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Posted by: Jethro Bodine at May 05, 2015 08:56 AM (RcpcZ)

2 News!

Posted by: HH at May 05, 2015 08:56 AM (Ce4DF)

3 Come and get it while it's fresh.

Posted by: Ed Anger at May 05, 2015 08:57 AM (RcpcZ)

4 A good dump!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 05, 2015 09:00 AM (60Vyp)

5 I watched Django Unchained this weekend. Anyone else notice that Tarentino makes the same movie over and over with minor changes in character and location? His shit is stale.

Posted by: maddogg at May 05, 2015 09:02 AM (xWW96)

6 We can all relax now:

Defense officials Monday dismissed as "wild speculation" an Internet-fueled claim that a massive summertime exercise called Jade Helm 15 for special operations commandos is a covert operation by President Barack Obama to take over Texas.
James Rosen, McClatchy
http://bit.ly/1GXT1zc
h/t Nickarama, WZ

Nothing to see here. Nothing to see. Move along.

Posted by: You Have Nothing to Fear at May 05, 2015 09:02 AM (9K3Nr)

7 I could have gone all day without seeing the name "Huckabee."

Apparently, the Republicans haven't yet learned what happens when you pour too much shit in the sewer.

Posted by: MrScribbler at May 05, 2015 09:03 AM (P8YHq)

8 "The people doing the finger wagging and tut-tutting about being "provocative" are an embarrassment to the spirit of free speech in this country." - Jay Caruso

AMEN!!!!

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:03 AM (0O7c5)

9 The mother of the second gunman in Texas said she had no idea her son was radicalized? Hey fuckin idiot he was walking around with schmatta on his head and wearing a bathroom robe for cloths?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2015 09:03 AM (rDqRv)

10 Kasich COULD run as a Dem - who'd notice the difference. He's a decent money man when it comes to government, but otherwise he's RINO at best. He's my governor and I sure as hell would NOT recommend him for president.

Posted by: 1bulwetweft at May 05, 2015 09:03 AM (nqiq9)

11 Two words.

FCUK HUCK.

What a pompous dickhead.

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 05, 2015 09:04 AM (0FSuD)

12 4
A good dump!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 05, 2015 09:00 AM (60Vyp)

Will curl up in the bowl and peak out. We call these a Hillary.

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 05, 2015 09:05 AM (0FSuD)

13 Kasich COULD run as a Dem - who'd notice the difference. He's a decent money man when it comes to government, but otherwise he's RINO at best. He's my governor and I sure as hell would NOT recommend him for president.
Posted by: 1bulwetweft at May 05, 2015 09:03 AM (nqiq9)

They were just raving about him on fox news. The worst ones are the ones the media likes.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:05 AM (KbNXw)

14 Morning folks. Hope it's a good day for everyone.

Posted by: Heralder at May 05, 2015 09:05 AM (ECROs)

15 9
The mother of the second gunman in Texas said she had no idea her son
was radicalized? Hey fuckin idiot he was walking around with schmatta on
his head and wearing a bathroom robe for cloths?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2015 09:03 AM (rDqRv)

the president of the mosque here in phoenix blames the fbi for radicalizing elton.....he was SHOCKED that someone from his mosque had been involved.......SHOCKED!!!

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:05 AM (0O7c5)

16 Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2015 09:03 AM (rDqRv)

Every. Time. "Junior was such a good boy! Surprised he hauled off and murdered 64 people.!"

Posted by: Heralder at May 05, 2015 09:07 AM (ECROs)

17 did anyone see britt hume on fox yesterday trying to be positive about huckabee? it was pretty funny watching him squirm

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:07 AM (0O7c5)

18 Re: Evangelicals support for ghey "marriage" doubles... I am currently unchurched, and on the advice of my wise eldest son I tried a church (not "Evangelical") 30 miles away that should've been a shoe-in for me. Imagine my shock to see the Obama bumper sticker in the parking lot. Then I recalled the percentage of Evangelicals nationally who voted for the pencil-necked Socialist.
While we're on the subject: Catholics in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens?
Thanks to the intellectual generosity of our host here at Moron Central, our Ace, I have said it before in these spaces. One needs more than Faith and Reason to be a Conservative. May I humbly suggest that state of being also requires a mag-fed weapon, target practice, and a bayonet?

Posted by: Steve White, eater of the cheese popcorn at May 05, 2015 09:07 AM (1ywxk)

19 For the people from the other thread who were willing to pray this Saturday night-I gave some details on #330 in Morning Thread below. Thanks so much, dear brothers and sisters.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:08 AM (MeuoO)

20 My wife is unfamiliar with Huckabee, and she saw this on the news last night, she asked me "Who's this asshat?"

I just shook my head.

Posted by: Heralder at May 05, 2015 09:08 AM (ECROs)

21 1/5 Of Jobs In Baltimore Are Government Jobs

That means they operate at a huge deficit. There is no way 5 taxpayers can pay one gov employees salary. That was the problem they had in Wisconsin. Scott Walker, love him or hate him is on his way to rectifying that.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:08 AM (KbNXw)

22 So are you going to church there or decided not to because someone had an Obama Bumper sticker in the parking lot? How was the worship service?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:09 AM (MeuoO)

23
Williamson's piece makes some good points, but I think he's off the mark in saying we got lucky in Garland.

Garland was prepared. Williamson is mostly on about how the Feds are squandering resources and spying indiscriminately and ineffectively. All of which is true, but Garland at the local level - the organizer and the city government - took prudent steps and was prepared.

A grudging hat tip to the Texas Morons who are always going on about how you would handle shit, because you handled shit.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 05, 2015 09:10 AM (JtwS4)

24 1/5 Of Jobs In Baltimore Are Government Jobs

Only 1/5? Clearly they need more government spending. That'll fix things.

Posted by: rickl at May 05, 2015 09:10 AM (zoehZ)

25 So are you going to church there or decided not to because someone had an Obama Bumper sticker in the parking lot? How was the worship service?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:09 AM (MeuoO)

You show up with an Obama bumper sticker at our Lutheran Church. You will be the recipient of several high speed green jello molds.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:11 AM (KbNXw)

26
Those 5 (including the govt employee) taxpayers aren't just paying for the one govt employee, they're also paying for all the unemployed, which is like, what, 12% in obama's Baltimore?

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 05, 2015 09:11 AM (Ng9V+)

27 >>>the president of the mosque here in phoenix blames the fbi for radicalizing elton.....he was SHOCKED that someone from his mosque had been involved.......SHOCKED!!!

That's standard operating procedure. I'm sure it's in text form in every mosque on the planet.

