October 04, 2013
— andy This week Gabe, Drew, John E., Rick Tempest and I are joined by John McCormack of The Weekly Standard to discuss the government shutdown, the death of author Tom Clancy and the laughably bad rollout of the Obamacare enrollment system, or, as it's called on the blog, 404care.
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- Shutdown
The shutdown is the ConstitutionÂ’s fault
Is It Time To Abolish Congress?
- 404care
Healthcare.gov: Code Developed by the People and for the People, Released Back to the People
Reddit: i guess a couple of are trying to sign up for healthcare...(a minor bug on the new healthcare website)
How AP altered its headline to protect Obamacare
ObamaCare's Technology Mess
Obamacare Increases ManÂ’s Premiums 300%, Supporters Call It a Success Story
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Posted by: Joe Tenebris at October 04, 2013 12:10 PM (BfZ4d)
Posted by: The guy who pretends to read and listen to posts to be cool at October 04, 2013 12:10 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: NWConservative at October 04, 2013 12:11 PM (H7yNe)
Posted by: choad the load at October 04, 2013 12:12 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Cool Checks at October 04, 2013 04:11 PM (qQk+U)
naaa, just get to warm up the barrel for the real offenders
Posted by: Red Shirt at October 04, 2013 12:12 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/u][/b] at October 04, 2013 12:14 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: choad the load at October 04, 2013 04:12 PM (zOTsN)
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They need to invite Chad to join them.
Posted by: Soona at October 04, 2013 12:15 PM (3Mz5/)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 04, 2013 12:18 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 04, 2013 12:18 PM (WjLUf)
I like the idea of funding individual items.
You know, like how it was done legally, until a few years ago.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 04, 2013 12:19 PM (AskuI)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 04, 2013 12:20 PM (WjLUf)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:20 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: John Smith at October 04, 2013 12:20 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:20 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Jerchus Fuchus Maximus Obamatus at October 04, 2013 12:20 PM (R8X+X)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 04, 2013 12:20 PM (WjLUf)
Hahahahahahahahahaha!
"RUSSIA has now pressed piracy charges against all 30 people arrested after the environmental group Greenpeace staged a protest at an offshore oil platform in the Arctic.
The accused could be sentenced to 15 years in prison if convicted over the protest last month, in whic h a Green peaceship approached a platform belonging to state-controlled energy firm Gazprom and two activists tried to scale the rig. "
Posted by: Cicero Kid at October 04, 2013 12:20 PM (DHQv9)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:21 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: © Sponge at October 04, 2013 12:21 PM (xmcEQ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 04, 2013 12:21 PM (WjLUf)
Posted by: Waterhouse at October 04, 2013 12:22 PM (YVx8A)
Odds the Muslim chaplains have been hitting their foreheads to the floor five times day the whole shutdown?
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ just needs to get to 1700 without stabbing anyone at October 04, 2013 12:22 PM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 04, 2013 12:22 PM (WjLUf)
Posted by: Joe Tenebris at October 04, 2013 12:24 PM (BfZ4d)
Posted by: imp at October 04, 2013 12:24 PM (L9AnB)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:25 PM (IXrOn)
WOW. That is weapon-grade petty, withholding religious services on base along with the PX and broadcast of NFL, MLB, etc. games.
And isn't it just the best demonstration that Obama thinks he outranks God himself?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2013 12:25 PM (JRmiD)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:26 PM (/Crba)
This is rich:
In a stunning development, some military priests are facing arrest if they celebrate mass or practice their faith on military bases during the federal government shutdown.
dailycaller
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 04:20 PM (IXrOn)
First ammendment? Never heard of it.
Posted by: Charlie Gibson at October 04, 2013 12:26 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: Jugears McFuckstick at October 04, 2013 12:26 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 12:26 PM (/PCJa)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:26 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 12:26 PM (/PCJa)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 04, 2013 12:27 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at October 04, 2013 12:27 PM (7mQyC)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 12:27 PM (/PCJa)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:28 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 04:26 PM (/Crba)
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Traditional families, business owners, home schoolers.....
check, check and check.
Posted by: fixerupper at October 04, 2013 12:28 PM (nELVU)
I saw that. I hope a priest decides to play the martyr card and defy their ban.
