AZ State Sen. Lori Klein Defends Herman Cain

“And I am not an unattractive woman”

WingnutsNovember 2011 • Views: 28,593

At least one woman has come forth to defend Herman Cain; of course, Lori Klein is Cain’s Arizona chairman, but still.

One Cain supporter who was on the conference call suggested to CBS News that Cain is simply in the process of retooling his campaign to deal with the problems with messaging, fundraising and other issues in the wake of the allegations. …

Lori Klein, an Arizona state Senator and Cain’s Arizona state chairman, told CBS News she stands by Cain.

She says she has known him for 12 years and he’s “never been anything but a gentlemen - and I am not an unattractive woman.”

Yeah! If Herman would have gone for anyone it would have been her. That proves his innocence. Good grief.

Meanwhile I thought I remembered the name Lori Klein, so I Googled her and sure enough — she got into the news earlier this year when she pulled a loaded handgun out of her purse during an interview and pointed it at a reporter’s chest.

This could have something to do with the reason Herman never sexually harassed her, despite her undeniable hotness.

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118 comments

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:01:43pm

Predators who which women are prey and which aren't.

Must be pheromones.

Varek Raith Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:02:24pm

This could have something to do with the reason Herman never sexually harassed her, despite her undeniable hotness.

Ya think???
XD

HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:03:40pm

Did her speechwriter look this over at all? My guess is no.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:04:37pm

re: #3 HappyWarrior

Did her speechwriter look this over at all? My guess is no.

Yeah, she doesn't seem too, ummm, swift in the mental arena.

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:06:07pm

well, she knows her place in the great scheme of things

Charles Johnson Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:06:27pm

Here's Lori Klein demonstrating gun safety:

Image: ZZ4E12BC25.jpg

(Nope, sorry -- it's Diane Feinstein.)

windsagio Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:06:35pm

Tokens of the world unite! You have nothing to lose except your self-respect!

elizajane Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:07:28pm

Is this not Lori "In politics, we want a virgin to do a hooker's job" Klein?
Clearly, she should know.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:07:36pm

re: #6 Charles

Here's Lori Klein demonstrating gun safety:

Image: ZZ4E12BC25.jpg

That is Diane Feinstein.

[deleted] Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:08:40pm

HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:08:51pm

re: #4 ggt

Yeah, she doesn't seem too, ummm, swift in the mental arena.

Klein? Edited: Realizing she said this off the cuff. Yep idiot.

Talking Point Detective Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:09:00pm

I think this article is on par with Klein's defense of Cain:

Ariz. gun club offers Santa shoot

Want to improve the caliber of your family’s Christmas card this year? How about having your picture taken with Santa Claus and your choice of machine guns?

For a fee of $5 for members and $10 for non-members, the Scottsdale Gun Club in Arizona will arrange a Yuletide photo op with Santa and a selection of automatic weapons valued at $170,000.

"It's been really fun," said Brooke Rodda, a spokesperson for the club. "We've had a tremendous response from the community."

The "unique" opportunity, Rodda said, permits families to handle weapons in a "safe, controlled environment."

[Link: usnews.msnbc.msn.com...]

Charles Johnson Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:09:42pm

re: #9 ggt

That is Diane Feinstein.

You mean, Google image search lied to me? You're right, but they do look pretty similar.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:12:08pm

re: #13 Charles

You mean, Google image search lied to me? You're right, but they do look pretty similar.

It's an infamous picture of Feinstein among the gun-nuts because her finger is on the trigger --a BIG NO-NO. MAJOR BAD NO-NO.

HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:13:01pm

re: #12 Talking Point Detective

I think this article is on par with Klein's defense of Cain:

[Link: usnews.msnbc.msn.com...]

