1 Morning

2 Good Morning Morons.  Today is Thursday, March 07, 2013.  On this day in 1994 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use.   The case was Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.  This is a topic that comes up fairly often here because we skirt on the borderline of this a lot when we do copy and paste from news articles and other works because the law is a swamp.  Their ruling said the following referencing 17USC107.

Fair use must be considered on a case by case basis looking at the following:

- the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

- the nature of the copyrighted work;

- the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

- the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Those 4 factors came from Folson vs Marsh in which the court blasted the defendant for copying over 300 pages of a work.

So how does that effect us here?  Do not copy and paste entire articles from one site to another without permission from the author.  The ideal is to either link it without copying any, or make a short statement as to what is there or a small portion of the work.  Besides that, copying entire long articles is tedious for the rest of the Morons.

Photographs are much more difficult because you can not copy a part of a photograph. Generally a photo is copyrighted if it has the owners logo imbedded or if it comes from a profession journal of some type.  But that is not an issue for the average Moron since we canÂ’t copy the photo anyway and must link.

3 US faces tightrope over repairing relations with Venezuela?  Why?

http://is.gd/qqimr6

4 Norks threaten nuke attack on US over UN vote.  Put a few subs and some cruisers off the coast and tell him to try it.

http://is.gd/zx2MY5

5 Rand Paul ended his filibuster last night after nearly 13 hours. It was a nice show but I doubt if it will do any good.  This President and his corrupt administration are immune from criticism because the MFM is located firmly between his cheeks.

http://is.gd/la05Ky

6 And while Rand Paul was fighting ObamaÂ’s lawlessness, 12 RINOs sat down to eat with the choomking to discuss ways to sell us out on the budget.  Allegations that Graham had to stay over to crawl under the table were not proven.

http://is.gd/QqRO1X

7 Nebraska governorÂ’s plan to end State income taxes on individuals and businesses came to a halt yesterday due to pressure from the socialists in the legislature joining forces with special interest groups.

http://is.gd/zqNr1q

8 A couple of us posted this yesterday afternoon and some may not have seen it.  FL commie wants people who buy bullets to attend anger management classes every ten years.  FL, not to worry; carrying on the crazy that others will not do.

http://is.gd/mCy5X5

9 Rich NY woman makes an illegal alien Indian into a slave for 5 ½ years.  She is charged with harboring an illegal for financial gain.  Why was she not charged under 18 U.S.C. § 1589 : US Code - Section 1589: Forced labor?  That carries a much stiffer penalty.  Is SC going to have to invade NY and hold them accountable and set up “Reconstruction”?  (WeÂ’ll arrest and try Cuomo while we are at it for being a commie douche bag, and violating the Constitution.

http://is.gd/C1G9n7

10 Google admits that the FBI is using them to spy on you.  That means Bing is probably doing it too.  Big fugly is watching people.

http://is.gd/mSCn0H

11 Time Warner to spin off its liberal rag Time Magazine.  Look for it to fold soon.  After all, according to our resident dentist they get it free and thatÂ’s the only place where people read it.

http://is.gd/BXdz1V

12 Bloomingidiot to go after ear buds now.  What a stupid SOB.  People restarting slavery in his city and he goes after ear bud.

http://is.gd/LsvCAV

13 Federal workers will get paid for that snow day.  The company I worked for forced you to take a vacation day for those.  I guess taxpayers are the only ones being sequestered.

http://is.gd/1KEYQf

14 Freedom in America; where does it stand?

http://is.gd/Eoj18p

15 The House passed the CR yesterday.  It goes to the Senate now.  When will these CRs stop?

http://is.gd/ienTN3

16 Obama refuses to answer RandÂ’s filibuster.  Par for the course for him.  He is petulant.

http://is.gd/sRV2Ov

17

Good morning, fellow Morons.  Hope youÂ’re all making it through the snow and ice.  HereÂ’s a little story about Groucho Marx:

 

 

The Marx Brothers began as a vaudeville act, and were able to shape their shows as they went on by observing what the audience liked and what they hated.  So even after they were signed to MGM, they would take their next movie out on the road as a stage performance in order to try out scenes live before filming them.

 

 

In the summer of 1936, they were previewing A Day at the Races in San Francisco. The house was packed and the audience loving it, but the show was running long.  To speed things up, the director sent Groucho onstage while Chico was playing the piano.  Groucho went into his routine, but the audience, wanting to hear more of Chico, began booing him.

 

 

Groucho walked downstage and stood patiently until the audience quieted down.  Then he said, “I have to stay here – IÂ’m getting paid.  But nobodyÂ’s keeping you.”  That brought the house down and the show was able to go on.

 

 

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

18 8 landowners start meeting at one's house. Talking of the overreach of the monarch with regard to taxes and use of military in squelching God-given rights. Rumors begin to circulate. Boom. Drone.

19 And the Democommies in the Senate even refuse to vote on a non-binding resolution to stop drone killing on American soil.

http://is.gd/AVWDcr

20 E-Mails show that ObamaÂ’s sequester actions are an impeachable offense.  Hey BB, just about everything he has done since he took office is an impeachable offense.

http://is.gd/gxp0eo

21 CA is not broke enough; they want to expand the Obamaphone program.  I wish we had a real press who could investigate and find out how much federal money is still going into bailing out CA.

http://is.gd/4nruxa

22 No, pols do not like it when internet sites attack them.  Keep in mind that the courts have ruled that internet sites do not have the same protection as the press.  What jerks my chain is this scrunt will use taxpayer funded lawyers to go after the site.

http://is.gd/3tO12a

23 NRO Editors weigh in on “sequestration, Republicans, and Obama.  I like this statement.

The president could regain the initiative during the debate over the resolution, but only if Republicans are foolish enough to give him the opportunity to blame them for a government shutdown.

Just how do you propose Republicans are going to keep Choomstick from blaming the Republicans since he is already doing that and the MFM is helping him?


What conservatives should do now is offer modest first steps on entitlement reform. A well-designed reduction in benefits for the highest earners could make a real dent in the debt projections, cause no hardship, and establish the precedent for bolder reforms in the future. If the administration balks, Republicans will have exposed its obduracy at no cost to themselves.


What planet are you people living on?  What Republicans need to do is keep on blocking spending and tax increases and talk as loud as they can in venues that the MFM can not block.  

http://is.gd/E4d8lV

24 In another stealth move unreported by the MFM Obama has added all kinds of other loans besides housing to the CRA list of forcing banks to make bad loans. This was one of the MAJOR contributors to the collapse.  And he is doing it purely under executive action.

http://is.gd/WpYOgF

25 Brent Bozell weighs in on the MFM having orgasms of hype to support ObamaÂ’s sequestration lies.

http://is.gd/WITu6R

26 Kindle Daily Deals

http://is.gd/xoT4C9

27 @BretBaier: The President invites Congressman Paul Ryan over to lunch at the White House today. The charm offensive/outreach continues with Republicans.

I'd take a food taster.

28 Continuing favorite cars we go to another that my money canÂ’t buy that I drool over; the 1963 split window Corvette.  Many stupids removed the rear rib, so if you can find one still with it expect to pay BIG bucks.


In 1963 it had a base price of around $4,200.  In the article I got this from the one they were talking about sold for $115,000.  Another sold for $132,000.  Some have sold for as low as $32,000 but I would be wary.  $4200 in 1963 using gov inflation numbers is approximately $31,000 today.


http://is.gd/c3e73w



And thatÂ’s it for Thursday, March 07, 2013.

29 6 And while Rand Paul was fighting ObamaÂ’s lawlessness, 12 RINOs sat down to eat with the choomking to discuss ways to sell us out on the budget. Bullshit. Toomey is no RINO. He even joined Rand after the dinner.

30 Federal workers will get paid for that snow day. The company I worked for forced you to take a vacation day for those. I guess taxpayers are the only ones being sequestered screwed. FIFY.