1. Express surprise and shock (he was such a good boy)
2. Blame the FBI/CIA/Israel
3. It's a conspiracy!!1!

Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 05, 2015 09:11 AM (PtTYB)

28
The tax burden on the employed is overwhelming. So much so it's swept under the rug year after year.

We WILL end up like Greece. California, NY, and Illinois are already half way there.

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 05, 2015 09:13 AM (Ng9V+)

29 I'm a semi-apostate, but I don't believe that you can be an honest-to-God Bible-believing Christian and a progressive, for one simple reason: under progressivism, there is no higher power than the State.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:14 AM (2Ojst)

30 Fenelon,

What is going on Saturday?

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at May 05, 2015 09:15 AM (fWAjv)

31
Defense officials Monday dismissed as "wild speculation" an Internet-fueled claim that a massive summertime exercise called Jade Helm 15 for special operations commandos is a covert operation by President Barack Obama to take over Texas.

Sit Rep

Units Deployed

1st Armored - "Amtrack Thunder"

172rd Airborn Brig - "Barack's Raiders"

1st Brig, 4th Inf (Mech) - "Sasha's Own Dragoons"

3rd Sqd, 7th Cav - "Fightin' PBS Pledge Drive"

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 05, 2015 09:15 AM (kdS6q)

32 the president of the mosque here in phoenix blames the fbi for radicalizing elton.....he was SHOCKED that someone from his mosque had been involved.......SHOCKED!!!

Let me guess: He was a good boy. And he wanted to be an astronaut. Or a rapper. Or a rapping astronaut.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 05, 2015 09:15 AM (7ObY1)

33 >>>We WILL end up like Greece. California, NY, and Illinois are already half way there.

Truth. And who have the Greeks voted in to fix their woes? Marxists. They're doubling down, and so will we.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 05, 2015 09:15 AM (PtTYB)

34 @22 It was austere (no incense), but the pastor had a great sermon, based on Scripture.
The main problem was the distance. When I was a kid I was at church 4 days a week with one activity or another. Of course, it was a block away.
I am not qualified to expound at length on the role of Faith in Society. I can, however, draw a contrast for Christians facing dhimmitude through political, or military, inaction: Commies never had a seek and destroy mission for Christians. Jews, maybe, Christians, no. Unlike these savages these days.

Posted by: Steve White, eater of the cheese popcorn at May 05, 2015 09:16 AM (1ywxk)

35 I think we need to have all kinds of Draw Mo contests, though in many states they will need to modify laws prohibiting hunting over bait.

Posted by: maddogg at May 05, 2015 09:16 AM (xWW96)

36 That Canadian writer Michael Coren converted to Anglican because the Atholic church just easn't giving teh gheys full equality.

Posted by: steevy at May 05, 2015 09:16 AM (mGBKM)

37
Truth. And who have the Greeks voted in to fix their woes? Marxists. They're doubling down, and so will we.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 05, 2015 09:15 AM (PtTYB)

We had to destroy the economy in order to save it!

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:16 AM (2Ojst)

38 Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:11 AM (KbNXw)

The first election in 2008 in the church I was working with we had some people with Obama stickers and some with McCain/Palin. Yes, Christians can have voted for Obama too. I just asked because I wasn't sure if the poster decided not to attend the service at all because he was put off by the bumper sticker which would IMO, be a shame. In this church I serve now I get the impression that almost everyone voted for candidates against Obama (One guy like to pigeonhole me and tell me his opinions. ;^) although I haven't asked and wouldn't.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:17 AM (MeuoO)

39 We're number one!! We're number one!!

http://tinyurl.com/q8zycfu

Baltimore Is the Worst Place in America to Grow Up Poor and Male

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at May 05, 2015 09:17 AM (fWAjv)

40 Christians Could Acquiesce On Abortion Like They Are On Gay Marriage

"Christians" will not. Apostates will.

And may God have mercy on their souls.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 05, 2015 09:18 AM (zF6Iw)

41 35 I think we need to have all kinds of Draw Mo contests, though in many states they will need to modify laws prohibiting hunting over bait.
Posted by: maddogg at May 05, 2015 09:16 AM (xWW96)

If I had any artistic ability I'd draw mohammed getting sodomized by a pig and distribute it far and wide.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:18 AM (2Ojst)

42 "Commies never had a seek and destroy mission for Christians"

Quite a few Soviet citizens would disagree with that, and so would the Chinese.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 05, 2015 09:19 AM (go6ud)

43 40 Agreed,I haven't "aquiesced" on anything.Those people and the government can call i whatever they want but they aren't married.

Posted by: steevy at May 05, 2015 09:19 AM (mGBKM)

44 @35 I spat out a mouthful of Schaefer's on the bar!

Posted by: Steve White, eater of the cheese popcorn at May 05, 2015 09:20 AM (1ywxk)

45 The whole "polls show young Christians supporting homosexual marriage" process isn't really surprising. Christians have been under a media blitz for the past decade. Had the press and entertainment industry done the opposite and talk about how the H+ people were disordered. We would be seeing record low numbers of people claiming/actually homosexual.

Posted by: Not Loved Time to be Feared at May 05, 2015 09:21 AM (nRvEn)

46 I stopped going to my local Catholic church because they've become farther and farther Left.

2 members of the Lay Council are so pro-abortion, they openly hold Planned Parenthood fundraisers despite being locally well known Catholic "leaders."

The priest even gives sermons in praise of Obama.

It's not a Catholic Church anymore. It's a cult.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 05, 2015 09:21 AM (7ObY1)

47 Not all of the jobs listed in that article are Baltimore City employer type jobs,
Lumped in where also Baltimore County, Maryland State and Federal jobs.

So the County jobs are payed for by County taxes, the State by State tax, and so on.

But still, the number is rather high.

Posted by: Roof Korean, Local 119 at May 05, 2015 09:21 AM (VPLuQ)

48 46 I stopped going to my local Catholic church because they've become farther and farther Left.

2 members of the Lay Council are so pro-abortion, they openly hold Planned Parenthood fundraisers despite being locally well known Catholic "leaders."

The priest even gives sermons in praise of Obama.

It's not a Catholic Church anymore. It's a cult.
Posted by: Citizen X at May 05, 2015 09:21 AM (7ObY1)

F*ck that shit. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Good is good and evil is evil. If they can't hold that line then they should turn in their collars and close the doors for good.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:22 AM (2Ojst)

49 46 Leadership is supposed to rein that shit in.Do some ass kicking.

