Election is in 76 days....
BOOM
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 03:35 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Biancaneve at August 22, 2012 03:36 AM (UaBrT)
U.S. Senate Candidate Issues Apology for Cursing at Reporter, Then Retracts It
Rep. Todd Akin's bizarre theory on female biology has sparked another controversy across the country in Washington state, but unlike Akin, State Senator and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Baumgartner no longer feels that he used the "wrong words in the wrong way." Late on Monday night after an interview with the blog Publicola on Akin's remarks, Baumgartner e-mailed the reporter, seemingly with little provocation, and told him to "go f*ck yourself.” On Tuesday afternoon he issued an apology, but then announced that he's standing by his profane command.
NYMag
Is it the heat making our Senate candidates Fukishima, or what?
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 22, 2012 03:36 AM (kdS6q)
You may think it's tinfoil-hattery, but after watching Bark Obama and his co-conspirators for almost four hellish years, I'm convinced they have no intention of giving up power for any reason.
This is the Idi Amin/Li'l Kim/Papa Doc syndrome: once you grab the reins, you do not let go.
By any means necessary, comrades.
But dealing with that is just too damn difficult for "conservatives." The best we can expect in response to the Choomer-in-Chief's regime is the occasion Sharp Rebuke.
Posted by: MrScribbler at August 22, 2012 03:37 AM (wZI4b)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:39 AM (9TTOe)
Yeah. Most of America isn't going to be too upset about telling a reporter to go fuck himself.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at August 22, 2012 03:39 AM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Gran at August 22, 2012 03:39 AM (mw0FO)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 03:39 AM (PNi9V)
When Lincoln ordered the State of Martial Law, that had no legal force?
That was then. This is now.
Assure all the victims of policy statements today that the Executive Order "policy" applied against them had no legal force.
Every administration has POLICY. Since Wilson, American POLITICIANS have increasingly determined the best national policy is to dismiss Constitutional Governance for being inconvenient, hence "ineffective".
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 03:40 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 07:32 AM (LRFds)
Indeed. Living under a lawless, illegitimate government never does. This is a good time to be making contingency plans, just in case this election doesn't go the way we think it will go.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 22, 2012 03:40 AM (xUM1Q)
Posted by: ThinkProgress at August 22, 2012 03:42 AM (d6j3N)
AtC, a major problem with that is that there has been a temporary free lunch for a non-trivial portion of the voting populace. Approximately 50% of them have been dining at the Taxpayer's Buffet (tm) for some time and have quite enjoyed it.
Unfortunately for them (and us), the waiter is on the way over to the table with the cumulative bill.
Posted by: Hrothgar (Dagny Aficionado ) at August 22, 2012 03:43 AM (Cnqmv)
Heretofore EOs have largely been EBranch housecleaning WRT designated powers or duties. The left went feral over Bush's "crimes". I admit my Republican partisanship, but Bush paled in comparison to Obama on his imperial use of the Presidency.
Obama is a walking billboard for the utility and sense of Parliament truth be told. He has been on a two year temper tantrum because Pelosi lost Mjolnir and Air Farce III. Had we not lost the Senate lead but failed to get the 60 votes I suspect the nation would have seen the first battle in the beginning of the end of the Federal government.
The democrats overtly are stating by their actions and words that the GOP is not allowed to govern. Whether we win or lose they are using their deep seated operatives in the "apolitical" civil service to thwart the GOP agenda, they have willfully undermined Bush's methodology while he held power only to engage in absolute silence or celebration of Obama's use of the same methods. The democrats will either put the hypocrisy down, get punished by a wide swath of the electorate when the next donk President overreaches without his magic melanin shield and press watchdogs refusing to attack him, or the Republican minded voter will seek redress for grievances elsewhere.
It is not a matter of "if" the above three items will occur, but "when".
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 03:43 AM (LRFds)
You actually hit the nail on the head for me at least about how to view the two.
A signing statement is issuing an interpretive document meant to clarify the meaning of legislation that the President has signed into law.
An executive order is just the President attempting to work his will.
Posted by: General Woundwort at August 22, 2012 03:43 AM (06lNq)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:44 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 07:39 AM (PNi9V)
What is "AT?"
Posted by: Reactionary at August 22, 2012 03:45 AM (xUM1Q)
Posted by: ThinkProgress at August 22, 2012 07:42 AM (d6j3N)
Where do I go for my vodka-stamps? Maybe this unlimited government thing isn't going to be so bad after all, comrade!
Posted by: Hrothgar (Dagny Aficionado ) at August 22, 2012 03:45 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:46 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 03:46 AM (LRFds)
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria will address at the Democratic National Convention next month, according to a release — the first celebrity to be selected to address Democratic delegates.
Longoria, a co-chair of President Barack Obama's reelection effort, has taken on a significant fundraising role for Obama, and has worked on Hispanic and women's outreach for the campaign.
Buzzfeed
Appearing with Longoria that night will be Sen.Barbara Mikulski. Try not to get the two confused.....
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 22, 2012 03:46 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:47 AM (9TTOe)
Does it follow the old maxim that the "best beer" is the one you have in your hand at the time?
Posted by: Hrothgar (Dagny Aficionado ) at August 22, 2012 03:48 AM (Cnqmv)
Waiter: "And how will monsieur be paying the bill?"
Taxpayer: "Beats me. Maybe table 6 will pay it."
Posted by: pep at August 22, 2012 03:49 AM (YXmuI)
Taxpayer: "Beats me. Maybe table 6 will pay it."
Waiter: Ah, the children's table. An excellent choice.
Posted by: pep at August 22, 2012 03:50 AM (YXmuI)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 07:39 AM (9TTOe)
I think the RNC needs to come up with the equivalent of a "Rickover interview" for potential candidates that tests their ability to think on their feet and get their message out through a hostile media interview. If the candidate passes the interview they get access to funding, if not- "well maybe you're not ready for the big leagues just yet..."
Posted by: Nighthawk at August 22, 2012 03:50 AM (RSqz2)
It is not a matter of "if" the above three items will occur, but "when".
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 07:43 AM (LRFds)
I hope you're right about either options #2 or #3, cuz #1 (dems putting down the hypocrisy) will not happen. But I can't say I'm optimistic. Rightward folks are not lawbreakers like Libtards are. Up until they are litterally trying to kill us, our side will be very reluctant to do anything to resist the stripping away of our rights.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 22, 2012 03:51 AM (xUM1Q)
And as president my first eo would be to cancel all of barky's eo's.
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I'm pretty sure they all expire automatically on Jan 20 at about noon, or 2 ish.
Posted by: Hal Burton at August 22, 2012 03:52 AM (vj51i)
Civil Rights grows out of the whole concept of love and nonviolence. THAT should be the inscription on King's (profaned as Mao) memorial statue.
Martin Luther King, Jr.:
"I would ... say that it is a method which seeks to secure a moral end through moral means. And it grows out of the whole concept of love, because if one is truly nonviolent that person has a loving spirit, he refuses to inflict injury upon the opponent because he loves the opponent."
"I am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epochs of our heritage."
"I had the opportunity to talk with most of the major leaders of the new independent countries of Africa, and also leaders in countries that are moving toward independence. And I think all of them agree that in the United States we must solve this problem of racial injustice if we expect to maintain our leadership in the world."
http://tinyurl.com/8cke2d4
The tape will be auctioned. What a shame, that the record will likely be sold and subsequently hidden away as if Martin's message never was. "Nevermore"
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 03:52 AM (BAnPT)
Good morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. Another day of hoping Akin will have a come to Jesus moment and step aside. Another day older and deeper in debt.
If you've been bored enough to read my Hollywood posts, you might remember when I mentioned "Mae's," the MGM-protected brothel that specialized in hookers who looked like stars of the day - Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, Joan Crawford and so on. For years, a rumor went around Tinseltown that Crawford herself would "stand in" for her stand in on occasion, and get a perverse pleasure out of hearing men tell her "Goddamn, baby, but who's your plastic surgeon? You're a dead ringer for Crawford!"
I don't know how much credence I would put in the story, though Crawford (under her real name of Lucille LeSueur) was said to have made money on the side by starring in stag films before getting an MGM contract. She also had a ferocious sexual appetite and played on both sides of the fence, if you believe Marilyn Monroe, who described a one-night stand with Crawford, telling friends that "she wanted me to do what no woman should do to another." So take it as you will.
In any event, this leads us into a story about the famous Hollywood Canteen, a club on Cahuenga Boulevard that offered food, dancing and entertainment free of charge for servicemen. Stars from all the major studios volunteered to wait tables, cook and clean, and one of the highlights for any visitor was to be able to dance with one of the gorgeous hostesses. Sometimes starlets, sometimes extras, very often a Marlene Dietrich, Claudette Colbert or Bette Davis would take to the floor and give a soldier a dance he'd never forget.
And, if the soldier happened to be good-looking and lucky enough to dance with Bette Davis, he got something else he'd never forget. Davis, like Crawford, ran through men like Kleenex and would often sleep with her directors and leading men (at the same time) during shoots, so of course, grapevine gossip soon put military beefcake on alert that they should do their damndest to get close to her when they visited the Canteen.
And so, one night, a radio show was broadcasting from the Canteen (as I heard the story), when the host approached a young, strapping Marine. "Nice to see you here, soldier," the host beamed. "Have you danced with any stars yet?"
"Not yet," the Marine replied. "But I wanna meet Bette Davis."
"Is she your favorite?"
"Naw," the Marine drawled. "I just hear she fucks like a mink!"
Looks like it's going to be a rotten day at work, so I'll just leave things at that. Hope the rest of you have a wonderful day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 22, 2012 03:53 AM (zF6Iw)
Actually TANSTAAFL was first used by Heinlein in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 03:54 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 03:56 AM (3dufx)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:56 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 03:57 AM (9TTOe)
We are discussing the Constitutional theory here. Understand something the Federal Government exists at the consent of the governed, but we have allowed an unholy alliance of the NEA/MSM/Democrat party to essentially undermine the rule of law since Nixon with regards to separation of powers. The average US child under the age of 25 has never lived in a Constitutional Republic. The GOP is just as culpable for refusing to go after William Jefferson Blythe Clinton on all the charges they could have rendered, figuring they'd go for the one that had "proof".
I can forgive their naivete on that series of problems, but I am having increasing difficulty understanding the refusal to say anything.
It is obvious Harry Reid will thwart Congress at every turn, but evidently the threat of riots and such means that as long as the DNC runs minority candidates we are in effect living under two sets of rules. I am NOT saying this from a position of bigotry by the way the issue is not the color, ethnicity, or creed of any candidate it is instead the unspoken promise that holding Barack Obama to "grown up" Presidential standards will lead to anarchy. The equivalent would be Romney using a weaponized Tea Party as stalking horse and showing his willingness by dropping DoJ actions by "militia men" who were convicted.
