Joss Whedon on Mitt Romney
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:03:39pm |
Zomney is your man. Well, not "man," exactly.
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Summer Lovin' Torture Party Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:05:48pm |
A pro-life guy, a pro-choice guy, a pro-gay rights guy, an anti-gay rights guy, a moderate, a liberal, a conservative and a Mormon all walk into a bar. The bartender says "A water, Governor Romney?"
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CriticalDragon1177 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:06:45pm |
Charles Johnson,
LOL!
I've been watching my own Buffy the Vampire Slayer Marathon, it being around Halloween and all. Joss Whedon was the guy who first came up with the idea for that show, so he was perfect for this.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:09:59pm |
#EastCoast perrrrrfect night for #thewalkingdeadWatch, take notes.(if you have power)
— Michelle (@MichelleVista) October 28, 2012
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:11:26pm |
I heart NY "@avb: A friend sent me the best hurricane-related signage in #ZoneC cc: @rosannecash twitter.com/avb/status/262..."— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) October 28, 2012
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MittDoesNotCompute Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:14:43pm |
re: #2 Charles Johnson
Zomney is your man. Well, not "man," exactly.
He'd be...an "ex-man"!
*rimshot*
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sauceruney Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:17:01pm |
If Romney promised to bring back Firefly, it would be harder to vote for Obama, I might even cry as I punched the ballot.
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MittDoesNotCompute Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:18:10pm |
re: #10 sauceruney
If Romney promised to bring back Firefly, it would be harder to vote for Obama, I might even cry as I punched the ballot.
The cake would be a lie...
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:18:24pm |
re: #10 sauceruney
If Romney promised to bring back Firefly, it would be harder to vote for Obama, I might even cry as I punched the ballot.
He'd bring it back and have Mal become a Shepherd.
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Madspirit Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:20:23pm |
Romney cancelled Firefly. Joss is the best, isn't he? Love him.
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bratwurst Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:20:57pm |
Republicans saying we may have to wait till Thurs to find out exactly how and where Obama's response to Hurricane Sandy was incompetent— Bill Maher (@billmaher) October 28, 2012
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sauceruney Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:21:32pm |
re: #11 MittDoesNotCompute
The cake would be a lie...
Hit the downding by accident but fixed it. Yeah, the cake would be a lie, but I'd be conflicted just the same lol
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moderatelyradicalliberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:24:08pm |
re: #10 sauceruney
If Romney promised to bring back Firefly, it would be harder to vote for Obama, I might even cry as I punched the ballot.
He'd be lying like he lies about everything else.
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blueraven Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:25:25pm |
re: #13 Madspirit
Romney cancelled Firefly. Joss is the best, isn't he? Love him.
Welcome hatchling!
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:26:58pm |
THIS>>>>>twitpic.com/b8bmbc
— Greytdog (@Greytdog) October 28, 2012
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PhillyPretzel Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:27:49pm |
re: #19 Obdicut
I get the bacon and egg but I do not understand the pistol.
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:28:37pm |
re: #22 PhillyPretzel
I get the bacon and egg but I do not understand the pistol.
Check your Emily post. Your gun is the appropriate utensil for those foots. Note how it is also the only utensil.
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:29:03pm |
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:30:26pm |
And apropos of nothing at all:
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PhillyPretzel Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:30:35pm |
re: #25 Obdicut
One of many reasons why I do not tweet.
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dragonfire1981 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:33:24pm |
re: #2 Charles Johnson
Zomney is your man. Well, not "man," exactly.
That is actually pretty awesome.
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:33:37pm |
Frankenstorm was my porn name, but then I decided it was stupid to give myself a name when I watched porn.— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) October 28, 2012
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Madspirit Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:35:34pm |
re: #18 blueraven
Thank-you. I have been reading ya'll for a long long time. Your membership just opened back up, so I jumped.
I am: 58 years old. Austin, Texan...Leftist Lesbian. Pothead Hippie. Obama supporter.
During this Oddest Most Vitriolic Election Time EVER...I only read here and at Nate Silver...
Thanks again...happy to be here...
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dragonfire1981 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:35:58pm |
re: #8 wrenchwench
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When I visited New Orleans in 2006 I picked up a slightly different version of this shirt.
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dragonfire1981 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:36:39pm |
re: #31 Madspirit
Thank-you. I have been reading ya'll for a long long time. Your membership just opened back up, so I jumped.
I am: 58 years old. Austin, Texan...Leftist Lesbian. Pothead Hippie. Obama supporter.
During this Oddest Most Vitriolic Election Time EVER...I only read here and at Nate Silver...
Thanks again...happy to be here...
Curious, how long have you lived in Texas?
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:37:19pm |
re: #31 Madspirit
Thank-you. I have been reading ya'll for a long long time. Your membership just opened back up, so I jumped.
I am: 58 years old. Austin, Texan...Leftist Lesbian. Pothead Hippie. Obama supporter.
During this Oddest Most Vitriolic Election Time EVER...I only read here and at Nate Silver...
Thanks again...happy to be here...
Welcome!
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Decatur Deb Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:39:48pm |
re: #31 Madspirit
Thank-you. I have been reading ya'll for a long long time. Your membership just opened back up, so I jumped.
I am: 58 years old. Austin, Texan...Leftist Lesbian. Pothead Hippie. Obama supporter.
During this Oddest Most Vitriolic Election Time EVER...I only read here and at Nate Silver...
Thanks again...happy to be here...
Stylebook warning: "Obama supporter" is redundant.
Welcome aboard.
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Only The Lurker Knows Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:41:36pm |
re: #14 bratwurst
Or to find out how many people the rapeubicans are willing to let die in a bid to show just how incompetent President Obama is in handling the after effects of a natural disaster .
Lizards, I hate to say this. I really do. But the rapeubicans will use any misstep, at ANY LEVEL ) Local, State, Federal) to vilify President Obama.
Charles, If I am wrong, Nuke me.
Because Lizards, this is President Obama's October Surprise.
Let us hope He is up to it
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:41:53pm |
re: #35 Decatur Deb
Stylebook warning: "Obama supporter" is redundant.
I guess you haven't read the Matt Stoller thing....
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Decatur Deb Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:42:46pm |
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DisturbedEma Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:42:47pm |
re: #31 Madspirit
Welcome and yep this election brought me back here after a long break:)
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:45:08pm |
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:45:22pm |
re: #36 Only The Lurker Knows
This has been my thinking for 48 hours. How Obama deals with this decides the election.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:45:23pm |
re: #36 Only The Lurker Knows
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
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Madspirit Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:45:36pm |
re: #33 dragonfire1981
Born and raised in Texas. I have lived in Austin, the liberal oasis, since I was 15. Still here. In my hippie youth I was everywhere...mostly East Coast. For a couple of years...I was in Swarthmore for a semester, not as student but as GF of a student there, Cambridge and NYC. I hitchhiked back home...held a sign that read: Boston to Austin. 5 days and 36 rides later I was home.
Ummm someone did ask. : >
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Lidane Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:47:23pm |
re: #43 Kragar
Note to self; start parkour lessons
Rule #1: Cardio.
Rule #2: Parkour.
Rule #3: Whedon is the Master. ;)
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:47:52pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
You mean 'rapepublican'? Your guys earned that one.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:47:56pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
As you ignore the rape statements. There's a clock, what day will they not mention rape in a misogynist stupid way? Back to day one today. Gingrich.
You are not immune from your people Dark. Embrace it or be a wimp.
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Kragar Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:48:04pm |
re: #46 Gus
Romney: Federal Disaster Relief Spending Is 'Immoral'
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Disaster relief funding is just as bad as funding birth control. Who are we to interfere with God's plan?
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:48:10pm |
re: #41 ProGunLiberal
This has been my thinking for 48 hours. How Obama deals with this decides the election.
It depends on what all needs to be done and what the government can do. I do know if I were Mitt Romney, I'd be buying as much in the way of relief supplies as were available outside the projected impact zone and I'd have them ready to be flown in by helos I'd pay for. Mitt's rich, he ought to use his money to good effect here and show the world he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:48:17pm |
re: #46 Gus
Romney: Federal Disaster Relief Spending Is 'Immoral'
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Transcript for full context.
KING: What else, Governor Romney? You've been a chief executive of a state. I was just in Joplin, Missouri. I've been in Mississippi and Louisiana and Tennessee and other communities dealing with whether it's the tornadoes, the flooding, and worse. FEMA is about to run out of money, and there are some people who say do it on a case-by-case basis and some people who say, you know, maybe we're learning a lesson here that the states should take on more of this role. How do you deal with something like that?
ROMNEY: Absolutely. Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. And if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better.
Instead of thinking in the federal budget, what we should cut -- we should ask ourselves the opposite question. What should we keep? We should take all of what we're doing at the federal level and say, what are the things we're doing that we don't have to do? And those things we've got to stop doing, because we're borrowing $1.6 trillion more this year than we're taking in. We cannot...
KING: Including disaster relief, though?
ROMNEY: We cannot -- we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. It is simply immoral, in my view, for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids, knowing full well that we'll all be dead and gone before it's paid off. It makes no sense at all.
Didn't clarify or anything like. He finished this section just as he did in the video.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:48:21pm |
re: #40 wrenchwench
I think he's a
more of a libertariana bullshitter rather than a progressive.
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Kragar Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:48:28pm |
re: #47 Lidane
Rule #1: Cardio.
Rule #2: Parkour.
Rule #3: Whedon is the Master. ;)
For me, parkour goes like this:
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Only The Lurker Knows Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:48:33pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
Go for it. I am not here for a popularity contest.
*EDIT*
Oh, and feel free to go through my previous posts and down ding them as well.
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:49:24pm |
re: #53 Decatur Deb
You do know those two are essentially one and the same.
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:49:26pm |
re: #46 Gus
Romney: Federal Disaster Relief Spending Is 'Immoral'
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Fuck him. Immoral? Yeah it's immoral for the government to help disaster victims but it's just fine for Romney's religious right allies to tell gay couples they can't marry, that they can't serve openly in the military, or that a woman shouldn't have the right to choose. The nerve of this guy.
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Lidane Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:49:36pm |
re: #51 Dark_Falcon
Mitt's rich, he ought to use his money to good effect here and show the world he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
But he won't. Why? Because he's rich. He's got his, and fuck everyone else.