Ya know I respect gun ownership but this is exactly why people talk about gun fetishism. The last thing if I were a parent and my child were getting their photo with Santa is "you know maybe it would be great if they posed with Santa and an assault rifle." Taking your boy hunting as a right of passage I respect but this is just stupid.

freetoken Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:13:06pm

Hmmm... seems not every far-right Republican in AZ has liked Ms. Klein in the past:

PRO-ABORTION CANDIDATE SEEKS TO FILL SENATE VACANCY

Charles Johnson Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:13:18pm

re: #14 ggt

See, if I were a real conservative I would have known that.

wrenchwench Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:13:50pm

I thought she sounded familiar too.The second link there is good, and has a photo. The first link doesn't work.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:14:03pm

re: #17 Charles

See, if I were a real conservative I would have known that.

Hey, What does that say about me?

goddamnedfrank Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:15:31pm

That's a top of the line hair helmet though.

The Mountain That Blogs Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:16:03pm

See? Guns prevent people from being harassed by Herman Cain. This is why all Americans need completely unfettered access to as many guns as possible.

Sincerely,
the NRA

makeitstop Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:16:48pm

I'm thinking Cain never hit on this woman because she's actually got a little power.

Cain seems to prefer preying on women who are down on their luck.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:17:03pm

re: #15 HappyWarrior

Ya know I respect gun ownership but this is exactly why people talk about gun fetishism. The last thing if I were a parent and my child were getting their photo with Santa is "you know maybe it would be great if they posed with Santa and an assault rifle." Taking your boy hunting as a right of passage I respect but this is just stupid.

Because every grown-up little boy in his heart of hearts want Santa to bring him one. . . . .

/didn't you know.

Atlas Fails Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:17:17pm

re: #16 freetoken

Hmmm... seems not every far-right Republican in AZ has liked Ms. Klein in the past:

PRO-ABORTION CANDIDATE SEEKS TO FILL SENATE VACANCY

LOL @ that link. When faulty logic and poor grammar meet, magic happens.

windsagio Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:17:37pm

re: #22 makeitstop

that's par for the course. What drives these guys is the disparity of power giving them safety and control in their harassment. You don't go after somebody that can fight back.

Vicious Michigan Union Thug Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:18:22pm

re: #13 Charles

You mean, Google image search lied to me? You're right, but they do look pretty similar.

Presstv (Iranian media) misidentified the photo of Dianne Feinstein as Lori Klein.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:19:01pm

re: #25 windsagio

that's par for the course. What drives these guys is the disparity of power giving them safety and control in their harassment. You don't go after somebody that can fight back.

lame predators, I call them.

They sniff out the weak and prey on them.

Don't have the balls to go after a women who might be a challenge to them.

Charles Johnson Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:19:14pm

re: #26 Alouette

I saw it in a couple of other spots too when I scrolled down further.

HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:19:30pm

You'll shoot your eye out, kid.

freetoken Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:19:44pm

re: #24 Atlas Fails

Heh, yeah, he has the background on her DUI too. He really doesn't like her.

Anyway, Ms. Klein certainly likes to get herself in the limelight:

Arizona Lawmaker Under Fire for Reading Controversial Letter [VIDEO]

Sounds like she was a sucker for whatever Pearce wanted to be read.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:20:59pm

re: #28 Charles

I saw it in a couple of other spots too when I scrolled down further.

Seems the pink gun incident is the only noteworthy thing she's done --it is the entirety of her Wiki.

So, if google somehow matches female; senator; and gun; they will also get Feinstein . . .

But, Alouette is probably more right

freetoken Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:21:07pm

This whole sordid gang of right wing reactionaries - the best thing is if the whole thing collapses under the weight of its own stupidity.

freetoken Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:22:40pm

Here's more on that reading of the letter:

Youtube Video

You can see Ms. Klein defending that letter.

theheat Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:23:14pm

Well, I'm certainly glad another strong minded conservative raisin has come forth to talk about fidelity, gun safety, and how with enough Aqua Net, you can have June Cleaver's hairstyle.
//

No offense to Barbara Billingsley. However, that was 50's hair. This is not 1950, a fact that escapes the GOP.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:23:43pm

re: #34 theheat

Well, I'm certainly glad another strong minded conservative raisin has come forth to talk about fidelity, gun safety, and how with enough Aqua Net, you can have June Cleaver's hairstyle.
//

No offense to Barbara Billingsley. However, that was 50's hair. This is not 1950, a fact that escapes the GOP.

