May 21, 2013
— Pixy Misa
- OK Tornado Winds Went Up To 200mph
- Tornado Survivor Finds Her Dog Under Rubble During A TV Interview
- Pictures Of Tornado Aftermath
- At Least
91* Dead As Of Right Now
- Daily Show Creator Mocks Victims Of Tornadoes
- NARAL Opposes Ban On Elective Third Trimester Abortions
- Obama Scandals Bring MSNBC To Seven Year Low
- Has An Iron Curtain Descended On The Cincinnati IRS Office?
- How Hope And Change Gave Way To Spying On The Press
- Three Signs There Is A Cover-up
- Left Wastes Now Time Politicizing The OK Tragedy
- Texas Drops Anti-American Curriculum
- Conservatives Concerned About Immigration
- This Teen's Invention Could Allow You To Charge Your Phone In 30 Seconds Or Less
- Majority Believe Obama's IRS Targeting Of Tea Party Was Intentional And Illegal
- It's Never A Good Idea To Mess With Israel
- The President's Budget Numbers Don't Add Up
- Woman Tries To Get Rid Of Her Toddler On Craigslist
- When Fascism Comes To America..
- Emily Miller: DC Mayor Was In On David Gregory Cover-up
- Nidal Hassan Has Received More Thant 278,000 In Salary Since The Fort Hood Terror Attack
*It looks like that number is being revised down due to accidental double counting.
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The vaguely more conservative denizens of Jalopnik are incensed.
Posted by: Sporkatus at May 21, 2013 05:08 AM (PqYoC)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 21, 2013 05:10 AM (Ec6wH)
Posted by: fyscally clyffy crazy pants at May 21, 2013 05:12 AM (fwARV)
Posted by: Michael the Hobbitt at May 21, 2013 05:12 AM (dqPUQ)
Posted by: Vic at May 21, 2013 05:12 AM (53z96)
>> That 91 number appears to be revising down due to "double counting". I guess the 24 hour news rule applies.
Actually, I imagine the number will increase as they start going through debris.
Posted by: Ben at May 21, 2013 05:17 AM (C2Y4l)
She should be beat senseless with a Gutta-Perch hose. The asshole from Rhode Island should be beat into a coma with a Hickory Cane (consensus)
Posted by: Vic at May 21, 2013 05:18 AM (53z96)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at May 21, 2013 05:19 AM (5H6zj)
She should be beat senseless with a Gutta-Percha hose. The asshole from Rhode Island should be beat into a coma with a Hickory Cane (consensus)
Posted by: Vic at May 21, 2013 05:24 AM (53z96)
Once again proving that leftist are horrid miserable excuses of human beings. She ought to rot
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 21, 2013 05:24 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 05:24 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 05:29 AM (fWAjv)
More like a criminal curtain deserving of jail time.
Posted by: Vic at May 21, 2013 05:29 AM (53z96)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at May 21, 2013 05:29 AM (JQuNB)
Still, it's the cesspool she built.
Posted by: zsasz at May 21, 2013 05:31 AM (MMC8r)
They are. The chimed in after it passed yesterday.
Posted by: Jihadi Jim at May 21, 2013 05:31 AM (d0Dmj)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 05:36 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Baraka Hussein I at May 21, 2013 05:36 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Tell the Truth Ace at May 21, 2013 05:36 AM (zye9D)
If a majority of the people believe Obama's IRS targeting of Tea Partiers was both illegal and intentional, doesn't Congress - as the elected representation OF the people - have a sworn and solemn duty to FUCKING DO SOMETHING about it?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at May 21, 2013 09:05 AM (fwARV)
But obama will be angry at us! No perks!
Posted by: GOP at May 21, 2013 05:37 AM (AWmfW)
Posted by: Ben at May 21, 2013 09:17 AM (C2Y4l)
FWIW, the mayor of Moore was just on CNN and reported that only 4 people are listed as "missing" currently. So there's hope (however small) that the numbers won't go up by much (the new corrected number stands at either 51 or 57, I can't remember which.)
Of course I don't know how you get tagged as "missing" so this could be a meaningless guess of a number too.