I sincerely hope the democrats grow up, but they won't they are 78 year old Peter Pans.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:00 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 07:54 AM (YdQQY)
That's what I thought as well. Heinlein's TMIAHM is recommended reading for morons, and moronettes/
Posted by: Hrothgar (Dagny Aficionado ) at August 22, 2012 04:01 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 07:56 AM (9TTOe)
I was answering the first paragraph had not finished the rest yet. Sorry.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 04:01 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: cO'rruption at August 22, 2012 04:01 AM (IPhbB)
Posted by: Case at August 22, 2012 04:01 AM (QwurB)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 22, 2012 04:04 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: HoboJerky, profit of DOOM! at August 22, 2012 04:05 AM (MrM2k)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 04:07 AM (daSZu)
Perhaps, I suspect if say Giggles decides to cancel or vacate the results of the elections you'll see about 185 million making a lot of choices.
The democrats may also want to ponder that parts of their own coalition will not go through that door with them. The average Union worker is just a little ignorant of the implications of his funding of the old New Left in power, I don't think gays have particular book with the US Constitution, and I am fairly certain the "democrat because grandpa was democrat" democrat is not a red anarchist.
A plurality of democrats are being swept along by tribalism, and if something BIG happens they will either show loyalty to the document or not.
In the United States, in theory, the document is King not the President.
I am fairly certain we'll see that put to the test in the next 12 years.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:07 AM (LRFds)
It got put up last night.
Posted by: Chariots of Toast at August 22, 2012 04:07 AM (ksERZ)
Posted by: Case at August 22, 2012 08:01 AM (QwurB)
I think the only reason the donks kept that bigoted cocksucker Sheets Byrd around was to keep them from fucking with the Constitution too much or he'd go on one of his gasbag interminable rants about adhering to the rules where there was a continual risk he'd drop multiple N-bombs.
Posted by: Captain Hate (dagny solidarity) at August 22, 2012 04:09 AM (Pi6xj)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 22, 2012 04:09 AM (hgSh3)
"meh" we'll see....
I am going to go buy 3 hi-point carbines though...
9mm, .40, and .45....
one of the rules is always pick up the opfor's ammo left behind....
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:09 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:10 AM (9TTOe)
There's something to that, much as I hated the bastards Byrd and Kennedy and the Donk thoroughbreds kept the wilder notions of the Pelosi wing in check for the most part....
I am happy they are dead, but I miss their simple greed.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:11 AM (LRFds)
Just ask Faust. You can't get something for nothing. Always a price. Especially when dealing with the devil, aka "the details".
The Faust Legend caveat? The power of Love redeems.
Reference MLKjr.
http://tinyurl.com/8cke2d4
Even India and Britain permitted the life of Gandhi without extermination. By terminating MLK through assassination, America (whoever did it) condemned our nation. Coincidentally, our government exercises today the unconstitutional policy "authorizing" assassinations, no holds barred, be the murders domestic or international.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Matthew 22)
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 04:11 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Thorvald at August 22, 2012 04:11 AM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: Marie at August 22, 2012 04:12 AM (P9OJs)
Canada has an agreement with the US with regards to Political refugees not being "allowed" from the US.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 07:46 AM (LRFds)
Thanks for the info, and good thinking on your part. Personally I hate the cold we have here in MI - I'm not going north. Plus Canada is already a libtard's wet dream in many respects. I'm headed south. Got my land in the D.R. bought and paid for. It may be corrupt, but it's poor and the government has limited resources to bother you with. I'll enjoy a lesser tyranny, drinking rum and looking out over the Caribbean.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 22, 2012 04:12 AM (xUM1Q)
Akin, Akin, Akin!!!!
Now that he's the face of all Republicans, I guess we have to embrace him, right?
Maybe we can trot him out on TV to give his opinion on In vitro?
Wouldn't that be fun!
Posted by: Jay at August 22, 2012 04:13 AM (3LaGb)
Posted by: Thorvald at August 22, 2012 04:13 AM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: Avi at August 22, 2012 04:13 AM (Gx3Fe)
Posted by: toby928© Ravel Rouser at August 22, 2012 04:14 AM (QupBk)
Posted by: Daybrother at August 22, 2012 04:14 AM (d6j3N)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:14 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 04:15 AM (/BwGa)
Since 1913 the march towards socialism in the US has had exactly ZERO setbacks. Not even Regan was able to move anything backwards away from the socialist agenda. He managed to slow it by about 1%.
If the dems ever had an actual setback from their socialist goal they would stage a coup.
Posted by: Hal Burton at August 22, 2012 04:15 AM (vj51i)
You will see a lot more wiling and gnashing of teeth about sanctioned murder by Federal decree in about 77 days should a certain party not win the Presidency. Obama is going to be stunned by how suddenly unpopular his policies are, and how "unDemocrat" his actions have been should he lose. All part of the Donk long con.
If the whole thing ever does devolve into mass anarchy, the MSM and the right are gonna have a long talk about ethics involving a Louisville Slugger.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:16 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: nickless at August 22, 2012 04:16 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:16 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 08:11 AM (LRFds)
At least you knew what Sheets was all about; now everybody wants to trust this fuckhead Manchin until he stabs you in the back in every key vote. Fuck that turd.
Speaking of turds, would somebody get that ugly Gloria Alred off my fucking television screen (sometimes having HD isn't a good thing) talking about how she was raped and almost died from the resulting abortion. My bullshit meter got pegged on every phrase out of that crone's mouth.
Posted by: Captain Hate (dagny solidarity) at August 22, 2012 04:17 AM (Pi6xj)
Wait...we read comments around here now? What?
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at August 22, 2012 04:17 AM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 04:17 AM (oxIUw)
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 08:11 AM (BAnPT)
Um....Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu nationalist.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:18 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: bluerose75 at August 22, 2012 04:18 AM (HDcKc)
The best thing we can do now is leave it alone and STFU about it.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 04:19 AM (YdQQY)
I got two words for ya-
1. Proper role of government
2. Consent of the governed
I truly believe this will end well, though quite probably not in the way or in the time we might wish for. This not just a struggle for 2012, it is not just a struggle for our generation, it is a millenia long (that's thousands of years for those in Rio Linda) struggle. Even if we win the 2012 election the takers will not automatically go away and leave us alone. Ultimately though, truth will prevail. So let's put on our big boy pants and get back to work.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 22, 2012 04:20 AM (hgSh3)
Posted by: Thorvald at August 22, 2012 08:13 AM (1V6Pv)
I did in the news links.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 04:20 AM (YdQQY)
"I ALMOST DIED HAVING IT DONE!" doesn't seem like a really good argument for encouraging others to have an elective procedure, but what do I know.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at August 22, 2012 04:20 AM (hO8IJ)
A small number of people "almost die" from pretty much every procedure.
Tooth extractions. Hemorrhoid surgery. Eyebrow plucking.
Fucking scrunt.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:20 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:20 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Thorvald at August 22, 2012 04:20 AM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 04:21 AM (iKEjk)
Posted by: nickless at August 22, 2012 04:22 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:23 AM (9TTOe)
over at Hot air:
"Once Akin won the primary, however, GOP aides say that the party backed him and worked with his team. But barely two weeks into the general-election campaign, Akin committed a series of gaffes. He called a McCaskill campaign website attacking his record accurate, admitted not knowing what was in a farm bill important to his state, suggested reconsideration of civil-rights laws, and called a federal school-lunch program unconstitutional. Akin’s recent statement that “legitimate rape” rarely causes pregnancy, while uniquely offensive, was just the worst in a series of statements advertising his unsuitability and the final straw that caused GOP leaders to conclude that he is unelectable against even the extremely vulnerable McCaskill."
Akin isn't a gaff machine, he's doing it on purpose.
Akin is a total shill to get McCatkill re-elected. Good job GOP.
Posted by: Fresh at August 22, 2012 04:23 AM (O7ksG)
Get ready for the coup then. Romney/Ryan scare the shit out of them because the spending spree the donks ahve been on required raiding Soc Sec since '68 overtly and Medicare since '83 the IOUs are why we have 220 trillion in unfunded liabilities. The new ticket is making a serious threat to take the cookie jars away, that is why the donks are flailing wildly without overtly coming out and saying why.
Hell the correct response to Al Gore's "lock box" would have been...."damn sorry I guess you're right.....click" and then smiling.
The feds steal 25% of every workers paycheck until the caps are met on Soc Sec period. They just promise to steal from your kids and grandkids too. I will never forget the anger I felt the first time I read the Helvering v. Davis and Nestor rulings back in elementary school, the American people were willfully sold a lie on what was a tax.
There are Communist countries with more free market based involuntary retirement plans than ours.
It is surreal. The American people are denied access to their mineral wealth to engage in healthy private industry by a new religion disguised as the EPA. Don't worry though I hear Jersey Shore is really good this week.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:23 AM (LRFds)
Carlyle was in talks, among others, before Sunoco announced they would lock down and walk away. Then the White House asked what the problem was, Carlyle said it was an EPA agreement that virtually outlawed working on the plant in any way without paying end-of-the-world penalties, so Someone had EPA transfer the pollution credits from Marcus Hook to Philly, with a handshake deal that sooner or later pollution will decrease. This, of course, dooms Marcus Hook, which is at its pollution limit just sitting there.
Carlyle is not a known political contributor. Could be a case of Adm King's "When they get in trouble, they send for the SOB's." But it's interesting to see how much you can accomplish if you're trying to keep anyone from seeing who gets the credit, to paraphrase.
I live next to the other ex-Sun refinery that was taken in by private equity. It's doing really well. I wonder how those union employees, whose jobs were created/saved before The One declared war on their industry, feel about having officially-sponsored competition.
Posted by: comatus at August 22, 2012 04:23 AM (qaVK+)
Oh, yes. Gandhi was very lucky that India was governed by Great Britain.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:23 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque thinks Obama is an asshole at August 22, 2012 04:24 AM (yLGbJ)
I'm sorry coach, can you give us some guidance on what is not meeting your THC thread standards?
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:24 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 07:39 AM (9TTOe)
Exactly, it would be great if a Republican candidate could ACTUALLY say to a kneepad reporter, "Hey, spit out the Dimocrat jizz and wipe it off your chin before speaking to me. I will not be taking any stupid questions about abortion or other litmus test items at this time. Nice try, thanks for playing."
But, Republican candidates CAN NOT do this. It just plays into the LSM's hands and allows them to use it 24/7 as a bludgeon.
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 04:25 AM (kXoT0)
Posted by: rickl at August 22, 2012 04:25 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: avi at August 22, 2012 04:25 AM (9+PP7)
Posted by: dogfish at August 22, 2012 04:25 AM (N2yhW)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:25 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 04:25 AM (GX2fm)
Posted by: Breed's Hill at August 22, 2012 04:26 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:26 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 04:26 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 04:26 AM (/eLjI)
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Now get off my lawn!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:27 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 08:20 AM (9TTOe)
The strangest thing to me about Gandhi's *extremely* weird life is that the mooooslims didn't kill him. That he expended a huge amount of effort to accommodate those rock-worshiping vermin usually holds no sway with them.
Posted by: Captain Hate (dagny solidarity) at August 22, 2012 04:27 AM (Pi6xj)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:27 AM (LRFds)
Mary P.. I do enjoy those Hollywood stories very much.. thank you.. and Vic for the news!
