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October 29, 2012

What Did Prince Know About Obama, And When Did He Know It?
— Jack M.

I greeted today's news that Bill Clinton would be going to Minnesota to campaign for Preezy Obama today with much joy and enthusiasm.

After all, it meant that by heading that far North, impeached President and alleged rapist Bill Clinton would be nowhere near me, my family or my immediate circle of friends.

But I also took satisfaction in realizing that this news was further validation that the Democratic bastion of Minnesota was firmly in play for Gov. Romney this year. It was the icing on the delicious cake that was the recent poll showing the current Preezy up only 47%-44% over the soon-to-be-45th President of the United States, Mitt Romney, in the land of 10,000 lakes.

Now I don't often think about Minnesota. I know Hibbing, MN is the ancestral home of my favorite song and dance man, Bob Dylan, and also that it is the hometown of my all-time favorite basketball player, Kevin McHale. And I know that an alleged artist formerly known as Prince calls Duluth home. Outside of that, though, I always kind of viewed MN the same way most Americans view Canada: it's the hat we don to keep warm a couple months of the year.

What I didn't know until now though was that Minnesota isn't really a hat. It is, in fact, becoming America's raspberry beret. To be fair, I have to give credit where credit is due. I didn't foresee Minnesota turning a shade of raspberry red this cycle. But I set my iPod on "shuffle" this morning, and all was quickly revealed.

My only question is "What did Prince know about Obama, and when did he know it?"

Check out the lyrics to the 1985 single "Raspbery Beret" that Prince and the Revolution released. If you do, you will quickly see that this mid-80's bit of pop-fluff wasn't just a hit-track: it was, instead a precursor to the political prognostication power of the Purple Prince of Paisley Park.

Don't believe me. Lemme break it down for ya:

1. Prince's "nom-de-plume" is the first tip-off.

Do you think this name is coincidental? Well you might. But then you might not know that the Preezy used to tell his pals that he was Kenyan/Indonesian royalty. Check out this link at The Blaze for more details, or just be lazy and read my blockquote.

This week, PBSÂ’s Â“FrontlineÂ” published the transcript from a June 27, 2012 interview with Kristen Caldwell, a woman who grew up with President Barack Obama and attended the Punahou School with him in Honolulu, Hawaii. Among other claims, she told PBS that, as a young child, Obama told his classmates that he was Kenyan royalty or an Indonesian prince Â— fascinating claims that she discussed in great detail.

Hmmmm...I know. You need more evidence than that to believe Prince forsaw the rise and suckage of Obama. That's where the Lyrics come in:

2. Obama's Economy would suck, umm, royally.

See what I did there? I crack me up. Shut up.

Anyway, the song kicks off with the following couplet:

I was working part time in a five-and-dime
My boss was mr. mcgee

Under the Preezy's economic "stewardship", Americans can't find full-time work. Check out this article at Red State from earlier this month. Here is the key quote:

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) rose from 8.0 million in August to 8.6 million in September. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job.

In addition, when you can't find work and your funds get tight, where do many people increasingly shop? Five and dimes.

3. Obama thinks small business is racist and evil and they didn't build that.

The next two lines of the song cement this into place:

He told me several times that he didn't like my kind
Cause I was a bit 2 leisurely

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and assume that Mr. McGee was probably a pretty fair skinned Irish guy. The singer of the song smears him right off the bat with accusations of racism and perpetuating stereotypes. I can't think of a Presidential administration that reflexively does the same thing, can you?

4. Obama would gut welfare-reform.

One of the 90's big successes was the welfare-reform law that disgraced former President Bill Clinton was forced to sign into law. And yet, what does Prince tell us?

Seems that I was busy doing something close 2 nothing
But different than the day before

Well, I'd say that fairly sums up Obama's gutting of the welfare work requirements. Wouldn't you?

5. Obama would Make Al Gore cry by ignoring Global Warming

The lyrics:

She wore a Raspberry beret/ The kind u find in a second hand store/Raspberry beret/And if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more

And in the AGW world, it's always warmer.

Now, personally, I'm ok with making Al Gore cry. AGW is, in my opinion, a hoax and just an effort to impose a massive worldwide wealth redistribution scheme on first world countries.

But the lefties are kinda displeased about it. Including Obama, who, DESPITE BEING A PARTICIPANT IN 2 of the 3 Presidential debates (heh), never brought the matter up.

He waited until he went on MTV to do that.

Nothing says you are committed to a cause then when you mention it before the smallest audience possible and only after you are convinced that's what they want to hear, anyway. If I were a lefty AGW agitator, I wouldn't go out and vote for Obama. Think of the carbon footprint you will leave to cast your vote for a guy who is embarrassed by you anyway.

6. Prince foresaw Obama's focus on the "war on Wymyn" and #Ladyparts.

Built like she was
She had the nerve 2 ask me
If I planned 2 do her any harm

Self-evident, really.

7. Obama's supporters worry mainly about Hurricane Sandy's adverse effects on the people along the east coast...just joking...they're sweating Obama's reelection prospects.

I said now, overcast days never turned me on
But something about the clouds and her mixed

Check out this story on the former MSNBC.com website:

Key passage:

But Democrats are counting on robust turnout Â— both through early voting and on Nov. 6 Â— to propel Obama to a second term. While Sandy's projected path is uncertain, its rain and wind could discourage voters in the key swing state of Ohio from voting early, a practice employed by both campaigns to bank votes ahead of Election Day.
"Obviously we want unfettered access to the polls, because we believe that the more people come out, the better weÂ’re going to do,Â” David Axelrod, a senior adviser to Obama's re-election campaign, said Sunday on CNN. Â“And so, to the extent that it makes it harder, thatÂ’s a source of concern.Â”

Touching, really. Meanwhile CNN reports that the evil former Governor who beams cancer rays into people's bodies has set up his campaign bus as a rolling Hurricane relief station.

"Governor Romney's concern is the safety and well-being of those in the path of Hurricane Sandy," Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said Monday morning.
The campaign is loading supplies into a campaign bus for delivery in Virginia. In Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania - all battleground states in the presidential campaign and all expected to be impacted by this storm - Team Romney is collecting supplies at their campaign offices for local relief efforts.
Obama's campaign said is watching the storm and continuing to focus on the election in areas where the storm is not hitting.

But Democrats love people.

8. Obama's campaign would pretty much appeal only to vapid celebrities.

The rain sounds so cool when it hits the barn roof
And the horses wonder who u are
Thunder drowns out what the lightning sees
U feel like a movie star

Movie stars and horses. Try as I might, I could not reach Sarah Jessica Parker for comment.