31 The House passed the CR yesterday. It goes to the Senate now. When will these CRs stop?

http://is.gd/ienTN3

Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:10 AM (53z96)

Did Weepy try to defund Bammycare?  The nicotine addicted pile of shit has that power but he'd rather go golfing with the Indonsian than do what an opposition party leader is supposed to do.  Maybe Rand Paul can show this emotional retard what it's like to have a backbone.

32 Just read Warden's piece below... without watching the "news" piece, yeah,  my immediate reaction tracked with his brother's.  I'm supposed to be  my own doctor?  Why?  Where did all the real doctors go??

33 PPPP, where are the comedians of that statute today?

34 And while Rand Paul was fighting Obama's lawlessness, 12 RINOs sat down to eat with the choomking to discuss ways to sell us out on the budget. Bullshit. Toomey is no RINO. He even joined Rand after the dinner. I was raised that you are judged by the company you keep.

35 My neighbor offered me his '63 split window vette for something like $5k in 1971...  wish I'd had the presence of mind to grab it...  That was a lot of money for an 8 year old car.... SRSLY

36 The company I worked for forced you to take a vacation day for those. That's what I offered employees, too. They had the option to: Stay home all day, and burn a vacation day Wait until the streets got better, then come in, saving vacation time for better weather Most of them waited a little bit, then came to work. btw, Vic that snow was a non-event in DC -- it didn't even accumulate on lawns.

37

What amuses me about the argument over using drones to kill US Citizens on US soil without due process is the people arguing for it on the basis of "emergency" presuppose one thing:

 

 

 

That we have Hellfire armed drones circling in the skies above us just waiting for such an emergency.

 

 

 

It takes a bit of time to preflight and arm up a drone, and the ones that do have air-to-mud capability aren't that speedy. So there would be plenty of time to send a ground based team in before "OMG! Drone Strike Now!!!!!11eleventy!!!"

38 oomey is no RINO. He even joined Rand after the dinner.

Posted by: Ed Anger at March 07, 2013 07:13 AM (tOkJB)

I don't know much about some of those people but when they have dinner with choomboy they become suspect.

Even if they don't sell us out they are enabling him.

39 @36: It was rather nasty in my area and the plows were working elsewhere. Since I had over 100 hours of leave saved up, I took advantage of our high speed connection at home.

40 27 -

Paul Ryan.... why does that name sound familiar... was he somebody important at some point?

41 My neighbor offered me his '63 split window vette for something like $5k in 1971... wish I'd had the presence of mind to grab it... That was a lot of money for an 8 year old car.... SRSLY

Posted by: zeera at March 07, 2013 07:17 AM (3dXwx)

Yep, should have grabbed it.  Did it still have the rib?

42 I was raised that you are judged by the company you keep. Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2013 07:16 AM (d0Dmj) That's why I pointed out Toomey's appearance with Rand.

43 btw, Vic that snow was a non-event in DC -- it didn't even accumulate on lawns.

Posted by: Regular Moron at March 07, 2013 07:17 AM (feFL6)

But but but snowmaggeden caused by Globull Warming caused by evil capitalists!

44 Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:07 AM (53z96)

I disagree that it will do no good.

Rand's filibuster will nudge the narrative just a bit toward freedom. Is it huge? Of course not, but it does give the sense that Obama and his handlers are not untouchable.

45 Don't drone strike me bro!

46 The *only* reason Luap Darn has to go through this to ask a Nobel winner is that the media is oddly unconcerned now that a Donk is in power,....

47 "was he somebody important at some point?"

Posted by: BurtTC at March 07, 2013 07:20 AM (BeSEI)

No. He could have been, but the Republican party stamped that out rather quickly. Imagine....a Republican with good ideas!

Preposterous!

48

I'm torn a bit on this drone issue.

 

On the one hand: It's very vulnerable to being misused. It reminds me a bit of the waterboarding dilemma. Do I mind a suspected terrorist being waterboarded in limited circumstances to extract otherwise unobtainable information? I hate that we have to do this, but the answer is No.  

 

But do I want it expanded to include members of Tony Soprano's crew, who might have important information about some kind of vicious plot somewhere? Or how about the Hell's Angels? They might be able to reveal just the right info to bust that meth ring if they were rounded up and waterboarded. How about grabbing some Crips from their cells or street hangouts and getting the info on who's being targeted this week? No way do we want to go in those types of directions.

 

I do NOT trust the Obama administration to do the right thing with the drones and exercise proper discretion, the idea is very scary. I always tend to err on the side of giving less power and discretion to the government.

 

However, when I think back of that car heading toward Fort Dix with a bomb, planned to be driven through the Fort Dix gate and detonated, the idea of a pre-emptive drone strike makes me a little more warm and fuzzy.

 

I don't see this as a black and white issue.

 

49 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 07, 2013 07:22 AM (GsoHv)


I wish you were right but we can see he is already going into the Obama arched back cat hissing and the MFM will bury it.


BTW, that NYC slavery queen story was for you.

50 I don't know much about some of those people but when they have dinner with choomboy they become suspect.

Even if they don't sell us out they are enabling him.

Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:19 AM (53z96)

I think strategically you have to break wind bread with the JEF no matter how nauseating you find it to be.  If they told him to go fuck himself, his MFM enablers would be all over that about not respecting the office and of course saying it's due to RACISM.  Plus Skeeter can then whine about how he extended a peace offering which was rejected and how can you negotiate with people like that.  I think the Repubs get a pass on this.

51 Vic; it had the rib.  White exterior, red interior.  I think 327 w/ 4sp.  Sigh.

52 Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (All my Hate cannot be found) at March 07, 2013 07:18 AM (ial2b)

Well, that's probably what Holder wants.

And whether it is tactically sound isn't the point. The fact that our rulers in DC think that it is acceptable to even contemplate this is chilling.

53 Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:19 AM (53z96)

The act of sitting down with him is a sellout.

54

"It takes a bit of time to preflight and arm up a drone, and the ones that do have air-to-mud capability aren't that speedy. So there would be plenty of time to send a ground based team in before "OMG! Drone Strike Now!!!!!11eleventy!!!"

 

Good info that was not aware of. Helps in my thinking on this issue. Thanks.

55 I am proud of what Rand Paul did yesterday.
I believe it will have a net positive in the overall picture.

Anyone see BO today?
I'm guessing Barky took his rage out on someone.something.

56 The smoking lips in giving Chavez cancer: http://preview.tinyurl.com/csphhbp

57 Posted by: Captain Hate at March 07, 2013 07:24 AM (LHO1A)

I disagree.

They had a perfect opportuinity to stick it to Obama by declining the invitation with the rationale that they were going to the Senate to express solidarity with their party and its fight against creeping totalitarianism.

Instead they played business-as-usual games.

58 Rand's filibuster will nudge the narrative just a bit toward freedom. Is it huge? Of course not, but it does give the sense that Obama and his handlers are not untouchable.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 07, 2013 07:22 AM (GsoHv)

Plus this got the approval of a few libs on Facebook who haven't completely lost their minds but were previously completely in the tank for Easy Bake.  And some donks signed on to it.  I think it's a significant chink in the edifice.

59 "the Obama arched back cat hissing"

Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:24 AM (53z96)

Okay, that is a perfect image. We need a photoshop!

60 I do NOT trust the Obama administration to do the right thing with the drones and exercise proper discretion, the idea is very scary. I always tend to err on the side of giving less power and discretion to the government.


That is the key.  Sometimes (rarely) we have President we can trust, but otherwise no.  We already have laws on the books involving hot pursuit and imminent threat that allow police to use lethal weapons.


Now Holder is proposing, albeit indirectly, that we have armed drones circling that may be used to take out American citizens on American soil with no due process.


His memo was so vague on the the uses he may as well not even have sent it. It was another stonewall. Congress needs to take this up and provide clear and unambiguous rules for when/if this kind of escalation should occur and who has the authority to do it.


