March 26, 2013

Shocking: A Smart Idea From A Republican
— DrewM

It still might get screwed up in the execution (it's a gift the GOP seems to have) but I like this idea:

Via an email release-

Senator Ron Johnson (WI), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting and Oversight today announced the release of the first installment of his Victims of Government project. The series will perform oversight of the cost and impact of unnecessary, ineffective, and excessive federal regulations. Johnson also invited anyone who has been dealing with excess regulation to submit their stories on his Senate website.


“The root cause of our economic and fiscal problems is the size, the scope, and the cost of government - all the rules, all the regulations, and all the government intrusion into our lives," Johnson said. “The Victims of Government series is designed to demonstrate that - in a very personal and powerful way. Over-regulation consumes massive amounts of the people’s money, too often lacks common sense, has no heart, costs jobs and economic growth."

This is something I was on about over the weekend on Twitter. The GOP has a tendency to "tell" and not "show". We've some how gotten to the point where we've decided that showmanship is a bad thing and we can simply rely on "White Paper" presentations. Well we live in a listicle world now.

One thing that drove me nuts during the campaign was that Republicans would say "Dodd-Frank is killing the economy" and audiences would cheer. How many people can name 3 provisions of Dodd-Frank that are bad? Did the GOP ever once trot out a person who was harmed by it? No, they didn't. But the Democrats would run out a motley assortment of people who were "saved" because Obama was giving them money for their mortgage or "standing up to Wall Street".

We can say "government is bad" but we're up against sob stories that the Democrats trot out. If we want to convince people that big government is bad, we need to show it. We need to have "real" people make the case, in concrete terms and in formats (video, infographics, and yes...listicles) that can be shared and easily digested. You may not like that this is what it has come to but that's irrelevant. This is what it's come to.

That's where this project can still go wrong. It's great to collect these stories but how are they going to convey the results?

Still it's a step in the right direction.

Here's the link if you have a story to share.

Below the fold: A kick off story of a family screwed over by the government.

Posted by: DrewM at 11:01 AM | Comments (351)
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1 Foist!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 26, 2013 11:04 AM (TIIx5)

2 scoamf

Posted by: Eaton Cox at March 26, 2013 11:04 AM (q177U)

3 Ha!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 26, 2013 11:04 AM (TIIx5)

4 Wait, can we turn this into a circular firing squad too?

Posted by: wooga at March 26, 2013 11:04 AM (Wuxic)

5 Senator Ron Johnson (WI), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting and Oversight today announced the release of the first installment of his Victims of Government project. The series will perform oversight of the cost and impact of unnecessary, ineffective, and excessive federal regulations. Johnson also invited anyone who has been dealing with excess regulation to submit their stories on his Senate website.




This is all well and good Drew but they already have a law for this.  It is supposed to be evaluated with any new law and the impact included.  But like all laws that apply to Congress they ignore it.

Posted by: Vic at March 26, 2013 11:05 AM (53z96)

6 I am not looking up 'listicle' on urban dictionary.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 26, 2013 11:05 AM (rzNdC)

7 Don't worry Ace, John McCain and I have a plan on how to reach across the aisle using this approach!

Posted by: Karl Rover at March 26, 2013 11:05 AM (Cnqmv)

8 They'll fuck it up highlighting a bunch of old rich white dudes.

Posted by: @PurpAv at March 26, 2013 11:05 AM (/gHaE)

9 Hey, I have some smart ideas too.

Posted by: Todd Akin at March 26, 2013 11:06 AM (8ZskC)

10 >>If we want to convince people that big government is bad, we need to show it. We need to have "real" people make the case, in concrete terms and in formats (video, infographics, and yes...listicles) that can be shared and easily digested.


I like this idea in theory, in theory. Joe the plumber probably also likes the idea and all it got him was a body cavity search by the media, plus government employees went through all his shit, so we need squeaky clean victims who have been vetted out the ass. Big cans wouldn't hurt either.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 26, 2013 11:06 AM (3+QKS)

11 Here's a good idea.  Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate fast and Furious.

Posted by: Cicero, Semiautomatic Assault Commenter at March 26, 2013 11:06 AM (8ZskC)

12 Joe the Plumber did it on his own, and then was destroyed by the left. We need these "stars" to come out and have the support needed to stave off attacks, and not destroy their lives. If there is anything we've learned about the left, it is that nothing is beneath them in destroying one who speaks out against them and their agenda.

Posted by: qualia at March 26, 2013 11:06 AM (XYSwB)

13
But the Democrats would run out a motley assortment of people who were "saved" because Obama was giving them money for their mortgage or "standing up to Wall Street"





By "people" you mean "Democrat staffers and party apparatchiks who lie through their teeth and pass themselves off as simple blue-collar Americans"

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 26, 2013 11:07 AM (TIIx5)

14
STREET!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 26, 2013 11:07 AM (IY7Ir)

15 That California story about the guy jumping through regulatory hoops and mountains of paperwork just to fill in a hole in his campground is a good candidate for this.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 26, 2013 11:07 AM (rzNdC)

16 Definitely, a step in the right direction.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at March 26, 2013 11:08 AM (itAw7)

17 This is all well and good Drew but they already have a law for this. It is supposed to be evaluated with any new law and the impact included. But like all laws that apply to Congress they ignore it. Posted by: Vic at March 26, 2013 03:05 PM (53z96) This is more about victimhood than laws. The left trots out every emotion, even if they are hiding behind lies. The tiny violins and the sob stories are non-stop; and people are falling for it. We need anecdotes and associations.

Posted by: qualia at March 26, 2013 11:08 AM (XYSwB)

18 That California story about the guy jumping through regulatory hoops and mountains of paperwork just to fill in a hole in his campground is a good candidate for this.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 26, 2013 03:07 PM (rzNdC)


He deserves it for living in CA.

Posted by: Vic at March 26, 2013 11:08 AM (53z96)

19 You'll never sell it without puppets. Big, painted papier-mâché puppets. And tents.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:09 AM (j3uk1)

20 >"Dodd-Frank is killing the economy" and audiences would cheer. How many people can name 3 provisions of Dodd-Frank that are bad? Did the GOP ever once trot out a person who was harmed by it? No, they didn't.<

Because those harmed by it would most prominently include bankers. Which the GOP has also made clear they hate. No matter how unreasonable, false and divisive their hate is.

Plus this is a GOP of "optics", That's not a good "optic" having those icky bankers who employ a huge sector of our economy and keep it running out there.

Lastly, they would have to admit Dodd-Frank ultimately hurts the little guy. By making his banking more expensive, limiting his access to the system and providing him less credit. The government, including the GOP would have to let everyone know they are culpable, not the convenient banker "bad-guy".

We just can't have that kind of honesty from the GOP now- can we?

/rant

Posted by: Marcus at March 26, 2013 11:09 AM (GGCsk)

21 Is "listicle" a new AoS addition to Websters?

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 26, 2013 11:09 AM (4Mv1T)

22
That California story about the guy jumping through regulatory hoops and mountains of paperwork just to fill in a hole in his campground is a good candidate for this.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 26, 2013 03:07 PM (rzNdC)








"What hole? I don't see any hole."

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 26, 2013 11:10 AM (TIIx5)

23

It's a good idea.  I hope it works.  I like Ron Johnson.... he's Tea Party fresh.

 

  I'm going to go visit my Obama loving neighbor and hammer his feet and maybe one of his hands.... just to prove to him that gun control doesn't stop violence.  It needs to be done.... for the chi'lin...

 

  I keed I keed.   I should push him into the hot grill he has going to cook up his burgers though..... that'll show that retired city worker fat f*ck.  

 

 *sigh*

 

 Feel the hate.... make it your own.

Posted by: confiscate my 401k at your own risk at March 26, 2013 11:10 AM (LMtDw)

24 Stossel had one where the state clogged a ditch with logs and the federal EPA called it a wetland. Thereby preventing a house on a residential lot. A very obscene sexual comparison comes to mind.

Posted by: Beagle at March 26, 2013 11:10 AM (zKyAE)

25

How has government made our lives worse?  We'll have to think about that after we elect another corrupt race-baiting politician.

Posted by: The City of Detroit at March 26, 2013 11:10 AM (dSE0q)

26 He comes from the same state as Walker. Nuff said.

Posted by: CAC at March 26, 2013 11:10 AM (mii+Z)

27 And where is the "free-shit" this comes with? Haven't they learned anything from Obama?

Posted by: Marcus at March 26, 2013 11:11 AM (GGCsk)

28 This is all well and good Drew but they already have a law for this. It is supposed to be evaluated with any new law and the impact included. But like all laws that apply to Congress they ignore it.

Posted by: Vic at March 26, 2013 03:05 PM (53z96)

 

Actually I think that's what makes this such a neat idea.   Johnson is essentially crowdsourcing.   Instead of relying on Congress critters,    who     have the intellectual capacity of a newt,   or staffers, who    are too busy bitching about how they can't afford to eat at Chez Lounge anymore   because Sequester,    to do the research,      he's saying,  "Look, we know government is this huge, unmanageable leviathan,    but we live in an    echo chamber.       Allow me to open this window so that you can     talk to us about the outside world."

 

Will it work?   I hope so, but as Drew says, if anyone can fuck it up it's the DOPE.   But at least he's making the effort.  

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:11 AM (4df7R)

29 Anyone tried to get a business loan lately?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 26, 2013 11:11 AM (jE38p)

30 spank great minds think alike a gift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sReFBtQbu_Q

Posted by: qualia at March 26, 2013 11:11 AM (XYSwB)

31 4 Wait, can we turn this into a circular firing squad too? Posted by: wooga at March 26, 2013 03:04 PM (Wuxic) You some sorta {So|Fi|Neo}Con???

Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 74% more DOOM! at March 26, 2013 11:11 AM (FsUAO)

32 I have an undescended listicle.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:12 AM (j3uk1)

33 Most of the people the Dems trot out are frauds, who haven't been helped or hurt by whatever, but the media gives them a pass, see Sandra Fluke who was actually made into a liberal icon with the media's help. It seems it always comes back to the media.
Oh, how many media reports before the election did we see on Dem emails stating Repubs were going to take away their tampons? Or their contraceptives? None. If Repubs try that shit, we get called on it, the media gives their liberal brethren a pass. We need more conservative media.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 26, 2013 11:12 AM (3+QKS)

34 >Instead of relying on Congress critters,who have the intellectual capacity of a newt<

You've just insulted newts.

How about the intellectual capacity of a Cheese Doodle?

Posted by: Marcus at March 26, 2013 11:13 AM (GGCsk)

35

Dodd Frank sexually assaulted my waitress sister and stole my pot.

 

Wait, maybe that was Chris Dodd and Barney Frank acting on their own. Whatever.

Posted by: Jollyroger at March 26, 2013 11:13 AM (t06LC)

36 The idea that taxes and regulation are the main reason for our economic problems is a fantasy. Our problems consist of high health care costs, stagnant wages, low aggregate demand, high immigration, and a large trade deficit. Republicans have nothing to say about any of these things, which is why they don't win elections.