Posted by: steevy at May 05, 2015 09:22 AM (mGBKM)

50 Garcon, I'll have the Huevos Banderas por favor.

Posted by: Bawney Fwank at May 05, 2015 09:23 AM (jEVE9)

51 In Garland we got lucky?

I'd say "the system worked"

If by "the system" we mean no failure-to-fire

Posted by: Bigby's Wrasslin' Thumbs at May 05, 2015 09:23 AM (3ZtZW)

52 Ohio Gov Kasich Is A Threat In Hillary's Primaries

Fify!

Posted by: Harley Quinn at May 05, 2015 09:24 AM (A7X+R)

53 It's not a Catholic Church anymore. It's a cult.
Posted by: Citizen X at May 05, 2015 09:21 AM (7ObY1)

More asses in the seats, more money. It's all about the money. It's like the Jesus in concert, I'm ok, you're ok, feel good mega churches. Wave the Bible around and bastardize the word.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:24 AM (KbNXw)

54 F*ck, I need to start drinking already. Unfortunately my Patron Silver is in my liquor cabinet at home.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:24 AM (2Ojst)

55 In Garland we got lucky because the two shitheads ran into the one cop in the whole fuckkin' town who could shoot a fucking pistol.

Posted by: maddogg at May 05, 2015 09:24 AM (xWW96)

56 Steve-is there a closer church you could attend? I recommend to people who come from a high church tradition (you mentioned incense) but are unhappy with the Episcopal Church. fopr instance to try to the Anglican Church in North America. They are a spoilt off group from Episcopal Church. You can look them up web. I just think at tough times like this people with a church background who may not have been in a while should consider going back to hear the Gospel proclaimed, the Sacraments celebrated, to hear the great hymns of faith and to have other people to pray with. Other people here might have some suggestions from their traditions. God bless you I hope you find a wonderful place for Christian fellowship!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:25 AM (MeuoO)

57 If Kasich does want to run, it would behoove him to run as a Democrat, seeing how he LOVES himself some welfare and Medicaid.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at May 05, 2015 09:25 AM (vg8iE)

58 They were just raving about him on fox news. The worst ones are the ones the media likes.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:05 AM (KbNXw)

He used to have a show on Fox News.

As an Ohioan, I do not want him running for president. And it is not for the same reason that some Wisconsin people wouldn't want Walker to run.

Posted by: buzzion at May 05, 2015 09:25 AM (zt+N6)

59 Darn typo. Split, not spoilt.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:25 AM (MeuoO)

60 If Kasich does want to run, it would behoove him to run as a Democrat, seeing how he LOVES himself some welfare and Medicaid.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at May 05, 2015 09:25 AM (vg8iE)

Don't forget the Common Core.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:25 AM (KbNXw)

61 The whole "polls show young Christians supporting homosexual marriage" process isn't really surprising. Christians have been under a media blitz for the past decade.

Add in the lack of evangelization and utter unwillingness to tackle the more "difficult" (for which read, "makes us feel icky about ourselves") portions of Church teachings, and you can see why younger "churchgoers" would be A-OK with gay sex and abortion.

Just see post 46 for an idea of how deep the rot is.

I stand by my prediction: within five years, there will be a full-on gay "wedding" at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NY, presided over by the loathsome, crawling toad Timothy Dolan.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 05, 2015 09:26 AM (zF6Iw)

62 Help me out here.
Was it ever confirmed what weapons the former terrorists were using?
I have heard Ak's
And full auto vs semi auto

Posted by: Roof Korean, Local 119 at May 05, 2015 09:26 AM (VPLuQ)

63 John Kasich is a great American!

Posted by: John Boner in Assless Chaps at May 05, 2015 09:26 AM (8W5zZ)

64 More asses in the seats, more money. It's all about the money. It's like the Jesus in concert, I'm ok, you're ok, feel good mega churches. Wave the Bible around and bastardize the word.

Needs more bull whips and overturned tables.

Posted by: rickb223 Straight, Conservative Clinger at May 05, 2015 09:26 AM (9PlD2)

65
Radio host kept saying Geller "stirs the pot" trying to blame her for murderous jihadis. For people who depend on free speech to make their living, they shd just say thank you to Geller and stfu.

If the terrorists had body armor, where were they hit? Wonder if it was a lucky shot or the police officer suspected body armour and aimed for somewhere vulnerable.

Good job to the security guard and the LEO.

Posted by: Bruce J at May 05, 2015 09:27 AM (iQIUe)

66 Help me out here.
Was it ever confirmed what weapons the former terrorists were using?
I have heard Ak's
And full auto vs semi auto
Posted by: Roof Korean, Local 119 at May 05, 2015 09:26 AM (VPLuQ)

Looked like AK's laying on the ground from the helo shot. Don't know if they were Autos or semi Autos.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:27 AM (KbNXw)

67 OMG, millenials don't know Outlook and Excel?!?!
However will they bridge the technological divide w/work colleagues?

Oh....buy a book or take an online course or just, you know, use it for a little bit.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 05, 2015 09:27 AM (2TN4k)

68 In Baltimore, they give the bad guys space to destroy; in Texas, they shoot them. Advantage Texas.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 05, 2015 09:27 AM (PtTYB)

69 ...the president of the mosque here in phoenix blames the fbi for radicalizing elton.....he was SHOCKED that someone from his mosque had been involved.......SHOCKED!!!

Yeah?

...The Islamic Community Center of Phoenix however is controlled by the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) which is a Muslim Brotherhood front group.

It featured an appearance by terrorist supporter Lauren Booth, a convert to Islam and employee of Iran's PressTV, who has propagandized on behalf of Hamas and Hezbollah, terror groups sponsored by Iran. Booth has spread the claim that the Boston Marathon bombing was staged....

FrontPageMag
http://bit.ly/1zK6ZSZ
c/o DMartyr, GatewayPundit
http://bit.ly/1zK75tY

Posted by: Might Be But Isn't at May 05, 2015 09:27 AM (9K3Nr)

70 The overwhelming majority of socialists are atheists, declared or undeclared. And so evangelicals see what that they likein socialism? The Stupid with this generation of Americans is jaw dropping.

Posted by: This is a Faux News Alert at May 05, 2015 09:28 AM (hKyl0)

71 Beware the leavening of the Pharisees.

Posted by: maddogg at May 05, 2015 09:28 AM (xWW96)

72 OMG, millenials don't know Outlook and Excel?!?!
However will they bridge the technological divide w/work colleagues?

Oh....buy a book or take an online course or just, you know, use it for a little bit.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 05, 2015 09:27 AM (2TN4k)

WTF does that have to do with HALO 27. MOM!! GET ME SOME MORE CHEETOS!!