And finally overall, in the never ending drug war we have militarized all of our police forces.  London bobbies used to not even carry guns.  Ours now have swat teams the equivalent of a company of assault marines. We are now giving them tans and they want to give them an armed air force too and allow uncontrolled execution by bureaucrats.

61 That we are even having to ask the Emporer this question indicates the Consitution is now lying in a landfill somewhere. Plus we have been further sold out for a happy meal. Let the great culling begin.

62 However, when I think back of that car heading toward Fort Dix with a bomb, planned to be driven through the Fort Dix gate and detonated, the idea of a pre-emptive drone strike makes me a little more warm and fuzzy. The Feds were on those guys early, like stink on shit. I even actually saw one of those dudes yelling in arabic into his cell phone outside of the convenience store he worked at in Cherry Hill, NJ. Not whispering, like he had a secret, but yelling like he wanted to intimidate people. It was like they were 'playing' at being jihadists. Attention seeking juvenile behavior.

63 Posted by: Captain Hate at March 07, 2013 07:24 AM (LHO1A)


What difference does it make?


The MFM will climb on the Republicans regardless of anything they do and it still gives the choomsuck leverage.

64 BTW, that NYC slavery queen story was for you.

Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:24 AM (53z96)

I just noticed it! great story, and great point.

And the way NY is run, a Reconstruction by the people of SC wouldn't be a bad thing.

If you all bring your shrimp and grits recipes I'm in.

65 Posted by: zeera at March 07, 2013 07:25 AM (3dXwx)


Yes, big sigh.  Especially if you had 5K available.

66 @44
Agree absolutely.  You don't reverse the tide all at once.  It's the little things like this that mushroom into something bigger.  Think Rick Santelli's rant leading to the Tea Party.

67 The affairs of Congress really should be publicly discussed in Congress, not privately over surf and turf at the Whitehouse.

68 However, when I think back of that car heading toward Fort Dix with a bomb, planned to be driven through the Fort Dix gate and detonated, the idea of a pre-emptive drone strike makes me a little more warm and fuzzy. I don't see this as a black and white issue. Posted by: RM at March 07, 2013 07:24 AM (/Frlf) A live bomb being delivered is an imminent combatant action. I'm for droning that, and so is Rand. We're all on the same side there.

69 "...in the never ending drug war we have militarized all of our police forces."

Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:31 AM (53z96)

This is an important point.

I think this is where the disconnect between the cops and the people began.

70 Not Christie, not Rubio, not Bush. Pauley the Younger 2016.

71 MAN: What's the idea putting your hand in my pocket CHICO: Just a little mistake. I had a suit once just looked like that, and for a moment I thought those were my pants. MAN: How could they be your pants when I've got them on? CHICO: Well, this suit had two pair of pants. Chico Marx in Monkey Business

72 If you all bring your shrimp and grits recipes I'm in.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 07, 2013 07:33 AM (GsoHv)

Not much of a recipe needed. Just dump in shrimp the way you like them in the grits.  I'll try to gather them up and have them ready to post the next time you have a food thread.

Did you try any while you were in Charleston?  That is where they originated.

73 http://preview.tinyurl.com/c3ytsff Two words: Mullah Krekar.

74 Just read Warden's piece below... without watching the "news" piece, yeah, my immediate reaction tracked with his brother's. I'm supposed to be my own doctor? Why? Where did all the real doctors go??
Posted by: BurtTC at March 07, 2013 07:15 AM (BeSEI)


My first reaction is that anything wireless can be hacked.   IIRC, and I may not, the wireless insulin pumps have already been hacked.   If you don't think your friendly neighborhood sociopath code kid won't fuck with people for the lulz, you apparently have never met the internet. 

75 Generally a photo is copyrighted if it has the owners logo imbedded or if it comes from a profession journal of some type. Copyrights actually vest at the moment an original work of authorship (including photos with at least a minimal amount of creativity, which is basically all of them) are first fixed in a tangible medium (whether film, digitally, or whatever). What you are describing is notice, which goes to enforceability by the copyright owner, not the existence of copyrights themselves. It is still illegal to reproduce or create a derivative work of someone else's photo w/o their permission, irrespective of whether they have placed a notice on the work and/or registered their copyrights with the Library of Congress Copyright Office. Also, modern fair use doctrine includes expanded consideration for reporting and social criticism, and in court turns most often on the commercial use angle. This is because you must register your copyrights within 90 days of first publication in order to retain rights to statutory damages and special damages, and only people making money off their work typically register. If you don't register within 90 days of first publication or only register after the fact you are only entitled to injunctive relief and actual damages, which are difficult and expensive to prove up.

76 Why the fuck should lever give one dime to the RNC when Bitch McConnell was too feckless to order the troops stand ground with Rand?

77 I think strategically you have to break wind bread with the JEF no matter how nauseating you find it to be. If they told him to go fuck himself, his MFM enablers would be all over that about not respecting the office and of course saying it's due to RACISM. Plus Skeeter can then whine about how he extended a peace offering which was rejected and how can you negotiate with people like that. I think the Repubs get a pass on this. I'm not going to speak on this dinner thing but repubs should know by now they will be racist, disrespectful obstructionists no matter what they do.

78 Copyright is opt-out only. Reason.com interviewed the Republican who wrote that memo on copyright reform, and he explains that all images are copyright, so theoretically you'd have to find out who created said image first. Which is nearly impossible on the internet.

79 That said, we need us some copyright reform. Starve the media beast.

80 I recommend the Corvette museum in Bowling Green, KY. I visited it on a rain day and enjoyed the displays. I guess it kinda helps if you like seeing big cut-away engines with dual superchargers and that sort of stuff.

81 Morning all

To me the drone strike issue is very simple.  Allowing the government to use drone strikes against US citizens only lessens the cost to the government on creating a police state.

In the old-school days, the jackbooted thugs actually had to show up at your door to demand that you submit to the state, in which case, the noncompliant citizen might actually shoot back, endangering the thugs.  There is a cost associated with that.

With drones, it's virtually cost-free.  Don't want.

82 ...all images are copyright[ed] Correct, per my discussion above.

83 Did you try any while you were in Charleston? That is where they originated.

Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:38 AM (53z96)

Every morning for breakfast, and the last day for lunch.

Yes, I am obsessed.

84 The act of sitting down with him is a sellout.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 07, 2013 07:27 AM (GsoHv)

 

I'm with you on this one, CBD.  Obama has proven over and over again that he does not and will not deal in good faith.  He will lie, move goalposts and, as we saw with the release of illegals and the "make it hurt" e-mails, has no compunction about punishing ordinary Americans in order to further his goals.

 

In my dream world, a Boehner-led delegation would walk into the Oval Office: "Take Reggie's dick out of your ass and listen up, you Kenyan cocksucker.  The money spigot is shut.  We're not funding a single thing from now until doomsday.  If you want cash, you'd better send that Klingon beard of your to peddle her Montana-sized ass up and down Pennsylvania Avenue, because we're through giving you blank checks to fuck up the country.  Oh, and by the way, if you've got any Kools or choom or crack hidden in that desk, you better smoke it tonight, because we're filing impeachment papers tomorrow morning.  Have a nice day."

 

I'm sick of our "representatives" giving this asshole respect he doesn't deserve.  Treat him like the feculent canker sore he is.

85 All this talk of "I doubt it will do any good" (about the fillibuster") is defeatist. Are Americans supposed to stand like sheep while Obama fleeces us and decides whether he will kill us in our beds? It might not do any good but someone better try to do SOMETHING now-as Rand did-or we might as well start using "baaaaaaaaas" instead of English. I don't have a gun but I'll flap my gums and send off e-mails and make calls until I get Alzheimers or the thuggish administration drones me

86 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 07, 2013 07:46 AM (zF6Iw)

"Feculent canker sore."

Marvelous!

The rest was pretty damned good too.