Do you honestly think he's running for POTUS for something other than another entry on his resume? He doesn't care about anyone outside of his cadre of rich friends.
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:49:48pm |
re: #53 Decatur Deb
re: #40 wrenchwench
I think he's more of a
libertarianbullshitter rather than a progressive.
Speaking of redundant.....
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:50:06pm |
re: #57 HappyWarrior
Fuck him. Immoral? Yeah it's immoral for the government to help disaster victims but it's just fine for Romney's religious right allies to tell gay couples they can't marry, that they can't serve openly in the military, or that a woman shouldn't have the right to choose. The nerve of this guy.
We need moar aircraft carriers!
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:50:57pm |
re: #51 Dark_Falcon
It depends on what all needs to be done and what the government can do. I do know if I were Mitt Romney, I'd be buying as much in the way of relief supplies as were available outside the projected impact zone and I'd have them ready to be flown in by helos I'd pay for. Mitt's rich, he ought to use his money to good effect here and show the world he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
And so should all other rich people? I'm not getting your logic here. Do you want all the super-wealthy in the US to voluntarily give massively to charity to redistribute income to the people affected by this disaster?
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:50:59pm |
re: #60 Gus
We need moar aircraft carriers!
Really, it just amuses me when Romney acts like the private sector knows best blah blah but then he wants to totally ignore the bloated defense budget. And of course his own so-con policies that note to Mitt, they involve the government too.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:51:05pm |
re: #51 Dark_Falcon
It depends on what all needs to be done and what the government can do. I do know if I were Mitt Romney, I'd be buying as much in the way of relief supplies as were available outside the projected impact zone and I'd have them ready to be flown in by helos I'd pay for. Mitt's rich, he ought to use his money to good effect here and show the world he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
You are absolutely out of touch. What rich fucking person is going to buy supplies for those hurting and give them away? Only if he can rape the consumer in need (yes, rape) by making a profit.
Cold and clueless.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:51:17pm |
re: #41 ProGunLiberal
This has been my thinking for 48 hours. How Obama deals with this decides the election.
The storm? It's probably not a game changer but it's not going to make a whole lot of difference. People will lose power. No matter how long it takes to get power restored people will complain that it wasn't faster. I'm sure this is a headache that he'd rather not have right now but people will complain no matter what, Republicans will capitalize on it. I'm not a fan of politicizing natural disasters, injuries, destruction and or death but people will do it it anyways. It won;t make much difference but they'll do it for their own satisfaction.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:51:58pm |
re: #40 wrenchwench
I think he's more of a libertarian than a progressive.
Read the link here.
A note to Stoller and his acolytes about FDR's presidency. sulia.com/my_thoughts/f6...— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) October 28, 2012
Whacked him good. Ironically, Stoller is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. Frankly, he should be fired.
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MittDoesNotCompute Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:52:58pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
It may have been high on the hyperbole, but on its substance, it's right on target.
Prove that it isn't...
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:53:22pm |
re: #61 Obdicut
And so should all other rich people? I'm not getting your logic here. Do you want all the super-wealthy in the US to voluntarily give massively to charity to redistribute income to the people affected by this disaster?
If Mitt wants to win he cannot just sit on the sidelines, he must act. Action will be costly, but it must be done.
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:53:25pm |
re: #66 MittDoesNotCompute
It may have been high on the hyperbole, but on its substance, it's right on target.
Prove that it isn't...
Especially with McCain saying that Benghazi is worse than Watergate.
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lawhawk Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:53:32pm |
Well, the Giants won at the Cowboys to improve to 4-0 all times at Jerry Jones' Place. Now, let's see SF beat Detroit to seal the deal.
Because I doubt anyone'll be watching on the East Coast after tonight as the power goes buhbye.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:54:01pm |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
If Mitt wants to win he cannot just sit on the sidelines, he must act. Action will be costly, but it must be done.
hahaha, we'll be waiting.
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Joanne Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:54:53pm |
re: #40 wrenchwench
I think he's more of a libertarian than a progressive.
I heard this guy yesterday on XM as I was driving back to Canada. Meh. He sounded kinda kooky to me.
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jamesfirecat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:55:17pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
Is he lying?
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Almost Killed by Space Hookers Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:55:34pm |
My man crush on Joss Whedon just got even deeper and more profound.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:55:36pm |
re: #63 Page 3 in the Binder of Women
Did I take a wrong turn and end up in Democratic Underground? Because frankly, Stanley, that post was so hostile and full of class warfare that it sounded like it belonged on DU, not LGF.
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Lidane Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:55:40pm |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
If Mitt wants to win he cannot just sit on the sidelines, he must act. Action will be costly, but it must be done.
Again -- that's not going to happen. Why? Because he's got his already.
You seem to be operating under the delusion that Mitt Romney has actual principles or any sense of empathy for others. LOL no. Not even close.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:55:46pm |
The most frustrating thing about today's GOTV canvass of Obama voters in the Florida panhandle is that so many had already voted for him.
[Link: politic365.com...]
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allegro Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:56:40pm |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
If Mitt wants to win he cannot just sit on the sidelines, he must act. Action will be costly, but it must be done.
So fuck people over his whole life to amass a personal fortune, run for office and do some token PR by buying a few blankies for the homeless, win the election and continue to screw people over.
Sounds Republican to me.
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:57:26pm |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
If Mitt wants to win he cannot just sit on the sidelines, he must act. Action will be costly, but it must be done.
You didn't answer my question. Why should he do this? Is it a responsibility of the rich to do this, to pitch in monetarily when society is damaged? Is this your view of how economics should be? Or do you purely mean this as a soulless attempt to politically capitalize on this by spending money on people to win the election?
Even if he did do some huge donation, it really should be a donation, don't you think, rather than some overnight competing relief movement?
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:58:24pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
And I'm going to upding anyone who does the same. The Republican party DESERVES to be maligned in such a way. Apparently, you don't like people calling out the party you've chosen to align yourself with for their idiocy and dangerous ideas. Sorry - I know you've been here for quite a while (and one of the primary reasons I was looking forward to getting an account here was to spar with you from time to time) but here's the situation, in a nutshell - you choose to align yourself with a political movement that wishes to redefine rape, that wants to deny women their right to choose what to do with their bodies, that doesn't believe in equal pay for women for equal work, that believes the solution to most problems is "war war war" - and that enjoys constantly tossing out dog whistles because they know it appeals to their base - regardless of the overall damage it does to race relations.
Remember, its the REPUBLICAN PARTY that said the most important thing to do is to ensure Obama is a one term President and proceeded to collude and obfuscate and intercede in order to try to achieve that goal. If a Democrat had said such a thing about a Republican President, there would be shouts of treason from the rooftops. You don't get your 'high horse' on this one - I'm sorry that you don't personally like Barack Obama - oh well, que sera sera. Here's the thing though, when I voted for him (I early voted here in Florida) - I had not just myself in mind, but your unemployed self as well - I care about a lot more than just 'my guy won' - I care about ALL of our fellow Countrymen, even the twisted ones who think that because Obama's got dark skin, he's some sort of pariah.
All the dislike in the world you have for President Obama isn't going to make his winning the election any less of a reality for you come November 7th - so strap in as you've got an ugly four years ahead of you if you can't learn to accept that reality.
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MittDoesNotCompute Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:58:39pm |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
If Mitt wants to win he cannot just sit on the sidelines, he must act. Action will be costly, but it must be done.
You know and I know exactly what Mitt's gonna do this week: Sit on his ass and avoid the media...unless he can co-opt them to beat President Obama over the head with any real or perceived weakness or misstep in the federal response to Sandy.
Bet you real money on that...
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:59:04pm |
re: #75 Dark_Falcon
Did I take a wrong turn and end up in Democratic Underground? Because frankly, Stanley, that post was so hostile and full of class warfare that it sounded like it belonged on DU, not LGF.
Hostile, yes. Here it is again:
Or to find out how many people the rapeubicans are willing to let die in a bid to show just how incompetent President Obama is in handling the after effects of a natural disaster .
Lizards, I hate to say this. I really do. But the rapeubicans will use any misstep, at ANY LEVEL ) Local, State, Federal) to vilify President Obama.
Charles, If I am wrong, Nuke me.
Because Lizards, this is President Obama's October Surprise.
Let us hope He is up to it
I don't see any class warfare there. Just political warfare. I don't read DU, so I don't know how it's similar. But really, Dark, you are still wearing blinders.
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ozbloke Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:59:14pm |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
If Mitt wants to win he cannot just sit on the sidelines, he must act. Action will be costly, but it must be done.
Are you suggesting that he should buy the Presidency by trying to make himself look like he gives a shit?
How much did he donate to Katrina would be my first question.
The worst part about this, is that you are suggesting its a good idea.
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Only The Lurker Knows Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:59:15pm |
re: #51 Dark_Falcon
"I do know if I were Mitt Romney, I'd be buying as much in the way of relief supplies as were available outside the projected impact zone and I'd have them ready to be flown in by helos I'd pay for."
And how much would you charge the Government/People for those supplies?
//// Free market and all.
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:59:47pm |
I think I'd rather have Romney say that we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on. Oh, and this would be an excellent time to apologize for his attacks on science and especially on climate scientists, and to disavow the anti-science party position on those. It'd be great if he acknowledged that lives are being saved by climatologists that he and his GOP brethren smear.
“The reason I’m in this race is to help people,” Romney said. “I’m not in this race to slow the rise of the oceans or to heal the planet. I’m in this race to help the American people.”
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:59:48pm |
re: #79 Obdicut
You didn't answer my question. Why should he do this? Is it a responsibility of the rich to do this, to pitch in monetarily when society is damaged? Is this your view of how economics should be? Or do you purely mean this as a soulless attempt to politically capitalize on this by spending money on people to win the election?
Even if he did do some huge donation, it really should be a donation, don't you think, rather than some overnight competing relief movement?
When I said 'should' and 'must', I was referring to electoral necessities. I do, however, believe that those who have the ability to help should be generous in a crisis and their fellow citizens. That has always been my practice, anyways.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:59:49pm |
Guess this means that a poor state like Mississippi would have to launch and maintain their own weather satellite. Or instead sub it out to a private company. Either way the people of Mississippi would still have to pay for it one way or the other.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 4:59:57pm |
re: #75 Dark_Falcon
Did I take a wrong turn and end up in Democratic Underground? Because frankly, Stanley, that post was so hostile and full of class warfare that it sounded like it belonged on DU, not LGF.