You mean the whole Stepford Wife Look is OUT?

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:24:05pm

re: #32 freetoken

This whole sordid gang of right wing reactionaries - the best thing is if the whole thing collapses under the weight of its own stupidity.

of wishes were horse, beggars would ride...these fucktards are not going away

PhillyPretzel Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:25:49pm

Of course Lori defends Herman, she has the gun./

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:29:34pm

re: #37 PhillyPretzel

Of course Lori defends Herman, she has the gun./

her token guy is going down...don't you feel for her?

wrenchwench Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:32:13pm

re: #33 freetoken

Here's more on that reading of the letter:

[Video]You can see Ms. Klein defending that letter.

The letter was found to be at least partially bogus.

The Glendale Elementary School District said it has determined that some statements by teacher Tony Hill in his letter to Senate President Russell Pearce were inaccurate.

Lidane Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:33:12pm

re: #34 theheat

This is not 1950, a fact that escapes the GOP.

Oh, it doesn't escape them at all. They're bound and determined to turn the clock back at all costs.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:36:00pm

re: #5 albusteve

well, she knows her place in the great scheme of things

"Not unattractive and armed to the teeth" is not a bad place to end up in The Great Scheme.

wrenchwench Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:36:36pm

Here's Lori Klein and her little pink gun.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:37:51pm

re: #14 ggt

It's an infamous picture of Feinstein among the gun-nuts because her finger is on the trigger --a BIG NO-NO. MAJOR BAD NO-NO.

Oh, the gun nuts would make excuses if DiFi was on their side.

Picky, picky, picky.

///This said by the daughter of an ex-cop with a passion for gun safety.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:38:45pm

re: #26 Alouette

Presstv (Iranian media) misidentified the photo of Dianne Feinstein as Lori Klein.

Heavily armed Jewish women all look alike.

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:40:12pm

I think Ginger White is pretty.

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:40:51pm

so, how much did Furm Herm pay this woman to support him?...couple of Pizza Hut stores?

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:41:58pm

re: #45 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I think Ginger White is pretty.

That's the woman who says she had an affair with Cain? Yes, she's cute. I like her haircut.

Her taste in men seems dubious, though.

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:42:06pm

re: #45 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I think Ginger White is pretty.

I think I'm handsome

bratwurst Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:43:48pm

This is similar to the way he defended himself by pointing out there are THOUSANDS of women he hasn't sexually harassed.

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:43:50pm

re: #47 SanFranciscoZionist

That's the woman who says she had an affair with Cain? Yes, she's cute. I like her haircut.

Her taste in men seems dubious, though.

why?...she got 13 years of romance off a married man...he's no better than she is in that regard

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:45:20pm

re: #49 bratwurst

This is similar to the way he defended himself by pointing out there are THOUSANDS of women he hasn't sexually harassed.

"What people tend to forget is that there were millions of men in Russia alone whom Catherine never even met."

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:45:37pm

Come to think of it, you do remind me of Brando.

Granted, it's Brando from Last Tango in Paris, but still.

re: #48 albusteve

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:46:41pm

re: #52 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Come to think of it, you do remind me of Brando.

Granted, it's Brando from Last Tango in Paris, but still.

LICGAS?

freetoken Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:47:32pm

What creationists don't want to hear about the "Cambrian Explosion":

Biology’s big bang had a long fuse

The last common ancestor of all living animals probably arose nearly 800 million years ago, a multidisciplinary research team reports in the Nov. 25 Science. From that common ancestry, various animal lineages diverged and evolved on their own paths. Yet the major animal groups living today didn’t arise until roughly 200 million years later, in an exuberant burst of forms preserved in fossils during what’s called the Cambrian explosion.

“There’s a deeper history that’s been missing from the fossil record,” says study coauthor Kevin Peterson of Dartmouth College. He and his colleagues have been pushing back that date for a last common ancestor, and now, he reports, the analysis has the broadest reach yet. “We show that animals evolved quite a bit before they show up in the fossil record.”