87 Please restrain yourselves today, I don't want to get raped.  Seriously, you guys.

88 Ah, the darkside of MPPPP is released. Haven't seen him in a while.

89 Posted by: Blacksheep at March 07, 2013 07:41 AM (bS6uW)


There are a lot of "free use" photos out there which muddies the water.  And I did not want to get too deep into the "inside baseball" stuff.  It is a damn shitty mess of case layer, especially for people who are not lawyer...like me. 


(But I used to watch Perry Mason)

90 ... we need us some copyright reform Perhaps, but that's tough sledding, because protection of copyrighted works for at least a limited time is expressly included in the Constitution, Art, I, Sect, 8, cl. 8 (as are patent rights). As an IP lawyer, I understand your frustration but respectfully disagree. The purpose of the IP laws is to serve the public by encouraging the investment required for creative endeavors by rewarding the creators with limited exclusive rights. If someone could simply copy what you do right after you create something, why would you bother? And the proof of concept appears all around us, as the countries with the strongest IP laws have all the best stuff.

91 87 Please restrain yourselves today, I don't want to get raped. Seriously, you guys. Posted by: Ammo Dump at March 07, 2013 07:50 AM (YYyqq) Obama's banning guns!!! Everybody stock up!!! (leave me alone...)

92 that NYC slavery queen story For the record, the slavery story took place upstate, in an Albany suburb. NY is not all NYC.

93 Mornin' 'Rons and 'Etties. Is this where I pick up my 5 lb block of government cheese?

94 If porn was copyrighted you'd all be facing a 15-20 year stint.

95 As an IP lawyer, I understand your frustration but respectfully disagree. The purpose of the IP laws is to serve the public by encouraging the investment required for creative endeavors by rewarding the creators with limited exclusive rights. If someone could simply copy what you do right after you create something, why would you bother? And the proof of concept appears all around us, as the countries with the strongest IP laws have all the best stuff. Posted by: Blacksheep at March 07, 2013 07:51 AM (bS6uW) The reasons they are put in the constitution are plain: to encourage new ideas. It was NEVER the motivation to "compensate" the creators. The original term lengths was 14 years plus one possible 14 year extension. Our current regime thanks to corporatism is Life+75 years. What a joke. In the internet age honestly I'd say 5+5 year extension MAX. If you haven't monetized within 10 years, torrents will take care of the rest.

96 I'm still here to save you wingnuts!

97 The thing that I liked the most about the filibuster is the discussion about defining the difference between acts of war and criminal behavior.

I have only heard Newt really slam libs with this kind of discussion.

The other thing I liked is the talk of separation of powers.

One thing I didn't hear is that unchecked, TFG could in theory, go after political figures, by just calling them terrorist. Although, this had to be what everybody is thinking.

98 @81 True. Remember when domestic drones were not even going to be armed? Ah, last month, how I miss it.

99 There are a lot of "free use" photos out there which muddies the water. And I did not want to get too deep into the "inside baseball" stuff. You're right, and I'll drop it after this post Vic, but I thought it was worth mentioning b/c I've defended a blogger who got threatened with a law suit on exactly these grounds so I thought it was worth mentioning. BTW the free use photos that are out there are offered up as such by their owners, which means they are still copyrighted but the owners have effectively waived their rights. I will now return to the HQ's regularly scheduled programming.

100 94 Icedog,

damn we're supposed to keep receipts?

101 Also return copyright to opt-in.

102 BTW -- not everybody was impressed by Rand Paul. From the ONT: 812 Well, I've watched them put sprinkles on this shit sundae, and then watched them added fudge topping. Rand Paul just put the cherry on the top. No Republican will ever get a vote from me again. There would be no point to it. Gotta love this place.

103

Thank you, Vic. I wanted to know which senators went to dinner with the SCOAMT. 

The JEF couldn't pay me to have dinner with him.  Does anyone know why they agreed to go?  I know why McCain, Grahamnesty and Ayotte went, they are the new threesome of the Senate.  Why would Johnson and Toomey agree?

Was McConnell invited and refuset to go?  If so, I have a bit of respect for Mitch. 

Back to Rand Paul's fillibuster, I put on MSNBC to see if they mentioned it.  I won't keep on any longer than to fnd out what they are discussing.  They menitoned the dinner, but I changed it back to Fox local to catch the weather forecast.

104 68 The only way to stop something like that is to have already armed drones, already flying everywhere. You for that? I am not. Did you see what happened to the two separate "blue trucks" when they were hunting Dorner? "We have all these missiles, we damned sure need to light one of these babies off."

105 Funny, Isn't It? The party that threatens to withhold vaccines from American Children, threatens food borne sicknesses and illnesses on Americans, threatens unsafe flying conditions, threatens to release thousands of illegal alien criminals out into the public, contends that it has the right to murder Americans without due process, is the very same party, mourning the loss, and singing the praises of Hugo Chavez.

106 Posted by: RM at March 07, 2013 07:24 AM (/Frlf) Key difference, and the same difference that applies to 9/11: the government has, and has always had, the authority to use lethal force to respond to an immediate threat of public safety. It's the same rule that applies when someone is shooting a gun in a park. However, that authority is linked to the threat, not the person. If the same guy shooting in the park puts his gun down and is not a threat to anyone, the justification for deadly force has been removed. Similarly, government can act to eliminate the car bomb threat, but if the guy gets out of the car and walks away, he is afforded due process. This discussion is about the President's authority to kill someone who is not posing an immediate threat, in this case the allowance of deadly force runs with the person, not the threat.

107 Regarding the dinner at the restaurant with TFG,  Paul did NOT know he was going to filibuster yesterday.  He thought it would be a day later.

It's quite possible that TFG knew what was going on, made the dinner invite,  and then had Reid move the schedule.

Fortunately,  Paul has the IQ and skills to do something like that without extensive preparation.

Also,  John Stewart apparently mentioned it and backed Paul,  which in LIV world is a big deal.  This is a good example of how to break through the MSM and get peoples' attention.

108 Plus this got the approval of a few libs on Facebook who haven't completely lost their minds but were previously completely in the tank for Easy Bake

I don't believe you.

What got approval on my feed full of liberalism's well-educated upper-class/bohemian white core demo was a call for the "summary execution" of Paul's "entire family" by "burning," because they advocate the overthrow of the government.

Also, if he supports the 2nd Amendment, he's a hypocrite, because drones are also made by weapons companies. (Yeah.)

Also, he said "six thousand," and that's a Dominionist dog-whistle.

Also, he's a hypocrite because if he doesn't think a doctor can reach in your pussy and rip a fetus out, then how can he object when the TSA reaches in your pussy looking for a bomb? (Yeah.)

You don't know any "libs." They're fucking crazed. You might know a couple Democrats. They're just dumb. And they'll forget who Rand Paul is by noon today.

109 Biden, Pelosi and the twerp, Robert Reich, just the other day, have been calling the tea party terrorists for 3 years.

110 Breaking: MPPPP goes nuclear and wins the internets for the day at not-quite-8 am EST.

111 Perhaps, but that's tough sledding, because protection of copyrighted works for at least a limited time is expressly included in the Constitution, Art, I, Sect, 8, cl. 8 (as are patent rights).


I'm all for haveing a copyright law..... exactly as intended by the Constitution.  What I am opposed to is the Mickey Mouse laws we have now that extend the time every time Disney gives them some money.


Now 75 years after the death of the holder.

112 One thing I didn't hear is that unchecked, TFG could in theory, go after political figures, by just calling them terrorist. Although, this had to be what everybody is thinking. Posted by: sTevo at March 07, 2013 07:56 AM (VMcEw) This is why I don't like the drone war, without actual trials marking people for assassination. I don't want TFG deciding these things.

113 Now 75 years after the death of the holder. Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:58 AM (53z96) Vic do you want Walt's sons grandsons great grandsons great-great grandsons to STARVE!?!? YOU MONSTER http://launch.fixcopyright.com/ Republic staffer's website on copyright reform.