Posted by: CK at March 26, 2013 11:13 AM (LmD/o)

37 If Johnson wants to be serious, he needs to get deep in there, going all the way back to FDR and showing how every action of government (especially those that they say will 'lower costs') drives costs up and chokes supply. It goes way beyond regulation and includes legislation, too.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 11:13 AM (MMC8r)

38 Absolutely perfect.

Posted by: Prescient11 at March 26, 2013 11:14 AM (tVTLU)

39 "We can say "government is bad" but we're up against sob stories that the Democrats trot out. If we want to convince people that big government is bad, we need to show it. We need to have "real" people make the case, in concrete terms and in formats (video, infographics, and yes...listicles) that can be shared and easily digested. You may not like that this is what it has come to but that's irrelevant. This is what it's come to." This is an absolutely excellent idea. I'm glad to see it happening.

Posted by: Crude at March 26, 2013 11:14 AM (N3XVc)

40 I like Ron Johnson.... he's Tea Party fresh.

He had this great campaign ad with a whiteboard where he decried the number of laywers in the Senate, then pointed out he was an accountant.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at March 26, 2013 11:16 AM (/kI1Q)

41 It's hard to show photos of all the people I DIDN'T hire because the damn over-sized government took too much money from me.  but I appreciate the thought anyway.

Posted by: dfbaskwill at March 26, 2013 11:17 AM (71LDo)

42 The idea that taxes and regulation are the main reason for our economic problems is a fantasy.

Our problems consist of high health care costs, stagnant wages...
Posted by: CK

...he wrote without a shred of self-awareness.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 26, 2013 11:17 AM (UCv7P)

43

Get a couple of homos wanting to open a tea-house.   Or a single mom wanting to start an escort service.  We have to start using there own symbols against them.

 

The  symbols used are just as important as the story.

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 11:17 AM (4jKhI)

44 I have mentioned this on financial blogs before - our current economic problems are the result of having too much government.  The regulations, welfare state apparatus, and legal costs have become too large for the private sector to grow anymore.  Until we begin to actually take laws off of the books, we won't be growing.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at March 26, 2013 11:17 AM (qx7YW)

45 watched the movie 'red dawn' this weekend, and it was terrible. but i thoroughly enjoyed the communists pulling out the 'your society was ruined by a government that failed to stand up to wall street'. i like the fact that the populist bs rhetoric is associated with sadists seeking to enslave everyone. couldn't be truer, and perhaps it was an unanticipated message, but it was there.

Posted by: matt foley at March 26, 2013 11:18 AM (nxTmu)

46 "You'll never sell it without puppets. Big, painted papier-mâché puppets. And tents"

Don't forget children.  It's always about the children.

Posted by: dfbaskwill at March 26, 2013 11:18 AM (71LDo)

47

Anyone else remember this story from 2011, about the Missouri family fined $90K for selling $200 worth of rabbits?

 

http://www.newstribune.com/news/2011/may/30/missouri-man-ordered-pay-90k-selling-rabbits/

 

The final tally of the fines    could have gone as high as $4 million.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:19 AM (4df7R)

48
reminds me my idea of drafting a Bill of Rights for Taxpayers

Posted by: soothsayer at March 26, 2013 11:19 AM (9Q7Nu)

49 I think its a horrible idea.

Posted by: Julia at March 26, 2013 11:19 AM (3ZtZW)

50 Instead of relying on Congress critters,who have the intellectual capacity of a newt, At least newts get better.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 11:20 AM (GFM2b)

51 They need to make these sob stories (some at least) into videos.  The GOP should be paying for these to be made.

And we need to start building relationships in the TV press...  I know.. I know.. but still.. there has to be some TV news magazine producers who would love a ready-made story of the hardships real Americans face due to gov't over-regulation.

I kinda feel like Michael Corleone..

Michael: You have some contacts in the newspapers.  They might love a good story like this, right?

Tom Hagen: Yeah.. They just might at that..

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at March 26, 2013 11:20 AM (f9c2L)

52 ...he wrote without a shred of self-awareness.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 26, 2013 03:17 PM (UCv7P)

 

It's kind of amazing, isn't it?   Do you think he hears an echo when he talks?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:21 AM (4df7R)

53 there = their

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 11:21 AM (4jKhI)

54 Do you know how long it took to get my Gulfstream when I was Speaker of the House?

Posted by: Pelosi at March 26, 2013 11:21 AM (NuPNl)

55 Here's how it will go wrong:

Every one of these "victims" will be an unsympathetic state-crony asshole or tax-"credit"-sucking whore who's dependent on some unjust state-granted privilege that more than offsets whatever the government did to screw them--like those fascist scumbags from the oyster company that recently got "shut down" and all Republicanland was OUTRAGED! about it.

In fact, I'd bet my very own personal penis that those very scumbags will be featured as "the first installment of his Victims of Government project."

No Republican (except Paul or Palin) would ever put actual, government-made Losers in their ads. Because Losers are bad people. If they weren't, they'd be rich! It's in the Bible and the Constitution.

This will be instantly self-destructing bullshit. And the name is retarded.

Posted by: oblig. at March 26, 2013 11:21 AM (cePv8)

56 The problem is the "good enough" barrier. Most stories about gubmint predation will involve people who have tried to go beyond a way of life just "good enough;" in other words people who have earned a little more than the LIV or FSA voter. The small businessman who has a half dozen employees but also a nicer house and better car. Therefore he cheated. If you have a business or a second home or substantial assets (that is, more than $50K in a bank) you are practically in the 1%, according to the LIV. You're a cheat and deserve to face gubmint opposition. No sympathy for you. Not if you own a home and I live in an apartment. Naked envy is on the rise, replacing ideas of proper rights or temperate government.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:21 AM (j3uk1)

57 How about the intellectual capacity of a Cheese Doodle?

Posted by: Marcus at March 26, 2013 03:13 PM (GGCsk)

 

The derisive comment is so amended.

 

*bangs gavel on gavel-banger-thingy*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:21 AM (4df7R)

58 It's hard to show photos of all the people I DIDN'T hire because the damn over-sized government took too much money from me. but I appreciate the thought anyway. Photoshop a crowd scene from a football game.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 11:22 AM (GFM2b)

59 I propose a show where the worse government offenders are brought on stage.  They have to do Survivor like tasks along with voting to see who stays.  The objective of staying - staying hired and keeping pension.  Now all weapons will have to be Nerf but would still be amusing.  And make it PPV to recoup some of the money wasted by these idiots.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:22 AM (no95k)

60 @55 What he said.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:23 AM (j3uk1)

61 Ace, Except it's the banksters that supported DoddFrank because it gave greater protection to TBTF/TPTJ. What the GOP needs to do isn't hard. It's that it wouldn't advance liberalism, so it isn't done. A libertarian-esque, 10th amendment based platform that revolved around dismantling the big banks and jailing the criminal bankers for the rest of their lives would give the GOP supermajorities in both houses.

Posted by: Hopeless at March 26, 2013 11:23 AM (lhNul)

62 Wait...  so who is the high-capacity Cheese Doodle?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:23 AM (no95k)

63 They should do a schtick where the paper mache heads are of deceased conservatives of various sorts (they needn't be true blues) and have them respond to a debate with just quotes from their work like Toqueville or Chesterton. Heck, you could even trot out people that aren't that conservative too, just as long as the message is consistent.

Posted by: RiverC at March 26, 2013 11:24 AM (El+h4)

64 Wait... so who is the high-capacity Cheese Doodle?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 03:23 PM (no95k)

 

Cheese    Doodle's are strictly low capacity.   If you're looking for higher capacity intellectual power, you've   got to    move up to Cheese Puffs.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:24 AM (4df7R)

65 The oyster farms that the EPA is destroying in the waters north of San Fran comes to mind.

Posted by: mbruce at March 26, 2013 11:25 AM (SKoNZ)

66 @Hopeless

The pensions, you forget about them. IIRC, if the banks die, all pensions die. Thus it is now 'for the people' to protect any crooks in Wall St.

Posted by: RiverC at March 26, 2013 11:25 AM (El+h4)

67 Ok, Vagina Man, what are the 3 ways that "Dodd-Frank" kills the economy?

Posted by: andrew breitbart at March 26, 2013 11:25 AM (fzoqm)

68 The oyster farms that the EPA is destroying in the waters north of San Fran comes to mind.

Posted by: mbruce at March 26, 2013 03:25 PM (SKoNZ)

 

Speaking of Cali, how's   that good ole Delta Smelt doing?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:25 AM (4df7R)

69 Hopeless - I agree.  And blame Obama for not having done it all this time.  And show how many billions the Dems have received from Wall St.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at March 26, 2013 11:26 AM (f9c2L)

70 Cheese Doodle's are strictly low capacity. If you're looking for higher capacity intellectual power, you've got to move up to Cheese Puffs. Cheese Nips are also high capacity, plus the name is racist.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:26 AM (j3uk1)

71 The economy is like a roaring volcano thanks to Dodd-Frank, huh, erg?

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 26, 2013 11:26 AM (rzNdC)

72
Ok, Vagina Man, what are the 3 ways that "Dodd-Frank" kills the economy?

Your sister's glove.

Now name your top 3 songs.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 26, 2013 11:26 AM (9Q7Nu)

73 I have to wait 2 hours for my calligrapher to finish each morning's news brief.

Posted by: Teh Zero at March 26, 2013 11:27 AM (NuPNl)

74 And campaigning against the banks will put dump trucks more of the banks money into the pockets of Democrats to defeat you.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 11:27 AM (MMC8r)

75 "A libertarian-esque, 10th amendment based platform that revolved around dismantling the big banks and jailing the criminal bankers for the rest of their lives would give the GOP supermajorities in both houses." Knuckleheads is funny.

Posted by: andrew breitbart at March 26, 2013 11:27 AM (fzoqm)

76

andrew breitbart:

 

#1 way Dodd-Frank kills teh economy:

It convinces mouthbreathing shitdicks      that their   mindthoughts are   interesting or relevant,   when in     fact     they're the    equivalent of     anti-intellectual    beer    farts   of the brain.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:27 AM (4df7R)

77 you say shit? The MSM will say it's the fertilizer that helps the farmer grow our food.

Posted by: mallfly at March 26, 2013 11:28 AM (bJm7W)

78 Ok, Vagina Man, what are the 3 ways that "Dodd-Frank" kills the economy? It funds the Volcano Interpretation Lobby. Hope the Sequester is stump-fucking you, erg.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 11:28 AM (MMC8r)

79 The Monty Python Communist skit
http://youtu.be/vZ9myHhpS9s

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:28 AM (no95k)

80 Two words: California's Central Valley.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 11:28 AM (+z4pE)

81 A smart idea? That has no place in the Stupid Party!

Posted by: Iblis at March 26, 2013 11:29 AM (9221z)

82 you say shit? The MSM will say it's the fertilizer that helps the farmer grow our    food     corn    to get    burned for gas instead of feeding starving children.

