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October 25, 2013

Acestin Spades: International Blog of Mystery
— andy

Dr. John E.-vil: Gentlemen, I have a plan. It's called blackmail. The Head Ewok has gone on vacation and left us the keys. In his absence we will hijack his URL and route the traffic to Healthcare.gov. Either the Obama administration pays us an exorbitant amount of money, or we make it seen that Barack Obama has caused Healthcare.gov to be released years too early and without adequate testing, causing it to crash.

Coblogger Number Two: The Obama administration *did* release Healthcare.gov years too early, and it did shit the bed as expected.

Dr. John E.-vil: Right, people you have to tell me these things, okay? I've been tweeting about that shitty Orca launch for a year, okay? Throw me a frickin' bone here! I'm the boss! Need the info.

Dr. John E.-vil: Okay no problem. Here's my second plan. Back in the 60's, I had a weather changing machine that was, in essence, a sophisticated heat beam which we called a "laser." Using these "lasers," we guide precision weapons and cause Libyan leader Colonel Qaddafi to be overthrown by Islamic militants, plunging the country and the entire middle east into chaos. That is unless the world pays us a hefty ransom.

Coblogger Number Two: That ... also already has happened.

Dr. John E.-vil: Shit. Oh hell, let's just do what we always do. Swipe some content from Allah at Hot Air and turn it into a blog post.

HereÂ’s a tidbit on yesterdayÂ’s HHS conference call which lays bare the agencyÂ’s new approach to accountability. Sebelius doesnÂ’t work for you, right? Well, then, why should she have to answer your questions?

According to some accounts, the projectÂ’s managers at the Department of Health and Human Services assured the White House that any remaining problems could be worked out once the Web site went live, but other senior department officials predicted serious trouble and advised delaying the rollout.
But on a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services officials twice declined to answer questions about whether Kathleen Sebelius, Mr. ObamaÂ’s health secretary, knew about the problems. Asked if Marilyn Tavenner, the agencyÂ’s director, or anyone else had alerted Ms. Sebelius, an official cut off a reporter.
Â“Next question,Â” he said.

First of all, that should be FYNQ. I mean, if you're going to throw a brushback pitch, throw the damned thing.

But, seriously, these people nominally work for us*. I don't think it's too early at all for a little, "what did they know and when did they know it?" action.

But our esteemed Juicebox JournoList corps doesn't seem to agree:

.@davidgregory On some level, I don't have a big q for Kathleen Sebelius. Not sure what she knows. I have lots of Qs for head of CMS IT.
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) October 25, 2013

He's not sure what Sebilius knows, but he doesn't have a question for her. Ummm, how about "what do you know?". Just spitballin' here, but the best way to get information out of people would seem to be, you know, asking them questions.

Now of course she'll just stonewall but eventually enough people will ask enough questions and get enough partial answers to piece the puzzle together. These people used to be called journalists.

* I was going to work the "who does Number Two work for?" quote in here, but it was just too much.

Posted by: andy at 12:20 PM | Comments (131)
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1 If only we had some designated official to be in charge of and responsible for cabinet agencies.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)-also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at October 25, 2013 12:23 PM (659DL)

2 First?

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 12:24 PM (xZxMD)

3 Crap.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 12:25 PM (xZxMD)

4 Damn shame this clusterfuck is gonna cost us a hell of a lot more tha one meeellion dollars.....

Posted by: Wiserbud at October 25, 2013 12:25 PM (NXg/k)

* I was going to work the "who does Number Two work for?" quote in here, but it was just too much.

---

Go ahead, buddy, tell that piece of shit who's boss!

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 25, 2013 12:25 PM (/Crba)

6 well, it's simple. that girl Ezra is just saying she knows that other girl doesn't have two brain cells to rub together, and is just a "my daddy was important" type of well-connected useless bureaucrat.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 25, 2013 12:26 PM (2up3Q)

7 heh.... love the intro.

Posted by: Patrick in Michigan at October 25, 2013 12:26 PM (OhrW4)

8 @markknoller During classroom visit, Pres Obama spoke of math: "I liked math, but then it started to get harder. And so that can be frustrating." No shit, Poindexter.....English too, huh?

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami -GO CARDS!!!! at October 25, 2013 12:27 PM (bCEmE)

9 Let's all send little sippy cups to lil' Ezra.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 25, 2013 12:28 PM (lVPtV)

10 The Prisoner. "I am not a number; I am a free man": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcaxlxgnvf0

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 25, 2013 12:28 PM (23Kgq)

11 Allota Fagina

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 25, 2013 12:28 PM (0LHZx)

12 If only we had some designated official to be in charge of and responsible for cabinet agencies.
----
This is a great idea. I am as upset with the lack of performance by the cabinet as anyone. I will announce my designee for Cabinet Oversight Czar soon.