Now, off to work!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at August 22, 2012 04:27 AM (UTq/I)
Posted by: davidinvirginia at August 22, 2012 04:27 AM (qEkGZ)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:28 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:28 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 04:29 AM (2OdPQ)
Heh, I wonder what Mr. Ryan would think, or indeed perhaps thinks of AoSHQ?
He is said to have been a fan of Breitbart, and Andy God rest his merry soul was a fan of ours.
I miss you Andy.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:30 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Captain Hate (dagny solidarity) at August 22, 2012 04:30 AM (Pi6xj)
the Kabuki theater is rich...
A democrat funded GOPer being used to destroy the GOP....
someone was reading some Fleming.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:31 AM (LRFds)
I think Rick Perry (and, frankly, GW before him) likes to think of Texas as John Wayne from The Quiet Man. Or maybe as Shane. We'll go through the courts and bear up even under the intolerable things as long as we can, just to have peace. Because once we can't bear up under it anymore, and we do something drastic, it'll be a seismic shift in the country, and possibly the world. You don't tell the Federal Gov't to F Off lightly, and if you're fairly certain of relief through existing channels, you use existing channels.
Now me? I'm with you. I think it's long past time the various States started telling the Federal Government to F Off, and just start ignoring anything they view as unconstitutional.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:32 AM (8y9MW)
I agree that it isn't an automatic loss, but we went from an almost guaranteed Republican seat to one that is going to be extremely difficult to win.
Shutting up about it gives Akin exactly what he wants, and also gives the dems what they want.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:32 AM (2b4yb)
He really is a vile, self-serving cocksucker.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:34 AM (2b4yb)
I've been disturbed to find out which longterm and newish commenters, while they might still be temporary political allies, pretty much hold me, and my beliefs, in contempt. Not just disagreement, but contempt.<><><>
When it's all shouting and no listening like it was in here yesterday, it's not even about your beliefs, Toby. It's just an exercise in shouting down anyone who isn't as XXX-TREME! and more importantly, as pure as they are.
While Ace and the cob-loggers were collectively bemoaning The Day Liberty Died, they let a bunch of Hot Air tags and our more assholish regulars run this place.
Not interested in being a part of that shit-show.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 04:34 AM (ZrUUM)
One of the advantages of austerity is that the Feds can't use funding for pet projects as a bat with which to beat the states.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:36 AM (2b4yb)
Since the first event horizon has been crossed I am fee to be more detached in my analysis of Huck. I suspect there is a 30-45% chance Huck is either on a mission for the DNC, or considers it "his" mission to split the SoCon wing of the GOP and take some of the SoCons to the DNC. There is an overt move in protestant Churches I have been to to have democrats argue for more and more biblical justification for Democrat progressivism and softness on crime. The Catholic church already weathered its secular infiltration and is trying to make gains back to clerical focus, but the CC launching a pro-AGW lobby and looking at Huck's seemingly willful undermining of the GOP's law and order cred as governor all the while invoking scriptural cover is very "fortunate" for the results I mentioned.
Huck's problem with Obama's policies and actions is Huck is not Obama.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:36 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:36 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 04:36 AM (VtjlW)
I do. There will even be a new post up later (I'll let you know when). But I prefer a higher grade of commenter than soothsayer.
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Oh. Hi, sooth. Didn't see you there.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:36 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 08:19 AM (YdQQY)
I agree completely. Those of you who can afford to so, get out your checkbooks and credit cards and send money to the other Republican Senate candidates. It feels incredibly good to do something constructive instead of just wishing the Akin mess would go away.
BTW, Vic, Ace, anybody...are there some Congressional candidates, especially 2010 newbies who are in tight races where a few extra bucks would make a difference. I plan to send Markwayne Mullin in Oklahoma's Second District some money today. (Disclaimer: I live in the First District and that seat is a safe Republican seat.) I am supporting Mullin for these reasons:
1. He is a successful small businessman in a run off against a Huckabee endorsed candidate.
2. He is running for Dan Boren's seat, which gives us a chance to turn a Dim seat to a Republican one.
3. His Dim opponent will be well funded, because the Dims desperately want to hold onto their one Oklahoma Congress Critter.
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 04:37 AM (kXoT0)
Correct. He'll interpret it as God having smited (smitten?) his enemies. The Dems will use it until November, no matter what.
Posted by: pep at August 22, 2012 04:37 AM (YXmuI)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 04:37 AM (3R0Zs)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 04:38 AM (qpM85)
Yep.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:38 AM (8y9MW)
It can be over the top. One of the drawbacks of the ease of sock, is it is hard without a profile at times to keep track of who is who. I stand in awe of the folks who read hashtag fluently. It escapes me and I am usually very memory oriented.
If I have hurt or offended you Jeff, I apologize.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:38 AM (LRFds)
I actually agree with most of your political beliefs...I hold you in contempt because you hang out with eye-talians.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:39 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:39 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 08:38 AM (LRFds)
Talk is cheap.
Now a blowjob, that's something concrete.
Posted by: typical piggish moron at August 22, 2012 04:40 AM (2b4yb)
and while I agree we need to be very guarded about SoCon as prime motivator for GOP membership area of effect fire.
Akin and Huck need sniped at, not arty bombarded.
I had to calm that down some at HotAir, I am now in the potion of missing my old handle there because I had more influence when I was "sven10077" there with the longer tenured posters.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:40 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 04:41 AM (ZrUUM)
“Next to a battle lost, the saddest thing is a battle won"
-Wellington
I'd rather we hadn't had to fight the battle at all.
-pep
Posted by: pep at August 22, 2012 04:41 AM (YXmuI)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 22, 2012 04:41 AM (TMB3S)
Not interested in being a part of that shit-show.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 08:34 AM (ZrUUM)
This. HeatherRadish did a great job of trying to keep the turds at bay but it was a Katrina level diarrhea surge.
Posted by: Captain Hate (dagny solidarity) at August 22, 2012 04:42 AM (Pi6xj)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:43 AM (9TTOe)
I just had to check out. This level of Red-on-Red violence, over something that's so freaking stupid, is just depressing. And it's not like there wasn't other news yesterday.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:44 AM (8y9MW)
well I use teeth, and my anal virginity was taken by the IRS what can one do?
Akin needed stopped for best defense against the donk gambit, it was never my intent to hurt SoCon but the point needed made and quickly that Akin was toxic.
I was called a pro-choicer because of my position on the utility of seppeku on the matter as a party.
Not saying "all" SoCons went for the throat, but some did. Abortion is a lot more convoluted and nuanced God help us all than either the pure NO or the Sanger fans want it to be, and the maze we must navigate to end it needs as wide a coalition as possible over a period of time to undo the cultural inertia involved.
Sincerely if I have hurt ANY of you the last four days I am sorry.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:44 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Gerry at August 22, 2012 04:44 AM (e0VMG)
This exposes a major difference between the two parties. The Dems are much better at damage control, because they have excellent discipline when it comes to staying on message. The Republican party sucks at keeping everyone in line.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:45 AM (2b4yb)
I said it yesterday (I think): This is part of how the Republican Party is designed. Specific politicians have a lot more freedom to craft their own message in the GOP than they do over at the DNC.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:46 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Hal Burton at August 22, 2012 04:47 AM (vj51i)
Well tkae heart, we all occasionally have decent analysis and if we don't get to hear our exact thoughts on occasion our memes make it to Limbaugh and Boortz....
"so there's that"
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:47 AM (LRFds)
Sure doesn't hurt that they have the MFM at their beck and call either. That goes a million miles in damage control.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 22, 2012 04:47 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 04:47 AM (3R0Zs)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:48 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:48 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 04:49 AM (ZrUUM)
Not a single site had a story about the Democrat and the 17 y.o. boy.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 04:50 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 04:50 AM (Y/H0D)
I am glad to hear it Jeff, I have always enjoyed your company.
We need to all work hard to make sure the cracks that are always present do not go I-35 on us.
SoCon and FiCon need each other or the donks will steamroll us both.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:51 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Cathy in The Chi at August 22, 2012 04:51 AM (c7jez)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 04:52 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 04:52 AM (6OiNi)
No, I mean "anyone" not just anyone here- it's NBC after all.
I am, and I have to say- Todd Palin is a scary, scary man. I know it's all "Mickey Mouse BS" or, as my brother's DI apparently once said, "Camp Snoopy," but with the exception of the actual military dudes, he's easily the most competent.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:52 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: nickless at August 22, 2012 04:52 AM (MMC8r)
I honestly don't see how you can be one and not the other.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 04:52 AM (8y9MW)
that is absolutely true, not ONE mention of the Doonk leader of the MN state lefis lib wing getting oral gratification in public with a minor....
the game is rigged.
Vic that reminded me, what do you think of the GOP answering every Seven Degrees of Kevin Bacon stab by the MSM with "why don't you ask Barack about his views on linen closets?"
I am truly curious.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:53 AM (LRFds)
There is a difference between crafting a message for the local conditions (which is smart), and creating the impression of a chaotic and irrational party hierarchy.
I think it is getting better, and I am not sure that I want the lockstep of the Dems, but sometimes party unity is helpful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:54 AM (2b4yb)
SoCon and FiCon need each other or the donks will steamroll us both.
I honestly don't see how you can be one and not the other.
"Compassionate Christians" and Libertarians.
Posted by: yinzer at August 22, 2012 04:54 AM (/Mla1)
Who is this shit weasel Rex Elsass and why has the RNC, etc.. not sat him down and told him the "facts of life." His life needs to become unpleasant until he "decides" that the Akin campaign is not winnable and advises the Ozark Moses accordingly.
Posted by: catman at August 22, 2012 04:54 AM (NYdB8)
Russia rebuffed President Barack Obama's threat of unilateral action against Syria Tuesday, as officials said 2,500 refugees fled across the border into Turkey in just 24 hours – one of the highest daily refugee flows of recent weeks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking after meeting China's top diplomat, said Moscow and Beijing were committed to "the need to strictly adhere to the norms of international law ... and not to allow their violation".
The Southern Poverty Law Center just label Russia a hate group.
"We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is (if) we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized," he said. "That would change my calculus."
Change his what? Prezzy Choom ought to be laughed off of the international stage
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 22, 2012 04:54 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 04:55 AM (PNi9V)
It is hard but there is a definite trend against "SoCon" being cool. Libertarians make the same mistake that Rand makes and that is that freedom, and nobility exist and are the innate state of man. The Founders despite latter day revisionism understood the republic needed people of slef-reliant good character to thrive.
Pity the left is dedicated to undermining that notion.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 04:55 AM (LRFds)
That's a good point, but the results are the same.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 04:55 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Pilgrim at August 22, 2012 04:57 AM (smsnw)
Step right up Orzag I'll work wonders for you stud...
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:00 AM (LRFds)
While the Democrats worry if anyone will show up to see the Lightbringer.