Posted by: mallfly at March 26, 2013 03:28 PM (bJm7W)

 

 

FIFY

 

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:29 AM (4df7R)

83 80 Two words: California's Central Valley. It smelt awful.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:29 AM (j3uk1)

84 Thanks to tree hugging socialists pretending to care, the California Central Valley is starting to resemble the area in Russia where the Aral Sea used to be.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:30 AM (no95k)

85 Hope the Sequester is stump-fucking you, erg.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 03:28 PM (MMC8r)

 

"Stump-fucking."  Another term you couldn't pay me to Google, but which conjures such wonderfully lurid, painful mental images.  Beautiful.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:30 AM (4df7R)

86 "A libertarian-esque, 10th amendment based platform that revolved around dismantling the big banks and jailing the criminal bankers for the rest of their lives would give the GOP supermajorities in both houses." Replace "bankers" with "fatties" -- and I'm on board.

Posted by: wooga at March 26, 2013 11:30 AM (Wuxic)

87 New WWZ trailer. http://tinyurl.com/dy9v7k6 Now to read the post.

Posted by: RWC at March 26, 2013 11:31 AM (fWAjv)

88 Therefore he cheated. If you have a business or a second home or substantial assets (that is, more than $50K in a bank) you are practically in the 1%, according to the LIV. You're a cheat and deserve to face gubmint opposition. No sympathy for you. Not if you own a home and I live in an apartment.

Naked envy is on the rise, replacing ideas of proper rights or temperate government.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 03:21 PM (j3uk1)

 

 

--------------------------------------

 

 

Unfortunately, what you speak is true if the symbol is wrong.  What I said upthread about using the stories of people normally associated with the left that have found dealing  with the government an unteneble position.

 

Single moms.  Unemployed college grads trying to open a business, homos overcoming regulations, gramma trying to get decent healthcare.  The list is endless, but they are good symbols of the downtrodden that the left so admires.

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 11:31 AM (4jKhI)

89 It smelt awful.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 03:29 PM (j3uk1)

 

Ba-dum-bum!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:31 AM (4df7R)

90 Knuckleheads care about 3 things: increase income inequality & destroy the middleclass; tits; Please Lord, A Huge Terrorist Attack Murdering Thousands Of Americans

Posted by: andrew breitbart at March 26, 2013 11:31 AM (fzoqm)

91 C. J. Box's latest Joe Pickett novel, Breaking Point, centers around just such a story.  I do not want to spoil it for anyone who has it in their read pile.

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Wily Wench at March 26, 2013 11:31 AM (kXoT0)

92 Cheese Nips are also high capacity, plus the name is racist.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 03:26 PM (j3uk1)


*stares at box of Cheez-its warily*

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at March 26, 2013 11:32 AM (GpMdZ)

93 Jerry, Bingo. Modern politics revolves around identity and enemies-- if we share the same enemy, we share an identity. Blame the banksters. Make every speech about banksters= democrats. And all our problems and regulations etc are because of the banksters. Then a political justification exists to repeal things. Why? Because the banksters wrote to hurt business creation and protect themselves. And this is getting back at the banksters. Justifications need to be created by identifying enemies (Alinsky "freeze the target") and blaming them. In this case, however, it's actually true.

Posted by: Hopeless at March 26, 2013 11:32 AM (BMEH4)

94 Now to read the post. No one cool does that.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:32 AM (j3uk1)

95 Sadly, the answer from the left to this will be to amend the law in question with another 7 layers of oversight and 30 gubmint workers...because THIS time we'll get it right.

Posted by: Laughing in Texas at March 26, 2013 11:32 AM (44PWr)

96 Don Colacho said,

What an unjust inequality needs is not equality, but a just inequality.

Posted by: RiverC at March 26, 2013 11:34 AM (El+h4)

97 No one cool does that. Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 03:32 PM (j3uk1) shhh. It was a feint. Went OT before comments hit 100.

Posted by: RWC at March 26, 2013 11:34 AM (fWAjv)

98

Of course all due diligence will need to be done to verify each and every claim put forth. Because you know if this start having any impact, the media will be doing colonoscopies on anyone claiming big government = bad government to discredit the enterprise.

 

just like they do with liberals...

Posted by: Buzzsaw90 at March 26, 2013 11:35 AM (SO2Q8)

99 >>>I like Ron Johnson.... he's Tea Party fresh. I like his unshaven, white sport coat over pastel t-shirt look.

Posted by: wooga at March 26, 2013 11:35 AM (Wuxic)

100 Knuckleheads care about 3 things: increase income inequality & destroy the middleclass; tits; Please Lord, A Huge Terrorist Attack Murdering Thousands Of Americans

Posted by: andrew breitbart at March 26, 2013 03:31 PM (fzoqm)

 

 

That's four things retard. Five if we're talking about Total Recall.

Posted by: mugiwara at March 26, 2013 11:35 AM (W7ffl)

101 Single moms. Unemployed college grads trying to open a business, homos overcoming regulations, gramma trying to get decent healthcare. The list is endless, but they are good symbols of the downtrodden that the left so admires. That could be a good start. Unfortunately the LIV only feels sympathy for those with fewer goodies than themselves, if at all. The guy running a six man shop burdened with mountains of gubmint paperwork and compliance costs will get no love from the LIV... Even if the guy employs the LIV.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:35 AM (j3uk1)

102

Victims of Government  displays should eventually include welfare recipients.  When  we make opposition to the Welfare State all about the money wasted, we lose an opportunity to make a strong argument. Human lives are wasted.  Generations have been wasted.

 

Not long ago, even the mainstream media grudgingly admitted that the Right  won the welfare argument  when Welfare  Reform was enacted.  It succeeded against every mainstream liberal prediction.  And then we never spoke of it again.

Posted by: CJ at March 26, 2013 11:36 AM (9KqcB)

103 >>We need these "stars" to come out and have the support needed to stave off attacks, and not destroy their lives.

If there is anything we've learned about the left, it is that nothing is beneath them in destroying one who speaks out against them and their agenda.

Posted by: qualia at March 26, 2013 03:06 PM (XYSwB)<<



This is exactly the first thing I thought of too.  As a business owner, I would love to document some of the complete nonsense we get put through, especially by the federal government.  However, I would have to be desperate to the point of having no other choice to come forward in this manner.  There will absolutely be repercussions for everyone that does this.  Maybe minor bureaucratic hassling - maybe an IRS audit - how about a snap OSHA inspection?  This completely ignores what may be done by the non-government left and press.  I hope Senator Johnson has a plan to shield these people.  I will watch with great interest.



Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 11:36 AM (KjlbF)

104

@90:   HEE!  You know us so WELL, ergie!   Aren't you a sweet little thing?   I'm sure those weeping skin lesions will clear up eventually, so don't lose heart, huh?   It's not your fault your mother hates you.   Well, okay, yes it is, but that's just because you're a soulless dickbreather with anal warts who would do the world a favor by rolling your corpulent, grotesque body    face first    into a drainage ditch      and    allowing     the overwhelming pressure of your     obese    body to press your   greasy face into the    swollen,     flabby     mounds of your     clammy    moobs     until you suffocate.

 

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:36 AM (4df7R)

105 Speaking of bureaucratic bullying, can someone tell us exactly what would/could happen to those who refuse to comply with the individual mandate?  By not filling out that section of the form what happens next?

Posted by: Serious Cat at March 26, 2013 11:36 AM (UypUQ)

106 Sadly, the answer from the left to this will be to amend the law in question with another 7 layers of oversight and 30 gubmint workers...because THIS time we'll get it right.

Posted by: Laughing in Texas at March 26, 2013 03:32 PM (44PWr)

 

 

---------------------------------------------

 

 

OR, if the government just had more money we could help these people.

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 11:36 AM (4jKhI)

107 Why does income inequality always increase under Dems? Is it that they don't know what they're doing or that they're stupid?

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 26, 2013 11:37 AM (3+QKS)

108 Erggie,

Don't blow your top!

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 26, 2013 11:37 AM (UCv7P)

109 increase income inequality & destroy the middleclass Here's a shock for you, erg: Your party's policies gut the middle class. Your 'tax the rich' bullshit doesn't hit the multi-millionaires, because they have the leave to shelter their money. It hits the small businessman who makes >$1 mil/year, the guy who runs his business out of that and can't shelter it, having a bigger chunk stolen by government which starves the business, getting less people hired and less people paid. The rich-rich? They're fine. They may even do better. The barely 'rich?' Well, he falls back to just 'middle-class.' And 'the poor?' They get the unemployment rates we have now, and get poorer. Why? So government leeches like you can have lifetime pensions and tenure.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 11:37 AM (MMC8r)

110 If Johnson wants to be serious, he needs to get deep in there, going all the way back to FDR and showing how every action of government (especially those that they say will 'lower costs') drives costs up and chokes supply. ------------ No, that'll make people's eyes glaze over. Real people, right now. Preferably minorities and women. Message: Government is screwing people. Stay on message. Never go off message.

Posted by: Farmer Joe at March 26, 2013 11:38 AM (CyP2Z)

111 Hey, I forgot they don't make Cheese Nips any longer, do they? They did when I was a toe-sucking tyke. They were little sticks. But they still make saltine crackers. So, racist. But in a good way.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:38 AM (j3uk1)

112 *stares at box of Cheez-its warily*

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at March 26, 2013 03:32 PM (GpMdZ)

 

The important thing to remember with Cheez Its is not to let them mix in groups for too long.  The faster you've got them out of the box (and preferably eaten) the better.   Otherwise they have a tendency to    stage   a coup of the pantry.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:38 AM (4df7R)

113 Even if the LIV gets paid less because of the regulations? Probably.. according to the symbolism currently in place, any extra money the employer gets will go into 'corporate profits' and not benefit the workers.

Of course, if that happens you form a union (that's why they exist.) The LIV I guess is too lazy and envious to realize this. After all, what unions were created by my generation or the one before? Creating a union is blood, sweat & tears, regardless of how corrupt extant unions have become.

Posted by: RiverC at March 26, 2013 11:38 AM (El+h4)

114

>>>Blame the banksters

 

Not going to happen. Not from politicians, anyway. Nor from any party, consultant, advisor, congresscritter, or judge, retired or not.

 

Politicians pay significant amounts to women who do the same things a 20 dollar whore will do because the extra pay keeps them quiet. Same principle applies here.

Posted by: Bigby's Opposable Thumbs at March 26, 2013 11:39 AM (3ZtZW)

115 Don't worry guys, I'll find a way to screw this up.

Posted by: John McCain (D, er, R-AZ) at March 26, 2013 11:39 AM (YYJjz)

116 You can't duck and cover form the eruption of regulations and taxes coming from Washington.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 26, 2013 11:39 AM (3+QKS)

117 That's four things retard. Five if we're talking about Total Recall.

Posted by: mugiwara at March 26, 2013 03:35 PM (W7ffl)

 

You expect the pinhead   who worships at the feet of the Volcano God to know how to count?  

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:39 AM (4df7R)

118 Now to read the post.

You're kidding, right?

