December 10, 2013
— Ace Embarrassing, as usual. Link to Althouse.
Here are the names picked by a dozen editors you couldn't pick out of a lineup:
Bashar Assad, President of Syria
Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder
Ted Cruz, Texas Senator
Miley Cyrus, Singer
Pope Francis, Leader of the Catholic Church
Barack Obama, President of the United States
Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Edward Snowden, N.S.A. Leaker
Edith Windsor, Gay rights activist
Ted Cruz is obviously there for Time's readers to hate at. Several names, such as Obama and Sebelius, and for that matter Miley Cyrus, I assume are either jokes, or Time's desperate efforts to attract differing cultish demographics -- tweener pop music fans, the declining ranks of the Obamanaut Zealots.
They will pick Pope Francis. This is for several reasons. First, and most importantly, it will sell magazines. The Pope is the head of a large church; I can't think of anyone else on earth who is popular and who heads such a large organization, so intimately important in the everyday lives of people.
Picking Pope Francis also allows Time to claim Serious You Guys We're Not Anti-Religion n Stuff.
Of course the reason they would entertain picking Pope Francis (and not Pope Benedict) is that they are anti-religious. I don't mean Pope Francis isn't religious. I mean Time's interest in Pope Francis is entirely political -- they seem him as an ally in their unending political fight with the Right.
Not saying he is that -- I'm saying how that's how the left perceives him. A Polite Company Pontiff, so to speak.
You want proof of that? Time today had to correct a caption it ran with picture of Pope Francis. The caption specified that he was popular because he rejected the teachings of the Church.
No, seriously. Here was Time's first attempt to summarize the importance of Pope Francis:
First Jesuit Pontiff won hearts and headlines with his common touch and rejection of church dogma and luxury.
Yes, the head of the Catholic Church is known for rejecting the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Serious You Guys, the Pope said we need free birth control n stuff.
The Left is repulsively political. On the podcast, I criticized Frank Rich and Jonathan Chait for praising 12 Years a Slave not primarily on artistic merit, but for what they believed to be the film's true importance, its usefulness in swaying the political debate.
Similarly, Pope Francis is not admired for his efforts to bring the Catholic faith to the world.
Time views him only in terms of his potential impact on American politics -- you know, the "social issues" that bewitch them so, and socialistic wealth redistribution.
So that's why they'll pick Francis.
And I'll be over here, not giving a shit, as I don't give a shit every year a collection of mediocrities buy themselves some brief prominence by filling up some TV time during a slow news month.
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Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 04:40 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 04:40 PM (aDwsi)
And once they find out, they will disavow their Man of the Year in favor of Chocolate Jesus. Why settle for a vicar when you can go straight to the top?
Asshats, all of 'em. But certainly not the Pope. He's got it going on.
Posted by: tcn at December 10, 2013 04:41 PM (fwcEs)
Posted by: joncelli at December 10, 2013 04:41 PM (/AYWV)
Which is why it won't happen. Unless they're so desperate for circulation that they want tap into our cohort.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 04:41 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 04:41 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 04:42 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 10, 2013 04:42 PM (dfYL9)
Did you forget who is President, and just think of the dignity of the office itself? I do that too, sometimes, and then I remember.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 04:43 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Tony253 at December 10, 2013 04:43 PM (3yMFT)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at December 10, 2013 04:43 PM (XWw96)
Posted by: tcn at December 10, 2013 04:43 PM (fwcEs)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 04:44 PM (GEICT)
Yeah, if you take the award on its own terms, and keep in mind that they gave it to Stalin once, and possibly Yasser Arafat for all I know, this would be the right choice.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 04:44 PM (bKA83)
...........fer sumpin .
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at December 10, 2013 08:43 PM (XWw96)
I'm pretty sure you get one now for just showing up. It's like a trophy for all attendees.
Posted by: tcn at December 10, 2013 04:44 PM (fwcEs)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 04:44 PM (sByIH)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 04:44 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 04:45 PM (N/Sup)
I'd pay to see that.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 04:45 PM (bKA83)
btw, they issued a correction on the church dogma thingie.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 04:45 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 04:46 PM (sByIH)
Posted by: Francis at December 10, 2013 04:47 PM (RLTt1)
Posted by: steevy at December 10, 2013 04:47 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 10, 2013 04:47 PM (t3UFN)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 04:48 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 08:45 PM (N/Sup)<<<
I think that's the seventh Station of the Cross.