114 84 -

It should be possible to do both: to sit down to dinner with him, smile for the cameras, and give a show of trying to work things out with the President of the United States... for the people.  And when the cameras go off, you turn to the Scoamf and tell him he owns this mess, and  you are going to  let him stew in the juices of his own creation, without doing a thing to help him out of it. 

115 97 sTevo,

upthread someone mentioned the Fort Dix example...

I'm thinking they'll go after more vengeful "terrorists" like tax resisters and "anonymous bloggers who hate corrupt politicians"...

Montgomery County bint was trying to call out "the real threat"...

116 Continuing favorite cars we go to another that my money canÂ’t buy that I drool over; the 1963 split window Corvette. My dad had a '63 split window Stingray. He sold it when he married mom in'68...for practicality reasons. Regrets it now, but thems the breaks. I think he's now looking at the new model, simply because it's cheaper than finding a '63. PS- good morning Morons. One more day til Friday thank goodness. This week is whipping my ass.

117 So when do you hit Timothy McVeigh with a drone? Outside the Fed bldg? In traffic? Out on a country road? And if you have enough info to get him on the country road, don't you stop him and waterboard him to get the rest of the crew? Obama is lazy.

118 Posted by: HoboJerky, profit of DOOM! at March 07, 2013 07:56 AM (FsUAO) Correct, the policy goal of the IP laws is to serve the public interest. The mechanism for accomplishing that is to give limited exclusive rights to the work's creator. Not trying to argue with you, have a good one.

119 "TFG could in theory, go after political figures, by just calling them terrorists" Exactly the strategy Saddam Hussein used...and if you complained or tried to defend someone, that was just evidence you were also an enemy of the state.

120 Remember: copyright is a monopoly created by the govt, and enforced through violence and threats of lengthy jail time. It should be as limited as possible to achieve the goals the Founders set for it.

121 112 Hobojerky,

face it to ~51% of the nation the office holder is an elected Dictator or Emperor....

"so long as he has the magic D it is all good."

122 ..shiftless even

123 When the on senator was reading the tweets I was thinking, holy shit, my snark reached the senate floor, but it didn't.

124 So is TFG refusing to answer because he plans to use drones to round everyone up into the FEMA camps, or because he's a petulant child?

125

Thanks, fellow morons, for the drone conversation and knowledge.

 

Vic, agree, the 63 split window is about as good as it gets. About 4.7 seconds from 0-60  with the 427 engine, as I recall from the Car and Driver road tests of the day.

126 I'm on the Randwagon for 2016. He's not perfect, but he understands liberty.

127 Vic, agree, the 63 split window is about as good as it gets. About 4.7 seconds from 0-60 with the 427 engine, as I recall from the Car and Driver road tests of the day.

Posted by: RM at March 07, 2013 08:03 AM (/Frlf)

Did they have a 427 for that in 63?  I though their strongest engine was a 340hp 327??? I'm too lazy to Bing it now.

128 My first reaction is that anything wireless can be hacked. IIRC, and I may not, the wireless insulin pumps have already been hacked. If you don't think your friendly neighborhood sociopath code kid won't fuck with people for the lulz, you apparently have never met the internet.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Take us away. at March 07, 2013 07:40 AM (Gk3SS)

Oh look, another reason for me to not go on an insulin pump.

129

126I'm on the Randwagon for 2016.

He's not perfect, but he understands liberty

 

 

Amen, brutha!

130 Truman North, I am waiting to see how things are closer to the primaries. 

This time around,  I absolutely want some fire,  regardless of who is running on the dem side (which I think will be Michelle) but I digress.

I will say that Rand showed how things are done,  and was able to do it with elegance and history on his side.  I was proud he was on our side.

131 http://preview.tinyurl.com/crrs5v5 It's even worse than what Lord lays out. Lord is delineating the current pass in our party. Bush 41 failed to twist the knife-- Hell, he failed to drive the knife-- in the soon to be corpse of Soviet Communism and its useful idiots here. Now we have a "Socialism! It's Better Than Evah!" president in this country, who is doing the sorts of things Carter did to bring us, e.g., 30+ years of Iran-sponsored muzzie terror. When you break a mandatory CFL, and call the mandatory hazmat team to your home, and they bring someone from the Department of Compliance... thank a RINO.

132 @118: Right, the problem is that term is too long now. I work in an "IP industry" (software) so Im glad there's protection, but at the same time anything I wrote more than 15 years ago is already worthless to both myself and my employer. Let alone lifetime + 75 years.

133 OK I Binged it

ENGINE OPTIONS:


327/250, L75 327/300, L76 327/340, L84 327/360 (fuel injection)

134 He's not perfect, but he understands liberty. Believe it or not, liberty and government overreach (Ruby Ridge, Waco) is one of those crossover issues where the left and the right actually agree. Not sure if it's enough to keep the FSA from having their way at the polls in a Presidential election. It was actually nice yesterday to listen to Rand. He was hitting a lot of points about privacy of which I'm already aware and not too happy.

135

What got approval on my feed full of liberalism's well-educated upper-class/bohemian white core demo was a call for the "summary execution" of Paul's "entire family" by "burning," because they advocate the overthrow of the government.

 

Of course it wouldn't do any good to point out that the dog-eating retard's best bud Billy Ayers wanted the same thing.

 

I really, really hate liberals.

136

He's not perfect, but he understands liberty. Posted by: Truman North, last of the famous international playboys at March 07, 2013 08:04 AM (I2LwF)

 

 Oh, but the important thing seems to be that he is perfect (ie, he agrees with me 100% of the time and does everything I think he should do 100% of the time).

 

He didn't end up staggering around the Senate floor like Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington so he's a pussy and a coward and a RINO.

 

 /sarc

137 According to Wiki they started dropping the 427 into 'vettes in 1966.

138 Breitbart has a list of the Repuke senators who didn't support Rand Paul last night.  The usual RINO suspects are there but it was very disappointing to see Rob Portman listed.

139 @131 btw, why hasn't Mayor Bloomberg been forcibly ejected from our party?

140 Rand Paul stood on the floor of the Senate for thirteen hours and spoke cogently. He inspired several of the corpses in the chamber to come back to life and join him. If he can inspire Senators to do some actual work, imagine what he could do for America. Seriously, when was the last time someone on Capitol Hill put in a full eight hours of work in one day, let alone 13?

141 Thorvald: I believe Nanny Bloomberg now calls himself an "Independent."

142 Baraka ChoomChoom and his minions will, like with everything else that they have pushed through, abuse the drone issue, citing "national/homeland security" in using them against US Citizens here at home... if it were a GOP president, cocksuckers like Turbin Durbin, Fucknut Chuck and the Pederast would be screaming at the top of their lungs about "rights" and "civil liberties"...

The bulldyke Napolitano probably is frigging herself over having the ability to shoot a Hellfire at anyone that doesn't follow the "party line"

143 Rand Paul stood on the floor of the Senate for thirteen hours and spoke cogently. He inspired several of the corpses in the chamber to come back to life and join him. If he can inspire Senators to do some actual work, imagine what he could do for America. Seriously, when was the last time someone on Capitol Hill put in a full eight hours of work in one day, let alone 13? Posted by: Truman North, last of the famous international playboys at March 07, 2013 08:13 AM (I2LwF) It was admirable and a wonderful performance and the final result will be what?

144 @141 I stand corrected, thanks. W/e he calls himself, our party should've forcibly ejected him.

145 @131 btw, why hasn't Mayor Bloomberg been forcibly ejected from our party?

Posted by: Thorvald at March 07, 2013 08:12 AM (1V6Pv)

He is not a Republican.  He is a Dem who changed to Republican and then to an independent.

146 Big damn cheer for Rand Paul!

147 Here is a re-post on my thoughts about Sen. Paul and the filibuster.

http://annapuna.blogspot.com/2013/03/drone-debate.html

148 Did they have a 427 for that in 63? I though their strongest engine was a 340hp 327??? I'm too lazy to Bing it now.

Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 08:05 AM (53z96)

I thought the fuel injected 327 had a 375 hp rating.

