Thomas Friedman: Am I A Bad Person to Wish that Grover Norquist Drowns?

He's vomited up a few other death-wishes in the past. He's a very dull, repetitive man.

Speaking of repetitive, maybe it's time for a little repost.

The last time I posted this, some people didn't known Friedman well enough to get the joke.

Well, there's really three things being spoofed here:

A. Friedman is insufferable and annoying and has been saying the same thing for 30 years. Part of the gag here is that no matter what happens, Friedman lapses into the same crap he always says.

Friedman only has four ideas:

1. The world is interconnected;

2. There's absolutely no differences of any consequence between different cultures; Pepsi and KFC and Apple have made us all exactly the same.

3. We must tax the hell out of carbon because Intellectual.

4. We must get rid of democracy and institute a system of Chinese fascism, because the elite Mandarin class (as Friedman likes to consider himself a part of) knows best, which you can, by the way, see so clearly by how gangbusters China's economy is going at the moment.

B. Friedman is widely mocked for the number of Taxi Gambit Openings in his pieces. He likes claiming that an idea he had (usually the same of three ideas he has) was sparked in a conversation with an Ethiopian cab driver in Kinshasa or wherever. Left unexplained is why he's always in a taxi, which pumps out a lot of carbon, and not making use of he local mass transit systems, which use less.

C. And we'll just toss in, "Friedman thinks it's funny to wish death upon people he disagrees with." Actually, that wasn't part of the original joke; I wasn't actually wishing death on him. I was just joking that no matter what happened, Friedman was going to claim this proves his point that the world is all connected, people are the same everywhere, and we must immediately institute a Chinese style fascist autarchy (or, as he'd term it, a system of "managed democracy").

But, given that he does seem to like casting death-wishes on people he disagrees with, I guess this is something else that is in play now.

Update: "The Automaton" sends this hilarious random Thomas Friedman column generator -- and, despite being computer-generated gibberish, it is exactly like a real Friedman column.

A Conversation With a Cabbie and What It Tells Us About The Next Several Minutes of My Life

by Tom Friedman
Special Guest Columnist for Ace of Spades HQ

I was talking to my cabbie in Cairo, making idle chit-chat as we threaded our way through a colorful and boisterous bazaar, what the locals call a souk, when I pointed out how the world is becoming more interconnected every second.

Then, he stabbed me.

As the blade slipped between my ribs, it occurred to me the rubber of the knife's handle was made in Brazil, and the steel crafted in Japan. Much like the gaudy wares on display at the souk outside the red-flecked windows, my backseat butchering was a glorious melange of the intersection of ideas at the great crossroads of the world.

As my cabbie continued to stab at my torso, I pondered that this moment was made possible by what I call "the pollenization of possibility."

Consider: It required the melding of three cultures, Brazilian, Japanese, and Egyptian, to produce the perforation in my Minnesota-made kidney. It was as if the grand viziers of thought and the great moguls of trade had conspired for years to come together into the red-tipped point of my itinerant assassin's dagger.

You can see this everywhere in the world, in "American" cars with parts made in Japan and largely assembled in Mexico, or in the latest "killer" app, conceived in Silicon Valley but coded in Seoul.

The pace of cross-pollenization and adaptation is unstoppable and ever-increasing, much like the crazed murder-tempo of my assailant's unexpected blood-frenzy.

I hold up my hands in defense, like those "left behind" in the New Economy, trying to protect themselves from the incoming sharp edge of disruptive change. Though, in my case, I was actually trying to protect myself from the incoming the sharp edge of stabbing.

But, just as ideas from far-away cultures penetrate our society, the blade cuts into me like a viral meme, or perhaps a catchy Bollywood song.

But one of those songs that plunges deeply into the meat of your palm and severs the nerves to your fingers.

I cry out to passers-by for help, but just like those left behind by globalization, they are heedless of the changes happening all around them.

Finally, I catch their attention. Then they begin stabbing me too.

As the crowd gathers around me with knives and antiquated farm implements, some scratch-made, some from the nuevas factorias of Veracruz, it strikes to me that I am witnessing what I call the "sudden inevitable."

In my book The Sudden Inevitable, I trace how events that overtake us have percolated in the collective unconscious for decades, even centuries.

This guy just cut off my foot with a shovel.

Ideas are pregnant in the ether before any human speaks them aloud, much like the idea of stabbing me to death has long percolated (I suspect) in the collective mind of my closest confreres.

And thus, as I lie wet and wriggling upon the ground, this conclave of multicultural avatars pulling off my pants and leaving me naked to the waist for God knows what reason, I think about the quickening pulse of international concourse, and how it matches my own quickening pulse, as my heartbeat becomes fast, weak, and thready due to rapid exsanguination. Something of the world has been lost, and it will not be returning any time soon.

Rather like my foot, which I see now has been placed upon a table in the souk and is now being offered for sale at the price of one pound, sixty piastres. I'm rather proud that the foot of a simple man from the farms of Minnesota should command such a lofty price in this place, this chattering beehive of a bazaar where the locals come to haggle over bolts of cotton and baskets of taro, and where Westerners come to be butchered and stripped down for their organs.

And their foot.

I cannot speak any longer. My microrecorder (made in the Netherlands) is almost full. Oh bugger, they just took that too

Posted by: Ace at 03:15 PM

Comments

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1 Is this a Best-Of?

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:03 PM (evdj2)

2 Because I'd swear you've worked this joke before.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:04 PM (evdj2)

3 I'm confused.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 03:06 PM (rsudF)

4 Trifecta?

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:06 PM (evdj2)

5 Neutrally Buoyant Top 10 Friedman Rehash Thread?

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 03:06 PM (91LL3)

6 No such luck.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:06 PM (evdj2)

7 Speaking of repetitive, maybe it's time for a little repost.

Ah. I read too fast and blew right past this.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:08 PM (evdj2)

8 I didn't know Richard Trumka and David Axelrod had a kid together.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at February 17, 2016 03:08 PM (Lixdp)

9 Floating chats, and now sunken Noods?
Keeping us on our toes.
Not me, mind you, but someone noticed.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 17, 2016 03:08 PM (kKHcp)

10 I remember the Friedman parody column. Easily one of AoSHQ's greatest hits.

Posted by: Doomberg at February 17, 2016 03:08 PM (LRuoq)

11 The top part is a new post with a "Best-Of" addendum.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1) (T) at February 17, 2016 03:10 PM (OQ9R7)

12 Ace is a bit weak on the anti-Jihad stuff or he wouldn't be taking Friedman to task. In this case, Friedman is like the broken clock, right twice a day. Read Jihad Watch and other sites for the low down on Norquist, called an Al Qaeda shill by one noted conservative pundit.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at February 17, 2016 03:10 PM (+92af)

13 It's always nice when a face made for punching is coupled with a personality that says Please sir can I have another.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2016 03:10 PM (/tuJf)

14 Hipster Slapfight has been sitting in the bottom drawer of Ace's Desk for like 5 Years!

Why can't we rehash that?

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 03:10 PM (91LL3)

15 Quality!

Posted by: bour3 at February 17, 2016 03:11 PM (5x3+2)

16 If Under Posting is going to be a thing, someone should tell us.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:11 PM (evdj2)

17 If Tom Friedman dies from his confessional cabbie stabbing, can I have his KFC? TIA.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:11 PM (iQIUe)

18 This is a best-of, and if it were ever on the Onion, would be a classic up there with Congress leaving DC if they don't get a retractable dome.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 17, 2016 03:12 PM (kKHcp)

19 or he wouldn't be taking Friedman to task

Friedman should always be taken to task. Or curb-stomped.

Either or.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:12 PM (evdj2)

20 Under Posting

===

Reach Around Posting

Posted by: Bigby's Red Palm at February 17, 2016 03:12 PM (3ZtZW)

21 Friedman (and some others) toss out these casual insults, threats, death/rape wishes towards their ideological opponents in an attempt to make them appear as "The Other" to casual readers. Even if you don't know who Grover Norquist is (actual, better if you don't), you know that at least one columnist you read doesn't like him, so he must have something wrong with him. It gets you used to hating Norquist for no particular reason other than experts have told you to hate him.

Posted by: syberpunk at February 17, 2016 03:12 PM (53DnI)

22 'Up the Down Periscope' was probably Friedman's best album.

The single 'Salad Fork (Malaysia) in my Urethra' reached #14 on the UK Charts.

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 03:13 PM (91LL3)

23 excellent and spot on Ace... I used to read this hack back in my NYTimes days

Posted by: tom at February 17, 2016 03:14 PM (2SwnW)

24 Ditto? Hell, Tritto!

Posted by: Yip at February 17, 2016 03:14 PM (e7T6D)

25 So are we getting refugees from HA today? I do see new names.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:15 PM (evdj2)

26 This is easily one of the most High-Quality posts ever written on this website. Bringing it back, (especially in this instance), is pure serendipity.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1) (T) at February 17, 2016 03:16 PM (OQ9R7)

27 Bottom rail on top now.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:16 PM (evdj2)

28 I see what Friedman is saying here. It is inevitable that the US will be pollinated with stabby Muslims.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 03:16 PM (rsudF)

29 I'm seeing double, need my eyes checked I guess

Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2016 03:16 PM (vdTgb)

30 Did you know that Trump is an asshole? Well, he is.

Posted by: maddogg, now certified infrequently vile at February 17, 2016 03:16 PM (xWW96)

31
One of my favorites. Truly a best of Ace o Spades.
You could seriously do a greatest hits album at this point.

Posted by: simplemind at February 17, 2016 03:17 PM (C6xeQ)

32 Okay, I got nuthin'.

Posted by: Soona at February 17, 2016 03:17 PM (Fmupd)

33
Shorter Friedman: "Buffet ovah. You go home now. You been here four owahs."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, 'Who Decides?' at February 17, 2016 03:17 PM (BK3ZS)

34 >>>Ace is a bit weak on the anti-Jihad stuff or he wouldn't be taking Friedman to task. In this case, Friedman is like the broken clock, right twice a day. Read Jihad Watch and other sites for the low down on Norquist, called an Al Qaeda shill by one noted conservative pundit.

gee i've never heard any of that! Wow, thank you for the startlingly new information!

I guess everyone has their saws that need grinding.

In case you didn't read -- and of course you didn't read -- Friedman is not objecting to Norquist because he's insufficiently anti-jihad, but because he's too in favor of limited government.

In addition, it's sort of bad form to just wish people dead because they believe things you don't, though, I guess, this notion is less and less believed these days.

Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:17 PM (dciA+)

35 Friedman is a man who:

1) takes himself too seriously
2) doesn't realize he takes himself too seriously
3) is unaware that he doesn't merit being taken too seriously.

He's a cringer, a kind of ham-fisted H. G. Wellsian type who fancies himself fancier than he is.

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:18 PM (Fx8O+)

36 In addition, it's sort of bad form to just wish people dead because they believe things you don't, though, I guess, this notion is less and less believed these days.

I still save it for special people.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:19 PM (evdj2)

37 And the time warp is kicking in, 3:15 on post time 3:03 first comment.
I've got my work cut out for me.
But otherwise if this leftist decided on a trip to Saturn I'd wish him luck and see if there was anything he needed me to do.

Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2016 03:19 PM (vdTgb)

38 Has M. Friedman ever been nominated for the Walter Duranty, not to be confused with Jimmy Duranty, award for journalism? He would be a shoe in.

https://pjmedia.com/blog/walter-duranty-prize/?singlepage=true

Posted by: Accidental Historian at February 17, 2016 03:19 PM (VaNoN)

39 Friedman is the kind of man who would do the pensive just-touching-the-bottom-of-my-chin pose even when he's licking your ballsac.

Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (dciA+)

40 In addition, it's sort of bad form to just wish people dead because they believe things you don't, though, I guess, this notion is less and less believed these days.
Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:17 PM (dciA+)

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Is it ok to wish them dead because you want their KFC?

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (iQIUe)

41
#1 Breast Cream ads? Really? Friedman works for Mary Kay?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, 'Who Decides?' at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (BK3ZS)

42 Well,Grover Norquist is an asshole.

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (B48dK)

43 In addition, it's sort of bad form to just wish people dead because they believe things you don't, though, I guess, this notion is less and less believed these days.
Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:17 PM (dciA+)

Ya want that we should give this guy his pineapple boss?

