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March 14, 2014

AoSHQ Podcast: Guests, CAC and Ben K.
— andy

Cobloggers CAC and Ben K. join Ace and Drew to discuss various election-related topics and the perennial fan favorite Obamacare.

Intro/Outro: Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious / Space - Female of the Species

In ChillGroove^Â®Â Infotainment Format.

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Open thread in the comments.

Posted by: andy at 12:10 PM | Comments (219)
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1 I'll go summon the Horde

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at March 14, 2014 12:11 PM (CGjum)

2 foist?

Posted by: Citizen X at March 14, 2014 12:11 PM (7ObY1)

3 Hmm.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 14, 2014 12:11 PM (aDwsi)

4 Run for your lives! Stampeding horde!

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 14, 2014 12:12 PM (aDwsi)

5 This is the part where the blog rides a pig.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:12 PM (GXZgZ)

6 Run for your lives! Stampeding horde! I don't know....It'll be pretty hard to tear people away from such a pleasant thread.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:14 PM (GXZgZ)

7 Mike, at least it's not stampeding Ravages! That would give the term "that bites" a whole different meaning

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at March 14, 2014 12:14 PM (XiVKO)

9 I was at a loss for words

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at March 14, 2014 12:15 PM (XiVKO)

10 I'll be listening from the fallout shelter out back. Good luck everyone!

Posted by: Racist Opposittion Party at March 14, 2014 12:15 PM (Cs2tJ)

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 14, 2014 12:16 PM (aDwsi)

12 Someone said they took down our Crimea drone, but Lurch is still talking.

Posted by: Roy at March 14, 2014 12:17 PM (VndSC)

13 How old is Mollie Hemingway? It's one of those weird avi photos, tough to tell.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 14, 2014 12:17 PM (tVTLU)

14 http://is.gd/e7utvi

Posted by: that 70s earworm at March 14, 2014 12:17 PM (3ZtZW)

15 I asked them were all the missing socks went.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:18 PM (GXZgZ)

16 eh, sounds like last weeks w/free beacon did I click wrong? probably

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 14, 2014 12:18 PM (IXrOn)

17 Good thing we know that nobody will invent a better charger in the future. That way we can just pick one now by govt fiat. Slashdot ‏@slashdot EU Votes For Universal Phone Charger http://bit.ly/1cZHWzX

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 14, 2014 12:19 PM (ZPrif)

18 Hmm. Interesting. A deleted post, followed by clicking 'Post' produces a blank post. On the other hand, just clicking 'Post' produces "You really should try to type something." The always-mysterious, inscrutable Pixy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 14, 2014 12:20 PM (aDwsi)

19 stitcher link goes to last weeks

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 14, 2014 12:20 PM (IXrOn)

20 "Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious"

Mostly unknown.

Posted by: lowandslow at March 14, 2014 12:21 PM (IV4od)

21 So the missing airplane is in comment number 10?

Posted by: votermom at March 14, 2014 12:21 PM (GSIDW)

22 PUTIN IS USING OBAMAÂ’S TALKING POINTS Extra-legal cynicism comes home to roost. AmSpec hooboy; this hurts http://tinyurl.com/mp3a3fe

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 14, 2014 12:21 PM (IXrOn)

23 Oh for the love of... There's a music site I used to post at until the moderators started allowing political posts (which had been banned) and since the Progs have to make everything political, I quit the site. Just popped in after 2 years to have a look around. They are discussing the drunk driver who killed 2 and injured 23 at the SXSW Festival. Guess who they're blaming? That's right, let's say it all together: BOOOOOSH Apparently, since Austin is in TX and Booooosh used to be governor of TX, it's clearly Booooosh's fault. Except one or two of them who are, get this, blaming the cops. It'll be another 2 years at least before I pop back in over there.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 14, 2014 12:22 PM (7ObY1)

>>>EU Votes For Universal Phone Charger

Honestly, this is probly needed and useful. There's all kinds of power mains setups in the world and europe probly has a few different mutually incompatible ones

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at March 14, 2014 12:22 PM (3ZtZW)

25 Ace's voice has gotten sexier.

Posted by: wheatie at March 14, 2014 12:22 PM (8quPO)

26 Good thing we know that there can be no possible improvement on the Micro USB standard, which was introduced in 2007. So we can just mandate it by law forever. I'm sure 2007 technology will stay state-of-the-art forever and ever. BBC ... European member states will have until 2016 to translate the regulation into national laws and manufacturers will then have 12 months to switch to the new design. The process of getting manufacturers to agree on a common design began in 2009. The design of charger being favoured uses a Micro USB connector - a format used on many handsets and other devices already.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 14, 2014 12:22 PM (ZPrif)

18 stitcher link goes to last weeks

Yeah, you have to click on this episode...it's the first one on the List.

Posted by: wheatie at March 14, 2014 12:23 PM (8quPO)

Intro/Outro: Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious / Space - Female of the Species

Excellente. Because AtC put me in a Clue mood for the day:

Col. Mustard: I prefer Kipling, myself. "The female of the species is more deadly than the male." You like Kipling, Miss Scarlet? [offers her a tray]

Miss Scarlet: [takes food off tray] Sure, I'll eat anything.