This work updates the notion of a long evolutionary lag, when much of the basic biological toolkit was already in place for a later surge of new body forms, says paleontologist and study coauthor Douglas Erwin of the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Santa Fe Institute.

“The Cambrian explosion is like the industrial revolution,” Erwin says. Inventions that would later be important for a major shift in technology — or, in this case, genetic novelties important for evolution — appeared long before they played a role in widespread changes that had a major impact on life.

For understanding animal origins, the new paper “is really worthwhile as it stands back and tries to make sense of the whole picture,” says James Valentine of the University of California, Berkeley, who studies animal evolution. [...]

Combining fossil dates and the DNA analysis, Peterson, Erwin and their colleagues conclude that the basic genetic tools for fancy animal bodies arose long before a surge of evolutionary innovation around the Cambrian period gave rise to modern animal forms.

During that 200 million-year-plus run-up to the Cambrian explosion, animals did evolve more diverse cell chemistry to regulate basic genes, and the environment changed. But Peterson attributes much of the Cambrian rise of modern animal forms to changes in the interactions among organisms themselves. “You see an evolutionary explosion, if you will, because animals are eating other animals for the first time,” he says.

[...]

And speaking of creationists:

Tolerant Swedish schools accommodate religiously conservative parents

Swedish teachers are conflict averse, and consequently stubborn parents often get their way. Teaching the emergence of life sometimes is like serving a smorgasbord. Religious creationism is presented alongside the theory of evolution. Students get to decide for themselves what to believe, this is shown by research at the University of Gothenburg.

This is one of the conclusions reached in Fredrik Sjögren's doctoral thesis Negotiated Power. Cultural Value Conflicts in Swedish Compulsory Schools (written in Swedish with a summary in English).

[...]

In his thesis he writes, freely translated: 'In a way you can say that students in some classrooms already in their early teenage years get to form not only their own values and morals but also their own scientific theory.'

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:50:46pm

re: #42 wrenchwench

Here's Lori Klein and her little pink gun.

AT least she is holding it correctly.

b_sharp Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:50:48pm

re: #42 wrenchwench

Here's Lori Klein and her little pink gun.

Her pink gun is as big as mine.

Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:51:17pm

re: #43 SanFranciscoZionist

Oh, the gun nuts would make excuses if DiFi was on their side.

Picky, picky, picky.

///This said by the daughter of an ex-cop with a passion for gun safety.

HA, as a kid I wasn't even allowed to hold a water gun improperly . . .

LOL

allegro Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:52:09pm

re: #54 freetoken

In his thesis he writes, freely translated: 'In a way you can say that students in some classrooms already in their early teenage years get to form not only their own values and morals but also their own ~~scientific~~ non-scientific, myth-based ~~theory~~ religious belief .'

There.

wrenchwench Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:53:38pm

re: #55 ggt

AT least she is holding it correctly.

Yes, but...

She showed off the laser sighting by pointing the red beam at the reporter's chest. The gun has no safety, she said, but there was no need to worry.

"I just didn't have my hand on the trigger," she said.

wrenchwench Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:54:16pm

re: #56 b_sharp

Her pink gun is as big as mine.

I'm not gonna try to parse that...

jaunte Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:55:25pm

I've heard politics is supposed to be "Hollywood for ugly people," but it seems a lot more like open-mike standup comedy lately.

b_sharp Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:55:56pm

re: #60 wrenchwench

I'm not gonna try to parse that...

Good idea.

Varek Raith Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:56:36pm

re: #60 wrenchwench

I'm not gonna try to parse that...

Image: MiniGunHandLL_468x348.jpg

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:56:51pm

re: #61 jaunte

I've heard politics is supposed to be "Hollywood for ugly people," but it seems a lot more like open-mike standup comedy lately.

complete with viewer votes and consolation prizes

freetoken Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:57:31pm

re: #58 allegro

Heh.... well, the Swedish author also falls into the trap of not differentiating between "belief" and "to accept".

IOW, people are always free to believe whatever they want. It's not my job to control the minds of others. However, I expect others to act a certain way, and actions betray what people really believe.