The Republicans might have to worry about a gate crasher named Isaac. If we believe the National Hurricane Center, there is a possibility on Monday Isaac might be coming ashore around 4am Eastern south of Miami. But first the storm has to survive passing over the islands of Hispanola and Cuba with any strength. The current path will not allow it much time to regain strength before the predicted Florida landfall. Then it will have to travel north up the isthmus with with the northern feeder bands over land, cutting off energy. So what Tampa will probably see is nothing but rain storms and a few gusts of wind.
Bet we see the screeching Ban Sidhe of the DNC on the airwaves and on Kos/DU saying this is some divine sign from a deity they mock and defile everyday.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:00 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: Mr Fever Head at August 22, 2012 05:00 AM (SzAZ7)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 05:01 AM (oZfic)
As I said a couple of weeks ago when RandR were under relentless lying attacks I expect to see them call those attacks lies and the ones making the claims liars. And use those words. Yes, call Obama a liar to his face on national TV.
I am tired of pussy Republicans.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 05:01 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: DangerGirl on her DangerPhone at August 22, 2012 05:02 AM (TLokJ)
I would argue that neither are what they claim to be.
Those "Compassionate Christians" often (not always, but often) forget that one of the things that truly made Christianity different, even from Judaism (though to a lesser extent) was choice. Not just in a "you could choose to observe or not" which is true of all religions, but that Christianity has to be an active choice- you're not born a Christian. The flip side of that is that some people will choose not to be Christian. If you attempt to force purely Christian ideas (especially regarding sexuality, but really any place that Christianity goes beyond "common sense") on people, you're removing their ability to choose to do right- which is actually directly counter to Christianity.
And, yes, there is a lot of difference between society not condoning something, and society specifically forbidding it. Just like there is a lot of difference between society praising something, and society specifically mandating it.
Capital "L" Libertarians, on the other hand, forget there is a cost to Social Liberalism. That cost isn't always in the form of higher taxes and fees, but it is always passed on to the rest of society.
So certainly you can claim to be Socially Conservative and Fiscally Liberal, or you can claim to be Fiscally Conservative and Socially Liberal. But I think you'll find, when you get really examine things, that you're neither.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 05:02 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Blacksheep at August 22, 2012 05:02 AM (nvV9F)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:02 AM (9TTOe)
Who is this shit weasel Rex Elsass
Posted by: catman
Profile at the link, but there's this:
During the past two presidential campaign cycles, [Elsass'] Strategy Group has worked for three GOP candidates, including the 2008 failed bid of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. The firm started 2011 with Michele Bachmann’s campaign and takes credit for helping the Minnesota representative win the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa last summer. Shortly after, Bachmann’s campaign fizzled, and “we kind of officially separated,” Elsass said, becoming available to represent Newt Gingrich.
http://tinyurl.com/d3r7tag
He's on a roll!
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 22, 2012 05:03 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:03 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 09:01 AM (YdQQY)
All of us 'Ettes presume that you do not mean those of us who actually were born with one and operate it with reckless abandon?
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 05:03 AM (kXoT0)
It's a flash in the pan.
R&R are drawing thousands at rallies. Obama can't fill a phone booth and Reuters (Reuters!) puts out an official photo with a teleprompter where his head should be. Obama/DNC is 60 mil down in cash-on-hand and the conventions haven't even happened yet.
McCaskill is hated in MO. Akin has been elected to office in MO for decades. The national Rs did what they had to do to confine him to being a MO problem. He may still drop before 9/25. He may not. Hell, he may still beat McCaskill. As I said, she is hated there. In any case, voters who are unemployed and losing their home don't give a shit about Akin.
This will be dead news before the convention starts next week. The MSM will have moved on to whatever new HORROR!!111! story about horrid Republicans they are flogging that day, and the Eeyores amongst us will be slitting their wrists over that new bit of nothingness.
If Akin is still in and is within 5% two weeks out of 11/6 the RNC and the NRSC WILL give him money. Period. All this protest and sturm und drang is theatre for the plebes, nothing more.
The only real news of the week was the cash numbers from the two prez campaigns and the two court rulings yesterday. Everything else was traffic-bait.
Posted by: trumpetdaddy at August 22, 2012 05:04 AM (dcoFe)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:05 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:05 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Hawker Flyer at August 22, 2012 05:05 AM (b8/6p)
I suspect the wild overreach on abortion by Obama is heading that way, the GOP can easily reverse course on the dialog by invoking "privacy of moral thought" that has been used as protection for Islam. Hell arguably that was what Obama was invoking in his "memorable throughout the ages" sermon of divisiveness in religion in the wake of Jerry Wright back in '08. At any rate, we need to learn about going for the throat and using the media as the road to attack the DNC their narratives be damned.
The press need to be told politely, off the record I don't expect favors but you keep this up I am going to make it our party's mission to destroy you.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:06 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Blacksheep at August 22, 2012 09:02 AM (nvV9F)
Exactly, beating a dead horse just irritates the flies and spreads the smell of decomp. Move on to the live horses that can take us across the finish line.
It also makes a lot of sense to just let Akin go for the practical reason that he might beat McCaskill and then we have a sullen Senator mad at the Leadership who has to be "handled" to get his vote.
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 05:06 AM (kXoT0)
Attica O'leary can't comprehend that Obama is not as smart as Bush in her narrative record since he can't use the Hurricane machine as well....
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:07 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: DangerGirl on her DangerPhone at August 22, 2012 05:07 AM (IVRIf)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:08 AM (9TTOe)
I was thinking of the ones you shake to get predictions of your future. For Akin I would think of modifying some to always read 'My Reply is No'
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:08 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:10 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: catman at August 22, 2012 05:11 AM (NYdB8)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 05:11 AM (oZfic)
In SC he would have had to do a runoff with the next highest candidate Brunner. Steelman would have had to drop out even though she was only 4K votes behind.
I like that system better.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 05:11 AM (YdQQY)
For a filthy turncoat RINO scum, you make some good points.
It's a bad situation made worse by the extremely important goal of taking the senate. That's the only thing I care about. And let's face it, if Akin wins, he won;t be the only arrogant idiot in the senate.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 05:11 AM (2b4yb)
It worked for Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Returns. That comic is a masterwork of underground Conservative thought. More accurately it is a treatise on the need for a cast iron hand covered by the velvet glove of classical liberalism which is what we call "conservatism" nowadays.
Keep your heads up, we'll win or die trying.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:12 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at August 22, 2012 05:12 AM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:12 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 09:03 AM (kXoT0)
LOL, no I love the ones who were born with one.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 05:13 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: DangerGirl AKA Ellke Deadly at August 22, 2012 05:14 AM (TLokJ)
Pretty depressing. Think what those boys in Boston are thinking. We got more money than god, we beat off the rest and now some Southern hick is going to fuck the entire deal up.
Me thinks they are pissed. I think it will pass over. Our best stadgery is to STFU and let it disappear.
Remember troll rules. Don't feed them.
Posted by: Billy Bob, the guy who drinks in SC at August 22, 2012 05:14 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:14 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:14 AM (9TTOe)
I think I like "Appointed by the State Legislature" better. Beyond the fact it should largely avoid the true weirdos (because others in politics are more likely to know that kind of thing, and want to avoid them), it also re-establishes the correct dynamic that the Senate is for the States, and the House is for the People.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 05:14 AM (8y9MW)
and the majority will not have in their political memory a period where the US was not in "emergency"....
ponder that.
I am to the point Romney could run at the Convention on a 90 day withdraw plan WRT 'ghani and Iraq and I wouldn't care anymore.
There is simply nothing left to salvage, bad as bush's notions of forcing Democracy on them what we have now allowed our presence to devolve to is worse.
Come home, get the lessons learned briefs and broom all the general staffs who refuse to engineer an effective plan of conquest should we land again.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:15 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:16 AM (9TTOe)
It also allows business to properly buy the Senate rather than unions and activist groups.
Folks forget a lot of lessons from the fall of the Republic of Rome.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:16 AM (LRFds)
The "good old boys" in the SC legislature don't impress me one iota. They are mostly former Dems who switched parties but still vote like Dems.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 05:17 AM (YdQQY)
http://youtu.be/hRXn3hYYVyU
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:17 AM (fU0YZ)
Maybe, but then again the best disinfectant is sunlight.
Illinois would learn a lot of lessons by not sending their own cagey grifters up.
$uper Je$$e is not subtle enough to thrive in the old Senate.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:19 AM (LRFds)
Well, from group zero here in CLT, the city is spending every penny they can to make these free loaders happy. They are still repaving roads. Yesterday 10 city workers were putting in fresh blooming flowers in the brand new planters over the brand new "Greenway" bridge.
I can not decide whether to stay or go to the beach. It will be interesting.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 22, 2012 05:19 AM (3ZjAP)
Well, yes. It would suck for some states. Though I'd suggest that the answer there would be to clean up at home. A positively Herculean Task, I'm certain, but probably easier than cleaning up the whole Federal Government.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 05:19 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 05:19 AM (oZfic)
Posted by: Hawker Flyer at August 22, 2012 05:19 AM (b8/6p)
Oh, yes! Thank God for popular voting for the senate. If it weren't for that, you never would have had Carole Moseley Braun.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 05:20 AM (2b4yb)
His staff is going to quit after the next paycheck. We're not even talking about ad money now. I'm surprised he can even afford the website and rent on a storefront for HQ.
His treasurer should have quit by now.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 22, 2012 05:20 AM (T0NGe)
Just thought I'd mention that.
Have to reluctantly give Mitt credit for taking a shot and picking that Catholic gun clinger Ryan.
Posted by: ontherocks at August 22, 2012 05:20 AM (aZ6ew)
Constitutional Governance? Understand something, I've always been in that choir.
Regarding Nixon's contribution, dissolving Rule of Law, mark Kissinger's effect, the brain of that administration and far too influential since.
Regarding the 20th Century dissolution of Rule of Law, Wilson established his policy that the Constitution was an archaic, impractical, IRRELEVANT out moded document which would not impede his authoritarian advancement. He was a monster unleashing G-Men thugs to terrorize his political opponents.
America has been down the road of good intentions paving our own way to hell for over a century.
More recently, it did not require the totally unconstitutional mother of all bureaucracies Department of Homeland Security (which has indeed proven to be maliciously tyrannical) in order to pass a law requiring the Directors of the FBI and CIA et al. federal intelligence agencies to share a data base.
SQUIRRELS of mass destruction.
Republicans remain in self defensive posture, refusing to rescind unconstitutional legislation they passed themselves. No surprise to find Democrats playing the same "Moi?" game. Both parties exercise tyranny, grudgingly taking turns, the perpetual Peter Pans and Captain Hooks alike. Noting stylistic mannered distinctions doesn't alter the disillusioning reality. Sure, Romney's no Hook because Romney loves America. Assassinate the Alligator, the American Constitution that performs the BALANCE of limited powers.
While Romney/Ryan appropriately preach "Love America" the Alinsky tactics within this party prove that propaganda at best. There is no Republican itinerary to implement Constitutional Rule of Law. I'd be glad if there were.
76 Days to Election and there is yet no established Republican Party Platform at the malleable pollster GOP/RNC website.
Vote in the Republican Wishing Well.