Posted by: Millinials at May 05, 2015 09:29 AM (KbNXw)

73 Anglican Church in North America-about as close as you can get to being RC without being Catholic but tends conservative:

http://tinyurl.com/o69tugs

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:29 AM (MeuoO)

74 Might be time for me to change socks...yes?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 05, 2015 09:29 AM (VPLuQ)

75 Convocation of Anglicans in North America:

http://www.canaconvocation.org

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:31 AM (MeuoO)

76 >>
1. Express surprise and shock (he was such a good boy)

2. Blame the FBI/CIA/Israel

3. It's a conspiracy!!1!

4. At the mosque: Hide the anti-America materials (in Arabic) for a few weeks.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 05, 2015 09:31 AM (2TN4k)

77 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 05, 2015 09:26 AM (zF6Iw)

I don't doubt it. It will divide the goats from the sheep.

Posted by: Not Loved Time to be Feared at May 05, 2015 09:32 AM (nRvEn)

78 Considering how against that trade deal the unions are, I'd expect we're going to see a nice round of who bitch this is? in the coming days.

Posted by: Chupacabras at May 05, 2015 09:32 AM (F26eZ)

79 @56 There is a Community Church right here in my tiny little town, the kind of place that has an Awana program. I've been meaning to try it, but all that dang Cartesian baggage I carry around keeps me slightly in horror of the prospect of smiling gamely while I hear about The Flood 5952 years ago.
At the moment, I'd prefer Literalism over some SCD (Slimey Commie Dhimmi).

Posted by: Steve White, eater of the cheese popcorn at May 05, 2015 09:32 AM (1ywxk)

80 40 Christians Could Acquiesce On Abortion Like They Are On Gay Marriage
****

Abortion and gay marriage and miles apart morally to me.

Posted by: Lea at May 05, 2015 09:32 AM (vmMMi)

81 >>>> Might be time for me to change socks...yes?

You're ready to join the Guild as a Journeyman now? Congrats, VIA!!

Posted by: Bigby's Wrasslin' Thumbs at May 05, 2015 09:33 AM (3ZtZW)

82 Valerie Jarrett: Obamas My Brothers Keeper Campaign Isnt Just For Blacks, For All Americans To Recognize That My Neighbor s Child Is My Child

Its not racist, its collectivist.

Weasel Zippers

Yeah BULLSHIT. I heard the prick talk last night. The prick in chief wasn't talking about us white peeps.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2015 09:34 AM (rDqRv)

83 54
F*ck, I need to start drinking already. Unfortunately my Patron Silver is in my liquor cabinet at home.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:24 AM (2Ojst)

it will be waiting

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:34 AM (0O7c5)

84 Abortion and gay marriage and miles apart morally to me.
Posted by: Lea at May 05, 2015 09:32 AM (vmMMi)

That's kinda where the mess all started. Acceptable vs unacceptable sin.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:34 AM (KbNXw)

85 Just imagine the calls for speech restrictions if dozens had been slaughtered in Garland.

Posted by: steevy at May 05, 2015 09:35 AM (mGBKM)

86 We got lucky in Garland...

Perhaps, but there were supposedly SWAT officers on the scene as well. Will the terrorists learn from the incident, pick a softer target next time? You know they will. What will be the response by law enforcement when Jihadi John takes his AK-47 to a shopping mall? That's when luck runs out.

Posted by: fairweatherbill at May 05, 2015 09:35 AM (o/3Hk)

87 Citizen ,

Write a polite, but nasty letter to your Bishop.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 05, 2015 09:35 AM (V70Uh)

88 Greetings, pixel people.

What fresh hell awaits us this fine day?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at May 05, 2015 09:36 AM (0HooB)

89 What will be the response by law enforcement when Jihadi John takes his AK-47 to a shopping mall? That's when luck runs out.
Posted by: fairweatherbill at May 05, 2015 09:35 AM (o/3Hk)

Hey, I got this.

Posted by: Paul Blart at May 05, 2015 09:36 AM (KbNXw)

90 martha is on the wrong side of this

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:36 AM (0O7c5)

91 What will be the response by law enforcement when Jihadi John takes his AK-47 to a shopping mall? That's when luck runs out.
Posted by: fairweatherbill at May 05, 2015 09:35 AM (o/3Hk)

Not if they start letting us all carry

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2015 09:36 AM (rDqRv)

92 Catholics unfortunately have a socialist Pope right now.

Posted by: Cruzinator at May 05, 2015 09:37 AM (mt2jL)

93 So, Jeb has no shot--let's float the Kasich balloon.

Posted by: Los Angeles class fast attack ten feet behind you. at May 05, 2015 09:37 AM (659DL)

94 I'm still not sure what ISIS gains from taking credit for a couple of idiots who didn't make it 5 steps from their car.

Posted by: Lauren at May 05, 2015 09:37 AM (MYCIw)

95 In my church, we have a few positions open: Bishop of Butt and Ayatollah of Assahola. Looking to fill them immediately.

Posted by: Bawney Fwank at May 05, 2015 09:37 AM (jEVE9)

96 Sock ten feet behind you off.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at May 05, 2015 09:37 AM (659DL)

97 Not if they start letting us all carry
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2015 09:36 AM (rDqRv)

Some of us carry regardless of the law.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:37 AM (KbNXw)

98 Valerie Jarrett: Obamas My Brothers Keeper Campaign Isnt Just For Blacks, For All Americans To Recognize That My Neighbor s Child Is My Child

Then can we start beating them yet?

Posted by: rickb223 Straight, Conservative Clinger at May 05, 2015 09:38 AM (9PlD2)

99 Seriously Martha McCallum?!

Posted by: IrishEi at May 05, 2015 09:38 AM (E6RIJ)

100 >>Recent history tells us that Hillary Clinton's suggestion that religious
beliefs will change to accommodate abortion is entirely plausible.

Sure, why not --- because religion exists to validate your lifestyle choices, right?

I suppose the whole break in the Episcopal church over the gay bishop was just a silly misunderstanding, a kerfuffle. Maybe that whole Catholic church abuse scandal could have been avoided if they had only embraced inter-generational relationships, and homosexuality in step w/our culture, huh?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 05, 2015 09:38 AM (2TN4k)

101 "Today we have Christians openly supporting gay marriage, and some even arguing homosexuality isn't a sin."
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Those aren't Christians. Those of new age, hippy-dippy, "do what feels good/ I'm more spiritual than religious" types.

Anyone who argues that a sin is not a sin is not a Christian.

And their personal belief doesn't matter: God has already spoken and is quite clear on the subject.

Posted by: RoyalOil at May 05, 2015 09:38 AM (ZvKdv)

102 Thing about Gay Mrriage and the way they're going about it is the militants very much want to force the churches to marry - and the abortionists are going to follow in their wake along with others I'm sure - but the key to it all is they want, at its most basic level, for God to change His mind and erase what He said about all those things.