Posted by: AoSHQ Welcoming Committee at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (326rv)

44 I saw Stabby Muslim Cabbies open for Bellwether at the Wharf last year.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (evdj2)

45 How many meaningless Nobels does Friedman have?

Posted by: maddogg, now certified infrequently vile at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (xWW96)

46 Kind of amazing that such a dim-bulb is able to pontificate about issues on which his opinion is no better than anyone elses. It's almost like he's some whore poseur that is paid to perform by some elite class that exploits him for their own purposes, which he agrees with, but doesn't really understand. Almost.

Posted by: kraken at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (sdxPm)

47 -Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (dciA+)

*HAH!*

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1) (T) at February 17, 2016 03:21 PM (OQ9R7)

48 39 Friedman is the kind of man who would do the pensive just-touching-the-bottom-of-my-chin pose even when he's licking your ballsac.

Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (dciA+)

Gee, thanks for the image...

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 03:21 PM (rsudF)

49 I read this to my kid, the day of the post. Itwas only second to Kaboom with the laughter. Laughing so hard one cannot continue, tears in your eyes.

Posted by: madamex at February 17, 2016 03:21 PM (1zsKV)

50 "A Conversation With a Cabbie and What It Tells Us About The Next Several Minutes of My Life"

Brilliant Ace. Absolutely effing brilliant.

"I cry out to passers-by for help, but just like those left behind by
globalization, they are heedless of the changes happening all around
them.

Finally, I catch their attention. Then they begin stabbing me too."
and of course:
"This guy just cut off my foot with a shovel."
/grade A snark.

Posted by: shibumi, RIP USA at February 17, 2016 03:21 PM (7FH+T)

51 This wishing people dead is a leftist thing, at least I don't wish any leftists dead, I just want them all to go far away.

Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2016 03:21 PM (vdTgb)

52 Friedman is the kind of man who would do the pensive just-touching-the-bottom-of-my-chin pose even when he's licking your ballsac.

Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM (dciA+)

I won't ask how you know this.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 17, 2016 03:21 PM (8ZskC)

53 Hey - two out of three ain't bad.

Posted by: Death Cab for Cutie at February 17, 2016 03:22 PM (VndSC)

54 The gleeful reaction to ,for instance,Scalia's death,makes me feel less guilty about my feelings towards these people.

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:22 PM (B48dK)

55 Uh, doesn't that type of talk qualify one for "hate speech", twitter shadowbanning and having facebook report you to the government?

Oh, wait, the target was a conservative (or "conservartive", but whatever).

Never mind.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:22 PM (NOIQH)

56 here's the illustration from Friedman's dismemberment column:

http://tinyurl.com/zxbhnhv

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:22 PM (Fx8O+)

57 I just want them all to go far away.

To the cornfield.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Sooth! at February 17, 2016 03:22 PM (evdj2)

58 Friedman is the kind of man who would do the pensive
just-touching-the-bottom-of-my-chin pose even when he's licking your
ballsac.

Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:20 PM

Thank you for that unforgettable mental image, Ace.

*reaches for brain bleach*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 17, 2016 03:22 PM (bzd8I)

59 >>Friedman is the kind of man who would do the pensive just-touching-the-bottom-of-my-chin pose even when he's licking your ballsac.

A refined sipper of penis.

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 03:22 PM (91LL3)

60 >>I saw Stabby Muslim Cabbies open for Bellwether at the Wharf last year.

Is the 1st one a cover band for Death Cab for Cutie?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:23 PM (NOIQH)

61 Friedman is an asshole and has sucked one to many Saudi dicks

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 17, 2016 03:23 PM (DUoqb)

62
"As my cabbie continued to stab at my torso, I pondered that this moment was made possible by what I call "the pollenization of possibility."
....................

Then I just laid back and enjoyed the sex he had with my rotting corpse.

Posted by: wth at February 17, 2016 03:23 PM (HgMAr)

63 >>>I won't ask how you know this.

psychological profiling. I know the breed. You can't ever get them to stop with the Look At My Hand Propping Up My Chin thinky-look pose.

Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:23 PM (dciA+)

64 >>Friedman is the kind of man who would do the pensive just-touching-the-bottom-of-my-chin pose even when he's licking your ballsac.

--------------------

He'd tuck his upright pinkie in your asshole.

Posted by: Roy at February 17, 2016 03:23 PM (VndSC)

65 YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Loud Guy At The Comedy Club at February 17, 2016 03:24 PM (UnJ7w)

66 It's funny!

Posted by: L, Elle at February 17, 2016 03:24 PM (2x3L+)

67 Seriously, Ace.
It's bad form to be winning your own threads in the first 100 comments.

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 03:24 PM (91LL3)

68 >>You can't ever get them to stop with the Look At My Hand Propping Up My Chin thinky-look pose.

Older women do that to hide their waddle....

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:24 PM (NOIQH)

69 pffft... The cabbie was smoking a e-cig that nearly killed me.

Posted by: Tom Friedman at February 17, 2016 03:25 PM (e7T6D)

70 This is why we're all here in our teeming, newly gassy multitudes Ace.

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 03:25 PM (xuouz)

71 If Ace were a registered D, that spoken word Grammy would be a slam dunk

Posted by: GT 5.0 at February 17, 2016 03:25 PM (p6Uzk)

72 Friedman means the elites like Bush who get their website (just like their lunch money) taken by someone else.

Posted by: WOPR at February 17, 2016 03:25 PM (VpDqm)

73 Friedman was trying to parody 'I, Pencil' wasn't he?

Posted by: Accidental Historian at February 17, 2016 03:25 PM (VaNoN)

74 I drove a cab once. Once!

Posted by: Brian Williams at February 17, 2016 03:26 PM (e7T6D)

75 Friedman Vs. Norquist: Can't Both Lose?

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at February 17, 2016 03:26 PM (oVJmc)

76 Older women do that to hide their waddle....

I waddle in my pantsuits and everyone knows it. Arf. Arf arf arf arf arf!

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary! 2016 Barking For You at February 17, 2016 03:26 PM (8ZskC)

77 Friedman Vs. Norquist: Can't Both Lose?

I agree....

Posted by: donna at February 17, 2016 03:26 PM (/dSsq)

78 I see a potential meme here. Photoshops of Friedman doing his "pensive just-touching-the-bottom-of-my-chin pose" while doing all kinds of perverse things. Too bad I suck at photoshop.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 03:26 PM (rsudF)

79 Friedman on the third pillar of what makes America great:

"quality of our governing institutions"

er yes, compared to Zimbabwe

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (Fx8O+)

80 Yes, Thomas Friedman. Yes, you are.

Krugman, at least, seems to basically know better than what he writes about. He knows his columns on economics are nonsensical trash but are useful to give him a 6-figure career and invites to hot parties. But Friedman? He doesn't seem to know even a little bit what a fool he is.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (39g3+)

81 Friedman Vs. Norquist: Can't Both Lose?
Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at February 17, 2016 03:26 PM (oVJmc)

We can only hope. Death match where neither gets to leave.

Posted by: WOPR at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (VpDqm)

82 Is Friedman part of the illumin-naughty?

Posted by: Soona at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (Fmupd)

83 Great piece Ace. I could read it 100 times. Never gets old.

Posted by: WisRich at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (hdpay)

84 **Sniff**

All I ever wanted to do, since the time I was a small child, was bang the housekeeper and be the President.

*Sniff*

please, clap?

Posted by: Jeb Bush at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (91LL3)

85 >>Friedman is the kind of man who would do the pensive just-touching-the-bottom-of-my-chin pose even when he's licking your ballsac.

Just as long as he doesn't stick a fork in my dick.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (/tuJf)

86 I see ace is trying to bring Hot Air persons into the fold with humor and the promise of pancakes.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (TJCSB)

87 An Ace-of-Spades Classic Post !

I laughed, I cried, I vomited on my shoes.

You should bring this back at least once a year, great stuff.

Posted by: Weirddave at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (N8hFs)

88 Friedman:

"Am I a bad person if I hope that when Norquist slips in that bathtub and has to call 911, no one answers?"

yes

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:28 PM (Fx8O+)

89 That was Iowahawk-grade parody, Ace. Go ahead and take the rest of the day off.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 17, 2016 03:28 PM (8ZskC)

90 Friedman is a waste of oxygen....

Posted by: donna at February 17, 2016 03:28 PM (/dSsq)

91 ISIS beheads 15-year-old Iraqi boy for listening to pop music

http://dlvr.it/KXRjkf

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:28 PM (iQIUe)

92 I saw the Illuminaughties open for Scottish Last Rites.

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (Fx8O+)

93
55 Uh, doesn't that type of talk qualify one for "hate speech", twitter shadowbanning and having facebook report you to the government?

Worse than that -- a thunderously disapproving chorus of down twinkles from a gaggle of "expressive-wristed" omega males.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, 'Who Decides?' at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (BK3ZS)

94 ISIS beheads 15-year-old Iraqi boy for listening to pop music

http://dlvr.it/KXRjkf
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:28 PM (iQIUe)

I fucking hate Kanye too.

Posted by: Arson Wells at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (UnJ7w)

95 Guys, I just wrote a joke article about Tom Friedman getting stabbed by a cabbie in Cairo. Anyone want to see it?

Posted by: Amy Schumer at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (OD2ni)

96 >>>>> I read this to my kid, the day of the post. Itwas only second to Kaboom with the laughter. Laughing so hard one cannot continue, tears in your eyes.
Posted by: madamex at February 17, 2016 03:21 PM
------
I did the same thing recently with a very depressed friend who just lost his mother. I didnt know how to get him out of his sadness so I made him read the Ace Skandi and Kaboom posts. Made him laugh so hard that he was crying. Crying for joy after weeks of crying out of sorrow.

Thanks Ace.

Posted by: L, Elle at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (2x3L+)

97 Oh, on another note, I see obama can't be bothered to attend Scalias funeral Saturday... He's sending crazy Uncle Joe and His wife, I mean Dr, wife...

Posted by: donna at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (/dSsq)

98 Ace, you are the P.J. O'Rourke of this generation.

I have no higher praise.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (1xUj/)

99 The thing is, guys like this only have a job and influence because.... anyone talks about them and their work. Like back when Andrew Sullivan went raving mad, if people had just ignored him, he'd have gone away a lot sooner.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (39g3+)

100 A classic...

http://thomasfriedmanopedgenerator.com/about.php

Posted by: The Automaton at February 17, 2016 03:30 PM (I/v+Z)

101 82 Is Friedman part of the illumin-naughty?

Posted by: Soona at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (Fmupd)

You do realize that the Internet, which is of course, made for Porn, was created by the Illumi-naughty!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWEjvCRPrCo

Posted by: Don Quixote at February 17, 2016 03:30 PM (f7rv6)

102 And what kind of Jew names his kid Thomas?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 17, 2016 03:30 PM (DUoqb)

103 consider Friedman's NYT audience

they probably drank themselves silly the day Scalia died

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:30 PM (Fx8O+)

104 I laughed, I cried, I vomited on my shoes.

Posted by: Weirddave at February 17, 2016 03:27 PM (N8hFs)

Note to self: never stand next to Weirddave at a MoMee.

Posted by: physics geek at February 17, 2016 03:30 PM (MT22W)

105 And thus does a humble cabbie in Cairo make a tangible contribution to the sanity and IQ of the entire world.

Posted by: joncelli, Boned like You at February 17, 2016 03:30 PM (RD7QR)

106 ISIS beheads 15-year-old Iraqi boy for listening to pop music

Well its a bit extreme but to some degree I sympathize with his dad.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:31 PM (39g3+)

107 This idea came to me while I was under a Ukrainian cabbie...

Posted by: Tom Friedman at February 17, 2016 03:31 PM (u0kqM)

108 In the same article, Friedman said this image: http://tinyurl.com/hxmcj3c warms his heart... the Grover Norquist quip was also aimed at Cruz.

He is just a peach of a man, bless his heart.

Posted by: redbanzai at February 17, 2016 03:31 PM (OrI3J)

109 Thanks Ace, for reading Friedman so I don't have to.

The Ace sarcastic characterization, and the spoof story/post of Friedman, both sound more interesting than the real Friedman. He would perhaps protest, but he's dead to me, Ace killed him with wit.

Posted by: Illiniwek at February 17, 2016 03:32 PM (5Gpe2)

110 ISIS beheads 15-year-old Iraqi boy for listening to pop music

Well its a bit extreme but to some degree I sympathize with his dad.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:31 PM (39g3+)

OK that's pretty funny.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 17, 2016 03:32 PM (DUoqb)

111
I see ace is trying to bring Hot Air persons into the fold with humor and the promise of pancakes.
Posted by: Dr Spank
..............................