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 05:20 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 22, 2012 05:21 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 05:21 AM (Ho2rs)
Glad to have you back. Total shitshow around here yesterday. Totally understand why you checked out, but you were sorely missed.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 22, 2012 05:21 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:21 AM (9TTOe)
That's true, during my roughly 3 years in South Carolina over the years I am often struck by the fluidity of party identification, what is even more striking is that the younger pols seem to be sharing the very same instincts their true "crossover" parents and grandparents held....
Is Jimmy Bales in Columbia still kicking?
We left there with his signs saying, "Thank you Representative Bales!" looking at me in my rear view mirror.
Apt I think he and Phyllis Diller were high school sweethearts.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:22 AM (LRFds)
I still prefer it to the current circus which makes each Senator vulnerable to re-election money. Plus seeking ways to be thought 'good' back home, pork projects, to get votes. A Senator is just a Rep we elect every six years.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:22 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 05:23 AM (QupBk)
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 09:13 AM (YdQQY)
Thanks, love you too. Smooches...
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 05:23 AM (kXoT0)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 05:24 AM (Ho2rs)
The media as is their wont understand and misrepresent the Tea Party.
I'll let you do the math, I used the 12 year time frame for a reason by the way.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:24 AM (LRFds)
My point was that overall (nationwide) not much difference. Some States would get worse ones, some would get better ones.
You can bet that we would still have Lindsay Graham with no chance of getting rid of him because he ran the Republican Party here for years until the Haley wing took over.
And we would have never got Jim DeMint.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 05:24 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 22, 2012 05:25 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: Redd at August 22, 2012 05:25 AM (2Srxr)
Is it safe to come out now?
Did anyone ever figure out why skinning dipping in another country needs to be Investigated??
Posted by: Mama AJ, who has been in hiding at August 22, 2012 05:25 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:25 AM (9TTOe)
and the Senate's proper role of block is thus rendered from "check on greedy needy 2 year temp help" to "partisan judo block" and it is decidedly NOT the same thing.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:26 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Your Majesty Barakus Obamatus at August 22, 2012 05:26 AM (/ZZCn)
Also, a Congressman elected every 2 years is much less of a buy-in than a 6-year Senate term.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 22, 2012 05:27 AM (T0NGe)
Back for the nonce before diving back into writing. Broke 27k words last night. Though looking at a certain scene this morning, it gives things away too early so got to shift it further down.
As for Billy Bob, my job is done for today!
Though check the one where they use a pump shotgun. Or the FN PS90.Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:28 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: Golan Globus at August 22, 2012 05:28 AM (7vSU0)
I can't even keep track of my own state representative, much less Columbia. I know my Rep is a Republican and my Senator is a black Democrat. (Heavy gerrymandered district)
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 05:28 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:28 AM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 22, 2012 05:28 AM (SUKHu)
Oh come now madam, we all know WHY FBI was "investigating".....
I am always amused at the notion that the Church Commission and Watergate did ANYTHING other than tell the GOP you can't play by our rulebook by the Donks.
Nixon did nothing that every other President with the FBI has not done, and FBI has not for their own security done for its entire existence. Hoover was the premier blackmailer, and the ONLY problem the left or right had with him is he was independent and ruthless with the blackmail as Sejanus. FBI is trying to gently remind a seemingly energized GOP not to get too froggy looking into FLE antics via committee.
"cover down"
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:29 AM (LRFds)
I saw the 1960s and 70s Black Panther riots and burning down US Cities.
Deja vu?
Remade films are never as good as the original. Hollywood Gone Bust.
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 05:29 AM (BAnPT)
It didn't. In fact, the FBI didn't investigate squat. Politico's story was very misleading.
But if you look carefully, you'll see that this was supposed to be THE topic this week. So look to Politico this Sunday for what the next "scandal of the week" story is supposed to be.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 22, 2012 05:29 AM (T0NGe)
The primary advantage of the Legislature picking Senators is that it reasserts the authority of the States. If you know you can't send enough pork back to make up for ceding all your State's rights on subject X, you won't make that trade. And you're a lot less likely to be able to send back enough pork if the people whose power you're usurping are the ones who have to choose if you go back or not.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 05:30 AM (8y9MW)
The problem we have now is that we can not attract good people to run for the state legislature. If the legislature was the farm team for the US Senate, this would change in a heart beat.
Also, if legislators select the US Senator, he would have some legislative experience, good or bad, he would know how shit works.
It would also take out "the buy a seat game", aka WVA and Rockefeller or NJ and Corizone.
All in all it would strengthen the state by getting more people involved.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 22, 2012 05:30 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: Mallamutt. RINO President for Life at August 22, 2012 09:17 AM (OWjjx
"I've got this thing and it's (expletive) golden," And I'm not just giving it up for (expletive) nothing."
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 22, 2012 05:30 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: That guy w/ that hat... at August 22, 2012 05:32 AM (UZQM8)
I would do the same thing for Reps and make all their donations come from their own districts.
Posted by: Vic at August 22, 2012 05:32 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at August 22, 2012 05:32 AM (9TTOe)
Can we decide on a convention about putting links in one's name?
I know some people always have a link to their blog or a pic of their meatballs or whatever, so just seeing a name in red isn't enough of a signal to show "there's a link here".
But I'm tired of saying "link in name" and desire an acronym to confuse newcomers--er, I mean make things clearer.
I know Tom Magire's blog uses "LUN" for "link under name" but I'm sure we can come up with something similar, yet more obscure.
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 22, 2012 05:32 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Shucks. But not until he was an old man.
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 05:33 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: cajun carrot at August 22, 2012 05:33 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 05:33 AM (Ho2rs)
Indeed. The tea party is not violent, but is the warning shot across the bow at the GOP to stop the rigged card game aspect of current governance. If the GOP wins and status quo ante remains the name of the game the GOP will either split or in the event of too much discord caused by donk violence the Tea Party will simply join in the fun having tried peaceful redress of grievance.
The donk coalition is a suicide machine for all members, the GOP coalition has always been a wary meeting of solitary hunters....
something is gonna give in the next 12 years.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:34 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Gerry at August 22, 2012 05:35 AM (e0VMG)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 05:35 AM (oZfic)
Did anyone show up saying they were upset that whoever the heck it was disrespected Israel?
Cuz I'm totally thinking about staying home over that.
Yep.
/concern
Posted by: Concerned Mama AJ at August 22, 2012 05:36 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:36 AM (fU0YZ)
Downstate Republican state Rep. Chapin Rose of Mahomet questioned whether such an approach includes drug treatment for those who are ticketed. Preckwinkle said no, arguing that drug treatment should be part of the health care system, not criminal justice. She said Reagan deserves a “special place in hell” for his involvement in “making drug use political.”
“What? You didn't like that?” Preckwinkle said after audience members gasped.
Any calls for this dyke to resign? Not a one.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 22, 2012 05:37 AM (1Jaio)
Well since they cannot be bigots, "no" is the only answer I suppose.
Thing is the blacks have King Putt and "history", religious "bigotry", and peer pressure so maybe we will finally see the mythical 100% voting block we whites are accused of in college courses.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:37 AM (LRFds)
http://tinyurl.com/9rspq9d
Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 09:11 AM (oZfic)
Yup.
"So is He!!"
http://tinyurl.com/92vk7s8
Akin wont be intimidated by the Nasty Party Bosses?
Oh man...you guys should send some suits to his house late at night already...
Paging Tony Soprano...
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 05:38 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 05:38 AM (QupBk)
The worst thing about the Akin situation is that it changed the prevailing topic of conversation. Just before this, everyone was focused on Joe Biden and how he is an idiot.
Posted by: jwest at August 22, 2012 05:38 AM (ZDsRL)
Posted by: Hal Burton at August 22, 2012 05:38 AM (vj51i)
Posted by: occam at August 22, 2012 05:38 AM (hgDJr)
Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 05:39 AM (LbAWU)
She meant that in the nicest possible way...
Yeah it sucks.....
seriously gang if we lose this you have to ask yourself, are YOU willing to act the ass that the New Left communists did back in 1968-1992 to drag the national party to our PoV and infiltrate and do organizational soft war in Academia and the Media to undo the hippie revolution?
I am at odds, but probably willing.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:39 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Thorvald at August 22, 2012 05:40 AM (1V6Pv)
The worst thing about the Akin situation is that it changed the prevailing topic of conversation. Just before this, everyone was focused on Joe Biden and how he is an idiot.
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Maybe he can regail us all with his knowlege of the medical aspects of pregnancy. Walk us through it. I'm sure what he has to teach will be hilarious.
Posted by: Hal Burton at August 22, 2012 05:40 AM (vj51i)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 22, 2012 05:40 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 05:40 AM (QupBk)
It would change the game. You would have to buy individual votes, not TV market share. Old state legislators can be pretty expensive. It also gives the state legislature a direct say in the US Senate as mentioned before, a US Senator beholding to his state legislature is not going to sell his state out.
People like John Edwards in NC would have never been elected to the Senate if the legislature had a say. I really don't think you realize just how hard it is to get people to serve in the legislature. For that reason alone, going back to the original law would be worth it.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at August 22, 2012 05:40 AM (3ZjAP)
Yup....
hey ask Speaker Pelosi on Air farce III how accurate polls have been the last 4 years....
I will crawl through hell in a gasoline suit to vote against SCoaMF the rest will take care of itself.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:41 AM (LRFds)
The Republican side of the campaign (a joint effort between Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee) raised a total of $101.3 million dollars, and has $185.9 million in the bank. Meanwhile, the joint effort of President Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised $75 million and has $95.8 million in the bank.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:42 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 05:43 AM (Ho2rs)
The worst thing about the Akin situation is that it changed the prevailing topic of conversation. Just before this, everyone was focused on Joe Biden and how he is an idiot.
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Maybe he can regail us all with his knowlege of the medical aspects of pregnancy. Walk us through it. I'm sure what he has to teach will be hilarious. Posted by: Hal Burton
Nah...he is too busy pushing todays meme that he is danial fighting against the Party Bosses GOliath now on ABC with George Stephanopolopodopolus
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 05:44 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Bitter clinger Paul Ryan at August 22, 2012 05:44 AM (3ZjAP)
Thanks for the encouragement. I will finish this.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 05:45 AM (fU0YZ)
Yes, perhaps very likely so. Nothing like Nanking to establish policy.
My point remains in context regarding the British and the Indian Government, neither of which equated to the nationalist who hated Pakistan. (Not saying the assassin was the only Hindu angry over the Pakistan issue.) The lessons from Gandhi's legacy apply in India, just as the message of MLK, Jr. quoted above applies in America today more than ever. The "Gospel" of Jesus remains as applicable as ever (Matt22).
Are you saying that the US Government and Military amount to the equivalent of Imperial Japan and the Imperial Japanese Military as the basis for Americans to determine how best to live our lives and think our thoughts? No.
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 22, 2012 05:45 AM (BAnPT)
which is funny because he is insulating the GOP from attack whike decrying Obamacare...
frankly I hope the Dems do run "war on wimminz" arguing they need to defend Obamacare to defend "women freedom"....
it'll help us I figure
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:46 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 05:46 AM (oZfic)
>>It would be helpful for morons ( lower case m) like me who insist on commenting from their phone while not quite understanding what the hell they're doing.