Posted by: Breitbart at March 26, 2013 11:39 AM (71LDo)

119 Why does income inequality always increase under Dems? Is it that they don't know what they're doing or that they're stupid?

I've always assumed that's what they want.  People who can earn their own comfortable living don't need Democrats.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at March 26, 2013 11:39 AM (/kI1Q)

120 Of course some of it is below the radar damage. There's 20,000 non-workers out there because of the Keystone pipeline decision. But who knows exactly who those 20,000 victims are?

Posted by: Buzzsaw90 at March 26, 2013 11:40 AM (SO2Q8)

121 The important thing to remember with Cheez Its is not to let them mix in groups for too long. The faster you've got them out of the box (and preferably eaten) the better. Otherwise they have a tendency to stage a coup of the pantry.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 26, 2013 03:38 PM (4df7R)


This explains so much about the chaos that is my kitchen.  o.o

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at March 26, 2013 11:40 AM (GpMdZ)

122 Kinley Ardel, those aren't Cheese-its.  Its a landshark.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:40 AM (no95k)

123 >>>Wait, can we turn this into a circular firing squad too? Isn't this Ace of Spades?

Posted by: Eaton Cox at March 26, 2013 11:41 AM (q177U)

124 I like Ron Johnson.... he's Tea Party fresh.

I like his unshaven, white sport coat over pastel t-shirt look.

Posted by: wooga at March 26, 2013 03:35 PM (Wuxic)

 

 

-----------------------------------------------

 

 

LOL!  You might have hit on something.  All the GOP candidates need to do is become hip fashion statements.

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 11:41 AM (4jKhI)

125 Kinley Ardel, those aren't Cheese-its. Its a landshark.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 03:40 PM (no95k)

 

*Knock knock*

 

"Who's there?"

 

"...cheezygram..."

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:41 AM (4df7R)

126 And now for something completely different
http://en.bijin-snap.com/2013/03/27/no-895/

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:41 AM (no95k)

127 Why does income inequality always increase under Dems? Other than what I already said, there's also the 'magnet effect' of gummint benefits. The benefits make you more comfortable to stay at a low-income level.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 11:41 AM (MMC8r)

128 This may be lost in the mist of the news today with SCOTUS and other items, and I do not know where to post, but had never heard of this---and Michael Moore and this administration will blow up like a helium balloon if he sees this video below:

NRA created for free slaves
http://tinyurl.com/alq9vrv

Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at March 26, 2013 11:42 AM (baL2B)

129 The example re: business owners viewed as cheaters is important. The rise of "corporatism" is important, and I'm not sure how the GOP messages against it. There are some real inequalites out there that need to be addressed, and that their existence enrages people on a primal level, and fuels the LIV and leftist rhetoric. Example: Wal-mart is only able to operate because of foods stamps and other welfare. Yes I know the recent SS tax is going to murder them this quarter. The point is, the profitability of Wal-Mart is 0 without government supporting their payroll. A lot of folks ate intuitively, or sometimes factually, aware that this sort of relationship is real. And it's economically awful. But in their minds it's also true of the small business owner with 5 employees. And so they view them both as the same, and blame the GOP for the entire thing. It's a hard truth that few want to admit. The big banks are now only profitable because of government handouts to them. WalMary is only profitable because of massive government support. And a certain class of people make millions a year because of this. And all business owners are blamed for it. And the GOP is blamed for it. The only way I see to capture that sentiment is to target the banksters, blame them, and make everything "bankers= Dems".

Posted by: Hopeless at March 26, 2013 11:42 AM (ieU06)

130

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, buzzed about as a potential 2016 presidential candidate if Hillary Clinton doesn't run, did not rule out an eventual bid when asked about it Tuesday.

The former long-serving Arizona governor instead brushed off the question, joking that she's too busy keeping U.S. borders [un]safe to consider a race.

Posted by: Islamic Victim Boy at March 26, 2013 11:42 AM (7QZ6R)

131 LOL! You might have hit on something. All the GOP candidates need to do is become hip fashion statements. ------------- Dressing better wouldn't hurt, provided that we're staying away from wardrobe pricetags that can be used to bludgeon us. (I.e., no Saville Row bespoke suits).

Posted by: Farmer Joe at March 26, 2013 11:42 AM (GLCZn)

132 They need to tell the horror stories of the many people who have been literally left out in the cold by the failure of both state and federal govt to respond effectively to Hurricane Sandy.

Posted by: shoeless hunter at March 26, 2013 11:43 AM (dY+4R)

133

Increasing income inequality by definiton increases the size of the middle class.

 

Also why is eveything italic?

/i

Posted by: Bigby's Opposable Thumbs at March 26, 2013 11:43 AM (3ZtZW)

134 A Huge Vollcano Erupting Murdering Thousands Of Americans

Posted by: RWC at March 26, 2013 11:43 AM (fWAjv)

135 Otherwise they have a tendency to stage a coup of the pantry. Bugles are the worst. They form phalanxes and blow battle cries. Plus, they're nearly white. Like skinheads.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:43 AM (j3uk1)

136

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, buzzed about as a potential 2016 presidential candidate if Hillary Clinton doesn't run, did not rule out an eventual bid when asked about it Tuesday.

 

TSA.

 

I rest my case at her feet.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:44 AM (4df7R)

137 How about a feature on the American Indians, as a measure of how the government takes care of those who lack alternatives?

Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 26, 2013 11:44 AM (IDSI7)

138 Since this thread has become en-derp-inated, here is some mood music:


http://tinyurl.com/7et9cxl

Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 11:44 AM (KjlbF)

139 Bugles are the worst. They form phalanxes and blow battle cries. Plus, they're nearly white. Like skinheads.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 03:43 PM (j3uk1)

 

And they're pointy, like KKK hoods.    Someone contact Oberlin, STAT!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:44 AM (4df7R)

140 The heavy foot of government has stepped on my family 3 times in our recorded history. Cades' Cove TN was a prosperous small town, until the government decided to turn it into a national park and vastly underpaid the residents for their land. Thus, my great grandparents and grandparents on my father's side were left poor, where they had once owned a small mine and farms. Lake Norris, TN was created by the TVA, a million acre permanent lake to control a once in 500 years 600,000 acre flood. It was created by flooding a valley that contained prospering farms and a few small towns, wiping them out with no compensation. Thus my great grandparents on my mother's side died in poverty, where they had once owned large farms. What's the third? Their forefathers were Cherokee. A government big enough to give you everything it thinks you need is big enough to destroy all you hold dear. Take it from my family to yours, you can never trust them.

Posted by: Cato at March 26, 2013 11:44 AM (sVnMk)

141 So has PETA raided the snack cabinet for the animal crackers?  And then promptly smashed them to prevent further suffering?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:45 AM (no95k)

142 133 incomplete - italics were throwing me, sorry.

Posted by: Bigby's Opposable Thumbs at March 26, 2013 11:45 AM (3ZtZW)

143 My only problem with this is I suspect more than a few people will say "Dude spent $300k of his own money, rich bastard." and not focus on the really bad part.

Which is sad, because he spent 300k to better his neighborhood, tried to follow the law and got his ass handed to him but a vengeful government.

Posted by: tsrblke (work) at March 26, 2013 11:45 AM (weUz9)

144 http://tinyurl.com/cpn2oe3 Fucking knuckleheads

Posted by: andrew breitbart at March 26, 2013 11:46 AM (fzoqm)

145 And they're pointy, like KKK hoods. Someone contact Oberlin, STAT! Offering a house guest a bowl of Bugles is like burning a cross on their lawn.

Posted by: Donna Brazile at March 26, 2013 11:46 AM (j3uk1)

146 shhh. It was a feint. Went OT before comments hit 100. The way they were stomping this morning, if you didn't go OT by comment 17, you were likely on a dead thread.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 11:46 AM (GFM2b)

147 I don't know how I'm going to condense the many ways the government has victimized me down to 500 words for that form. 

Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at March 26, 2013 11:46 AM (epxV4)

148 Dodd Frank added about 2 weeks of uncompensated work per year to my workload. this is in addition to all the other uncompensated regulatory work that already existed. Somehow, they never seem to put any uncompensated labor on government employees.

Posted by: hey jack! at March 26, 2013 11:47 AM (KHo8t)

149 Oh Erggie, Don't be such a schmall guy.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 26, 2013 11:47 AM (UCv7P)

150 As long as they vet their "Example Stories" thoroughly and properly identify everyone.  There's no harm in interview a Party Chair who lost his business because of regulation (it's probably why he became politically active) just don't hide it. 

Posted by: 2nd Amendment Mother at March 26, 2013 11:47 AM (L4CWX)

151 A Huge Vollcano Erupting Murdering Thousands Of Americans

Posted by: RWC at March 26, 2013 03:43 PM (fWAjv)

 

I knew it.  I KNEW it was just a matter of time before Mount   Fulton   went ballistic.     It's been rumbling for the last few months.    G--dammit,   I hope everyone    got out safe.      

 

Let this be a lesson to all you   Alabama 'rons - DON'T build your homes near a seemingly dormant volcano,   because it probably isn't.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:47 AM (4df7R)

152 Bannion, ready the Ravage. Drew just made me have a hopelike feeling down in that soul shaped place I possess. There shall be revenge when the GOP emstompens it. Oh, yes, there shall.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 11:47 AM (VtjlW)

153 A government big enough to give you everything it thinks you need is big enough to destroy all you hold dear. Take it from my family to yours, you can never trust them. la la la la la I can't hear you

Posted by: 52% of voters at March 26, 2013 11:48 AM (j3uk1)

154 Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at March 26, 2013 03:42 PM (baL2B) They've been told that over and over. They just use the magical historical change-aroo like they do when the history of civil rights come up.

Posted by: RWC at March 26, 2013 11:48 AM (fWAjv)

155

It *is* a really good idea.

 

Just the title....'Victims of Government'....is a term that needs to be repeated, over and over.

 

I doubt that Eminent Domain stories are what they're looking for.

That would be a long list.

A listicle in itself.

 

Posted by: wheatie at March 26, 2013 11:48 AM (UMBJ2)

156
la la la la la I can't hear you

Posted by: 52% of voters at March 26, 2013 03:48 PM (j3uk1)


It's OK, I sound like an earthquake

Posted by: Math at March 26, 2013 11:48 AM (weUz9)

157 I don't know how I'm going to condense the many ways the government has victimized me down to 500 words for that form. Aggravated butt rape?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 11:49 AM (GFM2b)

158 Oh Erggie, Don't be such a schmall guy.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 26, 2013 03:47 PM (UCv7P)

 

You can't blame him, ne?   He measures all of his    words and actions     against the size of his dick, and, well...   Let's just say    he    doesn't have much to work with.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:49 AM (4df7R)

159 Oh, no, erg's posting videos now. It's youtube, at least, not youporn, so no footage of him getting banged by trannies. I'm thinking it's a love letter to Rachel Maddow, but erg doesn't realize she's a chick.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 11:49 AM (MMC8r)

160 Thought those who failed to heed the math were buried under an avalanche?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:49 AM (no95k)

161

Drew just made me have a hopelike feeling down in that soul shaped place I possess. There shall be revenge when the GOP emstompens it. Oh, yes, there shall.