Posted by: LizLem at March 14, 2014 12:24 PM (BF+2f)

29 The female of the species is more deadlier than the male.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 14, 2014 12:25 PM (7ObY1)

30 Hail Obama!

Posted by: Pro-Choice Protestor at March 14, 2014 12:26 PM (YYJjz)

31 Nice podcast this week. Fascinating to learn that Drew has a poster of Jen Rubin on his bedroom door. Exit question that should have been asked: granting that ace's dream of the Supremes overturning O-care for not being a law is dead, is there a way it still could be struck down on constitutional grounds--disparate impact/equal protection perhaps? A flaw with Drew's argument that you can't count on the courts to advance the ball for you: see judges, liberal activist and marriage, homosexual.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 14, 2014 12:26 PM (R+XDI)

32 Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 14, 2014 04:22 PM (ZPrif) Micro USB is required I thought for Android, and Windows Phone (yeah yeah mock me). Apple's the hold out on that, or so I thought. what I really want is a wireless charging standard. Nokia is supporting Qi, and AT&T supports PMA, which means that phones end up with no built in charging

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at March 14, 2014 12:26 PM (HDwDg)

33 And I still find it so hard To say what I need to say But I'm quite sure that you'll tell me Just how I should feel today How does it feel, tell me now how does it feel.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 14, 2014 12:26 PM (7ObY1)

34 So the missing airplane is in comment number 10? Posted by: votermom ----------------- As good a guess as any other.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 14, 2014 12:26 PM (aDwsi)

35 U.S. officials say the Pentagon is sending 25,000 cases of military prepackaged meals to Ukraine, in response to a wide-ranging request from that country for some rifles, ammunition, medicine and other supplies for its troops. No weapons but MREs? Yeah that'll show those damn ruskies?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 14, 2014 12:27 PM (t3UFN)

36 Here's a 2016 election related topic: Elon Musk tearing Gov Christie a new one - www.teslamotors.com/blog/people-new-jersey

Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at March 14, 2014 12:27 PM (+lsX1)

37 Actually, there's tons of activity in wireless charging tech. And there's a good chance the micro USB will be out-dated in the near future. But, hey, let's use the heavy hand of govt to mandate micro USB charging on everything. All multiple chargers annoying? Yeah -- so what? Not every problem requires a government solution. I prefer gadgets with the more universal USB chargers -- so I buy them and shun ones with proprietary connectors. Millions of others do the same which is why USB connectors have such large and growing market share. I think Apple's connectors usually are technically superior, but I don't buy Apple products so it's not an issue for me.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 14, 2014 12:27 PM (ZPrif)

38 The 'ettes may want to give a pass on the top of the sidebar. I sure wish I had...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at March 14, 2014 12:28 PM (naUcP)

39 This tweet of mine is getting a fair number of RTs: Same people who boo God and chant "Hail Satan" always cheer for Obama. Think about it.

Posted by: votermom at March 14, 2014 12:28 PM (GSIDW)

I just want

I just want a donut.

Posted by: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus at March 14, 2014 12:28 PM (YYJjz)

It would be monumentally stupid for the Republicans to 'fix' ObamaCare.

I know, I know...Party of Stupid.

But this would be exceptionally stupid, monumentally stupid.

A shrine to Teh Stupid.

Posted by: wheatie at March 14, 2014 12:28 PM (8quPO)

42 Yeah, that will work. Trade them some MRE's for rifles and tanks.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at March 14, 2014 12:29 PM (sPO/s)

43 it is a tax yo!

Posted by: Justice John Roberts at March 14, 2014 12:30 PM (W6iIX)

44 Same people who boo God and chant "Hail Satan" always cheer for Obama. Think about it. I'll retweet it here.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:30 PM (GXZgZ)

45 43 LOL

Posted by: votermom at March 14, 2014 12:30 PM (GSIDW)

46 I'm feeling pizza tonite.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:30 PM (GXZgZ)

47 Ever heard of Talk Shoe?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:31 PM (bitz6)

48 Ace sounds like a man.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:31 PM (bitz6)

49 36 Just another example of govt interference stifling innovation.

Posted by: votermom at March 14, 2014 12:31 PM (GSIDW)

50 Maxwell Smart's shoe phone?

Posted by: Soothsayer at March 14, 2014 12:32 PM (c5Esc)

51 yo

Posted by: The Obvios Sock at March 14, 2014 12:32 PM (W6iIX)

52 I'm very disturbed about DrewM basically calling out Ace on the disappearing plane thread... Ace's theories are GOLD. No one should be allowed to talk to Ace as if he's a small hairy child. Ace, don't give DrewM his bonus this year. That punk doesn't deserve it.

Posted by: Creepy Weirdo Guy at March 14, 2014 12:32 PM (ET39D)

53 47 Ace sounds like a man. -- So you're saying she sounds hideous? /statefarm

Posted by: votermom at March 14, 2014 12:32 PM (GSIDW)

54 Syllabi?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:32 PM (bitz6)

55 spelling yo

Posted by: The Obvious Sock at March 14, 2014 12:33 PM (W6iIX)

47 Ace sounds like a man.

Well, she's been sick a lot lately.

Posted by: wheatie at March 14, 2014 12:33 PM (8quPO)

57 37 The 'ettes may want to give a pass on the top of the sidebar. I sure wish I had... Posted by: Brother Cavil at March 14, 2014 04:28 PM (naUcP)

Not touching with a ten foot pole.

But the riding a pig article in the sidebar reminded me...did everyone see the huge 500 pound boar shot in North Carolina? Holy freaking Moses, it is like Princess Miyazaki come to life!

The guy says they are going to use every bit of the pig and feed off it for a year, good for him. Noble creatures deserve that kind of respect.

Posted by: LizLem at March 14, 2014 12:33 PM (BF+2f)

58 No one should be allowed to talk to Ace as if he's a small hairy child. ::ponders:: ::nods::

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:34 PM (GXZgZ)

59 Oooh, donuts.

I want pie, but I don't know what kind.