Posted by: Obamee at October 25, 2013 12:29 PM (eEfYn)

13 Love is Blindness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUXVE4GEwmc ~U2

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF! at October 25, 2013 12:29 PM (IXrOn)

14 MOAR Acetin Spades!!

Posted by: itchytriggerfinger at October 25, 2013 12:29 PM (2KFyP)

15 8 @markknoller

During classroom visit, Pres Obama spoke of math: "I liked math, but then it started to get harder. And so that can be frustrating."

*__0

Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 25, 2013 12:29 PM (lVPtV)

On the upside, if Obama's too busy dealing with this hot liquid disaster then he can't be out screwing up other things.

Ah, who am I kidding; he's got a long list of disasters to get through and only three years to do it all.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Fall Enormities are Now In at the Outrage Outlet! at October 25, 2013 12:29 PM (hLRSq)

17 We won! Don't blame us!

Posted by: Obama Admin at October 25, 2013 12:30 PM (ELdpj)

18 We need to send Obama that Math is Hard Barbie doll that the feminzais went apeshit over a few years ago.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 25, 2013 12:31 PM (0LHZx)

19 Nice theme there Andy. Be a shame if something happened to it....

Posted by: HHS Sec Syphilis at October 25, 2013 12:32 PM (MnSla)

20 19 We need to send Obama that Math is Hard Barbie doll that the feminzais went apeshit over a few years ago. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 25, 2013 04:31 PM (0LHZx) Hahahaha! Iowahawk just tweeted that video! @iowahawkblog 3m Shot: https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/393835520083501057 Â… Chaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO0cvqT1tAE Â…

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami -GO CARDS!!!! at October 25, 2013 12:32 PM (bCEmE)

Hey, Kathy's "degree" is in "Public Policy", whatever the hell that means.

I think it means "One step up from an MSM Journalist".

It sure as heck doesn't mean "Smart in math"......

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at October 25, 2013 12:33 PM (PZ6/M)

22 * I was going to work the "who does Number Two work for?" quote in here, but it was just too much. Caution Horses

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF... Cheers! at October 25, 2013 12:33 PM (IXrOn)

23 Ezrka Klein And David Gregory felching; docking, asshole buddies since 2008.

Posted by: dananjcon at October 25, 2013 12:34 PM (wmU4G)

24 "Asked if Marilyn Tavenner, the agencyÂ’s director, or anyone else had alerted Ms. Sebelius, an official cut off a reporter.

Â“Next question,Â” he said."

You better ask the "right" questions and not the "wrong" questions, Comrade Reporter.....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 25, 2013 12:35 PM (LA7Cm)

25 BRING IN THE FEMBOTS! http://goo.gl/Nz86Yp

Posted by: Andy at October 25, 2013 12:36 PM (6WEEQ)

26 Hahahaha! Iowahawk just tweeted that video! IowaHawk is the sweetest of candy on Twitter.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF... Cheers! at October 25, 2013 12:36 PM (IXrOn)

27 he Prisoner. "I am not a number; I am a free man":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcaxlxgnvf0

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 25, 2013 04:28 PM (23Kgq)

Who is #1?

Posted by: dananjcon at October 25, 2013 12:37 PM (wmU4G)

28 That's David "Unindicted Felon" Gregory. It really is too bad the journolists shit all over their creed and ethics standards on a daily basis.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 25, 2013 12:37 PM (qyfb5)

29 Journalists used to ask questions, but that was before their mouths were filled with all of that milky goodness.

Posted by: Roy at October 25, 2013 12:38 PM (VndSC)

30 remember when Rumsfeld was laughed at by the left for his statement about (paraphrasing) "things we know we know, things we know we don't know, but there are also things we don't know we don't know"?

Maybe the Repubs can slip in a "Secretary Sebelius, tell us what you don't know about this mess?" and the next Repub can ask "Secretary Sebelius, tell us something else you don't know about this mess?", and the next one can ask "Secretary Sebelius, tell us some more things you don't know about this mess?" Everyone Repub could also be given a different way to mispronounce her name.

Could be fun, anyway, the "war on women" crap on the MSM that evening not withstanding.

Posted by: mallfly at October 25, 2013 12:39 PM (bJm7W)

31 Healthcare.gov.? Never heard of it.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at October 25, 2013 12:39 PM (LA7Cm)

IowaHawk is the sweetest of candy on Twitter.

Somewhere and Ewok is sobbing.

Posted by: garrett at October 25, 2013 12:39 PM (oEpqV)

33 Seriously, what's the Statute of Limitations on the DC gun law Gregory violated? They could indict him at any time, right? But as long as he does their bidding...