149 Believe it or not, liberty and government overreach (Ruby Ridge, Waco) is one of those crossover issues where the left and the right actually agree.

That's why I think it was smart of him to read from a lot of lefty writers' anti-drone pieces.  It made for a sharp and easily seen separation between actual liberals and those who simply worship power and/or skin color.

Especially when both Code Pink and the ACLU endorsed Rand, but both Reid and Durbin tried to shut him down.

150

It was admirable and a wonderful performance and the final result will be what?

 

Oh, I think you know.

151

The filibuster yesterday was awesome. I have mixed feelings on the reasoning behind it but it was nice to get excited about something post-election.

btw notice that my boy Rubio not only helped in the filibuster but also was not one of the 12 Senators who decided to bail for dinner with the idiot in chief

152 Rand was already my man, but I'll vote for any non-squish. The current crop is lightyears better than previous couple of presidential elections.

153 @149 interesting point... Liberty is a winning issue, except when the oligarchs control both parties.

154 I thought the fuel injected 327 had a 375 hp rating.

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 07, 2013 08:16 AM (LHO1A)

It may have in later years, that was from a 'Vette site.  Some time frame in all that mess they changed the way they calculated HP too so that could acount for a different rating.

155 the 12 Senators who decided to bail for dinner with the idiot in chief Posted by: AuthorLMendez at March 07, 2013 08:17 AM (yAor6) If they can be bought with one lousy dinner then they are not only stupid, but can be bought cheap. And I am not sure which is worse?

156 Nevergiveup, you can't hit five-run homers. I will again run out the hoary chestnut that it took the progs 120 years to fuck us up this royally, and it's going to take time to get things under control. What it did, and this is a victory, is take sequesterpocolypse off the front page for a news cycle. This is a good in and of itself. What it also did was show a sliver of the left that republicans are not all tightwad theocrats. What it also did was give the country hope for the future. What it also did was move the Overton Window millimeters to the right. Any of these outcomes are well worth 13 hours' labor by themselves.

157 I thought the fuel injected 327 had a 375 hp rating.

****

More like 275

158 '63 was the only year of split window, the big block wasn't available until '65.

159 Well folks, I am going to pull an Ace and take the rest of the day off. "Keep on Keeping on" as an old radio announcer used to say from my yoot.

BBT

160 According to Wiki they started dropping the 427 into 'vettes in 1966. Posted by: Ed Anger at March 07, 2013 08:11 AM

That was one hell of a beast, though not as unruly as a 427 Cobra. Too much engine and not enough brakes or suspension can really grab your attention.

Re the split-window '63s, it's worth remembering that cutting out the bar between the rear windows was considered a cool thing to do in '63, and several car magazines ran "how-to-do-it" articles showing owners what they could do with a hacksaw (it wasn't difficult). Those things weren't "classic" then...they were just cars.

I'd need a 5-acre lot to hold all the '50s and '60s cars I coveted and could have bought dirt-cheap a year or two (or 10 years) after they came out.

161 Rand was using a cleaving issue on the left. GOP could learn a bit about tactics.

162 Nevergiveup, you can't hit five-run homers. Posted by: Truman North, last of the famous international playboys at March 07, 2013 08:19 AM (I2LwF) Well a couple of people have hit 4 home runs, but anyway, your answer was very good and I hope your correct.

163 "If they can be bought with one lousy dinner then they are not only stupid, but can be bought cheap. And I am not sure which is worse?"

It's not so much Dinner that bothers me, it's more the fact that a major event was happening in their chambers regarding one from their party and they decided to bail for the Dinner anyways. I probably would have taken the dinner invite to spend an hour telling him what failure he is. But if there's a filibuster taking place like the one we saw yesterday i'd have told the others to tell the President i'm busy working.

164 161 Rand was using a cleaving issue on the left. GOP could learn a bit about tactics. Hobojerky has spoken truly. However, I reject his premise that the GOP wants to win.

165 Stayed up last night watching the filibuster, so I'm dragging ass at work today. But so worth it.



Hopefully we don't have any more embarrassing episodes like we did on the ONT last night.

166 Meanwhile for those who buy the odd lottery ticket.

The Powerball rolled over while Rand filibustered.  So the jackpot is now a $150 million annuity.

The Mega Millions also rolled over Tuesday night.  So its jackpot is now a $33 million annuity.

167 About the copyright question.....

What if, instead of a photograph, the property was tangible? Would you advocate taking someone's building after 15 years?

168 Moral question:  If Bill Ayers was driving a '63 'Vette toward Oklahoma City, sould Bambi authorize a Hellfire?

169 US names 'pro-Hitler' Egyptian 'woman of courage' Samira Ibrahim, who reportedly posted comments in support of Hitler, 9/11 terror attacks and Burgas bombing on Twitter to receive medal from US Secretary of State Kerry, First Lady Michelle Obama. 'Weekly Standard' journalist: She's unworthy of honor http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4353673,00.html great?

170 More like 275
Posted by: Dept. Of Accuracy Dept. at March 07, 2013 08:19 AM

The hottest engine choice for '63 was the fuel-injected 327, rated at 375 horses.

The method of rating hp was changed (late '60s? Don't remember for sure) and the old numbers were higher, but not 100 hp higher in the case of the 327 "fuelie."

171

Posted by: Truman North, last of the famous international playboys at March 07, 2013 08:19 AM (I2LwF)

 

Can't you just go away.

172 I echo those Rand-kudos. Fist bump 'Bout time someone manned up.

173 Here is an interesting historical note! March 7, 1906 - Finland becomes the third country to give women the right to vote, decreeing universal suffrage for all citizens over 24, however, barring those persons who are supported by the state.

174 Hopefully we don't have any more embarrassing episodes like we did on the ONT last night. Posted by: BCochran1981 at March 07, 2013 08:22 AM (da5Wo) ??? Can you kinda explain that? Some of us had 6:00 AM patients and had to go to bed early

175 CBD, the trick is when to throw the shrimp in. Grits take longer to cook then the shrimp, so you have have gut feel for the thickness of the grits, size of the shrimp, etc. Cheating by using frozen shrimp and quick grits is usually a fail. You can also experiment with adding a little spice, gravies on top, etc. Coffee based gravies with bits of ham or bacon in them are my favorite, sherry sauces with crab when feeling fancy.

176 I thought the fuel injected 327 had a 375 hp rating.
Posted by: Captain Hate at March 07, 2013 08:16 AM

I've had one on a Dyno measuring at the back wheel.
Giant difference over stand measurements

177 I thought the fuel injected 327 had a 375 hp rating.

****

More like 275

Posted by: Dept. Of Accuracy Dept. at March 07, 2013 08:19 AM (+I8Mq)

No, I already looked it up at Wiki.  If you want to argue whether measuring it at the clutch or at the wheel is more appropriate, then using the latter will always have a significantly lower number.  But the 327 was a beast in terms of power potential.

178 168 Moral question: If Bill Ayers was driving a '63 'Vette toward Oklahoma City, souldBambi authorize a Hellfire? No. take that car alive.

179 I think last night BCochran, well except for the likes of Ballzsux, a lot of regulars had gotten a bit bleary-eyed.  Got their hopes up and expected a most miraculous resurrection of the GOP in one 13 hour 'Come to Yeshua!' meeting.

I am just dragging myself into the land of the living after that shin-dig last night. 

180 Can you kinda explain that? Some of us had 6:00 AM patients and had to go to bed early

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 07, 2013 08:25 AM (9Bj8R)

Several people were ripping Rand after he ended it. "Pussy, quitter, the GOP screwed it up again, what the fuck's wrong with them, this is why we lose, etc, etc"

And no, these were not random, late night trolls.

181

Let me rephrase that, this administration wants to have the ability to assassinate American citizens on US soil without any oversight.

 

That gets right to the heart of it, Anna.  And the fact that the entire GOP isn't up in arms about that obscene insult to due process further illustrates that they truly don't give a damn as long as they have their place at the trough.