I was over there for a minute this morning and I'd think he'd do better offering them pink cowboy hats.

Posted by: wth at February 17, 2016 03:32 PM (HgMAr)

112 however, Friedman is right that the US must do more to encourage entrepreneurs

but he doesn't connect the dots

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:32 PM (Fx8O+)

113 what kind of Jew names his kid Thomas?

Wasn't the disciple Thomas a Jew? Likely an Aramaic/Lain version of his name though.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:32 PM (39g3+)

114 He has the type of fat, smug face my hand itches to slap. Friedman, I mean, not Ace.

Posted by: kathysaysso at February 17, 2016 03:32 PM (43OZ6)

115 >>
Oh, on another note, I see obama can't be bothered to attend Scalias funeral Saturday.

Such a small, petty man. I'm sure he'll be golfing.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:33 PM (NOIQH)

116 I was over there for a minute this morning and I'd think he'd do better offering them pink cowboy hats.

I agree.. What were they thinking?

Posted by: donna at February 17, 2016 03:33 PM (/dSsq)

117 Hilarious Ace, but I still hate David Brooks more.

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:33 PM (OD2ni)

118 Somebody in a thread below compared leftists to five-year-olds. "I hate you! I wish you were dead!"

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at February 17, 2016 03:33 PM (FQKBL)

119
86 I see ace is trying to bring Hot Air persons into the fold with humor and the promise of pancakes.

Whaaaat?

Why the hell do they get pancakes? All ace offers us, his tried and true regulars, is gristly "hobo patties" and cooked to a crisp to boot.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, 'Who Decides?' at February 17, 2016 03:33 PM (BK3ZS)

120 Your "Friedman columns" never get old, Ace

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 17, 2016 03:33 PM (ZQfW9)

121 Great parody! I wanna do one now.

Dibs on Williamson.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:33 PM (HMt16)

122 Amy Schumer is stitting at a bar, trying to drown her anger and spark new material. A guy walks in.... He has no pants on. As the patrons start to notice, he just stands there..... then, Amy slowly turns her head after seeing him in the mirror in front of her...

" Hi Dad"

Posted by: Yip at February 17, 2016 03:34 PM (e7T6D)

123 That fish catching dog in the side bar secret is patience. None of my dogs could do that. They would get too excited and fall in.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:34 PM (iQIUe)

124 118
Somebody in a thread below compared leftists to five-year-olds. "I hate you! I wish you were dead!"

We are insulted!

Posted by: Five year olds Everywhere at February 17, 2016 03:34 PM (7FH+T)

125 Friedman:

"Unlike Sanders, Ted Cruz does not have a good soul."

what a despicable POS to write such a thing

how about this, Tom?

"Unlike Cruz, Thomas Friedman is an asshole."

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (Fx8O+)

126 Nikki Haley to endorse Rubio. I can't wait for Trump's response.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (TJCSB)

127
If donks start barking it is only fitting that we carry spray bottles with us and get them in the face a few times.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (iQIUe)

128 Wasn't the disciple Thomas a Jew? Likely an Aramaic/Lain version of his name though.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:32 PM (39g3+)

Take my word for it, I don't think I know a single Jew, not even a JINO, who named their kid Thomas. A lot of my Catholic friends sure, MOTs, not a one

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (DUoqb)

129 Just took a cautious peek at the Hot Air comments. I can honestly say that I'll never be doing that again.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (HMt16)

130 I see ace is trying to bring Hot Air persons into the fold with humor and the promise of pancakes.

I'm holding out for waffles.

... and cake. From Cake Girl.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (39g3+)

131 What makes Tom Friedman tick?

http://pillageidiot.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-makes-thomas-friedman-tick.html

Posted by: Attila (Pillage Idiot) at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (p9FbV)

132 Oh, just throwing this out there. The next time a liberal/prog of sufficient stature takes a dirt nap DO NOT expect me to trip over myself apologizing and offering condolences like some did of Biden's son. After the nasty shit the bastards said about Justice Scalia. I'm done.

Posted by: Arson Wells at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (UnJ7w)

133 Ace, you like McInnes? I mentioned it yesterday, but he's got a "funny" letter posted over at Taki... of a socialist writing to complain to a President Trump in the year 2019. Made me laugh.... but I like rants. .... and the Irish.

Posted by: Yip at February 17, 2016 03:36 PM (e7T6D)

134
Sanders is an atheist. So according to Sanders he has no soul.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:36 PM (iQIUe)

135 12
In this case, Friedman is like the broken clock, right twice a day. Read Jihad Watch and other sites for the low down on Norquist, called an Al Qaeda shill by one noted conservative pundit.
Posted by: Mister Ghost at February 17, 2016 03:10 PM (+92af)

Exactly. Norquist can either drown or die in a fire; I don't much care which.

Posted by: rickl at February 17, 2016 03:36 PM (zoehZ)

136 The Automaton's link, to the random Thomas Friedman column generator, is a riot.

http://thomasfriedmanopedgenerator.com/about.php

absolutely true. Absolutely.

Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:36 PM (dciA+)

137 Oh, on another note, I see obama can't be bothered to attend Scalias funeral Saturday.

I wouldn't want that retarded POS at my funeral and I doubt Scalia would have wanted him at his.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 17, 2016 03:36 PM (zc3Db)

138 129 Just took a cautious peek at the Hot Air comments. I can honestly say that I'll never be doing that again.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (HMt16)

Just like the GOPe, Hot Air apparently wanted to replace their constituency....

Posted by: Don Quixote at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (f7rv6)

139 The Pancakes are subterfuge.

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (91LL3)

140 Just took a cautious peek at the Hot Air comments. I can honestly say that I'll never be doing that again.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (HMt16)

*******

I just wandered over there, and the top threads had no comments. Am I missing something?

Posted by: Tim in GA at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (a2yeq)

141 Oh, on another note, I see obama can't be bothered to attend Scalias funeral Saturday.

I wouldn't want that retarded POS at my funeral and I doubt Scalia would have wanted him at his.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 17, 2016 03:36 PM (zc3Db)

This.

Posted by: redbanzai at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (OrI3J)

142 Oh, and Friedman is bought and paid for by the Saudis so he's not exactly going to attack Norquist for his muslim sympathies.

Posted by: joncelli, Boned like You at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (RD7QR)

143 Oh, just throwing this out there. The next time a liberal/prog of sufficient stature takes a dirt nap DO NOT expect me to trip over myself apologizing and offering condolences like some did of Biden's son. After the nasty shit the bastards said about Justice Scalia. I'm done.
Posted by: Arson Wells at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (UnJ7w)

Yeah but at least Fredo is going to go to the Funeral and...oh wait, he is not...Never mind.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (DUoqb)

144 I wouldn't want that retarded POS at my funeral and I doubt Scalia would have wanted him at his.

Probably a blessing to His Family....obama would be busy making it about Him...

Posted by: donna at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (/dSsq)

145
I fucking hate Kanye too.
Posted by: Arson Wells at February 17, 2016 03:29 PM (UnJ7w)

===========

Oh, come on! That's a sad photo. He's only 15 and committed no crime and none of the powerful assholes will say jack shit.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (iQIUe)

146 Huh. This is weird...
Is L,Elle or some other SANE dog lover around?

Posted by: Chi at February 17, 2016 03:38 PM (1oXmw)

147 Whoa! CAC on live, local radio, WNCW

http://wwnc.iheart.com/

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 17, 2016 03:38 PM (RrDm2)

148 Happened to me once...it was a good 8-10 days before I felt really good after that.

Posted by: Mimzey at February 17, 2016 03:38 PM (aRUb8)

149 He has the type of fat, smug face my hand itches to slap. Friedman, I mean, not Ace.

Ace's face makes you want to scritch his fur, like a kitty.

Take my word for it, I don't think I know a single Jew, not even a JINO, who named their kid Thomas

Not a lot of Judases being named these days either. Was really popular when Jesus was alive.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:38 PM (39g3+)

150 Oh, and Friedman is bought and paid for by the Saudis so he's not exactly going to attack Norquist for his muslim sympathies.
Posted by: joncelli, Boned like You at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (RD7QR)

Maybe he is trying to move up in the pecking order

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 17, 2016 03:38 PM (DUoqb)

151 psychological profiling. I know the breed. You can't ever get them to stop with the Look At My Hand Propping Up My Chin thinky-look pose.

Posted by: ace at February 17, 2016 03:23 PM (dciA+)

----
"Now, just imagine you're weightless, in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by tiny little seahorses."
"Uh. Whoa. ... "Thanks, Deb. You're up, Kip."

http://tinyurl.com/zu52ps9

Posted by: First Time Listener at February 17, 2016 03:39 PM (K/MPD)

152 One of Ace's greatest hits. Priceless.

Posted by: Chris Vaughn at February 17, 2016 03:39 PM (BdGOD)

153 Tantaros. Bikini. And yes, I am a Great American:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/zg8nkww

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:39 PM (HMt16)

154
"Unlike Sanders, Ted Cruz does not have a good soul.

Remember the rule: The left always projects.
Thanks Tom, for telling us something personal about yourself, although really, TMI.

Posted by: simplemind at February 17, 2016 03:39 PM (C6xeQ)

155 moveon.org is forwarded an email by Robert Reich urging members to call on superdelegates to respect the popular vote

hahahahahahaha

Posted by: Feh at February 17, 2016 03:39 PM (Fx8O+)

156

"Unlike Sanders, Ted Cruz does not have a good soul."

Good soul = statist.

Got it, Friedman, you schmuck.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at February 17, 2016 03:39 PM (oVJmc)

157 It is so inconceivable to the types that inhabit the tyranno-leftist thought bubble that *they might actually be bad,* that they believe it's okay for them to entertain the most wicked, vile thoughts, and even publish them. The fact that Friedman can ask the question "would I be bad?" without guile or self reflection, is the self-revealing structural flaw in his thinking that makes him such a moral and intellectual dolt.

Posted by: Bivalve Curious at February 17, 2016 03:40 PM (S35jl)

158 144 I wouldn't want that retarded POS at my funeral and I doubt Scalia would have wanted him at his.

Probably a blessing to His Family....obama would be busy making it about Him...

Posted by: donna at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (/dSsq)

Yeah.... if I was a prominent guy, I would have a list of WHO is allowed at my funeral...

With explicit instructions who NOT to allow in...

Like.. O... or Biden...

Posted by: Don Quixote at February 17, 2016 03:40 PM (f7rv6)

159 China called, and would like their village idiot back.

*just joking, nobody would want him*

Posted by: GnuBreed at February 17, 2016 03:40 PM (gyKtp)

160 A pompous pusillanimous popinjay.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 03:40 PM (hLRSq)

161 157

"Unlike Sanders, Ted Cruz does not have a good soul."

Good soul = statist.

Got it, Friedman, you schmuck.
Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at February 17, 2016 03:39 PM (oVJmc)

Who cares. We've already got a savior. Now we need a bastard!

Posted by: Iblis at February 17, 2016 03:40 PM (9221z)

162 Just to remind again: We have twice elected a black man whose
grandfather was a Muslim and who defeated a woman to run against a
Mormon! Who does that? That is such a source of strength, such a magnet
for the best talent in the world.

WTF does that have to do with America's strength/greatness? It's that we peacefully change leadership every four or eight years that is a strength, not election Obama, who check a lot of boxes.

And it's our freedoms an opportunity that is a magnet, not some freakin guy who currently occupies the oval office.

Sheesh. Friedman can't stop fellating O.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:41 PM (NOIQH)

163 Hi Chi! Almost Sane dog lover here. I'm doggeh obsessed that is bordering on dog crazy.
What's going on?

Posted by: L, Elle at February 17, 2016 03:41 PM (2x3L+)

164 Not a lot of Judases being named these days either. Was really popular when Jesus was alive.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:38 PM (39g3+)

Sigh...

Posted by: Adolf Dahmer III at February 17, 2016 03:41 PM (K/MPD)

165 Nikki Haley to endorse Rubio. I can't wait for Trump's response.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 17, 2016 03:35 PM (TJCSB)

I still can't believe Rubio is a thing.

And Haley...what a disappointment she's turning out to be.

Welp...time to surrender.