Posted by: HR at March 14, 2014 12:34 PM (ZKzrr)

60 This is way better with you running it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:34 PM (bitz6)

61 This tweet of mine is getting a fair number of RTs: Same people who boo God and chant "Hail Satan" always cheer for Obama. Think about it. Nice!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 14, 2014 12:35 PM (FNtJ6)

62 There's no compelling public interest in govt mandating a universal phone charging standard. It's just the stupidity of people finding an annoyance in life and demanding, "there oughta be a law!" No, there's no need for a law. It's just a pretty mild annoyance. I have a box filled with an assortment of power cable and chargers I've accumulated over the years. Occasionally I've lost a charger for a gadget and had to buy a new one. Big deal. There's no need for govt locking in a standard. I try to buy gadgets with USB charging. Millions of others do the same. At some point someone will probably invent something better. And then the market will migrate to that. It hurts innovations and consumers to needless lock in a certain technology. Do it when there's a huge public safety issue. This is just solving a fairly minor annoyance. Yet it will be cheered by most, I'm sure. And this is why govt sucks and does stupid things, because the pubic sucks and demands the govt does stupid, needless things. Especially with wireless charging on the verge of going mainstream.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 14, 2014 12:36 PM (ZPrif)

63 Somehow I was able to download the podcast this morning. Feature or a bug?

Posted by: Emile Antoon Khadaji at March 14, 2014 12:36 PM (/8qpd)

64 When did the techies of the world decide a simple on/off switch just had to go?

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:36 PM (GXZgZ)

65 Why do I have an Adam's Apple?

Posted by: Michael Obama at March 14, 2014 12:37 PM (bitz6)

I heard a friend say that Ace is a chick. No fucking way.

Ace is all dude, right?

Posted by: prescient11 at March 14, 2014 12:37 PM (tVTLU)

67 Ace is all dude, right -------- Except for the tits.

Posted by: Adam at March 14, 2014 12:37 PM (Aif/5)

68 When your job is to beaurocrat you gotta beaurocrat.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:38 PM (GXZgZ)

69 Hail Satan?

Yes he is now among us. You shall find him at sixteen hundred Pennsylvania Avenue

Posted by: Nostradamus at March 14, 2014 12:38 PM (Q6pxP)

70 Afternoon Delight.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:38 PM (bitz6)

71 Ace is all dude, right?<<< People shouldn't assume a gender. It's a personal choice.

Posted by: Roy at March 14, 2014 12:38 PM (VndSC)

72 About the plane. Pilot suicide with/without terrorism intent is a possibility. Read the story of Air Force pilot Craig Button. He broke formation during a training flight, flew hundred of miles off course, not in a straight line but under control, and crashed into a mountain near Vail, Colorado with 2 minutes of fuel left. It took 3 weeks to find the plane. He was carrying active bombs which have never been found.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 14, 2014 12:38 PM (jTKU5)

73 So for my morning countdown "M" list "Mysterious Missing Malaysians?"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:38 PM (olDqf)

74 Gender RAYCIS!!!

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:39 PM (bitz6)

AmSpec

hooboy; this hurts

lol, so, Putin is beating TFG like a rented mule.

Posted by: Infidel at March 14, 2014 12:39 PM (cojT9)

76 That's a man baby.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:39 PM (GXZgZ)

77 45 I'm feeling pizza tonite. Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 04:30 PM (GXZgZ) Please do not tell us WHERE you are feeling itÂ…

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:40 PM (olDqf)

78 We are hurt my Infidel's comparison and demand a retraction

Posted by: Rented Mule Association at March 14, 2014 12:40 PM (Q6pxP)

79 I thought Ace was an Ewok???

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at March 14, 2014 12:40 PM (kZVsz)

80 I'm feeling the toaster too.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:41 PM (GXZgZ)

81 lol, so, Putin is beating TFG like a rented mule.<<< you have it backwards amigo

Posted by: Tijuana donkey girl at March 14, 2014 12:41 PM (VndSC)

82 Sounds like he's reading from a tech manual. I can't tell who's who. I need a program. Introduce yourselves.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:41 PM (bitz6)

83 Speaking of stampeding Ravages, ArthurK, I saw what you did in the sidebar. SOON.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Orion Death Star 2016 at March 14, 2014 12:41 PM (VtjlW)

84 Just don't tell me ace wears a onsie. I've had enough for one week.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 14, 2014 12:41 PM (jTKU5)

85 I don't buy them either, but someone gave me an Apple TV. It's a piece of shit. Hangs up constantly, loses connection, etc. There's no power on/off switch on the thing, so in order to 'cold boot' the thing you have to pull the plug.

You polar bear h8ting Global Warmening Deniers don't deserve an on-off switch, so just bugger off.

Posted by: Tim Cook, Chief Douchebag, Apple Corp. at March 14, 2014 12:41 PM (8ZskC)

86 I think CAC is overly pessimistic that GOP can't win without PA. However, Dems definitely can't win without it. I grew up in the 5 counties area that ace referenced. It's populated by Reagan Democrats and Clinton Republicans. Without a candidate as good as Reagan, we won't win those counties without a solid ground game as CAC noted. But he who wins the Philly suburbs wins the state. A few percentage points in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties will swing the state vote. By the way, each of those counties has a population near or greater than the entire state of Wyoming, and Montgomery County alone has a population that is 100K greater than Detroit. If you transplanted Detroit to Pennsylvania and had it vote R+5, think the GOP would carry the state? That's why CAC keeps pounding this idea. Win those counties and it's over. If we carry PA, we're going to win Ohio as well, and Colorado can go to hell, EV speaking.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 14, 2014 12:42 PM (R+XDI)

87 When the first "ace is a she" thread went up I googled Ewoks hoping to find that they are genderless creatures, like most weasels, but the interwebs think there are boy and girl Ewoks.

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at March 14, 2014 12:42 PM (A0sHn)

88 I thought Ace was an Ewok???

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at March 14, 2014 04:40 PM (kZVsz)

Since when is 'ewok' a gender specific term

Posted by: phreshone at March 14, 2014 12:42 PM (Q6pxP)

I saw video of the pro-abortion goons in Texas.

It is way creepy

Posted by: The Obvious Sock at March 14, 2014 12:43 PM (W6iIX)

90 lol, so, Putin is beating TFG like a rented mule.

-------------------------
you have it backwards amigo

Posted by: Tijuana donkey girl at March 14, 2014 04:41 PM (VndSC)

I didn't realize I'd need to be this flexible.