Yeh, it's a pain the way things are now. Can't see where a link is going on a phone and can't click at all on tiny url links in the post because they aren't hyperlinks.
I try to use the url box to make a link that at least people on computers can mouse over and see, but you can't link to a bunch of sites that way.
Nice things, can't have.
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 22, 2012 05:46 AM (SUKHu)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 05:46 AM (Ho2rs)
Obama is far ahead in electoral votes, which are the ones that count. Intrade gives Mittens only a 41% chance of winning
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The recap I saw from Rove yesterday shows niether of them having enough solid electoral votes to win at the moment.
Posted by: Hal Burton at August 22, 2012 05:46 AM (vj51i)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 05:47 AM (QupBk)
No but, I've got a cute 17 year old over here at the truck stop.
http://tinyurl.com/8nlkcba
Posted by: Rep Kerry Gauthier, D MN at August 22, 2012 05:48 AM (3ZjAP)
Yeah frankly this election is gonna be a page turner one way or the other.....
they all are come to that but SCOAMF will win by a neck or Mitt will blow doors off....no in between.
The donks will be found to have increased their fraud by at least 50%...
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:48 AM (LRFds)
http://tinyurl.com/8bxyapz
when even the conspiracy blogs are linking to this, guess it matters.
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I'm pretty sure that poll is correct, plus or minus five percent.
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 22, 2012 05:49 AM (Hx5uv)
Do normal people (i.e., not me) really have acquaintances (e.g. non-family, not close friends) about that sort of thing?
Manager: "Heather, this is Julia, she's starting today."
Me: "Hi."
Julia: "Hi. I got raped in college."
Me: "...me too! Let's prepare a PowerPoint about it for the team!"
I just don't see it.
Posted by: R. at August 22, 2012 05:50 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: Bitter clinger Paul Ryan at August 22, 2012 09:44 AM (3ZjAP)
Has anybody here seen my old friend Abraham?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 22, 2012 05:51 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 05:51 AM (QupBk)
>>Congressman Ryan confesses to being a Catholic deer hunter
H8er!!!
Posted by: Catholic Deer at August 22, 2012 09:49 AM (SUKHu)
Just discovered. Congressman Ryan shot Bambi's mother AND dad.
News at 11
Posted by: MSM Spin doctors at August 22, 2012 05:52 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: The Cats at August 22, 2012 05:52 AM (dFN3f)
Yip.....eee.
Posted by: Tami at August 22, 2012 09:46 AM (X6akg)
Yeah, but the 8500sf trailer market barely budged. I'd be a little spooked if I were you.
Posted by: ontherocks at August 22, 2012 05:52 AM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 05:52 AM (oZfic)
Posted by: David C. at August 22, 2012 05:53 AM (ZtMso)
Posted by: Peggy Joseph at August 22, 2012 05:53 AM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: ontherocks at August 22, 2012 09:52 AM (aZ6ew)
I am...I am. This sucker is hard to tow.
Posted by: Tami at August 22, 2012 05:53 AM (X6akg)
I dunno the current generation of new voters have had an existence as alien in its openness to me as my generation was to my grandparents....
and I am 40....
You old enough to remember the episode of "Little House in the Prairie" that had Albert debauching the girl who was afraid of clowns?
Once upon a time Rape was so under the radar that episode generated controversy it just was not talked about and a lot of rapists got away with it because of the shame involved....
God I hated that show.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 05:53 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Planned Parenthood at August 22, 2012 05:53 AM (/YJYi)
Yeah! This is America! We don't use the metric system.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 05:54 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 05:57 AM (QupBk)
Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at August 22, 2012 05:59 AM (SDkq3)
Posted by: cajun carrot at August 22, 2012 05:59 AM (UZQM8)
Ha! That's what led to the FBI "investigating skinny dipping"?
>>The New York Times reported this month that Mr. Grimm had amended his financial disclosure report to show that after visiting Israel, he traveled to Cyprus and failed to file complete paperwork about the trip, sponsored by the Cyprus Federation of America. He has denied any wrongdoing on this matter.
Ah, I love the smell of desperation in the morning.
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 22, 2012 06:00 AM (SUKHu)
Well, the NY Times has had a business model of hating everyone West of the Hudson and south of Short Hills.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 06:00 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Exile at August 22, 2012 06:00 AM (GGCsk)
Cinemark TinselTown is going to start showing Thursdays a classic movie. Starting this Thursday and running through September.
The movies in show order are - Jaws, High Noon, Doctor Zhivago [enduro movie watching], Chinatown, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and it ends with The African Queen.
http://tinyurl.com/9rwnabp
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:00 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2012 06:01 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 22, 2012 06:03 AM (TMB3S)
http://tinyurl.com/8bxyapz
when even the conspiracy blogs are linking to this, guess it matters.
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I'm pretty sure that poll is correct, plus or minus five percent.
Posted by: WalrusRex
Well, fuck it...how come nobody every points out the giant elephant in the room?
Black voters are racist and voting for a guy based on his skin color.
Cause no way in hell they are voting for a guy that increased their poverty rate, reduced their net worth 40% and increased their unemployment rate to levels that haven't been seen in decades.
Of course maybe they just dont know the facts, which means not only are they racist, but low information racists.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 06:05 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 06:05 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 06:06 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 06:06 AM (GX2fm)
It's an RV poll oversampling likely democrat turnout where he holds a +.09% over MOE lead.....
Romney is 6 points underwater in favorability in this weighted poll....
"we'll see"
Obama has been punching while Romney has largely be in a guard position....now we'll see a counterbattery open up....add in Alin who knows...
if the Donks manage to increase their turnout over 2008 he wins....
of course that'll be because we GOP voters will be shooting the emptying graveyards' former residents not voting...
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:06 AM (LRFds)
Who is whispering in this guy's ear and WTF does he believe it?
Posted by: fluffy at August 22, 2012 06:06 AM (z9HTb)
the problem is BAM! will point to it as "a big improvement over last years' 1.5 trillion!" and the press will....
yeah exactly...
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:08 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2012 10:01 AM (m2CN7)
**
Me likey...alot.
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Morn' ya'll
Posted by: dananjcon wants him some gubmint beef wellington at August 22, 2012 06:09 AM (eavT+)
I remember watching the show but I don't remember specific episodes.
And I understand the concept of "not airing your dirty laundry in public" (...my mother and her brothers didn't know they had an Uncle Herman until after grandma died and they found some clippings--the scandal was so bad no one in the family ever spoke of him again) more than I understand the
I just don't see why it's important. You don't need to know any farmers to write ethanol legislation, you don't have to have been murdered to report on a homicide, you don't have to have been burgled to respect the rights of home owners to defend their property, etc etc.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at August 22, 2012 06:10 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: SurferDoc at August 22, 2012 06:10 AM (6H6FZ)
You are a wealth of information. I've grown quite fond of you over the last month or so.
Cut. Jib. Newsletter?
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 06:11 AM (sbV1u)
the polls are even junkier than normal.....
and that is NOT an excuse, I am a fairly brave guy politically but my wife is active duty with a sequester coming and a man in charge who is ruthless and vindictive ask GM dealers how much fun being a GOP donation suspect was.....or the Delphi worker how much Barack cared...
so "we'll see"....
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:12 AM (LRFds)
Two should cover it. Unless Akin shows up, then it will have to be a week or more.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 06:12 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at August 22, 2012 06:13 AM (/kI1Q)
I think you misunderstand what the Tampa op will likely be....
"handwringing" will not be the proper response....as handle grabbing may be
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:13 AM (LRFds)
And you didn't share?
So much for Moron solidarity
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 06:13 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Golan Globus at August 22, 2012 06:13 AM (7vSU0)
Posted by: General Dempsey at August 22, 2012 06:15 AM (/YJYi)
The word count target might be a good thing to have. But with this story the characters like to talk and do things so after a rocky start been averaging about 2500 words a day. If I keep that pace up or do like last night, 3,200, words I will probably have over 50,000 words at end of month.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:15 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 06:15 AM (GX2fm)
I'm about 35% confident in my prediction SCOAMF is sending Biden there to be attacked.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at August 22, 2012 06:16 AM (/kI1Q)
It is the oldest trick in the New Left's playbook....
UNASSAILABLE MORAL AUTHORITY!
They try to keep us from governing unless we can stage the sort of "Parade of the Unfortunate Souls" they crank up at the drop of a hat.
It's a fun game for them to play since we simply are NOT allowed to govern unless we've personally lost a son, a son who might look like Trayvon no less, etc etc etc
Really next time there is a big scandal if we hold all the cards after Nov watch for the use of this Democrat trope...
it's a fun one.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:16 AM (LRFds)
Chillax. our convention comes first, what ever they do to us we can do back to them tenfold.
Plus, you forgot that OWS is planning protests for the dem convention.
Personally i would love to see Romney schedule a stadium sized event where he draws more than Obama on the same night in the same city.
But i am sure the GOP is not that clever or coordinated.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 06:17 AM (ovpNn)
the military political class, by which I mean General Staff has a truce in place with the Dems on their veterans' groups....
the General Staff actually hates war.....
I mean all soldiers hate war, but the GS they hate it because it interferes with their order in the universe.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:19 AM (LRFds)
Speaking of Tampa, the RNC convention will probably get rained on by the remains of Isaac. So just think of all the OWS, SEIU, PP, Pinko dolts trying to protest in the rain.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:19 AM (fU0YZ)
http://is.gd/7OfA0v
Posted by: HeatherRadish at August 22, 2012 06:19 AM (/kI1Q)
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I just watched my favorite Hitchcock film, Vertigo.
P.S. You know how when Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon ad infinitum appear in a movie you can't forget that they are liberal douches and can't see their characters because you know what liberal douches they are? Vertigo presents something of an opposite problem. I so admire Jimmy Stewart for being a Hollywood star but enlisting in the Air Crops prior to Pearl Harbor when he saw the war coming, flying real combat missions, and rising to the rank of brigadier that it actually interferes with my ability to see the character and not him.
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 22, 2012 06:19 AM (Hx5uv)
I've got an extra donation for Mitt if his campaign workers toss them bars of soap.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at August 22, 2012 06:20 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 06:20 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 06:20 AM (QupBk)
Odds of a big tropical storm are low. That would be funny if Slow Joe were out wandering lost in a driving rain storm.
Posted by: fluffy, weather or not at August 22, 2012 06:21 AM (z9HTb)
If Akin comments on it, revisions will be necessary to the minimums.
Posted by: SurferDoc at August 22, 2012 06:21 AM (6H6FZ)
I've got an extra donation for Mitt if his campaign workers toss them bars of soap.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at August 22, 2012 10:20 AM (/kI1Q)
Well if the hurricane hits at the right time, they might all get washed out to sea and show up on the coast of some european socialist state on the verge of fiscal collapse 3 months later...which would be perfect for us and for them....