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 05:41 AM (GaqMa)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 21, 2013 05:41 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: fluffy at May 21, 2013 05:41 AM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Vendette (formerly I lurk, therefore I am) at May 21, 2013 05:41 AM (uL0u2)
Posted by: Mainah at May 21, 2013 05:42 AM (659DL)
Jay Carney spinning in presser. http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN3/
Oh yeah, Illiterate Troll Alert
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 05:45 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 21, 2013 05:45 AM (FvyJS)
That would have been Mr. Wheatie, per Wheatie. He was able to outrun it in his truck. I was traveling back from Joliet, IL yesterday and was following the thread.
We skirted down 55 to Little Rock & then on to Texarkana & into E. Texas. Just slid under everything.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 21, 2013 05:46 AM (d0Dmj)
Tornado Survivor Finds Her Dog Under Rubble During A TV Interview
I'll admit it, these tears aren't from allergies.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 21, 2013 05:46 AM (lr3d7)
Posted by: t-bird at May 21, 2013 05:46 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 05:46 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 05:49 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Mr. Poo Poo at May 21, 2013 05:50 AM (ac5sP)
Posted by: fluffy at May 21, 2013 05:50 AM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 21, 2013 05:50 AM (H6fQO)
Who is the new idiot troll at 29, and why hasn't it been sprayed with Raid yet?
Also, is anyone else having the damndest time getting the comments to load today? I can get ace.mu.nu to load just fine, but minx.cc keeps timing out on me.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at May 21, 2013 05:50 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: t-bird at May 21, 2013 05:51 AM (FcR7P)
And all the condensation's dripping down onto the motherboard. >8^O
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 21, 2013 05:51 AM (FvyJS)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 05:51 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 05:51 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 21, 2013 05:51 AM (XYSwB)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 05:52 AM (aDwsi)
Okay, glad to see I'm not the only one having minx.cc troubles.
This software sucks more cock than Tell the Truth Ace
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 21, 2013 09:50 AM (H6fQO)
Calling Tell the Truth Ace a sucker of cock is insulting to cock suckers. S/h/it is a GOBBLER of cocks.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at May 21, 2013 05:52 AM (4df7R)
I have news for them; Oklahomans would rebuild whether or not the FedGov gives them a dime in disaster relief because they are true Americans; not blue-state welfare parasites.
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at May 21, 2013 05:53 AM (azHfB)
Also, is anyone else having the damndest time getting the comments to load today? I can get ace.mu.nu to load just fine, but minx.cc keeps timing out on me.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit at May 21, 2013 09:50 AM (4df7R)
He's the dumbass that been using Obama is the Champion or other stupid names previously. Nuke these idiots immediately or edit their comments.
Posted by: buzzion at May 21, 2013 05:53 AM (LI48c)
Posted by: T. at May 21, 2013 05:53 AM (zMzEL)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 05:53 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 09:52 AM (aDwsi)
LMAO! Oh, how they spin! Spin, spin, spin!
Someone attach some wires to Carney; all that spinning he's doing could power an emergency generator in Oklahoma.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at May 21, 2013 05:54 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 05:55 AM (zA7Zp)
And Rightly So,
As we bring our uninvited guests out of the Shadows as the Ministry of Information likes to profess, we have to hide ourselves.
The single most irrevocable catastrophe coming down the road is Amnesty for Illegals....
If we can just stall the bus for 3years and 4 months the wheels will fall of Mexifornia and the Template for Disaster will be revealed.
Posted by: Clemenza at May 21, 2013 05:55 AM (3GuQx)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 09:52 AM (aDwsi)
Because telling lies on 2 fronts is always more difficult than one.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 21, 2013 05:55 AM (H6fQO)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 05:55 AM (/PCJa)
IOW, WH can't multitask.
Posted by: EC at May 21, 2013 05:55 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 05:56 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 21, 2013 05:56 AM (1Jaio)
Or, you know, you could use what's in the book and the brain you supposedly have in your head and figure out that the "curriculum" should be "the facts."
Just throwin' it out there.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 05:56 AM (/PCJa)
Posted by: GOP at May 21, 2013 09:37 AM (AWmfW)
Au contraire, my limp-spined representatives. The perks are WE RE-ELECT YOU!
Given that every politician's primary desire is to remain in office, I'd think this should be a sufficiently large enough motivating factor for you.
Posted by: fyscally clyffy crazy pants at May 21, 2013 05:57 AM (fwARV)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 09:52 AM (aDwsi)
Jay needs to buy Lying for Dummies. He's just awful at it
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 21, 2013 05:57 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 05:57 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 21, 2013 05:57 AM (fzFF6)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 21, 2013 05:58 AM (XYSwB)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 05:59 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 05:59 AM (aBlZ1)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 05:59 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 21, 2013 05:59 AM (XYSwB)
Ahem,
SecDef Hagel can suck my balls.