Posted by: Barky O'Genius at March 14, 2014 12:43 PM (8ZskC)

91 I had to dig a whole 6 comments deep to find the first disparaging non sequitur directed toward Fox News on the Slashdot story. Must be a slow day.

Posted by: Big McLargehuge at March 14, 2014 12:43 PM (wDmT7)

92 An ewok looks like a giant unshaved FUPAÂ…

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:43 PM (olDqf)

93 Does anybody have a bowl of Kaboom I could borrow?

Posted by: al zimer at March 14, 2014 12:43 PM (ScUhd)

94 Extraction, subtraction, infraction.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:43 PM (bitz6)

95 ... a giant unshaved FUPAÂ… I thought we agreed to Ban Bossy.

Posted by: Roy at March 14, 2014 12:44 PM (VndSC)

96 I just finished listening to it. CAC - 5% of one million people is 50 thousand votes, btw. Not 20k.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 14, 2014 12:44 PM (6wojC)

97 Pizza? Where did the Horde touch you? -On the Peppero.....*sobs*

Posted by: The Pizza at March 14, 2014 12:45 PM (lq3Ak)

98 China as a foreign country? I like it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:45 PM (bitz6)

Ace definitely is a dude!!! LOL

PA is totally winnable. The fact that we lose it is fucking atrocious. Here's a hint: guns, guns, guns. And win over the rank and file union members. Done and done.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 14, 2014 12:45 PM (tVTLU)

100 May I have 10,000 marbles please?

Posted by: Flounder at March 14, 2014 12:45 PM (8ZskC)

101 Is a FUPA like a R.O.U.S.?

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:45 PM (GXZgZ)

102 Sam Adams Beer Pulls Support From Boston St. PatrickÂ’s Day Parade Over Organizers Refusal To Allow Gay Groups To MarchÂ… So incredibly stupid. Weasel Zippers: Well I'll never order a Sam Adams again and i intend to write them and tell them

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 14, 2014 12:45 PM (t3UFN)

103 I saw Ace's acceptance speech in 2008 for Blogger of the Year... and no I won't expose the Chief Ewok's gender identity for that event.

Posted by: Nathan Lane at March 14, 2014 12:46 PM (Q6pxP)

104 I boycott Sam Adam's Beer because it's farking awful.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:46 PM (bitz6)

105 Pam Adams?

Posted by: Meremortal at March 14, 2014 12:46 PM (jTKU5)

106 Sam Adams Beer Pulls Support From Boston St. PatrickÂ’s Day Parade Over Organizers Refusal To Allow Gay Groups To MarchÂ…

Do Catholics get to march in the Gay Pride parades?

Posted by: HR at March 14, 2014 12:47 PM (ZKzrr)

107 Good thing we know that nobody will invent a better charger in the future. That way we can just pick one now by govt fiat.

The EU previously voted in the mid-90s that nobody was allowed to invent better cell technology than first-gen digital GSM. Fortunately nobody complied.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 14, 2014 12:47 PM (B/VB5)

108 95 I thought we agreed to Ban Bossy. Posted by: Roy at March 14, 2014 04:44 PM (VndSC Didn't Mike Bossy play for the Islanders back in the 70's?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:47 PM (olDqf)

109 If Ace has a vagina that would explain a lot of things.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 14, 2014 12:47 PM (8ZskC)

110 Do Catholics get to march in the Gay Pride parades?<<< Actually, yes, but they always get placed directly after the equestrian section.

Posted by: Roy at March 14, 2014 12:47 PM (VndSC)

111 Jon Corzine's 31-year old son committed suicide. I detest the man....but I can't imagine the anguish

Posted by: McCool at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (nCSwS)

112

Fuck Sam Adams. Done with those assholes and I drink a lot!!! lol

Damnit though, their Winter Lager is farging good...

Posted by: prescient11 at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (tVTLU)

113 I miss the flaming skulls.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (olDqf)

114 Yeah, you have to click on this episode...it's the first one on the List. Posted by: wheatie at March 14, 2014 04:23 PM (8quPO) thanks 2nd time I've listened (I admit), and I guess it autoplays the last... it gave me time away from the computer, heh. scanning international netflixes to see what the new releases are there. friday night movie night

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (IXrOn)

115 People shouldn't assume a gender. It's a personal choice.
Posted by: Roy at March 14, 2014 04:38 PM (VndSC)
Social construct.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (U8xBW)

116 Shitty 80's music for $1000 Alex.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (bitz6)

117 Quiznos filed for bankruptcy today. The wonders of the Obama economy -- where a slightly premium sub shop is too expensive for people to afford for lunch.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (ZPrif)

118 101 Is a FUPA like a R.O.U.S.?

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 04:45 PM (GXZgZ)

I think they both have proximity to fire swamps.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (DrWcr)

119 >>> You polar bear h8ting Global Warmening Deniers don't deserve an on-off switch, so just bugger off. Ima buy a couple shares of Apple, just to piss you off.

Posted by: fluffy at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (Ua6T/)

120 "Sam Adams Beer Pulls Support From Boston St. PatrickÂ’s Day Parade Over Organizers Refusal To Allow Gay Groups To MarchÂ…" Posted by: Nevergiveup I thought he was one of the *muahahaha* eeeevil Kochs. Okay, I didn't. But I shoe-horned that in there because... ...clever? *walks away to sad Bruce Banner music*

Posted by: Slapweasel at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (lq3Ak)

121 110 If Ace has a vagina that would explain a lot of things. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 14, 2014 04:47 PM (8ZskC) I've got a vagina. My wife. Now, I denounce myself.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:48 PM (olDqf)

122 Quiznos filed for bankruptcy today.

280 weeks of unemployment for everyone!!!

*hic*

Posted by: John Boehner at March 14, 2014 12:49 PM (8ZskC)

123 86 -

Politics, like warfare, often finds the strategists planning as if they are fighting the last one.