Oh please. You actually mentioned the possibility that Mitt helps out the storm affected people with his own money. Reality? No.
And, by classing me with DU is a weak argument. Actually, it's not an argument at all.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:00:40pm |
Any bets on the first candidate to visit the effected area for a photo op?
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jamesfirecat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:01:19pm |
re: #75 Dark_Falcon
Did I take a wrong turn and end up in Democratic Underground? Because frankly, Stanley, that post was so hostile and full of class warfare that it sounded like it belonged on DU, not LGF.
Using the phrase "Class Warfare" does your cause no been dilluted and used in a dog whistle style over the course of this election DF.
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:01:31pm |
re: #89 Killgore Trout
Obama is staying in D.C, which is in the area, and will be affected. So he has already won that.
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:01:34pm |
re: #80 nemus
Nice rant. I bet you type fast.
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:01:37pm |
re: #89 Killgore Trout
Any bets on the first candidate to visit the effected area for a photo op?
I could quite easily see Romney and Christie overlooking the damage from a rather robust and well built Helicopter.
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Joanne Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:01:41pm |
re: #49 Page 3 in the Binder of Women
As you ignore the rape statements. There's a clock, what day will they not mention rape in a misogynist stupid way? Back to day one today. Gingrich.
You are not immune from your people Dark. Embrace it or be a wimp.
Here's that clock.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:01:54pm |
re: #85 Obdicut
I think I'd rather have Romney say that we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on. Oh, and this would be an excellent time to apologize for his attacks on science and especially on climate scientists, and to disavow the anti-science party position on those. It'd be great if he acknowledged that lives are being saved by climatologists that he and his GOP brethren smear.
If he said "we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on", that would be the kiss of death for him electorally.
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dragonfire1981 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:02:44pm |
re: #89 Killgore Trout
Any bets on the first candidate to visit the effected area for a photo op?
Paul Ryan?
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:02:52pm |
re: #93 wrenchwench
Nice rant. I bet you type fast.
65 - 70 wpm with two fingers and two thumbs. I've been typing since the age of five so I developed my own touch typing skills. Got kicked out of typing class in high school due to them yet I consistently outpaced the teacher in both speed and accuracy :P
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gwangung Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:03:02pm |
re: #96 Dark_Falcon
If he said "we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on", that would be the kiss of death for him electorally.
Why?
That's simple human decency.
Why would that be the kiss of death unless YOUR people are not simply decent humans?
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dragonfire1981 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:03:08pm |
I wonder how different the polls would look if Obama was white.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:03:25pm |
re: #82 wrenchwench
My #75 was in reply to #63, not #36.
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allegro Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:03:30pm |
re: #96 Dark_Falcon
If he said "we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on", that would be the kiss of death for him electorally.
Just... wow.
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Almost Killed by Space Hookers Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:03:34pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
You mean the anti-women's rights, anti equal pay, have difficulty understanding that rape is a bad thing, anti-science, anti-modernity, group of bought and paid for corporate goons who trashed this economy in the first place, will do so even more profoundly if given the chance again, group of dishonest cretins who unpatrioticly further damaged the economy and prevented the jobs bills in order to hurt Obama, the ones who flip-flop every minute even against their own policies to hurt Obama and this nation, the ones who were willing to hold the sovereign debt hostage and damaged out credit rating, the ones who will insure a man made Apocalypse through climate change...
Those backwards, cruel, self serving, thugs?
Downding me too then.
They are scum.
They are evil in the most basic biblical definitions of evil.
Fuck them.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:03:38pm |
Not a photo op.
10/28: President Obama received a #Sandy briefing @fema HQ fema.gov/blog/2012-10-2... emphasizing need to prepare twitter.com/fema/status/26...— FEMA (@fema) October 28, 2012
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Only The Lurker Knows Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:03:43pm |
re: #68 Dark_Falcon
If Mitt wants to win he cannot just sit on the sidelines, he must act. Action will be costly, but it must be done.
NOT. GOING. TO. FUCKING. HAPPEN.
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:04:08pm |
re: #88 Page 3 in the Binder of Women
Oh please. You actually mentioned the possibility that Mitt helps out the storm affected people with his own money. Reality? No.
And, by classing me with DU is a weak argument. Actually, it's not an argument at all.
Oh, you sounded like DU? Sorry, I thought he meant Bubblehead/Only the Lurker.
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:04:11pm |
re: #99 gwangung
Why?
That's simple human decency.
Why would that be the kiss of death unless YOUR people are not simply decent humans?
If the shoe fits...
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:04:42pm |
re: #96 Dark_Falcon
If he said "we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on", that would be the kiss of death for him electorally.
LOL, fuck America and we win.
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:04:45pm |
re: #51 Dark_Falcon
It depends on what all needs to be done and what the government can do. I do know if I were Mitt Romney, I'd be buying as much in the way of relief supplies as were available outside the projected impact zone and I'd have them ready to be flown in by helos I'd pay for. Mitt's rich, he ought to use his money to good effect here and show the world he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
Man, you really are becoming delusional.
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:04:49pm |
Well if his base can't handle him saying anything nice about Obama. That's their problem.
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dragonfire1981 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:04:55pm |
re: #99 gwangung
Why?
That's simple human decency.
Why would that be the kiss of death unless YOUR people are not simply decent humans?
Yes but it would be perceived as being too soft or agreeable to Obama. I'm reasonably certain Fox News would obliterate Romney if he came out and said something like that.
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Joanne Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:05:00pm |
re: #61 Obdicut
And so should all other rich people? I'm not getting your logic here. Do you want all the super-wealthy in the US to voluntarily give massively to charity to redistribute income to the people affected by this disaster?
No he wants Mitt to look like he cares. More photo op, still zero substance. Apparently, that's what a POTUS is to him...all hat, no cattle.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:05:17pm |
re: #99 gwangung
Why?
That's simple human decency.
Why would that be the kiss of death unless YOUR people are not simply decent humans?
Because he'd look like a nothing while Obama acted like the president. Mitt's got to do something to look effective in the crisis while not conceding anything to Obama.
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:05:22pm |
re: #108 Page 3 in the Binder of Women
LOL, fuck America and we win.
Its pretty much page one on the handbook of Republican politics. They just are having a problem with the 'we win' part of it recently.
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nines09 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:05:31pm |
re: #90 nines09
My bad. That photo is of prior damage and some hack tweeted it. Not up to date. Sorry
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:05:42pm |
re: #101 Dark_Falcon
My #75 was in reply to #63, not #36.
I figured it out. I don't see anything undeserved there either.
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jamesfirecat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:06:08pm |
re: #96 Dark_Falcon
If he said "we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on", that would be the kiss of death for him electorally.
Because your party hates Obama in a deeply unhealthy way.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:06:10pm |
re: #106 wrenchwench
Oh, you sounded like DU? Sorry, I thought he meant Bubblehead/Only the Lurker.
No, moi, the traitor (in the old days, that would be my nic)
pitiful
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dragonfire1981 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:06:21pm |
You have to remember, Obama has been positioned as an enemy of the state. It's not good PR to act friendly with an enemy.
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:06:48pm |
re: #119 dragonfire1981
You have to remember, Obama has been positioned as an enemy of the state. It's not good PR to act friendly with an enemy.
Yes, and that's why the Republican Party in its current incarnation is all sorts of fucked up.That the President of the United States is treated as an enemy.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:06:58pm |
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:06:58pm |
re: #111 dragonfire1981
Yes but it would be perceived as being too soft or agreeable to Obama. I'm reasonably certain Fox News would obliterate Romney if he came out and said something like that.
I actually disagree. Fox would gloss over it / downplay it because they REALLY want (their viewers to think) Romney to win. Granted, ratings wise, I don't think they want Romney to win at all - but ratings wise, they need their sheeple to think that's what they want.
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allegro Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:07:46pm |
re: #113 Dark_Falcon
Because he'd look like a nothing while Obama acted like the president. Mitt got to do something to look effective in the crisis while not conceding anything to Obama.
You do realize that more lives are going to be lost along with homes and businesses, and people injured? This is a catastrophic storm that requires Americans to pull together and do the best we can to assist those people in need.
Fucktard. That is the nicest word I have for your posts right now.
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jamesfirecat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:08:05pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:08:22pm |
re: #111 dragonfire1981
Yes but it would be perceived as being too soft or agreeable to Obama. I'm reasonably certain Fox News would obliterate Romney if he came out and said something like that.
Actually, the main focus on Fox News for the next couple of days is going to be the storm itself. Politics is going to take a backseat even on FNC on Monday and Tuesday.
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gwangung Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:08:28pm |
re: #113 Dark_Falcon
Because he'd look like a nothing while Obama acted like the president. Mitt got to do something to look effective in the crisis while not conceding anything to Obama.
What? That simply doesn't make sense. That makes the focus on his response, NOT on helping the people caught in the storm.
I repeat. That wouldn't hurt Romney--it makes him look like a statesman to most normal, humane human beings.
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Sheila Broflovski Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:08:56pm |
PRIVATE SECTOR DISASTER RELIEF:
You want water? Water, $65 a bottle!
You want food? Can of beans, $100!
Turn your power back on? $8,500, plus you have to pay $500 for every day it was out.
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Only The Lurker Knows Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:09:06pm |
re: #86 Dark_Falcon
When I said 'should' and 'must', I was referring to electoral necessities. I do, however, believe that those who have the ability to help should be generous in a crisis and their fellow citizens. That has always been my practice, anyways.
And for that, you get an upding. Nothing more.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:09:15pm |
If you have not yet begun to prepare for this storm...it's too late.
If you are not in the path of a major storm right now, it's a good time to prepare for the one that WILL hit you sometime in the next 12 months. Food, fuel, batteries. Water.
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danarchy Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:09:40pm |
re: #63 Page 3 in the Binder of Women
You are absolutely out of touch. What rich fucking person is going to buy supplies for those hurting and give them away? Only if he can rape the consumer in need (yes, rape) by making a profit.