I, for one, welcome our new Lying Backstabbing Overlords.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 17, 2016 03:41 PM (0cMkb)

166 I just wandered over there, and the top threads had no comments. Am I missing something?

There are comments. All the threads say "no comments" but they are there.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:41 PM (HMt16)

167
Oh, come on! That's a sad photo. He's only 15 and committed no crime and none of the powerful assholes will say jack shit.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 03:37 PM (iQIUe)

Oh Bruce, if I don't laugh I'll just cry.

Posted by: Arson Wells at February 17, 2016 03:42 PM (UnJ7w)

168 I can't join in on the criticism of Lil' Pinchy and His Merry Band of Communists because, damn, they helped keep me from going to prison when I stole over a billion dollars. Being part of the Obama-Clinton-NY Times crime ring does have its benefits.

Posted by: jon corzine at February 17, 2016 03:42 PM (VDovR)

169 The reason the Friedman Generator column looks exactly like a Friedman column is because it *is* one.

If you follow the credit link (Michael Ward) from the generator page you can see the template.

Posted by: gh at February 17, 2016 03:42 PM (YlqSL)

170

I love this piece

sadly its a reality now. Did you hear the one about the Cologne rape victim who apologized to her rapists for the racism of people who defended her?

Posted by: ThunderB at February 17, 2016 03:43 PM (zOTsN)

171 So,that movie Gods of Egypt looks really stupid but the SJW idiots are in an uproar because white people were cast as Egyptians.

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:43 PM (B48dK)

172 >>I wouldn't want that retarded POS at my funeral and I doubt Scalia would have wanted him at his.

Agreed, but it's the president choosing not to attend the funeral of the longest-serving justice of the current Supreme Court (why not do the middle fnger face scratch and be done with it?). Scalia deserves the honor of the president's attendance, if not the man.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:44 PM (NOIQH)

173 Scalia deserves the honor of the president's attendance, if not the man.

Agreed...

Posted by: donna at February 17, 2016 03:44 PM (/dSsq)

174 Sigh...
Posted by: Adolf Dahmer III at February 17, 2016 03:41 PM (K/MPD)

Tell me about it.

Posted by: Hans Hitler at February 17, 2016 03:44 PM (mI6S9)

175 Of course Egyptians were white.

I saw it in a Bangles video.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:44 PM (HMt16)

176 175 And they had a funny way of walking...

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:45 PM (B48dK)

177 Which faux deep-thinker is more easy to parody, Thomas Friedman or Malcolm Gladwell? How about David Brooks vs. Nehi Coates?

We could use a bracket tournament for the intellectual mediocrities of the author/columnist "elite".

Posted by: Emmett Milbarge at February 17, 2016 03:45 PM (nFdGS)

178 175 Of course Egyptians were white.

I saw it in a Bangles video.

Right, and don't forget Steve Martin aka King Tut...

Posted by: donna at February 17, 2016 03:46 PM (/dSsq)

179 I guess the Excitable Boy is out of his cage again.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 17, 2016 03:46 PM (kKHcp)

180 171 So,that movie Gods of Egypt looks really stupid but the SJW idiots are in an uproar because white people were cast as Egyptians.

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:43 PM (B48dK)

Well.... did they WALK like Egyptians?

Posted by: The Bangles at February 17, 2016 03:46 PM (f7rv6)

181 Elle,
I just - shit, I can't type out my thoughts...

I just read a post on this Nextdoor app. Some guy needs to get rid of a "well trained" Jack Russell pup. 2 yrs old. Free.
He's coming by at at 6 or so...

Tucker could use a friend, but, but...
Something is wrong here. Don't people pay a LOT of money for these dogs? He says he got it for his handicapped brother, but his mom can't care for it, and he works too much.
He hates to leave it in a crate all day.

I guess I'll know more in a couple hours?

Posted by: Chi at February 17, 2016 03:46 PM (1oXmw)

182 "1. The world is interconnected;"

Is "connectedness" (whatever that means) now a thing? Liberals here are suddenly talking about "connectedness" and programs to help people feel "connected." It takes me back to Berkeley days, when suddenly, overnight, all the leftists would be singing from the exact same hymnal, in the exact same words. It was bizarre.

Almost as if they had colluded.

Nah. Never happen.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 03:47 PM (oKE6c)

183 Holy crap, that Jason Whitlock tweet slamming Shaun King is hilarious, and so is King's response. I don't agree with Whitlock on everything, but he sees white libs for the phonies that they are.

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:47 PM (OD2ni)

184 That piece of shit won't go to Scalia's funeral

Posted by: ThunderB at February 17, 2016 03:47 PM (zOTsN)

185 So,that movie Gods of Egypt looks really stupid but the SJW idiots are in an uproar because white people were cast as Egyptians.

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:43 PM (B48dK)

They should have used whites from South Africa to get around that.

Posted by: Arson Wells at February 17, 2016 03:47 PM (UnJ7w)

186 I'm glad Obama isn't going to Scalia's funeral. Obama clearly hated everything Scalia stood for and represented.

Speaking of, I'm embarrassed for Texas in the way that Democrat hack Judge from Presidio Country handled Scalias' death. ( and the US Marshals ) It evidently never occurred to her the ramifications of a sitting SCOTUS justice dying in his sleep with no witnesses. Stupid.

Conspiracies as far as you can see... and all because she didn't have awareness and handled it like some everyday dead guy.

Posted by: Yip at February 17, 2016 03:47 PM (e7T6D)

187 I have tickets to see Taxi Gambit opening for Global Financial Apocalypse this fall in Prague

Posted by: Solid Gold Dumpster Fire at February 17, 2016 03:48 PM (8WYX1)

188
Agreed, but it's the president choosing not to
attend the funeral of the longest-serving justice of the current Supreme
Court (why not do the middle fnger face scratch and be done with it?).
Scalia deserves the honor of the president's attendance, if not the man.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:44 PM (NOIQH)

Unfortunately you cannot have one without the other. Scalia deserves to be treated with respect. That is something this President is incapable of.

Posted by: redbanzai at February 17, 2016 03:48 PM (OrI3J)

189 "175 Of course Egyptians were white.

I saw it in a Bangles video.

Right, and don't forget Steve Martin aka King Tut...
Posted by: donna"

And the villain from Batman.

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:48 PM (OD2ni)

190 Ah, Ace you have a real talent for a clever turn of phrase. I hope that as your prominence on the internet grows, someone will bring your observation to the attention of Mr Friedman and he has a sad.

Posted by: obnoxious ahole at February 17, 2016 03:48 PM (Em7Wl)

191 Something is wrong here. Don't people pay a LOT of
money for these dogs? He says he got it for his handicapped brother, but
his mom can't care for it, and he works too much.

He hates to leave it in a crate all day.

I guess I'll know more in a couple hours?

Posted by: Chi at February 17, 2016 03:46 PM (1oXmw)
Jack Russells are apparently extremely active, and require a LOT of consistent exercise, or they become problematic.
Maybe that's why.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 03:48 PM (oKE6c)

192 171 So,that movie Gods of Egypt looks really stupid but the SJW idiots are in an uproar because white people were cast as Egyptians.
Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:43 PM (B48dK)

Not just white people - a Scotsman for God's sake! Where will it end?!

Posted by: Insomniac at February 17, 2016 03:48 PM (kpqmD)

193 You can't ever get them to stop with the Look At My Hand Propping Up My Chin thinky-look pose.

The tilty head is really common, too. The compassionate head tilt, its like a permanent tic

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:49 PM (39g3+)

194 "Well.... did they WALK like Egyptians?
Posted by: The Bangles"

Mmm. Susannah Hoffs.

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:49 PM (OD2ni)

195 Would I be a bad person if I wished that-

Thomas Friedman gets his penis torn off by a Shar-Pei
owned by a Chinese Autocrat named War Mai Dong?

Well, probably yes.

So, I won't wish that.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 17, 2016 03:49 PM (0cMkb)

196 No, I'm not the one that looks like the lookout at a gang bang. That's Krugman.
I know people get us confused.

Posted by: Tom Friedman at February 17, 2016 03:49 PM (YFFpo)

197 That piece of shit won't go to Scalia's funeral

Posted by: ThunderB at February 17, 2016 03:47 PM (zOTsN)

I don't think that's a bad thing to not have that self-absorbed twat show up.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 03:50 PM (493sH)

198 Reminds me of that "new age, pseudo-intellectual BS generator"

Posted by: joe at February 17, 2016 03:50 PM (KUaJL)

199 >>Unfortunately you cannot have one without the other. Scalia deserves to
be treated with respect. That is something this President is incapable
of.

Yep. I only hope this is more a relief for his family than an insult.
He is a small, petty man, and would have made the funeral about himself if he attended.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:50 PM (NOIQH)

200 I can't stand Norquist but Friedman should go eff himself.

Posted by: Geoffrey at February 17, 2016 03:50 PM (LoRcb)

201 So,we have this to look forward too.

http://tinyurl.com/h43opby

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:50 PM (B48dK)

202 Of course Egyptians were white.

Actually, they were. The Pharaonic tombs in Luxor are festooned with frescoes of whites in chariots mowing down Nubians (blacks) in the Sudan, to the greater glory of the Pharaoh.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 03:51 PM (oKE6c)

203 Just a by the by, Purdue is a university in Indiana. Perdue is a chicken.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2016 03:51 PM (/tuJf)

204 "Posted by: The Bangles"

Talk about a Band with a great Groove...

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 03:51 PM (91LL3)

205 And what kind of Jew names his kid Thomas?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 17, 2016 03:30 PM (DUoqb)

His parents wanted a name that rhymed with dumbass

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 03:51 PM (493sH)

206 Mmm. Susannah Hoffs.

She was an Egyptish Princess.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:52 PM (HMt16)

207 Speaking of odd conspiracies, or not. Personally really having a difficult time accepting Scalia's "natural causes" death. I'm really not a conspiracy type, honestly, but the court appeared to be ready to rule against the unions and thereby also the DNC on forced dues payments. Both the unions and the DNC said this would come close to bankrupting the unions and that the DNC would lose a huge contribution cash cow. Not to mention all the ground help they get from unions (digging up dead voters and all). Between this and the Heller case my spidee senses are going off. With no autopsy it's just weird. Just sayin.

Posted by: Redinabluestate at February 17, 2016 03:52 PM (eu2ii)

208 Ace, you like McInnes? ...he's got a "funny" letter posted over at Taki...
Posted by: Yip at February 17, 2016 03:36 PM (e7T6D)

I've seen two things over at takimag.

Fantastic, insightful, eloquently snarky writing that fills my evil conservative heart with glee.

And baldfaced unabashed capital-r Racism. Not liberal "this person is verbally outmaneuvering me they must be racist!" racism. Real actual bigotry, proudly and smirkingly revealed.

What is their deal over there?

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 03:53 PM (xuouz)

209 Shakespeare just described Cleo as "tawny."

Scholars have been debating for hundreds of years whether he meant "black" or not.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:53 PM (HMt16)

210 Agreed, but it's the president choosing not to

attend the funeral of the longest-serving justice of the current Supreme

Court (why not do the middle fnger face scratch and be done with it?).

Scalia deserves the honor of the president's attendance, if not the man.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:44 PM (NOIQH)

Unfortunately
you cannot have one without the other. Scalia deserves to be treated
with respect. That is something this President is incapable of.

Posted by: redbanzai at February 17, 2016 03:48 PM (OrI3J)

He's probably double-booked, planning to attend the funeral of some useless black thug who dropped out of high school and attacked a cop.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 03:53 PM (oKE6c)

211 Who was hotter,Hoffs or the chick from the Go Gos?

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:54 PM (B48dK)

212 Fucking shitbag.

Sean C. Page convicted of stealing father's valor

http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=64388

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 03:54 PM (rlfds)

213 49 I read this to my kid, the day of the post. Itwas only second to Kaboom with the laughter. Laughing so hard one cannot continue, tears in your eyes.
Posted by: madamex at February 17, 2016 03:21 PM (1zsKV)
-------------------
Yeah, I tried reading it aloud to Mr. DeVille.
The problem is that it really needs to be read with a super-straight face --- and I messed it up by giggling.

Posted by: Zombie Dali at February 17, 2016 03:54 PM (T/5A0)

214 181
Something is wrong here. Don't people pay a LOT of money for these dogs? He says he got it for his handicapped brother, but his mom can't care for it, and he works too much.
He hates to leave it in a crate all day.