I don't believe 2016 will look as much like past elections as some people think. I'm not smart enough to predict these things, except to say that anyone who is talking right now about which states we need and which ones we don't are operating on about the same level as if they were trying to predict what the weather will be like in November of 2016.

Will it be cold? Probably. If you live in much of North America. Beyond that, nobody really has a clue.

Posted by: BurtTC at March 14, 2014 12:49 PM (BeSEI)

124 Sam Adams Boston Lager is my go to beer when I'm out. Can't believe they folded, but the gay mafia in Boston is strong, when bars and nightclubs started cancelling orders because SA was in the parade, they were going to be hated by one side or the other, no matter what. Can't stand those rainbow-wrapped extortionists.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 14, 2014 12:49 PM (ZshNr)

125 Liasoning=Scissoring?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:49 PM (bitz6)

126

Grrr...I decided to violate Moron Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and actually listen to a podcast for the podcast thread.

All I get on Stitcher is the old Free Beacon/Ronan Farrow cast.

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at March 14, 2014 12:49 PM (A0sHn)

127 What's R.O.U.S. or will I regret asking?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:49 PM (olDqf)

128 Quiznos filed for bankruptcy today. The wonders of the Obama economy -- where a slightly premium sub shop is too expensive for people to afford for lunch. -- Just wait until McD's is the upscale date scene.

Posted by: votermom at March 14, 2014 12:50 PM (GSIDW)

129 But it keeps get mangled up and quits and the only way to get it to work again is to pull the plug, count to ten, and plug it back in again.

You know you can just go Settings -> Restart and it cold boots, right? Or hold Menu and Down on the remote for 6 seconds.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 14, 2014 12:50 PM (B/VB5)

130 I just sent this to Sam Adams: Fine you want to play politics by pulling out of the St Patricks Parade in Boston, so will I. I will never buy or order your beer again. You make a beer, not policy. Nor are you the morality police. You'v made your choice and I have made mine.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 14, 2014 12:50 PM (t3UFN)

131 Quiznos filed for bankruptcy today. Wow.... Wonder how Boston Market is doing.

Posted by: eleven at March 14, 2014 12:51 PM (VhqUZ)

132 Subs are too highly priced and are mostly bread.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:51 PM (bitz6)

133 Just wait until McD's is the upscale date scene.

PRO TIP: Stay away from the ball pit.

http://tinyurl.com/pwof5cb

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 14, 2014 12:51 PM (8ZskC)

134 ROUS

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 04:49 PM (olDqf)

You should know this!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 14, 2014 12:51 PM (QFxY5)

135 Homos ARE allowed to march in the parade, but they must follow the rules that do not allow ANY advertising of a political agenda. They don't want to comply. They insist on wearing t-shirts and waving their stupid flags.

Posted by: Soothsayer at March 14, 2014 12:51 PM (c5Esc)

136 Sam Adams Boston Lager is my go to beer when I'm out. Can't believe they folded, but the gay mafia in Boston is strong, when bars and nightclubs started cancelling orders because SA was in the parade, they were going to be hated by one side or the other, no matter what. Can't stand those rainbow-wrapped extortionists. Posted by: Lincolntf at March 14, 2014 04:49 PM (ZshNr) Gays make up about 4% of the population. Stupid move if you ask me

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (t3UFN)

137 Ronin Farrow who?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (bitz6)

138 I tried Quizno's a few times and for a quick lunch at work it was not bad.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (olDqf)

139 What the EU could do that would make more sense (but cost more of course) would be to start requiring all new construction and remodels to install a standard power outlet.

There are so many different styles it's ridiculous. We don't understand that because ours started out with a standard as their were few companies making them and a standard was easier to require by code.

Thus the two prong and three prong outlet.

Over on the "Continent" it's a different story. Every country took a different direction. (and some have a differing standard for the power itself in waveform and voltage)

I'm not sure how many different outlets there are but I've seen universal adaptor kits that had at least 5 different thingies to adapt to whatever outlet you encountered.

And having a universal charger actually makes sense as now we have a charger for each gadget and it's becoming a mess. Having one charger that could charge any gadget would be a boon and waste less electricity and be less of a hazard.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (LSDdO)

140 Sam Adams is still in business?

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (slXFW)

141 135 ROUS Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 04:49 PM (olDqf) You should know this! Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 14, 2014 04:51 PM (QFxY5) For fuck's sake, I have no idea, Dil!!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (olDqf)

142 112 Jon Corzine's 31-year old son committed suicide.

I detest the man....but I can't imagine the anguish

Posted by: McCool at March 14, 2014 04:48 PM (nCSwS)

The news stories say he had substance abuse problems and suffered from depression.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (DrWcr)

143 I think they both have proximity to fire swamps.
-----------
Why did I just read that as proximity fuses?

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (sPO/s)

144 I hate the decision. It certainly won't help them in the marketplace.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 14, 2014 12:52 PM (ZshNr)

145 I just finished listening to it. CAC - 5% of one million people is 50 thousand votes, btw. Not 20k. Posted by: shredded chi at March 14, 2014 04:44 PM (6wojC) A million is a 1000 thousands, and I was mixing up my total and my fraction ( 1/20th of a 1000) Thanks for the correction chi!

Posted by: CAC at March 14, 2014 12:53 PM (buw7L)

146

Isn't Sam Adams beer the one who re-wrote the Preamble to the Declaration...in a commercial?

It was last summer, iirc.

They re-wrote it to take our 'Our Creator'.