I can't force creationists to accept the reality of physics, geology, astronomy, etc. However, I demand that the society in which I live act as a whole based on the reality around us, not the fantasies of individuals.

Charles Johnson Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:59:21pm

re: #42 wrenchwench

Here's Lori Klein and her little pink gun.

That's not an unattractive deadly weapon.

wrenchwench Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:01:48pm

re: #66 Charles

That's not an unattractive deadly weapon.

Does that need parsing also?

I think the lesson is clear. If you want a job, and you want help from Herman Cain, arm yourself.

Varek Raith Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:02:23pm

If I'm elected to office I promise to only point swords at reporters.

Bubblehead II Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:03:00pm

Evening Lizards.

goddamnedfrank Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:04:42pm

re: #42 wrenchwench

Here's Lori Klein and her little pink gun.

Isn't shooting somebody with a pink gun literally adding insult to injury?

Wozza Matter? Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:04:45pm

re: #68 Varek Raith

If I'm elected to office I promise to only point swords at reporters.

Not your pink sword tho, please not that.

Varek Raith Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:05:34pm

re: #70 goddamnedfrank

Isn't shooting somebody with a pink gun literally adding insult to injury?

With HelloKitty! bullets!

goddamnedfrank Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:06:54pm

My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo
I'd like to sink her with my pink torpedo
-Spinal Tap, Big Bottom

Bubblehead II Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:07:25pm

re: #70 goddamnedfrank

Isn't shooting somebody with a pink gun literally adding insult to injury?

Only if they see it and it looks like this.

Image: KittyRifle.jpg

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:08:15pm

re: #74 Bubblehead II

Only if they see it and it looks like this.

Image: KittyRifle.jpg

so 2007

b_sharp Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:08:37pm

re: #68 Varek Raith

If I'm elected to office I promise to only point swords at reporters.

A tiny sword is just a knife but with a gun, size doesn't matter.

HappyWarrior Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:08:44pm

re: #74 Bubblehead II

Only if they see it and it looks like this.

Image: KittyRifle.jpg

Is that a Bye Kitty?

PhillyPretzel Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:08:50pm

re: #74 Bubblehead II
Did Matel make that one? /

Bubblehead II Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:12:08pm

re: #75 albusteve

so 2007

Perhaps. Got a 2011 version?

freetoken Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:12:15pm

In the land of the free... free from vaccinations, that is:

Parts of Washington, Idaho cool to childhood vaccines

North Idaho and Eastern Washington share a medical distinction: Both have far higher rates of parents not immunizing their children against childhood disease than either Idaho or Washington as a whole.

As a result, health authorities say, youngsters in the region are at increased risk for illnesses like whooping cough and measles. In early November, nine North Idaho children were diagnosed with whooping cough, also called pertussis.

[...]

Church noted that rural areas tend to have higher rates of parents choosing not to immunize their kids, either because having to drive long distances to do so may be burdensome or because of sentiments against government regulation.

Taggart said anti-immunization groups have been active in North Idaho.

"We don't argue with anybody," she said. "We tell them that's a personal choice, but that when they're not vaccinating, they're getting exposed and they're exposing."

I think that's just wrong. It's hyper-individualism. You don't have an absolute right to use yourself as an incubation chamber for diseases by which you can go around and cause other people illness, or even death.

Vicious Michigan Union Thug Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:14:47pm

re: #44 SanFranciscoZionist

Heavily armed Jewish women all look alike.

Neither of those old bats look like this.

Varek Raith Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:15:08pm

Later gators.

freetoken Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:15:55pm

One more bit of doom and gloom before I run:

Scarcity and degradation of land and water: growing threat to food security

Maybe I'll do a Page later on the whole issue; overlooked too often is that the world is on a pace to add another billion people in the next 17 years or so... with little further arable land prospects and with likely declining ocean productivity.

Olsonist Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:16:38pm

If you post Lori Klein's photo on HotOrNot, I'm ~~quite~~ stone cold certain the votes will come down in the decidedly Not Hot column. Money down.

b_sharp Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:18:26pm

re: #81 Alouette

Neither of those old bats look like this.