 

There, there....I'm still here for you.

 

*Gently caresses cheek*

Posted by: The Burning Times at March 26, 2013 11:49 AM (BrQrN)

162 Of Of sock of future reality.

Posted by: tsrblke (work) at March 26, 2013 11:49 AM (weUz9)

163 A minor point that needs to be made:
The word 'smart', having been co-opted by the Left, now means, roughly, ::an utter failure to produce the stated desired outcome(s), as in - Smart Diplomacy, Smart Car, Smart Grid
So just try to remember that cons like the word "intelligent" and libertarians will, as is there wont, prefer "free".
That is all.

Posted by: Nigel Wanklin reportting at March 26, 2013 11:50 AM (WAHqd)

164 What bothers me most about the Dems is not their past support for slavery, or Eugenics, or Jim Crow, or Internment of yellow people, it's their ignorance of economics, that and all the cocksucking.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 26, 2013 11:50 AM (3+QKS)

165 Thought those who failed to heed the math were buried under an avalanche?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 03:49 PM (no95k)

 

Lava flow.     It used to be an avalanche, but Sequester.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:50 AM (4df7R)

166 That California story about the guy jumping through regulatory hoops and mountains of paperwork just to fill in a hole in his campground is a good candidate for this. Posted by: Waterhouse at March 26, 2013 03:07 PM (rzNdC)
I like the story about the beavers. *wanders off all innocent like*

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 11:50 AM (VtjlW)

167 I'm thinking it's a love letter to Rachel Maddow, but erg doesn't realize she's a chick. Get out.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:50 AM (j3uk1)

168 rickb223 you forgot 'with a pineapple embedded with rusty nails sideways and without lubricant.'

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:50 AM (no95k)

169 can't we just run on resume for the rest of the elections we do?

Posted by: joeindc44 says God bless Francis I at March 26, 2013 11:51 AM (QxSug)

170 Posted by: andrew breitbart at March 26, 2013 03:46 PM (fzoqm)

Linking to this kind of stuff makes people think you are stupid.

The gyrations you progs go through to justify class warfare are amusing as hell.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2013 11:51 AM (3Mkrp)

171 Tsr, Bingo. He had 300k. He is a fucking 1%. How did he get 300k? Being a fucking crook, that's how. He made a profit by stealing from poor people. Obama is trying to make him finally pay his fair share, and the republicans are stopping him. Basic economic illiteracy /malliteracy is forced upon our population by the schools, and its consequences are before us.

Posted by: Hopeless at March 26, 2013 11:52 AM (lhNul)

172 For AlextheChick
http://youtu.be/zhyCL-ELRxg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:52 AM (no95k)

173 Anyone know what is going on with HR 933? It's labeled "the monsanto protection bill" and I'm curious why monsanto needs protecting.

Posted by: Snarky the Bear at March 26, 2013 11:52 AM (/b8+5)

174 Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 03:50 PM (VtjlW)

You left that one wide open.....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2013 11:52 AM (3Mkrp)

175 I like the story about the beavers. *wanders off all innocent like* ISWYDT.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 11:52 AM (GFM2b)

176

>>>>The word 'smart', having been co-opted by the Left, now means, roughly, ::an utter failure to produce the stated desired outcome(s), as in - Smart Diplomacy, Smart Car, Smart Grid

 

Bullshit!

Posted by: Smartfood Popcorn at March 26, 2013 11:52 AM (3ZtZW)

177 rickb223 you forgot 'with a pineapple embedded with rusty nails sideways and without lubricant.'

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 03:50 PM (no95k)

 

The benefit of being fucked sideways with a pineapple outfitted with rusty nails is that blood    is   at least a mildly effective lubricant.

 

Right, ergie?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:52 AM (4df7R)

178 Behold the power of my large capacity, Family Size can of fully automatic Cheese Whiz! *squirts*

Posted by: johnd01 at March 26, 2013 11:53 AM (ukNFU)

179 We need a government agency to study and manage all government regulations. This new department can inact regulations for those who are effected by government regulations, so we can effectively regulate these regulations through comprehensive regulation.

Posted by: Icedog at March 26, 2013 11:53 AM (9ScGj)

180 great idea, i would go even one further and create a department of federalism with the power to: 1. reduce outrageous fines (think of the bunny grower fined $98K) 2. to punish, including fire, overzealous fed agency prosecutors. 3. to set a floor on who can be regulated, such as no one making less than $1M a year can be regulated by the federal govt, epa, etc. 4. actively litigate regulations that exceed agency enabling statute boundaries

Posted by: joeindc44 says God bless Francis I at March 26, 2013 11:53 AM (QxSug)

181 It's a hard truth that few want to admit. The big banks are now only profitable because of government handouts to them. WalMary is only profitable because of massive government support. And a certain class of people make millions a year because of this. And all business owners are blamed for it. And the GOP is blamed for it.

The only way I see to capture that sentiment is to target the banksters, blame them, and make everything "bankers= Dems".

Posted by: Hopeless at March 26, 2013 03:42 PM (ieU06)

 

 

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Everyone knows, even the LIV, that  Wally World was doing just  fine without the government handouts to people.

 

Every food store, including the vaunted Whole Foods, are finding they can't make a profit without  accepting the proliferation of EBT cards.

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 11:53 AM (4jKhI)

182 Behold the power of my large capacity, Family Size can of fully automatic Cheese Whiz! *squirts*

Posted by: johnd01 at March 26, 2013 03:53 PM (ukNFU)

 

OH, THE HUMANITY!

 

*falls down, wailing*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:54 AM (4df7R)

183 Bannion, ready the Ravage. Drew just made me have a hopelike feeling down in that soul shaped place I possess. There shall be revenge when the GOP emstompens it. Oh, yes, there shall. Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 03:47 PM (VtjlW)

It is done, my Queen.

Ripper needs a little snack to get him started and I thought, with your permission of course, that I'd turn him loose on The Burning Times.  I thought the Royal cheek touching was far beyond the pale.

Oh, and I just returned from the scullery.  Lemon bar?  Blondie?  Seven Layer Bar?

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 11:54 AM (sbV1u)

184 I like the story about the beavers Can you shave it down to a few sentences?

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:54 AM (j3uk1)

185

>>>What bothers me most about the Dems is not their past support for slavery, or Eugenics, or Jim Crow, or Internment of yellow people, it's their ignorance of economics, that and all the cocksucking.

 

They smell like Carnies!!!1

Posted by: Bigby's Jazz Hands at March 26, 2013 11:54 AM (3ZtZW)

186 Now all weapons will have to be Nerf but would still be amusing. And make it PPV to recoup some of the money wasted by these idiots.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 03:22 PM (no95k)

 

Why will all weapons have to be Nerf? Imagine the ratings if we just, oh I dunno, gave them knives and clubs. No guns, of course. For the children.

Posted by: troyriser at March 26, 2013 11:54 AM (vtiE6)

187 If erg was really concerned about income inequality, he'd tell Obama to stop paying off his multi-millionaire backers like Buffett and Soros, lining the pockets of GE and Goldman Sachs, and funnelling subsidies to his cronies like Terry McAuliffe. But erg's not really about income inequality. He's about the gravy train.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 11:54 AM (MMC8r)

188 I like the story about the beavers. *wanders off all innocent like* Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 03:50 PM (VtjlW) Tell it again! Tell it again! (jumps up and down in seat, claps)

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 11:55 AM (bxiXv)

189 So that's what really happened when George Lucas originally thought up his movie.  Alderran destroyed by a giant globe squirting Cheese Whiz.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:55 AM (no95k)

190 Behold the power of my large capacity, Family Size can of fully automatic Cheese Whiz! *squirts*  Posted by: johnd01 at March 26, 2013 03:53 PM

Hey! I got Triscuits for that!

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 11:55 AM (sbV1u)

191 Why will all weapons have to be Nerf? Imagine the ratings if we just, oh I dunno, gave them knives and clubs. No guns, of course. For the children.

Posted by: troyriser at March 26, 2013 03:54 PM (vtiE6)

 

Give them plastic water pistols in bright neon colors    that    make clicking noises when you pick them up.    They'll all shit themselves and die of fear-induced heart attacks within    ten minutes.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:56 AM (4df7R)

192 Spray cheese threatens the ozone hole. Or thighs. Can't remember which.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 11:56 AM (j3uk1)

193 @180. It'd only work if they drew their sole funding from the pockets of the agencies they ruled against and curtailed. The motive to profit by stopping waste elsewhere would create an investigative dream team.

Posted by: Cato at March 26, 2013 11:56 AM (sVnMk)

194 I like the story about the beavers>>

Does it have anything to do with the record sized stretched one above the mantle or the giant mounted one?

Posted by: Buzzsaw at March 26, 2013 11:57 AM (wrS2o)

195 >>Hey! I got Triscuits for that!<<


Stop all that!  I have only eaten a yogurt today and I am about to gnaw off my own arm.

Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 11:57 AM (KjlbF)

196 Or thighs. Can't remember which. Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 03:56 PM (j3uk1)

Mmmmmmmmmmmm.  Thighs.

Posted by: Homer J. Simpson at March 26, 2013 11:57 AM (sbV1u)

197 Hey! I got Triscuits for that!

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 03:55 PM (sbV1u)

 

Triscuits are the Spartans of the snack world.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 11:57 AM (4df7R)

198 Harry Reid,
Nancy Pelosi,
Locked in a room,
Silly String.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 11:57 AM (no95k)

199 Troll changes IP to post on blogs where they've been banned, thinks criminals will obey gun laws.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 11:58 AM (bxiXv)

200 Stop all that! I have only eaten a yogurt today and I am about to gnaw off my own arm. Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 03:57 PM (KjlbF)

Well... if you do could you throw it into the Ravage pen?  

Because I am having a hell of a time keeping it calm in there.

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 11:58 AM (sbV1u)

201

a giant globe squirting Cheese Whiz.

 

Where would I be able to find one of these giant globes full of Cheese Whiz?

Posted by: Megaton McCain at March 26, 2013 11:58 AM (5iuEW)

202 Alright geniuses - how the hell am I going to fit this on a bumpersticker. http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_oldissue.htm Kipling - The Old Issue Here is naught unproven—here is naught to learn. It is written what shall fall if the King return. He shall mark our goings, question whence we came, Set his guards about us, as in Freedom’s name. He shall take a tribute, toll of all our ware; He shall change our gold for arms—arms we may not bear. He shall break his judges if they cross his word; He shall rule above the Law calling on the Lord. He shall peep and mutter; and the night shall bring Watchers ’neath our window, lest we mock the King— Hate and all division; hosts of hurrying spies; Money poured in secret, carrion breeding flies. Strangers of his counsel, hirelings of his pay, These shall deal our Justice: sell—deny—delay.