Cold and clueless.
Uh, that's a little extreme and over broad. Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Warren Buffet off the top of my head have all donated billions of their own personal fortunes to various charities.
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:10:22pm |
re: #86 Dark_Falcon
When I said 'should' and 'must', I was referring to electoral necessities. I do, however, believe that those who have the ability to help should be generous in a crisis and their fellow citizens. That has always been my practice, anyways.
Do you really think that Romney should create a competing charity, that that won't seem like the most awful form of grandstanding? It'd almost certainly actually interfere with the preparations that are already underway.
How about Romney gives his full support to the president during this crisis and affirms a commitment to restore science funding cut by the GOP? You know, something meaningful instead of trying to swoop in and be a hero when places like the Red Cross, the Shriners, and of course, the government are already working together to help?
He can make a donation to the Red Cross. They could use it. But I really don't think just buying a bunch of stuff is going to work, unless you're proposing he just turn it over to the government for redistribution.
And while we do tend to give generously to each other, it is simply a fact that it is never enough. That's why we need to restore funding the GOP cut for the sattelite program, for example: we're not going to make that up with subscription programs or charity.
Disaster relief is best done by well-established charities and the government, not somebody doing it for a cynical reason.
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allegro Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:10:46pm |
re: #131 danarchy
Uh, that's a little extreme and over broad. Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Warren Buffet off the top of my head have all donated billions of their own personal fortunes to various charities.
The difference is that they did it because they felt it was the right thing to do, not to pose for a PR pic to try to win an election.
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:10:53pm |
re: #96 Dark_Falcon
If he said "we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on", that would be the kiss of death for him electorally.
This is admitting the GOP is unpatriotic, you realize.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:11:06pm |
Worth repeating. Chart: All The World's Aircraft Carriers. #p2 #tlot #Obama #Obama2012 twitter.com/Gus_802/status...— Gus (@Gus_802) October 29, 2012
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:11:09pm |
re: #131 danarchy
re: #63 Page 3 in the Binder of Women
You are absolutely out of touch. What rich fucking person is going to buy supplies for those hurting and give them away? Only if he can rape the consumer in need (yes, rape) by making a profit.
Cold and clueless.
Uh, that's a little extreme and over broad. Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Warren Buffet off the top of my head have all donated billions of their own personal fortunes to various charities.
OK, how about defining "rich fucking person" as a wealthy conservative? You named 3 liberals.
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:11:49pm |
re: #126 gwangung
What? That simply doesn't make sense. That makes the focus on his response, NOT on helping the people caught in the storm.
I repeat. That wouldn't hurt Romney--it makes him look like a statesman to most normal, humane human beings.
It would. Your average voter likes someone who goes beyond party. I think Romney realizes that which is why a lot of his recent ads I've seen try to emphasize bipartisanship. Of course, they also ignore his record number of vetoes as Massachusetts' governor and before it gets pointed out to me that he was a governor of a very Democratic state, that's true but there were Republican governors working with a Dem majority legislature before him. Still makes me laugh to hear Romney lecture the president on not providing leadership while trying to get this voter to forget the fact that his party filibustered Obama along the way many a time.
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Almost Killed by Space Hookers Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:12:37pm |
re: #113 Dark_Falcon
Because he'd look like a nothing while Obama acted like the president. Mitt's got to do something to look effective in the crisis while not conceding anything to Obama.
If he truly cared about America more than himself, he would denounce the GOP platform and talk climate. He would denounce the trickle-down fallacy and recognize that priming the pump is the way out of recession. He would cut corporate welfare to pay for it and pay his taxes like the rest of us.
But the only thing Mitt cares for is Mitt.
That is so obvious.
The only vision he has for America is him as president to feed his smug entitled ego. He doesn't give a shit about anything else or have any sort of plan otherwise - save to help out the folks in his "club."
He doesn't care about the military - the Navy for examples wants new tech - not up keeping old hulls.
He sure as shit doesn't care about working people, or their medical needs.
No...
If he cared about America, he would never have been running with that granny killing eddie munster randoid creep.
If he cared about America, he would drop out of the race right now.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:12:39pm |
re: #131 danarchy
Uh, that's a little extreme and over broad. Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Warren Buffet off the top of my head have all donated billions of their own personal fortunes to various charities.
I was responding directly to the suggestion that Romney would do something.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:13:59pm |
re: #123 allegro
You do realize that more lives are going to be lost along with homes and businesses, and people injured? This is a catastrophic storm that requires Americans to pull together and do the best we can to assist those people in need.
Fucktard. That is the nicest word I have for your posts right now.
Mitt Romney doesn't have to attack Obama, but he does have to be seen as taking action himself while not being badly overshadowed. Hence my "fly in aid" proposal. Mitt should also be seen with Gov. Christie, if this storm hits New Jersey as hard as its projected to. The key is to be seen as taking action and being a leader; Mitt Romney should largely leave the president alone during this crisis. My advice for President Obama would actually be the same. Both candidates would be best served by ignoring the other during this crisis.
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:14:41pm |
By the way, to go off topic a little, there was seriously an insinuation that Nate Silver isn't masculine enough to analyze polls? I didn't realize that masculinity and poll analysis went hand and hand.
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lawhawk Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:15:05pm |
re: #94 nemus
Christie has said that it probably wont be until Wed night before air traffic resumes and he could have a chance to take to the air to see the damage across NJ. His performance during storms after that initial problem he had with a blizzard a few years back has been on the ball. Stay in state, stay in touch, and say all the right things. His presser earlier today even gave Pres. Obama credit for being in contact with governors and making resources available.
RT: latest NYC metro area closures:
Schools - [Link: abclocal.go.com...]
Other closures - [Link: abclocal.go.com...]
NYS Courts are closed other than for emergency appeals or orders.
Airports are pretty much closed as flights are essentially canceled tomorrow.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:15:14pm |
Wouldn't the easiest way to find out what Romney is going to do be what he has normally done in the face of such crises?
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jamesfirecat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:15:23pm |
re: #140 Dark_Falcon
Mitt Romney doesn't have to attack Obama, but he does have to be seen as taking action himself while not being badly overshadowed. Hence my "fly in aid" proposal. Mitt should also be seen with Gov. Christie, if this storm hits New Jersey as hard as its projected to. The key is to be seen as taking action and being a leader; Mitt Romney should largely leave the president alone during this crisis. My advice for President Obama would actually be the same. Both candidates would be best served by ignoring the other during this crisis.
Now t out what Mitt Romeny should do, what do you lay the Obama every step of the way to disaster relief are?
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:15:39pm |
re: #141 HappyWarrior
By the way, to go off topic a little, there was seriously an insinuation that Nate Silver isn't masculine enough to analyze polls? I didn't realize that masculinity and poll analysis went hand and hand.
Yes, by the "Unskewed Polls" guy.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:15:58pm |
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:16:17pm |
re: #145 wrenchwench
Yes, by the "Unskewed Polls" guy.
What the fuck does that even mean? The stupid it hurts.
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MittDoesNotCompute Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:16:46pm |
re: #131 danarchy
Uh, that's a little extreme and over broad. Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Warren Buffet off the top of my head have all donated billions of their own personal fortunes to various charities.
And the bulk of Romney's "charitable" giving has been him tithing to his church; while the Mormon church does pretty good in disaster relief, I don't see that the money that Mitt has given in tithes is true charity.
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:17:03pm |
re: #96 Dark_Falcon
If he said "we should respect Obama during this hour of crisis and not attack him while this is going on", that would be the kiss of death for him electorally.
Mother of God. Doing the right thing would be the 'kiss of death.'
Pretty fucked up.
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allegro Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:17:09pm |
re: #140 Dark_Falcon
Mitt Romney doesn't have to attack Obama, but he does have to be seen as taking action himself while not being badly overshadowed. Hence my "fly in aid" proposal. Mitt should also be seen with Gov. Christie, if this storm hits New Jersey as hard as its projected to. The key is to be seen as taking action and being a leader; Mitt Romney should largely leave the president alone during this crisis. My advice for President Obama would actually be the same. Both candidates would be best served by ignoring the other during this crisis.
How about he stays the hell out of the way so those who are in responsible positions (clue: Romney isn't) can do their jobs to help the people in their states who need it.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:17:17pm |
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nines09 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:17:19pm |
Mitt Romney does not give a rats ass about anything but what his handlers tell him. Mitt Romney is about as Presidential as a box of rocks. I suspect he's about to start throwing some soon. I can't wait to find out what Obama did wrong.
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lawhawk Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:17:38pm |
re: #145 wrenchwench
Yeah, Silver's credentials and statistical prowess are impeccable and his methodologies are open for scrutiny, and yet the only way to attack his review of the election polling season is gin up claims that he's somehow The Ghey?™
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:18:25pm |
For yachts over 100 feet, use rope rated up to 10000 pounds. Call your yacht club's head boatswain with questions. #MittStormTips #Sandy— Mitt's Storm Tips (@MittStormTips) October 29, 2012
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ozbloke Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:18:43pm |
re: #140 Dark_Falcon
My advice for President Obama would actually be the same. Both candidates would be best served by ignoring the other during this crisis.
Working across the aisle for the benefit of all citizens?
Right wing thinking here folks, for all to see.
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:19:09pm |
re: #153 lawhawk
Yeah, Silver's credentials and statistical prowess are impeccable and his methodologies are open for scrutiny, and yet the only way to attack his review of the election polling season is gin up claims that he's somehow The Ghey?™
He really is good at what he does. What I respect about Nate is he has his bias- don't we all- but he's able to be a professional which would be hard for me to do in a job like that.
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:20:07pm |
re: #153 lawhawk
Yeah, Silver's credentials and statistical prowess are impeccable and his methodologies are open for scrutiny, and yet the only way to attack his review of the election polling season is gin up claims that he's somehow The Ghey?™
Well its worse to be Gay and correct than just correct to most crazy right wingers. The idea that a possibly gay man can nail down the election probabilities better than they can has them doing the typical fingers in the ears 'LA LA LA LA I CANT HEAR YOU' thing they tend to do when reality doesn't jive with their perceptions of it (typically seen through some sort of odd time machine lens that showcases the world circa 1953 or so)
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:20:50pm |
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:20:51pm |
re: #143 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Wouldn't the easiest way to find out what Romney is going to do be what he has normally done in the face of such crises?