I'd totally share my pistol with her.

Bubblehead II Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:20:01pm

re: #78 PhillyPretzel

Did Matel make that one? /

Snopes says no.

PhillyPretzel Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:22:10pm

re: #86 Bubblehead II
I thought so that is why I put "/" at the end. But I will admire the Uzi in Alouette's entry.

b_sharp Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:22:56pm

re: #87 PhillyPretzel

I thought so that is why I put "/" at the end. But I will admire the Uzi in Alouette's entry.

You mean the young lady is holding a gun?

engineer cat Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:23:45pm

re: #81 Alouette

Neither of those old bats look like this.

if they made recruitment posters like that a lot more people would go aliyah

PhillyPretzel Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:25:01pm

re: #88 b_sharp
I like Uzis.

Bubblehead II Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:26:08pm

re: #87 PhillyPretzel

I thought so that is why I put "/" at the end. But I will admire the Uzi in Alouette's entry.

Missed it. Oops!

b_sharp Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:26:38pm

re: #90 PhillyPretzel

No. The gun she is holding. I like Uzis.

I completely missed that she had a gun in her hand.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:28:46pm

re: #79 Bubblehead II

Perhaps. Got a 2011 version?

Image: 2hwp40i.jpg

Image: IMG_0094.jpg

Image: IMG_0111b.jpg

Image: PinkHelloKittyRight.jpg

Retro!
Image: barbi15b.jpg

Alexzander Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:30:26pm

Dear America,

I am very worried about you. Please see a doctor.

-Alexzander

PhillyPretzel Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:30:35pm

re: #93 negativ
It is a little too heavy on the "flower power."

Bubblehead II Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:31:16pm

re: #93 negativ

Nice. What is the specs on the scope?

Killgore Trout Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:37:38pm

The MSM is excited about the possibility that Republicans may actually agree to something that will help the country...
U.S. Republicans back payroll tax cut extension

The move by Republicans could help avert an end-of-year battle with Democrats after months of bitter budget battles that brought the country to the edge of default in August and cost it its coveted AAA rating from Standard & Poor's.

Some analysts estimate the payroll tax cut is estimated to boost economic growth by as much as 1.5 percentage points.

"In all likelihood we will agree to continue the current payroll tax relief for another year," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said after a closed-door meeting of his colleagues.

McConnell said there was now "a majority sentiment" among Republicans for continuing the temporary tax cut.

Sounds pretty spiffy, eh? If you bother to wade through the article you'll find this...

McConnell did not provide details on how Republicans would offset the cost of extending the tax cut. There has been speculation among some Democratic aides in Congress that Republicans could take aim at new federal subsidies under President Barack Obama's overhaul of the healthcare system.

While that likely would prompt Democratic opposition, a new round of ideas later in December could find bipartisan backing.

Among the ways to potentially cover the cost of renewing the payroll tax cuts are: cutting federal farm subsidies, selling some government assets, reducing federal pensions and administrative savings in the Medicare healthcare program for the elderly. All these ideas have been discussed in past budget negotiations

Guess how this is going to end up.

PhillyPretzel Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:43:07pm

re: #97 Killgore Trout
Another round of finger-pointing, backstabbing and name-calling. And no budget.

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:44:44pm

re: #97 Killgore Trout

from my stronghold atop Fig Tree Hill, it looks like your govt can't get out of it's own way...what's up with all this tv exposure and stardom?...why do you need celebrities to govern you?

100

albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:49:05pm

re: #98 PhillyPretzel

Another round of finger-pointing, backstabbing and name-calling. And no budget.

the budget is no more than a bump in the road...congress has their eye on the market....fuck a budget

101

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:49:18pm

Treading on dangerous ground

US judge orders hundreds of sites "de-indexed" from Google, Facebook

After a series of one-sided hearings, luxury goods maker Chanel has won recent court orders against hundreds of websites trafficking in counterfeit luxury goods. A federal judge in Nevada has agreed that Chanel can seize the domain names in question and transfer them all to US-based registrar GoDaddy. The judge also ordered "all Internet search engines" and "all social media websites"—explicitly naming Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Bing, Yahoo, and Google—to "de-index" the domain names and to remove them from any search results.