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 25, 2013 12:39 PM (qyfb5)

34 an not and

Posted by: garrett at October 25, 2013 12:40 PM (oEpqV)

35 Just in - The Washington Redskins have decided to change their official name to the Washington Semiautomatic Assault Weapons. Suck it, Beatches.

Posted by: Roy at October 25, 2013 12:40 PM (VndSC)

36 Mr. President, would you like the roast beef sandwich on 7 grain oat roll or the chicken salad sandwich on a croissant? Posted by: David Gregory, Hard Charging Reporter

I was assured there would be no math in these questions. 7 grains? What am I, Rain Man?

Posted by: BHO at October 25, 2013 12:41 PM (6TB1Z)

37 Excuse me guys, but it's time for BarackToberFest! Get your pom-poms and pasties on!

Posted by: Anderson Pooper at October 25, 2013 12:43 PM (LA7Cm)

38 okay, this is a double punch David Burge ‏@iowahawkblog 2h Where do pseudo-revolutionary Occupiers get those groovy Guy Fawkes masks? From 3rd world sweatshops, natch http://tinyurl.com/q9vgswm *Â… *I had to tiny his url golden

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF... Cheers! at October 25, 2013 12:44 PM (IXrOn)

39 ill-tempered, mutant sea bass...

Posted by: dananjcon at October 25, 2013 12:44 PM (wmU4G)

40 I was assured there would be no math in these questions. 7 grains? What am I, Rain Man? Posted by: BHO Look, you're just not trying. Here, from Common Core Math Terms Explained to Parents: --------------- NUMBER BONDS Number bonds are a mental picture of the relationship between a number and the parts that combine to make it (for example, there are multiple number bonds for "8." Some of them are: 6+2=8, 2+6=8, 86=2 and 82=6. Other number bonds include the uses of 7 and 1, 3 and 5, 4 and 4 ). ---------------- There. Got it?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 25, 2013 12:45 PM (aDwsi)

41
David Gregory ‏@davidgregory

Thanks @ezraklein for being part of #TweetThePress - will post full conversation shortly

Seriously -- #TweetThePress?

Whole lot of someones need to get punched for that.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 25, 2013 12:45 PM (kdS6q)

42 Barack Obama? Not a lizard.

Posted by: David Icke at October 25, 2013 12:46 PM (oFCZn)

43 Seriously -- #TweetThePress? Whole lot of someones need to get punched for that. Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 25, 2013 04:45 PM (kdS6q) *ragesstrokes out* *twitch* *twitch* *twitch*

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Blondies with whipped cream. at October 25, 2013 12:46 PM (VtjlW)

44 Somewhere and Ewok is sobbing. Posted by: garrett at October 25, 2013 04:39 PM (oEpqV) The Ewok Twitter is something else entirely.* *controversial

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF... Cheers! at October 25, 2013 12:46 PM (IXrOn)

45 Heh.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at October 25, 2013 12:46 PM (5H6zj)

46 "46 Mr. President, you have said you are a better campaign manager than your own campaign manager, know more policy than your policy directors and are a better communicator than your communication director. Do you think your a better reporter than me? Would you do my job for me? Hey, maybe you could interview.....me.....that would be great!

Posted by: David Gregory, Hard Charging Reporter at October 25, 2013 04:45 PM (OWjjx) "

Oh, Gregory, save some of that sugar for me, baby!

Posted by: Anderson Pooper at October 25, 2013 12:47 PM (LA7Cm)

47 It is funny, in a sad, sick sort of way, to watch the press do their own scapegoat hunting, since the POS in the white house is too lazy to do even that.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 25, 2013 12:47 PM (Eskni)

48 Anyone who laughs at Rumsfeld for the observation is an idiot who knows so much that just isn't true.

Posted by: Jean at October 25, 2013 12:48 PM (CMlD4)

49 Thanks to Kathleen Strokeface, my 2014 premiums are going up 40%! Come back to Kansas and tell me to my face, without any HHS SWAT teams, that you don't work for me.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 25, 2013 12:48 PM (Ec6wH)

50 Prior

Obama believes his own bull***t.

Isn't that problem secondary to the fact that 52% believed his BS, TWICE!

Posted by: DaveA at October 25, 2013 12:48 PM (DL2i+)

51 At least Klein and Gregory weren't planning on asking her "Can we rub your balls, like we've been doing for Obama the last 6 years? Or will a reach-around while you are butt-ramming us with lies be enough?"

Can't wait until the first Hillary! presser when that question will be anatomically appropriate again.