182 US names 'pro-Hitler' Egyptian 'woman of courage' Samira Ibrahim, who reportedly posted comments in support of Hitler, 9/11 terror attacks and Burgas bombing on Twitter to receive medal from US Secretary of State Kerry, First Lady Michelle Obama. 'Weekly Standard' journalist: She's unworthy of honor No, no, no, it's cool ... she claims her account was hacked. That seems to happen a lot to left-wing assholes.

183 Ahmadinejad heads for Chavez funeral Published: 03.07.13, 14:27 / Israel News Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took off for Caracas on Thursday for the funeral of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, state television reported. Ahmadinejad on Wednesday paid tribute to his close ally for "serving the people of Venezuela and defending human and revolutionary values." (AFP) Pretty much says it all. So glad obama is sending a delegation?

184 167 About the copyright question..... What if, instead of a photograph, the property was tangible? Would you advocate taking someone's building after 15 years? Good question, but the two kinds of property are not identical. For instance, only one person or small group can enjoy the benefits of a building at one time, while any number of people can simultaneously enjoy the benefit of "using" a song or picture or text book or computer program simultaneously.

185 @175 I am currently single and unattached, and am looking for a woman who can cook like that... (needless to say, a single an unattached woman). FWIW.

186 Durbin is such a fucking cock. He compares stacking a few known terrorist in a naked cheerleader pyramid to the gulag, and at the same time feels Obama ought to be able to run a Hellfire missile into a CVS where he thinks he saw Duck Dynasty go in for Sudafed. After my first 2 wishes of 1. transfer all hidden stimulus money from Obama's offshore account to mine. and 2. Never another offcenter golf shot. Would be 3. 3 minutes in the Octagon with Durbin Just to talk.

187 ??? Can you kinda explain that? Some of us had 6:00 AM patients and had to go to bed early Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 07, 2013 08:25 AM (9Bj8R) See Post #102 (above).

188 "Several people were ripping Rand after he ended it"

a man has his limits, some were expecting him to surpass Thurmond's record

189 Posted by: Dept. Of Accuracy Dept. at March 07, 2013 08:26 AM (+I8Mq)


I see we were thinking the same thing at the same time.

190 >>>>>What if, instead of a photograph, the property was tangible? Would you advocate taking someone's building after 15 years?<<<<<

I think anyone making that argument is going to be very disappointed when I use that as the justification for an annual "Intellectual Property Tax" just like the annual property tax I pay on my house and land.

191 Several people were ripping Rand after he ended it. "Pussy, quitter, the GOP screwed it up again, what the fuck's wrong with them, this is why we lose, etc, etc" And no, these were not random, late night trolls. Posted by: BCochran1981 at March 07, 2013 08:26 AM (da5Wo) See Post #102 (above). Posted by: Ed Anger at March 07, 2013 08:28 AM (tOkJB) Thanks Thanks.

192 Over at Drudge, North Korea vows preemptive strike on the US? WTF?

193 And that IPT will be levied regardless of whether the copyright is making you money or not.

194 What if, instead of a photograph, the property was tangible? Would you advocate taking someone's building after 15 years?

No, but if you could make perfect clones of the building for free (e.g. a large-scale version of the Trek replicators) I'd certainly advocate letting people do so after 15 years.

195 After my first 2 wishes of 1. transfer all hidden stimulus money from Obama's offshore account to mine. and 2. Never another offcenter golf shot. I'd be so happy with those first two I'd put the third one up for auction on eBay so someone else could share in the fun. Just kidding. I'd use it to fuck Kate Upton.

196 And if you fail to pay it I will confiscate your IP and sell it to someone else...

197 Just kidding. I'd use it to fuck Kate Upton. I was thinking that if I got the first 2, KU would be a layup.

198 Would be 3. 3 minutes in the Octagon with Durbin

Just to talk.

Posted by: Opus An Arcus at March 07, 2013 08:28 AM (M+l81)

Durbin must have fluid on his brain.  On the Sunday gab shows he always has this glassy look in his eyes and a slack jaw like he's not understanding a fucking thing that's coming out of his upper jizz hole and how it doesn't address any question he's been asked.  Thanks a lot, Illinois, for inflicting that fucking retard on the rest of us.

199 >Several people were ripping Rand after he ended it. "Pussy, quitter, the GOP screwed it up again, what the fuck's wrong with them, this is why we lose, etc, etc"



saw that- internet blowhards- I gave 'em the old 'GFY' before I signed off

200 It seems a real simple thing doesn't MPPP?  Dear Mr. President are you not going to kill Americans in a unilateral fashion.  And Sen. Paul never got a straight answer.  I hope other Republicans gum up the works today.  Drive Dick 'American soldiers are terrorists' Durbin into a frothing fit that results in him getting carted off to Bethesda for at least observation.

201 Over at Drudge, North Korea vows preemptive strike on the US? WTF? Posted by: CarolT at March 07, 2013 08:29 AM (z4WKX) Same old, Same old. Don't loose to much sleep over it just yet, especially if you live on the East Coast

202
It's not so much Dinner that bothers me, it's more the fact that a major event was happening in their chambers regarding one from their party and they decided to bail for the Dinner anyways.

It was a small group of Rs invited to the dinner. Where were the rest?

203
179 I think last night BCochran, well except for the likes of Ballzsux, a lot of regulars had gotten a bit bleary-eyed. Got their hopes up and expected a most miraculous resurrection of the GOP in one 13 hour 'Come to Yeshua!' meeting.

I am just dragging myself into the land of the living after that shin-dig last night.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2013 08:26 AM (QNagW)

I was up late too. And I understand being somewhat disappointed. I wanted it to keep going as well. But what was on the ONT was an absolute beclowning.

204 OK, all, got meetings and other junk to get to.  Have a great day.

205 It was a small group of Rs invited to the dinner. Where were the rest? Posted by: Retread at March 07, 2013 08:34 AM (zxitI) Not invited. obama is trying to pick off the weak and invalid

206 saw that- internet blowhards- I gave 'em the old 'GFY' before I signed off

Posted by: Jones in CO at March 07, 2013 08:33 AM (8sCoq)

Pretty much what I did. Something like "Some of you are embarrassing yourselves. I'm going to bed now."

207 The ont is the silly season. You get all kindsa-all kindsa on the ONT and it's not always even middlebrow thinking.

208 Sausages, ham, bacon and other processed meats appear to increase the risk of dying young, a study of half a million people across Europe suggests. It concluded diets high in processed meats were linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer and early deaths. Personally I'd rather go out with a smile on my face and a good meal in my stomach. So be it

209 I see we were thinking the same thing at the same time.
Posted by: Captain Hate at March 07, 2013 08:29 AM

I Dyno'd that Vette in 1998 and it was stock with only 11,000 miles but the age of the engine could have been a factor. It was still a VERY fast car. Not as fast as my 1998 Camaro SS. I ordered it with a 2:73 rear end. 175 mph easy.

210 i'm surprised Collins wasn't invited - that I know of. notice he invited 2 Senators who are retiring in 2015, smart and shrewd move

211 Have a good one MPPP, time to find some breakfast.

BCochran, I am trying to be charitable and not create even more flame wars while not stroking drama queen egos.

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/3358497/

212 Ttyl retards. Time to do PAC stuff.

213 It was a small group of Rs invited to the dinner. Where were the rest?
Posted by: Retread at March 07, 2013 08:34 AM (zxitI)

Not invited. obama is trying to pick off the weak and invalid Posted by: Nevergiveup

Oops. Not as clear as I thought I was. I meant why weren't the rest on the Senate floor to support @SenRandPaul.

214 BCochran, I am trying to be charitable and not create even more flame wars while not stroking drama queen egos.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2013 08:37 AM (QNagW)

Good plan. I'm just still kinda stuck in  "WTF???" mode.

And I like this one.

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/3357731/

215 "And that IPT will be levied regardless of whether the copyright is making you money or not." Piano dude, with your evil genius ideas you could become a god in liberal circles. Good thing Dem pols don't stop by here.