Posted by: "good" Catholic LIV at December 10, 2013 04:48 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 10, 2013 04:48 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: Guido - 'now with 75+% more hate!' at December 10, 2013 04:48 PM (LsF5M)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 04:49 PM (sByIH)
Posted by: Bigby's Boxing Gloves at December 10, 2013 04:49 PM (bgWWZ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Hibernian Hooligan at December 10, 2013 04:49 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: Caliban at December 10, 2013 04:49 PM (2ArJQ)
Okay, I took one for the team and Binged her. Plaintiff in the case that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act. She's the "how very" choice. Elizabeth Warren would approve with a Commanche War Whoop.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 04:50 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Dr. Jesse Pinkman at December 10, 2013 04:50 PM (h4eud)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 04:51 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Dr. Jesse Pinkman at December 10, 2013 04:51 PM (h4eud)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 10, 2013 04:52 PM (t3UFN)
Posted by: steevy at December 10, 2013 04:52 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 10, 2013 04:52 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Keena at December 10, 2013 04:53 PM (RiTnx)
Nope "leader of the cult of catholicism" is what I would have gone with.
Posted by: original signed at December 10, 2013 04:53 PM (iEeS4)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 04:53 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 04:54 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Dr. Jesse Pinkman at December 10, 2013 04:54 PM (h4eud)
Posted by: steevy at December 10, 2013 04:54 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: Miley Cyrus at December 10, 2013 04:55 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Uniden at December 10, 2013 04:55 PM (pS6g3)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at December 10, 2013 04:55 PM (dvRYt)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 04:56 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 04:56 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 04:57 PM (sByIH)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at December 10, 2013 04:57 PM (dvRYt)
Eh, it's all a numbers game, and I had the numbers. Suck it, Gosnell.
Posted by: Josef Stalin at December 10, 2013 04:57 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 04:58 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 04:58 PM (z4WKX)
I missed the shortlist because I got a yeast infection. The cottage-cheese scarf didn't sell.
Posted by: Cooze-Knitting Artist at December 10, 2013 04:59 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 05:00 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 10, 2013 05:00 PM (ZPrif)
Won't be Assad. He embarrassed The One. Doesn't fit the Narrative. The putative First Progressive Pope, on the other hand...
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:00 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 05:01 PM (N/Sup)
I'd listen to the podcast more if it was just a half hour long with just ace doing the answers. Maybe a little Rick Tempest.
Posted by: lowandslow at December 10, 2013 05:01 PM (IV4od)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 10, 2013 05:02 PM (t3UFN)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hanf at December 10, 2013 05:02 PM (WdbF7)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at December 10, 2013 05:03 PM (XjoLn)
I see what you did there. But it was wrong. So wrong. Congrats.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:03 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra taunting. at December 10, 2013 05:03 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 05:04 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Time Magazine[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:04 PM (sByIH)
However much of this you are doing, I encourage you to do more of it. It sounds delightful.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:05 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: LadyS at December 10, 2013 05:05 PM (tMTsS)
Twerk is an everyday household word, wingnuts.
Posted by: Fritz at December 10, 2013 05:05 PM (TKFmG)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at December 10, 2013 05:06 PM (XWw96)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at December 10, 2013 05:06 PM (XjoLn)
Posted by: Waterhouse at December 10, 2013 05:06 PM (FA9EO)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 05:06 PM (z4WKX)
http://tinyurl.com/knofgf3
Dec. 11, 3:55 a.m. A Berkut riot police officer is blatantly clubbing a man in the crowd of protesters who is wearing a Batkivshchyna jacket. The crowd is extremely thick, but Berkut, using their shields and shoving, is pushing through it. The crowd is trying to push back. The scene is surreal, with riot police in blue and black and protesters in orange hard hats going back and borth. -- Katya Gorchinskaya
Posted by: CO at December 10, 2013 05:07 PM (vzfrq)
Thing I never got about the left, slavery 150 years ago still being used as politics today.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 10, 2013 05:07 PM (MaP11)
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at December 10, 2013 05:07 PM (QB4Dm)
Posted by: Waterhouse at December 10, 2013 05:07 PM (FA9EO)
Posted by: The Great Obama Recovery [/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:08 PM (5ikDv)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 05:09 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Dirty Old Man at December 10, 2013 05:09 PM (Yv5v6)
You are the former CarolT, yes? I think I recognize your style.