Which, no matter what we do to accept and love them, just isn't in our hands. All anyone can do is not compound the error.

Posted by: Bigby's Wrasslin' Thumbs at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (3ZtZW)

103 "Radio host kept saying Geller "stirs the pot" trying to blame her for murderous jihadis. For people who depend on free speech to make their living, they shd just say thank you to Geller and stfu."

If Hillary or other socialist wins in 2016, within 5 years from now the Department of Social Justice will be bringing federal civil rights charges against Geller or others involved in anything like this. Count on it. And majority of brainwashed Americans will support it.

Posted by: George Orwell de Leon at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (1BQGO)

104 Ummmm, no. Your child is your child and your damn responsibility.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (fWAjv)

105 98 Valerie Jarrett: Obamas My Brothers Keeper Campaign Isnt Just For Blacks, For All Americans To Recognize That My Neighbor s Child Is My Child

Then can we start beating them yet?
Posted by: rickb223 Straight, Conservative Clinger at May 05, 2015 09:38 AM (9PlD2)

A lovely thought, but Secret Service would intervene.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (2Ojst)

106 99
Seriously Martha McCallum?!

Posted by: IrishEi at May 05, 2015 09:38 AM (E6RIJ)

that was a horrible segment ..... martha is on the wrong side

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (0O7c5)

107 @84 Pretty much.
For my money, a highly workable SOP for Christians in The World is "love the sinner, hate the sin".
Should work for getting into Heaven, even at an accelerated pace if you're unarmed.
Love him, but shoot him before he shoots you.

Posted by: Steve White, eater of the cheese popcorn at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (1ywxk)

108 Saw a funny joke on fb yesterday. It was a picture of a steak with the phrase:

"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach"

"Unless he's a vegetarian, then it's through his pussy."

Posted by: Heralder at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (ECROs)

109 it will be waiting
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:34 AM (0O7c5)

True, but I feel so neglectful.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:40 AM (2Ojst)

110 I'm still not sure what ISIS gains from taking credit for a couple of idiots who didn't make it 5 steps from their car.

It's a moral victory for them, as far as what few morals they have.

I wanna know why that mosque that bred those two isn't closed. There should at least be a couple of cop cars parked outside it 24/7 for the foreseeable future. Right about now would be the time for some real surveillance.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at May 05, 2015 09:40 AM (0HooB)

111 >>For All Americans To Recognize That My Neighbor s Child Is My Child

Whaaaat?
Oh Hell No.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 05, 2015 09:40 AM (2TN4k)

112 84 Abortion and gay marriage and miles apart morally to me.
Posted by: Lea at May 05, 2015 09:32 AM (vmMMi)

That's kinda where the mess all started. Acceptable vs unacceptable sin.
****

You can sin is sin but murder is going to trump quite a few things for me.

Posted by: Lea at May 05, 2015 09:40 AM (vmMMi)

113 Very surprised at McCallum telling Geller she should go about it a different way. Disappointing. She's usually pretty solid.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 05, 2015 09:40 AM (E6RIJ)

114 Gotta run. Have a great day, Morons!
Num 6,24-26

Posted by: Steve White, eater of the cheese popcorn at May 05, 2015 09:41 AM (1ywxk)

115 Valerie Jarrett: Obamas My Brothers Keeper Campaign Isnt Just For Blacks, For All Americans To Recognize That My Neighbor s Child Is My Child
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Yep, whole lotta whiteness in the picture.

http://tinyurl.com/ogn955s

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at May 05, 2015 09:41 AM (fWAjv)

116 that was a horrible segment ..... martha is on the wrong side.

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (0O7c5)

--------

Agreed.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 05, 2015 09:41 AM (E6RIJ)

117 I'm still not sure what ISIS gains from taking credit for a couple of idiots who didn't make it 5 steps from their car.

Recruitment. That can say to the unwashed masses in the ME look we attack the great Satan on his own soil join us and we can do greater.

Posted by: wrg500 at May 05, 2015 09:42 AM (S+el1)

118 113
Very surprised at McCallum telling Geller she should go about it a different way. Disappointing. She's usually pretty solid.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 05, 2015 09:40 AM (E6RIJ)

megyn schooled oreilly last night on his stupid position......

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:42 AM (0O7c5)

119 But why would you assume they're going to give a date for the Flood, Steve? They might not. To me, it's kinds like dating. If you feel the call of God on your heart and have missed the prayers and hymns and sermons and fellowship look around a bit, try things out. No church is going to be perfect because no humans are perfect but somewhere there's a place that would love to have you be part of their fellowship. :^)

And for the RC, Sean Bannion would probably have some helpful words. I'm not a RC, but I just think the Sacraments are the life blood of your tradition. Is there a place that does the Tridentine (sp?) Mass near you?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:42 AM (MeuoO)

120 "For All Americans To Recognize That My Neighbor s Child Is My Child "

Nope.

Posted by: Lauren at May 05, 2015 09:42 AM (MYCIw)

121 You can sin is sin but murder is going to trump quite a few things for me.
Posted by: Lea at May 05, 2015 09:40 AM (vmMMi)

The slippery slope has never been on a grander display than it has been with the Catholic Church. There is no intensity meter attached to sin. It is or it isn't.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:42 AM (KbNXw)

122 My Brooklyn-born pastor used to be a liberal. What with Obama and HHS, he claims to be conservative now.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 05, 2015 09:42 AM (V70Uh)

123 "You're ready to join the Guild as a Journeyman now? Congrats, VIA!!"

No.
Baltimore advances through a vacancy system.

No shortage of qualified Village Idiots here.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 05, 2015 09:43 AM (VPLuQ)

124 @79 Posted by: Steve White, eater of the cheese popcorn at May 05, 2015 09:32 AM

You might want to consider looking at the Orthodox Church in America. They come from a more Slavic tradition, but unlike most other Orthodox churches in America, they worship almost entirely in English.

http://oca.org/

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 05, 2015 09:43 AM (h4vJk)

125 Community leaders can lay the groundwork for an MBK Community in four steps:

1. Accept the President's Challenge
2. Convene a 'Local Action Summit' to build an MBK Community
3. Conduct a policy review and form recommendations for action
4. Launch a plan of action, next steps and a timetable for review
5. Blame whitey
6. Wish upon a star

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at May 05, 2015 09:43 AM (fWAjv)

126 98 Valerie Jarrett: Obamas My Brothers Keeper Campaign Isnt Just For Blacks, For All Americans To Recognize That My Neighbor s Child Is My Child

Damn. I want nothing to do with my neighbors child. I have my hands full with my own. If I can't turn the kid over my knee he's your problem not mine.