That's all and I assure you it's entirely random not from some seething hatred I have for the man.
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 06:00 AM (GaqMa)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 06:00 AM (fWAjv)
Carney now claims that IRS question would have been handled better if there wasn't a Benghazi distraction.
But since Obama apparently didn't know about the IRS issue, how would that have anything to do with the White House's response to the Benghazi "scandal?" I put scandal in quotes because it's not a mere scandal; it's a g-ddamn disgrace.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at May 21, 2013 06:00 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:01 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 06:01 AM (aBlZ1)
Posted by: Miss Marple at May 21, 2013 06:01 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:01 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at May 21, 2013 06:02 AM (fwARV)
If consumers ever successfully get the cable joints to unbundle their garbage fucking channels and force each station to go it alone, their Comcast overlords will drop them faster than Maddow's Harry Potter look.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 21, 2013 06:02 AM (H6fQO)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 21, 2013 06:02 AM (XYSwB)
Posted by: Waldo at May 21, 2013 06:02 AM (w+oEo)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:02 AM (zA7Zp)
Right so, FEMA money. (Not to belittle the human tragedy here, but there are tons of things to wrap your head around.)
How's that work exactly? Who does it go to? In MO I'm more or less reqired to carry Tornado insurance on my homeowners. So presumably, if my neighborhood got leveled my insurer would pay out correct? So the FEMA goes....? I assume to the locality so they can rebuild roads, utilities, etc. Which begs the question though, WTF am I paying my locality for? Hell, every time there's a semi-minor storm around here my power rate gets hit with a supplemental "line repair" charge (or a general rate increase.)
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 06:03 AM (GaqMa)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 21, 2013 06:03 AM (fzFF6)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 21, 2013 06:03 AM (XYSwB)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 06:03 AM (aDwsi)
Science reporting remains godawful as always, I see.
Supercapacitors are nothing new. What's different about this invention?
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 21, 2013 06:04 AM (irlNU)
Posted by: Waldo at May 21, 2013 06:04 AM (w+oEo)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:04 AM (zA7Zp)
Also everyone should donate to Mercury One and not the Red Cross. Beck is already in Moore and making sure that all Mercury One funds go to where they are really needed most. He got there at 4 a.m. with two semis full of food and water and medical supplies. More are on the way. The Salvation Army is already there feeding and tending to the first responders and setting up water stations arund the area. Governor Fallin called out the National Guard before the tornado even hit Moore.
It is going to be interesting to see how the media dance around all the obvious help that is pouring into Moore from Christian organizations around the country. FEMA is not going to have very much to do once it gets there tomorrow.
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 06:05 AM (aBlZ1)
Proof she is not fit to be a mother.
I guess she's never heard of adoption agencies.
Adoption agencies generally don't allow you to swap a baby for 3 ounces of pot and a used couch.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 21, 2013 06:05 AM (lr3d7)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 06:05 AM (fWAjv)
I messaged her and told her I'd never heard of littering much less violence at any Tea Party event and if she wanted to go to work but was genuinely scared to, I'd drive her in and walk her to her building--not that I'm much of a protective detail.
I hate that her bosses are giving her this perception.
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 21, 2013 10:03 AM (fzFF6)
Yeah what's the worst she'd be exposed to? A sign reading "You'll probably audit me just for standing here?"
Posted by: buzzion at May 21, 2013 06:05 AM (LI48c)
So if the White House is to be believe Barry sits there utterly oblivious to everything that is going on around him and to what his minions are doing. The smartest most powerful man in the universe with all that political savvy is completely clueless. That's the story they are selling.
Duh. And Bush was the dumbest Prezident evah! who was an evil genius personally leashing Iraqitard prisoners.
Posted by: Lurking Canuck at May 21, 2013 06:05 AM (BrQrN)
I read a different article on that this morning and the feeling I got from it was that this crap really wasn't going to go away.
Posted by: Vic at May 21, 2013 06:06 AM (53z96)
Posted by: FCF at May 21, 2013 06:06 AM (Khja4)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 06:06 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 06:06 AM (fWAjv)
That's just like rape.