Posted by: Sharkman at October 25, 2013 12:48 PM (gb4t/)

52 God this ckuf in the White House gets away with everything!

Posted by: Spiro Agnew at October 25, 2013 12:49 PM (oFCZn)

53 Damn shame this clusterfuck is gonna cost us a hell of a lot more tha one meeellion dollars..... The biggest outrage of all is the group with pre-existing conditions; who all they had to do is keep their current coverage to continue to be covered, now legally (actually required) to be cut off. Fixing this clusterfuck just got degrees of magnitude more difficult. Not impossible, not by a long-shot, but with just the House and not the Senate or the Precedent in agreement, hardly likely. Since the solution would rein in the trial lawyers and require 50 state insurance companies, the Democrats will fight it (long) tooth and nail. But I'm not shedding more then a ceremonial crocodile tear for the easily manipulated/cognitively challenged who voted for this garbage.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 25, 2013 12:49 PM (U2UQk)

54 There. Got it? No; I was doing o.k. until the 86 & 82.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 25, 2013 12:49 PM (23Kgq)

55 I checked the rates for Obamacare vs. my current plan. By paying just a bit more, I can get poorer coverage. Forward!

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 25, 2013 12:49 PM (aDwsi)

56 Just spitballin' here, but the best way to get information out of people would seem to be, you know, asking them questions. ... and, if that fails, try mutated sea bass, with frickin' laser beams ...

Posted by: Brick Mantooth, Member, The League of Ugly Shirted Gentlemen at October 25, 2013 12:49 PM (FlRtG)

57
Â“We didnÂ’t have enough testingÂ…for a very complicated project,Â” Sebelius conceded to the Wall Street Journal. The exchanges needed five years of construction and one year of testing, and instead had only Â“two years [of construction] and almost no testing.Â”

So building a website is now more difficult than going to the Moon or wining the Second World War.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 25, 2013 12:50 PM (kdS6q)

58 Obama thinks his shit smells like perfume.

Posted by: steevy at October 25, 2013 12:50 PM (RQCJm)

59 Someone wanted a shark with a laser on its frickin' head?

http://tinyurl.com/n9x8wvt

Posted by: Country Singer at October 25, 2013 12:50 PM (DE9KP)

60 >>>NUMBER BONDS

Number bonds are a mental picture of the relationship between a number and the parts that combine to make it (for example, there are multiple number bonds for "8." Some of them are: 6+2=8, 2+6=8, 86=2 and 82=6. Other number bonds include the uses of 7 and 1, 3 and 5, 4 and 4 ).<<<

Oh, like 50=57.

Posted by: SCOAMF at October 25, 2013 12:51 PM (/C6Mj)

61 I checked the rates for Obamacare vs. my current plan. By paying just a bit more, I can get poorer coverage. Forward! Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 25, 2013 04:49 PM (aDwsi) ** My boss left a meeting with insurance agent yesterday....sweating. Still don't know my fate fer sure. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

Posted by: dananjcon at October 25, 2013 12:51 PM (wmU4G)

62 Obamacare. Glitch happens, A "Hope and Change" cartoon: http://hopenchangecartoons.blogspot.com/2013/10/glitch-happens.html

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 25, 2013 12:52 PM (23Kgq)

63 Charity was discussed here a few days ago...this shit means the death of charitable giving. I have grown to detest the poor in this country--much as charity is a tenet of Christianity, I cannot bring myself to give offerings to the tattooed, grasping underclass.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 25, 2013 12:52 PM (Ec6wH)

64 Hmmm... Remember when we learned BEFORE the election that King Putt rarely to never speaks with his Cabinet, generally doesn't start work before the crack of 10 am or so, and regularly skips briefings because he can read about it later on his iPad? Yeah. Those facts might have been important. Never has a more worthless sack of shit inhabited so high an office.

Posted by: Damiano the Economic Traitor at October 25, 2013 12:52 PM (j0wOO)

65 *ragesstrokes out*

*twitch*

*twitch*

*twitch*

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Blondies with whipped cream. at October 25, 2013 04:46 PM (VtjlW)

*slides over plate of warm, chocolate peanut butter cookies*

Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 25, 2013 12:52 PM (lVPtV)

66 Fenelon - Try 7 and 1, 3 and 5, 4 and 4 . That should help. If it is unclear, just call one of the Navigators at 1-800-GovCo OR You can sign on to CommonCore.gov and sign up for government math assistance.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 25, 2013 12:53 PM (aDwsi)

"So building a website is now more difficult than going to the Moon or wining the Second World War."

That's "Greatest Generation" stuff there, bub....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 25, 2013 12:53 PM (LA7Cm)

68 Someone wanted a shark with a laser on its frickin' head?

http://tinyurl.com/n9x8wvt

**

I want one. Now.