Posted by: wrg500 at May 05, 2015 09:44 AM (S+el1)

127 113 Very surprised at McCallum telling Geller she should go about it a different way. Disappointing. She's usually pretty solid.

Look at Camerata when she moved over to CNN. I think a whole lot of FNC newsies are secretly Libs.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 05, 2015 09:44 AM (7ObY1)

128 "we attack the great Satan on his own soil join us and we can do greater."

Except they failed miserably.

If I'm Muhammad #2764 from Syria, I'm less than impressed.

Posted by: Lauren at May 05, 2015 09:44 AM (MYCIw)

129 Barack Obama is a SCOAMT.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 09:44 AM (kff5f)

130 "For All Americans To Recognize That My Neighbor s Child Is My Child "

I saw some brain dead pseudo-celebrity liberal try to pull that shit on Twitter. She was going on about how she wanted to be mother to all the kids and nurture them.

I told her that I was wondering when she would start making deposits into my kids' college funds and, oh, the baby just made a dooky that she needs to deal with.

Funny, the whole "caring for kids" things these liberals spout only goes as far as brainwashing them into their ideology. Very little "caring" involved.

Posted by: @JohnTant` at May 05, 2015 09:44 AM (PFy0L)

131 ISIS claims credit because,even thoughit failed,it is a demonstration that we are not safe here.

Posted by: steevy at May 05, 2015 09:44 AM (mGBKM)

132 Folks,

Don't confuse the Catholic Church with its hierarchy.

The Church is the people. The Church is the body of Christ. The Holy Spirit will NOT allow the people to go astray. Yes. The hierarchy often goes astray, but the people (or most of them anyway) know right from wrong.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 05, 2015 09:44 AM (V70Uh)

133 Burn it down.
Scatter the stones.
Salt the earth where it stood.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 09:45 AM (kff5f)

134 118
megyn schooled oreilly last night on his stupid position......
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 05, 2015 09:42 AM (0O7c5)

Saw that too; it was awesome. I think O'Reilly's afraid of her.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 05, 2015 09:46 AM (E6RIJ)

135
Lauren Booth, Cheri Booth's half sister and sil of Tony Booth. What a scrunt!

I remember when she ran the blockade to Gaza to report on how there was no food, sob. Then these photos popped up:

http://goo.gl/at4AO

http://goo.gl/8WzedF

Posted by: Bruce J at May 05, 2015 09:46 AM (iQIUe)

136 "is a demonstration that we are not safe here."

Nah. Does anyone really feel terrorized by Thing 1 and Thing 2?

We're safe as long as we're willing to arm ourselves.

Posted by: Lauren at May 05, 2015 09:46 AM (MYCIw)

137
Independence Day 2

Sela Ward has been cast as U.S. President Lanford.

Deadline.com

Going to be seeing a lottttt of girl presidents on screen from here until the '16 election.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 05, 2015 09:47 AM (kdS6q)

138 5. Blame whitey
6. Wish upon a star

7. Collect unicorn farts.

Posted by: rickb223 Straight, Conservative Clinger at May 05, 2015 09:47 AM (9PlD2)

139 Posted by: fairweatherbill at May 05, 2015 09:35 AM

I fear the day that suicide bombers, IEDs and mall attacks begin here like they're used in the ME. If these guys are serious, and I cannot believe they aren't, you know it's coming; it's just a matter of time.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 05, 2015 09:48 AM (60Vyp)

140 We're safe as long as we're willing to arm ourselves.

I'm about to rethink some things along those lines.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at May 05, 2015 09:48 AM (0HooB)

141
There's no mystery as to why the pope is going left wing populist.

The Vatican, which is corporate headquarters, studies demographics just like AT&T or Apple or the DNC does.

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 05, 2015 09:48 AM (Ng9V+)

142 Every. Time. "Junior was such a good boy! Surprised he hauled off and murdered 64 people.!"

Posted by: Heralder at May 05, 2015 09:07 AM (ECROs)

He got in with "The wrong crowd"
Aspiring rapper. All his children and baby mommas loved him.

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 05, 2015 09:48 AM (0FSuD)

143 "is a demonstration that we are not safe here."

Nah. Does anyone really feel terrorized by Thing 1 and Thing 2? We're safe as long as we're willing to arm ourselves.

Yep. Two dead terrs vs. one slightly wounded officer?
Pretty safe.

Posted by: rickb223 Straight, Conservative Clinger at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (9PlD2)

144 WAIT! It's Cinco Da Mayo! The fake drinking holiday for yardmen.

Tequila all around!

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (0FSuD)

145 Except they failed miserably.

If I'm Muhammad #2764 from Syria, I'm less than impressed.

Doesn't matter if they were successful or not. All in the spin. They get almost no news that's not gov't controlled. They'll be told what ISIS radio (yes there is ISI radio) wants to tell them and they will eat it up in big spoon fulls.

Posted by: wrg500 at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (S+el1)

146 >>>>ISIS claims credit because,even thoughit failed,it is a demonstration that we are not safe here.
.
.
.Yep. and they will keep taking credit whenever they can even if they had nothing to do with it. It's the way they think.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (iONHu)

147 They were just raving about him on fox news. The worst ones are the ones the media likes.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet at May 05, 2015 09:05 AM (KbNXw)

Our Betters(TM) must have some pretty devastating polls for Jeb!, Christie,etc.

The electability RINO game is up and they now know it, so-

they're casting about for another weak-ass left-leaning guy-

Kasich is the new Jeb!

I guess he can lose to Hillary1 just as easily as the others.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (KUa85)

148
For my money, a highly workable SOP for Christians in The World is "love the sinner, hate the sin".

Loving the sinner doesn't mean that we forget they are sinners, or that we accommodate sin. We can love the sinner, but if they refuse to acknowledge that they are sinners, if they embrace sin and advocate it and call it good, then we have a duty to separate ourselves for the protection of our own souls.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (+eQ0e)

149 Aspiring rapper. All his children and baby mommas loved him.

Yep, or an aspiring astronaut. Or an aspiring rapping astronaut.

Posted by: Citizen X at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (7ObY1)

150 In Garland We Got Lucky

Okay, I stopped reading pretty quickly, because Williamson is showing a basic misunderstanding of our justice system from the get-go.

The now-cooling-corpse was *suspected* of wanting to join a terrorist group, but could not be convicted. He was convicted of "lying to the FBI," which, when compared to "attempting to join a terrorist group" is like the cop pulling you over for doing 110 in a 50, realizing that his equipment read completely wrong, and having to settle for ticketing you because your tail light is out.