9. Obama would narcissistically compare voting to him for having sex for the first time.

Listen
They say the first time aint the greatest
But I tell ya
If I had the chance 2 do it all again
I wouldn't change a stroke
Cause baby Im the most
With a girl as fine as she was then

I can't do it. I want to link the Dunham campaign ad. But I just can't put myself through watching it again. When you have less sex-appeal than Steven Crowder in a wig, I can't in good conscience force myself or others to watch you.

All in all, I think this is a pretty compelling case. Paint Minnesota RED in the coming Romney landslide. And if anyone asks you why, you just tell them Prince saw it all coming.

Oh yeah...I'm on twitter (@jackmcoldcuts) if you feel like following along. No pressure. It's not like I'll banhammer you if you don't.

Raspberry Beret - Prince by abelflexes

Posted by: Jack M. at 08:59 AM | Comments (198)
Post contains 1537 words, total size 11 kb.

1 This post has centered me....

Posted by: Tami at October 29, 2012 09:07 AM (X6akg)

2 Meh.

Posted by: Sgt. York at October 29, 2012 09:08 AM (W4IUa)

3 is Lena Dunham related to Bozo on his maternal side?

Posted by: Avi at October 29, 2012 09:08 AM (51xVX)

4 First time in my life I've felt centered. My chakras are finally aligned.

Posted by: Ommm at October 29, 2012 09:10 AM (Q2wni)

5 Holey Moley, Jack!

Time to get back on the meds, methinks...

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 29, 2012 09:10 AM (f9c2L)

6 This post dedicated to the middle class.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 29, 2012 09:10 AM (f9c2L)

7 Here we go with the center jokes. That's what you get for missing a tag somewhere.

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Now Officially Designated a Polling Place for Romney Voters at October 29, 2012 09:11 AM (+AV7H)

8 Including Obama, who, DESPITE BEING A PARTICIPANT IN 2 of the 3 Presidential debates Now that is the quality of snark I have come to expect at this here smart military blog. You may have a calming manatee.

Posted by: alexthechick at October 29, 2012 09:11 AM (VtjlW)

9 Is this what they mean when they say the Preezy should move tot he center?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Binder Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 29, 2012 09:11 AM (4df7R)

10 Wait, this post isn't a movie review by Ace?

Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Now Officially Designated a Polling Place for Romney Voters at October 29, 2012 09:12 AM (+AV7H)

11 Prince was born in Minneapolis, as was I. People rarely mix us up, however.

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 09:12 AM (z9HTb)

12 I worry about you sometimes, Jack M.

Posted by: Waterhouse at October 29, 2012 09:12 AM (w+lzM)

13 Prince, eh? As I've said before, this blog screams relevance like Obama on Nov. 7th.

Posted by: JDTAY at October 29, 2012 09:12 AM (a0nis)

14 3 or 4 stars? Got to know!

Posted by: Red Shirt at October 29, 2012 09:12 AM (FIDMq)

15 From the hard Center

Posted by: CheshireLion at October 29, 2012 09:12 AM (zNDIM)

16 Who the hell is Prince?

Posted by: Just to make you feel old at October 29, 2012 09:13 AM (O7jzy)

Don't think of it as me centering you...think of it as me moving your comments...TO THE RIGHT!

RINO's. All of ya.

Posted by: Jack M. at October 29, 2012 09:13 AM (ZXOR3)

18 Fun stuff.

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 09:13 AM (LpQbZ)

19 Not all of us are crazy here in MN.

Posted by: Tonic Dog at October 29, 2012 09:13 AM (X/+QT)

20 Clinton is making the 7th Street Entry.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at October 29, 2012 09:14 AM (JiuFX)

21 Huh.

Posted by: jeanne, near the Canadian border at October 29, 2012 09:15 AM (GdalM)

22 And, then, there is the Purple Rain SEIU's Sweat (or Tears)

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 09:15 AM (LpQbZ)

23 But in this scenario, who is masturbating with a magazine?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 29, 2012 09:15 AM (SY2Kh)

24 @21 Don't take it, the rest of us are still reading it.

Posted by: JDTAY at October 29, 2012 09:15 AM (a0nis)

25 ‏@samsteinhp

BLS: "It is our intention that Friday will be business as usual regarding the October Employment Situation report.Â”

Posted by: Tami at October 29, 2012 09:16 AM (X6akg)

26 @26 Uh oh. That means more inflated employment numbers for teh SCOAMF.

Posted by: JDTAY at October 29, 2012 09:16 AM (a0nis)

27 Romney up 2 in Ohio.

By the time the votes are all counted, you will see Romney winning Ohio by 5 points. AT LEAST!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at October 29, 2012 09:16 AM (wtvvX)

28
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.

Brarrack Obama Formerly Known as POTUS.

Posted by: fixerupper at October 29, 2012 09:16 AM (C8hzL)

29 Obama is not a prince. He is clearly a messiah. Big difference. We know he is a messiah because magazines keep printing pictures of him with a halo. So STFU and get down on your knees and worship, wingnuts.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:17 AM (PWdeI)

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

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 09:17 AM (8y9MW)

31 This post is one of the reasons that the HQ is heads above all other "smart military blogs."

Posted by: shibumi at October 29, 2012 09:17 AM (z63Tr)

32 But in this scenario, who is masturbating with a magazine? Back when the dinosaurs roamed and I was in college, I once wrote the following on a friend's whiteboard "Poor Nikki. Wouldn't she get paper cuts?" Oh the fun of explaining that to people who didn't get it.

Posted by: alexthechick at October 29, 2012 09:18 AM (VtjlW)

33 I've always wanted beat Prince silly for skull-fucking the English Language with that "2" and "U" bullshit. He didn't even have the excuse of phone text-speak.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 29, 2012 09:18 AM (TIIx5)

34 I prefer Robert Zimmerman: The Times They Are a'Changin'. Yup. A week from tomorrow, the times are going to be a'changin'. Not the NYT, of course. they ain't never gonna be changin'.

Posted by: WalrusRex at October 29, 2012 09:18 AM (Hx5uv)

35 Megyn Kelly just quoted the "33% of OH voters have already voted" bullshit.

Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at October 29, 2012 09:19 AM (he2LC)

36 Uh oh. That means more inflated employment numbers for teh SCOAMF.

Probably not if they include the "revised" numbers from last month.

As the election has gotten closer, the initial stats have become increasingly optimistic compared to the numbers that get quietly released later.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 29, 2012 09:19 AM (SY2Kh)

37 "beems" should be "beams".