Posted by: wheatie at March 14, 2014 12:53 PM (8quPO)

147 Where did the Senator from Utah touch you Ronin?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:53 PM (bitz6)

148 "...when bars and nightclubs started cancelling orders because SA was in the parade, they were going to be hated by one side or the other, no matter what." They should have just pulled out, stating that they didn't want to be involved with the politics.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 14, 2014 12:53 PM (jTKU5)

149 143 112 Jon Corzine's 31-year old son committed suicide. I detest the man....but I can't imagine the anguish Posted by: McCool at March 14, 2014 04:48 PM (nCSwS) The news stories sayhe had substance abuse problems and suffered from depression. Posted by: Insomniac at March 14, 2014 04:52 PM (DrWcr) All that free money from papa don't buy happinessÂ… only a more comfortable form of misery.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:53 PM (olDqf)

150 Quiznos? Now we have these extra sammich-making robots. What to do? Eureka! We add boobehs and sex parts! Big market for such.

Posted by: Japanese engineers at March 14, 2014 12:53 PM (VndSC)

151 147...to take *out* 'Our Creator'.

Posted by: wheatie at March 14, 2014 12:54 PM (8quPO)

152 148 Where did the Senator from Utah touch you Ronin? Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 04:53 PM (bitz6) Nevada!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:54 PM (olDqf)

153 Quiznos filed for bankruptcy today.

I like their food, but I've never been to a location that didn't have middling-to-bad service.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 14, 2014 12:54 PM (B/VB5)

154 Same sex marriage and the tranny boom are the Roe vs Wade of the twenty first century.

I.E. we'll be fighting this war for years.

It's just too fundamental and contrary to people's dearly held beliefs (and possibly strikes a chord within our genes concerning survival of the species. Which abortion and homosexuality undermine.)

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 14, 2014 12:54 PM (LSDdO)

155 Â Quiznos filed for bankruptcy today. --------- their food sucks. I wouldn't blame it on OhBama ROUS = Princess Bride reference, which I enjoyed, btw.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 14, 2014 12:54 PM (6wojC)

156 151 Quiznos? Now we have these extra sammich-making robots. What to do? Eureka! We add boobehs and sex parts! Big market for such. Posted by: Japanese engineers at March 14, 2014 04:53 PM (VndSC) Pink tacos with eyeballs for lickingÂ…

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:54 PM (olDqf)

157 And tentacles.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:55 PM (olDqf)

158 Quiznos? Now we have these extra sammich-making robots. What to do? Eureka! We add boobehs and sex parts! Big market for such.

Just stay out of this.

Posted by: The ATMs and Airport Kiosks at March 14, 2014 12:55 PM (8ZskC)

159 Sierra Nevada is my preference. Speaking of, only five minutes until 5:00......

Posted by: Adam at March 14, 2014 12:55 PM (Aif/5)

160 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 04:52 PM (olDqf)

Rodents Of Unusual Size

From the fire swamp in The Princess Bride.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 14, 2014 12:55 PM (QFxY5)

161 155 Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 14, 2014 04:54 PM (LSDdO) It's all in the name of destroying G-d and the family. Homos really are being used, just like blacks.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:56 PM (olDqf)

162 And having a universal charger actually makes sense as now we have a charger for each gadget and it's becoming a mess. Having one charger that could charge any gadget would be a boon and waste less electricity and be less of a hazard.

I got a thing at Amazon that plugs in and has 4 powered USB ports. Charges my iPhone, iPad, and Nexus 7 simultaneously no problems. I wish it didn't have a flashlight-grade blue LED on it though.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 14, 2014 12:56 PM (B/VB5)

163 What happens at 5:00. The midget is a huge fan? Free Bacon?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:56 PM (bitz6)

164 96 I just finished listening to it.
CAC - 5% of one million people is 50 thousand votes, btw. Not 20k. Posted by: shredded chi

Well that explains Pennsylvania.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 14, 2014 12:56 PM (slXFW)

165 161 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 14, 2014 04:55 PM (QFxY5) Thanks.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 12:56 PM (olDqf)

166 Tomorrow is Purim, right? What drinks go with Purim?

Posted by: grammie winger at March 14, 2014 12:57 PM (oMKp3)

167 I know you'll all be shocked by this but.... Scott Brown announces exploratory committee for Senate run.

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 14, 2014 12:57 PM (bCEmE)

168 The wonders of the Obama economy -- where a slightly premium sub shop is too expensive for people to afford for lunch.
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 14, 2014 04:48 PM (ZPrif)

High inflation in material costs, coupled with rapidly shrinking consumer income in your consumer base is not a prescription for profitability.

Posted by: phreshone at March 14, 2014 12:57 PM (Q6pxP)

169 128 What's R.O.U.S. or will I regret asking? Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 04:49 PM (olDqf)

*blinks in surprise, scrambles over to Youtube to grab clip*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv9CkjkOyzo

Posted by: LizLem at March 14, 2014 12:57 PM (BF+2f)

170 and Montgomery County alone has a population that is 100K greater than Detroit. If you transplanted Detroit to Pennsylvania and had it vote R+5, think the GOP would carry the state? That's why CAC keeps pounding this idea. Win those counties and it's over. If we carry PA, we're going to win Ohio as well, and Colorado can go to hell, EV speaking. Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 14, 2014 04:42 PM (R+XDI) winner winner chicken dinner.

Posted by: CAC at March 14, 2014 12:57 PM (buw7L)

171 Rodents Of Unusual Size Nutria?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 14, 2014 12:57 PM (FNtJ6)

172 Posted by: grammie winger at March 14, 2014 04:57 PM (oMKp3)

Alcoholic ones.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 14, 2014 12:58 PM (QFxY5)

173 Is there anything a Carbon Tax can't do?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:58 PM (bitz6)

174

Man Question: I have the kind of beard where I look like a hobo when I wake up in the morning, and we know that's unsafe in some parts.

Gillette threw a free Fusion Pro-Glide blade in my last pack of Mach 3s. It was way better, but I think they might have dulled the blades on the Mach 3s just to move me upmarket. Well, I moved upmarket, just bought the Pro-Glides.

These things are $5 a blade, though. I get three, four shaves out of one, so it's like $1.50 to shave everyday. (I know, being hobo hunted is more costly).