Posted by: Chi at February 17, 2016 03:46 PM (1oXmw)

Jack Russell terriers apparently need a lot of attention. I used to live in an apartment and my downstairs neighbor used to keep hers in a crate when she was away. The sounds that poor dog made were heartbreaking. He sounded like he was being tortured. Or like an innocent man in solitary who doesn't know why.

Posted by: rickl at February 17, 2016 03:54 PM (zoehZ)

215 Ace is off Titter?

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 17, 2016 03:54 PM (TJCSB)

216 Suzanna Hoffs today

http://tinyurl.com/guv3m3c

She's still gorgeous

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:54 PM (39g3+)

217 Did you hear the one about the Cologne rape victim who apologized to her rapists for the racism of people who defended her?

Posted by: ThunderB at February 17, 2016 03:43 PM (zOTsN)

WHAT HAVE I BEEN TELLING YOU, PEOPLE?

Posted by: Mr. Stockholm Syndome at February 17, 2016 03:55 PM (mI6S9)

218 I request that every Friday have a "Best of Ace" post. You know, Kaboom, the Skank-a-thon, Ace's video game guide.

Think about it. An extra post put up on a day that ace would probably like to take it easy especially if its after another late night podcasting. And really it doesn't even have to be that good of an old post, just call it a "Best of" and take it easy for the afternoon.

Posted by: buzzion at February 17, 2016 03:55 PM (z/Ubi)

219 Just a by the by, Purdue is a university in Indiana. Perdue is a chicken.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2016 03:51 PM (/tuJf)

Per dew relates to mornings and purr doo is cat shit.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 17, 2016 03:55 PM (zc3Db)

220 "Between this and the Heller case my spidee senses are going off. With no autopsy it's just weird. Just sayin."

He was almost 80 and a bit overweight. Nothing complicated about it.

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:55 PM (OD2ni)

221 211 Who was hotter,Hoffs or the chick from the Go Gos?

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:54 PM (B48dK)

_______________________________________________

Hoffs.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 03:56 PM (rsudF)

222 What's the effective difference between "tax the rich" and "tax people who create jobs"?

Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 17, 2016 03:56 PM (VdICR)

223 That was a great interview with CAC. I'll post ta link to the streaming version tonight. AoSHQ got a couple of plugs also.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 17, 2016 03:56 PM (RrDm2)

224 Jack Russells are apparently extremely active, and require a LOT of consistent exercise, or they become problematic.
Maybe that's why.
Posted by: Jay Guevara
------------
So I've heard. But aren't they smarter than the average bear?

But, even though I'm in the city, I have an acre. Plenty of room to expend energy.
And a doggie door that my min-pin has access to 24/7. He can (and does) go outside to chase shit all day & night if he wants. Obviously, same rules would apply. I despise the thought of dogs in cages.

This guy is bringing "Coral" by around 6 to see if the dogs get along. We'll see?

I guess my biggest concern is the double vet bill.

Posted by: Chi at February 17, 2016 03:56 PM (1oXmw)

225 211 Who was hotter,Hoffs or the chick from the Go Gos?

Whew. Tough one. If it's Thin Belinda, I'll go with Belinda.

(nothing against curves. I LIKE curves. But I always thought Belinda's face looked a lot better when she was thinner.)

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:56 PM (HMt16)

226 ...That piece of shit won't go to Scalia's funeral...

What's wrong with that?
Who wants a POS like him anywhere?
Also he is bad luck. Anywhere he goes trouble follows.

He should nominate Cruz for the SC if he wants to go down in history as anything other than a POS. Think what that would do to the GOPe.

Alas he is just a POS partisan hack.

Axelrod is worse than him. Trying to put words in a dead man's mouth for political gain.

Posted by: scorecard at February 17, 2016 03:56 PM (jN+3o)

227 Shakespeare just described Cleo as "tawny."

Scholars have been debating for hundreds of years whether he meant "black" or not.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:53 PM (HMt16)

It meant she was foreign, exotic, and into all sorts of stuff that make for great memoirs.

(I could just be making this stuff up.)

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 03:56 PM (hLRSq)

228 225 Yes,I shall have to go find her Playboy pics now.

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 03:57 PM (B48dK)

229 Shakespeare just described Cleo as "tawny."

Scholars have been debating for hundreds of years whether he meant "black" or not.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:53 PM (HMt16)

Tawny? Like Kitean?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 03:57 PM (493sH)

230 What's the effective difference between "tax the rich" and "tax people who create jobs"?
Posted by: Bourbon
-----------------------

It's the difference between Cuba and Venezuela.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 17, 2016 03:57 PM (RrDm2)

231 Jack Russell terriers apparently need a lot of
attention. I used to live in an apartment and my downstairs neighbor
used to keep hers in a crate when she was away. The sounds that poor
dog made were heartbreaking. He sounded like he was being tortured. Or
like an innocent man in solitary who doesn't know why.

Posted by: rickl at February 17, 2016 03:54 PM (zoehZ)

A former colleague told me he had to give up his dog (some sort of hunting/gun dog, I've now forgotten, but a very active working breed). They kept it in a crate all day, and he said it went absolutely nuts when they finally let him out, so he had to go.
And this guy - and his wife - were both MD/PhDs. Further proof, if any were needed, the intelligence is a tensor quantity.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 03:58 PM (oKE6c)

232
Sorry if this is a repeat.

ace, surely you are familiar with AllahP's masterpieces of Friedman spoof columns from his (AllahP's) early days, at Allah is in the House?

Haven't looked for them, are they still on the web?

Anyway, if a visiting space alien had limited time but wanted to figure out just how the US had lunged off into so many dead-end, stupid paths in recent decades, they might find all they need on the NYT/WaPo op-ed pages. The flat-out stupidity and ignorance of the "elites" is breath-taking, and nicely packaged up in op-ed columns for the "big" mainstream outlets.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2016 03:58 PM (QDnY+)

233 Chi,

First, I'm not a fan of that breed except for one huge thing. The Jack Russells are rodent killers and I live out in the country and have a huge field mice problem getting into my house. My only complaint which is a big one about that breed is that the ones I have been around bark a lot and are aggressive for such small dogs --- but that makes sense if they're instincts are to kill large and small rodents.

You should think about Tucker first. Maybe introduce Tucker and to the terrier and see how that goes. Don't go with your heart first bc you have too big a one. Tucker comes first.

Plus, do you still have the hobo sleeping on the couch???
It's a lot of change for Tucker. Tucker isn't a puppy like mine so maybe he can adapt. And it sounds like you have trained Tucker perfectly. Just don't go with your heartstrings first. I don't want you to get overwhelmed. Tucker could be a great babysitter for the terrier but let Tucker decide that for you so you don't have to.

I would introduce the two of them and make a judgement based on that.

Posted by: L, Elle at February 17, 2016 03:58 PM (2x3L+)

234 I would say Hoffs

...unless I can have 2 Go-Gos at once.

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 03:58 PM (91LL3)

235 220 "Between this and the Heller case my spidee senses are going off. With no autopsy it's just weird. Just sayin."

He was almost 80 and a bit overweight. Nothing complicated about it.
Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:55 PM (OD2ni)

Ya, I know but I question the timing. Like I said I'm really not into this type of stuff but it's been bugging me. Maybe it's in Hillary's! emails somewhere.

Posted by: Redinabluestate at February 17, 2016 03:59 PM (eu2ii)

236 "211 Who was hotter,Hoffs or the chick from the Go Gos?"

Belinda Carlisle? Hoffs was hotter IMO. Carlisle looked great in her solo career when she cleaned up. Jane Wiedlin was cute as well, but Hoffs was just downright sexy.

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:59 PM (OD2ni)

237 Who was hotter,Hoffs or the chick from the Go Gos?

Hoffs, BUT, Belinda looked a lot more accessible and friendly. Hoffs looked like the hot friend she had that ignores you.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 03:59 PM (39g3+)

238 >>So I've heard. But aren't they smarter than the average bear?

My mom had Jacks. Great dogs, lots of personality and they do tend to be on the smarter side.

And they do need exercise. They can entertain themselves. And if you have mice around, you won't if you get a Jack.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2016 03:59 PM (/tuJf)

239 Scalia deserves the honor of the president's attendance, if not the man.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 17, 2016 03:44 PM (NOIQH)

He certainly deserves that honor, at the least, but he was unlucky to die while there was a retarded traitor occupooping the Precedency. Barky attending anything for an American is a dishonor.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 17, 2016 03:59 PM (zc3Db)

240 I request that every Friday have a "Best of Ace" post. You know, Kaboom, the Skank-a-thon, Ace's video game guide.
Posted by: buzzion at February 17, 2016 03:55 PM (z/Ubi)

Loot. The. Bodies.

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (xuouz)

241 Carlisle looked great in her solo career when she cleaned up

Yeah, that's what I was getting at.

"Circle in the Sand" era.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (HMt16)

242 But, even though I'm in the city, I have an acre. Plenty of room to expend energy.

And a doggie door that my min-pin has access to 24/7. He can (and
does) go outside to chase shit all day night if he wants.
Obviously, same rules would apply. I despise the thought of dogs in
cages.

Posted by: Chi at February 17, 2016 03:56 PM (1oXmw)
Sounds like it could work out perfectly then. For people living in apartments and/or invalids Jack Russells would definitely be contraindicated.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (oKE6c)

243 moveon.org is forwarded an email by Robert Reich urging members to call on superdelegates to respect the popular vote

Wait, wasn't MoveOn.org founded to flack for the Clintons? And now it's working against her apparently?

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Restorationist at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (9krrF)

244 Hey..whats up at Hot Air??..no one is commenting on articles?
Did something happen?

Posted by: Bob at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (aRUb8)

245 Belinda would have fallen for the Pancake bit.

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (91LL3)

246 moveon.org is forwarded an email by Robert Reich urging members to call on superdelegates to respect the popular vote

Wait, wasn't MoveOn.org founded to flack for the Clintons? And now it's working against her apparently?

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Restorationist at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (9krrF)

Oh dear, how will Hillary get elected now?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 04:01 PM (493sH)

247 There are comments, Bob, but from FB.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:01 PM (rlfds)

248
He was almost 80 and a bit overweight. Nothing complicated about it.

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:55 PM (OD2ni)

Ya, I know but I question the timing. Like I said I'm really not
into this type of stuff but it's been bugging me. Maybe it's in
Hillary's! emails somewhere.

Posted by: Redinabluestate at February 17, 2016 03:59 PM (eu2ii)

Maybe Hillary called him up and told the truth about something. That would make a lot of people drop dead.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 04:01 PM (oKE6c)

249 Belinda in Playboy,because I'm a nice guy.

http://tinyurl.com/hkc9epk

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 04:02 PM (B48dK)

250 He was almost 80 and a bit overweight. Nothing complicated about it.

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 03:55 PM (OD2ni)

Doesn't matter. An autopsy should be a matter of course for the death of anyone in such a position.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 17, 2016 04:02 PM (zc3Db)

251 Just got here.

Are we stabbing Jack Russell now?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 17, 2016 04:02 PM (LUgeY)

252 I recently watched the old "Amerika" miniseries to prepare for the Sanders presidency. Sam Neill's KGB colonel had a quote in there that sums up Friedman's (and the rest of those who consider themselves the elite intelligentsia's) attitude perfectly:

"I would not do well as a member of the proletariat that I serve."

Posted by: Impudent Warwick at February 17, 2016 04:03 PM (uEtcQ)

253 229 Shakespeare just described Cleo as "tawny."

Scholars have been debating for hundreds of years whether he meant "black" or not.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:53 PM (HMt16)

Tawny? Like Kitean?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 03:57 PM (493sH)

Because old William would know.... being born only 1500 years after her death...

Posted by: The Bangles at February 17, 2016 04:03 PM (f7rv6)

254 Wait, wasn't MoveOn.org founded to flack for the Clintons? And now it's working against her apparently?

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Restorationist at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (9krrF)

That was the proximate issue at the time of its founding, but its broader remit is to promote Communism. Flacking for the Clintons was just a means to that end at the time, but now they've got Bernie. So the Clintons get the old heave-ho.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 04:03 PM (oKE6c)

255
It's not that hard. You have a neighbor let your dog out during the day. Elderly people are great. Or, if you got the bucks you hire a dog walker. Or, ask and reward another dog owner in the area. I've even seen dog sharing. One person had the dog during the day and the other a block over had the dog at night.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 04:03 PM (iQIUe)

256 Heh, ace is double posting in the sidebar now.

Posted by: Buzzion at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (PLwDO)

257 Side note, the Rev. John Russell bred the breeds named from him from a dog named...Trump.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Restorationist at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (9krrF)

258 >>My only complaint which is a big one about that breed is that the ones I have been around bark a lot and are aggressive for such small dogs --- but that makes sense if they're instincts are to kill large and small rodents.