He was being monitored despite this (something about which I have great reservations, constitutionally speaking). He had apparently violated no laws (at least, not in any actionable way)- the FBI came out with that yesterday (yes, yes, I know: we're contractually obligated not to believe a word the FBI says).

So what we really have here is someone we knew wanted to commit a crime- but wanting to commit a crime is not, itself, a crime. Nor should it ever be. Our justice system requires that a criminal actually, get this, commit a crime before they are arrested.

What Williamson is shilling for is not compatible with freedom. To quote Captain America: "That's not freedom, it's fear."

What happened in Garland is exactly what *should* happen. A criminal (two of them, actually) attempted to commit a violent crime. They were responded to instantly with greater violence. In this case they ended up dead, I would have been equally satisfied with "apprehended and arrested."

But a society in which one can be arrested because of *wanting* to commit a crime is not one in which I wish to live.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 09:51 AM (kff5f)

151 Yep. Two dead terrs vs. one slightly wounded officer?

Pretty safe.

Posted by: rickb223 Straight, Conservative Clinger at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (9PlD2)

Surprised the cop that shot them hasn't been on the air. Afraid of retribution?

What a shot. They were wearing body armor, so two head shots?

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 05, 2015 09:51 AM (0FSuD)

152
John Wick 2

Lionsgate have confirmed plans to create a follow up to the 2014 thriller, and Keanu Reeves will return in the title role.

ComingSoon.com

Bliss. Surprise "Hey -- this is pretty good" film of the year.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 05, 2015 09:51 AM (kdS6q)

153 Why Does EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Hate Texas?

Because she's with the Federal Government, and the Feds hate Texas?

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 09:52 AM (kff5f)

154 The Vatican, which is corporate headquarters, studies demographics just like AT&T or Apple or the DNC does.
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 05, 2015 09:48 AM (Ng9V+)

They are now the Pharisees.

Posted by: maddogg at May 05, 2015 09:52 AM (xWW96)

155 Doesn't matter if they were successful or not. All in the spin. They get almost no news that's not gov't controlled. They'll be told what ISIS radio (yes there is ISI radio)
wants to tell them and they will eat it up in big spoon fulls.

Just like the NORKs.
"Tonight, we have landed the first person on the sun!"

Posted by: rickb223 Straight, Conservative Clinger at May 05, 2015 09:52 AM (9PlD2)

156 Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 05, 2015 09:44 AM (V70Uh)

Godo word, Jimbo, As I remarked several days ago, Jesus said, "On this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it."

As a Protestant I believe that the church is made up of all know know and love Jesus and want to be his disciples but it's good to remember it's gone through wars, disease, schisms and it's still here, because Christ is the cornerstone.

"On Christ the solid rock I stand. All other ground is sinking sand."

(That is from a Protestant hymn),

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 09:52 AM (MeuoO)

157 hing about Gay Mrriage and the way they're going about it is the militants very much want to force the churches to marry - and the abortionists are going to follow in their wake along with others I'm sure - but the key to it all is they want, at its most basic level, for God to change His mind and erase what He said about all those things.

Which, no matter what we do to accept and love them, just isn't in our hands. All anyone can do is not compound the error.
Posted by: Bigby's Wrasslin' Thumbs at May 05, 2015 09:39 AM (3ZtZW)

They actually do not want God to change his mind, as they don't believe in God. But they understand that those in the church do, so they are working through that disguise in order to serpent their way into the trust of the churchmembers to begin spreading their message. It's about getting the members to follow THEM, not God.
I believe the bible talks about this as a tactic of Satan.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 05, 2015 09:52 AM (EMXR7)

158 Back to the "It Takes a Village" nonsense again I see. The village didn't raise my kids. My wife and I did. We get the credit or the blame for their actions. And the dead Texas/Arizona jihadis, yup, that's on their families heads not mine. If it were my responsibility, those boys would have been buried under the Texas prarie years ago.

Posted by: fairweatherbill at May 05, 2015 09:53 AM (xrURQ)

159 "Funny, the whole "caring for kids" things these liberals spout only goes
as far as brainwashing them into their ideology. Very little "caring"
involved."

Usually put out by celebs that have no kids or their own or sufficient money to shield them from the endless hours of thankless tasks in the early years. I'm through the worst with my kids and never want top go through it again, and certainly not for a strangers child. Unfortunately speaking obvious truths like this in today's America get you called a meany hater but spouting out insincere, throw away lines about compassion and taking care of ALL the children wins you applause for your generosity and vision. Puke.

Posted by: George Orwell de Leon at May 05, 2015 09:53 AM (1BQGO)

160
Look what Lauren Booth has done to her daughters:

https://goo.gl/rVkQZJ

sickening...

Posted by: Bruce J at May 05, 2015 09:54 AM (iQIUe)

161 Kasich is the new Jeb!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 05, 2015 09:50 AM (KUa85)

It's been obvious for some time they needed a new one. I don't suppose I gave it much thought as to who it would be, because it's not my problem, but Kasich is as good a guess as any.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 05, 2015 09:54 AM (TOk1P)

162 "1/5 Of Jobs In Baltimore Are Government Jobs"
- that is not much higher than the US average. We live in a socialist country dude.

The US average is 1/6, mostly due to government contractors.

Posted by: DocMerlin at May 05, 2015 09:55 AM (jwx27)

163 I just think the best response to ISIS in this case is the same response WD would have us give to the SJWs.

Fuck off.

Oh and also, ha ha.

They want to scare us. Nothing cuts worse than a shrug of the shoulders and some good old fashioned mocking.

Do I think they could actually do something legitimate? Yes, I do. However this incident makes me *less* fearful of them, not more.

Maybe that's their double secret mind trick "We will sacrifice our incompetent terrorists to make them think we are not a threat, and then, we strike!"

I'm thinking it's more likely their role in this was limited to posting to a website for people to fight against the great satan and these two bozos answered the call.

Posted by: Lauren at May 05, 2015 09:56 AM (MYCIw)

164 @160

So they went from each having a soul, total three, to each having half a soul.

Good for them, now there is only one and a half of them to forget.

Never heard of the woman. Clearly a single mom.

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 05, 2015 09:57 AM (0FSuD)

165 Bliss. Surprise "Hey -- this is pretty good" film of the year.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 05, 2015 09:51 AM (kdS6q)

Sometimes a good old fashioned revenge-based ass-whuppin' movie is just what the doctor ordered.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 05, 2015 09:58 AM (2Ojst)

166 "He had apparently violated no laws (at least, not in any actionable way)"

What about the guns? I'm guessing buying them must have sent up some flags.