[...]

Missing from the ruling is any discussion of the Internet's global nature; the judge shows no awareness that the domains in question might not even be registered in this country, for instance, and his ban on search engine and social media indexing apparently extends to the entire world. (And, when applied to US-based companies like Twitter, apparently compels them to censor the links globally rather than only when accessed by people in the US.) Indeed, a cursory search through the list of offending domains turns up poshmoda.ws, a site registered in Germany. The German registrar has not yet complied with the US court order, though most other domain names on the list are .com or .net names and have been seized.

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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:53:39pm

Ballsy kidnapper has balls.

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albusteve Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:55:27pm

any stupified Taj Mahal fans out there?...

Youtube Video

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zora Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:59:32pm

re: #101 negativ

Law professor Venkat Balasubramani, writing about the case yesterday, sums it up eloquently: "Wow."

"I'm sympathetic to the 'whack-a-mole' problem rights owners face, but this relief is just extraordinarily broad and is on shaky procedural grounds," he writes. "I'm not sure how this court can direct a registry to change a domain name's registrar of record or Google to de-list a site, but the court does so anyway. This is probably the most problematic aspect of the court's orders."

bad precedent to set imo. i wonder if the judge has fully considered the ramifications. it sounds unamerican. the websites are already breaking the law selling bootleg chanel. why not just prosecute them for that?

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windsagio Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:07:15pm

re: #101 negativ

that is SO going directly to appeal lol

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Lidane Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:07:40pm

re: #101 negativ

Treading on dangerous ground

US judge orders hundreds of sites "de-indexed" from Google, Facebook

That sounds like really horrible law. I can't see how that would hold up.

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PhillyPretzel Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:12:23pm

::: watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ::: I am surprised that the networks are still showing something like this.

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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:14:35pm

re: #107 PhillyPretzel

The abominable snowman scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.

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Stanghazi Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:15:56pm

re: #107 PhillyPretzel

::: watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ::: I am surprised that the networks are still showing something like this.

It's for the parents, although I bet it's timeless. Hopefully the kiddos still like it.

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engineer cat Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:16:38pm

re: #99 albusteve

from my stronghold atop Fig Tree Hill, it looks like your govt can't get out of it's own way...what's up with all this tv exposure and stardom?...why do you need celebrities to govern you?

it is our strange earthling ways

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Stanghazi Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:18:11pm

re: #100 albusteve

Heeey Marlon!

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palomino Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:23:25pm

re: #36 albusteve

of wishes were horse, beggars would ride...these fucktards are not going away

And a nation this big and diverse is gonna have a lot of fucktards.

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andres Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:34:46pm

re: #102 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Ballsy kidnapper has balls.

0 in intelligence, 3 in style, and 11 in balls.

(Based on a 10 point scale.)

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Vicious Michigan Union Thug Tue, Nov 29, 2011 5:43:20pm

re: #107 PhillyPretzel

::: watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ::: I am surprised that the networks are still showing something like this.

I'm pissed! I want NCIS!

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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Tue, Nov 29, 2011 6:34:37pm

re: #53 albusteve

LICGAS?

^misery

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Holidays are Family Fun Time Tue, Nov 29, 2011 6:52:17pm

re: #108 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The abominable snowman scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.

MEE TOO!

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ElCapitanAmerica Tue, Nov 29, 2011 7:50:55pm

More gems from Senator Klein;

[Link: www.mediaite.com...]

While defending Cain, she said;

"Klein suggested that if Cain is innocent he should sue White for libel and went on to attack the media for digging up the allegations. She also said that in politics, “we want a virgin to do a hooker’s job.”

Check out the video at the bottom, apparently she yelled at protesters to "go back to Mexico".

I wouldn't be surprised that she'll be running in the GOP primaries for president in the not too distant future.

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S'latch Wed, Nov 30, 2011 7:14:26am

Her man, Cain!

Spy Mode Auto

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