Elections do have consequences. What Sen. Ryan is saying is "this is the best we could get, given the makeup of Congress and Senate." It's not an excuse. Would he have been wiser to reach no deal until better conditions obtained? Maybe. I don't know. But Ryan doesn't strike me as a guy to make excuses, so maybe he has a plan I would approve of.
But surely the fundamental message is "get us some more (R) up in here." I hope we can do that next year.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:11 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Y-not at December 10, 2013 05:11 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: Aviator at December 10, 2013 05:11 PM (DI+ja)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 10, 2013 05:11 PM (t3UFN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 05:13 PM (aDwsi)
The last time I even saw a copy of TIME magazine was about a decade ago.
It was a faded dogeared old issue from July of 2001, buried at the bottom of the stack of magazines on the coffee table in a doctor's office to be leafed through by bored patients.
So what was it that TIME thought was so important in July of 2001? A time when the enemies of this country were gearing up to inflict the worst terror attack in our entire national history, kill thousands of people horribly, and inflict a trillion dollars in economic damage?
"Summer Of The Shark".
Not kidding.
Speaking of sharks, TIME jumped one quite a while ago.
Posted by: torquewrench at December 10, 2013 05:13 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Y-not at December 10, 2013 05:13 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: Aviator at December 10, 2013 05:14 PM (DI+ja)
Posted by: MTF at December 10, 2013 05:14 PM (qCtp4)
Posted by: steevy at December 10, 2013 05:15 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: JackStraw at December 10, 2013 05:15 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: Kasper in Vegas at December 10, 2013 05:15 PM (OVmhO)
Posted by: steevy at December 10, 2013 05:16 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: The Dentists' Office at December 10, 2013 05:16 PM (hbsQo)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 05:17 PM (fETNt)
Pink should be the person of the year.
This year, and every year.
Pink
Shouldn't you at least link to a video, if you're going to pitch this?
Posted by: Reggie Love at December 10, 2013 05:17 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:17 PM (sByIH)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 05:17 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at December 10, 2013 05:18 PM (XWw96)
Both may suck to some degree, but only one got (indirect) exposure on The Simpsons.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:19 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 05:19 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:19 PM (sByIH)
Awesome.
Posted by: noone, really [/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:19 PM (5ikDv)
Posted by: bleck at December 10, 2013 05:19 PM (b6Qog)
Posted by: The Dentists' Office at December 10, 2013 05:20 PM (hbsQo)
Posted by: Me, an American Soldier at December 10, 2013 05:20 PM (6x+VL)
1978 Teng Hsiao-P'ing
1985 Deng Xiaoping
I have 50 bucks what says these two assholes are the same asshole. Only my real super-elitist superiors could pull some bullshit like this. Didn't this guy take over from Anita Dunn's mass-murdering main man Mao.
To quote that great American Philosopher Chris Carter - Come on, man.
I wouldn't line my bird cage with this shit. They might become Fascists too
Posted by: Asscheeks of Saturn at December 10, 2013 05:21 PM (opd3Z)
Posted by: 3.14159 at December 10, 2013 05:22 PM (3MPBe)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 05:22 PM (aDwsi)
It is useful to read through David Thompson's blog. The main point for Progs is what victim credentials they can claim. Note particularly that it is not, predominately, Black people who are doing this; it's mostly about white leftists fulminating about what remains to them.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:23 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 05:23 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 05:24 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 05:24 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: steevy at December 10, 2013 05:24 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:25 PM (sByIH)
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Well... I do get a lot of practice with my aim.
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at December 10, 2013 05:25 PM (QB4Dm)
Nelson Mandela when Cuban “president” Raúl Castro began speaking. *
Awesome.
Yes. It was worth the long flight just to walk out on the Commie speech. Anyone else think we just might have our next President here?
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:26 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: neal at December 10, 2013 05:26 PM (DEWE2)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 10, 2013 05:26 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:26 PM (sByIH)
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 10, 2013 05:27 PM (Dwehj)
Surely it will be Obama? Or will they wait a couple more years to build up for the big finale?