Posted by: Lauren at May 05, 2015 09:59 AM (MYCIw)

167 Nood iRAN

Posted by: Buzzsaw at May 05, 2015 10:00 AM (tf9Ne)

168 My feeling is that I think it's cheap provocation to purposely insult another's religion and it's not the Christian thing to respond to that insult with an insult. Usually it's atheists who are the culprits.

In the case of 'drawing Mohamed ' I believe that goes beyond the religious issue and is not intended first to be an insult but rather directly related to the defense of free speech.

On that basis, it is more than appropriate.

Posted by: Cruzinator at May 05, 2015 10:02 AM (mt2jL)

169 Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 09:51 AM (kff5f)

Wanting and planning are different.

Apparently this guy was planning to go to Somalia to be a terrorist. That's illegal.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 05, 2015 10:03 AM (Zu3d9)

170 With less than 48 hours to present his new government to President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again ran into difficulties Tuesday as negotiations with key coalition partner Bayit Yehudi stalled over the allocation of portfolios.

what a mess

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2015 10:03 AM (rDqRv)

171 What about the guns? I'm guessing buying them must have sent up some flags.

I haven't heard for sure. Presumably if they were illegal weapons and the FBI was monitoring him, they would have swooped in then (though maybe not with this particular administration: Fast & Furious, anyone?).

Purchasing legal weapons is not a crime. And I'll say again- I don't want to live in a society where me doing something that isn't a crime is considered a crime.

Look, I suspect he really did want to join a terrorist group back in 20-whatever. I suspect he should have been convicted. But he wasn't, and under our system that means he's a free man (well, sans probation).

That's the other thing- if him purchasing weapons was a violation of his probation, that should have had him in jail quickly- the fact that it didn't indicates it wasn't.

My point is not that he wasn't a bad guy the whole time. My point is that our system is designed such that we wait for bad guys actively to do bad things- there is no such thing as the department of Pre-Crime, nor should there be.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 10:03 AM (kff5f)

172 Nood boned by GOP thread.

Posted by: steevy at May 05, 2015 10:04 AM (mGBKM)

173 Apparently this guy was planning to go to Somalia to be a terrorist. That's illegal.

By our legal system, apparently he *wasn't* because they couldn't convict him of that. They could only convict him of lying to the FBI.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 10:04 AM (kff5f)

174 Megyn Kelly lost me on one point: She used the phrase 'the prophet mohammad'. Fuck that noise. Until and when I see talking airheads refer to Jesus as 'Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior' or even 'Christ the King', fuck 'em with a pineapple -- sideways.

Posted by: RickZ at May 05, 2015 10:05 AM (9C81A)

175 Jade Helm or Jihadi sporadic attacks? Hmmm. The future looks bright for The Republic Of Texas.

Posted by: Eromero at May 05, 2015 10:07 AM (go5uR)

176 The Catholic Church will endure, with good bishops and bishops, well, not as good as they should be.

And no, the Church is not a cult.

Posted by: mrp at May 05, 2015 10:07 AM (JBggj)

177 Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 10:04 AM (kff5f)

You do realize that it was the FBI?

They could fcuk up a wet dream, so screwing up a terrorist prosecution is not surprising.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 05, 2015 10:09 AM (Zu3d9)

178 Born n' raised a So Cal gal. Cinco de Mayo, to me, means goldfish. Grew up in Mission Viejo, CA, community always hosted a Cinco de Mayo day....booths of fun, food, and games. I rocked the ping-pong ball toss into the little cups.of water with a goldfish inside. Every year I brought home 2-3 fish. Went back next year to replace dead said fish.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at May 05, 2015 10:10 AM (fWqNF)

179 Unfortunately speaking obvious truths like this in today's America get you called a meany hater but spouting
out insincere, throw away lines about compassion and taking care of ALL the children wins you applause for your generosity and vision.

I now have the perfect comeback when someone tells me that until I have kids, I shouldn't presume to tell them how they should raise theirs.

"But your god said they were mine to raise too".

Posted by: rickb223 Straight, Conservative Clinger at May 05, 2015 10:12 AM (9PlD2)

180 But a society in which one can be arrested because of *wanting* to commit a crime is not one in which I wish to live.
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at May 05, 2015 09:51 AM (kff5f)

The problem is this is what you get when you have a bunch of Muslims in the country. I would immediately shut down the mosque they came from, deport any non-citizens and put the rest on probation for a five years. It's time for some group punishment.

Posted by: Not Loved Time to be Feared at May 05, 2015 10:38 AM (nRvEn)

181 I made the mistake of reading the comments on "the Federalist" after the article on acquiesing to abortion. I don't know if these people are libertarins are leftists but I couldn't read the entire thing some of the comments were so sophomoric, insulting and just stupid. From one woman. "I have been in an committed relationship for six years and I plan to have baby some day, just not now so I had an abortion." What happens if it just doesn't work out an she can't have a baby when she wantss? The causualness of her comment just repelled me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2015 10:45 AM (MeuoO)

182 "What happens if it just doesn't work out an she can't have a baby when
she wants? The casualness of her comment just repelled me."

Many couples will be stunned to learn on the rapid drop of fertility after about the age of thirty. We had our first two in rapid succesion and decided to wait a few years to have a third. Things changed and it proved impossible. That women above may come to realize she killed her child and cannot produce another at will. Her casual indifference to the life she threw away and can never get back should haunt he to the grave.

Posted by: George Orwell de Leon at May 05, 2015 11:03 AM (1BQGO)

183 "1/5 Of Jobs In Baltimore Are Government Jobs"

Government must always pay its employees more than it taxes them. Therefore it will always be a net drain on everybody else.

Posted by: Aidan N. Abedin at May 05, 2015 11:05 AM (xkSSa)

184 Re the millennial thing-- they keep telling me I'm one (b1986) but then they write tripe like this?

This is the problem with the irritating vastness of the "millennial" label. The older "millenials" in fact do know how to use computers professionally. People born in the 80s remember the introduction of mainstream computers, and grew up on Windows 93 and 95 in school, and I remember using DOS at home. And you had Netscape and Microsoft Office, the start of AOL instant messaging, and some games. In our computer classes, we learned Excel to make graphs and use data, we used PowerPoint for presentations (unless it was easier to use the projector), we were taught Boolean search rules for Google, and that's what we did with computers, because Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube didn't exist until we were in college.

Seriously, people need to stop trying to say this generation is people born from 1980 through *today*. That's idiotic, and it's idiotic to say that we grew up on social media the same way as a current eighth grader.

Posted by: kshoosh at May 05, 2015 11:59 AM (Tiw4a)

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