They were actually bred for fox hunting. The hunt master would ride with a Jack tucked into his jacket. When the hounds would run the fox to ground, the Jack was deployed to try and get the fox out of the hole.

One of my mom's Jack took on a very large doberman that had wandered into the barn where my mom was working. He kicked the crap out of that dog which had to outweigh him by 80 pounds.

Jack's are the honey badgers of dogs. They don't realize they are small and they will take on all comers.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (/tuJf)

259 No one living in an apartment should have a dog.

Unless it's a lap dog.

Posted by: elevenwing plover at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (qUNWi)

260 >>>Hey..whats up at Hot Air??..no one is commenting on articles?
Did something happen?

Posted by: Bob at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (aRUb

<<<

Death therapy, Bob.

Posted by: Dr. Leo ~~Marvin~~ Morrissey at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (H9MG5)

261 Shite, if you are a yuppy they even have dogcare where you just drop your dog off for the day.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (iQIUe)

262 "Between this and the Heller case my spidee senses are going off. With no autopsy it's just weird. Just sayin."

Rush reported today that Scalia's family made a public statement asking everyone to knock it off with the conspiracy shit.

Posted by: OregonMuse at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (mI6S9)

263 Hey..whats up at Hot Air??..no one is commenting on articles?
Did something happen?

Posted by: Bob at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (aRUb

They went to Facebook commenting and things have gotten weird over there. Migrating refugees from the site are popping up all over the dexter side of the intertubes, straining services, fraying tempers, and telling tales of anguish from their travels.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (hLRSq)

264

Maybe Hillary called him up and told the truth about something. That would make a lot of people drop dead.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 04:01 PM (oKE6c)

Cue sound of dog barking in the background (sounds like cross between Jack Russell terrier and wicked witch of the west).

Posted by: Redinabluestate at February 17, 2016 04:05 PM (eu2ii)

265 The "move on" was moving on from talking about Bill using Monica as a human humidor.

Moving on from their scandals. Basically telling people to shut up

Posted by: ThunderB at February 17, 2016 04:05 PM (9/mmk)

266 "Belinda in Playboy,because I'm a nice guy.

http://tinyurl.com/hkc9epk
Posted by: steevy"

I may have to change my vote up-thread to Belinda. Holy mackeral!!

Posted by: Benji Carver at February 17, 2016 04:05 PM (OD2ni)

267 256 Heh, ace is double posting in the sidebar now.

Posted by: Buzzion at February 17, 2016 04:04 PM (PLwDO)

Wait until he bans himself from posting to the sidebar.

Posted by: OregonMuse at February 17, 2016 04:05 PM (mI6S9)

268 should have taken an Uber X. Drivers are great and cheaper than a cab.

Posted by: pointsnfigures at February 17, 2016 04:06 PM (hSpC/)

269
Carlisle looked great in her solo career when she cleaned up

Yeah, that's what I was getting at.

"Circle in the Sand" era.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM

*sigh*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 17, 2016 04:06 PM (bzd8I)

270 Sidebar :

ace is a TwitterQuitter?

Posted by: Mortimer at February 17, 2016 04:06 PM (7AFlY)

271
There are comments, Bob, but from FB.
Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:01 PM (rlfds)

If you are looking using a smart phone, go to the full site view.

It is like open comment hour by the denizens at the short bus school.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, 'Who Decides?' at February 17, 2016 04:06 PM (BK3ZS)

272 I'm pretty sure moveon,corg is owned by the anti-Christ George Soros these days. And he's picked Col. Sanders instead of teh Hildebeast this election.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 17, 2016 04:07 PM (LUgeY)

273 Shite, if you are a yuppy they even have dogcare where you just drop your dog off for the day.

I'm surprised the liberals don't want programs to improve the dogs' academic performance.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 04:07 PM (oKE6c)

274 Yes,Belinda seemed "accessible".

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 04:07 PM (B48dK)

275 I think the JP followed the families request for no autopsy. She was trying to be kind

Posted by: ThunderB at February 17, 2016 04:07 PM (9/mmk)

276 >>, ace is double posting in the sidebar now.

It's the only way he can Arrest the Riddler, anymore.

Posted by: garrett at February 17, 2016 04:07 PM (91LL3)

277 Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 04:02 PM (B48dK)

You are a great American.

As am I for the Andrea Tantaros bikini pics link upthread.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 04:07 PM (HMt16)

278 I'm on my Mac, but I glanced at it this morning.

That was enough.

I try to limit my exposure to FB as much as possible nowadays.

I keep it deactivated unless new grandbaby pics get posted.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:08 PM (rlfds)

279 277 Yes,yes we are.

Posted by: steevy at February 17, 2016 04:08 PM (B48dK)

280 Moveon.org is a general pro-Communist activist group. My wife pet sits for a family with an actual Obama shrine in their home, with a large Obama poster created by Moveon.

243
moveon.org is forwarded an email by Robert Reich urging members to call on superdelegates to respect the popular vote

Wait, wasn't MoveOn.org founded to flack for the Clintons? And now it's working against her apparently?

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Restorationist at February 17, 2016 04:00 PM (9krrF)

Posted by: Pyrocles at February 17, 2016 04:08 PM (fVOPU)

281 270 Sidebar :

ace is a TwitterQuitter?

Posted by: Mortimer at February 17, 2016 04:06 PM (7AFlY)

__________________________________________

Mentioned in his last podcast he isn't doing enough self harm to himself, so he will be spending more time here.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 04:08 PM (rsudF)

282 I thought this was awesome the first time, and even more so now..... ya gotta love you some ace parody!!!

Posted by: Dirty Randy at February 17, 2016 04:09 PM (nhHPu)

283 I tried out the random column generator. My fourth randomly generated column included this gem: "If corruption is Seychelles's ironing board, then freedom is certainly its faucet." I love it.

Posted by: mr_jack at February 17, 2016 04:09 PM (M59SC)

284 I must have missed Ace's riff on Friedman when he originally posted it, because it's way too damned funny to forget...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 17, 2016 04:09 PM (wtvvX)

285 Jack's are the honey badgers of dogs. They don't realize they are small and they will take on all comers.

Terriers are all pretty disproportionally fierce. I love the old stories of poorer people in England holding contests where they'd put a terrier in a pit with rats and give them a time limit, count who killed the most.

I may have to change my vote up-thread to Belinda. Holy mackeral!!

In the interest in fairness, Suzanna Hoffs in undies

https://youtu.be/7zzGQJHZ0Qk

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:09 PM (39g3+)

286 134- didn't think Sanders was a ginger!

Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at February 17, 2016 04:10 PM (HKJwz)

287 Dachsunds have a near psychotic hatred for snakes and vermin.

I used to take my grannies dachsund with me to the chicken house. If there was a snake around it was going to be dead soon enough. She also had an old equipment barn and during the day that dog was always in there on rat search and destroy missions.

Posted by: CozMark at February 17, 2016 04:10 PM (CbGSW)

288
I'm surprised the liberals don't want programs to improve the dogs' academic performance.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 17, 2016 04:07 PM (oKE6c)

At least the dogs are motivated by treats.

Plenty of students out there who go to class to hook up with some guy/gal, and manage to get through the whole day without learning a thing.

Posted by: Moki at February 17, 2016 04:10 PM (7q2ch)

289 >>>Slapweasel, (Cold1) (T)

i'm likely not the first to say, but good to see you during the day!

Posted by: concrete girl at February 17, 2016 04:11 PM (0KgAM)

290
Mentioned in his last podcast he isn't doing enough self harm to himself...

Posted by: NotCoach

He's talking about masturbation, isn't he ...

Posted by: Mortimer at February 17, 2016 04:11 PM (7AFlY)

291 I really enjoy reading the sidebar . . . the sidebar.

Posted by: Jimmy Two-Times at February 17, 2016 04:11 PM (91LL3)

292 Chi

Also, I get the concern about the vet bills. That has been the biggest unwanted surprise to me even though I did a lot of research before getting my puppy about vet costs. And I go to the vet in town with the reasonable prices!

I'm so used to paying $5 and $10 co-pays for my own health and prescriptions when needed that it's like WHAT!!! $98 for antibiotics!!!!!!

My vet (whom I love) always apologizes before she hands me the bill. Which I pay dutifully. She always say when me and puppy leave, "I hope I don't see either of you again"

Posted by: L, Elle at February 17, 2016 04:12 PM (2x3L+)

293 CJ, the Westminster winner, is a German short-haired pointer. My butch neighbor has 3 of them.

Newest puppy, Gunter, loves me to death.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 17, 2016 04:12 PM (LUgeY)

294 Get a kitten and raise it like a dog.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at February 17, 2016 04:14 PM (1g+wZ)

295 In addition, it's sort of bad form to just wish people dead because they believe things you don't, though, I guess, this notion is less and less believed these days.

====

*WISHES TO CORNFIELD*

Posted by: Bigby's Red Palm at February 17, 2016 04:14 PM (3ZtZW)

296 Obaaaaaahma is a Piece of C***

Posted by: Geoffrey at February 17, 2016 04:14 PM (LoRcb)

297
Steven Fry is also a twitter quitter and moving to LA. Maybe Ace will move to LA, too?

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 04:14 PM (iQIUe)

298 I don't know if anybody's mentioned this yet, but President Boyfriend is one hell of a tribal little bitch.

Posted by: Chupacabra at February 17, 2016 04:14 PM (V40IZ)

299 Good on you, Ace!

Let those social-justice jagoffs on Twitter yap at each other.

I'm still on Facebook, but not at all shy about delinking and defriending lefties these days.

They can go barf up their MSNBC talking points at their like-minded buddies; I'm not giving them any bandwidth.

After a while they will discover that social-signaling and moral preening is pointless if nobody is paying any attention.

Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at February 17, 2016 04:15 PM (XdbLA)

300
Speaking of odd conspiracies, or not. Personally really having a difficult time accepting Scalia's "natural causes" death. I'm really not a conspiracy type, honestly, but the court appeared to be ready to rule against the unions and thereby also the DNC on forced dues payments. Both the unions and the DNC said this would come close to bankrupting the unions and that the DNC would lose a huge contribution cash cow. Not to mention all the ground help they get from unions (digging up dead voters and all). Between this and the Heller case my spidee senses are going off. With no autopsy it's just weird. Just sayin.

Second look at Breitbart conspiracy?

Posted by: simplemind at February 17, 2016 04:16 PM (C6xeQ)

301
Tosh.0 was disappointing. Almost the whole show was some freak who got off having men fart in his face. Couldnt even watch it.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 04:17 PM (iQIUe)

302 I don't mind Obama skipping the Scalia funeral. He'd make it all about himself anyway and I'm sure the family would rather him not be there to begin with.

Plus, unless you're a screaming Scalia hater, now Obama looks kind of small and mean which damages the Democratic Party brand.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:18 PM (39g3+)

303 Hmm recent quote by Jeb: "Maybe I should stop campaigning."

No, no Jeb. You definitely should.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:19 PM (39g3+)

304 Took Mrs. E out for late Valentines this afternoon. Went to the Supermercado Monterrey. Just for a recon. Got sticky buns. Got flour tortillas. Got roast pork. All for less than 11.00. Got the roast pork for 2.29 per pound. We both agreed it was just like our respective Moms used to cook. Nary a mexican in either lineage. We are pleased as punch.

Posted by: Eromero at February 17, 2016 04:20 PM (zLDYs)

305 Chi, if you're still here and reading, let us know how the 6pm meet up goes with the Jack Russell.

Posted by: L, Elle at February 17, 2016 04:20 PM (2x3L+)

306
I have two hs/college friends who are profs at Purdue. Thank god it was not them.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at February 17, 2016 04:21 PM (iQIUe)

307 This is right up there with the impression of Dennis Miller getting raped by a Kodiak bear and nearly on par with the Skankathon.

Posted by: alexthechick - love and despair bitches at February 17, 2016 04:21 PM (mf5HN)

308 There are comments, Bob, but from FB.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:01 PM (rlfds)
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So you can't even read them from the HA site?? Then why have the site up at all?