216 Meeting time. Talk to you mouthbreathers later.

217 Photographs are much more difficult because you can not copy a part of a photograph. Generally a photo is copyrighted if it has the owners logo imbedded or if it comes from a profession journal of some type. But that is not an issue for the average Moron since we canÂ’t copy the photo anyway and must link.

Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2013 07:06 AM (53z96)

Actually, the act of creating any work automatically copyrights that work.  In most cases, it does not need any explicit markings to designate it as such.

218 NorKo pre-emptive nuclear strike on the US?

Let's go back in time for a few paraphrases.

Joey Biden: This man will be tested by our enemies, and found wanting
Shrillery:  Who do you want answering that 3:00AM phone call?
Ambassador Stevens: Will someone pick up the f*cking phone

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula: What's that droning noise outside my house?
*I might have made that last one up*

219 It used to be (during the Reagan admin) the OPM (Office of Personnel and Management?) was loathe to issue a snow day. 

Nowadays, it's OPM (Other Peoples Money) and nobody cares.

220 Dear Lord,

If it be Your divine will, please let the NORKs hit San Francisco first.

221 Vic, not positive about 63 and the 427. The road test I remember was for a Vette in that pre 68 group of Corvettes before they went to the coke bottle shape. It's entirely possible the 427 may have come along a few years after 63.

222 Dump up.

223 I Dyno'd that Vette in 1998 and it was stock with only 11,000 miles but the age of the engine could have been a factor. It was still a VERY fast car. Not as fast as my 1998 Camaro SS. I ordered it with a 2:73 rear end. 175 mph easy.

Posted by: Dept. Of Accuracy Dept. at March 07, 2013 08:37 AM (+I8Mq)

Unless you blueprint an engine you're gonna have fairly significant variances in the readings and even after that there will still be some just based on things that can't be 100% the same.  Sounds like you're had a least 2 very sweet rides in your life.

Listening to Mark Levin from last night:  When did Bill Cosby completely lose his fucking mind?

224 In my dream world, a Boehner-led delegation would walk into the Oval Office: "Take Reggie's dick out of your ass and listen up, you Kenyan cocksucker. The money spigot is shut. We're not funding a single thing from now until doomsday. If you want cash, you'd better send that Klingon beard of your to peddle her Montana-sized ass up and down Pennsylvania Avenue, because we're through giving you blank checks to fuck up the country. Oh, and by the way, if you've got any Kools or choom or crack hidden in that desk, you better smoke it tonight, because we're filing impeachment papers tomorrow morning. Have a nice day."

I'm sick of our "representatives" giving this asshole respect he doesn't deserve. Treat him like the feculent canker sore he is.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 07, 2013 07:46 AM (zF6Iw)

Perfectly stated.

225

"If Bill Ayers was driving a '63 'Vette toward Oklahoma City, souldBambi authorize a Hellfire?"

 

 

Bill Ayers would not drive a 63 Vette to Oklahoma City. He would be in a faded "Bundy White" Chevy van or a battered Bahama Blue and Tan Volkswagen bus.

226 "Perfectly stated."

I would have liked to have seen the word "Merkin" used somewhere in there.
And maybe "pustulating"....but other than that, spot on perfect.

227 Icedog,

I almost forgot about Kelo!

If we want to treat IP like real estate, well thanks to the courts if the state decides your copyright would generate more tax revenue if it belonged to Disney, the authorities can seize your copyright and give it to the mouse.

228

CA is not broke enough; they want to expand the Obamaphone program.

 

 

 

 

I know a lot of folks who qualify for the free phone program but don't use it.  It's not because they have convictions because they are on every program known to man, but because it doesn't have enough bells and whistles.

229 228- Katya, the free phone also doesn't have enough minutes.  I know one that is on free stuff brigade and told him about free phone.  It doesn't have enough minutes!

230

At CSpan's website, they have list of other senators that spoke during Rand's fillibuster,  McConnell is on the list. 

231 Wow - phone busy, busy, busy at the WH -

232 Morning, 'rons. Anything happen last nite? Heh.

233 The good Senator better watch his six, the President may launch a hellfire his way.

234 Generally a photo is copyrighted if it has the owners logo imbedded or if it comes from a profession journal of some type. Um, no. Simple creation confers copyright, per the Berne Convention, to which the US is a signatory, and USC Title 17 is in line with. Putting marks and or registering the property give certain advantages in a courtroom - mostly statutory damage amounts. If I post a picture on a website, and someone else uses that picture without consent, they're in violation of Title 17.

235

Been thinking about the filibuster-heard-round-the-world all night and morning...surprised by my ambivalent feelings about it. While I was immediately thrilled that someone/ANYONE would make a stand against federal overreach (yes he criticized Bush along with Obama, liberal scum) and was generally happy to have something to feel good about after MONTHS of gloom and doom for our side...I was disquieted by an alliance with prog groups like Code Pink, or as Ann Coulter said in today's column: staking out Amnesty International's position.

Here's the thing - I don't want the government telling me what to do or infringing upon my privacy. However, if there was a guy like Alwaki sitting in a Starbucks drinking a $5 grande double decaf half-caf while plotting to do harm - I would WANT a hellfire jammed up his piehole. It is a very strange time - Tea Partiers aligning with anti-war factions; liberals tacitly espousing elimination of due process and targeted civilian killing, supposed conservative GOP'ers forgoing every opportunity to fight for our principles to feel loved...As Lennon said: "strange days indeed. Most peculiar, momma...whoa."

236 Well time for another Idiocy of the Inlaws. You might think this is made up but I couldn't make this up. My wife's aunt died at 93 last Friday, recent cancer diagnosed. The crazy uncle had been trying to get power of attorney and get his hands on all her property, but she was having dementia so he couldn't do it. He did take some papers from her house. She was taken to a facility early in the week by my wife and her sister, long drive etc. We looked online for her daughter so she could do the next of kin thing and take over, just looking out for what was best for everyone. Found daughter etc. , she's on her way, long drive etc. Aunt passes away before she gets here. Tuesday is visitation, wife's sister takes a few days off to help instead of staying out of it. My wife did, she had bronchitis since Sunday and unwell. Tuesday W. Sister on her way to visitation, stops at her brother's where the daughter is staying, loses her iphone. At vistation She's on the phone nonstop trying to figure out , reactivate old phone, try tracing iphone. we all looked in her car for phone. Accusing daughter of stealing it, not to her face of course. Trace shows iphone here and there and eventually shows iphone back where she lives. So its in the blasted car somewhere ! I told my wife last night to tell her sister she's sending a big orangutang over to scrap the car. Can't seem to look for herself. Latest today she's going back to work, hoping someone there can look in the car. Oh, and the cherry on top... My wife's brother who recently took a job at GM in Detroit called, he went to Oshawa, Canada to the GM plant there with some people, they're heading to Toronto for dinner and run out of gas in the middle of the 401 (12 lane) expressway , apparently just stopped in the lane, didn't pull over, everyone blowing horns at them ! Dang ! My gas gauge doesn't work and I never run out of gas. Lucky a big truck didn't blow them to kingdom come. They called on the Onstar for help and gas. There are cameras all over that highway connected to the MOT, I know because my radiator blew there and I had to pull off. I swear all this technology; ABS brakes, Backup cameras, Traction control etc just allows incompetent people to drive cars. Never mind how to change a tire.

237 CBS Radio News 7:00 am Pacific Time: no mention of  filibuster.  The long brown wall holding firm.

238 235-- your first problem is giving a shit about what Ann Coulter thinks.
Second, if we have knowledge a terrorist is plotting inside the US, why can't we use regular law enforcement/counter-terrorism tactics and give that person a trial?

239 220 Dear Lord,

If it be Your divine will, please let the NORKs hit San Francisco first.

I was thinking the same, except I'm torn between gayCentral (Frisco) or Hollywood & Vine.