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 06:22 AM (ovpNn)
In case anyone has missed it, Photoshopped the Laughing Man logo from Ghost in the Shell over the Obama the Telepromter President photo.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:22 AM (fU0YZ)
I prefer Rear Window because....Grace. Kim Novak was fine, but she looked much better in Bell, Book, and Candle which also had her paired up with Jimmy again.
Jimmy's the fuckin' man. You ever see that SNL sketch of him (played by Dana Carvey) and Reagan (played by Phil Hartman)? HILARIOUS!
Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 06:23 AM (GQ8sn)
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I think water to them is like sunlight to vampires, particularly if soap is added.
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 22, 2012 06:24 AM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: 13times at August 22, 2012 06:24 AM (h6XiD)
If Akin comments on it, revisions will be necessary to the minimums.
Posted by: SurferDoc at August 22, 2012 10:21 AM (6H6FZ)
You do realize the democrats will prop him up financially until september 25?
Then they pull the rug out and legitimately rape him and his magic mangina powers will not avail him.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 06:24 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 10:00 AM (fU0YZ)
Isn't that about SCOAMF?
Posted by: ontherocks at August 22, 2012 06:24 AM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:24 AM (fU0YZ)
I took CAC numbers from last night and dug up my old statistics book to figure out what the real odds of winning at least a net 4 seats are.
With 32 seats up for grabs, there are currently 23 of them held by Dems and 9 held by the GOP. Assuming that the "safe" seats are truly safe, meaning 0% chance of the expected winning party losing that seat, we have 2 vulnerable seats, while the Dems have 11. We currently hold 47 seats in the Senate. We need to win at least 3 seats for a tie and 4 seats for an outright majority.
Using CAC's odds of winning each seat (including Missouri, which is still possible for us to win, despite this idiot), we have the following odds (notice that I am taking Nebraska off the table, and putting that in with our certain to win pile).
Wisconsin - 99%
Montana - 90%
Massachusetts - 90%
North Dakota - 75%
Virginia - 60%
Florida - 50%
Ohio - 35%
New Mexico - 35%
Missouri - 10%
Michigan - 10%
Maine - 10%
Hawaii - 10%
Connecticut - 10%
That is 13 races that are at least somewhat competitive. We hold only 2 of these seats, and we already picked up 1 seat from Nebraska, so we need to win 4 of these races to guarantee at least a tie in the Senate. Note that if we win MA or ME then we need only 2 other wins to tie the Senate, the 4 used above is to account for the possibility of losing both. It makes the math a little easier.
Going back to the odds given by CAC, we have an average probability of winning each of these seats of 44.9%
So what are the odds of winning at least 4 of the seats? To get that, we use multiple copies of the following binomial formula:
Probability = #choices * (Prob of success ^ number of successes) * ((1 - Prob of success) ^ (total races - number of successes))
#choices = (total races)! / (number of successes)! * (total races - number of successes)!
We then calculate the odds of each possible outcome of number of wins. What are the odds we win 0 races (.04%), 1 race (.45%), and so on, until we get to the odds of winning all 13 (3.03 E-05). The total of all 14 possibilities adds up to 1 (100%).
Having done that, then the odds of winning at least 4 races is the total of all probabilities above the threshold of 4. So the odds of winning 4, plus odds of winning 5, etc.
The probability of winning 4 or more races of the 13 contested, given the above CAC odds?
90.61%
The probability of winning 3 or more races (gives us a feel of our chances if we hold MA)?
97.28%
Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 22, 2012 06:24 AM (Suq+u)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:25 AM (fU0YZ)
I saw that yesterday linked on another site.
Ice has still not reduced the swelling.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 06:25 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 06:25 AM (Dnbau)
How do I overcome both of those?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 06:25 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 06:25 AM (kXoT0)
Posted by: Jean at August 22, 2012 06:25 AM (WkuV6)
Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at August 22, 2012 06:25 AM (izA2D)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:26 AM (fU0YZ)
"Once upon a time Rape was so under the radar that episode generated controversy it just was not talked about and a lot of rapists got away with it because of the shame involved....
God I hated that show."
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 09:53 AM (LRFds)
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But did you like my song, "Coward of the County"?
Posted by: Kenny Rogers at August 22, 2012 06:26 AM (QjSgY)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:27 AM (fU0YZ)
Hopefully Ace won't wallow for too long. There's still plenty to be hopeful about.
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 22, 2012 06:27 AM (SUKHu)
The way things seem to be working out we have plausible deniability WRT Akin, they overreach at worst SoCon turn out is depressed and donk gets more abortion as holy sacrament voters to vote....
it also showed a speed in response from the party that while not optimal was better than the past, Akin is crazy and not good at rhetoric....
we could not let him be tied to the party at large.
Sorry
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:27 AM (LRFds)
Anna, have you seen the "Action Girls" series of softcore pr0n?
Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 06:28 AM (GQ8sn)
You led a more fucked up action packed love life than me bud....
hats off because mine is pretty bad
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:28 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Jean at August 22, 2012 06:29 AM (WkuV6)
How do I overcome both of those?
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I don't know but I did read read Dean Koontz's book A Big Little Life in which he describes his method which is many hours of hard work. I was very disappointed in that he publishes so often I was convinced that there was a pact with the Devil involved. And a pact with the Devil is a far more intriguing idea.
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 22, 2012 06:29 AM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at August 22, 2012 06:30 AM (izA2D)
Writing is the art of applying the seat of one's pants to a chair.
Posted by: fluffy at August 22, 2012 06:30 AM (z9HTb)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 06:30 AM (/tk/V)
How do I overcome both of those?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 10:25 AM (8y9MW)
First, write an outline of the most essential plot points. Idealize scenes in your head around those points, leave them as checkpoints for moving forward in your novel.
Then, just start writing. If it seems too rushed, edit it later. If it seems too wordy, you can edit that, too. The most important thing is to have something down on paper so that you can actually see the problems in front of you, instead of pondering them in the abstract. Said pondering leads to meandering and endless self-doubt. Start chugging immediately, and don't let doubt take hold. o.o
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at August 22, 2012 06:30 AM (LMHSz)
Posted by: Seriously at August 22, 2012 06:30 AM (QTVh2)
hey yes it sucks....I meant what I said if this were '92 and we had a sane donk I'd spend a Presidential campaign happily on going Newt on the Press non-stop....
but we have a genuine communist on their ticket....
stakes are too high, I know we always hear that but I am sincere I will never "back the moderate choice" again....and I have backed plenty should we lose and by some miracle there is still an America in 2016..
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:31 AM (LRFds)
AGW cultists relying on the weather Gods is not shocking.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:31 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 06:32 AM (QupBk)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 22, 2012 06:32 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: eman at August 22, 2012 06:33 AM (Wp4rQ)
You remember my bit during early 2009 where I had Barack using TotUS while screwing FLOTUS?
heh good times, good times....
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:34 AM (LRFds)
Don't let me stand in your way.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 22, 2012 06:34 AM (Suq+u)
Posted by: pforeman at August 22, 2012 06:34 AM (F3vJT)
Wisconsin - 99%
Montana - 90%
Massachusetts - 90%
North Dakota - 75%
Virginia - 60%
Florida - 50%
Ohio - 35%
New Mexico - 35%
Missouri - 10%
Michigan - 10%
Maine - 10%
Hawaii - 10%
Connecticut - 10%
I sent money to all the campaigns except Michigan and Connecticut, so I will add them to today's to do list. I am of course, exempting Missouri unless Akin gets replaced.
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 06:34 AM (kXoT0)
First, write an outline of the most essential plot points. Idealize scenes in your head around those points, leave them as checkpoints for moving forward in your novel.
Then, just start writing. If it seems too rushed, edit it later. If it seems too wordy, you can edit that, too. The most important thing is to have something down on paper so that you can actually see the problems in front of you, instead of pondering them in the abstract. Said pondering leads to meandering and endless self-doubt. Start chugging immediately, and don't let doubt take hold. o.o
I concur. We used to call this "brainstorming" back in the day. It has worked well for me on those rare times when I have something relevant to say.
G'Mornin' Daywalkin' Morons.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 22, 2012 06:35 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: 13times at August 22, 2012 06:36 AM (h6XiD)
Posted by: Redd at August 22, 2012 06:36 AM (2Srxr)
One site I like reading is Elizabeth Moon's writing blog. Though if you have not read any of her Paksenarrion books, you might be shocked because she openly discusses snippets of her current book, drop spoilers though she clearly marks those posts as spoilers, and will also describe the stuff behind her writing. http://www.paksworld.com/blog/
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 22, 2012 06:36 AM (fU0YZ)
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at August 22, 2012 10:30 AM (LMHSz)
I tried writing once and that exact strategy was my main problem.
And then on the way back from buying more booze I couldn't remember what it was that I was doing before I left.
But I think I DID like writing iirc.
Posted by: ontherocks at August 22, 2012 06:37 AM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque thinks Obama is an asshole at August 22, 2012 06:38 AM (yLGbJ)
Paul Ryan touching down in an hour.
Still taking donations for the photo op package with "Longbows!" sign.
Don't let me down, 'ettes!!!
Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 06:38 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: eman at August 22, 2012 06:40 AM (Wp4rQ)
I was just bothered by his tossing out these odds last night and then saying 50/50 for getting to 51 seats. That didn't look right to me. So I wanted to determine the real odds of getting to 50 if his individual probabilities were correct.
If anyone wants me to run the numbers with a different set of assumptions, let me know. I have it all in an excel sheet now.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 22, 2012 06:40 AM (Suq+u)
Posted by: Natasha at August 22, 2012 06:40 AM (jU5uf)
I would support Greg Abbott for Governor, but that would move him out of his role as AG. And he makes an awesome AG.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at August 22, 2012 06:42 AM (8y9MW)
Hurricane in Tampa?? Republicans will attend, making sure they bring all necessary items and prepare accordingly in case of the most severe conditions, they will help each other out while insuring the safety of everyone involved. All will be home in time to send the kids off to school.
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Hurricane in Charlotte? Dems will piss & moan that Dick Cheney is at it again with his evil wether machine, scream ernestly that the Coast Gaurd is racist then increase FEMA's budget another 500billion dollars.
Posted by: dananjcon wants him some gubmint beef wellington at August 22, 2012 06:44 AM (eavT+)
Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 06:45 AM (QupBk)
Yeah....
I'm really worried about "magic shields" on a personal level....
I hate mankind some days.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:45 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 06:45 AM (kXoT0)
Must Read.
They forgot the story when he told everyone to stop work and go help put up flyers for his partner's missing daughter.....
....like a boss.
Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 06:46 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: eman at August 22, 2012 06:46 AM (Wp4rQ)
Posted by: Fritz at August 22, 2012 06:47 AM (/ZZCn)
If anyone wants me to run the numbers with a different set of assumptions, let me know. I have it all in an excel sheet now.
Dave, I saw a poll this morning that showed Connie Mac with a ten-point lead over Bill Nelson in the Senate race down here, not sure where, tho'. That's a seat I'm pretty sure we'll win.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 22, 2012 06:48 AM (d0Tfm)
Don't question their patriotism....