Posted by: Ashley Puff at May 21, 2013 06:07 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: ghostofhallelujah at May 21, 2013 06:07 AM (XvrTA)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 21, 2013 09:56 AM (1Jaio)
Here's my thing.
According to this administration, All Good Things Come From Obama (tm). At the same time, All Bad Things Had No Obama Involvement (tm). So why wouldn't they inform him of the IRS IG's report? Wouldn't it make sense for them to involve the Mocha Messiah, since his Midas touch (by their admission) turns shit to gold and sewage to spring water? Surely he could have solved the situation with his genius and charisma and it never would have become a scandal at all? Right? Right?
Given the sheer number of bad things this regime keeps encountering, you'd think Obama would want to be involved in absolutely EVERYTHING.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at May 21, 2013 06:07 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 21, 2013 10:04 AM (irlNU)
If I'm reading a different article right, it appears this is some sort of new design of supercapactior that's a fair bit more powerful and has less leak to it.
So the idea is it effectively functions as a separate battery to the chemical battery. But yeah, god awful: http://goo.gl/OZskP
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 06:08 AM (GaqMa)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:08 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 06:08 AM (aBlZ1)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 06:08 AM (bb5+k)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 21, 2013 06:08 AM (XYSwB)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 10:06 AM (bb5+k)
It is impossible for me to discuss McQueeg here without using words that will get me banned.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 21, 2013 06:09 AM (H6fQO)
Posted by: ghostofhallelujah at May 21, 2013 10:07 AM (XvrTA
You are a very smart and attractive individual.
Posted by: This Blog at May 21, 2013 06:09 AM (LI48c)
Posted by: [/s][/b]jwb7605 ([i][u]Let it Burn[/u][/i]) at May 21, 2013 06:09 AM (Qxe/p)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 21, 2013 10:03 AM (fzFF6)
Disgraceful. They're trying to get out in front of the narrative. "The protesters caused many of our workers to stay home today, out of fear for their own safety." It's shameful.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at May 21, 2013 06:09 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 21, 2013 06:09 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 06:09 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Winstead's Assmouth at May 21, 2013 06:10 AM (MhA4j)
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 06:10 AM (aBlZ1)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 06:10 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Jim Lahey at May 21, 2013 06:10 AM (LJ2uj)
Posted by: Madamex at May 21, 2013 10:09 AM (Tj05I)
Ahhh....that explains Obama's Oklahoma presser timing.
Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at May 21, 2013 06:11 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:11 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: razor419 at May 21, 2013 06:11 AM (85sGm)
Chucky Shitforbrains caught asking if Republican RINO members get to vote no on an amendment that would prevent the illegals from getting EIC (tax welfare). The amendment failed because the Democrats love giving out welfare using other peopleÂ’s money.
http://is.gd/4gzQbf
Posted by: Vic at May 21, 2013 06:11 AM (53z96)
Posted by: Typical LIV voter at May 21, 2013 06:11 AM (Qxe/p)
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at May 21, 2013 06:11 AM (le5Zp)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 21, 2013 10:09 AM (zF6Iw
Pixy was running a back-up that logjammed the comments. He put it on hold for a while until he can figure out what was causing the slowdown.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at May 21, 2013 06:12 AM (4df7R)
They're doing it on purpose, and it serves them in two ways.
1) It reinforces the idea that Tea Party = Evil. If they're evil, then obviously they deserve extra scrutiny, don't they? (Wait, they stopped targeting the Tea Party. They and SCOAMT said so.)
2) It helps mitigate the possibility that some low level employee will be there, see how peaceful the Tea Party is, and start saying so.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 06:12 AM (/PCJa)
Posted by: USA at May 21, 2013 06:12 AM (VIaw0)
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Would that someone was going to be 'grilled'
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 06:12 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: ghostofhallelujah at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (XvrTA)
Posted by: Typical LIV voter at May 21, 2013 10:11 AM (Qxe/p)
Its part of Austraila
Posted by: Slightly smarter LIV at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (53z96)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (zA7Zp)
Side note.
Here in the middle of the Midwest, we got hit last night with the follow-through of the front, I assume much weakened, and I almost shit my pants when it hit. I can't imagine what the full force was.
50 year old trees around here were being blown around like stalks of grass. I still haven't gone outside to do a damage assessment (I'm actually thinking not much, the early morning had already brought a large wind shear through here which had already knocked clean most of the weaker branches.)