Also, "Spades McGuffin" is the front runner for puppy of the year.
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 05:27 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 05:28 PM (aDwsi)
*Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas)walked out of the memorial service for
Nelson Mandela when Cuban “president” Raúl Castro began speaking. *
Awesome.
Yes. It was worth the long flight just to walk out on the Commie speech. Anyone else think we just might have our next President here?
You got a better candidate in mind?
Posted by: noone, really [/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:28 PM (5ikDv)
Posted by: toby928© of the banned at December 10, 2013 05:29 PM (cYPNO)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:29 PM (0FSuD)
This is what I've always liked about the Catholic Church. Guys who call themselves Masturbatin' Pete and EOJ and some of the biggest sinners I ever met, my buds growing up in Uber Catholic Massachusetts, are the biggest defenders of the church.
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The Church is not a museum for saints. It's a hospital for sinners.
I know what my sins are. It's not good that I have them, but everyone's got them, and God loves us anyway. The point is to recognize that the Truth is there and that it doesn't conform to your preferences, to try to get a little better every day, and to hope that there's salvation for all sinners, which is all of us.
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at December 10, 2013 05:29 PM (QB4Dm)
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 10, 2013 05:29 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 10, 2013 05:30 PM (Usdw3)
Then you're one up on me. I couldn't pick Cyrus out of a line up.
Posted by: toby928© of the banned at December 10, 2013 05:30 PM (cYPNO)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 10, 2013 05:31 PM (S+wJC)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 05:31 PM (sdi6R)
No, but you know how you can trust certain people to do the right thing? For this, that's how I feel about a site called "Michelle Obama's Mirror." I don't spend much time there, but my wife does. It's some sort of genius woman site, covering Michelle in a way that women on the right can appreciate. I trust them to FULLY cover this issue.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:31 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: JackStraw at December 10, 2013 05:32 PM (g1DWB)
I gain comfort from knowing that somewhere in our infinite multiverse there is a 2013 where Peggy Noonan is writing for Time and Ann Althouse is hosting Dirty Jobs.
And I'm ignoring both of them, just as in this one.
Posted by: Asscheeks of Saturn at December 10, 2013 05:32 PM (opd3Z)
Posted by: toby928© of the banned at December 10, 2013 05:33 PM (cYPNO)
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 10, 2013 05:33 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: toby928© of the banned at December 10, 2013 05:34 PM (cYPNO)
I heard Cruz was part of a 20-something member congressional delegation?
Man I hope there are pictures of him playing soccer with some local kids in the parking lot out by all the satellite trucks during Castro's speech.
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 05:34 PM (5lVZz)
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The idea that Michelle was actually angry at Barack for flirting with another woman is preposterous. It only makes sense for her to get irritated if she though he suddenly stopped being a homosexual.
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at December 10, 2013 05:34 PM (QB4Dm)
Posted by: Eton Cox at December 10, 2013 05:34 PM (q177U)
Anyone else think we just might have our next President here?
>>You got a better candidate in mind?
I've been told here that Mandela was a Communist terrorist. So why is Cruz the only senator of either party to go to his funeral?
Because some grownup had to be there to let that collection of third-world shitheads know that President Tongue-Bath didn't represent all of America?
Posted by: noone, really [/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:34 PM (5ikDv)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at December 10, 2013 05:34 PM (hbsQo)
Posted by: Nurse Ratched at December 10, 2013 05:34 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 10, 2013 05:35 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 05:35 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at December 10, 2013 05:36 PM (6x+VL)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:37 PM (0FSuD)
I thought about this: Does Michelle's obvious jealousy mean that the right's hypothesis about Barack being a rump ranger is false? I decided that Michelle is hypersensitive to any sort of dis, regardless, and Barack talking happily to an attractive white blonde woman constitutes that sort of dis, regardless. But I still have to admit that his comfort in talking to this attractive blond chick is familiar, and gives me pause about the whole hypothesis.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:38 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: steevy at December 10, 2013 05:38 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 10, 2013 05:39 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Y-not at December 10, 2013 05:39 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 05:39 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 10, 2013 05:40 PM (u25eL)
I do give credit to... Michelle... for understanding Barack's behaviour here as immature and disgusting. Her body language is exquisite. "I'm not with that guy"
(This might be exactly the second time in an Ace thread I've supported Michelle.)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 05:40 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 05:40 PM (aDwsi)
... Oh yeah. It's Ryan. He's a phony. Feel free to flame me again for not voting in '12 when he was on the ticket
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 05:41 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Natasha at December 10, 2013 05:41 PM (pyYXJ)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:42 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 05:42 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: LadyS at December 10, 2013 05:43 PM (tMTsS)
Posted by: Kas(ktgreat) at December 10, 2013 05:43 PM (Bl4dy)
Posted by: steevy at December 10, 2013 05:43 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:44 PM (0FSuD)
Moochie has a chip on her affirmative action ass.