Posted by: RWC at March 26, 2013 11:58 AM (fWAjv)

203 Michael: You have some contacts in the newspapers. They might love a good story like this, right?

Tom Hagen: Yeah.. They just might at that..

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at March 26, 2013 03:20 PM (f9c2L)

 

Reporters are as lazy as they are stupid.  If the story is prepackaged and airtight (so that it can't be re-spun in post production), they will use them rather than do their own work.

 

"Give this to a Jew lawyer in another district.  Who else is on the list?"

Posted by: jwest at March 26, 2013 11:58 AM (u2a4R)

204 That's just a portion of the poem

Posted by: RWC at March 26, 2013 11:59 AM (fWAjv)

205 Triscuits are the Spartans of the snack world. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 26, 2013 03:57 PM (4df7R)

Molon Labe

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 11:59 AM (sbV1u)

206 It is done, my Queen. Ripper needs a little snack to get him started and I thought, with your permission of course, that I'd turn him loose on The Burning Times. I thought the Royal cheek touching was far beyond the pale. Hmmm. Mayhap just a few nibbles. Oh, and I just returned from the scullery. Lemon bar? Blondie? Seven Layer Bar? Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 03:54 PM (sbV1u) Yes, please.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 11:59 AM (VtjlW)

207

Fucking line breaks.  Fucking punctuation.

 

Fucking "Blog of the Year.

Posted by: jwest at March 26, 2013 11:59 AM (u2a4R)

208 Who's  getting Triscuits and Cheez Whiz on the way home tonight?


This guy.

Posted by: eleven at March 26, 2013 12:00 PM (KXm42)

209 Troll changes IP to post on blogs where they've been banned, thinks criminals will obey gun laws. Troll supports party of cronyism, thinks that party will ever bring its captive poverty voters to a state of independence.

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 12:00 PM (MMC8r)

210 Triscuits are the Spartans of the snack world. Ritz are the feckless Athenians, and Ak-Mak the Persians.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 12:00 PM (j3uk1)

211 Hey Merovign last night or this morning, yes this morning, added about 1,500 words to story.  So progress comrade.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:00 PM (no95k)

212 Harry Reid,
Nancy Pelosi,
Locked in a room,
Silly String.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 03:57 PM (no95k)

 

 

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Made from jelled chromic acid.

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 12:00 PM (4jKhI)

213 Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Locked in a room, Silly String. And a Bic lighter.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 12:00 PM (GFM2b)

214 oh yeah, for the dept of federalism, apply all presidential waivers to every similarly situated or smaller companies. investigate every waiver to determine collusion or conflict of interest

Posted by: joeindc44 says God bless Francis I at March 26, 2013 12:01 PM (QxSug)

215 Velveeta, the perfect manifestation of government regulations gone strangling the voter.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:01 PM (no95k)

216 Local SoCal news covering gay marriage at SCOTUS as if it were the moon landing. But more important.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 12:02 PM (j3uk1)

217 Triscuits blow. Wheat Thins!!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 12:02 PM (GFM2b)

218 Posted by: jwest at March 26, 2013 03:59 PM (u2a4R) &&&

Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 74% more DOOM! at March 26, 2013 12:02 PM (FsUAO)

219

>>>Alright geniuses - how the hell am I going to fit this on a bumpersticker.

 

I can help.

Posted by: Doc Bronner at March 26, 2013 12:03 PM (3ZtZW)

220

Anyone been watching Jake Tapper's new show? 

 

It's on CNN now.

Posted by: jwest at March 26, 2013 12:03 PM (u2a4R)

221 Funyuns are the Dredd Scott v. Sanford of the snack world.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 12:03 PM (j3uk1)

222 Tell it again! Tell it again! (jumps up and down in seat, claps) Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile at March 26, 2013 03:55 PM (bxiXv) A Beaver's Tale - http://www.getipm.com/personal/dam.htm *blinks slowly* What else could I possibly have meant? *blinks more*

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 12:04 PM (VtjlW)

223 Knew Morons would rise to the occasion of the Silly String case.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:04 PM (no95k)

224 Triscuits go with Worcestershire sauce.  Of course I could drink that shit straight out of the bottle.

Posted by: eleven at March 26, 2013 12:04 PM (KXm42)

225 O/t...Been watching Jake Tapper's new show on CNN. The guy seems way too 'hinged' to be on that network. What am I missing.

Posted by: Icedog at March 26, 2013 12:04 PM (9ScGj)

226 Dammit.   I am picking up a pound of bacon on the way home from the meat market.  Thick sliced with extra smokey, nitratey goodness.  I am going to cook it all up in a cast iron pan and eat every bit.  No Triscuits.  No Ritz.  No Wheat Thins.

Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 12:05 PM (KjlbF)

227 211 Hey Merovign last night or this morning, yes this morning, added about 1,500 words to story. So progress comrade. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 04:00 PM (no95k) Yaaaaaay! 215 Velveeta, the perfect manifestation of government regulations gone strangling the voter. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 04:01 PM (no95k) Booooooo!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:05 PM (bxiXv)

228 Aww., Mr. Gabby Giffords A.K.A. "The Little Eichmann" got rejected by the gun dealer. No gun for you! Prick.

Posted by: Whatev at March 26, 2013 12:05 PM (A7Wh1)

229 *proffers to Queen AlextheChick*

Only the finest of hate-shakes made with the blood of Ripper's victims.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:05 PM (no95k)

230 224 Triscuits go with Worcestershire sauce. Of course I could drink that shit straight out of the bottle. Nothing is worse than a Lea & Perrins hangover.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 12:05 PM (j3uk1)

231 Not sure I agree with your criticism that people are motivated more by concrete issues than abstract issues. I think people tend to understand the difference between theory and practice: "Sure, that bill is theoretically bad for 'certain people', but do such people actually exist?"

Posted by: T at March 26, 2013 12:05 PM (mm+hk)

232 Knew Morons would rise to the occasion of the Silly String case. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 04:04 PM (no95k) A. Thank you for the link. II. Yeah. I possibly may have been present for a hold my beer moment involving Silly String, beer and lighters. Let's just say that I was smart enough to flee the blast zone before the inevitable happened.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 12:06 PM (VtjlW)

233 Anyone been watching Jake Tapper's new show? It's on CNN now. Posted by: jwest at March 26, 2013 04:03 PM (u2a4R) Wow, "Great minds...."

Posted by: Icedog at March 26, 2013 12:06 PM (9ScGj)

234 Triscuits are the Chris Angel of Saltines.

Posted by: eleven at March 26, 2013 12:06 PM (KXm42)

235 Alright geniuses - how the hell am I going to fit this on a bumpersticker. Dodd-Frank Raped Me & All I Got Was This Clunker?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 12:06 PM (GFM2b)

236 *blinks slowly* What else could I possibly have meant? *blinks more* Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 04:04 PM (VtjlW) (sits quietly on floor, disappointed but unwilling to explain why)

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:07 PM (bxiXv)

237

FWIW, I sent RJ my sob story. It was tought keeping it below 500 words, since I've seen a lot happen to manufacturing in this area, plus advanced   Curmudgeonism  sometimes makes me prone to prattling on and on and on about How Things Used To Be before EveryFuckingThing went tits up in the known universe  thanks to these useless hacks we seem to keep voting for every time we turn around in this  country that was once so great  but for some unexplained reason we're turning into a third-world  shithole thanks to the indoctrination of our yoots in the Governmental Indoctrination Centers.

 

My lawn:   you're standing on it.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 12:07 PM (+z4pE)

238 224 Triscuits go with Worcestershire sauce. Of course I could drink that shit straight out of the bottle. Posted by: eleven at March 26, 2013 04:04 PM (KXm42) Love it. But I have to mentally block out what's in it.

Posted by: RWC at March 26, 2013 12:08 PM (fWAjv)

239

Dumbass website I'm supposed to do my work on has gone offline AGAIN

 

 

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at March 26, 2013 12:08 PM (3ZtZW)

240  Aww., Mr. Gabby Giffords A.K.A. "The Little Eichmann" got rejected by the gun dealer. No gun for you! Prick.

Posted by: Whatev at March 26, 2013 04:05 PM (A7Wh1)

 

 

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That's okay.  He's still got his sealion-killing assault dog.

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 12:08 PM (4jKhI)

241 Baken-Ets fried pork rinds. The Mother Of All Snack Foods.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 12:09 PM (j3uk1)

242

Most people don't know this, but Jake Tapper ran a car wash in New Jersey up until a few years ago.

 

He started a website, made sure it was working good with punctuation and line breaks, and now he has his own show on CNN.

 

All this while others will die broke and forgotten in the dustbin of website history.

 

Not that I know anybody like that.

Posted by: jwest at March 26, 2013 12:09 PM (u2a4R)

243 (sits quietly on floor, disappointed but unwilling to explain why) Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile at March 26, 2013 04:07 PM (bxiXv)

I too once felt your pain.

But you will soon come to love the whims and taunting of the Queen.  But you must first let go of your pain.

And then....your soul.

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 12:10 PM (sbV1u)

244

226 Dammit. I am picking up a pound of bacon on the way home from the meat market. Thick sliced with extra smokey, nitratey goodness. I am going to cook it all up in a cast iron pan and eat every bit. No Triscuits. No Ritz. No Wheat Thins.

 

----------

 

Only a pound?

You might want to pick up some thin-sliced bacon too...to cook up first, and snack on while you're cooking up the thick stuff.

 

Posted by: wheatie at March 26, 2013 12:10 PM (UMBJ2)

245 I think conservatives tend to focus on abstracts, while liberals tend to focus on anecdotes. There are VAST swaths of exceptions to that rule. But, I mean, debt, liberty, rights, budgets vs. Sandra Fluke, Julia, Trayvon, Obama. It is a tendency, not an absolute, but it's there. I don't think anecdotes hurt except to the extent we let the FMFM get away with distorting, lying, smearing, and all their other "{on today's list" activities.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:10 PM (bxiXv)

246 Erg never stopped to realize he was stumping for Dodd-Frank, legislation written by bank cronies, did he?

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 12:11 PM (MMC8r)

247 Erg never stopped to realize he was stumping for Dodd-Frank, legislation written by bank cronies, did he? Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 04:11 PM (MMC8r)

Intellectual consistency has never been erg's strongpoint.

Nor has continence.

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 12:12 PM (sbV1u)

248 >>Posted by: wheatie at March 26, 2013 04:10 PM (UMBJ2)<<



Its a good idea.  I cheat by microwave cooking the first 2 pieces so I have sustenance whilst I cook their little friends properly.

Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 12:12 PM (KjlbF)

249 So if Triscuits are the Spartans, and Ritz are the Athenians,   then what the hell are Pringles?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 12:12 PM (4df7R)

250 242 - so you're saying Jake Tapper is Lance Winslow?

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at March 26, 2013 12:12 PM (3ZtZW)

251 Yesterday I was at Sam's Club in a quest to get more food for the kittehs.  Whilst the brand in 18lb bags I had bought there before had vanished.  There were other items being peddled as pet food.