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (GaqMa)
You know... our slow times are between about midnight (Central) and 3 AM (also Central). Why not run the backups then? Also- those and archive/purge the page every now and again.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (/PCJa)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (RZ1au)
This is where my 'everyman for themselves' position takes a hiatus. My apologies to those few conservatives in the Northeast and California, but it was my intention to take that position for any future catastrophes that hit the deep blue States.
The funny thing is, I believe the Okies will be appreciative of any donations provided but donations are the last thing on their minds and will take them reluctantly when all other self reliant avenues fail.
Anyone aware of confirmed legit donation sites for Oklahoma besides the Red Cross?
Posted by: polynikes at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (m2CN7)
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Non-stop Dem-spin
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: McCain's Biggest Bargain Evah at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (MhA4j)
Posted by: Tami at May 21, 2013 10:11 AM (X6akg)
Does Barry know about his speech? Has anyone told him yet or will he find out next week on the news that he has a speech to give?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 10:12 AM (aDwsi)
Mmm, barbecued bureaucrat.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorirst) Party Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at May 21, 2013 06:13 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: This Blog at May 21, 2013 06:14 AM (BrQrN)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:14 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: Vic at May 21, 2013 06:14 AM (53z96)
Posted by: razor419 at May 21, 2013 10:11 AM (85sGm)
He only shows emotion when his despotic agenda doesn't pass or it does. Anger or glee at those things are the only emotions he's capable of.
Posted by: buzzion at May 21, 2013 06:14 AM (LI48c)
Posted by: USA at May 21, 2013 10:12 AM (VIaw0)
He's inadvertently hit on a truth; ie if the tax code was greatly simplified you wouldn't need an IRS. Levin has been banging this monkey for over a week.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 21, 2013 06:15 AM (H6fQO)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:15 AM (zA7Zp)
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Salvation Army. They are already on site. They are almost always first.
https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/uss/eds/aok
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 06:15 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at May 21, 2013 06:15 AM (azHfB)
Posted by: Madamex at May 21, 2013 06:16 AM (Tj05I)
Is NZ the 54th or 55th state? I always get that mixed up.
Posted by: Typical LIV voter at May 21, 2013 10:11 AM (Qxe/p)
Its part of Austraila
Posted by: Slightly smarter LIV at May 21, 2013 10:13 AM (53z96)
Which is right next to Germany.
Posted by: Genius level LIV at May 21, 2013 06:16 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: This Blog at May 21, 2013 06:16 AM (BrQrN)
Posted by: Jim Lahey at May 21, 2013 10:10 AM (LJ2uj)
I wouldn't go that far. I think it's being misreported heavily. It's also highly thin and flexible which provides potential new uses.
Just because the media (including The Blaze) reduced it to "cell phone charge fast" doesn't mean it's a moronic device.
Hell, I knew a professor who did work an ethanol powered battery. Her work was reduced to "battery powered by beer!" which was moronic for several reasons. Primarily because the idea of an enzymatic ethanol reaction making power was not new at all. The invention was the carbon-fluoride "tube" she wrapped the enzyme in, which held it together preventing degradation over several years (also possibly useful for other enzymes besides that one.)
But the public would have a hard time understanding that.
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 06:17 AM (GaqMa)
Most of their employees are buying in willingly. They have no desire to "help kill this narrative."
Indeed, if one, or two, or a dozen agents come out and say, "Here are the emails we got!" I'm sure that there are dozens more saying, "And it was a welcome email. It was good to know that management had our backs- personally, I was so scared I was going to call in anyway- this way at least I know that management agreed with me!"
And, yes, I do automatically distrust anyone who voluntarily works for the US Government. That distrust can be proven wrong, and actual trust gained, but my default setting is "US Government (specifically civilian- USMIL is different, because reasons) = untrustworthy."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 06:17 AM (/PCJa)
Does Barry know about his speech? Has anyone told him yet or will he find out next week on the news that he has a speech to give?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 21, 2013 10:13 AM (1Jaio)
Good Lord....could he get any less emotional? Was that flat or do I just despise him so much?*
*These are not mutually exclusive.
Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at May 21, 2013 06:17 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:17 AM (zA7Zp)
Obama- IRS just a story stirred up by Republicans
Obama- EPA abuses just a story stirred up by Republicans
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 06:17 AM (aDwsi)
The primary point should be to ensure that every freaking IRS (and other government employee) that broke existing laws should go to trial, get convicted (if guilty), and go to jail for a long long time. And although it may take a while to work up the chain of command, roll the low level scum and turn them on the higher level scum one at a time. If the Repubs in Congress cannot see this or obstruct the administration of justice, they are no longer representatives of "we the people" and should be considered "irrelevant".
Posted by: Weimar Republican at May 21, 2013 06:18 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:18 AM (zA7Zp)
#150 - Wow, I am sorry to hear that. This is such a stressful time of year for folks in the Midwest.
I lived through the April 4, 1974 super-outbreak in Kentucky and I have never forgotten it. Was the scariest day of my life. There were 13 tornadoes sighted all around my town over the course of about 16 hours. My sister's college campus was hit, and my brother was nearly killed in Louisville. We went and helped clean up the farm of one of my high school counselors, where every barn was flattened and many cows and horses died.
My husband was a VISTA volunteer in 1979 and helped with the cleanup at Grand Island, Nebraska after a huge tornado there. These are just terrifying events for everyone who lives through them or helps with the cleanup afterward.
I can't imagine worrying about this every year in April and May.
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 06:19 AM (aBlZ1)
Salvation Army and Glen Beck's group. The Dallas Baptist Men's group are standing by (they're a group dedicated to disaster relief, but they specifically do not move in until invited as they say that actually causes more confusion when local Emergency personnel are trying to get a grip on things).
Feed The Children (located in OKC, actually) is another good one.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 06:19 AM (/PCJa)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:20 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: This Blog at May 21, 2013 06:20 AM (BrQrN)
Posted by: panzernashorn at May 21, 2013 06:20 AM (MhA4j)
Yesterday he was "all smiles."
http://is.gd/OmKd6w
Despite Republicans racistly keeping him from getting that woman a free abortion. Tsk.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at May 21, 2013 06:20 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: Weimar Republican at May 21, 2013 06:20 AM (Cnqmv)
Anyone aware of confirmed legit donation sites for Oklahoma besides the Red Cross?
Posted by: polynikes
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Salvation Army. They are already on site. They are almost always first.
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also, glenn beck's mercuryone.org
he is doing his radio show in oklahoma today.
Posted by: razor419 at May 21, 2013 06:21 AM (85sGm)
He's inadvertently hit on a truth; ie if the tax code was greatly simplified you wouldn't need an IRS.
It seems to me that most of the American public is under the belief that the federal income tax as currently configured has been around since time immemorial and thus can't be changed. I suspect the vast majority have no idea that it's only a century old.
Posted by: Genius level LIV at May 21, 2013 06:21 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 06:21 AM (bb5+k)
BTW, Rick Perry sent our first responder force early yesterday evening. Boots on the ground by nightfall. Lots of local Texas agencies sent responders as well yesterday afternoon. Yeah, we have a rivalry with and like to poke fun at our northern neighbors, but we're dang sure going to take care of them.
Posted by: Michael the Hobbitt at May 21, 2013 06:21 AM (dqPUQ)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 06:21 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 06:22 AM (aBlZ1)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at May 21, 2013 06:22 AM (QlTaC)
Posted by: Madamex at May 21, 2013 06:22 AM (Tj05I)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 21, 2013 06:22 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: PAgirlinNC at May 21, 2013 06:22 AM (LMKjz)
Speaking as someone who grew up here (N Central TX is in Tornado alley, too), many of us don't. It would be like someone in CA worrying about an earthquake, or someone in HI worrying about a tsunami or volcanic eruption. You take the best precautions you can, you plan for "what if," and then you go about your life.
Not everyone is that way, of course, but many of us are.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 06:22 AM (/PCJa)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:22 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: panzernashorn at May 21, 2013 06:23 AM (MhA4j)
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 10:19 AM (aBlZ1)
April, May and apparently New Years Eve 2 years ago (seriously. My wife and I thought it was a glitch, slept right through it. Tornado was like 3 miles from our apartment).
I will say this, storms got scarier when I bought a house. Before I was only worried about my personal (family included) safety, now I'm concerned about my property as well.
But that aside, I would say, feel no pity for me. Like I said, it was chaos, winds rolling 60-80MpH but nothing like what OK got.
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 06:23 AM (GaqMa)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 21, 2013 06:23 AM (2yngH)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/b][/s][/u][/i] at May 21, 2013 06:23 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at May 21, 2013 06:24 AM (bb5+k)
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000
stuck in his face.