Posted by: dananjcon at October 25, 2013 12:53 PM (wmU4G)

69 Never has a more worthless sack of shit inhabited so high an office. I'll say!

Posted by: James Buchanan at October 25, 2013 12:53 PM (Ec6wH)

70 Second look at Romney?

Posted by: Jean at October 25, 2013 12:53 PM (CMlD4)

71 Really..., I didn't know of any roll-out problems until I read about it in the newspaper.

Posted by: Barky at October 25, 2013 12:54 PM (aDwsi)

72 *slides over plate of warm, chocolate peanut butter cookies* Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 25, 2013 04:52 PM (lVPtV) Thank you, Jane. *noms sadly* That's it. I'm going to the bookstore tonight.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Blondies with whipped cream. at October 25, 2013 12:55 PM (VtjlW)

as I told Ms. Mallamutt, the son and I are now covered if either of elect to have an abortion.

Probably a sex change, too.

Posted by: garrett at October 25, 2013 12:55 PM (2b4eb)

74 Just spitballin' here, but the best way to get information out of people would seem to be, you know, asking them questions. Rack. Car battery, jumper cables, metal chair, water.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 12:56 PM (xZxMD)

75 Why doesn't Vic post a kitteh pict in the morning anymore?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF... Cheers! at October 25, 2013 12:56 PM (IXrOn)

gotta wrap this up for today, presidentin is hard

Posted by: the prezy at October 25, 2013 12:56 PM (q+zA9)

77 "So building a website is now more difficult than going to the Moon or wining the Second World War."

That's "Greatest Generation" stuff there, bub....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 25, 2013 04:53 PM (LA7Cm)

I built a website (the content actually ) with only 8,000+ SKU's took me every bit of 2years to get to the point i was happy with it. Work on it everyday now, its a never ending project.

Posted by: dananjcon at October 25, 2013 12:56 PM (wmU4G)

78 Our rates increased and our deductable went up, but as I told Ms. Mallamutt, the son and I are now covered if either of elect to have an abortion.

On the bright side, you don't need to be so careful about keeping your knees together anymore.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 25, 2013 12:58 PM (8ZskC)

79 For shits and giggles, everyone go read Margaret Carlson's tantrum at Bloomberg. Gives you a good idea how the Obama true-believers are reacting to this disaster.

Posted by: rockmom at October 25, 2013 12:58 PM (Q4elb)

80 Never let even a false or self inflicted crisis go to waste,,,, Now what kind of lip stick will they put on this pig...

Posted by: jet Built Around Cannon at October 25, 2013 12:58 PM (CugQc)

81 Now I get free mammograms and my wife gets her prostate checked once a year! THANKS, OBAMA!

Posted by: --- at October 25, 2013 12:58 PM (MMC8r)

82 rickb223 - Only in the movies. It takes a good deal more voltage to produce shocking...., or so I hear.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 25, 2013 12:58 PM (aDwsi)

83 Why are they making such a fuss over the Redskins name? Hard court pressin'.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF... Cheers! at October 25, 2013 12:59 PM (IXrOn)

84 Only in the movies. It takes a good deal more voltage to produce shocking...., or so I hear. Alternator & coil on an F-350?

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 12:59 PM (xZxMD)

85 So, Ezra's brave foray into not being a cock-sucking Obamaphile lasted what, one post? Now he's firmly back on his knees like a good little Obamaphile.

And again, why isn't inindicted felon David "Monkeyface" Gregory in prison?

Posted by: acethepug at October 25, 2013 12:59 PM (luH5j)

86 Petulant children. All of them. MFM and the regime.

Posted by: Soona at October 25, 2013 01:00 PM (XwUBy)

87 Wooot!! 5 o'clock whistle bitches!! Lurk ya's later!

Posted by: dananjcon at October 25, 2013 01:00 PM (wmU4G)

88 >>>On the bright side, you don't need to be so careful about keeping your knees together anymore. So, since you won't using that dime anymore, can I have it? Is it silver?

Posted by: Ron Paul at October 25, 2013 01:00 PM (j0wOO)

89 By the By what happens to the exiled bloggo's here exactly?

Posted by: jet Built Around Cannon at October 25, 2013 01:00 PM (CugQc)

#84 Yeah, my little church is working on a new website and it's a bitch. And we're not even trying to have people register or connect with any other huge databases or anything, just set up some sub-pages for ministries and staff and a blog for the rector, and a page where people can reserve the parish hall for events. This has taken a shitload of time and way more money that we wanted to spend.

I work for a biggish bank and we recently rolled out a new website with just a handful of new features and very basic graphics. It took 2 years and something like 8 million bucks to do it.

Posted by: rockmom at October 25, 2013 01:01 PM (Q4elb)

91 Alternator & coil on an F-350?

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 04:59 PM (xZxMD)

I'd sing like a canary if you plugged me into the sparkplug wire on a wheel-line

Posted by: the prezy at October 25, 2013 01:02 PM (q+zA9)

92 54. Big Fate Meanie.
Mine went up 86%.