Posted by: Ed Anger at October 29, 2012 09:19 AM (tOkJB)

38 Oh, and Michigan has MORE lakes than Minnesota. 11,037 freshwater lakes. So screw you, Minnesota.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:20 AM (PWdeI)

39 I did my early voting today, guys. Chalk one up for R-Money. Obama might win this election, but he's not getting NC. He'll have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Posted by: JDTAY at October 29, 2012 09:22 AM (a0nis)

26Ã¾@samsteinhp

BLS: "It is our intention that Friday will be
business as usual regarding the October Employment Situation report.Â”

Posted by: Tami at October 29, 2012 01:16 PM (X6akg)

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I hope they stick to that.

But using the weasel-words, "It is our intention", means that they can revise their statement later.

Posted by: wheatie at October 29, 2012 09:22 AM (ipkPX)

41 Oh, and Michigan has MORE lakes than Minnesota. 11,037 freshwater lakes. So screw you, Minnesota.

Among them, Torch Lake, which is beautiful. Whoever brought those stupid Zebra Muscles in should be shot.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 09:22 AM (8y9MW)

42 16 Who the hell is Prince? ---- He's the artist formerly known as "the artist formerly known as Prince".

Posted by: Anachronda at October 29, 2012 09:22 AM (FzhYM)

43 Oh, and Michigan has MORE lakes than Minnesota. 11,037 freshwater lakes.

But do you have a smooth-elbowed squaw on your butter?

Posted by: Waterhouse at October 29, 2012 09:23 AM (w+lzM)

44 I have a brother in MN who is typically very pessimistic. I'm talking like ace x20, approaching AP Eeyorism.

Posted by: runninrebel at October 29, 2012 01:19 PM (N/1Dm)

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DrewM is your brother?????

Settle down.....j/k.... j/k

Posted by: fixerupper at October 29, 2012 09:23 AM (C8hzL)

45 Oh, and Michigan has MORE lakes than Minnesota. 11,037 freshwater lakes. So screw you, Minnesota.

Nope. MN has 11,842. The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is just a motto.

Plus, there are significantly fewer dead bodies floating in ours.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 29, 2012 09:23 AM (SY2Kh)

46 You sir, win the Internet today!

Posted by: The President of Libya at October 29, 2012 09:23 AM (3WSn4)

47 Jack M. You didn't quite bring this home...

Posted by: Barack Obama the Artist Formerly Known as President at October 29, 2012 09:23 AM (r2PLg)

I love Prince. Sure he's a nut-head, basketcase but dammit the man can write a catchy pop tune... And scorch at the guitar.

Posted by: Walker at October 29, 2012 09:24 AM (bOs4B)

49 Can anybody sum this up in 1000 words or less?

Posted by: Cricket at October 29, 2012 09:24 AM (2ArJQ)

50 Here's a better music link. http://tinyurl.com/9jz4tux

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:24 AM (PWdeI)

51 If TFG had a son, Prince would beat him up on the playground.

Posted by: 141Driver at October 29, 2012 09:24 AM (/E3ql)

52 Clinton was here in Indiana stumping for the senate candidate a couple weeks ago.. But in the article.. Clinton is campaigning for Obama in MN.. not some down ticket. That is bad for Obama. I dont think Romney will win that moonbat state but.. just the fact they have to campaign there is pretty bad.

Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at October 29, 2012 09:25 AM (DGIjM)

53 It looks like NYC is being overrun by 32 ounce carbonated beverages. Also, a super fucking humongous hurricane.

Posted by: Aaron at October 29, 2012 09:25 AM (Tlix5)

54 Prince the pocket sized pop star.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at October 29, 2012 09:25 AM (tf9Ne)

55 50, And what a nice deep voice for such a little guy.

Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at October 29, 2012 09:25 AM (he2LC)

56 Can anybody sum this up in 1000 words or less?

JackM loves him some Rasberry Beret, and wanted to share the lyrics with you. Over that, he added a thin veneer of political snark.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 09:25 AM (8y9MW)

57 Prince playing basketball against Charlie Murphy. Dave Chappelle Show.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 29, 2012 09:26 AM (iAUf+)

58 I was born in Ortonville, MN. Even lifelong Minnesotans have trouble figuring out where it is.

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Wilde Wrepublican Wench at October 29, 2012 09:26 AM (PQO8S)

59 Reminds me of the 1938 hurricane, but then they didn't have satellite tracking, internet, such an extensive telephone connection, TV, or the weather reporting we have today. So it hit mostly by surprise and was horrific.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 29, 2012 09:26 AM (r4wIV)

60 If Minnesota is America's Raspberry Beret is Florida it's Purple Helmet?

Posted by: Joe Mama at October 29, 2012 09:27 AM (JJ+PT)

61 @61 Or as Greg calls it, "Tuesday".

Posted by: JDTAY at October 29, 2012 09:27 AM (a0nis)

62 Who the hell is Prince?

Posted by: Just to make you feel old at October 29, 2012 01:13 PM (O7jzy)

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My guess is that he's an aging, badly dressed, badly singing rocker who hasn't bathed since 2000. Perfect OWS material.

Posted by: Soona at October 29, 2012 09:27 AM (5zBCN)

63 >>>Can anybody sum this up in 1000 words or less?

Bill Clinton is in Minnesota trolling for Scandi cooter, pretending he's campaigning.

Posted by: Fritz at October 29, 2012 09:27 AM (/ZZCn)

34I've always wanted beat Prince silly for skull-fucking the English Language with that "2" and "U" bullshit. He didn't even have the excuse of phone text-speak.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 29, 2012 01:18 PM (TIIx5)

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Van Halen did it too.

They used "OU812" on one of their albums.

Back then...it was a by-product of those 'vanity vehicle tags'.

Having a car tag that made a statement, was all the rage.

People were constantly trying to think up little word/number plays...to use as car tags.

Posted by: wheatie at October 29, 2012 09:27 AM (ipkPX)

65 Over that, he added a thin veneer of political snark. Now, now, the Obama being a participant in 2 of the 3 debates line is good.

Posted by: alexthechick at October 29, 2012 09:28 AM (VtjlW)

66 I refuse to comment further until someone does a "Baby, I'm a Star" post.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 29, 2012 09:28 AM (B+qrE)

67 http://vimeo.com/1720918 Prince and Charlie Murphy playing basketball.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 29, 2012 09:28 AM (iAUf+)

68 I have a brother in MN who is typically very pessimistic. I'm talking like ace x20, approaching AP Eeyorism.

Posted by: runninrebel at October 29, 2012 01:19 PM (N/1Dm)

I didn't know we were related. Going to have to have a little talk with the parents about that.