Let's see how that plays out- "Priest arrested for performing mass at military chapel during shutdown"
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 04, 2013 12:28 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 04, 2013 12:28 PM (WjLUf)
Seriously, though, isn't this what communists do?
If Obama thinks he has the right to tell on-base church services to cease do we have any faith that he believes that controlling other churches off limits? HHS mandate also indicates otherwise.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2013 12:28 PM (JRmiD)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 04, 2013 12:29 PM (WjLUf)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 12:29 PM (/PCJa)
Posted by: charles stewart's head at October 04, 2013 12:29 PM (mS4db)
Posted by: imp at October 04, 2013 12:30 PM (L9AnB)
One has to wonder if the geniuses behind the Obamacare websites didn't do the same thing that the Russians did with Western technology (according to the agent "Farewell" during the Cold War):
Obtain the software, pass it off as "working", and since they weren't the ones who actually, you know, DEVELOPED IT, now haven't the first clue how to fix all of the glitches.
Perhaps conservatives could just keep logging on day after day, pull a "Chad", and get an account, never really meaning to purchase anything.
Tie them up for months on end, chasing their tails.
Let the system keep crashing and crashing and crashing.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at October 04, 2013 12:30 PM (PZ6/M)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:30 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: © Sponge at October 04, 2013 12:31 PM (xmcEQ)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:31 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: charles stewart's head at October 04, 2013 04:29 PM (mS4db)
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Dont even think it Brother. Rome has always had a Senate. Leave the mob with their illusions.
Posted by: That HOT HOT chick from Gladiator at October 04, 2013 12:31 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 12:31 PM (/PCJa)
hate them fuckers
Married to one and he's corrupted our son. Ugh.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2013 12:33 PM (JRmiD)
Posted by: imp at October 04, 2013 12:33 PM (L9AnB)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:34 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Eton Cox at October 04, 2013 12:34 PM (q177U)
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 04, 2013 12:35 PM (MhA4j)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:35 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: Eton Cox at October 04, 2013 04:34 PM (q177U)
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Im gonna have to learn to use the Twitterverse one of these days.....
Posted by: fixerupper at October 04, 2013 12:35 PM (nELVU)
I think the main problem was at the federal level- the fed's performed identity checks and the like for the states.
With the federal database hosed, any state system relying on accessing it would be similarly hosed.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 04, 2013 12:35 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 04, 2013 12:36 PM (ZshNr)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:36 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 04:26 PM (IXrOn)
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I'm wondering how many of these shutdown edicts from the WH will become permanent even after all is resolved.
I'm thinking many of them.
Posted by: Soona at October 04, 2013 12:36 PM (3Mz5/)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:37 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2013 12:37 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: Andy at October 04, 2013 12:37 PM (ZtooU)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 12:37 PM (/PCJa)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:38 PM (IXrOn)
Married to one and he's corrupted our son. Ugh.
Irreconcilable differences AND child abuse?
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 04, 2013 12:38 PM (SY2Kh)
Closed military cemeteries
Closed war memorials
closing of Normandy beaches
Not allowing access to mass, weddings, baptisms on base by non military priests.
Closing of groceries on base
Threatening cancellation of football games
Barry seems to be picking a fight with the men and women currently in uniform and now out of uniform. Barry should be thankful that the US military isn't a 2nd or 3rd world outfit because he would have been deposed with extreme prejudice at this point.
It is a blessing to all freedom loving Americans to have a military force that has this type of restraint in the face of a CiC that is trying his best to make them suffer the worst.
Posted by: H Badger at October 04, 2013 12:39 PM (n/0Nw)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:39 PM (/Crba)
@ChadPergram House now debating mini spending bill for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs. #shutdown #fnpolitics
Posted by: Miss80sBaby at October 04, 2013 12:39 PM (YjDyJ)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:39 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 04, 2013 12:40 PM (ZshNr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2013 12:40 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:40 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: John Smith at October 04, 2013 12:41 PM (wR+pz)
Biden had a meeting with Obama this morning and asked him how come Federal Express is still up and running.
Posted by: polynikes at October 04, 2013 12:41 PM (m2CN7)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:43 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:43 PM (IXrOn)
@frankthorpNBC RT @jackiebensen: Cops rushing to unconfirmed (!) report that someone has set themselves on fire on National Mall. I hope this is not true.