Posted by: never enough caffeine at October 25, 2013 01:02 PM (Qp3K5)

93 Mr. President, one final question. Your skin looks fabulous! What is your secret?

Posted by: David Gregory, Hard Charging Reporter at October 25, 2013 05:00 PM (OWjjx)

that's easy, it's how thin it is

Posted by: the prezy at October 25, 2013 01:02 PM (q+zA9)

94 At this point, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE!!!!!

Posted by: Hillary Sebelius at October 25, 2013 01:03 PM (aTXUx)

95 On the Nancy Pelosi scale,how dumb is Kathleen Sebelius?

Posted by: steevy at October 25, 2013 01:03 PM (RQCJm)

96 Mr. President, are you still charmed by life in the White House?

--- every MFMer ever

Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 25, 2013 01:03 PM (lVPtV)

97 101 No,Reggie Loves special skin creme.

Posted by: steevy at October 25, 2013 01:04 PM (RQCJm)

98 Washington State has been one of the leaders in enrolling people in Obamacare exchange programs. They didnÂ’t saddle themselves to the federal governmentÂ’s failure of a website, and compared to most other states, theyÂ’ve been smoking hot in getting people to enroll. Another issue of questionable data was disclosed Friday afternoon by Washington State, which revealed that 8,000 enrollees and applicants on its state-run Obamacare marketplace were told they were eligible for higher tax credits to offset the cost of their insurance than they actually qualified for. Washington said that in some cases its exchanges was transmitting those applicantsÂ’ monthly incomes to the federal data hub Â— which verifies subsidy eligibility Â— as opposed to annual incomes, which resulted in the erroneously high subsidy calculations. The problem has since been fixed, and Washington is in the process of notifying all of the affected people to give them the correct tax credit amounts. http://tinyurl.com/n8dtjbt

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami -GO CARDS!!!! at October 25, 2013 01:04 PM (bCEmE)

99 Prog congresscritters and members of the Obama administration in 2009: "We're going to cram this unfinished law down America's throat, using questionable legislative procedures, and then set it to go into effect *after* we're all safely re-elected in 2012. Now let the details sort themselves out, I have a tee time."

Prog congresscritters and members of the Obama adminstration from 2011 to the present: "Blame Republicans, Issue waiver, Demonize the Tea Party, Issue Waiver, Close the National Parks, Blame Republicans, Ruin Private Health Insurance"

Prog congresscritters and members of the Obama administration 2014: "Run for re-election, use the IRS to suppress conservatives again, Win, Implement Single Payer Which Has Always Been Our Holy Grail."

Posted by: Steve at October 25, 2013 01:04 PM (B7ys6)

100 I'd sing like a canary if you plugged me into the sparkplug wire on a wheel-line

Posted by: the prezy at October 25, 2013 05:02 PM (q+zA9)

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I'd probably sing like a canary if they just showed me the sparkplug wire on a wheel-line.

Posted by: Soona at October 25, 2013 01:05 PM (XwUBy)

101 At this point, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE!!!!! Well ... understanding differences helps you understand ... Number Bonds ... or something like that ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at October 25, 2013 01:05 PM (KoFMU)

102 I don't know if I read the correct Margaret Carlson article, but I liked the first reply to the one which I did read: "I love how Dems just think if you just threw a few Apple programmers in there with Starbucks lattes in their hands it all would have been alright. Clearly what was missing was a music montage with everybody working together with some 80s music in the background to make it all work out alright in the end. Dems don't know anything about building anything. They're just "big thinkers" and they let the "little people" make it work. No amount of programming is going to make young healthy people like paying double to take care of more favored Democratic constituents. This is what happens whenever the government runs major aspects of your life. Just wait til you need life saving treatment and there's a "glitch" preventing approval. "

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 25, 2013 01:06 PM (23Kgq)

103 I want to thank all the cobs and guest bloggers for providing a very entertaining and informative Ewok-free week. I'm sure ace will be in the mood to increase all your chocolate rations from 20 to 10 grams when he gets back on Monday.

I also think he's kicked himself a few times for choosing this particular week to take off, when the easy snark factor news was an 11. This shit practically writes itself.