I'm hopeful, but will remain firmly in the Winston Wolf camp until a winner is declared. It's unlikely Romney will take MN.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 29, 2012 09:28 AM (SY2Kh)

69 Bill Clinton is in Minnesota trolling for Scandi cooter, pretending he's campaigning.

Posted by: Fritz at October 29, 2012 01:27 PM (/ZZCn)

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Oooooo.... Minnestsota..... Land of the Matching Drapes and Carpet.

Posted by: fixerupper at October 29, 2012 09:28 AM (C8hzL)

70 Team Obama's plan for the final week of the campaign? FAUXWORDS! OK, OK. Pretty much the same plan as for all the weeks of the campaign.

Posted by: WalrusRex at October 29, 2012 09:28 AM (Hx5uv)

71 Obama wins Minnesota by +10.

Another joke that you wingnuts actually think it's in play because of a single poll and one campaign stop.

Posted by: Greg at October 29, 2012 01:26 PM (aDgWA)

Gerg, broadcasting from 2008...

Jump back in your re-Tardis, Doctor.

Posted by: Joe Mama at October 29, 2012 09:29 AM (JJ+PT)

72 That actually made sense.

Now. Does that mean I've drunk enough or not drunk enough?

I'll drink to that. (I get to stay in today as all the pussies in eastern PA have decided that the water is just over the horizon and it's bearing down on us. Buy a flotation device says I.)

Oop, I just felt a raindrop. And I'm inside.

Posted by: Jcw46 at October 29, 2012 09:29 AM (Vh0f5)

73 Now, now, the Obama being a participant in 2 of the 3 debates line is good.

I didn't say "bad" merely "thin."

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 09:29 AM (8y9MW)

74 51 Prince Puns on Punk President

Posted by: the Butcher at October 29, 2012 09:29 AM (8g9qq)

75 What Did Prince Know About Obama, And When Did He Know It?Administrative parallel in Nature:

One of AmericaÂ’s Â‘Most Extensively Contaminated Water BodiesÂ’ Is Flooding

the NY observer

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 29, 2012 09:29 AM (BAnPT)

76 If you look closely, you can see Andrew Sullivan's mind plotting against him. He will be certifiable by next Wednesday. Count on it.

Posted by: © Sponge at October 29, 2012 09:29 AM (UK9cE)

I fixed "beams", Ed Anger. Thanks for catching that.

It's too much to ask me to read my own posts. Asking me to proof-read them is clearly out of order.

Posted by: Jack M. at October 29, 2012 09:30 AM (ZXOR3)

78 " . . will remain firmly in the Winston Wolf camp until a winner is declared."

I don't know about you skippy but I'm not sucking anyone's dick Romney win or not.

Posted by: Jcw46 at October 29, 2012 09:31 AM (Vh0f5)

79 "Plus, there are significantly fewer dead bodies floating in ours."

Look, our criminals are green! They are returning their victims to Mother Gaia!! Eleventy!

Posted by: shibumi at October 29, 2012 09:31 AM (z63Tr)

80 Jack, whatever you are smoking, would you share?

Way over my head. Prince? Like in Harry and hookers?

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 09:31 AM (wR+pz)

81 if I had a son, he would be just like Major Hassan from Ft. Hood, Texas.

Posted by: Barack Obama at October 29, 2012 09:31 AM (48wze)

O/T Chicago is on the move!

A man was shot and killed inside a home late Sunday on the South Side, marking the cityÂ’s 435th homicide of the year Â— equaling the total last year.

Bariffe Fitz, 68, was found shot in the chest about 11 p.m. inside a residence in the 9400 block of South La Salle Street.

Â“ItÂ’s a disappointing milestone,Â” Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said on the CBS 2 Morning News. Â“You canÂ’t manage this and you canÂ’t talk about murder in a positive fashion.Â”

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at October 29, 2012 09:31 AM (R8hU8)

83 I prefer Robert Zimmerman: The Times They Are a'Changin'. Yup. A week from tomorrow, the times are going to be a'changin'. Not the NYT, of course. they ain't never gonna be changin'.

Posted by: WalrusRex at October 29, 2012 01:18 PM (Hx5uv)

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His song makes Traccyon sad.

Posted by: Soona at October 29, 2012 09:32 AM (5zBCN)

84 OT: McCain says Bengazi worse than Watergate.

Wow. I've been saying that for weeks. Good to see that someone in politics actually has the balls to voice that thought.

Surprised it's McCain though....

Posted by: shibumi at October 29, 2012 09:32 AM (z63Tr)

85 I'm so glad this wasn't about "Get Off"

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at October 29, 2012 09:32 AM (3wYCm)

86 I always felt like Cum On Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot was eerily prescient with regard to the way the ECB has been devaluing the euro over the last year.

Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at October 29, 2012 09:32 AM (+lsX1)

If you look closely, you can see Andrew Sullivan's mind plotting against him.

South Dakota: Fourteenth Star on the Stars and Bars.

I thought George Will was going to jab him in the neck with a Mont Blanc.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 29, 2012 09:32 AM (B+qrE)

88 Gerg; if Romney wins do you pinky swear to never darken our door again?

Posted by: Jcw46 at October 29, 2012 09:32 AM (Vh0f5)

89 "Plus, there are significantly fewer dead bodies floating in ours. Posted by: Hollowpoint" Most of those are dump-offs from Chicago. And I'm not kidding, they really do that. It's a hop, skip, and a jump from Chicago to New Buffalo.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:33 AM (PWdeI)

90 Back when the dinosaurs roamed and I was in college, I once wrote the following on a friend's whiteboard "Poor Nikki. Wouldn't she get paper cuts?"

Oh the fun of explaining that to people who didn't get it.

Posted by: alexthechick at October 29, 2012 01:18 PM (VtjlW)

I believe it was you that mentioned a little of your innocence dying each day at the HQ....

Now I have this picture in my head. Thanks.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 09:33 AM (da5Wo)

91 Well, Prince sucks, Minnesota sucks, and Democrats suck:

And I truly hope Minn is in play.

That being said; this entire article is a ridiculous read and a waste of time. Apparently this type of convoluted fluff is the best we can expect as Ace and his New York buddies hunker down under the weight of Hurricane FrankenHype.