One of the more unique/odd was BBQ flavor pig ear treats for your dog.  Right, nothing to see here.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:13 PM (no95k)

252 So if Triscuits are the Spartans, and Ritz are the Athenians, then what the hell are Pringles? Jesuits.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 12:13 PM (j3uk1)

253 But you will soon come to love the whims and taunting of the Queen. But you must first let go of your pain. And then....your soul. Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 04:10 PM (sbV1u) Nah. I may be in Alextopia, but I am not of Alextopia.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:13 PM (bxiXv)

254

>>>So if Triscuits are the Spartans, and Ritz are the Athenians, then what the hell are Pringles?

 

Thebans

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at March 26, 2013 12:14 PM (3ZtZW)

255 Ace finally crashed, didn't he?

Posted by: zsasz at March 26, 2013 12:14 PM (MMC8r)

256 I may be in Alextopia, but I am not of Alextopia. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile at March 26, 2013 04:13 PM (bxiXv)

Blasphemer!

Centurions!  Take him!

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 12:15 PM (sbV1u)

257 They should be on the phone with the Institute for Justice getting examples of government abuse. IJ: "Our four pillars of litigation are private property, economic liberty, free speech and school choice. Simply put, we seek a rule of law under which individuals can control their destinies as free and responsible members of society."

Posted by: DCPensFan at March 26, 2013 12:15 PM (ma/2m)

258 So if Triscuits are the Spartans, and Ritz are the Athenians, then what the hell are Pringles?


Rich Corinthians.  The kind who make leather.

Posted by: Ricardo Montalban at March 26, 2013 12:15 PM (8ZskC)

259

Triscuit, a   slice of jalapeno, covered in pepper jack cheese,  lightly toasted until the cheese lovingly caresses the jalapeno slice. Plus the obligatory  beer.

 

Repeat as required.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 12:15 PM (+z4pE)

260 Pringles are Thespians.  The ones that crumbled at Thermopylae.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:15 PM (no95k)

261 So if Triscuits are the Spartans, and Ritz are the Athenians, then what the hell are Pringles?

Posted by: MWR,

Prussians?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 26, 2013 12:16 PM (UCv7P)

262 So if Triscuits are the Spartans, and Ritz are the Athenians, then what the hell are Pringles?

Jesuits.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 04:13 PM (j3uk1)

 

I want you to know that    every time I see a Pringles can now, I'm going to      imagine the little mustachioed guy is the Pope.    See what you've done?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 12:16 PM (4df7R)

263 Triscuit, a slice of jalapeno, covered in pepper jack cheese, lightly toasted until the cheese lovingly caresses the jalapeno slice.


But why do you call it a can of peas?

Posted by: Frankie Pentangeli at March 26, 2013 12:16 PM (8ZskC)

264 You know what's interesting here, is this letter was co-signed by Claire McCaskill.

http://is.gd/LB44PN (PDF)

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at March 26, 2013 12:17 PM (/kI1Q)

265 Ahhh...back in good ol' DC! I missed all the news, on account of driving and shit....is it legal for me to marry my goldfish yet?

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 26, 2013 12:17 PM (eyJh9)

266 216 Local SoCal news covering gay marriage at SCOTUS as if it were the moon landing. But more important. Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 04:02 PM (j3uk1) Nemesis laughs even deeper.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at March 26, 2013 12:17 PM (itAw7)

267 Centurions! Take him! Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 04:15 PM (sbV1u) Good luck. Pack a lunch.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:17 PM (bxiXv)

268 Centurions! Take him!

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 04:15 PM (sbV1u)

 

Wait wait, in our new   snack-based hierarchy, the Centurions are what exactly?   Because I've got "Chex Mix" written on my list here, but the Excel spreadsheet says "To Be Determined."  

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 12:17 PM (4df7R)

269 Thespians is a funny word.

Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 12:17 PM (KjlbF)

270 Triscuit, a slice of jalapeno, covered in pepper jack cheese, lightly toasted until the cheese lovingly caresses the jalapeno slice. Plus the obligatory beer.  Repeat as required. Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 04:15 PM (+z4pE)

OK, NOW I am hungry....and off to buy Triscuits.  And Monterrey Jack.  And jalapenos

Posted by: Sean Bannion at March 26, 2013 12:17 PM (sbV1u)

271 Rich Corinthians. The kind who make leather. CAAAAAAAAANNED cheese!!!

Posted by: Ricardo Montalban at March 26, 2013 12:17 PM (j3uk1)

272 John Tester is now coming out for gay marriage, re-election only 5.9 years away.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 26, 2013 12:18 PM (3+QKS)

273

But why do you call it a can of peas?

 

Nope.

 

Can-apes.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 12:18 PM (+z4pE)

274 250242 - so you're saying Jake Tapper is Lance Winslow? 

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at March 26, 2013 04:12 PM (3ZtZW)

 

Exactly.  Jake Tapper is an example of the motto:

 

"Anything is possible if your website works" 

Posted by: jwest at March 26, 2013 12:18 PM (u2a4R)

275 Wait wait, in our new snack-based hierarchy, the Centurions are what exactly? Because I've got "Chex Mix" written on my list here, but the Excel spreadsheet says "To Be Determined." Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 26, 2013 04:17 PM (4df7R)

Chex Mix.  Original.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at March 26, 2013 12:18 PM (sbV1u)

276 My point still stands. Republicans have virtually nothing to say about the actual economic problems this country faces. That's why they're irrelevant, not because of their stance on gay marriage.

Posted by: CK at March 26, 2013 12:18 PM (LmD/o)

277 Can-apes.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 04:18 PM (+z4pE)

 

Ick, canned ape sucks.   Fresh ape is      more piquant.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 12:19 PM (4df7R)

278 "Grape ape, grape ape."

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:19 PM (no95k)

279 >>Ick, canned ape sucks. Fresh ape is more piquant.<<


Where is Soothie?

Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 12:19 PM (KjlbF)

280 Chex Mix. Original.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at March 26, 2013 04:18 PM (sbV1u)

 

Ah, thank you.   See, this is what happens when you    leave the Canned Apes in charge of inventory.   NOTHING gets done.

 

*updates Excel*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 12:20 PM (4df7R)

281 272 John Tester is now coming out for gay marriage, re-election only 5.9 years away. Ron Portman cupped him and the rest is history.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 12:20 PM (j3uk1)

282

And naturally, that last comment had the appropriate line breaks before it went into the dark hole of this award winning blog.

 

Fucking broken website.

Posted by: jwest at March 26, 2013 12:20 PM (u2a4R)

283 Where is Soothie?

Posted by: Muad'dib at March 26, 2013 04:19 PM (KjlbF)

 

Probably harassing some fucking monkeys.  He hates fucking monkeys.  Thought what his problem is with    simian reproduction,   I do not know.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/u][/b] at March 26, 2013 12:21 PM (4df7R)

284 256 I may be in Alextopia, but I am not of Alextopia. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile at March 26, 2013 04:13 PM (bxiXv)

Blasphemer!  
   
Centurions! Take him!    

Posted by: Sean Bannion, Chief, Logistics Directorate, Republic of Alextopia at March 26, 2013 04:15 PM (sbV1u)

 

 

Uh.... Spartacus?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 26, 2013 12:21 PM (lZBBB)

285 Fresh ape is more piquant. Goes well with crunchy figs.

Posted by: Dick Morris at March 26, 2013 12:21 PM (j3uk1)

286 Uh oh....looks like competition for the 2013 Darwin Awards is going to be pretty stiff. http://tinyurl.com/ck6uv9b

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 26, 2013 12:22 PM (eyJh9)

287

Ah, thank you. See, this is what happens when you leave the Canned Apes in charge of inventory. NOTHING gets done.

 

Ooh, oooh, ooooh, aah, aaah, aaaaaaah!

Posted by: Canned Ape Union Local 425 at March 26, 2013 12:22 PM (+z4pE)

288 Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at March 26, 2013 04:17 PM (/kI1Q) The obvious answer is to not *do* anything. Don't try to help people, don't employ anyone, don't improve your community. It's too risky, because the All-Powerful Compassionate Compromise Government doesn't want any cooperation from you Heartless Motherf&ckers!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:22 PM (bxiXv)

289

Liked the concept, liked the ad.

 

However, also agree with those who noted that the symbols that the left trots out have to be used as part of this campaign. Sick as it is, I can see the typical Dem voter going, "If this guy had $300K to spend buying land next door, he's rich and deserves whatever he gets". Need to have the Dem symbols/victims, as well as stories like this one, to link it together.

 

On the positive side, we don't need a sea change among LIVs. If we had just had our people turn out the election would have been different. Not endorsing RINOs here, but this could help get the message through the skulls of conservatives and Rs who sat home that even though they may not have liked Romney, he's a helluva lot better than this alternative.

Posted by: RM at March 26, 2013 12:23 PM (/Frlf)

290 Sticky Wicket, well the two Icelandic parachutists are soft competition compared to that slacker on a swing.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:23 PM (no95k)

291 You are lucky that the apes did not eat the inventory, ook, and pick fleas instead.  In others words an SEIU meeting.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:24 PM (no95k)

292 "If this guy had $300K to spend buying land next door, he's rich and deserves whatever he gets". Posted by: RM at March 26, 2013 04:23 PM (/Frlf) And when they inevitably do this, we need to hit back. Tell the Dem base that they're voting for people who think that helping your neighbors and community and giving of yourself makes you a legitimate target for political persecution.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:25 PM (bxiXv)

293 I want you to know that every time I see a Pringles can now, I'm going to imagine the little mustachioed guy is the Pope. See what you've done? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 26, 2013 04:16 PM (4df7R) Now, let's be fair here. That is far better than the images the things the Horde suggests usually provoke.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Tea. at March 26, 2013 12:25 PM (VtjlW)

294 >>>"Not endorsing RINOs here, but this could help get the message through the skulls of conservatives and Rs who sat home that even though they may not have liked Romney, he's a helluva lot better than this alternative." I think a lot of people think "going Galt" = not voting.

Posted by: Eaton Cox at March 26, 2013 12:26 PM (q177U)

295 I hope RJ gets some traction with his project.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 12:26 PM (+z4pE)

296 Posted by: Icedog at March 26, 2013 04:06 PM (9ScGj) Is Tapper worth watching?

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 26, 2013 12:26 PM (Cnqmv)

297

>>>>Triscuit, a slice of jalapeno, covered in pepper jack cheese, lightly toasted until the cheese lovingly caresses the jalapeno slice. Plus the obligatory beer.

 

Or Coulommiers, no toasting required.

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at March 26, 2013 12:26 PM (3ZtZW)

298 He hates fucking monkeys.

I'm going to regret asking this, but why doesn't he fuck something else?

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at March 26, 2013 12:26 PM (/kI1Q)

299

I'm going to regret asking this, but why doesn't he fuck something else?

 

He'd probably just hate fucking that too.

 

Curmudgeonism is its own reward.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 12:29 PM (+z4pE)

300 I'm going to regret asking this, but why doesn't he fuck something else?


I've got an idea and an extra bucket.