Posted by: Bob at February 17, 2016 04:22 PM (aRUb8)

309 I don't know if anybody's mentioned this yet, but President Boyfriend is one hell of a tribal little bitch.

Posted by: Chupacabra at February 17, 2016 04:14 PM (V40IZ)

All of the Democrats are, it is what they made their party into. I'm just waiting for the fun to begin when the various demographic packets they have formed start openly fighting for control of the apparatus.

I think Sanders' candidacy is a sign that the ancient regime in the Democrats is coming to an end.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 04:22 PM (hLRSq)

310 How do we know Ace and Stephen Fry are not the same person?

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at February 17, 2016 04:22 PM (LWu6U)

311 I'm seriously considering dumping Twitter, but its useful to me for publicity and reaching readers. I don't know how many sales I've gotten off of social media, but its been some. A handful. Ok fewer than a dozen.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:22 PM (39g3+)

312 It's gonna be REAL interesting to see which way the Supremes tilt in their next few decisions.

It's not at all impossible that Scalia's death, and Obama's disrespect, may tilt them just a wee bit rightward for a time.

After all, no matter which side they're on, Antonin was one of them. Treating him like a disposable vote now that he's gone may raise the hackles of whatever lefties on the court have any shreds of humanity left.

I know that's a big 'if'.

Answer hazy, check back later!

Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at February 17, 2016 04:23 PM (XdbLA)

313 You can read them from the HA site, Bob.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:23 PM (rlfds)

314 But to comment, you have to have a FB account.

Thus, the mass exodus.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:23 PM (rlfds)

315 I think Sanders' candidacy is a sign that the ancient regime in the Democrats is coming to an end.

IMO, it's the end of the Cliton Era and the beginning of the Chicago Mafia Era.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 17, 2016 04:24 PM (LUgeY)

316 313 You can read them from the HA site, Bob.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:23 PM (rlfds)

________________________________________________

If there are comments they are not visible to me.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 04:24 PM (rsudF)

317 The Pancake is a lie.

Posted by: GLaDOS at February 17, 2016 04:25 PM (evdj2)

318 293-At the Embassy in Panama, there was a German Shorthair Pointer who was the only dog in the world who could smell screw worms. He was given official status with Dept of Ag to help with screw worm eradication, and would go to country team meetings. The only member with anything worthwhile to say.

He and his handler stunk to high heaven, but they were both sweet as could be.

Posted by: Moki at February 17, 2016 04:25 PM (7q2ch)

319 How do we know Ace and Stephen Fry are not the same person?

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at February 17, 2016 04:22 PM (LWu6U)

What ho, Ace?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 04:25 PM (493sH)

320 Huh.

I see them.

Then again, I'm not viewing via a mobile device, so...

Not missing anything.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:26 PM (rlfds)

321 If there are comments they are not visible to me.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 04:24 PM (rsudF)

There are lots of scripts you have to allow - scripts which any sentient person would have blocked.

Don't worry, I took a peek and it isn't worth it. Just trash the bookmark and forget about the site.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 17, 2016 04:26 PM (zc3Db)

322 "I think Sanders' candidacy is a sign that the ancient regime in the Democrats is coming to an end.
"

Even more ancient regime come back with Comrade Sanders, da?

Posted by: Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili at February 17, 2016 04:26 PM (XdbLA)

323 Personally really having a difficult time accepting Scalia's "natural causes" death.

===

Scalia was known for his sense of humor. He left us with one last excellent joke when he put that pillow over his face.

Posted by: Bigby's Red Palm at February 17, 2016 04:26 PM (3ZtZW)

324 Am I a bad person for wanting Thomas Friedman to get ass cancer?

Posted by: Geoffrey at February 17, 2016 04:26 PM (LoRcb)

325
317 The Pancake is a lie.
Posted by: GLaDOS at February 17, 2016 04:25 PM (evdj2)

It's kind of mean to say something like that about Rachel Corie.

Posted by: Buzzion at February 17, 2016 04:27 PM (hAfK1)

326 324
Am I a bad person for wanting Thomas Friedman to get ass cancer?

Posted by: Geoffrey at February 17, 2016 04:26 PM (LoRcb)

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Yes and no.

Posted by: CozMark at February 17, 2016 04:27 PM (CbGSW)

327 Second look at Breitbart conspiracy?

Nope. He had a really bad heart.

Posted by: Puddleglum at February 17, 2016 04:28 PM (SOQWO)

328
311 I'm seriously considering dumping Twitter, but its useful to me for publicity and reaching readers. I don't know how many sales I've gotten off of social media, but its been some. A handful. Ok fewer than a dozen.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:22 PM (39g3+)

Critical factors?

Time

Benefit

Aggravation caused by people saying stupid shit.

Equation becomes...

IS Benefit minus Aggravation worth the Time...

Which I use for most of my Social Decision making...

Posted by: Don Quixote at February 17, 2016 04:28 PM (f7rv6)

329 320 Huh.

I see them.

Then again, I'm not viewing via a mobile device, so...

Not missing anything.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:26 PM (rlfds)

_________________________________________________

Laptop; Chrome; no comments. I am an HA refugee, and they lost me for good, but I am certainly curious about how the commenting is going...just occurred to me they block FB here at work. Probably why I can't see them.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 04:28 PM (rsudF)

330 From a technical standpoint, it'd take about two weeks for a small group of decent coders to replicate the user-facing pieces of what Twitter does to a reasonable level of functionality.

There's more to a product than that, of course, and this excludes considerations of how you make it pay for itself. But Twitter, more than just about any other 'social' product out there, ain't brain surgery.

Posted by: JEM at February 17, 2016 04:28 PM (o+SC1)

331 Let's dispel once and for all with the fiction that ace doesn't know what he is doing in the sidebar, he knows exactly what he is doing.

Ace is undertaking a systematic effort to change this blog, to make the HQ more like twitter... it is a systematic effort to change the HQ

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 04:30 PM (xuouz)

332 Mac; Safari. Don't blame you one bit, NotCoach. Welcome, btw.

A lot of workplaces block FB for a damn good reason.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:30 PM (rlfds)

333 ace, surely you are familiar with AllahP's masterpieces of Friedman spoof columns from his (AllahP's) early days, at Allah is in the House?

====

Familiar?!?

Ace ghost-wrote them! Harrumpf

Posted by: Bigby's Red Palm at February 17, 2016 04:30 PM (3ZtZW)

334 Once again, a US government official with direct knowledge has made a leak to Fox News about e-mails on Hillary's home brew server. This leak says that one of these e-mails names an Afghan national on the CIA's payroll. Fox says that this agent may have already been killed.

Fox News: "It is remains unclear how classified materials 'jumped the gap' from a classified system to her personal server." I could make a pretty good guess.

Making this leak is a serious breach, which suggests that its coming from someone high up in the FBI or more likely the Oval Office who's not worried about being caught. And that someone wants Hillary dead. It also supports that when an FBI criminal referral is made to the DOJ, it'll get leaked.

Meanwhile, in a Vogue article linked from Drudge, Hillary questions whether America is ready for a woman President: "you know, you get little hints that maybe they're not as comfortable with a woman being in an executive position. Especially in a big, rough and tumble setting like New York City or the United States of America."

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 17, 2016 04:31 PM (r1fLd)

335 Let's not pretend that ace doesn't know what he is doing in the sidebar, he knows exactly what he is doing.

Ace is undertaking a systematic effort to change this blog, to make the HQ more like twitter... it is a systematic effort to change the HQ

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 04:31 PM (xuouz)

336 There are lots of scripts you have to allow - scripts which any sentient person would have blocked.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 17, 2016 04:26 PM (zc3Db)

I've got NoScript running in Pale Moon, and I can still see the comment count that's listed before the comment section actually starts.

The numbers seem a bit low to me, compared to what they were before.

Posted by: OregonMuse at February 17, 2016 04:32 PM (mI6S9)

337 It reads like something by iowahawk. Friedman's "From Beirut to Jerusalem" is a worthwhile read, however.

Posted by: bandarlog at February 17, 2016 04:32 PM (sMEto)

338 Meanwhile, in a Vogue article linked from Drudge, Hillary questions whether America is ready for a woman President: "you know, you get little hints that maybe they're not as comfortable with a woman being in an executive position. Especially in a big, rough and tumble setting like New York City or the United States of America."

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 17, 2016 04:31 PM (r1fLd)

America has its first woman president right now.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 04:32 PM (hLRSq)

339 Let's dispense once and for all with the idea that ace doesn't know what he is doing in the sidebar, he knows exactly what he is doing.

Ace is undertaking a systematic effort to change this blog, to make the HQ more like twitter... it is a systematic effort to change the HQ

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 04:32 PM (xuouz)

340 Imagine the irony that in this interconnected world, it will be destroyed by a nuclear bomb whose steel was forged in China, whose technology comes from Pakistan, whose uranium comes from Iran and that is ultimately assembled by North Korea engineers with the help of China.

What a glorious melange of thermonuclear horror!

Posted by: Marcus T at February 17, 2016 04:32 PM (GGCsk)

341 Ace is undertaking a systematic effort to change this blog, to make the HQ more like twitter... it is a systematic effort to change the HQ

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 04:31 PM (xuouz)

Change you can believe in!

Posted by: OregonMuse at February 17, 2016 04:33 PM (mI6S9)

342 332 Mac; Safari. Don't blame you one bit, NotCoach. Welcome, btw.

A lot of workplaces block FB for a damn good reason.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:30 PM (rlfds)

___________________________________________-

Thank you. You gonna drink that last beer? How about this last piece of pizza? And I just got done in the bathroom. I wouldn't go in there for awhile.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 04:33 PM (rsudF)

343 America has its first woman president right now.

Contra Bruce, being dickless does not make one a woman.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at February 17, 2016 04:33 PM (evdj2)

344 >> Am I a bad person for wanting Thomas Friedman to get ass cancer?

I don't wish ass cancer on anyone.

But if SMOD decided to flatten his chateau...

Posted by: JEM at February 17, 2016 04:34 PM (o+SC1)

345 But if SMOD decided to flatten his chateau...
Posted by: JEM at February 17, 2016 04:34 PM (o+SC1)

Mini-smod.

For selective applications of the hand of God.

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 04:34 PM (xuouz)

346 What I found surprising about the Friedman column is that Ol' Tom even mentioned Norquist by name. Grover must be on Cloud 9.

OTOH, Tomaso may have dropped Norquist in an earlier column. I dunno, I haven't read a Friedman column in years.

Posted by: mrp at February 17, 2016 04:35 PM (JBggj)

347 >> What a glorious melange of thermonuclear horror!

You forgot the part where it's ordered from Amazon and delivered next-day Prime by UPS.

Posted by: JEM at February 17, 2016 04:35 PM (o+SC1)

348 Ummm, no NC.

Knock yourself out.

I don't think that's beer, btw.

With this crowd, you can never tell...

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:36 PM (rlfds)

349 >> Mini-smod.

Sweet Meteorite of Modest Damage.

Posted by: JEM at February 17, 2016 04:36 PM (o+SC1)

350 America has its first woman president right now.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 04:32 PM (hLRSq)

Well raging drama queen at least.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 04:36 PM (493sH)

351 IS Benefit minus Aggravation worth the Time...

Which I use for most of my Social Decision making..

Despite how much time I've been on here lately, I actually do not have that much time to offer for social media. Well that's not exactly accurate, I have all the time in the world, just not the energy to spend on it.

So dropping Twitter probably wouldn't hurt me all that much if at all. Its mostly just someplace I drop fun stuff in and respond to people with. Its kind of entertaining but really it wouldn't matter much if I never had it open again.

Facebook would be tougher to drop because its my primary way of staying in touch with family scattered around the world. Literally. And I can trace quite a few sales directly to it.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:36 PM (39g3+)

352 I imagine Friedman is probably the type of person who drinks from a toilet bowl to show his distaste for the prejudiced societal mores of advanced Western cultures.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 17, 2016 04:37 PM (GGCsk)

353 348 Ummm, no NC.

Knock yourself out.

I don't think that's beer, btw.

With this crowd, you can never tell...

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:36 PM (rlfds)

_____________________________________________

I'm gonna take my socks off and cut my toenails now. You don't mind, do you? Does this look like foot fungus to you?