Posted by: GnuBreed at October 25, 2013 01:07 PM (cHZB7)

104 For shits and giggles, everyone go read Margaret Carlson's tantrum at Bloomberg. Gives you a good idea how the Obama true-believers are reacting to this disaster. Schadenboner.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 01:07 PM (xZxMD)

105 David Gregory ✔ @davidgregory .@ezraklein What's your big question for Kathleen Sebelius as she prepares to testify next week? #TweetThePress What's the problem, bitch? On some level, I don't have a big q for Kathleen Sebelius. Not sure what she knows. I have lots of Qs for head of CMS IT. Jeez.....on some level? The fuck is the matter with you, juicebox boi? Somebody has to be in charge..... Get it? Somebody has to be competent enough to make technical decisions, outside of the realm of stupid politics.... Get it? Somebody has to do the nasty managerial type stuff that isn't in the color by numbers Take Credit for Success/Push BlameÂ® slot your fuckweasels seem to think you're qualified for. GET IT? God. I hate these incompetent sacks of shit.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at October 25, 2013 01:08 PM (zsQHt)

106 If we had a Republican party who were serious about being an actually oppositional opposition party, they would have had a rapid response team all over that arrogant Syphilis-belius quote within hours. It scripts itself.

"Government officials are supposed to work on behalf of all of the American people. But President Obama's key health care official Kathleen Sebelius says she doesn't work for you. So... who is it these Obama appointees are really working for?"

Posted by: torquewrench at October 25, 2013 01:08 PM (gqT4g)

107 in some cases its exchanges was transmitting those applicantsÂ’ monthly incomes to the federal data hub Â— which verifies subsidy eligibility Â— as opposed to annual incomes, which resulted in the erroneously high subsidy calculations. The problem has since been fixed, and Washington is in the process of notifying ~~all of the~~ the one affected ~~people~~ person to give them the correct tax credit amounts.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF... Cheers! at October 25, 2013 01:08 PM (IXrOn)

108 The Pelosi Scale is like Kelvin-- Sibelius is +47P.

Posted by: --- at October 25, 2013 01:09 PM (MMC8r)

109 Schadenboner is not as much fun when you are getting screwed up the ass by it.

Posted by: steevy at October 25, 2013 01:10 PM (RQCJm)

110 Washington said that in some cases its exchanges was transmitting those applicantsÂ’ monthly incomes to the federal data hub Â— which verifies subsidy eligibility Â— as opposed to annual incomes, which resulted in the erroneously high subsidy calculations. 1/12 equals 8.3%. Math is hard, damnit. So the state (which runs its own website -- and fucks it up) tells the Feds (which runs its own website -- and fucks it up) people earned 8.3% of what they actually earned? What the hell is going to end this clown-show. (I apologize to clowns who actually can run a show.)

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at October 25, 2013 01:10 PM (U2UQk)

111 This is what happens whenever the government runs major aspects of your life. Just wait til you need life saving treatment and there's a "glitch" preventing approval. "

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 25, 2013 05:06 PM (23Kgq)

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And THIS should be pushed more and more. The application website is only the start of the prelude that this national disaster truly is.

Without any doubt, it will destroy medicine as we've known it.

Posted by: Soona at October 25, 2013 01:11 PM (XwUBy)

112 want to thank all the cobs and guest bloggers for providing a very entertaining and informative Ewok-free week. I'm sure ace will be in the mood to increase all your chocolate rations from 20 to 10 grams when he gets back on Monday. I also think he's kicked himself a few times for choosing this particular week to take off, when the easy snark factor news was an 11. This shit practically writes itself. Posted by: GnuBreed at October 25, 2013 05:07 PM (cHZB7) I thought Gabe was ace. lulz, j/k

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF... Cheers! at October 25, 2013 01:11 PM (IXrOn)

113 If we had a Republican party who were serious about being an actually oppositional opposition party, they would have had a rapid response team all over that arrogant Syphilis-belius quote within hours. It scripts itself.

What what now?

*hic*

zzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by: John Boehner at October 25, 2013 01:11 PM (8ZskC)

114 I'd sing like a canary if you plugged me into the sparkplug wire on a wheel-line Posted by: the prezy at October 25, 2013 05:02 PM (q+zA9) ----------------------------------------- I'd probably sing like a canary if they just showed me the sparkplug wire on a wheel-line. That was just an idea off the cuff. Let me really think about it.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 01:12 PM (xZxMD)

115 This is what happens whenever the government runs major aspects of your life. Just wait til you need life saving treatment and there's a "glitch" preventing approval. " Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 25, 2013 05:06 PM (23Kgq) It is. It always has been and will be.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at October 25, 2013 01:13 PM (zsQHt)

116 *slides over plate of warm, chocolate peanut butter cookies*

Posted by: Jane D'oh

*Fat guy elbows in,
Takes 3 in each hand and eats one,
mumbles "fanks" while crumb-spewing,
and walks out*

Posted by: DaveA at October 25, 2013 01:13 PM (DL2i+)

117 Schadenboner is not as much fun when you are getting screwed up the ass by it. If you can't do anything about it, might as well laugh as much as possible.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 01:14 PM (xZxMD)

118 If we had a Republican party who were serious about being an actually oppositional opposition party, All part of the same crap sandwich that enjoys the fact that, said sandwich happens to be free for them. ..... Call Ted Cruz whatever, but he stood his ground and called shit, ...shit. I really love that guy. Well,....in a non-ghey way..... :-)

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at October 25, 2013 01:17 PM (zsQHt)

119 I also think he's kicked himself a few times for choosing this particular week to take off, when the easy snark factor news was an 11. This shit practically writes itself.