Posted by: zsasz at May 21, 2013 06:24 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:24 AM (zA7Zp)
Posted by: Genius level LIV at May 21, 2013 10:21 AM (4df7R)
Worse IMO is that in my not insignificant lifetime, people have been scared shitless of the IRS because of how they can ruin their lives. That is exactly opposite of how it should be; ie they should approach me like mincing nancy-boys afraid that I'll beat the fucking shit out of them for wasting my valuable time.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 21, 2013 06:25 AM (H6fQO)
Posted by: Veritas at May 21, 2013 06:25 AM (8k3Ow)
Here is the link to the rally points:
http://tinyurl.com/mulxm2v
Posted by: Attila at May 21, 2013 06:25 AM (Cs2tJ)
I think you'll find that to be less true nowadays. Greg Abbott was none-too-pleased by the scandal, I expect if there is a way for Texas to Take Steps, then those Steps will be Taken.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 06:25 AM (/PCJa)
@AllenG,
The problem of course is that you see the storm coming. I don't worry on a day to day basis "My word, I wonder if a Tornado will hit today!"
But when that storm front starts moving in, it's about an hour of fear until it passes. (Not every storm, after 28 years, you sort of know the ones that are troublesome.)
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 06:26 AM (GaqMa)
Posted by: panzernashorn at May 21, 2013 06:27 AM (MhA4j)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 06:27 AM (fWAjv)
http://is.gd/oNmisQ
Ruth Howes, a retired professor from the department who now lives in Santa Fe, said, “The people I know in the department are very straightforward thinkers. I don’t think they mean to preach to anybody, except possibly F = ma (one of Newton’s laws of motion).”
Hedin replaced Howes when she retired.
“It is the university’s job to help students understand viewpoints that differ from their own,” Howes said. “Students are not expected to totally agree with these viewpoints, but they are expected to understand them. I think that is probably what professor Hedin is trying to do, and I would expect the university to back this effort thoroughly. For example, if I were teaching a class on Islam, I would not expect students to convert to Islam, but I would expect them to understand the basic tenants that Muslims believe.”Posted by: HeatherRadish� needs a beer at May 21, 2013 06:27 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: buzzion at May 21, 2013 06:27 AM (LI48c)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 21, 2013 10:23 AM (2yngH)
Made it spend a night with Ace I see.
Poor thing.
Posted by: tsrblke at May 21, 2013 06:27 AM (GaqMa)
This is where my 'everyman for themselves' position takes a hiatus. My apologies to those few conservatives in the Northeast and California, but it was my intention to take that position for any future catastrophes that hit the deep blue States.
Fine with me. I'm in the bowels of Massachusetts. Unless a disaster hits me or anyone I know in this godforsaken state, my response is "fuck 'em."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 21, 2013 06:27 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: rockmom at May 21, 2013 06:28 AM (aBlZ1)
Thanks for everyones support. It helps
Posted by: Veritas at May 21, 2013 10:25 AM (8k3Ow)
Stay safe Veritas! Can't even imagine what you are going through. Thoughts and prayers are will all of you there.
Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at May 21, 2013 06:28 AM (X6akg)
So what do you call an economy in which 1/3 of its able-bodied people either cannot or choose not to find work?
I like "moribund." It sounds erudite.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 06:28 AM (/PCJa)
Posted by: buzzion at May 21, 2013 10:27 AM (LI48c)
Weird....I'm not even seeing it on the main page.
Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at May 21, 2013 06:29 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 21, 2013 09:53 AM (aDwsi)
The only way Precedent Clusterfuck could focus on jobs/the economy is if he gave up White House partying, golf, vacations and campaigning. Ain't gonna happen.
Posted by: RickZ at May 21, 2013 06:29 AM (M5xGn)
Posted by: Hoplite Housewife at May 21, 2013 06:29 AM (qtKqj)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:29 AM (zA7Zp)
A very used couch.
Posted by: couch fucker at May 21, 2013 06:30 AM (BFgg1)
Yep. You see that flat anvil building up momentum, and you think, "Well, things are about to get interesting."
OTOH, I'm really good at not worrying about things I can't control, so even when a tornado has been in the area I've never been too freaked.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 21, 2013 06:30 AM (/PCJa)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 21, 2013 06:32 AM (2yngH)
Apparently the new thread is fubarred. Its on the main page but clicking the comments brings up a blank page with no post.