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 04:38 PM (rsudF)

354 318 ---Moki --- "at the embassy in Panama..."
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Did you live in Panama?
I am originally from there.

Posted by: Zombie Dali at February 17, 2016 04:38 PM (T/5A0)

355 There are comments. All the threads say "no comments" but they are there.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 17, 2016 03:41 PM (HMt16)
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Clicked on the "comments" bubble...got nothing. Are you supposed to go to Fakebook??

Posted by: Bob at February 17, 2016 04:38 PM (aRUb8)

356 Making this leak is a serious breach, which suggests that its coming from someone high up in the FBI or more likely the Oval Office who's not worried about being caught. And that someone wants Hillary dead. It also supports that when an FBI criminal referral is made to the DOJ, it'll get leaked.

Maybe Barry wants to schlong her again. Which would make her the only woman he's schlonged.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 04:38 PM (493sH)

357 Posted by: Ignoramus at February 17, 2016 04:31 PM (r1fLd)

If you cause a Death, while committing a Felony.... it is called Felony Murder.

You don't have to intend the death, but if it is the result of your felony.... it is murder.

This then becomes a High Crime, not just a misdemeanor.... and becomes very very hard to ignore.

Posted by: Don Quixote at February 17, 2016 04:38 PM (f7rv6)

358 Off #354 surrealist sock!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 17, 2016 04:39 PM (T/5A0)

359
Ace is undertaking a systematic effort to change this blog, to make
the HQ more like twitter... it is a systematic effort to change the HQ

So every time a commenter posts we will hear a stupid bird whistle?

Posted by: Mortimer at February 17, 2016 04:39 PM (7AFlY)

360 Maybe Barry wants to schlong her again. Which would make her the only woman he's schlonged.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 04:38 PM (493sH)

Wasn't Sanders at the white house last week?

Posted by: Don Quixote at February 17, 2016 04:39 PM (f7rv6)

361 *pats NC on the head*

Run along and get that shit looked at.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:40 PM (rlfds)

362 But if SMOD decided to flatten his chateau...

Posted by: JEM at February 17, 2016 04:34 PM (o+SC1)

I was musing on the interconnectedness of everything in the world when the universe stopped by to remind me of its existence. My consciousness was expanded as five tons of meteoric iron slammed into the slate roofs of my mock 17th century French chateau. The force of the impact was a new lesson in physics as the shock waves moved faster than sound itself, separating plaster from framing, and my skin from my body. The overpressure exploded my eyeballs and then my brain as I considered the journey this rock had made from a primordial asteroid belt to connect with earth in the one spot where I was.

As my molecular structure disintegrate into its sub-atomic parts I remembered the lessons that the masseuse at the Davos resort had taught me as she pummeled on the tensions in my now-vanished tendons...

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 04:40 PM (hLRSq)

363 354 318 ---Moki --- "at the embassy in Panama..."
------------
Did you live in Panama?
I am originally from there.
Posted by: Zombie Dali at February 17, 2016 04:38 PM (T/5A0)

Three years-in Panama city. Enjoyed it, even though I got Dengue.

Where in Panama for you?

Posted by: Moki at February 17, 2016 04:41 PM (7q2ch)

364 Maybe Barry wants to schlong her again. Which would make her the only woman he's schlonged.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 04:38 PM (493sH)

Wasn't Sanders at the white house last week?
====================

Barry Sanders!

Posted by: mrp at February 17, 2016 04:41 PM (JBggj)

365 Okay so there will be a horrific paucity of welcome baskets if we try to give them out to all the HA refugees so *waves paw imperially*

I hereby decree that all y'all are on provisional not getting Ravaged status.

Until I decree otherwise.

You're. Welcome.

Posted by: alexthechick - love and despair bitches at February 17, 2016 04:41 PM (mf5HN)

366 you know, you get little hints that maybe they're not as comfortable with a woman being in an executive position. Especially in a big, rough and tumble setting like New York City or the United States of America.

I'll be honest, I'm not fond of the idea of a woman being charge of the free world. Women executives have to be incredibly exceptional to be good: Margaret Thatcher comes along once every five generations.

I've had several woman bosses. No thanks.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:41 PM (39g3+)

367 When leftists are in a public forum, they wish death upon those who oppose them - mere death.

When they are behind closed doors and safe among peers, then they wish to MURDER their opponents... and, quite disturbingly, it's always in a sexual manner.

I have spent a lot of time among stage actors, and lemme tell ya: the dressing room talk is all about how they want to "hate fuck" Sarah Palin, or what outrageous object they like to rape her to death with.

There's probably a great deal of ill psychology penned-up in the idea of wanting to shove inanimate objects into people; something about one's own impotence and frustration - I dunno. I'm not interested in the topic, but I'm sure someone more educated than I could make hay out of it.

Posted by: RKae at February 17, 2016 04:41 PM (lF8sf)

368 You know, this style makes me think Friedman read a lot of Douglas Adams when he was younger and never picked up on the fact that the style was meant to be humorous.

Posted by: joe at February 17, 2016 04:42 PM (KUaJL)

369 361 *pats NC on the head*

Run along and get that shit looked at.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:40 PM (rlfds)

______________________________________________

Just trying to be the perfect house guest in my new home.

BTW, I threw out all your stuff in the hall closet to make room for my stuff.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 04:42 PM (rsudF)

370 Shit.

I was hoping for some ravaging, AtC.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:42 PM (rlfds)

371
I'll be honest, I'm not fond of the idea of a woman being charge of the free world. Women executives have to be incredibly exceptional to be good: Margaret Thatcher comes along once every five generations.

I've had several woman bosses. No thanks.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:41 PM (39g3+)

I'm a woman, and I agree with you. worst bosses I ever had were women. Hateful, spiteful, and if you were more knowledgable on an issue, would make life hell. I far prefer men as bosses.

Posted by: Moki at February 17, 2016 04:42 PM (7q2ch)

372 Wasn't Sanders at the white house last week?

Posted by: Don Quixote at February 17, 2016 04:39 PM (f7rv6)

Last week or the week before and I think that was his second visit. Makes me wonder if the two commies have something cooked up to torpedo Hill

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 04:43 PM (493sH)

373 No, you didn't NC.

That would require you to get past my tank.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:43 PM (rlfds)

374 Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 04:40 PM (hLRSq)

Did you get the spearmint Argue-Mints back in? Those spark when you chomp on them and Slayer likes doing that.

Posted by: alexthechick - love and despair bitches at February 17, 2016 04:43 PM (mf5HN)

375 Friedman wishes to sound learned and wise, as if he is privy to great insights that will lead civilizations to new heights when he is just a puffed-up second rate hack columnist at a propaganda organ for a wheezing over-fed state.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 04:44 PM (hLRSq)

376 373 No, you didn't NC.

That would require you to get past my tank.

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:43 PM (rlfds)

_________________________________________________

This tank?

*runs over vehicles in driveway*

Opps, my bad. That'll buff right out.

Posted by: NotCoach at February 17, 2016 04:45 PM (rsudF)

377 363
Three years-in Panama city. Enjoyed it, even though I got Dengue.

Where in Panama for you?
Posted by: Moki at February 17, 2016 04:41 PM (7q2ch)
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I was born in Chiriqui province, where my father's family is from, but we moved to Panama City when I was 5.
We lived in El Cangrejo, a couple of blocks off Via Espana, but the house has long since been torn down!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 17, 2016 04:46 PM (T/5A0)

378 Posted by: alexthechick - love and despair bitches at February 17, 2016 04:43 PM (mf5HN)

Speared-Mints and Peppery-Mints are both in stock; Wint-O-Green is due in tomorrow a.m.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Adopt a Hot Air Refugee, get free pack of Argue-Mints at the Outrage Outlet! at February 17, 2016 04:46 PM (hLRSq)

379 I'm a woman, and I agree with you. worst bosses I ever had were women. Hateful, spiteful, and if you were more knowledgable on an issue, would make life hell. I far prefer men as bosses.

Posted by: Moki

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Although, I prefer women as supervisors. Walk around with a clipboard, keep things organized and running on time. When I need a stage manager, I don't even bother asking men anymore. Women are usually more organized.

Posted by: RKae at February 17, 2016 04:46 PM (lF8sf)

380 Mikey NTH you're a gem.

Posted by: Ghost of kari - WAR at February 17, 2016 04:46 PM (xuouz)

381 Last week or the week before and I think that was his second visit. Makes me wonder if the two commies have something cooked up to torpedo Hill

Probably getting advice on how to hide your radicalism and reach out to minority and inner city types.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2016 04:47 PM (39g3+)

382 Heh.

Dr. Love is open for business:

Florida teen arrested after posing as doctor, opening medical practice

http://tinyurl.com/hdq3vk7

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:48 PM (rlfds)

383 Coming in late, but that was fucking funny....

Friedman thinks he quite special but he's just another tool in the shed.

Posted by: Rent Snatchlowe at February 17, 2016 04:49 PM (zHqIB)

384 I'm so old I remember a reading a NYT column that so infuriated Hillary Clinton that she ordered Bill to threaten Bill Safire with a nose punching. A great man, Mr. Safire, and dearly missed.

Posted by: mrp at February 17, 2016 04:50 PM (JBggj)

385 Florida teen arrested after posing as doctor, opening medical practice>>>

Did he watch too much Doogie Hauser?

Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 17, 2016 04:50 PM (XtAzU)

386 I was born in Chiriqui province, where my father's family is from, but we moved to Panama City when I was 5.
We lived in El Cangrejo, a couple of blocks off Via Espana, but the house has long since been torn down!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 17, 2016 04:46 PM (T/5A0)

Chiriqui is beautiful. I remember El Cangrejo-it was pretty torn up because we were there right after the noriega overthrow. My daughter is my Panamanian souvenir!

El Valle was one of our favorite places to go relax-absolutely gorgeous!

Posted by: Moki at February 17, 2016 04:51 PM (7q2ch)

387 Oh to be a fly on the wall when Barky and Bernie are having their little chats!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 17, 2016 04:52 PM (T/5A0)

388 Say whAt you will about the Mandarins in China, at least they don't listen to the likes of Thomas Friedman. They build a new coal plant every two weeks and don't tax carbon. I think they have him blocked at the Great Firewall along with Slashdot and ars technica.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 17, 2016 04:52 PM (fz+R3)

389 Dr. Love, in his own words:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ROOi5xagxg

Posted by: SMFH at February 17, 2016 04:53 PM (rlfds)

390 386---Moki ---"My daughter is my Panamanian souvenir!"

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 17, 2016 04:54 PM (T/5A0)

391 Oh to be a fly on the wall when Barky and Bernie are having their little chats!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 17, 2016 04:52 PM (T/5A0)

Bernie: Power to the people. Crush the capitalists. Keep your hand off my knee you fagala

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2016 04:57 PM (493sH)

392 alex!

tea..
longislandicetea.

Posted by: willow at February 17, 2016 05:09 PM (9XzdI)

393 Did Bernie and Barack have sex with each other?

Posted by: Geoffrey at February 17, 2016 05:21 PM (LoRcb)

394 yes Ace, when all our tears are spent, maybe bring back the Kaboom article. I liked that one.

Posted by: micky at February 17, 2016 05:24 PM (LBYzV)

395 Posted by: Don Quixote at February 17, 2016 03:40 PM (f7rv6)

Yeah.... if I was a prominent guy, I would have a list of WHO is allowed at my funeral...

With explicit instructions who NOT to allow in...

Prominent Schominent! I'd not allow any of those scumbags ANYWHERE near any event my family is part of

Posted by: Katfish at February 17, 2016 05:25 PM (ponaz)

396 Moki is a chick?

Posted by: eleven at February 17, 2016 05:26 PM (qUNWi)

397 Friedman's Official Photo can be titled "Let Me Regale You Wit a Truth Bomb Of My Own Imagination".

Posted by: Walker at February 17, 2016 05:45 PM (yt3Ya)

398 RKae
Daughter came home on Sat., digusted with all the theater orgasmic delight over Scalia's demise.
On the good side, one of them told the rest of them on FB to stop being dicks.

Posted by: Sal at February 17, 2016 06:44 PM (MRX6w)

399 TF reminds me of Raymond Reddington.... "Did I ever tell you about the wonderful ice cream shop in Albuquerque that was run by the Tahitian fellow who liked to play the saxophone after serving you the most scrumptious scoop of Pralines and Cream?"

Posted by: US American at February 17, 2016 07:53 PM (HCOVU)

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