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 09:34 AM (z3Lez)

92 LBI about to go under water Edgewater NJ - Voluntary evacuations for those on the Hudson No power in parts of Lyndhurst already Wife about to burn up some chicken More later

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 09:34 AM (j1gX1)

93 Stand down, greg.. you make me look even worse with your drivel..

Posted by: Barky O'dipshit at October 29, 2012 09:34 AM (DGIjM)

94 Wasn't Prince always in competition with Michael Jackson for who was the manliest?

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:35 AM (PWdeI)

95 Well I give this two up twinkles and and a golf clap. Well done, Jack.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 29, 2012 09:35 AM (TMB3S)

96 Ya got to laugh;

>UPDATE: Labor Department Â‘Working HardÂ’ to Ensure Jobs Report Released on Time<

Yes. Now instead of not releasing the data they will simply slap together some statistics favorable to the President and say " well, its the best we could do" or "these numbers are subject to revision".

Posted by: marcus at October 29, 2012 09:35 AM (GGCsk)

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 01:34 PM (z3Lez)

Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 29, 2012 09:36 AM (B+qrE)

98 Just heard a report on the Hurricane Watch Net. Ham operator reported wind gust blew in his window A/C unit and it and the portion of the window above it are now laying in the middle of his living room floor.

Posted by: Country Singer at October 29, 2012 09:36 AM (L8r/r)

Wendy?

Yes, Lisa?

Is the water warm enough?

Yes, Lisa.

Shall we begin?

Yes, Lisa.

Posted by: Ow! at October 29, 2012 09:37 AM (i7B17)

100 And, then, there is the Purple Rain

I can't hear that song without thinking about Peyton Manning hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in SuperBowl XLI.

Probably the last decent SuperBowl halftime show.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™, predenounced for your convenience at October 29, 2012 09:37 AM (ZKzrr)

101 The next time you feel like wasting everyone's time with this twaddle; just stop yourself.

Then post some nice pictures of Cheerleader T&A.

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 09:38 AM (z3Lez)

102 Well, if MN really matters to Obama then barring a meteor strike it doesn't really matter. Obviously Romney could not possibly be losing the three key swing states if MN is close enough for Team Obama to need to send in the calvalry. On a different but related topic, and concerning North Carolina, which already is a done deal for Romney and no longer is one of the key swing states, a small college I've never heard of today published what might be the dumbest poll in a season of dumb polls. They say that Romney is winning 23% of the Democrat vote. They also say that Romney is destroying Obama among Independents, by an aggregate margin of 20 points. Then in the next breath, however, they say that it's a tie vote. No, seriously, they do. And if you were on political peyote it would make sense. To believe that Obama is tied there, in addition of course to having to believe that Democrats vastly will outnumber Republicans this year, you merely need to believe that Obama in NC will win 4x - 5x the number of Republican votes as he garnered last time around. That's four to five times the number of such cross over GOP votes. 15-20% this time around vs. 4% last time around. Glug, glug, glug.

Posted by: Tsar Nicholas II at October 29, 2012 09:38 AM (pmsMR)

103 This is your early afternoon reminder: All trolls are average joe- who sucks cock by choice.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 09:38 AM (8y9MW)

104 103 @92 Yes. If President Obama loses, I will admit defeat then run away like a scolded child.

Posted by: Greg at October 29, 2012 01:37 PM (aDgWA)

Not to mention the OFA paychecks will no longer be coming....

Posted by: Joe Mama at October 29, 2012 09:38 AM (JJ+PT)

105 This post needs more cake girl or french maid cheerleader.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 29, 2012 09:40 AM (r4wIV)

106 Detroit. Detroit's the place for dumping bodies. Who'd notice amongst all the trash and sagging condemned houses.

chop a few fingertips, cut off any tats or marks, shot gun the dental work and voila' instant carpet stuffing.

Ready to roll out into the nearest alley off I-94.

Back to Chi town before the body's cold and anyone knows you were gone.

Posted by: Jcw46 at October 29, 2012 09:40 AM (Vh0f5)

107 Just heard a report on the Hurricane Watch Net. Ham operator reported wind gust blew in his window A/C unit and it and the portion of the window above it are now laying in the middle of his living room floor.

Posted by: Country Singer at October 29, 2012 01:36 PM (L8r/r)

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Duck tape can only take so much punishment.

Posted by: Soona at October 29, 2012 09:40 AM (5zBCN)

108 This post needs more cake girl or french maid cheerleader.

I disagree.

That is not an "either/or" statement.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 09:40 AM (8y9MW)

109 "Nope. MN has 11,842. The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is just a motto." My high school teacher LIED. But we have more of the Great Lakes, so again, screw Minnesota.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:40 AM (PWdeI)

110 OT: Raz and Gallup are saying that voter party ID is R+1. Compare to 2008 when it was D+8.

Carry on.

Posted by: Joe Mama at October 29, 2012 09:41 AM (JJ+PT)

111 Greg has more nicks that a hooker as zits. I guess he must live in a library or Panera bread or some other free wi fi area.

At his government job?

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 09:41 AM (wR+pz)

112 chop a few fingertips, cut off any tats or marks, shot gun the dental work and voila' instant carpet stuffing.
With Detroit's police department I don't think you need to bother with identification concerns.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 29, 2012 09:41 AM (r4wIV)

113

In winter, Ortonville is known as "The Last Chance to Pull Over Before Getting Stuck in a Dakota Blizzard". One winter, the roads north and west of there (hello, Peever!) had several inches of the smoothest ice I've ever seen. (MN winter driving is all about momentum and inertia, especially when there are no handy drifts to bounce off.)

Posted by: Shandiss at October 29, 2012 09:41 AM (G7G1T)

114 I'm so glad this wasn't about "Get Off"
Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at October 29, 2012 01:32 PM (3wYCm)

63 positions in a one night stand.

Posted by: © Sponge at October 29, 2012 09:41 AM (UK9cE)

115 (102 Just heard a report on the Hurricane Watch Net. Ham operator reported wind gust blew in his window A/C unit and it and the portion of the window above it are now laying in the middle of his living room floor.)

Yeah. We call that 'Saturday Night' here in my neck of the woods.

East Coast pussies.....

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 09:41 AM (z3Lez)

116 There's a SC Dem on Megan's show right now that just said, "Obama tried to reach across the aisle but John Boehner pulled his hand back."

And no one, not even Megan said, "What about his first 2 years?"

Posted by: Tami at October 29, 2012 09:42 AM (X6akg)

117 And our states is in 2 parts, so it's like we have 2 whole states. So there. And I'll conveniently ignore the fact that there are a significant number of Yoopers who would like to secede from Michigan.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:42 AM (PWdeI)

118 The next time you feel like wasting everyone's time with this twaddle; just stop yourself.

Call the WAAAAHHHM-bulence.

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 09:43 AM (z9HTb)

119 What about HÃ¼sker DÃ¼, Minnesota's greatest band?

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 29, 2012 09:43 AM (iAUf+)

120 sorry, you lost me at what did prince...