Posted by: Miss80sBaby at October 04, 2013 12:43 PM (YjDyJ)
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 04, 2013 12:44 PM (MhA4j)
saw this at Breitbart and was stunned that I was stunned:
A NYT analysis published on Wednesday found that Obamacare "will leave out two-thirds of the poor blacks and single mothers and more than half of the low-wage workers who do not have insurance, the very kinds of people that the program was intended to help."
mostly stunned the NYT published the analysis.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 04, 2013 12:45 PM (sj9LN)
Posted by: ObamaCare Supporter [/i] at October 04, 2013 12:45 PM (U2UQk)
Posted by: Daybrother at October 04, 2013 12:45 PM (8TGfE)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2013 12:46 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 12:46 PM (xorT2)
Posted by: H Badger at October 04, 2013 12:46 PM (n/0Nw)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:46 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 04, 2013 12:46 PM (MhA4j)
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Best Tacos in America.
Posted by: History Rythm Review at October 04, 2013 12:46 PM (Oz8hZ)
Posted by: alexthechick - Bring the SMOD at October 04, 2013 12:47 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:47 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: Lauren at October 04, 2013 12:47 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 04, 2013 12:47 PM (MhA4j)
Posted by: tasker at October 04, 2013 12:47 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Lauren at October 04, 2013 12:48 PM (ELdpj)
85 Married to one and he's corrupted our son. Ugh.
Irreconcilable differences AND child abuse?
T says that if da bears win the super bowl she's selling the girl on ebay and putting me in the senior care home
Posted by: navycopjoe at October 04, 2013 12:49 PM (qzVZP)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:49 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 12:49 PM (/PCJa)
Posted by: Lauren at October 04, 2013 12:49 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: Dianne Feinstein at October 04, 2013 12:50 PM (5ikDv)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 12:50 PM (xorT2)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 04, 2013 12:50 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: tasker at October 04, 2013 12:51 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:51 PM (/Crba)
Ace is not Althouse.
Posted by: H Badger at October 04, 2013 12:52 PM (n/0Nw)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:52 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 12:53 PM (xorT2)
Posted by: tasker at October 04, 2013 12:53 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Park Service Employee [/i] at October 04, 2013 12:54 PM (U2UQk)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2013 12:54 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 12:54 PM (xorT2)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2013 12:54 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 04, 2013 12:54 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 04:49 PM (/PCJa)
But... but....we got this GREAT deal on an ATT DSL Line! its Universe! so it must be HUGE!
Posted by: NIH IT Dept. at October 04, 2013 12:54 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 04, 2013 12:55 PM (ZshNr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 04, 2013 12:55 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: John Smith at October 04, 2013 12:55 PM (wR+pz)
Hilarity often ensued...
Posted by: H Badger at October 04, 2013 12:55 PM (n/0Nw)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 12:57 PM (xorT2)
I need more followers so I can pick at the Garages of the Twatterverse with impunity
Posted by: Sven10077 at October 04, 2013 12:57 PM (9jfyN)
Military keeps Camp David open, cuts NFL, baseball coverage to troops overseas http://bit.ly/1dZsLmA via @DCExaminer
A man's gotta Skeet!
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at October 04, 2013 12:57 PM (eXNgz)
Posted by: John Smith at October 04, 2013 12:57 PM (wR+pz)
Who the fuck is this?
Posted by: John Smith at October 04, 2013 04:53 PM (wR+pz)
Isn't he the guy, who like myself... HATES the Smurfs?
Posted by: NIH IT Dept. at October 04, 2013 12:58 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Daybrother at October 04, 2013 12:58 PM (8TGfE)
Think Ed Shultz after hitting his head on his desk repeatedly dumb.
Posted by: H Badger at October 04, 2013 12:59 PM (n/0Nw)
Posted by: willow at October 04, 2013 12:59 PM (nqBYe)
Well, I have tonight off, which sucks, but I play Sunday night, which is way kewl. Bigger band (we had five guys last Sunday night instead of the power trio on Friday) and a bit more improvisation. We were smokin' by the third set.
Guinness is at the ready, got two pizzas in the freezer and B'Gal's napping. I put up a new post about an hour ago that looks just like Ace's post below, same Mr. Ranger quote and all. It's like we have ESPN or something. Got to use my new patented phrase, click my nic for teh goodness.