Like many middle-schoolers, 13-year-old Brianna Gentry likes to decorate her school notebook with pictures of herself, her family and her friends, but one of these photos is extra special. She keeps a photo of her brother Derrick, a military policeman stationed in Montana, in a prominent spot.
"My brother's very important to me," Brianna told KTLA. "I haven't seen him in a while."
So Brianna and her mother Jaima Eudy were shocked when an administrator at Golden Valley Middle School in San Bernardino told the girl she was breaking school rules by displaying the photo, as well as one of her softball team, even though there is no explicit rule against having photos on binders.
I have an idea....I can reduce unemployment by firing every America hating educator in the country and replace them with hobos and corner beggars and probably not lose an ounce of efficiency in educating.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:48 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: teej at August 22, 2012 06:49 AM (K4AdI)
You can argue some of these races aren't really slam dunks (Nebraska and Indiana come to mind), but then you would have to make the same assumption on the Dem side (PA, MD, NJ).
Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 22, 2012 06:50 AM (Suq+u)
administrator at Golden Valley Middle School in San Bernardino told the
girl she was breaking school rules by displaying the photo, as well as
one of her softball team, even though there is no explicit rule against
having photos on binders.
She's stuck in the heart of enemy territory. I would have said FYNQ.
Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 06:50 AM (GQ8sn)
AP: Obama's lead narrows to 1 in a d+8 RV poll....
see ya scoamf....
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:50 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: jewells45 at August 22, 2012 06:50 AM (l/N7H)
Paul Ryan was in Roanoke today for a campaign rally and had Chris McMurry, the owner of Crumb and Get it who turned down a Biden photo op in his store, introducing him. And it was fantastic!
http://tinyurl.com/96lon4z
Posted by: Tami at August 22, 2012 06:50 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 10:45 AM (LRFds)
Some things there aren't words for. Other then to just say damn.
Posted by: Adam at August 22, 2012 06:51 AM (/YJYi)
I have gotten in my son's school's "face" once when his mom was in Iraq a crusading peacenik educator got on him about his digital cammy backpack with her nametape on it...said it was "too militaristic" and called me up to come get it or him....
I volunteered 35 hrs a week for the district dude was a substitute graduated from Tulane who did not know where he was I guess in Leesville ie "Fort Polk"....
I asked him if he could tell me what l-y-n-c-h-m-o-b spelled.
The boy kept the bookbag and satyed in class.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 06:53 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 06:53 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro,Vt at August 22, 2012 06:54 AM (48wze)
Posted by: HoboJerky, profit of DOOM! at August 22, 2012 06:54 AM (MrM2k)
I added 10% to the odds for North Dakota (85%), Virginia (70%), Florida (60%), New Mexico (45%), and Ohio (45%).
The odds of winning 4 or more becomes 94.46%
The odds of winning 3 or more becomes 98.59%
Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 22, 2012 06:55 AM (Suq+u)
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at August 22, 2012 06:55 AM (mFxQX)
"Republicans See Wasserman Schultz's Seat as Plum Target"--headline, McClatchy Newspapers, Aug. 9
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 22, 2012 06:57 AM (Hx5uv)
OMG, did you really?
* awards 50 Moron HQ points *
Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 06:57 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 22, 2012 06:58 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 06:58 AM (kXoT0)
And if you just don't replace the Third Assistant Vice-Principal Of Diversity Issues, you can save some money.
(All those service members Barry is cutting? Some of them have to have taken enough college math courses to handle middle school. Win-win.)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at August 22, 2012 06:59 AM (/kI1Q)
The only answer to a reporter asking a "gotcha" abortion questuion is "8.3 unemployment. Medicare. SCOAMF. Next". Rinse and repeat as necessary.
Posted by: Senator Blutarsky-R MO at August 22, 2012 07:00 AM (YmPwQ)
Posted by: t-bird at August 22, 2012 07:00 AM (FcR7P)
I did. I informed him he was in a school where 45% of the class was military dependent. I got a stern talking to the next day from the principal, but hey the doughnuts I brought in from Bailey's cooled things off.
Screw 'em, they need to be reminded who's who.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 07:02 AM (LRFds)
Now in MA, we are assuming people (especially the Ind) will split their tickets. They will vote solid Dem, except for Brown. This is why he cultivates his independence from the GOP.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 22, 2012 07:02 AM (Suq+u)
I used to work with a guy named Dick Akin. Boy did he catch a lot of grief.
Nothing like the smell of an Ewok calling zero content thread in the morning.
Posted by: sTevo's work around at work. at August 22, 2012 07:03 AM (VBUbW)
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Posted by: eman at August 22, 2012 07:04 AM (Wp4rQ)
Posted by: Golan Globus at August 22, 2012 07:04 AM (7vSU0)
I would have laughed in his face and asked him how he felt about volunteers suddenly disappearing, no money for fundraisers, and zero PTA participation.
Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 07:05 AM (GQ8sn)
m'Bonga hasn't 'prepped' the battlefield enough to take over like that.
He could disrupt communications for a bit, but EOs are not going to make people give up their guns, he does not have control of SCOTUS or the Circuits, and where is his reliable action force.
Fraud I could see, but it would have to be set up in all swing/battleground states and for all Senate/House elections.
Without SCOTUS/Circuits and without the Senate/House, he could not have a veneer of legality. 2nd American Revolution (code name: Road Trip) would result.
At best he might get elected thru fraud, have 4 years fighting the other branches of government, while trying to subvert the election process at the next round.
Posted by: trainer at August 22, 2012 07:07 AM (IVoJS)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 07:07 AM (VtjlW)
I believe I'd insist on going by Rick or Rich in that case.
Posted by: Adam at August 22, 2012 07:08 AM (/YJYi)
05 The likelihood this will be anything more than a cat 1 is very low. So it would disrupt protesters more than convention goers. Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 22, 2012 10:58 AM (tf9Ne)
At least the dirty smelly hippies would get bathed....lol
Posted by: Crowsting at August 22, 2012 07:08 AM (61BD9)
With the extra 10% thrown in that you asked for - 67.77%
Without the extra 10% - 57.09%
Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 22, 2012 07:08 AM (Suq+u)
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at August 22, 2012 07:08 AM (mFxQX)
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That's what I've been trying to tell you!
Posted by: Dr. Gergenfly Tardyaso at August 22, 2012 07:09 AM (aHR5E)
Allen, all the advice above is great. Mine would be: don't self-edit while you're writing! Your brain will keep nagging at you that what you're putting down is junk and then you'll get depressed and stop. Happens to me all the time. Ignore it. Get it down first, get it right later.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 22, 2012 07:11 AM (zF6Iw)
A nice tool to keep track of the senate races is:
http://www.270towin.com/2012_senate_election/
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 07:12 AM (2b4yb)
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 07:13 AM (kXoT0)
Well she was a nice lady, most of the educators I know are usually decent people. She listened politely as I lamented the conversion of even Louisiana to "everyday math". The discussion here the other day where I lamented the strings Federal grants have....yeah that's why.
It's gonna get worse too people Barack/Nanny/Harry passed CORE which is gonna lead to even more standardized control of narrative in democrat hands....
Carter, spit be upon him, knew exactly the risks he was taking in creating DoE.
Barack will happily "take that risk" because Barack understands that was the "intent"....
National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) were the main force behind the push. Both organizations have friendly dealings with William Ayers despite the "bi-partisan" or "non-partisan" nature of both. Local control and oversight will be disappearing the next time the Feds try to entwine textbook requirements with "free money".....
There is a whole age group of kids who will have heard only one side of the narrative battle soon and they can vote....
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 07:14 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Crowsting at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (61BD9)
I would suggest squirting them with Dawn dishwashing liquid, since it is fairly effective with baked on grease and grime.
Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 07:15 AM (kXoT0)
Posted by: AmishDude at August 22, 2012 07:17 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Jean at August 22, 2012 07:17 AM (WkuV6)
We recovered from FDR's dalliances with fascism sold hard because Americans remembered the prosperity of freer markets, so long as we don't add 30 million Mexicans the day before losing power the same somewhat applies today though not so much.
Ayers and the American Marxist are a combination of too cowardly and too smart to try over hostile takeover after Vietnam. They watched as we cheerfully killed commies by the metric ton. Bill wrote off Gen X as prime cut because he saw firsthand our embrace of Reagan...
he wants the kids in 4th grade forward for his plans from today....
If the GOP graced with a hard victory does not pass and enforce laws demanding nonpartisan education and a curricula requiring economics and civics we are just delaying the game while we are behind.
The donk alliance needs broken.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 07:23 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: t-bird at August 22, 2012 07:25 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque at August 22, 2012 07:34 AM (yLGbJ)
Here it comes..."atheist" attacks on "both" Romney and Obama's "religion"....
of course the atheists correctly identified Mormonism, but forgot "Marxism" and replaced it with "Christianity"....
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 07:43 AM (LRFds)
There's nothing wrong with an Executive Order in principle. Executive Orders only apply to the President's employees, the people who work in the Executive branch. They're intended to act as directives issued by the Chief Executive to his staff.
The problem, obviously, is that over the decades Congress -- both houses and both parties -- have gotten really bored with all this tedious legislative responsibility, what with accountability to their constituents, not breaking the law, etc. They'd prefer to spend their valuable time doing more important things, like spending their bribes, not paying their taxes, and making more TV appearances.
So they have their staff dash off vague and incoherent bills that they never even bother to read, and then hand over all the practical details of enforcement and regulation to the Executive branch, which is always eager to help. And if you have a responsible Executive who understands the purpose of the office and respects the limits of his power, this kinda works, for a while, if you don't look too closely. And, hey, who in Congress would want to ruin a good thing by looking too closely?
But along comes a fellow like Obama who does whatever he damn well feels like. Then it becomes clear that the powers of the Executive branch have vastly exceeded it's Constitutional role, and that powers of Congress and the Court are subject to the President's whims. There's simply far too much power over domestic affairs with far too little oversight for any President to be trusted with. Even if it weren't unconstitutional, it's still unworkable.
Romney needs to illustrate this by using EOs just as Obama does. When the Democrats complain, force them to take concrete steps to stop such abuses in the future. Then R/R should start dismantling the bloated, redundant and corrupt executive agencies and devolving those powers and responsibilities back to the states, where they belong.
Posted by: GalosGann at August 22, 2012 07:45 AM (T3KlW)
Romney could end EOs tomorrow by using EO to force EPA to back off from job killing by requiring a cost/benefit analysis of its impact within 7 days of submission or the motion goes to the house with Romney having right of first refusal if the C/B is handed in in 7 days.
Donks would go berzerk, and the GOP could call their bluff with a bill to make EOs overideable with a simple yay/nay to force it to court.
He'd be smart to do it out of the gate though, if the conditions in Congress merited it. That way the matter would be resolved and donks would be free to "control the executive". EOs as "housekeeping" are fine EOs to override Congress as you say are not.
Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 07:54 AM (LRFds)
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It was just the first worthwhile report on all the movies Tinseltown is going to show. So posted it. I will be going to the Tinseltown in Pearl, MS to catch them.
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