Posted by: phoenixgirl, Wearing her GIANTS jersey,team dagny at October 29, 2012 09:43 AM (Ho2rs)

121 Duck tape can only take so much punishment.

Posted by: Soona at October 29, 2012 01:40 PM (5zBCN)

I'm pretty sure that's blasphemy.

Posted by: Tami at October 29, 2012 09:43 AM (X6akg)

122 Greg, Why do you hate this country? You think Obama winning is great and then joke about. You are a slimy POS from the liberal sewer in this great nation. Why don'y you just go away to some third world paradise like Somalia, Cuba, Vietnam and live out the good life. You don't give a shit about the future, our children's future or the future of the world. Obama gets a second term the world will turn to shit and you will be swirling the toilet bowl with the rest of us. If he gets a second term it will be a world of shit for you too and probably more because you are a little metro-sexual liberal whiney little peckerhead. Just STFU and and go away....Just go away you little Michelle Obama Panty Waste Stain...............

Posted by: Jasper at October 29, 2012 09:44 AM (48wze)

123 Gee I guess Obama is happy Libya is off the headlines for a few days. All for a...storm?

I bet he keeps talking about this through Election Day.

Posted by: marcus at October 29, 2012 09:44 AM (GGCsk)

124 Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 01:43 PM (z9HTb)

Shouldn't you be fluffing AxelWad about now?

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 09:44 AM (z3Lez)

125 "I always felt like Cum On Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot was eerily prescient with regard to the way the ECB has been devaluing the euro over the last year."

Listen to Slade from the early seventies....they wrote a bunch of those 80's hair band songs.

Posted by: Spike at October 29, 2012 09:44 AM (TdwGH)

126 Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at October 29, 2012 01:32 PM

Yo, Joanie!!

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 09:44 AM (z9HTb)

127

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

This past Saturday, Wasserman Schultz personally lambasted a longtime Democrat supporter from Miami-Dade County who was caught talking to Harrington. This same individual further annoyed Wasserman Schultz by refusing to display a Â“Wasserman Schultz for CongressÂ” sign and then told Debbie that he had already voted for Harrington instead of her.

http://bit.ly/S8PAIz

Posted by: RushBabe at October 29, 2012 09:45 AM (tQHzJ)

128

Outside of that, though, I always kind of viewed MN the same way most Americans view Canada: it's the hat we don to keep warm a couple months of the year.

It's called a toque you hoser!

Posted by: Lurking Canuck at October 29, 2012 09:45 AM (BrQrN)

129 I'll see your Ortonville and Peever and raise you a Pinhook, In.

Posted by: Jcw46 at October 29, 2012 09:46 AM (Vh0f5)

130 Some nut on Twitter just told me "Gaby Giffords" would "make a great lady VP." Can she even string a sentence together?

OK, that WOULD be an improvement over Biden, but certainly not "great."

Posted by: HeatherRadish™, predenounced for your convenience at October 29, 2012 09:46 AM (ZKzrr)

131

There's a SC Dem

Wow. They found one.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 29, 2012 09:46 AM (B+qrE)

132 Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 01:44 PM (z3Lez)

How long until your Mom makes you take the dog for walk, Tough Guy?

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 09:46 AM (z9HTb)

133 Greg, Why do you hate this country? You think Obama winning isgreat and then joke about. You are a slimy POS from the liberal sewer in this great nation.

---

Oh no no no. Gerg has assured us that he leans right. That is to say, one of the Legion of Gergs did. Not necessarily this particular Gerg unit, I suppose.

Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 29, 2012 09:46 AM (aHR5E)

134 Yah hey der.

Hoser.

Posted by: Jcw46 at October 29, 2012 09:46 AM (Vh0f5)

135 "HÃ¼sker DÃ¼"....Celebrated Summer....fyi, great cover by Mark Kozelek of Red House Painters

Posted by: Spike at October 29, 2012 09:47 AM (TdwGH)

136 Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 01:44 PM (z9HTb) Hey fluffy!

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at October 29, 2012 09:47 AM (3wYCm)

137 Now hearing a report of gale force winds in the Bronx.

Posted by: Country Singer at October 29, 2012 09:47 AM (L8r/r)

138 Duck tape can only take so much punishment.

Posted by: Soona at October 29, 2012 01:40 PM (5zBCN)

I'm pretty sure that's blasphemy.

Posted by: Tami at October 29, 2012 01:43 PM (X6akg)

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You're right. I'll amend that to; 20 year old duck tape can only take so much punishment.

Posted by: Soona at October 29, 2012 09:47 AM (5zBCN)

139 Posted by: wheatie at October 29, 2012 01:27 PM (ipkPX) Another obscure Meta Band came out with a album after OU812 with I81B4U

Posted by: Evilpens at October 29, 2012 09:48 AM (ck76k)

140 I give props to Prince for being able to do backflips in 4 inch heels. He was not a tall man.

Posted by: elizabethe loves a brownie at October 29, 2012 09:48 AM (TOBhV)

141 Now hearing a report of gale force winds in the Bronx.

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Bloomberg bans Taco Bell next?

Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 29, 2012 09:48 AM (aHR5E)

142 Purple Rain AKA SEIU Tears

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 09:49 AM (LpQbZ)

143

Marcus: Catherine Herrige on Fox just reported FBI knew who organized the led the raid on Benghazi on 9/13. There are emails and documented evidence. Brett Baier will report on this tonight and Rush Limbaugh is all over it today. I'm thinking a lot of people are sitting home listening to this. MSM wasn't reporting the story anyway.

Posted by: Liberty Lover at October 29, 2012 09:49 AM (b4W5O)

144 Little known fact. Rogers Nelson is one cheap mofo. Never tips.

Posted by: esch at October 29, 2012 09:49 AM (fMQ2w)

145 So, Greg, You feeling good about your guy abandoning those former navy seals at Benghazzi? Deep down you libs all hate the military anyway. So no biggie I guess.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:49 AM (PWdeI)

146 Say what you will about Prince, the strange little man plays a hell of a guitar. http://tinyurl.com/8r8nf7l But no, it's not the best solo in history.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 29, 2012 09:49 AM (TMB3S)

147 I saw a report that Bloomberg was sportin' a chubby at the presser yesterday.

Posted by: Jcw46 at October 29, 2012 09:50 AM (Vh0f5)

148 Greg is 12, and getting bad advice from his dolt parents.

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 09:50 AM (LpQbZ)

149 Boy, that was an awful lot of work.

Posted by: Jaimo at October 29, 2012 09:50 AM (zujTK)

150 I will say though, I hope the rumors of their taking 60 goatfuckers down with them are true. Everything has a silver lining.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 29, 2012 09:50 AM (PWdeI)

151 Husker Don't.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 29, 2012 09:51 AM (r4wIV)

152 D.M. Hawkins @HawkinsUSA Restore Our Future dropping $2M in PA. AFF doing 2.4M in MN, WI, and NV.

Posted by: Evilpens at October 29, 2012 09:51 AM (ck76k)

153 And BTW - didn't Obama look lame giving a press conference on the storm? When was the last time he was in the White House Press Room? And he didn't take one question or make one useful directive. And, we are to believe he is not politicizing the storm?