Let's boogie oogie oogie 'til we just can't boogie no more.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 04, 2013 12:59 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: tasker at October 04, 2013 12:59 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 12:59 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 12:59 PM (xorT2)
Posted by: willow at October 04, 2013 01:00 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Soona at October 04, 2013 01:00 PM (3Mz5/)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 01:00 PM (xorT2)
Posted by: tasker at October 04, 2013 01:00 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2013 04:54 PM (a4Omg)
Or the FREE EXCERCISE thereof....
sounds like Free Religion is protected by the Constitution.... so how can we have a law saying they must be PAID to give Communion?
Posted by: NIH IT Dept. at October 04, 2013 01:00 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Lauren at October 04, 2013 01:00 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 04, 2013 01:01 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 04, 2013 01:01 PM (ZshNr)
Posted by: © Sponge at October 04, 2013 01:02 PM (xmcEQ)
It was reported by news media that Obama's organizing cadre were all over there doing what they do.
Posted by: History Rythm Review at October 04, 2013 01:02 PM (Oz8hZ)
Posted by: Andy at October 04, 2013 01:03 PM (kJv7C)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 04, 2013 04:54 PM (g1DWB)
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** golf clap **
Well played sir.
Posted by: fixerupper at October 04, 2013 01:03 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 01:03 PM (xorT2)
Posted by: Andy at October 04, 2013 05:03 PM (kJv7C)
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Watch it buster.
Posted by: Minx .07 Alpha at October 04, 2013 01:05 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: Lauren at October 04, 2013 01:06 PM (ELdpj)
They're not using cache control headers either.
Healthcare, hell? They're basically violating the best practices you'd adhere to if you were trying to build a fast blog.
Posted by: Andy at October 04, 2013 05:03 PM (kJv7C)
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It's almost like they wanted it to crash and stay crashed.
I guess the super-fast website is being saved for single payer.
Posted by: Soona at October 04, 2013 01:06 PM (3Mz5/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2013 01:06 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: © Sponge at October 04, 2013 01:07 PM (xmcEQ)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 01:08 PM (xorT2)
So it was a community effort, designed by committee? And the first objective is to collect personal identification on everyone who visits the site.
I don't see anything sinister there at all, nope, nothing. I love my government.
Posted by: History Rythm Review at October 04, 2013 01:08 PM (Oz8hZ)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 01:09 PM (xorT2)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 04, 2013 05:03 PM (xorT2)
Hmmm.... if you take all the money spent on healthcare and divide it by the number of people in the US.... its about $8500 per person...
Your health insurance, for 3 youngish people... with deductible... is $30,500????
Average costs for three would be $25,500... so you would potentially pay MORE than the average cost (when 1/3 of heath costs come in the last year of life), for 3 Healthy folks?
Something is rotten in Denmark.... er.... Washington...
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 04, 2013 01:09 PM (lZBBB)
Itsa TAX!
Government takes your money. Government spends that money where it will do the most good, for the people who have the authority to spend it.
Posted by: History Rythm Review at October 04, 2013 01:12 PM (Oz8hZ)
Posted by: Daybrother at October 04, 2013 01:13 PM (8TGfE)
You only need enter your zip code, age and desired started date for coverage.
Let's see... Minneapolis, born 1970, begin coverage Nov 1st:
No plans are available. Plans are not available based on the information entered.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 04, 2013 01:15 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Andy at October 04, 2013 01:15 PM (T27rW)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 01:16 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at October 04, 2013 01:17 PM (/PCJa)
Posted by: NYT at October 04, 2013 01:18 PM (8TGfE)
Posted by: IRS at October 04, 2013 01:22 PM (8TGfE)
Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets
He was also know for setting himself on fire while freebasing and working the experience into a comedy routine.
Posted by: History Rythm Review at October 04, 2013 01:23 PM (Oz8hZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2013 01:24 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 04, 2013 01:25 PM (/Crba)
Posted by: Richard Pryor at October 04, 2013 01:28 PM (3STAq)
They're basically violating the best practices you'd adhere to if you were trying to build a fast blog.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at October 04, 2013 01:29 PM (PZ6/M)
Posted by: Richard Pryor at October 04, 2013 05:28 PM (3STAq)
As highschool boys tend to do, we used one of his lines over and over and over.
She's so fine I suck her daddy's dick.
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