Agreed.
It ain't about "woman" it's about "white".
Posted by: noone, really [/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:44 PM (5ikDv)
How come Jon Leibowitz never told us about that going into the '08 elections?
Posted by: Low Information Voter at December 10, 2013 05:45 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: GatorGirl at December 10, 2013 05:45 PM (ktyv+)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 05:45 PM (z4WKX)
Yes, it is. It is a work of genius. As a man, I can only appreciate so much of it, because it is aimed, laser-like, at a female audience. But when my wife shows me things from it that are in my wheelhouse, I can't help but crack up.
http://www.michellesmirror.com/
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 05:46 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: AmishDude at December 10, 2013 05:47 PM (xSegX)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:47 PM (0FSuD)
The half-white President of half a country.
Posted by: noone, really [/i][/b] at December 10, 2013 05:47 PM (5ikDv)
Posted by: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at December 10, 2013 05:48 PM (opd3Z)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:48 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Y-not at December 10, 2013 05:50 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 05:50 PM (z4WKX)
Fellows, if you have ever dated a woman with ARF, you know that it's a pain in the fucking ass. She looks pissed all the damn time, and when you ask her if something's wrong, she says no. And because you're dealing with a woman, sometimes they say no when there's nothing wrong. So if it's a woman with ARF, it's even harder to know if she's angry.
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at December 10, 2013 05:50 PM (QB4Dm)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 10, 2013 05:51 PM (UVadJ)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 05:51 PM (fETNt)
Barky's never in his life shown emotional interest in black women. White women is what he dated before Michelle. For "platonic"* companionship he goes for black men.
*I've read Lysis in Greek in college, so...
There's Valerie Jarrett who claims to be "African American", but quite frankly she looks white to me. She certainly would look white to Michelle. I've been to the Caribbean too :^P
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 05:51 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: bonhomme at December 10, 2013 05:52 PM (3pO7E)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:53 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 05:55 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:55 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 05:55 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 10, 2013 05:56 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: Y-not at December 10, 2013 05:57 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 05:57 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: LadyS at December 10, 2013 05:58 PM (tMTsS)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 05:58 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: tubal at December 10, 2013 05:59 PM (YEQ2h)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 05:59 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:01 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Kas(ktgreat) at December 10, 2013 06:01 PM (Bl4dy)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:02 PM (DmNpO)
It's what the ghostwriters made up for him, anyway.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:02 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: LadyS at December 10, 2013 06:02 PM (tMTsS)
Well, it's not as though someone died, or anything. Why shouldn't they live it up?
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 06:03 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: JoeyBagels
The Left doesn't see any reason to exclude politics from sports, family gatherings, or entertainment. You think they'd stop at a funeral?
For the Left, there isn't a second of any hour of any day that isn't an opportunity for politics.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 10, 2013 06:03 PM (B0gqn)
Posted by: Filly at December 10, 2013 06:03 PM (Zo+R6)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at December 10, 2013 06:03 PM (fdnD9)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 06:04 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: Jean at December 10, 2013 06:04 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Michael Scott at December 10, 2013 06:05 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:06 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 06:06 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 06:06 PM (aLQD8)
Posted by: Michael Gary Scott at December 10, 2013 06:07 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: tubal at December 10, 2013 06:07 PM (YEQ2h)
Posted by: LadyS at December 10, 2013 06:07 PM (tMTsS)
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I don't think I want to see Elizabeth Warren in her underpants.
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at December 10, 2013 06:07 PM (QB4Dm)
Heartily secondedPosted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 06:07 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at December 10, 2013 06:09 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: LadyS at December 10, 2013 10:07 PM (tMTsS)
Chill much?....sheesh
Posted by: Red Shirt at December 10, 2013 06:09 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: LadyS at December 10, 2013 06:09 PM (tMTsS)
They could also have found such lines in the works of JP2 or Benedict XVI, had they bothered to read any of their work, of course.