Only if you are providing the link....
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:21:36pm |
re: #148 MittDoesNotCompute
And the bulk of Romney's "charitable" giving has been him tithing to his church; while the Mormon church does pretty good in disaster relief, I don't see that the money that Mitt has given in tithes is true charity.
If you don't mind my asking--if the church doesn't get the funds for disaster relief and humanitarian aid from member contributions, where does it come from?
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:21:52pm |
re: #145 wrenchwench
Yes, by the "Unskewed Polls" guy.
This guy? ;)
@fivethirtyeight People need a mental picture. Meet Dean Chambers. twitter.com/Gus_802/status...— Gus (@Gus_802) October 27, 2012
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:21:56pm |
Saw a bit from Right Wing Watch the other day where a religious right nutjob was weeping essentially that sexual orientation is no longer grounds to deny someone a security clearance. Yeah, how awful. Bet the bastard also wishes homosexuality was still a crime. I know Rick Perry feels that way knowing how he basically whined like a baby when SCOTUS overturned the Texas sodomy laws.
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:22:19pm |
re: #113 Dark_Falcon
Because he'd look like a nothing while Obama acted like the president. Mitt's got to do something to look effective in the crisis while not conceding anything to Obama.
Dude. Obama is the fucking president. I know you don't like it, but that's the fact.
You want Romney to grandstand and fly aid supplies in on his own dime?
That would make him look like a fucking idiot.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:22:25pm |
re: #159 wrenchwench
Only if you are providing the link....
Here is a video made not by Romney or anyone in his campaign about what he did when a small crisis hit his home area:
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:22:48pm |
re: #161 Gus
This guy? ;)
[Embedded content]
That's such a lovely Blue Spruce. Wish I could see more of it. :)
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nemus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:23:12pm |
re: #161 Gus
This guy? ;)
[Embedded content]
This guy would be great for "She shouldn't have dressed that way, then! - the Fatty Arbuckle story"
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:23:15pm |
re: #163 makeitstop
Dude. Obama is the fucking president. I know you don't like it, but that's the fact.
You want Romney to grandstand and fly aid supplies in on his own dime?
That would make him look like a fucking idiot.
And he wouldn't fucking do it.
What a fantasy. Romney will come in with his business acumen and save the day.
RW is cray cray.
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jamesfirecat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:23:23pm |
re: #159 wrenchwench
Only if you are providing the link....
By the way Wrench, you still owe me that $5 because Obama kept Biden as VP. (Half sarc)
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ozbloke Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:24:06pm |
re: #163 makeitstop
Dude. Obama is the fucking president. I know you don't like it, but that's the fact.
You want Romney to grandstand and fly aid supplies in on his own dime?
That would make him look like a fucking idiot.
And who said Shitt Romney couldn't be consistent.
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:24:18pm |
re: #162 HappyWarrior
Saw a bit from Right Wing Watch the other day where a religious right nutjob was weeping essentially that sexual orientation is no longer grounds to deny someone a security clearance. Yeah, how awful. Bet the bastard also wishes homosexuality was still a crime. I know Rick Perry feels that way knowing how he basically whined like a baby when SCOTUS overturned the Texas sodomy laws.
They're being forced to accept these people as people!! Those poor bigots!
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:24:35pm |
Please note...
In a little while I'm going to put LGF in maintenance mode so I can create an index for a table in our database without those pesky connection errors.
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:24:39pm |
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:25:05pm |
re: #170 wrenchwench
They're being forced to accept these people as people!! Those poor bigots!
The horror!
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:25:48pm |
No rain or wind here in Northwestern Virginia. Schools are already cancelled tomorrow tho.
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Kragar Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:25:57pm |
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:26:48pm |
re: #175 Kragar
Gingrich Defends Mourdock’s Rape Remarks: ‘Get Over It,’ Obama Is The Real Radical On Abortion
I wonder how many abortions are in this adulterer's history.
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blueraven Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:27:54pm |
re: #51 Dark_Falcon
It depends on what all needs to be done and what the government can do. I do know if I were Mitt Romney, I'd be buying as much in the way of relief supplies as were available outside the projected impact zone and I'd have them ready to be flown in by helos I'd pay for. Mitt's rich, he ought to use his money to good effect here and show the world he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
Has he ever done anything like that before?
What an asshole move, to try to buy support off the backs of victims.
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:28:06pm |
re: #176 Gus
I wonder how many abortions are in this adulterer's history.
Wouldn't shock me if there was at least one. Really, I just wish Newt would go the fuck away. He was a pathetic asshole in the 90's and he still is one now.
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philosophus invidius Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:28:10pm |
re: #51 Dark_Falcon
It depends on what all needs to be done and what the government can do. I do know if I were Mitt Romney, I'd be buying as much in the way of relief supplies as were available outside the projected impact zone and I'd have them ready to be flown in by helos I'd pay for. Mitt's rich, he ought to use his money to good effect here and show the world he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
I agree. That would show how utterly foolish it is to think we should have a society where disaster relief (or health care, etc.) is based rich people's personal whims, on their personal connections and attempts to buy the allegiance of the rest of us, rather than on a shared commitment of all of us to do our fair share to live together in a humane society.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:28:49pm |
re: #177 blueraven
Has he ever done anything like that before?
What an asshole move, to try to buy support off the backs of victims.
He's a jerk to sit on his money and do nothing.
He's a jerk to use his money to help people.
Pick one.
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:29:16pm |
re: #164 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Here is a video made not by Romney or anyone in his campaign about what he did when a small crisis hit his home area:
[Embedded content]
OK, he will pitch in and help. Thanks for the vid. I mean no offense to you when I say that I hope he has plenty of time on his hands for projects like that over the next four years.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:29:28pm |
Food prep for the hurricane complete. Along with reserve bacon already cooked.
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Mattand Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:29:43pm |
Quick question: is it "Rape-ublicans" or "Rape-publicans"? Wanna make sure I'm not typing it wrong.
And when the GOP stops endorsing/encouraging/looking the other way with these kind of fucking religious zealots, I'll stop using "Rape-ublican". Or "Rape-publican."
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ozbloke Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:29:46pm |
re: #171 Charles Johnson
Please note...
In a little while I'm going to put LGF in maintenance mode so I can create an index for a table in our database without those pesky connection errors.
Do you ever use 'nice', you can set the priorities of your scripts, I find it very useful on a busy server.
Run COMMAND with an adjusted niceness, which affects process scheduling.
With no COMMAND, print the current niceness.
Nicenesses range from -20 (most favorable scheduling) to 19 (least favorable).
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:29:47pm |
re: #182 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
Food prep for the hurricane complete. Along with reserve bacon already cooked.
Without the bacon, all will truly be lost.
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Sheila Broflovski Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:29:53pm |
re: #180 Mostly sane, most of the time.
He's a jerk to sit on his money and do nothing.
He's a jerk to use his money to help people.Pick one.
He's a jerk to say the government should not help people.
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philosophus invidius Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:30:33pm |
re: #186 Sheila Broflovski
This one's for your collection:
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
[Update: fixed link]
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HappyWarrior Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:30:49pm |
re: #186 Sheila Broflovski
He's a jerk to say the government should not help people.
He's a jerk to call disaster relief immoral I'd say. If he wants to help, fine, I don't care but don't call federal disaster relief immoral.
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:30:50pm |
re: #168 jamesfirecat
By the way Wrench, you still owe me that $5 because Obama kept Biden as VP. (Half sarc)
I remember reporting that others said Biden would be replaced, but I don't recall taking that position myself. If you provide a link, I'll stick a fiver in one of those slots in my 'puter!
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William Barnett-Lewis Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:32:17pm |
re: #184 ozbloke
Do you ever use 'nice', you can set the priorities of your scripts, I find it very useful on a busy server.
Run COMMAND with an adjusted niceness, which affects process scheduling.
With no COMMAND, print the current niceness.
Nicenesses range from -20 (most favorable scheduling) to 19 (least favorable).
Problem is in the database server and the table locking required, not in how applications are multitasked by the OS scheduler.
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:33:02pm |
Pressure holding at 950 mbars, may still be at least partially tropical on landfall. This is unreal.
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Joanne Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:33:03pm |
re: #141 HappyWarrior
By the way, to go off topic a little, there was seriously an insinuation that Nate Silver isn't masculine enough to analyze polls? I didn't realize that masculinity and poll analysis went hand and hand.
Unskewedpolls argument: Nate Silver seems kinda gay + ??? = Romney landslide!examiner.com/article/the-fa...— Nate Silver (@fivethirtyeight) October 27, 2012
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:33:07pm |
I don't know how long it will take to complete this indexing operation. Hopefully with all other database access shut down it will go as quickly as possible.
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lawhawk Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:33:14pm |
very good Q: Do Conspiracy Theories Pushed By Fox's Peter Johnson Come Straight From The Top (i.e. Roger Ailes)?;bit.ly/Ro7Hg2— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 29, 2012
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Sheila Broflovski Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:34:13pm |
re: #187 philosophus invidius
This one's for your collection:
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
Not enough backlight.
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:34:41pm |
re: #183 Mattand
Quick question: is it "Rape-ublicans" or "Rape-publicans"? Wanna make sure I'm not typing it wrong.
And when the GOP stops endorsing/encouraging/looking the other way with these kind of fucking religious zealots, I'll stop using "Rape-ublican". Or "Rape-publican."
I prefer the second, without the hyphen. Just looks right to me.
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wrenchwench Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:35:56pm |
Later, lizards.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:36:47pm |
re: #188 HappyWarrior
He's a jerk to call disaster relief immoral I'd say. If he wants to help, fine, I don't care but don't call federal disaster relief immoral.
Ah, I finally found the link and watched the video for myself. He said that spending money that we intend to have our grandchildren pay off is immoral.
I'm feeling the same way right now about our PERS problem in Oregon. Instead of raising public sector salaries to match private, they provided VERY generous pension benefits to the state employees (twenty years ago), and now the schools are going bankrupt trying to provide those. In the meantime, the officials who set this up retired a long time ago and don't have to deal with the problem.
We should find a way to pay for disaster relief with our own money, not our grandchildren's.