So, any dudes with Don Draper beards have any good shaving suggestions?

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at March 14, 2014 12:58 PM (A0sHn)

175

Quiznos is pretty good stuff.

Boston Market is like the bermuda triangle of kinda fast food chains. Does it exist? What do you order when you get there? A whole chicken? I don't know....

lol, it's a weird place.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 14, 2014 12:58 PM (tVTLU)

176 167 Tomorrow is Purim, right? What drinks go with Purim?

Posted by: grammie winger at March 14, 2014 04:57 PM (oMKp3)

Manischewitz?

Posted by: Insomniac at March 14, 2014 12:58 PM (DrWcr)

177 We need something new. Remember on The Flintstones, Fred would be at work at the gravel pit and the foreman would pull the string at 5 o'clock to make the bird squawk?

Posted by: Soothsayer at March 14, 2014 12:59 PM (c5Esc)

178 From the Sam Adams FB page, among many similar statements. Also some pro-gay mafia posts, of course. "I will no longer buy or consume your products. You played the PC card and caved to people who have misrepresented themselves and lied to the So. Boston Parade organizers. You should rename it Benedict Arnold Boston Lager."

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 14, 2014 12:59 PM (ZshNr)

179 I like Boston Market's Cornbread.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 12:59 PM (bitz6)

180 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 14, 2014 04:58 PM (QFxY5) You mean there are other kinds?

Posted by: grammie winger at March 14, 2014 12:59 PM (oMKp3)

181 I have some Manischewitz Concord Grape Wine.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 01:00 PM (bitz6)

182 Hey chi! How's it going, I haven't been a regular on ONT the past week.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 14, 2014 01:00 PM (R+XDI)

183 Thanks for the correction chi!Â Posted by: CAC at March 14, 2014 04:53 PM (buw7L) ------------- I wasn't trying to give you grief - I just chalked it up to one too many hits on the vape... was surprised the others didn't catch it though - I was drinking a forty while walking the doggie & did the math in my head pretty quickly. which one of you guys was drinking? That is one good wife. I was waiting for "go make me a sammich while you're in there!"

Posted by: shredded chi at March 14, 2014 01:00 PM (6wojC)

184 "So, any dudes with Don Draper beards have any good shaving suggestions?" Beard transplant.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 14, 2014 01:00 PM (jTKU5)

185 Boston Market is the Starbucks of sandwich shops.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 14, 2014 01:00 PM (slXFW)

186 "I will no longer buy or consume your products. You played the PC card and caved to people who have misrepresented themselves and lied to the So. Boston Parade organizers. You should rename it Benedict Arnold Boston Lager." Posted by: Lincolntf at March 14, 2014 04:59 PM (ZshNr)

Okay, that response is kind of fabulous.

Posted by: LizLem at March 14, 2014 01:01 PM (BF+2f)

187 Tomorrow is Purim, right? What drinks go with Purim? Posted by: grammie winger at March 14, 2014 04:57 PM (oMKp3) Manischewitz? Boonestein's Farm Strawberry Hill.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 14, 2014 01:01 PM (FNtJ6)

188 "Boston Market is the Starbucks of sandwich shops." Everything tastes bitter and burnt?

Posted by: Meremortal at March 14, 2014 01:02 PM (jTKU5)

189 Nood up!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 14, 2014 01:03 PM (FNtJ6)

190 NOOD!

Posted by: Slapweasel at March 14, 2014 01:03 PM (lq3Ak)

191 Purim is for purification, right? Might I suggest Colon-Blo? I denounce myself.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 14, 2014 01:03 PM (R+XDI)

192 Quiznos had to restructure its debt in 2011, the hedge fund who controlled the bonds sunk money into higher advertising, yet sales continued to plunge.

Thank You Obamanomics

- Shrinking personal income through unemployment
- Fuel costs - raising food production costs and shrinking disposable income
- Ethanol mandates raising food prices
- Shutting down the water to the Central Valley, raising food prices
- Raising minimum wage
- Raising insurance costs - hitting both the employer, and the employee's disposable income

Posted by: phreshone at March 14, 2014 01:03 PM (Q6pxP)

193 It's too early for another ghey thread.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 01:04 PM (bitz6)

194 Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at March 14, 2014 04:58 PM (A0sHn)

Schick Extreme 3 works fairly well for me, and I have a thick, curly JewBeard.

But I also use a wet/dry electric shaver that's even better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 14, 2014 01:04 PM (QFxY5)

195 Nood gay thread, since they get so little attention these days.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 14, 2014 01:04 PM (jTKU5)

196 184Â Hey chi! How's it going, I haven't been a regular on ONT the past week. Posted by:Â Conservative Crank's iPhoneÂ at ------------- Hey, Crank! Me neither. I've actually been on the morning threads some, tho. how have you been? Good to "see" you. I think cthulhu gave me your email (or gave you mine?), but i have been negligent in staying in touch with people.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 14, 2014 01:04 PM (6wojC)

197 I shave with Conair hair clippers.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 01:05 PM (bitz6)

198 Cereal you guys.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 01:06 PM (bitz6)

199 Secretary of State John Kerry emphasized talk of possible sanctions against Russia are not a Â“threatÂ” or meant in a Â“personal wayÂ” towards Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday in a London press conference: JOHN KERRY: We hope President Putin will recognize that none of what weÂ’re saying is meant as a threat, itÂ’s not meant in a personal way. It is meant as a matter of respect for the international, multilateral structure that we have lived by since World War II, and for the standards of behavior about annexation, about succession, about independence, and how countries come about it. kerry has to be the stupidest man person ever to be Sec of State. I never heard such crap before. weak weak weak

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 14, 2014 01:06 PM (t3UFN)

200 I think I'll start drinking more. I've considered this carefully and it is a prudent decision.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 14, 2014 01:06 PM (hvg/s)

201 >> stitcher link goes to last weeks Crap! Fixt.