Posted by: Andrew Mendoza at March 26, 2013 12:29 PM (8ZskC)

301 What the world needs now is tax credits, sweet tax credits.

Posted by: Dionne Wawick at March 26, 2013 12:31 PM (XUKZU)

302 I'm going to regret asking this, but why doesn't he fuck something else? Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at March 26, 2013 04:26 PM (/kI1Q) He's very shy.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:32 PM (bxiXv)

303 That’s exactly what Celiac Supplies, a gluten free grocery store in Brisbane, Australia, intends to do to combat shoppers who browse but don’t buy. “As of the first of February, this store will be charging people a $5 fee for ‘just looking,’” the sign reads. “The $5 fee will be deducted when goods are purchased.” So, if you go into the store, and they don't have what you went there for, you get charged. Never shop there again, Aussies. the blaze

Posted by: qualia at March 26, 2013 12:33 PM (XYSwB)

304 Meanwhile a 17yr old Brit just pocketed a tidy sum from Yahoo! for an app.

http://tinyurl.com/bwgcyey

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:35 PM (no95k)

305 Interesting that no statistically, being an Icelandic parachutist is the most dangerous job in the world

Posted by: TejasJudio de la Frontera at March 26, 2013 12:35 PM (6egmO)

306 >>>“As of the first of February, this store will be charging people a $5 fee for ‘just looking,’” the sign reads. “The $5 fee will be deducted when goods are purchased.” Um...how do you collect if they don't buy anything? Magic beans?

Posted by: Eaton Cox at March 26, 2013 12:35 PM (q177U)

307 The obvious answer is to not *do* anything. Don't try to help people, don't employ anyone, don't improve your community. It's too risky, because the All-Powerful Compassionate Compromise Government doesn't want any cooperation from you Heartless Motherf&ckers! No problem! LiB.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 26, 2013 12:36 PM (GFM2b)

308 Well....has Cyprus caught fire, tipped over and sank yet? It's tuesday, damnit....They're late.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 26, 2013 12:37 PM (eyJh9)

309

Um...how do you collect if they don't buy anything? Magic beans?

 

A cover charge would  be my guess. Collected at the door, much like at a   club.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 12:38 PM (+z4pE)

310 Um...how do you collect if they don't buy anything? Magic beans? You would have to type in your credit card and allow them to charge $5 to get to see what they have for sale. Sounds like a winning strategery.

Posted by: fluffy at March 26, 2013 12:39 PM (BmRk4)

311 A cover charge would be my guess. Collected at the door, much like at a club. And no strippers? That's just wrong.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 26, 2013 12:39 PM (eyJh9)

312 So is this what it sounds like when doves cry?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 26, 2013 12:39 PM (UCv7P)

313

249So if Triscuits are the Spartans, and Ritz are the Athenians, then what the hell are Pringles?  Conformists.

Posted by: t-dubyah-d at March 26, 2013 12:39 PM (DaxAl)

314 Pringles are primitive Celts.

Posted by: fluffy at March 26, 2013 12:41 PM (BmRk4)

315 Has anyone checked the Psychic Friends Hotline to see if they predicted trouble for Cyprus?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 12:41 PM (no95k)

316 >>>“As of the first of February, this store will be charging people a $5 fee for ‘just looking,’” the sign reads. “The $5 fee will be deducted when goods are purchased.”

Um...how do you collect if they don't buy anything? Magic beans?

***

If you buy a $10 food-free food item, you have to pay only $5.  If you don't buy anything.  You have to pay $5.

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 26, 2013 12:42 PM (XUKZU)

317
Preznit Obama said that Obamacare would lower the cost to everyone and he is absolutely correct.  Stop whining like a herd of AIDS infected fags.

Posted by: Magic Johnson at March 26, 2013 12:43 PM (ndqJC)

318 Has anyone checked the Psychic Friends Hotline to see if they predicted trouble for Cyprus?


Outlook not so good.

Posted by: Magic 8 Ball at March 26, 2013 12:43 PM (8ZskC)

319
Did someone ring?

Posted by: Miss Cleo at March 26, 2013 12:43 PM (ndqJC)

320

>>>Pringles are primitive Celts.

 

No way. Stoned Wheat Thins.

 

Matzos are teh Joos, of course.

 

Vikings = = Venison Jerky

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at March 26, 2013 12:44 PM (3ZtZW)

321

So:

What miniatures rules are being co-opted for Snack Wars: Ancients, anyway? Is this a Hack game or Little Wars?

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at March 26, 2013 12:46 PM (3ZtZW)

322 Fresh ape is more piquant.
Goes well with crunchy figs.

Posted by: Dick Morris

***

 

You mean crunchy frogs

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 26, 2013 12:46 PM (uhftQ)

323
Something's up boys, my FUPA's itching like a family of fleas nesting on the ass of a yak. 

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 26, 2013 12:46 PM (ndqJC)

324 Meanwhile a 17yr old Brit just pocketed a tidy sum from Yahoo! for an app.

http://tinyurl.com/bwgcyey

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 04:35 PM (no95k)

Although he has created an app worth millions, D'Aloisio says he is not a stereotyped computer geek.

"I like playing sport," he said. "I'm a bit of a design enthusiast, and like spending time with my girlfriend and mates."

-----

Must be nice. :/

Posted by: Serious Cat at March 26, 2013 12:47 PM (UypUQ)

325

Something's up boys, my FUPA's itching like a family of fleas nesting on the ass of a yak.

 

Here, whittle on this here stick until we git one of them thar  new thread thingamabobs.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 12:48 PM (+z4pE)

326 Meanwhile a 17yr old Brit just pocketed a tidy sum from Yahoo! for an app. Not when we're done with him.

Posted by: Inland Revenue Service at March 26, 2013 12:48 PM (MMC8r)

327 So is this what it sounds like when doves cry?

Posted by: weft cut-loop

***

 

No, this was more of a dove belch.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 26, 2013 12:48 PM (uhftQ)

328 People see the side bar article on climate? Winter is coming, bitches! I Soviet Russia Game of Thrones play you.

Posted by: Eaton Cox at March 26, 2013 12:48 PM (q177U)

329 IN

Posted by: Eaton Cox at March 26, 2013 12:48 PM (q177U)

330 Can the families of hundreds of dead Mexicans "screwed over by the US Goverment" come testify?

Posted by: Jean at March 26, 2013 12:49 PM (QH36x)

331 I just read the news for today. That was a mistake (twitches).

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s] at March 26, 2013 12:49 PM (bxiXv)

332 Can the families of hundreds of dead Mexicans "screwed over by the US Goverment" come testify?

They're probably here already.

Posted by: Cicero, Semiautomatic Assault Commenter at March 26, 2013 12:50 PM (8ZskC)

333 Has anyone checked the Psychic Friends Hotline to see if they predicted trouble for Cyprus?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 26, 2013 04:41 PM (no95k)

 

 

-------------------------------------------------

 

 

I did.  They transfered my call to Russia.

Posted by: Soona at March 26, 2013 12:50 PM (4jKhI)

334 We predict trouble for Cyprus.

Posted by: The Russian Mafia at March 26, 2013 12:51 PM (8ZskC)

335

I just read the news for today.

 

Was it about a lucky man who made the grade?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at March 26, 2013 12:51 PM (+z4pE)

336 Jeeeeeebus.  On Cavuto right now, I'm hearing illegals have made a commercial demanding free fucking health care.

I quit recognizing this country a long time ago, but WTF?

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 26, 2013 12:52 PM (lVPtV)

337 I should have driven out yesterday. Winter Storm Vlad The Blood-letter turned out to be nothing...at least along the route I drove, and here in Alexandria. Oh, and lucky me, I'll be sitting here in my hotel room on Easter Nondescript Secular Sunday What Happens To Fall Suspiciously Close To The Vernal Equinox But You Shouldn't Read Anything Christianist In To That.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 26, 2013 12:52 PM (eyJh9)

338 So they are going to use the Wisdom of the populace to enslave said populace?

Posted by: nip at March 26, 2013 12:52 PM (lGVXf)

339 Was ace up all night?

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 26, 2013 12:53 PM (3+QKS)

340 Old stinky thread still up... Ace must have crashed. 

Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2013 12:53 PM (TOk1P)

341 New thread. I shit thee not.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 26, 2013 12:54 PM (UCv7P)

342 Needs boobies...thats the only way I can pay attention these days.

Boobies and Booze.

Boobie, Boozse and Bongs makes the pain go bye-bye.


 

Posted by: dananjcon self hating woploc at March 26, 2013 12:54 PM (jvd3N)

343 Jeeeeeebus. On Cavuto right now, I'm hearing illegals have made a commercial demanding free fucking health care.

I quit recognizing this country a long time ago, but WTF?

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 26, 2013 04:52 PM (lVPtV)


A false-flag operation?

Posted by: Serious Cat at March 26, 2013 12:56 PM (UypUQ)

344

336 -

 

Did they really call it Vlad the blood-letter?

 

That is so cool.  We got 8" of snow here two days ago, and you can barely tell it happened.  Just some dirty bergs of snow accumulated along curbs and in huge piles in the middle of parking lots. 

Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2013 12:57 PM (TOk1P)

345 296 Posted by: Icedog at March 26, 2013 04:06 PM (9ScGj) Is Tapper worth watching? Posted by: Hrothgar at March 26, 2013 04:26 PM (Cnqmv) I've seen 4 or 5 shows and haven't detected any bias...one way or the other, but I'm keeping my eye on him. Maybe CNN have decided not to follow MSNBC into the abyss.

Posted by: Icedog at March 26, 2013 12:58 PM (9ScGj)

346 Most people have never been affected by excessive regulation, or to be more precise they wouldn't know if they have. Regulation is too high brow for most people to get. Focus a bit lower, like accusing democrats of being pro-rape for supporting gun control.

Posted by: MJ at March 26, 2013 01:05 PM (vl5mg)

347 Hmm.  A lot of damage done by liberal policy is what can't be seen.  Maybe do a video of the relatively utopian country we'd have if various policies and regulations had never been born.

Posted by: Bud Norton at March 26, 2013 01:08 PM (6cOMd)

348 My liberal relatives simply do not believe me about the feds closing down the oyster farm. Do. Not. Believe. "If it's on the internet it's not true."

Posted by: PJ at March 26, 2013 02:11 PM (ZWaLo)

349 What's happening with the smelt in California?

It doesn't matter. It's fairness.

Posted by: Queen Lisa Jackson at March 26, 2013 02:15 PM (ZWaLo)

350 The NRA has become expert at this; the black guy who needs to protect himself and his family in the big city; the woman who needs to protect herself against rape.

Say what you will, the NRA has turned the polls upside-down.  It works.

Posted by: Great Reagan's Ghost at March 26, 2013 04:55 PM (LsJAk)

351 Hey, that is my tea party Senator. Not as flashy as Cruz or Paul, but a very smart businessman who had never held elective office until beating abortion loving Feingold. He rocks.

Posted by: irishacres at March 27, 2013 07:29 AM (HVff2)

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