Yes, I'm going to get downdinged on this, but I've got kids sitting 45 to a classroom.
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:36:56pm |
OK, maintenance mode will go into effect at 5:45 pm Pacific time. This is the final warning.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:37:04pm |
re: #166 nemus
This guy would be great for "She shouldn't have dressed that way, then! - the Fatty Arbuckle story"
Actually, the case that Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a rapist was never strong. He was actually more the victim of "morals thinking" than its beneficiary. I put that as well as I know how a little over two years ago. Palomino's words are in blockquote, my own are in italics:
re: #1109 palomino
The Fatty Arbuckle trial made the public think that Hollywood was one giant non-stop orgy. The newspaper tales of debauchery scandalized the entire industry. The Fatster wasn't convicted, but his career was ruined anyway.
But the critique today is based far more on ideology than personal licentiousness.
In a way, it always has been. Arbuckle first trial ended in a mistrial because of a lady on the jury who later admitted "I always planned to vote guilty no matter what the evidence said." The second jury hung for much the same reason. In both cases, someone thought Arbuckle should be imprisoned because they felt him immoral. He was dragged through repeat trials because of a theocratic mindset that felt that law and morality ought to be closely intertwined.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:37:43pm |
re: #199 Charles Johnson
OK, maintenance mode will go into effect at 5:45 pm Pacific time. This is the final warning.
OK. We all meet on Twitter!
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Joanne Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:41:16pm |
re: #180 Mostly sane, most of the time.
He's a jerk to sit on his money and do nothing.
He's a jerk to use his money to help people.Pick one.
Can we just leave it at He's a jerk?
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blueraven Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:41:56pm |
re: #89 Killgore Trout
Any bets on the first candidate to visit the effected area for a photo op?
Obama is the President KT. Are you saying he shouldn't go there, or if he does it is just a photo op?
The mind, it boggles.
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Almost Killed by Space Hookers Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:43:11pm |
re: #199 Charles Johnson
how will that affect my commenting, posting?
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:43:30pm |
re: #202 Joanne
Can we just leave it at He's a jerk?
I'm asking that you pick between the two conflicting sentences.
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SteveMcG Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:43:58pm |
re: 199
Just once, can't you do something on Eastern Time?
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:44:59pm |
re: #180 Mostly sane, most of the time.
He's a jerk to sit on his money and do nothing.
He's a jerk to use his money to help people.Pick one.
How about we just go with 'He's a jerk' and leave it at that?
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:45:04pm |
re: #204 Almost Killed by Space Hookers
how will that affect my commenting, posting?
All activity and user input will be suspended temporarily. You'll see a maintenance page.
And now, I'm flipping the switch.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 5:45:09pm |
Since I don't know when LGF will be back on, I hope everyone in the path of the storm gets through it safely. Sandy has killed too many already, I pray no more people die from it.
Back when LGF is.
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Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:07:33pm |
Just another example of the failed weather policy of this administration. #MittStormTips #Sandy— Mitt's Storm Tips (@MittStormTips) October 28, 2012
On day one of a Romney administration, I will declare hurricanes illegal! #MittStormTips #Sandy— Mitt's Storm Tips (@MittStormTips) October 28, 2012
Sandy is the result of the weak "lead from behind" policies of Obama's failed administration. Instead of going out on an apology tour about Katrina to the nations black communities he should have been standing up to the terrorist hurricanes!
Obama has yet to even propose any legislation for sanctions against countries that support terrorist hurricanes like Cuba, Haiti, and the Bahamas! Ask yourself where do these storms always appear just before attacking our great nation? The answer is always the same, at one or more of these vile hurricane enabling and America hating Island nations. Coincidence? I think not!
How long will Obama seek to cover up the truth? How long will we have to wait this time before he admits what we all already know, that this is nothing less than a foreign sponsored terrorist attack on our great nation!
Under the strong leadership of President Romney we will put an end to this hurricane enabling with swift and overwhelming retaliation against these Caribbean supporters of terrorism. No longer will Americas' children have to lay awake in fear wondering if a hurricane will strike their home. No longer will American families be rent with the grief of losing a loved one to this devastating menace. No longer will Americas' puppies and kittens live under the threat of being abandoned to drown or starve during mass evacuations.
Romney/Ryan 2012
Think of the puppies. :(
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Obdicut Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:07:45pm |
Well, that was simple. Okay. We're getting our first big wind gusts here, startling the cats.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:08:05pm |
re: #203 blueraven
Obama is the President KT. Are you saying he shouldn't go there, or if he does it is just a photo op?
The mind, it boggles.
Do you really think he needs to put on a hard hat, possibly some rubber boots, walk around affected neighborhoods, maybe hold a shovel? These are photo ops for cosmetic/political reasons. There's actually no benefit to either candidate showing up.
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Big Joe Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:09:02pm |
re: #212 Charles Johnson
And now, The Walking Dead.
I'm watching the new season of Supernatural, even though it doesn't start on TV till next week.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:09:41pm |
Nyc in panic twitter.com/altonbrown/sta...— Alton Brown (@altonbrown) October 29, 2012
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philosophus invidius Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:15:22pm |
re: #215 Killgore Trout
Do you really think he needs to put on a hard hat, possibly some rubber boots, walk around affected neighborhoods, maybe hold a shovel? These are photo ops for cosmetic/political reasons. There's actually no benefit to either candidate showing up.
Goes: it's a Photo OP
Doesn't Go: he's a heartless bastard
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynne Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:18:35pm |
re: #180 Mostly sane, most of the time.
He's a jerk to sit on his money and do nothing.
He's a jerk to use his money to help people.Pick one.
I'll take false dichotomies for $10,000.00, Alex.
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:18:39pm |
I'm happy to report that the 17-minute outage was productive. The index has served its purpose -- speeding up the display of individual users' LGF Pages.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:21:32pm |
re: #218 philosophus invidius
Goes: it's a Photo OP
Doesn't Go: he's a heartless bastard
Yup, they both have to go. It means absolutely nothing but they both have to do it.
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Sheila Broflovski Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:22:24pm |
Tigers finally take the lead for the first time in the Series. Please don't blow it!
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PhillyPretzel Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:33:12pm |
re: #220 Charles Johnson
Oh so that is why I could not get on. Okay I thought it was Sandy.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:34:11pm |
re: #221 Killgore Trout
Yup, they both have to go. It means absolutely nothing but they both have to do it.
Exactly.
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Mentis Fugit Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:38:30pm |
re: #147 HappyWarrior
What the fuck does that even mean? The stupid it hurts.
In a nutshell,
HURR HURR YUR A FAG
Yes, Captain Noneck, Master Of The Unskewniverse, has the emotional maturity of a 14-year-old gamer.
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Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:40:36pm |
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:43:08pm |
Welcome to Woodbury.
Pay attention to the signs.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:44:30pm |
re: #227 Charles Johnson
Welcome to Woodbury.
Pay attention to the signs.
Does one arrive in Woodbury on a horse, as one would arrive on Mackinac Island?
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:46:48pm |
re: #226 Varek Raith
The wingnuts want the Navy of 1917.
Not that one.
We could have. 12. Deal? ;__) Toot!
12 CVNs
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:55:55pm |
I just got hit over the head with a hammer on this thought.
What is the UN doing for this. They are right on the waterfront, in Manhattan.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:57:33pm |
re: #230 ProGunLiberal
I just got hit over the head with a hammer on this thought.
What is the UN doing for this. They are right on the waterfront, in Manhattan.
They're probably sharing some assets.
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:58:23pm |
re: #231 Gus
Elaborate please? I am a bit confused by what you mean.
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Mich-again Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:59:28pm |
re: #230 ProGunLiberal
I just got hit over the head with a hammer on this thought.
What is the UN doing for this. They are right on the waterfront, in Manhattan.
Issuing statements?
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Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:59:48pm |
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:00:02pm |
re: #232 ProGunLiberal
Elaborate please? I am a bit confused by what you mean.
I don't know. Maybe nothing. Technically I'm sure we'd have to protect them. We are the host nation.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:00:27pm |
re: #230 ProGunLiberal
I just got hit over the head with a hammer on this thought.
What is the UN doing for this. They are right on the waterfront, in Manhattan.
Passing a resolution that the storm has no right to hit them.
Or, that is, trying to pass it. By the time that they pass all 5,428 sections, the storm will be gone.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:02:11pm |
Man on the street. I asked them this.
@un are you working in any capacity for tropical storm Sandy?— Gus (@Gus_802) October 29, 2012
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:02:44pm |
I have The Walking Dead graphic novels so I sort of knew this was coming, but that ending was a seriously freaky scene. Intense.
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garhighway Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:03:53pm |
re: #142 lawhawk
Christie has said that it probably wont be until Wed night before air traffic resumes and he could have a chance to take to the air to see the damage across NJ. His performance during storms after that initial problem he had with a blizzard a few years back has been on the ball. Stay in state, stay in touch, and say all the right things. His presser earlier today even gave Pres. Obama credit for being in contact with governors and making resources available.
RT: latest NYC metro area closures:
Schools - [Link: abclocal.go.com...]
Other closures - [Link: abclocal.go.com...]NYS Courts are closed other than for emergency appeals or orders.
Airports are pretty much closed as flights are essentially canceled tomorrow.
My company (we're HQed in downtown Manhattan) has already said to work from home Monday and Tuesday.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:04:49pm |
re: #242 Gus
We have to be primary as the UN is on our soil.
You know, I would be perfectly willing to let the UN be on the soil of Switzerland. I'm sure NYC would like the parking spaces back.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:05:31pm |
Hypothetical for humor: The UN Building get swept away by the hurricane, and deposited in the land of Oz.
What happens next?
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:05:33pm |
re: #244 Mostly sane, most of the time.
You know, I would be perfectly willing to let the UN be on the soil of Switzerland. I'm sure NYC would like the parking spaces back.
I'm sure the UN has quite a big economy by now.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:06:54pm |
re: #245 Dark_Falcon
Hypothetical for humor: The UN Building get swept away by the hurricane, and deposited in the land of Oz.
What happens next?
A bunch of dissaffected munchkins start decades of mindless bitching.
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Lidane Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:09:01pm |
re: #245 Dark_Falcon
Hypothetical for humor: The UN Building get swept away by the hurricane, and deposited in the land of Oz.