Posted by: GnuBreed at October 25, 2013 05:07 PM (cHZB7)

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Nah. He's been kicking back in his folding chair with a gallon of Valu-Rite, endlessly staring out the window at the soft twinkling lights of Hoboken.

Posted by: Soona at October 25, 2013 01:17 PM (XwUBy)

120 If you can't do anything about it, might as well laugh as much as possible.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 25, 2013 05:14 PM (xZxMD)

Lie back and think of ~~England~~ America

Posted by: Lady Hillingdon: at October 25, 2013 01:18 PM (MnSla)

121 117 The Pelosi Scale is like Kelvin-- Sibelius is +47P. Posted by: --- at October 25, 2013 05:09 PM (MMC8r) Heh.....

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at October 25, 2013 01:18 PM (zsQHt)

122 111 "...This is what happens whenever the government runs major aspects of your life. Just wait til you need life saving treatment and there's a "glitch" preventing approval." Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 25, 2013 05:06 PM (23Kgq) Forget glitches. I'm more worried about healthcare being overtly used as a political weapon. I think it's safe to expect that from this crowd.

Posted by: rickl at October 25, 2013 01:19 PM (zoehZ)

123 "So building a website is now more difficult than going to the Moon or wining the Second World War." They would love to have you think so, but the really fucked up thing is: 40% of this brain dead country agrees with them. *long, slow sigh*

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at October 25, 2013 01:20 PM (zsQHt)

124 These people used to be called journalists. Call them what they are - Democrat propagandists.

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at October 25, 2013 01:22 PM (/IXKu)

125 it's kind of like the old joke about the army officer's test:

you are a lieutenant (yes, had to look up the spelling) with a sergeant and three privates under you command. Your task is to put up a very heavy fifty foot tall wooden flag pole. You have a variety of tools ropes etc but no heavy equipment to use. How do you get the flag pole put up?

answer: you say "Sergeant, get that flagpole up!"

This is how many lefties think. The leaders give the orders and the workers carry them out (the orders, not leaders, which would be a better option.)

Posted by: mallfly at October 25, 2013 01:30 PM (bJm7W)

126 115 forget the rapid response team, I just wish the GOP had a response...or a team. or a plan for the day the website works and the ObaMSMa team declares all is well.

Posted by: sad GOP at October 25, 2013 01:41 PM (t6mgd)

127 How in the fcuk does a 20-ish Ezra Klein get in his position anyway? When did children become 'respected journalists'?

Posted by: Todd W at October 25, 2013 01:44 PM (lrkg9)

128 Today saw some hot female talking head on CNN and she interviewed a former CIA guy back from Germany who had some choice words to say regarding Obama and the NSA snooping program and how Merkels phone had been surveilled, how the euros were pissed at BOBO and how a German newspaper had called him 'crazy.'

Each (mild) criticism the guy spouted the more I could see the hottie squirm in her seat. She was decidedly uncomfortable hearing any criticism of her president and her body language and face showed that clearly. She even tried a little "Well, they all do it" to take up for BO, but the CIA guy would have none of it.

I just had to wonder, what was she thinking. "I'd better not let this go on too long or I'm going to catch hell in the newsroom, not to mention when I'm commenting on HuffPo tonight."

Posted by: Sphynx at October 25, 2013 02:05 PM (OZmbA)

129 How in the fcuk does a 20-ish Ezra Klein get in his position anyway?

I think you know

Posted by: A Bag of Dicks at October 25, 2013 02:10 PM (4tK7k)

130 I miss the one who brings it's twitchy worthy tweet rants.

So lets all send Ezra some questions for Sebelius

1. Would the website have worked better if you felt your job depended on it?

2. If Republicans are evil and want to kill grandma by being against PPACA, arent you likewise guilty of hurting grandma thru your incompetence?

3. Does your failure to provide a web portal, cheaply and on time, prove that Republican criticisms might have some truth to them?

have fun.

Posted by: no one at October 25, 2013 03:14 PM (WbOdn)

131 Ezra Klein prefaces with "On some level..." WTF does that mean? In his heart he doesn't want to know what Sebelius knows? If he did he might have to write about it? He'd rather grill someone relatively anonymous, with sufficient distance from Obama that he can be criticized/blamed and it will plausible that the President didn't know this lowly underling was cufking up the grand plan.

Posted by: hairless mule at October 25, 2013 04:10 PM (EcY0f)

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