Posted by: Liberty Lover at October 29, 2012 09:51 AM (b4W5O)

154

Re: ....Getting 'Benghazi' on Twitter despite the censorship that Twitter is doing.

I don't use Twitter, but if I did...I would forward the idea that "Valerie Plame was rescued".

The leftstream media went batshit crazy over Plame being 'outed'.

They said "it put her life in danger".

Remember that?

But she wasn't in danger.

The media came to her 'rescue' though, as though she was.

Ty Woods and Glen Doherty were CIA security operatives...who were actually in danger.

They were betrayed by their own goverment.

Unlike Valerie Plame, Woods and Doherty were fighting for the lives of others...and in dire need of help.

Possible hashtags:

#PlameDidntDie

#PlameNotIgnored

#PlameNotDenied

Posted by: wheatie at October 29, 2012 09:52 AM (ipkPX)

155 http://tinyurl.com/8e59gst Gang Green

Posted by: Evilpens at October 29, 2012 09:52 AM (ck76k)

156 Whoa...Shandiss knew Ortonville. I am impressed...most Minnesotans just go...Nope, never heard of it.

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Wilde Wrepublican Wench at October 29, 2012 09:53 AM (PQO8S)

157 Here we go. You can see the article at The Daily Caller but here's the link for the pic:

http://tinyurl.com/9jmefxu

It's safe for work.

It could be a roll of quarters. It's not exceptional.

Definitely not a 32 ouncer.

Posted by: Jcw46 at October 29, 2012 09:53 AM (Vh0f5)

158 Greg is 12, and getting bad advice from his dolt parents.

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Exhibit A why siblings shouldn't marry.

Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 29, 2012 09:54 AM (aHR5E)

159 I love #7. Even though Romney is *actually* helping real people in imminent distress, he's of course just being crass and angling for votes, while 0bama, who does nothing to help anyone, is the purest of the pure and is the one who *really* cares about people, because for Demotards it's *all* about the intentions, not the actions.

Posted by: logprof at October 29, 2012 09:54 AM (jKE+Z)

160 New Crossroads ad: Operation Hot Mic.....lol!

http://tinyurl.com/8de2pye

Posted by: Tami at October 29, 2012 09:55 AM (X6akg)

161 And BTW - didn't Obama look lame giving a press conference on the storm? When was the last time he was in the White House Press Room? And he didn't take one question or make one useful directive. And, we are to believe he is not politicizing the storm?

Posted by: Liberty Lover at October 29, 2012 01:51 PM (b4W5O)

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Baraka at presser: .......and to sum up, we'll watch this storm as closely as we did with the events in Benghazi.......er.......

Posted by: Soona at October 29, 2012 09:55 AM (5zBCN)

162 People were constantly trying to think up little word/number plays...to use as car tags.

Posted by: wheatie at October 29, 2012 01:27 PM (ipkPX)

===============

yep...VA license plates from late 1980's

Posted by: NE1469 at October 29, 2012 09:55 AM (U9IRW)

163 I've heard of Ortonville. 'Course I have plenty of dirty Scandi relatives all over this state.

Posted by: esch at October 29, 2012 09:55 AM (fMQ2w)

164 Why couldn't Tommy Stinson have been the Minnesotan that wore assless pants?

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at October 29, 2012 09:56 AM (3wYCm)

165 95 Well, Prince sucks, Minnesota sucks, and Democrats suck:

And I truly hope Minn is in play.

That being said; this entire article is a ridiculous read and a waste of time. Apparently this type of convoluted fluff is the best we can expect as Ace and his New York buddies hunker down under the weight of Hurricane FrankenHype.

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 01:34 PM (z3Lez)

Go suck on a revolver.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 29, 2012 09:57 AM (BuSM8)

166

Now hearing a report of gale force winds in the Bronx

Sorry, pussy farts happen, ya know.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at October 29, 2012 09:57 AM (BAS5M)

167

145...Posted by: wheatie at October 29, 2012 01:27 PM (ipkPX)

Another obscure Meta Band came out with a album after OU812 with I81B4U.

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Heh. Yeah, there were a lot of little word/number plays going on back then.

Before texting...there were those little hand-held sign thingys, that you could hold up in your car.

Remember those?

Posted by: wheatie at October 29, 2012 09:57 AM (ipkPX)

168 will remain firmly in the Winston Wolf camp until a winner is declared.

You know what happens in that camp AFTER Romney wins, right? I'll be outside AtC's compound with bacon, valu-rite and promises of hard labor to bribe my way in.

Posted by: NC Ref at October 29, 2012 09:58 AM (dVJLS)

169

That
being said; this entire article is a ridiculous read and a waste of
time

===========================

and yet, you read it and wasted your time...5 minutes you'll never reclaim

Posted by: eurw at October 29, 2012 09:59 AM (U9IRW)

170 138 How long until your Mom makes you take the dog for walk, Tough Guy?

Why? Do you need to poop, fluffy?

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 10:00 AM (z3Lez)

171

From the previous thread, because y'all came here:

Thanks Tami, eleven, Soap, Heather, NC Ref, willow. If you six were on the Family Court jury, would I have any problem getting full custody of my kids? lol

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 29, 2012 10:03 AM (BAS5M)

172 Update on Sandy 2 PM from NOHC;

Winds haven't dropped, but the barometer has.

Moving 10 mph faster than 11 AM, heading moved from 330 to 305

SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.3N 73.1W
ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM SE OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
ABOUT 175 MI...285 KM SSE OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES

Posted by: kbdabear at October 29, 2012 10:03 AM (wwsoB)

173 146 I give props to Prince for being able to do backflips in 4 inch heels.

He was not a tall man.

Correction: He was not a *man*

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 10:04 AM (z3Lez)

174 Go suck on a revolver.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 29, 2012 01:57 PM (BuSM

Calm down there, Dack Hemorrhoid. And take fluffy for a walk, she needs to poop.