Posted by: buzzion at May 21, 2013 10:27 AM (LI48c)
Weird....I'm not even seeing it on the main page.
Posted by: Tami at May 21, 2013 10:29 AM (X6akg)
Apparently Gabe and Drew were having a back and forth over who was putting up a new thread.
Posted by: buzzion at May 21, 2013 06:32 AM (LI48c)
Don't know who will see this (or who cares to) but I live in the middle
of this and will be heading back to my house after passing national
guard checkpoints a little later. My twitter handle is @trav_monroe. If I
can ill try and post some images from my area.
Glad you're safe, veritas. Hope you didn't lose too much.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 21, 2013 06:32 AM (zF6Iw)
If you manually reload once it will be back to normal.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 21, 2013 10:32 AM (2yngH)
I've refreshed (F5) at least 4 or 5 times. Nada. Tried shift-reload, nada also.
Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at May 21, 2013 06:34 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:34 AM (zA7Zp)
By Jack Shafer
(Reuters) - Just open your Twitter feed and listen to the Washington press corps howl about the Obama administration's latest intrusion into their business.
All deplore, in vociferous terms, the excesses of a Department of Justice leak investigation that has criminalized the reporting of Fox News Channel's James Rosen.
While I join this chorus of rage, I also wonder how much of Rosen's trouble is of his own making. Did Rosen get caught and get his source in trouble because he practiced poor journalistic tradecraft?
It's all Rosen's fault! He should have been spied on. Reuters is still loyal Comrade Chairman Barry
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 21, 2013 06:34 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 21, 2013 06:34 AM (H6fQO)
Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at May 21, 2013 06:35 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Tami at May 21, 2013 10:34 AM (X6akg)
Did you try clicking the banner at the top? And if all else fails you could close and reopen the window.
Posted by: buzzion at May 21, 2013 06:36 AM (LI48c)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at May 21, 2013 06:36 AM (zA7Zp)
Obama- IRS just a story stirred up by Republicans
Obama- EPA abuses just a story stirred up by Republicans
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The Republican Party couldn't organize a pissing contest in a beer tent, but suddenly they're the masters of conspiracy?
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at May 21, 2013 06:38 AM (azHfB)
Posted by: Waldo at May 21, 2013 06:42 AM (w+oEo)
Posted by: Waldo at May 21, 2013 06:45 AM (w+oEo)
Posted by: RWC at May 21, 2013 06:46 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: rockhead at May 21, 2013 06:49 AM (jtTKf)
Posted by: SpongeBob Obama at May 21, 2013 06:58 AM (epxV4)
Simple solution? Scrap the entire tax code, replace it with a flat tax.
Simpler Solution: Fair Tax. Repeal the 16th Amenedment along with scrapping the entire tax code.
Future Congresses will always be able to take the Flat Tax and unflatten it with the addition of Tax Brackets, deductions, exceptions and intrusive reporting rules.
Posted by: Minuteman at May 21, 2013 07:08 AM (YOWAW)
Because Benghazi is a horrible problem for Teh Won himself - which will not only get him impeached but is a potential capital offense - dereliction of duty and cowardice in the face of the enemy during time of war - the administration spin team is doing everything it can to keep anyone from looking at it. The other scandals materialized to distract people from noting what actually occurred in the Benghazi scandal.
Posted by: [/i]An Observation at May 21, 2013 07:10 AM (ylhEn)
Repealing the 16th amendment would revert us to the time before any income tax was constitutional. The constitution itself forbids direct taxes of that type.
Posted by: [/i]An Observation at May 21, 2013 07:14 AM (ylhEn)
Repealing the 16th amendment would revert us to the time before any income tax was constitutional. The constitution itself forbids direct taxes of that type.
Posted by: An Observation at May 21, 2013 11:14 AM (ylhEn)
This is a bad thing if you're a Fascist who must control everything.
Posted by: All Progressives on the Path to Utopia at May 21, 2013 07:19 AM (YOWAW)
Posted by: LaQuisha Largess at May 21, 2013 08:00 AM (HlUFk)
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If a majority of the people believe Obama's IRS targeting of Tea Partiers was both illegal and intentional, doesn't Congress - as the elected representation OF the people - have a sworn and solemn duty to FUCKING DO SOMETHING about it?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at May 21, 2013 05:05 AM (fwARV)