What happens next?
Alex Jones and the rest of the wingnuts start perpetuating a conspiracy theory that the Wicked Witch didn't really melt. Instead, Obama sent her to a secret FEMA camp for indoctrination.
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efuseakay Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:09:29pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
Katrina. Enough said.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:11:48pm |
Put the downtime to good use, as I just finished painting the first miniature for a Battletech game I'm running on November 17th. It's a mini 25 ton mech called a Commando, and I used it to test if a color scheme worked well on a black primer. Answer appears to be "not so well", though the paint job is decent, by my standards.
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Majacita Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:12:26pm |
re: #44 Madspirit
Mad spirit, What year at Swarthmore? Were your friend's initials J H?
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:14:07pm |
re: #226 Varek Raith
The wingnuts want the Navy of 1917.
Not that one.
They can recommission the USS Texas to serve as the flagship.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:14:51pm |
re: #231 Gus
They're probably sharing some assets.
I hear they plan on issuing a strongly worded letter to Mother Nature.
:p
/
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Tigger2005 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:14:52pm |
Zomney ad above says "Obamacare is wrong and I'll repeal it." There is a "Contribute" button. I think it should be a law that such an ad should also have a "F*ck You" button.
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Interesting Times Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:15:22pm |
Pres.Obama is banking on people's intelligence. Mitt Romney is banking on people's ignorance. #Election2012— Path2Enlightenment (@Path2Enlighten) October 29, 2012
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engineer cat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:15:48pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
how many times have republican officeholders maligned the democratic party - or 'democrat' party as they love to call it just to add extra disrespect - in the past 32 years? and we have no way to 'downding' them or otherwise make them accountable for their lies
at lgf we try to treat each other with respect, but in the real world politics is red in tooth and claw
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efuseakay Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:15:59pm |
re: #51 Dark_Falcon
It depends on what all needs to be done and what the government can do. I do know if I were Mitt Romney, I'd be buying as much in the way of relief supplies as were available outside the projected impact zone and I'd have them ready to be flown in by helos I'd pay for. Mitt's rich, he ought to use his money to good effect here and show the world he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
He can buy relief supplies in the form of higher taxes for him and his million/billionaire buddies.
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:16:09pm |
re: #215 Killgore Trout
Do you really think he needs to put on a hard hat, possibly some rubber boots, walk around affected neighborhoods, maybe hold a shovel? These are photo ops for cosmetic/political reasons. There's actually no benefit to either candidate showing up.
Yet when Bush didn't do it, he was pilloried.
People want to see their president on the ground.
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PhillyPretzel Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:16:11pm |
re: #256 Interesting Times
That is one way of looking at it.
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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:16:31pm |
re: #204 Almost Killed by Space Hookers
OMgoodness! Love your new nic!
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Decatur Deb Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:16:36pm |
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:17:13pm |
re: #245 Dark_Falcon
Hypothetical for humor: The UN Building get swept away by the hurricane, and deposited in the land of Oz.
What happens next?
Trade sanctions against the Emerald City for smuggling poppies. The Cowardly Lion gets issued a blue helmet. And the Wicked Witch of the West is seated on the flying monkey rights committee.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:17:21pm |
re: #259 makeitstop
Yet when Bush didn't do it, he was pilloried.
People want to see their president on the ground.
Killgore actually made that point a bit later on. That's why Obama will have to go there, and why Mitt Romney will visit any disaster zone himself as well.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:17:54pm |
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Almost Cut My Hair: youtu.be/u4YpqRPLIWc via @youtube— Gus (@Gus_802) October 29, 2012
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Tigger2005 Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:17:56pm |
The Republican Party deserves to be maligned. It's malignant.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:18:03pm |
re: #264 Dark_Falcon
Killgore actually made that point a bit later on. That's why Obama will have to go there, and why Mitt Romney will visit any disaster zone himself as well.
Yep. Not going would be seen as callous, not principled.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:19:20pm |
re: #268 Gus
Throws a log into the fire.
Goes and gets some hot chocolate.
Seriously, though, my thoughts are with the people on the East Coast, and I'm especially thinking of the kids who will miss Halloween. That's just adding insult to injury.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:19:42pm |
re: #263 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
Trade sanctions against the Emerald City for smuggling poppies. The Cowardly Lion gets issued a blue helmet. And the Wicked Witch of the West is seated on the flying monkey rights committee.
We've all forgotten one key thing the UN would surely do: Issue a resolution condemning Israel for being the cause of all the strife in Oz.
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Sheila Broflovski Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:19:42pm |
re: #263 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
Trade sanctions against the Emerald City for smuggling poppies. The Cowardly Lion gets issued a blue helmet. And the Wicked Witch of the West is seated on the flying monkey rights committee.
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PhillyPretzel Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:20:25pm |
re: #269 Mostly sane, most of the time.
The winds are starting to pick up a bit.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:21:15pm |
re: #264 Dark_Falcon
Killgore actually made that point a bit later on. That's why Obama will have to go there, and why Mitt Romney will visit any disaster zone himself as well.
Was on the ground in Homestead with Joint Task Force Andrew the day both Pres Bush and candidate Clinton blew through. Their air movements knocked the hell out of our JTF air traffic control setup.
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Interesting Times Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:21:24pm |
re: #267 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Yep. Not going would be seen as callous, not principled.
Or...
.@vetsforobama #Romney mocked rising sea levels as homes were going under water in LA during Isaac. Then made a photo-op stop there. #FAIL— Anna (@TallyAnnaE) October 29, 2012
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:21:25pm |
re: #271 Sheila Broflovski
Wizard of Oz: The Ultimate Chick Flick--Two women fight to the death over a pair of shoes.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:21:56pm |
Philadelphia airport closed. Another live press conference by Mayor Nutter (Philadelphia) on right now covering various issues and availability of emergency services.
And shockingly enough, Parking Enforcement and Impoundment will be closed. (Though if you start parking willy-nilly and blocking things the city will be upset.)
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Sheila Broflovski Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:21:59pm |
re: #275 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Wizard of Oz: The Ultimate Chick Flick--Two women fight to the death over a pair of shoes.
That's even more FULL OF WIN
| 278 |
makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:23:13pm |
re: #272 PhillyPretzel
The winds are starting to pick up a bit.
We've got sustained 40 MPH winds right now. Tomorrow is gonna be rough.
A real-time stress test of our new construction. We should be okay as long as the trees hold up.
(knocks wood)
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Coracle Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:23:25pm |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
I'm going to downding you every time you malign the Republican party in the manner you just did.
You know something, DF, you'd be funny if you weren't so goddamn dangerously wrong.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:23:43pm |
re: #269 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Goes and gets some hot chocolate.
Seriously, though, my thoughts are with the people on the East Coast, and I'm especially thinking of the kids who will miss Halloween. That's just adding insult to injury.
I wasn't belittling the storm was I?
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:25:02pm |
re: #280 Gus
I wasn't belittling the storm was I?
No, I just feel guilty sitting here so comfortably, even though I know perfectly well that for either one of us to be uncomfortable on purpose wouldn't help anyone on the East Coast one bit.
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Gus Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:26:08pm |
re: #282 Mostly sane, most of the time.
No, I just feel guilty sitting here so comfortably, even though I know perfectly well that for either one of us to be uncomfortable on purpose wouldn't help anyone on the East Coast one bit.
I called my mom and dad yesterday and called them again today.
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:26:39pm |
re: #276 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
If some chucklef*&^ parks willy-nilly, they need a nearby citizen to give them a smack with a 2x4. Doing that will make the car a hazard, and for that, the person (if someone does it) should be punished harshly.
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Velvet Elvis Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:26:51pm |
For everyone on the east coast:
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:27:22pm |
In case we need something to laugh about:
[Link: www.theonion.com...]
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:28:11pm |
re: #286 Velvet Elvis
For everyone on the east coast:
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I want Richrath's guitar. Loves me some Gold Top. I already have one, but two would be nice.
| 289 |
Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:29:26pm |
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PhillyPretzel Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:29:35pm |
Good Night to my fellow Lizards. I hope I can get back online tomorrow morning.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:31:20pm |
re: #289 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
Waiting for the Scorpions now.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:32:43pm |
re: #291 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Waiting for the Scorpions now.
Well Neil is going to be playing in Philly in about a month (Nov 29).
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engineer cat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:34:04pm |
Obamacare is wrong
the very syntax proclaims its appeal to ignorance
| 294 |
Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:36:10pm |
re: #293 engineer cat
Obamacare is wrong
the very syntax proclaims its appeal to ignorance
Or a very frightful opinion about the morality of public healthcare.
| 295 |
Coracle Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:36:42pm |
I expected no less than your downding, DF. It hurts, doesn't it. You still own it. You should be able say it to the faces of the women in your life.
| 296 |
Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:38:06pm |
In my area I'm more worried about the winds than the rain. So many broken branches still up in trees from last winter.
| 297 |
Ming Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:38:58pm |
re: #3 God of Binders with Women
A pro-life guy, a pro-choice guy, a pro-gay rights guy, an anti-gay rights guy, a moderate, a liberal, a conservative and a Mormon all walk into a bar. The bartender says "A water, Governor Romney?"
Good one. Actually, the Mormon label is the one that's real. The only one.
| 298 |
sagehen Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:39:22pm |
re: #100 dragonfire1981
I wonder how different the polls would look if Obama was white.
The statisticians who've published on this question think about 2 or 3 points different.
| 299 |
Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:39:33pm |
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:40:27pm |
Okay, the NHC map shows 9-11 feet of surge at the Battery.
What does that mean?
| 302 |
Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:40:55pm |
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Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:41:38pm |
re: #301 ProGunLiberal
Okay, the NHC map shows 9-11 feet of surge at the Battery.
What does that mean?
It means a water rise of 9-11 feet above tide levels. Bad, bad flooding inland.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:42:10pm |
re: #301 ProGunLiberal
Okay, the NHC map shows 9-11 feet of surge at the Battery.
What does that mean?
Aside from the fact that this is not the time to be going fishing? I don't know.
I saw a photo of a girl walking on the beach wincing and shielding her face from the wind, and I was wondering what she was doing down there. Why would anyone other than emergency personnel, boat owners trying to prepare, or scientists be at the Atlantic coast right now?
| 305 |
ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:45:30pm |
re: #303 Varek Raith
How far does the water go inland? I am assuming the WTC site would go underwater, correct?