But the bottom line on Francis is that he is confirming in every detail the teachings of JP2, including those against collectivism. There is no change in doctrine whatsoever, just misleading information from leftist media - but why should this be different from any other day?
Posted by: Adjoran at December 10, 2013 06:10 PM (473jB)
It gets old showing up here listening to old adults yell at each other like it's a home for the infirm.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 10, 2013 06:10 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:10 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:10 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 10, 2013 06:11 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at December 10, 2013 06:11 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 06:11 PM (aLQD8)
I can't really explain it, but there's something off about one of the oldest broadcast networks - and the Tiffany Network at that - coming around every year at Christmastime and saying "hey guys, how about some T&A piped right into your living room? Don't worry, we'll call it a 'Fashion Show' so your old lady doesn't get mad."
I like the straightforwardness of internet filth much better. There's no pretending there.
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at December 10, 2013 06:12 PM (QB4Dm)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:12 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 06:12 PM (GEICT)
However, that doesn't apply to Africa - where there are a lot of heavy weapons (mortars, RPGs, SAGERs, 122mm rockets, etc.) laying about waiting for someone with bad intentions and cash to wander by. The typical security precautions aren't really setup for wire guided anti-tank missiles or a barrage of 122mm rockets shot off the back of a truck.
Posted by: Jean at December 10, 2013 06:12 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:12 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:14 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 06:14 PM (fETNt)
Exactly. B16 did a LOT of the same "in the street" things Francis is doing, like blessing disfigured people and washing feet, etc. But due to his long career in the Vatican he knew how to speak so that it was harder to take him out of context. Those two things together means EVIL NAZI POPE!! to the left.
Francis, who comes from a completely different culture, does not have that skill yet. I think he is a brilliant man but sometimes when he speaks off-the-cuff I want to bury my head in his hands because I know what's going to happen.
You will note that his recent diatribe against abortion and decision to tell liberation theology nuns to STFU got zero coverage in the MFM.
Posted by: Filly at December 10, 2013 06:14 PM (Zo+R6)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:15 PM (nttL5)
All better now the my pants are off. Was just outside in the cold before it started.
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 06:15 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:16 PM (DmNpO)
Heh....
I have a picture of Nevergiveup from one of the Ny/NJ Moron Meetups.
http://tinyurl.com/kuxjv2e
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 10, 2013 06:16 PM (oJ5Fd)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 06:16 PM (GEICT)
To quote Neidermeyer's Dead Horse, "you might be overthinking this thing"
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 06:16 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 06:17 PM (aLQD8)
Posted by: AmishDude at December 10, 2013 06:18 PM (xSegX)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:18 PM (DmNpO)
Gimme a minute...Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 06:18 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 10, 2013 06:19 PM (LfSli)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:19 PM (nttL5)
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Only at the HQ
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 10, 2013 06:20 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:21 PM (DmNpO)
4. Gorki Ãguila
Unlike any other dissidents on this list, Gorki Ãguila is not exactly a political figure. He is the lead singer of a punk rock group dedicated to fighting communism with profane anti-establishment lyrics. Porno Para Ricardo (the name meaning "censored pleasure for the individual") boasts songs with titles like "El Comandante," "I Don't Like Politics (But Politics Likes Me)," and "How To Fuck Over A Communist." Needless to say, Ãguila is perennially the victim of police beatings and arrests for his outrageous music, the kind of antics that would make him a beloved star in the States.
* * *
Gee, a rock musician who's anti-commie. Why that would almost could be the core of a counter-counter-culture website. As in a another weapon with which to beat the Left at their on game or something
(strokes non-existant beard... )
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 10, 2013 06:22 PM (B0gqn)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:23 PM (hO8IJ)
Francis on abortion: http://tinyurl.com/mhvlq5u
Telling commie nuns to STFU: http://tinyurl.com/kcwyasd
Posted by: Filly at December 10, 2013 06:23 PM (Zo+R6)
The rumor is that they are courting Darth Saban.