Posted by: Andy at March 14, 2014 01:06 PM (GpwJj)

202 Last weeks podcast was pretty good.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 01:07 PM (bitz6)

203 A drop in U.S. government securities held in custody at the Federal Reserve by the most on record is fueling speculation that Russia may have shifted its holdings out of the U.S. as Western nations threaten sanctions. Talk about telegraphing your punches?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 14, 2014 01:08 PM (t3UFN)

204 Razors - Try the Schick Hydro 3 - fairly inexpensive, but they use better steel, so less rusting and so the razor is usable longer.

Posted by: phreshone at March 14, 2014 01:11 PM (Q6pxP)

205 Chi, if you're still here, cooth told me he gave it to you. It's just my handle here without spaces at the gmail.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 14, 2014 01:11 PM (R+XDI)

206 Sorry Schick Extreme 3 disposable - Inexpensive and good quality

Posted by: phreshone at March 14, 2014 01:12 PM (Q6pxP)

207 Oh right, forget the iPhone part.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 14, 2014 01:12 PM (R+XDI)

208 167 Tomorrow is Purim, right? What drinks go with Purim? Posted by: grammie winger at March 14, 2014 04:57 PM (oMKp3) Laphroaig or Midleton's is my choiceÂ… Or a Manischewitz Concord Grape baby! Actually, my dad, now of blessed memory, stumbled upon a genius drink. He accidentally let a bottle of ginger ale freeze a bit and get slushy and he mixed a little with the red red kosher kroovy and it was brilliant! Thanks, Pop!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 01:13 PM (olDqf)

209 208 Roger that, CC. I should have it in my inbox, then. I'm such an ass, I haven't been in touch with him in weeks, either. I should make the effort. You going to hit the ONT tonight?

Posted by: shredded chi at March 14, 2014 01:14 PM (6wojC)

210 They have this thing called Talk Shoe. People can listen live or afterwards and chat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 14, 2014 01:15 PM (bitz6)

211 Sammy Davis Jr. was the Manischevitz pitch man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwsmJX-5yKc GROOVY!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 14, 2014 01:15 PM (olDqf)

212 Chi, have a dinner party this evening, but I should be able to make an appearance here by midnight.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 14, 2014 01:19 PM (R+XDI)

213 Yay Chill Grove! Made me laugh so much when I contemplated it in bed the other night.

Posted by: @parisparamus at March 14, 2014 01:26 PM (hlumt)

214
Please tell me that you guys talked about plaid maps.....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 14, 2014 01:27 PM (TIIx5)

215

To Ace and the podcast crew,

Please dump this curse-free format. It's boring as shit.

The first podcasts were great, it was like sitting in a back room with some friends and some beers, talking shit about the other side. It was fun, there was laughter and hijinks and a person could feel that they were an equal in this setting, just one of the boys.

This highbrow thing is the complete opposite. It's a bunch of people "not like you" talking in a high minded, outsider way. This isn't a backroom chat on a saturday night, it's a panel discussion with suits and ties and correspondinly less fun and less engaging.

Doubtless you can't please everyone but come on guys, and Ace, don't go down this path. Drink and curse and behave like friends would when chatting about this stuff, in other words, be your natural selves. It's so much more entertaining and enjoyable.

Respectfully,

a listener

Posted by: Me Black at March 14, 2014 01:37 PM (DVVEQ)

216 >> Please dump this curse-free format. It's boring as shit. Fuckin' A. I'll be back soon with my foulmouthed southern drawl.

Posted by: Andy at March 14, 2014 01:50 PM (BNuW6)

217 which one of you guys was drinking? That is one good wife. I was waiting for "go make me a sammich while you're in there!" Posted by: shredded chi at March 14, 2014 05:00 PM (6wojC) She cooked me Chicken Parmesan, made me a Whiskey Sour, then another Whiskey Sour, then an Old Fashioned, and a few shots of Bulleit Rye. She's an awesome wife.

Posted by: CAC at March 14, 2014 01:59 PM (buw7L)

218 CAC is right - there is room to grab a few points in urban centers. The problem is as (I think Richard J. Daley said) it doesn't matter who votes, it only matters who counts the vote. A dear friend worked as a Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County (Chicago) and did polling place inspections during a bunch of elections. Typical example, in 2000 he kept track of answers to a simple question directed to Republican judges: "Who is running for Vice President?" You guessed it - 90% of the Republican judges didn't know Dick Cheney. Because, they weren't Republican at all. Nor were they fair minded arbiters of elections. This has become less of a problem as the suburbs have gone more Democratic but even now, the urban precincts always hold back to see other results and then, wow magically, find a few boxes of uncounted ballots. CAC is right in that there is a real opportunity to grab some more votes. The left is the best at pounding away at small fissures between righty groups. I think there is a HUGE opportunity to pound away at the differences and competing interests between the government unions and the skilled trade unions. The left loves them some government unions because they are growing and help execute the utopian vision. No one in Illinois reminds the trades that the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU support "assault weapons" bans. I always thought one of the problems of the Juan McClane campaign was the shunning of the Palins - both of them. Todd was a member of the United Steel Workers, not the East Bank Club. And that is the point. Sorry about the rant. I am just disgusted with Chicago & C(r)ook County. Nice credit rating, eh? Oh, yeah. Since my friend almost got his ass kicked by machine meatheads at a polling place a couple of cycles ago, he started getting the flu on election day. Get this, there were two ASAs together, both over 240 pounds. They were saved by Chicago Detectives at the nick of time. The best part is that on the next day they got shit from their supervisor for causing trouble. They hadn't shown their IDs to anyone but the detectives. As we like to say here, the corruption is endemic, pervasive and institutionalized.

Posted by: bigdaddygeo at March 14, 2014 05:44 PM (d4ZYR)

219 The download link goes to last weeks!

Posted by: BigGator5 at March 14, 2014 07:16 PM (FcyWa)

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