Posted by: Media Meatgrinder at October 29, 2012 10:08 AM (z3Lez)

175 daniel boone was a man....a real man......prince? not really sure

Posted by: phoenixgirl, Wearing her GIANTS jersey,team dagny at October 29, 2012 10:08 AM (Ho2rs)

176 Minnesota also gave the world MST3K, so let's not be ungrateful.

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at October 29, 2012 10:11 AM (FkH4y)

177 WTF?

Posted by: grease monkey at October 29, 2012 10:13 AM (VSWPU)

178 You have Raspberry Beret on your iPod. You are teh ghey.

Posted by: scofflawx at October 29, 2012 10:14 AM (N1Rjx)

179 stick to epic poetry there sparky...

Posted by: D. Hopper at October 29, 2012 10:15 AM (AVfT8)

180 What I didn't know until now though was that Minnesota isn't really a hat. Yes, well, that's good you got that straightened out.

Posted by: m at October 29, 2012 10:15 AM (RaNrW)

181

63 positions in a one night stand.

Posted by: Â© Sponge at October 29, 2012 01:41 PM (UK9cE)

Amateur.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at October 29, 2012 10:19 AM (NBj0d)

182 While Husker Du is epic and Price Rogers Nelson talented as hell, I have to give props to the Gear Daddies (best band name ever!) because their kind of music is much more like what we appreciate up here in FOL...

Posted by: Tony253 at October 29, 2012 10:20 AM (PryWG)

183

125 What about HÃ¼sker DÃ¼, Minnesota's greatest band?

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 29, 2012 01:43 PM (iAUf+)

...the fuck...?

Posted by: The Replacements at October 29, 2012 10:21 AM (NBj0d)

184 50 I love Prince. Sure he's a nut-head, basketcase but dammit the man can write a catchy pop tune... And scorch at the guitar.
*
*
"Just another Manic Monday . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at October 29, 2012 10:21 AM (BDU/a)

185

...the fuck...?

Posted by: The Replacements at October 29, 2012 02:21 PM (NBj0d)

No seriously, he's right. It's probably either Husker Du or Sugar. Hard to say which really...

Posted by: Bob Mould at October 29, 2012 10:24 AM (NBj0d)

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

Posted by: steevy at October 29, 2012 10:35 AM (6o4Fb)

187 Thanks, Jack M. Kept us entertained in the lull.

Posted by: m at October 29, 2012 10:36 AM (RaNrW)

188

183stick to epic poetry there sparky...

So, I'm hearing you say you want more epic poetry! Noted.

Posted by: Jack M. at October 29, 2012 10:40 AM (ZXOR3)

189 What are the odds that Obama, the great orator, gives a gracious, warm and healing concession speech next Tuesday?

Posted by: Northern Lurker at October 29, 2012 10:44 AM (MMK/y)

190 I can dream, but due to the liberal pit known as Minneapolis, there's not much of a chance Romney will win here. The rest of the state minus the Iron Range is solidly conservative. There's a slim chance, but I won't be holding my breath.

Posted by: Minnfidel at October 29, 2012 10:45 AM (X7wAM)

191 I enjoy reading your alt-blogger entries Jack, they make me grin: Perhaps as much as Stephen Potter does!

Posted by: MoJoTee at October 29, 2012 12:04 PM (e1kfW)

192

Thank you #195.

I can say with certainty that you are the best commenter on any website evah.

Posted by: Jack M. at October 29, 2012 12:25 PM (ZXOR3)

193 Classic Post Jack, Classic! lol

Posted by: blindgoose at October 29, 2012 12:30 PM (a6qEC)

194 I am spending election night as an election judge in my small town in Minnesota. Everyone knows everyone else, so I will smile to myself as the democrats cry walking in and walking out. If we can jail the union thug neo-marxist Iron Range election stealing judges, we might be able to take Minnesota red this year. I am firmly convinced that until election fraud is vigourously prosecuted and has lots of jailtime, we aren't going to count on Minnesota. That won't happen because our SecState is Mark Rich, who is bought and paid for by George Soros. Also, the state republican committee is incompetent. I saw it at the 2008 and 2012 state conventions.

Posted by: Assassin6 at October 29, 2012 12:53 PM (FfukH)

195

MN probably won't go for Romeny unless there is a Democrat Mass Extinction event. This could happen but isn't likely. Most of the five-county Metro Area (Twin Cities) is Democrat, especially Ramsay and Hennepin Counties. St. Louis County (Duluth and Iron Range) is VERY strongly Democrat too. The rest of the state is fairly Republican except for small pockets where college are located.

Voter fraud will likely ensure Obama wins MN but sending Slick Willie and spending money there means those resources aren't being used elsewhere. Chicago wasn't expecting to have to defend MN but then again, they may be minus a clue or two. I think WI will go red this time around and MN will stay blue, although more than a few folks at Democrat Party HQ will be purple from not breating.

Posted by: exurbanDoug at October 29, 2012 01:21 PM (hjzBP)

196

Make of this what you choose but I think it is much more important than domestic partisan political squabbles. Personally, as a combat veteran, this is at a minimum gross negligence by our Sorry Clusterf**k of A Miserable Failure (SCOAMF) Commander-in-Chief!

HereÂ’s the oath I swore in 1965:

"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).

Our SCOAMF swore something similar under Article 2, Section 1, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution and has failed to fulfill his oath, in my opinion. At a minimum his actions regarding events of September 11^th, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya constitute, at a minimum, gross negligence and could be construed to be Â“treasonÂ” if current reports of his actions are in fact trueÂ…all apparently done for the purpose of gaining domestic partisan political gain.

Please join me in avoiding the pain of a congressional impeachment trial in 2013 by voting this SCOAMF out of office on November 6^th, 2012.

Tom

Posted by: RiverRat at October 29, 2012 02:00 PM (NRQJk)

197 Prince does not call Duluth home. He calls Minneapolis home, or more specifically the western suburbs home. I drive by his recording studio all the time. Growing up we'd see him at random spots. Super short dude who would have a really tall (like 7 ft tall) body guard/chauffeur with him. Kind of a weird contrast.

Posted by: Not Eric at October 29, 2012 07:30 PM (Iro+C)

198 Prince is not from Duluth but was born and raised in Minneapolis.
Prince now lives in the Hollywood Hills, after ruining a wonderful mantion in Bel-Air by painting it purple.
Prince sucks and has no talent.

re: Lakes ...Minnesota has close to 12,000 lakes. "Land of 10,000 Lakes" was just a reference tag line for the license plates.

Yes, the mosquito is the state bird of Minnesota. But only in the summer.

Posted by: Mikey at October 29, 2012 09:34 PM (db4pz)

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