Posted by: toby928© of the banned at December 10, 2013 06:23 PM (bnhHA)
Of course, if they'd done this show when I was a teenager in the pre-internet world, I'd have been all over it.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 06:23 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:23 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:24 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:25 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 06:25 PM (RGQmh)
Gott im Himmel. Is that eyeliner?
It's like he was trying to get to a Cure concert and took the wrong turn to the Mandela funeral instead.
Posted by: putin blaster at December 10, 2013 06:26 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 06:26 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Infidel at December 10, 2013 06:27 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 10, 2013 06:27 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:27 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:28 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:28 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RoyalOil at December 10, 2013 06:28 PM (VjL9S)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:28 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 06:28 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 06:28 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Jean at December 10, 2013 06:29 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 06:29 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:29 PM (0FSuD)
I went to the Ladies Christmas Party tonight. We played "Dirty Santa'. You know, you bring a gift and pick a number and when it's your turn, you can either chose an unopened gift, or steal one from one of your sisters that you really like. Nothing says Christmas like a bunch of old women stealing cheesy gifts from each other. Re-gifted ones, at that.
Posted by: ALH at December 10, 2013 06:30 PM (btTLZ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:30 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 10, 2013 06:31 PM (0FSuD)
<289 Just saw over at Daily Mail that they found the family lost in the Nevada Mtns. Anyone see that anywhere else?>
Saw it earlier on the local newz. Apparently dad made a fire from the tires of the jeep and kept everyone alive, and NO frostbite- that's impressive.
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 06:31 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 06:31 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:31 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Beastiality Is Nothing To Be Ashamed Of at December 10, 2013 06:31 PM (rn0EN)
Secret Fashion Show, considering it's so easy to find nude photos of
their most popular models on the internet.
Of course, if they'd done
this show when I was a teenager in the pre-internet world, I'd have been all
over it.
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Beautiful women, sexy (though not trashy) lingerie, incredible lighting, loud music... what's not to like? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse
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My wife asking me what I think of that girl's looks.
No thank you, that's a trap I'd rather avoid.
There's only so many trivial "flaws" you can pretend to point out as an emergency bail-out. I save those for real-life.
Posted by: RoyalOil at December 10, 2013 06:31 PM (VjL9S)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 06:31 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 06:32 PM (5lVZz)
I saw the story on the local news too. But has anyone heard what they were doing out there? Just 4 wheeling and the Jeep died? That is the part of the story I am most curious about (now that they are safe).
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 06:32 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: AmishDude at December 10, 2013 06:33 PM (xSegX)
Posted by: ALH at December 10, 2013 06:33 PM (btTLZ)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 06:34 PM (aLQD8)
I saw the story on the local news too. But has anyone heard what they were doing out there? Just 4 wheeling and the Jeep died? That is the part of the story I am most curious about (now that they are safe).
4 wheeling and the jeep flipped....
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 06:34 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:34 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 06:34 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:35 PM (nttL5)
Secret Fashion Show, considering it's so easy to find nude photos of
their most popular models on the internet.>>
It's like NASCAR you can search for all the crash footage you want but you watch the race cause it's live. A nip lip vid aint the same as a live nip slip.
Wait this show isn't live well that fucks up that analogy.
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 06:36 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Jean at December 10, 2013 06:36 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:36 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 06:36 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:36 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:37 PM (nttL5)
For their own safety. I at least haven't heard them.
Kept coming out of their rooms after bedtime.
The last time, the eldest had changed out of her PJs and into the clothes that the Mrs had picked out for her for tomorrow. Skirt, shirt, jacket, socks, necklace. Everything but the shoes.
"Why are you wearing that?!?"
"UhhhÂ….I liked it and wanted to see it on."
Thank goodness it all fits, since she ripped all the tags off.Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 06:37 PM (GEICT)
... see those models moving around and stuff.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 10:31 PM (RGQmh)
something, you're not saying ???
Posted by: dDan at December 10, 2013 06:37 PM (hwYmz)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:38 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: the clowns at December 10, 2013 06:38 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 06:38 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Barack Obama at December 10, 2013 06:38 PM (rn0EN)
...Scribbling on pad...
Wait, how does this help me with Kate Upton?