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R.M, Ramallo Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:45:53pm |
re: #161 Gus
This guy? ;)
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Sweet baby Jabba...
Don't feed his ass after midnight!
//
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garhighway Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:46:42pm |
re: #303 Varek Raith
It means a water rise of 9-11 feet above tide levels. Bad, bad flooding inland.
Flooded subways would be really bad.
| 308 |
Mich-again Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:46:48pm |
Other than occasional medium sized tornadoes my State seems to avoid massive weather events. Which is nice.
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Interesting Times Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:47:00pm |
re: #301 ProGunLiberal
Okay, the NHC map shows 9-11 feet of surge at the Battery.
What does that mean?
Hurricane Sandy has a pretty sick sense of humor... :/
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:47:16pm |
re: #296 Varek Raith
In my area I'm more worried about the winds than the rain. So many broken branches still up in trees from last winter.
Same here. We're surrounded with large trees. If one lets go it could be real bad.
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Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:47:30pm |
re: #305 ProGunLiberal
How far does the water go inland? I am assuming the WTC site would go underwater, correct?
I do not know. The subways will take the brunt of the flooding. Maybe enough to stem above ground flooding?
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:47:43pm |
re: #308 Mich-again
Other than occasional medium sized tornadoes my State seems to avoid massive weather events. Which is nice.
The tornadoes are sent to keep the trees the right height.
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Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:48:25pm |
re: #310 makeitstop
Same here. We're surrounded with large trees. If one lets go it could be real bad.
Where you at?
I'm just a tad south of DC.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:48:36pm |
re: #312 Varek Raith
I do not know. The subways will take the brunt of the flooding. Maybe enough to stem above ground flooding?
Or all the water forces the mutants, alligators, and eldritch horrors onto the streets. (But given that it's NYC, will anyone notice?)
| 316 |
ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:49:42pm |
re: #309 Interesting Times
Yeah, when I typed that, I realized that too.
| 317 |
Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:49:47pm |
re: #315 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
Or all the water forces the mutants, alligators, and eldritch horrors onto the streets.
Crap. Forgot about them.
Uh, if you are in NYC, run.
Just run.
/
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynne Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:50:18pm |
re: #298 sagehen
The statisticians who've published on this question think about 2 or 3 points different.
RacialAnimusAndVotingSethStephensDavidowitz.pdf
The results imply that, relative to the most racially tolerant areas in the United States, prejudice cost Obama between 3.1 percentage points and 5.0 percentage points of the national popular vote.
| 319 |
sagehen Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:51:17pm |
re: #230 ProGunLiberal
I just got hit over the head with a hammer on this thought.
What is the UN doing for this. They are right on the waterfront, in Manhattan.
I'm assuming their windows, for security reasons, are already of a type of glass not likely to shatter when hit by debris. And they've got their own generators so they won't be bothered if the power goes out.
They'd have had to clear all cars from the lower levels of underground parking...
| 320 |
Interesting Times Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:52:00pm |
Has noted theological climatologist Pat Robertson told us who God is trying to punish with Hurricane Sandy, yet? Asking for a friend.— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) October 29, 2012
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freetoken Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:52:02pm |
Sea water is now about 3 feet above normal at NYC:
[Link: tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov...]
| 322 |
makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:52:31pm |
re: #301 ProGunLiberal
Okay, the NHC map shows 9-11 feet of surge at the Battery.
What does that mean?
At this time, the winds are blowing to the west, pushing water into NY harbor. Plus high tide is at midnight and we're in a full moon. Everything that can affect tides is doing so.
They're predicting 25-30 foot waves off the South Shore of LI by tomorrow afternoon, and the winds will be out of the south by then. I'm thinking that a large swath of the South Shore will face mandatory evacuations tomorrow. Gonna be bad.
| 323 |
sagehen Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:53:24pm |
re: #256 Interesting Times
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and the guy banking on ignorance has more evidence to support his bet than the buy banking on intelligence...
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:53:56pm |
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Decatur Deb Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:53:59pm |
re: #322 makeitstop
At this time, the winds are blowing to the west, pushing water into NY harbor. Plus high tide is at midnight and we're in a full moon. Everything that can affect tides is doing so.
They're predicting 25-30 foot waves off the South Shore of LI by tomorrow afternoon, and the winds will be out of the south by then. I'm thinking that a large swath of the South Shore will face mandatory evacuations tomorrow. Gonna be bad.
Surfin' Dude will be on CNN. It's mandatory.
| 326 |
makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:54:19pm |
re: #314 Varek Raith
Where you at?
I'm just a tad south of DC.
Long Island, about 3 miles inland on the South Shore.
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Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:55:24pm |
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Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:55:40pm |
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:56:48pm |
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ninja cat Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:57:38pm |
empty subway stations I hope that running guy made it.
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Bipartite Gnomenclature Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:58:23pm |
re: #282 Mostly sane, most of the time.
No, I just feel guilty sitting here so comfortably, even though I know perfectly well that for either one of us to be uncomfortable on purpose wouldn't help anyone on the East Coast one bit.
Just to show solitary, I'm feeling incredibly uncomfortable after three days of severe diarrhea and intestinal cramps.
you really don't need to feel guilty because you aren't experiencing the stresses others are, shit happens and you'll get your turn.
| 332 |
Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:59:07pm |
re: #331 b_sharp
Just to show solitary, I'm feeling incredibly uncomfortable after three days of severe diarrhea and intestinal cramps.
you really don't need to feel guilty because you aren't experiencing the stresses others are, shit happens and you'll get your turn.
In your case, lots of shit.
Bam!
| 333 |
ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:59:15pm |
Looking at the declarations, it seems that every single state from North Carolina to Maine has declared a State of Emergency, whether full or partial. I think the only disaster to have done more states was Katrina and its resulant evacuations. That was 46 out of fifty. 4 from direct impacts, the other 42 from being unable to cope with the resultant flood of evacuees.
Right now, we are at 12 states. And it could get to be more than that depending on what it does inland. Remember, some models are showing very heavy winds and rain all the way to Wisconsin.
| 334 |
Dark_Falcon Sun, Oct 28, 2012 7:59:31pm |
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wheat-dogg Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:00:10pm |
re: #310 makeitstop
We had a big old oak tree in our front yard when I was growing up on the North Shore of LI. It was actually two trees forming a V. One day, when I was about 10 or 11, we were all out (except for our dog). A heavy storm moved in, with high gusty winds and a lot of rain. My buddy down the street later told me they heard a crack that sounded like a cannon shot. One of the trees making the V broke like a matchstick about 8 feet off the ground and fell on our house, just missing the chimney by a foot. Penetrated the roof by about 3 feet and knocked the entire house off plumb by several degrees.
No windows broken, none of my mom's knick knacks fell off the shelves and broke. Our poor dog, though, was scared shitless and hid in the basement until we came home. The firemen said they didn't even know we had a dog.
| 336 |
Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:00:36pm |
My outdoor cat is pissed off.
Very pissed off.
| 337 |
efuseakay Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:01:15pm |
So my friend in Boston that goes to Harvard isn't convinced Sandy is a big deal. Sigh.
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sagehen Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:01:24pm |
re: #301 ProGunLiberal
Okay, the NHC map shows 9-11 feet of surge at the Battery.
What does that mean?
It means a bunch of highrise apartment buildings and office buildings are going to have their parking garages, their laundry rooms and their lobbys full of water. All the big electrical closet thingmajigs will be soaked and have to stay off-line for some time. The underground mall in the subway hub. Subways generally, it'll take days (if not weeks) to get all the water out so the system can service those neighborhoods (higher-elevation parts of the city will probably get service back a few hours after the storm passes.
Image: 200%20West%20evacuated.jpg
Everything in Zone A is at an altitude of less than 5 feet. Zone B is 5-10 feet.
| 339 |
Bipartite Gnomenclature Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:03:45pm |
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Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:04:18pm |
| 341 |
Bipartite Gnomenclature Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:05:15pm |
| 342 |
ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:05:16pm |
Comments from a site:
Roker-Cantore Coverage Scale
Some Local Reporter On National News — All is well, relax
Al Roker — Minor inconvenience, you'll be fine
Jeff Morrow — Better start moving stuff off your porch
Stephanie Abrams — Things are getting serious
Mike Seidel — Uh oh…
Jim Cantore — Prepare your body for the Thunderdome
Where are Cantore and Siedel?
| 343 |
makeitstop Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:06:06pm |
This is so weird.
The wind has been steady since about 7:30, and about 10 minutes ago it just...stopped. Dead calm outside right now.
Gonna go take the dog out during this lull. BBIAB.
| 344 |
Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:06:22pm |
re: #336 Varek Raith
My outdoor cat is pissed off.
Very pissed off.
Fear is the parent emotion of anger.
| 345 |
Varek Raith Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:09:36pm |
re: #344 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Fear is the parent emotion of anger.
She looks out the window then to me.
And growls.
Jumps in her box and goes to sleep.
| 346 |
ProGunLiberal Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:12:27pm |
Ah, the MOL Paramount has disappeared from the ship tracking site.
| 347 |
Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:12:57pm |
re: #336 Varek Raith
My outdoor cat is pissed off.
Very pissed off.
Does the cat have access to the death ray controls?!?
O_O
| 348 |
Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:14:57pm |
Tigers-Giants tied going to the bottom of the 9th.
| 349 |
Bipartite Gnomenclature Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:17:32pm |
re: #345 Varek Raith
She looks out the window then to me.
And growls.
Jumps in her box and goes to sleep.
She knows who's fault it is.
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Steve Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:25:16pm |
re: #348 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
Tigers-Giants tied going to the bottom of the 9th.
Would like to see the Tigers win one. Not because I am a fan of either team but just because I would like to see the Series go for more then just 4 or 5 games.
| 351 |
funky chicken Sun, Oct 28, 2012 8:50:41pm |
re: #77 Decatur Deb
The most frustrating thing about today's GOTV canvass of Obama voters in the Florida panhandle is that so many had already voted for him.
[Link: politic365.com...]
Heh. I guess it would be a boring day.
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boredtechindenver Sun, Oct 28, 2012 9:05:53pm |
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