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 06:38 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 10, 2013 06:39 PM (jucos)
*Canadians are part of this 'weather related travel stuff' also, so I say NAHJ. And I have Canadian cousins who have to deal with the same sort of weather that I get in Michigan. Fortunately I have already completed my journeys and delivered/mailed my presents, so I can do a 'hunker in the bunker' over the NAHJ season knowing full well milk, bread, bear, hamburger, and liquor is only a short mile away from the Outrage Outlet World Headquarters.
Bwah-Ha-ha-ha-ha!
Oh crud...out of whiskey.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Death Capades - ObamaCare on Ice! Sponsored by the Outrage Outlet at December 10, 2013 06:39 PM (gmoEG)
No thank you, that's a trap I'd rather avoid.
Just respond with, "Why? Are we picking one out for a threesome?"
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 10, 2013 06:40 PM (lr3d7)
Mrs Monkey asks 'Do these VS models make my ass look fat?'
Me.... yes. Yes they do. They all have the asses of ten year old boys.
Seemed to work
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 10, 2013 06:41 PM (jucos)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 10, 2013 06:41 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:41 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: EROWMER at December 10, 2013 06:41 PM (OONaw)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 10:38 PM (RGQmh)
No, because then she'd ask, "Are you saying I'm not skinny?" and you're doomed.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 10, 2013 06:42 PM (lr3d7)
You have a death-wish, don't you?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 10:41 PM (DmNpO)
Possibly.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 10, 2013 06:42 PM (lr3d7)
Do they also talk during the show? I'm guessing not, but hearing their voices would also probably help a bit.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 06:44 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 06:44 PM (aLQD8)
And we were all the Person of the Year in 2006. Great.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:45 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 10, 2013 06:46 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 10, 2013 06:48 PM (Usdw3)
No thank you, that's a trap I'd rather avoid.
Look. And Then Reply: "Why? I already married the prettiest girl in here."
Look in your wife's eyes when you give the reply in a deadpan voice.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Death Capades - ObamaCare on Ice! Sponsored by the Outrage Outlet at December 10, 2013 06:52 PM (gmoEG)
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Death Capades - ObamaCare on Ice! Sponsored by the Outrage Outlet at December 10, 2013 06:54 PM (gmoEG)
Just, uh, don't mention them by name. If she knows you know their names, that'd do serious damage to your defense.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 06:54 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Comanche Voter at December 10, 2013 07:08 PM (VAche)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 07:09 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: NOT Miley Cyrus' sock-puppet at December 10, 2013 07:19 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Reit Butler at December 10, 2013 07:21 PM (e8kgV)
As 'never married' I also fall into the outsider and observer status. But with sisters-in-law I have picked up a few things along the way.*
*Along with battle-stars from engaging those sisters-in-law in fruitless combat, so I have finally (at nearly 50 years of age) have learned to say very pleasant nothings in conversation and keep my actual opinion to me alone.
It is like, I suppose, doing a visit to East Berlin back in the old Cold War days. Just a lot of non-committal nothings for your handler and count the minutes until you passed again through Checkpoint Charlie.
And then you are free! The holidays are over!
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Death Capades - ObamaCare on Ice! Sponsored by the Outrage Outlet at December 10, 2013 07:26 PM (gmoEG)
And I can't be bothered to care.
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I amn't at December 10, 2013 08:32 PM (ab+jQ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKhMMCaFQsk
Posted by: scottst at December 10, 2013 09:05 PM (Fp9Vt)
"You Haven't Done Nothing"
We are amazed but not amused
By all the things you say that you'll do
Though much concerned but not involved
With decisions that are made by you
But we are sick and tired of hearing your song
Telling how you are gonna change right from wrong
'Cause if you really want to hear our views
"You haven't done nothing"!
It's not too cool to be ridiculed
But you brought this upon yourself
The world is tired of pacifiers
We want the truth and nothing else
And we are sick and tired of hearing your song
Telling how you are gonna change right from wrong
'Cause if you really want to hear our views
"You haven't done nothing"!
Jackson 5 join along with me say
Doo doo wop - hey hey hey
We would not care to wake up to the nightmare
That's becoming real life
But when mislead who knows a person's mind
Can turn as cold as ice un hum
Why do you keep on making us hear your song
Telling us how you are changing right from wrong
'Cause if you really want to hear our views
"You haven't done nothing"!
Yeah
Posted by: scottst at December 10, 2013 09:10 PM (Fp9Vt)
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